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Twenty years after winning the inaugural NASCAR race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon was back in Victory Lane celebrating his fifth Brickyard 400 win Sunday.
The decisive pass came 17 laps from the finish on a restart when Gordon, lined up to the outside of leader Kasey Kahne, powered by the No. 5 car off of Turn 2. From there Gordon never looked back, winning by a comfortable 2.325-second margin over second-place Kyle Busch.
"Let's kiss those bricks, boys," Gordon said to his team after crossing the start/finish line.
The victory was a special one for Gordon, who was raised in nearby Pittsboro, Ind. With the win he broke a NASCAR record shared with Jimmie Johnson for most oval-track victories at Indianapolis. Michael Schumacher also has five victories on the Indy road course formerly used for Formula One.
"I was trying so hard with 10 (laps) to go not to focus on the crowd," Gordon said. "Every once in a while I'd glance up there and I could see the reaction. I was trying not to let it get to me and not think about it too much. And yet you can't help it. It's such a big place and such an important victory and a crucial moment in the season and the championship and those emotions take over.
"I have my kids here; there's nothing better, especially at one of the biggest races, to have your family here."
Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano finished third through fifth. In sixth was Kahne, who ran out of fuel on the white flag lap.
Kahne was in front of Gordon when the final caution waved for the stalled car of Ryan Truex. It was a caution Gordon didn't want as he was closing on Kahne, who was short on fuel. Several times under the ensuing yellow, Gordon tried to prompt Kahne to speed up in an effort to prevent him from saving fuel.
It was that restart, though, that was key to Gordon winning.
"Everybody knows how terrible I am on restarts, so I really didn't want to see a restart," Gordon said. "I finally got the restart of my life. It wouldn't have happened at a better time."
Winless on the year, a victory would have assured Kahne a position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. As it is, he is four points outside the points cutoff.
"As far as points, (sixth) was as best as we were going to do today," Kahne said. "So it all worked out perfect for points, just with the circumstances we were in. As far as the speed of my race car, we had a shot at winning the Brickyard 400."
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Carey W KingAssistant Director, Energy Institute
Lecturer, Business, Government and Society, McCombs School of Business
Research Scientist, Jackson School of Geosciences
For more information, visit Dr. King's webpages:
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Jackson School Research Page: http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/careyking/
Dr. Carey King researches energy systems and how they work together and within the environment.
Carey's research interests focus upon:
(i) relating measures of net energy to economics;
(ii) understanding how technology and policy can interact within the nexus between energy and water;
(iii) integration and transition to increased renewable energy production;
(iv) the economics and life cycle of system-wide/integrated carbon capture and storage infrastructure; and
(v) promoting objective analyses of energy tradeoffs for energy education, decision-making, and policy development for natural resources.
Dr. King is currently a Research Associate at the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy at the Jackson School of Geosciences. He works as part of several other collaborative research groups at the University of Texas at Austin: The Webber Energy Group (www.webberenergygroup.com) and the Gulf Coast Carbon Center (www.gulfcoastcarbon.org) of the Bureau of Economic Geology.
Carey has both a B.S. with high honors and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Carey has published technical articles in the academic journals Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental Research Letters, Nature Geoscience, Energy Policy, Sustainability, and Ecology and Society. He has also written commentary for Earth magazine discussing energy, water, and economic interactions. Dr. King has three patents as former Director for Scientific Research of Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.
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Rosenfeld Plaque --- link: http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/page/Rosenfeld plaque - Environmental Research Letters (Institute of Physics, Science) (2012 - 2012)
Best Paper, 2010 International Energy Sustainability Conference - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2011 - 2011)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship (2003 - 2003)
College of Engineering (CoE) Endowed Presidential Scholarship (2003 - 2003)
Bruton Fellowship (CoE) (2001 - 2001)
Thrust 2000 Fellowship (CoE) (2000 - 2000)
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George McGuirk, M.S., 2014
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BLOG: Carey King's Environmental Research Web Blog
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PUBLICATION: King, C. W. and Hall, C. A. S. Relating financial and energy return on investment. Sustainability, 3(10) 2011, 1810-1832; doi:10.3390/su3101810.
PUBLICATION: Henshaw, Philip F., King, Carey, and Zarnikau, Jay. System Energy Assessment (SEA), Defining a Standard Measure of EROI for Energy Businesses as Whole Systems. Sustainability, 3(10), 2011, 1908-1943; doi:10.3390/su3101908.
PUBLICATION: Tammy M Thompson, Carey W. King, David T. Allen, Michael E Webber. Air quality impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in Texas: evaluating three battery charging scenarios. Environ. Res. Lett. 6, 2011 024004 doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/6/2/02
PUBLICATION: Stuart M Cohen, Hannah L Chalmers, Michael E Webber, and Carey W King. Comparing post-combustion CO2 capture operation at retrofitted coal-fired power plants in the Texas and Great Britain electric grids. Environ. Res. Lett. 6, 2011 024001 do
PUBLICATION: Stillwell, A. S., C. W. King, M. E. Webber, I. J. Duncan and A. Hardberger. The Energy-Water Nexus in Texas. Ecology and Society 16 (1): 2, 2011.
PUBLICATION: King, C. W. Energy intensity ratios as net energy measures of United States energy production and expenditures. Environ. Res. Let. 5, 2010 044006 doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/5/4/044006. Selected as a "Highlight of 2010" for Environ. Res. Lett.
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PUBLICATION: Comprehensive Evaluation of Algal Biofuel Production: Experimental and Target Results, Energies, 5 (6), 2012:1943-1981.
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TC TO CHARLES REDWOOD ; 18 February 1846; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18460218-TC-CR-01; CL 20: 122-123
Chelsea, 18 feby, 1846—
My dear Sir,
Here is a small piece of Paper which I have already had, under my Clerk's management, at the British Museum: but he reports "a big Evans in two volumes 4to," and can make nothing of my inquiry.1
You once sent me an Evans, did you not; "a small modern Book"? Which I left for you at Llandough, when I was there?— If so, and you can again lay hands on it, I will ask you to look at p. 181, and see what there is. 'Humphry Hook' Alderman of Bristol, a 'Monopolist' and as such dismissed from the Long Parlt,—has got a Letter from Cromwell in his favour (sorrow on him!) and concerns me for a moment.— — If you can find nothing; neither Evans nor p. 181, nor Humphry Hook,—let it even rest so, in the name of Oblivion; and Hook shall do with what light he has!—
These new Letters of Cromwell, hardly of any intrinsic consequence at all, but necessary to be intercalated without hurting the Book, occasion me infinite bother. With Printers in the rear, and paper-clippings up to the chin, I am again in a pickle! But it is piety to the Memory of a Hero; and this time it shall be the last. One must be patient for a month or two!—
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Effective asset management consists of spending the right amount of money at the right time for the right projects," says Thomas Iseley, Ph.D., PE, professor " and director of Construction Engineering Management Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. The process, however, becomes even more difficult when assets in question are underground and out of sight, like water and wastewater pipelines.
In one popular definition, asset management addresses these seven questions:
That's a lot to ask, and underground utility managers work hard every day to come up with answers. But even if every manager had clear answers to those questions, they would still need to make judgment calls, set priorities, and assess risks to meet Iseley's standard expressed above.
