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The Kansas City Royals have signed a two-year player development contract though the 2012 season with the Kane County Cougars of the Class A Midwest League. The Royals spent the 2001-2010 campaigns with the Burlington (Iowa) Bees.
"The Kansas City Royals are extremely excited to partner with the Kane County Cougars in signing a two-year Player Development Contract," said Royals Director of Minor League Operations Scott Sharp. "In the short time we have had to interact with the Kane County management team, it is clear that the atmosphere and environment that they provide will help us develop Major League players. Kane County has a long history of community and fan support and the Royals are excited for our young players to be part of that history."
"We are extremely excited about our new relationship with the Kansas City Royals," said Cougars General Manager Jeff Sedivy. "Although the decision to change affiliations is never an easy one, after spending some time with J.J. Picollo and Scott Sharp, we felt that the Royals and their philosophies about the minor leagues were a great fit for our franchise. With the Royals player development philosophy, scouting, and player involvement in the community, we felt that they were a perfect fit for our great fan base."
The Kane County Cougars are located in Geneva, Illinois, just a 45-minute drive from Chicago. Kane County had been affiliated with the Oakland Athletics since the 2003 season. The Cougars play their home games at Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium (capacity 7,400 with around 3,000 lawn seats). The stadium underwent a $10.5 million renovation project that was completed in 2009. The stadium was originally constructed in 1991, as the Cougars just completed their 20th anniversary season.
Kane County has consistently been among the elite in attendance in the Midwest League, drawing over 6,000 fans per game and topping the 400,000 mark for 17 straight seasons. The Cougars have played in the postseason six of the past eight years and produced more than 100 players who have reached the Major Leagues.


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Trey Hillman Pregame Media Session: July 2
Not the same Sox
Manager Trey Hillman says this is not even close to the same team they played a little over a month ago. "Everything is falling into place for them right now, not too many serious injuries, good pitching, extremely hot hitting, solid defense, a good bullpen, put it all together and you have quite a hot team. We need to very careful this series, it could get out of hand quickly, we are going to have to play good solid baseball, and make as few mistakes as possible."
Round 2 for Mr. Chen
Trey Hillman seems to be very excited about his recently called up left handed pitcher, Bruce Chen. "He is fearless out there, fastballs in and out, change ups to righties and lefties, he'll run one in on you with only a 87 mph fastball, it's impressive," said Hillman. "If he works both sides of the plate, stays in control with his command, and mixes his pitches like we know he can, his contributions to the team should be great."


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Bladder cancer acts differently in each person. The grade of your cancer describes how the cancer cells look under a microscope. Knowing how the cells look will help your doctor predict how fast the cancer may grow and spread. The stage of your cancer describes the size of a tumor and where and how deeply it has spread.
The place where cancer originates is called the primary site. Bladder cancer can spread from the primary site to other parts of the body. Cancer that has spread is called metastatic cancer. When a cancer spreads, it is said to have metastasized.
The TNM system for bladder cancer
The TNM system is a standard system for describing the extent of a cancer's growth. Here's what the letters stand for in the TNM system:
T describes how deeply a tumor has invaded the bladder and nearby tissues.
N tells whether the lymph nodes near the tumor have cancer in them.
M tells whether the cancer has spread to other organs in the body, such as your lungs or bones.
Numerical values are assigned to each of the T, N, and M categories to help further describe the stage of the cancer.
Stage groupings for bladder cancer
The TNM system consists of several different components. Each one is given a score. Then the scores are grouped to determine an overall stage for your cancer. With the TNM system, there are 2 different types of stages. The first is the clinical stage. Your oncologist will determine this from a physical exam, biopsies, and imaging tests, such as a CT scan. The clinical stage is used to decide what type of treatment is called for. Later, the tissue that is removed during surgery will be examined, and the cancer will be given a new stage called its pathologic stage. This stage is more accurate in terms of predicting treatment outcome and survival.
Each TNM category, with its assigned numerical value, falls into one of these stages. The number assigned to the letter shows how extensively the cancer has spread. A higher number means it has spread more deeply. Based on the stage of your cancer, your doctor will plan the best treatment for you.
Stage 0. This stage means that cancer cells are found only on the surface of the inner lining of the bladder. Your doctor may call this stage superficial cancer or carcinoma in situ. TNM terms for this stage: Ta, Tis, N0, M0.
Stage I. The cancer cells are found to have grown deeper into the inner lining of the bladder. The cells haven't spread into the bladder muscle. TNM terms for this stage: T1, N0, M0.
Stage II. The cancer cells have spread to the muscle of the bladder. TNM terms for this stage: T2 (a, b), N0, M0.
Stage III. The cancer cells have spread through the muscular wall of the bladder to the layer of fatty tissue surrounding the bladder. In men, cancer cells may have spread to the prostate gland. In women, they may have spread to the uterus or vagina. TNM terms for this stage: T3 (a, b), or T4a, N0, and M0.
Stage IV. The cancer has spread to the wall of the abdomen or to the wall of the pelvis, or cancer cells have spread to lymph nodes and/or other parts of the body far away from the bladder, such as the lungs. TNM terms for this stage: T4b, N0, M0; or any T, N 1, 2, 3 M0; or any T, any N, M1.


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August 12, 2010
Shippers are praising President Obama for signing the U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010 (H.R. 4380).
But is it too little, too late?
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO John Engler says the bill will provide a needed boost to both large and small companies.
"The NAM has been working relentlessly to educate Congress on the importance of this bill and how it will preserve and expand good American jobs," he said. "This legislation will also cut the costs of doing business in the United States and boost American manufacturing exports. In fact, studies show that these provisions can increase production by $4.6 billion and support almost 90,000 jobs."
Today's news that exports decreased in June further illustrates why action is needed now, added Engler.
Recently, the NAM released a "Manufacturing Strategy for Jobs and a Competitive America," which outlines a comprehensive plan for increasing exports and growing manufacturing in the face of unprecedented global competition. It sets high goals and calls for action on policies such as tax, trade, energy, infrastructure and regulation.
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International Friendly: Norway 0 England 1
Manchester United star Ashley Young scored the only goal of the game as an experimental England side marked Roy Hodgson's first game in charge with a win over Norway.
The winger scored a wonderful solo goal after nine minutes and it proved to be the difference between the two sides in Oslo.
The win was completed in a businesslike manner but they and the fans know that it's what happens in Ukraine next month that really matters.
England were devoid of the likes of John Terry, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard after Chelsea's Champions League final victory as Phil Jagielka, a standby for Euro 2012, was selected in central defence.
Liverpool frontman Andy Carroll was up front on his own and thnearly gave the Three Lions the lead inside the first five minutes but his close-range header went wide.
England took the lead after nine minutes and it came through a wonderful solo effort.
Ashley Young picked up the ball midway through the Norweigan half and ran at the back four.
As Steven Gerrard charged forward, the Manchester United man saw his chance and turned past Brede Hangeland and fired home to give his country the lead.
Norway hit back almost immediately but West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green was on hand to deny Markus Henriksen, tipping the ball wide after diving to his left.
Morten Gamst Pederson's corner nearly did cause the Hammers star embarrassment as it struck the near post with Green beaten.
For the majority of the first half the game had the feeling of an international friendly as no real opportunities were carved out and the Three Lions went into half time in front.
England captain Gerrard was taken off at half-time with his replacement, Gareth Barry, wearing the armband.
Manchester United midfielder Phil Jones burst forward early in the second half and his shot crashed into the post and rebounded wide.
England had a scare when John Arne Riise broke down the left flank, beating Theo Walcott and Green had to be alert to parry the Fulham defenders shot around the post.
With 72 minutes and 25 seconds on the clock Arsenal youngster Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made his first senior appearance for the Three Lions, coming on for Young.
And he nearly had a dream start as produced a fantastic lay-off to Walcott but Norway cleared their lines at the last minute.
Barry was withdrawn with a groin problem, with Euro 2012 stand-by Jordan Henderson replacing him and Joleon Lescott was the latest recipient of the 'pass the captain's armband' shenanigans that have become synonymous with recent England friendlies.
Liverpool full back Martin Kelly was brought on for his England debut in the final two minutes, coming on for Phil Jones.
And the young man did not have any difficult moments as the Three Lions claimed a businesslike victory.
Norway: Jarstein, Hogli (Ruud 40), Demidov, Hangeland, Riise, Tettey, Elyounoussi, Henriksen (Berisha 84), Pedersen (Grindheim 62), Braaten (Huseklepp 74), Abdellaoui.
Substitutes: Pettersen, Madsen, Grindheim, Huseklepp, Jenssen, Berisha.
England: Green, Jones (Kelly 88), Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Milner, Gerrard (Barry 46 (Henderson 73)), Parker (Walcott 56), Downing (Johnson 85), Young (Oxlade-Chamberlain 73), Carroll.
Substitutes: Hart, Defoe.
Goal: Young 9
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
Attendance: 21,496.


