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Brettiboo – I Miss You
Brett Gardner
I miss this little speedster. I always liked Gardner, but sometimes I didn't let it show. When Melky was sent to Triple A and Gardner took over, I hated him. When the stupid decision was made to make Gardner the starting centerfielder in '09 instead of Melky, I hated him. See, I never really hated him even though I said I did. I just didn't want him to push Melky aside. If Gardner and Melky could have played together, that would have been great.
Brett Gardner is one of the most exciting players I have ever had the privelage to watch. Now that my darling baby Melky is gone (sob) I am perfectly happy with seeing Brett have more playing time. But I don't think he is going to be the starting left fielder. I want this sexy guy to be:
But even if Gardner is not the starter, I'm sure Yankee fans will still see a lot of this in 2010:
People think I am crazy, but I am convinced that this is true: I saw Brett Gardner in Fishkill. It was the Monday of the All-Star break, July 13th. My mother and I were coming back home after a nice shopping spree at JC Penney. In front of us in the lane to the left, I saw an extremely fancy car. It was a blue BMW convertible. It was the fanciest car I have ever seen in my life. I thought, "Who is driving THAT?!" The light turned red, and we stopped. We managed to stop right next to the car. I looked at the driver. I saw a guy with a funny-shaped bald head, wearing sunglasses, and chewing gum. My mouth dropped and I was speechless. IT WAS BRETT GARDNER!!! Who else looks like him? What are the chances that another man with a funny-shaped bald head, with enough money to have an expensive car, would be in New York during the All-Star break! THERE ARE NO CHANCES! IT WAS HIM!
Brett's car looked like this one.
This is the sad part. My car had its windows down because it was like 90 degrees that day. He was in his convertible. If I wanted to say something, he would have heard me. And I did want to! BUT I COULDN'T! I tried, but the words didn't come out. I WAS IN SHOCK! I was a few feet away from a Yankee. I happened to be wearing my #11 Yankee jersey that day. I finally built up enough courage to say "Hey" and turn around to show him his number on my shirt. I was about to do it. But the light turned green. And my Mom began to turn the car into Wal-Mart. "NOOO!!! MOMMY STOP! WHERE ARE YOU GOING!"
"What?" she said. "I told you I need a few things in Wal-Mart."
"NOO! BUT…HE'S GETTING AWAY!" I exclaimed in despair.
"…What? Who?"
"B..BB..R..BRETT GAR..DN…..ER…was in that…fffanccy…cccar…"
No response.
"It looked just like him. God, I can KILL MYSELF FOR NOT MAKING A MOVE!"
I really could have killed myself. I was so close to a Yankee, and I blew it. My disbelief got the better of me. -Sigh-………..
When I said that no one else looks like Brett Gardner, I sort of lied. My brother came up with a fabulous lookalike for Brett. Just the expression his face looks like Gardner:
…and Nick Stokes from CSI!!!!!!!
Brett, I have been through a lot with you. I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you, COME BACK BRETT!!! NO! TURN AROUND!, I love you. The truth is, I miss you a lot. I don't know what is going to happen with you in 2010, but I hope it is good. Enjoy the offseason. I can't wait to see you next year!
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Virginia, you're hilarious! I was right there with you while you were paralyzed and couldn't speak to Brett! LOL. If only you had called out to him I'm sure he would have gotten a big kick out of it. Nice car he has, btw.
I miss Brett too but i agree. I want Holliday to be our left fielder next year. Now only if i could get to Cashman. Is 40 or 50$'s enough for him?🙂
Brett Gardner was fun for the Yankees, they should keep him.
Matthew Tang


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For the second time in as many years, taxpayers money is going to renovate what was designated as the UH President's residence.
A long list of repairs is underway at College Hill.
It includes a new roof, windows and gutters, along with the installation of solar panel. solar water heaters and siding as well as plumbing and electrical work.
The base contract is $680,000 but the amount could exceed that if there are unforeseen problems.
But it wasn't too long ago that the university had crews working on the porte cochere, the back lanai and the guest cottage.
Two years ago UH spent close to a half a million on repairing termite damage.
The work included repairs on the main house and in an adjacent cottage.
Crews replaced the wood floors in the dining and living rooms, as well as a few doors They also had to shore up the lanai floor.
That was on top of more than a million dollars of construction that was spent under Evan Dobelle, the president at the time when he lived in the home,
UH student Michael Honda thinks the administration's priorities are in the wrong place.
He doesn't see the money going toward improving student learning conditions.
Honda wishes work could go toward better labs in the arts and sciences and for fixing bathrooms which he sees as basic.
"How about just a little bit money to clean up a bathroom or two? Actually, I've been in bathrooms where there is no soap and toilet paper," said Honda.
Freshman Chelsea Cobb said she was shocked at the conditions in her first class on the first day of school in Miller Hall, where 40 students were crammed into a tiny room with no Internet and a broken air conditioner.
"I am not a princess. I am from Ewa, I can handle a fan. And there was no wiggle room, I am trying to take notes and am bumping the kid next to me, and I am like, 'I am so sorry,'" said Cobb.
Cobb said her instructor actually cancelled class for a week until the university found a new room.
UH President M.R.C. Greenwood broke tradition by opting not to live in at College Hill when she was hired.
She opted to rent a luxury apartment at the Waikiki Watermark with the $60,000 housing allowance that UH regents approved.
For the last two years, the Manoa mansion has been used for meetings and receptions.
Now, those are on hold while the construction work is underway.

