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FOURTH OF JULY FITNESS: A variety of fun runs and road races are planned throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Independence Day, from Granbury to Greenville, Denton to south Dallas. Races include:
-- Dallas 7/4 7K and 4K at the Fair Park Band Shell (Dallas74.com)
-- Firecracker 5K in Greenville (www.ci.greenville.tx.us)
-- Firecracker 5000 at Fort Worth's Trinity Park (run-time .com)
-- Fireworks 1K/5K and Run and Pump at Adriatica Bell Tower in McKinney (getracing.org)
-- Granbury Kiwanis Firecracker 5K at Tidwell Field (www.racedayeventservices .com)
-- Liberty 5K/10K and 1-mile fun run at Stewart Creek in The Colony (getmeregistered.com, then search by race name);
-- Liberty Run 5K, North Lakes Rec Center in Denton (cityofdenton.com, then search Events calendar)
-- Patriot 5K and Fun Run at Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club (getmeregistered.com, then search by race name)
-- Rowlett Freedom 5K (rowlettchamber.com, then search calendars, community events.)
TRY TAI CHI AT THE PARK: El Centro College offers free tai chi classes at Klyde Warren Park, 2012 Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Dallas, 8-9 a.m. on Saturdays. The Chinese martial art, known for its meditative style and healthful benefits, stretches muscles and joints, while promoting balance, coordination and well being. For information, call 214-716-4500 or visit klydewarrenpark.org, then search "things to do," and filter by "fitness."
CYCLING FOR THE LOVE OF PEACHES: Weatherford's July 13th Peach Pedal Bike Ride offers beautiful views and a few challenging hills between flat stretches. Distances vary from 11 to 70 miles. Registration is $30 through July 12, $35 ride day. Riders receive free admission into the Peach Festival in downtown Weatherford. Rides begin at Weatherford High School on Interstate 20 at Bethel Road. Drinks, snacks and restrooms are available at periodic rest stops. The 70-mile ride begins at 7:30 a.m., followed at 7:45 a.m. by the 47-mile ride. The 39- and 11-mile routes start at 8 a.m. Routes and rest stops close at 1:30 p.m. The ride benefits the Weatherford College Foundation and the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce. For information, visit peachpedal.com.
CELEBRATE SUMMER'S HEAT: The Too Hot to Handle 5K and 15K has become an annual tradition for those who thrive in summer's stifling temperatures. The 20th edition will be at 7:30 a.m. July 13 at Norbuck Park at E. Northwest Highway and N. Buckner Boulevard. Finishers earn bragging rights and receive popular race swag. There's a cooling zone, featuring cool towels, a cooling truck, water and sprinklers. Baylor Sports will also set up a recovery zone, featuring stretching and massages. 5K registration is $35 through Friday, $40 Saturday through July 11, $45 race day. 15K registration is $55 through Friday with rates rising as race day approaches. For information, call 214-751-7914 or visit runproject.org.
PLAY DODGEBALL, HELP FIGHT DOMESTIC ABUSE: Dallas Dodgeball will play host to the Dodge Bowl II Tournament at Sole Roll Indoor Soccer, 4435 McEwen Road, Dallas. The July 19 event is a benefit for Hope's Door to "Dodge Domestic Abuse." Action begins at 3 p.m. Teams start with seven players and must include at least one female. Individuals can register without a team. They will be placed on an existing team. For information, call 469-999-2118 or visit dallasdodgeball.com, then search Dodge Bowl Two.
For more running news, check out Debbie Fetterman's blog at runningblog.dallasnews.com.


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Adding more difficulty to what was already going to be a tough weekend was the fact that I was carrying a pretty bad knee injury from about three weeks prior. I had been on the couch with my leg up for the better part of a month (which lead me to miss the Laughlin Hare Scrambles), but to keep the hopes of defending my WORCS championship alive I knew I needed to come out and give it a right go.
As we lined up for the start of the Pro race I tried to keep my mind clear. I knew I wasn't at my best, but didn't want that to affect me mentally; I wanted to get out there, see how I felt, and adjust my goals accordingly.
The start was a dead engine-style and in a carbon copy of the previous round I suffered a three-kicker. In all honesty I think subconsciously I didn't really want to be right up front from the get-go; I didn't want to take the risk of pushing too hard and re-injuring myself. Whatever the real reason, I was mired well back in the pack as the race began to take shape.
It was definitely careful times for me in the opening laps as I didn't want to risk coming together with anyone and going down, but I was able to make a few passes and move into the top-10 within a lap. I could see the leaders just a couple straightaways ahead and everything inside me wanted to be up there battling them, but I could tell after the first couple laps I needed to ride smart and pace myself to get a decent finish.
By Lap 5 I had made my way up to sixth-place and I could see that I was beginning to reel-in Eric Yorba. Within a lap of catching up to the back of Eric I was able to make a move around the outside of him and take fifth position for my own.
From then on I rode my own pace, more or less, just getting through the laps. I could see Justin Jones just ahead of me for a little bit, but I didn't have the strength to catch him. After a long day in the Havasu sand, I finished in fifth-place.
Considering the fact that I was well less than 100% coming into the weekend, I'll take a fifth-place finish. I knew it was going to be tough, but I was able to get some decent points towards the championship, and more importantly not reinjure my knee.
I'd like to thank my supporters: Precision Concepts, Kawasaki, THR Motorsports, MSR, Shoei, Sidi, Spy, Focus Apparel, USWE, EVS, FMF, BRP, Alamo Alarm, Ryan Abbatoye Designs, Northland Motorsports, Jan's Towing, and ATP Mechanix. I'm definitely disappointed for my team and my supporters as it's been a bit of a tough start to the season and I really want to get on to the top step of the podium for them. Thanks to my mechanic Phil for always working so hard for me, my wife for coming out and supporting me, and I'd also like to thank all of the fans who kept enthusiastically cheering me on during the race, it means a lot to me.
From here I'm focused on getting back to full fitness so I can start to turn my season around. I miss that feeling of being able to push my body to its limits and I'm hoping to soon be able to build that feeling once again.
Robby Bell
Thank you to each of the team sponsors: Dunlop, FMF, Renthal, GPR stabilizer, Hinson, VP Race Fuels IMS, BRP, Kalgard lubricants, LA Piston Co., A'ME grips, AP brakes, RK/Excel, ARC levers, DT1 filters, Acerbis, Zip-Ty, Ryan Abbatoye Designs, Seal Savers, Baja Designs, Northland Motorsports
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3. Take some inspection trips in Tibet, write travel journals and reviews, improve and optimize the tour programs, etc.
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For over 50 years, I worked without joining a union. During that time, I was ignorant about the history of unions and didn't know that the unions had fought extremely hard for middle-class workers, union and nonunion.
Today, the middle-class worker is vanishing right in front of our eyes, and so are the unions.
Many people speak of the unions with disdain. I believe some public-sector unions with their outrageous salary and retirement benefits recently exposed in the newspapers have soured people on all unions. Think Las Vegas police and fire departments.
Granted over the years, the private-sector unions have caused many of their own problems and image issues. We cannot compare today's union with the union that existed 50 years ago. Unions are not trying to restore the good old days. They know that is not possible. The new United Auto Workers contracts are the best example.
Today, we need to reverse the decline of the middle class and its stagnation over the past 30 years, which coincides with the decline of the unions. This decline isn't an accident; it's because the unions have come to represent every middle-class worker, union or nonunion.
There has been a plan crafted by the wealthy, the corporate heads and the Republican Party to destroy the unions and the middle class. The financial gains realized by destroying union after union have all gone to the union destroyers. Corporations would be happy to have everyone work for minimum wage or less. What a scam!