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I had such high hopes for this novel. I had been looking forward to reading it because it has been praised so highly by so many people and it seemed to have all the elements for being a classic. So Imagine my disappointment when it fell flat at every turn.
Let's start with the "technology". It's clear that Wilson is one of those annoying "power users" that knows enough about computers to cause sys admins and IT managers headaches. These are the people who have a hyper-inflated sense of their own knowledge--people who latch on to terms like "hypervisor" and casually use them in sentences around people (or in novels) who are impressed by their technical gravitas. Except, when they present themselves that way to someone who knows what the heck a "hypervisor" is and know that person is full of crap. So the first hurdle I had to overcome in reading this book was to overlook the technical bullshit. I had to tell myself that this was not, after all, a book about technology. That would be fine, except that I got the impression that Wilson was attempting to be a Cory Doctorow or Neil Stephenson when it came to the tech, but she failed because she simply doesn't have credibility. She attempts to cover this shortcoming over by blending technology and fantasy. The result are laughable magic coding sessions in which Alif battles an evil censor by going into a kind of coding "frenzy" in which he literally melts a computer--not just the CPU: the whole thing, keyboard and all. I found myself laughing out loud at the absurdity and I think I even said, "You've got to be f-ing kidding me!" Remember the PBS show Cyberchase? This is that show.
OK, so I really forced myself to suppress my inner-geek and read this book from a spiritual perspective. This novel is very much a commentary on Islam and the social/political atmosphere in the Middle East. It even invokes the Arab Spring by name in the beginning. Wilson is, herself, an American woman who converted to Islam and I think her insecurities as a recent (relative) convert pours, unrestrained, into the book. There is actually a female American convert in the novel who goes on a rant about being treated unfairly. Then there is the almost unbearable piety of the female lead, Dina who, despite her station, decides to wear the veil. Ahh, the veil.. My personal feelings about the chador being a symbol and tool of oppression and misogyny aside, Dina is so pure that she's boring and slightly offensive: the 1900s called and want their perfect female archetype back. Then there is the imam, whose constant entreatments on spiritual cleanliness began grating on my nerves really quickly. In the final analysis, however, all of the spiritual "takeaways" were sophomoric and insultingly patronizing. Oh, and His Dark Materials is name-checked early on in a somewhat negative way, but it was gratuitous and there is nowhere near enough muscle in this book to take on Pullman.
Then there was the "fantasy". Genies, demons, and dancing flames, oh my. I've seen "Arabian Nights" used as a reference when describing this novel but this ... You know what? it sucks. OK? It just sucks.
Either Wilson needs to go back to writing graphic novels or get a magic editor because this 500+ page book was about 300 pages too long. The writing was bland and unremarkable. The concept was great--this novel had so much potential but it was squandered on virtually every page.
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KLEM Local Schedule (week of August 22)
TUESDAY RESULTS – August 23
(cross country)
Le Mars at the Spencer Invitational - postponed to August 25th, due to the heat
THURSDAY RESULTS – August 25
(#2-1A) Gehlen Catholic beat (#12-2A)Unity Christian 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-10)
KILLS: Katelin Langel 13
ASSISTS: Amber Timmins 23
BLOCKS: Kenzie Kellen 3
DIGS: Steph Rohe 12, Amber Timmins 10
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Spencer Invitational (make-up from August 23rd)
GIRLS: Le Mars finished first in the team standings with 69 points. Kenzie Theisen finished 5th in a time of 16:24, Marissa Marek was 11th, Meredith Rand 13th and Yashila Permeswaren finished 18th.
BOYS: Le Mars finished sixth in the team standings. Joe Herzberg finished 12th in a time of 17:34 and Zach Nemmers came in 13th in a time of 17:36.
Sioux City North 37 Le Mars 0
(SIOUX CITY) -- Quinn Williams threw for two scores and ran for another to lead Sioux City North to a 37-0 blitz of the Le Mars Bulldogs at Elwood Olson Stadium in Sioux City Thursday night. The Stars scored on all five first half possessions to take a 30-0 lead at halftime. Williams connected with Drew Gerch on a 19-yard score to cap a game-opening 80-yard drive and then fired a 16-yard TD-pass to Kris O'Neill in the third quarter to complete the scoring. Le Mars drove to the Stars' 15 yard line midway through the second quarter before stalling and running out of downs. The Bulldogs host Sioux Center in their home opener next Friday night.
FRIDAY RESULTS – August 26
(football – all non district games)
Marcus/Meriden-Cleghorn 52 Westwood 14
Unity Christian 30 West Sioux 7
Sioux Central 34 Clay Central-Everly 0
Lawton-Bronson 31 Woodbury Central 18
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 15 Western Christian 3
Spirit Lake 49 Spencer 14
Storm Lake 51 Cherokee 7
(#5-3A)Denison-Schleswig 20 Atlantic 14
M-O-C/Floyd Valley 34 Sioux Center 12
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 16 Glenwood 12
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 16 (#5-1A) West Lyon 14
Sheldon 33 South O'Brien 17
(#1-1A)Emmetsburg 41 Estherville/Lincoln Central 15
Alta/Aurelia 32 Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 17
OA-BCIG 50 Ridge View 33
(#2-A) Britt, West Hancock 36 Garner-Hayfield 33
Woodward-Granger 27 SE-Webster-Grand 0
South Central Calhoun 20 Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer 0
Manson-NW Webster 31 East Sac County 0
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Indianola 42 Sioux City West 14
Waukee 28 Sioux City East 21
Johnston 28 Council Bluffs A-L 0
(#7-4A)Dowling Catholic 44 Council Bluffs T-J 7
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(#1)Armstrong-Ringsted 47 Remsen St. Mary's 2
Remsen-Union 61 Graettinger-Terril 14
Kingsley-Pierson 47 Ar-We-Va 6
Harris-Lake Park 56 Spalding Catholic 6
Newell-Fonda 74 Ruthven-Ayrshire 0
Boyer Valley 61 Whiting 0
River Valley 70 Charter Oak-Ute 28
Laurens-Marathon 60 CAL, Latimer 7
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CNOS CLASSIC at Elwood Olsen Stadium in Sioux City
Akron-Westfield 35 Hinton 26
(#3-A)Gehlen Catholic 41 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 0
(SIOUX CITY) -- Gehlen converted three of five turnovers into points and cruised to a season-opening 41-0 win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in the C-N-O-S Classic in Sioux City Saturday evening. The Jays first two touchdowns came just 46-seconds apart. After opening the game with a nine play, 81 yard drive that Trevor Bouma capped with a seven-yard run, H-M-S fumbled the kick-off return and the Jays quickly converted that opportunity into points on an eight-yard Zach Wurth-to-Michael Whitehead TD-pass. Zach Wurth's 36 yard touchdown run late in the first quarter came after a fumble recovery by Jordan Langel to push the Gehlen lead to 20-0. Alec Mousel returned an interception 65 yards for a second quarter touchdown and then caught a 12-yard scoring pass from Zach Wurth with 52 seconds to play in the half for a 34-0 lead at the halftime break. Trevor Bouma capped the scoring in the third quarter with a three-yard run. The Jays return to action Friday at Hinton.
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This hearing is timely as it comes less than two months before a crucial parliamentary election in Albania. It is crucial not in the context of which candidates will be elected, as that is up to the Albanian people to decide, but crucial in terms of how the election will be conducted.
Today, I urge all the political parties to fulfill the commitments Albania has made to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on the holding of elections, and the campaigns leading up to them. The June 23 election must be judged by the OSCE as free and fair. This will not only validate the results for the Albanian electorate and the international community, but it will also mandate that all political parties accept the final election results and take their seats in Parliament.
As the Co-Chairman of the Albanian Issues Caucus, which I founded 24 years ago, I have been honored to be part of the effort to advance the democratic development of Albania and to preserve the good relations between Albanian Americans and their ancestral homelands. America has no better friends than Albanians regardless of where they live in the Balkans; they have always stood by the United States.
The citizens of Albania are proudly entering the second century of their independence that began on November 28, 1912 when they broke free from the Turkish Ottoman Empire. Despite nearly half of a century of draconian isolation after World War II under an authoritarian communist regime that even perceived the Soviet and Chinese communist models as too open, the people of Albanian never lost their belief in their European identity.
I would like to take a minute or two to discuss Albania's Euro-Atlantic aspirations. In the last two decades, Albania has made extraordinary progress towards meeting the standards and norms of the value based Euro-Atlantic community. It obtained full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on April 2, 2009, and Schengen Visa Liberalization on December 15, 2010.
What is left now is for Albania to capitalize on the promise of the European Union's Thessaloniki Declaration of 2003 that the countries of the Western Balkans, including Albania, are eligible for accession to the EU. To do so, however, Albania must fulfill the requirements for membership. Croatia's July entry this year into the EU validates that if a Balkan country meets the requirements the door to the EU is open.
A free and fair Albanian election in June will go a long way towards propelling Brussels to extend to Albania in 2013 EU candidate status; the EU's waiting room for membership. This dramatic step would signal to Albanians that their living within the borders of the European Union by 2020 is a realistic aspiration. This opportunity cannot be missed.
Last month's agreement between Kosova and Serbia demonstrated the role of political courage on the part of politicians in ensuring a better life and future for their people. It is only because of Prime Minister Thaci's willingness to make hard decisions and Prime Minister Dacic's willingness to embrace a forward leaning vision that the prospects for peace, security and prosperity, within the borders of the EU, is something that the citizens of these two countries can now count on.
The same opportunity lies in front of the political leaders of Albania, be they in or out of government. Will they exercise the political courage to do what is right for their country's future, and for the people they aspire to lead to the EU? Politicians, government officials, and Central Election Commission members, at all levels in Albanian, are being asked in this June election to do no more, but no less than what is expected of their counterparts in elections in any of the countries of the Euro-Atlantic community.
The people of Albanian have the right to have a free and fair election as defined by Albanian and OSCE norms; and, thus be assured that it is their votes that elect their leaders. The people of Albanian also have the right for the election to be conducted in a manner that affirms that Albania belongs in the EU. Anything less would be a disservice to the remarkable accomplishments of the Albanian people and to the potential their future should hold.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to offer my thoughts on this matter.


