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Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2001
It's 1939, in New York City. Joe Kavalier, a young artist who has also been trained in the art of Houdiniesque escape, has just pulled off his greatest feat: smuggling himself out of Hitler's Prague. He's looking to make big money, fast, so that he can bring his family to freedom. His cousin, Brooklyn's own Sammy Clay, is looking for a partner in creating the heroes, stories, and art for the latest novelty to hit the American dreamscape: the comic book.
Inspired by their own fantasies, fears, and dreams, Kavalier and Clay create the Escapist, the Monitor, and the otherworldly Mistress of the Night, Luna Moth, inspired by the beautiful Rosa Saks, who will become linked by powerful ties to both men. The golden age of comic books has begun, even as the shadow of Hitler falls across Europe.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay is a stunning novel of endless comic invention and unforgettable characters, written in the exhilarating prose that has led critics to compare Michael Chabon to Cheever and Nabokov. In Joe Kavalier, Chabon has created a hero for the century.
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"Michael Chabon can write like a magical spider, effortlessly spinning out elaborate webs of words that ensnare the reader with their beauty and their style." (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times)
"Wonderful novel from one of America's best writers"
Not likely-- I tend not to reread books, even excellent ones like this.
Chabon's writing is often picaresque and wildly imaginative and original, while at the same time being thoughtful, timely, and moving. It reminds me of other prolific and inventive stylists like Melville (in "Moby Dick"), Rabelais, Dickens, and Shakespeare, though not exactly like any of them.
Sammy-- because his story was so poignant and because, in his ability to dream up new fictions, he seemed a bit like Chabon's own alter ego.
I wouldn't-- the title is perfect.
I've read and enjoyed a number of Chabon's other works, but this one especially puts him in the first rank of novelists working in America today. The writing is so inventive and rich, so original and entertaining, that I was constantly amazed by the novel's style, even as I appreciated its plot, characters, and relevance to American history.
"Well-written, well-narrated!"
The narrator did an excellent job of using different accents and voices to differentiate the characters. The accents were believable, as were the voices, whether they be the hardened Czech man who returns from war, to the young 12 year old boy, to his sweet mother.
Slight silly, mostly mellow, little lady.
"A great read! The comics come alive in your mind!"
Definitely the descriptions of the comic books. Chabon's writing was so descriptive that I had no problem completely seeing the comic book panels/stories and characters he described. It was great!
He is a top-notch narrator! I was very impressed with his voice work and I loved how identifiable each character was. He gave the entire book the perfect rhythm.
I highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in WWII, Comic Books, Jewish culture/history, Art, or pretty much anything else. It's just a really good book and I felt great after reading it. It's hard to believe there is a person out there who won't like it. :-)
"Surprise Hit of the Year"
Our book club picked this out of a hat because no one could decide which of our list was a majority favorite - and we ALL loved it. It's a story about the comic book industry, being different in the 40's, life as a Jewish holocaust survivor (and the guilt) and it's just the perfect storm of great characters, great writing, angst, and hope with the best fun surprises thrown in. I hope my next Chabon book is this great because after this one I'm willing to read more of his work!
"Powerful story, a great read."
The people, the setting, the time, the comic books were all engaging characters in this story. All complemented and enhanced each other. I have no particular interest in comic books, but loved the book anyhow.
The forgiveness, love and acceptance when Joe finally came home.
I highly recommend this book!
Say something about yourself!
"Not Super but still Amazing"
As a Superman fan, I had very high expectations for this novel, and, while it didn't meet them, I enjoyed this novel on its own terms. The characters of Kavalier and Clay are compelling, and the fantasy world of the Golden Era of comics is a good framework for drama. The only drawback is Colacci's "voices" which distract from the story - Clay's New York accent, and Kavalier's Czech accent are ridiculous and laughable.
"Incredible performance of an amazing story"
The voice actor doing this book is phenomenal, especially his Brooklyn-Jewish accent. Very authentic and conversational, and reads at the perfect pace: fast enough to hold your attention, but slow enough that you can listen to it during a commute and not be thrown off.
Sammy Clay: good guy, can't say much more without giving stuff away.
He is phenomenal. Great performance of 1940s Jewish New York accents, and lively well-paced narration. One of the best readers out there.
This is probably the most enjoyable book I've ever listened to, and I've listened to quite a few.
Highly recommend.
"Spectacular! Will go on the favorites list."
Michael Chabon's writing is rich, insightful, nimble. This book had everything: great writing, engaging story and characters, historical interest, romance, and adventure. David Colacci really brought the characters of Sammy and Joe to life wonderfully. I did not want this book to end.
"Deeply human story - rich and literary, never dull"
This is a genuine artistic accomplishment. First and most important, the author captures and brings to life many different characters that are interesting, multidimensional and above all, human.
Second, his langauge is highly constructed and yet you will rarely notice it, and when you do it will still punch you. Its precise, and acutely illuminates the humorous flaws in our natures; those that linger in the shadows of our perception, and can only be fully illustrated by master authors.
This book deserves the highest praise from those who appreciate art that interprets reality, without making it ragged and grotesque, like a battered corpse. You're allowed to taste, smell, and feel, but not forced to choke on it.
Its a story that will help you find a part of your soul that is at once young and old, happy and profoundly sad, bound and free, and once introduced, will leave you to enjoy more of yourself. In short, it evokes a broad emotional range.
I find the narration to be enjoyable and undistracting, the voices well matched to the characters, and the reader's rhythm helps to bring out many of the deminsions of the language that I might miss if I experienced the story in print.
Well done.
"Pow, Bam, Thwap! Read the Amazing Adventures!"
Equally good. The narrator does a fine job and the book takes to its audio form very nicely.
The weekend of development. An idea, a group of young men and an amalgam of dreams come to life.
Joseph Kavalier
Can't see a change for this one.
Well done story, excellent characters and very well researched. It felt very real, very lifelike and was very well written.
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"First it was curiosity. Curiosity to know the other. I have to know him. Who's that? Who are they? So this was the first thing— it wasn't about peace. Although I came to Ramallah with Oslo in 1994, I suffered a lot at the hands of the Israelis, especially in Lebanon. We were in Beirut when Sharon invaded and I was alone with my daughter. My husband spent his life fighting the Israelis, and he died for it. It's not so easy to make a 360-degree change. It has to be process, that's what I believe."
Ihsan Turkiyyeh is an actress and comedian with Palestinian Television. She has participated in numerous joint projects with Israelis and Palestinians, and currently works with the Arab-Hebrew Theatre in Jaffa. Along with a group of Israeli and Palestinian actors, Ihsan performs Viewpoints, a series of vignettes about the conflict, in schools throughout Israel and East Jerusalem. The daughter of Palestinian refugees, Ihsan grew up in Lebanon before moving to Ramallah.

