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All Black coach Steve Hansen has asked the players to lead a revolution for change, saying New Zealand rugby is being held hostage by an oppressive season structure.
In the wake of Tamati Ellison's decision to pass up the chance of an All Black jersey for another stint in Japan, Hansen has taken what might be the unprecedented step of encouraging the players to be the drivers of change. Having seen his predecessors in the job make the same complaints to no avail, Hansen feels the only option left is for the players to act through their unions and leave the IRB no choice but to respond.
"Player power on the international stage [is the best way to instigate change]," Hansen said. "When we look back to the last big change in rugby - when the game went professional - it was the players who drove it. It was the result of them getting together and applying pressure.
"At the moment - when it comes to the global season - too many decisions are made around tradition rather than what is right for the athletes."
The All Black coach has long been an advocate for the creation of a global season that would allow the players an extended off-season and see them play less. His exasperation at the failure of administrators to create one has been increased in recent months by the exodus of frontline NewZealand players, who are citing the overbearing physical demands of the game here and fears for their longevity as key reasons for them leaving.
Ellison is the latest to announce he will be heading to Japan later this year, despite being told he is a critical component of the All Blacks plans. Richard Kahui is another who had a test future but decided earlier this year he would shift to Japan amid fears his body wouldn't cope if he stayed.
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Mother of R&B Singer Mario Recanted Story About Assault- Really?
This is very disturbing. News reports are out today that R&B singer Mario's mother stated she lied about her son assaulting her. As you remember, in October Mario's mother called police about her son abusing her. He was arrested and made $50,000 bond. She stated on the stand Tuesday that she was on drugs when she made the call to police and that Mario Barrett never touched her that day.
The former 'Dancing with the Stars' star was charged with second degree assault for shoving his mother, Shawntia Hardaway into a wall of their Baltimore home. Hardaway is an addict that struggles with her addiction which is known by Mario and those close to them.
US Weekly reported Mario stated:
"I'm glad to be finally vindicated. I want to thank everybody who believed in me. I will continue to love and support my mother."
Mario's attorney William Murphy III told the Baltimore Sun today: "It was clear from the beginning that Mario never touched or struck his mother. She was under the influence of drugs when she gave her statement to police. To her credit, she corrected her statement in court today. Anyone who has waged the battle to save loved ones from the forces of drugs knows the irrational behavior that almost always accompanies their actions. Mario remains committed to supporting his mother."
This update is very strange because in when we first wrote about what happened, news stated the police saw the hole in the wall where she claims her son Mario shoved her along with broken dishes and mirror glass.
So, we are not really sure if maybe she's recanted her story for some other reason. Maybe he supports her financially and she realizes she needed to change her story. Guess we will never really know the truth because only Mario and his mother hold the key to that mystery.


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- Gear & Maintenance (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/)
- - Impeller Trick (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/43381-impeller-trick.html)
Impeller Trick
I changed my impeller this last weekend and thought I would share a trick I have never done before. Maybe it will help some of you??
Usually when changing the impeller, I "twist it" in the direction I want it to spin in and push it back into the slot, Depending on the space you have and access, this is kinda tough to do and often you drop it or it tries to pop out is it is not all the way in.
But here is a neat little trick: Get a zip tie. Squeeze the imeller blades in the direction you want them to spin in and zip tie them down that way. Now, super grease up the blades with dish soap for lubrication. I also wipe the dish soap on the inside of the pump housing. Now, simply push the impeller back in the slot. It goes in effortlessly and the zip tie pops off in your hand.
Piece of cake. I did it on my main, my genny, and dad's main. It makes changing the impeller a lot quicker and easier.
Hope that helps some of you.
P.S. Thanks for the tip!!
Thanks CD, years ago I had to buy a small jar of a lubricant made for O-rings (I think) that was expensive but has turned out to be a lifetime supply of impellor lube instead of the soap. Besides easing installation it protects the impellor until the water gets to it.
I've been using impellers on my main for years. They add a couple of knots.
I had read about this somewhere awhile ago. I've been using this trick since I've owned my boat and it works everytime.
That's a good trick CD - will remember it next time I'm hanging upside down in my engine bilge.
However, what I've always done effortlessly, is to insert the impeller using needle-nose pliers. One prong is inserted into the bronze bushing, the other gripping against the rubber cladding, between two vanes. This way a lubed impeller is easily inserted, while simultaneously pushing and twisting into the pump housing - and, can be removed in similar fashion. When halfway in of course, the pliers are removed and it's then pushed in the remaining distance by hand.
