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(SportsNetwork.com) - Going four straight games without a point will usually
lead to some changes in the lineup and for the Winnipeg Jets, it could mean
moving a big body into the mix up front.
Dustin Byfuglien could shift from the blue line to a forward position on
Saturday night when the Jets play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Jets have lost four straight in regulation for the first time this season
and it marks the second time in 2013-14 that the club has gone winless in four
consecutive outings. They also went 0-2-2 from Nov. 17-23.
Following a winless three-game road trip to begin the month, the Jets returned
home and were handed a 4-2 loss on Tuesday by the Tampa Bay Lightning, who
scored twice in the third period.
Byfuglien had a goal and an assist, Olli Jokinen supplied Winnipeg's other
goal and Ondrej Pavelec allowed three goals on 32 shots.
"This game was a very poorly played, poorly executed game. I don't know that
we got anything out of that that was positive. It was really disappointing,"
said Jets coach Claude Noel.
Given those words and the time off between games, it is no surprise that Noel
has done some tinkering. That includes Byfuglien practicing at the forward
spot, where he has had success before.
Though a short stint as a winger last season with the Jets didn't stick, the
28-year-old Byfuglien did notch 11 goals and 16 points in 22 games as a
forward in the playoffs for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, helping the team
win a Stanley Cup.
Andrew Ladd, who won a Cup with Byfuglien in Chicago and could skate on a line
with the 265-pounder and Bryan Little tonight, said Byfuglien seemed excited
at the spot in practice on Friday.
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strong body who can get to the net and control the puck down low and makes it
hard on other teams," said Ladd.
Winnipeg did recall defenseman Zach Redmond from the American Hockey League,
while forward Evander Kane could miss tonight due to a hand injury.
If Byfuglien does stay at forward, he'll try to help the Jets offense solve a
Blue Jackets team that is coming off last night's 3-0 win over the Carolina
In his second start since missing 14 straight games with a groin injury,
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of his career.
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period, including two big stops during a 5-on-3 shorthanded situation.
"Our goaltender energized the building in the third period with some of his
saves," Columbus coach Todd Richards said. "That is a little reminiscent of
last season."
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Date recorded 7 December 2011
With an increasing amount of social interaction taking place in the digital domain, and often in public on-line settings, we are accumulating enormous amounts of data about phenomena that were once essentially invisible to us: the collective behavior and social interactions of hundreds of millions of people, recorded at unprecedented levels of scale and resolution. Analyzing this data computationally offers new insights into the design of on-line applications, as well as a new perspective on fundamental questions in the social sciences. We discuss how this perspective can be applied to questions involving network structure and the dynamics of interaction among individuals, with a particular focus on the ways in which evaluation, opinion, and in some cases polarization manifest themselves at large scales in the on-line domain
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LAUREL, Md. (WUSA9) -- The morning after being discharged from Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland, Stephon Prather has been charged with several counts of attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment and firearms charges.
Howard County Police made the announcement on Friday morning. They say he is being held without bond.
The officer who Prather is accused of shooting, Steven Houk, is now in fair condition, according to Shock Trauma. Officer Houk underwent surgery on Thursday and the prognosis for him is good, we are told.
Police say the gun used in the shooting was recovered deep inside a large storm drain in woods west of 9500 Washington Boulevard. They believe Prather may have been hiding in the same storm drain Wednesday night because officers found items in the pipe that suggest he spent the night there.
Prather surrendered to police on Thursday morning after a local mechanic reported seeing him along Route 1. Prather was taken to Shock Trauma for treatment of the gunshot wound to the leg he suffered the previous night.
Thursday night, we learned the 29-year-old had been charged with theft in June 2006 before police say he showed up to a family member's house, pointed a gun and fired a few bullets at his family. Prather was charged with attempted murder, then pleaded to two counts of 1st-degree assault. He was sentenced to 20 years total, 10 years of which were suspended. He was serving two 5-year sentences concurrently, and got about 3 years through that when he went into a drug treatment program.
He was placed on probation from December 2007 to December 2012. WFMY in North Carolina reported that Prather was arrested in 2011 in North Carolina, while he was on probation. Police tried to pull him over, he crashed his car, got out and ran. Later, police found him in a home, and he was charged with breaking and entering among other charges.
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Is each text line its own layer? As I type in text it forms its own layer. Is this the way of it in Photoshop?
I'm using CS4.
Is each text line its own layer? As I type in text it forms its own layer. Is this the way of it in Photoshop?
I'm using CS4.
if you only click you get one line - if you click and drag you make a text box where you can write and edit the size of later
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Sorry, I think I need to be more clear. I have a huge map I'm working on in CS4. Once the terrain has been created, I'll need to start naming all of the terrain features, nations, cities, etc. If I end up with 1200 place names, will I end up with 1200 layers of place names?
As far as I know I'm afraid so.... smart grouping of the layers and the use of (font) styles is sort of a must for these amounts of labels. When I need many labels, I group them per region and per type (e.g city, mountain, forest), so I can switch visibility on/off per group and apply style-changes per group. This way performance can be kept under control. But if there's better options I'd be curious as well! cheers, DJ
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I think I'm going to need a bigger computer.
I use Gimp but i assume it would be the same in PS, what i do is use a single transparent layer for text, or mountains or whatever, as i get an element i'm happy with i merge it down onto that single transparent layer,
since it's transparent if i rectangle select and cut it out later i haven't messed up the terrain or whatever other layer below. *shrug* seems simple enough to then redo that single element and then remerge it down on whichever element layer its meant for.
Of course I have made the mistake of merging down a mountain or whatever i later regretted and being unable to get rid of it without messing something good up, organization and backups are the key. I have to beat that into my brain.
I didn't do it on my website and now i have to redo the site subtitle since the shadow is missing around one element of it. But, yeah along the lines of what Djekspek said, a layer for countries, rivers, cities or whatever.
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I do all my text labelling in vector. You have all your text on as many layers as you like and it's much easier to manipulate the text too. Best of all, the text is easy to find, you don't have to hunt through a zillion layers. So if you have AI then just use that for labelling or if not, you can use something like Inkscape.
Ravells so do you keep two files for each project? As in I would make one for terrain work in Gimp and one for all labeling in Inkscape? The nuts and bolts of how you experienced guys do things interests me, i.e. workflow and planning. what other elements of the finished map do you keep separate? I've tried to build a folder of .XCF's for various mapping elements like hills, mountains, lakes and the like that i can alter for the particular project and then copy visible and paste into the current map so I'm not redoing everything each map.
yeah finding the right label can be hard in PS. I always enable the select-on-click option in PS when labelling, so I can select the labels by clicking (no need to browse through all those layers). To create labels, I use ctrl+click+drag to copy an existing one (make sure it is in the same group or else copy the selected new label to the correct group), and then change the text of label. cheers, DJ
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Decimal(s): 0
Range: 1970-9999
Valid case(s): 5195 (4345.7)
Invalid: 2344 (3051.3)
Minimum: 1970
Maximum: 9998
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Women aged 15-49
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Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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What was the date of your first birth? I mean the very first time you gave birth, even if the child is no longer living, or whose father is not your current partner.
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The following is a composite list of student-athlete newcomers slated to compete in the Big 12 for the first time in the 2016-17 season. The list will be updated at Big12Sports.com as the signees are officially released by each member institution.
Three Big 12 standouts were selected in the 2016 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) draft.
West Virginia University women's soccer junior Kadeisha Buchanan is one of four nominees for the 2015-16 Honda Sports Award for women's soccer, as announced by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) today.
West Virginia junior defender Kadeisha Buchanan is one of three finalists for the 2015 Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy.
The Big 12 Conference has announced its 2015 Fall Scholar-Athletes of the Year
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has announced the 2015 NSCAA All-America Teams for NCAA Division I women's teams and three Big 12 players were recognized.
Five Big 12 student-athletes have earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Central Region honors, as announced by the organization today. Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia), Ashley Lawrence (West Virginia), Liana Salazar (Kansas), Janine Beckie (Texas Tech) and Kailey Utley (West Virginia) lead the way for the conference's honorees.
Two Big 12 women's soccer standouts were honored with Senior CLASS Award Second Team recognition on Thursday. Amanda Hill (West Virginia) and Abby Smith (Texas) both garnered the award after posting successful seasons both on the pitch and in the classroom.
No conference boasts more student-athletes on the list, as three Big 12 soccer standouts have been named semifinalists for the 2015 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Texas Tech soccer coach Tom Stone, in his ninth year in Lubbock, has been named the NSCAA Central Region Coach of the Year.
Senior captains Amanda Hill and Kailey Utley of the West Virginia soccer team earned 2015 CoSIDA All-America honors, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Propelled by a three-goal second half, the West Virginia Mountaineers advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship with a 5-2 victory over Loyola Marymount on Sunday afternoon. The win marks the second time in school history that WVU has made the round of eight.


