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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Track & Field News' etrack Newsletter is picking the University of Tennessee women to win a pair of events and to capture the team title at this weekend's NCAA Indoor Championships at Texas A&M's Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium at the McFerrin Athletic Center.
The Lady Vols, who enter the meet ranked number two in the USTFCCCA Rankings behind the host Texas A&M Aggies, are projected in TFN's newsletter to score 47 points and capture the program's third overall national championship and second indoor title following the initial NCAA victory in 2005. A&M is picked to finish second with 34 points, followed by Texas Tech in third with 32, Michigan in fourth with 30 and Florida State in fifth with 25.
UT is predicted to collect a victory in the mile run from senior Sarah Bowman and win the distance medley relay (DMR) for the second consecutive season. The DMR enters with the top time in the field, while Bowman ranks third.
The Lady Vols also are expected to score in the 60 meters (Lynne Layne, 5th), 200 meters (Layne, 5th), 800 meters (Phoebe Wright, 2nd), 60m hurdles (Celriece Law, 4th) and shot put (Annie Alexander, 3rd).
The meet starts Friday morning and concludes on Saturday night. It will be carried live on ESPN360.com, while ESPN2 will carry a recap show on March 23 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

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Ricky Muir represented the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party at the 2013 Federal Election and won a seat in the Senate on a record-low primary vote. Despite his triumph, not a lot is known about the Victorian senator.
Richard Stubbs was intrigued by Ricky's unconventional path to politics and sat down with him to find out who he is and what makes him all that.
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Louis Oosthuizen gets close, shows he's no one-major wonder
Louis Oosthuizen might not have won his second major championship, but he showed a lot of guts in the loss.
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Louis Oosthuizen has done most things in his life quietly, letting his golf game bring the noise. He did it at St. Andrews in 2010, when one of the world's best golf swings stormed the home of golf to give us one of the more dominating performances of the past decade.
But he isn't a star the way we think of stars. He's a man nicknamed "Shrek" who always seems to wear pants a little too baggy and a smile a little too normal, and he does all this while making golf a simple sport.
On Sunday at in the 76th Masters at Augusta National, Oosthuizen's second shot on the par-5 2nd hole forced him out of character. The South African's double-eagle vaulted him to the top of the Masters leaderboard and out of his comfort zone.
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"You know, it was tough after that double-eagle. I mean, you know, when something like that happens early in your round, you think that this is it. That was my first double-eagle ever. So it was tough; it was tough the next five holes to just get my head around it and just play the course," Oosthuizen said after finishing second to Bubba Watson in a playoff.
In fact, it did take Louis time to bounce back. He made bogey on No. 4 and another on the 10th. It took him until the par-5 13th to make another score in red figures, but when he did that, it seemed everything was going his way.
Frankly, it never looked like Oosthuizen was going to lose this Masters. His clutch putts on Nos. 14 and 15 went in dead center, and Bubba looked shaky coming down the street, but alas, when Bubba is pulling off those types of shots, it's tough to compete.
"I have no idea where he was. I just -- where I stood from when the ball came out, it looked like a curveball going to the right," Oosthuizen said. "So I knew he had to hit a big hook. But an unbelievable shot ... that shot he hit definitely won him the tournament."
What does this week tell us of Oosthuizen? First, that this guy is for real. His golf swing is nearly perfect and he can play just about any golf course. There have been a lot of guys who have won one major championship, but it seems Oosthuizen is the type of player that could sneak three or four out of his career. Also, it shows that when things started getting tough, Oosthuizen steps up. Sure, that putt on the first playoff hole didn't go in, but it sure looked like he hit it exactly where he wanted, and you can't get upset about that.
Oosthuizen's game isn't going to get the big cheers. He's a steady guy that makes golf look easy and his laid-back approach seemed to fit perfectly in that pairing with Bubba.
If nothing else, this was a perfect case of a golf tournament where you really didn't want either player to lose. Fortunately, Oosthuizen won't fade away.
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Three croupiers have revealed how greed, boredom and frustration at seeing gamblers lose drove them to conspire to cheat Melbourne's Crown casino.
The men, who have been sacked by Crown, admitted they accepted cash inducements from a gambler in return for paying him on losing bets.
They were targeted by the Victoria Police casino squad and casino operatives, who studied surveillance tapes after reports of dealers colluding with patrons.
In statements tendered at previous court hearings, one croupier, Kim Huit Tang, allegedly told investigators he eventually "said yes to the seduction of money" after being pestered by the gambler.
The croupiers, who dealt mostly at baccarat tables, said they met the gambler after work, when they were paid.
Tang revealed that he used the money to pay off his own gambling debts and took it "out of frustration that the casino had been taking money from the general public on and on and on again".
He said: "Everyone seems to be losing … They are crying, literally every day, whether it's legitimate or not, but it just gets to you sometimes."
Tang, 40, and his former casino colleagues, Reynalwood Cerezo, 29, and Cuong Huy Pham, 23, will appear today in the County Court after pleading guilty at previous hearings to a charge of conspiring with Alexus Benetton, 40, to cheat or defraud.
Benetton, who is also known as Sulia Sulia, is expected to face a contested committal hearing tomorrow.
Tang, Cerezo and Pham were arrested in 2003 and first appeared in court last May.
Tang claimed Benetton told him: "Just pay me whenever I bet … regardless [of whether] I win or lose."
Tang, who said he received about $21,000 from Benetton, told police he paid losing bets "out of frustration" to other gamblers when Benetton was not present.
Police: You pay all the patrons?
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So, if there's $10,000 bet on the whole table you'll pay … to all the patrons? - Yes.
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The 2008 NFL draft is the weekend of April 26-27, 2008, and several NFL experts have made mock drafts with their predictions. Some NFL experts include ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay. Pregame's Tommy Rider has made his NFL expert picks in his mock draft at Pregame Blogs. Tommy is a true NFL insider who has worked with the New England Patriots, and he has heard several rumors in making his NFL expert picks for the draft.
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1. Miami: Jake Long, OT Michigan - I'm gonna go ahead and guarantee this one.
2. Atlanta: Glenn Dorsey, DT LSU - This is the only trade I'm projecting but I'm pretty sure the Falcons will move up and take Dorsey here. If not, they will select Matt Ryan at No. 3.
3. St. Louis: Chris Long, DE Virginia - The Rams trade down one spot and get the guy they wanted all along to put pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
4. Oakland: Sedrick Ellis, DT USC - This pick would make too much sense for Oakland, which means they probably won't make it. I think Ellis is the best player in this draft regardless of position.
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Jun 20, 2013 - By Mead Gruver and Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated PressU.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming is sponsoring a budget amendment to restore $100 million in funding for firefŁighting.
As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.
A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts to remove the dead trees and flammable underbrush that clog Western forests. The U.S. Forest Service says that next year it expects to treat 1 million fewer acres than it did last year.
In real, inflation-adjusted dollars, the government is spending less on the Hazardous Fuels Reduction Program, run jointly by the Forest Service and the Interior Department, than it did in 2002. And President Barack Obama has proposed a 31 percent cut for the fiscal year that begins in the fall.
"Because the fires have gotten bigger and bigger, we've spent more of our money on suppression and less on fuel removal," Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., said in an interview. "We've gotten behind the eight-ball on this."
Federal firefighting officials say there is no question the program prevents some fires and makes others less dangerous to homeowners and firefighters alike. But they say they are caught in a bind.
"It's a wicked public policy question," said Tom Harbour, the Forest Service's director of fire and aviation management. "We've got to make trade-offs. We're living in a time of constrained budgets."
