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Most Popular Songs of 2012 from Spotify
"Somebody that I Used to Know'' by Gotye (if you have not heard this song by now, return to your cave), "Call Me Maybe'' (if you don't know the chorus to this by now, congratulations) by Carly Rae Jepsen and "We Are Young'' by Fun and Janelle Monae topped Spotify's list of the 100 most popular songs of 2012. Flo Rida's "Whistle'' checked in at No. 4 and No. 5 was "Wild Ones'' by Sia.
A few other curious things we noticed. "Gangnam Style'' by the briefly-Boston-educated rapper PSY came in at No. 24 and it was followed by one of Adele's biggest hits, "Rolling in the Deep.''
One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful'' was No. 17.
What's Spotify, you ask? It's a wildly popular music streaming service you'll be hearing a lot more of in 2013.
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ABANDONMENT: Refers to road or street abandonment, an action taken by the Board of Supervisors, usually through the public hearing process, to abolish the public's right-of-passage over a road or road right-of way. Upon abandonment, the right-of-way automatically reverts to the underlying fee owners. If the fee to the owner is unknown, Virginia law presumes that fee to the roadbed rests with the adjacent property owners if there is no evidence to the contrary.
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (OR APARTMENT): A secondary dwelling unit established in conjunction with and clearly subordinate to a single family detached dwelling unit. An accessory dwelling unit may be allowed if a special permit is granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). Refer to Sect. 8-918 of the Zoning Ordinance.
AFFORDABLE DWELLING UNIT (ADU) DEVELOPMENT: Residential development to assist in the provision of affordable housing for persons of low and moderate income in accordance with the affordable dwelling unit program and in accordance with Zoning Ordinance regulations. Residential development which provides affordable dwelling units may result in a density bonus (see below) permitting the construction of additional housing units. See Part 8 of Article 2 of the Zoning Ordinance.
AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICTS: A land use classification created under Chapter 114 or 115 of the Fairfax County Code for the purpose of qualifying landowners who wish to retain their property for agricultural or forestal use for use/value taxation pursuant to Chapter 58 of the Fairfax County Code.
BARRIER: A wall, fence, earthen berm, or plant materials which may be used to provide a physical separation between land uses. Refer to Article 13 of the Zoning Ordinance for specific barrier requirements.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs): Stormwater management techniques or land use practices that are determined to be the most effective, practicable means of preventing and/or reducing the amount of pollution generated by nonpoint sources in order to improve water quality.
BUFFER: Graduated mix of land uses, building heights or intensities designed to mitigate potential conflicts between different types or intensities of land uses; may also provide for a transition between uses. A landscaped buffer may be an area of open, undeveloped land and may include a combination of fences, walls, berms, open space and/or landscape plantings. A buffer is not necessarily coincident with transitional screening.

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Happy Saturday Loopy Loopsters! It seems like forever since I've had a race report! Ttoday was the Charleston Distance Run 15 Miler. I had planned to run it before I found out I had to have a hysterectomy in June, and I didn't think I would get to participate at all this year. Then a couple of weeks ago, sfschas asked me if I would be interested in running the relay. Hmmm... it was something we'd both never done and I was definitely interested. Well, let me tell you, talk about fun....
We got to Laidley Field about 7 this morning and snapped a few pics:
This is me and my running buddy L. She's a member of the "Breakfast Club" I run the streets of Charleston with through the week.
Hubby was also there and ready to tackle the 5K.
Here's our relay team! "Blood, Sweat and Beers". And YES, I AM a midget. I grew up in a circus and everything (Well, not a REAL circus hehe). The team consisted of me, our friend A, and sfschas. A was starting us out by running the first 3 miles, sfschas was running the 5 hellish hill miles, and I was doing the last 7 miles on the flats. So, after telling A goodbye as he headed to the start, sfschas and I did a jog to the Southside Bridge where we would be making the relay switches. The waiting wasn't bad at all. It seemed like in no time A was done and sfschas was taking off for the hills. I was glad he was wearing his construction cone shirt cause he was so easy to see. As I watched him flying down his last hill to the bridge, I had plenty of time to get my Garmin ready hehe.
I didn't know how I was going to run today, and really didn't have a goal. I haven't been doing a lot of fast running since my surgery, and I also started the Whole30 diet about 20 days ago. Luckily, I'm over the hump with the diet and the race went better than I'd expected. My splits went down like this: 8:29, 8:37, 8:44, 8:45, 8:48, 9:07 and 8:46. My leg came in at about 1:01:40-some, and our teams total time for the 15 miles was 2:00:45. I don't have our official time. I was really pleased with how it went though, and the guys ran super fast!!
Here I am with my big finish....
Here we are sporting our medals and glad to be done. That's NicNac in the maroon shirt, who some of you met at Shamrock. And then, just like they say on the commercial... BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!"
Surprise, surprise! We got 3rd place in the Co-ed Relay Team!! OSOM!!!
Hubby didn't do too shabby either. He won 2nd in his age group in the 5K! I think his time was 22:50-something. Don't have his official time either.
So it was great to get back out there! My focus for August has been getting my endurance back, and September's focus will be speed work. Hopefully I'll be in good shape for Fall racing.
Well, that's all I've got Loopy Loopsters! I hope everybody has a wonderful Labor Day weekend/holiday. Enjoy yourselves and I'll catch ya later... xoxoxo RC


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D.J. Augustin or Ben Hansbrough? I say bench D.J. for one game then bring him back the next and see if he is motivated now. Unless Ben plays like Chris Paul
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D.J. Augustin or Ben Hansbrough? I say bench D.J. for one game then bring him back the next and see if he is motivated now. Unless Ben plays like Chris Paul
No, Ben is a nice guy. Makes an OK 3rd PG. But he's a train wreck waiting to happen. IMO, he's not able to handle the ball well enough to play except in an emergency. He might shoot better than DJ, but that's about it.
I say we bench Sam Young and put in Orlando Johnson, OJ can score the ball, Young plays good D, but he acts like Ray Allen and hits an occasional 3. OJ can score so lets see if he can put some points up
Yes to Ben
No to Orlando. Young has been very good for us.
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
It's an interesting question. Can/will Ben run a simple PrR with Mahinmi? Can/will he run a PnP with Tyler or West or Green. It's pretty clear that OJA can't.won't. Can Ben hit an open shot when his man sags onto IM? Do the pratice sessions the teams has show OJA to be a better point than Lance or Ben? If so, what happens when we play real games instead of practice? It boggles my mind to watch the 2nd unit play now.
Yes it is time to see what ben hans has otherwise have a look at the free agent PG's that are left all will sign for the min
i would have a very hard long look at Mike Bibby if i was pritchard he can still shoot the ball quite well
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
No thank you. Get another PG not currently on the roster. BHans is not ready from prime time. Nor is Agustin apparently.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
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The Kings are said to be thinking of trading Fredette or I. Thomas because of available minutes. Could we have anyone they might be interested in and would we want to try either of those guys?
we need a backup point and dja isn't coming remotely close to getting it done. i say why not give ben a go?
if he really is much worse than dja- i say let him prove it. dja has had his chances and in almost every game he appears in- he lays an egg.
i am in the crowd that says let ben have a shot.
If we don't use Ben now, then what's the point of having him? Can't hurt to give him a shot before waiving him to spend more money on a FA, or making a knee jerk trade for a backup pg with assets we don't have.
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
Could you imagine Ben and Tyler playing together? That's a ton of energy feeding off one another. Not too mention Lance. I could see it.
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
Definitely. I don't expect it to work. But Augustin's been terrible, Vogel's got to at least try Little Hans.
And get him another option Walsh. Hell, anybody.
@ScottAgness think we see Ben with these adjustments? -- (@LetsTalkPacers)
@LetsTalkPacers I doubt it. I don't see coach making drastic moves. Instead, he'll work to improve current bunch. -- (@ScottAgness)
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
ANYBODY would be better than what Augustine has been.
Give Ben 2 games, and see how he does. If he implodes go back to DJ, and look to finding other PGs. If he does similar to DJ keep playing him hoping he will adjust to the speed, and play better. If he plays better. well keep playing him.
and this is why so many fans get frustated with coaches because they want to be stubborn as hell and make sure it works.
