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While They Don't Come Cheap, Custom-Fit Shirts Can Be a Bargain
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The other day, to give you an instance, I asked Atam Sahmanian of Paris Custom Shirtmakers Inc., about his more prominent customers. "Well, we do have a number of prestigious customers--names I wouldn't want to mention, of course," he diplomatically mused, "but I can tell you that we have a customer who buys 400 shirts every year. I believe he changes his shirt three or four times a day."
Not up to Wall's standards perhaps--he regularly changed his outfit completely six times a day--but not bad. Since Paris charges from $165 to $300 for a shirt, I'll leave you to figure out the sum totals.
The majority of custom-clothing customers are, however, simply men who want a decent wardrobe of well-fitting clothes. They are also men who understand that quality is the best bargain. Quality clothing looks good even when old, while cheap clothes look cheap even when new. A good shirt, properly cared for, can have a life 10 times longer than an ordinary one. Superior shirtmakers still offer hand-laundry service and craftsmanship repairs, and change frayed collars and cuffs for new ones. And a well-fitted shirt is simply more comfortable.
There are several points to consider when buying a good shirt. Start with fabric. Superior cotton, regardless of the type of weave, should always be "two-ply" (2X2), meaning that two yarns have been woven together with two yarns, rather than single yarn. This obviously gives better strength and durability. Now look at thread count (per square inch) of the fabric, called in the trade "denier." The denier of good shirting is 100 or better; the higher the count, the finer the fabric. If the poplin you're looking at is a 140s 2X2, for example, you've got some very nice shirting there. The finer the cotton, the silkier the feel and luster.
Next, consider the pattern. Custom craftsmanship means that an individual paper pattern is created for the exclusive use of the individual customer. This pattern is kept on file against future orders, which means that customers can order new shirts without revisiting the shop, and many do in fact simply phone or fax orders.
The next concern is general construction. Shirt seams have always been done on a sewing machine, and handwork is reserved for setting collars and buttonholes. (Today, in fact, there are machines that arguably sew a buttonhole as well as by hand, so it's not a question of machinery being used--but of how it's used.) Careful seam sewing is single-needle sewing--meaning up one side of the seam and down the other with the same needle--to prevent puckering. Stitches should be small and uniform; better shirtmakers use 20 stitches to the inch or better.
Buttons should be pearl; mother-of-pearl, shell pearl or whatever else they're called, pearl is what is wanted. Not only for the rich look of pearl, but for its toughness. The world here is divided between those who like single (regular) thickness in their buttons and those who prefer double thickness. It is more a matter of taste than anything, although some argue that it is harder for laundries to break the thicker button. The solution is not to change buttons, but laundries.
When it comes to measurements, every shirtmaker will have his own method, but there are a number of crucial numbers. Collars have fronts and backs--since the nape and throat of the neck present different problems--and each must be considered in terms of height, for the sake of comfort and appearance, as well as simple preference. Then the circumference: it's not that this is a difficult measurement per se, but rather again of what looks and feels best.
Then the body of the shirt, working from the top down: width from shoulder point to shoulder point, chest circumference under the arms, chest over the arms at widest point (around the triceps), waist, hips and finally the length preferred (measured from the collar seam to bottom hem).
Sleeves are measured separately, from mid-back to wrist bone; wrists are also measured separately, and account should be made for a thick wristwatch. The interesting thing about sleeves is that they should ideally be an inch or so longer than the actual measurement: the reason is that, if the wrist measurement is done properly, the cuff will sit snug to the wrist and not fall over the hand, while the sleeve itself will have a slight blouse to it that will allow the sleeve to lengthen when the arm moves. In other words, there should be some built-in "give" to the sleeve.
Styling should be preference based on propriety. The simple rule about collars is: the larger the head and neck, the larger the collar. That being a given, we are thrown back on taste and propriety. Half-a-dozen collar styles traditionally have been deemed appropriate to business shirts. From the most casual to the most formal they are: button-down, club, tab (and its variation, the pin), standard or long point, curved, spread and cutaway. Other styles are personal variations. What a custom shirtmaker will be interested in is, if a spread collar is desired, how spread should it be, and how long should the points of the collar be? This is where the give-and-take of discussion with an expert pays off seriously.
Body and sleeve styling are usually a matter of a few simple details. Bottom hems can be curved or straight (usually with side notches); front plackets can be simply turned under or seamed; cuffs can be of the single (barrel) variety or double (French), with several options for each. Good shirtmakers put a button (with a horizontal buttonhole) on the sleeve placket.
Finally, to monogram or not to monogram. Not a pressing issue of the age, but a civilized touch. When they are desired, monograms should be discreetly hand-embroidered on the center top of the pocket if there is a pocket, or slightly below mid-point on the left side of the chest if there is not. A monogram on the left forearm of the sleeve is a more rarefied site.
Where to go? There is, of course, London's Turnbull & Asser, Paris' Charvet and Hong Kong's Takly. But it's not necessary to travel outside the United States to find the loftier levels of the art. Our recommendations follow.
Ascot Chang
7 West 57th Street, New York 10020 (212)759-3333
"We don't prescribe any collar style here," says manager Thomas Yu. "It's not a matter of fashion with us, but what's right for the customer. We build the collar to the customer's individual needs." The firm will even copy the collar of a favorite shirt.
What is fashionable here at the moment are the colors: deep, intense French blues predominate, with "shockingly strong earth tones" (such as terra cotta, grass, lemon, slate, etc.) in an abundant variety of fabrics from end-on-ends and chambrays to silky Egyptian broadcloths and sea islands. More than 2,500 fabric selections are available.
"We put great emphasis," informs Yu, "not only on getting the collar right, but on what we like to call 'body reading': getting the proper shape to the body of the shirt. Our trained fitters consider this something of an art as well as a science. The tape measure can give correct measurements, but only the trained eye can access the perfect silhouette and line of a garment."
Most of Ascot Chang's regulars--about 75 percent of them--prefer button cuffs, which gives them the opportunity to show off the elegant double-thick shell pearl buttons (single thickness if you prefer, of course).
The firm would like a month or so to complete an order (four-shirt minimum). Prices for cotton shirts start at $90 and end at around $500, silk at $130 to $450, tuxedo shirts from $210 to $800.
Geneva Custom Shirts Ltd.
38 West 32nd Street, New York 10001 (212)967-7460
Mike Athanasatos is the amiable and understanding proprietor of Geneva. Nothing is too much trouble for him to make you look as you feel you ought. It is a family business--son Eugene, now at Pace University, will become the business manager upon graduation--that treats you like family.
"Mr. Mike" not only meticulously handcrafts every shirt right there in the shop--you can watch your shirt moving from artisan to artisan as it is finished--but also provides complete laundry and repair service. Even this aspect deserves notice. The shirts are gently washed, hung to drip dry (a dryer would be unthinkable!), then hand-ironed. Customers from all over the country, even his European ones, regularly send their Geneva shirts back to this atelier to be laundered.
The complete custom operation begins with precise fitting and fabric selection from the finest that Italy, England, France and Switzerland have to offer. Particularly prized here is the rare Zendaline cotton, considered the best available: a luxurious 2X2 180s (priced at $225). Fabrics are laundered before they are sewn for a more precise fitting. The first shirt is ready for a fitting in one week to 10 days. Corrections noted, the order (minimum of six first time around) is completed in three weeks.
All the signs of the true art are here: superior Swiss linings, Italian pearl buttons, 22 stitches per inch of single-needle sewing, monograms hand-embroidered. It's no secret that Geneva makes shirts for not a few of the most prestigious retailers and private tailors in the country, as well as a number of high-wattage gentlemen from Paul Newman and Colin Powell to former President Ronald Reagan, Tom Brokaw and basketball superstar Patrick Ewing (who has a 44-inch sleeve measurement). We refrain from revealing the name of the chap who stopped by a while ago and ordered 350 shirts.
Business shirts start at $170, evening shirts at $195.
Alexander Kabbaz
903 Madison Avenue, New York 10021 (212)861-7700
"We try to keep to the Old World traditions here and look for lifelong relationships," says the erudite Alex Kabbaz. Which means that fathers still bring their sons around to introduce them to the craftsmanship of a handmade shirt.
In that tradition, Kabbaz endeavors to please the customer, from the conservative requests of the Rockefellers to the slightly more Edwardian flights of Tom Wolfe. Styling is limited only by the customer's imagination.
"We made dozens of formal shirts for Leonard Bernstein, who went through four or five every time he conducted. He wanted something as lightweight as possible, so I suggested making them with an open back. He was delighted."
As it happens, evening shirts are something of a specialty here--accounting for one out of 15 shirts made--and Kabbaz has the most outstanding collection of bib fronts, more than 150 models.
If necessary, he has been known to meet a customer at 8 a.m., have a sample shirt ready for try-on by 4 p.m. the same day, produce the finished shirt by noon the following day for a final try-on, and make any final adjustments so the shirt can be picked up or mailed the following morning--from start to finish in 48 hours.
Normally, he would prefer three try-ons over a four-week period. It would seem that customers might conceivably take that long to pick their fabrics, since Kabbaz has more than 3,100 fabrics in stock at any one time--broadcloths, voiles, poplins, oxfords, piques and twills predominating.
The price of these fine cottons (and some silks, although one gets the impression Alex Kabbaz considers cottons to be the true métier of a shirtmaker), are based on thread count: the general range is from $325 to the Swiss 200 denier broadcloth at $475, but one can go higher with silks.
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For the latest in the Student Works series Archinect featured The Petropolis of Tomorrow: Drift & Drive...a proposed solution for Petrobras...to relocate workers offshore...Thayer-D was curious "What kind of job do students who do this kind of work expect to do?" and amphibious agreed "For me, the real problem with this project is its weakness in experimentation, substance, and form. What is radical here really?"

