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Group Pushes Green Water Infrastructure
Annual conference promotes sustainable urban water programs
Ohioans might not give it much thought outside of paying the water bill, but better water infrastructure can make cities more efficient, healthier and cleaner. That's why Green For All, a group that promotes clean energy initiatives, is now focusing on cleaner, greener water infrastructure. A little-known green conference took place in Cincinnati Oct. 15-17. The Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference was in town on those three days, and it brought together leaders from around the U.S. to discuss sustainable water programs for cities. The conference mostly focused on policy ideas, success stories and challenges faced by modern water infrastructure. For Green For All, attending the conference was about establishing one key element that isn't often associated with water and sewer systems: jobs. Jeremy Hays, chief strategist for state and local initiatives at Green For All, says this was the focus for his organization. Hays says it's important for groups promoting better water infrastructure to include the jobs aspect of the equation. To Hays, while it's certainly important for cities to establish cleaner and more efficient initiatives, it's also important to get people back to work. He worries this side of water infrastructure policies are "often left out." He points to a report released by Green For All during last year's conference. The report looked at how investing the $188.4 billion suggested by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to manage rainwater and preserve water quality in the U.S. would translate into economic development and jobs: "We find that an investment of $188.4 billion spread equally over the next five years would generate $265.6 billion in economic activity and create close to 1.9 million jobs."To accomplish that robust growth and job development, the report claims infrastructure would have to mimic "natural solutions." It would focus on green roofs, which are rooftop areas with planted vegetation; urban tree planting; rain gardens, which are areas that use vegetation to reduce storm water runoff; bioswales, which are shallow, vegetated depressions that catch rainwater and redirect it; constructed wetlands; permeable pavements, which are special pavements that allow water to pass through more easily; rainwater harvesting, which uses rain barrels and other storage devices to collect and recycle rainwater; and green alleys, which reduce paved or impervious surfaces with vegetation that reduces storm water runoff. The report says constructing and maintaining these sorts of programs would produce massive growth, especially in comparison to other programs already supported by presidential candidates and the federal government: "Infrastructure investments create over 16 percent more jobs dollar-for-dollar than a payroll tax holiday, nearly 40 percent more jobs than an across-the-board tax cut, and over five times as many jobs as temporary business tax cuts." Hays says the jobs created also don't have barriers that keep them inaccessible to what he calls "disadvantaged workers": "A lot of these jobs that we're focused on in infrastructure, especially green infrastructure, are much more accessible. They require some training and some skills, but not four years' worth because it's skills that you can get at a community college or even on the job." Beyond jobs, Green For All supports greener infrastructure due to its health benefits. Hays cited heat waves as one example. He says the extra plants and vegetation planted to support green infrastructure can help absorb heat that's typically contained by cities. Hays' example has a lot of science to stand on. The extra heating effect in cities, known as the urban heat island effect, is caused because cities have more buildings and pavements that absorb and contain heat, more pollution that warms the air and fewer plants that enable evaporation and transpiration through a process called evapotranspiration. The EPA promotes green roofs in order to help combat the urban heat island effect.Hays says green infrastructure also creates cleaner air because trees capture carbon dioxide and break it down to oxygen. The work of the extra trees can also help reduce global warming, although Hays cautions that the ultimate effect is probably "relatively small." But those are only some of the advantages Hays sees in green infrastructure. He says green infrastructure is more resilient against volatile weather events caused by global warming. With green infrastructure, storm water can be managed by systems that collect and actually utilize rainwater to harvest clean water. Even in a world without climate change, that storm water management also reduces water contamination by reducing sewer overflow caused by storm water floods, according to Hays. However, green infrastructure is not without its problems. Hays acknowledges there are some problems with infrastructure systems that require more year-over-year maintenance: "The green and conventional approach is more cost effective over time, but the way you have to spend money is different. So we need to look at the way we finance infrastructure, and make sure we keep up with innovative technologies." Specifically, green infrastructure relies less on big capital investments and more on ongoing maintenance costs. Hays insists the green infrastructure saves money in the long term with efficiency and by making more use out of natural resources, and the Green For All report supports his claim. But it is more difficult to get a city or state legislator to support long-term funding than it is to get them to support big capital expenditures, Hays says. Education is also a problem. To a lot of people, the green infrastructure on rooftops and other city areas might seem like "pocket parks," says Hays. But these areas are nothing like parks; they are meant to absorb and collect rainwater. If the public isn't educated properly, there could be some confusion as to why the supposed "pocket parks" are flooded so often. Providing that education is going to be another big challenge for public officials adopting green infrastructure, according to Hays. So what, if anything, is Cincinnati doing to adopt these technologies? In the past, city legislators have looked into rainwater harvesting systems, but not much information is out there. On Thursday, CityBeat will talk to city officials to see how Cincinnati is moving forward.
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Carbon dioxide emissions fell to a 20-year low this year, largely thanks to natural gas that was made cheaper and more plentiful due to the fracking boom in Ohio and other states. The news is a surprising turnaround for climate change activists, but critics worry that methane — a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide — emitted from natural gas operations could still pose a significant climate threat. Environmental groups are generally opposed to fracking, but supporters, like Gov. John Kasich, insist it can be made safe with enough regulations. CityBeat previously covered the concerns and questions behind fracking here.The Ohio Department of Education has had a rough year, and in a few ways, it's back to square one. On top of the search for a new superintendent of public instruction, the Department of Education has had to deal with budget cuts and layoffs, a new Board of Education member with no college degree or known resume, and the department is now being investigated by the state auditor. The White House has announced a $30 million manufacturing hub for Ohio that will act as a model for the rest of the United States. The hub will bring together universities and businesses in order to increase growth and collaboration and decrease risk.Ohio has seen an uptick of businesses requesting to work in the state, according to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. Estimates show 6,137 new entities applied to work in the state during July, up from 5,472 during July 2011. The state has also seen 52,728 new business requests so far in 2012, up from 49,460 during the same January-to-July period in 2011. The news shows some signs of strengthening economic growth in Ohio.But Ohio's unemployment rate barely moved in July. The unemployment rate remained at 7.2 percent, the same as June's unemployment rate, even though 2,000 jobs were added.The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. EPA, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and energy companies met yesterday to work out how Ohio will enforce new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. The new standards will greatly reduce toxic pollutants given off by power plants, according to the National Resources Defense Council.Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor claims there's a funding shortage for courts. The shortage could make it difficult for some cases and people to see their day in the courtroom.Environmental groups are asking for more rules for wastewater injection wells, the wells used to dump wastewater produced during fracking. But state regulators aren't sure more rules are necessary.Fifty-eight state Republican lawmakers have never broken from the very conservative Ohio Chamber of Commerce in a vote.Sen. Rob Portman will be speaking at the Republican national convention. The convention will make Mitt Romney's nomination as the Republican presidential candidate official. Conventions are also a time for political parties to show off their new party platforms.President Barack Obama is coming back to Ohio next Tuesday. The president will be staying in Columbus this time around.Tax Policy Center to conservative critics: No matter what you say, Romney's tax plan is still mathematically impossible.Americans love computers, but they hate the oil and gas industry.It's taking more than three days, but the famous Jesus statue is rising again.
