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This year, I am making sure my annual green gifts for the holidays will be a bit early (still in time for Hannukkah!) compared to last year. It seems there are more offerings as well this year so I hope this will be helpful in crossing out some from your holiday list. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
1. BPA-free kitchenware - Eastman Chemical has been very busy this year partnering with several companies that want to incorporate its Tritan copolyester in order to market plastic products that are free of bisphenol-A (BPA). Aside from the usual water bottles, Eastman also featured BPA-free food storage containers made by Reynolds and a multifunctional blender by Cuisinart.
2. Forever green lawn - Do you often hear family complaints on lawn mowing and pruning? Do you want to conserve water and eliminate costs on lawn pesticides as well? DuPont noted its DuPont ForeverLawn Select Synthetic Grass as a green solution to these problems. The artificial turf also uses recycled plastic for its backing. SynLawn's synthetic lawn and turf meanwhile are using soy-based polyols for their backing made and developed by Universal Textile Technologies with the help of the United Soybean Board.
3. Bioplastic eyeglass frame - I mentioned earlier this year Cereplast's bioplastic 3D glasses, which will be really useful if anybody took advantage of the recent US Black Friday sales on 3D television units. The world's first biodegradable/compostable 3D glasses are manufactured by Oculus3D. For fashionable eyewear, Japan-based Teijin collaborated with Katherine Hamnett, a world-famous English fashion designer in the launched of eyewear lineup with the frames made with Teijin's BIOFRONT polylactic acid (PLA)-based bioplastic. You might have to order them in Japan though.
4. What green to wear? - Here we have silk crepe kimonos where Teijin's BIOFRONT fibers were interwoven with silk fibers; Invista has its COOLMAX EcoMade socks where the fiber contains 97% recycled resources such as plastic water bottles;and one of my favorite store, H&M, launched early this year its Garden Collection of floral pattern clothes that where made from either recycled PET bottles, textile waste or organic cotton/linen. BayerMaterialScience, by the way, posted on its website last September its vision of a "green shoe" dubbed Ecotrekker. The shoes include renewable polyurethane feedstocks, raw materials for solvent-free coatings and adhesives, and a polycarbonate blend and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) based on renewable resources
5. Sporting green goods - One of Atomic Ski Boots 2010 collection features the RENU bioplastic boot made with Arkema's castor oil-based (about 80%) Pebax thermoplastic elastomer. Atomic uses Pebax without pigments so it can be recycled and used in any color again. Other earth-friendly features of the ski boots include recyclable foams and textiles in the liner (with bamboo lining) and cork footbed. Arkema also featured this year Sony's special FIFA soccer ball specifically developed for donation to children in Africa. The soccer ball is also made with Arkema's Pebax Rnew elastomer. Finally, urethane producer Elasco hooked up with skateboard manufacturer Section 9 (owned by Billabong) to use Elasco's Biothane brand polyurethane wheels made with soybean-based polyols. Sales of Elasco's high performance soy-based wheels are said to have increased substantially this year.
6. Bring green to work - Arkema also featured this year its Rilsan 11 castor oil-based polyamide for use in travel bags manufactured by Japanese company UNITIKA, which specializes in technical fibers. For your Iphones, IPads and MP3s, Hongkong-based bioserie is using NatureWorks' Ingeo PLA resin for covers for these gadgets. The covers are all bioplastic materials. The IPad cover, by the way, is not yet in stores but bioserie said it will be available early next year. If you're feeling the economic pinch, why not just give a bioplastic pen, which I posted in May. Newell RubberMaid launched this year its Paper Mate Biodegradable pen and pencils, which uses Metabolix's Mirel bioresins; DBA is selling its 98% biodegradable disposable (potato-based) pen; and Cereplast is supplying its bio-resins for use in a compostable, biodegradable pen called Eko BIO manufactured by Brazil-based S.R. Promocionais Ltda.
7. For kids only - Back to Eastman, the company featured early this year its collaboration with Baby Dipper LLC for a BPA-free baby dipper bowl (complete with baby utensils), which uses Eastman's Tritan copolyester. In February, Eastman featured the Keep-It-Kleen BPA-free pacifiers and in August, Eastman showcased a phthalate-free bouncing ball, which uses Eastman 168 non-phthalate plasticizer.


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I was planning to put down an hours leave, run to the hospital, and visit my friend or leave an hour early so I could do the same but that's screwed up now. One of my co workers said they were leaving at noon to cut a falling tree down before the storms came in. I know myself all too well. I am not going to go to the hospital at 7pm, after working 12 hours. I've had enough of medical problems by that time. I'm ready to not talk to anyone.
ETA: Do I sound as horrible and mean as I feel? Lol. Sorry. I love you dearly but I've been dealing with breakdowns and various other emergency situations for 12 hours and can't take another one. It's time for tv and solitude, before I freak out.
ETA #2: Thank God. She was able to call me. I feel much better now and she wants to see me later, when we can talk more privately. She's okay, though. Bad reaction to a new med and a couple of other things. Whew!
ETA #3 (and mini rant). I don't know why people will not call 911 for themselves. I have had so many people upset with me today because they are in NC, on vacation, get a call from a friend or family mbr back home who is having an emergency, they dial 911 for them, and get mad because 911 in their home state does not answer. I know people don't think clearly when something is happening, but at the rate it happens, I wonder if people are even aware of how the system works. You can't wish for Texas (random example), and get it when you are standing in Vermont. It's always best that the person having the emergency call 911 rather than a 3rd part caller who is not in the same state. It saves time and helps get a proper response. If it's an honest emergency, you just added on several minutes.
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That would be a NO...because Mr. Udall knows best.
UDALL HATES EFFICIENT, SAFE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS Or he so desperately needs the support/money of noted gajillionaire Tom Steyer that he is firmly against the Keystone Pipeline. This is going to be interesting to watch as pretty much every governmental organization, INCLUDING the Department of Interior AND the State Department have signed off on the pipeline. Even for global warmers the argument is a moot point, as even without the EPA had to admit that the Canadian Tar Sands will be explored and the energy used, even without the pipeline. So I guess Democrats are left with: We know better than you. I guess Senator Udall believes in freedom to be left alone, unless his donors disagree.
UM, ABOUT THOSE EDIBLES... There could be no connection, but in the last few weeks we had a college exchange student take a fatal header off a balcony, and now we have a husband who shot his wife after raving about the end of the world. The common thread? Marijuana edibles. I'm guessing this part of legal marijuana will be getting a closer look soon. As well it should. If there is no connection, then super. If there is, we need to find out why. Regardless, I might lay off the edibles if I were you.
ARMED GUARDS HEAD TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN LARIMER COUNTY A program in Larimer county where sheriff's deputies will be patrolling elementary schools kicks off soon. Parents showed up in droves to get the details, and not many seemed unhappy about it. Would you feel better about packing your kids off to school if you knew there were an armed and trained person there? I sure as hell would.
