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i just got banned from sony
today when i'm trying to {sign in} in 5:0am it says this account is suspended. when i opend my inbox, i saw a message from sony saying
Dear aziz7re, we are contacting you regarding your Sony Entertainment Network account and your recent online activity.
On 12-05-2013, we noted that your online activity in LittleBigPlanet (PS3) was in breach of the PlayStation®Network Terms & Conditions for the following reason: Offensive text,
the funnything is that i haven't said anything bad for them or received anything bad for them so. w t f?
Re: i just got banned from sony
Maybe you made a level with offensive text in it?
Contact Sony support - Live Chat or 1-800-345-7669
Re: i just got banned from sony
Im sure its just a temp ban wait out the 24-48 hours.
and next time be more careful.
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Welcome (with this account) to the forum.
it is probably just a short ban like stated. However SOMETHING had to be there for you to recieve a ban. They don't "just happen" you may have forgotten what it was. Chances are the content you displayed was reported by more than a couple individuals and someone official went in and took a peek and agreed.
Be careful with your content. Hope your ban ends soon and you can get back to enjoying the game appropriately!
Re: i just got banned from sony
thank you for the message, i didn't say anything bad but someone is abuse me on littlebigplanet and than i got banned, since the tempbanned will be lifted only on 7 days


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Adam McQuaid skates, doing better
|05.06.11 at 5:56 pm ET
Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid took the ice Friday morning, according to coach Claude Julien. McQuaid has been out with a sprained neck since leaving Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the first period after crashing head-first into the boards attempting to hit Mike Richards.
"He's getting better," Julien said of McQuaid. "He skated this morning, and things are looking positive."
Shane Hnidy filled in for McQuaid in Game 3, playing 2:38. He will be in the lineup again for Game 4.

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced Windows Phone 8 at an event in San Francisco on Monday. Photo: Alexandria Washburn/Wired
Whatever you may think of Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system — and lots of people are pretty high on it — there's no getting around the fact that Redmond is having a hell of time getting many people interested.
Sales of devices running the previous well-reviewed version, Windows Phone 7, have shown some signs of life recently, but still remain woefully small at about 3.2 percent market share, as of the middle of 2012. That's up from 1.2 percent a year earlier, according to research firm Canalys. Microsoft hopes to accelerate that trend with Windows Phone 8, its latest version unveiled at an event on Monday.
It's still very early in the game, and new phones from Nokia and HTC could breathe fire into Microsoft's mobile efforts yet. Meanwhile, here's an early, if highly unscientific and unconventional, indicator of market sentiment.
About 11,000 people read our Microsoft liveblog coverage Monday morning in just over an hour. By contrast, our liveblog coverage of Apple's iPhone 5 launch in September brought in nearly 360,000 visits in a hour, and an Apple gathering last week to announce the new iPad mini and other products (an event that Apple also livestreamed) drew just over 75,000 readers.
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Portland, Oregon, has adopted the ambitious goal of increasing bicycling from the current 8 percent of all trips to 25 percent in the next quarter-century — a change that would reduce personal transportation costs, improve health, and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The city plans to provide trails, lanes, or streets designed for bicycling within a half-mile of at least 80 percent of residents. Currently only about 25 percent of Portland residents are within half a mile of bike facilities, and even that number represents an impressive accomplishment for a US city.


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Five parts today.
Aaron Paul and his wife are hitting every Super Bowl party.
Paris Hilton is on her way to the Super Bowl because…
Rose McGowan did a photo shoot yesterday. Looks kind of trashy. So, that means I will probably love it.
Ryan Reynolds looks like he has lost a lot of weight.
This Blake Lively trying to look all intelligent and stuff.
Ramona Singer didn't let a little thing like a divorce filing get in the way of a photo op on a red carpet.
Alyssa Milano was there too so you know it was classy.
Seal with his kids and new girlfriend.
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EconSouth (Fourth Quarter 1999)
Research Notes
Research Notes highlights some of the research recently published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. For complete text of these articles or papers on this Web site, see the links below.
What can asset prices tell us about the future?
It is fairly obvious that in market-based economies prices act as a constraint on individual behavior, providing a means by which goods and services flow to those most willing and able to pay for them. But prices play an additional role in the economy — that of signaling the present and expected future state of affairs. Having accurate forecast information is particularly important to policymakers, who are concerned with acting in advance to avoid bad economic outcomes rather than simply reacting to events.
In a recent article, Stephen Smith reviews the theoretical literature regarding the extent to which asset prices aggregate information and examines evidence on the ability of financial asset prices to forecast inflation, real output or consumption, and recessions. Given the available evidence, Smith finds it difficult to argue that monetary policymakers should give more weight to financial market variables. What can be argued is that, according to theory, financial asset prices should aggregate at least some information about future performance of economically important variables.
The author concludes that more work is needed along both theoretical and statistical lines for collectively figuring out what role, if any, financial asset prices or yields should play in forecasts used in conducting policy. Meanwhile, these variables will remain at most a source of information that policymakers can choose to use as a supplement to more traditional indicators.
Mexico's banking sector rescue spawns political tensions
In Mexico, the devaluation of the peso in December 1994 provoked a profound economic downturn and revealed a fragile banking sector. Fearful that the financial system would collapse under a rising level of past due loans, the Mexican government mounted a rescue of the banking sector by intervening in the daily operations of some problem banks while establishing a series of capitalization and restructuring programs available to all banks.
A recent article by Elizabeth McQuerry examines Mexico's bank rescue efforts (1995–98) with a particular focus on the role of the deposit insurance fund, the Bank Fund for the Protection of Savings. According to the author, the governmental rescue programs prevented a systemic collapse of the banking sector but cost more than $55 billion dollars. The rescue was not entirely successful in restoring the banking sectors' credit function to a productive role in the Mexican economy.
