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Toll on Coal Continues
Federal Prosecutors involved in coal accidents
The toll on coal is continuing. This time it is coming from federal prosecutors who are zeroing in on the executives of the former Massey Energy, which owned the West Virginia mine that exploded and killed 29 people two years ago.
A critical question arising from that accident is the long-term effect it is having on coal production and specifically whether it will force regulators to enact stricter laws. Tougher oversight, of course, would tend to require not just more safety standards but also stronger pollution controls, all of which would add costs.
Utilities would then have to incorporate those new rules into their long-term planning decisions. The indications are that the older coal-fired units are getting retired and are being replaced with modern natural gas combined cycle units. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says that coal will lose some of its current 45 percent market of the electric generation market.
The mining accident along with the federal probe into what happened will not help coal's cause. The investigation has already yielded criminal charges against three people. The most recent is the mine supervisor who was in charge of the "Upper Big Branch Mine" when it went up in flames after methane gas ignited.
Indications are that the supervisor is cooperating with authorities in an effort to determine if others higher up in the organization had colluded to avoid routine safety measures there. "Individuals involved in the day-to-day decision making at the mine must be held accountable regardless of their title," says a report by the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training. "The mine foreman is the highest ranking official that current state law addresses."
The report goes on to say that better ventilation is needed along with "barriers" that stop or insulate a blast. The mine explosion occurred in April 2010. Massey Energy, which had owned the mine, has since been bought by Alpha Natural Resources. At the time of the accident, Massey had been assessed penalties of nearly $900,000 and it had only paid about $168,000 of that.
Critics of the energy company say the protocol had been to contest all citations so as to prolong the review process. Indeed, the central crime that has been alleged here is that the supervisor had intentionally misled those whose job it had been to ensure that the mine was safely operating.
'Routine Violations'
Gary May is charged with felony conspiracy and could face up to five years in prison. He allegedly used "code words" to alert those underground when the investigators were on the property. He is also accused of deliberately disconnecting a methane detection system to keep production running, and then re-connecting the unit when inspectors came to look.
If those actions had been caught, 29 miners may be alive today and warnings would have been issued, say the Feds in their legal papers. "Mine safety and health laws were routinely violated at Upper Big Branch, in part because of a belief that following those laws would decrease coal production."
According to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, 37 miners died in work-related accidents in 2011. Of those, 21 were coal miners. That compares to 23 deaths in 2010. The agency says that it has increased the number of inspections that it performs, which is on top of the training that mine operators are giving their workers to identify and to eliminate potential hazards.
"Although Alpha was not operator of the mine at the time of the accident, the company supports efforts that will lead to a full understanding of the circumstances that precipitated this tragic event," says Alpha Natural Resources, which paid $1.5 million to everyone of the 29 families who died in the tragedy.
Tougher safety standards are one issue. New environmental regs are another. A host of new rules are in the works and include those involving mercury, coal ash and greenhouse gas emissions. Utilities, of course, are deciding whether to scrap their older and less efficient coal plants or to fix them up. If they ditch them, the beneficiaries would be not just natural gas but also green energy and even nuclear.
The one-two punch will dizzy the cause of coal. The response should not be more foot dragging but rather, more cooperation with regulators to ensure better health and safety standards.
EnergyBiz Insider is the Winner of the 2011 Online Column category awarded by Media Industry News, MIN. Ken Silverstein has also been named one of the Top Economics Journalists by Wall Street Economists.
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Industry thought leaders will be discussing this topic and more at the upcoming EnergyBiz Leadership Forum, Harnessing Disruption, taking place in Washington D.C., March 19-21, 2012. Review full conference details by visiting www.energybizforum.com
coal will come back in a few years
Today per IHS Energy EIA predicts that by 2013 natural gas prices will increase thus improving sales of coal for power plants - hindsight is always good - please note I am writing this almost 2 weeks after this article's publication date
Richard W. Goodwin West Palm Beach FL 3 12 12
The Future of Coal is Cooking
The fortunes of coal as a fuel for large-scale electrical generation are indeed waning. There are simply too many obstacles for coal to overcome. From transportation squeezes, to the need for combustion-cleanup to remove many trace impurities, coal suffers the death of a hundred small cuts and a couple of large slashes when assessed as a fuel for large plants.
But coal does have a future in what has to date been exclusively a gas-fired electric technology; specifically, combined-cycle plants with a Brayton top-end and a Rankine bottom-end.
The notion of feeding coal to a "gas" turbine does not sound reasonable; and in truth it is not. But that is because of a limitation in thinking; not in the Brayton-cycle itself. The expansion of thinking required is to use high-performance heat exchangers instead of combustors to add thermal energy to the Brayton-cycle. To do this, the axial compressor and the turbine must be de-linked; where the conventional design is for these two components to be directly connected by a common shaft.
In a coal-fired combined-cycle machine; the Brayton-cycle compressor is instead driven by an efficient electric motor. So there is a small loss in efficiency by eliminating the common shaft; but it is a manageable parasitic loss. What this loss opens-up is space between the compressor and the expander to fit-in the high-temperature heat exchangers; which are in turn energized by clean-coal combustion.
So making this improvement to the conventional Brayton-cycle allows any carbonaceous fuel to be used as the thermal power source to drive a combined cycle plant; especially clean coal. And that's where the cooking comes in. Because the fundamental problem with coal as a fuel is that it's just not quite carbon. And its diggers and owners have never cleaned it up enough on the front end to make it into clean carbon (with the exception of coking).
But cooking coal into coke is the future of coal because it provides coal with three good markets. It allows coal-based coke to fire the future of combustion-based electrical power; the combined cycle plant. It maintains coal's market share in the still important business of steel-making; and finally, it opens-up an entirely new and enormous market by providing the carbon used in developing cities around the world to cook food; a market currently supplied by charcoal, a biomass derivative.
So cooking coal can save a lot of trees; thus improving the planet's ability to offset global warming. There is some irony here. And cooking coal can provide the pure carbon needed to drive combined cycle plants along the path described. But if the owners of coal do not step-up and get cooking; then they have no future in the kitchen at all. VTY RJ
Coal is for cooking?
I fail to see how the proposed modifications to a combustion turbine should be superior to feeding coal-derived syngas directly to the combustors. Be as it may, my response here is to expand a little on the general concept of combined cycle technology.
The conventional arrangement of a combustion turbine(s) Brayton cycle followed by a Rankine steam cycle results in a marked improvement of plant efficiency. However, this can be expanded even further by adding a third cycle located downstream from the steam condenser. This enabling technology also relies on the Brayton cycle, but it embodies an entirely new energy conversion method capable of extracting useful energy from the warm stream of cooling water where it exits the steam condenser. And plant efficiency becomes even greater!
Are there problems? Yes, big ones, but they are not technical in nature. I refer readers to my reply to a comment in the EnergyBiz Insider thread "Heated Debate in the Heartland" (2-22-2012). Here I address a few of the issues that stand in our way, preventing us from moving forwards.
Alan E. Belcher.
Coke and Syngas why not both?
If I t In response, I can say to you that coal-derived syngas is certainly a combustible fuel applicable to conventional Brayton cycles with less modification to the components of the cycle than I proposed. And the promise you outline of another synergy between the top and bottom cycles sounds intriguing. Do you have a thermodynamic analysis of your proposed synergy? It would be very helpful to determine how much of an efficiency boost is made possible.
In regards to my overall comment about cooking with coal; I was taking a broad view of the market for coal; and attempting to bring into discussion not only a role for coal in combustion turbines; but also to look at the feasibility of creating a new market to meet the cooking needs of billions of people as well.
Cooking with coal (by cleaning it up into pure carbon first) stands the conventional wisdom of coal as an evil greenhouse gas on its head; and positions it to be a serious player for planetary improvement. It is crucial for coal to change its dirty image. And in actuality, substituting coal for forest-destruction really can be a very good thing from an environmental standpoint. And it can provide our sagging coal industry with a huge new global market. Finally; because coking is a very mature technology, tweaking it to ensure enough purity for charcoal substitution should be a straight-forward challenge, and thus produce a big boost to another depressed heartland industry. (American coke production has declined a great deal since the precipitous decline in primary steel production.)
So I think that there is no incompatibility between what you propose and what I propose. And the primary differentiator will be the location of the combustion turbine in relation to the supply of solid coal, or solid coke, or the syngas derived from coal. The only concern I would have in using coal syngas is the loss in available energy from the transformation of raw coal into coal-derived syngas. I believe the transformation losses to coke would be lower. VTY Roy Johannesen PE
Coke and Syngas why not both?
You make a good point, Mr. Johannesen, and something I missed entirely in your original post. Your proposal would certainly help to slow down deforestation in many parts of the world, even though it would pose a monumental challenge in its implementation. And, looking back at the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, let us not forget that coal-gas has also proven to be a fairly convenient fuel for cooking purposes. So, yes, let's by all means start some discussion addressing the possibilities.
In any event, I wish you the best of luck, Mr. Johannesen.
As for my proposed third stage combined cycle, or synergy as you call it, I would like to make the following point absolutely clear. My only contribution here is a "method and apparatus for converting pressure into rotative motion", to quote the original patent title. This is something very basic that ranks on the same level as the piston-connecting rod-crank arrangement, or a sliding vane in an enclosed cylindrical chamber, or even a bladed wheel that captures kinetic energy present in a stream of flowing fluid. In our particular case pressure can be produced by a head of water (hydropower) or it can be derived from a gas (air) expanded by the addition of heat (Brayton cycle).
In response to your question regarding thermodynamic analysis, for a simple cycle machine (no heat recuperation) the thermal efficiency is about 27% . This is due primarily to the extremely high mechanical efficiency of the machine proper. For practical purposes we like to use a working efficiency of 96%, although an efficiency approaching unity is entirely feasible. However, one must then ask, is an efficiency approaching unity really worth the cost to obtain it? As for its application in converting heat extracted from the cooling water exiting the condenser of a Rankine cycle system, we estimate that fully 1/3 of the facility's nameplate capacity can be obtained as additional zero-emissions electric power.
Perhaps more important than considerations of performance is the fact that it is available, here and now. Fabrication closely follows current engineering practice relevant to the construction of condensers, heat exchangers, and so many other similar pieces of equipment found in power stations, chemical plant, and oil refineries. In other words, there is no further R&D required to get some full-scale demos up and running.
Alan E. Belcher.