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Are there any life problems that seem beyond our power to overcome? Let's think about that for a minute. In the face of life-threatening problems like alcoholism and drug addiction, excuses for feeling powerless like "It's too difficult," "It's too big," and "I'm not strong enough," might spring to mind. Yet we know people who have beaten even these deadly and crippling problems. Two years ago, I had dinner in New York with Patti Davis, daughter of President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. Patti had just published an essay on Newsweek's "My Turn" page about her struggle with cocaine addiction and how grateful she would have been for the rehabilitation programs that celebrities today so often treat with utter disrespect. It's one of the most honest essays I've ever read. At our dinner, Patti was celebrating five years of freedom from drugs. She acknowledged how powerful the comfort and pleasure of cocaine had been in her life, but she knew she would never go back to using it. How did she manage to stop? It wasn't a reluctance to continue disappointing herself or her parents that finally made the difference. She stopped because she no longer wanted to disappoint God, that highest part of herself that all of us share as our connection to the Divine. We all have a place of well-being, bliss, joy, and perfection within us. We are called to be there and from that empowering place we can reach out as Patti has done to help others find it, too. With God, nothing is impossible, and when we align with Spirit, no excuses are needed.
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- 1.November 9, 2009
11:00 am
``She stopped because she no longer wanted to disappoint God, that highest part of herself that all of us share as our connection to the Divine`` Wayne, you have helped me with this journey, more then you`ll ever know.... Thank you, one day i hope i can do the same, for someone else. Your inspire me.- Kyle Beckwermert
- 2.November 9, 2009
12:11 pm
We have so much power to over come so many things.- Tara
- 3.November 10, 2009
2:32 am
Being the mother of a drug addict/alcoholic, living off and on being homeless in San Francisco, I have gained much strength and understanding through your writings and teaching. He and I both have followed your book on the Tao and I know this has affected him greatly. We use your book as a guideline to serenity. Thank you.- gwynn
- 4.November 10, 2009
5:56 am
In a world so full of judgment, it comforts me to believe there is one source I can turn to that is without judgment and encourages me to remember Who I Am , from whence I come and calls to me to choose the Highest version of myself. I believe All choices emanate from God, or the Source, and therefore are divine.- Paul
- 5.November 10, 2009
6:05 am
I stopped using drugs and alcohol because it conflicted with Who I want to Be. I try not to be judgmental about the choices I've made in the past, (albeit, at times, unsuccessfully) and rather praise the experience. Sometimes the choices I make remind me of Who I Don't Want to Be. For that I'm grateful.- Paul
- 6.November 10, 2009
6:29 am
This was very apropos for me this morning. My brother-in-law is caught in a cycle of drugs and self-loathing and we are currently trying to help him out of it. I will print this and use it to help me lift him up. Thank you.- Allison
- 7.November 10, 2009
8:17 am
All that matter to me is God and my relationship with him. When I "Align with the Divine" I live my life in a way that pleases him. Right choices are effortless and all works out for my good and the good of all humanity. I want my life to be a reflection of God's presence in this world. (I recovered from bulima, a food addiction.)- Janet
- 8.November 10, 2009
9:01 am
I saw you &your beautiful daughter on TV today! I was a recovering addict for 25 yrs - relapsed 7 months ago. I want to be free again -it seems impossible this time. I am 54 don't have funds for treatment & am embarrassed - we had a tragic death in our family and I started drinking & smoking. I appreciate any help!- ginger
- 9.November 10, 2009
10:37 pm
Namaste Dr Dyer! Saw you on the BonnyHunt show today and got to learn of your new challenge-dealing with Leukemia. Thank You for being so inspiring and positive about the situation you are dealing with. You truly are a saint sent from above to teach and guide us. I bow to you. Priti- priti
- 10.November 11, 2009
5:45 am
It never ceases to amaze me that you can put things into immediate perspective and turn chaos into order! I also wanted to thank you for the generous discount on "The Shift". I plan on getting more copies to give out during the holidays and send a few copies to our soldiers overseas.- Mary
- 11.November 11, 2009
8:24 am
Having qualified myself for every 12-step Group on our planet, I can't tell you, Dr. Dyer, how thankful I am to have "discovered" you several years ago. You've made the past 10 years (of 21 years..."God willing and the Creek don't rise") of my recovery far more peaceful. Thank you!- Sandra J
- 12.November 11, 2009
1:19 pm
Wayne, I want you to know how much of an inspiration you have been. I am quitting my 8 year old job to follow my heart. Thank you for helping to keep it open. Please visit my blog. It is a 60 day countdown to Resignation Day that started 20 days ago. Dennis- Dennis Rodriguez
- 13.November 11, 2009
7:28 pm
Healing energy of love and wellness.. I too was faced with a diagnosis. Do not believe your diagnosis and it WILL NOT manifest, but heal your body with all things nourishing. And allow those of us to whom you have given so much, to help heal your wounds, including the emotional. You have been our blessing, we now stand ready to be yours!- Love, Happiness,, BELIEF xo
- 14.November 11, 2009
9:11 pm
I didn't suffer addiction but was diagnosed as Bipolar. I stopped with the excuses & reached out to God. Surrendering all fears & taking responsibility changed my life. Thank you Dr. Dyer for all your help, it was partly through your books I was able to regain my wellness. Grateful to be able to re-visit the past with joy in my heart.- Ann
- 15.November 12, 2009
8:30 am
You showed me God in a way I could accept without fear. How do you thank someone for that? I listened to your interview with Dr. Northrup. My father was faced with the same challenge you face physically. He passed away of something altogether different. You've given so much of yourself, I want to give back.- Penny
- 16.November 12, 2009
8:41 am
Sacred Self mentions 4 stages of spirituality. The only one I remember now is the warrior. I want to pray for your health. Every morning starting Dec 1, 2009. 6:30 a.m. for 10 minutes, I want to visualize anything unhealthy leaving your body and being absorbed and cleansed through the earth or atmosphere. I hope this is O.K.- Penny
- 17.November 12, 2009
2:21 pm
I heard you on the radio the other week and you said to a girl that Source didn't create you to be 100 pounds overweight (something like that). This really resonated with me. Thanks for reminding me once again. x- ~ Yvonne
- 18.November 12, 2009
4:59 pm
Wonderful story about peeling off old layers and growning new ones. We all have things in our life that need to be looked at and left behind, and I am sure its part of the lesssons we have to learn here on earth. Namaste,- Donna
- 19.November 12, 2009
6:05 pm
Growing up, self esteem was a big issue with me. At the age of 12 I began looking for alternatives to my reality. For 10 years I used alcohol and drugs to "not feel anything". Then one day I realized the "Perfect High" was from deep within and had no side effects. The power of believing is ever so strong!- Shannon
- 20.November 13, 2009
4:28 pm
My feet will not hit the floor in the morning before including you in my prayers....with love and gratitude- Marcia Langley
- 21.November 13, 2009
9:51 pm
Thank you for once again being the light on your journey. I just saw you talk about your new challenge. I see health and healing around you and know you will write about yet another journey. You have given so much and it has changed the way that I see life unfolding. Each day a prayer and a gift. Blessings!- Bobbe
- 22.November 14, 2009
9:53 pm
Hello Dr. Dyer. I'm writing to say THANK YOU for the amazing help you are giving me through your words in "Excuses Begone!" What a book! It is fantastic! You explain key concepts very clearly and for this I am indebted to you immensely. This is the book I was waiting for. THANK YOU.- Gricelda
- 23.November 15, 2009
8:52 pm
Saw you in Scottsdale friday.Your an awesome speaker we really enjoyed the show you looked incredible in person. an inspiration for anyone to see someone your age with vibrance and humor. really had such a great evening..Thanks- Sandi
- 24.November 16, 2009
11:27 am
Dr. Dyer, I have always liked the quotation by Sir Edmund Hillary, "It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." Thank you for helping me look for the positive lessons and opportunities revealed from the upward climb.- Donna
- 25.November 16, 2009
3:24 pm
Dr. Dyer I am filled with Gratitude for the lessons in life you have taught me through your "messenger writings" in all your books I have read. I just finished Excuses Begone this morning and for the last month of reading and taking in these life lessons again I feel the shift in myself I have been trying to find all my life. Nameste,- Laura
- 26.November 16, 2009
5:12 pm
Thank you Dr. Dyer!!. Thank God for made me come to this country and meet a co-worker who let me know about "Your erroneous zones". You have changed my life. I wish I could find all your books and CDs in Spanish so I can bring your messages to my family and friends in my country. They need a LOT of help. Good bless you.- Libertad
- 27.November 17, 2009
7:20 am
I learned a valuable life lesson from you about forgiveness. It was that we all do the best we can given the level of consciousness that is available to us at that given moment. It was a real epiphany for me! Thank you again. I'd love to hear and read more about this important principal from you in the future.- wavemasta
- 28.November 18, 2009
12:09 am
I want to feel Good ! I have used this many times just re-wrote it on the fridge today if truely this is what you want to feel you will start to create the reality around yourself to this manifestation. Thanks for this peace of wisdom Wayne. Nameste ,- Amrik
- 29.November 22, 2009
10:32 am
Hi Wayne! I am dropping the formality of Dr. and responding to a fellow spiritual being having a human experience. You are no ordinary human and the mllions of us that you have helped will be praying for healing as our thank-you for giving so much.You WILL write about this truth..Darlene- Darlene
- 30.July 31, 2010
4:43 pm
Dear Wayne, i am deeply grateful for the message you put out into the world, i am a recovering addict, and thru a 12 step program i stay clean 1 day at a time, but the beauty is that thru doing that i have found my way back to the source (god or however one wishes to call it) keep up the beautiful work! Namaste Jonah- jonah


