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VENICE, CA--Nov. 14, 2013: Electric vehicle software and information services company Recargo Inc., launches its plug-in vehicle (PEV) research firm PlugInsights today, with an inaugural report addressing the experiences, behaviors and opinions around charging a plug-in vehicle in America. The "2013 U.S. PEV Charging Study" is the most comprehensive look at the topic ever undertaken, drawing insights from more than 2% of all American EV drivers via a series of large surveys conducted earlier this year.
More than 40 pages of in depth, richly illustrated data, featuring over 65 tables and analytic commentary, the 2013 U.S. PEV Charging Study includes deep dives into home charging habits and EVSE installation, free and pay public charging, vehicle range issues, charging etiquette, and more.
The sample for the study was drawn from PlugInsights' proprietary PEV panel, which pools the voices of over 3700 plug-in drivers of 17 different vehicle makes and models, mathematically modeled to reflect the "real world". The growing panel will be the driving force behind a series of upcoming PEV studies in the months ahead, and is used for custom survey and focus group research with PlugInsights clients.
"We're strong believers in the future of electric vehicles," said Brian Kariger, CEO of Recargo. "PlugInsights is all about growing the industry by identifying the barriers to broad EV adoption. It's a way to help automakers, utilities, charging networks, government agencies and the broader EV community make better decisions. That's our mission, and that's exactly what our first study does."
"EV drivers are sophisticated people who aren't shy about things they want to see done differently," added Kariger. "The list of driver suggestions that emerges from this study is long and constructive. It ranges from seemingly trivial things like wanting longer cables at public stations, to fundamental needs like a more robust charging infrastructure, broader availability of workplace charging, special utility rates, and everything in between."
One of the key themes to emerge from the study is the tremendous need to expand the availability of public Level 3 "fast charging". "Until fast charging becomes broadly available, mid-range battery electric vehicles (BEVs) like the Nissan LEAF are trapped on a leash, close to home," said PlugInsights' Managing Director, Norman Hajjar. "Our data shows the average longest trip mid-range BEV drivers have ever taken is only 93 miles. They never stray too far from home because it's just not practical to stop at a slow Level 2 charging station and plug in for 4+ hours, mid journey. Until fast chargers can bridge the gap between distant points, the appeal of these vehicles to a broader audience will be limited."
Another key theme from the study is the diversity of opinion and behavior among drivers of different types of vehicles. "The 'EV Nation' is actually composed of many different tribes", said Hajjar. "Plug-in electric/gas hybrid (PHEV) drivers and BEV drivers, for instance, are very different when it comes to how, and how often they charge their vehicles. They disagree on who should have priority at a public charging station. And unlike BEV drivers who must live with 'range anxiety', PHEV drivers never worry getting stranded when their batteries run low."
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IRVING, Texas – Lost amid the talk of Jon Kitna's return to the Dallas Cowboys is apparently a much more important return for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles: Dwayne Harris.
To make room for Kitna, the Cowboys released wide receiver/return specialist Micheal Spurlock, which must mean Harris will be able to return after missing the past two games with a hamstring strain.
Harris is averaging 30.5 yards per kick return and 14 yards per punt return on the season. He had an 86-yard punt return for a touchdown on Oct, 13 against the Washington Redskins and also had a 90-yard kick return. He returned from a one-game absence with a hamstring injury on Dec. 9 against the Chicago Bears, but aggravated the injury on a 43-yard return.
While Spurlock had a 62-yard punt return last week against the Redskins that set up the Cowboys' first touchdown, the return game has struggled without Harris. Spurlock averaged just 17 yards per kickoff return versus the Redskins. Terrance Williams averaged 23.7 yards per kick return but had a fumble against the Oakland Raiders that was returned for a touchdown. Cole Beasley averaged just 6.8 yards per punt return.

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You should only have 3 columns. Did you click on the link in the O.P.?
Sorry, GRWurston, I should have explained.
I duplicated the first column so I could clearly see all results and complete process at once.
was hoping it would help me "get it" . In other words, I think Im showing every step that I did.
CarliG ,
To make it Idiot Proof !!! You might have to write the instructions some where on bottom of Excel Page( Step 1 . Step 2 and Step 3 to help a few people out who dont understand the Method of System ..) Just my 2 cents worths .. I see some people are still confused about Method of use .
Right Now, Im confused, so cant write instructions just yet lol
Maybe Im just picking the wrong numbers to test .
I play same state as onlymoney so I should be seeing some straights . So I want to make sure my own thinking is correct .
Doing 407 first step should look look this. Click on the link in the original post and download it. Should work fine.
enter draw 4
# 1 #2 #3
1 4 4
5 6 7
7 9 12
10 14 12
15 22 20
23 35 33
36 56 54
57 90 88
91 145 143
146 234 232
235 378 376
379 611 609
612 988 968
"You can observe a lot just by watching." Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame baseball player. The numbers will tell you what numbers to play. Pay attention to the numbers.
A year from now, you'll wish you had started today.
Still trying to get this work, Maybe if i go to sleep and look at it
again tomorrow I will get it... Some parts i do not understand
but will get it.
So your using all three columns on the original sheet ??
I thought he said to only use the column that says "starting at 1"
I just did 973 which was his firs example and I was able to duplicate what he did.
Okay OnlyMoney, where are you lol
CarliG I'll take the one you have showing if you want to download it. I've yet to try it but this looks good.
Hey Onlymoney, Can you please do one for WA ST?? I wanna know if it works before I get home to try it. Lol
Bran, Just did one test using 682
and had a straight 4 draws later
I have it uploaded already, but Im thinking I need to extend it out a column or two. Im assuming if you want to predict as opposed to backtest, then you need to go out far enough that your pair ends up at the top.. But again thats my assumption.
I think more of it can be automated but Im not sure if " I " can do it .
I just tested from a draw over a week ago and I got a box hit. I'll look at it in the prediction mode.
Thank You CarliG!
At least it kinds works for WA ST! I try it out for tomorrow's draw and hopefully it works. I just got my bu** kicked on scratchers!
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
Okay, I think Im missing something here
can someone tell me where Im going wrong
I started with the combo 407
and came up with this .. am I way off base ??
Can someone try 407 and show me results please ..
You got it. Except the optional method is to enter 40 for an 8th column. I don't want to leave the pair 40 out of the equation. But yes, fantastic job.
Carli is correct. We are only using the first coulmn. All carli did was make duplicates of the first column and set them side by side for a one shot view of all the steps on one page.
I did the remainder of Florida in october from the about October 5 with 4 straight hits, but it looks like it took a break from the 6th to the current date, yesterday the 9th. So maybe it's not the perfect system as I thought, but as long as I see other people hitting in other states it makes it worth while.
Even though there were no hits produced after the 5th, something very strange happened as I was testing. I believe on 3 or 4 occasions, it was predicting the previous winner. One example was from october 8th mid-915. I forget at part, but it predicted 201, the day before. This happened a few times with different previous winners. Even though that doesn't help me at all, it does send a clear message. That the numbers are all intertwined in some way. So basically it started working in reverse mode, although not benefical financially, but beneficial in the learning process. Hopefully it quits working in reverse mode and stars going forward again.
thanks onlymoney for all your work. i did a quick run through for past few days and did not see anything either. will keep working it. what i did see a few days back was duplication of number 161. not enough coffee to see if other's but that stuck out to me because 6 has been out for a while. keep up the hard work and again, thanks for all your efforts!!!