The article also attempts to place the overall rescue effort within a larger context by looking at its economic and political consequences. The Mexican experience suggests that country-specific factors can profoundly affect the success of government policies. The outcome of the bailout in Mexico was significantly shaped by the process of political democratization under way there. The polemical debate surfacing out of the legislative battle over the costs of the bank rescue demonstrates the need for governments to pay more attention to political matters, even when the problems appear economic or technical in nature.
Which type of settlement is best in wholesale payments networks?
Most people are familiar with retail payments systems such as checks and credit cards. Less familiar are wholesale payments systems, which consist of electronic networks used for sending large sums among banks. A feature common to all wholesale networks is that settlement is carried out by exchange of funds held in banks' reserve accounts at a central bank, though the rules for settlement vary.
In a recent article, Charles M. Kahn and William Roberds consider the question of what is the best design for a wholesale payments system, in particular whether it should settle on a net or a real-time gross basis. They also consider some of the difficult policy questions facing both participants and regulators of wholesale systems.
For the benchmark case in which bank asset quality is fixed and bank assets can always be liquidated at book value, the authors show that the advantages of some type of net settlement dominate real-time gross settlement. However, the optimal net settlement scheme may necessarily involve some chance of default. If the quality of bank assets is a choice variable, the authors find that the potential costs of net settlement rise because of negative effects on bank asset quality.
Kahn and Roberds conclude that the design of a wholesale payments system must take into account numerous policy trade-offs, the most critical being the one between the costs of liquidity versus the costs of default.
Capital flow barriers may improve welfare
Until recently, the trend in world capital markets has been toward increasing globalization. Recent events in Latin America and Asia have caused many in policy-making circles to question whether this trend should be wholly, or at least partially, reversed. It is commonly argued that, at a minimum, countries should be given the discretion to erect such barriers, at least in certain circumstances.
Recent events, then, have forced a rethinking of the desirability of unrestricted world capital flows. The general presumption appears to be that the "victims" of highly volatile capital flows should be allowed to limit or restrict inflows and outflows of funds. But outflows of funds from smaller and less developed economies often represent inflows of funds to larger and more developed economies. This outcome raises the issue of whether there would be benefits associated with larger and wealthier economies taking actions to limit capital mobility.
A working paper by Marco Espinosa-Vega, Bruce Smith and Chong Yip presents a formal analysis of erecting barriers to international capital flows. The authors find that, in contrast to conventional thinking, when there are substantial differences in per capita GDP across countries, long-run output in all countries can be increased by having wealthier economies erect some partial barriers to capital mobility. Wealthier economies need not persuade poorer economies to cooperate: by implementing an appropriately selected tax on capital flows it will often be the case that the wealthy economy can unilaterally obtain a higher steady state welfare level for businesses, households and other economic agents in all economies.
The authors also show that these same barriers need not eliminate endogenously arising volatility in income, capital flows and asset returns. Under some circumstances, then, if it is desirable to reduce such volatility, this reduction must be accomplished by other means. However, the case for imposing barriers on capital flows does not depend critically on the ability of these barriers to eliminate excess volatility.


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yeah still fairrrrrlly jealous you're still out there!!
Our first real island!
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Before being allowed on the ferry, we were asked if we had our accommodation booked over on Phi Phi. We did, so were promptly let on board. This questioning about your accommodation is standard practice over here when you're hopping from island to island. You might think whoever is asking you is just being concerned and might recommend you somewhere. But they are reps who work in conjunction with the ferries/minibuses, and get commission if they convince you to stay at one of their recommended hotels. Sounds ok so far, but in reality most of them are a big con. Once they find out you have no accommodation booked, you are not left alone on your journey. They try to scare you by saying all rooms are gone in said island, and the only ones they available are theirs(!) They show you pictures that are far from the truth, and want paying in cash before you reach your destination
A couple of hours later, we made it to Phi Phi. We were a little surprised to find we had to pay 20 baht each before we were allowed onto the island. It claimed it was for Phi Phi's 'maintenance' and keeping it clean. However, during our 6 day stay here, we saw no sign of this money being used to keep Phi Phi clean. The beaches were very dirty, lots of glass and rubbish. And there weren't even any bins around! This money was clearly getting into the wrong hands and was just another way to rip off tourists. Something they are experts at here!
We walked to our hotel which was only about 5 minutes away from the pier. It was in the centre of Phi Phi, and was right on the edge of a big food market. There are no roads on Phi Phi, so it really does have a great island feel.
As we have some time to waste before our flight to Kuala Lumpur, we have plenty of time on our next few islands
Phi Phi turns into a big party island come sun down, and the main beach becomes filled with lots of bars, neon lights and pumping music. We spent one night down here drinking cocktails and watching the fire eaters and dancers. Although it didn't seem to really get busy until midnight, and that's when us oldies left and went back to the hotel!
There are lots of island and snorkel tours to do whilst on Phi Phi, so we booked one for our final day. We paid 600 baht each (about �12.50). We left at 10:00 on a fairly big boat, and set off for various points and islands near Phi Phi. Our first stop was a place called Monkey Beach, just a 5 minute boat ride from the pier, and still on Phi Phi. Because our boat was quite big, we all had to jump into the water and snorkel across to see the monkeys, as the boat couldn't get very near to the shore
We left the next morning on a (packed!) boat to Koh Lanta, about 1 1/2 hours away from Phi Phi.


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BeschreibungThis timely book points the way towards a new positive regulatory framework for international investment following the failure of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). It examines the flaws in free-market strategies underpinning the recent phase of globalization, in particular drawing out the lessons from the MAI, which was suspended in October 1998. The authors explore an alternative based on a positive regulatory framework for international business aimed at maximizing the positive contribution to development of foreign investment and minimizing its negative social and environmental impacts. The contributors include academics, researchers for non-governmental organizations, and business and trade-union representatives, writing from a combination of economic, legal and political perspectives. The book combines academic analysis with grass-roots and practical experience, and suggests concrete policy proposals.