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I don't add anything to my ground venison for burgers, just make sure the grill is really hot and don't flip them too soon. Sear each side good, and keep the inside pink. When I make italian sausage, I add 1 part pork butt to 2 parts veni. I have added chopped raw bacon to burgers before cooking and they turn out pretty good, we just prefer pure venison, though.
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I agree with Old Hunter in why add anything to make it less healthy and I rationalize that by saying on a 3 to 1 mix, the fat content might go down to about 93% to 7%. We just have friends & family dislike the taste of game (more like just too accustom to beef) and they seem enjoy more when they relate to the taste of beef.
Umpqua Hunter had some good ideas with the bacon wrapped vension burger and keeping other recipes lean. thx
This year, I'm going to experiment with the bacon for burger meat, pork roast mix and 2 kinds of beef hamburger mix - lean & more fatty. And if I'm lucky enough to harvest a whitetail this year, I'll try not adding anything, just haven't harvested a deer for a few years. This year we've been dining on 2 moose and found the flavor is very mild, but mostly we relied on the elk we've taken.
Best part is usually having a freezer full of options at any one time.
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I used to always add a little beef fat but a few years back switched to nothing added and grind twice with the course plate. Leaving the grind course allows for easy burger forming and BBQing.
They taste great no matter the critter!
Used to add fat. Depends on what recipe we planned on using most burger for. Now we grind it straight and if neccessary ill add raw egg and mush it all together for the grill. Helps it stay solid.
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Bacon burger is delicious. I used to add beef fat to ground venison, but found that straight venison is better tasting (I've found beef fat to have a slightly off flavor that gets worse with time in the freezer) but straight venison also has trouble sticking together for grilling burger patties.


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ATLANTA (WXIA) - Comments from an Applebee's franchise owner about the Obama Administration's Affordable Care Act have spawned outrage not only against the single restaurant owner, but against the chain as a whole.
Applebee's franchisee Zane Tankel, who owns 40 Applebee's restaurants in the New York City area appeared on Stuart Varney's Fox Business Network program, saying he would not be hiring any more workers and that he was considering cutting the hours of some of his current employees, due to costs associated with the health care act.
Tankel said in the interview that his restaurants employ between 80 and 300 people per location. He said his restaurants cannot raise prices in the current environment.
Olive Garden and Red Lobster's Florida-based owner Darden Restaurants, said they would be looking to employ more part-timer workers in an effort to reduce their health care costs. Management at other restaurants, including Papa John's, White Castle and Jimmy John's, have made similar statements in recent months.
Under the act, businesses that employ more than 50 workers are required to offer an approved insurance plan or pay a penalty of $2,000 per full-time worker over and above 30 workers.
In a statement, Applebee's International chairman Mike Archer distanced the chain from Tankel's statements, and emphasized that they are not indicative of the entire chain.
"Recent public comments by one Applebee's franchisee about the possible implications of the ACA on jobs within his individual company were not the views or opinions of either Applebee's or other franchisees, although we respect his right to speak freely as an American. Importantly, it is also worth noting that this franchisee opened a new restaurant last week that created approximately 200 jobs, and will be opening another restaurant next month with a similar number of positions," Archer's statement said in part. "Applebee's and our franchisees remain committed to growing our business and providing opportunities for employees in the future."
Archer's statement has not stopped an online backlash from protesters who promise to boycott Applebee's due to Tankel's statements, many of whom took to Twitter and Facebook to express their feelings. Other online protests have popped up against Papa John's, Jimmy John's and Darden's Olive Garden & Red Lobster chains.
Some online protesters point to Papa John's founder and CEO John Schnatter's 40,000 square foot home and 22-car garage, insisting that since he owns these things personally, that Papa John's as a chain should not cut employees' hours due to the affordable care act.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Police say they still have no one in custody after a two-day crime spree this week.
By the end, 10 people were shot, in 7 incidents, two died in a 48 hour period that started Wednesday night.
Community members in one part of the district provide some insight into what could be fueling the problem.
Blue and red flashing lights at 1st and Pierce Streets, NW, is nothing new.
Wednesday night, a quadruple shooting after an illegal gambling game, left a man dead.
One more indication of losing hope for a safer tomorrow.
"All I've seen was one police. Don't have no police over here and you need 'em," a resident said.
Sursom Corda, is a low income housing development that has a long history of drug dealing and violence. It's been the target of good intentions but what folks see now is that they're surrounded by good intentions while they're being left behind.
Pastor Larry West, Mount Airy Baptist Church, "there's a major disconnect of what they see on the NE side and what's happening on the NW side."
Pastor Larry West's Mount Airy Baptist Church sits adjacent to Sursum Corda. He points out they're surround by new buildings that are popping up, construction cranes stick out in the skyline.
"They look to the Northeast, they see all the prosperity, all the buildings. The people who are walking, joyous who seem to have hope but in this area there doesn't seem to be any hope," said Pastor Larry West.
The recent violence brought Pastor West and other community leaders together at his church Friday.
"This is the 2nd murder this year at Sursum Corda that has been connected to a craps game."
Resident, "Go to parking lot to parking lot. They're moving. How are you going to stop them if they keep moving?
Another residents said, "Gangs, they're in the park, don't belong in Sursum Corda. If security can't touch them who can? Now what did you solve? Most of the people dead they're not from here. You think I'm going to run 'em out of here?
It's the harsh reality. One, that Pastor West hopes he can help change and bring hope to a place full of despair.


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I, Frankenstein (2014)
I, Frankenstein Synopsis200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind. From the co-writer of the hit supernatural saga, Underworld, comes the action thriller I, Frankenstein, written for the screen and directed by Stuart Beattie, screen story by Kevin Grevioux and Stuart Beattie, based on the Darkstorm Studios graphic novel "I, Frankenstein" created by Kevin Grevioux. The story is brought to life by a cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein.
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Fabrication Tips, Tricks, And Tools - July 2011 Metal ShopWritten on July 1, 2011
In conjunction with the folks at Miller Electric, Rod & Custom is proud to launch its brand-new column, Metal Shop, dedicated to the DIY builders. All too often, our fabrication-related how-to articles don't provide as much information as some of our readers would like to know regarding the tools and equipment used in the process. That's all a thing of the past, at least for the next 12 months, as Metal Shop will focus on the equipmenthow it's used, what the pros and cons are, and what particular product is best for you.
Fabricating and building hot rods and customs from scratch, using your own two hands, is undoubtedly something many readers love to do. And whether you like to admit it or not, a little advice now and then never hurts. With Miller (a company known worldwide for its unbeatable line of welders, plasma cutters, and accessories) now onboard with us on a monthly basis, you'll be able get an insider's view of their latest products that are most beneficial for working in garage or home shop environments.
For those of you thinking Metal Shop will be nothing more than regurgitated press releases or excerpts from a Miller catalog, think again. While indeed there will be plenty of input on Miller's behalf, via photos and information, all the equipment we feature will be used by us, not professionals who probably helped design the product(s) in the first place. And with that hands-on testing you'll receive feedback and evaluations based on our experience and opinion, not theirs.
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Among the topics we'll be covering in Metal Shop will be MIG welding. When it comes to the DIY hobbyist, Miller has the perfect machine for both beginners and novice welders with their Millermatic 211 Auto-Set. With the variable input MVP feature (can operate off 115 or 230 VAC), it's one of the most versatile, user-friendly MIGs on the market today.Miller makes welding aluminum possible now without having to use a TIG. Their Spoolmate 100 Series spool gun is designed to be used with the 211 Auto-Set and is capable of welding 18-gauge to 3/8-inch aluminum.But for those who prefer welding aluminum the traditional way, Miller's got the DIYers covered as well. Their Diversion 180 features the same MVP (115/230) power supply options as the 211 Auto-Set, but unlike your typical TIG welder, its digital interface takes all the guesswork out when it comes to choosing the settings. And to make the transition from MIG to TIG easier for beginners, the 180's torch has built-in amperage controls (optional foot control is also available).When it comes to plasma cutting, you won't find a more compact machine that packs as much punch as the Spectrum 375 X-Treme. Also with the MVP feature, the 375 has internally regulated air pressure and can easily cut up to 3/8 inch. For heavier-gauge cutting, the 625 X-Treme will not only handle up to 5/8, it can be used to remove welds with its optional gouge tip.Miller's range of equipment goes well beyond the welding/cutting machines, and its ArcStation is just one more item that's perfectly suited for use in the garage or home shop.


