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In short: The organisation of the race is second to none. The scenery around Loch Ness is amazing. Lots of drinks/ energy stations en route.. Crowd support in the villages and Inerness is great, it can be a bit sparse around the Loch. marathDate of review: October 7, 2014
In short: A challenging course with some amazing scenery. Excellent organisation. Thanks to the marshalls and people manning the drinks stations. One of my favourite half marathons.Date of review: September 17, 2014
In short: Excellent organisation. Friendly marshalls. A reasonably flat course with a few undulations. Excellent medal and t shirt.Date of review: September 7, 2014
In short: Very well organised race. The course has most of the hill climbs in rhe first 5 miles, followed by about 3 miles of good downhill stretches. A bit warm today. But the people manning the drinks stations and marshals were excellent. Date of review: July 6, 2014
In short: A challenging course on a warm day. The organisation and marshals are excellent. The crowd support is amazing. A china plate, tech t shirt and medal for finishing is very generous. A great race all round.Date of review: June 9, 2014
In short: Excellent organisation. An essentially flat course around Holme Pierrepont, with PB possibilities. Supportive marshals and spectators. Excellent value for money..Date of review: June 7, 2014
In short: Amazing scenery around the lake. Great organisation. A challenging course at any time but even tougher on such a warm day. The runners who have done the course 10 times in 10 days are amazing.Date of review: May 19, 2014
In short: A challenging course. The weather was kind this year. The organisation is second to none. The marshalls are very supportive. The t shirt and goody bag was excellent. One of my favourite half marathons.Date of review: November 25, 2013
In short: My favourite marathon. Organisation is second to none. The course has a couple of hills but is more undulating. The scenery is amazing. Marshalls are very supportive. Crowd support can be sparse in places but overall is good. An amazing race.Date of review: October 6, 2013
In short: A challenging half marathon. The course takes you through some beautiful parts of the Peak District. Marshalls are excellent. Crowd support on the course is a bit sparse but great at the finish.Date of review: September 15, 2013
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I'm sort of in this position now where I know nothing good can come of what I'm doing but I cant stop.
I broke up with her mid-october last year, I spent 3 days phoning texting banging on her door when she called the police in. The police wanted her to press charges over the harrasement she said no, but they warned me never to contact her again her mother told me she never want to speak to me again.
My problem is I cant stop thinking about her, the mistakes I've made. I think of her pretty much 24:7 I'm failing uni, on the verge of the sack from my job because all I do is think of her, randomly bust into tears or go into emotional rages. I'm now 3 days without any sleep whatsover and when i do sleep I'm dreaming of her I think of her all the time and I'm desperate to phone her but if I do I'll probably lose everything.
Last week I spent all my savings 1.5k on a ring, I want to go ask her to marry me it seems like the only way to have some sort of sanity...
What do I do how do I break out of this, people suggest move on I've tried. It's impossible to meet someone else when even when you try your hardest you end up talking about your ex, or you reject that person out of hand entirely because they cant compare to her.
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A little more info to make this a bit cleared, we where together for two years the reason she broke up with me was because she got pregnant and didnt know what do, say or how to tell me she was going to have an abortion. I didnt know this at the time was angry, confused and upset and went and made things a lot worse by acting all crazy.
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The transportation project is the most expensive in state history. In a first, state officials want the designers and builders to work as a team in the hope it will save time and money. That team is also expected to help arrange initial financing.
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For sale, A 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special
For many car lovers that grew up in the 60's, Cadillacs were classics the day they rolled off the assembly line. Even four decades ago, it wasn't uncommon for a person to buy a Cadillac and immediately tuck it away in their garage only to be wheeled out on special occasions - sort of like fine china. Situations like this result in low-mile, excellent condition cars 40 years later. Some may call them garage queens but we can all be thankful to still have these gems around to admire. We've been profiling the Cadillac all month, and it's very timely that EBay Motors features a nicely preserved 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special for sale in Michigan.
From simply looking at the photos, you can tell that this Cadillac is well-optioned. Believe it or not, the little chrome bezels on top of the front fenders are fiber optic. The same technology that is transmitting this web page to you was used in 1967 to tell a driver whether their lights were working properly. Also found on this car are power windows and power locks. Originally built for luxury, this Cadillac still looks as comfortable now as the day it rolled off the dealer's lot. For more information from the seller's perspective, check out the listing on eBay Motors.
So, will this classic end up in your garage? This concludes Cadillac month, and next week we're covering a brand from the other end of the automotive spectrum. We'll unveil the secret on Monday, and hope you'll check back to find out what it is. In the meantime, for more information about Cadillacs and other classic cars, check out our mobile apps for your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
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College Hockey:Bulldogs Score Four Early, Hold On For Win
Ferris State Earns Split With Michigan
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Maybe the second time is the charm.
After scoring the first four goals of the game, Ferris State held onto the lead this time. Chris Kunitz buried two to lead the Bulldogs over Michigan 4-3 in front of a sellout crowd at Ewigleben Ice Arena.
"The thoughts of the game last night were in the back of our heads," Bulldog coach Bob Daniels said. "We knew we had to keep the pressure up because the transition game of the Wolverines are so explosive."
Michigan unleashed 19 shots on goal the first period, but the goaltending of Mike Brown kept the Wolverines at bay. The best chance came in the middle of the period on a two-on-one opportunity. Jeff Tambellini took the pass and found himself all alone with only Brown to beat. Tambellini attempted to go upstairs, but Brown stood his ground and gloved the puck out of midair.
Instead, the Bulldogs took control early as Kunitz wristed a shot top corner over the glove of goaltender Al Montoya to take a 1-0 lead at 1:19. Jeff Legue kept the fans on their feet by scoring again at 3:50 to make it 2-0. The shot went low and Montoya went to fall on the puck, but it squirted free and Legue was there to bury it.
Kunitz netted his second goal of the night at 11:44 to take a 3-0 lead. Simon Mangos passed the puck over to Kunitz, who wristed it blocker side of Montoya.
Michigan came out in the second period to beat Brown, but the first four shots on the FSU goaltender were not effective. Brett Smith then intercepted the puck and went down with Mangos on a two-on-one. Mangos took the pass from Smith and went upstairs over a diving Montoya to make it 4-0 at 1:36.
The ice then shifted dramatically. Montoya, after allowing four goals on 11 shots, righted the ship and the Wolverines embarked on another possible comeback. Brandon Kaleniecki finally found a way to get the Wolverines on the board at 7:32. Tambellini centered the puck to Kaleniecki, who beat Brown to the stick side to make it 4-1. Brandon Rogers scored at 11:59 while on the power play as he unleashed a shot from the point that had eyes and deflected past Brown to make it 4-2.
In the third, the Bulldogs kicked into desperation mode, but even when a team is playing desperately, elite players find a way to score. Brandon Rogers intercepted a pass in the offensive zone and wristed a shot toward the net. It went off of Tambellini's skate and into the net to make it 4-3 at 5:25.
