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Oakland's Jonny Gomes hit a three-run homer off Jason Vargas and the Mariners lost despite outhitting the A's 9-5.
Jason Vargas didn't fret as much about the at-bat that sank him, compared to the one two batters earlier.
Vargas and the Mariners lost 4-2 to the Oakland Athletics Sunday afternoon at Safeco Field largely because of a three-run homer by Jonny Gomes in the fifth inning.
But Vargas wasn't as irked by that as the two-out curveball he had thrown a couple of batters earlier to Adam Rosales that was laced for a single to keep the inning going.
Coco Crisp followed with a single before Gomes ripped a pitch off the upper deck in left to help the A's complete a three-game sweep in which Seattle's offense deserted its mound men once again.
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"I feel like I'm more than capable of getting him out with my other two pitches," Vargas said of his 2-2 offering to Rosales. "It's just one of those things you learn from and you tip your hat."
Vargas didn't make many more mistakes in his seven innings, though the Gomes blast was enough. Josh Donaldson added a solo homer in the eighth off Josh Kinney to close out the scoring in front of 14,403.
Kyle Seager hit a solo homer for Seattle in the sixth off Oakland starter Tommy Milone after Michael Saunders drove in the Mariners' first run with a triple in the fifth.
But a lack of finish on offense again plagued the Mariners, who have gone 19 straight games in which all of their scoring has happened in just one or two innings. The Mariners are 9-10 over that stretch, but just 1-8 versus teams that are .500 or better.
"It's just tough when we don't loosen things up offensively," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said. "That's what's happening when you're laying on every pitch like that."
Wedge has said he prefers when the Mariners can score in at least three innings. Teams that do that increase the odds of scoring four or more runs — which is needed to win the typical game — as long as there are multiple runs in one of the three innings. The Mariners again battled in their at-bats and put runners on-base — out-hitting Oakland 9-5 — but couldn't finish the job.
Milone fanned 10 in six innings to limit the damage by the Mariners' hits.
Seattle has struggled to get big hits at various times all season. But Wedge said this isn't a case of the team reverting to first-half habits.
"The at-bats are much more competitive and obviously, we're getting our fair share of hits most of the time," Wedge said. "But putting innings together, or more important for me, finishing off innings — I think I've said that too many times this year. And that's what I'm not seeing."
The Mariners had two on with one out in the fourth inning of a scoreless game, only to have Casper Wells fly out and Mike Carp strike out. Saunders was at third after his triple made it a 3-1 game in the fifth, but Jesus Montero went down swinging to end that threat.
Pinch-hitter John Jaso opened the ninth with a double, but was stranded at second base.
"We've gotten runners in scoring position, runners on base," Saunders said. "We kind of missed those key hits. Oakland typically runs out good pitchers year-in and year-out. When you run into a good pitcher — a guy who's locating the ball well, mixing the off-speed and keeping you off-balance — sometimes, you're going to have trouble hitting those guys."
The Mariners were outscored 16-4 in the series and 37-16 on the homestand.
Wedge admitted that it is a challenge to keep the lineup producing with so many new faces daily. The Mariners rested regulars Dustin Ackley and Justin Smoak on Sunday, though Ackley was used as a pinch-hitter.
Wedge said it's important to rest players this time of year, but added that he plans to use mainly the regulars who have been here all season.
"Make no mistake about it, we're in the business of winning ballgames," Wedge said. "We still have twenty-something odd games to go and I look at them all as very important to us."
And to win more — especially against contenders — the Mariners will have to figure out how to score more often.
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Stories from some of the people who built the carriers at Kaiser Shipyard in Vancouver, including Harry Hendricks, pictured above on his shipyard ID badge.
The escort carrier USS Guadalcanal, launched in Vancouver on June 15, 1943, led a naval group that sank three German U-boats in the Atlantic in 1944.
Later, the group disabled the U-505. Rather than sink it, the Guadalcanal's skipper sent a boarding party to capture it. Before abandoning ship, the Germans had opened valves to flood the U-505 and also set explosive charges to scuttle it. But the boarding party was able to save the U-boat. "That really took guts, but they wanted the code machine and the submarine's designs," retired Navy officer Bill Wheeler said.
It was the first time the U.S. Navy captured an enemy ship on the high seas since the War of 1812. The U-505 is on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
--Tom Vogt
Did you know?
• The Vancouver-built escort carriers were named after battles and bodies of water.
• Escort carriers had CVE designations; Vancouver carriers were numbered CVE-55 through CVE-104. (Some joked that "CVE" stood for combustible, vulnerable and expendable.)
Stories from some of the people who built the carriers at Kaiser Shipyard in Vancouver, including Harry Hendricks, pictured above on his shipyard ID badge.
The escort carrier USS Guadalcanal, launched in Vancouver on June 15, 1943, led a naval group that sank three German U-boats in the Atlantic in 1944.
Later, the group disabled the U-505. Rather than sink it, the Guadalcanal's skipper sent a boarding party to capture it. Before abandoning ship, the Germans had opened valves to flood the U-505 and also set explosive charges to scuttle it. But the boarding party was able to save the U-boat. "That really took guts, but they wanted the code machine and the submarine's designs," retired Navy officer Bill Wheeler said.
It was the first time the U.S. Navy captured an enemy ship on the high seas since the War of 1812. The U-505 is on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
–Tom Vogt
Did you know?
• The Vancouver-built escort carriers were named after battles and bodies of water.
• Escort carriers had CVE designations; Vancouver carriers were numbered CVE-55 through CVE-104. (Some joked that "CVE" stood for combustible, vulnerable and expendable.)
Seventy years ago, workers at Vancouver's Kaiser Shipyard watched the USS Gambier Bay take form.
Hal Berven had a different view of the aircraft carrier while treading water in the Pacific on Oct. 25, 1944. He watched it disappear.
After being ordered to abandon ship, the wounded sailor swam away from the damaged aircraft carrier, and then he looked back at his sinking ship.
"I saw it turn over," Berven said during an interview just west of his ship's launch site. "Steam came up, and the ship was gone.
"I sensed a rumbling." And then, the Vancouver veteran said, "I felt alone."
But the Gambier Bay and its crew had done their jobs in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. They were part of a task force that turned back a much larger Japanese force opposing the Allied invasion of the Philippines.
The Gambier Bay was one of 14 Vancouver-built escort carriers that fought in what's been called the biggest naval battle of World War II.
The USS St. Lo also was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which included four different naval actions over the span of four days.
The Gambier Bay and St. Lo were among 50 carriers built during Vancouver's WWII shipyard boom.
"They were in the thick of the battle," said Bill Wheeler, professor emeritus of engineering at Clark College and retired Navy officer.
Five Vancouver-built carriers were lost due to torpedoes, kamikaze aircraft or enemy gunfire. Eleven were heavily damaged, Wheeler said, including 10 that were hit by kamikazes.
The "baby flattops" helped fill a huge gap in the U.S. arsenal. After losing four aircraft carriers early in the war, "We had three carriers left," Wheeler said.
With no air cover for convoys crossing the Atlantic, German U-boats sank ships faster than we built them, said Wheeler, who discussed the Kaiser carriers at the Clark County Historical Museum in April.
Production was hitting its stride 70 years ago along the Columbia River. In 1943, Kaiser workers launched 25 escort carriers and started work on 12 others.
