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Astronomics Grand Opening door prizes
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a $2300 set of TeleVue Ethos eyepieces in a case,
a Meade LS6-ACF 6" LightSwitch go-to scope,
a Celestron NexStar 8SE 8" go-to scope with accessories,
and, just added today, an SBIG ST-i color CCD camera,
with more door prizes to come.
Our thanks to all the manufacturers who will be helping to make the Astronomics Grand Opening the grandest of them all with their presence and their presents. Hope to see you on the 29th.
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Cowboy hat will probably not be there.
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For Mike and especially Fred: would there be interest in simple display of a C-8 purchased from Fred by me in December of 1981, as an example of early salel? Facts are I still own it, still use it, still like it. I'll bring it if you are interested. If I do, it will bear a sigh,: Not for Sale or Trade in. Historical purposes only."
Clear skies and clean glass,
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Some of us live a little too far away to be there in person
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But sounds like a few people will leave VERY happy.
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I would love to see the grand opening.
Linda B.
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Clear skies and clean glass,
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Hourly drawings for smaller prizes, then the big guns get drawn for at 5.
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Is there anyone else in the area that would like to ride along?
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Hopefully get off early and get my son outta school early tomorrow and head up there tomorrow afternoon. If all goes to plan, it should be a great weekend. Just a 7 hour drive.
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Bison Witches Bar & Deli: sandwiches, soups, salads, 211 East Main, 364-7555
Blu Fine Wine & Food: international, 201 South Crawford, 321-2739
Coach's: brewhouse, pizza, burgers, sports bar, 110 West Main, 321-2739
The Diner: seen on "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" TV show,
American diner food, chili, 213 East Main, 329-6642
Fancy That: international cuisine, 215 East Main, 307-0541
Full Moon Sushi: nearly 100 sushi rolls, 326 East Main, 701-1800
The Garage: burgers, tacos, bar food, 307 East Main, 701-7035
McNellie's Abner Ale House: Irish pub food, burgers, sandwiches, 121 East Main, 928-5801
Michaelangelo's Coffee & Wine Bar: panini, pizza, 207 East Main, 579-3387
Ole Town Gyros & Kabob: Greek, Mediterranean, 402 East Main, 447-0884
Sergio's Italian Bistro: Italian, pizza, 104 East Gray, 573-7707
Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine: upscale Thai food, 211 West Main, 217-8424
Syrup: breakfast/lunch boutique (close at 2pm), 123 East Main, 701-1143
Tarahumara's Mexican Café: Mexican, Tex-Mex, 702 North Porter, 360-8070
Tres Taqueria y Cantina: Latin American, Spanish, 305 East Main, 701-8282
Van's Pig Stand: barbeque, 320 North Porter, 364-0600
The map also shows the two main parking lots just west of our store. There is also curbside parking on many of the streets in our area and two large bank/courthouse parking lots within a block or two of us which should be empty on Saturday afternoon.
We'll open at 9am and stay open until 10pm if the weather permits observing in the evening (it's predicted to be cloudy Saturday night, unfortunately).
We'll start hourly drawings for small giveaways, like binoculars and such, at about 11am. The drawings for the Celestron NexStar 8, Explore Scientific ED127, Meade LS6-ACF, and TeleVue Ethos eyepiece giveaways will take place between 5pm and 6pm, so that everyone who comes in all day long has a chance to enter the drawings and win.
You have to attend the grand opening to get a raffle ticket for the drawings, but you don't have to be present to win any of the prizes.
There will be small freebies from Celestron and TeleVue being given away (beanies, Frisbees, etc) while quantities last. Reps from Celestron, Explore Scientific, Lunt, and TeleVue will be on hand to chat and answer questions. Should be a fun day.
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The rearend is likely the subject of the majority of abuse your classic truck will see. High horsepower engines and bulletproof transmissions make upgrading that old peg-leg axle necessary these days and there's no finer a rearend to slide under that hauler than a brand-new Ford 9-inch. Currie Enterprises has built, well, an enterprise in the rearend game, with the core of said enterprise being the Ford 9-inch. Manufacturing everything from new housings to axles to gear cases, there hasn't been a better time to build a bulletproof rearend than now.
Yet while the components to put such a rearend together are important, knowing how to assemble it and some of the idiosyncrasies involved is where a company like Currie and its technicians really shine.
When it came time to install the Fatman four-bar kit that appears elsewhere in this issue under a '75 Chevy, it was obvious that the old 12-bolt rear had to be replaced. With all its bracketry and inherent weaknesses, we opted to simply swap out the axle for a new Currie unit that would look as clean as the rest of the underside of the boxy truck.
Once we had the correct measurements on hand, we slid on over to Currie's Anaheim, California, shop where we had the crew slam together the housing, axle tubes, and flanges, with the Fatman four-bar brackets slid loosely in place. We then headed back to our tech center where the suspension install was carried on and the brackets tacked into place. From there it was back to Currie's shop where the crew welded up the rest of the housing components and completed the final assembly. They were gracious enough to put up with me for the day and let me follow along as the rearend was passed from technician to technician to receive the one-of-a-kind Currie treatment. CCT
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Currie begins every custom build with the proper length heavy-walled axle tubes, housing and axle flanges.We're using the heavy-duty Centurion housing, shown here with mock-up third member installed. Note the width of the housing compared to Currie's standard 9-Plus housing. A CNC-machined housing flange, notched for large diameter ring gears further strengthens the housing.The Centurion housing accommodates 3-inch axle tubes with up to 7 inches of engagement and rosette weld holes for strength.One of the advantages of having a custom rearend built for your project is that any suspension brackets can be slid onto the 0.188-inch wall DOM axle tubes and left loose until the time arrives to tack and weld them into place. Here, the axle flanges are installed and the length of the housing is double-checked before the flanges are tacked in place.The rearend assembly is tacked together and a serial number is stamped onto the axle tube at this point before it moves to the welding room. This allows Currie to maintain a history of every rearend that the shop builds.Antispatter is applied before the housing components are welded up to maintain a nice, consistent weld.