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Chris Brown is back in hot water, this time for refusing to pay a valet.
TMZ recently obtained footage of Chris Brown yelling at and refusing to pay a valet attendant at PINZ Bowling Center in Los Angeles, CA. According to the report, Brown felt that he did not deserve to be charged $10 for valet service given the short amount he spent in the bowling alley.
When the valet refused to give Brown his keys back without payment, the singer/rapper became angry and threatened to, "turn this whole spot up."
"Gimme my fucking keys, fuck ten dollars," he yelled at the attendant. "Gimme my keys [or] we gonna turn this whole spot up, I promise you."
This isn't the first incident that Chris Brown has had in the new year. Brown got into a scuffle with Frank Ocean back in January, and last month, he went on a highly publicized rant on Instagram.
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My sisters did a gorgeous dance at our mehendi and I just have to share it with you guys. A little background information:
- The first song, Jahan Main Jaati Hoon, is copied from a dance that an Indian actress did at an award show. My sisters and I stumbled upon it years ago and loved it. We always talked about learning this dance but we always failed. Needless to say, I was taken away by my sisters' selection and performance on this song.
- The second and third last songs – Yeah by Usher and Amplifier by Imran Khan – were a jab at Nouman. He has danced to both of these songs and my sisters were poking fun at him and telling him that they can do it better.
- My sisters threw in the last song, Dola Re Dola, last minute. Again, for Nouman. Both of our families have always been surrounded by music; our parents dragged us to their musical parties (my dad loves to sing!) when we were kids. At one such party, when Devdas had been newly released, Nouman and another family friend busted out dancing to Dola Re Dola. Since that day, Nouman has danced to Dola Re Dola numerous times – and quite well might I add. Obviously, it had been atleast 5-6 years since Nouman danced to this song, so my sisters threw in this song. It was so last minute that the four of us didn't even practice together. I called Nouman the night before the mehendi and described what we would do… and then we did!
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40th Anniversary of the Pontiac ColonnadesWritten by on January 24, 2014 Contributors: GM Media Archive Colonnade Serenade - Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the debut of Pontiac's Colonnade models
No matter the make, there's always at least one model that's so boldly styled, it leaves opinions teetering between just enough and too much. One example that's erroneously lumped into that category is the redesigned A-body for '73. A take-it-or-leave-it look for many, automotive writers of the day seemingly gave the entire GM intermediate lineup lukewarm reviews, but when considering the obstacles designers had to hurdle, the product that actually resulted was a marvel.
New federally mandated bumper standards forced front and rear treatments that were quite a departure from the usual. Passenger safety was a growing concern, so a sturdier frame was employed, adding overall girth and weight, and a unique roof treatment designed to prevent collapsing in the event of a rollover crash added sturdy roof pillars to all models, which lent to the term colonnade when describing its styling.
Pontiac's offering had styling unique amongst its peers. While in many ways the '73 GM intermediates are much more advanced from an engineering standpoint and seemingly share no visual semblance to their predecessors, Pontiac's A-body actually contains lineage back to the '68 GTO—a model revered by enthusiasts for its consummate style. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its debut, HPP dove into the GM Media Archive files and uncovered some interesting images of Pontiac's colonnade cars. Some you may recognize and others you may not, but if such models are your fancy, then you'll certainly enjoy!
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Pontiac had created several iconic styles during the late '60s and early '70s. Among them are the '68 GTO, the '69 Grand Prix, and the '701⁄2 Firebird. At the helm while developing the new-for-'73 A-body was Pontiac Chief Designer Bill Porter. Fresh off the release of the hugely popular Second-Gen Firebird, Porter was backed by a skillful team whose work continues to fuel our enthusiastic passions today.
With revised bumper standards for '73, Porter and his team were hard at work to devise ways to best incorporate these federal mandates into the intermediate platform. "The A-body was entirely new, and I was interested in giving it a very distinctive nose treatment," he says. "It eventually became the Grand Am. The LeMans was a much milder statement. The Grand Am nose took flak from critics, but it was just so distinctive. I felt it made a very dramatic statement and loved the way it turned out."
While heading up Advanced 2 Studio during the middle '60s, Porter developed a basic body shape that was ultimately handed off to Pontiac Studio and became the '68 GTO. His design included very subtle bulges over the wheelwells, which are detectable on production models. "The side design for the '73 A-body was a theme carried over from the '68 GTO. For '73, we amplified the elliptical bulges and then flattened them out. The result is a flat side with pointed ends," he adds.
The ellipsoidal rear was a continuation of that overall theme, says Porter. "Dealers complained because the treatment made the trunk look small. It was more of an illusion, however. The trunk was actually enormous, but customers perceived it that way. When John Schinella took over as chief designer at Pontiac 2 Studio, he performed the facelift for '74 and made the trunk boxier."
There were many negatives working against the popularity of Pontiac's new intermediate when it was introduced. As Porter explains, "Many of the young enthusiasts who could be potential buyers were in Vietnam. Lobbyists in Washington were pushing for safety. Insurance rates for performance cars were very high, and the oil crisis was looming." Pontiac still managed to sell nearly 250,000 A-body models that year.
Mediocre media acceptance and poor times socially and economically make it seem as if Pontiac's A-body was a lackluster seller initially, but production peaked for '73 and waned to just 80,000 units for '77. But to say the GM intermediates were never well received by the buying public is a gross misstatement. Oldsmobile's variant, the Cutlass, went on to become America's best-selling car in 1976 and 1977, with more than 1.1 million units produced during that time. It paved the way for the redesigned '78 model to maintain that very status well into the '80s.
While Pontiac's '73-77 intermediates weren't as popular with average consumers as their Oldsmobile cousins, they maintained a sporty image throughout their five-year production run. Today that model line maintains a loyal following with a small-yet-dedicated group of Pontiac hobbyists. Those who have a chance to appreciate Pontiac's '73-'77 A-body's ride-and-handling qualities and bold styling can attest they are excellent performance bargains. Now 40 years later, we hope to give them the credit that's long overdue.
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Though the roof treatment in this rendering is a bit exaggerated, it shows off Pontiac's intended shape for the colonnade hardtop coupe roof. Rear-window louvers were standard equipment on the two-door Grand Am and LeMans Sport Coupe models, but buyers could delete them from the Sport Coupe by selecting option code WX8 for '73-'74. It became an option in later years.Since its debut in '64, the GTO was built on the intermediate platform, and '73 was no exception. Available on the LeMans or LeMans Sport Coupe, the package included a 400-inch engine, 15x7-inch wheels, G60-15 tires, up-level suspension components, a black grille treatment, and specific identification. Lackluster sales for '73 signaled the end of the line for the A-body GTO. It moved to the svelte X-body for '74.Whether two or four doors, the new-for-'73 A-body platform included frameless door glass and fixed quarter windows. Sturdy roof pillars accentuated the colonnade style. Models included LeMans (back right), Luxury LeMans (back left), and LeMans Sport Coupe (foreground). Thinner corner pillars up front were intended to improve visibility.The ellipsoidal theme seen throughout the '73 model is quite evident in the trunk area. A crisp bodyline is visible just beneath the horizontally mounted taillights, and lends a clamshell-type shape to the decklid. Customers complained that it cut into usable trunk space.Pontiac's Super-Duty 455, which was the division's most potent mill for '73, was planned as a regular production option on many two-door A-body models. It was cancelled before ever reaching production, but at least one Grand Am (shown here) and one GTO engineering mule were built for magazine writers to test. The Grand Am was fitted with functional Ram Air, which was fed by the NACA scoops found in the hood.To make the trunk area look larger, the A-body rear end was revised slightly for '74, giving it a boxier shape. To accommodate the new decklid treatment, the taillights were repositioned and mounted vertically.The LeMans Safari combined sportiness with utility to give consumers what may be one of the earliest SUVs. The five-door station wagon was the perfect vehicle for hauling the family in style. With the 455ci among the available engine options, it could have been a very unassuming challenger the next lane over.A common theme amongst the intermediate offerings from all GM makes for '76 was a quad-rectangular headlight treatment. The boxy shape worked well with Pontiac's overall body shape. Here assembly-line workers are back on the job after a lengthy layoff. The sign in the background was probably much appreciated, despite the liberties taken with the spelling of employees.The LeMans GT package was introduced in '72 as a low-buck performance option, and it carried over into the redesign for '73. Shown here in '74, the GT package included a 350-inch engine, three-speed manual trans, 14x7-inch Rally wheels sans trim rings, white-lettered tires, and specific exterior ornamentation. It proved an attractive package that was discontinued after the '75 model year.
Pontiac aggressively marketed its LeMans Enforcer package toward law-enforcement agencies. It contained a plethora of heavy-duty equipment aimed at improving reliability and handling in extreme conditions, a highly padded seat for added driver comfort on long shifts, and a specially calibrated speedometer.Beyond a revision to texture within the grille, the A-body models went on largely unchanged for '75. The Grand LeMans took the place of the Luxury LeMans from '74.


