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Venezuela: Weaken Bolivar; Good Start, But Watch Trading Volume
Venezuela opened a new currency market for foreign visitors, dubbed Sicad II, on Monday with a flexible exchange rate determined by supply and demand. On the first day of trading, dollar changed hands at an average rate of 51.86 bolivars, close to the black market rate of 58.63, reports Wall Street Journal. The official exchange rate is 6.3 bolivar per dollar. (What a joke the official rate is!)
This is a good first step, commented Barclays:
This implies a significant change after 11 years of exchange control with fixed rates and four years without a legal parallel market.
Devaluing bolivar helps narrowing Venezuela's fiscal deficit. Wall Street Journal reports:
Devaluing the currency helps the government fetch more in local currency terms when it converts dollars earned through overseas oil sales and helps narrow a fiscal deficit estimated at 15% of gross domestic product.
Barclays estimates that:
Overall, the devaluation of the currency could give the government additional revenues equivalent to 12.0% of GDP. Even if the government could increase public spending, we expect the public sector deficit to decline to 7.2% of GDP from 16.2% last year.
But we will have to wait for the upcoming trading sessions to decide whether the Venezuelan government is serious. Trading volume is essential here. Sicad II can have market rates, but if the amount exchanged is tiny, it does not put a dent to Venezuela's balance sheet.
Jefferies emerging markets strategist Siobhan Morden says how SICADD II is funded is important:
There is euphoria on the first signs of pragmatism from the Maduro Administration to confront macro imbalances with a market clearing FX rate at 51.86 in SICAD II compared to the official FX rate of 6.3.
How is SICAD II funded – re-diverting cash flow, bond issuance or drawing down the stock of external assets? On every new attempt to create a parallel FX market, the same question remains on how officials source USD, and like the SICAD I, whether they source a sufficient amount of USD.
The preferential alternative is re-diverting flows from the Cadivi official FX rate market or a less ideal alternative of funding USD demand with more debt issuance. The worst alternative for bondholders is if officials fund import populism with the stock of external assets. This could initiate the countdown towards a balance of payments crisis and/or eventual credit event.
The official comments suggest that funding is re-diverted from FDI inflows or non-oil exports (annualized flow of around $7-$8bn), but the logistics could be complicated on normalizing one-off FDI flows.
This morning, Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF) gained 0.7%, MercadoLibre (MELI) retreated 1%, and Copa (CPA) advanced 1%. All have significant exposure to Venezuela.


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Craig DeMartino
Craig DeMartino's love of climbing began 22 years ago when he learned to climb at a friend's unconventional bachelor party in Pennsylvania. Since then Craig has traveled and climbed all around the world.
After an accident in 2002, through a miscommunication with his partner that resulted in being dropped 100 feet to the ground in Colorado, Craig suffered a shattered right and left heels, broken back that had to be fused for three levels, shattered ankles, broken neck, ribs, punctured lung, and a rare nerve disorder called RSD brought on by the trauma. After multiple surgeries, Craig chose to amputate his shattered right leg below the knee in hopes of returning to climbing and getting his life back.
Once back on the rocks in 2004, Craig became the first amputee to climb El Capitan in Yosemite in under 24 hours, climbing the route Lurking Fear, which is about 3,000 feet in 14 hours. The following June, he became the first amputee to climb the Nose, which is the front part of El Capitan and the longest route of 3,100 feet in 13 hours.
Craig returned to Yosemite leading the first All Disabled Ascent of El Cap, completing Zodiac, which is 2,000 feet in five days with Pete Davis and Jarem Frye. This ground breaking climb was featured in the film Gimp Monkeys and was chosen as a Banff Film World Tour travelling film.
Craig is a team member for USA Climbing, and competed and won a Bronze medal in September 2012 in Paris, France at the Paraclimbing World Championships being the only American to make the finals and win a medal.
Currently he is the 2014/2015 National Paraclimbing Champion and he has just returned from the 2014/2015 Paraclimbing World Championships in Gijon Spain where he repeated his Bronze Medal win in the largest competitive field in the history of the sport with 15 countries and 72 athletes from around the globe.
Craig continues to push his climbing by returning to the levels of free climbing he had before the accident as well as being a five-time Gold Medal winner in the Extremity Games climbing events. Craig is married to Cyndy, and together they are raising Mayah (16) and Will (14) on the front range of Colorado while climbing around the lower 48.
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Team building!
Tom Telesco, the Chargers' new general manager, took to the podium earlier this week, and the key phrase he used was "TEAM building."
Telesco went on to explain that everything he knows about how to build a team, he learned from his mentor Bill Polian.
Polian has known Telesco since his high school days in Buffalo, where Tom grew up with Bill's sons. When Telesco decided to get into scouting, it was Polian who hired him in Carolina, then took him for the ride to Indy.
During that time, Telesco was getting his Ph.D. in football from one of the original "football guys."
To understand what Telesco meant about "team building," we went to the source: Bill Polian.
Bill, we asked, what did Telesco mean when he used this phrase?
Polian then explained why the Chargers hired Telesco, because he will be the anti-A.J. Smith.
According to Polian, the general manager must set a tone within the organization of communication and respect. Polian described how the GM must work hand in hand with the head coach building the roster. The GM need not dictate who is in or out, rather consult with the coach as to who the coach needs or wants.
Perhaps, had A.J. been a better student of Bill's, and he had the chance to be that in Buffalo, he might have consulted with the coach about decisions on key players, and many of them might still be wearing a Chargers uniform.
On the communication front, Polian went on to describe an open-door policy in which players, coaches, trainers and even ball boys, could stop by and talk to the GM.
That didn't happen with the prior regime, as described by Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers last week, when he said he had virtually zero relationship with A.J.
Point is, this young man, Tom Telesco, will take the Chargers organization, based on who he learned from, and make everyone within it feel like they have ownership, whereas we know how the last GM ruled.
This phrase "team building" is likely what convinced Chargers President Dean Spanos to hire Telesco. Spanos knew there was a lack of organizational unity.
"This job isn't just about picking players," Spanos said. "How do you make it all work? How do you unify the team? I don't think we had that."
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Wilmington, Del., Jo-Ann Stores and Barclays Bank Delaware, formerly known as Juniper Bank, have teamed up to offer a new co-branded Platinum MasterCard. The Jo-Ann Platinum MasterCard will allow customers to earn up to 5% of their purchases toward "creative cash" every time they use their card. Customers also will be enrolled in Jo-Ann's Preferred Customer program to receive coupons and sale notifications.
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MESA, ARIZONA -- We bought our Maytag Neptune washer and dryer in 2000 or 2001. We had an issue with the spinning dry of the washer. It didn't seem to get much of the water out prior to putting in the dryer. Called the Maytag service people and they came out pronto.
I was pretty forceful since I never thought I would be spending close to $2K on a washer and dryer. I was sold on the water and energy savings I would get and the cleaner and faster the clothes would get dryer. Again, I was pretty upset because of the price I paid. I almost expected them to take the clothes out of the hamper itself. I was forceful, but very respectful because this service guy didn't make the problem. He was out to fix it.
Service guy came out and pulled the machine out and the problem was actually in the water line. The installers bent it and water wouldn't flow properly. He was very professional and didn't make me feel like a dunce. I was pretty handy at fixing things, but this never crossed my mind and it should have.
16 or 17 years later we now need to replace that washer. Having problems with the rinse cycle, but this time you can hear the spinning. It is louder than our landscape tools and my woodworking tools. Our son can't sneak a load in later at night because it will wake us all up.
I am not sure I want a new front loader because of all the computer buttons that can go wrong. Our current one has heat, size and delay. We don't need stream, microwave or oven, just a washer. If they still sold the old Neptune, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
GALLIPOLIS, OHIO -- I purchased my first and last Maytag appliance in June 2006 - a washer. After 2 years I started noticing brownish gray spots on some of my clothes just every once in a while. Over the course of the next year I tried different detergents, quit using HE detergents, would mix detergent with water prior to putting in the machine, quit using fabric softener, etc....many of these recommendations by Maytag. Nothing seemed to help and the spots began to appear more frequently and crazy as it may sound they were always on our good clothes, never on my husband's work clothes or the kid's play clothes.
I called Maytag explained the situation, they sent an A&E repairman ($60). He told me that my washer had build up down under the LG drum-looking things and gave me an est. for $141 to clean it. Can you believe that crap? It's a washing machine, you don't put clean clothes in it - it's going to have dirty crap in it! After speaking with Maytag and expressing my views on it being a major design flaw, they backed the repairman. I declined the offer, took the whole washer apart to clean it - did find some crud (of which I took pics because at the time I was furious at such a horrible design flaw in a washer that has to be taken apart and cleaned < 3 yrs...cleaned it all.
