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After months of talks, Northwest and Delta have agreed to join forces and become the world's largest airline.
The boards of both companies agreed last evening to a $17.7 billion stock swap. The new airline will be called Delta and no hubs would be closed.
That's good news for travelers who fly Northwest from Wisconsin to Minneapolis, where they catch larger flights worldwide.
However, the deal could have a huge impact in Milwaukee, where Northwest bought almost half of Midwest Airlines a year ago to keep Florida discounter Air-Tran from taking Midwest over.
Northwest teamed up with a Texas capital firm to take Midwest private.
Midwest insists it's still competing with Northwest, but they have worked together to buy fuel and things that save them money.
Analysts disagree on whether Northwest will have to sell its 47-percent share of Midwest in order to get the Justice Department to approve the merger with Delta.
If so, that could bring Air-Tran back into the picture.
Midwest has more than half the business at Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport. Northwest is a distant second with 13 percent. Air-Tran has about 6 percent.
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The next step is an anti-trust review by the Justice Department and the companies hope to have federal approval by the end of the year.
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty says he'll scrutinize the review process. He'll do what he can to maintain Northwest's hub in the Twin Cities, used by travelers throughout the Midwest, including Wisconsin.
Pawlenty also wants the maximum number of airline jobs kept in Minnesota. He says if Northwest does not honor its prior commitments, it will owe the Gopher State $240 million for lease concessions at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.
Meanwhile, federal lawmakers say they'll keep a close eye on the merger proceeding and U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., says he'll oppose it.
Oberstar chairs the House Transportation panel. He plans hearings on the merger, saying it could eventually lead to higher air fares and less service to individual communities.

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The powder, which arrived at the building at about 2 p.m., caused itching, sneezing and coughing amongst building employees. "It was a non-toxic but noxious substance, people in the office had respiratory symptoms and redness but it was nothing poisonous," said a spokesperson for Mr. Murray.
The building was briefly evacuated and the immediate area was blocked off by police. While emergency crews clad in HazMat suits removed the package, affected employees were treated onsite. Officials soon reported that the powder was "innocuous."
The woman, whose motivation is not known, was apprehended soon after.
"Earlier today, a suspicious package was delivered to my constituency office in Toronto," Mr. Murray wrote in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. "The situation was resolved without incident or harm to any member of my staff."
"Public service entails risk, which is borne not only by elected officials, but also by our staff," the statement said.
Neither Mr. Rae or Mr. Murray were in the office at the time of the incident.
Mr. Murray, who is openly gay, has received threats to his safety in the past. In 2000, while mayor of Winnipeg, he began wearing a bulletproof vest to public events on the suggestion of police.
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The medal is nice, something to share with the grandkids someday.
Carlsbad's Jennifer Johnson earned the small piece of gold last month when she finished as the low amateur golfer in the U.S. Women's Open at Oakmont Country Club.
During the awards ceremony that Sunday afternoon in Pennsylvania, Paula Creamer, who had come to know Johnson months ago, playfully took a peek in the box that held the medal. Then Creamer hoisted something much more grand — her first major championship trophy.
It was all very special for the 18-year-old Johnson. Memories for a lifetime. But she was torn, too. Her final putt at Oakmont was her last stroke as an amateur, and she was already looking ahead.
"It was kind of sad moving on," Johnson said.
But not too sad.
"I would have liked that $14,000 check," she added with a laugh.
Johnson tied for 41st in the Open, and the six other women in that position earned $14,235. That's the kind of seed money Johnson wouldn't mind having now that she's turning pro. She makes her debut Friday in a Duramed Futures Tour event in Syracuse, N.Y.
Johnson, who attended Arizona State for one year, announced before the Women's Open that she was going pro, but she had to play in the national championship as an amateur because she qualified by finishing runner-up in last year's U.S. Women's Am.
"I'm really excited to get my first (pro) tournament under my belt," Johnson said. "I was kind of trying to mentally think of playing (the Women's Open) as a pro, but that's not easy. It's like I was pretending."
There will be no such worries now. Johnson is diving headlong into the professional game and all the triumphs and travails that go with it. She will begin on the Triple-A Futures circuit, where most players eke out a small living and tournament champions earn about $15,000 for their effort.
"We're in the 101 class right now," Jennifer's dad, Mike Johnson, said with a chuckle.
Mike Johnson, a project consultant for the U.S. government, is a 1975 graduate of Helix High and played a season on the UCSD golf team before transferring to Arizona State, where even making the intramural golf team was daunting.
His daughter fared considerably better. In her first year with the Sun Devils, Jennifer Johnson became the nation's top freshman, and she led the NCAA Championship through three rounds in May before finishing second to Oklahoma State's Caroline Hedwall.
The NCAA showing was only part of an impressive two-year rise by Johnson. She went 94 holes of match play in the 2009 U.S. Women's Am without trailing, but lost in the finals. She played for the winning U.S. side, captained by Creamer, in the 20-nation '09 Spirit Cup. And with a 3-0-1 record, she led the Americans to victory and clinched the winning point in June's Curtis Cup match against Europe.
There's no telling what other amateur accomplishments Johnson could have added to her résumé, but she believed it was time to move on. She made the call to her coach at ASU, Melissa Luellen, late in June. Johnson admits it was a difficult decision, but she didn't shed any tears either.
"I'm the kind of person that once I make up my mind, it takes a lot to change it," said Johnson, who turns 19 on Monday.
"I feel like I had to split my focus with school and golf. It was kind of hurting both sides a little bit. … I felt like getting out on the Futures Tour, going to Q School and getting in the atmosphere with pro golfers is where I wanted to be. That was going to get me where I needed to go."
Born in Poway and raised in Carlsbad in a home near the La Costa Resort & Spa, Johnson has been obsessed with excelling at golf since she finished dead last in her first San Diego Junior Golf tournament when she was 9.
"I wanted to win some ribbons, and when I did that, I wanted to win some trophies," Johnson recalled. "Then I wanted to qualify for Junior World. I always motivated myself along the way."
Johnson's age division included one of the most talented groups of girls to ever come through the SDJGA: Rachel Morris, Danielle Frasier, Mac Kline, Katie Sylvan and Devon Brown.
But Johnson also fell off the San Diego radar when she and her parents decided after her freshman year at Cathedral Catholic that she would go out to the desert to continue her high school career. She played on the boys teams at Desert Christian High in Bermuda Dunes, but more importantly, she was sponsored as a youth member at The Palms, an upscale La Quinta private club co-designed by Fred Couples, who also is a member.
"It was one of the best decisions I made," Johnson said. "It's a smaller community out there, and it gave me a chance to really focus and practice."
In the desert Johnson assembled the team with which she is currently working: teaching pro Chris Walkey at PGA West and trainer Mike Butler, along with San Diego-based sports psychologist Jay Brunza.