To assess and then manage risk, you need to think through what risk means. Identify the most critical aspects of your utility's service, the potential threats that could prevent their delivery, how serious or realistic those threats seem to be, and the consequences that would come from a service disruption.
Water supply and sewerage systems play important roles in protecting public health and the environment; thus they are regulated by a number of governmental entities. After 9/11 and the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), utilities have paid greater attention to possible deliberate attacks, as well as accidents and natural disasters.
In recent years, the DHS and U.S. EPA have developed tools and guidelines to help managers set priorities and assess risks — including two free software programs: the Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tool (VSAT) and Water Health and Economic Analysis Tool (WHEAT), available at http://go.hw.net/EPAtools.
These tools help compare the cost of losing a treatment, distribution, or collection asset relative to the cost of detection, deterrence, and mitigation. When managers know these costs, they can assess a utility's vulnerabilities and plan for its protection.
Any vulnerability assessment includes two components: determining how critical the asset in question is, and determining the probability of its failing due to a particular threat, natural disaster, accident, or criminal act. The assessment process is a systematic way to understand how a given threat under specific conditions could lead to a failure severe enough to disrupt service. It also can provide a planning document to help reduce the risk of failure due to a particular condition.
To keep the process manageable, it's important to focus on assets that are so critical to continued operation that their loss is unacceptable. An asset can be highly vulnerable without being essential to your mission.
You can look at vulnerability as the probability of occurrence multiplied by the probability of total failure. This analysis can help you better gauge the value and feasibility of countermeasures you might take to deter, delay, or respond to failure.
To assess and manage risks, managers need to consider them along two dimensions: the probability of a bad thing occurring and the impact on the utility should it occur. To compare risks and set spending priorities, you'll need to quantify the frequency or likelihood of an occurrence and the consequences, as shown in Table 1 above .
You can then develop a matrix based on the ratings, as shown in Table 2 above , and use it when allocating resources. Risks that rank as extreme require immediate steps; those ranked as insignificant probably don't need further attention. For those ranked as minor, moderate, and major, you'll need to develop a business case to determine what steps if any are warranted.
In determining these steps, you'll want to consider not only the internal costs, but also the "community costs" of your decisions, which include financial, environmental, and social impacts on the communities you serve. Risk-based decision-making is a good way to enhance your agency's asset management practices.
— Kenneth A. Hooker is a freelance writer based in Oak Park, Ill.
Underground water and wastewater pipelines pose a unique challenge for asset management. That's one reason the Buried Asset Management Institute-International (BAMI-I) developed the Certification of Training in Asset Management (CTAM) program, an online course for municipal managers.
The course, which is administered by Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, is designed to help water and wastewater professionals gain infrastructure management skills as they advance through each of the program's three phases.
Phase 1 covers fundamental concepts including the study of the course manual, Guide to Water and Wastewater Asset Management. Phase 2 introduces students to the virtual CEMAM (Center of Excellence for Municipal Asset Management) program, where they can use real-world data from existing facilities to learn more about infrastructure management. In Phase 3, students become familiar with organizations, institutions, fairs, events, and other industry resources.
Beyond training utility managers, the CTAM program accomplishes additional goals:
Beginning later this year, the program is being expanded to encompass a broader range of topics. When the CTAM-Plus program is fully operational in early 2013, it will include modules on asset inventory and condition assessment, required service levels, critical assets to sustain performance, best operations and maintenance strategies, best capital improvement plan strategies, and best funding strategies.
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Kit Bigelow offers her experience in human rights, women's rights, and religious freedom as an advisor, consultant and mentor to organizations, businesses and individuals. She specializes in not-for-profit management, government relations, international affairs, issue advocacy and campaigns, network/coalition building and leadership, and related strategic communications challenges.
As director of external affairs for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the U.S. for twenty-five years, Kit Bigelow had overall responsibility for the functioning of the Washington-based Office of External Affairs and the New York Office of the U.S. Bahá'í Representative to the UN, as well as the Bahá'í Refugee Office and the Office of Public Information until their integration into other agencies of the National Assembly.
She represented the National Spiritual Assembly in the promotion and protection of human rights, including religious freedom, the advancement of the rights of women, U.S. ratification of UN human rights treaties, and the elimination of racism. She advocated on these issues, often in collaboration with other organizations, at the White House, the State Department, the Congress, the UN, and to the media.
She was responsible for informing the U.S. government and U.S. national news media about the persecution of the Bahá'í communities in Iran and other Muslim countries. She testified in numerous hearings and briefings on the oppression of the Bahá'ís in Iran and in Egypt, religious freedom, women's rights, and ratification by the U.S. of UN human rights treaties.
She retired from the position in 2010.
Ms. Bigelow serves on the Advisory Council of the Center for Women, Faith & Leadership at the Institute for Global Engagement. She also serves on the Board of Directors of GlobalSolutions.org and on the executive steering committee of the Women in International Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law and has served as its co-chair. She is a member of the Women's Foreign Policy Group, and the Women in International Security.
Ms. Bigelow received the 2014 InterFaith Bridge Builders' Award from the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington and the 2011 National Award from the International Religious Liberty Association.
She co-chaired the national Working Group for U.S. Ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). She was actively involved in U.S. ratification of the UN Genocide Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the UN Convention Against Racial Discrimination.
She was the representative for the Bahá'ís of the U.S. at the UN World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. In March 2000, she served as a public sector adviser on the U.S. government delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
She was co-founder and co-chair of the Washington-based Working Group on the Human Rights of Women. She was also a founder and treasurer of the board of directors of U.S. Women Connect, which implements the Platform for Action and the U.S. Women's National Action Agenda.
She served on the board of directors of WATEO, the Women and Environment Organization, operating in Iraq. She also served on the boards of the International Development Conference, a U.S. educational coalition on development issues, and of the Global Tomorrow Coalition, an organization that promoted sustainable development.
She has spoken and published on human rights, religious freedom, international law, and the UN system, including at Harvard University and Law School, the University of Notre Dame, American University and Miami University. Her article, "A Campaign to Deter Genocide: The Bahá'í Experience," was published in Genocide Watch by Yale University Press.
Ms. Bigelow received her degree at Smith College where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She holds an MBA in international business from Georgetown University. Before her work for the National Spiritual Assembly, she held professional positions in both the public and private sectors in financial management and economic development.
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A Daily Word from the Word for Monday, February 3, 2014
"But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." – Isaiah 40:31
Approximately two weeks ago, I had a dream that I was falling out of the sky. This was not a typical "falling" dream, as I was not afraid. It was as if I had lost my momentum and my flow.
As I was coming into the earth's atmosphere, I pulled out my cell phone and was trying to call people to let them know that I was going to hit the ground. Even in my calling people, I was not frantic or afraid; but it was more to let them know to catch me. I was not able to get in touch with anyone.
At one point, my spirit was outside of my body, and I watched my body hit the ground. It did not hurt when I made impact; and at that moment, my spirit went back into my body, I opened my eyes, got off the ground, shook it off, and moved on.
I equate my experience to a bird who strikes a window or an object, is momentarily stunned, and then regains its composure and continues on its way.
Among the many things that the sky represents in a dream or vision, the one meaning that stood out for me in relation to my dream is "Heaven" ( © 2011. Thompson and Beale. The Divinity Code). In addition, my falling represented taking my focus off of God. My calling people on my cell phone was my focusing on them; and they couldn't be there for me—not that they wouldn't, but they couldn't.
