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It took champion skater Apolo Ohno years to earn his eight Olympic medals, but now he's granting contestants 60 seconds to win their award.
As host of GSN's "Minute to Win It" competition, Ohno knows what it feels like to teeter on the brink of failure.
But, for him, that precipice made all the difference.
The champion short track speed skater from Federal Way remembers when all that glittered was not gold or even bronze.
"When I was 14 years old I was No. 1 in the U.S. When I was 15 years old I got last place in the same competition during the trials," said Ohno whose early years were spent training and racing in Snohomish County.
"It was very close to me either hanging up my skates and pursuing something different or continuing on this course. That was a turning point for me," Ohno said.
"It was a lack of experience and lack of willingness to succeed," he said.
"The skills came to me very easily, so it didn't require me to focus too much.
"So when I got last place at the Olympic trials and didn't make the team, that's when I began to pay my dues. And I didn't like that feeling."
Ohno's parents split when he was a baby, and he was raised by his father who always urged him to excel. "My dad saw it as an opportunity to learn a life lesson.
He said, 'Whatever you do in life you should really pursue it 100 percent rather than just go through the motions.' I realized if I'm going to try something I'm going to really try to do it. I think it was my father, he was upset that I went through the whole season without really applying myself.
"I could've made the team. I should've trained harder. I would've trained harder — those ifs, ands and buts, those are the things that can haunt you for the rest of your life in any career," Ohno said.
"If you leave no stone unturned in your preparation and still don't succeed, at least you can say, 'You know what? I couldn't do any more.'"
His dad encouraged him to channel his drive. "I had a ton of energy, ran around like crazy — more than a handful for my dad.
"So I just needed something to divert my attentions to, and that was sports."
His first sport was swimming. "I started very young, but I progressed very quickly. It teaches you structure, discipline, teamwork, how to win, how to lose and hard work. And it takes a lot of energy to play sports."
Even though he no longer competes in athletics, he has not lost his ambition or his confidence.
He appeared twice on "Dancing With the Stars," winning the first time and returning for the "All-Stars" show. He finagled a stint in a movie and has appeared on various TV shows.
"I wanted to go back on 'Dancing With the Stars,' I did it. One of my favorite shows is 'Hawaii Five-0.' I went on, guest starred. I wanted to be in a film, did 'Tasmanian Devils' in Vancouver. Wanted to host a show, boom, did it."
Ohno, 31, also either owns, directs or has founded six companies in the field of textiles, food, clothes and processing, which involves constant international travel.
"I have my speed skating Olympic pursuits, I have my personal life and have my business life and have my entertainment-TV-Hollywood — whatever have you — always compartmentalizing every aspect of my life."


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Murder List: A Novel
by Julie Garwood
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One of my favorite authors. I have been following this series for quite some time. It is a solid mystery, with a well-developed plot, with likeable characters that are mainly realistic. Has the elements of mystery, romance, friendship, serial killer, stalker and humor. A fun read!
The book is ok. The story is engaging; but there's something flat about it. I think Garwood's strong point is creating characters that can play parts in other novels in the series.
It's been a really long time since I've read one of Julie Garwood's romantic suspense novels, since before I started writing reviews to be exact. Murder List was a pretty good read, and about on par with what I remembered of the other books in the Buchanan series, but not quite up to the caliber of some other romantic suspense authors I've read more recently. Having a killer on the loose, who seems to be obsessing on the heroine, worked reasonably well from a suspense/thriller perspective, but the mystery surrounding this part of the story was a little weak in my opinion. I'd be quite surprised if readers figure it out before the reveal, as the breadcrumb trail leading to the culprit was pretty sparse. I really prefer when the author can engage me in actively trying to solve the mystery rather then being a passive bystander. The romance needed a little more pizazz too. Other than a mutual attraction, not much happens between Alec and Regan for more than half the book. They don't even kiss. Then about ¾ of the way in, things finally get moving, but it all kind of happens at once. There is only one moderately descriptive love scene which I did find romantic, but then things cooled down as Alec prepares to move and Regan believes it was just a one-night stand. I could tell that they really liked one another, but I wasn't entirely convinced that it was enough to build a lifetime commitment on.
Alec and Regan were pretty typical of Julie Garwood's heroes and heroines. Alec is what I like to call the alpha with a heart. He's attractive in a messy, un-put-together sort of way. He's a cop who's good at what he does and knows it, but is about to make a move to the FBI. His lieutenant gave him the job of bodyguard to Regan for his last few weeks in town as retaliation for him leaving the force and for making the guy look bad during a confrontation. Once Alec gets to know Regan, he seems rather amused and endeared by her quirks and intensely possessive and protective of her. I thought it was very sweet that he didn't want to spend the night at her hotel suite after they made love, because he was concerned about her reputation. Regan is a hotel heiress ala Paris Hilton, but much, much nicer and more intelligent. While her two older brothers run the family business, she runs the family's philanthropic efforts. Being so much younger than her brothers and not having involved parents, Regan has kind of gotten lost in her brothers' shadows, so it was rather funny when she started fighting back against their overbearing natures. Regan is not unlike most of Julie Garwood's other heroines in that she can by turns be a little too emotional, a little too nosy, and a little clumsy, while still being kind-hearted, and underneath it all, she's strong when she needs to be. She's also quite attractive, but mostly unaware of her physical beauty. Alec and Regan are both very likable characters, but I wouldn't exactly call them stand-outs. There just wasn't enough character development for that.
There were a number of secondary characters in the story. I enjoyed the breezy interactions between Regan and her two best friends, Sophie and Cordie. Sophie is an outgoing journalist who is trying to get an investigative beat. I thought it was rather interesting that she was the daughter of an infamous con-man, and it looks like she gets her own book, Fire and Ice, later in the series. The most intriguing of the three to me though was Cordie. I think this was because of her dichotomy, or perhaps trichotomy as the case may be. She's a girlie girl, who as a science teacher is a bit of a geek, but she also does auto mechanic work on the side as something of a hobby. As I mentioned earlier, Regan's two oldest brothers, Aiden and Spencer can be pretty overbearing and overprotective, and tend to try Regan's patience. The youngest of the brothers, Walker, is a jet-setting race-car driver who we don't see much of in the story, but he still factors into it. I think any of these three might make good hero material, and in fact, it seemed like something might be brewing between Aiden and Cordie, but nothing ever came of their seeming attraction. It might be interesting for these two to get together, but as of yet, it doesn't look like Ms. Garwood as written any books for them or the other Madison brothers. Since Alec is part of the large Buchanan clan, I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see more of them. In fact, his brothers and sisters are really only mentioned in passing, but friend of the family, Noah Clayborne who has his own book, Shadow Dance, does get to have a couple of phone conversations with Alec.
