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Local Cab Firms Say They Will Continue to Fight Lyft, Uber
Yellow Cab of San Antonio, Inc. says it will continue to fight the operations of the 'ride sharing' services 'Lyft' and 'Uber' in San Antonio, despite a federal court decision against issuing an order declaring the firms to be a 'continuing criminal enterprise' and blocking their operations, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Yellow Cab President John Bouloubasis, who filed the lawsuit to block the firms, says they violate city tax ordinances, and that is black letter law that must be obeyed. He says there is no middle ground.
"We are not going to create a special session to them and bow down to them because they think they have something new," Bouloubasis said. "If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck."
The cab industry says the 'ride sharing' firms skirt established city laws by failing to pay fees to the city, not having the vehicles they used inspected and certified, by not vetting who is at the wheel of those vehicles, and, most importantly, by only picking up and transporting people who have a smart phone and a debit card. Cabbies say that is discriminatory and racist, and say the fact that Lyft vehicles don't generally have wheelchair systems violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The cabbies say the companies threaten to skim off the easiest and most lucrative customers from their routes, leaving them with less financially profitable customers.
"We can make example after example that other industries have rules and regulations, and you have to follow those rules and regulations to enter them," he said.
Cabbies claimed that Lyft and Uber coming into San Antonio and presuming to transport passengers like a taxi company would be like somebody coming in from another city with a box full of badges and 'designating' people to be San Antonio Police Officers, without any training, background check, or other diligence done.
But the firms have big time and deep pocketed supporter. Rackspace co-founder Graham Weston is heading a petition drive on the web site 'change.org' urging City Council to allow the firms to operate freely and openly in the city. Supporters say the younger, downtown-living tech workers who the firms cater to are the heart of the 'brainpower economy' that the city has successfully fought to acquire, and not being open to 'new solutions' will damage that industry.
Police Chief William McManus has also issued a 'cease and desist order' agaisnt the firms, and warned that their drivers may be arrested.
Lyft calls itself 'your friend with a car,' and operated on the principle of being similar to somebody taking a friend to the store and then collecting for gas money. Drivers use their own vehicles and customers don't pay fares but make 'donations' to pay for the service.


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Nice job John.
Some related threads.
115VAC Spot Welder Update
Spot welder lower tong mods
Since I have yet to see a tutorial with acceptable spot welds, I started this thread to help builders achieve good spot welds. I will edit it and add pictures as I think of new things to add. When I first tried spot welding, my welds were terrible, so anyone who is having problems can do it. Keep in mind that this is the same cheap 115V Harbor Freight spot welder everyone else is using; however, a quality 110V or 220V Miller spot welder with a timer will achieve even better spot welds. With some reading, patients, and practice, everyone can have excellent spot welds. If anyone needs any help, post pictures of your welds and spot welder setup, and I will help you fix the problem(s). Also, if anyone else has pictures of good spot welds that they would like to contribute to this thread, please do so. Here are some excellent resources for spot welding: Miller Owner's Manual, Handbook for Resistance Spot Welding, Spot Welding Guidelines, http://www.gunco.net/forums/f43/spot...dimples-37801/.
Keys to achieving good spot welds:
- File upper tong tip to ~0.150-0.180" diameter; lower tong tip to ~0.180-0.210" diameter.
- Adjust tong pressure so that lower tong flexes slightly even without any workpieces between tips. Be sure hex jam nuts are tight and hand lever stop is set.
- Be sure tips are flat against workpieces when clamped together.
- Be sure tips are properly aligned when clamped together.
- If possible, plug spot welder directly into outlet.
- Chamfer ends of lower rails where they meet trunnion. Use receiver stub as reference. This will allow for smoother operation of bolt and bolt carrier.
- Be sure workpieces are free from dirt, grease, and oil.
- Be sure workpieces are clamped properly. If spatter is expelled from between workpieces, they are not clamped properly.
- Use correct number and placement of spot welds. Refer to the picture below and make reference marks on receiver. (There can be 2 or 3 spot welds above magazine well on right side.)
- According to a professional I spoke with, weld time should be about 0.5 seconds to 1 second. I recommend about 0.7 seconds for 0.040" + 0.040" combinations and about 0.9 seconds for 0.040" + 0.0625" combinations; however, it may be easier to look at the size of the area of discoloration. Excessive weld time may warp your receiver.
- Notice the area in the center of the spot weld is not discolored. If a portion of the area in the center is severely discolored, the tips were likely not flat against the workpiece, or there was not enough pressure.
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Thanks John Smith!
I can agree with almost everything, the exception being:
"Plug Spot Welder directly into outlet if possible."
I'm just about guaranteed of burn-through if I plug directly into an outlet. I also go by color, and the threshold going from good weld to burn-through is a small fraction of a second if I plug directly.
Going through 100 feet of 100/2 extension cord, my welds still take about 1 second, but I have an (estimated) quarter-second of slop time before burn-through, so I don't have to have to drink 4-5 cups of coffee before welding
Since properly setting up my spot welder, I have done over 130 spot welds without having any spatter or holes burn through my welds. Although reducing the amperage and increasing the time will reduce the chance of burning holes through the welds, using higher amperage and less time reduces the chance of warping the receiver. If possible, it is better to use a shorter weld time, but I do agree that it may be more difficult. Notice that the NoDak Spud receivers have very little discoloration around the welds.Originally Posted by sjohnson
Simply a tradeoff on proper electric use, spot-welder longevity, my (old!) reflexes, and a decent receiver weld.
Warping might be an issue, but it sounds like we're both "on" the weld for about the same length of time. I just need more "slop time" to get off the weld.
The NDS receivers, are they welded before or after heat-treating? From the relatively uniform surface appearance I was under the impression they were welded before.
Correct, they are welded before heat treating.Originally Posted by sjohnson
I would like to see pics and know more about your tong setup.
Just talkin straight up here, your welds are are like lil dimples compared to the factory ones. Factory has a nice uniform "dish": even depth and consistant from weld to weld. How can "we" duplicate that? I tried, so far I can't. Got some of my homies working on it tho, talking all about phase angle and percentages of frequency. I hear the old robotronic weld timers are good for this kinda stuff, series something or whatever. If you've read any of my posts from the past you should know I've been struggling with recreating "the perfect spot weld". I work with some freaks that really know way too much about resistance welding and I guess it's all about where in the cycle you start the current, for how long and where in the cycle you end it.
Scratch free flat bends, perfect rivets and now on to the spot welds. Where is the rest for the wicked? Is it even worth it? Stupid BS keeps me up at night. What the hell is an SCR really? Yea, I know, silicon controlled relay, but what the hell does it do that's so fantanstic? Who's that guy in the wheelchair, I think I need his help.
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The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Sunday sharply criticized President Obama's lack of a strategy to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said statements from the White House last week that it does not yet have a firm strategy on ISIS are indicative of the Obama administration's foreign policy failures.
As further examples, Rogers brought up problems with Russia, Iran and North Korea, all of which, he said, show major foreign policy failures.
"Our traditional allies are now standing up saying 'well, maybe America is not the best force to lead us through these troubles,'" Rogers said.
Rogers, who is not running for reelection, said Obama decided against helping Arab League countries fight ISIS years ago, when they asked for intelligence and coordination support.
"There had been plans on the table, but the president just did not want to get engaged in any way," he said. "That is a decision, that is a policy, that is a strategy. And it's not working."
Obama plans to speak with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders this week in Wales about how to fight ISIS, and top Cabinet officials are traveling to the Middle East to meet with allies there.
But Rogers said those actions are too little, too late.
"Three years ago, we had really good options in Syria and how to stop their pooling in the east and going into Iraq," he said. "Two years ago, we had better options, not great options. Today, our options are far more limited, far more dangerous, and will call for far more engagement."


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MaxCHEATER64 2 years ago#22
I like the windows OS better, Windows 8 was built for tablets and it works on tablets.
