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McIlroy, Woods the starsFri, 21 Sep 2012 3:41 PM
Rory McIlroy's Europe will defend the Ryder Cup against Tiger Woods and the United States at the Medinah Country Club outside Chicago next week in what has become golf's most spectacular event.
The world's top two players have been the focus of attention this week at the season-ending Tour Championship event in Atlanta with comments from Greg Norman that McIlroy intimidated Woods stirring the pot.
The Northern Irishman, who won his second major in August at the PGA Championship, and has won back-to-back tournaments in the FedEx Cup playoffs, was dismissive of the Australian great's comments.
"How can I intimidate Tiger Woods?" he said. "The guy's got 75 or 70 whatever PGA Tour wins, 14 majors.
"He's been the biggest thing ever in our sport. I mean, how can some little 23-year-old from Northern Ireland with a few wins come up and intimidate him? It's just not possible.
"I don't know where he got that from, but it's not true."
For his part Woods was predictably circumspect. "It's got to be the hair, yeah," he said jokingly, referring to McIlroy's tangled mop of curls.
Whatever the case might be, the two will undoubtedly be the headliners going into what will be the 39th playing of the Ryder Cup since its inception in 1927.
It could well be of course that, like at Celtic Manor, Newport two years ago, Woods and McIlroy will never meet on the course.
But, should the contest go down to the wire, as it did in Wales, and should captains Davis Love and Jose Maria Olazabal both select their respective talismen to anchor their 12 singles slots, the stage would be set for a clash of titanic dimensions.
Of course, as every past and present-day player will confirm, the Ryder Cup, in stark contrast to the rest of golf, is a team contest and one that has soared to towering heights since Great Britain and Ireland became Europe 33 years ago.
Europe have bossed the event for the last 17 years, winning six out of eight editions and four out of the last five, including a thrilling 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 triumph at Celtic Manor to regain the trophy.
The US line-up looks strong with 10 of their players ranking in the world top 20. But tellingly none of them – including Woods and Phil Mickelson – have a winning record in Ryder Cup play.
In contrast, eight of the 12 Europeans enjoy winning records led by Ryder Cup stalwart Lee Westwood who in seven previous appearances has won 16, halved six and lost 11.
Spain's Sergio Garcia, Englishmen Ian Poulter and Luke Donald and Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, who supplied the winning point in the final matchup against Hunter Mahan two years ago, are all Ryder Cup specialists.
The only rookie in the side is big-hitting Nicolas Colsaerts who becomes the first Belgian to play in the contest, having been chosen by Olazabal as one of his two wild cards.
The US side, in contrast, has four rookies in Keegan Bradley, Jason Dufner, Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker with Love calling up veterans Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker as wild cards to lend some experience alongside Woods and Mickelson.
Many feel that the new generation of American players coming through could tilt the Ryder Cup balance back the US way, although the victorious Europe captain from two years ago, Colin Montgomerie, is not so sure.
"There has been a lot of talk this year of a new generation of assured American players, but there's a bit of swagger about this European team as well," the Scot said.
"There's a bit of attitude there – players such as Ian Poulter, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia aren't exactly shrinking violets – and they'll need it in an environment where the US crowd will crank up the atmosphere to fever pitch."
The teams will arrive at Chicago on Monday with the first practice rounds taking place early Tuesday when the cat-and-mouse game of divining who is likely to be paired with who for Thursday's opening foursomes and four-balls will begin.
Olazabal will no doubt be ultra-cautious to avoid following in the footsteps of Nick Faldo, the Europe Team captain the last time the event was held in the United States at Valhalla, Kentucky four years ago.
On that occasion the six-time major winner was snapped by an alert photographer holding a piece of paper with his players' initials on it.
To all intents and purposes it was his musings over who should play with who, although he comically suggested that it was in fact nothing other than a sandwich list he had drawn up.
It should also become quickly clear what kind of crowds will make their way to the course outside Chicago - a city known for the robustness and enthusiasm of its sports fans.
In contrast to the rowdy scenes that marred the 1999 tournament in Brookline, Massachusetts, recent Ryder Cups in the United States, like at Valhalla in 2008, have been noisy and nationalistic - but largely respectful of the European team.


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Mecum: The IROC-Z Camaro was the Right Car for the Right Race
by Bill Stephens
What a concept!
When the International Race of Champions was launched in 1973, it was an idea which was aimed at settling a long-standing debate which had motorsports enthusiasts jawing and jabbing amongst themselves for decades. The crux of the debate was a simple one.
If you were to take drivers from all of the major racing series and let them loose in identically prepared race machines, which driver would prove to be superior? It seemed every racing fan had their own argument as to where you'd find the world's best race drivers. Formula 1? NASCAR? IndyCar? Sports Car Endurance Racing? World of Outlaws? Off-Road Racing? NHRA Drag Racing?
The IROC series was played out mostly on high-speed ovals and thus, NASCAR drivers enjoyed an advantage which they didn't pass up. Many of the IROC races were won by the Cup crowd, but open-wheel veterans such as Bobby Unser, A.J. Foyt, and Mario Andretti were IROC champions during its early years.
But what may be most memorable from the IROC series were the cars which the various drivers were belted into. In the first season, Porsche Carreras were the IROC weapons of choice, but they proved to be prone to mechanical issues, expensive to set up and repair, and unfamiliar to most of the drivers. In 1975, the switch was made to Chevrolet Camaros and that change was met with near-universal approval. Seeing a marketing opportunity just too good not to maximize, in 1985 Chevy debuted the IROC-Z, which was an upmarket option package available on the Z28.
It was an instant success.
When the IROC series switched to Camaros in 1975, fans were treated to wheel-to-wheel racing like this.
The mid-1980's was a dreary period for Detroit horsepower and the IROC-Z wasn't a thunderous Muscle Car by any measurement—at least by today's standards. The 305 cubic-inch V8 was mounted with Corvette-sourced Tuned Port Injection but offered a power peak of a mere 215 horsepower. The IROC-Z was also trimmed out with an upgraded suspension, lowered ride height, specially valved Delco - Bilstein shocks, larger diameter sway bars, a steering/frame brace known as the "wonder bar", a special decal package, and Corvette's Goodyear "Gatorback" unidirectional tires mounted on aluminum 5-spoke wheels.
The IROC-Z was a very attractive performance car and immediately found a spot on Car & Driver magazine's Ten Best List for 1985. Over the ensuing six years, the IROC-Z went through a steady parade of revisions, improvements, and enhancements and few performance models coming from Detroit during that stretch could match its combination of style and go-fast image.
As with many performance cars before and after it, the IROC-Z was given its most powerful drivertrain in its farewell model year. The 1990 version was equipped with a 5.7-liter TPI-fed V8, which became available in 1997, cooking up 245 horsepower and 345 pound-feet of torque. In 1991, the IROC race series switched to Dodge Daytonas and the IROC-Z Camaro was history. At the end of 2006, so was the International Race of Champions.
The IROC series may have been inconclusive in settling the age-old disagreement as to what professional motorsports series produces the best drivers, but the IROC-Z Camaro has attained cult status throughout the enthusiast world and will maintain the interest and affection of Camaro lovers for many years to come.
