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Raleigh, N.C. – Over the course of four months starting last October, PPP asked American voters nationally what their impressions of each state are. Hawaii came out on top, by far, with California bringing up the rear.
Americans generally have a favorable view of most states. Only five are in negative territory, led by California (27% favorable and 44% unfavorable), Illinois (19-29), New Jersey (25-32), Mississippi (22-28), and Utah (24-27). Only seven other states have net-positive ratings in the single digits, and another breaks even (Louisiana).
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Managing Content Sprawl
January 2014
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- Identify how taxonomy can change your UX
- Apply taxonomy-driven design in your organization
- Deliver content through taxonomy-driven structures
- Capitalize on the unique aspects of dynamic content
- Topics:
Not to sound too much like a pharmaceutical commercial, but is your disorganized content throwing off your user experience? Do you suffer from content sprawl? If so, then we've got your medicine. And her name is Stephanie Lemieux.
She knows that information architecture is more than just navigation or structure. Instead, it's how your users find you, understand you, and continue interacting with your company over time. If flexibility in content publishing is a key goal for your team, then it's time to try taxonomy-driven design.
Identify how taxonomy can change your UX
- Learn the differences that guide different kinds of taxonomies
- Determine which kinds of taxonomy map most closely to your business goals
Apply taxonomy-driven design in your organization
- Maximize the use of your taxonomy in your cross-selling, up-selling, or recommendation engines
- Construct topic pages using structures and search-driven display elements
Deliver content through taxonomy-driven structures
- Embed the taxonomy into your existing content structure
- Surface content in multiple contexts—regardless of where that content lives
Capitalize on the unique aspects of dynamic content
- Understand where and why automation can deteriorate your quality
- Maintain quality with frequency, relevance, and tailored content
Watch this seminar if you:
- Want to create dynamic content that works across devices, contexts, layouts, and user networks
- Realize that you don't have to be bound by physical structures—especially in SharePoint
- Are ready to make your content more meaningful, helpful, and flexible
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Stephanie explains what you'll learn in this 90‑second preview…
Why Stephanie?
If words like "SharePoint," "CMS," or "taxonomy" are part of your day-to-day lingo at work, then consider Stephanie Lemieux your design coach. After all, she's an expert in transforming content into more flexible, meaningful user experiences.
As the principal of Dovecot Studio, Stephanie has helped diverse clients such as Nickelodeon, Arcade Fire, and the United Nations to make more sense of their content. And it's no surprise – she's got an uncanny ability to recognize common taxonomy issues, then re-structure content to create more helpful, usable products.
Before founding her consulting studio, Stephanie worked at Earley & Associates, where she helped clients including Best Buy, American Greetings, and Motorola. She also wrote "Integrating Taxonomy and Content Management" in the first volume of Information Management Best Practices.
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ATLANTA -- Night after night, Andre Iguodala proves why he's the perfect piece to the Warriors puzzle.
The veteran swingman rescued Golden State on Friday night when he knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-100 and stun their crowd of 15,210 at Philips Arena.
Iguodala's shot delivered the Warriors' eighth-straight win -- their longest streak since
March 25-April 8, 2005 -- and
completed a rally from 15 points down, the fourth time this season and second time on this road trip Golden State has overcome a deficit that large.
"I give my guys a lot of credit," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "They showed tremendous resilience. Competitive
spirit. Didn't quit. Chipped away. Gave ourselves a chance to win the ballgame on the road against a very good basketball team. Just a huge win for us."
There were plenty of built-in excuses for the Warriors (22-13) entering this game. It's the midway point of a season-long seven-game road trip and the first back-to-back on this East Coast swing after an emotional win at Miami on Thursday night.
"The great teams don't make excuses, and we're trying to become great," Jackson said. "We could've very well said, 'OK, we're 3-0 on this trip, lose to the Hawks after a big win last night.' But this team, they have no quit. They have high character. They battle. They enjoy one another. When you do the right things, good things happen."
The Warriors actually had to rally twice. Atlanta led 91-76 with 6:48 to play, and Golden State had missed 18 straight 3-pointers on what had the look of just being an off night.
But at long last, the Warriors came alive. They began getting defensive stops and rattled off eight straight points. The Hawks hit a couple free throws and then Stephen Curry finally broke the 3-point drought with his first of the game. That made it a six-point deficit with 5:05 left.
Harrison Barnes hit a 3 with 2:42 to play to make it a one-point game, and moments later, Iguodala recorded a steal that led to a Curry layup for a 96-95 lead with 2:12 left.
But Atlanta answered with five straight to regain the lead. Curry hit a shot to cut the deficit to 100-98, and the Warriors got a defensive stop with 3.2 seconds to play.
Golden State called timeout and set up the play. Iguodala had options, including Barnes streaking toward the rim, but he inbounded to Curry. He was draped and tossed back to Iguodala, who calmly knocked down the 3 to win it.
The play was reminiscent of the loss at home to San Antonio on Dec. 19 in which Curry was double-teamed after receiving the inbounds pass. He didn't have enough time to get off a pass in that instance, but the additional time here came in handy.
"We were really patient on that possession," Curry said. "We had time to let it develop, and it doesn't matter which side of the floor Dre's on; as long as he gets a good look, he'll make it."
This was Iguodala's fifth career game-winning shot and second during his first season with the Warriors.
"Every part of that play worked because everybody ran like they were going to get the ball, and the defense had to stay honest and pick their poison," Iguodala said.


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Headbands ILogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
You are part of a group of 500 people who have been captured by an evil tribe. The tribe leader, who appreciates a person with good logic, decides that he will propose a challenge of many headband problems.
The first challenge is that each person will get a random headband of one of two colors, black or white. There are 500 of each (500 black and 500 white). If you look at yours or say a word after you have been given your headband and before you have guessed, the evil people will kill everybody. Also, if you make any movement with your body other than your eyes, you will ALL die.
At the count of 10, each person will shout out what color they think their headband is. If you or anyone else is right, you will survive for the next challenge. If not, you will be killed immediately. You are given some time to discuss your strategy; then you are given your headbands.
How many survivors can you guarantee, assuming the tribe leader is not lying and that each person will follow your instructions? For example, if you tell everybody to guess, you can guarantee zero survivors because you have a slight chance of getting zero survivors.
HintYou can guarantee a lot less than you think...
AnswerYou can guarantee that 1/2 of the people will survive.
What to do? Partner everybody up and tell one person to guess the same color as the other person's headband, and the other person to guess the color of the headband that they see.
For example if Person #1 guesses the same and Person #2 guesses opposite...
Person #1=Black Person #2=Black Person #1 Survives
Person #1= White Person #2=White Person #1 Survives
Person #1=Black Person #2=White Person #2 Survives
Person #1=White Person #2=Black Person #2 Survives
Note: You cannot tell person #1 to guess the same color as the second person's hat and then the second person to guess that color, because everybody has to guess at the same time.
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This Cereal with a Fork comic sums up a lot of the coverage this week on Slice. From pizza delivery news to bad pizza to the pizza crime scene, this one image says it all!
About the author: Meredith Smith is the Slice editor. You can follow her on Twitter: @mertsmith.


