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Royals punch return ticket to World Series
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals advanced to the World Series for a second straight year after some daring base-running helped them beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 in Game Six of the American League Championship Series on Friday.
Lorenzo Cain scored from first base on a single down the right field line by Eric Hosmer with no outs in the bottom of the eighth to snap a 3-3 tie and set up a 'Fall Classic' against National League champions the New York Mets.
The best-of-seven Major League Baseball championship series will begin on Tuesday in Kansas City.
Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar was named most valuable player of the series after batting .478 (11-for-23), scoring six runs, driving in five and playing sterling defense.
While Cain made a mad dash around the Kauffman Stadium bases, Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista pirouetted after reaching the ball and fired toward second to keep Hosmer at first, not thinking Cain would try to race home on the play.
Toronto threatened in the ninth with similar aggression on the basepaths as pinch-runner Dalton Pompey stole second and third with no one out and Kevin Pillar walked to put men on first and third with Royals closer Wade Davis on the mound.
"It got pretty bad there, pretty quick," said Davis, who came into the game at the top of the eighth and waited an hour to return to the mound for the ninth because of a rain delay.
"I kept telling myself, 'We can get out of it, keep making pitches, just get this win for the team.'"
Davis struck out pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro and Ben Revere before getting Josh Donaldson to ground out to third to secure a 4-2 series triumph with a nail-biting victory that unleashed wild celebrations on the diamond. Continued...

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WASHINGTON (UPI) — Millennial employees are a "flight risk" from their current employer, according to a new Gallup poll, and only 50 percent plan to stay in their current jobs a year from now because they are continually eyeing new and better opportunities.
They are choosy about the jobs they accept, the poll also found, acting as "consumers of workplaces" because they want to be interested in their work and have ample opportunities for advancement.
"Of chief importance in understanding millennial job seekers is their behavior as consumers of the workplace," the Gallup poll found."That is, millennials do a lot of homework on prospective employers, gathering information to form opinions on an organization's brand and what it would be like to work there."
For millennials, technology, including cell phones, are part of the fabric of everyday life. Gallup found 81 percent of millennials look at an organization's website if they're interested in employment. At least 91 percent of millennials own smartphones in 2013, compared with 83 percent of those in the older generations.
Pollsters found millennials differ from the older generation in many ways:
– Millennials are almost 40 percent more likely to say they sent or read email messages "a lot" within the past day.
– Millennials are 2.5 times more likely to say they posted or read messages on Facebook, Instagram or another social media site "a lot" within the past day.
– They are 11 times more likely to say they used Twitter, including posting or reading tweets, "a lot" within the past day.
– They are more than 2.5 times more likely to say they sent or read text messages "a lot" within the past day.
Millennials depend largely on technology and advice from family and friends when evaluating a new workplace.
"Similar to when they're shopping around for a product such as an insurance policy, millennials desire input from family and friends. Roughly 75 percent of millennials indicate that they seek suggestions from family or friends and obtain referrals from current employees of an organization," the poll found.
Gallup said companies hoping to attract millennials to the workplace must fully understand how the 18- to 34-year-old set thinks and brand themselves accordingly to attract the top talent.
"Unfortunately, while most companies spend a great deal of time, money and effort developing their customer messaging to promote their products, many don't invest the necessary strategic effort in crafting their organizational brand," pollsters J. Brandon Rigoni and Bailey Nelson said. "Everything a company communicates — from commercials and billboards to websites — reflects the company's brand, culture and the type of employee experience it offers."
Pollsters said companies need to investigate "brand strategies" to attract the best new employees, especially considering millennials make up 38 percent of the U.S. workforce today and an estimated 75 percent in 2025.
"It's also critical that leaders discover what millennials want in an employer, such as opportunities to learn and grow and great managers," Gallup said. "Then, companies should carefully develop and strategically promote their brand and culture so that it's easy for job prospects to choose them over the competition."


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Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal about the Future / Edition 1by Ian Morris
Pub. Date: 10/12/2010
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011
Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, railroads, and gunboats propelled the West's rise to power in the nineteenth century, and the development of computers and nuclear weapons in the twentieth/i>
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Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, railroads, and gunboats propelled the West's rise to power in the nineteenth century, and the development of computers and nuclear weapons in the twentieth century secured its global supremacy. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, many worry that the emerging economic power of China and India spells the end of the West as a superpower. In order to understand this possibility, we need to look back in time. Why has the West dominated the globe for the past two hundred years, and will its power last?
Describing the patterns of human history, the archaeologist and historian Ian Morris offers surprising new answers to both questions. It is not, he reveals, differences of race or culture, or even the strivings of great individuals, that explain Western dominance. It is the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate. As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, the world will change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process.
Deeply researched and brilliantly argued, Why the West Rulesfor Now spans fifty thousand years of history and offers fresh insights on nearly every page. The book brings together the latest findings across disciplinesfrom ancient history to neurosciencenot only to explain why the West came to rule the world but also to predict what the future will bring in the next hundred years.
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And very clearly too. Not only does he answer the question in the title convincingly, he uses it as a springboard to show us, with clear and endlessly fascinating detail, a grand overview of human social and technological development. Wonderful hard core scholarship from a true expert written so the intelligent layman can understand. A damn fine read too!
You know you have opened a book that will force you to think when the first line is "London, April 3, 1848. Queen Victoria's head hurt. She had been kneeling with her face pressed to the wooden pier for twenty minutes." If you know your history that line alone will give you pause. And then you will read further and as you delve more into the book you will understand that the alternative history presented in the beginning of the Introduction by Ian Morris was not farfetched but a very possible alternative. The history of the West is not only the history of a region whose people grabbed the opportunities given to them but also the history of all the opportunities that were squandered by the Rest.
To know where you are going you must know where you have been..
Best summary of world history ever bounded in one book. Ian Morris provides incredible insights into the future of the West and the East.
