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I got the staggered setup 245/35/20 and 285/30/20. Sticky tires, very smooth, quiet WHEN NEW, but now my tires are at 6.5/32 and I find it very noisy compared to my Bridgestone Potenza RE760 and for hard cornering, I much prefer my old Brigestone's.
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For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
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Welcome to the second edition of the Tuesday countdown. Every Tuesday, all the way up until the start of the season when Northern Illinois travels to Wisconsin for a 6 p.m. game on Sept. 5, we'll be counting down some aspect of college football.
Today, we'll take a look at the top 10 defensive players in the Mid-American Conference.
Just missed the cut: P.J. Mahone, SS, Bowling Green; Justin Winters, LB, Buffalo; Brandon Bice, DE, Northern Illinois; Josh Gordy, CB, Central Michigan.
10. Noah Keller, LB, OhioLast season: 104 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble, 2 pass breakups Keller might not be a name you've consistently heard, but pay attention to him when you get the chance to see him. His numbers speak for themselves.
9. Almondo Sewell, DL, AkronLast season: 37 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 blocked kick He has the potential for monster games and no offense wants to run at the Akron big man. Sewell is the first player opposing offenses gameplan against when they face Akron.
8. Brian Lainhart, SS, Kent StateLast season: 106 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles
It's the year of the strong safety in the MAC. Lainhart is one of the best defensive players in the conference, but might be relegated to honorable mention status with the glut of talented safeties in front of him.
7. David Bryant, SS, Northern IllinoisLast season: 83 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 3 pass breakups, 3 passes defended Who saw this coming a year ago? NIU coach Jerry Kill believes Bryant is the next NFL Draft pick to come out of DeKalb and if Bryant turns in another year like last season it will be hard to argue with that. Bryant is still raw with only one season of experience at safety, but his explosive hitting and athleticism has rocketed him up this list.
6. Austin Pritchard, LB, Western MichiganLast season: 86 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 3 pass breakups, 3 passes defended Pritchard is one of the most productive linebackers in the MAC but for whatever reason doesn't get a whole lot of love. Expect him to start more than nine games this season provided he's healthy.
5. Andre Neblett, DT, TempleLast season: 36 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles Neblett has been and will be a force on the defensive line for the Owls.
4. Davonte Shannon, SS, BuffaloLast season: 121 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble, 1 blocked kick Shannon has next-level potential. All he did last season was produce and anchor a Bulls defense that won the MAC title game.
3. Nick Bellore, LB, Central MichiganLast season: 148 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles Bellore has a great shot to win the MAC's Defensive Player of the Year Award with his speed and tackling ability. It's very hard to ignore 73 solo tackles.
2. Frank Zombo, DE, Central MichiganLast season: 51 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, 1 forced fumble
Not only does Zombo have the best name in the MAC, he's the the best returning defensive lineman period. With Larry English gone from NIU, Zombo takes over as the player who will cause the most havoc from the defensive line in the MAC.
1. Barry Church, SS, ToledoLast season: 93 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 6 pass breakups, 3 forced fumbles Church is better than former Ohio safety Michael Mitchell, who was a second-round pick of the Oakland Raiders in this year's NFL Draft. His 4.5 speed, range and the intelligence with which he plays makes him the best defensive player in the conference.
So, what do you think? What does your list look like?


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The demonologist / Andrew Pyper (FICTION) -- During a visit to Venice, Professor David Ullman--one of the world's leading authorities on demonic literature--witnesses a terror in a tiny attic room. Then his 12-year-old daughter Tess disappears before his eyes, and he must find her while confronting an unspeakable darkness along the way.
The Romanov cross / Robert Masello (FICTION) -- Army epidemiologist Frank Slater's offered a job no one else wants: to travel to a small island off the coast of Alaska and investigate a potentially lethal phenomenon. The permafrost has begun to melt, exposing bodies from a colony that was wiped out by the dreaded Spanish flu of 1918 and was once devoted to the mad Russian monk Rasputin. Frank must determine if the thawed remains still carry the deadly virus in their frozen flesh and, if so, ensure that it doesn't come back to life.
Shadow of freedom / David Weber (SCIENCE FICTION) -- Michelle Henke, Queen Elizabeth of Manticore's first cousin, Honor Harrington's best friend, and the commanding officer of Manticore's Tenth Fleet, is just a bit surprised when a messenger arrives from the Mobius System to inform her that the Mobius Liberation Front is prepared to rise in rebellion against the hated regime President Svein Lombroso. She has no orders from her government to assist any rebellions or liberation movements, she's short on ships ... but she doesn't care. No one is going to send thousands of patriots to their deaths on her watch.
Silenced / Kristina Ohlsson (MYSTERY FICTION) -- A teenage girl is assaulted and raped on a midsummer's eve fifteen years ago. Cut to present, and a man is killed in a hit and run. He has no identification on him, he is not reported missing nor wanted by the police. Simultaneously a priest and his wife are found dead in an apparent suicide. Fredrika Bergman and her colleagues are assigned to the seemingly unconnected cases. Skillfully crafted and highly suspenseful, Silenced is a gripping thriller, where the demise of one family is mirrored in the general failure of human rights - and where the casualties of one tragedy abuse the victims of another.
The unchangeable spots of leopards / Kristopher Jansma (FICTION) -- An inventive and witty debut about a young man's quest to become a writer and the misadventures in life and love that take him around the globe. From as early as he can remember, the hopelessly unreliable--yet hopelessly earnest--narrator of this ambitious debut novel has wanted to become a writer. From the jazz clubs of Manhattan to the villages of Sri Lanka, Kristopher Jansma's irresistible narrator will be inspired and haunted by the success of his greatest friend and rival in writing, the eccentric and brilliantly talented Julian McGann, and endlessly enamored with Julian's enchanting friend, Evelyn, the green-eyed girl who got away.
The gate thief / Orson Scott Card (FANTASY FICTION) -- Here on Earth, Danny North is still in high school, yet he holds in his heart and mind all the stolen outselves of thirteen centuries of gatemages. The Families still want to kill him if they can't control him...and they can't control him. He is far too powerful. And on Westil, Wad is now nearly powerless--he lost everything to Danny in their struggle. Even if he can survive the revenge of his enemies, he still must somehow make peace with the Gatemage Daniel North. For when Danny took that power from Loki, he also took the responsibility for the Great Gates. And when he comes face-to-face with the mages who call themselves Bel and Ishtoreth, he will come to understand just why Loki closed the gates all those centuries ago.