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Cheap airline ticket price increases when you purchase tickets
Imagine finding a great airfare, then clicking the purchase button only to find that low fare gone.
And your credit card ends up billed for a higher fare.
One traveler discovered how this can happen when you are buying tickets for a family.
Booking Seats for 4 People
Don Semier -- like a lot of families this time of year -- was trying to book airline tickets for four people for a summer vacation. He found the best flights on Delta.
"The original price was $708 per person," he said.
It certainly was not a cheap fare, but it was the best he and his wife could find to Montana for summer travel. So he says she put in a credit card to book the trip.
"When she went to book it, she put in the 4 tickets, and it came back $789 per ticket."
He was stunned. The seats he purchased were almost $80 more per person, more than $300 extra in total on the family's credit card.
Frustrated, he re-checked Delta's website.
"I went back in on Delta's site and lo and behold the $708 price was still there," he said.
How This Can Happen
Fodors Travel forums says this is common with most airlines.
At any given moment, only one or two seats are available at the lowest discount fare.
Fodors says if you book more than two seats, all of them will be bumped up to the next highest fare.
Semier learned that too late.
"I did a little bit of research and found that there were only three tickets available at that price," he aid. "Once I went to the fourth ticket, then they raised the price to $789 each for all four tickets."
How to Protect Yourself
The travel website ParkSleepFly.com says in order to avoid this, you should check carefully before you click the purchase button.
If it bumps up everyone's fare, the site says consider booking each ticket separately.
Semier complained to Delta. They later agreed to give him a credit for what he overpaid toward his next vacation.
A Delta spokesman confirmed what he found, telling us "airline fares can be affected by a variety of factors, including number of seats available within a particular fare class." (See below for full Delta statement)
"Airline fares can be affected by a variety of factors, including number of seats available within a particular fare class for people traveling on the same itinerary; the cost of providing the service; the cost of jet fuel; time and date of purchase; the route flown; and the fare class purchased. Delta offers a wide range of fares for leisure and business travelers, and our best fares are always available at delta.com.
To ensure our customers have the best information available from delta.com, we offer our Best Fare Guarantee as well as a 24-hour Risk-Free Cancellation policy."

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I am Michael J. Parry. I write fantasy and science fiction, mixed in with the occasional piece of contemporary fiction. I wont pretend that my work could be considered to have any literary merit, I just hope that people enjoy my stories.
When I am not writing, I live on a small block of land in the Tararua district of New Zealand, where me and my partner grow trees and our children. To earn a crust I work in a University library as the Digital Initiatives Librarian.
My first novel is up on amazon: The Spiral Tattoo - http://www.amazon.com/The-Spiral-Tat...tt_at_ep_dpt_1
I have had a number of people say I need a map, and I do. So here I am looking to learn how to do maps so I can include them in my books.


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Spotlight Series: Pregnancy & HIV
September 19, 2012
Pregnancy and childbirth are two of the most challenging experiences a woman -- and her partner, if she has one -- can go through. Anticipating and then navigating this joyous, nerve-racking time while living with HIV can be daunting, but many families have done it before, as have many health providers. Read on for information, stories and advice that we hope will help you on your journey -- and stay tuned for new resources in this series through the end of 2012.
HIV Treatment, Prevention and Health Issues
|12 Questions About HIV Treatment and Care in Pregnancy
How has the treatment of pregnant women changed with the times, and with our increased understanding of how the virus works? And how do those changes translate into the lives and options of pregnant women living with HIV? We sat down with renowned HIV care provider and researcher Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., to drill deep down into the newest edition of the U.S. HIV treatment guidelines for women trying to have babies.
|Nutrition and HIV for Moms-to-Be
Now that you're "eating for two," how do you do so in the healthiest way possible for you and your baby? Community-based dietitian and nutritionist Maya Feller walks you through some of the most important things to know about nutrition during your pregnancy.
|HIV and Getting Pregnant
There are several different options for lowering the chances of passing on HIV while trying to get pregnant. This detailed article from the Well Project outline the risks and benefits of each option to help you understand what might be best for you, and to prepare for discussions with your health care provider.
|Having a Baby When You Have HIV
People living with HIV now have several options when it comes to pregnancy. Longtime HIV activist and writer Mark Milano of AIDS Community Research Initiative of America provides an overview of the latest wisdom on getting pregnant while living with HIV.
Perspectives and Conversations
|How PrEP Helped One HIV-Negative Woman Become a Mother
Poppy and Ted of San Francisco were ready to become parents -- even though Ted was HIV positive. After many disappointments, Poppy found pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Read about her journey.
|HIV and Baby Makes Three Busts Pregnancy Myths With True Life Stories
When Heather Boerner found out that serodiscordant couples could have safe, condomless sex to conceive a child, she knew she had to share these couples' stories.
|Let's Talk About Having Babies -- Before and After HIV/AIDS
What's it like being pregnant and living with HIV? Four HIV-positive moms from different parts of the United States gathered to chat about where they each sought support while pregnant, how they coped with the first uncertain weeks of their infants' lives, and much more.
|Caring for HIV-Negative Kids (and Yourself) in an "HIV Family"
What happens after your baby is born? How do moms living with HIV deal with stigma and disclosure when it comes to their children -- and how do they stay mindful of taking care of themselves? Our four HIV-positive moms discuss these vital issues in part two of this two-part conversation.
|Word on the Street: What Did You Expect While You Were Expecting?
Eight birth mamas share lessons learned from their HIV-positive pregnancies.
|Teniecka's Pregnancy Journal
Follow along as blogger Teniecka Drake recounts her fourth pregnancy while living with HIV, and as she and her family prepare for the new arrival.
|Personal Perspective: A Hope for Our Son, by Rica Rodriguez
"I was diagnosed with HIV when I was 13. ... When we decided to try and get pregnant, we chose to do it naturally." Rica Rodriguez gives a frank first-person account of her and her partner's journey during her pregnancy.
|Pregnant While Positive: My Husband, Me and Baby Made Three, by Rusti Miller-Hill
"After sitting in front of four different doctors, we found a team of docs that supported us from 10 weeks of pregnancy until today. We became a part of the ACTG 076 perinatal study. In 1995, my son was born. ... We held our breath as we waited for word from the CDC as to his HIV status ..."
Guides and General Information
|Can HIV-Positive People Have Babies? (Infographic)
If you think that HIV-positive people can't have babies, then we have some news for you! HIV treatment is more effective than ever. Not only does it give people increasingly near-average life spans, but it also has the benefit of a radical drop in the likelihood of passing HIV between intimate partners and from mother to child. Don't let ancient medical reports and ignorance be your guides!
|Guide to HIV, Pregnancy and Women's Health
This booklet from HIV i-Base explains what to do if you are diagnosed with HIV in pregnancy. It also explains what to do if you already know you are HIV positive and decide to have a baby. It includes information about mothers' health, using antiretrovirals during pregnancy, the babies' health, how to have an HIV-negative baby if you are HIV positive and safe conception for couples where one partner is positive and one is negative.
|Paying for Your Pregnancy: Resources for Expectant Moms Living With HIV in the U.S.
Along with the joys of pregnancy can come a lot of concerns, many of them having to do with money. In this article, Candace Y.A. Montague spotlights some valuable programs and resources you can use to help cover some of the food and health care costs of a healthy pregnancy.
|Frequently Asked Questions About HIV & Pregnancy
Are you concerned about getting pregnant in the presence of HIV -- from planning to conceive safely to choices around testing and treatment for your newborn? TheBody.com's experts have answered just about every pregnancy-related question under the sun, and we've gathered some of their most useful responses into this FAQ.
|You Can Have a Healthy Pregnancy if You Are HIV Positive
This booklet from the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, written by HIV-positive advocate Shari Margolese, is meant to help you make informed decisions about your health during pregnancy, as well as the health of your baby. It includes words of support and inspiration from HIV-positive women from across Canada.
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In response to RSdirtdogOR's comment:
In response to Ice-Cream's comment:
The only person I will be ignoring is my ex. LOL
No doubt your ex is a piker compared to mine. She once loved the Red Sox & now follows Women's Softball exclusively. Well, she does love roller derby as well. :) wink wink nudge nudge... say no moooah :)
I learned to ignore most of what she had to say after the birth of our second child. Why is it folks need a button to protect them from reading things from someone they could choose to ignore. Are they that powerless? I don't get it?
My issue is whenever I read stiffy or pike's drivel I find myself also responding to it. I'm much easier going if I just don't read it at all. As self discipline has never been one of my more defined characteristics, just scrolling past their nonsense isn't really an option for me. I always end up reading it, and I usually end up responding. Usually in a tone I generally don't like using in this forum. So I just hide their posts. Anyway it works for me.