We had Currie weld up the suspension brackets after we took the rear back to the tech center, set up the suspension, and tacked them into place.The reason for this was two-fold. One, Currie's welders do these types of jobs all day, every day and their machines are setup to yield a perfect weld. And two, they can check the rear for any deflection or warpage that may have been caused during the welding process and straighten it out before they slide in the axles and third member components.To fill the innards of the 9-inch, we're using a 31-spline Traction Lock posi unit coupled with a 3.55:1 ring-and-pinion. A nodular iron yoke, pinion support, and gearcase, bearings, and hardware complete the unit.The Trac Lock third member carrier uses a clutch pack to lock the rear tires together when torque is applied.…as is the gear tooth contact pattern on every rearend Currie builds. To adjust the gear tooth contact pattern, shims are used between the pinion support and the gear case.
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Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
A continuously updated reference on the current classification of flowering plant families, in accordance with the APGIII System. Maintained by Peter Stevens, Missouri Botanical Garden. Includes full bibliography, discussion, maps.
The Families of Flowering Plants (Watson & Dallwitz, 1992+)
Useful reference for flowering plant family descriptions, following a pre-APG classification. An electronic key is also available.
Tree of Life
Website illustrating the tree of relationships joining all groups of organisms. Some plant families have well-developed pages with photos, some not.
Tropical Plant Field Guides
A wide assortment of downloadable color field guides, Dept. of Environment Culture and Conservation, Field Museum of Natural History
Neotropical Live Plant Photos (ECCo, Field Museum of Natural History)
Neotropical Plants Image Database (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
Neotropikey (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
Interactive flowering plant family key, plus excellent synopses and genus lists for most neotropical flowering plant families. At last check (Dec 2010) not all families were covered, and some reflect older classifications (APG2 instead of APG3).
University of Hawaii Tropical Flowering Plant Family Images
Plants of Hawaii by Forest & Kim Starr
Cornell University and New York Botanical Garden. Searchable images, cladograms and keys
Glossary of Terms for Vascular Plants (New York Botanical Garden, S.Mori and N. Smith)
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, & plants (ICN) (Melbourne Code, 2012)
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code, 2006; superceded by Melbourne Code, but contains full Appendices)
The legal code governing legitimate publication of a name or determination of the correct usage of a name.
International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
The authoritative bibliographic source for all published names of Seed Plants, Ferns, and Lycophytes.
The Plant List, Kew
This list aims to provide a complete account of scientifically accepted names and synonymy of vascular plants and bryophytes worldwide. It combines data from TROPICOS, IPNI and the Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, but otherwise does not cite references.
TROPICOS, Missouri Botanical Garden
Nomenclature database incomplete, focusing on areas of MO's active flora projects; however all synonymies are linked to literature references, which is tremendously useful! Caveat: For references which place a name in synonymy see tab "Accepted Names." For references which accept the name, see tab "References."
Concordance of Angiosperm Family Names
Searchable index of flowering plant families, according to their treatment in several recent classification systems. By James Reveal / USDA.
Kew Bibliographic Database
Literature on plant taxonomy (1971-2007 only). Since 2007 only references on micromorphology and economic botany are updated.
Index to American Botanical Literature
Botanical literature index pertaining to plants and fungi of the Western Hemisphere (published late 1995 onward).
TROPICOS Literature Database
Extensive but eclectic in coverage.
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Contains older scanned literature, as well as some fairly recent journals. A steadily growing archive.
Hathi Trust Digital Library
A huge online repository of archives and scholarly literature. Rapid search for text within articles. Fabulous.
Springer Images
Open access to illustrations of new species (and other figures) in articles from Springer publications.
Index Herbariorum
An index to all herbaria worldwide, including websites, staff, and staff research specialties. Hosted by New York Botanical Garden
JSTOR Plant Science
An archive of multiple information sources. Many type specimen photos from participating herbaria.
HUH Databases
(1) an index of plant collectors and plant name authors, worldwide. (2) an index of Botanical Publications. From Harvard University Herbaria.
Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project
A project to verify the identity of all the plants described by Linnaeus (British Museum)
IABIN (Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network; Red Interamericana de Información sobre Biodiversidad)
Sociedade Botânico do Brasil
Useful links for Brazilian botany
"CAVEAT: IPNI, JSTOR Plant Science, TROPICOS and their ilk, were compiled by mortals, not the deity. . . . . these websites are starting points, not truths handed down from heaven." -- Christiane Anderson, in Guidelines for Preparing a Botanical Monograph.
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Brazilian Natural History Collections "speciesLink"
INCT - Herbário Virtual da Flora e dos Fungos (Brasil)
Associated with "speciesLink," but including only plant and fungus collections of Brazil. Includes links to specimen images from participating herbaria. New in Sept 2011 and growing.
GBIF Data Portal -- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Collection data searchable by species and country, from various contributing herbaria. Mapping by Google Earth.
JSTOR herbaria
Worldwide archive of type specimen images only, from several of the herbaria listed below.
CONABIO (Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad - MEXICO)
Collective archive of specimen images from Mexico, from many cooperating herbaria
SEINET (Southwest Environmental Information Network)
Specimen data and images from numerous herbaria of Southwestern USA and Mexico. Quick loading and easy to use.
TROPICOS (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Massive resources, including all specimens from MO; specimens from many cooperating herbaria; images; literature references.
AAU (Aarhus)
B (Berlin)
BM (British Museum)
BR (Brussels)
Many types from the Flora Brasiliensis
C (Copenhagen)
E (Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh)
A beautifully designed website
G (Geneve)
GB (Univ. Gothenburg, Sweden)
GOET (Goettingen, Germany)
GZU-HAL-JE-W-WU (Graz, Halle, Jena, Vienna)
K (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
L-U-WAG (Leiden-Utrecht-Wageningen, The Netherlands)
M (Botanische Staatssammlung München - Munich)
Link to digitization info only; vascular plant scans are on JSTOR
MPU (Montpellier Université, France)
OXF (Oxford University Herbaria)
P (Paris)
P-Lamarck (Paris, Lamarck Herbarium)
S (Stockholm)
Swiss Orchid Foundation, Basel
Z (Zürich)
BRIT (Botanical Research Institute of Texas)
Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program, much material from SE Peru
FLAS (Univ. of Florida, Gainesville)
F (Field Museum, Botany Dept., Chicago)
Featuring types; pre-war Berlin photos; flora of Lomas of Peru & Chile; flora of Veracruz, Mexico
F (Field Museum, Neotropical Herbarium Specimens reference collection, ECCo)
A set of images representing a broad range of neotropical taxa; designed to expedite identification for non-taxonomic specialists. Covers all of the Neotropics, with strengths in Southern Central America, the Andes, and the eastern base of the Andes
FTG (Fairchild Tropical Garden)
HUH (Harvard)
MICH (University of Michigan)
MO (Missouri Botanical Garden)
NA (US National Arboretum types, USDA)
NY (New York Botanical Garden)
In addition to types, includes all specimen records from Central and Northeastern Brazil, many imaged.