RED LIGHT CAMERAS ARE A RACKET...AND DPD KNOWS IT. Well they should know it, as they haven't been able to produce any sort of safety analysis that says they work. How do I know? Read the testimony of Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher about the cameras. Read it for yourself here.View Document
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW THE NUMBERS COMPARE! OH WAIT... The Census is conveniently changing the way it does the American Survey. Why is this a big deal? Because it will make it IMPOSSIBLE to compare apples to apples Census number before and after Obamacare. Isn't that CONVEEEEEEENIENT.
POT CHANGES YOUR BRAIN! I find this study interesting. Researchers gathered up volunteers between the ages of 18 and 25 and checked their brains after they smoked some pot. The found some brain changes in two specific regions of the brain. I put those ages in italics because I said yesterday that the human brain doesn't fully develop until the mid-20's. It seems to me that this group will have a different brain reaction than older folks. But this is the first of many studies, I'm sure, so there will always be more.
THE RELIGION OF PEACE! Iran is a Muslim nation that adheres to Sharia law. It's also a place where a woman killed a doctor she says drugged her and tried to rape her and now she's set for death. This after evidence was "lost" and the trial was a joke. But I'm sure Allah will apologize after Iran kills her.
IS TEXAS A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME FOR DEMS? For a party hanging it's hat on abortion and environmental garbage and illegal immigrants, Texas can't be a good sign. The vaunted Wendy Davis is losing. And losing with WOMEN. And barely winning with Hispanics. I can't wait to hear how Dems never really wanted Texas anyway.
HE WATCHED TOO MANY EPISODES OF THE SHIELD I hate it when law enforcement officers get caught breaking the law, and that's what seems to have happened with a Denver Police Detective who got caught with a known prostitute. He wasn't charged...yet...but he certainly has given himself a black eye. And it doesn't help that he wasn't cited right away. It gives the appearance that cops who break the law are treated differently. We have enough of that with politicians, we don't need it for cops too.
IT WOULD APPEAR JAMES RICKARDS WAS SPOT ON. You need to read The Death of Money and if you listened to Monday's interview with him, you know he thinks China is in for some trouble. Seems he might be right as everything in his book is pretty much borne out in this one article.
WHAT AN A HOLE That's all I can say about this idiot in Boston who rushed the finish line yesterday in Boston with a backpack that was subsequently blown up by police. It may have been an act of performance art. I wonder if they will let him perform from jail?


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Double-Exposure iPhone Photos Combine New York & London [Pics]
Daniella Zalcman's images of the two cities overlapping creates a dreamy alternative world.
New Yorkers say that theirs is the greatest city in the world, while Londoners argue that their hometown is the center of it all, a hop away from Europe and a skip away from anywhere else. Photojournalist Daniella Zalcman, who has lived in both, wanted to bring the two together in a series of photographs to create one great imaginary metropolis, all with her iPhone 4S.
The project, New York + London, was shot entirely with Zalcman's iPhone and edited with smartphone apps to create an overlay of the urban landscapes. As an award-winning photojournalist, with work published in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, she is used to lugging around heavy equipment but preferred the spontaneity and informality that the phone provided.
Through the photographs you can see both the similarities and the contrasts of the two global cities, with the skyscrapers and fire escapes of New York blending and melding in with the Regency architecture of old London. Zalcman, who recently raised enough funds to publish a book of the series, said of the project:
When I moved from New York City to London late last year, I decided to create a series of double exposures. These images are a love letter to two beautiful cities — a personal map of their streets and their skylines… Each pair of images is selected based on negative space, color, and contrast. Together, they create imaginary landscapes, like the ones we form when we think of home.
Check some of double exposures in the gallery below and more on Zalman's flickr.


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Retail Outpost Dedicated Soley To Keeping People Cool In The Summer Heat
STORY teamed up with Quirky and GE for its latest retail concept COOL.
For its latest retail installation COOL, Chelsea retail space STORY partnered with Quirky and GE to showcase new ways that New Yorkers can beat the summertime heat.
The COOL experience is inspired by AROS, Quirky's new "smart" air conditioner, and includes cooling products, cool design, and even cooling, NYC-only experiences. The COOL installation features more than 80 brands and artists.
Some of the products that are being featured in COOL include cold treats from Hay Rosie Ice Cream, a new craft ice cream startup; Grady's Cold Brew, a Brooklyn-based iced coffee company that only sells online; JIX, a connectable system for building straw sculptures; Mack Weldon, men's basics with a twist; and Norma Kamalikulture fashion. COOL features products from five brands that were all presented at one of STORY's Pitch Nights, an event where makers, designers, and entrepreneurs come to STORY to pitch their product.
COOL also features events like the invention station with Quirky, a course on beer and ice cream pairing by Hay Rosie, and a workshop with the inventor of JIX. Speakers also include Cool Hunting's Josh Rubin and "Do Cool Sh*t" author Miki Agrawl.
The session with Quirky gives visitors the opportunity to have their ideas sketched out by a Quirky illustrator and be able to upload the sketch for feedback by the Quirky community. The session kicks off on Saturday June 21st, with additional sessions on July 19th and August 16th.
At the refresher course on beer and ice cream pairing, Hay Rosie founder Stef Ferrari teaches visitors about the perfect way to cool off with their favorite beer and ice cream. Ferrari is a certified beer specialist and used to work at a craft brewery before opening an ice cream parlor, so she knows her way around brews and sweet treats. The session is on June 23rd.
At the workshop with 2014 NYC X Design award winner and JIX inventor Patrick Martinez, visitors will learn just how creative they can get with drinking straws. STORY founder Rachel Shechtman approached Martinez for the COOL installation and he created an original piece of work made of straws for COOL. The workshop is on July 7th.
The COOL retail installation runs until August 17th.
STORY is a retail concept store that presents retail narratives every eight weeks. Each retail story features different merchandise from various brands and the entire space – from layout to light fixtures – is changed to reflect the particular theme.


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15 Signs You Have Fully Adjusted To New York Life
If you exhibit these symptoms, congratulations. You've made it. Nissan understands your needs. That's why they developed the NV200 Taxi with new features designed to make your commute, ride, and life much easier. Can we get a #hailyes?
1. You've gotten into more than one heated debate about where to get the best slice in your neighborhood.
And it certainly doesn't cost a cent more than two dollars.
2. You have absolutely no tolerance for people who try to upstream your cab from you.
Excuse me? No.
3. You know there is no worse fate than having to transport a large item on the train at rush hour.
4. You know there's a special place reserved in Hell for slow walkers.
And don't even get started about the tourists stopping for pictures.