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NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes have teamed up to uncover a mysterious infant star that behaves like a police strobe light.
[Left] — This is a false-color, infrared-light Spitzer image of LRLL 54361 inside the star-forming region IC 348 located 950 light-years away. The Spitzer Space Telescope discovered an unusual variable object that has the typical signature of a protostar. The object emits a burst of light every 25.34 days.
[Center] — This Hubble Space Telescope monochromatic-color image resolves the detailed structure around the protostar, consisting of two cavities that are traced by light scattered off their edges above and below a dusty disk. The cavities were likely blown out of the surrounding natal envelope of dust and gas by an outflow launched near the central object.
[Right] — This is an artist's impression of the hypothesized central object that may be two young binary stars. Astronomers propose that the flashes are due to material in a circumstellar disk suddenly being dumped onto the growing stars and unleashing a blast of radiation each time the stars get close to each other in their orbit.
Object Names: LRLL 54361, L54361
Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration
Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Muzerolle (STScI), E. Furlan (NOAO and Caltech), K. Flaherty (University of Arizona/Steward Observatory), Z. Balog (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), and R. Gutermuth (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Acknowledgment: R. Hurt (Caltech/Spitzer Science Center)
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Blythe Transmission Line
Docket Number:
99-AFC-8C (Compliance Proceeding)
Project Status: Complete; In Compliance Phase
Committee that oversaw Original Licensing Proceeding:
John L. Geesman, Commissioner, Presiding Member
James D. Boyd, Commissioner, Associate Member
Hearing Officer: Vice Chair
Title: Blythe Energy Project Transmission Line Modifications
Owner: Blythe Energy LLC
Blythe Energy LLC, ("Blythe Energy"), is proposing transmission line modifications that would allow electrical output from the Blythe Energy Project (BEP) to be delivered to the southern California ISO-controlled electrical transmission system. Blythe Energy is the owner of the, a 520-megawatt (MW) natural gas fired electric-generating facility situated within the City of Blythe, California. In 2001, the California Energy Commission approved the Blythe Energy Application for Certification (99-AFC-8) for the BEP subject to which Blythe Energy constructed and operates the facility. The BEP commenced commercial operation in 2003.
The proposed transmission line modifications are for the sole purpose of improving the long-term transmission paths available for delivery of the BEP electrical output to the southern California CISO-controlled electrical transmission system, referred to as "SP-15." The proposed transmission line modifications would also serve to relieve transmission congestion and provide needed energy supplies in southern California in the coming years.
Description Of Proposed Modifications
There are two distinct components to the proposed BEP transmission line modifications:
Buck to Julian Hinds Transmission Line Component:
- Upgrades to Buck Substation.
- Installation of approximately 67.4 miles of new 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line between the Buck Substation located adjacent to the BEP and the Julian Hinds Substation located approximately sixty miles to the west.
- The proposed transmission line route would generally follow Southern California Edison's (SCE's) existing 500 kV Devers-Palo Verde ("D-PV") transmission line.
- Transmission line structures would be concrete, single-pole structures.
- Upgrades to the Julian Hinds Substation.
Buck to Devers-Palo Verde Transmission Line Component:
- Upgrades to Buck Substation.
- Installation of approximately 6.7 miles of a new 230 kV transmission line (initially operated at 161 kV) between the Buck Substation and SCE's existing D-PV 500 kV transmission line.
- Transmission line structures would be concrete single-pole structures.
- Construction of a new 161 kV to 500 kV substation ("Midpoint Substation") at the point of interconnection with SCE's existing D-PV 500 kV transmission line.
Because the path ratings for each of the proposed transmission line components will not be established at the time of Energy Commission review and final decision on Blythe Energy's petition, Blythe Energy is requesting approval of each transmission component path described as part of the project modifications identified herein. It is Blythe Energy's expectation that it may be necessary to ultimately build both components to deliver the facility's full output to customers in California.
Location Of Proposed Modifications
The proposed modifications would be located entirely within Riverside County, between the Buck Substation near the City of Blythe and the Julian Hinds Substation near Hayfield as illustrated in Figure 3.1-1. For most of its length, the Buck to Julian Hinds transmission line component would be located adjacent to the existing SCE D-PV 500 kV line as illustrated in Figure 3.1-2. The Buck to D-PV component would be located adjacent to an existing Imperial Irrigation District (IID) 161 kV transmission line with a new substation to be located adjacent to SCE's existing D-PV transmission line as illustrated in Figure 3.1-3
Along most of its length, the Buck to Julian Hinds transmission line would be located within a 95 foot right-of-way adjacent to and north of the existing SCE Devers-Palo Verde right-of-way as illustrated in the figure below. The existing D-PV right-of-way on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands is 260 feet in width (wide enough to accommodate SCE plans for a second D-PV transmission line); therefore, an additional right-of-way of 95 feet in width adjacent to the existing D-PV right-of-way would be required.
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Perpetual rivals
April 10, 2013 —
JEFFERSONVILLE, NY — There's something timeless about track and field meets, particularly those held under a bright blue sky with balmy temperatures. For in their glorious diversity of running, jumping and throwing events which are taking place simultaneously in their respective locales of the venue, the athleticism, spirit, rivalry and manifestation of perseverance, endurance and stamina render these meets special in the cavalcade of spring sports.
For Division IV foes Tri-Valley (T-V) and Sullivan West (SW), it has and will always be so, even in these times when the legions of Bears far outnumber the essentially young and rebuilding Bulldogs. It's been five years since that iconic April 16, 2008 meet when Sullivan West's girls, propelled by Rianne Erlwein's anchor leg, took tenth of a second precedence over T-V's Caroline Bertholf in the 1600 relay. The final event of the day afforded Sullivan West a 71-70 victory over Tri-Valley for the Division title in a story penned by this writer for this newspaper entitled "Breaking point."
That storied win snapped a Tri-Valley streak of 129 consecutive division victories that had dated back to 1985. The Lady Bears won the Section Nine title that spring, something they've been doing consecutively since 2007, right up through last year. And given their depth and talent, this looks like number seven in a row for Tri-Valley, a fitting departure gift for coaches Joe and Missy Iatauro who are retiring this June.
The Lady Bulldogs' last hurrah over Tri-Valley came in the winter of 2008-09, when they beat T-V for the indoor Section Nine title under the savvy watch of then Coach Joe Seidl, who has now resumed his mentorship at SW beginning this past winter. Seidl's young charges are a work in progress, but you can rest assured that in a couple of years this rivalry with T-V and other teams will be back in full force. Even though the scales have tipped heavily in T-V's favor in both the girls and boys realm in recent years, there is still plenty of electricity when the teams meet.
Boys winners
3,200-meter relay: Tri-Valley (Ian Kurzrock, Hauk Boyes, Justin Weintraub, Brendan Hasbrouck) 9:11.2
110 hurdles: Zach Nilsen (TV) 16.3
100: Matt Cardona (SW) 12.1
1,600: Reed Scott (SW) 4:52
400 relay: Sullivan West (Adam Murphy, Andrew Stabbart, Joe Campanelli, Jeron Kivii) 49.2
400: Aidan Woolsey (TV) 55.3
400 hurdles: Nilsen (TV) 63.9
800: Weintraub (TV) 2:10.2
200: Cardona (SW) 24.7
3,200: Scott (SW) 10:35
1,600 relay: Tri-Valley (Tyler Greffrath, Nilsen, Weintraub, Woolsey) 3:55
Long jump: Cardona (SW) 17-7
Pole vault: Woolsey (TV) 11-6
Shot put: Aric Boyes (TV) 48-4.5
Discus: Anthony Rydell (SW) 110-0
Triple jump: Dan Short (TV) 34-4
High jump: Mitch Paciga (SW) 6-0
Girls winners
3,200-meter relay: Tri-Valley (Brooke Gillette, Sabrena Smith, Autumn Bender, Danielle Graham) 10:33.6
100 hurdles: Mareena DiMilia (TV) 16.1
100: Katlynn Graffrath (TV) 13.9
1,500: Autumn Bender (TV) 5:18.7
400 relay: Tri-Valley (Sara Dertinger, Greffrath, Caroline Martin, Maria Terbush) 55.6
400: Courtney Meyerer (SW) 64.8
400 hurdles: Sabrena Smith (TV) 74.7
800: Bender (TV) 2:37.6
200: Rosa Martinez (SW) 29.0
3,000: Graham (TV) 11:54.9
1,600 relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Bender, Sabrena Smith, Brittany Pennell, Vicky Tingley) 4:32
Long jump: DiMilia (TV) 15-3
Pole vault: Tingley (TV) 7-0
Shot put: DiMilia (TV) 34-6.25
Discus: Colleen Jones (TV) 99-6
Triple jump: Hannah Feinman (SW) 30-1
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10-month-old statement revived in re-election race
A Republican Wisconsin state representative says his comments that "some girls rape easy" have been taken out of context.
Freshman Rep. Roger Rivard of Rice Lake told the "Chetek Alert" newspaper in December that his father told him that as a way to warn him that a woman could agree to sex but then later claim it wasn't consensual.
The "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" reported Thursday that the 10-month-old comments are being revived as Rivard seeks re-election against Democrat Stephen Smith.
Rivard made the comments when he was discussing the case of a 17-year-old high school senior who was charged with sexual assault for having sex with an underage girl in the school's band room.
Rivard's comments, though unrelated, came eight months prior to a controversial statement on "legitimate rape" made by another politician, Todd Akin, in August. Akin is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senator in Missouri.
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Activists rally at Statehouse on May DayBy WILSON RING
The Associated Press | May 02,2013Mark Collier / Staff Photo
Hundreds of people turned out for the annual May Day march and rally organized by the Vermont Workers Center. Marchers represented causes ranging from worker rights to the environment and energy policy.MONTPELIER More than 1,000 activists highlighted their visions of social justice Wednesday at a May Day march through the city and rally on the Statehouse lawn that featured lived music, speeches and lots of red T-shirts.
Speakers at the event labeled Put People First promoted the rights of immigrant farmworkers, the need for universal access to health care and other topics.
Traditionally, May 1 is celebrated internationally as the day of the worker.
We are trying to build the community we would all like to live in, where peoples needs are all being met, whether that be housing, whether that be food, access to transportation, said Sandra Schlosser, a volunteer with the Vermont Workers Center who helped organize the rally.
Organizers also called on Vermont legislators, who met inside the Statehouse while people rallied on the lawn, to take action on various issues.
The Workers Center asked that lawmakers pass a budget that meets the needs of the people. Some of their criticisms of the Legislature include proposals to cap the welfare-to-work program, inadequate citizen participation in the state budget process and what they see as a too-slow process to implement the first-in-the-nation single-payer health care system.
Schlosser recognized that Vermont is far ahead of many states on social issues but said residents need to support similar efforts elsewhere.
Even though Vermont probably is leading the way in a lot of those areas its something that isnt just happening here, its something thats happening all over the United States, she said. And it is really exciting.
About 1,500 people attended the rally, Schlosser estimated. Montpelier police did not have an independent estimate of the crowd size.
Others at the rally included Alberto Madrigal, 22, from Tabasco, Mexico, who has been working on a Vermont dairy farm for the past 18 months.
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I believe the children are our future
Show them the beauty they possess inside—"As a first-time NYSTEA participant, I cannot explain how extraordinary this experience is," Strauss told me. "Someday," she continued, "I'll be able to brag that I met these students before they became tomorrow's Broadway stars, TV producers, film professionals and rock legends. NYSTEA is here to present an opportunity for the kids to learn more about their chosen field… yet I know that it's us, the adults, who received the learning experience of a lifetime, as these students showed us their determination, talent and unending perseverance and their love of the arts." With workshops ranging from "how to sing a comic song," to "dance for non-dancers" and "set design on a shoestring," there was something for everyone and the kids' enthusiasm was infectious. "There are no 'outsiders' here" said 15-year-old Rosie Canzoneri. "The conference is a 'no-judgment zone,'" and her newfound BFF Maddy Albest concurred. "This is my second year and one of the best experiences of my life," she said with great enthusiasm. The girls had just met but were quick to point out that the convention presents an even playing field for all. "There are no cliques," Rosie continued, "no nerds, no geeks, no 'pretty little liars' here. We are one big, happy family and all beautiful in our own special way." Noting that I was close to tears, the girls giggled and bid adieu to the dog, heading to the nightclub for closing ceremonies.
Give them a sense of pride—Throughout the three-day intensive, the kids write, compose and choreograph in the seminars, meeting with counselors and college reps in between, some of whom express interest in recruiting future scholarship candidates for theatre-arts programs on campuses across the state. To a fault, the kids encourage their counterparts, whether their own performances are chosen for the finale or not, and as the multitudes fill the nightclub for the final curtain, the thrill and excitement is palpable. "Are you emotional, too?" asked Pavloff, taking me aside. "I spoke with one of our students just now," she said. "You might want to write this down." Whipping out my pad and pen, I scribbled furiously. "You know that day-afterChristmas feeling when you're sad that you have to wait another year until it happens again?" he had asked her. "Take that, multiply by 10 million and there you have my current emotion."