Murder List has a rather leisurely beginning as the author introduces the reader to the hero, heroine and killer separately. At the time, they seemed to all be doing completely unrelated things, but gradually, their lives begin to intertwine. At that point, it became more involving, although at times the pacing was still a little slow for a mystery/suspense novel, in my opinion. Overall the story was pretty good and the writing itself fairly solid. Even with its flaws, Murder List still held my attention which is probably why I consider Julie Garwood to be a good author. Even when she's not at the top of her game, her books are still quite readable. Murder List is the fourth book in her Buchanan series, and I'll be looking forward to meeting and getting to know more of the Buchanan family in future books.
good story about a murder suspect trying to kill Regan madison and Alec Buchanan
Regan Hamilton supports her friend by going with her to a self-help seminar by Dr. Lawrence Shields, hoping to expose him as a shyster. As part of the seminar, the participants create a list of the people they would like gone from their lives. Regan titles her list, "Murder List." The people on her list begin to die, and other crazy things begin to happen.
This book is a very light, fun read. Do not expect deep characters, or thoughtful conversations. The characters feel instant sexual attractions, and fall into bed quickly, for life time commitments.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345453832, Mass Market Paperback)There are few authors who can weave nail-biting thrills, edge-of-your-seat drama, and romantic suspense as masterfully as Julie Garwood. Now she ratchets up the tension with Murder List, in which evil is on the hunt– and proves to be methodically organized and chillingly successful.
When Chicago detective Alec Buchanan is offered a prime position with the FBI, it is the perfect opportunity to leave the Windy City and follow in his brothers' footsteps to the top echelons of law enforcement. But first he must complete one last assignment (and one that he is not too happy about): acting as a glorified bodyguard to hotel heiress Regan Hamilton Madison. The gorgeous exec has become entangled in some potentially deadly business. Someone has e-mailed her a graphic crime-scene photo–and the victim is no stranger.
Regan suspects that the trouble started when she agreed to help a journalist friend expose a shady self-help guru who preys on lonely, vulnerable women. In fact, the smooth-as-an-oil-slick Dr. Lawrence Shields may be responsible for the death of one of his devotees, which was ruled a suicide. Hoping to find some damning evidence, Regan attends a Shields seminar.
At the gathering, the doctor persuades his guests to partake in an innocent little "cleansing" exercise. He asks them to make a list of the people who have hurt or deceived them over the years, posing the question: Would your world be a better place if these people ceased to exist? Treating the exercise as a game, Regan plays along. After ten minutes, Shields instructs the participants to bring their sheets of paper to the fireplace and throw them into the flames. But Regan misses this part of the program when she exits the room to take a call–and barely escapes a menacing individual in the parking lot.
The experience is all but forgotten–until the first person on Regan's list turns up dead. Shock turns to horror when other bodies from the list start to surface, as a harrowing tango of desire and death is set into motion. Now brutal murders seem to stalk her every move–and a growing attraction to Alec may compromise her safety, while stirring up tender emotions she thought she could no longer feel. Yet as the danger intensifies and a serial killer circles ever closer, Regan must discover who has turned her private revenge fantasies into grisly reality.
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Agreeing to attend a seminar as a favor to a reporter friend, Regan Madison takes part in an exercise in which guests identify those who have hurt them, but the exercise takes a lethal turn when those on her list begin to turn up dead.
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Two tired teams headed into Candlestick Park Sunday night, but one team ended up having a great time. The San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals faced off in their regular season finale to see who would occupy last place of the anemic NFC West. Both teams have had a dismal season and no shot at the playoffs. That being said, it was only pride and positive finishes on the line. After regulation time, fill-in coach Jim Tomsula's encouragement to simply have fun with it boosted the 49ers to completely crush the Cardinals. San Francisco ended their season with a satisfying and well-deserved 38-y victory. NFL scores.
After a hard and discouraging season, the team brought is all to a close with a less that impressive 6-10 record. To make matters worse, coach Mike Singletary was fired after losing the game that eliminated S.F. from the playoffs last week. With low moral and little direction, Tomsula's light-hearted attitude is what the 49ers needed to shine through in their last game. Alex Smith went 15 of 29 for 276 yards [his most ever in a win], two touchdowns and a 59-yard TD pass to Vernon Davis. The 2005 No.1 overall draft pick is rumored to become a free agent now that the season is over. Brian Westbrook rushed for 79 yards on 13 attempts to become the only active, and fourth all-time, player to net 40 rushing and 30 receiving TDs. NFL spreads.
Not too bad when you consider that he has only filled in for Franks Gore since Week 12. However, what was most impressive from San Francisco was the three touchdowns they made in a span of 6:11 in the third quarter. The defense also came through with two interceptions and season-high six sacks. In an effort in which they stuck together made for a positive end to their season. NFL lines.
The Cardinals finished the season much of the same way they executed it. The offense was barely present, and although defense had a decent first half, a careless INT in the third dissolved the little momentum they had. After an embarrassing seven points, Arizona welcomed the end of the season. For the best online betting information, look no further that www.scoresandodds.com.


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1 Liebherr Touts Technology at Latest Gear Seminar (June/July 2013)
For two days in Saline, Michigan, Liebherr's clients, customers and friends came together to discuss the latest gear products and technology. Peter Wiedemann, president of Liebherr Gear Technology Inc., along with Dr.-Ing. Alois Mundt, managing director, Dr.-Ing. Oliver Winkel, head of application technology, and Dr.-Ing. Andreas Mehr, technology development shaping and grinding, hosted a variety of informative presentations.
2 Peter Kozma of Liebherr-America, Inc. (September/October 1995)
Peter Kozma, executive vice president of Liebherr-America, Inc., talks with us about Liebherr and its partners in the Sigma Pool.
3 Liebherr's LDF350 Offers Complete Machining in New Dimension (November/December 2011)
The objective, according to Dr.- Ing. Hansjörg Geiser, head of development and design for gear machines at Liebherr, was to develop and design a combined turning and hobbing machine in which turning, drilling and hobbing work could be carried out in the same clamping arrangement as the hobbing of the gearings and the subsequent chamfering and deburring processes.