Windows for working
Apple for entertainment.
Android tablets are horrible, it runs terribly on them first of all and it looks like a giant unprofessional mess. Unless things have changed since Jellybean..
ChromaticAngel 2 years ago#24
Saga3 posted...
Windows for working
Jellybean was years ago man. like, the original Galaxy Tab ran Jellybean.
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Jellybean was years ago man. like, the original Galaxy Tab ran Jellybean.
Jellybean revisions lasted from Mid-2012 to Mid-2013, with KitKat not being pushed until late 2013...
Granted it's not exactly new, but it was only about a year ago they were still using that name/version numbering.
Edit: Still trying to track down where Google's actual graphs were (Dunno why I'm having difficulty...), but here's one tracker that shows Android version market share (Double derp edit: NoScript was hiding the graph and I didn't notice)
56.5% of devices are running Jelly Bean, 17.9% running KitKat
And another graph, with slightly different polling and/or a different timeframe:
60.2% of devices are running Jelly Bean...With 16% running the newer KitKat
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TehPwnzerer 2 years ago#26
I've only ever used an android smartphone, so I can't speak for tablets. I've never owned one. Never saw the purpose. I always thought of them as oversized smartphones without any of the call features. Didn't make much sense to me. Same with the iOS for that matter. The UIs are very much android/iphone UI and I can't shake the feeling that they don't belong on oversized plates.
Windows on the other hand I think I would be very interested in if I were to ever get a tablet. The power of a full Windows OS that I could work on while on the move is a very appealing idea. I think having the power of Windows in a tablet form makes a lot more sense when it comes tablets in general. Thing is, I'm always thinking, if I'm going to have a windows tablet, why not get a convertible laptop like the yoga or Sony Vaio flip?
For tablets? iOS.
Look, as an operating system, Android is probably better, and Windows 8 is far beyond both. But iOS has far more apps than Android has for tablets, and even more good apps. It doesn't help matters when the vast, vast majority of Android tablets are either a) really cheap (and not in a good way), or b) have some sort of custom skin causing the entire thing to become a bigger, crashier, laggier mess than it already is (being completely fair, iOS and Windows crash and lag, too - just not, in my experience, to the extent android does). Meanwhile, Windows 8's app selection is still minimal (though, as I understand, better than Android in pure quantity), and while the ability to run desktop applications is something fantastic, 99% of them can't be run well (or at all) on a touchscreen.
Having said that, I don't have an iPad, nor do I plan on buying one soon. The only thing I could ever see myself buying a tablet for is an ebook reader, and I'm not going to buy ebooks until the whole mess surrounding them is cleared up.
I should add that I really like how the iPad uses a 4:3 aspect ratio and the SP3 a 3:2 one, both of which seem perfect for tablets. For some reason, android tablets all seem to have 16:10 (or, worse yet, 16:9) aspect ratios. These may be nice for TVs and computer screens, but can be very unwieldy in a tablet, being too wide in landscape and too narrow in portrait. I have seen android tablets with 4:3 screens, but they were all the dirt-cheap $100 tablets that aren't even worth looking at.
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PraetorXyn 2 years ago#28
Tablets are the one instance where iOS would be worth considering. The sole reason for this is that Apple forces developers to make separate versions of apps for the iPad, so the interface and image are optimized for it and there's no scaling, stretching, etc.
I would probably still go Android. I had an iPad loaned to me by my client for a couple of months and played Magic: The Gathering on it a lot. I haven't used an Android tablet, and I'm waiting for a Nexus 10 refresh before I get one.
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Orestes417 2 years ago#29
iOS devices are the most polished products, but Android can be fun if you're a tinkerer. As for Windows... unless we're talking x86 hardware it's not even worth mentioning and even then I'd be tempted to scrap the OS and install a Linux distro to have a useful tool.
Some roads you shouldn't go down because maps used to say there'd be dragons there. Now they don't, but that don't mean the dragons aren't there.
I've never tried a Windows tablet. I have tried the iPad and I think it's way too restricted and they make you jump through hoops to add anything to it. If you want music or e-books that aren't bought from iTunes, then you'll spend a while trying to figure out how to funnel your content in through iTunes on your computer. Not to mention the constant computer updates to iTunes. You can't even drag and drop content in or see the tablet's folders.
I have an ASUS Transformer and it's everything I wanted. I can plug it into my computer, and simply drag and drop files on. No hassles or BS. Android doesn't jerk you around. Also it's great having the option for SD cards to expand the memory. My tablet has 64gbs internally and I have another 64gb card for even more storage. With an iPad, you buy one size and you live with it.
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|4th October 2012, 12:14 PM
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It was a 10K Alps that I got from Farnell a long time ago. They seem really hard to obtain now from normal sources.
|5th October 2012, 05:37 AM
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OK - It seems I'm underway now, at least with the hard-to-find bits. This is going to be a long haul as I have build commitments with another member who is still down for the count as far as DIYAudio is concerned. (Good to see you are with us again and a speedy recovery, Hugh!)
Still, for those interested, there a couple of stereo motorized types of ALPS log. pots still available with plain shafts. i.e. the standard small black body RK168 and familiar, blue velvet RK27 types. A German source, Familygate, seems to specialise in these and other high-end bits, having a decent range of 10k,50k,100k etc. The prices are around 20 and 33 Euros respectively but the post+handling is not cheap either.
Chinese Ebayers offer mainly RK168 type in 100k, like those supplied by many sellers of DIY remote control kits. Suspect these as clones, not genuine ALPS as they are offered at prices beginning at US$12 and are available everywhere. They may be OK but don't expect great tracking. There are unmotorized genuine RK27 pots available but mainly in strange values suiting tube amplifiers or with spline shafts. The economical choices for these now seem very small. Buy while you can!
Yes, I could use any cheaper stereo pot or just plug in a remote control preamp but this is the M1 - Mooly Amp, so I think builds shouldn't stint on the quality but follow a little closer to the designer's integrated amp. concept, something I much prefer to a mass of metal boxes, cables and Hi-fi furniture anyway.
|5th October 2012, 07:14 AM
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Thats great that you are building it Ian... for some reason I hadn't realised
|6th October 2012, 05:06 AM
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I hope it will work out as comparable to the original. I thought of using a low cost assembly for the remote controller, a small, finished 2U case to give it some bling, and I have a few 300VA 30-0-30v toroids to spare. Perhaps a pair of 160VA 30-0 + 30-0V windings for floating supplies would be better, if harder to fit. Any thoughts?
Input selection is something to still think about as a narrow internal space of 220W x 300D is already tight for a transformer, PSU, an amplifier mounted to each side heatsink, remote controller & preamp/volume control. The rear panel is already set out as a bare amplifier so I'm undecided (again) until I can get some idea of how much effect the transformer and PSU radiation will have.
EMR is one great hassle of planning DIY amplifiers. We usually just position assemblies for max. separation and hope that shielded leads will do the rest for low level signals but my experience has often led to a laborious shifting and re-cutting of leads and fitting shields to get amps dead quiet. If not, why bother with DIY as I think we do it to improve on commercial products as much as express our taste in audio electronics.
|6th October 2012, 06:29 AM
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I went with a single toroid for the whole amp but really thought all the wiring through to achieve as near silent result as possible... and its good. The input selection has the absolute minimum lead lengths (couple of cm) which ensured good crosstalk and was all mounted vertically.
Mine was a real one off though (as you can see looking at the pictures) with each power amp built into a shielded can that serves as 80% of the heatsink too.
|24th November 2012, 04:57 PM
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Hi Mooly, I am a beginner and have built f5 and chipamps on pcb before. Has anyone made a pcb run for your amp? I did not see it in the thread. What size of heatsinks would this need, I thought of looking at the diyaudio AB honey badger amp but it looks quite complicated for a beginner. Besides a the preamp, power supply at 45 v, and chassis what else would be needed? What would a small run of pcb cost for this amp, any ideas? Has anyone else expressed interest in a pcb run?
|24th November 2012, 05:51 PM
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Hi John,
I've no idea how much PCB's cost to produce tbh... I've always done mine the hard way by hand and only in recent years started using PCB software to make it easier to lay out and draw.