Anniversary of launch
Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of the launching of the USS St. Lo, pictured on one of the murals just south of City Hall.
They were called Casablanca-class ships, after the first escort carrier built here. It was launched on April 5, 1943; first lady Eleanor Roosevelt did the honors in front of a crowd estimated at 75,000.
The baby flattops were about 500 feet long, with about 800 officers and enlisted men, and about 30 aircraft. The Yorktown-class carriers were twice as big, with three times the personnel and aircraft.
In addition to escort duty, the baby flattopstook part in anti-submarine warfare and sailed on training voyages for rookie carrier personnel.
In the Pacific, they were sea-going air bases during some historic chapters of amphibious warfare. One of the participants was La Center veteran Bob Thomas, an aviation ordnanceman on the USS Makin Island.
During island landings in the Pacific theater, the Makin Island "was subjected to almost continuous air and sea attack," Thomas said. "Our planes gave cover to American beach assaults in the Lingayen Gulf, Iwo Jima and Okinawa."
At Iwo Jima, the flight deck of one of the big aircraft carriers — the Saratoga — was so badly damaged by kamikaze attacks and enemy shells that its pilots were unable to land.
Pull pilot, push plane
"They had no place to land except on my ship," Thomas said. "Since we only had space for our planes, we could not give space to the Saratoga planes. But we could land them, pull the pilots out, then shove the planes over the side. We did it as fast as we could move, all during intense combat."
It was a miracle that his ship came through almost unscathed, Thomas said.
"Just 14 of our crew were killed in battle," he said.
One of them was a buddy; he was killed while arming a plane for an attack, when a rocket he was holding went off.
Planes from the USS Gambier Bay also supported amphibious operations in the Pacific, including landings at Saipan and Peleliu.
Berven was an aviation machinist's mate on the Gambier Bay. He described his job as a plane captain, the crewman who made sure an FM2 Wildcat fighter was ready for its mission.
On Oct. 25, 1944, the Gambier Bay was assigned to Task Force 3 off Samar Island, in one of the four engagements that were part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. "Taffy 3," as it was nicknamed, included six escort carriers, three destroyers and four destroyer escorts.
Huge mismatch
It was an epic mismatch. The Japanese had four battleships, eight cruisers and 11 destroyers.
"They had the biggest battleship ever built, the Yamato. It weighed more than all of us put together," Berven said. "It was rather hopeless."
The Yamato had nine 18.1-inch main guns; each escort carrier had a 5-inch gun.
"They all could travel at 32 knots and our carriers' top speed was 18 knots. They closed in quickly."
The Gambier Bay's commander was able to avoid the shells for a while, Berven said: "Our skipper would change course and the shells would hit where we had been.
"They got close enough to fire point-blank. Armor-piercing shells were going right through us. Then they sent shells that exploded on contact.
"We got all our planes off but one, a torpedo bomber on the hangar deck that was loaded with gas and a torpedo. A shell hit that plane. It blew me into the air."
Two days in the water
He regained consciousness, and then Berven said he crawled out in time to hear the captain order the crew to abandon ship.
Berven spent two days in the water before a rescue ship arrived. He held on to the side of a life raft because there wasn't enough room in the raft. Most of the life rafts went down with the ship.
"We had no water for two days. Several men died from drinking salt water," Berven said. A couple of sailors were killed by sharks.
But Taffy 3 turned back the Japanese. Shells and torpedoes fired by the American destroyers and destroyer escorts knocked the Japanese off stride. Aircraft from Taffy 3's escort carriers were reinforced by planes from Taffy 1 and Taffy 2, damaging or sinking several Japanese cruisers.
The Japanese thought they were facing a much more formidable U.S. force and didn't press their attack.
"They could have sunk every one of our ships," Berven said. "They left. I think they were afraid of us."
In misjudging Taffy 3, the enemy commander also misjudged the baby flattops his forces had sunk, the Gambier Bay and St. Lo. The Japanese mistakenly thought they'd destroyed two of the Navy's big aircraft carriers, Wheeler said.
'Gallantry, guts'
Naval historian Samuel Eliot Morison, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote: "In no engagement of its entire history has the United States Navy shown more gallantry, guts and gumption than in those two morning hours between 0730 and 0930 off Samar."
The St. Lo, the other Vancouver-built escort carrier lost that day, was the first major warship to be sunk by kamikaze planes.
The crew of the St. Lo included a Vancouver sailor who'd helped build the ship. According to a 1981 Columbian story about the Vancouver shipyard, Fred LeBouef was hired as a shipfitter in July 1942 and worked on several Kaiser carriers. Within a year, he was in the Navy.
LeBouef, who died in 2011, told The Columbian in 1981 that he was on the flight deck of the St. Lo when Japanese kamikazes dove at the ship.
Aboard the USS Makin Island, Bob Thomas continued to share in the good fortune of the ship nicknamed "The Lucky Lady." There was a slight hitch in his homecoming, though.
When the carrier docked in Hawaii after the war, Thomas cabled his fiancée and told Lauraine to schedule their wedding for Dec. 25, 1945, in San Diego.
'Magic Carpet' bride
"The Navy had other plans," Thomas said. His ship joined "Operation Magic Carpet," which brought more than 8 million U.S. troops back home from around the globe.
The Makin Island docked in Bremerton on Dec. 29. Thomas called his bride again and told her to meet him in his hometown, Fresno, Calif. To complete his own "Magic Carpet" homecoming, Bob hitchhiked from Bremerton to Fresno. Lauraine and her parents drove to Fresno and made the wedding arrangements.
"My father woke up a judge, who got us a marriage license on New Year's Day," Lauraine Thomas said. The judge, wanting to help out a sailor back from the war, also waived the blood tests and waiting period required in those days.
"We got a minister at a Presbyterian church to marry us," Lauraine said.
"We must have done something right," she said. "We will celebrate our 68th anniversary on Jan. 1."
View videos of Hal Berven and Bob Thomas talking about their service in World War II on The Columbian's YouTube Channel.
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Posted 05 January 2005 - 08:59 PM
I have now done these for every reception area of the country. The only exception is free to air satellite reception for those impossible areas and those who are very remote. That is coming.
I have asked the Webmaster for this but she says she will do it when she gets time
Posted 05 January 2005 - 09:06 PM
Posted 06 January 2005 - 10:06 AM
channels 6-12 745 mm, band 4 270 mm and for band 4+ 248 mm and lastly band 5 215 mm. Typically 0 dB unless there is an amplifier in the base."
Does that mean I should measure 270 mm for each of the ears and point them horizontal? I live in Pennant Hills and trying to get the best reception for main transmitters.
Posted 11 January 2006 - 12:29 PM
Posted 11 January 2006 - 10:33 PM
I must have missed your post.
At Pennant Hills you are going to be using the main transmitters so use 745 mm except for SBS which is best at 270 mm.
You could try replacing the fly lead. Are you able to see Kings Cross. If so you would be better off using the recommendations for Kings Cross Sydney The recommended antennas for those stations are much smaller than those for the Artarmon Transmitters.
Posted 30 January 2006 - 12:07 PM
Living in an apartment block I can't do anythign about the antenna. (And no I can't see Kinds cross or anywhere else).
Posted 30 January 2006 - 08:26 PM
A booster can only make your problems worse.
What suburb are you in?
Posted 31 January 2006 - 10:27 AM
A booster can only make your problems worse.
What suburb are you in?