When we take our focus off of God, even for a subtle moment, we lose our momentum of soaring in the gulfstream of our Heavenly Father's Holy Spirit. When we allow ourselves to become distracted by the people and things of this world, we lose momentum because we get out of that flow; and it is the flow that keeps us traveling so effortlessly. I had to repent for getting out of alignment of my Father's perfect airstream.
Are you having a hard time traveling these days, my brother? Feeing like you are running on empty, my sister? Then refuel by refocusing on God. The world will drain you; but the Father will sustain you. Let us be about our Father's business each and every day, by continuing to build His Kingdom and staying steadfast to His Word.
The psalmist King David testifies of this truth, as He declares with great focus: "I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will You let Your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand" (Psalm 16:8-11).
Father, we repent for taking our focus off of You—even for one brief second. Help us, Holy Lord, to not be distracted by the ways of the world, or the attitudes and actions of people. Help us to focus on You, and be about Your business, which is Kingdom business. In Jesus Name, we thank You that we flow effortlessly in Your Power, Love, Mercy, and Grace. Amen and Amen.
Take action! Challenge your thinking! Choose focus on the Father every second of every day. Choose to stay in constant communion with your Divine Daddy. Seek the face of your Father morning, noon, and night. And continue to fight the good fight of staying in the air; for God, your Triumphant Tailwind, has already given you the victory!
If you have never received Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, I encourage you to do it today, right now, by saying this prayer out loud: "Jesus, forgive me for my sins. I am sorry. I truly desire to be saved and reconciled back to God, my Father, through You. I receive Your sinless Blood as payment in full for my sins—past, present, and future. I now call You my Lord and Savior, and invite You to live within my heart, and to permanently live within me. I make You Lord over me and over my life from this moment on. Amen." Congratulations! You are now a child of God, made whole and made new, by the Blood of Jesus Christ!
God tells us that we are blessed to be a blessing (Genesis 12:2). Be a blessing to someone by sending them this word of encouragement. If God did not already put someone in your spirit and on your heart that needs to read this uplifting message from above, simply ask your Heavenly Father who to bless on today. Forward this message right now by email, facebook, or twitter.
Jesus is coming soon!
May God Bless you and keep you always.
With warmest regards,
And, in service of The Most High King,
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Narber: Big 12 picks for the NCAA Tournament
Austin Narber
Merry March Madness, mates.
By now, I sincerely hope you have your brackets filled out, polished and submitted. But in case you don't -- and heck, even if you do -- I've previewed the Big 12's road to the Final Four just for you (SPOILER: none of them make it that far).
I highly doubt this truncated analysis will sway your final decisions one way or another, because if you're anything like me, you're much smarter than any bozo on the Internet who tries to give you bracket advice. At any rate, here's my final take on the fate of the best conference in all of college basketball -- a viewer's guide to end all 2013-14 viewer's guides.
(2) Kansas | South Region | My Pick: Elite Eight (L - Florida)
All things considered, Kansas got a decent draw. There was some fear that the selection committee might overreact to Joel Embiid's injury, with the uncertainty swaying some pundits to project them even as a 3-seed after losing to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament. The road isn't a treacherous one by any means. I think New Mexico-Stanford is a toss-up and both are teams with containable offenses that the Jayhawks will match shot-for-shot. If Embiid is indeed back for the Sweet 16, I like them over Ohio State. In the end, Florida's senior leadership was a sexy pick for me (and I already penciled them in as my champions anyway).
(3) Iowa State | East Region | My Pick: Sweet Sixteen (L - Villanova)
Just know that this is all head and no heart. As far as defensive matchups go, Iowa State drew an incredibly short stick. They could get a UNC team in the Round of 32 whose defense has proven to be akin to some of Roy Williams' Final Four and National Championship squads. Villanova is brutish on the interior as well -- Daniel Ochefu and JayVaughn Pinkston could be extremely tough assignments for Dustin Hogue and Melvin Ejim, not to mention Ryan Arcidiacono can shoot the lights out from literally anywhere. Ultimately, I think that's where the road ends for the Cyclones in Madison Square Garden.
(9) Oklahoma State | West Region | My Pick: Round of 32 (L - Arizona)
Historically, 9-seeds have won more first round NCAA Tournament games than 8-seeds, which only further solidified this pick for me. Now I'm no Digger Phelps, wielding my orange highlighter with reckless abandon and picking the Cowboys to the National Championship, but I do think they get past a Gonzaga team that isn't as potent offensively as they used to be. Marcus Smart is a nightmarish matchup for the Bulldogs' small guards. But Arizona's size and defensive prowess was all the convincing I needed to halt Oklahoma State's run after one game. Brutal draw for a team that we all know is far more talented than its seed and record indicate.
(5) Oklahoma | West Region | My Pick: Sweet Sixteen (L - Arizona)
I'm not buying the North Dakota State hype. The Bison may do a good job of taking care of the ball and shooting at a high clip, but so does Oklahoma, and they've been doing it against a far better crop of teams for the last 2+ months. Give me the Sooners against a Summit League squad that's 136th nationally in defensive efficiency and 308th defending the perimeter (paging Buddy Hield). In a rematch of last year's first ("second") round game, I like OU over San Diego State. Despite a stingy Aztec defense, Oklahoma frankly is just more balanced and should get more production out of its guards. Finally -- same story, different opponent: Arizona's just too big and the run ends there for the Sooners.
(6) Baylor | West Region | My Pick: Round of 32 (L - Creighton)
Nope, we're still not out of the West yet. Did anyone chuckle as much as I did when Nebraska's name popped up below the Bears? The Huskers would have been a fun upset pick for me, but Baylor enjoys that pace of play and just has far better athletes on the floor. Baylor has simultaneously found its shooting stroke and is executing a frustratingly good zone defense lately that Iowa State was fortunate to bust in the Big 12 title game. It should be good enough to contain Nebraska, but Creighton has the painfully obvious perimeter game to hang around. I was this close to riding BU to the Sweet 16, but I'll take Fresh McBuckets and the gang.
(9) Kansas State | Midwest Region | My Pick: One and done (L - Kentucky)
It's kind of amazing how little time I spent on this pick for an 8/9 game. I've mentioned it multiple times already but size is a factor, and it's something Kansas State just doesn't have. I will say this about Kentucky: their half court offense is quite often a raging dumpster fire. If that pesky K-State defense can force some bad shots and get buckets in transition, we could have a ball game. I just think in the end, UK has the length and athletic ability to one-up KSU on every offensive possession and should pound them on the glass too. Blue Wildcats beat the purple Wildcats.
(7) Texas | Midwest Region | My Pick: One and done (L - Arizona State)
Tossup. Truly a tossup. Here's what I know: I once watched this Arizona State team upset Arizona while getting absolutely obliterated in the rebounding department 54-35 -- without Brandon Ashley. That's relevant here because rebounding is about the only thing Texas does really well. For the most part, this isn't a very good Longhorn team offensively but at least Isaiah Taylor will still be a treat to watch as always, especially battling with ASU guard Jahii Carson. In the end, there will be a guy on the floor for the Sun Devils by the name of Jordan Bachynski that has five full inches on Cameron Ridley, and that could definitely be a deciding factor. Close but one and done for Rick Barnes' crew.