Few loads of laundry later more spots. Just so happens that I'm ranting about the situation at a family gathering and my aunt speaks up and says it's leaking oil. She then explains that my good clothes get washed in cold water so the oil isn't dissolving, but that the work/play clothes get thrown in hot water and the oil is dissolved so it doesn't leave spots - made perfect since. Called Maytag - A&E repairman returned ($60), I explained that it was cleaned and asked about oil leaking and was told no, that it had a "sealed" transmission that didn't have oil. He still felt there was built up that was missed.
Again I took the washer apart, but this time I took everything out - and guess what I found? A transmission with a bunch of oil that wasn't "sealed" enough to keep it from leaving oil on my counter every time I moved it. I called Maytag (asked for different repairman), same repairman returned. I showed him, he was all nicey nice - gave me an est for $717.90 to repair.
After throwing an ever loving fit over the phone with Maytag (and highlighting the warranty page showing the sealed transmission was under warranty for 10 years), Maytag finally decided it wouldn't cost me anything (good thing since I'd already lost a small fortune in good clothes over the last year, not to mention my time taking apart and reassembling their washer - with three small children to tend to. My time is very valuable). Finally..."the part will be in within 2 days, but we can't get back here to put it in for 2 weeks". A family of five, do you know how much laundry we go through in 2 weeks?
Hardly acceptable - I had them mail me the part, I installed it and fixed the spots problem. That has been the worst part so far - we still have the washer, but there's always something screwing up with it...locks won't engage so washer won't run, often it gets stuck on spin cycle and when I go to get my laundry out they're still sopping wet, and today I started a load and it started operating as usual, but kept beeping it beeped through the whole cycle (called Maytag, as usual they don't know why, but offered to SEND REPAIRMAN - $60 lol) - good thing my washer is in the basement. Stay away from Maytag!
Every time I call customer service I hear "CHA-CHING$$$" in my head. Last but not least, the saddest part of this story is that when this washer is working properly it cleans clothes amazingly and I love it that small part of the time; However, I will never never own another Maytag, and I will tell anyone who asks about this experience. By the way this is the only time I've ever put a complaint online, I'm usually very easy to satisfy/work with.
DETROIT, MICHIGAN -- We thought we did the right thing when we spent the extra money on a "high quality" washing machine in July of 2005. What a mistake! This machine is a piece of junk. It shakes so violently during the spin cycle that it literally walks 2 to 3 feet across the room. We can't start a load of laundry and leave the house for fear the hose will come loose and we will end up with water all over the floor. The fun part is when I get to push this huge machine back into place after each load. We too have been told that the problem is our floor (Ceramic tile on a plywood sub floor).
I even did the silly "test" the repair people wanted me to do - Place a bowl of water on the floor in front of the washer or on top of the dryer. If the water shakes, your floor is the problem. In my "test" the water did not shake. My floor is NOT the problem! They replaced the control board with a new one that has a motion sensor. This did not fix the problem. When I called back to tell them the new control board did not fix the problem the repair guy told me they get these complaints "every day" about the Maytag Neptune. He said the only thing they can tell people is that their floor is the problem because that's what Maytag tells them when they call for help.
The customer service person I talked to at Maytag told me the machines were designed to be placed on a solid concrete floor. Funny! No one told me that when I bought it and the installation guide only says it has to be a "solid floor". How much more solid does it have to be? How many other people bought these machines for a first floor laundry only to be told "sorry the problem is your floor"? How can Maytag possibly think that telling people to reinforce their floor is an answer to fix their DEFECTIVE MACHINES. There are simply too many complaints about the vibration problem for them to deny they have a huge problem. Do NOT buy a Maytag front load machine!
07860, NEW JERSEY -- We made the decision to purchase a Maytag Neptune Front Loader Washer and Dryer 3 years ago. The price of the washer alone was $1100. It was a lot, but we THOUGHT we were purchasing a quality appliance that would last for a very long time. What fools were we!! After about 1 year our washer starting clanging and spinning extremely loud every time we used it. It was so loud that you cannot be in the same room when it is running. Also there was such a strong "septic" odor in the laundry room every time I used the machine that it made me want to literally throw-up.
Last year it got even worse. At this point we were used to the loudness, smell and moving of the machine, but it started smoking while it was washing. Fortunately we purchased the extended warranty and contacted Maytag Dependability Plus and scheduled a repair. To make a long story very short everything had to be replaced in my machine...motor, drum, gasket, pump, spindle and boot..to the tune of $900. Thank God we purchased the extended coverage because it was covered. However I told Maytag that I did not want it repaired because this machine was a nightmare. I wanted a replacement or refund of sort. They stated it HAD to be repaired.
3 weeks and countless trips to the laundromat later it was repaired. One month later we had to have them come back out because it was literally loud and moving across the floor again. We were concerned that this was the beginning of the end again. Ironically I again stated to the repairman that when it ran there was a horrid smell. He knew exactly what I was talking about. They now sell tablets that you have to put in an empty cycle weekly to help with the odor. It was common with this machine!! He also stated there was nothing that can be done with the machine since this is how this machine is.
He had been on numerous calls for the same thing and nothing can be done. One month later he had to come back again because the machine stopped in cycle, with wet clothes in it and the door LOCKED. Nothing would open it.. on/off, etc. At this point the repairman could not come out for 3 days..and I was livid because my clothes would have been molded. After many calls the repairman agreed to walk my husband through dismantling the machine to unlock the door. Okay we did it!! But when we turned the machine on.. nothing happened. 3 days later the repairman again came out and was able to get the machine working for now.
It turned out a quarter got into the pump (another problem he said he has seen with this machine). I have made numerous calls to Maytag and they just don't care!! I am covered for another 3 years and will call them each and every time there is a problem, but at this point they will NOT replace the machine for me. They are now stating that because I CHOSE to have the machine repaired if at all I would only get the difference between the total repair costs and purchase price. They have spent more $ to repair this machine then we paid for it already. Even the repairman stated he knew I did not CHOSE to have the machine repaired. They did not care.
Now I will call them each and every time ANYTHING goes wrong and hope to get it classified as a lemon. Whatever that will mean. It is obvious though that they DO NOT stand behind their product and couldn't care less about the consumer. Most likely we will have to buy a new washer soon because I cannot depend on this one and it kills me because it is only 3 years old. RUN... STAY FAR AWAY FROM A MAYTAG MACHINE. I WISH SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT 3 YEARS AGO!!
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA -- I have had my Neptune washing machine since mid-January (2007). I waited to purchase a front-loading machine until I felt confident in both the technology and the company behind the equipment. I purchased my matching dryer a few months prior to the washer and was quite satisfied with the quality and appearance of the dryer. This dryer lulled me into a false sense of product/company satisfaction. My experience with this washing machine has been anything but satisfactory.
I purchased stands for both my washer and dryer. Both stands are Maytag's and I assumed that since they are Maytag accessories, designed by and for Maytag machines, they would be the best I could buy. Now, I'm not at all certain that I should have purchased anything Maytag, and I'm not at all certain that I ever will again. The dryer is not my problem; the washer most definitely continues to be a problem. Although I like having a front-loading machine, from the very first, this washer has vibrated so much that it is disturbing. I cannot place anything on top of the washer because it will end up on the floor from strong vibrations.
Even things placed on top of the dryer often end up on the floor and the units are 5 inches apart. I had a Maytag serviceman come to my home twice and he advised me that, in his opinion, my problem had more to do with the stand than with the washer, and suggested that a more substantial flooring be installed under the washer. I was advised to place plywood board under the washer and screw it into the floor. (My home was custom build and is less than 10 years old.) Although I didn't believe it was necessary, I took the serviceman's advice and hired yet another serviceman to handle that issue – a waste of time and effort.
The second time the service man came out, he told me that "in the newer models, they don't have these issues." The service representative told me that the stand is an accessory and therefore, is not something "covered" by the warranty. He also suggested that I go back to the store where I purchased the machine and ask about any kind of "agreement" between Maytag and the company regarding the stand. I did that too, and the personnel at the store said that he knew nothing about any kind of agreement or kit to make the stands more durable.