Worse? Really? I'm in Cremorne.
Posted 01 February 2006 - 10:37 PM
If an amplifer gets too much signal of any channel it can not only affect the channel you are trying to fix but also degrade the better channels.
I would have thought that the Kings Cross translators would be a much better bet unless there is buildings in the way.
Posted 02 February 2006 - 08:13 AM
Posted 02 February 2006 - 10:01 PM
Try a pair of rabbits ears indoor antenna with the ears horizontal and a total length of 248 mm. Rotate the ears so that they are at right angles to a line between them and Kings Cross.
When you do a scan in the install program it must search the following channels TEN(1)45, ABN(2)30, SBS(3)34, ATN(7)48, TCN(9)33 ie from channels 30-48.
Let me know how you go.
Posted 24 April 2006 - 09:03 PM
I bought a DSE amplified set of rabbit ears ($50) to improve the reception of my PC card HDTV. All improved except C10. Making the rabbit ears horizontal and turning them North - South has brought C10 up to the same standard (95%) as the other channels.
I live in an apartment in Harbord.
Posted 09 July 2006 - 05:42 PM
I intend to buy a 32 inch Samsung with integrated HD tuner (model LA32R71BX) but I don't want to get it home and discover that, although the 'rabbit ears' worked for my analog TV, they won't work for the digital TV.
I would love to get the name of an aerial technician who could tell me what my options are and what each option would cost, but have no idea of where to start.
I downloaded the 'Australian TV Channel Allocations PDF file but it doesn't seem that the channel assignment numbers (55, 46, 58, 49 and 52) are the ones that I get. My LG simply shows the ABC as PR.2 C03; ATN is PR. 3 C09; TCN is PR. 4 C11; TEN is PR.5 C13 and SBS is C28. I'm afraid that this doesn't mean anything to me and I no longer have the manual for my LG flat screen so I don't know how to 're-tune' it.
Is there any way at all that I might be able to get a reasonable reception with an internal antenna if a buy a new digital TV?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Posted 09 July 2006 - 06:33 PM
I would definately try an indoor antenna using the instructions in the indoor antenna link in the "Get the best reception" post. The length of the rabbits ears will be shorter than for the main Sydney transmitters.
Just ensure that when you use the installation menu you allow it to complete it. It takes upto around 5 minutes. This is because it will start at the real channel 6 and finish at the real channel 69.
Sometimes the receiver will memorise a poor signal and the good signal channel. If this is the case you can erase the poor channels. Then you will be able to use the up and down channel buttons.
If you have any more problems please post.
Posted 09 July 2006 - 11:13 PM
Sometimes the receiver will memorise a poor signal and the good signal channel. If this is the case you can erase the poor channels. Then you will be able to use the up and down channel buttons.
If you have any more problems please post.
Many thanks Alanh,
I'm an absolutely non-technical person when it comes to this sort of thing.... can I assume that (going from the information on the 'Australian TV Channel Allocations' page) if I go to the Menu on my TV's remote and choose Auto Tuning it should find the best reception for TEN on 55, ABC on 46, SBS on 58, ATN on 49 and TCN on 52? And does this mean that these are all in Band 5? This would mean that the length of my 'rabbits ears' should be 215mm (from the tip of one to the tip of the other) and that my rabbits ears will be horizontal? These numbers refer to the normal (i.e. analog) free to air channels in Sydney, right? When I get my digital TV I assume that these channel numbers will be different?
Sorry for all the questions but I have no idea of what I'm doing so I need all the help I can get!!
Posted 10 July 2006 - 02:10 AM
You can run the coax down the wall externally inside some cable duct to hide it. This is actually much easier than trying to get it down inside a similar height cavity wall. There are many people in the same predicament, but eventually, they will have to bite the bullet and re-cable when anlalogue is turned off.
My problem is that my house was built 20 years ago and is 3 storeys high. Each floor is a steel reinforced concrete slab, so running an aerial from the roof to the ground floor is not a viable option.
Posted 10 July 2006 - 09:27 AM
You can run the coax down the wall externally inside some cable duct to hide it. This is actually much easier than trying to get it down inside a similar height cavity wall. There are many people in the same predicament, but eventually, they will have to bite the bullet and re-cable when anlalogue is turned off.
Sorry Col, I should have mentioned that it's a terrace house so there are only the front and back walls where this would be feasible and even though the room where I want to locate the TV is at the front of the house on the ground floor, a cable duct coming down the front of the house would be very ugly - I just wish there was a wireless solution!
Posted 10 July 2006 - 08:59 PM
Don't confuse cable duct with conduit. Cable duct is square (about 16mm) and all screws are concealed inside. It's actually very neat. Do you have a downpipe for stormwater? The cable/duct can run alongside it and with matching paint, it's hardly noticeable. Installing an antenna on your roof is the best way of having reliable digital reception.
Posted 10 July 2006 - 09:41 PM
It looks as if my posts are intelligible to the lay person.
Your answers are correct.
The Pr or program numbers are like having say, 8 buttons for station selection. So when you tune in a station on say Pr1, any station you tell the receiver to remember that channel. So every time you "push" that button the receiver will tune that channel. You will remember that channel shows that network.
So as an example:
You tune channel 7 and then memorise it. When you select Pr7 you will see the Seven network. Now that you are in Kings Cross area, if you were to tune channel 49 and memorise it on Pr7 you would again see the ABC. You no doubt still call it channel 7.
In digital TV the station transmits the name of the network as a logical channel number, this does not happen on the old analog.
So to take the above example;
On installation you get the receiver to look for all available channels, this is called scanning.
The receiver will start on channel 6 and look for a signal on every channel until it gets to channel 69. Now scanning is complete.
When it finds a signal it memorises the actual channel number it is on, so in the above example on channel 48 it finds a signal. It analyses this signal for the logical channel number it receives. In this case it detects logical channel numbers starting with 7. So now when you select channel 7 on the remote control, the receiver tunes channel 48.
As far as antennas go, they know nothing of logical channel numbers and the names we give programs. Their size is determined by the real channel number in this case channel 48. That is what determines the lengths given. So if the channel number is low say 6 it is much longer than if it were channel 69.
So the whole idea is that as far as the user is concerned they use logical channel numbers for program selection. To the technology and the antenna installers the real channel numbers are important.
If you are feeling adventurous I have also written Antenna Basics I would be interested to know if my introduction on the first screen full is meaningful to you. The Antenna basic post gets deeper and deeper so I would be interested to see how far you get, before your head goes under water! Even if you venture no further I am pleased you have understood the critical facts.
Posted 11 July 2006 - 10:03 AM
Do you have a downpipe for stormwater? The cable/duct can run alongside it and with matching paint, it's hardly noticeable. Installing an antenna on your roof is the best way of having reliable digital reception.
Yes, the stormwater downpipe is at the back of the house and the room where the TV is located is at the front - there are three rooms and a staircase between the back and the front room - hence my dilemma. We do have an antenna on the roof which goes to the TV in the main bedroom (top floor) but, again, there are two steel re-inforced concrete slab floors between the main bedroom and the front room downstairs.
I think that an indoor antenna, whilst not the ideal solution, will work (going by the reception I get on my rabbits ears for the free to air Sydney channels). I just don't want to buy the TV and then discover that the digital setup is so different that the rabbits ears won't work!
