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Headphone Shootout #1 - AKG, Bowers & Wilkins, Monster Beats, Sennheiser
Ralph Graves is one of Crutchfield's blog editors, and part of the company's social media team. He writes about home audio/video gear, specializing in Apple-related and wireless technologies. Ralph holds a master's degree in music composition, and his works have been released on various labels. He's served as product manager for an independent classical and world music label, produced several recordings, and worked extensively in public broadcasting. Since 1984 he's hosted a weekly classical music program on WTJU, and is also active as a blogger and podcaster.
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Our first headphone shootout using the Crutchfield Listening bar can be summed up as 5-4-3. Five tracks, four sets of headphones, three reviewers. Each reviewer listened to every track through each set of headphones and jotted down his impressions. The panel included Dave Bar, audiophile and headphone expert; Marshall Chase, whose specialty for Crutchfield on the web and in the catalog is receivers and audio components; and Ralph Graves, blog editor and former writer for Crutchfield's headphone category.
Each panelist listened to the five tracks listed below on each set of headphones, taking notes as they did so.
The tracks:
We limited our listening to five tracks, primarily to keep the shootout simple and relatively short. The tracks were chosen to cover as wide a variety of musical genres and instrumental/vocal combinations as possible. The lineup:
- Norah Jones - Nightingale
Norah Jones has a very dark voice, and this track (like much of her music) features an intimate group of acoustic musicians and Jones on the piano. Each instrument should sound natural and warm in the mix.
- Van Morrison and Ray Charles - Crazy Love (live)
Both Van Morrison and Ray Charles have very distinctive voices. This is a live recording, which offers a different set of acoustic challenges (both for recording and reproduction) than a studio track. Sometimes details can get lost in live recordings without very accurate reproduction.
- Charlie Mingus - Better Git It in Your Soul
This track had a mix of acoustic and electric instruments on it. The soloists used silence and barely breathed notes as major building blogs for their music, Detailed reproduction is essential to keep this track from sounding like mud. On a good set of headphones, one should hear the intake of breath, and the long, wispy decay as the held notes fade out.
- Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice
The remastered version of this song pulls each instrument of the band into sharp clarity, while still retaining the "lo-fi" ethic of the original recording. Bass and drums are critical to this track, as much as Keith Richards' guitar work or Mick Jagger's singing. The low end should kick with authority, and the vocals ride over top without too much of an edge.
- The Boston Baroque; Martin Perlman, conductor - Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067, Rondeu
This group performs on instruments of the period, so the ensemble is smaller than a regular symphony orchestra, the gut strings used have a softer sound then modern metal strings. With Bach, there are no unimportant parts, so being able to make out the bass and middle lines as well as the melody is a must. Good headphones need to deliver all of this slightly soft sound with clarity and depth. An additional challenge: the flute does travel into the upper register, where it has the potential to sound shrill in less-than-ideal headphones.
The Results:
|Bowers & Wilkins P5
|Beats Pro™
|Sennheiser HD 598
|Overall Rating
Somewhat dark sounding overall, yet at the samei tme, a wee bit steely on top. Up-close perspective with a short sound stage.
Palpable, well-defined bass and smooth, detailed midrange. Just the tiniest bit rolled off on the top. Intimate sounding.
Impressive delineation of instruments and vocals in their own well-defined spaces. Lots of ambiance. Exciting sound for the short run, but bass overshadows mids and highs in the long haul.
Fast, transparent, and neutral — these 'phones resolved low-level detail like a champ. Slightly bass-shy on our headphone listening bar but not on my home rig, suggesting you choose your sources and amplification carefully.
Generously detailed vocal and reeds
Great detail on vocal, brass, and flute. They're missing a bit on bass.
Terrific reproduction with amplified instruments.
Spacious, detailed vocal and acoustic instrument reproduction
Very warm sound, but still with a lot of detail, especially in the vocals
Good for intimately recorded music, like the Norah Jones and Charlie Mingus tracks.
Much better performance with all the genres than I expected.
A very expansive sound across the board, with lots of intimate details.
Personal Favorite
The Sennheiser HD 598 won me over with its combination of lightweight comfort, openness, and X-Ray-like resolution.
The AKG K 272 HD would be best suited to my listening and headphone wearing preferences.
I listen to a lot of acoustic music. For my tastes, I thought the Sennheiser HD 598 did the best job.
Of course, our panelists had lots more to say. Read all of their comments about these four headphones at Headphone Shootout #1 — The Details.