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Hi all,
I have one RedHat 5.9 64 Bit with Zimbra 7.1.1.
Some times, the internal mail between users is delivered in delay of 12/16 hours.
All workstations have Windows XP, I tried to update the client to 7.2.1 but the problem persists.
Tracing messages, the server will hand over properly on the mailbox in the correct times. But the client does not report the arrival.
Has anyone had any similar problem?


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Last weekend in the Cascades
Last weekend in the Cascades
Very nice pics but where's the fish'n poles......
Man your making me miss my home state. Looks like fun. Ive hiked and hunted the PCT in a few different sections. Awesome time of year in the cascades
Very nice photos. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool!
Nice pics, makes me want to hit the road and go for a trip
-NRA Life Member
Love it. Right on about the fishing poles.
I went to a different spot this weekend, A little closer to where I am actually going to be hunting. I am just following the snowline up as it melts, Hopefully I will be able to get into the area I plan on hunting in September by the middle of June. Enjoy!
My hiking partner


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While a lot of the talk about track in West Virginia's northern panhandle has centered on Magnolia and Tyler Consolidated dropping to Class A, very little has been said about the fact that move leaves only two schools in the AA ranks locally.
It also means that while the Silver Knights and Blue Eagles could make some noise in small-school track, it also very well could mean a surge into the Golden Bears and Red Riders' programs, respectively.
Veteran Weir girls' coach Jeff Lewis is excited about a squad that lost nobody to graduation and returns seven state qualifiers, including a pair of placers in Charleston and all the members of three relay units that put points on the board at the state meet.
Leading the way is senior distance ace Kristen Mastrantoni, who finished fourth in the 3,200 and sixth in the 1,600 at Laidley Field, and sprinter Raven Young, who took eighth in the 100-meter dash.
Alexis Virtue could also put up some big numbers running distance along with Rachel Marker, Ella Jennings, Kiara Candelario, Alexandra Lengyel and Margaret Budik. Along with Young, speedster Shelva Burns returns in the sprints and that duo will be accompanied by Chantelle Harper, Kylee Leathers and Alesia LeSane.
The hurdlers will be led by Gracen Hayes along with Ontasia Petteway, Megan Longwell, Virtue, Samantha Calhoun and Leathers while the shot put and discus members include Morgan Abbott, Michayla Dobosz, Madison Dalrymple, Ella Jennings, Courtney Schexnayder and Abby Wells, Candelario and Sierra Schoolcraft will both high jump.
''This is a very well-balanced team,'' Lewis said. ''I am very impressed with the work ethic and potential of these girls, and I look forward to seeing them develop as a team and progress throughout the season.''
Weir Boys
Chris Hill's club will be looking to a talented group of returning athletes to help guide a big freshman class that he is very excited about.
There are three returning placers from the state meet, but those three comprise the majority of Weir's 400 and 800-meter sprint relay units that both finished in fifth place in Charleston. Juniors Clarence Bennett and Cole Slates, along with sophomore JoJo Rice, will all be back for those events and hope to score points in others as well.
The seniors are led by Shane Davis, Kenny Murhart, Nate Masters, Brandon Zapotoczny, Bryan Miller, Ben Suter and Mateo Collett while the remaining juniors include Shyler Gaunt, Alex Hannah, Noah Woods, Ryan Dragonior, Tyler Warrick and Devin Dollison.
Sophomores will be Alec Collett, Bryan Phillips, Chris Wood, Jonathan Fedoush, Jordan Lamp, Tyler Riggle and Dylan Keys while the freshman class consists of Kameron Davis, Mike Ceraolo, Brandon Konnovitch, David Gianni, Jason Sprinkle, CJ Reed, TJ Szymanek, Matt Stonebrake, Nick Martin, David Mayhew, Jake Suter, Matt Thopmson and Sam Williams.
''We are looking to gain on experience gained from last year,'' Hill said. ''There are 36 athletes out this year with plenty of new additions. We are looking to be more competitive and hopefully get some placers in the regional and state meets.''
Oak Glen girls
Coach Diane Wells has plenty of returning talent in the fold, and a chance to once again make themselves known in Charleston in late May.
Leading the way is senior sprinter Alexis Burch who placed in three individual events last season after scoring 23 points at the state meet as a sophomore. In 2012, Burch was second in the 400-meter dash and third in both the 100 and 200. A season earlier, she won the 400, was second in the 100 and anchored state championship efforts in the 800 and 1,600 relays.
Showing the Golden Bears are not a one-girl team, and are a little versatile is junior Kelsey Chambers, who as a sophomore was second in the 3,200-meter run and fourth in the 1,600 in Charleston and seniors Kaleen Crane who will again attempt to score in the shot put after taking seventh in 2012 and classmate Megan Collins who was sixth in the 400.
The balanced Bears will also receive help from seniors Jennifer Lybert (sprints, long jump), Natali Ramsey (distance), Kayal Swiger (distance and hurdles) and Abby Tice (distance) along with juniors Maddison Blackwell (field), Michelle Campbell (hurdles), Tori Feicht (hurdles), Megan Nally (hurdles), Devon Mines (distance), Morgan Poling (high jump) and Rachelle Woofer (field).
Sophomores are Emmy Delekta (discus), Brianna Logston (field), Christen Mangano (mid-distance), Felicity Nolder (distance) and Morissa Nolder (hurdles, sprints). Freshmen candidates are Alexis Arnott (sprints), Bridgette Beamis (field), Natali Chappell (sprints), Lydia Groves (field), Mackenzie Jones (sprints) and Cassidy Sloss (mid-distance).
Oak Glen Boys
Rance Everly welcomes back a veteran, senior-dominated roster that also has some returning state qualifiers.
In all, Everly has a roster that consists of 10 seniors, seven juniors, three sophomores and five freshmen.
''We are definitely a senior dominated team, but I feel like we have good numbers in every class,'' Everly said. ''So I really do consider this a veteran team.''
Leading the squad are a pair of long jumpers that both qualified for the state meet last season and are both considered serious threats to head back to Charleston and make some noise. Senior Josh Weltner is considered among the best in the Class AA while sophomore Micah Swiger is not far behind him.
Zach Springer also qualified for the state meet in the discus as a junior and is back for another shot while there are plenty of returning runners in both the 400 and 3,200-meter relays, both of which competed in Charleston in 2012.
''We are still working out a lot of details on who is going to run in which events,'' Everly said.
The remaining seniors on the roster include Clayton Flowers, Randy Holloway, Kyle Mack, Ethan Malcomb, Myka McGaffic, Eric Oliver, Zach Staley and Jeffrey Stivason. Junior members are Chris Bailey, Chris Burnham, David Campbell, Skylar Pinkerton-Lamp, Devin Polen, Brock Smith and Cody Tropeck.
Sophomores are Chance Staley and Cody Waggoner while freshmen candidates include Justin Cornell, Tanner Gorby, Bradley Hilt, Zach Mynes and Louis Neer.
''These kids are working very hard early on and there are some good competitions for individual and relay spots,'' Everly continued. '
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- The Redskins defeated the Raiders 24-14 for their first victory of the year.
First quarter
Things are already off to a miserable start for the Redskins. On Washington's second possession Sav Rocca had his punt blocked. The ball bounced around in the end zone until Jeremy Stewart recovered it for a touchdown. The Raiders lead 7-0 midway though the quarter. Also, Griffin III has yet to get the football past midfield. The Raiders added another touchdown to tight end Mychal Rivera. Matt Flynn has been having his way with the Redskins secondary. Oakland leads 14-0.
Second Quarter
The Redskins went to a hurry-up offense and started moving the ball. After getting near the Raiders goal line, the drive stalled and Washington's John Potter kicked a field goal. Oakland still has all the momentum.
That is until Matt Flynn showed he is, after all, a backup quarterback. Redskins rookie cornerback picked off a Flynn pass and returned it to the house for a 45-yard touchdown. The Redskins now only trail 14-10. But remember, Washington does have defensive touchdowns against the Eagles and Lions -- both losses. Both teams would sputter offensively before the half.
Third quarter
Matt Flynn and the Raiders look like a very beatable team. Oakland went three-and-out to start the third quarter. The Redskins were making magic at the nine minute mark in the third until a 25-yard Logan Paulsen catch turned into a fumble and the Raiders football. Luckily for Washington the Raiders turned that into a missed field goal.
Fourth quarter
The Redskins have the momentum and defensively are showing much improvement. Ryan Kerrigan has been a beast and forced a fumble of Matt Flynn. The score is still Washington 17, Oakland 10.
Roy Helu took advantage of Alfred Morris's rib injury -- and then some. The running back scored on a beautiful 14-yard touchdown run to seal the Redskins 24-14 victory.
Our sports writer Kevin Jones will have more analysis on the victory Monday morning.


