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Maglev Vs. High-Speed Rail
Okay, the US has neglected its mass transit system for decades and now is seeing the prospect of building some high speed rail lines such as what are used in Europe. Electric trains that travel in excess of 100 mph are an excellent solution for many of our mass transit issues.
Considering that we would be starting from scratch... we really are... why not bypass high speed rail and go directly to maglev instead? Unlike the alternatives, maglev eliminates all friction between trains and the tracks. Only air resistance is what slows down the maximum speed of a maglev train... and the sound barrier for that matter.
According to the link above, there are potential benefits from building maglev lines in air-tight conditions to significantly eliminate air resistance. In a vacuum, the maximum potential speed of a train is 6000 mph. The maximum speed of HSR is well entrenched below 300 mph and always generates sound pollution. Maglev is more silent, more efficient, and faster and any other alternative form of transportation.
What's the catch? IT'S EXPENSIVE. The cost per mile of rail for a maglev line is high because the rail is essentially the motor and the resources poured into the capital cost of the track result in huge interest rates that make them an unfavorable business solution. If you eliminated those interest costs from the equation, maglev would prove to be the most effective means of mass transit for passengers and freight.
What would others think of the US building a mass transit system that Europe and Japan would have to envy... instead of just following suite?
cut defense add maglev lines to every major city and links between them
MMM, vacuums *might* isolate the population from the rail's magnetics and...potential electrical hazard (depends on how it is built ;)). However, have you even constructed a high vacuum system from scratch before? While a professionally made system might not be so finicky as a homebrew (obviously), I say that to attempt to give you perspective on just how tedious it is to try to maintian such a thing.
First thing about that: how would the vacuum system work? What about powering the rails and the vacuum system?
Here's another: what would the bills be on an annual basis to keep it happily powered?
EDIT: I think maintenance for these would cost quite a bit as well!
1 F-22 raptor: $200 million + (fuel costs, weapon expense, pilot salaries, mechanic salaries, computer technician salaries, mechanic salaries, hanger storage costs, Airbase security personnel... huge upkeep costs)
59 miles of Maglev track (replacing enough track to form a line within San Fransico or New York with the cheapest, quietest, and most 'romantic and futuristic' rail system in the world.)
I know this is a lemon vs. apple kind of comparison, but this is the kind of thing that Obama should be pushing for. Maglev hasn't proved economic for a private investment, but it would be a godsend if funded by federal dollars. Taking millions of big rigs off the road alone and using Maglev to haul freight would serve both to reduce the total net energy used in the US and replacing diesel fuel with electricity... provided by a more abundant fuel source we don't have to import.
Maglev achieves about a 90% energy efficiency rating. Internal combustion engines can't seem to push much beyond 30%. Imagine replacing freight trains with something that is powered by electricity. HSR has the issue of being restricted by the friction between the wheels and track. They must have a high amount of traction to keep the train on the track, accelerating, and slowing down. Maglev trains are cheaper as well because the track acts as the motor from start to destination. The larger the scale, the more efficient you can get.
High speed rail could depend on electricity as well, but the US rail infrastructure doesn't exist for electric trains. If you need to redesign American rail lines, why not just start from scratch and design new lines to achieve maximum performance? One line from NY, SF, Atlanta, and Chicago alone would alleviate HUGE economic issues.
A Mag-Lev line in the Chicago area would be extremely beneficial. I live not too far from the city proper, around 100 miles away, and my city has a very archaic and inefficient commuter rail route leading towards Chicago, which is constantly in use by businessmen and other commuters. The train itself makes at least ten different stops along the way, further increasing travel time. What is usually a two-hour trip by car is around three and a half hours by train.
Either way, the local economy, or what's left of it, would benefit tremendously from that extra time gained from Mag-Levs, or some other bullet train.
Well we would not likely actually see these as commuter systems... yet. They would do wonders as such, but would likely start out on a massive scale project to connect the major transportation hubs of the US. From that point, the major cities like LA, Dallas, and Memphis would make up a second order network to expedite the greatest number of people and freight from place to place.
I do sympathize with the commuters from the chicago and new york hinterlands, but the reduced aerodynamic drag maglev tube concept wouldn't work well for frequent stops. Each time a train enters and exits a station, it must go through an airlock to maintain the de-pressurized tube atmosphere. This would not work very well as a commuter rail system.
Even if the tracks followed the standard system used in the German prototype line, it would not be a very effective system. Because the track acts as the motor, they are not easily expandable. You can add cars, but it is not easy to expand the tracks, such as for a subway line.
There is one major limiting factor about high-speed rail that might make a transition more expensive or less favorable: the tracks already in place. There is one line in the US for high speed rail, but the track used restricts the train's maximum speed from >150 mph to less than 80. It may be feasible for the US to simply buy high speed trains from European nations, but the issue in regards to them is the track upon which they are to use.
Another thing that must be in place are overhead power lines or third rails. You can't use high speed rail without power lines, but there would be no sense in doing that for track where the maximum speed by a train must be <90 mph. Because various American rail lines curve and twist so greatly, the issue is a train safely going at high speeds without derailing. The only way to deal with this is to relay DEDICATED high-speed rail lines.
In the time that those are constructed, you can't use high-speed trains on conventional track. Like Maglev, there would no ability to make a gradual transition from conventional to high-speed trains until the new tracks are laid.
The problem with the US an Maglev or high-speed is that the US isn't flat enough to link all the cities. You can't even link LA and Frisco with high-speed without tunneling through 10+ miles of the Southern Sierras. Not to mention that you've got another mt range to go through to link with Oregon, which is even more drastic in some places.
Once more you've got the Sierra Nevada's presenting similar problems with linking Frisco, Sacremento or LA with Salt Lake, and then moving east you've got the Rockies, which you couldn't cut through them at all. Linking Denver to Kansas City is easy, that's flat, and you could probably work your way around the Appalachians, but it'll still be tricky. Back to California, with all the seismic activity we have, tunnels and elevated things aren't exactly safe either.
Yeah, if you could make a mostly straight, mostly flat line from big city to big city, it would work great.
We have to rely more on mass transit instead of air travel. We need more freight trains and fewer semi trucks. We need denser populated areas in order to maintain a more compact infrastructure that is easier and cheaper to maintain.
Question: how does reducing the size of the US military compromise national security? When maintain a large military, you run up the risk of rioting, looting, and the fight goes from troops to the police. And as the military depends on the health of the economy, a good economy is the best solution to having a good military.
RE: Web rider: Here is one advantage that maglev can overcome that high speed cannot. Because the trains are suspended instead of resting upon its tracks, the major limitation to rises and sharp turns is the G-forces upon its passengers. This would mean that the majority of tracks would need to be placed upon pillars and they can be more flexible than high-speed rail lines. Tunnels would likely be needed as well, but would not have to stretch all the way from one side of the Rockies to the other like with the Swiss Alps tunnels.
When in California, the maglev rails could easily rest upon the ground as upon pillars, so that would have to be used on hazardous terrain states.
I have one burning capitalistic question. Why should I spend my tax dollars on something that might be of limited use to me and my family? The trains don't always have convenient schedules or stops as it is. Why should I give up the independence of my car, where I can go anywhere at anytime?
Frankly, we got out of Chicago because of its high population density. The last thing I want to do is go back to that lifestyle again. I'd gladly go live in the country and do the extra driving if we could finagle it at some point.
IMO, high-speed rails should be implemented in already existing urban and suburban communities which already frequently use trains, subways, and whatnot. Additionally, I'm sure many people would find it to be very beneficial to commute via train rather through cars or buses.
As far as taxpayer money goes; if the government has spent $5 billion for an aircraft carrier, then wouldn't mind seeing an additional $5 billion go into something that can make a real positive impact on someone.
An enormous amount of fuel would be saved if we expanded our existing rail system and let it handle the bulk of ground shipping instead of using all of these damned tractor-trailers. Not to mention that it would make the highways a hell of a lot safer and less expensive to maintain.
But we wouldn't want to upset the almighty Teamster's Union, would we? :dozey:
No offense, but living in the country is the reason that light rail and public transportation can't work economically. The reason why your tax money should go into maglev is to make it cheaper to ship goods and people to and fro instead of using cars all the time. We cannot maintain this kind of auto-dependent lifestyle indefinitely, so we must get used to rail and bus transportation... which will mean having to live in the city.
I think that the money would be better spent on making the hydrogen fuel cell automobile practical to own. That would include developing a cost-effective, non-polluting method of producing hydrogen.