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Blue Ash City Council approved rescinding and redoing its airport deal with the city of Cincinnati in a 6-1 vote last night. The deal will free up $37.5 million for the city of Cincinnati — $11 million of which will go to the streetcar while $26 million will go to municipal projects. After the vote, the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST) vowed on Twitter to lead a referendum on the deal. But COAST's opposition is misguided, fueled by their disapproval of all things streetcar. Three Greater Cincinnati universities were praised for their part-time MBA programs. The programs were in the top 100 of a U.S. News and World Report ranking.Ohio has the second worst toxic air pollution in the United States, according to a new report from the National Resources Defense Council. The report also found that toxic air pollution has dropped by 19 percent nationwide. The report claims this drop is partly attributed to natural gas, which is cleaner than coal and has become cheaper thanks to a fracking boom in Ohio and other states. New pollution controls also played a role, according to the report.JobsOhio is claiming to have saved 11,238 jobs and created 4,666 new jobs during the second quarter of 2012. All the jobs saved and created are expected to keep $712 million in new payroll, according to state data. The successor to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Stan Heffner might not be much better. He also has a history of using state resources for personal reasons. Former Judge William O'Neill, a Democratic candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court, has accused two Republican justices of taking campaign contributions from parties they heard cases from. O'Neill says the campaign contributions are a blatant conflict of interest. Mike Skindell, another Democratic candidate, chimed in to say he would recuse or refuse money instead of inviting a potential conflict of interest. The Ohio EPA announced yesterday a new plan for cutting down on water pollution in Ohio rivers, streams and lakes. The new plan is a joint effort between Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky to make it more economically viable through incentives for businesses to cut down on water contamination.Ohio voters can now change addresses online. The new system will save taxpayer money and combat fraud. July was the hottest month ever recorded, and 2012 has already had more record temperatures than all of 2011. Meanwhile, Mitt Romney's spokesperson promoted climate change denial on behalf of ExxonMobil. Romney says campaigns should pull ads that are found to be dishonest or misleading by fact checkers. Well, his campaign should get to it. The U.S. Postal Service reported $5.2 billion in losses in the second quarter of 2012. On the bright side, a recent study found the U.S. Postal Service is the best at delivering mail.The U.S. women's soccer team beat Japan for the gold medal yesterday.
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Ohio Had Second Worst Air Pollution from Power Plants in 2010
NRDC report finds improvement nationwide thanks to fracking and pollution controls
A new report by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has found that Ohio had the second worst toxic air pollution from power plants in the United States in 2010. The report showed Ohio had more toxic air pollution from power plants than neighbors Pennsylvania and Indiana, but it had less toxic air pollution than Kentucky. Linda Soros, spokesperson for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), says the results are reflective of Ohio being a "coal state" and a "highly industrialized state." The report had some positive news. It found that all air toxics emitted from power plants had dropped by 19 percent in 2010 compared to 2009 levels. The report partly attributes this drop to natural gas, which is cleaner than coal and has become cheaper than coal thanks to the massive fracking boom in Ohio and other states. Power plants have also been installing "state-of-the-art pollution controls" in anticipation of new regulations from the national EPA, bringing down air toxics further, according to the report. Some of the new regulations will come from the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics standards, which were finalized in 2011. The standards will cut mercury air pollution by 79 percent from 2010 levels starting in 2015, according to the report. Sulfur dioxide will also be reduced by 63 percent under the new rules, and hydrochloric acid will be reduced by 95 percent. The report says these cuts in toxic pollution will help deal with the many health problems caused by air pollution, including asthma, heart disease and chronic bronchitis.The report used the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory — a national database for toxic emissions that are self-reported by industrial sources — for its analysis. The full report can be read here. The report comes at a time when coal is in the middle of the national political arena. President Barack Obama has been running a radio spot in Ohio praising the state for its growing coal use. The ad said Obama has always supported the fabled "clean coal," much to the dismay of environmentalists that typically side with the president over his opponents. The ad also criticized opponent and then-Gov. Mitt Romney for claiming a Massachusetts coal power plant "kills people" in 2003.
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Council Approves Ban on Injection Wells
Quinlivan outlines danger of fracking waste injection in afternoon press conference
Without much fanfare but with supporters looking on in the Losantiville Room in Union Terminal, Cincinnati City Council passed an ordinance on Wednesday banning the injection of wastewater underground within city limits. "I'm proud to be on the first City Council to ban injection wells," said Councilwoman Laure Quinlivan, who submitted the ordinance to council. "I want to give props to the solicitors … who have come up with a very unusual thing in City Council — a one page ordinance." The ordinance, which passed unanimously after being voted out of committee on Tuesday, is aimed at preventing the injection of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, under Cincinnati. Its injection has been linked to a dozen earthquakes in northern Ohio. Opponents also worry that the chemicals in the water, which is used to drill underground to free up gas and oil, can seep into drinking water. Oil and gas companies aren't required to disclose which chemicals they use. It's unclear if the city's ban on wastewater injection would hold up against a 2004 state law that gives the state of Ohio sole power in regulating oil and gas drilling. That regulatory power also extends to Class 2 injection wells. At a news conference earlier in the day, Quinlivan cited a ProPublica story that said between 2007 and 2010, one well integrity violation was filed for every six wastewater injection wells. She says data like this makes it clear injection wells are too dangerous. Food and Water Watch organizer Alison Auciello spoke in support of the City Council ordinance at the news conference. "We're pleased City Council has moved swiftly for the protection of its citizens," Auciello said. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has received no injection well permit requests for southwestern Ohio, but Auciello says the legislation is a good preventive measure. Heidi Hetzel-Evans, a spokesperson for ODNR, says it wouldn't be feasible to build injection wells in southwestern Ohio due to the region's geology. "It's safe to say oil and gas drilling has no direct impact on southwestern Ohio," Hetzel-Evans says. Auciello says more bans like the Cincinnati ordinance are necessary in Ohio. She says she's concerned that Ohio is being turned into a dumping ground as massive amounts of wastewater from Pennsylvania are brought to Ohio due to a lack of regulation. Auciello also echoed calls from environmental groups to ban fracking in Ohio. However, fracking supporters — including Gov. John Kasich — insist the process can be made safe with proper regulations.This story was updated to reflect City Council's afternoon vote.
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State Officials Determined to Assess Fracking Potential
State parks, forests undergoing assessment
Imagine: You take your children to the park for a leisurely stroll beside some calm lake waters. You're looking for pure, unadulterated nature; an escape from the industrial hullabaloo that is city life. Instead, you find several areas of the park blocked off, occupied by massive machines sucking out shale and oil through the process known as "fracking." According to an investigative report from The Columbus Dispatch, that image might not be far off. Dispatch found that 18 employees from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) have been working to assess the availability of Utica shale in parks and forests across the state, resources that could eventually be marketed to oil and gas drilling companies. The concentrated push has involved a widespread, coordinated effort to examine public records and assess original mineral rights on Utica shale across the state. In the past, drilling companies have offered as much as $5,000 per acre to landowners in Eastern Ohio to procure mineral rights. The undertaking potentially signifies ODNR's interest in profiting from fracking sales in the future; cataloging mineral rights means easing the process of selling land to drillers once they make initial offers. Fracking, the relatively new drilling technology that involves blasting thousands of gallons of water into the earth to fracture shale and free trapped, valuable natural oil and gas. It's been touted as a way to expose previously unavailable areas underground for drilling and has been subject of discussion on its economic value and potential.
by Hannah McCartney
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Mac's Pizza Pub Installs Electric Car Charging Station
Sometimes good things happen where you least expect them.Mac's Pizza Pub is a pizza joint renowned by college kids for its greasy fare, noisy neighborhood bar feel, late hours and a good 'ol happy hour. The walls are splattered with offbeat photos and paintings, and its karaoke nights are enough to make one wish they'd turn the sports announcers up louder. Despite its college atmosphere, Mac's has embraced more progressive ideas in the past — its vegan pizza has won awards — and has taken a decidedly proactive approach to installing environmentally-friendly methods of operation that make the pizza joint something more than just ... a pizza joint. Mac Ryan, owner and the brains behind Clifton's Mac's Pizza Pub, recently had a power charging station installed in the parking lot at the rear of the restaurant, near the patio, where patrons with electric or hybrid vehicles can "top off" their cars while they spend time at Mac's, according to a press release."It's very simple to install, requiring only a dedicated circuit. I'm not sure why other restaurants in Cincinnati aren't doing this — it's quite popular in other parts of the country," said Ryan. Ryan currently uses a Chevrolet Volt (a hybrid electric car) for Mac's delivery and catering services, which will be charged at the station during off hours. In 2010, Mac's instituted a recycling program that drastically reduced the restaurant's waste output and trash pickup frequencies. In the future, Rutan homes to install solar panels and wind turbines to supplement his green efforts. As of now, Ryan knows of no other restaurants in the Cincinnati or Tristate area that offer such a service, which he expects will appease current and future customers as electric and hybrid cars begin to become more popular.
