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Ford Talks Up Sustainability at LOHAS 2006; Investigating Plug-In Hybrids
29 April 2006
by Jack Rosebro
|Escape Hybrid at LOHAS 10.
Yesterday, Ford Motor Company's Niel Golightly, the automaker's director of sustainable business strategies, presented some of Ford's recent initiatives toward sustainability at the LOHAS 10 (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) conference in Santa Monica.
Ford is a major sponsor of the event, and several of Ford's Escape hybrids were prominently displayed on the conference grounds.
Asserting his faith in the future, Golightly said, "Some people say that the auto industry will go the way of the fur coat or cigarette industries. I'm here to tell you that it won't happen. People need cars. People need mobility."
He acknowledged, however, that automakers, including Ford, are starting to "feel the pull" toward sustainability from many sources, such as energy costs, customers, and institutional investors.
The day is coming when customers will no more accept a car that produces greenhouse gases, is made from nonrenewable resources, or is made by exploited workers than they would accept a car without seatbelts.—Niel Golightly
Ford's sustainability chief then introduced the audience to a pair of environmental initiatives: a partnership with TerraPass to market carbon offsets to owners and operators of Ford products (earlier post), and the introduction of renewable and recyclable seat fabrics to 80,000 as-yet unnamed Ford vehicles as of model-year 2007. Ford also plans to increase the recycled content of each vehicle's interior to 25% whenever that vehicle is redesigned.
Terrapass offers Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury drivers the use of a carbon offset calculator to find out how much carbon dioxide their particular vehicle produces, as well as the effects of actions such as removing a roof rack or properly inflating the vehicle's tires.
The energy sources for the carbon offsets are a wind farm in Nebraska and a methane digester at a dairy farm in Minnesota. Ford will promote the program with a point-of-purchase marketing campaign called Greener Miles.
The recyclable seat fabrics were developed by Interface, Inc., a major carpet and fabric manufacturer. According to a representative of Interface, the fabrics are made from "post-industrial waste": fossil-fuel based plastics which do not meet top-tier quality guidelines for products such as soda bottles, and which are then sold to a secondary market.
Interface is reportedly investigating plant-based fibers from renewable sources; DaimlerChrysler and Honda have already begun to use such materials.
Interface began to focus on sustainability in 1994 after its chairman, Ray Anderson, read Paul Hawken's seminal book, The Ecology of Commerce. Anderson later reflected, "For the first twenty-one years of Interface's existence, I never gave one thought to what we took from or did to the Earth, except to be sure we obeyed all laws and regulations...Frankly, I didn't have a vision, except 'comply, comply, comply.'"
Interface is also one of the first US corporations to adopt The Natural Step, a science-and systems-based sustainability framework that is used by a growing collection of communities and corporations worldwide.
The Natural Step, or TNS, defines a sustainable world by the achievement of four system conditions, three of which are environmental and one that is socioeconomic. TNS uses techniques such as "backcasting" to envision a sustainable future, and then work backward toward the present from that future.
In a subsequent interview with Green Car Congress, Golightly acknowledged an awareness of The Natural Step, in part through his work with Interface. Golightly candidly stated that Ford's definition of sustainability is very much a work in progress, and that in the future, new tools will be needed to address larger problems such as the predicted doubling of the world's vehicle fleet within a generation, or the growth of a corporation's total greenhouse gas production as a result of its economic expansion.
These are tough issues, and the wisdom of a constantly growing economy in a finite world has been questioned before, most notably in the 1970s. However, there is a renewed interest in limits to growth, and in the associated field of ecological economics.
Readers of our recent series on automakers' sustainability reports here at Green Car Congress may also recall that Ford's 2005 sustainability report defines sustainable development in economic, environmental, and social terms, and defined social capital as "the capacity of people in our communities to participate fully in both the production and consumption of our products and services."
When questioned about such a definition, Golightly explained that it is a working definition limited by the company's ability to influence "what we [Ford] can put our hands on."
Plug-ins. Golightly also touched on the prospect of Ford-built plug-in hybrids, saying that the company is investigating the technology, but that three "significant issues" remain as barriers to production: battery life, warranty coverage, and safety.
It is likely that the first production plug-in hybrids will use lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs. However, Li-ion batteries are generally considered to be less stable than nickel-metal hydride, the current hybrid battery of choice. Much of the development of Li-ion batteries is focused on addressing those concerns.
In a subsequent breakout session at the conference, another Ford representative assured attendees that "the message [about plug-in hybrids] is coming through loud and clear."
Addressing a question about Toronto-based HyMotion's conversion of Ford's Escape hybrids to plug-in hybrids (earlier post), the representative said that "we encourage our customers to be creative with our cars."
Santa Monica's LOHAS event was the tenth such conference presented in the US. Originally focused on personal care and health products, it is beginning to broaden its focus to sustainability in general. Although the popularity of the LOHAS acronym is growing in the US, it is by far more widely used and recognized in Japan than in other parts of the world.
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Tell people you know about this site.The larger the audience the more likely big business will be listening.The recent survey in gcc as well as ones in places like cal cars and plug in partners show people like golightly that there is a market demand out here.Greens and security wonks have found a common goal .We dont always agree on the exact path there but if we can work together it is more likely they will "feel the pull".Politicians are feeling the pull also.Lets give them a nudge.The vehicle and fuel choices for american security act is bipartisan and as comprehensive as your going to get. Especially in an election year.E-mail Joe Lieberman and ask him to promote it and help to get it reported out of commitee{where most legislation dies}.Joe is a co sponsor with Brownback.It is very friendly to hybrids and plug ins.look it up,get involved,the people that make the decisions are hearing the message"loud and clear and are "feeling the pull".