Thanks CD, I'll try that next time I'm in there.
For those of you unfamiliar with a Catalina main sail, here's a photo of it...
and here's a photo of the Catalina CD-edition Genny:
Thanks SD...gotta admit I had no idea what he was talking about - I didn't remember CDs sense of humour being that dry, but I was all about it...but it was funnier that way.
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Simchat Torah with a Soferet's Torah
With Simchat Torah this weekend, I am reminded of endings and beginnings. During this holiday, we will finish reading the final portion of the Torah and start reading the Torah once again from the beginning.
The Next Generation's Culture
This week, I attended a conference sponsored by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture on young adults, culture, and Jewish engagement. The conference was based on their study Cultural Events and Jewish Identities on the social and cultural fusion of young unaffiliated Jews ages 25-35 in New York City.
As a young engaged Jew who falls on the fringe of the young adults defined by the study (I'm only 23), I was intrigued to find out more about the report.
Ms. JewSA
This day, sixty one years ago, Bess Myerson was the first (and so far, only) Jewish woman, to be crowned Miss America.
A Filmmaker, a Rabbi, and Iraq
This week, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored the first Iranian Jew with an Emmy. She also happens to a woman—Lila Yomtoob. The Forward profiles Lila today, noting that her award is for working as a sound editor on the HBO documentary "Baghdad ER." The film follows the daily lives of doctors, nurses, soldiers, medics, and chaplains working in the U.S. Army's Baghdad medical facility in Iraq's Green Zone.
Plan B
On this weekend twenty six years ago, women paraded down New York's Fifth Avenue to mark the tenth anniversary of Women's Strike for Equality and the sixtieth anniversary of the women's right to vote.
G.I. Adi
I am a 23 year old Jewish female, born and raised in the U.S. Until this point in my life, I thought I had a fair amount of responsibility—I went off to college hundreds of miles away from home and moved into an equally far away home of my own after graduating to begin a career. Yet, in contrast to my fellow female Israeli counterparts in their 20s, the responsibility on my shoulders pales in comparison.
How to cite this page
Jewish Women's Archive. "JL." (Viewed on May 27, 2017) <https://jwa.org/blog/author/jl>.


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Welcome back to the 70s!
Can the disco balls and open shirts be far behind?
The temperature topped out at 70 in the metro and much of southern Minnesota Friday.
Warm colors represent 70s surging north Friday.
It marks only the second time the Twin Cities has reached 70 this year! That's a far cry behind last years pace.
2 70 degree days so far in 2011
8 70 degree days by this date in 2010!
Until Friday temperatures were running -9.2 degrees so far in May in the metro. The 70 degree day was welcome tonic for warmth seeking Minnesotans. It actually felt warm inside your car sitting in the sun for the first time today…what a concept!
Mixed weather bag this weekend:
The Mother's Day weekend will be spring-like, but typically finicky. Here's the rundown.
-Friday night & Saturday morning:
Skies should be mostly dry with pleasant temps if you're out this Friday night. A weak weather disturbance sliding through will bring scattered showers late tonight into Saturday morning. There may be a few embedded T-Storms after midnight into early Saturday.
Rainfall should generally be light, under.24″ in most areas. There could be some heavier totals over .50″ with downpours in some areas that do get thunderstorms.
–Latest Twin Cities radar loop
Saturday PM & Saturday night:
This looks to be the driest art of the weekend in between weather systems. Look for partly cloudy skies, and temperatures Saturday afternoon should recover into the mid to upper 60s in most areas. Wind E 5-10 mph.
Wet run for the roses?
You may want to pick a "mudder" in the Kentucky Derby Saturday. There's a chance for showers and T-Storms in the forecast in Lousiville.
Here's a great look at historical Derby weather.
Mother's Day:
This might be a great year to take mom to that indoor brunch. The next wave will move rapidly east on Mother's Day. Look for showers and a few T-Storms to increase during the morning, and they could linger into afternoon.
NAM model total weekend rainfall could add up to an inch west of the metro?
Showers may favor the northern half of Minnesota as the day wears on, and there could be some sunny hours in the south. The threat for severe weather appears low.
Temps should be in the 60s, with a few 70s popping up in southern Minnesota late Sunday. Winds SE 5-15 mph.
Season's first 80 next week?
Breaking news….summer weather will make a push into Minnesota early next week. We could feel the season's first 80 degree readings late Monday or Tuesday!
After what could be a rainy (& thundery?) start Sunday night into early Monday, it appears a warm front will push through southern Minnesota Monday PM.