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Anti-Fracking Roadshow Kicks Off in Cincinnati
Advocates spread concerns over dangers in Kasich's energy plan
The first in a series of nine events in cities across Ohio, culminating with a rally at the Columbus statehouse, kicks off in Cincinnati tomorrow to protest the use of fracking across the state of Ohio. The event will take place 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at the Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church at 103 William Howard Taft Road. It's part of the Don't Frack Ohio Spring Roadshow, a project brainstormed by 350.org, which heads a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. According to Danny Berchenko, an Ohio organizer for 350.org, the roadshow is a much-needed venue for dialogue to discuss the problems fracking in Ohio poses to people and communities, including those related to public health, climate change and even potential to cause natural disasters such as earthquakes. "Kasich's office is not doing its job to protect people or communities — we need to focus on putting people to work in safe environments and employ people in sustainable, clean energy jobs," said Berchenko. Berchenko says that Saturday's event will involve a mix of discussing the generalities of fracking, why action is necessary, and tactics and strategies for how communities can rally together to strategically protect themselves from fracking and protest Kasich's energy plan, which heavily focuses on bringing frackers to Ohio, an integral part of his economic plan. Want to know more about fracking? Watch a kid with an Irish accent explain:
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Earth Day Happenings
Celebrate a clean, green Cincinnati at events all around the city
Sunny skies and warm breezes make April a pretty convenient month to celebrate Earth Day — it gets everyone in the celebration mood. Saturday, April 21 marks the worldwide celebration of Earth Day in an effort to promote environmental consciousness, spread awareness and cherish Earth's natural beauty among diverse populations 'round the globe. Following is a very non-comprehensive list of some Earth Day happenings around the city. Satisfy your green thumb and pick a way or two to celebrate his year. For more greenie-friendly events, check out the events calendar at greenumbrella.org. • Staples stores around Greater Cincinnati are holding a limited-time binder recycling program. Shoppers will receive $2 off the purchase of a new binder for every binder that they bring in to recycle. The used binders will be sent to TerraCycle for recycling. Through June 30. • The Cincinnati Zoo hosts Party for the Planet from 4-8:30 p.m. on April 19. E-waste recycling will be available and organizations from all across Cincinnati will be available to talk about how to live green. • Northside hosts "Reduce, Recycle, RUN!" on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22. The 5K race kicks off at 7:30 a.m. at Spring Grove Cemetery. Bring old running shoes to recycle of donate your cell phone for recycling and receive a coupon to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. • The 42nd annual Earth Day Celebration takes place Saturday, April 21 from noon to 5 p.m. at Sawyer Point. Enjoy a number of hands-on exhibits, free swag and tons of kid-friendly entertainment, including a rock climbing wall and a kayak paddle safety pool. Limited quantities of batteries and other electronics will also be accepted for free e-recycling. • Marvin's Organic Gardens hosts Parade of Plants a free event that will showcase a number of new, unique plants.• The Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District kicks off its annual free Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Program on Saturday, April 21. The program, open only to Hamilton County residents, accepts a number of odd items for safe recycling, including fluorescent bulbs, propane tanks, car batteries or antifreeze. For a complete list of accepted items and location and time information, click here. • Although it comes a bit late, Building Value's ReUse-apalooza celebration doesn't miss out on the Earth Day fun. Diversions include live music, games and a silent auction featuring handcrafted items made from reused materials. Light appetizers and cash bar will be available throughout the night. 7-11 p.m. April 27. $20-$50. • Park + Vine hosts the Second Annual Earth Day Kombucha Keg Party on Friday, April 20. Visitors can sample Fab Ferment's kombucha on tap and vegan appetizers including vegan maple bacon donuts, vegan jerky and peanut and almond butter cups. 6 to 8 p.m. • Cocktails for a Cause will be held at Bartini's downtown on Friday, April 20. This celebration marks Aveda and the Sierra Club's annual fundraiser for clean water. Twenty percent of the bar and food sales will be donated to support clean water. The evening will include music, a fashion show and a silent auction. Tickets $20 at the door, $15 in advance. Don't feel like leaving the house to celebrate? That's OK too. Plant a tree, turn your lights off for an hour, unplug your electronics or start a compost pile. Do something!
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Diamondbacks center fielder Chris Young heard them before he saw them, and he evacuated the vicinity as quickly as possible.
"I'm not going to test them," Young said of a swarm of bees that descended upon Salt River Fields on Sunday afternoon, causing a 41-minute delay during the Diamondbacks' game against the San Francisco Giants.
With the Giants batting in the top of the second inning, Young suddenly started running toward left field. The bees eventually gravitated toward right field before settling in near where the second baseman plays.
"I was trying to get away as fast as I could," first baseman Paul Goldschmidt said, "while trying not to look too scared."
Said Young: "I wasn't worried about all that (looking scared)."
A section beyond the first-base dugout was emptied, and stadium workers were able to clear the majority of bees from the seating area, using cotton candy and lemonade to try to lure them.
The incident brought back some unpleasant memories for Willie Bloomquist, who at age 6 had a nasty run-in with yellow jackets at the back of his family's property.
"I was helping my dad clear some wood," he said. "It happened to be a ground nest. I lifted up the log, and I felt like a porcupine hit me. I got stung like 65 times. It was the worst."
Bloomquist shook his head when asked if he needed to go to the hospital.
"Heck, man, I grew up in the country," he said. "They just threw me in a soda bath and told me to tough it out. I got stung again the next day by another bee. I didn't want to live there any more."
Diamondbacks spring-training operations manager David Dunne thinks he was the only person to get stung.
"Right between the eyes," he said.
Left-hander Tyler Skaggs threw a bullpen session and came away feeling good, and he said he's scheduled to make his Cactus League debut Wednesday vs. Cleveland. He said he'll follow starter Trevor Cahill.
"Everything was good," Skaggs said.
Skaggs was scratched from a start Saturday after feeling tightness in the front of his pitching shoulder.
Manager Kirk Gibson said closer J.J. Putz threw a high-intensity 40-pitch bullpen session Saturday as he worked on "different locations with different pitches and sequences."
Just like last spring, Putz is shouldering a lighter spring training workload than most of his teammates, in part because he doesn't feel a full schedule of outings is necessary to get ready for the season.
He is scheduled to make his spring-training debut Friday against the Mariners in Peoria.
Gibson said he plans to use a designated hitter at home until March18, at which point he wants his starting pitchers to start getting at-bats.