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Charlie Crist isn't getting away from his flip-flop on ObamaCare. The citizens of Florida deserve to know what Charlie thinks on ObamaCare, and not only is this article going to expose him on his major flip-flop, it's going to expose the damage the "affordable care act" has inflicted on our state. The ACA is a major failure, but not as big a failure as Charlie's | Read More »


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|Relay sets reality TV theme
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Plans are already beginning to take shape for the 2014 Phillips County Relay for Life event. Set to take place Friday-Saturday, June 6-7, the theme for the 13th annual event is "Finish the Fight the Reality TV Show Way."
Teams are encouraged to dress as their favorite reality TV show for the event.
For the second year, the event will take place at the Haxtun baseball field. Teams will set up camp and walk the track into the early morning to raise money for cancer research and awareness. The closing ceremony will begin Saturday at 6 a.m.
Registration will officially kick off Saturday, March 15 at the 9News health fair in Haxtun at the community center. Teams will also be able to register at the Holyoke health fair Saturday, March 22. The event website will be activated Sunday, Dec. 1 for those looking to register early.
Team meetings for all members are planned for the third Wednesday each month at 6:30 p.m. Locations for meetings will rotate between the Haxtun Community Center and the Highline meeting room in Holyoke. The first meeting will take place Jan. 15 in Haxtun.
Bank Night will be Wednesday, June 4, with the location still to be determined. Bank Night is the designated meeting in which teams turn in all of the money they have raised for the event. Relay shirts will also be distributed at Bank Night.
The Relay committee is also looking for interested parties to fill the three vacant committee chair spots, particularly the entertainment chair.
To sign up for a team or for questions about volunteering or sponsorship for Relay, call event chair Abby Henry at 970-580-8980 or visit phillipscountyrelay.org.
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text: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Monday June 10, 2013. BIG TIME RAIN! Carlos Pena Jr, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, and James Maslow of boy band Big Time Rush brave the rain after a meeting in NYC. The band, who also have a show on Nickelodeon, could be seen running to the car after a meeting at OK! Magazine to avoid being drenched in the morning rains.