"I think it's the right move," Mike Johnson said of his daughter turning pro. "She did this with her eyes open. It wasn't like somebody was telling her to do it. She's just driven to succeed."
Mike Johnson has noted that success in women's golf seems to be coming more often from players who turned pro at a younger age. Among the current top 30 on the LPGA money list, only three women played four years in college. Many of the top American pros, including Creamer and world No. 3 Cristie Kerr, never attended college. South Korea's Jiyai Shin, the top-ranked player in the world, became a pro at 17 and already has seven LPGA wins.
"I don't think Asia has necessarily taken over the LPGA," Mike Johnson said. "My take is that we're handing it to them. We've got to keep our best players in the game. I think women's golf is becoming a lot like women's tennis was; they keep getting younger."


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I have one of these 59" Yaks unopened with the recommended Turnigy nano-tech 4S 3300mah pack (also unused) beside me here in the UK if anyone would like it?
I have finally conceded that I have too many 45"-65" foam planes and am now infatuated with helicopters too
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Garbage electronics
Unfortunately, I also have one of these gorgeous YAK airframes powered by a cheap piece of garbage ESC and motor. Since so many people were having problems with the motor I decided to bench test mine with no load --- no prop and no cowl to see how hot it would get in an optimal situation. Ya.. it cooks! ... as in hot enough to cook eggs. After 4 minutes with no load (no prop), and varying speed it is very hot to touch, and does not turn easily either. Seems the bearings are crap. ALSO. If I advance the throttle one click at a time... very slowly.. I can advance it to 100% and he motor will never start. The motor makes a knocking sound at low throttle when running. -- both of these are caused by the ESC. I put a Castle Creations Phoenix ICE 75 on it and it runs fine at low throttle, and starts every time on the second click no matter how slow I advance the throttle -- even with the trim.
I'm sick of cheap crap. I'm (think I'm) going to replace the motor with a Rimfire .55 42-60-480. I'll have to slightly modify the cowl because the ID of the cowl is exactly the same as the OD of the motor. I also cut out the cowl under the facade air scoop and blocked the leading side of the scoop inside so air will exit through the scoop from the cowl. I'm going to use the Castle Phoenix ICE 75. I'd change to Futaba digital servos too, but that ESC and motor will pretty much tap me out.
I'm sick and tired of these dealers -- regardless of origin -- who will not sell the airframe unless it has their crap electronics. The reason is clear -- that's where they are making their money.
In the drive thru restaurant business the money is made from soft drinks and fries. burgers don't bring much profit -- but the burgers bring the customers and THEY CHOOSE if they want the soft drinks and fries. Sure their are value meals -- but they are not the only way to purchase the burger.
As far as I'm concerned -- Hobby King and any other dealer that will not sell the burger without -- oops.. I mean the airframe without the electronics should be flogged. It's dishonest business in my opinion. At least they could advertise it as "a great airplane with crap for electronics" and then be honest about it.
So, I'm not going to maiden the Yak tomorrow as planned. The bench test failed too miserably to risk it. Maybe in a week if Tower cans ship the motor here fast enough.
Well I think getting everything done in one night was a bit ambitious. I've definitely got my work cut out for me lol. The motor wasn't plug and play so I'm going to have to find a good way to get this thing mounted to the motor housing. Will not be maidening it tomorrow.
Will update as I get closer.
I agree that the electronics are crap. I burnt up my motor. Then ordered a new one, but after hooking it up the ESC smoked when I just checked the turning direction of the motor. Absolutely worthless. I can't believe I paid this much for a piece of packing styrofoam. It is dishonest business as scott page said. Especially when the dealer, HobbyKing will not acknowledge THEY shipped a faulty product and can't step up to the plate and admit it, even with so many of us with failures. Poor business practice and cowardly if you ask me. This plane has more than doubled in value with the replacement parts and shipping I have purchased. I have shelved this plane. Too close to the end of the season to get sucked into a money pit.
my bad...
See motor : I am thinking either this
Trexid - Did you maiden the Yak with your new setup. Interested to hear how it performs...
Can we buy these planes ARF instead of PNP with the cheapest crap they can throw in them. Looks like an awesome flying plane but would rather put high end electronics and motor in it. If they don't sell them ARF they need to start I'm sure they'd sell A TON
MotoCalc 12x6 on my setup
I'm also going to cut the prop shaft down with a dremel and then use the prop shaft adapter it came with to run it. I estimate that I might have it RTF by this Saturday depending on how much free time I can muster to work on it this week.
I did get the following results with MotoCalc that a friend helped me out with to figure out that a 12x6 prop should be perfect for my setup.
12x6 on Flightmax 5S 3000 mAh numbers.
MotOpinion - Yak54 1.5m Monster 3D Brushless
315ft above Sea Level, 29.92inHg, 58°F
Motor: Turnigy 50-55B 600kv Outrunner; 650rpm/V; 3A no-load; 0.0205 Ohms.
Battery: Flightmax (20C); 5 cells; 3000mAh @ 3.7V; 0.008 Ohms/cell.
Speed Control: Turnigy Brushless ESC 85A; 0.006 Ohms; High rate.
Drive System: 12x6 Electric Prop; 12x6 (Pconst=1.31; Tconst=0.95) direct drive.
Airframe: Yak 54 1.5m Monster 3D Brushless; 680sq.in; 81.3oz RTF; 17.2oz/sq.ft; Cd=0.038; Cl=0.2; Clopt=0.43; Clmax=1.07.
Stats: 141 W/lb in; 122 W/lb out; 21mph stall; 33mph opt @ 74% (23:31, 116°F); 48mph level; 1642ft/min @ 34.8°; -369ft/min @ -7.4°.
MotoCalc was unable to determine a throttle setting for hands-off cruise airspeed, so the best lift-to-drag ratio airspeed and throttle setting will be used instead.
Inability to determine a throttle setting for an airspeed usually means the model is not capable of reaching the required speed with the given power system, or the airfoil information has not been specified correctly.
Possible Power System Problems:
The full-throttle motor current at the best lift-to-drag ratio airspeed (33.4A) is lower than the motor's maximum efficiency current (49.8A). A higher current level would improve system efficiency.
Current can be increased by using more cells, a larger diameter or higher pitched propeller, a lower gear ratio, or some combination of these methods.
Power System Notes:
The voltage (16.5V) exceeds 12V. Be sure the speed control is rated for at least the number of cells specified above.
Aerodynamic Notes:
The static pitch speed (57mph) is within the range of approximately 2.5 to 3 times the model's stall speed (21mph), which is considered ideal for good performance.
With a wing loading of 17.2oz/sq.ft, a model of this size will have trainer-like flying characteristics. It would make an ideal trainer, for use in calm to light wind conditions.