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Sixty-year-old Jo Ann Seeley was the finance director of the San Mateo mosquito control district. She and 35-year-old bookkeeper Vika Sinipata were charged Tuesday.
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A new museum in the US capital will highlight the history and culture of African Americans. But does displaying these artefacts separately contribute to a culture of segregation?
This week, the US Supreme Court is expected to make a decision about the legality of affirmative action programmes that allow universities to consider race as a factor in admissions.
Detractors argue that affirmative action is unnecessary in modern America and contributes to discrimination. Proponents say the programmes remain a vital way to counter centuries of racism and inequality in America.
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- An Axe and Life Preservers: Stash an axe and life preservers in the upper story, or attic, of your home. Remember, most of the drowning victims of Hurricane Katrina were people who stayed in their homes and found themselves trapped by rising waters with no place to go. Many drowned in their attics, unable to break through the roof to the outside. A few bucks spent on these items ahead of time could save your life!
- Water is Critical: Water is absolutely essential for human survival; it plays a part in all of the body's biochemical reactions. You may not believe it, but most of us could survive for several weeks without food, yet a single day without water in extreme heat can kill a person. Water requirements vary depending on activity level and temperature. The absolute minimum for survival, with little or no activity and cool conditions, is about one quart of drinking water per day, and two quarts of water per day will usually sustain moderate activity at an acceptable level of comfort under moderate conditions (you will feel somewhat dehydrated). More than 1 quart of water every hour can be required to perform heavy physical labor under extremely hot conditions.Typically allow for at least one gallon per person per day.
- Fill your Bathtub and Tape Off Your Toilets: After a major hurricane hits, the public water system may be polluted, or entirely shut down, for weeks. Immediately fill your bathtubs, sinks, and other available containers with water. This will provide your household with a short-term supply of clean, potable water. There is a supply of clean, potable water in the toilet tanks, hot-water heater, and piping in your house. When you notice that the tap water has stopped flowing, conserve the water in your toilet tanks (the tanks, not the bowl, contain potable water) and immediately notify all other occupants to not flush the toilets. (CAUTION: Do not drink the toilet tank water if you use an automatic toilet cleaner with blue toilet water).
- Drain Your Water Heater and Pipes. Water heaters are supplied with a vent located near the top of the tank and a drain near the bottom of the tank. Open the top vent (pull on the little lever on the spigot) and drain the tank into containers as needed. If there is dirt and sediment in the water coming out of the tank, do not discard this water. Simply allow the sediment to settle and drink the water off the top. Make sure you turn off the electricity or gas to your water heater before draining or it will be ruined! Crack an upper faucet and open a lower hose bib or faucet to drain a few gallons of water out of your home's piping.
- Water Filters and Treatment Chemicals: I know from experience that most anyone will drink from the worst, scummiest water after having gone without water for more than a day in extreme heat! If you must evacuate your home, carrying a personal water supply on your back would be extremely difficult (at a gallon per person per day, a family of four would consume 100 lbs of water in three days). Flood waters are usually extremely contaminated with farm waste, human sewage, and industrial chemicals, so I highly recommend you purchase a bacteriological back-country type water filter that has a carbon core to also remove toxic chemicals, bad tastes and odors. You can chemically treat surface water with household tincture of iodine (5 drops per quart) and pure chlorine bleach (4 drops per quart) and allowing water to stand for 30 minutes. See Chapter 5 of When Technology Fails for full water treatment details and my personal water filter recommendations (I design these things for a living, so I know what I am talking about). Boiling for just one minute will kill all water borne organisms, but will do nothing to remove toxic chemicals, bad tastes and odors.
- 72-Hour Grab-and-Run kit: Every family should have at least one Grab-and-Run kit that can be thrown in the car on a moment's notice, or carried on your back, if the need should arrive. Grab-and-Run kits should provide the basic emergency food, water, shelter and first aid supplies that you, and your family, will need to survive the critical first three days after a disaster. A full list of all the supplies I recommend for a well stocked Grab-and-Run Kit is listed starting on page 51 of When Technology Fails.
- Store Your Grab-and-Run Kits in "Dry Packs": If you live in Hurricane country, I strongly recommend you purchase a "dry pack" for each of your grab-and-run kits. A "dry pack" is a special combination backpack and waterproof bag used by river guides. They have removable padded shoulder straps, are made of extremely tough water proof material, and are 100% sealed against water intrusion so in addition to keeping your stuff dry in a deluge, they will also double as floatation devices to help keep you afloat in flood waters. A "dry pack" stocked and ready to go for every member of your family is cheap insurance if you live in Hurricane country!
- Colloidal Silver Generator: After a hurricane, home made colloidal silver will purify drinking water and will help fight infection and viruses when high tech pharmaceuticals may be unavailable or ineffective. All hospitals use silver based ointments to fight infection in severe burn victims, where traditional antibiotics are simply not enough to fight the infection over large areas of burned skin. See page 258 of When Technology Fails for more details.
- Disaster Plan: Formulate a disaster plan, including out of town contacts (relatives, family friends, etc.) and a central meeting place where your family should meet if separated and local communications are cut. When a widespread disaster strikes, you will usually be able to reach friends or family outside of the disaster area long before local communications can be re-established. See the Preparedness Checklist on page 50 of When Technology Fails for full details.
- Waterproof LED Headlamp: I highly recommend that you purchase a waterproof back-country type headlamp with LED bulbs. Headlamps leave your hands free to carry things, or work on things. LED bulbs use a fraction of the power, are far more shock resistant, and last far longer than traditional light bulbs, so your batteries (don't forget to stock spares) last many times longer.


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Questions to Consider:
Are you requesting plenary (full) or limited powers? Limits may include having the individual retain the right to vote, the right to decide where to live, etc. Limited powers are preferred.
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2. A Medical Certificate (MPC 400) file size 1MB must be completed for all persons for whom a guardianship is sought, and provided to the Court.
The Medical Certificate is to be completed and signed by a registered physician OR a licensed psychologist OR a certified psychiatric nurse clinical specialist.
The examination of the person to be placed under guardianship must have occurred within 30 days of the date the Petition is filed.
3. A Clinical Team Report (MPC 402) must be completed for all intellectually disabled persons.
The examination of the person to be placed under guardianship must have occurred within 180 days of the date the Petition is filed.
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IT is the show that can get the knees knocking of the most seasoned politician.
Many an MP has sweated, stumbled and crumbled on Question Time but I had to raise an eyebrow when I learned Worcester's MP had pulled out of a similarly-styled event taking place in the city today... in front of children at the King's School Worcester.
While Robin Walker will give a talk to students the Conservative MP will tip-toe away instead of going toe-totoe with rival Labour candidate Joy Squires later in the day.
Mr Walker said: "There is a convention you don't debate with a candidate outside an election campaign."
Is there really? But that's the trouble with the Tories; they're a stickler for tradition.
Hitting back, Mr Walker said his old adversary and Mrs Squires' party's predecessor Mike Foster also bowed to the same convention before the last general election.
Yeah and look what happened to him.
LAST week we had councillors not at it on the job, this week it's a councillor at it while not on the job.
For a story about parking problems in Evesham one of our reporters went to town, district and county councillor John Smith to discuss the issue.
The man known to many as Mr Evesham picked up the phone and answered questions as he sat on a beach in Cape Verde.
Not only that but the man in charge of Worcestershire's highways also took time out from the surprise holiday he booked for his wife's birthday to have his picture taken next to a pile of salt.