The fuel cell is not an alternate source of energy, it is more like a transfer method... like electricity. It may not pollute by itself, but the power plant that produced the electricity for the fuel likely didn't burn a clean fuel. An electric car is more realistic than one with a hydrogen fuel cell.
Yeah.. somehow a maglev makes less sense to me than the hydrogen fuel cell. High energy cost of the maglev and the poor coverage make it unavailable to a large chunk of the population. If we're looking for things to spend cash on... I'd suggest things like electric vehicles updating power plants, new fuel sources, bio-fuels, automated driving, heck even updating the highway system. We don't need another AmTrack. Besides, think of how many people you would put out of work in the airline industry.
Believe me, I love the idea of it. It sounds all spiffy cool and futurific. But practicality just isn't there.
Maybe in the future. A mach 9 train sounds pretty damn cool to me.
Yeah I should have said "practicality just isn't there, YET!"
Energy usage, maintainence costs, construction costs etc just make it a bit out of reasonable range. It would make more sense as a short range intracity transit system. But you couldn't use it in LA(that could arguably use it the most). Chicago might be able to use it. I just don't see it being something that the whole country should pay for what less than 1% would use. It would make sense if you have something like megacities with nearly nobody living in rural areas.
On a side note: Why can't they make a dang hybrid that actually looks good. I mean can you imagine how many more people would want them if they didn't look like penny racers?
Build maglev. Take the money from the damn army budget, its a frigging 300000000000 dollars a year! Actually its even more but odd numbers dont look as good:p Russia has 1/4 of that of US and it has an army as big and deadly. Americans just use their money to build useless battle robots and invisibility suits when there are much better options to spend the money on.
How would increasing different forms of transportation cause decay is smaller communities? Now that everyone has a short trip to outlying areas, would all of the "bad people" migrate into the "nice" towns? Poorer people living in seemingly isolated ghettos can now escape the slums, through the rails. Naturally, I'm sure it's a very human response, but I can't see how providing benefits for the disadvantaged can corrupt more well-off communities.
I think that in this country the car takes precedence regardless of practicality because of the whole individual independence thing.
^^Absolutely agree.
My major problem with maglev and another train is that it's a bit like using a chainsaw to cut steak. It's wasteful and impractical. Drive from your house to the train station. Wait for train to board. board. Wait for train to depart. WOOSH! get to destination. depart. join the mass of people rushing to get cabs. Not to mention that it is still easier and faster just to drive yourself there. PLUS driving yourself there means you can go at more or less your own pace. You don't have to meet the train's schedule. That's the reason a person would rather have a car. if they need a car to make the train why not just take that car to the destination.
It just doesn't make sense. With the city sprawled out you could find yourself driving just as far to get to the station as it would be just to drive to the destination. So it really comes down to fundamental questions.
Does it do me any good? In my case, I live less than 10 miles from my work.
Will I ever use it? I go downtown once every 6 months.
Is there a better alternative to MagLev? Yup. A more efficient train from town center to town center. How about we give it a name... AmTrack sounds good.
Is it worth it? Aside from the coolness factor, I really can't see it.
Why should I pay for a VERY expensive inefficient train that chances are I'll never use?
Cargo transportation: Well we have freight trains. They are essentially huge hybrids. They are propelled by electric motors powered by diesel generators. They move massive amounts of cargo for hardly any fuel(relatively speaking).
Frieght trains are cheaper than semi trucks, but they are very slow and inconvenient because the transportation hubs are greatly outdated and it's easier to just use one semi truck from starting point to destination than switching across transportation systems. We need to get away from tractor trailer semi trucks and put more goods on freight trains. Maglev could at the very least serve as a transit system between LA, Chicago, NY, and Atlanta for the majority of freight instead of the slower diesel trains, or more expensive semi trucks. It has a higher capital cost, but lower operating costs compared to alternatives. They also have a more futuristic appearance than air transports, not to mention comparable shipping speeds, they're not as loud as those jet engines, and cleaner to use.
And in regards to the previous issue with steep terrain... given that trains are suspended by the tracks and not resting on top of them, a Maglev line could make steeper climbs and sharper turns without being thrown off the tracks. That is why it's more sound than boring a tunnel all the way through the Rocky Mountains.
a. the suburbs are definitely not sparsely populated (look up the population statistics for Downer's Grove, Lombart, Palatine, etc), and
b. there was enough mass transit for us to survive on 1 car instead of needing 2--there were Pace buses and Metra trains running regularly, and the L-trains go all the way to some of the suburbs like Cicero and Evanston.
While you're talking to someone who's actually experienced life and mass transit in both the big city of Chicago (including guys who play shell games on the red line, and someone who tried to sell me crack on the green line) AND the suburbs, what else is it you think you know about Chicago life that I can elucidate further for you? You certainly haven't had much if any experience with Chicago proper or its suburbs.
Jefferson, a man committed to independence and free will, would roll in his grave at this very idea of people being forced to live somewhere.
You are certainly free to live in a little box by the trains if you'd like, and I will respect your decision to utilize mass transit to your heart's desire. I'm not going to force you to live in suburbia, unlike you trying to force people to do things your way.
I have been to downtown Chicago, quite often. I worked in downtown Chicago. I've also been to NYC, including the downtown. There are parking lots all over the place, and on top of that, grossly overpriced parking garages that help create the 'concrete jungle' that is a big city. You can even see them on Google maps for yourself. If you can find a place that lets you park in downtown Chicago for less than $25/day, it's a miracle. Don't try to misinform people here by saying there aren't parking lots stretched as far as the eye can see in Chicago's downtown. You can't swing a dead mouse around your head without hitting a parking garage or lot. Where do you think all the commuters put their cars during the day otherwise?
You're lucky if you see anything _besides_ concrete in either downtown. The trees on Michigan Avenue are all encaged and stunted, and surrounded by sidewalk. The only greenery is the stuff the city puts in pots and pays someone to fertilize and water regularly, or the seaweed that washes up on the lakeshore, or the carefully manicured lawn of Wrigley Field or Lincoln Park.
Great, so the argument is basically "I think maglev is cool and we should have it even if it's not cost effective."
Other forms of transportation make more sense. Investing in fuel efficient and fuel free cars is a more sound investment. At least the masses can see the benefits of it. The suburbs and the city folk alike can benefit from it. If I'm paying for it, I'd rather have something that I can see the benefit from. A maglev wouldn't decrease the number of polluting cars. It wouldn't increase air quality. It would however lighten my wallet for something I would likely never use. It would ALMOST make sense as something to connect the mainland to Hawaii(still a huge undertaking for little benefit).
Alternate form of freight transport: Think about why they don't build freight trains above ground and you MAY get your answer. Standard rail costs significantly less than a maglev track would, but even they build on the ground to save cost. They reuse lines that have been around since the 1800's(and spaced according to post civil war gauges). It makes more financial sense to build high speed trains that can reuse existing tracks, replacing where it appears unfeasible.
Oh and Phoenix has a light rail... It just went into service in December. For me to use it I have to take 3 busses for a 10 mile trip, to take another bus to any location. $1.4BILLION just for the startup. And honestly, do you want to stand outside in some of our 120º summer days waiting on a train?
edit: here's the overall proposal and a fairly current update.
Since you adamantly believe that the hydrogen fuel cell won't work because hydrogen production depends on electricity, which you insist has to be produced by burning fossil fuels because everyone knows that there are no other methods for producing electricity,* please tell us what, pray tell, powers the maglev?
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Yes, I'm being extremely sarcastic, here. :carms:
I have a feeling that quite a bit will depend on steam power again. Like steam-driven turbines in nuclear power plants to produce the electricity that, in one form or another, will be used to power the vehicles of tomorrow.
You know, I was actually in favor of D_Y's argument for improved mass transit (it is certainly advantageous in in urban areas) until it degenerated into a socialist rant about forcing people to live like ants and how anyone who isn't in favor of that level of tyranny is just a selfish pig. :p
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"But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me…: For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake." Acts 9:15-16
It's amazing. When Christians speak today, of suffering for Christ's sake, it sounds nothing like the suffering of the Apostles. We say we are being attacked by the enemy; or that we are going through trials, because we are serving and seeking GOD. But truly, most of us have no clue what it means to suffer for Christ's sake. A couple of years ago, our ministry was doing our regular street outreach; praying for people, serving food, distributing Bibles, etc…. and when we went inside of the building for a few minutes, someone stole my car. Is that suffering for Christ's sake? Is that suffering for the kingdom? No!