 For the latest in the Student Works series Archinect featured The Petropolis of Tomorrow: Drift & Drive. Joanna Luo, Weijia Song, Alex Yuen, students at Rice School of Architecture completed the project working with their advisor Neeraj Bhatia.

 Consisting of a system of floating islands strategically located along the natural drift current of the Brazilian coast, the project is a proposed solution for Petrobras, the Brazilian petrochemical company, to relocate workers offshore, as rigs are established ever further from the coast, increasing the transportation cost of both workers and oil.

 Thayer-D was curious "What kind of job do students who do this kind of work expect to do? I know it's the schools that promote this stuff, it's no different than when I went to school 20 years ago, but it still strikes me as academic malpractice" and amphibious agreed "with most of the comments here and I think they point out a deeper problem in this project. I am a truly believer of ex...


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Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Program Description: The McLendon Clinical Laboratories of UNC Hospitals offer a comprehensive one-year training program in transfusion medicine. The fellowship program provides didactic and practical training in advanced immunohematology, therapeutic and donor apheresis, blood component donation, testing, preparation and storage, clinical coagulation, histocompatibility, hematopoietic progenitor cell collections and processing, and clinical support for an academic tertiary care hospital. Supported clinical programs include transplant programs in marrow/stem cells, liver, heart, lung and kidney. While the majority of time in the fellowship is spent at the University of North Carolina Hospitals, some time can be spent with the Carolinas Red Cross in either Charlotte or Durham, and electives can be arranged at other nearby institutions. Currently, within our section, we are pursuing a variety of research projects, which have involved both residents and fellows. Ongoing projects include prevention and rapid detection of bacterial contamination of blood products, epidemiology and pathogenesis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and multiple studies within the NIH funded Transfusion Medicine/Hemostasis Clinical Trials Network, of which we are one of 17 participating sites. If desired, ample opportunities for clinical and basic science research, development, and collaborative projects are available. The training program's policies and competency-based objectives are available online for review. We feel that we offer a very exciting fellowship in a beautiful locale.
Program Requirements: Applicants must have an M.D. degree and be board eligible/certified in a relevant specialty.
Stipends: Fellowship stipends are based on the trainee's number of years of postdoctoral training and the current UNC Hospitals' Housestaff salary scale.
Program Director: Yara Park, MD, Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine
Faculty Members:
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Yara Park, MD — Therapeutic apheresis; TTP; hematopoietic progenitor cell collection/processing; transfusion medicine
Jay S. Raval, MD — Transfusion medicine
Herbert C. Whinna, MD, PhD — Clinical Coagulation; development and use of murine models to study hemostasis and thrombosis
Applications: An application form may be downloaded from the Office of Graduate Medical Education web site. The completed application form, three letters of recommendation, and a current C.V. should be submitted to the program director, c/o Ms. Janice Badstein, at the address below. UNC Hospitals' Housestaff Policies are available for review on the Graduate Medical Education web site.
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TPWD News Release — April 27, 2010
MATHIS — Summer days and nights get pretty warm at Lake Corpus Christi State Park, but they will soon feel a lot cooler to guests who reserve ahead. Ten of the park's 25 screen shelters are now being converted to enclosed cottages — with air conditioners.
The other shelters, not to be neglected, are getting a much needed facelift. The old wood and screen structures are being completely renovated and given durable Hardie Board siding.
"They will look like brand new structures," says Park Superintendent Ethan Belicek.
Thanks to bond funding authorized by the Texas Legislature and approved by statewide voters, Texas Parks and Wildlife is already at work at Lake Corpus Christi State Park on several of the cottage conversions. This summer TPWD also will repair a partly collapsed water retaining wall that prevents erosion at one of its lakeside camping loops.
Lake Corpus Christi's more than $500,000 in improvements are another checkmark on a long list of major Texas State Parks rejuvenation projects underway this year, all aimed at keeping the parks fun, safe and customer friendly. Texas State Parks general obligation bonds have been sold to fund more than $44 million in repairs and renovations to park cabins, bathrooms, electrical and water systems, and other state park infrastructure. Along with fixing up more than 40 state parks, the bonds provide an additional $25 million to dry berth the Battleship Texas.
The screen shelters at Lake Corpus Christi State Park have suffered badly from weather and age, so TPWD is making them better. In addition to converting 10 to cottages and renovating all the others, several of the new cottages and several of the restored shelters, 5 in all, will be made compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), both inside and out.
Belicek says about half of the conversions and restorations are already underway, with basic demolition, construction and repair completed and electrical work scheduled for May. The other cottages will be done when the first group is finished.
Project manager Jessica Davisson says repair of the retaining wall is scheduled to start in summer 2010. The collapsed wall is causing no danger to park guests.
Like many Texas State Parks, Lake Corpus Christi can boast of being developed and built by the legendary Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), started during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term — in the grip of the Great Depression. The CCC was designed to put thousands of unemployed Americans in jobs benefiting the public and the nation's natural resources. CCC Company 886 worked on the park from 1934-35, putting up several structures, including a boathouse and administration building.
Today, only one building remains, a refectory, now called the Old Pavilion — or the Club House by some locals — on a bluff looking down over the lake. After 75 years, it is still in use.
"It's designed as an outdoor activity structure to get a little protection from the sun during the day and get a nice breeze in the evening," says Belicek. "We have converted some of it to administrative offices."
Lake Corpus Christi is in south Texas, four miles from Mathis, 5 miles from Interstate 37, and 42 miles from Corpus Christi.
The 356-acre park has the unusual distinction of being located at a meeting point of three counties, Live Oak, Jim Wells and San Patricio, with most of its land in the latter. For many visitors, Lake Corpus Christi State Park seems huge because it is their gateway to 21,000-acre Lake Corpus Christi, an impoundment formed by damming — several times between 1929 and 1958 — the Nueces River. The lake is the park's biggest draw.
Much of the park is thickly wooded by mesquite and other shrubs and trees too thick to walk through. In the future, says Belicek, he expects the park to develop hiking trails and birding sites. Lake Corpus Christi is near the Central Flyway, and lists more than 300 bird species spotted there.
But water always is the primary draw. "Our main attractions are fishing, barbecuing and outdoor sports," Belicek says. "We're heavy into jet-skiing and boating. On the weekends we're packed. The locals say it's pretty good fishing. We get a lot of catfish and in the season the crappie spawn is impressive. We've got two boat ramps and I've seen some large boats launched out of them."
The park has a 'no wake" boating rule in the coves directly around park camping areas.
"Once they get past that zone, that's the spot typically used by jet skiers," says Belicek. "They have fun on the water all weekend long."
Watch the official Lake Corpus Christi Sate Park video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYdYHYNiObM
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A PEMBROKESHIRE grandad has told of his heartbreak after his "little angel" granddaughter stole his life savings
Harold Evans, 75, was left in tears after discovering Jodie Farrow, 24, had helped herself to his cheque book.
Farrow stole £937 from a credit card and cashed cheques for £387 - wiping out Mr Evans' savings.
Farrow admitted fraud but was spared a jail sentence after a court heard she was sorry and would play back pensioner Mr Evans.
Retired crane fitter Mr Evans said: "I used to call her my little angel, we were so close.
"It only seems like yesterday I was bouncing her on my knee as a little one.
"I'd have done anything to support her but she's ended all of that.
"She got in with the wrong people and changed from the little girl I doted on.
"We didn't go to court, it would have been too difficult to see her standing there.
"I didn't want her to go to jail but it is right that she was punished."
Magistrates ordered her to carry out 200 hours unpaid work and to repay her grandad
£1,324 in compensation.
The court heard Farrow, of Milford Haven, hopes her grandad will find it in his heart to forgive her.
But Mr Evans said: "Now that the trust is gone it'll be hard to move forward. She's never even said sorry to me."
The court heard Farrow was leading an "ordinary life" working as a carer and building a future with her steady boyfriend.
But she lost her job and her boyfriend was later jailed - sending Farrow into a downward spiral.
Probation officer Julie Norman said: "She was left living in a flat by herself, with mounting debts which she did not want to discuss with family."
Magistrates at Haverfordwest heard Farrow took the cheques on one of her regular visits to her grandparents Mr Evans and his wife Jeanette.
The court heard Farrow had always intended to pay the money back, she was "extremely remorseful" and wants to repair the relationship with her grandparents.