We should bust out into a sunny, warm and somewhat more humid air mass. It looks like 70s are a lock on Monday. If everything plays out right, we could see our first 80 degree temps Tuesday afternoon in southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro.
GFS model shows warm air in red surging north with 70s and maybe 80s in Minnesota Tuesday!
The best chance of thunderstorms will be in northern Minnesota…but it appears we'll see some boomers as a front sweeps trough late Tuesday night.
Stay tuned….
May 6, 1965: Still the biggest tornado outbreak on record in the metro
In the insane Minnesota tornado year of 2010, one record still (thankfully) stands.
"Minnetonka" tornado on May 6, 1965
It was 46 years ago Friday that the biggest tornado outbreak in Twin Cities history occurred. Six tornadoes skipped across the metro area that night.
Tornado tracks & timing from May 6, 1965 (Click to enlarge)
The event marked several firsts in weather coverage in Minnesota. It was the first time civil defense sirens were sounded in severe weather, an event that would last until today.
It also marked the advent of continuous severe weather coverage on local radio, a fact which saved numerous lives that day and in the 46 years following.
Twin Cities NWS radar image from May 6,1965
(Note the multiple "hook" echoes)
It also marks my first living memory. I lived under a mile form the path of the "Cottagewood tornado" that tore through Deephaven at the time. My memories of that day are so vivid, If there was technology that could playback what was inside my head I could show you in HD what that day looked like. The hail was intense, and the sky an eerie green I have never seen since.
I can't recreate my memories, but if you get a chance to see this amazing book, take a look. The "Minnetonka Tornado Story in Pictures" by R.C. Jefferson is a local classic. I am fortunate to have a copy in the weather lab. It's tough to find, but if you can get your hands on it it's worth the price.
There are numerous stories (and maybe a few suburban legends) about that day. Some residents of Carsons Bay on Lake Minnetonka that I have talked to swear the tornado sucked up so much water as it crossed the bay that the water level rapidly dropped several feet. People on the eastern side of Carsons Bay said they saw fish flopping on the newly exposed lake bottom as the tornado swept by to the west.
I could go on and on and recreate the wheel on that day…but it may be better to review some of my earlier posts and other work on the 1965 Twin Cities tornado outbreak.
–Updraft post: "The Day the Tornadoes Came"
–Updraft Post: "What we've learned since about tornadoes since 1998"
–Twin Cities NWS summary of 1965 tornado outbreak
Seeley talks climate & weather:
As always, my MPR colleague (and birthday boy this week!) has a great summary of topics this week in his "Weather Talk" blog. Check it out. Mark's commentary is always insightful. It's a great read.
When it comes to understanding climate and Minnesota weather patterns, there's Mark…and there's the rest of us. Thanks to Mark for teaching me so much over the past few years!
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To Be A Gift
This past weekend I had a lot to be both grateful for and to reflect on. Usually I use my Saturdays to sit back, relax, and to finish preparing for youth group, Confirmation classes and other activities in the life of the youth minister. However, this weekend was different for two reasons. First, my husband and I celebrated our first anniversary on Saturday, and Saturday morning was spent at a lecture being sponsored by the Directors of Religious Education of our deanery (which also includes me). My husband was such a sport about all this and agreed to join me for this lecture, even though he didn't have to.
Our theme for the morning was "Realizing Your Giftedness." We started by discussing the best gifts we had ever received and why they were amazing . Some of the reasons for that amazingness included: who gave it to you, what point in your life was it given, what is the story behind the gift, is it a usable gift, is it cherished, and lastly, what sacrifice was given with the gift?
The last question stuck with me throughout the whole day, what sacrifice was given?
As we continued to talk about different kinds of gifts, we talked about items, experiences and people. When we finally got to the people section, our priest brought up one of my favorite passages in the New Testament, Ephesians 5:22. "Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord." He mentioned that women do not like that passage, and he left it at that. I looked at my husband and the two of us tried our hardest to not burst out laughing. This scripture passage was the New Testament reading for our nuptial mass exactly a year prior, and I chose it.
Although it was amusing to watch the jaws of our family drop as this reading was being proclaimed, it was something that my husband and I wanted to share and emulate in our lives. This is something that we think is important.
At our lecture, I was saddened because that small portion of Ephesians was all the priest left us with, he did not tell the whole story.
For the husband is head of his wife just as Christ is head of the church, he himself the savior of the body. As the church is subordinate to Christ, so wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything.