The static thrust (99.4oz) to weight (81.3oz) ratio is 1.22:1, which will result in extremely short take-off runs, no difficulty taking off from grass surfaces (assuming sufficiently large wheels), and vertical climb-outs. This model will probably be able to perform a hover or torque roll.
At the best lift-to-drag ratio airspeed, the excess-thrust (46.7oz) to weight (81.3oz) ratio is 0.57:1, which will give steep climbs and excellent acceleration. This model should be able to do consecutive loops, and has sufficient in-flight thrust for almost any aerobatic maneuver.
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This analysis is based on calculations that take motor heating effects into account.
These calculations are based on mathematical models that may not account for all limitations of the components used. Always consult the power system component manufacturers to ensure that no limits (current, rpm, etc.) are being exceeded.
Has anyone tried on 6S yet. I just bought one and am going to run it on 6S with this motor.
Hobby King was at fault when they shipped these defective Yak motors and ESC's -- why should they profit AGAIN??!!?
I'm DARN sure not going to buy my replacement parts from Hobby King. That is why they sell us garbage in the first place, because they know we'll spend more to get it into the air. Even if I have to spend more than the Yak54 cost in the first place, I'm going to put a quality motor and ESC from any other dealer other than Hobby King.
Wow. Break the cycle.
Would need some work the stock motor dims:
Physical Specs are: Weight (g) 147.4 Max Current (A) 60 Shaft A (mm) 5 Length B (mm) 45 Diameter C (mm) 37 Can Length D (mm) 35 Total Length E (mm) 65
So will need to maybe do some work to the cowl.
I changed the motor to handle the 6S Scott.
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The most wonderful time of the year is upon us, and the Brewers are back making moves. Thankfully, this year, those moves won't include signing an aging number 4 pitcher to an expensive four-year contract.
Instead, the Brewers are sellers. This may be frustrating or unexciting to some fans, but to me, its a welcome sight. The rebuild is underway, and I'm ready to watch David Stearns acquire the players of their next playoff team.
The Brewers' first move of the Winter Meetings was to deal Adam Lind, who was sent to Seattle earlier today in a package for three minor league pitchers: Daniel Missaki, Carlos Herrera, and Freddy Peralta.
I'm not going to pretend to know a ton about any of these pitchers. None of them check in on any top 20 Mariners prospect list I've been able to find. On the surface, that's discouraging. Looking closer, there's really no clear opinion to form yet.
One thing about top prospect lists: very young minor league players are not going to be on them unless they were drafted in the first few rounds. They simply haven't had the time yet to crack the list based on performance alone. What we can say about these players is that they are essentially lottery tickets: they're very young, and they've had encouraging results in their very limited time as pro baseball players.
Missaki has 111 strikeouts, 26 walks, and 3 home runs allowed in 106 innings over the last two seasons.
Herrera has 73 strikeouts, 13 walks, and 4 home runs allowed in 80 pro innings.
Peralta had 67 strikeouts, 8 walks, 1 home run allowed in 57 innings this season.
Now, it's important to not draw too much of a conclusion from these stats. None of the pitchers have been above low A ball, so statistics don't mean nearly as much as scouting reports at this point. However, you can see a trend emerging: it seems the Brewers are targeting players who excel in command and limiting home runs.
I called them lottery tickets because they're pretty long shots to hit. But for one year of a good, not great first baseman, all they need is for one to hit. And because they're young, they all still theoretically have potential to be impact pitchers.
This could end up being a bad trade. There might not be one player who makes it past AA. But in theory, I'm okay with it. I much prefer this to targeting an older player with a more limited ceiling. The more lottery tickets you buy, the better your chance of striking it rich.
The other thing this tells me is something we already had an idea about: Stearns is looking long-term with the rebuild. That's encouraging, as it increases their chances for long-term success down the road. That may mean the rebuild takes 4-5 years instead of 2-3, but it's more likely to be successful and more sustainable that way anyway.


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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 | 2:58 p.m.
A legislative subcommittee has approved a $149 million program to help thousands of Nevada homeowners who became delinquent on their loans from 2002 to 2008.
Assemblyman Paul Anderson, R-Las Vegas, said he was initially concerned this might be competing with the private sector. But after getting more information, he said: "I'm very confident they can build a successful program."
The state Business and Industry Department will be working with private companies to fashion the details. The goal is to identify underwater properties with defaulted mortgage loans before foreclosure has started.
The Home Retention Program would buy the delinquent property at a discount and resell it to existing occupants at current fair market value, thus providing a mortgage loan the homeowner can afford.
The department estimates it will acquire 4,600 mortgages with a goal of keeping 50 percent of these individuals in their homes in the next seven years.
Business and Industry Department Director Bruce Breslow said there will be only a handful of state workers to oversee the program that will be run by a nonprofit corporation.
It will be financed by $49 million from a national mortgage settlement fund and $100 million from the U.S. Treasury Department. Breslow said his staff is working with the Treasury Department to set the guidelines for what homes will qualify.
Financial experts for the Senate-Assembly Budget Subcommittee gave an example: A home with a value of $417,000 in 2007 may be worth only $200,000 today. But the balance due is $376,395 with monthly payments of $2,425. Under the purchase plan, the home would be refinanced at $200,000 with a monthly payment of $1,200.
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The homeowner must demonstrate income that can meet the reduced payments. For those unable or unwilling to take part in the program, there could be money to provide a security deposit for rent and two months of rental assistance on a case-by-case basis.
Any unspent money at the end of the seven-year project would be returned to the state.
"This can really help our folks," said Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas.
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The problem i'm having right now, is that while google tracking seems to be working, there is a HUGE gap (as in orders of magnitude) difference between what the websites that are sending my traffic are registering, and the hits that i'm registering with google analytics.
They are sending it via a Joomla banner redirect thing, i don't know if that's what's messing with it, but maybe it's a problem on my site?
I noticed that the abundance theme has a google analytics field as well, but i have only added my tracking number to the woocommerce integration tab (the abundance one is empty). Should i enter into both? Would that double count ? Should i perhaps only use the abundance one?
Hi dracovich,
I would suggest only adding it to the Abundance field. You'll add the whole script with the unique ID inside it to that field and it will then added to the footer of every single page.
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'This Is Not a Dream'
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Just before the national anthem on Saturday night, Sami Lepisto lifted his head as he stood at center ice. What he saw -- a near-capacity crowd at St. Pete Times Forum and, across from him, Tampa Bay Lightning star forwards Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis -- might have intimidated most players about to make their NHL debut.
Not Lepisto.
The Washington Capitals prospect remained poised and focused, then impressed his coaches and teammates with a solid, if not spectacular, showing in a pressure-packed showdown between Southeast Division rivals. The Capitals won, 3-2, thanks to a late goal by Alexander Semin and returned from the road with a 1-1-1 record.