As a measure of desperation, I had my washing machine removed from the stand. Although it is still loud, removing the stand made a significant difference in the amount of vibration during the spin cycle; however now the machine is so low to the floor that it makes doing laundry a true "pain." In order to keep the machine off the stand, I would be required to also remove the one under the dryer for visual balance. A total waste of convenience as well as money paid for both stands! I am very certain that if I lived in a multi-unit complex, my neighbors would complain about the noise generated by this machine.
Surely Maytag is aware that with the amount of vibration generated by this machine, the stands are not sufficiently stable. To be told that the "newer" machines "do much better with vibrations" does nothing for customer loyalty. On the day my washer was delivered, in conversation with my husband, the delivery man even stated that he "couldn't believe that anyone would pay this much for a washing machine." Now, my very expensive Maytag washer is 8-months old and, I assure you, I am not a happy customer!
In May of 2006, we purchased a Maytag Neptune Front Load Washer & Dryer. We purchased a 5-year warranty and then of course 4 months after the warranty was up, the dryer started making this terrible squeaking noise and a big banging noise. My husband took the back off and found that there was a bad part, so he took it to a Maytag service store and they told us that in 7-10 days we would have the part. Well it has now been 5 weeks and they have not gotten the part and have no idea when it will be in as it is on a nationwide back order.
We emailed the Maytag Company and they responded and asked for model number, the serial number, Dealer's name, Maytag service store name and phone number. We emailed all this to the Maytag Company and they responded by phone and left a message that they had no way to get the part that we needed and they had no idea when it would be in because it was on a nationwide backorder. Now that 5 weeks has gone by and we have spent extra money to go the laundromat to dry our clothes every week for 5 weeks we really would like the part or to be compensated for not being to use our Maytag Neptune Dryer.
What good is it to have a product if you can not get a part for and the Company has no idea when the part will be available? What kind of Company sells a product and has no part available or stands behind their products? We should not have to spend the extra money to have to dry our clothes when we were told what a good and dependable washer and dryer we were buying. We believe that a washer and dryer should last a lot more than 5 years.
We are very disgusted and are tired of washing our clothes at home and having to run to the laundromat to dry our clothes when we should be able to get the part and do our washing and drying in the convenience of our home and not have to spend the extra money every week at the laundromat.
I purchased a matching Neptune Set in January 2006. Junk from day one. Two days after getting the set, I had to call repair - washer wouldn't unlock. I was good for a few months, then pump sprung a leak. New pump and away we went. In 2007 washer wouldn't unlock again. Had a load of brand new baby clothes in it, they rotted because it took 3 weeks for the repairman to come fix the problem. New door, and believe it or not a full refund on the purchase of all the clothing in the washer. We were good until 2008. Then the dryer starts having problems, thunk thunk horrible noise, then I notice the drum is separating. Repair guy comes out. There's no repairing this mess.
Thank God for extended warranty. They send me a gift card for the original purchase price of Dryer. And believe me I didn't use it to buy a Maytag. Now I have a mismatched set. End of 2008 washer won't drain. OK repair guy comes out again. Replaces pump again. By now I think I'm on a first name basis with the Maytag repairman. 2009 pump goes out again.. hmm.. now this is the third time. We either have faulty pumps or the washer is just a piece of junk. Decemer 2009 washer starts to sound like an airplane taking off, water leaking everywhere. Repair guy comes out again. Washer behaves while he is here, he sees no problem. Nice!!
Washer stops making sounds washes clothes nicely.. no problems until end of January 2010, Airplane mode again, won't drain, makes lots of noise, motor error code and is smoking during spin cycle. Repair guy comes out. Spends about five minutes looking at washer, stands up and says "it's still under the extended warranty and you will be getting a gift card for the original puchase price in 7 to 10 days." The problem.. the motor went, the bearings went, the pump went and the controller board is fried. To repair would of cost way more than the original purchase price. Gift card comes and no I didn't buy a Maytag.
I bought the matching washer to the Frigidaire Dryer I got two years ago. I will never ever buy a Maytag appliance again. This was only my experience with the washer and Dryer. I don't have the energy to complain about the Dishwasher (I had for two months before a gift card for original purchase price was sent).
We purchased a new Neptune washer at Sears in Jax, FL in Jan 05. As retirees we travel a lot - maybe gone six months a year. After about the first six months the machine began to vibrate on the extraction spin cycle. We set it on low extraction to ease off on the vibration. Anything higher was like a bucking bronco. A private technician stated that we might have the problem with it being on a wooden floor. We went back to Sears to inquire about the feasibility of using a machine on a wooden floor. Sales rep said "No problem, we've never had a complaint about that." I told him "You do now - and a big one."
Another tech told us that the machine needed new damper shocks and a new vibration sensor - to the tune of $300 plus to solve the problem. He would not guarantee that it would totally solve as he thought the wooden floor was the culprit. As of this day I have found out that there is a vibration issue with my particular model. I also called and am getting a recall on the machine for a GFCI plug to use. If you have this model - go online and get a phone number to call. Without the plug water can get on the plug and electrocute a person. We unplug after each use now though I hardly see how it is safe to use it either. Go figure.
This is the last of several Maytag products that I will own. In the future Nada, Zip, nothing more with a Maytag, Samsung or Whirlpool name on them. Would do laundry by hand rather than have one of these despicable products. I urge anyone with their products to boycott by not purchasing future products from them. In my opinion - they are real dirtball organizations.
SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA -- As you all know out there, Maytag is not a cheap product so therefore I assumed the quality would be good. Guess what? My Neptune washer needed a new bearing after about five years and it would have cost over $600 to fix it. So I'm going to replace it with a trusted Sears Kenmore brand that I had previously for over 20 years with no issues.
I called Maytag and asked if they knew about any design issues and of course they didn't. They told me it was out of warranty and all costs would be mine and did I really expect the washer to last more than five years.
Well I guess I did expect the expensive Maytag to last a lot longer than five years, my Sears Kenmore did with a lot heavier use. There must be a design issue for it to fail in this short of a time because it doesn't get used that much and is never used full of clothes and become overloaded or out-of-balance. Be warned!!
NEWTON, IOWA -- We purchased a Neptune Washer in 2005. While it was still under warranty we had to have the water pump replaced twice. Serviceman came out today because it wouldn't spin the clothes out. We paid 60.00 bucks to find out that the clutch, bearing and a belt all need to be replaced, of course there is no longer a warranty on it. This appliance cost us 1000.00 bucks so of course like others we figured it would at least last 10 years. I will never recommend a Maytag product again to anyone. You told that "you're purchasing a very top quality machine" and in reality you get a lemon.


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Wild eighth ends Wood's strong day, Cubs chances
Lefty retires first 14 batters before defensive miscues cost Chicago
CHICAGO -- The Cubs' defense was stellar Thursday through seven innings, but a brain cramp by catcher Welington Castillo and a misplayed fly ball hurt Travis Wood.
The Padres scored four runs in the eighth, including the tying run on a passed ball by Castillo, to rally for a 4-2 victory against the Cubs and Wood, who deserved better.
Wood retired the first 14 batters he faced before Kyle Blanks smacked a clean single to center in the fifth. The lefty did not allow another single until one out in the sixth, when opposing starter Eric Stults got a base hit. Wood also singled and picked up his first career stolen base.
"[Wood] was a missed popup away from pitching eight shutout innings," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "Getting the loss was a shame."
It unraveled in the eighth.
Jesus Guzman singled to lead off, Blanks walked, and two outs later, pinch-hitter Yonder Alonso delivered a bloop RBI single that fell between Julio Borbon and Darwin Barney in shallow right field. The wind made it a tough play for Borbon, relatively new to Wrigley Field's quirks.
"When I realized I could've caught it, I started calling [Barney] off and I don't think he -- I talked to him about it and he said he didn't see it until the last minute, and that's why he didn't get out of the way," Borbon said. "I was running in hard, saw him out of the corner of my eye."
Borbon said it was a ball he should've caught.
"That extra second of maybe Barney recognizing it and calling me off, or me getting out of the way -- I felt the speed I was going in at, I would've been able to catch it if I hadn't seen him at the last second," Borbon said. "He said if he had picked up the ball a tenth of a second earlier, he would've been able to call me off, and I'm veering off to the side. I looked at the replay, and as I'm approaching him, he had to literally dive away to get out of the way."
The two avoided a collision, but they also failed to catch the ball.
"It looked like Barney had the easier play," Sveum said, "but obviously outfielders are taught to call infielders off, and when you have the wind blowing like that, you just run out a ball because the ball is going back toward the infield. In a normal situation, it's going to be the right play, but it's hard to take into consideration a 30-mph wind blowing the ball back into the infield."