With the ice beginning to melt from the heat the sell out crowd was generating, the players on both sides were finding a lot more bouncing pucks and the speed of the game slowing down. Ferris State generated offense and got it schances, but Montoya was there to keep the game close.
But the comeback attempt fell short when Michigan took a critical penalty at 18:43 of the third. The frustrated Wolverines pleaded with the referee, but the pleas fell on deaf ears.
"It was a big win. All division wins are huge and in the end, it is just two points. Keeping that four-point lead over Michigan is huge," Daniels said.
Kunitz's thoughts on Montoya were unchanged from Friday night. "He should have had the first shot I had on net," Kunitz said, attributing his success to the team around him. "I knew when Rob Collins graduated, I had to bring it up a notch. 'Course, it really helps when you play with a team like this and linemates like Legue."
Of the Hobey Baker, Kunitz said. "That is an individual award. I would much rather set my sights on the CCHA title or something along those lines. I do think about it, though, and it is flattering."
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A couple of weeks ago, the city of Grand Forks released sales tax figures that showed collections topped $2 million in August, the second time in three months. It was the third-highest windfall since the tax went into effect in 1985.
But 2013 won't necessarily be a banner year for the sales tax, which is one barometer of economic activity in the city. According to figures provided by city staff, total 2013 collections were actually lower in September than they were at the same time last year by about $13,000.
In fact, 2012 was a much better year in terms of sales tax collections growth over the previous year than 2013 has been. Here's a rundown of sales tax collections since 2011: Sales Tax receipts city of grand forks
With $16.3 million in sales tax collected so far this year, the city is within striking distance of the symbolic $20 million benchmark. It would be the first time collections were that high.
If history is any indication, however, Grand Forks will miss the mark this year. When taking into account average tax collections in November and December of the past two years, the city should collect about $19.7 million in sales tax revenue this year.
Still, $20 million is a symbolic number. As long as revenue surpasses the $19.3 million that was collected in 2012, that can be taken as a sign of more economic activity in Grand Forks and more money for the city.


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Last week, a video was released showing Joe Budden confronting Consequence over comments that he and his girlfriend Jen "The Pen" made during a radio interview.
Joey Jumpoff addressed the situation during a sit-down with Shade 45's Sway in the Morning, discussing how he allowed Cons to go off on a rant before saying what he needed to say.
"I gave him the opportunity to say anything he or his wife had to say to me. ... I just wanted to see what was up with him," he said. "I wouldn't have taken it very far at all, where we were. That's just not smart. But I'm prepared to take care of it."
Speaking on his current standing with his "Love & Hip Hop" co-star, the New Jersey native said that he doesn't harbor any ill will towards him but that it came as a surprise. "I don't invited him over for Spades or anything like that," he said. "I would like to think that we have an understanding, but I mean I thought that prior to that conversation. So I always think that everything is cool until I have to find out things aren't cool via radio, via media. Hopefully we won't have issues."
Joe most recently released his third straight-to-retail album No Love Lost. The project, which spawned the single "She Don't Put It Down" featuring Lil Wayne and Tank, bowed at No. 15 with 30,000 copies sold.
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Howard Moore, the men's basketball coach at the University of Illinois-Chicago, remembers vividly his first impression of Rashard Griffith:
"He was huge."
The pair met in 1989, when Moore was a senior star at Taft High School and Griffith had just enrolled at Martin Luther King Jr. High School, a basketball powerhouse on Drexel and 44th in Kenwood. "He had this baby face, but a grown man body," Moore recalls, almost 25 years later. "You could immediately see how much potential he had."
Others saw it too. In the early 1990s, there wasn't a more coveted basketball prospect on the planet than Griffith. With a wide frame, soft hands, and a good head on his shoulders, the Chicago-bred seven-footer garnered comparisons to Wilt Chamberlain and Lew Alcindor. "Even at this tender age," one scout gushed about the 14-year-old at the time, "Griffith really could play with NBA players and make positive contributions."
That dream never materialized. Unlike fellow Chicagoan Anthony Davis, who was selected first overall in the NBA draft last month, Griffith did not become a lottery pick. By the time he was 19, his draft stock had plummeted, despite posting gaudy numbers in both high school and college. He fell into the second round and never played a minute in the NBA.
Fortunately, Griffith didn't hang up his sneakers. He made his living playing basketball in Europe, where he excelled for 14 seasons. It was an unorthodox career path for a teen phenom, but it allowed him to make good money doing what he did best. His story is one of a young man facing sky-high expectations and meeting them, eventually, on his own terms.
"Rashard faced incredible pressure to be great and took it head on." Moore says. "He is a success story."
Now 38, Griffith lives in Chicago where he helps raise an eight-year-old daughter. He agreed to talk with ChicagoSide about his life—Griffith's first interview in years—but insisted on doing it by phone.
At the age of 13, Rashard Griffith had no interest in the sport that would come to define his life. "Gym just wasn't one of my favorite things," he remembers now.
As a seventh-grader, Griffith stood at 6'7", and he sprouted another five inches in the summer before eighth grade, a gift no one on the hoops-crazed South Side would let him squander. So he took to the playground with a few of his cousins, learning the game while playing against kids far older and more skilled. For months, in an attempt to strengthen his legs, he walked with weights around his calves. Bennie Parrot, his coach at Marcus Garvey Elementary on the far South Side, worked with him every day on fundamentals and dragged him over to nearby Carver High, where alum (and NBA All-Star) Terry Cummings gave him pointers on how to use his body on the block.
It didn't take long to see results. During a junior high all-star game the following spring, Griffith scored 24 points, corralled 17 rebounds, and blocked six shots…in 13 minutes of action. "They felt like third-graders to me," he remembers, referring to the opposing players.
A recruiting frenzy ensued. More than 50 college programs sent questionnaires to Griffith's junior high school, and Indiana University's Bobby Knight dispatched an assistant coach to scout one of Griffith's games. The local high school coaches were just as relentless, bombarding the Griffith home with phone calls "every hour on the hour," as Sports Illustrated reported at the time, forcing his mother Elaine, a CTA bus driver, to unlist their phone number. The Sun-Times went so far as to print a giant color photo on its back page of Rashard standing next to a poster of Michael Jordan. The banner headline read "Chicago's Finest."
"From that point on," Griffith says, "my childhood was over."
Griffith decided to enroll at King, where Parrot was an assistant to head coach Landon "Sonny" Cox. Cox, a guidance counselor at the magnet school, had built one of the premiere programs in the country, stressing discipline, teamwork, and simple offensive sets. He also had a knack for recruiting superstars from across the city. [1]
"We won off our talent," Griffith says. "He made sure we were in shape, he gave us a few plays, and he put us on the floor."