But at £5 a kilo he baulked at the thought of bringing a bag back to replenish the county's gritting stocks.
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This summer, COYO Sr High will be travelling to the Jersey Shore to do repair on homes that were damaged during Hurricane Sandy. It has been a few years but there are still many homes that need repair as the area is still recovering. Students will work alongside Americorps members and learn a bit about building a house. Skills are not required. Students will learn how to hang drywall, mud drywall, paint, roof, install doors and windows, and other jobs that come up. Of course a real need is money, so there will be substantial efforts to raise money for St Bernard Project to be able to repair homes even after the group has left. For more information on SBP (St Bernard Project) Click HERE
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HEWORTH ARLC head into the unknown on Saturday as the inaugural division three season of an expanded National Conference League kicks off.
The Villagers, with new boss Tim Rumford at the helm, begin at Featherstone Lions, who have gone down with them from division two, but, as vice-chairman Ken Sykes explained, even they are an unknown quantity this year.
It leaves Sykes unsure of what would constitute a good season for the Elmpark Way club, although getting wins in the bag – the club haven't tasted league victory since October 2010 – is a priority.
"We don't really know how this season will go," he said. "A lot of these teams are unknown to us. We start with Featherstone Lions who beat (division two side) Shaw Cross in a friendly so we expect them to be good. But their team changed last season when a lot of lads went to Sharlston for the winter season. Have they got them back?
"The new teams coming into the league will be enthusiastic but have they got the players? What are Peterlee and Coventry going to be like? We would expect Pilkington to be strong but some of the other teams I don't know much about. It's a suck-it-and-see situation."
Sykes hopes encouraging signs in pre-season – including a friendly win over Gateshead Storm and a decent show in 34-10 defeat to division two side Normanton last Saturday – will stand Heworth in good stead. The return to the club of BARLA Great Britain Lions international Leigh Rientoul from York Acorn, added to a smattering of other incomers, is also a big boost.
"Things are looking better," said Sykes. "We've had some good pre-season training with 30-plus players at every session, and a couple of good workouts. Normanton have recruited well – I think they'll go well – and we competed pretty well.
"We've got Leigh back, and he's a very good player. We've also got players like Gareth Watson, Paul Thompson and Sean Brough, who have only been playing on and off. They make a difference."
New coach Rumford is also up for the challenge, as outlined by Sykes: "Tim is ambitious – he wants to do well. He's pretty shrewd.
"If we can get one or two wins, we might be able to have a reasonable season. We obviously haven't won for some time so we've got be realistic. Tim will have his own views and his own aims but, to me, winning as many as we lose would be a successful season.
"We're quite optimistic. I'm looking forward to Saturday which I haven't really done for a while."


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Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] [ Additional Contacts: Rob McCorkle, TPWD, (830) 866-3533 or firstname.lastname@example.com; Park Supt. Donald Beard, TPWD, (806) 455-1492 or firstname.lastname@example.com ] Sept. 6, 2011 Texas State Bison Herd to Once Again Freely Roam the Caprock Sept. 17 Restoration Celebration Slated at Caprock Canyons State Park QUITAQUE - Eighty descendants of the great Southern Plains bison herd that numbered in the tens of millions in the mid-19th century will once again roam the range of their ancestors at Caprock Canyons State Park. That means that for the first time since remnants of legendary Panhandle pioneer rancher Charles Goodnight's historic herd were introduced to the park in 1998, visitors will be able to have an up-close, Yellowstone-type encounter with the shaggy beasts. Up until now, the official state bison herd, confined to a 300-acre area of the park, could only be viewed from a considerable distance. The bison's new range will consist of more than 700 acres of restored native grass prairie in front of the Visitor Center and on the north and south sides of Theo Lake, where they will be fenced off from the campgrounds and day use area, according to park superintendent Donald Beard, who notes the bison will be in a "semi-free-ranging state" inside a perimeter fence. "This is first and foremost a restoration project," Beard says, "not an exhibit. We're not just showing the bison, but are restoring an indigenous animal to its native habitat. For park visitors, it will be just like experiencing deer, roadrunners or any other wildlife in the wild. But it's important to remember that the bison have the right-of-way and need to be given a large buffer zone." An official ribbon cutting marking the completion of Phase I - the release of the bison into an expanded range -- is scheduled for 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 17 to kick off the Caprock Partners Foundation's Texas State Bison Herd Restoration Celebration. Weekend entry fees will be waived. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, living history exhibits, interactive displays and food and drink booths will be open. At noon, a $10 bison burger meal will be served, with proceeds going toward the bison restoration project. Beard notes that when people drive into the park, they will be entering the bison's range so will have to stop to let them cross the road. New entry signs posted will warn visitors of the bison's presence and urge caution around the beasts that weigh up to 2,000 pounds. Rearview mirror-hanging park entry permits will remind motorists: "Warning: Bison are wild animals, do not approach." The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has made safety and education the watchwords for Phase I of the park's bison restoration project. At check-in, park customers will receive an informational brochure about the bison that reminds visitors to get no closer to the animals than 50 yards and to not feed or harass the bison. Any violation is a Class C misdemeanor and will be enforced. Future phases of the bison project, which depend on adequate funding, have as the ultimate goal the restoration of the herd to the park's entire 15,000-acres. The small Texas State Bison Herd is all that remains of the vast Southern Plains herd that prior to the 1870s numbered between 30 million and 60 million head. The American bison were almost totally wiped out when the last of the Plains Indians were driven from their homeland and the railroad brought hordes of buffalo hunters who slaughtered the animals for their meat, hides and horns. The Goodnight Herd was one of the five foundation herds that supplied stock to save American bison from extinction and the only Southern Plains bison herd established. Caprock Canyons bison are the last descendants of the herd that supplied wild stock for Yellowstone National Park and some of the largest zoos and ranches in the nation. The bison donated to the state by JA Ranch owners Monte Ritchie and Ninia Bivins were sent to Caprock Canyons and genetically tested. TPWD kept only those which had no cattle DNA. Through continued study and genetic mapping of the Texas State Bison Herd, researchers have isolated three unique genetic markers in their DNA. Found only in the Goodnight Herd descendants, presence of these genes supports the claim that these animals are all that remain of the Southern Plains subspecies and are separate from Northern Plains and Woods bison subspecies. Concerned about an increasing high newborn mortality rate within the captive Texas herd, TPWD wildlife biologists have over the years brought in new bison bulls from out of state to introduce new DNA. Park officials and geneticists believe greater genetic diversity will result in a larger and healthier herd. Caprock Canyons State Park is located about 50 miles northeast of Plainview on FM 1065 approximately 4 miles north of State Highway 86. For more information, call (806) 455-1492 or visit the TPWD Website. --- On the Net: http://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/findadest/parks/caprock_canyons/ See the Caprock Canyons bison on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/TexasParksWildlife#p/c/23/dSHwODH1QTs News images: http://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/news_images/?g=pom_caprock_canyons_sp More news images: http://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/news_images/?g=ie_caprock_canyons_sp -30- [ Note: This item is more than five years old. Please take the publication date into consideration for any date references. ] [ Media Contact: TPWD News, email@example.com, 512-389-8030 ] Sept. 6, 2011 Wildfires Consuming Bastrop State Park BASTROP, Texas - Despite earlier optimism, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department firefighters and other personnel were still facing a fire threat to historic structures at Bastrop State Park today. According to TPWD incident commander Robert Crossman, all but about 100 