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" Brand: Mothercare / Linen Type: Bedding "
I purchased these flannelette flat cot sheets after buying the fitted jersey cot sheets and being very satisfied with them also.
These sheets are available from Mothercare and they come in a pack of two.You can buy them in a choice of two sizes;
cot/cot bed for £11.99
moses basket/crib/pram for £7.99
The sheets are available in the following colours;
white,cream,lemon,pink and blue.
I brought a pair of blue sheets for my son's cot at £12.These sheets are made from a brushed cotton material making them very soft to touch and therfore very comfortable for your child.I personally preferred to use the fitted sheets underneath my son as they covered the mattress perfectly and I used these flat sheets on top to cover him and provide extra layering under his blankets depending on the amount of warmth my son required.The fact that they are made of 100% cotton means that they are breatheable and therefore more appropriate for mothers who worry about their child getting too warm.
I found that these sheets when washed at 40 degrees as recommended by Mothercare were very easy to maintain as they did not fade in colour and nor did they bobble despite heavy usage.The only downside I found was that they were slightly highly priced otherwise I would have given these sheets a full 5 stars.
I bought these cot bed sheets for my grandchildren for in our house when they come to stay. They are a standard cot bed size so should fit all cot bed mattresses. I thought they were really good at first but they don't actually withstand a lot of use.
We bought them in a pack of two in an off white colour, kind of like putty. They were also available in other colours, mainly pastels so there is a variety depending upon your colour schemes of the bedroom. We chose putty as we thought it would be neutral enough to suit all of the grandchildren.
We got two packs; flat sheets and fitted sheets. I find the fitted sheets were faster to put on the mattress but that the flat ones looked more comfortable as though they lay properly whereas the fitted ones looked as though they were a bit too stretched and almost made the mattress bend.
They were quite soft to touch so nice to lie on for a baby.
After a few washes we were still pleased with them. They didn't bobble up and they remained in good quality so we were pleased.
Now, however, we have noticed lots of little holes appearing in the sheets. We have had them a year but don't use them regularly and they are not washed constantly due to my grandchildren not using them all that often so for holes to have appeared is disappointing. You wouldn't expect this from a well known brand like Mothercare. We are now going to buy some new ones to replace these and we will be buying them from somewhere else.
I generally bought most of my sons bedding from Mothercare, simply because I think the products are really good quality and are also good value. The Mothercare Flannelette cot-bed sheets games came in packs of two, and although I cannot remember exactly what I paid for them, they are currently being sold at Mothercare for £11.99 - which equates to about £6.00 per sheet. I think this is a fairly good price, and although there are cheaper cot sheets on the market, I think these are about the best quality for that price bracket.
There are a variety of colours to pick from - and the colours are all quite standard colours. There are white, greeny-blue, blue, pink, lemon and cream sheets available, and I opted for the lemon and blue, simply because I thought these were the nicest shades. There are two different sizes of sheets to choose from also, one that will fit a moses basket and one that will fit a cot mattress. I was only interested in the sheets that fitted the cot mattress which I think would fit most cot mattresses because it is a good size. The sheet measures 120 cm x 155 cm which, as I said, is a really good size and fitted over his mattress easily. It is not the style of sheet that fits over the mattress, but the type of sheet that folds underneath and so it's not necessary to get an exact size. The sheets are made of flannelette cotton which is wonderfully soft and snuggly and I even remember from my own childhood how much I loved flannelette sheets! They are not only comfortable, but they also wear well.
These sheets can be machine washed and tumble dried and they always come out good as new. Infact, with washing, I think they come out even smoother and softer and so these lasted for the duration of the time my son was in a cot.
Overall, I think these are good quality sheets for a cot mattress and I can definitely recommend them.
Our youngest granddaughter was born a few months ago so I was often invited to go and look around the baby shops. It is unbelievable how times have changed, years ago cot sheets were often home-made efforts that started life as a sheet for a double bed. Mothercare is a fabulous shop and I have to admit that I am smitten with Mamas and Papas.
Naturally as grandparents we wanted to buy a small gift for the new baby. After making enquiries my daughter said that a couple of sleepsuits would be much appreciated and she really needed some cot bed sheets. Cot beds sheets may not be a terribly exciting present but they are a very useful one.
Mothercare stock cotton sheets, jersey sheets and flannelette sheets. Some are fitted bed sheets and some are flat. After looking at all of the options we decided that flat cotbed sheets were the best choice and soft flannelette sheets would be so cosy for the new baby to sleep in.
I was particularly pleased with the price of a pair of cotbed sheets. They worked out at just under £10 a pair. Mothercare have the sheets in a good range of colours that should satisfy everyone. The colour range includes pink, white, lemon, aqua, blue and cream. All of the colours are soft shades that are suitable for tiny babies.
For the last baby my daughter bought some fitted sheets and she found to her cost that the elastic edging wouldn't stay in place. The fitted sheets kept popping off of the corners of the cotbed mattress. The flat sheets measure 120 by 155 cm and that allows enough spare to tuck right under the cotbed mattress. The nursery is pink and the sheets were bought to match.
The Mothercare flat sheets are 100 percent cotton. The surface of the cotton fabric is brushed and that makes the sheets feel lovely and soft. The sheets are machine washable and they would need to be because they are now in and out of the washing machine like a yo-yo. When you unpack the sheets they feel super soft but new bedding has to be washed before it is used. The cotbed sheets were washed for the first time and they felt good.
The cotton fabric that the sheets are made from is reasonably thick so the sheets should be fairly hard wearing. Even the tiniest of babies can stain bed sheets and the cotton sheets have now been treated to a few good hot washes and have come out well. It may be labour intensive but my daughter often runs the iron over the sheets if they have been dried on the washing line. Quite rightly she says that the warm iron makes the brushed cotton sheets feel softer.
The pink sheets are still pink, they have not faded in the hot wash. The surface of the brushed cotton still feels rich and soft and the edging seams are well sewn down. In the warmer weather a brushed cotton sheet could act as a thin blanket for nap time, I am sure it would be warm and comfy.
So far, so good. The brushed cotton cotbed sheets have washed well and they are wearing well. The sheets were on sale at a good affordable price and they came from a well respected baby store.
I am a huge fan of flannelette sheets and always have them on my bed so when I was pregnant I knew that I would be having the same type of sheets for the cot, my one problem being that I wasn't too sure where I would get a cot size sheet from as where I got them from only made them from single size upwards.
When visiting Mothercare I noticed they sold them there so I was well chuffed and decided to pick up a couple - even better when I saw they were on buy one get one half price! Even though I was convinced I was having a girl I had decided to just buy white sheets initially but after seeing the lemon colour I quickly changed my mind.
The sheets are available in the following colours:
Cream ( Two shades )
Pink ( Two shades )
Blue ( Two shades )
Aqua ( Two shades )
I think the colour range is quite good they will co-ordinate with most baby bedding. I think the only other colour I would have liked to have seen there was mint but thats just because I have a friend who had chosen a mint themed nursery.
Flannelette is a 100% cotton, soft brushed fabric that makes it feel extra soft against your baby's precious skin and also makes it extra warm. It is said that flannelette makes it warm in winter but cool in summer - I am not sure how this works but I have found that it really does!!
The sheets come in two sizes - moses basket 70cm x 90cm and cotbed 120cm x 155cm. They are a flat sheet rather than fitted which makes it easier to tuck the sheet under the mattress however I have found that there isn't enough sheet left to tuck in after covering the mattress - this is the one bad thing I have found with these sheets as it is important to have plenty of tuck in which makes sure the sheet stays in place.
These sheets wash extremely well, and after plenty of use the sheets were still in good condition with no bobbling that can happen with some sheets. The cost of these sheets are £11.99 for two sheets which is a reasonable price. I now buy single sized sheets for my daughters cotbed as they fit much better than these cotbed sheets!
My daughter seems to enjoy sleeping on these sheets, on one occasion I had to use a polycotton sheet for her to sleep on and she really didn't have a good sleep - is that coincidence? They are so cosy to sleep on and the bed never feels cold to get into with one of them on!
As much as I love flannelette bedding, I am not sure whether I would recommend these sheets as they aren't a great size for a cotbed, and with them being cotton there is always a risk of 10% shrinkage after the first wash so it could be an even tighter fit. They are lovely quality and that can't be faulted so just double check your sizes before buying and if they will fit then I would say go for it as they are lovely.
I would normally give flannelette sheets a top score of five out of five stars but as these don't seem to fit some beds I can only give them three stars!
Thank you for reading my review :)
When we started looking for bedding for the cotbed we purchased, we didn't realise what a mine-field it would be. There was so much choice, what would we buy?
In the end, we went to Mothercare for our bedding, and we purchased some of the flannelette cotbed sheets, in a lovely lemon colour (because at that point, we were unaware of baby's gender!).
Now, before we got them, we read some reviews on the Mothercare website - these were quite variable, and some customers said that sometimes they didn't always fit the cotbed mattress properly. So we decided to get one pack (which contained 2 sheets) to try, and found that we had no problem with this. They were perfect!
They are soft, easy to wash and wonderful against your skin - I only wish our own sheets were so lovely! We also purchased the fitted sheets for the cotbed too, as we liked them so much!
Unfortunately though, baby doesn't like to be constricted by sheets and we've had to resort to a dreampod for her, but we still use the fitted sheets.
Mothercare are top of the league in my opinion for bedding, and they often have special deals on - we got our bedding for buy one get one half price, which was a bargain! They have a whole range of colours so whatever your nursery colour scheme, you will find a set of bedding to suit!
