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The 2012 NFL season is winding down and now is as good as time as any to go back and evaluate each team's draft class. This year we'll be giving grades based not only on performance from each player, but also their potential to improve in the next few seasons. Today we examine the draft of the Cleveland Browns who moved up one spot to grab T-Rich.
SCALE Round 1 – Each player is evaluated on a 0-5 Scale.
Round 2 – Each player is evaluated on a 0-4 Scale
Round 3 – Each players is evaluated on a 0-3 Scale
Round 4- Each player is evaluated on a 0-2 Scale
Round 5 – Each player is evaluated on a 0-1 scale
Rounds 6,7, undrafted – Each player given a point based on production, no penalty for missing on pick.
Bonus points are given to any player who exceeds their draft position.
Fractional points are also given.
Round 1: Trent Richardson RB, Alabama
Richardson proved to be worth moving up one spot for. He was a force as a runner and also as a receiver as he hauled in 51 balls for 367 yds to go with his 950 yards on the ground. He also scored 11 TDs and did this all on while playing with a set of bad ribs, that robbed him of most of his explosiveness. If Richardson comes back 100 percent healthy next year he has the potential to the lead the league in rushing.
Production Grade: 4.5/5
Potential Grade: 6/5
Round 1: Brandon Weeden QB, Oklahoma St.
Weeden had an up and down rookie season to say the least. He proved to be an adequate down the field passer but made a lot of bad throws that turned into interceptions. With a new coaching staff in place and him approaching 30, Weeden's upside and future is very cloudy indeed.
Proudction Grade: 4/5
Potential Grade: 3/5
Round 2: Mitchell Schwartz OT, CAL
Schwartz started all 16 games and held his own. He proved to be an asset in the running game and should have the right tackle spot lockdown for the Browns for the forseeable future.
Production Grade: 4/4
Potential Grade: 4/4
Round 2 Supplemental Josh Gordon WR, Baylor
I had to include Gordon in this year's evaluation eventhough his pick will be in the 13 Draft. Gordon overcame a slow start to become one of the more explosive receivers in the league. His 805 receiving yards was third amongst all rookies and the Browns look like they have themselves a legitimate threat on the outside.
Production Grade: 4/4
Potential Grade: 4/4
Round 3: John Hughes DT, Cincinnati
This pick suprised a bunch of people on draft day but Hughes played pretty well. He had 34 tackles and three sacks and appeared in al 16 games. He will have to adjust to a new 3-4 defense and while he may always be a solid player his ceiling is not very high.
Production Grade: 2.5/3
Potential Grade: 2/3
Round 4: Travis Benjain WR, Miami
Production Grade: 1.25/2
Potential Grade: 2/2
Round 4: James-Michael Johnson LB, Nevada
Johnson was having a decent rookie season with 36 tackles before getting hurt. He should be in the mix for a starting spot in the middle of the Browns defense in 2013.
Production Grade: 1/2
Potential Grade: 1.75/2
Round 5: Ryan Miller G, Colorado
Miller appeard in 8 games on a fill in basis. Will compete for a roster spot next season.
Production Grade: .25/1
Potential Grade: .5/1
Round 6: Emmanuel Acho OLB, Texas
Acho didn't appear in any games as he was hurt and placed on injured reserve. His potential to become a productive member of the Browns is quite low.
Production Grade: 0/0
Potential Grade: 0/0
Round 6: Billy Winn DT, Boise St.
Winn proved to be a bit of a steal for the Browns as the 6th rounder racked up 26 tackles with a sack and an interception. He played in all 16 games with 10 starts. The Browns should be able to find a spot for him in their new 3-4 defensive look.
Production Grade: 1/0
Potential Grade: 1/0
Round 7: Trevin Wade CB, Arizona
Wade appeared in 13 games and made 17 tackles. He'll compete in camp to impress the new coaching staff.
Production Grade: .25/0
Potential Grade: .5/0
Round 7: Brad Smelley TE, Alabama
Smelley caught one pass while appearing in 2 games. His upside is not very high.
Production Grade: 0/0
Potential Grade: 0/0
Undrafted: LJ Fort OLB, Northern Iowa
This undrafted OLB played well having made 20 tackles with a pick and a sack to boot. He should be in the Browns OLB rotation next season.
Production Grade: .5/0
Potential Grade: .5/0
Final Grade: 48.5/52 = 93% A-
The Browns found some nice players all throughout the 2012 Draft. On offense they got a future star at RB in Trent Richardson, a potential starting QB in Weeden, their right tackle of the future in Mitchell Scwhartz, and two explosive receivers in Josh Gordon and Travis Benjamin. They also found help on defense with 3rd round DT John Hughes, and later picks of Billy Winn and undrafted free agent LJ Fort. A lot of this future class's potential will be greatly affected by the new coaching staff, as it is likely they will want to get a lot of their own players to fit their schemes, and could release players who don't fit. Even with that being said, this class is loaded with potential and a few more like this will help the Browns to once again be relevant in the AFC North.
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Hispanic fellowship to celebrate 15 years of forging ties in SBC
ST. LOUIS (BP)--The 15th Annual Reunion of the National Fellowship of Hispanic Southern Baptist Churches will feature the preaching of evangelist Alberto Mottesi.
Mottesi, who returns as the fellowship's lead speaker for a second year, preaches throughout Latin America and the United States from his home base in Anaheim, Calif.
The national fellowship was begun by 14 Hispanic leaders meeting in Las Vegas in 1987. The founders wanted "to bring about an awareness of Hispanic needs," said Bob Sena, who was elected by the group as their liaison to Southern Baptist Convention entities. Sena currently is manager of the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board church planting group's Hispanic unit.
"It was observed that Hispanics and other ethnic Baptists should be given more representation and participation in the planning of their future within the Southern Baptist Convention," Sena recounted.
At the same time, the founders were committed "to motivate Hispanic congregations to be more involved in and cooperative with ... all levels of the Southern Baptist Convention: association, state and national," Sena said, and they rooted their doctrinal stance in the SBC's Baptist Faith and Message statement of beliefs.
The 15th annual reunion of the fellowship will be June 8-9 at Fee Fee Baptist Church in St. Louis, with a theme of "There Is Life in Jesus" based on John 10:10.
Mottesi will address the fellowship's inaugural service Saturday at 7 p.m. The group's current president, Herberto Becerra, will deliver an opening declaration. He is pastor of First Hispanic Baptist Church, Plantation, Fla.
On Sunday afternoon, three workshops will be offered: "How to go forward with your finances and without debts," led by Andres Panasiuk of the Atlanta-area Crown Financial Ministries; "How to go forward with families in this world in crisis," led by Texas evangelist Samuel Otero; and "Practical strategies to plant churches and enhance existing ones," led by Sena.
The fellowship's concluding session, with Mottesi preaching, will be at 7 p.m. Sunday.

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With the news late last week that director Walter Hill's remake of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" has found financing, that now makes two recent project yearning for better days. Gearing up for release next year, the Sylvester Stallone actioner "Bullet To The Head" has...Read More »
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The last few actioners in Jason Statham's CV have been pretty disappointing, box office-wise. But can you blame the audience? It's hard to find the proper enemy for the musclebound Brit, with him taking out Aiden GIllen in "Blitz," smacking up faceless mafia goons in "Safe" and eating Clive Owen's l...Read More »
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Students graduating from Harmony receive either a Regents, IEP or Local diploma. Courses completed at Harmony are eligible for full credit in the home district, should the student return back to her district school.
Classes are small (no more than 12 students per class) and are taught by certified teachers assisted by a teacher's assistant/aide in an atmosphere conducive to learning.