San Diego manager Bud Black knew his team caught a break.
"When the wind is either blowing out significantly or blowing in, funny things have happened in a ballgame," Black said. "I think you saw that there with the popup."
Wood then exited, and Shawn Camp's offering got away from Castillo during Chris Denorfia's at-bat. The catcher didn't seem aware Blanks was headed home from third as he collected the ball behind home plate. Blanks scored the tying run.
"I think [Castillo] thought [Blanks] was running and was just going to walk home, and he took it for granted," Sveum said. "[Blanks] didn't take off, and Welly took it for granted he was going to walk home and was going automatically, and obviously didn't go after the ball."
Blanks hesitated because he thought the ball had kicked back to Castillo off the brick wall.
"As soon as he kind of tailed after it, I just took off," Blanks said. "I figured he's taking his time, it's as good a time as any to at least make an attempt. But the kick, I thought it was coming back to him, then as soon as it got away, I just took off."
Camp walked Denorfia, and James Russell entered. Everth Cabrera greeted him with a go-ahead RBI single to take a 3-2 lead. Chase Headley followed with another RBI single that rolled just past Barney at second base.
Castillo shouldered the blame for the mental mistake.
"I want to apologize to my teammates," Castillo said. "I feel like I lost the game. I'm the one who has to keep everybody on the game, and I just got out of the game."
Sveum did talk to his young catcher, a regular for the first time in his career.
"He's been playing really well and throwing people out and a big part of why these starting pitchers are pitching well," Sveum said. "He obviously had a mental lapse tonight. He's caught well for a young kid who has a half a year in the big leagues."
Wood did get defensive help in the seventh from first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who snared Headley's popup in foul territory as he dove over the rolled-up tarp and somehow hung on, despite falling between the tarp and the brick wall. Borbon also tumbled over the bullpen mound after catching Nick Hundley's fly ball against the wall in the eighth. Shortstop Starlin Castro added to his highlight reel of great plays.
Castillo did single to lead off the seventh, and Scott Hairston connected for his third home run. Hairston is now 3-for-28 against left-handed pitchers, and all three hits have been home runs.
The way Wood was pitching, a 2-0 lead seemed enough.
"It was a shame -- we had two defensive plays that were the difference in the ballgame," Sveum said. "It's unfortunate. It was a really well-played game other than a popup that caused it. We had a chance to make a pitch and get out of all that, and couldn't do it again. When we make a mistake, we don't seem to be able to make a pitch to get the next guy out."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Get ready to disco down, shake your groove thing and party like it is 1999 (or before) at the Throwback Dance Party!
WHEN: Friday, November 15, 2013, 8 p.m.-midnight
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Buffalo
TICKETS: $20 in advance, online at the link below or at Doris Records (286 E. Ferry St., Buffalo), until NOON on November 15. Tickets will be $25 at the door, if any are still available. Ticket price includes party and entertainment; food and drinks extra.
ENTERTAINMENT: Enjoy great dance music from the 70s, 80s and 90s from DJ Stoney and CJ Sound. Plus, Michael Jackson and Prince impersonator CP Lacey will make you feel like you are in the company of legends all night long! And sing along to your favorite songs from the decades with Rollin Sound Karaoke.
Throwback Dance Party
Celebrate The 70s, 80s And 90s!
Get ready to disco down, shake your groove thing and party like it is 1999 (or before) at the Throwback Dance Party!
80s Dance Party Coming to Tonawanda Castle
Occasionally we get a call to the station suggesting that we throw retro music dance parties. Well, we're very busy and that's just about impossible, but we can tell you about these parties that others are throwing. There's an 80s dance party is coming to Tonawanda Castle, the same location as the Wine and Chocolate Affair.
See Pictures From Joy FM's Throwback Dance Party!
Awesome job on the outfits!
CP Lacey Impersonates Michael Jackson, President Obama + More on the Joy Morning Rush! [AUDIO]
As much as it LOOKS just like him, that's actually NOT the King of Pop -- it's CP Lacey, the MJ impersonator you'll see tonight at Joy FM's Throwback Dance Party! (He does Prince too...but we'll save that for tonight!)
What's Your Favorite Prince Song? [POLL]
You could see it live Friday at the Joy FM Throwback Dance Party!
Ohio State Band Pays Tribute To Michael Jackson + Moonwalks! [VIDEO]
The Ohio State Marching Band celebrated the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's album 'Bad' in a very unique way!
Are You Ready For Joy FM's Throwback Dance Party?
Tickets are on sale now!
Guests Get Groovy at Retro Disco Dance Party [PICTURES]
The abundance of costumed folks at the Hyatt on Friday night (October 26) weren't celebrating Halloween -- although they would have fit right in with the rest of the holiday revelers. Rather, the disco dresses, bell bottoms and afros were all for our Retro Disco Dance Party.
You've Gotta See This Rad '70s Style!
Fads and fashion in the psychedelic '60s and disco '70s were quite popular.
Remembering the 'Good Times' with Ralph Carter
Little Michael Evans -- nicknamed the "militant midget" by his character's father for his passionate activism -- from the hit TV show 'Good Times' is coming to town!
Retro Disco Dance Party Brings 'Soul Train' to Buffalo! [VIDEO]
Think back to those wonderful years of disco madness. Do you remember what the "hippest trip in America" was?


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text: Politics 25 October 2012 It's not safe to leave fossil fuels in the ground Better to extract the fossil fuels, capture the carbon, and store that instead, says Professor Jon Gibbins. Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML I had the chance to speak to the University of Edinburgh's Professor of Power Plant Engineering and Carbon Capture, Jon Gibbins, last week, for a piece in next week's magazine. During the course of our interview, he focused heavily on an argument for using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology which I hadn't heard before. He said: We've never really been short of fossil fuels. We thought we were, but really it's obvious, and maybe this gas business makes it painfully obvious that we're not short of fossil fuels. We are short of space in the atmosphere. And nobody knows what the climate response would be. There's a wide range of predictions, but there's enough fossil fuel to take you anywhere within that range of predictions that you want to go. And you really don't want to be sitting there having that experiment. So as I say, we've got two choices, I think. We've got the choice of saying that renewables are so wonderful and cheap – or nuclear or anything else, or fusion – will be so cheap that we don't use the fossil fuels. They're just too easy to use. So we either sit there and keep on putting fossil carbon in the atmosphere, and see what happens, and then probably what happens is you realise it's not a good idea and you have to do things in a panic. Now, maybe a few people would be doomed – or maybe more than a few – in that situation. Or, we say look, how much money are we spending on renewables? Even in our straitened times, quite a lot. How much would it cost to spend an equivalent amount of money on CCS? Well it wouldn't cost us a thing, actually. Because you're just shifting money from one low-carbon source to another. That's all. It's not energy costing money, it's just not spending all of it in one direction. In other words, we ought to focus on CCS at least as much as – if not more than – renewables, not because they are better per se, but because they are better at constraining future action. Only if we burn fossil fuels with CCS can we be sure that the carbon they contain won't enter the atmosphere some other way. If we build enough renewable energy capacity to supply our entire system, there are still fossil fuels ready to burn. The people who built the renewable capacity may not want to burn them – but what about the next government? Or the next generation? The history of humanity is a history of ever increasing energy demand. As a result, we ought to assume that any un-used energy source won't stay that way for long. If we do assume that, then maybe the best thing to do isn't try to completely end our usage of fossil fuels, but to ensure that if we use fossil fuels, we only ever use them in a safe way (that is, with CCS technology). There are two potential advantages to this: firstly, it gives us more time to prepare an energy system totally unreliant on fossil fuels, and secondly, it means that when we do switch to a renewable economy, there's no chance of freaking out and switching back. The full interview with Professor Gibbins will be in the 4 November edition of the New Statesman. › Syria spill-over threatens to engulf Lebanon The Sleipner gas platform, some 250 kms off Norway's coast in the North Sea. Photograph: Getty Images Alex Hern is a technology reporter for the Guardian. He was formerly staff writer at the New Statesman. You should follow Alex on Twitter. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More Related articles Ruling the waves: should the UK own its offshore wind? Theresa May's speech is just the latest in politicians wilfully misunderstanding the internet A clinically-approved birth control app is changing the way we think about contraception Subscription offer 12 issues for £12 + FREE book LEARN MORE Close This week's magazine


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ROBINS number one Peter Kildemand has been handed the wild card spot for the Danish GP in Copenhagen later this month.