Heatsinks depend on what kind of use the amp is for, and I say that because there is a world of difference between heatsinks for continuous power testing and heatsinks suitable for normal domestic use (music at home). For home use something in the 0.5C/W region should be suitable. The heatsinks I used were a one off as you can see in the pictures and in fact the whole "can" they are built in also acts as a heatsink.
|25th November 2012, 07:49 AM
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Thanks the note Mooly, re Alex design on post 300.
I got an online quote for about ten dollars each minimum 20 pcb and am happy to pick up cost for 20 boards using Alex design on post 300. I thought I would give it a go, and keep six, and with your authorization, offer the others to the forum which can be sold and proceeds donated to diyaudio.
my intention is to build an amp for myself, but will probably need a little handholding from the forum. The quote is from the pcb company GoldPhoenixpcb.com website.
Specification :
2layers, 0.062", FR4-TG130, 1oz, HAL, GREEN SOLDER MASK, WHITE SILK SCREEN, 2.8" x 5.7"
Special Notes: Shipped As Individual Boards
QTY: 18pcs USD9.222/pcs; Subtotal: USD166
Lead time: 5 days Business Days + 3 Business Days Shipping
They need Gerber files, so I assume that the files you posted on post 300 are gerber files, is that correct Alex. (In the past I always purchased pcb from forum members or diystore before so not sure what Gerber files are).
I thought I would keep six, and donate 14 to the DIY audio store, or to you and you can sell them here with proceeds to DIYaudio. Then I could build two amps, one for myself and one for a friend and keep two pcb in case I melt something or who knows what.
This would make this project easier for a relative beginner like myself.
Please let me know what you think and if you want to proceed.
best, John
|25th November 2012, 08:46 AM
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Hi John,
thanks for the interest
I've absolutely no problems with the design being offered but the PCB's are Alexs' "property" so must check that Alex doesn't mind.
I've printed the board from Alexs' file and see that these are for using two pairs of FET's, a configuration that is untested by me although I would not forsee any electrical issues. A practical issue might be mounting the four FETs on a standard heatsink if you wanted to use four and keep the FET's PCB mounted. The original single pair is much easier to mount. If the FET's are mounted away from the PCB then the usual advice of keeping the wiring short and putting the gate stopper resistors directly on the FET's applies. It's a super stable design though and has been built on veroboard by some with yards of wiring and no problems.
Looking at the PCB there is no problem using just one pair of FET's and keeping one pair of spaces unused.
I've printed the image and I'll give it a close look later today although it all looks good to me.
Any problems or questions can be addressed via the forum and thanks for the interest
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Creating Capabilities: Normative Issues: Which Capabilities? Whose Capabilities?
This panel was recorded April 23, 2010 as part of the conference "Creating Capabilities," held at the University of Chicago Law School and organized by James Heckman, Martha Nussbaum and Robert Pollak.
Human beings have many capabilities, including genetic predispositions, acquired skills, and personality, and preference traits. Different social institutions permit or inhibit the expression and development of these traits. We cannot avoid posing normative questions from the very start of this inquiry. One operating assumption maintained in much of the literature on the Human Development Approach is that the goal of society is (a) to produce people capable of leading fruitful lives, and (b) to produce citizens capable of sustaining the political life of a pluralistic democracy. We will not, however, hew faithfully to what has been interpreted by some as a Western vision of the Good Life. Political freedom, and even Piagetian openness to experience, may not be a welcome value for all groups, even in Western pluralistic societies. We will consider competing points of view about what constitutes the Good Life. This normative discussion will set the stage for the orientation of the rest of the discussion.
This session will also address crucial questions about equality of capabilities. Should the goal of society be understood as that of producing complete equality in all relevant capabilities (a goal sometimes wrongly imputed to Sen, e.g., by Ronald Dworkin)? An ample threshold level of capability (as defended in Nussbaum)? A substantial increase in the level of the capabilities of the most disadvantaged groups (as suggested by John Rawls's work, and to some extent in the work of Heckman)? Will development of capabilities foster greater economic, social, and political inequality? In what dimensions?
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How the Saga Changed the World
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This should be called "How Star Wars slowed down the world", not changed it.ReplyDelete
How many hours are spent to create technology entertainment that's main purpose is to waist your time?
How many hours are spent watching such movies?
How could society have benefit if we used the same money that is used to produce movies and the costs to buy movies to find a cure for cancer?
You can spend money to watch a movie / show / play a video game or do something where you actively engaged in productive endeavor, where you / we / society can look back and say, "this is what we accomplished.
Because you know, damn well, that none of us will be telling our great grand children what great shows we watched when we were kids, no one.Replies
Umm, I will, I think getting immersed in a fantasy world, or other artificial universe is important for relaxation.Delete
Without some form of escapism in our lives, we would all be a lot, LOT more sluggish in progression as a race..
Please, before you voice your own opinion as fact, re-think what you're going to say, otherwise, as seen here, you'll make yourself out to be highly un-intelligent!
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hmmm...but you took the time to comment on this article? WowDelete
that comment sound a little communist, are you a communist id just ask you because you really sound like the fucking communists of my country, people need some relax, if not people tend to shoot other people in malls or some other places ok MORONDelete
boring troll should find his own time to cure cancer instead of trolling forums... note- pleasure enjoyment not allowed, entertainment not allowed, trolling perfectly acceptable...Delete
Joe, what your basically saying we should focus on the easy stuff and not the hard.ReplyDelete
If you wish to be the generation known for its entertainment that is all well and good, but I rather be known as the generation that finally cured cancer.Replies
And you think you're being productive by bitching about something that came out about 40 years ago over the internet? Wow, I have to take a moment to bow before your all-knowing logic.Delete
I'm kind of ashamed to have to point it to the above "all work and no play" Jacks above but...ReplyDelete
We ARE the generation that cured several kinds of cancer. Cancer is not a single disease, but several.
I'll leave to you, as an exercise, to look up how much manpower and money were poured into cancer reasearch AND into Star Wars stuff in the last 40 years, and reach a conclusion about if it is REALLY Star Wars that is keeping us from curing the forms of cancer that we still haven't cured so far.
While you are about it, see how much we spent in REAL wars, Trying to save this ou that lovely animal that is completely useless to the world, bribing politicians to do somebody's bidding... I think you woulde be surprised ate thar sheer volume of things that REALLT slow us down as a race, and how much more than Star Wars.


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Rams in the Liards-Part II
Posted on November 26, 2013
Part II, the conclusion to Rams in the Liards-Part I, click here to read Part I! Rams in the Liards This bowhunter tells about his wild sheep adventure with two good buddies in the remote Northwest Territories backcountry. By Denny Sturgis, Jr. My Hunt Day One: After breakfast, … more
Backcountry Mulie Advice-Part I
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Backcountry Mulie Advice-Part I, check back in a week for Part II! Searching the high country for early-season mulies provides an incredible rush and adventure, but don't expect easy anything. These deer often require lots of physical work and finesse. By Jason Stafford The clouds swept into the valley, … more
Bow-killing a Shiras Moose: Scouting the Hunt
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Bow-killing a Shiras moose in the wild Wyoming backcountry makes not only for an unforgettable adventure, but one that is difficult to fulfill, too. I was again awakened by the sound of pelting raindrops hitting the side of the tent. For the last three days it had rained and … more


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Watch as this Bender puts himself through the glass after scoring a goal
Keyword: junior hockey, breaks glass, celebration
What a bender move here is you ask me. Couldn't just raise the hands up like you've scored a goal before could you, now you have opening the door for a lot of ridicule and I thank you for this one. I was about to go off on a TOSH. O, 20 seconds on the clock, make as many funny comments as you can about what you just did rant but I wont, the video speaks for itself.