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After the Texas Rangers found no illegalities in a similar investigation concluded in March, Sheppard ordered another investigation of the city's financial records.
"The investigation of the City of Goliad and the Goliad Municipal Development District has concluded," Sheppard said in the news release. "The investigation involved the work of the Texas Rangers and a former FBI agent/forensic accountant retained by the district attorney's office.
"Based on the above investigation, the district attorney's office has no reason to believe that any felonies were committed and no further investigation is contemplated at this time."
The results of the DA's investigation drew mixed reactions from city officials.
"It's what we expected," City Administrator Larry Zermeno said. "It's the same result the Texas Rangers had. From the beginning, we welcomed any outside investigation. I'm really pleased that justice has been served and I would like to move forward."
Councilwoman Liz Holsey, who expressed dissatisfaction with the Texas Rangers' investigation, said Friday that the result of the DA's investigation did not surprise her, either.
"I didn't expect anything different," Holsey said. "They were given such a narrow scope to look at. I don't think a full investigation was done."
Holsey did not accuse the city of not cooperating fully with the investigations.
"I think the city was cooperative," Holsey said. "Everybody did what they were asked to do."
The investigations were sparked in part by loans that were given by the MDD to two sitting councilpersons, Lionel Garcia and Vicki Rubio. Both loans became delinquent.
Garcia, who is still on the council, claimed the investigations were politically motivated to sway the May 10 city council election, in which councilmen Alfred Perez and Ed Carter were defeated by two challengers supported by the Goliad PAC, "Goliad Citizens for Effective Government."
"Mr. Carter and Fred lost their elections because of the lies and negative campaigning," Garcia said. "The people in Goliad should have known better. It's kind of shameful that this had to happen all because of politics."
Holsey claimed the elections of Mayor Anna Lopez Machacek, councilman Joey Thompson and councilwoman Cheryl Worley were solely the will of the people.
"Sore losers," Holsey said when told of Garcia's accustation. "The people of Goliad were tired of the same old thing. People in Goliad are tired of all the backhand dealings that go on in city council and in the county. Of course they were going to say that. They didn't win. We didn't have anything to do with the way people voted."
Garcia said he also questioned the timing of the DA office's news release.
"I knew they weren't going to release it until after the election," Garcia said. "I don't know if it was something to do with this group or what."
Garcia and councilman Buddy Zavesky said they hope Goliad can revive its reputation after the months of investigations.
"I knew there was never anything," Garcia said. "I feel relieved for the citizens of Goliad. Goliad's name has been trashed for nothing. Enough is enough."
"We knew we didn't do anything wrong," Zavesky said. "None of us hired any lawyers, because we knew didn't do anything wrong. We followed proper procedure and we have been proven innocent. It's a shame it had to go through the Texas Rangers and the forensic investigation to find out we did nothing wrong."
Zermeno said misinformation led to the two investigations.
"There was some bad news out there and it obviously wasn't true," Zermeno said. "After all the facts have been looked at, they determined there were misallocation of funds."


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Keep up with this, again
Written by NocturnalStalker on 04.01.2012 at 07:38
Thumbs up for doing a good (and thorough) job once again, Mindheist.
Actually I've listened to all the cues you presented here. Some of them I liked (the first one is my favourite), some not, but I'll surely be looking forward to your next article. You got me intrigued as I'm an ardent admirer of violins.
Written by Mindheist on 04.01.2012 at 16:25
Thank you so much for taking the time to read it, NocturnalStalker. Also, I truly appreciate your time and effort listening to all the tracks I presented here
I totally agree with you btw, This Is Our Land is mindblowing and that's exactly why I put it first in queue. I'm glad I was able to grab your attention with these few cues and I'll do my best to pick the best ones for the next article. Thanks again
Written by NocturnalStalker on 04.01.2012 at 19:55
I feel that it's me who needs to thank you. You even made me reminisce of the days when I was asked to compose a soundtrack for one computer game.
Written by Mindheist on 04.01.2012 at 21:48
That's great, I didn't know you were a composer! I hope you haven't given up on that dream and that you're still into trailer music.
P.S: if you have already composed some cues and would like some exposure, don't hesitate to let me know. I don't actually have "big" connections or anything but while I was gathering information about TM I was lucky enough to meet (virtually) very cool musicians and composers. And if you would like me to include some of your cues in my next article, again, it would be my pleasure. Of course, I'm gonna have to listen to them first to see whether "Hyper Epic" is the right category for them.
Written by NocturnalStalker on 05.01.2012 at 05:04
It's kind of like... a soundtrack to a post-apocalyptic world, I guess. Dark and atmospheric.
Written by Mindheist on 05.01.2012 at 20:23
Sounds interesting. You know, Tarek Mansur was just like you. He was composing dark music just for fun until one day Epic Score (one of the biggest libraries out there) noticed his talent and asked him to join their legendary army of composers. I hope you too will get the recognition you truly deserve.
Written by AndMetalForAll on 29.04.2012 at 00:13
Very well written, congrats


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No reason Melo shouldn't.
If anything, Melo should be able to thrive more than ever in his sweetest of spots: mid-range.
And have the offense flow where in the critical waning second of a possession (aka, crunch time, or the end of a game) Melo has the ball in his hands.
Melo should be a quality addition to the P&R, too.
And while Melo, of course, will be taking up additional time holding on to the rock, this should be tempered by Amare taking up less of it:
STAT will go back to being the quick, fast-paced inside finisher and on the move finisher that made him the most dominant, efficient inside scorer in the NBA.


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Dodgers tied for first with the Padres! Rest in Peace Jose Lima
I don't like inter-league games but I am glad to see the Tigers for a chance to see Sparky Anderson at the game!
Here is a great picture of Joe Torre, Sparky Anderson and Leyland. pic from Jon Soohoo.
Is too bad the game was part of the game of the week so no Vinny. Maybe Sparky will be back today Sunday when the Dodgers go for the sweep!
You all remember my little broom (size of a pencil_no brooms allowed at Dodger Stadium) that I took to San Diego? Well I am taking to Dodger Stadium today.
Fear the Beard Case Blake had a homerun and so did Matt Kemp. Matt had not hit one out since Ned Colletti's rant to the media.
Here is Kemp sporting the "In Beard we Trust" tshirt of Casey
Saturday it was Taiwan Day in the "This is My Town" section so it was nice that Hong-Chih Kuo and Fu Te Ni got in the game. The promotion includes Taiwanese food and a t-shirt. The night before it was "Star Wars Day" and it was fun seeing all the characters of Star Wars.
Here is a picture of the section with Taiwanese fans going bonkers seeing Kuo on the mound. Notice the Dodger Stadium Club below which now has outside seating.
John Ely.
In his last four games, he had not given up a walk until Saturday. This kid is not afraid to go after the hitters. He had a shaky first inning Saturday but he settled just fine after that. I wonder why the White Sox included him in the trade with Juan Pierre. Oh and he is also in MLBblog Baseball fantasy team. So another win for the Dodgers and another win for the Locos Azules.
Let's Go Dodgers!
Going for the sweeep today!
Note: I picked up Edwin Encarnacion after he came back from the DL and he has hit 5 homeruns for me since May 18! WOW! I forgot who dropped him.
Ice Cream Time!
Walter O'Malley had a tradition of treating his staff to ice cream at 2:00 P.M. every day that the Dodgers were in first place. This tradition is still carried over to this day at Dodger Stadium.
Rest in Peace Jose Lima. Sad news of Jose Lima, 37 passing away of a heart attack. I just saw him Friday night at Dodger Stadium. He had started a baseball school here in the LA area. We will never forget "LIMA TIME" Rest in peace Lima.
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Wow, lots of numbers in those guys' combined ages at the top there. I dig the Blake shirt too. As always, thanks for sharing!
Don't you just want to hear what they are talking about?
Love the pic of those guys, Emma. They have more baseball knowledge between the three of them than all the other managers put together.
sad sad sad. RIP Mr. Lima…..rest in peace.
I was at the game on Friday too Emma and also saw Jose Lima get a big standing ovation from the crowd. He looked good. I was shocked about his passing this morning. He was truly one of a kind. What a personality too🙂
He shall be missed!
what a great picture of Mr Leyland, Mr Torre and Mr Anderson. That's a keeper!
Were you at any of his games? the playoff game of 2004 was so electrifying. I will never forget that day.
Curious where you were sitting for that game Mimi. I was in the Top Deck. I had one of those rally towels and I had written on it "LIMA TIME" KCAL interviewed me after the game. such fun time with Lima.
Sad times, Jose was just too young…
The Dodgers are back, so the universe has it's balance almost in place… interesting times ahead this season i think…
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With his contagious chuckle, firm handshakes and friendly hugs, it's easy to see why Thu Tran has so many friends.
Make that many, many friends.
At 90 years of age, he may be the oldest man at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki, but he doesn't let age hinder his spirit.
"Every day happy happy good! Every day careful. No careful, no good!" said Tran.
It's that philosophy Thu lives by and shares with everyone he meets. But, what exactly keeps this man of 15 grandchildren so happy and good every day?
"When I heard about his life story, I think he's the most amazing man I've met in my life."
Phillip Pelletier, friend of 90-year-old Thu Tran who is a regular visitor of Kaimana Beach
At 9 a.m. sharp, Thu starts his morning workout which includes punching, kicks and breathing exercises. And if that wasn't enough, Thu spends an hour swimming laps awing beach goers.
"He inspires me to keep going and to keep in good shape so someday I can be as strong as he is," said Barbara Ryan, Tran's friend.
But, Thu wasn't always happy. He grew up in Vietnam and had a successful business. However, he lost his life savings during the Vietnam War. After relocating to the U.S., his wife passed away. Thu says what has helped him get through life's challenges and troubles is by going to the beach every day.
"Going to the beach is good for you. It's like a medicine -- skin is good; stomach is good; and teeth will be good. Eye will be good because I use the beach," said Tran.
This proud father of 10 says his secret to long life is not to let anything get him down. His story inspires all those who know him.
"When I heard about his life story, I think he's the most amazing man I've met in my life," said Phillip Pelletier, Tran's friend. "He's an inspiration to everybody who meets him. He's an incredible man. I think the best thing is the positive attitude that he has. It's really great and makes you smile."
After Thu is done with his daily exercise at the beach, one by one Thu says goodbye to all his friends.
But, everyone at Kaimana knows, Thu will be back tomorrow to spread his aloha, come rain, vog or shine.


