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I was just thinking about the percent of cyclists who use forums for advice. I would venture to say < 5%.
I was just thinking about the percent of cyclists who use forums for advice. I would venture to say < 5%.
Schwinn Skyliner - you'd be surprised what I can do with a $200 bike.
Blogs are useless. Write a real journal.
It's hard to say, but probably lower than 5%. One indication I've seen is posts on the charity rides. For example, there was a "Who's Riding Tour Dallas" thread. I think maybe 6 or 8 different people posted on it. But actual ridership was something like 2,000.
One thing I find too, is if I start googling about something I'm interested in, bicycle related, I'll invariably get hits from my own posts on this site. So some of these posts stay around for years and get fetched up later; it's not just the immediate respondees that read this stuff.
"be careful this rando stuff is addictive and dan's the 'pusher'."
I can see your reasoning. I guess it's nice to see people are still finding out the answers in person with their LBS and other riders.
Schwinn Skyliner - you'd be surprised what I can do with a $200 bike.
Blogs are useless. Write a real journal.
i use both
forum is convenient, when you don't have time, to drop by your LBS.
Is it this forum, or message boards generally? There are so many of them around these days that someone could find a dozen answers to their question before they even found this place.
FWIW, most of the "advice" I've had has been the experience of riding 150,000km+
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Probably 0.001 percent of the riding population. There are people who ride bikes everyday to and from work who are not fiscally empowered to own computers. There are people who ride bikes who are aged in their 50s and 60 and 70s and beyond, and have never bothered to learn how to use a computer, and don't want to. There are kids under the age of 14 who are not eligible to be members of these forums.
The membership of BFs is only approx 130,000, drawn from an audience all around the world. The active membership is less than 20,000 - that is, only 13% are actively involved in discussing bike topics (yes, I know there is always a rolling list of guests, but they can't discuss advice).
Forums like this generally are the domain of the middle-class, white-collar IT-savvy up to the age of 40. The numbers even then would be skewed by the free access that college and university students have to computers.
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I am one that looks for advise here. On vacation last week I told the guy I went camping with about it, I don't know if he registered, but he reads it now.
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Well-known as an innovative chef who specializes in the local, seasonal bounty of Whidbey Island, Matt Costello goes home to a compact modern cottage he shares with his wife, Jodi Starcevich, their dog and two cats. Costello's home kitchen features a long copper bar where family and guests can chat and watch the proceedings.
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MATT COSTELLO and Jodi Starcevich, both creative forces in the island town of Langley, live in a forward-thinking little cluster of homes. Costello is the chef at Whidbey Island's award-winning Inn at Langley, where people arrive by helicopter, private boat and ferry to eat at his tables. Starcevich is a tattoo artist turned gardener who cares for the inn's gardens as well as an edible landscape at a nearby coffee shop.
Along with two cats and a 150-pound doodle named Salinger, the couple live in a 1,065-square-foot cottage within easy walking distance of their jobs.
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Their cottage is one of four built on the edge of a greenbelt by Gemkow Construction. Flat Rock Productions designed the houses to be cottage-sized but without the cottage nostalgia; these compact dwellings are distinctly contemporary.
Several things were done to give the four cottages their own individual character, says designer David Price. Each is oriented differently and colors vary, as do the rooflines on the porches. Although the cottages are clustered, thoughtful window placement and a grove of birches in the center lend privacy. Aluminum windows, brighter colors, corrugated-metal siding and simple detailing, all within a more traditional, steep-roofed building form, are what make these cottages more modern than most.
Indoors, the floors are bamboo, the countertops concrete and the windows large, with 9-foot ceilings in the entry, dining and living areas. The stairway is open, light and spacious, with niches for art. Two full bathrooms, a guest room and master bedroom complete the floor plan.
So how does the couple squeeze themselves, their menagerie and the occasional visits from grown children into slightly more than a thousand square feet?
"It's amazing it all works, but it does," says Starcevich. She and Costello both moved to Whidbey from big, old foursquare homes in Tacoma, but Starcevich found their Langley cottage more daunting for its newness than for its small scale. "It took us awhile to break it in, to make it our own," she says. The space is now thoroughly personalized, from a slim gas stove sandwiched neatly into the corner of the living room to the white porcelain chandelier scored on eBay.
Starcevich describes the couple's decorating style as "eclectic and vintage, kind of piecemeal." They collect tin art from Mexico, and the curtains are fluttery white paper cutouts. Niches in the stairway wall hold drawings from Starcevich's previous life as a tattoo artist. But it's not just the inside of the house that the couple loves. Deer pass by the windows, a creek burbles nearby, and it's so quiet they can hear the owls at night.
The open floor plan lends itself to entertaining, which centers on the kitchen's copper bar. Everything is close enough so the cook can chat easily with guests sitting on the couch or at the dining-room table. The pantry tucked beneath the stairs makes the lack of upper cabinetry feasible in a working kitchen.
And this is a working kitchen. "We upgraded some elements," says Costello, who appreciates faucets sufficiently tall to slide a big pot underneath, and stove tops that are easy to clean. "I like utilitarian, simple things that work properly and are durable."
After a long day cooking at the inn, does Costello look forward to coming home and preparing a meal?
Not really. "Jodi jokes that I make Progresso soup at home . . . Really, their lentil soup is delicious," says the chef famous for his innovative way with fresh, local food.
Valerie Easton is a Seattle freelance writer and author of "The New Low-Maintenance Garden." Check out her blog at www.valeaston.com. Benjamin Benschneider is a Pacific Northwest staff photographer.