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The Canadian Museum of Civilization, designed by Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal and inaugurated in 1989, is comprised of two pavilions, their architecture a startling embodiment of the country's distinguishing geographical features. The public display wing replicates the dramatic effect of the glaciers; the contours of the curatorial wing symbolize the majestic Canadian Shield; and the open Plaza simulates the vast Great Plains. The layout and sheer size of the Plaza were planned in such a way as to visually incorporate the Museum buildings and the Parliament Buildings perched across the Ottawa River. However, the Plaza's lack of appeal had left it empty of visitors for much of the year. To remedy the situation, we extended the Museum's original conceptual metaphor, bringing to life what had long remained latent: the swaying grasses of the Prairies.
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Mackenzie Holtz of Rifle had "a blast" at Disney World in Florida, even though the 7-year-old second-grader at Highland Elementary School did not win the title of 2012 Miss American Princess.
Holtz and her parents, Darin and Tina Holtz of Rifle, were in Florida for Thanksgiving week for the pageant. Their daughter was selected in April to represent Colorado at the pageant.
Mackenzie Holtz called the experience "amazing."
"It was a blast," she said, with a big smile.
At the state pageant, Holtz won $500 cash, a $350 travel allowance to the national pageant, two tickets to Disney World, a crown, sash and several trophies for both the title and optional competitions.
Miss American Princess Pageants, organized by American Coed Pageants of Pensacola, Fla., holds pageants to recognize and reward young women between the ages of 3 and 22 for their past and present accomplishments, and to encourage them to set and achieve high goals.
Contestants take part in talent, speech, academic achievement, community service, photogenic, personality, most promising model, best actress and national cover girl and hostess contests.
Holtz raised $1,300 from area businesses and individuals in order to participate in the national contest.
Every day, she competed in an event along with 59 other girls, ages 3-6 from all over the U.S., in the princess division, Tina Holtz explained. She attended a party with all the princesses, where they played, talked and gave each other a gift that represented their state. Holtz received a donation of 60 unique toffee bars from Enstrom's Candies of Grand Junction as her gift to each of the princesses.
She also spent a day at Disney World and met Cinderella's stepmother, "who gladly wanted to take her home to the castle," Tina Holtz wrote, "as Mackenzie reminded her very much of Cinderella."
She also met Marie of the Aristocats, had a picture taken with more than 200 of the other queens from other states in front of the castle, attended the Disney World parade, followed by a private going away party. There, she had photos taken with Cinderella and Princess Tiana, with their autographs.
Holtz said her favorite part of the pageant was the talent competition.
"I did a ribbon dance," she explained. "My mom wanted me to practice it three times a day, but I fell one time" and didn't quite get that much practice.
That didn't seem to matter too much. Holtz placed third and won $100 in the talent competition. She hopes to perform her dance routine at area nursing homes over the holiday break.
Holtz also received an award and trophy for outstanding program participation for going out in her community and obtaining sponsors.
Holtz will pass her reign to a new princess in April. But she is not sure she wants to continue competing in pageants.
"It was kind of fun trying to win," she said. "But I don't know ..."
"She was not at all upset that she didn't win," her mom wrote. "She has the motto of 'it's not about winning, it's about having fun.' And as her mother, I can say she has a ton of fun."


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|Health is not a condition of matter, but of mind
|Written by Justin Newman, medical school grad
You're going to put what? Where?
Colonoscopy is the process by which a doctor takes a tour of the large intestine. Though this might not seem like your tour destination of choice, it is crucial for aging adults and those with high risk factors for colon cancer and other colon diseases.
Traditional colonoscopy incorporates a camera onto the end of a flexible tube that is passed from the "southern" entrance to the digestive tract after the patient has been "consciously sedated," or given anesthesia so that they do not experience the associated discomfort. The doctor is able to steer this tube with controls and additional tools can be passed through the tube if they are needed.
Colon cancer often starts as a polyp, which is a small mass that grows out from the wall of the colon into the inner part of the intestine. This mass often grows out or on a stalk and might resemble something like a mound or a thumb shape protruding into the space of the inside of the pipe-like structure of the intestine.
Colonoscopy allows the doctor to see this mass, insert a cutting tool and take it out. It can then be examined under a microscope to see if it is cancer or if it is benign (just an overgrowth that is not cancerous). It is very important to catch and remove these masses when they are small since they might be completely removed. The longer they are allowed to grow, the more likely they are to invade further into the intestine and spread the cancer to other parts of the body.
Obviously, having guided tours given of your guts does not sound like a very pleasant reason to make the trip to your doctor's office. However, the facts are clear—colonoscopy is a life-saving procedure.
Colon cancer (or colorectal cancer) is a common, lethal and often preventable disease. The lifetime risk of colon cancer is five percent (1 in 20 people). It is the third most common cancer, the third most common cause of cancer death in women and the second most common cause of cancer death in men.
One-third of people who develop colon cancer will die from it, despite surgeries and other cancer treatments. The numbers are staggering—in 2006 approximately 150,000 people were diagnosed with colorectal cancer—more than 55,000 died of it.
Ninety percent of cases occur after the age of 50. For this reason, it is suggested that people with average risk factors (no family history, not having any symptoms suggestive of colon cancer) have their first screening at age 50. If the colonoscopy is negative and does not demonstrate any abnormalities, the next test is usually given 10 years later.
Other tours of your colon are also given. One that is being advertised currently is a virtual colonoscopy. The advantage of this is that a physical tube does not need to be inserted into the colon and the images are created by a CT (or CAT scan of the abdomen). However, the colon must be cleaned out well, just as is done with a traditional colonoscopy, which is one of the most unpleasant aspects of the process.
This test is not yet as accurate as a traditional colonoscopy at finding polyps in the colon. Also, it remains difficult to tell if a finding on a virtual colonoscopy is stool that remains in the colon or if is a polyp. Additionally, any finding that needs further investigation means that a traditional colonoscopy must then be performed.
Justin Newman is originally from Holyoke and earned his M.D. degree from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine June 12.


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I am new to Zimbra, I want to use the plug-in for blackberry.
I downloaded the Zimbra Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server but when I try to install it I gave the following message:
The installer was interupted befor Zimbra Connector for BES could be installed. you need to retart the installer to try again? Click "close" to exit.
I tried again and again, restarted my server but nothing happend.
I saw in Zimbra Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server documentation that I need to have Zimbra Collaoboration Suit Env. but its only avilable for linux and MAc platform.
anyone can help please?


text: I was wondering if anybody has any info on unit 63 for elk hunt late November. I may be hunting it with an active military man who has never hunted elk before. I have never hunted this unit before and due to time restraints this hunt is our best option. Any info would be great thank you.


