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Buono to Christie on NJ Transit: "Man Up"
NJ Governor Christie's Democratic opponent says he needs to "man up" and take responsibility for a host of issues -- including getting to the bottom of what happened to New Jersey Transit's trains during Sandy
State Senator Barbara Buono raised the issue of New Jersey Transit's storm losses during Tuesday night's gubernatorial debate, in part to illustrate what she says is the governor's tendency to cast blame elsewhere.
"Anytime somebody points to the hole that we're in with our economy, in lightning speed he points to his predecessor, he points to Democrats," Buono said. "Just recently he pointed to a low-level New Jersey Transit employee. And the fact is, Governor, you have to man up. You've been in office for four years. It's time to own your record and defend your record."
(Watch a video of the debate below. Buono brings up NJ Transit at around the 24:30 minute mark.)
Buono was referring to Christie's comments last week, when he told The Record a low-level civil servant had flouted NJ Transit's hurricane plan and moved trains into the Meadows Maintenance Complex without properly vetting that decision up the chain of command.
But Christie's comments contradicted an earlier explanation from NJ Transit chief Jim Weinstein, who had said the agency thought the MMC would be safe from flooding. (The Record also pointed out that NJ Transit doesn't have civil service -- and that internal emails showed over a dozen people knew about the decision.)
Later in Tuesday's debate, the governor pushed back.
"What the public has a right to know is what really happened," Christie said. "Now if what we want to do is just scapegoat people for the sake of scapegoating them, we could do that. And that's typical politics. We're not going to be engaged in that."
He added that in the chaotic days surrounding Sandy, "there were some mistakes made along the way, and some good things done as well. I'm not going to scapegoat people who weren't responsible for what happened. Now the fact is, we found the folks who are responsible, he's been demoted, and we're moving on. If someone wants me to do a public hanging, I'm not going to do that."
But Buono wasn't satisfied. "There should be an investigation," she said. "And the governor has scapegoated someone -- he scapegoated a mid-level NJ Transit employee who is singularly supposed to be responsible for moving all these trains to a swamp, when we know in fact from newspaper reports that there were many emails indicating that those higher-up did take responsibility, or were involved in that decision. It strains credulity. But we need to have a full accounting -- just like we need to have a full accounting of why those two lanes were closed going from Fort Lee over the George Washington Bridge and the Port Authority's executive director, Mr. Foye, said it was unexplained, he ended it, and he said he thinks it was illegal. We need a full accounting of that as well."
(Buono was referring to allegations that Port Authority lane closures were politically motivated.)
The head of the New Jersey Assembly's Transportation Committee has vowed to hold a hearing on NJ Transit.
The next debate between Buono and Christie is Tuesday, October 15.


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SYDNEY – Australia unveiled a massive new investment in the nation's defense capabilities on Thursday to address what Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called "high stakes" and "momentous times" in Asia.
Citing increased defense spending around the region and potential flash points in the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula, he said the government was committed to combating the most challenging strategic environment "we have faced in peacetime."
"These are momentous times. The stakes are high. And as the opportunities expand, so does the cost of losing them," Turnbull said in launching a new Defense White Paper in Canberra.
"A stronger Australia supports a safer Australia, a safer region and a safer world."
The government said it would spend 195 billion Australian dollars ($139 billion) over the next decade, including a doubling of its submarine fleet to 24, three additional destroyers, nine new frigates and 12 offshore patrol boats.
Maritime surveillance would also be boosted by the purchase of seven U.S.-made MQ-4C Triton drones and eight P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
New air defense weapons would boost the force's capabilities with 72 F-35s, known as Joint Strike Fighters, added from 2020, while the army's equipment and armored vehicle fleet will be upgraded.
Some 2,500 new military roles will be created to expand the total defense force to 62,400 personnel, with 900 jobs focused on improved cyber, intelligence and space security.
The cash injection would take Australia's defense spending to 2 percent of GDP by 2020-21, three years earlier than previously outlined, Turnbull said.
Regional tensions
The announcement comes as Australia's close ally the United States pursues a foreign policy "pivot" toward Asia, while Beijing flexes its muscles in the region through a military build-up in the contested South China Sea.
At the same time, tensions are high on the Korean peninsula after North Korea's January nuclear test and a rocket launch this month.
Turnbull said that in the next two decades, there would be increased military capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region, including "half the world's submarines and half the world's combat aircraft."
"We would be concerned if the competition for influence and the growth in military capability were to lead to instability and threaten Australia's interests, whether in the South China Sea, the Korean peninsula or further afield," he added.
"We have a strong, vital, vested interest in the maintenance of peace, stability and respect for the rule of law. The decisions we take now will impact on our defense capability and outlook for decades to come."
John Blaxland, a military expert at the Australian National University's Strategic and Defense Studies Centre, said Canberra's boost was consistent with other nations, adding that the global average for defense spending was between 2.1-2.3 percent of GDP.
"In a world where the clouds are getting darker and where power dynamics are shifting and that shifting is creating rub points that could turn into spark points, the insurance policy which is the … Australian Defense Force is becoming less politically contentious," Blaxland told AFP.
Three international bidders — DCNS of France, Germany's TKMS and the Japanese government — are competing for a submarine project worth some AU$50 billion ($36 billion) to replace Australia's current diesel and electric-powered Collins Class submarines.
A decision on the winner is due this year.
Australia is part of the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq, contributing military jets and special forces. It also started carrying out airstrikes against IS targets in Syria last year.


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There are many things about living in Naples Florida that makes life special. According to my husband, Don, one of the best things about Naples is its proximity to Universal Studios and Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando. We are a mere 3.5 hours from Universal Orlando.
Since my husband Don is a roll a coaster enthusiast, we are annual member to Universal Orlando. We try to get up to Universal at least twice a year. What do you get your husband of 31 years for Christmas? A trip to Orlando! We spent December 16th-18th at Universal.
If you are a Florida resident or an annual pass holder with Universal Orlando, you can sometimes get some super rates at on site hotels. I managed to book a room at Lowes Royal Pacific Hotel which is on site at Universal for just $128.00 a night plus tax. Florida residents can check on line for hotel rates and entrance pass specials at Universal Orlando. When you stay at an on site hotel, you are given a Fast Pass which allows you to go to the head of the line when waiting for a ride. This saves an incredible amount of time when the park is crowded.
Don was thrilled to learn that Universal Studios will be opening up a new roll a coaster in the Spring of 2009.
He actually shot pictures of the track of this new coaster.
Universal's Islands of Adventure will be opening a new Harry Potter attraction sometime in 2010.
Last spring we traveled to Universal for the opening of the Simpson's ride. For those of you who love the Simpson's just standing in line waiting for the ride is a treat. You are in Krustyland waiting to ride a coaster and the dangerous Side Show Bob has escaped from prison into the park. As you wait, you can see different Simpson's characters on screens inside carnival booths. Everyone who is into the Simpson's TV show has their favorite character. Mine will always be Krusty the Clown. I don't think there is any person in the world who could match Krusty's crass commercialism of Krusty products let alone Krusty's MANY product endorsements.
Want to get into a Christmas spirit? Universal Orlando is the place to be. Both Universal Island of Adventure and Universal Studios are decorated for the holidays with wonderful lights, festive garland and all sorts of Christmas ornaments. The parks are a delight to see.
Every evening during the holidays Universal Studios has a Macy's Christmas parade.
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How these young people can dance on stilts is beyond me!
Santa's helpers circled the tree to help Santa light the tree.
On the count of three, the tree illuminates and cannons fire out confetti snow! What a parade!
Don just couldn't resist getting a photo with some of Santa's helpers.
The last night of our trip we had dinner at Bice at the Portofino Hotel in Universal. After a wonderful dinner we sat outside in the piazza and enjoyed an after dinner drink looking out at the decorated buildings and piazza tree.
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Industry veterans Bob Lawrence and Francisco Sanchez announced that they have signed an agreement for Glass Wholesalers Inc., d/b/a Craftsman Fabricated Glass, Houston, to receive a significant investment from Cristacurva, Guadalajara, Mexico, according to a Feb. 2 release. The new investment will allow Cristacurva to take a majority ownership position in Craftsman, while allowing Lawrence to remain as minority shareholder and as a senior member of management.
The planned investment will bring together two existing glass fabrication companies with complementary production and customer services. The investment by Cristacurva allows Lawrence to conclude a refinancing plan that has been a major diversion of his time for more than one year.