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How to Get a 1960s Makeup Look
If you have ever watched the AMC television show, "Mad Men," you know how beautiful the women always look. The 1960s era was a time of transition; the wholesome mind-set of the '50s was fading into the rebellious attitude of the '70s. Women began to show off their sexier sides while still holding on to most of their morally rigid ideals.
This characteristic of the era was evident in clothing and make-up styles of the time. You can see examples of the 1960s look in the AMC drama, "Mad Men," which takes place in '60s New York.
If you want to mimic the gorgeous and quietly seductive look of that era, try doing your make-up like the women on "Mad Men." Here is a step-by-step guide to getting that iconic '60s look.
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1Apply pressed powder to your face. This will give you the Mad Max complexion you want.Use a powder brush to cover your face in powder so that you get a nice matte finish.
2Put on some blush. The 1960s look was all about peach cheeks, so brush a peach-colored powder blush over the apples of your cheeks. The best way to do this is to smile and brush it over the round, raised parts of your cheeks(the apples of the cheeks). Make sure to blend it in thoroughly so you do not just have round spots of color on your cheeks; you don't want to look like a porcelain doll!
3Next up,apply eye shadow. Collect a generous amount of a pearly white eye shadow on an eye shadow brush. Sweep it across your lid and up to your eyebrow.This will illuminate your eyes!
4Brush a baby blue or green eye shadow onto your lids. Keep it only on the lids, though, with this color; do not cover the skin all the way up to the brows.
5Now,put some eyeliner:the most important detail! The best type of eyeliner to use to get that 1960s look is a black cream liner, applied with a brush. Dip a small eyeliner brush into the pot of cream liner. The brush should be thoroughly covered so you can create a thick line. Draw a line along your top lash line. Do not make a tail going out at the end, though. To get the "Mad Men" look, just make the line thicker at the end, towards the outer edge of the eye.
6Long, dramatic eyelashes are a signature make-up detail of the '60s. If you don't want to put on fake lashes, use an eyelash curler. To make your lashes curl really well, direct a blow dryer at a metal curler on high heat. This will make the eyelash curler act like a curling iron and your lashes will come out thoroughly curled.
7Now apply black mascara to your top and bottom lashes. Apply a thick coat and make sure to get it into the roots so you get the maximum amount of volume and length.
8One of the last steps is to fill in your eyebrows. Use a powder brow corrector that is one shade lighter than your eyebrows. Make your brows nice and thick, accentuate the arch, and extend them a little bit on the ends if your brows are somewhat short.
9Finally, finish off your "Mad Men" look by putting on lip color. First use a light pink or nude lip liner to trace your lips around the natural edges of your lips. Then, use a pale pink lip gloss or lipstick to fill in your lips.
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Playing B2W2, I liked that concept that they were looking for you, but gameplay wise, it made it boring. So while it has a good reason, it's still something I wouldn't want to see in XY or subsequent games for that matter. The saving grace for legendaries in B2W2 is that there are a few you have to actively seek yourself, so just those three being out like "hey here I am" is overridden by many others that need more effort.
I think they should have used the Suicune approach for the trio in B2W2. Rather than have them just standing there out in the open waiting for you, they'd first play a game of run and chase instead before you finally get to battle / catch them. At least that would have made it a little bit more interesting.
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Today my account was suspended in SO for voting irregularities. I admit, I was abusing (though not necessarily for the rep points) and I deserve the suspension. However, I have a question. The "sock puppet" account was not actually intended to be as such, I started it so I could ask really "dumb" questions without making [the real] me look foolish. Some I found the answers for on my own and have answered them using my real account (Is this ok?). I have also honestly answered other questions for other users.
I have earned a bit of legitimate reputation points on the "puppet" account. It seems as if the two accounts have been merged (Answers posted under "puppet" account are now shown as answered by my real account).
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Does your typical beach fare lean to deep-fried delights followed by ice cream cones? The Oak Island Farmer's Market just might entice you into making a healthy upgrade to your summertime diet.
From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, about 25 vendors offer herbs, veggies, jams and jellies, flowers, honey and art work. So grab your shopping bag and head to the corner of 46th Street SE and Dolphin Street. (Middleton Park Extension-Oak Island Soccer Field), and find something tasty and non-guilt-inducing for lunch.
Stash some cash in your pocket before you head out, because some vendors may not be equipped to take credit cards. The market runs through Sept. 9.
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Rob Graff just completed his final Lego Camp for the summer here at Gateway to Science. There was never a dull moment and the kids all said they would be back again! The children worked hard to complete "stop motion" videos. They are constructed of a bunch of stills put together to form a unique moving picture. Below is the one made from the 3rd and 4th graders this week:
Rob Graff has posted even more videos on our Facebook page, including a great "stop motion" video from the 5th and 6th graders, as well as some slideshows from each camp. We still have two more Lego Camps this summer, as well as two specialized Lego Camps. Please look forward to future blogs showing the progress of camps this summer.
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During the presentation, one of the senior secretaries suddenly asked a question, "What is wrong if tourists and pilgrims bought and consumed our fruits instead of processing them?" Given the sensitivity of the occasion, I politely responded that, "This was being done by the local people of the state for the past thousand years and they would continue to do so for another thousand years and for that, they did not require either a government or a permission".
The state and the people, as far as my understanding goes, is economically still where it was a decade ago, if not worse.
The reason for bringing out this old story is that I have been unable to fathom, who in our country makes and creates policy, especially relating to investments in 'intangible' areas such as: science and technology, newage businesses, environment and climate, creation and retention of relevant talent and knowledge? This incident also reflects what is referred to as the 'persistent dynamic tension' between complex-networked models and policy-makers' needs for simplicity and tractability.
