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True to his personal motto - Let's not get hung up on facts - Henry Scott, founder of wehoville in West Hollywood (it's a news site, not a Zynga game), today speciously trumpets his site's ranking as the most popular in West Hollywood – without taking into account the ranking site's poor reputation for accuracy.
Following is an excerpt from his press release…
Only four months after its launch, WEHOville.com, the website dedicated to covering the news, politics, personalities and life of West Hollywood, is that city's mostly highly trafficked website according to Alexa.com, a leading independent analyst of website data owned by Amazon.com.
According to Alexa, WEHOville outranks Wehonews.com, which has been in business for seven years, by a 25 percent margin when it comes to traffic from Los Angeles County viewers.
WEHOville also outranks by the same percentage FrontiersLA.com, Southern California's leading gay website, which provides coverage of West Hollywood's large and prominent gay community.
Had Mr. Scott done some research, he would have found that Alexa's rankings tracks ONLY users who have installed their proprietary tool bar and tracking software.
(This from Alexa's own site at "Technology: How and Why We Crawl the Web.")
"The Alexa Toolbar - The Alexa Toolbar is a program written by Alexa Internet that users install into their browsers. Every time the user changes pages, the Alexa toolbar communicates with Alexa servers to retrieve information which is then displayed in the Toolbar."
In one notorious example, Alexa once ranked YouTube over Google.
Google Alexa yourself for more – the firm has a less than stellar reputation for accuracy.
Worse, various antivirus companies have called their tracking toolbar "adware," "trackware" and – most damaging to the firm, Windows Defender, by far the largest of all antivirus programs in use today, calls Alexa's tool bar "malware."
Do you run Alexa's tracking adware tool bar on your browser?
Interestingly, wehoville refuses to provide any tracking numbers from their own server, something that WeHo News has done for years.
With an average of 80,000 readers each month reading 200,000 pages monthly, WeHo News has long been the best read news source for West Hollywood.
How many readers has wehoville? They won't reveal their own internal numbers, relying on an independent firm's placement of a suspect tool bar on unsuspecting users' browsers.
But heck, let's not get hung up on facts.


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Headline News from LJA
Classic Boat Show this coming weekend-July 26th
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Photos From Around the Lake
Welcome to Lake James after winterization. A practice of some types of turtles, not hatching until spring. Eggs were laid late last summer. The young Map Turtles survived the cold hard winter underground and just crawled out of their nest May 17. We only saw four but there were probably more. Rene Scheimann

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This section presents findings from the 2012/13 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on the possession of home security devices and the relationship with burglary victimisation. The section also examines security-conscious behaviour related to domestic burglary such as improvements to home security and property marking.
The most common home security devices present in households in England and Wales were window locks and double locks or deadlocks. Eighty-three per cent of households had double locks or deadlocks on at least some of their outside doors and 88% had locks on their windows. In combination these two devices have been considered to provide at least 'basic' security and 3-in-4 households had this level of home security.
There has been an increased uptake in security measures over time. For example, the proportions of households with double locks or window locks have gone up from 70% and 68% respectively in 1995 to 83% and 88% respectively in 2012/13. Around one-quarter (27%) of respondents who had made security improvements in the previous 12 months said that this had been done as part of general improvements to the property.
However, there continues to be some variation in the uptake of such security measures, with generally those households at greatest risk of being a victim of burglary having the lowest levels of uptake, for example student households and households in rented accommodation.
The relationship between security and risk of burglary is complex. Households with none of the security measures asked about had around twice the burglary victimisation rate (5%) of those with at least 'basic security' (2%).
Multivariate analyses confirmed that no single one of the security devices asked about lowered the risk of victimisation. However, the combination of window locks and double locks or deadlocks ('basic' security) was associated with significantly lower risk of being a victim of burglary.
Despite some fluctuations from year to year, the latest annual estimates indicate that the underlying trend in domestic burglary has remained fairly flat in the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) since the 2004/05 survey (Figure 3.1).
Prior to this there were notable declines in burglary. Estimates from the 2012/13 CSEW are around one-third of the level of (63% lower than) the 1995 survey when the overall level of crime peaked (although the peak level of CSEW burglary was in 1993, slightly before the main crime peak). This reduction in volume of incidents is reflected in the percentage of households that had been victims of burglary in the last year, with around 2 in 100 households being victims in the 2012/13 survey compared with around 6 in 100 households in the 1995 survey. Households are thus now around a third as likely to be a victim of burglary as in 1995, see Crime in England and Wales, Year ending March 2013. However, the main driver for the large fall in the estimated number of incidents has been a reduction in the level of repeat incidents (see section on repeat victimisation).
Since the mid-1990s, the CSEW has asked about household use of home security devices. Respondents were asked if they had certain security measures fitted to their home, which has included, for example:
burglar alarms;
double or deadlocks on some or all outside doors;
security chains or bars on doors;
locks that need keys to open them on some or all windows;
indoor or outdoor lights on a timer or sensor.
The proportion of households using these devices has increased over the same period that burglary incidents have decreased, perhaps supporting the theory that wider use of more and better home security has in part contributed to this drop (Tilley et al., 2011). Over the period since 1995, when there was a large reduction in the volume of burglaries, the proportion of households with:
window locks increased by 20 percentage points (from 68% to 88% of households);
double/dead locks increased by 13 percentage points (from 70% to 83% of households);
light timers/sensors increased by 16 percentage points (from 39% to 55% of households), and;
burglar alarms increased by 11 percentage points (from 20% to 31% of households).
Although it is likely that improvements in the quality and effectiveness of security devices on the market over this period will have had an impact on rates of victimisation, many households would already have had window locks, double locks and sensors prior to 1995 and it is likely that other factors also contributed to the dramatic fall in burglary during the latter half of the 1990s. See Trends in Crime – A Short Story 2011/12 for further context about long-term crime trends. Additionally, the relationship between home security devices and burglary victimisation is complex and it is likely that the take up of multiple security measures is more important than individual items and this is explored below.
As in previous years, according to the 2012/13 CSEW the most common home security devices at the time of interview were window locks or double locks or deadlocks on outside doors (see Figure 3.2 and Nature of Crime Tables).
Eighty-eight per cent of households in England and Wales had locks on their windows and 83% had double locks or deadlocks on at least some of their outside doors.
A combination of certain security measures generally has a greater impact than having individual measures in isolation (Tilley et al., 2011). For example, a front door that is impenetrable is not effective on its own if the windows at the back of the house can easily be broken into. For the purposes of analysis, households have therefore been classified into the following mutually exclusive sub-categories based on the home security devices they had in place:
'Enhanced security': households with window locks and double or deadlocks on outside doors (the two most common security measures) as well as at least one additional security measure;
'Basic security only': households with window locks and double or deadlocks on outside doors (the two most common security measures) only;
'Less than basic security': households without both window locks and double or deadlocks on outside doors but with some other security devices; and
'No security': households with none of the security measures asked about.
The majority of households were found to have more than one of the home security measures asked about1. As shown in Figure 3.3, three-quarters (75%) of households had at least 'basic security', including 61 per cent of households that had 'enhanced security' (see above for definitions of different security levels). Table 3.1, which is presented later in this section, gives an indication of the proportions of households with each individual security measure that also have further security measures in place.