acres of the 6,000-acre park have been blackened by fire, but firefighters have so far been able to save most of the Civilian Conservation Corps-constructed structures on the park, with two possible exceptions - two CCC observation structures believed to have been damaged. "We still have critical fire behavior threatening the CCC cabins," Crossman said. He said firefighters, assisted by newly arrived federal firefighters, dealt with two flare-ups at the park overnight, one at midnight and the other at 5 a.m. today. Firefighters are using heavy equipment, much of it provided by donors who responded to a TPWD call for assistance, and water trucks to build fire breaks and saturate the ground around the historic structures. Among those providing immediate assistance include: Holt Cat, Comanche Ranch, Jimmy Evans Construction, Ranger Excavating and Al Niece Equipment. "The outpouring of support from these companies has been nothing short of extraordinary," said Carter Smith, TPWD executive director. "Without hesitation, they sent over heavy equipment, machinery and operators, and water tanks to aid our firefighters on site. These resources have been indispensible." TPWD has about 75-plus personnel responding to wildfires in the Bastrop area, including state park firefighters, parks police and game wardens. The fire has damaged the regional state park headquarters on State Highway 71, about four miles from the park. In addition, several TPWD employees lost their homes in Bastrop County. Some TPWD vehicles and other equipment were also destroyed. State parks officials are still planning to make an all-out effort to save historic structures on the park, many of which were constructed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. "Much of Bastrop State Park has been burned and our firefighters have once again shown their mettle with incredible effort to save the historic district of this National Historic Landmark," said State Parks Director Brent Leisure, whose home and that of Buescher State Park superintendent Cullen Sartor were among those destroyed by the fire. "Countless homes have been saved. Despite the outstanding effort, this fire has outstripped our capabilities to protect all things." While Bastrop State Park and nearby Buescher State Park are closed, all other area parks remain open, including nearby Palmetto State Park and Monument Hill State Historic Site. Park officials are also concerned about threats to the endangered Houston toad. The 124,000-acre Lost Pines area of Bastrop County, which includes the state park, is home to the largest known population of the small, reclusive amphibians in the U.S. Leisure said the toad has already been stressed by the ongoing drought and loss of habitat caused by wildfires will likely impact the toad further. -30-


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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) made its second and final tranche of statewide health information exchange (HIE) grants today, which included a grant to Maryland.
The funding is part of the HITECH component of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). The $9.3 million will be used to bolster the existing statewide HIE efforts currently being made by CRISP. CRISP received seed funding through Maryland's unique all-payor system last year.
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown's statement on the ONC funding can be found here.
An article from the Baltimore Business Journal is here.
AI looks forward to continuing to support CRISP as the organization's PMO and technical consultant. Click here to learn more about CRISP.


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The bizarre winter weather of Columbus brings the intriguing ups and downs of precipitation. It is no surprise to every student when they wake up and it is raining. There seems to be more rain and bad weather than there are sunny and beautiful days. So when you wake up for that 8 a.m. class and it is pouring rain, I know it is hard to think about actually doing your hair and putting on some nice clothes. The thought of staying in bed in warm comfy pajamas is usually on everyone's mind and sadly is just not a reality. So read on and check out how this Fashionista made a rainy day comfy and headed to class despite the weather.
This Fashionista managed to make this rainy day anything but drab. One necessity that she knows to have is a pair of rain boots! On any rainy day, a good Fashionista will make sure to wear her rain boots and still keep her outfit cute and casual for class. She kept her outfit fun and interesting with a cute statement scarf. It adds a nice bit of color on such a dark and gloomy day. Not to mention her comfy burgundy sweater will keep her warm and will keep that color interest in the outfit. This Fashionista's easy outfit is the perfect way to dress up on any dreadful weather day.
So when it is rainy on your campus, grab your rain boots and umbrella and head to class! Make sure to keep it cute and classy with jeans or leggings instead of sweats. Try sweaters and blouses with a statement scarf or embellished collar to add some zing and sparkle. Girls on campus wearing drab sweatshirts and sweatpants will be jealous of your rainy day outfit. Just remember, dress warm, wear waterproof rain boots and do not forget to accessorize!
One Simple Change: On a nice day, change those rain boots in for a pair of flats and you have a great outfit to wear to class when it is nice out.


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Is there really a difference between regular eyedrops and eyedrops that claim to provide eye allergy relief? If so, what is the difference?
– Maria, North Carolina
An allergic reaction is a consequence of the activation of several substances in one or more areas of the body. Some medications ("regular" eyedrops, as you mention) alleviate certain symptoms of allergies (redness, dryness, and so on) but do not attack the cause of the symptoms. These "regular" eyedrops, such as over-the-counter lubricants and vasoconstrictors, provide only minimal relief in allergic conjunctivitis because the main cause of the disease is left untreated — using "regular" eyedrops can improve how the eyes look, but the itching and gritty feeling usually persist. Eyedrops specifically developed for allergy treatment, however, tend to block specific points in the "cascade" of symptoms, limiting the onset of the allergic reaction. While they usually control the process very well on their own, they may require the help of additional, "regular" eyedrops for dry eye. Because dry eye frequently coexists with eye allergies, we tend to use a combination of medications to treat the two conditions. In more severe cases, the ophthalmologist might recommend antihistamine pills by mouth in addition to eyedrops to achieve better results over the long term. However, none of these treatments are a cure for eye allergies, which usually tend to recur in a seasonal pattern.
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After noting with approval that President Obama barely mentioned the deficit in his inaugural address, Paul Krugman provides four reasons the "deficit scolds" no longer control the political dialogue. Among them are failed predictions, declining deficits, failed economic austerity policies–and the hidden political agenda of conservative economic austerity pushers to benefit the rich at everyone else's expense:
They've spent three years warning of imminent crisis — if we don't slash the deficit now now now, we'll turn into Greece, Greece, I tell you... But that crisis keeps not happening. The still-depressed economy has kept interest rates at near-record lows despite large government borrowing, just as Keynesian economists predicted all along. So the credibility of the scolds has taken an understandable, and well-deserved, hit.
Second, both deficits and public spending as a share of G.D.P. have started to decline — again, just as those who never bought into the deficit hysteria predicted all along.
...the third reason the deficit scolds have lost influence: the contrary doctrine, the claim that we need to practice fiscal austerity even in a depressed economy, has failed decisively in practice... In 2010, when the new government of Prime Minister David Cameron turned to austerity policies, it received fulsome praise from many people on this side of the Atlantic... Sure enough, the sudden, severe medicine cut short Britain's economic recovery, and threw the nation back into recession.
...there was also clearly a lot of bad faith involved, as the scolds tried to exploit an economic (not fiscal) crisis on behalf of a political agenda that had nothing to do with deficits. And the growing transparency of that agenda is the fourth reason the deficit scolds have lost their clout.
What was it that finally pulled back the curtain here? Was it the way the election campaign revealed Representative Paul Ryan, who received a "fiscal responsibility" award from three leading deficit-scold organizations, as the con man he always was? Was it the decision of David Walker, alleged crusader for sound budgets, to endorse Mitt Romney and his budget-busting tax cuts for the rich? Or was it the brazenness of groups like Fix the Debt — basically corporate C.E.O.'s declaring that you should be forced to delay your retirement while they get to pay lower taxes?