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CLEVELAND -- Two people were killed early Sunday morning and two others were shot.
Homicide detectives are investigating a homicide that happened at 12:45 a.m. on the 7711 Garden Valley Avenue.
Police say that Reshawn D. Foster, 29, was shot multiple times while walking to a suspects silver four door vehicle. He was taken to Saint Vincent Charity Hospital where he died.
No arrest has been made in this shooting.
The second homicide happened near a bar in the area of E. 131st Street and Miles Avenue.
Just after 2 a.m., William Lane, 36, was stabbed multiple times. Sergeant Sammy Morris tells Channel 3 Lane was in an argument with a male known as "D" over a debt.
Lane started assaulting "D" that's when he pulled out a knife and stabbed Lane multiple times.
EMS took Lane to MetroHealth Medical Center where he died from his injuries. No arrests have been made in this case.
At 4:30 a.m., two people walked into MetroHealth Medical Center with superficial gunshot wounds. The victims said that it happened in the area of E. 55th Street and Woodland Avenue.
This brings Cleveland's violent crimes number up for the weekend to 10 shootings and 1 stabbing, including three homicides.
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Project E-Rod 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 LS3 Engine Swap - Crate ExpectationsWritten by on February 1, 2011 Contributors: Wes Allison HOT ROD's Rubber-Nose Camaro Rises Above Its Humble, 170hp Origins With A 430hp LS3 Transplant.
Last month we introduced our project E-Rod '79 Camaro. In this month's gripping episode, we're going to dive right into the ins and outs of swapping the GM Performance Parts E-Rod crate engine, complete with its turnkey electronic management system, into our '79 Camaro. We'll also cover what it takes to shoehorn a Tremec six-speed gearbox into the second-gen F-body's suddenly cramped transmission tunnel, along with other details of the drivetrain installation. And not to tell tales out of school, but there's a hidden Zex nitrous setup as well.
You'll note the build begins with a '79 Z28 in scabrous blue, which then inexplicably metamorphoses into a Z28 in gorgeous orange mid-feature. That's the magic of magazine production at work. After teardown, the Camaro was sent to EDAG in Auburn Hills, Michigan, for paint. Then it came back to Diversified Creations in Brighton, Michigan, for the drivetrain installation, which was performed by Mike Copeland and his lead tech, Jeremy Salewsky, a young guy with considerable mechanical skills. Much of the fabrication work you see on the completed E-Rod Z28 is his. We'll cover EDAG's paintwork in an upcoming chapter.
As engine swaps go, this one was pretty standard fare: Some cutting and welding were required to cradle the LS3 engine in the '79 subframe. However, the part that may scare off many traditional rodders-wiring the factory EFI system and making it work properly-couldn't have been easier. A clever 10-year-old could do it. The ECM falls out of the box with the required flash calibration already inside, while the wiring harness is plainly labeled at every connector. The system plugged together like Xmas lights, fired on the first twist of the key, and idled like a new Cadillac. Try that with your six Strombergs. Technology rules.
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Before the old 170hp 350 was yanked out the top, the transmission was dropped out the bottom separately; it's just easier. Bonus: The Turbo 350 appeared to be sporting a recent overhaul, so it was set aside for a future project.Barely 90 minutes into the exercise, Jeremy Salewsky (right) and Mike Copeland had a greasy small-block dangling on a chain. No hacking was employed; disassembly proceeded in an orderly fashion. When it comes time for reassembly, it's no fun discovering you broke a hard-to-find widget in needless haste.After teardown, the Z28 was sent to EDAG for body and paint. When it returned, the engine house looked like this: smooth. Since the bulky, original HVAC module was no longer required, the EDAG crew sealed the firewall and covered everything in satin black. We'll feature those mods in a future episode detailing the compact Vintage Air A/C installation.E-Rod Camaro, the exploded view: As work began and packages began to arrive from all the E-Rod suppliers, the project quickly took over an entire corner of Diversified's shop.One of the first subassemblies tackled was the fuel system. For added track day safety, blocks of fuel cell foam were inserted into the Classic Industries reproduction fuel tank through the stock fuel meter opening.To adapt the Aeromotive submersible fuel pump to the Camaro's fuel tank, the supplied mounting ring was TIG-welded to the original meter opening, which was enlarged slightly for clearance. Copeland selected the Aeromotive A1000 in-tank setup for cooler and quieter running and to provide plenty of reserve capacity for future engine upgrades.The pressure fitting is -8 (1/2-inch id), while the return was plumbed in -6 (3/8-inch id) line via a separate hole punched in the tank forward of the pump. An Auto Meter fuel gauge sending unit was installed in its own new opening aft of the pump. The original copper tube will continue to serve as the vapor line.With the tank installed in its original position, the braided fuel lines and fittings for the new fuel system intruded well into the trunk cavity, requiring some cutting. A cover was fabricated in sheetmetal and welded to the floorpan, then sealed with body caulking.
This mount from Holley did the trick-a flat plate bolted to the stock '79 engine mount, moving the engine back 1 inch from the original small-block location to maintain the original rear crossmember position. While this prototype was milled from aluminum, the production piece is steel. See the mounting bosses in the block surrounding the engine mount? Those are for the stock A/C compressor, which means the standard LS3 accessory drive will not work here.Unfortunately, with the engine in its ideal location, the front crossmember interfered with the front of the Corvette oil pan sump. Copeland wanted to retain the Vette pan for its superior oil control in handling situations. The back of the crossmember had to be trimmed forward more than an inch and then boxed in with steel plate. From here, the boxing plates were closed in and welded 360 degrees, then detailed in rattle-can black.To clear the exhaust manifold and catalytic converter, the right rear lower control arm mount also had to be trimmed back and boxed as shown here (arrow). The exhaust manifold flanges required some grinding as well. The E-Rod setup employs cast exhaust manifolds, four production cats, and the full complement of four oxygen sensors for OE-style emissions compliance. In this photo you can also see the clockable MSD Advanced Power Systems starter, PN 5096; it has a 3hp motor and a 4.4:1 reduction. Stick-on heat shielding from Design Engineering was used to isolate converter heat from the passenger compartment floor.The Tremec T56 Magnum six-speed is a husky gearbox, filling up the '79 Camaro's transmission tunnel and then some. Two versions of the T56 Magnum are available, one with ratios of 2.66:1, 1.78:1, 1.30:1, 1.00:1, 0.80:1, and 0.63:1 and another that we chose with 2.97:1, 2.10:1, 1.46:1, 1.00:1, 0.74:1, and 0.50:1. The latter has the ratios most similar to those in the '10 Camaro. We chose it for the low First gear in traffic and the highway mpg offered by the 0.50:1 overdrive. The stock speedo cable seen here was eliminated in favor of an electronic Auto Meter gauge reading from the transmission's vehicle speed sensor.Hurst Driveline Conversions supplied all the necessary hardware for the tranny installation, including the flywheel, clutch, throwout bearing and hydraulic clutch kit, pilot bearing, bellhousing, crossmember and mount, VSS, hardware kit, and, of course, the Hurst shifter.The LS3's rear crank flange features two concentric pilot bearing bores, inner and outer. Our Tremec's input shaft, shown here, will use the inner, smaller pilot bearing location. Copeland notes that the LS is 1.0 inch shorter in its rear-face-to-bellhousing spacing and 0.400 inch shorter in its crank flange offset than a traditional small-block-useful figures to know when performing SBC-to-LS swaps.To make room for the Tremec box and Hurst shifter, the crew at Diversified cut out the top portion of the tunnel and fabricated this neat doghouse in 16-gauge steel, which was then welded in position and sealed with silicone. The Hurst master cylinder mates to an F-body clutch pedal assembly from Classic Industries and is mounted out of sight up front just under the brake booster.The tunnel modifications required some reworking on the reproduction console from Classic Industries, but the finished product with the Hurst shifter looks factory fresh.Roger Rosebush and the guys at Be Cool supplied the custom radiator. It's an all-aluminum, dual-pass unit with integrated cooling fans that has been proven on Power Tour(r) to keep the LS3 at its ideal 210 degrees regardless of conditions. Importantly, the radiator was ordered with a bung (arrow) for a 1/4-inch hose fitting. This connects to the coolant crossovers under the LS3 intake manifold and is important for eliminating hot spots in the cylinder heads.
To make room for the Tremec box and Hurst shifter, the crew at Diversified cut out the top portion of the tunnel and fabricated this neat doghouse in 16-gauge steel, which was then welded in position and sealed with silicone. The Hurst master cylinder mates to an F-body clutch pedal assembly from Classic Industries and is mounted out of sight up front just under the brake booster.The tunnel modifications required some reworking on the reproduction console from Classic Industries, but the finished product with the Hurst shifter looks factory fresh.Roger Rosebush and the guys at Be Cool supplied the custom radiator. It's an all-aluminum, dual-pass unit with integrated cooling fans that has been proven on Power Tour(r) to keep the LS3 at its ideal 210 degrees regardless of conditions. Importantly, the radiator was ordered with a bung (arrow) for a 1/4-inch hose fitting. This connects to the coolant crossovers under the LS3 intake manifold and is important for eliminating hot spots in the cylinder heads.The E67 ECM supplied in the E-Rod package is the same box used in LS3 production cars and comes loaded with essentially the same calibration. Some vehicle integration functions (theft protection, for example) are shut off for universal applications, but key features including electronic throttle actuation and evaporative system control are fully enabled. This one will be installed behind the glovebox.The complete E-Rod package includes cats, sensors, electronic throttle pedal, vapor canister, and wiring. The harness, shown here, may look a bit daunting spread across the shop floor, but installation is dead simple. Terminations and connectors on the E-Rod harness are OE-grade and fully weather sealed, while every connector is clearly labeled for the schematically challenged. What could be easier?A Vintage Air Frontrunner accessory drive solved our clearance problems, relocating the A/C compressor from low on the passenger side of the engine to up on top, alongside the water pump. Looks good, too: The alternator and power steering pump are tucked in tight for a sleeker appearance. The Frontrunner package adds less than 7 inches to the total length of the engine as measured from the front face of the block. Copeland reported that the kit was amazingly complete and trouble-free, right down to every bit of hardware.The bottle for the Zex 100hp nitrous setup is hidden behind a closeout panel in the trunk. We used kit PN 82235B, the Blackout version (i.e., no purple bottle). The Zex system's active fuel controller is tucked into the left front fenderwell (where the E-Rod vapor canister was also positioned) while the nozzle is plumbed into the bottom of the intake duct, barely visible. The Zex kit controls the fuel feed versus nitrous pressure to ensure you never run too rich or too lean, and the kit's fly-by-wire-compatible TPS brings in the nitrous as the throttle approaches WOT. On its first trip to the strip, the Z28 ran 11.77 on the bottle, 13.0s on plain old air.Diversified Creations fabricated the exhaust system using 3-inch tubing and a central cross-pipe from Holley and twin Cherry Bomb Extreme mufflers. The rear axle is a 9-inch Strange Engineering assembly that bolts right up to the Camaro's leaf spring pads, housing an Eaton Truetrac helical differential with 3.73 screws.Here's the complete E-Rod installation all dressed up and ready to go. The Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator is mounted to the right firewall, while the Hurst remote fluid jar for the hydraulic clutch is adjacent to the Wilwood brake cylinder. The carbon-fiber fuel rail covers are from Specter Werkes/Sports, while Spectre Performance provided the air intake. The carbon-fiber core-support closeout is from Anvil Automotive. and the little cylinder on the driver side is a Biondo line lock (it allows us to lock only the front brakes for dragstrip burnouts).


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October 1st, 2012
Celebrate Banned & Challenged Books Week!
It's Banned and Challenged Books Week again, Bits and Bramblers! And you know how much I love banned and/or challenged books. I want to protect them. I want to make sure that everyone has the right to read them.
And that's one of the reasons I love the library so much—because we do protect challenged and banned books. You can find them all on our shelves…so why not head to your faaaaavorite library location and pick one up today? Celebrate the right to read at your library!


