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The Celtics fell behind by 10 within the first five minutes and never led the Bobcats. Not good.
Afterward, Jeff Green (team-high 19 points) said the Celtics "just didn't come out ready."
Meanwhile, Gerald Wallace (10 points) offered a few Gerald Wallace-isms in dubbing the "cocky" C's "passive," too "cool" and lacking "oomph." "It was just like we were just chilling." Hey, at least they weren't selfish.
"We can't take anyone lightly," he said. "Regardless of who they are, we've got to understand that this is the NBA and those guys play just like we play. … It's already hard to win. Anybody's capable of winning any night, but you give yourself less of a chance of winning when you come lackadaisical and expect to win."
As the Celtics failed to shoot 40 percent for the second time in a week, one of the few players on the roster capable of creating his own shot watched from the bench for the eighth time in nine games.
Admittedly, MarShon Brooks is frustrated. He's played seven minutes all season and none since being on the floor for a 13-1 run that erased a double-digit deficit against the Pistons two weeks ago. Other than that, he's been a DNP.
As the Celtics failed to shoot 40 percent for the second time in a week, one of the few players on the roster capable of creating his own shot watched from the bench for the eighth time in nine games.
Admittedly, MarShon Brooks is frustrated. He's played seven minutes all season and none since being on the floor for a 13-1 run that erased a double-digit deficit against the Pistons two weeks ago. Other than that, he's been a DNP.
"I'm trying not to get frustrated, because I know my time's going to come," said Brooks, "and if I'm frustrated, then I'm playing against myself, so all I can do is just stay in shape and be ready.
"Right now, I'm not playing at all. I don't have a role. I'm just cheering right now, trying to cheer my teammates on and let them know what I see. That's about it."
Brooks isn't complaining. He would've been content letting Jeff Green in the next locker over answer all the questions after the C's first loss in five games. Brooks was just being honest. The Providence product started 47 games and dropped 12.6 points a night for the Nets during his rookie campaign two years ago. Any player, especially one who tasted individual success so early, would crave playing time again on a young team.
"What goes through my head? I just want to go in," said Brooks. "And then from there, I'll just take care of my business, man. When my opportunity comes, I'm going to try to go out there, just be solid, not do too much and just play ball. I'll run into points. I'm just going to play hard on defense. The scoring will come."
Of course, Brooks understands the flip side of the NBA coin. Once the Nets acquired Deron Williams and Joe Johnson for their move to Brooklyn, he took a backseat. His minutes were slashed in half, and his production went with it. The trade to the Celtics seemed like a fresh start full of opportunity that just hasn't presented itself yet.
"It'll come," said Brooks. "I'll have my opportunity to play. It's a long season."
The Bobcats clawed their way to a double-digit lead in the first five minutes, and while the Celtics climbed within two in the game's final minute, they never regained the lead. Charlotte walked off the Garden floor with an 89-83 victory, snapped the C's four-game winning streak and ended their short-lived tenure atop the Atlantic Division.
The Bobcats clawed their way to a double-digit lead in the first five minutes, and while the Celtics climbed within two in the game's final minute, they never regained the lead. Charlotte walked off the Garden floor with an 89-83 victory, snapped the C's four-game winning streak and ended their short-lived tenure atop the Atlantic Division.
Jeff Green's 19 points led the Celtics (4-5), but he added just one rebound and zero assists to that line. Jordan Crawford (16 points), Gerald Wallace and Courtney Lee (10 apiece) also reached double figures on a night the C's shot just 38 percent as a team. Kelly Olynyk grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds.
Live by the Crawford: After submitting his finest performance in a Celtics uniform on Monday — a line of 16 points, 10 assists and zero turnovers against the Magic that brought the "better without Rondo" folks out of the woodwork — it took all of 64 seconds for Crawford to commit his first turnover against the Bobcats. The de facto point guard improved in the second half, as did the Celtics. He finished with six assists and two turnovers.
Digging a hole: Meanwhile, the Bobcats backcourt wreaked havoc early, jumping out to a 22-12 lead on 9-of-11 shooting in the first 7:21 and sucking the life out of an already quiet Garden crowd. Charlotte guards Kemba Walker and Gerald Henderson either scored or assisted on seven of those nine buckets, feeding Al Jefferson for eight early points. As a result, Stevens yanked Crawford, Bradley and Brandon Bass in favor of Phil Pressey, Lee and Kris Humphries — who helped trim the deficit to six by the end of the first quarter.
Big Al: Add Jefferson to the list of talented bigs who carved up the C's interior defense. He finished with 22 points and 11 boards. Likewise, the Celtics allowed double-digit offensive rebounds for the seventh time in nine games. Vitor Faverani and Kelly Olynyk helped keep the C's from completely getting wiped off the boards.
Puncher's chance: As has been the custom under Brad Stevens, the Celtics didn't fold. Trailing by 16 midway through the second quarter, Green scored eight points during a 15-4 run that slashed Charlotte's lead to five. Green came in shooting 4-of-5 from the right corner and 21-of-33 in the restricted area — his two most efficient locations — and did his damage from those spots in keeping the C's within striking distance.
Vitor fever: For much of the game, Faverani was the lone Celtics player in the plus/minus black, and he was in double digits. One of few C's interested in banging on the boards, he successfully got under the skin of just about everyone in Charlotte's frontcourt while contributing seven points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench.
Defending their life: While the offense struggled mightily, the Celtics kept themselves in the game on the defensive end, holding the Bobcats to 37 percent from the field. Bradley racked up five fouls chasing Walker, holding Charlotte's point guard to three points (1-13 FG). The rest of the Bobcats shot 42 percent.
Larry Bird is quick to remind you he is only human. Incapable of any superpowers or magic, he promises, French Lick's Larry Joe Bird's talent is simply the product of a man who worked incredibly hard to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
"I was always told I wasn't big enough or strong enough to compete against the best," Bird said. "I heard it in high school, I heard it in college and I heard it in the pros, so I'd keep working harder. That's what pays off. I guess things worked out pretty well."
This past weekend, Indiana State University recognized Bird's contributions to the game of basketball by unveiling his 15-foot bronze statue on campus outside ISU's Hulman Center. While the day was tremendous for the Sycamores, the city of Terre Haute, and the basketball-crazed state of Indiana, Bird admitted that a big piece of his heart still belongs to Boston.
"Boston has the best sports fans I've ever seen," Bird said. "They live it and breathe it. I was so honored to be able to put on a jersey and play at a place where they cared. One of the best lines I ever heard, I think it was in '86 against Houston, and we were going into Game 6 [of the NBA Finals]. The crowd was absolutely going berserk, and this was an hour before the game. Some of the guys were still shooting before they came back into the locker room. One of them said, 'I'm telling you, them fans want blood out there and they don't care whose it is. We lose, and it's our blood!' And man, was he right, the place was rocking that night."
Before the statue unveiling on Saturday morning, Indiana State first honored Bird with a "Larry Legend" scholarship dinner on Friday night. Hosted by Jackie MacMullan, the program was broken into four quarters focused on Bird's career in high school, college and the NBA, and his time as a coach and an executive as team president of the currently undefeated Pacers.