Wyoming U.S. Sen John Barrasso is a cosponsor of a bipartisan amendment to the 2014 U.S. Senate budget to increase the funding availability for fighting wildfires and modernizing the air tanker fleet by $100 million -- critical funds that will help prevent fires from growing and threatening lives and.
"Wyoming and other western communities continue to be threatened by wildfires stemming from excessive fuel loads and beetle-killed timber. It's crucial that we have the necessary resources available to contain them," Barrasso said. "Our amendment would ensure that firefighting resources are given top priority. This will help give Federal land agencies the tools they need to save lives, homes, and property across the country."
The amendment would require the Senate Appropriations Committee to prioritize this suppression funding and reduce spending on lower priority items in 2014.
Wildfires have grown in intensity and cost across the nation because of a combination of high temperatures, drought, an infestation of pine-killing beetles, and the rising number of people living close to nature. Since the 1990s, 15 million to 17 million new homes have been built in dangerous fire zones, according to a government report.
The Forest Service says it must clear flammable materials from at least 65 million acres to tamp down the danger. The federal government is the primary landlord in the western United States, with responsibility for maintaining much of the open lands that burn during fire season.
Eight of the nine worst fire seasons on record in the U.S., as measured in acres burned, have occurred since 2000, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
Last year, 9.3 million acres burned, with 51 separate fires of more than 40,000 acres each. Colorado suffered its most destructive season in history as a blaze on the edge of Colorado Springs destroyed 347 homes. That record stood for less than a year: Last week, a wildfire just outside Colorado Springs devastated at least 502 homes and killed two people.
Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia New Mexico, Texas and Utah also have seen fires in the past six years that set records for size or destructiveness.
Meanwhile, the Hazardous Fuels Reduction Program has seen funding go from $421 million in 2002 to $500 million last year. When those numbers are adjusted for inflation, it is actually a slight decrease. This year's automatic budget cuts have reduced the funding even further to $419 million. The Obama administration is proposing to slash the total to $292 million next year.
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Performance executives face difficulties with leadership buy-in, red tape, duplicative duties and workplace culture
Performance improvement officers at 23 federal agencies said they often don't have top-level support or enough authority to make improvements, according to a new report.
The officers are hampered by red tape and duplicative requirements, and they juggle multiple duties. On average, less than half of a performance executive's time is spent on overseeing performance, states the report from the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton. The report, published April 13, was based on a survey of 23 of the 24 federal performance officers.
The senior-level positions were created by an executive order issued by President George W. Bush in November 2007. President Barack Obama supported the order, and the positions were made permanent in the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010.
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Under the law, the performance executives are in charge of strategic and performance planning, measurement, analysis, assessment of processes and use of performance information to enhance results.
However, the performance officers have trouble getting senior executives to commit to making lasting changes, the report states.
In addition to gaps in authority, spotty leadership support, lack of time and duplicative duties, another problem is short-term political leadership and reactive workplace cultures, the report states.
"Performance improvement officers say they have neither the skills nor the tools they need to transform departments or agencies from reactive, output-focused organizations to strategic, outcome-oriented ones," the report states. "Agency leaders must identify workforce, technology and other gaps in their performance management infrastructure and make the necessary investments."
The report recommends that performance officers be allowed to focus 100 percent of their time on performance management and be given clear authority to carry out duties that include oversight, management, strategy development, outcomes measurement and program evaluation.
The work of performance managers should be used to hold senior executives accountable, the report concludes, adding, "Without such a commitment, real progress is unlikely."
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The Modernizing Government Technology Act passed the House of Representatives on a voice vote, but the Senate outlook is less certain.
The revised IT modernization bill will cost $500 million to implement, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The head of U.S. Cyber Command told senators that the Trump administration is looking to speed up the tempo of cyber operations.
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The function of Chief Performance Officer should reside in the job description of the Secretary of a department. If a Secretary is not leading the strategic and performance planning for the department, then he/she doesn't understand or is unqualified for the job. Pushing this critical function off as an unfunded mandate confirms that the direction of Federal agencies work is more political than rational.
Ya think!? Not to mention Senior Sustainability Officers, Chief Human Capital Officers, Chief Information Officers, and Inspector Generals. An awful lot of upper level policy types without much in the way of resources or implementation power. Most of these offices are for show, while the inertia of bad practices continues.
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USC Upstate's Mary Black School of Nursing receives $350,000 in community support
Since January 2013 the Mary Black School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina Upstate has received $350,000 in private support to update and improve its simulation center. Included in the Carolina's Promise capital campaign, these gifts help the university move ever closer to reaching its campaign goal of $50 million by 2017. The Mary Black School of Nursing recently received grants from The Fullerton Foundation, the J M Smith Foundation and other community supporters to help expand the Simulation Center in the Health Education Complex.
Over the next several years, these funds will provide support to further advance the evolving Mary Black School of Nursing Patient Simulation Center into a full-fledged teaching center by providing furniture, technology and simulation equipment for four newly constructed medical bays where bedside monitors that connect to the control room will allow students to engage in single- or multi-level simulation activities. Software needed to record all four bays on one SimCapture program, as well as wiring for mannequin control, will also be installed. Additionally new hospital beds, birthing beds, medical medicine carts and bedside technology will be added to the Center.
Once completed, this teaching center will not only serve as a nursing school training facility, but will also provide training in advanced community partnership development.
"Because of these significant grants from our community partners, our nursing students will be one step closer to working in a clinical simulation center that mirrors the technology and layout of today's hospital setting," noted Bea Walters Smith, director of development and foundation scholarships at USC Upstate. "In the ever-changing world of medicine, science and technology, it is imperative that we create and provide the best educational environment for our students and healthcare community."
The Simulation Center helps students in nursing programs at USC Upstate meet the goals and objectives toward earning the Bachelor of Science degree. Through the use of state-of-the-art technology, grants like these help the Simulation Center create an innovative learning environment that enriches the nursing and patient care training experience for students, faculty, and practicing nurses in the community.
As an example of community outreach, this summer the School of Nursing collaborated with the USC Upstate/BMW Manufacturing Academic Outreach Camp by incorporating a healthcare component for campers from area high schools. The students spent a day in the Simulation center learning about the impact of six sigma process improvement strategies in a variety of healthcare activities.
"As we reach out to the community with collaborative educational efforts, our Simulation Center enhances the expertise of healthcare professionals and students in the Upstate" according to Dr. Katharine M. Gibb, interim dean of the Mary Black School of Nursing.
The Mary Black School of Nursing at USC Upstate, fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing, is one of the Southeast's most highly regarded nursing institutions offering a four-year degree, as well as the largest baccalaureate nursing program and the largest RN-BSN nursing program in South Carolina.
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Yet another frugal travel hack.Posted by Donna Freedman on Oct 24, 2010 | 8 comments
I just bought $40 worth of Mexican food for the equivalent of $16.92. Or rather, I've arranged to buy the food in January, when I visit my daughter and son-in-law in Phoenix.
I've written before about social buying – the art of getting deep discounts on products and services through the power of bulk buying. In this case it's $20 gift vouchers to a Scottsdale restaurant for $10 apiece.
Companies like Groupon and Living Social make daily deals available both at hot new businesses and well-established joints that you already love.
There's no cost to join – and it sure is fun to spend considerably less on:
- Something you were going to buy anyway (new glasses, a yoga class, your kid's senior picture)
- An interesting gift: indoor skydiving (honest!), a rock-climbing class, a Segway tour of the city
- A gift that pampers (auto detailing, maid service, maid service, wine-tasting)
- A restaurant you always meant to try, or a new one that sounds intriguing
- Cultural or touristy stuff – either for yourself or to entertain visiting relatives
- Massage (I've paid as little as $35 for an hour's worth) or some other indulgence
Now I've got a new application for social buying. It's a two-step process.