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I'm Pam Newman.
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This past admissions cycle, amid a constant drumbeat of bad news about the health of the legal industry, it appears that fewer students sat down to take the LSAT than at any time in the past decade. In the last two years, the number of tests administered has dropped 24 percent, down to 129,925, from a peak of 171,514 in 2009-2010, according to the Law School Admission Council. (Graph courtesy of the LSAT Blog.)
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Pop! Goes the Law School BubbleThe era of twenty-somethings blindly stampeding their way towards law school seems to be finally, mercifully, drawing to a close.
Wages for Americans age 25-34 have decreased 5% since 2001 while tuition rates have increased 8% PER YEAR on average.
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Today knowledge is ubiquitous, constantly changing, growing exponentially… Today knowledge is free. It's like air, it's like water. It's become a commodity… There's no competitive advantage today in knowing more than the person next to you. The world doesn't care what you know. What the world cares about is what you can do with what you know.
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Over two year of research involving interviews with executives, college teachers, community leaders, and recent graduates, Wagner defined the skills needed for Americans to stay competitive in an increasingly globalized workforce. As lined out in his book, "The Global Achievement Gap," that set of core competencies that every student must master before the end of high school is:
- Critical thinking and problem solving (the ability to ask the right questions)
- Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
- Agility and adaptability
- Initiative and entrepreneurialism
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It's not about an education. It's about learning how to do something. You must have a trasportable skill.
"There's a special place in hell reserved for women who don't help other women," says Wurwand, sharing her favorite quote from former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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Charles Blow in the NY Times today:
"A big part of the problem is that teachers have been so maligned in the national debate that it's hard to attract our best and brightest to see it as a viable and rewarding career choice, even if they have a high aptitude and natural gift for it. A 2010 McKinsey & Company report entitled "Closing the Talent Gap: Attracting and Retaining Top-Third Graduates to Careers in Teaching" found that top-performing nations like Singapore, Finland and South Korea recruit all of their teachers from the top third of graduates and then even screen from that group for "other important qualities." By contrast, in the United States, '23 percent of new teachers come from the top third, and just 14 percent in high poverty schools, which find it especially difficult to attract and retain talented teachers. It is a remarkably large difference in approach, and in results.'" (via Will Richardson)
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I loved my internships. I wouldn't be where I am without them. But I also recognize that my parents' income afforded me those internships. Without their summer cash, I would have had to seek work at Best Buy, or Starbucks, or another place that paid more than zero dollars an hour. As students of privilege cluster in posh unpaid internships that open doors while lower-income students cluster in retail and food preparation jobs, income inequality yawns. Having extra money allows for unpaid internships, which lead to jobs that pay yet more money. Even if unpaid internships are a win-win for employers and students, this is not what egalitarianism looks like.
Derek Thompson in The Atlantic (via inthecac)
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There are two huge problems facing the America in the future:
1) "Baby Boomers" are retiring from the work force at the rate of 10,000 per day, and will do so for 17 years. Most of them don't have enough pension or 401(k) assets to support retirement for their life expectancy (15-20 years). Too few employers will hire these older folks, with their potential problems of age—reduced stamina and more health-related problems (and higher health care costs).
2) In recent decades, American parents have raised a "Generation of Sissies"—of spoiled, lazy, pampered and over-rated youth—who are highly educated, but in things that the world doesn't value very much (and thus won't pay for). The top 25% may be as good, as bright, as motivated as ever, and will likely be as successful as ever. The vast majority of this generation consists of formally educated, but spoiled, soft post-adolescents, who will struggle to be self-sustaining as adults. Because of this, they will not be able to support the massive wave of retired "Boomers," who will be going broke in their later years. In eras past, the elderly were supported by the coming younger generation(s). Those days are gone.
Members of this "Generation of Sissies" have been the victims of being coddled, babied, pampered, misled, misguided, and under-educated so badly that their "take care of me" upbringing cannot be sustained as they move into adulthood. The parents, who did this, also share in the responsibility for the failure of America's educational system.
… from Forbes - A "Generation of Sissies" [read]
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FACT: The number of students who have to go into debt to get a bachelor's degree has risen from 45% in 1993 to 94% today.
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Kindergarten Teacher Earns $700,000 by Selling Lesson Plans Online
Deanna Jump, a kindergarten teacher from Georgia, has made $700,000 selling her lesson plans on Teachers Pay Teachers, an ecommerce startup where teachers offer their lesson plans to fellow educators.
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Top 10 cities for job-seeking college grads right now, in terms of overall career happiness in conjunction with the average cost-of-living-adjusted salary.
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- Orlando, Fla.
- Houston, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- Birmingham, Ala.
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Do Entrepreneurs Need MBAs to Succeed?
What's right for you?
Let's use investing as an analogy for risk-taking: Taking a corporate job is like investing in fixed-income securities (e.g. bonds) that offer a steady and predictable return, while starting your own business is like investing in stocks — there is unlimited potential, but also a higher risk profile. Miss the mark and you're left with nothing. With this perspective, having an MBA in your back pocket doesn't sound so bad after all, right? Not so fast…
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Do you think Entrepreneurs Need MBAs—or even a college degree—to Succeed?
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"It's Not About You"
"Today's grads enter a cultural climate that preaches the self as the center of a life. But, of course, as they age, they'll discover that the tasks of a life are at the center. Fulfillment is a byproduct of how people engage their tasks, and can't be pursued directly. Most of us are egotistical and most are self-concerned most of the time, but it's nonetheless true that life comes to a point only in those moments when the self dissolves into some task. The purpose in life is not to find yourself. It's to lose yourself."
David Brooks' Op-Ed about college graduates has an extremely contentious title (because who ever said, verbatim, "It's all about me"? And who could claim that young people are more self-centered when it's aging Boomers who are demanding more actual tangible federal funds?).
That said, the essay is pretty benign and actually, um, insightful at times?


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An unbeaten 69 from Dean Brownlie helped New Zealand reach 169 for 4 in their second innings on day two of the first Test against South Africa on Thursday.
The Proteas, who dismissed the touring side for just 45 on day one, declared their first innings on 347 for 8 shortly after lunch with a lead of 302 and they were still 133 runs ahead at the close. But New Zealand, largely through Brownlie and captain Brendon McCullum who made 51, offered much stronger resistance second time round, reponding well to widespread condemnation of their woeful performance on Wednesday.
New Zealand also bowled better in the morning session and made the ideal start when Trent Boult forced Alviro Petersen to play on after adding just three runs to his overnight score of 103. Early morning rain had cleared two hours before the start of play, but the ominous grey skies remained for much of the morning and AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis had to survive an awkward period in which the pitch offered the seamers lateral movement.Read more
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Comic book style Black girls. For my homework assignment, we had to choose a master artist who does a specific style, draw that style, and draw ourselves in that style. I chose Jackie Ormes. The first Black woman comic book artist. I wish I knew about her earlier.