Ephesians 5: 23-24
Many of my friends who talk to me about this passage always get hung up on the word 'subordinate.' Yes, subordinate means, to be submissive or be under the authority of something or someone. I look back at the Church and how I am asked to be subordinate.
I am asked to look at issues that are hard and come to terms with them through education and personal convictions. I am asked to look at 2000 + years of tradition and scholarly learning and form my own opinions. I am asked to keep learning and be empowered, and my husband asks the same of me.
As this passage continues, St. Paul addresses husbands.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word, that he might present to himself the church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. So [also] husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Ephesians 5 : 25-28
"[…] even as Christ loved the church[…]" Christ loves us so completely that he laid his life down as sacrifice for us. In that same way my husband is asked to lay down his life for me. He does not get to leave me home alone and go out to play golf every moment he has free, but to care for me and guide me through life as an example to me and those that are around us. Husbands are asked to sacrifice themselves for their wives and families.
I call that a pretty powerful gift indeed.
[author][author_image timthumb='on']http://www.ignitumtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Amanda-e1319548807143.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Amanda Castro is a Youth Minister and Director of Religious Education at a small rural Iowa parish. Some of her students have begun a crusade to try and stump their youth minister, even so far as asking the local Bishop for help. If they could have remembered the Latin they would have succeeded too! Aside from being happily newly married to her best friend, her passions include (but are not limited too) her 9 nieces and nephews, the Mass, Adoration, and photography. You can find her new blog at Defined by Faith.[/author_info] [/author]


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Harris County officials are looking for a solution to a problem in the juvenile justice system. There are too many kids and not enough places to detain them. As Houston Public Radio's Laurie Johnson reports, the county is getting some help from a National Foundation to come up with a system of alternatives to detention.
Harris County is the third largest populated county in the nation and as such overcrowding in the juvenile justice system is a significant problem. Harvey Hetzel is executive director of the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department. He says the county only has 250 juvenile detention beds.
"That's pretty low. And today we have 211 kids in detention. But we've been as high as 318, 322. So we've been beyond capacity at times. I think that we want to look at alternatives short of going out and building more buildings and having to staff those buildings and that sort of thing. We want to look for alternatives and utilize alternatives where appropriate and certainly utilize detention where it's appropriate as well."
So the Annie E. Casey Foundation is bringing its Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative to Harris County. The Foundation works with community agencies to divert juveniles away from a lengthy involvement in the justice system. Harris County Judge Ed Emmett says they want to be able to take kids who have committed crimes and get them back into society, rather than just warehousing them as criminals.
"The vast majority are kids who have made a mistake and it's going to be a lot better if we can find ways to have alternatives rather than just incarceration so that those kids become productive citizens, become tax-paying citizens, rather than becoming people who live off the tax-payers through a prison system."
On the adult side of the justice system there's bond. But juveniles don't have bond and officials have to figure out other ways to detain or monitor juvenile offenders. Hetzel says he thinks Harris County will pose a challenge for the Casey Foundation as they attempt to come up with new ways to address the detention system.
"As I said before, only having 250 beds, we have to exercize a lot of those alternatives and I think we've done that. I think that things that have been explored in other jurisdictions – development diversion programs with law enforcement agencies where not everybody is brought to detention – we've implemented a lot of those major things. But there's some other things out there that might be appropriate."
Hetzel says some of the alternatives could include taking youths out of detention and putting them into foster homes. Another idea could involve an after-school reporting site, where students could be monitored until their parents get off work. Laurie Johnson, Houston Public Radio News.


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University of Pretoria closes Groenkloof and Hatfield campuses after student clashes
The University of Pretoria (UP) has suspended all its academic programmes at Groenkloof and Hatfield campuses for the day after scuffles broke out on Thursday over its language policy, UP spokesperson Anna-Retha Bouwer said.
The institution also obtained a court interdict against AfriForum Youth and the EFF Student Command (EFFSC).
"The situation was monitored overnight because there were threats of interruption. A decision was made to close the two campuses.
"This decision was made to secure the safety of students and also to allow time for consultation with student leaders. We decided to obtain a court interdict at midnight on Thursday," Bouwer told News24.
Bouwer said AfriForum Youth and the EFF Student Command are fighting against each other.
On Thursday, AfriForum Youth allegedly interrupted preparations for a meeting between the university, the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA), and the EFF Student Command (EFFSC).
ANC Youth League Secretary at UP, Samkele Cetyiwe, said the group derailed plans for the meeting.