First: When planning a vacation, join at least one social buying network in that city as soon as you've bought your plane ticket. You'll start getting e-mails about food, tourist attractions and services in the area that will make your trip cheaper and maybe even more adventurous.
Second: Whenever possible buy the vouchers through a cash-back shopping site. Here's how that worked for me:
- The restaurant vouchers were offered through Buy With Me.
- I signed in to my Mr. Rebates account, clicked on "Buy With Me" and was sent to the site.
- A code good for 10% off popped up, so I actually paid $9 per voucher (the code was "hall10" – dunno if it still works).
- I'll be getting $1.08 back from Mr. Rebates.
You won't find every social buying group at cash-back sites. For example, Mr. Rebates and another site, Ebates, both have Groupon and Buy With Me but not Living Social or Tippr; FatWallet has Groupon and Tippr but not Buy With Me.
A few more caveats
If you buy too far in advance, there's always the possibility that the nice spa or the trendy new restaurant will have gone out of business. Should that be the case, your credit card company might refund the purchase price based on the fact that you never got what you bought.
I'd also be cautious about buying services such as massages or pedicures because you might not be able to get an appointment during your stay. In fact, I'm just paranoid enough to call a service before I buy, make the appointment and then buy the voucher.
There's a slight chance that a deal won't go through; if there aren't enough buyers, it's canceled. But it's extremely unlikely that there won't be sufficient interest in a deal like "one-hour massage for $29" (which I'm about to buy here in Seattle).
And if a deal did fall through? I'd just call the service provider and cancel my appointment.
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Be sure to read the fine print – which may be helpfully listed under a section called "The Fine Print" – to see if any restrictions apply. This time I was pleasantly surprised to see that the fine print worked in my favor: It stipulated that I could use one voucher per person per visit.
That's why I bought two $20 vouchers instead of one. Among the three of us we ought to be able to eat $40 worth, especially if we start with the queso and finish with the deep-fried ice cream. Dinner out for three will cost $16.92 plus tax plus tip (based on what it would have cost, of course).
Admit it: You know you'd like to have a one-hour massage or some tacos de lengua. So stretch your vacation and at-home dollars alike with social buying.
And if you haven't signed up for any of these cash-back or social-buying sites? E-mail me at email@example.com and I'll send you referral links.
You get hot deals. I get a social-buying credit or a li'l fee based on a percentage of your cash-back deals. Win-win.
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The University of Memphis' College of Communication and Fine Arts will salute three great talents in soul music at this year's Distinguished Achievement Award in the Creative and Performing Arts. The award will go the MGs of Booker T. & the MGs fame – Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and the late Al Jackson – at a luncheon June 22 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Charles Vergos Rendezvous in Downtown Memphis.
"Two years ago we were very pleased to honor Booker T. Jones with the Distinguished Achievement Award in the Creative and Performing Arts," said Dr. Richard Ranta, dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts. "This year, during the celebration of 50 years of Stax Records' influence on soul music, we complete the process by honoring the other principal musicians who are forever linked to Booker and Stax, the MGs.
"It is the sound of Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn and Al Jackson until his death in 1975 that not only defined the MGs, but was also the heart of so many recordings coming out of Stax, and that made Booker T. and the MGs the brightest star of R&B bands. It also led to Steve and Duck's entertaining another generation as long-standing members of the Blues Brothers Band."
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Kilpatrick, Jackson Earn All-Conference Honors
March 11, 2014
It marks the first time since 1999 that UC has had players named first and second all-conference at the end of the regular season. That year Kenyon Martin and Pete Mickeal were tabbed first team All-Conference USA while Melvin Levett earned second team distinction.
Kilpatrick is UC's first unanimous first team all-conference selection since Steve Logan was tabbed Conference USA Player of the Year in 2002.
UConn's Shabazz Napier and Louisville's Russ Smith were also unanimously selected to the league's first team.
Kilpatrick ranks first in the league in scoring (20.9 points per game) and three-pointers made (2.8 per game) and is third in free-throw shooting percentage (.844).
Jackson ranks first in the conference in blocks (2.9), fifth in rebounds (7.1) and fifth in field-goal shooting percentage (.548).
Kilpatrick has been named to an all-conference team every season of his college career, but this is his first time as a first team selection. He was tabbed second team All-BIG EAST in 2012 and 2013 and earned All-BIG EAST Rookie Team accolades in 2011.
Jackson's second team all-conference honor is the first league accolade of his career.
Additional conference awards, including Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man Award and Sportsmanship Award will be anoounced Wednesday.
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We have one hive that was started from a nuc, back in early June. The hive swarmed, in July, and has since recovered very nicely. With two deeps in place, they have drawn comb on all frames (10 frame deeps), with lots of brood and stores. During the last couple of inspections, including this past weekend, we noticed that they are drawing comb on the top bars of the bottom deep, and this comb contains what appears to be drone larvae (very large, compared to the normal brood). When removing the frames from the upper deep, these larvae are exposed by having the comb torn away.
I don't want to harm any bees, if I can help it, but how am I supposed to keep from doing any damage when they're building in places that leave me no choice?
Does it really harm the hive for me to tear away this burr comb with larvae in it? Should I just scrape it all off, and show'em who's boss? I've seen videos of beekeepers who use their hive tool to scrape away any burr comb, seemingly without regard for what is inside. I lack the intestinal fortitude to do this, but I want to be the best beekeeper I can, and, if that means a little "tough love", I suppose that's what I'll have to do.
We didn't take pictures, this time, so I can't really show what I'm talking about, but you can probably imagine what I'm describing. We didn't go into the brood chamber, this time, either. I removed the upper deep, and lifted the lower enough so that the wife could replace the screened bottom board with the solid, in preparation for winter, then we added another medium on top of the two deeps, and put the feeder back on with some 1:1, in the hopes that they'll store enough for the cold season to come.
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Part of the extensive and often intertwining circles of the Elephant 6 collective of experimental indie pop bands, Circulatory System grew out of the turbulent early existence of the Olivia Tremor Control. That band, formed by songwriter Will Hart and fellow Athens, Georgia popsmith Bill Doss, came to an end in 2000 (though multiple reunions would follow) and Hart instantly put together Circulatory System as a vehicle for his psychedelic leanings, cobbling together the early band from the remaining Olivia Tremor Control players as well as others. Neutral Milk Hotel's reclusive ringleader Jeff Magnum also contributed to early versions of the band, though he helped out more with recordings than in the live setting. Their debut self-titled album materialized in 2001 on Cloud Recordings, followed up quickly the same year by Inside Views, a companion piece that remixed fragments of the source material, demos, and other related audio from the debut album. Circulatory System were well received by fans and critics for their fuzzy, swirling, eclectic songs, but the band would be active only in spurts for some time. Hart was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, which slowed down the creative process for the band for a time. Between the time of a 2005 Olivia Tremor Control reunion tour and the release of second Circulatory System album Signal Morning in 2009, Hart was actively working on new material with both bands. The death of Hart's OTC partner Bill Doss in 2012 left the future of that band uncertain. Circulatory System returned in 2014 with third album Mosaics Within Mosaics. ~ Fred Thomas
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Wednesday, 18 April, 2001, 19:07 GMT 20:07 UK
The marathon's welcome party
BBC Sport Online's Saj Chowdhury speaks to a man who has helped London Marathon finishers since the event began back in 1981.
Planning a race with over 30,000 participants is one thing, but actually standing at the finishing line as those 30,000 stagger home is another.
Paul Kanssen has worked on the finish line of every London Marathon. Next Sunday's race will be his 21st.
"I was involved with the National Fun Run, when former athlete (and organiser of the first London Marathon) Chris Brasher phoned me about the marathon," said Kanssen.