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Have you noticed blogs including tweets directly in their posts? I have, and I am loving it! Twitter has a cool feature that gives you the ability to embed a tweet directly into a blog post. Take a peak:
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— Jennifer Grayeb (@JenniferGrayeb) October 18, 2013
Readers can use it to reply, retweet, follow, favorite, or just access your tweets directly from your blog using the hyperlinks in the tweet.
How to embed tweets
- Login to Twitter.
- Hover over the tweet you want to embed.
- Click on "More" at the bottom of the tweet.
- Click "Embed this Tweet."
- You can change the alignment of the tweet if you want it to be aligned in a particular way in your post.
- Copy the HTML code.
- Paste the HTML code into your blog post (be sure you do this under the HTML tab).
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Drink Stumptown at Choice Market; Party at Queens Lobster Fest
Plus: a crostini cook-off in Gowanus, and more in our roundup of neighborhood food news.
Dumbo: Choice Market becomes Stumptown's latest locavore takeout café. [Dumbo NYC]
Gowanus: Brooklyn Based throws a party at the Bell House for Cathy Erway's anti-dining-out book, The Art of Eating In; Cathy's mom will judge in a crostini cook-off. [Brooklyn Based]
Middle Village: Lobsterfest at London Lennie's in Queens continues through March 7, offering the traditional boiled version as well as Lobster Pot Pie and Lobster Homefries. [Q Note]
Williamsburg: Rachel Coleman, a.k.a. Pop Jew founder and proud winner of the Worst Cooks in America contest, hosts a Purim Party at Death by Audio. March 1, 8 p.m. [AV Club]


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Been a big week for me personally. I have 'parked' my Real Estate Licence and quit Harcourts.
Kiwi friend of
mine owns an apparel factory near Shanghai and has an interest in
another in Manila. He manufactures workwear and teamwear. I am now the
Distributor (Pacific Asia Apparel) and have been 'quietly' trialling it,
concentrating on workwear / high visibility wear for
the trucking industry and in general, we are 25-35% cheaper
than their existing suppliers - quality is not compromised.
In teamwear Polo Shirts we have
access to 50 differing designs in every colour combination imaginable. You can
get cotton but today it's all about those 'breathing' yarns that transfer
moisture from the inside to the outside. Again very suitable for embroidering.
Long sleeve, zip front, the choice is yours.
We did an order for 50 of a two colour Polo with an embroided logo on the left chest
for $28.20 plus GST - they were paying $42.00 !! If quantities dictate and
you can give us lead time we would manufacture in Shanghai and you could design your own.
Those embroided Pit Shirts, with button front, that sell
for up to $130 we can
do foraround NZ$32.50 nettfor 50 units or more
including the extensive embroidery. High quality t-shirts for around
printed. Doesn't have to be high volume either - it's priced
accordingly. We also do caps, beanies, skulls, vests and jackets. In
fact we can source anything - even do logo'd pens.
So if you ever need
anything, please give me a call for a quote. 0277222757 or at PAA; email@example.com
Saturday - weather permitting Harrisville is
open now for practice 1-3pm (it's raining). Followed by Scott Wilkins
farewell which starts in the Clubhouse which finishes at ......
Sunday is Ken Fells Winter Series
Sunday is Ardmore's Round 3 of the Wildman Series - kicks off at 10.00 am.
Sunday is also Round 5 of 6 of the Yamaha New Zealand Enduro Championship up at Riverhead Forest, north/west of Auckland. Rory Mead
who won the last three rounds is back from the USA where he has landed a
'factory' ride with the GEICO/
American Honda JG Off Road Team. Mead
will return to the States be joining the team for the next two races, as
he's sitting in for Jimmy
Jarrett, who was injured in the last OMA. In last weekend's GNCC race
Mead stayed strong in the top 10 through the entirety of the race,
moving up to 8th on the 5th lap for the finish. He will
return for the Snowshoe GNCC on 25 June and then back here for the NZ
Enduro Finale at Taupo on 02 July, then back to the States for the John
Penton GNCC on
10 July.
Sunday - I'm told Woodhill has a 100 off-road race.
Monday is opening of the Mercer Sand Track.
Tony Cooksley, who is now Mercer's Track Manager and Scott Willis have
been down there with a giant bulldozer. 90% of the gorse has gone,
sections filled in by two metres, banked the berms, some double berms
and sorted the drainage. Tony says; "it's awesome a 'huge' improvement
with more to come."
Toughest selection will be the MX2 rider
who has to be under 23. We have 4 very eligible riders currently in
UK/Europe - John Phillips, Kayne Lamont, Joel Doeksen and maybe Cam
Dillon if he gets more racetime. Add to that list Kieran Leigh who is
in Canada with Mason. Based on Sunday's performance Rhys Carter
certainly has to be in contention. His race time / lap time over 7 laps
had him just behind MX1 riders Cooper and Phillips but that was at
Taupo. Problem is MXoN is in the South of France and there's the cost
of getting bikes and riders there, accommodated etc etc. MNZ don't have
the resources to fund it.
Mentioning those riders. Kayne Lamont has had his first practice ride in England so he's underway.
Rhenen MX Onk in Holland was on their Thursday holiday. Big event as Round 5 of the Dutch Open Championship Series. 17 year old Joel Doeksen
qualified in top 40 of 60 MX1 entries. He crashed out of Race 1 at lap 5 and was classified 39th. He was
29th in R2. Top 3 was: Evgeny Bobryshev, Shaun Simpson and Marc de
In the MX2 class it was Joel Roelants who took the overall
win with a 2-1 in front of Mike Kras and Erik Eggens. Jeffrey Herlings
had a broken front wheel in the first moto but still managed to finish
the race in 14th position. In the second moto he won and lapped till the
third place rider.
On John Phillips, I had an email from Emma Davis (Team NZ DBG ) this morning: "We are camped up at the French GP at the moment for Johnny to race the
EMX2. (Euro Championship - Round 2 of 7 - Alan H.) We arrived yesterday to set-up and have been through technical
control and everythng today. Its so hot here although there are
thunderstorm warnings for the weekend. Tomorrow should be a good day,
hopefully Johnny can qualify and I am looking forward to seeing what Ben
can deliver as he has put in a lot of work since Valkenswaard. I love
the atmosphere here, this is truely living the dream for me."
Good luck to Johnny, according to Youthstream he is numbered #31 of 116 entries.
Talking MotoGP: The Race Direction informed Simoncelli they wish to ensure his
awareness of the incident at the French MotoGP race and to avoid any
future repetitions.
The Race Direction purpose of the meeting was to give all the parties the
opportunity to discuss the incident at the French MotoGP in Le Mans that
resulted in Marco Simoncelli being penalised with a ride through
penalty and to draw a line under it.