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PARIS--A hand-held flashlight-like device can swiftly kill dangerous bacteria, offering a potential boon for emergency workers battling infection risks in wars or disaster zones, scientists reported on Thursday.
The "plasma flashlight" delivers a charged, or ionized, jet of gas to zap germs, a team of researchers in China, Australia and Hong Kong said in a specialized journal.
Hot plasma sterilizers are already used to disinfect surgical instruments, but they are expensive, refrigerator-sized devices that operate at high temperatures.
Sterilizers that operate at cooler temperatures require external power such as a wall electrical supply or a generator, as well as a gas feed, in order to keep working.
But the new device is driven by a 12-volt battery and does not need a gas feed, according to the study, which appears in a British publication, the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.
Its inventors said they tested it on a thick mat of Enterococcus faecalis, a germ that is resistant to heat treatment and antibiotics, sometimes causing infections in dental surgery.
"In this study, we chose an extreme example to demonstrate that the plasma flashlight can be very effective even at room temperature," said Ken Ostrikov, from the Plasma Nanoscience Centre in Australia.
"For individual bacteria, the inactivation time could be just tens of seconds."
The goal is a simple gadget that can kill surface bacteria in settings where clean water and medications are scarce.
The plasma in the experiments was measured at between 20 and 23 degrees Celsius (68-73 degrees Fahrenheit), which means it is close to room temperature and does not burn the skin.
Why the jet has an anti-bacterial effect is unclear, Britain's Institute of Physics, which publishes the journal, said in a press release.
It could be that there is a reaction between the plasma and the surrounding area which creates types of oxygen molecules to which E. faecalis germs are especially vulnerable.
The invention is one of several prototypes aimed at placing easy-to-use cold-plasma sterilizers in the hands of medical workers and even consumers.


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Two Vacaville schools were placed on lockdown Friday while police were engaged in a standoff nearby with a man said to have made suicidal threats.
Officers responded to a home in the 1300 block of Shasta Drive around 9:10 a.m., moments after medical staff at Kaiser Permanente received a phone call from the distressed 58-year-old male, said Vacaville police Sgt. Charlie Spruill.
The unidentified man reportedly told hospital staff that he was going to shoot himself, and police were immediately notified of the situation.
Both Fairmont Elementary School and Will C. Wood High School were temporarily placed on lockdown for safety purposes, requiring students' parents or guardians to come to the campus before they were allowed to leave.
Using a negotiator who called inside the residence, police were able to make contact with the man who, after 90-minutes of talking, was persuaded to surrender to police, Spruill said.
Spruill said the man's wife was asleep in one of the back rooms during the entire incident and was unaware of the ordeal.
"The negotiator had him wake his wife up and had her come to the door so that we could ascertain that she was OK and had him come to the front door," Spruill said.
The man was then instructed to exit the home, and was taken into custody just before noon and was placed on hold for psychiatric evaluation, Spruill said.
No one was injured during the incident.
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Just in time for next year's centennial celebration of the completed rail line between the Humboldt and San Francisco Bay areas, a new book is being released which includes a multitude of fascinating stories and over 200 vintage images.
The book, "Northwestern Pacific Railroad: Eureka to Willits," is co-authored by Eel River Valley residents Susan J.P. O'Hara and Alex Service.
Service is the curator of the Depot Museum in Fortuna, and O'Hara is a teacher at Monument Middle School in Rio Dell, chairwoman of the Fortuna Depot Museum Historical Commission, and president of the Humboldt Redwoods Interpretive Association.
The authors were able to visit many of the locations of former railroad stations on the line, including the site where the final spike was driven to connect the line.
"Through the generous permission of the current landowner, we had the rare opportunity to visit Cain Rock, the isolated location of the 1914 'golden spike' celebration," Service said.
The golden spike was driven at Cain Rock near Alderpoint in southern Humboldt County on Oct. 23, 1914, the culmination of a massive six-year engineering effort to connect rail lines ending at Willits, with the early lumber company railroads of the Humboldt Bay region.
"Seeing so much of the line with my own eyes really made me understand more clearly the amazing challenges met by the surveyors and builders of the railroad, as well as the immense perseverance, determination, and dedication shown by so many people who devoted their lives to keeping the railroad open for over 70 years," Service said.
By working on this book, Service said she and O'Hara came to realize that "the NWP was a labor of love for so many families and communities in our region, and what a huge gap has been left in Humboldt County with the railroad's demise."
The book is the newest addition to Arcadia Publishing's Images of Rail series. Highlights of the book include rarely seen images covering different aspects of the railroad's and Humboldt County's history and a chapter devoted to the many disasters that plagued the line both during initial construction and over the subsequent decades, including landslides, tunnel fires, floods, and train wrecks.
The book also includes information on the railroad's rolling stock including the different types of engines and cabooses used on the line.
The authors spent five months researching and writing the book this year, utilizing multiple sources. A lot of the research was done pouring over newspaper archives, both online and in the microfilm archive collection of Humboldt County newspapers at the Humboldt County Library. Other major sources of information were the Humboldt Room at the Humboldt State University Library and the archive of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society (NWPRRHS).
Service said, "Both HSU and the NWPRRHS generously waived their usual photo reproduction fees, enabling us to reproduce many more of their images in the book than would otherwise have been possible for us."
Another resource was collections at the Depot Museum in Fortuna. Several photograph collections have been donated to the Depot Museum by the families of men who worked for the NWP. Those collections include those of P.E. Bandy, Ray Barkhurst, Bill Bisk, L.E. Bubose, Joe Lockhart, Guy B. Rhoades, and Francee White.
Service and O'Hara made a presentation on their new book to the Fortuna City Council earlier this week, and will be featured at the Humboldt County Historical Society's lecture program on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Humboldt County Library. There are also several planned book signing events taking place in Eureka and Fortuna over the next couple of weeks.
The authors have decided to donate royalties from the sale of the book to help support Fortuna's Depot Museum.
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Northwestern Pacific Railroad train crossing over the trestle at Loleta, as a local dairy cattle herd looks on. This photo, taken in the 1950s, and is included in the just-released book "Northwestern Pacific Railroad: Eureka to Willits."


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The Nominees for the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced today on the CBS show, The Talk, by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The Awards ceremony will be held in Pasadena, CA, this year, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, on Sunday, April 30, 2017. The Creative Arts Emmys will also be held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Friday, April 28, 2017.
"The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is excited to be presenting the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in the historic Pasadena Civic Auditorium," said Bob Mauro, President, NATAS. "With an outstanding roster of nominees, we are looking forward to an extraordinary celebration honoring the craft and talent that represent the best of daytime television.