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Billy Palmertree, formerly general manager at Tomlinson Avionics of Texas, has joined US Aviation in Denton, Texas, to run the avionics department and FAA Part 145 repair station. Palmertree brings more than 20 years of experience in general aviation and corporate business jet avionics systems. "I am pleased to join such a stable and growing company. US Aviation has a great avionics and maintenance facility with plenty of expertise, and room to accommodate customer aircraft," Palmertree said.
Falcon Field
Atlanta, Ga.-based Precision Aviation Group (PAG) has acquired Gardner Aviation Specialist. GAS, a Peachtree City, Ga.-based company, is an FAA repair station offering avionics installations, glass-panel upgrades, aircraft maintenance and MRO services. The acquisition allows PAG to expand the services it provides to customers operating fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. GAS operates out of a 35,000-sq-ft hangar on Falcon Field.
The Arizona DOT named Phoenix Mesa-Falcon Field Airport "Arizona Airport of the Year" at the 2010 Arizona Airports Association Spring Conference.
Cushman and Wakefield, the real-estate firm hired by MD Helicopters parent company Patriarch Partners, has reportedly narrowed potential new sites for the company down to four: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, North Texas Regional Airport, Shreveport Regional Airport and Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City. The company was expected to make a decision by late last month.
The FAA in January awarded Eclipse 500 type rating training approval to Mesa Falcon Field, Ariz.-based Sabena Airline Training Center. Managing director Kris Van den Bergh said the center is the first center worldwide to offer Eclipse 500 type rating courses. The training center received its first Eclipse 500 in August. The course takes 10 to 15 days to complete, and the first class will be offered this month.
MD Helicopters has requested a concessionary renegotiation of the land leases for its main plant and offices at Falcon Field in Mesa, Ariz. The company made the petition to the City of Mesa in July after the rent on most of its 46-acre site automatically doubled during the last year under terms of the leases, first signed in 1983 when the company was known as Hughes Helicopters.


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Exhibition The Cradle of Art Nouveau: Victor Horta and Brussels at the District Architecture Center in Washington – from 19 October 2012 to 28 February 2013
The Cradle of Art Nouveau: Victor Brussels is a panel exhibition that explores the grandeur and beauty of many of Horta's residential works, including the Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and his own home, now the Horta Museum. The exhibit is complemented by a film on Art Nouveau.
The exhibition was organized by the Monuments and Sites Department of the Brussels-Capital Region in cooperation with the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and VISITBRUSSELS, the Belgian capital's tourism agency.
Flyer in English, in French and in Dutch
More information
Travelling exhibition The Nature of Art Nouveau 2 – Die Natur des Jugendstil in Bad Nauheim – from 12 September to 26 October 2014
Symposium Mackintosh Architecture at the Hunterian in Glasgow – on 19 September 2014
31st European Heritage Days – from 20 to 21 September 2014
Exhibition The Cradle of Art Nouveau. Victor Horta and Brussels at Pelgrims House in Brussels – from 11 to 28 September 2014
With the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union
Responsible publisher: Arlette Verkruyssen, General Director,
Brussels Regional Public Service - Bruxelles Développement urbain (Brussels Urban Development),
CCN - Rue du Progrès 80, B. 1, 1035 Brussels - Belgium


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With a focus on learning, Smithson Valley High School is committed to providing knowledge, skills, and experiences for productive and positive lives in a global community.
A Letter from Principal Michael Wahl:
My name is Michael Wahl and I am the new principal at Smithson Valley High School. I am extremely honored to be the principal of Smithson Valley High School! I come to Comal ISD with 23 years of educational experience at all levels: elementary, junior high and high school. In the short time I have been here, I have already met some amazing students, parents, staff and community members. I look forward to meeting many more as we move closer to the opening of the 2014-15 school year.
As the Principal of Smithson Valley High School, it is my sincere pleasure and honor to be entrusted with the pride and traditions of this great school. I feel that my responsibility as the principal is to ensure that your child receives a quality education within a safe, respectful environment. I know the faculty and staff at Smithson Valley High School share that same focus. I am a firm believer in the home and school connection.
Smithson Valley High School enjoys a rich history of excellence that is the result of the school's staff and parents working in partnership to provide diverse experiences for their students. By working together, I am confident we can make our school an even better place for our students to learn and grow.
Please feel free to contact me at the school with questions or concerns, or just to introduce yourself.
Go Rangers!
August 11 FRESHMAN Registration 8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
August 12 SENIOR Registration 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
August 13 JUNIOR Registration 8 a.m. - 4 p.m
August 14 SOPHMORE Registration 8 a.m. - 4 p.m
(Lunch Break: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. each day)
What to bring:
To complete the registration process, students will need to bring two proofs of residency (electric, gas, water, cable, lease contract) dated within the last 30 days
There will be stations set up for items such as parking passes, school ID's, etc., and a checklist of items for the students to complete. Upon completed checklist, students will receive their class schedules.
SVHS Clubs/Organization Booths will be set up in the Senior Dining Hall during registration so that students will have the opportunity to purchase Ranger Spirit items.
August 13 - 9th Grade Fish Camp (last name A-L)
August 14 - 9th Grade Fish Camp (last name M-Z)
Fish Camp Bridging Parent Meeting 6.- 6:30 pm - Meet in the Auditorium
Fish Camp 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
(Students who are new to the district)
August 6 New Student Registration 8:00am - 4:00pm
August 7 New Student Registration 8:00am - 6:30pm
(Lunch break 11:30am - 1:00pm)
What to bring:
2 Proofs of Residency (water, gas, electric, cable, lease contract) dated within the last 30 days
Birth Certificate
Social Security Card
Shot Records
Incoming 9th Graders - End of the Year 8th grade report card
Incoming 10th, 11th, 12th graders - End of Year Report Card and/or Unofficial Transcript
Make Up Dates for New Student Registration:
August 20 & August 21
By Appointment Only


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Packt is pleased to announce the publication of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Security Cookbook, a new book that helps to secure SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and Reporting Services (SSRS). Readers will learn to master techniques for data and code encryption, user authentication and authorization, denial-of-service attacks and SQL Injection.
About the Author
Rudi Bruchez: Rudi Bruchez is an Independent Consultant and Trainer based in Paris, France. He has 15 years of experience with SQL Server. Since 2006, he has been providing consulting and audits as well as SQL Server training. He has co-authored one of the best-selling books about the SQL language in French, which was published in 2008 and is the only French book about SQL Server optimization.
The book starts with installing and securing the SQL Server with recipes such as managing service SIDs, configuring a firewall for SQL Server access and encrypting the session by SSL. Using cipher algorithms, SQL developers will learn about symmetric keys, asymmetric keys and certificates, which can be used to encrypt data or sign data and modules.
The Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Security Cookbook addresses internal security such as creating logins to connect to SQL Server and grant privileges to secure objects on the server or inside the database. Developers will learn to monitor SQL Server logs and use DML and DDL trigger for auditing. They will be able to use a SQL or Web Application Firewall, and manage object ownership and protect data through views and stored procedures.
Essential chapters covered in this book are:
- Chapter 1: Securing Server and Network
- Chapter 2: Authentication and User Privilege
- Chapter 3: Protecting the data
- Chapter 4: Data and code encryption, and securing code
- Chapter 5: Fighting Attacks and Injection
- Chapter 6: Securing tools and high availability
- Chapter 7: Auditing and Compliance
- Chapter 8: Securing Business Intelligence
Packt has also published other Microsoft SQL server related titles:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Performance Tuning Cookbook (July 2012).
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services: An Expert Cookbook (May 2012).
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services (July 2011).
About Packt Enterprise
All Microsoft books are Published by Packt Enterprise. Packt Enterprise is a publishing division of Packt Publishing designed to serve the information needs of IT Professionals in the Enterprise space. Packt Enterprise publishes books on Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Citrix, Java, Amazon, and SAP among other technologies.
Over 70 practical, focused recipes to bullet-proof your SQL Server database and protect it from hackers and security threats Practical, focused recipes for securing your SQL Server database Master the latest techniques for data and code encryption, user authentication and authorization, protection against brute force attacks, denial of service attacks, and SQL Injection, and more A learn by example recipe based approach that focuses on key concepts to provide the foundation to solve real world problems In Detail In 2011, a big corporation suffered a 23-day network outage after a breach of security that allowed the theft of millions of registered accounts on its gaming network. A month later, hackers claimed in a press release to have stolen personal information of 1 million users by a single SQL injection attack. In these days of high-profile hacking, SQL Server 2012 database security has become of prime importance "Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Security Cookbook" will show you how to secure your database using cutting-edge methods and protect it from hackers and other security threats. You will learn the latest techniques for data and code encryption, user authentication and authorization, protection against brute force attacks, denial-of-service attacks, and SQL Injection, securing business intelligence, and more. We will start with securing SQL Server right from the point where you install it. You will learn to secure your server and network with recipes such as managing service SIDs, configuring a firewall for SQL Server access, and encrypting the session by SSL. We will then address internal security: creating logins to connect to SQL Server, and users to gain access to a database. We will also see how to grant privileges to securable objects on the server or inside the database.