When people are a part of the church and someone is laughing at them; or talking about them; or even refusing to speak to them…they say they are under attack and suffering because they are trying to walk right. This is not suffering for Christ's sake. But Paul…… now he suffered for CHRIST'S sake. Paul gave up his position; ignored his education; was rejected by friends; hated by enemies; beaten for preaching; imprisoned for teaching; went without enough to eat, or enough to wear. This was all for Christ's sake; and he did not cry about it; whine about it; or regret it… but he was glad about it!
The apostles…now THEY suffered for CHRIST'S sake. "…They called the apostles in and had them flogged (beaten). Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah." Acts 5:40-42 NIV
They were beaten, for preaching and teaching. They were told not to do it again. They rejoiced; and they continued to teach; and they never stopped! This is suffering for CHRIST'S sake. People of GOD; the call to CHRIST is not one of material gain and high praise from man. The call is one to suffer; to be persecuted (as JESUS promised); to be set apart for GOD, and set apart from the world. It is a call to suffer…. So that we can partake in the suffering with CHRIST now, and rejoice in HIS coming later!
" But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed." I Peter 4:13 NIV
Paul says, " Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not. I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm." 2 Corinthians 11:24-27
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Junior Kirstin Anderson set a career-best time in the 6K Friday at the Panorama Farms Invitational.
Oct. 14, 2011
Women's Results | Men's Results
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - In its final tune up before the Conference USA Championship, the East Carolina women's cross country team took third out of nine squads Friday afternoon at the Panorama Farms Invitational hosted by the University of Virginia. Senior Brittany Copeland set the Pirate 6K program record with a time of 21:20.64, topping Kay Livick's 21:26 performance in 2002.
The men sent six runners to the meet, but two did not finish and five are needed to record a team score.
The women, ranked ninth in the Southeast Region of the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association standings, competed against five other regionally ranked squads while the men took on eight. The Pirate women's squad trailed only Virginia, which is ranked No. 16 nationally, and UNC Greensboro, which is the No. 15 squad in the Southeast Region.
Paul Chelimo of UNC Greensboro won the men's individual title in an 8K time of 23:36.05, the second-fastest time in Panorama Farms history. UNCG's Ashley Schnell took home the women's crown with a time of 21:03.42.
The first ECU runner behind Copeland, who placed fifth, was classmate Amanda Lapp, who came in 18th overall with a career-best time of 22:15.95. The mark was the 15th best 6K in program history and nearly 42 seconds better than her previous top time. The Pirates' other top-25 finisher was senior Tara Wilson, who clocked out in 22:38.69 for 25th.
Junior Brooke Kott came in fourth on the squad and 27th overall with a personal-low 22:42.34 time. Sophomore Bjork Olsen was close behind, finishing the race in 23:13.03 to place 37th. Classmates Chelsea Hollingsworth (23:15.20) and Stefanie Fresenius (23:20.27) rounded out the top-40 performances, placing 39th and 40th, respectively.
Junior Britney Kott led the next group of Pirates, earning 44th place with a time of 23:30.47. Sophomore Amanda Tomlin matched her career-best time, clocking out in 24:06.46 to take 55th overall.
Placing 61st while running her first 6K was freshman Erin McGuirk, who clocked out in 24:24.10. Sophomore Kaylee Bythell (24:37.57) and junior Kirstin Anderson (24:39.10) finished back-to-back at 65th and 66th. Anderson's mark was a career best, beating her previous top time by more a minute.
Rounding out the women's squad were senior Andrea Barletta, who placed 74th with a time of 25:09.66, and sophomore Kelley Miko, who turned in a 25:28.90 time to take 78th.
For the men, junior Jakub Trzasalski paced the squad with a 26:41.91 time and 63rd-place showing in the 8K. Junior Antonio Palmer was close behind with a 26:54.78 mark to finish 68th. Freshman Adam Morrow took 99th place by completing the race in 28:55.00 while junior Daniel Porter completed the Pirate contingent with a 29:16.74 time to claim 102nd.
East Carolina takes next weekend off before running in the Conference USA Championship on Oct. 31 in Houston.


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This dessert table was created for a little girl name Ryan. Even at the age of two, Ryan has a strong love of horses so her mama knew exactly what theme they needed to celebrate her big day! And so, the horse dessert table was born!
I love the way this table came together. It manages to be sweet and pretty, but fun and playful at the same time. My favorite addition was the backdrop, a pallot I made using 1 by 7 pieces of wood. I had the hardware store cut the wood for me and when I got home I turned the pieces into one large pallot picture. I then created a stencil for the horse by drawing a horse silhouette onto a large piece of posterboard paper. Then I placed it on the wood pallet and painted around it. When I pulled the stencil off I had a perfect horse silhouette. I also used my Silhouette machine to create the wording.
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I have recently returned from a really lovely holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. We were staying at the rather comfortable Grant Arms hotel in Grantown on Spey. The Spey is arguably Britain's greatest salmon river and indeed Grantown benefits from the sporting people who travel here from all over the world to wet their lines. The town also benefits from the custom of other outdoor folk – the skiers who come for Britain's most reliable snow on nearby Cairn Gorm and nature lovers like me, who come in search of birds found almost nowhere else in Britain.
I was positively drooling at the thought of a whole array of great bird sightings when I left the hotel early doors heading for Cairn Gorm itself. At just over 4,000 ft it is the sixth highest peak in Britain and is surrounded by four other peaks over 4,000ft. This effectively creates a biggish patch of genuine arctic habitat – it's like a bit of Iceland being airlifted into Scotland. I was hoping for three key species – ptarmigan, an arctic grouse that goes pure white in winter; dotterel, a pretty plover where the male cares for the young whilst the hen struts her stuff; and snow bunting, a beautiful finch-like bird that looks like a snowflake in flight.
It was hard work as I left the rangers hut. We climbed up a granite staircase for 1,000 ft and then, although the path leveled off a little, we were walking across a snowfield that was still being used by the skiers at weekends. The vistas were superb. Our guides Atilla and Jim shared lots of interesting information about the mountains, but we didn't see a bird all morning – not even a crow.
Just before lunch Atilla hollered to me so that I could hear him above the gusting wind. I turned in hope of something – maybe a dotterel sighting – but he simply offered out his hands to show me a ball of feathers he'd found in the snow. It was a dead siskin – a pretty canary like bird found in coniferous forests
After we peaked and refueled we began our walk back to base. Jim took us on a detour where ptarmigan were guaranteed! The scenery was spectacular, great granite boulders, rough grassland with bubbling mountain torrents and occasional splashes of colour from cotton grass, cloudberry and the gem like flowers of creeping azalea. But not a bird in sight; only two patches of ptarmigan droppings and a single white feather.
It was a sign that I should give up (even though I don't think I'd been cowardly) and accept that today was not my day – time for me to return to Grantown, bearing a lifetime first: the only trip I've ever made where I've seen not one single living bird. I often think failure has more to teach us than success – we just need the hope and perseverance to keep going. It's a lesson that's as true in business as it is in birding.
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Set in seventeenth century China. The inhabitants of Manchuria, under the Qing dynasty, have extended their dominion over the entire Country. While the masters of martial arts gather to prepare nationalist revolts, the new government--seeking to maintain order --emits a decree prohibiting martial arts. Wind of Fire, an official in the previous dynasty, hopes to take advantage of this situation by contributing to the enforcement of the new law. Avid, cruel and immoral, Wind of Fire plunders North-Western China, and his goal is to reach the final objective, to destroy the Martial Arts Village. Fu Qingzhu, a former executioner from the previous dynasty, wants to stop this brutality at any cost and prepares to save the Fortress at Bowei. He takes Wu Yuanyin and Han Zhiban with him, traveling to Mount Paradise to beseech the help of Incandescent Shadow, a hermit and master of arms who guides a group of disciple-swordsmen. Master Incandescent Shadow agrees to help them, ordering four of his best disciples to depart. Thus the group of Seven Swords is formed, and their heroic journey begins...
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Final presser for Torres-Mizugaki
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Today at the ESPN Zone in Chicago, the WEC held its final press conference for the WEC bantamweight championship fight between champion Miguel Angel Torres and Takeya Mizugaki scheduled for Sunday at the UIC Pavilion.
First at the podium was Director of the UIC Pavilion Kevin O'Finn.
"We are honored to host such an event," said O'Finn. "We have not had this much buzz sin we hosted a boxing championship in 2007."
Following O'Finn was WEC co-founder Reid Harris who shared his love for the Windy City:
"I grew up in Chicago and am a high school graduate of this city. I promise that this will be an exciting event."