In 1990, as a 7-foot freshman, Griffith started alongside All-American guard Jamie Brandon. "I knew what a turnaround jump shot was, I knew what a dunk was, and that was about it," he recalls. But he took up valuable space inside, drawing attention away from the prolific Brandon, who finished his career ranked third on the state's all-time scoring list, behind Tamms' Charles Vaughn and Jacksonville's Andy Kaufmann. The Jaguars ripped off 32 wins and took home a state title.
When his star guard departed for Louisiana State University the next season, Cox made Griffith the focal point of the offense, and Griffith responded by scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds a game. (He also shattered two backboards.) The Tribune's playoff preview warned that beating the Jaguars—who started another giant in 7-foot-3 sophomore, Thomas Hamilton, and dropped just one game in the regular season—would be "a mighty tall order." But in the Public League semifinals, a game later immortalized in the documentary "Hoop Dreams," Arthur Agee and a small Marshall High School squad scored a stunning 58-51 upset, holding Griffith to just two second-half points.
Griffith's junior campaign was eerily similar; the big man improved his defense and conditioning, averaging 22 points and 14 rebounds, and King lost only one regular season contest before squandering a late lead in the Public League Finals to Kiwane Garris and the Westinghouse Warriors. A narrative had formed: Griffith and Hamilton, as big and talented as they were, couldn't win the big one.
The season-ending losses ate away at King's star. The summer before his senior season, he watched tape and worked out harder than ever. "I came back and told my teammates and my coaches I'm not going to be stopped," he recalls. He wasn't. In 1993, Griffith turned in one of the most impressive campaigns in Illinois history. Despite playing against almost constant double-teams, he posted an average of 22 points, 14 rebounds, and seven blocks a game. His Jaguars went undefeated, beating Garris and Westinghouse by 25 in a rematch of the city finals, and outscoring Rockford Guilford 32-2 in the fourth quarter to claim the state title. Griffith was named Illinois' Mr. Basketball, was added to the Parade and McDonald's All-American teams, and was featured in a Sports Illustrated article alongside Rasheed Wallace, "two giants who bestride the nation's high school hoops scene."
The NBA seemed a given.
After his senior explosion, Griffith could have gone to any college in the country. He chose the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which hadn't reached the NCAA tournament in 47 years. It was a surprising decision, but the bruising center had his reasons.
A self-described "mama's boy," Griffith wanted to stay close to home; the Badgers had a talented nucleus in sophomore forward Michael Finley and junior guard Tracy Webster; and head coach Stu Jackson had spent time in the NBA, where Griffith ultimately wanted to play.
"We told him he was the piece we needed to get to the tournament," says Moore, who played at Wisconsin after leaving Taft, "and he bought into the notion that a group of guys from the Chicago area could make history."
Griffith adds: "I wanted to put Wisconsin on the map."
Jackson, now the executive vice president of basketball operations for the NBA, was thrilled to land his first marquee recruit, particularly one from nearby Chicago. "It didn't take a genius to know he had great size and good hands," Jackson says. "And I left his home with the impression that he was a fine young man with a very good upbringing."
Like Cox four years earlier, Jackson slotted Griffith into the starting lineup right away, and the freshman made an early impact, pouring in 27 points, grabbing 12 rebounds, and dishing out six assists in a 22-point blowout victory over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on opening night.
"He had so much confidence," Moore says. "He had a real chip on his shoulder."
It took Griffith some time to "understand how to fit into our team concept," as Jackson puts it, but he made the adjustment, scoring 13.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in his rookie season and helping the Badgers end their postseason drought with an NCAA berth. The highlight of the season was their opening round victory over Cincinnati, in which Griffith brutalized the Bearcats for 22 points and 15 rebounds. "Finally," Jackson says, "our players felt like they were as good as anybody in the country."
Jackson joined the front office of the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies the next season, and assistant coach Stan Van Gundy took over in Madison. The Badgers didn't make a return trip to the postseason, but Griffith prospered, averaging a double-double (17.2 points, 11.2 boards per game), the first Badger to do so in almost two decades. It was the type of production that turns heads in the NBA. After the season concluded, the Tribune reported that Griffith "figures to be among the first eight players selected" in the 1995 draft. [2] He declared his eligibility on May 13.
In June of 1995, NBA hopefuls and executives descended on Chicago's Moody Bible Institute for the annual pre-draft camp to evaluate the incoming class one last time. It was all that stood between Griffith and the NBA.
In retrospect, Moore wonders if Griffith's advisers adequately prepared him for the high-intensity workouts. Jackson speculates that his former pupil could have improved his strength and balance during a third college season. Griffith, though, says it was simple: Nerves got the best of him.
"I remember when I walked into Moody, I was awestruck," he says. "There was Larry Bird, Isaiah Thomas, all of these players I grew up idolizing. I put so much pressure on myself."
He played horribly.
The Tribune later described his performance as "subpar." While scouts raved about his size and work ethic, some questioned whether his low-post power game was polished enough for the pros, and the poor showing reinforced their fears. His draft stock tumbled. On the biggest night of his life, the Milwaukee Bucks—a team with Vin Baker and old friends Glenn Robinson and Terry Cummings in the frontcourt—snagged the Chicagoan with the 38th overall pick. There'd be no multi-year contract for him, much less a guaranteed spot in an NBA rotation. Griffith was crushed.
Still, he reported to camp that summer for the Bucks and impressed head coach Mike Dunleavy. Dunleavy, however, was reluctant to bring the young player onto the squad only to stash him on the bench. "He'd seen too many players do that and lose their edge," remembers Griffith.
So Dunleavy floated a novel idea to the 19-year-old: Head to Europe, where you can make a little more money, play heavy minutes against skilled players, and then return the following year to renegotiate with the Bucks. All Griffith needed to see was the discrepancy in pay between what his NBA team (near the league minimum of $225,000) and the Turkish club Tofas Bursa was willing to offer (about $700,000 for one year). In the fall of 1995, he packed his bags.
His mother and father accompanied him on his first trip, and he brought his Rottweiler and Ford Expedition, too. Still, the transition from Madison to northwestern Turkey was harsh. "It took some time to get used to the style of play and language, and it was hard not seeing friends," Griffith recalls. "For the first half of the season, I completely sucked."
He turned it around quickly, though, posting big numbers in the spring and earning the league's MVP award. On a return trip to Wisconsin in the summer, Dunleavy acknowledged in a newspaper interview at the time that "he improved a lot from last year." But the Bucks front office still wasn't prepared to pay its second-rounder much more than the league minimum.
"Money kept me out," Griffith says now. "I came back to camp and held my own, but they couldn't offer me even half of what I was making in Turkey. I wasn't going to do that."
One season turned into two, which turned into a few more. In 1998, after signing a one-year deal with Maccabi Tel-Aviv for $1.2 million, he chipped in 13 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and helped his club win the Israeli League Championship, his first professional title.