The Race Direction informed Simoncelli that they wished to ensure
that he was aware of his mistake and to avoid any repetition in the
future. Simoncelli responded that in the interval after the French Grand
Prix he had had time for reflection and regretted the statements he had
made in the heat of the moment immediately after the Grand Prix. He
also recognized that he had made an error of judgment and stated that in
future he would try to evaluate situations better and be a little more
Nick Reader: "We have
had heaps of fun and a fantastic lifestyle running Epic
Events over the last 11 years and we look forward to passing the
business over to an energised person who wants to carry on running some
of NZ's best trail rides and most popular Endurance race. Anyone
genuinely interested in buying the business should contact Debbie Reader
for more information. I will still be at a lot of the events including
running the Leatt Four Hour and Suzuki Desert Storm. Please be assured
that all 2011 Epic Events will be run to the same
very high standard as in the past and the staff will do their very best
to provide quality tracks and great riding experiences for all the
Tim Gibbes: "Not trying to push my barrow, but wanted to let
you know that some of our features are at the moment, unique to our system, but
available to others. www.livetiming.co.nz has an
example. We cover mainly car and motorcycle circuit
races but occasionally other events like Relay for Life, cycling, off road
cars, Red Bull trolley derby, etc. Regards, Tim."
"Obviously, with Dungey's contract up, you could make a case that everyone outside of Kawasaki (who has Ryan Villopoto)
is interested in Ryan. His old boss Roger DeCoster has had talks with
Ryan about coming over to KTM, and I'm sure Suzuki wants to keep Ryan
too. To me, this is a no-brainer that Ryan would want to stay and Suzuki
would want to keep him. The fact that he hasn't basically re-signed
with them tells me that something is up with this and Dungey may not be
back next year over there. He's shopping around-make no mistake about
it. An interesting thing I heard was that Honda has pledged a bike and
support to Ryan but they have indicated that he could go and start his
own team or, get this, join forces with Chad Reed over at TwoTwo Motorsports. From what I hear, Ryan would bring in some
outside money (this is where IMG's clout comes in)(Dungey's new management - Alan H.) and be in his own
truck under the TwoTwo umbrella. Sort of like what a NASCAR team does."
live-event attendance was up 5% from 2010, bringing the yearly total to
775,000 fans.
More than 300,000 fans attended the pre-race pit parties.
135,000 fans taking advantage of the Monster Energy Pit Pass
recycling program, driving pit party attendance up 32%.
24% increase in television rating on
CBS Sports
provided nine hours of network coverage that yielded a 21% increase in
Monster Energy Supercross was broadcast in 181 countries.
the international interest was a 66% increase in Australia, home of
Chad Reed.
Facebook "likes" grew to 650,000 this year, posting a 915% growth.
Monster Energy Supercross' Twitter followers grew to nearly
15,000, posting a 285% increase.
Supercrossonlie.com, the official home
of Monster Energy Supercross, played host to 540 videos that were
produced live through the 16 tour stops, generating 2.5 million views to


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Comments for:Recording Power Tools Through Guitar Amps
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Ron Mark Said...
Eddie Van Halen used to do this.
27-Jul-10 07:47 PM
Don Said...
EVH did this in Poundcake off of For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Paul Gilbert has done this too. But hey, power tool, les paul, marshall, does it get any better?
28-Jul-10 07:50 AM
jesse Said...
My friend used to play a dildo trough a wah and a marshall back in 1988.
Cool to see this trend is coming back!
Cool to see this trend is coming back!
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Through the Lens of Speech Production Disorders
By Keren Abramson, SLP (CASLPO)
Is your young child's speech unclear, limited or absent for his age? Does he show awkwardness or groping during his efforts to verbalize? Has he demonstrated a need to seek nonverbal means of communication?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions you should contact a speech-language pathologist for an evaluation. After examining many variables the child may be diagnosed with a speech production disorder. The particular type will be determined by the profile exhibited during the assessment. Treatment will be based on the diagnosis and will include consideration of a multiplicity of associated, relevant factors.
Simply stated, when a child has difficulty expressing himself through speech, and his limitation(s) are demonstrated in a fashion that does not reflect a more predictable developmental delay, the child may be exhibiting a speech production disorder. There are several types of disorders, and even more terms to label them. Often the diagnostic label not only categorizes the profile, but also reflects the diagnostician's orientation when viewing and treating the disorder (eg. causal, motor-based, language-based, or along a continuum). Some commonly seen terms are cited below. The focus of this article will be on the last category, i.e. apraxia/dyspraxia.
Articulation Disorders refer to sound distortions, substitutions, omissions or other such misarticulations that are produced unconventionally, with signs of disorder.
Fluency Disorders:
Phonological Processing Disorders are often manifested in unintelligible speech. They are typically viewed as language-based disorders since phonology of language involves the process of fitting speech sounds into words and continuous utterances according to rules that govern language.
Dysarthric Speech, generally characterized by weakness and/or changes in muscle strength, coordination and tone, results in speech production that is often imprecise with slurring and sound distortions. The different subtypes (e.g. flaccid, spastic, ataxic) represent various profile configurations.
Dyspraxia/Apraxia terms guide one to a realm of speech production disorders that encompasses a scope of terminology such as oral apraxia, verbal apraxia/dyspraxia, apraxia of speech, congenital dysarthria, planning apraxia of speech, executive apraxia of speech, developmental verbal dyspraxia, developmental apraxia of speech (DAS), childhood verbal apraxia, and childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). The common denominator is the motor planning difficulty attributed to nervous system deficits. It may occur at the basic level of imitating a simple non-speech oral motor act or, as one moves along the continuum from oral motor and motor speech impairments, to phonological (sound) system disorganization and unsystematized expressive language. There is typically a marked difference between automatic and volitional speech.
In Nancy Kaufman's approach in combining phonological process and developmental apraxia of speech theories, she suggests that the former theory answers the question of why the deviant speech patterns occur through neurologicallybased faulty motor-speech programming. The latter, phonological processes theory answers the question of how children simplify difficult oral (verbal-motor) output by employing (subconscious) phonological processes. (Seminar Presentation: Evaluation and Treatment of Children with Apraxia of Speech, Feb. 12. 1999, Toronto, Canada)
Motor planning is considered to be a high-level, complex form of functioning. It requires intact sensory integration skills, conscious attention, and organized programming of the refined, minutely timed execution of speech sounds patterned to represent the child's thought through sounds, words and language. Coordination of breathing, voicing and articulatory mechanisms is involved. Components of speech such as pitch, loudness, and prosodic features (stress and intonation) are inherent in the spoken process. In a child with a motor planning speech production disorder, key symptoms are displayed in combining any, and often several of these elements. The symptoms can be complex with unpredictable variations.
Some children with oral-motor disorders may demonstrate oral hypersensitivity. They may exhibit tactile defensiveness, rigidity in or around the lips and mouth. They may display an aversion to some foods, to teeth brushing and touching around the mouth.
Hyposensitive children have reduced sensation in their mouths. They can display weak lip muscles, may drool excessively and may typically overstuff their mouths with food or habitually attempt to bring objects to their mouth.
Some children exhibit both hyper- and hypotonicity and reactions in the mechanical speech system.
Associated and Coexisting Factors:
A qualified speech-language pathologist must be sought. Ideally, the professional should have a special interest, extra experience and additional training in oral motor disorders/apraxia.
Many people have met others who have benefited from professional intervention on their child's behalf, and they often offer their suggestions and share their experiences. It is wise to contact the local professional speech and language association to make inquiries and request referral names and advice.
Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA): http://www.caslpa.ca/english/profession/links.asp
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA):
A speech-language pathologist performs a complete diagnostic work-up in order to make a differential diagnosis. This typically includes gathering a reviewing records and information concerning: hearing status and history, pregnancy and birth history, developmental milestones, communication profile, receptive and expressive language skills, and assessing current performance in some of the above areas as well as articulation/oral motor abilities and skills (automatic and volitional), voice, prosody,
phonemic awareness, communication impact, stimulability, etc. Formal, standardized and informal measures and procedures are used.
Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder are often more challenging to assess due to such factors as reduced communication ability, interest and or attention, perceptual issues, non-speech motor functions (e.g. posture and gait, muscle tone, restlessness/lethargy), hypersensitivities, and diet restrictions that may coexist with speech production and language disorders.
Once a diagnosis has been determined, statements concerning it and prognostic information are outlined. Usually, however, it is very difficult to predict speech outcomes with exactness. (For an article on this topic see: Lori Hickman, http://www.apraxia-kids.org/definitions/prognosis.html, "Factors in Long-term Outcomes for Children with Apraxia of Speech", 2002)This is followed by a customized course of therapy. If the support of other professionals (such as: audiologist, developmental pediatrician, occupational therapist, psychologist) is recommended then appropriate referrals are made.
For best results, intervention should usually begin expeditiously, and typically, service provision necessitates relatively high demands in terms of frequency, intensity and length. Adjustments to this are based on needs and may be contingent on the integration of coexisting speech, language and communication elements, other physical and/or neuromotor factors, as well as practical considerations.
For more information on this subtopic, refer to "Literature Review: Frequency and Intensity of Therapy for Children with Apraxia of Speech", http://www.apraxia-kids.org/definitions/frequency.html
Therapy strategies need to consider "the maturation level of the child, the child's general cognitive abilities, possible dual diagnoses and other deficit areas such as fine motor skills, and parent motivation. When we discuss intervention strategies we must take into account individual strengths as we develop a multi-sensory, multi-modality communication therapy course of action." (David Hammer, http://www.apraxia-kids.org/slps/hammer.html, "Brief Thoughts about Therapy", 2002)
The child's unique symptom profile, coupled with coexisting factors, and practicalities of life are some of the variables that can influence short-term as well as eventual outcomes of therapeutic intervention. One should not be surprised nor concerned if the speech-language pathologist seems to be somewhat vague or guarded when responding to questions about predicting outcomes or a prognosis.
Early intervention, frequent practice involving multiple repetitions in varied opportunities and circumstances as outlined by a speech-language pathologist, should all help to maximize improvement. One can reasonably expect that in most cases, steps progress methodically in a manner that is carefully designed to incorporate many traits, features and pragmatic considerations.
An excellent program designed by a speech-language pathologist for a given child will have the greatest chance for success when it is frequently and consistently implemented by others in the recommended manner. Treatment must be viewed as a shared responsibility.
(For more information on this topic, please refer to: "Factors in Long-term Outcomes for Children with Apraxia of Speech", by Lori Hickman, CCC/SLP, http://www.apraxia-kids.org/definitions/prognosis.html)
The above suggestions are general in nature due to the fact that individualized strategies and techniques must be done through consultation with a speech-language pathologist. Genuine efforts that are attempted without such guidance can be contraindicative and may complicate the learning process. In order to expedite improvement in a child's speech, language and communication skills, it is best to contact a speech-language pathologist and seek early, tailored intervention.
Questions or comments concerning the contents of this article may be directed to Keren Abramson, speech-language pathologist at 307 Sheppard Ave. West, Toronto, Ontario M2N 1N6 Telephone: (416) 221-8361 Fax: (416) 221-7486


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"The Flock" is 2007 film/movie that could have taken inspiration from various true story vigilante stories. "The Flock" originally aired in some theaters in 2007 but was released to DVD in the U.S. in 2008. The movie is due to premier on Sunday on the Lifetime Network. The crime drama is directed by Wai-keung Lau aka Andrew Lau. It is written by Hans Bauer and Craig Mitchell, according to the New York Times. The director of the film could have used several true stories as a basis for the film. (Starring Richard Gere and Claire Danes)
"The Flock" synopsis/plot
On the verge of retiring, a caseworker with the Department Of Public Safety struggles with whether he has done enough to monitor and stop as many sex offenders as possible. Frustrated with his job, he reaches his breaking point as he trains a new female employee and relentlessly pursues a sex offender, whom he suspects of kidnapping a missing girl. Is he on the right track, or is he a vigilante government employee 'gone' over the edge? "The Flock," which entertains themes involving sex offenders, the Department Of Public Safety and missing teens is a Bauer Martinez Studios production.
Here are some true story cases that could have inspired the idea for the movie:
In 1999, a 27-year-old mentally disabled man was brutally attacked by four men who mistook him for a sex offender. Police records show that Vietnamese immigrant Thinh Pham was beaten by Randy Ray Baker and three others because they thought that Pham was a registered pedophile. Authorities say that Thikh Pham was living at an address in Dallas, Tx., that had once been the address of a sex offender, according to the Deseret News. The beating brought attention to vigilante cases against sex offenders. The local Department of Public safety stated that vigilantism against sex offenders would not be tolerated. Thinh Pham sustained several serious injuries, including the loss of several teeth. Randy Ray Baker was found guilty of injuring a disabled person. He was sentenced to 48 years in a Texas correctional facility in 1998.
In 2006, a 19-year-old man shot and killed two sex offenders that he had found in the state sex offender registry. Maine state police say that Stephen Marshall shot and killed Joseph Gray, 57, and William Elliott, 24, after finding their names in the Maine sex offender registry. Marshall had been in town visiting his father at the time. Stephen Marshall turned the gun on himself after killing the two child molesters. The Main state sex offender registry was taken down after the killings but later restored.


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2011: Team captain ... Appeared in 16 games in the circle, starting seven ... Finished third on the team in wins (3) ... Pitched 3.1 innings in relief and allowed just one unearned run to pick up her first win against Detroit (3/7) ... Pitched a scoreless 7.1 innings in game two against Dartmouth, allowing Penn to come back from an 8-1 deficit in eight innings ... Won the final outing of her career on Senior Day against Columbia ... Did not commit an error in 11 chances.
2010: Appeared in 24 games, including 20 pitching appearances and 11 starts in the circle ... Led the team with seven wins and eight complete games ... Named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week (4/6) ... Pitched to just one batter in the first game against Brown (4/2) and was awarded the win, then threw a one-hit shutout and was a strike away from a no-hitter in the nightcap victory ... Forced the final two outs against Yale (4/3) to earn the save and knocked in two runs at the plate on a game-tying double ... In game two, she tossed seven scoreless innings, scattering four hits and striking out five in Penn's 2-0 win ... Had a run batted in and two hits in an 8-5 victory over Princeton (4/23), then pitched a complete game in the circle and earned the win in the second game.
2009: Appeared in 39 games, starting 38 mainly at third base ... Went 3-4 with a double, RBI, and two runs scored in win over Princeton ... Belted a grand slam in the first inning versus La Salle to pilot the Quakers to a five inning victory ... Tallied four doubles on the year and batted in a team fourth best 18 runs ... Pitched a perfect 1.1 innings in relief against Dartmouth (3/28).