"We were going to debate language policy. AfriForum managed to get into the meeting and disrupted proceedings. One thing led to another and a black student was hit by a white student," he claimed.
Bouwer said the court interdict prevents students from disrupting classes, using hate speech and any unlawful action.
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Why Obama snubbed the troops: no photo op allowed
posted at 7:21 am on July 25, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube get the skinny on the abrupt cancellation of Barack Obama's visit to Landstuhl and Ramstein yesterday. The campaign tried to excuse it by claiming that it wouldn't be appropriate to visit while on a campaign-funded portion of his trip, but that wasn't the real problem. When Obama found out he couldn't use the visit as a photo op, he canceled:
One military official who was working on the Obama visit said because political candidates are prohibited from using military installations as campaign backdrops, Obama's representatives were told, "he could only bring two or three of his Senate staff member, no campaign officials or workers." In addition, "Obama could not bring any media. Only military photographers would be permitted to record Obama's visit."
The official said "We didn't know why" the request to visit the wounded troops was withdrawn. "He (Obama) was more than welcome. We were all ready for him."
In fact, those same rules applied for the CODEL trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. They serve to keep politicians from exploiting military facilities for political reasons, and to ensure that all visitors get treated fairly. Andrea Mitchell, also of NBC, complained of this very issue during the earlier visits with the troops when she told Chris Matthews that the media couldn't get access to Obama when visiting troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This makes the decision track very clear. Obama and his team set up the visits to military installations before going overseas. After seeing how the media got excluded in Iraq and Afghanistan, they decided it wasn't worth traveling to Ramstein and Landstuhl to visit the severely wounded troops because they couldn't bring the campaign and get the photo ops they wanted. Instead, Obama went shopping in Berlin.
As I wrote yesterday, that's certainly a revealing set of priorities for a man who wants to lead these troops as Commander in Chief.
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Re ignition
Have you ever experienced the ignition of a spark behind some one's eyes during instruction or a lecture? I'm not necessarily referring to the classic "aha!" moment. This spark lies deeper, it's the moment some one's eyes say to you, "Yes I get it, and not only that, I can't wait for other people to get it too."
To bear witness to moments such as this are rare and beautiful. It is infectious and captivating. While conducting a workshop on Digital Storytelling last month, I saw it. I saw the exact moment of the "reigniting of creative passion" as she so delicately worded it herself in a recent write up for the English Department's newsletter. It was then I knew I had a partner in my Digital Storytelling pursuit (ahem… obsession).
Major Tom
Originally a communications major, Bridget Floyd worked as a DJ for the local radio station in Morehead, NC. But working in the limelight left Bridget with a desire to reach out and do something more for humankind. She wanted to make a difference in people's lives. To inspire. Bridget wanted to teach. So, Bridget headed back to her Alma mater, East Carolina University, to pursue a Masters in Creative Writing.
Bridget Floyd has worked in the English Department for the last seven years and even has her own family within the CFCC family. Her hubby is Justin Floyd, the talented graphic designer. [side note: the story of how these two became one. wicked cute. ask them.]
It quickly becomes clear on your first encounter with Bridget that she has an inner strength and passion for life that most can only hope for.
Commencing Countdown
Tech-NO-logy. The technology-infused-instruction spectrum is vast that is for sure. On one end you have the "I just–I am just NOT good at technology" attitude to Jimmy Fallon's  SNL character Nick Burns: The Computer Guy.   Watch it.
Yes. As quick as technology advances, it becomes outdated.  We begin to convince ourselves and others that it's a waste of precious instructional time to learn the "newest" thing.  Soon it will become just another useless object sitting in the corner of a classroom, right?  Bridget was brutally honest  in her write up Reigniting Creative Passion Through Technology when she stated, "Our students are the generation devoted to fast paced technology, and some of us, mostly me, are still stuck in the year 2000."
No. This admission does not make Bridget Floyd an ineffective teacher. Quite the contrary. Bridget felt a need to try something different. She signed up for a 60 minute Digital Storytelling Workshop.Â
3…2…1…blast off…
The crux of the Digital Storytelling workshop was to introduce the participants to the wonderful world of Animoto. This is a lovely place where anyone can create a professional looking slide show simply by: uploading images, writing 32 or less characters of text, selecting a song, and clicking the 'Finalize" button. Animoto does the production work for you somewhere off in cyberspace and sends you a confirmation email when they're done.
