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its apparant that many people on TSR have some sort of vendetta against Justin Bieber. My question is why is there so much hate?
Apart from the silly "hes gay", "hes a girl", "he needs to grow balls" comments, what other reason do people have for hating him so much?!
If you dont like him then why do you watch his music videos, jump on every JB related thread and just spam your stupid comments..
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That voice. I just cannot stand that high pitched wail he emits every time he opens his mouth
I've said this before, the reason people hate Justin Bieber is because of the fans. At least personally anyway. I don't like his music, like i dont like other artists music, but I doesn't meant I hate them.
I hate Bieber, like many others before me because of the overzealous, borderline psychotic fans that never shut up.
They have the power to make some crap tweet trend Worldwide on Twitter, to break video viewing records on Youtube, and instead of using this power to occasionally re-tweet something worthwile, raise awareness of an important issue or something charity based, they persist on tweeting **** like "Justin is perfect, he is our god"
Baby, baby oooh.
Those aren't lyrics, those are the things that a person would say if they were in a maternity ward and had mental problems.
Miracle Day- I summon you.
Right, basically he's a nice enough lad it seems, very charitable, understands the importance of "star power" etc. But his music is utter crap.
I will never understand people that say they want to kill him etc, I do not wish death upon anyone, it goes too far.
His producers and record label will decide what he puts out at the end of the day unfortunately, because if the fans don't like it then it won't sell, and therefore if he even attempts to completely change direction the producers will pick up on it and get worried that he'll lose fans / momentum and therefore they won't make as much money.
Such is the way with EVERY top 40 artist out there I'm afraid, live with it and go find better music buried amongst the pile of crap.
Because like 99% of chart music, his music is crap.
Because his music bores the living crap out of me.
Because he's betraying all lesbians by not just revealing himself as a girl and standing up for LGBT rights!
Fair play to the boy, he put his songs on Youtube, and it paid off nicely for him. However, his music is complete and utter chicken feed. It's not one of those ones where some people like it, and some don't. It's not an acquired taste. The only people who like him are 12 - 15 year old girls. His voice irritates me (and everyone else) to no end, and above all else, he represents the death of music in general.
He has never in his life said anything that makes him sound like anything other than a massive dick.
I don't like or dislike, I only hate his stupid fans.
The only annoying thing about him is that he has wasted his talent on playing crappy pop music. It's not even good pop music.
I hated all of his songs because of his high pitched voice.
However, his latest song called boyfriend is not that bad.. I like it.
I think they edited his voice blatantly.
****e music, ****e lyrics and incredibly annoying fans.
Although I agree that it's ridiculous that haters just spam his YouTube videos etc. I just don't pay any attention to him, don't listen to his music or read story's about him on the Internet. And he causes me no greif because of this.
Anyways - His fans appear to be ****ing psychos (which is much the same reason as I dislike Wand Erection and others) and the music is definitely not for me.
Because he get's more girls than me
People should remember that his first album was recorded pre-puberty, if they listen to his recent live performances and new single, his voice has changed and he no longer 'sounds like a girl'
I'm a big fan but nothing like the ones that are usually referenced
I dislike him and other similar artists that facilitate and encourage the blind admiration and worship of a large number of 8-14 year old girls. It seems to take any ounce of reason or critical thinking out of them and when a normal person puts a well thought-out argument to them, they seem to be unable to act like pleasant human beings and rather just lay in to them with catty, childish abuse.
...I can only wonder what these people will think, when they look back at their lives in ten years time and realise everything they've missed out on, including relationship with normal, down-to-earth people.
What annoys me about Beebs is that he bases his success on this. Without it he would be nowhere near where he is today. He doesn't need to work hard any more; his brainwashed fandom will take whatever he gives them.
He's a very talented guy I'll give him that.
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The first thing to find out is, were you in trouble when you were a teen? In order to be diagnosed as a sociopath, which is the current terminology, you have to have begun showing major antisocial behavior by the time you were 15.
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I never got caught for any of the below. So no I was not "in trouble" but I did all of the below between my Sophmore and Senior years in High School:
I ran away once before 15... It was over something ridiculous - I didn't want to get my hair cut. I just didn't like that my parents were forcing on me how I should look. My hair was similar to the Beatles length? Nothing crazy, I just didn't want a crew cut.
During my Sophmore year in High School I experimented with many drugs: Marijuana, Ecstasy, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, LSD, and various prescription opiates including Oxycontin and Vicodin. I enjoyed stimulants because of the way they made me feel aggressive, sharp, and to a degree powerful.
During my Junior year I sold large quantities of ecstasy because that was a popular drug around my school. I used my peers to actually do the selling and made a profit off of them. In some cases they were able to make good money themselves, and in others I conned them to maximize my own profits. I used this money to purchase drugs among other things - I partied a good amount. People find me charming although it is all superficial. I can't think of anyone I truly "love" or ever had. I'm attracted to women and have found some that I enjoy their company a great deal but "love" them I don't think so.
My Senior Year I stopped selling ecstasy because there school and local authorities were getting close to catching me... some of he people who had sold for me had been caught. I would steal alcohol often from the local Wal-Mart for my friends and I to enjoy. I call them friends but they were more like acquaintances that found me fun to be around, and I enjoyed having other people around me to help me accomplish what I wanted.
I've never been a violent person. I have been in 3 fights in my life, and all of the we're started by the other person. In aggressive situations I tend to talk my way out of things and cool things down.
I apologize if this is more input than was requested. Just wanted to make sure I was thorough.
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All this is good information. As an adult, do you always like to be the center of attention? Do you use people to meet your needs and don't really care if they get cheated?
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No, never liked being the center of attention. I got a Business to Business Sales Position straight out of High School because I am pretty good with people - although I don't like them, I find them interesting. I ask a lot of questions and truly find learning about people fascinating. During my interview my employer I was able to present myself as a sharp and charming guy - ideal for Sales. Even with no college experience I got the job.
During a Sale I would weed out customers who were "One-time Buyers" and possible "Frequent Fliers" If they were One-Time Buyers, I would do everything I could to manipulate and con them into paying the highest possible price and give them the impression of a good deal. I would get a "high" knowing I had just worked somebody and made a nice sum off it.
"Frequent Fliers" I would be very honest, professional, and give them the best discount I could. All of these customers thought I was just a bright, nice guy. I did enjoy building these relationships to a degree... doing large amounts of business with the same person excites me. I'm always interested in making money. I feel I could make it to the top of a the corporate ladder quicker and easier than most.
Sometimes I try to cheat my way there. If I have call quotas or appointment quotas and I don't feel they are really the best use of y time I will falsify the numbers. I was recently caught for doing something like this, and asked to resign. It was the first time I had ever been seriously caught doing something against social norms. It has put me back to square one in what I want to do with life and it has made me think of just how different I am from people. It has made me eager to find just exactly how different and what I am, and how I can use this better understanding of myself to succeed, and set limits.
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What you describe are definitely antisocial traits, but I'm not sure it rises to the level of antisocial personality disorder. If you haven't been in legal trouble since you were a teen, and you can, for the most part, keep your bosses happy, you have learned to follow social norms well enough to keep it together. As to how different you are than other people, there are lots of others, especially in sales, who have similar personalities.
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May 23, 2013, 09:08 AM
I just got into slinging (throwing an object with a sling) and was wondering if anybody else here was into slinging? So, how many are out there?