TEX (University of Texas)
UC (University of California-Berkeley)
US (Smithsonian Institution)
List of plant groups which have been databased at US
Costa Rica
INBio (Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica)
JBL (Jardín Botánico Lankester)
STRI (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá)
INCT - Herbário Virtual da Flora e dos Fungos (Brasil)
Associated with "speciesLink," but including only plant and fungus collections of Brazil. Includes links to specimen images from many participating herbaria worldwide. New in Sept 2011 and growing.
IAC (Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, São Paulo)
SP (Instituto de Botânico, São Paulo)
UB (Universidade de Brasília)
UNICAMP (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo)
COAH (Herbário Amazonico Colombiano, Inst. Amaz. de Investigaciones Cientificas SINCHI, Bogotá)
COL (Herbario Nacional Colombiano)
MEDEL (Univ. Nacional de Colombia, Medellín)
UDBC (Universidad Distrital, Santa Fe de Bogotá)
French Guiana
CAY (Herbier de Guyane; Cayenne, French Guiana)
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Database of Vascular Plant Species Associated with Neotropical Wetlands. Based on research of Nur Ritter.
International Bulb Society
Mostly horticultural interest, but with a large image database searchable by scientific name
International Carnivorous Plant Society
Includes Carnivorous Plant Names Database
The Parasitic Plant Connection
By Dan Nickrent, Southern Illinois University. Especially helpful for the recently revised taxonomy of the Santalales.
Bihrmann's Caudex
Private website on caudiciform plants - plants with swollen water-storing stems. Horticultural emphasis.
FDA Poisonous Plants Database (bibliographic citations) & Poisonous Vascular Plants list (compiled from literature 1994-1996)
ANACARDIACEAE: Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae (BKL, NY)
APIACEAE: Umbellifer Resource Center (Kew)
APOCYNACEAE: Asclepiadoideae, Secamonoideae, & Periplocoideae (Liede & Meve, Univ. Bayreuth)
ARACEAE: CATE-Araceae
ARECACEAE: Palm Base Portal (Aarhus, Denmark)
ASTERACEAE: Espeletia Project (M. Diazgranados, MO)
BERBERIDACEAE: Berberis Checklist (C. Ulloa, MO)
BURSERACEAE: Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae (BKL, NY)
CLUSIACEAE: see Online Identification Keys (V. Bittrich et al., UEC) for keys to Clusiaceae genera and Clusia spp in Brasil
CONVOLVULACEAE: Nomenclator Ipomoeeae (D. Austin); Convolvulaceae Unlimited (ed. G. Staples)
CUCURBITACEAE: Cucurbit Network (T.Andres)
DIOSCOREACEAE: eMonocot Dioscoreaceae (Editor unspecified)
ERIOCAULACEAE: Eriocaulaceae of the Andes (A. Diaz, TEX)
ERYTHROXYLACEAE: Erythroxylum (Field Museum)
EUPHORBIACEAE: Acalypha (J.M.Cardiel), Croton Research Network (hosted by WIS); Euphorbia PBI (P.Berry et al.); Neotropical Euphorbiaceae image gallery (Kew)
FABACEAE: Acacia & allied genera (Joe Miller, Univ. Iowa); The Swartzia Pages (B. Torke & V.F. Mansano, NYBG); Leguminosae do Brasil (images of selected species, Rubens Queiroz)
GENTIANACEAE: Gentian Research Network (Rutgers)
GERANIACEAE: Geranium Taxonomic Information System (C. Aedo)
GESNERIACEAE: World Checklist of Gesneriaceae (Smithsonian)
LAURACEAE: International Lauraceae Working Group (edited by Jens Rohwer)
LECYTHIDACEAE: Lecythidaceae Pages (New York Botanical Garden)
LOASACEAE: The Loasaceae Page (Max Weigend)
MALPIGHIACEAE: Malpighiaceae (Univ. of Michigan)
MALVACEAE: Malvaceae_Info (Stewart Hinsley)
MELASTOMATACEAE: Melastomataceae of the World (D.Penneys, U.Fla.)
MYRTACEAE: Cooperative Taxonomic Resource for American Myrtaceae (ed. L. Landrum, ASU)
ONAGRACEAE: Onagraceae Research (Smithsonian)
ORCHIDACEAE: Epidendra: The Global Orchid Taxonomic Network (Jardín Botánico Lankester & Univ.Nac. de Costa Rica)
OROBANCHACEAE: Agalinis Checklist (Orobanchaceae) (K.Barringer)
PIPERACEAE: Peperomia.Net (G.Mathieu, Belgium)
POACEAE: Catalogue of New World Grasses (searchable, Missouri Botanical Garden)
SAPOTACEAE: Sapotaceae Resource Center (Kew)
SOLANACEAE: Solanaceae Source (British Museum); Solanaceae of Brazil; Jaltomata (Thomas Mione)
ZINGIBERACEAE: Zingiberaceae Resource Center (Kew)
ZINGIBERALES: Zingiberales Research (Smithsonian)
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Flora of North America
Flora de Cuba
Flora of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (Smithsonian)
Flora of the West Indies (Smithsonian)
Plants of the Eastern Caribbean (Univ. of the West Indies)
Virtual Field Herbarium - Grenada (Oxford, UK)
Plants and Lichens of Saba, Netherlands Antilles (NYBG)
FLORA MESOAMERICANA (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Arboles Tropicales Comunes del Area Maya (Univ. Calif.-Riverside)
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize (New York Botanical Garden)
La Florula Digital de la Selva
INBio (Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad)
Vascular Plants of the Osa Peninsula (NYBG)
Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica (MO)
Atlas de la Flora de Veracruz (text download)
Flora: Peninsula de Yucatán (CICY)
Flora of Kaxil Kiuic, Yucatán
Malezas de Mexico
Flora Argentina
Museo Virtual de la Biodiversidad de la Provincia de Misiones
Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Bolivia
Flora de la Región del Parque Nacional Amboró
Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil (REFLORA)
Chave interativa para identificação dos gêneros de fanerógamas da Reserva Ducke
Estado de São Paulo, various interactive keys linked here
Flora digital do Rio Grande do Sul
Flora de Chilena Nativa en su Habitat (Alain de Trenqualye Howard)
Chilebosque: Flora Nativa de Chile
Plantas de Colombia (private blog)
Fungal and Plant Diversity of Central and French Guiana
Rice Field Plants of French Guiana
GUIANAS (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana)
Virtual Tree Guide of the Guianas
Climbers of Guyana
Flora del Paraguay
Plants of Manu National Park
Digital Flora of Ucayali
Flora de la Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria
Fotografias de la flora autóctona del Uruguay
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
West African Plants Photo Guide
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Costa Rica - Gazetteer of Plant Collecting Locales
Andes - Mecanismo de Información de Páramos -- includes links to detailed maps for locating paramo collection sites
also see MO's Gazetteer of Paramo Localities
Ornithological Gazetteers of the Neotropics
Search at this internet archive for "Ornithological Gazetteer", Media Type = text. Excellent reference for older place names for natural history collections. Full-text formats are easily searchable online or downloadable.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - University of Texas
Simple downloadable country maps for quick reference, plus useful links.
