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FGC is sponsoring a group discount for the White Privilege Conference for a third year. Friends MUST register through FGC and follow the process presented when registration forms are available this winter.
In 2012, about 60 Quakers attended WPC13 and took advantage of a 55% discount on registration. Such a large group of registrants through FGC qualified Friends for the following cost savings:
|Conference Registration
|All day Institutes
|Shabbat Dinner
|$40 Non-negotiable
If you register through WPC's website, you will NOT be eligible for the FGC discount.
In 2011 & 2012, local Friends and FGC sponsored a Quaker hospitality room where Friends could take a break when needed, gather for worship, and have a Quaker caucus for worship sharing. Donations from individuals were given to offset the cost of the room on-site.
In 2011 & 2012, local Friends provided overnight hospitality to out-of-state participants, as well as arranged carpools to and from the hotel each day.
In 2013, we hope to have local Friends provide overnight hospitality to out-of-state participants, as well as arrange for carpools to and from the Conference each day.
At this time, to be included in this Quaker group we are inviting Friends to
Pre-register for the White Privilege Conference
This pre-registration and discount is only for members of the Quaker community. Everyone else should register directly through WPC's website.
For members of the Quaker community to qualify for FGC's group discount, you MUST pre-register with FGC first. Once you pre-register, you will be sent a discount code to be used in the WPC registration. If you register through WPC's website first, you will NOT be eligible for the FGC discount.
For those who pre-registered by March 4, 2013, local Friends will provide home hospitality, as well as help arrange for transportation to and from the Double Tree by Hilton Seattle Airport each day.


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The CEAP sets forth requirements applicable to legal entities that wish to participate in the NFRC Component Modeling Approach Product Certification Program (CMA-PCP) as an Approved Calculation Entity (ACE) Organization that is authorized to provide performance calculations of fenestration products and issue CMA Label Certificates using the services of individuals who have received Certificates of Approval as Approved Calculation Entities (ACEs) under the CEAP.
The CEAP also sets forth the requirements for individuals to obtain Certificates of Approval as ACEs and conduct day-to-day operations under the program.
For more information on the Calculation Entity Approval Program (CEAP) view the document that guides the CEAP, NFRC 708.
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Thanko - 2-in-1 Niko-ichi Umbrella
It looks like 2 umbrellas, but it's just a single strong umbrella!
A huge umbrella, Niko-Ichi-Gasa, that looks like 2 umbrellas got attached was released by Thanko. It's obviously big so that it will be easy to use together with somebody else and you can avoid the situation where either of you gets soaked.
Also, because it features a design that covers the sides, you will be protected from diagonally wind-blown rain.


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Great Live Moments - Michel Petrucciani
April 28, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: bassist, big sur, blue note records, bones disease, cerra, charles lloyd, death in 1999, eliot zigmund, glass bones, jazz world, jim hall, Listening Post, Live Music, michel petrucciani, montreux, morning sunrise, one of my favorites, ron mcclure, thon, three feet, wayne shorter, wbgo jazz
In 1985, Dorthaan Kirk presented Jazz-a-Thon, a marathon of live music that doubled as a fundraiser for WBGO. It attracted some of the jazz world's biggest talent.
Pianist Michel Petrucciani was both the smallest and largest that jazz had to offer that year. He was three feet tall and little more than fifty pounds, due to osteogenesis imperfecta, the rare "Glass Bones" disease. Yet he had one of the greatest commands of the piano - one that was classically virtuosic, effusively romantic, and heavily improvised. By this time, Michel had recently toured with Charles Lloyd, whom Petrucciani had nudged from retirement at California's Big Sur. Michel was now on the east coast, with his own band. Specifically, he was the Ritz in New York, with bassist Ron McClure and drummer Eliot Zigmund. Petrucciani had just signed with the recently revived Blue Note Records. In December of 1985, he recorded his extraordinary debut for the label, Pianism, followed by one of my favorites, Power of Three, a live concert from Montreux with Wayne Shorter and Jim Hall. Michel Petrucciani played until his death in 1999, age 36.
Listen to "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise," from the WBGO Jazz-a-Thon.
You can also read Steve Cerra's blog post about Michel Petrucciani here.


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Fresno Keeps Careful Watch Over Students,
On Campus and Off
May 1, 2000
Keeping Fresno's students safe
as they walk to and from school is a mission shared by the City of Fresno
– its Police, Fire, Transit, and Solid Waste Management Departments –
the Fresno Unified School District, and the U.S. Postal Service. This
mission is realized through Students Traveling and Arriving Safely (STARS),
a city-wide partnership based on a simple premise: The more people actively
looking out for children as they walk to and from school, the better.
In 1993, the City's school
system entered into a collaborative relationship with the Fresno Police
Department and the Fresno County Probation Department to maintain
police-probation teams on school campuses, youth courts in some schools, and
safer campuses overall. The collaboration was a success: In its first five
years of operation, school crime dropped significantly; the number of
firearms discovered on high school campuses, for example, dropped from 49 in
the 1992-93 school year to just one in 1997-98.
In the spring of 1998, however, significant media attention was drawn to several incidents which occurred off-campus – two abductions of female students on their way to school (in both cases the students were released unharmed), two other attempted abductions of students, and a series of armed robberies of students on their way to school. While these incidents did not represent a major crime problem for a city of more than 400,000 residents and a school system with more than 77,000 students, media accounts raised concerns among public officials and the public in general, and school and public safety officials believe they also added to public misconceptions about school safety.
The addition of the high profile incidents to the somewhat more routine, though no less disturbing, victimization of students – including adult males exposing themselves to young girls, adults attempting to lure children into vehicles, unprovoked assaults on students by non-students, bullying of students and extortion of money by delinquent youth – prompted the schools and the City and County to build on their successful on-campus collaboration, this time focusing on student safety off-campus. The STARS program, implemented in September 1998, was designed to signal criminals that Fresno cared about its children and was bringing the resources of the entire community together to guard their safety. Among the activities launched at that time and still underway:
STARS operates on a very modest
budget: $2,000 provided by the Police Department has been used to purchase
the vests for the parents and other volunteers who walk around the schools,
train program participants, purchase the magnetic signs which denote the
safe houses and parent patrol cars, and provide each school with start-up
"STARS is a real life example
of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts," says Fresno Mayor
Jim Patterson in reference to the wide range of individuals watching over
his City's students. "It is also a reflection of our philosophy that
policing is something we do with the community, not to it."