For the past few years, some of the world's heavyweight, diverse, and largest commercial organisations, including British Petroleum, BASF, Siemens, GE, Boeing, Monsanto, Bayer, P&G, IBM, among others have been spending prime research dollars on developing applications of a new wonder material. They are not only having their own R&D work overtime, but also supporting academic research institutions in their quest for quick patents. Unfortunately, I do not see any Indian organisation anywhere on the horizon in this vital game. Graphene's breathtaking properties are already having applications affecting not only industries, but sectors as well. Whether it be defence (including stealth aircraft and very lightweight bulletproof jackets), infrastructure, computing, energy, healthcare, agriculture, telecom, sports, among others.
Meanwhile, and not surprisingly, China has rapidly become one of the largest producers of graphene in the world, whereas we have not even started.
Graphene is just one of the newest materials, changing the already rapidly evolving world, since its discovery in 2004 (the two scientists who discovered this material received the Nobel Prize in 2010). Ironically, its industrial-scale production and applications has become possible only because of developments in another basic-science area called nanoscale manipulation. Nanotechnology has become one of the key examples of a 'general-purpose technology' that is affecting and transforming the industry and society in the 21st century. Graphene, just like nanotech and semiconductors, would be so basic that it will interact with and enhance most other technologies.
The tragedy of Indian policymaking has been that governments and politicians have a limited vision of the 'next' election, and policy formulation and implementation is completely dominated by economists and bureaucrats. Within this, much time is spent on day-to-day firefighting, operational issues, and publicly visible intentions. Issues about which public knowledge may not be available or which may not have a huge visibility factor yet having largescale, across-the-spectrum societal and economic impact over a long period of time, get crowded out and sidestepped.
Knowledge shifts over time and it does so in predictable ways, says Sam Arbesman in the book The Half-Life of Facts. Scientific ideas require vital new connections to take roots and flourish. In our case, even the seeds of ideas are not planted! The policy must create an ecosystem that connects ideating scholars with entrepreneurs and supported by a facilitative design so that ideas can move forward to become commercial, marketable products. Unfortunately, this is not only a patient game but also a silent one (no pun intended), and our politicians are not known for these qualities. In the cutting-edge technology game, the balance sheet may not 'balance' for a long time since there may be nothing to show on the righthand side. Without such an understanding, a nation is destined to always play a catch-up game (as we do). It inadvertently keeps paying billions and trillions of dollars on a regular basis to companies (from much smaller nations which have otherwise no natural resources) for value-added products and technologies across a broad-spectrum of businesses!
Our senior-most ministers must sit together to understand why China hardly imports any major equipment and has become the world's largest exporter, while we keep on harping on our world-class scientific and technological manpower, yet have to import trucks for carrying missiles. Policy-making cannot be devoid of vision.
Remember, the middlemen are just the crumb-pickers, for the real booty goes to the killing multinational lions.
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text: Libby Page 2016-05-26T06:54:27-04:00 Libby Page http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/index.php?author=libby-page Copyright 2008, HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. HuffingtonPost Blogger Feed for Libby Page Good old fashioned elbow grease. All I Want For Christmas Is a Job That Pays tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.2355000 2012-12-23T07:13:18-05:00 2013-02-22T05:12:01-05:00 Libby Page http://www.huffingtonpost.com/libby-page/ When I wake up on Christmas morning I will not be looking for any packages under the tree. All I want for Christmas is a job that pays. I value my future more than any gift tied up with paper and ribbon. But is it wrong that I want to feel valued too? I have been good this year. I have worked hard; both at university and on the internships I have done in the hope that they will get me ahead in my career. But I have never been paid for my time, I am tired, and I cannot afford to work for free anymore. I am told that if I want a successful career internships are the passport into the land of the employed. My CV should be full of them, they say. I am also told that I should not expect to be paid, even after I graduate. Does that mean I should not expect to eat or pay my rent either? Because without a wage how can I afford to live? The only Christmas present I want this year is the knowledge that 2013 will bring me closer to my future, and that I will not be held back by my inability to work for free. I want to have the same opportunities as those with wealth to support them and send them on their way. I want to apply for a job where the criteria will be my skills, not the number of places I have interned, or effectively the number of months I have managed to scrape by on zero income. I want to see real graduate jobs instead of six-month 'internships' that I could never afford to do. I want to see the government support young people like me by enforcing the National Minimum Wage laws they created that say workers, interns included, are entitled to a wage. In the vast majority of cases unpaid internships are illegal yet they are as abundant as glitter at Christmas. I understand that times are tough and jobs are scarce, but the current system of unpaid internships set only the rich up to succeed. Does that mean I deserve to fail? It may sound like I am asking for a lot but it doesn't really require Christmas magic for my wish to come true. All it needs is the government and employers to accept their moral responsibility and the law. Could 2013 be the year that my dream becomes a reality? Yours hopefully, The Unpaid Intern P.S I sincerely hope your workers are paid a decent wage. Because we interns are like elves; they may not be as glamorous as Santa Claus, but Christmas would fall apart without them.]]