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Space Goat Productions, the premier comic book talent management and production company, adds manager Darren Vincenzo and promotes Dave Olbrich to Vice President to handle another busy year of making great comics, growing careers, helping editors and reviewing portfolios. Space Goat offers a full range of services: everything from comic book creation (interior art, logos, pinups, character designs, full-book packaging, etc.) to motion and interactive comics to project consulting and property development.
Darren Vincenzo, longtime Batman Editor for DC Comics, joins Space Goat as Talent Scout and Talent Manager. With a career that spans over 25 years, and includes offering Space Goat founder Shon Bury his first writing assignment, Vincenzo has developed a keen sense for discovering and developing talent.
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We feel honored to be able to offer such an outstanding roster of talent, coupled with a high degree of professionalism, to our partners, said Shon Bury, Owner and President. And were thrilled to announce these staff improvements.
Space Goat Productions is home to top talent, both established and up-and-coming. A look at the roster includes talent ranging from established artists like Yvel Guichet (Pacific Rim), RB Silva (Superboy), and Iban Coello (Justice League Beyond) to the next generation, including Edgar Salazar (Deathstroke), Allan Jefferson (Batwing) and Victor Drujiniu (Justice League Dark). And its more than just domestic talent. Space Goat works with creatives around the world, with studios from Brazil, Spain, India and more.
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So the wait is on, with the next opportunity for new Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni to assume control of the team coming on Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets. Originally, D'Antoni was slated to be on the sideline on Sunday when the Lakers faced the Rockets, but he is still recovering from knee-replacement surgery and wasn't quite ready to assume the reins. He watched the game from the locker room.
Even without D'Antoni on board, and even without point guard Steve Nash at the helm, the Lakers have looked like the old-time Suns in the last two games, hanging 114 points on Phoenix on Friday before scoring 119 points on Sunday. As interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff said of the Lakers' offensive outbursts, "Every day, there's a little more," of D'Antoni's system in place for the team.
The Lakers are now up to No. 8 in the power poll, the second of the season:
1. Memphis Grizzlies. Fast starts have not been the hallmark of the Grizzlies, even when they earn playoff spots. They started 3-6 last year, 4-9 the year before that and 1-8 three years ago.
2. New York Knicks. Of all the numbers that have been a surprise on this team to date, maybe the biggest has been J.R. Smith's 3-point shooting. He is 15-for-25, or 60.0 percent.
3. San Antonio Spurs. We're probably not going to be seeing many more Tim Duncan vs. Kevin Garnett games in the NBA, so Wednesday's matchup between the two in Boston will be worth watching.
4. Miami Heat. Not only are they making 42.8 percent of their 3-pointers, but they are leading the league in makes with 101. The next team on the list has made just 89.
5. Brooklyn Nets. The Nets passed a test against the Celtics at home last week, but now they will get a stiffer challenge, playing the Lakers in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
6. Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant came into the season saying that being a better passer and playmaker was one of his goals, and he is averaging 4.6 assists. His first career triple-double on Sunday won't be his last this year.
7. Los Angeles Clippers. With the Spurs, Thunder, Nets and Hawks on the road in the coming week, the Clippers' fast start will be tested.
8. Los Angeles Lakers. Mike D'Antoni has wisely chosen to keep on interim Bernie Bickerstaff, who is 4-1 and on pace to hang up his clipboard as the winningest coach in Lakers history.
9. Milwaukee Bucks. The backcourt of Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings is putting up the scoring, but two keys to the Bucks' fast start have been young guys—Larry Sanders and Tobias Harris.
10. Atlanta Hawks. They did well to pull off a split on their four-game Western Conference road trip, and are now getting a stretch of seven out of their next eight games at home.
11. Philadelphia 76ers. So center Andrew Bynum re-injured his knee, which has kept him out since training camp and is expected to keep him out another six weeks, while bowling. It's gotta be the shoes.
12. Chicago Bulls. In the absence of Derrick Rose, center Joakim Noah has been picking up some offensive slack, averaging 14.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
13. Boston Celtics. For some reason, playing in Detroit always causes the Celtics some headaches, ranging from the Kevin Garnett knee injury three years ago to Sunday's 20-point blowout loss.
14. Golden State Warriors. Given that they're playing at the third-fastest pace in the league, the Warriors' 100.2 points allowed per game is not so bad. It is their offense that has been off-kilter.
15. Dallas Mavericks. The rehab from the first knee surgery of Dirk Nowitzki's career still isn't going very well, and it could be December before he finally returns.
16. Utah Jazz. Derrick Favors still shows some flashes of brilliance consistently. But he also still makes egregious defensive errors and has a long way to go offensively.
17. Portland Trail Blazers. A three-game winning streak has them back at .500, but the Blazers are eyeing a major eight-game road trip through the Eastern Conference that begins on Sunday.
18. Charlotte Bobcats. Other than Ben Gordon, the bulk of the Bobcats' 3-pointers have been taken by Kemba Walker (who is making 16.7 percent), Ramon Sessions (19.0 percent) and, yes, Byron Mullens (30.2 percent).
19. Minnesota Timberwolves. The Brandon Roy knee surgery brings the number of major rotation players (Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio, Chase Budinger) hit with serious injuries this year.
20. Houston Rockets. Forward Chandler Parsons has become a Kevin McHale favorite, and he appears to have improved this year, putting up 14.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists.
21. Indiana Pacers. The notion that the Pacers would be better off trading Danny Granger has been pretty much shattered in the season's opening. These guys have combined to shoot just 40.5 percent.
22. Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets were a darkhorse for a Western Conference surprise coming into the season. But they have been mostly dark, no horse in the first month of the season.
23. New Orleans Hornets. General manager Dell Demps has helped bring the Hornets back to respectability, and was given a well-deserved contract extension last week.
24. Phoenix Suns. Michael Beasley leads the team in field-goal attempts, with 14.8 per game. But that might not be the best offensive plan for the Suns, given that he is making 36.2 percent of those shots.
25. Orlando Magic. They finally got point guard Jameer Nelson back from a groin injury, which would be good news, except that Nelson has shot 27.3 percent from the field in three games this year.
26. Toronto Raptors. The Raptors had a legitimate chance to get off to a fast start, but injuries to Kyle Lowry (ankle) and Landry Fields (elbow) have held them back.
27. Detroit Pistons. Rookie Kyle Singler, a second-round pick in 2011 who played in Europe last year, has been one of the team's few pleasant surprises, averaging 9.7 points on 51.9 percent shooting.
28. Sacramento Kings. Not only are the Kings second in the league in free-throws allowed (28.5 per game), but they've had the bum luck of ranking third in the percentage of free throws opponents make (80.0).
29. Cleveland Cavaliers. Last year, they didn't have Anderson Varejao for much of the year, and Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson were rookies. Yet somehow, the Cavs have been just as bad defensively this year as they were last.
30. Washington Wizards. The Wizards have actually looked like a decent team defensively. But without John Wall, they have been brutal offensively. Jordan Crawford is the leading scorer, at 12.9 points.


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Sony has admitted before that software pricing has been an issue for Vita, but today's release of Angry Birds Trilogy suggests that the problem is far from solved.
Rovio's release, which includes Angry Birds, Angry Birds: Seasons and Angry Birds: Rio arrives on PSN today. And it will cost £34.99.
On iOS Angry Birds costs 69p. Seasons costs 69p. Rio is free. That's £1.38 for almost the same content (note, of course, that the Vita versions do contain a few extras not found on smartphone).
Shell out a total of £3.45 and you can also throw in Angry Birds Space, Angry Birds: Star Wars and Angry Birds: Star Wars II as well.
If there were a counter-argument it would be this – how much did you pay for that iPhone? Another way of asking this is how much are you still paying for that iPhone? If you're on a current model, maybe £600? Compare that to the £150-£200 you paid for your Vita and you're still in pocket.


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VIZ Media has announced a publishing deal with Pretty Ugly, LLC, the official licensors of the popular Uglydoll brand, to develop a brand new series of original graphic novels based on the bestselling plush character toys. The Uglydoll series is scheduled to launch Summer of 2013 under the VIZ Kids imprint, and will carry a rating of A for All Ages.
VIZ Medias UGLYDOLL graphic novel series will transport readers to a diverse universe where ugly just means unique and different, and celebrating who you are inside and out is the new beautiful. Join Wage, Babo, OX, Ice-Bat and their Uglydoll pals as they express themselves through laughs, tears, love and adventure.
Uglydoll is an iconic pop culture brand that has helped to question and redefine the very definitions of ugly and cute, says Beth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial Director. Each Uglydoll is unique, and possesses its own distinctive characteristics and personalities that everyone can relate to. These adorable and highly original characters will come to life in a series of fun, and funny, adventures and are sure to find their way into the hearts of readers everywhere.
David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim created the first Uglydoll hand-sewn plush toy in 2001. Since the inception of the first character, Wage, who David drew on a love letter to Sun-Min, Uglydoll has evolved into an entire universe of characters, stories, and products for all ages.
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Talk about graphic nature. This abstract wood print was stamped by hand using the traditional wood block method with the roots of a fallen tree that once flourished in the shadows of East Glacier National Park in Montana. Many of the trees in this area were killed by a forest fire and the roots are one of the last things remaining things of this ancient forest. The grain in the wood reveals how the tree reaches its roots through the soil, leaving us with intricate patterns that took the entire lifetime of the tree to form. True to nature, each print may vary ever-so-slightly.
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text: Future bright for 19-year-old Greenbrier contender By Doug Smock July 2, 2013 Story Share AP Photo Jordan Spieth qualified for the Greenbrier Classic with a sixth-place finish at the AT&T National. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - To say 19-year-old Jordan Spieth has exceeded his expectations in his short professional career is an understatement.Not anybody else's expectations, his own.The two-time U.S. Amateur champion knew he could play big-time golf, having made a PGA Tour cut at age 16 and finishing 21st in the 2012 U.S. Open. But ..."I really planned on playing the Web.com Tour this year," he said Tuesday. "Trying to get to a good start there and play in as many events as I could, which is what I thought was going to happen to begin with."Spieth will tee it up at the Greenbrier Classic at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, going off the 10th tee.The Dallas native's first shot at making either tour came in November, and it fizzled just as quickly when he failed to advance to the final stage of "Q School." He wouldn't say at the time if he was still turning pro, or if he would return to the University of Texas to continue his sophomore season.He turned pro in December, planning to play on sponsor's exemptions from the beginning of the new year. With his successful amateur career and a manager with good connections, Spieth had no problem making enough fields on the Web.com and PGA tours.For the record, he played on the Web.com in Panama and Colombia, earning top-10 finishes in both. But when he left Colombia on March 3, he was going to leave the "Triple-A" tour for good. He just didn't know it yet.With a 22nd-place finish at Pebble Beach already in his bag, he nearly went to a playoff in the Puerto Rico Open. He followed that second with a seventh in the Tampa Bay Championship and upped his earnings total to $521,893.That total gave him special temporary member status on the Tour, and his seven-exemption limit was lifted. Three top-10s later, Spieth arrives at The Greenbrier having blown by the $1 million mark and clinching his card for 2014."He's a 19-year-old, already rich," said golfing great and CBS analyst Nick Faldo. "Don't you just hate that?" But everybody loves watching him play. He is creating quite the buzz"Jordan is certainly unique among the players now that get on the Tour," said another golfing great, Tom Watson. "The Tour is going to a whole new qualifying system where the Web.com Tour is the only way you can qualify, basically - unless you can do what Jordan Spieth's done."That's remarkable." Resort owner Jim Justice has been paying attention, and was eager to give Spieth an exemption. As it turned out, Spieth didn't need it, automatically qualifying with a sixth-place finish last week at the AT&T National in Bethesda, Md."Jordan is an incredible talent. That's just plain all there is to it," Justice said. "And what a career he's got in front of him. He'll have to keep his head straight and I'm sure he will, [but] I don't know the young man personally to say that he's got everything all together."Golf is a tremendously demanding game, and if you just tweak your mindset or your confidence just in the least little bit, I mean the wheels can really fly off and it's difficult to get back."You mean, like Rory McIlroy? The one who changed his equipment from Titleist to the Nike swoosh and has swooned ever since?"Yeah, Rory very simply messed with a winning formula. That's the way I would put it," Faldo said. "He had an equipment company, he went from Rookie of the Year to world No. 1 and had been through a lot and thought he could start again."I tweeted right when it was announced: This is a dangerous move." Spieth isn't at the point to make such a decision. He has yet to win a tournament, which he needs to do to enter the FedExCup playoffs.Right now, he's dialing in on the Old White TPC course and enjoying the West Virginia scenery. And he's enjoying being further along than planned."It's been a little bit of a surprise," he said. "I didn't think too far ahead; I wanted to stay in the present. In that sense, it's different."Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5140, firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/dougsmock. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Chuck McGill: Barry Switzer takes a special interest in former George Washington star 3 SBA board OKs canceling Logan's construction management contract 4 Parole board seeks report on Lavigne for possible release from prison 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken Old White knowledge is Carter's advantage Previous Story Greenbrier Classic tee times Next Story