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New Methods for Proteomic, Lipidomic & Metabolomic Studies of
Infectious Disease and Cancer
This event has now passed. Please register for the on-demand version below
The molecular complexity inherent in biomedical studies places significant demands upon the analytical methodologies used to address the projects. Foremost, the instrumentation used to qualitatively and quantitatively characterize the biological samples must be highly reproducible across the cohort, across projects and across laboratories. Whilst individual 'omic analyses such as proteomics, lipidomics and metabolomics can independently provide much information, it has become increasingly clear that success in the understanding of the underlying molecular etiology of disease is best obtained via the acquisition and integration of datasets from all of these different 'omic technologies. Thus, the analytical tools used must possess the flexibility to acquire data from these different classes of biomolecules. Finally, financial restrictions require that these datasets must be acquired in a high throughput manner.
This webinar will discuss the application of ultraperformance nanoscale LC with high resolution accurate mass Q-Tof mass spectrometers to the acquisition of proteomic, metabolomic and lipidomic datasets in studies of infectious disease and cancer.


text: Page Content 1F-1: Optional Practical Training (OPT) OPT is a benefit of F-1 status that allows students to work off-campus in a field related to their area of study. OPT is most often utilized by Babson students following completion of their academic program. There is a limit of 12 months of full-time OPT per degree level. OPT may be used before completion of studies (pre-completion), after completion of studies (post-completion) or a combination of both. OPT may be full-time or part-time, but any pre-completion OPT is limited to part-time during the academic year. Part-time OPT (up to 20 hours/week) is deducted at half of the full-time rate (two months of part-time OPT = one month of full time OPT) before completion of studies. After completion of studies, part-time OPT is counted at the full-time rate. Full-time OPT (more than 20 hours/week) can only be granted during official college breaks or after completion of studies. The 17 month OPT extension for certain STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) degree holders is not applicable for Babson students. Additional Considerations You must currently be maintaining valid F-1 status and must have been enrolled full-time for at least one academic year before applying for OPT. You are only authorized to work within the dates specified on the EAD. If you do not complete your academic program by the date originally specified, contact The Glavin Office; you may not be eligible to work with the EAD you received. In order to maintain F-1 status while on OPT, students must report address and employment changes to an International Student Advisor and must not exceed 90 days of unemployment during the entire 12 month OPT period.


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You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps. If you are not logged on as an administrator, you can only change settings that apply to your user account.
If you use a specific program on a regular basis, you can use the Task Scheduler Wizard to create a task that opens the program for you automatically according to the schedule you choose. For example, if you use a financial program on a certain day each month, you can schedule a task that opens the program automatically so you don't risk forgetting to open it yourself.
Open Task Scheduler by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Task Scheduler.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Click the Action menu, and then click Create Basic Task.
Type a name for the task and an optional description, and then click Next.
Do one of the following:
To select a schedule based on the calendar, click Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or One time, click Next, specify the schedule you want to use, and then click Next.
To select a schedule based on common recurring events, click When the computer starts, or When I log on, and then click Next.
To select a schedule based on specific events, click When a specific event is logged, click Next, specify the event log and other information using the drop-down lists, and then click Next.
To schedule a program to start automatically, click Start a program, and then click Next.
Click Browse to find the program you want to start, and then click Next.
Click Finish.
Task Scheduler is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in and it includes additional help for advanced users. For more information, open Task Scheduler, click the Help menu, and then click Help Topics.


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Forrest 12 in. x 80T Chop Master Saw Blade - 1YX70
Made in the USA of high-quality C4 micrograin
carbide teeth, these Forrest saw blades have earned their stripes. Each blade is made of a laser cut steel plate, hand straightened to tight tolerances to reduce runout. Coupled with a carefully engineered design, you have a quiet
precision-cutting instrument that in many instances gives glue-line cuts on solid wood. Use the Woodworker II on your table saw for smooth all-purpose trim and rip cuts and crosscuts on wood up to 2" thick, even plywood. While it has only 40 teeth in most cases, it is a great all-purpose table saw blade. The Chopmaster is specifically designed for the miter, sliding compound miter and radial arm saws. It produces a very stable, smooth cut, giving you a real tight miter with virtually no tear-out on the back side of the cut. The Duraline Hi-A/T blade is designed for chip-free/splinter-free cuts on melamine, two-sided laminates and plywood veneer without using a scoring blade. The Dado King is the king of the flat-bottom dado. Tear-out and shredding are virtually eliminated with the Forrest design. It includes (6) four-tooth chippers, (2) 24-tooth
outside blades and a set of shims. The blade stiffener prevents cutting-system vibrations
from affecting the saw blade. It is an optional stability tool.
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(December 2011) Lafayette Utilities System selects Elster's EnergyAxis as its AMI system; ABB wins contract from Hydro-Quebec; Sapphire Power Holdings acquires...
Customer Service: 2020
Grid upgrades spark an interactivity revolution.
two we'll see some naysayers who will say this isn't good. It will take patience among utilities, regulators and customers to get through the early changes and get to the next level of capabilities that can be delivered with the smart grid.


