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A rain of cherry blossom petals. Here is a rain that I think just about everyone can enjoy.
I both love and hate this time. Love because there is no time of the year more beautiful than when the blossoms start raining down. Hate, though, because that means the blossom season is ending and won't be back for another year!

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Performances scheduled Oct. 30-Nov. 7.
LYNCHBURG – Randolph College's WildCat Theatre will present Richard O'Brien's stage musical, The Rocky Horror Show Oct. 30-Nov. 7.
The performance will be held in Thoresen Theatre in Leggett Building.
The Rocky Horror Show, a British-stage musical, premiered in London in 1973. It opened in the United States in 1974 and was adapted into the movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975. The college's production is directed by Kathy Clay with musical direction from Randall Speer and choreography by Hiawatha Johnson, Jr.
The performance is recommended for mature audiences only, and no outside props will be allowed. Costumes are welcome, and costume contests will be held after each show.
The performances will be held Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. and Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. On Nov. 5-Nov. 6, performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. A special 11:30 p.m. show will be held Nov. 7.
Admission is $12 general, $9 Randolph College faculty and staff, $7 over age 60, $5 all students. Tickets are available at lynchburgtickets.com or call 434-947-8562.
For more information, see: http://faculty.randolphcollege.edu/theatre/Production/Season/Default.htm
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Serie A Strugglers Reggina sack coach Ulivieri
ROME, March 3 (Reuters) - Reggina have sacked coach Renzo Ulivieri and replaced him with their former academy trainer Nevio Orlandi, the Serie A strugglers said on Monday.
'Reggina relieves Mr Renzo Ulivieri of the post of first-team coach,' read a statement on the side's website. 'The club thanks the Tuscan coach for the professional and human contribution given.'
Reggina are second from bottom after picking up just four points in their last seven league games, which were gained from Sunday's 0-0 home draw with Palermo and a shock 2-1 win over Juventus.
Orlandi is the third coach of the season for the side from Reggio Calabria on the toe of Italy, after Ulivieri replaced Massimo Ficcadenti at the start of November.


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This message is from our Electrical Bureau – Department of Public Works regarding the annual Christmas decorations that are normally completed by this time of the year.
Christmas Decorations 2012
As you may recall, we had a very significant storm/hurricane event at the end of October and the City shifted all resources for more than a week in response to that major event. At the time our Christmas decoration efforts, which are always a challenge, were going quite nicely and were being completed on time. However, as a result of our Electrical Bureau having to shift all resources to repair damaged signal lights, street lights, etc. and assist other bureaus with their response, we suffered a major setback in our decoration effort. We also incurred substantial damage to the decorations that were already completed. Our Electrical Bureau, with limited assistance from other bureaus, worked extremely hard to catch up and had as much of the decorations up by the turn on date of November 23rd as possible. They succeeded in completing all the "core" areas (i.e. PayrowPlaza and downtowns) and other major sites but some work remains/remained beyond those areas (i.e. mostly intersection decorations). The Electrical Bureau is continuing with their efforts and expect that all decorations will be completed by December 7th, weather permitting.
Along with all the Christmas decorations that are being installed now, there are dozens of street light poles that have been broken and need to be pulled, replaced and new fixtures wired to bring them back on line. There are dozens of street light fixtures that were damaged or broken that will need to be re installed or replaced to restore the system back to the condition prior to the storm.
You also may have noticed the traffic signals missing visors and twisted heads through out the City. These will also need to be repaired after the decorations are completed. Only the broken signal heads hanging by the wires were replaced to make the streets safe directly after the storm. Be assured that the Electrical Bureau Staff is systematically working on these items and will need several more weeks to get all damaged infrastructure back to normal.
Your understanding and patience is greatly appreciated.
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National Labor Relations Board Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce and General Counsel Richard F. Griffin, Jr. announced their selection of George Velastegui to serve as Regional Director of the Agency's Region 32 office in Oakland, California. Mr. Velastegui will be responsible for enforcement of the nation's primary labor law covering private sector employees in the jurisdiction of Region 32, which services portions of northern California and the northern half of Nevada.
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Well I didn't expect that. Asda, the buttock-slapper's favourite, is about to start selling wagyu beef. That's the Japanese stuff supposedly massaged by geishas, fed with beer and free to enjoy a long and Zen-like existence in some twittering prefecture.
A 170g Australian wagyu filet mignon costs £85 plus service at Wolfgang Puck's restaurant on Park Lane, while Asda is selling its version for around 30 quid a kilo. The new beef is reared in Wales and sired by a bull called Shogun, whose semen Asda is able to sell for about £7.50 a "straw", whereas the same quantity of wagyu tadpoles ordinarily cost about £50.
If it all seems too good to be true, that's because it is. Asda recently sent out samples of its wagyu to the press, and though the meat was impressive for supermarket steak, it didn't compare with proper wagyu. It was wet and slightly anaemic-looking, and most importantly it had only a few specks of fat distributed within its flesh. All wagyu is graded on a scale of one to nine (or one to 12 in some jurisdictions) according to how much intramuscular fat it contains – the famous marbling.
Most of Asda's wagyu will be graded three or four. By way of comparison I got some "proper" Australian wagyu from Harrods. (You can't buy imported Japanese wagyu here, and you might not want to for reasons of welfare.) The Australian stuff was graded six, cost just under £100 for the steak was and among the best pieces of beef I've tasted. People often describe meat as melting: real wagyu almost literally does, as the high fat levels baste the muscle from within.
Asda plans to slaughter its beasts younger than the Australian farmer does, which means that its animals will not have had time to gain as much fat. An Asda spokesman told me that while a youngish steer might need to eat 6kg of food to put on 1kg of meat, once the animal is older it can need to consume 12kg to gain the same weight. That obviously makes the older meat more expensive but also fattier – and in wagyu-land, as throughout gastronomy, the flavour is in the fat.
Whether or not Asda's new product constitutes "proper" wagyu, it's better than their ordinary beef and is almost certain to have been reared to higher welfare standards than the traditional Japanese product: authentic Japanese wagyu is often kept in conditions that make European battery farms look virtually paradisal.
Raymond Blanc is one of the few western chefs to have visited a Japanese wagyu farm, which he did some years ago. He told me: "The Kobe beef I saw was being reared in stables. The animals had never seen a geisha or drunk any beer, poor sods. I was disgusted." Beer and massage aside, his account of their conditions did sound grim, the cattle "kept in wooden boxes", he has written. "They were dirty, their rumps covered in their own excrement."
Until the Meiji restoration of 1868, strict adherence to Buddhism and Shinto meant that Japan ate little beef. The country lacks the space to graze large herds, so such cattle as did exist tended to work on farms. The American food writer Barry Estabrook notes that steers reared for beef from the late 19th century onwards were often kept in confined conditions. The resulting stress and boredom might have caused them to lose their appetites, while the lack of exercise meant that they developed arthritis. Some of the romance of wagyu may stem from this: beer could have stimulated the animals to eat more, and massage might have helped the arthritic creatures walk to market.
Blanc sells Suffolk-reared wagyu at Le Manoir, and he's complimentary about wagyu produced elsewhere. "In Australia and America the herds are mostly grass-fed and finished with cereals. When the animals are well-reared and killed under no stress whatsoever, the meat flavour is extraordinary and has a very melting quality from the fat."
Proper humanely-reared wagyu is one of the most delicious meats in the world. Asda's version is a lean and wet approximation, but is the effort to provide an economy version of a luxury product laudable or futile?