> I Want to be a Journalist, But I Can't Afford to Work for Free tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/theblog//3.1933270 2012-10-03T19:00:00-04:00 2012-12-03T05:12:02-05:00 Libby Page http://www.huffingtonpost.com/libby-page/ I am a final year journalism student at the London College of Fashion, and in my fourth year of unpaid internships. I have worked for free at seven publications: national newspapers, magazines and a local London paper. Sometimes I have had travel expenses, but mostly I have had to pay. The reason this is so hard to write should be obvious. I want a job. In an industry with eager young hopefuls clamouring at the gates (and queuing around the corner and into the next street) who is going to employ the girl who complained? I am not really complaining. I feel fortunate to have gained experience with great publications. When experiencing my first taste of journalism, work experience was invaluable. It fuelled my passion, gave me a window into a world that would have been completely cut off to me otherwise and taught me a lot about the industry. But seven internships later and with my student loan soon ending, my capacity (and patience) for working for free is drying up. When I graduate I need a job. Yet I am terrified. When I search for graduate journalism jobs I am staggered by how many are unpaid 'internships'. Graduate internships are cheaper and more disposable than graduate jobs. I have had it lucky with my internships. I have never worked for free for more than a month. Although it has not been easy, I have managed to support myself whilst I worked. But I am part of a much bigger problem, a problem that is immoral but so widespread that morality has been forgotten. The recession has made matters worse. The industry tells us: "We would love to pay you, but we don't have the money. It is not feasible to pay interns." Plantation owners once argued that they could not function without slaves. I know people who have worked for a year without pay, and people who have designed collections for designer catwalk shows and received no recognition (or payment). I may have done my share of errands (personal dry cleaning and ironing being my favourite) but I have managed to avoid the really awful tasks I have heard about. My experience of the working world is not just warped, but inside out and upside down. Instead of earning a wage I have spent thousands paying for the opportunity to work. I study at the London College of Fashion because the student loan was my only way of affording London and working for free. Once I knew I wanted to be a journalist I knew that these were things I would need to do to. I come from a small town with few opportunities and a normal family doing normal jobs. Supporting myself whilst working for free was not an option, so I decided to study there instead and use free time for work experience that would be more valuable than my degree. I don't know anyone on my course who hasn't done unpaid work experience. I don't know many young people in general who haven't done unpaid work experience. We are a silent and forgotten workforce. Yet we are a workforce. On my work experience placements I have sat on the phone to PR companies and organised business with someone who I know is an intern just like me. Often I feel like saying: "Hey, how are you getting on? I'm just like you." We may not do glamorous jobs or be treated like staff, but the fashion industry would crumble without us. So would many industries. Who can afford to work for months for free? The reality is that unpaid internships, and particularly longer ones, cut off opportunities for the majority. On an internship at a well-known fashion magazine I was one of several interns, but the only one without a home in London. One intern was the stepdaughter of a celebrity. Another was the good friend of a magazine editor. It was like turning up to a party in fancy dress and opening the door to find everyone in black tie. I realised I could never compete. Internships can be great, and mine have certainly given me an insight into the industry, but they have also skewed my sense of self-worth. Sometimes I have been more of an observer, but mostly I have done work that has contributed to a large, profit-making company. I have been told to expect to work for free after graduating if I 'really want to make it'. A desire to achieve is being mistaken for a trust fund. I really want to make it, but I want to eat too. Interns don't speak out because we are too scared to jeopardise our opportunities in a world loud with the sound of doors being slammed in the faces of a generation. We are scared of being taken as arrogant for valuing ourselves enough to warrant a fair wage. We are muted by nothing more than old-fashioned fear. Sometimes you have to shout to be heard. Sometimes you have to take a risk to make a change. I want to be a journalist but I cannot afford to work for free. Confidence in my abilities does not come naturally, but after seven internships (I have been asked back everywhere I worked) and two years of Firsts in my degree, I have learnt to be confident in what I have to offer. I deserve an opportunity, and I deserve to be paid. It has taken a long time, but I have found my voice. And as a journalist, isn't that more important than the money I (don't) have in my bank account? www.internaware.org]]>


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|Enjoy play-music-art at first annual Fine Arts Festival
By Jan Rahn
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The first annual Fine Arts Festival (formerly known as spring plays) will be presented by Perkins County High School students this weekend.
The public is invited to enjoy a mixture of performing and static art during the festival which is scheduled during the following times:
• Sunday, April 18, 2 p.m.
• Monday, April 19, 7 p.m.
Under the direction of Dawnell Glunz with assistance from Grant High School graduate Shae (Shiers) Rogge, the drama department will be performing "Talent-Tastic" written by Michael Soetaert.
The play is a blundering attempt by not-so-sane and talented high school students, their not-so-pleased drama director (played by Elisa Carlson), and their not-so-happy principal (played by Wayne Deaver) and yet promises to be very entertaining.
In preparation for upcoming district music contest, several of the high school vocal and instrumental students will be performing their contest pieces. Static art productions of the high school art department will be on display for the public to enjoy as well.
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Troubling inspection record for Zomick's
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Inwood-based kosher baker Zomick's Food Products that supplies breads, cakes and pastries throughout the nation has a troubled inspection record, according to NY State Department of Agricultural records, but passed its most recent review.
The Inwood production site was last inspected on Feb. 23. "We plan to inspect again at the six-month period," said Joe Morrissey, a spokesman for the State Agricultural Department.
Zomick's had failed 10 of the past 17 most recent inspections between 2005 and this year, Morrissey confirmed. During those failed inspections vermin such as cockroaches, beetles, mice and flies were found in the Inip Drive facility. In July of last year up to 50 live cockroaches were seen in and around the crevices of wheels on a work-table in the cookie baking section. Last October, inspectors found and destroyed 13, 50-pound bags of cornmeal infested with beetles.
Since 2005, Zomick's has paid $1,200 in penalties, according to Morrissey, a spokesman for the State Agricultural Department. Lubicom, a Brooklyn-based marketing and consulting firm being used by Zomick's, said a $600 fine was paid in 2007 and $600 in 2011.