This is the perfect book to buy in NOOk format. I generally like the feel of books, and the convenience of being able to flip easily to wherever you want, but the hardcover for this was bulky, making it perfect for an ereader. The book itself is absolutely fascinating and extremely on-time. Seeing the recent rise of China, and the claims that the Chinese government has been making about being an ancient civilization, etc., one can't help but wonder how this civilization came to be less developed than the US and Europe. This book provides the answer, and the answer is neither racist nor fatalistic, nor great-man focused. Climate clearly plays a big part in the explanation, but more so as part of the interaction between constraints and challenges in the environment and people's ingenuity and ability to come up with new ways of solving problems. Extreme broadness aside, each chapter brings something new and different, making it a page-turner. I highly recommend it!
This panoramic history is formidable reading about the comparative development of Western and Eastern civilizations. It catalogs significant archeological, scientific, and political events of 16,000 years of human history and several millennia in the life of the planet. Historian Ian Morris explains the forces that allowed Western civilization to overtake Eastern civilization and why this critical balance may now be tipping in favor of the East. This is high-quality academic scholarship: an interdisciplinary analysis, tying together esoteric facts and maps spanning geography, historical theories, paleontology, genetics, climatology, archeology and politics. Morris's book supports his detailed model comparing the development of Eastern and Western civilizations. His construct relies on recounting detailed history, analysis and comparisons. This can be challenging reading, albeit leavened by Morris's visible scholarship and entertaining style. You have to want to finish this book, but if you are a serious reader of history, getAbstract assures you that the effort has very substantial rewards - and if you are building up your ambitions, it also makes for fascinating skimming.


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Currency pair has reached new heights during last week. Two-month breakdown of resistance in the 97th figure area was accompanied by testing of new levels in the 98th figure area. However, excessive overbought does not allow the bulls to unfold fully. Just after updating of extremums there followed sharp depreciation to support area of Tenkan and Kijun lines. The candle chart showed formation of "bearish engulfing" at the same time. Consolidation above 0.9700 will be considered as a signal for the resumption of the uptrend.
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H4. Currency pair finally fixed above the Ichimoku cloud at four-hour lines but by the end of the week there happened depreciation to Tenkan and Kijun lines, which keep the pair above the mentioned figure. The situation is positive, the pair may consolidate at current levels and continue to grow thereafter.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — A pair of bombings in the Iraqi capital Saturday killed nearly two dozen people hours before the city's longtime curfew was set to come to an end.
The deadliest attack happened in the New Baghdad section of the city. Police officials said a suicide bomber targeted a street filled with hardware stores, killing 13 people and wounding at least 30.
The second attack took place shortly afterward in central Baghdad's popular Shorja market. Police said two improvised explosive devices detonated 25 metres apart from one another, killing at least nine people and wounding 25.
There has been no claim for either attack thus far. Hospital officials confirmed the casualties.
The incident comes ahead of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's decision to lift Iraq's longtime curfew beginning at midnight Sunday.
Baghdad has remained relatively calm amid a rampage in northern and western Iraq by the Al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State group. Recent bombings have frequently targeted Shiite-majority areas in the capital, but the violence has been considerably subdued from the darkest days of sectarian bloodletting in 2006 and 2007.
Iraqi officials have repeated assured that the capital is secure, despite the occasional targeting of Baghdad's Shiite-majority neighbourhoods by the militant group.


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In my badly lit bedroom, the prospect of contacting this Aoife seemed about a million times more daunting. The light from my laptop glared at me. The screen showed the layout of the "new email" box, ready for me to type something in. But it was, as of the past fifteen minutes, still blank.
I briefly wondered if she had Skype, before rejecting that thought almost immediately. No way was I having that experience when I couldn't even have a proper conversation with my dad via webcam when he was away.
"I brought you pizza," my little sister, Ellie, spoke cheerily through the door.
"Okay," I said, letting her in and taking the plate before all the pizza fell on the floor.
She giggled. "What're you doing in there?"
"Minding my own business," I responded jokingly, and poked her ribs.
Then Dad called her downstairs and she ran off.
Taking the food to my desk, I again stared at the screen, as though waiting for the email to write itself. That wasn't going to happen, so I finally just tried.
Hey, it's Sophia, your
Then I was stuck on what I actually was in relation to her. Stranger was as far as I could get, and that wasn't really a good thing to put. I deleted the message and started again.
To Aoife, it's Sophia. I don't really know what to say, so
Immediately, I deleted that one too. It was a stupid thing to write. Eventually, I just decided to put what I was thinking instead of trying to seem unlike myself.
Aoife. This is Sophia. I'm your partner from the "Life Changer" project. I should probably warn you now that I'm not the most socially... well, let's just say you shouldn't expect me to hold a conversation. So I'm kinda hoping you're talkative, 'cause I'm really not. Oh, and if you have my last school photo in your folder (which I'm really hoping you don't), I don't really look like that any more. So yeah. I'll send you a more recent picture of me.
PS: I don't mean to be rude, but how do you pronounce your name? I'm guessing Ay-oyf-ee isn't it.
Before sending it, I attached a photo of myself that my Mum took a few weeks ago. Now I just had to hope that I'd typed in her email address correctly.
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"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just have to find the ones worth suffering for."
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It is one of those bad summers that seems to bring out the dirt. Charleston Police have their hands full to keep the city's crime under control. It is a thankless job and cop Randall Owen Day, or how his friends call him, Rowdy, has the night shift. What keeps him going on a daily basis are his best friend, his dispatchers and guilt.
"Are you going to worry about me tonight?"
Michelle has been carrying a torch for Rowdy for two years. The guy is so hard to crack she has almost given up on him when she is invited to a bachelor party. Michelle is having a dry spell so she is more than ready for a tumble between the sheets.
Rowdy feels Michelle's pull, and he isn't blind to her beauty but not only does he not mix job and pleasure he also isn't boyfriend material and that's what she deserves.
Michelle was a 5'7'' list of things I couldn't have.
However, when she offers a night without strings he can't resist any longer. In no uncertain times he tells her that this will be a one time thing, something he doesn't intend to repeat. Unfortunately your heart doesn't always listen to your logic and Sergeant Day keeps indulging in the sexy fruit that was actually off limits.