Our school provides numerous programs to aid our students including recreational therapy, a four level behavior modification system, individual and group therapy and, six hours of daily high school classes. The clinical staff at Harmony Heights is under the supervision and direction of a psychiatrist who monitors medication and conducts session with each girl as needed.
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In the past few years, growth of network marketing has moved around the globe in a variety of product categories. Also called Multi-Layer Marketing, Pyramid Marketing, and Direct Selling, (although direct selling is a broader term which encompasses business models I will not discuss here), network marketing has touched almost everyone's life in one form or another. There are many proponents of network marketing, although if you look carefully you will see why network marketing is not a business model but a scam based architecture disguised as a business.
What is Network Marketing?
Unlike direct sellers of the past, who would call potential customers at home or travel door to door, the primary aim of the network marketer is not to sell products, but to add additional distributors (direct sellers) into the company. This is often done using a high level sales pitch detailing how much money the speaker has made, and often includes market-speak to gloss over the risks. Words such as business opportunity, ground breaking, work from home, financial freedom, ground floor, etc. are all used to lure in a potential new mark. When a new person joins, they must pay a nominal fee or "investment" to begin their company, usually also with offers for add on products such as samples or kits. Once recruited, the marketer is then asked to try to bring in family and friends in the same way.
Selling the actual product is generally the secondary goal, and depending on the organization may be emphasized in differing amounts. Although some sales will occur, research has shown that the vast majority of people who buy the products network marketers sell are network marketers themselves.
Given the structure of a network marketing company, it is impossible for network marketing to be a viable business model for the independent marketer. In very rare cases (approximately 10 people per company), the marketer will make significant returns, although this is due to unknowingly scamming network marketers lower on the chain out of time and money.
Why Network Marketing Cannot Work as a Viable Business Model
Business models exist to generate increasing value for the largest number of people. In traditional companies, the business model will generate benefits for all stakeholders – customers are pleased with their purchase, owners and employees receive profits, and investors receive a return. It would make sense then, that a good business model would maximize value for all involved. The question is – Does Network Marketing increase value for everyone? To answer this question in a better way, I broke out the network marketing business model into groups of stakeholders with different value propositions:
- Customers – people who buy the product, but are not network marketers themselves
- Network marketers – For my purposes, those with 3 or fewer levels of downstream distributors
- Top of Pyramid – Those with 4 or more downstream levels
Now, lets take a look at how each of these groups might be affected by the network marketing model:
- Customers:
Customers are more likely to have a personal relationship with the seller, but because margins are suggested to be 20-30% for the network marketer, they are paying a hefty premium when compared to the more typical 5-10% in traditional retail. In addition, many products (think Amway Global) are priced higher then the competition at wholesale, and have less value to the consumer.
- Network Marketers:
Generally, the marketers themselves must purchase a large number of samples, workshops, materials, kits, and product for their business. This often offsets any income made by a substantial amount. Further, they tend to solicit friends and families to participate in their 'opportunities', which can lead in a decline of quality relationships. This is offset by the small chance that they will attain a large enough downstream that sales and residuals will offset costs.
- Top of the Pyramid:
Generally the top marketers in a chain. They may see large sums of money, although almost all of it comes from their downstream payments. The chances of attaining this are very small, given the high turnover of downstream sellers. In a study (related to a court filing) of the tax returns for the top 1% of Amway sellers, the average yearly income was negative $900.
Who Will Answer the Hard Questions?
I have yet to encounter a network marketer who will honestly answer the following questions. If you are currently a network marketer, then please, ask these of yourself and your bosses:
- Considering that other successful companies can cover global sales with only a few hundred sales staff, why are thousands of Network Marketers a better choice for this business/product?
- What is the actual average retail profit per sale for a marketer with no downstream?
- Do you keep detailed accounting logs of profit and loss related to your business? Are you profitable?
- What percentage of people who pay the sign up fee actually see a profit?
- Why are the incentives for recruiting new talent greater then incentives for direct sales?
- If the best salesman in the world joined your company tomorrow, but never recruited a single person into their downstream, who would benefit the most?
Why Network Marketing is Evil
Look, when it comes down to it, most network marketers have the same dreams everyone else has: to be independently wealthy, to have time freedom, and to be productive members of society. Network Marketing pitches play to all of these dreams, and are very effective at luring people in. Add to this the lack of basic business knowledge most people have, and it is a recipe for disaster. Most network marketers do not know basic accounting, and consider all income profit, without regard to money spent. So a few people get very rich while everyone else loses money. Evil.
The DSA (Direct Selling Association) includes so many network marketing companies that it is now a lobby group for them, and have worked to have network marketing exempted from anti-pyramid schemes (Yes, it is a form of pyramid scheme, which has been made legalized through excessive lobbying). Evil.
It encourages people to exploit those closets to them: friends and family. Evil.
The worst part is, most network marketers just feel they don't work hard enough to make the big bucks, even though the deck is stacked against them.
Don't take my word for it..
There are many people opposed to Network Marketing and the evil it represents. Please do not involve yourself with network marketing companies. If you need more convincing, read some of these sources:
- More then 99% of Network Marketers lose money – Gambling has a higher rate of return!
- The Mirage of Multi-Level Marketing
- No company can expand forever the way Network Marketing describes the model – What's Wrong with Multi-Level Marketing?
- First Hand account of harm
- Consider this quote from the 5 red flags of product MLM:
"In a randomized survey of households in Utah County, Utah, where many MLMs are located, we found four MLM distributors for every one nonparticipating customer."
What do these companies have to say in their defense? A little reading will find replies such as "They are wrong", "Sales are strong", "Work hard and it pays off" or my personal favorite "It is perfectly legal".
Finally, if you listen to nothing else, please consider the non profit, pyramid scheme alert, and research whatever network marketing company you work with.


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The search will resume for more evidence in the case of 10 sets of human remains found along Ocean Parkway between December and April.
Police will again comb the roadside brush along Robert Moses Causeway south of the main-span bridge in the Captree Island area starting 9 a.m. Tuesday. Investigators will be following up on areas of interest highlighted in aerial images taken by FBI aircraft in April.
New York State police will be coordinating the search efforts, which will require single-lane travel until the search concludes. Suffolk County police, the lead agency on the case, has said the first four women found late last year near Gilgo Beach appear to be victims of a serial killer.
Click here to read prior coverage of the Long Island serial killer investigation
Six more sets of remains were found in March and April—four between Oak Beach and the county line, two near Jones Beach State Park and Tobay Beach in neighboring Nassau County.
Suffolk authorities last month announced that only one of the latest sets of remains this spring have been identified: the head and dismembered limbs of Jessica Taylor, whose decapitated corpse was found in Manorville in 2003.
Another set of partial human remains found on the Suffolk half of the barrier beach belong to an unidentified woman's mutilated body also found in Manorville in November 2000, authorities said.
Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota stressed that Taylor, who was last seen working as a prostitute in Manhattan, and the unidentified woman were dumped in a similar fashion that is "distinctly dissimilar to the four identified Gilgo victims," who all had advertised as online escorts.
Also found on the Suffolk half of the island were the remains of a girl no more than 24-months old, wrapped in a blanket, and a man who forensic anthropologists believe are those of an Asian man in his teens or early 20s.
Nassau County police have not released any updates on the two sets of partial human skeletal remains found on their side of the island.
Identification of all 10 sets of remains is being undertaken by experts in the New York City medical examiner's office.
Police made the initial discovery while searching for 24-year-old Shannan Gilbert of Jersey City, NJ, a prostitute who disappeared after meeting a client in Oak Beach in May 2010. She is still being sought.