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I've seen 325 Case IH 7120 Tractors sold at auction the past 18 years. Here are a few of the nicest 2WD models I've seen sold recently:
· $46,500: 1988 model, 3400 hours, 4/5/14 southwest Minnesota
· $41,500: 1990 model, 5750 hours, 1/24/14 north-central Nebraska
· $63,000: 1992 model, 3130 hours, 7/27/13 east-central Iowa (record price)
· $37,000: 4489 hours, 2/16/13 southeast Nebraska
· $35,000: 1992 model, 6199 hours, 12/20/13 south-central South Dakota
· $34,000: 1991 model, 5729 hours, 8/20/13 west-central Illinois
Tractors like the Case IH 7120 are kind of in the "sweet spot" of strong used values. So why are these in the sweet spot?
Well, first because of their size...150 hp range. This mid-size used tractor segment has benefited from the vibrant conditions in the livestock & dairy sectors here in early 2014, so while some back off on the higher horsepower end of the spectrum with lower corn price since late last spring, the extra money flowing in the livestock and dairy sectors this year pushing buyer demand.
Of course the other factor that puts tractors like the Case IH 7120 in the "sweet spot" is their age. Case IH made 7120s from 1987 to 1993, so we're talking about tractors 21 to 27 years old now. The simpler technology, greater familiarity, and much (much) lower acquisition cost vs. new and one- to five-year-old models in the 150 hp range has all added up to higher values for this segment. There's continued strong buyer demand for 7120s in real good condition. I see this mirrored across all color lines of 20+ year old tractors in this horsepower segment.
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Everyone knows a nerd or two. Do you know the top nerds in the world, and by top, I mean the people who took visionary nerdiness, elbow grease, and luck and translated it all into billion dollar companies? Below, you will find 15 faces (nine singles, 3 doubles). Most readers will be able to name 3 or 4. Real techies can name 5-10. If you can name more, you are a true guru. All 15? Well, there's a special place for you.
To get the answers, simply place your mouse over the image until the alt tag pops up. If it doesn't, scroll down to the list of answers with links to the source stories where the pictures were found. Are you ready? Can you…
Name that Nerd?
"We've done a lot but we are still a small company, just over 300 employees. There are a lot of interesting things happening in that space, however don't know when it's going to be, and as a small company we have to prioritize things. Something for the future."
"We had to use all of our credit cards and our friends' credit cards and our parents' credit cards."
"Research on the Web seems to be fashionable these days and I guess I'm no exception."
"I admit that when I think of the money one could make from all this, I get a little twinge. But I'm pretty happy with nerd values: Get yourself a comfortable living, then do a little something to change the world."
"We ought to be looking at business as a force for good."
"I was just pursuing what I enjoyed doing. I mean, I was pursuing my passion."
"I've got a passion for solving a problem that I think I can solve in a new way. And that maybe it helps that nobody has done it before as well."
"We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better."
"A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well."
"If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful."
"I actually thought that it would be a little confusing during the same period of your life to be in one meeting when you're trying to make money, and then go to another meeting where you're giving it away."
"But the idea that some day people would want to be able to interact and get stock quotes and talk with other people or all these different things, I just believed that was going to happen."
"One of the biggest challenges we had in the first decade was not that many people had personal computers. There weren't that many people to sell to, and it was hard to identify them."
"As a business, if you cannot change the law, follow the law. Respect the local government. We're not interested in politics. We're just focused on e-commerce."
"It helps a ton when you learn people's names and don't butcher them when trying to pronounce them."
"I think there's a lot of niches out there that aren't being filled — say, hundreds of thousands of people who want to learn how to cross stitch. I can't say we're going to make that show, but there would be an audience for it online. For us, it's been gradually expanding out from the tech and geek genre; we have a music show now, and we've got a bunch of good shows coming up later this year."
"I tend to see people trying to do stuff that is an uphill struggle. Pay attention to what works, and do that."
"It sounds crazy, but even in the first plan that I wrote up, I mentioned AOL, Yahoo! and Hotmail, knowing we would be big. And it's crazy to think that it happened."
"A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets."
"I see our service as one that's been needed for a long time. The pieces to make it all happen just weren't in place until we came around."
"We needed it to be a no-brainer."
"We allowed the community to tell us what was entertaining them."
"We are building a community, and we don't want to bombard people with advertising."
And the Answers…
1- Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder
2- Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google Founders
3- Craig Newman, Craigslist Founder
4- Pierre Omidyar, eBay Founder
6- Bill Gates, Microsoft Founder
10- Tom Anderson and Steve DeWolfe, MySpace Founders
12- Chad Hurley and Steven Chen, YouTube Founders
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"Big Brother": A family reunion
Warning: Contains spoilers for those of you not watching the live feeds!
At the risk of sounding like a colossal Big Brother apologist, I'm going to have to disagree with the assumption that the producers rigged the vote to make sure Kail was evicted. Even if they were asking leading questions in the diary room (which I'm convinced they do daily) and those questions led to Kail's ouster, look at it from an issue of fairness: Eric and Amber got totally screwed by that banner, which in turn sent the house into a tailspin. Within minutes, Eric became public enemy No. 1 — practically usurping Dick — and not because of anything he did. Up until that point, Eric was the harmless little dolt who did goofy dance moves with Jessica and tried to start up new sayings in the house like "I'd do that for a dollar." No one had any reason to distrust him, even if those past two eviction ceremonies were pretty damn hinky. Why shouldn't BB play doubting Thomas in the DR by asking questions like "Are you sure Eric is as bad as he looks?" or "How do you know that banner wasn't paid for by one of Jen's buddies?" Obviously, our judgment is tainted because we know Eric is as bad as he looks: The dude's playing his own private game with America, and he's raking in the dough! But his fellow houseguests don't know that, and it's unfair that his reputation is muddied by something beyond his control.
We also need to ask ourselves whether this house is really worse off now that Kail is out. Girlfriend had a big fat bull's-eye on her back since week 2, and she brought nothing to the game other than a little homophobia and a whole lot of naïveté. I'm not sorry to see her go, if only because the drama has increased threefold now that Daniele and Dick didn't get their way and are on the chopping block.
Spoiler alert! Thanks to our devoted team of live-feed watchers, we already know by now that Dick won the power of veto and will probably use it to save Daniele in some pathetic attempt to win her love. In the grand scheme of life, he's probably smart to do so: facilitating her eviction wouldn't be the smartest move if he ever wants her to come over for a Sunday bong hit — er, I mean dinner. Besides, I'm dying for Josh Wolk to hammer him in our weekly post-eviction Q&A. Still, I get frustrated whenever someone talks about wanting to voluntarily leave this game; Dick is already promising to behave like the biggest ass alive so he'll get the eviction he wants. Don't be more of a loser than you already are, Dick. You're here; why not fight to win? Even Jessica admitted in the DR last night that her bigger target is Daniele. Besides, I'm starting to think that on some perverted level Amber and Jameka actually like having Dick around, or else they wouldn't go out of their way to confront him as they did last night in the kitchen. Who tries so hard to stay close to someone they're supposed to detest? I didn't get the purpose of that confrontation at all, unless Amber and Jameka, like many BB fans, see Dick as the player they love to hate.
Nevertheless, I hear your concerns that the drama will decrease exponentially once the aptly named Dick is gone; a house without someone shouting expletives or talking about sticking his private parts in someone's mouth just isn't the Big Brother we've grown to love, right?