5. You know exactly how much the cab home from your favorite bar costs, down to the penny.
And you've got the quickest trajectory there down to a science.
6. You haven't done your own laundry in ages because who would when your laundromat has next-day drop-off service?
Losing a few extra socks in the process is a small price to pay for the beauty of professionally folded clothes.
7. You shake your head whenever someone freaks out about seeing a celebrity on the street.
You would stop and gawk, but you kind of have a date with Pinkberry, so…
8. You always know someone who can get your name on the list, no matter what the event.
And you are willing to lie, cheat, steal, or bribe your way inside if necessary.
10. You always have cash on you, in case the restaurant is cash-only or your cab's card reader is "broken."
Hey, it happens!
11. You've come to terms with the fact that getting to the airport by public transport is just foolish.
Taking the subway to the bus to the shuttle? Puh-leaaaaase. Taxi!
12. You truly appreciate the healing powers of the late-night Halal cart.
Extra hot sauce, please!
13. Your heart skips a beat every time you hear how little your friends back home pay for rent.
Wait, are you forgetting a zero?
14. You almost always have a pair of walking shoes stashed in your bag.
Because your feet only live once.
15. And you definitely know how to get a cab's attention.
Be on the lookout for Nissan's Taxi of Tomorrow.
With more rear space, easier payment options, and a cleaner, quieter ride, this taxi is designed for New Yorkers.


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Great job! It's the kind of article I was hoping to see in Shelterforce for some time. You contributed much to the subject.
-March 29, 2011
As developers struggle to find buyers for rehabbed affordable homes, many are looking to a lease-purchase model to expand the pool of potential owners. But lease-purchase is far more complicated than just an end-run around the credit crunch.
"We can't afford to keep a rehabbed home vacant."
Susan Cotner, director of the "Albany Community Land Trust":http://www.albanyclt.com/, sums up a problem increasingly facing affordable housing developers and local governments who have stepped up to try to respond to the epidemic of foreclosed vacant buildings over the past couple years.
Holding costs for an unsold house have been difficult to absorb even in better times. Enter a flood of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) money focused on acquiring and rehabbing properties; a still-worsening economy that is leaving households less able to buy and less interested in buying, especially in marginal neighborhoods; and a severely tightened credit market and more people with damaged credit limiting the pool of qualified buyers.
The result? Houses that aren't selling and organizations that are slowing down their acquisition and rehab out of fear that they'll be burdened with unsold properties. And yet neighborhood stabilization depends on getting these homes occupied.
Many see lease-purchase, where not-quite-mortgage-ready buyers occupy the house they intend to buy as a tenant until they are fully mortgage-ready, as a way out of this bind. "Lease-purchase provides an alternative or 'plan B' rather than let completed homes sit vacant or going to rental," explains David Cramer, a consultant who conducts NeighborWorks America's lease-purchase training module and wrote a lease-purchase toolkit for HUD's NSP Web site.
Indeed, early on it seemed like nearly every local plan to address vacant foreclosures started with a description of a for-sale approach and ended with "and we'll probably include some lease-purchase in there."
Miriam Axel-Lute is editor of Shelterforce and associate director of the National Housing Institute. Her email is miriam at nhi dot org.
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Great job! It's the kind of article I was hoping to see in Shelterforce for some time. You contributed much to the subject.
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Toilet offset 11.5"
Hey everyone.
In my basement, it turns out that the rear wall to centre of toilet stack is 11.5". Do you think that I can get away with a toilet that's 12" offset? I'm not too concerned if the tank with have to be a little tilted.
Thanks to all who reply!
most will fit just fine----check at the store----
By checking at the store would it be taking a measurement? And if so from where to where? Most of them on the boxes say 12" offset.
all most all 12"rough ins will fit in 11 1/2 ..tank will probley just touch wall...ben sr
The mounting holes will be center of the opening, so you will want to measure from the center of the mounting holes to the farthest rear point of the toilet, which will typically be the lid; anything less than the distance that you have from the center of your opening to your wall will work. When the margins are tighter, as in your case, I have found a framing square to be useful for a quick confirmation; stand it on edge next to the display unit, and it's pretty easy to confirm your dimensions.
Are you 11.5" to the rough wall, or the sheetrock? :wink:
Keep in mind that they are talking about the surface of the finished wall. Souix Chief makes offset flanges also, if that will work in your case.
Thanks to all the fine posts!
It's 11.5" from sheetrock. I REALLY want to avoid using an offset flange! Afterall, it's onle 1/2"
Some toilets (like mine) have an adjustment for the position of the tank. Gives you a couple of inches to play with.
If a 12" toilet wont fit, you can always get a 10" .
12" toilet will fit in 11.5"...just did one.
and as for 10" toilets - they are more expensive and rare.
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Patrons to the 2017 Bullitt County Fair got a healthy dose of all of the above last week as the weather was perfect just about every night to sit out and watch motorsports at the dirt arena.
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Riverside County Home Sales Drop 24 Percent
Prices Increased 8 Percent
RIVERSIDE - Homes sales in Riverside County dropped 23.7 percent in September, compared to the same month a year ago, while prices increased 8.1 percent during the same period, a real estate information service reported today.
A total of 3,292 homes changed hands locally last month, compared to 4,312 in September 2009, according to La Jolla-based MDA DataQuick. The median price of a home in Riverside County in September was $200,000, compared to $185,000 in the same month a year ago.
A total of 18,091 new and resale houses and condos sold in the six- county Southern California region -- Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange counties -- in September, according to DataQuick. That was down 2.4 percent from 18,541 in August, and down 16 percent from 21,539 in September 2009.
The month marked the slowest September since 2007, when 12,455 homes were sold, according to DataQuick.
``Today's market can be characterized as much by activity that's not happening, as by the activity that is happening,'' said John Walsh, MDA DataQuick president. ``We're seeing distress-selling, bargain-hunting and entry- level buying, while the rest of the market is still largely on hold.
``As many wait for this market uncertainty and turbulence to pass, demand is being generated and is accumulating,'' he said. ``At some point, the mortgage spigot will be re-opened and there will be a surge of buying activity, probably financed with low interest rates.''
The median price for a Southern California home was $295,500 last month, up 2.6 percent from $288,000 in August, and up 7.5 percent from $275,000 in September 2009, according to DataQuick.


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I mostly hack on random things related to Common Lisp, including SBCL. I am trying to get an effort off the ground to build a native OS X IDE for Lisp development. You really want to be looking at my homepage where my publications are listed.
One more note while I work on my own blog: MORE EXPLODING PASTE! (note the top hit.)
Found in the refer logs of Lisppaste.