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Toshiba Launches 4G, WiMax-Ready Laptops
Realizing that WiMax has already rolled out in 54 cities nationwide, Toshiba on Wednesday announced that several of its premium laptops will have WiMax-ready chips built-in.
What's interesting is the WiMax chips are based on Intel's Kilmer Peak, a PCI-e adapter that was supposed to launch in 2011 with Intel's next-generation platform, codenamed Huron River. But because Sprint and Clearwire, the two companies betting on WiMax technology, have made good on their promise to deliver wireless 4G broadband nationwide, Toshiba is wasting no time jumping onboard.
For those who aren't familiar with the technology, WiMax is like a Wi-Fi connection that covers an entire city, with average download speeds of 2-3Mbps and prices as low as $40 per month. By December, Clearwire is expected to roll out WiMax in New York and San Francisco.
WiMax wireless chips will be available in the Satellite A665 Series, the M645 Series, the Portege R705-P35, and the Satellite E205-S1908. These are portable mainstream laptops, with screen sizes ranging from 13 inches to 16 inches. They will be available on Sept 26 at select retailers.


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Of all the Presidents in my lifetime, I don't recall a Commander in Chief that seems to purposely mislead. Yet this President often orates with well crafted phrases that can only be explained as contrived to this purpose.
The circumstances are virtually always similar. He speaks to a large crowd in which there is no chance for rebuttal or honest questioning.


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Cracker plant jobs claim may be way off
The jobs created by a proposed petrochemical plant in the region could be less than half of what Gov. Tom Corbett and state leaders have been touting, according to new numbers from a member of Corbett's cabinet.
There are likely to be 6,000 to 8,000 new permanent jobs if and when Royal Dutch Shell plc opens a plant in Beaver County, according to data from the Department of Labor & Industry. That includes about 400 workers at the plant and thousands of others grown across several sectors from manufacturing to retail.
State leaders consistently have claimed there will be 10,000 to 20,000 new permanent jobs as part of a pitch for a $1.65 billion tax credit for Shell and related industry.
As recently as Thursday, Corbett posted on his Twitter feed, "A crackerplant would create up to 20,000 permanent jobs in Southwest PA."
The governor stands by those numbers, spokeswoman Kelli Roberts said on Friday when asked about the discrepancy. They were based on a report from the American Chemistry Council, a chemical industry group, she said. It estimated 17,000 new American jobs if a company spent $3.2 billion to build an ethylene production plant in Pennsylvania.
Labor & Industry's research isn't finalized, and Corbett has been using the industry's numbers because they're the best available, Roberts said.
"We aren't inflating the numbers," she said. "Those were the first numbers to be concrete. So we have been using and continue using (them). What we're looking at, it's almost an impossible number to nail down."
The secretary of Labor and Industry, Julia K. Hearthway, said at a news conference in Beaver County on Thursday that a cracker plant in the state could create almost 15 new permanent jobs for one permanent job at the plant itself.
Shell officials told state leaders to expect more than 400 permanent jobs at the plant. Using Hearthway's figures and 400 to 500 new employees at Shell, that would mean 6,280 to 7,850 new permanent jobs across several industries, from manufacturing to retail.
Hearthway's press secretary Sara Goulet confirmed those numbers yesterday. Previous estimates from other state officials included temporary jobs from the plant's construction, and that was a mistake, she said.
"I think you have to look back to what (Hearthway) said (Thursday): There are stages and there will be additional industry coming in," Goulet said when asked about the discrepancy. "Of course, these are estimates, so we don't really know how many people are going to need to be hired. ... We can't even say how many would be permanent," she said.
"I'd like to think it's (the job estimates) not a purposeful effort to deceive the public ... but it's a dangerous game. I think a better tactic is to under-promise/over-deliver, not over-promise/under-deliver," said David Masur, Philadelphia-based executive director of PennEnvironment and one of the most outspoken critics of the tax credit. "It's more like they're a kid in a candy shop. Their eyes just keep getting bigger and bigger.
"It's probably icing on the cake on why this decision shouldn't be ramrodded through like this," Masur said. "When you're talking about billions of dollars of the taxpayers' money, you want to have the real facts before you make a decision."
Job creation estimates have been an important part of Corbett's sales pitch for the $1.65 billion tax credit Shell officials asked for to help them build in Pennsylvania. Shell Oil Co. watched Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia compete for its business before announcing a land deal in Beaver County in March. State lawmakers passed new rules so Shell could be free from all state and local taxes if they build there, in Center and Potter.
State officials have yet to estimate the value of the tax-free zone. Critics bombarded the administration after word leaked of the governor's second tax-break proposal worth $1.65 billion. Some say the two programs together are too much of a giveaway for a company that made $31 billion in profits last year.
The tax credit -- capped at $66 million annually in Corbett's plan -- would go to Shell and other companies that buy or sell ethane from Pennsylvania and process and work with its byproducts in the state. That ensures Pennsylvania would get all the job growth -- from drilling to processing to petrochemical manufacturing -- its boosters claim.
The administration has yet to satisfactorily detail not only the job estimates, but how it would define in-state operators and enforce those requirements, said Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills. Democratic leaders are meeting with Community and Economic Development Secretary C. Alan Walker and state Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser on Monday about those issues.
"A lot of questions have not been answered that we need answers to," Costa said. "But let me say, 6 to 8,000, it's important to note the nature of those jobs ... you're talking about positions that are very high-quality, family-sustaining positions. That's a significant statement."


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The Latest: 2 Bodies Found After Plane Crash Off FloridaSearch crews have recovered the bodies of a man and a woman from the wreckage of a small plane that went down in the water near Destin on the Florida Panhandle. In a news release, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office says the plane went down Thursday evening about half a mile off Henderson Beach. A man called 911 at 6:52 p.m. to report that he saw a small plane go into the water as he was running along the beach.
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List of Black Books episodes
Black Books, an English sitcom television series created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan, premiered on 29 September 2000 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and ended on 15 April 2004. The show spans 18 episodes over three series. The original 45 minute pilot, recorded in 1998, has not been broadcast and all other episodes were approximately 25 minutes long. Moran and Linehan decided to end the show in its third series. Moran has stated that there will be no more episodes[1] and The Times reported the series has been "killed off".[2]
All three series of Black Books were released on DVD in the United Kingdom in 2006.[3] The first two series were released in North America the same year[4][5] and the third series was released in 2007.[6] A complete DVD box set with additional features, titled "The Complete Black Books" was released in 2007.[7] A limited edition DVD box set, titled "The Definitive Collector's Edition," was released in 2010 and included additional features, a booklet of liner notes and a wine bottle opener.[8]
Black Books is set in the eponymous London bookshop Black Books and follows the lives of its owner Bernard Black (Dylan Moran) his assistant Manny Bianco (Bill Bailey) and their friend Fran Katzenjammer (Tamsin Greig).[9] The show featured a number of guest stars throughout its original run, including Omid Djalili, Martin Freeman, Johnny Vegas, Rob Brydon, Simon Pegg and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Series overview[edit]
|Originally aired
|DVD release
|Series premiere
|Series finale
|Region 1
|Region 2
|29 September 2000
|3 November 2000
|10 January 2006[4]
|13 June 2006[3]
|1 March 2002
|5 April 2002
|14 November 2006[5]
|11 March 2004
|15 April 2004
|13 November 2007[6]
Original unaired pilot[edit]
|"Pilot Episode"
The show's pilot was decidedly darker, revolving around Bernard's, and later Manny's, decision to commit suicide. It featured Manny (surname Zimmerman in reference to Bob Dylan) as a professional depression-o-gram, and the Fran character as Valerie, a philosophy lecturer.To date it remains unreleased in mainstream media.