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6 carbs that might help you stay slim
By Nicci Micco, October 27, 2010 - 11:58am
I've never been a fan of low-carb diets: our bodies and our brains need carbohydrates to work effectively. A few years ago, while preparing for a marathon with Team in Training, a fellow runner told me she was trying to lose weight. That's cool. Then she told me about her super-restrictive low-carb diet. At the time, I was getting my master's degree in nutrition and I couldn't resist sharing my opinion. "You. Must. Eat. Carbs," I told her, carrying on about how high-carb foods are essential for rebuilding the energy stores that you deplete running long distances. (Read 6 more reasons your body needs carbohydrates here.)
Of course, not all carbohydrates are created equally. First of all, fruits, dairy and vegetables are all sources of carbohydrates. And when it comes to starches, there are indeed "good" carbs (we'll get to that in a sec) and the "bad" ones that, if you eat them all the time, can raise your risk of developing diseases like heart disease and diabetes. (We're talking about doughnuts, cakes and even refined white breads.) On the flip side, eating "good carbs" in place of refined ones can reduce your risk of these very same diseases—and may even help you to lose weight because they're generally rich in fiber. Here are 6 "great" carbs to keep in your diet.
Whole-wheat pasta. Because sometimes you just need pasta—and whole-wheat kinds offer two to three times more fiber than refined white varieties, but they're just as versatile and delicious. (Similiarly whole-wheat bread and brown rice are healthier choices than their "white" counterparts.)
To cook: Follow the package directions!
Related link: Fusilli with Italian Sausage & Arugula (pictured above) and More Healthy Pasta Recipes in 30 Minutes.
Quinoa: Consider it souped-up couscous. A delicately flavored whole grain, it provides some fiber (2 grams per half cup) and a good amount of protein (4 grams). Note: Research shows protein can help you feel full for longer. Rinsing quinoa removes any residue of saponin, its natural bitter protective coating.
To cook: Bring 2 cups water or broth to a boil; add 1 cup quinoa. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
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Barley is available "pearled" (the bran has been removed) or "quick-cooking" (parboiled). While both contain soluble fiber that helps keep blood cholesterol levels healthy, pearl barley has a little more.
To Cook: Pearl barley—Bring 1 cup barley and 2 1/2 cups water or broth to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer; cook, covered, until tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 40 to 50 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Quick-cooking barley—Bring 1 3/4 cups water or broth to a boil; add 1 cup barley. Reduce heat to a simmer; cook, covered, until tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
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Bulgur is cracked wheat that's been parboiled so it simply needs to soak in hot water for most uses—a perfect low-maintenance grain. It's also a good source of feel-full fiber: just 1/2 cup delivers 5 grams.
To Cook: Pour 1 1/2 cups boiling water or broth over 1 cup bulgur. Let stand, covered, until light and fluffy, about 30 minutes. If all the water is not absorbed let the bulgur stand longer, or press it in a strainer to remove excess liquid.
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Wheat Berries are the whole, unprocessed kernels of wheat. They're terrific sources of B vitamins, iron, magnesium, zinc and, yes, fiber.
To Cook: Sort through wheat berries carefully, discarding any stones, and rinse with water. Bring 4 cups water or broth and 1 cup wheat berries to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, but still a little chewy, about 1 hour. Drain.
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Six of seven bargaining units of the state's largest public-sector labor union today ratified a new two-year contract that will mean a 5 percent pay cut, an increase in their health care premium payments and an increase in time off.
But the 1,561-member Unit 9 of registered professional nurses rejected the proposed contract in a 509-392 vote. The split vote does not affect the ratification of the contract by each of the other bargaining units, HGEA spokeswoman Jodi Endo Chai said.
For the general public and the remainder of the 28,124-member Hawaii Government Employees Association, it also means an end to twice-a-month Furlough Fridays.