Reid also made a personal invitation to the newly acquired Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.
Reid then proceeded to ask the fighters in attendance to take the podium and address the media. First up was hopeful Torres conqueror Mizugaki:
" I would like to thank the WEC for this opportunity of not only fighting for the best organization but also fighting the best fighter. This is very exciting since I'm a striker and so is Torres."
Torres then took the microphone and thanked everyone in attendance, followed by sharing what the event means to him.
"I left here as the local champ and all my fans supported me for eight or nine years," said Torres. "There was a small buzz about me, but worldwide no body knew who I was . . . now I'm coming back as the world champ."
Torres discussed how he feels this is going to be a very exciting fight considering that Mizugak is probably going to try to knock him out, and how he plans to do the same to his opponent.
When asked if the pressure of fighting at home was affecting him, Torres quickly rebutted with , "It's actually the opposite, fighting at home in front of my people reminds me of what I have to do so the pressure is all on my opponent."
The co-main just may serve as possibly the show stealer as Jeff Curran goes down from 145 to 135 to take on undefeated Joseph Benevidez.
Benevidez addressed the media first:
"I"m glad to be in Chicago, it's a great town," he said. "I'm excited to be fighting a great fighter like Jeff Curran, it's going to be an amazing fight."
When asked if he feels that Curran is looking past him and focused more on a shot at Torres, Benvidez's responded that it may be the case, but indicated that it would be a mistake if he's actually doing it.
Hometown favorite Jeff Curran stepped up and said, "Like Miguel said, we both came up the ranks here in Chicago. We're both unbeaten here in Chicago and for me to come home and not just fight for some small rinky dink show like we did when we were growing up, but we get to fight for the World Extreme Cage Fighting."
Following the press conference the fighters posed in a face-off for the media.
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I dig what ya put in yr thought bubble!
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NOOOOO!!! Don't look at her with those glasses Tom!
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"Teen Mom" star Jenelle Evans has been talking about going back to school for quite some time, but she has often been held back because of her personal issues with a short marriage, struggles with drugs and even her son. But now she is planning on heading back to school and she is even registered and ready to go. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on Jan. 21, "Teen Mom" star Jenelle Evans is now revealing that she is heading back to school and taking medical classes.
"School orientation was awesome! Can't wait to start my first day back tomorrow. go me!" Jenelle revealed this week. "Now to clean the house, ughhh!" Many fans questioned whether she was lying because the school wasn't open on the day she tweeted, because of Martin Luther King Day. But she was ready to set the record straight, saying, "Lmfao no school starts for me tomorrow, orientation was today. None of u even kno what campus I'm at."
She hasn't really been saying what she is studying, but it sounds like she is doing one medical class this semester. "I'm happy I only have one medical class this semester," she revealed, while sharing a picture of her in scrubs. "Intro. To computer should DEF be a breeze!"
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Oberstar hailed as big fighter for Minnesota
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REGIONAL – Former U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, who died in his sleep early Saturday at his Maryland home, was hailed by his colleagues as a model public servant and leader on transportation issues. Oberstar, who served for 36 years as the Eighth District's representative, was the state's longest-serving congressman. He was 79 years old.
"Jim was a giant of a man who devoted himself to serving others — most especially as a voice and champion for the forgotten and left behind in our society," said U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan, who now serves as the district's representative. "The respect and affection Jim Oberstar's colleagues in Congress had for him was simply unparalleled."
"Jim Oberstar was a mentor and a friend and a man of true purpose and grit," said U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. "His purpose? To make life better for the people of northern Minnesota and our world. His method? Knowing all the facts and never giving up just like the people he represented."
As chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Oberstar steered millions of federal dollars into highway, bridge and airport projects across his district and the state.
"Every time you drive down a road in northeastern Minnesota, you can thank Jim Oberstar," said state Rep. David Dill, DFL-Crane Lake, who called Oberstar "a good friend and a grand leader."
Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, said Oberstar had a real passion for the whole Arrowhead Region. "I think about him every time I've driving up Highway 53, which will be four lanes from Cook to Virginia soon. That never would have happened without Oberstar."
"His impacts are almost indescribable," said former state House Majority Leader Tony Sertich, a DFLer from Oberstar's hometown of Chisholm. "You can't travel down a road or a bridge or an airport or a trail in northeaster nMinnesota without his fingerprint on it."
Bob Anderson, who chairs the Highway 53 Task Force, credited Oberstar for major federal investments in road, bridge and airport pro-jects.
"We wouldn't have the airport we have in Koochiching County without Jim Oberstar," said Anderson, who said he once testified alongside Oberstar at a House Transportation Committee on the value of the essential air service program.
"He left a legacy bigger than life," said state Sen. David Tomassoni, DFL-Chisholm. "He was a champion of the people who delivered for all the people of Minnesota and one of the most intelligent lawmakers in Congress," said Tomassoni.
Gov. Mark Dayton issued a statement praising Oberstar as a "true champion" for the people of Minnesota. "He worked tirelessly to bring jobs, economic growth and a better quality of life to his constituents. I extend my deepest condolences to his wife and his family."
Oberstar's life
Oberstar was born on Sept. 10, 1934, in Chisholm, and still owned the original family home in Chisholm. His father, Louis, was an iron ore miner and the first card-carrying member of the United Steelworkers on the Iron Range.
Oberstar graduated from Chisholm High School in 1952, and went on to the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, where he received his bachelor of arts degree in 1956.
He continued his education overseas, earning a master's degree in European studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, in 1957 and also studied at the Université Laval in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada, and at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
He spent four years as a civilian language teacher in the Marine Corps, teaching English to Haitian military personnel and French to Marine officers.
He served on the staff of U.S. Rep. John Blatnik for 12 years, rising to chief of staff, and later succeeded Blatnik as the district's representative. He first took office on Jan. 3, 1975. He served 18 consecutive terms before being unseated by Republican Chip Cravaack in 2010. Cravaack served one term before being replaced by Democrat Rick Nolan in 2012.
An internationally-recognized expert on aviation and aviation safety, Oberstar served on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee during his entire time in the House, eventually chairing the committee. He also was a member of the President's Commission on Aviation Security and Tourism and held leadership positions on a number of other committees and task forces, including co-chairing the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus.
Although his work on developing the state's infrastructure overshadowed many of his other achievements, Oberstar was also instrumental in educational reform, creation of jobs and protection of the environment.
Anderson cited Oberstar's efforts on behalf of the forestry industry to secure wood for forest products and the congressman was credited with convincing Cirrus Aircraft to relocate its operations in Duluth.
In addition, Oberstar was a strong supporter of the Head Start program and also backed the American Association of University Women, a leading voice in promoting education and equality for women and girls.
He championed the creation of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park, and voted to pass the Energy and Environmental Law Amendments, which were aimed at establishing a program to regulate greenhouse gases.
An avid cyclist, he biked to work and traveled hundreds of miles on area bike trails.
Oberstar also served as a mentor to a number of Iron Range politicians, including Sertich and Duluth Mayor Don Ness.
Despite his stature on the Beltway, Oberstar never forgot his roots in northern Minnesota and enjoyed sneaking away with friends to fish on Lake Kabetogama. He also brought a strong work ethic, instilled by his family, to Washington, D.C.
"He was always the first person in the office every morning," said Nolan. "And after everyone else had left in the evening, there would still be a light on in Jim's office."
"Our nation is truly a better, more decent, more compassionate place for every day Jim served so selflessly with such honor, dignity and good humor," concluded Nolan. "We loved him dearly. We will miss him terribly. And we will do our best to carry on his great work."
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Yes Tom Bakk. I think about Oberstar every time I can't fish on the U.S. side of LaCroix, travel around the U.S. point on Basswood and not use a snowmobile to go trout fishing on Trout, Knife and Thomas. I think about Oberstar every time I'm reminded of him promising the Snowmobile Manufacturers Association and the International Snowmobile Association that he would work hard to keep snowmobiles in the BWCA. I think about Oberstar every time I am reminded by a former staffer that after the snowmobile groups met with him, he promised the Sierra Club (and their umbrella of environmental groups) that he would not allow snowmobiles in the BWCA.
I am constantly reminded of how Oberstar took away the way of life of working people in northeastern Minnesota. What a great guy?
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I can't offer you some obscure stat about Roy Halladay because I don't have any that are my own. There's nothing to discuss about his Hall of Fame candidacy — he was all but a lock before Wednesday, barring unforeseen injury or precipitous decline.