Additional information on STARS
is available from Lt. Dennis Bridges of the Fresno Police Department, (559)


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just curious if anyone knows a little more about this. im sure everyone has heard about waterbottles leaching bpa and whatnot and apparently hot/boiling water makes any leaching process a lot faster; and considering ive heard about issues like electric kettles with plastic parts making the water taste bad. also inserted infusers for kettles/teapots/travel mugs often have plastic housing for the steel mesh.
figured this might be a relevant topic in a tea forum
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Brief Summary
Species Abstract
Dudleya cymosa (Lem.) Britt. & Rose is a perennial low-growing succulent plant species that is endemic to California. Having a number of subspecies, this fleshy plant is most frequently known as Canyon liveforever. This smooth leaved succulent taxon is quite often found among outcrops on rocky slopes in lower elevation mountains. Some of the subspecies are of highly restricted distribution, and most subspecies are associated with rather specific rock outcrop types as well as well defined mountain ranges. Elevations of occurrence vary from 50 to 2700 meters, with significant differentiation among some of the subspecies.
Dudleya cymosa is endemic to California. The California distribution includes the North Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, Central Western California (except the Central Coast), and the Transverse Ranges. Each of the eight subspecies has a rather well defined geographic distribution, usually associated with specific canyons within one or more mountain ranges. Some of these subspecies distributions are highly restricted, leading to conservation designations of "rare" or "limited distribution" by the California Native Plant Society.
National Distribution
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: N5 - Secure
NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Dudleya cymosa
Dudleya cymosa is a succulent plant known by the common name canyon live-forever. The plant is found in rocky areas in the low elevations of California and southern Oregon mountains.
It is a distinctive plant sending up erect red-orange stems from a gray-green basal rosette. The small yellowish-red thimble-shaped flowers top the stems in a cyme inflorescence. Some subspecies are considered threatened locally.
Selected Dudleya cymosa subspecies:
- D. c. subsp. costafolia - Pierpoint Springs dudleya
- D. c. subsp. crebrifolia - San Gabriel River dudleya
- D. c. subsp. marcescens - marcescent dudleya
- D. c. subsp. ovatifolia - Santa Monica Mountains dudleya
The subspecies marcescens[1] and ovatifolia[2] are federally listed as threatened species of the United States.
Butterfly habitat[edit]
Dudleya cymosa is the larval host plant for the Sonoran blue butterfly, Philotes sonorensis (Lycaenidae)
- ^ USFWS. ssp. marcescens. Species Profile.
- ^ USFWS. ssp. ovatifolia. Species Profile.
- Thomson, Paul H. (1993). Dudleya and Hasseanthus handbook. Bonsall, CA: Bonsall Publication. ISBN 978-0-9602066-5-0.
- C.Michael Hogan, ed. 2010. Dudleya cymosa. Encyclopedia of Life.
Names and Taxonomy
Comments: This species is comprised of 7 or 8 subspecies (Kartesz 1999; Hickman 1993), some of which are rare.
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Suter Slipper Clutch Husqvarna TE449/511
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The smallest clutch from Suter Racing, an ingenious kit developed for the new Husqvarna TE449/511 is now available!
GP/MX1 Technology
Easiest Installation Special tools for installation no longer needed. Spare parts supply secured by using the original screws and main spring
Best control under braking
All wearing parts made of high-strength, surface treated steel
Adjustable Anti-Hopping effect
Release 2011
This high quality SuterClutch precision machined to endure easily revs up to 12'000 r/min impresses through its fine responsiveness. Holeshots and accurate drifts have never been easier.
Through its ingenious design, this clutch can be fitted without any special installation tools.
Included with delivery are all relevant parts for installation and two Anti-hopping springs. The Anti-hopping effect can be adjusted for every riding style.
Included with delivery are all relevant parts for installation and four Anti-hopping springs. Through its ingenious design, this clutch can be fitted without any special installation tools. The pressure plate is installed using 6 bolts, allowing easy access for maintenance. The Anti-hopping effect can be adjusted for every riding style; for tuned models there is a range of harder main springs available to order.
What is a Slipper Clutch?
Slipper clutches (or anti-hopping clutches) are specialized clutches developed for racing motorcycles to reduce the effects of engine braking when riders decelerate hard as they enter corners. A slipper clutch allows to swiftly shift down without experiencing the otherwise typical stamping of the rear wheel (short blocking).
On a motorcycle without a slipper clutch when shifting down the "entire" engine brake horsepower is transmitted back along the drive chain to the rear wheel. But because this power can only be transmitted to some extend over the tire to the ground, in case of fast downshifting the rear wheel slips and starts to hop, chatter or lose traction. This happens especially when a rider brakes hard before entering a corner whereas the rear wheel is additionally unloaded by the shifting of the whole weight.
This is where the slipper clutch comes into action: the excess power is being "eliminated" by a controlled freewheeling. In other words: a slipper clutch is designed to partially disengage or slip when the rear wheel would block while trying to drive the engine faster than it would normally. This way the tire always brings the maximal possible braking force to the ground while still rotating. This results in a smoother, more precise response and an improved stability and steering behaviour during braking. Furthermore the gearing and the drive chain sustain less stress while the risk of of over-revving the engine during downshifts is minimized.
Last but not least slipper clutches can also prevent a catastrophic rear wheel lockup in case of engine seizure or transmission failure. Generally, the amount of force needed to disengage the clutch is adjustable to suit the application.
Originally the slipper clutch was developed for street racing bikes but more and more it is used in the offroad sector. The smoother braking phase with offroad bikes, especially down hill and on heavy bumps, also results there in faster lap times. Hence in racing – On- and Off-road – nowadays a slipper clutch is a must for any pro rider. But also for the ambitious amateur rider a slipper clutch is a great device, increasing the riding safety on public roads
What are the advantages of a SuterClutch over a original slipper clutch?
There are some slipper clutches on the market and an increasing number of motorcycle manufacturers original construction this power part, however, there exist big differences between these clutches and the SuterClutch:
One is a novel, almost revolutionary mechanism in the operation of the SuterClutch where only the pressure plate is lifted. The inner basket won't in contrast to the competition not axial by the pressurized clutch package moved, thus it works practically frictionless. The result: A much softer and more precise response in all areas. The clutch self-regulate, in accordance with the load change reactions, the pressure of the clutch discs.
On the other hand, the SuterClutch is milled from T-6 aviation Aluminum and has a special Teflon coating.
SuterClutch Slipper Effect
This provides a wear resistance, which others (and of course cheaper produced) slipper clutches only through greater wall thickness and thus more weight can compensate. Also, the additional parts such as springs, etc. are only fabricated by the best materials.
The new 6-bolts SuterClutch version has an ingenious design, that needs no more special assembly tool! The pressure plate is mounted by 6 screws, making quick work on the clutch possible. The SuterClutch can even be mounted by inexperienced riders in the shortest possible time. And there are no additional costs for special tools, not like by many others competitive products.
Finally, all our clutches are tested by professionals, and according to their impressions improved and developed. A SuterClutch owner receives a clutch, which is exactly designed for the characteristics of the corresponding bike.
Why should I use a slipper clutch?
A slipper clutch offers better running characteristics and smoothness across the entire range.
No more rear wheel hopping, easier controllable slides and a smoother, more precise response (with offroad bikes smoother braking phase, especially down hill and on heavy bumps) result in improved stability during braking, a better steering behaviour and hence faster lap times. In racing – On- und Offroad – nowadays a slipper clutch (especially the SuterClutch) is considered by professional biker around the world as one of the most crucial Powerparts.