A black 1987 IROC-Z like this one makes it easy to see why these Camaros are still very popular. You can watch this "Z" cross the Mecum Auction block this weekend in Houston on Velocity's live coverage beginning Friday.

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Motte, Cardinals agree to $12 million, 2-year deal
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Reliever Jason Motte and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $12 million, two-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration.
The 30-year-old right-hander had a career-high 42 saves in 49 chances last year, when he was 4-5 with a 2.75 ERA. He made $2 million.
Motte is 17-13 with a 2.87 ERA and 54 saves since his major-league debut in 2008. He will be eligible for free agency after the 2014 season.
St. Louis announced the deal Tuesday.
Two Cardinals remain in arbitration: third baseman David Freese and left hander Marc Rzepczynski. If they fail to reach agreements, hearings would be held next month in Phoenix before three-arbitrator panels.
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IRON MAIDEN, their crew and many tons of equipment, will once again be boarding Ed Force One in February 2011 to fly 50,000 miles round the globe on their continuing mammoth Final Frontier World Tour, playing 29 shows and visiting 26 cities in thirteen countries across 5 continents with Bruce again in the pilot's seat, and heading into more new Frontiers of uncharted Maiden territory!!!
The first show will be on Feb 11th in Moscow's Olympic Stadium, after which the Boeing 757, which will have new designs to tie in with the new album and tour, will fly the band to Singapore and Indonesia for Maiden's first ever shows there, before arriving in Australia to headline two arena dates and five Soundwave Festivals. Ed Force One then turns its attention briefly to the Northern Hemisphere with a first show ever in South Korea and two shows in Tokyo, before heading all the way across the Pacific, a journey which (believe it or not!) is 6660 miles for two shows in Mexico. An extensive series of stadium shows through five South American countries follows, including a first visit to Belem, Northern Brazil, and, via Puerto Rico, the band will play the final show on this leg of the tour in Tampa, Florida, USA on April 17th, exactly 66 days after Moscow!
Says Bruce, "We were taken aback by the fantastic reaction from everyone to Ed Force One during the 2008/09 World Tour. As our fans all know from the "Flight 666″ film, which documented the trials and tribulations we underwent in order to get the whole project literally off the ground, the end result was well worth all the effort and complex logistics we had to deal with! The band and crew enjoyed themselves so much travelling that way, it seemed only logical to set up this part of The Final Frontier tour in the same way so we could get to see as many fans as possible all over the World, only this time we're pushing the boundaries even further and going to more places Maiden has never been before… in true Frontier style!! We very much look forward to playing in Singapore, Indonesia and South Korea for the first time, as well as revisiting our fans everywhere else.
"The set list will be different to this year's tour. Of course we will play more songs from the new album and some other recent material, but we will include a healthy dose of older fan favourites as we will be playing to so many new faces who we know will want to hear those songs live for the first time. We will cram into the plane as much of the production we used this year as is physically possible, including of course Eddie, and intend to replicate the spectacular light show in as many places as we are able. All in all it promises to be a fantastic trip for everyone!! So see you all soon".
Since its release in August on EMI (UME in the US), "The Final Frontier" — the band's 15th studio album – has proved their most successful chart album to date, registering the #1 sales chart slot in 28 countries around the globe; from Lebanon, Arabia and India in the East, to Canada in the West, New Zealand down South, throughout UK and Europe and across Latin America, as well as reaching No.1 in Billboard's European, Tastemaker and Rock Charts, and No.4 in the USA, which is the band's highest position ever there.
Having already played an extensive 25 date North American Tour and some selected European shows this year, Maiden will undertake a full European Tour in the summer of 2011. Some dates have already been announced but keep an eye on this site over the next few weeks and months for many more announcements.
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Baltimore's next great point guard
A smattering of spectators trickled in and out of the Lombard Middle School gym last Saturday for a late-season Baltimore Innovative Athletic Conference boys basketball matchup between host Baltimore Freedom Academy and Coppin Academy.
Most of the 60 or so fans in attendance appeared to be friends or family of players at one of the two city "innovation" charter schools -- a far cry from Sunday's MIAA A Conference championship at UMBC's RAC Arena, both in terms of atmosphere and city-wide recognition.
Sophomore Kevin Smith, the No. 2-ranked point guard on the East Coast according to Mid Atlantic Hoops, could've easily stood out in Sunday's game. But instead the 6-foot floor general was wowing the BFA faithful Saturday in East Baltimore.
Smith's usual theatrics were limited by a recent, minor knee injury. He scored eight first-half points, but really made his mark leading the break and finding the open man. More than a few times Smith surprised his teammates with a pass, turning a should-have-been assist into a bobbled ball.
"Sometimes they don't even know they're open, but I can see that they're open," Smith said. "They don't see it themselves. ... So it's been working out good. We're getting better day to day."
BFA jumped to a 44-16 halftime lead. With the game well in hand, Baltimore Freedom Academy coach Joe Connelly let Smith rest his knee on the bench for the entire second half. The team cruised to a 57-24 win, its twelfth straight.
Smith, who averages 27 points and eight assists per game, wasn't at all bothered by his second half on the bench.
"[Sitting on the bench doesn't] bother me. I don't have to be in the whole game, especially since I'm on the injury list now," Smith said. "It's [fun] just cheering on my team and having fun with the kids on the bench with me. We were getting them motivated to do what they've got to do."
Smith's unlikely arrival at BFA is just the latest stop on his basketball journey, which began three and a half hours north of Baltimore 16 years ago and will almost certainly lead to a high-major Division I scholarship two years from now.
New York to Baltimore
Smith was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., growing up in the same neighborhood as Denver Nuggets star and ex-Towson Catholic standout Carmelo Anthony. Smith and Anthony's fathers were friends, so the current and former Brooklyn-to-Baltimore ballers are close.
Smith honed his game on the New York City playgrounds, taking pointers from Anthony and his cousin, former St. John's point guard Omar Cook.
"He used to take me to games at St. John's," Smith said. "He's [playing professional basketball] in Spain right now. ... We talk like weekly about what's going on over there and how his newborn's doing. It's family. It's real cool."
Smith followed Anthony's path from Brooklyn to Baltimore before his sixth grade year. He latched on with the Team Melo AAU program, and by the time he was an eighth grader at Mount Royal Middle School, the word on Smith throughout the city's basketball circles was out. All the major A conference schools came after him. But after Smith and his mother, Julie Torres, weighed the pros and cons, they decided on Baltimore Freedom Academy, a Bronze Medal-ranked high school according to U.S. News & World Report.
Serving grades six through 12, BFA has about 320 high school students, giving students a more personalized education. Plus, the low-profile school gave Smith a chance to work on his game away from the spotlight.
"I was going to go to an A conference school, but me and mother discussed it and … we wanted me to be able to do my own thing. I could start fresh and build up [the program] and see what I can do in my first two years of high school."