Middle C / William H. Gass (FICTION) -- Graz, Austria, 1938. Joseph Skizzen's father, pretending to be Jewish, leaves his country for England with his wife and two children to avoid any connection with the Nazis. In London with his family for the duration of the war, he disappears under mysterious circumstances. The family is relocated to a small town in Ohio, where Joseph Skizzen grows up, becomes a decent amateur piano player, and creates as well a fantasy self-- a professor with a fantasy goal: to establish the Inhumanity Museum.
Best place to die / Charles Atkins (MYSTERY FICTION) -- Lilian Campbell and her best friend and lover, Ada Strauss, are woken early by the sound of sirens: the local nursing home, Nillewaug Village, is ablaze. The police and fire chiefs find evidence to suggest the fire was accidental, but Detective Mattie Perez can't help but wonder why the smoke alarms didn't work. Soon, it's looking less like an accident and more like arson, and Lil and Ada are swept up into an investigation that grows increasingly more complex and frightening by the hour.
The daylight war / Peter V. Brett (FANTASY FICTION) -- On the night of the new moon, the demons rise in force, seeking the deaths of two men, both of whom have the potential to become the fabled Deliverer, the man prophesied to reunite the scattered remnants of humanity in a final push to destroy the demon corelings once and for all. Arlen Bales denies he is the Deliverer at every turn, but the more he tries to be one with the common folk, the more fervently they believe.
The silence of Bonaventure Arrow / Rita Leganski (FICTION) -- Conceived in love and possibility, Bonaventure Arrow didn't make a peep when he was born, and the doctor nearly took him for dead. No one knows that Bonaventure's silence is filled with resonance-- a miraculous gift of rarified hearing that encompasses the Universe of Every Single Sound. Growing up in the big house on Christopher Street in Bayou Cymbaline, Bonaventure can hear flowers grow, a thousand shades of blue, and the miniature tempests that rage inside raindrops. He can also hear the gentle voice of his father, William Arrow, shot dead before Bonaventure was born by a mysterious stranger known only as the Wanderer.
The book of Killowen / Erin Hart (MYSTERY FICTION) -- What sort of book is worth a man's life? After a year away from working in the field, archaeologist Cormac Maguire and pathologist Nora Gavin are back in the bogs, investigating a ninth-century body found buried in the trunk of a car. They discover that the ancient corpse is not alone-pinned beneath it is the body of Benedict Kavanagh, missing for mere months and familiar to television viewers as a philosopher who enjoyed destroying his opponents in debate. Both men were viciously murdered, but centuries apart-so how did they end up buried together in the bog?


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Canada's Living Planet Report Launched!
A new report released by Global Footprint Network and WWF Canada reveals that while Canada is endowed with abundant natural resources, it also has the 4th highest Ecological Footprint per person of all nations. According to the Canadian Living Planet Report 2007, if everyone consumed like Canadians we would need 4.3 Earths to support us.
Canada has one of the highest living standards in the world, as measured by the UN Human Development Index, but as the report points out, 'we don't need to consume as much as we do to maintain our excellent standard of living.'
Results reveal that, with an Ecological Footprint of 7.6 global hectares per person, Canada is using resources and turning them into waste faster than nature can regenerate those resources. The report details the changing nature of our planet and describes how our planetary bank account is currently being overdrawn. The report uses both the Living Planet Index (which measures trends in biodiversity) and Ecological Footprint (which measures the area of biologically productive land and water we use to sustain our activities) to indicate how Canada fares on a global scale .
"As natural resources dwindle around the world, Canada is in a good position strategically because it is endowed with great amounts of biocapacity" said Mathis Wackernagel, Global Footprint Network's Executive Director. "However, it is important for Canada to manage it's biocapacity carefully. In a per capita terms, Canada has only about half the biocapacity it had in the 1960s."
Canadians will need to focus on shrinking their Ecological Footprint in order to decrease their demand on nature and to work towards sustainable living. The report recommends that Canadian's "cut the earth some slack" and work towards One Planet Living by embracing changes in politics, consumption patterns and energy use.
Canada is the Birthplace of the Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprint was first conceived in Canada at the University of British Colombia where Mathis Wackernagel developed his PhD dissertation under the direction of Professor William Rees. Mathis later founded Global Footprint Network, which co-authored the report and provides the data and research behind the Ecological Footprint numbers. Global Footprint Network is working with many partners in Canada including the City of Calgary, the City of Vancouver, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing, Bioregional North America and Anielski Management.
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Advanced Micro Devices said on Monday that it had appointed Donald Newell as vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) of its server business unit. Donald Newell will help defining AMD server product roadmap and will report to Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager of AMD products group.
"Don Newell brings a strong combination of leadership skills, engineering and design expertise, and strategic direction. We are fortunate to have Don on board as we prepare for the delivery of the 'Bulldozer' core in our AMD Opteron processors, scheduled for launch in 2011," said Mr. Bergman.
As AMD server CTO, Mr. Newell is responsible for the concept and definition of AMD's long-term server roadmap based on current conditions, expected demand and long-term server trends. He is leading multiple worldwide teams and working alongside other AMD design and development teams to ensure successful transition of programs from design to market availability.
During his 16 years with Intel, Newell led development of both SoC and server platform architecture innovations for areas ranging from cloud computing to hand-held devices. Newell also initiated and drove the I/O acceleration technologies (IOAT) from initial research to product intercept, developed a detailed architecture for heterogeneous computing and was responsible for delivering the PC industry's first digital TV receiver. He led his team to publish seminal papers on areas such as cache QoS and network protocol processing. Mr. Newell has been published in more than 60 peer-reviewed research journals and publications and is a co-author of the IETF RFC2429 that specifies how video is transported over the Internet. Prior to joining Intel, he was a software engineer for first Datanex Software and later Sequent Computers. Newell received a Bachelors of Science from the University of Oregon.
A distinguished engineer with more than 20 patents filed, Newell previously served as a senior principle engineer leading the System-on-Chip (SoC) and datacenter networking architecture groups within Intel Labs before joining AMD.
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Throughout history, women have gone to extreme�and often absurd�lengths in the name of beauty. Now, as beauty becomes increasingly intertwined with the world of technology, there are even more ways to enhance your appearance in the blink of an eye. In this episode of Hardwired 2.0, Internet star Justine Ezariak tests out a number of eyebrow-raising beauty tech treatments, ranging from at-home laser hair removal kits to diamond microdermabrasions. This article originally appeared as on Spry Living


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Or is this the fever talking?
When I was in bed waiting to die, you know, semi-comatose– or as one of my nursing supervisors insisted upon saying semi- comatoast– (and she didn't realize her malapropism but it is sort of apt for this post) I kept the TV on. I mean, because what else is there to do?
So anyway, I listened with one ear while watching people dressed in shark suits float around my room. Why my hallucinations were wearing shark suits I'll never know. But this is how it is when you have a high fever. Imaginary people do the strangest things.