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May 23, 2013, 09:55 AM
I just started up again. I made one out of paracord just a few months ago. Sure is fun once you figure out what not to do. I like to use it to throw tennis balls for my dogs.
May 23, 2013, 10:12 AM
I tried it and could never hit the tree I was aiming at. I would spin the sling in a circle and try to get the most velocity but the release was always off. It was lots of fun tossing rocks that went over the tree line, the things must have traveled 200 yards.
It must take a lot of practice or there is a technique that I have not learned.
There is a forum on slinging! :what:
Fred Fuller
May 23, 2013, 10:35 AM
I used to play at it, decades ago. A couple of boot laces and a pouch made from an old shoe tongue. Never got very accurate, but could achieve some pretty respectable distances. I didn't know then that slingers of old often used uniform cast lead bullets - the idea of military logistics hadn't sunk in then either :D.
There's an interesting overview of the sling through history at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sling_(weapon)
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May 23, 2013, 11:01 AM
I played at it as a kid, though spent more hours throwing a hammer I made from a big old lag bolt and a bunch of nuts. Same concept except you let everything go. OK I was a Mighty Thor Fan when comics were 15 cents alright already what can I say. Cotton Tail I hit with it did not even kick.
Long about 1988 I got asked to do a primitive weapons class for of all things a 4-H state event and had several weeks of lead time. got out the "blue suede tennis shoe tongue and attached two stage lines thusly" and had a couple of weeks worth of selecting good rocks and hurling them. No doubt I would have starved to death even after all that but I could hit a 3 foot by 3 foot square at 50 feet most every time which was enough for the kids.
Unfortunately a decade back I developed "shoulder problems" including bone spurs. This past year I tried the similar bolo throwing. After about forty throws with few getting near to my stick target at 30'feet I quit after my three bits of string and three socket wrench sockets wound up around my son's left shin.....and he was standing 90 degrees out from the target on my left...still not sure how I did not hit myself in the face on that one.
Good luck to all you would be Peltists. Oh and try the golfers learning driving "trick" by using golf balls as ammo and hurling into a heavy blanket hung over a clothes line fairly close until you get some control....also helps to be able to recover your standardized ammo from the bottom edge of the blanket at ten yards rather than wandering the neighbor hood hoping not to see any broken glass. Once you can keep them o the blanket hang a pie plate in the middle of the blanket. When you can hit the pie plate most of the time and darned close the rest....move back another ten yards.
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May 23, 2013, 11:41 AM
Never got very accurate, but could achieve some pretty respectable distances.
Pretty much my experience too.
I recon minute of phalanx is good enough for gub'ment work though.
May 23, 2013, 02:14 PM
I would spin the sling in a circle and try to get the most velocity but the release was always off.
Well ther's yer problum :)
The spinning round and round to "build up speed" I have been told is neither historically accurate, nor effective even with modern equipment. Nobody's really sure where anybody got this idea, though if I were a betting man I'd say it was Victorian-age historians (they made up a surprising amount of stuff we accept as "historical.")
The spinning thing causes the strings to twist, making the release unreliable. Also the revolutions often exceed the human reaction time, making timing of the release almost impossible. It's more accurate to make a single, partial rotation, such as the overhand throw (like a trebuchet), using a the length of the sling as a mechanical extension of the arm.
May 23, 2013, 03:04 PM
I made my first sling around 1965, when I was in the army. Took me a few tries to keep from flinging stones into the ground or directly overhead, but I soon got to the point I could get them going more-or-less in the right direction and achieve very impressive distances.
I joined the "slinging.org" site a few years ago... We have a lot of discussions on all sorts of primitive weapons.
Lately, I have been slinging tennis balls in the back yard for the dogs, who dutifully chase them down and save dad some running...
My accuracy has greatly improved since I adopted the "Apache" style....
My target is the padlock/hasp on my outbuilding and I can hit it a few times out of ten most days from about 50 feet.
May 23, 2013, 05:53 PM
I used to.
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I just became a member of slinging.org and have been enjoying some free projectile launching. Not quite as fun as shooting, but with the price of ammo these days...
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I've been to slinging.org before. Awesome site. I have been trying to get into slinging, but rocks are strangers to my area. I do own and have used several paracord and socket/nut bolas that I have found to be fairly handy to have around.
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PORTLAND, Maine -- Chris Wright tallied a game-high 25 points and Frank Gaines came off the bench and hit five 3-pointers as the Maine Red Claws routed the Erie BayHawks 127-100 at the Portland Expo Building Sunday.
Maine (2-0) controlled play the entire afternoon and never trailed the BayHawks, who dropped their second straight game to begin the season.
The Red Claws jumped out early to take a 34-23 lead by the end of the first quarter. Erie managed to cut Maine's lead to four with a 14-5 run, but Gaines scored five points, including a buzzer-beating layup, to fuel a late 11-2 spurt that gave the Red Claws a 64-55 lead at the half.
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When the Milwaukee Public East Library, 1910 E. North Ave., hosts its closing celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Visitors will be able to pick up a magnet or sticker that says "I closed East Library." At 5 p.m. the doors close permanently and the building will be demolished to make way for construction of the new East Branch. »Read Full Article
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This past weekend, while in Chicago, I had the pleasure of hanging out at the Takin' It to the Streets Urban International Festival. The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) has been holding this festival for 15 years now. This well-oiled festival is a celebration of the Muslim community and culture through art, music, food and prayer, just to name a few.
The most beautiful thing about the festival was the ambience. It was so peaceful and serene. There were several races and religions represented throughout. You could hear the laughter of the children in the play area while watching others pray quietly in the prayer area. There was also a skate park and a grafitti area. Finally, there was the main stage that featured speakers and several musicians all day -- the likes of the Hypnotic Brass Band, Brother Ali and headliner Talib Kweli. Originally Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) was supposed to perform with Talib together as Black Star. Unfortunately Yasiin didn't make the show. Regardless, The show went on without a hitch. Check out some pics below taken by...me. »Read Full Blog Post
New chef and new menu at McGillycuddy's on Water
McGillycuddy's Bar & Grill, 1135 N. Water St., has a new chef with a background in fine-dining kitchens as well as pubs, and he's launched a new menu, with items like shrimp po' boy with house-made giardiniera.
Rob Podolak previously worked in the kitchens at the Irish Pub, Fanatics Sports Bar, Dream Dance Steak, Iron Horse Hotel and Braise. »Read Full Blog Post
New name for Marriott restaurant downtown; chef and menu set
The Milwaukee Marriott Downtown has announced its chef and a name change for the restaurant, due to open sometime in July at 323 E. Wisconsin Ave.
The new chef is Texas native Patrick Taylor (below), and the restaurant will be called Millioke — Meat, Cheese and Beer, instead of the original name, Milwaukee Cafe & Bar, to reflect a greater emphasis on craft beers. »Read Full Blog Post
Free opening day Summerfest ticket giveaway
Getting your smile on at Summerfest on opening day now gets you one free weekday admission ticket. Fans who approach Summerfest crew and security staff holding a fest flag, smile and deliver the phrase "smile on," receive one free weekday admission ticket for future use, while supplies last.
Fireworks and a recorded message over the PA system will kick off the quarter million dollar ticket giveaway, which starts promptly at 5:30 p.m. and continues while supplies last. Patrons must approach staff members holding a fest flag. Employees without flags have already distributed their allotted free admission tickets. »Read Full Article(5)
Mormon Tabernacle Choir delivers a quality concert
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir showed Monday night that it's the brand name in vocal music for a reason.