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Dixon Golf Ball Review
By Kickntrue on 8/11/08
I tried out Dixon Golf balls this weekend. When I first posted about the Dixon Earth balls a couple weeks ago I told you a bit about them, but here is a quick recap:
* Made of 100% recyclable material.
* Claim to lose no playability.
* Not only are the "Dixon Earth" balls made of recyclable material- but they've also introduced a program where you can send them back used and bruised balls to be recycled and you received your next package at a big discount.
I played with the Dixon Earth balls this weekend and I've got to say I was rather impressed, at least with the playability. Off the tee there was no discernible difference. Around the greens they played like a pretty controllable player's ball. They weren't as sticky as a Pro V1, but they would check and stop pretty nicely. They were at least comparable to a DT Solo and maybe even the NXT.
The one biggest negative was the longevity of the Dixon Earth ball. I spent some time on the practice chipping and pitching area with the balls before my round so I could get a good idea of how they'd play. I used one Dixon Earth ball, 1 Pro V1 and a Nike One Platinum. After 20 minutes or so I checked out the balls and had a slightly used Pro V1, the Nike was fine, and the Dixon Earth ball was shredded and unusable. I was mostly just chipping and pitching from less than 20 yards, though I did hit a couple sand shots so I probably did most of the damage there. Still- when you're paying over $35 for a dozen golf balls, I want them to last more than a hole or two, even if I can send them back.
As far as the mail-back program, it is a pretty cool idea. Basically you can get $1 back for ever ball you send back. If you buy and 12 pack and send them all back you get a 33% discount on your next order. I'm not sure it's 100% "green" and admittedly it's a bit of a gimmick (by the time you pay to ship them back AND reorder are you really saving money?), but it is at least a step by someone in the golf industry to do something unique and make steps into the 21st century.
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TaylorFade says:
$20 - maybe. $35 - no way. I have to sacrifice playability and durability and still pay "player's ball" prices for a "green" ball? No thanks. I'm pretty "green" and as badly as I would like for this to be a great idea... its just not gonna fly. People paying ProV money aren't going to sacrifice for the same price and players of lower end balls aren't going to pay the extra cash.
They would have been better off recycling old balls into something else instead of recyling something else into new balls. I dunno.
psche00 says:
I wish someone would review my balls.
Kickntrue says:
A little lonely pscheck?
falcon50driver says:
Don't they have to be viewed before they can be reviewed? I'm just sayin'
Gallluchi says:
I just found out that they will now take the balls back at the pro shop and give $1 per ball. My course sells them for $29.95 and If I brought 12 balls back in, I would only be paying $17.95. Not a bad deal and its doing good.
Sgordon says:
I have been using them since the end of last season. Was a ProV guy since they came out. I am only a 6 but I've had none of the problem TaylorFade had. In fact my ProVs were not great in the hold-up department either. A couple of hard short irons and they shreaded pretty good. I used to carry a fingernail clipper with me to cut the feathers off on the green. Have had to much with the Dixon. My biggest issue with them has been they are almost too straight! Minimal sidespin off the driver makes it harder to work left or right. My missed drive was a hard hook. I can't even do it with these things. I don't have any problems off the irons or wedges moving it. They seem to be very workable. Around the green and putting they are every bit as good as the ProV and a lot better than most I've tried. When you factor in the return ability they come out to be pretty good buy for the performance. I have not tried their new distance ball.
Jenn Jones says:
I went to the store and thought I was getting scammed into purchasing some balls, thankfully I found Dixon Golf balls which I love!
Jenn Jones says:
Went golfing with my Dixon Golf Balls today and know that I was not Ripped off and really love Dixon Golf balls.
GreenPlaya says:
I've been playing Dixon balls for 3 years. Sometime around 11-18 months ago, the durability issue of the cover must have been addressed by Dixon because the balls are great for 18 holes plus. (If I can keep one in play that long). Eco friendly is nice. But honestly I'm playing them for "playability." The Earth is my ball of choice. I'm a 12 handicap my by single digit handicap friends are all playing the ProV1 or Dixon Fire. However it seems the guys that play the Fire are talking a lot more about the ball while the ProV1 guys just seem to be "sold" on the name. Either way, Dixon is way beyound the "is it a Gimmick" stage. They are for real and I hope I can start getting them at my local Sports Authority or Pro Shop soon. Ordering online is a pain - but I just order 6 dz every may and I'm good to go till the snow falls.
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All wiring underground, yet power outage...?
I recently moved from a home in Southern New Hampshire. All of the wiring was buried. No telephone poles or street lights. This is the norm in many towns up here. Not the boondocks, highly populated, sky high property taxes... My question is, why, when all wires are underground , did power outages occur? I'm sure there's a simple answer but I've been wondering about it for years. While I'm at it, can anyone explain why there was only one zone for heat/AC in a 3000 SF house?
While the utilities may be underground in your neighborhood there is still a large percentage that are overhead enroute to your area.
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No less an authority than six-time Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher refers to Bears safety Mike Brown as "the heart and soul of the defense."
Unfortunately for the Bears, Brown has missed 43 of 64 regular-season games over the previous four years with a ruptured Achilles in 2004 (14 games), a strained calf in '05 (four games), a torn foot tendon in `06 (10 games) and a torn ACL in his right knee last season (15 games). Maybe because he has already spent so many months being injured and rehabbing, Brown doesn't waste a lot of time feeling sorry for himself these days.
"There are a whole bunch of sayings," Brown said. "Something like 'You have to cry before you can smile,' and things like that. It's just part of life. It's football, and I love to play. But in the grand scheme of life, it's not really that big of a deal. I still have my health. My kids are healthy. My wife is healthy. Football is a big part of my life, but I realize it is just a game."
Brown won't dwell on it now, but the heartache of being away from the game has been difficult for the emotional mastermind of the secondary to hide. In an interview the day before his teammates faced the Colts in Super Bowl XLI, Brown was moved to tears while discussing how much he missed being part of the action.
Now at 30, the former second-round pick from Nebraska knows time is running out. He's back in the starting lineup, and he'll stay there as long as he's healthy. If it's true that luck evens out, Brown is due to have a stretch of good health similar to his first four years when he played in all 64 games and started 63 of them.
"I go day by day," he said. "Right now, I'm healthy. But with my past and everything, who knows how long that's going to last. Hopefully, it's the whole season. I'm planning on it being the whole season. I'm preparing to play the whole season. That's all I can do. But some things are out of your control. I come out here every day, and I feel blessed to be able to come out here with this team again. I'm just having fun with it."
History shows that the Bears have more fun when Brown is on the field. In the 21 games that he's started the past four seasons, the Bears are 16-5 – a winning percentage of 76.2. Without Brown, the Bears are 20-23 since 2004 – a winning percentage of 46.5.
"We're definitely a better team with him out there because of all the leadership qualities he brings," said fifth-year cornerback Nathan Vasher. "We have to step our game up and play up to his standards. Even as a rookie, I knew when I got into the huddle with guys the caliber of Mike Brown and Brian Urlacher that I had to play better. He holds us all accountable. He's very vocal. There are no secrets out there with our defense and we know exactly what's going on, so we're confident."
It's the feeling a defense gets when it has its heart and soul.
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"With the two of us healthy," Tillman began, "well, with everyone healthy, not just Nate and I, with our whole defense healthy, I think the sky's the limit for us."
The Bears had a top-five defense in 2006 but slumped badly last season. Most of the same players are around, but Tillman says the current group has to make its mark all over again.
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"It seems like every day he's doing something that we take notice of," head coach Lovie Smith said of the second-round pick.
Smith also singled out fifth-round rookie tight end Kellen Davis, who caught a deep seam route in stride from Rex Grossman. Rookie wide receiver Earl Bennett had another notable practice, which is becoming commonplace.
"He seems to make a couple big plays each day," Smith said. "We expected that out of him. He made a lot of catches at Vanderbilt, and hopefully it will continue." …
Tillman was excused for the first two days of camp for personal reasons, giving 2007 fifth-round pick Corey Graham another day of first-team practice reps.
"We've been impressed with him," Smith said. "He has good size, good speed, [and] he knows what to do with the ball once he gets it. He seems to show up around the ball each day."
Graham was victimized for a long touchdown pass in 11-on-11 by Rashied Davis, although the wide receiver appeared to push off while the ball was in the air. Graham saw most of his action last season on special teams, where he was second on the Bears with 20 tackles. He was behind seventh-round pick Trumaine McBride on the depth chart, although that situation has been reversed.
Graham felt he struggled on the first day of camp but that he played better on Thursday. He said being in the huddle with the first team has been a little awe-inspiring.
"It's a little awkward," he said. "I'm just in there not saying anything, just looking around. They do all the talking. You're looking around at all these big-name guys, but it's a good experience to go through." ….
Even though the Bears have started practicing in pads and doing some controlled hitting, Forte says there's no need to worry about him.
His running style is sometimes is characterized as "upright," which can give defenders an easier target to hit. But he doesn't agree with the "upright" description, and at 6-2, there's no way the rookie from Tulane is going to look anything like 5-7 Garrett Wolfe coming through the line of scrimmage.
"I've been running like that since I started playing football," said Forte, who is sharing first-team reps with veteran Adrian Peterson. "I wouldn't call it an upright running style because when I'm running and I see somebody's going to hit me, I'm not going to stand straight up. So I don't know why they say 'upright running style' anyway. I hear it all the time."
Whatever you call it, Forte used that style to rush for 2,127 yards for the Green Wave last season, and he missed just three games in four years.
"Obviously, I'm going to protect myself out here," he said. "I run with my pads low. You make easier cuts that way. That's how you learn how to cut and hit the hole hard." …
Just over a month ago, Smith said he was content to go into the 2008 season with a running back corps led by Forte and backed up by Peterson and Wolfe.
The late signing of veteran free agent Kevin Jones added a former 1,000-yard rusher to the landscape, although he's not 100 percent yet and isn't expected to come off the PUP list for a while.
Still, why the change in Smith's philosophy?
"A month ago I said I really liked our running back position," he said. "I thought we had the players that we thought we could win with. I say the same thing right now. You can just take this for the entire time I'm here: We'll always try to improve our ball club, at any position. If a player becomes available, we'll look at him. And that's what happened with Kevin. I like the running back position more right now, and as far as our plans for Kevin, we'll just see where he is once we get him on the field and go from there."
Jones' availability remains a question mark seven months after surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. He is confident he'll be ready to contribute by the start of the regular season, but the consensus seems to favor taking it slowly for now.
"There's a chance he won't be ready to go right away," Smith said. "We checked out his knee, and it's sound and all of that. I talked about the strength of that running back position. It is there, so we won't be in a hurry to rush him in there. But he eventually will help us."
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Posted by Jennifer Belissent on October 5, 2010
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CityOne, IBM's new Smarter City Simulation game, is interesting. But who will really play?
IBM introduced a new Smarter City Simulation game yesterday. I took a few minutes to play around with it. I love the idea. It is SimCity meets Smarter City, and together they make CityOne. Players are presented with challenges faced by decision-makers in Retail, Banking, Energy and Water industries within a city. They start with a budget for each industry. And, for each challenge, they are provided with a list of recommended actions and must choose among them. Each action has a cost and associated benefits. Some are more "right" than others, earning bonus credits and increasing customer satisfaction and other key performance indicators, as well as earning special awards. A player likely knows not to pick the "Ignore the problem" option. Yet, when in doubt you can also query a consultant for additional advice.
My sense was that the "right" answers seemed pretty obvious. However, that said, I certainly didn't get a high score. And, when I got to the end of my ten turns, I was feeling pretty overwhelmed by the issues across these industries.
While the game does address serious issues, I'm not convinced that city decision-makers would actually play the game. At least, they likely wouldn't play as a method of seriously studying the issues that they face and the possible alternatives for addressing those issues. But for those of us not faced with the daunting issues confronting city leaders, CityOne does give an impression of the overwhelming tasks they face – and this just includes four industries. We can just imagine the complexity of solving for transportation, education, waste management, public safety and other city services.
Although I'm not convinced of CityOne's impact as a decision-making tool, I will certainly monitor the global reach. Since its launch yesterday almost a thousand players have completed the game in the US, over a 100 in Canada, a little over 100 in China. The numbers aren't huge but the reach is pretty extensive. My quick count found players in over 50 countries. I'm going to keep an eye on it. While I don't see this as really a "serious game" for city leaders or IT decision-makers, it is a really catchy awareness tool for global marketing and sales.
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Eli Manning is a great QB....why is this dumb GM surrounding Eli with undrafted free agents, poor offensive line, and receivers who drop or stop on routes. I never seen so much horse shyt in a game in my life.
Then defensively, he choses to draft Prince saying we got good value for him...and Hes benched in favor for his other bust, Aaron Ross. Free agent blunders in Rolle, Canty, Baas, and Bernard, etc. What is he doing to this team?