The next two seasons, playing again for Tofas Bursa, he won back-to-back league cups, and in the best year of his professional career, Griffith and future NBA guards Manu Ginobili and Marko Jaric joined forces on the Italian team Kinder Bologna to win their league title, the Italian Cup (a domestic tournament), and the 2001 EuroLeague club championship. Griffith—who nearly averaged a double-double (14.1 points, 9.4 rebounds) in EuroLeague play—made the All-Star game and was named second-team All-EuroLeague, alongside fellow center Pau Gasol. He was a bonafide star, "one of the best centers in Europe," according to one American newspaper story.
Griffith's run in Italy impressed the Orlando Magic, who acquired his draft rights from Milwaukee in 2002. The team hoped to lure the big man back to the States, even though the front office couldn't afford to match the $2 million salary he had earned the previous season. Griffith turned them down. His first serious American offer in a several years would be his last.
Talking to him now, one gets the sense that Griffith would have loved to suit up in his home country if the right organization offered him a contract comparable to what he earned abroad. Yet he betrays no bitterness about his choice to stay across the Atlantic, where he played until 2010. [3] Rather, he sounds like the rare prodigy who adjusted his fantasies to the reality he faced, a man who succeeded in both basketball and life, if not the NBA.
"I wasn't going to get hung up on the NBA. The dream was about playing professional basketball," he says. "Overseas, I've got a nice house and car, money in my pocket, and I'm playing at a high level. And I'm winning."
As Moore adds, "he made moves that made common, financial sense."
Two years ago, Griffith came back to Chicago after the death of his father. (His mother had already passed away.) He took the blow hard.
"I needed to take some time off to get myself together mentally," he says. Since moving home, he's enjoyed spending time with his daughter, who lives with her mother and prefers the soccer pitch and the swimming pool to the hardwood. He's also volunteered at international businessman Reggie Martin's new Education and Empowerment Foundation for Youth, based in East Chicago, Indiana.
Ultimately, Griffith says he'd love to coach, and he'd consider moving back to Europe if an attractive opportunity arose. It will never be home, but Europe is where "Chicago's Finest" became a champion.
[1] Cox was consistently accused of violating IHSA and NCAA rules during his career, but none of the allegations ever stuck.
[2] Griffith was so confident that a team in the lottery would snag his draft rights, he speculated in one Tribune interview that he might start a children's foundation in the name of his grandmother with the money left over from his multimillion dollar contract.
[3] Griffith made the Romanian league All-Star game in 2008, 2009, and 2010, his last active season.
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My husband and I have been in our house for a little more than a year now. The house was previously my grandmother's and my aunt's. My dad, who did most of their "upkeep," doesn't recall this problem happening at all before. Every now and then, we notice a strong stagnant water smell, almost like a sewerage odor in the unfinished part of the basement, where there is both a small full bath and the laundry area. Most of the plumbing and the hot water heater and boiler are also located in this section.
Now for the more recent development: in the past several months, 4 or 5 times I've had to "spin cycle" about 6 inches of smelly water out of the washing machine before using it. I can't draw any common factor from it like rainfall because it is usually 4 or 5 days between uses of the machine. Sometimes the water running into the washer doesn't smell so great either, but it may be that the hot water is stirring up the smell of standing water underneath the drum.
Lastly, once in a GREAT while, when I turn the upstairs (1st floor) shower on, I get a quick whiff of the same smell. Anyone have ANY idea what the problem could be? I've called the city and they say there is no sewer backup trouble reported by anyone else in the neighborhood, which is a closely laid-out suburban area.
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This is a question for the halogen afficionados out there. I have a Turbocat Trailguide helmet light (4.8V 15W MR11) that I would like to modify to take a Li-Ion battery. Motivation here is to reduce the weight and bulk of the battery which I carry in my pocket. Currently, it uses a 5 cell 4000mAh NiMH battery at 12 oz.
In changing the battery, I also have the opportunity to go to the more readily available 6V or 12V MR11 bulbs (over-volted of course), of which I plan to use the 20W variety. Checking out batteryspace.com, I see a 7.2V 4000mAh li-ion for $27 weighing in at 7 oz. In comparison, a 14.8V 2000mAh li-ion (equivalent capacity) costs $30, weighs 6.9 oz. The 14.8V charger is also slighter more expensive, but cost differences will not be a deciding factor here obviously.
So, what are the pros and cons of 6V versus 12V systems? I have a few items to get the list started.
1) Higher voltage means lower current at the same power draw (power = current x voltage), so less resistive losses through wiring. If memories of freshman physics serve, this is true...however Turbocat uses 18 gauge wiring, which is pretty darn thick so losses would probably be minimal. Still, +1 for 12V.
2) More cells, more chances for failure? Smaller fire if the battery explodes? Kinda reaching here, but...+1 for 6V.
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The Apprentice Martha Stewart – Jim Curses & Lies But Still Survives
October 20, 2005 12:15 AM by Joe Blackmon
It's episode five of The Apprentice Martha Stewart and Jim Bozzini continues to push the envelope. Martha Stewart decides that it's time to do something about Matchstick's losing streak and she reshuffles the teams. Ryan and Jennifer are asked to take turns picking members for new teams.
Martha shows up via satellite again to assign the teams their challenge of creating a new salad dressing for Wishbone. Matchstick comes up with Rosemary Lime Vinaigrette, while Primarius comes up with Asian Vinaigrette.
Jim takes an unusual approach to selling salad dressing for his team Primarius. He spouts out one liners to customers telling them "don't' be shy, give it a try," "it's been known to cures warts," "no obligation to buy sir, we'll just browbeat you until you do," and "massage the wife's feet, she'll love it." One customer overhears Jim telling Howie "they don't have the f****** balls" and complains to the store manager. The store manager tells Jim that a customer complained about him using the f-word, and Jim lies to the store manager telling him, "No, not once."
Martha Stewart likes both salad dressings, but the task comes down to sales. Matchstick brings in $20 more in revenue than Primarius. For their reward, Matchstick wins a trip on a schooner.
In the boardroom, Martha decides that it's going to be between Jennifer and Jim for elimination. Martha's advisor Charles sums it up as "I think we're dealing with a nut on one hand and a weak manager on the other hand." Martha decides that it's more interesting to have a live wire around than someone who is an ineffectual manager, and she tells Jennifer, "You're just not working for me."
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Anonymous Says:
October 20th, 2005 at 9:21 am
I wonder what it will take for Jim to get fired. I can't take much more of his sleazy mouth; he won't even shut up for one second in the board -er conference room. He should step up as project manager and lead his team to disaster so that Martha finally gets rid of him. I can kinda see getting rid of the weak manager first, but Jim has virtually no chance of winning, or am I the crazy one???
Kathe DuBois Says:
October 20th, 2005 at 9:52 am
I can understand that Martha had to get rid of a weak manager, but Jim is a sleaz ball. He has an ego a mile long and a mouth to match. Instead of selling the salad dressing with "class," he sold it with "krass." He is a loud mouth and needs to be eliminated. Can anyone even imagine being on a team with him in the real world?