4 Liebherr LFG Grinding Machine (May 2013)
This machine concept facilitates highly productive profile grinding for large workpieces. The range for external and internal gears comprises models for manufacturing workpieces up to 2,000 millimeters for industrial gear units, wind power, and marine propulsion applications
5 Updating Modern Production Processes (August 2016)
Gear Technology interviews Scott Yoders of Liebherr about the latest gear machining technologies of relevance to automotive manufacturers.
6 Wanted, Custom-Made Machine Tools (August 2013)
The machine tool industry is as competitive as ever. New machine technologies, materials, coatings and software upgrades are changing the way gears are being manufactured. Companies like Gleason, Liebherr, Kapp/Niles and DMG/Mori Seiki spend plenty of time and resources on R&D to develop the best products for the gear market. More importantly, these companies engage with (and listen to) customer requests.
7 Gear Grinding is Getting Easier, Better, Faster, Stronger (June 2015)
Liebherr is well-known as one of the worlds largest privately owned companies a titan in heavy industry specializing in cranes, trucks and mammoth earth moving and mining equipment.
8 Product News (May 2017)
The latest from Liebherr, Gleason, Klingelnberg and more.
The complete Product News section from the June 2017 issue of Gear Technology, featuring the latest from Liebherr, Heller, Sandvik Coromant, Mahr and more.
10 Gear Hobbing Technology Update (June/July 2011)
Q&A with Liebherr's Dr. Alois Mundt.
11 Product News (June 2016)
News about the Latest Products
12 Product News (March/April 2016)
News about the latest products in the industry.
13 Gear Grinding Today (June 2017)
New divisions, open houses and the continued rise of the Industrial Internet of Things - There's been a lot going on in gear grinding in the past year.
14 Product News (November/December 2016)
News about new Products in the Industry
15 Product News (January/February 2017)
News about all of the upcoming products int he industry.
16 Gear Shop of Tomorrow (November/December 2016)
Its Monday morning, December 15, 2036. An autonomous vehicle drops off two engineers in front of a gear manufacturing facility in Metro Detroit. They punch in for work on their wristwatches and pay Uber for the ride on a smartphone. One of the engineers begins walking the shop floor, monitoring a series of collaborative robots using a tablet the size of a paperback novel. These robots interact right on the floor with the minimal staff scheduled to oversee manufacturing operations. Another engineer wears an interactive headset and begins training a group of new engineers (in real time) from China using some form of augmented reality.
17 EMO 2013 - Intelligence in Production (August 2013)
Preview of some of the exhibits relevant to gear manufacturing at the upcoming EMO 2013.
18 Industry News (May 2013)
The complete Industry News section from the May 2013 issue of Gear Technology
19 Product News (May 2013)
The complete Product News section from the May 2013 issue of Gear Technology.
20 Gear Grinding Gets Integrated at IMTS 2012 (October 2012)
The latest machines, tooling and technology for gear grinding were featured at IMTS 2012.
21 Grinding, Finishing and Software Upgrades Abound (March/April 2011)
Machine tool companies are expanding capabilities to better accommodate the changing face of manufacturing. Customers want smaller-sized equipment to take up less valuable floor space, multifunctional machines that can handle a variety of operations and easy set-up changes that offer simplified operation and maintenance.
22 Product News (June/July 2013)
The complete Product News section from the June/July 2013 issue of Gear Technology.
23 Gear Expo 2013 - An Oscar-Worthy Indy Production (August 2013)
We are well into an odd-number year, so it must be just about time for another Gear Expo. Indeed, the big show -- Gear Expo 2013 -- kicks off in Indianapolis at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 17, wrapping up Thursday the 19th at 4:00 p.m. And whether you are exhibiting or attending, the bottom line is you are going -- a good thing for you, your company and the tightly knit U.S. gear industry.
24 Product News (November/December 2013)
The complete Product News section from the November/December 2013 issue of Gear Technology.
25 The Art of Versatility - Grinding at Gear Expo and EMO (October 2013)
Whether you spent time at Gear Expo in Indianapolis or EMO in Hannover, there was certainly new technology attracting attention. Machine tools are faster, more efficient and can integrate numerous functions in a single setup. Grinding technology is turning science upside down and inside out with high-speed removal rates and increased throughput.
26 Sigma Pool Encourages Collaboration at 2009 U.S. Gear Seminar (July 2009)
In the past, the coffee breaks and dinner events at Sigma Pools gear seminars have often triggered future process development and product improvements. This was still the case during the 2009 installment where customers and suppliers talked shop inside and outside the banquet hall on the new market and technology challenges currently facing the gear industry.
27 IMTS 2014 Product Preview (August 2014)
An in-depth look at the major booths with the latest technology used in gear manufacturing.