I am not sure if Niel Golightly is more concerned about the sustainablility of the auto or of Ford Motor company. He touched on PHEV's so lightly as not to appear that it is much an object of concern. I believe that the future survival of Ford will be integrally linked to the development of the PHEV.
Niel's comments on Lithium ion batteres do not seem up to date. He makes no positive statements on the manganese based ones as compared to the older cobalt type and does not seem to realize that the present level of battery technology is presently limited to manufacturing capabilities. He makes no comments on the roll of ultra-capacitors to the preservation of electric car batteries.
If Ford Motor company was able to come up with the assembly line process a hundred years ago, surely there must be at least an ounce or two of vision left to plan and develop vehiches for the second century. Concern over seat cover recycling is not going to be enough to keep the company alive.
Just to clarify, Niel Golightly did not make any specific comments regarding lithium-ion batteries during the interview - only about batteries in general. While many promising Li-ion developments have been reported, the technology is still young. As for ultracaps, they generally take up more room than equivalent batteries, and that's a design concern with the large amount of stored energy needed for PHEVs.
Well,Niel works for Ford so his job will be a balancing act.They are in a difficult position.The day of tinkering with the existing platform is gone.There are game changing designs and technologies here and on the horizon.Pick well and you do the right thing and continue your existence.Pick wrong and that could be the last nail in your coffin.Even Toyota needed strong prodding to embrace phev.They are talking of a nine mile electric range which dissapointed many.auto makes have to make it so we will buy it marketwide.it then does have to meet its warranties,safety etc.The first incarnation of the ev has caused the american public to be even more skeptical than the automaker.We are just getting to the point where people are willing to listen to a new idea again.If there is a rollout and there is a large recall,batteries cant last to warranty etc. it could set acceptance back for years.Lets continue to encourage the process but have patience enough to wait for a good result.
It's good that Ford is listening to customers and others and getting the message that sustainability matters. However, increased use of recycled materials is mandatory in Europe but makes economic sense for carmakers elsewhere, too. The TerraPass is just a modern-day indulgency (pay-as-you-sin). In other words, this announcement is mostly marketing spin without much engineering substance.
To its credit, Ford has delivered a full hybrid Escape, albeit in small quantities. The trouble is, the company is also touting E85 (because it uses a CAFE loophole to avoid paying gas guzzler taxes) and fuel cell research (a white elephant if ever there was one) etc etc. It all adds up to a low-confidence scattershot approach, hoping against hope that something will eventually pan out.
The market rewards innovation a.k.a. technology leadership. Toyota was considered a dowdy brand before it came up with the Prius. Citroen PSA got kudos for delivering the PM filter for diesels. Etc. Ford is not perceived as being at the forefront of any single technology.
Kinda funny that Ford aknowledges their arrival to sustainability is a "work in progress" and their spokes mans name is golightly.Sales of the escape have been picking up.This is their, toe in the water,and if successful will be expanded to other models{mariner}.
The E85 train has left the station so they have to board and hope the tracks dont end at a cliffs edge.This has been propelled by the security crowd and corn state senators.Many beneficial offshoots are coming from alt fuel.Cattle dung is being used to fuel the ethanol production process,waste to energy,biomass are creating a wave of researchers studying the processes of just about everything to energy,{bri energy,star tech,etc.}.
Fuel cell research is paying off but not necessarily in the automotive sector yet.The honda energy station is rolling out this fall,they are making their way into inustrial back up power and beginning to penetrate as primary power.They have attracted a disproportionate level of funding,which again demonstrates the peril of betting on future horses.
I think you will see that the restructuring of gm and ford is a realization that they have been tinkering around the edges of the obsolete. Subsidies on suv sales protected them from the need to engage in forward thinking.Hopefully susequent legislation {alternative vehicle and fuels choice for American security act}will encourage forward thinking.such legislation would then need to be revisited year by year to see if is still relevant or needs to be overhauled.
Well the big issue with plug ins is battery life as it tends to strain the battery more.
And of course they can only even think of going plug in when they manage to get a steady supply of QUALITY STABLE RELIABLE batteries.
But the process to going mass produced on batteries goes against this at least in the short run.
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The numbers don't lie. Instead, depending on which ones you choose to dissect, they only seem to add to the lore of Rob Kaminsky.
If you want to break down his junior year at St. Joseph Regional, you can weigh his 8-2 mark, 0.20 ERA and 103 strikeouts in just 53 innings to get an idea of how dominating he was.
Dig a little deeper and you'll discover he was touched for just 12 hits and two earned runs all spring, that he tossed three no-hitters – including two back to back – yet, that still doesn't do the left-hander enough justice.
What are perhaps the most telling numbers are the ones that continue to escalate on the radar guns of the college and major-league scouts who perch behind the backstop at nearly every one of his starts.
The fastball that was consistently in the high 80s to low 90s has increasingly soared, peaking at 93 miles per hour this past weekend at the Perfect Game Showcase in the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
But, hold on. The heater is accompanied by a biting curveball, one delivered with the kind of power that for an instant can appear like his fastball until it reveals itself by vanishing of its traveling plane with a dramatic downward spin. When you can mix in that kind of breaker, which happens to flirt with 80 mph and an underrated changeup, well, it becomes almost unfair for high-school hitters to have to contend with.
And, it's all generated from a powerful 6-0, 190-pound frame that torques and fires with an effortless motion. The only thing in his arsenal that can match the value of those pitches is the poise in which their offered.
That composure can be easily overlooked when matched against the velocity that Kaminsky, who was named the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year, possesses but it was just as important as his precise location.
Yet, it was the control of his emotions, coupled with the control of his pitches that made him so good.