And looking at Michelle caused me to want and that would lead to need.
Michelle is one of those heroines I won't forget. She is beyond strong and resilient, a survivor with enough steel to overcome life's deepest and darkest places. Her past that had her fleeing her home in California has shaped her. But she also has a softness about her, a tenderness and kindness that makes you fall in love with her. Always a comeback and the F-word on her lips she is smart and funny. Her beauty isn't only a facade, she carries a light that made me root for her throughout the story.
Rowdy is what you expect from a hot cop - pure male, bossy, super alpha and happily single. He has grace and despite his alpha-hole ways an integrity about him. Rowdy is no stranger to loss so his motifs for keeping things impersonal with women are comprehensible. From the beginning to the point when he cracks it was tangible how he kept Michelle at arm's length. The whole time I was wondering what it would take for him to move past his own hang-ups. And when the tables turned it was beautiful to see him grovel. And just as gratifying to watch Michelle putting herself first.
"One day you'll forgive me. One day. I'll wait for that day. Because I waited for you so long that I forgot what I was waiting for."
Rowdy's and Michelle's chemistry is AH-mazing. They are beyond combustible.
We were arms, legs, hips and sensation. He burned through me, yet I was insatiable for him. I would never get enough.
This story was an emotional roller coaster and I am a fiend for those. I was captivated and it had me engaged in the character's journey from beginning to the end. There is a lot of snark and some angst. The back stories of both characters are revealed later on and my heart broke for both Michelle and Rowdy. The only thing I would have liked to see more of is the epilogue - while we do get one I'd have loved to see them further in the future. However, that's probably just me being addicted to these two. At any rate it gets the #allthefeels #allthestars tags.
Kate Stewart rocked my world with this story. I have had some of her books on my Kindle forever and never got around reading them. Time to lay low on the ARCs and focus on my TBR, right? I love this author's writing style, it is effortless, witty, with small doses of somberness that fit the atmosphere. I have found a new author to obsess about.


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- Narrator: One day, Thomas and John Smith went to the video store. Thomas saw a 1991 VHS of The Brave Little Toaster, was happened.
- Thomas: Can I have it?
- John Smith: No, Thomas, and it is a phony.
- Thomas: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
- John Smith: YOU MUST DIE!
- Narrator: The next day.
- Thomas: Can I have this Kirby 64 with the Nintendo 64?
- John Smith: No, Thomas, you can't have any Nintendo 64.
- Thomas: WAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAA!
- John Smith: That's it! You are gonna get server spanking right now, you will be lost!
- Thomas: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
- Narrator: Then John Smith ran away and Thomas's tantrum, until the police's arrived.
- Princess Aurora: You are under arrest, young man.
- Thomas: Aaaaaaah! You scare me? Huh?!
- Merlin: Never! I gave you a wrapping to my paper.
- Thomas: No! (muffled) I feel like a mummy.
- Merlin: What mummy?
- Thomas: I am in the 2000s BC!
- Narrator: Later, in the Thomas and his friends to be anything in the dodgeball.
- Ben: Ready?
- Kocoum: GO!
- Thomas: OH MY GOD!
- Ben: DIE, THOMAS, DIE!
- Thomas: (falls off river) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
- Englishman: Man overboard!
- Thomas: Help!
- Ben: Stay your course, he's lost. Yes, we defeated Thomas!
- Narrator: Then Thomas cries is about a couple of seconds later, the Governor Ratcliffe is waiting.
- Ratcliffe: What's the matter?
- Thomas: I just defeated!
- Ratcliffe: That's it! We gonna get 8 months.
- Thomas: No, not 8 months!
- Ratcliffe: Yes, 8 months!
- Thomas: Why me? But how can I stay for?
- Ben: Forever. Goodbye.


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Like mentioned before, it is used by both AK-47 and SKS. It is also used in some of the newer AK-103, and many producer are started to make new hunting rifles using the round. The cartridge is heavier than both NATO rounds.
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The 7.62x39mm is a heavy hard kicking cartridge comparing to it's effciency. AK-47 (the AKM and other lighter version will produce more recoil) produces more than 2 times the recoil of a M-16 assault rifle. Having also huge bullet drop, the zeroing must be set for 150 yads on an AK-47 or a SKS. The ballistic coefficient is also very low, meening that the amount of metal used to produce one cartridge is essentially wasted by the obsolete architecture of the round.When reloading, if you have the material, quick burning powder is often recommended.


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Defending champions in danger of first-round exit
By Michael McDonough, The Associated Press
BUSAN, South Korea France is not out of the World
Cup. Close, but the defending champions still are alive. But to think they will
beat Denmark in their final group game and find a way into the second round
might be a stretch after the defending champions slipped to the brink of elimination
with a 0-0 tie Thursday night against Uruguay. The first scoreless tie of the
tournament left France without a goal in its first two games following an opening
1-0 loss to Senegal. France must beat Denmark on Tuesday to have any chance
of advancing from Group A.
France again was without star midfielder
Zinedine Zidane, who has a torn thigh muscle. It played from the 25th minute
with only 10 men when Thierry Henry was ejected with a questionable red card.
Yet the French had the better scoring chances and were
stymied by the spectacular goalkeeping of Fabian Carini. France had far more
possession in the game, but Uruguay also had more than enough threats.
The French were stunned when Henry was ejected by Mexican
referee Felipe Ramos. Henry was sent off for a high challenge on Uruguay's Marcelo
Romero. Henry went in with his cleats up, although the tackle did not seem particularly
He will be suspended for the match with Denmark.
To add to France's woes, defender Frank Leboeuf limped
off in the 16th with a groin injury.
In the first half, French keeper Fabien Barthez made a
quick reaction with his right foot to stop a shot that deflected off the foot
of teammate Lilian Thurman.
Emmanuel Petit had France's best first-half scoring chance
with a free kick from 20 yards in the 35th. The twisting shot just clipped the
outside of the goalpost.