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
Well's mentioned that giving Ben a chance might light a fire under DJ. I'm all for giving the guy a shot and if it also happens to snap DJ out of whatever is going on then that is even better.
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And people are saying OJ can shoot? I mean, I heard that before he was drafted, but since then he's been building cities with bricks.
Cities? I think you mean countries.
If Ben would be a better half court PG, then yes, I'm ready to give it a try. I understand there appears to be serious concerns about him handling full court pressure, but I feel like that can typically be adjusted to by leaving Sam Young near by to trot in front of him as a psuedo-screen (something we used to have Dale do for Mark back in the day at times, not that he often needed it) or to deliberately screen if necessary. Sam's big/strong enough to do it so we don't have to keep a big man in the backcourt unnecessarily. Just a thought.
And I know he's nuts, but man I'm tempted to ask about Delonte West. Probably a bad idea, but that's how bad DJ's been.
OJ can shoot, lit it up in DL a couple weeks ago. He showed he could shoot, so obviously most of it is mental and adjusting. Plus, I know as a shooter that conditioning and being able to pace is a huge part, shots will be inconsistent if you don't pace them right. All the hype about his shot is true, just that he needs to be ready for NBA basketball.
OT - I play basketball in highschool, it's honestly not as easy as it looks guys. Every NBA player torched highschool and were the star of their teams in college. It's not like they can make it if they suck. I honestly believe that some people are insane on here. Basketball is a sport, a game if you will. You absolutely cannot go out and expect a guy who just hopped into a different role to be good.
DJA is a PG, yes. But PG in CHA and PG in IND are two completely different things. Different flow, teammates, coach, system, plays. Yes, he might adjust to the changes, yeah he could fit in, but I'm just saying guys, you cannot say he was good in CHA so he'll be good here. That's two different things. You can put a Bugatti Veyron and a Lamborghini next to each other, but you can't interchange them, they're two different cars.
I'm in favor of playing Orlando.
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Gold peaked at $1,895 an ounce Sept. 5, 2011, and it has been trending lower since. Its high for 2012 was set Oct. 3 at $1,791.75. From that near-term peak it immediately rolled over to a near-term low of $1,683.50 one month later. It then rebounded again after the re-election of President Obama, to $1,750.50 on Nov. 26, before declining again to about $1,699 as I write.
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WAITING FOR GODOT Plays Final Performance 7/12 At Studio 54
Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) limited engagement of Waiting for Godot will play its final performance on Sunday, July 12that 2:00 PM. This revival of Samuel Beckett's classic play stars (in order of speaking) Nathan Lane (Estragon), Bill Irwin (Vladimir), John Goodman (Pozzo) and John Glover (Lucky), directed by Anthony Page.
Waiting for Godot will have played 31 preview performances and 85 regular performances. Previews began on April 3rd, 2009 and opened officially on April 30th, 2009 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St).
The cast also includes Cameron Clifford (A Boy) and Matthew Schechter (A Boy). The design team includes Santo Loquasto (Sets), Jane Greenwood (Costumes), Peter Kaczorowski (Lights) and Dan Moses Schreier (Sound).
Waiting for Godot remains Samuel Beckett's most magical and beautiful allegory. The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone - or something - named Godot. Vladimir (Bill Irwin) and Estragon (Nathan Lane) wait near a tree on a barren stretch of road, inhabiting a drama spun from their own consciousness. The result is a comical wordplay of poetry, dreamscapes and nonsense, which has been interpreted as a somber summation of mankind's inexhaustible search for meaning.
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212)719-1300, online at www.roundabouttheatre.org or at the Studio 54 theatre box office (254 West 54th Street).
Waiting for Godot plays Tuesday through Saturday evening at 8:00 p.m. with Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.
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It is a stand-out record, one that makes her the equal of the likes of James Baker, George Schultz or Henry Kissinger among our leading modern secretaries of state. What is more, she achieved her success by promoting a more humanist international agenda than her peers at the first ranks of American foreign policy leaders. At the same time, she maintained a centrist course more comfortable with the appropriate use of force than many of her more liberal colleagues in the Obama administration. Maintaining such a balance requires exceptional skill. To do so for four years under the conditions she faced is among the reasons she is so widely admired.
Hillary Clinton is likely to be the next Democratic presidential nominee because she is the best-known active Democratic politician, because she has repeatedly triumphed over adversity, because she has made herself well-liked at a time that politicians are typically viewed with contempt.
But she is likely to be the next president, the first woman to be president of the United States, because of the quality of her character and her work on behalf of the American people. With some luck she will use the next two years to restore her energy and prepare for what lies ahead. Because regardless of what political party in which you may find yourself, it is hard to deny that she elevates our political discourse in ways that few, if any, others do on the contemporary stage.


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HOUSTON - A father of three was shot and killed at his home in southwest Houston.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m. Friday at a home on Portsmouth Street near Hazard Street.
Alex Borton said she didn't hear gunshots, but saw police and crime tape surround her neighbors home.
"We didn't hear anything until police started showing up and people were running around," said Borton. "It was scary."
Houston police said 35-year-old Ashley Rowell, a former owner of Duff Beer Distribution based in Pasadena, was shot to death.
"They were with the children, and there was some kind of knock or door bell ringing," said Sgt. Brian Harris with Houston Police Department's Homicide Unit. "He opened up the door and was shot in door way."
Police said Rowell's wife and three children were home, along with two other children who were sleeping over.
Investigators said they might have seen him lying lifeless in the home. Rowell's wife and 8-year-old son called 911.
Police said they believe this was not a random shooting.
"We can never be completely sure, but all indications are is that this going to be some type of scene where assailant knew the victim," said Sgt. Harris.
Neighbors, friends and colleges said they are remembering Rowell as a kind and a nice man. Rowell's brother-in-law is an HPD officer who responded to the scene.
Police said they have suspects, but no arrests have been made. They may be members of the family.
According to police, one of victim's family members was suing Rowell because they felt like they weren't getting their fair share of money.
If you have any information that might help police call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
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It was a suggestion made by some hack in L.A..
According to the article, if the Lakers have to make a decision about which of the big 2 to keep this summer, Kobe would be the man and Shaq would be sent packing. Who was suggested in exchange? It was none other than our Jermaine O'Neal.
At this point the question for the Lakers is not who is leaving but will anyone from this year's roster stay?
Fate of team lies with Bryant
By Howard Beck , Staff Writer L.A. Daily News
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, long after the Detroit Pistons danced and the Lakers splintered, players, coaches, executives, friends and family gathered one last time in a hotel ballroom, where Lakers owner Jerry Buss provided the food and drink, and perhaps began to lay the mental groundwork for his franchise's next phase.
The crowd at the Townsend in Birmingham, Mich. thinned through the hours, until just three figures remained: Buss, Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone.
Imagination can take over from there.
Among those who roam the Lakers front office, and those who have regular contact with it, the belief is universal: Buss will do everything in his power to retain Bryant, the NBA's most dynamic star, if also its most troubled.
Over the next two weeks, Bryant will make a court appearance in Colorado and announce he is opting out of his Lakers contract, making him a free agent.
Having turned down maximum- value extensions for two years, Bryant will be offered the most the Lakers can pay under NBA rules: $140 million over seven years. Before accepting it, Bryant will listen to offers from coast to coast, and at every stop, he will be dictating more than financial terms. No team, including the Lakers, can make an offer until July 1.
At 25, a six-time all-star and a free agent for the first time, Bryant will be in position to exercise ultimate leverage over potential employers, and is expected to do so.
Sometime soon, then, the Lakers may well become Kobe's Team in every possible way. The coach will be Bryant's to choose. The roster, his to shape. The offense, his to run.
If that means jettisoning coach Phil Jackson or former MVP Shaquille O'Neal, Buss is prepared to do it, sources say. But Bryant's agenda is not as simple and clear as any of that, nor is the Lakers' off-season agenda.
General manager Mitch Kupchak huddled with his staff Wednesday afternoon, declining to discuss the Lakers' murky future. He will meet with the media today, then begin a series of exit meetings with players this afternoon and Friday.
The Lakers must file their protected list for next week's expansion draft sometime today. Rick Fox and Jamal Sampson are top candidates to be left unprotected. The team will not have to protect Malone, who declined to exercise his option Wednesday and became a free agent.
Derek Fisher will probably be the next to go that route, followed by Bryant.