Infielder Rusty Ryal (groin tightness) missed Sunday's game. He said he doesn't consider the injury serious and expects to be back this week.
Sunday's crowd of 12,546 surpassed Saturday's crowd (12,528) for the largest in Salt River Fields' brief history.
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Giants 11, Diamondbacks 1
At the plate: The Diamondbacks were held to seven hits, including a double down the left-field line by 2B Aaron Hill in the first inning. C Miguel Montero and 1B Paul Goldschmidt lined consecutive singles in the fourth inning.
On the mound: RHP Ian Kennedy left the game during a bee delay in the second inning but said he was just one pitch short of his limit, anyway. He gave up one run and three hits in 11/3 innings. "You try to get your work in, try to get your command back and the feel for a game," Kennedy said. RHP Barry Enright gave up four runs on seven hits and a walk in 12/3 innings, and RHP Joe Martinez, Takashi Saito and David Hernandez also gave up runs. Manager Kirk Gibson said his pitchers couldn't adjust to the Giants' aggressive approach. "(Our pitchers) realized it but couldn't get their secondary stuff over," he said. "If you don't throw it over, you get behind, and then you throw another fastball down the middle, whack."
Record: 1-1-1.
Monday: Diamondbacks RHP Daniel Hudson at Rockies RHP Jhoulys Chacin, 1:10 p.m., Salt River Fields.
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WILKES-BARRE - A Selinsgrove man gave Wilkes-Barre police all it could handle in an attempt to flee from authorities Tuesday night.
Ibrahim Sharif, 18, of 430 Penny Ann Lane, led police on a chase after he drove right by a police cruiser with its lights and sirens on that was attempting to pull him over for driving the wrong way on West Sherman Street, police say.
The officer spotted Mr. Sharif heading his way and, after the officer determined Mr. Sharif wouldn't stop, used a stun gun on Mr. Sharif, causing the quad to veer sharply to the right and strike a fence, police said.
Mr. Sharif is charged with aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest, simple assault, disorderly conduct, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer and 13 different traffic violations.
He remains in Luzerne County Correctional Facility on $25,000 bail.
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EagleConnect - the new student digital communications system replacing Eaglemail - launched successfully on February 3. Students have been migrating to the new system steadily with little or no mishaps. One item that has come up: if migration to EagleConnect involves having to update one's password, it can take as long as 30 minutes for Microsoft to sync up passwords on their system. But other than this minor inconvenience, everything is working as planned and advertised.
Publicity about the EagleConnect system is beginning to emerge on campus in the residence halls, the Pohl Recreation Center, the Union, the libraries and other areas. Be looking for EagleConnect information tables in the near future at the Union, the Recreation Center, the Discovery Park and the UNT Dallas campus. In the meantime, a few items for review:
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While the April-June period was good for public sector banks in terms of net interest income, asset quality issues plagued the sector, with most of them reporting a rise in non-performing assets (NPAs).
Bank of Baroda (BoB), for instance, reported a 17-bps rise in the gross NPA ratio (gross NPAs as a percentage of gross advances) on a sequential basis. In absolute terms, the lenders gross NPAs stood at R12, 086.8 crore, up 23.8% y-o-y and 2% sequentially.
Former BoB CMD SS Mundra attributed the spike in NPAs to seasonality. At a call with analysts, he had said: On asset quality, the trend is consistent. In any quarter, one or two small accounts could get added and the figure might look different, but, essentially, the trend is the same of stability and improvement.
In a note, JPMorgan said delinquencies have spiked sequentially (the management mentioned seasonality as a factor), though restructuring came off.
The management targets an improvement in delinquency levels later in the year, but for restructuring to persist at the current levels for a few quarters; the overall asset stress is now more granular and visible in smaller accounts, JPMorgan said. Punjab National Bank (PNB), too, reported a 23-bps rise in gross NPA ratio. The bank's gross NPAs rose from 5.25% in the March quarter to 5.48% in the quarter under review.
There have been fresh slippages of Rs 2,960 crore, of which more than 57% came from standard restructured assets, and remains an area of concern, brokerage Jefferies said in a note on PNB. However, India's largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), had reasons to cheer as it managed to lower its gross NPA ratio by 5 bps to 4.95% and, in absolute terms, to R60,434 crore in Q1 from R61,605 crore in the March quarter.
With Reserve Bank of India guidelines on stressed asset management, most analysts believe that banks would have a challenging time managing bad assets. And with a majority of the bad loans originating from public sector banks, these lenders would be facing more asset quality pressures than their peers in the private sector.
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Peppered for passion? Is this the Australian Open or the World Cup? Apparently, it's a little of both. Yesterday, during Fernando Gonzalez's 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-1 first-round victory over Greece's Konstantinos Economidis, police used pepper spray to subdue 3 apparently out-of-control spectators before ejecting 5 fans from the stands for unruly behavior. The offenders could be charged with "assault, failing to obey police or using offensive language."
Fernando, last year's surprise finalist, said,
"It was very noisy from both sides, but the police came in, [...] I don't know exactly what happened with them. I saw that they threw spray. [...] They (did) say a few things, but it's part of the crowd, [...] For me it's fun to play like that. It's like a Davis Cup match. I think the people enjoyed it."
Can you imagine if the match went to 5-all in the 5th set, Gonzo? Good times!
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Hi, I'm looking to purchase "Sidi Bullet 2 Mesh MTB Shoes". Does anyone here know if they're compatible with "Crank Bros Quattro pedals"? According to the pedal manual it says ya might need to trim a small amount of tread from the bottom of the shoe for it to work with the pedal.
arghh! I really don't feel like trimming a brand new pair of shoes.


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When you're a new mom, it can be rather difficult to know all of the foods that are unsafe for babies. Some foods can cause an allergic reaction and others can pose a choking hazard.
There are some many benefits of eating raw fruits and vegetables, but you should think twice before feeding them to your baby. Many raw vegetables are hard and babies are unable chew them up.
One reason you should avoid cow's milk is because it doesn't have enough iron for babies and could cause them to have an iron deficiency. The iron is cow's milk is not easily absorbed and it is also low in zinc and vitamins C and E. When babies drink cows milk too early, it can cause them to have digestive problems such as an upset stomach.
Even though most people wouldn't agree with me, we don't actually need caffeine. It doesn't provide us with any vitamins or nutrients and it's not required to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Honey contains spores called Clostridium botulinum bacteria, which can invade a baby's digestive system and cause a baby to develop infant botulism.
Fish is one food that I was always afraid to feed my kids when they were babies. Many types of fish contain high levels of mercury, which can be harmful to your baby's growing body. Large fish such as swordfish and King Marcel contain the highest level of mercury.


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The titanium welds are very large (like aluminum). Further more the beading on the welds is globby and inconsistent. This is noticeable at < 3 foot inspection of the frame.
I will post some pix next week.
- Does your frame have these weld characteristics?
- Am I being too picky to assume that the welds on a bike in this price range should be very clean looking. Like Moots, Seven, etc.?
The bike looks really nice other than close inspection of the welds.
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AMERICAN LEGION S. Scranton downed by N'hampton
Ryan Vetter and Eric Klaus combined on a two-hitter as Northampton Post 317 rolled to a 15-0 win over South Scranton Post 948 in an American Legion Junior tournament game Saturday.
Joshua Kim had three hits, including a double, scored twice and drove in two runs for Northampton.
Chris Cobley and Roy Phillips had the hits for South Scranton.
Northampton will play Roxborough today at 7:30 p.m. at Scranton High School while South Scranton will play Plains at 12:30 p.m. at Connell Park.