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Discussion in 'Texans Talk Archive' started by alphajoker, Nov 4, 2007.
Oh, please for the love of God...win today!
Gotta play defense today, and have some success at running the ball. We do that, I think we will win.
I'll be watching from the party at Robertson Stadium.
It would be great just to see them with their head into the game. No turnovers and minimize penalty's.
This could be a big day for the DL and LB's.
Which D will show up?
Go Texans!!!
I'm hoping one that can stop them on third down.IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR A PUNT?-Jacoby Jones
whos starting at RB?
Looks like AJ is still out. They were talking like he was going to play this week, but according to this (if it's still current) he's out.
Good. He should be back after the bye then. That will give him an extra week.
Time to head to the store for a nice 6 pack of "Help watching the texans game in a bottle".
I might watch the gameday thread over at raidernation.com. It'd be a nice change of pace watching other people whining about their teams and the refs. Thinking about giving that a realistic shot. They've got some real passionate fans over there. I love it!
Let's watch and learn from them and give it our own twist.
lets hope this game is'nt as ugly as the one last year.
We GOTTA win! This is my bragging rights for the entire season. I've got some money and beer on the line here.
we should be able to handle the raiders soundly today. That being said, we could get our asses handed to us
I try to tell myself that, but then I think about how our D made Harrington look like Montana. Harrington isn't even starting anymore.
i wonder why people say this??
qb- sage slightly
rb- oak slightly
wr/te- texans slightly
o-line: push for badness
d-line: oak
lb: oak
cb: oak
s: oak
special teams: texans slightly
sorry but i dont see how we should handle them easily.. they have talent
I normally read both after the games.
The game is blacked out in Oakland, so there probably wont be nearly as many fans watching/listening compared to all the other weeks.
Looks like we're not getting the game here in Corpus either.
Just give us a game to hold our heads up after all is said and done! Something to hold on to for the future!! SOMETHING that gives us hope!! Make us proud TEXANS!! Is that possible?????!!
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Jason Voorhees, possessed Regan, more...
San Diego Comic-Con coverage brought to you by Collectibles Insurance, Big Bad Toy Store, Sekaido, and Monkey Depot.
Horror is alive and well at NECA, as evident by their fall release schedule. Topping the list is the anticipated Exorcist box set featuring a possessed Regan. The bed on which Regan rests measures over 7" long, almost 6" across and over 5" tall. Regan herself is articulated at the neck, shoulders, and forearms and features a motorized action that allows her head to rotate 360 degrees timed in sync with the actual movie scene. The set will also play The Exorcist theme music. Look for it this October priced around $35. CLICK HERE for more images of The Exorcist box set.
A surprise reveal at Comic-Con was the return of Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees. NECA will be releasing the hockey masked killer from the newest film as a 7-inch scale action figure with removeable mask. This is a retooled figure and not their previous 18" scale Jason sized down. Look for Jason this October. For more images of the Jason Voorhees figure, CLICK HERE.
In other horror action figure news, a new wave of Cult Classics Icons will see release this fall. The assortment will bring back Medieval Ash from Army of Darkness, Jail Cell Hannibal Lecter (white jumpsuit), Donnie Darko's Frank the Bunny and the original Halloween's Michael Myers. NECA also announced at Comic-Con that the Ghostface killer from the Scream movies will be made. The figure may not be movie specific, but rather based more on his iconic look in the slasher series.
News for Freddy fans is that NECA's Freddy Krueger puppet-marionette shown back at Toy Fair is still on the way. NECA is just refining the collectible making sure it comes out as accurate as possible for horror collectors.
Check out NECA's complete San Diego Comic-Con photo gallery HERE.


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NEWPORT Gwent Dragons have confirmed the signing of Brok Harris but the South African prop will not arrive at Rodney Parade until the autumn.
The 29-year-old, who can play both sides of the scrum but who has been signed primarily as a tighthead, arrives from the Stormers on a three-year deal.
The Dragons have struggled for a number of seasons in the set piece and last season tempted former England prop Duncan Bell out of retirement at the age of 39 to try and stop being march backwards.
Director of rugby Lyn Jones hopes that the signing of Harris, combined with the arrival of Leicester loosehead Boris Stankovich, can provide a platform.
"Following a particularly difficult period last season in the tighter areas of the game, we've been determined to ensure there is no repeat," he said.
"Brok will offer the expertise and experience we need to help our young Gwent props grow into future Welsh international players."
However, Harris won't feature at the Dragons until October at the earliest while he fulfils his Currie Cup commitments with Western Province.
The front row forward missed the end of the Stormers' Super Rugby season after undergoing shoulder surgery but is a fortnight away from a return to action.
Harris is the Dragons' third signing of the summer on the right-hand side of the scrum following the arrivals of 29-year-old ex-Leicester and Gloucester prop Dave Young and 22-year-old Welsh-qualified Lloyd Fairbrother from Exeter.
The Dragons also have Dan Way and Alex Jeffries, a Wales Under-18 international who has already made 29 appearances for Newport at the age of 19, on their books.


text: Father Michael Raschko, Seattle University professor and priest of the Archdiocese of Seattle, will present "To Live Within The Trinity" as part of the University of Portland's Theology Thursday lecture series. The free lecture is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12 in Room 163 of Buckley Center on campus.Father Raschko has been a faculty member of Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry since its founding in 1985. He teaches systematic theology, including courses such as Christian anthropology, Christology, and hermeneutics. He is the author of two books, A Companion to the Gospel of Mark and The Hunger for God, A Christian Understanding of Human Nature.


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(UPDATED COVERAGE, Dec. 6) Never having won the enthusiasm of U.S. shoppers, Tesco might say "ta-ta" to the U.S.
The United Kingdom-based retailer said Dec. 5 a strategic review of its Fresh & Easy business in the U.S. might lead to pulling out of the U.S.
Fresh & Easy, Tesco's small-format supermarket concept rolled out in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada in 2007, has since expanded into northern California with about 200 stores.
Philip Clarke, Tesco chief executive officer, said in a statement that returns haven't been acceptable for Tesco to sustain its investment, which news media accounts so far put at close to $1.6 billion.
"It is now clear that Fresh & Easy will not deliver acceptable shareholder returns on an appropriate timeframe in its current form," he said.
Clarke said other companies have expressed interest in buying all or part of the Fresh & Easy chain, or in partnering with the U.S. company.
"Innovation is the bleeding edge," said Don Goodwin, president of Golden Sun Marketing, Minnetrista, Minn. "They tried to be innovative and they bled profusely."
More retail consolidation may be ahead with the divestiture of Fresh & Easy and pending sales from large retailers like Supervalu, he said.
Fresh & Easy had rigorous labeling and traceability compliance standards for suppliers when it entered the U.S. market, which created tension and pushback because the company had few stores, and needed less produce to stock shelves.
"If they entered today, it might go a little easier because of the compliance standards we are working toward with the traceability initiative," Goodwin said.
Fresh & Easy's sterile store environment and initial commitment to packaged produce hurt them greatly, Goodwin said, because the West Coast sells less packaged produce than any region of the country. He said the chain also could have gained from bringing in experienced U.K. and American supermarket executives to lead the chain.
Bruce Peterson, president of Peterson Insights, Bentonville, Ark., said the chain stocks similar items in its stores, even though the neighborhoods they are in are very different.
"The moniker on the building was Fresh & Easy, but it wasn't always particularly fresh and it wasn't always particularly easy," he said.
Despite a tremendous investment in research by Tesco to find out what the U.S. shopper wanted, Fresh & Easy stores never hit the mark, said Bill Bishop, chairman of Willard Bishop LLC, Barrington, Ill.
"From the first time I went into the stores, they were very dull and whatever their value proposition was not clear," he said.
Bishop said Fresh & Easy never bridged the huge cultural gap between U.K. and U.S. retailing.
As opposed to a beautiful wet rack and a stunning leaf lettuce display, prepackaged produce didn't have the "fresh" appeal implied in the Fresh & Easy image, said Ed Odron, owner of Stockton, Calif.-based Ed Odron Produce Marketing Consulting.
"In California the expectations were different than people saw when they walked in the store."
Bishop said Fresh & Easy's struggles were compounded by strange store locations that didn't seem to properly value traffic and demographics, he said.
Goodwin said there is speculation that Wal-Mart could go after Fresh & Easy stores for a small-format store.
If Tesco is shopping its Fresh & Easy stores to U.S. retailers, Bishop said operators like Dollar General or Aldi may be interested. Aldi hasn't yet established a foothold in California and Dollar General also is in an expansion phase.
Peterson said the locations of the Fresh & Easy stores could hold back interest from other retailers.
Bishop said small-format stores have a bright future, despite the failure of Fresh & Easy.
The consumer migration to the Internet in purchasing during the next 10 years should make smaller stores more attractive in the future, he said.