What was I watching? Episode after episode of Top Chef. What else?
So as I watched Top Chef, Restaurant Wars, and did my best to ignore the shark people, I planned my own menu for some of the challenges.
Like the sourdough bread and salmon challenge in Alaska? Oh, for sure I would have made individual round loaves of sour dough bread, sliced off the tops, hollowed out the insides, and filled the loaves with salmon chowder – nothing fussy or fancy – I'd have featured the salmon, King Salmon – added some shallots, fresh herbs, maybe made the broth from salmon skins and local vegetables, and fresh cream. Easy peasy. And I would have brushed the tops of the sourdough rounds with butter and toasted them. (Click here for recipes from Splash Cafe.)
And that King Crab challenge at the crab shack? King crab is one of those… things, meats, main courses, snacks, that needs very little. When we make it, we simmer it in our own crab boil, crack it, shell it, and serve the meat with roasted garlic butter and a piece of fresh bread or a boiled potato. You really don't want to neuter the crab, water down the lovely briny-sweet flavor in any way. A crab omelet? Ewwww. Way too rich for King crab.
However, this is all beside the point. Because the point is guilt and food.
When did it become wrong to eat? Let me remind you of the facts – we must eat to live. Just ask anyone who can't afford to buy food to feed their kids how wrong-headed it is to talk about guilt-free meals. I won't even get into the mess that is otherwise known as dieting.
Wrong thinking.
In the middle of the Top Chef episodes I watched this short on another channel. Some young woman made broccoli stir fry with whole wheat noodles. It looked okay. I make stuff like this all the time. No big deal. Tastes good. You can use meat or keep it vegetarian. What got me was her closing statement, actually, the not-so-secret message behind her recipe:
"The best thing about this meal? It's guilt-free!"
That statement really bugged me. Does it bug you? I know what she meant – low in fat, vegetarian, whole grain, fresh veggies… blah blah blah. But do the implications of associating guilt with food/eating/meals bug you? Because they sure as hell bug me. I could write a super fat book on why we need to stop associating guilt with food and eating.
But I'm still too sick to do so. One day I will. Promise.


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Granted, the over/under on games played is likely around 11.5 ... but if McNair can stay on the field, he is a huge upgrade over Akili Boller and makes Baltimore and the division that much tougher.
For years, the Cavs/Indians/Browns are in the worst divisions in their respective sports, then when things start to turn for us ... we have the Tigers and White Sox emerge in MLB, all five teams in the Cavs division go to the playoffs, and the AFC North suddenly becomes maybe the formdiable division in football.
McNair's still got at least a couple very good seasons in him. He doesn't throw picks, doesn't take sacks, and is reunited with Derrick Mason and also has one of the leagues best TE's in Heap, and last years 1st rd pick Mark Clayton from Oklahoma. And hes a leader. The Ravens will rally behind him and be a more confident offensive unit than they were under Boller, who the team came to resent.
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Ma, Joan K-Y and Ciocca, Valter and Whitehill, Tara L (2011) The perception of intonation questions and statements in Cantonese. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 129 (2). pp. 1012-1023. ISSN 0001-4966
Ma, Joan K-Y and Whitehill, Tara L and Cheung, Katherine S-K (2010) Dysprosody and stimulus effects in Cantonese speakers with Parkinson's disease. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 25 (6). pp. 645-655. ISSN 13682822
Ma, Joan K-Y and Whitehill, Tara L and So, Susanne Y-S (2010) Intonation Contrast in Cantonese Speakers With Hypokinetic Dysarthria Associated With Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 53. pp. 836-849. ISSN 1092-4388
Ciocca, Valter and Whitehill, Tara L and Ma, Joan K-Y (2004) The Impact of Cerebral Palsy on the Intelligibility of Pitch-based Linguistic Contrasts. Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science, 6. pp. 283-287. ISSN 1345-3475
Whitehill, Tara L and Ma, Joan K-Y and Lee, Alice (2003) Perceptual characteristics of Cantonese hypokinetic dysarthria. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 17. pp. 265-271. ISSN 0269-9206
Gibbon, Fiona and Hardcastle, William J and Whitehill, Tara L and Stokes, Stephanie F (1998) Cross-language studies of articulatory error patterns in cleft palate speech using EPG. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing, 3 (3). p. 158. ISSN 1361-3286
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L'Anse schools face big deficit
L'ANSE – Members of the L'Anse Area Schools Board of Education discussed some tough decisions they'll have to make regarding the 2013-14 school year.
In a telephone interview Tuesday, Superintendent Ray Pasquali said he recommended several cuts to staff, capital and services because of an expected decrease in available funding for the district.
"Our preliminary budget for 2013-14 should see a decrease in revenue of $352,849," he said.
Most of that reduction is due to a drop in state aid caused by a decline in enrollment, Pasquali said.
Before the implementation of the proposed cuts, Pasquali said the projected deficit for the district is $777,535.
He suggested cuts to athletics, layoffs or hours reductions or transfers for some staff, and reductions in capital outlays for a total of $568,117.68, Pasquali said.
Even if the proposed budget is approved, Pasquali said the deficit will still be more than $200,000.
"It's why we have to have a healthy fund balance," he said.
There was consideration to privatize bus service and other services in the district, but Pasquali said members of the district's American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union voted to decertify the union in exchange for not privatizing services, which will allow them to keep their jobs.
Pasquali said there were suggested changes for special education involving resignations, layoffs and reassignments, which would further reduce costs.
Two bus runs were suggested for elimination, also, Pasquali said.
To further cut costs, Pasquali said board members voted to support the idea of asking for a millage to support the public library, which currently shared with the district.
Pasquali said the members of the board of education will vote on the proposed 2013-14 at their June 17 meeting.
In other business, the board members:
approved the Copper Country Intermediate School District 2013-14 budget.
approved several levels of probation for eight teachers.
acknowledged tenure for Robert Bohlsen and Amanda Rinkinen.
approved membership in the Michigan High School Athletic Association for the 2013-14 school year.


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"For us, it's a business tool. When we were going over plans for the [G450's] interior, they showed us linens to choose from. Linens? We didn't care about linens. We're kind of brown-bag guys. "
PlaneSense CEO George Antoniadis
You don't have to spend much time with George Antoniadis to figure out why he has achieved success with PlaneSense, the fractional-aircraft-share company he founded in 1996. Granted, he was probably in the right place at the right time with the right airplane, the economical Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop. But he'd clearly paid attention during his years at Harvard Business School, where he earned an M.B.A.; McKinsey and Company, where he worked as a management consultant; and Alpha Flying, the aircraft management firm he founded prior to starting PlaneSense. From all of these experiences–and, he said, from his entrepreneurial father–he learned perseverance, the value of teamwork and other management approaches that have served him well.