Francisco Sanchez, CEO of Cristacurva, expects to conclude his investment during the next 90 days. Sanchez believes the close alignment of Craftsman with Cristacurva provides a major opportunity for both companies to better serve southeast Texas and beyond, benefiting
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I must accept this faith/find my shelter, and move on
It's easy for me to say now but without you my divine
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Miners Come Up Short to Fresno State, Season Ends With 23 Wins
March 19, 2014
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Cezar Guerrero and Marvelle Harris combined for 24 of Fresno State's 35 second half points, as the Bulldogs pulled away late to beat UTEP, 61-56, in the first round of the CBI on Wednesday.
The Miners' season ended with a 23-11 record, including seven losses on their home floor. UTEP lost its last two games at the Haskins Center and four of its last six.
"First of all, we're disappointed. We would have loved to continue to play," UTEP coach Tim Floyd said. "Normally we talk defense. I thought offensively we were very inefficient. Fresno State did a really nice job of guarding our personnel and backing off the right guys, guarding the other guys. This game came down to guard play. Their guard play was much more efficient than our guard play."
Guerrero led Fresno State (18-16), which advanced to the CBI quarterfinals, with 19 points. Harris added 14.
The Miners were held under 60 points for a second consecutive home game and shot 35.3 percent from the field.
"It seemed like when we lost as home, we weren't as efficient on the perimeter as we needed to be," Floyd said. "I go back to Tulsa, Southern Miss and this particular ballgame. We didn't really shoot it for percentage, we didn't defend for percentage, and they were more efficient in terms of not turning it over than we were. Their ability to drive it from the perimeter versus our ability to drive it from the perimeter was very apparent, in addition to our inability to make shots from the perimeter and their ability to make shots from the perimeter.
"We had situations like seven seconds side out of bounds, so you've got to go try to drive it in that situation. We settle for a 23-footer because again, can we get it by guys. Can we get it into the lane. It was a problem for us all year long."
Despite their shortcomings, the Miners led by three points (49-46) with a little under six minutes remaining. Fresno State scored the next six points, however, including a three-pointer by Harris and a three-point play by Guerrero.
UTEP tied the game at 52 with 3:30 remaining on two free throws by C.J. Cooper. Fresno State scored seven of the next eight points, beginning with two free throws by Harris with 3:12 to go.
After Vince Hunter made 1-of-2 free throws with 1:57 left to make it a one-point game (54-53), the Miners forced a turnover, but Washburn missed a three pointer with 1:03 on the clock. Paul Watson nailed a three pointer with 27 seconds left to put the Bulldogs ahead 57-53.
Cooper tried to drive but missed a layup, and Harris made it academic on a layup with seven seconds to go.
John Bohannon closed out his UTEP career with 18 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. He finishes with 1,204 points (17th in school history), 825 rebounds (fifth) and 163 blocks (second).
"John finished and played well," Floyd said. "I hate to see him go. I thought he matured as a player and also as a person. We wish him well. He's the one guy who will depart. We're going to have to probably add another big, I guess. We didn't really feel that way a month ago, but we may need to. We tried to shore up our perimeter since December 28 with additions. Obviously we need to do that as well."
Washburn added 16 points. Hunter had 10 rebounds as UTEP lost for the first time this year when he had seven or more boards (16-1). Cooper added seven assists.
The Miners now turn their attention to the 2014-15 season. Floyd and his staff will have a chance to add to an already gifted group of recruits during the spring signing period in mid-April.
"We'll just have to go back and try to improve our product, try to get guys better," Floyd said.
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|Jun 25th, 2017 12:10 AM
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Yeah, finally, even though she got destroyed in the SF . IDK if it was too late for Bucharest Qualies, a good number of withdrawals now.
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|Jun 22nd, 2017 05:16 PM
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Finally a good week
25k Baja (HUN) Main Draw
(6)Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d. Sandra Samir (EGY) 63 46 64
Dia Evtimova (BUL) d. (Q)Doroteja Eric (SRB) 63 Ret.
(Q)Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) d. Anastasiya Vasylyeva (UKR) 62 46 63
(3)Jaqueline Adina Cristian (ROU) d. Alexandra Perper (MDA) 62 16 63
(6)Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d. Dia Evtimova (BUL) 64 62
(Q)Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) d. (3)Jaqueline Adina Cristian (ROU) 60 63
Quarterfinal (6)Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d. (Q)Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) 60 64
|May 14th, 2017 01:39 PM
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Two very solid wins in Trnava to make the Final Qualifying round. Not an easy match against Kamenskaya, but GL
100k Trnava (SVK) Qualifying Draw
(3)Viktoria Kamenskaya (RUS) d. Anastasiya Shoshyna (UKR) 63 62
Mira Antonitsch (AUT) d. Bianka Bekefi (HUN) 64 63
(wc)Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE) d. Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) 75 62
(6)Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d. Maria Irigoyen (ARG) 63 64
Second Qualifying Round
(3)Viktoria Kamenskaya (RUS) d Mira Antonitsch (AUT) 63 61
(6)Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d (wc)Chia-Jung Chuang (TPE) 64 64
|Nov 23rd, 2016 02:17 PM
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Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Went on to lose in the first round of Santa Margherita II (67 36 to Zidansek) and first round as well in 100k Sharm (46 46 to Muchova). Think she took a small vacation afterwards but she's back this week playing with the rest of the clay-addicts in Valencia. First round match has just started after a long rain delay, and can be viewed on the stream: ВидеотранÑлÑÑ†Ð¸Ñ Ð¸Ð³Ñ€
Le. Lost to Perrin pretty easily. Way to many easy errors to have at least a chance
$25.000+H Valencia (ESP)
R32: (2)Conny Perrin (SUI) d. Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) 63 62
|Oct 7th, 2016 09:16 PM
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Lost 2 and 4 to Haddad, but this was a good week. Fingers crossed she gets a better draw next time around
|Oct 6th, 2016 08:05 PM
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Two kind of unexpected wins, from my POV , given the last tournaments . Maybe she can keep going.
|Oct 6th, 2016 07:55 PM
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Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Originally Posted by ioana_sk8r View Post
Nightmare draw, but she got a good win over Tere to start
$25.000 Santa Margherita Di Pula (ITA), R16
Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d. (3)Jil Teichmann (SUI) 06 64 63
|Oct 5th, 2016 03:37 PM
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Nightmare draw, but she got a good win over Tere to start
(Q)Ylena In-Albon (SUI) d. (8)Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) 26 64 63
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) d. (Q)Deborah Kerfs (BEL) 61 64
Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d. Tereza Mrdeza (CRO) 16 62 62
(3)Jil Teichmann (SUI) d. (Q)Claudia Giovine (ITA) 63 64
|Sep 24th, 2016 08:53 PM
|Not A Fan
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Didn't enter WTA Taskent I'm pretty sure she would have made the Q draw..
Looks like she'll play the two 25k's in Sardinia next.
|Sep 18th, 2016 01:12 PM
|Not A Fan
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
The draw opened up really nicely for her with Dinu losing but she fell in the quarters to the same Melanie Stokke
$25.000 Dobrich (BUL)
R32: (6)Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d. Deborah Kerfs (BEL) 61 60
R16: (6)Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d. (LL)Gabriela Duca (ROU) 62 60
QF: Melanie Stokke (NOR) d. (6)Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) 75 64
|Sep 15th, 2016 08:11 PM
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
She got past R1 in Dobrich very easy. R2 vs. (LL) Duca got postponed because of :
So that means she'll be automatically Out from Seoul qualies .
Some more pics by a guy Paul Alexe, from Mamaia 25k:
|Sep 13th, 2016 09:40 PM
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Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Originally Posted by Nightcrawl3r View Post
Scheduled to play qualies in WTA Seoul from Saturday.
|Sep 13th, 2016 03:43 PM
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Plays in Bulgaria on Clay this week.
Scheduled to play qualies in WTA Seoul from Saturday.
Photos from Mamaia 25k, by Paul Alexe :
|Aug 18th, 2016 09:28 PM
Re: Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu
Hi, I found her R1 match from 25k Leipzig
R1: (8)Nicoleta-Catalina Dascalu (ROU) d. (wc)Sandra Honigova (CZE) 60 62
|Aug 11th, 2016 03:48 PM
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So close to a big win here Even in the second set she had BP in the last game to force another TB. Playing some good tennis but again so much energy spend on tantrums, screaming and cursing when the ball bounces funny or shouting to her coach... at one point she even screamed "LAS-O" (yes, in romanian!) to Martincova who wanted to clear a ball from her side after an out first serve
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The England team have touched down in Florida as their preparations for the World Cup in Brazil have stepped up.
