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THE CLAIM: Republicans say that Senator Reid has "built nothing."
THE FACTS: FALSE. In reality, Senator Reid has brought home hundreds of millions of dollars to Nevada that helped build roads, schools, hospitals, and other vital public works projects that have created jobs, and made Nevada a better place to live, work, and raise a family.
- Sen. Reid has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars to create good paying clean energy jobs, such as the transmission line that is being built between northern and southern Nevada. [Review-Journal, 1/12/20]
- Thanks to Sen. Reid, Nevada has received millions of dollars for a variety of needs, including schools and roads. [Las Vegas Sun, Editorial, 5/27/09]
- MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren credits Senator Reid as saving City Center and allowing the project to continue building. City Center currently employs 12,000 people. Jobs that would not have been created, if it weren't for Senator Reid. [Reid Campaign Ad, 10/15/09]
- Reid delivered $10 million dollars to build an arsenic treatment plant in Fallon that will create jobs, and save lives." [Gannett News, 9/28/01; Review-Journal, 11/13/01]
- A new Southern Nevada Veterans hospital is being built because Senator Reid secured $540 million dollars for the project. [Review-Journal, 9/7/07; FY 2008 Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill; Review-Journal, 11/19/05; FY 2006 Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill]
THE CLAIM: Harry Reid didn't stand up for Nevada tourism when President Obama said tourists shouldn't travel to Las Vegas.
THE FACTS: FALSE. No one came to Nevada's defense more quickly, or more effectively than Sen. Reid.
- After President Obama referred to Vegas in his Indiana speech, Sen. Reid immediately called the White House to express his concern. Reid succeeded in getting the White House to promise there would be no discrimination towards Nevada, and within 48 hours, Reid announced the President was coming to Vegas. [Review-Journal, 2/12/09], [Las Vegas Sun, 5/27/09], [Slash Politics, 2/2/10]
- After President Obama singled out Las Vegas a second time, Reid responded forcefully and immediately – asking him to "lay off" – and received a personal clarification from the President that stated "There is no place better to have fun than Vegas, one of our country's great destinations." [Reid Release, 2/2/10], [Las Vegas Sun, 2/2/10]
- In addition to President Obama, Sen. Reid has brought numerous administration officials to Vegas, including Vice President Biden, and seven cabinet secretaries. [Review-Journal, 10/16/09], [Department of Interior Release, 6/29/09; Department of Interior Release, 9/4/09], [HUD Release, 7/1/09], [Las Vegas Business Press, 7/13/09], [Reid Press Release, 4/23/09; In Business Las Vegas, 11/6/09], [Reid Release, 7/2/09], [Review-Journal, 8/11/09]
- President Bush, not President Obama started the policy that had government agencies discriminating against Vegas and Reno as destinations, and Reid was responsible for getting that policy overturned. Senator Reid also received personal assurances from a dozen government agencies that they would not discriminate against Nevada. [Review-Journal, 7/28/09], [KVVU, 7/23/09], [Review-Journal, 9/15/09], [Review-Journal, 9/15/09]
- Reid went further and introduced legislation that would make it illegal for government officials to discriminate against Vegas or Reno, and he led passage of the Travel Promotion Act, a law that will boost Nevada tourism and create thousands of jobs. [Reno Gazette-Journal, Inside Nevada Politics, 7/29/09], Review-Journal, 2/24/10]
THE CLAIM: Nevada didn't get its fair share of dollars from the Recovery Act.
THE FACTS: FALSE. Not only did Nevada get its fair share from the Recovery Act, in many cases it got more than other states.
- Nevada matched or out-performed other states in 25 funding categories. [Flash, 2/20/09]
- Republicans who criticize Nevada's $1.6 billion take from the Recovery Act are purposefully telling only half the story. That number represents only the initial amount of funding.
- Thanks to Sen. Reid, it's now clear that Nevada will receive nearly $3 billion from the Recovery Act, with additional housing, geothermal, and other monies secured. [recovery.gov]
- Thanks to Sen. Reid, Nevada received the LARGEST percentage increase in Medicaid funding of ANY state. [Las Vegas Sun, 3/1/09]
- Nevada received $93 million in geothermal funding, which was nearly one-third of the TOTAL funding divided among the other 49 states. This will create roughly 1,100 new jobs right here in our state. [Review-Journal, 10/29/09]
FACT: Recovery Act countered the very worst of the economic crisis and started us on road to recovery
THE CLAIM: The Recovery Act didn't create jobs, made things worse.
THE FACTS: FALSE. While we are not yet out of the woods, the Recovery Act countered the very worst of what was the largest economic crisis since the Great Depression and started us on the road to recovery.
- Before the Recovery Act was passed, our nation lost 741,000 jobs in January of 2009 and the economy had shrunk by 6.4% during the previous fiscal quarter.
- One year after the Recovery Act was signed into law, job losses had shrunk to 20,000 jobs in January 2010 and the economy grew by 5.7% in the previous quarter, the fastest it had grown since 2003. That's a nearly 12% shift in positive economic growth since the Recovery Act has been in effect, and a dramatic slowing of job losses.
- Roughly 20,000 jobs have already been created or saved in Nevada thanks to the Recovery Act. [Center for Budget and Policy and Priorities, 1/29/10]
- More than 1/3 of the Recovery Act consisted of tax cuts and other assistance for families and businesses, including one of the broadest tax cuts in American history, which put $500 million back into the hands of more than 1 million Nevada families. This kept 58,000 Nevadans from falling below the poverty line in 2009. [New York Times, Economic Stimulus] [Las Vegas Sun, 12/23/09], [White House Report, 4/22/08]
- Thanks to Senator Reid personally inserting a debt cancellation provision into the recovery act, 31,000 jobs were protected at Harrah's. [Las Vegas Sun, 10/23/09]
THE CLAIM: Nevada only gets 65 cents for every dollar it pays in taxes. This must mean Sen. Reid is ineffective.
THE FACTS: FALSE. Not only is that number false, but Senator Reid does more to bring federal funding back to Nevada than anyone else.
- In 2008 Nevada got 97 cents back for every dollar it paid in. (IRS, State Tax Statistics; US Census Bureau, Quick Facts - Nevada)
- The Republicans who make this attack aren't being honest with Nevadans, and what's more, they know it. [Review-Journal, 8/17/09]
- Because of his unparalleled clout as Majority Leader, Senator Reid consistently brings back more money than the entire rest of the Congressional delegation combined. (Ralston's Flash, 2/18/2010)
- It has been well-documented that most problems Nevada has securing federal funding come because of matching fund formulas, and are actually the result of ineffective leadership in Carson City. (Las Vegas Sun, 3/10/2010)
- Any Republicans concerned about Nevada's funding should account for what they bring back to the state; Senator Reid is by far Nevada's most effective advocate in these tough economic times. (Ralston's Flash, 2/18/2010)
THE CLAIM: The new health care law weakens Medicare.
THE FACTS: FALSE. One of the best parts of health care reform is that it strengthens and extends the solvency of Medicare. Not a single guaranteed benefit is cut.
- Guaranteed Medicare benefits will NOT be touched. [AARP, 3/25/10]
- Annual checkups are now FREE, as is preventive care like mammograms and colonoscopies. [HealthReform.gov, Nevada]
- The AARP Praised the Senate Health Care Bill For Strengthening And Improving Medicare For Seniors [AARP Press Release, 12/24/09]
- Thanks to health care reform, the "Donut Hole" is going to be closed. [AARP Press Release, 12/24/09]
- Prescription drug prices will go down for seniors in the donut hole starting this year. [Las Vegas Sun, 3/2/10]
Ford CEO & Reid agree that w/o steps taken to stabilize auto industry, Ford would not have survived, costing #jobs
THE CLAIM: Republicans are claiming Sen. Reid was wrong when he said Ford benefitted from the auto-industry rescue fund.
THE FACTS: FALSE. The CEO of Ford agrees w/ Sen. Reid and has stated that without the steps that were taken to stabilize the auto industry, Ford would not have survived, costing countless jobs across the country.
