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How to potty train a dog
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Tips for potty training a puppy!
Puppies need to go to the bathroom after they play, chew, drink, eat or sleep.
Start by putting them on a leash and tethering them to you. That way you can be aware of them when they start sniffing the ground (usually a cue the puppy needs to go potty). Pick them up and carry them outside.
When they go potty, tell them "good potty" and give a cookie as a reward. Do not let your puppy off leash until they have finished going so they get into the habit of going potty, then playing. Many puppies will want to go outside just to play if you let them off leash first.
Learn how to potty train a dog quickly
What if my puppy has an accident?
He will. Do not punish your puppy though. If you catch your puppy in the act then clap your hands or pick them up – this will make your puppy stop going. Get him outside FAST and let him finish up out there. Reward him for going outside. Clean up the mess with petzorb (or some other odor removing cleaner) which will remove the odor completely.
Do NOT rub their nose in it, swat them with a newspaper, or isolate your puppy. It will only teach them to not go in front of you.
If your puppy is going frequently in the house you are probably not supervising them enough. Watch and learn their cues. If you feel you are watching and your puppy isn't getting it you can always have them checked for a Urinary tract infection.
If your puppy piddles when you greet them, this could be submissive urination. This would be a problem that is usually cured by ignoring the behavior and letting your puppy calm down before touching them when you first see them.
This article not only applies to puppies, but shows how to potty train a dog of any age. If you can't supervise your dog, please put them in a crate to help curb accidents. Remember, dogs go where they go most!
This can be a trying time, so have patience and you will get through it.
How to potty train a dog that is older
Training an older dog can actually be more difficult because the behavior has been learned. The best advice I can offer is to treat them like a puppy. Start from square one. Keep the dog on a strict schedule and reward heavily for going potty outside. If they have an accident, clean it up appropriately and make sure you don't punish the dog. After all they haven't clearly learned not to go in the house. Always ask yourself if you missed some cues.
You can try hanging a bell on the door and teach the dog to ring the bell. Hold it just in front of their nose, and let them out when the bell rings. Beware of dogs wanting to just go out to be out instead of going to the bathroom.
18 Responses to "How to potty train a dog"
Our dog is 18 months old and we CANNOT train her. We have tried EVERYTHING! I am to the point I want to give her away. HELP!!!!!
i got my dog when he was 3 months. he is now 5 months but still having problem with potty training. Is this normal? How long does it take for a dog to learn?
Potty training an old dog is very difficult for me. I don't have patience for that. Thanks for sharing this article.
just adopted a dog and dont know how old she is yet, it has been 6 days and she doesnt get that outside is her bathroom. i want to give up
I have German shepherd 11 weeks old and today was a week she step into my house and I have use this method and it really work now she can make sound if she feel to go potty…….i encourage other GSD owners to use the method as well.
My boxer female was potty traind but she is getting lazy after having a litter of puppies she is 2yr old her puppies are all gone and have been for 2 months now . I let her out to go potty , leave her out for 30 mins at a time , yet she still comes in and pottys on my floor . Like this morning at 3am I let her out and I woke at 9am to a mess on my floor . I'm so upset I dont know what to do with her , its getting really old really fast!!!!
In training your dog you must have all the attention and patience…and it's nice to see your pet getting better and better…
i have a 6 years old bijon , we walk him 3 times a day and he still pees on any carpet he sees . im tired of washing all the carpets and moving the big carpets . i leave him in laundry room when im not home and im about to give him away but my kids are crazy about him and thats the only thing is stoping me
Hi, I'm 13 and I have a 2-year-old pomeranian. We tried to potty train him at first, but now we've pretty much given up. But now my dad is BEATING the dog, and he's only 5 pounds. I mean, even when the dog yelps, whines, barks, and bites, my dad keeps beating him.I'm afraid he's going to get seriously hurt. I tried to tell my dad to stop but he got mad at ME. I'm in school and I can't be with the dog all the time, what do I do?
Need Advice!!! I have a 4yr old Basset Hound male (not nuerted) that is not potty trained & is usaually an outside dog but I would like him to be more of an inside dog but for that to happen I have to potty train him of course. Any advice & helpful tips will be highly thanked. Also have a 2 1/2 yr old min daushound that isn't potty trained either & she pees whenever someone gets home & greets her or strangers come over, she barks then accidently pees, any advice??? Please e-mail Cassie at email@example.com please, THANKS!!! =)
Aero, I am sorry to hear about your story with your Dad and the dog. I have a dog that we just adopted from an animal shelter and he was abused. He gets scared if we get too close to his face even three weeks after we have gotten him. I don't know exactly what to tell you to do but I know that what your dad is doing is not right. The only thing i know to do is to talk with your mom about it and ask if she can talk to your dad. The other thing is to keep him in your room with a box and toys and news paper. If he's locked in your room there's no way your dad can hurt him and that way he doesn't go pee in the house any other place. Sorry to hear about it again I hope this helps.
OMG AERO call the police station not 911 but the one that is used for things that are not as important like your dog or a robbery
Oh Aero……I'm really sad to hear this. Is there a way to keep the dog in your room while your at school? Your dad is wrong in beating your dog. That will only make things worst. The only time I have ever touched my dog like that was when he bit my son. I just softly tapped him on his mouth. Probably not the best thing but it really scared me.
We too are having potty training issues. We have a 3 month old male boxer puppy. He is the sweetest puppy. For the first week he potty'd on the pee pad or outside. Then he just started going anywhere. At first we scolded him. But after reading this I see that's wrong. Hopefully business these techniques will help. We are signing up for a training class soon at our pet store. Good luck to everyone else.
Aero – you get that dog out of the house as fast as possible. Your dad is unlikely to change his behavior and that puts the poor puppy at risk.
If you can get him to a pound or perhaps to a friend who could get him to a pound and explain the situation. You won't have a dog, but that's a better alternative to having it spend it's life suffering.
I have two dogs that drive me nuts. My four year old male and two year old female, never listen. When there in heat they pee in my house even more. I let them out and the older one pees while the two year old barks at the parking lot and then pees on my kitchen floor. There puppy pees on newspaper no problem but the parents just don't stop. The stress it causes me makes me want to sell them all. How can I stop them from doing this, and stop the four year olds from barking at everything that moves whenever my spouse isn't home?
I have to say, I'm a little relieved to see these comments (but sorry you folks are experiencing the same thing). I have a 5 month old Wapoo puppy that I got about a month ago and he is just not getting potty training at all. We have him on a schedule, we crate him, praise him, give him cookies, but he still pees (and sometimes poops!) all over the house. Ready to give up too, how long does this take? I read some other posts online where people said "I potty trained my dog in 2 days." Uhh what? Are you kidding me? Starting to think this dog will never get it.
I am so frustrated at the point, i just had a melt down and cried for the past 30 minutes because it has been 7 months I have been trying to train my chihuahua and he will not learn how to
a) hold his pee
b) go in the correct spot
he has a mat in the bathroom he used to go on, in fact he was potty trained for about 3 or 4 months, his only problem is whenever we would come home he would pee out of excitement. But now he pees ALL OVER the place again. And I know he knows its bad because he hides in his bed right after. he pees on my bed all the time and then gets off….WTF!
I am just so tired of it i feel like there is no hope i want to give him away. but we've had him since he was 3 weeks old. which i now realize is waaay to young to take a puppy from its mom.


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2.7: Linearization and Newton's Method
Learning Objectives
A student will be able to:
- Approximate a function by the method of linearization.
- Know Newton's Method for approximating roots of a function.
Linearization: The Tangent Line Approximation
If is a differentiable function at , then the tangent line, , to the curve at is a good approximation to the curve for values of near (Figure 8a). If you "zoom in" on the two graphs, and the tangent line, at the point of tangency, , or if you look at a table of values near the point of tangency, you will notice that the values are very close (Figure 8b).
Since the tangent line passes through point and the slope is , we can write the equation of the tangent line, in point-slope form, as
Solving for ,
So for values of close to , the values of of this tangent line will closely approximate . This gives the approximation
The Tangent Line Approximation (Linearization)
If is a differentiable function at , then the approximation function
is a linearization of near .
Example 1:
Find the linearization of at point .
Taking the derivative of ,
we have and
This tells us that near the point , the function approximates the line . As we move away from , we lose accuracy (Figure 9).