After Friday's 3-0 win against Peru, Roy Hodgson's side will play two further friendlies, against Ecuador this Wednesday before Saturday's match where they will face Hondouras.
The squad landed yesterday evening at around 8pm local time and will be based in Miami, giving Hodgson more time to figure out his best forward options after admitting he was still unsure.
Before leaving Hodgson stated: "Once you get past Steven Gerrard in midfield, there are five positions to fill, there are plenty of options there".
Positivity in the camp is at an all time high, especially after such a convincing win, and Hodgson, along with the rest of the team, acknowledges that expectations are high.
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Manchester City 'keeper Joe Hart emulated Hodgson's words revealing the team's determination to succeed and their desire to want to go out and perform to the best of their ability.
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Documentary looks at life of Palestinian leader ArafatAssociates of Yasser Arafat offer personal recollections in a documentary screened in Dubai this week on his search for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal that descended into violence and failed to lead to a Palestinian state.
Zardari Vows to Return to Pakistan Soon, Squelching Rumors of ResignationZardari's recent hospitalization in Dubai have led some to believe he will resign, yet Zardari says he will return to Pakistan within the next few days.
See the World of Movies through the 8th Dubai International Film FestivalThe 8th Dubai Film Festival started on Dec. 7 and continues to bring world-class movies all around the world.
Cruise says working on storyline for Top Gun sequelCould Maverick fly again?
Tom Cruise and Paula Patton at Dubai International Film Festival [PHOTOS]The 8th Dubai International Film Festival
Tom Cruise and Paula Patton at Dubai International Film Festival [PHOTOS]The 8th Dubai International Film Festival
Pakistani President Hospitalized in Dubai, As Rumors Swirl He May QuitGovernment officials deny that Zardari is considering stepping down.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Suffered Heart Attack, May Resign: ReportPakistani President Asif Ali Zardari flew abruptly from Islamabad to Dubai Tuesday evening, apparently after suffering a minor heart attack, and may resign citing ill health, an American magazine reports.
Halliburton Deliberately Destroyed Gulf Oil Spill Evidence, BP SaysPetroleum major BP has accused Halliburton Energy Services Inc., the U.S. and Dubai-based oilfield services corporation, of intentionally destroying crucial evidence related to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
Tiger Woods climbs to 21st in world rankingsTiger Woods has soared to 21st from 52nd in the world rankings after his triumph in the Chevron World Challenge at Thousand Oaks, California.
Canada bankruptcy may hurt Islamic finance in North AmericaThe insolvency of an Islamic mortgage lender in Canada may hinder the growth of sharia-compliant finance in North America, where the industry has struggled to gain traction in the absence of a supportive regulatory framework.
Tiger Woods Breaks Losing Streak with Chevron World Challenge WinTiger Woods broke his two year losing streak Sunday with a win the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Los Angeles.
Oil and Gold UndervaluedI believe it is going to be hard to change the Bull trend in commodities in here, but that does not mean that we could/will see wide swings in the market. As the Western economies improve and the EU resolves the debt issues the developed Nations will begin to grow and growth means inflation and the market will focus on increasing demand.
Exiled Thai PM Thaksin to Get Passport BackThaksin Shinawatra, the former-Prime Minister of Thailand who was overthrown in a 2006 coup and went into self-imposed exile in Dubai, could soon be getting his passport back.
The Energy Report - Just Because it Won't Solve The ProblemJust because it won't solve the problem does not mean it isn't bullish. Yesterday when I was singing that Ben Bernanke is coming to town and that you better not pout and you better not cry, you better be long I am telling you why, some called me to say that the Fed's action to flood the European Banks with cheap dollars won't solve the problem. Well my answer is I don't care.
MP Chief Minister Urges India to Boycott London Olympics 2012Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has urged the government to boycott next year's London Olympics because of the event's sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical company.
Versace H&M Debut Leads to Hospitalizations, Chaos WorldwideWho knew the Versace H&M debut would turn into a Battle Royale Gladiator style leading to hospitalizations and utter chaos in stores worldwide?
Dubai Diversifies With Push Into DiamondsThe United Arab Emirates, the world's fourth-largest oil exporter and home to gold trading hub Dubai, is rapidly becoming a force in trade of another highly valuable commodity: diamonds.
Airbus Secures $20.5 Billion Deal at 2011 Dubai Air ShowFrance-based Airbus AS has secured a total of 211 orders at the 12th Dubai Airshow worth $20.5 billion. The order involves 135 firm orders worth $13.7 billion (130 A320neo and five A380s) and 76 memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth $6.8 billion.
Safe-haven status puts UAE luxury car sales in high gearMother-of pearl dashboards and diamond-encrusted hood ornaments at the Dubai International Motor Show this week underlined how the safe-haven status of the United Arab Emirates is fuelling dramatic growth in sales of luxury cars.


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Cayuse Electronic Research Administration System
In our continuing effort to support research at Texas Tech University, the Office of Research Services began using Cayuse 424 in November 2012. The Cayuse system will track our research proposal and award activity, provide for streamlined-internal routing and approval of proposals, facilitate submission to sponsor systems, and store proposal and award documents.
As you begin working on your first proposal in the new system, Office of Research Services staff will be in touch with you to share how to access the system and what steps to take. The Cayuse 424 system will allow you expanded access to your proposal development, submission, and award information through a very simple, user-friendly interface.
Our hope is that only minimal training will be needed. Face-to-face training will be provided as well as online modules. Additionally, ORS staff would be happy to visit your department or college for an individualized training session. Online training videos and webinars are also available here ».
TTU Cayuse Implementation Outline
PHASE I: Cayuse 424–Completed November 2012
The system includes the following Cayuse 424 capabilities:
- Extra validations and error checking which means we are doing all we can to ensure proposal will be error free to Grants.gov
- System-to-system data transmission for >95% of all Grants.gov opportunities
- Well-positioned for implementation of Research.gov (Cayuse working with NSF–anticipating eventual FastLane retirement)
- Budget builder tool includes fringe benefits, F&A rates, inflation rates, and multi-year replication
- Limited electronic routing
- Customer experience is "...as easy as FastLane..."
PHASE II: Cayuse Sponsored Programs (SP)–Completed November 2013
The Cayuse Sponsored Programs (SP) includes the following capabilities:
- Proposal development (budget, narrative, compliance questions)
- Reuse data and copy proposals and awards
- Robust routing and approval
- Database of all sponsored program activity
- Document repository for proposal and award information
- Tracking of proposals and awards to subcontractors
- Intuitive User Interface
Phase III: Cayuse IRB [Work will begin upon completion of SP implementation]–In Progress
- A single repository of documentation and history of each application
- Track tasks, status changes and comments on each submission
- Role-based portals allow easy access for PIs, reviewers and compliance officers
- Streamline reviews, meetings and communications
- Integration with Cayuse SP
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Participant Funding Guide
Last updated: 23 December 2016
- What is the Participant Funding Program?
- Am I eligible?
- How do I apply?
- What costs are eligible?
- How much can I expect to receive?
- How will I know if I have been awarded funding?
- How do I access the funds I have been awarded?
- What happens if the obligations of my contribution agreement are not met?
- Whom should I contact if I need help?
1. What is the Participant Funding Program (PFP)?
The NEB's Participant Funding Program (PFP) provides funding to facilitate public participation in certain hearings and environmental assessments of designated projects. The program is not intended to cover the full cost of expenses. Please note that PFP is not available for detailed route hearings.
|Regulatory processes eligible for PFP
NEB Act public hearings:
NEB Act or COGO Act hearing or and environmental assessments of designated projects such as:
If a proposed project is eligible for participant funding, the NEB will determine the amount of funding (sometimes called the "envelope") based on:
- the size, location and possible effects of the proposed project
- the range of issues associated with the proposed project
- the number of Indigenous groups in the proposed project area
- the level of public interest
- the funding maximums in effect
- available resources, as allocated in annual budget
Active funding opportunities and any applicable deadlines are announced on the website www.neb-one.gc.ca/pfp.
2. Am I eligible for participant funding?
The following individuals or groups can apply for participant funding:
- Indigenous groups (e.g., First Nations, Métis, or Inuit)
- landowners or individuals living on or near the proposed project area
- unincorporated non-industry not-for-profit group or association
- incorporated non-industry not-for-profit organization;
- other affected groups or individuals (e.g., community organizations that would be affected by the project)
Funding for hearings is conditional on applying for and obtaining intervenor status in the Hearing process. Obtaining intervenor status is a separate process with its own set of deadlines. You must apply to participate and become an intervenor separately from your PFP application. Information about the Application to Participate (ATP) process is posted on each project page on the NEB website, including when the NEB will begin accepting applications to participate and a submission deadline. You can also contact a Hearing Process Advisor by calling 1-800-899-1265 (toll-free).