First off, it already seems BB has a replacement Dick in the making: His name is Eric, and his loutish behavior is already setting the house on edge. More than a few of you have caught him making offensive jokes about an incestuous relationship between Dick and Dani, as well as continuing to talk behind Amber's back about her faux abortions. And then there was an incident on Saturday, according to this message titled "Eric's threat toward ED and Dan: "If you were watching Showtime Thursday night, you would have seen Eric state that he was going to deliver the bodies of ED and Daniele to their family and personally bury them. He was speaking to others about this, of course, since he lacks you know what. But the tirade and threat was stated, and how is that not against BB rules? I have it taped. It was very graphic, very hostile. It wasn't just game speak. A threat."
Then again, we have also discovered vile things about Amber the anti-semite, and I hardly think Jameka is a poster child for Christians everywhere. (Still, I could do without the organ playing whenever these women pray. We get it, producers; you think they're ignorant and small-minded. Move on.) I'm sure I could find something equally offensive about the rest of these knuckleheads, but really, why curse the very reason this show is so craptastic? If this house were chock-full of guys like Mike (from this year) and gals like Lisa (from BB3), it would be as stimulating as scrubbing my toilet. That's why I'm not entirely convinced this season will suck when Dick is gone for good. We still don't know what will happen on Thursday: Will Jessica actually put Dustin up as a pawn, and will Daniele manage to get someone other than Jen and Zach to vote to evict him and not Dick? Probably not. Dick's burned too many damn bridges, and it seems terribly unlikely that Jen will be able to persuade Amber or Jameka to turn on Dustin.
Still, I can envision any number of scenarios that will keep things delicious for weeks: Daniele and the new Dickheads (Jen and Zach) can try to convince Dustin, Amber, Jessica, and Jameka that the banner didn't lie and Eric should go. Or the Dickheads can make hay of the LNC's growing suspicions toward Eric and bring him over to their side. Or Dick — gulp — will actually save himself. See? There are any number of possibilities for good clean fun!
One final word: Several posters have suggested that the rules change next year to eliminate backdooring: "You can only replace a person on the block with someone who participated in the veto competition," wrote a poster named Debatex. "That way anyone on the block will have had a fair chance to protect himself." I like this idea because it prevents the HGs from throwing the POV. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, though; we'll have more time for Monday-morning quarterbacking about the rules when this season's over.
So what do you think? Is Dick giving up too easily? Will Dustin go up as pawn? And can one of the LNC members be persuaded to evict him?


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Carl Crawford leaves game with left shoulder soreness
Update 4:08 p.m. LF Carl Crawford said his left shoulder soreness shouldn't be more than a day-to-day thing, but said he first experienced some discomfort in Wednesday night's game while trying to make a throw home.
"Just came out weird or whatever, I think I strained it really bad then," Crawford. "You don't want to feel that pain like that when you're out there playing. I've never really had nothing like that before, so it's one of those things that it locked up real bad...."
Crawford said he hadn't taken any X-rays. Manager Joe Maddon said while Crawford won't start Friday against the Diamondbacks, he doesn't feel it's anything serious.
"I think it should be a day-to-day thing," Crawford said. "I don't see why it should go past that."
Developing: The Rays say that LF Carl Crawford was removed before the top of the third inning Thursday due to left shoulder soreness.
Crawford had started the game and was 0-for-1 with a groundout. Ben Zobrist replaced him in the lineup, moving to rightfield, with Sean Rodriguez switching to left.


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The Monsters are showing signs of life just when it appeared they were sinking like a rock in the AHL Western Conference.
The Monsters scored three power play goals Tuesday night and killed off five Milwaukee power plays to drill the Admirals, 3-1, before a phone booth-sized crowd in Quicken Loans Arena. Two Lake Erie goals were scored by David van der Gulik.
It was a chippy game played by two teams in sour moods.
The Monsters are dragging their skates because they lost 10 of 11 games before Tuesday night.
The Admirals were hot under their helmets because the only Lake Erie victory in February before Tuesday came at their expense.
Milwaukee tried to pick fights from the start. The Monsters did not cower, but they did not fall for the bait until Lake Erie's Michael Sgarbossa took a whack at Michael Liambas at 12:22 of the second period with the Monsters leading, 1-0.
Sgarbossa was given two minutes for slashing, five minutes for fighting and a game misconduct. Liambas was sent off for two minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct.
The Monsters killed off the five-minute power play and then broke a 1-1 tie in the third period on van der Gulik's second goal of the game and a rebound goal by Bill Thomas, his 19th tally of the season.
Van der Gulik squeezed his first goal of the game past Milwaukee goalie Magnus Helberg on a rebound on a shot from Karl Stollery. He scored his second, his 16th of the season, by tipping in a shot taken by Cameron Gaunce.
"Special teams are always so huge, especially later in the season," van der Gulik said. "We had some real big kills tonight. Everyone stepped up.
"We knew their power play was struggling (29th in the AHL), so we tried to put some pressure on them. Any time you can kill off a five-minute penalty it brings a lot of momentum to the team."
Helberg won his last six starts before the Monsters ended his streak. Calvin Pickard made 27 saves for the Monsters to raise his record to 15-12-5-2.
The Monsters are 25-21-2-7. Twenty games remain in the regular season.
As cold as Lake Erie has been this month, picking up only nine of a possible 24 points in the last 12 games, the Monsters jumped to first in the North Division by winning Tuesday. But Coach Dean Chynoweth isn't content because his team has played 56 games and the Toronto Marlies have played only 51.
The Monsters have 61 points. Abbotsford, which has also played 56 games, has 60 points. The Marlies also have 60 points.
"The games in hand will eventually play out," Chynoweth said. "The message to our guys is we have to look out for our own and win the games we can we're in control of.
"This is that time of year you start to scoreboard watch. It's playoff hockey right now. That's the reality of it."
The Monsters are off until Saturday, when they host Hamilton at 7:30 p.m. They host Rochester at 3 p.m. Sunday.


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Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo – Waco, Texas
Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo, Waco
This was my first visit to the Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo (HOT) and I wasn't sure if it was my cup of tea, but it was. The midway was jumping, the food was frying and the pigs and wiener dogs were racing. And yes the cowboys and cowgirls were rodeoing (that's my new word)
This was my second visit to Waco in the past year. During my first visit, I got to experience the Dr. Pepper Museum (Waco is the home of Dr. Pepper), The Texas Ranger Museum, The Mayborn Museum at Baylor University and wished I had more time to see the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Homestead Heritage and many more of Waco's attractions. Find out more about what Waco has to offer.
This time I concentrated on the HOT. I can't remember the last time I was in the middle of so much livestock. Probably never. We entered through the Livestock arena and couldn't believe the pampering that went on. From the brushing to the hair blowing to the loving. These animals were the pride of their owners.
The first major event was the Wiener Dog Nationals. Not being that familiar with wiener dogs, I couldn't believe the colors of these dogs. To watch these wieners race was the perfect way to start the day. We kept the racing theme going. It was off to the Bacona 500 races (Pig Races)
Who knew pigs liked Oreo cookies?
Yes, after the pig races it was time for Sausage on a Stick (sorry guys).
The Heartland's Got Talent auditions were in progress and I wasn't expecting much, but I was again pleasantly surprised with the quality of talent.
We saw Cloggers, a magician, dance troops, and just had a great time.
The main event was the Livestock and Rodeo show at night. The events center was the perfect place.
Could be my next Chicken Fried Steak…
The Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo goes until October 16, so if you want to experience a relaxing fun time, make your way to Waco.
Who is that mapped man? It's the Texas Travelin' Man.


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OM Announce Rescheduled North American Tour Dates, Play Toronto, Montreal
Published Aug 23, 2012
The outfit will be back out on the road in November and start the trip with a show in Chicago. They'll head to Canada for a November 18 stop at Toronto's Great Hall, as well as Montreal's Il Motore the next night. You can see the full schedule down below.