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Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - J.R. Smith hit two off-balanced jumpers in the
final 10.6 seconds, including a baseline 21-footer with a hand in his face as
time expired to give the short-handed New York Knicks a 99-97 victory over the
Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center.
With Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton sitting with injuries, Smith took the
big shots in crunch time, his first a fadeaway from the top of the key to tie
the game, 97-97, with 10.6 ticks to play.
Tyson Chandler then forced Sebastian Telfair to step out of bounds on the
ensuing possession, giving the Knicks the ball back with one second on the
A timeout put the ball along the sideline past midcourt, and Jason Kidd fed
Smith as he was falling away from the basket. Despite P.J. Tucker being draped
all over him, Smith rose and sent the ball through the hoop just as the clock
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I am in the process of setting up Zimbra 7.2 network edition in a Red Hat cluster environment.
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Improving Livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples in Mountain Areas Through Enhanced Security of Land Tenure and Resource Access in Bolivia and Peru
To put in place policy and institutional framework changes to secure indigenous peoples' rights and their governance of land and natural resources in highland communities
Background and activities
The Andean highlands of Peru and Bolivia are areas inhabited by many indigenous communities that still rely on the land for food and livelihood security. In addition to experiencing threats from climate change, their cultures and livelihoods strategies are at risk as their rights and needs are not sufficiently integrated into efforts to develop alternative decentralised forms of natural resource governance. IUCN and its partners are working to improve of legal and institutional frameworks, participatory processes and accountability regimes to ensure fair, equitable and sustainable natural resource management.
In Bolivia, IUCN specifically supports activities in five ayllus (traditional Inca political and social units made up of extended family members that once shaped land use and tenure regimes) in the area of the Cololo TCO (Tierras Comunitaria de Origen- i.e historically communal lands) and Copacabana de Antaquilla, the Corcque TCO and the municipality of Tiwanacu. In Peru, the project is implemented in the following areas: the community of Laraos (found in the highlands of central Peru, near Lima), the community of Tupac Yupanqui (in northern Peru near Huascaran National Park) and communities of the APOC (Lake Titicaca Association for the Conservation of Nature) in the Puno region.
Indigenous peoples in Bolivia are the legal owners of approximately 84 territories or Tierras Comunitaria de Origen. The Bolivian model of development emphasises the recovery and sovereignty of indigenous peoples and social well-being. However, in Peru, there is such model and no legal recognition of indigenous territories. The country's policies have focused on stimulating a land market and as a result, traditional communities are fragmented and engage in alternative economic and social practices.
Highland populations, although powerful and numerous, have progressively lost certain communal land rights and neither country currently has culturally sensitive social indicators for human well-being. Furthermore, most indigenous organisations still lack the capacities needed to effectively engage in decentralised and autonomous governance of natural resources.
This sub-project works to reform natural resource management and policy by supporting changes in community leaders and local government authorities while helping to create stable and informed alternative governance structures. IUCN and partners are working with public institutions and three national protected area management plans to integrate indigenous peoples' interests.
As a result of institutional and political changes that take into account indigenous rights and interests in both countries, IUCN will help ensure that highland indigenous communities have access to land tenure and natural resources.
The project will also help in creating culturally appropriate human well-being indicators to be included in plans and policies and implemented in monitoring and evaluation of activities.
IUCN foresees that the sub-project's activities will improve the capacity for local governance of natural resources in highland areas in both countries, including in national protected areas that overlap with local and indigenous community lands and territories.
IUCN-SUR is responsible for the technical, administrative and financial coordination of this sub-project. It carries out monitoring and evaluation and helps with conceptual and methodological design, coordination and sharing and dissemination of information between countries and partners.
The Peruvian IUCN Committee is implementing the project on the ground through one of its member organisations, the Peruvian Association for the Conservation of Nature (APECO).
In Bolivia, the Foundation for Development (Fundacion Simbiosis para el Desarrollo) and a team of consultants selected by IUCN's Bolivian Committee lead the sub-project's financial administration.


text: I like many others would like to hunt Wyoming antelope the 2012 season. I have a little different problem, I had my left leg amputated recently and walking any real distance is out of the question. Would it still be possible to do an antelope hunt? Would any units be better than others for my physical condition? I only have one pp, I could wait another year but don't know what it will bring? Any help and info would be appreciated, I know it would be hard but thought it might be possible.


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Nice. The second one reminds me of the style of maps that appeared in the D20 Critical Locations book (the desaturated look aside of course).
Hi all,
I'm trying to get over my tendency toward laboring overmuch when mapping. This map is for an upcoming adventure I'm putting together for my regular gaming group. It's an office building converted into a CDC crisis center to handle a plague. Spent only a couple of hours so far by using selections, objects, layer styles, etc. to speed up my usual process.
It's not much to look at but the basics are in there. Going to go back in when I have some more time and add furniture and other details, some textures, and so on to finish it up.
The adventure I'm running is a heavily modified version of one that appeared in TSR's (now WotC) Alternity book Tangents, about parallel world-hopping. I have included a scan of the original map for reference. This part of the adventure is more or less straight from the book.
I am, however, using GURPS, which uses hexes instead of squares for movement. Anybody have a nice hex grid pattern/texture/overlay that would work for putting a hex grid onto this thing? Barring that I guess I'll maybe do one in Illustrator and bring it in to use as a pattern.
Nice. The second one reminds me of the style of maps that appeared in the D20 Critical Locations book (the desaturated look aside of course).
Thanks. Just to be clear the second one is the original...you probably knew that but I just wanted to say so plainly. I believe that this was done by Chris West, who also did the Critical Locations maps. I like his maps a lot, although they're not always that realistic (leaving off bathrooms and such). He also did (I think) the maps for Star Wars Saga and many of the ones for Paizo (Shackled City, I think, and maybe more).
Little more work - another hour, still trying to keep it light. Just texturing. Some are a bit overboard. Might fix or might not...but happy to take suggestions.
[edit]Now that I look at it I realize the "highly random" edges of the planting beds in the original don't look quite right. Think I'll probably go for something a little more uniform...more in-line with tech park style[/edit]
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Added some furniture, maybe 30 mins of moving shapes around. Anybody have suggestions for creating decent looking carpet at this scale? Very unhappy with my floor coverings.
Still working on this but decided to also start on another of the maps...this one a chapel from a different parallel world from the crisis center. This map is, like the last, a remake of one that appeared in the Tangents adventure (probably by West as well if I'm right about the first one). I didn't post the original this time, as it is much the same style as the first.
Looks good!
For the record, the original is not one of mine. The only maps I did for d20 Modern appeared in the Critical Locations book.
Also, I'm curious: What modern maps of mine are missing bathrooms? Including them is pretty important to me, as they help make a place feel "real".
Heya. Thanks for the reply. No slight intended at all and I was totally going off of memory...a mental note I thought I had made to myself. Now I'm embarassed. Will have a look through Critical Locations and my Star Wars books (you did a some/all of the ship maps, no?) tonight to refresh myself on your maps!
BTW, the poster maps for sale on your site look awesome. Do you plan on doing more products? Modern/sci-fi map tiles like the Galaxy Tiles set Wizards put out for Star Wars would be high on my list of purchases. I have no idea how well they sell...guessing not that well since Wizards only did one.
Hi all,
Little more on the chapel. Reckon it could look a lot better but I haven't had any time at all to work on mapping this week thanks to real-world work. Spent about an hour on this tonight. Not sure how much further I'll take these but I'll probably try to get all of the details in there at least. Still looking for any advice you might have for creating a realistic-ish carpet texture...at a loss there.
I've got a few non-remake tactical maps to do for this adventure as well. Might or might not take them beyond the sketch level...
I've got a real soft spot for modern maps, and yours are beautiful and functional. I don't suppose you'd consider posting a few working notes on getting a modern-style map to turn out so nicely.


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SIMPSON, N.C. -- Troopers tell WNCT-TV a tractor malfunction caused a man to run over his 10-year-old grandson.
According to WNCT, the boy broke at least one leg.
N.C. Highway Patrol says a hydraulic fracture on the forklift attachment created a jolt, throwing the boy from the machine.
No charges are expected to be filed, WNCT reports.