- According to Ford CEO Alan Mulally, the collapse of one of its competitors' would have crippled Ford "within days, if not hours." [Prepared Remarks of Ford CEO Alan Mulally Before Senate Banking Committee, 11/18/08]
- Ford's CEO also said the collapse of any one auto company would have a "devastating ripple effect across the entire U.S. economy." [Prepared Remarks of Ford CEO Alan Mulally Before Senate Banking Committee, 11/18/08]
- While Ford didn't take rescue fund money, they did request a $9 billion dollar loan as a safety net, citing its importance as "critical to the auto industry." [Prepared Remarks of Ford CEO Alan Mulally Before Senate Banking Committee, 11/18/08]
FACT: Reid was explaining how he can relate to Nevadans struggling in today's economy, because he grew up in a family that struggled.
THE CLAIM: "Upset about losing your job? Harry Reid thinks you're a 'selfish little child'"
THE FACTS: Reid was explaining how he can relate to Nevadans struggling in today's economy, because he grew up in a family that struggled.
- Reid wasn't criticizing people who are struggling in the economy and frustrated about it. He was explaining that he understood the frustration of Nevadans who are struggling in these tough economic times and are frustrated because of it. [CBS News, 10/8/10]
- Harry Reid grew up poor in Searchlight – his father was a hard-rock miner who didn't always get paid for the work he did and his mother took in wash from the brothels to supplement the family income. [Las Vegas Review-Journal, The First 100 Persons That Shaped Southern Nevada,Harry Reid; Huffington Post, Harry Reid, The Good Fight, 4/30/08]
- Harry Reid never forgot what it was like to struggle, which is why he works so hard to help Nevadans get back to work in these tough times. [AOL News, Harry Reid Op/Ed, 10/7/10]
THE CLAIM: Repealing health insurance reform would be a disaster for Nevada patients and seniors.
IT'S TRUE: Repealing health insurance reform means more than half a million Nevadans will go without health care and more than 680,000 children could be denied coverage by insurance companies because of pre-existing conditions. Health insurance reforms take power away from big insurance companies and lower costs, improve quality, and increase access.
- Health insurance reform ends the practice of discrimination against "pre-existing conditions" and other egregious industry practices. It also grants uninsured Nevadans with pre-existing conditions immediate access to health insurance. [Las Vegas Sun, 3/22/10; HealthReform.gov, Nevada]
- More than 681,000 Nevada children will be protected from insurance companies who want to deny them coverage because of a pre-existing condition. 518,000 Nevadans without health insurance will have access to affordable coverage, and so will 132,000 Nevadans who get their coverage from the individual market. Nevada's 328,000 Medicare beneficiaries will see the prescription drug donut hole close and receive additional Medicare benefits like free preventive care and annual checkups. [Democratic Policy Committee, The Benefits of Health Insurance Reform]
- Health insurance reform provides billions of dollars in tax relief to make health insurance more affordable, including tax credits that will help more than 30,000 Nevada small businesses provide coverage to their employees. [HealthReform.gov, Nevada]
- Health insurance reform strengthens and extends the solvency of Medicare by ensuring all benefits continue, closing the donut hole for seniors in Medicare, and providing free preventive care. Just ask the AARP. [AARP, 3/25/10, AARP Press Release, 12/24/09]
THE CLAIM: Medicaid rates could go up significantly, hurting Nevada, because of the new health care reform law.
THE FACTS: Because of Senator Reid, Nevada got the largest percentage increase in FMAP funding. Rather than hurting Nevada, health insurance reform helps Nevada by providing more low-income Nevadans with access to health insurance.
- No one has fought harder and delivered more to help ease Nevada's burden than Harry Reid. Under the Recovery Act, Reid was able to make sure Nevada received the largest increase in Medicaid funding of any state, and in August Reid passed legislation to bring $79 million in additional Medicaid funds to the state. [Las Vegas Sun, 3/1/09; Review-Journal, 8/4/10]
- From 2014 until 2017, Nevada will receive full funding for new Medicaid enrollees under health insurance reform, and 90% of the funding until at least 2020. [New York Times, 3/26/10]
- Reid's work has brought hundreds of millions of dollars to help the state provide health insurance to low-income Nevadans in spite of the fact that Carson's "stingy" Medicaid program leaves untold millions of dollars on the tale in federal matching funds. [Las Vegas Sun, 3/10/10]


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(Cleveland)--The three men in these pictures are being sought as suspects in the theft of 500 feet of copper electrical cable from the Great Lakes Brewing Company at 2516 Market Avenue in Cleveland's Ohio City.
Cleveland Police issued these surveilance photos of three men wearing hooded sweatshirts and doark colored pants. The photos were shot Sunday, October 20, and look as if they were conducting surveillance.
About 2:30 a.m. Monday, October 21, three people broke into GLBC, causing thousands of dollars in damage and the theft of the cable.
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'Buffalo, with a six-game unbeaten streak, entered Nassau Coliseum as the N.H.L.'s hottest team. The Islanders are now alone in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, 5 points ahead of the Sabres and 2 ahead of Montreal after the Canadiens lost to Toronto.'
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A Rich History in Basketball Continues for the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Thursday, March 8, 2012
With the Allstate Sugar Bowl being a crucial component of the local organizing committee for the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, we wanted to take a look back at the history of the Sugar Bowl Committee's association with the sport of basketball. Be sure to check out all of the events surrounding this year's Final Four here in New Orleans and don't forget, the NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four comes to the Crescent City next spring.
[Story written by John Sudsbury, the director of media relations and communications for the Allstate Sugar Bowl.]


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Baylor's Griffin Returns From Injury to the Manning Watch List
Monday, August 9, 2010
The only player to be selected to this year's Manning Award Watch list after a not-so-stellar 2009 season is Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin, III (official bio). The not-so-stellar description had nothing to do with Griffin's ability - it was due to an early-season knee injury which forced him to miss the final nine games of 2009. However, his sensational freshman campaign in 2008 still warrants his inclusion on the preseason list of top quarterbacks. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is releasing the Watch List one player per day through its official Facebook and Twitter pages. The award has honored the top quarterback in the nation for the past six years.
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I have to tell you, I am so glad to be back in East Texas! My family tree runs all through it, from Gilmer to Jacksonville to Troup. I know the difference between a Jacksonville "mater," a Noonday onion and a Gilmer yam! I also eat, breathe, and sleep pop culture and the "at work" lifestyle. Outside of radio, I'm a busy working mom -- proud of my two little ones, ages 10 and 4. They keep me grounded. Time management -- what's that? I'm just as guilty as the next working mom and I try to get it all done in a day! Calm, cool, and together? That's NOT ME! Bad hair days, lollipop stuck to my bottom, plastic Spider-Man in my purse … THAT'S more like it. I'm also active in Girl Scouting where I lead a troop. I'm also an avid runner, a Sunday School teacher and a Crock Pot aficionado (let's swap recipes). Thanks for having me back and I look forward to hearing from you!


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To create a stronger and more socially just society by building the field of Art and Social Justice and amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities.
Objective 1. ART: To support community-based artistic and cultural projects that illuminate social and economic justice issues.
Objective 2. PRACTICE: To support convenings and training programs for artists, cultural workers and community members that impart information and skills that can be used to achieve social change.
Objective 3. COMMUNICATION: To support diverse media and innovative delivery systems that document and disseminate the work of the field.
Objective 4. POLICY: To support public policies that strengthen artistic and cultural communities and enable creators and their collaborators to create broad alliances in pursuit of common goals.
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Radical prostatectomy - dischargeProstatectomy - radical - discharge; Radical retropubic prostatectomy - discharge; Radical perineal prostatectomy - discharge; Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - discharge; LRP - discharge; Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy - discharge ; RALP - discharge; Pelvic lymphadenectomy - discharge
You had surgery to remove all of your prostate, some tissue near your prostate, and probably some lymph nodes. This was done to treat prostate cancer.
- Your surgeon may have made an incision (cut) either in the lower part of your belly or in the area between your scrotum and anus (open surgery).