Tour dates:
11/17 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
11/18 Toronto, ON - Great Hall
11/19 Montreal, QC - Il Motore
11/20 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
11/21 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11/23 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brendas
11/24 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
11/25 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle
11/26 Atlanta, GA - 529
11/27 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
11/28 Bloomington, IN - Bishop


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Mbed racing robots featured at National Electronics Week
Mbed racing robots will be one of the highlights at the National Electronics Week exhibition, a showcase of cutting-edge technology that is both fun, educational.
ARM is challenging NEW:UK attendees to test their development and racing skills at the mbed Robot Racing challenge. Competitors will work against the clock to optimize and race mbed-powered robots. For the brave, workstations will be available so developers can write a program for the mbed microcontroller that will enable the robot to follow a line around the centre of the track. Prizes, based on speed and skill, will be given out at the end of each day.
"We are delighted to have ARM as an exhibitor and as our main sponsor" said Claire Saunders, NEW:UK event director. "ARM is a leading light in the electronics industry and at the heart of today's most wanted high tech products."
National Electronics Week will take place 12 – 13 April at the NEC Pavilion, the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham UK and will introduce a showcase of cutting-edge technology that is both fun and educational.
Running alongside The Gadget Show Live in 2011, National Electronics Week will highlight the connection between today's most wanted consumer electronics and the UK's electronics industry, innovation, R&D and the supply-chain behind the best tech on display.
The first 5000 attendees who register for NEW:UK will have a unique opportunity to attend the Gadget Show Live on the trade and press day (10:00 – 16:00 12th April 2011).
- Edited by Gust Gianos, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com
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I made my ganache last night, let it sit out to set up. I put it on the cake today no problem. But, the ganache won't harden like it should. I think the problem is with the 2:1 ratio. I used a recipe I have used before and loved, but it is one for dipping strawberries in and I foolishly didn't measure the ingredients out to see what the ratio was. So, my question is...What do I do if the ganache won't set hard? I was going to cover the cake in MFF, can I still do that? Can I put a layer of buttercream over the ganache and them cover that in fondant?
Hi, if you put the cake in the fridge, it will go hard. I think it should be ok. But not to ure baout it.
I have the cake in the fridge right now and the ganache is firm, but as it sits at room temp it gets soft. I have read on here from 90% of people that you can't refridgerate fondant, which is what I am going to cover the cake in. So, as the ganache softens will the fondant sag and get wrinkley?
yes it will. i would scrape that off. then add more chcolate to your ganache to make it set up better and try again.


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I have never heard of LPI but as far as getting the diagnosis of lupus, half the battle seems to just get to the diagnosis. I had had symptoms for 5 yrs but until I started having seizures and had an MRI and lumbar puncture, I finally got a firm diagnosis.
Saysusie is extremely knowledgeable about lupus and she's a great resource. I know from just my own experience just take one day at a time. I went through 6 mos of chemo and am now on Cellcept and Plaquenil. When I feel like it's sometimes too much to take, I keep in mind the situation with my best friend. She just recently finally got to remission after having breast and then brain cancer. There is always someone in a more dire situation and even with severe lupus, you can get to remission.
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I tried a few things to decrease the blow-by. I tried a medium load in 3031 powder- 22 grains. Velocity 2417 ft/sec, 2 of 19 cases with primer blow-by. I tried a really light load of 4064 just to make sure it was not an overpressure problem- 20 grains yielding 2223 ft/sec. One of 10 cases with blow by. I even tried lowering the hammer spring tension thinking that the really deep primer hits might be deforming the primers causing the blow-by. No luck. All the cases were new RP cases full length sized. My prior cases were once fired LC, PMC, FC. A few had the crimped primer and the sharp edge was gently knocked off with a few twists of a hand reemer. Still had blow by with uncrimped and crimped cases.
In summary- there is primer blow-by with all four case headstamps. Same with different powders and loadings from light loads up to medium high loads. The only constant is the Wolf Small Rifle primer. With the current hysteria I am unable to buy any different primers. I've only put 197 rounds through this LMT AR and already have significant flame cutting in the bolt face. If anyone has any other suggestions I'm all ears.
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If the engine starts and runs while you spray fuel into the intake you have ruled out an ignition problem. I suspect that this car has probably sat unused for some time. When that happens the CIS fuel distributor will fail. You need to start with a fuel pressure test and make sure that you have good pressure and flow from the tank and the pumps. Replace the fuel filter also. Next step would be to remove the fuel distributor and check the plunger in the bottom for free movement. Chances are it will be seized and chances are the fuel distributor will need to be replaced but you can try to free it up and see what happens. You will also most likely need to replace the warm up regulator as it will usually fail as well.
the plunger inside the fuel dist. is moving up and down by hand and there is good fuel presure to the dist.
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If your plunger is moving freely you need to check your control pressure through the warm up regulator.
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With contributions of money and human resources from FedEx Corp., the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis is launching a new research center dedicated to the exploration and development of robotic systems with direct implications to everyday life.
This will be the first new research center at the FedEx Institute since its opening in 2003 and will grow to comprise a team of faculty, students, and researchers, a consortium of industrial and government sponsors, and a program of academic work, public events, and research that will range from homegrown inventions to pragmatic test-bed and real-world trials with FedEx and other partners.
"Robots will be hard to ignore in our lives in the near future," said Eric Mathews, associate director for corporate research and development at the Institute. "The creation of this Center is done in guidance with FedEx Corporation, and collectively we would like to take the initiative to make the future of robotics happen faster. That's why we exist."
The FedEx Institute of Technology is the South's premier interdisciplinary research laboratory system, where Fortune 500 companies and other businesses pool people, technical resources, and research dollars in a concerted effort to solve modern challenges. Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, experiential design, geospatial analysis, multimedia arts, nanotechnology – these fields and others are the focus of the FedEx Institute of Technology, which is dedicated to finding and delivering innovations, and innovators, to the world.
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Townsend, Tennessee - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Welcome to the Fishing Report. It is foggy and warm in Townsend this morning. At the swinging bridge there were at least 100 canada geese out in the grass at Miss Lily's Restaurant pecking at something in the grass. They were in Ronnie Davis's yard too. I never saw so many geese in one spot in Townsend. I bet that means we will have a lot of customers in the shop today. We probably will. The store has been busy this month.
After looking at all those geese I glanced at the river. It was up and had some color to it. We were at some friend's house last night and we could see lightning over the Smokies miles away. There must have been some good rain showers in the mountains. Little River is flowing at 291 cubic feet per second. Normal for this date is 127 cfs. The water temperature in town was 70 degrees at 7:30 am.
This will be a great day to fish. It should be overcast most of the day. The moon is not full. There may be a little color in the water if you are fishing in the Little River drainage. You couldn't ask for better summer conditions. It is going to be hot though. I would go into the backcountry where the streams are shady and cool. My preference would be to hike above Elkmont.
Ants, beetles and Green Weenies would be my choice of flies today. I might take a heavier rod and cast some streamers. This is a good day to catch a large brown. Watch out for scattered thunderstorms. We have a 40% chance.
Like I said yesterday, until it cools off some I'm giving up on the lakes. I am interested in a school of stripers that hang out in the woods on the Little Tennessee River. But they won't be seeing me until it's cooler. When I get my day off next week I'm staying home and tying flies. I do have a new rod and reel to try out. Paula got it for me for my birthday.