When I had my babies, I chose to have flannelette material sheets. I wasn't particularly sure which type of sheet to choose initially. However when visiting Mothercare, I was really very impressed with the quality and feel of the flannelette sheets. They came in a variety of pretty pastel colours. Which offered suitability to both boy and girl needs.
The feeling of these flannelette sheets when fitted onto the cotbed, can not really be put into words. It gives such a warm and soothing atmosphere. The flannelette is so soft and comforting. It offers a much more luxurious and caring sheet than one from cotton.
I also found that they wash to a very high standard. I was amazed how well they kept their shape, quality of material and colour. Although I did notice when I had my son that the blue cotbed sheet did lose it's colour slightly after a few washes and became quite faded. Which made me feel quite disappointed.
I have to admit, I have never experienced any problems with these flannelette cotbed sheets. I was really pleased with the size of these sheets as they fitted my cotbed exceptionally well. I did find that some sheets of other branding were too small to fit on the cotbed. However these had lots of room and fitted superbly.
I am also impressed with the strength of the material. Despite being used a lot of the time, their was not signs of wear. No thinning of the material or fraying of the edges. I was quite impressed with the neat and sturdy stiching on the sheet, which remained in tact despite constant use.
I think these flannelette cot bed sheets are of an excellent standard. I think they offer a more caring and luxurious bed for baby. I always felt that when my babies were sleeping on Flannelette sheets, not only did baby seem to appear more comforted I also had a better peace of mind. This is because I knew they offered warmth and protection and also fitted well so there was no creases in the material underneath baby.
Mothercare have a good variety of products to suit many of your babys bedding needs. There range of Flannelette Cotbed Sheets is very nice and offers a good variety of pastel shades to suit boys and girls. The sheets are nice and soft to the touch, which means they are snuggly enough for even a very young baby.
If I compare them to the Mothercare Terry Sheets we have also bought before, these Mothercare Flannelette Cotbed Sheets are a much better buy. Of course being a flat as opposed to a fitted sheet they will need to be tucked in, but I think this is a a good option for a set of cot sheets, although fitted bottom sheets are also nice.
Price wise Mothercare Flannelette Cotbed Sheets are £11.99 in the larger cot bed size. The dimensions for this size are 120cmx wide x 155cms long, which should give just enough material to tuck the sheets in nicely over your cot mattress. Although these are also recommended for the small cot beds you can buy, they don't fit every cot bed and we found them a little bit of a tight fit towards the top and bottom of the bed and so they could have been just a little longer perhaps.
The smaller sized sheets fit small moses baskets and cribs and can even be used to line a pram. They cost £6.99 for a pack of 2 and are 70cms wide x 90cms long. We used these over a small slim crib mattress which we bought to use in the pram, as we felt it gave a nice soft and even surface for a new born baby. Obviously an older child will be sitting up more and will not need a similar surface, so the sheets won't be needed for this type of use.
You can buy your Mothercare Flannelette Cotbed Sheets in the following colours, a nice crisp white - that washes well and cane be kept fairly bright and white if washed correctly. A pale delicate lemon - that is lovely and fresh looking and will suit a variety of nursery themes. There are 2 options for the pink tones and you get one of each - a sweet little pale pink colour, plus a slightly deeper pink, great for little girls.
There is also a soft cream shade and a slightly darker cream - which sometimes is very hard to find in baby bedding, these both match well if you are having a teddy bear or similar theme to your nursery and tie in nicely with the light beige and soft browns to make a very relaxing babys first bedroom.
Finally there is also a pale blue and a slightly deeper but still soft blue - for little boys and a soft pale Aqua shade which is complimented by a slightly deeper Aqua, both of which are suitable for boys or girls and are perfect for under the sea type nursey themes, with all the little sea creatures and soft toy accessories to set it off a treat.
Mothercare Flannelette Cotbed Sheets are nice and soft as they are made out of a soft brushed fabric. This is really good for taking the chill off of bedding during cold snaps and a means you aren't placing your baby or toddler on to a chilly feeling surface. I wouldn't want to use the sheets in summer as you want the opposite effect then and need to aim for sheets with a cool crisp effect.
Whilst the sheets are nice and soft and also wash well, they are a little short in length for some beds and mattresses, so you will need to have a quick measure up before purchasing. These sheets are perfect as a top sheet and can be used as a bottom sheet tucked under the mattress of some cots and cribs etc.
Rating wise I fell these deserve 4 stars, as they remain soft and fluffy when washed and do fit most cot sizes. They won't fit larger cot beds, as bottom sheets, so I feel the labels are a bit mis -leading when they are marked up as a product that will do that job. Other than that they are a nice little product that come in some very pretty colours.
Today I've been shopping again in Mothercare for my daughters new baby which is due in November, I bought Mothercare Flannelette Cotbed Sheet as they a we are beginning to get things ready for the nursery. she has had her scan and everything is ok and we found out that the baby is a boy, so I bought light blue, lemon, cream and aqua and they cost me £12.99 for one pack of two sheets. the crib sheets are cheaper at £6.99
They are flannelette which is a soft warm and comfortable material, we figured as the baby is due ion winter we should buy things that will keep him warm.
Flannelette has been around for years and it is a soft spun yarn It is commonly used to make clothing, bed sheets, and sleepwear, it is often made from either wool and cotton, or wool and synthetic fibre.
Fabric similar to flannel can be traced back to Wales, where it was well known as early as the 16th century. So it is probably Welsh in origin.
The cot sheets are machine washable which makes them easy to manage and these are 100% cotton which is good for babies skin. They are available in white, lemon, 2 cream tones, 2 pink tones, 2 blue tones and 2 aqua tones. this is a good choice of bedding to suit both girls and boys as well as kepping them warm and snugly.
The sizes available are Moses/Crib: 70 x 90cm, Cot/Cot bed: 120 x 155cm this is good for both crib and cot as my daughter is getting both crib for her bedroom and cot for the babies nursery, so she can feed int he middle of the night and put the baby in the crib, so we will have to buy extra sheets.
I'm happy with the price i paid as you get two sheets in each packet which is good value for your money as well as getting a good quality brand item. I like to buy Mothercare products as they are always in stock and the returns guarantee is good either money back or replacement item but you have to keep your reciept to get a refund.
When your washing 100% cotton items you have to be careful not to put them on a hot wash or they will shrink, but i have bought it before so know how to care for it.
I am very happy with my purchase and the quality of the cot sheets, they are nice colours and are soft and cuddly. If your looking for a good cot sheet them Mothercare is a good place to look. I will be going back for some more in due course.
Mothercare do a lovely range of cots for babies, and to go in them, they also offer a range of bedding. It does help having a cot and bedding of comparable sizes. The flannelette is not fitted, so you can use it as an under sheet if you want - it is big enough, or as an over sheet. You shouldn't put babies under duvet like coverings as they can get to hot, but blankets tend to wander if you have a baby who wriggles a lot. If you fold the top of the sheet over the blankets you can use it to make them a little bit more secure. Most sheets are cotton these days, which washes well at high temperatures and has a smooth feel to it. The flanelette sheet is a bit different (and I was amazed you can still get them, its rather an old fashioned fabric type.)The fabric is a little thicker than cotton, and has a much softer and more snuggly feel to it. As far as I can gather, babies like snuggly things, like to be able to hold something soft and put it against their face. The sheets wash easily enough and dry only fractionally slower than cotton. They don't crease up as much, so unless you are fanatcial about that sort of thing, don't bother ironing them. They wear well, being that bit thicker. I think they are also a little more absorbant than cotton, which can help to take the inevitable leaks away from baby's skin. Mothercare do three sizes of sheet - pram/crib sized (£5.99), cot sized (£8.99) and cot bed sized (12.99) The prices are much the same as other types of sheet (They also offer Flat cotton, cotton jersey, and terry)Obviously, these sizes match Mothercare beds and cots, so it makes sense to get all of your bedding from the same place as you've got your bed, if you can. Otherwise, there are measurements online and in the catalogue to help you work out what you need. Given how big these sheets are, it is all very expensive - sheets for double beds can cost as little as 15 pounds a piece and there isn't much f
abric in a cot bed. However, your only options are to buy these (or something of a comparable price frm another baby specialist) or to make them yourself, which is a lot of effort. I think these are really nice sheets, and my little one would appear to agree as he really loves pulling his up against his cheek so he can enjoy how snuggly and soft it feels. I would recomend them, especially for the winter. You will need at least four sheets - two on, two in the wash, but six is safer unless you have a tumble drier and can get things dry very rapidly if required.
What an absolute waste of money these are. At £17.99 for a pair they're not what I'd call cheap either. Although cheap and nasty is what they appear to be. Last month we moved our two year old into a bed. His dad made him the bed frame and we went to Mothercare to buy a cotbed mattress. Whilst we were there we looked at the sheets and decided to buy a pack. The sheets stated on the pack that they were the correct size for the mattress we bought. However, on trying them on the mattress they barely fitted, leaving a small amount of mattress at the sides on show. They are also very thin as the pattern of the mattress shows through. After washing they seem to be even smaller (if that's possible) so I guess they have shrunk slightly - and yes I did follow the washing instructions to the letter. I'm so dissatisfied that I'm going to go into Mothercare and complain. Can anyone suggest to me where I can buy some good quality cotbed sheets?
I use a mothercare sheet over my son tucked in around him. He used too push his quilts off, so i compromised and put a thin cover over him, which is tucked in around him. He now sleeps soundly and no waking up cold, as it is tucked in tight enough for him to breathe easily, he cannot kick it off now. So it means a good night sleep for the both of us. At the moment that is perfect as it is hot, but i thought it would be cold in Winter, so means a blanket tucked in though, a mothercare blanket.