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Five international landscape architecture and design teams recently presented their concepts for 13 new acres of Presidio parklands. The new parklands will be created by the replacement of the elevated highway (Doyle Drive) that has cut through the Presidio for seven decades, with a below-grade roadway covered by tunnels. The Presidio Trust, in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service, asked the five teams to develop creative concepts to inspire ideas about what could happen at the site.
The five teams: CMG Landscape Architecture, James Corner Field Operations, OLIN, SNØHETTA, and West 8 Team, presented their concepts at a public meeting . The teams were selected from 25 respondents to a request for qualifications in March, 2014. They were provided with a stipend and tasked with developing conceptual design and programming for the new landscape.
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My favorite hamburgers – 'nuff said.
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These black and white puppies, an 18-inch or 8-inch squeaker will grab the attention of newborns and continue to please for a long time ahead. Like the other Baby Long Legs from the same maker, these dolls are a lovely combination of knit and plush. The big one is totally on the mark for toddlers who like a big but light enough huggable to drag about. The photo of this soft cuddly doll with long legs and arms and floppy ears does not really convey just how cute it is. The legs are not rigid or wired, but soft and easy for little ones to grasp. The features are stitched and baby safe. There is also a grey elephant version as well as a pink mouse and a pink or blue bunny. Also adorable, Baby Long Legs Squeakers, Puppies, Bunnies, Elephants and Pink Mouse ($12.99 each) 8-inch miniatures of the bigger dolls that are good for tracking games and will be easy for baby to clutch and carry. Baby safe and machine washable. All ages.
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The Royal United Services Institute report, outlined in the DT today, gives a lead, but where do we find a leader ?
The DT editorial comes down on the side of a politician and talks about "the cut and thrust of the party battle", presumably suggesting that this would somehow provide checks and balances to the overall policy. To this I say….WHAT CUT AND THRUST !
Parliament has been emasculated by both Bliar and Bruin (partly because of the socialist majority), but when was the last time anyone in Parliament voiced what the "silent majority" has been saying, (and still are ), for years. You could stop almost anyone, anywhere, in the street, and they could tell you what needs to be done, but who is going to get it done !
A leader has to be a man of moral courage and vision (this rules out most of the current crop of polititians).
It has to be a man because Maggie was a one-off. If you have any doubts on that score, flag up another female who has made her mark in the last 10 years.
Rule out anyone in Business or Commerce as they are only interested in money, (same as the politicians really). Military men tend to have rigid thinking one-track minds, and not much imagination.
So there you have it…..outside of Westminster we all know what needs to be done…….where do we find a LEADER.
To those too young to remember what a leader can achieve by force of personality, read the history of the 1940′s, and try to imagine WW2 being won by Atlee, Wilson, Heath, Callaghan,Major, Bliar, Bruin or, God forbid, Cameron.


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American Idol 2013: Watch All the Top 9 Performances From March 20, 2013
Have you ever heard of The Beatles? The American Idol contestants keep getting younger and younger, and some Season 12 contestants struggled despite being able to choose iconic songs from the Fab Four.
On Wednesday, March 20, the Top 9 contestants — Lazaro Arbos, Janelle Arthur, Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb, Paul Jolley, Angela Miller, Burnell Taylor, and Devin Velez — paid homage to the legendary British band with some very recognizable tunes — and one even Mariah Carey didn't know.
While many of the renditions were flawless (Candice can do no wrong, can she?) had the judges rocking, others got a tad more scrutiny. Lazaro ended up a little teary after Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj said he'd chosen the wrong key to sing "My Life" in. Then Nicki told Paul that she flat out didn't like his performance of "Eleanor Rigby."
Will your favorite makes it through to the Top 9, or will they be packing their bags for home? Watch all of the performances from the Top 9 below, then make sure to tune in on Thursday, March 21 to hear the results!


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May 31, 2016
The Small Business Administration says it has approved almost $1.4 million in disaster assistance loans for residents and businesses in Mississippi that were affected by Hurricane Isaac.
The disaster declaration covers the counties of Adams, Amite, Clarke, Forrest, George, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Lincoln, Marion, Pearl River, Pike, Stone, Walthall, Warren and Wilkinson in Mississippi, which are eligible for both physical and economic injury disaster loans.
Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Greene, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Newton, Perry, Rankin, Simpson, Wayne and Yazoo counties are eligible to apply only for SBA economic injury disaster loans.
The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Oct. 31. The deadline to return economic injury applications is May 30, 2013.
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The University of Georgia School of Law won the final round of the 64th Annual National Moot Court Competition, held on February 13th at the City Bar. From left: Hon. Edgardo Ramos, United States District Court, SDNY; Hon. Denny Chin, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Trudi Hamilton, Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Hon. Ellen Gesmer, New York State Supreme Court; Steven Strasberg, Emily Westbury and Ben Thorpe of the University of Georgia School of Law; Carey R. Dunne, President, New York City Bar Association; Hon. Judith J. Gische, Appellate Division, First Department; and Hon. Richard J. Sullivan, United States District Court, SDNY. Read more.
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Sun Web Chief Tim Bray Moves to Google
Good-bye, Oracle: XML coauthor Timothy William Bray did well to control his anger toward the new Sun owners and accepted a job at Google -- raving about Android.
"I'd had an offer to stay with Oracle which I decided to decline; I'll maybe tell the story when I can think about it without getting that weird spiking-blood-pressure sensation in my eyeballs," the Canadian explained about his farewell from Oracle.
Bray had been at Sun since 2004 as an XML expert and worked on the initial XML 1.0 standard since 1994. He has held a leading position in the software segment of Web technology.
The overlap of Web technology with open source ultimately motivated him to pursue work with Google, where he will likely have something to do with Android. One of his favorite targets is Apple: "The iPhone vision of the mobile Internet's future omits controversy, sex, and freedom, but includes strict limits on who can know what and who can say what. It's a sterile Disney-fied walled garden surrounded by sharp-toothed lawyers.... I hate it." Bray is counting on Google and the Android to set it right. He feels that Apple apparently thinks it can benefit from the Web while controlling which programs to run on it "and what parts of the stack can be accessed." He continues, "I think they're wrong and see this job as a chance to help prove it."
The 54-year-old is especially interested in apps development on Android, Web standards like HTML 5 and the Android market. He addresses the community with, "Are you an Android developer? Or might you become one? Or have you given up on Android? If you're any of these, you're a person I need to learn from. Help teach me, I'm easy to find: twbray at google.com."
Not to say that Bray will work exclusively on Android, as the new Google "Developer Advocate" himself admits. He apparently does enjoy the opportunity nonetheless. Google will probably mean some getting used to. He made clear in his announcement blog that he didn't want to be silenced: "Google asked to see an advance draft of the piece you're now reading 'for coordinating messaging', but didn't suggest any changes."
Google is a pretty good place to beGoogle, eh. That's a pretty good place to be. Companies are like beer: right ingredients in the right amount at the right time at the right temperature make for a fantastic experience. Get them a little wrong and not so fantastic. Looking forward to Tim's contributions to Android. I've been an avid reader of his blog and I'm very happy for him.
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Microsoft has hired former Sony Computer Entertainment executive Phil Harrison to lead Microsoft Studios Europe. Specifically, Harrison joins the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) leadership team as corporate vice president with an emphasis on growing the division's European business. Microsoft emphasized that he will not be filling the Creative Director vacancy left by Peter Molyneux, who revealed last week that he was leaving Lionhead and Microsoft. Molyneux's role as Lionhead Studio Manager is being filled by Lionhead COO Mark Webley.
"I am excited to be joining the senior team at Microsoft at a pivotal time for our industry," said Harrison. "I am really impressed with the company's long-term vision for growing the market for interactive entertainment globally and also with the incredible wealth of talent, technology and resources the company has available to succeed."