News Items About Liebherr
1 Wenzel America Partners with Liebherr Gear Technology (April 9, 2013)
Wenzel America proudly announces their new partnership with Liebherr Gear Technology, Inc. Liebherr will exclusively represent the Wenzel... Read News
2 EMO Preview: Liebherr (July 12, 2013)
Stand A11, Hall 26. Liebherr-Verzahntechnik will be showcasing three new machines at the upcoming EMO show. These are solutions for the a... Read News
3 Liebherr ChamferCut Process Allows Chamfering to Occur During Machining Process (May 15, 2017)
Liebherr has optimized chamfering with the ChamferCut technology and opened it up for completely new applications. The chamfering process... Read News
4 Liebherr Touts Technology at Gear Seminar (June 21, 2013)
For two days in Saline, Michigan, Liebherr's clients, customers and friends came together to discuss the latest gear products and t... Read News
5 IPTEX 2012 Preview: Liebherr B14 (December 28, 2011)
Liebherr will present the LC 180 from the Platform 1 segment at IPTEX 2012, taking place from February 9-11, 2012 at the Bombay Exhibitio... Read News
6 Liebherr Appoints Service Manager for North America (March 27, 2013)
Liebherr Gear Technology, Inc., Saline, Michigan, has appointed Robert (Bob) Jelic service manager overseeing North American operations f... Read News
7 Liebherr Introduces LGG 180 (October 28, 2013)
Liebherr's new LGG 180 machine for profile and generating grinding combines short grinding times with consistent high large-scale p... Read News
8 Liebherr Opens Sales and Service Center in Dubai (April 12, 2005)
Liebherr and service partner Frontline Cranes and Construction Machinery FZE, opened a customer service center for the contruction machin... Read News
9 Liebherr Gear Shaping Machine Offers Short Setup Times and Flexibility (November 17, 2016)
Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH has expanded its machine portfolio for small workpieces with the small-footprint (Platform 1) LS 180 F shapi... Read News
10 Liebherr Gantry Robot System Offers Speed and Flexibility (January 23, 2017)
The new LP 100 gantry robot system introduced recently by Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH is ideal for handling smaller and lighter componen... Read News
11 IMTS 2016: Liebherr Gear Technology, Inc. (N-6930) (August 30, 2016)
LGG 280 Gear Grinding MachineWith a one-table design and a new-design grinding head, the new Liebherr LGG 280 gear grinding machine great... Read News
12 IMTS Preview: Liebherr Gear Technology (July 21, 2014)
With a one-table design and a new-design grinding head, the new Liebherr LGG 180 and LGG 280 machines greatly reduce grinding times for t... Read News
13 Koepfer America Partners with Liebherr for Wenzel GearTec Products (February 4, 2014)
Koepfer America, LLC, proudly announces its partnership with Liebherr Gear Technology, Inc., to offer Wenzel GearTec gear metrology produ... Read News
14 Liebherr Adds Koepfer for Wenzel Products (February 13, 2014)
Liebherr Gear Technology, Inc. has added Koepfer America, LLC, South Elgin, IL, to its sales and support team for the Wenzel GearTec prod... Read News
15 Liebherr's RLS 800 Offers High Efficiency Production (January 3, 2013)
Liebherr's RLS 800 rotary loading system is a welcome complement to the existing PHS linear pallet handling system. The system is sui... Read News
16 IMTS Preview: Liebherr Gear Technology (August 8, 2012)
The LFG1000 CNC Gear Profile-Grinding Machine, and the LCS 500 CNC Gear Generating- and Profile- Grinding Machine, which are ready to use... Read News
17 Gear Expo: Liebherr Booth 510 (July 29, 2013)
The LC 500 universal hobbing machine, providing high machine availability and productivity, as well as flexibility, will be demonstrated ... Read News
18 Liebherr Group Expects Turnover to Equal Previous Numbers in 2013 (December 17, 2013)
The overall economic situation did not improve in 2013. According to current forecasts, the global economy will grow by just under three ... Read News
19 Liebherr Achieves Highest Turnover in its History (April 29, 2013)
World economic development was weaker in 2012 than in the previous year. Although growth was still 3.2 percent, the emerging markets&rsqu... Read News
20 Liebherr Offers Automation Solutions (March 22, 2013)
Humans have it easy. We intuitively use our eyes and sense of touch to grab and move objects. The mobility of our arms and hands are unri... Read News


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Lily Allen Is Back And Better Than Ever, And We Couldn't Be More Excited
Fiiiiinally! After a three-year hiatus, Lily Allen is back with a long overdue new single and music video … and it's a FEMINIST ANTHEM, no less. "Hard Out Here" is awesome and fun and catchy in true Lily fashion, but the song itself serves to stand as commentary against celebrity culture and beyond, with none-too-subtle lyrics ("we've got a glass ceiling to break") and a tongue-in-cheek look at female objectification and product placement. "Forget your balls and grow a pair of tits," she sings. Welcome back, Lils! How I missed you, you beautiful, beautiful human. The goddess walks among us once again!


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UNICEF support helps reduce the time Amina spends in search of water
By Mohamed Suleiman Saed
Durdura, Puntland, 14 October 2013-Amina is 12 years old and lives in Durdura village in the coastal area of Bari region in Puntland, northeastern Somalia. Amina's family is one of 150 households in the village.
For a long time, Amina and the entire village didn't have clean drinking water. They depended on an open well located in the midst of hills. The journey to the well would take up to an hour. To meet the demand for water of Amina's family, they used to make five to six trips daily.
Amina, who is the fourth born in a poor rural family used to make some of the trips to the well with her peers in the village. Going down the hills and coming back with water was always a struggle, not only for the children but the women too.
According to the Multi Cluster Indicator Survey (MICS) 2011, only 36 percent of the households in the rural areas in Puntland have access to improved drinking water.
With support from UNICEF, the situation for Amina and her entire village has now changed.
A water system in the area has been rehabilitated providing the 150 households with easy access to clean drinking water and reducing the time spent in search of water.
The water system comprises of a spring box, generator house and a 50,000 liters underground reservoir. Five new water Points have also been constructed, helping to distribute the water across the village
"I used to get water from downhill and spend more than one hour fetching a container of ten liters from the spring. I often feel pain from carrying heavy weight but now it is very easy to get the water within less than 5 minutes."
To ensure sustainability, a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) approach is established for better management of the water system. Under this approach, the water system is operated and maintained through the involvement of a water utility company, under the legal frame work agreement between the company and government.
Six other communities in Puntland have also benefitted from similar systems supported by UNICEF.


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Today, my girlfriend and I were going to get intimate, so I masturbated before leaving my place, hoping it would help me last longer than usual. 10 minutes in, she shoved me off and started screaming at me, convinced that I've been cheating on her and practising with someone else. FML


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Kate Russell resisted baseball for years, but having finally made the switch from softball four years ago, she is now the ACT's first representative on an Australian women's baseball team.
Russell, who plays for the Ainslie Gungahlin Bears, is in Hong Kong with the Australian under-19 team, contesting the Phoenix Cup which starts on Friday.
''My whole family's played baseball for as long as I can remember, but I played softball,'' the 18-year-old said.
''I think I just wanted to be different and softball is seen more as a girls' sport and baseball's more a boys' sport and I sort of wanted to play a girls' sport.
''Then I got injured [and], just as a bit of a comeback, I tried baseball on my sister's team and fell in love with the sport.''
Her sister, Eliza, is in the Australia under-23 squad along with Tuggeranong Vikings player Mikaela Eldridge, a promising sign for the local women's league, which they are helping to build.
''The Queensland, NSW women's leagues have been going on like 30 years - a long time … helping develop women's baseball in Canberra is really important to me,'' Russell said.
''To be so young and have a few girls already at the Australian level; it shows we have promise and potential with the league.''
Her selection in the Australian side came as a surprise, chosen on the back of her performance at the national championships last Easter.
''I honestly didn't even know there was going to be an 18 and under team chosen from it, so when I got an email in November it was a big surprise, saying I'd made the squad and that was awesome - let alone to make the final team.''