"When I looked up and saw Lecavalier's face and St. Louis's face, I realized this is not a dream," said Lepisto, whose father, Jussi, watched the game over the Internet from his home town of Espoo, Finland. "The pace was so much faster than the AHL."
Against the Lightning, Lepisto displayed all of the characteristics that excited team management when he was drafted 66th overall in 2004: The 23-year-old calmly skated the puck out of trouble, zipped on-target outlet passes to teammates and meted out some well-timed shoulder checks. Officially, Lepisto registered one shot on goal in 14 minutes 16 seconds of ice time, which included 1:17 on the power play.
But what impressed Boudreau most was his composure.
"He wasn't in awe for a guy playing his first NHL game in front of 20,000 people, with Lecavalier and everybody coming against him," Boudreau said. "He was as composed as could be."
The coach wasn't alone.
"The first time I seen him, he cradled the puck," defenseman Mike Green said. "That showed me a lot."
With Tom Poti suffering from a bruised thigh and Brian Pothier sidelined indefinitely with a concussion, the Capitals recalled Lepisto from the minor league Hershey Bears last week as insurance. Then after watching Friday's loss to the Florida Panthers from the press box, Lepisto was tapped by Boudreau to replace the struggling Milan Jurcina against the Lightning. He's the 10th player on the Capitals' roster who also played under Boudreau in Hershey.
Lepisto earned the call-up with a standout season in the American Hockey League. In 38 games with the Bears, he's racked up 32 points (three goals, 29 assists) in 38 games and also boasted an AHL-best plus-minus rating of plus-27.
Goaltender Olie Kolzig was impressed, too. But he also was cautious of heaping too much praise on Lepisto after just one game.
"He moves the puck very well and skates very well, but the thing is, and every player has gone through it, in your first game you're playing on pure adrenaline," Kolzig said. "Let's see five, six games into it, when the excitement wears off and you're settling into the grind and other teams have a read on you. For a first game, against one of the hottest teams in the league, he did very well."
It's unclear how long his first NHL stint will last. But Lepisto proved against the Lightning that he's on the verge of being able to contribute at the NHL level.
"He's a future Cap, that's for sure," Boudreau said.


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Agile Alliance Announces Dates and Call for Submissions for Agile2012
Industry's leading conference on Agile development seeks community ideas and thought leaders for presentations at event
Dec 07, 2011, 09:03 ET from Agile Alliance
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Agile Alliance, (http://agilealliance.org/), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today announced the "call for speakers" for Agile2012 is now open. The conference is scheduled for August 13-17, 2012 in Dallas, Texas (http://agile2012.agilealliance.org/). Agile2012 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices.
"The Agile2012 conference is presented by the community, for the community," said Mitch Lacey, Agile2012 conference chair. "We invite those who are passionate about providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information to submit a topic of interest to the general Agile community. There will be much competition - we expect more than 1,000 submissions for roughly 200 presentations."
As in prior years, public users of the submission system (any registered user) will be able to browse proposals and post comments. Submitters may also post comments on reviews or public comments of their own proposals to provide clarifications, explain revisions and respond to questions. The review committees are distributed by stages. Each stage has an area of focus. Presenters will be able to submit their presentation to the stage that they feel most nearly represents a given topic.
In its 11th year, Agile2012 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices. It provides independent software vendors, software consultants and in-house corporate development teams with the knowledge and shared experiences that lead to successful Agile programs. Agile2012 connects attendees with the foremost leaders in the Agile domain, enriching the collective body of knowledge and influencing the line of thought in the field. It encourages debate and fosters innovative ideas based on real-world implementations for executives, managers, software development practitioners and researchers from labs and academia.
The submission system is open now and will remain open until Feb. 19, 2012. For more information or to submit a presentation please visit: (http://agile2012.agilealliance.org/for-speakers/).
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Located in the Boca Paila Section of the Sian Kaan Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, luxurious Casa Maya Kaan is situated on one of the most pristine and beautiful beaches in the area. The home is exquisitely designed for groups of families and friends who want to get away from it all. The home is furnished throughout using traditional woods and Oaxacan fabrics with attention to comfortable family living and gracious detail. It has every modern amenity including Satellite TV, Internet, Xbox 360, Wii, DVD, and a large movie collection. The chef designed kitchen was created for intimate family gatherings / large scale entertaining and has all top appliances including sub zero, Viking, wolf, etc.
Besides an impeccable beach, Casa Maya Kaan also has the distinct advantage of direct access to Caapechen Lagoon and is within walking distance from the renowned Boca Paila fishing club. ( famous for its bonefish tarpon, snook, barracuda, jack crevalle and cubera snapper).
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Local Catholic schools and parishes are continuing to collect donations to aid the families in St. Patrick School and Church in Washington, Ill., who lost everything when an EF4 tornado ripped through their community Nov. 17.
The "Washington to Washington" drive is being conducted by Our Lady of Lourdes Grade School and Parish, St. Francis Borgia Grade School and Parish, St. Gertrude Grade School and Parish and St. Francis Borgia Regional High School.
Orange Leaf in Washington also is supporting the schools' effort and will host a fund-raiser Thursday, Dec. 5, from 4 to 9 p.m.
The schools are seeking cash and gift cards for about 90 St. Patrick families who lost everything in the tornado.
St. Patrick School and Church were not damaged, and are open.
Gift cards to stores like Target and Wal-Mart and cash donations are being sought.
People can drop off donations at any of the schools and churches. For more information, people may call OLL at 636-239-5292.
The collection will run until Dec. 10.
According to reports, approximately 120 people were injured and between 250 and 500 buildings were damaged or destroyed in that Illinois town.
Public and Catholic school officials here said the two towns not only share a name, but are similar in size.
Residents also can donate to relief efforts by texting REDCROSS to 90999 or by visiting the American Red Cross website.


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text: Credit: IGN.com December 6, 2006 - The PlayStation Network is off to a slow start, but things are going to get a lot more interesting in the near future. According to Japan's Famitsu Weekly, Bandai Namco will be releasing a version of Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection for the download service. A release date and pricing information were not announced. This version of Tekken 5 is based off the arcade update that powered the recent PSP entry in the series. The PS3 version will feature full 1080p visuals and the playable debut of boss character Jinpachi, who was unplayable in the arcade version. The various modes found in the arcade game, including arcade battle, ghost battle and gallery, will also be updated for the PS3 version. At the very least, this ought to hold Tekken fanatics over until Bandai Namco is ready to start talking about Tekken 6. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honestly, the only reason I believe that Namco has done this is because of the shitty glitches that it had with it's Ps2 version, and if it's going to be the price of 59.99 for one extra character that I won't even use, it's totally not worth it.


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The term "coal ash" has been in the media a lot in the past year. Vanderbilt Engineering asked a School of Engineering research team to explain the term and tell us why it is important.