Bird's statue was unveiled a week after the city of Boston recognized Bill Russell with his own monument. As the two most famous Celtics of all time, Bird feels a connection to Russell, but he was quick to point out that, while both men wore the Celtics jersey for 13 seasons in their careers, only one earned 11 championship rings.
"If anybody deserves a statue, it's Bill Russell," Bird said. "We all looked up to him. He set the bar so high for all of us. He's had such a great career and a lot much success. I'm really happy for Bill, not only for his statue, but for Bill the man. He's a great man."
The ceremony started with a look back at Bird's roots with the game of basketball, a connection that now is more deeply intertwined than ever. Bird's coach at Springs Valley High School, Jim Jones, served as a mentor, and Bird noted that lessons his coach taught him in 1970 still hold true today.
"Coach Jones spent a lot time with us as young kids and showed us how to play the game the right way," Bird said. "He was telling us, no matter how long you stay out here or how many jump shots you shoot, there's always somebody out there doing a little bit more. That guy in my life was Magic Johnson. Maybe that's why he got the ring from the NCAA tournament back in 1979."
Indiana State won its first 33 games of the 1979 NCAA season, only tasting defeat in the championship game against Johnson's Michigan State squad.
"This [statue] is an honor for me and also my teammates in '79," Bird said. "Basketball is a team game, and that year, for some reason, God looked down on us and said, 'Hey, let's let them guys have a nice run this year together.' Going into that season, we had no idea what was about to happen."
Bird conceded that he remembers the losses far more crisply than he ever recalls his victories. Even 34 years after midnight struck on ISU's heavenly season, the pain of losing in the final continues to hurt.
"You never get over that," Bird admitted. "It's impossible when you get your heart broken. The pain eases but never goes away. I knew going into that game I was going to have to play the best game I ever played in my entire life, and I didn't do it. I let us all down. They were an excellent team and they proved it that night."
Redemption occurred five years later at the Boston Garden. Bird's Celtics triumphed over Magic's Lakers in a grueling seven-games series for the 1984 NBA championship. Amidst the locker room celebration, Bird shared with CBS broadcaster Brent Musburger that he won partially for the city ISU calls home.
"When I left Terre Haute, I left with sadness. Terre Haute was good to me. I can remember the day I loaded up my car and took off driving to Boston," Bird recalled. "There was still the sting from '79, so just playing against the Lakers with Magic was great. Even that series didn't start off well for us. We lost the first game at home and the second game, Gerald Henderson had to have a big steal to go into overtime, and the third game we got beat by 32. It didn't look good at the time, but somehow pulled it out in seven games."
The battles with Magic never seem to end. Michigan State built a beautiful 12-foot statue of Johnson in 2003, but that is a good three feet shorter than the statue of Bird in Indiana.
"That's probably why he didn't show up today," Bird joked.
Bird's sense of humor appeared at the most perfect of moments. Bird cherishes his opportunities to needle Hall of Famer Bill Walton, and poked fun at the big redhead all weekend.
"Bill Walton was my hero years ago," Bird said. "Then one night we got to play against him in LA when he was playing with the mighty Clippers. The game was about two minutes old when Bill turned to the referee, and said [in a high pitched, whiny voice], 'Tell Bird to stop pushing me, he won't stop pushing me!'
"Sometimes," Bird explained, "it's better not to meet your heroes."
In addition to Quinn Buckner and Joe Klein, Walton was one of three of Bird's Celtics teammates to make the journey to Terre Haute for the ceremony. Despite Bird's jabs toward him, Walton spoke highly — reverential, almost — of his dear friend.
"Playing basketball with Larry Bird was like singing with Jerry Garcia," Walton gushed. "It was like talking science with Albert Einstein, or talking history with Eugene Debs. It was just absolutely fantastic. I never played with a better player than Larry Bird."
Walton, who credits Bird with rejuvenating his basketball career and life, embraced the opportunity to reminisce about Number 33.
"I never saw a player — ever — who was able to ignite the home crowd like Larry Bird," Walton said. "His ability to inspire, his ability to include. I can still remember my very first Celtic game at the Boston Garden. At the very end of the game, we were going to win unless we missed our free throws. So I'm inbounding the ball and I throw it to Larry, who gets fouled immediately and hits two free throws. Very next time, the same exact thing — throw it to Larry and two more free throws. Next time, Larry's guarded so I throw it to [Dennis Johnson]. D.J. knocks down two free throws. The next time, Larry's guarded, D.J.'s guarded, so I throw it to Danny Ainge, who's the best free throw shooter on the team. And as Danny was walking up to shoot his free throws, Larry walks over to me and says, 'Hey, Walton, I know this is your first game here, but if you want to stay on this team, you throw the ball to me every time.' There was nobody like Larry Bird."
Any ceremony for Bird would be incomplete without a tribute to Celtics legend Red Auerbach.
"I met Red in the summer [of 1978] through All-Star games," Bird remembered. "Back then, I didn't know anything about the draft. I can remember walking off a golf course and somebody telling me I got drafted by the Celtics. My reply was, 'What's that mean?' "
Auerbach also made an appearance during Indiana State's NCAA tournament run, speaking to Bird almost cryptically before the Sycamores' Midwest Regional game against Arkansas. After ISU lost, Auerbach wanted Bird to finish the 1979 season with the Celtics. (The C's had drafted Bird a year before he finished his college career.)
"He said, 'Look, we drafted you. We like you. As soon as you're done here, we'd love for you to sign and come out and play the rest of the season with the Celtics.' I'd never heard anything like that. I didn't know a lot about the NBA or contracts, but he was trying to get me to sign before the next draft came up. If he didn't, I would have went back into the draft again.
"As I went through the year, more and more people were talking about it, but my focus was here at Indiana State. It had to be because I had a lot of work that was unfinished. I had an opportunity to leave after I was drafted, but I had some things I wanted to finish up."
While he will never be completely comfortable with fame, Bird understands why people are enamored with the way he played and is thankful for people's admiration.
"The journey basketball took me — all the way from high school through college, through the pro era and to today — is unbelievable," he said. "I know what it means. I know how it touches a lot of people's lives. For me to have a statue is unbelievable. I didn't come here for that. I came here to get an education and play the game I truly love."
Just like he did with basketball, Bird encouraged people to find what they love most in the world and dedicate all of their heart and soul into its success.
"If you dedicate yourself to something you truly love," Bird said, "your dreams will come true. I'm living proof of that."
When word got out that Danny Ainge attended Tuesday night's Champions Classic in Chicago — an event that featured the likely top three players in the 2014 NBA draft and four of college basketball's best five teams — the Celtics president's presence brought out the Riggin' for Wiggins folks in full force.
While Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Julius Randle didn't disappoint, combining for 76 points (65 TS%) and 30 rebounds, the reality is those two games (Kansas 94, Duke 83; Michigan State 78, Kentucky 74) featured as many as 18 picks in June's draft. Ainge would be a fool not to show up. Here are the stat lines he saw from those 18 players in order of performance — complete with each prospect's mixtape and a link to his DraftExpress profile.