One such approach is exemplified by a story he told when editorial director Jennifer Leach English and I visited him at his Portsmouth, N.H. headquarters. He said that he'd originally planned for many of the offices there to have windows that opened onto the large hangar where PlaneSense's mechanics work. Someone told him, however, that the mechanics don't like being watched and would object.
So Antoniadis called a meeting and asked the mechanics for their opinions. "Do what you want," one of them said. "It's your company and your hangar."
"I have to disagree," replied the soft-spoken CEO. "It may be my company but you're the ones who work in the hangar and you should decide." So the mechanics spoke up and Antoniadis wound up scrapping plans for the windows–except, he told me with a twinkle in his eye, for one small one in his own office.
That neatly organized, high-ceilinged office, incidentally, says a lot about its occupant. Everything in the ultra-modern room–which boasts a floor-to-ceiling glass wall that looks out on the airfield–seems to be there for a reason. Antoniadis bought his desk chair, for example, because he'd long admired its striking design. And the clock on his shelf isn't just any clock–it's part of his collection of unusual timepieces and is powered by temperature changes: a variation of just one degree per day is enough to keep it accurate.
What powers Antoniadis himself? Read on.
What were you thinking of doing after you got your master's in electrical engineering?
I really never intended to be an electrical engineer. I designed some microcircuits, which was my specialty, but I went back to Greece and joined the navy because there's a draft in Greece. So I did my involuntary servitude. Then I worked in Greece for a little over a year. And then I came to Harvard Business School to launch into what I thought would be more interesting.
Which was what?
I always was an entrepreneurial spirit. [I was thinking of starting a company but] I didn't know what it was.
And then you worked for McKinsey and Company?
Yes, for a little over two years. That was a very interesting finishing school. It's a very rigorous consulting company and it taught me a lot about how the United States works. Remember, I came to the U.S. only for business school; I'd never functioned in the U.S. before. I'd been a tourist here.
Did you go directly from McKinsey to the launch of Alpha Flying?
Yes. I'd always been interested in aviation, so I thought that it would be a good challenge to start an entity in the field that would generate value and make a mark and make a difference.
What was the original concept for Alpha Flying?
It was a plain-vanilla aircraft management company for light aircraft, which didn't exist, at least around here. People paid us a fixed fee to manage their aircraft and then if the owners were accepting of it, we could also rent the plane out to other pilots. To me, it was an opportunity to understand how aviation works in New England.
Was it immediately successful?
It was not something you could go to NASDAQ with, but it was a success. And I learned a huge amount about management in aviation.
What lessons did you learn?
Perseverance. And it confirmed my belief that customer service is a huge dfferentiator. And that you need to be focused.
Did you have investors?
No, it was me. It didn't require a lot of startup capital and that's why I did it. The requirement for startup capital materialized in late 1994 when we decided to launch PlaneSense. Another investor joined with a small minority holding and that's how it remains today.
What led you to launch PlaneSense?
At that time, Flexjet was just starting and NetJets was really coming into its own. Fractional ownership had started becoming a concept that people were talking about and I was very intrigued by it.
Why did you base the company in New Hampshire?
Well, our first office was in Norwood, Mass. And then it became apparent that New Hampshire has no sales tax on aircraft. And New Hampshire is a very welcoming place for business. So we started moving our company here.
How would you describe your niche within the fractional field?
I tried to create a differentiable and defendable niche, because as I've said, you can't compete against FedEx with one truck. So getting a small fleet of light or medium-sized jets wouldn't go anywhere.
The beginning [concept] was that we would offer a high-end turboprop aircraft as compared to the jets that the other people in the space operate. That has morphed into a larger set of characteristics. We have an aircraft that is very economical and environmentally friendly. We want to differentiate ourselves by providing the best service. And we can go into much smaller runways than anybody else, minimizing the last drive to your destination. So while our aircraft might not be as fast as a jet, we might beat the jet on the ground.
How has your business model changed since you started?
The fundamentals have not changed. We feel that they continue to provide a competitive advantage for us. What we have focused on more since the 2008 recession is the value proposition.
You've said that you still believe the fractional model makes sense. Some people believe it's dying or at least needs tweaking.
Do we look dead to you? [laughs]
You seem well positioned with your relatively inexpensive aircraft, but fractional is still more expensive than charter...
Yes, and I believe that there's enough space for all these models. If a customer is interested in occasional transportation, then chartering is the way to go. On the other hand, if a client sees this as an extension of his immediate tools, then I think fractional is more interesting. It's the surrogate of ownership. They deal with one entity. They can audit, evaluate, get comfortable with that one entity.
And then there's tax depreciation.
Yes, undoubtedly you can depreciate your asset. But apart from the depreciation and some other financial aspects, a key part of the fractional model is that you know who you're dealing with and you have guaranteed access. No other model offers that for people who want to be in a modern aircraft and be fully comfortable with how it has been maintained.
You are in control. That's what the FAA says: under [Federal Aviation Regulations Part] 91K, the owner is in control of the flight. When I try to explain to laypeople the difference between commercial and private operations, I say that if in a private operation you stand up in flight and say you want to go to Cleveland or Chicago, that's fine. If you do that in a commercial operation, you're a hijacker.
Any plans to take the company public?
Our strategy is for development of long-term value. If along that path we find a synergy either through an investment in the company or some other liquidity event, we will do it, but only if it's consistent with our strategy.
Your website mentions your record of owner retention. Can you tell me your renewal rate?
I'd have to check what it is this past year. A lot of turbulence occurred throughout our industry after 2008. Before '08, our retention rate was closer to 98 percent. It is still in the very high numbers but it's not in the high 90s anymore.
Do you plan to expand to other parts of the country or other aircraft types?
As you know, we were the launch customer for the Grob SPn. The Grob never came to be. We are evaluating other platforms very actively. And as far as other geographic opportunities, we are also evaluating those.
I believe you're the only major fractional company that hasn't yet diversified into charter, jet cards or aircraft management. Is there a reason for that or a plan to change that?
Well, a year ago we commenced operations under charter rules under the name of Cobalt. That is an affiliate company of ours that has a charter certificate. So opportunistically Cobalt will fly charter flights on PC-12s but it is by no means a core offering and it is priced in a way that share participants benefit from a better value.
We believe that there is enough value to be created for our company in offering an extremely well-run fractional program and in a small parallel way the Cobalt offering. That's enough for us to focus on. We have been opposed to the idea of jet cards. We think that jet cards can deteriorate the level of service of the core program. Or said better, on a relative scale, they can present an unfair value proposition compared to somebody who's laying out the capital to buy a share. And we do not forget who our core customer is.