In 2006, Zomick's failed three consecutive inspections. But it requires four or more failed inspections in a row for the state to begin license revocation proceedings, Morrissey said. "Depending on the circumstances, we can take actions such as penalties, license revocations or injunctions for failure to comply with the law," he said. "This establishment has pre-viously failed a number of inspections, but not four or more consecutively."
Zomick's officials said through Lubicom that it has worked to overcome these problems and this year adopted new employee training and implemented "tough" new food- safety protocols in all areas of the bakery, including receiving. "The results: we passed the last inspection by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets in February," company officials said. "In addition, we increased the monitoring by a reputable pest company."
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ESPN's College Game Day has set up shop in East Lansing for the Spartans and the Fighting Irish. Local restaurants and hotels are making a killing.
Tom Bramson from the Harrison Roadhouse says no one will have the day off. This game is normally one of the busiest day's of the year for the Roadhouse, Bramson says, with the ESPN coverage it could be even bigger.
Many of those Roadhouse customers will be staying at area hotels like the Mariott and the Kellog Center. Both places are at capacity with reservations having been made a year in advance.
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RALEIGH-- Senior forward Jodi Barber had two unassisted goals to cap a spectacular season and lift Jacksonville White Oak to a 2-1 victory over defending champion Charlotte Catholic on Saturday afternoon for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A women's soccer championship at Dail Soccer Field.
Barber was named the championship Most Valuable Player and finished the season with 59 goals. Her 59 goals in a season puts Barber 12th on the NCHSAA all-time scoring list.
White Oak got off to a very quick start and Barber put the Lady Vikings on the board in the seventh minute with an unassisted goal for a 1-0 lead, which was the halftime score. Catholic managed only one shot on goal in the first 40 minutes as White Oak had the better of play.
Then Barber found the back of the net again in the 70th minute to put White Oak in front 2-0.
But Catholic came storming back just a minute later when junior forward Jane Cline tallied to make it 2-1, scoring her 41st goal of the season. But White Oak kept the Cougars at bay.
White Oak had six shots on goal to four for Catholic, and both teams had just a single corner kick. White Oak sophomore goalie Alexis Jones was credited with four saves.
Charlotte Catholic was in the finals for the seventh time, and the Cougars had previously earned NCHSAA state titles in 2002, '03 and last year. Catholic has been to the state playoffs 21 straight years and ended the season 25-2-1, with its only other loss to Cardinal Gibbons.
White Oak was also making its seventh championship appearance and is now 6-1 in state finals. The Lady Vikings' other NCHSAA crowns came in 2003 and four straight from 2006 through '09. White Oak finished the season at 23-2-2.


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On September 23, 2014, the Women in the Profession Committee & Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Committee co-hosted a CLE on "The Supreme Court and Women's Health: Reflections from 2014" with Ellie Schilling, Marjorie Esman, and Jennifer Greene. The panelists discussed the latest decisions coming from the Supreme Court and how they affect women.
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The First Billion Is the Hardest
by T. Boone Pickens
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The life and many restarts of T. Boone Pickens will hopefully give anyone hope that it's never to late to start over. At 80 years old, he is still starting new projects and enterprises that may not even reach fruition during his lifetime, but he does it because he wants to see it happen, and because it's something that needs to happen.
Starting as a geologist for big oil, Pickens became an oil expert. He made his fortune being able to predict trends and follow it up with innovative ideas. Unlike most men in his position, he freely admits that our dependence on oil is devastating unless we do something yesterday, and he's got some ideas in the works. Early on, he was a proponent for natural gas use for transportation instead of energy production, his argument is quite compelling. More recently, he's seen the necessity of water reserves and wind power.
Along with a very interesting life, Pickens writes out what his proposed energy plan for our future looks like. This is where his genius shines through, not because he has a perfect plan, because he's the first to admit it has flaws, but because he is the only one who says "money be damned, let's secure our future." Since he's not in anyone's pocket, he can speak frankly without repercussions, and he's proven himself right enough times that he is a man worth paying attention to.
Wow. Seriously. Pickens is brilliant. He really knows how to make money. And is *reall* detached from regular folks it seems. He talks about having holes in his socks because he is frugal, but he flys his private jet around to make sure he doesn't miss his alma mater's football games.... go figure. More power to him I guess.
There isn't really a ton for any of us to learn from this book I don't think. However, it is a fascinating look into high finance and wealth.
It is also a must read because of his insider insights into the energy problems our country will be facing in the next decades. He pushes the technologies that he is invested in (understandably), but he makes a convincing case for the 'energy war.' He believes that or recent wars are all oil wars and that our president has a case for declaring war on our energy problems. He says that executive powers would be necessary to move us into alternative energy fast enough to save our status as a super power.
Definitely something to consider coming from a man who made billions in oil.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0307395774, Hardcover)With a Plan for Reducing U.S. Oil Dependency
It's never too late to top your personal best.
Now eighty years old, T. Boone Pickens is a legendary figure in the business world. Known as the "Oracle of Oil" because of his uncanny ability to predict the direction of fuel prices, he built Mesa Petroleum, one of the largest independent oil companies in the United States, from a $2,500 investment. In the 1980s, Pickens became a household name when he executed a series of unsolicited buyout bids for undervalued oil companies, in the process reinventing the notion of shareholders' rights. Even his failures were successful in that they forced risk-averse managers to reconsider the way they did business.