Posted 11 July 2006 - 12:55 PM
So as an example:
You tune channel 7 and then memorise it. When you select Pr7 you will see the Seven network. Now that you are in Kings Cross area, if you were to tune channel 49 and memorise it on Pr7 you would again see the ABC. You no doubt still call it channel 7.
Sorry, Alanh - I think I've missed something (unless you made a typo) ....according to the 'Key and Summary on the last page' channel 49 should be ATN so it is the Seven network and it would still be on channel 7, wouldn't it. If you meant to say 'channel 46' and memorise it on Pr7 then I would see the ABC on Pr7 wouldn't I?
I've got a lot of work to do at the computer today so when I get a chance I'll have a look at the Antenna Basics and report back.
I can't understand exactly what happened when I 'auto tuned' my existing LG 15inch flat panel LCD TV but here's the full result -
In the above list I've put the ABC, ATN TCN, etc. - my menu just shows the programme number and the channel number. What I don't understand is why the signal is stronger coming from, say C03 for the ABC instead of C46 or is there no such thing as C03??
Sorry, alanh, I know that these questions must sound quite moronic but I'm really trying to understand how this works
Posted 11 July 2006 - 08:31 PM
I started my example with the ABC which is why that one got through. I then decided to us a network name that was a number to indicate it was a name just like ABC. So you are correct.
As for your analog TV scan, those numbers are for the equivalent USA channels! It was the channel 13 which gave it away. Neither we or the Europeans use channel 13.
When you get the time is there a country select in the installation menu?
You are lucky you do not live in Newcastle. There is no US equivalent of channels 3 or 5A!
Posted 11 July 2006 - 09:52 PM
As for your analog TV scan, those numbers are for the equivalent USA channels! It was the channel 13 which gave it away. Neither we or the Europeans use channel 13.
When you get the time is there a country select in the installation menu?
Well, at least I know now that I'm not going crazy, I kept running the auto programme and it kept coming up with the same numbers and I just couldn't match them up to the Channels from any of the Sydney transmitters.
Maybe what I'm doing is wrong is selecting 'BG' as the System on the Menu? The choice is BG, I, DK or M - I have no idea what this means but I thought that I read somewhere that we (i.e. Australia) were BG - I really can't remember
Apart from 'System' I can choose 'Storage from' ...I chose 0 but maybe that's not right - (without a manual it's difficult when you have no idea what you're doing). By starting at 0 I get Channel 3 which is the ABC - God know what I'm doing! The last line on the menu is 'Start' which, not surprisingly, starts the Auto Programme scan. It seems to scan up to about Channel 70 (I think) and then it comes up with a list of the channels that it has allocated programme numbers to and they are the ones I put in my last post.
The other odd thing (given that I can see the transmitter/translator on top of the Elan building if I stand in the middle of the street directly in front of my house) is that the stronger signals seem to be coming from the Gore Hill transmitter. Could this be right? One of my neighbours said that we're too close to Kings Cross to get the signal from there how does this make sense?
Many thanks for persevering with me on this


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The calligraphy of Dennis Willer will be featured for the month of November in the Psalm Visual Arts Gallery.
Willer adds life and motion to the Word of God through his calligraphy. He draws upon joys, struggles, and enthusiasm for life--in himself and others around him--as his inspiration. The resulting pieces show text, sensitively highlighted and made all the more meaningful with inviting colors, forms, and textures.
Willer was born in Wisconsin and raised in southern California. He was brought up in the Lutheran church and especially enjoyed involvement in a youth retreat leadership group called Kingdom Workers. During his years with them, he developed a love for the Word, a love for music, and the creative energy to blend different media together.
He had already developed good penmanship as a young boy, since one of his punishments when he was in trouble was to write for an hour. "I did a lot of writing!" Willer remembers.
Through that frequent exercise, he found a new love and admiration for beautiful writing. When he began a second career as a golf professional in 1997, Willer found a niche for his penmanship while creating scoreboards for golf tournaments.
Now the focus of Willer's work is the beautiful Word of God as he works from his home studio in Salem, Oregon. There he thrives on the support, inspiration, and encouragement of his family and friends.
In Willer's words, "I have always had a love of fine writing and an admiration for creating life in words with visual movement. I could say that for the exception of my mentor and fellow artist, Lyn Graybeal, and input from my friends in the Capital Calligraphers Guild, I have been mostly self-taught, which is derived from my visual learning tendencies.
"I am constantly encouraged by those around me and draw inspiration from their joys, their struggles, and their enthusiasm for life. The verses I choose are simply an avenue for me to create movement and life in Calligraphic form from their life experiences as well as my own.
"To all of them--I celebrate you and your willingness to share those experiences with me.
"I share the expression of fellow friend and artist, Steven Hunt, as he states, '…it is simply an expression of what I feel and see internally when the creative process begins.'
"I do hope and pray that these pieces may somehow touch your heart, bring you a sense of joy, and speak to the calming reassurance that our Father has you firmly in His grasp."
An artist reception is scheduled for Sunday, November 4, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Psalm Center.


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How to Configure Conversation View
Postbox displays messages in the Thread Pane by conversation. Each conversation is comprised of a Summary Row, with individual message threads displayed below. When the Summary Row is selected, Postbox displays messages as a single, chronological conversation.
By default Postbox will display all messages related to the current conversation from all folders, such as the Inbox, Sent, and Archive folder. To only display messages from the current folder, select Preferences from the Postbox menu (or on Windows, Options from the Tools menu), click the Display icon and then the Conversations tab, and then select the Only from the current folder radio button.
Turning Off Profile Photos When Reading Messages
To stop showing conversation photos when reading messages , select Preferences from the Postbox menu (or on Windows, Options from the Tools menu), click the Display icon and then the Conversations tab, and then uncheck the Include contact photos for each participant in the conversation checkbox.
Controlling Which Messages Are Opened Automatically
When selecting a conversation in the message pane, Postbox automatically expands all of the unread messages and up to 3 additional messages. You can control the number of additional messages that are expanded by opening the config editor, type in pb.conversation_display.max_open_messages and double click pb.conversation_display.max_open_messages to change the number. For instance, changing the number to 0 would cause only the unread messages in the conversation to be automatically opened similar to gmail.
Warning: changing pb.conversation_display.max_open_messages to a value larger than 10 will cause performance issues with slow message loading times. We don't recommend you make it any larger than 10.
Disabling Conversation View
To disable conversation mode for a particular folder, go to View | Threads and uncheck Organize By Thread. To disable conversation view for all folders including new folders, open the Config Editor and type in: mailnews.default_view_flags. Double click that entry and change the value to 0. You may still need to go through the View menu to turn off conversation mode on existing folders after changing that preference.