Yay. Advogato is back up, just as I'm about to finish my own blog engine in CL. Oh well. I suppose I should give some recap of what I'm working on lately, but I don't feel like it right now. Besides, it'll be a perfect first post for my new blog. Anyway, if you've used Lisppaste recently, you'll notice that a lot of things have changed, including a new URL. That's pretty much the most of what I've done recently. More stuff later.
As a follow-on to yesterday's blog:
I've released an interim version of CL-IRC, containing OpenMCL compatibility and a few small fixes. It's hosted on my server for now, while CL.net is dead.
I've released the new version of chavatar. It really is quite nice to have a persistent IRC client with a web interface that I can use from multiple computers (and my cell phone). Unlike other web IRC clients, it maintains a persistent connection and is password-protected.
chavatar requires the newest Araneida and CL-IRC versions, so be sure to update those before installing. If you don't already have those installed, or have the latest versions already, you should just be able to asdf-install chavatar on SBCL. If you download Araneida CVS, it should also work on OpenMCL.
The demo server for chavatar is still up and running; username "demotar", password "demotar".
Since CL.net is dead, lisppaste is now running on an OpenDarwin server, this time under OpenMCL. It's a good test case for the OpenMCL Araneida port. The new url is http://lamancha.opendarwin.org:8000/paste/new. XML-RPC is running on port 8185, as before.
I suppose I should advodiarize what I've already announced to lispweb and the #lisp Yabos: Araneida (at least Araneida CVS) is now "Portable Araneida", meaning it runs on SBCL, OpenMCL, and Allegro, and a very particular version of ABCL. Araneida is a very nice web server that powers CLiki and lisppaste, and it's significantly easier to understand in my experience than portable allegroserve. It also doesn't depend on a compatibility library for most of the API of another lisp, making it somewhat easier to port.
I'm planning on releasing the latest version of chavatar web-based IRC client later tonight, when I'm in front of my PGP key. But, for now, there's a demo instance up and running - use username and password "demotar". It can't /join or /part channels, or change its password, due to being in demo mode, but it's enough to get a feel for it. It's running in #demotar on irc.freenode.net, if you want to see it talk.
Aha, advogato is back up, as evidenced by Christophe-blogging. I started the summer grindstone^Wjob on Monday, and hopefully at some point I'll get the after-work free time I have been expecting. Once I do, I'd like to hack on a few things:
Well, that's the plan at least. Who knows how far I'll get on any of these things? Not me, not yet.
Work has me doing JSP, which only serves to remind me of how nice it is to work with araneida. On the other hand, JDBC is a pretty nice way of talking to multiple databases. This gives rise to thoughts of JNI for SBCL or OpenMCL. Hm....
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Former Mines PhD student and recipient of the 2014 Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Doctoral Work in Computational Physics, Michael Wall, was invited to present "Quantum many-body physics of ultracold molecules in optical lattices: models and simulation methods," at the American Physical Society March Meeting 2014 in Denver March 3-7. Nearly 10,000 physicists, scientists and students are expected to attend the conference and present research from industry, universities and major labs from all over the world. Nearly 50 abstracts will be presented by Mines researchers.
Q: Why is winning the Nicholas Metropolis award significant in the world of physics? What is the potential impact of your research?
A: The Nicholas Metropolis award is the dissertation award given by the American Physical Society (APS) for computational physics, named after one of the inventors of the Monte Carlo method. The APS dissertation awards are significant because only one person is awarded each year in a given area, even though there were nearly 1,800 physics PhDs awarded in the U.S. in 2012! It is an honor for me to receive this award, and a great reflection on Mines as an institution.
My research is focused on understanding the behavior of very, very cold gases of molecules. These systems are expected to enable revolutionary advances in quantum many-body physics, precision measurement, and chemistry, and may also have practical applications in quantum metrology (i.e. atomic clocks).
Q: What was your graduate experience like at Mines? How was it working with (physics professor) Dr. Lincoln Carr?
A: I loved attending graduate school at Mines. I visited several schools all over the country when deciding on graduate school, and Golden immediately struck me as one of the nicest places to live. In addition, Prof. Carr took me both around the school and around Golden personally, something that potential advisors at other schools did not do. Lincoln is very enthusiastic about research, and also very dedicated to his students. While Mines was the smallest school that I visited, I still had every opportunity I could wish for.
Q: Talk a bit about finding the balance between your PhD work and parenting/other responsibilities.
A: While on one hand obtaining a Ph.D. while raising two small children was challenging, being a graduate student also gave me scheduling flexibility while my wife worked long and odd hours as a nurse. The most important skill for balancing work and family life is good time management, which is key for any graduate student. It also helps that Golden is a wonderful place to raise a family.
Q: You are from Alabama, was moving to Colorado a difficult adjustment on top of everything else?
A: The hardest thing about moving is that all of my family is still in Alabama. Several generations of my family are from my hometown of Huntsville, and my brother and all of my cousins and their families still live there. Modern technology makes the distance so much easier, though. My kids routinely see their grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins by video chat. Also, while a Colorado summer beats an Alabama summer hands down, the snow took some getting used to...
Q: What are you working on now?
A: After leaving Mines I took a postdoctoral research position at JILA (CU Boulder), working with Ana Maria Rey. JILA is one of the premier places in the world for atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) research, which is the field of my Ph.D. JILA is also home to the most successful ultracold molecule experiment. My current research is still in the general area of many-body physics of atoms and molecules and computational techniques. However, I also work more closely with the many great experiments here at JILA, including the next generations of ultracold molecule experiments and atomic clocks.


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Here is Digital Ken, doing the custom '97 to '99 PCM upgrade for my car. Taking many hours to do, switching each pin from the old pcm connectors to the new ones and unstringing the entire wiring harness. This is a definate must for '97''s with stone-age technology. If you want someone to do it, this is the guy!
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September is approaching rapidly and the clock is ticking for Chipper Jones.
With only 31 games left in the regular season, Chipper is making his farewell season count. He's hitting over .300, slugging over .500, and has more than 90 hits in only 86 games. It's hard to remember a time when Chipper Jones wasn't minding the hot corner for the Braves.
I'll always remember how easy he made it look — shagging ground balls barehanded and throwing to first with laser accuracy.
Chipper Jones is an eight-time All-Star, an MVP award winner, and a World Series champion. But more than all that, he is an Atlanta Brave.
Perhaps Chipper's most astounding accomplishment is that he played his entire career with one team, a feat that only a handful of players in the current era of baseball can claim. Chipper has become a Braves icon, alongside players like Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Hank Aaron, and Bobby Cox.
Yet even these legends didn't spend their entire careers with the Braves. Murphy and Aaron were traded, Niekro was released, and Cox had a stint managing the Blue Jays.