Harrison brings 25 years of games industry experience to his new role as the senior leader for IEB Europe. He served at Sony Computer Entertainment, where he held various senior executive positions within the company, most recently as president of Worldwide Studios. After leaving Sony, Harrison joined the board of Infogrames as president of Atari. Most recently, Harrison co-founded and served as the General Partner of London Venture Partners, LLP. He will continue as to serve as a Special Advisor there.


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Did the Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Ruling Just Destroy Colorado's TABOR Law?
In its decision regarding the 2008 California ballot initiative that prohibited gay marriage, the Supreme Court ruled this morning that citizens who supported the initiative have no standing to defend it in federal court. Only government officials have that right, the Supreme Court ruled. Although the case initially appeared to be confined to gay marriage laws in the state of California, namely the "Proposition 8″ | Read More »


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One of the things I love best about the internet is that people post movie-related lists and then other people get to comment on all the things the lists did wrong (or, sometimes, did right). Today, in anticipation of this week's Sorority Row, Moviefone posted a list of the ten sexiest scream queens. It's a fun list, and it's wise enough to go all the way back to Fay Wray (King Kong) and Janet Leigh (Psycho), and it includes two essentials: Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) and Marilyn Burns (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). It also includes Shannon Elizabeth, a dubious choice for films like Jack Frost, 13 Ghosts and Cursed (although I'm glad someone has thrown Cursed back into the ring; it's silly but it's also sexy, well-acted and very sharply directed by Wes Craven).
I like Adrienne Barbeau as a choice, too, even though she's really only a "scream queen" in one movie, The Fog (1980). She was a regular in exploitation movies, but she was tougher than usual and enjoyed a fairly wide range of parts, not just "scream queens." And I'm a big fan of both Neve Campbell and the Scream movies. But here's a question. I have to ask, what happened to the original Scream Queens from 1980s exploitation and B-movies? Brinke Stevens, Monique Gabrielle, Linnea Quigley and Michelle Bauer practically patented the term. Starring in films like Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), Nightmare Sisters (1987), Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987), Vice Academy (1988), Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988), Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988) and The Return of the Swamp Thing (1989).
These girls were required to do more than just act. They had to be smart, fast, funny and naked all at the same time. They had to read some of the most abominable lines in some of the worst movies and come out shining to such an extent that thousands of fans would line up for their autographs. What's more, they embraced their scream queen titles. They accepted that as their job, and they never tried to escalate their careers or move "beyond" the horror genre. So, what do you think, dear readers? What makes a great scream queen?
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Written By Joyce RappLima Historian
In the spring of 1788 Paul Davison and his brother-in-law, Jonathan Gould, returned to Genesee Country. Veterans of the Sullivan Campaign, they remembered this area's rich soil and rolling hills. The men cleared the land, built a cabin near Poplar Hill and Cleary Roads. Following the harvest, they went home for their families to return the next year and form the nucleus of our town. (Click the picture for a larger image)It was a journey of hardship since Geneva was the last white outpost. The roads were narrow paths carved by Senecas and canopied with birch, oak and ash. The sound of axes rang through the day and campfires lit the night to ward-off the bear and panthers that prowled the country-side.
In its earliest years, Lima was referred to as Mighell's Gore after Abner Mighell who bought a tract of land here shaped like a gore. By 1797, the date of the first town meeting, we were called Charleston, part of Ontario County. At that meeting Solomon Hovey was elected supervisor and a school tax of $60.40 was levied.
According to legend, Charleston was changed to Lima in 1808 after Old Lyme, Connecticut, the original home of many of our early settlers. We became Livingston County in 1821 when that county was formed.
By 1830, inns, mills, blacksmiths, stores and a post office dotted State Road (Rts. 5 & 20). The Repulse Fire Company, the first in Livingston County, was organized and the Genesee Wesleyan Conference selected Lima for its Genesee Wesleyan Seminary. Located on College Street Hill, the Seminary was one of the first co-educational schools in the country. And its academic excellence brought scholars such as Belva Lockwood, a female attorney, a rare commodity in that era, Senator and Ambassador Kenneth Keating and Helen Pitts Douglass, the second wife of Frederick Douglass, to its campus.
During the Civil War, its students comprised about one-third of the 27th Volunteers of Company G.
In 1849, Genesee College was founded on the same campus and remained there until 1870. Although the Seminary "became heir to the entire campus" a smaller enrollment forced it to close its doors in 1941. A few years later, the National Youth Association, the brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, made the campus its headquarters. The NYA offered vocational training to underprivileged students until 1945.
After World War II, the Methodist Church again selected the College hill campus for its Genesee Junior College. Although it graduated about 100 students between 1947 and 1951, the campus was again vacant until Elim Bible Institute bought the 75 acre campus and buildings for $75,000 in the summer of 1951.
Education continues to play an important role in the Lima community. Two schools, the Lima Christian School and the Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School, are known for their academic excellence and their sports programs.
Although the first religious services were held in homes and the new Town House built in 1804 at the same location as the present Town Hall, the Charleston (Lima) Congregational Church built its first church in 1816. Located on the present site of the Presbyterian Church, the Society changed its name to Lima Presbyterian Church in 1851.
Methodists worshipped in a large brick church on Rochester Street (across from the Tennie Burton Museum) for ninety years until it was razed in 1956 after severe storm damage. Although the Baptists have been part of Lima's history since 1830, they were not organized until 1854. They worshipped in the large brick church on East Main Street, the present Crossroads Mall. The congregation moved to its present location in 1968 and built its school a few years later.
The present St. Rose Church on Lake Avenue was dedicated in 1873 although they had worshipped in a small frame church in Lima's early history. Parishioners also built a rectory and convent for the nuns who taught at their school, the large brick building on Buell and Lake Avenue across from the rectory. The school was closed in 1969. The Elim Gospel Church is the newest church in Lima. Although it had been present on the Elim Bible Institute campus to accommodate Elim students since the 1960's, a separate church building was erected in 1999 to serve the outside community as well.
The village of Lima was incorporated on April 25, 1867. Joe Dailey, owner of a stage coach business was elected president (mayor). Although no political parties are mentioned in the early minutes, trustees were also elected as well as a pound master and constable.
Early records indicate the first burial place here was an Indian burying ground near the Lima/Avon border. After the Presbyterian Church was built, a cemetery was placed directly behind it; the Methodist Cemetery on College Street (across from Elim) was started about 1828; St. Rose Cemetery on Evergreen Street in 1858; the Baptist Cemetery, located about two and one half miles south of the village began in 1823.
The beautiful Oak Ridge Cemetery on Livonia Center Road has been used since 1813. There you find our early pioneers resting beneath the towering trees. A tall monument to Paul Davison looks over his town.
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Have you seen anyone famous at Disney we saw Jeri Ryan (who played seven of nine in Star Trek) at Disney hollywood studios last time we were there
anyone else?
Have you seen anyone famous at Disney we saw Jeri Ryan (who played seven of nine in Star Trek) at Disney hollywood studios last time we were there
anyone else?
Patrick Dempsey (McDreamy) at Epcot a couple years ago. With his family. He's shorter than me, LOL! (I'm 5'8")
I have seen 2 NBA players there, Juwan Howard and Horace Grant. I also saw Michael Bolton there filming a Christmas special in August.
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all star music JULY02 ---All Star Movies Apr03
POR JULY04 -------------Disneyland Hotel Aug 04
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Pop Century AUG 06-----Carribean beach Aug 07
Pop Century Aug-08----- Pop Century Aug -09
Pop Century Aug-11------Off Prop- Feb 12
Caribbean Bch-Aug 12---Pop Century Aug 13
Pop Dec 14---Pop Feb 15--Pop April 15
Hulk Hogan and his family at Universal Studios.