All the attention he draws for his accomplishments on the hill tend to shroud a well-rounded game that isn't lauded enough. Kaminsky is also an exceptional center fielder as well as an accomplished hitter who batted .398 (33 for 83) with 24 runs and 18 RBI.
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The West Texas Area Health Education Center will host the Health Workforce Diversity Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.
"The focus of the conference is really to look at the changing demographics in Texas," said Dr. Patti Patterson, vice president of rural and community health at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.
Organizers of the conference expect about 125 teachers, work force development and health care human resources professionals to attend the event to gain a better understanding of how to assist rural, minority and low-income populations to succeed in health care professions.
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Developer gets an earful from residents of historic Moorhead neighborhood
MOORHEAD -- Residents living in a historic Moorhead neighborhood where a $10 million student housing complex is proposed told the developer Tuesday his plan is too big and would generate too much traffic.
"It's just going to be chaotic," said Jay Forster, who attended a neighborhood meeting at the Moorhead Public Library, where developer Dean Ahmann described plans to build a four-story housing complex at the junction of Seventh Avenue South and 10th Street.
The area is home to some of the oldest houses in Moorhead, including what is known as the Comstock House at 506 8th St. S.
What is being called "Campus Commons" envisions 30 four-bedroom apartments, three three-bedroom apartments and four one-bedroom units.
Teresa Shume spoke for many of the 40 or so people attending the meeting when she said the plans are just too big.
"It's a family neighborhood," said Shume, adding that a four-story building "would be a fundamental shift in our neighborhood."
Stacy Nicholson, who owns a home directly adjacent to the proposed development, added her voice to the chorus of those who stated the idea, as planned, wasn't a good fit for the neighborhood.
"It just seems like it will be a big eyesore," Nicholson told Ahmann.
"But," she added, "I do thank you for trying to do something for Moorhead."
Ahmann said because of the economics involved, the size of the project is not something that can change if it is to be a success.
However, he expressed a willingness to quash plans for a parking ramp, as well as commercial space that called for a neighborhood pub.
The latter was perhaps already a moot point. Acting City Planner Kristie Leshovsky said current city rules would not allow a liquor establishment on the site.
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Leshovsky said given all of the necessary hearings for rezoning and other issues, it would be at least a year before any project could expect to receive approval.
John Rowell, a member of the City Council and the city Planning Commission, promised residents they would be kept up to date on the status of the proposed development.


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Padres at Reds
- Wednesday: 4:10 p.m. | Game 2 of 3
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Padres RHP Ian Kennedy (2-4, 3.12 ERA)
- One of Kennedy's finer-pitched games of his career came without a win. The 29-year-old piled up 12 strikeouts and ever backed his own effort with his first career homer only to walk off the mound with a no-decision. Not that that takes away from a recent run of success, which includes six-plus innings of work in six of his last seven starts. Kennedy's team-leading 56 strikeouts ranks fifth in the NL, as does left-handed hitters' .194 average (13-for-67) against Kennedy this year. That's good news considering the Reds boast one of the game's best left-handed hitters in 1B Joey Votto, who is 3-for-8 with a walk in his career against Kennedy. For his career, Kennedy is 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA over four starts against the Reds and 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA over three starts at Great American Ballpark.
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Twins select Nick Gordon with the fifth pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Twins announced tonight that they have selected shortstop Nick Gordon from Olympia High School in Orlando, Fla. with the fifth overall selection in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
The 18-year-old was rated as the fifth best prospect in the draft by MLB.com, as well as sixth best prospect and as having the best infield arm in the 2014 draft by Baseball America. A native of Windermere, Fla., Gordon is the son of three-time All-Star right-handed pitcher Tom "Flash" Gordon and brother of current Dodgers infielder Dee Gordon. The 6-foot-2, 170 pound left-handed hitting shortstop hit .494 with 10 doubles, two triples, five home runs, 27 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 99 plate appearances as a senior, and .505 with 15 doubles, six triples and 12 stolen bases as a junior. In 2013, Gordon was named the Gatorade Florida Baseball Player of the Year and was named a Perfect Game All-American.
This marks the 11th time the Twins have picked in the top five, the last time coming in 2013, selecting Kohl Stewart fourth overall out of St. Pius X High School (Houston, Texas). It marks the first time the Twins have selected a high school infielder in the first round since selecting Travis Harrison out of Tustin (Calif.) High School with the 55th overall pick in the supplemental first round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft. Since the 2001 draft, 11 of the Twins first round selections have reached the major leagues and six are on the current 25-man roster, including Kyle Gibson (22nd overall in 2009), Aaron Hicks (14th overall in 2008), Chris Parmelee (20th overall in 2006), Trevor Plouffe (20th overall in 2004), Glen Perkins (22nd overall in 2004) and Joe Mauer (1st overall in 2001).
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This charismatic TV anchor — and mom of a 2-year-old — says that even with all of the exciting stories she covers and important things going on in the world, "family is the very most important" thing there is.
The delightful Kelly Sutton — Tennessee Morning's co-anchor on Fox 17 from 5 – 9 a.m. each morning — was born in Kentucky and raised in Indiana. Ten years ago this September — in fact, the day before 9/11, she debuted on Fox. She says she fell in love with Middle Tennessee immediately, but waited to have a baby with her husband in order to get established. Now, with 2-year-old daughter Savannah Reese — they call her Reese — the witty and vivacious Sutton calls Bellevue home, loving the small town feel in the big city that Nashville brings, and the incomprehensible love that only a child can bring into your life.
How's Reese doing? What's she up to this summer?
She's wonderful! She just turned 2 in May, so now, when you ask her how old she is, she says, "2 in May," it's so funny. We're definitely seeing more of an independent streak in her now! She's so much fun, and we're playing at the pool, learning to swim a little … we've got a trip to Disney coming up!
Any more children on the horizon?