The most pressing free agency issue, however, is Jackson's.
Bryant has alternately battled Jackson and O'Neal for control of the team for the past five years. He might like to be rid of both of them, but given a choice, would coexist with Jackson more easily than O'Neal, team insiders say.
So the door is open, however slightly, for Jackson to return. But he practically announced his retirement late Tuesday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills, after the Pistons crushed the Lakers to win the championship. He stopped short of saying anything absolute.
It is not clear whether Buss wants Jackson back, and not just because of a desire to cater to Bryant. Sources say Buss grew impatient with Jackson's equivocating about whether he wanted to continue coaching, felt spurned by his refusal to accept a contract extension earlier this season and was put off by Jackson's decision to conduct all negotiations through his agent.
Some believe Jackson has grown ambivalent about the job, about the annual struggle of getting Bryant to conform and O'Neal to exert consistent effort. His outer calm this season belied the immense strain imposed on him by the Lakers' dysfunction.
The legal drama engulfing Bryant was a greater burden on the team, and Jackson, than anyone cares to acknowledge publicly. Compounding the stress was the individual agenda of Gary Payton and the 10-week loss of Malone to a knee injury, robbing the team of its most influential leader.
Jackson and his staff are under contract through June 30. They will meet this morning in El Segundo and will assist with next week's draft, but Jackson does not plan to speak publicly until he has decided his future.
There has been no contact between Jackson's representatives and Buss, although agent Todd Musberger will be in Los Angeles on Monday to meet with Jackson.
In the awkward aftermath of Tuesday's loss, as players began saying their good-byes, Fisher and Fox were the most emotional, the most tearful. They are the only remaining role players from the teams that got swept in Utah and San Antonio, that survived all the early heartbreak of the Shaq-Kobe era before Jackson arrived and began weaving championships out of chaos.
They may be the next to go, Fisher via free agency and Fox perhaps via retirement.
Malone became the first player to cut ties with the organization Wednesday, when he declined to exercise a $1.65 million option for next season. The move does not necessarily signal an end to his career, but a desire to be better compensated if he returns.
"If he decides to play again, the magnanimous, generous act that he did this year does not need to be repeated,' said agent Dwight Manley, referring to Malone's decision to accept a below-market salary last summer.
That move allowed the Lakers to use their $4.9 million exception to sign Payton.
"That was a one-year gift, not a two-year gift,' Manley said.
If Malone returns, he would be seeking all or part of the midlevel exception, expected to be around $5 million. He has said he will only play for the Lakers, and then only if his injured right knee can return to 100 percent strength by the fall.
A team charter carried most of the Lakers back to Los Angeles on Wednesday morning. Fisher, who is close to Pistons forward Corliss Williamson, stayed behind. A private jet carried Bryant, Malone and Manley back to Newport Beach.
Mere hours into the summer, they had already begun going their separate ways.


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Just because Bisous Ciao is a macaron specialty shop (and a damn good one at that) doesn't mean they can't join the fun and offer a special non-macaron, seasonal pumpkin pastry. Enter their beautiful Pumpkin Tresor ($6).
The Pumpkin Tresor dessert (tresor means "treasure" in French) is much more than just an oversized pumpkin macaron. Though the shells are macaron cookies, the interior is more like a multi-layered entremet with four pumpkin-based components.
First there's a thick and creamy pumpkin cremeux that rings the inside of the shells. The center contains a square of pumpkin cake that's surrounded by a slightly spicy pumpkin ganache. Some pumpkin seeds on top of the cake layer add some texture, and three green marshmallow kisses and a dusting of pumpkin seed flour add to the beautiful, holiday-invoking presentation.
Most people will probably eat this delicate dessert with a knife and fork but I found that picking up half the pastry and eating it like a sandwich was very satisfying. The small Tresor is large enough for two people to split, however Bisous also sells a larger version that feeds four ($25). They often sell out on weekends so go early if you plan to buy one.
About the author: Native New Yorker Niko Triantafillou is the founder of DessertBuzz.com his photographs of desserts and pastry chefs have appeared in the Wall Street Journal and Dessert Professional Magazine. He is an unabashed foodie nerdling. Follow him on Twitter at @DessertBuzz.


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FAQs: Water and Sewer Hookups
If your property is currently served by a well, you will need to abandon your well with concurrence and approval from the Health Department and physically disconnect the well from the potable water system. Call the Health Department at 703-246-2201, TTY 711, for information on abandoning a well.
Before you abandon or disconnect your well, make sure that one of the local water service providers does in fact provide water to your address. Although the Fairfax Water (703-698-5800, TTY 711) provides the majority of the countywide public water service, there are four additional water service suppliers that serve some areas of Fairfax County.
You will be required to complete an application, pay the availability fee, and set up an appointment to have your water service connection installed. This will take six to eight weeks. The Water Authority will tap the main water line, set the water meter and provide water service to your property. You or your contractor will need to obtain a plumbing permit to install the water service from the water meter crock into the house. The dwelling will have to be inspected and designated free of cross connection hazards prior to hooking into the public water system. Contact Inspection Requests at 703-222-0455, TTY 711, with your plumbing permit number to schedule a cross connection inspection before the installation of your new water service.
If you wish to leave your well active, it can only be used for non-potable purposes. The well system is required to be physically disconnected from the new public water system and permanently identified as a non-potable water source.
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text: Gary Goetzman's (executive producer) producing credits include 'Where the Wild Things Are,' 'Mamma Mia! - The Movie,' 'Charlie Wilson's War,' 'The Polar Express,' 'Larry Crowne,' 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' 'The Ant Bully,' 'Beloved,' 'That Thing You Do!,' 'The Silence of the Lambs' (winner of five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture), 'Philadelphia,' 'Devil in a Blue Dress,' 'Miami Blues,' 'The Great Buck Howard' HBO Films' 'Starter for 10,' 'Modern Girls,' 'Amos & Andrew,' the 3-D IMAX film 'Magnificent Desolation,' the Emmy®-winning miniseries' 'The Pacific,' 'John Adams,' and 'Band of Brothers,' the Emmy®- and Golden Globe-nominated HBO series 'Big Love,' and the Emmy®-nominated HBO special event 'The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert.' He also produced the Talking Heads' 'Stop Making Sense,' 'Storefront Hitchcock,' Neil Young's 'Heart of Gold' and music videos for Bruce Springsteen, David Byrne and Neil Young.


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Michelle Stephens will get a $30,000 start-up grant for a new business in North Platte, following action Tuesday by the North Platte City Council.
POP is opening at 115 W. Fourth, across the street from the North Platte Public Library.
Stephens also plans to operate her other business there coordinating contracts for long-range development plans for towns and cities of the world.
A citizens review committee looked at Stephens plans and recommended the grant, and at the council meeting, Stephens made an hour-long presentation.
After some discussion, the council voted 7-1 to give POP $30,700 from the citys quality growth fund money that is dedicated to economic development.
Councilman Jim Carman objected. He said the grant appears to be just an influx of cash flow for a small business and noted that many North Platte businesses have started on meager means, worked hard and succeeded without taxpayer money.
But Councilman Andrew Lee said it is a good idea for North Platte. Councilman Tim Barrett agreed. Councilman Glenn Petersen said the grant amounts to only one-tenth of 1 percent of the money in the quality growth fund. He considers it a bargain that is well worth trying.
The council stipulated that Stephens must repay the money if her business fails. If the failure occurs within the first two years, 60 percent of the grant would have to be repaid. After three years, the repayment would be 40 percent and after four years, 20 percent.
If POP lasts beyond the fourth year, no repayment is required.
Bulletin editor George Lauby contributed to this report.
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Twilight madness descended upon Hollywood last night as Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart celebrated the premiere of Eclipse, the third installment in the vampy film franchise. Observations: R-Patz and Kristen looked like a couple, contrary to reports they broke up. Taylor covered up his abs for once (jk). Random sightings: What the eff was Mario Lopez doing there? Or Jennifer Love Hewitt for that matter? Questions. So many questions.
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Earth Defense Force 2017, the shooter that came to Xbox 360 in 2007, is returning this year as a PlayStation Vita game in Japan.
According to Dengeki PlayStation, the game is slated for release on September 27.