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Little known outside his native country, Marco Bellocchio has been a mainstay of Italian cinema for the past 50 years, albeit a most singular and elusive one.Read More »
A living Italian master, Marco Bellocchio creates work that lives most vividly at the place where family meets politics, where private emotions challenge institutions including -- and especially -- the church and the state.Read More »
Emerging Pictures recently announced "Cinema Made In Italy," a major new initiative between Istituto Luce- Cinecittà, the Italian Trade Commission and Emerging Pictures that will pro-vide distribution and marketing support to five major Italian films with the goal of broadening the audience for Ital...Read More »
Always a favorite of ours, French actress Isabelle Huppert has taken things to the next level this year, juggling a handful of arthouse/festival flicks from filmmakers such as Hong Sang-Soo, Brilliante Mendoza and Michael Haneke, with upcoming roles in more mainstream efforts such as that in "D...Read More »
Is there anyone whose worked with a more diverse range of helmers in recent times than Isabelle Huppert? Probably not. Brilliante Mendoze, Hong Sang-soo, David O. Russell, Michael Haneke, Joachim Lafosse, Oliver Assayas, Raul Ruiz, Anna Fontaine and Claire Denis are just some the folk she's...Read More »


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Cape hockey dominates stats, survives Dover 2-1, ties Severna Park 2-2
The Cape field hockey team survived two drama-filled games over three days coming back from a 1-0 halftime deficit Sept. 26 at Dover to beat the Senators 2-1, then playing through overtime against Severna Park of Maryland and settling for a 2-2 tie.
Both games were highly entertaining for spectators, but coaches are not in the entertainment business.
"We should be scoring goals when we dominate shots and corners and should not put ourselves in positions where we can lose games we controlled," said coach Kate Windett.
The combination of two games had a stat line that said Cape had a 57-7 shots advantage and a 38-3 advantage in corners.
Cape came back from the brink at Dover on a goal off a corner by Sam Broadhurst off a Tiara Duffy assist with 12:32 left to play in the game. Tess Bernheimer stuck in the game-winner with 4:46 remaining.
On Sept. 28, Cape led Severna Park 1-0 at halftime on an Allie Yeager goal off an assist from Duffy.
The Falcons were quickly on the board at 28:49 of the second half on a sweet corner shot by Jessica Valvano from Olivia Reiter.
Cape went ahead late as Allie Yeager scored her second goal on an assist from Kat Judge, but the Falcons tied the game two minutes later on another corner as Eva Klaus sent home a goal on a pass from Lauren Duvall. Falcons goalie Liz Mata was credited with 19 saves on the game.
Cape plays at Delmar at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4.
The Wildcats, who return their entire team from last year including Player of the Year Booter Ellis, are 42-4 going back two seasons, all four losses to Cape including two in the state championship game.


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The 10th annual Art is Ageless contest and exhibit is set for May in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties.
GOSHEN — Amateur artists in Elkhart or St. Joseph Counties, age 55 and older, are invited to enter the 10th annual Art Is Ageless contest and exhibit, sponsored by Greencroft Communities to recognize the creativity, growth and contributions of older generations.
The Elkhart County exhibition will be May 22-26 at Greencroft Goshen Community Center, 1820 Greencroft Blvd. Applications are due May 12. Art pieces must be delivered between 1 and 5 p.m. May 20. For more information contact Amy Schini at 537-4096.
The St. Joseph County exhibition will be May 19-30 at Southfield Village, 6450 Miami Circle, South Bend. Applications are due May 9. Art pieces must be delivered between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. May 15. For more information contact Rochelle Hurt at 807-8316.
Artists can submit up to three entries, completing one application per entry. All art pieces must have been completed when the artist was age 55 or older and within the past 10 years. There is no entry fee.
Categories are: paintings and drawings; photography; needlework, quilting and weaving; and sculpture, ceramics and woodworking. Prizes are awarded in each category in addition to awards for Best of Show and People's Choice. Winning entries will be featured in a 2015 Greencroft Communities wall calendar.
Application forms are available at exhibition sites or by visiting www.greencroft.org.


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Job Descriptions: The Building Blocks of Organizations
This publication discusses the need for job descriptions, how to prepare them, and how to make use of them for more effective human resource management. In addition, some examples of job descriptions for positions in the milking center are included. Job descriptions should never be considered final; they should be open to changes and should be reviewed at least once per year by both employee and supervisor.
Reasons for Job Descriptions
There are many reasons for using good job descriptions—some of the most important include the following:
- Organization. The job description helps people understand their responsibilities and how their work contributes to the overall mission of the business.
- Training. It serves as a useful tool for training purposes because it lists the specific tasks that make up the job.
- Recruitment. Clear job descriptions promote an understanding between the employer and the prospective employee. You are more likely to hire the right person if both of you clearly understand the job.
- Evaluation. Employer and employee can compare actual job performance to the expectations outlined in the job description. This helps you recognize a job well done or a need for retraining or discipline.
- Defense. In the unfortunate event that you must terminate an employee for poor performance, the job description gives you a basis for defending your decision.
Preparing Job Descriptions
Job descriptions are really not difficult to write. The best way to begin is by writing your own. This will get you thinking about your responsibilities and how you fit into the organization. It will also help you prepare for questions that your employees might have. Next, take some time to sit down with your current employees and help them to begin writing their job descriptions. Make sure that you explain why you need to develop job descriptions and how you expect employees to benefit from them as well. Your employees might have ideas about parts of their jobs that you might not have thought to include. Finally, you will need to review and make changes to the job descriptions. For new positions you will need to write the job description from scratch.
Generally, keep descriptions brief and to the point, but don't leave out important information. Most job descriptions should easily fit on one page. Your goal is to provide a clear picture of the job so that you and your employee will fully understand each other's expectations.
A good job description will include the following:
- Job title. The job title should accurately describe the job. For example, do not call a job that involves only milking a herdsman position.
- Summary. This is a concise definition of the jobs major responsibilities, where, and when it is performed. You might use the summary when advertising the position.
- Qualifications. A description of any experience, training, or education that is necessary to perform the job. Also, any physical characteristics that are essential to perform the job, such as the ability to lift and carry a certain weight. Be sure to avoid statements that might be discriminatory on grounds of race, gender, age, or national origin. Be aware that there are some jobs that young people are not legally allowed to do.
- Duties or Tasks. This is the list of all activities that the person will perform. The number of different duties depends on how specialized workers' roles are on the farm. Most employers add at the end of the list "other duties as assigned by supervisor" as a way of including those activities that are not routine. It may be helpful to include the approximate percentage of the worker's time that each duty will require.
Work relationships. All workers need to know where they fit in the organization. The work relationship section should clearly define who the worker's supervisor is and how the worker's position relates to other positions. Be sure that each position only has one supervisor. Job descriptions relate to the staff organization chart—each position that appears on the organization chart should have a job description associated with it.
The following two categories are optional. If you use them, don't be so specific that no changes can be made in the future.
- Compensation and Benefits. Include in this section all compensation that is offered. An hourly wage range, insurance, vacation, sick leave, and so on should be clearly stated. Housing, use of farm products such as milk or meat, use of equipment, and so forth are all legitimate forms of compensation and should be given a fair market value. You should also specify how much these nonmonetary benefits may be used so that there is less chance of abuse.
- Work schedule. Define work hours as much as possible. Define overtime policy if one applies. If work hours vary with the seasons, make that clear in the description.
Putting Job Descriptions to Work
Job descriptions are an essential part of the employee- recruitment process. In today's competitive labor market, dairy farms need to communicate the image of a well-managed and organized business. Well-constructed job descriptions show that management is aware of specific labor needs and the qualifications and skills that a successful candidate will possess. Job descriptions spell out the specific duties that are required of employees and help candidates to decide if the job will be a good fit for them.
Job descriptions help the dairy manager make effective selections. With the required qualifications and duties clearly specified in the job description, managers can more objectively select candidates based on their potential for job success, rather than on personality traits. Once a candidate is selected, the job description serves as a guide to the skills and knowledge that the new employee will need to perform the job. Those skills that the employee already possesses should be refined and applied in the new position, while skills or knowledge that the employee lacks can be acquired through training.