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Eminem has confirmed reports he and Rihanna have reunited for a new track he has included on his new album "The Marshall Mathers LP 2."
The pair teamed up for the monster hit "Love the Way You Lie" in 2010 and they returned to the studio to record a new song, titled "The Monster."
The rapper's 16-track album, which will be released on Nov. 5, also contains collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, fun. star Nate Ruess and Skylar Grey, who also joined him in the studio for "Love the Way You Lie," among other tracks.
Eminem's new single "Survival," which will feature in the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts, and his recent hit "Berzerk" will also feature on the album, which he has called the sequel to his hugely successful 2000 album The Marshall Mathers LP.


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(WUSA) -- Friday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan announced that ten schools in Maryland are recipients of National Blue Ribbon Awards. The awards honor "honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools that are either academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement to high levels," according to a press release from Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin. Both senators released statements congratulating the schools.
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text: Is it safe to assume that the edition one would use in the Partner Program is the Network Edition? I assume not open source, but I didn't know if there was another version. I am considering migrating from 7 to 8 and am considering joining the partner program. I am just looking to not duplicate efforts.


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What concerns me is that the tracking error is not uniform PE…the star trails often have little jumps in it (see the attached image from a 100% crop). It almost appears as if it tracks for several seconds, then slips to a new position, then tracks for a little while longer before slipping again. What's worse is that the drift usually continues in a single direction, effectively tracking at less than 1x sidereal.
I have ensured that everything is properly balanced (slightly east heavy...I've also tried balanced and west heavy for the heck of it). I've torn down the mount, relubed, and adjusted the gears, etc., but nothing is working.
I am wondering if possibly there is a problem with the tracking motor that would cause it to skip like this, either with the electronics or possibly the internal motor gearbox. Have you any of you had similar problems before?
Part of what confuses me is that the tracking performance varies depending on where the scope is pointed. If I shoot at declination ~0 deg (M42), maybe 5% of the images are well tracked at 30 sec, but at ~60 deg (M81) I can get around 50% good images at 45 sec. Obviously, the linear movement of the stars is less closer to the pole, but I'm also wondering if there's something mechanical with the mount going on. This isn't just periodic error because each frame drifts farther in the same direction and never reverses direction. Longer exposures just create longer streaks.
I've struggled with this for far too long and I'm about ready to kick it to the curb and buy an Atlas/EQ-6 or CGEM. I like the SVP, and it's quite stable with the AT6RC, but it can't track beans so it has to go unless I can fix it. Do I have unrealistic expectations for this mount to give me 30-45 sec exposures with the AT6RC?
I should also mention that when I've used my 300/2.8 camera lens on the mount, I can only manage around 45s, maybe 60s exposures before seeing similar issues, so it seems to be somewhat independent of weight and focal length.
Help please!


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Iowa State Drops Game to Kent State, 13-4
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Iowa State softball team dropped its first game of the Class Act Federal Credit Union Louisville Classic to Kent State 13-4 in six innings Friday afternoon at Ulmer Stadium. The loss dropped the Cyclones to 15-7 on the season, while the Golden Flashes improved to 11-7.
Story of the Game
The Cyclones dug themselves a hole early on as the radar for Iowa State starting pitcher Katie Johnson was not on target Friday afternoon as the Cyclones allowed their five first-inning runs on only three hits with two walks and two HBPs.
Johnson did not make it out of the first, being replaced by Paris Imholz. The Bowling Green transfer saw her first extended action as a Cyclone, pitching 5 2/3 innings.
The Golden Flashes slowly built up an 8-0 advantage headed to the bottom of the fourth inning. Aly Cappaert led off the inning with a single and Lexi Slater followed that up with a double. Both would end up scoring on wild pitches by Kent State starter Ronnie Ladines to get the game back to 8-2 in favor of KSU.
Kent State powered up its offense again in the top of the fifth to make it 11-2 and putting the pressure on Iowa State to continue the game. With two outs in the inning, Cappaert took care of one run with a big home run to dead centerfield to make the score 11-3. After a Slater walk, Rachel Hartman hit a double high off the wall in center to bring home Slater and keep the game alive at 11-4.
The pressure was on the Cyclones again in the bottom of the sixth after KSU score two in the top half of the inning. Iowa State got off to a good start with Liana Henry and Brittany Gomez each posting singles. The Golden Flashes defense helped finish off the game as Dani Ramos made a spectacular diving catch to dismiss Sarah Hawryluk and complete a double play to get Henry. Sara Davison hit a fly ball to center on the next at bat, but it was Ramos again who was able to make the play to track it down for the third out and to end the game.
Player of the Game
Aly Cappaert. The sophomore finished the game 2-for-3, which included her fifth-inning home run, her seventh of the season.
On Deck
Iowa State plays again later tonight against Louisville at 6:30 PM ET/5:30 PM CT.