Virtual Apprentice Says:
October 20th, 2005 at 10:13 am
Actually, I can imagine being on a team with Jim in real life. He would be a great driving force! (What you are missing here is that he is on a team of 1 here and knows it. – He is only fighting for himself.) Look at the job he did in his area of expertise which was graphic design. It was very good! That said, he does need to tone it down a bit. I thought the worst example out there this week was Leslie who was putting bottles in other peoples carts without their knowledge. Terrible.
Anonymous Says:
October 20th, 2005 at 10:21 am
You're right, Virtual Apprentice, Leslie was totally inappropriate in her sales approach, too. Both of them, Jim AND Leslie, should have been fired ON THE SPOT for their behavior in this task. Alexis and Chuck should have that power. Neither one will ever BE The Apprentice. It becomes rather anticlimatic to see someone get fired weeks later when you KNOW they are doomed from the start. As with Dawn last week, it's just a sigh of relief.
Brendan Tait Says:
October 20th, 2005 at 11:30 am
Even though Jennifer was a terribly weak manager, Jim should have been fired. 5 weeks of Jim is enough. He's way too confrontational. I mean, it would be completely different if he were right 100% of the time, but hes usually wrong 100% of the time.
Anonymous Says:
October 20th, 2005 at 4:24 pm
Where did they get these candidates?
Donna Says:
October 20th, 2005 at 8:59 pm
Did anyone catch the opening where Jim slapped one of his female teamates on the Butt as they were leaving ??? Could you imagine that happening in Martha's workplace ?? Someone should have broght that up !!!
Tee Says:
October 21st, 2005 at 11:14 am
Tonight was the first time I watched your show and the last time.I was never a fan but I defended you when you were on trial. I never cared for your personality but I supported you because you had a great product and you had great intent and dreams.
But after watching your show for the first time tonight, I will never, ever buy another one of your products. Why? Your true colors shown through tonight Martha.
I would have done exactly as Jennifer had if I were in that position. I believe that if Donald Trump had resided he would have dismissed the creep (Jim? Loud mouth, arrogant, obnoxious brute, bully, rude, self absorbed, in a lot of pain, inconsiderate, poor excuse for a team player) with his collected strikes against him.
I don't know your rules, but as a person who has held many managerial positions as well as teacher, I would have gotten rid of him. If dismissal was not an option, then Jennifer's decision was the most sound. Control him? If one has to control an employee, then that employee is a high risk. To risk him becoming explosive by placing him in an other position would have been very risky in deed. To put him with the team player who was making salads would have been a fiasco. He would have continued with his brashness upsetting every one further. And who knows, he might have begun venting. When you are making food, it is better to be calm and focused. Jim is an instigator. He's a bully. Not a team player. You are at fault for allowing him to have continued this far.
I continued to realize that you might have even used him from the very beginning to direct your anger at Jennifer, a D.A. She had no offenses. She told you exactly why she made her decision to keep him where he was. I saw your bottled rage uncapped for a few seconds, then secured tightly. You set a team up to fail to get back at the District Attorney for your own personal gain, at the expense of everyone else's failure. How evil. How cruel. And you know what, I'm not the only one who saw it.
I'm not a journalist, but I can't imagine reporters not having a field day with you for your vendetta. You were so remarkably transparent. AMAZING! I saw it and so did everyone else.
You know how those reporters make things up. Well, I can imagine them having a ball with you. And you know what else? Your ratings may go down and sponsors might pull out, and you may loose sales and so forth, but if you bring her back and apologies. Say that what you did was personal and had nothing to do with her, things may reverse for you. But even if they do not, you would have had the opportunity to show the public, that yes we all make mistakes. If YOU will take responsibility and be big enough to apologize and say what you did and why, that it really had nothing to do with her as much as what she represented to you people would see you are human but responsible and compassionate.
Martha, I hope that you get to see the tape of your show and come to this conclusion for your own inner peace and spiritual growth. You have been blessed with an opportunity here. I hope that you can see that.
And I have to say that towards the end, I personally felt that I had been dealt a sucker punch right to the ol' abdomen. Yes, my jaw dropped and I was outraged. The failure of that team rest on your shoulders. You kept an individual, who had a bad record become, once again, part of a team. This team had no chance to win. And you should apologize to them as well. Be honest.
If you did this, I would probably buy your products again. But as it stands, I wouldn't even waste my energy talking about the horrific way you conducted yourself tonight. If someone else brings it up, I would probably put my two cents worth in. A friend of mine even said that she was gonna boycott your products. Ooops. It's starting already.
I truly hope that you can see through your hatred and pain and view what really happened on your show and take responsibility and do the right thing.
I wish you all of the very best that life has to offer. And remember not only do you reap what you sew, but you create adventures/situations in your life to create lessons from which you grow, become wiser, compassionate and most of all be who you really are: LOVE.
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Judidi Says:
October 21st, 2005 at 1:46 pm
Actually I think that Martha should have fired the manager-which she did and make a special exception and send that nimrod Jim home–Martha said it herself: Rule One: The customer is always right. Rule Two: See rule one.
He offended the buying public with his action and behaviors and nearly got his entire team booted off of the sales site. Customers wanted him gone. And the customer is what?????????
I think that the pm may have been intimidated and frightened by Jim.
I say Fire em both.
Papa Jack Says:
October 23rd, 2005 at 5:36 pm
I think Martha is playing the TV ratilngs game when she keeps Jim over Jennifer. She knows that Jim is bipolar and a loose cannon that can never work for her as a manager. She may be able to hire him and keep him chained in a cage in the back of her farmhouse but won't be able to let him out into the public as one of her managers. Jen may seem weak, but she was right in thinking that confronting Jim would have make him melt down right in front of the store's customers and would have gotten them thrown out of the store.
Martha knows that conflict is the meat of good novels and sells story lines. If Jen had confronted Jim the team would have been thrown out of the store and she would have been fired by Martha for being a bad manager in confronting Jim at the wrong time and place and causing him to blow up.
So Martha would have gotten rid of Jen no matter what she did because as she said that that "a live-wire was more interesting than a patsy."
Martha's choice was not honest to the theme of the show which is billed as a job interview. Martha's choice was totally influenced by trying to produce a more controversial TV reality show.
In simple terms Martha is not true to the theme of the show. That's not to say that Donald doesn't do the same thing. I've seen him fire contestants on his show purely for rating considerations also.
I guess people in high places tend to lower their moral and ethical standards. A better format would be to let the audience decide who gets fired but that might look too much like a talent contest. Oh, I forgot, that's what we're looking for, talent, which is what a good manager has.
Anonymous Says:
October 24th, 2005 at 10:44 am
I did not think that people in high places even comprehended the concept of moral and ethical standards.
As for the question of where they get these applicants I think I know the answer. I swear that a couple of my sons did their wife hunting at a local mental health clinic.:)
Anonymous Says:
November 10th, 2005 at 9:32 am
Martha's morning show is TERRIFIC but her Apprentice show sux.
Anonymous Says:
November 21st, 2005 at 12:05 am
Jim has proven to be the strongest businessman of all. He will be in the final.


