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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Noah Bookbinder released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision to vacate former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell's conviction for corruption:
Gov. Robert McDonnell accepted nearly $200,000 in cash and luxury goods, including a Rolex watch and flights in a private jet, in exchange for using the Governor's office to help a business. The Supreme Court today held that although the Governor and his aides took action—with state resources—on behalf of the business, those actions do not go far enough to constitute "official actions" without prosecutors proving still more, creating an additional hurdle before corrupt conduct is considered illegal. This narrow reading of the law will seriously impede law enforcement's efforts to clamp down on corruption. The Supreme Court essentially just told elected officials that they are free to sell access to their office to the highest bidder. If you want the government to listen to you, you had better be prepared to pay up.
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Turkic states create joint armed forces
By Nigar Orujova
Joint armed forces of Turkic-speaking countries involving Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia have been created, Azerbaijani law enforcement bodies told Trend news agency on Tuesday.
According to the information, the joint armed forces were called TAKM, based on the capital letters of the participating countries' names.
A symbol of the Armed Forces, which depicts a horse, was presented to Turkish Gendarmerie Commander, General Bekir Kalyoncu by Azerbaijani Internal Troops Commander Zakir Hasanov.
The founding conference of the Eurasia Military Law Enforcement Bodies Association was held in Baku last Friday. Representatives from Azerbaijan, Turkey and Kyrgyzstan attended the conference, while those of Mongolian relevant bodies could not arrive in the Azerbaijani capital due to weather conditions. Kazakhstan refused to participate in the association a few days before the event.
A protocol on establishing the Eurasian association was signed in Ankara in 2011.
Turkic countries' coop
A number of issues pertaining to Turkic-speaking countries, including those related to the diaspora, education and economics, were discussed last week.
A coordination group to develop a general strategy of diaspora organizations of the Turkic-speaking countries was suggested during the meeting of top officials in charge of diaspora issues of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) in Baku last Thursday.
The CCTS was founded by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey in 2009 as an international intergovernmental organization, with the overarching aim of promoting comprehensive cooperation among Turkic countries.
The CCTS objectives include further deepening of comprehensive cooperation among Turkic speaking states as well as making joint contributions to peace and stability worldwide. Expanding interaction in science, technology, education and culture is one of the CCTS' main goals.
Drafting of a document on establishing a free trade zone of Turkic-speaking countries has also started.
The issue of eliminating customs duties and creating tax-free zones between the organization's member states will be discussed at the second meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic Speaking Countries (TurkPA) committee on economic, trade and financial issues, which is to be held in Kyrgyzstan in March, TurkPA Secretary General Ramil Hasanov said on Monday.
TurkPA, which includes Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, was founded in Baku in 2009. The secretariat of the organization, based in the city, comprises the secretary general, his deputies from Turkey and Kazakhstan and a group of experts.
The organization's purpose is to strengthen relations between Turkic-speaking countries and to bring legislation into compliance with international standards.

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* Alabama had a negative assist-to-turnover ratio for the first time in four games with 10 assists and 12 turnovers.* Florida State shot 69.2 percent from three-point range, converting 9-of-13 attempts. It was the second most three-pointers the Tide has allowed this year and the highest percentage in this decade.* Despite facing a size deficit in the post, Alabama outscored Florida State, 20-16, in the paint.* Alabama made six three-pointers, its second most this season and shot its second highest percentage at 40 percent.* Alabama's last three opponents, Providence, Baylor and Florida State, boast a cumulative record of 13-3 following Friday's game.* Alabama came into the game averaging 30.8 free throws per game, but got to the line just eight times against Florida State.* Nine of the 10 Crimson Tide players that hit floor scored and ever player that saw more than five minutes of action got in the scoring column.* Forward Justin Knox recorded his first career-three pointer when he banked one in from the top of the key with 10:48 left to end an 11-0 FSU run.* Florida State evened the all-time series with Alabama at 8-8 and has won two straight over the Tide.


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The recent Nation Research Council's report on the future of space exploration has received praise in most quarters, though some of it has been decidedly qualified. One recommendation that is not getting a good reception is the idea of cooperation with China for a Mars mission. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, has vetoed the idea according to a Thursday piece in Space News.
Nelson suggested that an international partnership in space with China would give the potential adversary the opportunity to steal American aerospace technology. Nelson also pointed out the current problems with Russia as a space partner. While the space alliance with Russia likely ensured that the International Space Station be built when it was first forged in the 1990s, it has complicated things in the 21st Century. Russia has threatened to pull out of the ISS project in 2020 in retaliation over sanctions imposed in the wake of that country's aggression in the Ukraine.
China is currently engaged in territorial disputes with a number of its neighbors, including Japan, a certain partner in any international space exploration endeavor. Including China in any such undertaking would almost certainly lead to complications. If China and Japan were to go to war over some islands in the East China Sea, they could hardly be expected to remain as partners in a return to the moon or mission to Mars effort.
The counter argument to Nelson and others is that including China in a space exploration program would give that country an incentive to behave itself on the world stage. The theory is that grabbing a few islands would not be worth losing the opportunity to explore the moon and Mars as part of the world community. Whether the rulers of China actually adhere to this theory is an open question. It might instead choose to forge its own international partnership, say with Russia, as a rival to an American led coalition. That would result in another space race, a good or bad thing remaining to be seen.