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Jay Patterson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 51 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Psych Metrics
We develop and sell iPhone/Andriod apps that evaluate and score standardized psychological tests.
We need a fresh, sleek, web2.0 style logo and branding. Should be concise and to the point, but memorable and sophisticated.
- We are thinking about maybe incorporating a 'heartbeat monitor rhythm into the "M" in metrics--- or maybe bar graphs or something into the design?
Our company develops various mobile psych tests for the psychiatric community, so being able to portray that into A BRAND and our logo is important.


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Of course any business has the inherent right to keep people with firearms out of their premises. Someone's business is a lot like their home. If you are in there, you need to abide by the house rules.
The thing is, we aren't required to do business there. I certainly won't spend my consumer dollars at any business that would deny me the right to carry my legally licensed firearm on their property. I can understand the concern for customer safety being a reason to deny a licensed carrier access to their business, but unless the business has their own armed security force who would not only guard my safety while in the store, but also escort me to and from the store property to my car, then the business owner cannot guarantee my safety while I occupy his place of business and I need to see to my security myself. That seems fair to me, so I will only shop at those places that do not deny me the right to carry my weapon on their property.
It isn't really a big deal as only a few places I have ever been to have had a sign posted denying firearms access. When I see the sign, I just turn around and go someplace else.
It is somewhat different with state laws. Here in Oregon, I can enter a bar or a restaurant that serves liquor while carrying. In Washington, I cannot. It isn't the fault of the business owner, it is just the wacky way Washington state law reads, so if I want a drink in Washington, I have to unholster and leave my firearm in the car.


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A pack of cold noses provided warm holiday cheer at a school for developmentally disabled students Dec. 22, when Foothills Animal Shelter brought a few gregarious pooches to Laradon Hall.
As part of a new partnership between the two entities, a group of Laradon's students work five-day shifts at the shelter, acquiring custodial training and learning to take pride in a hard day's work. And the shelter, which operates on donations and government allocations, is able to keep its new facility tidier than its budget would normally allow.
Democrats took control of the Colorado Senate by a narrow 18-17 margin after the 2000 election. Republicans maintained control of the House and the governor's office. When incoming Senate President Stan Matsunaka spoke at the annual pre-legislative forum sponsored by the Colorado Press Association that year, he announced that because he didn't believe a split legislature could agree on a plan, the Senate wouldn't try to pass a bill to establish congressional districts for the next 10 years and the issue would be passed onto the courts.
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SOUTH JEFFCO — A local man headed home from a night of drinking at a Denver bar was reportedly well aware he took in a bit too much holiday cheer. After driving erratically on Dec. 16, the driver was pulled over by a deputy, to whom he reportedly said, "I'm so screwed." To no one's surprise, the man did not ace his roadside maneuvers, and he was taken to detox.
2010 saw many things, from a first in cross country running to a program lacking numbers forced to take a break to a youth soccer team conquering the world. The following is a list of the Columbine Courier's Top 10 sports stories for the past year:
Boulder officials accepted a $5 million carrot from Jefferson County on Dec. 21 and will abandon decades-old resistance to the proposed Jefferson Parkway in exchange for the contribution toward purchasing 640 acres of open space.
Both the Boulder City Council and the Boulder County commissioners unanimously passed resolutions officially dropping their objections to the toll road, which would complete the metro-area beltway.
Ute Meadows Elementary School students recently submitted artwork for the 2011 Youth Art Show at the National Western Stock Show and won in several classes. Sean McMullen was the grand champion, Levi Huff and Cameron Newlander won champion and Caylee Butvilofsky, Anna Nica and Sophia Stromberg won reserve champion.
The champions will have their artwork professionally framed and displayed on the third floor of the Expo Hall during the 2011 National Western Stock Show to be held Jan. 8-23.
"This is a quarter of a billion dollars in stimulus we can't pass up," exalted County Commissioner Kevin McCasky in a story last week. "It's going to be a great Christmas."
Commissioner McCasky clearly has caught the holiday spirit and envisions a joyous Noel at the Taj Mahal. In fact, he's even provided the snow job.
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Forgoing a new computer system, holding on to aging patrol cars longer and saving money on postage are among actions by Jefferson County departments in the face of nearly $30 million in budget cuts. And despite such reductions in the county's $477 million 2011 budget, passed Dec. 7, the public is unlikely to notice a difference in county services, officials said.
Dr. Cindy Stevenson will remain in charge of Jefferson County Public Schools for another year.
The Jeffco school board voted unanimously to approve a new contract for Stevenson, who has been superintendent since 2002.
Under the terms of the one-year contract that starts June 1, 2011, Stevenson's salary will be $205,500. The contract expires on June 30, 2012. There is no increase in salary, bonus opportunity or benefits from Stevenson's prior contract, according to a district news release.
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Daniel K. Akaka has a choice spot in the Hart Senate Office Building. His corner office has high ceilings, tall windows and great light.
But now it feels a little sad.
Walls are bare. Moving boxes line the hallways. The sense that an era is ending is thick.
The goodbye is underway.
Akaka, a senator from Hawaii for 22 years and a member of Congress for 36, is going home. And with his departure, the federal workforce is losing a friend on Capitol Hill.
"I would love to have 99 more exactly like him," said J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees.
Akaka is retiring at the end of this session and trading the stress and tension of Capitol Hill for the delightful climate of an island in the Pacific. A big part of the reason is to be with his family after decades working a 12-hour flight from home.
"These years have brought along grandchildren and great-grandchildren," said Akaka, 88. "I felt it was important that they get to know me and I get to know them and to get back with my friends in Hawaii. So I'm looking forward to that."
He also can look back at a career of solid accomplishments, including, among other things, a strong history of support for federal employees. As chairman of the Senate federal workforce subcommittee, Akaka has been a persistent, yet quiet, force working to better government service to taxpayers by improving the federal service.
"We need to work on making the federal government the employer of choice," he said, citing the need for better training.
The government remains a good place to work, but with all the hits on compensation and the potshots employees must dodge from Capitol Hill and elsewhere, it can be a headache, too.
Do feds have reason to feel they are under attack?
"Yes," he says emphatically.
He is critical of his colleagues for "using the federal workforce as a piggy bank. Whenever there is a shortfall, the federal workers are taking cuts. We're trying to eliminate that. I believe in sharing the costs of government and that the federal workers and their families should not always be targeted. We need to look at the millionaires who are receiving tax breaks as well as loopholes."
Akaka demonstrated his support for federal employees when he voted against a postal reform bill he largely supported because of its workers compensation provisions.
"Unfortunately, I cannot support a bill that cuts benefits for federal employees who have been injured in service to their country," he said at the time. "It is simply cruel to change the rules after the fact for disabled employees who were relying on the promise of these benefits. I'm disappointed my amendment to fix this issue was defeated."
When federal pay and benefits are targeted, Akaka said, federal workers and their representatives "should have something to say about it."
Those workers often turned to Akaka to speak for them.
"Throughout his lengthy congressional career, Senator Daniel Akaka has not only been a stalwart friend of federal employees, he has been a most effective advocate on their behalf," said Colleen M. Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union. "His extensive understanding of issues important to federal workers served as the underpinning of his many successful legislative efforts."
Among the successes that make Akaka proud is the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, which President Obama signed into law Tuesday. Akaka, chief sponsor of the law, worked for years to get it passed. "That has been big for me," he said.
Also high on his list of accomplishments are the Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance Act, which provided mainland equity in pay and retirement for federal workers in Hawaii and Alaska and other places outside of the 48 states, and his work on improving the federal hiring process.
"Senator Akaka has had a significant role in every workforce bill to emerge from Congress over the last decade," said Max Stier, president and chief executive of Partnership for Public Service. "His common sense, bipartisanship and work ethic will be missed — and let's not overlook that he is one of the nicest, most genial members of the Senate. He's not flashy, but he is immensely substantive."