When Pickens left Mesa at age sixty-eight after a spectacular downward spiral in the company's profits, many counted him out. Indeed, what followed for him was a painful divorce, clinical depression, a temporary inability to predict the movement of energy prices, and the loss of 90 percent of his investing capital. But Pickens was far from out.
From that personal and professional nadir, Pickens staged one of the most impressive comebacks in the industry, turning his investment fund's remaining $3 million into $8 billion in profit in just a few years. That made him, at age seventy-seven, the world's second-highest-paid hedge fund manager. But he wasn't done yet. Today, Pickens is making some of the world's most colossal energy bets. If he has his way, most of America's cars will eventually run on natural gas, and vast swaths of the nation's prairie land will become places where wind can be harnessed for power generation. Currently no less bold than he was decades ago when he single-handedly transformed America's oil industry, Pickens is staking billions on the conviction that he knows what's coming. In this book, he spells out that future in detail, not only presenting a comprehensive plan for American energy independence but also providing a fascinating glimpse into key resources such as water—yet another area where he is putting billions on the line.
From a businessman who is extraordinarily humble yet is considered one of the world's most visionary, The First Billion Is the Hardest is both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbable triumphs and a report back from the front of the global energy and natural-resource wars—of vital interest to anyone who has a stake in America's future.
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We're here at the finale of my annual NASCAR Bracket of Massive Significance (patent pending), and the final matchup might surprise you: Martin Truex Jr. versus Clint Bowyer.
Truex has been here before, losing in the 2010 final to Mark Martin. Bowyer was eliminated in the first round in each of the previous two years.
My official, rock-solid pick is Bowyer, but it's more a pick against Truex, who has never had a top-10 finish at Kansas Speedway.
Carry on, Jimmie Johnson
First of all, special thanks to Trevor Ebaugh, Eric Soderburg and the rest of the Stats & Information group's NASCAR team, who help me come up with incredible notes like this every week.
Lately, we've seen long green-flag runs dominating races, and if we get them at Kansas it could benefit some more than others:
• Carl Edwards -- Edwards improves markedly as runs continue at Kansas. He's the 15th-fastest driver early in runs (the first 25 percent of laps after pit stops) but third-fastest late in the run (final 25 percent). That's the most spots improved from early to late since 2005, when NASCAR began tracking loop data.
• Greg Biffle -- Biffle's the second-fastest driver late in runs and has a fifth-place average finish at Kansas since 2005. Biffle's also carrying some serious momentum after his win last Saturday at another 1.5-mile track, Texas.
• Jimmie Johnson -- Johnson is just flat-out fast at Kansas -- it doesn't matter if it's long or short runs.
Over the past eight Kansas races, Johnson has been faster than the average field speed in every stage of the race, and the differential only gets better as the race goes on.
Might be time for Hendrick to dust off those 200th win caps.
Looking for Trouble
Every week, our Stats & Info team compiles a breakdown of the wrecks at the next track on the schedule. Here's this week's takeaway:
Recent races have been notable for their lack of cautions, but if some come out at Kansas, keep an eye on Turn 2.
Since the track opened in 2001, 22 of the 51 accidents at the track have occurred on Turn 2, partly because of a 10-degree drop from Turn 2 to the backstretch.
The second-most common wreck site has been Turn 4, with just nine accidents.
The Eliminator: Kansas
For those of you new to my little blog, every week I use a device called The Eliminator to make my pick. It's pretty simple: Instead of telling you somebody will win, I'll point out why everybody else has to lose. The driver remaining, by process of elimination, will be the race winner.
And don't doubt the system -- The Eliminator hit Jimmie Johnson last October at Kansas.
1. There's never been a first-time winner at Kansas (17 eliminated, 29 remaining).
2. Every Kansas winner had a top-20 finish in the previous Texas race (11 eliminated, 18 remaining).
3. Every winner this season had finished 13th or better in the previous race at the track (eight eliminated, 10 remaining).
4. The past eight Kansas winners finished 19th or worse in the most recent Charlotte race (seven eliminated, three remaining).
5. Both of last year's Kansas winners snapped winless streaks of over 20 races (two eliminated, one remaining).
Your winner: Mark Martin


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Oh my. That was rude. You're not bitches. But this dish IS bitchin. And I made it up this morning. SCORE. And then I eated it and it was yummy.
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Pepperoni and Veggie Pizza Quinoa
Servings: 1
PointsPlus Per Serving: 9
- 1 cup cooked quinoa, 5 PP (or couscous, rice, etc)
- 1 wedge light creamy swiss Laughing Cow cheese, 1 PP
- 1/2 oz shredded RF colby jack cheese, 1 PP
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 2-3 tbsp low-sodium marinara sauce, 1 PP
- 1/4 cup diced mini sweet peppers
- 1/4 cup diced white onion
- 1/4 medium zucchini, sliced and diced
- 9 slices turkey pepperoni, quartered, 1 PP
1. If you haven't done this yet, cook up your quinoa. Mine has a nice reddish-orange color because i put a packet of Goya Achiote spice in the water before I cooked it. You can do the same with other spices or even cook it in chicken/veggie stock to add more flavor!
2. Add your cheese, spices and marinara sauce to your cup of quinoa. Then add the pepperoni and veggies. Nuke for one minute; stir. Nuke for another minute. DONE! Perfection.
You can certainly switch up the cheeses, meat or veggies. This is just a good balance between carb, protein and veggie. I did the same thing with couscous last week only i used mozzarella and swiss cheeses and put in a little minced garlic instead of putting in the powder. It was scrumptious. And I bet your kids would love it too!


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He resigned in December 2012 and it is now May 2013. So it is outside the 90 day period to claim a personal grievance. They say that their lawyer has said that the case is still active within 3 years!!