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Took the camper over for a couple days to make sure everything works right, shoot some gophers, and try some shooting at 400 yards and trying to recover bullets at 400 yards. Way down where the grass changes color is a fence. To the left of center is an open gate with two stout posts on either side of the gate. In the center of the gate is my standing paper target, and on the ground just visible to the left of the paper target are 4 gallon water jugs lined up tight to each other.
I first shot paper to see how much drop I have with my 30-06 and 165 gr. Accubond at 2940 fps and my 6mm 100 gr. Partition at 3140 fps. Both are sighted about 2.5-2.75 inches high at 100 yards. I estimated about 12" of drop and it figured out to be about 11 1/4" for both. My son's 6mm shooting a 90 gr. E-tip at 3170 fps has a 4.5-14x40mm Leupold with the B&C reticle so I used the 400 yard hash mark to see how close to his load it was. It was about 4-6" high at 400 using the hash mark, so pretty darn close.
I shot the gallon jugs with my son's 6mm and the 90 gr. E-tip. It exploded all four and I found it laying on the ground about a foot past the last jug! It was as follows:
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The jugs were toast and I had two 6-gallon water tankers that had seen their better day. I used my 30-06 and the 165 gr. Accubond first and drilled them. Water shot up into the air and it burst the valves off the top of the tankers. I should have opened them as it also split seems. I might have been able to use them for a couple more times wrapped the holes with duct tape. Never found the 30-06 bullet. I believe it went through both.


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Anyone else disappointed in NEAF 2012?
Posted 01 May 2012 - 12:10 PM
I should preface this post by saying its always a great day to go to a telescope convention, and to be around some great guys and gals in the hobby.
This years gathering to me anyway, had a distinctly different feel however.
There were many "no show" booths or at least very late to open booths on the first day anyway. Many of the larger vendors booths were staffed by folks with very minimal knowlege (if you want to ask a technical question, you need to wait to ask that guy, over there (e.g. I still dont know how many version there were of the NP127). Many of the vendors also seemed to have quite a flustered air to them (said another way perhaps curt and short, even though the crowds were quite thin).
Lastly, I think the economy has taken a toll on the hobby, while there were lots of toys for the high dollar imaging crowd, I didnt see anything "new" at the show for the visual observer, especially one on a budget.
This is the first time I can say that I saw this happen..... in quite a few years in going to NEAF. The lack of any buzz in the forums here seems to bare that out.
Perhaps it was just me........
I still contributed to the hobby by buying from Night Sky Apparel, a subscription to the Sky at Night, and got a great deal on a David Levy comet hunter, in lieu of a midsized refractor that I had hoped would magically appear.
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Posted 01 May 2012 - 02:31 PM
This is the first time I can say that I saw this happen..... in quite a few years in going to NEAF. The lack of any buzz in the forums here seems to bare that out.
Perhaps it was just me........
it's not just you.
there were a couple of cool things but I was disappointed as well.
look even televue, the first day, where's the binoviewer showing off the enire new line of delos in the the binoviewer? the second day ok you got the binoview but why do you have 12mm Naglers in it. Bob the general manager said,"I only bought one each of the Delos."
don't you want to promote your new line with excitement?
now the solar party on the otherhand...
Posted 01 May 2012 - 02:35 PM
Just my opinion...however..without mentioning names some vendors also felt spending was down!
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Posted 01 May 2012 - 03:13 PM
I wonder how many of us spent less this year?
I did; I spent nothing. I didn't go there to buy anything, though, so I wasn't disappointed. It's primarily a trade show, after all. Most exhibitors don't do any selling there. I was able to catch up on lots of new products being displayed and to chat with their producers and that was what I went there for. I want to be a well-informed consumer for the next time I go shopping (if I ever do). Those who were there to sell seemed to be kept pretty busy. In the two cases in which I know what they brought and what remained at the end of the show, they had done well.
I was also surprised by TEC, but that's because they had never appeared there before. They don't have a broad product line so two telescopes (one brand new and unexpected) seemed sufficient to me.
I guess it varies with your area of interest. A non-imager would walk by a large number of exhibitors without seeing anything of interest. Evolving technology creates new and/or improved imaging gear and designs every year but there probably isn't much to be done visually that isn't old news.
Posted 01 May 2012 - 04:45 PM
Posted 01 May 2012 - 05:00 PM
The Solar party was the best ever. Did you see Venus in the 6" refractor?
Posted 01 May 2012 - 06:07 PM
If I know who you are I will introduce myself. Sometimes you are in a conversation with someone you don't realize that someone you know is there. For example I didnt see John and I know who he looks like. If I knew who you were I would have said hello. I also had my kids with me and they are always running around. I did see and say hello to a lot of people that I had meet at prior NEAFs.
Posted 01 May 2012 - 06:15 PM
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I think the economy is the major factor, so things may pick up next year or two.
Posted 01 May 2012 - 07:37 PM
I also helped the "local" astro economy by jumping on a NEAF special scope, buying my first meteorite, and outfitting the family with the most geeky t-shirts I could find. All before 9:15 on Saturday.
Like I said, well worth it.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 07:48 AM
I saw more vendors enjoying themself more than ever before...
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I only spend $250 but really was wanting to be 'sold' a new CCD camera. I was not offered enough of a discount to make me whip out my cash, however to be fair this vendor was so busy all day long she did not have time to really talk with people other than to take their money.
It is a day long drive each way for me, but without a doubt worth it. I will be back next year.
Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:14 AM
Wonder if would be best to have the show every two years?
BETTER NOT!!!! This was my 5th NEAF and as enjoyable as the 1st 4, if not better. I still spent and brought home a scope, eyepieces, filters and plenty of freebies for my club's outreach events.
Great job Alan, and thanks so much for the help in getting my new purchases out through the bay door.
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Always there to help! We try very hard to produce a great show.....not an easy task.....