The following groups cannot apply for participant funding:
- for-profit organizations
- industry organizations
- groups of people with a direct commercial interest in the project
- government groups (except Indigenous)
Even though these groups are not eligible for funding from this program, they may still be able to participate in a hearing.
3. How do I apply?
To apply for participant funding, you must complete the application form before the deadline announced in the table of Current funding opportunities. For step-by-step instructions, click on a section below:
- Sections 1 and 2 – Contacts and Signature
- Section 3 – Eligible Recipient Criteria
- Section 4 – Eligible Activities
- Section 5 – Eligible Costs
- Section 6 – Administrative Information
Please send your completed application by the deadline using any of these methods:
- email: email@example.com
- mail or courier:
- National Energy Board
Participant Funding Program
Suite 210, 517 Tenth Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2R 0A8
- National Energy Board
- fax: 1-877-288-8803
4. What costs are eligible?
The following costs are eligible for funding, provided they relate to eligible activities and enough rationale is provided in the PFP application form:
- legal fees
- expert fees
- travel expenses
- honoraria and ceremonial costs
- other appropriate costs necessary for the proposed activity, such as rental of meeting room and collection, distribution, translation or purchase of information materials.
See Section 5 – Eligible Costs for more information about Eligible Costs.
In general, the contribution agreement allows for eligible costs incurred from the date the company filed the project application with the NEB to the date the hearing record closes. Recipients should also understand that at the time of applying for funding, there are many uncertainties surrounding the process such as timing of process steps and locations of any oral components. Delays from the original hearing schedule are fairly common and so recipients should plan for this in their spending.
No financial support will be directed toward:
- costs that would have been incurred even if the proposed activity not been done e.g. general operations, salaries, and general administrative expenses.
- cost that are not directly incurred by the recipient e.g. lost income.
- capital expenditures, costs for construction, renovation of buildings and maintenance.
- activities that duplicate information available to the public or the applicant. This includes information prepared by the NEB or the applicant.
- costs that do not relate to your participation in the NEB hearing e.g. negotiations with the proponent, issues outside the NEB's jurisdiction.
5. How much can I expect to receive?
The amount an applicant can expect to receive is a function of the following:
- the eligibility and reasonableness of the costs requested in your PFP application
- the funding envelope announced for the project divided by the number of eligible PFP applicants
- the applicable funding maximum, (group or individual)
- PFP's annual budget (approved by Parliament).
Funding is limited and PFP is not intended to cover all costs associated with participating in the hearing. Eligible Recipients are encouraged to collaborate with others and seek out additional sources of funding. You may wish to contact other Intervenors to try sharing expenses.
The NEB has funding maximums on the total amount of funding available for each Eligible Recipient. Currently the maximum amount of funding is $12,000 for eligible individuals. The maximum amount of funding per eligible group is $80,000. These amounts are reviewed annually based on the NEB's annual budget and the anticipated demand for funding.
The NEB establishes an independent Funding Review Committee (Committee) for each proposed project where funding is made available. The Committee usually consists of at least three people, including one person who works at the NEB and at least one person who is not connected to government. Committee members must be independent, which means they must have no interest or financial stake in the proposed project. The Funding Review Committee prepares a report recommending how to distribute the funds. The NEB's Executive Vice President, Regulatory, considers this report in making each funding award.
6. How will I know if I have been awarded funding?
If you are awarded funding, the PFP will send you a contribution agreement. If you are signing on behalf of a group, you may be asked to demonstrate that you have authority to represent that group.
You must sign this agreement before you can access the funds you have been awarded. Eligible expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with the terms of the signed Contribution Agreement.
Awards are announced in Participant Funding Reports and under the proactive disclosure of contributions.
Decisions will not be reconsidered except in the case that an error was made. If you believe there has been an error, you may request that the PFP conduct a review. If an error was made and has a material effect on the amount of the award, the award will be adjusted accordingly.
7. How do I access the funds I have been awarded?
Please complete a Direct Deposit form [PDF 272 KB] if you wish to receive payments in this manner. Direct Deposit is reliable and faster than issuing payments by cheque and can avoid potential postal disruptions.
To receive payment for your costs, you must submit a claim form [PDF 198 KB] to the NEB's Participant Funding Program. Supporting documentation (e.g., invoices) is required to show that you incurred eligible expenses between the date the proponent filed the project application and the date the hearing record closes. Eligible expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with the terms of the signed Contribution Agreement.
Final Payment – The PFP will notify you of the deadline to submit your final claim, generally 60 days after hearing record closes. You do not need to wait for the hearing to end to request a final payment.
Interim payments – An interim payment may be made after some Eligible Costs have been incurred. Up to 75 per cent of the total funding award may be paid. The remaining 25 per cent will be held back until the final payment.
Advance payments – Advance funding is provided in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the NEB. Advance payments cannot exceed the recipient's estimated cash flow requirements for the current fiscal year or 75 per cent of the total funding award. To request an advance, the applicant must submit:
- a written request stating the need for an advance payment and the impact of not providing the advance on your participation; and
- a schedule of planned expenditures by fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).
It should be noted that an advance cannot be granted to cover expenses that have already been incurred. This situation requires an interim payment.
Recipients must submit a supporting a claim form [PDF 198 KB] by 31 March to ensure actual eligible expenses were incurred against the advance and the unspent balance is reasonable to avoid recovery. In cases where an initial advance payment has been made, supporting documents accounting for all expenditures to date must be provided before another advance payment can be made.
8. What happens if the obligations of my contribution agreement are not met?
Should you be denied Intervenor status or you choose to withdraw, you cease to be eligible for the financial assistance and your Contribution Agreement will be terminated.
If you fail to meet the obligations specified in your Contribution Agreement, without notifying the PFP and negotiating a modified set of terms, the NEB may deny future payments under this agreement, in whole or in part.
If the NEB finds that funding was awarded based on incorrect information provided by you, the PFP will advise you of the situation and:
- specify possible remediation; or
- deny future payments under this agreement, in whole or in part; or
- terminate the Contribution Agreement.
If the NEB has made payments before it was discovered that the award was based on incorrect information, the NEB may request from the Recipient a reimbursement, in whole or in part. The amounts that the Recipient must repay constitute a debt owing to Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada and interest will be charged on overdue repayments in accordance with the Interest and Administrative Charges Regulations.
9. Whom should I contact if I need help?
If you have any questions about the Participant Funding Program, please contact a Coordinator by e-mail at email@example.com or by phone at 1-800-899-1265 (toll free) or (403) 299-2790.
If you have questions on the NEB hearing process or require assistance regarding a specific hearing, please contact the NEB at 1-800-899-1265 and ask to speak to a Process Advisor.
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The 26-year-old Brooklynite has spent years walking around the United States, stopping people by the side of the road and leaving them speechless - with card tricks (he throws a deck at a shop window and gets your chosen card to stick - on the inside); with the change out of their pockets (he bites a coin in half then 'spits' it together again); even, it seems, with levitation (he 'floats' 6in above the pavement).
Blaine's fresh approach to the art of illusion has won him some influential fans. Jim Uhls, the author of Fight Club, is writing his life story, Robert De Niro has bought the film rights, and this year People magazine listed him as one of the world's 25 most intriguing personalities.
So if you thought magic took a turn for the worst when Tommy Cooper died, cast an eye over Blaine's forthcoming video and DVD David Blaine Mystifier: Street Magic - Magic Man (the first ever magic DVD, apparently, though we can't imagine how Paul Daniels missed that trick). But more importantly, try and spend some time on the streets of London next week, because Blaine is in the UK between 19-21 October and will be bringing his favourite tricks to the capital's luckier pedestrians. Don't expect him to produce 50p from behind your ear. He can do better than that.
David Blaine's video and DVD, David Blaine Mystifier: Street Magic - Magic Man are available from 13 November for £14.99 and £17.99 respectively.


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"To Serve Man" is a huge pile of maggot-filled excrement that self-devours any and all good that it may contain. Devoid of anything but ruthless grinding, be prepared to hear the same exact drumbeat repeated numerous times. The audio quality is on par for its time, unlike previous releases. From a lyrical aspect, the album is much more intelligent and twisted, but sadly the guitar overrides the vocal track in a lot of cases. With no more than a few memorable songs at best, this album will leave one begging for it to end.