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Burner technology has improved greatly in recent years. Older Burners had a series of cams and levers that were calibrated to provide specific amounts of air for a particular rate of firing. Being mechanical items, these wore and sometimes required calibration. They, therefore, had to be regularly serviced and calibrated.
Generally, new burners use frequency controlled motors and cams to open air vents and run fans at optimum speeds that can improve performance by up to 3%. Improvements in burner design have also shown that burners older than five years are typically 1-2% less efficient than new burners. It should be noted that any air leaks in the boiler combustion chamber will have an adverse effect on the accurate control of combustion.Energy costs today are the highest in recent history. Today's economic and environmental demands dictate that we get the greatest practical efficiencies from our plants. To do this we must have a basic understanding of what those efficiencies are and how we may implement them. The boiler house is the engine of the modern steam system, so it is important to make sure yours is in good working order by ensuring that vital maintenance and testing is carried out regularly.
Steam plant optimisation is the overall improvement of the plant's operation. The most common strategies used to accomplish this task include and generally focus on, the improvement of primary equipment operating efficiency, i.e. fuel and energy savings. In heavy commercial and industrial boiler applications these efficiencies are normally found in the application of waste heat recovery equipment, systems and process automation as well as improved operating practices.
The departure point for any improvements concerning the boilers, with regard to adding economisers or improvements in burners, has to be the physical condition of the boiler vessels themselves. Some of the available Boiler Inspection Techniques that can be utilised are:
Ultrasonic Thickness Surveys – Typically these use software and experience to gather large amounts of thickness data and transform it into a colourised report to detect wear patterns or localised loss in tube wall thickness.
Radiography - Conventional and Computed Radiography can be used for information purposes such as Stress-Assisted Corrosion Investigation or code compliance for new installations
Visual Inspection (VT) - Visual examination is often used to detect mechanical damage or wear due to harsh service conditions experienced by certain boiler types.
Burner efficiency is based upon the combustion efficiency of the burner and is an indication of the burner's ability to burn fuel. The amounts of unburned fuel and excess air in the exhaust are used to assess a burner's combustion efficiency. Burners are considered efficient that have low levels of unburned fuel while operating at low excess air levels.
Boilers that have no flue gas economisers, as general rule of thumb, are typically only 88% efficient in burning fuel.? A large element of the burner's efficiency is concerned with the control of air mixing and combustion. The latest burners re-circulate flue gases to ensure optimum combustion, with minimum excess air.
They are also fitted with sophisticated electronic control systems that monitor all the components of the flue gas, and make adjustments to fuel and air flows to maintain conditions within specified parameters. These greatly improved turndown ratios (the ratio between maximum and minimum firing rates), which enable efficiency and emission parameters to be satisfied over a greater range of operation.
The most common economisers are non-condensing economisers. They are heat exchanger coils' usually finned' that are located in the flue gas ducting at the exit of the boiler, through which feedwater is pumped. The feedwater is fed into the boiler at a higher temperature than would be the case if no economiser were fitted. Less energy is then required to produce steam. Alternatively, if the same quantity of energy is supplied, then more steam can be produced. This results in a higher efficiency. In broad terms a 10°C increase in feedwater temperature will give an efficiency improvement of 2%.
They are designed and operate to maintain the flue gas temperature above the flue gas condensing temperature to prevent corrosion of the flue gas ducting.
The application difference between a non-condensing economiser and a condensing economiser is that non-condensing economisers are primarily used to heat a smaller volume of water to a high temperature for boiler feed water, and condensing economiser heat a larger volume of water to a lower temperature. Condensing economisers can be more efficient because they can have a lower outlet exhaust temperature and take advantage of the energy in condensed flue gasses (the Latent Heat of Vaporisation).
A conventional feedwater economiser reduces steam boiler fuel requirements by transferring heat from the flue gas to the boiler feedwater. For natural gas-fired boilers, the lowest temperature to which flue gas can be cooled is about 120°C to prevent condensation and possible stack or stack liner corrosion.
The condensing economiser improves waste heat recovery by cooling the flue gas below its dew point, which is about 60°C for products of combustion of natural gas. The condensing economiser reclaims both sensible heat from the flue gas and latent heat by condensing flue gas water vapour.
When gas is combusted, heat energy in the form of evaporated water vapour is released up the boiler stack. This latent heat represents approximately 9% of the initial fuel energy content. The bulk of this latent heat can be recovered by cooling the exhaust gas below its dew point using a direct contact or indirect condensing economizer. It is possible to heat water to about 90°C with an indirect economiser or 60°C with a direct contact economizer. The volume of hot water produced is dependant upon the volume of steam produced and the amount of gas required to produce this steam.
The fully condensing economiser requires more additional construction than a non-condensing economizer however as virtually all of the gas energy is recovered paybacks are also similar to the non-condensing economiser and are typically 2 years according to manufacturers.
Conclusions and recommendations
1.Evaluate your boiler capacity, average steam generation, combustion efficiency, flue gas temperature, annual hours of operation and annual fuel consumption
2.Determine where heated water may be used, for example: boiler makeup water heating, reheating, or domestic hot water or process water heating requirements.
3. Estimate the thermal requirements that can be serviced through installation of a condensing or non-condensing economiser. Calculate annual fuel energy and cost savings.
4.Obtain an installed cost quotation and determine the cost-effectiveness of:
a. A non-condensing economiser.
b. A condensing economiser.
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Authorities say a California surfer has been killed by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department says in a statement that the attack Tuesday morning at Surf Beach killed 39-year-old Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. of Orcutt.
Solorio's friend witnessed the attack, swam to his aid and pulled him out of the ocean.
The friend started first aid while another surfer called for help, but Solorio was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.
The Air Force says the victim was not affiliated with the base.
It is the latest shark attack fatality at Surf Beach. In October 2010, 19-year-old college student Lucas Ransom died when a shark nearly severed his leg as he body-boarded.
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Neck spasms keep Reimold out of lineup
Neck spasms keep Reimold out of lineup
Endy Chavez lead off off and played left field in place of Reimold, who's now been out of the starting lineup for the past three games. He last started in the opener of the Angels series in Anaheim on Friday night.
Showalter said this has been a struggle for Reimold, but he's still considered day to day.
"He's getting a little better, little by little," Showalter said. "Playing has set him back. He's OK for maybe half to three-fourths of the game, and then as the game goes on, it gets worse. We're trying to resolve it completely, so the game doesn't set him back to square one."
Showalter said that, in an emergency, he probably could have used Reimold. But the Orioles are trying to be careful with the situation.
Reimold has gotten off to a hot start. He's been batting leadoff and has a .370 average with five homers and 10 RBIs in just 11 games.


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" Genre: Horror / Author: Charlie Higson / Hardcover / 480 Pages / Book is published 2011-09-15 by Puffin "
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My apologies to anyone who read this previously. I had mistakenly reviewed 'The Dead' in this place. This is the correct review for 'The Fear'.