My new bike ex-factory already has a slipper clutch in it. I guess I don't need any SuterClutch?
Wrong. Indeed more and more bike manufacturers originally integrate in their motorbikes a slipper clutch but there are substantial differences between such a clutch and a SuterClutch:
On the one hand through a new and revolutionary mechanism only the pressure plate is being lifted. As the inner clutch basket is not moved axially by the plates under power, it is virtually frictionless in operation, unlike competitors' products. The result is a much smoother, more precise response across the entire range, giving riders improved speed and greater road safety.
On the other hand the SuterClutch is precision machined from T-6 aircraft quality aluminum and comes with a special Teflon-coating. This leads to a wear resistance which other (and of course cheaper produced) slipper clutches can only compensate with bigger wall thicknesses and hence more weight. Of course any other part inside a SuterClutch as springs etc. are being manufactured only out of top-quality materials.
The new 6-Screw SuterClutch version furthermore – through its ingenious design– can be fitted without any special installation tools. The pressure plate is installed using 6 bolts, allowing easy access for maintenance. Therefore the SuterClutch can be installed in no time even by an unexperienced rider. And: no more costs for any special tools as it is the case with many competitors' product.
Last but not least all our models are being tested by pro riders and improved and refined according to their feedback. Hence as a SuterClutch customer you can be sure to combine long-lasting experience with the newest technology available. You receive a clutch which is designed and adapted to the specific characteristics of the resp. bike.
Can the SuterClutch be adjusted to different riding styles?
Yes, this clutch can be adjusted to the relative track conditions, tire choice, gear ratio, power delivery etc. The factory setting for the anti hopping effect has been determined by professional riders during extensive testing and serves as the basic setting. Changing the small anti hopping spring the anti hopping effect can be optimally adapted to you needs. The stronger the anti-hopping spring is, the harder the engine braking effect will be.
For Motocross we recommend the softest spring with the code XXX. This spring is included in the delivery of all off-road models.
Depending on the clutch additional anti hopping springs are included in the delivery resp. can be ordered separately from our online shop.
My Bike has been tuned to have more power. Can I still install a SuterClutch?
Basically our clutches are designed for the resp. production engine and its power-output and torque progression. However the SuterClutch can of course be used for bikes with more power and torque if you pay attention to following points:
- If a slight increase in power has been shown due to the exchange of the exhaust system or even only of the muffler, our clutch can be installed in the original delivered state. The SuterClutch can transmit this remote additional load without any problems.
- If your engine has been tuned thoroughly and has considerably more power as the standard version, better you get in touch with us. We then can prepare for you an appropriate spring-setup which copes with the additional power delivery you state.
- Generally, the higher the engine power is, the harder must the main spring be.
What about Off-road or Motocross? Is the SuterClutch there of any use?
The SuterClutch works excellent in off-road.
The main advantage is a much smoother braking phase, especially down hill and on heavy bumps resulting in better lap times. As this slipper clutch reduces the engine braking, for 2-stroke pilots who are thinking of moving to a 4-stroke bike the SuterClutch is a must. Enduro riders appreciate the possibility to decelerate hard even in the most demanding situations and on rough ground. This slipper clutch ensures that the rear wheel turns evenly over different soil conditions and keeps the line. The SuterClutch is being used by pro riders in the MX-1 down to the local amateur riders.
Will the SuterClutch fit right in? Is there anything to be payed attention to?
The SuterClutch can be installed in no time even by an unexperienced rider.
The function of the clutch is however directly connected to the plate package thickness. One has therefore to take care to check the measurement of the package according to the enclosed user manual. All installation steps are therein explained clearly and illustrated accordingly. Further you can find in this manual a guide for troubleshooting should something not work as it should.
What special tools do I need for the mounting?
Though an ingenious design the new 6-Screw SuterClutch version can be fitted without any special installation tools! The pressure plate is installed using 6 bolts, allowing easy access for maintenance.
Instead the older SuterClutch versions contain all assembly tools needed. Hence: no more costs for any special tools as it is the case with many competitors' product.
Is the clutch plate package enclosed in the delivery?
This is not necessary as the SuterClutch uses the original plate package.
Are the clutch plates lining going to wear off faster?
Yes. As the clutch operates a lot more the lining is going to wear off faster. Hence the plates should be controlled more often. Having a softer setup the wear is even a bit higher.
Does the clutch need much maintenance?
No; but if the clutch is being overstrained some maintenance will be necessary. In normal use the wear of the pressure plate is negligible. However if the clutch is used strongly all the time the mechanism and the condition of the plates should be controlled more often.
Do I need to use some special engine oil?
No. Just use the engine oil the manufacturer of your bike recommends. Because of the stronger use of the clutch package through the anti hopping effect you will have however more abrasion and debris in the oil. Therefore when using a slipper clutch the oil has to be changed more often than prescribed by the bike maker.
What benefit do I get from the steel inlays?
The clutch version with the exchangeable steel ramp inserts is mainly intended for race teams. Even in rough constant race use the ball ramps are not going to wear out. Further through the exchangeable inlays (with different ramp angles ranging from 30° to 45°) the anti-hopping effect can be set up even more precisely according to track conditions, tire mixture and rider preference.
For example:
The more steep the ball ramp is set up the much softer anti hopping springs can be used.
What's the difference between the circlips and the new 6-Screw clutch version?
The main difference between these models is the way the in which the pressure plate is held in place. As the name describes it, with the Circlip version the pressure plate is fixed with a circlip and with the 6-Bolt version with 6 special M5 bolts. The mechanism for disengaging is however on both models the same.
Advantages of the Circlip Version:
The pressure plate can be swiftly removed & less components are involved.
The circlip version needs a special tool for the spring to be installed (included in delivery).
Advantages of the 6-Bolt Version:
The clutch can be installed without any special installation tool.
The response behavior on the clutch lever is more precise as no circlip clearance has to be compensated and the pressure plate can be build more rigid. Additionally the oil feed on this clutch version has been optimized.
Why do the latest SuterClutches have this grey green color?
Newly diverse SuterClutch models are provided with a novel uniform coating which gives a less colorful appearance but makes them even stronger and more wear resistant. Still the gray green color gives a cool look and gradually all SuterClutch models will get it.
My clutch shows abrasion marks inside the pressure plate. Is that normal?
Correctly installed clutch package
These abrasion marks (not visible from the outside) occur at all SuterClutch models which do not yet have the new grey green coating. This is normal and does not affect the functionality at all as long as the facing has not been grinded in more than 0.2mm. For the material underneath (as in all SuterClutch models) consists of high-end T-6 aircraft quality aluminum which can resist the occurring pressure a long time. However if the pressure plate is worn out more than 0.2mm it should be replaced.
