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Lightning struck the house around 4 a.m. as Tropical Storm Irene passed over Necker Island, according to Branson.
"Around 20 people were in the house and they all managed to get out and they are all fine," wrote the Virgin Group CEO, who was staying in the house next door at the time.
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Fingers: Hyper-extended
I was bouldering with my left middle and ring fingers deep in a pocket. I had to quickly get my fingers out and reach up for the next hold, and as I did, I hyper-extended them. Four months later I remain unable to climb. Should I get some scans?
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You were living in Sydney. You were even climbing in the Blue Mountains. I work in the Blue Mountains. You didn't call.
In all likelihood you do, or did, have a small avulsion fracture. When you hyper-extended the middle finger joint (aka the PIP joint), one of the connective tissues, be it ligament or the joint capsule, will have pulled off a fragment of bone. If an x-ray does not reveal a fracture, then you may have just disrupted the capsule on the front of the joint.
Given that it settled down and only briefly re-aggravates after indoor climbing, a dose of radiation may be a little pointless. I think yours is more likely plain old stress rather than non-union, but if it persists certainly acquire a set of films.
Though prescribing rest is, for the most part, an excuse for poor diagnostics and even worse management, in this instance it's neither. Anything that annoys this finger needs to halt until the pain settles. Be patient!
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The North Tahoe girls basketball team defeated Silver Stage 30-24 on the road Tuesday, while the boys fell short, 54-50, despite a fourth-quarter comeback.
"The first half we started out cold, and then by the time we realized we could beat them, it was too late," said Laker boys head coach Frank Wright.
The Lakers got off to a sluggish start and trailed by 12 at half. But they awoke in the second half, particularly late, outscoring Silver Stage 35-20 in the fourth quarter.
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The Nighthawks improved to 7-2 with the win, with their only losses coming against Fernley and ROP. The Lakers are 3-6 overall.
"It's a learning process, but we're in a good place. The kids are really stepping up," Wright said. "We are becoming a very good team."
The North Tahoe girls managed to pull off their win with only six players total, and with one playing through a stomach illness.
After entering the half knotted at 6-6, North Tahoe junior center Taylor Briggs became sick during the break, said head coach Rick Buhler. But she took the court anyway for the second half, scoring six points in a gutsy performance, her coach said.
Senior guard Liz Buhler led the Lakers with 19 points, while sophomore forward Savannah App pulled down 20 rebounds.
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In an interview with The New York Times, Android's director of business development shared his views that until now, the 10" Android tablets didn't really provide the substance to justify the price that was asked...
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1. MeoCao (unregistered)
Google always has very good balance between their own interests and interests of their customers.
Good job Google.
10. dickwyn (Posts: 621; Member since: 07 May 2012)
Nexus 10 FTW
11. frydaexiii (Posts: 1444; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
Yup, unlike a certain fruit company, who sells subpar products at a premium price so it seems like the best to the rich, Google actually wants to provide the best they've got to everyone.
14. Hemlocke (unregistered)
Except that the iPad blows the doors off the N10. Nice try, but the Nexus line is still second best.
23. Atrixboyyy (Posts: 348; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
Blows it out of what water the N10 has a better display then the RESOLUTIONARY display that was the main selling point besides LTE and its cheaper.
N10 is to hot for the water your iPad rests in.
34. TheMan (Posts: 490; Member since: 21 Sep 2012)
Totally missed the point. Whether it is or is not the best matters not. The goal was excellent specs at a reasonable price.
Under $400 vs $500 or more sounds like a bargain.
40. JunitoNH (Posts: 1806; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
Why the man said, Android tablets are underpowered and overpriced.
27. moronman66 (Posts: 162; Member since: 09 Jan 2012)
The resolution, processor, amount of RAM and operating system are better than that of the competition, and less expensive, but said fruit company (as much as I hate them) has brilliant marketing to those who don't even consider the competition, and people who are too lazy to do research and see that other products are better.
36. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
I cannot for the life of me understand why week harp on the fact that Apple products are expensive and Google's aren't. Apple products have ALWAYS been more expensive than their competition. Google has always had a tendency of giving products out for free or at an extremely low cost. This is not news and after over a decade, you should be tired of complaining about it.
I do agree with him though...but I still think most tablets are overpriced. I wouldn't say underpowered though. I've not had a moment when I thought...man I really can't do something I want to do because this tab doesn't have the specs.
37. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
True, look at their Macbooks...wow, why would anyone spend so much on a Macbook or Mac desktop Mac...crazy...
19. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Nexus 10 will quite possibly be the ultimate tablet in price-performance ratios for ost part of 2013 as well
39. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
they just want to sell more .. thats all .. there are not any different..
42. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
you mean ..like Apple?
2. tech2 (Posts: 3458; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
I wonder what tablet he was referring to !?!?!? ;) :D
6. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
"The 10" Android tablets didn't really provide the substance to justify the price that was asked."
Don't be a troll. Apple actually makes good powerful tablets, even if the OS is a bit old and stale. He said Android tablets, meaning the crappy, laggy, heavily skinned Galaxy Tab line and models similar. I wouldn't buy one of those to save my life. Until now, Asus was the only company making good Android tablets.
Okay, maybe with the exception of the Note 10.1. Haven't tried it to see whether or not it's good, but I hear it's good.
12. tech2 (Posts: 3458; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
The statement " the 10" Android tablets……" are not in quotes which means that is an interpretation and not a statement made by him. The next line "We felt the 10-inch category….." are in quotes which means those are his own words and therefore referring to overall 10-inch tablets market.
Just because you think Samsung's tablets are crappy and laggy doesn't mean that he was pointing towards Samsung. He was clearly and only referring to 10 inch tablet's 'price'.
IMO I don't think he would take a jab at Samsung who clearly have a huge market share in 10-inch android tablets.
21. spideyhead256 (Posts: 148; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)
i've tried the note 10.1.thanks to crapwiz it's clunky even with that exynos inside it. -_- not for the most part but yeah the clunkyness is still there.
24. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Well we and them and the manufactures no that Android is and was a needed a heavy hardware to push the OS, they still ignored it. Tabs should come with 3GBRAM due to once instaling Skype Tango Anti-Virus Games Task killers calenders widgets. Each of those apps take up 30MB of RAM, leaving you with just 100MB for browsing, when opening 2 pages, Ram drops to 50MB and then starts to lag. How stupid of them to provide with 1GB RAM.
31. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3724; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
Do you ever talk about anything besides specs, man? They aren't everything. Get over it.
41. lsutigers (Posts: 820; Member since: 08 Mar 2009)
Sony makes good tablets too, the original Tablet S and new Xperia Tablet S are nice Android tablets.
3. spideyhead256 (Posts: 148; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)
+1 to this.i still have my original galaxy tab 10.1 which i bought a year back.it still costs almost 30k [indian rupees] in india.clunky as f---.even with the official ics update.
5. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
Er, all android tablets except Nexus ones (specially the ones we get in India) are POS.
8. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
Same here, desperately searching for a cost effective, good tab but no luck. No Nexus tabs here..
9. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
The only fairly decent tablet is the iPad, irrespective of whatever. No surface, no Nexus tabs. WTF
43. anglosaxonengland (Posts: 52; Member since: 11 Sep 2013)
Agreed, iPad or iOS and even Surface RT for some reason are the only devices that require very little power to run the most demanding applications quickly and smoothly.
Android only caught up with it using cortex a15s. Besides having super high benchmarks that mean sh1t for day today performance, it still needs to pay some catch up in terms of optimising it and making it run a lot quicker and smoother
15. Aeires (unregistered)
My Transformer disagrees.
25. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
I haven't seen it in person and don't think its available here (officially at least).
17. spideyhead256 (Posts: 148; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)
agreed.but we don't get any nexus products here anyways :P gotta order from ebay.
38. toyds123 (Posts: 28; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Hmm, I think if its vanilla android it runs better. I have seen galaxy tabs and man they are slow. However, I have an HP Touchpad with official cm9 and it runs really fast. I was surprised that it was really snappy. Way faster than the Gtab 10.1 I tried. I can even play NFS most wanted without lag considering it has an old S3 processor. I think that's why the nexus line up has always performed well.
4. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
Google is pushing the limits. nicely done. Show us more of your engineering prowess.
7. TylerGrunter (Posts: 1522; Member since: 16 Feb 2012)
I would agree with him wasn't it for the $100 extra you have to pay to get the 32GB one.
So for the Nexus 7 is OK to charge just $50 to go from 16 to 32 GB, but for the Nexus 10 the same step costs $100? Talking about overpriced and ripping off customers...
35. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
compared to other tablets its still alot cheaper...my guess is they maybe selling the 16gb at cost and with the 32gb they are making enough margins to cover for both the 16 and 32gb models...personally i think even $50 dollars is alot to just double your storage considering you can a 64gb sd card for that price but the n10 is still priced well compared to other tablets ie 16gb ipad is 499 where as a 32gb n10 is 499..i wouldnt be surprised if in the future the n10 32gb becomes 449 and a 64gb version gets announced for 499.
13. mydi.maus (unregistered)
hhmm,,.. Google is so rich they decided to drop their pants down,oops!!price down....
16. pikapowerize (banned) (Posts: 1869; Member since: 03 May 2012)
i feel pity for motorola, sharp and sony... being compared to huawei!
why wont they gave it special treatment!? i think they deserve to have a nexus too!!! did they really just buy motorola for patents to fight apple?!
anyways good for them to think that way! even i dont like android though! im glad that they dont get too much! unlike apple (even i love apple) iPad mini is too much!!! 43% margin is huge!
but they still have annoying ads! :P
18. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
I agreed with half your comment :P
22. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
i feel pity for rim !
20. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
"When asked how did Google manage to bring the prices of the Nexus 4 and 10 so low, Lagerling admitted that Google wanted to prove that a company doesn't have to charge $600 for the latest technologies, and that such kind of margins can even be unreasonable."
this is...so true !! shame on you lg for ripping off non-google play store countries !!
26. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
Finally, that's a great comment from you.
29. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
am i ? i always post great comment though it's kinda rude somtimes xD
30. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
If you could get over with bashing RIM every time.
33. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
Im always saying the truth and fact, thats all nothing more, bb is a dying company
28. Reluctant_Human (Posts: 886; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
They should give the option that every Motorola phone can either have stock Android or Motoblur interface. Give consumers an option without having XDA developers working overtime to make our phones to do just that.
That's just my two cents. I understand it would give Motorola an unfair advantage unless they extend that same curtesy to all phone developers such as Samsung and LG.
32. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3724; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
I agree with him to an extent. In reference to Android tablets, I would say Asus is a clear exception. They might be expensive, but they are surely not underpowered.


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Kathleen C. Hochul worked tirelessly for her district and Western New York during her short time in the House of Representatives, and now that she is departing Congress following a tough election and an even tougher battle over the fiscal cliff, her contributions should stand as a testament to an unfailing dedication toward her constituents.
Hochul leaves on a high note.
She scored a rare legislative victory in the "Clothe a Homeless Hero Act," calling on the Transportation Security Administration to partner with the Department of Veterans Affairs and local charities to distribute unclaimed clothing left at airport security checkpoints to homeless and needy veterans and their families.
It was her only free-standing bill to pass the Republican-controlled House. The Senate also passed the measure and it is expected to be signed into law by the president.
But perhaps her greatest legacy in this area can be defined in her tireless efforts on behalf of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
Hochul successfully authored legislation to prevent the immediate closure of the air base, punctuated by the appearance of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to identify a new mission for the base. The stakes were high, involving hundreds of jobs and the base's future economic viability.
Other highlights include helping to streamline the temporary guest worker program, which is now available electronically and saves farmers across the country time and money. In addition, she devoted her time along with the rest of the Western New York delegation to push the Federal Aviation Administration for tougher regulations following the crash of Continental Flight 3407.
Her accomplishments go far beyond her slender legislative record, which was limited by her status as a member of the minority party. Her ascension from Erie County clerk to Congress was unlikely from the start.
Hochul emerged as a dark horse, thwarting what should have been an easy victory for Assemblywoman Jane Corwin back in May 2011 during a special election for the 26th District. But Hochul prevailed despite a Republican voter majority.
Redistricting handed her an even more heavily Republican 27th District, and she narrowly lost to former Erie County Executive Chris Collins, even as she touted what she called a "record of independence" in Washington.
The fact that the race was even close can be attributed to many things, including her claim to have secured more than $1.3 million for the district during her short tenure. But it's also a tribute to her style and the time spent in her district meeting and listening to her constituents.
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February 17, 2013
After contending with a political firestorm, on Nov. 16, 2012 the EPA announced that it will not temporarily waive federal requirements for blending ethanol into America's fuel supply....
Fly, it was a rhetorical question. In this case, though, I agree with you. Bush screwed up. In fact, the entire energy policy he pushed is a disaster. Bush, with his "compassionate conservatism", should have been laughed out of office for being a dimwit.
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"I don't know what moron at the EPA ever thought that putting food in a car's gas tank was a good idea."
It started circa 1999 when MTBE was being banned in many states, as it was found in drinking water.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, written by the EPA, mandated renewables be used in conjunction with gas and established a minimum. Senate Repub 49 yeas, dems 25 yeas. In House repub yeas 200, dem yeas 75. There you have. Nearly 2 to 1 in senate and almost 3 to 1 in House. The head of the EPA was Stephen Johnson, Bush nomination. Using the logic by many here who like to blame just the President, it's Bush's fault. Using sounder logic, it's not quite bipartisan, but repubs supported it more than dems. Hope this helps.
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I don't know what moron at the EPA ever thought that putting food in a car's gas tank was a good idea. Oh - and let's take that food from people who are starving. Brilliant.
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"Democrats Corn subsidy fuel" "For the public education crowd allow me to interpret."
Once again we have willful ignorance trying the projection game. For those less educated on Congressional votes, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 was the original act passed by Congress for this "renewable-fuel standard". The vote in the House was 200 repubs yea and 75 dems yea. The Senate vote was 49 repubs and 25 dems yea. Seems to me that this is a repubs corn subsidy until 2007, when it was revised to include new categories of renewable fuel, and set separate volume requirements for each one. The House vote was 219 dem yea and 95 repub yea. The Senate vote was 47 dem yea and 39 repub yea. Seems the dems are the ones more responsible for advancing other renewables not using corn. Better concern trolls please.
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Chris Kelsay realized a career goal Wednesday when he decided to retire from the Buffalo Bills.
"I always said from Day One when Mr. Wilson drafted me in 2003 that I wanted to end my career a Buffalo Bill and that came to fruition today and I feel very blessed to have that opportunity," said Kelsay, who traveled in from his offseason home in Nebraska and met with General Manager Buddy Nix on Wednesday afternoon to inform him of his decision. "I just felt physically — and mentally, too — that I was ready to go in a different direction, so that's what we decided. There's a sense of relief there, so I know I made the right decision."
Kelsay missed seven of the final eight games in 2012 and ended the season on injured reserve because of a torn ligament in his neck. Though he had received clearance from team doctors to resume physical activities, the thought of another injury, especially to his neck, factored into his decision.