Just under one-quarter (22%) of households had some 'less than basic security' and a small minority (2%) of households had none of the security measures asked about.
The 2012/13 CSEW showed the likelihood of having at least 'basic security' (double locks or deadlocks and window locks) varied by characteristics of the Household Reference Person2 (HRP) and by other key household and area features. A full breakdown of home security devices and levels of home security by household and area characteristics is presented in Appendix Table 3.01 (448 Kb Excel sheet) .
For example:
Around half (49%) of households with a student as the HRP had at least 'basic security', compared with 80% of households where the HRP was retired and three-quarters (76%) of households with an HRP who was employed. Likewise, households with younger HRPs (aged between 16 and 34) were less likely to have at least 'basic security' than households where the HRP was older, Figure 3.4.
Renters were less likely to have at least 'basic security' than owner-occupiers. Around six-in-ten households that rented (62% of those privately renting and 64% renting from a social landlord) had at least 'basic security' compared with around eight-in-ten (83%) owner-occupiers3.
60% of households living in flats or maisonettes had at least 'basic security', compared with around 78% of households living in houses.
Households in the most deprived 20% of areas (according to the English indices of multiple deprivation) were less likely to have at least 'basic security' (71%) compared with those in less deprived areas (77%).
Households in rural areas were less likely to have at least 'basic security' (73%) than those resident in urban areas (76%), perhaps because rural areas are generally perceived to be lower crime areas.
The 2012/13 CSEW showed that the risk of becoming a victim of burglary also varied by key household and area characteristics (as reported in the Overview section). For many of these characteristics, the groups that were less likely to have security (for example, those living in rented accommodation or in the most deprived areas) were also the groups more likely to be burgled. However, the relationship is complex and many of the various characteristics will be closely associated.
According to analysis based on the CSEW, the level of home security measures was associated with the risk of experiencing burglary. Logistic regression based on the 2011/12 CSEW (presented in the previous Focus On: Property Crime publication) indicated that whether a household had at least 'basic security' (window locks and double or deadlocks) was one of the most important factors in explaining rates of victimisation. Those households with no or 'less than basic' home security were shown to be more at risk than those with at least 'basic' home security.
The 2012/13 CSEW shows that (see Figure 3.5):
Around half of all households that had been victims of burglary in the previous 12 months had no or 'less than basic' home security at the time of the incident (50% for victims of burglary with entry and 57% for attempted burglary). This compares with one-quarter (25%) of non-victimised households.
Overall, a similar proportion of burglary victims and non-victims had 'basic security' only (17% for victims of burglary with entry and 10% for attempted burglary compared to 14% for non-victimised households).
Around one-third of burglary victims had 'enhanced security' at the time of victimisation (32% for victims of burglary with entry and 33% for attempted burglary), whereas almost twice this proportion (61%) of non-victims had this higher level of security.
Households that were victims of burglary in the previous 12 months were less likely than non-victims to have each of the individual security measures asked about (although for burglar alarms the difference was not found to be statistically significant). For example, at the time of the burglary 64% of victimised households in England and Wales had double locks or deadlocks on at least some of their outside doors and 71% had locks on their windows. This compares with 83% and 89% respectively for non-victimised households. See Nature of Crime Tables for details of all security measures asked about. Reasons given by respondents for improving their household security, which includes prior victimisation, are detailed in the Security conscious behaviour section below.
The 2012/13 CSEW follow-up module on crime prevention and security asked around one-quarter of respondents if they had specific security measures fitted to their home (see above for details of specific measures) and whether they had made specific improvements to security in the previous 12 months. Respondents to the survey are asked about all burglary victimisation in the previous 12 months. However, if a household also indicated that they had installed a security measure at some point in the 12 months prior to interview it is not possible to determine whether or not this was before or after burglary victimisation as this was not asked about in the survey. Thus the only households considered for the analysis in this section were those that had the same level of security throughout the whole year, that is, those households that had not installed the security measures asked about in the last 12 months. Those that had installed at least one of the security measures1 in the previous 12 months (around one-in-ten respondents) were excluded from the analysis in this way.
This is a different method to that used in the burglary section of the overview, which looks at the level of security at victimisation (victims) or at interview (non-victims).
As shown in Figure 3.6 and Appendix Table 3.02 (448 Kb Excel sheet) , it was found that the proportion of households with none of the security measures asked about had a higher rate of burglary victimisation than households with at least basic security (5% of households with no security measures were burgled compared with 2% of households with at least 'basic security'). Due to the number of households with no security measures being small these differences were not found to be statistically significant.
The proportion of households that were burgled during the previous 12 months was not found to vary across the other levels of home security (2% for each of 'enhanced', 'basic' and some 'less than basic' security).
The proportion of households burgled once during the previous 12 months was similar for the various levels of home security. However, the proportion of households burgled more than once during the previous 12 months was found to be greater for households with none of the security measures asked about than for households with some home security measures (3% of households with no security measures were victims of multiple burglaries compared with less than 0.5% of households with other levels of home security). These differences were found to be statistically significant at the 10% level but not at the 5% level.
As well as looking at the effects of the overall level of home security, the relationship between the presence of individual home security measures and the likelihood of burglary victimisation was considered. Analysis showed that households without indoor lights on a timer or sensor were more likely to have been burgled (2% of these households) than households with this measure installed (1%), Appendix Table 3.02 (448 Kb Excel sheet) . Households without each of the other security measures asked about in the survey (burglar alarm, double locks/deadlocks, window locks, door chains/bars, and outdoor lights on timer) were not found to have a higher likelihood of burglary victimisation at the 5% significance level.
However, households will not generally have just one of these measures in isolation, as shown in Table 3.1. For example, the majority of those that had indoor timer lights present for 12 months or more also had other security measures at the time of interview such as window locks (95%), deadlocks (91%) or outdoor lights on a timer or sensor (68%).
|Additional measures present:
|window locks
|double locks/ deadlocks
|outdoor lights on timer
|door chains/ bars
|burglar alarm
|indoor lights on timer
|unweighted base2
|Measure present for 12 months or more:
|window locks
|double locks/deadlocks
|outdoor lights on timer
|door chains/bars
|burglar alarm
|indoor lights on timer
This suggests that a combination of measures together is more effective than measures used in isolation, which corresponds to the findings on enhanced security.
Logistic regression can be used to estimate how much the likelihood of victimisation is increased or reduced according to different characteristics, taking into account the fact that some of these variables may be interrelated. For this analysis, the interest was in the effect on victimisation given the presence of different home security measures, alongside other potential explanatory variables.
Logistic regression is able to isolate each variable and control for the impact of other variable to show which has the biggest impact on likelihood of victimisation. Although it can be used to explore associations between variables, it does not necessarily imply causation and results should be treated as indicative rather than conclusive. Again, only households which had not installed security measures within the previous 12 months were considered in the analysis.
The logistic regression carried out showed that the measures that contributed most to explaining the likelihood of burglary in 2012/13 were the age of the Household Reference Person (HRP) and whether the HRP was employed. Individually, the security measures asked about were not found to be significant.
The model shows that, assuming all other characteristics are constant:
households with an HRP aged between 16 and 54 were between three and four times the odds of being victims of burglary compared with households where the HRP was aged 55 and over.
households with an HRP who was not in employment (unemployed or economically inactive) had around three-times the odds of being a victim of burglary compared with households containing an HRP who was employed.