If the clutch package of the Kawasaki KX- und CRF models is not installed in right order
The clutch packages of the Kawasaki KX- und CRF models feature different friction disks. There is a difference between the two outer disks and the inner disks. If you fit those in wrong order, the pressure - and the back plate will wear out very fast. Please make sure that the order of the disks is according to the original bike manual (not as might be seen in the SuterClutch User Manual) when installing.
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USA TODAY's Matt Krantz suggests buying a single share of Disney stock for your children, to get them interested in investing. USA TODAY
USA TODAY markets reporter Matt Krantz answers a different reader question every weekday. To submit a question, e-mail Matt at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q: How do I buy one share of Disney stock?
A: Paper certificates of Disney stock might be vanishing just as The Country Bear Jamboree did in Disneyland, but investors can still buy a single share.
The lowest cost way to buy a single share of Disney is by using a low-cost discount brokerage. Most online brokerages charge just $10 or less to buy the stock, and some, including Capital One ShareBuilder and TD Ameritrade, don't have a minimum account balance. The commission might seem high, as a percentage of the roughly $60 a share stock price, but other options will likely cost more.
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Investors can also consider buying Disney stock through Disney itself. But the way the Walt Disney Investment Plan is structured, you'll have to buy more than a share. Disney's stock purchase plan requires an initial investment of $250 or more. There are also commissions including a $10 one-time enrollment fee and a $5 purchase fee if you buy the stock with a check.
If you're looking to give something tangible as a gift, there are stock-certificate framing services. But Disney stopped issuing paper certificates in October.
Framing services such as OneShare now sell framed "certificates of acquisition" to commemorate the digital Disney shares. The fees are pretty high, though. The certificate fee at OneShare.com is $49, plus the price of the digital share of Disney. Framing fees are added on top based on options you choose.


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[Chattanooga, Tenn.] Coming off a successful 2012, Alliance Flooring co-CEOs Ron Dunn and Jon Logue are equally optimistic about 2013. The group gathers shortly in Orlando for the CarpetsPlus Color Tile annual membership meeting and convention, and Dunn and Logue are anxious to share new product and opportunities with members, they told FCW.
"We were up 5 to 6 percent for the year," Logue said. "This year, so far, we are up for the first couple of months, and still getting numbers in for February. There is a good, positive attitude among members," he said, driven by positive consumer confidence numbers and positive home building numbers.
"I'm hearing about record profits in January from our stores," Dunn added. It's nice to finally hear that after this prolonged recession."
Pillars theme
Alliance Flooring makes a real effort throughout the year to gather valuable information for its members. Dunn and his wife, Sandy, take an RV trip every summer trying to visit as many stores as possible. While on those visits, Dunn mines his membership for valuable ideas he can pass along.
"They may not realize that something they are doing is that unique or that different," he explained. But some of the ideas are so unique and so successful, he adds them to the list of things to pass along.
The theme for this year's convention came out of Dunn's trip this past summer, he explained. He realized that the successful ideas were really pillars for success that his stores are using to survive. Drive has been the overarching theme for the past few years. Alliance combined the two into Drive: 2013 Pillars for Success
As he traveled, he asked, "What would you say are the three to four things that make or break your business?" The answers were clear.
The first P is People, Dunn said. "That was the number one answer." So convention will focus on helping members build and develop people — from training and motivating, to inspiring and compensating. "And getting them to change with the times," he added.
Another idea that came out was Perception. It's not always obvious, but a store's perception in the market place is terribly important, Dunn and Logue said. At convention, they will talk about how to build proper perception in the market. "What is your mission? What is your unique position and how do you maximize that?"
The third Pillar is planning. "During this elongated recession, it's been so hard to plan," Dunn said. "Lots of planning was done by gut. So we are bringing in a company, Afterburners, to help our members sharpen their planning skills.
The fourth Pillar is promotion. "We are asking members: What's your promotional calendar look like to drive business?" Alliance will have tools to do that in 2013.
Product focus
On the product front, Logue said Alliance will focus on the soft front in carpet. A True Soft launch last year did very well, so new offerings will come from Ultra Fresh Satin, Anso Caress from Shaw and Sorona Silk Elite Performance from Mohawk.
"Soft, soft, soft – it fits right into our advertising and promotional plans," Logue explained.
Last year's promotional campaign with consumer credit did very well. Alliance members will also have access to a coupon tied to the Ultra Fresh Satin launch. Alliance is also offering some value-oriented products on the polyester side. The company has a Home Values display that has been successful in hard surface it's bringing to the carpet side, Logue said. "It's our focal point for value.
"We've solidified relationships with distributors on the hard surface side. Our members will appreciate those opportunities," Dunn said.
Alliance is also bringing other opportunities for business deals through Team Alliance. "Our members are so busy. As business comes back, we can bring them added benefits from things they may not have time to look at, supplemental insurance, for example, or pay-per-click advertising."
Finally, Dunn said they want the membership to take home ideas they can use. Last year, Alliance put a book together called Pillars of Success, 50 ideas from the members. This convention, they can take home Pillars of Success 2 — even more ideas to drive business in today's economy.
Logue and Dunn expect the year to feature nice, steady growth in the 5 percent to 10 percent range. "Some of the building and builder business hasn't kicked in yet," Logue said. "But there are very strong forecasts."
"We're looking at growth in size and sales," Dunn added. "We have members who are expanding the number of stores." It's still a good time to buy property or negotiate new leases, he added.
Growth ahead
Dunn is not concerned that the growth rate is too fast for his members to absorb. "They are geared up to keep up with sales as they come back. While there is a positive feel, members are still cautious," he said. The most common comment he hears is that his members could use some help. But they want to get farther into Spring to make sure the economy isn't going to dip back down — the way it has the past several years.
"That's wise," Dunn said. "Our industry has a good work ethic. People are working harder, but I see high passion and energy. Too much business would be a high-class problem to have."
The slow, steady growth Dunn and Logue are predicting is good for the industry and the country. "It's good for jobs, profits and energy," Dunn said. "it's sustainable."
That type of sustainable growth also means that Alliance Flooring is back in growth mode. "The past five years have been strategic," Dunn added. "We've emerged as a stronger and better company, but we are back in growth mode both with our suppliers and distributors and by growing our membership."


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Posted on 03/01/2013 7:51:32 AM PST by Vince Ferrer
This thread is for survivers of the sequester to document the disaster for future generations once civilization is rebuilt.
I just woke up, Did we survive ?
Power still on here as well.
Drinking some coffee, before it is all gone.
I heard half the planet is now in darkness.
Sequestration... it's the new global warming
What does the Mayan calendar say about today????
We are experiencing Snowquestration on a large scale today! We were supposed to get 6 inches, but we only got 4 - a 33% cut in snow thanks to George Bush and every republican ever born.
I thought I saw a zombie this morning, but I was just looking in the mirror. Guess I need a haircut.
Seacrestation: What Maxine Waters calls it, and I assume is death by too much Ryan Seacrest exposure.
See Castration: What is happening to the GOP in front of our eyes.