InhaltsverzeichnisPreface Notes on Contributors Glossary Introduction: What Rules for the World Economy?; S.Picciotto PART
I: INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT PROTECTION AND LIBERALIZATION Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries; V.Balasubramanyam A Brief History of Business Regulation; P.Muchlinski Defending the Legacy of Rio: The Civil Society Campaign against the MAI; N.Mabey A Critical Assessment of the MAI ; S. Picciotto PART
II: BROADENING THE AGENDA The Implications of the MAI for Natural Resource and Land Use; L.Tshuma Improving Investor Accountability; D.Ayine & J.Werksman Transfer of Technology and Competition Policy in the Context of a Possible Multilateral Investment Agreement; P.Roffe Stabilizing Capital Flows to Developing Countries: The Role of Regulation; S.Griffith-Jones Labour Regulation in Internationalized Markets ; B.Hepple PART
III: THE INTERACTION OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL REGULATION Voluntary Codes and Labour Standards; N.Kearney The Role of Voluntary Codes of Conduct and Regulation - a Retailer's View; P.Fridd & J.Sainsbury Regulating TNCs: The Role of Voluntary and Governmental Approaches; R.Mayne PART
IV: THE POLITICS OF ACCOUNTABILITY NGOs, Global Civil Society and Global Economic Regulation; R.O'Brien Index
PortraitDOMINIC AYINE Graduate of the Universities of Legon in Ghana and Michigan at Ann Arbor, USA
V. N. BALASUBRAMANYAM Professor of Development Economics, Lancaster University, UK
PETRINA FRIDD Project Manager for Socially Responsible Sourcing at Sainsbury Plc
STEPHANY GRIFFITH-JONES Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, UK
BOB HEPPLE, QC Master of Clare College and Professor of Law, University of Cambridge, UK
NEIL KEARNEY General Secretary of the Brussels-based International Textile, Garment and Leather-Workers' Federation
JENNY KIMMIS Research Assistant at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, UK
NICK MABEY Head of Economic Policy at the World Wide Fund for Nature-UK
PETER MUCHLINSKI The Draper's Professor of Law, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, UK
ROBERT O'BRIEN Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Member of the Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition, McMaster University, Canada
SOL PICCIOTTO Professor of Law, Lancaster University, UK
PEDRO ROLFE Staff Member of UNCTAD
JESSICA SAINSBURY Project Assistant for Socially Responsible Sourcing at Sainsbury Plc
LAWRENCE TSHUMA Programme Legal Counsel at the International Development Law Institute, Rome, Italy
JACOB WERKSMAN Managing Director and Senior Lawyer at FIELD (the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development)
Pressestimmen'The authors offer a timely and important contribution to the debate on global governance and the role of international business.' - Jane Nelson, Director, Policy and Research, The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum§§'The contributors to this forward-looking volume offer much insight into why regulating international business and foreign direct investment flows increasingly will be front and centre of the public's agenda. Policy-makers and an informed public have to realize that the old ways of thinking about globalization no longer are adequate. The authors explain in an innovative but realistic way how the rules and institutions governing the global economy have to be rethought and a new global order fashioned.' - Daniel Drache, Professor of Political Economy, York University, Toronto, Canada§§'Blanket liberalization - a belief in the ability of the market to 'deliver' - is clearly now being called into question. This stimulating book, coming as it does after the MAI debacle, is very welcome and will add a great deal to the arguments we will have to make for a regulatory framework capable of dealing with the issues posed by the impact of globalization.' - Glenys Kinnock, MEP§§'An excellent, though critical, response to the MAI...contains innovative solutions to some major problems generated by globablization...[and] many useful insights couched in non-technical prose, on differing approaches to the problem of restraining the more pernicious aspects of a global economy.' - Times Literary Supplement§§'Regulating International Business does contain many useful insights, couched in non-technical prose, on differing approaches to the problem of restraining the more pernicious aspects of a global economy.' - Julian Mitchell, Times Literary Supplement§§'A collection that pushes out new frontiers in the study of globalization. These essays tackle in a fresh way some of the major policy challenges of our time.' - Professor John Braithwaite, Australian National Universi
Untertitel: Beyond Liberalization. biography. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: Palgrave USA
Erscheinungsdatum: September 1999
Seitenanzahl: 288 Seiten
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Submitted to: American Society of Animal Science Southern Section Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/3/2004
Publication Date: 2/14/2004
Citation: Brown, M.A., Coleman, S.W., Lalman, D.L. 2004. Relationship of sire estimated progeny differences in milk yield in Brangus cows [abstract]. American Society of Animal Science Southern Section Meeting. Paper No. 20. Interpretive Summary: ABSTRACT ONLY
Technical Abstract: Milk yield from 160 Brangus cows sired by 65 Brangus bulls was measured over a period of three years using a single-cow milking machine to estimate the relationship of sire estimated progeny differences for milk with actual milk yield of their daughters and calf weights during the preweaning period. Milk yield was estimated six times per year at an average 49, 78, 109, 138, 168, and 198 d postpartum. The relationship of sire milk EPD to milk yield of their daughters was quadratic (P < 0.01) and the linear portion of the curve differed among months (P < 0.05) at an average cow weight. However, the relationship was largely linear in cows weighing 500 kg or less and curvilinear in cows weighing more than 500 kg. Similarly, the regression of average daily milk yield and total 205-d milk yield were curvilinear (P < 0.10). The relationship of grandsire milk EPD to calf weight was quadratic (P < 0.01) with a trend for the quadratic portion of the curve to differ with month of lactation (P = 0.15) and evidence for monthly differences in the linear component of the equation (P < 0.01). A trend existed for the relationship of grandsire milk EPD with calf 205-d weight to be curvilinear (P < 0.19). However, the relationship of calf 205-d weight to milk yield of their dam was linear (P < 0.01). Results from these data suggest that genetic potential for milk yield and associated effects on calf weight transmitted through the sire may have a practical maximum due to nutritional limitations that prevent expression of genetic potential beyond that level, particularly in heavier cows. Thus, there is a need to match both genetic potential for mature weight and genetic potential for milk yield and calf weaning weight with specific production environments.