The household having been resident at the address for less than one year, and whether the household resides in an urban location were also found to be important in explaining an increased likelihood of burglary.
However, logistic regression based on the 2011/12 CSEW (presented in the previous Focus On: Property Crime publication) indicated that whether the household had at least basic security was one of the most important factors in explaining rates of victimisation. In order to look at the impact of individual security measures this variable was not included in the 2012/13 model but it is likely that overall level of home security explains more of the variation in the likelihood of being burgled than the type of individual security measures alone. This is further evidence that, as suggested earlier in this section, having home security measures reduced the risk of burglary victimisation but this cannot be attributed to a single type of security measure as they were more effective in combination.
For more a more detailed breakdown of these figures and a list of the variables included in the model see Appendix Table 3.03 (448 Kb Excel sheet) . For more information on the methodology and interpretation of logistic regression presented here, see Section 8.4 of the User Guide.
The survey also asked the respondents selected for the crime prevention and security module about whether or not they had made security improvements over the last 12 months and their reasons why or why not. Many of the households that had made security improvements were excluded from the analysis in the previous section on likelihood of burglary victimisation.
The most common home security improvements were replacing doors or windows with more secure ones (6%), installing or improving fencing to protect rear or side garden (6%) or fitting outdoor timer or sensor lights (5%), Figure 3.7 and Appendix Table 3.04 (448 Kb Excel sheet) .
Around one-quarter (27%) of respondents who had made security improvements said that this had been done as part of general improvements to the property (see Nature of Crime Tables). Although this was by far the most common reason given, this represents a large decrease compared with the period between 2003/04 and 2010/11, when the proportion remained at around one-half.
Around one-in-ten respondents said that they had made the improvements due to either feeling more vulnerable due to changes in personal circumstances (10%),a general increase in burglaries in the local area (10%), or no particular reason (11%) which represent increases since the previous year (7%, 6% and 4% respectively in 2011/12). However, when compared with 2011/12, a smaller proportion of respondents in 2012/13 said that they had made improvements due to burglary/theft from own home (9% in 2012/13 compared with 12% in 2011/12). The proportions of respondents giving various reasons for improving home security are displayed in the Nature of Crime Tables.
By far the most common reason given by those respondents that had not made any improvements to their home security in the previous year was that their home was already as secure as it could be (44%), and one-in-five respondents had not made security improvements because they did not think their home was at risk (20%) or their home was rented (19%), Figure 3.8 and Appendix Table 3.05 (448 Kb Excel sheet) .
There are various ways to mark personal property to protect it against burglary and theft and to help police to return it if it is stolen and subsequently recovered. Respondents were asked about whether they ever used any of a range of techniques to mark or record details of their household and personal property.
Almost one-third (31%) of respondents had ever used any of the techniques asked about to mark or record details of their property, Table 3.2.
|None of these techniques
|At least one of these techniques
|Took photographs of items
|Marked items using an invisible marker
|Recorded serial numbers and kept details stored
|Stored serial numbers with a commercial asset register
|Marked items using a visible marker
|Unweighted base3
The most common methods were taking photographs of items (15%), marking items using an invisible marker (13%) or recording details of serial numbers (13%).
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The one with Bo 'Fatbirder' Beolens, the colossus behind the Fatbirder empire and the 'Grumpy Old Birder' blog. While we intended to just talk about what 2012 might bring, we also dipped in and out of HS2, Ruddy Duck culls, Badger baiting and hunting, Spanish Sparrow, asked whether Jonny Rankin could replace David Attenborough on the BBC!
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And your Panel today is…
- Charlie Moores, a freelance writer and podcaster (and now sadly intermittent birder) who either lives in a warm little cottage in north Wiltshire with his family or in a cold 'podding shed' editing an endless series of podcasts that more and more people appear to now be listening to.
- Tristan Reid, aka 'binocularface', a conservationist and well-known member of the Brit birding and twitching scene (to quote from Tristan's binocularface blog "Some may call me obsessive; but I love to see rare and scarce birds and will travel anywhere within the UK and Ireland to see them!") who lives in Cumbria.
- Tom McKinney, the Derbyshire-based birder and award-winning musician who founded The House of Bedlam and gigs as part of Tango 5, and author of the much-missed Skills Bills blog. Tom now blogs weekly at Birdingblogs.com/TomMcKinney.
- John Hague, a birding psychiatric nurse from Barnsley who now lives in Leicester where he's a prominent member of the Leicester and Rutland Ornithological Society. John blogs extensively at The Drunkbirder where he rants "about the world and the absurdities of life".
- Nick Moran, an expat Yorkshireman living in Norfolk, where he runs BirdTrack at the BTO. Nick spent most of the noughties birding and occasionally teaching Biology in China and the UAE; he is an OSME Council member and secretary and voting member on the Emirates Bird Records Committee which keeps him in touch with Middle East birding.
Welcome to the Grumpy Old Birder BLOG and magazine article repository…
…the place where 'the fatbirder' rants and records published work.
Although I am sure some people who know me might disagree – I am not, by nature, particularly grumpy… I like, above all things, to laugh. However, somethings drive me nuts including cruelty, high-handed authority, and the selfishness of those whose actions effectively rob the majority of pleasure for the sake of their own pleasure. Into this category I lump those who kill things for pleasure, those who exploit the land regardless of how it effects wildlife and those who allow their pets to destroy habitat or kill wild creatures.
I am also increasingly incensed by people not confronting the 'elephants in the room' of over population, the myth of the need for 'growth' and the selfish pursuit of profit.
If any of this turns on a small light in the back of your mind you may find something here that you will enjoy reading…. I hope so!
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Kenergy customers will soon see a slight increase in their monthly bills.
The Kentucky Public Service Commission announced its decision Tuesday in a rate adjustment case from 2011. The case involves Big Rivers, the Kenergy supplier.
"For a few months, it's going to be more than 45 cents a month, but once that arrearage has been recovered, it will be about 45 cents a month. So, not a huge impact on residential customers," said Andrew Melnykovych with Kentucky PSC.
The PSC says that minor temporary increase may occur in February, once the PSC approves Big Rivers's requests.
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Unions Lobby for ATC Center Forecasters
The two federal government labor unions that represent air traffic controllers and employees of the National Weather Service (NWS) have asked the FAA to reconsider a plan to eliminate on-site meteorologist positions at each of the ATC en route centers. The FAA plans to contract with a commercial weather company to provide forecasts from one remote centralized location.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) argues that such a move would leave them without the ability to obtain and relay vital weather information in a timely manner to aircraft experiencing difficulty and would have an adverse effect on safety.
The National Weather Service Employees Organization (NWSEO) said that the plan to contract for weather services will violate the NWS Organic Act, the Federal Aviation Act and the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998.
The FAA established the on-site meteorologist positions–called a Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU)–at each of the en route centers in 1978 as a result of a recommendation from the NTSB, which determined that one of the major contributing factors in a Southern Airways DC-9 crash in New Hope, Ga., was that the FAA lacked the ability to disseminate hazardous weather information to flight crews in real time. The FAA contracted with the NWS to provide meteorologists to staff a newly established weather unit at each center.