Sample Job Descriptions
Sample 1
Clarity Farms
RD3 Box 123
Qualitymilk, PA 12345
Job Description
Job Title
Parlor Operator
The parlor operator prepares the milking equipment and bulk tank, milks cows, and cleans equipment and facilities. He/she is responsible for basic maintenance of parlor equipment and some record keeping. Follow-up animal care as prescribed by the herdsperson is also required.
- Stand and walk for up to 6 hours
- Lift up to 50 lbs
- Accurately follow directions
- Gently and patiently handle cows
- Prepare milking equipment
- Prep and milk cows
- Clean and sanitize milking equipment
- Clean milking parlor and milkhouse
- Change milker inflations
- Detect mastitis or abnormal milk
- Perform follow-up treatment as directed by herdsperson
- Other duties as assigned
Supervised by the parlor manager. Works closely and maintains communication with parlor manager, other parlor operators, and the herdsperson.
Full-time parlor operators work 45 to 55 hours per week. Milking shifts typically last 6 hours. The parlor manager maintains the milker schedule.
Parlor operators start at $__.__ per hour for a probationary/training period of 60 calendar days. After the 60-day probationary/training period, qualified parlor operators base pay increases to $__.__ per hour and health care coverage is extended to the employee and dependents. The parlor manager will determine if a milker is qualified based on established work quality and efficiency standards found in the incentive program. Qualified parlor operators who receive cross training to become qualified to work in other parts of the business are eligible for pay increases.
Sample 2
Clarity Farms
RD3 Box 123
Qualitymilk, PA 12345
Job Description
Job Title
Parlor Manager
The parlor manager trains, supervises, and schedules the parlor operators. He/she is responsible for the maintenance of all parlor equipment. In addition, the parlor manager is expected to be an important part of the management team and to contribute to the business' overall success and continuous improvement.
- Read, speak, and write English. Spanish skills a bonus
- Operate computer with herd management software
- B.S. degree in agriculture or 4 years experience in milking related field
- Supervisory experience or classes/continuing education in supervisory skills
- Train, supervise, and provide performance feedback to parlor operators
- Assist general manager with parlor personnel decisions
- Schedule parlor staff
- Schedule routine parlor maintenance
- Ensure that all parlor systems operate correctly and arrange for any necessary repairs
- Coordinates management activities with herdsperson and feed manager
- Continuously increases knowledge of milking physiology, disease prevention, and new technologies
- Perform any duties required of the parlor operators
- Additional duties as assigned
Supervised by the general manager. Works closely and maintains communications with parlor operators, herdsperson, and feed manager.
Full-time position of 45 to 55 hours per week. Milks not more than 5 times per week.
The parlor manager starts at $__.__ per hour for a probationary/training period of 60 calendar days. After the 60-day probationary/training period, base pay increases to $__.__ per hour and health care coverage is extended to the employee and dependents. Qualified parlor managers who receive cross training to become qualified to work in other parts of the business are eligible for pay increases.
Sample 3
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[Address 1]
[Address 2]
[Telephone Number]
[E-mail Address]
Job Description
Job Title
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Blowing Smoke: Correcting Anti-Wind Myths in Ontario
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE and ONTARIO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION News Release
Anti-Wind Power Myths Corrected in New Report: No Scientific Basis for Health Impacts Claims – Wind Power Viable and Beneficial
Toronto, ON – A new report released today corrects the misinformation being promoted by anti-wind activists around Ontario. Blowing Smoke: Correcting Anti-Wind Myths in Ontario finds that study after study around the world has concluded that there is no scientific basis for claims about health impacts from wind power projects, and that wind power is both technically viable and has economic and environmental benefits for Ontario.
"There is a tremendous amount of fear-mongering going on right now about wind power in Ontario," said Adam Scott, Green Energy Program Manager, Environmental Defence. "This report aims to introduce some real facts into the debate so that communities can make well informed decisions about wind projects."
The report cites studies that show that with setbacks, wind power projects make as much sound as background noise in a regular home, but that whether or not this bothers people is often in the ear of the beholder – those who are more bothered are those who object to the project in the first place on other grounds. Those who benefit are less bothered.
"Communities must be better integrated into the management and benefits of wind power projects," said Kristopher Stevens, Executive Director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association. "Ultimately, community acceptance will determine whether or not Ontario remains a leader in clean energy, or whether we let other jurisdictions take the investment and jobs away from us."
The report also debunks the arguments that wind power isn't a viable source of power for the grid. Other jurisdictions like Denmark and Germany are already successfully integrating much larger amounts of wind power into their grids, and are aiming to add even more. Finally, the report also points at job creation taking place around Ontario due to wind projects, dispelling the claims that no job creation is going on.
The report comes on the day that John Laforet, President of Wind Concerns Ontario, is due to speak at the Empire Club in Toronto.
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It's no secret that I'm a big fan of yoga. While, I wouldn't go quite as far as to call myself a "yogi", in addition to a good strong martini, my regular yoga class is one of the things I miss most about non-pregnant life. It was really challenging and I loved pushing myself even harder each week. Now that I'm well into pregnancy, I've found that even prenatal yoga is fun and can really help relieve some of the back pain that comes along with carrying the lil' guy front and center. Plus, without that good strong martini something needs to help destress me after a long day at work, ha!
So, needless to say, when Plank asked if I would review one of their yoga mats I immediately said, YES! I was thrilled when it arrived, and while the "spilled pills on the bathroom floor," motif may at first glance be unusual, I think it's quirky and kind of hilarious. Plus, it's much more eye catching than the standard pink or blue mat. I mean, if that design doesn't strike up a conversation in the prenatal yoga class, I don't know what will!
After giving the mat a thorough test drive, I'm even more in lurve. It's got both great length for all those downward facing dogs, and a strong grip that works on both carpet and harder surfaces. For me this is really important since I like to go both to classes, as well as squeeze in a few minutes at home (BTW did you know you can find free classes on You Tube? Perfect for traveling or squeezing in ten minutes here and there!). Overall I would rate Plank's yoga mat highly, especially if you like quality products with unique design. It truly blows away my poor ol' mat from Target. You can check out all of Plank's offerings here!
Disclosure: We were provided with a mat for purposes of this review, but the opinions expressed are our own.


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Bunge is a religion major who is the co-director of Columbia University's all-female a cappella group. She's also a talented jazz vocalist and a singer-songwriter.
BCRW has a new podcast series on young feminists! The latest episode features a conversation between Pulitzer-Prize winning author Anna Quindlen '74 and
Julie Zeilinger '15.
A Range of Events—from Stimulating Speakers to Musical Interludes—Enlivens the Campus
New York City Council Speaker visits Barnard addressing the needs of women--and New York
Lily Koppel '03 may have been just "moon dust"— as she jokes— during the great age of space exploration, but in her second book, The Astronaut Wives Club, the 32-year-old author deftly transports readers through that era, navigating territory that has seldom been traversed.
Newspaper stories, magazine profiles, books—an illustrious publishing career encourages this writer to create an online magazine for women on the "right side of 45"
On Sunday, May 19th, at the famed Radio City Music Hall, the Barnard women of 2013 experienced the grand finale to their college education.
Watch highlights from the day.