- Your surgeon may have used a robot or a laparoscope (a thin tube with a tiny camera on the end).
What Expect at Home
You may be tired and need more rest for 3 to 4 weeks after you go home. You may have pain or discomfort in your belly or the area between your scrotum and anus for 2 to 3 weeks.
You will go home with a catheter (tube) to drain urine from your bladder. This will be removed after 1 to 3 weeks.
Wound Care
Change the dressing over your surgical wound once a day, or sooner if it becomes soiled. Your doctor will tell you when you do not need to keep your wound covered. Keep the wound area clean by washing it with mild soap and water.
- You may remove the wound dressings and take showers if sutures, staples, or glue were used to close your skin. Cover the incision with plastic wrap before showering for the first week if you have tape (Steri-Strips) over it.
- Do NOT soak in a bathtub or hot tub, or go swimming, as long as you have a catheter. You can do these activities after the catheter is removed.
Your scrotum may be swollen for 2 to 3 weeks. You may need to wear either a support or brief underwear until the swelling goes away. While you are in bed, you may use a towel below your scrotum for support.
You may have a drain (called a Jackson-Pratt, or JP drain) below your belly button that helps extra fluid leak from your body. Your doctor will take it out after 1 to 3 days.
Urinary Catheters
While you have a urinary catheter:
- You may feel spasms in your bladder. Your doctor can give you medicine for this.
- You will need to make sure your indwelling catheter is working properly. You will also need to know how to clean the tube and the area where it attaches to your body so that you do not get an infection or skin irritation.
- The urine in your drainage bag may be a darker red color. This is normal.
After your catheter is removed:
- You may have burning when you pee, blood in the urine, frequent urination, and an urgent need to urinate.
- You may have some urine leakage (incontinence). This should improve over time. You should have almost normal bladder control within 3 to 6 months.
- You will learn exercises (called Kegel exercises) that strengthen the muscles in your pelvis. You can do these exercises any time you are sitting or lying down.
Other Self-care
Do NOT drive the first 3 weeks after you come home. Avoid long car trips if you can. If you need to take a long car trip,stop atleast every 2 hours.
Do NOT lift anything heavier than a 1-gallon milk jug for the first 6 weeks. You can slowly work back up to your normal exercise routine after that. You can do everyday activities around the house if you feel up to it. But expect to get tired more easily.
Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day, eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, and take stool softeners to prevent constipation. Do NOT strain during bowel movements.
Do NOT take aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), or other similar medicines for 2 weeks after your surgery. They may cause problems with blood clots.
Sexual Problems after Surgery
Sexual problems you may notice are:
- Your erection may not be as rigid. Some men are not able to have an erection.
- Your orgasm may not be as intense or pleasurable as before.
- You may notice no semen at all when you have an orgasm.
These problems may get better or even go away, but it may take many months or more than a year. The lack of an ejaculate (semen coming out with orgasm) will be permanent. Ask your doctor about medicines that will help.
When to Call the Doctor
Call your doctor or nurse if:
- You have pain in your belly that does not go away when you take your pain medicines.
- It is hard to breathe.
- You have a cough that does not go away.
- You cannot drink or eat.
- Your temperature is above 100.5 °F.
- Your surgical cuts are bleeding, red, warm to the touch, or have a thick, yellow, green, or milky drainage.
- You have signs of infection (burning sensation when you urinate, fever, or chills).
- Your urine stream is not as strong or you cannot pee at all.
- You have pain, redness, or swelling in your legs.
While you have a urinary catheter, call your doctor if:
- You have pain near the catheter.
- You are leaking urine.
- You notice more blood in your urine.
- Your catheter seems blocked.
- You notice grit or stones in your urine.
- Your urine smells bad, or it is cloudy or a different color.
- Your catheter has fallen out.
Smith JA, Su L. Laparoscopic and robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 103.
Schaeffer EM, Partin AW, Lepor H. Radical retropubic and perineal prostatectomy. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 102.
Review Date: 5/22/2013
Reviewed By: Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Chief of Urology, Cambridge Health Alliance, Visiting Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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Hazrat Mahdi (as) will disseminate knowledge across the world in the same way as justice and equality.
Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 36, p. 253
Thanks to the Imam al-Zaman's [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] grace, knowledge will enter people's hearts.
Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 53, p. 86 narrated from narrating from Khesaal; Mikyaal al-Makaarim, Vol. 1, p. 236
In this age [the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as)] people will be taught the Holy Qur'an and its truths.
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This is the hands-free device that combines LED light treatment with vibration and compression massage to ease pain and stiffness in the knee. Only available from Hammacher Schlemmer, it is ideal for addressing the symptoms of arthritis, bursitis, edema, and injuries without medication. The reliever consists of a vibrating shell that fits around the patella and a surrounding ring of 12 LEDs. While the nodes systematically vibrate to massage muscles surrounding the knee, kneading out tension and knots, the LEDs emit safe red light that penetrates deep into muscles, soothing pain, boosting circulation, and speeding healing. Users select their preferred combination of therapy from four treatment modes and duration (3-, 6-, 9-, or 12-minutes) via a control panel that displays the current settings and allows mid-session adjustments without removing the reliever. Secures comfortably around legs up to 13 1/4" with hook-and-loop fasteners. Plugs into AC with 5' cord. 7" L x 4 3/4" W x 3 1/2" D. (1 1/4 lbs.)
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Good idea if it worked
By goonybird4
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LED light treatment is useful for pain but this unit is awkward. It can't be adjusted to go over the part of the knee where the pain is. Difficult to use. Not as effective as our handheld LED heat light unit. Returned.
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Excellent for pain relief
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Relieved knee pain very fast and also relaxed my entire leg
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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I purchased this for my 85 year old mother. This product is too heavy for her. I returned it before she had the opportunity to use it more than once.
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Early on, it seems to be working where a competitive product
By The Walker
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Not so easy to apply to knee.
Really helped
By Old knees
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Seemed lame out of the box, but it really has helped. In one week pain and immobility are reduced 80%
Did not do anything for my knee
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I have used it everyday for the past three weeks with absolutely no effect or improvement.
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Wednesday, December 29 2010 - Get Involved
BuildingWhat? Ad, Round 2: Matching Funds for Donations
December 29, 2010
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Thanks to your generous support, the BuildingWhat? campaign has raised almost $30,000 since the launch of the new fundraising drive on December 5. We are thrilled and grateful that two-time Superbowl champion Mark Stepnoski has so generously stepped forward to spur us toward the $50,000-milestone. Between now and the end of the year, Mark will match every dollar you donate; and just a reminder, every dollar you do give in 2010 will be fully tax-deductible when you file your taxes in the coming months!
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INTERVIEW: Steve Aoki at TomorrowWorld
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Performing four times at the first-ever TomorrowWorld, it's safe to say the festival has been Aokified.
Steve just released his new song with Linkin Park, is working on his album Neon Future, and is gearing up to head out on his Aokify America tour with Borgore, Waka Flocka Flame, and Pharrell!
We caught up with Steve at TomorrowWorld where he talked about Afroki, his upcoming Aokify America tour, Afroki, his new song with Linkin Park, and more. Find out what he had to say:
How has TomorrowWorld been? You had the Dim Mak stage here, and you're performing on the main stage!
Day one was pretty wild. I did a set on the Dim Mak stage, and I love doing that because you have the whole Dim Mak crew, all the DJs there, and like it's a different set. And then a three-way back to back set with Laidback Luke and Dimitri Vegas, which was a lot of fun. We were all dressed up as Superman, Spiderman and Batman. And then today is my big show that I've been looking forward to. The main stage goes Afrojack, and then we do our Afroki set, and then I close out and do a set. We're doing it Afroki style. We're going to play "Afroki" which is our new song that isn't out yet. Plus possibly we might play another new one that we've been working on. We just kind of go in there without even talking about what we're going to play, so it's kind of fun and kind of exciting, but a little nerve-racking. During my set I'm going to be playing a lot of new ones from my next album Neon Future. So I'm super amped on that, plus I did two songs with Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike that are in the Tomorrowland after-movie this year. There's a lot of new stuff. I did a record with Machine Gun Kelly, hopefully I can play that one, but I don't have time to finish it. I was going to try to do it, finish it today to play it out. A lot of new stuff!