Yep that seems VERY CLEAR!! So we musnt allow him to think that we are going to consent to have the personal grievance being raised after the expiration period. Please then what would be your advice for us as an organisation to do next?
I am the chairperson of our whanau organisation, and will be talking to our members of our committe about the Employers relations Act and what you have advised - PG would not stand because it's outside the 90 day period. Am seeking support from other members to have a couple of our members to visit with him and deliver our stance. What do you think?
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The scene opens with Michael with a woman. They are kissing. She says that she has to go back to work and Michael tells her that he will call her again. However, she doesn't believe her. Michael comes up to E-Mo. He says that he was "talking" to the owner. E-Mo says that he can see that is not true. They look at a painting and the artist, Charlie, comes up and tells them that he drew this without lifting his pen. He is very energetic and Michael and E-Mo are shocked with his excitement. E-Mo offers to buy it. Later, Michael leaves and sees Charlie besides a dumpster vomiting. He asks if he can take a look at him. He looks in Charlie's eyes and Charlie says that he has had headaches because of images coming to him to draw. He says that he drew the paintings in the gallery in a couple of weeks, but has a lot more back at home. He says that he doesn't sleep that well nor does he eat that well. However, he is fine. Michael asks him to come see him, but Charlie declines.
At Clinica Sanando, Christina is helping out at the Clinica and Michael comes up and asks what she is doing there. She tries to mention Michael's birthday, but he is not interested. He asks Hector for the first patient and leaves. Hector whispers a "your welcome" and Christina says that Hector shouldn't take it personal because he is in a mood. A woman named Maribel complains of pains. She is about to give birth. Kate delivers the baby and it is a baby boy. She is not too happy about it. She is 16 years old. She tells Kate that there is no one to call. Autumn congrats Kate on delivering the baby and Kate says that the mother is a minor and is going to need help. She says that she will call her friend at the Woman's Shelter. Kate and the other nurses ogle over the baby and Kate takes him to his mother. However, Maribel is gone. Kate asks if Michael saw a teenage girl, but he hasn't. He comes in to Kate and the baby and asks if he is alright. She says that he is. Christina asks if he wants to see a baby, but he isn't interested. Kate is worried that Maribel didn't deliver the placenta yet and it could be dangerous for her.
Zeke comes in and says that the baby is going to go in the system if they can't find him a home. They still can't find Maribel. Christina says that she will hold onto the baby until they find out. Zeke smiles at Christina when she holds the baby and says that she still has what it takes. In the car, Michael listens to all the celebrities with birthdays today. Anna is there and she laughs because Michael is just mad because they didn't mention his name as one of the celebrities. She asks if he is alright. She tells him to live each day as it his lasts. Michael gets into his office and finds Charlie there. Rita says that she can't move. Charlie says that the headaches are getting worse. They take a look at the MRI and find that Charlie has a tumor. However, Charlie doesn't care about it and says that is beautiful. This is why Charlie can see things differently and that he wants to draw and paint. Michael says that he wants to operate, but E-Mo offers that they look at other options too. Michael says that they will prep him regardless.
Back at Clinica Sanando, Kate tells Autumn that they need to find the father and Autumn says that is not their job. Zeke comes up and asks what is going on. Kate says that Maribel said something about the father. Zeke remembers the name "Lucky" and pulls a file. She tells him to make the house call. Anton comes up and asks if he can give the baby a blessing and she agrees. Zeke goes up to a person across the street from "Lucky's" house and comes back to tell Kate that "Lucky" was killed months ago waiting for a bus. The mother isn't at the house though. She moved out. They need to track her down. At Holt Neuro, Rita asks E-Mo if he likes Red Velvet Cupcakes to celebrate Michael's birthday. He doesn't remember the conversation, but then remembers it when Rita tells him about it. Charlie's wife comes in and asks about Charlie. E-Mo talks to her and says that there is a "sit and wait" method. Michael comes in and tells her to come with him. Michael overhears the conversation that E-Mo had with her.
They go to his office and Michael says that they will operate right away. However, for fear of having Charlie loose his newfound gift, she is unsure about the surgery to remove the tumor. She tells Michael about how he was failing at his job until this happened. Michael says that it could kill him. They go ask what Charlie has to say about it and find him drawing on the walls of the hospital room. He says that he has to get it out and draws frantically. Charlie says that he wants the tumor out because it is constantly hurting him. Charlie's wife agrees and says that they have to do what Charlie says. Back at the Clinica, Autumn says that she has to get the baby to Child Services if the grandmother doesn't take him. However, Maribel comes in and asks for help. Zeke goes to "Lucky's" mother and she tells him that she had to move out. At the Clinica, Maribel says that she had to come back and asks what is going to happen to her baby. Kate says that they will find him a good home. Back at "Lucky's" mother's home, Zeke tells that Maribel, "Lucky's" girlfriend just delivered the baby. She tells Zeke to get out of her house.
At Holt Neuro, Michael is looking at the procedure and E-Mo says that he can't believe that Michael is going through with this because of the many dangers that surround the area. Michael says that Charlie is going to be fine because he is trained. E-Mo says that there are other options and what would Michael do if someone took his "gift" away. Michael says that his gift is because of years of study and practice. Charlie's "gift" is from cells moving around. E-Mo says that he is going to talk to Charlie, but Michael says that E-Mo is fired if he does. Michael goes through the notes. Anna says that she loves it when he talks like that. He stops the recording and tells Anna that he is busy. She asks where Michael got the sunflowers from. Michael thinks and says that they must be from his mother because he would give his mother sunflowers, but thought that they were sun flowers. Rita comes in and says that Kate needs more help. He offers to go. At the Clinica, Kate asks Zeke about the grandmother, but he says that it is a "no go". She tells him that Maribel won't stop bleeding and says that she will try to massage the uterus manually.