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text: George Hohmann: Storms highlight harsh truth By George Hohmann November 3, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginians affected by the June 29 derecho and superstorm Sandy know they're dealing with a harsh reality:* If they are wealthy, they can invest $8,000 to $10,000 and have a permanent backup power system installed for their home.* If they aren't wealthy but can afford to invest a couple of thousand dollars, they can buy a small generator, a heater, a grill and some battery-powered equipment and live reasonably comfortably in one room during an extended winter power outage.* Without backup equipment, they know it isn't farfetched that at some point they may have to depend on the generosity of others.Maybe it has always been this way. But it sure feels different.***Here's hoping for a more detailed explanation of how West Virginia University can execute $14.6 million in land deals with developers and agree to a $70 million redevelopment project in the Sunnyside section of Morgantown without putting any parts of it out for bid.***The decision announced Thursday by Monty Boyd, the owner of Walker Machinery of Belle and Whayne Supply of Louisville, Ky., to sell and service Caterpillar-brand underground mining equipment seems brilliant.After all, the Walker and Whayne Caterpillar dealerships have been selling and servicing Cat's surface mining equipment for years. The opportunity to expand their offerings comes in the wake of Caterpillar's July 2011 acquisition of Bucyrus International for $9 billion. Bucyrus had been buying up underground equipment manufacturers for years and had assembled an extensive product line when Caterpillar came calling.Boyd said earlier this year that one of his goals is to stabilize the business of Walker and Whayne so it can hold onto experienced, skilled employees despite the coal industry's ups and downs.Although Walker and Whayne will still depend on the coal industry for a majority of their revenue, they'll be selling both surface and underground mining equipment. Right now mining in the Eastern U.S. is split about 50-50.It is worth noting that Cat's acquisition of Bucyrus also provides Walker with a broader portfolio of surface mining equipment to sell and service."We have a tremendous opportunity for product expansion on surface operations with rotary and hydraulic drills, trucks, and hydraulic shovels," Boyd said. "Central Appalachia has the greatest population of highwall miners in the world." Boyd sits on Caterpillar's Global Mining Council, which consists of dealer-owners from around the world. The council helps Caterpillar develop its mining business strategy. Although coal is currently taking a beating, Boyd said the long-term outlook is for a stable business. That's because coal will continue to be needed to meet U.S. energy demands and developing nations are staking their futures on energy from coal, he said.Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, said at the Walker Machinery-Whayne Supply announcement, "West Virginia sends coal to about 32 countries. Every other ton of coal that leaves the shores of this country comes from West Virginia."Reach George Hohmann at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-4836. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 Body found in Kanawha River, near South Charleston 3 Plans for all-ages venue rise in old bakery building 4 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property 5 Mitch Vingle: WVU's Lyons watching bombshell merger news Crime report: Oct. 25-30, 2012 Previous Story On file: Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2012 Next Story