Example 2:
Find the linearization of at .
Since , and we have
Newton's Method
When faced with a mathematical problem that cannot be solved with simple algebraic means, such as finding the roots of the polynomial calculus sometimes provides a way of finding the approximate solutions.
Let's say we are interested in computing without using a calculator or a table. To do so, think about this problem in a different way. Assume that we are interested in solving the quadratic equation
which leads to the roots .
The idea here is to find the linearization of the above function, which is a straight-line equation, and then solve the linear equation for .
We choose the linear approximation of to be near . Since and thus and Using the linear approximation formula,
Notice that this equation is much easier to solve than Setting and solving for , we obtain,
If you use a calculator, you will get As you can see, this is a fairly good approximation. To be sure, calculate the percent difference between the actual value and the approximate value,
where is the accepted value and is the calculated value.
which is less than .
We can actually make our approximation even better by repeating what we have just done not for , but for , a number that is even closer to the actual value of . Using the linear approximation again,
Solving for by setting , we obtain
which is even a better approximation than . We could continue this process generating a better approximation to . This is the basic idea of Newton's Method.
Here is a summary of Newton's method.
Newton's Method
- Guess the first approximation to a solution of the equation . A graph would be very helpful in finding the first approximation (see Figure below).
- Use the first approximation to find the second, the second to find the third and so on by using the recursion relation
Example 3:
Use Newton's method to find the roots of the polynomial
Using the recursion relation,
To help us find the first approximation, we make a graph of . As Figure 11 suggests, set . Then using the recursion relation, we can generate , .
Using the recursion relation again to find , we get
We conclude that the solution to the equation is about .
Multimedia Links
For a video presentation of Newton's method (10.0), see Math Video Tutorials by James Sousa, Newton's method (9:48).
Review Questions
- Find the linearization of at .
- Find the linearization of at .
- Use the linearization method to show that when (much less than ), then . Hint: Let
- Use the result of problem #3, , to find the approximation for the following:
- Without using a calculator, approximate .
- Use Newton's Method to find the roots of .
- Use Newton's Method to find the roots of .
Review Answers
- Let , and . Then, by the chain and powers rules:
If , we can use and linearize around the point :
- and
Texas Instruments Resources
In the CK-12 Texas Instruments Calculus FlexBook, there are graphing calculator activities designed to supplement the objectives for some of the lessons in this chapter. See http://www.ck12.org/flexr/chapter/9727.

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The Baby Piano LessonCasey Mullins
Hooray! Another post about how if there were ever an award ceremony for BEST BIG SISTER EVER Addie would be a valid contender. I filled an entire post with photos of the two of them together here, I have a whole post dedicated to how much these two adore each other here and there's another post filled with Addie reading to her baby sister here.
Today's post isn't much different. Addie came home from school to Vivi and me playing in the front room. Addie sat down on the couch and furiously scribbled out a note on her new clipboard and came over to inform Vivi that "this is the list of things we are going to do today." First on the list was a rousing game of peek-a-boo. Blankets were involved, giggles were had and then it was onto the next activity Addie called "swooshing." Swooshing involves a fan or other large but light object to be "swooshed" in front of the baby's face to blow a puff of air causing laughter and her hair to fluff up for a moment. Reading came next. Addie chose Shel Silverstein's "Everything On It" and read about seven poems. Last on the list was "play piano."
I was nervous to put my baby up on a piano bench with Addie but Addie proved me wrong, watching over her baby sister like I watched over her when she was a baby. The patience and love she shows that baby, it's astounding. See for yourself:
The lesson begins 1 of 7Addie's only had lessons from her dad and my step-mom but she's caught on really quick.
A little kiss 2 of 7Honestly I'm not sure anyone in the world can resist kissing those cheeks.
Learning the basics 3 of 7Vivi took right to banging away at the keys and Addie didn't complain one bit.
Following her lead 4 of 7Vivi was always interested when Addie played an actual song.
20 little toes 5 of 7Her big toe pointing up! AWW!
Vivi's passionate playing 6 of 7Vivi took to some serious banging towards the end of her lesson, complete with baby sing alongs.
Learning C 7 of 7Addie tried to actually teach her a real thing or two, middle C being one of them.
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GCSE results: Melksham Oak Community School (From This Is Wiltshire)
GCSE results: Melksham Oak Community School
Updated 4:12pm Thursday 21st August 2014 in By Katie Smith
Pupils at Melksham Oak Community School achieved 58 per cent five A*-C including English and maths.
Headteacher Stephen Clark said: "We are delighted with these results, especially in the light of the significant changes made to the exam system this year.
"The results reflect a tremendous effort by our students, supported by parents, staff and governors."
Harry Gazzard, from Melksham, achieved a distinction star in PE (the equivalent of an A*), eight As and three Bs.
He hopes to become a pilot in the RAF and is returning to the school in September to join the sixth form.
He said: "I am really happy. I was expecting to get lower grades; you always have doubt beforehand, but all the hard work has paid off.
"To be a pilot you need two A-levels and five GCSEs. Based on my results I think I might change my sixth form choices, but I'm looking forward to starting because I get along with everyone."
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Girl Meets Cowboy Premieres Tonight
October 14, 2007 12:03 AM by Joe Blackmon
WE tv's new reality TV series Girl Meets Cowboy premieres Sunday,
October 14 at 10PM ET. In Girl Meets Cowboy, ladies looking for love
take a chance with a change of scenery and see what it's like to date
old fashion Westerners instead of big city hot shots.
In each episode of Girl Meets Cowboy, four city girls who are friends, sisters or co-workers relocate to rural America, where they must win a cowboy's heart through a series of country challenges. These women have only dated urban men in metropolitan cities like New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Miami and Chicago.
But this time they are giving homegrown heroes a try. The ladies, expecting first class treatment, are in for a surprise. Their activities consist of real ranch-hand work, including bailing hay, cleaning horse manure out of stables, and corralling cattle. The object of their affection, the hunky Cowboy, monitors their every step, looking at their individual work ethic and ability to become a part of his world.
These girls will be challenged to step outside of what they know and change in ways they never imagined,all in the name of love. Amidst the hard work and toil, they'll have opportunities to get to know their Cowboy on a more intimate level. Through a series of romantic dates, the cowboy will show these city girls the real Western way to woo a lady.
These Western locales include White Stallion Ranch in Tucson, Arizona; Rainbow Trout Ranch in Antonito, Colorado; Triangle C Ranch in Dubois, Wyoming, Big Sky Ranch in Big Sky, Montana; Spanish Spring Ranch in Ravendale, California and Paradise Guest Ranch in Buffalo, Wyoming.
Ultimately, the Cowboy has to make a tough decision – choosing the one woman who he feels he has the best connection with, which may very well affect both of their lives forever. The cowboy and his chosen woman will receive an all-expense paid vacation, where they'll explore their new relationship in an urban environment. For the city girls voted off, they will receive a subscription to Match.com.
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Texas inches toward Medicaid managed care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is drawing closer to an agreement with Texas to move its enrollees into managed care, reports Kaiser Health News.
Correspondence sent earlier this month from federal Medicaid Director Cindy Mann to the Lone Star State's associate director of Medicaid and CHIP said it had reached an agreement in principle to make the move to managed care, as well as create a special funding pool to finance hospital infrastructure and quality improvement initiatives. The pool is essentially a device meant to keep money flowing to hospitals that would otherwise be eliminated through a managed care conversion.
According to Texas officials, the program is designed to be a better match to the millions of residents expected to enroll in Medicaid and other programs with the expansion of the Affordable Care Act in 2014. However, Texas is among the 26 states suing in federal court to block the implementation of healthcare reform.
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Berry Tramel: Autographs are a fan's way of connecting to the stars
Frank Johnson was his name. Probably still is. He's still alive, according to baseball-reference.com. Johnson was a reserve outfielder for the San Francisco Giants. Spent six years with the Giants; his biggest year was 1970. Hit three home runs in 161 at-bats; drove in 31 runs. That was the year of our encounter. I was nine years old. Saw the Giants plays Houston in the Astrodome. Willie Mays rapped hit No. 2,998. But that's not what I remember most. I remember the autograph. The last autograph I ever asked for.