2008: Honorable mention All-Ivy ... Started all 46 games for the Quakers ... Set Penn freshman records with six home runs and 19 walks ... Homered and drove in three as part of a 3-for-4 day against UT-Martin (3/9) ... Slammed a three-run home run against Monmouth (3/22) ... Closed the season on a 14-game hitting streak ... Went 4-for-7 with a home run and four RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Villanova (4/15) ... Went 2-for-4 with a solo homer against Columbia (4/26) ... Made 13 appearances in the circle for Penn, including one start ... Earned her first win with an inning of scoreless relief against Dartmouth (4/6), striking out two.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in softball ... Helped lead her team to the Bay League championship in 2005-06 and 2006-07 ... Three-time team Most Valuable Player ... Two-time first-team all-league ... Named Bay League Most Oustanding Player in 2007 ... First-team all-area her senior year ... Named team captain for 2006-07 ... High school teammate of Keiko Uraguchi, a Penn outfielder.
Personal: Daughter of Sylvia and Mark Tieman ... Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.


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Located only 5 miles from Port Angeles (up Hurricane Ridge Road), Lake Dawn is a small, friendly community. The lake is part of your backyard! Canoe and fish in the summer, ice skate in the winter. Trails into Olympic National Park at the other side of the lake, and trails into the foothills (Department of Natural Resources land) right out your front door.
This home is 3 bedrooms plus den (or 4 bedrooms ~ they all have closets), 1 bathroom. I bedroom on main level, one in the loft, 2 downstairs. Laundry room on main level. It has a loft and a sunroom, along with a huge deck to enjoy the outdoors. 2,000+ square feet, plenty of space for everyone in your family.
We are looking for exceptional renters to care for our property. Possibility for very long term rental or purchase.
House is unfurnished. There is a nice basement for storage, and a woodshed full of dry wood to burn next winter.
|Looking through the living room to the sunroom ~ lots of windows!
- Stainless appliances in kitchen
- Hardwood floors in the main living area
- Beautiful hot tub ~ relax and watch the stars (must agree to perform hot tub maintenance, or we can drain it)
|Beautiful built-in cabinets in dining room
- Freshly painted ~ every room!
- Lots of closets and storage
- Bright, clean laundry room and pantry just off the dining room
|Wash dishes to lake and mountain views!
|Another view of the living room
The living room features cathedral ceilings (the wood you see is the original cedar from the cabin that once stood here). A woodstove will keep you cozy in the winter.
|Looking out of the sunroom
The sunroom is a great place to nap away a rainy afternoon!
During the summer, you'll love living on the 300 square foot deck. The deck is completely kid safe ~ no stairs down and full railings all around. (Our toddler daughter loves playing on the deck!)
|Plenty of room for your grill, table, and even more seating!
This is not a typical rental house in Port Angeles ~ this has been our home for 11 years. You will love living on a lake, yet being only 10 minutes from downtown.
We regularly see deer, bald eagles, a wide variety of ducks, grouse, owls, otters, and we've even had a great blue heron hang out at the lake recently. The views of the mountains are stunning no matter what the season.
Lake Dawn is a quick drive 5 miles up Hurricane Ridge Road. In the winter, the park maintains the ridge road and Lake Dawn Road, so we have excellent plowing and cindering during the occasional snowfall.
Hurricane Ridge is only a 30 minute drive... much easier than coming all the way from town!
The house will be available spring 2015.
The house will be available spring 2015.


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A group of the NIU football spring 2011 graduates gathered for a photo with academic counselor Andy Owen Friday.
May 13, 2011
DeKALB, Ill. - Fifty-six Northern Illinois University student-athletes representing 16 of NIU's 17 sports programs, are set to earn their undergraduate degrees from NIU Saturday, bringing the total number of student-athlete graduates to 73 for 2010-11.
The Huskies' 2010-11 graduates list includes 24 members of the Northern Illinois football team, with seven players, including two members of the NIU starting offensive line and starting quarterback Chandler Harnish, returning for their senior seasons this fall. The NIU wrestling, women's golf and men's soccer teams each saw six members of their teams earn their undergraduate degrees this year. Six Huskie baseball players will leave the school with bachelor's degrees in hand after Saturday, even as their 2011 season continues on the field this weekend.
Northern Illinois teams with four 2010-11 graduates are men's basketball, women's track and field, women's soccer and volleyball while women's gymnastics and women's basketball each had three grads this academic year.
"Graduation is the ultimate `win' for us when it comes to developing champions in the classroom," said NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Jeff Compher. "To see so many of our student-athletes earn their undergraduate degrees this year is extremely gratifying to our coaches and staff, especially the academic counselors and learning specialists in our Student-Athlete Academic Support Services (S.A.A.S.S.) unit, who work so hard to guide our student-athletes to this goal."
Northern Illinois' 73 student-athlete graduates earned their degrees from six different colleges in 32 different majors. A majority - 44 - graduated from the NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in disciplines ranging from media studies and organizational communications to English, biology, political science and meteorology.
The Huskies' 11 College of Business grads were in six different majors. Men's soccer player Brad Bahr, who earned his degree in mechanical engineering, is the lone College of Engineering and Engineering Technology student-athlete graduate this year while volleyball's Meagan Schoenrock and Jessica Parmenter of women's golf were the only student-athletes to earn their degrees from the College of Visual and Performing Arts, in studio art and art history, respectively.
Northern Illinois University will hold commencement ceremonies at the NIU Convocation Center on Saturday.
NIU's 2010-11 student-athlete graduates from both fall and spring are listed below.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 2010-11 STUDENT-ATHLETE GRADUATES *Indicates earned degree following fall 2010 semester.
Baseball (6) Joe Etcheverry, Physical Therapy
Jeremy Gonzales, General Studies * Jordin Hood, Sociology Zach Oates, Marketing Kevin Smith, General Studies Tom Zelasko, History
Men's Basketball (4) Najul Ervin, Organizational Communications Lee Fisher, Corporate Communications Michael Patton, Corporate Communications * Xavier Silas, Rhetoric and Public Communications
Women's Basketball (3) Mauvolyene Adams, General Studies Terriel Cannon, Communications Ebony Ellis, Sociology
Football (24) Garrett Barnas, General Studies Cameron Bell, Organizational Communications^ * Darnell Bolding, General Studies Landon Cox, Applied Sociology Ricky Crider, Media Studies Connor Flahive, Kinesiology DeMarcus Grady, Sociology^ Nick Groeniger, Organizational Communications Chandler Harnish, Management^ * Ed Jackson, Sociology Adam Kiel, Organizational Management^ * Alex Kube, General Studies Pat McAvoy, Marketing^ Trevor Olson, History^ Keith Otis, Communications^ Nolan Owen, Media Studies Kyle Skarb, Management Alan Smith, Organizational Communications * Chris Smith, General Studies Donald Smith, General Studies * Mike Sobol, General Studies Chad Spann, English Josh Wilber, Organizational Communications Tracy Wilson, Sociology/Criminology
Men's Golf (1) Jeff Dick, Marketing
Women's Golf (6) * Kim Bailey, Textiles Apparel & Merchandising * Devon Harteneck, Sociology Kim Hunley, Physical Education Jessica Parmenter, Art History Laura Shutte, Meteorology Mandi Vavrinchik, Physical Education
Women's Gymnastics (3) Natalie Blum, Public Health and Administration Jillian "Keiko" Tanaka, Textiles and Apparel Jessica Watanabe, Finance
Men's Soccer (6) Brad Bahr, Mechanical Engineering * Luis De La Cerda, Finance * Josh Karsten, Organizational Communications * Kyle Knotek, Business Administration * Daniel Lopez, Organizational Communications * Ben Thomas, English
Women's Soccer (4) * Lisa Maier, Kinesiology Kylie Revelle, Business Administration Mo Smunt, Kinesiology Anne Wyer, Biology
Softball (1) Michelle Williams, Nutrition Dietetics
Women's Tennis (1) Katie Friedlund, Corporate Communications
Women's Track & Field (4) Rasheta Butler, Political Science Heather Childs, Health Sciences Pre-Physical Therapy Deidra McIntosh, Organizational Communications Kaylee Walters, Biology
Volleyball (4) * Cassie Holmquest, Learning Behavior Monica Lang, Elementary Education Meagan Schoenrock, Art * Amanda Tadla, Kinesiology
Wrestling (6) Vince Castillo, Kinesiology Tristen DeShazer, General Studies Bryan Deutsch, History Brad Dieckhaus, Organizational Communications Dakota Greenhaw, Operations Management and Information Systems Mike Smith, Psychology
Keep up with all the latest news, see video and get links on Northern Illinois sports, read "Huskie Happenings" daily on www.NIUHuskies.com.