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The last free screening of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" will be shown at 9pm at Stead Park Field in Dupont on August 24th. Bring a blanket and a picnic basket to enjoy the outside screening! Gates open at 8:45pm and come early for space is limited.
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Metro: Dupont Circle and walk or take the S2 or S4 bus along 16th St to P St
Synopsis of the movie from IMDB.com:
"Toula Portokalos is 30, Greek, and works in her family's restaurant, Dancing Zorba's, in Chicago. All her father Gus wants is for her to get married to a nice Greek boy. But Toula is looking for more in life. Her mother convinces Gus to let her take some computer classes at college (making him think it's his idea). With those classes under her belt, she then takes over her aunt's travel agency (again making her father think it's his idea). She meets Ian Miller, a high school English teacher, WASP, and dreamboat she had made a fool of herself over at the restaurant; they date secretly for a while before her family finds out. Her father is livid over her dating a non-Greek. He has to learn to accept Ian; Ian has to learn to accept Toula's huge family, and Toula has to learn to accept herself."
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DOVER, Del.—Danica Patrick likely will have an experienced crew, in both overall experience and working together, when she races full time in the Sprint Cup Series in 2013.
Stewart-Haas Racing competition director Greg Zipadelli said Saturday that he is leaning toward putting Ryan Newman's crew with Patrick next year.
Newman will have a new crew for his Stewart-Haas team. Patrick is making a move from to SHR full time.
Tony Gibson and his crew have worked together for about six years as they came over as a group from Dale Earnhardt Inc. to SHR after the 2008 season. They will switch from Newman to Patrick.
"They're a good group, they work well together in good or bad," Zipadelli said. "They've worked with a lot of different drivers (at DEI). I have a lot of respect for Gibson. His glass is always half-full, he's always upbeat, he loves what he does.
"That's how I'm looking at it — it's easier to do that than to bring somebody else in that we don't know or I don't know as well as we know him and his disposition and attitude. I think he'd add an awful lot to her and that program."
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Gibson, 47, whose NASCAR experience includes being car chief during Alan Kulwicki's championship run in 1992, is a fairly easy-going crew chief. He also is used to the media spotlight after working at DEI with drivers Mark Martin, Aric Almirola, Steve Park and Michael Waltrip. He has three career Sprint Cup victories, all with Newman.
His personality would mesh with the development of Patrick, who made the move from full-time IndyCar driver to full-time NASCAR driver this season after two years of a part-time NASCAR schedule that went along with a full-time IndyCar work.
Patrick struggled in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. She entered Saturday's race 11th in the series standings for JR Motorsports. She has run in six Cup races, with a career-best 25th two weeks ago at Chicagoland.
Zipadelli has been Patrick's crew chief in her partial Cup schedule.
"In the next week or two we'll make some decisions," Zipadelli said. "Right now I'm looking at what's best for her, surrounding her with the best people we can who are upbeat and positive."
As for Newman, Zipadelli said he has candidates that he would not name to take over as his crew chief. Newman missed the Chase for the Sprint Cup this season, the second time in his four years at SHR.
"Four years and we've either got to pick that program up or it's going to blow up," Zipadelli said. "I'm just trying to look at what's best for everything.
"We haven't quite made decisions on everything we're doing. I'm trying to get all the pieces to fall together pretty quick."
Sprint Cup teams had qualifying Saturday ahead of Sunday's AAA 400, the third race of the Chase.