This website, based on the book Administrative Subdivisions of Countries, by Gwillim Law, documents the names of all administrative divisions (states, provinces, etc.) of countries, worldwide. It is continuously updated by the author, and contains a wealth of historical information.
Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System
Climate diagrams based on data from weather stations worldwide. From S. Rivas-Martinez, Univ. Compl. Madrid.


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Questions, anyone?
Hey, Everyone. I'm sorry I haven't been around lately. I really was waiting for a way to respond to your questions without having to send each of you a message. I know, it is a little bit lazy, but really, I want everyone to be able to see the answer, and not just the person who asked the question. So, for those questions that haven't gotten any attention, make yourself known, and I will do my best to answer all of them. I know I can leave comments in my blog, so that's how we'll do it. I'm not good at talking about my day, because really, it's a lot of the same thing every day, but if you guys are interested, hit me up. Peece.
Edit: I won't answer any questions about any of the other guys in the band. I don't mean to be a jerk, but I have to draw the line somewhere. If I don't, I will be answering questions about Jacoby all day long.
Edit: Unfortunately, I can't comment on whether or not we will be coming to your city/state/country in the future. I don't really know anything right now as far as touring goes, beyond what we already have booked.
EDIT!: Please do NOT ask me questions in my comments section! That's why I started this blog. I can't answer questions in my comments.
hey jerry :]
i dont know if you will get this comment in time, but i just saw you guys in indy :]
you guys kicked ass!!
i really am wanting to see you all again. and you will be in hammond which is like 20 minutes from my house, and i cant go because im only 16. i guess you have to be 21. it really sucks, and ive been trying to find a way in, but nothing is working. please, please, please if there is any way for me to get in, please let me know. you guys are my fave and i dont want to wait for the next tour. thats gonna suck.
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Jerry ! How r u ?? I just want to tell you that the next week I will do a presentation about you ( is in French ) !!! Today I was sooo frustrated because I didn't found ur Biography on French... ! I just want to know if u want tell me something about you, for my presentation ...! I really need it ! ... hahahahaha ...! I know u r busy ... and I know too that maybe this is something insignificant ... ! But thanks anyway ...! Kisses from Venezuela! ...
Why do you like using different tunings? Like, you use drop C for Getting Away With Murder... Drop D for Between Angels and Insects... Drop C# for Life is a Bullet... etc etc... why not just use one tuning for everything... because technically, it's not like there are extra notes in drop C that you can't play in drop D. Why not just use drop D and transpose all your songs that were written in drop C to the drop D tuning? That way, only one guitar instead of the 50,000 guitars you use per show! lol


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(KSDK) With the league-imposed lockout put in place by the NHL, exactly eight years to the day of the last lockout, the St. Louis Blues issued the following statement for their fans:
"As you are aware, the National Hockey League and NHL Players' Association have not yet reached agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Because of this development, the opening of the Blues' training camp may be delayed and some of our games could be postponed or cancelled.
The St. Louis Blues remain hopeful that a new agreement will be reached as soon as possible and that we will be back on the ice soon. We will be in contact with our season ticket holders, suite holders, and sponsors with plans and options that will be available in the event that games are postponed or cancelled. Single game ticket buyers may keep their tickets or go to the point of purchase for a refund.
The Blues appreciate your patience and loyalty. We value your support and your passion for the Blues, and we look forward to seeing you at Scottrade Center once a new CBA is in place."


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You'd think Simon Cowell would want to distance himself as far away as possible from that book but not so - last night he even rocked up to the official launch.
We're still trying to work out how Tom Bower's biography on the music mogul is classed as 'unauthorised' if Simon happily divulged that he slept with Dannii Minogue (as well as lots of other juicy revelations) - and then endorses the tome by turning up at the launch. Anyone else?
And after posing for photos with his friends Philip and Chloe Green and the book's author at London's Serpentine Gallery, Si apologised to 'those who he embarrassed' and insisted he was still friends with the author of Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life Of Simon Cowell.
"I wish to use this opportunity to make a public apology to those who I embarrassed," he said.
"I have to apologise to members of my family. However, 10 years ago, if I knew someone would be writing a book about me saying I'd made loads of money and shagged loads of girls, I would have said, 'Great'.
"I spent the week under my pillow, and banned newspapers from my house. I knew it was bad because friends were sending me sweet messages saying, 'Are you ok?' Being invited here is like being a mouse invited to a dinner party by a cat. But I do like Tom, I've grown to like my captor."
But despite the controv, that famous Cowell humour is still very much intact it seems after he joked that he's planning his own tell-all book.
"Actually, since my friends are all here, I want to announce I'm taking a year off from TV tonight," he said. "I'm bringing out my own book - the sordid sexual life of Tom Bower."