It is a Temple Fork BFK 9' 6 weight with a Ovis Hydros III large arbor reel. For the money, this is an excellent combination. I love the way the BVK's cast. I've been ordering rods from Temple Fork each week to replace those that we sold. I got in 6 or 7 yesterday. I'll order again tomorrow night. Three of them were BVKs. The initials BVK stand for Bernard V Kreh. Though Lefty and I have been friends for years, I never new his middle initial was V and I don't know his middle name. His first name, "Bernard" is the same as my middle name. I can't cast as good as he can though. I'm not even close.
My bear and boar hunting buddies got all excited. I got an e-mail from Scott. Wild boar have been removed from the big game list in our state. The reason is, people are trapping wild boar and moving them to other areas of the State that don't have boar populations. I'm sure TWRA knows what they are doing. Other states are doing the same thing.
Scott's understanding was, when we go bear and boar hunting this fall, and the hounds run a boar our way, we can't shoot it. That would be a problem for me. All I care about shooting is a wild boar. I would really rather not shoot a bear. Anyway, I think it turns out we can shoot boar on those hunts. I hope so.
Part of the boar changes include hunting over bait and after dark with night vision scopes. The way I understand it, you can do that on your own property and must apply for a permit over the phone. Please check and verify this before you do it. I'm going to get one so I'll let you know how that process works.
Our house is surrounded by property that is infested with wild boar. We have a spring creek running through our property. I think we live on perfect wild boar habitat. But, for some reason we never see them or any sign of them. I wish we did, I'd be on the back of the property every day during the winter trying to harvest one. So far, no sign of boar on our property. We have bears occasionally. Wild turkeys and bobcats are there. I know for sure a mountain lion was near our house after a snowstorm several years ago. Coyotes run through at night. We see deer. But no wild boar yet. I think it's just a matter of time. Maybe I need to get a night vision scope for my 45/70 and a few bags of corn.
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THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING -- ADDENDA; Cingular Awards Media Services Account
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Published: March 7, 2005
Concluding a review that began after Cingular Wireless acquired and absorbed AT&T Wireless last fall, Cingular is awarding about two-thirds of its media services account to the agency that handled those duties for AT&T Wireless and the rest to the media agency that has worked for Cingular.
Cingular spends about $1 billion a year on advertising in major media.
The AT&T Wireless agency, Mediaedge:cia in New York, part of the GroupM division of the WPP Group, will handle tasks like strategic planning and television and radio buying. The Cingular agency, OMD in New York, part of the Omnicom Group, was named to handle tasks like newspaper buying.
Clay Owen, a spokesman for Cingular in Atlanta, confirmed reports Friday on AdAge.com and Adweek.com that the company had concluded its media review, but declined to elaborate on specific assignments. ''Cingular inherited another media-buying agency following our acquisition of AT&T Wireless,'' he said. ''Both of those agencies, OMD and Mediaedge, will remain on our roster, both with substantial portions of our business.''
Unlike the media part of the account, the creative duties on the Cingular account have remained at the agency that worked for Cingular before the acquisition, BBDO Worldwide, part of Omnicom. Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide in New York, part of WPP, had handled creative duties for AT&T Wireless; some elements of the Ogilvy ads have been incorporated into the BBDO work for Cingular, which is owned by BellSouth and SBC Communications.


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On 26 January 2012 Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Philip Parham, gave a presentation on green best practices during a special sustainability event hosted by the Chilean Mission titled: 'Greening the Blue: Sharing Lessons and Best Practises on Sustainable Initiatives'. Ambassador Parham highlighted the extensive work the UK government and the Mission has been doing to promote sustainable practices in and outside of government offices. Prime Minister David Cameron has stated that he wants to be the 'greenest government ever', in terms of both external policies and internal practice. The UK Mission has risen to this challenge to become one of the greenest Missions in the UN and has also begun helping others on how they too can facilitate sustainable practices. To get full details on how the UK Mission is turning green from the inside out, please see the Ambassador Parham's full statement.
View photos from the Greening the Blue event on our Flickr site
Sunday 5 June is World Environment Day. Organised by the United Nations Environment Programme, the day is an annual event to draw attention to a key environmental concern; this year the theme is 'Green Economy: Does it include you?'
The United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations marked last year's World Environment Day through its annual 'Green Day' on 3 June 2011. Our staff showed their commitment by wearing green, and cycling, walking or taking public transport to work. They brought in old clothes, shoes and batteries for recycling. And a series of displays allowed staff to measure their own carbon footprint and learn about how to reduce their environmental impact, both at work and at home.
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September 4, 2009
Someday soon, you may be able to go to your local mini-mall and pick up a health insurance policy along with your dry cleaning. Insurers are increasingly setting up brick-and-mortar retail stores that peddle individual and sometimes small-group health plans, with companies including Humana, Aetna and Health Net trying out the concept, says the Wall Street Journal.
But many consumers find the process of buying insurance on their own frustrating and confusing:
- In a McKinsey survey, only 48 percent of the non-Medicare respondents who had shopped for individual plans were very satisfied with the methods of purchase available.
- Just 43 percent were very satisfied with the quality of the advice they received.
- And only 46 percent with the quality of information -- including from insurers' representatives and the Web.
Even so, the number of people buying their own insurance is growing and that could accelerate if Congress passes a health-overhaul law requiring nearly all Americans to have coverage, says the Journal.
If you're thinking of shopping for a health plan at the mall, here are some tips:
- For starters, do your own research.
- If you are buying an individual plan, you should compare plans from many companies, since salespeople in one insurer's store won't tell you about rivals' offerings.
- Make sure you bring questions; plans' details can be hard to figure out.
- Ask about out-of-pocket charges and about the policy's annual out-of-pocket maximum, meaning the most you might have to spend in a year.
- Watch out for tricky deductibles.
If you do decide to purchase a plan, make sure you have studied your own health history, recommends the Journal. The applications often ask in-depth questions and it can be tough to remember details.
Source: Anna Wilde Mathews, "Health Insurers Set Up Shop at a Mall Near You," Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2009.
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With a cast including Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, and Giovanni Ribisi and a few set pieces with some great cinematography I was quite surprised to find this film was made on a rather modest $US25 million budget. The film is actually a remake of an Icelandic film called Reykjavík-Rotterdam and that films star, Baltasar Kormákur, has directed this American remake.
Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best running contraband to settle Andys debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, for one final run to Panama and back, hoping to return with millions in counterfeit bills.
Things quickly fall apart and with only hours to reach the cash, Chris must use his rusty skills to successfully navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops and hit men before his wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale), and sons become their target.
In terms of acting Mark Wahlberg, while doing a fine job, doesn't seem to be pushing himself in this film, and Kate Beckinsale seems under-utilised but has a few nice moments - not all of them pleasant for the character either. J.K. Simmons puts in a decent turn as the hard-nosed captain of the ship upon which the goods are being smuggled. It's Giovanni Ribisi who is the standout in this film for me. Not only does he capture pure evil, but with a little bit of a heart and reality that makes you believe he could be a real gangster living today.
Subtitles are provided in English, German, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish. We sampled the English track at various points in the film and it was accurate to the dialogue in the film with subtitles placed near the person talking which makes it easier to read and know who's speaking without looking at them.
Deleted Scenes (6:24/HD): In all there are 12 deleted scenes here, but with a total runtime of just over 6 minutes there isn't a massive amount of substance here. Scenes are titled "I Did It", "Dancing Ninja", "I Haven't.. Yet", "I Don't Need To Be Reminded", "Alternate Crew Search", "Broken Seal", "Right About There", "Oil Cans", "Looking For Me, Captain?", "Sebastian Leaves", "Searching", and "I Have Never Run Drugs".