See Queer Station: The Gay lobby trying to raise their position in society.
I had to switch to 4WD to get over the decomposing corpses of furloughed federal employees this morning, but other than the stench, no problems.
Rumors of cannibalism are, it appears, mostly exaggerated. Just for my own peace of mind, I'm not going to ask the Mrs. about what's in tonight's casserole, though.
It's just like when Y2K happened and my AOL account tried to kill me.
I am very optimistic, I will at the very least, make it through today.
Obama and the news media = chicken little "the sky is falling".
I think we'll be ok . I'll toast to the sequester!
I just heard on Beck's show that Oreo has reduced doublestuff to 1.98stuff.
"This thread is for survivers of the sequester to document the disaster for future generations once civilization is rebuilt."
Hey now... :)
The sequester will be the happiest day of my life because that is the fist time that they have EVER cut government EVER.do you all understand the significance of that? I toast to the sequester!
I heard that Charles Manson and his Family have been released because the government can no longer afford to keep them in prison. Reportedly, they were driven to a local hardware store and released.
Here in New York somehow the sun managed to rise without federal help. I noticed some green shoots coming up without the Department of Agriculture. I dont have direct knowledge so I may be wrong but I heard some kid learned something today without the Department of Education. I was sort of hoping the IRS would shut down and I wouldnt have to report what my fair share is this year. I did see a bunch of people lined up at the Board of Elections in prison blues registering to vote.
And on the other half all the street lights are OFF!!!
Well, everything seems normal here, but around 1:00 this morning my cat puked on the bedroom floor.
I laid in some flat irons, ribs, chicken and frozen veggies to last a few weeks.
I'm going to the post office.
If I don't return, tell my family I loved them.
For those unaware, the FDIC pays its bills from the insurance dues charged to banks...i.e. the taxpayers don't pay our expenses.
For the last two years, the FDIC has been rated "Best Agency to Work For" by its employees, 90% of whom are on term contracts.
For me, the work is challenging, and it's a joy to come to work each day.
Deroy Murdock of the National review made an astute observation.
If Obama was really interested in governing and is really concerned for the good of the country, he should know what to cut and what to preserve.
Instead, he is simply interested in playing politics and demonizing Republicans.
This is for all low information voters ....
Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Tom Price (R., Ga.) co-authored the Decrease Spending Now Act. It would shift to debt relief a whopping $45 billion in tax revenues now stalled in dormant federal accounts.
Hundreds of billions of dollars are borrowed and then left unspent because Congress routinely bites off more than it can chew, Rubio stated. Added Price: Leaving billions of taxpayer dollars to gather dust in federal coffers only encourages fiscal irresponsibility. By rescinding this unspent and unobligated money funds that the government clearly can do without we can contribute to the larger goal of breaking the governments habit of borrowing and spending money we cannot afford.
Senator Rand Paul would cut $85 billion annually by not replacing departed federal employees ($6.5 billion in savings), bringing the $128,226 in average yearly federal civilian compensation closer to the private sectors $64,560 (reducing $32 billion), curtailing federal travel by 25 percent ($2.25 billion), limiting Pentagon research to military applications ($6 billion), requiring competitive bids on government contracts and paying market wages on federal projects ($19 billion), and halving foreign aid ($20 billion).
The Public Interest Research Group and the National Taxpayers Union jointly identified $1 trillion in ten-year savings through 56 budget cuts that liberals and conservatives should love. These range from killing a $10 million biodiesel-education grant to a $160 billion modernization of federal computer systems. The $77 billion Crop Insurance program should be uprooted. The feds own some 55,500 buildings that are not utilized or underutilized. Sell them. Even giving them away would save taxpayers $17 billion in maintenance expenses on empty buildings!
PIRG and NTU urge Medicare to calibrate excessive labor and office-space outlays with the actual prices that prevail in lower-cost communities. Savings: $47.6 billion.
Rather than spend $179,750 per hour to fly Air Force One from rally to rally to demonize Republicans, Obama should sit still long enough to send Congress a budget request. The federal Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 mandates that the presidents spending plan reach Capitol Hill by the first Monday of February. Obamas last two budgets arrived late, and this years is AWOL. Before Obama barks at Republicans yet again, he should start doing his job.
Obama keeps harping about teachers, police, firefighters not being paid, airplane delays, and the hollowing of our defense when there is so much FAT that can be cut.
I hope it's still there when I go on vacation in July.
man vanishes after being suckeed into sinkhole
Was it Obama and his minions? Maybe God is answering our prayers
But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days.But as for me, I trust in you.
Psalm 55:22-23
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Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.
All was OK until I had to reboot my PC....something about an electrical shortage.
Car still runs although I expect to see gas at $42.50 per gallon when I pass the station this morning.
Didn't have the normal navy flyover to welcome me this am...what's up with that?
Wind seems to be blowing a little harder today than normal...all the hot air escaping DC.
I think I'll go to lunch early today, before all the food shortages hit at Subway.
Alas, they didn't cut government. Only in the Alice in Wonderland world of Federal baseline budgeting does the sequestration represent a cut to government spending: the 2% doesn't cancel all of the built in increases to Federal spending produced by the baseline calculation: the Feds will still spend more this year than they did last year.
Just remember: a 2% cut is what all working families got when the payroll tax holiday ended.
Still haven't gotten any cat litter...drat.
At this reckless pace of erosion caused by the sequestration, the Grand Canyon will be flatter than Kansas by then.
I'm so sorry.
Well even by YOUR calculations , it's better than the what 20% annual growth in government?
Sequester = good thing
Wait. . .I thought it was supposed to be a 2% cut. Shouldn't they have reduced double stuff to 1.96-stuff? Or was there a baseline increase in double-stuffness?
Yes, just not so good as you'd been making it out to be.
Hang on, my boss at my former job is calling my cell phone. Wonder what this is about????
"I just woke up, Did we survive ?"
BOL! The same here. We were out carousing last night, actually going to good high school play.
This morning I noticed:
Our home was still standing and our neighbors's homes.
Our fishwrap had been delivered apparently without the delivery lady being shot, stabbed, raped, mugged or suffering a car jacking.
Some kids were walking by to their shool, and other were being NasCared by their mothers.
Our water, sewer, electicity, natural gas, cable tv, internet and phone systems were still working.
My trophy wife and her gene pool like to talk in the early morning. She uses our landline and her cell. Everyone in her gene pool was still safe and alive. She texted our grandkids, and they were on their way to schools which where still open. Their NasCar driver, our DIL, said the traffic lights worked and traffic to and from the school. She and the kids had no problem. When, she got home her, I phone worked.
Our adult sons drove trucks or rode their bikes to their real work places with zero problems and everything is working including them and their work staff.
My wife said the local tv stations which make a cat in a tree a major story, had no disasters to show.
Obviously the Seq bs has really impacted us.
Yeah you know everything (actually not)
all I hear is that government will be cut.
Any cut in government anywhere is the best news ever because THAT has never happened ok , get it? Now I don't care what you say and I'll post what I want.