Series 1 (2000)[edit]
|"Cooking the Books"
|Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
|Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
|Friday 29 September 2000
After his accountant flees from the police, Bernard is faced with the daunting prospect of doing his own taxes, and resorts to pairing his socks, getting drunk with door-to-door evangelists, and trying to seriously injure himself since it will allow him to defer his tax return. Manny, an accountant, enters Black Books for the first time to buy the The Little Book of Calm on his way to work and somehow manages to swallow it. Fran is distracted from being on-call as a friend's birth coach when she's bedevilled by a weird, unfathomable sphere that isn't actually 'a bald furby'. Naturally, chaos ensues. At the end of the episode, Manny demonstrates that Fran's sphere is a lighter.Guest stars Martin Freeman as Manny's doctor, Dominic Carter as a Skinhead and Rupert Vansittart as the tasteful customer.
|"Manny's First Day"
|Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
|Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
|Friday 6 October 2000
Bernard wakes up from a boozy night to discover he's accidentally given Manny a job at the bookshop, then spends the day trying to get rid of him. Manny proving to be a charming, sociable and extremely competent employee, apparently unaware that it's 'not that kind of operation'. An offering of wine from Manny and the threat of physical violence from Fran persuade Bernard to keep Manny on board.Guest stars David Cann as the roaring customer, co-writer Graham Linehan, as the "I Love Books" customer, and Rhys Thomas as a student.
|"Grapes of Wrath"
|Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
|Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
|Friday 13 October 2000
When the sheer filth of the bookshop overwhelms him, Manny calls a creepy cleaner, and Bernard reluctantly agrees to house-sit for a friend. Unfortunately, the two manage to drink a very expensive bottle of wine that was due to be presented to the Pope, and have to figure out a way to replace it. Meanwhile, Fran goes on a date with a very nice man which is nothing short of disastrous. She ends up dating the cleaner.Guest star: The actor Kevin Eldon as the cleaner.
|"The Blackout"
|Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
|Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
|Friday 20 October 2000
After celebrating his birthday fueling an all-night The Sweeney marathon by drinking espresso, Manny thinks he's a 1970s cop and manages to go from eyeing old men suspiciously in the bookshop to being trapped at the local police station helping a real detective put the 'good cop, bad cop' routine on a local villain. Bernard explains how going to a dinner party eventually led to a broken arm while Fran describes the steps from seeing her boyfriend having dinner with another woman to being in hospital with a neck injury.Guest stars Colin McFarlane as the detective.
|"The Big Lock-Out"
|Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
|Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
|Friday 27 October 2000
After being burgled, Black Books gets a new alarm and security door fitted, but Manny fails to listen to the unlock code, distracted by a little Subbuteo player in the installer's hair ("there was a little man ... in his hair"). This quickly results in Manny being trapped alone inside with only a quickly emptied bottle of Absinthe and dead bees for company and Bernard locked outside with just enough money for popcorn and a cinema ticket. Meanwhile, Fran has taken the phone off the hook to listen to silky-voiced Howell Granger read the shipping forecast on the radio, leaving Bernard to wander the streets of London penniless, cold and wet, with only an adult video-shop and the allure of fast-food employment between him and freezing.Guest stars: Nick Frost as the alarm installer, Peter Serafinowicz as Howell Granger, writer Graham Linehan as a fast-food customer, and Tony Way as the fast-food chain and cinema employee.
|"He's Leaving Home"
|Dylan Moran, Graham Linehan
|Graham Linehan, Nick Wood
|Friday 3 November 2000
Bernard finally breaks the last straw with his constant bullying, and Manny leaves home, but doesn't even manage to let Bernard know about this without being attacked by a bee in a telephone box and finding himself on the streets. He is soon picked up by a photographer with a beard fetish and is treated to a glamorous life of expensive clothes, satin sheets and crinkle-cut chips in silver bowls, but such high living comes at a high price.Guest stars: Omid Djalili as Trebor the photographer, and David Walliams as a customer.
Series 2 (2002)[edit]
|"The Entertainer"
|Dylan Moran
|Martin Dennis
|Friday 1 March 2002
Fran decides to learn the piano and enlists the services of an elderly blind Russian tutor. His harsh methods and her inability to master it in 5 minutes inclines her to quit. Manny discovers he can play the piano purely on instinct, and against all odds Bernard gets a date with an attractive woman. As a result, Fran and Bernard bribe Manny to hide inside the piano, armed with only spoons, in an attempt to make themselves look good.Guest star: Nina Conti as Bernard's date.
|Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
|Martin Dennis
|Friday 8 March 2002
A heat wave sweeps London, causing Bernard to obsess about beautiful girls and to seek a "Summer Girlfriend", Fran to suffer from insomnia, and Manny to panic about his 'Dave's Syndrome', a curious condition that purportedly triggers at 88°F (31°C). Naturally, Bernard refuses to believe a word of Manny's "attention seeking nonsense" and tries to get Manny as hot as possible. Fran discovers the walls of her flat are literally closing in as her unscrupulous landlord creates another flat from the stolen space. Bernard pretends to be her lawyer in an attempt to rectify the situation but quickly falls for the new lodger, Summer Girl Alice. At the end of this episode, Bernard asks Fran when they will admit they are deeply attracted to each other. Fran will not 'Until at least one of us is dead'. The scene returns to Manny's condition having been triggered with disastrous consequences.Guest starring Johnny Vegas as Fran's landlord and Rose Keegan as Alice.
|"The Fixer"
|Dylan Moran, Arthur Mathews
|Martin Dennis
|Friday 15 March 2002
While Fran is in desperate need of a job, Manny gets a call from old friend Gus, a diminutive underworld figure. Gus agrees to get Fran a job working for a guy named Nugent in exchange for the bookstore hosting a reading of his nephew Danny's new book. Alas, Fran hasn't a clue what her new job involves, and Danny is a hulking great illiterate whose ghostwritten autobiography describes the pain he's inflicted on many others in great detail and which he will happily inflict on Bernard and Manny if they can't teach him to read within 2 days. Fran gets promoted. Bernard worries about his thumbs.Guest stars: Ricky Grover as Danny, Rob Brydon as B. Nugent, and Big Mick as Gus.
|Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Dylan Moran
|Martin Dennis
|Friday 22 March 2002
Fran delves into genealogy to uncover her Eastern European roots, but upon meeting her newly discovered family, she soon wants to get rid of them. Meanwhile Manny and Bernard try to re-invent the shop, firstly as a trendy upmarket café-bookshop (with sofas that swallow you) and then, apocalyptically, as an upscale restaurant. However, the shop is overrun by a horde of unseen creatures that Manny and Bernard must make an effort to destroy.Guest starring Mark Donovan as Cousin Gregor.
|"Hello Sun"
|Dylan Moran
|Martin Dennis
|Friday 29 March 2002
|Fran takes up Yoga with Eva (Jessica Hynes) and piously lectures everyone about how much better she feels, but she isn't as good at controlling her own urges. Meanwhile, Bernard discovers a copy of the complete works of Freud and begins tormenting Manny by diagnosing his various neuroses--but this leads to Manny gaining the confidence to finally stand up to him.
|"A Nice Change"
|Dylan Moran
|Martin Dennis
|Friday 5 April 2002
|When around-the-clock building commences next door, Bernard, Manny and Fran decide to go on holiday. Manny wants adventure, Fran wants relaxation, and Bernard just wants somewhere exactly like the bookshop. They're quickly packed and ready to go—except for a lapse in Manny's memory, which forces them to buy cheap tickets that entitle them to see a lot of international airports.