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First seen back in September, T-Mobile USA's Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has been officially announced today.
According to the fourth largest US carrier, the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will be released on November 16 for $249 on contract (after a $50 mail-in rebate; a T-Mobile Value Mobile Broadband plan is required). The new Galaxy Tab Plus will expand T-Mo's Android tablet portfolio to six devices.
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I have absolutely nothing profound to say tonight. For the first time in months, I feel a profound sense of peacefulness, like I can finally stop worrying. Maybe tomorrow night I'll even be able to sleep a little.
I'll post a game recap tomorrow night. Some video and photos, too. In the meantime...
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Not much to say today, things have been pretty quiet since Game Five. No lineup changes are expected for either team.
I've got no keen insight into this game or anything like that. I'm just calmly confident in the Wings ability to finish this one off.
I am so ready to get this game started, want to get that bad taste out of my mouth from last game. Don't know if it hurts more because I was there, but I am ready to get this one under way. Hoping the wings can score first to quiet the crowd a little, I'm sure that Melon Arena will be loud for this one.
Wings injury status update: Radio announcer Ken Kal is out. Ken Daniels has been called up to take his place.
This should be a great game, for fans on either side of the fence. There should be emotion running wild, the igloo will be rocking and the fans will be on the edge of their seats all game adding the the great atmosphere. I am expecting the game play to be back and forth the way it was in game 3, and everyone watching to be glued to the TV. No matter who wins, this series has already been one for the ages and hopefully game 6 is just a continuation of everything we have seen so far.
Of course im pulling for my Pens, but the game of hockey should benefit no matter who wins.
A lot better first period tonight than on Monday. Good to get on the board first and for the most part the defense looked good. Gotta get another one.
Ice looks like sh*t and the refs are being uneven again. Need the extra goal for breathing room.
I missed the first 8 min of period two what happened to Helm
High hit, I thought an elbow. Looked like a leg injury so he must have fallen funny.
The ice is bad either way, it's just that Pittsburgh is still being stupid enough to try those stretch passes.
What a horrible call on Datsyuk, if the Wings touch them it's a penalty, I'm starting to believe all this conspiracy talk, they are trying to keep the game close they don't want a blowout......but I do let it happen!!!!!!!!!!
Notice NBC not showing the replay on that last penalty.........hmmmmmmmmm. F@CK
Okay one period, hopefully the other night will help keep them focused with this lead. Need another one.
Need to get out of this period and settle down a little.
Well, that's down. Get the jump at the start of the third now...
In the shifts after the goal, didn't seem like the Wings were holding back. Damn good to see, didn't see it Monday.
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As The Fed Pushes To Rein In Short-Term Funding, WWYD?
Janet Yellen's comments on short-term funding Thursday were the latest – and strongest — indication the Federal Reserve is about to open a new regulatory front by taking on the risks those markets pose.
Yet a key question remains: What Would Yellen Do?
A string of recent public statements suggests the Fed's leaders aren't yet sure what form new regulations will or should take. But they've made it clear that — despite a slew of other regulations to tamp down financial market risk — several options to curb short-term funding use are on the table.
"We are contemplating additional ways of dealing with problems of reliance on short-term wholesale funding," Ms. Yellen, currently the Fed's vice chairwoman, said at her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Such markets seized up during the 2008 financial crisis and several Fed officials have pointed to them as an ongoing point of financial market vulnerability. Ms. Yellen said the Fed is thinking about "a capital charge related to reliance on that kind of funding" as well as a new margin requirement for short-term funding transactions.
Either move could help reduce risks to the financial system but it could also drive up the cost of short-term funding, making it a less desirable form of financing. Short-duration loans are a financial innovation that has become a sort of oil lubricating the modern U.S. economic engine. The markets help to provide daily funding for both big Wall Street firms and big corporations in the real economy.
They also carry risks. Connections between various financial firms via short-term funding markets are one reason that, in 2008, problems at the investment bank Lehman Brothers became a global financial crisis. The Fed's numerous rules to strengthen individual banks might be moot if problems at a sickly institution could easily spread to a healthy one.
To use the phrasing of Fed Gov. Jeremy Stein, the Fed is exploring a sort of "tax" on short-term transactions. This year, Mr. Stein and Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo, who along with Ms. Yellen sit on a board of six Fed governors that approve new regulations, have been using public speeches to test various ideas for tackling such a tax.
In May, Mr. Tarullo outlined two ideas, both of which Ms. Yellen mentioned on Thursday. The Fed could use its capital rules to force large banks that engage in a lot of short-term transactions to hold more assets or less liabilities, which could harden them against a panic.
Another option "definitely worth pursuing," Mr. Tarullo said, would be a requirement that participants in the short-term markets hold a minimum amount of extra collateral, which could reduce the risk that problems at one firm spread to others.
Mr. Stein earlier this month said some combination of tweaking Fed's rules for individual institutions and imposing broader margin requirement might be "a sensible path forward."
As for his "tax," Mr. Stein tried to tamp down any concerns. "There is no presumption that the optimal tax should be large, only that it may be non-zero," he said.


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New Jersey and Rhode Island are the latest states in which citizens who value their liberties protected by the Constitution are throwing down the gauntlet to declare to government and law enforcement, "We will not comply."
In a related development, the push to smuggle newly forbidden items into states that have thumbed their noses at the Constitution has been taken to a more intense level.
A citizen group in New Jersey, headed by Anthony P. Colandro, testified before the N.J. General Assembly that he and other gun owners have no intention of obeying unconstitutional laws regarding guns and magazines.
Colandro is CEO of a company called Guns for Hire, which states that it has provided urban defense for citizens across America since 1992. He stated simply that he and thousands of citizens like him will not comply with new gun and magazine laws.
A video of Colandro's testimony can be found here.
Meanwhile in Rhode Island, the state's House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a full slate of gun control measures that are being considered today. No less than 14 gun control bills are on the slate in what the NRA is calling the most sweeping attack on the Second Amendment in the state's history.
Like other states in New England, Rhode Island is on course to require registration and bans on so-called "assault weapons" and high capacity magazines.
And in yet another development, the push to smuggle newly forbidden guns and magazines into states that have recently banned them has been kicked up to a new level. Activist Mike Vanderboegh reports that he has received 26 top of the line AR magazines from a generous donor in Arizona.
Vanderboegh states that these will form a good foundation for the offensive in late spring to smuggle 200 magazines into Connecticut.
Citizen resistance to new laws that infringe on their Constitutional rights is now reaching a critical and potentially deadly phase. The NRA reported Friday that the General Assembly committee that is considering the new anti-gun laws in New Jersey totally ignored a room full of angry citizens who had come to voice their protest against the gun control measures.
The manner in which liberal/progressive politicians are going about ramming through these laws is doing nothing but stoking the flames of rage among the citizens. Thus, the potential of such rage breaking forth into outright war is heightened.
My latest entry is now available at my blog at The Liberty Sphere under the section, "Musings After Midnight." It is titled, "The latest news from the underground patriot movement, including warnings of more gov't harassment of conservatives, libertarians, and gun owners."
Read one of my most popular entries on my blog in the popular series, Musings After Midnight, titled, "The Stealth War."
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Robert Stiller, president and ceo of Green Moutain Coffee, Inc. said, "We are very pleased to receive this recognition by Fortune Small Business for the second year in a row. I believe that our ranking is the result of the skill and dedication of our employees, in building a company that is successful and that is making a positive difference in the local and global communiies where we work."
Green Mountain Coffee, Inc. roasts arabica coffees and offers over 75 coffee selections including single-origin, estate, certified organic, Fair Trade, signature blends, and flavored coffees that it sells under the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters brand.
The majority of Green Mountain Coffee's revenue is derived from its wholesale operation that serves supermarkets, convenience stores, offices, and other locations where fine coffees are sold. Green Mountain Coffee also operates a direct mail business and an e-commerce website, www.greenmoutaincoffee.com, with secure online ordering for customers from its Waterbury, Vermont headquarters.
According to Grainne Ferrigan, manager of Sierra Club's licensing program, a broad range of people, beyond the audiences traditionally reached by the Sierra Club, will now have the opportunity to support "green products" through their "daily grind." Profits from Sierra Club Coffee will fund the organization's efforts to protect the environment.
"When coffee drinkers choose the new Sierra Club organic, fair trade and shade-grown blend, they are helping to protect their own health and support fair farming practices around the world. These organic coffees and teas are pesticide-free and bird friendly and by purchasing this new blend of coffee consumers can make a difference on a daily basis," Ferrigan noted.
The Sierra Club, founded in 1892, is America's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization with over 700,000 members in 65 chapters and over 400 groups nationwide. Their new custom blend of organic, shade grown and fair trade coffee will be available in stores and on-line at www.sacredgroundscoffee.com. The fair trade and organic teas will be available later this year.
Note: The Sierra Club's fruit teas are grown in the USA, and thus have no trade certification.
Grounds for Sharing (www.groundsforsharing.org) helps other non-profits raise money through sales of sustainably produced coffees. Participating organizations receive $2.25 from every package of coffee they sell as a tax-deductible donation to support their activities.
Defenders of Wildlife (www.defenders.org) is Grounds for Sharing's largest participant to date. The 430.000-membcer non-profit seeks to prevent native plant and animal species and their habitats from becoming endangered through research, education, and legislation. The organization is perhaps best known for having championed the groundbreaking 1973 Endangered Species Act.
In addition to helping Defenders raise money, Java Forest coffee helps the farmers who grow it, their local environment, and the animals who share it with them. The coffee is "fair trade" (purchased at a fixed price that supports small farmers), organic (grown without pesticides or other chemicals), and "shade grown" within the forest, rather than cutting it down.
Shade growing protects animals by preserving their habitat, which is threatened by human activities such as coffee farming. In return, the forest produces natural fertilizer for the coffee, and birds eat insects that feed on the plants. This saves the farmers the expense of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, and protects water and soil from run-off and erosion.
"The coffee you choose may seem like a small thing, but it isn't," said Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife. "After oil, coffee is the largest legally-traded commodity in the world, and the choices you make affect what happens on millions of acres of tropical and sub-tropical forest lands. Purchasing shade-grown coffee is an investment in the global environment, and buying it through Defenders helps us protect wild species and their habitats."
Thanksgiving Coffee was founded in 1972 and has been using its sustainably produced coffees to raise money for environmental and human rights causes since 1984. In addition, it recently was an environmental award from the state of California for innovative waste reduction efforts at its roasting facilities, and teamed up with another non-profit organization, Trees for the Future, to offset its carbon emissions by planting over 21,000 trees in Ethiopia.
For more information on Java Forest Coffee, visit www.javaforest.org. For more information about Thanksgiving's full line of fair trade, organic, and shade grown coffees, and its commitment to responsible business practices, visit www.thanksgivingcoffee.com.
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After my film screened, my aunt and uncle took me to Astoria Shish Kebob house. This place was on Danforth, which is in Greek Town. Apparently, once a year they have "Taste of the Danforth", where they close the street down for food, beer garden and festivities. It reminded me of Italian Day by nature, but I'd love to see a Greek festival in Tdot.
I ordered the lamb platter, my uncle added shrimp to our dishes, he ordered the mixed meat platter which consisted of quail, pork, lamb and beef. My auntie ordered the chicken platter.
It came with a hefty salad I couldn't finish. We also got kalamari, which I didn't find too memorable. I thought the quail was delicious, as I've never had it before. It was moist, well spiced and a big portion. The same could be said for the rest of the meats served to us.
My uncle asked me why I loved lamb so much. A friend in college made me a lamb dish when I had a couple rough months and wasn't eating too well, and it was the best meal ever, so I just associate it with that. I also love eating at Stephos with my family back here in Vancouver. More recently, my favorite hero, Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games loves eating lamb stew.
And the lamb at Astoria? Fantastic. Not too fatty and not too gamey. I was so full but I finished it all because their lamb just hit the spot for me.