Roxborough 4, Plains 1
At Connell Park, Thomas Sparacino had two hits, including a double, drove in three runs and scored once to lead the Roxborough Bandits.
Tim Cavanaugh doubled and scored a run for Plains Post 558 and Leroy Fettig had an RBI.
Conestoga 6, Central York 0
At Connell Park, Angus Mayock fired a one-hitter with seven strikeouts to lead Conestoga.
Mayock also had two hits, including a triple, scored twice and drove in two and Scott Lambert had a single and a triple and two RBIs.
Beau Burris had the hit for Central York, which will play Beech Creek today at 9:30 a.m. at Connell Park. Conestoga will play Bloomsburg at 3:30 p.m. at Connell Park.
Bloomsburg 1, Beech Creek 0
At Connell Park, Matthew Grozier drove in Zachary Adamchick with the game's only run in the sixth inning to give Bloomsburg Post 273 the win.
Adamchick scattered five hits and struck out four to earn the win.
Brandon Miller had two hits for Beech Creek Post 623.
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This week's meetings 9/23/13
Ashley council, special meeting to create the position of borough manager, 6 p.m., Firemen's Hall, 160 Ashley St.
Pittston home rule charter transition committee, 6:30 p.m., city hall, 35 Broad St.
Plains Township commissioners, special meeting on community survey results, 7 p.m., Fox Hill Firehouse, 50 Second St.
West Side Career and Technology Center Joint Operating Committee, 6 p.m., school library, 75 Evans St., Pringle.
Exeter council work session, 7 p.m., borough building, 1101 Wyoming Ave.
Luzerne County Council, 6 p.m., council meeting room, courthouse, 200 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre.
Luzerne County Transportation Authority board, work session at 3 p.m., followed by regular meeting 4 p.m., 315 Northampton St., Kingston.
West Pittston council work session, 6:30 p.m., borough building, 555 Exeter Ave.
Wilkes-Barre Area School Board, special meeting, 6 p.m., board room, administration building, 730 S. Main St.
Wyoming Area School Board, 7 p.m., secondary center auditorium, 20 Memorial St., Exeter.
Luzerne Intermediate Unit board, work session at 5:30 p.m. and regular meeting at 6:30 p.m., LIU 18 auditorium, 368 Tioga Ave., Kingston.
Rice Township supervisors, special meeting, 11 a.m., municipal building, 3000 Church Road.
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Playboy Girls Katie Evan is such a hot woman. She surpasses the labels such as 'chick', and 'babe' because she is more than that. Watch Katie sucking large dong in her Playboy Girls episode and you will see how much she gets so hungry and only a cock will fill her ravenous desire for sex. She is tall, brunette, and gorgeous, Katie does more than posing and smiling at the camera. She likes to please and get pleases in return and lucky is the guy who catches her attention. Katie Evans is a dream come true for many guys because she's a good catch.


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Skulls of The Shogun Coming to PS4
Developer 17-Bit, creators of the upcoming Galak-Z, have announced their other game Skulls of the Shogun will be coming to PlayStation 4. Previously Skulls of the Shogun was only available on PC, Xbox 360 and Windows devices. The release on PS4 does come with some additions in the way of the "Bone-a-Fide Edition," which adds a new single player episode, six new multiplayer maps and more.
Skulls of the Shogun is heavily inspired by the Advance Wars series, and is "a mash-up of turn-based strategy and fighting-game flare engineered for lightning-quick rounds." The game also features a beautiful art style with hand-animated characters and includes a soundtrack composed by Makyo and Sam Bird.
The game supports asynchronous multiplayer, allowing players to play with others online at their leisure. In addition, a progression system has also been included, allowing you to gain XP and achieve various emblems and titles for your profile.
No release date for Skulls of the Shogun has been announced, only saying that its "coming soon."
Are you excited for Skulls of the Shogun? Let us know in the comments.
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"Gilt Edged Paper."- The following is one of the resolutions
adopted by the Worcester County North Division Anti-Slavery Society, at a recent
annual meeting held in Westminster.
That the recent return of an Emancipator to the editor, by a member of Congress,
enveloped in "gilt edged" paper, and accompanied with the cowardly
threat, 'If you show your ___ black face in Washington, or a Southern State,
you will be murdered worse than Lovejoy was,' is not only a demonstration that
free Americans, who are opposed to slavery, cannot visit the Capitol of their
country with safety; an admission that Lovejoy was murdered- that slaveholders
want to murder and would do it if they dared; and that slavery intends to shed
all the blood it can before it dies; but is also in perfect keeping with the
whole system of slaveholding inasmuch as that systemis, throughout, one of the
most hateful abominations which slaveholders have always tried to 'envelope
in gilt-edged paper.' "
Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-1895), a prominent abolitionist and editor of the American Anti-Slavery Society newspaper The Emancipator, received a threat from a member of Congress. This resulted in a resolution by the Worcester County (Massachusetts) North Division Anti-Slavery Society containing a reference to the killing of Elijah Parish Lovejoy (1802-1837) in Alton, Illinois, on November 7, 1837. It states that "slavery intends to shed all the blood it can before it dies." Enveloping in "Gilt-Edged Paper" implies that something is being made to look better than it actually is. The Gazette & Mercury was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from June 27, 1837 to July 13, 1841, when it changed its name to the Gazette & Courier.
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I continue to look for a suitable road bike frame that I can afford and then build up.
As was mentioned in another thread here, the frame and then build up is not such an inexpensive proposition if you have to buy a complete kit.
It amazes me the amount of sales at bicycle shops here in Southern California. I spoke with one fellow who was an Olympic cyclist and owns a couple of shops and he tells me that sales are down from 20 to 50% in January in Orange County at most of the shops. man there are some nice sales, but they are still out of my budget right now, but it is great fun to look!
What are you guys seeing you your part of the world?


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Hello everybody,
First of all, I would thank you everyone reading this email.
Now, pls send your comments on the following issues..
Presently, I have decided to use Oracle on every Linux machine on
location. And writing an Application Server program using C and Socket API,
all "Retail client programs" will be served. And the daemon Application Server
program will connect to databases according to the requests of the retail
client program.
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Saw on the DMR's website an advertisement for ISU season tickets.
Specifically noted the $195 variety and stated "less than 580 are left". I'm not sure how many were available - yet I like the fact that there are not a large amount of those remaining!
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Saw on the DMR's website an advertisement for ISU season tickets.
Specifically noted the $195 variety and stated "less than 580 are left". I'm not sure how many were available - yet I like the fact that there are not a large amount of those remaining!
If that's the case, sounds like the corners may be filled!!
Iowa State Cyclones | Online Ticket Office | Event Groups=
Football Season Tickets
Reserved season tickets are available for $350. Seating will be determined by National Cyclone Club giving level. Cy's Pack tickets in Sections A, B, L, K 1, 2, 17, or 18 are available for $195. Hillside Season Tickets are available for $150 (hillside tickets are GA, grass hills). South Endzone Football Season Tickets are SOLD OUT. No tickets remain in the South Endzone.
The corners will be filled this fall? Hopefully people actually use those seats.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775
If they can sell the 580 $195 tickets, and the additional 800 alloted to the students, then 35,000 season tickets are attainable.
i am beginning to think 35,000 is a given
There will be a point that season tickets will start to sell very quickly again and that point will probably be around the time the high school boys go back for 2 a days. With Iowa, Texas and Oklahoma on the schedule we will still see a rush for these tickets. Didn't JP say they had to turn down requests for 60,000 tickets for the Iowa game 2 years ago and those were requests from Cyclone fans?