Under The Radar: The Making of Contraband (17:02/HD): This is a pretty good featurette which covers the production of this film, how it is a remake of an Icelandic film (in which the director of this film starred), similarities to real world, selecting the cast for the film, using real-world locations around New Orleans, and filming.
Reality Factor: The Stunts and Action of Contraband (7:56/HD): Although quite short this featurette gives a pretty good look at the action sequences in the film with the focus on the lengthy heist sequence which included a car crash, explosion and plenty of gunfire. It then moves into the stunt work in the film.
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Knowledge is Power
You've probably heard of breast cancer.
You may even know it is the most common cancer among women in the U.S., with one out of eight developing it at some point in their lives.
You may also know that the five-year survival rate averages nearly 90 percent, depending on the cancer's stage when detected.
But have you heard of ovarian cancer?
Did you know that while your risk of developing it is less than breast cancer – one out of 71 women – your chance of surviving it is also much less – 46 percent, depending on the stage at diagnosis?
Ruth Christenson of Alexandria wants you to know about ovarian cancer because knowing about it may save your life.
At age 51, Christenson started experiencing some mild "issues," such as bloating, side pain and the feeling of having to relieve her bladder but not being able to.
"I basically just ignored them," she said. "I didn't feel I needed to make an appointment for that."
She had religiously had annual physicals and been in relatively good health.
However, the problems persisted and with the urging of her co-workers and her mother she went to see a doctor in January of 2007.
"I was told it could either be intestinal blockage or a tumor," she recalled.
She had a CT scan done right away. The results showed a large tumor. She was immediately referred to a gynecologist and was scheduled for surgery the next day.
What doctors found was a large four-chamber cancerous tumor, with seedings of cancer also found in the uterus, ovaries, colon and fallopian tube.
Christenson had stage T3c ovarian cancer.
"People often don't realize they have this kind of cancer until it is advanced," she said. "So many of the symptoms can be attributed to other things."
Christenson underwent an aggressive regime of chemotherapy and radiation.
After completing treatments, she went almost two years before the cancer recurred, with a tumor on her colon and two on her liver.
She had a second surgery to remove the tumors and again underwent chemotherapy treatments.
Nine months after her last treatment, the cancer was back again.
"At that point I started having allergic reactions to the chemotherapy and had to undergo desensitization, which meant the treatments that used to be three to four hours long were now 20 hours."
Six months after her last treatment, the aggressive cancer returned.
"It came back four times, with each one shorter in the time-span of remission," she said. "It can be pretty stubborn."
Christenson is now on a maintenance program, which includes daily medications and traveling to the Twin Cities for appointments every three weeks.
"My sister has been with me to every appointment," she said. "I give her a list of questions. During the appointments she takes notes and asks questions. When a doctor says 'the cancer is back,' you kind of gloss over. It's important to have a support system with you."
"Things are stable for now," she added. "I won't have any more surgeries. We're just focusing on quality of life now. Some tumors are growing and some are shrinking.
"I tolerate the medications I am on now the best of any so far," she added. "But I have low strength and energy and am tired. I can still do things, but I do them in smaller pieces."
While Christenson knows there isn't much she can do for herself at this point, she's still fighting back by trying to bring ovarian cancer awareness to others.
And with September being Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, she decided now is the time.
"Everyone hears so much about breast cancer, but very little about ovarian cancer," she said. "Not only is it a silent killer, but it's also silent in terms of awareness. I want to change that.
"If I had known earlier, things could be different," she added.
Christenson found out that based on her family history, she had a 30 percent chance of having the BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 gene. Testing showed that she carried the BRCA 2 gene (see genetics sidebar).
"To me, knowledge is power," she said. She gathered as much information as she could and then sent it to her extended family, urging them to undergo testing.
"My sister tested negative, but a cousin on my father's side was positive," she said.
Christenson added that there is a lot of misinformation about female hereditary cancers, and that often much focus is put on the mother's side of the family.
"If you do have cancer and are looking at genetics, don't just look at the mother's side," she urged. "I was asked about my family history, and there was nothing on my mom's side. This came from my dad's side.
"There's a 50-50 chance of passing along this gene to your children," she added. "People need to be aware."
That's what Christenson is trying to do – make people aware.
"I just want to get the word out," she said. "Pay attention to your symptoms, know the signs and act quickly. Be your own health advocate. Dig further for information, know your family history and don't always take the doctor's word.
"Take it down before it gets you."
Known as the silent killer, ovarian cancer begins in the ovaries and forms tumors that can easily spread. It often goes undetected until it has spread within the pelvis and abdomen. At this stage, it is difficult to treat and is often fatal. It is the leading cause of death from female reproductive cancers.
Everyone has two copies of each gene – one from each parent. Heredity cancer occurs when a person is born with changes or mutations in one copy of a damage-controlling gene, which normally protects against cancer. In the majority of these cases, the changes were inherited from one parent.
People with an inherited gene change have a 50 percent chance of passing the mutation to each of their children. These changes can increase the risk for cancers in different parts of the body, but do not increase the risk for every type of cancer. Not everyone born with the gene change will develop cancer.
• Abdominal pressure, fullness, swelling or bloating.
• Pelvic discomfort or pain.
• Persistent indigestion, gas, nausea.
• Changes in bowel habits, such as constipation.
• Changes in bladder habits, including a frequent need to urinate.
• Loss of appetite or quickly feeling full.
• Increased abdominal girth or clothes fitting tighter around waist.
• A persistent lack of energy.
• Low back pain.
• A woman's lifetime risk of developing invasive ovarian cancer is 1 in 71.
• A woman's lifetime risk of dying from invasive ovarian cancer is 1 in 95.
• Ovarian cancer primarily develops in women older than 45, however, it does occur in young women as well.
• From 2005 to 2009, the median age at diagnosis was 63. From the same period, the median age at death from ovarian cancer was 71.
Ovarian cancer survival rates are much lower than other cancers that affect women.
• Overall, the 10-year relative survival rate for ovarian cancer patients is 39 percent.
• The relative five-year survival rate is 46 percent. Survival rates vary depending on the stage of diagnosis.
• Fewer than 20 percent of ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed early.
• Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1975 experienced a five-year survival rate of 34.8 percent; today, the American Cancer Society estimates the rate to be 46 percent.


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JUNEAU -- After years of cuts to Alaska's schools, education advocates say they're seeing signs of hope they haven't seen in years.
After fending off attempts in the State House to make radical changes to Gov. Sean Parnell's omnibus education bill, advocates say they're finding new optimism in the more education-friendly Senate.
Parnell's House Bill 278 includes multiple educations reforms, from allowing testing out of classes to elimination of the High School Graduation Qualification Exam. But the "big enchilada" in the closely-watched bill is its funding provisions, especially to the base student allocation said Sen. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, co-chair of the powerful Senate Finance Committee.
The BSA represents the amount of money provided to state schools on a per-student basis. Parnell originally asked for a BSA increase of $85, which was more than doubled by the House. Meyer and co-chair Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, said they expect the Senate to add even more, with a final increase to the BSA of about $300. The current BSA is $5,680.
That increase is good, said members of Great Alaska Schools, a group of parents, students and community members advocating for more school funding.
A suggestion of greater funding
The suggestions of more school funding money came Monday in questions asked by Kelly and Meyer of school funding experts with the Department of Education and Early Development and the Division of Legislative Finance. "It's great that they're asking questions, but we're not going to say 'we're super excited,' just to hear that number come of (Kelly's) mouth," said Alison Arians, with Great Alaska Schools. "But, we are hopeful."
Members of the Finance Committee discussed possible action on Parnell's bill, including funding levels, during bill hearings Monday. A new version of the bill, known as a committee substitute, is expected as soon as Tuesday and will likely include those changes.