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Top 25 Freight Forwarders: Fast forward toward recovery
September 01, 2011
The old version of the freight forwarder is one who would speak directly with clients and warehouses around the world to arrange the movement and storage of freight. Today, the description of a forwarder has become far more complex.
They now take this information and pass it along to the appropriate party whether that be the carriers, third-party service providers, Custom agents, or the shippers themselves. Along with making certain that the freight gains entry into the country, a forwarder must now arrange for cargo to be picked up and delivered to the final consignee's place of business. This requires contacting trucking companies, rail lines, or even sometimes exporting the goods to a different country for final delivery.
This complexity has created new opportunities for some of the world's leading freight forwarders to upgrade their services and IT capabilities in order to keep up with growing demand. And while industry analysts differ somewhat on just who belongs on the "Top 25" list this year, all agree that the same players are only going to get bigger, smarter, and stronger as the global marketplace spreads into new regions.
Who's at the top?
Research by Transport Intelligence (Ti), contained within its latest report Global Freight Forwarding 2011, finds Swiss-based Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) topping the ranking of the world's largest forwarders in 2010 in terms of combined air and sea freight revenues. According to Ti, DHL came in second place.
The leading 10 freight forwarders make up 44 percent of the total market. This share has been gradually increasing—from 40 percent in 2006—as the largest players crowd out smaller competitors. However, the market is still highly fragmented with K+N holding just under one tenth of the total.
Largest, however, does not necessarily mean the most profitable, says Ti analysts. Expeditors enjoys margins of over 9 percent compared with most of the largest companies, which operate at margins between 2 percent to 4 percent.
According to Ti CEO John Manners-Bell, the market will enjoy another successful year in 2011. "Forwarders are enjoying somewhat of a golden period," he says. "Air and sea volumes are still growing albeit not as rapidly as last year. In addition to this, extra capacity brought on by shipping and air carriers has meant that rates have softened, meaning that forwarders' gross margins will expand."
Dick Armstrong, chairman of supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates, says that his research came to many of the same conclusions. "We had DHL ahead of K+N in our net-earnings picture, but the leading providers are really in very heated race at the top," says Armstrong.
He adds that there's a certain paradox when considering that most of the strongest performing companies are from Europe when most of the actual business is generated in the Asia Pacific arena. "And don't expect to see any startups get into this picture," he says with a laugh. "The barriers to entry are incredibly high, and it would take vast amounts of money and other resources to penetrate this market. The capital outlay for technology alone is overwhelming, and finding the right people to create the network would also be a daunting task."
According to Armstrong, the top forwarders are simply an extension of global third-party logistics providers (3PLs). Given the huge scale of these operations, it should come as no surprise that they would have the leverage to compete for market dominance.
"And that includes human resources as well," says Armstrong. "Expeditors, for example, lost a number of high-earning sales executives in the past couple of years. To the company's credit, they kept faith with their staff by not having lay-offs during the recession. However, by reducing the commissions paid to top performers, they effectively got closer to other dynamic competitors like UPS."
These "top performers," says Armstrong, are selling complete supply chain packages in their sales pitch. This includes value-added warehousing and transportation management. "The leading forwarders are going to replace old fashioned sales activity with incentive based pay structures," he says. "And this, in turn, will reward innovation."
Is it a "closed" market?
Brandon Fried, executive director of The Airforwarders Association, agrees with most of Armstrong's conclusions, but takes issue with the "closed" market theory. He contends that "the barrier to entry" into the freight forwarding business is not insurmountable, noting that for those forwarders with a defined business plan focused on specific niche marketing, there's still room at the top.
"The days of opening a generalized freight transportation business by the small guy may be over in favor of a more focused and specific transportation approach," says Fried. "Of course, this includes offering additional services that complement the transportation of the box itself. These may include warehousing, local distribution, pick and pack, or some form of commodity assembly before shipping. However, the sensitive, personal touch is always in demand and appreciated by customers who are not willing to be an anonymous entity with their freight company."
Fried says that while each of the "giant" forwarders do interesting work, K+N tends to receive lots of coverage for its creative shipment fulfillment solutions before or after the transportation cycle occurs. "However, we cannot fail to mention companies like Expeditors," he says. "This is an outfit that is highly regarded by their customers and continues to receive accolades—not only from clients but Wall Street as well. The firm is highly profitable in a very competitive, asset-free environment."
Faster future?
While many of the analysts have reported fairly rosy times over the past year, many of the leading forwarders are still cautiously optimistic about their prospects for the remainder of 2011 and into 2012.
"I am pleased with the high organic gross profit growth in our reporting regions of North and Latin America, as well as the Asia Pacific," says Panalpina's CEO Monika Ribar. "This year has taken its toll on the volume development, however."
She adds that after Panalpina terminated certain high-volume, low-margin contracts, the company was not able to compensate for these volumes fast enough with new business. "The market slowdown in the second quarter of 2011 did not help in this regard," says Ribar.
UPS, a company that Armstrong calls "the 800-pound gorilla of supply chain services," is equally circumspect. "Despite softening economic conditions, UPS delivered its highest ever second quarter earnings per share," says Kurt Kuehn, UPS's chief financial officer. "These results were driven by the quality of revenue in U.S. domestic, superior export volume growth in international, and record supply chain services and freight results."
CEVA's CEO, John Pattullo, notes that the company's performance in the second quarter demonstrates a solid continuation of positive trends over the past year. "Despite the industry-wide softening of freight volumes, we have increased freight management business with our global customers, and we have experienced growth in our contract logistics business in all regions," he says. "Our new business performance in the period has been excellent with significant wins and contract extensions."
According to Armstrong, CEVA's reliance on heavy machinery has been a plus, particularly while it continues to expand into other markets. The company is hardly alone in this regard, however.
"We're continuing to grow and have kept the positive momentum of the last quarters," says Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post DHL. "The second quarter once more proves the quality and sustainable nature of the efficiency gains we have achieved over recent years."
According to Appel, all DHL divisions continued to benefit from the ongoing, albeit slow global economic growth, as well as its market position in the world's fast growing regions—particularly in Asia.
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If you've had trouble with liquid eyeliners before, don't give up on creating a truly defined look for your eyes before giving blinc Eye Liner products a try.
Contact lens wearers and people with sensitivity, dryness and allergy problems often rub their eyes frequently without realizing it. blinc Eye Liner products stay put when you touch them, so you avoid rubbing a flake of makeup into your eye and causing even more irritation. When you check your makeup in the mirror, you'll find your eyeliner hasn't run or faded away no matter how often you've rubbed your eyes.
Use eyeliner to add definition to your eyelids and to change the apparent shape and size of your eyes. Begin applying blinc Eye Liner in the center of your lid (upper or lower), and gently sweep the applicator toward the outer corner of your eye. For a sexy cat-eye look, add a couple of sweeps right at the outer corner in an upward motion. Next, bring the applicator to the inside corner of your eye and sweep a thin line back toward the middle to complete the look. Keep your hand steady and within a minute you'll have bold, beautiful eyes!
The products from the Blinc Eye Liner collection won't fade, so there's no need to touch up your eyeliner throughout the day. If you'd like a bit more drama for the evening, add another line underneath and you'll be on your way.
Try either blinc Eyeliner Black or blinc Eyeliner Brown to add drama and definition to your eyes. A general rule in cosmetics is to match your eyeliner color to your mascara color, but there's no need to be rigid about it. blinc Eyeliner Black is quite bold and brings blue or light green eyes and pastel eye cosmetic shades out. blinc Eyeliner Brown is a bit softer and introduces a wonderful definition to green, hazel or brown eyes. Keep a tube of both colors on hand to change up your look depending on your mood.
blinc Eye Liner Products are different (and better) than other liquid eyeliners you might have used. They are not makeup paints but instead are water-resistant, oil-resistant, smudge-proof and clump-proof. Apply blinc eyeliner right after cleansing and toning your face but before applying moisturizers, foundation or other eye cosmetics. Allow blinc eye liner to set for about a minute before working with other eye cosmetics. The eye liner becomes your starting point for beautiful, dramatic eyes.
Because blinc eye products resist water and oil, it's best to remove them with plenty of running water and a water-based makeup remover—the color simply slides right off. Try removing your eyeliner in the shower or use a warm, wet washcloth along with your usual makeup remover. No need to scrub your sensitive eye skin—gentle pressure releases the layers of color and washes them away.


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Communications service providers and medium to large enterprises must have smarter network operations to properly manage the demand put on networks by the latest services, technologies, and applications. Network performance management is more important than ever because "slow is the new broke." Under performing networks pose several risks from unhappy customers to unrealized revenue potential. Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager (TNPM) v1.3 offers innovative new solutions to help our clients run fully-optimized legacy and next-generation networks and minimize the dreaded service disruption.
TNPM 1.3 introduces a new console technology, Tivoli Integrated Portal (TIP), and a new reporting engine, Tivoli Common Reporting (TCR) based on Cognos. These new technologies offer additional business value to fixed/IP and mobile customers using our network performance management solutions today. In addition, these technologies enable a consistent user experience across the broad Tivoli solution portfolio.
Key common features for fixed/IP and mobile PM:
• Navigation between Webtop/Omnibus and TNPM
• State-of-the-art Reporting Tool through integration of Cognos capabilities with Tivoli Common Reporting in the Tivoli Integrated Portal (TIP)
Key new features for fixed/IP:
• Composite Resources for service-oriented KPI modeling of logical network resources, e.g. a pair of network connections, or of a service such as VPN
• Mass Data Export of fixed/IP PM data
• Support for AIX (IBM O/S) is now supported for all TNPM components for fixed/IP
In summary, we're very excited about the changes in this release and know you'll find a lot of value in TNPM 1.3. If you own other Netcool products such as Netcool/Omnibus or ITNM today, ask us how TNPM can help complete your view into consolidated operations management.


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Heat and Celtics tip off here at 6:30, followed by the Lakers and Rockets. How come everyone forget, it has had surprisingly bad publicity.
Who's going to win?
Teh NBA iz stoopid. It all 1 on1, no defens, streetball, me 1st crap. College is wey better!
Is this still preseason (I know it's sad I don't know that off hand)?
Puke. I hope the Heat lose by 80.
Go Lakers! Repeat 3 peat!
Go Thunder!
Don't confuse hope for a plan.
I'm excited to see what the t-wolves can do this year. They had a solid preseason albeit preseason.
Originally Posted by GMan
Teh NBA iz stoopid. It all 1 on1, no defens, streetball, me 1st crap. College is wey better!
I would like the ability to neg. It is no where near all 1 on 1. Especially if you watch the Lakers or Celtics. There is actually a lot of defense. You clearly do not watch the NBA if this is your opinion.
I'm a Bulls fan but will be cheering like crazy for Celtics tonight and everyone down the line playing the Heat.
Originally Posted by BoxsterCy
Dude, you are Gameday Rulzzz and could probably post about anything.
Wake me up in June, when more than 5% of players start to actually care about whether they win or lose, and it gets interesting.
Green hills for thy throne, and for crown a golden melody/Ringing in the hearts of all who bring thee love and loyalty/Dear Alma Mater, make our spirits great
True and valiant like the bells of I-O-WA STATE!
And thank you Stumpy for this:
Not sure why all the hate for Miami and LeBron. I mean, he jobbed Cleveland, but why would I give a rip? I'm not from there, I just like watching him play.
I think it'd be kind of funny to see them come out and lose after all the off-season hype. However, with them playing against Boston, there's no way I would root against them. If they were playing anyone but Boston or the Lakers, I wouldn't mind seeing them lose.
BTW, is anyone else getting kind of a jittery picture when TNT pans their camera up and down the court? Its pretty annoying.
Go C's!
I tryed watching this game, but i could only make it through the first 2 mins. NBA sucks.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
I'm so excited I can hardly wait until June when it's over
Hit it hard, every yard
The Heat with their Awesome 3 or whatever they're called only scored 9 points in the first quarter. Ho hum.
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I (admin) created a shared address book and grant a user access to it. When that user clicks on Accept Share and Yes, he gets "An unknown error has occurred". The detail of the error says "No such account..." followed by the ID of my admin account, and some things like "CreateMountPointRequest"...
What seems to be the problem here?
Thanks for your help