In fact, not one of the players that have retired numbers with the franchise (Murphy, Cox, Niekro, Aaron, Warren Spahn, Greg Maddox, Eddie Matthews, and Tom Glavine) played solely for the Braves. Of course, the departure of some of these players from the Braves was not their choice, but management's. Even still, the fact that Chipper has only worn a Braves jersey is remarkable. The only comparable player in today's game I can think of is Derek Jeter. Jeter has played his entire career with the Yankees, consistently been one of the best players on the team, and became an icon synonymous with his club.
Because this is Chipper's final year and he knows it, he's having fun. It's easy for millionaire athletes to forget that they are essentially playing a children's game for a living, but the fact that the game should be fun has never escaped Chipper. When television cameras catch him in the dugout, he's always joking with the other players with a smile on his face.
Maybe this explains why Chipper is having such a great year statistically. His batting average and slugging percentage this season are the highest they've been since 2008. In nearly all statistics, he is playing at or just below his career average.
Maybe knowing that this is his final year has made him put everything he has into the season. He's playing loose, no longer having to worry as much about injuries or contracts.
Chipper's success this season has led many to question why the veteran is calling it quits. Why leave the game when it's clear that he can still play? Chipper has made it clear that although he loves playing baseball, he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life with busted knees. He wants to quit playing before he wears himself down completely.
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I know I'll miss hearing Crazy Train blaring out of the P.A. at Turner Field heralding the his arrival to the plate. I'll miss watching him effortlessly snatch a ball out of the air and throw it on a rope to first. I'll miss seeing the look on the faces of Mets players when he's coming up to bat. Mostly, I'll miss seeing him smiling in the dugout. Here's hoping the Braves can send the old man out on top.


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Roswell [auth] city employees worked Thursday to fix a broken water line at Washington Avenue Elementary School. The repairs resulted in the buses being rerouted to the south entrance and shut down some bathrooms in the school. (Randal Seyler Photo)
A broken water line at Washington Avenue Elementary School has resulted in buses being rerouted while the city repairs the damage and has shut down some of the school's bathrooms.
"We're not sure to what the extent of the damage, but it has affected the school, said Mark Earnest, superintendent of the city Water Maintenance and Transmission Department. "They do have active bathrooms in the facility and water for the children to drink."
Earnest said the city has been coordinating repair efforts with school officials.
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Earnest said the repairs will likely continue to restrict the water to the school, the city crews are trying to be finished with the repairs by next week.
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How it works: Client software or just a password gives employees at new sites access to corporate content stored in those centers. Some providers, such as Amazon, can combine storage with computing resources-a good way to go if Internet bandwidth is expensive in a new market and you want to use thin clients to access servers elsewhere, Antonopoulos says.
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For as long as we've been married, my husband and I have hosted a traditional Southern feast on New Year's day. As soon as I laid eye on the Tiny Prints Vintage Celebration invitation, I knew it was "the one" for 2014.
And while our annual event is always a dinner, it would hardly be New Years without making at least one resolution. Since I hate to be all womp-womp-I-will-start-exercising-and-shouldn't-be-eating-bacon-greens-and-pecan-pie, I thought I'd ask revelers to come up with a resolution that will be a pleasure to keep in the new year.
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- FEMA, an independent agency of the federal government that reports to the President, assists consumers in preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters. FEMA has ten regional offices, and two area offices. Illinois belongs to Region V, and the office is located at 536 South Clark St., 6th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60605. The FEMA Operations Center can be reached at (800) 621-3362.
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UK businesses and households are set to gain access to faster mobile broadband speeds after the first 4G network was activated.
Everything Everywhere, which is rebranding to EE, is now offering super-fast mobile broadband in four English cities: London, Birmingham, Cardiff and Bristol.
Another 16 are set to follow by the end of 2012: Edinburgh, Belfast, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Newcastle, Southampton, Hull, Nottingham and Derby.
The launch of 4G comes after Ofcom approved EE's plan to offer fourth-generation services using the 1,800MHz frequency band.
The media regulator's decision has infuriated a number of the firm's rivals, including Vodafone and O2, who will be forced to with until it auctions off spectrum in the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands.
As such, EE has managed to steal a march on its rivals in the super-fast mobile broadband market.
"London will be the first major European city to be covered by 4G," said EE Chief Executive Olaf Swantee.
"We plan to have 4G services available to 20 million in the UK. The EE network will cover 70 per cent by 2013 [and] 90 per cent of [the] UK by 2014."
EE has also announced plans for a fixed-line fibre broadband service, and the launch of a 4G Wi-Fi dongle which will provide super-fast connectivity on the move.
The firm's UK subsidiaries, Orange and T-Mobile will continue to run their own networks.
Matthew Howett, practice leader in Ovum's regulatory telecoms team, said the launch of 4G would help bring the UK out of the "slow lane".
He explained that countries such as Angola, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have already launched 4G mobile services, meaning Britain is playing catch-up.
"However, that is all set to change as Everything Everywhere's new brand for 4G mobile services - EE – has announced plans for its rollout," Mr Howett stated.
"The decision to cover London in its entirety from day one makes it one of the most ambitious rollouts we have seen, and EE is clearly not wasting any time making up lost ground."
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So I purchased a MKV Jetta TDI for my commute to work, obviously to save on fuel. Although I already liked the look of the stock setup on the vehicle, I wanted to try my first set of coilovers to give the car that aggressive look. Now this being my first set I've ever purchased or drove on for that matter, I was pretty open minded about the comfort of the ride. I only had my previous suspension to compare it to (FK shocks and springs), on my MK4 GTi. Let me tell you, the difference in the two was very noticeable. The Solowerks felt like I was riding on bare rims, feeling every crack in the road, even being bucked out of my seat at times. After a series of uncomfortable commutes, I adjusted the suspension to raise the car, and although this helped a fraction, the ride was still rough and choppy. This uncomfortable ride has been accompanied with a constant sqeak sound everytime the front two coilovers are compressed. At first I thought something was rubbing "NOPE!", I even put the factory 16" rims back on to make sure there was clearance. This dry sounding rubbing squeak noise has slowly been getting worse and is now constant even on flat terrain. I've had the suspension on the vehicle since April, and regret opting for a cheaper coilover. My suggestion to those of you looking to purchase, avoid cheaping out! Its not really worth the headache. If you can wait and save up more cash, get yourself a reputable brand.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Coach Jim Larranaga and his staff will join nearly 4000 head and assistant basketball coaches across the U.S. who are expected to swap their loafers for sneakers during the ninth annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers game on Jan. 29 against Boston College.
Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers is a visual effort to bring awareness to the American Cancer Society's vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
Both high school and college basketball coaches will lace up their sneakers to spotlight the fact that cancer remains a major health concern and everyone can take daily steps to reduce their risk of the disease.