Smith's enrollment at Baltimore Freedom Academy wasn't a basketball-based decision. Smith knew of Coach Connelly and Connelly had heard about Smith. But Smith's enrollment at BFA had much more to do with academics and keeping a lower profile than anything else.
"I started knowing [who] Joe [was] toward the end of my eighth-grade year," Smith said. "For school, [my mother and I] wanted to be different, so we were just looking at the schools and talking to the coaches. It was funny because I came in my freshman year, probably the second day of school, and he was there. He didn't know who I was, but he knew of me. So we had tryouts one day and he started talking to me and my mother. He didn't know it was me. So I came here and hit every shot I took and he was like, 'OK, that's what I've been looking for.'"
Connelly added: "I think he knew about me, but obviously when you're recruited by [A conference schools] that are top-notch publicity-wise, it's sort of humbling to come to a school like our school. But we got together on the basketball court and it's really been a smooth thing. He's been a real humble guy and a pleasure to coach. A lot of times [players of Smith's caliber] have adults gravitate to them based on their basketball skills. They have a tendency to be somewhat of a prima donna. Fortunately for me he hasn't displayed any of those signs whatsoever."
It's been a mutually-beneficial relationship for both parties. Connelly landed a player who's taken the program to another level, while Smith found a coach with a proven track record in player development.
The coach
Connelly grew up in Baltimore City, the oldest of seven children. He attended Towson Catholic and played for ex-Owls and current City College coach Mike Daniel. Four Connelly brothers currently work in basketball -- Joe with BFA, Tim (assistant director of player personnel) and Pat (advance scout) with the Washington Wizards and Dan (director of basketball operations) at Princeton.
After graduating from Towson Catholic, Joe Connelly moved on to Morgan State, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He eventually was hired as an assistant at TC, where he stayed for 10 years, tutoring Carmelo Anthony among many others.
Connelly eventually earned a master's in education from Johns Hopkins and stayed active in the local basketball community, branching out with local AAU programs like Baltimore Blue (where he coached Anthony and ex-North Carolina guard Melvin Scott) and Charm City AAU (which featured future NFL players Tommy Polley and Keion Carpenter).
After teaching stints at Douglass, Edmondson and Dunbar, Connelly found his way to the Baltimore Freedom Academy, where he currently serves as the school's athletic director in addition to his role as boys basketball coach. His BFA tenure coincided with the rise of his other career -- player development specialist.
Connelly was working out Wizards project Oleksiy Pecherov about two years ago when he noticed Roger Mason Jr. across the gym. Connelly gave Mason a few pointers and a relationship was forged. Two weeks ago, Mason (who's currently averaging 12 points per game for San Antonio) flew Connelly out to Phoenix for NBA All-Star weekend, where Mason participated in the 3-point shootout. Now Connelly also works with Washington players Andray Blatche, Dominic McGuire and Nick Young.
So just by chance, one of the top sophomore point guards in the country ended up with a high school coach that trains NBA players for a living.
"He just fell into my lap. God works in mysterious ways," Connelly said. "It was a blessing, but I think for him it was good because [coming to BFA] took him away from a lot of hype. We don't really have any hangers-on or people that follow the program around. It's just a really good foundation for him to be successful."
The benefits
The results of the Smith-Connelly partnership speak for themselves. As a freshman, Smith led BFA to the conference championship, averaging 32 points and six assists per game. Scoring wasn't ever a problem, but at 6 feet, Smith and Connelly knew that his sophomore season had to be focused on developing into more of a true point guard.
"Guys his size that score a lot generally don't go very far," Connelly said. "With his size and quickness, he has very good handles. I think his best asset is his ability to see the floor. But there are other ways to take advantage of your talents over putting the ball in the hoop. I think he enjoys setting his teammates up. I think he's all about it now. Around New Year's he really bought in and we've been rolling ever since."
Smith said he'll watch games with Connelly and try to pattern his game after Chris Paul and Steve Nash. Smith said he's well aware of how lucky he is to be able to work with a coach who can speak with authority on training NBA players.
"In the offseason or the summer time when I've got nothing to do, or like on a Saturday, he'll take me out there and we'll work out with some of the NBA players and see what they're doing and match my skills up to them," Smith said. "So he lets me play against them and work out with them. That's a great thing for me to see what I can work on and what I need to do to get to the next level."
The future
There's little doubt that in two years, Smith will join the likes of Malcolm Delaney (Virginia Tech), Jack McClinton (Miami), Sean Mosley (Maryland) and a host others as a Baltimore guard playing at the highest level of college basketball. His national profile will surely increase this summer on the AAU circuit with Nike Baltimore Elite. It's still early, but Smith's already heard from a nice selection of major programs.
"Virginia Tech was here last week," Smith said. "Florida State, I've been talking to them here and there. They've been coming through. Villanova, they've been coming around. Maryland, they're all around. Syracuse and North Carolina [have recruited me] here and there. So it's a lot. It's a lot. So we're just seeing what we have going for my senior year."
Recently Smith, Torres and Connelly decided it would be best if Smith played his final two years of high school basketball at a prep school. Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., Brewster Academy in New Hampshire and Montverde Academy in Florida have all been discussed as potential destinations.
"In the long run, it's a better move for him," Connelly said. "His team will still go on and I think he'll be in a situation where he can be in the gym and get the most out of his God-given ability. We alternate days of practice in the gym with the girls ... so it's not the ideal situation for someone of his talent and ability. That's just me being a realist, as athletic director and coach. Some schools are in the gym seven days a week, which might be a bit of overkill, but it does have some benefits in that regard."
Smith said he'll always be thankful for his time at BFA, but understands it makes sense for him to test his game against the top players in the country before moving onto college.
"I'm going to miss [Baltimore] but I'm originally from New York, so I'm good with traveling," Smith said. "I don't get homesick, so I'm just ready."
For now Smith and Connelly are focused on winning a second consecutive Baltimore Innovative Athletic Conference championship. After the season they'll start getting more serious about choosing a prep school. Connelly's confident Smith will be a success wherever he goes.
"He has some skills that no matter how good a coach or teacher you are, you can't teach some of the skills he has," Connelly said. "He's blessed with a lot of athleticism and innate things like balance. It's a rare thing ... to have that kind of quickness and lateral movement. He can work on his jump shot and improve his handles, but stuff like that is teachable. He's just blessed with natural talent that needs to be cultivated."
The next step in that cultivation process will likely take place away from Baltimore. But thanks to his time at BFA with Connelly, Smith said he's prepared for the next step in his basketball journey.
"I think I'm ready for it."
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- Mastodons, Snowmass items to be featured in Denver museum show
- May 7:
- Colorado fossils have experts pondering man's presence 26,000 years earlier
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- Snowmass fossil find lands prime-time hour on "Nova"
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- Snowmass fossil finds lead to quake theory
- Denver museum says Snowmass mastodons may have been trapped by quicksand
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- Dig at ice-age lake ends with bounty of bones
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- Ice Age horse found in Snowmass
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- Halfway through Snowmass dig, museum has removed nearly 1,000 specimens
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- Snowmass dig reveals life span of Ice Age mammals
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- Fossil seekers at Snowmass not worried about deadline
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- Rain adds to an already messy job digging up Ice Age fossils
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- Ice age tooth, another mastodon bone unearthed near Snowmass Village
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- Fossil hunters return to Snowmass
Researchers digging in Ziegler Reservoir near Snowmass Village have unearthed what they said is the ankle bone of an ice age horse.