I'd love to have another, but we'll see. We waited 10 years to have a baby, and for now, I think my husband's like, "We're good!"
So, how do you handle Tennessee Mornings? You've got to get up early, right? About 4 a.m.?
Oh honey! I get up at 2 (a.m.) when most people are going to bed! I try to go to bed around 9, but it's hard. I get to the station around 3:30, but then I'm home every day at noon, so I'm full-time Mommy the rest of the day.
What about when you were expecting Reese? You didn't keep that kind of schedule then,did you?
Honey, I worked on a Friday and had her on Saturday night! I missed having her on air by one day!
Who's with Reese when you're at Tennessee Mornings?
Our male nanny, Paw Paw, comes to take care of her … he's her surrogate grandfather.
Does Reese ever watch you on TV?
I think I lose out to Mickey Mouse most of the time! But I wonder what she thinks about that. I have a friend who's also on TV, and we laugh because his child said to another child, "What channel is YOUR dad on?!"
So what do you think of all the access we have to Facebook and Apps and stuff now? A lot of parents love these Apps.
Yeah, definitely. I do a segment on Tennessee Mornings called "Surfin' with Kelly," where I share great sites that I've found … now I'm adding Apps. There are great ones! One I really like is called Cozi — it's a family organizer that makes everything easy. And there's another one called Food on the Table that helps you with dinner. So if you have, say, noodles and chicken in your kitchen, you put in noodles and chicken and you get all of these recipes.
What about Reese? Does she like Apps and stuff?
She has some Apps that she loves! There's The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Duck, Duck Moose. I'll never forget how grateful I was to have downloaded the movie Toy Story to my iPhone. We were leaving a Titans' game once and she was in my carrier and started melting down. I put on Toy Story and she watched it while I navigated through all those crowds. Movies are great for road trips!
What did you learn from your parents and what do you want Reese to learn from you?
Oh boy. Both of my parents are very generous and honest. They have great character, and they both work very hard. I'm so happy they raised me in the church. If I can do nothing else than to instill in Reese for her to be a good person and love the Lord and to have a strong moral compass, then I'll be happy.
What have you learned about being a mom?
You know, it's the most challenging and rewarding job I've ever had. Everybody says that, but it's true. Reese is amazing in ways I can never comprehend … some of the things she says … She blows my mind every day! Also, another thing I've learnd is that it goes by so fast!!!
You volunteer a lot and stay really involved in the community — how can we help?
Yeah, we just did the BMI Music City Invitational that benefits the child development center at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, and I'm active with Susan G. Komen — my Mom had breast cancer — I do a lot of stuff and I tweet about it.
OK! We're gonna follow you!
That would be great! It's @tvkellysutton. Somebody else had @kellysutton … so annoying!
To learn more about the organizations Kelly Sutton supports and to see what she's up to, visit her website, kellysutton.net.
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The ratings success stories were reported week after week, but after a while, it's easy to gloss over the data. Here are the facts:
• NFL action was the top-rated prime-time program on broadcast TV through the end of 2010. NFL games account for 18 of the 20 most-viewed broadcast TV programs of the current season, which started Sept. 20 (Fox's post-Super Bowl "Glee" and the "American Idol" season premiere Jan. 19 hold the other two slots). That's powerful.
• NBC's prime-time "Sunday Night Football" averaged nearly 22 million viewers, Fox averaged 20 million and CBS nearly 19 million. A top show outside of "Idol" or "Dancing With The Stars" may average anywhere from 10 million to 14 million viewers. That's quite a spread.
• ESPN's "Monday Night Football" registered 15 of the top 20 most-viewed cable programs since the start of the TV season. Consistent, top-performing programs.
• Top all that off with the astounding record of 111 million viewers who watched Super Bowl XLV on Fox.
No more ho-hum reaction! Think back to the theme of sports ratings in the early to mid-2000s, when the sky was falling, viewers were flocking away, sports were losing cachet, rights fees were overinflated and reality television was clearly the genre for the next generation.
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Twenty-six small bones of the foot provide the strength and flexibility necessary for bipedal locomotion. The seven tarsal bones form the posterior portion of the foot nearest to the heel. Each tarsal bone is a short bone with many flat facets that allow the tarsals to glide past one another. This gliding motion provides lateral mobility to the foot below the level of the ankle joint and allows the foot to bend to adjust the body's balance. Anterior to the tarsals are the five long metatarsal bones of the foot and the fourteen phalanges of the toes. The metatarsals, phalanges, and tarsals form the longitudinal and transverse arches of the foot to divide the body's weight across the entire foot and act as a spring to absorb and release the force of the body's weight on the ground. These bones also act as a lever to increase the strength of the muscles acting on the ankle joint, allowing the body to easily lift its entire weight up on the balls of the foot and the toes. This leverage is essential to rapid locomotion and jumping as it greatly increases the strength and speed of the legs.
Many different ligaments hold the bones of the foot firmly together while providing flexibility to the bones. Amongst the tarsal bones, the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament joins the navicular bone to the calcaneus (heel bone), while the plantar cuboideonavicular ligament joins the navicular bone to the cuboid bone. The dorsal and plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments bind the tarsal and metatarsal bones together, support the arches of the foot, and strengthen overall structure of the foot. In the anterior of the foot, the plantar metatarsal ligaments bind the instep across the sole of the foot.
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Kobe Bryant spoke with coach Phil Jackson and backed off his midday trade request made on the Stephen A. Smith radio show.
"I don't want to go anywhere, this is my team," Bryant told KLAC radio. "I love it here. I called Phil, man, he and I talked, it was an emotional conversation, but he just said, 'You know what, Kobe? Let us try to figure this thing out.'