"We share the view of [NWSEO] that the elimination of the CWSUs through centralization would be a major setback for aviation safety, with degraded service for en route traffic and elevated safety concerns for general aviation," said Natca president Patrick Forrey. The NWSEO told the FAA that if it proceeds with the plan, the agency should advise potential contractors that the matter will become the subject of federal litigation.
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MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Seven Milwaukee area counties promise to make good use of a federal economic designation they received Wednesday.
The "Milwaukee 7" group will be among the first to benefit from a new program that uses federal resources to boost local efforts for creating factory jobs. It's called the "Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership."
The Obama White House chose 12 areas as the first participants -- and the Milwaukee 7 was among them. It will make the region eligible for up to $1.3 billion in federal grant money.
Some of it could fund a proposed advanced manufacturing training center in a key Milwaukee industrial corridor. It could also expand an energy innovation center in the former Eaton Corporation tech facility.
That center seeks to attract startup companies in the energy and power sectors -- and it already has a client.
Pat O'Brien, the executive director of the Milwaukee 7 group, calls the federal designation a "big deal" -- and it shows that the region's manufacturing economy can compete and make gains at the national level.
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Lincecum, Giants Unable To Hold Off Phillies
Chase Utley and Ryan Howard homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Posey's Homer Lifts Giants In Victory Over Dodgers
Buster Posey hit a game-ending home run into the left-field seats leading off the bottom of the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night.
Giants Rally Again, Complete Sweep Of Diamondbacks
Brandon Belt hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied against Arizona's bullpen for the third straight game.
Sandoval's 9th Inning Homer Leads Giants Past Diamondbacks
Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer with one out in the top of the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Lincecum Strikes Out 9, Giants Lose To Padres
Andrew Cashner pitched six effective innings and contributed a big hit at the plate, helping the San Diego Padres beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday night.
KCBS Sports Fans: Giants' Shoes Stylish, But Lack Polish
Angel Pagan may want to re-think his selection of cleats as part of his game-day wardrobe.
Giants Bounce Back, Beat Padres In Walk-Off
Angel Pagan lined a game-ending double to right field with one out in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants returned from a rough road trip to beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Friday night.
6th Inning Rally Not Enough, Giants Lose To Brewers
Pinch-hitter Blake Lalli lifted a long single in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night that sent the Milwaukee Brewers over the San Francisco Giants 4-3.
Giants Rally Past Rockies, Bail Out Lincecum
Angel Pagan hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning to cap San Francisco's rally from a four-run deficit and the Giants went on to beat the Colorado Rockies for the eighth straight time, 9-6 on Tuesday night.
Giants Bask In World Series Glow; Shut Out Cards In Home Opener, 1-0
Barry Zito saved San Francisco's season by beating the Cardinals last fall in the NL championship series, then delivered again with a 1-0 victory over St. Louis on Friday.


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Christine P. Katziff | Corporate General Auditor
Christine P. Katziff is the corporate general auditor of Bank of America and a member of the company's executive management team. She leads a global team of audit professionals responsible for providing an independent assessment of the company's internal controls and for making recommendations in support of the company's risk framework and business strategies. She reports directly to the Audit Committee of the board of directors.
Katziff joined Bank of America in 2004. Since then, she has held leadership positions in Corporate Audit, supporting nearly all of the major business segments that comprise the enterprise. Prior to her current role, she served as the Audit executive for Consumer and Small Business Banking, Home Loans and Insurance, Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Global Wealth and Investment Management and Global Technology and Operations. She also led the Audit transition for the Merrill Lynch and LaSalle Bank integrations and served as secretary to the Audit Committee.
Katziff has 24 years of audit and compliance experience in the financial services industry. Before joining Bank of America, she held a number of management positions in Audit and Compliance at FleetBoston Financial. Prior to that, she was a senior manager in KPMG's Management Advisory Services practice for three years. In that role, she advised financial services and commercial clients in the areas of Internal Audit and Compliance and attended Audit Committee meetings as needed.


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The architect John Norris designed major public buildings...
National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus
The maritime story of the Civil War (1861-65). This 40,000-square-foot facility located on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus opened in 2001 and features the remains of two original Confederate navy ships, along with full-scale reproductions of parts of three other famous Civil War ships and numerous artifacts. Port Columbus is operated as a public-private partnership project between the City of Columbus and the Port Columbus Civil War Naval Center, Inc., a private nonprofit organization. The first phase of the project was funded by nearly $8 million in private local donations.
In 2009 the museum completed and commissioned a replica of the wooden gunboat USS
Water Witch. The ship served as part of the Union naval blockade during the Civil War before its capture by Confederate forces in 1864.
Years of collecting have resulted in an extraordinary array of artifacts on display. The uniform coat worn by Catesby Jones, skipper of the CSS Virginia (popularly known as the "Merrimac"), on the day he fought the USS Monitor in one of naval history's most famous battles is featured, along with weapons, equipment, documents, paintings, and a stunning flag collection.
Media Gallery: National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus
Further Reading
Elmer Lee Bechdoldt, "Museum Report: Port Columbus National Civil War Naval Museum," Naval History Magazine (October 2002).
Barry L. Brown and Gordon R. Elwell, Crossroads of Conflict: A Guide to Civil War Sites in Georgia (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2010).
David Evans, "Everything but the Salt Water," Civil War Times Illustrated (October 2001).
Barry L. Brown and Gordon R. Elwell, Crossroads of Conflict: A Guide to Civil War Sites in Georgia (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2010).
David Evans, "Everything but the Salt Water," Civil War Times Illustrated (October 2001).
Cite This ArticleSmith, Bruce. "National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 16 January 2014. Web. 30 September 2014.
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Summer is tapping its anthropomorphic/metaphorical foot, impatient for spring to complete its run in Utah.
The National Weather Service forecast for northern Utah Tuesday called for sunny skies and high temperatures in the low-80s, up a few degrees from Monday's expectations.
However, spring seems to have already fled southern Utah, whatever the calendar says of the seasons: Tuesday's forecast for Utah's Dixie was for highs flirting with triple digits — the same as predicted for Monday. Winds of 10-20 mph will provide some relief from the heat.
Utah's air quality statewide, though, was expected to be good into the mid-week. The Utah Division of Air Quality was flying its "Green," or healthy breathing banners statewide.
Allergy sufferers, too, had good news: the Intermountain Allergy & Asthma rated only mold at "high" on its pollen index, while oak rated a "moderate" grade. None of the other monitored allergens were deemed a threat.
Salt Lake City's high temperature Tuesday was pegged at 82 degrees, up from Monday's forecast of 79; Ogden looked for 78 and 75, respectively; Provo 83 and 81; Logan 75 and 73; Wendover 82 and 79; Duchesne 79 and 81; Cedar City 87 and 85; St. George 98s; and Moab 93 and 94 degrees.
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Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho
i remember clearly the deaths of three men. one was the richest man of the century, who, having clawed his way to wealth through the souls and bodies of men, spent many years trying to buy back the love he had forfeited and by that process performed great service to the world and, perhaps, had much more than balanced the evils of his rise. i was on a ship when he died. the news was posted on the bulletin board, and nearly everyone received the news with pleasure. several said, "thank god that son of a bitch is dead."
john steinbeck (east of eden)
The importance of Hugo in the mythmaking of the capital is fundamental; first, because Paris was 'la grande affaire de sa vie' and his passion for the capital is to be found in much of his work. Second, because his sense of the epic together with his use of symbolism and his 'metaphysics' make him a major contributor to what Claude Millet called 'le dispositif legendaire' of 19th-century France. Finally, it can be argued that Hugo was characteristic of a period in French history which produced a rather optimistic discourse while, at the same time, being submerged by a very dark imaginary (and particularly a dark urban imaginary).