"I said I would be interested. Brasher phoned me two days later and said I was booked on a flight to New York to see how they tend to finishers over there."
And before Kanssen knew it he had become an integral part of the London Marathon apparatus.
Twenty one years later, Kanssen is now able to look back at how his job spec has changed.
"The basic idea is to accept the runners, to get them over the line and to make sure they get their time and then give them a medal," he said.
"Sounds simple but at the moment we are running over 32,000 finishers.
"Things have changed a lot. In the earlier days, we used to have to keep everybody who crossed the line in their finishing order.
"We had 425 workers then, now we have about 120 people because as runners cross over, they are timed electronically and their data is merged.
"So we have no problem keeping them in order."
As much as Kanssen enjoys his involvement in the biggest marathon in the world, he has decided it is time to hang up his silver foil.
"It's an emotional thing watching people, say for instance, run with one leg. Having run a marathon myself I know what goes into the preparation," he said.
"This year I'm shadowing my successor, as I've had enough."
So if the man who hands you your silver cape on Sunday seems a bit teary-eyed, you will know why.
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The day before we were supposed to get married, Nina and I packed up everything we would need for the next few days and started driving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. What we needed consisted of five cases of wine, some clean clothes, my $89 suit, her $119 dress and wedding rings we had bought online. After we filled the gas tank we had $60 to our names. We had a lot of things to be happy about that day but having money was not one of them.
We were broke but I wasn't overly concerned about that. We had enough gas to get where we were going, our families were on the way to Las Vegas, our room was paid for and I had a paycheck coming my way at the end of the week. All I had to do was not do anything dumb and show up to the wedding chapel on time; if I did that everything would be fine.
The idea of being fine and getting married seemed impossible six months earlier; for starters I had yet to meet Nina. I was still in the process of rebuilding my life after a long period of unhappiness, depression, physical illness, poor decision-making and financial difficulties. For a long time it felt like my life was in an irreversible downward spiral but over time I made some changes and things began to turn around.
While making my way back to the life I wanted to live Nina and I met and I knew that she was the one for me almost immediately. After spending so many years making the wrong choices I knew the right choice when I saw it. My only problem was that I couldn't keep the fact that I knew we had stumbled into something good to myself.
On our second date I told her that I thought we should get married. Sure this was exactly the kind of ridiculously impulsive decision-making that had nearly ruined my life but this was the smart kind of impulsive. I wasn't making a desperate decision in an attempt to cover up some void in my life. I was telling someone that my life was never better than when she was in it and I didn't want her to get away.
Nina was smart enough to turn down my second date wedding proposal but a month later she asked me if that proposal was still on the table; it was. Five months later we were actually going through with it.
In the time between announcing our engagement and driving to Vegas to get married we took care of a few important things: We started living together and I met her parents. Meeting my parents was going to have to wait. I wasn't hiding my family from her, it was just too difficult to get my parents to Los Angeles as a result my future wife would be meeting my parents the night before our wedding. If she was at all nervous about this, she didn't let on.
The plan once we got to Vegas was as follows: We'd get in around 2:00 PM, check in and then head downtown to get our marriage license. At 7 PM the families would meet for dinner, then after dinner was wide open. We arrived on time and checked in. While waiting for a car to take us downtown our plans changed. As we stood on the curb a cab pulled up and my family stepped out. Despite being divorced for 25 years my parents had traveled together along with two of my sisters and one of my brothers. Nina was ready to meet my family, she just hadn't planned on doing it at a taxi stand and my family probably felt the same way but it worked out fine. Everyone was too surprised to be nervous and we exchanged hugs and introductions as their bags were being unloaded onto the curb.
Just before Nina and I got into the car that would drive us downtown my father puled us aside and handed me an envelope saying:
"It's not much but I wanted to give this to you guys before the wedding."
I thanked him, put the envelope in my pocket and got in the car to get my marriage license. In the car I opened the envelope. Inside was $1,200. My family is not a rich or even financially comfortable. The cost of airfare and hotels was not insignificant so I was happy that they had made it. The gift was an unexpected surprise. My father, knowing that we spent all that we had to get to our wedding day, wanted to make sure we had fun. While we weren't married yet I handed half of the money to Nina and put the rest away. I now had some spending money and less than 24 hours until I was to get married. I felt pretty great.
The process of getting a marriage license in Nevada is quick and easy. Within an hour from the moment we ran into my family, Nina and I were back in the hotel getting ready for dinner and talking about what the rest of the day would hold. Nina was curious as to what I had in mind for my last night as a single guy. I hadn't made any plans for that night. I didn't see getting married as the end of anything. I wasn't being sentenced to marriage; I was pretty excited about it. I just wanted to get through the night without any problems. I was too anxious about the fact that my family was about to meet Nina's family to think about what would come next but I wasn't worried about it because I was in Las Vegas and everything in my life was going great; something would come up.
As we made our way down to dinner with our families we were nervous but things went very well. Everyone got along just fine especially our dads who hit it off pretty quickly and remained inseparable for the rest of the trip. After dinner we broke off into smaller groups to have drinks, gamble or just hang out. Nina and I hung out with our brothers and sisters for a while but since everyone had just spent most of the day traveling it was mutually agreed that we should call it an early night before the big day tomorrow. We'll everyone agreed but me, I decided that I was going to stay up for a while. After walking Nina back to our hotel room I promised Nina I wouldn't get in trouble and headed out to see what Las Vegas could do for me on the night before my wedding.
It was probably around 11:00 PM when I started making my way back down to the casino floor. While there were endless possibilities for a guy looking to do dumb things in the city I wasn't going to go far. I've never been a strip club kind of guy and I was alone so the stereotypical bachelor party activity was out. I considered tracking down Nina's brother but decided that I'd rather play poker. Since I had gotten some unexpected cash earlier I figured I could gamble a little.
As far as activities go poker was literally the safest bet for me; back then I was playing regularly and was good enough to hold my own in a poker room. I sat down to play but the cards weren't coming and the room was kind of lifeless. It was the lack of activity in the room that was bothering me. I was about to take the biggest step of my life and I wanted some excitement so I decided to go look for it. Shortly after 12:30 AM I cashed out from the poker room and found I was actually up a few dollars.
Outside of the poker room I looked at my options: With a little over $600 in my pocket I could do a lot of things but I didn't want to spend all of my money. I found a $10 blackjack table, ordered a drink started to play. I felt great. The last six months of my life felt like the greatest winning streak I had ever been on. I had gone from leading and aimless and unhappy life to feeling focused and as happy as I had ever been in my life. Sure I was still broke but Nina and I would find a way to make it work. For tonight I had cash in my pocket and a bright future ahead of me. I traded $100 for chips and placed a bet. It was almost 1:00 AM on my wedding day and everything was great.
Twenty minutes later I had gotten a free drink but I was out $100; another way of looking at this situation was that I paid $100 for a Jack and Coke. Blackjack moves fast and it moves even faster when, like me, you don't really know how to play. Sure I understood some of the game but not enough to maximize my chances of winning. My lack of knowledge may have had no impact on the hands I just lost but it certainly didn't help me any. I assumed however that this was just an unlucky bump in the road. I still had over $500 and a good feeling so I bought in for another hundred and ordered another free drink.
The second hundred dollars didn't go as fast but I had no better luck with it. At one point I even went on a little winning streak but it didn't last. At this point the time was approaching 2:00 AM, even in Vegas very little good ever happens after this time of night. If I were smart that night I would have packed it up and gone to bed but I didn't because I foolishly held out hope that the universe cared that my 7 year losing streak had finally been turned around. How could the casino not understand that I was finally a winner? I put down another $100 and lost it.