The bipartisanship was evident in his relationship with Sen. George V. Voinovich of Ohio, the top Republican on the workforce subcommittee when he retired two years ago. They called each other "brother." They attended subcommittee meetings when no other members did. While members of Congress routinely refer to colleagues as "my good friend," Akaka and Voinovich really meant it when speaking about each other.
Akaka talks a lot about "trying to eliminate the fences" that hamper communication and cooperation in the federal government. "I've seen progress in that area" but not in Congress, he said. With the acrimony between Senate Democrats and Republicans, "it has moved towards being dysfunctional," he said.
Akaka won't have to worry with that soon, at least not anymore than the rest of us. He leaves a big spot to fill.
"All of us look up to him as an alaka'i — leader — who is pono — acts with righteousness," John Berry, director of the Office of Personnel Management, said by e-mail. "Life both in Hawai'i and across America is better for his service. The people of Hawai'i, the Federal workforce, and I, personally, want to say mahalo nui loa, a big thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.
"He will be sorely missed."
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SEATTLE -- Chris Volstad had gone nearly two months between victories for Florida. It took a home game in Seattle for him to end his drought and get the Marlins their third win in June.
Volstad had lost four of his last five outings and had a 5.13 ERA in June heading into his start against the Mariners on Saturday night. This time, Volstad got ahead of hitters and forced Seattle into 14 ground-ball outs as he pitched into the seventh inning to win for the first time since April 26 in the Marlins' 4-2 win.
"He made them hit the ball," catcher John Buck said. "It wasn't ball one, ball two, 3-1 [count] and lay one in there. That is in the past."
In the game moved from Miami because of an upcoming concert at the Marlins' stadium, Volstad (3-7) batted for himself because the game was played under NL rules. His RBI single in the sixth inning scored Buck and gave the Marlins an insurance run late in taking a 4-1 lead.
He also kept the struggling Mariners to two runs on five hits before leaving with two outs in the seventh.
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"He went right after them tonight and showed us; this is the way I want him to pitch," manager Jack McKeon said. "Hopefully the six innings will translate into eight inning and maybe complete games."
Leo Nunez pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 21st save.
"It's pretty hard to control wins and losses," Volstad said. "I'm happy with the outing. The way I've been feeling the last two starts as far as working the ball down in the zone, a lot of ground balls and the infield doing a great job."
The Marlins jumped all over Jason Vargas (5-5) for three runs in the first inning. Hanley Ramirez, who entered with a .341 batting average against left-handers, drove the first pitch he saw from Vargas into the gap in right-center field for a two-run, ground-rule double.
Mike Stanton followed with a sacrifice fly.
"The hitters did a great job," Volstad said. "They were swinging early and attacking. It's a good team win. I hope we can start going a little bit."
Vargas gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings for Seattle. His first 13 pitches of the night were all in the strike zone, and the Marlins' hitters took advantage.
"The only pitch I really felt I missed was that ball Hanley hit into the gap," Vargas said. "Other than that I felt that I was making the pitches that I wanted to, they were just hitting them."
With the Mariners trailing 4-1 in the top of the seventh, Chone Figgins delivered a sacrifice fly to center with the bases loaded that scored Dustin Ackley from third and chased Volstad. Randy Choate loaded them again when he hit pinch-hitter Justin Smoak with a pitch, but Ichiro Suzuki hit a meek chopper to third base to end the inning.
Edward Mujica pitched a scoreless eighth before Nunez came on.
The Mariners didn't get a baserunner until the fourth inning when Wes Helms bobbled a one-hopper for an error that allowed Suzuki to reach base. It was Volstad's only blemish through the first four innings.
Carlos Peguero got Seattle on the board in the top of the fifth inning with a line-drive home run that barely cleared the fence down the right-field line for the Mariners' first hit.
Marlins OF Logan Morrison was not in the starting lineup tonight. It was the first game he didn't start since returning from the disabled list with a left foot strain on May 13. Morrison's average has dropped from .327 to .267 over the last 40 games since his return to the lineup. ... OF Emilio Bonafacio moved from center to left field with OF Dwayne Wise getting the start in center field. ... Smoak was a late scratch from the lineup with an illness. Adam Kennedy replaced him at first base with Chone Figgins being inserted in the lineup at third base.


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Gary Hamilton has concluded a hard day of negotiations on the final day of the transfer window by completing the signing of Glentoran striker Matthew Burrows. "On Saturday we ended up finishing the game with young Mitchell up front and Tony Grant finishing the game and Tony will admit himself that sometimes he can only play 70-75 minutes. When I looked at the bench on Saturday there was no real goals on it and I'll be out for 3 or 4 weeks so I'm delighted to get Matty in as he's a proven goal scorer. He's done it more times than enough and he's come on and saved games for Glentoran. He's looking for first team football and he wants to prove people at Glentoran wrong and hopefully he'll give us another dimension If he impresses he'll get the same opportunity at Glenavon as everyone else."
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Hunting of migrant birds in the Lebanon
Photos like this begin to give the observer an idea of the unbelievable dimension of migrant bird poaching in the Near East. Armed men pose with freshly-shot Cranes and Pelicans. Another grins into the camera holding a dead Lesser Spotted Eagle. His friends have neatly laid out their daily bag - about 1,000 shot song birds - on a bedsheet for the photographer. Two children, hardly eight years of age, examine wide-eyed two dead Honey Buzzards that their father has brought home today from the hunt. Another 'still life' shows in the foreground nine freshly-killed White Storks. Behind them the hunter, with a stork's beak in one hand and a cigarette in the other, poses casually for the camera. Somewhat out of focus, but still identifiable, are the corpses of some two dozen more White Storks, killed during the night in the desert and now neatly arranged on the bonnet of a four-wheel-drive vhicle.
These shocking pictures were taken in the Lebanon where, despite an official ban on hunting, countless European migrant birds are shot by local hunters. The trophy pictures, many taken with a mobile phone, are particularly authentic as they are taken by the hunters themselves and uploaded to Facebook. The Committee Against Bird Slaughter is now lending support to the Lebanese Eco Movement (LEM - the Facebook page is here ) - an umbrella organisation of more than 60 Lebanese NGOs active in the field of conservation and nature protection. The LEM has monitored the Facebook pages of the hunters for months and painstakingly collected all photographic evidence of illegal hunting. The result is a comprehensive compendium of photographs that render s European bird and nature conservationists speechless. "Hunting of migrant birds in the Lebanon is completely out of control. Everyone can shoot what and how many he will. There is no effective enforcement of species protection regulations" summarises CABS President Heinz Schwarze. "The fact that poachers have openly published the evidence of their massacre shows that they have no sense of right or wrong" the conservationist adds.
Hunting in the Lebanon has been banned officially since 1995. In order to better combat the still widespread poaching, a draft law was written in 2004 to permit hunting of a few common species, but at the same time making the shooting of numerous migrant species (including all birds of prey, storks, pelicans etc.) a punishable offence. This draft law has however still not come into force. In order to put pressure on the responsible politicians in Beirut to finally take action, the local conservationists are counting on international support. The LEM challenges the states of the European Union to take a clear stance against the massacre and put pressure on the Lebanese Government to do more for bird protection and conservation.
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In parallel to protest action the LEM plan a comprehensive public relations campaign in the country's poaching hotspots in spring 2014. This will include explaining the conservation status of bird species to the hunters and the publication and distribution of relevant posters and leaflets. CABS has agreed to provide financial and logistic support for this campaign. In addition it is planned to send a team of CABS activists to the Lebanon in autumn in order , together with the LEM, to collect more data on the extent of migratory bird hunting.
In addition to the publication of the photographic evidence collected to date, CABS and the LEM are currently working on a joint report on bird poaching in the Lebanon for the attention of the European Commission and the Environment ministers of all EU states. "We intend to use all available channels to force the Beirut government to finally take effective action" states Heinz Schwarze.
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Congrats Troy Polamalu!