18. Tarik Black SR PF Kansas (6 MIN): 0 PTS, 1 REB, 3 PF
17. Aaron Harrison FR SG Kentucky (18 MIN): 3 PTS (1-7 FG, 0-5 3P, 1-2 FT), 1 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK, 2 TO, 2 PF
16. Andrew Harrison FR PG Kentucky (38 MIN): 11 PTS (3-6 FG, 1-1 3P, 4-4 FT), 1 REB, 3 AST, 4 TO, 4 PF
15. Rasheed Sulaimon SO SG Duke (28 MIN): 13 PTS (5-10 FG, 1-3 3P, 2-4 FT), 1 REB, 1 AST, 4 PF
14. Adreian Payne SR PF Michigan State (25 MIN): 15 PTS (5-10 FG, 1-1 3P, 4-5 FT), 3 REB, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 4 PF
13. Willie Cauley-Stein SO C Kentucky (27 MIN): 5 PTS (2-4 FG, 1-3 FT), 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 TO, 2 PF
12. Branden Dawson JR SF MSU (34 MIN): 8 PTS (4-9 FG), 9 REB, 2 AST, 4 STL, 1 TO, 3 PF
11. Rodney Hood SO SF Duke (38 MIN): 11 PTS (3-8 FG, 1-2 3P, 4-7 FT), 5 AST, 3 REB, 5 TO, 4 PF
10. Joel Embiid FR C Kansas (20 MIN): 2 PTS (1-4 FG, 0-1 3P, 0-2 FT), 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 2 PF
9. Gary Harris SO SG MSU (35 MIN): 20 PTS (7-14 FG, 1-4 3P, 5-6 FT), 2 REB, 1 AST, 3 STL, 1 TO, 2 PF
8. Alex Poythress SO PF Kentucky (27 MIN): 7 PTS (2-6 FG, 0-2 3P, 3-4 FT, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 TO, 2 PF
7. Wayne Selden FR SG Kansas (37 MIN): 15 PTS (5-10 FG, 1-2 3P, 4-4 FT), 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 TO, 3 PF
6. James Young FR SF Kentucky (34 MIN): 19 PTS (7-16 FG, 3-11 3P, 2-5 FT), 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 TO
5. Perry Ellis SO PF Kansas (35 MIN): 24 PTS (9-13 FG, 1-1 3P, 5-6 FT), 9 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 1 TO, 2 PF
4. Keith Appling SR PG MSU (34 MIN): 22 PTS (8-14 FG, 2-4 3P, 4-4 FT), 8 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL, 3 TO, 3 PF
3. Andrew Wiggins FR SF Kansas (25 MIN): 22 PTS (9-15 FG, 0-1 3P, 4-6 FT), 8 REB, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 4 PF
2. Julius Randle FR PF Kentucky (35 MIN): 27 PTS (9-14 FG, 0-1 3P, 9-15 FT), 13 REB, 1 AST, 8 TO, 4 PF
1. Jabari Parker (33 MIN) FR SF Duke: 27 PTS (9-18 FG, 4-7 3P, 5-5 FT), 9 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TO, 5 PF
Seven Celtics scored in double figures as they shot 60 percent as a team and stopped the Magic, 120-105.
Avery Bradley led the way with 24 points; Jeff Green, Jordan Crawford and Kelly Olynyk each netted 16; Courtney Lee dropped 12 and Brandon Bass contributed 10 in a balanced effort that improved the C's record to .500 (4-4) for the first time in the Brad Stevens era.
The Steez knees: Believe it or not, Crawford actually looked like a point guard. Submitting by far his best half of basketball in a Celtics uniform, he reached triple-double watch by halftime: 12 points (5-7 FG), six assists and four rebounds. More importantly, he entered the break with zero turnovers in 17 first-half minutes and owned the C's best plus/minus number (+13) in staking them to a 59-50 advantage.
On the range: Bradley's jumper from 15-19 feet has steadily improved since his rookie season, rising from to 26 percent in 2010-11 to 41 percent in his sophomore season and 44 percent last year. After knocking down his first three attempts from that range against the Magic — and finishing 7-of-9 on long 2′s — he's started 13-of-24 (54 percent) from that range this season. Avery Bradley is officially a shooting guard.
Kelly O'Sully: By replacing Vitor Faverani in the starting lineup, Brad Stevens broke up the unselfishly entertaining Olynyk-Sullinger frontcourt combination that had helped produce 105.1 points per 100 possessions through the first seven games. And the two talented young bigs responded by providing consistent production throughout a thorough dismantling of the Magic, totaling 30 points on remarkable 14-of-18 shooting to go along with 12 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and three steals as Jelly Sullynyk.
Swiss roll: Lacking an established NBA center, the Celtics will struggle against talented bigs, and Nikola Vucevic is one such talent. The 7-footer notched his fifth double-double in eight games for the Magic, totaling 15 points and 10 boards against an interior Celtics defense. File this one away: Vucevic can become a free agent in 2015.
Getting possessive: The Celtics allowed double-digit offensive rebounds for the sixth time in eight games, as Vucevic and Mo Harkless combined for nine of Orlando's 14. And the C's earned their first win in a game in which they committed at least 15 turnovers, doing so for the first time since reaching that mark in their first four outings. The Celtics aren't going to shoot 60 percent from the field every night, so giving away 30 extra possessions isn't something Stevens wants to see on a nightly basis.
No Gino: Despite the double-digit win in the Garden, Gino never made an appearance on the Jumbotron. Perhaps he was traded along with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Doc Rivers.
It was quite a week for Brad Stevens. Seven days ago, his Celtics dropped to 0-4 and rose to the top of ESPN's Tank Rank. Now, his C's are riding a three-game win streak punctuated by a pair of plays in the span of 3.6 seconds against the two-time defending NBA champions that emphatically announced the coach's arrival.
In the final moments of Saturday's Heat upset, Stevens concocted a pair of post-timeout plays that offered the first NBA glimpse of the brilliance that everyone who knew him at Butler has raved about for the past four months.
The first: Since Shane Battier had previously fronted Gerald Wallace in the post, Stevens called for Jeff Green to lob an entry pass to Wallace under the basket for a layup that cut a four-point deficit in half with one second left.
And second: Weighing the risk of throwing crosscourt against the reward of potentially freeing up a shooter where LeBron James might sag defensively, Stevens called for Wallace to return the favor, lobbing an entry pass to Green in the far corner for a 3-pointer that beat the buzzer. Both seemingly made more brilliant by the fact Dwyane Wade made the youth basketball mistake of missing the rim entirely on a free throw attempt between them.
During his tenure in Boston, Doc Rivers was rightfully praised for his post-timeout play calls, but he also had Paul Pierce to help him look good despite so often calling the same isolation elbow jumper. Stevens doesn't have that luxury and requires a bit more creativity in engineering scoring opportunities for a team without a playmaker.
In the aftermath of the two most remarkable play calls during Stevens' brief NBA coaching career, now seems as good a time as any to examine the Celtics coach's success in post-timeout situations.
On 45 occasions through seven games, the Celtics have owned possession following a timeout. Nineteen of those opportunities have resulted in points (14 field goals, 5 drawn fouls) for a success rate of 42.2 percent. Seventeen ended in missed shots, another eight on turnovers and one with the clock running out on the first quarter.
In total, the Celtics have scored 39 points on 45 post-timeout possessions — an offensive rating (points per 100 possessions) of 86.7 that pales in comparison to their overall rating of 99.7 that ranks 25th in the league this season. Those eight turnovers have to drive Stevens bananas, because the Celtics have generated a 108.3 offensive rating on the 36 post-timeout possessions when they've actually gotten a shot off — efficiency that would elevate their offense among the league's top five if averaged over the course of this season.