D3 Publisher's new portable version will feature ad-hoc and online multiplayer for up to four players, unlike the Xbox 360 game, which offered two-player local co-op.
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Los Altos High recently hired Dave Radford to coach the boys volleyball team.
Unlike most new coaches, Dave Radford isn't inheriting a team – he's starting one. Radford was recently hired to coach Los Altos High's first boys volleyball team.
Tryouts began last week for the varsity squad, set to make its season debut Feb. 26 at Lynbrook.
"My expectations for the team this year are wide open," Radford said. "This is our first year having a program, so it is going to be fun to see what happens. I look forward to LAHS developing a culture of boys volleyball and seeing where it goes."
While Radford doesn't know how good his Los Altos team will be in its inaugural season, he has set three goals. The coach wants the Eagles to be "just as competitive as the other teams" on campus, to "represent our school with endless pride" and "no matter what, we'll have fun."
The Long Beach native was a three-sport athlete at Millikan High. Recruited to play volleyball for Hope International University in Fullerton, the libero helped the Royals win three National Christian College Athletic Association championships.
Radford has coached a variety of sports – including football and basketball – since 2001, but has focused solely on volleyball since 2009 when he was hired to guide the freshman girls team at Sacred Heart Prep.
Radford then coached girls teams for Eclipse Volleyball Club of San Jose. His squad finished third in its league in 2010, second in 2011 and first last year with a 22-0 record. This year he is coaching the Redwood City-based Monsoon Volleyball Club's under-18 girls team.
No matter what level he's coaching, Radford said he tries to instill four principles into his players.
"Work hard, don't hardly work; Don't worry about the outcome, worry about how we finish; Be an athlete, not a spectator; Good or bad, act like you've done it before," he said.
The married father of one said he learned a lot about coaching from those who coached him in high school and college – and from his father.
"My dad is a world-class coach who has been coaching longer than I have been alive," Radford said. "He has taught me so much about how to treat teams, manage players and personnel, and how to accept outcomes with humility. I don't know if I could ever amount to what he has accomplished in his career, but I would be just fine coaching all my days in his shadow."


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Harvey maintains elite status for young pitchers
PHILADELPHIA -- The superlatives continue to pile up for second-year starter Matt Harvey, who is entering rarer and rarer company.
With another standout start Monday, Harvey joined Nolan Ryan as the only Mets pitchers to open a season by allowing three or fewer hits in consecutive starts of seven or more innings, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Harvey also joined David Cone and Pedro Martinez as the only Mets pitchers to begin a season with nine or more strikeouts in two straight starts.
Since he made his big league debut last July 26, Harvey has struck out 10.92 batters per nine innings, which tops the National League. His strikeout rate over that period trails only that of Detroit's Max Scherzer (11.32) and Texas' Yu Darvish (11.02).
"He has that ability, when he misses out over the plate, to get good hitters to miss," catcher John Buck said. "It just has that extra oomph."
Perhaps most impressive is that Harvey managed to add to his early success Monday night in Philadelphia, despite a relative lack of fastball command.
"There was definitely a difference between the first start and this one," Harvey said. "I could tell in the bullpen that I was going to have to battle a little harder than I did the first time."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Herd baseball, track beating the odds By Doug Smock June 9, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- THE FINAL weekend of the 2012-13 college sports calendar was one of the best ever for Marshall athletics, considering the odds.In track and field - and that can only be the women's team at MU - two athletes emerged as All-Americans. In baseball, pitcher Aaron Blair was picked 36th overall in baseball's First-Year Player Draft, with centerfielder Isaac Ballou following in the 15th round.Blair is the Herd's highest-ever draft pick, and can expect a seven-figure signing bonus from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ballou may be the program's highest-selected position player, and his affiliation with the Nationals should earn him a return to Appalachian Power Park at some point, perhaps next year.On the track, the Thundering Herd's Crystal Walker finished fifth in the long jump and Vanessa Jules placed sixth in the heptathlon. They combined to give the Herd seven points in the national meet - four years ago, the Herd scored that many in the Conference USA meet.Remember, Marshall doesn't have its own track. Or a viable baseball field.These aren't examples of former athletic director Bob Marcum's "doing more with less" line. We're talking about making something out of nothing.Track coach Jeff Small and baseball coach Jeff Waggoner, take a bow.A word about Small: He is one of two head coaches finishing their 18th season at MU. To tell you how long that is, he was coaching when Randy Moss took a break from his offseason football duties to destroy Southern Conference foes in the sprints.The other 18-year head coach is Bob Gray of men's soccer, and there's a story to be retold there. Gray's soccer program went on Marcum's chopping block in 2002, a potential move that was met with a monstrous protest from the soccer community. Instead, Small found himself minus a men's team.A few years later, about the time MU entered Conference USA, another shoe fell. More correctly, the shoes stopped falling on the Walter "Lefty" Rollins track, which was taken for new residence halls.Small has shown his love for Huntington and the Marshall area the hard way, suffering through some lean, lean years in C-USA - 12th and last place in the 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011 league outdoor meets; 11th in 2008, 2010 and 2012.This spring was a lot different. Back in early April, the Herd defeated Ohio and West Virginia in a three-team get together in Athens. I hereby confess: I immediately asked myself, "OK, who did WVU leave home?"It wasn't a fluke. The Herd finished fifth in the C-USA meet, with its 63 points more than double the previous high of 28. Jules was named the Performer of the Meet after blowing away the heptathlon record, and Walker won the triple jump and placed in the high jump. Four individual performers and the 4x400-meter relay team qualified for the NCAA East preliminary meet.Walker qualified for nationals in the long jump, with Jules in the heptathlon. The seniors eventually became the first MU athletes to make the national meet since 2003, when Oak Hill's Erin Compton finished eighth in the discus. Small's formula is simple, and necessary: Find undeveloped talent and develop it better than anybody else - for example, Walker has tacked on another foot to her long jump since transferring from Stephen F. Austin in the fall of 2011.He made a heptathlete out of Jules, who reluctantly accepted the role. The Silver Spring, Md., native qualified for the NCAA prelims in 2011 and 2012 in the high jump, but couldn't get much past 5 feet, 9 inches."We had to kind of push her into it," Small said. "She fought it for about a year. I just tried to convince her that she is a very good high jumper, but as far as being a national-class or a world-class athlete, she would have to improve her high jump 6 or 7 inches. That's pretty difficult. "At the national meet, she comes up and tells us, 'Hey, some guy came up and told me I did a great job and I had a lot of potential.' I asked, 'Where is he?' and she pointed to him. I said, 'That's Dan O'Brien, the former world-record holder in the decathlon."I said, 'Go get back to the hotel, 'Google' him and see if you can learn something from that guy.'" Small's program will be one of the beneficiaries of MU's new indoor practice facility, which will include a 300-meter track. But Waggoner, finishing his seventh season, seems doomed to play home games in Charleston and Beckley forever. I'm sure he is thrilled that WVU entered the Big 12 and is getting a ballpark just for the asking. Waggoner has taken his lumps - two last-place finishes in a row are just one example - but he has developed high-quality talent. The pros are starting to mount: Eddie Rush, Steven Blevins, Tommy Johnson, Ryan Kiel, Kevin Shackleford, Shane Ferrell, Victor Gomez, Ian Kadish, Arik Sikula, Rhett Stafford, Greg Williams, Joe Church, Jesse Fernandez, Mike Mason and ...Dan Straily, who has made 16 starts with the Oakland Athletics. But he was drafted in the 24th round in 2009, much lower than Blair was picked over the weekend."He was drafted 21st round in high school," Waggoner said of Blair. "He came to us throwing 88, 91 [mph], but he had some baby fat. He had to strengthen his body, strengthen his core. ... When he came in the program, he didn't have a good changeup; now he's got a great changeup. It's a big-league changeup."Ballou finished his four-year career as MU's all-time leader in triples (16) and walks (129) and was second in stolen bases (64), plus he covered a lot of acreage in center field. He benefited from the MU weight program, which needs no apology - he bulked up from 165 to 205 pounds.So how is Waggoner pulling this off, and how will he pull it off in a deeper C-USA lineup gathering in 2014?"We have to sell them on the fact that we develop players," Waggoner said. "Other schools will go against us when we recruit somebody about our field situation. But the one thing we come back with other schools is we're developing players, getting opportunities to play pro ball. We don't bring in a ton of kids - we bring in guys and develop them, and they get the opportunity to play right away, and play in a great conference."His team will benefit from that indoor facility, but sheesh - give than man a ballpark. Someday?nnThere isn't a challenge that MU and New England Patriots great Troy Brown won't take on, it seems. Last week, he continued to branch out in his media pursuits.As you may recall, Brown spent the 2010 season as a radio analyst for Thundering Herd football games. He has performed radio and television duties in Boston, with WEEI and Comcast Sports, respectively.Last week, he willingly went to Toledo to participate in something called the NFL Sports Journalism & Communications Boot Camp. He and 22 other current and former players attended a Toledo Mud Hens game and took their turns at the keyboard.He won't say it in those words, but he found out you must have a few screws loose to do this for a living."Those kind of things are a little tough, a little out of my league," he told the Boston Globe. "The writing aspect, deadlines make it really tough. You don't know if they need 200 words, 300 words, whatever the space is, that's the challenging part."Brown has taken a ribbing or two about all this media work. It seems he was a little camera-shy in his years with the Patriots."I wanted no part of media," Brown said. "It wasn't that I was trying to 'dis' the media, I just didn't like doing it ... I didn't think I did a good job when I had a camera in my face."Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5130, firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/dougsmock. 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Just Wondering: Lea Michele Gets Naked for British Marie Claire -- but Why?