Speaking of Afroki, what's it like working with Afrojack?
Afrojack is, he's like a Picasso. He's just like an incredible songwriter, incredible musician, producer. It's like, when he's on a roll, you just don't, don't want to stop him. And when we work together, we're a really good team. We work really well together, very fluid, both come up with ideas. It's not forced, it's very natural. We've actually written a lot of songs very quickly, but we always wanted to just put out the right ones instead of just putting all of them out. So we got some new tracks, so I'm really excited for people to hear it.
When do you think your new album will be released?
My new album will come out early 2014, I'm not sure. I have a bus tour coming up, called Aokify America, and I'll be working on my album to finish that on the bus. Travis Barker let me borrow his bus. It's a sick, incredible bus, so I'm bringing my studio in there. I brought my studio on the Kendrick Lamar tour I did like four or five months ago. So I'm going to just finish everything then.
Are you excited for Aokify America?
F**k yeah! I mean you got Borgore, Farrell, I mean Farrell's on the tour which is so epic! Waka Flaka is like [a] crazy, crazy performer on stage and he's like, you know, he's got his own songs, and he's got his own crew and fan base. So it's going to be a really exciting diverse crowd. When we were planning out this tour, we wanted to hit different aspects. We wanted to hit different genres, not just bring only DJs on the road. I felt that way after I did the tour at Kendrick Lamar. When I did that tour with Kendrick, it was such an exciting crowd because you really saw this diversity of dance kids there that like live for dance music, and like urban kids that live for hip hop. They're all harmonious, so it's cool.
What do you think that America will be like once it's Aokified? What will they take away from this tour?
It's just going to be pure, crazy energy from all these artists that I just, for me it's unforgettable. It's like before I even think about what people get, I always think about like how am I going to come out of this. I hope people feel the same way, and I hope it's an unforgettable experience, because I already know it will be. I'm bringing on a new stage prop to the set that I call "neon future" technology. People will expect the cake, they're going to get the cake, they're going to get the raft. They're going to get things they know, but now they're going to get something brand new that I've been working on, that's a lot more sophisticated. It's not as clumsy as the boat and the cake, and messy. It's very sophisticated technology. So something that's one of a kind. I'm really excited to bring that out because it represents my new album, new concept around music, that's putting it all together.
The tour teaser is great. You end up making cake and then walk into this huge cake vault. So if you had your own cake making show - or cake destroying show, what would you name it?
Cake Face! I'm actually writing a song called "Cake Face" next year. So it'll work perfectly with the song.
Tell me about your new single with Linkin Park, "A Light That Never Comes." How did you get together with them?
I've been talking with Shinoda, Mike for years and he hit me up last year about doing some conceptual music together. It was more very like let's just work together. So then we started with an idea to do all these different ideas and songs, and then we focused on this one in particular. Over the course of six months, and there was a lot of back and forth. I'm not sure who wrote what first, but like I might of sent him a beat, and some bass line, and he sent me some guitar riffs, and then I sent him a synth back, and then he sent me a couple of synths back. It was like working back and forth with me and him, and his whole team. He'd go back to his team and the Linkin Park guys, and they'd all write some stuff and then send it back to me, and then Chester would add vocals, and it was just a long process to get that song done. I'm just happy that it's out. I'm really happy about the song and thanks for playing the song! I really I love that you guys are playing the song. I'm like "Wow, they're playing my music on the radio." Because my music, I don't write it for the radio, I write it for my fans, I write it for people that already know my music. And it like somehow crosses into a whole new world. It's exciting.
Not too long ago, TMZ asked you to explain your Aoki jump on top of that plane, and you've been doing them everywhere, all around the world! Is there any one place that you are dying to do one at?
Maybe on the moon. That'd be kind of dangerous though, right, like gravity when you like the guy like gets blown away, straight blown away in space. Well like every single Aoki jump is glorified 100% real. I've never photo shopped an Aoki jump. They're all totally real. Every single one!
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Springsteen dedicates song to Trayvon Martin
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He may be far away from home on tour in the U.K., but Bruce Springsteen isn't far from the news of the day.
During his concert in Limerick, Ireland Wednesday, the New Jersey rocker dedicated a song to slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin whose killer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted last weekend of murder and manslaughter charges. Springsteen played his protest song "American Skin (41 Shots)," which he wrote in response to the 1999 shooting of Amadou Diallo by four New York City police officers. Diallo, like Martin, was unarmed at the time of his death.
Zimmerman's acquittal in the Martin case has sparked numerous protests around the country. Music legend Stevie Wonder even announced his boycott of Florida and other states that uphold the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law, which permits the use of deadly force in self-defense.
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This is about as clear as Rod Hulls TV screen.
This is about as clear as Rod Hulls TV screen.
You tell everyone what you think of them with no violent comeback. You then cackle into your computer whilst wearing nothing but your pants and a curtain for a cape.
MMA Officials London, Essex and East Anglia representative
Bean you should hold a court room for MMA list and convict.
Joey Essex is my hero, he's Reem.
bean, i want to know if you have ever trained MMA?
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By the time severe weather hits, it's already too late. Disaster preparedness is about having an established safety plan. Whether it's preparedness for floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, or fires, the key to survival in disasters is planning. Use our preparedness section to stay informed, make a plan, and most importantly—remain safe in an emergency.
Winterize Your Home
Winter storms can range from a brief period of extreme cold temperatures, to days of snow, blowing wind, and white-out conditions. Preparing in advance helps you tackle winter weather before it even begins. Two of the biggest safety issues as the winter season approaches is knowing how to deal with power outages in cold weather, and understanding how to drive (or when not to drive) in snowy conditions. Use these checklists to help beat the cold before it starts, and then head over to the Winter Driving Tips page to learn how to handle the snow.
Winter Storms Home Preparedness Checklist
- Winterize your home to extend the life of your fuel supply by insulating walls and attics, caulking and weather-stripping doors and windows, and installing storm windows or covering windows with plastic
- Winterize your house, barn, shed or any other structure that may provide shelter for your family, neighbors, livestock or equipment
- Clear rain gutters; repair roof leaks and cut away tree branches that could fall on a house or other structure during a storm
- Maintain heating equipment and chimneys by having them cleaned and inspected every year
- Insulate pipes with insulation or newspapers and plastic and allow faucets to drip a little during cold weather to avoid freezing; Running water, even at a trickle, helps prevent pipes from freezing
- All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside and kept clear
- Keep fire extinguishers on hand, and make sure everyone in your house knows how to use them
- Learn how to shut off water valves (in case a pipe bursts)
- Insulate your home by installing storm windows or covering windows with plastic from the inside to keep cold air out
- Hire a contractor to check the structural ability of the roof to sustain unusually heavy weight from the accumulation of snow or water, if drains on flat roofs do not work
Carbon Monoxide Safety
- Never use a generator, grill, camp stove or other gasoline, propane, natural gas or charcoal—burning devices inside a home, garage, basement, crawlspace or any partially enclosed area. Locate unit away from doors, windows and vents that could allow carbon monoxide to come indoors
- The primary hazards to avoid when using alternate sources for electricity, heating or cooking are carbon monoxide poisoning, electric shock and fire
- Install carbon monoxide alarms in central locations on every level of your home and outside sleeping areas to provide early warning of accumulating carbon monoxide
- If the carbon monoxide alarm sounds, move quickly to a fresh air location outdoors or by an open window or door
- Call for help from the fresh air location and remain there until emergency personnel arrive to assist you
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Precast concrete producers and the onsite wastewater industry have plenty in common. Just look at the numerous business ventures and long-term relationships that exist between precast concrete producers, septic and onsite system designers, installers, service providers, and even suppliers of equipment such as control panels and gaskets.