Thousands of autographsSteve Owens did some math the other day. He figured he signed between 15,000 and 20,000 autographs last year. Think about that. That's 50 a day. Sometimes Owens will sign 500 at a special event, but still. Fifty a day. "It's incredible," Owens said. He is 40 years from his Heisman Trophy season at OU. Almost 35 years from his NFL days with the Detroit Lions. "In Detroit, I don't remember them being this crazy about autographs," Owens said. The Lions had Picture Day back then; 200 or 300 would turn out for what was then a revered NFL franchise. Last weekend, an estimated 14,000 fans came to Meet the Sooners Day in Norman. An estimated 7,500 flooded Gallagher-Iba Arena for OSU Fan Appreciation Day in Stillwater. The autograph craze has not crested. Prices for collectors seem to fluctuate. Passion does not. It rides high. "For me, going out to the ballparks and getting autographs from the ballplayers is a way to get close to the game," said Mark LaGuardia, an Edmond businessman who is an avid baseball memorabilia collector. "A way to stay close to the game." That's why so many fans came to Stillwater and Norman last weekend. An autograph is a connection. NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell long refused to sign autographs, saying, "it created the illusion that we had touched, when we hadn't..." But Russell was wrong. Fan and hero do touch through an autograph, which is a tangible reminder of a golden moment, when they shared a conversation or a handshake or even just airspace. Remember in gentler times, when you'd hear stories of someone shaking hands with the President and vowing not to wash for a month? Same with the signature. "That's as close as you're going to get to the guy," OU fan Pete Ramirez said. "The signature is something that belongs to him that he did for you." That's why Ramirez and his wife drove over from Amarillo, Texas, last Thursday night, got a motel room, rose at 3:30 a.m. Friday and got in line to get Sam Bradford's autograph. Ramirez can't remember seeking an autograph before. But his adopted daughter is American Indian; part Cherokee and part Creek. She loves Sammy B., who is part Cherokee. So Ramirez bought a Bradford jersey to be signed. Alas, the line was too long. Ramirez was a victim of the autograph craze.
The firstBilly Sims remembers the first autograph he ever signed. His ninth-grade math teacher in Hooks, Texas, asked him to sign. Said Sims: "She said, 'keep becoming a pretty good student, and you might become something some day.' "
Too much trouble?Autographs are a hassle for many athletes. "Baseball players understand why little kids want an autograph," former Baltimore Oriole and current WWLS radio host Jim Traber said. "But I could never understand why adults wanted it." Traber was a teammate and good friend of perhaps sports' greatest signing ambassador, Cal Ripken Jr., who was known for signing thousands of autographs after a game. Traber said Ripken and Nolan Ryan developed a system. They would sign with their head down, so they could get to people as fast as possible, and would study shoes. If the same pair of shoes showed up, they wouldn't sign, having figured out that adults were paying kids to get repeated autographs. Traber said that while he was in the major leagues, 1984-89, hotel security was beefed up to where now autographs can't patrol lobbies. Now, fans are roped off outside hotels. Traber said if he saw a group of 10, he probably would go over and sign. If he saw a group of 100, he probably would not. "One thing a lot of people don't realize, (athletes) are human beings," Traber said. "If your daughter was sick or you had a fight with your wife, you have bad days. A lot of it had to do with how you were hitting." Traber pulled an envelope out of the garbage with a San Antonio postmark and said he still refuses to sign anything mailed to his house, because collectors will share his address with other collectors and he will be deluged. Too late. Jack Smalling of Ames, Iowa, has just released The Baseball Autograph Collector's Handbook #15, which publishes the list of thousands of current and former players. You can order his book at baseballaddresses.com. Smalling said Traber's attitude is in the minority. "There are a certain percentage who don't want to be found," Smalling said. "But it's pretty small. I get very few complaints. I get more people who say, 'hey, here's my new address.' "
The connectionOwens remembers his first autograph. Miami, Okla., Owens' hometown, just a few miles from Commerce, Mickey Mantle's hometown. Circa 1960. Mantle's cousins lived in Miami and were friends with Owens. On a Big Chief tablet, the Yankee superstar signed for the boy who, at least in Oklahoma, would become an even bigger star. Talk about living a dream. Years later, Owens and Mantle became friends and would golf together. And somewhere in Owens' Norman home, on a Big Chief tablet piece of paper, sits a signature now half a century old.
Sentimental valueLaGuardia grew up in Corning, N.Y. Trips to Cooperstown for the Hall of Fame inductions were routine. LaGuardia has autographs from Mantle, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra, Brooks Robinson, Steve Garvey and Terry Bradshaw. He's still collecting, in his 40s. Still gets a charge out of the thrill of the hunt. His favorite item is a baseball signed by Sandy Koufax, Bob Feller, Henry Aaron and legendary umpire Ron Luciano. "To a collector, it's probably not worth as much," LaGuardia said. "But that ball has some sentimental value." First, the ball itself was a veteran, fouled off into the stands during a Hall of Fame Game at Cooperstown's Doubleday Field. Second, getting the Koufax autograph was a monumental feat. He rose between 4-5 a.m. and got in line along a fence in Cooperstown. That morning, Koufax was the only player signing, "and he didn't sign many. I guess I was the loudest, most obnoxious 12-year-old out there."
'Never been a hassle'Some athletes avoid autographs. Some revel in them. "Me personally, I love it," said Sims, who won the 1978 Heisman at OU. "I'll stop people on the side of the road and ask if I can sign something. "It's never been a hassle for me. Some guys don't like it. But I love it." Sims, Owens and Jason White (2003 Heisman winner) sign together often. They are in demand. "It's a pleasure," said Owens. "To see our fans come up and say, 'Hey, I remember when you played, I remember the Kansas game, I remember the Nebraska game, or Texas.' It's an honor for us. "It's pretty touching, really. Overwhelming sometimes. It's important to them." Sims, who has encountered financial troubles since he left the NFL, has appeared in public with his Heisman and charged fans who want to be photographed with him and the trophy. But the stories also are many of Sims signing autographs until the last fan is standing. "I never looked at it as a hassle," Sims said. "I always try to be accessible. I always say, 'if you don't want to do it, don't become something.' I hate to walk away." Sims also played with the Detroit Lions; he still does signings in Michigan. Even appeared with Barry Sanders a few months ago. "I enjoy people when they come through the line," Sims said. "I'm privileged to do it. You gotta worry when they stop asking for autographs. Then you know it's over. Same as yelling 'Boomer' at the Heisman ceremony, I will continue to do it until the day I die."
Still rememberAn on-field usher tried to shoo Frank Johnson away that night in the Astrodome 39 summers ago. Said, no autographs. But Johnson wouldn't leave. "I gotta take care of my fans," the man, who would hit four major league homers over six years, said with a smile. He signed my program. I'm no Steve Owens and Frank Johnson is no Mickey Mantle. I don't still have that autograph. Truth be told, that signature probably didn't survive the trip to Astroworld the next day. And I've never asked for another autograph. But Bill Russell was wrong. A connection was made. Those 1970 San Francisco Giants included Mays, Willie McCovey, Bobby Bonds, Jim Ray Hart, Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry. But Frank Johnson I remember no less. Berry Tramel: 405-760-8080; Berry Tramel can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including AM-640 and FM-98.1.


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Serious scientists, new technology, an unscrupulous businessman, a ticking clock and seemingly endless cliff-hangers…….. it must be Michael Crichton. The scientists in this novel are a team of archeologists who have been excavating a medieval village in France. It just so happens that their dig is being financed by an evil capitalist with the technology to send people back in time. This was a fun, quick read. I enjoyed it in the way I'd enjoy a Saturday at the movies. In fact, I had the distinct impression that I was reading a screen play. There is a formula here. I felt that Crichton had simply taken the dinosaurs out and inserted knights in armor. Oh, and the archeologist with the rock climbing hobby? Surprise, surprise……. She goes back in time to swing from every rafter available while being chased by the villain and his minions. I haven't seen the movie, but it looks like it might be great fun. I may rent it some Saturday afternoon.
This was essentially Jurassic Park with a time machine and a different setting.
Top-secret, privately-funded tourism project? Check.
A single-minded, egocentric antagonist? Check.
An archaeological dig? Check.
Employees with military backgrounds? Check.
Helicopter rides? Check.
An athletic female character? Check.
Lots of action? Check.