By Drew Mackie
The majority of Lea Michele fans know her only as Rachel Berry, the uptight songbird on "Glee." Seemingly in an effort to broaden her appeal -- and perhaps grow her fan base so as to include more straight guys -- Michele took it all off for a photo spread in the latest British Marie Claire. She covered up the most important parts, but still showed a lot more skin than we'd ever see on "Glee." We had to stop and wonder: what is she attempting to accomplish?
Granted, any young actor who achieves such a high level of fame so quickly would come down with a bad case of "Who am I-itis?" But Michele is seemingly trying to be a lot of things at once. Could she be suffering from an identity crisis? Considering her ripe age of 24, maybe we actually mean a quarter-life crisis. (Then again, Hollywood years are more like dog years.)
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Anyway, back to that sexy magazine spread. Michele probably let slip some juicy details about how unlike "Glee" her personal life is, right? Nope. Weirdly, the article has her talking about how she's pretty damn vanilla, her only vice being a habit of getting tiny tattoos that apparently don't show up in nude photo shoots. She doesn't smoke. She doesn't do drugs. She doesn't even drink much: "These days I have one glass of wine and I'm completely gone ... I've never been a 'Lets go out and have a cosmopolitan' kind of girl. I don't even think I've ever tasted a cosmopolitan before." Huh. So the spread basically amounts to, "Hey, look at my bare bod, but still think of me as a good girl." (E! Online columnist Ted Casablanca summed up the irony nicely with his headline "Topless, Tattooed Lea Michele Swears She's a Homebody.")
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Conflicting takes on Lea Michele aren't anything new, however. Her role on "Glee," for example, has her playing an unpopular dork despite the fact that Michele would be considered conventionally attractive by most anyone's standards. The blog Feministing even coined a term for this: "Liz Lemoning," in honor of Tina Fey's "30 Rock" character, who, like Rachel Berry, is obviously attractive beneath whatever unflattering clothes she's wearing. "In reality, those 'ugly' women look an awful lot like the beautiful ones," Feministing points out. It may well be that Michele decided to strip for Marie Claire in an effort to combat that perception that she's somehow any less beautiful than she actually is.
For the record, Rachel Berry herself has two distinct halves: On one hand, she's a lovely, earnest girl determined to get the most out of life. On the other, however, she's a tightly wound pain-in-the-ass with a tendency to annoy those around her. According to Casablanca, PR folks are pushing hard to keep people from noting any similarities with Michele in real life.
Even Michele's Emmy dress -- a knockout, per most fashionistas -- isn't helping our perception of the girl inside. TV Guide fashion critic Lawrence Zarian praised the Oscar de La Renta gown, but still noted that it edged on being "too mature." Michele looked beautiful -- but also about ten years older than her actual age. As Kelly Osbourne noted on Joan Rivers' post-Emmys fashion round table, Michele shouldn't try to look older while she can still pull off fun, youthful dresses.
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Alas, that brings us back to the original question: Who the heck is Lea Michele? Is she a naughty girl who poses naked or is she still an innocent? Is she earnest and talented like her "Glee" character or is she unpopular and aggravating (also like her "Glee" character)? Is she perfect for her role on the show or is she desperately trying to distance herself from it?
Hard to say. Maybe she's all of these things at once, and it's only the public that needs to make her be one thing or another, just so it's easier to say, "Oh, Lea Michele. She's like this." Or maybe Michele really is still figuring herself out, and she's the one who will one day say, "Oh, Lea Michele. She's like this." Time and future photo spreads will tell.
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Kenya (Robinson) is a self-taught artist from Gainesville, Florida. Inspired by a rich social community, her work is influenced by the use of mass consumer items as art material. A resident of Brooklyn, New York, she is expanding her studio practice to include site-specific installation, printmaking, and sound-performance art. Her debut exhibition, HAIRPOLITIC: The Pursuit of Nappiness, was at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in 2008. A current resident of LMCC's WorkSpace program, a recipient of a Brooklyn Arts Council Re-Grant, and funded by the Hudson Country Office of Art and Culture, for her curatorial work: AfricanAmericana, she continues to explore various modes of creativity.
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To mark the occasion of their tenure appointments, Dr. Brian Newman of Seaver College and Michael L. Williams of the Graziadio School of Business and Management were honored by Pepperdine University Libraries late last year with bookplates placed in the book of their choosing. The bookplate, a decorative label placed on the inside cover, recognizes the achievement of each professor. Dr. Newman and Dr. Williams each selected a title relevant to their own work and reflective of their literary tastes.
Dr. Newman, a professor of political science, explains his choice, David James Duncan's The Brothers K (2005):
"The Bothers K weaves together a father, brothers, baseball, religion, romance, and politics. In this modern take on Dostoevsky's masterpiece, David James Duncan's humor, irreverence, and light touch carry the reader across the range of human experience and emotion, through disappointment, frustration, anger, desperation, persistence, faith, hope, and love. Duncan tells of four brothers coming of age in 1960s America, their journeys including campus protests, spiritual pilgrimage, mental illness, snow-bound exile, Vietnam, and a home falling apart. Through it all, brotherhood and baseball remain, calling each of the brothers K back home."
Dr. Williams explains his selection of William Powers' Hamlet's Blackberry: A practical philosophy for building a good life in the digital age (2010):
"As a professor of information systems, I spend a lot of time thinking, talking, and writing about technology. Despite the gains in productivity, reduced costs, and increased social connections, technology is not all virtuous. I recommend Powers' work as a starting point to colleagues, students, and friends who struggle to find the balance between the people and screens competing for our limited attention. Enjoy."
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Filing Teeth?
My son had braces put on mainly to straighten his lower teeth. Now a year after he had them removed one of his lower tooth has turned some. At his year check us the ortho wants to remove the permanent retainer, clean and polish and file the tooth. Then put the retainer back on. He said that it will slip back in place with him filing the turned tooth. I don`t really think this is the best option. Plus now he has his gum recessing on the next tooth. What do you suggest?
I would not be concerned about a small amount of reduction by a minute amount of selective sanding of the incisor. This is often done because some of these teeth are very triangular and thereby contribute to loss of contact. When they are made more rectangular, the less likely shifting will take place.Now if there is gingival recession, then you should ask the orthodontist if your son needs a periodontist to keep this problem from getting more severe.
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Call of the wild: Outdoor Channel racks up 1M new subs
Thanks to recent packaging upgrades by Comcast and RCN, the Outdoor Channel reached a milestone in September, with an increase of more than 1 million new subscribers.
September's subscriber gains made it one of the biggest distribution growth months in the network's 19-year history. With the recent subscriber gains, the network is on pace to grow by nearly 2 million subscribers this year.
The Outdoor Channel has been the beneficiary of cable operators changing its packaging status from a sports tier, which often includes an additional monthly fee, to a digital basic tier.
Comcast and RCN's respective footprints overlap in some areas, but the Outdoor Channel's new subscribers came across major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, D.C.