Up until about 30 seconds ago, you had gone 15.25 games without a forced fumble or an INT on the stat sheet. That is right...nothing.
Matter of fact, you were the only starting defensive back in the entire NFL(as of 3 weeks ago actually)..... to not have a turnover of any kind recorded this season.
Good job!!
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MILLERSBURG -- Triway coach B.J. Sanderson wanted to see where his team stood after its 3-0 start, and a visit to the Dungeon for a date with West Holmes was as good a place to find out as any.
After the Titans dropped their first game 60-29 to the 5-0 Knights, Sanderson saw his team still has a ways to go.
"We looked at this game to test us a little bit," Sanderson said. "It gave us a lot of points that we know we need to work on. But we've got goals and these kids are goal driven.
"We've got a big PAC game Wednesday night. It's going to be interesting for us coaches to see how we respond to tonight. We've got one day of practice tomorrow and then we get back at it against another good team with a couple great players. It will give us a chance to see what type of character these kids have."
Triway got off to a horrendous start Monday, thanks in large part to West Holmes' defense.
The Knights scored the first eight points of the game as Laina Snyder scored six inside and Natalie Abraham added another score from close range.
After Micah Findley scored on a layup to get the Titans on the board, Rachelle Morrison busted a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give the Knights an 11-2 advantage.
Abraham added two more scores to give West Holmes a 15-4 lead after the opening eight minutes of action.
"We're not the first team they're going to do this to this year," Sanderson said. "They've done it a lot and they're going to continue to do it. They're that good. They are one of the best teams we're going to play all year.
"They're tough to guard. You take away the paint, they kick it out to their shooters," Sanderson added. "Try and take away the shooters and they attack off the dribble. If you jump the ball with two people, they drop it down to Snyder, and Laina's just a handful to guard."
The junior sometimes post, sometimes guard of the Knights led the assault with another all-around impressive game, scoring 21 points to go with 10 rebounds (seven on the offensive end), four assists and three steals.
"She's tough to defend. She can do everything," West Holmes coach Lisa Patterson said of Snyder. "Inside, outside and her rebounding that creates so much when she can come in and clean up the glass like she does."
The Knights extended their lead to 29-6 in the second quarter as the West Holmes defense held Triway without a field goal and only two free throws in the period.
"Some people are good at shooting. Some are good at rebounding. But every single one of them has to be good at defense," Patterson said.
Justice Wright struck from long distance and Emily Molnar scored on a drive. Snyder again asserted herself inside, sticking back three misses for 12 of her 21 points by halftime.
Molnar and Morrison dropped bombs on the Titans in the third quarter as the Knights opened up a 46-17 lead heading to the final stanza.
But the Titans did manage to score 11 points in the period. Courtnay Cruise, who led Triway with eight points, completed a three-point play, and Tessa Brooks (6 points) and Hannah Marcum got to the foul line and converted four free throws.
"After the first half, we were hoping to hold them, but that proved difficult," Patterson said. "Triway's got some athletes. They've got some athletes on the floor who can make things happen. Give them credit. They came in 3-0.
"I played 12 kids a lot. It was very, very balanced as far as our minutes," Patterson continued. "We have to do that to give people time to develop and prove what they can do. Then, when a game is a little tighter, you know who you can depend on and who you can't."
Sanderson appreciated the learning experience for his inexperienced players as well.
"For our young kids, this was good for us," Sanderson said. "We had four freshmen playing the last four minutes of the game. This is only going to help them to see a great team like that and how hard they play and how disciplined they are.
"We fought, we battled. It wasn't easy," he added. "To play through adversity like that is only gong to make us better."
While Snyder was the lone player in double figures for the Knights, 11 different players scored in all. Abraham finished with eight, while Morrison and Molnar each chipped in six.
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I still think there is a market for both the Colorado and a Colorado based SUV. The problem with the SUV is how many offerings can Chevy have?
Rumored smaller SUV
And now this???
Too much overlap.
I still think there is a market for both the Colorado and a Colorado based SUV. The problem with the SUV is how many offerings can Chevy have?
Rumored smaller SUV
And now this???
Too much overlap.
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2009 Chevy HHR (Moms hot rod)
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This is like three months old.
When no one is in charge, things proceed on autopilot.
GM used to have large full-size BOF trucks and SUVs, then developed FWD 7 passenger CUVs that were slightly smaller, dumping their midsize BOF SUVs. Then they introduced a line of FWD 5 passenger CUVs, and even developed in Europe a C-segment MPV/CUV, the Orlando. The automations said the new Colorado midsize-compact truck is coming and used to have a SUV companion, so let us design one.
Now that they all exist, the bureaucracy on autopilot, decrees that new models, slightly downsized, be designed and offered, since the customary and appropriate time has elapsed.
No one asks... Why?
There is now little difference in size between the vehicles; and when further downsized, there is no difference in size. But the mindless, unguided automatons within the bureaucracy, continue to design now identically sized vehicles, simply because they use to have Equinoxes, Traverse and Tahoes, and must continue to have them, without asking Why?
When will someone open his eyes and question this? Isn't it past time to simply combine, consolidate, and eliminate at least one of these now identical sized SUV/CUV families? And why add a Colorado based SUV, to the mix ?
To ask, is to answer the question. Lt. Dan is NOT in charge and the bureaucracy is running on autopilot.
This is the 'rest of the world' SUV - like the Colorado is a 'rest of the world' truck. Unless they decide to replace models like the Tahoe with it for CAFE reasons.
AWD wagons
The Opel Astra and VW Scirocco need to be in North America.
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Post-compulsory education and training reform in Australia : an analysis of how the policy agenda has been constructed and shaped in recent years
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The EEOC filed a lawsuit against Turkey Hill Dairy, Inc. alleging the company maintained a hostile work environment in its Conestoga Dairy facility in Lancaster County.
The suit alleges that a field utility worker was sexually harassed by his male co-workers for more than a year. The employee contends that fellow workers called him derogatory names, whistled at him and blew kisses at him. After making several complaints to his supervisor, the employee was fired.
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Feb. 13, 2013
PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- University of Michigan sophomore Adrian de los Angeles (Long Beach, Calif./Millikan) was named NCAA Gymnast of the Week by the College Gymnastics Association (Feb. 13), as well as Big Ten Men's Gymnast of the Week on Monday (Feb. 11). He receives the awards, both his second of the season, after placing second in the all-around at the Winter Cup Challenge Saturday (Feb. 9).
In two-day scoring, de los Angeles took second on floor (31.10), ninth on pommel horse (27.80), third on still rings (28.60) and sixth on parallel bars (28.95), and he tied for eighth on high bar (27.35) in addition to his second-place 172.400 in the all-around competition.
With the second-place finish, de los Angeles was between top finisher Jake Dalton and No. 3 finisher Dannel Leyva, both of whom hold spots on the 2012 United States Olympic Team. For his efforts, he was named to the United States National Team for the second time in his career.
He previously took home the honors on Jan. 21 earlier this season. The last Wolverine to take home College Gymnastics Association honors as well as Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors was Syque Caesar (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Lincoln Park Academy), who earned the distinctions on Jan. 28.
The full U-M squad returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 16) against the Ohio State Buckeyes at 2:30 p.m. from St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The meet will be carried live via the Big Ten Network.
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- Ivy League teams open play this weekend in the 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships with Cornell making its first-ever postseason appearance against Louisville on Friday, May 13 while Yale facing William & Mary in Durham, N.C. on Saturday, May 14.
Cornell, the No. 3 seed in the regional bracket, takes on second-seeded Louisville at Noon at Kentucky's Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Ky. Host Kentucky clash with Cleveland State at 3 p.m. The winners of the two first-round matches meet Saturday, May 14, at 3 p.m.
Yale and William & Mary hit the courts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 14 at Duke's Ambler Tennis Stadium in Durham, N.C. Host Duke welcomes Richmond in Saturday's other first-round match at Noon. The first-round winners advance to a second-round match at 2 p.m on Sunday, May 15.