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One of the toughest decisions McHenry County voters face at the polls this Nov. 6 is a binding referendum that, if approved, would change county government to an executive form of government.
Currently, voters elect four County Board members in each of six districts. Every two years, the 24 board members elect their chairman. The board also hires and supervises a county administrator, who manages the day-to-day operations of the county.
Under the executive form of government, voters every four years would elect an executive who would run the daily operations and, among other things, have veto authority over County Board votes.
It's a new concept to McHenry County, and based on the volume and content of letters to the editor on the topic and other conversations I've had, voters have plenty of questions about it.
Tonight, state Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, and state Rep. Mike Tryon, R-Crystal Lake, will debate the merits of the executive form of government at a forum at McHenry County College.
We will carry a live webcast of the forum at NWHerald.com.
Franks gathered the signatures needed to get the referendum on the ballot, and is in favor of the executive form of government. Tryon, a former County Board chairman, is opposed.
I will co-moderate the forum along with Brian Kelly of Patriots United, which organized the event. I appreciate being invited to participate.
If you are uncertain about the referendum question and can't make it to MCC, log onto NWHerald.com and watch it from the comfort of your home.


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SCM World announced January 31 its Top 25—the top 10 associations for training and certifying supply chain professionals and top 15 universities for training practitioners of the future. Of course, I am thrilled APICS topped the list for associations.
Kevin O'Marah says, in his accompanying blog post, that two takeaways should dominate the discussion: first is the fact that business wants cross-functional supply chain knowledge rather than narrow technical skills; and the second is that the scramble to provide this knowledge is suddenly heating up.
For this ranking, SCM World used data gathered from 331 respondents to the organization's Chief Supply Chain Officer Survey. The rank ordering of associations and universities was accomplished via simple weighting. The leaders at SCM World admit that the rankings are not exactly scientific. O'Marah calls them "a simple beauty contest. And beauty, after all, is in the eye of the beholder. The beholder in this case though is the employer."
While APICS ranks first for associations, O'Marah does have some criticisms for us. Mainly, he questions whether the content and exams related to the APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and the Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) designations are as current as they could be.
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Take a look, this rooms off the hook
I was talking with Dan Sauvageau about a month ago at a Rockies game and I asked him if I could do a blog entry about his baseball collection.
He said he's not really an autograph hound, only had a few bats and that his baseball collection wasn't really too much to speak of. I know that he and Emily give away most of the balls they snag now. A few days later he sent me these pictures of Emilys room.
This is Emily who just turned five and has been to 225 Rockies home games. Welcome to her room..
There are a lot of baseballs inside there. I counted 42 balls on the bottom row alone. Dan exactly how many balls are in there?
All the MLB murals you see in Emily's room were hand painted by Dan.
The attention to detail is amazing. This is what a true Rockies fans bedroom should look like. Note the baseball video game playing on the TV. Nice touch.
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Right now there are just under 500 balls, and I still have a few autographed ones and 4 of the game home run balls I caught that I still have to put in there. Between spring training next spring and some Sky Sox games, it should be full by the end of next year:) Glad you like the room. Dan
By the way, the wall of balls will hold 747 balls when it is full, so I have roughly 250 more to fill it up.
Woah! That's the best room I have ever seen a five-year old have, boy or girl. Dan, how did you get get that ball wall set up? That would be a much better way to display my baseballs than stuffing them in Peapod bags (we never go to the supermarket anymore).
P.S. – That's a snaggy ROY plaque for Jason Jennings.
I want to be a kid again!! Oh just forget it, I will make my room look like that, who cares what the girlfriend says! Dan was so cool when I was in Denver! Great blog.
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Panel offers support but not vote on involuntary careBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | December 06,2013MONTPELIER Saying it lacked authority to approve what would be a policy change, the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules again rejected the Shumlin administrations proposal Thursday to allow some nurses and physician assistants to order involuntary procedures on patients in emergencies.
But the panel will ask the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over health and human services to take action early in the legislative session to allow what the administration is seeking.
The rules committee first rejected the proposal by the Department of Mental Health last month on a 6-1 vote; its vote Thursday certifying the position was 6-2. The proposal would grant authority to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to seclude, restrain or medicate a patient against that persons will.
The department is seeking to codify the practice for those practitioners, which is already in place at private hospitals under standards set forth by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS. The issue has become clouded, however, by the recent move to decentralize mental-health care in the state.
The Shumlin administration created a regional mental-health treatment system after Tropical Storm Irene damaged the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury in 2011. Act 79, which created the regional system, also required that patients receive the same rights and protections at private hospitals that they would have received at the state hospital.
A class action lawsuit, Doe vs. Miller, filed by Vermont Legal Aid in 1984 resulted in a settlement that set forth standards at the state hospital that are more stringent than the regulations imposed on hospitals by CMS.
Policies at the defunct state hospital required a physician to meet a patient before emergency involuntary procedures could be used, including medication.
Hospitals following CMS regulations allow advanced-practice registered nurses and physician assistants to call a doctor once a patient is restrained and ask for a prescription over the phone. The prescription can then be forcibly administered without the patient first being evaluated in person by a physician.
Advocates opposed to the departments rule argue that allowing nonphysicians to implement emergency involuntary procedures without a patient being seen by a physician deviates from rules that were in place at the state hospital.
Human Services Secretary Doug Racine wrote to the committee Monday outlining reasons the rule meets the state hospital requirements and asking the committee to drop its objection.
Racine and Mental Health Commissioner Paul Dupre maintain the state and federal governments have expanded the authority of physician assistants and advanced-practice nurses to include authorities previously granted only to physicians. They argue the department is maintaining the same rights and protections for patients, but the range of personnel who can order emergency involuntary procedures has expanded under existing state statute.
Dupre reiterated the letters arguments to the committee Thursday.
We dont believe thats following all the rules that were at the state hospital. We believe that it means putting together rules that offer the same types of rights and protections that we had, he said.
Additionally, Dupre said hospitals will not have enough physicians on staff to oversee cases where emergency involuntary procedures are required. Hospitals may be unwilling to provide mental-health services as a result, he said.
You wont have enough psychiatrists to provide the service. So, the impact is that some of the hospitals will probably say, Were not going to do this. Were not going to jeopardize our whole CMS standing, Dupre said. I think people will get hurt because there wont be the capacity to provide the services.
Lawmakers were not swayed, though.
The existing precedent of expanding authority to nonphysician practitioners does not apply because using that authority for emergency involuntary procedures is a policy matter and completely different because the patient in this case does not have the opportunity to say, Thank you very much for your recommendation, I choose not to accept it, said committee Chairman Mark MacDonald, an Orange County Democratic senator.
Thats not our job in this committee to join you in making that leap. Thats the committee of jurisdictions problem, he said.
Other committee members expressed similar thoughts.
I think there is a real problem with this committee being able to approve what youre asking for because I think the statutory language that we were given to look at says the same protections as someone at the state hospital, said Rep. Richard Marek, D-Newfane, who noted that the Doe vs. Miller settlement required a licensed physician. I think your policy arguments make perfect sense, but I dont think this is the forum that can deal with them.
Republican Sen. Peg Flory of Rutland County sought support among the committee members to postpone any further action until the Legislature had a chance to clarify the statute early next year. The committee opted against that, however, despite Dupres consent.
The department could still implement the rule without the committees approval. That could make the department more susceptible to legal challenges, however. Dupre said after Thursdays hearing that all options remain on the table and no decision has been made on how the department will proceed.
The rules committee voted unanimously Thursday to ask the House Committee on Human Services and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to take up the matter when the Legislature reconvenes in early January and include in the statute the expanded authority for nonphysicians the department is seeking.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton held a bilateral meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota on February 23, 2011. The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed a wide range of issues, including preparing for President Obama's upcoming visit to Brazil, his first presidential visit to South America. Secretary Clinton said she was honored attend the inauguration of President Dilma Rousseff, and she looks forward to broadening and deepening the strong partnership between the United States and Brazil.
The Secretary believes President Obama's visit to Brazil "comes at a time when we are cooperating closely and our bilateral work on issues and global challenges, including food security and human rights and clean energy and global inequality, is key to both of us. And we will explore even additional ways to pursue our common interests and our common values. Both Brazil and the United States seek to promote open and accountable government, civil rights, a vibrant civil society, and social inclusion."
The Secretary continued, "...President Rousseff has placed particular emphasis on eliminating poverty and advancing the role of women, something that I am particularly pleased to endorse. And the two are connected, because empowered women tend to be entrepreneurial women who lift their families and even their neighborhoods and communities out of poverty.
"I am also pleased that last year our two countries launched the Global Partnership Dialogue to advance exchanges on economic, security, and social issues. In the past year, our energy ministries have concluded a work plan for energy that will help us collaborate on advancing sustainable technologies such as hydropower, smart grids, and energy efficient housing. We initialed an Open Skies agreement that will increase the number of flights between the United States and Brazil and make pricing more competitive, and we signed a defense cooperation agreement that will help us work together to meet the security challenges confronting us. I also was pleased that we signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will help us together promote international development.
"Brazil brings so much to the table when it comes to global development, and I often point to Brazil as a model. And I am delighted that just recently the foreign minister chaired the Security Council on Security and Development. Brazil has pioneered innovative and indigenous responses to HIV/AIDS. After the tragic earthquake in Haiti, Brazil became one of Haiti's top ten donors. It already commanded and continues to command the UN Stabilization Mission that has provided security to the Haitian people. And we have worked together closely to ensure that the next round of elections in Haiti go well.
"So Brazil has enormous credibility when it comes to development, and the United States supports what Brazil is doing in reaching out around the world. In fact, the foreign minister told me that Brazil has opened 50 new embassies in recent years. And we look forward to working with Brazil, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
"So this is an exciting time for Brazil and for our relationship. The whole world is looking forward to Brazil hosting the World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympics in 2016. And we are especially pleased that President Obama will be visiting Brazil and will have a chance to speak directly to the Brazilian people about the cooperation, partnership, and friendship that exists not only between our leaders but between our people."
You can read the Secretary's complete remarks here.
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News on jailbreaking has been somewhat dormant lately, as Apple continues to seed multiple versions of iOS 6. Legendary iOS hackers MuscleNerd, pod2g, planetbeing and others have potentially found a jailbreak exploit as of October, although they still refer to it as a failbreak at this point because of its various flaws.
However, while these famous iOS hackers work very hard to get a jailbreak out for the public, hacker and developer iH8sn0w has gone ahead and updated his 'f0recast' tool, which detects if a particular device can be jailbroken or unlocked. The program is essentially a jailbreak status tool for those that are waiting patiently to exploit their devices. (more…)