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A deal seemed imminent less than three weeks ago, as City Manager Robert Herron on March 21 said the city was "near an agreement" with the Posin family, which owns the building in the 1100 block of Market Street. At that time, he said he hoped to have a deal in place within a week or so.
Prior to last week's City Council meeting, council's Development Committee went behind closed doors for about a half hour to discuss "property acquisition."
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Wheeling officials have their sights set on purchasing the vacant vacant Howard's Diamond Center on Market Street downtown, but a deal has yet to be reached.
No action was taken following the executive session.
Councilwoman Gloria Delbrugge, a member of the committee, would not confirm the Howard's Diamond Center was a topic of that meeting, saying only, "there were several things we discussed." Neither of the other two Development Committee members, Mayor Andy McKenzie and Vice Mayor Eugene Fahey, responded to requests for comment Monday.
Herron said Monday he had nothing new to report.
Howard Posin said he remains interested in working out a deal with the city, but he declined to comment on the status of negotiations or what the jewelry store is asking for the property. He said he wasn't sure if they city had made an official offer for the building.
"It's in the attorneys' hands. ... We really shouldn't make any comment," Posin said.
Several years ago, when Howard's Diamond Center was still open downtown, the Posins refused to sell the building - but the business moved to The Highlands in 2010. And on Oct. 25, 2012, city demolition contractor Dore and Associates knocked a wall onto the Howard's Diamond Center building in the process of demolishing an adjacent structure, destroying the roof and damaging all three floors.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.'s subsequent refusal to pay the jeweler's claim on the building led to a federal lawsuit which was settled in February.
Delbrugge said she hasn't made up her mind whether purchasing and demolishing the building would be the right move for the city.
"There's still a lot of questions," she said.
Herron previously has said the building will eventually have to be demolished due to its condition, regardless of who ultimately owns the property.


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John Wall has heady aspirations. That much he made clear when he abandoned the vague optimism and half-truths that define media day to make a sweeping declaration: that he's the best point guard in the league. The Washington Wizards stumbled through the first ten games of the regular season, though, accumulating a disappointing 2-8 record along the way. The blame partially hinges on the Wizards' once-shaky defense— now well on its way back to the league's top ten— but John Wall and his wayward jumpshot were a definite factor. Plain and simple, his offseason shooting regimen wasn't producing many gainly results. Ten games in, this was Wall's shot chart:
To Wall's misfortune, there's a difference between a good shooter in an empty gym and one that can bomb atomically on live television. As goes with all kinds of progress, in-game improvement is a precarious affair. Per NBA.com,Wall was shooting 35.9 percent from the field and heaving 4.6 treys per game despite shooting a shoddy 30 percent from beyond the arc.
Most of Wall's misses are in pick and roll situations, isolation and off the dribble. After making just 15 shots over the course of two seasons, Wall was hard pressed to contain his excitement from beyond the arc early this season. 18 games in, he's already eclipsed his previous mark and then some, connecting on 22 treys. Needless to say, this is the first time in his career Wall's had to read and react in spot up situations; fluctuation is to be expected. Moreover, while Wall's teammates are effective ancillary players, not a single one of them is considered a reliable shot creator. Washington's success hinges on Wall's slink shoulders. That's why the Wizards are a historically inept unit on offense when Wall is on the bench. When he's on the floor and assertive, Wall ignites their potential. Problem is, he must remain a perpetual narcotic; a heavy but definitive burden. Here's the good news: Over the past eight games, Wall has dialed back his three-point attempts to 3.1 per game and he's shooting a staggering 40 percent from beyond the arc. In turn, the Wizards have gone 6-2.
Wall is adjusting on the fly, learning to pick his spots in catch-and-shoot situations, especially when his man ignores him on the perimeter. Mastering the three-point shot is tricky, especially for someone with Wall's phenomenal drive-and-kick expertise. The difference between a good decision and a bad decision is usually determined by a matter of milliseconds. John is still prone to settling where he should be creating for others but his recent adjustments are encouraging. In the mean time, Wall's attempts from mid range have skyrocketed. Opponents are beginning to play him differently in pick and roll situations, which simultaneously opens the floor up for creation but invites a pernicious temptress: Teams are duping Wall into taking long twos. He went from taking six mid range shots on a rotten 29.2 percent clip to a Nowitzki-esque 8.4 attempts per game while, oddly, increasing his efficiency to a marginally improved 36.8 percent.
Wall is surprisingly self-aware, luckily— something his quick adjustments this season attest to. In his rookie year, Wall took 115 threes but struggled mightily from beyond the arc. Over the next two seasons, he took less than 90 shots from three. After a win against the Minnesota Timberwolves two weeks ago, in which Wall took ten two-point jumpers, he readily admitted his faults to Mike Prada over at SB Nation's Washington Wizards blog, Bullets Forever:
That shot's going to be there every time for me, so I don't have to take it every time [it's there] and I definitely don't need to take it early in the shot clock. If I can get the ball back later in the shot clock and there are like 14 or 12 seconds left, I can take it then. But [it's better] to just move the ball and get some flow into our offense.
The Wizards everyday fears have morphed from fear itself to the growing pains of their star in a transition year. Relatively speaking, these are halcyon times.
Put aside his freakish athleticism and it's Wall's court vision that truly leaves us speaking in tongues. According to SportVU's Player Tracking data, Wall is second in the league in points created by assists, assist opportunities and assists per game— only Chris Paul is ahead of him. Blessed with the best floor game of the NBA's young point guards, Wall's arsenal has never been short of elite playmaking. His propensity to squeak the ball through high-traffic areas is somehow thrilling, endearing and wildly effective at the same time. In line with legions of potential-laden youngsters, the elusive ingredient he lacked was consistency. After returning from a knee injury last season, Wall gave us a preview of just how devastating he could be when given the ability to harness his talent by pure exercise of will. Upon Wall's return, the Wizards three-point shooting improved from 6.5 makes on 32.1 percent shooting to 6.8 makes on 38.5 percent shooting. That increase in efficiency marks the approximate difference between the eighth ranked Dallas Mavericks and the putrid, third-worst New York Knicks.
Today, Wall's floorsmanship is prestidigitation on 94×50 parameters. He's siphoning an array of efficient shots, boasting a career high in assist/turnover ratio and, yes, walking the dog. Last season, 30 percent of Wall's assists led to two-point jumpers while 31.6 percent of them were beyond the arc. This year, he's assisting less on mid range jumpers while his three-point assists have jumped to 37.3 percent. Most notable has been Wall's increased ability to find his teammates for easy shots at the rim. 38 percent of Wall's assists have resulted in dunks and layups this season, as opposed to 32.1 last year. Cut the sample size to the past ten games and that figure increases to a staggering 46.9 percent. Even Daryl Morey is blushing.