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the T30 version will be fine. same one used in the prime I believe. the one in the 300 is the T30L. this nexus 7 will be able to be easily overclocked also once rooted. thats if it has higher clock speeds in stock kernel but disabled. like in prime when it got ICS. might even be able to use the same EzOverclock apk install like on Prime.
is this using ddr2 or ddr3 ram? infinity pad uses new ddr3 ram with larger bandwidth frequency. over a ghz. I believe. compared to prime ddr2 which was around 540MHz. 300 has ddr3 but only slightly faster than prime memory. its still around 560 MHz also. I guess this lil 7in. would be fine with ddr2.
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Picture Special: Which Liverpool player has the sexiest WAG?
Jurgen Klopp will want his side challenging for silverware again next season.
His side lost out in the Europa League final to Sevilla, and he'll be eager to go one futher in his first full campaign in charge.
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TORONTO - Dwane Casey foresees a nastier Raptors in the 2011-2012 season assuming there is a season.
But with labour problems colouring everything the league does these days, the new head coach remains focussed on what he has control over.
Casey is promising to hold players accountable for any lackadaisical defence and left no question in anyones mind what job No. 1 will be in the first year of the three-year coaching deal he signed Tuesday.
One thing I do plan to do here in this coming season is help this team develop an NBA defensive identity, Casey announced.
Had this been an open news conference with the Raptor faithful in attendance, those words might have brought the house down. Thats how desperate the fan base is for a team that is not only asked to defend but held accountable when it isnt.
And if those words brought the house down these next few would have had them carrying Casey out on their shoulders were the fanbase in attendance.
The only thing I control is playing time, he replied when asked how he would motivate his new charges to play defence. Our players will know if they dont do their jobs defensively that their playing time will be spent sitting beside me talking about why. I dont have a hammer and chain, but our guys will know how it is.
A handful of Raptors are already in town in advance of a player-organized two-day workout that will see as many as six or seven Raptors fly in on their own dime over the next couple of days for some early workouts.
DeMar DeRozan is one of that group and he was there to hear Casey outline the expectations he has for them. DeRozan, perhaps surprisingly, doesnt think the coaching change will change his or his teammates approach.
Its not that big a difference, DeRozan said. Its a new challenge but well come in and well take it on and continue to get better.
DeRozan has worked with Casey during the summer at Tim Grgurichs camp and says hes definitely a good guy.
Hes going to be great for us, DeRozan said.
But while DeRozan said Casey has never come across as a predominantly defensive coach in his dealings, he knows where his new head coachs passions lie.
When you talk with him he doesnt overload you with defence, DeRozan said. He fits it in around the game to where you understand you have to play defence if you want to get the ball or want to create some momentum on the offensive end.
DeRozan was then asked if he would have to change the way he played to fit in with Caseys style.
I dont think none of us have to change, DeRozan said. We just have to understand what he wants and take it on. No one has to change their games. Its just a different theme of defence we have to take on.
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Actress Sienna Miller and her boyfriend Tom Sturridge are set to step in front of the camera together after signing up to front a new campaign for classic British fashion house Burberry. The private pair, who became parents to daughter Marlowe last summer (12), has agreed to become the new faces of the brand's autumn/winter (13) advertisements, according to the New York Post's Page Six column.
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Album Rating: 2.5nice shot at a review but the album is mediocre
Album Rating: 2.5"Nods to classic Sabbath exist here, such as the title track's heavy resemblance to the "Heaven and Hell" from the eponymous album"
when you say classic Sabbath you should be talking about ozzy era
Album Rating: 2.5Review is well written but this is nowhere close to being a classic. The t/t and "Black Moon Rising" are good tracks but overall I find this album average.
Digging: Travelin Jack - Commencing Countdown
Review is awesome. Haven't jammed this in a while, but I don't think it
stands a chance against the Classic Dio Era, much less the Classic Ozzy
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Album Rating: 3.0review is well written indeed, this is one of the very few sabbath albums I haven't checked yet, and I really doubt I should
Album Rating: 2.5he wasnt that bad
1 track and 1/2 worth it, the rest are fillers, like on most of the albums of the post Dio era.
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A 'Mad Dog' immortalized at Baylor Law School
Edd Hayes was a little worried when he was commissioned to create a statue of a lawyer nicknamed "Mad Dog." Can you blame him?
But his rendering of R. Matt Dawson at the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law Center certainly captures the "Mad Dog" spirit. As Baylor Law Dean Brad Toben said at the unveiling of the life-size statue on Tuesday, "if you faced Matt in Practice Court, you admire the sculpture … and are a little bit scared at the same time!"
After all, Dawson created the modern Practice Court program that now defines the Baylor Law experience. Former students joke that Mad Dog's bark was bad, his bite was worse — and the training, priceless. This photo gallery full of smiling people at the statue unveiling shows that all is forgiven!
What's more, a group of alums have stepped forward to begin the R. Matt Dawson Endowed Professorship in Trial Practice; they hope others will pitch in to honor this Baylor Law School legend.
Sic 'em, Mad Dog, and all the Baylor Law pups you molded into accomplished Baylor lawyers!


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There is concern that prices in a market for Green Certificates (GCs) primarily based on volatile wind power will fluctuate excessively, leading to corresponding volatility of electricity prices. Applying a rational expectations simulation model of competitive storage and speculation of GCs the paper shows that the introduction of banking of GCs may reduce price volatility considerably and lead to increased social surplus. Banking lowers average prices and is therefore not necessarily to the benefit of "green producers". Proposed price bounds on GC-prices will reduce the importance of banking and even of the GC system itself.
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The Peak and Pond Challenge is a unique solo achievement by a highly exclusive club of adventurers who not only successfully summit the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, but who also swim across the most renowned stretch of water, the English Channel.