All that I can share with you regarding Halladay's postseason no-hitter is admiration — unmitigated awe, really — and the suggestion that this is something truly extraordinary (which you already knew). Not because of improbability or painstakingly obscure minutiae (the kind we baseball nerds normally revel in) but because for a solitary day, an individual trumped the final scores of three games during the time of the year when those are all that's supposed to matter.
Yes, the Rangers and Phillies and Yankees won, greatly improving their respective odds of moving onto the League Championship Series, but all of that was merely an afterthought on Doc's Day.
Halladay's postseason no-hitter was a rare feat, to be sure, only the second in MLB history (and the first since Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956). It was an elite hurler pitching at his highest level on the game's biggest stage. But it was more than all of that, really, because of who Halladay is and how he pitches and how we watch him.
Yes, I've seen other dominant pitchers, some of whom were simply better than Doc.
Randy Johnson, for one, was seething fury. He was the gangly southpaw who seemed to be two steps from the plate by the time his whizzing fastball was finally released from his wiry fingers.
Pedro Martinez, another, was pint-sized but unleashed boring heaters and kneebuckling curveballs until he made you look silly with a diving changeup. His repertoire was an embarrassment of riches. He was the new Sandy Koufax.
In contemporary terms, Tim Lincecum, the diminutive whirling dervish, reminds me of Pedro, and Johan Santana has that ridiculous changeup, although he looks to be beyond his peak now.
Doc is some of those things, but he's none of them, exactly. He's a workman, approaching each pitch with the exactness of an engineer. He repeats his delivery uncannily. He can't sacrifice his command to blow a 99-mph fastball by you. He cuts and sinks everything. There's hardly a discernible difference between the speeds or trajectories of his pitches to the naked eye, save for the occasional loopy breaker. He's stoic and composed, but he allows himself a self-reprimand every so often.
He's the perfect intersection of raw talent and intelligence and durability and determination. He's baseball's Roger Federer.
And to watch Doc pitch is to understand that baseball, for all the trite teamwork cliches we're taught in Little League, is truly an individual game insofar as there are those few rare players who can leave their stamps on a game with both their performance and unrefined will. He treats each batter as if it were the last he'll face. He concedes nothing to anyone. He's as singularly focused a player as I've ever seen, which, admittedly, would mean little if he weren't of otherworldly ability. But he is. And that's why he's so easy to root for.
When someone like this comes along and plies his trade where it's visible to even the most casual fans, we have no choice but to laud it. It's not about the Phillies or Rangers or Yankees or whoever after an accomplishment of this magnitude. OK, I'll allow for Reds fans to ignore the big picture just this one time. But otherwise, this is about sheer captivation.
In the wake of Halladay's outing, I was talking to my friend Esoteric, scribe over at sportsangle.com. He summed up Halladay's universal appeal quite nicely.
"I absolutely love the guy, and I'm a Mets fan."
This was truly a transcendent performance, an artistic masterpiece. Offensive feats bear an entirely different timbre. A hitter has only a precious few at-bats per game in which to hit a milestone home run, for example. A pitching outing like Halladay's, though, is protracted. It has a grand rhythm, and within that, there are smaller ones — between each pitch, batter and inning. With each of those that passes without that ever-looming first hit, the tension mounts and the unlikely becomes increasingly within reach.
The no-hitter, in and of itself, isn't such a rare feat. There's been 266 of them in baseball history (OK, that's one stat). Modern analysis tells us that the perfect storm of circumstances can conspire to immortalize some underwhelming pitcher on any given night, guys like Dallas Braden and (almost) Armando Galarraga.
But a no-hitter can't make those guys anything more than the answer to a midseason trivia question on a local network. What a no-no can do, though, is make a star like Doc that much better, that much more heralded and celebrated. We don't have to look at this one skeptically. We don't have to (erroneously) chalk it up to the decline of steroids or the reemergence of big ballparks or the rediscovered emphasis on team defense. We already knew how great Halladay was before Wednesday, and that's what's extra special about this.
The guy is just a really, really good pitcher.
It was the fitting supplement to Doc's perfecto in May. Yes, he threw a perfect game and a postseason no-hitter in the same year. Not bad, eh? But the perfecto, that was an entirely different epic. It took place in Florida, in the season's second month. A few people watched, sure, and everyone heard about it after the fact, but it may as well have taken place in … well, there's not really a better example of Baseball Siberia than Florida.
On that day, Halladay became immortal, but on Wednesday he became somehow managed to become bigger than baseball's biggest games. And for that, he stands alone.
Dan Mennella is a reporter and editor for MLB.com. Check out his blog, danmennella.com, and follow him on Twitter @danmennella.


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Did apartheid ever really leave South Africa, or has it been substantively maintained by a co-opted black elite who has become rich as the front of ongoing neo-colonial oppression? Has South Africa become a prime example of "fake revolutions" presented by the late-George Orwell is his book Animal Farm?
News cameras captured horrific images of riot police gunning down dozens of striking workers at a South African platinum mine yesterday, in a "bloodbath" that recalls some of the worst of that country's apartheid-era protests. Government sources confirmed that at least 34 protesters were killed in the deadliest police incident since white rule of the country ended almost 20 years ago.
WERE South Africa the normal country that our Constitution envisages - where the right to life is paramount - a calamity of the proportions of Marikana would have led to drastic measures being taken by the government.
Failure to do so would lead to the resignation of the government.
But this is an abnormal country in which all the fancy laws are enacted and the Constitution is hailed as the best on earth. All the right noises are made and yet the value of human life, especially that of the African, continues to be meaningless.
That's what Marikana means. It has raised this unmitigated crudeness as if to awaken us to the reality of the time bomb that has stopped ticking - it has exploded!
Indeed, the life of an African is expendable. We are trying to expose the full extent of the tragedy - with the hope that it will arouse enough outrage to stop such mayhem - by publishing an image of this nature on the front page, but we wonder whether there isn't a numbness that comes with the death of an African.
It has happened in other parts of the world where wars reduced human beings to nothing more than physical particles. It has happened in this country before where the apartheid regime treated black people like objects.
It is continuing in a different guise now. Africans are pitted against each other over who is the rightful representative of workers. They are also fighting for a bigger slice of the mineral wealth of their own country. In the end the war claims the very poor African - again.
The economic problems do require a war. But, a different kind of war - a war of ideas. Not a war that dispenses with human life in as cheaply a manner as we have seen in Marikana.
It also calls into question the capacity of those who run the country. Something drastic must be done - lest we see a snowball effect of this massacre.
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After the Angels signed Josh Hamilton to a five-year contract worth $125 million, the talented outfielder got off to a terrible start this season. However, the 2010 American League MVP is rounding into form. He has pieced together a 12-game hitting streak, during which the Angels have gone 10-2. Here's a look at Hamilton's run:
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If your heart wants deep for a tear jerker, then watch this 1976 film with a great expectancy of getting a drench touch of wet face. ~ Julie Griffin
The original and realistic remake of the 1937 Janet Gaynor and the 1954 version with Rainbow inspiration actress Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand stars as the 1976 A Star Is Born, one Esther Hoffman. A true Lady & The Tramp story, for those who find great difficulty preparing for just a speech of a word phrase, Kris Kristofferson shows Hoffman just how to let go on stage. At first, Streisand has a hard time holding the karaoke gig up as Kris after his large rock concert ambles drunk onto her small time show floor and drinking and with roudy friends who show up, like a bad welcome at The Whiskey, he keeps getting louder and louder and soon he and his friends break out with a loud argument that leads to a knock down and drag out. He takes the arm of Esther (Barbra) and they head for the alley. At his spanse of a home she begs him ~ Asks him to tell her what he is. Rich or poor. He lives like some kind of a Saddle Tramp. And yet he has all this money.
He says, come home with me. And she gives an old black limo an instruction of her own. To get philosophical though and to weigh that the film reflects a later sadness about the intimate hours of love spent together, a certain nonrepresentation, at a time that women began to work on the set as more than only cooking and housework as duo performer or independent performer separate from a spouse. Esther grows famous after her husband pushes a woman who goes from rags to more than his riches onto the stage. He reckless drives a motorcycle on stage a biker fan gifts him on a whim and then falls or rather jumps flying on top of the audience, and judging by the great variety of film school camera shots and angles, each technical venue ranges from the quality lovemaking closeups to each birds eye view of the one infamous huge rock concert scene, and otherwise exhibit throughout the film. The great emotional pull of the saga of Esther taking her later rock star husband from alcoholism to sobriety and from depression and pain to peace, stability and tranquility ~ The variety of the beautiful emotional bonding the two grow with and share uphold the gracious beauty of the songs both written and sung by Streisand and Kristofferson together and by independent space. Although it might seem the two an unlikely pair, once they run away and get married and begin a life together, even after a brief and whirlwind romance, they seem paired well. It is only just, and just as the philosophical motif of the story states throughout the film what happens as his wife, the star born, and he lets the band go while giving nurture to her. The theory exists that he thought his life on the stage over and afraid of making a burden out of himself on her, he ended his.