The choir, making its first appearance in Milwaukee since 1992, delighted a Milwaukee Theatre audience with its usual mix of classical, folk music, show tunes and hymns. »Read Full Article(2)
Area author to do talkback Friday after documentary based on 'Dirty Wars'
"Dirty Wars," the untold story of America's covert wars on terrorism conducted by special CIA forces, opens Friday at the Downer Theatre.
The film is based on the book "Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield," by investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, a 1992 graduate of Wauwatosa East High School. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
On Tap Today: 'Earth' in view and a June Chill
It's the calm before the festival storm. In a week that includes Juneteenth Day, the Lakefront Festival of Art, Greek Fest and more, something a little more down to, well, earth might be in order.
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Babyface discovers a fledgling singer warbling on the Web
How do you get to VH1? Practice, practice, practice—and surf that Web site. That's how Alexis Aargont did it. She is the winner of VH1 s Road to Fame, which airs several times this month. When the 19-year-old singer's mom, Amanda, called LaFace Records to suggest that her baby might be ready to cut a demo, the company directed her to Tonos.com. It was launched last month by lyricist Carole Bayer Sager and producers David Foster and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds to aid aspiring music-industry professionals as well as to find the next Whitney Houston. "My mom is completely illiterate with a computer," says Aargont, "so I found it and, sure enough, there was a contest for R&B singers." Aargont, who sells insurance and lives with her mom in East L.A., downloaded the backing musical tracks she needed, then recorded her demo—"How Do I Live" and "Un-break My Heart"—by singing into her computer. She then e-mailed the demo in. She doesn't have a contract yet, but, says Foster, "if this girl is destined to make it, we're going to cut two or three years off that struggle—and that's pretty exciting."
My Favorite Site
Rob Lowe
When he's taking a break from the drudgery of staging executive branch make-believe on The West Wing, Rob Lowe—White House Deputy Communications Director Sam Seaborn on the show—likes to keep up-to-date with the headlines on the Drudge Report (drudgereport.com), author-muckraker Matt Drudge's controversial site. "It's got all the political stuff I love," says Lowe. It's got hard news and also a really nice mix of bizarre info, It's a good place to spend a few minutes surfing." But what would his boss, President Bartlet, think?
Internet Manners
We often receive e-mail greeting cards. Is it too much to ask that someone buy a real card as opposed to making a few clicks?
When sent for no special occasion—or for a silly holiday like Love Your Pet Day—e-cards are a fine way to say, "I'm thinking of you." But don't send an e-card when you would normally send a paper card or gift. It's not the thought that counts—it's the effort behind it. And the slogan for e-cards could be: "When you care enough to send the very least."
Click and Get it
Monroe Doctrine
Hello, Norma Jeane: Sothebys.com is auctioning items from Marilyn Monroe (right, in 1942), held by her half-sister Bemiece Miracle, 81. Included is the original sketch for the dress Marilyn wore when she sang "Happy Birthday" at JFK's 45th-birthday party in '62. Bidding ends March 1.
Heart of Darthness
Most movies' official Web sites put the hype in hypertext. But at starwars.com, Rick McCallum, producer of Star Wars: Episode II, sounds battle-fatigued about viewing the rough cut of the Phantom Menace sequel, due in theaters next year. "There's a lot of work to do," he says. "You go through various emotional stages."
Early in the process, McCallum admits on the site, "you have to face the truth of what you didn't get and what you hoped for." But he tells Online that "nothing made my Christmas holiday better than seeing this footage." Perfectionist director George Lucas may have wanted more also: Principal photography was mostly finished in October, but Lucas is heading back to England and Australia to shoot entirely new scenes. "We always put several weeks of additional shooting into the postproduction schedule," McCallum explains on the site. Adds a spokeswoman for Lucasfilm: "No one is going over-budget. It's just the way [Lucas] works." Looks like C-3PO and Jar Jar Binks will have to cancel their spring break plans.
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JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israelis have experienced many horrific terror attacks over the years, but some linger in the memory more than others.
The Fogel family murder is one of them. It's a story of faith and courage in the midst of hatred and terrorism.
Sunday marked two years on the Hebrew calendar since two Arab teenagers breached the security fence around the Samarian Jewish community of Itamar to brutally slay five members of the Fogel family.
Itamar is a community that Palestinian Arabs don't want included in any final deal with Israel.
Late on a Friday evening when the family had retired for the night, Amjad Awad and his cousin, Hakim Awad, entered the Fogel home through a window. Once inside, they slashed and stabbed to death Rabbi Udi Fogel and his wife, Ruth, and three of their six children: Yoav, 11, Elad, 4 and three-month-old Hadas.
During the investigation, trial, and sentencing, neither of the young men showed remorse. In fact they said they made no distinction between adults and children. They added they would have murdered the three surviving siblings had they found them.
On Sunday, friends and family, joined by Knesset members, senior IDF officers, and rabbis, gathered at a memorial service near Itamar to console and encourage one another and honor the memory of those who'd been slain.
Israel's response to terror attacks has often been to build something new.
Samaria Regional Council head Gershon Mesika told attendees when the residents of Awarta hear the sound of tractors, they'll realize "am Yisrael chai," the people of Israel live.
"The construction here in Itamar in Samaria is a fitting answer," Mesika said. "Let the murderers and their friends in Awarta hear the sound of the tractors and construction equipment and they'll understand that the people of Israel live."
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz echoed Mesika's sentiments.
"The murderers wanted to sow fear and cause flight and abandonment," Katz told participants at the memorial. "The legacy of the murder victims obligates us to strengthen our commitment to the Land of Israel and to the settlement in the entire land of the Bible."
Last year, on the first anniversary of the massacre, Itamar erected a new study hall for the yeshiva (Torah seminary) where Rabbi Fogel taught, dedicating it to his and his family's memory. At this year's ceremony, residents laid a cornerstone for a new dormitory to house students studying at the yeshiva.
Two days after the murders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the family the government approved 500 new homes for Itamar, saying "they murder, we build."
Meanwhile, the three surviving children, Tamar, 14, Roi, 10, and Yishai, 4, are being raised by their maternal grandparents, Rabbi Yehuda and Tali Ben-Yishai.
"What happened was so inhumane that we have gained superhuman strength," their grandmother told Yisrael Hayom. "We know these children will be great people. They will be alright. They will not be damaged."
"They're not in trauma anymore," she continued. "Some children are afraid of what happens around them, but they're not like that."
She added that she and her husband had "gone back to being young again."
"We've been given a gift and we've gained something," their grandmother said. "The children give us a lot of strength and I don't know whether we give more to them or they give more to us."
It's hard for most people to fathom that kind of faith -- and courage. Some say it's not about forgetting, but it is about forgiving and believing the many verses describing God's promises to the Jewish people, as the prophet Ezekiel wrote thousands of years ago.
"Therefore say, thus says the Lord God, 'I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel." (Ezekiel 11:17)
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CINCINNATI - Chad got the best of Champ, turning the Cincinnati Bengals into an unexpected prime-time success.
Chad Johnson left cornerback Champ Bailey face-down in his tracks on a 50-yard touchdown catch that got the Bengals revved for a 23-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in their long-awaited return to "Monday Night Football."
The Bengals (2-4) hadn't played on the Monday night stage for 12 years, the longest such exile in the league. A crowd of 65,806 - the biggest ever to see a Bengals game in Cincinnati - was hoping just to avoid embarrassment.