Wall is innately interesting because he represents an unexplored faction of the NBA's positional revolution. If the prodigal pure point guard ever existed—even Steve Nash, a paragon for desirable point guard play, has compiled historically efficient scoring seasons— it's certainly been ravaged by the likes of Russell Westbrook and Derrick Rose. Today's de facto traditional ideal is Chris Paul, a guard who's having his best season with the Clippers by embracing his terrifying scoring prowess. But John Wall is neither here nor there. He isn't as methodical or inventive as Chris Paul but he isn't as potent a scorer as Russell Westbrook— nor as maddening, for that matter. Wall's mid-air theatrics are reminiscent of Rose but the latter can't read and react to a defense the way Wall does. His skill set allows for a never-before-seen duality, one that's closer and closer to becoming a continuum. It's an equally tantalizing and unnerving prospect for Wall to attempt such mastery, one that's likely to give him his first All-Star berth. Sure, that's an easy thing to say in an Eastern Conference where losing might be easier than winning (I'm only kind of joking) but for John Wall, perfecting this balancing act could be more; a means to perennial stardom.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Spencer Hawes had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers erase an 18-point first-half deficit on the way to a 103-94 victory over the Golden State Warriors last night. Dion Waiters added 18 points and Luol Deng and Kyrie Irving had 16 apiece for the Cavaliers, who overcame a slow start to take the game over in the final three quarters and snap a six-game losing streak against the Warriors.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LaQuinton Ross had 26 points and 13 rebounds and No. 24 Ohio State rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to beat fourth-seeded Nebraska 71-67 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The victory sends Number5 seed Ohio State into a semifinal matchup with top-seeded Michigan today.
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals say they have extended coach Marvin Lewis' contract by one year, through the 2015 season. This will be the 12th season in Cincinnati for Lewis, already the longest-tenured Bengals head coach and leader in career victories with 90. His contract had been due to expire after the upcoming season.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Blue Jackets have activated defenseman Fedor Tyutin off injured reserve and have reassigned defenseman Cody Goloubef to their American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts. Tyutin has missed the last nine games with an ankle injury which occurred while playing for Russia at the Olympics.
NEW YORK (AP) — Langston Galloway made a go-ahead 3 with 17.9 seconds left and finished with 31 points as St. Joseph's beat Dayton 70-67 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament yesterday. St. Joseph's completed a three-game sweep of the Flyers in a game matching teams hoping to land, though far from locks to receive, at-large NCAA tournament bids.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shelbie Justice scored 21 points as fifth-seeded Ball State upset top-seed and Number 25 Bowling Green 73-55 in the Mid-American Conference tournament yesterday. Ball State (18-15) has won seven straight after winning four games in five days to reach today's championship game for the first time since 2009, where the Cardinals will face third-seeded Akron.


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Pimp My Black Teen
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One cute black teen walks in and one sexy fucked chick walks out. That's the general revolving-door lay of the land at Pimp My Black Teen. The setup for each scene varies. Basically, you've got your interview portion at the beginning, then the magical transformation from innocent honey to super-hungry for the good old money shot. The magic, however, has come to an end, because there have been no updates in ages.
PimpMyBlackTeen has 55 videos that are mostly mediocre in quality. Thirteen of those have a streaming-only Flash option that gives you average-quality playback. I know I mentioned how there was supposed to be a sort of Pygmalion-like (or should I say pimp-malion) transforming of the chicks from drab to fabulously sexy, but only some of the scenes really do the premise justice.
The second last scene added, starring Chayne Jacobs, does a great job of giving this chick a pimpified makeover. You'll see her stranded in a shopping mall parking lot in an ill-fitting sweatshirt, not wearing any makeup. She manages a few frustrated facial expressions that really don't show off her bone structure in a complimentary way. They paint her face up and put her in a sexy outfit, so lo and behold, she appears in all her true beauty. Then, of course, she has some nasty-ass hardcore sex with a super-hung ebony stud.
There are 55 photo sets with decent enough photos. They're a whole lot better than the vid caps that also come with each movie. Just in case you were wondering, no, you can't download them in Zip files. I like checking out the "before and after shots" to see who looks the most transformed. Some gals really don't look much different even without a stitch of makeup. Others, like Chayne, are probably made to look especially unattractive, so the miracle of pimping seems abundantly apparent.
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Hi Mr. Tex, You referrenced me to two Power of Attorney documents for California early last week or the week before. The Notary that reviewed the documents and DID notarize them advised me that these documents were out of date and would not be effective. Can you reference me to the latest documents for California General Power of Attorney and California Healthcare Power of Attorney, or to someone who would provide these for me? Perhaps I should use Legal Zoom or one of those services do you think? Please advise. Cordially, XXXXXX XXXXXX
Thank you. I thought that must be the case. If not, all the earlier Powers of Attorney would then be null and void I would think if new ones obviated the older ones. I think the Notary was mistaken. You did the right thing with the forms you recommended. Thank you and I apologize for bothering you again on this subject. Cordially, XXXXX XXXXX
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Word Monaco
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Word Cross
This entertaining word game offers a fun way to play with crosswords. Use your logic and quick thinking to place words on the board. When you're right, letters will be revealed to show you the beginnings of a secret phrase. End the level by filling the board, or finishing the phrase on your own. Never-ending fun!
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Wild West Billy
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The Wizard's Pen
Only you can find the missing Wizard in The Wizard`s Pen, a spellbinding Hidden Object game. The clues to the Wizard`s whereabouts are in his workbook, but all the pages are blank. Use a magic pen to uncover and guess the image on each page. Every image you uncover brings you closer to finding the Wizard Play mystical mini-games, unlock special challenges, score bonus points and earn potent potions. It's a unique new twist on the Hidden Object genre that you`ve gotta try!
Spinword is the first of its kind, a word game with puzzle solving and action! Players play in two ways: by making words and solving puzzles against the clock; or by making as many words as they can in a relaxed eternal mode. Immovable blocks, exploding blocks and obstacles on the board ensure players have to think fast, spell accurately and keep their eyes open to score as high as they can!
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Got an eye for words? Challenge your word savvy by using your artistic wit. Each PictoWords level combines fun pictures and letters to create words. For instance, how would you spell the word M-A-I-D using pictures? Earn extra points for longer words and quicker solutions. Fun bonus rounds are available and hints are handy in PictoWords, a visual Word game.


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- Janice Dickinson is the most annoying woman on earth. [SOW]
- Rumor of the Day: Scott Peterson allegedly has AIDS. Oh… bummer. [JZ]
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Solving the mystery of network signaling
How one research analyst found that network signaling was the root cause of rising smartphone performance issues, and the most effective solution available today.
Mobile broadband's runaway success is due, partly anyway, to its versatility. With a USB dongle plugged into their laptop, users typically stay connected for long periods, downloading lots of data. With a smartphone, they connect for many short sessions to check email or update their social network status, consuming relatively little data.