On Sept. 27, the cable network became available on Xfinity's Digital Preferred Tier package to subscribers in Princeton, Jersey City, Meadowlands, Somerset, Union, and northwest and southern New Jersey; Philadelphia, Bucks County, Chester County, Montgomery County and eastern Pennsylvania; and throughout Delaware.
Outdoor Channel has also broadened its relationship with RCN across New York City; Chicago; Philadelphia; Lehigh Valley, Pa.; Boston; and Washington, D.C. areas. Effective Sept. 26, the cable network was made available to subscribers via RCN's Signature Package, a significant move to a highly penetrated tier that put Outdoor Channel in the same realm as ESPN, CNN, Discovery and others.
Along with the recent expanded distribution footprint, Outdoor Channels Holdings said earlier this year it would ramp up production on several new and returning shows for 2012 and 2013 as part of the company's efforts to further reinforce the value of the Outdoor Channel brand.
"Outdoor Channel's ongoing success in distribution is reflective of our network's rising brand equity; our valued operator relationships; and viewer demand for our leading, family-friendly outdoor entertainment," said Outdoor Channel CEO and President Tom Hornish. "Our great distribution news is compounded by the network's aggressive programming strategy, providing even more viewers with access to our new character- and competition-driven shows across our core hunting, fishing and shooting categories."
From 2008 through this year, Outdoor Channel has added 12 million subscribers through a combination of new launches and packaging upgrades, primarily involving repositioning the network from sports tiers to digital basic tiers.
In total, more than 97 million cable, telco and satellite subscribers across the country have access to Outdoor Channel's programming in standard-definition or HD, including those in all top 50 U.S. DMAs.


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A life-saving trucker who braved a blazing lorry and exploding cargo to rescue a stricken driver from his cab has spoken of the moment he leapt into action.
Mark Hancock came across the horrific aftermath of a motorway crash, being alerted by a plume of black smoke pouring from a lorry that had careered off the carriageway and down a steep embankment.
The articulated lorry's cab had been ripped away from the vehicle and the driver was still inside. The cargo of fertiliser erupted into an inferno.
Despite the risk, Mr Hancock, of Steeton, led rescue efforts after spotting the driver's hand emerge from a window following the crash, where the M62 and M180 motorways merge in East Yorkshire.
He was able to haul the casualty through a cab window as part of the cargo exploded only feet away.
Other motorists then helped carry the injured man away from danger.
The driver, who works for Halifax-based heavy haulage firm Collett, said: "As I came off the M62 I could see a cloud of black smoke. I stopped my vehicle and looked down. I couldn't believe what I saw.
"Everything was on fire except the cab, which was detached. I thought no way was anyone going to survive that, but then suddenly I saw a hand come out of the window.
"I rushed down the embankment. I saw the driver – he was lying across the cab. He was shouting at me, 'get me out of here, get me out of here'. I think he could feel the heat and was worried he was going to burn.
"He was a really big bloke. I couldn't have moved him on my own so was fortunate I was soon joined by two more chaps."
A group of five rescuers eventually hauled the driver clear to safety.
Mr Hancock's boss, Phil Sutcliffe, praised his actions. He said: "He's one of our top drivers. He's a great ambassador for our company. It's tremendous what he's done.
"We're very proud of him and he deserves some recognition."
It is believed the crash was caused by a blow-out on one of the lorry tyres.
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance was called in, along with fire crews and specialist appliances.
The incident, on May 8, caused massive traffic disruption in the area.
The lorry driver involved is understood to have escaped with a broken shoulder, cuts and bruises.


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The effect of this gearbox is to make the wheel rotate at various different speeds or gear ratios [2], compared to the sprocket mounted upon it. Most hubs also have a normal or direct-drive gear in which the sprocket drives the wheel directly (i.e. they rotate at the same speed). In this gear the internal parts are just idly turning and the hub is most efficient. When other gears are engaged however, those tiny internal cogs rotate under load and a small amount of motive power is lost in friction. These losses are a bit higher than clean and well lubricated derailleur gears [3], and tend to increase as the internal ratio departs further from 1:1. But a clean and well lubricated derailleur transmission is a rare thing!
There are clearly some advantages in enclosing all the moving parts required to change gears together with their lubricant, and protect them from dirt and the weather inside the rear hub shell. For that reason, internal gears are best on cycles that must function reliably and efficiently in all weathers, every day and without too much attention. A chaincase can easily be fitted to an internally geared bike and adds the finishing touch for easy-care cycling.
Another kind of internal gear is built into the bottom-bracket and chainwheel, and makes that rotate at a different speed compared to the pedals. Since pedals turn slower with more torque than wheels, bottom-bracket gears need to be stronger than hub-gears. They are rare and expensive, but a good way to boost the gearing range when multiple chainrings cannot be fitted. The only manufacturer is currently Schlumpf Innovations [4]. Several different models are made, all two-speed: direct-drive plus either a step up or down.
It is also possible to combine internal with derailleur gears, usually a hub-gear and rear derailleur. This arrangement tends to combine most of the disadvantages with only some of the advantages of both systems, but enables a wide range of gears to be provided on designs of bicycle where it is not convenient to mount a front derailleur.


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Figures released Tuesday show the average drive time for a one-way trip in Harris County is 26.8 minutes, which is slightly above the national average.
"People in that area don't necessarily have that bad (of) a commute," said Alison Fields, a representative for the Census Bureau.
Many drivers might think otherwise. Officials said 7.6 percent of workers face an hour or longer commute each day. The figure is below the national average.
Many of the drivers could be coming in from another area, Fields said.
"Harris County brings in over 400,000 people on a daily basis," said Fields.
The information can prove to be helpful when it is analyzed.
"Local regional planners can use (the information) to try to figure out how best to spread the dollars," said Fields.
The goal is to find the best solutions to reduce traffic congestion and improve traffic flow.
"Even though people think that their commutes are getting worse, in truth, the average time that people take to commute in the nation has pretty much stayed pretty stable since 2000," said Fields.
According to Fields, part of the stability in commute times is the number of people who decide to change jobs or move to maximize their quality of life and reduce commute times.
The study also found that just more than 10 percent of commuters in Houston use carpool lanes, which is above the national average.
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Many producers in Wisconsin are in the midst of or finishing up their calving season and preparing for breeding. During this time they may not prioritize management factors prior to breeding that will optimize fertility and lead to a successful calf crop the following year.
If you are experiencing open cows or an extended calving season with an increased percentage of the herd calving late you may want to focus on management factors during the prebreeding period. In general, a strong vaccination program and good nutrition will set you up for reproductive success.
Your vaccination program should be specific to your herd and developed with a veterinarian. Prebreeding vaccinations should occur > 4 weeks before the start of your breeding season depending on if they are killed or modified live and consider addressing Leptospirosis, Vibriosis, Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) and Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD).
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The management of yearling heifers, first calf heifers and cows will often vary and is dependent on their stage of production.
Heifers are the replacement females that have the most impact on the future of your cow herd and as such you will want to manage these important future producers accordingly. Heifers should be selected based on the specific management goals for your operation but in general selection for adequate development including proper weight and moderate frame will improve the fertility and ultimately the longevity of this female in your operation.
Heifers calving as 2-year-olds will need to reach puberty between 12 and 14 months of age and be 65% of their mature weight at breeding between 14 and 16 months of age. In order to reach puberty, weight and age are important but other management factors to consider include Reproductive Tract Score (RTS) and pelvic measurement. RTS accesses the physical development of the reproductive system including the uterine horns and ovaries. The numerical score, 1 (immature) to 5 (cycling), is assigned by a veterinarian and determined through rectal palpation. The area of the pelvis has an effect on dystocia and measurement at yearling age has been reliable at indicating potential calving difficulty. Pelvic area is determined by measuring the height and width of the pelvis rectally with a pelvimeter. Producers can use RTS and pelvic measurements as tools in their selection process with heifers scoring a RTS of < 3 or in the bottom 10-15% pelvic measurement as potential culls.
If less mature heifers have a valuable phenotype that you would like to breed consider using a synchronization protocol with progesterone such as MGA or a CIDR to help initiate cyclicity. These protocols are also advantageous in anestrous first calf heifers and cows. In general, if cattle are cycling then other protocols can be utilized to synchronize estrus.