The Wanted visit The Empire State Building, New York City (Pic: WENN)
Alexa Chung at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival - Chanel Artist Dinner - New York City (Pic: WENN)
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Maria Fowler flashes her middle finger to photographers as she arrives at Mahiki nightclub London (Pic: WENN)
Fearne Cotton at the Radio 1 studios, London (Pic: WENN)
James Corden looking out from a window on the Broadway opening night of 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' at the Imperial Theatre. New York City (Pic: WENN)
Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and son Mason spotted with the Kardashian family in the meat packing district in Manhattan (Pic: WENN)
Lara Stone wearing a fur coat, leaves Nobu restaurant in Mayfair (Pic: WENN)
Jennifer Garner at the Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures Event at the 2012 CinemaCon held at Caesars Palace Las Vegas (Pic: WENN)
Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and James Wilke Broderick Broadway opening night afterparty for 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City (Pic: WENN)
Cheryl Cole at the Radio 1 studios, London (Pic: WENN)
Lauren Conrad at the signing of her new book 'The Fame Game' at Barnes & Noble bookstore at The Grove Los Angeles (Pic: WENN)
Recently separated couple Ronan Keating and Yvonne Keating put their differences behind them to attend their son Jack's confirmation at St. Sylvester's Church in Malahide, Dublin (Pic: WENN)
Tulisa at the Radio 1 studios, London (Pic: WENN)
Corey Feldman leaving The Sayers Club Hollywood (Pic: WENN)
Lindsay Lohan at Star Magazine's All Hollywood Event held at AV Nightclub - Hollywood (Pic: WENN)
Zac Efron leaving Sat 1 studios after recording German TV show 'Fruehstuecksfernsehen'. Berlin (Pic: WENN)
Dale Howard, Danny Young and Alex Reid, Marcus Patrick Press night of 'Wildboyz' at the Gordon Craig Theatre. Stevenage (Pic: WENN)


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Good news, Bad news I purchased the Little Hero vacuum because ridding furniture and floors of pet hair was in the description. Both our little dogs are short haired but do shed, particularly on the denim-covered sofa. The Little Hero was a huge disappointment on pet hair. While visiting the Oreck store recently, I commented to the salesman how discouraged I was with that vacuum cleaner. He was surprised by the poor performance and showed me the Turbo Brush Attachment. Bottom line: it really does get pet hair off the furniture. However, I don't think I should have had to spend almost half the cost of the vacuum cleaner for an attachment in order to accomplish what the vacuum alone was advertised to do. October 31, 2012
Don't waste your money I purchased this about 6 months ago and only used it 3 times. At first it worked great.on the third use,the brush stopped rotating. When I opened the unit to check it out, I discovered that the belt was stretched out. Guess what? You can't replace the belt! Pretty much a waste of money July 19, 2012
Works GREAT on microfiber couch and chair I used this with an Oreck Canister. It has sufficient speed so it doesn't bog down in use. We have microfiber covered furniture that gets a liberal dose of cat hair. This product works well because the revolving brushes catch the hair and lift it into the strong suction. Very pleased! March 3, 2012
Disappointing We purchased this to use with our hand-held vacuum. The rubber strap was loose and could not be tightened. We have a dog and could only use this attachment for a few minutes at a time without having to take it apart and clean it. Good idea but you need something more durable and adjustable. May 29, 2013
Essential Attachment This turbo brush is essential for my Little Hero XL vacuum! It makes cleaning the Oriental carpet and our cat-fur-infested furniture a breeze! February 23, 2013
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In order to properly funk-i-fy your day, here's the great George Porter, Jr. guesting with the the McLovins (and accompanied by Grant's Tomb horns) at last July's Read More & Comment
This is actually "the Ernie K-Doe Official Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame Induction video", but the bulk of it consists of K-Doe performing a couple of songs (including "Mother-in-Law") at Jazz Fest, sometime during the 1980s.
Good afternoon OZillians. This summer I had the oppurtunity to embark on a road trip to the far off land of the West Coast. Upon my journey I met countless of wonderful folks, some of whom knew and loved WWOZ. This was an unsuprising suprise, since we are the greatest station in the nation... But I digress.
Simply stated, they do not make them like Ready Teddy McQuiston any more. Do you hear me? They DO NOT. This was a man with more energy and more aliveness (if that's not a word, it is now) than entire counties and parishes. It's hard to believe that he's gone.
1983 Grammy winner and Blues Hall of Famer, the King of Zydeco, from Opelousas, Louisiana, here's the late great Clifton Chenier doing "Tu Peux Cogner (Mais Tu Peux Pas Rentrer)" (Keep-A-Knockin' But You Can't Come In) on Dutch television. I don't have an exact date, but somewhere around 1980, since the song is from his 1979 album Frenchin' the Boogie.
WWOZ was featured on radio app TuneIn's latest ad campaign! You might have noticed them around your town in public transportation if you live in New York, Chicago, or San Francisco.
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On September 28 at the second Bogalusa Blues & Heritage Festival, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown will be honored in the Heritage tribute.
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This event is part of a four-class series beginning June 15.
An interactive exploration of the dialogue between science and religion about health, healing, happiness and self-realization.
Learning modalities include prayer, meditation, changing, positive affirmation and guided imagery.
Sundays: June 15, 22, 29 and July 13 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Conference Room A (Theatre/Heritage Center Entrance)
Co-facilitated by Jeff Greenapple and Svetlana Sorkin.
Registration Information
Registering online will be available soon. Early Bird Registration: $50; Registration After June 8: $60
Call 913-327-8077 for more information.
Jeff Greenapple
Jeff is best known as a learning and motivation specialist, having worked with teens and families most of his career. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist he has utilized the teachings of Positive Psychology to help each family member realign goals and support the family unit.
Starting with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and LAPD, Department of Children Services, the Halcyon Center for Child Studies and the Institute for Motivational Development, he has served as the Clinical Director of special needs school, Program Director for a Mental Health hospital and is a member of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Svetlana Sorkin
Svetlana has been serving our community as Jewish educator for more then twenty years. She worked as the Program Director for CAJE and the Hebrew School Director for the LJCC; taught Judaic studies at local congregations, and currently works as an instructor for the Heritage Center. Svetlana holds Master's degrees: in Science andin Judaic Studies. She studied with noted Jewish educators such as Rabbi Mordecai Gafni, Rabbi David Cooper, and Melinda Ribner, the close associate of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. For the past seven years, she has been teaching and researching the connection between spirituality and wellness and the healing modalities of Jewish tradition.


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I am the systems administrator for a medical company in South Africa.
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Each server hosts that branches email locally.
I would like to keep the existing infrastructure, however I would like to replace the Exim boxes with Zimbra Open Source.
I have installed a single instance of Zimbra and placed in production.