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AAR reports mixed volume results for week ending June 25
July 01, 2011
Rail traffic was mixed for the week ending June 25, according to data released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Carload volume—at 284,562—was down 0.2 percent annually and behind the weeks ending June 17 and June 10 which hit 294,310 and 290,181, respectively. It was ahead of the week ending June 3 at 273,584, and behind the week ending April 2, which hit 305,905 carloads, marking the highest weekly carload tally since the end of 2008.
Carload volume was down 3.2 percent in the East and up 1.9 percent out West. Carloads on a year-to-date basis are at 7,253,284 for a 2.8 percent annual increase.
Coming on the heels of the two highest weeks of the year, with the weeks ending June 17 and June 10 reaching 237,682 and 237,422, respectively, intermodal checked in at 234,775 for a 3.3 percent annual gain.
Intermodal volumes on a year-to-date basis at 5,619,145 are up 8 percent compared to 2010.
Intermodal continues to make strides on the domestic side due to fuel price pressure and its ability to provide service comparable to truckload at a more favorable rate, say shippers and analysts.
Of the 20 commodity groups tracked by the AAR, 12 were up annually. Grain was up 14.4 percent and coke was up 10.6 percent. Farm products, excluding grain, were down 19.5 percent.
Estimated ton-miles for the week were 31.4 billion for a 0.6 percent annual increase, and on a year-to-date basis, the 810.6 billion ton-miles recorded were up 3.9 percent.
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I hope everone has a great day.
I hope everone has a great day.
May God bless all of you.
Seconding that sentiment, and Merry Christmas to you, and all the men and women at sea and on land in our armed forces.
A medium sized fish [...]
May God bless us all this Christmas, and may 2013 be a safe, healthy and prosperous year.
AMEN to that!
May God bless all of you.
Bless you JohnnyD.
That he called you his "FRIEND IN CHRIST" and that he prayed for you?
Did you not notice the absence of concern for you fro Gee, Woofie, Q and some other of your "FRIENDS" tat you hang with?
If that's what he said, it was a first. I have him on ignore.
Look in the mirror and wish johnny a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from me
P.S. I took a look. This was his signature:
Hondo>03-09-11.Thread 600 "Tangled with charley"
I'll not take another look. Nothing has changed. but then, you knew that.
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May God bless all of you.
Yes that is my signature.Remember when i caught you in that lie?The truth will set you free.
The local VFW Commander is still waiting for your answer from 2 years ago.
Stolen Valor Act > Liars,Pretenders,Frauds.
Your lies have added up even more since then.
We pray for you to calm down and tell the truth..Thou shalt not covet ... ......... .... .
Nothing has changed you still do the work of satan.But,then,you knew that.
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It's 2013, and EDI or electronic data interchange has been a standard for over 40 years, yet companies are still leaving money on the table by continuing to manually process high percentages of business-to-business (B2B) transactions via phone, fax, email, and even postal mail. If this is your company, don't worry you aren't alone… But rest assured there is a better, smarter way!
IBM recently commissioned Vanson Bourne to run the 2013 B2B and MFT Global Study where we asked 650 Senior level IT executives from 8 Countries across 7 industries a series of questions to uncover current electronic commerce trends*. Here is just a sample of what we found:
When asked to choose the primary communication methods for business transactions such as purchase orders (POs) and invoices here is what we learned:
78% of respondents use Email which equates to 32% of their total B2B transactions
53% of respondents use Fax/Mail which equates to 26% of their total B2B Transactions
50% of respondents use phone which equates to 23% of their total B2B Transactions
Why should this be a concern for your company? The list of reasons is long, but in summary, manual transactions;
- leverage costly human labor to key into backend systems and often lead to even more costs when keying errors occur.
- result in blind spots in your operational and performance visibility often leading to customer satisfaction issues from delays, shortages, and inaccurate orders or invoices
- can lead to compliance challenges due to a lack of governance and control
The good news is there are numerous customers out there today leveraging Smarter Commerce solutions to synchronize their value chains by automating small manual partners with web forms, fax and postal mail conversion services, and simplified in network processing delivered through managed services offerings.
In my next blog, we'll look at how easy it is to build a case for automating these transactions; leveraging past and present analyst transaction cost information and an IBM B2B Automation Savings Calculator.
* Vanson Bourne Research covered these countries, industries, and roles:
Conducted by Vanson Bourne, on behalf of IBM in Q1 2013
650 Senior level IT executives from 8 Countries:
- US, UK, France, Germany, South Africa, China, Australia, & Brazil
Spread across 7 Industries:
- Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Telecoms, Distr/Logistics/Trans, Energy/Utilities, & Healthcare
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Take a look at these photos, courtesy of explore.org, of everyone's favorite panda, National Zoo-Born Tai Shan, celebrating his 7th birthday on July 9th, 2012 at the Bifengxia Panda Center in China. There are also some photos of Tai Shan from the past few years.
Panda lovers would probably be satisfied with this amazing gallery, but wait...there's more!
A Tai Shan live cam has been launched as well. Pandas International, explore.org, and the China Conservation Research Center for the Giant Panda teamed up and kicked the Tai Shan live cam off on July 9 from his new home in China. That means you can go online and see Tai Shan frolic and eat and be cute whenever you like. Check out the live cam here.
Additionally, for everyone who "likes" or shares Tai Shan's new live stream, one dollar will be donated to replanting a bamboo field that will feed both Giant Pandas at CCRGP and maybe one of the few remaining wild Pandas left in China's mountainsides. The target goal for the fundraiser is $500,000.
Hooray pandas!


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We ventured to a new wine region in California last weekend, Lake County. Besides boasting the largest inland lake, Clear Lake, and best air quality in California, Lake County is also home to a barely dormant volcano that left rich deposits of soil enriched with lava over the years. Like the great wines of Sicily, the volcanic soil greatly affects the grapes and give them a unique characteristic of iron or flint (these are good … Read more


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seeking to shake off the disgrace of a prostitution scandal, the Secret Service late Friday tightened conduct rules for its agents to prohibit them from drinking excessively, visiting disreputable establishments while traveling or bringing foreigners to their hotel rooms.
The new behavior policies apply to Secret Service agents even when they are off duty while traveling, barring them from drinking alcohol within 10 hours of working, according to a memorandum describing the changes obtained by The Associated Press. In some cases under the new rules, chaperones will accompany agents on trips. The embattled Secret Service director, Mark Sullivan, urged agents and other employees to "consider your conduct through the lens of the past several weeks."
The Secret Service said it would conduct a training session on ethics next week.
Sullivan said the rules "cannot address every situation that our employees will face as we execute our dual-missions throughout the world." He added: "The absence of a specific, published standard of conduct covering an act or behavior does not mean that the act is condoned, is permissible, or will not call for - and result in - corrective or disciplinary action."
"All employees have a continuing obligation to confront expected abuses or perceived misconduct," Sullivan said.
The agency-wide changes were intended to staunch the embarrassing disclosures since April 13, when a prostitution scandal erupted in Colombia involving 12 Secret Service agents, officers and supervisors and 12 more enlisted military personnel who were there ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to a South American summit.
But the new policies announced Friday raised questions about claims that the behavior discovered in Cartagena was an isolated incident: Why would the Secret Service formally issue new regulations covering thousands of employees if such activities were a one-time occurrence?
"It's too bad common sense policy has to be dictated in this manner," said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "New conduct rules are necessary to preventing more shenanigans from happening in the future, and whether these are the best, and most cost effective, rules to stop future misconduct remains to be seen."
The new rules did not mention prostitutes or strip clubs, but they prohibit employees from allowing foreigners - except hotel staff or foreign law enforcement colleagues - into their hotel rooms. They also ban visits to "non-reputable" establishments, which were not defined. The State Department was expected to brief Secret Service employees on trips about areas and businesses considered off-limits to them.
During trips in which the presidential limousine and other bulletproof vehicles are transported by plane, senior-level chaperones will accompany agents and enforce conduct rules, including one from the agency's Office of Professional Responsibility.
In a Wonderland moment, the operator of the "Lips" strip club in San Salvador, Dan Ertel, organized a news conference late Friday and said he didn't know whether any Secret Service employees were among his customers. Ertel said the club was the only one in the country where prostitutes don't work. But a dancer who identified herself by her stage name, Yajaira, told the AP earlier in the day that she would have sex with customers for money after her shift ended.
"You can pay for dances, touch a little, but there's no sex," she said. "But if somebody wants, if they pay me enough, we can do it after I leave at 3 in the morning."
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., praised the new rules as "very positive steps by the Secret Service to make clear what is expected of every agent and also makes clear what will not be tolerated."
The Secret Service already has forced eight employees from their jobs and was seeking to revoke the security clearance of another employee, which would effectively force him to resign. Three others have been cleared of serious wrongdoing. The military was conducting its own, separate investigation but canceled the security clearances of all 12 enlisted personnel.