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Quilting Community AQS Authors
Mimi Ayars
A native of Delaware, Mimi Ayars, Ph.D., calls herself a 'hardy Texas transplant.' She caught the spirit of quilting in the 1976 revival while living in the Chicago area, once belonging to five guilds concurrently. Her first quilt, Stars and Stripes, was selected for a show of bicentennial quilts at the Museum of the American Quilter's Society in 1991. Dr. Ayars taught sociology at nine universities in six states and retired in 1991 to pursue two hobbies: writing and quilting. Her articles on quiltmaking have been published in the 'National Quilting Association's Quilting Quarterly' (formerly 'Patchwork Patter'), and 'Quilt World.' Published works include: 'Jacobean Applique: Book I, Exotica' and 'Jacobean Applique: Book II, Romantica.'
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Shellmont Inn is an award-winning Atlanta bed and breakfast inn offering all the luxurious amenities found in an upscale boutique hotel. Located in Atlanta's theater, restaurant and cultural disctrict, this crowning jewel is an urban oasis just steps from Atlanta's Midtown Mile and bustling Peachtreet Street. Business travelers find us technologically savvy, while leisure travelers find our inn romantic and tranquil. Whether here on business or pleasure, Shellmont Inn offers outstanding personal service in a sophisticated, elegant atmosphere. Indulge in a sumptuous breakfast. Relax in a spa tub. Unwind on a wicker-laden veranda.
Complimentary full gourmet breakfast, basket of fruit, evening chocolates, afternoon/evening treats and beverages.
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Rockies miss out on sweep against D-backs
Anderson gives up five runs in six innings in Coors Field debut
DENVER -- The Rockies were looking for a replay of the first two games of the series and a sweep against the D-backs on Sunday. They settled for winning their first replay challenge at Coors Field while taking their first home loss as the offense fizzled in a 5-3 setback.
Colorado had outscored the National League West-rival D-backs, 21-6, in the first two games of the series, but momentum in baseball is only as good as the next day's starting pitcher, and Arizona's Wade Miley grounded the high-flying Rockies offense with 19 ground balls in eight innings, four of which led to rally-killing double plays.
"He pitched really well," said Carlos Gonzalez, who was 0-for-3 against Miley before leading off the ninth with a single against closer Addison Reed. "That's what they were looking for. He threw eight really good innings. We were not able to get any rally going. He's got a good combination of breaking balls and fastballs. He kept us a little off time, a little off our foot. He pitched really quick. He likes to work pitch after pitch and keep you off balance."
Rockies starter Brett Anderson was fairly efficient in his home debut, going six innings and giving up five runs, though only three were earned. He gave up 10 hits and three walks, twice pitching himself out of bases-loaded jams, but he wasn't as sharp as Colorado hoped for.
"I've had two average starts, by league standings, my first two starts, and I think I'm a better pitcher than that," Anderson said. "We lost the game and I got outpitched both times, so you can't really say I pitched too well. I was still fairly efficient, even though I walked a couple of guys and didn't put away too many guys my first two outings. But I think I've competed well. If this is my C, D stuff, I like where I'm at going forward."
Anderson held the D-backs scoreless through the first two frames, but the second time through the lineup they started reaching him. A.J. Pollock and Aaron Hill led off the third with singles, then an error by third baseman Nolan Arenado brought both runners home.
A leadoff double from Chris Owings caused more trouble in the fourth, and Miley drove him home with the first of his career-best three hits.
The D-backs added two more runs to Anderson's line when Martin Prado singled to center with one out in the fifth and Mark Trumbo homered in his fourth consecutive game to make it 5-0.
"I thought Brett did a great job," manager Walt Weiss said. "Six innings, three earned runs. The Trumbo homer was the one that hurt a little bit, but I thought Brett did a great job. I have a lot of confidence when he's on the mound. He's got the ability to navigate a lineup and execute a game plan. I feel real comfortable when he's on the mound."
Colorado finally got on the board in the fifth inning. Wilin Rosario led off with a double to right, advanced to third on a wild pitch from Miley, and scored on a sacrifice fly to right from Drew Stubbs.
If the double-play grounder was the Rockies' nemesis, the sacrifice fly was their best friend. After Troy Tulowitzki led off the seventh with a single to right and Rosario laced his second double into center, Arenado drove a ball to deep center to plate Tulowitzki and put the Rockies within three.
"I was just trying to keep the ball down," Miley said of his approach against the Rockies. "Down is good against this team. They're an aggressive team. That's a really, really good lineup over there. You don't want to make mistakes to those guys. Fortunately today they were hitting them on the ground, and our guys were there."
Colorado's bullpen kept up its strong string of innings since returning to Coors Field for the weekend series. Wilton Lopez threw a pair of shutout innings to follow Anderson, and Matt Belisle pitched a scoreless ninth to give the Rockies' bullpen 9 2/3 innings of one-run ball over the weekend.
With a quality start from Anderson and another shutdown performance from the 'pen, all the Rockies needed was for their 21-run offense from the first two games to show up.
The Rockies scored their final run on Rosario's double-play grounder -- their fifth on the day -- scoring Gonzalez, who stole second after his leadoff single and advanced to third on a throwing error from catcher Miguel Montero.
"It was nice to see that righty and try to get a rally going," Gonzalez said. "Wilin hit the ball hard down third base. There's nothing you can do. He put a good swing to the ball. That's a double play, and we just ended up scoring one run. It was not enough."
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pasadena Water and Power (PWP), originally called the Pasadena Municipal Light and Power Department, was initiated by City Ordinance in 1906. The City had been purchasing power from the Southern California Edison Company at the rate of 12.5 cents per KWH for street lighting purposes, but City Commissioners believed that the City could build a plant and generate the electricity for the streets at a savings. On May 3, 1906, the citizens passed a $125,000 bond issue to pay for the construction of a power plant. The first power facility, a wood frame and corrugated sheet iron building, housed one 200-kW Crocker-Wheeler generator driven by a Fleming-Corliss engine, one 200-pound pressure boiler, a condenser, pumps, and other auxiliary equipment. The generator had an exciter which was belt-driven off the engine flywheel. Since the original installation was for furnishing power for street lighting purposes only, the plant was closed down during the daylight hours, allowing plenty of time for maintenance. In 1908, less than two years later, the plant was enlarged by the addition of a second generating unit of 240 KW capacity. With this addition, the plant had sufficient capacity and reliability to take on a few commercial customers, and in October of 1908, Pasadena established its first commercial service. Power was first sold at the competitive rate of eight cents per KWH, and for a number of years thereafter Pasadena was involved in a rate war with the private utility. The municipal utility survived in the early days largely because of the street lighting revenue, but after a bond issue in 1909 for further expansion, the utility was able to grow from sales revenues. The third addition to the plant was an 833-kW engine-driven generator and boiler. Electrical energy, originally generated and distributed at 2300 volts and a frequency of 60 hertz, was converted to 50 hertz to conform to the rest of Southern California. Practically the entire load was single-phase lighting, including street lighting operating on series circuits.
PWP is celebrating a century of reliable, high quality water service to the citizens of Pasadena and nearby communities. Please visit our Water Centennial page for a history of the Water System.
By 1915, the Department had added two steam turbine generators to the power plant--a 1100-kW Westinghouse unit and a 3000-kW Allis-Chalmers unit. The plant facility was enlarged to house the new generators and boilers and a new cooling tower was built. By 1917, World War I had forced the price of fuel oil to rise to such an extent that Pasadena found it profitable to buy surplus hydroelectric power from the City of Los Angeles. Two 34 KV lines were brought into Pasadena from the Los Angeles Garvanza Substation. The voltage was stepped down to 2300 volts through a 3000-KVA bank of transformers, which were housed in a shed on the west side of the building. In 1920, Pasadena purchased a part of the Edison system within the City boundaries, causing the peak load to jump to more than 5000 KW. With the purchase of the Edison Company facilities, the City acquired its first substation, including warehouse and shop properties. When Pasadena took over that portion of the Edison Company within the City, it also contracted to purchase power wholesale from the Edison Company. Transformers were set up in the backyard of the steam plant, and for a short time the City was receiving power from both Los Angeles and the Edison Company. In 1923, construction was started on the first unit of 10,000 KW capacity for a new power plant. Construction was accelerated when a power shortage, caused by a rapid increase in demand, pushed the City into a position of having insufficient power. As a stopgap measure, the old generators were put into operation and the new plant was rushed to completion. By May of 1924, the new unit was delivering its full capacity to the Edison Company and continued to do so until November of that year. The period of 1924 to 1930 was one of rapid expansion for the Department. Use of electricity was increasing, the population was growing, and the Department was taking over the load of the Edison Company as new territories were annexed to the City. A 15-kW transmission system was established and a new substation was built on Raymond Avenue above Washington Boulevard. After Lamanda Park was annexed to the City, Pasadena acquired the old Santa Anita Substation and some transmission facilities feeding this station from the Edison Company. Later, the new Santa Anita Substation was built on Altadena Drive. The Engineering Office outgrew its quarters in the City Hall, and office space was taken in the Central Building on Raymond Avenue. By 1927, a second unit was added to the new power Plant. Further expansion continued and in 1928, Pasadena's present City Hall on Garfield Avenue opened, providing adequate space for new Light Department offices. Pasadena contracted with the Federal government to take power from Hoover Dam and with the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light to wheel the power to Pasadena over its transmission lines. A new 25,000 KW unit authorized before the end of the building boom in 1930 was put into operation in 1932. During the depression years, Light Department money went into make-work projects for the unemployed, and miles of underground conduit were laid in ditches dug by hand labor. In 1933, new central yards were established on Glen Avenue and modern warehouses and shops were built. The 34 KW lines from Los Angeles were rebuilt so that power could be brought in from Hoover dam. New tap-changing transformers were installed in the switch yard, giving Pasadena a 25,000 KVA tie with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light. From that time to 1971, the Pasadena system was operated continuously in parallel with the Los Angeles system. In 1935 and 1936, two new substations were built. The new Santa Anita Substation replaced the original station and the Maryland Substation was constructed to take care of the rapidly expanding load in the downtown business sector. Until the beginning of the Second World War, surplus power was available from Hoover Dam, so the Pasadena Steam Plant was operated on a stand-by basis. The original steam plant with its reciprocating engines was phased out and some of the old boilers were removed and relocated. During the war years, Pasadena had ample power capacity to supply the few war industries located in the City. However, with the postwar population boom and great industrial growth, the generating and distribution capacity of the system was soon overextended. A new 45,000 KW unit (No. 9) was ordered soon after the war was over, but because of delivery delays it was 1950 before the additional generating capacity was available to meet the system load. While planning for the No. 9 unit, the Department realized that long-range planning would be required to provide for future growth. To accommodate more generating units and more circuits, a new switchrack had to be built. A dispatching center was needed and a new Glenarm Substation was planned to replace the obsolete equipment in the old substation. In 1950, two new outdoor substations were put into service, one on the site of the old Wilson Reservoir and the other at the new Hastings Reservoir. Additional lines and cables were run to the substations and the system was changed from a loop system to a radial system. The distribution circuits were changed from a 3-wire delta system to a 4-wire wye with a resulting increase in load capacity of the circuits. Three more outdoor substations, a 34-kW switchrack, and a 34-KV transmission system were put into service. Two new 50,000 KW generating units in an entirely new outdoor plant went on-line in 1955 and 1958, giving the system sufficient generation capacity for the first time since the war. On June 19, 1965, a 71 MW, 83 MVA reheat unit with steam backup auxiliaries was put into service to cover the growing needs for more electricity in the City. On July 1, 1967, the Light and Power Department merged with the Water Department, forming a single Water and Power Department. On January 18, 1971, the T.M. Goodrich Receiving Station was placed into service with delivery of surplus power from the Bonneville Power Administration beginning the following day. This station provides an interconnection between the Pasadena system and the Southern California Edison system with a present capacity of 200 MVA. It serves as the Pasadena terminus for northwest power which flows from the Bonneville Power Administration system in Oregon to the D.C. terminal in Sylmar, California and then over the Edison system to Pasadena. All power originating outside of the Pasadena system is delivered to the station. Installation of two 26 MW combustion turbine generators was completed in 1975 and marked the final addition to local power generation. All subsequent construction at the local plant has been to increase plant efficiency, lower plant operating costs, extend plant equipment life cycle, and comply with state and federal environmental regulations. Noteworthy contributions to the quality of life for the citizens of Pasadena include: $125,000 toward the development of Brookside Golf Course; $210,000 in 1927 to help build the City Hall and Public Library; $600,000 financing of the Civic Auditorium and to help build the library branch at La Pintoresca Park. During the Depression the city utility expanded its building programs to provide jobs for residents hard-hit by the economic collapse. Unemployed customers were allowed to work for the utility for two week periods to earn money for utility bills, food and housing. Over the years, PWP has tackled many issues and accomplished it goals for the citizens of Pasadena. Today, PWP provides electricity to some 57,000 customers within Pasadena. We also deliver water to 37,000 households and businesses in Pasadena and adjacent communities in the San Gabriel Valley.