A chatty receiver gave them so much more.
A week after one of the most embarrassing moments of his career, Johnson excelled in a matchup of Pro Bowl receiver vs. Pro Bowl cornerback.
With Bailey locked on him man-to-man, Johnson made one easy catch and a bunch of acrobatic ones that positioned Cincinnati for the upset.
Denver (5-2) had won its last four games with the NFL's best running game and a defense that ranks among the leaders in every category. The Broncos couldn't get nearly enough out of either.
Johnson did the most damage, catching seven passes for 149 yards. He had two 50-yard catches against Bailey in the first half alone, getting the downtrodden Bengals to believe they could pull it off.
A week earlier, Johnson had sent Pepto-Bismol to the Cleveland Browns' defensive backs, only to have the worst game of his career - three drops in a 34-17 drubbing.
Rudi Johnson also had a breakout game, running for 119 yards and a 36-yard touchdown that put the Bengals up 20-10 late in the third quarter. It was only the second time all season that an opponent scored so many points on Denver's defense.
Only the Bengals' inability to score from close range prevented it from being even more lopsided. They got inside the 20-yard line five times, but had to settle for three field goals by Shayne Graham, including a career-best 53-yarder.
Twice, they got inside the 10 but came away empty - Rudi Johnson was stopped on fourth-and-1 and Bailey intercepted Carson Palmer's pass to Chad Johnson.
The Bengals had been exiled from the Monday night lineup since 1992 because of their history of losing. Cincinnati hasn't had a winning record since 1990, the league's longest current streak of futility.
Instead, the Broncos did the bumbling. Reuben Droughns ran for 110 yards but fumbled and couldn't convert critical third downs. Jake Plummer threw two interceptions that set up field goals and was sacked three times, matching the Broncos' total for the first six games.
Notes: Bengals DT Tony Williams dislocated and broke his left ankle late in the first quarter, a season-ending injury. Williams had reversed field to chase Plummer when guard George Foster dived at his lower leg. ... Denver RB Quentin Griffin, who lost the job to Droughns when he sprained his ankle earlier in the season, sprained his right knee in the third quarter. ... The Bengals' last home Monday night game was Sept. 25, 1989, a 21-14 win over Cleveland. Their last Monday night appearance was a 20-0 loss in Pittsburgh on Oct. 19, 1992.
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The talk show host – who plans to wed girlfriend Portia de Rossi and has talked nuptials with recent guests John McCain and Jenna (Bush) Hager – was back to bride-talk with Will Smith.
On Monday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, DeGeneres noted that Will and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, have been married for 10 years, unheard of in Hollywood. "It's like dog years when you're married here," she said. "That's like 50 years, right?
"What I found is divorce just can't be an option," the actor explained. "It's really that simple. And I think that's the problem with L.A. – there are so many options. So a huge part of the success for [Jada] and I is that we just removed the other options."
The secret to their success? "We're like listen, we're going to be together one way or the other so we might as well try to be happy," he said.
DeGeneres also suggested that Smith consider politics for his next project – and join Barack Obama as his running mate.
"I do think about [running for office] sometimes," Smith admitted. "Right up until that Monday after the movie opens and I have a 100-percent approval rating. No politician is ever going to have that!"
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With only four active receivers and LaVon Brazill still questionable with an injured foot, the Colts have elevated receiver Griff Whalen from the practice squad. To make room, they waived cornerback Jalil Brown, who had been on the active roster since October.
A brief history on both players courtesy of the Colts:
Whalen has played in six games for the Colts this season, catching nine passes for 102 yards. He was originally signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2012 and was signed to the practice squad on October 2, 2013. Whalen was elevated to the active roster on October 28 and waived on November 19. He was then signed back to the practice squad on November 21.
Brown was signed by the Colts as a free agent on October 22, 2013. He played in five games this season and made two solo tackles and one special teams stop. For his career, Brown has appeared in 34 games (two starts), totaling 26 tackles (24 solo), two passes defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 14 special teams tackles.
Brown has played in too many games to be eligible for the practice squad, but the good news for him may be that this time of year, there are plenty of teams with injuries looking for depth. From the Colts' perspective, it leaves them with just four healthy cornerbacks again which could cause them to decide to hold Cassius Vaughn out of kick return duties.
Many fans remember Griff Whalen having both a huge drop and a huge third down catch last time the Colts played the Texans. It's important to remember that according to Pro Football Focus, Whalen only has two drops on the season. He's only seen 19 targets, 11 of which were what PFF considers catchable, and he reeled in 9 of them for 102 yards.
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MORGANTOWN - West Virginia's defense will face yet another offensive challenge Saturday when it heads to Stillwater, Okla., to play Oklahoma State.
However, this time the Mountaineers won't face a quarterback who can sling the ball all over the field, but rather they'll go up against a running back they may have to chase all over the gridiron.
Junior running back Joseph Randle leads the Big 12 Conference in rushing, averaging 116 yards per game. He is the only runner in the pass-happy conference to average more than 85 yards each contest.
"Joseph Randle is one of my most favorite kids I've ever coached," said WVU coach Dana Holgorsen, who served as the Oklahoma State offensive coordinator during Randle's freshman season.
Randle has the opportunity to become just the sixth runner in school history to gain 1,000 yards twice in a season.
He said he thought he would have accomplished that feat last weekend, but Randle was held to just 43 yards in a loss to Kansas State.
"It looks like this week is going to be the week," he said. "I should be able to get 66 yards, or I'm not doing my job right."
That also would mean the highly touted Cowboy offensive line did not do its job, either.
"Joe Wickline is a pretty good offensive line coach, and he has been for two decades," Holgorsen said. "You have guys up front who can block and backs who can hit the gaps."
Kickoff for the game is set for 3:30 p.m., and it will be televised on ABC.
Randle said he is looking forward to going up against his former coach, adding he hadn't thought a lot about that opportunity until just recently.
"It's going to be crazy," he said. "It really hasn't hit me yet, but a lot of their coaching staff used to be here. It's going to be fun."


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This dish is based off of a wrap I had on the weekend at a place called Marathon Grill, a wrap I thought could be much improved. The chanterelle mushrooms give a wonderful flavour and texture to the filling, and they are complemented by the smoked paprika. The cheese is entirely optional here, but it does add a bit of salty, fatty, flavour which is nice. I used Veganrella, which I have never had before and which I have to admit is rather interesting/nasty on its own. But when mixed with other flavours it really works. I also baked the wrap which begs the question: when does a wrap become a chimichanga?
Makes 2 wraps
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 large flour tortillas
- 1 portabello mushroom, sliced
- 1 roasted red pepper, skinned and sliced
- 1/2 cup chanterelle mushrooms
- water
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 smoked paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup roasted garlic hummus
- shredded vegan cheese
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
1. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Fry portabello mushrooms for 5-7 mins, until mushroom softens and begin to release its water. Add a splash of water, if needed. Add roasted pepper to the pan and fry for 2 mins.
2. Add chanterelle mushrooms and fry for 3-4 mins, until they begin to soften a bit. Add spices and season to taste, adding a splash of water to help mix all the spices into the mushrooms. Remove from heat.
3. Spread 1/2 of the hummus in a thick layer in the middle of each of the tortillas. Top with 1/2 of the mushroom mixture. Top that with as much cheese as you see fit. Wrap up, tucking in ends, and place seam side down on a baking sheet.