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Kelsay was also wary of having to prove himself to another new coaching staff, with Doug Marrone taking over after Chan Gailey was fired at the end of last season. During his 10 years, Kelsay played for five different head coaches (one interim) and four defensive coordinators, including two the last seasons in George Edwards and Dave Wannstedt.
"It definitely played a role in it, but it wasn't a deciding factor," Kelsay said of a new coaching staff coming in. "It's always tough to have to come in and re-establish yourself and earn the respect and the trust and the confidence of your coaching staff. Obviously that's something I've had to do in prior years, and something that I'm proud to say I was able to do. It weighs into it, a whole new system, a whole new scheme, kind of a hybrid defense, 4-3, 3-4 mix. There's no question I feel like I could play in it, but at the same time, I'm just very happy with where I'm at and looking to retirement."
Kelsay said it never got to the point where he discussed what his role would be with the defense under new coordinator Mike Pettine in 2013 — or whether he was asked to restructure his contract by the team.
"When I sat down with Buddy, I told him basically the thought process my wife and I have gone through over the course of the last couple months and really even into the end of last season, and it never really came to that. We were kind of on the same page, I think, when I told him that I wanted to retire a Buffalo Bill. I think Buddy was happy for me and happy for my family and that's really" as far is it got.
Kelsay's retirement saves the Bills $5.175 million against the 2013 contract. He was in the third year of a four-year contract that he signed in September 2010 that had a maximum value of $24 million. He earned $15 million of that. Kelsay earned an estimated $36 million from the Bills over his 10-year career.
Kelsay's retirement — along with the recent releases of veteran defenders Terrence McGee, Nick Barnett and George Wilson, leaves the Bills $28.425 million under the expected 2013 salary cap.
A second-round pick out of Nebraska in 2003, Kelsay was a three-time Bills defensive captain. He became a starter in his second season, and from 2005 through 2011 started all 105 games in which he played. He recorded 32.5 sacks, ranking ninth in team history, but struggled to crack the starting lineup last season after the team added high-priced free agents Mario Williams and Mark Anderson. Kelsay played about 50 percent of the snaps in his eight games.
"I just felt like as much as I kind of went back and forth on it, I believe if you are thinking about retirement that much you are already retired," he said. "I am happy with the decision that we made. I look forward to the next chapter of my life."
"Chris has been the consummate professional throughout his career and we will miss him," Nix said in a release prepared by the team. "He always gave 100 percent, regardless of the situation and regardless of the score. He did everything with class and was an excellent team leader."
Kelsay and his wife, Natalie, have two daughers, Harper and Avery, and a son, Rhett. The family will make their primary residence in Nebraska, but Kelsay made it clear he holds Buffalo close to his heart.
"It's been a huge part of our lives. All three of my kids were born in Buffalo," he said. "We're very much involved in the community."
Kelsay's message to fans frustrated by the current 13-year playoff drought: Continue to be patient.
"Buffalo Bills fans, the true fans … there's nothing like them. I think they just need to continue to support the organization. We're going to turn the corner, it's just a matter of time," he said. "The staff they've put together here, I see good things in the near future for the Buffalo Bills."
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does any1 kno who iz the cuttest anime charcter out all anime
it would have to be nyu from elfen lied! although her otherside is... well... not so cute, nyu is the most innocent and cutest girl u'll ever meet!
Bulma is my favorite character in Dragon Ball Z. She is so cute and good looking. I like her a lot.
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hard choice i'd say ritsuka from loveless =)
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now that i think of it Cooro from anima (shown on my profile pic)
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hmmm... I think Momiji and/or kisa from Fruits basket. They are gorgeous!!!
saya minatsuki from black cat
probably Ikuto from shugo chara aido or zero or kaname frome vampire knight blood boris or peter from alice in the contry of hearts (but thts a manga )inuyasha from InuYasha kyo or momoji from fruits basket kadaj from final fantasy advent children kyoya tamaki mori-senpei honey-senpei or hikaru and kaoru (twins) from ouran highschool host club or Zero from code gease those r just the one sof the top of my head
I would have to go with... Chi from chobits. Momiji from fruitsbasket. aaaand... Sakura from Cardcaptors. .. I'm starting to see a trend for myself.
I'd say Ikuto from Shugo Chara, Zero and Kaname from Vampire Knight, Boris and Peter from Alice in the counrty of Hearts,Ichigo from Bleach,Kyo and Momijo from Fruit Basket,Naruto and Sai and Shikamaru from Naruto Shippuden,Alto and Brera from Macross Frontier,Fang from Maximum Ride,Accelorater and Touma from To Aru Majustu no Index or from To Aru Kagaku no Railgun,Ash from Pokemon,Dan and Shun from Bakugan,and many MORE!!!!!!!! I LOVE ANIME STUFF
Hinata Hyuga and Dawn Hikari.
Chopper from one piece is ADORABLE!!!!!! (jap version voice is cute as well)


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Adding rollover protection would be a great winter shop project
Adding rollover protection would be a great winter shop project
Rollover protection systems (ROPS) save lives. When ROPS are used with seat belts, 99 percent of tractor drivers survive rollover accidents. And, even if the seat belt isn't worn, 70 percent of drivers live to tell about the accident report researchers in a recent USA Today article titled, "Tractor upgrades cut deaths."
Based on Hoard's Dairyman readership studies, the average dairy farm owns 5.3 tractors. Nearly every dairy farm has one, two, or maybe even more tractors that predate the farm manufacturers' voluntary safety program which began in 1985. That manufacturer program placed a ROPS on every tractor leaving the assembly line. While the program was an effective starting point, it leaves many functional, older tractors without the life-saving device. In many cases, those tractors still have long careers in front of them because they have sentimental value to the farm as a long-time workhorse or even hold a special place because it was Grandpa's favorite tractor. Whatever the case, those tractors are potential death traps and could be made safer for all those involved for about a $1,100 investment in safety equipment.
Nationally, rollover accidents are on the decline. That's because more tractors have ROPS, and more youth are taking tractor safety courses. Death rates have dropped from 5.5 deaths per 100,000 workers in 1992 to 3.6 in 2007 in a study undertaken by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The number of people killed in tractor rollovers remains the highest in the Midwest (6.83) and Northeast (6.81). Some researchers suggest the rolling terrain is a reason for higher death rates. Another likely reason is the fact there are more older tractors that lack ROPS still being used in farming operations in these regions. According to Julie Soresen with the Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health, New England states, Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia share the highest tractor-overturn fatality rates. Death rates are the lowest in the West (1.4).
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Let's get ready to rumble!
The women came out fighting on part one of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion Monday night, and it didn't take long before the gloves came off.
Although we all know host Andy Cohen is saving the best (or worst) for last, here were the knockout moments from Round One:
Valley Girl?
Former BFFs turned frenemies Brandi Glanville and Lisa Vanderpump went after one another from the start, with Glanville throwing the first punch by claiming that Vanderpump used to live in the Valley and once filed for bankruptcy.
"I paid $9.99, and you did," Glanville, 41, said about researching Vanderpump's possible former home, saying she did so because Vanderpump, 53, used to say she needed "a passport" whenever she visited Glanville in the Valley.
"Is there something bad about living in Calabasas?" Cohen joked. "Isn't that where the Kardashians live?"
Escape to Kim Mountain
Kim Richards had some zany moments this season, from praying to a trashcan to trying to train her dog, Kingsley, but she celebrated her first full season sober.
"I think I'm feeling more free to be the kooky, fun person I could be," Richards, 49, admitted, before turning emotional. "This show has kept me sober and accountable … I love making people smile and laugh … you guys have saved my life."