Prior to the serious stage of marriage, famous or not Esther after he first left her at a large concert with crowds around her of a great cheer, the helipcopter flies off and later she asks him a second parody. Is it airplane or helicopter. And just like the custom yellow chopper denside of his original large home of the first rock star, her husband John, like what was stolen from his wife Esther later a lot like what happened on the set of the farm home they build together later. The goodbye boy, poor John gets drunk and floats around shooting at paparazzi snipers overhead before he lives with Esther. The prop of a salvation army green coat wrapped around a faded coral shirt, does a good effect to show how the rock star tired of travelling all over wanted a break, a time to settle some, but also Esther helped him find out how to love himself. Her destruction of his gone boy tape after the frustration of her loss only seemed to accentuate how sometimes famous couples must guard from a life that seems to emanate spontaneous outward show and with limited time for introspection, and a road which may waiver.


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|Women's golf headed to NCAA West Regional
No matter what happens at the NCAA West Regional Women's Golf Tournament, the University of Idaho team will go down as one of, if not the, most successful in school history.
"The goal, first and foremost, is to enjoy the experience," said coach Lisa Johnson, whose team won three tournaments this season along with one runner-up outing and a third while finishing in the top half of every event except one.
"If everyone on the team can play a little bit more consistent golf and play a little better than we have been this spring, we'll put ourselves in a better position at regionals to advance to nationals."
Twenty-seven teams are competing in the 54-hole tournament, which is Thursday through Saturday this week. The top eight teams and two individuals qualify for the NCAA Championship, which is at the Country Club of Landfall at Wilmington, N.C.
Johnson said the Stanford University course is a fair test of golf - not too long at 6,100 yards and playing to a par of 71. Where trouble lurks is in the fairway rough should it be long and the greens, which can be fast.
"Obviously," she said, "it's important to go into the tournament feeling like we believe we can play well enough to make it to nationals. And I believe the team feels that way. We also understand we have to play really well to do that.
"You always want to set your goals higher than what you've achieved."
That being said, making the regional field is a bonus to an already successful season for the Vandals, who have one of the nation's best players in sophomore Kayla Mortellaro, who heads into the regional tournament ranked 19th. The Vandals are ranked 51st by GolfStat and are joined in the West Regional field by a host of top-25 teams. No. 1 UCLA is in the field along with No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Arizona as well as 12th-ranked Ohio State, 13th Virginia, 17th Stanford, 19th LSU, 24th California and 25th Texas A&M.
"The team is very focused, " said Johnson, who lightened practices sessions somewhat the week before departure because the Vandals head straight to final exams upon their return. "Nerves could play a factor, especially those who haven't played in a regional before."
The Vandals have some experience there with Mortellaro advancing last year as an individual and Amanda Jacobs, now a senior, a part of the 2007 Western Athletic Conference Champion that reached the regional tournament. Jacobs, however, is the lone senior on the team. Joining her and Mortellaro as the Vandals' five are sophomores Teo Poplawski, Frida Nilsson and Annika Karlsson.
"We've beaten some top-25 teams this year already," Johnson said. "It's realistic if we go out and play our best golf then we can make it.
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Once an important employer, a viable revenue producer and valuable service provider to Honolulu's recreational boaters, the Ala Wai Boatyard has been closed for business for over five years.
The previous operators of the boatyard were ordered to vacate the property in the first week of January 2009. Subsequently a "Request for Qualifications and Proposals" from new potential operators was announced by Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources, which controls the property. Control of a nearby fuel dock operation was included in the offer.
Only one of two RFPs that were received by the department was deemed worthy of consideration and at last report the DLNR and the developer were working together with the city's Department of Planning to resolve zoning and environmental review issues.
The DLNR, which is responsible for the property, together with its Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, announced in September 2009 that a developer - Honey Bee USA, Inc. - had submitted the only acceptable proposal for the vacated boatyard.
Today, over four years later, DOBOR Administrator Ed Underwood, in response to an e-mailed question said, "We are happy to announce that the lease was finally issued in December 2013. The contractor is now in the process of starting construction."
One planned structure will be a four-story, 60-foot-high "Boatyard Building" fronting Ala Moana Boulevard that would offer retail space and restaurant space on the second and third floors. The fourth floor would also have restaurant space, plus office space. The first floor would be used for commercial boat ticket sales, retail kiosks and possibly an ice cream and sandwich place, the developer has said.
A new 30-foot-high, two-story wharf building would run parallel to the Ala Wai channel, which would also house restaurants and a separate two-story building will house a wedding chapel.
Understandably perhaps, there has always been the question of the compatibility of a wedding chapel amidst the dust and fumes of a functioning boat maintenance facility on the minds of those in the boating community.


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WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Obama administration does not rule out the possibility that no U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014, the White House said on Monday, just days before President Barack Obama is due to meet Afghan president Hamid Karzai.
"That would be an option that we would consider," U.S. deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters in a preview of Karzai's Friday visit when asked whether the administration was weighing a "zero option" in its deliberations on how large a residual force to leave behind after the end of the U.S. combat mission next year.
U.S. officials have said privately the White House had asked for options to be developed for keeping between 3,000 and 9,000 troops in the country. But Rhodes said on Monday it would be months before a final decision is made.


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Volusia County Sheriff's Office Investigators obtained a warrant this week for the arrest of a suspect in a Daytona Beach-area fatal shooting, and are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect. Sheriff's spokesperson Gary Davidson says detectives believe the suspect, 46-year old Darrell Willis, has changed his appearance and cut his hair to avoid apprehension. The man was described as having "...long hair in a dreadlock style…" when the shooting happened in October last year. Willis is also said to live in the Elkton area in St. Johns County.
As reported last year by this writer, the Sheriff's Office says the shooting happened in the parking lot of Papi's Bottle Club on North Nova Road last October 5, around 5 in the morning as the establishment was closing. Witnesses told investigators that a fight that started inside the club spilled out into the parking lot. Detectives say they have video that shows Willis walking to the car of a friend with a gun in his hand, and also shows Willis at the front of the vehicle as he"…raised his right hand and fired the gun in a northerly direction…."
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Superhero Cucumber pairs really well with many fruits & vegetables, plus it considered a superfood which promotes over 16 different health benefits. Originally the inspiration for this series was a woman with over 24 food allergies, but it evolved.
Many of us have become totally reliant on packaged foods, because we are always on the go. Now we have some sense of entitlement that all food should be grab and go. Unfortunately, with the rise in food allergies/ special dietary needs, we have to go back to primitive times and really learn about food. Food manufactures will not even blink in the direction of changing their food products. In fact they refused to do any interviews with me, because I said "Food Allergies."
Want to eat "real" for your body and feel good again? We have to get back into our kitchens, shop whole, cook raw and start from scratch then. Often this means pre-planning meals. (What a pain in the arse.) When we incorporate foods like Superhero Cucumber with other cool foods in our daily meals, not only do we feel nourished, refreshed, and energized but we see the lines in our face disappear, the acne go away, diabetes in control, bones hurt less, waist line in check, belly pain stops.. and so on.
Day 8: "Zucumber"
This recipe is inspired by my godsister, Jamie Greenwood, owner of Jamie Living.
At Kelly & Young winery in Sonoma, CA, a few years ago, Jamie brought 15 women together and taught them how to cook with seasonal, local, sustainable food. It even including going to pick vegetables in the garden just before she taught how and what to make. Fifteen women worked together to create a feast of delicious foods from scratch. Kathleen, the owner of the winery did the pairings and tastings under a beautiful canopy of grape vines. It was a fabulous experience. If you ever get the chance to go to one of Jamie's events, or a tasting at the Kelly & Young winery, itself, you are lucky! I know I was.
To make "Zucumber":
- 1 long, large zucchini
- 1 long, large cucumber
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 ear of sweet corn (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon tarragon
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 sprigs of fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 tablespoon of white balsamic vinegar
- 2 cups of shredded cabbage (optional)
.First, use a peeler to get long strips of zucchini and cucumber (they will look like wide flat noodles). Then halve 10 cherry tomatoes. Finely chop 1 garlic glove into very small pieces. Cut the corn off the ear. Combine into a large bowl. Add Spices. Finely chop basil. Add olive oil and vinegar. Toss salad together. Shred cabbage. Atop the shredded cabbage add the mixture of "zucumber," or serve by itself with steak, fish, chicken.