4. Spray each wrap lightly with oil. Bake for 20-25 mins, until golden. Let cool, then serve. You can eat it with a fork, or let it cool more and eat it with your hands.


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It seemed everyone had a reaction to Greg Schiano's decision to remain at Rutgers, passing on an opportunity to become the head coach at Michigan.
Here's a look at the views of some Rutgers' players, students and professors.
Football players have a sense of history.
Although Rutgers' run the past three years has been one of the best stories in college football, the history, allure and tradition isn't close to that of Michigan or Penn State or Miami.
And that's exactly why quarterback Mike Teel and wide receiver Tiquan Underwood respect and admire Greg Schiano's decision to stick with Rutgers two years in a row while more notable programs pursued him.
"The University of Miami and the University of Michigan came calling and he's still our football coach," Teel said. "I don't think we have much to worry about. If you don't go to Michigan as a head football coach, with the tradition and everything that they have ... you're at the spot where you want to be."
Underwood knows that the bigger programs, for most coaches, are "dream jobs." But not everyone has the same dream.
"That's tremendous, it just shows the dedication of that guy," Underwood said. "He's still here through it all."
Schiano is the reason, Teel said, the players are here.
"Every single player on this team, he's the reason that they're here, whether they say it or not," he said. "He's the reason."
-- Alex Delanian
Sophomores Anthony Costella and Eugene Grinberg were heading to Brower dining hall on College Avenue for lunch yesterday when they heard the news: Greg Schiano was staying at Rutgers.
"Wow, I'm amazed," Costella, of Berkeley Heights, said. "I wouldn't blame him if he left for Michigan because it is Michigan football."
His reaction was echoed around campus. Students were happy Schiano had decided to stay -- and weren't mad at him for looking elsewhere. They were busy looking to the future.
"He turned down Michigan and Miami, so I think he's staying here forever," Grinberg,
of Old Bridge, said.
Costello wasn't ready to make that guarantee.
"I think there is a pressing need for (stadium expansion) now," he said. "He just devoted himself to Rutgers."
At least for now.
Costello thinks this isn't the last students will hear of their coach talking to other schools.
"I think he's just holding out for that Penn State job when Paterno leaves," he said.
-- Vincent Velasquez
The reaction from professors regarding Schiano withdrawing his name from the Michigan job? Most of them didn't want to talk. Steve Miller, class of 1979 and a season-ticket holder for 15 years, was eager.
The journalism professor isn't bothered that Schiano looked elsewhere -- he just wants him to decide where he wants to be once and for all.
"I think that Greg has done a wonderful job taking this program from the bottom of the abyss and bringing it into the top elite of the college football ladder," he said.
That being said:
"If he leaves at this point, let him go. ... If a coach doesn't want to be here, or if a professor doesn't want to be here, or if a student doesn't want to be here, then they have every right to leave," Miller said.
"This is the second year in a row we've had to play this game of, 'Will Schiano stay or will Schiano go?' It gets tiresome after a while."
So it's good-bye but not good riddance.
"It doesn't detract from what he's done to the University, but it becomes almost a tease because it plays with our emotions," Miller said. "Rutgers alums and Rutgers fans invest a lot of time, effort and energy into the program and we like to know who is running the program."
-- Vincent Velasquez


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Ready for summer, this egg shaped tote stands 15" tall, with a zipper running ear to ear. Photo 2 - shows the handmade 3 button front pocket, and is a closer view of the meander free motion quilted surface binding exterior, batting, and lining together. Photo 3 - I added a pocket within a pocket (interior); another button is a registration mark to open second hidden pocket. What fun. Photo 4 - box construction forms zipper assembly and gusset and makes ample space in this beach tote. Photo 5 - Used left overs fabric to make matching cell phone case. Photo 6 - Detail photo of 3 inch polymer clay pendant hanging on double Orings makes a sassy zipper pull. While the egg is as old as time; this convenient egg shaped tote is a refreshing idea that makes a perfect Easter gift for you or your little princess.
Thanks Joanly! I'm a big fan of all your totes and purses.
Very cleverly designed once again, Shoestring. Your bags have such wonderfully detailed construction. BTW - spring is here and the weather is getting warmer! :)
Hi 2strings. I'm working in the studio everyday sewing handbags, soft luggage and quilts. Getting ready for local summer events where I sell my things. I made 80 purses since Jan 2014. I need to get on the stick and photograph and post more images of them. S and I have trip planned to MN in May. I'll let you know when we plan L-NE trip. I think about you often. Your projects are always fabulous!


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Scientific Articles
"Clean power is essential to reliable test results" -Laboratory Equipment
The precise nature of today's scientific testing and analysis demands that analytical instruments be able to run uninterrupted throughout a particular operation that can often take days or even weeks to perform. The stakes are high as unplanned downtime can cost up to six months for a single drug discovery experiment. Therefore, lab professionals must address important issues to prevent downtime and ensure reliable test results, including selecting an appropriate UPS solution.
"Avoiding power disturbances" -Lab Manager
One of the most overlooked problems in the lab is the utility power source. Lab instruments, such as gas chromatographs (GC), are very sensitive to power problems. Unstable power—especially voltage irregularities--can lead to inaccurate test results and downtime. This article includes an actual real-world graph demonstrating how an on-line battery back-up system (on-line UPS) provides more stable and clean power than the more commonly used commercial backup system.
"The power of reliable results" -Laboratory Equipment
Good power quality is essential to obtain reliable laboratory test results—and FEMA backup power guidelines may require power reliability in lab disaster plans. A power quality audit should be done and include every connected instrument. To ensure stable power quality, a backup generator and quality UPS are essential—issues to consider are discussed
"Does your backup power meet guidelines and mandates?" -MLO Magazine
This article examines the importance of backup power to effectively comply with CDC mandates and guidelines for vaccine refrigeration in the Vaccine for Children Program (VFC) and for proper data backup hardware in the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP).


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Thursday, October 11, 2012
The School Picture Gods are Mocking Me
A couple of weeks ago I was complaining about school pictures.
Despite all my complaining I still caved in and wrote three checks for school pictures for all three of my children.
Princess got hers back this week.
I will admit that I did have a feeling that Princess's pictures weren't going to be magazine worthy when Princess came home from school that day telling me all about how while she was waiting to get her picture taken she got to watch the old, old, old man (she swears he must be 85, I am guessing he is about 55) who takes care of their school FOLD UP the lunch tables. Yup you heard right he was FOLDING UP the lunch tables. Not only was he folding up the lunch tables this old, old,old man was doing it ALL BY HIMSELF. Princess was amazed by what she had seen. My thought was, "Crap that means her pictures were taken late in the day".
Trust me I have seen Princess at the end of the school day.
Now I am at Princess's school a couple of afternoons a week and realize that some children do leave the school looking just as spiffy as when they walked in. My child is not one of those children. Princess plays hard, works hard, and at the end of the school day resembles one of the Hard Knock Life Orphans.
It's true.
Needless to say I didn't have a lot of hope that her pictures were going to be stellar.
And no doubt this picture is special. Special as in I will be digging it out and giving it a special place of distinction at her high school graduation party. Yup, I am that mom.
Just so we are clear. I sent her to school looking presentable. I even have proof.
And you know that there are 17 children who will spend all school year whipping out that class picture and taking the opportunity to name every child in their class to anyone who will listen (typically parents, grandparents, favorite aunties, and your BF who has no choice but to listen because you would do the same for her kid). And you know every adult will have the same reaction as the grubby little 6 year old finger lands on Princess's picture. They will raise their eyebrows and suck in a little breath and their mouth may even twist into a little grimace as they think "Oooooo! That is too bad!"