Nineteenth-century France lived in the shadow of the guillotine (to put it in a Hugolian way), and had to cope with the ambivalent legacy left by the French Revolution. Uncomfortable with the past, uncertain about the present, France rushed frantically into the future, a process which, far from healing its deep anxiety, increased it dramatically. The faith in science and progress barely hid the bourgeoisie's social phobia of darkness, both material (how the city looked) and moral (what kinds of perversion it generated). Hugo's work, it may be argued, is a particularly pertinent illustration of this anxiety: anguished, oppressive, suffocating, claustrophobic and fearful, the Hugolian imaginary highlights the fears of his time as much as it encapsulates the dark side of a phantasmagoria where 'l'humanite […] fait figure de damne'.
Hugo will be considered mainly as a symbolist and poet, even when he writes novels. In his use of metaphors—which are never gratuitous, but are carefully chosen—Hugo leaves symbolic clues which the reader must decode. Recurrent metaphors, which are to be found both in his poems and novels, play a central role in the texts' construction of meaning, rather than acting as mere poetic illustrations. 'Closer to romance and myth than the realist tradition, projecting linguistic and metaphoric structures that achieve what has been called the roman-poeme, […] he translates private obsessions into collective symbols'. In other words, not only is Hugo representative of the imaginary of his time (in his expression of its obsessions), he also appears as a main contributor to the myth of Paris, first because his use of symbolism makes him a natural 'mythmaker', and, second, because of his devotion to Paris.
As we have seen, parallel with the official, optimistic, and perhaps naive glorification of Paris (as the symbol of a bright future) there existed a dominant, pessimistic representation of Paris, in which darkness illustrated the moral concern felt by 19th-century France towards this ever-growing urban monster. According to the physiology of the time, darkness is not only the city's prevalent tone; it also reveals its moral depravation. Hugo, through his combination of the fantastic and the realistic, the sublime and the horrific, is part of a tradition which, since Balzac, has delighted in representing Paris as a dark, and, consequently, as an evil place. The perception of the city as evil was not created by the 19th century. There was already a Rousseauesque tradition of suspicion towards the city in general, as opposed to an idealistic vision of the country. For Paris, this tradition was reinforced by the trauma caused by the Terror: the people of Paris leading the whole country into a bloodbath was a nightmarish memory in France. According to Jean Tulard, the September Massacres in particular remained engraved on the collective memory: '[D]esormais, Paris inspire peur et degout. Les massacres de Septembre peseront lourd sur l'avenir de Paris, un Paris que l'on souhaite a nouveau enchaner.' From Napoleon onwards, the capital was kept under tight surveillance. As a revolutionary city, it was still able to overthrow regimes, but its power over the rest of France was to decrease throughout the 19th century. Nevertheless, the image of a bloodthirsty capital remained: 'le sang efface des pierres de la capitale s'est incruste dans les memoires'. Paris still represented a threat.
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Greece: Cradle of (Greek) Civilization
- Homer: Iliad, Odyssey
- Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days
- Sappho, Pindar
- Aeschylus: Promotheus Bound, The Oresteia
- Sophocles: Oedipus Rex / Oedipus at Colonus / Antigone
- Euripides: Medea
- Aristophanes: Lysistrata, The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds
Rome: When the World Was Ruled by Italians
- Catallus, Propertius, Tibullus
- Virgil: The Eclogues, The Georgics, The Aeneid
- Ovid: The Metamorphoses, The Art of Love
- Horace: Epodes and Satires, Odes
- St. Augustine of Hippo: Confessions
The Middle Ages and Points Between
- Beowulf
- The Song of Roland
- Chrétien de Troyes: Lancelot, le chevalier de la Charrette (Knight of the Cart)
- Thomas Mallory: Le Morte d'Arthur
- Peter Abélard and Héloïse d'Argenteuil: The History of My Misfortunes, Letters
- Romance de la Rose (Romance of the Rose)
- Geoffrey Chaucer: Troilus and Criseyde, The Canterbury Tales
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Dante Alighieri: La Vita Nuova, Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
The Renaissance: Back to the Future
- Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch): Il Canzonierre
- Giovanni Boccaccio: The Decameron
- Benvenuto Cellini: Autobiography
- François Villon: poems
- François Rabelais: Gargantua and Pantagruel
- Michel de Montaigne: essays
- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra: Don Quixote
- Christopher Marlowe: The Jew of Malta, Doctor Faustus, Edward II
- Edmund Spenser: The Faerie Queene
- William Shakespeare: see below
- Ben Jonson: Volpone, The Alchemist
William "Look At Me, I Get My Own Chapter" Shakespeare
- The Tragedies: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, Cymbeline, Coriolanus
- The Histories: Richard II, King Henry IV (Part One, Part Two), Henry V, Richard III
- The Comedies: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shew, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Love's Labour's Lost, Twelfth Night, As You Like It
- sonnets
Here Come the Puritans: Parade, Meet Rain
- Cavaliers: Robert Herrick, Richard Lovelace, John Suckling, Thomas Carew
- Metaphysics: John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughn, Abraham Cowley, Richard Crawshaw, Andrew Marvell
- John Bunyan: Grace Abounding, Pilgrim's Progress
- John Milton: Paradise Lost, poems
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tolstoy & pushkin - still a virgin sorry; in regards to russian literature, i've read dostoyevsky and fucking all of anton chekhov's shit, and although i try and force myself to like russian lit, i can't. won't tackle more russian texts until i can read russian bc i'm one of those hardcore believers in the author's essence ie that every translation is a distancing, every adaptation a decay — ill get all nativist on your ass i like to go to the roots literature-wise, etc. so maybe i'll like russian lit more then (i'll let you know) — this goes for eastern european/slavic literature in general (fucking czechs) // although one book i really did enjoy was the master and the margarita by mikhail bulgakov
james joyce - have only tried to tackle him in bits so no final consensus as of yet
i can recommend books from my own taste profile but i think theyll do sorely for a strict hugophile/hugonaut because itll be my own personal palette of victor but hey everything helps right!!!
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never read the three musketeers. only thing by dumas i've read is the count of monte cristo (abridged, translated). i was kinda underwhelmed so that venture marked the end of my experimentation w his literary works
count of monte cristo is okay imho i tried to read the unabridged but couldn't power through
yea!!!! literature!!!!! thanks for the ask anon
❝Down the hall came the wife. She was glorious, burning. She didn't know yet that her husband was dead. We knew. That's what gave her such power over us. The doctor took her into a room with a desk at the end of the hall, and from under the closed door a slab of brilliance radiated as if, by some stupendous process, diamonds were being incinerated in there. What a pair of lungs! She shrieked as I imagined an eagle would shriek. It felt wonderful to be alive to hear it! I've gone looking for that feeling everywhere."
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"You got me there. And since I can't be your wife, I won't be your whore."