During the workshop, the participants were asked come up with their own definition of 'digital storytelling' using Animoto as their medium. But, Bridget didn't stop there, she went home that night and created an Animoto of the English Department's Welcoming of Spring Celebration. She shared it with her fellow faculty. And we have lift off. Â
Ground control to Major Tom
In less than a month, Bridget has successfully created and implemented two new Animotos on rhetorical modes (check out her one on 'Argument' below) and has plans to complete the other three this summer. Bridget said that the fast-paced movement and music in the Animotos have her Developmental English students begging for more.Â
Bridget also worked with Margo Williams to introduce Animoto to students as an option for using it with their creative writing  projects. When Bridget's students read The Color of Water novel this fall, she has plans to strengthen students critical thinking skills by converting 'images to text'. And how will they do this? You guessed it, Animoto.
 Can you hear me Major Tom?
Bridget Floyd not only reignited the spark of passion within herself but me as well. While she was at home that night creating a beautiful slide show of her faculty comrades, I was at home daydreaming of co-teaching a free Digital Storytelling Workshop to the community. Imagine the many magnificent life stories our residents could tell if only they had a means…
Thank you Bridget for reminding me of why I became an instructional technologist, and thank you for agreeing to be my Digital Storytelling partner-in-crime. 🙂


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ADELAIDE, Australia -- Germany's Andre Greipel blitzed his rivals to win the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under Friday as Cadel Evans saw his overall lead slip to just seven seconds.
Greipel had too much speed for the rest of the field on the final sprint into Victor Harbor to win by over two bike lengths.
The stage win was Greipel's 15th at the season-opening UCI World Tour event, but his first this year.
The German said the 2014 race course hadn't suited the sprinters, so he had to take his chances when he could.
"I think this was actually the first opportunity for sprinters today," Greipel said.
Greipel's Lotto-Belisol teammate, Jurgen Roelandts, finished second ahead of Italian Elia Viviani (Cannondale), with Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge) coming in fourth.
Former Tour de France winner Evans finished in the leading group of 50 riders to retain the ochre leader's jersey, although fellow Australian Gerrans closed the gap to seven seconds after picking up time bonuses on the two intermediate sprints.
The 148.5-kilometer stage from Unley in inner-city Adelaide to the seaside town of Victor Harbor was comparatively flat and tailor-made for the sprinters.
A group of five riders broke clear early, but when they began to slow Frenchman Axel Domont (FDJ) and Australia's Cameron Wurf (Cannondale) launched an attack, at one stage getting over four and half minutes clear.
However, in a familiar pattern at the Tour Down Under, the main peloton began to pick up the pace on the approach to the King of the Mountain climb at Myponga, and soon after they passed the summit the leaders were reeled in.
The course then took the riders along a ridge top and, with strong cross winds causing havoc, Orica GreenEdge made a decisive move which split the peloton in two for the last 25 kilometers.
Greipel's Lotto-Belisol team reacted superbly to the move, with six of their seven riders in the front group.
However, Greipel's main sprint rival, fellow German Marcel Kittel, missed out and was left languishing in the second group 13 minutes behind the leaders.
Omega Pharma-QuickStep pair Jan Bakelants and Serge Pauwels attacked with four kilometers to go and had some hope of staying away but they were caught inside the last kilometer, leaving the race open for the sprinters.
Greipel's teammates led him out superbly and once the big German began to accelerate there was no stopping him.
"I think we (Lotto-Belisol) finished first and second which says enough — it was a real team effort today," Greipel said.
"We survived the attack by GreenEdge in the cross-wind with six guys so we could put the pressure on.
"It makes me really happy that we finally got the win."
Friday's 151.5-kilometer stage from McLaren Vale to Willunga includes two climbs up Willunga Hill and should suit Evans more than his rival Gerrans.
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Melancon said state wildlife agents saw Mire in a crawfish pond that does not belong to him. The arrest, aided by sheriff's deputies, occurred at the site of the alleged thefts on Crowley Eunice Highway near Mire's home.
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Big Victories at World Juniors — Showdowns Loom
- Updated: December 31, 2008
No nail biters today at the World Junior Championships in Ottawa. The winning sides had big margins of victory to work with. Laughers will be only briefly enjoyed, however, as the last day of 2008 brings two big showdowns to the rink: Russia vs. Sweden @ 2:30 PM Eastern tomorrow, and Candada vs. USA at 7:30 tomorrow night. That will wrap up pool play and send the tournament into the Quarterfinals. Here are the highlights of today's action:
Russia 8 Slovakia 1 — Nikita Filatov of the CBJ had a hat trick and an assist in just 5 shots on goal as Russia stayed undefeated with a convincing victory over Slovakia.