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Welcome, dear visitor, to Horizon, a fanlisting for the beautiful relationship between Riku & Sora, from the amazing Kingdom Hearts series! They are childhood friends who drift apart when their powers awaken. However, their bond is so strong that it overcomes darkness, all sort of enemies, and even different worlds. Whether you support their friendship or romance, you are invited to join us! This fanlisting is approved by both The Fanlistings and The Anime Fanlistings networks.
The TFL version of this fanlisting has been kindly adopted from the awesome Narriman in November 2011. Thank you so much for entrusting us with the fanlisting for such a beloved pairing to us both! If you don't know what a fanlisting is, please read this. Hope you have fun browing this site ♥
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I am glad my kitty litter necktie is making a comeback. Although based on the reaction of the last wedding I was at I probably should have put clean litter in there.
Also, dont cheap out on the plastic film for your doors and windows. The cheap stuff has tape that leaves behind a residue when you go to take it off in the spring.
Plastic windows and keeping the thermostat down to 60 is what saved us the most money. And adding insulation anywhere you can afford it
19 easy home-winterization projects
Dodge the draft(s)
According to the Energy Department, drafts can waste 5% to 30% of your energy use. Start simply and adopt that old Great Depression fixture — the draft snake, which you can easily make yourself. Just place a rolled bath towel under a drafty door, or make a more attractive draft snake with googly eyes, a felt tongue and the like. You can use any scraps of fabric — even neckties — and fill with sand or kitty litter for heft.
Make sure drafts aren't giving your thermostat a false reading too, and read on for more advanced solutions.
- Video: How to winterize your home
- MSN Money: 4 foolish ways to go 'green'
19 easy home-winterization projects
Change furnace filters
Yes it's easy to forget, but it's important to replace or clean your furnace filters once a month during the heating season. Dirty filters restrict air flow and increase energy demand. Here's a worry-saving tip: Mark a monthly check on your calendar.
Better, consider switching to a permanent filter, which will reduce waste and hassle. Did you know that disposable fiberglass filters trap a measly 10% to 40% of debris? Electrostatic filters trap around 88%, and are much better at controlling the bacteria, mold, viruses and pollen that cause illness and irritation. They cost $50 to $1,000 or more. Another good choice is a genuine high-efficiency particulate air filter, which can remove 99.97% of airborne particles. HEPA filters are based on Energy Department standards. Avoid "HEPA-like" filters, which can be vastly less effective.
Buying a new furnace is expensive, but replacing an inefficient burner with a modern machine will save you money every month through the heating season.
- On our blog, 'Listed': The garage is dead — long live the garage?
19 easy home-winterization projects
Run fans in reverse
Most people think of fans only when they want to be cool, but many ceiling units come with a handy switch that reverses the direction of the blades. Counterclockwise rotation produces cooling breezes while switching to clockwise makes it warmer: Air pooled near the ceiling is circulated back into the living space, cutting your heating costs as much as 10%.
19 easy home-winterization projects
Winterize your air-conditioning and water lines
This one's really easy, and it will even save you a few pennies next summer: Simply drain any hoses and air-conditioner pipes, and make sure no excess water is pooled in equipment. If your A/C has a water shutoff valve, turn it off.
Similarly, make sure any hoses are drained and stowed away neatly. Turn off exterior water spigots. It's also a good idea to seal any water leaks around the place — and don't forget to remove any window A/C units and store them so you don't invite cold drafts all winter.
- Video: Weatherstripping tips
19 easy home-winterization projects
Turn down your water heater
While many conventional water heaters are set to 140 degrees Fahrenheit by installers, most households don't need water that hot, and end up paying for it — in dollars and the occasional burn. Lowering the temperature to 120 degrees or lower would reduce your water-heating costs by 6% to 10%.
If you start to wonder why you need a tank at all, you may be ready for a tankless water heater, or to go solar.
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19 easy home-winterization projects
Install storm doors and windows
Installing a storm door can increase energy efficiency by 45%, by sealing drafts and reducing air flow. Storm doors also offer greater flexibility for letting light and ventilation enter your home. Look for Energy Star-certified models.
Similarly, storm windows can make a huge difference when the cold wind starts blowing. It may be a pain, but it is well worth it to get them out of the shed or attic and install them for the season.
Make sure each is securely shut. They don't do much good if you leave them in the up position by mistake.
- On our blog, 'Listed': The garage is dead — long live the garage?
19 easy home-winterization projects
Give your heating system a tune-up
You probably know that cars need periodic tune-ups to run their best. The same is true for heating equipment. Keeping your furnace clean, lubricated and properly adjusted will reduce energy use, saving you up to 5% on heating costs.
The good news is that many utilities offer free annual checkups by qualified technicians – but you often have to call early, because crews get backed up once heating season starts. Some furnace manufacturers and dealers also offer free or discounted inspections.
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19 easy home-winterization projects
Mind that thermostat
It's easy to forget to turn down the heat when you leave the house, but doing so is one of the surest ways to save money. Most households shell out 50% to 70% of their energy budgets on heating and cooling, so why pay for what no one uses?
For every degree you lower the thermostat during heating season, you'll save between 1% and 3% on your heating bill. Make it easier with a programmable thermostat; they are widely available for as little as $50, and the average family will save $180 a year with one.
Go a step further and ask your local utility if it's making smart meters available in your area, as part of federal smart-grid investments.
- Video: How to winterize your home
- MSN Money: 4 foolish ways to go 'green'
19 easy home-winterization projects
Put up some plastic
For just a few dollars, pick up a window insulation kit at your local hardware or discount store. Don't worry — properly installed, window plastic is essentially invisible. Adding a buffer against drafts and extra still-air space can give a nice boost to your home's ability to hold heat.
Save even more by hiring a pro to install a high-tech "low-e" film directly to the window glass.
If your windows are old, consider replacing them with energy-efficient windows.
- Video: Weatherstripping tips
19 easy home-winterization projects
Use an energy monitor
Measure your way to savings with an energy monitor (pictured is the TED, The Energy Detective, which starts at $139). Such a device indicates household electrical usage in real time and projects your monthly bill. Research has found that this kind of information can lead consumers to reduce their electricity consumption significantly.
In fact, according to the company that makes the TED, you'll save 15% to 20% on each bill, which would amount to hundreds of dollars a year. By seeing exactly how much each appliance or activity costs, you'll start seeing easy ways to cut waste.
- Video: How to winterize your home
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19 easy home-winterization projects
Use caulking and weatherstripping
Simple leaks can sap home energy efficiency by 5% to 30% a year, according to the Energy Department. That means it pays to seal up gaps with caulking and weatherstripping.
Take a close look at places where two different building materials meet, such as corners, around chimneys, where pipes or wires exit and along the foundation. Use the incense test: Carefully move a lit stick along walls, avoiding drapes and other flammables; where the smoke wavers, you have air sneaking in — and heating or cooling sneaking out.
In another method, have someone on the outside blow a hair dryer around each window while you hold a lighted candle inside. If the candle flickers or goes out, you need to caulk or weatherstrip around the frame.
Read: The essential guide to weatherstripping
- Video: Weatherstripping tips
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Put on a sweater
Make like Jimmy Carter and dress more warmly for winter, even inside. Gone are the days (for most of us, at least) when we can afford to lounge around in our underwear while it's frosty outside. Remember what we said about each degree on the thermostat costing you money?
Roughly speaking, a light long-sleeved sweater is worth about 2 degrees in added warmth, while a heavy sweater adds about 4 degrees. So cozy up and start saving.
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Boost insulation
Insulation is one of the best ways to save energy and money at home. It can make a big difference between walls, and make sure your attic floor and basement ceiling are well-covered.
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Insulate your pipes
Pay less for hot water by insulating pipes. That can also help decrease the chance of pipes freezing, which can be disastrous. Check to see if your pipes are warm to the touch. If so, they are good candidates for insulation. Use the same method to determine if your water heater would benefit from some insulation.
You can get pre-slit pipe foam at most hardware stores. Cut it to size and fasten in place with duct tape. Ideally, choose the insulation with the highest R-value practical, which is a measure of its heat-blocking power. Pipe insulation is often R-3 or, for batt styles that you wrap around, a stronger R-7.
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Seal those ducts
Moving even deeper into your home's infrastructure, one encounters ductwork. Studies show 10% to 30% of heated (or cooled) air in an average system escapes from ducts.
It could pay to hire a professional technician to come out and test your duct system and fix any problems. Properly sealing ducts can save the average home up to $140 annually, according to the American Solar Energy Society. Plus, you'll have better protection against mold and dust.
Many utilities offer incentive programs for duct improvement. Be wary of "duct cleaning" services, however; absent an air-quality problem, most homes don't need their ducts cleaned.
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Take advantage of tax credits
Tax credits can help homeowners install renewable-energy and energy-efficiency projects.
Various local, state and federal incentives exist to encourage the use of efficient windows and doors, insulation, roofing, HVAC (including geothermal ground-source heat pumps) water heaters (including solar water heaters) and alternative-energy technologies, such as solar power, geothermal heating and cooling, biomass stoves, small wind turbines and even fuel cells.
Learn about local incentives by searching the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency.
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Choose the right contractor
To choose which project to tackle first, it may help to perform your own energy audit, or hire an expert. But how do you get someone who shares your values?
"Green building" pros are setting up shop all across the country, so they're getting easier to find. The Energy Department certifies Energy Star home-performance contractors, who are trained to improve energy efficiency in homes. Be careful: Many state and federal incentives require that the work be done by a certified contractor, so check the rules before hiring anyone. Ask potential contractors about their interest in and experience with green technologies, and find out if they are approved for work that qualifies for a green home label.
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Get creative and go alternative
Various local, state and federal incentives exist to encourage the use of alternative energy technologies, all of which require a front-end investment that typically pays for itself in energy savings over a number of years.
Or, you can get creative. Tired of paying to chill food when it's cold outside? Take advantage of natural cool air by rigging up an ambient air refrigerator (pictured here) on the side of your dwelling. The process is simpler than you might think. You just need some wood, insulation and a couple of computer fans. Get all the details for your own super fridge here.
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Upgrade to an efficient furnace
Fortunately, it's not something you have to do every year, or even every decade, but if your furnace is old you could save a lot of money in the long run — and improve your home's value — by upgrading to a new unit.
Make it an Energy Star-certified furnace and you'll save 15% to 20% versus standard new models.