Résumé: George A. Antoniadis
BORN: Aug. 25, 1961, in Greece
POSITION: Founder, president and CEO of PlaneSense, a Portsmouth, N.H.-based fractional-share provider
PREVIOUS POSITION: Management consultant, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
EDUCATION: Master's in electrical engineering from Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
TRANSPORTATION: Commercial instrument-rated pilot. Flies PlaneSense's PC-12s as well as an Allison-powered Beechcraft Bonanza turboprop. Usually commutes to work by air.
RESIDENCE: Belmont, Mass., outside Boston
FAMILY: Married. One 14-year-old daughter.
AVOCATIONS: "Aviation is a passion." Also, classical music, opera, modern art, travel and collecting watches and clocks.
PlaneSense recently announced several changes to its fractional program. Among them:
• Shareholders may now renew five-year contracts without additional capital investment.
• At the end of year five, seven or 10, the company will assist owners in remarketing their shares. If a share doesn't sell within a specified period for a specified residual value, PlaneSense will repurchase it.
• The company, which had offered 90 flight hours per year for a one-eighth share, now provides a choice between 100 hours with no minimum hourly deduction per flight and 140 hours with a 1.4-hour minimum per flight.
• PlaneSense has lowered its hourly occupied rate from $751 to $725. This rate now includes standard catering, as well as landing fees (except those at designated "high-cost airports"). As before, a 30-minute minimum apples and additional time is charged in six-minute increments.
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As a Chicagoland expat who now lives in the South, I've never liked or agreed with the "biscuity" description. Y'all have obviously never had a good biscuit. I realize it is used to distinguish it from "bready," but seriously, DD is absolutely nothing at all like a biscuit in texture. Not a good biscuit, anyway. Yes, DD has high fat and a short knead, but that doesn't make it the soul brother of the biscuit.I don't know what to propose... Sadly, I'm sure this misnomer is here to stay. But at least I lashed out, Don Quixote style, to strike a blow for the South!
A good southern biscuit has lots of flaky layers that are formed by many many layers of solid butter or shortening. Most deep dish formulas use liquid oil or melted butter which doesn't really provide that kind of division in layers, or at least not in the DD pies I've made. That sound correct though? I don't really know of a bread that has a texture like DD dough, it's pretty unique from everything I've made or bought.
There's more than one style of biscuit.Deep dish is more like a drop biscuit, I'm thinkin'.
There's more than one style of biscuit.
Good ones and bad ones?Real ones and impostors? Yeah, that might be more like it. Even so, a drop biscuit is way too soft. I'm stickin' with shortbread, since "yeast raised savory biscotti that hasn't been cooked a second time" is too much...
Well it is short, in the baking sense, and it is bread, more or less... But not like the crumbly Keebler krep, no. But I'd say that DD dough is firmer than a Popeye's fast food biscuit but not as stiff as a Keebler cookie.
. . . big props to BTB for listing the ingredients to add to the tomatoes. Started off with some italian crushed tomatoes I could get at my local grocery store, then added: oregano, garlic, white pepper, sea salt, ground ginger, honey, and brown sugar. Didn't measure anything, just to taste.
I'm not offended...I just do NOT believe Burt had much to do with "Chicago Style" pizza. But, then again I only lived in Chicago for most of my life and ate mostly thin crust or cracker crust pizza's. How anyone can possibly think that thick crust pizza defines "Chicago Pizza" is beyond me. Thick crust came along LONG after thin crust in Chicago. What defines "Chicago" pizza is the sausage (I lived in the 'back of the yards') and the thin crispy crust. When someone asks me what the difference between Chicago pizza and New York pizza is...I simply say, if you can fold it in half without it (crust) breaking than it ain't from Chicago!
Oh my....here we go....thanks Ed!! So far sooo good, looks niiice.
There is a new show on the Travel Channel called 'Best Daym Takeout' starring Daymon Patterson, who goes to different cities and eats food in his vehicle.On his Chicago episode, he goes to Pequod's.We get a little more insight on how they make their pizza.Here's some info I got from the show (please feel free to correct me if I got something wrong):1) CHEESE: They're using 3% fat whole milk mozzarella that they slice in-house.So, they are not using Wisconsin Brick (or at least they are not using it any more if they ever did).2) They use salt, pepper, yeast, oil, and flour in their dough.3) They proof the dough in a giant tub and then let it rise a second time in the pan.The rest of the video looks like the procedures we've talked about in this discussion thread.Daymon says something about needing 20 slices of cheese for whatever size pizza he's making there, looks like a 10".Cheese slices looked relatively thin, so maybe 3/4 to a full pound of cheese is my guess.VIDEO LINK BELOW:
I just saw this show and came here to post it, but looks like you already beat me to it! Anyhow, this does give some good insight into the dough and also how the pie is constructed. I'm going to give this a shot in a few months -- when it gets cool enough here (in hell) that I can actually use my oven!
Toaster Oven R&D continues. Play along at home!Here's my latest untested 'Quod mod:http://www.realdeepdish.com/TheQuod-2013-0827.pdfI lowered the hydration and added black pepper to the ingredients.I will be letting my dough rise for an hour in a covered bowl under a warm track-light, then move it to a lightly oiled 10" deep dish pan, which I will cover with a universal lid (the kind with the glass in the middle), and keep it under the light for 1 more hour.Then it's pizza time!I'll post photos if the test pizza survives. Check out my high tech toaster oven configuration!Rack moved to lowest setting, aluminum baking pan inverted (makeshift deck/heat shield), heavy duty aluminum foil arch (heat shield)
I dig your oven mods Ed...every little bit helps. Good luck with The Quod !


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Pasco won't play along
Proposals for Brooker Creek ballfields anger Trinity residents.
By THERESA BLACKWELL AND CHUIN-WEI YAP
Published May 11, 2007
TRINITY - A stand of oak and scrub, 200 feet deep, is all that separates Martin Pijanow-ski's home in Fox Hollow from a looming fight over 46 acres of the Brooker Creek Preserve.
Just south of Trinity Boulevard and the Pasco County line is where Pinellas County is thinking of putting four fields for soccer, football and lacrosse.
It's a proposal that's infuriated neighbors in this stretch of the Fox Hollow community.
For one thing, neighbors charge that Pinellas officials didn't talk to them about any of these plans.
"It's disrespectful that they can do something like that without any thought to the people most affected, just because they live in another county," said John Fernandez, president of the homeowners association at Fox Hollow's Bellerive neighborhood.
Pinellas' Board of Examiners heard protests from about a dozen Pinellas and Pasco residents Thursday. It was the first of possibly six public hearings leading up to an eventual decision on a proposed land use change to allow ballfields in two locations in the preserve.