The balance with which Stevens has called plays out of timeouts makes him absolutely unpredictable. Nine different Celtics have had their number called following a huddle: Kelly Olynyk (3-8 FG, 0-1 3P), Green (3-6 FG, 1-3 3P, 4-4 FT), Brandon Bass (3-4 FG, 2-2 FT), Wallace (1-3 FG, 0-1 3P, 2-2 FT), Courtney Lee (1-4 FG, 0-3 3P), Avery Bradley (1-3 FG), Vitor Faverani (0-1 FG, 1-2 FT), Jared Sullinger (0-1 3P) and Phil Pressey (0-1 3P).
[Note: Faverani put back a pair of C's misses on post-timeout possessions.]
The C's shot locations in such situations have been all over the map, too. Of the C's 31 post-timeout field goal attempts, 12 have been long jumpers, 10 3-pointers and nine tries around the basket. Remarkably, Green's 3-pointer against the Heat was the only successful beyond-the-arc attempt in 10 post-timeout tries this season.


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Welcome to the GFIS Blog!
In this blog forest professionals around the world share their ideas and experiences on forest information management and sharing with the global forestry community. Besides the blog posts you can find GFIS workshop material here.
14 May · Mon 2012
IUFRO Director's Forum & All Division 9 Conference
The 7-8 May, 2012 brought together the heads of Forest Research Institutes & University Forest Faculties from around the World in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovnia, to discuss important cross sectoral topics. The Director's Forum, which is organized by IUFRO Research Group 9.02.00 - Management of Forest Research, is a unique and advantageous event for stakeholders of Forest Research. The event hall in the Hotel Hollywood, located on the outskirts of Sarajavo, was full of Deans and Directors discussing a variety of topics which have great importance on the future of forest research in educational facilities as well as research institutions.
On the first day, discussions under the theme Participation in research and research management were held which invited the Dr. Ann M. Bartuska, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics of the USDA to share and present her experiences. The day continued with a World Cafe Workshop, which saw participants going to five different stations and informally discussing topics under the themes; Setting the research agenda, Organizing participatory research, Interest group and stakeholder involvement, Documentation and communication of participation processes and measures, & Ethical aspects of participatory research. This session was very stimulating and a number of conclusions were summarized by FOPER students who were on hand throughout the Forum.
In the afternoon, presentations continued under the theme Governance of cooperation and competition. Overall, the first day of the Forum was very successful. To view the whole Program Click Here.
The next day continued with presentations under the theme Frame conditions for forest research and education. The presentation covered a range of topics from responding to reduced research budgets, to engaging policy makers within Europe.In the afternoon, Eero Mikkola, Coordinator of the Global Forest Information Service, presented to those in attendance on Aggregation & Dissemination of Global Forest Information. The presentation started by identifying the problem of the expanding WWW and stating the importance of collaboration amongst Forest Institutions to form an online open-access community to freely bring together and disseminate their information. Attendees were shown depictions of increasing web traffic on the GFIS platform, while identifying continued areas of growth in specific areas of the globe, as GFIS currently has its largest amount of information providers and visitors from Europe. Mikkola, showed examples of how GFIS can be utilized to create custom content on information providers webpages, and also spoke about the prospect of improved filtering options in the future - which would see content grouped geographically and by theme. The presentation stirred a successful response from a number of organizations who are in the process of becoming GFIS Partners.
The afternoon and Forum closed with a focus on Forest Education and presentation under the theme Societal and organizational aspects of high forest education. Planning will commence soon for the next Director's Forum which will coincide with the IUFRO 2014 World Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
The week continued with the first IUFRO All Division 9 Conference. Division 9 Forest Policy and Economics is the newest research network in IUFRO. The Conference served to strengthen the relationships within and across the Research Groups and Working Parties. 170 participants were registered for the Conference representing a wide range of organizations and interests. A variety of interesting presentations occurred throughout. The Programme can be viewed by Clicking Here.
On 10 May, GFIS was represented by Communications Officer, Michael Huck who presented under the Concurrent Session B3 :IUFRO and Information Direction 2012. Huck's presentation entitled Partnerships & Possibilities introduced the crowd in attendance to the concept of GFIS as a means to collectively build a knowledge based community on the internet for forest organizations. He went on to speak about the limitations which currently exist on the platform, and the possibilities for enhancing information access, through the use of thematic tags. All-in-all, a large interest was raised by those whom had not heard of GFIS, and a number of partnerships are in the process of being secured.
The two events were successful for the Global Forest Information Service, and enhanced the visibility of the CPF initiative, led by IUFRO within the the particpants and organizations of IUFRO.


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Through a smaller Fender piggyback the guitar sounds no less spacious. But exploring the jazzy potential of the Power'Tron in the neck position becomes doubly inviting. Here again, the lively resonance of the paulownia body seems to work with the Power'Tron's hot, but balanced output and the warm, round glow of 6L6s to create an uncommonly wide palette of neck pickup tones.
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Ok not happy about this, what's got my panties in a twist is this pervasive feeling of being vulnerable. This is a foriegn and unsettling feeling. My identity is based on being "strong like bull"…most of my life has been spent developing 1 type of strength or another. My family is known for their mental and physical strength. And now the lesson seems to be get with being vulnerable and be ok with new levels of weakness. That's a tough pill to swallow.
This conversation first popped up last summer, when there was a warning on the Gold Coast about men in a white van trying to abduct a young woman at 7am on a weekday. I had the thought for the first time in years, if that happened to me I wouldn't be able to fight back or get away any more…it was the first time I felt physically vulnerable in some time. The truth is I am physically vulnerable all the time now. It is an odd realization. Chances are if I am hurt it will be here at home.
Part of my identity may be being strong, no doubt formed at some point before high school, when looking or acting strong saved me from my inexperience…and then adopted as a winning formula for all situations; except it wasn't of course and now it just isn't accurate anymore. As my muscles weaken and my walk depends on a walker, what was once a core value of the self is exposed as a facade.
And that's not a bad thing really, for sure it's more honest. No posing, no posture of "go ahead try me!" I am now as vulnerable as one can be, publically so. The physical vulnerability at least allows me to be truthful when I need rest. I rest rather than press out fearing a percieved weakness. I'm not obliged to go long, stay late or be the last woman standing. I am free from all the hallmarks of a stuborn stregnth, born from a facade.
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This book is an encyclopedia of the strange, the bizaare, and the deadly. It contains complete statistics for 265 monstrous and dangerous creatures, created by dungeon masters across the United States and Canada. Each monster is rated for hit dice, armor class, movement, whether and how well it swims and flies, its intelligence range, dexterity, alignment, normal habitat, the probability of it ... [click here for more]
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Since man's discovery of fire, cooking has been mainly a process of subjecting food to high temperatures that chemically alter its color, taste and texture. But the invention of cryogenic technology has handed chefs an exciting new tool—liquid nitrogen—for transforming food in fun and surprising ways. In our culinary research laboratory, we use this ultra-cold liquid to cryopoach oils, cryoshatter cheese, cryopowder herbs and cryograte meat. It is great for making instant ice cream and perfectly cooked hamburgers.