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Scottsdale, Ariz. Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, located in Dusseldorf, Germany, announced that Stefan Sudhoff, corporate SVP Cosmetics/Toiletries at Henkel, has been appointed to lead Henkel Consumer Goods. Stefan Sudhoff succeeds Georg Baratta.
Sudhoff has been working with Henkel Cosmetics in various positions for almost 25 years. In addition to his responsibility for the Body Care strategic business unit and the Latin America and Central & Eastern Europe regions, he has also been responsible for the strategic steering of the North American Henkel Cosmetics business since 2006.
Henkel Consumer Goods is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., and markets a wide range of consumer brands including Dial soaps, Purex laundry detergents, Renuzit air fresheners and Right Guard antiperspirants. Henkel purchased The Dial Corp., located in Scottsdale, in 2004.


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Brent crude oil fell in volatile trade on Friday ahead of a long weekend in the United States as the Obama administration made a case for a "limited" strike against Syria.
Oil prices fell, rebounded, then fell again during U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's televised address as traders watched for signs of what the administration might do.
Kerry released evidence that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against civilians multiple times in the past year and said the "indiscriminate, inconceivable horror" could not go unpunished.
After Kerry spoke, Obama said the United States was still in the planning process for a response to the chemical weapons use in Syria, that would not involve an open-ended commitment or major military operation.
Oil markets had been concerned the crisis in Syria could spill over into other nations in the Middle East, disrupting oil supplies, especially if the United States conducted a large strike.
"It's clear there's going to be a military strike of some kind, but it became clear that it's going to be limited in scope and that's why we sold off," said John Kilduff, partner at Again Capital LLC.
Brent crude for October fell $1.15 to settle at $114.01 a barrel, after earlier reaching a low of $113.63 prior to Kerry's speech. Brent gained 2.7 percent a barrel over the past week.
U.S. crude for October delivery fell $1.15 to settle at $107.65 a barrel after hitting a low of $106.75, finishing the week up 1.2 percent.
U.S. refined products, which expire today, led the decline, with contracts for gasoline and heating oil down more than 1.3 percent.
Traders said some selling on Friday was also linked to the long Labor Day weekend in the United States, with investors looking to close out positions ahead of the three-day weekend.
As the U.S. mulled action against Syria, market participants kept one eye on supply issues in the Middle East and elsewhere.
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Libya's crude exports have shrunk to just over 10 percent of capacity from three ports, out of a possible nine, as armed groups have tightened their grip on its major industry. Maintenance in Iraq in September is also expected to cut supplies.
Increased production by Saudi Arabia and the possibility of an emergency oil stocks release by the International Energy Agency (IEA) could offset the disruption.
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Oil prices were still on track for their biggest monthly gain in a year, with Brent up nearly 6 percent in August, after unrest cut output in Libya by around 1 million barrels per day (bpd) and production fell in Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere.
Upward momentum for prices appeared to stall after Britain's Parliament defeated a proposal by Prime Minister David Cameron that could have led to UK involvement in a strike against Syria.
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In the brawl tonight with San Diego.
Carlos Quentin is in for a nice long suspension
In the brawl tonight with San Diego.
Carlos Quentin is in for a nice long suspension
Do you get extra games for someone getting hurt? It can always happen if there is a brawl.
This is getting crazy. Marty Caswell, a reporter in the LA area just tweeted this:
Players just ran out of Dodgers clubhouse...appears Matt Kemp and Carlos Quentin went after it in players parking lot
Its insane and im guessing he's out months?
I'm wondering as well what the time frame on his return is.
Unless Grienke verbally threatened Quentin's children or grandmother, Quentin comes off as a real jerk here.
Originally Posted by dougdirtOriginally Posted by Sea RayOriginally Posted by RedTeamGo!
Quentin is/was a fool for thinking it was intentional. Why would he or anyone think Greinke would want to hit him on the 6th pitch of the AB at 88 pitches in a 2-1 game to start the 6th when the first 5 weren't anywhere close to him? If for some reason they were stupid enough to hit him it wouldn't have taken 6 tries to do so and if it did everyone would have caught on by 2 or 3 attempts.
The fact he did plunk him resulted in a ND so that should show how dumb it was to think it was intentional. They should have 15 more times to get him this year later rather than doing it in that spot. Also Mattingly should get credit for a BS in that as he used Capuano to face Yonder who owns him at 4-for-10 with a BB before tying the game up as the next hitter.
They would never be able to do it since the MLBPA would flip but I wish he would get suspended for as long as Greinke is out just for being so ignorant to the situation. The dude is already 49th All-time in HBP and has just played 710 games and was hit the same amount of times in just 402 Minor league games so its clearly a major part of his game and his own fault so its unbelievably dumb to get upset at all.
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Quentin should get no longer suspension than anybody else does for a normal brawl. Just because he actually did some damage (which happens when grown men are fighting) doesn't mean he deserves anything but the norm. I mean, when a dude charges the mound what do you think he's trying to do? He's trying to beat the hell out of the guy. Why else would you charge the mound? It's not like Quentin went out there and whacked him with his bat or something. He was a bigger guy. Grienke decided to throw a shoulder into him, and you see the results.
Cueto literally ended Jason LaRue's career and all he got was the norm. I hope anybody who calls for Quentin sitting out until Grienke gets back thinks Cueto should have been kicked out of baseball. If baseball was really interested in stopping brawls (they aren't) it would have started putting in stricker penalties a long time ago.
As for Quentin, I agree there's no way it was intentional, but Quentin gets hit ALL the time and this was his 3rd HBP against Grienke. I understand how he could be angry, even if it wasn't intentional. If you look at the video, Quentin wasn't charging the mound either until Grienke said something to him.
Quentin will probably get the usual. Yet you can bet his already high hbp numbers will go up. I am sure there are pitchers league wide who will gladly put one in his earhole after this.
As for him charging the mound at a weird time, I can pretty much guarantee before the game he was thinking "if he hits me, I am charging the mound." It didn't really matter the count or the point in the game. Some guys just get it in their head certain players have it out for them and logic just doesn't apply.
As for only charging once Greinke said something, Quentin was already walking towards the mound. It looked to me like Greinke just said "what?" and then Quentin charged. Quentin already had charging the mound on his mind.
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It doesn't look like Geinke says anything until after Quentin starts charging the mound at which point he says the f word and drops his glove.- see about 3 minutes in where there is a closeup of Greinke.
Kemp looks like the big jerk here. His reaction is the only thing that, given the circumstances, makes it look like it could have been intentional. The fight itself wasn't that egregious- there was no kicking, bats, punches, etc.
Grienke probably broke his collarbone when he dipped his shoulder into Quentin. That was dumb on his part. More dumb of Quentin for charging the mound. Apparently there is a history between these two. Heard on the radio Greinke had hit him three previous times. Although the last time was in 2009. Quentin should get the max penalty for this,IMO,whatever that is. Kemp will probably get suspended for a while too for going after Quentin after the game.
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By yevquest
From: Southeast,US
Oct 18, 2011
|Leakage is 12a.
By Blake Cash
From: Chattanooga, TN
Nov 3, 2011
rating: 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
|Yep, 12a.
By JohnWesely
From: Red River Gorge
Nov 3, 2011
|I have never been on a harder 12a and have been on easier 12b's.
By Blake Cash
From: Chattanooga, TN
Nov 4, 2011
rating: 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
|Well...it's 12a. Don't know what to tell you. Go do Occamm's Blazer and Strutter which are 12b and you'll see the difference.
By Stephen Felker
From: Boulder, CO
Nov 5, 2011
|In my buddy John's defense, while his assessment may not match the consensus, he is generally solid at the grade/style in question and is by nature not a grandstander. Either way, it looks fun! Deep Creek is an awesome crag.
By GMBurns
Nov 6, 2011
|That Weseley dude is soft. I watched him brownpoint a 5.6 in the 'Gunks once. He has no idea what he's talking about.
By D Snyder
From: Virgin, Utah
Nov 6, 2011
|If John thinks it's 12b it's probably 11d. But I heard 11d is the new 12b so he's probably spot on.
By Michael Penn
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 21, 2011
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
|I think 12b is fine for this route. I personally thought it was quite a bit harder than strutter, but I haven't tried occum's. I think if you compare it to other classic 12b's around the country: Mercy the Huff, Easy Skankin', Technosurfin' etc the grade(and quality) seems very similar.
By yevquest
From: Southeast,US
Nov 22, 2011
|I have a quick question: what is MP.com's accepted ethic for adding routes and their grades? My policy has always been to go with the accepted guidebook grade when I enter a route and then mention any thoughts one way or the other in the comments or grade vote. Is this the standard or do others go with a different approach? I ask because the standard accepted grade for Leakage is 12a. It's not a new route (a few years old with many people climbing on it) and it has a consensus grade (12a).
By yevquest
From: Southeast,US
Nov 22, 2011
I'm trying to follow rule #1 and not be a jerk but I wanted to finish my thoughts on grades and try to stop grade inflation at Deep Creek.
To compare this with some showpiece 12b routes (Mercy (RRG), Easy Skanking (Rifle), Technosurfing (Rumney), Mentor (VRG), Super Mickey (Ceuse), Mr. Big (Potrero), Great White Behemoth or Happiness in Slavery (Tensleep)), it's easier than all of them. To say that Leakage is as hard as Jesus and Tequila is laughable. Leakage is all jugs and fairly straightforward.
By Michael Penn
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 22, 2011
rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
|I will admit that I have been a little disingenuous with my route comparisons. Two of them I did as a far less developed climber and one I have done probably 100 or more times. My comment mostly comes from conversations with my friend Warren. His "guide" for Deep Creek had the grade on leakage scratched out and written in as 12b, from that and a conversation we had comparing it to the aforementioned classics I thought the grade was fairly accepted. I am surprised by such strong feeling toward this grade and I will certainly defer to your judgment. The fact that I am new to the area and I honestly haven't spent much time climbing on 5.12's lately make me a less suitable judge for the grade of this climb.
By Kyle Benge
From: Collegedale, TN
Nov 28, 2011
|On the first attempt this route did seem harder, but once you've figured out the movement it's not so bad. A few fun technical moves at the bottom lead to jugs the rest of the way. This route is one of my favorite that i've done so far at deep creek. I'd give it a 12a/b... There's really not a small hold on the route. It may have been rated 12b because it is more sustained then some of the other 12a's... AND STEEP! (but most everything is steep here). Lower off about 35 feet from the base of the cliff! Good route.
By JohnWesely
From: Red River Gorge
Apr 4, 2012
|FWIW, I was told Leakage was 12b by other climbers. The rating on enduro routes is always going to be wonky. Having slightly better endurance can be the difference between a quickly ticking pump clock and getting full recovery on every move.
By dave wilson
Jul 2, 2012
|I think once you have climbed more at deep creek you would say 12a. It is the standard for the grade there. Quite a bit easier than Occam's Blazer for sure.