:) Want the stadium full? Bring a friend!
There are still people who think we are going to offer single game tickets to Iowa to season ticket holders. When it gets to be July and August and they figure out that Pollard means business, I think we sell a bunch more tickets, at all price points available.
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OtterBox Defender Black Case For iPhone 5 - 77-21908
There are few names iPhone users trust as much as Otterbox. The company's cases and gloves protect fragile smartphones from almost any type of harm, including cracked screens, scratched bezels and water damage. The iPhone 5 Otterbox Defender series provides the ample security that consumers have come to expect.
The Otterbox cases are composed of rubber shells. The durable material absorbs impacts and damage so that an iPhone isn't harmed when bumped or dropped. The outer body also features grips to prevent accidental slips while smartphones are in use. The iPhone's buttons are still functional underneath the rubber exterior.
The Defender cases have inner cushions because iPhones can be damaged, even while encased in rubber. The additional layer prevents internal components from being jostled out of place during an accident.
iPhone users frequently forget about their smartphones' ports. Dust particles can easily work into headphone and charger jacks and harm internal components. Fortunately, the Otterbox Defender case features port covers. Whenever a slot isn't in use, a rubber stopper can be inserted to prevent any particles from lodging themselves inside an iPhone 5.
The cases aren't unnecessarily bulky either. An Otterbox Defender is slim and barely adds any weight so that an iPhone is still convenient and easy to carry. There is also a belt clip so that users don't have to keep their smartphones in their pockets or handbags.


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3rd Annual Davidson College Relay for Life
March 28, 7 a.m.-March 29, 7 a.m. The third annual Davidson College Relay for Life, an all-night walk at Richardson Stadium, will raise money for the American Cancer Society. Last year's walk drew several hundred participants and raised $30,000. Organizers hope to raise $35,000 this year. Money raised goes to patient support and cancer research.
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A: We recommend that cancer survivors follow a plant-based diet with adequate protein and fluids. Please see our Optimal Diet section for more detail.
With regard to metastatic liver cancer, there are likely additional dietary recommendations based on any digestive symptoms you may be experiencing. Also, there may be further recommendations depending on your specific treatment plan.
Dietary recommendations are unique to each patient and the current context of their cancer treatment. The best course of action would be to schedule a consultation with a Registered Dietitian who could meet with you one-on-one to give you a personalized diet plan.
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Diet Crutches: What Works, What Doesn't
Cutting portions
Try it
Be your very own portion police.
"All restaurants serve up different portions. I tell my clients to leave half or quarter of their plate," says Shapiro. "Half can be dramatic because let's say you just got a piece of fishyou want to eat until you feel satisfied."
It's a great way to eat something more decadent, while still adhering to a diet, Shapiro says.
Next: Chewing sugar-free gum
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Weakening a Critical Backstop Protection for Public Health, Clean Rivers
A scarcely used, yet critical provision of the Clean Water Act provides the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the ability to stop the most devastating projects that would have unacceptable adverse impacts to our drinking water supplies, shellfish and fishery areas, recreational areas, or wildlife. This provision, known as the "404 veto authority," has only been used thirteen times in the 42 year history of the Act since its enactment in 1972. Right now, legislation in the House and Senate (H.R. 524, S. 830) threaten to dramatically weaken the EPA's veto authority.
What is EPA's "404 veto authority"?
At the most basic level, the Clean Water Act works by effectively limiting the amount of pollution that gets discharged into our waters every day. Permits are required if a polluter wants to discharge a pollutant from a specific source (such as a pipe) into a water of the United States. The Clean Water Act establishes a separate type of permit authorized by the Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) for the discharge of "dredged or fill material" [PDF] under Section 404. This refers to the discharge of materials that are dredged, rocks, sand, mining debris, or other materials that replace a water body with dry land or change the bottom elevation of that water body. In other words, filling in a wetland or stream would require a 404 permit.
Every year, the Army Corps of Engineers processes approximately 60,000 permit actions [PDF] under the Clean Water Act's Section 404. Under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act, the EPA has the ability to review potential adverse impacts in a public process and to make a determination about whether the proposed activity would result in an "unacceptable adverse effect" on drinking water, shellfish and fishery areas, wildlife, or recreational areas. If the EPA finds that there would be an unacceptable adverse impact, the Agency has the authority to deny, restrict, or withdraw authorization for a project.
To put this into perspective, the EPA has used this "veto authority" for a 404 permit thirteen times since 1972. In half of this time between 1988 and 2010, the Army Corps processed an estimated 1.3 million permit actions.
Why is this veto authority important to protect our rivers?
Although it is rarely used, the EPA's veto authority is critically important. It is one of the last backstops to prevent the most devastating projects from moving forward.
- The Yazoo Pumps project [PDF] would have drained and significantly degraded 67,000 acres of critical wetlands in northwestern Mississippi that store floodwaters and provide critical habitat for fish and wildlife. With a price tag of $220 million in federal tax dollars, the project would have had catastrophic impacts [PDF] to wetlands, fish, and wildlife in the rich Mississippi delta between the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers. In 2008, the EPA exercised its veto authority to block the project because of its unacceptable adverse impact on at least 67,000 acres of wetlands in the area.
- In West Virginia, one of the largest proposed mountaintop removal mining operations, the Spruce Mine, would bury more than 7 miles of streams [PDF] with 110 million cubic yards of mining waste and debris. The Army Corps issued the permit in 2007 to allow the mining company to discharge mining waste into local streams. Several years later, the EPA released their determination that the project would cause unacceptable adverse impacts, using its veto authority to withdraw the permit. The debate in the courts over this case has been ongoing and in 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reaffirmed the EPA's legal power to veto a permit that had been issued by the Army Corps.
- In 2011, American Rivers listed the rivers of Bristol Bay, the Kvichack and Nushagak Rivers and their tributaries on our America's Most Endangered Rivers® list. These rivers support one of the few remaining wild salmon fisheries in the world, home to over half of the world's sockeye salmon. In addition to a $350 million commercial salmon fishery, the rivers of Bristol Bay support subsistence and recreational fishing. More than 15,000 anglers visit the region every year. A consortium of mining companies proposed one of the world's largest open-pit mines, known as the Pebble Mine, in the headwaters of the Bristol Bay rivers. As a result, the EPA decided in February 2014 to initiate a public process to review the potential adverse impacts of mining in this area under Section 404(c) and determine whether there would be unacceptable adverse impacts.
- Our America's Most Endangered Rivers® list of 2014 includes a clear example of why the EPA's veto authority should be retained. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to cut off the last connection between the Mississippi River and its natural backwater habitat in the State of Missouri by constructing a new 1,500 foot levee across the gap at the bottom of the New Madrid Floodway. This levee would prevent water from reaching 75,000 acres of floodplain habitat, eliminating the most important spawning and rearing habitat for fish in the middle Mississippi River and destroying habitat that is essential for an array of birds, waterfowl, and mammals. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said the project "will cause the greatest loss of wetlands functions in EPA Region 7's history." Despite the threat this project poses to the environment, the Corps may continue to push this project forward. If they do, an EPA Clean Water Act veto may be necessary to stop it once and for all.
H.R. 524 and S. 830 – Weakening Protections for Public Health, Rivers
H.R. 524 introduced by Representative McKinley (R-WV) and S. 830 introduced by Senator Manchin (D-WV) would significantly weaken the EPA's 404 veto authority by preventing its use after the Army Corps has approved a permit for the project. In other words, if these bills become law, as soon as a permit is approved by the Army Corps, the EPA would lose its ability to veto or restrict even the most damaging projects to our drinking water supplies or the rivers and streams where we fish, swim, and boat.