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Wendy's serves its last burger in Bristol
As of Thursday, Bristol will say good-bye to the signature square "hot 'n juicy" hamburgers, such as the "Baconator," a baked potato on the side, and a creamy smooth Frosty – in chocolate or vanilla – to end what was arguably the town's greatest fast food meal. At the close of business on Thursday, December 20, Wendy's Hamburgers, the fast food franchise that opened its doors on Metacom Avenue in 2002 will serve up its last batch of burgers and fries.
Jennifer Abreu, district manager for the restaurant chain, was on site during the day, in preparation for the closing. She did not give any reason for the store's closure.
"It was decided not to renew the lease," Ms. Abreu said.
Vice president of communications, Denny Lynch, confirmed the closure on Thursday afternoon.
"We did not have enough sales at tat location," he said of the company's decision not to renew the lease.
The hamburger restaurant was a fixture at the intersection of Metacom Avenue and Gooding Avenue. Built in 2002, the store served many customers over the past 10 years.
Earlier in the week, rumors began swirling through town that Wendy's would close, but that went unconfirmed until Ms. Abreu answered the phone on Thursday afternoon.
Such a loss of business is expected to have an impact on the town's economy. The restaurant employed approximately 25 workers in a mix of full and part-time positions, Ms. Abreu said.
Employees were offered positions at other area Wendy's restaurants when they were notified of the closing, Mr. Lynch said.
It wasn't immediately known how much the business generated in tax revenues for the town, nor how much in property tax it pays to Bristol.
The property, including 40,000 square feet of land and the building is valued at just over $1 million according to the most recent property assessment.
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Too bad..but if the customer service is anything like the one on the East Providence/Seekonk line I can see why.


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All of us are shaped by many factors: genetic heritage, family structure, our generation, the culture in which we are raised, and how that culture views gender. As we move through the years our experiences also go into making us who we are. Magic gives us tools to cope with the challenges life presents, and like us, magic is shaped by many external factors. How do we keep magic moving forward in our current times? Brandy Williams, author of Practical Magic for Beginners and The Woman Magician, explains.
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Magical practice involves new ways of seeing. In the course of performing a spell or ritual we will visualize the flow of energy. Learning to recognize what we see and how to visualize clearly helps rituals work toward the result we want. Just as we observe the world with sight, sound, and feeling, so do we represent the world to ourselves with images, sounds and words, and internal feelings....
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Gilt Groupe keep growing. We reported recently that the site is hiring one new staffer a day and that it acquired the daily deal site BuyWithMe. Today, news broke that Gilt is pushing into 90 new countries, offering flash sales and full price home decor items.
After its recent funding round of $138 million introduced Gilt to the billionaires club, there's been persistent chatter about an IPO. International expansion may be key to expanding revenues before a push onto the public markets.
As part of its recent push, Gilt also partnered with Google Offers, which will be sourcing some of its deals through Gilt City.
From the press release:
"Starting next month, Gilt.com members outside of the U.S. will have the ability to shop from their mobile devices through Gilt's mobile website and applications. The company plans to release its Gilt on the Go iPhone app, Gilt for iPad app, Gilt for Android app, and Gilt Mobile Web, to its international members in December. Gilt.com is working with FiftyOne to enable international transactions, currency conversion, and international delivery. By integrating with the FiftyOne platform, Gilt.com is able to extend its e-commerce offering to a global audience while maintaining the innovative shopping experience Gilt.com's U.S. members currently enjoy."


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About 8 months ago, VMware broke ground on what was to be the largest construction project in Palo Alto in the last decade. Last week, the first lucky people moved into building A, and today, those of us in the Hosted UI group (who do Workstation and the like) moved into building B.
I think it's safe to say that no expense was spared. The image below is the common area in our building. A lot more furniture is scheduled to arrive later on. There are lots more photos in my Flickr Set.
Two of the four office buildings are now filled with people. Construction on the other two is still going on, and virtually no landscaping has been done except for a giant oak tree which was transplanted into the courtyard. Sometime next year the soccer field and gymnasium will be finished.
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Tickets are available for the fourth annual Sheridan College Rodeo Banquet that will be held next month in Sheridan. There will be live and silent auctions along with dinner and entertainment by Justin Beasley and After the Rodeo.
Tickets are $50 per person and must be purchased in advance through the Sheridan College information desk, the college foundation or the rodeo team. Ticket sales help fund scholarships for rodeo athletes and operating costs for the men's and women's teams.
The banquet will be held Saturday, February 8, at the Sheridan Holiday Inn with doors opening at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30.


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Royal Mail strikes loom as privatisation confirmed
The government has confirmed that Royal Mail, one of the UK's longest running national services, will be privatised.
The service has already undergone upheaval with job losses and price rises in recent years.
Royal mail employees will be given a 10% stake while the public will have the opportunity to buy shares for a minimum of £750.
The announcement has been met with fierce opposition from some quarters with the Communication Workers Union planning for strike action.
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Cadillac SRX Second Generation Forum (2010-2016) Discussion, 2012 SRX Brakes and Transmission shifter in Cadillac SRX / XT5 Forums; We recently took delivery of our 2012 SRX AWD Performance Collection and, so far, are quite pleased with it. However, ...
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2012 SRX Brakes and Transmission shifter
We recently took delivery of our 2012 SRX AWD Performance Collection and, so far, are quite pleased with it. However, after our extended test-drive and initial ownership experiences, we have (2) possible areas of concern with the vehicle.
** There is an unusual amount of brake pedal travel before the brakes activate; additionally, you must be very careful when
stopped at a traffic light because the car wants to "creep" forward. We have raised the pedals slightly higher and
this adjustment seems to help the condition.
** When shifting from "Park" to "Drive" it is very easy to inadvertantly shift into the "Sport" or "Manual" mode rather than
into "Drive". If you consider the natural arm movement of moving the shifter, you tend to move from top right to
lower left (toward your body) which then puts you into a non-automatic mode. To counteract this action, we are learning to exert
slight pressure to the right, on the shifter, when shifting in order to correctly move into "Drive". Note that our
CTS Coupe is designed so that you move the shifter to the RIGHT in order to move into a non-automatic mode; it
appears that there is a design error in the SRX shifting pattern.
Our dealer's service department has checked both items and reports them to be "normal" with no identified problems.
Has anyone else experienced either of these conditions? If so, how did you resolve them?
Re: 2012 SRX Brakes and Transmission shifter
We have a 2012 SRX premium collection and I have driven it about 700 miles. There was another post here about the brakes being too hard, but our SRX brakes seem firm and the travel is fine on our SRX. On the shifter this has never happened to me so far, it seems to take a bit of effort to get it into the left for manual mode to me, but I normally drive a 6 speed manual car so I am not used to anything being different on an auto.
Re: 2012 SRX Brakes and Transmission shifter
As far as the shifter goes I have had the same travel to the left on my 2010 SRX and it is the same on my 2012 SRX. Since I like to rest my hand on the shift lever I find myself pulling slightly to the left at times so I have to agree it moves very easily to the left and I have on numerous occasions moved it into the manual mode accidentally. I don't know if that is wrong or right but I would probably prefer it to move to the right instead of left. Just my .02
As far as the dealer stated those issues seem to me to be normal characteristics of the SRX model.
Added Note: I just reread your post and perhaps you are shorter than maxdmax and myself. I am 6' 2" and I can reach the brake pedal very easily. I see you adjusted the pedals and brought them closer to you and you experienced it working better for you. Perhaps by you adjusting the distance even closer it would help resolve your sensation of having to press further down to get the brakes to work for you.
Just a thought...
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Re: 2012 SRX Brakes and Transmission shifter
I agree that you have to press pretty hard to get any braking but I'll get used to it. I also pull it into sport mode often. My Caliber didn't have a straight front to back gear shift- you had to go side to side so it's automatic for me to pull it towards me. I'm sure I'll get used to that as well. It's already getting better.