"We are excited that basketball coaches nationwide are joining in the fight against this deadly disease," said Cynthia M. LeBlanc Ed.D, the volunteer board chair of the American Cancer Society. "Coaches are truly influential celebrities within their communities; they can reach fans and share important information about reducing the risk of cancer by encouraging healthy lifestyle choices."
At least half of all new cancer cases can be either prevented or detected earlier by screening. According to the most recent Cancer Facts & Figures, in 2011 an estimated 171,600 preventable cancer deaths were caused by tobacco use, and scientific evidence suggests about a third of the more than 570,000 cancer deaths that occurred last year were related to overweight, obesity, physical inactivity and poor nutrition. Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk for developing a number of cancers, including certain breast, colon, endometrium, kidney and pancreatic cancers.
Wearing sneakers is much more than a fashion statement; it's visual reminder from the coaches that prevention is key when it comes to blocking cancer before it takes center court in our lives.
"This is so much more important than just a game," says St. Joseph head coach, Phil Martelli, the 2011-2012 chair of the Coaches vs. Cancer 23-member council. "This is a matter of life and death, and by participating coaches have a chance to make a real impact."
Coaches vs. Cancer is a collaborative initiative of the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), empowering coaches, their teams and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
Since 1993 the initiative has raised more than $75 million dollars to fund groundbreaking research, provide up-to-date cancer literacy, advocate for public health policies and deliver services to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.
It's never too late to get involved. Check out coachesvscancer.org to learn more about other events on the horizon for 2012, including:
Fight Cancer In Style (March 31, 2012): a luncheon for coaches' wives to be held during the NCAA Final Four weekend in New Orleans, LA
Las Vegas Golf Classic (May 20 -22, 2012): to be held at the Shadow Creek Golf Course and Southern Highland Golf Club in Las Vegas, NV
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When did you guys neuter your boys?? Berlins time is coming up fast, he will be 7 months at the end of this month (I swear he was just 9 weeks old yesterday....:o) I know there is ALOT of personal preference and debate about when to neuter...but just curious as to when others did it. I want him to look masculine, so I am trying to put it off for a bit, but I dont want any of the behaviors (spraying, humping etc) to start. He dominance humps my other dog or little brother (LOL :rofl:) occasionally, but I have pretty much nipped that in the bud. When are males sexually mature? I do not want him going crazy over females (we have ALOT of dogs in our neighborhood) so ideally, I'd want to neuter him by then. Thanks in advance :)
If/when I get a male neutered I try to have it done no earlier than 18 months ... I have no maximum age except if there's a retained testicle then my maximum is 24 months.
Delgado was neutered at 10 months, my contract with his breeder required by one year old. It wasn't hard keeping him but his drives did peak several times, if you're committed to a LOT of exercise and training it shouldn't be a big issue. They do need a outlet.
Otherwise anytime after 6 months is ok
For maturity most people say two years old for males. As for the "male macho" look - that's more genetics then hormones
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What is the advantages to waiting over a year??
We did Ruger at something over 1yr. of age, and he doesn't look girly at all.
I think appearance is as much genetic as hormones, since I've seen many intact boys who look feminine.
Longhaired are going to look feminine anyway, so I don't think it matters a lot?
Joey was recently neutered (he's 7 years old). He had an enlarged prostate that the doctor was concerned about.
My now 5 1/2 yr old male GSD I adopted when he was a recently turned 2 yr old and neutered him a few months later.
My now 2 1/2 year old Belgian Malinois I have had since he was 10 wks old and planned to wait until at least 18 months to neuter. However, shortly after he turned a yr old, he began having attitude/attempted dominance issues with other male dogs, including my male GSD mentioned above. Mounting him and the like. I ended up having him neutered at 15 months and the mounting and general attitude that had started to crop up with other male dogs went away quickly. Not all dogs will develop issues, and not all the issues are related to hormones vs training. In this case, it was not a training issue, and the neuter cropped the hormone issue before it developed into an established behavior.
Generally, I'd prefer to wait until 18 months, but I've been in the rescue world so long that I'm used to seeing them speutered young (8 - 10 wks) for adoption purposes, so I don't really have an issue either way.
I have never neutered a male German Shepherd before 2 years and never had a problem with marking or humping. I am on my 3rd male and he is 14 months now. We have a small rescue dog that was neutered at 6 months and he likes to hump the other dogs and mark his territory. He even attempted to pee on a man's leg about a month ago.
Oh, and I don't agree that male long-haired GSDs look girlie :)
WD only tried it once in the dog park and I immediately removed him for a time out and he hasn't attempted it since.
WD is 11 months old and doing OK; fingers crossed so I can leave him intact.
Working the young males hard throughout their adolescence saves a lot of trouble.
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The most common health problems in Pembroke Welsh Corgis:
Because of their deformed chondrodysplastic build, intervertebral disk disease (which can lead to paralysis) is more common in Pembroke Welsh Corgis than in most other breeds. Another disease that can lead to paralysis in Corgis is degenerative spinal myelopathy.
Hip dysplasia is common in Pembroke Welsh Corgis. The Orthopedic Foundation of America evaluated the hip X-rays of over 8000 Pembroke Welsh Corgis and found 17% dysplastic. That's very high, and the true rate is even higher because most of the obviously bad X-rays were not sent in for official evaluation. Elbow dysplasia can also occur.
The most serious eye diseases are cataracts (present at birth and usually leading to blindness), progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), retinal dysplasia, and persistent pupillary membranes.
Epilepsy is a real concern in Pembroke Welsh Corgis.
Blood-clotting disease (von Willebrand's) occurs in Pembrokes. Fortunately, a simple DNA test is available so you can find out at any time whether your Pembroke Welsh Corgi has von Willebrand's, carries it, or is completely clear of it. Thus far, test results show about 6% of the breed affected and another 29% carriers.
Allergies cause itchy skin and can lead to bacterial skin infections (pyoderma).
Other health issues in Pembroke Welsh Corgis are heart disease (patent ductus arteriosus), inherited deafness in Corgis with a lot of white on their head, hypothyroidism, and cystinuria.
Can you prevent health problems from happening to YOUR Pembroke Welsh Corgi?
Yes, often you can.
- Some health problems are genetic, which means inherited from parents. Genetic health issues are common in Pembroke Welsh Corgis today because of unwise breeding practices. My book, Dog Quest: Find The Dog Of Your Dreams, shows you how to find a Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy who is genetically healthy.
- Other health problems are environmental – caused by the way you raise your dog. My best-selling dog health book, 11 Things You Must Do Right To Keep Your Dog Healthy and Happy shows you how to prevent environmental health problems by raising your Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy (or adult dog) in all the right ways.
Here are my dog health tips for raising a healthy Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy or adult dog:
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Dog Health Care – The Sensible Way
Read my advice on daily health care so your Pembroke Welsh Corgi lives a long, healthy life and seldom needs to see the vet.