Meyer detailed how the complicated education funding plan would be structured, and what the impact would be on state budgets.
Complicating things for Meyer and his fellow lawmakers was that the Legislature in recent years had added additional money for schools into the budget, but outside of the BSA. The Senate Finance Committee intends to add about $400 to the BSA, he said, but take out one-time money and that will bring the equivalent BSA increase to $300. Future years would get smaller increases intended to remain equivalent with inflation.
Rep. Les Gara, D-Anchorage, has said that schools need a BSA increase of $400 to restore the losses of recent years.
The question of whether or not to include education increases in the formula-based BSA or elsewhere in the budget has divided legislators and school advocates in recent years, but Legislative Finance Director David Teal said too much may be being made of the BSA question. "School districts would argue that money inside the formula is permanent, and allows them to plan long-term," he said.
But they can actually count on one-time money the same way, he said. "As long as I've been here I've never seen one-time money go away," he said.
The benefit of one-time money
Teal also acknowledged that one-time money has another advantage. Money included in the BSA counts against what's known as the municipal "funding cap." Many local governments are required to make contributions to their local school districts, but many pay more than the required minimum. A few -- Anchorage, Juneau, Unalaska and others -- fund as much as state law will allow, known as "funding to the cap."
Allowing wealthy communities to put extra money into their local schools could result in unfair variations in school funding, which is the reason for the mandated cap.
Teal said that if the extra money is provided to schools in the BSA, that increases the amount local communities can provide under the cap, and could result in extra millions to Anchorage and other school districts.
"There are half a dozen school districts in the state whose communities fund to the cap," Teal said.
The ability for larger local contributions is something that some school advocates have sought, but which has not necessarily been embraced by all the communities that fund to the cap.
Some school funding disputes from the House of Representatives are threatening to find new life in the Senate as well. In the House, a provision was inserted in committee and then removed on the floor that would have provided extra money to the state's largest schools, including the Anchorage and Mat-Su districts.
Monday's Senate Finance Committee discussion included suggestions that controversy might carry over to the Senate, despite the House floor vote that removed the provision.
Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, said Mat-Su and other big schools might need the money more than smaller districts and may be facing bigger shortfalls. "Why is it that some school districts are not calling us and saying 'We need more money?'" he asked. "Our largest school districts seem to be the ones having trouble," he said, which was the reason for the House's attempt at providing them more money.
Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, like Dunleavy a member of the Senate Finance Committee, said he reads the newspapers in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau and understands they are facing layoffs, but so are schools in communities without daily papers.
"It's a shame that the smaller schools in rural areas don't get the media attention but that doesn't mean that they don't have the same problems," he said.
Arians of Great Alaska Schools said her group's members don't want to help some schools while leaving others behind.
"We're not just in it for Anchorage, we're in it for everybody," said Arians, an Anchorage School District parent.
The Legislative session ends its statutory 90-day run on Sunday, giving legislators little time for further bill work, especially if they leave early in order to spend Easter Sunday at home, as Senate President Charlie Huggins, R-Wasilla, and House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, have stated as a goal.
Contact Pat Forgey at pat(at)alaskadispatch.com.


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Aurangabad (Maharashtra): As many as 244 couples of different castes today tied the knot at a mass-wedding ceremony organised by the Shiv Sena.
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The ceremony conducted as part of the 'Balasaheb Thackeray Kanyadaan Yojna' was attended by Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, his son and 'Yuva Sena' chief Aditya Thackeray and several state Ministers.
The couples were given gifts and a mass lunch was organised.
Tomorrow, BJP and the 'Shivaji Maharaj Smarak Samiti' will organise a mass-wedding ceremony in neighbouring Jalna district where around 530 couple will tie the knot.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Ministers Sudhir Mungantiwar and Vinod Tawade would grace the occasion.
Maharashtra BJP chief Raosaheb Danve had said a procession of all the to-be-wed couples would be taken out in auto-rickshaws and over one lakh people would attend the ceremony.


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CCU presents S.C. premiere of �The Pain and The Itch�
Written by Bruce Norris and first presented at Chicago�s Steppenwolf Theatre, �The Pain and the Itch� is a scathing satire of the politics of class and race. The action takes place in January ("the present") and on Thanksgiving day ("the past") at the home of Clay and Kelly, an affluent couple who lead nontraditional lives�he�s a wimpy stay-at-home mom and she�s a high-powered corporate lawyer. Try as they might to achieve a sense of normalcy for the family get-together, the holiday dinner goes drastically, unexpectedly wrong. With a young daughter in serious need of attention and a ravenous creature prowling the upstairs bedrooms, the event unravels to expose the ugly natures of family relationships.
The production is directed by Eric Hall, assistant professor of theatre at CCU. The cast includes musical theatre majors James Wells, Jenna Tummino, Sarah Burton and Nicole Borysowicz and dramatic arts majors Jenn Wilsey, Sly McCoy and Chad Bagwell. Other musical theatre majors involved in the production are stage manager Erin Toman, assistant stage manager Charles Armstrong and costume designer Meghan McCormick.
General admission is $15; alumni and senior citizens (65+) and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members are $10; teens (11 to 17) and children (10 and under) are $5; CCU and HGTC faculty and staff, $10; CCU and HGTC students, $5.
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Archive for Thursday, July 10, 2003
City Council should reconsider fireworks ban
Anyone who attended the De Soto fireworks display Friday knows it wasn't the only show in town. Although far more impressive, it shared the skyline with numerous backyard displays.
De Soto residents without hearing disabilities didn't need the vantage point of the high school bleachers to know the city's fireworks ban was ignored on the Fourth of July. The ineffectiveness of the ban could perhaps be attributed to enforcement, but a massive and expensive presence by Johnson County Sheriff's officers would have been needed in De Soto to fairly enforce the ordinance.
With the widespread violation of the city ordinance, it would have been impossible for officers to cite an individual for shooting fireworks Friday evening without speaking over the noise of countless other violators.
A more realistic assumption would be that many De Soto residents just don't buy into the ban. Their active disobedience makes the ban as hopeless as enforcing prohibition in the 1920s.
Given that residents have so plainly demonstrated they neither want nor respect the ban, the City Council should reconsider the ordinance. Lifting the ban would perhaps spare the city possible liability from a fire that occurred after a resident complained of others violating the ban.
What makes that move difficult is the Johnson County ban on fireworks. But it would be hardly the only instance where De Soto was out of step with the rest of the county. The city should consider lifting the ban for July 4 only. This would be more restrictive than non-Johnson County jurisdictions and allow the city to get a handle on enforcement on days sheriff's officers have fewer demands on their time.
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Croajingolong National Park, together with NSW's Nadgee Nature Reserve, is part of the largest coastal conservation reserve on the south eastern Australian mainland. The marine national park is adjacent to the Cape Howe wilderness area, and contains a high diversity of intertidal and shallow subtidal invertebrates. Many species from warmer northern waters reach their southern limits in far east Gippsland.
The whole region is alive with a variety of warm and cool water fish species. Purple Wrasse, Blue-Throated Wrasse and Herring Cale dart amongst the kelp. Large, disk-like sunfish are relatively frequent visitors, cruising slowly in the surface waters feeding on jellyfish.
Hundreds of humpback whales pass in the vicinity of the park on their annual migration between the tropics and Antarctic waters, sometimes followed by pods of Orca's. Little Penguins are common too and forage from the large rookery at Gabo Island.