Together, these two industries play an important role in protecting the nation's water resources and supporting the wastewater infrastructure.
This unique partnership plays out in several venues, and none has been more important in the last five years than their collaborate efforts on the National On-site Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) Model Code. This national project focuses on the core issue both groups face: Regulations are inconsistent and vary from one state to another.
Traditionally, the onsite industry deals with local regulations to obtain permits to install or replace newer systems in states where guidelines are only being applied to conventional systems. Thus, producers face inconsistent regulations applied to septic system designs. How can a precast concrete manufacturer economically create a mold according to one county's installation requirements and then have another county require a different set of specifications?
Concrete with a conscience
Bryan Scheffe of Front Range Precast Concrete in Boulder, Colo., is concerned about this inconsistency. Front Range manufactures FLXX precast concrete watertight tanks and boasts about "concrete with a conscience."
"Most of the Colorado counties still work with antiquated regulations that are prescriptive-based and are badly in need of a total overhaul," Scheffe explains. Each county has a different set of requirements, and without uniformity of standards and sizes, it is not only extremely difficult for a precast producer to meet watertightness for the designed system, it is also costly.
Precasters want tougher, but fairer guidlines. If you don't have a watertight septic tank, you cannot have an effective distribution system. A watertight tank is the core of the onsite system. And with water resources protection being a high priority in Colorado, manufacturers cannot afford to produce an inferior product.
Nancy Mayer, president and owner of Mayer Brothers Concrete in Elkridge, Md., also sees the tide slowly changing with the water tightness issue. The effect of this change is that today, low-cost concrete producers cannot guarantee a quality product. These companies will no longer be able to compete in the marketplace with more regulators interested in the topic of "watertightness." Having a watertight tank is imperative with advance treatment systems.
Lessons learned
What are the lessons for precast concrete producers? The collaborative energies of these two industries to change regulations and codes to a more performance-based process and to produce quality products is working but needs to continue. To do so, both segments must agree on standards of practice, education, and training of practitioners.
Perhaps one of the more essential messages is that the two industries support each other. This will ensure that:
- quality materials are used in the production process;
- quality practices occur. Managers should clear details and instructions for plant personnel, as well as provide training and an understanding of the importance of the specific production practices;
- verification of water-tightness is in place in the production process. Are checks occurring with vacuum or water testing? ASTM 1227 outlines both steps.
One way to ensure quality is through certification. "The certification process makes you look at things you would otherwise forget on a regular basis," says Mayer. "It is a lot of paperwork, but if you don't fill out those forms, you forget to do it. It's just human nature."
More information about the NOWRA Model Code can be found on its special NOWRA Web site at www.modelcode.com. NOWRA is also conducting a series of workshops to educate regulators on how to change their codes. Visit www.precast.org for information on plant certification.
Dr. Linda Hanifin Bonner is the executive director of NOWRA, the largest national water quality organization, representing members of the onsite and decentralized wastewater industry, comprising more than 6000 professionals. Before joining NOWRA, Hanifin Bonner was a professional environmental management consultant. Visitwww.nowra.org.


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'''Andy has had a little bit of a tough time,'' Sabres Coach Lindy Ruff said. ''We've got eight defensemen here and we've been trying to play the top six that have been playing the best. He's struggling through a rough stretch, but we hope we're hoping he can rebound and be effective for us.'''
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On Friday the charity Multiple Sclerosis Trust will be selling over 250 pieces of original artwork for £45 each online - but the names of the artists who made them won't be revealed until after the sale.
Hundreds of professional artists, some of whom are quite notable names, have made contributions to the auction.
All of the artworks are 12cm x 12cm in size and there is a large variety of creative styles and techniques, from oils, watercolours, photography and landscapes to still-lifes and cartoons.
Artist Brian Palmer, who has donated work, says: "The Secret Art Show gives [people] an opportunity to acquire some real art at a bargain price, with the chance it may be by someone famous".
The Secret Art Show is the brainchild of Jill Holt, who co-founded the MS Trust in 1993 after her mother and aunt were diagnosed with the condition. The first Secret Art Show took place in York in November 2010 and raised £20,000.
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Joe Jonas opens up about smoking weed with Miley, ex-girlfriends and band split
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Joe Jonas opens about the Jonas Brothers breakup - and his personal breakups - in a candid first-person New York magazine story.
The singer begins by alleging that the Disneymachine wanted to control every facet of his and his brothers' lives.
"Being a part of a company like that comes with certain expectations," says Jonas, who recalls undergoing intense media training and having a ban on anything remotely sexual, despite the temptations of a huge fan base made up of mostly girls.
"There were the moments when I'd walk into my hotel room only to find a girl I didn't know standing there," says Jonas. "We were kids working with Disney, so finding a girl in our hotel room didn't feel like an open invitation."
The performer eventually started to have secret rendezvous - sometimes with fellow famous stars, other times with fans themselves - and lost his virginity when he was 20 years old.
Jonas confesses, "I did other stuff before then, but I was sexually active at 20. I'm glad I waited for the right person, because you look back and you go, 'That girl was batsh*t crazy. I'm glad I didn't go there.'"
He doesn't reveal who that "right person" was, but goes on to discuss his relationships with Demi Lovato and Ashley Greene.
Jonas acknowledges that his relationship with Lovato "meant a lot to the fans," and during their short-lived romance, he saw first-hand the demons she was wrestling with, and says it turned into "an insane situation."
"I really got to know her and got to see the ins and outs of what she was struggling with, like drug abuse. I felt like I needed to take care of her, but at the same time I was living a lie, because I wasn't happy but felt like I had to stay in it for her, because she needed help. I couldn't express any of that, of course, because I had a brand to protect," he says.
Jonas labels Greene his "first serious relationship," and blames "long distance" for their "difficult" split.
"After Ashley, I took two or three years to just be single. I was hooking up and having fun," he says. "Now I'm with someone [Blanda Eggenschwiler] I really care about. We get each other."
Not mentioned? Jonas' ex Taylor Swift, though some fans are likely to read between the lines.
"I genuinely don't have any resentment against any of my exes. So I'm not going to disparage anyone I was in a relationship with - only I might put it in my music a little bit, and hint at it, and tease it here and there, just enough for the fans and the people who really know the story," he explains before adding, "But I'm not going to openly say, 'Yeah, actually, this person is a b*tch, and she did this to me.' I don't feel the need to do that to sell records."
Jonas says he also experimented with drugs and alcohol behind closed doors.
"The first time I smoked weed was with Demi and Miley [Cyrus]. I must have been 17 or 18. They kept saying, 'Try it! Try it!' so I gave it a shot, and it was all right," he recounts. "I was caught drinking when I was 16 or 17, and I thought the world was going to collapse."
"My 21st birthday, I fell down a flight of stairs. I was unconscious that time, and my whole team was scared to death that somebody was going to get a picture. Now I appreciate wine or a vodka-soda at the end of the day every once in a while," he reveals.
Jonas goes on to admit that "the Jonas Brothers' breakup was going on for a lot longer than a lot of people thought."
"We hit a place where we just weren't jelling on the same things," he says.
And even though he and his brothers disagreed about the future of their music, Jonas says he "freaked out" at the idea of calling it quits.
"I didn't know whether to pick up and leave or just punch something, because I was furious," the star recalls. "I'd spent so long working with my brothers on this band, and in my mind, it felt like we were just giving up. It didn't make sense to me."
He adds, "But once I started peeling back the layers, I understood. There were a lot of dysfunctional things going on… I didn't care about the money; I just wanted to figure out the right, healthy way for us to be good as a family."
Saying he's "been through a sh*t-ton of stuff," Jonas concludes, "Now that I'm 24 and have control of my life, I'm going back to the drawing board."
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Newly-Orphaned Boy Seeks New Parents at Church
(NEWSER) – Davion Navar Henry Only was born 15 years ago to a mother imprisoned for petty theft and drugs; he's spent his life in foster care, struggling with anger. In June, he looked up his mother online—and learned she'd died just weeks earlier. Now knowing she'd never come to pick him up, he decided to take matters into his own hands, theTampa Bay Times reports. So on a Sunday last month, he headed to a local church in hopes of finding a new parent, or parents, to guide him.