A utility player, Russell doesn't know where she'll fit in to the Australian line-up for the Phoenix Cup, this year being contested by seven teams from around Asia.
''I can play in any position on the field, I sort of float around,'' she said.
''I love playing everywhere - you get to try out something new every game and every training, not just doing the same thing over and over, so it's a new challenge.''


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SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) - The buffalo that have been an icon of the High Plains Western Heritage Center in Spearfish have been removed from the pasture.
Center officials say that recent development near the display pasture has sparked safety concerns, so the buffalo were loaded into trailers Wednesday by officials with the Jumpoff Buffalo Ranch, located near Buffalo, S.D. The male and two heifers were then slaughtered.
Center director Peggy Ables says the center couldn't risk someone climbing the fence and getting hurt.
The buffalo had roamed the center's north pasture for nearly 20 years.
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Good gosh do we love Scott Campbell! What a kind, talented and all-around awesome guy. He is a maker of paintings, illustrations, comics, kids books and video games. His artwork has been shown in galleries around the world (often at one of our favorites, LA's Gallery 1988) and his comics have a serious fan base. In that fan base are Neil Patrick Harris, Morgan Spurlock, Seth Green and Edgar Wright (YES EDGAR FREAKING WRIGHT!) to name a few. But no need to name drop, his work speaks for itself, and we are super excited that one of our favorite comics, The Great Showdowns, is now a book. Put this on your Christmas list early, I've had the pleasure of reading it and it's truly divine. A book to share, leave on your coffee table, or just keep around in case you ever need a smile. I talked with Scott about the new book and more, and he really is a pure delight. Enjoy!
Serial Optimist: Hey Scott! If you had to choose one, what do you think the best childrens book of all time is?
Scott Campbell: Oh, man. I am so bad at choosing favorites. Maybe Stinky Cheeseman or Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever or The Monster At The End Of The Book? But there are more that I can't think of at the moment. Favorites are hard.
SO: At what age did you develop a love of comics? What comic made its first early and strong impression on you?
Scott: I had an Incredible Hulk book and a Spiderman comic that I enjoyed super hard. I still have them, but the covers are destroyed. But it wasn't until I got an X-Men comic that I decided to start collecting like crazy and making my own. Later on, Love And Rockets, Eightball, and Yikes shifted my interests.
SO: I'm a huge fan of your illustrations and the style in which you create them. Was this an organic style that came as you grew as an artist or an idea of a look you had predetermined and wanted to explore?
Scott: It is definitely a style that has evolved and I hope keeps evolving! The list of artists that influence me is always changing as I am exposed to new ways of interpreting things. I think 50's era illustrations had a great influence on my style loosening up with the lines and colors. So yeah, I hope my work keeps changing!
SO: This will be hard, but I'm going to ask you to describe the process of creating a comic. Does it start with an idea, then sketching it out, or writing things based on one character? I think it would be really interesting to hear the process from idea to comic.
Scott: For any project, I do a lot of list making and reference gathering. I never know what ideas might present themselves from this stuff. I try to keep it stream of consciousness style! I draw on sheets of paper because they are less stressful than sketchbooks. I just scan them in and cut and paste the doodles that I like to compose paintings and comic panels. I do a lot of little thumbnails for comic panels and just blow those up. I keep it loose!
SO: Watching you livestream The Showdowns is super fun. It really puts the audience and fans right there along with you. What gave you the idea to do this?
Scott: I think I started seeing my friends Mike Mitchell, Penn Ward, and Meredith Gran do them and really enjoying just having those going in the background while I work. Just like having studio mates! But yeah, I like being in direct contact with people as I make those paintings. It's really fun.
SO: Whom do you consider some of your biggest influencers?
Scott: So many influencers! Jim Henson, David Lynch, Richard Scarry, Maurice Sendak, Heronimous Bosch, Tim Schafer, Pendleton Ward, Jon Klassen, Wes Anderson, PT Anderson, Nicolas Winding Refn, the list grows every day…
SO: Favorite video game of all time and why?
Scott: Man! Favorites. Geez. Paperboy I guess.
SO: I'm killing you with these favorites! Paperboy, great, unexpected answer though. What made you initially want to create work for children via books and video games?
Scott: I think Stinky Cheeseman was the first book that opened my eyes to the potential of stories and experiences for children having incredible levels of depth that adults can appreciate just as much. I like that challenge. I don't want to talk down to kids because they tell the most amazing stories I have ever heard and I have great respect for how their minds work.
SO: You've won countless awards, given countless lectures, and are just all around extremely highly regarded. But lets take you back to the age of 18. Where did you think at that time, where you would be now? Has everything worked out as planned?
Scott: Wow, thank you for those kind words! Wow. Age 18, let's see. At that point I wanted to draw for X-Men comics, but I have done enough other things that I think I would be pleased. But the style of my work is so drastically different than that time of my life; I think I would be very surprised with myself. In a strange way.
SO: My personal favorite of yours, the series The Great Showdowns, is now a book. First, YAY! Second, how excited are you?
Scott: I am 2045% excited. Very excited. I have wanted The Showdowns to become an object for people to hold in their hands and take with them places and show people for so long! Very happy to see it happening.
SO: "…showing strangely good natured confrontations between your favorite movie characters." Where did this lovely idea come from?
Scott: Well, I think I am a rather good-natured fellow. I like creating work that makes people feel good, so often times the characters and situations in my work reflect that. Sometimes they are embarrassing or uncomfortable times, but you can always smile about it. The Showdowns from the actual films vary in intensity, some are quite gruesome. But I find that if I make them all enjoying themselves, it brings them to the same level for us to enjoy them as a group and just get pumped on them in general. Those film memories.
SO: And that's just another reason we are such big fans, you're all about the smiles! If you had to pick one, what would be your most favorite showdown in the book?
Scott: I always choose Ghost. The one that shows Demi and Patrick holding each other tenderly showing down with the little smiling clay dude on the pottery wheel. Sexy and silly. A very good combo.
SO: You have literally the BEST possible people endorsing this book and that are big fans of yours: Neil Patrick Harris, Morgan Spurlock, Seth Green, and Edgar Wright. That has to feel pretty amazing. When you see people like that say such nice words, it just has to be an unreal feeling. This seems to be turning into a statement, not a question, but please, your thoughts?