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Black Swan
|Release Date: December 03, 2010
|Running Time: 110 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $106,952,327.00
|Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Summary:Nina is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily, who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the pers... Full Summary >>
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Who are our members?
We are a voluntary network of protected area professionals with a trust-based relationship that depends on our own ability but is fostered by the sense of belonging and camaraderie that our commission represents. The success of WCPA very much depends on the individual commitment and capabilities to mobilize society and lead change in the respective areas of expertise and influence. Many of our members have been a significant part of the global movement and force driving protected areas to become as relevant as they are in meeting our global challenges and intergenerational responsibilities. We are called to make this tradition continue and expand while maintaining an excellence in the standards of conservation practice and/or the frontiers of conservation science.
The WCPA membership comprises close to 1700 individuals from over 140 countries. In the past WCPA membership was by invitation but we need to expand to meet the increasing demands globally. We now accept self proposals, both are on the basis of individual skills, responsibilities, leadership and experience in relation to protected areas and similar area based conservation measures. The purpose of membership is to support IUCN and WCPA's mission and objectives. It represents a commitment to assist in a voluntary capacity with the work of WCPA in advancing protected areas conservation in the context of societal aspirations and wellbeing. In general, seven types of people are members of the Commission:
- managers of protected areas, typically directors of individual protected areas and senior officials of protected areas agencies, but also field practitioners with leadership qualities;
- experts in relation to the fields of WCPA's interests;
- academic specialists in areas relating to protected areas such as: resource economics, conservation biology; biogeography, wildlife management, marine conservation, sociology, anthropology and other related fields;
- IUCN commission members from other commissions who are involved in the interface of other fields and interests as they relate to protected areas conservation;
- Community, indigenous, private and other land owners or users with responsibilities and leadership in various forms of area based conservation;
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How to become a WCPA Member
The membership database is held in IUCN HQ in Gland (Delwyn Dupuis; email@example.com).
All WCPA members are proposed by the Regional Vice Chairs and approved by the WCPA Chair. To that end Vice-Chairs, Thematic Chairs, other WCPA leaders and current members are asked to identify appropriate potential new members from within their region and theme areas and recommend them to the Chair. Individuals can also apply directly for WCPA Membership (see below procedure).
We strongly encourage protected area professionals and leaders of all age groups, areas of specialization and world regions interested in contributing to protected areas conservation by committing to the aims of WCPA to apply for Membership.
To be inscribed as members of WCPA, interested individuals must:
- complete an online survey, in which they specify their interests and expected time commitment. The survey is available under the following links:
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Each member is responsible to advise his/her Regional Vice Chair with cc to the IUCN GPAP Secretariat (email@example.com) of any changes in contact details, future membership depends on this.
Terms of Reference of WCPA Members
Members must contribute actively and constructively to the mission of IUCN and WCPA at the level determined by individual possibilities and in a voluntary capacity. Some possibilities for involvement may be to:
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Alt-Az mount for a large refractor?
Posted 29 April 2009 - 11:53 AM
I will say that these scopes are bigger than the standard F/8's offered by Synta so it would have to he hefty.
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*I just remembered. I played around with a DM-6 also. It had a TEC140 on it and the motions were smooth as silk.
Posted 29 April 2009 - 03:03 PM
The DiscMounts DM-6 will easily handle loads heavier than your Meade 152. For example, some of the scopes pictured here:
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Posted 29 April 2009 - 04:15 PM
Seems to be a good quality mount.
Posted 29 April 2009 - 04:17 PM
Ive been looking through their site. Seems that is the way to go. Looks like it will also support a sky commander.
Seems to be a good quality mount.
There very nice, both the DM-4 and the DM-6. I got the feel for them the Friday of Neaf, when there weren't people around. I think you'll be very happy if you go with the DM-6.
Posted 29 April 2009 - 04:24 PM
Although it can be used without them, Tom Peters designed the mount to be used with DSC's. Tom Trusock reviewed the DM-6 here when it debuted in '03:
(Not pictured in the review is the DiscMounts tray which is now available)
Posted 29 April 2009 - 05:18 PM
The DM6 can handle some big scopes.
Posted 29 April 2009 - 06:11 PM
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2 scope setup also has its advantages.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 09:15 AM
Would the ash tripod that they offer for the DM6 be sufficient or should a G11 tripod be recommended?
DM's ash tripod is furniture quality and very solid but without knowing the weight/length of the 152ed, I can't say whether it would be sufficient. Your best bet would be to contact Tom Peters @ DiscMounts and ask him (if it's not sufficient, he'll tell you) and/or ask the members of the DiscMounts yahoo group:
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 11:35 AM
The Orion (I've never used one...are you referring to the IntelliScope?) like the Sky Commander, Argo Navis, SkyTour, etc., are computers reading what the mount tells them. "Accuracy" is really dependent upon the orthogonality of the mount (how close the alt and az axes are to making a perfect 90-degree angle) and the quality and resolution of the encoders.
As for orthogonality, Tom Peters told me that the alt axis and az axis of my DM-4 are within 1/50 of the diameter of a human hair of being perfectly 90-degrees to each other. I don't know what that computes to in hundredths of a degree but it is, for all intents and purposes, perfectly orthogonal. You can also read Tom Trusock's review of the DM-4 in which he said:
The accuracy of the DSC pointing depends heavily on the construction of the mount. In short, it requires that the mounts axis be perfectly perpendicular to each other – orthogonal – for best results. To make a long story short, the DM-4 is orthogonal. Period. DSC pointing accuracy was everything one could want. It easily allowed me to center objects at high power.
As for encoders, the Sky Commander will handle up to ~26K-tic encoders (the higher number of tics, the greater the resolution and pointing accuracy). Although Tom will install higher tic encoders if you request them, he recommends and uses 2" diameter 4000-tic encoders for the DM (which, btw, were the encoders installed in the DM-4 in Tom Trusock's review). Simply put, the 4K-tic encoders will give you as much resolution and accuracy as you'll ever need to bring objects to dead-center of your FOV while at the same time not taxing the Sky Commander's internal 9v power supply (the higher the number of tics, the greater the power requirement).
For more on DSC's generally, Tom Trusock has written an excellent primer:
Posted 30 April 2009 - 11:40 AM
At least there are other options such as the G11 or Meade Giant tripod. Also maybe a CGE tripod. I will see what I can afford and then talk to Tom Peters to see what he suggests. I would like to get the whole shebang along with the sky commander. I have never used one but I assume it is a more accurate version of Orion's?