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St. Thomas was led by junior Adrian Morales with 13 points. Travis Lampley, who is third in the nation in assists, chipped in another 10 assists. The win improved the Celts to 18-12 on the season and 16-8 in the Red River Athletic Conference. Next up for UST is Southwestern Assemblies of God in the first round of the RRAC tournament on Friday at 10 p.m. The tournament will be in Waxahachie.
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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- In one week voters will choose a new Rockford School Board. And once the District 205 board gets it's new members it will then have to vote for a new president.
Harmon Mitchell is leaving after six years on the board and two years as the board's leader. 23 News Anchor Mike Garrigan had the chance to sit down with Mitchell to talk about a tenure that included working with four different superintendents. And the hiring of a fifth.
"There's no secret to success Mike it's working together" And according to Harmon Mitchell working together was not a strong point of the District 205 school board when he joined it six years ago.
"Very Contentious 6 years ago, almost coming to blows because they couldn't get anything done." "The last two years, working together we've got a lot of stuff done," Mitchell said.
Some of that stuff includes an unprecedented four year contract with teachers and a three year contract with a fourth year option for incoming Superintendent Ehren Jarrett.
"Look at the stability of a four year teacher contract along with the stability an administration that is ready to roll come July 1st. That is a feeding frenzy for the rest of the community," Mitchell said.
Other major district accomplishments since Mitchell took over as school board president include a bond referendum passing, the school's bond rating increasing, the launching of career academies, an added 7th hour and one accomplishment that Mitchell says should not be overlooked. Moving the administration building from Madison Street to the old Amcore Bank Building on 7th Street.
"That was a huge step in the right direction. Accomplished a lot not only nice digs but we are revitalizing the 7th street area, " Mitchell said.
Mitchell says he's proud of the board's accomplishment but there is still much more for the new board president to help get done.
Mitchell had high praise for Interim Superintendent Dr. Robert Willis. He said no one epitomized the term working together better than Dr. Willis during his two years leading District 205.
Mitchell is running for Rockford Township Supervisor against longtime Incumbent Mickey Goral.