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However, ground fog is forming in the clear skies on the northern fringes of this cloud deck, and after checking with several county sheriffs in ne MO/w central IL, will be issuing a dense fog advisory til 9am this morning for areas along and north of a Paris-Bowling Green line. With the increasing easterly low level flow, believe there should be a gradual decrease in clouds from west to east during the day. Given low cloud tendencies over the CWA the last few weeks I hate to be too optimistic, but aforementioned trends as well as good agreement in the models regarding the low level moisture profile seem to indicate this clearing trend. However, the emphasis will be on "gradual", as we will also be contending with some high level cloudiness spreading east from the convection over eastern KS/sw MO, at least during the morning. As far as showers and thunderstorm threat is concerned...axis of convection is gradually sagging south as redevelopment continues on the west/south side of the rain-cooled boundary. With this boundary remaining active, the shower and thunderstorm threat should remain southwest of our CWA. Truett .LONG TERM: (Tonight through Wednesday) Issued at 347 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2014 A ridge of high pressure extending from the Great Lakes region southwest into eastern MO should keep any precipitation west of our forecast area tonight. Warmer temperatures can be expected on Friday as an upper level ridge shifts eastward into MO, and surface winds become southerly on the western periphery of the surface ridge extending southwest into southeastern MO. The chance of convection will return Saturday afternoon and night as the upper level ridge flattens as an upper level trough deepens over the northern Plains and Great Lakes region. As the trough deepens it will send a cold front southeastward through our forecast area Saturday night and Sunday morning. At least scattered showers/storms are expected along this front. It appears that most of the precipitation will shift south of our forecast area by Sunday afternoon as a strong surface ridge builds into the region behind the cold front with cooler and drier air filtering southeastward into our area. Both the GFS and ECMWF models drop the 8 degree C 850 mb isotherm southward to STL by 12z Monday. A dry and cool period of weather is expected for the remainder of the extended forecast with northwesterly upper level flow and as the surface ridge moves slowly eastward through the region. GKS && .AVIATION: (For the 12z TAFs through 12z Friday Morning) Issued at 655 AM CDT Thu Sep 18 2014 While deep moisture is causing IFR cigs/vsbys to linger over mid MO, slow but steady increase of easterly low level flow appears to be advecting somewhat drier air into eastern sections of the FA, as ceilings from east central MO into S IL have held steady or risen a bit over the last several hours. This should mean ceilings pushing above 3kft throughout the STL metro no later than 15z, with this cloud deck finally scattering out in the 19-20z time frame. Improving trend is also expected in mid MO during the day, although it will likely be a bit slower since this area in deeper into the low level moisture. Meanwhile at UIN, pockets of dense fog formed during the predawn hours in northern sections of the FA near UIN on the northern fringes of the ST/SC deck, but a slight increase in higher level cloudiness appears to have prevented the dense fog from becoming more widespread, and the remaining fog should lift in the next hour or so with VFR conditions the remainder of the period. With the westward advection of the dry air today, expect the SC field to be pushed west of the FA by tonight. Did add a bit of predawn fog with MVFR vsbys to the low-lying TAF locations (SUS, CPS) Specifics for KSTL: Ceilings should be climbing above 3kft no later than 14z, with the SC deck finally scattering out by early afternoon. VFR conditions should prevail tonight with a mostly clear sky, and although some fog is possible in low lying areas of the STL metro believe STL terminal area will not be impacted by this. Truett && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES: MO...DENSE FOG ADVISORY until 9 AM CDT this morning FOR Knox MO-Lewis MO-Marion MO-Monroe MO-Pike MO-Ralls MO-Shelby MO. IL...DENSE FOG ADVISORY until 9 AM CDT this morning FOR Adams IL- Brown IL-Pike IL. && $$ WFO LSX


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I always love working with these guys, and this time was no exception. They were troopers as we took about a mile walk down the windy beach to get to our location on the other side of the cliff wall, and maintained their composure while getting splashed by incoming waves. I've wanted to shoot a band at this location for a while and I couldn't be happier with the results.
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I don't blog much anymore… but I just wanted to give a shoutout to my favorite photographer. Follow/Like/Friend him.
whoa, thank you so much! Damn, something is in the water or something today cause people are being ultra nice to me. Way into it.
Last night I got to meet one of my favorite photographers in the world: Matt Burke. I didnt really talk to him too much cause I was nervous. But he is so amazing. He's changed how I look at photos…and now that I think of it…life in general. He taught me how to see the beauty in the things life has that we take for granted. He really is an incredible person.
WOW!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! jeez, today is turning out to be an awesome day. thank you so much! Believe me, I was just as shy/nervous haha. I'm the most awkward. It was nice meeting you though!
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Visitors to Joplin will soon have an easier way to move around on foot. Sidewalks will be built along Range Line road at 36th Street.
The project is near Sam's Club and in the city's hotel district.
When construction starts drivers can expect a night time lane closure on Range Line Road and 36th Street. Crews will close lanes as early as 7 p.m. and have them reopened by 6 a.m. each day.
However, one lane in each direction will remain open at all times during the construction.
The Missouri Department of Transportation says the project has been planned for a while.
"We've been trying to get this done for the last three or four years now," says Sean Matlock of MoDOT. "We've been working with the local businesses and we were trying to do it without trying to acquire more right of way, which it was pretty difficult to do. But we were able to do that."
The sidewalk project will cost about $378,000 and is slated to be completed by the end of August.


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At Normal Farm, Kate Winslet prepares lunch. On Armed Forces TV, Capt. Rosie Fielding chats health and dieting with nutrition gurus Simon Putney and Jean Witchell. Kate Moss and her schoolyard pals, Sadie Frost and Stella McCartney, take a math exam. Caroline Little Treats, well she can't decide if having a glass of white wine at lunch is the right thing to do. Pop star Lily Allen sings about, er, drones on about her mundane life.
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One Turkish court order "instructed us to take down an account accusing a former minister of corruption," Twitter said. "This order causes us concern."
Turkey's Twitter ban lasted only a few days, but Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have already accomplished what he wanted with it.
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Larger conversations about sexual assault and victim-blaming are unfolding online.
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A senior member of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party defended the country's ban on Twitter, saying Turkish citizens can't handle the swearing and insults.
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Turkey's citizens continue to face more Internet restrictions Saturday in the wake of this week's Twitter blockade.
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UCLA researchers point out that social media may be the next big public health tool.
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Fed up with the way that women are portrayed during the biggest TV event of the year? There's an app for that.
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Before we ring in the New Year, let's take a look at how your personal data's privacy and security was compromised in 2013.


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SYDNEY (REUTERS) - Chinese tycoon Tony Fung has offered to pay A$214 million (S$249 million) to buy Reef Casino Trust, which owns the only casino in the Australian city of Cairns near the Great Barrier Reef, in a bid to enter the country's gambling and tourism market.
Shares in Reef Casino surged 42.6 per cent to six-year highs after the announcement.
Mr Fung, a billionaire son of one of the founders of Hong Kong conglomerate Sun Hung Kai & Co., has previously proposed a A$4.2 billion casino and resort project in Cairns, which has yet to get approval from the Queensland state government.
Reef was in discussion with Aquis Casino Acquisitions Pty Ltd, controlled by Mr Fung, after receiving a non-binding proposal to buy all the units at a cash price of A$4.354 per unit, the trust company said in a statement.
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Uniondale, NY — This has been a New York Rangers season where there has been very little adversity.
The Rangers' .698 win percentage through 58 games is the team's best start in 39 years, equalling the 1972-73 Blueshirts, who began the season with a 38-15-5 record (.698 win percentage). They are currently tied for the second-best start in franchise history.
The Rangers find themselves in unchartered waters heading into the trade deadline, as the Rangers – regardless of what transpires between then and now – will be in first place for the first time since 1994's historic Stanley Cup triumph.
This is latest into a season the Rangers have been atop the Eastern Conference standings since the 1995-96 season.
In that season, the trading deadline was on March 20, but the Rangers made the forgettable Joe Kocur trade to the Vancouver Canucks for goaltender Kay Whitmore.
The 1993-94 season was a different story however, as then general manager Neil Smith made several big moves on deadline day that would help end the curse of 1940. They acquired Stephane Matteau and Brian Noonan from the Chicago Blackhawks for Tony Amonte, shipped out Mike Gartner to Toronto for Glenn Anderson, and added the gritty Craig MacTavish for rookie Todd Marchant in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers.
None of the aforementioned players the Rangers added that year could be considered superstars. Only Noonan would make a solid contribution points-wise, collecting 11 points in 22 playoff games. Rather they are all role players.
This year, Ranger nation is abuzz with rumors of a trade for Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash. But given Glenn Sather's post lockout track record, don't count on it.
Since the lockout, Slat's trade deadline moves have not been of the blockbuster variety. In 2005-06 for instance, he added Sandis Ozolinsh for a third round pick; the following year he added Jason Krog off waivers, as well as trading Aaron Ward for Paul Mara, then Pascal Dupuis for Alex Bourret. In the 2007-08 season, he packaged Marcel Hossa and Al Montaya for Phoenix's David LeNeveu, Fredik Sjostrom and Josh Gratton, and in another move added Christian Backman for a 4th-round pick.
I could go on and on, but the point I am trying to make is Sather's track record seems to be adding role players not superstars.
So the team that took the ice in tonight's 239th meeting of the Islanders and Rangers is pretty much what you should see on Monday night against the New Jersey Devils, with maybe some minor tweaks.