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Just ask this therapist: laughter is definitely the best medicineWritten by Caitlin Bowling
Teeheeheehee, yuk yuk yuk, ho ho ho, BAHAHAHA ŌĆö no matter how you do it, laughter can boost your mood, lower your blood pressure and help prolong your life.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs spontaneous; itŌĆÖs contagious; itŌĆÖs incredibly powerful,ŌĆØ said Cindy Miles, a certified laughter therapist based in Sylva.
These factors are some of the reasons Miles sought out laughter therapy training. Laughter therapy uses the positive benefits of genuine, mirthful chuckling to help alleviate problems such as stress, high blood pressure, lethargy and depression.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a very simple way to manage stress,ŌĆØ Miles said. ŌĆ£We know that laughter relaxes blood vessels.ŌĆØ
And, itŌĆÖs cheap. The only cost is MilesŌĆÖ time and training.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a way to get a powerful result with very little money,ŌĆØ she said.
Burns calories, increases blood flow to the brain, strengthens the immune system and releases endorphins are among the other listed benefits of laughter therapy.
ŌĆ£100 percent of the people who actively participate feel better,ŌĆØ Miles said.
Miles works for the Southwestern Commission Area Agency on Aging as family caregiver resource coordinator.
In her job, Miles sees strained caregivers ignoring their personal needs in order to support a disabled, terminally ill or elderly family member. As a result, caregivers report a deterioration of their health, higher rates of depression and poor eating habits. And, it is not uncommon for caregivers to die before the person they are assisting.
ŌĆ£One thing I encounter with family caregivers is they are so stressed,ŌĆØ she said.
A tenant of the therapy is that laughter begets laughter. By performing one of more than 100 different activities, laughter therapistsŌĆÖ goal is to trigger fits of guffaws, which lead to various degrees of side splitting, floor rolling and ebullient eye watering.
ŌĆ£They are designed to stimulate laughter (and) itŌĆÖs better in a group setting,ŌĆØ she said.
Exercises include pretending to be laughter-powered airplanes or simply playing a clip of babyŌĆÖs cracking up ŌĆö something that, at the very least, is hard not to snicker at.
ŌĆ£Laughter ends up being the outcome,ŌĆØ she said.
One thing you wonŌĆÖt hear at a therapy session, however, is jokes.
Jokes are typically made at the expense of others, Miles said, adding that poking fun at other people is not condoned.
Laughter therapy has not only benefited the people Miles works with, but it has also improved her already cheery disposition.
ŌĆ£I am more mindful of the need to laugh,ŌĆØ she said.
Children giggle hundreds of times a day, Miles said, but as adults, people forget to chortle on a regular basis.
ŌĆ£If we get 15 laughs a day, we have a good day,ŌĆØ she said.
Miles said she has only encountered one Scrooge during her sessions. A police officer attended one of the events in full uniform and had trouble laughing because he was constrained by a bulletproof vest.
ŌĆ£He just could not bring himself to do it,ŌĆØ she said.
Otherwise, even people who have experienced a recent tragedy have been able to find humor and healing in MileŌĆÖs therapy sessions. MilesŌĆÖ specifically recalled a woman who had lost her father the week prior chortling.
ŌĆ£I was just amazed that she was able to participate,ŌĆØ she said.
Spreading the cheer
Miles was first certified in 2010 and attained advanced certification a year later. She is one of about 6,000 laughter therapists certified by World Laughter Tour Inc., an organization founded by psychologist Steve Wilson. World Laughter Tour trains people and promotes the use of laughter therapy worldwide. Miles is the only laughter therapist in area, according to the organizationŌĆÖs website.
ŌĆ£I am pretty much it in this part of the state,ŌĆØ she said.
However, that could change in the next couple years after Miles completes the final level of training. Once she is named a master trainer, Miles can teach coworkers at the Southwestern Commission and people in similar position around the state how to lead laughter therapy sessions.
ŌĆ£After we saw how well it was received, we sent her for additional training,ŌĆØ said Mary Barker, director of the Southwestern Commission Area Agency on Aging. ŌĆ£I think itŌĆÖs a great thing to relieve caregivers stress. They get so wound up in taking care they forget to take care of themselves.ŌĆØ
With more certified laughter therapists, the commission will be able to host more sessions and expose more people to its benefits.
ŌĆ£It is so popular that she canŌĆÖt fill all the requests she is getting,ŌĆØ Barker said.
And at some point in the future the Southwestern Commission hopes to partner with a university to track the psychological and physical effects of laughter therapy.
ŌĆ£We are definitely looking at that, and the state is encouraging us to do that,ŌĆØ Barker said.
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You may just have an excuse for some of those "poor decisions" made back in college. A new study finds that there may be a link between alcohol-infused caffeinated energy drinks and casual -- often risky -- sex among college-age adults.
According to the study, which was conducted by the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions, college students who consumed the mixed beverage were more likely to report having a casual partner and/or being intoxicated during their most recent sexual encounter.
Study author and senior research scientist Kathleen E. Miller, said the findings seem to indicate that alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmEDs) might play a role in the "hook-up culture" that exists on many college campuses.
"Mixing energy drinks with alcohol can lead to unintentional overdrinking, because the caffeine makes it harder to assess your own level of intoxication," Miller said. "AmEDs have stronger priming effects than alcohol alone. In other words, they increase the craving for another drink, so that you end up drinking more overall."
According to Miller, drinking Red Bull-vodkas or Jagerbombs doesn't necessarily lead people to get drunk and become intimate with strangers, but it does increase the odds of doing so. But she pointed out that the drinks are becoming increasingly popular with college-age adults and should be considered a possible risk factor for potentially health-compromising sexual behaviors.
Despite the dangers, the study did find that the consumption of AmEDs was not a significant predictor of unprotected sex. Miller said drinkers in the study were no less likely than nondrinkers to have used a condom during their most recent sexual encounter.
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In the News
Moving to Center Stage: Arts
A look at Harvard's future arts landscape. Says Radcliffe Dean Cohen: "In 10 years, I would hope to see a Harvard campus that is very stimulating aesthetically and reminds us as we move through it that our campus is a canvas that should reflect the same brilliance and creativity that we find in the University's museums, libraries, and classrooms."
Ben Miller Selected as 2014–2015 Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Harvard's Radcliffe Institute has selected nonfiction writer Ben Miller to be a Radcliffe Institute fellow for the 2014–2015 academic year.
Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz Wins Fellowship at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, is among a select group of 50 artists and scholars who will be spending the 2014-15 academic year at the Radcliffe Institute. As the Mildred Londa Weisman Fellow, Ramirez-Ruiz will pursue his research in theoretical astrophysics while part of a vibrant multidisciplinary community.
Diamond Entangles "Smart People" in Race
Radcliffe Fellows for 2014–2015 Announced
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God gave hygiene instructions to the isrealites in leviticus. Long before Jesus. The deseases u speak of must have been invoked by demonic possession or some sort for Jesus to say such. Please site the scripture.
Bottom line is, the bible is not a science book. So u looking for it to lead u down that path is like me trying to find Jehovah in science weekly.
I think I read somewhere this has been observed. Tho I will research it thoroughly. And I remember one time I said science can't explain why we grow old and die, due to our regemerative powers. You scoffed at that, but there is a whole section of science dedicated to that research, correct?
Huge double standard!
hell fire
the Trinity
All Good go to heaven
Saved by grace (once saved, always saved)
Homosexuality is ok
And so on. Things completely unscriptural.
Jw never claimed to be prophets, even when saying the world will end at date X. Also, it did not affect their worship. They stood by sound biblical teachings, even when wrong abt date XYZ. While the "false predictions" as you say do not make JW look good, the basis of Christianity is LIVING ACCORDING TO GOD'S WILL. Jesus did say thosr "Doing the will of my Father will" inherit the Kingdom, correct?
Well I ask you again, according to Bible standards, who does Gods will more so than JW?
Still waiting..................
Secondly. I already explained why we die. It's called the Hayflick limit. After about 50 divisions, a cell dies and can no longer reproduce.
There is a short tag of DNA stuck on the tips of a cell's chromosome, called a telomere. This telomere provides a place for the cell's DNA-copying machinery to latch onto the chromosome when the time comes each generation for the chromosomal DNA to be copied into daughter chromosomes.
Every time the cell copies itself, the short bit of the telomere is not copied, so the telomere gets a little shorter each time the cell divides. When the telomere reaches a minimal length after some 50 divisions, the cell can no longer replicate its DNA and therefore cannot replicate itself, and therefore dies.
As I mentioned, the aging process is simply cells dieing at a faster rate than they reproduce. As we get older, the less cells reproduce because more cells reach the Hayflick limit as time passes. But I guess you wanted all the facts in order to make a decision, huh? Yeah right. SMH.
As you stated prior, quoting from the bible, a good tree is known by its fruits.
As for doctrine, teachings like the trinity, salvation by grace (which means everything is given: love, faith, works, all, by God, not what you describe), accepting LGBT people, etc., this can also be backed up by scripture.
The bible is a complex document, and Christians, of all backgrounds, can usually back up their doctrine with scripture.
And so... although, in your loaded question, you want ONE right religion, I say there is no such thing. People have many religious books, teachers, figures, etc., and, without any hard evidence, our hearts should be softened to, and respect, differences.
Lol LJ, you sound ignorant, saying Jesus spread ignorance! Even by most athiests standards, he is the most well meaning human in history! What he means to spread, you ignore because you want God to come visit you face to face. Meanwhile, they still aint found ya people yet! But you riding just fine without seeing them.
Here is an article I read, but not the on I was looking for. When I find it, I will post it.
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Why does it say things like this?
"The ageing process is poorly understood, but scientists know it is caused by many factors. Highly reactive particles called free radicals are made naturally in the body and cause damage to cells, while smoking, ultraviolet light and other environmental factors contribute to ageing.
If its poorly understood, how can we claim to have accurate knowledge?
Same applies to humans. Those who break Gods laws, will be expelled from the organization, one way or another. Yes we are a group, but we alll have our seperate accounting to God. He won't deny those who deserve life their reward because 10 people broke his laws. Thats unjust. Just as saying all catholic priests are pedophiles.
So u r wrong. As a whole, jw are God's people, regardless of the few who perpetrate, because the whole is greater than the sum, so long as they are properly serving God.
Other Christian faiths cannot say so, not because they are not capable, but because they are not properly bring taught whats acceptable to God.
And, so you are God's people because you say you are. If you make mistakes (with predictions, pedophile elders, etc.), you are still God's people. Others are not, because they make mistakes: trinity, abusive priests, etc. Heard it all before at the KH.
Double standard, circular reasoning!
The only way out is to respect everyone and their understanding to something greater than themselves, which is something that does not come from getting your JW, or any other, membership card.
I get that its a small begining. And what is known, could very well be accurate to the degree of understanding. However, what is now unknown may severely change what is currently thought of as accurate understanding. At best, we should say the jury jas out on this one.
Dont be mad man, it's a good discussion. U tell me to do research, then when I do, u get mad.
Is God lying to the governing body on purpose?
Let me guess, the governing body are imperfect men?
You're guilty of contradiction #1.
But the Watchtower Society forbids its members from researching, because the internet is controlled by "Satan." So I doubt you'll do such a thing.
And why is it that Jehovah's Witnesses always mention in their Watchtower publications that they are the only true Christians?
If you're God's chosen people, why do you have to prove that to anyone?
Is it because your organization doubts itself after making 10 failed Armageddon predictions? Possibly.
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You're guilty of contradiction #4.
Contradiction #4.
P.S.-If Apostates are trying to create their own religions like the JWs claim, what are the names of these new religions?
Why hasn't anyone heard of them?
Did God lie to the governing body and tell him to teach that to his members?
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You didn't even research the subject. You found one artccle that said the aging process is poorly understood. Did you even read the article in it's entirety? Saying the aging process is poorly understood doesn't mean we don't know why we age and die. I already explained that. We know it well. The article is about reversing the aging process. Essentially stopping the telomeres from slowly deteriorating. Which we've done with stem cells. Did you research that too? No. This is what you do. Make false statements, then when confronted, resort to "imperfect science doesn't know everything so therefore they don't know anything, therefore I reject all evidence".
And why bring this up? It wasn't part of the debate in the first place. Jesus was a human being that lived 2000 years ago and only had the knowledge of people that lived 2000 years ago. Nothing more. The bible was written by ancient people that only had the knowledge of ancient people. Hence why the bible is scientifically innaccurate and Jesus thought whales were fish, people can live in the bellies of fish, diseases were cause by demons and didn't know Adam and Eve and Noah's Ark are impossible.
Einstein, and every educated person living today, has more knowledge than Jesus ever had. It is obvious Jesus was nothing more than a man living 2000 years ago with Bi-polar I disorder.
You always make false statements (e.g. bible is scientifically accurate, bible is perfect, we haven't discovered the "missing link). I provide evidence to the contrary on every false statement you make. You say "imperfect science doesn't know everything so therefore they don't know anything, therefore I reject all evidence".
You will then go on, knocking on people's doors saying the bible is perfect, the bible is scientifically accurate, the missing link has not been discovered, we don't know why we age, etc, etc. All the while knowingly telling lies to yourself and others to make you feel better about yourself. Because we all know this has nothing to do with you trying to save people from god or bring people closer to god.
Einstein was right. You do live in a poor way.