In fact, I enjoyed this more than Jurassic Park, at least right up until the very end when things fell apart. The conclusion left me feeling disappointed. Still, this was a fun, breezy read.
My favorite Crichton book. Lost in the past, no way to get home, and danger all around. I'm not a huge fan of historical stories, so when this one went back in time, I worried. SO engaging though... I couldn't put the book down until I was done!
I read this book over and over...as a history buff and someone who has often wished it were possible to go back in time and see what it was REALLY like, this story reverberated down to my soul. It's also interesting because it demonstrates that history books are often not illustrative of actual events.
Call me crazy, but I loved this book. I also loved the horrible film version with Gerard Butler and Paul Walker which I see now, having read the book, really consists of some pieces of information that were snatched from the book and shuffled like a deck of cards and then the science was dumbed down and more people died and such. Nonetheless! I find them both thought-provoking and entertaining.
Michael Crichton's books draw me in. There are five pages of references in tiny print at the end of the book - this man does his homework. This one is definitely a favorite just because of the subject matter. There is a warm place in my heart for history, and the idea of time travel (alright, multi-universe jumping) is just so intriguing to me. The Middle Ages are an area of particular interest for me, and so, this book was definitely a favorite.
Oddly enough, I think I benefited from having seen the film before, because as many others have criticized, the characters are so flat. That is a thing with Crichton - he worries about telling the story more than if you relate to the characters. Although the film adaptation was poorly done when comparing it to the source, the characters have more depth and variety and even though some of them were grossly displaced (Chris! They took his name and put it on another character altogether!) having that in the back of my mind made them more likable, and helped submerge me better into the book.
The science in this book was also a little difficult for me to follow. But I don't know if that is a general concern, or based on my personal lack of comprehension.
There was a speech near the end that Doniger was practicing, about modern America and its primary concern being entertainment. It was almost completely irrelevant to the book, but I loved it.
For me, even already knowing the ending, this was a very hard book to put down. I've gotten so jaded by poor or cliched writing lately, complete engrossment in a book has been a rare pleasure.
''Timeline'' ends with Doniger delivering a caustic denunciation of the ''mania for entertainment'' that pervades American culture, in which jaded consumers increasingly seek an ''authenticity'' of experience that not even the most sophisticated ''artifice'' can offer. (Doniger wants to market time-travel as the ultimate amusement-park ride.) The irony, of course, is that few entertainment products are as artificial as Crichton's own work. Like shiny windup toys, his novels are diverting -- they're manically entertaining. (I gobbled up ''Timeline'' in a single sitting.) But like anything mechanical, they just end up repeating themselves. Whatever time Crichton is in, he's always writing the same book.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0345417623, Mass Market Paperback)When you step into a time machine, fax yourself through a "quantum foam wormhole," and step out in feudal France circa 1357, be very, very afraid. If you aren't strapped back in precisely 37 hours after your visit begins, you'll miss the quantum bus back to 1999 and be stranded in a civil war, caught between crafty abbots, mad lords, and peasant bandits all eager to cut your throat. You'll also have to dodge catapults that hurl sizzling pitch over castle battlements. On the social front, you should avoid provoking "the butcher of Crecy" or Sir Oliver may lop your head off with a swoosh of his broadsword or cage and immerse you in "Milady's Bath," a brackish dungeon pit into which live rats are tossed now and then for prisoners to eat.
This is the plight of the heroes of Timeline, Michael Crichton's thriller. They're historians in 1999 employed by a tech billionaire-genius with more than a few of Bill Gates's most unlovable quirks. Like the entrepreneur in Crichton's Jurassic Park, Doniger plans a theme park featuring artifacts from a lost world revived via cutting-edge science. When the project's chief historian sends a distress call to 1999 from 1357, the boss man doesn't tell the younger historians the risks they'll face trying to save him. At first, the interplay between eras is clever, but Timeline swiftly becomes a swashbuckling old-fashioned adventure, with just a dash of science and time paradox in the mix. Most of the cool facts are about the Middle Ages, and Crichton marvelously brings the past to life without ever letting the pulse-pounding action slow down. At one point, a time-tripper tries to enter the Chapel of Green Death. Unfortunately, its custodian, a crazed giant with terrible teeth and a bad case of lice, soon has her head on a block. "She saw a shadow move across the grass as he raised his ax into the air." I dare you not to turn the page!
Through the narrative can be glimpsed the glowing bones of the movie that may be made from Timeline and the cutting-edge computer game that should hit the market in 2000. Expect many clashing swords and chase scenes through secret castle passages. But the book stands alone, tall and scary as a knight in armor shining with blood. --Tim Appelo
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1967 Pontiac GTO - Pro, Pro, Pro Your GoatWritten by on December 1, 2009 Contributors: Mark Ehlen How Designing And Building This 1,000-Plus-Horsepower Twin-Turbo Pro-Touring '67 GTO Can Help You With Your Project
So you've been thinking about restarting your long dormant Pontiac project. Maybe your mind is set on the biggest engine you can build, electronic fuel injection, multi-piston caliper brakes with pizza-pie-sized rotors, wide and meaty low-profile tires, a leather-laden interior, and a wish list of modern electronics to make even Santa Claus jealous.
On the other hand, classic or concours may be what you're looking for, with your goal to bring your Pontiac back to showroom new-duplicating the factory look down to its minutae, including assembly-line paint overspray, date-coded belts and hoses, accurately-recreated factory assembly markings, and bias-ply tires.
Or you may desire something between the two extremes. Perhaps you're loyal to the GTO's classic look, but want it to accelerate and handle better, and are considering some tasteful engine mods, aftermarket suspension bolt-ons, and bigger and wider wheels and tires. Regardless of which route you take for your Pontiac's buildup, it's easier if you can pick up some tips from seasoned professionals. Over the past months, HPP has shown you how Jeff Hutchens of Springfield, Missouri, had Muscle Car Restorations (MCR) in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and Wheeler Dyno Service in Blaine, Minnesota, transform his '67 GTO into a 1,073hp twin-turbo Pro-Touring road rocket, capable of taking on some European exotics. Though the build of this GTO is extreme, the challenges faced and their solutions can help you avoid obstacles, or easily overcome them, when you build your Pontiac, regardless of the style, budget, and goals of the project.
From The Frame Up
Once a plan was in place, MCR's next step was to determine whether Hutchens' stock frame could handle the rigors of the radical project. "We had to pack so much stuff under the hood and into the chassis that there was no way the factory frame could accommodate our plans," Jim Hudson, MCR's Assembly Shop Supervisor, told HPP. "For the average person, an aftermarket frame is really unnecessary. For 80-90 percent of all projects, a stock frame with aftermarket bolt-ons will provide exactly what you're looking for."
Project Tip: So what is the primary criterion for determining if your project can use the factory frame or it needs an aftermarket unit? "High-speed handling" is the answer, according to Hudson. "You can get great steering, braking, ride, handling, and launching from bolt-on components on your stock frame at a much lower buy-in price, but if you are determined to get the absolute finest in all areas of performance, there's no comparison between the rigidity of an aftermarket chassis versus a factory frame."
The nice part of the Schwartz aftermarket frame is that it came pre-assembled with tubular upper and lower front control arms, Mustang II rack-and-pinion steering, QA1 coilover shocks, Wilwood 14-inch-diameter rotors with six-piston caliper brakes, and a 11/16-inch solid sway bar in the front. Out back is a four-link setup with tubular control arms, QA1 coilovers, a Moser 9-inch rearend with an aluminum center section, a Detroit Locker True-Trac, 3.73 gears, and 31-spine axles.
Project Tip: If you use a stock frame, however, as most HPP readers will, many aftermarket components will bolt-up without any welding or modification, allowing you to improve in all areas of your car's steering, ride, handling, and response. "The great thing about using a factory frame is that you don't have to upgrade all of your suspension at once," Hudson advised. "You can do your brakes one season, the front suspension the next, and the rear suspension after that, until you are happy with the final results. This way, you can save money, as you're improving the quality of your ride."
Project Tip: What's the biggest challenge to a frame and suspension build-up? "Compatibility," Hudson said. "We were fortunate in our project that the suspension was already engineered to work correctly with the aftermarket frame. When you're buying bolt-on items, you have to be careful that one manufacturer's items will work with another's. Try to get complete kits from one manufacturer whenever possible, and that will minimize the risk of mismatching parts during your build-up."