Having not been well received in the past, California-based grindcore band Cattle Decapitation managed to put out one demo, a Spanish three track single known as "Decapitacion!" and two eps before finally writing a solid full-length release. With previous material lasting anywhere from 2-22 minutes, "To Serve Man" offers up the largest chunk of decapitated cattle at the time of its release.
The album begins with with an audio snippet of what sounds like someone getting drowned and then quickly descends into a crazed track about mutilating someones testicles. On par for its time, the audio quality is greatly improved in comparison to "Ten Torments of the Damned" and "Human Jerky". This finally allows the listener to hear more of the guitar rather than just muffled distortion, one downside being that there is an incredible lack of skill demonstration and variances by newly initiated guitarist Josh Elmore, causing the material to become really boring real fast. The mixing done on the guitar track is abhorrent, and many times largely overtakes the vocals which leads to the material sounding cluttered, as the two vocal tracks are layered over each other throughout 95% of the material present.
Alongside Josh Elmore, Troy Oftedal makes his debut appearance as bassist. Unfortunately the bass track is mixed so detrimentally low that the listener must strain their hearing to catch a line here or there. As for drumming, you're looking at a maximum of three different drumbeats that will pummel the eardrum and leave one begging for mercy and wishing it would just end. As well, there are a few intermediate level drum rolls for filler when nothing else seems to fit, and this is a welcomed break from the grueling torture of the repetitive snare-based beats.
Lyrically, "To Serve Man" has a raunchy, horrifying story to tell and those that listen closely and follow along will enjoy these attributes, but as mentioned prior the guitar likes to overthrow and distract from the two vocal tracks that overlay each other. One being high pitched and fast, with the other being low, slow and guttural. Despite a good attempt, this is pulled off very poorly as the material already suffers from being gorged and bloated, there is too much going on to maintain any sort of attention span without using dire concentration. This leaves the listener free to drift away from the music, and daydream about better things that could be listened to, such as flatulence or projectile vomiting.
Though "To Serve Man" is not all piss and diarrhea, some of the more noteworthy tracks consist of "Land of the Severed Meatus", "Everyone Deserves to Die" and "Chunk Blower", the latter which could easily be the most original and catchy song of the entire 13 tracks. The title song is also fairly well done, and is one of the more well known tracks of this album. The very few songs within this full-length that severely push the use of the word "good" are few and far between, and even getting far enough into the material to hear these tracks is a grueling chore.
Cattle Decapitation's first full-length release is nearly 35 minutes of full blown excruciating audible torture. The vaguely good elements of the material are powerfully overshadowed by pathetic entry level drumming and bad mixing that leaves a feeling of sore relief once it's over.
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July 28, 1998
Slippery When Online
by Nico Detourn (TMF Nico)
Companies are dynamic things; they change all the time. This is especially true of Internet and online companies and, indeed, the industry itself, which often seems to undergo a major shift with every passing quarter.
This industry is in constant transition. Business models evolve rapidly, often in ways not fully recognized until well after the fact. Whether through acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, or something as apparently simple as new services or partnerships, company prospects are altered. Yet our first impressions have a way of persisting, sometimes leading us to overlook or misread subsequent developments.
We tend to filter information through pre-existing notions, which can appear to confirm our initial impressions of a company, whether positive or negative. New information is sometimes ignored or hardly noticed, since we already "know" what we think. This is one of the pitfalls of adopting a static analysis of companies in an industry as dynamic as the Internet. A good example is provided by two of the original "search engine" companies.
It was easy enough to see last year's introduction of free e-mail by Excite (Nasdaq: XCIT) and Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) as fairly predictable additions to the services already available at their respective sites. Both had previously introduced a number of features more conventionally associated with online services such as America Online (NYSE: AOL.) The addition of e-mail as part of their ongoing "community strategies" was all but inevitable, and so was unlikely to influence an investor's basic assessment of the companies one way or another.
Less predictable and run of the mill, however, were more recent acquisitions by Excite and Yahoo!
In January 1998, Excite acquired MatchLogic, an online ad management services and direct marketing firm. Unlike free e-mail, which was an enhancement of existing consumer offerings, the MatchLogic acquisition represented a definite diversification and a broadening of Excite's operational range and business model, directly opening a new business-to-business revenue stream for the company. Last April, in a similarly diversifying move, Excite acquired Classifieds2000, an online classified advertising company, which counted among those using its services several of Excite's competitors, including Lycos (Nasdaq: LCOS), Infoseek (Nasdaq: SEEK), CNET's (Nasdaq: CNWK) Snap!, and CompuServe (now part of AOL).
Yahoo has likewise broadened its operational range with the June 1998 acquisition of Viaweb, an online commerce software developer. Through Viaweb, Yahoo will be able to provide small to mid-sized businesses the means of building and operating online stores within Yahoo-space, thus leveraging the traffic flowing through its eyeball-leading website to create an additional revenue stream which, knock on silicon, will flow to the company's much scrutinized bottom line.
Acquisitions such as these add new facets to a company's profile. They reposition and redefine a company, presumably for the better, though not necessarily. Importantly, these developments are not uncommon, and might reasonably prompt a review of the company's overall situation -- even if the final verdict remains unchanged in the end.
A divestiture can have a similar impact on a company and its business model, likewise calling for reassessment. An especially dramatic example of this is found in AOL's September 1997 decision to divest itself of ANS Communications, its network services division.
The details of this industry-shaping deal are too much to get into here, but the announcement came against a backdrop of America Online's abating "busy signal" crisis, following its late 1996 switch to flat rate pricing. That pricing plan was itself an abrupt, competition-countering move, which no doubt wreaked havoc on more than a few spreadsheets as number crunchers attempted to figure out just what AOL could be thinking.
With the stroke of a pen, America Online had once again re-created itself, throwing fundamental assumptions about its operations out the window. AOL would no longer be in the direct network-building business. In essence, it would swap ANS to WorldCom (Nasdaq: WCOM) for a multi-year sweetheart deal for network services, thus realizing the benefits of owning ANS without the associated cost and risk. Through the deal, AOL also acquired CompuServe's online service and subscriber base, which at the time was approximately 30% of AOL's total.
Of equal if not greater long-term strategic importance, this deal left AOL with its second new business model in under a year, and neatly positioned to concentrate on its core competencies of aggregating content, cutting merchandising deals, and growing its consumer online service.
Few companies are in a position to match America Online's continual self-recreation, which leaves its perpetual critics barely able to catch a breath before their target again morphs into something else entirely. The many fronts and huge scale on which AOL operates gives its management a unique field on which to play such a skillful game. Yet the game itself -- that is, the online industry -- calls for just such non-stop creativity on the part of company management. And so the best companies in this industry will, each in their own way, reveal the same "slipperiness" and non-stop evolution as does America Online.
Navigating the oncoming waters of the online industry is probably the single greatest challenge companies and managements face. But that same industry dynamism is a challenge also facing those who invest in the industry. That challenge calls for looking at company and industry developments creatively, from more than one angle, and being open to alternative, perhaps even previously rejected, analyses. It calls for adopting an occasionally "self-contrarian" perspective, rather than seeing only confirmation of our initial impressions, no matter how correct those might have been when first formed -- or how comfortable and taken for granted they've subsequently become.
It's earnings season again. How closely will you be looking at the results of the companies in which you've taken a position? Will you scan the announcements for quick confirmations? Or will you read them with a more critical eye?
Related Articles:
-- TMF Interview with Yahoo! President Tim Koogle
-- TMF Interview with Excite Co-founder Joe Kraus
-- Yahoo! Mocks the "Neigh"-Sayers, The Lunchtime News 07/09/98
-- Internet Stock Update 6/29/98


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Gateway to Graduation
The Gateway to Graduation Program is a faculty-led effort to improve student learning and retention in courses with high enrollments of first-year students.