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Do Wine Blogs Impact Your Brand? New Study Highlights Wine Blogger Activity. By Liz Thach, Ph.D., SSU Wine Business Professor
Should wineries pay attention to what wine bloggers are writing? Do they really have an impact on a wine brand? According to a new study just completed by Sonoma State University Wine Business Institute, it appears that the answer is yes -- especially for wineries with less well-known brands or located in new and upcoming wine regions.
How Many Wine Blogs Are There Anyway?
In order to conduct the study, it was necessary to obtain a random sample, so we consulted the Complete List of Wine Blogs, compiled by Alder Yarrow at www.vinography.com. You may be amazed to know that in the last 5 years, the number of wine blogs has grown from 1 to over 700. Of these, more than 570 wine blogs are in English, with an additional 170+ wine blogs in other languages, including Italian, French, Catalan, Czech, German, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Hungarian, Norwegian, and Indonesian.
Focusing on the English language wine blogs, we applied a decision rule of selecting a minimum of 10 blogs per alpha letter, and discarding those blogs that were not active. This resulted in a total sample of 222 blogs which were subjected to content analysis by 42 trained wine business students.
The 9 Major Categories of Wine Blogs
Other analyses included counting and recording the number of wine brands and advertisements on the first page of each blog (we did not analyze older posts). Amazingly within the 222 wine blogs, 813 different wine brands were listed. These were sorted to determine which wine brands were cited most often. Interestingly only 3 brands were listed 4 or more times: Kendall-Jackson, Ridge and Penfolds. This analysis showed that many small unknown wine brands are described on blogs, as well as international brands from around the world.
Just under half of the sample (47%) included advertisements on the blog, for a total of 451 ads. These varied from simple ads provided by Google, to sophisticated winery, food, and wine product ads. It is important to note that the major way wine bloggers create revenue is through online ads, with professional bloggers able to make $20,000 - $30,000 per year in this fashion. Most wine bloggers have other jobs to supplement their online income. (Note: There have been some ethical discussions at the past two Wine Blogger's Conferences as to whether or not bloggers should accept ads from wine brands they review.)
Why Should Wineries Pay Attention to Bloggers?
There are several reasons that wineries need to pay attention to wine bloggers. The first is that the number of wine blogs is continuing to grow, and this provides an opportunity for wineries to have their brands featured on blogs. For wineries with a small public relations budget or those that can't get the attention of the larger media publications, this can be a positive alternative -- especially since some of the more popular wine blogs have thousands of followers and receive 30,000 to 40,000 hits per month.
Another reason is that we have entered a period of "democratization of media on the Internet." This means that anyone can easily establish a wine blog on the Internet using free blogging software (wordpress.com; blogspot.com; typepad.com, etc.). Since there are no official guidelines regarding what can be published, the stories and reviews may be positive or negative. Likewise, bloggers have diverse backgrounds in that some have a high level of wine knowledge and experience, whereas others have none and just want to share their viewpoints on wine. Therefore, in terms of writing quality and level of sophistication of wine blogs, there is great variation. Because of this wineries need to monitor what is being said about their brands online.
How Can Wineries Work With Wine Bloggers?
On to part 3 of my Owen Roe series (you can find the other posts here - Owen Roe Winery & Owen Roe Winery Part 2). At first, I thought this would be a 3 post series, but, given some additional feedback from a few of you, I think I'll extend it out one more post to include 2 or 3 more Owen Roe wines - look for Part 4 soon.
If you live in San Francisco or the Bay Area, you should definitely attend the 19th annual Family Winemakers of California Tasting next Sunday, August 23rd.
If you remember, I attended the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition back in February and, as always, had an incredible time. Tons of people and endless rows of amazing wines from around the country. The Family Winemakers of California tasting is a similar event, with countless amazing wines and throngs of happy wine tasters. But, the key difference with this event is that it focuses only on California wines and largely those California wines that most of us haven't heard of.
So, make the time, buy your ticket and go. It is worth far more than what they're charging.
For more information, I've printed the press release below:
19th ANNUAL FAMILY WINEMAKERS OF CALIFORNIA TASTING SET FOR AUGUST 23 IN SAN FRANCISCO
Popular Tasting Showcases Small, Undiscovered Wineries at Fort Mason
SAN FRANCISCO (August 13, 2009) – One of the largest and most comprehensive tastings of California wine in the world, the annual Family Winemakers of California Tasting in San Francisco, has emerged as the premier opportunity for consumers to experience the world of California wine under one roof. The 19th annual Family Winemakers of California Tasting will be held Sunday, August 23, 2009, at Fort Mason in San Francisco. This popular event features close to 400 family-owned wineries from California's top wine regions and showcases some of California's finest wines, many of them from small, boutique wineries.
This comprehensive tasting gives consumers first-hand access to new wineries, wines and grape varieties they may never have heard of, and the winemakers and winery owners themselves. From undiscovered gems to old favorites and California wine classics, the Family Winemakers Tasting is a rare opportunity to try California's newest and best wines. Most wineries in attendance are high-end, small production (under 5,000 cases per year) wineries from a variety of regions around California, including Napa, Sonoma, Sierra Foothills, Paso Robles, Mendocino and more. And each year the event attracts more than 50 "new" wineries that have not previously attended. Wisconsin cheeses and Marcel & Henri Pate are served at the event to complement the wines.
The 19th Annual Family Winemakers of California Tasting will be held at the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Tickets are $50 per person in advance, $45 per person if ordered in groups of 10 or more, and $60 per person at the door. Tickets can be online at www.familywinemakers.org or by calling 877-772-5425.
Family Winemakers of California was founded in 1991 to give voice and presence to small, family wineries in California. The annual tasting started as an event for retail and restaurant wine buyers. In 1997 a consumer tasting was added to the event, and it quickly became popular with consumers looking to discover new wines. Additional information is available at www.familywinemakers.org.
My first introduction to Fantesca Estate turned out to be a great one, with the 2007 Fantesca Estate Chardonnay, Russian River Valley. Not a typical California Chardonnay, with a little less oak and butter than I expected, this offering is much more along the lines of a French white wine - very well balanced, crisp and light, more earthy than oakey, with a consistent and prevalent acid structure. Also, more citrus than I expected from a California Chardonnay, which, on the warm summer night we tasted it, definitely hit the spot.
From the winery's website: The goal was to make a wine that confidently places the fruit at center stage while complementing it with nuanced winemaking skill which adds depth, complexity and balance. The three separate vineyard lots were thoughtfully paired to individual oak and fermentation protocols to weave into a seamless blend.
But, that's not the real story behind this wine. Sure it's a good wine and probably something I'll buy again, but it's the association with Heidi Barrett (yes, that Heidi Barrett of Screaming Eagle fame) that gives this wine a more well-rounded story. She is not the winemaker for this Chardonnay and didn't shepherd the wine from vineyard to bottle, but she did oversee the barrel aging and final blending processes. And my guess is that it's that much better for having her involved.
It's like hiring a world-renown music producer to join you halfway through your first CD to mix your final tracks, but not produce the CD from start to finish, which is exactly what I did with my old, and last, band. Sure, we ended up with a great CD that I still listen to now and again, but we never got as far as some of his other bands (like the two he moved on to immediately after working with us, who, between them sold over 50 million records).
Interesting...is my old band to Fantesca as our master mixer is to Heidi Barrett? In the end the product is still great, but it could have been just that much better had the key person been involved from the beginning. Oh, never mind, I digress...and that conversation is probably only interesting over a nice bottle of wine with old bandmates.
In any case, still a very nice wine from a great winemaker.
What you should do: Buy it. It's not a cheap Chardonnay at $45 and, like everything associated with Heidi, it's not easy to find, but, if you can find a bottle pick one up. I do think it's worth $45, but it's worth even more if you're able to pull it out at dinner with some wine snobs and tell them the story behind the wine (on second thought, maybe you should just tell them you have it and then enjoy it on your own).
My rating: 90
If you want to know more about Heidi Barrett, Gary Vaynerchuk just this last week posted two new videos on Wine Library TV with her as his special guest.
Wine Maker and Legend Heidi Barrett Visits Wine Library TV - Part 1
Wine Maker and Legend Heidi Barrett Visits Wine Library TV - Part 2
On a side note, you can find our CD (you know - the one mixed by that guy that went on to produce way more successful bands) in bargain bins at carefully selected, high-end, premium music stores around the country. Cheap, CHEAP!
Last night, my wife and I spent the evening with Randall Grahm and crew over at Boony Doon in Santa Cruz for their winemaker dinner prior to today's "Day of the Doon VII - 7 Wonders of the Dooniverse" (their annual club member food, wine & fun love fest," according to their Facebook page).
I'll be writing more about the dinner, Bonny Doon and Randall Grahm soon, but, for now, and in prep for today's events at the winery, am posting my Twitter tasting notes from the dinner. Overall, an amazing assortment of wine, incredibly well-paired with the food...and a host and crew that was second to none. Thanks for your hospitality, Bonny Doon - have a great time today (wish I could be there).
Twitter tasting notes:
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There's a new smartphone device from Japan with quite the unexpected ability. A Japanese tech brand named Scentee has released a plug-in accessory which attaches directly to your phone. The device then sprays the fragrance of your choice whenever you receive a message.
Los Angeles Times reports the available scents include "rose, mint, curry, jasmine, cinnamon roll, lavender, apple, strawberry, ylang-ylang (a fragrant flower), coconut, and if you remember the fried corn soup fritters at KFC Japan from earlier this year, the corn soup scent should come as no surprise. There's also a limited-edition Korean BBQ collection with two meat scents and baked potato. A bacon scent is in the works."
The device carries 100 sprays per capsule and can be refilled for $5. Still not convinced? Check out this (slightly strange) commercial that Scentee has released for this product.
Even if this product isn't on your wishlist, it certainly caught the attention of Jimmy Kimmel. After learning about this device, Jimmy Kimmel got a new idea for his "Lie Witness News" Prank series.
Kimmel got a crew to go out with a fake Scentee product and interviewed unsuspecting pedestrians. The crew told them that the phone device was capable of smelling like anything they wanted. Of course, the fake device wasn't actually working, but that didn't stop the pedestrians from showing their amazement. Watch the hilarious reactions below.