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CLYDE -- Following an interception of Perkins quarterback Brandon Smith by Nick Raifsnider with 30 seconds left and the Pirates leading 27-21, Bellevue's Jalen Santoro knew it was his team's game to win. And it was.
Santoro stunned the Pirates and their fans with a touchdown pass to Trent Stamm as time expired to carry Bellevue to a 28-27 win in the Division III, Region 10 Semifinal at Robert J. Bishop Jr. Stadium on Saturday night.
Raifsnider returned the interception to Perkins' 42, and aided by a personal foul by Dale Irby with four seconds left, the Redmen (11-1) tied the game on a 12-yard strike from Santoro to Trent Stamm -- his only catch of the night. Two missed extra points by Perkins' (10-2) Matt Cremean allowed Bellevue's kicker Jake Strayer to win the game with the extra point.
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Brrrrrrr. Man, it is cold out there. And that snow is deep. The "snowicane" that's dumped 3 feet of the white stuff on the Northeast has our one-man Pittsburgh bureau dreaming of a vacation someplace a little more hospitable — like, say, Nome, Alaska. And our man in Denver? We haven't heard from him in days. He muttered something about hitting the slopes, because the mountains are finally getting some snow.
Good thing those guys have wheels perfectly suited to the snowpocalypse. Our own Joe Brown was trying to convince them the Ford Freestyle is just the thing for hitting the road when the drifts are taller than you are. They didn't agree, which of course prompted a nasty argument, and before long we had a list of vehicles that are just the thing for slip-sliding away to work or heading for the mountains to do some skiing.
Such cars are, ideally, an equal mix of durability, practicality and cargo capacity with perhaps a bit of disposability thrown in. Why disposability? Well, where there's snow, there's probably salt, and few things will destroy a car faster — unless it's slick roads coupled with a lifelong desire to race in Rally Sweden. Seriously — at what other time of year can you legitimately slide through stop signs and do e-brake power slides without fear of being pulled over for reckless driving?
With such considerations in mind, we have made a list of cars that are perfect for a "snowicane" or heading to the mountains for a weekend on the slopes. It is by no means complete, and you'll surely want to flame us for leaving something off. Please don't do that. Tomorrow we'll run a post with a Reddit widget so you can make your own suggestions and vote for your favorite.
These two cars are in Pittsburgh. Couldn't you tell?
Audi 4000S Quattro
This car started the all-wheel-drive sedan craze and made AWD available to those who couldn't handle the awesomeness of the Quattro Coupe. Audi's first-gen quattro system was mechanical, meaning the center and rear differential had to be locked into place with a dashboard switch. This let you do rear-wheel spinouts with reckless abandon while still giving you the option to get out of anything short of quicksand. The cars also were bulletproof, with many doing well over 250,000 miles.
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Volvo 240 Wagon
Shaped like a brick, yes. Anemic, even with a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, yes. Practical to the point of being boring, yes. Yet the 240 remains a fantastic car, especially in snow. It'll carry you, four friends and all your gear up any mountain, or through even the most snowbound city. Plus they're tougher than a quantum-physics final. Still not convinced? Well, remember Sweden gets a lot of snow.
Photo: Volvo
Toyota Pickup
Pick one. It doesn't matter what year. They're all damn near indestructible. Did you see what the guys at Top Gear did to one? If Jeremy Clarkson can't kill one, neither can you. On top of that, the trucks are known for efficiency, dependability and utter coolness. You could drive one to the North Pole if you had to. Just ask the guys at Top Gear.
Photo: Toyota
Ford Freestyle
It's comfortable. It's got loads of room. It's easy to drive. It's all-wheel drive. And it's got a fuel-sippin' V-6. The Freestyle never got any respect, which is one reason Ford only made it for five years. But it's perfect for soccer moms and the snowpocalypse, and those who didn't hoon it in powder lost out.
Photo: Ford
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
A Porsche? For the snowpocalypse? Yes. Everything looks better from behind the wheel of a Porsche, and the snow is no exception. You can put a rack on it to carry skis and snowboards. It's got heated seats and a heated steering wheel to keep you toasty. Anti-lock brakes and stability control help keep you out of trouble. And of course it's got all-wheel drive. Still, the laws of physics will kick in at some point, and that flat-6 mounted waaaay out in back will keep even the most well-poised drivers on their toes at times. It allows for some awesome e-brake slides. No, the car doesn't rank at all highly on the disposability factor, so make sure your deductible is low.
Photo: Porsche
Subaru Outback
All-wheel drive, cavernous interior and anvil-like reliability. 'Nuff said.
Photo: Subaru
Jeep Grand Wagoneer
Once upon a time SUVs were trucks with four doors. They didn't have leather, they didn't have DVD players, and they sure as hell didn't cost $74,000. The Grand Wagoneer was the definition of that formula: Four doors, a V-8 and all the capability of the CJ. That was back when Jeep didn't have to say its trucks were "trail-rated." You just knew it. Most of them have long since rusted away to nothing, but you can find some nice and even restored Grand Wagoneers if you're patient. To the originals still out there, we salute you.
Photo: Jeep
Ford Econoline
This perennial hauler has been known to carry anything and everything. One Autopian had a '78 Econoline beater that served him well through several midwestern winters. The straight-6 was underpowered. The heater was a joke. And it handled like a toboggan. But it was built like a tank and took huge amounts of abuse. Brute strength makes up for a lack of finesse, if you don't care about sliding into anything.
Photo: Flickr/Steve G. Bisig
Any $500 Heap
OK, let's face it. As cool as most of these cars are, a cheap heap really is all you need for winter. If you've got a sweet car, why subject it to snow, salt and morons who can't drive when things get slick? Keep your baby in the garage and hit the roads in a hoopty. Our favorite is the AMC Eagle. Supremely practical, all-wheel-drive and — best of all — available with fake wood grain if you get the wagon.
Photo: AMC
Any Decommissioned World Rally Championship Car
Completely impractical, horribly expensive and probably illegal in most places, but you can't beat a WRC car as the ultimate snowpocalypsemobile. Insane power, all-wheel drive and a five-point safety harness to keep your limbs in a tidy pile when things go bad. And they will. Putting your skis on the roof of a WRC car and roaring through Park City with an open exhaust is the road-going equivalent of flipping your middle finger at society. That's a good thing.
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A police officer has died after his car crashed into a tree as he tried to respond to an emergency call about a road accident.
North Yorkshire Police said the accident took place in the village of West Tanfield, near Ripon, at 7pm on Saturday.
The officer, who was the only person in the vehicle when the crash occurred, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Temporary Chief Constable Tim Madgwick said: "This is terrible and tragic news and the thoughts of everyone at North Yorkshire Police are with the officer's family at this sad and very difficult time.
"The officer's immediate family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.
"Everyone is shocked and saddened by the news of his death and I speak for every member of the force in extending our heartfelt sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues."
The road was closed for several hours as collision investigators examined the scene.
The Health and Safety Executive has also been informed and an investigation will be carried out into the cause of the collision, police said.
Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw the vehicle or witnessed the collision is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101.


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One third of the way through the season. Above .500.
This season has been full of unexpected events; this time related to on-court stories. On one hand we're watching a team that has exceeded expectations. We've beaten several of the top teams in the league, have a winning road record, and have won six straight games on the second night of a back-to-back situation, which I consider a highly remarkable but mostly un-noticed
feat. But there have been some negatives. A six game losing streak, some unimpressive contests against some of the league's worst teams [including losing twice to the team with the worst record (2-14 Seattle, 3-21 Minnesota)], and several blown leads have given reason for concern. But let's take a step back.
At the beginning of the season, many predicted the Pacers to finish near the bottom of the league, let alone Eastern Conference. ESPN picked us to finish14th out of 15 teams, for example. We were expected to be a lottery bound team, and a mid-season trade
involving one of our top players would not come as a surprise. And can you blame many for thinking this after the way last season ended? I don't think so.
However, I believe the main story to last year had little to do with talent and more to do with chemistry and the team's investment into their former coach, Rick Carlisle. The Pacers have been one of the most consistently talented teams in the league, contrary to recent beliefs. The team that finished last season was not only more talented than the '04-'05 team that lost
a contested 2nd round series to the Detroit Pistons, it was not performing to its potential. The most talented team in the league would not perform well with a coach that has been tuned out, period.
There is a common theme when speaking of the failures of Rick Carlisle. A 'stereotype' even. The popular belief is that Rick is a great X's and O's coach, but a terrible communicator. We heard the rumors from his days in Detroit, from some players to Piston's
employees, so when it happened in Indy it didn't come as much of a shock. But Rick's biggest flaw was not a result of poor communication. Rick has never been a great strategist. A great strategist would direct his/her team to put a Danny Granger in the post when guarded by a Jason Williams. A great strategist would never make his shortest player the person to make the
inbounds pass from under the basket. A great strategist would find a way to maximize the talents oftheir players. And most importantly, a great strategist would change their gameplan if it didn't work. Yet Rick didn't change his gameplan. Our team
was never going to grasp the sophisticated offensethat Rick was trying to run. And every other team inthe league had learned the basics of this system, so it came as no surprise when our offense would become stagnant, especially as the game wore on and defenders knew their roles. What took place was a very slow regression, but by the end of the year, nobody believed in Rick or his system. Even the newest members of the team were tuning him out during timeouts.
Enter Jim O'Brien. After reading some recent comments by several players, it seems that O'Brien was the right fit for this team. The players were ready for an up-front, honest communicator. They were ready to replace long, cerebral practices with shorter, more direct, extremely physical workouts. They were ready to get back to the basics of the game. And Jim was ready to let every player on the roster know their importance to the team, from his first meeting with Jamaal Tinsley to his reassuring comments of David Harrison. He was also ready to maximize the talents of his players. He made a few definitive statements; if you're open, shoot it. Offense is yours, but defense is mine. Attack the basket, protect the paint, and attempt to win every loose ball. These are things that every player understands, because they're simple and bold concepts.
It was easy to be skeptical about this team after glimpses of preseason success. There were rumblings from Dick Harter, assistant coach, that there was 'something special' about this team after putting together a string of great practices. All signs were pointing towards a positive change, but last year's transition from preseason to regular season was still fresh in the mind. After Rick's promises of an uptempo offense waned eight games into the season, we saw the same old, same old. And in the first four or five games of this season, it looked like a repeat of the previous season. There was a noticeable difference in the way the team was attacking the rim. Less fast break points were resulting in more anxiety, but it turns out the difference may have been a result of adjusting to regular season defense. After all, the preseason offers a lax defense from most teams. Even during the six game losing streak, you could see the transition offense becoming more comfortable with each possession.
Around the same time, we started seeing a difference in the play of Jamaal Tinsley. Jamaal had looked no different in the first few games of the season. We saw a player, aside from one game, that lacked trust in his teammates as the games became tight. We were seeing the bad shot selection and what appeared to be a refusal to pass to his teammates. But there was one noticeable difference, and it was on the other side of the ball. Though still a below average defender, we were seeing an effort to defend. Jamaal was getting into defensive stance for the first time since Mike Brown was running the defense. Soon, the offense started coming around. We saw a better shot selection; closer to the basket for most shots and stepping into nearly all long distance shots. And his ability to find teammates for easy baskets quickly propelled him into the league leaders for assists. We've also seen a more engaged Jamaal. One who is leading the cheers from the bench and having a noticeably different
demeanor. As Jamaal's play started improving, so did the team's.
Other players have shown an increase in quality play. Several players are nearing or passing career highs in several per game averages, including minutes, points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Mike Dunleavy has gone from being a 'bust' in the eyes of many fans to the team's most consistent and arguably most important player. Though he still shows signs of inconsistency, Danny Granger is on the verge of becoming the team's best all-around player. Jermaine O'Neal is returning to form, averaging over 18 points in December games after a November average of 13. Jeff Foster has shown consistency in knocking down outside
jumpers. David Harrison appears to be on the edge of gaining respect from officials after seasons of frustration. Ike Diogu looks poised to make the Golden State trade more favorable for Indiana than previously thought. Kareem Rush is showing signs of becoming a significant role player despite the extremely small investment the team made by signing him. As a result of this increased quality of play, the Pacers, as a team have jumped up in several statistical categories. At the time of writing, the Pacers have been the highest scoring team in the Eastern Conference and have led the NBA in rebounding.
At this point there are many people involved who deserve the credit for the way the Pacers are playing. Ultimately the burden lies on the players, and to their credit they have responded to the challenge. But at the moment, the most credit belongs to Jim O'Brien and staff. Simply put, does anyone see us playing this well under Johnny Davis? How about Reggie Theus, Brian Shaw, Mark Iavaroni, or even Stan Van Gundy? These are all names that may have seemed more attractive on paper. And it's hard to make an argument that the team could be playing better given the circumstances.
What is the outlook for the remainder of the season? There is still a wide array of things that could happen, but it should be apparent that this team has the potential to be as special as Dick Harter predicted. Consider that the players are still getting
familiar with each other as well as the new coaching scheme. The '93-'94 team started 16-23 before grasping Larry Brown's philosophies and finishing the season with the 2nd best second half record in the league (and an overall record of 47-35). And we all know how magical that season was. It's not surprising that the team has grasped O'Brien's approach more quickly than
Brown's as it is more of a grounds up operation. As the season has progressed, more sophisticated plays have been implemented into the offense. But nonetheless, there only seems to be room for improvement and understanding of the team's gameplan.
But there are some areas of concern, as there are with most teams in the league. Number one is health, given the injury history of several key players. Number two might be defense. The Minnesota Timberwolves scored 111 points in the final three quarters of a recent loss. This was a Minnesota team missing two of its top players in McCants and Foye. There have been periods of time where the opposing team has gotten into a rhythm that the defense has been unable to break. Number three might be preparation. A well-prepared team, as we've become accustomed to seeing in the Indianapolis Colts, never underestimates a lesser opponent. And lastly, protecting big leads is an area of concern.
Regardless of what happens, I have been pleased with the season as it stands. It's been very refreshing to watch this team compete again. I've enjoyed the (re)birth of Jamaal Tinsley's career more than anything this season. Most importantly, I look forward to watching the next game more than I dread the feelings I expect to have after watching. As a fan of Indiana basketball, I'm proud to be following this team.