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Feb. 29, 2004
Knoxville, Tenn. - Alex Suarez went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBI as the Tennessee Volunteers held off the Eastern Michigan Eagles, 10-7, to pull off the series sweep at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Tennessee continues its 13-game home stand with a single game against Tennessee Tech Mar. 3 at 3 p.m. ET.
After building a 9-4 lead after seven innings, the Eagles mounted a three-run rally in the eighth, keyed by Derek Lehrman's pinch hit two-run home run with two out to cut the lead to 9-7.
Chris Howell, who picked up his first save, came on to stop the bleeding and worked out of a jam in the ninth as the Eagles got two runners aboard before Ryan Arnett grounded out to end the game.
The victory was the 557th of head coach Rod Delmonico's career, moving him into a sixth-place tie with Florida's Dave Fuller on the Southeastern Conference's all-time wins list.
Tennessee improved to 7-2, while EMU dropped its fourth straight game to fall to 3-7.
With the game tied at 2-2, Chris Kemp put the Vols ahead for good with a two run single in the second. Kemp, along with Eli Iorg, Brian Cleveland and Nick Crowe each collected a pair of hits as Tennessee out-hit the Eagles 14-12.
Leading 5-2 after the second, the Vols gradually padded the lead with a single run in the fourth on Suarez' home run, before plating two more in the sixth on a sacrifice fly and an RBI double by Cleveland to make it 8-3.
The teams traded single runs in the seventh as Brian Bixler, one of two Eagles with three hits on the day, singled home a run. The Vols added a run in the bottom of the inning when Michael Rivera scored on a ground out.
Following the three-run rally by the Eagles, the Vols got an insurance run in the eighth when pinch runner Todd Martin scored on an Eagle error.
Sean Watson (1-1) pitched a designated four innings in picking up the win. He allowed two runs on five hits with three strikeouts.
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ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs
Amarillo College
Legal Studies Program
P.O. Box 447
Amarillo, TX 79178
Program Director: Robin Malone
Telephone: 806.345.5671
Fax: 806.371.5210
Type of Institution: Public, 2 yr
Degrees Offered: Associate in Applied Science, Professional Certificate
Minimum length of time of complete program: 2 years for AAS, 1 year for Certificate
Internships: Elective
For more information: www.actx.edu/legalstudies
Description: The Legal Studies program, within the Business Department at Amarillo College, was first offered during the fall 1999 semester and received ABA approval in February 2006. The Legal Studies program offers a 2-year/60 semester credit hour Associates of Applied Science and a 1-year/24 semester credit hour Professional Certificate. To qualify for the Professional Certificate, a student must already have a Bachelors degree or an Associates of Science or Associates of Arts. All Legal Studies courses are offered as evening or in some instances in alternative delivery format, and are offered during the spring, summer and fall semesters.
Collin College
Paralegal Studies Program
9700 Wade Blvd
Frisco, TX 75035
Director: Cynthia F. Gruver
Telephone: 972.881.5747
Degrees Offered: Associate of Arts Degree; Certificate Program
For more information: www.collin.edu/
El Centro College
Paralegal Studies Program
801 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75202-3604
Director: Ceaser Espinoza
Telephone: 214.860.2266
Degrees Offered: Associate of Applied Science Degree
For more information: www.elcentrocollege.edu/Program/Health/Paralegal
Kaplan College (f/k/a Southeastern Career Institute)
General Practice Paralegal Program
12005 Ford Road, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75234
Director: Lisa M. Johnson-Hannah
Telephone: 972.481.7428
Fax: 972.385.0641
Degrees Offered: Associate of Applied Science; Certificate
For more information: www.dallas.kaplancollege.com
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Legal Assistant Program
1500 Procter Street
P.O. Box 310
Port Arthur, TX 77641-0310
Co-Directors: Sheila Guillot and Edward Quist
Telephone: 409.984.6381
Fax: 409.984.6000
Type of Institution: Public, 2 yr
Degrees Offered: Associate of Applied Science
Minimum length of time to complete program: 2 years
Internships: Required
For more information: www.lamarpa.edu
Description: The Legal Assistant program is part of the Business and Computer Science Department at Lamar State College - Port Arthur. It began in 1992 and received ABA approval in February 2000. It is a two-year program that requires 72 semester credit hours. Graduates receive an Associate of Applied Science degree. The curriculum is composed of 18 credit hours of General Education requirements, 35 credit hours of Legal Assistant courses and 19 credit hours of Office Administration courses. All Legal Assistant courses are offered as day and evening courses. Legal Assistant courses are offered during the Fall and Spring Semesters and during the summer Terms.
Lee College
Paralegal Studies Program
P. O. Box 818
Baytown, TX 77520-4703
Director: David B. Jaroszewski
Telephone: 281.425.6527
Fax: 281.425.6258
For more information: www.lee.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 2 yr.
Degrees Offered: Associate of Applied Science; Certificate
Lone Star College - North Harris (f/k/a North Harris College)
Paralegal Program
2700 W. W. Thorne; Ste. A-133
Houston, TX 77073
Director: Jeffrey Watts
Telephone: 281.618.5587
Fax: 281.765.7858
Type of Institution: Public, 2 yr
Degrees Offered: Associate of Applied Science; Certificate
For more information: www.lonestar.edu/paralegal.htm
San Jacinto College - North
Paralegal Program
5800 Uvalde Road
Houston, TX 77049-4599
Director: Ernest Davila
Telephone: 281.998.6150, ext. 7347
Fax: 281.459.7677
Type of Institution: Public, 2 yr
Degrees Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Minimum length of time of complete program: Must complete 65 credit hours within the program curriculum
Internships: Mandatory
For more information: www.sanjac.edu/career/paralegal
Description: The San Jacinto College Paralegal Program offers comprehensive education and expertise to become, or to advance as, a paralegal. The program places emphasis on development of analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and technology skills necessary for employment in a law office under the supervision of an attorney. The program offers the opportunity to acquire basic and specialized knowledge of the basic legal theories and doctrines of the most important and practical areas of the law and all of the legal and ethical problems associated with paralegal practice.
Tarrant County College
Paralegal Studies Program
828 Harwood Road
Hurst, TX 76054
Director: Karen K. Silverberg
Telephone: 817.515.6277
Degrees Offered: Associate of Applied Science Degree; Certificate
For more information: www.tccd.edu/Courses_and_Programs/Program_Offerings/Paralegal/index.html
Texas A & M University -- Commerce
Paralegal Studies Program
Political Science Department
P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
Director: April C. Pitts, Esq.
Telephone: 903.886.5317
Fax: 903.886.5318
Type of Institution: Public College/University; 4 yr.
Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science
Internships: Mandatory
For more information: http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/academics/colleges/humanitiesSocialSciencesArts/departments/politicalScience/paralegal/default.aspx
Texas State University
Legal Studies Program
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
Director: Lynn Crossett
Telephone: 512.245.2233
Fax: 512.245.7815
Type of Institution: Public; 4 yr.
Degrees Offered: Master of Arts, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Minimum length of time to complete program: 36-24 semester credit hours depending on option chosen; approx. 9 months/2 long academic semesters for completion of certificate
Internships: Mandatory
For more information: www.txstate.edu
Wharton County Junior College
Paralegal Studies Program
Richmond, TX 77469
Program Director: Erma Hart, JD
Telephone: 281.239.1555
Fax: 281.239.1654
Type of Institution: Public, 2 yr
Degrees Offered: Associate in Applied Science
Minimum length of time of complete program: 68 semester credit hours
Internships: Mandatory
For more information: www.wcjc.edu/Programs/technology-and-business/paralegal-studies/index.aspx
Description: The Wharton County Junior College's Paralegal Studies Program prepares students for careers assisting attorneys in the delivery of legal services. Classes are offered at both the Richmond and Sugar Land Campuses. A limited number of online courses are also offered, and we offer convenient evening classes. The Program's faculty is comprised of licensed attorneys who have experience working with paralegals.