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"So, on New Year's Day, 1957, after a sleepless night of confused celebration, I sat down for the first time at my desk in the Daily Telegraph with one of the most appalling hangovers I have ever had in my life, and without a single idea in my head…"
I was surprised to discover today that Michael Wharton's two volumes of autobiography – The Missing Will (1984) and A Dubious Codicil (1991) – are currently only available under the Faber Finds imprint, which specializes in once-popular books which have gone out of print.
Together, they represent one of the greatest works of autobiography of the 20th century.
Older Telegraph readers (to which tribe I belong) will know that Michael Wharton, as Peter Simple, was for half a century the greatest comic writer in Britain, and, together with P.G. Wodehouse and Evelyn Waugh, one of the three greatest of the last hundred years (and not a "progressive" idea amongst them). They all shaped the way we looked at the world – but there was a crucial difference between Wharton and the others: we could certainly enter Waugh and Wodehouse's fictional worlds, but no sooner had Wharton created a character than he or she would, as if by magic, take physical form and immediately begin appearing on our television and radio sets and in our newspapers.
How many clergymen and politicians have we listened to or read about who simply are Dr Spacely-Trellis, the go-ahead bishop of Bevindon (who once, we're told, wrote a book entitled God the Humanist)?
How many times in real life have we listened to that expert psychoanalyst, Dr Heinz Kiosk, and his habitual insistence that "We are all guilty"?
Aren't Cyril Smith and Eric Pickles simply manifestations of Alderman Foodbotham, "25-stone, crag-jawed, iron-watch-chained, grim-booted perpetual chairman of the Bradford City Tramways and Fine Arts Committee"?
Is it conceivable that someone, somewhere hasn't invented a device to measure prejudons, the "internationally recognised scientific unit of racial prejudice", which gives readings on the Alibhai-Brown scale and emits a shrill scream until the guilty person has voiced an anti-racist slogan?
Has Harriet Harman really never called for the appointment, in the interests of democracy, of a "Queen Nan"? (And can anyone doubt that Harman herself – along with Polly Toynbee, Diane Abbott, Ed Miliband, Mary Riddell and hundreds of others – is simply a figment of Wharton's imagination?)
Born in Yorkshire to a businessman of German-Jewish origins and a barely-literate lower-middle class local, Wharton attended Bradford Grammar School and Oxford University, served in the Royal Artillery during WWII and went on to join the BBC, from which he was "let go" in 1956 (a peek at his BBC file revealed that he was "not really BBC material" – and how!). Meanwhile, he led an undistinguished, rackety, hard-drinking Bohemian sort of life (during which he separated from his first wife and son). He then got a job on the recently-created Way of the World column thanks to his friend, the journalist Colin Welch. He continued writing a column (including a stint on the Sunday Telegraph) for 49 years until his death in 1996, at the age of 92.
For most of his Telegraph career, he took a bus to work from his mansion flat in Battersea, pausing only to down two large brandies on the way. In the evening, he invariable dined on fish fingers (the exact number remains a subject of controversy). He remarried, and had a daughter.
Wharton's political views were so far removed from the mainstream that they're practically unclassifiable – a feudalist and a rabid reactionary, certainly (he invented the fictitious Feudal and Reactionary Herald). He hated "Progress", loathed communism and socialism with a passion, and wasn't keen on capitalism or money-grubbing in general (although he was an admirer of Ronald Reagan). He has been accused of anti-semitism – but then, there isn't much he hasn't been accused of. He loved tradition and ritual – the more ancient, bizarre and meaningless, the better.
A chronically shy man, who shunned the company of the rich, powerful and famous whom he ridiculed so relentlessly, and who described himself as a "state-registered melancholic", Wharton was certainly capable of writing things that tend to make one a trifle uneasy – like this, about Germany's invasion of Russia: "It seemed to me that to have been a German tank commander on that first morning, waiting on the fragrant turf, with the larks singing, for the order to advance into the blue distances of Russia, would have been to experience true military glory, perhaps for the last time in the history of the world."
(He did point out that, at the time, he had no inkling of the Holocaust, and, perhaps to his credit, the only letter he ever received threatening actual physical violence, was from a member of the BNP.)
There are various collections of Wharton's best Peter Simple columns available second-hand on Amazon – I own the two volumes covering 1980-1987, rereading which helped keep me sane during the recent Blair/Blown Terror.
A measure of Wharton's extraordinary comic genius is the fact that his Way of the World column was inherited initially by Auberon Waugh, and subsequently by Craig Brown – and these brilliant comic writers both demonstrated what I'm sure they already knew before taking on the task: Michael Wharton was utterly irreplaceable.
How either volume of his brilliant autobiography could have been allowed to ever go out of print is beyond me – I'm just glad it's still available somewhere.


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WASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel, President Obama's controversial choice to head the Pentagon, on Thursday testified that he is proud of his public record, but that no "individual vote, quote, or statement defines me."
"My overall worldview has never changed: that America has and must maintain the strongest military in the world; that we must lead the international community to confront threats and challenges together," he told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Hagel, a former two-term Republican senator from Nebraska, has been criticized for statements he has made about Israel and lawmakers have questioned whether he is tough enough on Iran.
At his Senate confirmation hearing Hagel had his first opportunity since being nominated to publicly defend his record and respond to critics.
Hagel used his opening statement to respond directly to the critics, saying he is committed to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He also said as secretary of Defense he would ensure Israel maintain its military edge in the region.
"I'm a strong supporter of Israel," Hagel said during questioning.
Hagel also testified that he would maintain pressure on al-Qaeda in places such as North Africa, Yemen and Somalia.
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, the top Republican on the committee, accused Hagel of "appeasing" America's adversaries and "shunning" its friends. Inhofe has said he opposes the nomination.
"Retreating from America's unique global leadership role and shrinking the military will not make Americans safe," Inhofe said.
Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, a supporter, noted that Hagel would be the first enlisted man and Vietnam veteran to head the Pentagon. Hagel served as an infantry sergeant in Vietnam.
Still, Levin, a Michigan Democrat, said the hearing would explore some of Hagel's earlier remarks.
"We will also be interested in Senator Hagel's addressing troubling statements he has made about Israel and its supporters here in the United States, a statement in 2008 that our policy of non-engagement with the Syrians 'has isolated us more than the Syrians,' and a 2009 statement that we should not isolate Hamas - a terrorist organization," Levin said.
Hagel faced intense questioning from some of the committee's Republicans.
Sen. John McCain, a former Navy pilot and fellow Vietnam war veteran who spent years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, said he had "fundamental" concerns about Hagel's judgment.
McCain, R-Ariz., questioned Hagel about his opposition to President Bush's decision to surge additional forces into Iraq in 2007.
McCain pressed Hagel on whether he thought his judgment was mistaken because the surge was successful. "That's a direct question; I expect a direct answer," McCain said.
Hagel said history would be the ultimate judge.
"I think history has already made a judgment on the surge and you were on the wrong side of it," McCain said.
"I did question a surge," Hagel later said. "I always ask the question is this going to be worth the sacrifice."
Obama also questioned the surge while he served as a senator from Illinois. Obama defeated McCain in the 2008 presidential election.
Violence did decline after the surge of forces, though analysts attribute some of that trend to a tribal revolt against al-Qaeda in western Iraq. That was taking place before the surge began.
Hagel was accompanied at the hearing by two former chairmen of the Senate Armed Services Committee -- Democrat Sam Nunn of Georgia and Republican John Warner of Virginia. Warner and Hagel served together in the Senate during Hagel's 12-year tenure from 1997 to 2009.
Both Nunn and Warner praised Hagel and said he remained committed to a strong national defense.