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From the moment rock and roll hit the airwaves, it has played a crucial role in politics and social movements around the world. Now, two iconic museums, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio and the Newseum in Washington, D.C., are partnering on a one-of-a-kind exhibit, "Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics," to explore the power of rock to change attitudes about patriotism, peace, equality and freedom.
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With the next run of wild winds and monster waves set to hit on Friday and Saturday, Cornwall is facing what looks like the most damaging storm yet.
With coastal defences already damaged, the latest storm, dubbed 'Strike Four' or 'Even Bigger Saturday' is looking like an "absolute monster" according to wave forecasting gurus Magic Seaweed. Click here to visit.
Calling it the "largest and perhaps most damaging yet", Magic Seaweed says the story of the expected storm and recent swells is one of coastal destruction with "the continuing rapid erosion of sand and cliffs, direct damage to structures and buildings, and ongoing coastal flooding", adding this is "indirectly to the giant waves but much more a function of huge astronomical tides (caused by the alignment of moon and sun and the moon being particularly close to the Earth) and as importantly a large storm surge".
This surge is due to the low air pressure lifting the surface of the water, the fierce winds pushing water in front of it towards the coast and the rise in sea level as they break in shallow water.
The only good news for coastal communities already suffering is a return to neap tides almost 1.5m/5ft smaller than we saw at the peak of that last swell which should go some way to mitigating wave action.
Magic seaweed says:
Forecast heights at peak of the swell at Sennen / Seven Stones Lightship, Cornwall, England
Hercules (6th Jan): 28ft@21 seconds
Take Two (1st Feb): 28ft@19 seconds
Brigid (5th Feb): 30ft@18 seconds
Strike Four (8th Feb): 35ft@19 seconds
The Met Office are warning of heavy rain and northwesterly gales during the early hours of Friday and another band of rain, heavy at times, accompanied by coastal gales hitting southwest England during Friday evening, moving quickly east across other southern areas early on Saturday, followed by frequent heavy and squally showers.
Amber and yellow alerts are in place across wide swathes of Cornwall Devon and Somerset.
Winds will also be a feature during Friday night and Saturday with severe gales possible around coasts in the south and southwest of England.
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He talks NBA, the Bulls, football, Lin, The Wire, and some other things. No politics. It's about 25 minutes.
Didn't really think BS would ever get Obama, at least during the presidency. Seems like he really has kept up with the league. Anyways, a cool perspective from a fan of the team we handed their first home loss to.


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WILTSHIRE Council bosses and administrators have secured a deal to keep bus services running in the wake of the collapse of Hatts Coaches.
The 85-year-old Foxham firm, which ran Salisbury's park and ride and other routes, called in administrators last week and told 89 staff they had lost their jobs.
The council and administrator FRP Advisory continued to operate the Pewsey Vale Connect2Wiltshire Bus service and the Park and Ride service in Salisbury with the support of Wiltshire Council while it looked to secure other operators to run them.
The administrators will run the service until the last scheduled bus route tomorrow.
The council and the administrators have found three new operators who will take over the Connect2Wiltshire service and the Park and Ride service from Saturday morning.
APL Travel will take over as operators for the Pewsey Vale Connect 2 Wiltshire bus service on Saturday. Wilts & Dorset will operate the Salisbury Park and Ride services from the sites at Wilton, London Road and Beehive, while Stagecoach will operate the other S services at Britford and Pertersfinger.
Andrew Sheridan, partner at FRP Advisory and joint administrator to Hatts, said: "This is a really great outcome, most importantly for the travelling public who rely on the park and ride operation in Salisbury, especially in the peak summer period for visitors to the historic city, and of course public bus routes in rural areas.
"This also provides immediate job positions with the new operators for all the 30 staff involved in providing these vital services.
"I would personally like to thank Wiltshire Council for their collaborative approach and understanding in working with us to ensure a constructive, commercial solution for all concerned and ensuring the best interests of the travelling public were kept at the heart of the process."