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Liquid metal jewelry by Colombian artist, Sergio Gutierrez, is now being featured at the Butter Paddle. Sergio moved to San Francisco in 1971 where he began researching ways of using ball chain to create a mesh like fabric. After two years, he developed what is now the basis of his "Liquid Metal Mesh" jewelry and accessory line. Designer Betsy Johnson was the first to approach Sergio about creating exclusive designs for her chain of retail stores. He decided to relocate to Miami and then came companies such as Nordstrom, Babe and, Cache. He developed techniques for incorporating his "Liquid Metal Mesh" with leather bags, bracelets, belts and jackets along with blue jean pants and skirts.
In 2003, he was granted a patent for creating a unique technique he has named, "Liquid Microchips", electronic circuitry components have been altered to resemble the most delicate, intricate decorative elements. Sergio fondly refers to them as the "skeletons of today's inside technology". These "skeletons" are incorporated into his mesh, objects collection and leather items.
His designs are collected and worn by celebrities such as Demi Moore, Cher, Marilyn Manson, Sara Michelle Gellar, Tony Braxton, Sharon Stone, Tyra Banks and many more. Clients who wear his jewelry and accessories daily, as if they were extension of themselves, value the comfort and uniqueness of the wonderful mesh designs Sergio has created.


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|Are you a motivated and capable person with an interest in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)? The Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG), within the Department of Defence, is responsible for ensuring that the department has a dependable, secure and integrated Defence Information Environment (DIE) to support Defence business and military operations.
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|The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) is part of the Department of Defence. In 2008-09 DMO spent more than $9.6 billion acquiring and sustaining military equipment and services, and employed over 7,500 people in more than 50 locations around Australia and overseas. Due to the size and diversity of work in the DMO, we offer opportunities for people with a range of experience and skills in a range of disciplines.
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Google Extends Upside Web Earnings ParadeRob Hof
Like Yahoo! and eBay did earlier this week, Google reported third-quarter earnings that outstripped expectations. Google said profit rose 46%, to $1.07 billion, or $3.91 a share, on a 57% rise in sales, to $4.23 billion, or $3.01 billion minus traffic acquisition costs. Analysts had expected $3.78 a share. Google's stock was up about 1% soon after the report in after-hours trading, even though it has already risen by about $100 in the past month.CEO Eric Schmidt said the search quality investments Google has been making have paid off, especially overseas. That has driven more click-throughs on ads, which means more revenue for Google.That said, Google continued to hire a heckuva lot of people—2,130 in the third quarter alone, for a total of 15,916. (I don't believe it either….) It's early on the conference call, but perhaps that was a factor in the profits growing more slowly than sales.I'm sorry to be missing a lot on the conference call because, well, I'm at a conference, and a noisy one, but one question caught my ear. An analyst asked if Google felt obligated to buy Facebook or another social network. Schmidt wouldn't say directly, but added: "I want to assure you that the cash is not burning a hole in our pockets."Technorati Tags: Google, Web


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For some, holiday travel is as necessary as trimming the tree or wrapping presents. Travel by plane, train or automobile can take its toll, however.
Follow these key tips to stay healthy and energized as you travel:
1. Stay Mobile
Long flights, endless car rides and other kinds of travel likely leave you sitting for long periods of time. Take every opportunity you can to get up and move around. Movement helps prevent swelling in your feet, increases your energy and can prevent stiff muscles.
If you find you can't get up easily, try at least stretching your upper body while you are sitting and rotating your ankles and scrunching up your toes while you are seated. When you are in your hotel room or guest bedroom – stretch before bed and when you wake up. Stretching has been known to increase energy and improve your immune function. (Check out Teeter's portable Stretching devices: P3 Back Stretcherand Spinal Stretch for relief on the go!)
2. Bring Your Own Food
Foods in airports, truck stops and train stations is notoriously awful. With a little foresight, you can pack a small cooler and bring some fruit, water, carrots and hummus and other snacks that will give you energy instead of taking away energy. If you are in a pinch, do a bit of searching and you can find some healthy options. String cheese, jerky, unsalted nuts, and even bananas can usually be found at convenience stores.
3. Take Advantage of Down Time
"Hurry up and wait" is a familiar concept to many travelers. Instead of looking at the hours of waiting as a chore, look at is as an opportunity to catch up on a book you've been meaning to read, write a letter to an old friend, practice some quiet meditation or watch a favorite movie on a tablet or laptop. Often we beg for time to relax – use time sitting around as an opportunity to indulge in finer pleasures.
4. Stay Hydrated
The last thing you want to do on an airplane is use the tiny bathroom, but staying well hydrated during travel can help you from feeling exhausted and cranky… and prevent breakouts associated with travel.


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New clergy photos posted and available for purchase
All the clergy photos taken by professional photographer Susie Hamidi (www.susiehamidi.com) at the 2011 All American Council in Seattle, are now posted in the Oca.org Clergy Directory.
Additionally, clergy may order their portraits on a site especially created for this purpose and photos are available for purchase in framed or mounted versions, as canvas prints, or in various greeting card formats.