A variety of reefs including granite and sandstone reefs add to the habitat complexity of the area. Low profile reefs within the park are covered in a dense forest of the brown seaweed Phyllospora that reaches over two metres in length. Beneath this thick, swirling canopy shelter many smaller seaweeds, Pyura ascidians, foliose red algae, coralline algae, brown algae (Zonaria), red sea-tulips, sponges, colourful sea-stars (eg. Pateriella calcar) and many large shells. Tiny brittle-stars, isopods and brightly coloured worms nestle around large sea-squirt congregations, which are quite dense in some areas.
Further off the coast, the seafloor tilts steeply down into deeper water. Sandstone reefs to a depth of about 50m, are heavily covered by a diverse array of sponges, hydroids, ascidians and soft corals. There is not enough light at these depths for the large brown seaweeds, and the low sandstone reefs are instead covered with small patches of leafy red seaweeds and a range of animals attached to the rocks. Sea-whips are common here and arch gracefully up from the seafloor.


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Oregon's children are some of the hungriest children in the nation and have been last few years. Oregon also has one of the lowest graduation rates in the country; we rank 49th. Childhood obesity is at a perilous rate nationwide. Do we continue to do […]Read More →
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A convicted murderer is headed to death row. David Hosier was convicted last month of murdering Angela Gilpin in 2009. Judge Patricia Joyce delivered the sentence Tuesday.
Hosier is said to have killed Rodney Gilpin and his wife Angela. Investigators said Angela and Hosier had a romantic relationship while she was separated from her husband, but the Gilpins were trying to reconcile.
The couple were shot several times in Angela Gilpin's apartment in Jefferson City, which is just a block from Hosier's home.
A jury took barely more than an hour to convict Hosier in his original trial for the murder of Angela. They took less than three hours to make the decision to recommend the death penalty the next day.
Hosier has not yet been to trial for the shooting death of Angela's husband, Rodney.


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Pardon the delay in announcing the winner of the knitting book giveaway, but I've been somewhat distracted by a wee brown satin-soft bundle of [evil] deliciousness.
This is Yuki, a two and a half year old chocolate Burmese, on trial here for a week. He came to us via the Burmese Cat Rescue Service and is rather bitey and "headshy" as they say. He had been dumped and probably not well treated prior to that either; certainly he hadn't learnt all the social skills a modern young housecat needs these days (ie. do not bite the hand that feeds you). However he's come on in leaps and bounds so far and it's only Day Three. He is biting less often and with less intensity (or maybe we're just getting used to having shredded wrists), seeks us out for cuddles and lap time, rubs around our legs continually and last night, to the mister's mild terror, decided our bed was the best place to sleep. (Mr Soup sleeps au naturel except in the depths of winter and did I mention the cat is a little bitey?)
He's very beautiful.
The dog is being brilliantly nonchalant about the whole thing, even when the cat perpetrates fly-by attacks on his ankles before skittering away, back legs hopping maniacally sideways in his glee. (Also did I mention the cat is a tiny little Burmese package, and the dog is an enormous greyhound?)
Anyway, I have turned into one of those women who talks incessantly about her cat so you may wish to head elsewhere until the novelty wears off. I believe some people blog about knitting somewhere out there? Quilting? Or culinary experiences? Me? I have a Burmese to bore you with now.
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Rose Najjemba, 35, has had a tattoo for three years.
However, what was once a beauty mark is now causing Rose sleepless nights. "Since I had the tattoo inscribed on my leg, I have had skin reactions, which doctors say, result from the ink failing to blend in with my body.
A skin doctor recommended grafting (transplantation of skin) and another said the tattoo would have to be removed.
Dr. Kotecha removes a tattoo using laser
What you need to know about a tattoo
Dr. Chiraag Kotecha, a dermatologist in Kampala, advises that before one gets a permanent tattoo inscribed, he must be find out what the procedure entails.
He defines a tattoo as a permanent mark or design made on the skin with pigments inserted through pricks into the skin's top layer (the epidermis).
"A tattoo artist uses a hand-held machine that acts much like a sewing machine, with one or more needles piercing the skin repeatedly. With every puncture, the needles insert tiny ink droplets," Kotecha explains.
One must be careful, however, when choosing a site where to have the tattoo. For instance, in case of weight gain, or pregnancy, once the skin stretches, the tattoo may be distorted, affecting its appearance.
Why do people get tatoos?
He explains that the history of tattoos dates back centuries ago. Egyptians, for instance, used tattoos to differentiate slaves and peasants.
Today, however, people get tattoos for personal expression, youthful impulsiveness and to fit in with the trends.
He cautions, however, that good tattoos are not cheap and cheap tattoos are not good.
Health risks of tattoo
According to skin specialists, tattoo dyes can trigger reactions at the tattoo site, such as a rash. The reaction can be immediate, or may occur several years later, after the tattoo has been done.
A tattoo can also cause redness, swelling, pain and a pus-like discharge.
Tattooing can also lead to keloids, according to Dr. Paranav Pancholi, a dermatologist. He says keloids are raised areas caused by an overgrowth of scar tissue and are common among Africans.
"If the tattoo equipment is contaminated, for instance by infected blood, you can contract blood-borne diseases, including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV as well as tetanus," Pancholi cautions.
Tattoos can also cause other skin bumps (granulomas) around the tattoo ink, which may easily result in skin infections.
How to treat reactions from tattoos
In case one reacts to the tattoo ink, medication may be required and in extreme cases, it may necessitate removal of the tattoo.
Removal of a tattoo is costly
Pancholi says the cost of removing a tattoo is high and in the past, it would necessitate going abroad. However, lately, one can have the procedure done locally.
The cost ranges from about $80 (about sh220,000), onwards, depending on the size and number of sessions required to get rid of the tattoo.
Safe and unsafe methods
In a desperate attempt to remove the tattoos, some people use extreme measures to scrap out the ink. For example, some people use the dermabrasion technique, which involves scraping or sanding down the skin.
Others use the salabrasion method, where a salt solution is rubbed into the skin and heated to scrap the tattoo. Both cases, according to Kotecha, are not safe. "When the wound heals, it leaves a visible scar," he says.
Occasionally, doctors perform surgical removal of tiny tattoos. But even with surgical removal, the procedure is likely to leave a scar because the tattooed skin is cut out and the surrounding skin sewn back together.
Kotecha warns against crude methods of tattoo removal, adding that the best way method is laser.
Laser treatment
With laser removal, a beam of light searches for a contrast between the skin tone and ink, pulsing intensely on the skin to break the ink down into particles small enough for the body to absorb.
Laser treatment works differently, depending on the tattoo. The greater the colour contrast between the ink and skin, the easier it is to remove the tattoo, Kotecha says.
For instance, black ink on light-skinned people is the easiest to remove, while fluorescent colours like green and purple are nearly impossible to erase. He adds that small tattoos are easier to remove, as well as old tattoos because the ink is easier to break down.
How long does it take to erase a permanent tattoo?
Taking those factors into consideration, patients should expect to undergo five to 12 laser treatment sessions. In addition, the patient would have to wait a month before the next session, meaning that the process could last six months to a year.
Removal of a tattoo using laser can be painful and for the first few days after the procedure, the skin looks like a healing burn. And like any other burn, patients should care for the skin like they would a burn, applying antibiotic ointment and keeping the skin bandaged.
Compared with older treatments, laser removal leaves little to no scarring, but may also cause allergic reactions in some people. So as you consider getting a permanent tattoo, remember that the cost of taking the ink off is more costly than putting it on.
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Jams can be one of a few things. Parties. Long, lightweight shorts. Powerful dunks. In this case, its the name of a skate shoe from Converse's back catalog. Drawn from the era when vert was king, and wild color shorts and tank tops were in, the Jam Skidgrip mid is nonetheless a departure from the normal revamped Converse models. (via Crooked).
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