Scott: Oh, yes, it is always an amazing feeling for anyone to enjoy my work, but when artists and people whose work I love and admire like my work? Well, I just lose my mind. It feels stupendous.
SO: Any chance we could ever see Showdowns turned into a movie? Preferably directed by Edgar Wright?
Scott: Haha I wonder how that would work. Just a movie with lots of confrontations? Hm. Maybe Edgar Wright could figure out some clever way to do it.
SO: What things make you smile each day?
Scott: Leaving my apartment in the morning and smelling the air. The trees and benches and parks and food. Friends and people talking with each other. Kids saying weird things. Jokes.
SO: Tell us, where can we get the new book, and what else should we be keeping our eye out for from you?
Scott: You should be able to pick it up at any bookstore anywhere and online anywhere. Should be everywhere! Next thing that is coming out is the next collection of my Double Fine Action Comics from ONI Press next spring. Then after that will be the Bob Dylan picture book that I Illustrated from Simon & Schuster later in the year. Aside from that, various art exhibitions around the towns!
SO: Thanks so much Scott!
Scott: Thank you! I enjoyed these questions!
SO Note: Check out Scott at pyramidcar.com, start enjoying The Great Showdowns at greatshowdowns.com, and of course buy the new book The Great Showdowns here!


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By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
Of the 700 or so commencement speeches Cristina Negrut estimates she has found on the Internet, only about one in 20 "is really inspiring," she says.
Those are the select few that make it onto a website she created three years ago called Graduationwisdom.com. Combing the web for "little treasures" is a hobby for Negrut, 39; by day, she works in product development for a medical equipment company in
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Excerpts from Negrut's top 10 speeches:
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
2. Jerry Zucker, film director/producer,
It doesn't matter that your dream came true if you spent your whole life sleeping.
3. Marc S. Lewis, clinical psychology professor,
There are times when you are going to do well, and times when you're going to fail. But neither the doing well, nor the failure is the measure of success. The measure of success is what you think about what you've done. Let me put that another way: The way to be happy is to like yourself and the way to like yourself is to do only things that make you proud.
There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says "Morning, boys. How's the water?" And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes "What the hell is water?"
5. John Walsh, author and art historian, Wheaton College, 2000.
Do one thing at a time. Give each experience all your attention. Try to resist being distracted by other sights and sounds, other thoughts and tasks, and when it is, guide your mind back to what you're doing.
You must have a high threshold for frustration. Take it from the guy who was turned down by every studio in
7. David L. Calhoun, businessman,
The lust for learning is age-independent.
8. Earl Bakken, businessman, University of
By all reckoning, the bumblebee is aerodynamically unsound and shouldn't be able to fly. Yet, the little bee gets those wings going like a turbo-jet and flies to every plant its chubby little body can land on to collect all the nectar it can hold. Bumblebees are the most persistent creatures. They don't know they can't fly, so they just keep buzzing around.
We all go through life bristling at our external limitations, but the most difficult chains to break are inside us.
You'll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never.
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In the early spring, the WSU campus presents a pleasant surprise to tree lovers when the multi-stemmed Magnolia tree (Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill') catches attention with its large, dramatic white flowers that blanket the entire tree.
The Magnolia family includes about 200 species of trees and shrubs found mostly in tropical regions. The Magnolia x loebneri species came about through the work of Max Loebner of Pillnitz, Germany, during the early 1900s. The cultivar at Winona State, 'Merrill,' originated at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in 1939.
Magnolias, along with Ginkgos, are among the most ancient trees still in existence. Fossilized imprints of Magnolia leaves have been found which date back as far as the Cretaceous period.
The Magnolia flowers begin with large furry buds that open into broad and showy white flowers in mid to late April. When in full bloom, the Magnolia tree can resemble a puffy, white cloud.
Because it blooms so early in spring, often snow can fall while WSU's Magnolia is in bloom. Interestingly, the buds develop in the fall and then open into flowers in the spring before the leaves appear.
Though native to southern United States, the Magnolia can survive northern winters with care and can reach a height of 25-30 feet. Since the flower buds are marginally hardy in Minnesota, low temperatures can affect the bloom.
Winona State's Magnolia is located near the northwest corner of Somsen Hall. When in bloom, the tree must be enjoyed quickly, since it's showy flowers can remain on the tree less than a week and are easily detached from the branches by strong spring wind and rain.
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As ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan continued to brutalize the country, interim leader Rosa Otunbayeva paid her first visit there and expressed fear that the death toll could reach 2,000 in the former Soviet republic.
An estimated 400,000 of Kyrgyzstan's 5.3 million people have fled the violence, many to refugee camps on the Uzbekistan border. —JCL
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Kyrgyzstan's interim leader Rosa Otunbayeva said today that the death toll from savage ethnic violence in the south of the country could be as high as 2,000, as she paid her first visit to the region since the n unrest began.
Otunbayeva, who pledged that the hundreds of thousands of Uzbek refugees would be allowed to return home, told Russian media that she would "multiply by 10" the official death toll of 191.
Without mentioning the Uzbek community by name, Otunbayeva said the wrecked city of Osh would be rebuilt. After arriving by military helicopter, she visited Osh's inter-regional hospital, where Kyrgz victims of the conflict are being treated.
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An interesting insight into the art of choreography, and the struggle of a disabled choreographer to push herself to create a dance piece for a community group, full of photographs!
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Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
30 Pages
- Publish Date Jul 01, 2009
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Having completed a sucessful dance career, and worked as a dance teacher and choreographer extensively, disability and illness now makes it so I only work currently as a volunteer, sometimes. The sales of this book, will help disabled artists and disadvantaged, watch this space !! thank you for you interest, Im hoping to write some choreography notes/books, suitable for festival/show work, but also my own story about becoming disabled after being a superfit artiste!! see www.dancenextsteps.co.ukI love to choreograph and hope that I have found a way to express myself through books, as trying to generate funds to promote a full dance work, is always difficult, make my day...show some interest.
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Judith Desrosiers I hope folk enjoy this first try...good quality photo,s!!


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It's time to recap the Week 3 prep football action from across our area and lake a quick look ahead to Week 4.
For updated area rankings, please check out Sunday's News-Gazette. If you want to see some cool video from numerous venues around Central Illinois on Friday -- courtesy of WAND -- check out our web site. It's an impressive array.
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For eight weeks out of the regular season, Tuscola head coach Rick Reinhart hopes that Unity's Rockets are victorious. The exception is Week 4, which happens to be Unity's homecoming on Friday. That's when Reinhart's Warriors play at Unity. The reason for his love of the Rockets is family. His sister, Pam Negangard, has two sons on the football team, Kyle and Mitch, while his cousin, Doug Reinhart, is the grandfather of two Rockets, including linebacker Jordan Reinhart, who is averaging nearly 12 tackles per game, and Ben Reinhart, who scored a touchdown against Tuscola in 2008. "They're all good kids," Rick Reinhart said, "and I wish them all the best."
For the sixth consecutive year, the Salt Fork-Westville game was scheduled for the first week of league play in the Vermilion Valley Conference. That's an area both coaches would like to see changed. "It's unfortunate we play so early," Westville coach Guy Goodlove said. "We're still finding stuff out about ourselves. You don't get to see the best of what each team has to offer this early." Salt Fork's Brian Plotner would favor a more varied schedule within the league. "It gets a little frustrating playing the same teams in the same order," he said. "We play everybody the same. I'd like to see a switch in the order of the games." For a co-op school, such as Salt Fork, the identical scheduling means spectators at one school are always watching the same opponents every other year. The last time Salt Fork played host to Westville was in 2007 and the game — like Friday's — was held at Jamaica High School. "I would like that to rotate," Plotner said.
If you scan the roster, you won't find a name for No. 37 on Champaign Central's football team. Yet, after No. 37 made every extra-point attempt Friday against Decatur Eisenhower, 13 in a row and 15 of 16 for the season, it's clear he's a valuable part of the Maroons' special teams. He's junior Corey Matejosky, a first-time football player and also a soccer player at the school. The two-sport kicker was tutored by former Area soccer Player of the Year Jason Curtiss, from Centennial, whose mother was Corey's babysitter.
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I need advice. I park my 535 in my owned place in my condo garage. The garage ceiling is covered with drain pipes, one of which is right over the front of my car (you can see where this is going.)
I got home from a trip last week to find that the pipe had been dripping some substance onto the hood while I was gone. :cry: :cry:
There was chatter on the the building email list about plumbing problems, backed up drains in people's kichens, etc. and that "some water' had found it's way into the garage." Given the look of the mark on my car, my best guess is that what dripped on the car included drano. :mad:
Some of it splattered onto the windshield, and I was able to get it off with some window cleaner, but the stuff on the hood won't budge using normal mild cleaning substances. It "looks" like it's etched in, but when I rub my fingers over it you can tell it's raised making me think that the substance might actually be caked onto the hood rather than etched into it. Before I jump to conclusions I'm willing to try a couple more things in hope it will come off, and am looking for advice.
I'm attaching a picture of the spot, and fear I'm looking at a total hood repaint (on my 4 month old car.) From previous experience, I know the board will worm their way out of any responsibility, so this will likely wind up being my problem.
Take pictures and document it with the complex before you do anything. Also before doing anything take it to both a dealer and a professional detailer and get a written estimate to present to the complex.
I personally would have no problem trying some various compounds on it with an electric buffer as I have a fair amount of experience. But I would not touch it until you do the above so that they can't blame any of the damage on your efforts to get it our yourself. The first thing I would try is a clay bar. Then I always work my way up starting with mild polishes and progressively up to something a little more aggressive. At some point you have to know you limitations and let the pros work on it.
Good luck.
That sux - I hope they make good on your hood cause it seems like no fault on your part IMO!!!
THis will be covered by your condo's insurance policy. Make sure that the building manager or management agency is made aware. Take pictures of the pipe and the car parked underneath. Don't try to remove it yourself before contacting them.
As others have said, get an estimate and present it to them. Don't have them try to do any work, have them cut you the check.
i would definitely clay the hood. Blue clay magic available at autozone. That should do the trick. I personally would polish the hood with buffer and apply a sealant after.
Thanks for the input so far. I've already contacted the building management company and attached pictures. Waiting a response.
In general, parking under pipes is bad, bad, bad. Of course, it sounds like you have no choice in the matter since you own the spot.
Agree w/ everybody else and the path you have started: Building management > estimate > check > you manage the repair.
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Agree with the above on documenting.
If you want to try a home remedy less severe than buffing or claying try a little goof off on the edge of the streak.
It has taken all sorts of stuff off my cars and won't harm the paint.
If its drano, that stuff usually have a very pH, try some white Vinegar or something with a low pH.
This may help. A detailer may also be able to remove it by polishing the paint.
You guys rock. I tried vinegar first, and it took half an hour, but it worked. I'll still have a chat with my detail guy, but so far so good.:)
Love the old home remedies! Glad you found the key.
Make sure you rinse the vinegar off good, its a mild acid. Glad everything work out for you.
We rinsed it well, and I'm making an apointment with my detail guy (car needs it anyway) to have him look it over and to specially check the area.
New question. I bought a big tarp so I can begin to cover the car when parked. Is it OK to cover the car immediately after parking, or will the engine not cool down properly. The only effective way to cover is the entire hood area, including the front air intakes. I would rather avoid making a separate trip down the elevator just to cover the baby.
I'd be concerned with covering the car as well, although I understand your reasons. I've noticed that the top of my hood stays pretty hot for a while after turning the car off. Also, be prepared for the tarp leaving marks on the finish of the car. Not likely to do any real damage, but might not look so good where you pull the tarp on and off.
I agree, these BMW turbo engines run very hot, I would not cover up the vents when it is hot.
Instead of trying to cover your car, you might think instead about putting up some kind of 'ceiling' between the pipe and your car. Could be a plastic tarp, sheet of plywood, sheet of corrugated plastic etc. Set it up so that any leak from the pipe would run off away from your car.
OR have the building mgmt fix the leak issue -so you dont have to go thru with this again!!!
The culprit doesn't have necessarily to be a leaky pipe... if (rain)water somehow finds its way through a concrete garage ceiling via tiny cracks or cavities and ends up dripping for several hours on your car, then the result will look exactly like the OP's picture. :cry:
This happened to me once on the hood of my previous BMW. After coming home, I was able to quickly dissolve those calcium/lime-type residues with a few drops of... pure lemon juice! Yep, the stuff you'd use in the kitchen on your meals which often comes in those small plastic bottles. Squeezing a slice of fresh lemon should work exactly as well. As it's a mild acid too, its effect is probably very similar to vinegar.
Of course I rinsed the lemon juice well and couldn't spot any traces or residues later.