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Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente earned a valuable away point on the grounds of the Olimpico Universitario Stadium in Mexico City during week 6 action of the Apertura 2014 of La Liga MX. Xolos drew 1-1 with Pumas UNAM in a game where both teams had a different person standing in the coaches' box. Xolos Coach Cesar Farias was suspended a game in week 5, and Pumas recently hired Guillermo Vasquez as the new "boss."
The game had plenty of action with both teams looking to leave it all on the pitch. There were several near-misses but there would only be two goals in the game.
It took 40 minutes for the first ball to fall in the net. Daniel Ludueña fought for the ball in the area and centered but confusion in front of goalkeeper Cirilo Saucedo left the rebound in front of Eduardo Herrera who sent it into the net for the 1-0.
The lead would not last long for Pumas. Argentine Dario Benedetto followed the ball all the way to the line in the 44th minute and sent it back to Richard Ruiz. Ruiz received the ball in the penalty area with no marker. He took a few steps to pull Alejandro Palacios off his line. Ruiz fired past Palacios to put Xolos on the board and close the gap 1-1.
With the draw, Xolos reach six points and move up in the league table. They will host Coras Tepic at the Caliente Stadium on Tuesday in Copa MX action. They will host Leones Negros on Aug. 29, 2014.


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The Salem Lions Club is hosting the 4th Annual Salem Dog Festival on June 8, 2014 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Salem Common in Salem, Mass. The festival will benefit The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem.
The Salem Common will be overflowing with rescue groups, exhibitors, live music and dog demonstrations. There will also be a dog walk, the center of attention, as well as many dogs up for adoption.
The festival will also feature the 2014 Puppy Palooza Championships: a 50/50 raffle. Tennis balls are numbered with the number on each raffle ticket and then thrown into a pit. Dogs get to choose the winning number by jumping in the pit and returning the ball to the host. Each ticket is $5. Enter to have your dog be one of the lucky ones to jump in the pit.
The Dog Walk begins at noon and is $20 to register. Registered walkers get a goodie bag and a t-shirt. Create a fundraising page to help donate more. All money raised goes to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem. The walk route goes through downtown historic Salem.
Enter the pet photo contest for a chance to win a pet photo session with Photography by Corinna.
Some of the vendors are MA Vest-a-Dog, Lions Eyemobile, Oma's Pride, Salem Lion's Club, Salem Saves Animals, Paws 4 a Cure, The Haven Project, Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation and many more.
Other events:
The Sterling Animal Shelter's 7th Annual Whisker Walk
Cat advocacy organization to host fundraising competitions, participants wanted
In the news:
Framingham man beats girlfriend's dog for messing in the house
Threatened species shot and killed, NH Fish and Game need help
Manchester cat that survived car engine ride receives over 100 stitches
Owner of dog thrown from car in Chicopee claims he was missing
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A recent research article re-ignited a long running discussion about the safety and quality of herbal products. The problem is that many supplements on the market are created by marketing companies looking to make money, rather than companies that are trying to provide quality medicines that adhere to proper herbal medical concepts.
The most recent research article demonstrated that many herbal supplements did not contain what was claimed on the label. The herbal supplement industry was quick to point out the flaws of the study. The study authors and the herbal products industry have valid points. Over the counter herbal supplements are often poorly made and do not provide enough value to the consumer. Also researchers are often treating herbal products as if they are pharmaceutical products, which they are not. Herbs by their nature are natural materials that have natural variation and are not processed in the same way as pharmaceutical drugs.
The real problem is that consumers are getting their health and supplement information from the marketing companies that produce these supplements. There is a lot of hype and marketing information taking the place of medical information. The consumer should be treating herbal supplements the same way they treat any other medicine, and unfortunately they are not. The best advice is to get your health information from someone who has the qualifications to diagnose and treat your situation. Medical professionals work with supplement manufacturers that they trust. Herbs can have powerful medicinal affect if used properly. The problem is that many people are not getting the quality advice they need to use herbal medicines appropriately.
The basic advice for all consumers who wish to use herbs as medicine;
- Talk to a medical professional with training and certification in herbal medicine. There are many types of herbalists. Do your research on Traditional Chinese Herbal medicine, Ayurvedic, naturopathic and the American Herbalist Guild.
- Keep your primary care physician informed about herbal use in regards to medical conditions
- Do not mix herbs and medications without professional advice
- Do not substitute herbs for prescribed medication
- Use herbal medicines only as long as necessary to help the body regain balance of function
- Make sure your herbal medicines are produced by GMP certified producers
- Avoid mixed herbal and vitamin combinations
Follow the advice of the FDA in regards to spotting herbal scams. Be suspicious of any product that;
- Promises to help you lose weight, increase sexual performance, improve memory, or cure a serious chronic or life threatening disease.
- Promises to treat just about every chronic condition
- Relies only on testimonials to prove efficacy
- Promises a quick fix to the medical problem
- Uses the claim of " all natural" as a marketing pitch
- Claims to be a "miracle cure"
- Claims that there is a conspiracy against the product or treatment
Hopefully the current research controversy will move the researchers to do better research and move the herbal products industry to better police themselves when it comes to producing quality medicines for the benefit of the consumer and the reputation of herbal medicine in general.