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|Magnetooptical time-resolved study of Eu2+ spin dynamics in Eu-122 pnictide superconductors.
|John M. Tranquada, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, USA
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I need a budget bobbin winder. Finally got all my parts for my loom and found a used swedish shuttle. Hoping I can find a used bobbin winder that is reasonable. Anyone got one you are willing to part with? Can't wait to weave my first piece!!
afford a real one I have adapted my electric screwdriver to use as a quill winder. It takes some coordination but it works!
Thanks, I'll give it a try!
I had to do something similar recently. I found a 1/4 by 6 inch bolt from Home Depot would just slip into the narrow end of my bobbins. I wrapped a couple of turns around the bolt near the head for the wide end of the bobbin to wedge over and hold tight with no fasteners. I then grab the bolt threaded end with the drill. Set drill down, operate trigger with left hand while holding drill still. Guide thread with gloved right hand to give tension and protect hand from the heat.
Hope that's clear
Jeff Anderson
Livonia, MI
this silliness actually works quite well and fast. The photo tells is all. On my Swedish bobbin winder, I use a 1 inch wide masking tape (about 2 inches long after turning back one end for easy removal) and I wrap the winder spindle and the quill at the last less-than-1/4 of an inch. Don't be shocked that this seems to fly in the face of decorum...it whorls around like it's going to fly off, but hasn't yet. This does work with my longer quills, too, which I rarely use. The quill loads in seconds!
Thanks for your kind replies. I think I found a bobbin winder. I am going to give the drill a try in the interim. I am sorry I have been out of commission and have not responded. I had an unexpected surgery. I am back on track now! You all are the best!
I've made a wooden one for my home made pirns and futuer bobins. My pirns are hollowed out to slip onto the winder shaft which is 3/16" Ø rod threaded at one end to attach to the small wooden pully and wooden housing/race. I am amazed at how much more yarn can be wound on the 7" pirns than by freehand winding. I never measured it, but it's several yards beyond 10. ;)
This is feed by the swift here, but I have also tried it off the reel shown behind the swift. The one pulley you see in the photo is the larger winding pully with walnut handle. :)
I just measured, using a 60 inch tape, how may shots I can make across the loom and it's almost 20. So there is over 33 yards.


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Jessamyn Waldman, of Hot Bread Kitchen, baking bread
EILEEN FISHER Announces the Recipients of Its 2007 Business Grant Program for Woman Entrepreneurs.
We've known Jessamyn Rodriguez since she was running Hot Bread from her kitchen. She started HBK to help immigrant and minority women turn baking skills into jobs within the food industries. The company's breads, many of which are inspired by the cultural traditions of its bakers, are widely sold in New York, including a new retail location inside Spanish Harlem's historic La Marquetta. Over the years, Jessamyn has shifted to a nonprofit model. Hot Bread Kitchen actively seeks volunteers and donations to support job training and "HBK Incubates," an innovative program that provides commercial kitchen space and development support for start-up food related businesses.
Meet Jessamyn in our "This Working Life" video.
It was a good idea: Designer Joanna Notkin created Looolo Textiles in order to provide organic, biodegradable and chic textiles for the home. Unfortunately her company, based in Montreal, closed when three of her textile suppliers shut their doors during the economic downturn. We've heard that she's now running the catering company, Zoe Ford. A sweet shift in careers.
Looking for a beautiful spot on the prairie? Check into the Milkweed Mercantile and stay for the night or stop by for a cup of Peace Coffee at the aptly named Organic Cafe. Owners Alline and Kurt Anderson are co-op members of the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Rutledge, MO, and their mission is sustainability. Not only is Milkweed Mercantile built with straw bales, everything that can be composted is composted. This beautiful, eco-inspired destination is worth a visit.
Holly O'Connor believes in the power of One Good Woman. She's that woman. She began her career in gourmet coffee and tea by delivering out of the back of her jeep. Today, her Camp Hill, PA, shop sells eighty different teas, freshly roasted fair trade coffee and gourmet gifts at a very hospitable atmosphere. Holly supports local artisans and lots of other good women.
Lots of people carry re-usable coffee mugs. Why not spoons and forks? The paradox struck Stephanie Bernstein when she was eating ice with a plastic spoon. She decided equip busy eco enthusiasts with To-Go Ware. Her company, based in Berkeley, CA, sells beautifully designed re-usable utensils and food containers that are made with environmentally responsible materials and fair trade practices. To-Go Ware is dedicated to a triple bottom line: people, planet and profits.


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This weekend the folks at Monticello invite you to experience Jeffersonian era food and culture through a modern lens. Their Fourth Annual Heritage Harvest Festival kicked off Friday.
The Heritage Harvest Festival offers up knowledge about what the founding fathers preferred on their plates. It is a celebration of sustainable agriculture and local food in the Jeffersonian tradition.
This weekend's event builds on Jefferson's legacy as a connoisseur of food, gardening, and wine. Friday, self-proclaimed gardening geeks took part in a mix of lectures and food tasting. The main festival is Saturday with over 3,000 people expected to attend when the festival shifts its focus to wine, music and kids.
"So it's a great diversity of vendors, demonstrations, lectures, a lot of fun things, great food, music, a lot of learning activities as well as a lot of things to do," said Monticello Director of Gardens and Grounds Peter Hatch.
Friday, festival-goers learned how to make and then eat corn pone, a dish that was popular with everyone in the colonial era, from slaves to George Washington. Hatch says tracing the origins of American food back to a simpler time is what the festival is all about.
The Heritage Harvest Festival continues Saturday at the Monticello Visitor's Center. Tickets are $10 and children get in free.
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Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity
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In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes. Your success will depend entirely on your ability to manage your empire and command your vast fleets of starships to victory.
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity is a "RT4X" game, blending the epic strategy and empire management of the 4X genre (Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate) with the fast-paced and tactical elements of real-times strategy.
Key Features:
Explore the epic scale of a dynamic 3D galaxy featuring planets, asteroids, plasma storms, stars and more.
Take on multiple roles as you seamlessly transition between the role of emperor and fleet commander using Sins' unique strategic zoom.
Extensive diplomatic and economic strategies are yours to wield to your advantage. Forge alliances, establish powerful pacts with allies to open up new bonuses, setup trade between empires and use pirates to take out over-powered tyrants.
Fight epic battles with hundreds of ships on-screen at once, with up to 10,000 particles firing off in full-out combat.
Seamless zoom in and out, from looking at a one-man fighter to viewing your entire empire spanning billions of kilometers of space.
Defend your worlds by constructing massive starbases, deploying deadly minefields, and researching advanced defensive technologies.
Create strong alliances and gain powerful pact bonuses using the all new diplomacy system.
Bribe or hire pirates to wipe out your opponents, but beware, the pirates gain strength over time and can also be used against you!
Play online with up to 10 friends via Ironclad Online.
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Awesome Space Game!anazqwe | Sept. 7, 2013 | See all anazqwe's reviews »
Probably the 1st space game that I tried.. and still I'm in love with it.. In this game you can fight with lots of units and the map is huge.. I usually play on the small to medium maps, even then it will take hours to complete it..
The new one, SOTSE Rebellion is also an awesome game. Same game as this one but with additional contents..
A must play game if u love space game..