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Rafael Nadal + Novak Djokovic will be paired for doubles action next week in Cincinnati. No, really.
According to The Globe and Mail,
For next week in Cincinnati, where Nadal is expected to play doubles with Novak Djokovic, some of the white sleeved shirts, which he was supposed to wear at Wimbledon, will be shipped in.
LOL. Good thing those Wimby Nike shirts for Rafa are being recycled and not ending up at the Nike outlet, though eBay would be a better choice.
Should be good fun watching Rafole - and yes, I'm jealous of all of you going to the Cincy Masters. I admit it. Talk about eye candy GALORE.
Thanks to Djangoo!
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Video: High-Flying Work Takes Skill, Dedication, Sense Of Adventure
MANASSAS PARK, Va. (WUSA) - You think you've got a tough job?
How'd you like to have to work 150 feet up or more in the open air, on high-power transmission lines?
It is highly-specialized maintenance work that is now the norm for Dominion Virginia in keeping transmission lines operating because if they go out, hundreds of thousands of people would lose power.
That's why you might see a man dangling on a rope some 30 feet below a helicopter. He's one of several lineman from Haverfield Aviation, which is contracted by Virginia Dominion Power to do maintenance on hi-power transmission lines. Sometimes, they do work on energized lines, but on Monday they had rerouted the electricity. It's still dangerous work that requires the utmost precision, by both the linemen and the pilot.
Former pilot Joe Stamaugh, who is Haverfield's Director of Safety and Training, says the pilot actually pokes his head out of the chopper to communicate with the linemen. The linemen wear helmets with plus signs on top and either nod or shake their heads to ask for equipment that's being lowered to move to the right or left.
Dominion Virginia invited news crews out to watch this high-flying work underway in Manassas Park. Sometimes the workers are as high as 400 feet to get to the often hard to reach transmission lines.
Ron Vandiber, Haverfield's Director of Line Operations says sometimes you just can't get a truck to the lines. Many transmission lines go over lakes, streams and wetlands. "It's easier to fly in and do it," he said.
Plus, flying in actally saves money. A recent project through wetlands that would've taken 30 days, only took 4 days, and was a third of the cost, Dominion says.
This crew is replacing the insulators, which are those vertical coil- like pieces that stop the electricity from grounding. The old ones that were replaced had rips in the rubber-like polymer discs after 15 years of wear and tear.
The linemen always work with the same team, 21 days on, 10 days, that helps them develop a bond like a good sports team. We watched two workers on the same tower hi-five each other when they were done.
Vandiber, who spent years doing the high-flying work himself, says it feels like your flying when the helicopter carries you through the air. "They love it. It's exciting. It's fun."


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L.A. Roadsters Swap MeetWritten by Eric Geisert on November 1, 2009 Deals, Deals, And Deals
Each year one of the most anticipated events in rodding is actually an off-shoot of another all-together different event. The L.A. Roadsters organized their first hot rod exhibition in 1959, but it wasn't until 1966, at the third-ever event, that a new name-The L.A. Roadster Exhibition & Swap Meet-highlighted an addition that encompassed one of the best aspects of the show: a swap meet.
Over the years the roadster show's swap meet has become legendary. Not very long ago there were so many people looking for deals it was hard to get through the crowded aisles. You'd spend more time bumping shoulders with other parts hounds and it became something of a hassle. But whether it was the expansion of the swap meet area a few years back or a slow-down in the economy, there now seems to be less folks walking the aisles, which is a good thing for those who are hunting for what vintage tin is still out there.
Swap meet sellers started lining up early Friday morning (the swap didn't "officially" open until Saturday morning) and items started selling in the wee morning hours right out of the back of the trucks that were hauling the pieces to the meet.
Once you pay for your spot ($65 for one 15 x 20) it's something of an Oklahoma land grab as sellers speed off to find the perfect spot among the 1,200 spots set aside. Once the swap opens, everything you can imagine for a hot rod will probably be picked up, handled, sized-up, haggled over, and possibly sold. The smallest and most rare pieces are there, as are the highly-desirable (need a certain vintage tach for your ride?).
If "the deal" hasn't been brokered by Sunday afternoon, folks start packing up and thinking about what they could build with the parts they couldn't sell and begin thinking about what they'll bring out next year.
So-Cal Speed Shop Party
For the past 14 years SO-CAL Speed Shop has organized a pre-Roadster show party at their rod-building facility in Pomona, California. The gathering actually goes back even farther than that, when hot dogs were served to the folks who dropped by before the show to see what the shop was working on. Each year more people and more cars showed up, so soon Pete Chapouris and his gang were having the event catered by the In & Out hamburger chain and feeding (for free) more than 1,300 hungry rodders. This year, police estimates put the crowd at 5,500 participants, and roughly 500 cars were parked in and around the shop for the five-hour shindig. Next year will be the 15th anniversary, and you know we'll be there for that landmark event, too!
Walden's Hot Rod Shop Party
Originally based in Texas, Bobby Walden made his mark in the hot rod world by being a metal craftsman of the highest order. Moving to California earlier this decade, he worked on some high-profile projects at SO-CAL Speed Shop before opening his own shop in Pomona, California, a few years ago, where he continued to develop a line of steel roof inserts and replacement door panels for most any '30s-era hot rod out there. Walden's pre-event party on Friday evening is a low-key affair (with free ice cream!) and rods and kustoms of every type show up.
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With a Deuce frame, drilled-out backing plates, a small-block Chevy with three twos, wire wheels, a steel '29 roadster body, steering, and a basic interior all for $14,500 could get you moving in the right direction fast.A lot of hot rodders dream of building a car they could take to the dry lakes, or you go this route (for $750) and start a streamliner project for not much money.The owner of this heavily-chopped '34 Plymouth five-window (with a Ford grille) wanted $25,000 or best offer for his ride, plus he was looking at possible trades.The owner of the '34 three-window on the left wanted $15,000 o.b.o. for his collection of parts while the chopped five-window driver on the right was offered at $42,500.The owner of this '29 roadster pickup claimed "the best original body ever" and he might have been right. The vehicle, with a sandblasted and painted chassis, was selling for $9,500.These guys found a deal on an unmolested, original mini-midget racer, and were taking it back to their camp to examine what they just bought.Now here's something you don't see very often: two 215-inch Buicks mated together to make a 430-cubic-inch V-16.
Some deals are pretty hard to walk away from. With a new fiberglass body and floor, new frame (with 6-inch kick up front and 12-inch kick in rear), new wheels and tires, and some decent used parts and pieces all for $5,900, this '27 could be a great entry-level rod.That's St. James Davis behind the wheel of his kustomized '32 coupe, which has been a fixture on the SoCal rodding scene in San Gabriel Valley for more than five decades. After he incurred some major health problems back in 2005, many people (including the Cal-Rods car club) stepped up to help restore the car and bring it back to life, which only helped St. James with his recovery as well. The finished car was debuted at the SO-CAL party.One of the best parts of the SO-CAL party is getting to see cars that won't be allowed in the roadster portion of the show the next day. This Hemi-powered A coupe looks like it would be a blast to drive.Fresh from the August 2009 cover of STREET RODDER, Chuck and Kim Vranas' T tub finally has a few miles under its belt. The car made a stop at the SO-CAL gig before cruising over to the Walden party later in the evening.We don't know where to start with this one! Anywhere you looked, this coupe had something to say. Love it or hate it-it had a crowd around it the entire time it was parked behind SO-CAL.SO-CAL had to add another row of cars to the street outside their shop because there were so many cars trying to get into the event.Walden's throws open their doors to the general public on the evening before the roadster show, but the type of vehicles that show up here are more of the vintage variety.Melinda and Bobby Walden had gotten married just a few weeks before their open house and they haven't stopped smiling.
There was a good collection of vintage lakes cars at Walden's-or what appeared to be vintage race cars. You just can't tell anymore if they're recent builds or real survivors just by looking at them because they're done so well. This one, with its Nailhead engine, real magnesium wheels, and an evil slant 'n' chop job looked the part nonetheless.Suede can be finished nicely, like on this '54 Chevy Bel Air, with a paneled paint job on the roof and fading scallops everywhere else.