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All things Mother Earth Living
by Robyn Griggs Lawrence, Editor at Large
World Water Day, water consumption, water conservation
This morning, to mark World Water Day, I measured my H20 consumption using National Geographic's Water Footprint Calculator. After decades of living in the arid West, I'm a pretty good water miser, but I got nervous when I realized that toilets, taps and hoses were the least of my water worries. The average American uses nearly 2,000 gallons a day—twice the global average—and nearly 95 percent of that is hidden in the food we eat, the energy we use, the products we buy, and the services we rely on.
Uh oh. Not flushing the toilet every time and never letting the water run when I brush my teeth might not be enough.
Producing one pound of beef requires 1,799 gallons of water. Pork requires 576 gallons of water per pound, chicken requires 468 pounds, and 1 gallon of milk requires 880 gallons of water. A whopping 50 percent or more of the water we use goes to grow and process the food we eat; meat and dairy are particularly water-intensive. I knew my three cups of coffee per day would kill me here. Indeed, my diet is by far my biggest water hog, demanding 898 gallons (the national average is 1,056). To learn more about your food's water footprint, check out Treehugger's excellent article "From Lettuce to Beef, What's the Water Footprint of Your Food?"
The next thing I learned is that a gallon of gasoline requires nearly 13 gallons of water to produce. The average American relies on nearly 670 gallons of water a day just for electricity production. In my case, driving a hybrid car helps negate the huge impact of my plane travel, which elevates my footprint whenever I do these calculations.
In a post this morning on NatGeo NewsWatch, National Geographic Freshwater Fellow Sandra L. Postel points out that thermal power plants are the single biggest draw on rivers and lakes in the United States. Thermoelectric generation accounts for 49 percent of the water withdrawn from U.S. water sources, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. "On average it takes about 23 gallons of water to produce 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity," Postel reports. "That means a typical refrigerator can use 40 gallons of water a day--not at your home, but at the power plant that produces your electricity."
Phew. The calculator tells me that I use an average of 1,072 gallons of water per day, less than the national average of 1,981. (I chalk this up to Meatless Mondays, telecommuting and lack of money to buy stuff.) I'm relieved, but I'm not convinced that I've attained water enlightenment. More than 1 billion people on our planet lack access to safe drinking water, according to the World Water Council. Because the average American uses twice as much water as the rest of the world, I still have a ways to go, if I'm thinking globally. I'll start with National Geographic's wonderfully comprehensive list of freshwater resources and 10 things I can do to reduce water use.
I may have to reduce my coffee consumption and implement Carless Tuesdays to make it happen, but by next year I hope to have that number down below 1,000.
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Florida Marlins right fielder Mike Stanton shows arm to match powerful bat; tied for second in NL in assists
MIAMI GARDENS The home runs were expected. Mike Stanton's prodigious power was well document before he reached the major leagues.
While delivering 25 homers so far this season, the Marlins' 21-year-old right fielder has shown to be more than a one-dimensional player. Lately he has impressed with his strong throwing arm.
Stanton is in a three-way tie for second in the National League in outfield assists with nine, one behind leader Carlos Lee of Houston. His latest came Saturday night when he played Lance Berkman's drive off the wall barehanded and easily threw out the Cardinal trying for a double. The inning-ending putout was recorded before Matt Holliday, trying to score from first, could cross the plate.
"He had a choice going to second base or home, but it worked out," manager Jack McKeon said. "He's got a great arm, no question about it."
Stanton showed it earlier in the week in New York when he nailed the Mets' speedy Jose Reyes trying to score from second on a sharp single. The ball arrived on the fly and so early that Reyes didn't bother to slide.
"He's got a good arm. That doesn't make you a good defensive player," McKeon pointed out. "He's improving. He's much better than he was earlier in the year and much better than he was in the minor leagues."
Stanton has progressed significantly from a defensive liability, but his lack of experience shows at times. The same game in which he threw out Reyes, he dallied in fielding a hit by Angel Pagan, who stretched it into a double.
He doesn't always take the best route to balls. But the athleticism that made him a three-sport star in high school indicate sStanton can develop into a solid outfielder.
He made an impressive diving attempt on a ball hit by Rafael Furcal to open Saturday's game. It was ruled a trap, but television replays showed that Stanton caught the ball.
"I don't think so much the age is a factor, I think it was limited experience in the minor leagues," McKeon said. "We've seen guys turn themselves into pretty good outfielders in time. He's making a lot of progress. I think [veteran Mike] Cameron has helped him a lot, trying to talk to him a little about playing the outfield."
Hard knock for Buck
Catcher John Buck wasn't in the lineup Sunday, but he said he could have played despite the painful jolt he took from a foul tip in Saturday's game. The ball cracked Buck's protective cup and brought him to his knees.
"I thought I was going to throw up. It hurt really bad," Buck said. The material of his jockstrap "was melted, stuck to the cup from the friction of the ball hitting it."
It was the second time this season that Buck has had a cup broken by a foul tip. This one occurred with Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter trying to lay down a sacrifice bunt.
"I said, 'Hey, do me a favor and bunt it that way.' He kind of gave me a half-smirk because I think he was upset he didn't get the bunt down," Buck said.
Ramirez not ready
Shortstop Hanley Ramirez remained out of the lineup with a sprained left shoulder from a diving attempt to catch a pop-up Tuesday in New York. McKeon said the shoulder was still too stiff for Ramirez to play.
"I know he's probably conscious of the fact that it was the shoulder he got operated on. Maybe it's sorer than we all think it is," McKeon said.