Series 3 (2004)[edit]
|"Manny Come Home"
|Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Dylan Moran
|David McCarthy
|Thursday 11 March 2004
Fran returns from a holiday in Cornwall to find Bernard living amongst mouldy books and dead badgers and Manny working next door at the extremely glossy Goliath Books following an incident involving Manny's hand and a sandwich toaster, where he is decidedly out of place amongst creepy micromanager Evan and his army of hyper-efficient pastel-shirted followers. Armed with only a "duty to do" card (a card that elicits a "doo-ti-too-doo" sound when inserted into the corresponding slot on a computer) and an endless supply of muffins, Manny manages to resist Fran's rather self-serving attempts to drag him back to Bernard so that she has somewhere to hang out. Bernard's physical condition deteriorates rapidly without Manny's care ("I feel like I've been beaten up, underwater"), but Manny is soon questioning his choice of career as Evan demands an unthinkable sacrifice.Guest star: Simon Pegg as Evan.
|"Elephants and Hens"
|Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
|Martin Dennis
|Thursday 18 March 2004
Fran leaves for the weekend to go to her friend Becky's hen party while Bernard and Manny, inspired by their latest children's-book event, decide to write and illustrate a book for children. Bernard's first effort comes to over 1,000 pages, covers Joseph Stalin, a lens grinder, a broken marriage, and a truth-seeking journalist – a bit complex for kids. The subsequent masterpiece, The Elephant and the Balloon, could bring them international fame—and all its problems. Meanwhile, Fran's hen party is a disaster: the booze starts flowing, and a game of truth stirs up tears and recriminations.Guest stars: Lucy Davis as Becky, Olivia Colman as Tanya, Charlie Hicks as Timmy and, Oliver Golding as Young Customer.
|"Moo-Ma and Moo-Pa"
|Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
|Martin Dennis
|Thursday 25 March 2004
Manny's irritating parents, 'Moo-Ma' and 'Moo-Pa', unexpectedly come to stay after Bernard deletes Manny's answerphone messages. Bernard is instantly infuriated by their mere existence, not to mention their annoying quirks and songs, but his patience and Fran's nerves are tested when it's revealed that Manny's letters home have greatly embellished his actual accomplishments in life.Guest stars: Annette Crosbie as Moo-Ma, Sam Kelly as Moo-Pa, and Nick Frost as an answerphone voice.
|"A Little Flutter"
|Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
|Martin Dennis
|Thursday 1 April 2004
After a small win on the Grand National, Bernard becomes addicted to gambling, leaving Fran and Manny in a bitter competition to sell as many books as possible. Soon horses aren't enough and Bernard lands in an illegal poker game against a group of ruthless, successful gamblers, including Dave 'Mouse Ear' Smith. Being utterly hopeless at cards, Bernard (now nicknamed The Gold Mine) loses everything, and Fran and Manny need to hatch a plan to obtain the money before Bernard's debtors "evict" him from his shop, £20,000, and/or his legs.Guest stars: Keith Allen as 'Mouse Ears' Smith and Craig Parkinson as Martin the Tout.
|"Travel Writer"
|Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Dylan Moran
|Martin Dennis
|Thursday 8 April 2004
Manny organises a book launch party at the shop with charismatic-but-smug travel writer Jason, and everyone starts falling for him and his stories of far-away adventure. Meanwhile, Bernard's landlord has died and a small cat now owns the building. Driven to destroy the cat's burgeoning real-estate empire, he attempts to persuade an animal-loving pest exterminator to turn kitty hitman. His attempts fail and cause the exterminator to commit suicide. When Bernard tries to finish the job, Manny is injured.Guest starring Julian Rhind-Tutt as Jason and Catherine Shepherd as Bridget.
|Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Dylan Moran
|Martin Dennis
|Thursday 15 April 2004
|On a slow Friday night, Manny suggests that the gang go to a party which will be attended by Rowena, a girl he likes. Instantly jealous, Bernard overcomes his natural reluctance with curiosity to see what kind of "so-called person" could find Manny attractive. Manny arms himself with an array of items to strategically leave about the house to give him an excuse to call her, and Fran checks her perfect new hairstyle. They return much later armed with a bizarre selection of alcohol, messed-up hair, and a desire to dance badly. An excess of beetroot liqueur gives Manny the courage to confront Bernard regarding his disdain for Manny's affection for Rowena — this brings forth a shocking revelation from Bernard, which is soon tarnished as Fran tells Manny the truth about Bernard.
- Bernard's Letter — The reply that a typically furious Bernard writes to the editor of a publishing firm after they refuse to publish the novel that he had spent the entire weekend writing.
- Commentary — Every episode in the first and second series has a commentary from Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig.
- Black Dolls — A doll-version of Black Books in which Fran takes Manny into the real world where she feeds him drugs and grapes. Manny eventually decides that the real world is too tough for him, and after a 'talk' from Bernard he promises to stay in the shop.
See also[edit]
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (5 November 2011). "Black Books: Tube Talk Gold – TV Blog – Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Brown, Allan (7 August 2005). "Droll Troll Who Puts the Odd in Couple | The Sunday Times". The Times. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Black Books: Series 1 [DVD]"."Black Books: Series 2 [DVD]"."Black Books: Series 3 [DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Black Books – The Complete 1st Series DVD Information". TVShowsonDVD.com. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Black Books – The Complete 2nd Series DVD Information". TVShowsonDVD.com. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Black Books – The Complete 3rd Series DVD Information". TVShowsonDVD.com. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Black Books – The Complete Black Books DVD Information". TVShowsonDVD.com. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Black Books – The Definitive Collector's Edition (Wine Set)". ABC Online. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Black Books – Channel 4". Channel 4. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
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Georges St-Pierre not only wins, but usually does so without even losing a single round.
When you have a champion as dominant as that – a champion that always seems to find the tiniest hole in his opponents game and turns that hole into a gaping abyss – its shocking to see them in a war. It's shocking to see them losing rounds. It's shocking to see them struggle to find a way to dominate their opponent, when it usually seems so effortless.
And it's shocking enough to cause us to see a close decision as a landslide defeat.
It happened before with Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson, and it was happening again with Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks. But – just like the Jon Jones fight – when you look at the UFC 167 main event in a round-by-round situation, things become a little clearer.
On all 3 scorecards, the judges gave rounds 2 and 4 to Hendricks. They also gave rounds 3 and 5 to GSP. And these scores are VERY easy to corroborate: Round 2 saw Hendricks out-land GSP, wobbling the champ and putting him in serious danger. Round 4 also saw Hendricks out-score the champ in the striking department, while bloodying him up with some effective ground and pound. In round 3, GSP more than doubled the challengers striking output (31 to 15 in significant strikes), and when "Bigg Rigg" managed to take GSP to the mat, the champ got back up quickly, without absorbing a single power shot. And in round 5? The striking was almost even (13 to 15), but GSP would take the round by scoring two takedowns and finding success in the clinch, closing the round out with a fairly threatening kimura attempt.
So, Hendricks clearly won two rounds, and GSP clearly won two rounds. Even if Hendricks won 2 and 4 in more convincing fashion, GSP still won 3 and 5. People seem to think that if Hendricks won his rounds more dramatically, that means he should win the fight. But that's not how it goes, guys.