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LAS VEGAS—Roger Penske first entered a NASCAR race as a team owner more than 40 years ago.
After a couple of near-misses with Rusty Wallace including a runner-up finish in 1993, Penske finally won a championship as Brad Keselowski outdueled five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson two weeks ago in the season finale to win the 2012 Sprint Cup Series title.
The 75-year-old Penske finally got his hand on the big prize after the past 22 years as a full-time participant on the NASCAR circuit.
So for Penske to celebrate his first Sprint Cup Series title as an owner, there had to be at least a little emotion for a businessman known for his stoicism.
He didn't allow himself to get too emotional during the season-ending awards ceremony Friday night at the Wynn Las Vegas, but it was obvious that this wasn't a run-of-the-mill day for Penske.
"I guess it was a relief because you build up to this over so much time," Penske said. "I've been disappointed many times in racing where you thought you were going to come home with a win (and lose)—and that was always in the back of my mind but I never let it get in front."
In delivering his speech during the banquet, Penske thanked a litany of people who played pivotal roles along the way. The head of several auto dealerships and automotive-related businesses, Penske has a long history in motorsports as a car owner (including having won the Indianapolis 500 an impressive 15 times) as well as a track operator.
"It's a great night for me and our team and all of our 40,000 employees who support auto racing," Penske said about all of his companies.
"This racing has been a common thread to our company to build the brand, and tonight is a culmination of a lot of hard work for a lot of people."
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Penske plans to put a championship banner in all of his dealerships and all of his businesses.
"I walked into my office on Monday morning (after Homestead) and we had a big banner already made up as the champion," Penske said. "Think about walking into your own place and see that. So (that's) pretty special.
"That banner is going to hang in every one of our 1,500 locations around the U.S. that we're champions. That's something not everybody can say."
Penske said he has received congratulations from "thousands" of people around the world in a championship that has seemed to resonate with many race fans because of the 28-year-old Keselowski's exuberance, not to mention his relationship with fans through social media.
And while Penske was won all those Indianapolis 500s, Penske got a taste of what a NASCAR championship has meant over the last two weeks.
"I never realized the power and the impact of this sport," Penske said. "I've been involved in running the Super Bowl in 2006 in Detroit and saw the noise and all the things that goes on with the champion.
"This is special. This is about an individual. This is not stick-and-ball—this is really someone gets to the top. You race 38 weekends and it's a business where you can't run into the locker room when you have a bad day or run behind the bench."
MORE: Keselowski not looking to rework contract after title
Penske's triumph was a popular one in the industry. Team owner Rick Hendrick, whose organization has won 10 Cup titles and also is a Penske competitor in the car sales business, traded hats with Penske following the season finale at Homestead two weeks ago. Penske spent much of the remainder of the night wearing that Hendrick hat.
Nearly every driver and other industry personnel who spoke during the championship weekend mentioned Penske at some point.
"I've known Roger Penske since I was a teenager," NASCAR chairman Brian France said Thursday. "I have worked with Roger Penske my entire professional life.
"And it's really, really exciting for me to know and see Roger (win it) because in everything he's done, he's done it with high integrity, he's done it with incredible effort and he's done it with amazing class."
In his speech, Penske said it was an honor to join Richard Petty, Richard Childress, Joe Gibbs, Jack Roush and Tony Stewart as championship-winning car owners.
"To get into this amazing club, you can't buy it with money, you can't get voted in—you've got to earn it," Penske said. "You've got to earn it by winning."
MORE: Penske offers Stewart shot at running Indy 500
Few would doubt that Penske has definitely earned a Cup championship, considering how long it took for him to get there.
"So many people asked me why it took 40 years," Penske said. "Winning it tonight is obviously so important, but when I think of my family and five children and 11 grandchildren and a world-class business, I'd have to say you'd have to put those in front of a championship.
"Tonight, getting to that final goal which is to be a NASCAR champion, the timing couldn't be better."


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...To another amusement park of course!
You might think I am a little nuts, but I love visiting other parks and attractions, even on vacation. And down in Central Florida, there is a little theme park resort that you may have heard of called Walt Disney World…the happiest place on earth.
So a few weeks ago, I took a little "mini-vacation" to Disney World right before our season goes into full swing. A short "mental break" to clear my mind and hopefully "recharge the batteries" so I am all ready to go for the 2011 summer season.
Disney always amazes me. The attention to detail you see there is unmatched. But unlike Morey's Piers, Disney is all about highly themed and immersive experiences. They are a textbook "theme" park. Often, people try to make comparisons between Disney and Morey's Piers, however you have to remember that Morey's Piers is not about pixie dust and fairytales. Our "theme" is real…as real as it gets. Beach, boardwalk and, in the words of Jack Morey, "a little tacky and proud of it!"
Having said that, toward the end of my trip, I was watching TV in my hotel room and I stumbled upon a show about the "must do's" at Walt Disney World. It was a very informative program so I have decided to compile a short list of "must do's" at Morey's Piers for the next time you visit us. Enjoy!
"Must Do's" at Morey's Piers….
1. Ride the Great White. This classic wooden roller coaster located on Adventure Pier is a must do. Located right on the beach, this "woodie" has the perfect combination of turns and speed. For a really cool experience, ride it at night!
2. Have breakfast on the Giant Wheel. Having breakfast 150 feet in the air, overlooking the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean is a must do and is one of the most unique experiences we offer. Make sure to make a reservation early since there is limited seating each morning.
3. Rent a cabana in one of the Waterparks. Feel like a king for a day and you won't have to search for a lounge chair, or a spot to sit. There is nothing better than having your own private area to relax in. Cabanas also have dedicated food and beverage service so you won't have to wait in line for food either! You can reserve a cabana at Raging Waters and Ocean Oasis.
4. Have a meal at Oasis Café. Open to the public and located above Ocean Oasis Waterpark on Surfside Pier, this often overlooked restaurant sports some of the best ocean views around. A really great way to enjoy a meal with an incredible view!
5. Watch the Fireworks on Friday nights. There is nothing more American than watching a good olde' fashioned fireworks show. Held on select Friday nights during the summer and best of all, they are FREE!
6. Have a meal on the upper deck at Joe's. Located at the front of Surfside Pier, Joe's Fish Co. is a full scale restaurant with an upper deck overlooking the amusements on Surfside Pier. Just a great meal with a cool view….a must do!
7. Ride the Sky Ponds at Raging Waters. This one of a kind water attraction is a must do, and there is no other attraction identical to the Sky Ponds in the world.
8. Experience the Ghost Ship. This must do debuted in 2010 and took over $3 million to construct. Located on Mariner's Landing, this full scale, multi-level haunted walkthrough comes complete with live actors, animatronics and several other surprises along the way. Careful, don't ever look behind you!