Gold Medal Gown
Glanville and newcomer Joyce Giraud have battled all year, with some of their fighting turning downright nasty.
"I made a stupid comment … that was over the top," Glanville said, referring to her comment to Giraud, 38, earlier in the season that black people couldn't swim, a remark that many labeled racist and which Glanville said led to the egging of her house and threats. "I am the least racist person … I'm sorry."
Apology aside, Cohen teased a battle when he stated that Glanville wrote in her blog that the difference between her and Giraud was that the former Miss Puerto Rico had "settled" for her husband while Glanville had to be physically attracted to the men she dated.
"I've seen you kissing a guy when your tampon is hanging out of your private parts," Giraud retorted, to which Glanville said, "He's a gay man [and my agent]. And don't call him ugly. I've never dated an ugly man."
Or worn an ugly dress, if her reaction to Giraud's gold, glittery gown was any indication.
"Well, I'm sorry the Olympics started," she said, inferring Giraud's dress was ice dancing-esque and that her skates were waiting off-stage. "Sochi's calling."
Round Two of the three-part reunion continues next Monday (9 p.m. ET) on Bravo, and it looks as if Kim Richards and Lisa Vanderpump will bump heads as will Carlton Gebbia and Kyle Richards.
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How much are you willing to pay to turn the HSBC tower into a vital offshoot of Buffalo's waterfront development and keep it from becoming a vacant beacon of Buffalo's blight?
That's the question that's going to dominate the discussion through the end of next year as the owners of the soon-to-be-empty tower – the tallest privately owned office building in upstate New York – scramble to avoid foreclosure or bankruptcy.
To their credit, the tower's owners, Seneca One Realty, are making a gallant effort to come up with a way to hang on to the 38-story tower and make it a vital part of downtown Buffalo and the new waterfront developments nearby.
They want to convert the tower into a mix of hotel rooms, condominiums and apartments and offices, while replacing the concrete pad surrounding the fortress-like building with green space that would turn the undeveloped portion of the property into an inviting gathering spot for the community.
There's only one problem: None of the ideas come close to making financial sense. Not by a long shot.
To make it work, the building's owners would need incentives that would cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars through a combination of tax credits, property tax breaks and other handouts, including possibly a slice of the Buffalo Billion in promised state aid.
That's asking a lot. And it's even harder to swallow for a retrofit of a 40-year-old office building that lost its second-biggest tenant, the Phillips Lytle law firm, to a new office building a block away and its biggest tenant, HSBC, to a cost-cutting move that will see it shift most of its tower workers to other local facilities.
But the alternative is letting the market take its course, and that isn't likely to be pretty: A 95-percent empty building that serves as a symbol for Buffalo's economic struggles, on the outskirts of a promising waterfront development touted as a hopeful sign of the region's future.
"This property sits in the middle of everything that's going on," said Michael Reynolds, a California real estate planning and analysis expert who was part of an Urban Land Institute advisory panel that studied the plan. "This is a challenge that you have to take on."
The question is: At what cost?
"It's a dilemma," said downtown building owner David Sweet, the chairman of Main Seneca Corp.
"It's probably the worst one we've had in decades because the building is so large," he said. "The shadow of that building over there is ominous."
The Urban Land Institute experts said they feared that letting the building fall into bankruptcy or foreclosure would lead to its sale – at a likely bargain basement price. That, in itself, could be a good thing because it would ease the financial strain on the property by ridding it of the $75 million balloon payment that Seneca One is facing on its mortgage in January 2015.
But if that happens, the city would lose its greatest chance to work with the building's owners on a redevelopment plan that fits in with the vision for the neighboring waterfront.
Maybe the new owner would be committed to a sweeping redevelopment, as Seneca One is. But maybe the tower would be snapped up by a landlord who couldn't care less about Buffalo's broader redevelopment and is interested only in filling the building with tenants as quickly as possible. That would be bad news for other downtown landlords, who would likely have to compete with cut-rate rents offered by the tower's new owner.
"We'd like to see a situation where they can control the outcome, rather than just letting it go," said Carl Montante Jr., Uniland Development Co.'s vice president of marketing.
But that control won't be cheap for taxpayers, who will be asked for tens of millions of dollars in handouts.
Renovating the tower into Class A offices would cost an estimated $113 million more than the building's owners could expect to take in at today's going rent, which averages around $24 per share foot, according to the Urban Land Institute panel. And filling 800,000 square feet of office space will take a long time in a market that typically absorbs about 100,000 square feet of new space a year. At that pace, filling the HSBC tower will take almost eight years.
A hotel is even worse, with revenues running about $126 million below cost, mainly because the highest rate the market will bear for a hotel room is around $175 a night. And there already are plans for 400 to 500 additional hotel rooms downtown, including Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula's HarborCenter plan and developer Carl Paladino's mixed-use proposal for the Erie Basin Marina.
That's more new hotel rooms than the city has absorbed over the past 10 years, and the Urban Land Institute experts were rightly worried about putting even more into the mix.
Apartments aren't much better, costing an estimated $92 million more than their forecasted revenues. That's because the top apartment rent of around $1.30 per square foot locally isn't high enough to cover construction costs. And even though the vacancy rate is only about 3 percent for downtown's apartments, the region's declining population keeps a lid on the demand for those units. A 2005 study estimated that downtown Buffalo can absorb between 100 to 200 new apartments each year.
Condos make more financial sense, actually generating about $40 million more than cost, but the market for luxury condominiums is too small to make that much more than a small part of a revitalization project. The market has been absorbing luxury condos at a rate of about one per month, so a big condominium conversion would require public financing to help the tower owner get through the shortfall in revenues while they wait for the units to sell.
There is ample precedent for providing the type of lucrative tax breaks the HSBC project would require. The planned $172 million HarborCenter last month picked up $37 million in tax breaks through the Erie County Industrial Development Agency. The conversion of the Dulski federal building into the Avant hotel and luxury condo complex got $40 million in state grants and tax breaks.
The cloud overhanging the tower is Seneca One's mortgage on the property. The loan is coming due soon, with Seneca One is facing a $75 million balloon payment in January 2015. Typically, a building owner facing a massive balloon payment would refinance as its due date approached to avoid the big payment. But that's virtually impossible to do with a building that's nearly empty.
That forces Seneca One to try to work out a deal with its lenders, who will have some incentive to negotiate if they think they could take less of a financial hit by compromising than by taking what they can get in a foreclosure sale or a bankruptcy.
Stephen P. Fitzmaurice, Seneca One's chief operating officer, thinks it will be easier to negotiate a restructuring of the balloon payment if it's clear that the tower's owners have a plan to redevelop the property that has the support of local leaders.
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said he's willing to work with Seneca One, but at this early stage, he's not making promises, either.
"This is going to be a process that requires some reciprocity on the ownership side," Brown said. "If we all work together, the outcome can be a good one."
The Urban Land Institute experts spoke of a public-private partnership that could allow taxpayers to share both the risks and potential rewards of the revitalization project, possibly including an ownership stake in the property or an arrangement that allows additional proceeds to flow to the government partners if rental income rises above a certain target.
Sweet thinks that's a good idea. "The public ought to own a percentage of it, or something. I don't understand why the public has to give away our money."
But if there's no deal on the balloon payment, then all bets are off with Seneca One, and the region will have to roll the dice with whoever buys the tower when it's auctioned off.
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Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies says that this project is the continuation of its ongoing cell culture capacity expansion. This addition complements the 200 L Xcellerex single-use bioreactor already in operation at the company's process development laboratories in Cary, NC, and the existing 2,000 L stainless steel train located in the RTP manufacturing plant.