Having served as track reserve during the last two years, scoring two points from three rides last season, the Dane will now wear the famour number 16 race jacket at Parken on June 28 and take on the best riders in the worldl.
"To be in the starting line-up is a dream come true," Kildemand told the Speedway GP official website.
"It's one of the biggest events in Denmark. I'm really looking forward to that. Last year I was reserve and got a few rides. It was really amazing.
"Getting the wild card was one of my goals this season really. I think I've started out pretty well. I've been scoring really consistently.
"Of course I'm happy to have this chance. It's always tough to get it in Denmark with so many good riders. I've been the reserve two years in a row now, so I thought it had to be my year. It happened for me, so that's really good.
"We'll take each heat step-by-step, but if I have a good day, ride consistently and just score some points, hopefully I'll be in the semis and we'll see from there."


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Vineyard Theatre Resumes Performances of CHECKERS Tomorrow, 11/4
The Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15 St.) has announced it will resume performances of its world-premiere production of Douglas McGrath's play CHECKERS starting tomorrow, Sunday, November 4th at 3 p.m. The play's new opening night is now set for Thursday, November 8th.
Performances of CHECKERS were suspended on Tuesday, Nov. 1st as a result of power outages due to Hurricane Sandy.
CHECKERS, a new play by Douglas McGrath about Richard and Pat Nixon and his landmark "Checkers" speech in 1952, is the first play of the 30th anniversary season at The Vineyard Theatre.
Directed by Terry Kinney, the cast of CHECKERS includes Kelly Coffield Park, Kathryn Erbe, Joel Marsh Garland, Anthony LaPaglia, Kevin O'Rourke, John Ottovino, Mark Shanahan, Lewis J. Stadlen and Robert Stanton.
For performance and ticket information, visit www.vineyardtheatre.org.


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The praline is also great on its own as a snack; it would be an excellent gift.
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- Total Time
- 35 minutes
- 1 cup pure maple syrup plus more for serving
- 3/4 cup walnut pieces
- 1 cup complete pancake mix (such as Aunt Jemima Original Complete)
- 3/4 cup water
- 5 tablespoons brandy or orange juice
- Vegetable oil
- Crème fraîche,* whisked to loosen
- Boil 1 cup maple syrup and walnut pieces in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir mixture frequently until syrup begins to get cloudy, about 2 minutes. Pour mixture onto sheet of foil and cool. Chop praline finely.
- Whisk pancake mix, 3/4 cup water, and brandy in small bowl to form smooth thin batter. Heat medium (7- to 8-inch-diameter) nonstick skillet over medium heat. For each crepe, brush skillet with oil and pour in very scant 1/4 cup batter, rotating skillet so batter covers bottom. Cook until edges brown, about 40 seconds. Loosen edges with spatula, lift, and turn crepe over. Cook until bottom browns in spots, about 30 seconds. Turn out onto paper towel. Repeat with remaining batter, placing crepes between paper towels.
- Fold crepes into quarters and divide among 4 plates. Sprinkle generously with praline and drizzle with crème fraîche and maple syrup.
- *Sold at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.
One serving contains the following: Calories (kcal) 557.26; % Calories from Fat 37.6; Fat (g) 23.36; Saturated Fat (g) 3.95; Cholesterol (mg) 15.93; Carbohydrates (g) 81.98; Dietary Fiber (g) 2.59; Total Sugars (g) 53.20; Net Carbs (g) 79.39; Protein (g) 9.34


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Description I just released a new version of the PixelLight dungeon demo (Image of the Day of the previous version).
Direct link to the current dungeon demo V1.1:PixelLight dungeon demo (Windows) PixelLight dungeon demo (Linux)
I also uploaded a [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhI7l5iCxbY") showing how the final image is composed.
thats really great! would love to see it in action tho, i mean its nice to get a fly through but if people were chopping each other up it would be amazing. This is the best thing ive seen yet on devmaster! really nice ambience, definitely bringing a dark doungeon to life.
It does look good indeed! I'm about to try it on my Linux here (Debian based one).
Tried and it worked ... although, it was running at some 10 - 14 fps on Radeon HD 5470 (gonna try it at home on HD 6800). E.g. for effects it has rather poor performance. Anyway atmosphere is good, very good (although sort of parallax mapping and noisy SSAO is tearing it somewhere). I would pre-bake indirect lighting also as it would look damn cool in this, pre bake into mesh. Travelling through corridors in demo is also too long (I was a bit boring during it) - of course if I would go through there in sort of dungeon I wouldn't be. Maybe a cut or two would make it much better (but that would me more like making a movie ofc).
All in all I like it! Keep up the good work.


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The Kentucky County Judge/Executive Association elected the 2010 officers at its general membership meeting Nov. 17 at the Galt House East in Louisville. The officers were sworn-in at the Quarterly Executive Board Meeting at the Berry Hill Mansion in Frankfort on Dec. 3 by Rep. Royce W. Adams, D - Dry Ridge.
Grant County Judge-Executive Darrell L. Link was chosen by his peers to serve as president. Link has been active within the association for many years. He has served as Grant County judge-executive since 1999.
A resident of Grant Manor Care and Rehabilitation Center has received over 100 Christmas Cards, with more on the way.
"More cards came in today's mail," said Somer Hurston, nursing home administrator.
Grant Manor has been home to Dessie Mardis since 2005, but old friends have not forgotten her.
The Christmas card campaign was instigated by Mardis' former home health caregiver, Carol Doane.
Phil and Sandra Harney will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Dec. 31.
In observance of their anniversary, a party will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2010 at the JMB Center, 2020 Taft Hwy. in Dry Ridge. Refreshments will be provided. The party is given by their three children, Phil and Russ Harney and Peggy Jones.
The couple request no gifts.
Hayley Frances Leach, Miss Pre-Teen Grant County Fair 2009, traveled to Louisville on Oct. 17 to compete for the title of Miss Pre-Teen Kentucky County Fair.
She won first runner up, competing against 75 other contestants from across the state.
Some of her other pageant titles include: Little Miss Grant County Fair 2004, Little Miss Junior Grant County Fair 2007, Little Miss Jeffersontown, Miss Sunburst 2008 and Little Miss Kentucky second runner up. She also recently passed down her title of Miss Pre-Teen My Old Kentucky Home.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Christina L. Emmons graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Joel D. Livingood has graduated from Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga., and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army.
He completed basic training prior to OCS, earning a physical training award in July 2009. He entered the army with a degree in political science from Northern Kentucky University.
Livingood is the son of Ron and Alane Livingood of Crittenden.
He is a 2003 graduate of Grant County High School.
Air Force Airman Michael S. Lashley graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Lashley is the son of George Lashley of Flagstaff, Ariz. and Dawn Noel of Dry Ridge.
He is a 2009 graduate of Grant County High School.
When Vi McMurtry was 6 years old, her grandmother taught her how to quilt the old fashioned way: embroidering every single stitch by hand. Thus began a lifelong love of creating quilts with her own hands. Today, though carpel tunnel syndrome has robbed her of the ability to do hand stitching, she still creates cozy quilts on her sewing machine.
McMurtry said she believes she has made 93 quilts in her lifetime. The majority of her creations are given away as baby gifts, shower gifts, wedding and graduation gifts. She has only sold one of those 93 quilts.
Steve Croy and Diana Wise-Warner of Dry Ridge are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Justine Croy to Aaron Hatton, son of Mike and Kellie Hatton of Dry Ridge.
The wedding is planned for 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 at Williamstown Baptist Church.
A reception will follow at the JMB Center in Dry Ridge.
The bride and groom are 2007 graduates of Grant County High School.
Both are students at Cincinnati Christian College.
The 26th annual Vincent family reunion was held Oct. 10 at the Mammoth Cave National Park in Edmondson county. Fifty descendants of Calvernia and Gillis Vincent were present and enjoyed the delicious buffet provided by the Mammoth Cave Restaurant staff.
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The Grant County News is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Dry Ridge, KY and the surrounding area.


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When it comes to worrying about others' wrong views and my own, my own are far more important. In the long-run, wrong views will take care of themselves, because by being in conflict with reality, they plant the seed for their own destruction. And right views will take root, because by being in accordance with reality, they contain the seed of their own transcendence. Even if the whole world were destroyed and all of humanity was gone, there would still be right view and the capacity to distort it, to create wrong views.