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Illinois will be well represented during today's Inaugural Parade.
The procession that follows President Barack Obama down Pennsylvania Avenue after his swearing-in ceremony will feature more than 60 groups and eight official inaugural floats. One of those floats will recognize Illinois, as the birthplace of First Lady Michelle Obama.
The float will feature American flags, the state flag and a panorama of the state Capitol.
It will be one of the first floats in the parade and will be immediately followed by Chicago's South Shore Drill Team.
Hawaii, the state where President Obama was born, also will have an official float.
The parade is scheduled to begin about 1:30 p.m. More than 8,800 people and 200 animals are expected to participate.


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'So what's going on with you?'
I haven't been making many, if any, meaningful posts lately. In fact, in the past week or so I've pretty much fallen off the map of this community, and haven't even said two words to many of the people here that I care about and adore and wish were closer to me so we could talk more often and hang out and be ridiculous together.
The blog is still active, but my energy and my heart has temporarily run out. If you have questions for me related to…anything, really, ask me and I'll answer and if I don't know the answer I'll research it and answer a bit later. I may be attempting to design some materials for TeachersPayTeachers sometime in the future and if you saw anything here that you think people would want by all means give me a heads up. Even though I haven't really communicated well, if you want to say hi, I will try to get back into it.
This is just a message to those who are wondering, if you are wondering, what is going on, which is here below the cut.
If it makes anyone feel any better about it, I want you to know that it isn't just you. I've pulled the equivalent of shutting myself in my room and not coming out for most communication lately.
I've even done it with any of my aspirations. In the past week I've stopped caring about trying to find a teaching job, about trying to wrestle with this tutoring company that hired people even as they're being investigated for fraud and may not be able to give those people jobs, I've given up on trying to chase down people at the institutions of higher learning I was trying to attend to find another track for myself. I've whittled down and then given up on working with the Army, which was something I'd been trying to pursue these past six months with an almost obsessive passion. I almost put all of my children's books, the "classroom library" I've been amassing slowly for the past four years from clearance bins and gifts and used book stores, into the attic. I stopped posting creative work on my art and writing blogs, I almost stopped making art altogether outside of what has to get done because I've been paid to do it and even that was a struggle.
The place that I moved back to, the family home, is an environment full of emotional instability. At one point I wasn't being spoken to for three days by one person, and avoided by the other two so that they wouldn't get in the middle of that person's mood. I have run out of money and can't disappear, but have thought about it anyway. After vehemently arguing me back here and out of a place where I had a support system and social circle, last week I was told by that same person, "Maybe you should have gotten that cabin in MA." I have called hotlines, have had worrisome conversations with friends who are saints, have sought help that it turns out I could not afford without family paying for it, and family paying for things is why I cannot leave to begin with - I've thought about taking the car and living in a parking lot somewhere in certain desperate moments, but they pay the car insurance.
I want to want to be here again. Whether I'm in the midst of a full-scale mental breakdown is becoming less and less of a question, and the questions have become more "How do I fix this when I'm caring less and less, as an effect, about whether or not I do?"
This is an awkward post to be making, but I'm the first one to tell people not to be ashamed of things like mental health and situations that are beyond your control. So, if you see one of those hotline directories going around in a tumblr post, reblog them, because you don't know who you might be helping in that moment.


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Hear it in the words of WFP's Executive Director, Josette Sheeran.
Today, there are nearly 1 billion hungry people in the world. If people in the industrialized world are hurting, imagine the 'bottom billion'. Last year they were hit by a global rise in the price of food, and now a global economic crisis has made them even more vulnerable. They don't have the finances or coping mechanisms to protect themselves from this latest shock.
If leaders commit just a fraction of what they're spending on bank bailouts to programs that support small farmers, educate mothers or feed school children, we can make a lasting impact on people's lives, and maybe even reach the Millenium Development Goal number 1: to halve world hunger by 2015.
WFP was invited to Davos to take part in discussions on hunger and malnutrition, poverty, climate change and other key issues. Among her other commitments, WFP's Executive Director Josette Sheeran on Friday chaired a session on Fresh Solutions for Food Security.
WFP sees Davos as a unique opportunity to re-focus attention on how the world's poorest and hungriest people are being affected by the global financial downturn. Part of WFP's job is to keep global hunger on the world agenda – so that together we can find ways to solve it.


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Graebel University Announces Speakers & Sponsors for Policy SummitExecutives from Stewart Title and Kelly Services Set to Provide Insight
(Aurora, COLO) – Graebel University, the academic arm for the Graebel Companies, Inc. will host for the seventh year its annual Relocation Policy Summit. The event will be held on February 19-21 at the Company's world headquarters in Colorado. This year's agenda topics have been pre-defined by the participants that are relocation and global mobility executives in the Fortune 500. Participants are expected to discuss their most challenging global mobility issues which span the U.S. real estate market to assignment management. For newcomers in the mobility industry, Graebel University has created a pre-Summit 'Relocation 101' orientation class which will cover soup to nuts fundamentals of the relocation industry.
The opening session will feature an economic and U.S. real estate forecast for 2013 that will be presented by the keynote speaker, Ted C. Jones, Ph.D., senior vice president and chief economist for the Stewart Title Guaranty Company and director of investor relations for Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC). Dr. Jones is considered to be among the foremost experts on the relationship between the economy and the real estate industry.
Closing the 7th Annual Relocation Policy Summit will be special guest, Lance Jensen Richards GPHR, SPHR vice president in the office of innovation at Kelly Services. Richards has nearly 20 years of cross-border expertise having worked with the British Telecom, Verizon and Bell Canada. He is also a visiting professor at the Sasin Business School in Bangkok, where he teaches a graduate course in Global Human Capital. Lance is the co-author of the just-released book The Leadership Deficit. Summit attendees will hear first-hand, 'Talentonmics', the buzzword for the economics of talent from this respected presenter.
Graebel University has also announced its sponsor roster includes the Shelter Mortgage Company, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Citi (mortgage) and Stewart Title for this year's Summit.
About Graebel Companies, Inc.
Founded in 1950, Graebel is a global business that provides single source relocation and moving services for the Fortune 1000 and global 100. Its worldwide services are all encompassing from global mobility and relocation services; move management; household goods moving and storage (removals); office relocation and workplace services to commercial cargo freight forwarding and logistics. On-the-ground services are managed in 153 countries. The world headquarters is in Aurora, Colorado and in-theatre centers are across the U.S., in Singapore, Prague, the Czech Republic, and Shanghai, China. The privately-held firm holds multiple recognized credentials and has earned exceptional accolades from its clients and within its industry. Recognition includes top-ratings in the Relocation Baker's Dozen since 2009; the Platinum award for nineteen consecutive years; the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA) Quality award; the American Moving and Storage Association (AMSA) household goods driver and on-the-road safety first-place awards; and more! Discover how Graebel can transform your global mobility program today. Visit: www.graebel.com
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