The county has had plans for the plant - called a blending facility - in the Brooker Creek Preserve for years.
But many Trinity residents didn't find out about the blending facility plans until last year, after the county had cleared the land. Officials promised residents they wouldn't see it or hear it.
But the price for building the facility came in higher than expected, so county officials are taking a second look at the project. Pinellas County Utilities will be bringing in a new analysis of options by May 19.
The momentum of recent discussion is toward building a facility smaller than originally planned, including at least a pumping station to replace the aging Keller plant.
Because a smaller facility would require less property, Pinellas County Administrator Steve Spratt suggested in late March that the remaining cleared land would be a good site for athletic fields.
He asked the East Lake Youth Sports Association to apply for a land use change for those acres to allow four all-purpose fields on part of the 46 cleared acres.
In early April, the sports association did just that, plus another request for more ballfields on 38.5 piney preserve acres off Old Keystone Road.
Pinellas officials like Paul Cozzie, bureau director of the Culture, Education and Leisure Department, say Trinity residents have little to worry about.
"As for the impact on those residents north of that site - the lights, the traffic, the noise - there's really not a lot to be concerned about," Cozzie said.
Current lighting technology can pinpoint the lighting and reduce the glare and spill, he said, and trees will provide some screening.
The effect on traffic should be minimal, too, he said, because about 95 to 98 percent of participants will be coming from unincorporated Pinellas County to the south and activities will be held at nonpeak traffic times. Parking will be inside the complex, not on the road.
The fields would be at least 1, 000 yards from the closest homes, Cozzie estimated, so noise should be less than the noise on Trinity Boulevard.
Not good enough, Pijanowski said.
"Most games are at night," the Fox Hollow resident said. "We can hear the band at Mitchell High School a good half-mile away. We can just about see (where the ballfields will be) through the woods."
Pijanowski could live with the water plant, he said. It wouldn't have made much noise and the community needs water. But not ballfields, he said.
Fernandez wonderered if the sports association, as a private entity, can be held accountable for problems as a public utility.
Cozzie said residents could call Pinellas officials if they have any complaints.
The fields may benefit some Pasco residents because groups such as club soccer have no county residency restrictions.
Cozzie has had some discussions with Pasco officials on sports facilities already and plans to have more.
"They are short on ballfields, too," Cozzie said.
But that's not the point, Fernandez said.
"I'd still have a problem with active recreation on a preservation, " he said.
Fernandez added that there is an existing field at nearby Starkey Wilderness Preserve.
If you go
Next meeting
Pinellas county commissioners are next scheduled to discuss the proposed changes to the Brooker Creek Preserve from 2 to 4 p.m. May 22 at commission chambers, 315 Court St., Clearwater.


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Know the Runner
Do some long training runs together before the ultramarathon to observe your runner's reactions to fatigue and pain and understand what motivates him. Don't assume what motivates you will kick your runner into overdrive. Silence or stories? Being nice or being a bully? Running in front or behind him?
And just when you think you've got it figured out, things could flip 180 degrees and you'll have to do the opposite of what you'd planned. At Western States, we overheard one pacer subjecting his runner, who was pale and in a death-march shuffle, to one bad joke after another ... with no response.
Plan Aid Stations Stops
I discovered at our first aid-station stop that my runner was a social butterfly who wasted precious minutes in her sleep-deprived state trying to say "hi" to everybody. From then on, about 10 minutes before arriving at an aid station, I planned our strategy, asking her what she would need and sometimes deciding for her. I'd then tell her what she would do for herself and what I would fetch for her. Consequently, we were able to move swiftly through the remaining aid stations.
To save more time, retrieve items from your runner's pack as he walks instead of stopping. At aid stations, fill the runner's bottle while he grabs a cup of soup and encourage the runner to leave the aid station as soon as possible, even if it's only at a slow shuffle.
Know When to be Bossy
Late in a 100-mile race, when upset stomachs are common and low blood sugar impairs judgment, many runners don't want to eat and may turn down sodium/electrolyte tablets and food. It's your job to make your runner eat and drink even when he doesn't want to. You may need to be domineering and become your runner's decision-maker as fatigue inhibits his ability to properly look after himself. Inquire about water intake, when he last ate, or if a blister needs tending. Avoid open-ended questions like, "How do you feel?" and instead ask pointed ones such as, "Are you nauseated?" and "Should we stop and fix that shoelace?"
It Isn't About You
Tuck your ego into your pocket because you are out there for the competing runner, but don't neglect your own needs. Take care of your own hydration, fuel and foot care.
Understand that after hours of running together, seeing your runner through thick and thin (and possibly embarrassing moments, too) once you reach the finish line, you'll be cast aside when he is engulfed in cheers, family and friends. Realize your runner is very grateful—and smile for a deed well-done.


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3 Arguments You Shouldn't Have With Your Spouse After the holidays
By Linda Nusbaum, licensed marriage and family therapist and CEO of CoupleMapping
NEW YORK ( MainStreet) No one plans to have an argument with a loved one. Usually, a fight just percolates and explodes, often without warning. Unfortunately, when the illusory magic of the holidays fades away, for millions of people, reality sets in. The season of finger-pointing is upon us, and when the shopping is done, there's a rush to recover quickly. In general, to avoid a ruinous pitfall, talk about issues before the fighting starts. Here are some more specific tips for preventing common arguments from ruining memories of holiday cheer.
"Why did you spend so much money?"
Leading up to the gift-giving holidays, people experience a sense of connectedness to the ones they love. This feeling of making our loved ones happy has an elixir affect. We swoon at what we imagine the reaction will be to surprise special people with that perfect gift. We fall happily into the idea of how joyful the moment will feel and so we open our wallets and let the credit flow. Everyone does this. You are not alone.
Unfortunately, that idea of happiness is short lived. It lasts while we are buying the gift. It diminishes a little after the purchase, but we still hold on to the imagined smile on our person's face. We anticipate feeling love and acceptance waiting for their reaction after opening the gift. That's the payoff. Sadly, that blissful feeling doesn't last. As soon as the wrapping is thrown away, everyone moves on to the next thing and a dull ache in the stomach might begin. Then comes the sobering thought: "Wow, we spent a lot of money this season." Then further recriminations: "You wanted to buy that for him." "I told you we couldn't afford it."
How do you avoid the blame and hurt feelings? Be open and upfront with your thoughts and feelings about spending money. Most couples have a hard time talking about money because most of us have a lot of emotions tied up to how we think about it. And each one of us has our own way of communicating about it.
Maybe you came from a home where your parents struggled to make ends meet and to feed you and your siblings. You learned that money was powerful and scarce and controlled many aspects of your family. You might have a very different relationship to money than someone who grew up well off. They might be more relaxed, seeing money as a necessary tool to afford life, but not a master to serve.