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After what happened there last year? lol no way
Not to mention Crean drawing attention to himself afterward. This could be like the Michigan game during Season on the Brink. They won't let up no matter what the score is.
If they were that mad about it, I doubt they let us win the game earlier in the year. They clearly weren't all there. Unless the anger got to them and made them lose focus.
You don't get revenge on somebody for beating you at home by beating them at home the next year. You get the revenge by beating them at their home the next meeting/year
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They will want revenge for IU winning @ Michigan last year, I suspect.
Grantland has a pretty good article on Indiana and college basketball in general. Bolded emphasis is my own.
Originally Posted by Brian Phillips, Grantland.com
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Yeah, I read that last week right when it went up. I had to tweet at the writer because he had "University of Indiana" in there which drives me insane. Bolded part is very true.
"Noah Vonleh has the second-largest hands ever measured at Indiana University"
I don't know how far they go back with that stat, but if they go back a long way then I'd think that #1 would be George McGinnis. Old timers remember Big Mac snatching one-handed rebounds, palm down from the top, like you or me would catch a baseball-sized rubber ball that we were bouncing off the pavement.
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Um, ok.
I know yesterday was only one game, so it's a small sample size, but it got me thinking: would IU really be in trouble next year if Vonleh doesn't come back?
We'll have elite shooters next year, which should lead to better spacing and more scoring. The freshmen become sophomores. Yogi will be a year older and a year wiser. Crean's offense really doesn't utilize the post and yesterday we put up 72 against a team that only gives up 59 and is in the top ten in the country in points allowed per game.
If Vonleh leaves, we can hopefully sign a post player in the spring or pick up a transfer. It wouldn't have to be the second coming of Cody Zeller, but someone who can guard the rim. We gave up a lot of layups and dunks yesterday and put OSU in the double-bonus by the 10 minute mark because the size mismatches forced us to foul.
Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but yesterday sure gave me a feeling that the world may not end after all if Vonleh declares.
Linguistically, it really doesn't make a ton of sense. I mean is there any other state university with simply the state's name (i.e. Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky; not Indiana State, Kansas State, etc.) that is not "University of ________"? Then I guess you have the Kansas thing where they are "KU" but still the University of Kansas, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. All that said, you're right, if you write about sports or for a sports website, it's pretty inexcusable to screw that one up.
West Virginia University
That's all I can think of without "State", "Central", "Polytechnic" shoved in there.
Or being private (NYU).
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My thoughts exactly. That would bring us to 20 wins, .500 conference record, and 4-5 wins over ranked teams (one hopefully in the tourney away from home).
Beating Nebraska is a MUST, though.
IU doesn't have a chance at an at large bid if they don't beat Nebraska and Michigan. I don't even think making the B1G title game would do it. Beating Michigan is an absolute must, and winning at the very least one conference tourney game is a must.
I think we can get in as a bubble team with 20 wins as long as one of those comes over a ranked team, either at Michigan or in the tourney.
Anything less than that and there's no chance, though, IMO.
They'll probably go out and **** the bed against Nebraska tonight and this will all be moot.
Well, to be fair, Nebraska isn't terrible this year.
12 minutes in, looks like you may be right. Not that predicting bed-crappings is difficult with this team.
Not surprised by results so far. Figured they'd crap the bed one of the last two games here. They have some nice answers, but guys like Hollowell & Williams looking really suspect on defensive end.
I really, really like Devin Davis. His game has to be viewed in the context of a freshman, but it's hard not to be excited about the player he's going to become in 4 years at IU. His skillset and build is really intriguing.
Troy Williams picked a pretty good game to learn how to shoot out of the blue.
There is no NBA player named Monte Ellis.
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3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly milled black pepper
8 Tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter (room temperature)
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2/3 cup unsulfured molasses
1 large egg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Make sure the dough isn't sticking to the work surface (it probably is, so just sprinkle more flour down). Cut straight down into the dough as pictured above. Then, pull the pieces apart, lay them flat and trim the edges so they're not too thick. Most of mine were about an inch and 1/2 thick because I like my gingerbread fries soft and chewy. Cut them thinner for crunchy cookies.
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Bake for about 10 minutes. Cool on the sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Note: This icing becomes hard & shiny. Use immediately or store in an airtight container until cookies are ready to decorate. You can refrigerate it for a couple days if needed.
1 pound (4 1/2 cups) confectioners' sugar
3 egg whites
In a medium bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, egg whites on low speed until combined. Increase the speed to high until the icing is firm, shiny & thick enough for piping. See? Easy. Separate into smaller bowls & mix in some food coloring for a little personality.
For Cheese Yellow: dump a bunch of yellow food coloring into the icing and a teeny bit of orange. Stir thoroughly until you get your desired color.
For Ketchup Red: Mix Christmas Red food coloring and add brown until you get the perfect ketchup color.
Coat your fries in yellow and let them dry or make little icing dippers and enjoy!
Merry Christmas, everyone!


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INDIANAPOLIS — Chad Knaus took a three-day vacation last week during NASCAR's final off weekend of the season as he tried to rest for the grueling 17-week stretch ahead.
"The first thing my buddy said when I walked up to him on the beach this weekend, 'I wonder if Dave Rogers is on vacation?'" Knaus said.
"I almost turned around immediately and went back to Charlotte."
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Rogers is the crew chief for Kyle Busch at Joe Gibbs Racing, considered one of the teams that will battle Knaus, Jimmie Johnson and their Hendrick Motorsports crew for the 2013 Sprint Cup title.
It's good to be in the shoes of Knaus and Johnson. They are tied for the most wins this year with four and have a 56-point lead on Clint Bowyer in the standings after 19 races.
Granted, that points lead will mostly evaporate once the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins, but this is a team that also ranks second in laps led (behind Busch) and second in miles led (behind four-race winner Matt Kenseth).
"This point lead, the momentum, the victories, all that is going to mean nothing as soon as we get to Chicagoland Speedway (to start the Chase)," said Knaus, who spent part of his vacation with Johnson.
"When we get there, we have to be on top of our (game). … If you sit back now and think that you can coast until Chicago, you're sadly mistaken, because the most important thing to do going into Chicago is to make sure you have momentum on your side, and that's what our focus is."
In a sign that not everything is the way it should be, the Knaus team suffered an embarrassing episode a couple of weeks ago at New Hampshire when the team failed post-qualifying inspection and Johnson had to start the race at the rear of the field.
That pretty much ended any hopes of winning that race and increased scrutiny on the team.
The Knaus crew has gone through some changes in its engineering and car setup staff, including losing engineer Greg Ives to JR Motorsports as the crew chief for Regan Smith.
"They are not operating 100 percent yet," Knaus said. "We have had some small mistakes and we've had some small problems, one of which as recently as New Hampshire. We have got to get better there.
"Over the course of the next seven weeks, for us to be operating where I feel like we need to be operating, we have a long row to hoe."
But despite that long road, which starts this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Knaus went on vacation with Johnson, spending time on the beach with Johnson's family and other friends.
"I have a really good friend of mine that said, 'If you don't reward your successes, you'll never want to be successful,'" Knaus said.
"Jimmie has helped teach me that over the years. I took three days off, so it wasn't like I completely ejected, you know. But I took three days off. I was able to relax, have a good time, hang out with one of my best friends and many of my other best friends and just chill."