'The Fear' is the most recent of Charlie Higson's "zombie" books. Zombie is not quite correct in terminology though, and the word is not used in these books. This book is not about the undead. Instead it deals with the survivors of a catastrophic plague which has infected every person over the age of 14 in a very short period of time. Many of the infected simply died, but those who survived have turned into insane creatures gripped with psychopathic rage who hunt , rip apart, and eat the uninfected - which of course means children. They are known by a variety of names, sometimes by their former profession: teachers, firemen, policemen, even a soldier. Sometimes they are simply known as grown ups, sickos, or strangers. But the most chilling name for these creatures is Mothers and Fathers. Higson has taken every source of protection and comfort for a child and turned them into the enemy.
Charlie Higson wrote 'The Enemy' first and then wrote back and wrote 'The Dead' as a prequel to this series. These books do not have a strict chronological order, and that does lead to a few bumps and one real incongruity when reading the entire series. It also means there is no order in which you can completely avoid spoilers for whichever book you read last. I would however recommend this order:
1. The Dead - this takes place only a few weeks after the infection has started.
2. The Fear - this follows on directly from The Dead, taking off just where the previous book ended and following the same group of children.
3. This book begins 11 days after the beginning of The Dead, but the ending of this is included in the Dead. This book focuses on a different group of children, from further away which have now been drawn into the groups in inner London
The Fear serves as the mechanism to draw the disparate groups together. This will combine the stories of the Enemy with those of The Dead. It will also bring together the stories of all the different groups of children scattered throughout London. This book is very obviously building up to a climax that I expect will come in the 4th book. I'm not at all pleased to have to wait.
The Fear begins one year after the plague has struck. A small group of children set off to try and relocate some of their friends or family members. As they travel across the plague ridden city they become the common thread, weaving all the other stories together. Small groups of children have banded together and taken up residence in buildings which they can defend from attacks by hungry Mothers and Fathers. These include The Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament, and The Museum of Natural History. There is also a rag tag group living in tents outside the palace, an area which has significantly less grown ups. A few children live a nomadic life as Hunters, wiping out threatening adults in exchange for payment from the settled groups.
In some cases, the character of the leaders of each group clearly affected the choice of location. In others the location may have affected the children living there. The group in the tower are very much a military unit. Those living in the museum have become the most advanced, many of the children acting as miniature scientists. They have generators going to power computers, microscopes, and a small collection of captive adults for scientific research. They have also collected as many books as they could save, trying to preserve the knowledge of the past. But their own record of the tales of each survivor may provide the clues they will need to stay alive as things grow even more dangerous. Those living in parliament have become miniature politicians, including a little Prime Minister, while the leader of the palace group fancies himself as the new king of England.
The best thing about these varied groups is that they appeared to have abandoned all the prejudices of the past. Race, gender, sexuality - these have become completely irrelevant. Each member of the society is valued for who they are. Many who struggled for acceptance before the change are valued members, even leaders now. In a society so small each skill is needed and the very things that set them apart may help their group to survive now. I think many children will enjoy reading about heroes they can identify with personally and these characters are very much like a mix of children you would find anywhere. I think most children will find at least one character who is similar to them self in ways , and whom they can identify with.
I do not like to make an issue of race, but I this is the first series I have come across where there are very strong young black men as leaders. I only mention this as I do think children would also enjoy reading about heroes of their own race sometimes. Of course some of the girls are leaders to - this is a society where leadership is bestowed upon the most fit regardless of other factors. There is only character who places any importance on physical appearances and this is a fault she overcomes. Of course my son doesn't notice any of this. He is not even really aware of racism, sexism or any of the isms with the exception of sectarianism which he has said is "pretty stupid".
I enjoyed this book immensly. The zombies were just a side issue to me. The real story was the development of a new society. the formation and testing of ties of loyalty, friendships and relationships between the characters. I also enjoyed the growth of the main characters as they matured and usually became better people than they were the year before. War and adversity do bring out both the best and the worst of people and many ordinary children do become heroes. There is even a very gentle and tender love story interwoven with the other stories here.
My son on the other hand enjoyed the fighting and battles and the use of a castle as a base. As a boy - he thrives on adventure and adrenaline. But he enjoyed the joking and laughter every bit as much. I did have doubts about reading this to him, or allowing him to read it. There is very extreme and graphically described violence towards children here, made worse by the fact that the characters are so realistic and likable. He wasn't well pleased when one he particularly liked did not survive, but he clearly distinguishes between fact and fiction. He has not been frightened at all by this story - he says you can't be afraid of something that is not real and everyone knows zombies are not real. It is just a good story to him. Still I could see this terrifying some children. If you are buying this for a young child and would like to know more, please feel free to message me. I would also very strongly recommend reading the book first yourself.
I would also advise that there is strong language which some may find offensive. I found myself to embarrassed to read a few words - which gave my son a good giggle as he sits reading along silently with me as I read this out loud. This is his way of making sure I don't skip any particularly gory bits. The language is not over done though and is completely appropriate to the characters. I would not edit any of it if I were able to.
I did really enjoy this book. I can't wait for the next one and will certainly be buying it immediately upon release. But the best part of this book has been how strongly it encouraged my son to read. I am very strongly against adults pushing children to hard with reading. I think these things come in their own time. But when you have a series so good that a child can not stand to put the book down, this encourages children to push them self into further reading skills and I have seen my sons reading level surge forward with Charlie Higson's books. At times he simply can not wait for bedtime to hear more of this - or has sat up on his own to find out what happened next. This is really very difficult reading material for a 6 year old, but it is so good that he does manage. I honestly think more books like this in schools and libraries would go a long way to combating illiteracy.


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TechBargains Review - Raptor Gaming M3x Laser Gaming Mouse
We took a look at the Raptor-Gaming M3x Laser Gaming Mouse, which had the following specs:
- Button-adjustable resolution, featuring 8 settings: 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 2000, 2400, 3600, and 4800
- 5-bar weight management system
- Rubberized surface
- 7 non-programmable buttons
What We Liked:
- Size and Shape: At first glance, the M3x appears over-large for a mouse. Once held, however, that impression vanishes, in favor of a sense of comfortable solidity. Despite its unusual-seeming angles and contours, the mouse fits nicely in the hand and moves smoothly on the table's surface.
- Cord Construction and Length: It may sound like faint praise to focus on the cord of a gaming mouse, but its cable is constructed in such a way as to obviate the usual coiling that happens with a lot of mice cables.
- Dedicated Forward and Back Buttons: Located just above the thumb, the M3x bears two dedicated buttons for Internet browsing, a Forward and a Back. Though not necessarily intuitive to use, modifying browsing behavior to include them is a quick and useful habit to learn.