Barnard held its Annual Gala at New York's historic Plaza Hotel April 18, raising almost $2.3 million for scholarship aid.
Biology professor studies presence of fungi on New York City green roofs


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Samsung Corby TXT B3210 - Features, Specifications & Price
The Samsung TXT Corby is a new mobile phone from Samsung after Corby series previously introduced the S3650. This new series Samsung mobile phones trying to reach a younger audience. Samsung GSM Corby TXT, the company focuses more on the frequent SMS-er. The Samsung TXT Corby is alotted with a physical QWERTY keyboard for exceptionally fast and easy longer can type text or SMS messages.
The Samsung has the model number B3210 TXT Corby and will appear in bright colors like that of S3650. The Corby family of mobile phones is further expanded with the Corby Pro B5310, which also will feature a QWERTY keyboard. On this site you can about this new mobile phone to find out. So you can on this page a comprehensive review Samsung TXT Corby and we will continue to find photos, videos and course specifications on this website.
Samsung focuses in the Corby TXT B3210 is a younger audience and that we can see in the UI of the phone. Samsung is known for Touchwiz course, but B3210 TXT Corby has no touchscreen and will use Cartoon UI. In the review we describe our further experience with the other specifications of the Samsung B3210 Corby TXT.
The Samsung Corby TXT is a mobile phone and you will immediately notice the full QWERTY keyboard that is present in the cell. Young people send SMS messages and of course very much plays with the Samsung B3210 TXT useful in Corby. That is easier than writing text messages with a QWERTY keyboard.
The design is very much like the S3650 in fresh colors that also appeared on the market. The back covers are so easy to change your mobile never looks the same. Corby TXT The Samsung B3210 is 12.9 mm and the otherhand very thin cell phone company has some nice specifications provided.
There is a 2 megapixels camera on board and a slot for MicroSD memory card available. Furthermore, the Samsung Corby TXT has a FM radio. In terms of connectivity are USB and Bluetooth. With the list of specifications, you can quickly see what all is there in the mobile phone and what exactly is there, in this mobile phone .
Samsung TXT Corby : Features & Specifications
Samsung's mobile phones focuses on very specific audiences and those with B3210 Corby TXT is the target of many young people who send text messages. The mobile phone company trying to reach this target by combining specifications with a nice attractive design and relatively low price. The price / quality ratio is the Samsung TXT Corby also really good.
Looking at the design of the mobile phone, we immediately see the QWERTY keyboard below the 2.2 inch display. The Samsung TXT Corby has a candybar form a fresh and colorful. The front of the cell is black and the back has a nice shine. You can cover the back of the Samsung Corby TXT changing the cover, just as the S3650. Another plus to the mobile phone is the thickness.


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EPA has cut costs by amending its rules for boiler emissions. Do we pay it back in air-quality costs?
The Environmental Protection Agency has been under concerted attack by members of the new Congress seeking to strip the agency of regulatory powers and cut its budget. Makes me wonder: are EPA's new, weakened rules on hazardous air pollutants intended as a peace offering to the anti-EPA forces? Or possibly a white flag?
The Official Story on the New Emissions Rules for Boilers
The official EPA story would appear to quash any notion of backpedaling. According to the New York Times, "EPA officials said on Wednesday that the altered rule would cost half as much as the previous proposal while achieving virtually the same health benefits." EPA's own press release states, less definitively, that the final standards will "achieve significant public health protections through reductions in toxic air emissions, including mercury and soot, but cut the cost of implementation by about 50 percent from an earlier proposal issued last year."
Getting the same or similar health benefits for lower costs. I'd vote for that. But is that what we're really getting? Let's see.
The Backstory on EPA's Boiler Rules
Boilers are enclosed devices that combust fossil fuels or biomass usually to produce hot water or steam. They're pretty commonplace -- the hot water and steam in my old New York apartment, for example, came from a boiler in the basement. Considerably larger ones are common in industrial and commercial facilities.
As with all combustion, boilers generate air pollutants. These include impurities in the fuel (mercury, lead) and partially combusted material, like particulate matter (PM) or soot, as well as carbon dioxide.
Last April EPA proposed rules that would have brought the country's roughly 200,000 large and small industrial boilers into compliance with the Clean Air Act. These rules, which were some three years in the making, were designed to address some of the worst air pollutants, including mercury, lead, and soot, which are linked to serious health problems from developmental disabilities to heart disease and cancer.
In the ensuing months EPA received an outpouring of complaints from industry (see here and here) and members of Congress (see here) that the rules were overbearing. Not so, responded EPA, whose analysis showed that the rules would reap health benefits far in excess of the cost of emission controls.
But times changed. Two weeks ago EPA released its final rules and there are notable differences.
EPA's Proposed Rules: Then and Now
The table below provides a cursory look at the "major source"* rule for boilers.
|EPA's rules for boilers defined as "major sources." The middle columns list EPA's estimates of emission reductions (the lower the number the laxer the rule). The far right column shows the percentage difference (the more negative the number, the less emissions reductions from the new rule). Note that existing units have looser standards (i.e., emit more pollutants) than new sources.
Consistent with EPA's press release, the new rules bring considerable savings -- a halving of annual costs. And while most emission limits were loosened, not all were.
There is little change for PM or soot. And for some pollutants -- like volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) -- the new rules actually remove more.
For metals like lead and arsenic, the final rules appear to allow emissions to increase by about 20 percent -- not too bad, some might argue, given the price break between the rules.
New Rules Appear to Give Up the Ghost on Mercury and Dioxin
But the story changes for mercury and dioxin. Despite the fact that EPA noted mercury as one of the targeted pollutants, the final rule for major sources:
- allows five times more mercury to be emitted than the proposed rule, and
- cuts only three percent of the dioxin emissions that the proposed rule had first mandated.
After utilities, boilers are the largest source of U.S. mercury emissions. According to EPA, in toto the proposed rules for boilers and incinerators would have cut overall emissions by 50 percent, the final rules, by a mere 10 percent.
In revamping its boiler rules, it appears that EPA has decided to hold the line for a number of pollutants, maybe even tried a little end run around by quietly ratcheting down the emissions of others. But in the case of the highly toxic metal mercury, the agency seems to be in punt formation.
* The analysis in this post pertains only to the major source rule. Major sources, as defined by EPA, have the potential to emit more than 10 tons per year of a single pollutant or 25 tons per year of any combination of toxics. Individual pollutants with emission limits include mercury, dioxin, particulate matter (as a surrogate for non-mercury metals), hydrochloric acid (as a surrogate for acid gases) and carbon monoxide (as a surrogate for non-dioxin organic air toxics).
The final rule, still in draft form, may differ from what will be published in the Federal Register. The rule used a revised methodology to calculate emission reductions
that may or may not be different from the methodology used in the
proposed rule.
Crossposted with TheGreenGrok.com.


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**roach, I'm afraid your grammar isn't much better...
After "better rider" it should be a question mark, and the next part should be a new sentence. Also 'grammar' does not require a capital letter and your punctuation is extreme.
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Florida Spring Break: Families and College Students Each Have Their Places
by Meg MassiePosted Feb 24th 2011 12:00 PMUpdated Feb 24th 2011 10:40 PM
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Spring break destinations in Florida tend to cater to either college students or families, so you need to do a little research before embarking on your Florida spring break vacation to ensure you've booked your hotel or resort at an appropriate spot.