"We know we have a horse," said Kirk Johnson, leader of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's excavation team. "We're just not certain what kind of horse yet."
The dig has already produced more than 2,300 fossils, most from mastodons, bison and giant sloths.
"When we realized it wasn't one of those three animals, we said, 'Wait a minute, that's a horse,' " Johnson said, explaining that horses have only one toe, so the ankle bone found Saturday instantly identified the specimen as equine.
Horses first appeared 55 million years ago in North America but went extinct around 12,000 years ago. The wild horses now seen in North America are the offspring of domestic horses brought by the Spanish in the 1500s.
"These ice age horses would have been very similar to the true wild horses you see in Central Asia today," Johnson said.
The horse bone was found in the bottom layer of the dig site sediment, making it one of the oldest findings yet.
The spring project is in the fifth week, and, with less than three weeks left, researchers are moving around 200 tons of dirt a day and finding almost one fossil per ton of dirt they move. They hope to find even more species in the more than 4,000 tons of dirt remaining.
"Everyone really wants to find a carnivore," Johnson said. "A short-faced bear, an American lion and a saber-toothed cat is our top-three wish list."
Fossils of those animals have been found in Utah and South Dakota, so scientists are fairly confident they came through Colorado too.
Scientists are hoping to find enough samples to give them an idea of what the ecosystem was like in the area during the ice age.
Ziegler Reservoir was the site of a lake during the ice age that Johnson said was perfect for trapping and fossilizing animals.
"Lakes attract, kill and bury animals," Johnson said. "They were fossil-making machines."
Mammoth fossils were first uncovered Oct. 14 by a bulldozer expanding the reservoir for snowmaking at Snowmass ski area.
Crews worked frantically until weather forced the dig to shut down. The project resumed May 15, and crews have dug up everything from giant sloth claws to ancient salamanders and frogs.
"The exciting part for me, as a paleontologist, is using something as simple as a shovel to travel back in time," Johnson said.
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Funding plan called 'highly speculative'
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Legislative Analyst's Office said Tuesday that the latest plan to build a $68.4 billion high-speed rail system linking Northern and Southern California still relies on highly speculative financing, and it urged the state Legislature to reject funding until more details are ironed out.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority "has not provided sufficient detail and justification to the Legislature regarding its plan to build a high-speed rail system," the LAO said. "Important details regarding the very recent, significant changes in the scope and delivery of the project have not been sorted out."
The latest business plan, released earlier this month, trimmed the cost from an estimated $98 billion last year, but leaves it well above the $45 billion estimate given to voters in 2008 when they approved selling nearly $10 billion in bonds. The 520-mile San Francisco-to-Burbank system would be completed in 2028, relying on existing connector rail lines.
The report notes that the new plan still relies on at least $42 billion in federal funding. So far, California has been promised $3.3 billion in federal funds to start construction in the Central Valley, but the project also needs financing from the voter-approved bonds.
The LAO recommended that lawmakers reject Gov. Jerry Brown's request to start selling $2.6 billion in bonds to start construction until the rail authority gives more details about the latest plan, but it suggested lawmakers continue funding for the rail authority so the project could be pursued later.
Brown, a Democrat, has been a staunch proponent of high-speed rail. His office had no immediate comment Tuesday.
The LAO also questioned the rail authority's plan to rely on funds from California's new cap-and-trade program if federal funding does not materialize. The program is part of the state's landmark global warming law, which aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, but the first segment of the rail system would not be finished until 2021, the LAO noted.
Earlier Tuesday, the Senate transportation committee postponed a vote on a proposal to put the high-speed rail plan back before California voters.
SB985 by Sen. Doug La Malfa, R-Willows, said voters no longer have confidence in the project, and would likely reject it if given another opportunity. California has also faced years of successive budget cuts amid the recession.


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By Mrs. Jennifer Hartwig (3rd ID)
<b>FORT STEWART, Ga. </b>- Sergeant Lakeshia M. Bailey and Sgt. Aaron M. Arthur, both of Company G, 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were killed of injuries sustained in a vehicle rollover north of Al Kut, Iraq, March 8.
The two were friends, and on April 15, they were honored, side-by-side, at Warriors' Walk, with the 425th and 426th Eastern Redbud trees planted in Fort Stewart's soil.
"Today, two more trees take root in this ground made sacred with the spreading branches of 424, which have just borne their blossoms along this Warriors Walk," said Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Phillips, 3rd Infantry Division deputy commanding general-rear. "Sergeant Bailey and Sergeant Arthur were friends. They shared respect for each other and lived the Warrior ethos, a moral compass they had actually been following for years before they ever took our oath."
Sergeant Arthur, 25, of Lake City, S.C., was a 2003 graduate of Lake City High School where he played baseball and football and was an active member of the Junior ROTC. He joined the Army in November 2003, five months after he graduated from high school. He arrived in Fort Benning in March 2004. As a six-year veteran in the Army, Sgt. Arthur received many awards and ribbons, including two Army Good Conduct Medals, an Overseas Service Ribbon and a Combat Action Badge. He is survived by his wife, Darsal Arthur, and his parents, Bobbie Jean and Levern Abraham.
Sergeant Lakeshia M. Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga., followed in her father's footsteps and joined the Army after graduating from Spencer High School. She arrived at Fort Benning in June 2006, and previously deployed to Iraq in 2007. Sergeant Bailey is survived by her husband, Harrison Bateman, and her parents, Tony and Phyllis Bailey. Her awards and medals include the Army Commendation Medal, an Army Achievement Medal, an Army Good Conduct Medal, a National Defense Service Medal, two Iraq Campaign Medals, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, a Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, an Army Service Ribbon and an Overseas Service Ribbon.
"I remember her wonderful smile," said Patsy Blidge, who was a Family friend of Sgt. Bailey. "Lakeshia never knew an enemy... she was always a true and good friend. She was a very wonderful, out-going, loving person."
The dedication brought together Family, friends and colleagues to honor the fallen Soldiers.
"I'm humbled at the fact that we're able to honor these great Americans today," said Capt. Matthew Jones, 1/10 FA rear detachment commander. "They were great NCOs, great folks... they were two amazing Soldiers."
In his closing remarks, Brig. Gen. Phillips summed up the feelings of everyone in the audience.
"Sergeants Lakeshia Bailey and Aaron Arthur will be remembered as dedicated Soldiers, committed volunteers, leaders, and proud American Soldiers," he said.


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Even in the most remote parts of Kenya, there are little shops that sell sodas and mobile phone cards. But too often, the pharmacies of the nation's clinics and public hospitals are empty.
Innovative rural distribution channels are working for Coca-Cola and a new Johns Hopkins study suggests these same methods can work for the distribution of essential medicines.