Obviously I have angered the school picture gods and they are mocking me.
6 comments:
- Student Mommy said...
I rather like picture 2! She looks happy!
- October 12, 2012 at 7:14 AM
- Jennifer said...
Is it wrong that I kind of love it?
- October 12, 2012 at 3:43 PM
- DysFUNctional Mom said...
Can't help but giggle! I've seen many pics like these. I finally learned to just not order them. They're NEVER great, rarely even decent.
- October 14, 2012 at 11:48 AM
- Sarahviz said...
That picture is just SO HER!
- October 15, 2012 at 3:28 PM
- The Preppy Girl in Pink said...
That is the best school picture EVER!!! I love it!! I can totally picture your face too when you saw this. It is making me laugh so hard! I'm sorry...
- October 17, 2012 at 9:04 PM
- AnnMarie said...
First let me say that one of the reasons that I am literally laughing so hard I am coughing is because of your post that accompanies her picture. This is so hysterical that I think I would be so excited to have this picture. She looks just so satisfied with herself. :) HeHe...still laughing.
- October 21, 2012 at 10:56 PM
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An electrical problem sparked a fire Friday in a grain house on a farm in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, according to firefighters.
The fire started about 8:30 a.m. Friday at the farm in the 1500 block of Sylvan Road.
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MINING companies must add value to their minerals or leave SA, says Paul Jourdan, a senior adviser to the government on minerals policies and co-author of the controversial State Intervention in the Minerals Sector (Sims) study.
One of the key issues to be discussed at the African National Congress (ANC) policy conference starting on Tuesday is the role of the state in SA's mineral resources. An integral part of that discussion is the Sims document.
SA's mining sector has taken a hammering this year as a result of above-inflation electricity and labour costs, and stagnant prices in an oversupplied market.
If mining companies were unwilling to participate in adding value to the minerals they mine, they should leave them in the ground and look elsewhere to set up their operations, Mr Jourdan told a Mining for Change seminar in Johannesburg yesterday.
The sector had to factor in linkages that entailed generating money for the state, he argued.
Miners had to create an industrial base to make downstream products and upstream products like mining equipment; increase research capacity and development expertise; and expand SA's infrastructure.
"If you can't make those linkages, leave the minerals in the ground until you can make the linkages. Don't think you'll do it quickly for the quick cash and the few mining jobs you'll get.
"We need to clearly say a condition of getting a permit to mine the nation's minerals is making the linkages. If you say you're just a dirt digger and that's your core competency, then fine, go to Australia," Mr Jourdan said.
"I'm not sure that we want companies that are just going to dig holes. We want companies that are going to make those linkages and build our economy for the future, post-mining."
Mr Jourdan's comments come as the platinum sector suspends mines because costs have overtaken the stagnant rand price of the metal they produce, and the ferrochrome industry has ground to a halt because of tight electricity supplies. SA is the largest supplier of platinum and chrome.
Gold miners are increasingly looking to expand their exposure to projects overseas to reduce the risk of operating in SA.
Mining companies have long raised concern that the government will increasingly expect them to move outside their core operations of mineral extraction into an industrial role. They have consistently argued that there are other companies better placed to fill that role.
However, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said recently the government was not expecting mining companies to become involved in downstream production.
The government was seeking to ensure minerals were available at "developmental prices" to companies involved in downstream production and to people who wanted to start new businesses.
"I must reiterate that it is not the policy of government to dictate to entrepreneurs what enterprise they should engage in," Ms Shabangu said last Friday at the opening of Kumba Iron Ore's Kolomela mine, in the Northern Cape.
"Where it makes economic sense, we, of course, welcome vertical integration of beneficiation activities, but we are not demanding that miners become beneficiators - rather that they contribute to local beneficiation."
The Sims document was drawn up ahead of the ANC policy conference to clarify, among other things, policy on the state's role in the mineral sector.
At the ANC's national general council in Durban in 2010, the issue of the nationalisation of mines and other strategic sectors of the economy was raised but not resolved.
The party leadership was tasked with commissioning research and study tours to advise this year's policy conference whether mines should be nationalised.
The resulting Sims document controversially proposes a 50% mineral resources rent tax on profits above 15% on a "normal return", and greater state participation in and regulation of the mining sector.
The document assumes the super-profit tax would net the government R40bn, a figure Mr Jourdan conceded would not apply today, given that the platinum sector is largely operating at a loss.
No gold mines would be affected by the tax and it would mainly be levied on the iron-ore and coal sectors, he said.
Mzukisi Qobo, who lectures on international political economy at the University of Pretoria, told yesterday's seminar that mining was already heavily taxed, if one included indirect taxes.
"The priority should be to build confidence in the sector and evolve a long-term growth and development strategy to place it on a strong and competitive footing," he said.
"The ambiguities in the Sims report around the resource rent tax, the function of the state mining company, strategic minerals and a slew of regulations, do not inspire confidence. Instead they compound confusion."
Gavin Keeton, professor in economics at Rhodes University, said in a column in yesterday's Business Day: "It would be foolish to embark upon a policy direction that further ratchets up costs and commits the government to spending premised on a shaky belief that profits and taxes from mining will remain exceptionally high forever."


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Four all-new stories featuring demon huntresses by four "New York Times"-bestselling authors--Christine Warren, Marjorie M. Liu, Caitlin Kittredge, and Jenna Maclaine--are collected for this sizzling new anthology.
No Rest for the Witchesby Lori Handeland Maryjanice Davidson Cheyenne Mccray Christine Warren
From broomsticks to black magic, leather-clad warriors to love potions gone wrong, four stories of supernatural sex and suspense. Contains The Majicka by Maryjanice Davidson; Voodoo Moon by Lori Handeland; Breath of Magic by Cheyenne McCray; Any Witch Way She Can by Christine Warren.
She's No Faerie Princess (The Others #10)by Christine Warren
Queen Mab's niece, Fiona, has long been bored to tears by the intrigues of Court life. She'd prefer to cut loose at a punk club, knock back a few Thai beers, and hook up with a likely lad of similar interests. But when Fiona goes AWOL, she only gets as far as Manhattan's Inwood Park before a nasty demon nearly puts a permanent crimp in her plans--and a dark stranger sparks her desire... All work and no play make Tobias Walker one cranky werewolf. After six months of doing his part to keep the peace during the delicate negotiations between the Others and humankind, he'd like nothing more than a good night's sleep--preceded by an enthusiastic mating session. The alluring woman he rescues in the park might be the answer to his most lustful prayers, but only if they can both stay alive long enough to find out who wants her dead and why. Now, Fiona and Tobias must unravel a tangled web of treachery that spans branches of the Fae, Other, and mortal worlds, all the while falling into a dangerous attraction that could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship--or the end for them both...
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DOHA/ABU DHABI: A UAE court yesterday sentenced Qatari physician Dr Mahmoud Al Jaidah to seven years in jail for supporting a banned local organisation.
The Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi found Jaidah guilty of "supporting the secret illegal organisation", which it did not name, and sentenced him to seven years in jail and deportation after he completes his term, the UAE state news agency,
WAM reported.