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The business aviation lobby broadly welcomed the European Commission's sudden suspension of the application of its controversial emissions trading scheme (ETS) for flights in and out of the European Union (EU). The move seems to head off the immediate threat of a trade war with major powers such as the U.S., China, Russia, India and Japan but, significantly, ETS will still apply to intra-EU flights, regardless of whether or not the operators involved are based in the EU.
On November 12, EC climate change commissioner Connie Hedegaard said that the application of ETS for flights in and out of the 27 EU member states will be suspended for about 11 months pending an anticipated agreement on a multilateral global alternative program being agreed by the ICAO Assembly in September/October next year. She said that "stopping the clock" on ETS implementation had been triggered by a November 9 ICAO Council decision to push for an alternative market-based mechanism to be applied by all of its member states worldwide.
However, the commissioner warned that if ICAO fails to achieve "an international deal" the application of ETS for movements to and from the EU will be "automatically" reinstated next fall. She also emphasized that ETS will still apply for all intra-EU flights, regardless of whether or not an operator is based in the EU. Officially, the major policy reversal still has to be approved by all EU member states, but Hedegaard made it clear that she had consulted with them before making the high-profile announcement.
U.S. Ban on ETS Compliance in Effect
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation last month that forbids U.S. aircraft operators from cooperating with the European Union on its plan to levy a carbon tax on all aircraft arriving into, departing from or flying over the 27 EU member states. The bill now goes to President Obama for his signature.
This latest move by the House actually rubber-stamps Senate bill S. 1956, which was approved by unanimous consent in the Senate in September and by voice vote in the House on November 13. The House had previously passed its own version, which was melded with the Senate bill.
The measure directs the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit an operator of a U.S. civil aircraft from participating in any emissions trading scheme (ETS) unilaterally established by the European Union if the Secretary determines such prohibition to be in the public interest.
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who sponsored the Senate bill, said he was glad the EU requirement has been delayed, but he expressed concerns that it could be revived later. He said he would have been happier if legislators had abandoned it entirely.
"While I am pleased the EU has temporarily suspended its efforts to unilaterally impose a tax on our airlines flying over U.S. and international airspace, the EU's announcement does not rule out future efforts to tax foreign carriers," Thune said in a statement. "Further, the EU's announcement still does not recognize that its system is illegal and that a global solution, not just one deemed acceptable by the EU, must be the path forward."
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), who has been mentioned to succeed Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) as chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said the bipartisan "European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act" also instructs U.S. officials to ensure that U.S. aviation operators are not penalized by any unilaterally imposed EU emissions trading schemes.
"The EU emissions trading scheme is nothing more than a cash grab that proposes taxes on the U.S. aviation industry and the American flying public," said Shuster. "The current plan lacks transparency or any clear requirement that fees collected by EU countries would be used for reducing emissions. While EU leaders have temporarily backed off implementing their emissions tax proposal, this legislation ensures U.S. operators will not at any point participate in the proposed plan should it resurface."
Meanwhile, both NBAA and the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) hailed the EU decision to delay imposing the cap-and-trade tax on CO2 emissions on flights to and from Europe. NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen warmly greeted the EU's statement as a major step back from the brink of a looming trade conflict.
EBAA said the move at least demonstrates the commission's willingness to support the drafting of a global framework tackling carbon dioxide emissions. It shows that Brussels has been listening to members of the business aviation community, alongside representatives from the global aviation industry, who have long argued that a comprehensive market-based mechanism (MBM), adopted worldwide, would hold more meaning for tackling climate change, said the European association.
"The decision will empower MBM negotiations as they advance," said Fabio Gamba, CEO of EBAA. "We are pleased that the commission recognizes the effectiveness of multilateral solutions over unilateral decisions." However, he expressed regret that the EC had not suspended ETS for intra-European flights and concluded that "it remains to be seen how this change will affect smaller European operators who bear the brunt of administrative costs, as these will again augment considerably."
The International Air Transport Association welcomed the EC announcement. ""The flexibility shown by the European Commission demonstrates that the ICAO process is working, and we look forward to seeing all parties working together to present positive proposals to the ICAO Assembly in September next year," said director general and CEO Tony Tyler. However, in a joint statement, the European Regions Airline Association and the International Air Carrier Association said that by retaining ETS for intra-EU flights the EC "will continue to impose cost and complexity on intra-EU operations with little or no overall environmental benefit." The associations said that the compromise "unfairly penalizes many European carriers" and called on EU member states and the European Parliament to suspend ETS for all flights.
Jeff Gazzard (not verified)
December 3, 2012 - 5:53am
If I ever find the person who slipped this Bill into the President's Christmas Cards "for signing" pile they will really be for it!
More seriously, we regard this as a pretty nasty and pernicious piece of legislation and are stressing to all our political representatives in both the EC and Member States that as a bloc there is still a firm and unequivocal European negotiating mandate to achieve a target to reduce CO2 emissions from international aviation to 10% below 2005 levels by 2020. As far as we can see, neither the US administration's basket of aviation CO2 control and reduction policies, as advanced at ICAO, let alone the A4A/IATA fantasy wish-list of undisguised "business-as-usual" nonsense, fails to meet this bar by some distance, I'm afraid.
Today's message to the flat earth society representing US airline interests in particular is: you need to be talking to your ICAO representatives in detail about how the EC target could be met, and why and how the US can now move towards this objective.
And a closer reading of the Bill might mean less hysterical reactions even from its sponsors. A solution is needed that meets the EU target, otherwise the EU ETS "stopped clock" will start ticking even louder!
Jeff Gazzard
Aviation Environment Federation
Matthew Webb (not verified)
December 3, 2012 - 4:26pm
This debacle will only lead aviation and its various sectors into contracting and thus a loss of jobs and revenue for the sector.
Europe is suffering from beurocratic nightmare that is sucking the life blood out of industry, the implementation of aviation into the ETS system does nothing for the environment, but lines the pockets of industry leaches and pacify the environmental crybabies.
If owners and operators were asked to invest $10 out of every hour flown into R&D and to create a more efficient fleet I can guarantee 90% would agree.
This is only going to end badly for everybody.


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A recent MRI revealed an injury to Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams' tender ankle to be more severe than previously believed.
Nets general manager Billy King told reporters Thursday that Williams has bone spurs in his left ankle, a problem that could require offseason surgery to have them "cleaned up," according to ESPNNewYork.com.
Williams, who recently had a cortisone shot in the ankle, should be able to handle the pain, according to King, who called the injury "manageable."
Dwyane Wade: 'We shouldn't be here' for basketball in New York
The bone spurs were the source of recent inflammation that caused Williams to sit out two practices. With the rest, Williams is expected to play in Brooklyn's opener Saturday against the Toronto Raptors and the season going forward.
"I think probably the majority of athletes have bone spurs that they deal with at some point in their career," Williams said Wednesday on "SportsCenter." "I don't know if I'll have to have surgery. I'm just saying that might be something that happens after the season. But as far as right now, my ankle feels like new since I got the shots, so hopefully I won't have to have any surgery at all."
Williams can now return to the court, and the Nets' practice facility in East Rutherford, N.J., has regained power. The Nets had practiced in the $1 billion Barclays Center in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Brooklyn originally was set to open its season Thursday at Barclays against the New York Knicks, but the game was rescheduled for Nov. 26 because of Sandy, at the request of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.


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Last Wednesday in Washington, a panel of experts on the hiring practices of NFL teams met to discuss whether the Rooney Rule still works 10 years after it was adopted.
Coincidentally, this took place the day after the NFL's week-long Scouting Combine in Indianapolis ended when staffs of every team gathered detailed reports and analyses on more than 300 players. The regular season ended more than two months ago, and the draft is still nearly eight weeks away. The evaluation has gone on non-stop the whole time.
Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs fired head coach Romeo Crennel on the Monday after the season ended. They chose his replacement, Andy Reid, the following Friday, exactly four days later.
While the Chiefs adhered to the Rooney Rule, the result was, it's safe to say, far from a diverse choice. The other seven head coaching hires and seven general manager hires were just as far from diverse.
Hirings like this did not escape the panelists' notice—even though when one panelist, American University law professor N. Jeremi Duru, was asked the title question of the discussion, he said, "My answer would be yes, absolutely."
Also not escaping their notice: the contrast between the wide net of player evaluation and the narrow view of coaching and management hires.
"You know what's interesting? Years ago, the NFL tried to deal with this issue before this Rooney Rule began," said Duru, who was once part of the Washington law firm that, along with the late Johnnie Cochran, brought the concept of the Rooney Rule to the NFL in 2003.
Owners and league officials brought in a consulting firm, Duru recalled, "and they said, 'Listen, all you owners have other businesses. And in your other businesses you take all sorts of time, you're meticulous about who you bring in to run these businesses. Why don't you do the same thing with football?'
"And it didn't really move the needle a whole lot."
Yet it's standard procedure to follow that practice when filling out a roster, especially when drafting. The intrusive nature of the Combine seems to have only gotten worse lately. The unflattering comparisons have evolved lately from "meat market" to "slave auction," and the probing has regressed from queries about players' mothers (Dez Bryant) to their sexual preference (Manti Te'o and others). There appear to be no boundaries teams respect.
Yet, again, with the two most important positions on an NFL franchise, teams climb over each other to get to a candidate first.
Panelist Cyrus Mehri—a partner in that law firm that essentially paved the way for the Rooney Rule—recalled a chat he once had with none other than the rule's reluctant namesake, Steelers owner Dan Rooney. "I don't understand my fellow owners, because they're feeling like they're rushing to pick their head coach because the press is all over them," Mehri remembered.
"I hire a coach once in a decade, and they bring me back Super Bowl trophies. I'm gonna be more thorough. When you're looking at a 10-year hire, why not take six or seven weeks, instead of six or seven days?"
The Rooney family has hired the same number of coaches since 1969—Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin—that the Chiefs have hired since 2009. Kansas City is the current poster child for the speed-dating method of management.
They don't happen to be alone, however. All 15 coach and general manager jobs were filled by Jan. 17, 18 days after the last day of the regular season.
During the panel discussion, Mehri made the same point: that at draft time, teams don't restrict their picks to the SEC, ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12. "To look at all the candidates should be a universal practice," he said.
The panel members (which included Black Coaches and Administrators executive director Floyd Keith, Howard University athletic director Skip Perkins and ESPN business analyst and former agent and Packers executive Andrew Brandt) agreed that the concept of the Rooney Rule works on various levels, and that despite the latest results, it was not a "sham." Potential coaches and executives benefit from the interviews and get into the pipeline, they said.
But they know that results like this offseason's, the formula needs serious enhancement. The biggest roadblock, as always, is the decision-makers' familiarity with the candidates.
Suggestions made at the panel discussion included an increased number of offseason symposia and gatherings to bring the sides together ("It's something that could overcome the buddy-buddy system, the old-boy system," Mehri said), more mentorships by the league and individual teams, and expanding the Rooney Rule beyond general manager positions.
"If we diversify the decision-making, and the decision-making group mindset changes somewhat," Duru said, "that's one way to attack that mindset."
And there's the idea that not only the panelists are sure will make a difference, but believe that others around the league believe is imperative: stop the mad offseason hiring rush.
"All I can say is," Keith said, "the time that you go through that process is, I think, directly proportionate to being inclusive and diverse."
"There's this mania to hire right away that we should get away from," Duru said, adding that a two-week moratorium on all offseason hiring would accomplish the goal. "Even putting diversity aside, to just get the best person, you should just slow down."
The results are obvious every January, Mehri pointed out: "When you see those rushes to hire, they're the ones who are usually rushing the coach back out the door in a couple of years."
The NFL leaves no stone unturned in finding players, and finding everything out possible about them. It's time for them to give a little of that effort—more than 18 days, definitely more than four—to find coaches they're having such a problem locating.