Michael comes in and finds Christina holding the baby. She says that she feels a connection to the baby and says that she wants to foster it. Michael laughs and Christina says that she knows that the baby brings up bad memories for Michael. Kate comes in and asks for help with Maribel. They go in to find that Maribel is hemorrhaging. They operate and the bleeding slows down. However, she starts to bleed. They do a procedure quickly so that they will not only save her life, but to also allow her to have children in the future. At Holt Neuro, Charlie is out of surgery and tells E-Mo that it is gone. The talent is gone. E-Mo takes him to the top of the building and says that the talent is inside of him, he just needs to see it better. He looks at the skyline and draws. "Lucky's" mother comes into the Clinica and says that she would like to see the baby. Christina shows the baby and is emotional that she won't be fostering the baby, but she understands. Zeke goes in and tells Maribel that "Lucky's" mother is there. She tells her that she will be able to see the baby anytime.
The staff at Clinica Sanando realizes that it is Michael's birthday and Rita brings in the cupcakes. They celebrate Michael's birthday and Anton asks if Michael wants a birthday blessing and he declines. Later that evening, E-Mo comes over to Michael's and tells him that he brought Scotch. They sit around talking about the fact that Michael's father died from drinking at 38 years old and apologizes for being moody. E-Mo says that his father died of Huntington's disease. Michael suggests that he get tested, but E-Mo says that he would rather live without knowing whether or not he is going to die. The episode ends.
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The P-3 Orion aircraft undergoes maintenance, modification and refurbishment at Lockheed Martin in Greenville. Government contracts account for most of the facility's workload, but Lockheed said it may seek commercial business. (Photo/Leslie Burden)
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Government contracts have been the bread and butter at Lockheed Martin's Greenville facility, but grappling over federal spending could change that.
In the Upstate, Lockheed Martin rebuilds retired military aircraft, some up to 40 years old, outfitting them with new wing sections, stabilizer wings at the rear of the planes, rebuilt engine housings and modern digital displays in cockpits, among other upgrades. The upgrades can add 15 to 20 years of life to each airplane.
About Lockheed's Greenville facility
Since opening in 1984, Lockheed Martin has reconstructed and delivered 2,785 aircraft from its operation at the S.C. Technology and Aviation Center in Greenville County. It will build nine more this year.
Currently, the site primarily works on the P-3 Orion, which is used as a maritime patrol and intelligence-gathering aircraft. The site also performs upgrades on the C-130 and has worked in the past on KC-10s and C-9s. The planes, which range from about 20 to 40 years old, are delivered to foreign allies, U.S. Customs and Borders Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard and other customers.
Fuselage sections arrive by truck from a storage facility in Tucson, Ariz. The new 44-foot wings are built at a Lockheed plant in Marietta, Ga., and delivered to Greenville. The horizontal stabilizers are built in Maryland. Lockheed Martin Greenville puts it all together. The fastest turnaround is about 18 months.
Lockheed delivered 31 aircraft last year. While it will deliver only nine planes this year, the extent of work will require the same number of work hours.
Lockheed has fully funded defense contracts that will provide work in Greenville through 2019, said site director Don Erickson, but moving forward, the company would like to attract more commercial work.
"The uncertainty driven by the sequester has prevented the DOD (Department of Defense) from moving forward on new contracts," Erickson said.
In the mid-80s, Lockheed's contract mix was 50% government, 50% commercial, but the company switched gears to chase opportunities with the DOD. Now those contracts are increasingly competitive, particularly with future spending uncertain.
Government-owned facilities in Warner Robins, Ga., Oklahoma City and Ogden, Utah, also perform these upgrades. Additionally, Lockheed competes with L3 Aerospace, Boeing and Northrup Grumman for contracts on this work.
"The environment has never been more competitive than it is right now," Erickson said. "We believe we're doing everything possible to be an affordable option."
About 700 people work at Lockheed Martin's Greenville site, 400 fewer than two years ago, as the aerospace company has reduced workforce to make operations more efficient. The 1.3 million-square-foot Greenville facility has 16 hangars and 3 million square feet of ramp space. Erickson said hiring is expected but he wouldn't give details.
In 1999, Lockheed constructed a paint facility that could be its ticket back into the commercial sector, Erickson said.
The facility can accommodate narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 737 — a large commercial jet heavily used by Southwest Airlines and many others — as well as the P-3 Orion and other planes. When Boeing announced plans to build the 787 in North Charleston, Lockheed approached the company about painting the massive Dreamliner.
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The brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma teamed up with Cal U's Vets club to have a dodge ball tournament to raise money to send care packages to troops overseas.
Who: Cal U Students, Faculty & Staff
What: Double elimination Dodge ball tournament
When: November 6, 2013 from 5 – 9 pm
Where: Herron Racquetball Courts
Why: We are raising money to help Operation Troop Appreciation send care packages overseas to deployed units in need.
How: We are charging 5 dollars per member or 20 dollars per team to host a 4 v 4 dodge ball tournament in Herron Hall Racquetball courts. 50% of proceeds will go directly to support Operation Troop Appreciation; the remaining 50% of proceeds will be donated by the winning team to a non-profit organization of their choice. *If the winning team chooses to do so, all 100% of the proceeds may go directly to Operation Troop Appreciation.
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