Things had taken a bad turn but I still had half of my money left and I was getting married the following afternoon. It was then that I decided to stop gambling…at that blackjack table. I found a new table that felt lucky to me, sat down, and put all of the money I had left down on the table. Something in my mind had snapped and I was making a bad situation worse.
Here's the thing about $600. It's not a lot of money, unless it's all of the money you have in the world. When it's all the money you have in the world the smart thing to do is to stick it in your pocket and consider yourself lucky to have it. When you're getting married to someone you met less than six months earlier and you only have $600 to your name you would be smart to try and prove to your future spouse that you posses common sense or at the very least you stick to the things you are good at when you're gambling. These are things I wish I had considered before I traded all of the money I had left for chips and compounded my losses by increasing my bets. I was a lousy player at $10 per hand so at $50 a hand I was 5 times as bad.
I hung in there at the table for a little bit but despite several opportunities to put the money I had left in my pocket I chased my losses until I was broke. It was now approaching 3:00 AM and I was holding a losing combination of broke and stupid. I took my free drink and sulked away unsure of what I was going to do.
While I was losing Nina texted me to ask how it was going and I of course said that it was going fine. At the time it was true, as I hadn't really gone off the rails at that point but in the hour since things went very badly and it was my fault. I found a quiet spot to try to compose myself and finish my drink before heading up to my room.
When I got back to the room and sat down at the desk. Nina sat up in the bed and immediately knew something was wrong when I continued to sit there quietly.
"How did it go?" She asked.
"I lost."
"That's okay, you didn't lose all of it."
"You didn't."
"I did."
"You are the dumbest person in the world. That was all the money we had."
She was right, at that moment I felt like the dumbest person alive. She knew my past history of bad decisions but believed that those days were behind me. Now, hours before we were supposed to be married I had done something to make her wonder if she was making a mistake. I quietly asked:
"Do you still want to marry me?"
"Yes, but I can't believe you did this. Go to sleep."
The next day Nina had a full day of pre-wedding activities planed and I was just trying to stay out of trouble. Luckily I was broke so my options were limited. I wandered the hotel, hung around and had lunch with a friend who had come in for the wedding and mostly worried if Nina was going to reconsider this whole thing. Six months earlier we hadn't met yet and now we were about to get married. I wondered if she thought this was all crazy, if like a gambler, I was just doubling down because I didn't know when to quit. I could understand why someone would feel this way but I was certain that we could make this work.
With two hours to go until I was supposed to get married I put on my suit and waited in front of the chapel, where I hoped that her answer would still be yes.


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By Stephanie Juncker
By Stephanie Juncker
FRESNO, Calif. --- Four Fresno State track and field athletes have been named to the 2012 Men's and Women's Division I All-Academic Track & Field team by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as well as both Men and Women's teams being named 2012 All-Academic Teams . On the men's side, rising sophomore jumper Devin Harrison received the All-Academic honor, while rising senior thrower J'Quyra Moncur, rising junior thrower Meagan McKee and former Bulldog javelin thrower Christina Cabias represented the 'Dogs on the women's side.
"These four student-athletes represent what Fresno State Athletics is all about," said head coach Scott Winsor. "Not only are they getting it done for their teammates, they also get it done in the classroom. They represent the type of student-athletes we try to recruit to represent Fresno State: The true student-athlete."
To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met either of the following athletic standards: for the indoor season, a student-athlete must have finished the regular season ranked in the national top 96 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 48 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org; for the outdoor season, a student-athlete must have participated in any round of the NCAA Division I Championships (including preliminary rounds).
All four of the Bulldogs nominated participated in and had top 25 finishes in the NCAA First Round meet. Harrison finished 24th in the long jump with a 7.46m leap. Moncur had the highest finish for the 'Dogs, placing 16th in the hammer throw, while teammate McKee place 22nd in the same event. Cabias tossed a personal best 45.50m in the javelin which was good enough for 20th place.
The teams earned the distinction as All-Academic teams by recording at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA. The women recorded a team GPA of 3.25 and the men recorded a team GPA of 3.03.
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I can come across as pretty negative when I talk about bodybuilding, figure and bikini, but please understand that I love the sport and the competitions that go along with it. I've lived and loved bodybuilding for over 27 years, so it isn't that I have a problem with the sport itself — it's just that people in the sport irritate the shit out of me with how they act and carry themselves. The older I get, the more it pisses me off, which means I could simply be getting less tolerant with age. After all, it's perfectly likely that the dipshits in this sport have always acted the same way and I'm just catching on now. But then again, what we call bodybuilding seems to be rapidly changing, and those changes are the current target of my ire.
Anyone as old as me should be able to recall when bodybuilding was just that — bodybuilding. There was a male and female division, and that was it when you went to a show. We didn't really care that it wasn't "mainstream," and we probably secretly preferred it that way. The underground aspect just made us appear that much more different from everyone else. Speaking for myself, I appreciated being looked upon as different, and if I'm honest with myself, I still do.
I remember when figure girls started to show up at bodybuilding shows. A lot of us bodybuilders would make fun of the new division and laugh at how the girls had very little muscle and how they wore heels onstage. There was no posing, really, and early on most of the figure competitors were strippers. Maybe that wasn't the case in your neck of the woods, but it was in mine. Before I get hate mail, let me reiterate that not all figure competitors were strippers, just most of them.
After figure was around for a while, everyone seemed to get used to it, and we accepted it as a growing part of bodybuilding shows. As female bodybuilding was killing itself off, figure became a decent replacement. The girls weren't too muscular at first, and most were considered pretty attractive. Not many guys were complaining, though a lot of female bodybuilders were upset for obvious reasons.
Fast-forward a decade, and we added bikini competition just as figure was starting to head down the path of too much muscle and too much definition. Figure may have pulled back recently, but back then it was on the same road as female bodybuilding in the '80s. With the bikini division, we now have a competition that relies very little on muscle or definition and simply asks, "How hot are you?" The poses go from being relatively conservative to pretty sultry and, dare I use the word, "sassy." I hadn't seen a bikini show for a while, and I just recently witnessed the bikini portion at the North Americans. Can someone please explain the weird dancing between the front and rear poses? The competition itself is certainly a growing division, which our sport probably needs, but do we really need the girls swaying like Axl Rose on Ritalin between poses?
And because the sport continues to "evolve," we now have a Men's Physique Division, which is the crux of this rant. I don't know where to start, so I'm just going to dive in.
As a bodybuilder, I've spent most of my life obsessing about how I could get bigger, stronger and leaner. My training, nutrition and supplementation have been focused around this solemn goal for a very long time. I still have the same drive and determination as I did when I was in my teens, and though I may not have aspirations of competing at the Olympia, I still train and diet as if I did. It just seems like a manly way to live. Being big, strong and ripped is right up there in the pantheon with big trucks, guns and boobs. Don't hate. I'm just a guy.
Now, I understand that it isn't terribly "manly" to stand on a stage all oiled up and shaved while wearing an incredibly small pair of underwear in a color that you took three days to pick out. But if that's not manly, then what in the hell is standing on stage and not posing your muscles while wearing a long pair of board shorts doing for your masculinity? My first thought is to yank every single one of these guys' man cards ASAP. There, I said it.
For those who may not fully understand what Men's Physique is,
competitors weigh between a buck-and-a-half and a
buck-and-three-quarters, you don't train legs (or they won't fit in
those goofy-assed-looking shorts), and you might as well not lift too
heavy either because you might accidentally get big. You have to look
athletic, and from what I've seen of the guys who turn pro, you also
have to look like a model. Yes, believe it or not there's a pro division
for this foolishness.
"Meh, my legs are big enough for my sponsor."