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Design Conversation: in reverse chronological order. part the Third: in which code poet waxes v1. After the unexpected divine intervention of Brian, the developer of Growl for Windows, I was able to refactor the evolving custom pin-able update-able displays into much slimmer and much less complex code. The updates are now batched by the server, soapi-...
Have been using this for several days now. Every so often I'll get a bunch of reputation notifications--"a bunch" as in one for every site the app is monitoring. Am I correct in thinking that this is because there's been a network-wide recalc, or is there some other reason for this? Edit: This is happening several times a day. Obviously not due to a ...
thanks for the app. I do however, feel that it overloads me for two reasons: it shows me all new questions for a site. Would be much better if I could select the tags for which I want to see new questions; it flashes too quickly, and I can't look at all notifications. If we could configure the display time, would be awesome, or the display time could ...
I will join others in saying that this is a great application. I do have a few suggestions, though. Make it clearer for which sites reputation is shown. As far as I can tell, Newt only displays reputation for one's top three sites, but there may be some other heuristics at work, as well. Include a link to the selected user's network profile. Include ...
I tried it out on Windows 7 running the latest version of Growl for Windows, and I had no problems: My only request - please make a GUI! GUI Mockup Rather than trying to describe what I would want in a GUI, I'll show you: The main settings page - you could also add options like "Start soapi with Windows", etc. Ideally, soapi would start minimized as an ...
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Would it be possible to get badge notifications added? Checking for them is the only reason I still need to visit my global activity tab.
First thank you for the app. I'm not getting notified about any new question although I specified which tags I'm interested in. The App only notifies me about reputation. I'm running OS X 10.6.8
Is there a way to get this to work with other SE sites, e.g. Programmers.SE?
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The forest overlooking a clearing on Dathomir...
"I have a bad feeling about this."
Perched atop the rancor's backside, Jodo Baas finally reaches the source of the evil presence that has been tugging at his mind like harpstrings. Through the cover of the jungle, he can see into a small clearing where three men with lightsabers do battle; off to one side, a dying Nightsister tries vainly to remove a large log from her midsection, roaring in agony as it crushes her innards. Brushing back a strand of brown hair from his eyes, Jodo only gapes at the scene of chaos spread before him, his hand instinctively twitching toward his lightsaber hidden underneath his brown cloak.
The Force help me,
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Miya st'el ochkin!
" a Nightsister screams, appearing from somewhere in the treetop canopy, knocking Jodo off balance from his percarious perch. Trying desperately to regain himself, Jodo tumbles from the lumbering beast's back and hits the ground at a roll, instantly grabbing his organic-looking lightsaber and thumbing it on in one smooth motion. A brilliant white blade springs into exsitance, swinging in a broad arc between himself and the crazed Nightsister.
Unable to stop herself, the haggard Nightsister takes the brunt of the lightsaber's swing, clutching her midsection as a searing pain tears into her flesh, coderizing it instantly. Now in full view of the clearing, Jodo slowly turns around to face the closest adversary, a young man with a slight reddish-brown tint to his hair. Concentrating, Jodo allows the Force into his being, guiding his movements with the Jedi blade, taking a defensive stance in front of Coryan.
"I don't want this," Jodo says to him, trying to be diplomatic, "This doesn't need to end in bloodshed. Please, put your weapon away and we can talk this out like rational, sentient beings."
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ATLANTA -- One of the most common complaints about the NCAA is that the organization lacks teeth and backbone, that it is a feckless group of 98-pound weakling bureaucrats trying to wrestle a collegiate athletic elephant.
But there was nothing feckless or passive about the group's president, Mark Emmert, when he held his annual state of the union on Thursday afternoon at the Final Four.
Equal parts defiant, combative and downright snippy, Emmert got as close to a verbal duel with the media as maybe anyone in NCAA history.
But while the tenor of the news conference was entertaining -- when it wasn't mind-numbingly boring thanks to an opening filibuster that ran 17 minutes and 2,756 words -- it didn't offer any cures to what ails the NCAA.
If anything, Emmert's verbal sparring and in most cases, downright refusal to answer any pointed questions with direct responses, only heightened the notion that both he and the organization he heads are under fire like never before in their history.
"By the way, thanks for the career advice," he said in a response to a question posed by a reporter who had called for his job. "Kept my job anyway."
It was meant as a flippant joke, but it was about as close as Emmert got to acknowledging the disconnect between the organization that governs college athletes and the people it's governing.
Mistrust right now is rampant thanks in no small part to the botched investigations at Miami, UCLA, Ohio State and Auburn, not to mention the outside-the-rulebook penalties tossed at Penn State.
And Emmert is squarely in the middle of all of it.
He is under personal fire perhaps like no one in his office before him, viewed as a good politician but not necessarily a good leader.
"Some of the criticisms about change or what's going on naturally get leveled at the guy at the top," he said Thursday. "So you know, I suspect that's just a natural thing. If you're going to launch a change agenda, you've got to be willing to deal with the criticism. So I deal with the criticism."
Emmert kept mentioning change as the culprit, as if the problem here is that the NCAA has decided to deregulate the rulebook or offer new recruiting rules.
Except that's not it at all. In fact, plenty of people are happy about the rule changes.
"To tell you the truth some of the things they are doing with the rulebook and things like that are brilliant things," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said.
The problems are much deeper, systemic and personal than that.
Either Emmert is naïve in thinking that this is about some simple change, or too stubborn to acknowledge the depth of his organization's mess.
Neither is a good place to stand.
He wrote off the Miami probe as a problem solved -- "The Miami issue had some enormous foul-ups in it. We've acknowledged that. We've addressed those issues," he said -- and failed to recognize how much that bungled probe has undermined the trust between his offices and the ones in athletic departments around the country.
He preached endlessly in his opening dither about the importance of academic performance for student-athletes. Yet when pressed about an article in USA Today where he essentially agreed that such reform is almost guaranteed to push athletes to easier majors, he backpedaled furiously on the NCAA's role in academics.
"We're an athletic association," he said.
Emmert bragged about how part of the NCAA's new initiatives is to streamline the enforcement process -- but could offer no due date on a Syracuse investigation that is steamrolling toward endless right about now and has frustrated Jim Boeheim to no end.
"I'm not going to talk about the NCAA or what they do," Boeheim said. "They have some things they're trying to figure out. It's a complex issue and I don't have the answers."
Finally, in reference to a two-part USA Today series detailing his previous stops before the NCAA head office, including details about a construction project done at the University of Connecticut while he was chancellor -- one investigated by the state for mismanagement -- Emmert said merely it was part and parcel with a job that rarely wins the popularity contest.
"The executive committee hired me," Emmert said. "I'm sure they did an extensive search of my background. I'm proud of my reputation at every place I've been. If you want to go to my campuses, scratch around and find somebody that doesn't like some of the decisions I've made, I'm sure you can find them."
Emmert is not, of course, the first head of a major organization to stand in front of a firing squad and deflect directed shots with a Teflon response.
Politicians have made such nonanswer answers an art form.
Of course if, eventually, the constituents get fed up with tap-dancing inaction, the politician finds himself unemployed after the ballots have closed.
That's not near to happening here, or so it would seem. In late February, the executive committee did go so far as to issue a vote of confidence in its president, but it was an unprecedented action from the group, coming on a Saturday when usually NCAA business isn't even conducted. It showed just how critical the intersection was for Emmert.
But there he was Thursday, not giving an inch.
"I'm still here," Emmert said off the microphone as he was leaving the dais. "I know you're disappointed, but here I am."
He said it with a hint of defiance, a man who certainly doesn't lack a backbone.
That he even said it, though, just proves how big the problems are for him and for his organization.