Whoopi Goldberg at WDW
Twice we have missed John Travolta (my all time fave actor) by a couple of hours. We went to the second showing of Cirque du Soleil one evening and he went to the first. We then missed him at Islands of Adventure by an hour while he was there checking out the new Harry Potter section. Third time lucky
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I saw Cat Cora when we stayed at the boardwalk in January.
We saw Joe Namath at MK, David Ogden Stiers at Disneyland's Grand Californian, Kenny Mayne at AK and numerous radio, TV and sports personalities at DHS during ESPN The Weekend.
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When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix
Talked with Howie Long from Fox Sports at the Beach Club. Adam West who was the original Batman on TV. Nichelle Nichols who played Lt. Uhura on Star Trek who actually spilled my drink on me, long story!
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I saw the lead singer and drummer of Metallica, as well as, Jim Breuer from SNL.
2 years ago my first trip in May my boyfriend and I saw one of the guys from Rascal Flatts and his wife inside the Tutto Italia Restaurant in Epcot.
This past September we were there with family and saw Holly Maddison and friends going through the exit of the Toy Story Mania ride in Hollywood Studios. We then later spotted her going through the CM gates near Rock n' Rollercoaster
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U.K. newcomers Morning Parade
"Try your best to feel something," Steve Sparrow sings on "Us And Ourselves," which shouldn't be too hard while you're listening to his band's epic new anthem. British group Morning Parade's latest single recalls guitar-driven shout-alongs from both sides of the Atlantic, nodding toward Doves as well as the more raucous energy of Kings Of Leon. Sparrow sings with a raw edge that separates him from both bands, while the group's diverse sound — past single "Under the Stars" has a Calvin Harris-level dance breakdown! -– should win them plenty of international ears.
+ Watch Morning Parade's "Us And Ourselves" video after the jump.
The "Us and Ourselves" video is as intense as the music, full of sci-fi special effects that could pass for scenes from J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" sequel. As the band plays in another shot, a motley crew of villagers wanders down a country road to follow a mysterious light, which sucks up a car, sets a cabin on fire and blasts our newfound friends into space. They wind up chilling with the constellations, which is probably better than spontaneously combusting. We're bummed that Spock couldn't make it out for a visit this time around, but we're sure we'll be seeing more from Morning Parade soon — the band's debut album lands June 19.
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shopAGO is celebrating Patti Smith: Camera Solo by giving away a signed copy of Patti Smith's latest CD Banga. One CD per week will be won throughout the course of the exhibition, starting on February 9. This is an in-store promotion, but online shoppers can download the ballot here (PDF) and enter to win by dropping it off at shopAGO. There's a new winner every week, so keep entering for your chance to win!
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CADIZ, Ohio (AP) — Authorities continue to investigate an eastern Ohio house fire that killed two children and injured their mother and two firefighters.
The young boy and girl died of their injuries at Harrison Community Hospital after the Wednesday morning fire in Cadiz.
The Steubenville Herald-Star reports (http://bit.ly/1n0KTm1 ) the children's mother was taken to a Pittsburgh burn center and two firefighters were also treated for smoke inhalation.
Lorna Bower, Harrison County Emergency Management Agency, director, says some rescuers went into the house without gear because they knew victims were trapped.
The state fire marshal's office and the Harrison County Sheriff's Office were investigating with no cause of the blaze released yet.
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Head chef Cory Campbell is shaking things up at Vue de Monde. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Vue de Monde is overturning the time-honoured progression from lighter to heavier dishes. ''We've flipped the menu,'' is how head chef Cory Campbell describes the new approach, now in its fifth week. Diners are more likely to start with red wine and a heavier, meaty dish than with seafood and riesling, for example.
''It's exciting because you don't know what's coming,'' says Campbell, who first read about the idea in Gay Bilson's 2004 book Plenty. ''Shannon [Bennett] was all for it, but the biggest challenge was getting the wine team to come along with the idea. It does lead to some fascinating wine matches.''
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I sold my Sony Alpha a230 for a reasonably good price and so I'm using the money to buy another camera. I have a budget of about $400 so I was thinking of buying the SLT A37. I know this isn't new but I suspect would be better than my a230. I would like to hear from a37 users and what to expect from image quality. Are there any issues that I should be aware? Thanks, James
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Smule is yet again stretching their musical chops with the release of AutoRap. Like their previous music-inspired application, Songify, AutoRap takes your voice input and manipulates it to sound like a rap song complete with snares and beats. While you won't be making a completely structured 16 ba ... Full Article »
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Holger Hoff
is senior research fellow at SEI Stockholm and part of the theme Managing environmental systems. He is also scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. In Stockholm he coordinates the Green-Blue Water Initiative.
NEXUS Platform: How has your research on the water-energy-food security Nexus evolved since last year? Are there any new findings or concepts?
Holger Hoff: Interest in the Nexus approach has grown rapidly, in particular in the co-management of water, land and other natural resources. One follow-up project at SEI is linking this approach to the planetary boundaries framework developed by Johan Rockström and others, which attempts to quantify the limits of global resources in order to understand how different boundaries – also at smaller than planetary scale – constrain sustainable development. We are also applying the nexus concept to some of our regional studies, such as in the upper Nile, broadening the scope from integrated water and land management to also include the energy sector, biofuels and hydropower, for example. While we have identified and to some extent also quantified these connections, it will take time for institutions to adopt more integrated approaches.
One of SEI's main goals is "to bring about change for sustainable development by bridging science and policy." Can you explain to our readers and give an example of how the SEI's Nexus-related research has already led or leads to more informed decision- and policy-making regarding energy, water and food security?
Quantifying linkages, trade-offs and potential synergies provides a factual basis for integrated management across sectors towards improved energy, water and food security. SEI has developed scenario and planning tools especially for water and energy that are used by thousands of stakeholders in many countries, basins and regions of the world. SEI is already using these tools to explore the water-energy-food nexus, and this summer, an integrated version of these two tools will be launched that allows for integrated assessments of cross-sectoral effects of different interventions and development pathways. Natural candidates for using this new "nexus tool" are for example those countries' ministries that have multiple responsibilities, such as Ethiopia's Ministry of Water and Energy or Lebanon's Ministry of Energy and Water. With these stakeholders we have recently begun exploring potential applications of this new approach.
SEI was recently asked by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) to write an introduction to the Nexus in the context of Latin America, which was published in the IADB's Sustainability Report 2011. How important is an integrated approach to water, energy and food security in that region?
South America, for example, being rich in water and land resources, is experiencing a rapid agricultural intensification and expansion of cropland, to a large extent driven by demands from abroad for commodities such as soy beans. While this is important for economic development, the challenge is to achieve this intensification without losing important ecosystem services and significantly increasing carbon emissions. At the same time, rapid urbanization across Latin America is boosting demand for both water and energy, and hydropower - a major source of electricity for many of these countries - may not be as viable in the future in some regions because of climate change and other factors constraining water supplies. Our colleagues in SEI's U.S. Centre are doing important work on these issues, including in the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes, and now in the Orinoco River basin in Colombia, one of the last "virgin" regions of the planet. Bioenergy development, agro-industry, petroleum extraction and fisheries now threaten that biodiversity, but a nexus approach can help guide policy and governance to protect ecosystems services.
Is there a particular scale at which the Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus should be addressed? Does the concept and approach lend itself to regional assessments such as "the Nexus" in Sub-Saharan Africa, in the Middle East, in South Asia? In other words, can the Nexus be looked at on various geographic levels?