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Flu season has arrived, and with it, all the concerns and questions that people have regarding the vaccinations against it.
Whether or not you have ever experienced influenza for yourself, most people are aware of just how serious the flu can be. But they may not be aware of how choosing to avoid the flu shot might affect the world around them. Read on for what you need to know for this year's flu season:
Why get a flu shot?
Influenza (commonly called the flu) is a serious respiratory infection that causes severe symptoms, as well as complications that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death.
"Flu Season" in the United States can begin as early as October and last as late as May.
Getting a flu vaccine can protect you from contracting the influenza virus, and can help prevent its spread throughout your household and community.
As William Schaffner, professor and chairman of the Department of Preventative Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, says, "We vaccinate not only to protect ourselves, but to protect the people around us. And when people realize that means I can't give influenza to any member of my family or co-workers or my pals the gym or whatever, that gives them a lot of motivation, because no one wants to give anyone an illness."
When should I get a flu shot?
People should attain the flu vaccination as soon as the current vaccine becomes available, ideally around October. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for the influenza antibodies to develop in the body, so it's best that you get vaccinated before the flu begins spreading in your community.
Don't wait until you are already in the grip of a sore throat and fever. Vaccines are for prevention!
I had it last year; do I still need the shot?
Flu viruses are constantly changing. New strains of the flu virus evolve and appear each year. Vaccines are updated annually to keep up with the flu viruses as they change. Also, the body's immunity to viruses declines over time. So, yes, even if you had the flu last year, or were vaccinated for the flu last year, you still need a new flu shot.
Who should get a flu shot?
According to the CDC, everyone over the age of six months should get a flu shot. The following people, however, are especially at risk of contracting influenza, and should make sure they are vaccinated:
- People who are at high risk of developing serious complications (like pneumonia) if they get sick with the flu.
- People who have certain medical conditions including asthma, diabetes, and chronic lung disease.
- Pregnant women.
- People younger than 5 years (and especially those younger than 2), and people 65 years and older.
- Household contacts and caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.
- Health care personnel.
- People who live with or care for others who are at high risk. (i.e. anyone on the above list.)
New bonus to the flu shot
According to a new report in the Journal of American Medical Association, patients who receive the flu shot are 55% less likely to experience cardiovascular problems in the future, such as stroke or heart attack.
Need more incentive?
- Each year an average of 20,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized because of influenza complications.
- The CDC estimates that in the last 30 years, flu-associated deaths ranged from a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people.
- Flu is more likely to cause severe illness in pregnant women than in women who are not pregnant. Changes in the immune system, heart, and lungs during pregnancy make pregnant women more prone to severe illness from flu as well as hospitalizations and even death.
- Pregnant woman with flu also have a greater chance for serious problems for their unborn baby, including premature labor and delivery.
- Flu shots will protect pregnant women, their unborn babies and even protect the baby after birth.
- The CDC estimates that 90 percent of flu-related deaths, and more than 60 percent of flu-related hospitalizations each year occur in our elderly population- people 65 years and older.
So, if you aren't overly concerned about your own health, please give some consideration to those around you whom you might accidentally infect.


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Tips to Reduce Foot Pain
April 27, 2010 By: Lynne Brick
"Feet don't fail me now." The lyrics of Edwin Starr's song "25 Miles" resonates in my head every time I wear heels or every time my feet give me a fit while I'm working out. My plan is to keep my feet healthy so I can walk 2 miles or even 25 miles. How about you? It's Foot Health Awareness Month. Time to focus on your feet!
Here are four tips to help reduce foot pain:
1. Support. Your feet provide the foundational support to your ankle, your knees, your hips and your spine. Every step you take when you walk, dance, jump, hop, jog or run creates impact forces causing a domino effect from your feet to your head. Pain in your hip or pain in your knee may actually be a function of unsupported feet. OTC inserts and professionally designed orthotics will help cushion the impact forces and provide proper support to your arch, heel and forefoot. Where can you find orthotics? Go to your chiropractor or your podiatrist to have them created based on how you stand and how you walk.
2. Pedicures. Pedicures help to keep your calluses under control, keep your nail beds healthy and provide relaxing massage / reflexology to significant pressure points. Schedule a pedicure at least once a month.
3. Ice. You can freeze a water bottle, place it on the floor and roll your foot overtop for relaxing comfort.
4. S-T-R-E-T-C-H. Stretching the bottom of your feet as well as your toes will help keep your feet supple. Think about it. Your feet may be crammed into shoes most of the day. Use your own hand to massage your feet or a foot stretcher or toe stretcher.
Say goodbye to "Oh my aching feet" and hello to "My feet are feeling fine." Use these techniques to help make your feet more functional so you can focus on fancy footwork all day and night!
You Go Girl! Lynne Brick, BSN
Last week's question: What super foods are recommended for women's health? Pro-biotic yogurt, Fatty fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines), beans, tomatoes, berries and Vit D fortified OJ
This week's question: How do tannins effect you?
Corny Joke: What do termites eat for breakfast? Oakmeal!


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Whit Eden has come full circle: growing up in a world of gangs and violence, he found redemption in the gospel—and in the love of a good woman. But in a devastating turn of events, Whit's world is rocked when he is falsely accused of murdering his father-in-law. Though he is innocent, it seemed as if all hope is lost . . .For Whit and Mary Eden, the path toward happily ever after has been strewn with opposition. But now, with a verdict of "not guilty," it seems as if they'll finally have a reprieve from the troubles that have beset them. Their joy is made complete with the stunning news that Mary is expecting their first child together, a sibling for their adopted daughter. Yet, even as the young family finds its footing, things begin to crumble for those around them. As they reach out to the struggling families, Whit and Mary must rely on one another more than ever as they embark on a journey of selfless love and second chances.


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The prolific, drought-tolerant black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) produces dozens of flowers from mid summer to fall. Beautiful in cottage-style gardens, it also attracts butterflies. Also called black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta is an annual.
Black-Eyed Susan: Our Favorite Flowers
Try these drought-tolerant dark-eyed beauties in your garden.
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