The rugged match saw chance after chance missed in an eight-minute
span early in the second half. Uruguay's Alvaro Recoba came close in the 52nd,
hitting the side of the net on a wide-angled shot with Barthez faked out and
leaving the goal wide open.
France nearly pulled it out in second-half injury time.
Bixente Lizarazu sent a pass to Sylvain Wiltord, who shot high from close in.
Then Uruguay almost won it. Federico Magallanes stormed
in alone on Barthez and shot from 15 yards. Barthez stopped it with his left
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BeschreibungAn ideal on-ramp to state-adopted and core series that enhances and accelerates academic skill development from the newcomer to intermediate levels."On Location" is a four-level reading and writing supplemental series that provides and enrichment - rather than a remedial - approach to language and literacy development. "On Location" gives students the time they need to develop powerful academic reading, writing, and communication skills.This is the intermediate level student book.
InhaltsverzeichnisOn Location 3 Reading and Writing for Success in the Content Areas Unit 1: I'll Never Forget... Unit 2: Loud and Ugly Unit 3: Surviving Homework Unit 4: Ancient Worlds Unit 5: Who's Smarter... Cats or Dogs? Unit 6: How to Make Really Neat Stuff Unit 7: What Were the 1960's Like, Grandpa? Unit 8: Pro or Con? Unit 9: I Can't Put it Down! Unit 10: The Perfect Storm
Untertitel: 'On Location'. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Erscheinungsdatum: April 2005
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9121 Delagoon Park Dr Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537 (map) | (218) 739-3205
Sites: 36 | Latest Rate: $20.00 | 4 Reviews
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Aug 2014 - $20.00
This campground has great potential. Good views of Pebble Lake and lots of wide open spaces. There is a separate area for tents and RVs. All sites can accommodate any size RV. The town of Fergus Falls is about 3 miles away. The main road into the campground and all of the sites are on packed gravel. All sites are back-in. None of the sites are level, some worse then others. The electrical box is shared between two sites. Within each utility box there are one 30-amp and four 20-amp outlets. The water spigots on most sites are located way in the back. You would probably need at least 50 feet of hose to reach the faucet. There are only two vault toilets for the entire campground. These toilets were probably designated for the bike trail head (Central Lakes Bike Trail). Wi-Fi, cable, showers, and a dump station are not available in this campground. Only one interior street light was working. The fee box is located at the entrance to the campground – no camp host on duty. Verizon air card and cell phone worked well here. No reservations so it's first come – first served. It was very quiet at night. We would definitely come back here if we were in the area. We have a 32 foot rig. - adsaxs
Sep 2013 - $20.00
On Thursday before Labor Day we were looking for somewhere to stay over the long weekend and found this park on RV Park Reviews. We called and were told that the park is first-come, first-served and that it was unlikely to be full on a weekday. We arrived mid-afternoon and picked site 8, probably the best site of the 14 electric sites, with good shade. By Friday evening, the electric sites were all taken. As good luck would have it, the other camper using the shared power pedestal only used a 20 amp connection, so we could use the 30 amp connection. The park is located right on the 55 mile Central Lakes paved rail-trail so that was convenient for us on our bikes. Also, the annual steam threshers' reunion at Rollag was only 50 miles away and is definitely worth a day or more. Electric sites are mostly back in. Although a big rig could fit in here, there may not be room for it plus a towed on the site. We saw a newspaper article indicating that the city will likely improve the park with proper restrooms (instead of pit privies), improved electrical service, and a dump station (none here now). We'd definitely stay here again due to the good bicycling opportunities. - Jay Rutherford
Sep 2012 - $20.00
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39721 Park Entrance Rd Pelican Rapids, Minnesota 56572 (map) | (218) 863-8383
Sites: 81 | Latest Rate: $45.00 | 3 Reviews
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Aug 2015 - $45.00
Amazing site twenty feet from the lake! Well maintained, quiet and friendly. Lots to see and do in the area. - baxterrv
Sep 2012 - $25.00
Beautiful huge park! On lake. Lots of trails. Large grassy sites. Some are nice and level, some not. Campground sites are two miles from the ranger station check-in. Lots of fall colors once we had a couple cool nights. After walking our small dog around the lake and going to Dent for dinner (Nootzi's - great restaurant!) we were told that there were coyotes in the park! - SandyBBB
Jun 2012 - $33.00
Nice park. BIG!! 30,000 acres. A lot to do here, from fishing to boating, or just go for a hike. Kids really enjoyed swimming at the beach. Sites were easy to back into. - PackerFanRick
221 E. Mill Ave Pelican Rapids, Minnesota 56572 (map) | (218) 863-6571
Sites: 9 | Latest Rate: $15.00 | 2 Reviews
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Jul 2014 - $15.00
This was certainly a surprise gem in Pelican Rapids. I've lived in this area my whole life and never knew this campground existed! I just stayed here on a Monday and Tuesday night with my 5 year old son in a pop-up camper. It was peaceful, quiet, and clean! Police and city workers patrol the park regularly. A spectacular park is right in your midst, and a walk across a river via a unique suspension bridge takes you to another great park! Plenty of shops downtown and places to eat. The city pool is right next to the campground and that was very nice! The bathrooms were very dated but did the job. Hot water in the shower lasted about 3 minutes. The electric sites are all very crowded but I was lucky to have the place to myself. No firewood on hand. River views are great. Well worth the price to stay here. Beautiful Maplewood State Park is 7 miles away, a must see! If you have kids or just want a quiet getaway, stay here during the week! - vumpire
May 2009 - $15.00
A beautiful city park located in the center of Pelican Rapids on the Pelican River. City swimming pool in park and a playground is located across the river in Peterson Park. Parks are connected by a suspension bridge. Bathrooms are modest but clean. Nice quiet place to spend the weekend. There is a dump station and fresh water is available. - repeterson
29188 State Highway 78 Ashby, Minnesota 56309 (map) | (218) 747-2931
Sites: 24 | Latest Rate: $30.00 | 27 Reviews
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Sep 2016 - $30.00
Be aware that you pull off the ramp when traveling north/ west and its almost an immediate turn into campgrounds. Great little campgrounds for overnight or a short stay. Very clean, well set up for pull thru site- no sewer hook up but dump station is available. Great view and fresh air. We stayed overnight. Staff courteous and very friendly. - witchey1
Jun 2016 - $30.00
Excellent choice if you're working your way west/east across the prairie as its just off Interstate 94. Most of the sites are pull-through facing the lakes. Pelican Lake, an EXCELLENT CHOICE for birders, is located within a mile. Not much for shopping except a small, local grocery store. - Tessa & Toadee on the Road
Sep 2015 - $30.00
We all read into reviews; I did. I read the reviews and the frequent reference to the beautiful lakes and assumed that they were accessible. Not! The park is on very high ground that drops away sharply giving a commanding view of the countryside including Pelican Lake. It is very big, quite pretty and more than 1/4mi away with no access. Enjoy the view.