"Clergy who order soon will get a discount," explains Archpriest Fr. Eric Tosi, OCA Secretary. "The studio is running a special, and two-for-one prints may be ordered by those who take advantage of the offer in the next few weeks."
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Signage posted at the entrance of Goddard High warn of an asbestos hazard at the school as workers inside the building remove the substance. (Mark Wilson Photo)
Goddard High School is undergoing asbestos [auth] abatement and remediation.
The process started after school closed its doors and will continue for another two weeks.
Roswell Independent School District Superintendent Tom Burris said, "It can only do this during the summer. We cannot start until after the end of the school year."
The abatement is part of RISD's Asbestos Management Plan. "This is the third year of a three-year plan. We've completed abatement to almost all the schools in the district," he said.
Burris explained, "We have old buildings. Almost all schools built before 1975 have asbestos in them. That's just the way they built them back then."
He also noted that the newer schools in the district, such as Sunset Elementary and Missouri Avenue Elementary, contain no asbestos.
The asbestos is found in the tiles on floor and ceiling, and as long as the tiles remain undamaged, the asbestos presents no hazard. Once the process is started and the tiles disturbed, the released particles could be inhaled, becoming a health risk.
To prevent contamination, Keers Remediation of Albuquerque covered the roof. "That's what they do to contain the asbestos, cover everything in plastic to prevent it from being released into the environment," Burris said.
Work on the first floor already has been completed. The company has now started on the second floor where the 9-inch by 9 inch tiles will be replaced by new 12-inch by 12-tiles in the hallway and some of the classrooms. "We have no asbestos in the gym," he said.
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Hi All I have put a cmaro clip in my cornbinder 1/2 ton, and have put it back together. the suspension has not come down off its stops yet and am wondering if its normal to have to cut the coils down on these. any suggestions on coil cutting. wouldn,t normally do this. would have some made to length fresh but have no starting point
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Used a Nova clip in my 51 Ford and didn't have to cut coils. Is all the weight on the suspension? Engine, front end etc................
hey poncho thanks for the reply yes i have the power train in and cab on, engine set back as far as poss. it is just ready to come off the stops but takes about 100 more pounds.
Humor i'm 51 and just sold my 51 ford , it had 230000 miles on it and i wanted a cornbinder as i grew up with one and my dad screwed me out of it. i satrted on the binder 6 weeks ago and am putting the cab on now. has come out very nice so far it's not for show , we drive em year round, putting a set of guages together today in the old dash, quite a job retrofiting the new in the old panel
e-mail me and i'll send you pics of my old 51
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You said that you set the engine back as far as possible. That may be part of the problem. Setting the engine back takes weight off of the front end. Mine sits in the stock Nova location. You may have to go with lighter springs. Cutting the coils won't make it any softer ride.
Speaking of getting screwed over by the old man, my dad had a 55 International panel truck when I was about 14. He bought it from Downsveiw airport when it shut down, so it had low mileage. I wanted that truck real bad, but he traded it in on a 68 Chevy van..............................oh well.
Where you at tuk?....I live near Toronto.
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we just called 'em "binders"
btw, what year binder ya got there,tuk?
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i posted a pic of my truck oin the gallery. I cut on coil off my coils and it worked out perfect . it's just stiff enough out of a z car, so now i'll have standen spring build me a new set. stance is just right i think. we live three blocks south of the igloos for yo all down south there. Just south of calgary ab. where the hockey gurus are gonna do it this year, starting tonight, HHaaaaaaaaaaaah wouldn't put any money on it though. have a good day guys
Your "binder" looks great tuk......post a pic of your old Ford in your gallery too..........
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hey Poncho how ya doin
I found my ford on the net where i posted it for sale. chev is still for sale. i posted it in my profile. it had thengine set back as far as possible and th c/g was almost bang on 12 pounds difference front to rear. it also had a tognotti g/jack in it an would jack weight from side to side and front to rear. 85 % of it's weight in 7 millonths of a second. the fellow that bought it bought it because he liked the way it would smoke the tires at 140 k pulling a trailer. he's had it for about 8 months now and just e-mailed me has put 15,000 on it and loves it to death. don't know what he'd a thought if i left the g/jack in it. there dangerous in the wrong hands. I taught steering for bear for about ten years, and was the technical advisor for them. like corners in big old tall trucks chasin vettes down our old mountain roads here. I'm also building a 1942 english ford thames panel for my wife, i'll post if i can find pics of it. it's a tough build but were about 3/4 done. has a fullie 4.3 with 350 flat tops roler everything 310 lbs torque from1650 to 4800, 3.75-1 diff 3.9-1 1st gear. should be a real burper. c/g is 55 rear and 45 front on this one. it will be a busrt. I stared on the binder 6 weeks ago and it'll be in velvet in one month. and back to the thames as upper management wants her truck nowwwwwwwwwwwwww. you know my running boards and fenders are free. just do a rod run out here and throw them in the box on the way back. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOd day bud
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On Sunday morning, October 31, in the Rockaway rink, the Rockies Red Mites romped the White Mites by a score of 10-0. Both teams agreed to an abbreviated two-period game on that beautiful Halloween afternoon to facilitate trick or treating time.
Scoring highlights are as follows: Rookies Stephen Pulkoski and Nicholas McElhatton enjoyed the treat of scoring their first goals. Veterans Neil Howard and Sean Kirby each scored twice. Steady-Eddie Warren scored three goals for the hat trick and a fourth time for the fun of it.
The remaining Red offense kept the pressure up with many shots-on-goal. Speaking of such shots, Andrew Cahalan got-off four, Anthony Allocco fired three, Ryan Laurain ripped two, Elizabeth Cholakis and Jimmy McCabe each rifled one.