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Orange City, Iowa – The Black Hills State University volleyball team moved to 3-6 on the season after defeating Briar Cliff and Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday at the Red Raider Classic in Orange City, Iowa.
The first match of the day had the Yellow Jackets defeating Briar Cliff 3-0. The Yellow Jackets won each set with scores of 25-21, 25-20, and 25-23.
Black Hills State won its second match on Saturday against Dakota Wesleyan 3-2. Black Hills State dropped the first set 21-25 and the rebounded in the second to win 25-23. After falling in the third set 23-25, the Yellow Jackets won the fourth set 25-16 and the deciding set 15-12.
"We have been playing better," said head coach Jennifer Weitzel. "Getting our first win is big. We need to build on this for tomorrow's matches."
Black Hills State will travel to Dickinson, N.D. on Sept. 3-4 for a triangular tournament. Black Hills State will play Dickinson State and Bemidji State on Friday. The Yellow Jackets will square off with Montana State-Northern and Bemidji State on Saturday.
For more information on Black Hills State Athletics, visit www.BHSUAthletics.com.


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To stage or not to stage
It's home selling season in Florida. Those cold Northern state homeowners get several months of reprieve before they have to get their houses in shape to put on the market, but here in Florida the curtain is going up, and you better be ready.
Real estate professionals have always promoted the idea that staging your home properly before putting it on the market can make the difference between a sale or no sale. In fact the National Association of Realtors says that properly staged homes sell 80 percent quicker and for up to 11 percent more money than non-staged properties. Since I've been involved in the real estate industry this was always the position the industry took. Years ago we even employed house managers to live in vacant properties that we were having a particularly difficult time selling with the hope that potential buyers could relate better to a lived in home.
Now, however, this entire theory could be blown to bits based on a study conducted by professors at the College of William and Mary, Old Dominion University and Johns Hopkins University. The study called "The Impact of Staging Conditions on Residential Real Estate Demand" will be published sometime this year by the Journal of Housing Research and may make a lot of real estate agents pretty upset and confuse a lot of home sellers.
The findings of this study conclude that home buyers would pay the same amount of money for a house regardless of the quality of furnishings or paint colors. However, these same buyers believe that other buyers would pay less for a house with unattractive wall color or poor furnishings. Naturally, neutral and attractive options appealed to the most to the home buyers participating in the study. Essentially everyone's perception is that someone else will pay less for an ugly home, but they would not, go figure.
The researchers based this on a study of 820 buyers viewing six virtual tours. However, there is one little problem with the study, it does not address if a home will sell faster, which we all know is almost as important as sale price when marketing real estate.
The premise of home staging is to make an ordinary home look extraordinary to the point where potential buyers can envision themselves in the house. Unfortunately, homeowners confuse staging with decorating and resist suggestions from their realtors and/or staging professionals.
Sellers need to remember that their homes are personal to them, but do not represent other people's lifestyles. The object of staging is to keep the picture of your beautiful moldings or high end kitchen and bath finishes, not your son's rock band posters or your miniature unicorn collection, in the memory of the buyer.
Stagers typically work with what you have by rearranging furniture and reallocating collections and personal belongings so buyers can just see the best assets of the house. They are the ones who are objective and may be able to place your artwork and accent pieces where they will not detract from the overall appearance of the home.
Whether you think hiring a stager will help your home sell faster and for more money or you agree with the new study that is about to come out, you still need to get your home squeaky clean, de-cluttered and be ready for prime time. If all the world's a stage, then your home is front and center on that stage, so make sure it's ready to move into the spotlight.


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12 Tips For Handling Mercury Retrograde Without Becoming A Train Wreck
Starting June 7 (and lasting until July 2), the planet Mercury went retrograde, causing our lives to go haywire. Mercury Retrograde happens several times each year, but somehow, it never gets any easier to cope with. Mercury is thought to rule communication, transportation and deep thoughts, which skews all these things off-balance when retrograde begins. More »


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Configuring an OpenSolaris 6to4 router
By user12618912 on Mar 28, 2008
A common problem in enterprise networks is that many IT departments have not begun to deploy IPv6 within their supported infrastructure, but developers need IPv6 networking in order to develop and test products which support IPv6. 6to4 (defined in RFC 3056) can be a quick way to obtain IPv6 connectivity between IPv6 nodes separated by IPv4 networks such as this. The general idea is that each 6to4 site has a 6to4 router which is responsible for automatically tunneling IPv6 packets from its site to other 6to4 routers in other 6to4 sites (or native IPv6 networks with the use of relay routers[1]) over IPv4. 6to4, then, can often be the answer for such developers, where configuring a 6to4 router in a lab environment or in a small subnet within an enterprise network is very easy and addresses their basic IPv6 connectivity requirements.
OpenSolaris[2] can be used as a 6to4 router, and I've received so many requests for basic instructions on how to configure a 6to4 router with OpenSolaris, that I've decided to write a short blog entry on the subject. Note that while this blog may come in handy, there is in fact official Sun documentation on 6to4 routing [3] which may be even more useful.
The following instructions configure a persistent configuration which will be enabled after a reboot of the system. All of this can also be configured similarly on the running system, but it is simpler to give one set of instructions. Experienced administrators will surely know how to interpret these instructions to apply configuration to the running system, and that's left as an exercise to the reader.
- Enable IPv6 on one of the physical interfaces of the 6to4 router:
touch /etc/hostname6.<intf>Where <intf> is the interface in question (e.g., e1000g0).
- Configure a 6to4 tunneling interface on the 6to4 router:
echo "tsrc <v4addr> up" > /etc/hostname6.ip.6to4tun0Where <v4addr> is the IPv4 address of the 6to4 router.
- Enable IPv6 forwarding on the 6to4 router:
routeadm -e ipv6-forwarding
- Reboot the system. When the system comes back up, it will have an IPv6 interface name ip.6to4tun0 which will have an address like 2002:<hex-v4addr>::1 [4]. The "2002:<hex-v4addr>::" part is the 48-bit 6to4 site-prefix for your 6to4 site. All IPv6 nodes in the site that use this 6to4 router must share this common prefix, although it needs to be further sub-divided within each IPv6 subnet in the site in order to be useful (that's what the remaining 16 bits of the /64 prefix are for). For example, if the site consists of a single IPv6 subnet, then it's easy enough to create a single "2002:<hex-v4addr>:1::/64" prefix by following the following remaining steps.
- Enable IPv6 router advertisements on the 6to4 router so that IPv6 hosts on the subnet automatically configure their IPv6 addresses and use this router as their default router:
cat << EOF > /etc/inet/ndpd.confWhere <hex-v4addr> is the same as the <hex-v4addr> displayed in step 4, and <intf> is the physical interface attached to the IPv6 subnet in question. The ":1" following <hex-v4addr> is important, as this is the 16-bit subnet-id for the prefix being advertised. It uniquely identifies this /64 prefix from other prefixes in the site, which all share a common /48. The subnet-id must be non-zero (because the 0 subnet-id was allocated to the 6to4 router's ip.6to4tun0 interface) and unique within the site, so it doesn't necessarily need to be "1".
ifdefault AdvSendAdvertisements 1
prefix 2002:<hex-v4addr>:1::/64 <intf>
If the 6to4 router is attached to more than one subnet, then there would be additional "prefix" entries in the ndpd.conf file above, one for each interface. Each prefix would then have its own unique 16-bit subnet id.
- Restart the neighbor discovery daemon for the changes to take effect.
svcadm restart routing/ndp
At this point, hosts which have IPv6 enabled in the link connected to the 6to4 router's <intf> interface will automatically configure IPv6 addresses based on the advertised prefix, and will have a default route to the 6to4 router. All packets destined off-link to other 6to4 sites will be tunneled to the remote 6to4 routers.
<shameless plug>Of course, when the Clearview IP Tunneling Device Driver component delivers to Nevada, one will be able to use dladm(1M) to create a 6to4 tunnel with a meaningful name, and to observe packets in the 6to4 tunnel using snoop(1M), wireshark, or other such tools.</shameless plug>
[1] I'm skipping discussing relay routers for various reasons which I won't go into here.
[2] In fact, Solaris starting with Solaris 9.
[3] Look for 6to4. Within this documentation, there are also instructions on how to configure 6to4 on Solaris, similar to this blog entry.
[4] The 2002::/16 prefix is the "magic" 6to4 prefix that allows 6to4 routers to tunnel to one another. The 32 bits that follow these initial 16 bits is an IPv4 address. It is the IPv4 address of the 6to4 router which is responsible for the automatic IPv6 tunneling of packets for its 6to4 site. For example, when a 6to4 router needs to tunnel an IPv6 packet with a destination of 2002:0a01:0203:1::1, it will know to automatically encapsulate this IPv6 packet in an IPv4 header with a destination of 10.1.2.3 (the IPv4 address of the remote 6to4 router).