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10. Fausto Coppi
Cycling's history is one full of brilliant performances, tragic stories, brave heroes, and scandalous villains. With more than 100 years of collective experience telling the tales of two wheels, the VeloNews staff has seen the best and worst of bike racing up close. In 2013, we charged our editors with compiling their own best-of lists across a number of categories. Through a series of votes set around our sometimes contentious, often loud editorial table, we narrowed the first of these lists down to Velo's Top 10 Climbers of All Time. There are certainly deserving riders left off the final list — just as there are riders included here that some may question. No best-of list comes without some level of controversy. Far be it from us, however, to shy away from a little controversy. The greatest of all time? Fausto Coppi would probably tell you so. Even his greatest rival, Gino Bartali, couldn't help but shower Coppi with praise: "On a bike, Fausto was like a god. When we got off he was a mortal, but when he pedaled he was supernatural. His suppleness, his form, this plasticity in motion constituted a complete spectacle. It's easy to understand the enthusiasm of so many to see him in action."
Coppi's crowning achievement in the mountains came at the 1949 Giro d'Italia. In a 254-kilometer monster of a stage that would take the riders over five Cat. 1 climbs — the Maddalena, Vars, Izoard, Montgenevre, and Sestriere — Coppi attacked half way up the first. Why not?
There were 192 kilometers left, some eight hours in which Coppi stamped his authority over everyone and everything, including Bartali, his rival and countryman. Eleven minutes, 52 seconds after the stage winner rolled over the line that day, Bartali grimly came through as Coppi stood on the podium.
Tall, rather frail looking, one of the greatest cyclists of all time, as dominant in the mountains as anyone in history, "Il Campionissimo" won the Giro d'Italia five times, the Tour de France twice, and was world champion in 1953. Photo: AFP
9. Ottavio Bottecchia
He was born into poverty — a working class life of illiteracy. He found the bike out of necessity, using it to carry supplies to the front lines in World War I, and escape Austrian prisoner-of-war camps on three separate occasions.
And then cycling came to Ottavio Bottecchia, taking him from a life as a mason at the age of 27.
He learned to read and write in Italian; then he learned to ride a bike, and 10 French words. He let his legs do the rest of the talking.
In 1924, Bottecchia became the first rider to lead the Tour de France from beginning to end, while dominating both stages in the Pyrénées.
Indeed, the Pyrénées came to be Botecchia's playground. In 1925, en route to another Tour victory, there was one horrendous stage in the border range, from Luchon to Perpignan, of 323 kilometers. Rain brought mud; mud brought out the best in the Italian. He again distanced all of his rivals by so much time that he needed only to relax until the final stage, which he won for good measure (he did the same the previous year).
Sadly, mysteriously, by 1927, Bottechia was dead, found in a roadside ditch in northern Italy while he was training for the Tour. Rumors have swirled since then, but nothing has ever been proved; to make matters more mysterious, his brother was found dead on the same roadside two years later. Photo: AFP
8. Lance Armstrong
Now we know. We know that Armstrong was doping during all of those stunning performances in the Alps and Pyrénées of the Tour de France. We know he was operating on synthetic jet fuel that took any natural gifts he had and turned them into supernatural spectacles. But, if we believe him, so, too, were all of his rivals. If Marco Pantani makes this list for his climbing panache, Armstrong makes it for his precise application of power. Upon his return to cycling after cancer, Armstrong developed a high-cadence, fury-of-legs pedaling style that baffled his opponents, and left them in his wake. He was as meticulous about his equipment choices — from gear ratios to lightweight materials — as he was about his need for control. That control came in the form of a dominating team that would methodically ratchet up the pace in the high mountains until nearly everyone was distanced. Armstrong's performances at the Tour were once legendary — from his duel in 2000 with Pantani on Mont Ventoux and "the gift" he granted him at the line, to "the look" he gave Jan Ullrich on l'Alpe d'Huez in 2001, to his comeback assault after hooking his bar in the strap of a musette bag on Luz Ardiden in 2003. Of course, each of those performances is now forever tainted by his admission to doping. But they will live on in our memories forever, as emphatic demonstrations of Armstrong's legendary climbing prowess. Photo: Joel Saget | AFP
7. Alberto Contador
If you've been watching cycling for the past decade, you've seen two versions of Alberto Contador. Both versions love to take flight in the mountains, but only one has been able to so freely soar above all others. In the days when, it is safe to assume, he was battling against a peloton of dopers, against those who were using artificial means to enhance natural abilities, Contador was virtually unrivaled when the road slanted skyward. Searing accelerations were followed by consistent, nearly incomprehensible speed. If anyone — think Michael Rasmussen at the 2007 Tour de France — was capable of clinging to the Spaniard's rear wheel, a subsequent barrage of lightning would surely follow. Of course, it's possible that this ability was not just a function of natural talent but also a result of what coursed through his blood. Nevertheless, "El Pistolero's" physique, his mentality, his penchant for climbing made him unstoppable. He is one of only six riders to have claimed each of the three grand tours, often using his superior climbing skills to distance all comers. He has won on the feared Anglirú. He has taken victory atop Plateau de Beille. He crushed the competition on Mount Etna. Since his suspension for testing positive for clenbuterol, Contador is a different rider. There is no better example of that than the 2013 Tour de France. Still, for years now, his status as the untouchable man of the mountains has been tarnished. No longer can he bolt from the remains of the world's best climbers; still, he tries. No longer do his attacks have the same pop; yet, he gives it a go. His victories are fewer and farther between; nevertheless, he is feared and respected as one of the most dangerous riders in the world. Photo: Joel Saget | AFP
6. Andy Hampsten
Andy Hampsten grinding his way over the Passo di Gavia, in 1988. As the Giro prepares to tackle the Gavia and Stelvio tomorrow, weather reports call for cold temperatures and moisture, setting up an epic day. Photo: Cor Vos | VeloNews.com
5. Luis "Lucho" Herrera
Every once in a while, a cyclist follows a rags-to-riches trajectory that captivates a nation. The Colombian Luis Herrera was one such rider, a precursor to his modern-day equivalent Nairo Quintana. Born into poverty, his natural talent bolstered by the constant climbing and high altitude of his home country mountains, "Lucho" initially caught the eye of the world at the Coors Classic in Colorado. But it was in his debut performance at the Tour de France in 1984 during which he planted the flag of Colombia squarely among the sunflowers of a July summer. When all eyes looked toward the brewing duel between Bernard Hinault and his former understudy Laurent Fignon on l'Alpe d'Huez, Herrera glided away. His victory on the stage made him an instant national hero. He received a call from the president of Colombia that evening, congratulating him on the win — the first in Tour history by an amateur and a Colombian — and the honor he brought to the nation. Two more stage victories at the Tour came in 1985. Both came in mountain stages, of course. A third was his for the taking; instead, he gifted it to compatriot Fabio Parra. Herrera became a more complete rider as his career continued on, so much so that he won the Vuelta a España in 1987, besting Fignon and Pedro Delgado in the process. He then scared eventual winner Stephen Roche at the Tour with his climbing prowess. "When Herrera wants to go, there's nothing any of the rest of us can do about it. On the climbs, he's in a class of his own," Roche said. Unfortunately, Herrera never had a strong team to support him. Regardless, he took his second king of the mountains jersey in 1987 and fifth overall at Le Grand Boucle. Photo: AFP
4. Marco Pantani
He was doping. He was artificially enhanced. He was not unique in that regard among his peers in the peloton. And though drugs may have coursed through his veins, nothing he could have taken would have created potential, flamboyance, and panache in the quantities that Pantani displayed. At the 1994 Giro, as a neo-pro climbing specialist, he did what any 125-pound climbing specialist would hope to do on the world's stage: he attacked with fury. He rode away from the pink jersey-clad Evgeni Berzin, Claudio Chiappucci, and the seemingly invincible Miguel Indurain, among others, to claim the first monster mountain stage that year. It was a just a hint of things to come. The next and biggest mountain stage included the 48 hairpins of the Stelvio, the ultra-steep Mortirolo, and a final grind up Valico di San Cristina. It would be a seven-hour day in the saddle. Pantani would cruise from the Mortirolo all the way to the line. He clawed to second on GC, ahead of Indurain, and remained there through the finish in Milan. At his first Tour, he claimed he was there "only for familiarity." But you didn't keep a mountain goat from champing at the bit. He attacked on the first big climb in the Pyrénées, nearly taking the stage; he was outdone by an on-form Indurain. So, he attacked the very next day, taking three minutes on the Spaniard. A few days later, L'Alpe d'Huez loomed, and Pantani pounced, taking even more time. It wasn't until the next year, however, that "Il Pirata" took his first of eight career stage wins at the Tour. Pantani was called a tragic hero, a genius even. He would win the Giro-Tour double in 1998. The following year, he was embroiled in EPO controversy. His audacity in the mountains from then on came in fits and spurts, but he never could return to the summit of the cycling world. His climb to the top was swift; his death due to cocaine overdose in a hotel, alone, at 34, was even swifter. Photo: Patrick Kovarik | AFP
3. Federico Bahamontes
He was timid in a pack, often drifting from the back of the peloton on flat stages. He was frightened by even the mildest of descents. He was eccentric and erratic, speaking in the third person about himself, abandoning races on a whim.
Federico Bahamontes had one weapon: he could soar in the mountains. In 1958, the "Eagle of Toledo" met his match in the "Angel of the Mountains," Charly Gaul. Still, he won two stages at the Tour de France that year.
Then, the improbable occurred. After joining the squad of the aging Fausto Coppi in 1959, Bahamontes became a complete rider. He found himself in breakaways. He passed on chasing mountain points so that he could win summit finishes. And he out-climbed everyone, even beating Gaul by almost a minute and a half in a 12.5-kilometer time trial.
Bahamontes became the first Spaniard to win the Tour de France that year and he was the King of the Mountain, a feat he repeated five more times at the Tour. Photo: AFP
2. Charly Gaul
There are two things that Luxembourg does not have: high mountains and a deep pool of cycling talent. Nevertheless, in the days of national teams, Luxembourger Charly Gaul rode above the din of team politics to become one of the defining climbers of his generation.
Give Gaul a cold, wet, snowy day in the mountains and he was untouchable. If the weather was the opposite, so too was his form, as he often wilted into obscurity. He pioneered a high-cadence climbing technique that others could not comprehend, let alone imitate.
Because of his penchant for climbing, Gaul focused almost exclusively on the tours of France and Italy. At the 1956 Giro, he erased a 16-minute margin to race leader Pasquale Fornara in a single, 14-kilometer climb to the summit of Monte Bondone. As the snow began to fall, and temperatures began to plummet, riders fell by the wayside — some, literally, into roadside ditches. In the final four kilometers he was all alone; by the finish he was in the lead. Though he looked unscathed on the bike, he later needed to be cut from his jersey; he confessed he didn't remember the last three kilometers of the climb. An instant legend. The "Angel of the Mountains." Photo: AFP
1. Lucien Van Impe
He just wanted to be king. Lucien Van Impe may have won the Tour de France in 1976, but it came on the back of his efforts to claim the king of the mountains title he so loved. It was a title he would win six times at the Tour, tying him for the all-time mark with Federico Bahamontes. Could he have grabbed more? Van Impe said that out of respect for the man who he credited with launching his professional career, he stopped at six. The Belgian never showed more ambition than when he was riding for the jersey he felt best fit his slim shoulders. That's not to say he repeatedly failed to have high placings. In fact, Van Impe did much the opposite, taking six top-five results in addition to that lone grand tour victory. His season, even his life, revolved around climbing with the gods come July. He would start his season slowly, forgoing the dangerous spring races to hone in on Alpine glory. Six times the king. Van Impe the Tour king came home in 1976 to his newly painted house — it was a translucent yellow, obscuring a layer of white with red spots. Photo: AFP
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If passed the ordinance would impact 12 city jobs including the police and fire chief.
Some Missoula City Council members say passing this ordinance could cause the city to lose valuable future employees; others say exemptions could be made on a case-by-case basis.
"I don't like the whole thing," said council member Jon Wilkins. "I just don't feel like we should be telling people where they've got to live."
"Part of the many requirements of that employment is to live in the city for that particular job, so I don't think we should have an exemption," said council member Alex Taft.
According to the most current draft of the ordinance any city official who already owns a house within the county but outside city limits would be grandfathered in. If the ordinance takes effect future employees would have to reside within Missoula city limits.
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I was asked the other day to summarise what we found out from our research, beyond the results presented in the report. There is always more to say than will fit in a single report! That question got me thinking, however, because the lessons learned during this research project probably apply equally to other areas of government and indeed other industries facing rapid technological change. So, here are my top 5 lessons learned:
- The move towards smarter ways of working is truly a global trend. The forces that are driving change, pressures on public budgets + growing public expectations for improved service levels, are shared by public sector organizations almost everywhere. There are a number of ways agencies are responding:
- Traditional cost cutting
- Radical structural changes, such as partnering with private sector organizations, or creating back office shared service centres
- Investing in new smarter approaches.
- There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that smarter approaches pay. Savings are typically found in three areas. Firstly through improving data quality (a single version of the truth). Secondly, improving how information is shared - helping collaboration between front line workers and with the HQ/command centre. Thirdly, significant benefits are achieved through extracting meaning from the data - to drive better resource allocation and decision making and to move to predictive and preventative approaches. Leading agencies have been seeing these benefits for a few years now - so, a solid evidence base exists.
- The evidence, however, is not complete. There are some modernising initiatives we found impossible to assess based on evidence to date. For Public Safety, for example, agencies are starting to actively use social media: both to collate intelligence and to engage with the community. Anecdotal evidence suggests that using new tools to mine social data can be an efficient way to collate useful data; though, others complain about the huge volumes of noise, making it time consuming to extract anything meaningful. Others complain that it raises public expectations to yet higher levels. The truth is, it is too early to comment on the economic case as detailed case studies have yet to be published. And yet, agencies have no choice but to respond to the new technology.
- Technology is driving changes in mission. Our study concentrated on new approaches to existing public safety activities (such as collating evidence, investigating and responding to incidents). But the changing technological landscape is also driving significant change in how they operate. For example, in law enforcement, criminal activity is increasingly moving on-line with a double digit year-on-year increase in cybercrime. Meanwhile many "traditional" crimes, such as property crime, are decreasing. This will have implications for resourcing - as cybercrime may best be tackled by teams operating at a national level whereas local patrols are best deployed to prevent and respond to property crime.
- A broad definition of benefits is needed. When presenting the case for investing in smarter approaches, much of the focus will be on future operating efficiencies. It is particularly difficult to present business cases based solely on efficiency savings, especially as extremely quick paybacks are normally mandated by Government and the competition for project funds is intense. The case for smarter becomes unanswerable once a broader definition of benefits, based on improved outcomes is introduced - including real, measurable benefits to other stakeholders (for example, savings in court and corrections costs from lower crime levels). Other, less tangible benefits should also be part of the decision making process - although hard to quantify, they may contribute greatly to the agency's goals (for example, improving community relations).
There is a natural tendency to prefer this last one, as it offers the promise of cost saving & improved service levels as well as keeping control of operations. Though because investment is needed, it may be harder to secure the funds needed unless a convincing case can be made.
So do these points resonate with other areas of government and other industries? and what are the implications? For example, how can we move to a more sophisticated debate on how to invest in smarter approaches that:
- encompasses changes in mission rather than just automating current ways of working,
- recognises that technology is not static,
- highlights the broader ways in which value is generated, and
- is part of a true transformation program that complements rather than competes with other initiatives.