This is a very small park: 14 rv sites, the first six with sewer, and 10 tent sites. More interesting the rv sites alternate pull-through and back-in and share a pedestal breaker box in pairs. All power is 30amp. The paired rv's are very close.
Wi-Fi was difficult to get started, then fine. Antenna TV pulled in a lot.
The bathrooms were not fancy, but were fresh and clean. Shower was hot with a lot of force. There is no laundry.
The owners are very pleasant and helpful and keep a clean and well maintained park. Not much to do in the area, but a nice place to stop. Be careful, it is right next to the I94 exit, within 500'. A big berm cuts down on hi way noise
$30.00 is a little pricey for this simple, basic park and the pet fee is just not right. $2.00 per dog, per day is just a money maker, there are no pet facilities. What are we paying for? Our dog, like most rv dogs, is very scheduled. I have to pickup after her twice a day. So I am paying them $2.00 a day for the privilege of cleaning up after my dog. RV'ers with more than one dog, staying a couple of days could be paying a lot. It would be better if this was a deposit to be returned if no dog mess was found. - Jack B
26527 Tipsinah Mounds Rd Elbow Lake, Minnesota 56531 (map) | (218) 685-5114
Sites: 29 | Latest Rate: $25.00 | 1 Reviews
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27 E-W sites and 2 full hookups on lake shore. On an excellent fishing lake with many permanents. Very well maintained, neat park with some monster pull thrus with E-W only. Just two full hookup back in sites. Friendly check in and manager lives on site. Very quiet with good access. A little off the beaten path but I would stay here again. - run2


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The focus of this paper is on action domain descriptions whose meaning can be represented by transition diagrams. We introduce several semantic measures to compare such action descriptions, based on preferences over possible states of the world and preferences over some given conditions (observations, assertions, etc.) about the domain, as well as the probabilities of possible transitions. This preference information is used to assemble a weight which is assigned to an action description. As applications of this approach, we study updating action descriptions and identifying elaboration tolerant action descriptions, with respect to some given conditions. With a semantic approach based on preferences, not only, for some problems, we get more plausible solutions, but also, for some problems without any solutions due to too strong conditions, we can identify which conditions to relax to obtain a solution. We further study computational issues, and give a characterization of the computational complexity of computing the semantic measures.


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A mysterious truck drives up
As the herd grazed on the vast green field, William's attention was interrupted by a sound coming from the gravel driveway. Many of the bullocks suddenly lifted their heads, looked in that direction, and then continued to munch on the grass.
William struggled to keep looking; It was a cattle truck, but not like any he'd seen before. It was fancy, jet black and shiny, almost like it wasn't meant for cattle at all. The truck stopped at the end of the drive, and William saw the farmer walk away from the herd, towards the truck. But soon his willpower faded and the chip in his brain made him believe that there was absolutely nothing to look at. Once again he was thoroughly enjoying the grass meal, like all the other prisoners dressed as bullocks.
There has to be a way to override this brain chip, he thought. If I just practice exerting my will, every day, I will eventually be able to fight it...
William wanted to know why the strange truck had come here. Out of the corner of his eye he could see the farmer talking to the truck driver. They were standing just beside the truck. He couldn't hear them, but he figured that some of the bullocks over on that side of the field could probably hear.
I'll just walk over there...
But that was more difficult than it seemed. A bullock wouldn't just decide to go listen to the farmer's conversation. He tried to move his legs but they wouldn't budge.
Think, William. Think! he told himself. How can I make myself go over there?
He thought for a moment, and was quite surprised when the answer finally came to him. He simply had to convince himself that the grass was fresher on that side of the field.
Of course! he thought. I remember how good the grass was the last time I was grazing on that side...
It wasn't particularly better than the other grass, but William didn't admit that. He kept thinking how great the grass was over there, and how horrible it was right here. Before he knew it, his legs were moving. He didn't allow any other thoughts to distract him until he had reached the outer perimeter of the herd, and he could hear the distant sound of the farmer's voice.
"Well I s'pose I won't miss a few of 'em... 'slong as I get 'em back when yer done wit' the exper'ment. If the'r still in good condition, I mean."
"Thank you so much, sir. You're very gracious," said the truck driver.
"y'reckon three oughta be 'nuff?" the farmer asked.
"Yes, that will do."
Both men started walking towards the herd. William saw their feet approach one of the bullocks near him. He looked up briefly and caught a glimpse of the truck driver. He looked equally as unusual as the truck, in just the same way. He was dressed in a black suit, although it was the hottest time of the year. His bald head was smooth and shiny, as were his black shoes. William saw him place a hand on the bullock's shoulder and guide him away, towards the truck.
He could hold his head up no longer, but he watched the farmer's feet approach the bullock directly in front of him. The bullock's feet began to move too, and together they followed the driver and the first bullock.
William suddenly became acutely aware of the graveness of his situation. He was now the closest bullock to the truck. When the men came back for the third bullock, they would surely pick him. Unless he could force himself to move... If he could mingle back into the herd they would pick someone else. But did he have the strength?