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Cupping applies suction to the surface of the body to draw out pathogenic factors or to invigorate the flow of Qi at the surface of the body.
Cupping is usually done by inserting a flame into a small glass cup to remove the air and create a vacuum. The cup is then deftly inverted onto the surface of the body where the cup is held firmly in place by the suction created by the vacuum effect. This method is called "fire cupping." There are also specially designed cups fitted with air lock valves that allow practitioners to remove the air with a hand-held pump.
Frequently, the practitioner will apply a lubricant to the skin before placing the cups, and then move the cups back and forth across certain area of the body. This combines the effects of cupping with dermal friction [4] therapy (gua sha) and is called "sliding cup" technique.
Cupping is frequently used to treat early stage colds and flu, trauma, and muscle pain [3], especially in the back and shoulders.
Cupping, like gua sha, leaves distinctive marks on the skin. While this is not harmful or painful, the markings are unsightly (resembling, as many patients describe them, "giant hickies and massive rug burns"). When cupping or gua sha is used on children, it is not uncommon for well-meaning child-care providers to mistake the markings as child abuse.
Understandably, TCM practitioners now provide their patients with informed consent information prior to the use of this therapy.
[1] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/sites/default/files/images/thumbnails/cupping.jpg
[2] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/traditional-chinese-medicine
[3] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/conditions/back-pain
[4] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term17
[5] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/our-experts/christopher-hafner-lac
[6] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/activities/cupping-video-high-bandwidth