Since when does a guy decide to compete without training legs (and
likely not calves) and without ever lifting hard and heavy for fear of
increased bodyweight? Do they also offer crocheting and needle-point
classes where these guys lift? If I decided to "compete" in that kind of
sport, my wife would slap the shit out of me and remind me she's
married to a man.
So after leaving the North Americans in Cleveland this year, I couldn't stop thinking about this new division as I was driving back to Detroit to catch my flight to Denver. But while ranting internally about how ridiculous Men's Physique seemed, my mind wandered back to the show and the bodybuilding meatheads that I encountered. Not just in Cleveland, but at every single show in the last 27 years of my life.
Bodybuilders are funny: We swear we're the coolest sons-a-bitches in the room, and we also think that when normal people stare at us it's out of envy — like most people want to look like us. It took me years to get over this stupid idea and realize that people stare because of how stupid we look when we walk and how we have to look at ourselves in every mirror we pass. We can't just walk and carry a bag down at our side — no, we have to hold it out to the side to flex the arm and look even more ridiculous. At shows people stare at us because we have brown shit all over us. It's on our faces and in our clothes and hair, and up close we fucking stink. That's right — we stink like hell. It's a nice balance of BO, Pro Tan, and usually foul breath.
To add insult to injury, most bodybuilders can't carry on a conversation about anything outside of working out, what they eat (or want to eat after a competition), and what supplements they use. If you don't believe me, check your bodybuilding friends' Facebook pages. Their photo albums will likely be packed with competition shots, and they'll more than likely be posing in their profile picture. The only time we're not talking about our bodies and our training is when we're belittling others for being fat or small because it soothes our aching self esteem. If I had a dime for every time a bodybuilder sized up someone else and felt compelled to puff out his chest or widen his lats as another bodybuilder walked by, I'd be rich.
And then it occurred to me. When I was talking to the Physique guys in Cleveland, everyone was pretty cool and didn't seem to be all puffy chested and arrogant, and no one was sizing me up. Come to think of it, most of those guys had decent jobs and made a good living, and they were family men as well. I found it odd that they weren't talking about their workouts or what they were eating or wanted to eat after the show. It was just a lot of laughing and good, light-hearted conversation. Hell, I've even noticed that on Facebook they're supportive of one another. They're so positive that sometimes I want to puke. No one smashed their trophy backstage, and as far as I know, none of them had put their dick in any fruit online, either. Hey, it matters to some people, okay?
As I was driving back to Detroit, I thought about how these guys probably enjoy their training more than bodybuilders, and they're almost certainly healthier due to the things they don't do that bodybuilders do — not to mention the fact that they're lighter and leaner throughout the year. Most of the guys I spoke to had competed several times this year, so they had to stay in shape. And they were damned sure better looking than the bodybuilding guys, because looks matter in physique. Most women would find them attractive, I would think. Hmm ... I wonder if their athletic look wouldn't be more marketable for mainstream sponsorships. Most bodybuilders gauge how successful they are by their sponsors, and most don't ever get past the point of getting a month's worth of supplements for free.
After giving it much thought, I guess the joke isn't on the Men's Physique guys after all. In fact, for a fleeting moment I have to admit that I wondered what it would be like to compete in their division and how it might feel to have a small waist and weigh so much less. I might have cheek bones again, and I could play a game of basketball with my kids. My wife might think I was a little hotter, too. I wonder what my girlfriend would think? Oops, scratch that last part. I wonder what people would say if they saw me at a tad over a buck-and-a-half onstage in a long swimsuit sporting a 29-inch waist?
Yeah, you're probably right: "WTF?"
— The Skipper
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Chapter 44
The immediate outstanding result of the holocaust at the munitions works was
the end of Natalie's dominion aver Graham. She never quite forgave him the
violence with which he threw off her shackles.
"If I'd been half a man I'd have been over there long ago," he said, standing
before her, tall and young and flushed. "I'd have learned my job by now, and I'd
be worth something, now I'm needed."
"And broken my heart."
"Hearts don't break that way, mother."
"Well, you say you are going now. I should think you'd be satisfied. There's plenty
of time for you to get the glory you want."
"Glory! I don't want any glory. And as for plenty of time - that's exactly what there
Puring the next few days she preserved an obstinate silence on the subject. She
knew he had been admitted to one of the officers' training-camps, and that he
was making rather helpless and puzzled purchases. Going into his room she
would find a dressing-case of khaki leather, perhaps, or flannel shirts of the same
indeterminate hue. She would shed futile tears over them, and order them put out
of sight. But she never offered to assist him.
Graham was older, in many ways. He no longer ran up and down the stairs
whistling, and he sought every opportunity to be with his father. They spent long
hours together in the library, when, after a crowded day, filled with the thousand,
problems of reconstructions, Clayton smoked a great deal, talked a little, rather
shame-facedly after the manner of men, of personal responsibility in the war, and
quietly watched the man who was Graham.
Out of those quiet hours, with Natalie at the theater or reading up-stairs in bed,
Clayton got the greatest comfort of his life. He would neither look back nor peer
anxiously ahead.
The past, with its tragedy, was gone. The future might hold even worse things.
But just now he would live each day as it came, working to the utmost, and giving
his evenings to his boy. The nights were the worst. He was not sleeping well, and
in those long hours of quiet he tried to rebuild his life along stronger, sterner
lines. Love could have no place in it, but there was work left. He was strong and
he was still young. The country should have every ounce of energy in him. He
would re-build the plant, on bigger lines than before, and when that was done, he
would build again. The best he could do was not enough.
He scarcely noticed Natalie's withdrawal from Graham and himself. When she
was around he was his old punctilious self, gravely kind, more than ever
considerate. Beside his failure to her, her own failure to him faded into
insignificance. She was as she was, and through no fault of hers. But he was
what he had made himself.


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US DOT Fines American for Undisclosed Voucher Fees
UPDATED: With response from American Airlines
(Alex Goldmark, Transportation Nation) The U.S. Department of Transportation fined American Airlines $90,000 Monday for charging passengers undisclosed voucher fees. Airlines routinely offer free flight vouchers as an incentive to give up a seats on oversold flights. A DOT investigation found that American was not telling passengers about restrictions, including a $30 ticketing fee, on the use of those flight vouchers.
This is the first time the DOT has issued a fine on an airline for failing to disclose fees.
"When passengers volunteer to give up their seat on an oversold flight, they are entitled to be fully compensated – not to find out later that they're getting $30 less," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "Passengers deserve to be treated fairly when they fly, and especially when they've volunteered to give up their seat because the airline overbooked their flight."
In a statement the DOT explained the rules for "bumping" and vouchers this way: "an airline must first seek volunteers willing to give up their seat on an oversold flight before bumping passengers involuntarily. The carrier may offer any type or amount of compensation agreed to by the volunteer, in contrast to involuntary bumping situations, where DOT rules require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation in most cases."
An investigation by the DOT's Aviation Enforcement Office found that American offered travel vouchers valued at specific dollar amounts as compensation for voluntary bumping. However, when awarding the vouchers, the DOT found, American did not tell passengers about a ticketing fee required to redeem the vouchers, nor that the vouchers could not be redeemed on the carrier's internet site.
The DOT stresses that the process for redeeming oversales flight vouchers remains more cumbersome and complicated than purchasing a ticket or redeeming other flight vouchers.
Tim Smith, company spokesperson for American Airlines says this is largely old news. American stopped charging any booking fees for using an oversales voucher more than four years ago he points out. "Plus we stopped charging any service charge for booking a voucher at the airport" and on the phone.