What's to say any new debt bill would be adhered to any way?
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
Budget Enforcement Act of 1990
Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
"Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999"
Restoring Fiscal Discipline Act of 2007
Yep, just one more bill ought to do it.
Well, this sucks.
Thinking everything would be different when I got up, it's not.
I still have to make lunches, make beds, do laundry, dust/vacuum and think about what to have for dinner and whether I need to run to grocery store.
Very disappointing.
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Is anyone using the Samsung ATIV S model SGH-T899M on AT&T in the US? Does LTE work on this phone on the AT&T network? The phone is listed as using LTE 1700/2100, are these the frequencies that AT&T uses in the US? I would like to confirm before I spend over $600 for this phone unlocked.
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I have the T899M now on AT&T in the US for a few days now. It works great. I get H+ but no LTE. You might be able to set the APN settings to get it but I haven't found anything about how to do this or if it's even possible. The H+ (4g) is really fast though, and I REALLY LOVE this phone. Totally worth it to me. And if you buy it at Negri Electronics like I did it was only $598.
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I just received my Rogers SGH-T899M and can confirm no LTE on AT&T. I've tried playing with the APN settings to no avail. Rogers site listed it as support 5 LTE bands while Telus and Bell list it as only AWS LTE so I made sure to get the Rogers version. I guess the Rogers site was wrong. No LTE on AT&T in Minneapolis.[S] I also can't get internet sharing to work. Just says there is no cellular data connection even though the browser works fine.[/S]
The manual and box both say single-band LTE, so ALL SGH-T899M only support AWS LTE. This is definitive.
It will work on AT&T LTE in places with band 4 deployed, unfortunately that is a very small subset of AT&T's LTE network and it is quite difficult to tell which area runs on which band.
Disappointed. Back to my Galaxy Note 2 I guess. Frak AT&T for disabling tethering unless you pay ridiculous amounts of money. No way for root my 920 to ignore their stupid instructions.
EDIT: I was able to get internet sharing to work! Here's how!
Go to the market and search samsung electronics. Download the "apn" app.
Now go to settings and open the apn settings. Click edit apn, then click ATT Broadband. Change the APN from broadband to pta (if you have an LTE plan) or to phone and save. Internet sharing should now work. Great thing is, it doesn't ask AT&T for their damn permission!
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Upper Applegate Pot Operation Raided
Federal agents have raided the medical marijuana operation of James Bowman, the man widely considered to be the largest and most outspoken grower in the state. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided the High Hopes Farm in Jackson County on Tuesday morning.
Bowman is a fixture in southern Oregon's medical marijuana community.
He told The Associated Press in April that he would grow about 400 plants this year for 200 patients. He said he wanted to minimize the risk of coming under scrutiny by authorities who wonder what he does with the excess.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Portland declined to comment on the raids, saying only that federal drug agents executed search warrants as part of an investigation.
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Hearing set for Social Host Ordinance
NEW ULM – Brown County commissioners will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5 before considering adoption of a Social Host Ordinance.
A Social Host Ordinance holds the person who organizes, provides a place, or allows a gathering, where underage alcohol consumption is taking place, criminally responsible regardless of their age or who provided the alcohol.
New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Springfield and Comfrey have enacted a similar ordinance. The same type of ordinance has been adopted by 22 counties and 95 Minnesota cities.
Commissioners will also consider:
A delinquent (2012 unpaid tax) report showing .959 percent unpaid.
The greatest unpaid percentage is in Comfrey (4.57 percent) and Hanska (4.49 percent) remaining at the end of 2012. Those two tax districts were hit especially hard with new market value exclusion tax laws.
The low delinquency rate was attributed to taxpayers who take tax obligations seriously, a direct (deposit) payment program, and other opportunities that make tax payments more user-friendly. The Auditor-Treasurer's staff also keeps taxpayers aware of unpaid balances.
A resolution asking the the State Legislature to follow an existing law that allows state reimbursement of County Probation Officer and Department of Correction contract counties of 50 percent of previous year expenses for probation officer salaries and benefits.
State appropriations have steadily decreased from 50 percent in 1996 to an all-time low of 31 percent in fiscal year 2012, according to the resolution.
A letter dated from Brown County District 1 Commissioner Richard Seeboth to Gov. Mark Dayton urging the inclusion of the four-lane expansion of U.S. Highway 14 from Owatonna to Dodge Center and North Mankato to New Ulm in the Minnesota State Highway Department (MnDOT) 20-year State Highway Investment Plan.
"Far too many people are losing their lives on Highway 14," Seeboth wrote. "From 2002 to 2011, there were 52 fatalities on the corridor from Rochester to New Ulm. The preliminary tally for 2012 shows another eight fatalities, including a 10-year-old boy on his way home from receiving cancer treatments at the Mayo Clinic."
Bills have been introduced in the House and Senate to address funding for Highway 14 and seeking its inclusion in the 20-year plan.
Both bills are authored by Sen. Vicki Jensen (Owatonna) and Rep. Kathy Brynaert (Mankato). The bills are coauthored by all legislators whose districts fall in the Highway 14 corridor.
The county board meeting starts at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5 in the courthouse commissioner's room.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (177 votes).
In short: Great Grizzly again - thanks AVRIn full: Once again, a great run. You even ordered perfect weather this year. T shirts were brilliant. Looking forward to next year already. This is not 'one of my favourite races', it IS MY FAVOURITE RACE.Date of review: April 21, 2012
In short: Tough but brilliant!In full: Tough mix of terrain, lots of ascent and descent. Lives up to being one of the hardest 20 milers. Great support and marshalling, I will definitely be back. Big thanks to Axe Valley Runners and all their volunteers.Date of review: April 6, 2012
In short: SuperbIn full: By far the toughest, most scenic, enjoyable run race I have ever done (...and I have done hundreds). Huge thanks to Axe Valley Runners and the people of Seaton & SE Devon for putting on an amazing event.I will definately be back in 2013.Date of review: March 29, 2012
In short: The best!In full: Another fantastic Grizzly - great route, brilliant organistion, very friendly marshals, lovely weather.....and plenty of hills!Date of review: March 25, 2012
In short: Where Do They Find The Hills !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!In full: This was my first Grizzly and was so much more than all the hype, fantastic support all the way round and more sweets than you could ever eat :)) This is a challenge no mistake but sooo worth it. Thanks AVR see you March Tenth 2013 :))Date of review: March 24, 2012
In short: Every runner should do the Grizzly at least onceIn full: Still buzzing after the The Grizzly. The beach, the mud, the hills, the bagpipes, stunning scenery & the aroma of wild garlic!Date of review: March 23, 2012
In short: FantasticIn full: A brilliant must do race excellent organisation. Very well marshalled and great support all around the tough course. Try it you'll love it when you've forgotten how hard it was.Date of review: March 22, 2012
In short: If Carlsberg did races...............In full: ..........they would do the Grizzly.This is one of my must do events of the year.Date of review: March 22, 2012
In short: Unforgetable, this is not to be missed, still on a high 2 weeks after completing it ! Challenging race, fantastic atmosphere, wonderful scenery, excellent organisation. I'll be back next yearDate of review: March 22, 2012
In short: Highlight of my running yearDate of review: March 22, 2012
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Is Nvidia's Changeover a Good Bet?