I've also added red pepper flakes to this mix and a drizzle of honey and served it on top of pita crackers.


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WSU volleyball celebrated seniors Marcelina Glab and Camryn Irwin Wednesday but was not able to celebrate a victory as Oregon swept the Cougars 25-22, 25-22, 25-19 before 967 fans in Bohler Gym
Camryn Irwin was a repeat first team Pac-12 All-Academic volleyball selection while Chelsey Bettinson and Shawna Lum repeated as honorable mention selections.
Infographic - WSU Upsets No. 23 Cal
Seniors Camryn Irwin and Marcelina Glab will be honored Wed., Nov. 27, before the 7 p.m. match with Oregon.
For the fourth time this season, Kyra Holt was named the Pac-12 Volleyball Freshman of the Week for her play during the week of Nov. 18-24.
Junior Chelsey Bettinson sparked WSU to a comeback 3-2 win over No. 23 Cal Sunday in Berkeley.
Cougar freshmen Kyra Holt and Emmy Allen combined for 22 of WSU's 33 kills.
Infographic - WSU Upsets No. 4 USC
Coming off the stunning upset win over No. 4 USC, WSU goes to No. 5 Stanford and No. 23 Cal this weekend.
Washington State's Kyra Holt was named the Pac-12 Volleyball Freshman of the Week for her play during the week of Nov. 11-17.
No. 2 Kate Sommer served back-to-back aces to keep WSU alive in the fifth set Sunday.
Freshmen Emmy Allen (above) and Kyra Holt combined for 31 kills Friday night but UCLA out-lasted WSU to take a 3-2 win.


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Type: Video | Date: Monday, Oct 5, 2015HitFix sat down with Jeff Daniels to chat about his upcoming film 'Steve Jobs'.
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Someone brilliantly re-cut 'Dumb and Dumber' as an Oscar-winning drama
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'The Martian' stars Jeff Daniels & Donald Glover would pick a visit to Grand Canyon over a trip to Mars
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Type: Article | Date: Wednesday, Oct 7, 2015The Apatow favorite opens up about playing Aaron Sorkin's version of Steve Wozniak in "Steve Jobs."
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Jacobson Stars At Skagit
ALGER, Wash. — On the night when the full moon as close to the earth as it is going to be all year the racing at Skagit Speedway featured some BIG wins of its own.
New to winners circle were Travis Jacobson and Dylan Dunham while Rick Young and Trevor Turnbull made their second visits.
Kicking off the evening were time trials for the 410 and 360 Sprints. Setting fast time in both divisions were Trevor Turnbull with an 11.702 in the 360 Sprints and Chad Hillier in the 410 Sprints with an 11.176 second lap.
For the 410 Sprint heats Travis Jacobson and Brock Lemley were winners. Jacobson split the 1st and 3rd place cars heading into turn one to take away the lead. In the main event, Jacobson beat Hillier into the corner and was never headed. With a few yellows and a red Jacobson never encountered much traffic in gaining his first win on the season. Eric Fisher and Barry Martinez put on a spirited battle for second and third with Liam Ryan and Jonathan Jorgenson rounding out the top 5.
Winning the 360 Sprint heats were Turnbull and Cameron Smith. Kenny Rutz led the first 5 laps of the 360 Main event with Turnbull in two as the drivers got into heavy traffic early. Turbull passed Rutz on the sixth lap to take the lead with Rutz keeping pace as the two dove in an out of traffic. Rutz had to dive low and got the car on the apron smacking the front stretch barrier and folding over the front end ending his night. From there no one seriously challenged Turnbull who won his second main event of the season.
Earning heat race wins in the Sportsman Sprint division were Steve Parker, James Bundy and Cory Swatzina. Numerous crashes and mechanical failures ended the night prematurely for some of the competitors. Point leader Derek Roberts smacked the turn 3 wall in the warm up lap ending his night. Early race leader Bundy and Tyler Fox were battling for the lead when they made contact sending both end over end finishing their night. The crash also claimed Cory Swatzina. Dylan Dunham inherited the lead and survived one other roll over, this from Victoria Cantu to claim his first main event win of the year.
In the Outlaw Hornet class Matt Powers and Matt Ploeg were the heat race winners. Rick Young dove under the two front row cars heading into turn one and then held off a late race charge from Matt Powers for his second win of the season.


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BBM for Android delayed just as BBM for iPhone starts rollout in New Zealand
BlackBerry may be falling faster than a suicide jumper, but that hasn't stopped the company from going full steam ahead with its cross platform BlackBerry Messenger applications.
The BBM for Android application has been delayed, despite being supposed to hit about an hour ago. No reason were given for the delay, but there has been plenty of fake applications hitting the Play Store.
While Android users eagerly await BlackBerry Messenger for Android to go live, BlackBerry Messenger for iPhone has begun rolling out to users in New Zealand, where it is tomorrow already. BBM for Android has seemingly been pulled due to notification problems, but that hasn't stopped the app's APK from leaking, much to the delight of a multitude of users. BBM for iPhone has however begun rolling out at 12:01AM tomorrow as the time is reached in the certain time zones. Oh the irony.
BBM has long been an icon in the instant messaging market, but has lost a huge market share as users departed from the company's mobile platforms in Cavour of the likes of Android and iOS.
How to get BBM for iPhone early and easily
Eager to get your hands on BBM for iPhone, but don't want to wait ages whilst your counterparts in the Asia Pacific enjoy the newly launched application to its full, well, we have an easy way for you to get BBM for iPhone quick and easily.
Here are the few simple steps you need to follow in order to download BBM for iPhone quickly, easily and completely legally:
* Go into Settings
* Scroll to iTunes & App Store
* Click on your Apple ID and hit 'View Apple ID'
* Change your region to New Zealand, City to Auckland and Area Code to 1010
* Choose 'None' in the billing section
* Accept the terms of service then hit done
* Search for 'BBM' and ensure that you have 'BlackBerry' listed as the developer
* Download BBM for iPhone
* Once done, change your region settings back to the way they were
* Viola!
How to get iOS 6 back before it is too late!
iOS 7 is undoubtedly the best version of iOS to date and features a vast amount of improvements, including a redesigned user interface, but some users have met the new update with a lot of skepticism and criticism, which is why we're showing you how to downgrade back to iOS 6 from iOS 7 while there is still time.
The folks over at iDeviceHelpus has created this nifty video showing you just how to easily downgrade back to iOS 6 from iOS 7. Like many first times, the new iOS 7 can be scary and weird at first, but once you get used to it, it is an amazing pleasure to have in your life. Maybe you don't see that or you're scared of change, which is why they show you exactly how to roll back, in case you have updater's remorse or getting nostalgic. You can easily downgrade iOS 7 to iOS 6 on the iPad as well. It really is very easy to roll back to iOS 7 from iOS 6 on your iPhone, so, if you really hate iOS 7 so much, you can get iOS 6 back right now, but hurry, Apple may cease the downloads very soon!
Let us know if you love iOS 7 or if you'd rather roll back to the old, boring iOS 6 look?
This nifty trick lets you get rid of all of the iOS 7 icons you hate
So, you finally updated to iOS 7, you like it, but find some of Apple's applications annoying, their presence just makes you want to throw your phone. Well, there is a nifty trick that now allows you to hide all of those unwanted iOS 7 app icons you hate, and it doesn't involve folders at all.
Thanks to what seems to be a bug in the latest version of iOS 7, consumers can easily rid themselves from all of those unwanted, and annoying applications that you always hated. All it takes is some home button clicking and icon selecting to rid yourself of Apple's proprietary applications such as that pesky Stocks application, the useless Game Centre and most of all that awful News Stand application. But, if you're scared to lose them permanently, don't worry, you can still find them through the search option, which should easily assist you in getting them back, if you really want to that is.
iOS 7 is finally here and is said to be Apple's best yet, what do you think about that? Let us know your thoughts on the new iOS 7!
Prepare for the confusion, iOS 7 goes live today and here are the times
iOS 7 goes live later today, reinventing every iPhone since 2010, and leading to some great confusion with those that haven't heard of the brand new, redesigned operating system.
iOS 7 is going live globally and if you are eager to get your hands on some gradients, then take a look at the table above to see when it launches, where, today. iPod Touch 5G, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPad 4 owners are in for a treat, especially if you own one of the older, fast aging devices that you want to blow a breathe of new life into.
iOS 7 will not only pack boatloads of new features, but also a brand new user interface, and loads new feature to third party apps, in due time. So, let's get the yummy!