I don't know about Orion's but SkyCommander is pretty accurate with DM-6 and it makes you lazy, not looking at sky map after you are done with 2 star alignment.
If you already know what stars to choose for alignment, alignment takes less than 2 minutes, probably one minute.
Regarding DM-6 and G11 tripod, I feel the combo is solid Alt/Az solution for 6 inch f/8 scope. Here is my setup (FHD tripod, Foldable HD tripod) and DM-6. I also use Vixen VMC260L with DM-6/FHD.
Scope weight is about 20Kg (WO FLT 152 f/8, dovetail plate/rings, binoviewer, SV 60mm finder)
DM-6 and FHD tripod weight is about 32Kg.
The photo shows the lowest 47 inch high to center of dovetail. The highest is 62 inch high when tripod legs are fully extended.
Good luck in your choice and enjoy 6 incher
Posted 30 April 2009 - 11:54 AM
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Pier extension and a U.A. heavy duty tripod, works great and holds alot.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 06:19 PM
Otherwise, if I can work out the financials, the DM6 is the way I will go. Just have to decide on the tripod....
Posted 30 April 2009 - 07:01 PM
I will have to check that one out. I havent considered this one.
Otherwise, if I can work out the financials, the DM6 is the way I will go. Just have to decide on the tripod....
There is mount called "DoubleStar Mount" by Universal Astronomics, supporting 30lb and 40lb side-by-side.
If 152ED is less than 40lb, this might work, too.
I am looking at this mount to replace retired WO EzTouch to mount 5" and 4" refractor side-by-side.
Posted 01 May 2009 - 07:30 AM
I've heard people say they are so smooth they don't need one, but I find it hard to imagine they could track at high power as well as a nice slow motion control knob.
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A weekend-long Vigil for Native Life kicks off tonight downtown with a march starting at City Hall at 7 p.m. and proceeding to the William Henry Harrison monument in Piatt Park at Elm Street and Garfield Place. Participants will also visit the Hamilton County Courthouse before finishing at burial mound sites near Fountain Square.
Hold onto your hats, kiddies! Those trying to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" have a new supporter on their side. And it's not at all who you would expect.
It's former Vice President Dick Cheney! That's right, the Dick Cheney. In a shocking twist on the debate of whether or not gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the military, Dick Cheney came out on Sunday with an answer more surprising than a gunshot to the face.
He said yes!
His direct quote as seen on ABC's This Week in regards to whether it was time to let gays and lesbians serve openly in the military is as follows, "Well, I think the society has moved on. I think it's partly a generational question. I say I'm reluctant to second-guess the military in this regard because they're the ones who have got to make the judgment about how these policies affect the military capability of our, of our units. And that first requirement that you have to look at all the time is whether they're still capable of achieving their mission and does the policy change i.e. putting gays in the force, affect their ability to perform their mission. When the chiefs come forward and say we think we can do it, then it strikes me that it's time to reconsider the policy. And I think Admiral Mullen's said that."
Now while this doesn't exactly mean Cheney will be out there with his daughter in June wearing his Pride shirt through Northside, it is a surprising glimmer of hope from a very unlikely source. Considering his opposition just last year to a federal amendment to allow gay marriage, rather than going with state by state decision, his position on DADT seems a fraction bolder than the Cheney we are used to. But then again, we have heard this sort of vague support of what our military leaders deem the right course of action before.
On October 18, 2006, Senator John McCain appeared on MSNBC and was quoted as saying that if the military's leadership thought it time to change the current policy, then he would have to "consider seriously changing it." Not exactly a strong stance on the issue one way or the other, but significantly different to his current position. For despite Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen's support of the repeal, stating in his testimony to Congress on February 2 of this year that, "allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do," John McCain stands in firm opposition.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell has been an imperfect, but effective policy," McCain said to Congress, in response to the efforts to repeal. "And at this moment, when we're asking more of our military than at any time in recent memory, we should not repeal this law." Hmm… Funny McCain should bring up memory, since his seems to have a three year expiration.
Whether or not Cheney will offer any real support to the issue of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," that remains to be seen. But for now, he has earned himself a slightly more progressive title than Senator John McCain. That's kind of like cringing a little less than the guy he's watching Brokeback Mountain with. But hey, it's one more "in favor" than we had before.
On Jan. 27, President Obama gave his State of the Union Address and reminded the nation of what his administration was fighting for. Among his many promises to strengthen the economy and tighten security measures against terrorism, was an effort to work with Congress and the military over the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," a law that currently bars openly gay men and women from serving in the military.
Visitors to downtown's National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will receive free admission Monday to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. People who visit are asked to bring clothing or a personal care item that will be donated to Haitian children affected by the recent earthquake there.
It's been a long time coming, but today gays and lesbians are finally taking the fight for our rights where it belongs, through the federal justice system.
The trial before the U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriages in California begins today and the result of Perry v. Schwarzenegger is expected to affect gay marriage legislation nationwide.
If you care about human rights, the mere mention of the name John Yoo probably is enough to get your blood boiling and make your stomach churn.


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The thing is I have FiosTV so I don't need the DirecTV for anything else.
I will do the full reset since I don't have anything to lose anyway.
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To repeat a previous poster. Give it 3 or 4 days to download all the graphics that are now included in the DVRs software. It can be slow at times while it is doing that.
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Another snowstorm just three days before the official start of spring threatens the Monday commute in the Mid-Atlantic, with several inches of snow expected from St. Louis to Philadelphia, forecasters said.
Rain late Sunday from the south will meet cold air from the Great Lakes and turn to snow and sleet in St. Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati, according to Accuweather.com. Virginia and Maryland should get a few inches, with up to a half-foot in the mountains, Accuweather says.
Driving conditions on slick streets are expected to be poor in Charleston, W.Va., Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. A few flakes could reach the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City.
"It's the typical roller-coaster ride of March," AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist Dave Dombek said, after warmer weekend weather. "March is notorious for huge temperature swings."
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In the Washington area, Dulles and Reagan National airports were bracing for the storm with snow-removal teams waiting. But the airports warned that flights could be canceled and urged travelers to check with airlines about specific flights.
The flight-tracking service FlightAware.com said 362 domestic flights were canceled.