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As Bishop Melanio Medina of Misiones, Paraguay delivered the homily at a local parish, the countrys president, Federico Franco, stood up and contested his comments on using genetically altered crops.
The Mass was being celebrated at a church in Villa Florida, some 155 miles southeast of the capital of Asuncion, to mark the 130th anniversary of the founding of the city.
During his homily, Bishop Medina criticized a decision by the government to allow genetically altered corn and cotton seeds to be imported. He called such crops dangerous to human life and to the environment and said they can lead to death.
President Franco stood up, and to the surprise of those attending, approached the pulpit and said, Excuse me, your Excellency, let me explain this.
Taking the microphone from the bishop, he said, If you can give me documentation from science or from an expert that shows that genetically-altered crops are harmful, I will review my position.
After a several minute-long speech defending the use of genetically altered seeds in the agricultural industry, President Franco returned the microphone to the bishop who said, Lets drop this issue for now, but the use of genetically-altered seeds ought to be reconsidered.
Speaking to reporters after the Mass, Bishop Medina said he was not upset about the interruption of by President Franco. Dialogue Masses in which the people participate are normal here in Villa Florida. That is something completely valid and doesnt bother me. We even invite people to make comments, he said.
However, the bishop noted that this was the first time a Mass was interrupted by a president.
I am used to people making comments, but this is the first time a president has done so, since it was the first time he attended a Mass presided by me.
A president has never attended a Mass in my diocese, not Lugo or anyone, this was the first time, he said.
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My crumbled blueberry muffin has been my go-to breakfast as of late, and I think I've finally found the perfect morning meal for myself.
- 1.5-2 Tbsp Organic Coconut Flour
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
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- 1/2 sliced banana
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1/4 cup water
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3 mile run on the elliptical at level 7, followed by a Yoga class at my gym.
I sipped on a bottle of water with 1 tsp chia seeds and a packet of True Lemon during my workout.
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- oatmeal with protein powder and walnuts
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- healthy chicken tenders (chicken rolled in almond meal and baked) with heated cinnamon sprinkled baby carrots
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This motto flows into dinner time as well.
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The Birth/Death Ratio
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Is the economy slowing down or is it getting ready to go on a new tear? Judging by the run-up in the Dow, the answer is a major turnaround for the economy in the last half of the year, from the close-to-recession numbers of the first quarter. So, what has happened to my forecast of a slowdown or minor recession? This week we look at some hidden problems in the employment data, analyze retail sales and consumer spending, and speculate about the last half of the year. And we also look at how the dollar is doing, inflation, foreign reserves, and more. And you have got to hear the story about a US government official going to Beijing asking them to buy US mortgages. Seriously. You can't make this stuff up. There is a lot of interesting ground to cover, so let's jump in
First, let's look at the good news. Given the increase in inventories, the rise of all the manufacturing surveys, and a smaller trade deficit, most economists think that GDP for this second quarter will be in the 3% range. Given that first-quarter growth was an anemic 0.6%, this will give us an average for the first half of less than 2%, which is more or less the return of Muddle Through I predicted at the beginning of the year. Most of the growth was technical in nature, coming from a drop in the trade deficit and a significant rise in inventories. As we will note below, retail sales are not all that strong, which may help partially explain the rise in inventories.
The average Blue Chip economist is pegging the US economy to grow in a very robust 3% range for the last half of the year. Manufacturing surveys suggest that the economy is quite strong and are in the territory normally associated with 3% growth. Employment numbers came in surprisingly robust this week, and Wal-Mart had better sales than expected, even if they were weak. So, the market decided to party like its 1999.
So, what's not to like? When you look through to the underlying data, I think it suggest the economy will be much slower than 3% in the last half of the year.
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What does worlds had me tonight we wrap up our series on places in America that do not.
White Fox News and the O'Reilly Factor very much.
Tonight Jesse visits Madison Wisconsin.
Tell me what Madison Wisconsin -- now there's some crazy people here.
Very diverse it's a college town they make all their own milk and she is from those countless.
Fun and friendly and -- bad -- and probably a little beer -- hateful sound of his -- they -- people hate Fox News here.
I wouldn't say they hate Fox News they dislike you immensely some of the personalities of from slightly from us to work past if you got a problem with Fox News change the -- might that when -- Fox News yeah it's gotten a reputation for just being completely out.
Has no facts do you believe it not a -- was an inside job.
Fifth on the -- -- -- -- -- -- yes I do is bigfoot real drama.
I think people only look at things more carefully at this -- is great thank you feel accepted as being of foxes and -- don't talk politics.
People -- manifest your head -- -- his girls who make me stupid yeah.
That's right they added threat yeah but yeah.
Why would they hit -- fifty pounds biological.
Good to be in the copy.
So I think you've got something there just.
I was raised with Fox News and I -- I -- The O'Reilly Factor out of every night were bred to hate -- is because stocks I would say does the best job -- -- you're welcome it's fake.
It's phony it's got to bias I don't share and honestly -- I really can't he got it if I turn on the news in -- trying to distract you with some Michael Jackson.
And stuff so I'm not that -- stuff and I might say you're an inspiration for the youth of America still really believe they still like a nice guy well educated I would call itself well educated -- me -- Well we got enough of a comic stop telling jokes.
What's your impression of O'Reilly he's just a guy so you at a -- have a lot in common technically.
Have you heard O'Reilly -- for the day here's a tip today cut back on week we -- very bad -- -- tip of the day it was accurate yet no gluten -- of so why the opponent of the war on Christmas yeah.
You believe -- that we want to.
Just Democrats on the show.
But most of the time it's just try and an excuse to have someone's.
Argue against and there's actually more Democrats independents that watch the O'Reilly Factor watch CNN and MSNBC combined I don't know I got that statistic from research.
There's a lot of value material in these little books if you don't know what to do and I LA guy Dennis Miller and -- what about that Jesse Watters got his best -- that that baseball does leave it to tease yourself.
All your talk it through -- an earlier waters world we'll come tomorrow.
Nerve -- a little bit.
If he'd like to say the -- now that we have either impeccable ties I'm pretty dapper here I'm a dapper guy right.
There's huge that it you know I just held anybody got back he's got that I.
-- know share was he spoke wholly his brother yeah it's not call -- salary.
They look like -- -- he walked across clearly show that could my vote Alberta theatre you know I interviewed him twice this guy he took his shirt off and then later -- again.
Player and I didn't know at the same guy.
Is he auditioning for Jesus I think sell -- exact definition -- after.
-- -- -- now how many of these people actually go to the university was time we had a few dozen this summer school people so if you're -- small inferiority.
Nearly -- it's -- -- there for summer school you're in deep trouble.
You don't remember this but in the sixties university Wisconsin one of the big -- -- Vietnam War radical places that went.
I'm going crazy.
It's still maintains as targets where did yesterday this counter culture right you have to look hard for the now.
They're very radicalize and there's a lot more conspiracy theorist I encountered in.
Any other cities the lot of guys it was a -- eleven truth there the city you were out of touch with reality by the -- he says that fox reporters get paid by defense contractors to report pro war propaganda -- does -- know I don't sit there I -- -- -- -- -- -- Big checks I think this is a guy who -- -- us a look at the big foot right there he also believe in the Loch Ness Monster ball at the end that's in the -- Smart all right we'll -- serious I mean it's treat anybody who probably do us some of that again if you have any.