The Best Dog Food For Feeding Your Pembroke Welsh Corgi
The best diet for feeding your Pembroke Welsh Corgi is real food. Real chicken, turkey, beef, bison, venison, fish....This is not "people food" and I'll tell you why.
The Second-Best Dog Food For Your Pembroke Welsh Corgi
If you can't feed homemade dog food, here are your next-best choices.
Vaccinations and Booster Shots: Needed or Not?
How many vaccinations does your Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy really need? Does your adult Corgi need yearly booster shots? The vaccination guidelines have changed. Find out what many vets aren't telling you.
The Type of Veterinarian I Recommend
Is your veterinarian really the best choice for your dog? Learn about the differences between vets who practice conventional, holistic, and alternative veterinary medicine.
Spaying Your Female Dog: Pros and Cons
Advantages and disadvantages of spaying your female Pembroke Welsh Corgi.
Neutering Your Male Dog: Pros and Cons
Advantages and disadvantages of neutering your male dog.
Assisi Loop Review: How I Helped Treat Inflammation and Pain With Electromagnetic Field Therapy
Does your dog suffer from arthritis, hip dysplasia, disk disease, pancreatitis, colitis, injuries such as fractures and skin wounds, or a neurological condition? An honest review of a veterinary device you can use at home to help reduce inflammation and pain.
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If you want to see a Roma fan's face drop, mention April 10, 2007.
That was the night when the Giallorossi went to Old Trafford with a 2-1 lead and a decent chance of progressing into the Semi-Finals of the Champions League. Manchester United promptly thumped them 7-1 and, frankly, it still hurts.
Roma are stronger now and, after a poor start to the season, have been picking off their rivals in Serie A. The Scudetto is beyond them but Roma's momentum could take them far in Europe. And claiming their first English scalp would be the perfect way to numb the memories of that nightmare in Manchester.
We spoke to Alessandro Austini of Il Tempo ahead of Roma's first leg against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. Read on for an assessment of Roma's season, their key men, a familiar face in the Giallorossi attack and the Italians' tactical approach tonight.
"They had a horrible beginning to the season and they lost eight games. The season changed after the match against Lazio; after that they had some victories and improved. They are now playing well and they have changed their tactical system and are now more defensive. And now Roma are close to the Champions League spots in Serie A."
"The most important player for Roma at the moment isn't Francesco Totti, it is Daniele de Rossi. He is the key of the midfield; he's a leader and is the captain of the future. I think he is the key of Rome. He is a midfielder but he gets in behind the defence. He has a good head, good in the tackle and is very strong. Roma is a team with many technical players but De Rossi adds some physical strength.
"This year Mirko Vucinic is doing well too and he scores a lot of goals. Before he came to Roma he was at Lecce where he scored about 20 goals in a season but then only scored twice in his first season in Rome. He had some problems here but this year he is arguably Roma's best player."
"Like the team, Julio Baptista had a bad start to the season but he scored against Lazio and his season changed after that match. Now it is going well for him. He is a physical player who offers something different to the other strikers. You can go three or four years without a goal but if you score against Lazio you're a hero."
"I think they will take a defensive approach and they will be very happy if they don't concede. At home Roma are much better than they are away so I think they will be very defensive and will remember the 7-1 defeat at Old Trafford a few years ago. That game hurt Roma a lot and it's the worst game in their European history. The season was going well until then and it came as a surprise because Roma won the first leg. They thought they could go ahead but 7-1 was a terrible night for Roma and nobody has forgotten that.
"For Tuesday night Roma have lost Juan, the central defender, and they will have a great problem if he can't play. He has travelled to London but it is unlikely that he'll play. It's a big problem because Christian Panucci is no longer registered in Europe. His replacement Souleymane Diamoutene, the Malian defender, is not very experienced."
"Roma think that Arsenal are easier to face than Manchester United or Chelsea. However they remembered what happened with AC Milan a year ago. There is great respect for the Arsenal team who have good young players. Spalletti says they are a model that every club should follow. There is big respect but they think that Roma can do it. As for me, I think all will be decided in Rome and I expect a very unpredictable match. This time is the best chance for Roma to win against an English team."


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Officer William Barrett, 35, a three-year department veteran, was flown by helicopter from the scene of the crash, State Road 419 and Lockwood Boulevard.
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The Big Show, John Cena, Chris Jericho and The Miz battle as the briefcase hangs above the ring.
Phoenix is not widely known for many things; dry heat, golf, Steve Nash and Spring Training. But it may be time to add one very important item to that list: WWE Pay-Per-Views. Five times the Valley of the Sun has hosted a marquee WWE event, including SummerSlam in 2003 and the biggest one of all, Wrestlemania at University of Phoenix Stadium in 2010. It's also hosted numerous Monday Night Raw and SmackDown episodes. More times than not, when the WWE pulls their trucks into Phoenix, fans in attendance can expect a grea tshow. Sunday night at US Airways Center was no exception, as the WWE presented Money In The Bank.
Full disclosure, I have been a huge WWE fan since I was a little kid. I remember sitting in my best friend's dad's office watching Hulk Hogan defend America against Sgt. Slaughter at Wrestlemania VII. I remember watching Wrestlemania IX at Caesar's Palace when Bret Hart lost the belt to Yokozuna, only to have Hogan win it from Yokozuna mere minutes later. Growing up in Seattle, we didn't get to see the WWE live very often, and when they did come to town, it was generally a house show (non-televised) at the Tacoma Dome or at the old Mercer Arena. So the fact that Phoenix is a regular stop for the WWE is thrilling to me. Watching matches live reminds me of going to the shows in Seattle with my grandfather, dad and brother and always puts a smile on my face. I have rarely left a show in Phoenix disappointed. Phoenix fans have seen some classic battles, from the Elimination Chamber at SummerSlam, to Booker T. becoming King Booker at Judgment Day in 2006 to Undertaker/Michaels II at Wrestlemania XXVI. Money In The Bank on Sunday night just added to that long list of classic matches, with three absolutely spectacular contests that any true wrestling fan would appreciate.
There is a belief that you can judge how good a show is going to be by its opening match. If it's a sleeper, the crowd will get restless and it will be difficult to re-engage them. Bring the house down right away, and you will have the fans on the edge of their seats all night long. Sunday night's opener was definitely the latter (pun intended). The first match of the night was the Money In The Bank match for the World Heavyweight Championship contract and featured eight up-and-coming Superstars battling for the briefcase. The Phoenix crowd was in to this match from the minute the first competitor's entrance music hit, and the match didn't disappoint. By the time Dolph Ziggler left the ring with his briefcase and title shot in hand, there was carnage strewn about. Ladders and bodies were spread around, the aftermath of a hard-fought, well put together performance. It featured several "wow" moments that had the crowd breaking out into the famous ECW chant that features a four-letter word that rhymes with spit.