First calf heifers have the most difficulty returning to estrus by 26 months for rebreeding because they are facing the greatest nutritional demand. At calving, these 2-year-olds should be 85% of their mature weight and be at a BCS of 6. First calf heifers require additional condition because they will prioritize body maintenance then growth followed by lactation over reproduction.
Cows also need adequate condition but are at their mature body size and can calve in at a BCS of 5. In addition to having an effect on resuming cyclicity, BCS can also have an effect on colostrum and milk production with cows calving at a BCS < 5 having reduced colostrum production. This will ultimately affect your calf crop. With feed supplies limited, it is advantageous to separate cattle based on stage of production and body condition for feeding.
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[Posted 08/20/2010]Issue: FDA notified healthcare professionals that it is evaluating clinical trial data that suggest patients taking Stalevo (a combination of carbidopa/levodopa and entacapone) may be at an increased risk for cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular death) compared to those taking carbidopa/levodopa (sold as the combination product, Sinemet). FDA's decision to conduct a meta-analysis was based on findings from the Stalevo Reduction In Dyskinesia Evaluation - Parkinson's Disease or STRIDE-PD trial, which reported an imbalance in the number of myocardial infarctions in patients treated with Stalevo compared to those receiving only carbidopa/levodopa. Although myocardial infarction, cardiac irregularities, hypertension, and palpitations have been reported with levodopa, previous clinical trials with Stalevo did not show an imbalance in myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular death.
Background: Both Stalevo and Sinemet have been shown to be effective treatments for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The addition of entacapone to carbidopa/levodopa has been shown to lead to a greater degree of improvement in some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease than treatment with carbidopa/levodopa alone. Entacapone is also available as a single ingredient product (sold under the brand name Comtan) to be always administered in association with carbidopa/levodopa (entacapone has no antiparkinsonian effect of its own). It is estimated that 154,000 patients were dispensed a prescription for Stalevo from its approval in June 2003 through October 2009.
Recommendations: At this time, FDA's review of the potential cardiovascular risk with Stalevo is ongoing. Healthcare professionals should regularly evaluate the cardiovascular status of patients who are taking Stalevo, especially if they have a history of cardiovascular disease. Patients should not stop taking Stalevo unless told to do so by their healthcare professional.
FDA is exploring additional ways to assess whether Stalevo increases the risk of cardiovascular events, and will update the public when this review is complete. For more information visit the FDA website at: Web Siteand Web Site.
[Posted 03/31/2010] FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it is evaluating data from a long-term clinical trial called Stalevo Reduction in Dyskinesia Evaluation - Parkinson's Disease (STRIDE-PD), that may suggest that patients taking Stalevo (entacapone, levodopa, and carbidopa combination) may be at an increased risk for developing prostate cancer. Other controlled clinical trials evaluating Stalevo or entacapone (Comtan) did not find an increased risk of prostate cancer. FDA is still reviewing the available information and has not concluded that Stalevo increases the risk of developing prostate cancer. Healthcare professionals should be aware of this possible risk and follow current guidelines for prostate cancer screening. FDA recommends that healthcare professionals follow the recommendations in the drug label when prescribing Stalevo and entacapone. Patients should not stop taking their medication unless directed to do so by their healthcare professional. For more information visit the FDA website at: Web Siteand Web Site.
Entacapone is an inhibitor of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). It is used in combination with levodopa and carbidopa (Sinemet) to treat the end-of-dose 'wearing-off' symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Entacapone helps the levodopa and carbidopa work better by allowing more of it to reach the brain, where it has its effects.
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|Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, 250'
|YDS: 5.8 French: 5b Ewbanks: 16 UIAA: VI- ZA: 15 British: HVS 4c [details]
|Mike Dennis, Charlie Ware, May 17, 1971
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By Nick Manke
From: Edgewood, NM
Oct 21, 2008
|This was a fun climb. I'd recommend bringing plenty of runners especially for working out over the roof (as I learned the hard way, not having long enough extenders through that section nearly ruins the climb for you ha ha). Rock was solid but be prepared to work around some shrubbery.
By Luke Engvall
Nov 8, 2009
|I knocked down the Death Block today as I was climbing. It was super shaky, the coast was clear below and I felt it should be done. Hope it didn't have any sentimental value for anyone.
By Anthony Stout
From: Albuquerque, NM
Nov 12, 2009
A death block in the Sandias?! I can't for the life of me imagine that :)
I'm sure your cleaning will be appreciated by the next ascent party!
By Bill M
From: Fort Collins, CO
Jul 23, 2011
|One of the best 5.8's I have climbed in the Sandias. Excellent rock, ample pro, pretty vertical. What more can I say!
By Jason J Patton
Aug 23, 2011
|Climbed a much better variation to this last Sunday. After the first pitch traverse the ledge all the way over to the anchor for the 5.5's first pitch and go pretty much straight up from there. trend slightly right on sparse but adequate thin gear then trend left to some awesome 5.9 finger cracks. This part of the wall is vertical and clean and the finger cracks are really good. Step left into the roofs on the Schein variation but first pull some jugs right of the Schein variation and enter the wide roofs a little higher up. This eliminates the bushes on this route and makes for a nice clean, quality two pitches. Too bad the first pitch isn't a little longer. I would bet this variation has been climbed plenty but I can't find anything in print. Anyone?
By Matthias Lang
From: Albuquerque
Jul 3, 2012
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|I found the Schein variation way fun. The roofs look intimidating but trust the rating, going through the roof is really not that hard. Thought is was one of the coolest sections of 5.8 in the sandias. Unfortunately the awesome part is fairly short. The same holds for the sweet chickenheads on the first pitch.
By Bill Lawry
From: New Mexico
Aug 12, 2012
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
|If leading at your limit, suggest starting P1 somewhere well below the anchor bolts. This way, fall forces are smaller if the leader pops off the P1 crux plus it could help avoid a fall onto the belayer. You'll probably ledge out either way.
By Jason Halladay
From: Los Alamos, NM
Nov 9, 2014
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
The moves right above the rusty 1/4" bolts at the start are the most difficult on the entire route. Thankfully a there's a decent nut placement just left of the bolts.
We did the route in one single pitch with a 70m rope and diligent rope management. We suspect it could be done in one pitch with a 60m rope just belaying a bit below the top of the formation. The chimney near the top is really fun and, despite being short, some of the best 5.8 climbing I've done in the Sandias.


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Antique Edo period 1600 - 1868 Japanese Samurai Saki cups made from the famous Bizen Yaki ; the older one Dates from 1600 & the Later period one you can see in very Rare minty condition is about 1850.
The earlier Saki cup would have been from the opening of the Samurai Castle on completion of construction which dates to 1524 & it is a very rare find compliments of last years Monster typhoon in November that caused Landslides exposing these two artifacts that slipped some 750 meters down a mountain across a road onto a beach.
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|Sport, 1 pitch
|YDS: 5.8+ French: 5b Ewbanks: 16 UIAA: VI- ZA: 15 British: HVS 4c [details]
|Sport version bolted by Mark Sprague, but it uses terrain first climbed by Bradley White, Tom Bowker, Ted Hammond and others in the early 80s
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By M Sprague
From: New England
Oct 21, 2008
After retroing this route, with permission of the FA'ist, Ted told me that the original line actually started out at Scene of the Climb, cut across Slack, joined into what is now bolted, then continued up and rt.
The second pitch of the sport version is something I added, but never got to clean much. It has some interesting climbing that is worth doing once, with an overlap that puts it at about the same grade, maybe a little easer, than the first. The 2 pitches can be combined as one for the lead, but the mid anchor will be needed for the lower off. I can't remember if a 70 m rope will just get you down all the way from the top.
By M Sprague
From: New England
Apr 21, 2009
The bolted version actually starts to the right of Armed and Dangerous, with a high first bolt (abt 20 ft)in the short overhang that accesses the corner.
The first anchor has just been raised up to above the second bulge, so you will need a few more quickdraws. A 60 meter rope should get you down from there if you watch the end while lowering and the belayer doesn't stand out from the cliff. I might remove the few bolts above and the higher set of anchors as they don't add much to the quality of the climb and the hardware could be better used elsewhere.