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[Intro Music: Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition]
[Intro 1: Kung fu movie samples]
*sounds of fighting*
"You've been lucky... I wish I got you last time
En garde, I'll let you try my Wu-Tang style."
"I'd like to try your Wu-Tang style, let's begin then!"
[Intro 2: Method] + (and others)
From the tip top?
(Aiyyo aiyyo, what the fuck's up with light dude?)
Yup, one two (no doubt, no doubt)
One two one two
Yo one two, uh, one two one two (yeah, we gon' be up in that)
Ah one two, uh, one two one two (yeah light that shit up)
Ah one two yo, check me out
[Hook: Method Man]
What's that shit that they be smokin'? Tical... tical, tical
Pass it over here... tical... tical, tical
What's that shit you niggas smokin'? Tical... tical, tical
Pass it over here... tical... tical, tical
[Verse 1: Method Man]
Check it, I got styles, all of 'em sick
Niggas ain't fit to walk a mile in the dead man's kicks
I make em shit about a pile of bricks to show
He ain't nothing but a number, unknown John Doe
That wanna flow, here it is, coming up shit's creek
I come to throw monkey wrenches in your program, sleep
And I'mma grow, like a rash on ya nasty ass
In a whip, with no brakes and I'm hitting the gas
It's a bird, it's a plane, take a look in the sky
Method Man on some shit, niggas call me The Fly
Cause my style, dates back to hopping turnstyles
Make ya fear, if ya cutie in the chair, you can bet I'll
Get severe on the double I harass it
I don't look for trouble, I'm already trouble
Ya bastard, check the wicked flows that I crafted
I'm another deadly venom style to be mastered
By a psychopathic, way beyond an average
Joe, with a hellafied flow, there ya have it
[Break: Method Man]
One two, uh, one two one two
One two, uh, one two one two
One two, uh, one two one two
Check it out
[Verse 2: Method Man]
What goes off? What goes on? The Meth shit
That we got is to stay high, no question
Lethal weapon, ain't no time for half stepping'
When brothers start wettin' everything in ya section
Move that, niggas came strapped, should've knew that
Do dat, pussy cat rap, boy, I'll screw that
To' up, from the flow up, don't even show up
To the battle, I heard you rattle now hold up
Is there a fucking snake in my garden?
Starvin' for a rap treat, steppin' on my feet
Pardon your delf, before ya find your delf
In a fucked up situation, without no help
I'm not playin', cause I don't play with nobody
God damn kid, know what I'm sayin', I'm peeling niggas wigs
I be sprayin' brothers with words
Cause I gotta spit proper
[Method Man]
One two uh, one two one two
One two uh... (stick a fat tical in your butt, yeah baby fuckin with tical)
(yeah niggas better recognize... tical...)
The first track off of the album of the same name. Produced by the RZA, who produced the entire album. Samples movies "Master Killer" and "Ten Tigers from Kwangtung".


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News for 2014! The book of letters that I had begun to believe was just a myth or a dream looks to be a reality. The last of my edits has left my desk and awaits the fine tuning of my great friend and editor -- with the assistance of my sister. I am thinking a reasonable date to send to the printer is sometime in February.
Back at my writing post in the early mornings -- if two days, can be counted as being "back." A Spepia Saturday, Sunday Synopsis, and research for the last of the Jabezes pieces. A good start for 2014.
I am also excited and pleased to be presenting a workshop on memoir and family history writing, which is coming up in March. Looking forward to writing a January 12th Sunday Synopsis.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Strong is the new skinny
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Awwww Andre the giant was so awesome...ReplyDelete
Perhaps you should toss your scale (or put it away somewhere hidden) to force yourself to switch paradigms -- it is tough to shake the pre-programming. You know you're eating right, training hard, why weigh in?
Amazingly candid- thank you for your honesty and self-reflection! I think many of us struggle with that same reaction, and to hear how you pulled yourself through it is inspiring!ReplyDelete
Danni- I love Andre the giant too. Interestingly, I don't actual weigh myself all that often (at the gym). I definitely try to stay away from frequent weigh ins because I know how great of weight fluctuations my body can go through in any given day, week, etc.ReplyDelete
Thanks guys!
This was a great post. It's actually really interesting to read it from you as food plays a significant role in your 'real' life too.ReplyDelete
Although there is an actual effect on your running of your weight (in terms of force per footfall), being strong has got to come into play too, in terms of power as well as recovery.
I made my own decision last year that I'd rather be a more muscular runner than a really skinny one. That may slow me down but I equate that with endurance and the ability to run more and be able to recover. http://www.afhill.com/gothedistance/2011/02/type-of-runner/
Obviously, you have a pretty damned big event you're working towards, so I'm sure anything you can do to perform at your best makes sense. I'd be really interested in know how you feel about this stuff in say, Feb. :-)
You are amazing! What an awesome post. (Made all the more awesome by including an Andre picture.)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the great post. I think anyone who's ever gotten serious about their running, regardless of their level, has grappled with issues of weight and body image. It seems like the faster and more elite you are, the thinner the line becomes between a low weight that lets you race your best, and a low weight that ultimately will make you slower via sickness, fatigue and injury...ReplyDelete
Where did you get the picture of me looking down at the scale? I for one definitely have been in worse shape and people were giving me the same looks and comments. The difference is that you are training and fueling your body properly and I was not. Your training and results are truly impressive and inspiring and make me aware of fueling my body. Thanks and if you know where I can pick up one of those live-in bakers that would be great too - as much as I like your baker can you make mine a female? Best of luck with the upcoming trials!ReplyDelete
I've always felt that, if one is getting stronger, one may actually be getting heavier as muscle mass is more dense and heavier than fat (which is also a necessary fuel for running, btw). When I was training near 80-100 miles a week, I had a hard time keeping weight on. I ate everything in sight, and still couldn't keep an extra ounce on. I was working hard, running fast, and really having fun (particularly on race day - the harder the XC course, the better I performed).ReplyDelete
These days, I don't race - find all the organized runs way too expensive to enter, and I'd rather be out on the trail anyway. Even so, there's nothing like being fully fit, trained up and peaking at the exact right time - and being whippet thin is the least important aspect of it.
That strong is the new skinny is long over due as a slogan for everyone. Move over Nike. I think we've found a new slogan for the massess.
Run on, Devon, run on all...
Love that slogan and this post! Sometimes I worry that my legs are 12 times the size of most runners, but then I think about how strong my quads and hamstrings are. They carry me through tempos and long runs and track intervals and for that, I am thankful that they aren't stick thin! :)ReplyDelete
This post was interestingly timed...I just finished reading a blog this morning by another Olympic Trials woman runner who realized that her lack of calories and "fuel" were starting to affect her faster runs. It took a little time to catch up to her but it's not too late for her.ReplyDelete
Strong is the new skinny, I love that. Strength is something that we need to work hard for, being skinny is easy. Just don't eat. Thanks for this post!
Instead of Andre the Giant, compare yourself to Gisele Bundchen or Heidi Klum, both tall, thin, and smart women at the top of their game. Good luck in Houston!ReplyDelete
Best of luck at trials. I'll be rooting for you.ReplyDelete
It is almost scary to read that you, the gal who by most definitions is as skinny as they get, think you are not skinny enough. What does it leave other "us" to think about ourselves? I mean, of course I am by far fitter and thinner (well, less fatter) than 90% of population, but if I ever decide to compare myself to runners...and of course, I (and 99.99% of the population) don't train for OT, but still, I kind of like(d) to run for fast(ish) times...You know, I think we, women, most of us who actually do sports (funny, but not so much in my experience of those who stay home on the couch) judge harshly ourselves (and usually not other women who are in sports). We are sick and thrive for perfection in our minds - and in our lives. Thanks for being honest, because at least I don't feel lonely feeling fat - even if I am obviously closer to Andre the Giant than you are:)ReplyDelete
Love and hugs to you, Devon, for speaking your mind and jiving with all of ours.ReplyDelete