Set Your Horsepower Goals
Then Build Your Engine
The details of the engine build have been already been presented to readers (HPP Oct. '09, Nov. '09, and Jan. '10) and are summarized here: Wheeler Dyno Service began with a 505ci IA II block and stuffed it with a Butler Performance 4.250-inch stroke, a forged-steel crank with 4340 6.700-in length, forged-steel rods, and Ross forged, 49cc dished pistons. Then, Butler bolted on Edelbrock heads with 90cc combustion chambers, custom porting, SS 2.11/1.66-inch valves, and Comp Cams 1.5:1 aluminum roller rockers. A custom Comp Cams hydraulic roller with 258/248 duration, 0.541/0.541-inch lift, and a 115-degree lobe separation angle was chosen to direct the valvetrain action. Compression ratio is a boost- and pump-gas-friendly 7.96:1.
According to Wheeler Dyno Service owner Jeff Fiala, "John Balow of MCR came to me and asked me to build the most radical Pure Pontiac engine that still retains its street manners. In discussions between our two companies, we decided upon the IA II aluminum block, but it was not available at the time, so we settled for the iron-block."
The two companies decided upon a goal of more than 1,000 hp for the engine, and that goal determined how Fiala chose the specific components.
Project Tip: Jeff explained, "You have to do enough research to make sure you have the right parts selected to achieve your horsepower goal. You can't just say, 'I want 700 horsepower' and hope that's what you'll get on the dyno. The first selection is the cylinder heads because their flow will dictate how much horsepower an engine can produce. After that, you want to choose a good, solid bottom end, so it is reliable and will last."
For Hutchens' GTO, a stock-iron Pontiac block could not withstand a 1000-plus horsepower application. "We don't like to put more than 575-600 horsepower through a factory block," Fiala said. "That's why we went with the aftermarket IA II block, which is advertised to handle up to 2,500 horsepower."
Fiala had many head choices available for this build including excellent offerings from KRE, and the DCI Motorsports Tiger head available from Allpontiac.com. "Though there are more exotic heads out there, we went with the Edelbrocks because they were good enough to produce the power and torque required for this build-up. Considering that the head gaskets and head bolts are the weak points in the equation, the E-heads have a thicker-cast deck over stock, allowing us to add up to 25 pounds of boost."
"MCR told me the owner really wanted modern power with this block and that led me to a pair of Turbonetics 72mm GT turbos augmented with a Bell air-to-air intercooler," Jeff related.
Fuel and air are managed by a FAST XFI (with an Intelligent Traction Control System) featuring a sequential three-bar MAP, a 70mm Accufab throttle body, FAST 83-lb/hr injectors, a FAST electric fuel pump, a port-matched Edelbrock Victor intake, and a FAST ECM.
Ignition duties fall upon an MSD crank trigger distributor modified for cam sync, an MSD amplifier, an MSD Pro Power coil, Moroso 8mm suppression wires, and NGK BKR60 plugs.
Though installing the EFI onto the traditional Pontiac block was straightforward, tuning the EFI to properly feed the turbos was left to a pro. "Tuning had some challenges and that's one area not to be experimented with by amateurs," Fiala said. "I've been in the engine-building business 22 years, and even I brought in a tuning professional to make sure the complexity of the twin-turbo setup was dialed-in perfectly. For the task, Fiala used Travis Quillen of Quillen Motorsports Engineering. Additional tuning on the chassis-dyno was performed by Brian Ebert of HiTech Motorsport.
Transmission Accomplished
This GTO is equipped with a heavily-modified Bowler 4L85-E four-speed automatic transmission. "We chose this specific GM transmission because it will handle over 1,000 horsepower," Hudson said. "We also chose a Bowler billet 2,500-stall, 10-inch lock-up torque converter, which the company recommended to us."
Bolting the modern GM automatic transmission to the IA II block was made easier by the fact that the block "has Pontiac and Chevy bolt patterns, which allowed the Chevy bellhousing on the transmission to bolt right up," Hudson said.
But what if you have a factory Pontiac block? What will you need for your block to mate to a 4L85-E? See how to do it in our 4L85-E SuperMatic install in this issue.
With a non-stock drivetrain, a custom driveshaft had to be fabricated. "After measuring the length from the output shaft of the transmission to the yoke of the differential, we had a local shop build us a 5-inch-diameter aluminum driveshaft, which came balanced.
Project Tip: It's always important to have even your stock driveshaft properly balanced," Hudson stressed. "It's cheap insurance against tearing out a pinion bearing, and it will prevent vibrations at high-speeds."
How did MCR get the 4L85-E to communicate with the vehicle? "FAST makes a transmission controller which is GM compatible, and interfaces with the FAST EFI computer," Hudson said.
Project Tip: "There's a lesson for HPP readers when they're buying transmissions that come with controllers. When we bought the 4L85-E, it came with its own controller, and it was incompatible with our engine's ECU, which prevented our speedometer and traction control from operating. We then had to buy a FAST transmission controller, to ensure seamless compatibility. The best bet is to buy one made from the same manufacturer who makes your engine controller."
Body And Paint
Hutchen's GTO required sheetmetal replacement, which is common to '60s-era GTOs. "The rear quarters had been replaced once before and done poorly, so we cut them out and welded in reproduction ones sourced from Ames, and installed new front fenders. Details of the sheetmetal firewall, floor, inner wheelwells, and trunk can be found in the Feb. '10 issue of HPP.
Project Tip: According to Hudson, the metalwork encompassed more than 1,300 hours of labor. Though it is unlikely your project will need anywhere near this much metal fabrication, there is a rule of thumb to be learned. "Unless your car is extremely rare or very special to you, or you have unlimited funds, use the 75 percent rule," Hudson advises. "If you have to replace more than 75 percent of the metal on your car, it's probably not worth building it in the long run. You may be better off finding a different project, or a rust-free body to start with."
After the GTO was e-coated, a process in which the vehicle body was dipped into an electrically-charged tank to adhere the primer to the metal, MCR's body and paint department put the shell on a rotisserie and the e-coat was scuffed," Chris Arendt, MCR's body shop manager, explained. "Our men applied Duraglass to rough out the welded seams to prevent moisture from accumulating, followed by PPG DP epoxy primers, then Marson Platinum Plus lightweight filler to finish the weld seams and correct the sheetmetal imperfections.
Next, MCR's body shop and paint department applied PPG Omni 243 spray poly and followed with block sanding with 120-240 grit, PPG NCP Corrosion Resistant Primer Surfacer, and more block-sanding from 240-400 grit. The final steps in paint preparation were sealing all of the body seams and bolt-on panels with 3M 08300 Tan Seam Sealer, masking the vehicle, applying a single-stage PPG DCC Gray as a paint sealer, wet-sanding with 800-grit, then power washing and drying.
After a fresh remasking, MCR applied four coats of PPG DBC 9300 Black basecoat, followed by four coats of PPG DCU 2002 clear. Additional wetsanding involved 1,200-3,000 grit, followed by 3M Perfect-It final polishing.
Project Tip: How can you get professional results for your project, even if you have a much tighter budget? "Cleanliness and high-quality products are the answers, even if you're doing the paint yourself," Arendt said. "You don't want to be putting product on top of contaminants or you will ruin the finish. In addition, I can't say enough about using the best-quality primers, fillers, and paints that you can buy. Saving a couple of dollars on the materials will show in the results.
MCR took a team approach to the interior, and allowed six or seven project members to offer suggestions on how the cabin should be designed. "We wanted a beautiful, yet classic-looking interior, with modern leather, and with a strong Pontiac personality," Hudson said. For instance, "We kept the shape of the dash and dash pad, but the gauge panel and gauges are completely different." The remainder of the cabin accoutrements are best seen and described in the captions.
Project Tip: "Make sure the gauge collection you choose has all the instruments that you're looking for, before you buy any of them," Hudson said. "We had chosen a set of gauges we really liked, until we learned the manufacturer didn't make a tachometer in the same style. We had to start over."
Make A "Wheel Good" Choice
For this project, the owner wanted a Pontiac-looking wheel, which prompted MCR to go with the Wheel Vintiques Billet Rallye II in 18x9.5 front and rear, with a 5-inch offset (front) and a 4-inch offset (rear). They're wrapped in Goodyear Eagle F1 245/45R18 (front) and 295/40R18 (rear) rubber.