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Hi, my name is David, and I'm from Bogotá, Colombia.
I'm 22 years old, and I don't speak English a lot, but I'm here for learn more with you
I was Tibetan Buddhist, but ultimately I'm interested in Theravada Buddhism, because I think this is a good method for me and it's closer to the thought by the Buddha.
I wait learn a lot with you about the Dhamma, and meditation, and that you become my Dhamma supporter in the distance
With Metta.


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--Fix subtitles support in VideoOSD.xml
--Added better OSD buttons (thanks to Paul)
Like everyone one else I've been looking forward to a new release of fusion and while I've been waiting I've been tweaking the old version more to my liking. I've now merged my mods with the latest (0.8.8) version of fusion. Here's a mod pack you may like to check out - main mods are the OSD and the video info screen. Fortunately the textures for the OSD are already in the skin.
In the download I've included a text file which outlines everything I've changed so you don't need to use all of my mods - you can pick and choose. Also included are backups of the original xml files. Enjoy.
Music OSD/visualization:
Video Info:
Music Albums biglist:
Home Recently Added Years + Borders/shadows:
Video OSD/seekbar/fullscreeninfo:
Complete list of mods:
- OSD changed to similar to original design
- Play and pause swapped (ie play shows when paused, pause shows when playing)
- Music OSD changed to similar to original design
- Rearranged things a bit on video info screen and included mpaa icons
- Recently added - Add borders/shadows to RA pictures (tv, movies, music), change RA movie poster to fanart (poster too small to see)
- Recently added - Add year to RA for all (movies, music, tv)
- Add BigListView2 to music albums
- Add shortcuts to "update library" on submenus, and remove a couple things I don't use
- Add library totals to settings screen
- Change skin settings menu 'Behaviours>music goes to artists' to 'Behaviours>music goes to albums'
- Bugfix - Allow Back from settings screens
- Bugfix - Problems with textures appearing in Linux - linux is case sensitive so had to change references to some textures


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The University of Colorado Boulder will test the Campus Alerts text-messaging system on Tuesday, April 3, at noon in coordination with the annual flood siren testing, which begins Monday, April 2.
"We're raising awareness that the city of Boulder has the highest risk of flash flooding in Colorado because of its location at the mouth of Boulder Canyon, the number of people who live and work within the Boulder Creek floodplain, and the numerous other drainage basins running through the city," said Lacey Croco, CU-Boulder emergency manager.
At noon on Tuesday, emergency management staff will send an alert by text-message and email to all individuals signed up through CU-Boulder's Campus Alerts, and post test alert messages on http://www.colorado.edu and the Emergency Information Line at 303-492-4636 (INFO).
In addition to distributing educational materials on flood safety, volunteers with laptops will be available in the University Memorial Center on April 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help students, faculty and staff sign up for the Campus Alerts system. Campus community members with a colorado.edu, cu.edu or cufund.org email address can sign up to receive an alert by text message, email or both at http://www.colorado.edu/alerts.
The Boulder Office of Emergency Management begins testing of the countywide emergency sirens on April 2. The siren tests will occur the first Monday of each month from April through August.
"Flash flooding can occur in the city of Boulder rain or shine," Croco said. "Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are a good sign of flash flooding potential, but what people may not realize is that it can be a sunny day in the city and storming up in Boulder Canyon."
During an emergency, the sirens are used to alert residents to potential danger from a flood or other immediate threat. Siren tests ensure that all systems and procedures are working properly during the season of peak flood danger. The tests also promote public awareness of the warning sirens located throughout Boulder County.
The CU-Boulder Campus Alerts system has more than 29,380 subscribers including students, faculty and staff members. The campus conducts at least two tests of the text-messaging system each year.
After they receive the test message, users are encouraged to add Campus Alerts to their phone contacts so that in the case of an emergency the alert will display as received from the university. Users who have changed phone numbers or switched carriers since signing up should log in to the system to update their contact information. They can log in by going to http://www.colorado.edu/alerts. Answers to frequently asked questions and support information also are available on the site.
For information about the text-messaging system go to the CU-Boulder website at http://www.colorado.edu/alerts. Any user who expected to receive an alert and didn't, or who needs help signing up for the system, should call the IT Service Center at 303-735-HELP or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Lacey Croco, Emergency Management, 303-492-6820


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Psychology Alum Merluzzi on a Mission
Question. Research. Hypothesize. Test. Analyze. Report. Repeat.
For Andrew Merluzzi '13, this is the rhythm of life. Merluzzi, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology this spring, has not only studied in his field over the past four years, but immersed himself in it. "I am excited by the simple power of the scientific method," says Merluzzi. "It's a concept we all learn in middle school and then forget afterward, but one that has been the basis for so much progress in the last several centuries. To be a part of that progress—even in the smallest way—gives me great pride."
Merluzzi was honored with the University Student Award for Outstanding Scholarship at the Undergraduate Level at this year's commencement.
Working in AU's psychopharmacology lab alongside Professor Tony Riley and recently minted PhD student Zachary Hurwitz, Merluzzi has consistently shown his passion for psychology, specifically in the area of psychopharmacology. Last year he was honored at the Georgetown Undergraduate Research Conference for his research on adolescent drug abuse and received the award for best undergraduate presentation at the College of Arts and Sciences' Robyn Mathias Student Research Conference. In addition to the lab at AU, Merluzzi has also conducted research at the National Institutes of Health, the Association for Psychological Science (APS), and the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
"Working at AU provided me great experience conducting research in a group setting, but there are a lot of differences between research that goes on at private universities and public research institutions like NIH," says Merluzzi. "Working at NIH exposed me to some of the bureaucracy and red tape involved in science that helped me better understand the challenges in the field."
While at APS, Merluzzi worked to translate new psychological findings into press releases for journalists and news outlets. "At APS I learned a crucial step in scientific research—translating it to the public," says Merluzzi. "I've since become very interested in how the public understands science and how science can inform the important decisions we face as a society."
Merluzzi's passion for using science to help others translated into volunteer work at both Sibley Hospital and AU's Health Center. In Sibley's psychiatric unit, Merluzzi helped patients transition to life outside the hospital after receiving treatment for depression. "For some patients, this treatment was the very last resort after medication and therapy were ineffective," says Merluzzi. "Over months of treatment, seeing several patients recover was extremely rewarding."
Merluzzi's newest research centers on the recently surfaced abuse of "bath salts." Finding very little research dealing with the effects of the drug on teenagers, Merluzzi conducted an experiment using rats to understand the drugs' effects. "We found that adolescent rats are less sensitive to the aversive effects of the drug, and therefore might be more likely to abuse it," says Merluzzi. "So in addition to the impulsivity and novelty-seeking behavior we find in adolescents, they might also have some innate vulnerability to use and abuse this drug."
This summer Merluzzi has taken a full-time position with the Association for Psychological Science, where he will continue making science accessible to the public by writing for the organization's magazine the Observer and examining psychological issues from a variety of perspectives.
Merluzzi says the key to his success has been the relationships he has built with faculty over his four years at AU. "The most important thing an undergraduate can do is be proactive," he says. "Harboring a positive relationship with a professor is the surest way to get your foot in the door . . . if you have research questions in mind, bring it up with a professor. They are experts and can offer you important readings or advice that can make all the difference. There are so many opportunities here; you just have to go get them."