Towns that you won't waters to visit.
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Janakpur, July 9
CPN-UML chairman Jhalanath Khanal Saturday said that the announcement of the new election was only a drama staged by the Maoist-led government.
He also said it was not possible to hold the Constituent Assembly (CA) election in the stipulated deadline.
Speaking at the closing session of the Janakpur Zonal meeting of the UML cadres in Janakpur, Khanal said that the Prime Minister was trying to impose dictatorship by creating anarchy in the country.
At the function, Khanal also demanded the resignation of the prime minister.
Stating that Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai had taken a un-constitutional step, Khanal demanded his resignation.
"The Prime Minister announced the CA election without forging political consensus," he said.
He said, "The declaration of the new CA election is only a drama of the government."
He said that as the UCPN-Maoist was also against the election, the announcement of the new polls was only a drama.
He said that the Maoists were polarising and dividing the nation and it was the duty of all people to save the nation from further polarization and division.
The country was facing a transitional political crisis and the national consensus was the only way to resolve the ongoing political deadlock and end the transitional period, he said.
He said One Madhes, One province was not the demand of the Madhesi people as such a demand would divide the nation and the people.
Khanal clarified that his party was not against the federal system.
He said, "The UML wants to establish the rights of all people of the country. We want to establish the rights of marginalised, Dalit and ethnic communities through the new constitution."
UML secretary Yubaraj Gyawali urged the party leaders and cadres to implement the party policy and programme to establish federalism in the country.


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The clean, friendly and familiarly Swiss Oasis is quietly located between palm trees, only 50 meter from the world famous Zicatela beach. Just a step to the best restaurants and bars here in Puerto Escondido. Our little Hotelito offers 7 just newly renovated (dec. 09), cosy hotel rooms with spotless clean private bathrooms including 24hours hot water. Every rooms has mosquito net windows, fan and a balcony. The upper level offers loft-rooms with 4 single beds. Also we offer: Pool, jacuzzi, shady sitting area, WI-FI, tours and tips. The Hotelito Swiss Oasis is a place where backpackers meet to relax and have a break from travelling, but also to enjoy surfing and night life near-by. SWISS owned & management German, French, English & Spanish spoken check in: 14:00 check out: 12:00 breakfast not included credit cards not accepted cancellation policy 48 hours + 9pax group booking not accepted Community kitchen available for the guests |
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Former Boston U. President John Silber dies
BOSTON (WHDH) -- Former Boston University president and one-time Democratic candidate for governor John Silber has died.
University spokesperson Colin Riley said Silber's family told BU Thursday that he had passed away.
Riley said Silber died of kidney failure at his home in Brookline. He had been on dialysis for several months. Silber was 86.
"In recent days, he invited many friends to his bedside where he said his good-byes and was, by all accounts, supremely lucid, wry, and disposed to laughter, notwithstanding weakness and discomfort. John died in the loving circle of his family," BU President Robert A. Brown said in a statement Thursday.
He was the Democratic nominee for governor, but was narrowly defeated by Republican William Weld. Silber took over BU, which was then a financially troubled commuter school of middling reputation, in 1971. He served until 1996. He was then chancellor for seven years after that.
"He was a very controversial figure, but the fact that BU's status rose for sure during the time he was here -- I'm not sure of its status nowadays, but I do know that it rose when John Silber was here," said one woman.
Silber was known for his strong personality and will be remembered for putting Boston University on the map, exemplified in buildings from Silber Way, to the administrative center.
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Forums >Cross Training>Stretching can be VERY bad for your health
I was just doing a stretch called Swiss Ball Lower Back Stretch (recommended by Pfitzinger) after an upper body strength session. When trying to roll back to the normal position I have no idea what happened, but the f....ng ball rolled away under my back and I hit the wall of the room with the back of my head causing such a hard bang that my neighbour got alarmed (it's a separate house).
Well, fortunately I did not hit the actual brick wall but there is a second wall made of some sort of DM or so and and tehre is a layer of glass wool in between. But mates, the next time I will out on the web cam and post it on Youtube X'D
"If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to."Emil Zatopek
There is really only one good use for a swiss ball.
Passion is a rather frightening thing because if you have passion you don't know where it will take you.
When it's all said and done, will you have said more than you've done?
First dude bonks his head on the wall.
Second dude is bonkin.
Needs more cowbell!
First dude bonks his head on the wall. Second dude is bonkin. HMMM.
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Just started the Pfitz stretches myself, but I don't have a swiss ball....thank goodness.
Is a swiss ball like a wiffle ball?
There's more to the swiss than cheese.
Depends on the curves.
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Speaking of curves and stretching...
The tangents are moot.
Wait. Is that Nicole Kidman at Percy?
Sweet! The new Vomero colorway is out!
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I think I need to find a running partner like that!
2013 Goals
Weight - 200 lbs (currently 205)
2000 miles
Marathon - 3:15 (BQ) 3:07:21 10/5/13 - St. George, Utah
HM - 1:32 1:30:38 10/13/13 - Okanagan Marathon
10k - 42:00 41:58 10/13/13 - Okanagan Marathon (1st 10k)
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When I started running a year ago, a friend told me that his strategy for races was to find a cute girl running at the right pace and just stay behind her the entire race "taking in the scenery". Unfortunately for me all the women are faster than me
I've never seen her there. Restraining order and all.
Have seen the governor's (now ex-governor's) wife just two weeks ago though. This is not her either.
obviously not a real runner. . . . what kind of moron wears bunched up cotton socks like that?
you DID notice the cotton socks didn't you??
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Rated 1 out of 5 by YT2010 体験したSPGホテルで最低
December 6, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by MarcoPolo13 Very bad experience
My wife spent few days in this hotel earlier this year, and highly recommanded it as rooms were not too big, but very modern, nice and clean.
I went there for a short business trip in September, and was extremly dissapointed. my room was old, with cracks in the bathroom, broken focets and flush. but the worse was it was dirty with spider webs in 2 of the room corners (i took pictures!). I mentionned my dissapointment to the reception desk, and was told to talk to the manager, but as I was leaving early and coming back late she was never there. i was given a bottle of wine, but in the same way, I was not going to drink a bottle of wine by myself at 11pm coming back to my room. When i came back home my Wife called Starwood to complain, and they gave us 1,500 points. Almost 70 nights in an SPG hotel this year, 3 incidents, by far the worse, and by far the one with the smallest compensation. We will not be back to this hotel. i never wrote a review, but this was really bad.
October 18, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by HansHuber A great Hotel in the center of London's best
Piccadilly Circus, Leister Square, Coventry Garden, Trafalgar, Soho, Regent -, Bond - & Oxford Street all within a 10 minute walk. Besides its excellent location, the hotel has spacious rooms (for London in particular), a nice breakfast buffet and everything else you need to have an unforgettable stay in London!