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here is the scenario:
I have modified STORAGE_BASE_DEIRECTORY from default /var/vmail/vmail01 to /emails
now whenever i add a new domain it's not getting listed in /emails folder
I've set the permissions to 700 and the ownership to vmail:vmail recursively to the /emails folder.
Ideally if i add a new domain, a folder named as domain name should be created in the STORAGE_BASE_DIRECTORY along with the email addresses structure like /s/sa/san/ ...... etc..
There is no folder getting created in /emails but still i can send/receive the emails from the added domain..
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Orkand Chair Distinguished Lecture Series
About the Orkand Chair
The Orkand Chair was established through an endowment from Donald S. Orkand, founder of the Orkand Corporation and chair of UMUC's Board of Visitors, to advance research and scholarship at UMUC by bringing scholars of national repute to serve at the university's graduate school.
2009-2014 Orkand Endowed Chair
Jay Liebowitz, DSc
Dr. Jay Liebowitz assumed the role of Orkand Endowed Chair in August 2009. He previously served as a professor in the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University. Liebowitz was ranked one of the top 10 knowledge management researchers/practitioners out of 11,000 worldwide, and was recently ranked #2 in KM Strategy worldwide according to the January 2010 Journal of Knowledge Management.
At Hopkins, Liebowitz was the founding program director for Hopkins' Graduate Certificate in Competitive Intelligence and the capstone director of the MS-Information and Telecommunications Systems for Business Program, whereby he engaged over 30 organizations in industry, government, and not-for-profits in capstone projects.
Prior to joining Hopkins, Liebowitz was the first Knowledge Management Officer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Before NASA, he was the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Information Systems at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Professor of Management Science at George Washington University, and Chair of Artificial Intelligence at the U.S. Army War College.
Liebowitz is the founder and editor-in-chief of Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal (published by Elsevier), which had about 1,600 paper downloads per day worldwide last year. He is a Fulbright Scholar, IEEE-USA Federal Communications Commission Executive Fellow, and Computer Educator of the Year (International Association for Computer Information Systems). He has published over 40 books and a myriad of journal articles on knowledge management, intelligent systems, and IT management. His most recent books are Knowledge Retention: Strategies and Solutions (Taylor & Francis, 2009), Knowledge Management in Public Health (Taylor & Francis, 2010), and Knowledge Management and E-Learning (Taylor & Francis, 2011). He has lectured and consulted worldwide.
2008-2009 Orkand Endowed Chair
Erran Carmel, PhD
Erran Carmel, PhD, was named the Orkand Endowed Chair in 2008. Carmel took leave from his tenured position as chair of the Kogod School of Business Department of Information Technology at American University to assume the post. Carmel specializes in the globalization of technology, the offshoring of information technology and the emergence of software industries around the world. His first book, Global Software Teams, published in 1999, was the first on the topic and is still considered a landmark publication in the field. In addition to a second book published in 2005, Carmel has authored more than 80 articles and reports and consults with and speaks before numerous industry and professional groups each year. He has also been a visiting professor at Haifa University in Israel and at University College Dublin in Ireland.
As Orkand Chair, Carmel sought to collaborate with other UMUC professors to integrate cutting-edge management theories and trends into UMUC's graduate curricula. He has a PhD in management information systems from the University of Arizona, an MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles and a BA from the University of California at Berkeley.


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Bozeman, MT (Sports Network) - Flavien Davis scored 19 points to lift the
Montana State Bobcats over the Eastern Washington Eagles, 70-68, in a Big Sky
overtime thriller at the Worthington Arena.
Davis was 6-of-11 from the field for the Bobcats (5-7, 2-2 Big Sky), who won
third consecutive game, all at home. Xavier Blount scored 14 points, Christian
Moon added 12 points, and Calen Coleman tallied 11 off the bench. Paul
Egwuonwu managed eight points with eight rebounds.
Jeffrey Forbes scored 18 points, knocking down four three-pointers, for
Eastern Washington (3-11, 1-3), which lost its second in a row and fifth game
in six tries. Kevin Winford scored 13 points and dished out six assists while
Martin Seiferth netted 11 points. Venky Jois had a well-rounded performance
with seven rebounds, six points, five assists, and two blocks.
The Eagles took a 37-29 lead into halftime after holding Montana State to just
27.3 percent shooting from the field in the first half.
In the second half the Bobcats battled all the way back outscoring the Eagles
35-27. Two clutch free-throws by Davis with 20 seconds left sent the game into
A missed layup by Daniel Hill as time expired left the Eagles behind by two
points as they were outscored 6-4 in overtime.
Eastern Washington committed 20 turnovers throughout the game which led to 21
points for Montana State.
The Sports Network


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We sat next to each other, our phones and tablets spread out in front of us. We hadn't met or spoken. But we shared the same need: we were both hungry for power. We had a long flight ahead of us, a great time to catch up on emails, listen to music, review documents or maybe play online games. So we sat shoulder to shoulder sharing one of the scarce boarding gate outlets airlines provide as a convenience to their plugged-in passengers. With my earphones lost somewhere in my briefcase, I couldn't help but hear my power mate's one-way conversation. I got a primer on today's workplace.
She led a corporate sales team and needed to fill a key vacancy. She had two candidates—I'll call them Victor and Carla—and she shared her assessment with her colleague, me and anyone else close by. As for Victor:
"He's been with us a long time. But he's negative and hard to work with. I don't know that he has the patience to get along with customers. It's been a challenge for him to get along with some on the team. I'm not sure he has the attention to detail and follow through that's needed either. We've talked to him about this so I don't see the logic in putting him in the job. He's having enough trouble in the role he's in right now. But we need to consider him for the position."
I wondered why Victor was being vetted for a promotion; termination sounded like the wiser personnel action. I wanted to intrude and say, "Fire him. Victor's a disaster that's already happened. Why make it worse by giving him a customer-facing, revenue-critical sales role?" But I said nothing.
Then I heard about Carla:
"She's got the talent. Customers love her, and she gets along great with the team. She hasn't been around as long as Victor, but she has the basic skills we need and can learn quickly. She follows through on details and works well with the team. But I know there'll be a problem. They'll say she is going to have kids soon, then she'll be on leave, then she'll be gone or come back and just go through the motions. I know, I know—that's so last century. But it is something we have to deal with."
As to Carla, I thought, "Are you nuts? Apart from being at the cusp of a myopic business decision, aren't you aware that you're on the verge of violating the law and likely your organization's standards?" I concluded that she spoke her candid truth in what she imagined was the privacy of the airline boarding gate away from her office and other colleagues.
Here's what my power mate's conversation taught me.
- There is no way to distinguish between the workplace and private worlds. Every conversation is public when other people are around. A plaintiff's lawyer could have been right next to her using his smart phone app to record her comments. The reality here is that the workplace is everyplace in terms of what we say and communicate. To think and act otherwise is a prescription for disaster.
- We talk about performance as being the key metric which drives decisions. But too many choices are still guided by irrelevancies or illegalities. We can have every smart device available—or soon to be created—but they don't eliminate our own biases; they magnify and reveal them.
As for solutions, our thirst for instant communication outpaces discretion and judgment and they need to be brought up to speed fast. More to the point, we all need constant reminders and discipline to focus on business criteria and leave our biases with our typewriters, carbon copies, and dictating machines—real remnants of the last century.