According to a World Health Organization technical report, "essential drugs are those that satisfy the health care needs of the majority of the population; they should therefore be available at all times in adequate amounts and in the appropriate dosage forms, and at a price that individuals and the community can afford." To see what makes the cut, check out WHO's current essential medicines list.
This past May, the pharmacy shelves in Kenya remained bare as the staff awaited a delivery of essential medicines from the national government that was already weeks late. While essential and lifesaving medicines weren't available, junk foods and sodas were.
This is not just a problem in Kenya, but throughout the developing world. Scarcity of basic medicines, health products, and clinicians is an ongoing issue for poor countries with struggling public health systems. In fact, Save the Children published a report this month which claims that "40 million children under five in 25 developing countries live in 'healthcare deserts' where they are deprived even of the most basic health services." In a similar report, the World Health Organization estimates that 30 percent of people worldwide lack dependable access to essential medications — in the most impoverished regions of Africa and Asia, it's 50 percent.
Students at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's International Vaccine Access Center have taken notice, releasing a study comparing public and private sector distribution structures and how these sectors might collaborate to increase equitable access to medication and health products. "Companies selling soda and mobile phone cards work in the same hard-to-reach markets in Sub-Saharan Africa as essential medicine distributors," Kyla Hayford, a doctoral student who coauthored the report, explained to Science Daily, "but they have been far more successful at modifying their systems and aligning incentives to overcome distribution barriers."
Coca Cola, for example, has developed "manual distribution centers" in East Africa that depend on bicycles and carts to deliver crates of sodas to remote and inaccessible outposts. In some places without passable roads, this distribution system accounts for more than 95 percent of sales, according to the IVAC report. Manual distribution could bring vaccines and antibiotics to these isolated communities, too. Mobile clinics and vaccine distribution do exist in places like rural Kenya but they are informal and often spearheaded by a determined health worker or small group of dedicated community health volunteers.
The IVAC study cites that more than 50 percent of hospitals studied in Kenya did not have vital broad-spectrum antibiotics at any given time. Further, Kenya is not just any developing country, but an economic forerunner in Africa with an economy that grew a promising 5.6 percent in 2010, according to moneycontrol.com.
For the IVAC and many others, getting medicine to the developing world is a matter of distribution, distribution, distribution. Public-private partnerships that involve "sharing knowledge, sharing infrastructure, generating appropriate performance monitoring metrics, and investing in product innovation" can help fix this, the study concludes.
But it's no coincidence that vaccines and antibiotics have such a hard time getting to market. The global health system has no arrangement to incentivize their development, production, or distribution. True health equity also requires financial commitments to research and develop lifesaving drugs. Next, they must be produced and sold at prices accessible to the average person in poor countries.
A recent article from The Guardian outlines some ideas about how the poor can become viable consumers and consequently influence the supply-and-demand chain for essential medicines. Poor clientele in developing countries could afford to pay the price of medications in a competitive market with generic production. However, the current system prevents this by allowing companies to patent brand-name drugs and maintain monopolies on their production, often for long periods of time. Instead, The Guardian suggests "annual reward payments based on the product's health impact" be given out to alter the incentive scheme and favor more pro-poor medicine development. If implemented, this policy would reward the research and development of life-saving and essential medicines — those with broad-reaching global health benefits — rather than specific and non-essential medicines which treat the minor ailments of advanced industrial societies.
Increasing access to essential medicines and technologies could prevent and cure diseases for millions in the developing world. The solution is not simple; it's not just distribution. What makes commercial distribution so effective has to do with profitability and there is no profit to be had in the public health sector. Similarly, the impetus for new drug development depends on what has the potential to make the most money and not necessarily what will save the most lives. But if these techniques can be appropriated and incentives redirected for the greater good rather than profit, the benefits will be tremendous.


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Is it normal to feel depressed at 10 weeks?
I have been feeling awfully depressed through out this pregnancy. I am only 18 years old and my boyfriend seems much more at ease with the pregnancy than I am. I feel like its because I am going through all the physical changes and he isn't, so thats why I don't think he understands. I am always tired and dizzy if I do things for too long. I just feel alone right now even though he is there. Another thing is it normal to not want to be touched? Like my boyfriend will try to hug and kiss me and I just am not interested. It just feels like I no longer have a sex drive. I am just asking if this is all normal. I am pretty young and this was an unexpected pregnancy. Please help!
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It is completely normal for you to feel the way you do. There are underlying reasons to it tho. some sould searching will help you to discover that i beleive you are a little resentful towards your partner. you feel you are the one going to be doing all"the work" thru the pregnancy...and why should he get off so easy........I felt this way with my first child. I hated that i felt that way but it will get easier. Its normal to be overwhelmed and for me a little angrey at times. but i worked thru it with honesty. Honesty with myself and my partner. when you can see the root of the feelings its easier to handle and eleviate the symtoms. As far as the dizziness it will pass with your first trimester eat right and take your vitamins. it will help.posted 02/03/2011 by nlinds22
Believe it or not, it's completely normal what your feeling. During pregnancy your sex drive can sometimes change dramatically, you might be interested in it at first, and than lose the feeling the next second even. You might even lose it all together. You can get tired and dizzy, the best thing I found is to take some time for yourself, don't try to do everything at once. It may be depressing now, and I know I felt that way at first, just look at the bright side though at the end your going to come out with a beautiful baby, and yes from experience sometimes, it's not fun at all. I found in the end it was all worth it. I hope this helps, and good luck with everything.posted 02/01/2011 by danimac616
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By: Nancy Hagman, Colfax Record Correspondent
Since the 1860s, Colfax has been best known for being a key player along the first transcontinental railroad. It also had a brush with being a stop for the first air flight across America when pilot Robert A. Fowler made a stop in Colfax in 1911 (Colfax Record, March 24, 2011). What about the automobile? This story?s time is set in 1903, and the mystery is how this area is related. At that time, Colfax folk may have witnessed two separate teams pass through this very town, attempting to drive the first motorcar to cross the nation. Like Fowler, ?also ran? doesn?t get a lot of publicity because the notoriety of being the first to drive across the country in an automobile (then often called a ?horseless carriage?) goes to Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson. First, a little about Jackson?s amazing accomplishment. The 31-year-old doctor was traveling the west with his wife. In 1900, he had given up his medical practice in Burlington, Vt. due to a mild case of tuberculosis. On May 19, 1903, he was a guest at the exclusive University Club in San Francisco. That evening, he was engaged in a lively discussion about the motor-driven carriage, a ?new fangled? travel device of the time. He asserted it was, ?More than a rich man?s toy.? Others debunked it as a passing novelty, saying one would never be driven across the continent. Jackson placed a $50 wager with his host that it could be done in less than three months. To show his conviction, he