The Gateway to Graduation program offers professional development opportunities while also co-sponsoring events with the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the School of Medicine's Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs. Many of these opportunities are geared specifically toward faculty who either oversee the Gateway course or teach freshmen-level courses. Note that these events count toward the bronze, silver, and gold badges with the Teaching Academy.Visit Page
Teaching a new course (or one you've taught for a while) is a challenge in and of itself. Figuring out policies, services, and accessing helpful resources is sometimes just something that gets put aside. For example, have you ever thought, "I'd sure like to know the places to eat on campus but where do I go to figure that out?" Or, "I know that I should read up on policies that affect students, but I don't know where to begin." Hopefully this space takes care of some of those where do I go, where do I begin questions!Visit Page
The Gateway course coordinator plays an integral role in the success of IUPUI&'s first-year students. The Gateway to Graduation program works with courses that have high enrollments of first-time, full-time freshmen. IUPUI currently has 58 Gateway courses. In almost all cases, Gateway courses are our students' first experiences here at the university.Visit Page
The Gateway Teaching Academy aims to recognize faculty for their efforts in teaching, professional development endeavors and university commitment. Gateway faculty can earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold status as a member of the Gateway Teaching Academy. These badge levels should be completed in order and once achieved may be submitted as part of your annual report or for advancement in rank, including Senior Associate Faculty.Visit Page
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The Faculty Community of Practice (CoP) program adapts collaborative learning strategies to enhance faculty development and promote improved student learning. Community members meet on a regular basis to develop scholarly projects and best practices around an issue particular to first year students and the Gateway to Graduation program. The community is an opportunity to establish and develop interdisciplinary faculty support networks and to serve as knowledge incubators for scholarly research.Visit Page


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Cumberland exploded for four runs in the sixth inning to break open a 2-1 game, and held on, working out of a bases loaded jam in the seventh to win the Mid-South Conference Championships opening round, 6-4, over the University of Rio Grande on Thursday at Millennium Park.
Recently-named Mid-South Conference Player of the Year Jessica Roper went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in the contest. Senior Emily Nicholson and freshman Tessa Tomaselli each added 2-for-4 days.
Senior starting pitcher Courtney Maynard (20-9) earned the victory, shutting down the RedStorm for the first six innings. After a rocky seventh, the Lancaster, Tenn., native allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits while also striking out six.
It was Roper who began a two-out rally in the first to put the Bulldogs on the board. The Bellflower, Calif., native smashed a hard liner down the left field line and cruised into second with a double.
Nicholson followed with a hard shot that skipped off the glove of the Rio Grande shortstop for an error which allowed Roper scamper home and give CU a 1-0 advantage.
Rio Grande went down in order in the opening inning but answered with a run in the bottom of the second. Jenna Jones led off the inning with a double, moved to third on a passed ball and scored on a groundout to tie things at one.
Cumberland loaded the bases with three straight singles in the third from Roper, Nicholson and Broderick, and freshman Tessa Tomaselli delivered a sacrifice fly to center field and Roper scored for the second time in the game and put the Bulldogs back ahead, 2-1.
The Bulldogs and RedStorm traded scoreless innings in both the fourth and the fifth, before CU broke things open with four runs in the top of the sixth. After a leadoff single from Tomaselli, Rio Grande worked a pair of outs and seemed on the way out of the jam.
A pair of wild pitches put Tomaselli on third and a walk to pinch hitter Crystal Bryant made it runners on the corners. Senior Devon Jamerson picked a perfect time to get her first hit of the game, delivering a two-RBI double to the right-center gap.
Senior Shawnee Kirk and Roper each backed that up with RBI singles of their own, scoring Jamerson and Kirk, who moved to second on a throw after her single. When the dust settled, Cumberland led the contest, 6-1.
Rio Grande responded with a run in the bottom of the frame from a Cheyenne Hamaker, but Maynard worked out of a two-on, one-out jam in the frame, earning a strikeout to put the inning to bed.
The RedStorm again made noise in the seventh inning, loading the bases and scoring a pair before an out was recorded to chase Maynard. Senior Jessica Lozano was called upon to close out the contest. With runners on first and second, the Wilmington, Calif., native worked a flyout.
On the final play of the game, Lozano drew another fly ball to center field. Inexplicably, the runner on second base took off for home. Junior Katelynn Stoll made the catch and threw on to Jamerson at second to put an end to the contest.
Cumberland now faces the tough challenge of taking on top-seeded and nationally-ranked No. 9 Lindsey Wilson with a chance to advance to the winner's bracket final. The contest is set for a 10 a.m. Eastern Time start.


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At the weekend, her only son, John Hancock, 36, went public, upbraiding his mother for failing to provide security for her family.
Her eyes were averted, and she withdrew her hand quietly but gently, as not upbraiding him.
The bear, far from upbraiding him for driving it from its home, had pity, and no fear at all.
The friends around the bed then joined the parents in upbraiding him as having no pity on the poor infant's soul!
He paused, and to assure her it was not she he was upbraiding, smiled cheerfully.
And thus he left me, upbraiding myself that I should have mentioned money.
I was streaming with perspiration and upbraiding him for assaulting a cripple.
The father joined in the upbraiding, the disowning of an undutiful daughter.
I wrote to her upbraiding her for her precipitation, and imploring a final interview.
Had Dickies courage failed him, had he taken to the woods, or was he upbraiding her of the gatepost for the sin of conceit?
Old English upbregdan "bring forth as a ground for censure," from up "up" + bregdan "move quickly, intertwine" (see braid (v.)). Cf. Middle Swedish upbrygdha. Meaning "scold" is first attested late 13c. Related: Upbraided; upbraiding.


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Stockholm-based architect Mats Fahlander was an apt candidate to design a summer cottage for this shorefront site on Sweden's rugged western coast. He and the owner, lifelong friends, played here as children, on property that had been in the owner's family since the 1940s. "I grew up spending summers on an island very close to this," says Fahlander, whose intimate understanding of the local landscape, climate, and culture is written all over this modern, utilitarian gem.
The building perches on concrete piers, hovering above an outcropping of scoured bedrock. "We decided to treat the rock very carefully and do no blasting work at all," Fahlander explains. A natural cleft in the rock provided a channel for utilities, which enter the building via a concrete "box" under its core. The house is simple in form: an approximately square volume topped by two parallel barrel vaults—inspired by the rounded topography of the shore—and skirted by a deck that gives every room access to the outdoors.
The vault closest to the shore arches over a living/dining/kitchen space wrapped in glass at three walls and opening to the shore via a 16-foot-wide sliding glass door. The inland-facing vault shelters a narrow entry hall flanked by a water closet, a separate shower compartment, and three "really, really small bedrooms," says Fahlander, whose strategy involved devoting half of the building's 900 square feet to living space, "with as many sleeping rooms behind that as possible." Sliding doors, narrow passages, and built-in furniture storage maximize space efficiency. "Six to eight persons can have a bed in the house," Fahlander notes (a separate sauna/study/guest cottage sleeps several more). "It's like living on a boat." The proximity of the sea only heightens the effect.
Mindful of the beating the building would take on such an exposed site, Fahlander specified tough, low-maintenance materials for its shell. Unpainted corrugated cement board wraps the building up to its eaves. Flat cement board panels—painted the traditional white of local fisherman's cottages—fill the vault ends; corrugated metal covers the roof. The exterior decking is untreated fir, the same material that lines the interior walls, floor, and ceiling. Rather than struggle to preserve the material from the sun and salt air, Fahlander says, he detailed the decking to be easily replaced—perhaps every 15 years—when it succumbs to the elements.


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My fan is make a big noise, you now if i need change only the motor or the complete fan to eliminate the problem?
is it coming from your electric auxiliary fan or your main engine fan? is it a whooshing noise like a big rig truck or bus, or something else? when does it happen in relation to engine temperature/RPM/car speed, and how long does it last before it quiets down if at all?
I have the same problem. it is coming from the AUx fan. The fan comes on randomly, it could sitting in neutral or driving. It sounds like a very stressful revving sound and then it goes off. My mechanic checked it with the BMW scanner and a fan issue showed up. The car does not over heat, I just changed the water pump and radiator too. I noticed this before I did the radiator but after the water pump. Any idea of what I should do? I thought it might be the resisters of the motor??
I've experienced this issue on the 2003 E39 530i.
For me, the problem occurs when driving in slow traffic (5-10mph) for 10-15 mins. It also happens if I keep the car running in Park position (so the car is not moving) for about 5-10 mins. This usually happens at low RPM, ~1000-1500.
The fan start spinning violently and I hear the noise inside. From outside it is very very loud like a huge truck.
I do not experience these loud fan noise when driving at highway speeds (60-80mph). May be because fan noise blend into other highway noises.
The temperature gauge does not fluctuate. It remains normals.
I purchased the car used with not much history. I do not know if the previous owner replaced radiator or waterpump.
Any suggestions?
exact same with me and have not yet figured it out, but i recently changed my water pump and radiator so I don't know what it is now?? going to see a friend that was a certified BMW tech next week. I'll let you know what he says. If you find out first please let me know.