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Coincidence or conspiracy? Articles
Jennifer Aniston closes TIFF
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Jennifer Aniston's Life Of Crime closed the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend. There was a press conference, then a cocktail party before the screening, then the gala, and she wasn't expected to stay. So I didn't expect that Justin Theroux would join her on such a short trip. Full Story
Lilo & the curious case of the missing jewels
Something didn't smell right, did it? So you know that Lindsay Lohan's house was burglarised. Apparently the alarm was not tripped and a safe was stolen. Now Radar is reporting Full Story
Chicken Fried coincidence or conspiracy?
You've heard by now – click here for more information – about Britney Spears and her agent Jason Trawick. And you'll recall my exclusive report Full Story
Birthday paparazzi
Oh they ruined her birthday didn't they? Justin Timberlake was without his Shelf Ass for a week in New York and was papped only twice, quite a departure from the daily sightings that occur when his girlfriend is with him Jessica Biel arrived in town to celebrate her birthday yesterday. Immediately the two were shot on their way out to celebrate. Full Story
Shelfy Hates Fried Chicken
Oh Shelfy. So predictable. It was widely reported yesterday that Britney and Justin will be reuniting professionally for a duet, according to OK! Magazine. Here's what I wrote at the end of the article: Besides, adding Chicken Fried back in (Pip's) diet would most certainly push Shelf Ass off the map. Full Story
Little Sci lends a hand
KatE Holmes Cruise will appear on Broadway in All My Sons in September. Remember Mario Lopez had to be ordered to vacate the theatre to make room for everyone coming from the Church of Scientology? The problem is… Katie Holmes doesn't sell. Full Story


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Aug 09, 2011 | By Stephanie Niedringhaus
We were honored when Louisiana Senator Mary L. Landrieu agreed to write an article for us about what was happening on the Gulf Coast and how wealth disparities there were presenting some unique challenges.
The post-Katrina rebuilding efforts in her state have run into challenges in some of the poorer neighborhoods, and racial disparities have been part of the problem. As the Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, she has committed herself to identifying strategies and actions that can help eliminate the wealth gap. Click here to learn more.
Everything she said is true, but she and her family are rather "well heeled" themselves. I would also refer you to former New Orleans Archbishop Philip M. Hannan in regards to support for Sen. Landrieu.
Sen. Mary Landrieu's article on the huge financialgap between whites and minorities is alarming. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.


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(yummy and low fat)
3 egg whites
1 cup white sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
one or two flavor options
Flavor options!
3 1/2 Tblsp. fruit flavored gelatin mix – makes pretty spring colors
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate mini-chips
1 cup finely chopped almonds, pecans or walnuts
3 Tblsp. cocoa powder for Chocolate Kisses
½ tsp. instant coffee crystals - mix with cocoa for Mocha Kisses
¼ tsp. peppermint extract – tint green, or add with cocoa!
1 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Line baking sheets with brown, parchment or wax paper.
In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
Gradually add sugar, and salt, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form.
Fold in vinegar and flavor choices.
Drop rounded spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet. Or pipe them on, for pretty shape.
Put cookie sheet in the oven, close the door, and turn the oven OFF. Don't PEEK!
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Changing gas tax distribution would be "devastating'
Published: Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 5:47 p.m.
This is an open letter to the Marion County Board of County Commissioners:
As president of the McIntosh Town Council, I am very concerned about the county's recommended plans to reduce fuel tax revenues to the county's municipalities. McIntosh has sent a delegation to both meetings, which were held on Jan. 17 and Feb. 12. At these two meetings, it was clear that all the county's municipalities — McIntosh, Reddick, Dunnellon, Belleview and Ocala — were adamant in their comprehension that the county's plan to reduce municipal gas tax revenues to the cities and redistribute these tax revenues to Marion County would produce devastating financial impacts in their respective cities.
Marion County's plan to cut the McIntosh's gas tax revenues from .64 percent to .18 percent, the default percentage, would cut the town's gas tax revenues by more than $100,000, representing roughly a quarter of our overall annual gross budget.
McIntosh has been a good steward of gas tax revenues it has received through the interlocal agreements. For the five-year period from 2008-2012, the town has expended 106 percent of gas tax revenues it has received for street-related expenses. Even despite these street expenditures, we still have managed to accumulate more than $423,000 in street reserves. Marion County's proposal to cut our fuel tax revenues to an estimated $25,000 will have an irreversible negative financial impact on our town.
McIntosh has been a vital part of Marion County's history and economy since the late 1800s. As largely a bedroom community, McIntosh does not have the businesses available to satisfy the basic necessities of the town's residents, and town residents must depend on private transportation to meet the most basic needs. As you know, there is no public transportation provided to McIntosh, and it is essential for residents to own, maintain and fuel private vehicles. Located 20 miles from the city of Ocala, residents must drive an estimated 40 miles round-trip to patronize grocery stores, doctors' offices, pharmacys, banks and employment. As the town receives 60 percent of its anticipated revenues from tax-based and revenue sharing sources for governmental operations, there is very little possibility of raising enough revenues to cover the deficit which would be caused by a reduction in gas tax revenues.
As a member of the McIntosh Town Council, I encourage you to vote on the upcoming fuel tax revenue agreement in a manner that would be revenue neutral to the municipalities in Marion County. We ask that you vote to retain the fuel tax allocation formulas as they are.
Frank Ciotti is president of the McIntosh Town Council.
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What we do
To achieve its objectives, WCPA's strategic plan is built around the following priorities, each of which will be addressed by the WCPA network and the protected areas staff of IUCN in an integrated way. Priority programmes in the 2005-2012 period will include:
A number of other programmes will be developed by and driven through the volunteer network of WCPA.
Conservation of biodiversity
through completion of systems of protected areas, particularly in the marine biome, as well as promotion of ecological networks and the ecosystem approach to enhance biodiversity conservation and, where appropriate , sustaible use of biodiversity.
Improved governance of protected areas
Promotion of the full range of governance types for protected areas; increased participation of indigenous peoples and local communities, promotion of contribution of protected areas to human well-being.
Building awareness
Promoting effective conservation edudation and building up practitioner's skills, developing strategies for sustainable financing, and generating and disseminating knowledge.
Knowledge generation and the integration of conservation science
Including traditional knowledge, in management effectiveness, conservation tools and mechanisms, protected area management categories, and the setting and maintenance of standards for protected areas.


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"The Cyclone Feud" Round Four
OMAHA - Welcome to Round Four of "The Cyclone Feud" style contest with the "families" of Kevin Jackson, Paul Rhoads and Bill Fennelly against Fred Hoiberg, Jamie Pollard and Christy Johnson-Lynch participating against each other.
Click the "play" link in the photo above or the embedded media player below to see the third round of play. It's a must-see! Missed the first three rounds? Those videos are available below and be sure to check back tomorrow for Round Five.
Cyclone Feud: Round Four
Cyclone Feud: Round Three
Cyclone Feud: Round Two
Cyclone Feud: Round One


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