The storm comes just days before spring officially arrives on Thursday and adds insult to injury at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pa. The school, which has about 10,000 students, canceled spring break, which was supposed to start Monday, after missing about a week's worth of classes earlier in the school year because of storms, said spokeswoman Heidi Butler.
"As a small consolation," Butler said, college President Mark Erickson arranged to have umbrellas served in cafeteria drinks so students "can pretend they're on spring break."


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Learning early that a workers' compensation claimant is obese can help mitigate related health conditions and achieve a successful return to work for the employee.
Despite the fact that one in three U.S. adults is obese, claims adjusters often do not ask claimants about their height and weight during the initial intake process of a claim, employers and consultants say.
Such information can help make an early determination of the appropriate treatment for an injured employee who is obese and likely to suffer from related comorbid conditions that often exacerbate claims costs and injury durations.
The goal is to help claimants become healthy and get back to work, said Charles F. Martin, managing director in the risk consulting practice at Marsh USA Inc. in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Helping them achieve that, though, requires learning about the injured worker's health conditions "up front," because the claims management and medical treatment patterns likely differ for an obese person suffering from related comorbid medical conditions, such as diabetes, Martin said.
"When you have an obese person, you have to pay more attention to the situation because the healing is going to be slower, the cost of the claim is going to be more expensive," Martin said. "The more you know, the better you can deal with it if you do have a problem. But if you don't know about the problem for six months, you have just exacerbated the whole thing."
Apart from addressing related health problems as early as possible, few options may exist to mitigate additional expenses that accompany such claims, several sources said.
According to Boca Raton, Florida-based NCCI Holdings Inc., injuries sustained by obese workers are more likely to be permanent disabilities. In addition, the range of medical treatments and costs generally are greater for obese claimants.
For example, an NCCI case study comparing an obese with a nonobese worker, both of whom suffer from similar lumbar disc displacement injuries as well as spinal cord disorders, revealed that the final treatment for the nonobese claimant occurred about one year after the injury date. The claimant also received about 100 treatments.
In contrast, the obese claimant received treatments more than four years after the injury date and about 400 treatments in total, including complex surgeries, drugs and physical therapy.
To help injured workers and control costs, insurers could collect claimant height and weight data, NCCI suggested in a 2010 research brief.
"If the data is available, insurers could be aware up front if obesity is likely to be an issue and try to improve the outcome for the injured worker and their family by keeping the claim from becoming a permanent injury and ... reducing duration," NCCI said. "Depending on the added costs in terms of managing these claims, it may also reduce overall claims costs."
NCCI said insurers could help with programs that improve lifestyle choices in areas such as nutrition and fitness.
While referring obese claimants to employer-sponsored wellness or disease management programs may help some employees lose weight and mitigate their comorbid conditions, such programs are most helpful before an injury occurs and only when employees are motivated to improve their health, sources said.
"Post-injury, there is very little we can do," said Peggy Crook, director of global claims risk management services for Hilton Worldwide Inc. "You take the injured employee as you find them."
Workers comp boards in various states have required Hilton to pay for programs that are necessary before an injured employee can undergo surgery for certain workplace injuries, she said.
"There are instances where they can't have the surgery because of the weight," Crook added. "So you wind up with a different kind of injury, one that can't be fixed."
She said she has not yet studied the cost impact of obesity on claims by Hilton employees, in part because other workers comp cost drivers are taking priority.
In addition, Hilton's third-party administrator's claims handlers do not consistently ask about claimants' height and weight during the intake process, Crook said. Nor do the claims handlers consistently input height and weight information into a claims system when the information is provided in medical reports.
Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. asks for an employee's height and weight during the claims intake process when employers request that service, said Teresa Bartlett, the TPA's medical director in Troy, Michigan.
Height and weight are used to calculate a claimant's body mass index. When employers don't ask for the data during the intake process, nurse case managers obtain it later from the physician's medical notes, she said.
An employer's first indication that a claimant is obese often comes from the doctor's first report, which may not be available until several weeks into the claim process, said William Zachry, vice president-risk management at Safeway Inc. in Pleasanton, California. Even then, height and weight may not be included, he said.
Yet that information is essential to assess whether a worker might benefit from services such as nutritional counseling, closer collaboration between a nurse case manager and their physician, or physical therapy, sources said.


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Did a drag race with my daughter and lost.Did it again, lost again.Then I cheated and won with the smallest margin.Got to race again, clean. And lost.Gave up.She has a Honda SH300i.A motoscooter, I lost from a motoscooter, FCOL. Any suggestions?
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She has a Honda SH300i.
I made the mistake of taking my 8y/o daughter for a ride (I'd just put the dual seat back on). Now every time I go near it she's jumping up and down "take me, take me, the motor bike yay!" . My one escape has been compromised. Shoulda thought that one thu.
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The Financial Landscape: Is Italy the Next Greece?
As the eurozone sovereign debt crisis continues, focus is shifting to Italy as the next potential victim. But for worries closer to home, consider this: $37 billion in U.S. government benefits designed to help people through the downturn will expire by the end of 2011, leaving a hole twice that size in the economy.


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by Kathy Chambers 17 Apr, 2013 in Products and Content
During the past year, Dr. William N. Watson, physicist, of DOE/OSTI's staff has posted quite a few very interesting white papers in OSTI's monthly Science Showcase on OSTI's Home Page. This quiet, unassuming man crafts prolific papers on popular science topics of interest to the Department of Energy (DOE). He investigates and assimilates this information from OSTI's extensive R&D Collections and takes us on a layman's journey through the technical details and scientific research that make it all possible.
William's papers have helped us to understand key technologies developed at DOE Laboratories for the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity and how chemical analysis of rocks and soil is determined millions of miles away. We know what is happening with new heat pump technology and how DOE researchers are working to improve designs and efficiency.
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Ryobi Chi-1802P
Ryobi's proposition is tempting as it includes a spare battery, 40-piece bit-set and toolbox. There's no LED spotlight, but the integrated spirit level and magnetic screw-tray are a stroke of genius, and in hammer mode it drills quickly into brick and concrete. However, this was not enough to impress our tester: "Spend your budget on the drill -- not cheap accessories. A drill such as this might fail over time." WIRED: The integrated spirit level and magnetic tray are inspired
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I always re-wash the towels when my kitty finds the warm pile 😓
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Our kittles too! He's in the basket within 2.5 seconds of us putting the laundry in it! But only clean laundry.
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