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There have been quite many new additions to the so-called "4X" genre, many of them being space strategies. And even if Sins of the Solar Empire: Trinity is not the most innovative, it surely is among the best looking ones! In fact trying to find any element that it might be missing is hardly possible. It seems to have everything a good space strategy needs, yet some more hardcore strategists prefer more complex (or micro-management oriented) games. If you care more about the grand strategy and love visually impressive spce battles, SotS: Trinity may be your preferred choice! I cannot think of any other space strategy in which battles are so pleasing to the player's eyes. And still it's not only a space combat game, but it has all the elements of 4X strategy: diplomacy, exploration, economy, and grand military plans. If you want your strategy games to look good, try Sins of the Solar Empire: Trinity.


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A collection of ideas and images that tickle my humanity.
"This piece of Arabic Calligraphy depicts a horse using the text of Mahmoud Darwish's poem Take My Horse and Slaughter It. The poem is written exactly once, beginning in the head of the horse and finishing in the tail in the Arabic Calligraphy Diwani Jali. The title of the poem, along with the author's name, is written in the bottom right of the piece."
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#Miami expatriate #Ubuntu user #Libertarian #Depressive I do not discriminate on the basis of race,creed,sexual orientation,grip on reality or planet of origin.
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Now that spring is here, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding consumers to check to see if their bicycles, bicycle components or accessories have been recalled before using them.
Recalled bicycles, components and accessories can be dangerous and cause an accident, resulting in injury or even death. If you have a recalled product, contact the business for the remedy. Once that's taken care of, remember to properly strap on your bike helmet!
You can find out more about these recalls and others at the CPSC website www.cpsc.gov.
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This dry fertilizer tube will fit 2.5 in. hoses and blends dry product throughout the soil profile. This tube is for high output commodity carts and can accomodate several hundred pounds of product. It mounts on the opposite side of the row which aids in more thoroughly incorporating high rates of dry product.
Part No. 300349_R3
Below are the side banding dry fertilizer tubes. These tubes run in the slots created by the two primary tillage coulters and are a good option if you apply high rates of dry urea.
This is a detail of the Pluribus "banding" liquid fertilizer tube. This setup is commonly used to band liquid in approximately a 4 x 4 placement relative to the center of the row. It is available for both the left and right hand side coulters. It cannot be used in conjunction with the NH3 tube.
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Here is a detail of the Pluribus "incorporating" liquid injection tube. For 1/2 in. lines. This tubes,center mounted, placement allows the unit to thoroughly incorporate liquid into the profile of the soil, similar to it's treatment of dry fertilizer.
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This photo is a closeup of the air bag down-pressure system, compactly mounted at the rear of the parallel linkage. It can generate from 0 to 600 lbs. of downforce. All pivot points on the Dawn Pluribus strip-till unit have replaceable synthetic bushings so there is never metal on metal wear. Use with a dedicated air system, or it may also be fitted with a standard Schrader valve for use with any portable air compressor.
Perhaps the most innovative strip-till closing system available, the swirl provides unparalled performance in the field. In addition to being a finishing tillage tool, the swirl also contributes to the thorough mixing of fertilizer into the profile of the strip. Soil is gathered in mid-air and directed up and in, forming a 1.5" to 2" parabolic berm.


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By-the-Numbers 42 Still Hits for the Cycle
- Thursday, April 11, 2013
Robinson tells Rickey he's up to the challenge of integrating baseball, but the player's reputation as hot-tempered concerns the GM. "I want a player who will have the guts not to fight back," Rickey tells Robinson, reminding him that his "enemy will be out in force."
Those enemies include Robinson's own teammates, several of whom sign a petition saying they won't take the field with a Negro. That plan is quashed by the team's manager, Leo Durocher (Christopher Melonie), who, like Rickey, knows integration of the sport could be the key to the league's long-term financial success.
42 never shies away from less-than-admirable motives for major league integration (Rickey notes that the only color that matters in baseball is green), but it also gives Rickey's cause a moral urgency. Rickey believes God is on his side in the matter, at one point berating an opposing manager for threatening to boycott a game if Robinson takes the field. Rickey reminds the other man that he'll one day have to stand before God and explain his actions.
Rickey's moral concerns also extend to sexual ethics. He reminds Durocher, who's involved in an extra-marital affair, of the Bible's teaching on adultery, and the film shows how such moral failings can catch up with us in publicly embarrassing ways.
By contrast, Robinson is depicted as virtuous, if tending toward anger at his constant mistreatment. He precedes a proposal to his wife (Nicole Behari) by reminding her they've "always done the right thing," and he promises his infant son he'll never abandon him the way Robinson's father walked out on his family.
42 is similar to The Blind Side, a well performed story about a black athlete who benefits from the intercession of a sympathetic white protagonist. Like The Blind Side, faith is integral to the story, and is presented unapologetically. And like The Blind Side, the film is rated PG-13 with some content that isn't appropriate for all ages. That's a shame, because the film's lessons should appeal to viewers too young for some of the film's more mature moments.
Parents should exercise discretion in deciding which, if any, of their kids see 42, but they can take some confidence in knowing that the film's lessons in decency, fairness and biblical authority come through loud and clear. Like The Blind Side, 42 may be dismissed by many critics, but like that earlier film, it should find a receptive public. And if 42, like The Blind Side, ends up a year-end awards contender, that shouldn't come as much of a surprise either.
- Language/Profanity: Racist taunts and epithets throughout; "son of a b--ch"; "screw you"; "Judas priest!" "I'll smash his go-d-mn teeth in"; "piece of s-it"; "what in satan's fire does he want?"; "ba-tard"
- Alcohol/Smoking/Drugs: Drinking; a man asks, "You been drinking?" and a character responds, "I wish"
- Sex/Nudity: Leo is shown in bed, under covers, with a woman who drapes herself around him; Leo is later shown in bed, in his underwear; kissing; men in locker room are shirtless or wrapped in towels; Robinson stands shirtless by a hotel window, and Rachel approaches him and kisses him; Robinson shown in his boxer shorts, and from the waist up in a locker-room shower
- Violence/Crime: Robinson is said to have been court-martialed, but Rickey believes the charge was unjust; reckless driving; a violent collision at home plate; a pitch to the head; and on-field melee; letters to managers and players include death threats
- Religion/Morals/Marriage: Rickey proclaims his Methodism, and is drawn to Robinson, who's also a Methodist; Rickey says God is a Methodist; Rickey asks Robinson if he has "the guts" to turn the other cheek; Rickey encourages Robinson to put "the fear of God" into opposing players; Robinson marries Rachel, and they have a child; Robinson says his father left him when he was an infant, but he'll always be there for his child; Robinson says, "God built me to last," and Rickey repeats that declaration about Robinson later; Rickey says the Bible tells us eight times to love our neighbors as ourselves; Rickey and Leo both claim that money is the bottom line for why they're bringing Robinson to the team; a Catholic group threatens to boycott the Dodgers over Leo's moral failings; Rickey tells Robinson he's "the one living the sermon, in the wilderness"; Rickey challenges a racist manager to consider how he'll explain himself on the day he faces God and accounts for his actions
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Mrs dte rented "The Return" for us last night. There's a bit of a lull going at Blockbuster right now, so it's sort of thin pickin's, but we had high hopes for this one. I must say I was rather disappointed. While the story is pretty straight-forward (can't tell much without venturing into spoiler territory), the presentation is pretty muddled. I think the idea was to convey some frantic energy of the protaganist's breakdown, but it ended up chopping up the story to the point where I never developed any sympathy for the heroine. I really didn't care that she was wigging out nor why. 3 stars of 5 at best.