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There is nothing in the world like the coconut, so compatible with humans that we must have been made for each other.
The water of the young green coconut has the same pH as human plasma and was used during World War II as an intravenous glucose solution. And if you aren't into direct injection, simply drinking the water of the green coconut is like taking your body to Jiffy Lube. The coconuts that you see at the store are mature brown coconuts whose sugary water has turned to fatty flesh—so fatty that it makes the second-fattiest vegetable oil on the planet, second only to its cousin palm oil. This fat content, combined with its unique flavor, makes coconut useful for all parts of the culinary spectrum, from sweet to savory, breakfast through dinner. This is a story about one such use. And it's a story about how I became known as Gringão.
I'm writing from Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. This place affords a privileged perspective on all things coconut because they are everywhere.
Also integral to the story of Gringão is the beautiful and poetic language of Portuguese. Here is a quick Portuguese lesson: Adding the ending "ão" (pronounced "ow") to a word means that the thing that word describes is big and impressive. For example, there is a song called "Eu so Negão"—I am a big black man. (In Salvador, calling someone a negão, no matter what color they are, is considered a compliment.)
The other key player in this culinary drama is tapioca, a starch derived from the root of the cassava plant. Like the coconut, tapioca has a multitude of uses here in Brazil. And like the coconut, you can get tapioca in the frozen North.
There is also a breakfast drink sold on the streets of Salvador called "mingãu." It's made from tapioca and coconut, and it rhymes with "negão." Warm, sweet, thick and rich, mingãu is the ultimate breakfast.
The thing about mingãu is that even though it is everywhere in Salvador, it's hard to find when you're looking for it. You go to a street corner at 6 a.m., where you have been assured by your Brazilian friends that there is a mingãu lady, and she's not there. Then you are stumbling home at 6 a.m. after dancing samba all night and there she is, like a phantom angel, selling you a cup and sprinkling cinnamon on top, giving you the boost you need to make it home to bed.
These mysteriously appearing and disappearing mingãu angels were too inconsistent for me, so the next time I happened upon one, I charmed her into telling me the secret.
Her name is Doralí Ce. She learned the art of mingãu from her mom and has been selling it for 20 years. Her ingredients are simple: coconut, tapioca, sugar, salt, clove and cinnamon. But the first time I made it, I couldn't have screwed up more. I overcooked the tapioca to slime, added way too many cloves, the coconut was undercooked and grotesquely chunky, and to top it all off I used brown sugar, which gave it an unthinkably—and undrinkably—brown hue. After tasting my mingãu, my Brazilian hosts politely shoveled the contents of their bowls back into the pot. My "gringãu," as they called it, was a failure.
Every morning for the next week I worked on my recipe. Soon, my gringãu was earning scores of nine out of 10, and they weren't just being polite. They were gobbling it up, and as I served them helping after helping I could be heard singing my new song: "Eu so Gringão."
Here is my recipe:
First, soak 1/3 cup of tapioca pearls in a cup of water. While that's soaking, break open a coconut (here, they smash it on the sidewalk). Now it's time to make coconut milk. For this recipe, you will only need about half the flesh, but you might want to turn it all into coconut milk and save half for the next day. (You can also buy coconut milk in a can.)
Carefully pry out the coconut flesh with a knife or spoon. Some people then use a knife to scrape off the thin inner husk from the coconut flesh; others don't. Put the coconut in a blender with 3 cups of water and blend until smooth. Then press it through a strainer, squeezing, so all the milky water drains out, leaving a mass of fine chunks in the strainer.
Pour half a coconut's worth of coconut milk into a pot on medium heat. Add 3 tablespoons of the ground coconut flesh, 5 cloves and 4 tablespoons of white sugar. Add the soaked tapioca to the pot and add more water if necessary to bring the consistency to that of watery oatmeal. Cook, stirring often, until it thickens and the tapioca is clear and completely chewable. While it's cooking, add 1/3 teaspoon of salt and season with more sugar if necessary. Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with cinnamon powder and serve your gringãu.


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The 11th annual Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival brings the best documentaries from around the world along with their filmmakers to Northern California. Twice named "One of the Coolest Film Festivals" by MovieMaker Magazine, it is one of the important and special stops on the documentary festival circuit. Sebastopol is a documentary destination that has filmmakers raving about the hospitality, quality of programming, and wonderful community atmosphere that this festival fosters.
We screen short and feature length documentaries, hybrid docs, and any other type of film that can be described as documentary. We present awards in both short and feature categories: Jury and Audience Awards. Additional awards may be announced.
SDFF 2017 screened 63 films in 4 days with over 100 filmmakers and guests in attendance.
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What is the best way to wire up the new front axle disconnect used on the new electric solinoids? My truck is a 98 Chevy(has newer solinoid) but the chasis wiring harness is from a 2wd(no wiring for front axle disconnect). I know GM made a kit for the older trucks(88-9?). Is there a easy way to make my own harness or should I buy the GM harness. I know its not much money, but what another question is what inputs do I need. Brown wire from T-case(got it), but what about the 2 wires from the old front axle? Is one hot other ground? Something else? Does this make sense?
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Our chefs have sourced local producers to select the best products in the region and combine them to create only the finest dishes in our five restaurants, staying true to our mission to provide our guests with an authentic experience. Respecting the foundation of Cretan cuisine, one that focuses on the freshness of ingredients, the purity of taste and the use of wild local herbs, we are constantly seeking to accentuate our connection to the surrounding environment.
Incorporating the resort's signature color, the Blue Door is a typical Greek Taverna with a spectacular beach-front location. As part of its mission to remain true to island roots, the Blue Palace Resort & Spa has transformed an old fisherman's stone house into the renowned Blue Door Taverna. The top-quality, traditional Greek cuisine features a daily catch from the local fishermen, cooked over the open grill accompanied by Greek Meze.
Cuisine: Greek Mediterranean
Atmosphere: Open Air, Beach Front location
Cretan Feast: Discover a unique cultural and gastronomical ritual with authentic local delicacies prepared on the spot; all under the distinct tunes of Cretan.
Menu Highlights: Delight in Greek Meze of tzatztiki, fava and dolmadakia for appetizers. Don't miss the catch of the day over the open grill.
Leading the culinary team at Blue Palace, Executive Chef Alexandros Lefkaditis is always committed in delivering great food & service to guests and continues to create distinct flavor combinations. Learn more about the Chef and the story behind Blue Door at spgcravings.com
Flame specializes in expertly cooked steak dishes prepared from finest quality, locally sourced meat with a distinct flavor and fragrance. Classic and signature cuts, some exclusive, are served on large wooden platters, complemented by the freshest ingredients from carefully selected small-scale producers in the surrounding area.
Cuisine: Steak House
Atmosphere: Elegant
Entertainment: Live Greek Cretan music
Many of the specialty herbs and vegetables are handpicked by our chefs shortly before preparation, direct from the restaurant's purpose-built gardens.
Flame features Cretan handcrafted traditional knives instead of the traditional steak knives. Here, you can find the ''Koka'', the ''Moka'' and the ''Queen'' Dagger.
We invite our guests to get acquainted with some of the best wine labels of the island with our Cretan Wine Tasting Experience. Enjoy the most distinguished wines along with an array of delightful bites.
Asia Blue
Asia Blue, our captivating Asian restaurant, is an enticing dining option offering inventive dishes that range from Japanese to Thai and beyond. Take your seat and enjoy Asian cuisine at its very best from the lavishly decorated terrace. Watch through an open display kitchen our chef expertly preparing sushi and enjoy dishes ranging from Japanese to Thai and beyond.
Cuisine: Asian
Atmosphere: Elegant
The resort's principal restaurant is named Olea after the olive trees found in enormous Cretan pots that adorn the impressive veranda. Every table features a stunning view to the sea and the isle of Spinalonga making breakfasts there a treasured moment serving a rich American buffet breakfast with French Champagne daily.
Cuisine: Greek, Cretan & International
Atmosphere: Casual
American Breakfast Buffet: 7:15 - 10:30 am
Guests staying at Island Suite or any Villa, have access to the VIP Breakfast section.
The private breakfast section at Olea Restaurant is exclusively reserved for guests of the Island Luxury Suites and the Villas. On a prime spot overlooking the bay and Spinalonga island, guests will enjoy, aside from the expansive buffet offered to all, an additional inspired breakfast menu. A selection of signature dishes, such as poached eggs on whole wheat bread with avocado spread and local "apaki" smoked ham or delicious healthy options celebrating artisanal Greek Yoghurt with Greek pistachio and Cretan honey, will be available each day.