Florida Spring Break for the College Crowd
Daytona Beach and spring break go a long way back, and even though local law enforcement takes a hard line on public drinking and intoxication, the beaches still fill with young people sowing their wild oats under the sunshine. Plenty of Daytona Beach hotels and resorts welcome Florida spring breakers, not to mention the nightclubs, bars and restaurants.
Panama City Beach has become a go-to destination for the Florida spring break crowd. The Florida Panhandle community not only offers sugar-white sand beaches, but plenty of concerts, contests, celebrity appearances and late-night parties geared to the college crowd.
Even during the slow season, Key West exudes a let-it-all-hang-out attitude, and things can get pretty risque rather quickly on Duval Street in this casual city on the southernmost tip of Florida. Spring break amps it up even more, with throngs of college students partying well into the night in the melange of bars and nightclubs.
Hit the beaches of Southwest Florida for some relative solitude during your Florida spring break vacation. Though Siesta Beach in Sarasota can get quite crowded with spring breakers from local high schools during the day, you won't be subject to witnessing the over-the-top shenanigans of the college crowd. For a bit more solitude, head north to the beaches of Anna Maria Island, where you can park close to the sand and let your children play in the edges of the gentle surf while you relax nearby with a cold drink and a book. The nearby cities of Bradenton and Sarasota offer plenty of family-oriented activities for when you want to take a break from the afternoon sunshine.
The oldest permanent European settlement in the United States, St. Augustine offers families not only beaches, but plenty of fun – and educational – activities for a Florida spring break spot. You and your children can pretend to fire the cannons at the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest existing fort in the United States, or get some up-close encounters with toothy reptiles and other wildlife at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park.
If you're willing to brave the crowds during Florida spring break, you can take your family to the theme parks. Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios and Busch Gardens Tampa are great places to take the family any time of the year, but they do become quite popular during the times that the kids are out of school. There are a few tricks to navigating the crowds, but you can expect to spend a few hours of your Florida spring break waiting in line.
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- 1. In a large nonstick saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 45-50 minutes or until sauce is thickened and reduced to 2-1/2 cups. Yield: 2-1/2 cups.
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Google's Valentine surprise
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Watch Google's little video for Valentine's Day today and you'll see a cute male couple at the end.
Again showing its LGBTI-friendly vibe, Google has featured a same-sex couple – looking very much like they are getting married – as part of its Valentine's cartoon montage.
And the bespectacled duo on the bottom left look suspiciously like a lesbian couple… but we're not sure!
Various other couples are shown including a dog and cat, princess and frog, cookie and milk – even an astronaut with his close encounter of the alien kind.
Press play on Google's Valentine's Day cartoon – visible today only on Google.com's front page.
Or here it is on YouTube:
Google's LGBTI-friendly measures include adding a little rainbow ribbon to selected searches during America's Pride Week, and looking after the medical care of its trans staff plus paying its gay and lesbian employees a little more wages to make up for the higher taxes they pay on their domestic partner's health benefits.


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Subject: Re: [hwloc-devel] Merging the PCI branch?
From: Brice Goglin (Brice.Goglin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-31 16:22:16
Le 31/03/2011 18:06, Jeff Squyres a écrit :
> Good. Although I think we should plan to make this the default in some future version (i.e., say that in the docs).
I agree with Samuel on this. Keep things people for basic users. Without
I/O devices, the topology is usually very simple, making users' code
very simple too (all objects have a cpuset, all children have the same
type, topology is symmetric, ...). If you enable I/O, you need to make
your code much more complex, which is good, but may prevent some users
from using the C API.
Note that I/O is enabled by default in lstopo :)
>> I also added some GPU-related OS devices by looking at DRM objects
>> (card0 and controlD64 in the attached picture). This only works with
>> free graphics drivers. Ideally we would have some Cuda or OpenCL device
>> ID there, but we'll likely need some specific plugins to do so. I don't
>> know if the current DRM objects are useful, we'll be able to remove them
>> later if needed.
> We should ping Intel, NVIDIA, ... others for assistance with this.
The solution will likely not be in sysfs because only GPL drivers can
put stuff in sysfs. That's why only the free graphics drivers are
already visible with the current code.
For CUDA, we already have something similar to what we need in
hwloc/cuda.h. However, this requires the cuda library.
For OpenCL, there's nothing to help you translate from PCI devices into
software handles in the 1.1 API iirc.
> Do iWARP and RoCE devices show up, too? I.e., should it be
> "INFINIBAND" or "OPENFABRICS"?
>From I understand to the kernel code, the sysfs file we are reading come
from ib_register_device, which is called by IB, IBoE/RoCE and iWARP
drivers. The only difference is the node_type attribute. So indeed,
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"Since I've been four years old, I've wanted to adopt and it was just something that was meant to be," says new mother Kathy Toldo.
It was an instant connection between Kathy Toldo and her adopted son Ander. Just the way her mother Mary Carlson remembered the day she became a mom.
"I looked at my daughter and her face was just glowing and they both seemed to know each other right away," Carlson says.
Mary and Kathy traveled to South Korea on Easter Sunday to pick up Ander, now eight months old.
"My youngest daughter Amy and Kathy got together and convinced me that I'd be traveling with Kathy to Korea which is probably the best thing they've ever convinced me to do," Carlson says.
Kathy and her husband Augie adopted ander through Lifelink International Adoption. It's an agency that places about thirty children from Korea with Rockford-area families each year.
"The Toldos have just been a wonderful family. They're very enthusiastic about Ander's birth country," says Laura Stroup, a caseworker with Lifelink International.
While this was a female bonding experience, Augie was playing Mr. Mom at home. While his main focus was taking care of their four-year-old biological daughter Renate, he couldn't help but anxiously await the couple's new arrival.
"Renate and i had a great bonding time. We were on the internet all the time e-mailing them back and forth," Augie says.
Ander has been with the family for three weeks now and already his big sister is looking out for him.
"I like him...and actually, I love him too," Renate says.
Kathy says the family is doing what they can to make the transition easier on Ander.
"We have pictures and we have Korean music, you know, try to make homelife somewhat similar to South Korea as we can," Kathy says.
"We like to do peek-a-boo sometimes. I think he likes that a lot," Renate says.
And while the whole process wound up costing them around twenty thousand dollars, Kathy says it was well worth it.
"I would pay so much more. You can't put a price tag on him, that's awesome," she states.
Now while the Toldos say adoption has enriched their lives, it is by no means an simple process.
According to their website, the adoption application process through Lifelink takes between eight to eighteen months in Illinois depending on the country the child comes from. Families wishing to adopt must meet strict guidelines and subject themselves to a thorough background check as part of the application process.
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PHILADELPHIA - Dan Ben-Amos, professor of folklore and Asian and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Pennsylvania, has taken the top prize in the National Jewish Book Award's Sephardic Culture category for the book he edited entitled "Folktales of the Jews: Volume 1: Tales from the Sephardic Dispersion." The first in a five-volume series, it was also a finalist in the Scholarship category.
Ben-Amos, chair of Penn's graduate program in folklore and folklife, is the editor of a series of translations of folklore classics, primarily of the work of European scholars. He has published many articles on folklore theory and the history of the field. His books include "Sweet Words: Folktales from Benin," "Folklore Genres" and "Cultural Memory and the Construction of Identity," which he co-edited with Liliane Weissberg.
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