His feet didn't move, but his mind was racing. What is going to happen to them? What sort of experiment are they going to do? He remembered the farmer's words, "if they're still in good condition..."
William didn't even have time to deliberate whether his life would be helped or hurt by this strange experiment. He hadn't shifted an inch when the driver and the farmer returned to the field. They advanced toward William, and there was nothing he could do. He felt a warm, firm hand on his shoulder, and the odd man in black began to walk. He led William straight into the back of the truck with the other two humanimals, and together they awaited the inevitable experiment that none of them could understand.


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New Frame?
So I've noticed a few more spots that might need replacing on my frame so I'm wondering if it would be worth trying to just find a new frame. I'm open to ideas. Thanks!
It depends on what you can find in your area. Up north we can't typically find anything that doesn't have the same problem so it is typically better to fix what you have unless you want to go all out and order new.
Would it make my frame worse though if I just keep welding in replacement pieces?
Assuming that you are welding in solid pieces and using good welding techniques the frame should be fine. Typical areas where they rust out are well known and a number of places sell replacement sections.
For mine I thought I had looked it over pretty good but once I got the tub off I realized I was wrong. I ended up welding in new pieces on 3 of the 4 corners, a new cross member in front of the fuel tank, and new rear upper shock mounts. I got all of the parts from Quadratec.
The rear frame near the back of the leaf spring attachment point is a known rust area and there are a variety of ready made replacement parts that can be welded in place to fix that area.
new frame = a can of worms .ask me how I know
If it were me I'd get a southern frame. It's worth drive!
I'd go with the new frame. have it sand blasted, then have it powder coated or painted. and while your doing that you could still be driving, and when your ready you can swap everything over.
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Michael Laudrup has blasted the manner of his sacking by Swansea and has said he is taking legal advice over the dismissal.
The Dane was sacked on Tuesday following a poor run of form by Swansea, 12 months after leading the club to the first major trophy in their history.
The League Managers Association (LMA) is now writing to the club to ask for the reasons for his sacking.
Laudrup said in a statement: "I am deeply disappointed to have been dismissed as manager of Swansea City.
"In particular, the manner in which it happened and the actions the club has taken since notifying me in the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary.
"I am, of course taking legal advice and the LMA have already written to the club asking for a proper explanation as to why I was summarily dismissed."
Laudrup also revealed he has been banned by Swansea from visiting the training ground to thank the players.
He added: "The club has informed me that I cannot visit the training ground to say my farewells to the players so I do that now through this statement.
"The players have been fantastic and their contribution under the very professional guidance of my coaching staff has been absolutely fundamental to the club's recent successes. Three members of my staff have also been dismissed.
"Whilst league results have been disappointing of late, we are still 12th in the table and it is there for all to see the fine margins in the league this season in terms of points that separate 11 clubs.
"Although we have been unfortunate with injuries, I believe our league form would have improved and that we would have benefited from the forthcoming Europa League and FA Cup matches."
The contenders to be permanent manager of Swansea City
The contenders to be permanent manager of Swansea City
The Brighton manager is understood to be at the top of the wish list to replace Laudrup. His team are in ninth place in the Championship. Garcia, who played for Barcelona in the 1990s before coaching their Under-19 team, has a football philosophy in keeping with previous Swansea managers such as Roberto Martinez and Brendan Rodgers, making him a natural fit.
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The club captain has been placed in charge 'for the foreseeable future' following the departure of Laudrup. It seems likely he will remain in charge at least until the end of the season, providing him with the perfect opportunity to make a case for the job on a full-time basis - if the Swans stay up that is.
Has worked for Swansea before under Roberto Martinez (pictured) and was the bookmakers' favourite for the job when the Spaniard went to Wigan. Chose to follow him to Lancashire, though, and stuck with him at Everton. Is a clear advodate of the style of football Swansea prefer.
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When there was a vacancy at Spurs earlier this season, Hoddle quickly let it be known that he was interested in a return to top-flight management. Tottenham chose Tim Sherwood instead, meaning Hoddle remains on the shelf and could be a tempting choice for Swansea.
Swansea try and appoint managers to play 'their way' and Bergkamp would fit that. Currently on the coaching staff at Ajax, he has played a passing style throughout his career with the Dutch club, Inter Milan and most famously at Arsenal. Will surely want a crack at a big job one day.
The former France captain is an outside selection but was linked when Laudrup got the job in 2012. Had a decorated career and knows the Premier League from his time at Chelsea but would be a gamble owing to no managerial experience.
One of the godfathers of the passing style Swansea love, Bielsa is best known to Premier League fans for masterminding Athletic Bilbao to a Europa League win over Manchester United. The Argentina-born 58-year-old is currently without a club.
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Left his most recent post at Watford towards the end of last year and is currently on the look out for a new club. The former Chelsea player is a fan of fancy football, which could suit Swansea. He's failed to make much of an impact in the management game though.
Another former Chelsea player linked with Swansea is Di Matteo. Having got West Brom promoted from the Championship and guided Chelsea to their only ever Champions League triumph, the Italian's stock has never been higher. Has been linked with numerous roles since leaving Stamford Bridge but is yet to bite.
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Swansea have picked up just six points from their last 10 matches and are two points above the relegation zone heading into this weekend's derby showdown with Cardiff.
The Swans, however, are through to the fifth round of the FA Cup, where they face Everton, and are also in the last 32 of the Europa League, with Italian side Napoli their next opponents.
Former Real Mallorca, Spartak Moscow and Getafe boss Laudrup said that he was proud of what Swansea had achieved under his management since taking charge in 2012.
He said: "I have thoroughly enjoyed my time managing in the Barclays Premier League which I consider to be the one of the best leagues in world football.
"I leave the club proud of our collective achievements over the past 20 months and I believe we have continued the club's progression in the manner of my predecessors including Roberto Martinez and Brendan Rodgers.
"Of course the obvious highlight during my time in charge was leading Swansea to the first major trophy in the club's history in winning the Capital One Cup at Wembley resulting in European qualification.