Whatever you learned about spending or saving money, it's important to understand yourself. Once you know how you relate to money, you can better talk with your spouse about your current feelings. You might be able to describe your worry, that your spouse might be mad because you spent more money than you should have. Maybe you could talk to them like this:


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What cities will win the MACCA Lottery?
We all thought the "Up and Coming Tour" would end after the two shows in Pittsburgh this Wednesday & Thursday, and that Paul would take a break before going back in the studio to record a new album. As reported here at MACCA-Central, Paul revealed recently before his Toronto gigs that he has written a whack of new songs and is ready to record them after he finds a producer.
We'll he may do that but he's just may throw another speed ball at us. Seems the "Up and Coming Tour" will not end, just yet. There is talk coming from the Philly shows that there will be six more shows added on to this tour, October/November. So then so we can speculate he'll spend some quality family time in September and perhaps secure a producer for his new record. Then get back on tour before his usual end of year break.
First question fans will demand is WHERE? Tell us NOW! If this pans out, what cities will win the MACCA Lottery? Stay tuned to this space . . .
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Wow...TeaDay is really hopping. I am really having fun hearing what everyone else is drinking throughout the day, but also really enjoying the discussions as well.
Again, welcome to TeaDay, come share your cup with everyone across the globe, literally. We have posters from Europe, Asia, North America...a few more continents to go.
So tell us what you are sipping throughout the day, stop by often, see what everyone is is sipping. Feel free to post often. If you must reflect back on the day and post, please do. There are always tea drinkers tuned in here.
Newbies and Oldies and everyone in between, all are invited.
Today's TeaDay TeaPoll was submitted by Newbee2tea. Thanx Newbie!!!
So, today's poll is an angle I had not thought of. How long are you on TeaChat, on average, each day. Please share here as well. Also, why do you come to TeaChat. This could be interesting!!! And have your reasons changed over time???
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Alyana Elizabeth Gedz
Alyana Elizabeth Gedz, 10-month-old daughter of David Miller and Ashley Gedz, of 317 Warren Road, Frewsburg, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in Women and Children's Hospital, Buffalo.
She was baptized at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lakewood, where she loved attending Mass. She loved singing at church, walking outdoors and listening to classical music.
Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother Noah Gedz, at home; grandparents Roman and Laurie Gedz of Kiantone, Barbara Miller of Sinclairville, and Bill Miller of Fredonia; great-grandparents: Wayne and Florence Quattrone of Frewsburg, Patricia Klein of Jamestown, Maria Gedz of Jamestown, and Joan Miller of Fredonia; aunts and uncles: Alexis (Christopher Raffa) Gedz, Nikolaus (Lindsey Buck) Gedz, Gabrielle Gedz, Aleksandr Gedz, Lynn (John) Ciancio, Christina Launier, Daniel Miller and Justin (Ana) Lyon; and several great-aunts, great-uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her great-grandfathers: Nikolaus Gedz, Daniel Klein and James Miller; and great-aunt, Lisa Ross.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Monsignor Joseph M. Dowdell will be celebrant.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alyana Gedz, c/o James-town Area Community Federal Credit Union, 915 E. Second St., Jamestown, NY 14701.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Northrop Grumman Obtains Fire Scout Support Deal
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Md. has issued a $15-million contract to San Diego, Calif.-based Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems covering operations and maintenance work on the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout. The agreement calls for Northrop Grumman to carry out 90 percent of the services in Afghanistan, with the rest at Patuxent River. The Navy will grant $1.5 million before the end of 2012, with the rest of the funding issued as individual delivery orders are finished. The contract is set for completion in November 2013.
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I find 50mg way too much for one pill. when I was taking it I noticed that after 1-2 hours I hot headache and nausea, and eventually realized that it is from the overdose of zinc! now I have been cutting pills to 4, only then you get your daily value good. but for this price, good amount, will probably use it for years.
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The rapid ratification of the UN Convention against Corruption by state parties has led to a high demand for technical support in UNCAC Implementation. UNDP and UNODC support countries to conduct UNCAC gap analysis to identify gaps between the UNCAC provisions and existing anti-corruption legislative frameworks at the country level. This gap analysis is the first step in anti-corruption policy reform and in strengthening implementation of anti-corruption mechanism.
UNDP in collaboration with UNODC, GTZ, the Basel Institute on Governance and the Institute of Governance Studies in Bangladesh, developed a guidance note on UNCAC self-assessments, entitled Going Beyond the Minimum. This guidance note provides a methodology for UNCAC self-assessments by drawing upon the comprehensive self-assessment checklist and encouraging broad national stakeholder consultations in order to promote national anti-corruption reform and prepare the country for review under the Review Mechanism. Building on this guidance note and as a part of its contribution to UNCAC review mechanism, UNDP conducts training events on UNCAC review mechanism with UNODC.
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Corruption is a major bottleneck in the achievement of the MDGs as it diverts resources allocated for activities that are vital for poverty eradication and sustainable development for private gain. UNDP's efforts to reduce corruption to achieve MDGs can be divided into five main areas:
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b. Mainstreaming anti-corruption in MDG Acceleration Frameworks: UNDP's MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF) enables governments and development partners - within established national processes - to identify and systematically address bottlenecks to achieving the MDGs. Within this framework, UNDP specifically supports integration of anti-corruption, transparency and accountability into national MDG action plans.
c. Social accountability and civic monitoring of public service delivery: As part of its efforts to promote inclusive participation of all citizens, UNDP supports citizens monitoring of service delivery at the local level. UNDP has developed useful methodologies and tools for citizens monitoring and is working with a number of civil society organizations to monitor development activities in different countries such as the Huduma platform in Kenya, Development Pacts in India, and others.
d. Gender and Anti-Corruption: Corruption disproportionately affects women. UNDP and UNWomen have jointly produced a primer, Corruption, Accountability and Gender: Understanding the Connection, which highlights the linkages between corruption and women's empowerment. UNDP will continue to collect tools, methodologies, experiences, case studies that analyze and showcase how women's empowerment can strengthen the fight against corruption. UNDP will focus on raising awareness and building capacities related to gender and corruption.
e. Illicit Financial Flows: Every year the developing world loses as much as US $1 trillion in illicit outflows through government corruption, criminal activity, and commercial tax evasion (Global Financial Integrity 2010). To highlight the development costs of illicit financial flows, UNDP has produced a discussion paper on Illicit Financial Flows from the Least Developed Countries. Based on the recommendations from the paper and ensuing discussions, UNDP will work towards identifying, engaging and reaching an agreement with countries that are committed to tackling illicit financial flows.
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I remember buying their cassette the first time I heard this tune....I dunno, 20 years ago???