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I use Runkeeper and I have found that suprisingly it recorded my last run as 5.09 miles at a pace of 5.10 minutes a mile. Now this would be a great result if I believed it, but seeing as I've only been running for a month and my average pace is normally around 11.19 minutes a mile I find it hard to believe.
If it were true it would be an impressive sudden improvement!! I was running a different route that I have never done before which had a more all over even gradient, but still too good to be true I think?
Anyone else experienced such data discrepencies with runkeeper? All my other runs have had a pace of between 14.38 and 11.19 minutes a mile showing a slow but steady improvement and now this!!
I think you could soon enter the national championships. But I think you'll have to insist on using your own phone for keeping your official time
I've had issues with pace when GPS not connecting properly - for example, going into a tunnel and it taking a while to get the signal back, I was apparently on a 3min mile pace. My guess is that that was the issue
Hehe only time I get that is when I forget to stop my watch when I get back to the car
lol yes agreed 'Run Wales' lol, that did make me chuckle.
and thank you 'Rachelcgen' I think you're right, it's nice to get confirmation that this does happen to others.
I even got a congratulatory email from runkeeper saying i was performing in the 95th centile for runners, ahem yes too good to be true me thinks.
lol 'booktrunk' agreed this is probably the only way i'd get it again.
Runkeeper consistently records my runs as being furher and faster than the garmin.
This is despite the fact that if you look at the plotted map they look the same. I have no idea why but none of the iphone apps seem that reliable for pace or distance data.
I think it's something to do with smartphones/iPhones not having quite the same GPS capability.... because gps is just one of a million things that the device is built to do.
I was told (but would like to have it confirmed/denied) that a garmin communicates with the satellites X times per minute.... but your smartphone communicates fewer times per minute. So the smartphone software has to work harder to 'guess' the route you took between readings. Also heard that there are more "missed" readings from smartphones (due to trees/buildings) than with specialist watches - again increasing the amount of guesswork involved. Probably only a little bit, but even a couple of percent makes a significant difference.
I did exactly the same run, 3 x round the lake this morning and I got 2.6miles and an average pace of 11.09minutes per mile. So back to normal now!
Apart from this glich I haven't had a problem. However it is annoying that a whole run was logged incorrectly. I've deleted it off the app now for fear i'll never get a PB according to runkeeper again otherwise.
I think there's probably always going to be differences if you compare stats for same run taken by different apps / gadgets, but you would at least hope for some consistency when using the same app / gadget all the time.
Yes I have read the same about garmin gps and phone apps Run Wales.
Runs are far more accurate now from a watch then when I used to use a Smartphone. I too have a truly impressive mile PB from those days
Hi OB I had a lot of problems with runkeeper for a while it fixed itself when I updated the iOS I was on seems a runkeeper update didn't work so well on old ios's could be something to look at
I used my new Garmin (the 410) this morning alongside Runkeeper. The phone recorded an extra 0.4miles, hence a faster pace. After editing my route on Runkeeper to improve accuracy, it dropped to an extra 0.18 miles. So I'm slower than I thought! well, I'm really slow anyway, this is just even slower...
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When I used Runkeeper it never had a same race time as chipped runs so i only used it for training runs to measure pace. Now on a Blackberry and Casca Run despite not measuring cals burned seems to do a more accurate job. I do miss the voice of runkeeper telling me to up and atom every morning though.
My run keeper is slightly out from the garmin - but have a look on the map on the site.
I had a similar great run a year ago and it had zoned out and added a mile - you could see it on the map. Hasn't happened for ages now though - must be one due.
I completed a 2 mile run this morning my Garmin vivofit 2 gave me an average mile pace of 10.02 per mile and Runkeeper 10.49 pm.
Iuse it all the time.I know it does screw up from time to time, but otherwise seems quite reasonably accurate where I live. It always gets pace wrong vs. Workout pace,butI can live with that. Has anyonetested it against Strava or any other running app?
my runkeeper was fine for months, then went nuts, gps all over & 1 minute miles!!
changed phones & same problem.
possibly a Samsung galaxy issue, doesn't always fail me but does most of time.
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Kightley became convinced there was something to it, as his mate was quite like a pig, and he was such a rooster.
Are you a noble dragon, a cheeky monkey or a grumpy mole? You can hear the armchair critics now: how can they make such frippery? In this case, an Inside New Zealand documentary special about the Chinese zodiac, presented by Oscar Kightley (Wednesday, 9.30pm, TV3).
Given the large number of Chinese living in New Zealand, it was relevant frippery at least. As Kightley explained, the system categorises people into 12 animal types, based on the year in which they're born, and combines that with their element (fire, earth, metal, etc), also determined by birth year. Marriages, births and business deals are predicated on the basis of this age-old tradition.
Kightley became convinced there was something to it - his mate was quite like a pig; he was such a rooster. I thought he might be a galah, but nonetheless, I eagerly waited to hear the characteristics of the Year of the Sheep, and was pleasantly surprised to find I identified with its traits.
Who doesn't like to check their horoscope, accepting or rejecting the advice that suits?
By this reasoning, you could assume you share your personality type with most of your classmates. But apparently it's more complicated, involving other animals related to the time you were born. Granted this was a beginner's guide, along the lines of a doco on psychics - impossible to prove or disprove. That wasn't the point, of course. And thanks to Kightley, it was easy to enjoy this light-hearted romp through the personality types.
If nothing else, the Firehorse Films production (get it?) was a fun insight into Chinese culture, and a chance to get famous Kiwis talking about themselves. There was Jackie Clarke, (a self-described selfish firehorse), Sam Hunt, (a "friendly" earth-dog), Keven Mealamu (a sheep who likes things to look good) plus prominent members of the Chinese community, such as lawyer Mai Chen. Even Winston Peters had his say on the signs.
There were some hilarious quotes. From Colin Mathura-Jeffree, a reluctant rat, when told by Kightley that rats try to profit from everyone: "I thought that was being Indian." And this pearler from astrologer Bill Watson: "Westerners see the beads but the meaning is in the string, okay? That's what makes it a necklace."
Even sceptic Vicki Hyde, who did her best to discount it all as nonsense, denied that she bore the traits of a tiger, while wearing an animal print top. Priceless.
As if having a baby on the most auspicious date of the year didn't come with challenges, now there's the added pressure of your little one not being fabulous enough.
Monday night's E! Channel special Blinging Up Baby reported on the ridiculous extent to which celebrities spoil their offspring (and themselves). Not surprisingly there were images of a pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, whose babymoon accommodation in Muscat was said to cost $17,000 a night. There were pimped-out cribs, baby shopping sprees and expensive "push presents", ironic really, considering the number of Caesars in Hollywood.
I learned that Mariah's twins sleep beneath a $100,000 multi-coloured chandelier, Suri Cruise has a $2000 Dolce and Gabbana raincoat and Beyonce and Jay-Z's bub has her own suite at Brooklyn's sports arena, the Barclays Centre, costing her parents US $1 million a year. Most importantly, I learned the best way to get rid of baby weight is to start before the baby has even checked out, and preferably at a pole-dancing class. My prediction for next year's trend: famous babies who visit Chinese Zodiac experts for fashion advice.
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The Church of Ireland Gazette has an editorial entitled "Anglican Governance." It opens:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, in responding to a Times report last week on correspondence in which he engaged some eight years ago on the issue of homosexuality, affirmed his acceptance of Resolution 1.10 of the 1998 Lambeth Conference "as stating the position of the worldwide Anglican Communion on issues of sexual ethics". Dr Williams continued: "As Archbishop, I understand my responsibility to be to the declared teaching of the Church I serve, and thus to discourage any developments that might imply that the position and convictions of the worldwide Communion have changed."
This statement raises questions about the role of the Lambeth Conference itself and, indeed, the ecclesial nature of the Anglican Communion.
The Lambeth Conference is, precisely, a conference. It is not a synod.
Read it all.
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I am relieved to find that other Churches in the Communion have these concerns. The move toward a more centralized "Church" is dangerous in many wayss, but the two I find most troubling are a) it denies that the Episcopal Church is a Church and b) it is certain to disenfranchise the laity.
'Dr Williams continued: "As Archbishop, I understand my responsibility to be to the declared teaching of the Church I serve, and thus to discourage any developments that might imply that the position and convictions of the worldwide Communion have changed."'
If Dr. Williams were to step out into the back alley of Lambeth Palace, he would find a trash bin full of Lambeth resolutions that only survived for ten years, if that. The position and convictions of the WWAC have frequently changed. (Dr. Williams knows a great deal about the history of the church in the fourth century. About Anglicanism since the sixteenth century, apparently not so much.)
Actually, Lambeth 1998 Resolution 1.10, in its context, is at least "not awful." But Dr. Williams seems not to be carefully reading all that it says, or carefully noting what it does not say.
The Church of Ireland Gazette's editorial is right on.
I frequently get the sense that certain English bishops (including the ABC) use the phrase "Anglican Church" to refer interchangeably to both the Church of England and the Anglican Communion, as if the other 37 churches were mere subsidiaries of the English church. Those bishops then presume to declare doctrine for their former colonies.
It would be nice to see a little more humility from those quarters about the role of bishops in their own church, not to mention in the Anglican Communion.
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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
The Red Sox will look to avoid a sweep today at the hands of the Blue Jays, just a week after completing a sweep of the Jays in Fenway Park. On the mound for the Sox will be Jon Lester, who needs to avoid allowing the big inning. In his last start, he tossed four scoreless innings before allowing five runs in the fifth inning, in a loss against the Twins.
Saturday afternoon, the Blue Jays banged out 14 hits but only managed five runs. Brad Penny managed to string together another solid outing, allowing three runs (two earned) on 10 hits with five strikeouts in six innings pitched. The usually untouchable Ramon Ramirez was touched with the loss, as the righthander allowed two runs on three hits and a walk in just 2/3 of an inning.
The Red Sox only mustered together four hits and three earned runs, making a winner out of Toronto starter Brian Tallet, who went seven innings and allowed three runs in a 5-3 Jays victory.
Rocco Baldelli, RF: Before leaving the game with a knee contusion, Rocco put the Sox on the board with a two-run shot in the second inning. It was his second HR of the season as part of his 1-2 day.
David Ortiz, DH: Like many other batters, Ortiz went hitless. But, this is a usual thing for Ortiz so it's worth mentioning that he went 0-4 with two strikeouts to drop his average to a putrid .185.
W: Brian Tallet (3-3)
L: Ramon Ramirez (4-2)
S: Scott Downs (7)
Tags: Brad Penny, Dustin Pedroia, Mike Lowell, Ramon Ramirez, Red Sox, Rocco Baldelli, Toronto Blue Jays
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I am 16 years old and recently underwent breast reconstruction for my tubular breasts. Before the surgery they were very asymmetrical and oddly shaped, but I measured in at a 34D. Now I am a 34B, I am thinking about getting 400cc HP saline implants? Is this a good call? Also I am 5'11 and 155 lbs. I trust my surgeon but I'd like to have some more opinions, thank you.
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You present us with a difficult case without pictures. So much of our opinions are based on what we see. If your case is truly considered reconstructive then you do not have to wait until you are 21 because reconstructive patients have no restrictions with respect to implants. I would however think silicone would be a much softer more natural implant. The FDA only approved silicone for patients 22 and older, but again if this is considered reconstructive you may have them, or if your guardian gives approval. There are many pros and cons to saline vs silicone implants and I would encourage you to research them. If you really did have tuberous breasts then staging these operations is a great way to go. Most tuberous breast cases need a lift and then augmentation as well. Severe cases might even require a tissue expander first before implants. Your surgeon would have told you if you were one of those patients.
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It is a good call if you just want your breasts to be larger. Given your height, bra size and weight 400cc does not sound excessive. The model chose such as HP should be based on the base diameter of your breasts not just the forward projection of the implant. I am not so sure the 21 year old stipulation applies to saline implants.
My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or constitute a doctor patient relationship. You need to consult with i.e. personally see a board certified plastic surgeon in order to receive a formal evaluation and develop a doctor patient relationship.
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Wait till you are 21.
If the first surgery corrected the tubular breast, and the second proposed breast implant is only for enhancement then you realy do not qualify for breast implant till you are 21.
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I am in the shed doing a few odds and sods, and Youngest LHA is sitting on the rug studying away as the A levels are looming, while Mrs LHA is on the sofa, legs tucked under as only girls seem to be able to do, and studying the inside of her eyelids while reading.( LOL).
Last time she did this and insisted that she never doses off, we changed the book she was reading and the drink from OJ to Ribena.
Meanwhile there is perfectly good house occupied by one Cat ( and, we think, a pregnant dormouse) going to waste.
But the reason for this story is that for yet another night we can see the new Moon Venus Jupiter and Mars wander across the sky and it is just awe inspiring.
What a vast and marvellous universe ( insert deity of choice) has created.
Perhaps we should be out there enjoying it.