Absolutely. We believe that an integrated, systemic or "nexus approach" should be applied to systems at all scales, including regional. There is indeed potential for region-specific implementations of the nexus and "nexus solutions", adapted to the specific situation and socio-economic and institutional context. The challenges in the Middle East, for example, are quite different from those in South America, but the same principles apply: overall resource use needs to improve and become more efficient, and waste needs to be reduced, recycled, and used as a resource. Policy coherence needs to be fostered, and enabling conditions for sustainable investments need to be established or reinforced.
SEI's "Understanding the Nexus" has become one of the most read scientific papers on "the Nexus" since it was published last year. Among others, it identified "knowledge gaps" related to the Nexus – could you briefly explain what the main knowledge gaps are and whether and how they can be overcome?
Given that the interdependencies of resource use intensities - inputs of water, energy and other factors - in production and consumption chains are not well known, current footprint analyses such as the water footprint or the carbon footprint do not provide sufficient data and guidance for sustainable production and consumption. This challenge has to be addressed through close collaboration of science, private sector and other groups. A further important knowledge gap lies in the governance of the nexus: there is no blueprint for institutional adaptation to the need for more integrative approaches, systemic thinking and integrated solutions. This can be addressed through collecting good practices and innovations from around the world – such as initiated with the nexus resource platform – and deriving new governance principles from that.
At the recent Africa Water Week, a participant asked about the "newness" of the Nexus approach and how exactly "the Nexus" was different from Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). What is new and different from IWRM?
The nexus concept is not completely new; indeed, it builds on the principles of IWRM and integrated management in other sectors. However, it goes further in that it identifies and quantifies additional interlinkages and synergies across the different sectors. With that it also provides additional scientific underpinning for multi-functional systems, such as crop-biofuel integration, agro-forestry or productive sanitation. The fact that "the nexus" has generated a lot of interest and momentum will hopefully help to move from analysis and planning to implementation - something which has not been achieved in the case of IWRM. Just look at how many national and regional Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus Conferences took place in the recent months – this strongly demonstrates the significance and relevance of the Nexus!
There seems to be at least one more major key player when it comes to resource efficiency and operationalizing the Nexus approach in a Green Economy: the corporate sector. From a scientist's perspective, what is and what should and could be the role(s) of the corporate sector in the interplay between science, policy and business?
The corporate sector is a driver of change in several respects, by generating new demands, by globalizing resource use, and by driving much-needed innovation. A growing number of companies are beginning to implement more integrated "nexus" approaches and solutions: Utilities co-manage water and energy by increasing energy efficiency in water distribution and by retrieving energy from wastewater treatment. Agricultural investors increasingly want to sustainably manage their total resource base. The reputational risk that comes with certain negative social or environmental externalities also motivates companies to pro-actively address nexus principles. However, policies and regulation remain important elements for comprehensively internalizing externalities across the full nexus. Here again, the role of science is to provide the fact base for such regulation.
The Rio+20 summit will take place at the end of June. Is there one or several key findings and key messages you would like to convey to Rio+20?
We believe that the nexus principles can guide the development of more consistent sustainable development goals – SDGs - which simultaneously address the various environmental boundaries as well as water, energy and food security, building on the MDGs.
Thank you for the interview!


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TEMECULA: Third stabbing suspect arrested
Matthew 'Matty' Basler had been on the run for more than two weeks
TEMECULA -- The San Diego-area man suspected of fatally stabbing the son of a local pastor outside a Temecula bar last month was arrested Sunday night, authorities said.
Matthew Alexis Basler, 30, was booked into the Southwest Detention Center in French Valley on charges of murder, attempted murder and trying to dissuade a witness, jail records show. Bail was set at $1 million.
Basler, also known as "Matty," was arrested in Vista by Riverside County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives.
Sgt. Dean Spivacke said Basler contacted the detectives and surrendered on Sunday. He was arrested at his attorney's office in Vista.
"We put so much pressure on him that he turned himself in," Spivacke said.
The man Basler allegedly stabbed, Ryan Armstrong, died from multiple stab wounds on Dec. 26, the night of the attack. Armstrong, a college student, was in town visiting friends and family during the holiday season.
Witnesses said the pair argued inside a bar on Jefferson Avenue in Temecula before Basler and two of his acquaintances reportedly sparked a physical confrontation in the strip mall's parking lot behind the former Stater Bros. store.
The other two men, including the man whom authorities believe stabbed one of Armstrong's friends, were arrested two weeks ago.
Marvin Black, 29, and James Fung, 29, have been booked into jail on charges of murder, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, jail records show. Fung also faces a charge of trying to dissuade a witness.
According to the arrest reports, Fung and Basler threatened a witness after the stabbing attack, telling a woman not to talk to police because they knew where she was lived.
Black pleaded not guilty to all charges last week. Basler is expected to be arraigned Wednesday.
Explaining how Basler turned himself in, Spivacke said several people Basler knew had been provided with telephone numbers to reach the homicide unit.
On Thursday, detectives discovered that Basler had sold the silver truck that was reportedly used in the stabbing attack, the sergeant said. Also, some of Basler's personal possessions, including his driver's license, were recovered from a motel room in which he had been staying, he added.
Spivacke said Basler had tried to sell the truck in an effort to throw investigators off his track. Based on the photo taken at the jail when he was booked, Basler also appears to have grown a goatee.
With the detectives in possession of some items that Basler needed to move around -- his license chief among them -- Basler soon gave himself up.
"That put him over the edge," Spivacke said. "He was tired of constantly looking over his shoulder."
It doesn't appear, Spivacke said, that Basler tried to leave the country or leave the state.
The unit's detectives built up a list of Basler's known associates during the investigation, which was launched shortly after the stabbing.
A list was drawn up of "who did he know and where did he go," Spivacke said.
Members of the San Diego Police Department, the California Department of Justice and the Inland Regional Apprehension Team assisted the Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit, according to the Sheriff's Department's news release.
Spivacke said the apprehension team is devoted to hunting down fugitives and he said they have a tremendous amount of resources at their disposal and specific expertise in tracking fugitives.
Some witnesses have said Basler, Black and Fung started an argument in the bar after a woman in Armstrong's group put a beer glass on the edge of a pool table while Basler's group was shooting pool. After the argument was quelled by bar security, witnesses said, Armstrong extended his hand in peace.


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Busy weekend for Swindon singer Charlie-Anne (From This Is Wiltshire)
Busy weekend for Swindon singer Charlie-Anne
1:13pm Thursday 13th December 2012 in
Charlie-Anne plays in the Festival of Christmas tonight and she is also lending her talent to a charity gig for the homeless on Sunday.
The Christmas festival is to support local charities Step, Goldenhar and The Open Door Centre. Along with Charlie-Anne the gig stars Vic Clements, The Story of Christmas, Tomi Fry, The Big Sing Thing, Open Door Choir, Swindon Young Musicians, Ovation Dance. Organised by Rotary Club of Swindon and Holmes Music.
The gig is from 7.30pm, in the Bath Road Methodist Church, Old Town, Swindon tonight. Tickets are £5. 01793 706484.
Charlie-Anne's other gig is on Sunday in aid of Christmas Cares charity.
The X Factor audition singer Puff Paddy is delighted that Charlie-Anne the open mic champion has agreed to sing and also welcomes on the bill: Dylan Qioniwasa, singer/songwriter, Nick Felix from The Hippie Club, The Stalkers Rock Band, Benji Clements, Daine Angel and Miyles Angel who scooped song of the week on BBC Radio 1. The MC is Shirley Ludford.
Christmas Cares provides shelter for the homeless over Christmas, giving them a hot meal, a place to stay, clean clothes and a chance for a hair cut, shower and health check.