December 4, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by JohnCManhattanbeachCA Staff goes above and beyond
I cannot begin to tell you of my experience with this amazing staff...I had an upgrade (suite) this past August with my wife and two children. Looking forward to all of the historic sites we began our 5 day stay. i chose this hotel as they are one of only a few hotels that are centrally located AND have a swimming pool, which for my kids is almost a must have ...The hotel is centrally located and less than 100 yards from the Piccadilly underground which became our gateway to this fabulous city. We were having a blast. Now here is where the fun started. On only the second day I was struck with a crippling pain in my back and stomach...Vomiting heavily, we thought I had food poisoning. My wife called down to the front desk and the staff called a Dr. who within 15 minutes was examining me in my room...His advice - get rushed immediately to a hospital. The staff arranged for a taxi and I hobbled in to it to the horror of my young children and was taken to the local hospital. It was determined that I had an abnormally large Kidney stone and that I required immediate surgery. Mind you we were heading to Monte Carlo in 3
days on the Eurostar train. Well I was admitted to the hospital where my wife stayed with me...I was in extreme pain, in a foreign country, and my 12 and 9 year old girls were back at the hotel. This was turning into a a nightmare vacation.
Here's where the hotel staff kicked into high gear. They assured us they would drop in and ensure our children were OK that first night. they provided our children the peace of mind of round the clock emergency support for any of their needs, they provided genuine care and compassion. And to my children's delight the staff also provide milk and cookies before bed! My children became regulars at breakfast and snack time - sometimes having to eat by themselves while my wife visited with me and the kids were soon minor celebrities with the staff. My wife stated that every day without fail all of the staff whether housekeeping, maintenance, concierge, or hostess/waiters would greet her by name with well wishes. She had no idea how they all learned who she was over the period of one day. I ended up being in the hospital for 3 and 1/2 days. Le Meridien staff called ahead to Monte Carlo and handled all of the hotel cancellations without me incurring any penalty cancellation fees. They also took my 5 day Monaco stay and simply converted it so I could convalesce "post-op" at Le Meridien Piccadilly in our same upgraded suite. They also handled the arrangements with Eurostar train and worked out an unheard of partial refund of my non-refundable train tickets. If you have ever dealt with Eurostar you will know what a feat this is!.
I finally returned to Le Meridien where the staff had flowers, gourmet chocolate, and plenty of much need water waiting for me in my room. After about a day or two I was up and around and while admittedly at a much slower pace, began to enjoy the London sites...For me this type of treatment is unheard of in the fast pace, "make a buck at any cost" day and age we live in...and there is no where else I would even think to stay
in London if and when my travels take me back there again...by the way the indoor pool and the spa were also very nice amenities!!!!
And Finally my family would like to thank these fine employees ( forgive the spelling), night duty mgr Maria Dessi , Concierge team Luis Cano, George Cosgrove, and the entire Club lounge team especially Andrea Zelles who is one of the most kind, personable hotel employees I have come across in any of my travels both business or pleasure...I hope this note finds it way to a desk of an Starwood/SPG regional manager or
president sometime/somewhere in the future.
Thank you all again for getting a rather horrific vacation back on the tracks!.
January 28, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5 by nybiztravel not a luxury hotel, poor service
TV did not work and the engineers could not fix on first night
No hairdryer - I checked all drawers before calling- was in a hurry and let the front desk know that I needed a hair dryer asap, and even so, they called me to make sure I'd checked all the drawers, after I explicitly said I had
Terrible room with no light or view
November 29, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by TomGe66 Super Hotel an perfekter Lage
Ich war bereits zum dritten Mal im Le Meridien. Das Hotel hat eine perfekte Lage. Die Zimmer sind geräumig und sehr sauber. Das Personal ist extrem freundlich.
November 28, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jimmy Another wonderful stay!
Stayed in the hotel for three nights in the end of January.
Got upgraded to a nice sweet, fully enjoyed a nice size room, a door area, and a full size sitting room with separate TV and a full size desk!
The young man at the separate desk in the lobby helped me and my brother check in, to speed up the process. Super nice service!
The club lounge was very boutique like and very quiant!
May 1, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Steve45 The perfect hotel
We have been staying at this hotel annually for more than 25 years (most recently last month), and we continue to consider it the perfect hotel in London. Its location is unmatched, its high standards of décor and cleanliness are excellent, and its staff members are warm and welcoming. The Head Concierge, Paul Whittle, is particularly outstanding in his good nature and his concern for guests and their well-being. If we could give Le Meridien Piccadilly a 6-star rating, we would enthusiastically do so.
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bearing wrote:If we neglect ESR of the cap, we have the RC constant of the output cap and internal resistance of the battery pack to smoothen the current. The cap will only make a noticeable difference if the RC time is as long as the distance between the pulses from the rectifier, or longer. Pulses come at 100-120 Hz, or about 0.01seconds apart. If battery IR is 0.01 ohm, then the cap needs to be about 1F. If battery IR is 0.1 ohm, then cap needs to be about 0.1F. Thats pretty big caps, especially if they need to be rated 400V.
I think I'll make mine without output caps.
Alan B wrote:Where is the diode bridge?
Again, I highly recommend using a GFCI and fuses on both AC wires with this kind of charger.
fivari wrote:Aren't the electric circuits in your house protected by fuses and GFCI? You could count on those for protection,isn't it?
Skippic, in your schematic, I think the power resistors are not necessary. The current will be limited by the AC capacitor. It also seems the output caps are not necessary either.
You might want to power your 5v supply directly from the line too, as the output side voltage could vary over a wide range. A old cell phone charger works well for this.
bearing wrote:Are there any schottky diodes capable of mains voltage?
fechter wrote:bearing wrote:Are there any schottky diodes capable of mains voltage?
I've never found any, but didn't look too hard. Most of them are not rated high enough. Ones that are tend to be quite expensive. Making it out of individual diodes is probably cheaper, but more work. Even with Schottky diodes, you'll still need to dissipate some heat. It might be half. A 20W rated heat sink and a regular bridge will be much more economical.
Skippic wrote:Are these not good enough?
Are 250V diodes good for rectifying 220V mains?
Farfle wrote:V2 of this guy has been built. Goes in a a 240v outlet, outputs 55a @ 100v and weighs 4 pounds . 16 min charge on a 1330 wh/hr pack .
Alan B wrote:Bet he meant "old AMD processor heatsink".
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If no stills or the casts are not dressing in costumes tomorrow I'll hate YZ gut, lol
That's Wallace with the red arrow! Why were there so many police cars?
EDIT: The man standing next to the lady is Wallace's manager Lianjie.
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his kid-like expression is cute and the fact that there are two pretty ladies on both sides looking at him just made him look more adorable
喜欢一个人不就是应该让她感到幸福,让她快乐。别给他带来困扰 - 孟天楚/刑名师爷
this is really beautiful
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喜欢一个人不就是应该让她感到幸福,让她快乐。别给他带来困扰 - 孟天楚/刑名师爷
Some Huomis are trying to get news from the frontline for us! Thanks so much!