The WWE Championship Match featured challenger Daniel Bryan vs. Champion CM Punk with Bryan's former (?) girlfriend AJ as the special guest referee in a No Disqualification Match. This was a classic battle between two talented, young stars who left absolutely everything they had out in the ring. From kendo sticks to chairs to tables, Punk and Bryan duked it out in one of the best matches I have ever seen in person or on TV. Watching Punk, it is no wonder why he is such a huge star. The Phoenix crowd responded to his every move, and his in-ring charisma was easy to see. On the flip side, Bryan plays a perfect "bad guy", egging on the crowd, who knows they are supposed to boo him, but have to applaud him for his effort. In the end, it was Punk who retained the belt after putting Bryan (and himself) through a table. AJ did her job, and was everything a guest ref should be, the invisible third person in the ring.
The main event of the night was the final Money In The Bank match for the WWE Championship contract. This one had the added feature of featuring five competitors who were all previous WWE Champions. The crowd got a bonus when The Miz made his return from a long layoff and entered the contest, facing off with Kane, The Big Show, Chris Jericho and John Cena. From the moment the bell sounded it was non-stop action, and when Cena put Big Show through the Spanish announce table with an Attitude Adjuster, it was a jump out of your seat moment. The Big Show is 7-0 tall and 441 pounds, and Cena (who is no slouch at 6-1, 251) cleanly picked him up, put him on his shoulders and tossed him onto the announce table as if he were a rag doll. It may not have been as significant as Hulk Hogan bodyslamming Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania III, but it was certainly impressive to see live. Just for good measure, the remaining Superstars in the match all threw ladders on top of Big Show, leaving him buried under a comically large pile. From that point on it was bodies flying, ladders flying and several near misses as the Superstars reached for the briefcase. When The Big Show finally was able to emerge from his metal cocoon, he pulled out a special ladder just for him, one that would be big enough to hold his massive frame. Several times near the end of the match, you thought you knew who would win, only to have someone else come in and prevent it. Eventually it was John Cena who emerged victorious, earning the victory by bashing The Big Show in the head with the briefcase as it was hanging over the ring, eventually snapping off the handle to claim the victory. The crowd responded not only to the Cena victory, but to a well put together and wonderfully executed show.
I have been to many wrestling events in many cities, including Wrestlemanias in both Anaheim and Phoenix and Pay-Per-Views in Las Vegas and Phoenix. The Phoenix crowds are smart and appreciate the efforts that the Superstars put forth. They know when to cheer, when to woo!, when to boo and when to applaud two competitors who have given absolutely everything they had for the enjoyment of the masses. The WWE and the city of Phoenix have become a match made in wrestling heaven; smart, appreciative fans and talented performers who put on an amazing display of athleticism and entertainment. Whether you are a fan of the WWE or not, one has to appreciate the time and energy the performers put in to their craft. That's what the Phoenix fans do, and I believe that it why the WWE continues to bring big time events to the Valley of the Sun.
Before the show began on Sunday, the WWE made a special announcement to the crowd. The 2013 Royal Rumble would be coming to Phoenix, marking the first time a West Coast city not located in California would play host to the marquee event. It also makes Phoenix the first West Coast city and one of only eight to have hosted three of the four main WWE Pay-Per-Views (Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and Survivor Series). Phoenix joins New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Miami in the club. Only Detroit, Boston and New York have hosted all four.
Clearly the WWE feels that Phoenix is one of the best places to stage an event and that is why the Royal Rumble will be coming to US Airways Center in January. If Sunday night's Money In The Bank was any indicator of what is in store for January, get your tickets now. You won't want to miss the show.
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By Sarah Pullman • Monday, May 22, 2006 - 22:45
There's a great and extremely revelant piece over at WorldChanging this week about the need for a concerted plan to deal with the skeptics hard at work confusing the public in online dicussions about climate change.
Alex Steffan writes:
…it is precisely because the climate crisis is so profound that we need to encourage the American debate on the subject to move on, finally and for good, and start to focusing on how to build a bright green future as quickly as possible. The science, after all, is pretty unequivocal at this point. Indeed, essentially the last remaining credible skeptic, Scientific American columnist Michael Shermer announced this month that, despite his dislike for environmental groups,"[D]ata trump politics, and a convergence of evidence from numerous sources has led me to make a cognitive switch on the subject of anthropogenic climate change. … Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from skepticism to activism."
From that compelling dismissal of skepticism (and that's a nail in the coffin if I ever read one), Alex goes on to note that climate change skeptics have become a new form of "troll" in the blog world, turning up in comments to spread Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. He then proposes that as bloggers, we need a concerted plan to deal with this situation and set the record straight. To that end, he's asking for help in creating a "Universal Climate Skeptic Response Post" for WorldChanging.Org, which will then be made available for other bloggers everywhere to use also.
An excellent and timely idea, without question. We're looking forward to collaborating on this one. There is no debate, the illusion that there is one keeps us from taking the action that's required to save ourselves, and it's time to set the record straight. Blogosphere, unite!
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Worldchanging is late to the party and it's amazing how many people jump on their idea without being aware that 1) This has already been done, and done well 2) Supporting existing sound information is better than creating a new collection. See – and I suggest you support – the current good source of exactly this kind of info on disinformation and the answers to it. You can find it at the Realclimate.org homepage – first item in their list of Other sources of good information: http://illconsidered.blogspot.com/
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Technical Abstract: Given the current high level of interest in the use of fractal geometry to characterize natural porous media, a special issue of the Vadose Zone Journal was organized in order to expose established fractal analysis techniques and cutting-edge new developments to a wider Earth science audience. The core papers were selected from talks and posters presented at PEDOFRACT 2007, an International Workshop on Scale Dependencies in Soil and Hydrologic Systems organized by the Fractal Applications Group from the Technical University of Madrid, Spain. The papers in this special issue utilize a variety of research methods, including fractal and multifractal characterization of experimental data, analytical, numerical and lattice Boltzmann modeling, and inverse estimation procedures. The papers are grouped according five common themes: theory development, soil fragmentation, pore space geometry, column-scale flow and transport, and field-scale flow and transport. The use of fractal geometry to characterize and model heterogeneous porous media is an extremely active area of investigation in many different disciplines. By summarizing current research on fractals in porous media, as well as introducing several novel theoretical developments, the 11 papers in this special issue should help to further advance this multidisciplinary endeavor.


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Former Mayor Of Hampton To Spend Time Behind Bars
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Barry Moore was sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections.
He has already served 205 days of jail time, which counts towards his sentence.
Moore was arrested last November for selling prescription pills from his Polk County home.
He was found guilty in April for possession of a controlled substance and the sale of prescription drugs.
He has been removed from office.
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