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Measuring 1.5 in. diameter, SR-Series magnetically mounts components to optical table. Each stainless steel pedestal rod offers 8-32/M4 and ¼-20/M6 threaded mounting holes. SR-Z rods feature graduated height marks, integrated magnet in pedestal base, and stainless steel clamping fork. If pedestal mounting is needed without magnetic base, SR-B pedestal base is available, which can be combined with SR-E extension posts, SR-S spacers, and SR-ADP for multiple height configurations.
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Motorized Kinematic Mount offers kinematic movement with 10.5° of angular travel and 0.264° per motor revolution. Once mount moves to desired position, it reports position via RS-232 connection and will maintain that position even without power applied. Potentiometers, located on back, can be used to manually move mount at speeds from 1.5 µrad/sec to 60 mrad/sec. Each self-contained unit includes two stepper motors, 15 V universal power supply, and 6 ft data cable.
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Designed to secure dichroic beamsplitters without affecting flatness, FH1 filter holder also allows for angle tuning or other motorized options. Opto-mechanical mount is optimized for 25.2 x 35.6 mm sized parts, and has flexibility to accept 1.0-2.0 mm thick components. Designed for use with VersaChrome(TM) tunable filters, holder also suits wide range of bench-top laboratory uses.
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Maintaining standard 1 in. optical axis height, compact V100-CP CenterPoint(TM) mirror mount holds mirror directly above and inline with mounting hole. Clear quadrant mount is English or Metric mounting compatible and can be rotated to steer reflected beam over 270°. In high-density layouts, product can be positioned on adjacent table mounting holes which are only 1 in. apart. Device is utilized in assemblies that require periscopes, delay lines, and polarizer inverters.
California Micro Devices
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Mar 30, 2009
Intended for use in ultra high brightness (UHB) LED lighting applications, LuxGuard products include silicon submounts that provide integrated ESD protection at levels exceeding 15 kV HBM (Human Body Model) while also helping cushion LED from stress due to thermal expansion coefficient differences between LED and lead frame. TVS diodes, available for customers who utilize ceramic submounts, mount next to LED die within LED fixture and deliver ESD ratings between 8 and 15 kV HBM.
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Integrated cooling module, DBH-022, facilitates installation/removal of 14-pin butterfly laser packages for quick power on inspection, repair, burn-in, or integration into end products. Solution combines OEM fan mounted heatsink HS-022 with two 14-pin butterfly mounting boards model BA-01. Thermal resistance of 0.22°C/W translates to less than 15°C temperature rise over ambient when loaded with two pump lasers, which can be mounted or removed independently.
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Intended for demanding optoelectronic applications, Laser Diode Submounts offer 25-75 micron thick copper metallization and Zero Pullback(TM) from burr-free ceramic edge. Submount materials include BeO with thermal conductivity from 280-325 W/moK and AlN from 170-230 W/moK. PCTF® technology combines elements of thick and thin films with plated copper and nickel/gold finish. Selective plating capability ensures optimal wettability of GaAs dice by gold tin soldering.
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Jan 25, 2007
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Jul 13, 2006
Suitable for directing optics, lasers, antennas, and sensors to precise pointing angles and able to accommodate up to 200 mm dia loads, AMG LP series incorporates low-profile, direct-drive rotary stages. Coupled directly to precision shafts to enable 360° continuous motion, S-series brushless, slotless servomotors feature rare-earth magnets and angular transducers. Typical line gimbal resolution ranges from 0.87-0.32 µrad with Aerotech controls.
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Pittsburgh, PA 15238
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AMG series provides angular position, rate, and acceleration for system development and production testing. Suited for directing optics, lasers, antennas, and sensors to precise pointing angles, products utilize direct-drive, brushless, slotless torque motors with rare-earth magnets and angular transducers coupled directly to precision shafts for 360° continuous motion. Zero-backlash units feature cog-free design and accommodate loads up to 600 mm dia.
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Carlsbad, CA 92009
Oct 10, 2005
Microscope-body camera adaptor 07 ACM 001 allows any CCD camera with C-mount interface to be mounted onto any Melles Griot microscope body for remote or heads-up viewing. Two-piece adaptor threads directly into microscope body and allows camera rotation for image alignment.
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Aug 20, 2004 Optical Mounts for Larger Mirrors are available for use in environments with conditions to 10-6 torr vacuum. Clean, stable components can be provided with SORL aspheric mirrors or as stand alone components. They feature adjustment of orthogonal tip-tilt and height of optical axis. Coarse and fine adjustments can be made, and locking screws are provided. Alignment flat can be mounted to facilitate interferometric alignment of aspheric optics.
Stafford Manufacturing Corp.
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Aug 09, 2004 Stafford Sensor Mount Assembly features 2-piece threaded collar that opens completely for installing or changing sensors, allows fine-tune positioning without disassembly, and attaches to machined aluminum base. Designed for use with optical and electromagnetic sensors, rigid assembly is available with 12-, 18-, and 30 mm ID threads on collars and in sizes from 1â6 in. high. Collar and base are manufactured from aluminum or optional steel and stainless steel.
Newport Corp.
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May 19, 2004 Based on sintered and pressed stainless steel technology, Suprema Series kinematic optical mounts incorporate 100 TPI precision actuators against ultra-flat carbide pads. Adjustable products accept 1 in. dia transmissive or reflective optics and provide independent qx and qy adjustment. SS series utilizes symmetrical closed aperture design and threaded mounting interface, while SN series features Clear Quadrant geometry and interchangeable actuators.
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Jan 08, 2002 Optics Mounting Rings protect edges of lenses, filters, gratings, pellicles and mirrors. Machined from aluminum to ±0.05 mm and then black anodized to provide non-reflective surface, rings are available in sizes from 9 mm to 50 mm OD in 3 mm increments that range from 0.75 mm to 7 mm deep. Rings are available in single-, double-sided, and two-piece configurations that nest within each other. Internal recess holds optics.
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Melik Finkle is a victim in one of Vermont's largest fraud schemes ever. A movie meant to deliver spiritual healing, titled "The Birth of Innocence," has now sent two men to jail. On Wednesday in federal court, Mac Parker was sentenced to four years and six months.
"He took $360,000 from me-- which is a lifetime worth of money," victim Jerry Rule said.
The decade-long Ponzi scheme involved nearly 400 victims. Parker and his spiritual mentor, Louis Soteriou, received approximately $28 million in investor money to make the movie. But millions went directly into their pockets instead.
For Melik Finkle and many others who knew Parker and trusted him, jail time is justice served.
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Central's Molly Barb advanced to the Group A state individual singles tournament on Tuesday, by winning the Region B tournament held at Wilson Memorial High School.
"She played so well," Central girls tennis coach Mallory Skarupa said. "[In the final] she was just in the zone. She was feeling it. She played very well."
Barb beat Goochland's Mackenzie Nunnally, 6-1, 6-3, in the semifinals. The final was moved indoors to the Augusta Medical Center, which Skarupa said helped Barb.
The Falcons will host Wilson Memorial on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Region B semifinals. Barb and teammate Katelyn Foltz will play in the Region B doubles semifinals on May 29 at Wilson Memorial. They will play Goochland's Nunnally and Brett Alvis in the semis.
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