Both bills would significantly weaken EPA's authority, which is a critical backstop to protect public health and the health of our rivers. American Rivers continues to work to protect this critical authority and to prevent efforts to undermine the Clean Water Act.


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GIFFORD -- People celebrated Independence Day a little early. Each year, the town holds a community celebration with a parade, music, inflatable slides, the whole works. It was the same this year, but one teacher says, after November's tornadoes, the town-wide party has new meaning. There was also a 5K, strong man show and watermelon eating contest, as well as a fireworks show.
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Buffers created for updating semantic database is not getting killed
automatically with the latest CEDET from emacs trunk. Is there a new
config variable that I need to update ?
list-buffers gives me 260 buffers in my current session.
"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...> writes:
> Is there a new config variable that I need to update ?
I haven't used before.
But to answer the specific question above (yourself) you could do
M-x customize-changed-options RET
Put in the Emacs version. This is a nice way to discover new user
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I named my Surly CC, after almost a year of riding it. Nothing came to me in all that time. I took it on tour this summer, mostly up the California portion of the Sierra Cascades, and I grew to know it intimately. We'd gone through the good and bad, together. Its name is Laika Pilgrim. (pronounced Like a)
Laika is from the Arcade Fire song Neighborhood #2 (Laika), also known as Into the Wild because it was on that soundtrack. Well, Laika was the first dog to go into space, and a Soviet dog at that, haha...and I guess he didn't make it back. It's also a double entendre of sorts, as in "Like a."
The Pilgrim part came from Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughter House Five which I read on tour, a kid volunteer camp host from Michigan gave it to me in Yosemite. The book was just all right, I expected more of a master piece from Vonnegut who I'd heard so much about. Well, the protagonist--if he can even be called that--is named Billy Pilgrim. The word pilgrim kept floating around in my head and I just put them together: Laika Pilgrim.
And that is a good name! I didn't name the bike out of any sense that I had to; the name just came to me.


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The Washington Post reports 16-year-old Ethan Gettier — a student at Quince Orchard High School — allegedly dealt marijuana from his home with the apparent approval of his father, 63-year-old Darel Gettier.
According to Montgomery County police, the investigation began after detectives in July learned of photos of firearms and drugs posted by someone on social media. Charging documents cited by the Post say the younger Gettier "posted over 600 photos on Instagram showing parties he was having in the house with ample amounts of suspected marijuana and alcohol."
Last Friday, detectives pulled over a vehicle containing several suspects in the investigation and the detectives later executed a search warrant at the Gettier home in the 12300 block of Triple Crown Road in North Potomac.
Police say they found 45 guns, a large amount of marijuana and seven people smoking the drug. Authorities say Darel Gettier also was armed with two handguns.
A related warrant executed in the 18400 block of Cottage Garden Drive in Germantown, Md., turned up more marijuana, police say.
Officials arrested the two Gettiers, along with four others whom the Post says either attended or graduated from Quince Orchard. See the specific charges below.
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By Bala Parthasarathy
F irstly, a confession. When I graduated from IIT in the late 80s, not only did I lack any burning desire to start my own business true to my conservative upbringing, but I also actively opposed the notion. Getting a good job and settling down were the stretch goals in life.
I went on to co-found startups on my own eventually. I am regularly persuading 'well-settled' people to quit their jobs and start companies. In my case, the epiphany came with a serendipitous move to the Silicon Valley in the late 80s for graduate school.
Apple was the cool company and Indian entrepreneurs like Vinod Khosla were rock stars. One of the reasons I came back to India-and love being here-is because it reminds me of the Valley where successful (and honest) entrepreneurs are cool again.
Looking for trends
The biggest lesson I have learnt in nearly 25 years of being in startups is to look for trends and cleverly ride them. Though it seems obvious in hindsight, I was fortunate to be a part of the packaged software wave of the early 90s when I co-founded Viman Software, the online wave of 2000 with Snapfish, and now in the middle of the digitization wave of India with AngelPrime. Big trends always mean tough competition-you will never be the only surfer on a great wave and such trends do have periods of busts when the market corrects itself. But it is definitely a lot easier on an entrepreneur than trying to buck trends. Though I have done several startups, nothing comes close to the experience of starting Snapfish in terms of trends. We were at the crossroads of internet growth, women using the Internet, people adopting digital cameras and a big dotcom bubble burst thrown in for good measure.
Back in 1999, the dotcom boom was raging and it hit hardest in the small 30-mile corridor stretching down from San Francisco. Wall Street bankers were quitting their seven-figure jobs and Harvard students were leaving hard earned MBAs to flock to the Valley to try their hand at the till of Lady Luck.
Excited groups of young people were throwing around billion dollar ideas.
With three fellow Harvard MBAs, I was the techie, drinking too much caffeine and batting ideas that would change the world and make us rich. Our lack of expertise in a particular domain didn't bother us and at one point, we had 14 ideas ranging from online groceries to starting a telecom operator. We were ultra-confident of getting funded for any of these.
Snapping an idea
I don't recall exactly how the idea came about, but the legend we convinced ourselves with was that Suneet Wadhwa, (one of the four Snapfish founders) was driving around late one night when he saw a poster of a woman with a camera which inspired him to start an online photo company.
The photo industry had only one real player and it was Kodak. Having invented the industry, it was a brand name like no other and to say it dominated the market is a severe understatement. Photos were Kodak and Kodak was photos. Digital cameras had just been introduced but were really expensive toys for the IT lot.
The real photo-takers-who generated money-were mothers with their children. Most of them were not even on the Internet yet, though they were adopting slowly but surely.
It seemed like a perfect industry for a bunch of overconfident young Indians (all of us were single at that time) who really were not into photography as such. We knew absolutely nothing about the well-established industry-intricate with an old-boys network running for decades. The last thing they needed was a bunch of upstarts to tell them to change their ways.
A full album
To top this, we realized we were not the only cocky young punks wanting to upset the old order. By the time we launched Snapfish, there were 126 other startups which were all offering a similar service; many of them venture-funded.
So what did we do? The first year was a crash course in the photo business. Turned out that though it was an established industry, there were clear indications that the wave of digital cameras was going to be a tsunami soon. We found an excellent partner who saw the signs and the necessity to adopt. When we quickly zeroed in on our customers-the mother and children-we realized that our fellow-arrogant startups were focused on the digital camera buyer of the day, essentially geeks. Our customer was still buying film cameras but wanted to get her film pictures online and this was hard to do. This is why 10 years later women are 85 percent of our 100 million user-base.
The second best thing we did was to hire some amazing people. One of our co-founders, Raj Kapoor, had this mantra that A-players hire other A-players, while B-players will hire C-players so that they don't feel threatened. This is not a new concept but it is hard to do when you're quickly growing your team and talent is hard to come by. But this paid out in spades when we had to go through tough times later.
Of course we made plenty of mistakes. Having raised a ton in venture funding, we were obliged to spend it. And we spent it on the wrong things.
We were caught up in the fever of the day and gave away things that actually cost the company real money.
We gave away free film processing, hoping to monetize the users by showing ads when they saw their films while we scanned and uploaded online.
Like all good parties, the mania came to an abrupt end when the bubble burst with a bad hangover for the active ones.
In our case, it turned out to be a very good thing. While we had to struggle for survival (laying off nearly 90 percent of our workforce), it affected our competitors worse.