What We Didn't Like:
Changing DPI Causes Cursor Jumping: One of the main features of the M3x is its ability to change resolution on the fly by a simple press of the dedicated DPI button. Unfortunately, in our experience, changing from one resolution to the next caused the cursor to jump around the screen quite a lot. This would prompt us to cycle through all 8 resolution options to return to default, whereupon the problem would seem to fix itself. Needless to say, this was not conducive to a good gaming experience, much less one of typical computer usage.
- Non-Programmable Buttons: When so many other gaming mice -- or even standard multi-button mice -- allow the ability to select the functions of their extra buttons, it feels a little like being cheated. While it's nice to have immediate plug-and-play support without the need to install extra software, we would have appreciated the ability to do more with these seven buttons.
Our Verdict:
The Raptor-Gaming M3x Laser Gaming Mouse seemed to promise so much when first taken out of its handy bag. A comfortable grip, smooth motion, adjustable resolution, and modifiable weight should have been enough for this unit to rise to the top. However, the slight feeling of everything just not quite working out as expected cast a pall over the experience. Cursor jumping, the feeling of bulkiness, being stuck with button configurations, lack of a left-hand version, all these items add up to the unit being only good enough for standard use, and iffy for long-term gaming.
Our score: 3 out of 5
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Robert Wakeman is a well-known and respected type director. For the past 30 years, he has worked with some of the most demanding and fastidious creative directors and art directors in the business. Much of his work was done when typography was a craft and the standards were high. He has adapted his typographic skills to meet the latest technology advancements without sacrificing quality.
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I try hard to understand my teenager's feelings about things but whenever I stand my discipline ground, I hear remarks like, "You never listen" or "You just don't understand." What am I doing wrong?
Probably nothing. For a couple of generations now, parents have been hammered by the experts about the dangers of being communication Neanderthals, and about the "how-to" magic of being psychologically savvy listeners. It's no surprise so many wonder "What's wrong?" when their kids accuse them of being cruel dictators.
Going back 100 years, a farm most likely sat on the spot you now live. That farm mom had a 5% chance of having a high-school education. But she could have instinctively told you, "Kids won't understand or like much of what you do as a parent. They will someday, and that's what matters most."
Nowadays parents are made to feel incompetent if Sherlock doesn't understand them. Obviously, they're passively listening instead of actively listening. They're using a "you message" when an "I message" is called for. Their ratio of positive to negative statements is only 3 to 1. It needs to be at least 7 to 1 for maximum results.
Certainly parents can communicate poorly. Teens do bring out the worst of interaction styles in us adults. And certainly there are plenty of ways to make a tense discipline confrontation worse. But my experience with parents, teens and discipline has taught me repeatedly that, when a parent is truly trying to understand the child, more often than not, it is the child who is being unreasonable rather than the parent.
When Holmes accuses, "You never listen to me," or Harmony whines, "Just once I wish you would see my side," I regularly find that the parent listened quite empathetically, with heroic patience even. In the end, she just didn't change her decision, and that's what brought on the recriminations.
The only foolproof way to be perceived as an awesome listener is to give your teen exactly what she wants. "You mean you'd like to go to the mall unsupervised with your friends? Of course! Now I'm hearing you!"
Unfortunately, the cost of avoiding the poor listener accusation — i.e., giving in — is way too high a price for a parent, and more so for the child. Better to listen as long as you see fit, then quietly end the discussion with, "I do understand your point, but I don't agree with it. And I must do what's best for you because I love you." (That "love" line really makes kids mad because down deep they know you mean it.)
Active listening, to use modern psychological jargon, means hearing what the speaker truly means. Okay, then, what Oral is often saying when she says "You don't listen" is really "You don't change your mind to agree with me."
So, next time you get charged with lack of listening, you could reflect back: "What I'm hearing you say is that I'm not agreeing with you." So you see, even if you're "not listening," you're actually therapeutically listening.
Tricky stuff, this psychology.
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Peter Larsen of the Orange County Register (via Mediabistro), from the Friday before Christmas, on the subject of, you guessed it, Rebecca Black:
In the spring, she'll star as one of the lead voice actors in the English-language version of Bunny Fu, which reportedly is the most successful Chinese animated movie ever. [Her manager Debra] Baum says there are also talks about doing a feature film based on Black's unlikely Cinderella story of success.
For two weeks, I'd had no luck trying to track down Bunny Fu, not to be confused with "Bunny Fu Fu," bopper of field mice. With Friday approaching, I was about to give up, and then:
The $18-million Legend of a Rabbit, which was made at a smaller animation facility in Tianjin, is China's most expensive animated feature to date. The movie, which arrived in theaters in July and took in $2.4 million in its first two weeks, centers on a hare because 2011 is the year of the rabbit in the Chinese zodiac; in all, a dozen films are planned over 12 years to celebrate each zodiac animal.
So this year they'll do a dragon, I presume. Unlike Bunny Fu, Legend of a Rabbit was listed in IMDb, "also known as: Kung Fu Rabbit." And there's this little detail:
China's Tianjin North Film Studio has signed a breakthrough deal with Cartoon Network, giving the cabler TV rights to the stereoscopic 3-D effort Legend of a Rabbit for Australia, New Zealand, India and Taiwan, Variety reports. This is the first Chinese animated film acquired by the network.
Rabbit will have a day-and-date theatrical launch in major Asian territories in late July, with Cartoon Network air dates to follow six to eight months later.
No mention of a US appearance. Still, I find it utterly delicious that Rebecca Black, so often derided for the alleged deficiencies of her voice, has been hired as a voice actor.


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THE decade of success at Edinburgh investment house Baillie Gifford has arguably been down to its partnership structure and lack of short-term commercial pressures, a leading commentator has said.
The rise in assets under management from £25billion in 2003 to £105 billion at the end of last year reflects strong performance records and the ability to attract both institutional and retail investors, says Simon Elliot, investment trust analyst at Winterflood Securities.
In a report on the partnership's seven investment trusts totalling £5 billion, led by James Anderson's £2.4billion Scottish Mortgage trust, Winterflood says: "Baillie Gifford has a collegiate investment approach, with ideas shared across the firm. A great store is placed on questioning received wisdom, with a culture of challenging colleagues' investment theses. By definition there is no 'house view', as was evident at a recent seminar, with managers taking differing investment positions. Arguably the firm's partnership structure is better suited to long-term investment decision-making, with less emphasis on short-term performance."
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Native Oak Ridger Carol Aebersold is the award-winning co-author of the acclaimed book The Elf on the Shelf®: A Christmas Tradition as well as several board books. Aebersold serves as a spokeswoman for the North Pole, traveling nationally -- and sometimes internationally -- in support of her books, providing kids with a direct line to Santa. She is also a co-founder of The Elf on the Shelf's publishing company, Creatively Classic Activities and Books (CCA and B,LLC), where she serves as owner and partner.