I find that the most successful way for the Dhamma to be spread is through thoughtful, sincere, humble one-on-one discussions among friends, in which neither side has an agenda. When a person proselytizes, whether subtly or blatantly, it tends to cause people to retract. So, even if your view is the right one, you're not going about it in an effective way.
If you develop enough virtue, I think it would become all the more clear how worthless proselytizing is. Because with virtue, you can end up with thousands of people worshiping you and following you around, like the character, Brian, in Monty Python's Life of Brian. People like virtue because it is a rare thing. If you could follow all of the Vinaya rules, joyously, and devote yourselves in every moment to the good of others, anyone who knew you would be so inspired by your life and hang on your every word.
...But instead of doing this, we'd rather set up some crafty online community, googlebomb to get it to #1, and set up attack-sites to "spread the word" about our enemies.


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We've gathered 10 DIY experts to get their proposed New Year's resolutions, including repurposing forgotten materials and 3-D printing less stuff. And documenting projects better, something you'll hear from a few of them. Read up, then get to your workshop.
Here's to an inspired and productive 2013.
Bruce Sterling
Resolution: In the new year, makers should develop the new means of maker finance, distribution and publicity: meaning the likes of Kickstarter, Etsy and the tech-art and design blogs. Beware the focused interest of Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and the Defense Department. They're not your friends.
Bruce Sterling runs the locked account @bruces on Twitter
Photo: Courtesy Bruce Sterling
Bre Pettis
Resolution: I resolve to get MakerBots into the hands of creative explorers, innovators and inventors so they can innovate faster and make the world a better place. The industrial revolution is just beginning and we'll see every industry affected in positive ways.
Photo: Courtesy Bre Pettis
Limor Fried
Resolution #1: We all need to create more tutorials and videos for learning. I love designing new products and releasing the "recipes" on how to make them, but one of the biggest challenges is how to document them *and* how to get people excited about learning. I know it will be challenging and there's a lot ahead.
We've started a learning system which we think makes it fun and easy to learn, and we've just moved to a new 12,000 sq. ft. location in SoHo, NYC, where we will be livestreaming HD video more and more. Part of the goal is "teaching every kid computer science" with our Raspberry Pi WebIDE and the other part is making easy-to-follow curriculum accessible (and fun).
Resolution #2: Let's get more kids involved. Older folks are sold on making, we need to get more kids involved, earlier. For our part, we're going to do a kid's online program called "Circuit Playground" — we worked with a Muppet maker and we're going to see if we spark young minds with this effort, we even have badges to award kids when they complete lessons.
Limor "Ladyada" Fried is the founder of open source hardware company Adafruit Industries in New York City. Ladyada is an EFF pioneer award winner for sharing educational electronics and she recently was named Entrepreneur of the Year, 2012.
Photos: Courtesy Limor Fried
Adam Greenfield
Adam Greenfield is managing director of Urbanscale and author of the forthcoming The City Is Here for You to Use.
Top photo: Courtesy Adam Greenfield; Inset photo: Courtesy Nurri Kim
Diana Eng
Resolution #1: Repurpose old technology to create new things: With tech, people usually want the latest innovation, but sometimes new things aren't made as well as they used to be. I've started road-tripping on the East Coast to buy up unused vintage inventory left over in warehouses. My favorite find is gold-colored French thread from the 1930s that I discovered is conductive with very low resistance. I'll be using the thread in a collaboration with Sparkfun in 2013 for embroidering circuits.
Diana Eng works to bring new innovation in fashion to market in her ready-to-wear designs at DianaEng.com. Most recently, she's created a retroreflective scarf with subtle gray stripes that illuminates with reflected light when exposed to a direct light source.
Photos: Courtesy Diana Eng
Albert Chao
Alas, this year, I will embark on a different tact and return to "traditional" forms of making. Here is my New Year's resolution: when building models or prototypes, start by using an Exacto knife with chipboard and glue. If all else fails, 3-D print it.
Albert Chao is a NYC-based designer working at the intersection of architecture and technology.
Photo: Courtesy Albert Chao
Anab Jain
Resolution #1: Make, Do and Mend More.
Resolution #2: At Superflux, we'd like to continue to expand our "making" skills and knowledge by experimenting with new technologies and processes.
Anab Jain is a designer and founder of the London-based design studio Superflux.
Photo and image: Courtesy Anab Jain
Alex Leitch
Resolution #1: Better documentation! Man, I am the worst at documenting. I would like to be able to release an archive of "How To Do (x)" to support each of my projects, since they have so many moving parts and so much iteration. I would really like to be able to put together a book on how each project came together, all the little terrible life-things that go into being creative, that go into getting past the wall of the mind.
Resolution #2: For others, I'd say straight up: Get to work! Seriously, it's not hard to Do Things. Assume you're creative already, and good at what you do, and the rest will follow. The confidence to try is really the hardest part, until the next hardest part, and the one after that, which are usually all just getting past the underlying fear of failure. Just because someone already did it doesn't mean you don't have a lot to contribute. Get going.
Alex Leitch runs the Site 3 Colaboratory in Toronto and is working on incorporating colored flame into Super Street Fire.
Photo: Courtesy Alex Leitch
Alice Taylor
Resolution #1: Other than making our fledgling company a success, and making more trouble in the tech industry, I'm going to make a personal resolution to make, build, mend and fix as many things as I possibly can in the next 12 months. I'm going to build games with my husband and kid: She's already rolling and creating Dungeons & Dragons characters (she's 4), so the next step is helping her to make some miniatures for painting. I'm going to build a greenhouse, mend all my buttons and broken things (or make art out of them) and fix the plumbing once and for all. Famous last words.
Resolution #2: I'm going to print something on our work Makerbot Replicator (1) at 80 microns. I've been told it can be done, with decent calibration, and so It Shall Be Done. Somehow.
Alice is CEO of MakieLab, a new toys-and-games company in London that this year produced MAKIES, the world's first 3-D printed, poseable doll.
Photos: Courtesy Alice Taylor
AnnMarie Thomas
Resolution #1: Take time to work on my own projects, ranging from a dress I keep promising myself that I'll finish, to a series of partially completed pop-up images. I think it's important to show my daughters that I still make things for myself as well!
Resolution #2: Teach more. Recently, my four-year-old daughter and I taught a Squishy Circuits workshop at her school and I don't know who had more fun: the kids in the workshop, my daughter "the teacher," or me! One of the things that I find incredibly exciting about the maker movement is how many makers take the time to teach their skills to others. This can be by teaching a formal class somewhere, or by posting really great project instructions and answering questions about them. As someone who has benefited from the patience and wisdom of many formal and informal teachers, I hope to fully take advantages of opportunities I have to help others gain new skills.
AnnMarie is the director of the Maker Education Initiative, and mom to two daughters.
Above: AnnMarie and her oldest daughter lead a Squishy Circuits workshop. Photo: Courtesy AnnMarie Thomas


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Agricultural producers fought through the ramifications of drought conditions in 2012 to produce solid farm earnings, and the longer-term prospects for the industry are excellent, said a BMO Capital Markets economist.
"Demand for agricultural products is growing rapidly, particularly in emerging markets, which has put agricultural prices and profitability on an upward trajectory," said economist Aaron Goertzen. "Meantime, the industry's international competitiveness has been bolstered by a lower U.S. dollar."
Goertzen also notes that technological advances in production techniques have provided a major boost to overall efficiency, and he expects that interest rates should remain manageable even when they inevitably begin to rise.
BMO Harris Bank's commercial banking team, including economists, has local knowledge and mid-market focus. There are more than 600 branches of BMO Harris Banks spread across Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona and Florida.
Recent rain and snow across the Great Plains and Corn Belt have raised prospects for this year's crop. "Mother Nature is working overtime," said BMO Harris Bank's Sam Miller, who leads the bank's agriculture lending practice. "The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows that, compared to last August, the drought is all but eliminated east of the Mississippi, and greatly reduced west of the Mississippi."
However, there are still reasons to be cautious. "While interest rate increases should be manageable, they could lead to a moderate correction in farmland values," said Goertzen.
Other industry challenges highlighted by Goertzen include:
- high feed costs, resulting from the drought, are posing a challenge for livestock producers
- competition from foreign producers is increasing
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Presidents Leadership Council
The President's Leadership Council was created to recognize the commitment of the College's leading parent donors. Without these families, the Parents Fund could not raise the necessary funds that support all our students.
To become a member of the President's Leadership Council, a family must make a leadership level pledge of at least $50,000 over four years. This is typically arranged into 4 yearly installments of $12,500, but can be adjusted to suit the donor's preference.