went out the next day, hired a 22-year-old mechanic by the name of Sewell Crocker and outfitted supplies for the journey. He thoughtfully included another new gadget ? a Kodak camera ? among the necessities. On the recommendation of his new companion, he purchased a used Winton vehicle for $3,000. He named it the ?Vermont.? He put his wife on the train for home. Four days after the gentleman?s handshake, he embarked on the first coast-to-coast road trip. Keep in mind that there were only 8,000 horseless carriages in the entire nation at that point. The bulk of those were located in eastern cities. Two years earlier Alexander Winton, the owner of the company that manufactured Jackson?s vehiclem had attempted the SF-NY journey. Winton got stuck in the desert sands 530 miles east of San Francisco and aborted the attempt. Based on this failure ? and perhaps snow over the pass ? Jackson chose a route north through Alturas and onto the old Oregon Trail. The purpose was to avoid the mighty Sierra and deserts of Nevada and Utah. The problem with this route, ironically, was that when Jackson needed replacement parts he had to rely on Wells Fargo and their horses for delivery. This often delayed his progress for days at a time. Coincidentally ? unknown to Jackson ? months prior to the start of the whimsical adventure, the Packard Motor Company had been planning a cross-country tour of its own. The meticulously orchestrated event included Tom Fetch, a professional driver, and the requisite newspaper reporter, Marius Krarup. Mechanics with spare parts and machinists were stationed at strategic points via the railroad. Fetch and Krarup carried supplies, including tarps as well as block-and-tackle to surmount the sand problems Winton had encountered earlier. Departing San Francisco on June 20, nearly a month after Jackson, they claimed to be the only ?official team? crossing the continent. However, a rival company called Oldsmobile had underwritten another pair, Whitman and Hammond, with the same idea. They departed, literally, from the San Francisco shore ? after touching the tires of the machine in the Pacific Ocean ? on July 6, 1903. Today, we call this a publicity stunt. As Fowler did with his aerial attempt, these two teams planned to follow the railroad, thereby keeping the support teams at hand. Therefore, they must have traveled through Colfax. Like Jackson and despite the meticulous planning, both teams ran into mechanical problems of their own. It seems, however, the main reason the independent Jackson won the honor of being the ?first? is a rabbit-versus-hare story. In their pursuit of publicity, the companies? publicists selected routes away from the monotonous deserts and to the beautiful Utah canyons to the south. The purpose was to get backgrounds that are more appealing for the photography, thus adding many days to the journey. Jackson made it to New York in 63 days. The tale of Jackson?s trip with its trials and tribulations and photos is beautifully related via ?Horatio?s Drive? a DVD produced by the Public Broadcasting System and available at the Colfax Library.


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Santa Monica Gunman Had History Of Mental Issues, Attack Was Premeditated
Posted Jun. 8, 2013, 4:47 pm
Brenton Garen / Editor-in-Chief
The man who killed four people and wounded a handful of others before Santa Monica police officers shot and killed him inside Santa Monica College's library had a history of mental issues, according to reports.
While authorities haven't identified the suspect, the LA Times reports the man as John Zawahri, who would have turned 24 today.
At a press conference Saturday afternoon, Santa Monica Chief of Police Jacqueline Seabrooks said the gunman had more than 1,300 rounds of ammunition with him during the shooting spree.
The shootings took place on a number of streets in the Pico neighborhood around noon and ended on the campus of Santa Monica College.
"Any time someone puts on a vest of some sort, comes out with a bag full of loaded magazines, has an extra receiver, has a handgun and has a semiautomatic rifle, carjacks folks, goes to a college, kills more people and has to be killed at the hands of police," Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks said, "I believe that's premeditated."
The Times reports anonymous law enforcement sources who said the suspect had some mental problems in the past and was angry over his parents' divorce.
Click here to read some of the witness accounts from Friday's shooting spree.
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rick said...
...and I would like to know what kind of video games he played. The one thing we see in common...young, male, mental issues, loner, "liked to play video games." I'm just curious which video game he was living out/playing up. Certain first player shooter games are not suitable for mentally unstable...we will learn one day regulating them is not a free speech issue...
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Rick wants to know what video games he played.. Regulating video games would stop this? I played Halo, I played counter strike. The issue isn't what tv show he watched, what moviue he saw, or what video game he played. The issue is that he was able to get a hold of a semi automatic rifle and 1300 rounds of ammo. Don't tell me regulating video games has anything to do with his insanity.


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After telling Fortune magazine that a terror attack on the United States would be "a big advantage" for Sen. John McCain in the presidential campaign, senior adviser Charles R. Black, Jr. was forced to recant the sentiment today.
First, McCain said the substance of Black's comments were untrue.
"I've worked tirelessly since 9/11 to prevent another attack on the United States of America," McCain told reporters today. "If he said that, and I do not know the context, I strenuously disagree."
Then, outside a fundraiser in Fresno, Black read a statement aloud to reporters from handwritten notes:
"I deeply regret the comments - they were inappropriate. I recognize that John McCain has devoted his entire adult life to protecting his country and placing its security before every other consideration."
Weighing in from Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, spokesman Bill Burton said Obama looks forward to a debate about terrorism with McCain and called Black's words "a complete disgrace."
Burton noted that McCain has "fully supported the Bush policies that have taken our eye off of al Qaeda, failed to bring Osama bin Laden to justice and made us less safe."
In addition, Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee,chimed in: "For the McCain campaign to say it would benefit politically from another September 11 attack is disgraceful. That Mr. Black would even think in those terms, let alone express the thought publicly, is very sad. John McCain was right to disavow his remarks. The politics of fear have no place in our national life.",


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Has your closet been overrun by sweaters and heavy wool slacks? With winter well out of our lives and summer in full bloom, there's no better time so slip on a sustainably made dress and some ethically made sandals. To celebrate the arrival of warm and sunny weather, we've teamed up with Hessnatur [1] to give one lucky reader a $200 gift certificate [1] to their fabulous shop. Also worth a twice-over? The ethical label's latest collection by Miguel Adrover [2], its rock-star creative director. With sumptuous silks and lightweight wools in satitating hues, Adrover's Spring/Summer 2011 line is all about channeling tranquility.
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Mandy Moore's side-parted, above-the-shoulder hairstyle is smooth on top with slightly flipped-up and piece-y ends.
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Apply a pea-size amount of styling lotion onto damp hair. Blow dry in two-inch sections using a vent brush to lift roots up and build volume. Switch to a small round brush and flip the ends up. Create a messy side-part. Use a dab of pomade on your fingers to pinch the ends and create a piece-y texture. Finish with a light mist of hairspray for all-day hold.Try on celebrity hairstyles in the Makeover Studio!


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Capital Growth Scheme Creates 2,012 Public Gardens by 2012 for London
Posted By Helen Morgan On August 12, 2011 @ 12:40 pm In Architecture,Design,Gardening and Plants,global development,London | No Comments
Urban gardening projects are springing up all over the world [1], and London's metropolis is no different with their public gardening scheme, Capital Growth [2]. Transforming Britain's urban hub, Capital Growth set out to create a whopping 2,012 new food growing spaces by 2012. Partially fuelled by hugely over-subscribed allotment spaces across the UK, the initiative is bringing more gardening sites to frustrated would-be gardeners seeking a space to nurture budding green-fingers.