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The Brevard College women's soccer team concludes a two-match home stint when it welcomes Anderson for a South Atlantic Conference match Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at Brevard Soccer Field in Brevard, N.C.
• The Tornados (3-9-1, 0-6-1 SAC) seek to end a 10-match winless skid while playing their fourth home match in their last six contests.
• On Saturday, BC dropped a 1-0 decision to Catawba on Senior Day. The Indians Kali Chaplin netted a goal in 44th minute to provide the game's lone goal. Brittany Webster had a solid day while she recorded seven saves. Seven Tornados registered a shot on the day.
• Offensively, Head Coach Shigeyoshi Shinohara's team has scored more goals this year (14) than it did all of last season (10). The Tornados are 3-1-1 when producing double-digit shots and 0-8 when held to single digits in the category.
• Sarah Fonger paces the squad in shots with 17 while Clair Deese is second with 16. Fonger and Yuki Soga are tied for the team lead in goals (three) while Soga paces the Tornados in assists (three).15 Tornados have taken a shot on the year.
• Senior goalkeeper Webster has started all 13 matches this season and has racked up 51 saves and three wins for the Tornados. Webster reached the 300-save plateau in her career Saturday with a save in the first half.
• The Tornados will receive a spark offensively as Jamie Bundy and Althea Dunn are set to see extended playing time following their respective injuries. The duo has combined for 62 shots since the start of 2011.
• Anderson is 4-6-4, 2-2-4 SAC on the season and have won its last two matches by an identical 1-0 score. The Trojans have won only once on the road and haven't scored away from home since Sept. 25, which spans over three games.
• The Trojans have eight players with double figures in shots while Krystal Goss paces the team in shots (43), points (12), goals (four) and assists (four). Goalkeeper Kaitlyn Neipp is having a fine year while she sits second in the conference in saves (84) and has allowed only 13 goals all season. Neipp sports a 1.02 goals against average and has recorded four shutouts this year.
• Anderson has won three consecutive matches in the series, including the last two via shutout. BC last defeated the Trojans in 2009, 3-2 in overtime. Anderson won 2-0 last season.


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By Jake Landers
Published February 2013
I missed the boat in December talking about native plants in Christmas decorations by overlooking Yaupon. Chances are slim that you would find a Yaupon bush in the western half of Texas unless you trailed through a suburban neighborhood in one of our cities. It's abundant as a small understory tree in east Texas where it is well adapted to the more acid soils, but it also grows well as a planted shrub in the west. It grows better that a lot of our local native plants, and in December half the plants—the females—come forth with brilliant red berries the size of BBs. I never saw it in the pastures of my growing-up days because it wasn't there, and it had not been brought into landscaping yet.
The foliage is dark green and shiny, just right to go with the berries in a table decoration. In contrast, a cousin called Deciduous holly sheds its leaves in the fall, but the berries are similar, sometimes more orange, and all are poisonous. Both have male and female flowers on separate plants. Their scientific names are Ilex vomitoria and Ilex deciduas, respectively. and there are many common names that indicate that country people were familiar with these plants.
The leaves of Yaupon contain caffeine and were used by early Americans for tea, the original recipes calling for a strong ceremonial drink called "black drink" which caused vomiting. Probably more significant was its use as a stimulant with some medicinal value. European botanists must have thought that its emetic effect was important enough to put "vomitoria" in the scientific name. In detail in the Texas Native Plant Society Newsletter, Matt Turner gives the background of Black tea and its early use in America. He wonders why we adopted tea from China and coffee as national drinks instead of continuing to use a native source of caffeine. Perhaps the scientific name had something to do with it. In contrast, the southern half of South America has adopted a related native species of Ilex for the national drink of "Mate."
Jill Nokes, in her book, "How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest," gives many helpful hints on tending to Yaupon and Deciduous holly. Commercial selections are available such as "Pride of Houston," which has been selected and cloned for its production of brilliant red berries. Selections of Deciduous holly have berry colors from amber to deep red.
If you decide to dig one up from the woods, do it when berries are visible unless for some reason you don't care whether it's male or female. If you like to start from scratch by planting the berries, you can expect a preponderance of male seedlings, she says. If you don't have room for male plants she suggests grafting on a few branches of male to the female plants to be sure and get good pollination and set of berries. Cedar waxwings and other fruit eating birds would appreciate that.
The wood of Yaupon is dense and white, so much so that it was once used to replace ivory on piano keys. Elephants would have appreciated that.
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Late fall/early winter photo of ranchland in the Hill Country. What do you identify as problems with this pasture's management? Note the liveoak thickets in back on shallow soil. —JL
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Jake's comments: Heavy grazing in the past has left little forage for late winter, in contrast with roadside production. Though there is no pricklypear or mesquite problem, one heavily pruned cedar in the background suggests heavy use by goats. Livestock survival will depend on supplemental feed entirely. Hope 2013 goes well for you! —JL


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With so much to do and see at World of Concrete, producers should make an extra effort to spend some time at the Las Vegas Convention Center's North Hall.
Once again, that area will be home to the show's Producer Center. This show within a show is where more than 200 exhibitors will show off their admixtures, batching equipment, and other products and services.
As the official publication of the Producer Center, THE CONCRETE PRODUCER is previewing products from some of these exhibitors.
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Murphy perfect at the plate for Tampa
Yankees catching prospect collects five hits, scores four times
By David Heck / Special to MLB.com | May 25, 2012 7:49 PM ET
The Yankees' No. 13 prospect went 5-for-5 with a double and scored four times, helping Class A Advanced Tampa take down the Lakeland Flying Tigers, 7-1.
After going through a 2-for-29 rut that saw his average dip to .207, Murphy has recorded at least one base knock in seven of his last eight games. Following Friday's perfect night, his average stands at .241 -- the highest it's been since May 4.
"I got off to a rough start [this month], but if there's one thing I've learned from the last couple years playing, it's just such a long year," Murphy said. "As long as you keep the same approach, there's no reason to be frustrated, especially this early in the year."
Murphy recorded his only extra-base hit of the game in his first at-bat, doubling on a fly ball to center field. He came around to score four batters later on Kyle Roller's ground-rule double to left.
The 21-year-old catcher singled in each of his next four at-bats, with all four hits leading off an inning. The five-hit game was the first of his career and the first that Murphy could remember at any level.
"You might have to go in the archives for that, but I don't think so," said Murphy, who has a pair of four-hit games as a pro. "It was a pretty good day."
The Yankees combined to allow just an unearned run on nine hits and a walk, striking out five. Starter Sean Black (1-2) notched his first win of the season after tossing five innings, while Manuel Barreda and Rigoberto Arrebato combined for the final four frames.
"You have to give credit to the pitching staff and the defense," Murphy said. "It was definitely a great team effort tonight."
Murphy has primarily been a catcher since the Yankees selected him in the second round of the 2009 Draft, but he's also spent some time at third base, playing 13 games there last season. Although he's thoroughly focused on his work as a backstop -- he spends time every day working with coach Mario Garza on his blocking, receiving and throwing -- he knows his versatility could prove valuable down the line.
"The majority of my time's been behind the plate this year and I'm really working on that," said Murphy, who's played third once this season. "I'd like to catch as much as possible, but playing third is a good opportunity to have different ways to move up. I'd like to catch first, but I'd like to play third also if that can open up opportunities for me."
At the plate, Murphy has shown discipline all year, drawing 16 walks compared to 23 strikeouts. But he had not reaped the results until Friday. Even with his 5-for-5 effort in the books, he won't linger on it very long. It would be contrary to his everyday approach.
"It's definitely just maintaining an even keel throughout the season," he said. "Try not to have much of a roller-coaster whether you're struggling or going good. It's the best way to get through a long season, such a grind; just try to keep that even keel."