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NME reports that U2's The Edge has announced his Music Rising charity has created a Hurricane Sandy relief fund. Edge founded the group along with Gibson Guitar CEO Henry Juszkiewicz and producer Bob Ezri, to provide musical equipment and financial aid to musicians, schools and community organisations affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Now the group is going to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy, which affected people living in the tri-state area of the United States in October 2012. Music Rising have donated an initial $250,000 to rebuild music programs in the area and have asked for more donations for other projects. You can find more information or make a donation here.
The Edge is the latest musician to raise money for the cause. Lady Gaga donated $1 million to the American Red Cross and Rihanna gave $100,00 to the Food Bank of New York, as well as raised funds at her album launch party. The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, The Who, Eric Clapton, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Kanye West, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Coldplay's Chris Martin played the Hurricane Sandy relief concert in New York on December 12.


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Moore's Law is a seductive but slippery concept. Strictly speaking, it refers to the 1965 observation by Intel founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors possible in an integrated circuit doubles about every two years. But much to Moore's chagrin, the term often is misused. "If [Al] Gore invented the Internet," he once joked, "I invented the exponential."
Moore's law is casually, and often erroneously, applied throughout the digital technology sector to any exponential increase (speed, density) or reduction (cost, size) over time. Recently, the notion has ventured even farther afield and is increasingly mentioned in relation to the cost and performance of photovoltaics (PV).
"The PV buzz isn't really analogous to Moore's Law, which is just an engineering statement," says Bill Sweet, editor of Spectrum, the flagship magazine of IEEE—the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. "This PV law is about costs, and of course costs depend on a lot of things. However, when you say PV Moore's Law, you do get a lot of attention."
On the surface the argument is simple. Global PV production grows by about 50 percent a year, so capacity doubles about every 18 months. According to the PV version of Moore's Law, every time capacity doubles, the cost per watt comes down 20 percent. Project those gains over time, and somewhere around 2015, PV will achieve cost parity with traditional central generation.
Of course it's not that clear-cut. PV isn't a single technology, but an increasingly broad range of products, making any sweeping generalizations dubious. Further, government subsidies have a substantial effect on cost and proliferation.
Still, the caveats and qualifications don't negate the fundamental point behind the Moore's Law fixation: Every day PV technology is getting more effective and less expensive. Researchers and manufacturers may cite different numbers, but the numbers all point in the same direction.
"When we went public we made a commitment to our investors that compared to 2006 we'd reduce our installed system cost by 50 percent by 2012, and that we'd be two thirds of the way there by 2010," says Julie Blunden, vice president of public policy and corporate communications for the solar manufacturer, SunPower Corp. "We're on track to meet that."
That kind of cost reduction, coupled with PV's site flexibility and speed to market, is transforming the way the utility sector uses solar. Utilities that once reluctantly dabbled in retail solar and sun farms only to satisfy regulatory requirements are beginning to actively pursue these markets.
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Steamboat Springs With limited experience and a more limited schedule, Steamboat Springs Middle School's seventh-grade basketball team feels as if it's playing catch-up.
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The middle school season extends through the heart of ski season, so Lyons was especially proud of the 19 seventh-graders on the roster.
Kelly Kaminski and Mack Spitellie were assistant coaches.
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"We do fundamentals like shooting, passing, dribbling and defense," Lyons said. "As soon as we can, we get into game situations so they can become familiar with them."
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Alex Salmond raised the prospect of Scotland unilaterally declaring independence without another referendum as he abandoned his promise to help his supporters accept the result and claimed that No voters were "tricked."
Alex Salmond said Cameron looks set to 'renege' on his promise, something that would bring down 'the wrath of Khan' from Scottish voters
ust a few days earlier, driving around the Highlands of Scotland, it was easy to get the impression that the momentum of the "Better Together" campaign was faltering.
Scottish independence leader Alex Salmond has announced his resignation as first minister
It didn't need to be this close. In the final days before Scots make their historic decision, the pro-union party leaders have promised extra powers for a Scottish parliament in the event of a No-vote.
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Earlier this week, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer declared war on the state's Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), a non-partisan entity created in 2000 to remove state lawmakers from the redistricting process. In a special session on Tuesday, Brewer and Republicans in the state Senate forced a vote—which passed, 21-6—to remove the commission's independent chairwoman.
The IRC's map creates four GOP-friendly districts, two Democrat-friendly ones, and three toss-ups. At first glance, it looks like a pretty good deal for Republicans. Brewer's beef: That the commission drew several voting districts in shapes that "are not geographically compact and contiguous…do not respect communities of interest, and…were not drawn using visible geographic features." Brewer also charges that the IRC's independent chairwoman, Colleen Mathis, violated existing Arizona law by privately negotiating to award a mapping contract to a firm with ties to the Democratic Party.
Those allegations could turn out to be true. But Brewer's decision to nuke the commission before letting legal proceedings take their course suggests that she wants to dismantle it for political—rather than legal—reasons. Brewer is annoyed that the commission's map pits incumbent Republican Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schwiekert against each other in next year's elections. That's not really a fair complaint: the IRC isn't allowed to use the addresses of incumbents when drawing its maps.
Democrats, unsurprisingly, see Mathis' removal as a partisan power grab intended to give the GOP the power to make an already Republican-leaning congressional map even redder. On Friday, the Dems sent the strongest signal yet that they're plotting massive retaliation. The Washington Post explains:
In a briefing with reporters Friday morning, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) responded to the unfolding redistricting war in Arizona by suggesting that residents attempt to impeach Gov. Jan Brewer (R).
"I think Arizonans should consider impeaching Jan Brewer," Israel said today, adding that he knew the situation well because he has family in the state.... "We will push every button, we will use every strategy, we will appeal to any fair court to redress this trampling of a fair and independent process," Israel declared. "Instead of impeaching the highly regarded, truly independent leader of that body, that Republicans and Democrats agreed upon, Gov. Brewer ought to think about impeaching herself."