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Effects Of Invasive And Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation On Sleep In The Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
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|Respiratory Insufficiency Respiration, Artificial Sleep Deprivation
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Effects Of Invasive And Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation On Sleep In The Icu
- To define sleep characteristics in critically-ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in medical ICU and coronary care unit (CCU) [ Time Frame: During 24-hour monitorization period (after recruitment into the study) ]
- To compare total sleep time and differences in sleep architecture including time spent in different sleep stages and arousals in critically-ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in medical ICU and CCU [ Time Frame: During 24-hour monitorization ]
- To determine sleep patterns during NIV use, correlating sleep with periods of use and air leaking [ Time Frame: During 24-hour monitorization ]
- To monitor environmental factors including noise, light and patient care activities, and to associate these with sleep patterns [ Time Frame: During 24-hour monitorization ]
- To assess associations of severity of illness and sedation usage with sleep patterns [ Time Frame: During 24-hour monitorization period ]
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|Actual Study Start Date:
|November 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2018
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
critically ill patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation in medical ICU and CCU
critically ill patients undergoing noninvasive mechanical ventilation in medical ICU and CCU
Detailed Description:
Sleep in critically-ill patients is commonly severely fragmented, and sleep architecture is altered as compared to a healthy person. This abnormal sleep may cause some important adverse psychological and physiological consequences. Noise, light, patient-care activities, pain, or medications are some of the contributing factors to sleep disruption in the ICU. Recent evidence also suggests that invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) itself may lead to sleep fragmentation in the ICU. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a well-established, relatively new form of ventilation which improves sleep quality or gas exchange in some patients with chronic hypoventilatory disorders. Although sleep may be disrupted due to discomfort from the mask or air leaking during NIV use; intermittent use of NIV may result in better sleep quality between NIV sessions. The effects of NIV on sleep in the acute care setting have not yet been studied.
The purpose of the study is to describe the sleep architecture of a cohort of critically-ill patients using NIV, comparing findings to a reference group of patients using (IMV).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 18 yrs
- Receiving invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation
- Anticipated further ventilation of at least 24-hour duration for IMV and 8 hours/ 24 hours for NIV
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pre-morbid diseases that could interfere with interpretation of sleep monitoring including CNS disorders (strokes, encephalopathic states), dementia, and known sleep disorders
- On home BiPAP or CPAP
- Depressed sensorium as evidence by Glasgow Coma Score < 10, need for continuous sedation with Riker Score < 2 and inability to follow verbal commands for sustained 3 hours
- Presence of head trauma, psychiatric illness (including use of antidepressant medication), anoxic brain injury, drug overdose or uncontrolled seizure disorder
- Severe hemodynamic instability (BP< 90 mmHg despite vasopressor therapy) and sepsis
- Recalcitrant hypoxemia (inability to sustain SaO2 > 88%)
- Considered as unstable by ICU team (hemodynamic instability, acute uncontrolled GI bleeding, acute cardiac ischemia or arrhythmias)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00638339
|United States, Massachusetts
|Tufts-New England Medical Center Medical ICU and Coronary Care Unit
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
|Study Director:
|Aylin Ozsancak, MD
|Research Fellow
|Principal Investigator:
|Nicholas S Hill, MD
|Chair of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division
|Responsible Party:
|Tufts Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00638339 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 12, 2008
|Last Updated:
|January 19, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by Tufts Medical Center:
Respiration, artificial
respiratory insufficiency
noninvasive ventilation
sleep deprivation
intensive care units
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Respiratory Insufficiency
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency
Sleep Deprivation
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Sleep Wake Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Mental Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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CHICAGO — Sysco Corp. is forming an alliance with the National Restaurant Association's Kids LiveWell program, serving as a distributor partner in the association's industry-wide initiative to get restaurants to offer and promote more healthful menu items.
The distributor announced the partner ship at the association's Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show May 18-21.
Sysco plans to create recipes to offer to independent restaurant operators, according to an NRA news release. Neil Doherty, Sysco's senior director of culinary development, highlighted one of the new recipes at a cooking demonstration at the show.
The partnership works with the Sysco Healthy and Positive Eating (SHAPE) program, which the distributor launched in 2012 to provide education and resources to foodservice customers.
In an effort to build its culinary profile, Sysco launched a marketing relationship with the Food Network in January with chef Robert Irvine, host of "Restaurant: Impossible."
"I'm on a mission to help kids eat well and get healthy. It's one of the best and most important things I do as a chef," Irvine said in the release. "But families are busy and oftentimes convenience takes the place of healthy eating, but it doesn't have to. You can still eat out, while making smarter, healthier choices."
The NRA launched Kids LiveWell in 2011 and more than 140 restaurant brands representing more than 40,000 locations are involved in the program. To participate, restaurants agree to promote healthful menu items, including more fruits and vegetables. Restaurants and their menus are at healthydiningfinder.com, and also through a free Kids LiveWell app.


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5 Upcoming Food Festivals
The Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival
What: The largest lobster festival in the world is back for its 14th year hoping to secure the title for three new Guinness World Records. In addition to the lobster, the festival will feature live music by Big Black Delta, The English Beat, Dead Sara, Pretty Little Demons and more.
When: 5 p.m.-11 p.m. today, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 14 and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 15.
Where: Ports O' Call Village, 77 Berth, San Pedro
Cost: $10 general admission with children age 12 and under free.
Information: www.lobsterfest.com
Ramen Yokocho Festival
What: Dubbed the largest ramen festival in the U.S., the event is slated to have a dozen restaurants serving up authentic ramen from Japan, Hawaii, Las Vegas, San Jose and L.A. Local ramen shops include Tsujita L.A., Daikokuya, Jidaiya and Ikemen.
When: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 14-15.
Where: Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance
Cost: Free admission and free parking.
Information: 310-329-1533.
Food GPS Fried Chicken Festival
What: The second annual celebration of fried chicken features 11 handpicked local chefs from Susan Feniger of STREET, and David LeFevre of MB Post to Ernesto Uchimura of Plan Check Bar. The chefs are expected bring their signature fried chicken or a new recipe exclusively for the event, organizers said.
When: 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 15.
Where: Lot 613, 613 Imperial St., Los Angeles
Cost: General Admission tickets are $55 per person in advance, and $65 per person at the door, if still available. VIP tickets are $90 in advance, and $100 per person at the door upon availability. A portion will benefit My Friend's Place, a Hollywood-based charity dedicated to assisting and inspiring homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives.
Information: www.foodgps.com
Redondo Beach Lobster Festival
What: The Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, in partnership with producer Pete Moffett and Saint Rocke's Allen Sanford, will host the 18th annual Redondo Beach Lobster Festival complete with lobster, craft beers and live music.
When: 5 p.m.–11 p.m. Sept. 20, noon–11 p.m. Sept. 21 and noon-8p.m. Sept. 22
Where: Seaside Lagoon, 200 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach
Cost: General admission is $15. Children age 13 and under as well as attendees with military ID are free.
Information: www.lobsterfestival.com
Thai Food Festival 2013
What: Chef and Thai Culinary Ambassador Jet Tila plans to host the first Thai Food Festival in Los Angeles. Tila will be joined by chefs Andy Ricker, Sang Yoon, David LeFevre and Kris Yenbamroong.
When: 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 29.
Where: Paramount Studios, 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles
Cost: General admission $50, VIP tickets $75.
Information: 323-956-5000.
Sign up with a gym, a personal trainer or Jenny Craig because this weekend is full of temptation for anyone trying to keep that bikini figure.
"It's high season for food festivals in L.A.," said Josh Lurie, producer of the second annual Food GPS Fried Chicken Festival.
Lurie's festival is set for Sunday at Lot 613 in downtown Los Angeles. But starting today other food-centric celebrations include the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival in San Pedro, dubbed the largest lobster festival in the world, and the first-ever ramen festival in the area hosted in Torrance — and that's just a sample tasting of what the season has to offer.
"Food festivals are great for the public because you can be a fan of ramen and get six types of great ramen all in one spot," said MB Post chef/owner David LeFevre, a veteran of the food festival scene. "As a fan, you have a better opportunity of meeting your favorite chef and walking away with something you absolutely love."
While the award-winning chef will not only be serving up ramen, LeFevre will be participating in Sunday's fried chicken festivities for the second year in a row and at Los Angeles' first Thai Food Festival at Paramount Studios on Sept. 29.
LeFevre plans to fry up truffle honey-laced fried chicken, a favorite at his Manhattan Beach restaurant, and is still doing research for his Thai dish (all he knows is it's going to be a green curry).
"As chefs, these festivals — particularly ethnic ones — are a wonderful opportunity to try something we haven't before and do it with authenticity," LeFevre said.
On the heels of a growing food trend that now includes the much-sought after Ramen Burger, which made its Southern California debut in Torrance and Pasadena last weekend, Weekly LALALA, a free Los Angeles-based Japanese magazine, is presenting the Ramen Yokocho Festival.
The new festival boasts it is the "largest ramen festival in the U.S." and is expected to steam things up Saturday and Sunday at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center with the hearty soup crafted by chefs at the helm of such popular local spots as Daikokuya of L.A.'s Little Tokyo, Hawaii's Gomaichi (voted best ramen shop in Honolulu) and Japan's own Kitakata Ramen Bannai.
But Jim Hall, producer of the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival and original creator of the three-day long Redondo Beach Lobster Festival set to kick off its 18th year on Sept. 20, said that food festivals bring more than just high-quality food to the masses.
"Other than Christmas and Thanksgiving, the lobster festival is the only time the family sits down to eat together," Hall said. "It's an experience with food many people just don't regularly have anymore."
Last weekend, 8,000 locals and visitors gathered at Rainbow Lagoon on Sept. 7 marking The Original Long Beach Lobster Festival's biggest day. The festival served up about nine tons of lobsters during the three-day event, organizers said.
The 14th annual Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival plans to top that with upwards of 40,000 people expected to break bread and crack shells together during the festival's three days, Hall said.
The best part — aside from the buttery lobster — is that everyone is helping the festival earn three Guinness World Record titles to add to its 2009 record of the most seafood served at an outdoor event. The Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival is seeking to secure the Guinness record for the most lobsters cooked in eight hours, the most lobsters cooked in a single cooker and for the largest display of lobsters.
"We are the big daddy, and we have the world record to prove it, with three more coming," Hall said.
And food festivals don't just satisfy taste buds. Foodies who also love music were able to catch exclusive performances by Gavin DeGraw and ?uestlove during last month's Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival, and this year the Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival has a bill-full of entertainment from tonight's headliners Big Black Delta to Sunday's closer The English Beat.
"We like to consider ourselves Los Angeles' best-tasting music festival," Hall said, laughing.
Jason Mraz, the fedora-wearing, acoustic guitar-strumming singer whose hits include "I'm Yours" and "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)," performed at the lobster festival for three years before he got signed.
"This year we're hanging our hat on the Big Black Delta, Dead Sara, Echosmith — there isn't a bad band on the lineup," Hall said. That also includes young rising stars Lydia Night and Marlhy Murphy that make up Pretty Little Demons. The tweens met at the School of Rock North Hollywood just last year and have since garnered quite a following, including making a fan out of actor Ryan Gosling. The duo is Saturday's opening act, performing during the coveted Jason Mraz Memorial time slot, Hall said.
"We've got quality lobster and great music," Hall said. "It's as good as it gets."
And the experts only see it getting better from here as long as foodies continue to stay curious.
"I wouldn't say there are too many food festivals," Lurie said. "That's up to the attendees to decide. These are happening because people want them. People love food."