Project Tip: MCR suggests you measure for your needed offset correctly before you order custom-sized wheels because they may not be returnable. "There are some inexpensive tools for checking wheel offsets, so don't guess, or if you're uncomfortable with the procedure, ask a local tire shop to determine the correct measurements for you," Hudson said.
Owner's Comments
We've heard from the builders of this '67 GTO, now we'll hear from its owner. "Before I started the project, it struck me that I owned a '67 GTO but that wasn't what I wanted," Hutchens recalled. "I wanted an '09 automobile that looked like a '67 GTO. With that said, you can understand why I went to such great lengths to build my GTO. I wanted to build a new car with all the new technologies that are available today, but retain the classic '67 body style and look.
"I am totally satisfied with the construction portion of this restoration, but what I'm really pleased with is MCR's ability to take my idea and turn it into the automobile that we see here. For someone who's not a gearhead like me, my best suggestion is to contact a company you can trust, like I did with MCR, who can take your vague concept of what you want and turn it into an actual automobile."
Starting back up on your project is a whole lot simpler when you take some solid advice from the pros. You may not ever go to the extremes of the GTO buildup featured in this story, but we're certain the challenges faced by its builders and the solutions they developed and implemented will help you succeed in your next project.
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With the hood off, it's easy to see the IA II 505ci powerplant equipped with twin Turbonetics 72mm turbos. This monster puts out more than 1,000 hp, and the engine is pure Pontiac. A custom-built Bell Intercooler cools the incoming charge and a Be Cool crossflow radiator cools the block and heads.Looking underneath, it's easy to see the attention to quality that MCR put into this buildup. A custom 3-inch exhaust system features modified Hooker Super Comp headers, and Summit smooth-tube stainless-steel mufflers. Notice the QA1 coilovers, which are used front and rear.The Schwartz GTO frame came pre-assembled with this Ford 9-inch rear featuring a Detroit Locker limited-slip differential and 3.73 gears. Also shown are a Rock Valley custom stainless steel fuel tank and the four-link rear suspension with QA1 coilovers.Wilwood 14-inch drilled rotors and six-piston calipers at all four corners take direction from a Wilwood aluminum master cylinder via Fine Lines stainless brake lines.Owner Jeff Hutchens says he loves the look of the '67 GTO, but what we really wanted was a car that drove like a 2009 Luckily for him, Muscle CarRestortions in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, gave him the best of Both worlds.The entertainment system consists of an Alpine IVA-W205 DVD receiver, an Alpine PDX2150 amp, two Alpine PDX1000 amps, and matching speakers. Lizard Skin Ceramic Sound Deadener and Dynamat Sound Deadening keep the interior church-quiet and Dynoliner heat deadener and a Vintage Air Super Gen II system keep it cool. Clayton Machine Works door handles with '81 Firebird armrests adorn the custom door panels. Painless Performance Products 18-circuit universal wiring aided in installing the electronics.Tuner Brian Ebert dialed-in the traction control. Notice the hood is off, leaving the Ringbrothers hood hinges prominently on display.The dash and dash pad shapes were retained to give the GTO's cabin a link to its past, but the pad is now covered in leather and everything else is new, including the carbon-fiber dash inlay, Auto Meter Cobalt Gauge Series gauges, Ididit steering column, Momo Jet steering wheel with custom MCR insert, custom full-length console, a late-model Cadillac shifter, Electric Life Power windows, and Wilwood brake pedals.
The custom work even extends to the taillights, where MCR swapped the factory bulbs for a Lambert Enterprises flush-mount lighting system, consisting of eight rectangular panels, each housing 96 LEDs, hidden underneath the clearcoat of the rear tail panel, and incorporating a plastic diffuser panel. All eight panels light up for the taillights, the four outside panels light up for the brakes, and the four inside panels are utilized for the turn signal indicators.One look inside the trunk, and it's easy to see the custom wheel tubs that allow this GTO to run 18x9.5 billet Rally IIs. Note the two batteries in the Schwartz Performance Optima trays and the trunk-mounted amp and speaker systems. This GTO has so much electronic equipment that one battery just wasn't enough.From the exterior, this GTO still resembles its factory siblings in many ways. MCR went to great lengths to preserve the beautiful bodylines and augmented them with 33 percent tinted glass, restored brightwork by Paul's Chrome Plating, and rechromed front and rear bumpers from Keystone. As a class project, students at the Chippewa Valley Technical College came up with their own twists on the classic GTO emblem design and presented MCR with a selection of the best. (See the chosen one on page 46.) "Presenting a real world challenge with the possibility of the finished product appearing in a magazine turned out be an engaging curriculum for these future machinists," MCR's Jermy Cortner said.


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Mr. Sleight is a member of the firm and was integral in establishing its Government Compliance and Investigations Practice Group. Selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America, his practice focuses on providing legal counsel and strategic advice to clients that operate in highly regulated environments having an active government oversight component. Mr. Sleight regularly assists clients along a broad spectrum of sectors, including in the fields of gaming, college athletics, government ethics and lobbying compliance, and health care. In his practice, Mr. Sleight represents individuals, businesses and institutions in civil litigation, government and oversight body administrative investigations, lobbying and ethics compliance, and white collar criminal defense matters. Mr. Sleight regularly represents individuals and institutions in high profile matters containing a public or political element. Mr. Sleight has represented numerous Fortune 100 companies involved in government inquiries and serves as special counsel for Major League Baseball.
Mr. Sleight serves as the leader of the Racing and Gaming Industry Team and is a member of the USA Collegiate Sports team. Mr. Sleight has served as counsel to casino and gaming interests on a variety of matters and in 2014 successfully navigated the statewide casino site selection competition and process. Notably, in the field of thoroughbred racing, Mr. Sleight is a licensed horse owner, a member of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders and the managing partner of a modest racing stable that in 2015 finished in the top 10 percent by earnings of all licensed owners in North America. He serves on the organizing committee of the Albany Law School Saratoga Institute on Racing and Gaming Law, which sponsors the annual industry conference in Saratoga Springs in August, where Mr. Sleight has been a featured speaker and commentator on issues of ethics and racing. Mr. Sleight has been a featured speaker on the topic of ethics and gaming at programs sponsored by the American Bar Association.
Since leaving government service, Mr. Sleight has testified before the New York State Legislature on the topic of ethics reform, and at the request of the New York State Bar Association president, chaired the Due Process and Investigations subcommittee for the association's 2011 Task Force on Government Ethics. The subcommittee's recommendations have been credited with influencing important aspects of the groundbreaking Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011. Mr. Sleight has also served as Special Counsel to the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission and is a frequent commentator on issues involving ethics and compliance in the media.
Mr. Sleight regularly serves as counsel in high profile government inquiries. By illustration, he was engaged as counsel in both of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Moreland Commission investigations. An experienced trial lawyer, Mr. Sleight also represents selected individuals and businesses in white collar criminal defense matters. Since returning to private practice in 2007, he was lead counsel in the jury trial of a corporate executive who was acquitted of all larceny and tax charges. Most recently, he forged a negotiated plea disposition in a multi-million dollar larceny case whereby the president of the company was able to avoid incarceration.
Mr. Sleight served as the Executive Director of the New York State Ethics Commission from March 2001 through March 2007. During his tenure, he was responsible for conducting investigations of high ranking government officials and private sector entities that interact with government officials. Mr. Sleight also provided advice and interpretation of the state's ethics and integrity laws to statewide elected officials, including the governor and attorney general, as well as private sector business leaders that interacted with the government. His term at the commission was marked by fair and effective enforcement of the ethical principles that apply to state employees and strong, effective support for legislation to improve the ethics laws.
Mr. Sleight previously served in the Office of the Attorney General under former Attorneys General Dennis Vacco and Eliot Spitzer. As an Assistant Attorney General, Mr. Sleight was primarily responsible for prosecuting complex narcotics organizations, government corruption and homicide cases. He was the only attorney in the office assigned to both the Organized Crime Task Force and the Capital Assistance to Prosecutors unit.
Mr. Sleight also served as Deputy Inspector General with the Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG), where he was responsible for overseeing investigations into corruption, fraud and criminal activity.