By Chad Laflamme
From: North Conway, NH
May 4, 2009
|60 Meter rope just makes it to the ground. Watch out for a loose block near a "traverse" up top, lots of chalk on it, but not a very necessary hold.
By Jake D.
From: Northeast
Apr 26, 2010
|someone tick marked just about every hold on this route :( I wish i had had the time to go brush them all off. it was effing lame.
By M Sprague
From: New England
Jun 9, 2010
So Bradley, did you guys go up from where the Sesame anchors are now? And did you start way over to the left, the way I understood it? Any memory of who lead that, and did they then continue up the white buttress or stop at the trees to the left?
My understanding is that Slick went up the beautiful left leaning corner above the first pitch anchors of Big Easy, then pulled up onto the slab using the right side of the huge flake that is now on the ground. The third pitch went up the seem of the upper buttress. Is that correct and was it Tim Gottwells who lead that? I have heard conflicting stories.
It would be nice to put anchors at the top of that corner, as it now pretty much dead ends without the flake. It's one of the classic trad pitches of Rumney
By M Sprague
From: New England
Jun 10, 2010
Thanks for the history, Bradley. I'll try to get an anchor on that corner this year if Ward doesn't do it before me. He had mentioned wanting to do it also.
What do you think about an anchor on Brendan's Bitches and maybe a few bolts? That always looked like it would be a nice longish moderate pitch for people to do with a bit of cleaning of the loose stuff and anchors. I think many people would enjoy it.
By tscupp
From: Englewood, CO
Jun 21, 2010
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Did this for the first time and it is now my new favorite moderate line (first pitch only). Holds are good and the moves are fun and continuous up the ramp and above. The line never seems to end which was great. The only thing that detracts from this route was the rope drag which made clipping up high a pain so perhaps long slings down low would help this, but it could also be that the rope runs along that spiny schist for so long that the friction accumulates (The bolt job is very good btw - the rope runs in a fairly straight line despite the wandering beginning).
I think I needed 11 draws which includes the chains.
By S. Neoh
Jul 3, 2010
rating: 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
Stellar, probably my fav easy route at Rumney now.
If my draw count is correct, it might be 12 or 13 incl the 2 for the anchors. But skipping a bolt or two is not big of a deal if one is solid at the grade of 5.8.
By Tim Wolsonovich
From: Boston
Sep 19, 2010
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Fun jug haul. Good warm up b4 you try A&D.
By Michael Buchanan
Jun 18, 2011
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Best warm-up i have ever been on, long and overhanging. Super good.
By Bill L.
Mar 29, 2012
rating: 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
|Climbed it in one pitch, as I think most people do. Really great climbing at the grade. Depending on where you belay from, you will be cutting it close with a 60m rope, DO NOT LOWER YOUR CLIMBER OFF THE ROPE!!
By Jeffrey.LeCours
From: New Hampshire
Jul 20, 2012
"Tom Bowker, Ted Hammond and I did the climb. The second pitch is just right of 'Clusterphobia' and then joins up with the finish of first pitch of 'Big Easy'. Big Easy's last pitch also was done then or shortly after that. Ted led the first pitch."
Comment by bradley white on June 9th, 2010 11:28 am
By Jeffrey.LeCours
From: New Hampshire
Jul 20, 2012
Ted Hammond led the first pitch starting at the same place as 'Juicy Fingers' and did the same start crux as 'Scene of the Crime' (What a mess. I don't get it with all these new names to parts of one old climbs. It's cool, I'm chillin out, not getting it) and he then went on to do some more of the 'Crime'. Ted traversed onto what is now called 'Metamorphosis' and continued right until he I believe Ted did the first crux of 'Armed and Dangerous'. Ted traversed to end on the cliff belaying above the start to 'Slack' It was an intriguing climb. I led up from there moving onto the broken ramp bulge right of 'Clusterphobia' that I believe begins here and continues directly up the crack/fault face. From the bulge's top I was able to traverse right to climb directly up with one piton for protection (undesirable at the time face). At the tree ledge I believe we finished up 'Slick'.
The second (short) and third pitch of 'Big Easy' were climbed by me and ? that same summer but after the crux we went right of the pine tree and then up the same line (it could have been the same day) to finish 'Metamorphosis'.
The climb 'Metamorphosis' was basically abandoned by us. The pins on the first pitch I had paid for them. The amount of pins were too expensive for the distance covered, so I pulled them all out (maybe that was crime?). We were not impressed by the second and third pitches because of the lack of pro and too much dirtiness.
Your understanding of Slick is right on. The giant 'slick' rock, we used to lace it with gear. I was one of the newest kids on the block then. I believe the top pitch of 'Slick' was led by Chris Hassig but Tim may have done it first.
'Metamorphosis' first pitch was rated 5.9, it was an ascending traverse to 'Slack', solely protected by lost arrow and bugaboo pitons.
Anchors would be good where 'Slick's' corner ends. They'll be those who won't be able to get over the wall onto the ramp finish."
Comment by bradley white on June 10th, 2010 11:06 am
By Jeffrey.LeCours
From: New Hampshire
Jul 20, 2012
"Go for it. I don't have the finances to retrobolt my old climbs. I enjoyed the route. It was originally the only way we had to getting to the upper ledge."
Comment by bradley white on June 11th, 2010 7:24 am
By Greg Pouliot
Jul 23, 2012
|Going this week for the first time. When you all talk of a 60m rope just touching the ground, is that during the rappel off the top?
By S. Neoh
Jul 23, 2012
rating: 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
You should be able to lower to the ground or very close to it from the anchors with the rope going through all the draws. That said, have your belayer put a big knot at the his/her end of the rope, just in case.
By bradley white
From: Bend
Aug 29, 2012
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
I finally climbed Mark Sprague's Metamorphosis's variation. This route has nothing to do with Ted, besides that he belayed me to lead the ramp. I thought the route was all (5.7-7+) except one move where the eye bolts become a hanger bolt anchor. The top moves appear hard until the commitment is made. Didn't bother with the top pitches and that section I've been there. I traversed over from 'Slick' tree ledge and quit at the anchor section to go up, not willing to go any further traversing on trad towards 'Slack'. Really nice bolting of the route Mark. The loosely cam block in the ramp is gone. I weigh about 200lbs and pulled hard on it because it was covered in chalk. I almost sent it down on two climber's below me. Put it back in place. They were getting set up for the 'Big Easy'. They moved and the rock was removed. It didn't change the grade for us not having it there.
More guide book nonsense Ted doing the first ascent, unless on some future date, he led Mark Sprague's variation.
By M Sprague
From: New England
Aug 29, 2012
Thanks, Bradley, for the compliment on the bolting and removing the rock. Sorry if there was an error in attributing the FA. I was always told that it was you and Ted, with the impression of swapped leads. That is why I asked him about bolting it, since I knew him and you were not known to be around at the time. Ted may not have even remembered it well at the time, since he only told me the original line came from the left after the fact. (edit- or were you referring to the bolted line being nothing to do with Ted?).
As far as the guidebook goes, I wouldn't be too harsh on Ward. There would often be conflicting information, and to be honest, often what you write can be pretty confusing. Under the pressure of deadlines and getting something out, he had to go with the best he could figure Also, his guidebooks are catering mostly to those looking for fully established free climbs and not so much the exploratory adventure ones, so some of your mixed aid routes might not fit that category. As he received clarification, he made corrections in the next edition as far as I can see, a la Smoke Stack> Cold Shoulder. Sifting though the facts for routes done decades ago, often in heavily intoxicated states, in different styles, by rivalrous individuals can't always be easy.
By bradley white
From: Bend
Oct 16, 2012
rating: 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
Your'e welcome. The route's name has memorabilia. We all had fun making it.
Keeping facts straight and getting rid of the fiction, I have done my part to keep them separated for decades. The two seem to be attached at the hip. You are correct Mark, my great descriptions sometimes do people wrong because they are not such great descriptions. So I rewrite the descriptions again and again sometimes. I climb in some wide open out there places and descriptions are difficult to write.
By Alec Woolley
From: Nottingham, NH
Jul 5, 2017
|Did the second pitch for the hell of it and its interesting to say the least. Very dirty, filled with moss, lichen, a ledge entirely made of pine needles that will slide off the cliff if stepped on. I reverse led it back down to the first pitch anchor to lower off but I'd only recommend this pitch to anyone looking for something new.


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