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Chianti NoticiasCALENDAR OF EVENTS and PROMOTE TOURISM - CULTURE season 2012 - 4/4/2012
"Market Aprilante"
Artisans and not only
Panzano in Chianti
First Sunday of each month of the year
for membership: Pro Loco di Panzano in Chianti
tel. 380/2462761
"The Haystack"
biological market
Greve in Chianti
Every fourth Sunday of the month from March to December
43 ° Day of Pancakes
Montefioralle - Greve in Chianti
17 and 18 March 2012
Feast of the Dove 2012
Greve in Chianti - 8 April at 12:00
Panzano in Chianti - 10 April at 18:00
Market of the things of the past - Easter Monday
Greve in Chianti - Piazza Matteotti
April 9, 2012
Verrazzano Day
Greve in Chianti
April 17, 2012 15:00 pm:
- Laying wreath at the monument to Giovanni da Verrazzano
- Inauguration of the garden "Of Navigators" in collaboration with the City of Rehoboth Beach
- Jazz Band in the Square
Feast of the season Bona
Panzano in Chianti
April 25, 2012
May Day in Strada in Chianti
Market, impromptu painting, music, entertainment for children
Strada in Chianti
May 1, 2012
Feast of the iris
Wine, oil and flavors of San Polo
San Polo in Chianti
4, 5 and May 6, 2012
Festival of Flowers
Greve in Chianti
5 and 6 May 2012
Festival Red Cross - Committee Strada in Chianti
Events in Piazza Landi - Strada in Chianti
12 and 13 May 2012
Feast of historical scales and slicers
"The window of Cittaslow" - 8 ° marketplace for products and crafts
member cities of the "International Network City of Good Living"
Greve in Chianti
May 13, 2012
"The wines of the castle"
Review of wines and typical products
Montefioralle - Greve in Chianti
19 and 20 May 2012
Day "Slow Food Day"
The Farm at Fornaciù
May 26, 2012
Open Cellars
by the Wine Tourism Movement
May 27, 2012
"The scents of Lamole"
Review of wines and typical products
Lamole - Greve in Chianti
1, 2 and 3 June 2012
with the School of Music in Greve
Greve in Chianti - terrace Museum of San Francisco
2:03 June 2012
Concert of the Polyphonic Choir of Chianti
Greve in Chianti - venue to be
June 8, 2012
Feast of crushed
9 and 10 June 2012
Olympics of the Districts
June 10, 2012 - Greve in Chianti
STARS AND MERCHANTS in Strada in Chianti Special Edition
Craft night market in the square of Strada in Chianti
music and entertainment
Thursday, June 14, 2012 ore 17.00/23.00
Craft night market in the square of Greve in Chianti
music and entertainment
21 June 19 July and 10 August 2012
Hours 17.00/23.00
XIII Summer at Poggio
Poggio alla Croce
From June to September
Every Wednesday: 21 cinemas in the square
Every Saturday and Sunday: 17 hour children's entertainment, shows 21 hours
Chianti in Rock
Concerts of various groups
Panzano in Chianti - sports field
29 and 30 June 2012
"AVIS in the square"
Music, dance, and theater screenings
Strada in Chianti - Square Landi
5, 6, 7 and July 8, 2012
Festival volunteers AVG
Greve in Chianti - Piazza Matteotti
July 7, 2012
"Dreams and notes"
Evening events in Piazza Matteotti
July 10: "Emotions of Taste" Baptists and music not only with Roberto Vasarri
August 10: "Goblets of Stars" with music by Ilaria & Kriss, artisans markets,
star gazing and wine tasting Chianti Classico
August 23: "Show Dance Universe"
Stars and Merchants Special edition in Panzano in Chianti
Craft night market in Piazza Bucciarelli
music and entertainment
Thursday, July 12, 2012 ore 17.00/23.00
Summer Concert Lamolese
Lamole - Greve in Chianti
Every Sunday from July to September 2012
"Daniel Ferro Vocal Program"
Master class for singers of specialization
public concerts:
Friday 20 July, 20.30 Castello di Verrazzano
Friday July 27, at 21 Castle Vicchiomaggio
Friday August 3, at 21 San Leolino - Panzano in Chianti
Wednesday August 8, at 21 Piazzetta Santa Croce - Greve in Chianti
Panzano in Chianti - Piazzetta Ricasoli
Dates to be determined
"From the Sahara desert to the mountains of Nepal"
ethnic dinner by the Associations "Selma" and "Apeiron" in Piazza Matteotti - Greve in Chianti
August 5, 2012
"Neighborhoods in the Piazza"
The eight districts Greve parade in historical costumes.
Greve in Chianti - P.za G. Matteotti
September 2, 2012
Fair in September
Greve in Chianti - P.za Resistance
September 5, 2012
Feast of Rificolona
Artisan market, parade, awarding the most beautiful rificolona, music and entertainment, games
Greve in Chianti - Vassallo Square
September 7, 2012
Workshop for children from 1 September to the Park of St. Anne from 16 to 18
Procession of Diotto
Traditional solemn procession of the patron with the participation of the districts Greve, confraternities, the Philharmonic Giuseppe Verdi in Panzano in Chianti
Greve in Chianti - P.za G. Matteotti
September 8, 2012
Expo 42 ° of the Chianti Classico
Greve in Chianti
6, 7, 8 and September 9, 2012
Wine to Wine
Panzano in Chianti
Thursday, September 13, 2012: Opening hours of tasting pavilions hours 16:00 to 20:00
Friday, September 14, 2012: Opening hours of tasting pavilions 12:00 to 20:00
Saturday, September 15, 2012: Opening hours of tasting pavilions 11:00 to 20:00
Jazz entertainment from 18.00 to 20.00
Sunday, September 16, 2012: Opening hours of tasting pavilions 11:00 to 19:30
Jazz entertainment from 17.30 to 19.30
From the ancient fair of Strada in Chianti tradition is reborn with a week
music, entertainment, flea markets, games and challenges of the districts, food
Strada in Chianti
11 to 17 September 2012
Chefs and Butchers
Festival for the promotion of Italian beef
Greve in Chianti - P.za G. Matteotti
October 7, 2012
"Not only wine, a great product and knowledge of its territory"
Greve in Chianti - P.za G. Matteotti
October 14, 2012
Chestnut Festival
20 and 21 October 2012 - Lucolena
"Oil: Taste, Knowledge, Health"
Fair virgin olive oil from the hills of Chianti
dates to be confirmed
Square Mother Earth, Greve in Chianti
from 10.00 to 18.00
Waiting for Christmas
Christmas markets and craft, music and entertainment, Santa Claus arrives
Greve in Chianti: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 e 16 December 2012
Strada in Chianti: Saturday, December 15, 2012
Living Nativity with Wards Greve
The fire of greetings
Greve in Chianti
December 16, 2012
Dinner for volunteers of Red Cross in Greve
December 22, 2012
"Here come the Magi"
Market Square and in costume representation of the Epiphany
Greve in Chianti - Piazza G. Matteotti - 10 hours
January 6, 2013
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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.—Along the sidelines at Nike's Peach Jam tournament, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski paid a short visit to Kentucky's John Calipari.
The coach of the 2010 NCAA champions tapped the coach of the 2012 NCAA champions on the knee and said, with a bit of a smirk on his face, "I hear you're going to do your civic duty."
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That's right: Calipari has been elected to National Association of Basketball Coaches board of directors. He was added along with Cy Alexander of North Carolina A&T and Rick Cooper of West Texas A&M.
Now, most board meetings are as much fun as a traffic jam, but who wouldn't want to sit in on those sessions?
Calipari has strong opinions about most everything in his field of vision. That might or might not include fracking or "Sharknado," but it definitely involves most aspects of basketball and the college game's place in it, starting with the NBA age limit rule.
Many NABC honchos wasted time since 2007 pining for basketball to adopt the "baseball rule," in which athletes would be allowed to declare for the draft out of high school but those who entered college could not be in another draft for two or three years.
This would be bad for the entire sport, but comforting for college coaches who would enjoy roster certainty. Discussing it was a waste of time, however, because NBA commissioner David Stern pursued the age limit rule to keep untrained high school players out of his league.
Having coached a great number of players who entered the draft after a single college season, Calipari believes all levels of the game would be best served by extending the age limit a second year, to age 20 and two years out of high school. Now he can take that campaign inside the college game's hierarchy and see if that can help to advance it.
"What I want to do is, how do we make sure we're looking after these kids?" Calipari told Sporting News. "You talk about protecting the game, but first of all protect these kids. What are the ways, what are the ideas, that can make this a better experience and a better situation for these kids?
"And then protecting the game: What we're trying to do, how we're trying to do it. And a big part of that is the one-and-done rule."
Calipari said he is "willing to listen" as a member of the board as much as he is eager to advocate his own positions. He did not give any specifics beyond the age limit rule as to how to help enhance the experience for the college player because he didn't want to make any new cases in public before he discussed them with his colleagues on the NABC board.
"I'll have ideas," he said. "It's got to be things … we also represent these players."