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Activist investors have been, well, active so far in 2013 and have already given us a few priceless moments. The Icahn-Ackman debate will go down as one of the best bits in the history of business television. David Einhorn has gone after Apple (AAPL) and he appears to be winning so far. Activists have been buying up underperforming and cash-laden companies to force an increase of shareholder value. I haven't checked in on activist activity in a while, and given recent events, today is the perfect time to see where we might ride activist coattails for profit.
Nearest and dearest to my heart is Tuesday's activist filing in CommonWealth REIT (CWH). I have long maintained that these shares have been severely undervalued, and two activists have decided that the stock is cheap and the company badly mismanaged. The real estate investment trust announced an offering of notes and equity Monday, and Tuesday morning Related Fund Management and Corvex Management pounced on the company's management while announcing an almost 10% stake. The activists have said that if the board attempts to go forward with its equity and debt offerings, they will remove the board and replace them with new trustees....479 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Add to the fun of Xbox gaming with Kinect - a sensor that tracks your moves and lets you play without a controller!
Great for sports, fitness and dance games, hack-and slash zombie games and more, this will get them off the sofa and enjoying a whole new dimension of fun!
Xbox 360 is available in 4GB or 250GB and including Kinect and the popular game Kinect Adventures, you can plug in and get playing straight away!


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zj1002 wrote:last year didn't we have a max amount of moves per week?
Mr. Plow wrote:zj1002 wrote:last year didn't we have a max amount of moves per week?
Yes. I did that to keep people from trying to stream SP in order to win, mainly because the league was so small. With 12 teams this season you can stream all you want, at the expense of your ERA and WHIP!
Edit: I wanted to go with a Max Starts/Week limit, but Yahoo doesn't allow this for some reason. Just another reason ESPN is better.
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Category: F. Scott Fitzgerald names
The spirit of Francis Scott Fitzgerald is alive and well. In the baby name world, Gatsby is one of the new attention-grabbing names on the block. In the world of entertainment, there is the theater piece Gatz, and now there's eager anticipation for the latest version of The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Lurmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire and Isla Fisher,which is scheduled to open at the end of the year. A propitious time, then, to look at the author's approach to literary names.
Fitzgerald's novels and stories are populated with people with ordinary names like Nick and Dick, with typical Jazz Age period choices such as Bernice and Rosalind and Marjorie for girls, Chester and Percy for men, and a number of sophisticated Princetonesque surnames. He played with name changes reflecting shifting identities as well—Jay Gatsby having been born James Gatz.


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THE Gloucestershire Youth Wind Orchestra (GYWO) can now boast to be one of the finest county wind bands in the country.
On Saturday the group received a gold award in their debut performance at the prestigious National Concert Band Festival, the largest wind band and jazz ensemble festival in the UK.
Conductor Steven Legge said, "The students have worked so hard over the last four years to raise the profile and standard of GYWO and have been rewarded with opportunities to perform at some of the great concert venues including the Royal Albert Hall in London.
"Winning the gold award at the 2014 National Concert Band Festival is yet another national award for a youth music group who've secured themselves as amongst the very best in the UK."
Councillor Paul McLain, Cabinet member for children and young people, said is was fantastic news. "They've all worked hard together to prepare for this performance and it's paid off," he said. "Congratulations to these young people for achieving the gold award. They've made our county proud."


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34 35th St., Unit 26, Brooklyn, NY, 11232
Heather Dewey-Hagborg
|Eyebeam CV
Heather Dewey-Hagborg is an information artist who is interested in exploring art as research and public inquiry. Traversing media ranging from algorithms to installation, her work seeks to question fundamental assumptions underpinning perceptions of human nature, technology and the environment. Heather has shown work internationally at events and venues including Jaaga art and technology center in Bangalore, the Monitor Digital Festival in Guadalajara, PS1 Moma, the New Museum, Issue Project Room, and Splatterpool in New York City, Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey, and CEPA Gallery in Buffalo. In addition to her individual work she collaborates often with the collective Future Archaeology. Heather has a BA in Information Arts from Bennington College and a Masters degree from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University where she currently teaches as an Adjunct Professor.


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Southeastern Railway Museum
Duluth, GA 30096
The Southeastern Railway Museum (SRM) occupies a 34-acre site in Duluth, in northeast suburban Atlanta. In operation since 1970, SRM features about 90 items of rolling stock, including historic Pullman cars and classic steam locomotives. During the spring, summer and fall, the museum is open Wednesday - Saturday and Tuesdays during June and July. During the winter, we're open on Saturdays. See website for official days open per month. For more details, see our events calendar.
Ride in restored cabooses behind steam or diesel locomotives, stand next to the massive driving wheels of the locomotive that once pulled passenger trains to Key West on the "railroad that went to sea," tour the business car that helped bring the Olympics to Atlanta, pose on the platform of the private car once used by President Warren G. Harding, and see just how green Southern Railway green can be as you walk the length of the diesel-electric locomotive that ran the point on the last Crescent before AMTRAK assumed control of the famous train.
Open various hours during the year. Check the website for details.
June & July, museum is open Tues.-Sat...Aug.-Dec. open Wed.-Sat, .Jan. & Feb. open Thurs.-Sat and March-May, open Wed.-Sat.
Info & Amenities
Hours of Operation
Tuesday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Wednesday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Thursday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Friday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Admission & Fees
Adults $8.00
Children (2-12) $5.00
Children (Under 2) Free
Historic Train Raide $3
NRHS Members with Card Buy one get one free
Park Train rides $2.00
Seniors $6.00
Facility Amenities
Guided Tours / Guide Available, Parking on Site, Public Restrooms, Self-guided Tours
General Information
Group Amenities
Group Rates Available, Group-friendly
Payment Options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Suitable for Ages
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andrew wrote:Just an FYI: Challenger isn't a lid.
Aha, you are correct. I did a search for it earlier, must have looked at the wrong pic. When I searched for it now, it clearly is NOT a Lid.
Oh well. Glad I didn't buy one thinking it was something it's not !