"(Jaidah) supported the organisation financially and morally by contacting its leaders and trying to mediate differences within the group on administrative matters," the agency said. Two Emirati citizens were also convicted of supporting the group and each received five-year sentences, WAM said. The court's rulings cannot be appealed. UAE authorities detained Mahmoud Al Jaidah at Dubai airport on February 26, last year on charges of supporting Al Islah, a group banned in the UAE for its alleged link to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. Al Islah denies any such link, but says it shares some of the Brotherhood's Islamist ideology. Hassan Al Jaidah, son of Al Jaidah on his Twitter account yesterday, expressed shock and surprise over the verdict.
Al Jaidah was detained at Dubai airport on his way to Doha from Bangkok. Hassan said he was kept in detention for almost nine months before charges were filed against him on November 18.
The verdict went viral on social networking sites yesterday, with people expressing mixed reactions. "What if he is associated with the Muslim Brotherhood… Allah will punish the judge, the court and the leadership for this unfair verdict," said a commentator.
"The dignity of human beings is being tarnished by killing, arrest, and torture of people without reason. This is against the teachings of Islam," said another.
Another comment said the Mahmoud Al Jaidah was being used as a tool by the UAE authorities to pressure Qatar.
"I expect articles from editor-in-chiefs to explain the case of Mahmoud Al Jaidah and why he was not allowed to challenge the verdict," read a post.
"Thousands of Qatari citizens visit the UAE every year. We respect them and make them feel at home but not at the cost of state security," said another commentator responding to those who said the verdict was unfair.
A commentator hoped Al Jaidah would be set free by a pardon by the UAE President on some special occasion like Eid.
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Soaring 58 stories and 975 feet above downtown Philadelphia, the new Comcast Center, which was recently awarded LEED Core and Shell Gold Certification, now has the distinction of being the tallest certified green building in the United States.
The Comcast Center boasts many features designed to save energy and reduce environmental impact. The tallest building between New York and Chicago, this high-performance skyscraper's primary structural system includes a large central concrete core (containing 40 percent Lafarge NewCem slag cement and 60 percent Type I cement) rising the full height of the tower with steel-framed floors.
High strength inner core
According to Thornton Tomasetti, the structural engineers for the Comcast Center, a concrete core provides significant efficiency in a lateral system for this type of building footprint. For a core dimension that is small relative to the height, you can get a much more efficient structure in concrete than in steel, with greater stiffness and good lateral resistance for wind loads. Because the footprint is small and the core relatively slim, the Comcast Center's exterior core walls are fairly thick — 54 inches up to the 20th floor — to further minimize deflection from wind forces. Other safety benefits of the design are an added bonus, as all of the structure's elevators, sprinklers, communications systems, and stairwells are encased within the concrete core.
Construction of the tower required 50,000 cubic yards of concrete, about half of which was high-strength concrete for its cast-in-place inner core. "Our specifications for the core called for concrete reaching a 10,000-pound-per-square-inch (psi) compressive strength at 56 days to give the desired stiffness and strength to the building," said Aine Brazil, managing principle in charge of the project at Thornton Tomasetti. "In terms of efficiency, using a higher strength concrete was quite important to producing a cost-effective building."
Optimizing mix design
After eight months of product development, ready-mixed concrete producer Action Supply Company of Philadelphia and concrete subcontractor Madison Construction Company of Malvern, Pa., received approval for using a self-consolidating concrete (SCC) containing Lafarge's NewCem slag cement. "Our proprietary mix design reached strengths as great as 14,000 psi, which is one of the key reasons why the NewCem slag cement was selected for this high-performance application," said Dean Melchiorre, Action Supply's quality control manager. "Considerable laboratory and in-place testing was conducted on early strength, compressive strength, e-modules, shrinkage, flexural strength, and chloride permeability, and further jobsite testing proved out the results."
Engineered for high strength and long-term durability, NewCem slag cement improves concrete's workability and helps structures achieve greater strength potential, reduced permeability, and increased resistance to sulfate attack and alkali silica reaction. "It is also well known that utilizing high replacement levels of slag cement in properly proportioned mixes helps control shrinkage, creep, and cracking in mass concrete structures," said Brazil. "For these reasons and because the ultimate strengths achieved exceeded our specification requirements, we deemed the structural performance of the mix containing the NewCem slag cement a success."
Approximately 21,000 cubic yards of the high-strength SCC mix utilizing 40 percent NewCem slag cement were produced for the first 25 floors of the central core walls. In addition, 4,000 cubic yards for the 5,000-psi concrete mat foundation and 38,000 cubic yards for the lightweight decks all used a minimum of 35 percent NewCem in the mix throughout the project.
Green design features
Cutting-edge sustainable design and energy efficiency can be found in nearly every aspect of the Comcast Center. It uses 40 percent less water than a typical office building, and shading on the plaza reduces the heat-island effect caused by pavement by 70 percent. A glass curtain blocks 60 percent of heat while allowing 70 percent of the sun's visible light, reducing energy used for air conditioning while utilizing natural light to its fullest. An under-floor water loop is used to cool the winter garden and 6th floor atrium floor during the summer and warm it during the winter, saving energy.
The use of NewCem slag cement also made a strong contribution to the Comcast Tower's sustainable design that helped it earn LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. For structural elements, concretes containing NewCem can contribute to LEED credits in the following categories: Sustainable Sites, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Innovation in Design.
NewCem is finely ground, hydraulic cement produced from granulated blast furnace slag, a product of the iron-making process. Its use in concrete saves virgin raw materials, consumes less energy, and makes use of a recyclable by-product material of the iron-making process normally destined for landfills. The result is high-performance concrete with less environmental impact.
Project team
The project team for the Comcast Center includes — Owner: Liberty Property Trust; Design architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects, New York; Architect of record: Kendall/Heaton Associates, Houston; Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti, New York; Contractor: L.F. Driscoll Company, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; and Environmental consultant: Atelier Ten, New York.
Editor's note: The October issue of Structural Engineer will include a second Manufacture's Turn article about the Comcast Center. That article will discuss how Hill International successfully managed the construction using project management software.
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At mid-March grapevine buds were beginning to push at LangeTwins Winery and Vineyards.
That's typical timing, and about the same as last year, says Randy Lange, who with his brother, Brad, head the fifth-generation family business near Lodi, Calif., with about 8,000 acres of wine grapes in San Joaquin, Sacramento, Yolo, and Solano counties. This includes their own vineyards as well those managed for other owners.
In addition to the major varietals — Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel — their vineyards include more than a dozen others, like Malbec, Petit Verdot and Viognier. Their winery crushes about 20,000 tons of grapes a year.
Ongoing vineyard pruning, which began the first week of December, was expected to be completed by the start of spring. Rainy winter weather extended pruning beyond the first part of March, when crews normally finish the work.
Although the winter weather didn't harm the dormant vines, Randy says, it could delay the start of vine growth a bit.
"The ground is really cold and the vines may not come out as early as usual. We expect production to be down this year, but not by a huge amount."
This outlook reflects the impact of cold and rainy weather last spring, which probably disrupted, to some extent, development of last year's dormant buds that will produce new vine growth this year. To compensate, pruning crews left more fruitful buds on the canes this past winter.
"If we have a great berry set when the vines bloom in May, and it turns out that we shouldn't have left that extra bud wood, we'll go back in and thin the crop," Randy says. In the meantime, more bud wood serves as insurance against an otherwise smaller crop.
In May, he will use petiole analysis — which he does annually as the grape clusters are going through bloom — to help determine the fertilizer needs of this year's crop. Sampling involves removing the leaf petiole opposite a cluster and is done in every vineyard block in the LangeTwins operation.