So, when smartphones rose spectacularly in popularity, it was widely assumed that they would have little impact on network capacity. Few in the industry could have predicted the network congestion and turmoil that was to arise. Increasing numbers of users in the US and Europe started complaining about poor quality voice and data services, as well as the short battery life of their smartphones.
But with the average smartphone generating only about a sixth of the traffic of a laptop, how could they be degrading the quality of an entire 3G network? While several theories were put forward, it took a January 2010 report from the US-based research consultancy Signals Research Group to pinpoint the problem.
"I had seen the press reports about network congestion. Some people in the industry suspected the cause, others thought the issue was in backhaul or lay elsewhere. I decided to investigate using some new test equipment I had access to," explains Michael Thelander of Signals Research Group.
The hidden signaling load
The problem identified by Signals Research Group lies in the high volume of signaling that smartphones generate. Smartphones make many connections to the network, carrying small amounts of data each time. Some email applications, for example, can be set to look for new mails as often as every 30 seconds. Each time any device connects to the network, no matter how much data is involved, there is background signaling traffic that opens and closes the data session.
Many always-on smartphone applications generate eight times as much signaling traffic as laptops generate. And when the network elements that handle signaling traffic overload, they are no longer able to support additional data or voice calls, leading to the degradation of quality seen in many smartphone-heavy networks.
"I didn't believe the magnitude of the problem until I saw it for myself. I didn't expect to see the degree to which applications generate enormous amounts of signaling, I had no idea that was going on. It was a surprising result and even after I published the report some in the industry still didn't believe it," says Thelander.
To further investigate the issue, Nokia Siemens Networks commissioned Signals Research Group to undertake a second study examining the differences in smartphone-generated signaling traffic between a Nokia Siemens Networks commercial 3G network in which a feature called Cell_PCH was enabled, and one in which it was not. The research also looked at the impact on handset battery life.
Keeping a smartphone in active data transmission mode for long periods eats battery life. This is the challenge facing operators today: To ensure the quality of experience for all their customers by managing smartphone signaling traffic volume, while simultaneously ensuring the longest possible handset battery lifetime.
Published in May 2010, the new Signals Research Group report found that the Nokia Siemens Networks network with Cell_PCH enabled generated an average of 40 percent fewer signals from highsignaling applications than the other supplier's network, with a simultaneous battery life increase of up to 30 percent.
Managing signaling differently
Conventional networks keep an unused handset in Idle mode, which uses little power. When the handset connects to the network, 30 signaling messages are needed to activate the handset to transmit data and to return it to Idle again. Doing all this makes the user wait an average of two seconds for the initial connection, so the network is set to instruct the device to stay in active mode for a little longer, to give a fast response if the user requests more data.
However, active mode drains the handset battery. Therefore, some handset manufacturers implement 'fast dormancy' that actively returns the handset to the battery-saving Idle state quickly after data transmission. While this lengthens battery life, it also generates more signals that the network must manage.
Nokia Siemens Networks handles signaling differently. To begin with, handsets not in use are not kept in Idle state, but in another state called Cell_PCH which uses no more battery power than the Idle state. However, between three and 12 signals only are needed to move the handset into the Active state for sending data. Because there are fewer signals, the delay for the user is only 0.5 second on average. This is a more acceptable delay than two seconds, enabling networks with shorter timer settings, taking handsets back down to Cell_PCH quickly and providing the low power consumption that other networks achieve with fast dormancy.
Fewer signals and a shorter active-state timer setting mean that Nokia Siemens Networks, alone among all network suppliers today, offers operators less signaling and reduced battery consumption simultaneously.
"Of all the solutions to the problem that exist, this has the most 'bang for the buck,' in particular when dealing with chatty smartphone applications that frequently transmit and receive relatively small amounts of data, without any associated ill consequences," concludes Thelander in his report.


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by Abimbola Ogunleye
(Ikeja,Lagos, Nigeria.)
Items Needed For This Free Children's Church Object Lesson:
A Cooked or boiled Egg, remove the three parts(Shell,White part and Yoke) of the egg in a small plates and Let the children realise that the trinity is like the onenee of the egg before separation . The shell,white part and the yoke, all agree together, stays together to be one and be called a name, meaning God the father, son and holy spirit are one and agreed to be called one name "GOD".
The three part of an egg always stays together and one can not be without the other, meaning the shell alone can not be call an egg but it is called shell of an egg, meaning God the father. the white part alone can not be called an egg but white part of an egg, meaning God the son, and lastly the yoke alone can not be call an egg but yoke of an egg, meaning God the Holy Spirit.
All these are part of an egg but when the are together it is called an egg, also the trinity togetherness is called GOD, GOD HEAD, TRINITY because they were all together and eqaul in all thing.
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Glendale audit fallout: 4 officials on leave
Glendale put three financial managers on leave last week after the release of an extensive audit that the City Council commissioned earlier this year.
Glendale audit: Key players >>
They are Financial Services Executive Director Sherry Schurhammer, Chief Budget Officer Don Bolton and Chief Financial Officer Diane Goke.
A fourth high-level official, Assistant City Manager Horatio Skeete, already was on leave pending the audit's outcome and another investigation.
Audit: Glendale covered up losses >>
Others mentioned in the audit had retired in the past few years, including former City Manager Ed Beasley.
The audit by Phoenix-based attorneys and forensic auditors showed that city administrators moved millions of dollars from trust funds over three years to cover the cost related to an early-retirement program and hid it from the City Council, according to the audit.
CFO Goke told auditors that staff "played around" with the trust funds so only "good news" went to the council, according to the report.
Beasley disputed the findings to the The Republic.
"I would never, nor did I ever, direct staff to keep information from council," Beasley said.
Auditors also raised concerns about the salaries paid to two city administrators: one who was living in Mississippi for the better part of a year and the other who the city paid $930,000 over three years as a consultant.
Vice Mayor Yvonne Knaack said she and other council members previously asked questions about some of the concerns auditors raised, such as Human Resources Director Alma Carmicle living across the country. The Republic had written about Carmicle's telecommute in 2011, which some council members at the time said came as a surprise.
Knaack said city administrators told the council that the arrangement was OK. "We didn't think that was appropriate, but it didn't mean it was illegal," she said.
However, the council, with four new members seated in January, ordered the external audit, which cost a projected $500,000.
After reviewing the audit, Knaack said she felt betrayed by administrators she had trusted. As for how to proceed?
"What I personally might feel is different than what is proper," she said.
Councilwoman Norma Alvarez said its contents could only shock you if "you were in denial."
Glendale resident and city watcher Ken Sturgis took issue with the audit. The investigation was set up to review specific areas: potential improper expenditures for the early-retirement program, trust-fund transfers, city management's disclosure to the council, the propriety of certain cash transfers into the city's general operating budget and the potential for civil or criminal liability.
Sturgis said the entire budget should have been reviewed.
"Like a dog finding a bone, the rest of the carcass was ignored because it was 'too big' (or in Glendale's case — too expensive) to carry off," Sturgis said in an e-mail.
Highlights from Glendale's audit:
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