Czech Republic 6 Germany 0 — The Czechs capitalize on Germany miscues and continue the poor showing by the German team in Ottawa.
Finland 5 Latvia 1– The Finns break through for their first win in a Group B contest with winless Latvia.
USA 12 Khazakstan 0 — 10 different scorers amass a dirty dozen goals over the hapless Khazakstan team.
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RE: st: Create a new variable based on some other variables
"Nick Cox" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: st: Create a new variable based on some other variables
Thu, 21 May 2009 10:34:26 +0100
Thanks for the oblique compliment, but -cond()- is an official Stata
function. My only indirect contribution, some while ago, was to suggest
it being generalised so that it could also produce string results.
The article referred to by Martin Weiss at
was first-authored by David Kantor.
However, there remains a problem with your specification. What happens
(e.g.) if a1 is 1 AND a3 is 8?
Charles Man@CCR
Thanks to Martin and Eric for showing me how to do this and introducing
Dr Cox's -cond()- to me. Thanks a lot.
From: "Eric A. Booth" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
> gen b =.
> replace b=1 if a1==1
> replace b=2 if a2==3
> replace b=3 if a3==8
> On May 20, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Charles Man@CCR wrote:
> > If I want to create a new variable based on the values of a few
> > other variables, how can I do that?
> >
> > For instance,
> >
> > Create B
> > If A1=1, then B=1
> > If A2=3, then B=2
> > If A3=8, then B=3
> >
> > Can -gen- or -egen- or -recode- do this job?
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THE RISING Author Briane Keene Published by Leisure Books Publication Date: 2004 Format: Black /White – 336 pages Price: $7.99 The Rising is by far the most original and controversial horror novel I've ever had the privilege of reading. I'll get to you on the controversial part in a few moments after I explain why this book is really good. …Read More »
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Interview: Jarrod Dodson (Terrorklowns)
JR: Hey Jarrod, thanks for taking the time to have this interview, I have to say I've been impressed with the hard work you've put into making TERRORKLOWNS a reality. It's not often there are killer clown comics out there, I think everyone in America hates clowns these days and I have to say, your clowns aren't very happy in …Read More »
Book Review: The Frenzy War – Author Gregory Lamberson
Who doesn't love werewolves and secret societies dedicated to hunting them down, mixed with a dose of intense action, horror and enjoyable characters? The Frenzy War has all of that combined, it is the second book in the Frenzy Series, written by Gregory Lamberson, author of such horror novels like Johnny Gruesome, Personal Demons, Desperate Souls, The Frenzy Way, Cosmic …Read More »
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TERRORKLOWNS Issue 2 Come one, come all. Welcome to your worse nightmare. A while back I did a review for a fellow comic book writer who loves all things horror. He wrote a series that was a long time coming. First he had a vision, this vision featured every kid's worse nightmare: Clowns. Those painted faced bastards that love making …Read More »
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There was a movie I've seen called Hatchet, it was an homage to the horror movies of the eighties. In 2005 came a comic book sensation called Hack/Slash. A series devoted to all of those bad 80's movies we grew up watching. The times where VHS movies were a big deal, how we would con our parents into letting us …Read More »
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For Nokia, everything was resting on the Lumia 920. After it posted six straight quarterly losses and Samsung overtook the firm as the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia looked to this flagship phone as a saviour.
It seems to be working. Financial analysts say the Lumia 920 is outselling expectations. In Germany, it sold out and Nokia's share price increased as a result. Over the weekend it was selling out in major stores in the US and Italy, too.
The Lumia 920 runs the new Windows 8 operating system and in the UK it is one of just a handful of 4G (high speed internet) enabled phones on the market — competing directly with the iPhone 5. The company won't confirm sales figures, saying only, "We're seeing a lot of interest in our new products ... It's driving us to get more devices into the hands of consumers as quickly as possible", but it looks as though Nokia's gloves may have come off.
Which is funny, since the Lumia 920 has a touch screen which works when you've got your gloves on — a feature that is rumoured to have long been important to Nokia.
Remember when everyone wanted a Nokia? Back in 1998 the 5110 – the phone with the little aerial that started a whole new trade in multi-coloured phone fascias – was coveted by every teen. It now sells as "vintage" on eBay for around £20.
In early 2007 Nokia's N95 was the best smartphone yet to have hit the market and the company had more than 40 per cent of global mobile phone sales. But that was also the year of the first iPhone.