In 1997, Mr. Sleight received the Attorney General's Louis J. Lefkowitz award in recognition of exceptional effort for his prosecution of a narcotics cartel operating throughout the eastern United States. In 1999, he received an award from the New York State Police in recognition of exceptional public service in a high profile homicide prosecution. From 1992 to 1995, he was the Chief Assistant District Attorney in Cayuga County. From 1991 to 1992, Mr. Sleight was an Assistant District Attorney in Fulton County.
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Here is the list of the top 10 highest paid footballers in the premier league.
#10 Samir Nasri (Manchester City)
Nasri's big money move to City made sure that his wages soared up. He currently earns £140k per week and rounds off the top 10 list.
He scored a goal on the last day of the 2013-14 campaign to help his team win the league.


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Got on my darkest shades, this man is made
Inherit no riches, Jehovah's my witness
Physical fitness, home economics
In the kitchen digital scales producing the product
Cut the noose off my neck, black runaway slave
In the coupe with the tec, it's the home of the brave
They wanna know names, they toting on thangs
Never wanted the fame, just wanted the Range
I needed some change, mama needed a raise
She stayed in a rage, hated minimum wage
I'm feeling the same, all these criminals paid
Wearing Bally's and gold, I'm selling dope shameless to say
And maybe one day I could put this pain away
Until then I'mma be a d-boy, I'm ashamed to say
I'm ashamed to say
Until then I'mma be a d-boy, I'm ashamed to say
(Honey, it's shameless
Shameless, what you've done)
Until then I'mma be the d-boy, I'm ashamed to say
Until then I'mma be the d-boy, I'm ashamed to say
[Verse 2]
Before I was a fetus, had the genes of a leader
I mean look at my features, educated my teachers
I was calling them plays, you were still in the bleaches
Boobie gave me the game, change to give me some sneakers
Now I'm roaming the block, car missing the top
Meaning missing a roof, hope you listening y'all
I was dealt a few blows, I felt a few lows
Even shed a few tears, I traveled that road
Went from walking on gravel, now I'm riding on vogues
50M's in the bank, I get me 200, I'm gone
Still so close to the hood, I'm ashamed to say
All the money in the world can't take this pain away
It's just another story at the campfire
Court side seats with the franchise
I think about my niggas doing 25
Shining bright, who am I for you to criticize?
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I'm smoking psychedelics, I hustle like a felon
Hottest record label, but still in all I'm chilling
Not a crack in my voice, this young nigga so poised
First I stack some money, then go to war with them boys
Anybody can get it, hand his mammy some tissue
Better ring the alarm, cause we bringing them pistols
Have them singing them songs, speaking on sensitive issues
These emotional niggas, and most of them killas
They moving in silence, but they follow your Twitters
These the games that they play, they study your Instagram pictures
See I live by the code that the mafia wrote
When he ran his mouth, me I'd rather smoke
I'd rather listen, he had to ask permission
I had to make a way, I had to act commission
Until this day I'm slain, the commission remains
Net worth over a billion, I'm ashamed to say
One of Ross' solo cuts off of his album God Forgives, I Don't, in this track Rozay thinks about all the trouble that hustling brought, and slowly builds up to his normal, ego-centric self who we all love.
The beat is produced by hit-producers Cool & Dre, who sampled "Shameless," by Wilson Pickett.


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CCP Games announced today that its PLEX for GOOD initiative will help fund relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. On November 8th 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (Typhoon Yolanda) struck the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction and loss whose effects continue to be felt in the region. In response to this tragedy, CCP and their community of over a half million players will again host a PLEX for GOOD drive to aid survivors.
The PLEX for GOOD initiative is a cooperative effort between CCP and its player community which began to help victims of natural disasters. PLEX, or the Pilot's License Extension, is an item within EVE Online that may be used to add game time or be traded on the EVE market. Rather than use their PLEX in game, the EVE players have the option of contributing their PLEX as a charitable donation. Since its creation, the PLEX for GOOD program has raised approximately $108,000 for various charitable endeavors.
Beginning Wednesday November 20th and running through December 7, 2013, CCP hf. will be accepting PLEX for GOOD donations from participating EVE Online players. For each PLEX donated during this period, CCP will contribute USD $15 to the Icelandic Red Cross to fund their aid efforts in the Philippines, up to a maximum of USD $75,000. For each PLEX donated, CCP will award donors two virtual t-shirts (one male, and one female) for use in EVE Online.
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Cyclones Stay on Road, Face Texas Tech on Wednesday
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (13-4, 3-1), winners of seven of its last eight games and three-straight, travels to Texas Tech (8-8, 1-4) on Wednesday. Iowa State is off to its best start in the Big 12 Conference (3-1) through four games since 2000 (4-0).
Where: Lubbock, Texas - United Spirit Arena (15,098)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m. CST
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
Talent: Mitch Holthus (PxP), Matt Doherty (Color)
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at texastech.com.
Live Blog: Mike Green, associate director of athletics communications, will be holding a live blog during the game at Cyclones.com. Fans are encouraged to participate in the blog by asking questions.
Cyclone Notebook
-Iowa State (13-4, 3-1), winners of seven of its last eight games and three-straight, travels to Texas Tech (8-8, 1-4) on Wednesday.
-Iowa State is off to its best start in the Big 12 Conference (3-1) through four games since 2000 (4-0). The 2000 team lost its fifth Big 12 game to open the year at 4-1 en route to the Big 12 title.
-ISU won its second road game this year at TCU on Saturday, downing the Horned Frogs, 63-50 in Ft. Worth. ISU shot 50 pct. from the field for the fourth time this season (50 pct.) in the win.
-Iowa State is one of the nation's highest scoring teams, leading the Big 12 and ranking sixth nationally in points per game at 80.5. ISU has scored 80 points or more 11 times this year. ISU is third in the nation in scoring among BCS teams (Indiana, 84.4; Ole Miss, 82.4).
-Iowa State leads the Big 12 and ranks third nationally in 3-pointers per game (9.2), connecting on 10 or more treys eight times this season. ISU led the Big 12 and ranked in the top-13 nationally in the first two seasons of the Fred Hoiberg era.
-Tyrus McGee leads the Big 12 in 3-pointers per game (2.8) and 3-point accuracy (45.3). McGee needs two 3-pointers to reach 100 in his career. He is currently tied for 13th with Diante Garrett on ISU's career 3-pointers made list with 98.
-Both McGee and Chris Babb have made a trey in every game they have played in this season (McGee-17; Babb-15). McGee's 17-game streak is the 5th-best streak in school history.
-Iowa State is 12-0 on the season when outshooting its opponent and reaching 40 points first.
-Melvin Ejim leads the Big 12 in rebounding (9.7- 22nd in nation) and double-doubles (8- 16th in nation), recording a double-double in four of his last five games. Ejim has grabbed 10+ rebounds in 7 of the last 8 games, averaging 10.9 rebounds in that span.
-ISU is one of eight teams nationally to have five players average double figures in scoring.


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The region's next economic boom, in alternative vehicles, may be gearing up in North County
Nationally, Toyota makes headlines with an announcement that the 2010 hybrid Prius will get 50 miles to the gallon. Locally, few are aware that next month Plug-In Conversions of Poway will start converting Toyota Prius hybrids into after-market vehicles with rechargeable batteries, making them capable of 70 to 75 miles per gallon at non-freeway speeds.
The local trend, however, has not gone unnoticed for Aptera, a Carlsbad startup that has the alternative vehicle world agog. The company is ramping up for an October full-production launch of its tear-shaped car made of space-age materials while fending off national publications to avert a premature media feeding frenzy. Meantime, $500 deposits of have poured in from more than 4,000 California consumers who, sight unseen, want to be among the first to drive an alternative-fueled car expected to have a 100-mile-plus range and easily reach freeway speed limits.
If all-electric or part-electric cars require advances in battery technology to get to the next level, San Diego County is one place where that might be achieved. Three large battery companies have bases here, with one doing a brisk business turning out buses and delivery trucks that are the Toyota Priuses of the heavy-vehicle world, thanks to ultra-capacitors from San Diego's Maxwell Technologies.
A case can be made that this emerging technology cluster is on a path to become the region's next economic engine, comparable to the telecommunications and biotech industries in their early stages. The success of those earlier startups, says Lisa Bicker of Clean Tech San Diego, can be replicated in transport technology and her association is involved in doing just that.