Very first iPhone 5C television advertisement hits the web
The Apple iPhone 5C is set to go on sale on Friday, much to the excitement of fans around the country that has been waiting for a little more affordable iPhone in a wide variety of new colours. Apple's 'Plastic Perfected' television advertisement has hit the web, and it looks great.
In Apple's usual asthetics, the video is simple, to the point, elegant and quite vague. Plastic is shown gathering, building up to finally form the new Apple iPhone 5C. It is abstract and it's exciting. Watching it makes my heart race and it is sure to do the same for you. The 'Plastic Perfected' slogan most certainly takes a stab at Samsung's terrible plastic designs as well as the likes of Nokia, Sony, Huawei, LG and the usual crowd.
The iPhone 5C goes on sale this Friday starting at $99 on a two-year contract and $549 once-off. It is colourful, it is chubby, it is the iPhone 5C.
iPhone 5C: The 'C' stands for 'Chubby'
It has been almost a week now since Apple announced their two new iPhone smartphones in the form of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Ever since, there has been a lot of speculation as to what exactly the 'C' stands for…
Many speculated that the 'C' in the iPhone 5C stands for 'cheap', but since it is only $100 more affordable that the latest flagship, the iPhone 5S, it is quite unlikely, so what does it stand for? Well, Apple claims 'color', but I believe that the 'C' stands for 'chubby,' not the 'conspiracy' that it has brought forth. Why 'chubby'? Well, the iPhone 5C is 8.97mm thick, a whole 1.37mm thicker than its predecessor. By definition, chubby means plump and rounded, which are the exact words that I would use to describe the iPhone 5C. It feels firm in the hands, more rounded that ever before, smooth as a baby's bum.
Sure, this is somewhat satirical of me to write, but come on, think about it. The iPod has featured colors before, no one called it the iPod Nano C, so why now? iPhone 5C(hubby) I tell you!!! Chubby chasers, Apple is keeping an eye out for you…
Amzer ShatterProof screen guard for the Apple iPhone 5C right now!
Great new gadget geeks! Amzer's amazing ShatterProof screen protector is coming to an Apple iPhone 5C near you! Yes, that's right, of all the great Apple iPhone 5C accessories we are offering, ShatterProof will be one of them too! Amzer's ShatterProof screen guard will be available in both front coverage and full body coverage offerings for $29.95 and $39.95 respectively. The ShatterProof for iPhone 5C with full body coverage is available right now, but the front coverage ShatterProof for iPhone 5C will only start shipping on October 10!
iPhone 5C pre-orders now live in US, UK, Canada and Australia (Links Included)
Great news iFans! The brand new Apple iPhone 5C has gone up for pre-ordering in the US, UK, Canada as well as Australia, meaning you can get your dream device without standing in those long, pesky queues! Of course in the US the iPhone 5C will start at $99 on a two-year contract, C$129 in Canada on a two-year contract with Telus, from £0 in the UK and seemingly free in Australia from Telus.
Here are the pre-order links:
US – Major Carriers: iPhone 5C pre-order
UK – Vodafone UK: iPhone 5C pre-order
UK – O2: iPhone 5C pre-order
UK – Three UK: iPhone 5C pre-order
UK – EE: iPhone 5C pre-order
Canada – Telus Mobility: iPhone 5C pre-order
Australia – Telstra: iPhone 5C pre-order
Phonebloks concept imagines a DIY smartphone future
Taste differs and thus mobile manufacturers can never satisfy everyone, especially those pesky Droids. Phonebloks, a concept by Dave Hakkens, sees a future where consumers can build, repair and upgrade there smartphones according to their likes and dislikes, and it sounds mighty fine.
Imagine a word where you can build your own smartphone with the processor, memory, screen, battery and all those other tidbits just the way you like. A world where you design your own phone and everyone's device is unique. That sounds great doesn't it? Dave Hakkens has conceptualized such an idea and it does look like it would have mass appeal, even though it is likely to never surface this side of the sun. Mobile makers need monies and smartphones are a great source of profits and revenue, so why kill that by having users create smartphones that can last a lifetime on the cheap? It's still a mighty fine idea though.
Imagine creating your own phone… Lumia 925 design, Galaxy Note II battery life, Galaxy S4 screen, Lumia 1020 camera, Walkman F889 audio, iPhone operating system… The possibilities truly are endless…


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Women's Lacrosse Opens Season With Win Over Holy Cross, 14-11
Feb. 26, 2005
AMHERST, Mass. - On the strength of four goals by junior midfielder Kerri Connerty (Nashua, N.H.), the Massachusetts women's lacrosse team opened its season with a 14-11 win over in-state rival Holy Cross on Saturday at Garber Field.
The Minutewomen fell behind early in the game as Patricia Sutton scored three consecutive goals in the first six minutes of action. Sutton finished the contest with six goals on eight shots. After Holy Cross' Eileen Hartigan made the score 4-0 in the 20th minute, the Minutewomen scored four straight goals to tie the game. UMass scored three goals, two in the final 15 seconds, to take a 7-5 lead into halftime - a lead they did not relinquish.
In the second half, the Minutewomen scored the first three goals of the period as freshman Kristina Twichell (Fayetteville, N.Y.), Connerty, and freshman Kathleen Typadis (Medfield, Mass.) scored to give UMass a 10-5 advantage.
Dee Dee Banel finally answered for the Crusaders at the 41:04 mark of play to pull Holy Cross within four, 10-6.
The Minutewomen again fired off a trio of goals to go up 13-6 as freshman Melynda Zwick (Holland, Pa.) scored her second goal of the game, sophomore Shelley Boyle (Annapolis, Md.) added her second, and junior Lindsay Cassell (Weston, Mass.) posted her second.
Holy Cross battled back scoring four consecutive goals in the final six minutes of play. Carolyn Smirti beat UMass goalie Lauren McCarthy (Derry, N.H.) to start the rally followed by a pair of goals from Sutton. With 2:48 to go, Jacque Hastings pulled the Crusaders within three, 13-10, with her first tally of the game.
Both squads traded goals in the final 2:00 of action with Connerty scoring for UMass and Smirti scoring for Holy Cross to give the final 14-11 score.
Going into the intermission, both teams were tied with 11 shots. UMass held the final advantage at 26-23. The Minutewomen doubled-up Holy Cross on draw controls, 18-9, but committed 12 turnovers to just seven for the Crusaders. UMass also converted five-of-eight free position shots, while Holy Cross converted three-of-five.
McCarthy made nine saves in the cage for UMass, while Holy Cross' Megan Orr made 10 in the losing effort.
The Minutewomen will return to action on Wednesday, March 2 when they travel to Boston University. The game is set for a 4:00 p.m. start.
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A January thaw brought several days of warm air and rain helping to melt some of the snowpack. West Michigan sees a return to winter weather Tuesday into Wednesday. The Grand Rapids National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the counties along and north of line from Muskegon to Mount Pleasant from 11 AM Tuesday until 1 PM Wednesday. Locations in the advisory could see total snowfall accumulations of 5-9 inches. Areas south of that line will likely observe 2-5 inches of new snow. The wind will increase from the west tonight causing some blowing and drifting of the fresh snow as well as reducing visibilities at times.
The weather will quiet down by Wednesday afternoon but another disturbance will bring a burst of snow by Wednesday night into Thursday.
While temperatures have been in the upper 30s and lower 40s for the last few days, we dip back below freezing by Wednesday. This cold air will likely hang around for a couple of weeks.
As the winter weather impacts West Michigan, review these winter weather safety tips:
Winter hazards awareness week 2013 - Understanding winter weather terms
Winter hazards awareness week 2013 - How snow and cold may affect your health
Winter hazards awareness week 2013 - Preparing your home for winter emergencies
Winter hazards awareness week 2013 - Winter Survival Kits
Winter hazards awareness week 2013 - Winter Weather Safety Tips for home and car
Winter hazards awareness week 2013 - Cold weather and hypothermia
The slideshow on the top has a few of the forecast weather maps.
Before you head out to travel around West Michigan, check out the live West Michigan Weather conditions and live lakeshore weather.
As this winter weather impacts the area, the Grand Rapids National Weather Service wants any reports you may have.
You can send them your weather reports via their on-line spotter report form. This can be accessed at: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grr/spotter/
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