A partnership between London Food Link, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, and the Big Lottery's Local Food Fund, the initiative also offers practical help, grants, training and support [4] to groups wanting to establish community food growing projects as well as advice to landowners.
So far this ambitious project is going well, the current number standing at 1,217 spaces with more people and sites getting involved all the time – a sign of growing interest [5]in self-sufficiency and gardening in the capital city. To participate or find out more have a look at the application site [6]!
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[4] training and support: http://inhabitat.com/a-starter-guide-to-urban-gardening/
[5] growing interest : http://inhabitat.com/sharecropper-nycs-micro-farming-public-art-project/
[6] application site: http://www.capitalgrowth.org/apply/
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mutations in one of several genes, and most types are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Although there's no cure, people with the disorder can take steps to improve vision and avoid too much sun exposure.[1]Albinism is a group of inherited disorders that results in little or no production of the pigment melanin, which determines the color of the skin, hair and eyes. Melanin also plays a role in the development of certain optical nerves, so all forms of albinism cause problems with the development and function of the eyes. Other symptoms can include light skin or changes in skin color; very white to brown hair; very light blue to brown eye color that may appear red in some light and may change with age; sensitivity to sun exposure; and increased risk of developing skin cancer. Albinism is caused by
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School applauds addition of middle school
by Kimberly L. Wright
Air University Public Affairs
8/12/2011 -
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala.
-- The base school is not the same old elementary school anymore. With the acceptance of middle-school students, Maxwell Elementary School is now Maxwell Elementary Middle School. The formal announcement recognizing the inclusion of grades kindergarten through eight came during an assembly on the first day of school Aug. 5.
42nd Air Base Wing commander Col. Brian Killough commended the school's staff for bringing the middle school together - everything from class plans to lockers. With the school learning less than a month ago that middle school grades would be added, "it's been unbelievable what has been accomplished in such a short time," he said.
"The ability for them to bring everything together is incredible," said Killough. He also commended the parents, whose grassroots efforts and voicing of concerns helped make the school expansion possible. The parents' letters "had such a huge impact," he said.
Principal Melissa Hayes, said the addition of middle school students, brought Maxwell's enrollment to 380, an increase over the past three years.
With the enlargement of the student body, faculty has been added, including new middle school teachers and a full-time nurse.
Hayes informed parents that bus rides are divided by age into three groups. Bus one picks up children in pre-kindergarten through first grade, bus two transports children grades two through four, with grades five through eight riding on bus three. As a result, each bus goes to every stop on the route, including Gunter.
In case of inclement weather or other closure conditions, the school will follow the lead of the base, said Hayes, not Montgomery Public Schools. The school has a one-call system she'll use "only when really necessary."
Killough also encouraged the inaugural middle school students to make their mark. "You have such an incredible, unique opportunity ... to be the very first. The standard you set will be what everyone else will be measured by. ... Revel in that, enjoy that and set the mark high."
Hayes announced a school advisory board meets at noon on the second Monday of every month at the school multipurpose room. The Parent Teacher Organization will meet at 3:15 p.m. Aug. 24 in the multipurpose room.


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Archibald Prize 2012 portraits
- Robin Eley Bibliography
- Jeremy Kibel Jeremy Kibel – self-portrait
Collection connections
- Nora Heysen Self portrait 1932
- Pierre Bonnard Self portrait c1938-c40
- Francis Bacon Study for self-portrait 1976
Questions and activities
- What is a self-portrait? Why do you think artists choose to paint themselves for the Archibald Prize? What do these examples here tell us about each artist's personality? What clues have the artists given the audience about their art practice?
- Describe the expression on each artist's face and their gaze. What do you think they are thinking? Are these just physical images of the artists or are they something more?
- Do you think these portraits were painted from a reflection in a mirror, a photograph or from their imagination? Explain your response.


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May. 13th, 2012
10:01 am - Done yesterday (20120512 Sa)
A pretty good day; mostly sort of relaxing. I got in a two mile walk to Zanotto's, the local high-end grocery store, to pick up a few missing ingredients for dinner. And ordered moving boxes. Tapeless moving boxes -- the best kind.
Ogg and Liz came by early to take four van-loads of junk off of our driveway and into the Cleanup Day dumpsters. A lot of the mess is gone now. We still have a lot in the garage and the office, though.
I finally got around to editing Naomi's narration into the Lookingglass Folk at Conflikt 2012 page. Only four months late.
The Mutopia Project looks cool. Crowdsourced PD music scores. Go for it!
0512 Sa * up 7:50; W=197.2; d, n, t; dishes * Spring Clean Up Day -> Ogg and Liz took 4 van-loads out of the side yard. My stuff in the garage and office still needs triage :( * Westercon panel survey * register with California Job Service:: CalJOBS:: Employment Resource @ The Mutopia Project via David Rood * order: moving boxes (Bankers Box 6 Lg, 8 Med, 10 Sm) from Amazon * walk: ~2mi; s=2.9 Zanotto's * made salad, beans-and-sausage, and white corn for dinner. * Text from N's script. (for Concerts/2012/01/27-29-Conflikt/) @ Lookingglass Folk at Conflikt 2012 * work on Tools/Makefile
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Pedestrians are slipping on unshoveled walkways across Denver despite a city ordinance requiring businesses and homeowners to clear their sidewalks.
Last week's storm overwhelmed property owners and the city's inspection services. About half of Denver's 19 inspectors who enforce the snow-clearing ordinance are on vacation, leaving fewer to police the sidewalks.
The remaining inspectors have given verbal notifications, not citations, because of the severity of the blizzard, said Tom Kennedy, manager of neighborhood inspection services.
But that's about to change. Today, city inspectors who have focused on downtown sidewalks - giving 53 verbal notifications to businesses that haven't complied with the snow-shoveling ordinance - will go to residential and business areas and address complaints, Kennedy said.
"City inspectors will be out issuing notifications, not because we're trying to make money for the city, but really for the safety of the citizens," Kennedy said. "Also, we all need to be considerate of the elderly and disabled people, who without you shoveling your walks, you're actually trapping."
Citywide, Denver's inspection services had received a total of 71 complaints about snowy sidewalks by Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Complaints can be filed by calling 311 or 720-865-3200.
At Peter's Chinese Cafe in Denver, the employees shoveled some of the parking lot Wednesday afternoon but didn't make it to the sidewalks, employee Jeri Davis said.
"(People) kind of beat down a path, so we let it go," she said.
According to the snow-shoveling ordinance, a homeowner, occupier of a property or a business owner must keep the sidewalk clear of snow. The city usually gives businesses four hours to clear their sidewalks and homeowners 24 hours. Fines range from $150 to $999, depending on how many times a property has been cited, officials said.
Congress Park resident Mike Finesilver, 53, usually keeps his walkway shoveled, but it's snowpacked because neighborhood children use the hill on his front yard for sledding.
"No one's asked me to clear it or complained," Finesilver said. "But I would understand because I walk my dog around the neighborhood and don't like it when the walks are slippery."
Elizabeth Taylor, 34, of Denver walked out of the King Soopers on East Yale Avenue and South Colorado Boulevard and into the street because the sidewalk was snowpacked.