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Thursday, September 30, 2010
What started as a simple project for a sociology class has turned into something greater for sophomore Parker Owen.
Owen is sponsoring a campus wide "sleep-out" Friday to simulate what it is like to be homeless.
Owen hopes the event will raise awareness for youth homelessness, as well as raise donations and supplies for the Lawrence Community Shelter.
"I had no idea how huge it was at first," Owen said.
Owen said Jacob Bucher, assistant professor of sociology, showed him a packet one day during his social inequality class and Owen became interested.
Bucher said after showing the class the information, Owen took on the project by himself.
"He took it upon himself to organize it, contact speakers and community groups to contribute and donate," Bucher said. "He has just done a terrific job with it."
Owen made contact with Loring Henderson, the executive director of the Lawrence Community Shelter. Henderson will be speaking about homelessness in Lawrence at the event Friday.
Henderson said more than 2,000 homeless youth live in the Kansas City area and 300 to 400 of them live in the Lawrence area.
"Homelessness is very complicated, it is not just people who don't want to work or who want to be homeless," Owen said. "It is made up of people who are mentally ill or lost their jobs. Most importantly, it is made up of people like you and me."
Owen said one of the reasons he was interested in the project was because he has always been someone who is very concerned with the homeless. He has an understanding.
"I have always empathized with people who have less than me," Owen said.
Raising money for the Lawrence Community Shelter was something Owen was interested in because, not only do they provide daily living services and a place for people to get out of the weather, but it is a program that helps people get out of homelessness.
"We provide what we call a path for a positive future," Henderson said. "The idea is to help people get out of homelessness. We have four different programs and have an individual work with a case manger to establish goals and work the hardest to get out of homelessness."
Both Henderson and Owen know the affect that students can have on the issue.
"Baker students are the people who can actually make a difference and impact the problem," Owen said.
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Not sure if this belongs here or not, but I am wondering will an aftermarket Boost Gauge use all the same wiring/hoses as the OEM boost gauge (i.e. unplug the OEM gauge and put an aftermarket in it's place)?
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In preparation for America's longest combat engagement drawing to a close in December, the nation's civilian and military leaderships in Washington are weighing potential threats against needed assets and capabilities. At first glance, the facts seem grim for any state with major defense operations like Arizona.
President Obama's proposed defense budget seeks to shrink the military over the next five years by curtailing or eliminating weapons programs and significantly reducing troops. The debate is far from settled, but what seems clear is that future military operations will be smaller, have newer but fewer weapons systems, and be faced with a declining budget. Military base closures could also be on the horizon.
As one who aspires to lead Arizona, I believe that our state can and will continue to play a critical role in national defense operations. I will make it a top priority to continue Gov. Jan Brewer's leadership in this fight. The key will be to avoid second-guessing the military's decision to adopt new weapon systems — to do so would be at the expense of the strategic fight ahead. Instead, we must convince Washington that Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Arizona's other military installations are critical war-fighting assets that can uniquely serve the military in the long term, and doing so will be a significant public policy goal under a Ducey administration.
I fully support the military missions in Arizona. For Fort Huachuca, Davis-Monthan, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Yuma Proving Grounds, Luke Air Force Base and our Arizona National Guard installations — we must work to secure their place in our arsenal of freedom. As governor, I will lead the fight to ensure that as long as there are military uses for our defense assets, they will remain in Arizona.
Now's the time to argue that Davis-Monthan and Arizona's other military assets are important for reasons beyond the current deployment of assets. After all, one need only to drive by the "Boneyard" at Davis-Monthan to see tangible evidence that advancing technology eventually renders once state-of-the-art aircraft obsolete, no matter how beloved.
We can do this by simultaneously reminding the Department of Defense that D-M, the Air National Guard wing at Tucson International Airport and Luke are premier homes for the Joint Strike Fighter and other future missions. We can also continue Gov. Brewer's sensible fiscal policies concerning encroachment, which preserve and enhance our military facilities' utility and functionality.
As a state, we must speak with a unified voice that shows how Arizona's military installations stand ready to help America achieve its strategic military goals. Whether it is our nearly flawless flying weather or proximity to the world-class Barry M. Goldwater Range, Davis-Monthan, Tucson International Airport and Arizona's other military installations inextricably complement the sustainment of American military dominance and the development of our nation's future military capabilities. For Southern Arizona, this is an argument we cannot afford to lose.