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Albany, NY (Sports Network) - O.D. Anosike hung up yet another double-double
and hit a pair of crucial free-throws as the Siena Saints outlasted the
Radford Highlanders, 65-57, in overtime during a BracketBusters affair at the
Times Union Center.
Anosike finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds, as well as eight turnovers,
for his 16th double-double of the season for Siena (7-21). Davis Marten scored
18 points off the bench, Trenity Burdine tacked on 13 and Rob Poole registered
12 for the Saints who ended a five-game losing streak.
R.J. Price scored 18 points on just 7-of-21 shooting to pace Radford (12-17)
which has lost three straight.
Radford went into the locker room leading 25-23 after holding Siena to just
seven field goals in the first 20 minutes.
After halftime it was Siena's turn to dominate on defense as it held the
Highlanders to just nine field goals on 34.6 percent shooting. Still the
Saints trailed, 54-49, with 22 seconds remaining. Poole then hit a 3-pointer
to bring the Saints within two. With ten seconds left Siena forced a turnover
and Poole attempted a jumper on the other end. The shot was off the mark but
Anosike ripped down an offensive rebound and was fouled on the ensuing
put-back attempt. Anosike hit both free throws to even the game. Poole
collected a steal on Radford's next possession but missed a potential
game-winning 3-point attempt as time expired forcing overtime.
A 7-1 spurt midway through the extra session separated the Saints enough as
they held on for the win by hitting 6-of-8 from the free-throw line in the
final minute.
Siena overcame a game-high 17 turnovers by owning a 42-33 edge on the glass.
Radford went just 1-of-11 from the field in overtime and was outscored 21-9
from the free-throw line overall.
The Sports Network


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Antoine makes a splash!
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
Antoine strolls on the beach at Ixtapa with his trusty wooden gun. He takes it everywhere. Smiling Mexicans raise their hands in mock surrender.
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
Pascale buys some delicious looking Mexican pastries for the boys at a bakery in Zihuatanejo.
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
12/02/2009, Zihuatanejo
We took the bus to the neighboring town of Zihuatanejo today. I can see why it's called the "cruiser's paradise". The anchorage is along a sandy beach with gentle surf, which is lined with dozens of nice, inexpensive restaurants. The town of Zihuatanejo is charming, reminding me a little of La Paz with its real authentic, non-touristy Mexican flavor.
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
12/01/2009, Ixtapa
We arrived at Ixtapa yesterday finally about 4:30 PM. On our approach to Ixtapa we found that the refrigeration was not working. I tracked this down to a low battery voltage condition, and eventually traced the problem to a defective voltage regulator which was preventing the engine from charging the batteries. I managed to be in touch with technical support at Balmar (which makes the regulator and alternator) via Single Sideband Radio. That would have been bad enough, but as we pulled into our slip at the marina in Ixtapa, the engine oil pressure alarm came on. I shut the motor down and checked the crankcase oil -- it was 2 quarts low, but not low enough to trigger a low oil pressure alarm.
So today I had a diesel mechanic come out. We decided the oil pressure switch was highly suspect. The boat doesn't have oil pressure or water temperature gauges, just idiot lights. So we decided to install proper gauges for these two items and in so doing determine where the problem was.
Sure enough, the oil pressure gauge is now in and it tells us we have normal oil pressure. And we have a real temperature gauge.
Meanwhile I asked around and found another boater with a spare voltage regulator. I installed that one and our charging system is back up and working. And so, likewise, our refrigeration has returned back to normal.
Ah, such is the cruising life!
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
We arrived this afternoon at the marina in Ixtapa. We saw lots of dolphins, who love to play by the bow of the boat, and the odd sea turtle and shark. Some of the boats and ships were peculiar, including one that looked like a square rigger.
It was a long sail and we had our share of technical difficulties. First of all, as Pascale mentioned, we had the overtemperature alarm go off last night around 830 PM. Pascale and Bob awoke me to look at the situation. We shut off the engine and I got out the laser temperature scanner and checked the temperature of the engine block. 174 degrees F seemed quite within the normal range. We checked that there was seawater coolant flowing (check) and that there was sufficient crankcase oil (check). After letting the engine cool a bit I topped off the engine coolant (adding about a half liter) and started the engine at 2000 RPM instead of the usual 2700 RPM. The engine ran all night after that without a problem. As the day went on, I tried increasing the RPM to 2500, then back to 2220, finding that the alarm would chirp at us, indicating it was at the edge. I read up on the specs for the engine temperature alarm -- it's supposed to go off at 100C (212F). We were nowhere near that. I think the culprit is a miscalibrated temperature alarm switch. Something to check out at the next opportunity.
Then there was the refrigeration that stopped working. Its diagnostic light complained of insufficient voltage. I found the battery bank was barely at 12 volts. It turns out the alternator wasn't charging. I communicated with Balcor via SSB radio email and found out that the culprit is likely a defective voltage regulator. Another project, albeit a minor one.
We did an all night sail (actually, since the winds were very light, we motorsailed most of the time). I got up at 5 a.m. to take over. We arrived in Ixtapa around 4:30 PM.
Boy, is it HOT here! Right now it's 10:15 PM and it's about 88 degrees outside. We are coaxing our air conditioning unit to get the inside temperature to a reasonable 80 degrees.
The photo is of Antoine with his model M-16 that we made. The hills of Ixtapa are in the background, as this was taken as we made our arrival.
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
It's 7:15 a.m., there is only 4 to 5 knots of wind from the South. We are motor-sailing. I did my watch from 9 to 11 PM last night. Francois came up to do his watch, but I couldn't sleep, so I stayed with him. Let me back up a bit, when I was up in the cockpit with Bob at around 8:30 PM, the engine alarm beeped, so we turned the engine off. Bruce looked at the engine, checking the oil and topping off the coolant. The engine has been running fine since then. Now, the refrigerator is not getting enough voltage. Bruce is trying to figure it out. I didn't sleep much last night, and neither did Bob and Francois. We let the captain sleep. Now, Bruce is on watch since 5 a.m. I came up at 7 a.m. to keep a watch so Bruce could look at the fridge. Dolphins are visiting us. Antoine is up and so happy to see them. They are always a good omen!
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011
11/29/2009, Pacific Ocean between Las Hadas and Ixtapa
We left Las Hadas, Manzanillo, this morning around 10:30 a.m. Now, we're going south to Ixtapa. We should get there tomorrow around 1 PM. The winds are very light, so we are motor-sailing. The winds are from the South West and we're going South East so we're close hauled with the main & jib up. It's wonderful to be at sea again after being at the Marina at Barra de Navidad for months. Not to say that we didn't enjoy ourselves, but land life doesn't feel the same. We will return to Barra de Navidad some day, but we don't know when. We have a fishing line out. Hopefully, we'll catch something. Each one of us is getting into a sealife routine. Bob, our friend from Mazatlan, is with us for the trip to Zihuatanejo. Bruce made lunch for everybody. He's a wonderful captain. Francois is in his cabin playing on his computer and Antoine is having fun with his M-16, that his Papa made out of wood in Barra de Navidad. It looks really cool!
|Mexico Sailing Trip 2008-2011


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Under ZCS 7.0.1 network I'm seeing an issue with 3rd party email clients smtp connections on slower networks and file attachments. There seems to be a timeout set to around two minutes on SMTP connections. I'm seeing the following error in the logs and on email clients when it takes over two minutes to send an email.
Mar 29 10:16:38 email postfix/cleanup[21031]: 6391C3536001: milter-reject: END-OF-MESSAGE from ip72-220-140-199.sd.sd.cox.net[188.8.131.52]: 4.7.1 Service unavailable - try again later; from=<firstname.lastname@example.com> to=<firstname.lastname@example.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<[192.168.0.100]>
Mar 29 10:16:38 email postfix/smtpd[18443]: disconnect from ip72-220-140-199.sd.sd.cox.net[18.104.22.168]
Now I have tested this on multiple speed connections and have ruled out that it is the size of attachment and email client. For example at home I get around 250K/sec to my work zimbra server. So I can send about a 15MB attachment with out getting the error. Anything longer goes past the timeout. From a faster net connection that gets about 2MB/sec I can send a 150MB attachment. What do I have to change to increase the timeout on smtp connections? Thanks.