To express our gratitude to the members of the President's Leadership Council, the College will facilitate the following to all Council members:
- Priority access when attending Commencement ceremonies
- VIP parking and seating with the Trustees at the Ceremony
- Access to the College's block of hotel rooms – which fill up quickly with the Claremont Consortium hosting multiple ceremonies the same weekend
- Special opportunities to interact with President Chodosh and the Board of Trustees
- This includes private meetings and events
- The assistance of a personal liaison to the College
- This resourceful Development Officer is your primary contact for questions and concerns, for highlighting ways for you to be involved, connecting you within your local CMC community, and providing updates on the College. Your personal insider!
- Inclusion in programming for the Res Publica Society, the College's primary giving society
- This includes intimate Salon events around the country, Speaker Series events in Southern California and private receptions
- Annual reports from the President and major offices on campus, like the Offices of Career Services, Admissions, and the Dean of Students
- Recognition in CMC publications like the Honor Roll of Donors
One of our families explained their enthusiasm for joining:
"We have four daughters with three in college or beyond so we have seen many very good schools. It is with this perspective that we have continually been impressed with how exceptional Claremont McKenna College is. There are many things that contribute to this but at its essence it comes down to developing lifelong learners. It isn't about knowledge today as much as it is critical thinking skills for tomorrow. Whether through lifelong friendships, hearing world leaders speak in the intimate setting of the Athenaeum or engaging in spirited debate with insightful and caring professors in a small classroom setting, the learning environment cultivated at CMC enriches our daughter's life now and will continue to benefit her in the future. It is in this spirit of appreciation that we enthusiastically chose to invest in lifelong learning through the President's Leadership Council."


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A largely reserve Galaxy side snatched a 2-0 win in Utah, wrestling sole control of second in the West away from RSL.
The Galaxy traveled to Utah without four of its most senior players. Carlo Cudicini, Landon Donovan, Todd Dunivant (leg strains) and Robbie Keane (ankle strain) missed out, so Brian Rowe, in goal, and Charlie Rugg made their MLS debuts.
In the sixth minute, Mike Magee, wearing the captain's armband for the day, nipped into the shadow of Omar Gonzalez's jump and headed home Juninho's free kick. Magee is tied with Jack McInerney with six goals this season.
Before the quarter hour mark, Rugg doubled the lead with his first professional goal. Hector Jimenez squirted a low cross in front of goal and Rugg smashed it past Nick Rimando from point-blank range.
In the second half Jack McBean went off with a shoulder injury, so replacement Gyasi Zardes made it three MLS debutants for Los Angeles.
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'"I worked for the Sabres for a long time and we didn't have maybe the cash resources to go out and have a high payroll and sign the best players," he said. "So our philosophy was, we really believed in character and hard work and the players playing for one another and the 20th man on the roster being as important as the first or second man. That was our philosophy in Buffalo and I bring that with me now to the Bruins."'
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FAIRFAX CONNECTOR Makes Changes to Route 605
Effective Sunday, Aug. 31, the routing and schedule for FAIRFAX CONNECTOR Route 605 will change. Stringfellow Park-and-Ride and Fairfax Towne Center will no longer be served. New service will be added to Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax Corner and the area behind the Fairfax County Government Center.
Service frequency along Route 605 will be 60 minutes instead of the current 30 minutes during the morning and afternoon rush hours. Departure and arrival times at time points will change. Please refer to the Route 605 schedule having an effective date of Aug. 31, 2003, for details of the new route and schedule.
Route 605 travels from the Fairfax County Government Center along Fair Lakes Parkway, Stringfellow Road, Lee-Jackson Highway, Fair Oaks Hospital, West Ox Road and Reston Parkway to Reston Town Center. Changes are being made to Route 605 in order to comply with the county's budget requirements.
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Alvarez struggling through a sluggish start
PITTSBURGH -- Pedro Alvarez entered Wednesday's action 3-for-41 for the season. On Tuesday night the third baseman, who went into that contest hitting .073 and in an 0-for-8 skid, drove home a run with a first-inning hit, but that was washed away when the game was postponed due to inclement weather.
Alvarez has had slow starts before. Last year he batted .203 in April and .207 in May before finishing the season hitting .244 with 30 home runs and 85 RBIs. But the lack of power is alarming: Through the first 14 games, he doesn't have an extra-base hit. He went 0-for-3 on Monday against the Cardinals and 1-for-4 with an RBI single in Wednesday's series finale.
"Until Monday night's game -- I thought there was a little backslide there -- I thought the at-bats were cleaning up," said manager Clint Hurdle. "He had a walk in every game and was seeing more pitches; there weren't the early chases down and out of the zone. I thought we were getting some traction, [but on] Monday night we seemed to take a step back the other way.
"Alvarez has not overanalyzed things. He has continued to work with [hitting coach] Jay Bell and also works with some of the players that have known him longer than I, whether it be Neil Walker or Andrew McCutchen -- we've encouraged some of that as well. He doesn't like it. Nobody likes it when he doesn't get out of the blocks very clean, [and] this is another year where that's happened.
"It's frustrating for him. Until Monday night I didn't see any of that, and on the other side of the ball his defense has been very, very good. We'll see."
George Von Benko 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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San Diego Comic-Con coverage brought to you by Tonner, Collectibles Insurance, and Big Bad Toy Store.
NECA had on display at Comic-Con their new Nightmare on Elm Street action figure collection. Sorry, but the cool dioramas were just for show. Beginning to hit retail this fall, this series includes:
* Nightmare on Elm Street Series 1 - September/ October 2011
- Original Freddy: with regular and outstretched arms
- "Freddy's Revenge" Freddy: with gloved & ungloved hands
* Nightmare on Elm Street Series 2 - Winter 2011
- "Dream Warriors" Freddy: with "Chest of Souls" and mini Elm Street house accesory
- "Dream Master" Freddy: with multiple souls escaping and alternate "cross" head
Most exciting was a new razor glove prop replica on display. Authentically based on the design seen in the very first Nightmare on Elm Street movie, this fully functional replica will feature real-metal construction. Best of all it will be priced around $60, similar to NECA's amazing glove replica from the Elm Street reboot (see our review HERE). Asked about the cool Freddy Krueger marionette doll we saw way back at Toy Fair and NECA informed us that they are still working on it, they are just taking their time because they want it perfect.


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DETROIT - The battle to rescue Detroit from its money troubles entered a new phase Thursday when the mayor's office delivered a new budget to the City Council.
Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis presented the budget, which was prepared under the constraints of a consent agreement the city now has with the state.
Lewis said the said the new budget reflects the "new reality for the city of Detroit."
READ: Kirk Lewis budget presentation
Lewis said the proposed budget includes a $100 million surplus, but features cuts to city services and staffing.
READ: Detroit 2012-2013 budget
Detroit faces a $200 million budget deficit and $13.2 billion in structural debt.
Detroit mayor Dave Bing recovering
Lewis has stepped into a more prominent leadership position as the city's 68-year-old mayor recovers from a string of health issues.
He recently underwent surgery for a perforated colon and was readmitted last week for treatment of blood clots in his lungs.
Bing is expected to return to office by the end of the month. His office says he continues to be involved in city operations through regular meetings with Lewis and other members of the staff.
Detroit, state working together on consent agreement
The city and state approved a consent agreement last week to try to stave off the possibility of an emergency manager.
Under the agreement, Bing will need to create the positions of a new chief financial officer and a program manager and then hire them with approval by the governor.
The governor, mayor and city council also have a month to appoint a nine-member financial advisory board to help run the city.
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A Study in Participants With Diabetic Kidney Disease
This study has been terminated.
(Interim Assessment: Lack of Efficacy)
Eli Lilly and Company
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Eli Lilly and Company
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: April 28, 2010
Last updated: September 4, 2015
Last verified: September 2015
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine if LY2382770 is safe and effective at protecting kidney function in participants with kidney disease due to diabetes.
|Diabetic Kidney Disease Diabetic Nephropathy Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis
|Drug: LY2382770 Drug: Placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Renal Efficacy of LY2382770 in Patients With Diabetic Kidney Disease Due to Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Diabetic Kidney Problems Kidney DiseasesU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Eli Lilly and Company:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in Serum Creatinine from baseline to 12 month endpoint [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change in Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio from baseline to 12 month endpoint [ Time Frame: Baseline, 12 months ]
- Population PK [ Time Frame: Baseline through 12 months ]
- Serum creatinine slope of change from baseline through 12 months [ Time Frame: Baseline through 12 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Subcutaneous injection given monthly for 12 months
|Experimental: 2 mg LY2382770
Drug: LY2382770
Subcutaneous injection given monthly for 12 months
|Experimental: 10 mg LY2382770
Drug: LY2382770
Subcutaneous injection given monthly for 12 months
|Experimental: 50 mg LY2382770
Drug: LY2382770
Subcutaneous injection given monthly for 12 months
Detailed Description:
The primary objective is to determine if LY2382770, administered monthly for 1 year, is more effective than placebo at slowing the progression of diabetic kidney disease in participants treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) or an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB).