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You want to determine whether a string is an integer
The io_lib:fread function is the easiest method. io_lib:fread can handle strings containing base 2 through 36 numbers into a number, though decimal is the default. If the conversion can't be performed, or if the string does not contain a number, io_lib:fread returns {error} (rather than {ok}. Here are some examples showing the proper format specifiers:
1> io_lib:fread("~d", "1234"). {ok,[1234],[]} 2> io_lib:fread("~16u", "abc"). {ok,[2748],[]} 3> io_lib:fread("~d", "abc"). {error,{fread,integer}}
This is only half the solution, however. io_lib:fread works for any kind of number, so technically, you should wrap the call in a call to the is_integer predicate:
4> Is_String_Int = fun(String) -> 4> {ok,IntString,Stuff} = io_lib:fread("~d", String), 4> IntStringHead = hd(IntString), 4> is_integer(IntStringHead) 4> end. #Fun<erl_eval.6.39074546> 5> Is_String_Int("77"). true
Even this function is not perfect. It thinks "77.7" is an integer since it reads the 77 and drops the .7 prior to trying the is_integer predicate. Need to research this a bit more.
Is there a reason why the list_to_integer function is not used for this?
1> Is_String_Int = fun(String) -> 1> case (catch list_to_integer(String)) of 1> {'EXIT', _} -> false; 1> Integer -> true 1> end 1> end. #Fun<erl_eval.6.56006484> 2> Is_String_Int("77.7"). false 3> Is_String_Int("77"). true


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Let me start by saying that there is more than one way to skin a cat. But the cold harsh reality is that if your passphrase is NOT in your dictionary...you cant Brute Force it....PERIOD...forget what everyone else has told you..or what you have heard..their wrong. Plain and simple. I have 2 videos on cracking WPA/WPA2..one basic..and one where I use airolib and mysql databases to precompute a table of hashes with your essid.
The basic one is found here...
Let me make this as clear as possible....If your passphrase is david123 and you have 100,000 gigabytes or 1,000,000,000 petabytes ...and your passphrase is NOT IN THAT DATABASE or DICTIONARY..IT WILL FAIL!!! You can have every word in the whole English or World language..and if that passphrase is NOT in that database or wordlist..it won't work.
Yes..a precomputed hash table database WILL SPEED UP THE PROCESS GREATLY...but if its not in that database..your S.O.L my friend.
My suggestion to you davidjnr, is to master cracking WEP and WPA/WPA2 BEFORE you tread the waters of -=Xploiting=-. Metasploit..nessus ..nmap..are all great tools..but if you cant break the AP..then you don't need the tools cause you won't be able to use them until you crack the AP.
Focus on that..and use nessus instead of nmap. I prefer nessus over nmap any day.


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But there are other powerful reasons to support our view that race intermixture is not the only way to Americanize the Japanese.
Patriotic duty could not Americanize Angelo nor Marie, nor anybody else.
The old theory was good enough for our home-building fathers, but is blighting to a generation aspiring to Americanize the globe.
Will we Christianize, which is the only real way to Americanize, the Aliens?
He adds, "It has done more to Americanize the foreigner than all other parties."
Shall we trust that American institutions and American ideas, that the press and schools, will ultimately Americanize them?
This Chautauqua movement is only an attempt to Americanize university extension.
A short residence on our republican soil had done little to Americanize the Crabshaw family, who lived in true English style.
Fortunately, the program needs no modifications or special manipulation to "Americanize" its followers.
Thus was enacted the preliminary part of the plot to Americanize Andr Franois, fils.


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The BMW X6 luxury crossover went on sale in April 2008 as a 2009 model year. BMW referes to the X6 as a Sports Activity Coupe (SAC) as it combines the attributes of an SUV (high ground clearance, xDrive and all-weather ability) with the stance, styling and roof line shape of a coupe. The E71 X6 was built off the E70 X5 (2007 - 2013) platform at BMW's Spartanburg, SC plant. Total worldwide sales were just over 235,000, sold mostly to the BRIC countries. US total sales was 34,082 vehicles.
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Is Shadowline Exterior Trim A Must With The Sports Package?
When I look at pictures of a black BMW X6 Concept crossover, my heart races. Front angle shots show the chrome grill and the chrome-lined doors accented with the famous Hoffmeister kink.
However in the production model with sports package, the chrome-lined doors are replaced with Shadowline which just dulls the appearance. You can hardly see the Hoffmeister kink against dark paints such as Black Sapphire & Monaco Blue.
Why does BMW force us to take Shadowline with the Sports Package and what does Shadowline have to do with sporty performance?
I love the shadowline trim. And yes, I think it's a must when you order the Sports Package.
'17 BMW X6 50i M-Sport | Space Gray / Nutmeg Merino
'17 BMW X5 50i M-Sport | Space Gray / Mocha Nappa
RETIRED: '16 X6M, '16 750i, '15 X4 35i, '14 328xiT, '14 X6M, '14 X6 35i, '13 650xiGC, '12 650xi, '11 535xi, '11 X6 50i, '09 750i, '09 328xiT, '08 650i, '07 750i, '07 X5 4.8i, '06 650i, '05 745i, '05 325xiT, '03 745i, '02 745i, '01 325Cic, '01 X5 4.4i, and on...
Ah, but you're only stating a subjective opinion. Your viewpoint is no different from mine in that both of us are expressing subjective desires. Since there are two different standpoints, why can't BMW give a choice?
It is quite simply ridiculous! What infuriates me is you can't purchase Adaptive Drive as a sole option. Like a Siamese monozygotic twin it is bundled with the Sports Package which means you cannot procure Adaptive Drive without ughh...Shadowline Trim.
This is ironic because one of the appeals of buying a new BMW is the ability to customise it to one's taste. However in this case BMW make it difficult to have Adaptive Drive with chrome trim on the doors.
Even if it means going to the factory I will make sure that my Sports Package comes without Shadowline. The latter simply dulls the appearance and is a total turn-off.
Apollner, you've made my day! I feel like bursting into a few choruses of zip adee doo dah! I am intrigued by what you state because all the car sites I've read, state that Adaptive Drive ( an umbrella term for active roll stabilisation coupled with electronic damping control ) requires Sport Package.
However since you say that you actually have AD without Sports Package there is hope. Which dealer did you order from? I'm wondering whether some dealers block the sole AD option.
Well, I'll continue saving up for the X6 xDrive50i with Adaptive Drive. Only a few months now and I'll be there. My pick will either be black sapphire or vermilion red. I pondered on deep sea blue but this colour is not vivid enough and its hue changes abruptly depending on light conditions.
Since the Sports Package is largely cosmetic, I just wanted to grab AD but keep the chrome trimmed doors. For me, chrome trim is a dealbraker. I would not consider an X6 without it. In profile the arc of the chrome trim against vermilion red or black sapphire metallic paint is a vivid encounter. Shadowline mutes the arc experience. I'm baffled by people who buy a black sapphire car with Shadowline trim. It mutes the arc and the Hoffmeister kink. Life is about colour, not shadows. Anyway each to his own, because along with the chrome trim I need a spirited drive. I need the Adaptive Drive option. AD helps to subdue the laws of Physics and improves handling substantially.
X6, Adaptive Drive, chrome trim....the future is looking bright.
I must spread the good news to all the car editorials that are misrepresenting BMW. Adaptive Drive is no longer a prisoner. Adaptive Drive has been set free!
Glad to be of help! I also want to alert you that with SOP 10/11 (Start of Production Oct 11) comes the ability to additionally select a number BMW Individual paint colors that broaden the palette. To look at these additional colors you'll have to go to the mother ship, www.bmw.com as our www.bmwusa.com does not currently show them. Use this link, and click on the Individual tab: http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicle...isualizer.html
I've ordered Ruby Black myself as part of a new package called BMW Individual Composition, but the paint can be ordered separately for an $1800 upcharge.
My intent is not to make this more difficult for you, rather to let you know of additional options.
What I recommend is that you go to your local dealer and ask them to print out the latest Ordering and Pricing Guide, which is dated October 1, 2011. These 11 pages will show you every option and package you can order for the car.