The members of the Peak and Pond - who include the following individuals:
1. Hugo Rodríguez Barroso of Mexico who accomplished the Peak and Pond twice. 1986 English Channel in 13 hours + 1993 English Channel in 13 hours 4 minutes + 1997 Mount Everest + 1999 Mount Everest + 2000 Mount Everest
2. Eric Blakeley MBE (Jersey) [shown above] - 2003 English Channel in 20 hours 30 minutes + 1997 Mount Everest.*
3. Georgios-Ioannis Tsianos (Greece) - 2009 English Channel in 9 hours 20 minutes + 2004 Mount Everest**
4. Bill Borger Jr. (Canada) - 2000 English Channel in 12 hours 11 minutes + 2011 Mount Everest
5. Boguslaw Ogrodnik (Poland) - 2014, English Channel in 20 hours 33 minutes + 2006, Mount Everest
6. Gabriel Viti (USA) - 2014, English Channel in 15 hours 50 minutes + 2010 Mount Everest*
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An Almanac for Open Water SwimmingAn almanac is essentially a body of knowledge which is so complete that it enables people in different fields to make predictions about the future of their respective industries.
This, for example, was the purpose of the traditional farmers almanacs. It enabled farmers to determine as accurately as possible which crops to plant for the greatest harvests in a given year.
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- Three in 10 people over age 60 have hearing loss
- One in six baby boomers (ages 41-59), or 14.6 percent, have a hearing problem
- One in 14 Generation Xers (ages 29-40), or 7.4 percent, already have hearing loss
- At least 1.4 million children (18 or younger) have hearing problems


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Ma-ubin, town, southern Myanmar (Burma). The town is a river port on the west bank of the main Irrawaddy distributary and is protected by flood-control embankments. It is linked with Yangon (Rangoon), 40 miles (65 km) east, by the Twante Canal and is the site of a diesel electric plant. The surrounding area occupies a largely swampy portion of the Irrawaddy River delta. It has a southern coastline along the Andaman Sea. Rice growing and fishing are the primary economic activities. Pop. (1993 est.) 42,000.
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Following on from the loss of functionality in 2008 and Windows 7 to set file ACLs on multiple files in one go from Explorer, can we please also have back the ability to select more than one printer and remove them all in one go?
For example, on a Windows 2003 print server with, say, 100 printers, I could select as many as I liked, or even all of them, hit delete and they would all be deleted.
On the new OSs, you have to do them one at a time. This has become so painful I've written scripts to do it for me, which is a complete backwards step in terms of UI functionality.
Microsoft führt eine Onlineumfrage durch, um Ihre Meinung zur Technet Website zu erfahren. Wenn Sie sich zur Teilnahme entscheiden, wird Ihnen die Onlineumfrage angezeigt, sobald Sie die Technet Website verlassen.
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Mac and Retna, collaborations in graffiti
"Mac and Retna are unlikely partners. Mac is a photorealist, Retna is all brush." More unlikely still is the fact that their giant murals, usually the stuff of city streets, have been popping up in places like Art Basel, Miami and on September 26th at the Robert Berman Gallery in Los Angeles. While the photorealism portion is certainly the focus of the murals, it's Retna's calligraphic contribution I'm more interested in. The background of piece above, which debuted at Art Basel, a kind of deconstructed Old English, could stand on its own as a pattern.
"Vagos y Reinas" at the Robert Berman Gallery from Sept. 26 – Oct. 7


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Sometimes the moment just freezes you. It happened to Mike McEntire (otherwise known as Mack Dawg) at this year's TransWorld SNOWboarding Industry Conference at Whistler, B.C. during the annual Tranny Award presentation last week.
Each year at the TransWorld Snowboarding Industry Conference, the Tranny Award is presented to people who have had a lasting influence on the sport. Mack Dawg (along with Mike Hatchett and his Standard Films releases) was presented the Tranny Award for his influence over the sport through the seminal films he's produced.
His acceptance speech was emotional, and after thanking friends, family, former and current partners, and riders, as well as clearing the air about his ending of a partnership with Four Star Distribution, he pleaded the audience to not forget the snowboarders we've lost this season. "The only thing that will help keep these people alive are the stories we'll tell about them," he said. With that, he played a moody film of Jeff Anderson that left the crowd touched, speechless, and some in tears.
However, he was too choked up to read the poem he had written for the occasion. But he passed it along to TransWorld to publish. Here it is:
The Warriors Way
The distant drums pound the voices are low
I struggle to find words for the legends that grow
With ideals to protect on a path so pure
The poison of mediocrity must be obscured
Although they have fallen they still push us forward
No compromises, perfection explored
Their battles were waged on the highest of peaks
Our sacred ground no place for the weak
Soaring high into the lofty clouds
No compromises ever allowed
Their lives so vibrant it is plain to see
The path of perfection is what they did seek
Their spirits have reached the highest ground
Where stakes can be deadly let these words resound
It is our remembrances that keep legends bold
So band the drum loudly let their stories be told
I Will Never Forget
By Mack Dawg, aka Mike McEntire


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Just when you think you given everything for the cause, the Gods demand even more. It's the end of the world... Or is it?
Cherry doesn't know how much more she can give to the cause. She's already invested her heart and lost. Humans are on the endangered species list and when the elder Gods decided that the elves are to blame, someone has to make the sacrifice. It's a simple plan. Find the human, take it back home, and make the offering for the Gods. Unfortunately, the human in question is Nick Maitland, and he already owns her heart and soul.
New plan anyone?
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We stock our own auto parts, and sell to you factory direct. Our process, from ordering, payment, to shipping is streamlined and efficient to have the part in your hands as soon as possible. We also have multiple locations nationwide to ensure the cheapest shipping and fastest turnaround time for your convenience. We offer our highest quality parts and stand behind them with our warranty to guarantee our promise to you.