Aebersold is one of the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2010 Georgia Small Business Persons of the Year, a University of Tennesse-Knoxville 2013 Accomplished Alumna, and one of the Marietta Daily Journal's 2014 Cobb Citizens of the Year. Her book The Elf on the Shelf®: A Christmas Tradition has been on the best-seller lists of USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly almost yearly since its 2005 launch.
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Jessie van Eerden is author of the novel Glorybound (2012), winner of ForeWord Reviews' Editor's Choice Fiction Prize, and the novel My Radio Radio (2016). Her essays have appeared in The Oxford American, River Teeth and other magazines. Her nonfiction has also been included in Best American Spiritual Writing, Red Holler: An Anthology of Contemporary Appalachian Literature, and Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean: Meditations on the Forbidden from Contemporary Appalachia. Jessie received the Milton Fellowship from Image and Seattle Pacific University for work on her debut novel, and she received her MFA in nonfiction from the University of Iowa. She lives in West Virginia, where she directs the low-residency MFA program at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
Beverly Connor - Fiction
Beverly Connor, the author of the Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation series and the Lindsay Chamberlain Archaeology Mystery series, weaves her professional experiences as an archaeologist and her knowledge of the South into interlinked stories of the past and present in both her series of mysteries. Her books have been in the Top 10 on the Independent Mystery Booksellers bestseller lists. She won the 2004 Career Achievement Award in Suspense from the RT BOOKClub magazine. One Grave Less won Best Suspense Novel of 2010 from RT Bookreviews.
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Marianne Worthington is the co-founder and poetry editor of Still: The Journal, an online literary journal established in 2009. She is the former poetry editor and book reviews editor for Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine. Her poetry chapbook, Larger Bodies Than Mine, won the Appalachian Book of the Year Award. She received the Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council and is a grant recipient from the Kentucky Foundation for Women and the Berea College Appalachian Sound Archives Fellowship. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and anthologies.
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Debbie Dadey began her professional career as a first-grade teacher, and later became a school librarian in Lexington, KY. In Lexington Debbie met and began writing with Marcia Thornton Jones. Their first published book, Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots, spawned a series of more than 60 books, as well as two other spin-off series with sales of more than 42 million copies. Since then Debbie has been author and co-author of a total of 162 books. Her newest series, Mermaid Tales, is with Simon and Schuster; 2017 will include the launch of four new books in the series.
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Robert Gipe won the 2015 Weatherford Award for outstanding Appalachian novel for his first novel, Trampoline. His fiction has appeared in Appalachian Heritage, Still, and Southern Cultures. He is the Appalachian Program Director at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Harlan County; in that role, he produces the Higher Ground series of community performances, which engages hundreds of community members in contributing stories and songs for collaboratively written original musical dramas. Gipe is the former director of Educational Services at Appalshop, a media arts center in Whitesburg, Kentucky.
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SARASOTA, Fla. - When the Red Sox traded shortstop Marco Scutaro to the Colorado Rockies in late January, infield instructor Jerry Royster started reviewing the career of Mike Aviles to see what he had to work with.
He didn't like what he found. Aviles had started only eight games at shortstop in 2011, playing a total of 91 innings. The last time Aviles had played the position regularly was in 2008, his rookie season with the Royals.
"Trust me, this winter when I was sitting back home I thought I had my hands full trying to get a big league shortstop ready who hasn't played there in three years,'' Royster said. "The one thing we knew coming in was that he was going to have to do a lot of work.''
A utility infielder for much of his 16-year career, Royster has experienced how difficult it can be to commit to one position and play it at a high level after moving around the diamond. But Aviles has surprised him.
A shortstop in high school, college, and the minors, Aviles worked out at the position regularly before games over the last three years. That has made this spring a relatively smooth one.
"For us infield instructors, that's almost as good as playing,'' Royster said. "That pregame work was important.''
Aviles, who turns 31 Tuesday, isn't worried about being able to handle the most important position on the infield.
"Mentally, I always prepare to play every game no matter what my role has been,'' he said Sunday before the Red Sox beat the Orioles, 6-1. "The physical part is more the repetitions. The more reps I get, the better I'll be, and I'm getting the repetitions.''
Aviles has played only shortstop in drills and worked extensively with Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, and Adrian Gonzalez. He has played 34 innings there in games, the most of all the infielders.
"He's been fine,'' said Pedroia, who seems to break in a new shortstop every spring. "Mike can handle the job.''
Bobby Valentine hasn't named Aviles as his Opening Day shortstop. But that is almost certainly the plan, as the Red Sox would prefer defensively gifted 22-year-old Jose Iglesias become more established as a hitter in Triple A.
"Real small sample defensively, he looks OK,'' Valentine said of Aviles. "Offensively he looks very aggressive as advertised and can hit the ball to all parts of the field with authority.''
Aviles, who has a stocky build, makes up for his lack of range with a strong arm, according to Royster.
"There's a quickness in his release, too, that will allow him to cover up some of his deficiencies as far as his range goes,'' Royster said. "I think his range is really good. But sometimes he doesn't get as good a jump on the ball as he should. His anticipation isn't there, which is what I expect after not having played there a few years. It's just a tick off. The more games he gets in here, the better off he will be.''
The other part will be adjusting to how active Valentine wants his infielders to be.
"We have a tendency to do a lot of things and put in a lot of plays and he's grasping everything that we're trying to add to what he already knew,'' Royster said. "I don't foresee him having a lot of problems, I really don't.
"It's how he gets started. If he gets off to a good start defensively, he's going to be OK. But if he has a rough time, I want to see how he's going to recover. That's the big thing. But, really, I think he'll be fine.''
Aviles said playing winter ball in Puerto Rico, even though it was only for 10 games, was helpful.
"I feel a little more advanced than I did in recent years. I do feel good,'' he said. "Within the competition, yeah, I'm trying to earn a spot. But I have to prepare myself to play the season and I feel good about where I am.''
Aviles knows that Iglesias eventually will become the shortstop. Iglesias has swung the bat well this spring and could be only a few months away from taking the spot.
"We talk all the time because I like him,'' Aviles said. "I like him as a person and as a player. He has a special, special career coming. Whether it starts this year or next year, you never know.
"I try to help him as much as I can. We talk quite a bit about defense and I try and help him with his hitting. I want him to do well. In the long run, we all need to be good for us to have a good team. He's unbelievable in the field and when you're that good defensively you know it's only a matter of time.''
Aviles is prepared to slide into whatever role is required, whether it's starter now or reserve later on.
"I take things day by day,'' he said. "I don't look down the road. That's one of the things I've learned. As you get older, you learn that you can't control those things. You just have to be ready that day and handle the task at hand. Right now, I'm here to play shortstop and I'm going to give them everything I have.''
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