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Amaluna by Cirque du Soleil: An Epic Love Story
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The music and acts were great. The event takes place at Citifield but you are actually in a circus tent in the parking lot (can get cold) but still kind of cool. It gives you that old time circus feel. There is not a bad seat in the house so you don't have to go for the expensive tix. Great experience!
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our seats were blocked by a huge poll very annoying other than that performance was very good
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As always very entertaining but I preferred Totem over Amaluna.
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It was amazing. I would go again. They do stuff you would never belief is possible.
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Solar Impulse, the first solar-powered aircraft with the capability of flying for over 24 hours, is an odd beast. It's big and yet small. It has an enormous wing that provides a tremendous amount of lift and a huge surface area to fill with the solar panels that power it. But everything about the aircraft is kept as compact as possible to minimize weight and drag. To give you a better perspective on this unique craft, Ars paid it a visit at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport after it completed the first solar-powered flight across the US. Read more about its design and journey here, but check out some images of the machine below.
After its cross-country flight, Solar Impulse ended up parked in a cavernous hanger at JFK Airport.
Solar Impulse is shaped like a glider, with an enormous wing, narrow body, and large tail.
John Timmer
A view out to the end of the wing, which cants upward slightly. The wing supports a total of four engines, and is covered in solar panels.
A straight-on view of the aircraft's body and two inner engines, showing how small its cross-section is.
The central landing gear is the only one that's retractable. The ones out on the wings remain extended during flight. The bike in front is used by crew members who pursue the plane during landings to support the wing.
A side view of the cockpit, which displays some of the program's sponsors.
A back view of one of Solar Impulse's four engines.
A side view of the engine and propeller. Aside from a small air vent immediately beneath the propeller, the hardware is compact and aerodynamic.
The vertical and horizontal tail sections help steer the aircraft. As with the wing, the horizontal tail is covered with solar panels.
Another view down the long wing of the plane, one that emphasizes how much space there is for solar panels on top of it.
The two pilots that have flown the plane, Bertrand Piccard, and André Borschberg.
A higher-resolution view looking straight down the aircraft.


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The 2009 Corvette ZO6 provides significant power for a significantly lower sticker price than the ZR1 model. The Z06 model has three trim levels, the 1LZ, 2LZ, and 3LZ. They all ranged between $70,000 and $80,000 when they were first released, but they are all jam packed with features. Powertrain The ZO6 comes with a […] More »
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Educated Annapolis; AFIT.
NAME: Donn F. Eisele
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Eisele was born June 23, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio.
EDUCATION: Eisele received a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautics from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Master of Science degree in aeronautics from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology.
EXPERIENCE: After graduation Eisele entered the Air Force. He flew jet fighters and became a test pilot, advancing to the rank of colonel.
NASA selected Eisele as an astronaut in October 1963. On October 11, 1968, he, Commander Walter Schirra and Lunar Module pilot Walt Cunningham were launched aboard Apollo 7 - the first flight test of the redesigned Apollo after the first crew died in the Apollo 1 launch pad fire on January 27, 1967. The flight was a complete success and provided NASA with confidence to send the next Apollo crew, into orbit around the moon. However the crew suffered head colds and had numerous arguments with ground controllers. NASA management secretly decided that none of them would be allowed to fly in space again.
In 1972, Eisele retired from the Air Force and left NASA to become director of the U.S. Peace Corps in Thailand. He later became sales manager for Marion Power Shovel Company and then handled private and corporate accounts for the investment firm of Oppenheimer and Company. Eisele died of a heart attack on December 2, 1987, in Tokyo, Japan.
Birth Place: Columbus, Ohio.
Status: Deceased.
Born: 1930.06.23.
Died: 1987.12.01.
Spaceflights: 1 .
Total time in space: 10.84 days.
From these 32, the final 14 were selected. Of them, four would die (two in a T-38 crash, one in a car crash, and one in the Apollo 204 ground fire) before flying in space. All of the ten remaining would fly in the Apollo program.
Charles A. Bassett - operations handbooks, training, and simulators
Alan L. Bean - recovery systems
Michael Collins - pressure suits and extravehicular activity
David R. Scott - mission planning and guidance and navigation
Clifton C. Williams - range operations, deep space instrumentation, and crew safety.
Donn F. Eisele - CSM and LEM
William A. Anders - environmental control system and radiation and thermal systems
Eugene A. Cernan - boosters, spacecraft propulsion, and the Agena stage
Roger B. Chaffee - communications, flight controls, and docking
R. Walter Cunningham - electrical and sequential systems and non-flight experiments
Russell L. Schweickart - in-flight experiments and future programs.
The second manned Apollo mission was planned as an open-ended earth orbital mission up to 14 days. Increased emphasis on scientific experiments as well as repeating some activities from the first planned manned flight would characterize the mission. (The first planned manned Apollo mission was ended by a tragic accident during a test January 27, 1967.)
Crew and spacecraft performed well throughout the mission. During eight burns of the service propulsion system during the flight, the engine functioned normally. October 14, third day of the mission, witnessed the first live television broadcast from a manned American spacecraft.
All primary Apollo 7 mission objectives were met, as well as every detailed test objective (and three test objectives not originally planned). Engineering firsts from Apollo 7, aside from live television from space, included drinking water for the crew produced as a by-product of the fuel cells. Piloting and navigation accomplishments included an optical rendezvous, daylight platform realignment, and orbital determination via sextant tracking of another vehicle. All spacecraft systems performed satisfactorily. Minor anomalies were countered by backup systems or changes in procedures. With successful completion of the Apollo 7 mission, which proved out the design of the Block II CSM (CSM 101), NASA and the nation had taken the first step on the pathway to the moon.
Although the systems worked, the crew became grumpy with head colds and talked back to the ground. As a result, NASA management determined that none of them would fly again. Apollo 7 landed at 07:12 GMT.
On May 19 the crew elected not to make the first of a series of midcourse maneuvers. A second preplanned midcourse correction that adjusted the trajectory to coincide with a July lunar landing trajectory was executed at 3:19 p.m. The maneuver was so accurate that preplanned third and fourth midcourse corrections were canceled. During the translunar coast, five color TV transmissions totaling 72 minutes were made of the spacecraft and the earth.
At 4:49 p.m. EDT on May 21 the spacecraft was inserted into a lunar orbit of 110.4 by 315.5 kilometers. After two revolutions of tracking and ground updates, a maneuver circularized the orbit at 109.1 by 113.9 kilometers. Astronaut Cernan then entered the LM, checked all systems, and returned to the CM for the scheduled sleep period.
On May 22 activation of the lunar module systems began at 11:49 a.m. EDT. At 2:04 p.m. the spacecraft were undocked and at 4:34 p.m. the LM was inserted into a descent orbit. One hour later the LM made a low-level pass at an altitude of 15.4 kilometers over the planned site for the first lunar landing. The test included a test of the landing radar, visual observation of lunar lighting, stereo photography of the moon, and execution of a phasing maneuver using the descent engine. The lunar module returned to dock successfully with the CSM following the eight-hour separation, and the LM crew returned to the CSM.
The LM ascent stage was jettisoned, its batteries were burned to depletion, and it was placed in a solar orbit on May 23. The crew then prepared for the return trip to earth and after 61.5 hours in lunar orbit a service propulsion system TEI burn injected the CSM into a trajectory toward the earth. During the return trip the astronauts made star-lunar landmark sightings, star-earth horizon navigation sightings, and live television transmissions.