No dealer is going to have an X6 on the lot with the stand-alone adaptive drive option, but, as stated before, you can definitely get it. If you do the 'build your own' on bmwusa.com, its the 2nd option on the Options page ($3500). I had stand-alone adaptive drive on my x5 35d (that was the only way that you could get it).
Personally, I like the shadowline trim and not having an anthracite headliner would drive me bananas.
What I don't like is the 'wheel punishment'. I can understand them not allowing you to order the 'nice' rims with your lower-level car when you are dealing with the lesser vehicles. But when your car costs north $70k (yes, a 35i), why in the heck do I not have an option to get some nice wheels with my car!! Stupid 214s. At least the 19" 212s that I got with the sport package look nice, but I certainly wish they were staggered. Yes, I can get new wheels now, but I can think of better things to do with $4k when my car already has wheels.
Okay, my diatribe is over...
Something strange is happening to me. I am gravitating towards the X6M. In every review I've read, the professional drivers state that there is a gulf of difference between the X6M and the X6 xDrive50i. It all boils down to the instant responses of the X6M.
Furthermore the M has this predator-look; a virility that is dumbed down in the other X6s.
There is an exclusive colour: Monte Carlo Blue, that is so lively. Furthermore you can buy an X6M with a chrome grill and chrome door trim. I learnt this from perusing YouTube videos and other sites. Before then I always thought that an X6M could only be bought with Shadowline Trim coupled with a black grill but I was wrong.
You can check out the chrome door trim in the YouTube video entitled: "BMW X6M Vs GTR (dragtime.info)."
Check out the chrome grilled M on:
I must confess I am yet to see an X6M with both a chrome grill and chrome door trims but at least now I know it is possible.
I am extremely pleased that BMW offers so much choice. I feel I should wait longer, save more money and go for a Monte Carlo Blue, "chrome accented" BMW X6M.
Life is short and I would not want to miss the thrill of driving a speed warrior with great handling dynamics. I also get a commanding view of the road instead of sitting in a low suspension sports car with exhaust fumes going up my nostrils!
I've researched car dealers and unfortunately it is going to be difficult to get a chrome door trimmed X6M. I couldn't see any at all in any of the USA dealers. I wonder whether BMW do special orders. I need either Black Sapphire or Monte Carlo Blue metallic. The thought of a chrome grilled, chrome door trimmed Black Sapphire X6M is quite frankly mouthwatering.
Yet I would advise BMW not to grip fads too tightly. The preponderance of Shadowlined, black grilled X6Ms is staggering. They don't give the customer the obvious chrome grill/door trim choice and believe me, especially with darker colours, the chrome trim will be the classic combination.
Hello everyone! Have you noticed, with regards to the BMW X6M, that you'll find it hard to see bronze-gold-copper coloured metallic paint finishes whereas there is a propensity of black and silver eg titanium silver, mineral silver. silverstone. Just a thought!
I've grown to like the black grill on the X6M. It harmonises well with the massive air intakes and helps give the effect of a roaring lion.
Since the grill and air intakes are black, they stand out better against pale to medium toned paints. That is one of the reasons I have chosen Monte Carlo Blue instead of Black Sapphire. Another reason is that m.c.blue is such an ebullient colour; full of sunshine and cheer. It magnifies the exhuberant nature of the M brand. The "can do" mantra that drives BMW to continue to stretch the boundaries. Black Sapphire is a beautiful colour and it brings out other qualities of the car such as virility and determination, however I prefer the ebullience of m.c.blue.
I would need the SAV to come with chrome door trim and privacy glass. The former is going to be a challenge because it seems like the USA has been ear-marked for Shadowline trim. It will be difficult to find a dealer that has my specification in stock so I'm in an awkward position.
It is clear that there are those who love Shadowline. I'm not one of them, so I will strive to customise. At least I know exactly what I want, and my goodness, it has taken many weeks to arrive at my conclusions.
If one considers that there are a motley selection of standard features on the X6M that are optional on the X6 xDrive50i, it is not that much more expensive.
M.C.Blue X6M FTW!
Why don't you just order the car and see how it looks? Then, if you still prefer the chrome trim, order it and swap it with the shadowline.
Do you mean ordering directly from the BMW Spartenburg plant? Will they allow a double order? If I order the SAV, see it in person and don't like it, are you sure I can re-order without incurring a penalty?
To avoid problems I have searched the internet extensively perusing text, photos and videos. Yet, I must confess I have not seen a Monte Carlo Blue X6M in either Shadowline or chrome trim in person. I may feel differently with the SAV right in front of me but in general I have a penchant for chrome door trim.
I am not certain that BMW USA will allow a chrome trim order. All the chrome X6Ms I have seen on the web were from Europe.
I was suggesting that if you didn't like how the car looked with shadowline you could just order the trim parts at the dealer and replace them on the car.
For about $400 bucks you can swap out the shadowline trim for aluminum trim pieces.
Just order the car. You already like over 90% of the car and are holding off only because of the color of trim pieces that compromise less then 5% of the cars surface area? You're going to spend most of the time in the drivers seat or inside, not outside looking into one.
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Kynard Honored by Kansas Board of Regents
Kynard Honored by Kansas Board of Regents
Jan. 16, 2013
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State high jumper Erik Kynard traveled to Topeka on Wednesday to be recognized and honored by the Kansas Board of Regents for his outstanding 2011-12 season which culminated with an NCAA championship and an Olympic silver medal.
Kynard was a member of Team USA this summer at the London Olympic Games and became the first American to medal in the event since Matt Hemmingway in the 2004 Athens Games. He was one of three high jumpers for the USA men's team, all of which were coach by K-State head coach Cliff Rovelto.
In June, Kynard won his second straight NCAA championship outdoors when he cleared 2.34 meters (7 feet 8 inches) to become only the fourth collegiate athlete to clear that height. He has won four straight Big 12 Conference championships, sweeping both indoor and outdoor the last two seasons.
"We are so proud of the way Erik represents Kansas State University," said K-State President Kirk Schulz. "He provided the world with thrills during the Olympics in London, and we are excited he returned to the university as a student-athlete."
Kynard and his teammates will be in action this weekend when they host the Wildcat Invitational at 11 a.m. Saturday from Ahearn Field House. Kynard will be competing in the high jump, slated as one of the first field events to start the day. The meet will be scored as a triple dual meet with Oklahoma State, Tulsa and UMKC. Admission to the meet is free and fans are asked to sit in the balcony seating above the track surface for viewing.


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At least you've come down to have a go,was the ring still up when you were there?
I still don't see what's so ridiculous about grading in MMA as a hybrid martial art form but you obviously do lol
Yeah Mike is fairly new to grappling, he's been kickboxing for years which is what the club started off teaching when it opened but then it moved to MMA. That tournament was just for a bit of experience, one of the Triplema boys who entered did get a medal for winning 3 out of 4 fights in his weight class.
Also Mike isn't the only coach, we have one that does K1 stand up, another who specialises in grappling and a few decent fighters amongst the guys who've been training for longer.
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Man charged with DUI on beer cooler
(NEWSER) – When an Australian man got arrested on DUI charges, we're guessing it didn't help his case that he was driving a stocked beer cooler at the time. The 22-year-old got pulled over Friday night for riding the motorized cooler down the middle of a street, reports Perth Now. He told police, reasonably, that he figured it would be safer than driving a car. The cooler, or "esky" as it is known in Australia, had been rigged to putt along at a top speed of about 12mph thanks to a small motor, wheels, and a steering column. Bizarre yes, but news.com.au recalls at least two similar arrests in recent years, enough to christen the stunts as "esky-pades."
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is a German visual artist. Richter has simultaneously produced abstract and photorealistic painted works, as well as photographs and glass pieces, thus following the examples of Picasso and Jean Arp in undermining the concept of the artist's obligation to maintain a single cohesive style.
Richter is regarded as the top-selling living artist. In October 2012, Richter's Abstraktes Bild set an auction record price for a painting by a living artist at £21m (m).
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