The company is finding it difficult to convince Wall Street that it is more than just a graphics chip "has been." Investors who are willing to bet on Nvidia's ability to find growth beyond PCs may be able to capitalize on a good turnaround story. But is it worth the risk?
All About Tegra
The imminent death of the PC has filled the market with pessimism in its assessment of Nvidia's future. It's hard to argue the validity of these concerns since roughly two-thirds of Nvidia revenue still comes from PC sales.
But the company has seen the writing on the wall for quite some time. Nvidia understands that unless it reduces its dependency on PCs and broadens its product portfolio, it's likely heading to a demise of its own.
To that end, the company has developed a new mobile strategy and has been pushing its Tegra line of mobile processors. Tegra is a system on chip (SoC) that integrates many of the features of the ARM architecture into one package. Although it remains relatively unknown, Tegra's low power consumption and high performance makes this series one of the best chips on the market today.
Nvidia has been making great strides in securing new business from some prominent companies including Microsoft(MSFT) and Google(GOOG) where the Tegra 3 is a key component inside both Surface and Nexus 7 tablets. What's more, as Nvidia is shoring up its footing in the realm of mobility to compete more effectively with Qualcomm and Texas Instruments, the company still has not forgotten its PC roots.
Nvidia recently secured design wins in products such as Apple's(AAPL) MacBook Pro, which features the retina display. So with all of these positive catalysts surrounding the company, the stock is still down over 10% YTD -- a little puzzling.
I think this is one story that the market may be overlooking, if not getting entirely wrong. Likewise, if the company's recent earnings said anything at all; it's that the company prospects for success are much better than previously expected.
An Impressive Quarter
In light of all of the doom and gloom related to weakening PC sales, the company delivered as solid a performance as could have been expected. In its third quarter, Nvidia reported net income of $209.1 million, or 33 cents per share, on revenue of $1.2 billion. The company beat both on its top and bottom lines while exceeding consensus estimates of 30 cents per share and revenue of $1.1 billion.


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Koster Island at the West Coast
Photo: © Fredrik Broman/VisitSweden
Island life on North and South Koster.
The boat from Strömstad brings you to these most westerly, populated islands of Sweden. South Koster is the larger at 8 km2 and offers gentle walks and cycling trips through its verdant countryside and along the coast. The skerries and rocky isles that form the Koster archipelago are on view from Valfjäll, while the beaches at Rörvik and Kilesand are well worth a visit. The local cuisine at the numerous cafes and restaurants should not be missed.
North Koster covers an area of just 4 km2 of tightly packed but stunning natural beauty. From the lighthouses that are now in use after lying dormant for more than a century you can enjoy views of the isles. Walk the heather-clad moors and see the fields of rubble stones that are remnants of the ice age.
Most of North and South Koster is a nature reserve and the flora and fauna is protected.
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U.S. Open Date Change: September 26-28, 2008
USA Judo would like to announce to all of its members and national federations interested in entering athletes in the 2008 U.S. Open that the dates of this event have been changed to Sept. 26-28.
The U.S. Open, a USA Judo Senior B-Level Point Tournament, will be held at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. This elite senior tournament draws competitors from more than 20 nations throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America and Oceania annually.
This change is due to the recently announced change of dates by the International Judo Federation of the World Junior Championships which will be held Oct. 23-26 in Bangkok, Thailand.
U.S. Open competition will be held for the senior divisions from Sept. 26-27 and the masters (30-years-old and over) and kata (forms) divisions on Sept. 28. A training camp will be held following the conclusion of the senior divisions.
Due to this change, the USA Judo Annual Assembly and Board of Directors elections will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 24-25.
There will be a candidate forum on the evening of Sept. 24 and Directors elections will be held on Sept. 25. Details on these meetings and elections will be announced by June 1.
"This was a change that we had no choice but to make, we are thankful to the U.S. Olympic Training Center leadership for working with us to make this decision in a very short window of time," said USA Judo President Dr. Ron Tripp (Norman, Okla.) "Our staff responded as soon as the World Junior Championships change of dates took place so as to inform our members as well as national judo federations throughout the world of this date change."


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January 27 Project Submission Deadline for Next Round of Funding for Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Standing Committee
Rob Daly
January 10, 2012
LEWISTON—The Buffalo and Erie County Greenway Fund Standing Committee has announced January 27 as the deadline for the submission of projects to be considered in the next round of funding. The committee has approved 19 projects to date, committing more than $7.9 million to the establishment of the Niagara River Greenway in Erie County.
The next meeting of the committee will be on Wednesday, February 22, at 4:30 p.m., at the Marcy Casino, Hoyt Lake at Delaware Park in Buffalo. The meeting is open to the public and the agenda will include project presentations and the election of a new committee chairperson. More information on how to submit a project can be found at: http://niagara.nypa.gov/RelicensingGreenwayFunds/BuffaloErieGreenway/BECGFProtocols.htm
The committee is composed of one representative from Erie County, City of Buffalo, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy and the New York Power Authority (NYPA).
The Buffalo and Erie County Standing Committee receives funds from NYPA, as part of a settlement agreement related to the 50-year license received by NYPA for the Niagara Power Project in 2007. During the term of the license, the Buffalo and Erie County Standing Committee will receive $2 million a year.
About NYPA:
■ The New York Power Authority uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation's largest state public power organization, with 17 generating facilities in various parts of New York State and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. ■ Approximately 80 percent of the electricity it produces is clean renewable hydropower. Its lower-cost power production and electricity purchases support hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the state. ■For more information, www.nypa.gov.


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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Great race, made even greater by all the marshalls, spectators and of course all the other competitors!Date of review: March 18, 2012
In short: Outstanding marathon course...plus some..In full: Mostly fantastic organisation and great race but expected a bit more for my £50.00 entry. No medium T shirts left and a charge of £1.00 for a cup of tea at the end put me off..oh and no water at checkpoint 4 whilst they were filling up at nearby house. Kit rules need to be enforced or relaxed. Sorry wont be returning. Date of review: November 25, 2011
In short: Who turned the wind on!In full: Great experience from start to finish, had a tough time about 13-14 miles but soon picked up again from 18 to finish strongly (relative term). The wind was a bit tough in sections which reduced me to a snails pace diminishing my hopes of sub 8.Bill and his team at High Peaks 40 should all be proud great race/event.Date of review: September 18, 2011
In short: Great race once i got warmIn full: Congratulations to all that completed the course in full.......shame on you to the runners (sorry imposters) who turned in on the finish lane rather than completing the 2nd lap at the finish! Got my PB as well.Date of review: February 28, 2010
In short: Great race, great day.In full: One improvement that could be made is a few marshalls at the start of the race with approx finish time boards so that the competitors can organise themselves better.. yes we all need to be realistic and take some responsibility about where we place ourselves at the start of races. I had a slower start than i wanted but still manager a PB. The medal issue will rage forever but i would personally like to keep race costs under control, medals etc all have costs attached. Perhaps medals can be an optional extra to the race fee and paid for in advance? Date of review: September 27, 2009
Date of review: June 20, 2009
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If you are reading this post odds are you are one of the 1.2 million people currently enjoying a beta or nightly build of Firefox 3. However are you a big enough Firefox fan that you like to run it simultaneously on 4 different platforms? If not, here are some screen shots of the new themes for Firefox 3 for Vista, Linux, OS X and XP.