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Softball is a game. Efforts on the field, successful or not, should not take precedence over the health of one of our own or that of our families. We wish Lisa's father a speedy recovery, and understand that the Rocket nation is behind you, Desouza!
Speaking of which, isn't it nice to have Lisa back in the line-up? She had two singles, dialed long distance, scoring once and driving in four. Dumoulin, Katie, Rozon, all had three hit games as we peppered 21 hits in six innings.
Our defense fed off our offensive display. Our Fab Four of Allaire, Dumoulin, Katie, and Ines contributed eight outs including four assists. No need to look further then a heads up 6-10 put out in the 6th inning.
The sense of the outcome of this contest came after building an 8-1 lead after two innings. Carline battled hard, but our engagement was too much for them to overcome!
Salut! Bonjour! Elvis has left the building!
Rockets win 13-7
Game time: 1h25m
Girlfriend of the game: Lisa! Lisa! Lisa!
Isn't it fun to play with 11 players?
Katie files
"Man, this year is the worse for injuries! I don't think I've ever seen so many fatal ones!"
We next had a Friday Night Lights showdown with RLS with standings tightening up for both sides.
We must always appreciate the kind of player we have in Purdon. She grabbed this game, and ran with it, literally. She had a single, a double, went yard, scoring twice and drove in two. Rozon, Katie, and Sylvie Allaire all had multiple hit games backing a 16 hit attack.
Our defense was MINT! After allowing an opening homerun, we allowed 11 hits, all singles. A couple of highlights were Rozon's twin kill in the 4th, and a 10-3 out at first. Gina had her best defensive game of the year, as she was all over 1st base like a Canadian Tire tent!
Lovey needs a standing "O" for her continued excellent work from the mound. She gives us a chance to win, and she is feeding off our defensive prowess in so doing.
This was our finest game .since last week. We stifled a very good team in a fast paced game similar to our last test with RLS at Bourgeau
Salut! Bonjour! Elvis has left the building!
Rockets win 9-3
Game time: 1h8m
Our results of the week have us in the conversation for top billing in the league. There is much work to be done, but congratulations to all of you for putting team first. It shows in your play, your conduct, and your success.
The road ahead is a busy one with late game Monday, Wednesday 6:30 start at Bourgeau, and Thursday. I believe we have a full squad. The team is planning on visiting Cunningham's after our Wednesday encounter in shedding the Girlfriend of the game gift certificates.
Coach's Corner
The annual Rocket bbq came and went Saturday with a whole lot of laughter, great food, and a few stingers too!
Events like Saturday require special people. Rob has been a good friend for years, and a debt of gratitude thrown his way for taking the day in preparing a dish that is reserved specifically for the Rockets on an annual basis.
You should also reserve pats on the back for bringing amazing appetizers, main dishes, dessert, and did I mention Stingers?
On a personal note, I was able to show a glimpse of my personal life, and I thank-you all for sharing one of my most important days of the year. It is a pleasure in bringing together my friends, who inspire me on a 12 month basis.
I have a few Tupperware which I will bring tomorrow.
Til we meet again,
Have fun, stay young, drink lots of beer, and speak highly of me!
Coach Jimmy
Proud Rocket
This week in softball (TWIS Notes) week ending August 2, 2014
Softball is a game. Efforts on the field, successful or not, should not take precedence over the health of one of our own or that of our families. We wish Lisa's father a speedy recovery, and understand that the Rocket nation is behind you, Desouza!


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Handmade with silk canvas over a wooden frame, this model captures a piece of military history and celebrates the fighter plane that eventually brought down Germany's most feared pilot, the Red Baron. There are only seven original Sopwith Camels still in existence, on display at aviation museums in such diverse places as Little Rock, Arkansas, and Krakow, Poland.
Imported. 15'' wingspan. 10 1/4''L x 4 1/2''D.
By the final years of WWI, Britain's Royal Flying Corps included 5,500 of the famous single-seat fighter planes called the Sopwith Camel. First introduced to the RFC in 1917, this plane was outstanding in its maneuverability; its pilots were known as "knights of the air." By 1918 however, it was already becoming obsolete because of its relatively slow speed and inability to handle well at higher altitudes.
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Watch out, Red Baron !!!
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Not for use as a toy. Makes a great display model. No stand.
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As a former airplane and rocket model builder as well as a former RC buff, I can confidently say this is a wonderful model. The balsa frame as well as the application of the silk span and paint job is first rate. The detail with the cockpit, the struts and support cables is all first class and all that's missing is the .049 engine. But, it's not that kind of model. If you have an aircraft buff in your life, buy this model with confidence.