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Having sold over 1.5 million records and with more than 3,000 performances, Kronos Quartet is one of the world's most renowned string quartets. Kronos are the only recipients of both the Polar Music Prize and the Avery Fisher Prize, two of the most prestigious awards given to musicians. The group's other awards include a GRAMMY for Best Chamber Music Performance (2004) and as "Musicians of the Year" (2003) from Musical America.
The ensemble's origin dates back to 1973 in Seattle, Washington, although it is now based in San Francisco, California. Having worked with jazz legends Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman, Kronos performs work that is adventurous as it is inspiring. Their dedication and commitment to new music is matched by their in-depth collaborations with many of the world's foremost composers.
"The quartet's concert at the illustrious Musical Instrument Museum was sold out, and their performance was heavy with soul but pristine in precision. The members of Kronos Quartet—violinists David Harrington and John Sherba, viola player Hank Dutt, and cellist Jeffrey Zeigler—may have been rooted to their seats and sheet music, but the sounds from their instruments swirled around them and permeated the auditorium at MIM. The acoustics in that place are absolutely incredible."—Phoenix New Times
Hailed by New Yorker music critic Alex Ross as an "all-terrain vehicle in contemporary culture," the GRAMMY-winning quartet has consistently and adventurously expanded the boundaries of string quartet repertoire, from early music to contemporary compositions, from world folk music to daring interpretations of rock classics. The Kronos Quartet's performance at MIM's intimate, acoustically superb Music Theater is sure to be one of the high points of this year's concert season in Phoenix and an event not to be missed.
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Mapping the Crowd
Keeping track of the dizzying proliferation of information in the Digital Age can overwhelm managers, and sizing up potential alliances can be daunting. But getting lost can be a costly setback for those with valuable ideas they want to develop.
Maps—specifically, intellectual property maps created by strategic advisers Boston Consulting Group—increasingly are being used by everyone from health-care companies to research scientists. They're deploying them to better manage, and expand, the networks they want to cultivate. By mapping links among people and corporations issuing patents and conducting research on common problems, BCG's software tool can bring to light ways to achieve breakthroughs. Being able to map which scientists communicate—and how often—could help managers focus on new areas of research.
The BCG mapping software conducts keyword searches of patent and scholarly databases. Unlike other data trawlers, such as Google (GOOG)'s patent search, the firm's tool arranges the data in the form of a map with circles and connecting lines, quickly illustrating which organizations are working on similar technologies and which researchers are citing a company's patents. Companies and people show up as circles—the bigger the circles, the greater the amount of work those companies are doing in fields related to the keywords. Research or patent citations are shown on the map as links between circles.
Companies and organizations have used the BCG maps to survey the state of research in their fields; to scope out potential acquisition targets; or simply to foster more teamwork across disciplines or among employees. BCG declined to say what it charges for the tool, but the fees typically are included in the cost of a broader consulting service.
The Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF), for example, a Saratoga (Calif.) nonprofit, pulls together scientists from various disciplines to research treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS). When MRF founder Scott Johnson, a BCG alumnus, first organized his team of five principal investigators in 2003, he used the network mapper to see how the researchers' work was interconnected. Johnson's team used the software, provided pro bono by BCG, to search medical databases for about 56 different compounds or proteins that are important to MS treatment. The resulting map showed the five MRF researchers and their labs as prominent circles, which represented the many scientific papers they published about the compounds. But there were only a few thin lines connecting the circles, indicating the researchers were largely working alone and rarely citing each other's work.
With a topographical view of their interactions, Johnson has pushed the scientists to work together more often. As a result, the latest map shows the intertwined work of Stephen Miller, an immunologist at Northwestern University, and Brian Popko, a University of Chicago geneticist. Their circles didn't connect on the initial 2003 map. But as the current one shows, they're citing one another and co-authoring papers often. "They've become quite interdependent over the years," says Russell Bromley, MRF's chief operating officer. "Brian has ended up having Steve work with him on projects that are more immunological in nature…and Steve has worked with Brian on projects that really are coming out of his genetics work."
Organizing such a vast array of information in a visual way allows MRF managers, for example, to peek at hard-to-find technologies. MS causes inflammation in the brain and spinal cord, so the team uses the tool to find out what's happening in inflammation research broadly, uncovering the work of unfamiliar scientists in adjacent fields. Without it, Bromley says, the foundation would have to cast its nets the old-fashioned way, asking colleagues haphazardly at conferences or doing a laborious manual search of the literature. He says using the map has shaved years off the process.
Another kind of payoff may come when an intellectual property map is used to shape strategy. Companies can detect early-stage rivals that are working on new technologies, for example. When BCG deploys the software, one goal is to discover "promising white spaces," or blank areas where clients can find opportunities, says Wendi Backler, who runs the firm's work in intellectual property and networking. BCG used mapping to help a health-care company seeking to grow through acquisitions—the company had identified only one potential target. A search of patent keywords brought up hundreds more that flew beneath the client's radar.
Backler recalls another company struggling to grow. It looked at a map of patent activity in its industry and saw a field of circles representing each of its rivals, with lines connecting one another like a constellation. The client showed up as a lonely little dot in the lower corner of the map, like a Facebook user with no friends. The lesson: It was isolated in a networked world.


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Give Me Some Sugar: Getting to Know Carla Cabrera-Tomasko
In "Give Me Some Sugar," Emily Hilliard introduces us to some of the South's most talented female pastry chefs, courtesy of the Southern Foodways Alliance. They do right by the classics while developing a new canon of their own. Check back every Monday to meet a reason to save room for dessert.
Who: Carla Cabrera-Tomasko
Where: Bacchanalia, 1198 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA
"The Global South" is a popular concept in cultural studies these days. Simply put, it's a way to compare cultural, political, historical, and socioeconomic trends among the world's many "Souths"—places like Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. Here at home, examining the Global South also means looking at international influences on American Southern culture—as well as the American South's cultural influence on other parts of the world. In 2010, The Global South was the theme of the Southern Foodways Alliance's annual symposium, and featured talks on topics ranging from the Cuban influence on Floridian cuisine, to Croatian and Vietnamese shrimpers in Mississippi, to the African origins of rice production in the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia.
The work of pastry chef Carla Cabrera-Tomasko is part of this picture of the Global South. Growing up in Ecuador, she started selling cakes at age 16. "My aunt taught me to make cakes and flan," says Carla. "I always liked being in the kitchen." As her cake business grew, she wanted to learn more about the culinary arts. Her cousin told her about the Atlanta Art Institute's Culinary Arts program, and in 2000 she moved to Atlanta to enroll.
Carla's desserts at Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison's Bacchanalia often feature locally sourced ingredients and typical Southern products, interpreted through her memories of what she grew up eating in Ecuador. Earlier this month, for example, the Bacchanalia dessert menu featured a tres leches cake with fresh Florida strawberries. Last summer she made blueberry hand pies, which simultaneously recalled South American empanadas and traditional Southern fried pies.
"I try not to be too crazy or copy something that's already been done. I don't want to recreate, but I want to inspire the memory," she says. She explains a dessert she recently made for the Southern Foodways Alliance's New South Family Supper: her take on the Tango, a popular packaged cookie in Ecuador. "It's two vanilla wafers sandwiched with vanilla cream and covered in chocolate. It's like a Moon Pie," Carla says. "When I was little, I would buy them all the time."
Carla likes finding these intersections between the cuisines of her two homes, and says it's a way for her to feel connected to the South while expressing her own heritage. "There's a lot of overlap between Ecuador and the American South," she says. "For instance, I grew up eating grits, but in a different way. It's prepared differently, but the grain itself is the same. It's from this region, but also reminds me of home."
Emily Hilliard is a writer, folklorist, and baker based in Washington, D.C. She blogs at Nothing in the House and tweets at @housepie.