Israel's fighting words aside, it's still unclear whether Democrats can nationalize this state-level fight. Carolyn Fiddler, a spokesperson for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Commitee, said that the Arizona situation "holds huge implications for the national level, even though only a minority of states" conduct redistricting through independent panels. "If they are successful with what they're trying to do in Arizona, it will embolden other states that haven't completed their own processes to be as partisan and extreme in their tactics as possible," Fiddler says.
Earlier this week, the Post's Greg Sargent compared Brewer's move against the IRC to another recent, power-abusing GOP move: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's effort to gut public unions earlier this year, a position that Jonathan Bernstein, a political scientist who writes on national politics, agrees with. "The consistent thing is to...use electoral wins to try change partisan structural stuff, as opposed to placing a priority on substantive policy changes," Bernstein wrote in an email to Mother Jones. Bernstein also predicted that Democrats would mount a recall campaign against Brewer.
According to Arizona law, Democrats need to collect roughly 430,000 signatures—or 25 percent of the number of Arizonans that voted in statewide elections in 2010—to get a recall initiative on the ballot. There are about 975,000 registered Democrats in Arizona, meaning that the party would need nearly 45 percent of their supporters to get on board the recall train. Even if the recall were to get on the ballot, it'd be an uphill battle: Republicans enjoy a healthy 150,000 advantage among the state's registered voters. Brewer might just get away with booting Mathis.


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The gates are iconic, and the bridge over the man made moat features the demons and gods having a thug of war with each other. For this they use a big snake as a rope. The gate represents four large Buddha heads looking in all four directions of the wind. The are held up by an army of four trunked elephants, double headed snakes and more mutated animal sculptures. As this temple is one of the main attractions in the Angkor temple complexes there were of course hordes of tourists that made their way over the bridge. Sim made his best efforts to find us good photo spots and to avoid the crowds. He had a remarkable eye for photography and had good ideas for shots. But him pointing them out as a school teacher gave us a 'school trip' feel. We roamed around the complex for a couple of hours exploring a lot of four headed Buddhas and ancient decorations. The level of details in these decorations were stunning and roaming around the temples trying to imagine what life would be like in the days of the kings was enchanting.
Our next stop was what is now probably the most well known complex in the world. No not Angor Wat, that is a good second. The next complex we visited was the amazing Thom Phrom complex. Made famous by Brat Pitt's wife, the complex attracts more visitors than a fresh heap of doo would attract flies. So this is why we visit this temple around lunch time, this would at least safe us from a couple of tour buses. Those would be out at the tourist feeding areas around that time. For those who don't know what I am getting at, Thom Phrom is the backdrop of a few scenes in the Tomb Raider movie, a mindless action flick where miss Jolie tries to be the feminine version of Indiana Jones. Sorry, Indy is still number one in this genre I would reckon. While I write this I hear the tune of 'The raiders of the lost ark' in the back of my head, go Indy go!
All this does not make the temple less amazing. It is a gorgeous mix of nature and ancient human architecture. The trees grow through the temple replacing the superstructure with natural vines of wood. This slow process hold the temple together while slowly destroying it. It is only a matter of time before the trees crush the rocks. But removing them would destroy the temple instantly. We roam around the complex, again being shown the obvious photo opportunities. Sim is getting a bit annoying at this moment as he commands people out of the photo shots. Of course we would love shots without the signs of the hundreds of tourists around us. But a little understanding for other people would not hurt. This coming from myself, someone with a profound dislike for crowds, must tell you that he went far over the edge of the acceptable. We roamed around Thom Phrom for another couple of hours sucking up the history and the magic of the times long gone.
Then finally it is time for us to see the Wat! The symbol of Cambodia, the big kahuna, the one that is even printed on the national flag. We approach Angkor Wat from the back, which gives us a view of the complex with not to many visitors. As we approach the final climb, up the narrow ladder to the top terrace, Sim tells us he cannot go up as he has some soccer injury with his knee. We find this rather strange as he did climb some other temples with us, but anyhow. At the staircase we notice that most of the guides stay at the bottom. The soccer game must be pretty harsh around here as they probably all have a knee injury and love to chat about that at the bottom of the Angkor Wat top terrace. The climb up the temple used to be a pretty challenging exercise, like climbing the Mayan pyramids in Mexico. The old 'staircase' is made out of big steps heading up at probably seventy-five degrees. But nowadays life of the tourist has been made easier. A comfortable, sturdy wood and steel staircase brings you up the final climb. Not any more difficult thatn climbing up the stairs of a typical five story apartment building in Hong Kong Soho. When we reached the top the views were nice, but not amazing.
You basically see the flat landscape and the stretching low forests around you for as far as you can see. The top of the Angkor Wat is still a functioning Buddhist temple. So proper attire is required. We did actually see some people that were denied access because of wearing shorts and such, so keep this in mind when you plan to go up there. But honestly, apart from it being the big Iconic temple, there is not much up there. I personally found the view from the community center the day before a lot more inspiring than this one. We walked around the top level for a bit, but without explanation on the features of the temple it does not tell you much. So we enjoyed the breeze and a bottle of water, and climbed down again. Down at the base, Sim was still vividly discussion what we believe would be soccer injuries with his colleagues. But upon spotting us, he joined us and we continued our tour. The lower levels of the temple have impressive artworks showing legends of the live of the gods. The artworks are carved out of the soft rock as a big cartoon. They show the war with the Siam empire, nowadays called Thailand. The stories from the mantras portraying the holy mountain and the fight between the gods and the daemons.