"Single use technologies are uniquely suited for multiproduct contract manufacturing with the added advantage that the operations are easily transferable between sites and are easily expandable for increased supply needs," states Stephen Spearman, president of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies USA.
The XDR-1000 can be operated at working volumes ranging from 200–1,000 L. "The flexibility of scale will allow us to better serve the demands of companies requiring material for preclinical studies, early to mid-phase clinical production, and beyond," adds John Foy, senior director of business development and logistics at Fujifilm Diosynth RTP.
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quote: When the sales guy sells 10 WP-phones and gets 5 returned, he thinks 'this phone creates high return rates, so I have more work'. And then the sales guy thinks 'In the future, I'll sell Android and iOS instead'.
quote: As far as getting abandoned in a dead system is concerned, most Android phones don't seem to get updated to the latest and greatest, but rather are left behind. iOS was better about this, but they still cut features on older devices.


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Trivia poll: How many Microsoft patents are broken by free programs?
Microsoft at it again
Okay so you've probably heard by now that Microsoft are at it again. They're saying that free software applications infringe on their patent portfolio. But this time they're getting more specific: they've told us how many patents they think are being infringed. Not which ones. Just how many. Let us know how many of Microsoft's patents you think are being infringed upon by free software.
I'll leave you with this (in case you haven't already heard it):
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi
Close to zero
I expect it's probably more than zero, but it's probably closer to that than the others. I don't particularly care how many software idea patents they have in the US or elsewhere, or how many are broken by free (as in freedom) programmes, because I don't think software idea patents should exist at all. They definitely don't do what patents are supposed to do, which is to benefit the public. Some people have suggested that if Microsoft actually start trying to sue anyone for infringing on any of those patents (if anyone actually does), then that might just end up causing a big overhaul of the US patent system.
GNU - free as in freedom
Liars; every one of them
Maybe we need another poll to try and work out who is the greatest liar over at M$.
Naw, the poll would be too long.
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M$ Software Patents
I would have to guess that the answer to your poll would be about half as many Micro$haft patents are being infringed upon as the FOSS GNU/CreativeCommons/BSD innovations that Micro$haft has stolen from the Open Source Community, Apple, Xerox, Mosaic, IBMdos, etc........ no, 33 1/3% ............ no 25% ....... no 10% ..... Oh well, as long as Micro$haft continues to spread FUD, instead of going to court, ...... it's probably more like 1%.
I would have to guess that
I would have to guess that the answer to your poll would be about half as many Micro$haft patents are being infringed upon as the FOSS GNU/CreativeCommons/BSD innovations that Micro$haft has stolen from the Open Source Community, Apple, Xerox, Mosaic, IBMdos, etc........ no, One third ............ no 25% ....... no 10% ..... Oh well, as long as Micro$haft continues to spread FUD, instead of going to court, ...... it's probably more like 1%.
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How can you steal free? Free
How can you steal free? Free does not mean free just for those who have the same opinion as you.
Patents, not source
You can infringe on patents, and still not be using the same source. Some of the code in Linux is patented too.
Some other patents pledged to Open Source: http://www.patentcommons.org/
Frankly, I don't like the idea of software patents, but as long they're there, developers who write Free Software need to have their 'rights' under those too.
Given the vague nature of MS Patents, All of Them
My guess would be all of them. Of course when you patent things that are vague, minor variations of things already accomplished by other people, that happens. Whether MS will ever identify any of the patents they think are infringed and where they are infringed is another story. My guess is they won't, if they identify the patents, someone in the FOSS community will challenge the patents, and they wouldn't want that.
Does it really matter?
Because the real question is are the patents enforceable? Microsoft hasn't said which patents because it knows as soon as it does the Free Software patent hunters will work to show that what Microsoft got a patent on either:
A. Existed in some other form prior to their patent. (Prior art defense)
B. The patent is on something that is "obvious" and should not have been granted because of that.
Microsoft who?
From an Insiders point of view, Microsoft infringe quite a lot of "Patents" actually.
Microsoft, Microsoft
First, to make it clear, I think that software patents are a bad idea. It's
just absurd. But to get to the point: Microsofts claims. One/three word(s):
FUD. Microsoft is (finally?) seeing GNU/Linux as a threat. I mean, come on!
They advertise in Linux magazines... which is actually quite funny. Why do I
think it's FUD?
1. they don't tell exactly which and where their patents are
infringed, because they could not get to money if they would. As far as I know, the patent law sais that if a patent is infringed _without_ knowing, then a certain time is allowed in order for the programmers to fix it. How much time would the Open Source community need in order to fix 200 and whatever patents? [Notice: that number is provided by Microsoft, as-is, without any further information]. Ok, so Microsoft would not want that. So what do they do? They only say patents are infringed and wait for (big) companies to fear of being sued for using Open Source software and sign a Novell- and Dell-like deal with them (I think they said that themselves). That way, the (indirectly) make money with Open Source! That's just
2. They won't _dare_ to sue anybody for patent infrigement, because bigs like IBM, Sun and the sort will back Open Source up, making Microsoft small. This is why I don't see any danger in Microsofts claims, empty words and FUD, the sort of stuff we're used to hear from them. Their whole strategy and campain just makes me sick and disgusted. The opposite is what attract me at Open Source software: the spirit of Freedom and the love of good programming practices.
Developers, developers, developers........ (hint: so a search on Youtube for the words: "Ballmer developers"
Enough said...
If it came from the free then locked that would be stealing
This could be the egg getting taken, then used in another hen house to have more chickens. The egg started out free for the public but a private ownership took a batch and then hatched the eggs on the private farm and said this breed of chickens can't be sold any where else. This is a gross over simplification of a issue that is really complex. The software that hard working programmers put out as open source and could be free too. Nice . Then the code is looked by a lock down company and then a patent is pubished with the opens source code right in it shows someone in the patent office is not doing their homework and or they are asked to look the other way.
It's an enigma shrouded in mystery
I answered zero on the poll not because I know anything specific about Microsoft patents, who does ? I answered zero because having seen nothing from Microsoft, I must presume there's nothing there. But I'm open minded. I'll accept whatever the courts state as the case.
It's 235....days left at M$
It's 235....days left at M$ for Mr Bullmer?
Oh well, we can dream can't we? :-)
No entry for 42?
In Europe the answer is
In Europe the answer is still (and hopefully forever will be) zero patent infringements. And since Microsoft hasn't proven any patent infringements by free software the answer is still zero in the US too. Actori incumbit probatio...
But Microsoft may always publish their sourcecode to prove that free software infringes their patents :)
I guess this matter shows it again: software patents are a bad idea.
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With the news still so fresh, so raw, there's a part of O'Connell, the singer and actress, that doesn't want to believe her alma mater is closing.
There's another part of her that wants to fight to keep Holy Angels Academy open to the next generation of girls from the city.
"Great things happen by small groups of people," O'Connell said.
And besides, she added one more time, "I would never count out an Angel."
There it is again, and it's part of a developing theme as alumnae here and across the country organize around the hope that one of North Buffalo's oldest institutions can be saved,
With the school's annual gala as a backdrop – the big event was Saturday – work is already under way on a new website, www.savehaa.com.
In addition, a new Facebook page dedicated to preserving the 152-year old school – "Never underestimate a Holy Angels girl" is plastered across the top – claims there's an ever-growing group of supporters eager to keep it open.
"There's a groundswell happening," the page says. "The response is great, but we need more."
No one knows how real the effort may be or how receptive Holy Angels may be to would-be suitors, but more than a few alums are hopeful.