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Actress, author -- and singer?
Bella Thorne released her first single, "Call It Whatever," earlier this week, and we can't stop listening! The catchy tune debuted on Radio Disney on Tuesday evening and will be made available for purchase on iTunes in the coming weeks. The single is the first to be released off Thorne's upcoming album, set to hit shelves this year.
The 16-year-old was clearly excited about her foray into the music biz -- she even posted a video of herself jumping up and down on a bed while jamming to the song!
Thorne's had a busy year: she's making her big screen debut in upcoming comedy Blended, and she's currently penning her first novel, Autumn Falls, due out in November. Now, that's one talented chica!
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It's a yuletide ritual played out all over Britain. A warm hug for Nan, a peck on the cheek for Aunt Mary. Nan gives you the M&S cardie - two sizes too small and in a florid hue that isn't you. Aunt Mary is responsible for Cliff Richard, The Platinum Collection.
It seems churlish not to place Cliff on your CD rack, even if you know he'll never get as far as the CD player itself. But it's easier to explain to your Nan that you need to replace a cardigan because it doesn't fit.
When it comes to the letter of the law, you can't go back to a shop and ask for an exchange or a refund simply because you don't like a present or it doesn't suit your size or taste. But many retailers will be happy to relieve you of unwanted presents. Marks and Spencer set the standard decades ago with a liberal returns policy for unwanted goods, and much of the rest of the high street has caught up over the years. But just to stop you falling foul of the returned- present police, here is the Cash guide to dealing with unwanted gifts.
Be careful not to use an unwanted present. Try to keep it in near perfect condition. Keep its packaging intact.
If possible, get proof of purchase, such as the receipt, or a credit card statement.
You could try taking back an unwanted present without telling the giver, but the giver may have a greater chance of returning it. If you want a refund, the retailer may want to make an electronic refund through a credit or debit card the giver used to buy the item. If not, you may have to settle for a replacement item or vouchers.
The first person you meet in a shop may not have the last word. Ask to speak to a senior person if your request is initially refused.
Don't delay. There's often a time limit for returns of 28 days, but this can be flexible at Christmas. John Lewis, for example, has a permanent policy to refund or exchange things in a fully resaleable condition returned within 28 days, but has extended this deadline to 31 January for Christmas gifts.
In addition to a retailer's discretion, you have basic consumer rights for dodgy presents. Goods must meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as of satisfactory quality, taking account of their description and price. This standard would include things such as finish, safety, durability and absence of defects (unless defects were pointed out to the buyer).
The goods must also be fit for their purpose. Say you bought your child a computer game and the shop said it was suitable for your child's computer. You could demand a refund if this turns out not to be so. Goods must also be as described on the packaging, on signs in the shop or by the sales assistant.
Where you have statutory consumer rights, it may be best to ask the giver to pursue redress. These rights allow the buyer to insist on a refund if you don't want a repair or replacement.
'Distance selling regulations' may allow you to get rid of perfectly good unwanted presents. They apply to things you buy online, by phone, by mail order, through a catalogue and generally from traders who organise their selling operations without face-to-face contact. The person who bought the item can send it back within seven days of delivery and ask for a full refund for any reason. In practice, the seven-day cooling-off period makes this protection hard to use for Christmas presents, but the regulations may be more useful when Nan, Auntie Mary or your boyfriend tells you with some embarrassment that your present is still in the post. The buyer can get a full refund if goods are not provided by an agreed date (for instance, 'delivery before Christmas guaranteed') or within 30 days of placing an order when no date is agreed. Distance selling regulations apply to purchases you make online or by mail order in all EU countries, though not all countries have yet fully implemented the relevant directives.
And the next time you shop for presents, ask about the returns policy before handing over the cash. Some retailers give special receipts to accompany a present which do not show the price. However, in the absence of statutory rights and facing a retailer who refuses point-blank to exercise discretion, your only option may be a trip to the charity shop.


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An Etobicoke woman admitted Monday she took her friend's young daughter on a drug-fuelled joyride that resulted in two separate collisions.
Crown attorney Katherine Rogozinski said Tara Hebscher abducted Jessica, the four-year-old daughter of Veronica Wentzell and her common-law spouse, Ryan McCormick, on May 29, 2010.
Hebscher, 49, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and failing to stop. Justice John McMahon will sentence her on May 3.
Doctors diagnosed Hebscher with a drug overdose and blood tests found she had "very high levels of codeine and Oxycodone along with trace elements of methadone," Rogozinski said.
"The levels of codeine and Oxycodone in her blood exceeded therapeutic levels and may have caused toxicity," she said.
In reading an agreed statement of fact, Rogozinski said Wentzell and Jessica visited Hebscher's home to use her bathroom.
While Wentzell was in the washroom, Hebscher fled in her van with Jessica. Initially, Wentzell thought her friend -- who hadnt asked for permission to take the child -- had gone with Jessica to the store.
When Wentzell discovered an empty Oxycontin prescription bottle she feared the worst and at 11 p.m. reported her child was abducted, Rogozinski said.


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Top U.S. and Russian diplomats will attend French-sponsored talks on Lebanon [2] in Paris on Wednesday in a bid to comprehensively discuss the spillover of the Syrian crisis [3], France said Monday.
However, the topic of Lebanon looks to be overshadowed by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Agence France Presse reported.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due to be in Paris for the meeting of the "International Support Group for Lebanon", and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced Monday that Russia's Sergei Lavrov, Kerry's counterpart, would also attend the conference.
Lavrov "will come here day after tomorrow as France is hosting a meeting on Lebanon," Fabius told RTL radio, according to AFP.