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The reason for the change is that they discovered a USOC rule that could be interpreted as saying that the USOC could take over ownership of US Nationals if they kept that provision in.
So now the official document says, no one is guarateed a spot on the team, not even the national champion.
All of these "rules" are put forward by the USFSA with a wink and a nod. In the real world, #1 and #2 go.
I call BS on Flatt getting a higher PCS than Nagasu for their respective performances in the SP. Sure, both ladies were energetic and charming, but Nagasu had much greater speed and confident command of the ice, not to mention she had much better posture than Flatt and her sloppy positions. Instead, Flatt walks away with the second highest PCS of the evening. I know Nagasu is in first, but it's the principle of the thing. Bad scoring is bad scoring and should be called out.
Mirai got higher PCSs than Rachael in Skating Skills and Performance/execution.
Rachael came out a little ahead on Transitions and Interpretaion (maybe they liked what she did with the swing music).
They were tied on Choreography.
I would have given Mirai a bigger edge on SS.
As for Wagner, she's DEFINITELY gotten a score boost just to keep her in contention. But in all honesty, based on the way they scored the other three I DON'T think it's outrageous. The score difference is about the same. They all attacked the SP, Wagner fell and lost points, but otherwise was pretty good. Czisny and Zhang, OTOH, let their mistakes derail the performance. That's why Wagner still has a shot and they don't. Simple.
I was very proud of Mirai last night! It seems she has grown up a lot. I have always enjoyed her skating, but it was always a bit too cutsy for my taste. But now, with some maturity mixed in, she is really delightful. I really enjoyed her SP.
I think that Sasha skated well, especially for being out of the competitive scene for almost four years. However, I really do think that she should have been dinged for her 3flutz. Mirai received an ! for her 3Lz and I think that Sasha should have at least received that also. Even Scott said that the judges seemed to ignore the fact that she took off on an inside edge. It was clear when they showed the combo in slow-mo. I don't think the international judges will be as kind.
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Carolina Kostner has almost the same program and she got 65.X. Carolina Kostner's SS, Execution, Transitions look better than Mirai.
In an international event, Rachael would be in the 63-64 range with that skate.
Mirai would not get higher than 63.
Sasha would be in the high 50.
Ashley, Sasha were held up.
Mirai and Rachael deserve top 2. Just that they inflated both scores. One isn't better than the other to deserve "much better" lead.
Just watched Sasha and Mirai's SP on you tube. Sasha was amazing Her footwork, spiral sequence, and her spins 3F looked great! I couldn't tell if she flutzed though. Great performance!! Mirai was wonderful! Very deserving of the lead, she seemed so confident! It suits her. ThEse ladies got my vote for the Olympic team! Rachel has great talent but those spin positions....
I respect your knowledge and your opinions but seeing Sasha last night was great for me and many other fans. I won't spend a minute worrying or criticizing her skating. It made me happy and I enjoyed it more than seeing just about any other skater.
That is what it meant to me and not a problem if others see it differently. But my mind won;t change and I was thrilled and proud of Sasha last night.
Carolina Kostner has almost the same program and she got 65.X. Carolina Kostner's SS, Execution, Transitions look better than Mirai.
Carolina Kostner is not in Spokane, she is in Italy.
We can worry about her later
I say we live in the now
I say Mirai rocked the house


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Pet Adoption FairWednesday, September 7th, 2011
Join us in downtown Murrieta Sunday, September 18 for a pet adoption fair. This fair is being put on as a Girl Scout Gold Award project, and Dogtopia is pleased to be a vendor there.
Archive for September, 2011
Pet Adoption FairWednesday, September 7th, 2011
Join us in downtown Murrieta Sunday, September 18 for a pet adoption fair. This fair is being put on as a Girl Scout Gold Award project, and Dogtopia is pleased to be a vendor there.
What are Hot Spots?Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Every so often we see a dog come in with red, irritated patches of skin. They have usually been trying to lick the area in seek of relief from the discomfort. These sores can appear quickly, sometimes in a matter of hours. This sounds like a classic case of pyotraumatic dermatitis, or "hot spots".
Now the question is usually what to do about them. This boils down to a two-step process: First, treat the symptoms; Second, treat the cause.
Treat the Symptoms
The first thing to do is to remove the hair around the area to make sure you have it isolated and so you can see the edges of the sore. After that, you should wash the area with warm water and a little antibacterial hand soap. If the wound is really bad, you can try a diluted hydrogen peroxide solution (3% mixed half and half with water) to further clean it up. Be careful though since hydrogen peroxide can actually damage the healthy skin. Once you have cleaned the area, look for any stingers or other objects, like stickers, in the area and remove them if needed. Finally, apply an over the counter triple anti-biotic and steroid creams such as Neosporin and Cortizone. You do not want to prevent air flow, so just a dab will do. Finally, try to prevent your dog from licking the area using an Elizabethan Collar if needed.
Treat the Cause
The cause of hot spots is usually one of the following three items:
Matted/Dead/Trapped Hair – regularly brush out tangles and remove dead hair from the undercoat. If the hair is becoming matted, you can remove the mats with scissors in between your regular grooming appointments. The hair can twist up and cause sores, just like if your hair gets twisted up for a long period of time. The undercoat can just trap moisture and cause problems as well.
Allergies – It is possible that the hot spots were caused by an allergic reaction. This could be from a bug bite or something more prevalent like dust or pollen. Sometimes, just making sure the areas around your house are well vacuumed or washed well (to get the dust and buildup from the back yard) is enough. You can also try an over the counter medication like Benadryl. Be sure to consult your veterinarian about starting any medication regimen.
Behavioral – Sometimes dogs can just be so bored, lonely, or stressed that they lick or scratch themselves raw. Dogs like this need exercise and stimulation. Regular daycare is an excellent cure for a dog that needs some love and attention.
If the hot spots do not go away, or appear to be "really bad" you should consult your veterinarian. There are several great links on the web as well so you can get some more information. Just search for "dog hot spots" and read away!
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With the economy still sluggish, many island golf courses said they are being squeezed -- by lower prices to attract more players and rising costs to keep the game going.
Before Brad Simmons grabs his golf clubs, he heads to his computer. "I'll come home from work and get online. Whatever golf course is providing the biggest discount -- that is where I will go," said Simmons, a Honolulu resident.
On Friday, Simmons ended up at Olomana Golf Links -- which is trying to get more golfers to tee things up by offering more deals online. There are discounted rates during the week and even on holidays. "Today, surprisingly, I got a good deal -- so here I am," said Simmons.
"We are running an internet special and we've been running it over the past 3 weeks. We offer different specials for different days. We've been going as low as $25 for a round," said Olomana head pro Ganin Asao.
By saving some green, some golfers said they headed to the greens more often. A number of courses offered discounts of 40-60 percent.
Justin Itoh had no trouble picking up his clubs after picking out a deal. "Let's say there is a sale at the mall -- I'd want to take advantage of that. It's the same thing with golf -- why not take advantage of it, if you can," said Itoh.
While the lower fees were good for golfers, they were hurting a number of golf courses -- where workers said they were also dealing with rising costs. "With the costs of our products going up -- from fuel to fertilizer, electricity and water, it gets tough," said Asao.
Many courses were trying to attract more long-time golfers, like seniors, but the future of some clubs may depend on much younger players. "That might be the next wave -- trying to get more juniors involved with the game of golf. Then we could hopefully get more parents to come out to the golf course," said Asao.
We checked out some of the deals for Oahu golf clubs on golfnow.com and found some as low as $15 for a round.
But the deals may not last. The specials may come to an end over the summer, when golf club employees said business picks up -- making it easier to fill up courses.


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- Equipment Forum: Case IH expands product offerings
- Smooth crop flow
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- New instrument cluster
- Beefed-up front hitch
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Case IH has added numerous new products to the equipment lineup for 2012. Included are combines, sprayers and Maxxum tractors.
CASE IH has introduced the new 2012 Maxxum tractor lineup, now equipped with enhanced operator controls, fuel-saving Tier 4A engines, and more powerful hydraulics to deliver livestock and mixed farm operations the best possible balance of productivity, fuel efficiency and versatility.
Case IH had major product introductions in 2011 — and in addition to other equipment — the companyproudly welcomes to its Efficient Power family the next generation of legendary Axial-Flow combines: the 5130, 6130, 7130, 7230, 8230, and 9230.
The new Axial-Flow 30 Series combines meet Tier 4A emissions regulations while improving both performance and efficiency. With the industry's largest lineup, including two Class 7 models, Case IH combines are designed to simplify harvest.
The Axial-Flow 5130 features the proven Case IH FPT 6.7L engine, while the Axial-Flow 6130, 7130 and 7230 rely on the Case IH FPT 8.7L engine. A Case IH FPT 12.9L engine powers the new 8230 and 9230, delivering an additional 30 and 20 horsepower over previous models, respectively.
To meet Tier 4A emissions, the Case IH FPT engines use Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology, which functions outside the combine engine, treating the exhaust post-combustion. Because the exhaust after-treatment is separated from the engine function, Case IH engines can be tuned to allow for complete diesel combustion, optimum performance, peak fluid efficiency and extended service intervals.
Case IH 30 Series combine engines offer, on average, a 10 percent fuel efficiency advantage over previous Tier 3 models. And, for even more fuel savings, model year 2012 Tier 4A combines offer automatic low idle speeds of 600 rpm.
The engines are only the beginning of Case IH efficiency boosting technologies.
An upgraded unload system reduces unload time up to 40 percent over previous models. The 6130 and 7130 have faster unload rates from 3 to 3.2 bushels per second. The 7230 and 8230 boast an increased unload rate from 3.2 to 4 bushels per second, and the 9230 has an astonishing 4.5 bushel per second unload rate —a 1.3 second increase from the prior 9120 model.
In addition, an optional independent cross auger control, which is standard on the 9230, gives operators more flexibility during the unload process. The entire unload system has been enhanced with larger components, including a larger 17-inch vertical tube and a larger, high capacity unload elbow.
For today's largest headers —those 45 feet and larger —an optional 31-foot unload auger is now available. To further maximize uptime during unload, Axial‑Flow 30 Series combines feature powered grain tank extensions on the 7230, 8230 and 9230.
In addition, the Power Plus CVT drives on these models provide more power, less downtime, and unique in-field capabilities, like patented header to groundspeed control, ensuring smooth material flow from header to spreader.