The charity gig begins at 2pm on Sunday, in The Moonrakers, Cricklade Road, Swindon. Tickets are £6. For more details call 01793 721017.
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CINCINATTI, Ohio, May 12. LOOKING to continue its trend of attracting quality student-athletes to its program, Xavier University announces the addition of 11 swimmers for the 2004–2005 season. Both the women's and men's team scored their highest point total in school history at the 2004 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships. With 13 members graduating from the team the coaching staff knew in advance that recruiting would play a vital role in continuing the success of the program. "We are very excited about the incoming class. Together they are a very talented groups of swimmers. We are looking for them to help fill the void left by the 2004 graduating class," said Coach Gage.
The six new Xavier men include Algis Aukstuolis, Tyler Borg, John Becker, Matt Krouse, Nico Lilly, and Brian Stromberg.
Algis Aukstuolis (Cincinnati, OH / Sycamore High School) not only established himself as one of the premier breaststrokers in Cincinnati this past season, but also became recognized on the state level. Algis placed 23rd in the 100 breast, 9th in the 200 medley relay, 11th in the 200 free relay, and 13th in the 400 free relay at the 2004 Ohio State Meet. As a result, Xavier will look to Algis for contributions in the sprint free and breast events. He established a personal best times of 1:01.1 in the 100 breast this past season. Algis is a great addition to an already strong core group of breaststrokers for Xavier. Aukstuolis is planning to major in psychology.
Tyler Borg (Westminster, Colorado / Regis Jesuit) comes to Xavier from one of the top Jesuit high school programs in the country. During his time at Regis, Tyler established himself as one of Colorado's top freestyle sprinters. Borg just recently placed 4th in the 50 free and 8th in the 100 free at the Colorado State Meet. With personal best times of 21.4 and 47.7, Xavier will look to Tyler to contribute in the individual sprint events as well as al relays. Tyler is another incoming freshman planning to enroll in Xavier's Natural Science program.
John Becker (Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier High School) is an experienced distance swimmer who has not only established himself at the state level over multiple years, but also on the regional and national level. With personal best times of 1:41.61 in the 200 free, 4:34.0 in the 500, and 9:29.86 in the 1000, John will make immediate impacts in the distance events for the Musketeers. Becker comes from one of the top high school programs in the country with a training background second to none. At the 2004 Ohio State Meet his senior year, John placed 4th in the 200 free and 7th in the 500. John will also add versatility to Xavier's line-up in the IM and stroke events. With long-term goals of working in the music industry as a producer, John will enrol in Xavier's Williams College of Business Entrepreneurship program this fall.
Matt Krouse (Havertown, Pennsylvania / Haverford Township Senior High School) placed 8th in the 100 free and 10th in the 200 free his senior year at the Pennsylvania State Meet, one of the toughest states in the country. With Matt joining XU as an established sprinter, the Xavier coaching staff will look to Matt to contribute immediately in the sprint free and back events. Matt showed a great deal of growth and versatility during his senior year and Xavier believes that his best years are ahead of him. Krouse established personal best times his senior year of 47.74 in the 100 free and 1:45.83 in the 200 free. Matt plans to major in sociology and philosophy with the intention of attending law school upon graduation.
Nico Lilly (Davie, Florida / Westminster Academy) has been coached under the tutelage of Peter Banks and has established himself as a standout swimmer in Southern Florida. Nico is an excellent trainer, competitor, student, and leader. Coming to the program with a large amount of versatility, Nico can compete in distance freestyle, butterfly, and IM events. In his senior year at the Florida State Meet, Nico placed 8th in the 200 free, and 4th in the 500 free. Nico has established personal best times of 1:44.14 in the 200, 4:36.92 in the 500, 53.48 in the 100 fly, and 1:53 in the 200 fly. While he may be competing in the dual meets where the team needs him most, the coaching staff feels the distance events will be Lilly's strong point. Nico is enrolling in Xavier's Graphic Arts program this fall.
Brian Stromberg (Gahanna, Ohio / Columbus St. Charles) has competed for one of the premier high school programs in Columbus, establishing himself as one of the states top breaststrokes his senior year. Brian improved consistently throughout his last year of high school leading up to a personal best time of 1:00.3 and 12th place finish in the 100 breast, and a 4th place 200 medley relay finish at the Ohio State Meet. Brian has also shown versatility by competing in the 200 IM, the 100 and 200 fly, all breaststroke events, as well as the sprint freestyles. The Xavier coaching is confident that Stromberg's best times are ahead of him. XU is looking for Brian to make immediate impacts on relays and in breaststroke events. Stromberg is planning to enroll is Xavier's business program.
The five new Xavier women include Julie Clague, Lindsay Jackson, Meggie Kamp, Julie Reitenbach, and Theresa Thelen-Clemmons.
Julie Clague (Walton, Kentucky / Covington Latin Catholic) comes to Xavier with a great background in butterfly. Julie has also shown versatility in the IM and freestyle events. The coaching staff will look for Julie to make an immediate impact in the 100 and 200 butterfly events. Julie established herself as one of the top butterfliers in Northern Kentucky finishing her championship season with personal best times of 1:01.87 and 2:14.43. Clague will be entering the Xavier Scholars Program this fall.
Lindsay Jackson (Unionville, Indiana / Bloomington High School North) was one of the top recruited athletes out of the Bloomington area, Xavier is proud that Lindsay selected it as her next home. Lindsay comes to Xavier from an established high school and club program in Donner Swim Club. An extremely versatile swimmer, Lindsay will compete for the Musketeers in the freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and IM events. As a senior, Lindsay's 200 and 400 free relays placed 8th at the Indiana state meet. Accomplishing best times of 53.83 in the 100 free and 1:01.14 in the 100 back, Xavier will look to Lindsay to make immediate an impact upon the team. Jackson plans to enrol in Xavier's Natural Science program this fall.
Meggie Kamp (Cincinnati, Ohio / Ursuline Academy) will be joining a strong Cincinnati contingent when she steps onto Xavier's pool deck next season. Hailing from one of the premier high school programs in the state, Meggie led her 200 medley relay to a 6th place finish at the Ohio State Meet. The coaching staff will look to Meggie to contribute in the sprint back and free events. Meggie developed her talents not only at Ursuline Academy but also at her club team, Powell Crosley YMCA. Kamp will major in Biology at Xavier.
Julie Reitenbach (Elyria, Ohio / Magnificat High School) is another sprint addition to the program and has developed her specialty in the butterfly and backstroke events. Julie has trained with some of the best swimmers in the state and Xavier is proud that she selected the school for her college career. Reitenbach was a team contributor on relays and individually for Magnificat in the 100 fly her senior year. Julie brings to Xavier personal best times in the 100 back of 1:00.96, and 100 fly of 1:01.66. Julie will be entering the accounting program in Xavier's Williams College of Business.
Theresa Thelen-Clemmons (Seattle, Washington / Nova High School) joins Xavier from the Pacific Northwest. An established sprinter in her area, Theresa placed 8th in the 50 free at the Washington State Meet and led her team's 200 free relay to a 2nd place finish. The coaching staff will depend upon Theresa to make immediate contributions in the 50 and 100 free as well as the 50 and 100 back. Theresa is undecided on her course of study.


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Thread title TYPO. Title should read Kinlin 279 (BHS C472w)
One of my winter projects was to build up some wider/semi-aero wheels. To be more correct, my LBS - Two Wheeler Dealer sourced the spokes and built up the wheels. I simply did all the research, ordered the hubs from Wheelbuilder.com, and wrote the checks.