"I am meeting him on that day, the day after and possibly" for a bilateral meeting ahead of the Lebanon talks in Paris, Fabius added.
The French official's office said that he and Lavrov would also discuss the growing criss in Ukraine on the sidelines of the Lebanon meeting. [4]
With Russia's G8 partners slamming Russia's moves in Ukraine and suspending preparations for the G8 summit in Sochi in June, the discussion of the Soviet Winter [5] may well overshadow the discussion of Lebanon and the spillover of the Syrian crisis, according to AFP.
The "International Support Group for Lebanon" was established in 2013 with the idea it would provide financial, political and security support to the small nation as it dealt with the implications of nearly three-years-old conflict in Syria.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/02/paris-conference-lebanon-group-low-expectations-neutrality.html
[3] http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Mar-03/249024-global-internal-crises-blocking-policy-statement.ashx#axzz2usfxBylQ
[4] http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/120978-paris-meeting-on-lebanon-set-to-be-overshadowed-by-ukraine-crisis
[5] http://www.albawaba.com/slideshow/ukraine-revolution-557395
[6] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dj6hHc-mzU
[7] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EurgoyD4A1U
[8] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPDVPn8ZUOc
[9] http://www.albawaba.com


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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is standing firmly behind teammate Anquan Boldin and his insistence on getting the money he thinks he deserves.
The Ravens are trying to get Boldin to take less than his $6 million base salary for 2013, and so far he is not budging.
Flacco understands. He recently landed a six-year, $120.6 million contract from the Ravens.
"Without him, we don't win the Super Bowl. He's a huge part of this team and someone I want to see back," Flacco told USA Today. "Obviously, when you're a player of his caliber, you believe you're worth a number and that's what you should get. He's going to stick to his guns, and that's the way it should be."
In his third year with the Ravens, Boldin had 65 receptions for 921 yards during the regular season and played a key role in the 34-31 Super Bowl win over San Francisco with six catches for 104 yards and a touchdown.
"This league is about going out and performing and playing well and having fun doing so," Flacco said, according to USA Today. "But it's also our livelihood and it's about getting paid. So teams are going to let go of you as soon as they can. So when you're playing, you have to make sure you can get as much money as you can because that's what's going to take care of your family down the road."
Under his current contract, Boldin's 2013 salary would count $7.531 million against the Ravens' cap, and they want him to take less to give them more room to sign free agents.
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Today we honor the memory of former Roadie John Kelly, who passed away on March 28, 2011.
Below is a documentary about his life and is told through the words of his family, friends, and his own personal journals. The film was directed and narrated by his close friend John Tessitore.
"I loved John. John loved everyone. His concern for others was abundant. His humor was well-timed and quirky, I really miss him. I wish everyone got to experience John fully."
-Annie Long, former IC Roadie
"I couldn't get enough of John's spirit and energy…When I look back on John's life all I can see is one of the most selfless, silliest people I have ever known. He loved and cared for his family and friends so much that he spent his life trying to protect them from harm. Remembering John's bravery, his fight, and his love puts my heart back together in the moments I feel sure it is going to break. The following is something John wrote to me when I was going through a difficult time: "And although it sounds cliche, time heals all wounds and each and every day the sun shines a little brighter. Trust me, I have been there and am still there but each day gets better." Heroes get remembered, but legends never die."
– Lisa Smith
John suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for much of his life. His struggles inspired not only his friends, but a whole community to come together and join the fight against OCD. For more information on OCD, please visit the International OCD Foundation.


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Tal's New Proposal - Bank Sale With No Majority Stake
Governor Klein stands firmly behind strict banking supervision
The Supervisor of Banking, Yitzhak Tal has come up with a new idea for privatizing banks - no controlling stakeholders. "We have to think of a new bank model, one without controlling shareholders. This is accepted elsewhere in the world, but it does require a more sophisticated capital market," he told Ha'aretz.
Much of this is coming from the experience gained from privatizing Bank Hapoalim. Tal is currently working on the proposed privatization of the two remaining banks in state hands - Leumi and Israel Discount Bank.
The plan is to sell shares in the banks (both traded on the local exchange) through the bourse without determining any single shareholder in control of the business. The Bank of Israel is investigating the implications of having no controlling force within the bank, since this would be a significant change in the Bank's policy of many years.
The new policy derives from two factors - the lack of any candidate fitting the stringent criteria of the Bank of Israel, and the lessons from the sale of control in Hapoalim to the Arison-Dankner group.
Tal believes this sale contravenes the principles set down by the Brodett committee in 1995 which recommended against concentrating banking interests in the hands of those who own other business concentrations. In his opinion, this is what happened with selling the Hapoalim holding to the Dankner and Arison families, who have considerable stakes in various businesses in the Israeli economy. Nevertheless, Tal told Ha'aretz, he did not regret the privatization of Bank Hapoalim.
Tal is not alone in seeking a new approach in banking. Central bank governor David Klein takes a closer interest in the banking scene than his predecessor, Jacob Frenkel. Klein, who used to work for Bank Leumi, is more involved in significant decisions on banking supervision and, most recently, on instructions to increase provisions for doubtful debts among Israeli banks.
"I am certainly involved in the important decisions, and that is indeed one example of which I would be involved." he said. Klein points out that the mandate of the banking supervisor is to maintain the stability of the banking system for the benefit of depositors.
Referring to difficult and constraining decisions that the supervisor takes, Klein says: "If the supervisor takes an extreme stand, then of course this is not good, but I do not think the Bank of Israel's supervisor is too severe. The subject of supervision has become all the more important since the crisis in South East Asia in 1998. In my opinion, the management of macroeconomic policies is no less important than managing the solidity of the banking system."
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