"In addition, our ninth place in the Barclays Premier League was our highest finish in 31 years and the second highest in the club's 102-year history which again is something which fills me with pride.
"This season we have all enjoyed the memorable journey in the Europa League where the team will soon to face Napoli in the last 32 of the competition.
"I wish the club the very best for the future and for the rest of the season in the Barclays Premier League, Europa League and the FA Cup."
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We all know Hillary Clinton the millionaire senator, Hillary Clinton the first lady and Hillary Clinton the corporate lawyer. Fewer know the story of Hillary Clinton, working class hero.
Our future president was born in a sod house by the shores of Lake Winola, PA. Modern obstetrics had not established itself in that part of the country and so the Rodhams made do with a Shawnee midwife and a pitcher of hot water. The young parents named their newborn daughter Hillary Winchester Rodham, in honor of the Second Amendment and the trusty Winny rifle that had saved their homestead from many a snooping bank agent and cougar attack.
Although her kinfolk had turned to bootlegging and horse theft in those tough times, the Rodhams never lost sight of the American dream."We were never embittered by our circumstances," says Clinton, "after all, the sunlight was free and the woods were practically teeming with succulent opossums ...And of course we always had our deep and abiding Christian faith." Indeed, Hillary's hard-scrabbled childhood was not without its pleasures. The future senator spent many happy hours with the neighborhood gang, playing stick ball, praying and smoking cheap cigarillos.
Those carefree days came to an abrupt end when coal boomed and little Hillary went to work in an anthracite pit. "Daddy taught me how to shoot and the Company taught me how to mine," recalls Clinton. Back then, child mineworkers or "tunnel scamps" were paid chiefly in corn liquor and tinned lard. A foolish few would accept credit at the usurious camp store. It was a tough job and many of Hillary's playmates/comrades were lost to explosives accidents, collapses and juvenile cirrhosis.
As Rodham matured into a young woman, she came to national attention (and caught the eye of a young man from Arkansas) when she was implicated in an altercation that left two Pinkerton agents dead. In those days, the Alleghenies were roiled by labor disputes and "Black Lung Rodham" was very much at the forefront of those struggles. "I never never denied my role in that incident," says Clinton matter-of-factly, "I brained those sumbitches with a pick axe handle." (A jury of honest working folk found that she had acted in self-defense.)
Given her background, Clinton was deeply offended by Barack Obama's snooty remarks at a San Francisco fundraising event. "Maybe that kind of thing flies in Chardonnay country," she fumed. Angered and saddened, the New York senator consoled herself like a real American - with a beer and a shot of Crown Royal.


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A female schistosome excreting an egg through the gonopore. The female schistosome resides in a ventral groove of the male, the gynecophoric canal. The male worm sends a stimulus to regulate female-specific gene expression that in turn controls female reproductive development and subsequent egg production. Osman et al demonstrate that host TGFα can send a signal that is transduced by the schistosome TGFα pathway to regulate the expression of a Gynecophoric Canal Protein that may play a role in worm pairing that is a prerequisite for the male to send a stimulus to the female worm.
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Northern Irish farming figures positive but the reality is still harsh
NewsMonday 05 August 2013
Late last week the Ulster Farmers' Union reacted to the latest Defra annual report on Northern Ireland's Agri-Food processing sector, saying that though the figures are encouraging, the harsh reality facing farmers cannot be ignored.
Speaking on the Union's official website, Harry Sinclair, the UFU President, commented on the encouraging figures.
"The fact that the Northern Ireland agri-food processing sector has continued to grow by 6.4% in 2011 and an estimated 4.2% in 2012, especially since these have been very challenging economic times, is encouraging," He said.
Sinclair also went on to state how crucial the agri-food industry's role is in the Northern Ireland economy. He also added that the report has highlighted great potential for growth.
Even with all of this positive news, Sinclair did add: "However, the current reality facing farmers cannot be ignored. Farm incomes were hit hard in 2012, falling by 50%, mainly as a result of production costs rising at a startling rate.
"Profitability remains a very significant issue for Northern Ireland's primary producers and cannot be overlooked. The very foundations of our agri-food industry are under threat and if the industry is to grow and flourish, this needs to be addressed."
What with the potential of the agri-food industry being a current hot topic, earlier this year, the Northern Ireland Agri-Food Strategy Board published its recommendations to deliver a further 60% increase in sales. It aimed to reach £7bn by 2020, which would largely be achievable through export led growth.
"I think it is recognised that there is a very real opportunity for growth and development which should not be missed," added Sinclair.
"The Department's annual report further supports the work and targets of the NI Agri-food Strategy Board and reaffirms that commitments made by the government are not misplaced.
"However, in order to capitalise on this opportunity there are some significant supply chain issues that need to be addressed.
"The central message from the Agri-food Strategy Board is that our industry can only really achieve its full potential if we are working within a fully integrated supply chain and that ALL supply chain partners are profitable.
"More work still needs to be done to ensure primary producers are getting a fair share of market returns and the UFU will continue to press to see that the Agri-Food Strategy Board recommendations are implemented properly."
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I am unsure if this is an electrical problem of not but maybe someone could keep me right.
My car starting losing power last week especially when going uphill. Then I tried to start it on Monday morning it would not start. I have had the car for approximately 7 years and although it has had a number of problems it has always started no matter what the weather first time. I called the AA who diagnosed a camshaft sensor faulty. I therefore replaced the sensor thinking this would solve the problem however it still wont start.
Does anyone have any ideas what it could possibly be as I desperately need this car for my work.


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■ Physicians and other health care professionals are sources of information on pregnancy and disease prevention for about half of adolescents surveyed.
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Washington -- It should come as no surprise that teens think they know it all. But when it comes to contraception and protection from sexually transmitted diseases, the gap between what they think they know and what they actually do know is tragic.
Teens are disproportionately affected by the nation's epidemic of STDs, including HIV. By age 25, one of two sexually active young people will acquire a sexually transmitted disease, according to a University of North Carolina study released last spring.
And a lack of understanding might be one of the key problems.