"Some people clear the sidewalk, some people don't," said Taylor, on her way home from buying soda and smokes.
Trail Daugherty, a King Soopers spokesman, said the company contacted the shopping center's property manager and was assured the sidewalks would be cleared Wednesday.
"We'll stay on it and make sure it's done," Daugherty said. "That's unsafe."
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Roger(-Egg) was a chicken egg (later a chick) featured in the episode "New Student Starfish". He is the boating school's class science project (which is odd because it is a boating school, and science isn't taught). In order for Roger to live he needs a working lightbulb hanging above him. Roger is held in a glass box with a light bulb hanging above him. There is speculation that Roger might not be a "good" thing, because after SpongeBob loses is Good Noodle Star he calls himself a Bad Egg. At the end of the episode Roger's egg hatches into a Chick. The chick then says "What did I miss?" (Unlike Sandy, the chick can talk underwater, without a helmet).
According to SpongeBob the purpose of Roger is to teach the students the meaning of life. Roger's shell represents the fragile line between life and death when behind the wheel of a boat. The lightbulb on top of Roger represents knowledge; without its energy Roger would die(, and without knowledge a driver can die too). His only quote is "Hey,what I miss?!"He seems to be footage of a real chick posted in with the animation.


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"Wallace Stegner wrote: 'No place, not even a wild place, is a place until it has had that human attention that at its highest reach we call poetry.' In this fortunate pairing of place and poet, we learn about Utah's Provo Rivera paradox of wildness and extinction, pioneering and restoration. We learn that the river is embedded in communityMormon communitya fact inseparable from the place. And we learn about the poet who attends to this river, a man who turns out to be an insightful scholar, an exuberant fly fisherman, a devout pilgrim, and an expansive guide as these home waters descend from the High Uintas through defining stories of family and identity, to pour down the Jordan River to the Great Salt Lake."Stephen Trimble, author of Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America
"With his poetic writing, Home Waters…is an enjoyable read and is a must-have for any spectator of nature."Utah Historical Quarterly
"BYU professor of humanities and comparative literature George B. Handley offers an invigorating draft of mountain waters for nature and gospel lovers.... You'll enjoy this masterful book, which is destined to become a classic in Latter-day Saints studies."BYU Magazine
"What a pleasing book. George Handley has calmly scripted a place-based masterwork. Home Waters engages knotty questions of conservation through the familiar pattern of a year on the land....and offers a useful lens for readers of contemporary ecocriticism."
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The Sony GS series speakers deliver incredible frequency response with outstanding dispersion and beautifully clear highs thanks to the MRC woofer, dome tweeter and integrated 2-way crossover.
The GS series tweeters solve placement issues by providing adjustable angle positions to help create a direct path from the tweeter to your ears so you get the best high-frequency response.
The GS series woofers use Mica Reinforced Cellular (MRC) fibers for supremely light and extraordinarily rigid woofer cones. MRC woofer cones produce exceptional musical transients with little distortion compared to traditional cone materials.
GS series speakers use precision crossovers to match the frequency response capabilities of the drivers. The 2-way, 5000 Hz crossover feature a 12 db/oct high-pass filter (HPF) and 6 dB/oct low-pass filter (LPF) to ensure smooth music transitions.
The GS series speakers use high energy magnets to control cone travel and power handling. The midrange woofer uses powerful Ferrite magnet while the aluminum dome tweeter uses rare earth, compact Neodymium magnets.
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ozone park, NY
March 22, 2014
I only buy sony product best bang for the buck
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manchester, NH
July 13, 2014
This component set is great !! The crossovers ore the best part. They are Bi-ampable if you choose to use that feature. I am using a soundstream PN4.520D to power them using the Bi-ampable option. All I can say is wow!!! they are the best set of components I have used to date.
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Huntsville Al
August 21, 2014
Very surprised by the sound quality from a Sony Product.The Sony Gs Series speakers are the truth,and I would highly recommend them.
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Incline Village, NV
November 10, 2014
I didn't use the tweeters so my review only applies for the woofers.
I installed them on my 2011 CR-V, the stock speakers are a pure joke... worst car sound ever. With these sony and some adequate door panel treatment I now have super tight bass with lots of details in mids and low.
It doesn't go super low (I get some output down to 45Hz but -3dB point probably around 55Hz) but I wouldn't blame the woofers for sure. Still it's plenty low and there's enough bass to have a very nice flat response.
If you like super bass heavy stuff, add a subwoofer.
I used a tiny Clarion 4x50W amp which is plenty enough for me, and I drive these woofers from 20Hz up to 1kHz.
Also I replaced the back door speakers with some 4 Ohm model from Pats Express and I drive one front + one rear in parallel (so 2 Ohm). The Clarion amp can drive 75W into 2 Ohm and it works perfectly. The sound is really good at the front of the car and at the back it's not the best but a lots better than stock anyway.
PS: for the 2011 CR-V I used 1/2" spacers with acoustic dampening material (1/16" thick) and neoprene thin foam between the dampening and spacer, and also between the spacer and the speaker to seal everything properly. The clearance is good, it doesn't touch the window. Last step was to put thick closed cell foam (found at Home Depot) around the woofer surround, so it seals around the grille opening of the door trim.
18 of 21 found this helpful
September 16, 2014
I brought two sets of these components for the front high mid range stage of my Tahoe...mid bass is 2 grs 10s..I'm running them active so I'm not using the Sony crossover...it sound great.but the tweeter can be "peaky" at certain frequencies.. but the woofer is solid..
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Sioux falls
September 29, 2014
I love the sound of them for the price point. I would recommend them. They had great low end just running off the deck without crossovers.
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Huntsville Al
August 21, 2014
Very surprised by the sound quality from a Sony Product.The Sony Gs Series speakers are the truth,and I would highly recommend them.
14 of 18 found this helpful
Huntsville Al
August 21, 2014
Very surprised by the sound quality from a Sony Product.The Sony Gs Series speakers are the truth,and I would highly recommend them.
14 of 18 found this helpful
Melbourne, FL
December 2, 2012
I bought these to go in my Nissan 300zx. I will be putting them in my doors. Right now I am waiting to get holes cut for the tweeters. I have tested them and they sound great. Thanks!
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Flagstaff, AZ
August 18, 2014
I got these speakers on sale at Sonic Electronix to upgrade the factory speakers in my 2010 Subaru Outback.
During the install, I had to do a little work around to get them to fit into the Subaru speaker spacers instead of drilling new holes in all 4 doors. Also, the installation of the tweeters would have gone easier if one of tweeters wasn't missing the internal mounting threads (again not a show stopper, but extra time spent on a work around).
Once the speakers and the NVX Sound Dampening were installed, the speakers are a huge improvement to the factory speakers. I'm pushing them with an Alpine KPT-445U (4x45 W RMS). After only a week, the bass seems a little stiff, but I hope that will improve as the speakers break in. Overall sound clarity is outstanding and listening field within the car seems broader and more realistic. Bottomline: I'm glad I took the opportunity to purchase these speakers.
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