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|25 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Main Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants with chronic kidney disease presumed due to diabetes Type 1 or Type 2
- Participants with certain levels of kidney function - serum creatinine (SCr) 1.3 to 3.3 mg/dl (115 to 291 micromol/L) inclusive for women and 1.5 to 3.5 mg/dl (132 to 309 micromol/L) inclusive for men, or an eGFR 20 to 60 mL/min/1.73 m²
- Participants with protein in the urine - 24-hour urine protein/creatinine ratio (PCR) greater than or equal to 800 mg/g (greater than or equal to 91 mg/mmol).
- Participants must be on a stable and acceptable dose of an ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor or an ARB (angiotensin II receptor blocker), or not able to tolerate these medications.
Main Exclusion Criteria:
- Female participants who can become pregnant, are pregnant or breastfeeding
Participants who have any of the following medical conditions (the site research staff will discuss these criteria and determine a patient's ability to participate)
- Chronic inflammatory or autoimmune diseases
- Chronic Kidney Disease from causes other than diabetes
- An organ transplant
- Too high a blood pressure
- Viral Hepatitis B or C liver infection, liver cirrhosis, or significant liver disease
- Recent gastrointestinal bleeding
- Acute kidney injury within the 3 months before screening
- Major surgery within 3 months before screening or plan to have it during the study period
- HIV infection- the virus that causes AIDS
- Heart disease that is not considered stable
- Cancer that is too recent or other condition which poses too high a risk for developing cancer
- Required to take drugs that change the immune system
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01113801
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|Study Director:
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Eli Lilly and Company
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01113801 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
H9V-MC-GFRF ( Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company )
|Study First Received:
|April 28, 2010
|Last Updated:
|September 4, 2015
Keywords provided by Eli Lilly and Company:
Chronic Kidney Disease
Diabetic Kidney Disease
End-Stage Renal Disease
Transforming Growth Factor beta 1 Monoclonal Antibody
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Diseases
Diabetic Nephropathies
Urologic Diseases
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Florida Lottery keeps breaking sales records for its scratch-off tickets.
Lottery officials on Monday announced that it sold $74 million worth of scratch-off lottery tickets during the week that started March 4. This is the fifth-straight week that the lottery has broken its weekly sales records.
Last week, the Florida Lottery launched a new $20 scratch-off ticket. Lottery officials also held an event at The Villages retirement community in Central Florida.
"Immediate gratification. You scratch and know if you won," said Stephen Galaydick, the Florida Lottery's Jacksonville district manager.
Florida Lottery officials said the state has joined two other lotteries in New York and Massachusetts where weekly scratch-off sales exceed $70 million. Florida usually sells 60 different types of scratch-off tickets at one time.
The lottery is projected to sell $4.9 billion worth of tickets during the state fiscal year that ends June 30.
"We just happen to have an over $180 million Powerball jackpot," Galaydick said. "People are seeing the jackpot, seeing the new game and trying it."
Just in the Jacksonville district, the lottery had $5.6 million in sales. Natosha Owens plays often.
"As much as I can. When I feel lucky, I buy me a few tickets," Owens said. "I just won me $10 and I bought it as a $5 ticket."
"Usually I hit pretty big a lot," Owens added. "Sometimes at least once a month I may hit for $30, $40. The biggest I ever hit on a scratch-off is $1,000."
A portion of the money paid to the Florida Lottery goes to the state's education fund.
Copyright 2013 by News4Jax.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Announced
AUSTIN, Texas — Seventeen lucky sportsmen are making special plans for hunting season as winners of this year's Big Time Texas Hunts. The hunters were selected by random computer drawing from applicants in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department program.
All told, hunters bought 79,327 Big Time Texas Hunt entries during this year's sales period through the Oct. 15 deadline. This generated $776,229 in gross revenue to support wildlife research, habitat management and public hunting.
Stephen Bauer has been entering the Big Time Texas Hunts for years as a way to support TPWD youth hunting and public hunting efforts. Bauer, who owns and operates two feed stores in the Kerrville area, said he puts in for every hunt category and that support paid dividends as he was drawn as this year's Big Time Bird Hunt package winner.
"I'm very excited about it," said Bauer. "This will give me an opportunity to hunt some bird species I haven't hunted before."
Bauer, along with as many as three of his hunting buddies, will enjoy a unique package of upland game bird hunts: two days of quail, two days of pheasant hunting in the Panhandle and two afternoons of dove hunting. There will also be a two-day guided spring turkey hunt for two included in the package.
The winner of this year's Big Time Texas Hunts crown jewel, the Texas Grand Slam hunt package — which includes four separate guided hunts for Texas' most prized big game animals; desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, pronghorn antelope and mule deer — will be facing a significant logistical challenge. The winner, Matt Portch, lives in Hopewell Junction, New York.
"Luckily I have a lot of frequent flyer miles," said Portch, who works for a pharmaceutical company in Manhattan. "I lived in Texas for 10 years and have been entering the Big Time Texas Hunts since the first year of the program. I always applied with the hope, but never the intention of winning, so it was a marvelous surprise."
Portch admits trying to coordinate four major hunting trips to Texas on the calendar is going to be a big challenge. "But, I will make it happen, it's too important," he said. "I have not done any hunting in New York, but have been looking for reasons to come back to Texas. Now I have four reasons!"
Following are the winners of this year's Big Time Texas Hunts.
- Grand Slam — Matt Portch, Hopewell Junction, NY
- Premium Buck Hunt — Leon Pavlock, Guy, TX
- Exotic Safari — James Cavness, Sanger, TX; Joshua Bellman, North Richland Hills, TX
- Whitetail Bonanza — John Knotts, Streetman, TX; Kevin Harris, El Campo, TX; Dixon Presnall, Aledo, TX; Patrick Mitchell, Pine Bluff, AR; Clarence Davis, Groveton, TX; Matthew Zaiontz, San Antonio; Roddy Wade, Dallas; Neil Reichenback, Carrollton, TX; Thomas Patrick, Houston; Kenny Ferguson, Ackerly, TX.
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- Gator Hunt — Mark Garrison, Houston
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Twelve ski resorts were honored by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) this month with its annual National Safety Awards. The awards recognize those resorts which have done an "outstanding job of educating employees and guests and skiing and snowboarding responsibly."
Vail Mountain, Colo., and Heavenly Resort, Calif. tied for the Best Safety Week Program, while Killington and Pico, Vt. had the Best Helmet Safety Program.
The Best Terrain Park Safety Program was Mountain Creek, NJ, while Breckenridge, Colo. took home honors for the Best Use Of New/Social Media.
Stratton Mountain, Vt. had the Best Employee Involvement and Education. Canyons, Utah had the Best Chairlift Safety Program.
The Best Community Outreach was at Sunrise Park, Ariz., while Arapahoe Basin, Colo. took honors for the Best Avalanche Safety Program.
Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. had the Most Creative Safety Week Program. Arizona Snowbowl had the Best Overall Safety Program for resorts up to 250,000 visits, while Copper Mountain, Colo. had the Best Overall Safety Program for resorts with 250,000 visits or more.
NSAA is the trade association based in Lakewood, Colo. for ski resort owners and operators.


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The Ambitious Card is a classic! It's staple of many professional card magician routines. And it's an unforgettable effect that should definitely be included in your show!
Basically, the routine involves the spectator's card magically returning to the top of the deck, time after time, no matter where it has been placed in the deck. It's fast, it's amazing- AND YOU CAN DO IT!
There is a LOT to this DVD, too! In addition to learning the secrets of this master routine from professional magician Steve Branham, you'll see rare vintage footage of the legendary magician U.F. Grant performing and explaining his version of Ambitious Card circa 1950's!
Learn the basics of this great trick, then learn full routines that you can master in minutes and then perform for an amazed audience!
History and Trivia: The Ambitious Card trick was invented by Alberti in the late 1800s.
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You supply a deck of ordinary playing cards.