This supposed "landslide defeat" came down to a single round: the first round. And it was closer than you probably thought.
In round one, GSP landed one more significant strike than Hendricks. Hendricks however landed one more strike overall. Both fighters scored a takedown. GSP had a guillotine attempt recorded, while Hendricks landed a stinging uppercut and some heavy elbows against the cage.
Did Hendricks do enough to edge out the champ? It's entirely possible. Did GSP do enough to deserve the nod? Maybe so.
But no matter what you believe, it was in fact a very close fight. A great fight. An entertaining fight, where the champ put everything on the line. He was hurt, he was rocked, he was bloody and he was fighting his heart out. He found himself in a fight with a man who has cinderblocks for fists, and – in what was sure to be a horrifying realization for GSP – he could not get this man to the mat. GSP had to stand. He had to trade with him, risking a knock out at any fraction of a second. A risk that GSP barely avoided, which was evident by the cuts, bruises and bumps all over his face. And at the end of the night, GSP had apparently done enough to get the nod; he was a severely injured champion, but a champion none the less.
But now, in the aftermath of George's greatest test to date, it seems that some of his worst injuries, well… they aren't so easy to see.
St-Pierre first showed signs of the mental damage he had sustained while in his corner, preparing to step back into battle against the hardest-hitting man in his division. It was a quick question. A simple question. And a telling question:
"What round is it?"
After the fight, GSP struggled to put his words together during his in-cage interview, even apologizing to announcer Joe Rogan at one point. He made mention to incipient brain damage, admitting to having lost time in the cage that night… and although he looked like he had something very important to tell everyone, he thought better of it; perhaps realizing that he might not be in the best state of mind to be making career choices.
But Joe Rogan wasn't having any of that.
Joe had to know what GSP was about to say. So he prodded him, and the concussed champion let it out: he was going to take some time off. He had some personal matters to attend to, and he needed some time to sort things out.
To say that UFC President Dana White took this news poorly would be the understatement of the year.
White was clearly in the Hendricks camp. He felt Hendricks not only beat GSP, but did so in an overwhelmingly convincing fashion, leaving zero doubt in Dana's head (or any other sane person's head, as far as he was concerned) that Hendricks had the championship belt stolen out from under him. And he was going to let us all know exactly how he felt, directly after the fight.
It would be nice if I could say that Dana took GSP's obvious personal, mental, physical and emotional struggles into consideration before opening his mouth. It would be nice if I could report to you that Dana seemed to be concerned about St-Pierre's well-being, first and foremost. But – like most times that Dana needs to get something off of his chest – taking other people into consideration is not a prerequisite of his. No, Dana began to spew his apathetic vitriol the moment he could get a mic in front of his face, demanding that his injured and mentally broken champ – the biggest draw that the UFC has on its roster, mind you – gets back in that cage and gives Hendricks "what he owes him". In fact, Dana told GSP that he not only owes Hendricks, but he owes the fans, the belt and the company… making it seem like the champ had just pulled off a multi-million dollar heist, and had a getaway driver ready to peel off the moment he came running out of the cage.
Imagine that. After giving us every ounce of himself, after making this company millions upon millions of dollars, after fighting every top 5 contender the fans wanted to watch him fight, and after being one of the greatest ambassadors to this sport while devoting his entire life to this company, Dana apparently feels that GSP still "owes us".
Well, after sitting down with the concussed St-Pierre, it seems that Dana will be getting what he wants: GSP is probably coming back to the cage in short order, whether or not it's the healthy thing for him to do. You see, Dana seems to feel that St-Pierre's personal issues – issues that apparently include a terminally ill father and a possible unplanned pregnancy – well, "His problems aren't as bad as he thinks they are," White told the press after his brief chat with the champ. "They're personal problems…it might seem like the end of the world but it's not." Dana was seemingly moving directly past apathy, acting almost sociopathic in his emotional disconnection to the champ's personal issues.
To any sane person, it's easy to see that GSP should not be within 10 miles of a cage in his present mental condition – at least not until he sorts out his issues. The last place on earth that a person should be, when suffering with issues that might cost him even the most microscopic amount of focus, is inside of a cage fighting another man. But that's the first place Dana wants to put him. Sure, he might be emotionally unprepared, which could have truly disastrous consequences for his psyche if he were to lose the rematch, culminating in a complete mental breakdown right before our very eyes… but Dana doesn't care about any of that. You see, GSP owes it to us to get back in that cage and fight. No matter where he's at, mentally. No matter what he's going through. He's gotta get back in there for us. For the fans. For the belt. For the company. For Hendricks.
He owes us.
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"I don't think so, and I don't think this fight's going to come back for quite some time. Listen, if you're the champion, you remain champion until you lose the title. If you're the number one contender, you absolutely are not ingrained in any type of stone. As a matter of fact, not only do I believe he has lost this opportunity, I believe the winner of Diaz-BJ Penn will get the next opportunity against GSP."
Chael Sonnen was recently on ESPN's MMA Live and gave his thoughts on this Saturdays UFC 137 event between Nick Diaz and BJ Penn and the implications for the winner.
He also dove into some more details about what he thinks of the Diaz camp trying to pull a last minute switch on BJ for a 5-round fight…
"Let's not miss what's really happening here. If you're a Diaz fan, you got to swallow real hard when he tries to change the parameters that have already been agreed to. What he really just did was he came out and said, 'Look, I can't get the job done in fifteen minutes. Let's change the agreement'. BJ comes back and simply says, 'Hey, I got no problem with it. I can put you away in fifteen minutes.' The third side of this is as a fan. Listen, guys, I want to see you compete but you're getting fifteen minutes of my life and that's it. After three rounds, fade to black, roll the credits, I got other things to do…You don't change a deal once a deal's in place."
Never short on words, "The People's Champ" breaks it down with truth and honesty. If Penn was to get a title shot with a win over Jon Fitch this past February, and iF Diaz was already scheduled for a shot, and yet again confirmed by Dana White that if he wins against Penn he is next in-line, should this not be the true battle for a shot at GSP this weekend?
I think so, what say you BJPENN.COM?
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In the months leading up to the World Cup, Brazilians became accustomed to muttering "imagina na Copa" or "imagine this happening during the World Cup" in response to every type of annoyance, irritation or problem facing the country, such as bad transportation, crime etc. The idea expressed their horror at how foreigners visiting the country for the World Cup would cope when confronted with the same issues.
In a country which generally loves foreign visitors but in many of whose cities "gringos" – as they are called – are normally not a particularly common sight, this apprehension grew out of proportion. "Imagine", for example, how the gringos would react when reading a menu and coming across the phrase "against the Brazilian beef", a literal translation of the Portuguese name of a certain cut of steak, contra filé brasileiro. Read more


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Black and White Landscape Contest Winners
Thanks again to everyone who entered our last photo contest "Black and White Landscapes". There was some really amazing work, you can check all the entries on our facebook wall. Also thanks to our sponsor Black River Imaging for providing $100 gift cards to the 3 winners.
It was hard to pick the top 3 but here are the winners.
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I really loved the simplicity of this composition, it gives me a very serene and peaceful feeling and the gradation of the sky from dark to light frame in the tree very well. The part that really makes this shot go from good to great in my mind is the 2 benches underneath the tree. They give a sense of scale to the image and really add to the overall feel of the shot.
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