"With the data we've collected over the years, we can see trends in how the vineyards are responding to weather, soil fertility, and our various production practices," he says. "Every vineyard block has its own personality, and this gives us a feel for what a particular vineyard is capable of doing and how it responds to certain stresses."
The petiole analysis is supplemented with soil testing throughout the season. Fertilizer is spoon-fed to the vines through a drip system. "Because over-fertilization can affect quality and the soil, we don't apply any more nutrients than absolutely necessary," Randy says.
In growing a grape crop, he and his brother emphasize constant attention to detail.
"Our No. 1 job as vineyard managers is to get out and look at the vines every day," Randy says. "We observe and confirm as many things as we can about developments in the vineyard and then respond to Mother Nature in the most effective way possible."
Consider pest control, for example. "Native insects are relatively easy to deal with," he says. "The things we worry most about are non-native (invasive) pests imported into the state.
Last year, one of their vineyards in San Joaquin County was in a quarantine area established after two European grapevine moths were discovered in the vicinity. Although none of moths were found, he still had to take various precautions, including a vineyard inspection and documentation of grape shipments, designed to limit spread of the pest.
"We're willing, of course, to follow the quarantine requirements" Randy says. "But, it kicks a hole into anyone's sustainable and organic production program. And yet, these invasive pests still keep being brought into our state. That really throws a monkeywrench into all our efforts. It's extremely frustrating. At the same time, the California Department of Food and Agriculture has done an excellent job handling some difficult situations related to the European grape vine moth on very short notice."


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Jags, TV Station Announce Promotion
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) ? The Jacksonville Jaguars and an Orlando television station that felt the need to explain for having to air Jacksonville's road game at Oakland last weekend have teamed up to get two fans to London for the team's Oct. 27 game against San Francisco.
The Jaguars insist the promotion, which is being sponsored by the David Maus Automotive Group in Orlando, has been in the works for some time and is not a response to what happened Sunday.
Team President Mark Lamping says Orlando is a key region because "nowhere is our effort to raise the Jaguars' following and profile more evident or important than in central Florida."
The CBS affiliate, WKMG TV, issued an on-air explanation for why it was showing the Jaguars while many viewers probably preferred seeing the Broncos-Giants game.
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In their third competition of the season, the Bruins will seek further improvement for their indoor season as they split up to take part in another pair of meets Friday and Saturday.
A small group of vaulters, jumpers and a thrower (freshman Ida Storm) will travel to Seattle for the Husky Classic, while the rest of the team will head to Fayetteville, Ark. for the Tyson Invitational.
Approaching its third and fourth meet of the season, UCLA "" despite the recent success "" must still adjust to the indoor environment.
"At UCLA, everything is kind of far away from Drake Stadium; you don't hear noises, and it's very quiet and peaceful (at Drake)," jumps coach Anthony Curran said. "But when you get indoors, it's loud; the runway is loud; there are raised runways, and you have to get adjusted to it."
In her first meet at last week's New Mexico Classic, redshirt junior jumper Ke'Nyia Richardson won the triple jump event with a mark of 40-11.50. But according to Richardson, she has yet to reach her pinnacle. In fact, she hopes to eclipse her previous best and amass as many points as possible by also participating in the long jumps.
"I'm just having a few different exercises that I can put in my training," Richardson said. "Hopefully, I can work on the little things I need to for the triple jumps. The long jumps are going to require some extra stuff.
"I'm just trying to go around and see what needs work and what doesn't."
Redshirt junior pole vaulter Tori Anthony is also full of potential. Coming off of a strong display in New Mexico, Anthony has made small adjustments to ensure even more success this weekend, according to Curran.
"Tori made it over a couple of bars (last week), but the pole just knocked the bar off," Curran said. "I think she's going to get a provisional mark, possibly a high mark to get in the top 15."
With the two meets at hand, the Bruins are facing the final stretch of their indoor season. While the previous ones have been benchmarks, these upcoming meets will be seen as truer indicators of how UCLA will perform in the national indoor championships.
In the meantime, the Bruins have not basked in the glory of their recent performances. Instead, they have viewed the past meets as opportunities to learn and move forward.
"Everybody is expecting improvement; it's all you can ask for and all you can expect," senior jumper Dayna Hill said. "You trust your coaches, you trust your workouts, you trust your regiment, and you know you're going to have greatness."


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Great Urban Bike Rides
Los Angeles' famous beach bike path is a fantastic place to ride. Early in the morning and on weekdays, you can speed down to Redondo Beach, or just goofily re-create the opening from Three's Company with your pals. Unfortunately, during prime time on the weekends, it can be as overcrowded and stressful as the 101 during rush hour, what with all the careless kiddies, distracted parents, and even bikers on cell phones. For riders looking for something more challenging that also provides plenty of natural beauty, these urban bike rides should get you pumping.
Name: The Entire Length of Mulholland Drive.
Directions: Begin at Mulholland and the 101, ride west, and end at the Pacific Ocean. At the end, head north a little toward the county line for some good eating.
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Length: 55 miles.
Difficulty: Some hard, some easy. The seven and one-half miles of dirt Mulholland and the climb up to Encinal Canyon Road will get your attention; the last 10 miles, all downhill to the ocean, is a nice payoff.
Reward: Cold beer and fried shrimp at Neptune's Net on PCH.
Tip: Have a pal pick you up at the end.
Name: Sullivan Canyon to Camp Josepho.
Directions: Start at the beginning of dirt Mulholland above Encino. After one and three-fourths miles, turn left through the gate. Go down Sullivan Canyon; at mile five and one-fourth, go right down the paved road to Camp Josepho. Now turn around and go back uphill to your car.
Length: Loop is 12 and three-fourths miles.
Difficulty: 1,300 feet elevation loss, 1,300 feet elevation gain, mostly on fire roads.
Reward: You get to see lots of bugs and coyotes. Greenbelt view.
Tip: No drinking water, so be sure to bring your own.
Name: Climb Mount Olympus.
Directions: From Laurel Canyon Boulevard/Mount Olympus, go uphill; cars will pass you in disbelief. People may stop and applaud you.
Length: One mile.
Difficulty: Average grade 13.2 percent — that's a little steep.
Reward: Sort of a burning feeling in your legs, and you get to see some garish ?architecture.
Tip: Do it without stopping.
Name: L.A. to San Diego.
Directions: Start at the bike trail at Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, go south. You're on PCH (some bike lane, but mostly not) and bike trail mostly. Ask Auto Club for TripTik route.
Length: About 140 miles; eight to 15 hours, depending on stops.
Difficulty: You'll be a little tired afterward. Sleep well, and demand red meat on arrival.
Reward: A feeling of exhilaration, and you get to brag for years afterward.
Tip: Keep eating; keep drinking; make no jokes about bombs or war when entering Camp Pendleton.
Name: Acura L.A. Bike Tour XII (March 19).
Directions: Start by USC in the dark (Exposition Boulevard and Menlo Avenue; Sunday, March 19, 5:45 a.m.; $35 registration; 310-444-5544); go clockwise with everybody else.
Length: About 21 miles.
Difficulty: Pretty easy ride. Watch out for kids and slow, inexperienced riders, who will try to knock you down.
Reward: Free bike swag at the Quality of Life Expo at the Convention Center (see Events for details) beforehand.
Tip: Get near the front of the crowd and start fast. It will thin out quickly up there.?
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