Kodak bought our most fearsome competitor and most others just perished. After a series of disastrous moves involving multiple management changes, the competitors basically killed the product and Kodak themselves are now on the throes of bankruptcy. Our recruitment mantra paid out—the 10 percent of people remaining in the company were the best-of-the-best. When the dust settled, we were left in a nearly empty field with nobody daring to start any new companies.
Our bet on focusing on women, who we were hoping would throw away film cameras and go digital, also started proving out.
Here, we were enormously lucky with the hardware manufacturers jumping on the digital camera trend and commoditizing a `1 lakh digital camera down to Rs. 5000.
Happy endings
Luckily for us, the story has a good ending. The tough environment took away all the ridiculous ways business was being measured on instead of basics, revenues and profits.
We grew business quickly and in addition to growing our own base, we also landed some big retailers like Wal-Mart, Costco Wholescale Corporation, and Walgreens Co. All this growth caught HP's eye and with some tense negotiations, we managed to sell the company for $300 million in 2005.
HP, determined not to make the same mistakes as Kodak, created a tremendous support system for us.
We grew the business more than 10 times in five years, launching in 22 countries around the world.
Since I was running the international expansion, it got me to India in 2007, which was already starting to buzz. In India, today we are clearly poised for an extra 200 million consumers coming online in the next few years, thanks to cheap smartphones and tablets.
Google and other global players will serve some of their needs, but not all. Solutions will need to be customized to India and served up at our price points. It does not mean it is easy. It is easy to get caught up in the hype of your own public relations and not focus on the basics of the business. The competition is fierce as it should be. But the rewards are also high.
© Entrepreneur India January 2012
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What Clyde and Athena themed songs can we add to the playlist?
"XXL" by Keith Anderson
"Rockin' The Beer Gut" by Trailer Choir
And what else?
What Clyde and Athena themed songs can we add to the playlist?
"XXL" by Keith Anderson
"Rockin' The Beer Gut" by Trailer Choir
And what else?
One of these Mornings-Moby
Bulls On Parade-Rage against the machine
Auto Rock-Mogwai
Get On Top-Red Hot Chili Peppers
Check em out!
5'8 and 294 lbs of HUMILITY.....
Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
Oh My God, Richard Boone is a bike tourist, or Have Gun, will Tour.
Oh yeah, lately it's been a good book or the subdudes.
HUGE variety, but for cycling I generally stick to a mix of classic rock, metal, and some pop stuff that my wife has put in our playlist - but I only fire up the ipod portion generally on longer rides.
For most of the time, I fire up Pandora on the stevejobsphone and rock out to my Who station.
http://www.chubbysuperbiker.com - Trials and Success
My player has a fairly ecclectic mix of stuff.
Metal playlist has things like Lamb of God, Meshuggah, Judas Priest, Vader and Pantera
Rockabilly playlist includes BR-549, Stray Cats, The Reverend Horton Heat and The Cramps
Punker list is some old-school stuff. Black Flag, Bad Brains, Circle Jerks, Minutemen. All the old SST bands.
My Oi! playlist gets the most rotation in the gym, with Angelic Upstarts, Blitz, Agnostic Front, The Business, etc.
I've got a Ska playlist with more old-school music. Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Toots and the Maytals, with some newer stuff mixed in (Bad Manners, Judge Dread)
There's old techno/dancetronic like Prodigy, The Shamen, Eon, LA Style, Sunscreem, and Stereo MCs
There's new techno, which is mostly happy hardcore DJ mixes
And the shame of the collection is my pop/dance mix: Lady Gaga, Kid Cudi, Cybersutra, M.I.A. etc.
"I feel like my world was classier before I found cyclocross."
- Mandi M.
Anything from Meatloaf should be "Clyde Certified" by default.
Mostly "classic" rock (to quote a song.. when did Motley Crew become classic rock.. although in my case it's Boston, Styx, Queen, etc.).
I do have some acoustic stuff from Kfog's "Live from the Archives" and recently have been playing a lot of Coldplay because of this... (my other addiction)
"Today me will live in the moment, unless it's unpleasant, then me will eat cookie." -Cookie Monster
Great Big Fanny, by Bill Wharton. It's off of the Margaritaville Cafe - Late Night Menu.
Help me and team North UMC at the 2010 Pedal for Peace.
Everything looks better on a full stomach.
Doing the right thing and rocking the boat are often one in the same.
Well, technically speaking, one needs 3 things to qualify for recumbent ownership: a beard, an aerobelly, and a technical degree or background.
Cheese Burger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet
TV Dinners - ZZ Top
Tube Steak Boogie - ZZ Top
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
I want Candy - Bow wow wow
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Is your car parked in a garage?
Are your days numbered?
Yes, we all have an expiration date.
Are your eggs expiring soon?
Which eggs would you be referring to?
Are your patience wearing thin?
No, my patience is in good shape.
Is your diet improving?
Not today
Are your thoughts normally directed toward taking care of everyone else but yourself?
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Is your tummy full?
Are your household chores caught up?
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Clayton, MO (KSDK) - The embattled former Mayor of Valley Park is on the docket in St. Louis County Court Thursday to appear on felony fraud charges related to his use of city funds and credit.
27 year old Nathan Grellner is charged with four counts of felony fraud after allegedly using a credit card issued to the City of Valley Park for his own personal use.
Investigators have accused Grellner of using the credit cards to buy household appliances as well as entertainment at area strip clubs and restaurant tabs
Grellner; who resigned his post as Mayor on July 26, 2012, explained he had a similar looking credit card issued to himself and the entire episode was just a misunderstanding.
If convicted of the fraud charges, Grellner faces up to 16 years in prison. He's also awaiting an unrelated court hearing in Jefferson County following an incident earlier this year in which he's accused being drunk and taking Byrnes Mill Police on a pursuit and later assaulted an officer.


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What are the internally multi - threaded functions in Gauss?
Where can I get a list of the internally multi - threaded functions in Gauss ?
What is the default number of threads of these internally multi - threaded functions ?
Is it possible to change it ? For instance, if I have a 256 cores machine, may I change the default number of cores of the internally multi - threaded functions ?
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The number of threads created internally by a GAUSS function is dependent upon the computer's resources and the size of the data. GAUSS will use the lesser of: 1) the number of cores available 2) The number of cores that can be profitably used for the calculation in question.
For example, a matrix multiply or linear solve involving matrices that are 5x5 will use only one thread regardless of how many cores your system has, because it will slow down the algorithm to use more than one thread.
However, the same linear algebra operation on a matrix of 1000x1000 can profitably use at least 8 threads (maybe up to 16, depending upon the algorithm). So in this case if more cores are available, GAUSS will use them.
As stated above, the maximum number of threads that GAUSS will create for any function is equal to the number of cores on your system. You cannot increase this. However, you can set a maximum number. This can be controlled with the environment variable OMP_NUM_THREADS.
If your GAUSS code executes many independent iterations and only a small part of it is internally parallelized, then it may be more efficient to split the code up into many threads and use just one or two internal threads per GAUSS thread.
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Matrix multiply
Matrix inversion
Linear solve
Cholesky decomposition
LU decomposition
cdfn, cdfni
All random number generators that have a state as an optional argument i.e. rndn, rndu, rndBeta, rndBinomal,...rndWishart, etc.
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Sorry for the silly question, but,
how do I set up a environment variable such as OMP_NUM_THREADS ?
would it be possible to turn off internal threading lest it interferes with user made threading ?
On Linux the simplest method is to set the environment variable from a shell command prompt like this:
export OMP_NUM_THREADS=1
Setting an environment variable at the shell prompt will set it only for this terminal, so you will need to start GAUSS from the same command prompt.
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