Expecting for our uninhibited, strong eyebrows, thin lips, LHC! Hi everyone. I'm Da Chuan. My beloved Xin Ai jie arrived at Jin Yun 3am and the Holiday Inn where the Xiao Ao crews are staying at 7am. Because she could not access to the internet, I'm conveying her messages in respect of Wallace's moments in Xiandu. Because we are using text messages it'll be a bit slow. Sorry about that. 1. The room charge for Holiday Inn is Rmb300 for standard room. 2. The press conf in front of the temple at the Xiandu Dinghu peak has been fixed 3. Xiandu is raining continuously, but the temperature is nice 4. LHC's sword (could be exclusively used by him, not sure) is of an ancient one. All completely black with slightly gold rims. A heavy real sword! Took pictures but didn't want to disclose now. You should see it during the press conf tomorrow! 5. The press conf will start at 7am tomorrow. The crew didn't want to open it to public (but our Huomis have already entered the inner circle so we can go in tomorrow morning). 6. Wallace will have one scene tomorrow and 4 scenes the day after (noted from Wallace's notice). ---- To be updated by Da Chuan
期待我们潇洒不羁,剑眉薄唇的霍狐冲!各位好,这里是大川。我可爱勇猛的欣爱姐只身一人已于今早凌晨三时抵 达缙云七时许抵达笑傲剧组入住的假日酒店门口。由于她本人目前无法上网,这里仅由我来转述她在仙都方面给的 华哥与笑傲动态。因为是短信往来所以可能会慢一些大家见谅。1,仙都假日酒店分左右的客房部和餐饮部,标间 一晚300。2,已确定24日在仙都鼎湖峰上面的庙前开机,时间待定。3,仙都持续小雨,但温度适宜。〖前 线动态之三〗 4,霍狐冲的剑(应该是其中一把或者专属剑,不确定。)造型古雅典致,通体黑色,有些许金边等,是把很重的 真剑噢!拍了图就不发了,不能先透,明天开机大家应该就能看到了!5,明早笑傲剧组七点开始开机仪式,剧组 方面捂着不给外界看。(但我们的前线霍迷已经打入剧组内部,明早能进去)6,华哥明天有一场戏,后天有四场 全排满了。(从华哥场记处获得的华哥通告)大川会持续更新
This vidz is really funny, which is about how a man has turned from being sloppy into someone clean and handsome and beloved by people (including a girl of coz).
From weibo and from qq - those who saw Wallace in person (they're so lucky!).
XAJH will be filmed in Xiandu. If you want to see the stars come on over! Wallace was just right next to me but I forgot to say something, really handsome. Hai Lu is dining next to me. Excited!
Wallace Huo, really young, really handsome....


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A123 Systems struggled to get its batteries into the automotive market.
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A company that charged up the US battery industry with its lithium-ion technology has gone dead. After an 11-year run, A123 Systems filed for bankruptcy on 16 October.
For insiders, the news is no surprise. A123, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, has been buoyed by government grants and private investment but has fallen on hard times in the past year (see 'Manufacturing woes haunt high-tech battery maker'). Again and again its rechargeable batteries — similar to the batteries that power laptops and iPhones — had trouble finding a foothold in the automotive market.
Now some worry that A123's collapse could stunt future investments in US battery research. "My concern is that the A123 debacle will disillusion the people who put in money thinking they were going to make big bucks on car batteries," says John Goodenough, a materials scientist at the University of Texas at Austin.
Once a model of innovation in academia, A123 licensed technology developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge by materials scientist (and company co-founder) Yet-Ming Chiang. Exploring different approaches to lithium-ion batteries, Chiang's team figured out how to boost the power of such cells by sprinkling zirconium and other metals into a blend of lithium, iron and phosphate pioneered by Goodenough.
The power, safety and longevity provided by this formula attracted the toolmaker Black & Decker, which in 2005 chose A123's batteries to power its cordless DeWALT tools.
"In a remarkably short time we went from a concept to manufacturing in volume for a new line of power tools," says Bart Riley, co-founder and chief technical officer of A123. "We hit the industry with quite a splash."
Losing advantage
Buoyed by the early success, the company pushed into other markets. Grants from the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) — an organization composed of car manufacturers Chrysler, Ford and General Motors (GM) — financed the development of batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. BAE Systems in Arlington, Virginia, became a client, making A123 the world's largest supplier of lithium-ion batteries for buses and trucks, says Riley.
But penetrating the consumer automotive market proved more difficult. A123's technology generated lots of power by expelling energy quickly, but it didn't store significantly more energy than other lithium-ion technologies.
A123 tried to overcome this limitation, but "we were moving away from our strengths," says Riley. "The more we moved away from power and towards energy, the less of a technical advantage we had."
In 2009 A123 lost a bid to make the battery for GM's Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid vehicle. GM chose the Korean company LG Chem, based near Seoul.
A123 pivoted, landing a contract in 2009 for Chrysler's proposed electric vehicle program, ENVI. An initial public offering in 2009 raised about US$391 million for the company. A DOE grant of about $249 million and tax breaks from Michigan allowed the company to build two factories in the state.
Then Chrysler declared bankruptcy in 2009, and the plans evaporated. A123 signed a contract in 2012 to sell batteries to Fisker, a small US carmaker in Anaheim, California, also funded by the DOE. But production of Fisker's hybrid electric sports car, the Karma, was delayed. Defects in the batteries led to an expensive recall. With its finances declining, A123 laid off some of its Michigan workers in November 2011.
Dim outlook
"This is very tough business," says Ted Miller, the Ford representative on the USABC management committee. "If you look across the landscape of companies that have been successful, it's kind of rare to be only in batteries."


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Barrow bar assault man bailed
Last updated at 12:02, Friday, 28 December 2012
A MAN has been bailed after he was arrested following an assault in a Barrow bar.
Police were called to the Drawing Room, in Duke Street, at 1.40pm yesterday to reports of a disturbance.
Officers found a local man aged 29 had been assaulted and suffered minor facial injuries.
A 42-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of assault.
He has been jailed until January 10 while the police continue their enquiries.
First published at 16:08, Thursday, 27 December 2012
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Hanging With The Natives
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
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I spent much of July in New York, and depending on who you've been talking to, I was there for a variety of reasons.
The heat was, often times, agonizing and unbearable. But despite the exhaustion from that, I really enjoyed my time on the East Coast; from Montauk to Manhattan, I was hanging with the natives.
First came Tripoli Gallery's presentation of "Flip Flops and Popsicles", where my artwork was featured. I had several pieces displayed there and it was a really good opportunity for me to expand my works in front of a broader audience. (http://www.tripoligallery.com/)
Then came the Hamptons International Film Festival where my surf movies, "Savage Beast" and "Supernatural" were featured. Long-time family friend and ...


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AMARILLO, TEXAS -- As a part of National Child Passenger Safety Week, the Texas Department of Transportation's Amarillo District got together with Safe Kids Panhandle and Southwest Honda to host a free safety seat checkup and inspection.
Tracy Tellman, traffic safety specialist with the Texas department of transportation, said the main problem she sees in improper installation. "It's going to be not routing the seat belt properly, not using the lower anchors properly. Not using a tether when they can," Tellman said.
Tellman also reminds parents that car seats should be replaced after six years and should not be reused if they have been in an accident.
It's estimated that 95 percent of safety seats are not installed correctly.
Cathy Balila, mother of three children, came to get her safety seats installed after an event that hit close to home. "We've had family memebers in life threatening crashes, so we've experienced it... Our child's life is obviously extremely important to us." Balila said.
In Texas, all children under the age of 8 or under 4 feet 9 inches must be in a safety seat.
Those who were not able to make the event can contact the Texas Department of Transportation's Amarillo Division to have their safety seats inspected or installed correctly.


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