The reason phone bookings are an issue is that there is normally a charge to book a ticket at the airport or over the phone as opposed to the internet. Smith stresses that American made all these changes before the DOT contacted them about it. "We stopped it because we realized it was a problem" four years ago. "That's the government in action for you."
"We, like everyone else were charging a ... service charge to book through a reservations agent on the phone. And there was no exemption for vouchers." So around 2007, he says, "We realized that this wasn't good because we were giving them the voucher for giving up their seat" and they shouldn't be charged a fee to re-book.
He added that American only actually has to pay $45,000 up front, and fully expects the Airline to be forgiven for the obligation to pay the other half under the terms of the consent order (linked below) as it is already in compliance with the terms of the order. He points out this is the first consent order they've received in eight years.
One change that will result from the DOT action, Smith says, is that American Airlines vouchers will now say right on the printed paper, that there are no booking fees and offer instructions on how to book, without a fee of course.
Here's a PDF of the DOT complaint.


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Hanasaku Iroha 17
This was my face too the whole time I was watching this.
I'm feeling an equal measure of disappointment and relief after watching this episode. Disappointment from how pointless this last two weeks of Hanasaku were, and relief that it's finally over for now.
I seriously wonder what the writers were thinking when they decided to spend two weeks on a forgettable side character with the personality of a stick and the presence of a whipped slave boy. I think they were trying to show his character growth, although it ironically made me hate him more than before. Don't even get me started about his reverse-weaboo crush too.
Okay, enough about this. Let's all just forget about the past two weeks and look forward to finally getting Nakocchi's arc. I just hope it's actually a little bit dramatic this time around…. the show really has been losing it's touch after the first cour ended. Sigh, this is why I am always worried when I watch two-cour original series'.


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Is there anything I should do to a cut pipe before using a push to connect connector?
Do I just cut the pipe and attach the connector, or should I clean the outside with emery paper first (and/or do something else)?
Thanks all!
Ok, what's the pipe made of? What type "connector"?
Joe---I like your new signature line-------very helpful!
OP---what kind of pipe?
no mike look at it better....not what kind of pipe .....its what the pipe....:laughing::laughing::laughing:
I trying to conserve on letters. I might need them later.:)
Pipe is 3/4" copper. Connector is a John guest push to connect on one end and a falcon flex tube with fips connection on the other.
Then your right just make sure there's no burrs, and a quick sanding with some emery paper.
If the pipe is perfectly clean, ream inside for full flow, very slightly chamfer outer edge so pipe slides into fitting. Do not sand outer side of pipe. Minute scratches in copper could be path for water. Seal is made between pipe and O-Ring. If you have to sand due to snots, use fine Emory, and only sand concentrically, not longitudinally.
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CVLT Nation Streaming
We all are going to die one day, so when I do, bury me under the huge skies of doom and blast the new album by RORCAL louder than death. This Swiss band has proven with their soon-to-be-released record Világvége' (which means 'End of the World' in Hungarian) that they are not fucking around – they are here to punish the world with brutal monolithic sounds that crush the walls of oppression! Over 8 songs and 44 mintues, RORCAL's music will take you on a journey through all kinds of dark emotions that will shed light on your depression! It's an honor that we have been asked to stream Világvége' by RORCAL in full below…Also, after the jump check out their upcoming tour dates…Pre-order the Vilávége vinyl HERE!
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Release details after the jump!
Vinyl edition to be released the 28th of February 2013 through CALOFROR RECORDS (Switzerland), SICKMANGETTINGSICK RECORDS (Germany) and LOST PILGRIMS RECORDS (France). Tape edition to follow on WOLVES AND VIBRANCY RECORDS (Germany).


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text: I am getting ready to replace the (R) window regulator on my daughter's 99 Cabrio. I've replaced several on my Passat (why is it VW can't design a window regulator that lasts the life of the car like the one on my 1962 Sedan?). Anyone know any special trick o' the trade to make this job a bit easier? I'm afraid ... after having VWs since 1966 ... this may be the last ... they have lost the art of making a quality car.


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New Woodworking Tools and New Woodworking Products
Two-flute compression spiral XP
Monday, 17 December 2012 00:00
VORTEX TOOL CO. offers the new two-flute compression spiral XP (left photo) for maximum tool life in melamine and high-pressure laminated particleboard and MDF materials.
ZipRail Dual Seal
Monday, 19 November 2012 00:00
ZIPWALL introduced its ZipRail Dual Seal accessory to create a dust-tight seal along the floor and ceiling without tape. Based on ZipWall's patented spring-loaded telescopic pole and Foam Rail crossbar, it resembles an I-beam when assembled.
Festool CMS routing system
Monday, 19 November 2012 00:00
FESTOOL offers the CMS Routing System, allowing craftsmen to be as precise on the job site as they are in their own shop, according to the company.
Senco pneumatic construction staplers
Monday, 19 November 2012 00:00
SENCO expanded its line of pneumatic construction staplers with the introduction of its SNS200XP for driving 16- and 17-gauge, 7/16" crown, 1" to 2" staples.
Rockler sawhorse clips
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ROCKLER added Sawhorse Clips for its Bench Cookie Plus Work Grippers to create a no-slip, non-marring work surface anywhere it is needed.
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County Arms
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County Arms
About the hotel
Property Location
With a stay at County Arms in Truro (South Cornish Coast), you'll be convenient to Royal Cornwall Museum and Lemon St Market. This 4-star inn is within close proximity of Truro Cathedral and Truro Bowl.
Make yourself at home in one of the 33 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access.
Satisfy your appetite at the inn's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
- Free WiFi
- Number of floors - 1
- Terrace
- Year Built 2011
- Luggage storage
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Garden
- Restaurant
- Accessible bathroom
- Total number of rooms - 33
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- One meeting room
- Smoke-free property
- Free newspapers in lobby
- 24-hour front desk
Room Facilities
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Hair dryer
- Coffee/tea maker
- Desk
- Free toiletries
- Flat-panel TV
- Private bathroom
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Shower only
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
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- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
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The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
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Wonderful to read your newest Blog. Saw your Mum and Dad yesterday and caught up on your most recent adventures. Love the photo's. Glad Immi is only in love with a camel - it is beautiful. We are so looking forward to seeing you on your return.
Getting the hump in Broome
Trip Start Jan 30, 2010
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Broome Old Town, also known as Chinatown, is a fantastic-sized place. It has a very human scale and a consistency of architecture/appearance that is to be marvelled at. Most of the buildings are no more than double storey and are made out of corrugated iron. It gives the place a somewhat impermanent air but also holiday-ie as well. And this is a town that knows how to extract a tourist dollar!
Our first stop was at the Post Office, for birthday cards and anything else that Immi had been patiently waiting for. After collecting quite a few impressive-looking packages and envelopes, we found a cafe, ordered coffees and hot chocolates and set about the task of checking the correspondence. Immi was radiant with delight at all those people who had remember her – thank you to all of you who sent cards or pressies or both! We have listened to new music, used money for pearls and put other funds aside for future purchases. And a thank you to those who texted or emailed messages. When we hit Broome we received them too.
Our search for pearls took us to Dampier Terrace in the old part of town and we plunged into the exercise like the pearl divers of old. Very quickly were we up to speed on the five important facets of a pearl – lustre/shine, size, shape, colour and surface. The girls knew what they wanted; it was all about finding the place that could satisfy these wishes. And find it we did! It was only the 8th or so shop to be visited, but we found the perfect pearls. And to top it off, the prices were just right (at a huge discount because the lady serving us recognised us from El Questro – she was a bike rider who had camped opposite us, and we chatted for ages about 'old times'!) Brigid's pearl ended up in a beautiful gold 'cage' pendant that she loves to wear. Immi's has been added to her collection of gems bought on this trip; ultimate fate still unknown.