For this wheeset I decided to go with the BHS C472w. These rims are from BikeHubStore who source the rims directly from the Kinlin factory. 32 hole, 23mm wide, 28mm tall, ~490gm. Brandon (BHS) is great to work with... responsive to questions and offer suggestions, plus quick shipping. I recommend BHS.
A few teams ("Colotandem" for one) already have these built up and run them for a year. Feedback from those people and many single bikers lent some credence to these rims. I also pinged a few well known builders (Fairwheels, Wheelbuilder, Prowheelbuilder) who reported these Kilins as being a very strong rim.
White Industries 32h MI6 (disc) rear w/Ti freehub body 145mm spacing. MI5 front non-disc.
Rear: DT Swiss Aero Comp, 282mm
Front: DT Swiss Aerolite, 280mm
To compare with Sapim spokes, think of the Aero Comp as a flattened Sapim Race (round, double-butted), and the Aerolite as the CX-Ray. To mitigate the risk of me ordering the wrong length spokes, the LBS handled this end. Cost a little more, but I consider it an insurance premium.
I chose the DT aero spokes because of the thickness selections, plus I like the elbow lengths and round-to-aero transitions. The Aero Comps are actually a fairly good deal @ ~$40/box of 20. We could have used those for the front wheel too, but I wanted to optimize it with lighter & skinnier CX-Ray equivalents.
Cross-3 rear (disc or rim brake), cross-2 front (rim brake only). After spending some time researching lacing patterns and "guru" feedback, elected to do the front in a somewhat less used cross-2 pattern for a number of reasons. The tangents are close to what a cross-3 would be, slightly shorter/stiffer spokes, side bracing angles are actually improved when you use a shorter spoke run, ride compliance but not flexy, and so on. Didn't want to risk going with radial, just too many issues there (spoke & hub stress, rougher ride, etc).
12mm brass. I was hoping to get the DT Prolock (come with locktite) but nobody in N. America had the silver version in stock. Resorted to having the LBS use threadlock instead. Turned to be out much cheaper option too.
Rim strip / plugs:
Veloplugs yellow. Somewhat of a pain to install and require special attention/technique when mounting the first tire bead, but otherwise lighter than most tapes. By the time I got to mounting the 2nd tire, it occurred to me to ensure the 1st bead was sitting entirely between the veloplugs and the rim sidewall. By doing so, the tire mounted completely by hand without resorting to levers (I shamefully admit to using one lever for the first bead on the first tire. lol).
Wheelset weight:
Taking the standard weighing config (without tires, skewers, tape/plugs, disc rotor, etc), I weighed them at: 1078gm rear, 788gm front = 1864gm for wheelset. My LBS weighed them at 1850gm, but I trust my scale more than theirs. I think going any lighter (spokes, nipples, count, etc) would have compromised an otherwise solid setup.
Mounted up some lightly used 25mm Continental 4-Season tires with Michelin AirComp 700c x 23c tubes. Once the roads clear of wet & icy stuff, we typically have a lot of chip rock remaining until May or so. Saving the Schwalbe Ultremo ZX tires for use on cleaner roads. The 25mm 4-Seasons mounted on these 23mm rims and pumped to 100psi feel surprisingly firm. Measured max width: 26.7mm.
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I'm looking forward to test riding these wheels. They seem sturdy, mid-aero, and with the wider tire profile running at a lower PSI I'm hoping will prove comfortable and corner like fiends. Should be an interesting comparison to the 200gm lighter Spinergy Tx2 wheels we have been riding for the last couple years.


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Jan 04 2012
About Garage Loft Plans – The Garage Plan Shop
If you have a need for a basic garage, there are plenty of designs to choose from. The Garage Plan Shop offers everything from simple 1-car garages to 4-car garage plans and even larger designs. But wouldn't it be better if there were a bonus? Have you considered a garage loft plan? Garage plans with lofts are fairly common especially in the one-car, two-car, and three-car styles. If you are going to take the time to build a garage, you might want to consider other needs you can satisfy by incorporating a loft.
Detached garage loft plans accommodate a broad range of needs and come in a generous selection of sizes and architectural styles allowing you to find one to blend perfectly with your home and satisfy your needs. The loft space is an unfinished space located above the parking area and is accessed by a pull-down stair or an enclosed staircase. Some loft areas are strictly designed for storage having low overhead clearance but provide plenty of room to stash boxes and store other family treasures. This type of garage with loft is great for attic or basement overflow, seasonal storage and holiday decorations. Face it. Most families have a lot of "stuff" cluttering their living areas and other storage spaces. So consider reducing your clutter and organizing your belongings with the help of a garage loft plan.
When a garage offers a loft space that is large enough to move around freely and has a standard or slightly lower than standard ceiling height, the loft opens up many other possibilities that go far beyond unfinished storage space. Think about what special living space you'd love to have if you had the opportunity to add it to your home. Would you like a home office that is part of your home but outside the main house? Do you want a place to work in peace without ever leaving home? Would your family enjoy a recreation or game room? Do you enjoy crafts? Could you use a hobby or craft room? How about an exercise area to help you like a healthy lifestyle? The possibilities are endless when it comes to finishing the loft space of a detached garage. Talk with your builder about the numerous ways you can finish this space to accommodate your family's specific needs.
If you are planning to build a detached garage plan in the near future, consider the advantages of building a garage loft plan. Your family will surely reap the benefits for many years to come.
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Robsy128, on 20 January 2013 - 08:20 PM, said:
So I'll be waiting around until the end of the year or next year for an upgrade to the i5 processor I'm thinking of getting?
Longer than that. I've still got an i5-750 from 2009 and its still competitive. Sandy Bridge (-2500K) and Ivy Bridge (-3570K) were better, but not better by enough to make me want to spend $300+ on a new CPU and motherboard. Haswell (-4xxx?) this year might be the first that's actually worth it for me.
If history is any indication, someone buying an i5-3570K today could probably expect ~3 years before there's an upgrade that's truly worth its cost. Year-to-year processor upgrades are usually incremental, they do not often obliterate anything in that time.
Robsy128, on 20 January 2013 - 09:39 AM, said:
I wonder... is it worth spending more money on an i7?
Desktop i7's are quad-cores with hyperthreading, which means they behave something like 8-core processors. They're great, but that's something that benefits a lot of professional video editing/architectural/engineering-type programs, but not so much gaming. An i5 will usually perform approximately the same in games.


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Flex it baby, flex it hard.
Now that 29-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the fittest man alive and has a documentary about his life which is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, there is really nothing stopping him.
Ronaldo just released his second series of underwear campaign photos for CR7 and not a single sane person on this planet is complaining. According to Daily Mail, the photo series is being projected on various buildings around the world, including Praca Do Comercio in Lisbon, Arco Della Pace in Milan, a building near Waterloo Station in London and Bowery in New York. But that's only the tip of this male erotica iceberg.
Seen here, Cristiano Ronaldo takes it off in a campaign for his new underwear collection Rankin X Ronaldo for CR7 Underwear. And I don't want to discredit the marketing director, but who is even paying attention to the underwear itself? Good Lord. Cristiano explained the reasoning behind the title for his collection.
"The number seven has always been close to my heart, so I was honored to unveil my new collection in seven cities around the globe. It was a pleasure to collaborate with Rankin and incredible to see the images released in this unique way," said Ronaldo.
Soon enough, Cristiano will be working with famous menswear designer Richard Chai. The two have created a new collection for the Autumn/Winter 2014 season. Rankin released a video of Ronaldo promoting the new underwear line and he is as handsome as ever while sporting his signature grin, some fitted jeans with a large belt buckle, and a tight white button up dress shirt. Check out the video below!


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