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Everything is being connected: cars, cargo containers, street lighting and parking spaces — even ballpoint pens, wristwatches, glasses, and coffee cups. Nowadays nobody asks anymore whether the Internet of Things will come about. We are already right in the middle of seeing it do so. The question is how we can best shape it to our benefit. For next year, 2014, several trends are emerging that will make a powerful mark on our future connected life and work.
Small, Low-Cost Sensors
Even seemingly banal everyday items like tables and chairs may soon be connected due to advances in sensor technology. Temperature, light, distance, and pressure sensors are becoming smaller and smaller and steadily less expensive. Today next to nobody would pay fifty dollars to integrate a piece of furniture in their smart home landscape with the aid of a box the size of a cigarette packet, but it would be a different matter if the box were an inconspicuous button-sized device that cost only a dollar. Suddenly items are becoming "smart" that we had previously never given a second thought. They measure different parameters in their surroundings and inform us of changes.
Automatic data interchange between connected devices, or machine-to-machine communication (M2M), is already firmly established in nearly all industries. Forwarding companies use it to optimize their vehicles' routes. Private individuals use services that build upon it such as parcel tracking. Even farmers use the technology to register at any early stage when their cows are on heat or when they are ill. Connected solutions that measure certain states, share this information and benefit us are increasingly gaining a place in our everyday lives.
The Benefit is What Counts
In 2014 the consumer market for connected products and services will gain fresh momentum. Many companies that previously concentrated on the business-driven M2M sector are now opening up for wider-ranging networked solutions in all areas of life. They include, above all, telecommunications providers. They used to be seen purely as bit pipe suppliers but have now assumed the role of pioneers in networked ecosystems. Along with connectivity they provide comprehensive networked solutions for nearly all industries, including end customers. They include, for example, running computers, alarm systems for the smart home, and wristwatches with an emergency call function.
Even when we connect devices and things from the most disparate areas on the Net, they all have something in common. They must provide us with an additional benefit. As soon as the devices are connected, opportunities for additional services are opened up. Take vending telemetry, for example. Operators start off with self-evident optimizations of their day-to-day business. If the vending machine is networked, they can check filling levels remotely and thereby reduce filling and maintenance costs significantly. That leads to a wide range of further opportunities — from mobile payment to connections with social media platforms. Evaluating the data recorded and forecasting future business — Big Data analytics and machine learning – have especially great potential.
Connecting Data
A year ago, analyzing large amounts of machine data was still in its early days. Today we have the technological know-how and specific solutions in different segments with which to undertake evaluation on a massive scale. The performance data and wear and tear of individual wind turbine components can be observed precisely, for example. Machine learning algorithms are forecasting with increasing precision when components need to be replaced and when maintenance work is required. Evaluation of vending machine data shows operators exactly when and where customers decide to buy which products. It creates an entirely new basis for decision-making.
The next step will consist of connecting what have so far been separate data silos. When data from different sources is combined, entirely new services can be generated. This is an important interface between the Internet and the Internet of Things. It is not just a matter of connecting machine data. Combining it with data from the Internet — data such as social media channels, weather forecasts or timetables and delays — has especially great potential.
A Culture of Sharing
At present we are also noting a strong trend toward a culture of sharing. It applies both to digital goods and to connected items and machines. Take car sharing, for example. According to the University of California, Berkeley's Transportation Sustainability Research Center, worldwide car sharing has grown from 346,610 members in 2006 to 1.8 million members in 2012. Further growth is expected for the next years. Networking of objects is an important precondition for sharing offers of this kind. For free-floating car sharing the users must, for example, know where to find available cars. GPS receivers in the vehicles and an app that shows all available cars on a map assist them.
While business applications must deliver a benefit that is reflected positively in the day's-end balance sheet, it is a different matter for consumer products. They can simply focus on fun and entertainment. In a world that is covered by all types of sensors, more and more consumer devices that interact with these sensors in interesting ways will emerge. An early example of pervasive games like this is geocaching — a new type of treasure hunt which is enabled by localization technologies such as GPS.
Creating Sustainable Structures
The structure of the Internet of Things is complex. By no means all things that take part in it need to be rebuilt from scratch. All that is required in many areas such as the automotive market is to upgrade the existing base. Old interfaces must be understood and served by appropriate modules. For that, cooperation with industry experts is especially indispensable. Suitable solutions can only be realized along the value chain by means of partnerships that speed up networking and drive the market.
The long-term aim must be to develop secure and sustainable structures that are always seen overall in terms of trust, security and privacy. The autonomy of connected systems is a key security aspect. Even when the connection is lost the system core must continue to operate reliably. If the network ever does really break down, it will not be the end of the world. We will only have to dispense briefly with the comfort that additional services offer.
Dr. Thomas Kiessling is Chief Product and Innovation Officer (CPIO) at Deutsche Telekom AG.


text: i think you should go to a nike store and try out all the different shoes out there. they're all made for different feet and activities.. i think even the strictly running shoes have about 7 different variations. I liked the look of the flyknits and pegasus best, but they recommended the lg+4's due to my stance and the way i walked. Not something i would have noticed walking around the shop, only after a month or so did i notice that i can walk and handle any activity for hours with no problems. maybe try out several pairs at a time for a week or so. nike usually encourages you test them out for runs, etc.


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Louise Bessinger Longshore
1923 — 2014
SHALIMAR, FLORIDA — Louise Bessinger Longshore, 91, a longtime resident of Hazelwood, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014, in Niceville, Florida.
Louise was born March 26, 1923, in Furth, Germany, to Leonhard and Labitta Herdegen. Upon her marriage to George Bessinger, she moved to the U.S. and became a citizen in 1953.
She is predeceased by her second husband, Charles Longshore, who died in 1995. Louise had been living with her step-daughter, Jessie Lynn Hovatter, and family for the past two years in Shalimar, Florida.
A private ceremony is planned for late May in Hazelwood.