We were thrilled to be back on a beach. It seems we are coastal people at heart. Swims on lovely Cable Beach (no stingers in two weeks!), with its amazing aquamarine water and child-friendly waves, were a tonic to our salt-water-deprived bodies
We also ventured out at low tide to see dinosaur footprints (bit of a damp squib), checked out the pearling cemeteries, giggled at the idea of the open-air, deck-chaired Sun Cinema (we hope to see a film there on our return), wandered the streets enjoying the atmosphere, had sushi for the first time since Darwin (yummy!) and bought lots of replacement and repair thingies.
After our few lovely days of beaching, sunning and touristing we were ready to set off up the Ardi (or Dampier Peninsula) to explore another beautiful part of Australia.


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Pasadena: The next frontier
Here, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is keeping tabs on the final frontier by building and operating the robotic spacecraft that are launched into the far reaches of the universe.
It could be here that we'll discover whether another planet is fit for colonization: JPL currently has 20 spacecraft and has explored all known planets within―and many planets beyond―our solar system.
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Roxul; just my assessment
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After reading about Roxul insulation for a long time, I finally special ordered some for a water tank and an addition, and I am very impressed with it. It cost me twice what fg would, but that happens w/ special orders. Roxul costs a bit more in stores that carry it to start with, I believe, but even at twice the price, I think you get twice the product. I am sure we will be able to fit the Roxul far better than fg when we insulate the stick addition. Roxul is very dense, very uniform, cuts well w/ a hand wood saw, and just "has some torque to it". I immediately rubbed some on my wrist to see if it was as itchless as claimed, and experienced no problem; I would never think of that w/ fg. It IS a bit dusty, so when we install it overhead we'll wear dust masks. We used it to wrap a1500 gallon outside water tank, which I would not even consider doing w/ fg. Yes, spray foam is the norm with that, but this cat can not afford spray foam, so we spent many hours wrapping Roxul. As you can see in the photo, we stood up lath and tied/goo'd it w/ 1/8" line to hold the Rox in place; it looks a bit "farmer john", but, wth, it works. After two wraps of Tyvek, I have no fear that this tank will freeze up, even at -40 F (yes, there is 100' of 2 watt/ft heat tape wrapped around the lower edge of the tank, under the Rox; that is normal for here). In the spring, we'll put a quick shed over the whole deal. At any rate, I just wanted to give my 2 cents on Roxul. Now that I can order it, fg is toast where I can not use cellulose. Just an opinion.
I love using the stuff. It does cut really well with a serrated blade(I use an old bread knife or a utility knife) Plus, I have gotten the stuff soaking wet and it doesn't collapse and mat up like the FG batts do. When it dried out it looked the same as new. The price per square ft is a little better where I live, but I agree, the Roxul is a much better product and worth it:thumbup:
i agree, roxul is some great stuff. round here, it is about the same price as the better(denser) FG. i also used a serrated bread knife to cut it, works great.
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At age 11, actor Alan Alda asked his teacher what a flame was. He received a confusing answer: "oxidation." In the spirit of better communicating science, he's created the "Flame Challenge," a contest in which scientists do their best to define a flame. Eleven-year-olds from around the world will judge the entries.
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OMG! Your adventures are looking like something seen in a movie located in a very primitive place & era. Like you've stepped way back in time & far removed from the 21st Century! SO interesting! Love, Mom/Judy
Twisting Our Way to Ruteng
Trip Start Sep 17, 2011
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Our driver, whose name is Gabriel (we think)) picked us up at the Bayview Gardens hotel in Bajo at 7:45 sharp, and after loading our suitcases in a 2-wheel drive SUV, we headed out on our overland tour. It was a pleasant morning, lots of sunshine, passing through small villages consisting of ramshackle huts. Soon enough we were climbing into the mountains via a narrow paved roadway that twisted and turned with stomach churning regularity. There were very short stretches of level, straight road followed by dozens of hairpin turns. Once we finished climbing the first mountain, we were immediately twisting our way down the other side and on to the next mountain.
We stopped for a cold drink about 2 hours into the day--a dark and cavernous hole in the wall, passing itself off as a cafe. I had to go to the bathroom and was waved in the general direction of the back of the shop, I followed the direction, out through a back door into what looked like a garage (there was a car parked in there). I spotted the "bathroom" almost immediately. I'm going to have Bill post a picture of it so you can see what it looked like, rather than try to describe its quaintness. I did get startled, while in the stall, when a COW mooed really loudly right behind my back, on the other side of the wall. Other than that excitement, here are a few other observations on this first road trip day: Women sitting in dooryards picking nits out of each other's hair. A guy walking down the road carrying a dead chicken. A man walking his cow down the street by its nose. Heck, we saw a live chicken hanging by its feet from someone's motorcycle handlebars. We also followed a local bemo (which is a short bus usually loaded with seated local passengers and frequently having half a dozen men sitting on the roof too) for several miles, looking at a full grown ( pig which had been trussed up on the end of the vehicle. Gabriel said it was alive, but we hoped not because it was lying on its side, completely tied on, and it looked awfully miserable
We reached Ruteng in the early afternoon, stopping for lunch at about the only place that looked safe to eat. Bill ordered fried chicken and what he got was a tiny joint of meat, about 3 bites' worth, and 4 cucumber slices. I'd ordered the chicken satay and we both had side dishes of rice, so we were able to fill up somewhat on that. Ruteng itself is pretty grim and dirty, with piles of garbage on street corners, lots of broken-down buildings with tin roofs; just basically an air of dereliction wherever one looked. Gabriel wanted to know where we were hoping to spend the night, and we indicated that we'd like to stay at a place called Kongregasi Santa Maria Berdukacita, which is a convent,. We'd read about it in Lonely Planet. There weren't many other options in town, and this place was apparently clean as a whistle and had hot water. So yes, we stayed the night in a convent, with nuns padding around and keeping an eye on us. Our room was large and must have originally been used as nun barracks, because we had our choice of two bathroom stalls (side by side) and three shower stalls (on the opposite wall, side by side) plus the size of the bedroom dwarfed the king size bed, which was basically the only piece of furniture in the room (other than 2 armoires with broken handles and a tiny desk and hard chair)
We walked into town for dinner and had some great Chinese food. Of course, it was dark out by the time we were finished, so we had to walk home on streets with street lamps that were not turned on. It wasn't so bad, not nearly like Labuan Baj, but still walking in the dark can be less than fun. Back in our room, we immediately went to sleep (it was 8 p.m.) because there wasn't anything else to do. It was not the best rest I've ever gotten, although Bill appeared to sleep better than me. There were mosquitoes buzzing around our faces, my nose was completely stuffed shut, and there was lots of activity going on outside, on the other side of the convent gates--things like loud disco music, nonstop motorcycle traffic, barking dogs, and 4 roosters who took turns crowing over and over again directly beneath our windows. It was with a sense of relief when the sky began to lighten. Bill woke pretty refreshed, but that's probably because he'd sprayed himself with insecticide at the first sign of mosquito activity. I'll write all about our lovely convent breakfast in the next entry. For now, it's time to get some shut eye. I somehow caught Bill's cold and am a little under the weather (but it'll pass).
In the next entry I'll describe our trip from Ruteng to Bajawa, a distance of 130 kilometers. Stay tuned!
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I saw some amazing pictures shot off the southern coast of flores on google earth. Hope you guy's have time to see some of the cave attractions.
Um, nice facilities there. Yeeaaa, that would be something new...
I think I'd be curious too when staying in a convent, but I also think I'd be a bit leery and on the watch for nuns with rulers.
Enjoy reading your posts, thanks! :)