Environmental motives, as much as profits, drive some of the innovative minds at work here. That, and the new rules of economic geography, help explain why California and North County are at the center of the effort. Southern California for some time has been a magnet for those who style automotive bodies. They are drawn by the mild weather, the wave of artistic imagination fostered by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and California's role as the nation's trend-setter.
San Diego County, which houses design centers for Nissan and Mercedes-Benz, has those advantages and more. Start with world-class university and research institutes that act as a support system for electrical and chemical engineers. Add a well-educated work force and ample land for industrial park warehouses with reasonable rents. Toss in the synergy of having other firms already here, and the presence of nurturing trade associations.
In today's economic geography, automobiles can be assembled almost anywhere – plants need not be located next to the raw materials. Cars, and their components, can be designed anywhere as well. Local entrepreneurs suggest January as a good time to recruit engineers with doctorates in chemistry or physics. Who is going to win out, Dearborn, Mich., or Poway?
If indeed this cluster grows, and if indeed alternative propulsion systems can gain a fraction of the automotive market, San Diego County stands to reap jobs and commerce. The labor pool and support network (accountants, lawyers, marketing teams) could be drawn from within a radius of 30 to 60 miles. Components could be purchased from Asia if the volume is great enough; if not, local suppliers would get the orders. Aptera, close to ramping up hiring, just lured away a Callaway Golf executive who knows the best places to purchase composite materials.
Clean Tech San Diego, formed about 18 months ago, was created to incubate non-polluting industries in the region. Its Web site, cleantechsandiego.org, lists about 20 transport technology companies, while others with dual roles may be disguised in the 200-company portfolio under the categories of energy storage, generation or efficiency.


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Cathy L. (Marshall) Elliott, 64, lost her fight with cancer Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012.
Cathy was born Aug. 8, 1948, in Michigan to the late Cecil and Patricia Marshall.
She was a 1966 graduate of Greenwood Community High School and received her associate's degree in business from the University of Indianapolis.
Survivors include a son, Ty (Anne) Utterback, and their children Drew, Payton and Addison; a daughter Laura (PJ) Swango, and their children, Cara and Westin; a brother, Lance (Christine) Elliott; two nieces and a nephew.
A memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Greenwood United Methodist Church, 525 N. Madison Ave.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of South Central Indiana, 2626 E. 17th St., Columbus, IN 47201.
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September 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the Trinity University AlumNet electronic newsletter
Stephen Curry '84 reflects on the creation and development of AlumNet.
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the Trinity University AlumNet electronic newsletter. In August of 1992, Biology professor Robert Blystone approached me with the idea of establishing a regular electronic contact with Trinity alumni who had e-mail addresses. At the time, I was the Academic Programmer at the Trinity University Computing Center (now called Information Technology Services). Basically, it was my job to assist faculty and staff in using technology for instruction and research.
At the time, Trinity subscribed to a service called BitNet. This was an electronic service that connected schools together and was, for the most part, funded by a grant from IBM. Texas had made the commitment to connect the state universities electronically (the only other state that made this commitment was California) and for Trinity to participate, we rented a telephone line connecting us with UT Health Science Center, making us the first private university in San Antonio to go online.
One of the restrictions of the Internet, at that time, was that it was limited to non-profit use. As a result, the first alumni to receive AlumNet were either associated with a university or the government. Dr. Blystone had collected 16 e-mail addresses, which I loaded into a list service and, on Sept. 2, 1992, he composed and sent the first AlumNet newsletter.
Then the semester really started getting busy for both of us. It wasn't until the end of the semester that we had the time to get together and plan the next issue. Dr. Blystone knew that if AlumNet was going to take off, it had to be on a regular schedule and decided it would be a weekly, transmitted each Tuesday. AlumNet #2 was transmitted on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1992. AlumNet has been continuous first as a weekly, then as a monthly ever since.
Over the next three years, AlumNet was transmitted each week. More and more alumni signed up as word of the newsletter spread. In October of 1993, AlumNet was featured as an innovative new use of the internet at the EduCOM conference in Philadelphia and the following year was still the only electronic alumni newsletter in the world. By 1995, more than 300 alumni were signed up.
Then, on Jan. 1, 1996, everything changed. The IBM grant funding BitNet ran out as well as other grants that were funding other bits and pieces of what had become the Internet. In order to continue, the non-profit restriction was lifted. During the spring late spring of 1996, the Internet grew at 18,000 percent per month for three consecutive months.
From the beginning, Dr. Blystone had kept the Alumni Relations office informed of what we were doing. A draft of each issue was sent to them for review prior to transmission. But, in 1996, interest in the newsletter exploded. Subscriptions shot up from 300 to nearly 1,200. It became clear that AlumNet was going to have to evolve. It had become too big for two volunteers to support on a weekly basis. So, four years after its creation, AlumNet became an official monthly publication of Trinity University and the offices of Alumni Relations and University Communications took over editorship.
Today, Selim Sharif continues to transmit AlumNet to you every month, which now has 17,000 subscribers. New technologies have dressed it up with pictures and colors beyond the simple text-only format of AlumNet #1 (you can still read the original issues in print at University Archives at Coates Library). As new media has changed, Alumnet has evolved with the needs of its readers and the University. But it's nice to see how Bob Blystone' s legacy fills an important if little-known niche in history as the oldest university e-publication on earth. Happy 20th birthday, AlumNet.
Stephen Curry '84 recently joined Trinity United Methodist Church in San Antonio as a student pastor. This internship will complete his seminary studies leading to a Master's of Divinity at the Perkins School of Theology. Steve was a systems programmer at Trinity for 27 years.


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We have a limited amount of Panama Auction Lot '06 - Carmen Estate from the Best of Panama Competition. This was one of the 3 coffees we sold as a set earlier this year. I found out there was a bag still unclaimed so I jumped on it (well, figuratively).  It's expensive. We paid 14.35 per pound in the auction for it, if that gives you some idea! One another note, we are entering the period we refer to as the Christmas Jamboree of 7-Day-A-Week Order Packin' Fun! Well ... at least we have good coffee to get us through it, sigh. -Tom


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One of the original hostels that made "Backpackers" into destinations of choice for voyagers from around the globe.
After 28 years nothing's the same and nothing's changed.
There's a lot of tradition at Foley Towers. And we're still making it. We get occasional reports of Foley Towers re-unions in London and Tokyo and Toronto and Tel Aviv. Even a wedding now and then.Come and be part of it, check a video or go to our facebook page for the latest news
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Our prices are rock bottom top quality solid.
These prices are for inveterate travellers with a BBH "frequent Sleeper" Club Card ($45). For others there's an extra three or four dollars.
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Foley Towers is the sort of place WE like to stay when we're travelling. Clean, friendly, spacious, economical, hype-free.
Foley Towers is the sort of place we like to stay when we're NOT travelling. That's why we've been here for so long.
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RIPON, Wis. — UniMac has added a finance component — UniMac Funding — to its list of customer services.
"Customers can expect a tailored approach to financing with UniMac Funding," says Kim Shady, vice president of distributor sales for UniMac. "As a leader in this market, we understand the unique challenges facing managers of on-premises laundries, as well as those facing general managers of the properties they serve. We created UniMac Funding to help meet their specific needs."
UniMac Funding provides UniMac clients with a single point of contact for financing questions, which allows more personalized service and faster answers on applications, the company says.
"What UniMac customers will really appreciate is the strength of our offerings, where other companies may be struggling," Shady says. "Laundry equipment is not a luxury item; it's an integral component to our customers' businesses. We want to make financing these purchases as easy as possible."
UniMac Adds Financing Component to List of Customer Services
RIPON, Wis. — UniMac has added a finance component — UniMac Funding — to its list of customer services.


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Tallahassee, Florida - April 6, 2012 -
At approximately 10:24AM, there was a robbery at 1401 Miccosukee Road, SunTrust Bank, according to a spokesperson with the Tallahassee Police Department. A black male entered the bank, approached the teller, implied he had a weapon and demanded cash. The suspect left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured during the robbery.
Suspect Description: Black Male, 20's, 150-160lbs, last seen wearing a blue baseball cap with the New York Yankees emblem on the front, a black long sleeve button up shirt, jeans, black tennis shoes with white soles.
Please see the attached photographs
The investigation is ongoing at this time, so details are limited. As more information develops, we will update you as it becomes available.