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Glentoran get month to pay debts
The board of directors of Glentoran appear confident that their battle with the tax man will reach a successful outcome after yesterday receiving what amounts to a stay of execution.
The club were in court after being served with a winding-up petition by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs over an unpaid tax bill thought to amount to around £300,000.
However, the case was adjourned and will reconvene on January 13, at which time Glentoran will hope to have received a large amount of cash to cover the debt from a mystery benefactor, or benefactors, who are adamant that the handing over of any monies is strictly dependant on their anonymity being preserved.
It is unclear at this time why that process has not, as yet, taken place, but a statement released by the club gave Glentoran supporters cause for optimism that the matter will be solved by the time the new date arrives.
The statement read: "Since HMRC served a "Winding-up Petition" on the Club last month, the Board of the Club have been working with expert corporate and financial advisors to resolve the outstanding issues and ensure the future survival of Glentoran Football Club.
"Our legal representatives have today successfully obtained an adjournment to that legal procedure.
"This is the first step in a process that will, we trust, lead to a satisfactory outcome for all stakeholders and supporters early in the New Year.
"Once again we, the Board, would like to thank all of the Club's supporters for their continued support and forbearance through these exceptionally difficult times. "No further comment will be issued at this stage."
There was an audible sigh of relief around east Belfast yesterday as news broke of the adjournment, though it has to be pointed out the club are in no way out of the woods as yet.
All faith from a board perspective has been placed in the hands of this mystery man or woman who has indicated that they bail the Glens out, and only a small number of people are actually aware of the identity of this so called knight in shining armour.
That, therefore, means that the fans' hopes rest on the board's confidence that the benefactor will deliver on the apparent promise.
However, there are also fears amongst fans that in the current financial climate, the problems surrounding debts owed to HMRC could merely be the tip of the iceberg. There are concerns that if and when the tax man gets his cash, then other creditors may come calling, with what is owed to HMRC believed to be merely a third of the total debt held by Glentoran to other parties.
The financial difficulties have had an impact on the pitch, but to a lesser extent that what many people originally believed.
During the summer a number of high-earning players were placed on the transfer list in a bid to bring the wage bill down.
Three of them — Richard Clarke, Daryl Fordyce and Andy Waterworth — agreed to take salary cuts, Shane McCabe was sold to Portadown and Gary Hamilton was sent on loan to Glenavon.
Boss Scott Young was allowed to bring in just two new signings in Neal Gawley and David Howland, both on wages far less than what the club had been handing out in the past and, with such a small squad compared to previous years, a number of young players have been promoted to the first team.
Some pundits predicted a difficult season for Young, with a few suggesting that they may struggle to make the top six.
However, they recently won the Paddy Power Co Antrim Shield, beating fierce rivals Linfield 3-1 at Windsor Park, are in the semi-finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup and, arguably against the odds, if you take into account the views of some so-called experts, stand just five points behind the Blues in the race for the Carling Premiership.
Meanwhile, the Spirit of 41 committee, set up after news broke of the dire financial situation that Glentoran found themselves in with the tax authorities, will continue with its initiatives to help raise funds for the club.
Tomorrow's Carling Premiership clash with Donegal Celtic will see Under-11s receive free entry with a paying adult and the same initiative aims to attract more young people to Glentoran's last home match of 2010.
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Just turned over 20,0000 miles on my nissan maxima and after it sat for about a hour and it was started it would smoke.Im not talking a little smoke either. Took it to the dealership and they said it didnt smoke for them. The following week I took it back and told them I was leaving it there until it did smoke for them. I returned about 4 hours later and they told me it did smoke when they started it but they didnt know what it was from. So they were goin to have to call the tech line and would let me know. 4 days later I hadnt got a response from them so my husband called them and they told him they got put on hold for so long they hung up with the tech line so they would have to call them back. The next day they called and said we needed to bring the car in to have the coolant checked.Took it in and it was at the minumum level. So they filled it up and told us to keep an eye on it that might be leaking. 5 days later I am driving to work and I hear this noise like a machine gun firing in the distance. Then I hear a popping noise and my oil light comes on and my check engine light.So the next day I take it back and my husband tells them that the car will sit here until they find out what the hell is wrong with it.So after calling the tech line with us standing there the guy tells us now they are probably goin to have to replace the engine. So come to find out all this time the coolant has been leaking into my engine and that is where the smoke is coming from. Very angry consumer!!!!!!!!
The issue should be covered under warranty so you'll be taken care of.


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The other day, prepping to go up the mountain, and the car starts making a loud, regular clacking from the driver's side cylinder head area.
I knew I needed to replace the timing belt, so I figured this was a good time to do it. Ordered the kit, getting everything done just right, but I now have a question.
The camshaft lock lined up correctly when I was taking it down, and it lined up correctly putting it back on. Everything looks dandy. However, turning the crank, I still get the clanking or rattle coming from the same spot in the cylinder head. Turn the crank by hand (slowly) and it goes goes, clatter, goes goes goes, clatter. It's like there's a little shot glass with a marble in it that tips over slowly.
Any ideas? Do I already have a bent valve? Broken lifter, something else? A little hamster's bleached skull rattling around loose?
I'd like to know if now is a good time to take apart the cylinder head, since the new timing belt is still exposed and I could get it off and back on the camshaft pulley if I needed to in order to remove the camshaft.


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Ah, it is Christmas and American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq are engaged in war at this time of peace and love. Since less than 1% of Americans have anything to do with war it is not surprising there is scant interest in what happens to those who daily risk their lives in pursuit of death and destruction. General Peter Chiarelli, vice chief of staff, told an ABC reporter about the impact of war on those who are serving. He recently visited an air force base at which senior pilots "have been flying mission after mission, 60% of whom are in their third deployment and 40% in their fourth deployment." The impact is devastating to these men. "It affects their divorce rate. It affects substance use" and it is a major source of PTSD. The estimate is about 15% of those currently homeless in America at one point served in the US military. Since the current wars began in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001, over two million men and women have been in a combat zone at one point or another. According to Chiarelli, five years ago when he asked a room of servicemen how many would seek counseling help, fewer than 10% raised their hands, today about 50% raise their hand because they have come to realize honesty is the best policy and it is not a sign of weakness.
We have leaders who intend to "win" in Afghanistan, but we do not have leaders who will speak honestly to the American people that if they desire war then they must desire a draft. We doubt war will continue if mom and dad have their son drafted into the armed forces.


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Kim Kardashian landed on many worst-dressed lists following her appearance at this week's Met Gala in a floral, long-sleeved column dress acessorised with matching shoes and detachable gloves.
The pregnant reality television star has made bold fashion choices throughout her pregnancy, many of them panned by fashion commentators.
This time, even actor Robin Williams had something to say on the fashion faux pas, tweeting a pic of himself in a similar floral dress in character as 1993's "Mrs. Doubtfire", with the tagline "I think I wore it better!"
I think I wore it better! twitter.com/robinwilliams/…— Robin Williams (@robinwilliams) May 8, 2013
Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci designed the dress for Kardashian and defended his choice at Women's Wear Daily. He says that the floral theme was a celebration of pregnancy, which he calls 'the most beautiful thing in the world'.
Naming Kardashian as "a really good friend", he says,
"Doing maternity was fantastic. I wanted to have a Kim Kardashian moment, because Kim always supports me. She is the future wife of a really good friend of mine. I wanted to have a moment of family…Kim, Kanye and the baby. It will be a family that I will be close to. Kim said, 'Ricky, I love what you're doing so much, I am in your hands.' I said, we should give her our punk moment with a romantic beautiful flower-printed dress. I have dressed many pregnant women in the past. People can say what they want ... I think she looked amazing. She was the most beautiful pregnant woman I dressed in my career."