text: I keep a bandana tucked discreetly away in my back pocket during spring and summer for wiping off sweat. I walk everywhere I need to go, and do not have the benefit of air conditioning. They've come in handy for other things too. Honestly, I do this too. Its good for the summer. I was considering picking up one of these from Context, but their website says Winn Perry in PDX is also going to be a stockist so I just might go down and check them out in person.


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SANTA ANA – A Stanton man sat teary-eyed in court Wednesday when a jury convicted him of the murder of a Sacramento woman and a string of rapes during a 26-month span that ended with his arrest in 2005.
The verdict sets the stage for a penalty-phase hearing next week to determine whether Waymon Livingston, 29, should be sentenced to death or life without the possibility of parole.
Livingston was also convicted of a penalty enhancement that he committed sexual assaults on multiple victims and the aggravated assault of a fifth woman. The jury deadlocked on one count of rape.
The mother and grandmother of murder victim Melissa Ann Gonzalez, 21, cried and hugged each other in the courtroom gallery when the verdicts were announced.
Livingston was arrested by Anaheim police at his Stanton home on Oct. 11, 2007, after forensic examiners at the Orange County Crime Laboratory analyzed evidence from three sexual assaults and matched him to genetic material left at the crime scenes, prosecutors said.
The jury of seven women and five men in Superior Court Judge Richard Toohey's courtroom will hear additional evidence beginning Wednesday to determine if Livingston should receive the death penalty.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Difference between java and javaw executable commands
7 comments :
- Ryder said...
Another difference between java and javaw is that, java is four letter command while javaw is five letter command :)
- May 2, 2012 at 8:43 PM
- Bob said...
java.exe can be used when you want to output text or input text from console. if you are using swing application to launch than javaw.exe is better choice just like Netbeans, Eclipse or any other java swing application.
- May 2, 2012 at 8:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
It is really good.
- May 3, 2012 at 6:22 AM
- srinath reddy said...
good tip. javaw.exe is the better choice than java.exe
- May 4, 2012 at 9:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm an old java1.0.2 programmer.
javaw.exe was used to run applets*.
java.exe was used to run classes with a "main" method.
So easy. Any platform.
java.applet.Applet from the AWT GUI libraries.
Swing appears few years later...
- May 13, 2012 at 3:03 PM
- Seravanthi said...
Yes, key difference between java and javaw is that java got console attached while javaw executeds Java program without console, that's why Java web start, applets they all use javaw.exe and print error in window if something failes e.g. when an appled failed to load. You can use java.exe to core Java program which starts from main method.
- December 18, 2014 at 12:01 AM
- Vidhya said...
There is one more to the list javaws.exe or simply javaws which is used to launch Java application e.g. Swing GUI distributed using Java Web Start and JNLP. javaws jnlp_url is used to launch the application and then it downloads the version from server and stores it locally inside AppData folder of your user directory. Every time it runs it will check if an updated version is available or not, if not then it will run the appliation from local cache, while if a new version is present, it will first download the version and then executes.
- December 18, 2014 at 12:05 AM


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Brewer at the Legislature: Mob rule
North Platte Seventh-day Adventist Church to discuss liberty, life of Constantine the Great
More opinion
Robertson and Delsing re-elected chair, vice chair of NWB
Goat Expo set first October weekend
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In 1979, when I was a sophomore in college, I entered the Sinai desert in Egypt. On a twisted pile of concrete rubble, there was a hand painted message: Here was the war Here is the peace.
The Middle East is rife with conflict, sectarian tension and the settling of scores, but the long-held Egyptian-Israeli peace agreement continues to provide a critical element for regional stability.
The U.S. helps maintain it today by supporting both Israel and Egypt. A small contingent of American troops remains in the Sinai Desert. The U.S. and Egypt regularly conduct joint military exercises, and the U.S. has maintained a strong relationship with the Egyptian military.
This makes the current trouble in Egypt all the more complex and messy. Former President Mohammed Morsi, having ascended to power following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, was recently removed from office by the military, after massive protests from the Egyptian people.
This has created a backlash among Morsis supporters, who belong to a religious movement called the Muslim Brotherhood.
Many Egyptians were never comfortable with the idea that the Muslim Brotherhood, which is rooted in a history of violence and intolerance, would somehow embrace the ideals of a more democratic society once handed the keys to power.
Although the Muslim Brotherhood has since renounced violence as a central tenant, the Morsi government disregarded the constitution, consolidated power, disrespected minority rights, and pardoned jihadists.
Interestingly, Morsi received his education in the United States.
In the aftermath of his removal, more than 1,000 persons have been killed. In an effort to disperse the Muslim Brotherhood protests after advanced warnings were unheeded, altercations began, and the police, backed up by the military, responded with lethal force.
As a clear act of reprisal, 25 police officers were abducted and killed, and the ancient Christian minority population has been attacked.
Things appear to have calmed for now, and hopefully this ends the spiraling violence.
In the best of circumstances, the issue of providing foreign aid to places like Egypt is touchy with the American people. Its even more complicated in the current situation.
Last year, given the problematic trajectory of Morsis leadership, I quietly wrote then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to suspend economic aid to Egypt. Even at that time, the goals of the Morsi administration were murky.
Today, we are faced with a new dilemma. While we must not give legitimacy to the unjust use of force against innocent persons - and President Obamas recent decision to cancel American participation in the upcoming military exercises was the right one - the military is the lone stabilizing institution in the country.
It seems to enjoy broad popularity among the people and possesses the credibility to assure a more stable, inclusive governing structure.
While the latest round of violence is wrong and must cease, an abrupt and permanent withdrawal of all aid to Egypt invites another set of potentially costly consequences.
The delicate task ahead of us is to set the conditions for a rebuilding of our relationship with Egypt - with a view toward an orderly democratic transition.
Jeff Fortenberry represents eastern Nebraska (the 1st congressional district) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Alumni Turn Out to See President Kerwin at the George Washington Masonic Memorial
Proving that President Kerwin, SPA/BA '71, can still fill a room, more than 200 alumni, parents, friends, faculty, and staff came to Alexandria on the evening of April 24 to hear the university's 14th president speak at the beautiful and historic George Washington Masonic Memorial.
Guests enjoyed remarks from Dr. Kerwin, as well as Dr. Thomas Minar, vice president of development and alumni relations, and Chip Griffin, SPA/BA '94, president of the AU Alumni Board. The group enjoyed a special treat with the viewing of JFK at AU: Building Peace for All Time. The video, created by AU's own film crew in honor of the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's historic peace speech delivered on campus at the 1963 commencement ceremony, featured snippets of the speech and interviews with graduates and AU faculty. In addition to the tasty food and drink, many guests took advantage of the complimentary tours to the Memorial's trademark Observation Deck with 360 degree views of the District.
Prior to the Presidential Reception, President Neil Kerwin '71 and Ann Kerwin, also a member of the class of '71, hosted a special Celebrating Philanthropy reception to honor and thank AU's loyal donors and volunteers. Members of the 1893 Society, Helen Palmer Kettler Society, and President's Circle joined fellow alums and supporters at this exclusive event. Guests were treated to cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and a performance by the American University Chamber Singers, led by Associate Professor Daniel Abraham.


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Teen Movie Event
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Little Chute Public Library
Celebrate Teen Tech Week with the 2nd installment of the Hunger Games Trilogy. We'll have free pizza from Jet's, so bring your friends and enjoy time hanging out with other teens. This event is open to students in grades 6-12 only. Film is rated PG-13.