Cretan table features produce and recipes of the island's different regions. Traditional kalitsounia, sweet pastries and pies lay on the table next to tahini, a sesame seed paste rich in vitamin E and with unique antioxidants, enhanced with different flavors, such as honey and orange; while an exceptional choice of Greek yogurt, the famous Cretan honey, Cretan cheeses and the freshest fruits are on display.
Themed buffet dinner available daily from 19:00 pm - 21:30 pm.
Fresh Italian dishes created by our chef combined with the restaurant's charming location by the main pool and beach, ensures a delicious meal. Enjoy the breeze of the sea on the expanded veranda with a great selection of pasta, risotto, hearty salads and other Italian delicacies.
Location: Overlooking sea and Spinalonga
Cuisine: Mediterranean and Italian
bars & lounges
Arsenali Lounge
Enjoy breathtaking views
Unwind with exquisite cocktails at the prime location of the resort. Furnished with sofas and Moroccan lounges and facing the alluring Aegean Sea, this is a perfect spot for serene relaxation anytime of the day. Don't miss the delicious Tears of Chios created by Greg Seider exclusively for the Luxury Collection.
On selected evenings, nightly entertainment of live jazz, piano and saxophone accompany your evening under the Greek stars.
Cuisine: Light Snacks
Daily: 09:30 - 01:30, Snacks Served: 11:00 - 21:00
Expert tips: Tea in a pot, scones with cream and jam, finger sandwiches and dainty cakes. Nothing could be more enticing than the afternoon tea at Arsenali Lounge.
Isola Beach Club
Isola Beach Club offers an enticing array of snacks & drinks along with atmospheric music and pool or beachside service. During the day, enjoy by the beach a unique selection of juices and smoothies of the freshest summer fruits and top it up with Greek yoghurt, Cretan honey or power food ingredients such as chia seeds, wheatgrass powder or hemp seeds and feel the energy! Explore the Menu >
Cuisine: Light Snacks
Daily: 09:30 - 18:00
Snacks Served: 11:00 - 17:00
Votsalo Bar
Overlooking one of the pools with beautiful views of the Resort, Votsalo Bar is a relaxing and contemporary lounge. Complimentary Wi-Fi Internet access is provided.
Daily: 19:00 – 23:30
Closed every Thursday and Sunday
Private Dining
Dining under the stars at Blue Palace is the most romantic experiences. Personalized to your tastes and served in the privacy of your bungalow or suite, a five course gourmet menu of your choice is served in a luminous setting of candles and flowers to ensure a romantic experience.
Private Dining at a Villa
Escape to one of our ultimately romantic and luxurious private residences, a portal to the property's indigenous charms and treasures. Our top-rated chef will immerse you in the flavors and aromas of local food traditions for your five course private dinner.
Private Lounging on the Beach
The absolute barefoot luxury experience! For the most romantic evening on the beach, leave it to us to set-up the beach bed with fluffy large pillows, by the beachfront fire. French champagne and an assortment of delicious canapés are on offer while you hear the magical sea sounds and enjoy the luminous starry sky.


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After 99 Seasons, Erie Philharmonic Looks Forward to Year 100
Not many orchestras can say they've been around for 99 seasons. It's not only a cultural milestone in Erie but on a national level too, as the Erie Philharmonic proves to be an important place to make music.
As the curtain rises and these talented musicians are ready to showcase their hard work to hundreds of people, a question we wanted to have answered was: What does it take to put on a flawless performance? The answer? Teamwork.
Ninety-nine seasons down, and now the talented group of people known as the Erie Philharmonic are working towards 100, all under the watchful and sharp eye of music director Daniel Meyer.
Daniel Meyer, Erie Philharmonic music director says: "These musicians have spent their lives honing their instrument. They're wonderful. Come to rehearsal ready to play. Have spirit about them and energy. And we know come Friday night there will be an audience that loves us."
Every musician is a fully trained professional musician. The expectation at the first rehearsal is that they're ready to play all the notes on the sheet music.
Meyer, "So essentially, I have to come with a firm conception. A very firm identification on how I think that music should go and then, once the musicians take the stage, my job is to shape that using my hands and eyes, but sometimes I'll take and give an image and idea on how I think the music should go."
Daniel Meyer and the philharmonic practice three to four times a week for a few hours before the big night.
And although the angelic sounds of a variety of different instruments always blend together in a perfectly simultaneous way come concert day, a few mistakes and suggestions are made along the way.
As skilled as these musicians are, there are points in the music that need some extra work.
Ken Johnson, lead violinist, says: "How important is that alone time practice? It's the be all and end all of what I do absolutely."
Lead violinist Ken Johnston has been with the philharmonic for 12 years. He knew he had a knack for music at a young age, when his babysitter told him he wouldn't fall asleep without a song playing.
But it wasn't love at first sight.
Johnston, "So my life is a little backwards. I used to do everything in the world to avoid practicing, and now I think I practice to avoid everything else."
Johnston practices alone up to six hours a day. There are a lot of basic warm up pieces he runs through first.
But once he gets going, it's music to anyone's ears.
Johnston, "A lot of basic rituals. Nuts and bolts. It's not all that charming to hear, slow scales and metronome."
And in the end, practice makes perfect.
Meyers tells us his dream is to expand what the orchestra does to reach and captivate several audiences a week.
And after a successful 99 seasons, Meyers is looking forward to the next 100.
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Greetings Everybody,
I recently purchased a 1967 DeVille Convertible with a 429 engine. My mechanic discovered a coolant leak and the part is rusted. Not only is the part hard to find, but we don't know the name or part number for it.
The part inserts into the top of the water pump and screws into the bottom of the thermostat housing.
I ordered a Chilton's guide for 1967-1989 Cadillac's and hope that this part is identified in the catalog.
Does anybody here know what this part is called, its ID number, and the best source(s) for finding this part?
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January 6th, 2013 10:34 PM #6Ashley | namenerd | Christian | storyteller
my most precious darlings:
Isabelle Aurora Grace "Bella" ▪ Casper Nathaniel Eden "Cap"
the little ladies:
Aurelia Maple Jane ▪ Eleanor Sofia Grace ▪ Eleni Charlotte Jane "Leni"
Vera Eliora ▪ Eliora Waverly "Lola" ▪ Maris Amelia
the little gentlemen:
Judah Théophile Grey ▪ Grant Frédéric Conrad ▪ Amias Adam Jack
Grayson Ephraim ▪ Killian Rowley ▪ Lucas Apollo
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January 6th, 2013 10:36 PM #8Junior Member
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Ha, Theo was my boy name for Beatrix, too. And Louisa was another possibility, but that is clearly off of your list. I also considered...
Georgia (but it didn't work with my last name)
Lucinda (might be too close to Louise?)
Alice (but might be too conservative with Beatrix)
I considered a few others, but I wouldn't pair them with Beatrix, so I left them off the list.
So, trying them in a set...
Bea, Theo, and Daphne
Bea, Theo, and Greta
Bea, Theo, and Imogen
Bea, Theo, and Adelaide
Bea, Theo, and Verity
Bea, Theo, and Georgia (maybe Bea, Theo, and Gigi?)
Bea, Theo, and Lucinda (maybe Bea, Theo, and Lucy? Bea, Theo, and Lulu?)
Bea, Theo, and Cordelia
Bea, Theo, and AliceMom to the delightful Be@trix He1en Luci11e (2011)
Loving Margaret (nn Maisie), Louisa (nn Lulu), and Frederick (nn Fritz) for future children.
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Is it just me or does Bea sound best as the second name? For example, I think Daphne goes pretty well with Beatrix but when I say the two together I want to say "Daphne and Bea" not the other way around. Same with Theo. Oh well, guess there's no changing the order now!
Some great suggestions - thank you. I think Violet is the cutest paired with Beatrix but it is so popular - especially relative to Beatrix. Isadora nn Izzy is also adorable. It's a name I wouldn't have considered but now that I need something that can "compete" with the strength of the name Beatrix, it's sounding better. Same with Daphne. Not really my style before, but now my style is "Beatrix" and I do think it goes with Beatrix. Imogen is also cute with Beatrix though I feel it's quite a bit softer in feeling.
What do you think of Beatrix and Harriet?
Beatrix, Theodore and Harriet
Bea, Theo and Hattie?
I feel Beatrix is very clunky/cool, old lady, spunky...Can you think of other names along these lines?