Nokia had invested in the development of competing smartphones — it had even developed a touch screen tablet by the late Nineties — it just didn't bring them to market. When it decided, a bit too late, to get back on the smartphone bandwagon, Nokia mistakenly tried to stick with its own inadequate old Symbian operating system instead of adopting Android or Windows (that came later). Its other issue was resistive touch.
Resistive screens register touch through pressure. Capacitive touch screens — the kind you find on almost all modern smartphones, including your iPhone 5 — pick up electric charges through the skin.
One legend goes that Nokia, a Finnish company, decided to stick with resistive touch while everybody else marched ahead with capacitive and its multi-touch functions (such as pinching to zoom) because capacitive requires the touch of a bare hand. It's cold in Finland. Everyone wears gloves.
Whether that is true or not, Nokia caught up and went capacitive in 2009 (some cheaper models, for the global market, still use resistive). The Lumia 920 has a capacitive touch screen. But not just any capacitive touch screen — this one has what Nokia is calling Super Sensitive Touch.
The technology, called Synaptics, works with any conductive object, although Nokia insists this won't mean it will dial people from your pocket. And yes, it does work with gloves. Not the special gloves with conductive fingertips, just any ordinary pair. Since winter is coming, that's very handy.
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Garlic Rosemary Potatoes
1 lb. red potatoes
1 tsp. minced garlic
Olive oil spray
2 tsp. crushed rosemary
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Steps: Wash potatoes (do not peel), and cut into 1-inch pieces. Place in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high 2 minutes. Remove and add garlic. Cover and microwave 3 more minutes. Test to see if potatoes are cooked. They should be soft through. Add another minute if needed. Spray with olive oil, sprinkle with rosemary and salt and pepper to taste. Toss well. Makes 2 servings.
Per serving: 188 calories (11 percent from fat), 2.3 g fat (0.5 g saturated, 1.1 g monounsaturated), no cholesterol, 4.6 g protein, 39.6 g carbohydrates, 5.4 g fiber, 46 mg sodium.
Linda Gassenheimer is the author of more than 20 cookbooks including her newest, "Fast and Flavorful-Great Diabetes Meals from Market to Table" and "The Flavors of the Florida Keys."


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A thriving city nestled in the Northwoods.
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Wausau has a very active Art scene.
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Wausau hosts world-class whitewater kayak and canoe competitions.
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Wausau is the hub of the Central and North-central Wisconsin.
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We invite you to explore our City of Wausau web site. You will find information about Wausau's history, demographics, local attractions, recreation opportunities, city government officials, departments and services. We also offer the latest governmental committee agendas and minutes, public announcements, and event notices to keep you informed.
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The Police Department has partnered with other area agencies to provide a safe way to dispose of unwanted and unused medications.
Proposed project information is available online.
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You can now apply for City jobs online.
We have a growing library of videos featuring the departments that serve the city of Wausau.
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Build Your Own Catio Cat Enclosure Accessories
Building your own catio cat enclosure has saved you money and now that it comes time to add features to the inside of your outdoor cat enclosure we want to make sure you have the best resources for DIY Cat trees, DIY cat condos and cat scratching posts.
Your catio gives your kitties a place to safely play outdoors and adding areas where they can climb, claw, and perch themselves throughout the day will definitely make the happier cats.
Catio cat play structures can be some of the most expensive items you purchase for your felines. This information will help you choose the right ones for your cat and design and build your own catio DIY toys quickly and easily even if you don't have much carpentry skills.
Below are some simple ideas for Cat Trees, Scratching Posts, building tips and various other helpful tidbits to get you on the fast track to building your kitties' new Catio toys.
DIY Cat Trees and Scratching Posts
The Catio Cat Tower
This scratching post is tall enough for the cat to jump at and has rope wound around the top to help keep your kitties claws sharp.
You'll need:
- Timber post 800mm high x 100mm square
- Pine base 460 x 460mm x 20mm thick
- Carpet off cut
- Contact adhesive
- Drill
- 4 x 50mm countersunk screws
- 2m x 10mm rope
- 7 clouts
- Cat toy
- Dried catnip
Here's how:
- Attach carpet to the base and lower half of the post with contact adhesive. Trim the edges.
- Center the post on the base. Pre-drill the pieces and screw them together.
- Wrap and glue the rope to the top half of the post. Secure both ends of the rope with clouts.
- Leave a 35cm rope overhang and attach a cat toy to the end.
- Sprinkle catnip on the carpet section and watch your kitty play for hours on end.
More cool catio cat enclosure accessories DIY coming soon
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