"I believe in divine providence," said Sister Denise A. Roche, president of D'Youville College and a 1960 alumnus. "I think everybody would like to try and find out if anything can be done."
Roche is not part of any organized effort, but she has heard enough from other alumnae to believe that such an effort could come about in the weeks ahead.
On the new website, supporters are weighing in with comments that reflect both sadness and anger over the news.
"Why wasn't there an appeal?" one alumna asked. "Is it feasible to save the school at this point? What is the dollar amount to keep it open for another year, or is it not even possible?"
Others are stepping forward with suggestions on how to save Holy Angels.
Make it co-ed. Close the Prep school. Convert it to a continuing education center.
"Save Holy Angels!" said one former alumna. "It is the only goal! It is a lofty goal. But Angels never quit. Angels NEVER quit!"
The social media chatter that accompanied the news of Holy Angels' closing would suggest that interest in keeping the school open is widespread.
But it is realistic?
Roche and O'Connell hope it is, but they also know the school's board of directors and Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart looked at every possible alternative to closing.
"They've invested their entire lives in that school," Maureen McGuire, a school spokeswoman, said of the Grey Nuns. "It was no one's first choice. And it was everyone's last choice."
There was no single reason for Holy Angels' demise.
Enrollment at the high school is down from years past, and enrollment at Holy Angels Prep, the new junior high, has failed to meet projections.
Even worse, perhaps, the closing of nearby elementary schools such as St. Rose of Lima and St. Margaret's eliminated two of Holy Angels' feeder schools, adding to its not-so-rosy projections for the future.
For Roche and O'Connell, two of the school's more prominent alumnae, it's a sad time.
"Disbelief," said Roche when asked her reaction to the school's closing. "I thought it would be there forever."
Even now, decades later, she remembers the life lessons she learned at the school her mother and sister also attended.
"The values and the examples of the sisters and lay teachers were so instrumental in deciding what I wanted to become," she said.
Going to Holy Angels was a family affair for O'Connell, as well. Her sister and mother went there and her niece, an eighth grader, got a Holy Angels' sweatshirt for Christmas and was planning to enroll next year.
"I was honestly stunned," O'Connell said of the news. "I credit my time at Holy Angels with being the woman I am today."
She thinks the school's leadership did everything possible to keep the school open and that it's unlikely Holy Angels can be saved.
Despite all that, she admits it's tough to handle.
"It's an institution in the neighborhood," O'Connell said of the school's closing. "It's something that resonates with people who didn't even go to Holy Angels."
The school, which went ahead with its annual fundraising gala on Saturday but closed it to reporters and photographers, will hold an informational meeting with parents Monday.
That same day, the school's alumnae were to gather for a $25-a-head fundraiser at Fat Bob's Smokehouse with the proceeds going to the Grey Nuns.
The goal is to help the Nuns recoup some of the $1 million they took out of their retirement fund and gave to the school.
For Roche, that's one more indication that Holy Angels' legacy will continue long after the school shuts down.
"As long as the alumnae are around, the legacy will continue," she said. "The legacy doesn't end with the closing."
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Clarence will aim to reduce its tax rate again in its 2014 budget, while also making quality-of-life improvements this year, Town Supervisor David C. Hartzell Jr. said today.
Town officials are doing a "line-by-line review" of the current budget with the goal of reducing the tax rate for 2014, Hartzell said in his state of the town address. "We will continue to work overtime in 2013 to make Clarence affordable for all the residents."
The supervisor, who is in his second year in office, highlighted upcoming changes including:
• A new outdoor ice rink, being created by the Parks Department in the back of Meadowlakes Park. The pond is "available for hockey or figure skating to any kid in Clarence with a shovel and a pair of skates." A second outdoor rink will be at Main Street Town Park.
• Upgrades to the swimming pool at Main Street Town Park that will be made in March, such as a new pool liner, a curvy slide, a lifeguard chair and a handicapped-accessible lift in the deep end of the pool.
• A basketball court, planned for the park outside Town Hall. "It should be going in probably the end of July," he said.
• Revamping the town's security force, to maximize coverage during the summer months, especially on bike paths and in town parks. "We have added seven new positions for security officers, and they will either be on foot, on bikes or in golf carts," he said.
Town planning officials James B. Callahan and Brad Packard also spoke at the State of the Town meeting, which was sponsored by the Clarence Chamber of Commerce at Orazio's restaurant.
Last year, the town added 112 new residential units, 98 of them within sewered subdivisions and 14 outside of sewered subdivisions, said Callahan, director of community development. The 112 units was up sharply from 70 in 2011, and generated about $36 million worth of new assessed valuation, said Packard, assistant director of community development.
Callahan said the town favors a "balanced growth" approach: "We want to grow residentially, but not at a rate that's going to outpace the provision of services. And that growth should be planned. It shouldn't be haphazard growth."
The town's goal is to concentrate residential development in sewered subdivisions as opposed to relying on septic systems, Packard said.
The town issued seven commercial and industrial building permits last year, with total new assessed valuation of $3.9 million. The highest-value project was a new LA Fitness location, estimated at $1.42 million, in Eastgate Plaza.
Packard noted that more new commercial projects, including Towne Mini and Niagara County Produce, are in the works; "2013 appears as though it's going to be an excellent year as far as new commercial development is concerned," he said.
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NEW SHOWSWatch It: Kidnapped (NBC, 10 p.m. ET)
A drama about an abducted kid isn't a fresh idea, and it's certainly not a nice one, but NBC's new series does a compellingly swift job of introducing us to the world of Manhattan's super-elite and then yanking the Persian rugs out from under their pretty feet. In the premiere, a zillionaire's son (Will Denton) is kidnapped on the way to school, leaving Daddy and Mommy (Timothy Hutton and Dana Delany) quietly reeling as their lives are invaded by both the FBI and a private investigator (Jeremy Sisto, wearing stubble to indicate that he's too proud to play by the rules). Taut and elegantly sinister.
Skip It: Jericho (CBS, 8 p.m. ET)
CBS's new show is about the desperate hours, days and presumably weeks in a small Kansas town responding to a nuclear bomb going off somewhere on the horizon. Well, to anyone who grew up in the Cold War this sounds like an absolute treat! But in the first few episodes the show goes nowhere. Which I suppose is what you would do, too, if you were a small Kansas town under these circumstances. It's like the Tom Cruise War of the Worlds without all the special effects and too much Tim Robbins. A lot of clenched throats and grimaces in the half-light while waiting for radioactive fallout.
RETURNING SHOWSThe Biggest Loser (NBC, 8 p.m. ET)
NBC's diet reality series returns with 50 potential contestants, one from each state. We salute you, America, one nation blessed with too many transfats.
America's Next Top Model (The CW, 8 p.m. ET)
The seventh season of Tyra Banks's reality competition officially launches the CW, a new network that basically cherry-picks the best shows (Supernatural, Veronica Mars) from the now-dead WB and UPN.
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The cost of a greywater system depends upon the size and scope. The most basic greywater systems involve only a bucket or basin and perhaps a garden hose while elaborate systems require water from sinks, bathtubs, showers, and clothes washers to be piped into a storage tank then pumped into an irrigation system.
The maximum average expected water savings from any greywater system is about 50,000 gallons per year for a family of 4. Assuming a relatively high water cost of $3.00 per thousand gallons, this amounts to a savings of about $150 per year. With a maximum savings of $150 per year, it is difficult to design a truly cost effective greywater system.
According to one of the leading greywater web sites, the huge majority of "successful" (i.e., cost effective) greywater systems are so simple as to not be noticed by regulators, manufacturers, consultants and salespeople.