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Mr McKenzie, who resigned from Macquarie on Tuesday afternoon, will establish the Brisbane office with long-time friend and former Goldman Sachs JBWere colleague,
The move, which was revealed by AFR.com, means Shaw will grow from a Sydney- and Melbourne-centric broker to one of the largest national wealth management firms in Australia with 250 staff nationwide, including more than 120 private wealth managers and an integrated research, corporate finance and institutional dealing team. These most recent additions bring to 19 the number of senior advisers that have joined Shaw in the past year.
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Shaw has dealt several blows to PhillipCapital this year, most recently luring across head of equities
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Singaporean-controlled PhillipCapital, formerly Austock then Octa Phillip, has in the past 12 months pursued a new strategy for the broking and advisory firm in Australia, shifting towards more specialised fields of foreign-exchange trades and contracts for difference.
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So you don't want to keep a list of your known clients, ok.
Wouldn't be simpler to define a range within your subnet for "blacklist" (drop any to/from) and
assign assign one of those IP to the MAC you want to blackout ?
PS: m0n0wall is cutting-edge but it still not work with AI (Artificial Intelligence) and will
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> On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Chris Buechler <cbuechler at gmail dot com> wrote:
> Ok, I tried this.
> It didn't blow up dhcp, that's the good news :-)
> I started with adding a bogus ip (valid ip, though from a total different
> subnet) as static mapping to my mac address in the config.xml and uploaded
> it again.
> Result: m0n0wall assigned the client simply an ip from inside its dhcp range
> and ignores the static mapping.
> Then I tried to do the same with the ip 127.0.0.1 in the static mapping
> config.
> Result: same as above.
> Then I checked "Deny unknown clients" in the dhcp server config.
> This writes an entry in the xml named <denyunknown/>
> I tried to change it in the config to <denyknown/> (you never know :-) but
> this also didn't prevent my laptop from getting an ip out of the dhcp range.
> So basicly, I could not prevent the client from getting an ip.
> If anyone knows a way to do this it would be nice to know.
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UCSC does cutting edge green research, and students have many opportunities to get involved. See Internships and Volunteer Opportunities.
Open source tools such as sensors.
New Miniseries Shows How Ordinary Citizens Can Help Advance Science—and Be a Part of Solutions: From the lead crisis to fracking, citizen scientists are doing much more than just reading about the issues. 4/17
Science for Citizens is searchable. Environmental projects.
Crowdsource Science includes OldWeather gathering meteorological data from naval logs of U.S. ships from as far back as the mid-19th century, which can be used in climate models. 12/12
New App Lets You Document Weather and Climate Trends to Help NASA Scientists 7/16.
UCSC research on starfish disease 11/13. Mysterious epidemic devastates starfish population off the Pacific Coast (video) PBS 1/14. You can help do citizen science research. 5/15 update.
An Elegant Tool Called Squidpop That Scientists Want to Crowdsource: The device is so easy to use, researchers are asking for a "squidpop blitz" for World Oceans Day. 6/16.
Santa Cruz Mycoflora Project: you can do citizen science Christian Schwarz, co-author of the forthcoming book Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast 1/16. See 'Shrooms.
Citizen scientists are helping to glean sea-ice and weather data from logbooks of old whaling vessels to gain a better understanding of Arctic climate change. 2/16.
ProPublica needs your water use info 3/15
How A Rise In Backyard Beekeeping Can Help Teach City-Dwellers About Climate Change 6/14. NASA's Honeybee Net, citizen science.
World's largest climate modelling experiment: Climateprediction.net is a distributed computing, climate modelling project.We run climate models on people's home computers to help answer questions about how climate change is affecting our world, now and in the future. Sign up now and help us predict the climate.
Our Radioactive Ocean: New crowdsourced project seeks to monitor #Fukushima radiation in the Pacific 1/14.
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Identify species and ground cover in images of the seafloor, and help create a library of seafloor life in the habitats along the northeast continental shelf.
The Great Sunflower Project, a citizen science project to get info on bees, which are in trouble (and so we will be too. 4/12
Open Source Science TEDtalk video 3/12
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Audubon's Christmas Bird Count, the first and oldest Citizen Science project, at over 110 years, is also one of the largest, with 60,000+ person-days of efforts and more than 50 million birds counted each year. The CBC has contributed greatly to the science of bird conservation with hundreds of publications, including many in important scientific journals. From December 14 through January 5 each year, tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas take part in an adventure that has become a family tradition through the generations. Year-round bird count.
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What ARE settings in "Use System Proxy Settings" ?
User Help for Mozilla Firefox
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Read the default proxy setting changed starting w/ FX 3.4 ? from "No Proxy" to "User System Proxy Settings."
Apparently because of https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.c ... 3#comments
Read the bug report comments, but
1) how can you find out what the "System Settings" are for given OS (assume that's meaning of "system")?
2) And make sure the "System Settings" are actually correct - if have connection problems using this new default setting? FX UI doesn't show what they are.
I use Vista x64 SP2 & x32 on another machine. For purposes of sometimes using Tor (or another proxy), I'm curious what my default system proxy settings are. Thanks.
On my computer (Windows) the "System Settings" are those accessed from Internet Explorer.
gg, does it show you the system settings in your IE or elsewhere (proxy name / port #)? Mine doesn't, nor in Vista Network & Sharing Ctr, that I can find.
Maybe because I have ADSL & my address changes each modem / router restart. But, I'd expect it'd show the proxy name & port # somewhere, as those don't necessarily change (maybe never). I can see the port #s my FW shows currently used.
? Maybe if you don't normally use a proxy, the "system proxy settings" FX automatically detects are your modem / router connection info? May be a moot point here.
I just set it back to "no proxy" (for Tbird - I actually use a local proxy for Firefox). I set my proxy settings for Mozilla applications in a user.js file so that they will not get arbitrarily changed.
In Gnome, it's all under the network manager.
Collapse unwanted MozillaZine forum sections ** Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish.
In a Windows system just open your control panel, then double-click "Internet Options" and in that panel select "Connections", then "LAN Settings". These are the settings used by Internet Explorer and other software. Firefox will also use it if the option "Use System Settings" is selected.
If you use dial-up then go through those options..
East Central Alabama, Wildblue Satellite ISP, Linksys WRT54G2 router, Dell Desktop XP-Home-SP3, Dell Laptop Vista-Home-SP2, Run IE8 and Firefox browsers.
What is the matter with using Firefox's own connection settings? They work.
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