We slowly walked by the wall as Sim pointed out scenes and specific characters. Suddenly we were rudely pushed aside by a horde of Korean tourist. But me being not the smallest guy on the block took my revenge and reclaimed our territory. The Korean guide addressed me in an aggressive tone, but probably only knew two words of English so I ignored his rude and inappropriate stance. Sim was noticeably amused by my 'I don't take crap from anyone' approach and told us later that the Cambodians dislike the Korean tourists here in Cambodia. They are generally rude and inconsiderate and illegally bring in their own people to guide tour groups around. In Cambodia you need a guide license to guide people around the temples, but this is ignored by the Korean tour operations. He told us that the other day a Korean tourist guide beat up a Cambodian driver, unbelievable!
As we concluded our visit to the Angkor Wat temple we visited a small and unknown temple complex close by. Sim spotted a film crew and we stopped for a bit to watch the taping of a traditional dance. As the sun was about to set we headed out for a hill supposedly overlooking the Angkor Wat temple. We hiked up the hill, together with a couple of hundred of other tourists as this is one of the must do things when you visit Angkor Wat. But what a disappointment it was when we reached the top. On top of the hill there was yet another temple, with stairs even steeper than the ones at Angkor Wat. It would be possible to climb them but we decided it would not be a good idea. There were just too many people around and the risk of someone pushing you on their way up or down was just to big. And on top of that we would have to risk the climb down in the dark as the whole idea is to watch the sun set on top of the temple. All in all, we decided it was not worth the risk. We made our way down the hill again, stopping at a little view point from where we could see the jungle and the sun. The view point was of course packed with people so we did not hang around for too long. On our way down there were still hordes of people coming up, we could only imagine how busy it would get on top of the temple. Thank goodness we did not climb up there.
We were all dirty and dusty from our day of temple exploring when we came back to town. You can say that after a day of temples you do get a bit 'templed out'. Dusty and most of all thirsty we first stopped at the blue pumpkin cafe where we lounged around in the AC with some nice coffee with a little snack. As the evening cooled the street down we headed out to find a place for some food. We stranded on a balcony of a Cambodian restaurant. From here we saw the red piano bar, also made famous by Jolie and her entourage as they hung around this bar during the shoots of the Tomb Raider movie. This payed off well for the bar as it was packed with tourists drinking overpriced cocktails. Good for them, we preferred to observe the crowds from up on our balcony, enjoying a cold glass of happy hour mojito. Slightly buzzed we tuk tukked back to the Hotel where our suite was nice and cold as we left the AC humming for the day. Tomorrow we will visit the source of all water, at least according to legend.
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You can for a modern type look and put limestone everywhere.
Go rustic and put in large stone.
Good luck. Would love to see how it turns out.
ya the curves annoy me too, the thing is its an old home with plaster walls and it would be a real pain to rip em out. i think i like the wrap around look as like the pic above. I guess i just wasnt sure if the smaller dimensional size of my fireplace would look good with a wrap around. also i will update with pics when finished.
A long time ago, when we first bought our house and I was talking to my sister about what I wanted to change, she said something I'll always remember. She said "Respect the house."
What that means is a ornate Victorian surround will look strange in a southwestern adobe home.
What style home do you have? I would try to stay with something appropriate to the style.
well the home is in Chicago. Its a typical Chicago bungalow. The decor in this room will lean more towards eastcoast cape codish, we will be wainscoting the walls.
Smeone should be shot for painting that brick like that.
Totally agree joe, when we bought the home that awful yellow was painted in every room.
What is that at the bottom of the wall there trying to use for a baseboard?
This is how we solved our problem.....and I bet our fireplace was uglier than yours....
Unless you can get rid of the arched brick around the opening....I think your options are limited....
Joe, the bottom of the wall is discolored because the baseboard was installed before the nasty yellow paint. D solid work man, that arch looks real slick with the new surround. I think Im going to build something as close to my initial reference picture
Just a suggestion to help with proportion----
Build a mock up using Styrofoam sheet goods---
Often what you think will look good--looks better after some adjusting--
I had to build and change my mock ups three times on the last fireplace surround I built--It took a few tries.
Mike, that's a really good idea. The main issue I've been having is not being able to visualize if a full surround would look appropriate with a smaller fire place. Thanks
Blue tape and styrofoam is better than wishing for something different----
Also start collecting pictures of styles that you like----
I once built a full bar and back bar from a snap shot of an antique side board that the customer liked---
As long as its non combustible u can always pack it out and go straight just go from the ends and it will be covered in middle ( like a piece of cement board
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Immunophenotypic Analysis of B Lymphocytes in Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency: Identification of CD23 as a Useful Marker in the Definition of the Disease
1Department of Medicine, Unit of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
2Department of Pathology and Diagnosis, Section of Immunology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
3Institute G. Gaslini and Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
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The customers write down what XP calls "user stories", a few sentences in their own words saying what the system needs to do for them. These high-level (that is, not at the level of detailed screen & report design) tasks are used to create the acceptance tests–that is, does the system do each of these things? The developer guesses (frankly, a more honest term than "estimating") how long each of these tasks will take to implement. If any one is more than three weeks effort, they should be decomposed into smaller tasks. The actual time chunk, of course, depends on the environment.
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The other meeting style that is used is a daily "stand-up" meeting; this avoids wasting time on stultifying meetings where only a few contribute.
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XP's measure of progress is "project velocity"–the number of tasks that were finished during an iteration compared to the total of the estimates that these stories or tasks received. This data is then used in a release planning meeting to re-estimate and re-negotiate the release plan if project velocity changes dramatically for more than one iteration. Don't fudge estimates; that is just a flight from reality.
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Everything leading up to the race indicated that it would be just another run, and probably one that should go pretty badly. No real training, just some sanity maintenance miles. A big old burger and fries (and a couple of the DW's fried green tomatoes, too), and several beers the night before. Heck, I wasn't even trying to race it. The result (according to Illie, the official results aren't up yet): 51:44. That's a minute and 20 second PR. Sometimes, it just happens.
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