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Generally a smart, caring, intelligent, slightly sarcastic guy whose full name is usually Andrew. Also, very handsome and charming. Ass-hole tendencies are sporatic, but infrequent.
Hey, that guy's name must be Drew. That would explain why he's so hot and smart at the same time!
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Usually a guys name.
He is very sweet, and loves sports.
Extremely cute.
Can be an asshole at times.
Perverted at times also.
Sarcastic alot.
Would do anything for that one girl.
He will always be their for you.
He is very sweet, and loves sports.
Extremely cute.
Can be an asshole at times.
Perverted at times also.
Sarcastic alot.
Would do anything for that one girl.
He will always be their for you.
Ex: Wow Drew is amazing.
από no name name eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 23 Αύγουστος 2008
The most epic person holding the most epic name ever.
*Drew walks into a room*
*Everyone else dies of shock and amazement *
*Everyone else dies of shock and amazement *
από TheMightyGods 11 Απρίλιος 2010
an ancient creature said to dazzle any woman who looks into his green eyes. extremly attractive, egotistical, and friendly. but dont be fooled when this ancient creature holds you in his arms, you will never be able to fall out of love with him. beware.
Drews are commonly seen in middle schools, and highschools across the country.
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Isn't Drew just adorable. I love him with all my heart.
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he broke her heart but is being so sweet about it...it must be a drew.
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Also a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection and Ted Hendricks Award finalist, Moore is the Aggies' leader in tackles (80), quarterback sacks (12.5), tackles for loss (20.0), QB hurries (8) and blocked kicks (2). He is on pace to become just the third defensive lineman to lead the Aggies in tackles since 1970, and the first to do it since All-America defensive end Sam Adams in 1993.
"Today is a sad moment and a happy moment," Moore said. "It's always been a dream of mine to play in the NFL, but I've loved my time representing the 12th Man and with my teammates at Texas A&M. Wherever I go, I will always be an Aggie at heart."


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DFW Airport and South Korea's Incheon Airport ink parternship to learn from each other
Officials of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, today signed an airport partnership agreement that will include the mutual pursuit of new air service and the sharing of best practices and information.
"Incheon is unquestionably a global leader, setting a new standard for airports around the world," said Jeff Fegan, chief executive of the D/FW Airport.
"Incheon offers travelers some very unique experiences," he said. "It's a mode from which DFW hopes to benchmark against and learn from."
C W Lee, CEO of Incheon International Airport Corp., agreed, saying the partnership will help "both airports to grow more and more."
The 11-year-old Incheon Airport saw 35 million passengers and 2.5 million tons of cargo last year, but it's in the midst of expansion. The 38-year-old DFW Airport managed 57.8 million passengers and 652,655 tons of cargo in 2011.
The DFW Airport is the world's eighth busiest airport and the 4th busiest airport in North America, according to Airports Council International. It has ranked among the top five in service quality for five straight years.
ACI has ranked Incheon as the world's best airport for seven straight years. It's also the world's 33rd busiest airport.
In June, Fegan and other airport officials accompanied Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings on an economic development trip to Asia, including South Korea. Rawlings said then that he sees nonstop flights to Asian countries through the DFW Airport as key to bringing increased trade, visitors and economic impact to North Texas.


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"I love his style, yeah, yeah, yeah!" Paradis told PEOPLE Tuesday in New York at a Chanel dinner honoring her as the new face for Rouge Coco lipstick. "I love him, and I don't have to say I like this and I don't like that. When you love somebody, you take them as they are. I would not change him."
Besides Depp's eclectic style, the French singer and actress, 37, is attracted to all the qualities of her beau (since 1998). "I like him very much in all terms and every sense of the way," she said. "He makes me happy. We are many things – we are together and, in a way, one person."
One thing they are: parents to son Jack, 7, and daughter Lily-Rose, 10, who is already having fun dressing up and wearing makeup like her parents.
"She likes it very much," Paradis said of her daughter's lipstick. "All little girls love to play with lipstick, so we let her play with it. I was a very little girl when I tried it, and it's always been a fun thing to do. It's nothing serious and nothing daily about it.
"At her age it's just to play and also it's very theatrical. So we let her wear some and have fun."
Adds Paradis, "Her father may try some on with her to have fun with it."
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I've always believed that some of the most important lessons taught in schools were through extra-curricular activities - particularly athletics.
When former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter called out his older brother Butch (himself a former NBA player and coach) as his "hero" in his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech recently, I was reminded where that philosophy may have taken root.
While I never knew Cris, my brother and I played elementary school basketball with Butch in 1969 in Troy, Ohio.
In 1967, the city had built a new elementary school that brought together two different parts of town. The assimilation didn't always go smoothly in those first couple of years, but the end result, I believe, was that we all learned that maybe we weren't so different after all.
In many ways the whole thing was, indeed, a mini-"Remember the Titans" experience.
My family moved to Blair County several years later, about the same time the Carters moved on to Middletown, Ohio, where they found great athletic success.
I've never had contact with Butch since then, but the whole experience was always bigger than one person anyway.
Many of the friendships forged in that elementary (and later junior high) experience were celebrated again as recently as several years ago when I was privileged to be able to attend our high school class reunion.
And the ingrained lessons that athletics teach - hard work, sportsmanship, self-discipline and bringing people together - still remain a core belief that more than once in a while helps guide daily decisions.
Maybe an even bigger "rubbing elbows" Hall of Fame induction memory - and a better story - would have been the time my wife, Dawn, and her father, Buck Ray, and I traveled to Canton in 1981 to watch the Cleveland Browns play in the Hall of Fame game and ended up literally rubbing elbows sitting in the honoree section at the game with George Blanda, Willie Davis, Jim Ringo and Red Badgro.
A better story for sure, but the only lesson learned from that experience is one I taught rather than had to learn - that just because there's some big guy sitting with the guests of honor doesn't mean he should be asked to autograph the game program along with the inductees.
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It's like a fortress. That was my first impression as I approached JingleTown Recording Studio on this dead-end street in Oakland, California. A deceptively dilapidated building surrounded by high walls obscured by vegetation and overgrowth, and a security gate scarcely revealing the parking lot full of vintage cars and motorcycles, amid a working-class residential neighborhood, I was sure I was in the wrong place, or, at the very least, a big-ass rottweiler was coming around the corner eager to turn me into lunch. Owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool of the band Green Day, and operated primarily by Grammy Award-winning audio engineer Chris Dugan, what I found on the inside was a state-of-the-art facility newly opened to the public in November 2012. Stoned out on decongestants and barely recovered from a bout with the flu, and still deaf in one ear from the subsequent sinus infection, I'm not exaggerating when I say it was a challenge to keep the fangirling at bay and stay focused as Dugan walked me through to the inner sanctum.
Purchased by Green Day before their last record 21st Century Breakdown, Dugan, a casually affable guy who graciously tolerated my befuddled, bordering on ignorant quirkiness with a grace I am forever grateful for, describes the fledgling beginnings as "more of a home base, sort of a club house for them [Green Day]" that has been refurbished into a full-blown studio they want to share with local bands, "'cause it's really cool... it's really high-end stuff and it'd be really nice to let those guys, the people who are local, use it." Not that they're limiting it to the local music scene. The studio is already booked by musicians as far away as South America and welcome to any musician who wants to make the trek to the Bay Area.
If the possibility of getting a glimpse of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt or Tre Cool and interacting with them on any given day is enough of an incentive for up-and-coming bands to vie for a chance to record at JingleTown, the massive studio filled to the brim with top-of-the-line recording equipment and rooms designed to ensure maximum sound quality is sure to send them over the edge. Trying his hand at music producing this time around, Dugan's latest project at JingleTown is the recording of the first full-length album for Adeline Records latest find, up-and-coming Stickup Kid, a pop-punk band fresh off the underground.