While the majority of the 500 teens age 15 to 17 who participated in a recent Kaiser Family Foundation phone survey knew about birth control pills, more than one in four of that majority didn't know that oral contraceptives offer no protection against sexually transmitted disease.
The survey was part of an education campaign by Kaiser and Seventeen magazine, called SexSmarts, which is intended to increase teens' knowledge about sex.
And for many, the findings were not unexpected.
"I think the survey reflects what I see in my general practice," said Michelle Barratt, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston.
The findings also underscore the important role of physicians as health educators. While many teens surveyed said they are getting their information about contraceptive options from their friends and product advertising, nearly half named their physician or other health care professional as sources of information.
Dr. Barratt would like to see physicians take advantage of that opportunity. She teaches third-year medical students how to talk to teens about sex. And teens should be presented with the option of abstinence, she said. Some of the physicians she trains believe it's not their place to tell somebody what the best choice is, but "we do it all the time with smoking."
"From my perspective, physicians should start early, when a prepubertal 9- or 10-year-old comes in for a well-child checkup," advised Dr. Barratt. Physicians should model for parent and child the conversations that should occur on a regular basis at home so children become familiar with the values and expectations of their parents before "they have chosen their boyfriend and all their hormones are raging."


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Why Smartphones Still Blow Up
Early Friday morning, Samsung officially recalled millions of its popular new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. The reason sounds like it belongs more in a Tex Avery cartoon than our reality: dozens of reports of devices overheating, burning, and even exploding.
The culprit, as is always the case with this sort of thing, is the battery. It's why the Note 7 went haywire, why hoverboards have always been a dangerous investment, why Boeing had to keep the 787 on the tarmac, and why every few months there seems to be another report of a smartphone or laptop going boom.
In fact, the Samsung incident is unusual only in scale, and in the company's admirably aggressive response. Samsung hasn't said specifically what's causing the issue, but experts say it could have been any number of things. After all, that's just what lithium ion batteries do. Well, bad ones, anyway.
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To understand why lithium ion batteries keep causing trouble, we're going to need to do a very quick overview of how they work. They have three main components: an anode at one end, a cathode at the other, and an electrolyte between them. A voltage runs across it, driving lithium ions from one end to the other for charging and discharging.
The vast majority of the time, that process goes off without complications. But when complications do happen, it can get very bad, very quickly.
"There are a couple of dangerous things that can happen," says George Crabtree, director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research at Argonne National Lab. "One is that you can overcharge, and that leads to heating, and can lead to unwanted chemical reactions in the anode." The problem can occur going the other direction, during discharge, as well. The cathode contains oxide, Crabtree says, which can combine with organic materials in the electrolyte and release heat. A "low-quality" battery, one where impurities sneak in, can also be responsible for unpredictable results.
If you think "unwanted chemical reactions" has an ominous ring to it, you're not wrong, especially when they result in what's known as a thermal runaway. "So much heat is released that it spirals up, the temperature goes higher, that makes the reaction go faster," says Crabtree. "That's the one that everybody worries about."
That's because it's the one that ends with a fire in your pocket. Once the exothermic reaction hits around 150 degrees Celsius, it just keeps going, until something catches on fire.
These issues also aren't necessarily the first time you plug a smartphone in; they can develop over time. "You might get batteries that just aren't as robust through many charge and discharge cycles," says Crabtree. "A tiny reaction that takes place due to some composition error in the electrolyte or the electrode starts to mount up. Pretty soon, you have a serious reaction."
And there's more! More things that can go wrong, more reactions that lead to destruction. Without diving much deeper into the chemistry, the simple fact is that lithium ion batteries are complicated, and getting them wrong has serious consequences.
Lowering the Boom
Obviously, battery-makers know this. Samsung knows this. And Samsung's suppliers also know it, which is why they had safety mechanisms in place to keep it from happening.
"In the battery itself, there's a chip that's the protection circuit that's designed to prevent this kind of thing," says Kyle Wiens, co-founder and CEO of iFixit, an online repair community and parts retailer. (Weins is also an occasional WIRED contributor.) iFixit recently performed a teardown of the Galaxy Note 7, in which it took the device apart to inspect all of its internals.
It's clear the existing safety measures aren't quite foolproof.
Nothing about that process jumped out at Wiens as necessarily causing or contributing to the overheating issue. Wiens says there are some potential red flags; it's a high-voltage battery, for one, and the glass back doesn't dissipate heat as well as metal might. But there's no reason to think those are central to the problem, especially since similar smartphones haven't similarly combusted.
"There's nothing really new about the Note 7 that's dramatically different from previous versions," says Weins.
At some point, then, regardless of whatever the chemical underpinnings, it seems likely that the protection circuit didn't do its job, which is to shut the battery down once it reaches a certain temperature. But even that's hard to say with certainty. For one, Samsung hasn't commented on the specific cause, other than to say it is a "battery cell issue." For another, the company likely sourced batteries from several vendors. We don't know which provided the faulty batteries; we just know that the recall applies to all Note 7s sold outside of China.
Regardless, it's clear the existing safety measures aren't quite foolproof. That doesn't mean, though, that we're fated to a lifetime of battery boom-times.
"Take the case of gasoline," says Crabtree. "We like it because we can combust it and get a lot of energy out of it and drive our cars with it. The same reason that we like it is why it's dangerous."
That's not so of lithium-ion batteries. Their combustibility isn't inherent to their value; it's a side reaction that no one wants. "In principle," says Crabtree, "you could design a battery that didn't have those side reactions."
There's already progress being made in that direction. Earlier this year, researchers at Stanford published a study that proposed a passive method of shutting down batteries when temperatures rise, a membrane that gradually expands when things get hot until it's big enough to shut off current to the cathode. It's always going to be a tradeoff between effectiveness and safety, but it's an increasingly narrower one.
"There's a tension between how much energy you can pack into a small space in the safety," says Weins. "Which is why most of the effort that goes into these batteries is around the safety side of it."
That doesn't help Note 7 owners. But at least the future has the chance to be significantly less explosive than today.
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