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... id=3113292
The cassette was probably wore out long ago,I forgotten it until today, and stumbled on the song today on the web.....Paul Rodgers, Jimmy Page.....The Firm.
What a great sound...sort of a Bad Co and Zeppelin rolled into one....
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Too funny. Me & most of my friends grew up in the Eastlake area, with many of us going to Eastlake North High School.
We were all fired up that single A ball was coming to Eastlake. Who knew at the time that DiLiberto was bankrupting the city of Eastlake for decades to come to bring it there.
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindeal ... xml&coll=2
Eastlake ex-mayor gets jail time in loan scam
Dan DiLiberto's probation requires speeches
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Maggi Martin
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Painesville- Former Mayor Dan DiLiberto apologized to Eastlake citizens on Monday, and a judge ordered him to keep sharing his regrets for two years.
DiLiberto, 58, was sentenced to 30 days in Lake County Jail and ordered to give speeches to civic groups about public trust, something he violated when he falsified a loan document for an Eastlake developer, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty to attempted falsification.
"Dan has lost the worst thing a man can lose: his reputation," said defense lawyer Joseph Weiss.
"But Dan's motives and intent were to elevate the city and take a blighted area and turn it into something to benefit Eastlake."
DiLiberto said he did not gain financially nor intend to harm the city when he signed a letter that helped secure a state loan for developer John Chiappetta. DiLiberto signed a document on city letterhead guaranteeing the loan.
DiLiberto said his goal had been to bring much-needed jobs through Chiappetta's promised industrial park.
The park was not built, and Chiappetta faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced Thursday for corrupt activity, forgery and theft for defrauding the state on a $3.5 million loan.
"I am truly ashamed that I was part of anything that poorly affected Eastlake. I did not know the business side of the developer was failing," DiLiberto said. "My obligation as mayor was to be aware of that. I wish I could take back this one mistake."
Lake County Common Pleas Judge Richard Collins said DiLiberto had violated the public's trust.
But he said he considered that DiLiberto also had developed many programs that helped the city and had cooperated in Chiappetta's prosecution.
In addition to imposing jail time, Collins sentenced DiLiberto to 120 days of house arrest in the homes he owns in Florida and Concord Township.
He was also sentenced to 300 hours of community service and faces a $2,000 fine. During his two years' probation, DiLiberto must give speeches on public corruption and its impact on the community.
"Frankly I hope you talk about how humiliating it is to be convicted of a felony," Collins said.
Mayor Ted Andrzejewski, a sharp critic of DiLiberto, said he thinks jail time is appropriate.
While DiLiberto's freedom is restricted for two years, Andrzejewski said, the city will take a lot longer to recover from financial problems caused, in part, by DiLiberto.
The city must repay a debt for its baseball stadium of $1 million a year for 23 years. The industrial park, which was not developed, is under state receivership.
Chiappetta was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Youngstown to 38 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1 million in restitution for embezzling health care funds from former employees of his Mentor company, E&W Services Inc.
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For all we know, Al Bundy's socks may be the cure for the global climate crisis.
Will the war for global warming ever be won? That depends on the amount of information we can harvest, analyze and extrapolate from. In all likelihood, the only way we will know for certain if the Earth is heading for a global warming disaster is by waiting another few thousand years and looking at history books.
But, for those not comfortable with the wait and see approach, scientists continue to plunge into one of the crucial factors thought to govern global (I'm trying not to snicker) climate change, the global carbon sink system. Roughly composed of just about every living and even more dead things, these parts of local, regional and whole-Earth ecosystems are under high scrutiny as researchers try to understand how present day climate change will further affect future climate change. The popular idea seems to be that global warming is like a snowball rolling downhill – as it rolls it picks up more snow and eventually hits something and explodes. Exploding is bad for the Earth, honest.
From the University of Colorado at Boulder comes a study supporting the theory that extended growing seasons may not be the boon for the carbon sink that many have previously thought. At least not for subalpine conifers such as the lodgepole pine, subalpine fir and Englemann spruce. It turns out these trees depend much more upon snowmelt for their summer water fix than rainfall, and in years where spring comes early due to mild winters and low snowfall,
the trees actually take in less carbon dioxide
over the year than when spring arrives late with heavy snow still on the ground. Up to 60% of their internal water supply from stems and needles was identified to be from spring snowmelt rather than rainfall in the fall months. We can thank our friends the hydrogen and oxygen atoms for this precise identification work.
Since around 70% of the western USA's carbon sink is found in these subalpine forest ranges, watching the snow caps shrink yearly would definitely affect their ability to operate to capacity, should this study be accurate. Facts don't lie; snow good, carbon dioxide bad.
On a somewhat brighter note, according to researchers at the National Oceanographic Center, Southampton, another very large and poorly understood carbon sink may be completely underestimated in present carbon cycle models. Echinoderms, which comprise a vast portion of the ocean's calcium carbonate dump,
may sequester much more carbon yearly than previously thought
Echinoderms suck in carbon from seawater to form their skeletal systems and include such happy marine animals as star fish, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. When these animals find the end of their lifecycle, they typically sink to the ocean floor with their captured carbon and become indefinitely buried in the sediments. Some of the calcium carbonate finds its way back up the "biological carbon pump," but probably much less than is taken down to the depths.
This could mean that the ocean is once again showing itself to be far more excellent at helping regulate global carbon levels, or it could just mean scientists still don't really understand what's going on in there.
If these studies only prove one thing it is that we, as a global community, race, organism and observer still have very little understanding in the way all of our ecosystems work together to regulate the Earth's climate. It's far too early for any sane person to jump on the "we're melting, melting" or "Minnesota never left the ice age, what's your problem" camps. There simply aren't enough data to concretely support any given theory with certainty and these kinds of discoveries are shining examples of why.
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In a new paper, "Concepts and Implications of Altruism Bias and Pathological Altruism," Barbara Oakley of Oakland University argues that scientists and social observers have mostly ignored the harm that can come from altruism. Though "the profound benefits of altruism in modern society are self-evident," Oakley observes, the "potential hurtful aspects of altruism have gone largely unrecognized in scientific inquiry."
Aiming to lay the groundwork for such inquiry, Oakley focuses on what she calls "pathological altruism" — "altruism in which attempts to promote the welfare of others instead result in unanticipated harm." As for whether such behavior is "intended," Oakley believes it can emerge from "a mix of accidental, subconscious, or deliberate causes," though it can be more clearly identified by whether an external observer would conclude that the harm was "reasonably foreseeable."
In other words, the pathologically altruistic have a sort of tunnel vision, a way of looking at the world around them that lends toward destructive self-sacrifice. Some already know it, others simply should. (more…)