Departing from their self-produced first album Nothing About Me, John, Stickup Kid's bass player, describes the new record as more diverse, "more restrained, more controlled" than the underground, straight-up punk music of their past that was recorded in their friend's garage. Taking their friends along for the ride, they laugh about how it's still the same team of engineers recording, but "just at a ridiculously nice facility."
Expected to release in the "Spring... ish," the new album and songs are still in the working title stage, incorporating the expected and much-loved snarky, angry, attitude-laden vocals in the song "Ramen (yeah, as in ramen noodles [working title])" with the more mellow, introspective style of "What's Missing [working title]" that moves into "Artistry [working title]," a song bursting with fast hooks and change-ups the audio engineer, Ben Hirschfield, describes tongue-in-cheek, as being, at one point, "too sassy."
"They're easy-going... and fun, fun to be around... we've been working together now for the past couple of months, but this is our first project together," Dugan says of Stickup Kid as they spend this particular day overdubbing guitar. He expects mixing of the record to be finished in early-to-mid-February 2013 before it's sent for mastering and produced onto CD prior to its release.
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Grand Junction, CO (KUSA) - The mother of the two boys who died of hyperthermia in Mesa County was arrested on Wednesday in Fort Myers, Florida, after authorities outlined a series of lies she spun in an arrest affidavit made public in the case.
Authorities say 2-year-old William Jensen and his 4-year-old brother, Tyler, became fatally overheated six weeks ago in Jenson's 95 Toyota 4-runner. William died that day of hyperthermia, Tyler died nearly a week later.
In an arrest affidavit released Wednesday, Sheriff's deputies report having a difficult time piecing together the events that led up to the boys' deaths because Jensen's story changed several different times.
Court records show Jensen first told authorities that she left the boys in a running car to talk to a friend after playing in the snow near Powerhorn Ski Resort. She first told authorities the boys were left alone in the car for just 10 minutes. Later she admitted the boys were left alone in her vehicle for more than 90 minutes.
After a series of interviews with Jensen, the friend she met with at Powderhorn, and several others who knew Jenson and her boys, deputies say they've come up with a very different story about what led to the children's deaths.
Investigators say Jensen was having an affair with one man while she was married to the boy's father. That man moved in with Jensen and her boys two days after Eric Jensen died in a car accident in October of 2012. Investigators say she was meeting with a second man in Powderhorn when she locked the kids in the car on Nov. 27, 2012.
Investigators say the man she was meeting at the closed ski resort was Colten Childers. He says the boys never got out of the car that afternoon and were asleep when she parked her vehicle next to his.
According to the document, Childers says he and Jensen first talked outside and then moved into his truck when it got chilly. Childers says before they got into his truck Jensen started her vehicle to "warm it up for her kids."
Some time passed, according to the affidavit, before Jensen got out of Childers' truck to check on the boys after seeing her son Tyler open his door. That is when Childers says Jensen gave the 4-year-old her cell phone to play with before she locked the doors of the 4runner and got back into his truck.
Once she returned to his truck, Childers told investigators he and Jensen had "sexual relations" in the back seat.
Investigators say they think the boys were alone in the running car for 65 minutes with the heat on. Tests conducted on Jensen's vehicle show that the temperature jumped to 114 to 123 degrees after letting it run 30 minutes with the heat on high. After an hour the temperature jumped to 127 to 145 degrees.
Jensen is being held in Florida on a $150,000 bond. Mesa County authorities are trying to extradite her to Colorado.


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An affinity for the free-spirited, try-anything-once lifestyle. Greenwich Village as a center of culture. A quirky, bohemian neighbor. A young Jane Fonda and Robert Redford in the film adaptation.
Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park" is very much a product of the 1960s, when it was written and became a Broadway hit.
But Haley Hawk, who's directing Altoona Community Theatre's upcoming production of the play, says the romantic comedy is timeless.
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Corie and Paul Bratter (Alyssa Baker and Joshua Phillips) relax in their apartment.
"It's set in the '60s, but I think anyone can really relate to this story," she said. "I was laughing out loud every couple of lines, just reading it. I couldn't wait to see it performed."
ACT will perform "Barefoot in the Park" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 and Sept. 21 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Mishler Theatre in Altoona. The show will mark Hawk's first time directing for ACT.
"This is the first time I've directed on this large a scale," the Hollidaysburg resident said. "It's more exciting than anything. I have a really great crew [and] a really great cast. It's made my job great because I just get to be creative."
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What: "Barefoot in the Park," presented by Altoona Community Theatre
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 and Sept. 21, and 2 p.m. Sept. 22
Where: Mishler Theatre, Altoona
Tickets: $13 to $20, available at the Mishler box office, by calling 944-9434 or online at www.altoonacommunitytheatre.com
"Barefoot" debuted on Broadway in 1963, starring a relatively unknown Redford as Paul Bratter, a newlywed attorney moving into a drafty apartment in a Greenwich Village brownstone. The conservative Paul clashes with his free-spirited wife, Corie (played by Elizabeth Ashley on Broadway; Fonda was in the film version only), over her idea that he's too reserved to do anything spontaneous, like running around barefoot in a nearby park.
According to the Internet Broadway Database, "Barefoot" ran for more than 1,500 performances and was nominated for four Tony Awards, winning best director for Mike Nichols. It was Simon's longest running play; the 1967 film adaptation came out while the play was still on stage.
The film has given the play a larger legacy, and helped bring at least one actor to the ACT production.
"I was intrigued at the opportunity to play a part that Robert Redford had played," said Joshua Phillips, who plays Paul for ACT. "And I've never done Neil Simon before, and this seemed like a good opportunity for that, too. I hadn't seen the movie, but I knew Robert Redford had played the role."
The 29-year-old Hollidaysburg resident soon found out that the role was ideal for him.
"He's a lot like me in a lot of ways," Phillips said. "He doesn't drink a lot. He's very peaceful and trying to make his way and follow like the rules.
"And I would say that it's an interesting role because he's the polar opposite of Corie, who is his new bride. So it's an interesting dynamic that they explore in the play."
That dynamic also appeals to Alyssa Baker of Hollidaysburg, who plays Corie. Baker said she took to the character quickly.
"The character is hysterical," the 25-year-old said. "She's so in love with love. There's a lot of fighting, a lot of romantic intimacy - you get the whole gamut with this character."
Baker hasn't seen the film version of "Barefoot" and refuses to watch it before the ACT run ends.
"I will watch it when I'm done with the show," she said. "There's a temptation there, but I don't want it to affect my interpretation."
Baker and Phillips must carry the play, as either Corie or Paul is in every scene. In fact, there are only two other large roles in the whole piece. So chemistry between the two is very important.
"That's the most important thing for these roles - the chemistry," Hawk said. "I think there's a lot of chemistry between the two leads."
The production hasn't been without difficulties. ACT veteran Jody Hesley was set to play the Bratters' bohemian neighbor, Victor Velasco, but had a medical emergency. Though he's already recovering, it was decided that he wouldn't be well enough to perform. David Wirick has stepped in to play Hesley's role.
"We're struggling right now because of our cast member change," Baker admitted. "Things have very recently become very difficult, but I think it's going to pull together in the end."
And the end product will be something that has wide appeal, Phillips said.
"I think the audience, if they're married, they'll find it humorous because they'll see themselves in this show," he said. "But I think anyone will enjoy this show because Neil Simon wrote a great script."
Mirror Staff Writer Keith Frederick is at 946-7466.