(Note to press and bloggers: even our screenshots are open source, source files for all of the images used in this post are available here).
Main Window
The overall goal of the Firefox 3 visual refresh was visually integrating with the platform, while still maintaining a unique identity and presence by using the keyhole form for the navigation controls.
The one exception to this cross platform visual identity was Linux, where we decided against using the keyhole form in favor of uplifting the native OS theme's navigation controls. On many Linux distributions we are often already the default browser, so there is less of a need for us to establish a visual presence, and it makes more sense to seamlessly integrate with the rest of the desktop environment.
On OS X the Library window is reminiscent of the Finder, and on Vista the window has a similar visual style as other media collection applications, like Windows Media Player and Windows Photo Gallery.
Site Identity Contextual Dialog
The customs official icon in the identity dialog demonstrates how each platform uses different types of textures ranging from glassy to smooth to soft.
Options / Preferences
Page Info
The set of icons in the Options, Page Info and Add-ons Manager windows show how we use consistent physical metaphors across the four platforms so that it is easier for users to transition between operating systems without having to adapt to a new interface. However, there are a few exceptions where we favor consistency with the OS, like the icon for Applications and the Themes icon on Linux. Even though the physical metaphors are largely identical, each platform is given a specific color palette, level of detail, and overall design aesthetic for object icons.
Even the last icon the user views before closing Firefox has been carefully crafted to fit in with the rest of the operating system.
Why do We Believe Visual Integration is Important?
We decided to focus heavily on visual integration with the platform for the following reasons:
-Cross platform applications that use a consistent appearance across different operating systems (like RealPlayer, or applications developed using Java Swing) feel foreign and strange
-The Web browser is a central part of the user's computing experience
-We want the user's first impression to be feeling comfortable with the UI
-If the transition in and out of Firefox is jarring, the user won't achieve flow when completing tasks (like when you are driving a car and you realize you haven't been thinking about driving for quite awhile, or when you are reading an interesting book and you turn pages without conscious thought).
-We want Firefox to feel like the browser your computer should have shipped with
Did We Achieve Our Goal for this Visual Refresh?
Back in October I wrote:
Mozilla's user experience team literally wants to do a better job of visually integrating with Windows than IE, and a better job of visually integrating with OS X than Safari. I don't know if we will be able to pull that off, but that's the goal.
Let's start with Linux. Linux wasn't mentioned in the original goal since on many distributions we don't have a pre-installed native browser to compete against, but how did we do in terms of competing with ourselves? I think it is pretty clear that we decimated ourselves: Firefox 3 is way ahead of Firefox 2 when it comes to visual integration with the desktop environment on Linux. From using native gtk widgets in the content area to uplifting the OS theme icons, we have made an incredible amount of progress with this release. Hopefully KDE users will be able to have Oxygen style icons in Firefox using the same method for extracting gtk icons, although I am not sure if they have this working yet (if anyone has more information on this please comment below, I was able to find a bug filed against gtk-qt-engine-kde4). The new icons for Firefox were designed by the same team that creates the icons for GNOME, which certainly helps when you are going for a perfect level of visual integration with the GNOME desktop environment.
Similarly, on Windows our icons were created by the Iconfactory, the same design firm that designed the icons for Windows XP and Vista. In terms of overall visual integration, I believe on XP we clearly met this goal. Firefox 3 visually integrates with XP by using the platform's color palette while tweaking the style enough to still appear modern on an aging OS. In stark contrast IE7 doesn't even have an XP theme. On Vista we do a great job visually integrating with icons and with our set of secondary windows, although the main window is notably missing support for Aero glass. Users will hopefully be able to get this functionality using an extension during the life cycle of Firefox 3, and we will have glass support added to XUL for the next release of Firefox.
On OS X I believe we have made the most progress relative to Firefox 2. However, do we visually integrate with the platform better than Safari? Overall I think it is pretty close. While Firefox is not technically a native application, Safari 3.1 does a number of things wrong that we get right has a number of curious inconsistencies, from not muting the glyphs on their icons when the window is inactive, to using Aqua style controls in the window frame.
We should be really proud that this is the level of detail that we are now competing at on OS X, even if users aren't necessarily going to consciously notice these minor details. And overall that's the whole point of our efforts for visual integration. We don't want the user to think about the theme too much, we want the browser to perceptually fade away so that the user can focus on what it is they are actually doing. In a sense it is a little ironic, the harder we work to make Firefox fade away the less likely it is that the user will notice the amount of effort that has gone into crafting the interface. However, the very best user interfaces go completely unnoticed, that is what makes them good.
Initial wireframes and design direction throughout the project were handled by myself and Mike Beltzner. Icons for Strata, the theme for XP and Vista were created by the Iconfactory. Firelight, the OS X theme, was created by Stephen Horlander and Kevin Gerich. Tango, the theme for Linux, was created by Lapo Calamandrei, Michael Monreal, Andreas Nilsson, Kalle Persson, Jakub Steiner, and Michael Ventnor.


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Browsing the internet this morning, I came across a page about Bex McCulloch & The O'Gees. Bex is Jimmy's niece so of course I thought I'd check it out. Here's a link to her song '2005' and when I listened to it, I was blown away. It's clear that she has followed in Jimmy's footsteps as both a talented vocalist and guitarist.
If you wouldn't mind giving the song a listen, what are your thoughts on it?
Bex & The O'Gees currently consists of:-
Bex McCulloch - Lead Vocals, guitar and sundry percussion
Michael Cowgill - Keyboards
Anton Brett - Bass
Jack McCulloch - Drums
Why this name?
Bex is Jack's daughter, and the rest of the band are all over 40 hence Bex, and you can guess what O'Gees stands for?
Do you play live?
Yes - pubs and clubs around our hometown of Retford, Notts, UK
In the heart of Pilgrim Father country
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It enables bands and artists to promote themselves without the need for a record company.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Yes, if the money was good enough.
Band History:
Originally Montana Uk, the backing band for a country singer. Became Bex & The O'Gees when the singer left, and Bex's band also broke up.
Your influences?
Major influences the rock bands from the 70's such as Stealer's Wheel, The Eagles, The Band, Thunderclap Newman etc
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default ... ndID=79113