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Star Pride
5 out of 5 stars
Read the best port reviews and tips for this cruise itinerary.
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|San Juan
|Day 2
|Isla Culebra
|Day 3
|Gustavia, St. Barthelemy
|Day 4
|Little Bay, Montserrat
|Day 5
|Philipsburg, St. Maarten
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|Jost Van Dyke, B.V.I.
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|Virgin Gorda (BVI)
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|San Juan
A roll call is a space for members who are signed up for the same cruise (same ship & departure date) to connect.
Make friends BEFORE you sail, exchange tips on what to do onboard and in the ports and maybe even organize a shore excursion with your ship mates.


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By SD Contributor AGXIIK:
As free or low priced money floods any economic system it skews the value of the FIAT and the goods paid for by this funny money.
The government pays out $1,000,000,000,000 (trillion) in transfer payments a year. This is big money that has no effort, sweat or value recognition embedded in it. It's free money.
Similarly, in gold & silver, price discovery has been blown all to pieces because of another free money crowd, the paper traders.


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VISTA — Vista's eight craft breweries are helping to celebrate the city's 50th anniversary this year by creating special-edition beers, including two that will be served this weekend at two local breweries.
Local brewers said they were approached by Vista Economic Development Director Kevin Ham with the idea of creating special anniversary beers and they hopped at the chance, said Daniel Love, who heads the Vista Brewer's Guild.
"We're excited about it," Love said.
The city has been supportive of its fledgling brewery industry and wanted to participate in the celebration, Love said.
Mother Earth Brewery is scheduled to serve its Vista 50th anniversary beer Saturday, Love said. The beer is an aggressive, hoppy San Diego pale ale with Simcoe dry hops, Love said.
"The city has been a huge help for the past three years, and I am glad we ended up here and not in another city," Love said.
About 310 gallons of Mother Earth's special 50th anniversary beer was brewed and will be available to customers.
On Sunday, Aztec Brewing will serve its "Hasta la Vista" beer to members of the City Council city officials and the public at its tasting room, said John Webster, the brewery's marketing director.
Hasta la Vista is a German style beer known as dunkelweizen, or a dark version of what is commonly known as a hefeweizen, he said.
"I'm pretty excited," Webster said. "We like to do special and seasonal beers so that we don't do the same thing over and over all year."
The name Hasta la Vista was coined by Aztec Brewing CFO Claudia Faulk, a play on the city's name.
"On the surface, the fanciful name has that fun Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Terminator' cliché going on," Faulk said. "But it's also our way of saying goodbye to 50 years of history as Vista moves ahead into the future."
The city's Golden Anniversary is being marked in a yearlong series of community events, which started last month with the Chamber's Holiday Parade and the unveiling of the 50th anniversary logo.
Vista breweries will be collaborating throughout the year to celebrate the anniversary with more brews, tours and events, officials said. Aztec will follow up Hasta la Vista with another beer this summer that will likely be a lighter seasonal brew.
For more information on the Vista breweries' 50th anniversary offerings and when they will be available, visit www.westcoastersd.com/vista50.


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I want to have a go at creating a 3d space simulation game but not sure which engine is the right choice.
All i need to know is which decent game engine (not graphics engine) with a free version available has the biggest usable world size limit?
I know that because of some floating point inaccuracy thing, once you get out of a certain distance, things begin to shake and become unstable. I have experienced this before myself.
So yeah, which of the engines out there has the biggest world size that can be used without problems arising and do you know how big in kilometers or meters it is?
You don't worry about that, any engine will do.
What you do is use your own coordinate system.
I use a 64 bit integer for each coordinate, then when you actually want to display something you call a method on the coordinate class which returns a 3d vector or null. In this method you subtract the camera's location from the object's location and check if the result fit's in a 32 bit float. If not, return null.
If it is null, then the object you are trying to render is beyond visible range.
Using this system you can map more space than you could explore in a lifetime on any engine, and if that isn't enough for you, swap to 128 bit int's
There is a freeware space exploration thing out there that uses this system, can't remember the name of it at the moment, someone here will though.
Well, just make sure that your engine supports 64-bit floats (doubles). Remember, a lot of the newer CPU's floating processing instructions actually operates with 64 bits, even on 32 bit floats, so the performance difference would be very small. But! If the engine are using SIMD instructions for math, there might be som eperformance penalties when operating with 64 bit floats, as a Vector4 (4 x 64 bit) won't fit into a 128 bit register anymore, which is the case with SSE as far as i know. A good approach would be to make your own custom coordinate type with an x and y integer for section coordinate and x and y for local coordinates. Another good approach for space games are by using a Octree for seperating sections of the world to smaller pieces, making it easier to handle by the engine.


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Hotel Sole - Via Guglielmo Marconi, 36 - 25010 Limone sul Garda - Lake Garda - Italy
Tel. 0039 0365 954055
Welcome in Hotel Sole - Limone sul Garda
Hotel with bed and breakfast by the Lake Garda, on the promenade of Limone, a short stroll from the centre and the beach of Limone.
HOME > Hotel Sole bed and breakfast > Description
With 70 beds the Hotel Sole offers different type of rooms with front view on Lake Garda, all with private bathroom with shower, toilette, telephone, safe deposit box, fridge, satellite TV.
Board: bed & breakfast with full breakfast-buffet; buffet is rich and complete, including marmalades, italian cold meats, cheeses, fruit, cereals, yogurt, eggs, juices and hot drinks.
Car parking in our garage (inclusive).
On the roof of Hotel Sole is a panoramic terrace with deck-chairs and a wonderful view on the gulf of Limone.
Enclosed to the Hotel is a spacious and lively open-air café with music (every evening) where you can spend on the lakeshore pleasant moments enjoying the many touristic events (fireworks, musical events).
Only 100 meters from Hotel is the Limone beach: at disposal are deck-chairs and a bar with restaurant.
The position by the small arbour:
Lake Garda Hotel Lake Garda - Italy
© 2004-2008 - Hotel Sole - Limone s/G.
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Tipps on Lake Garda and Limone
Limone Events
Trekking in Lake Garda
With its great alpine panorama, a mild climate and a mediterranean, in an alpine environment, vegetation has Lake Garda much to offer to the trekkers..
Hotel transfer
Your holiday without car. With the transfer service from and to the Lake Garda airports: