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Welcome to Pull List everyone! Another week, another set of event comic books including two that are finishing off their respective arcs. On top of that there is one of the very best titles in the whole medium releasing a new chapter this term. A legendary title comes back for a prequel in Sandman Overture by the series original creator himself, Neil Gaiman, and although I'm not picking it up myself fellow blogger BaneofKings has made a nice write up of why he's excited about it so I would suggest checking it out! All that being said let's get to this week's books and as always please leave your own lists and comments below!
- Saga #15
Just look at that cover! Fiona Staples is just absolutely killing it on this series and if it wasn't for the fact BKV is such a huge figure in comics at the moment she would very well be the star of this title. It would seem the series has taken a page from one of their their favorite author's books, that helped them fall in love in the first place, but with all the threads starting to come together things could get hot in a hurry for the system's most wanted couple. Not only should you be reading this book, you should be forcing this book upon others to read regardless of their history with comics.
- Infinity #5
I would think that it is safe to say the tide has changed in the war to save the Earth. Thor and his hammer have single handedly put the Builders on their back foot and feeling vulnerable for the very first time and Ex Nihilo has met up with his lost brothers and sisters and they have decided to take the fight to the Builders as well so things are definitely looking up for the human race. The only problem is right now Thanos himself is back on Earth ready to destroy the planet in order to end his heir so although they may eventually defeat the builders there may not be an Earth left when they return home.
- Avengers #22
The Avengers make their return to Earth and find another battle is set to begin! The Black Order will be waiting for them as Thanos continues his quest to flush out his offspring and I have been waiting for these two forces to meet ever since I heard of them working for the Mad Titan. What shape will the world be in when they meet and who will win the first round? Infinity and all of it's side stories are racing towards a conclusion no fan of the Marvel Universe should miss and it seems obvious things will not be the same once all the dust settles on this massive story.
- X-Men Battle of the Atom #2
Marvel is saying this will be the mightiest battle of the X-Men ever and seeing the sheer number of faces involved it is hard to argue with that (naming every character involved in this fight I think it may be faster to list off who isn't involved rather then who is). Obviously the future of multiple X-books will be laid out with the conclusion of this event and a new status quo will be decided in the process. Will all the X-Men go back to their proper time in history, will some from the present decide to travel forward or back in time or will everyone just decide to stay in the present and make for the biggest and most confusing X-book going forward? The world waits with baited breath!
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #27
I cannot talk about the newest issue of TMNT without mentioning the last page of the previous issue and how excited I am about Bebop and Rocksteady making their first appearance in the series! I cannot wait to see what Shredder's daughter has in store for them going forward and perhaps we won't have to wait long as in this issue Shredder asserts his stranglehold over the city and only the Turtles can stop the spread of his influence.
- Guardians of the Galaxy #8
Francesco Francavilla jumps in on art duties as the Guardians jump with both feet into the Infinity event. With everything that has happened to the Spartax empire is there something Peter Quill can do to help? That might entail helping the Builders like his father attempted to do earlier and doom the Earth, which is what they founded their entire group on in the first place, but who knows what lengths he may go to to help.
- Green Lantern Annual #2
Lights Out comes to an end with this annual issue and after last issue it seems the Red Lanterns are ready to do everything they can to defeat Relic and win their own sector to police themselves. On the other side of that coin Kyle has joined Relic in his attempt to break through the wall that he believes holds the reservoir for all the light in the universe and save the future of everything. Will the Red's attack actually cause the downfall of everything or has Kyle been wrong to trust in Relic's idea to save the future? Like Battle of the Atom expect a new status quo for every Lantern book after this issue as well as a big death or two to really cement this series as Robert Venditti's.
- Superior Spider-Man #20
It's the first team up of the Superior Spider-Man and the Black Cat and I am excited to see how this relationship will change now that Otto is in charge of the Spider. Black Cat has always brought out the best of Spider-Man and the tension between them has always been great reading material. What will Otto now bring to the relationship given his complete and total difference in every way from Peter and how will Black Cat react? I am excited to see where this goes and what kind of hijinks will ensue in the process.


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Child injured in rollover near New Castle
A 5-year-old boy was airlifted to a Grand Junction hospital Saturday afternoon after a vehicle he was riding in rolled on a forest service road north of New Castle, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
The boy did not appear to have life-threatening injuries, the State Patrol added.
Just after 2 p.m., Saturday, Ruben Jaramillo, 25, New Castle, was driving a 2000 Ford truck on a forest service road about 25 miles north of New Castle, when he reportedly "failed to negotiate a left-handed curve, and the vehicle rolled on its passenger side," the State Patrol said.
Jaramillo's 5-year-old son was injured. Jaramillo and the truck's two other occupants, a 2-year-old boy and a 3-year-old boy, were uninjured.
It is unknown if safety restraints were used. The State Patrol did not release the other children's relationship with Jaramillo.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but alcohol is suspected to be a contributing factor, the State Patrol said.
Jaramillo was booked into Garfield County Jail on suspicion of vehicular assault, among other charges.

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Gallagher Trying to Change the Topic
Despite Friday's bad news on fundraising, the Tom Gallagher campaign was still pushing its strategy of reaching dependable voters over the weekend via email with a message we're surprised hasn't been pushed harder: Gallagher is the only veteran in the race.
"His service to his country, principled record of leadership, and clear vision for our future makes Tom Gallagher the best candidate to work on behalf of veterans. We have had excellent leadership in Governor Jeb Bush, and I am confident that Tom will continue in that tradition," said Major General Jim Dozier, U.S.A. (ret.) Chairman of Veterans for Gallagher Coalition.
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Royce Ring, who left Carlson Restaurants Worldwide's Emerging Brands (Samba Room, Fishbowl, Timpano, etc.) to launch his own restaurant company dubbed Triple R Group, has landed his first Triple R chef. Tim Byers, who comes from New York's Thom, a Pan Asian restaurant in 60 Thompson, a boutique Hotel in SoHo, will head the kitchen at Tom Tom Noodle House, Triple R's replicable fast-casual Asian restaurant that should open in the West Village by late May. Byers comes with a diverse résumé that includes a stint at China Grill in South Beach. It also encompasses a stretch for Byers as executive chef at the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, during which time he hobnobbed with French chefs bearing Michelin stars. "He brings a tremendous Asian background with a real strong French undercarriage," Ring says.
Doug Brown, who left his corporate sous chef post at Eatzi's for the executive chef perch at The Melrose Hotel, has pulled former Nana pastry chef Jason Foss into the Melrose kitchen as that hotel's pastry chef. Brown received acclaim as executive chef for The Wyndham Anatole's Nana Grill (now Nana), where he worked with Foss, before Brown vacated Dallas for a post at Murial's Supper Club in Palm Springs, California...Restaurant operator Jim Roark, who has inhabited 2900 Greenville Avenue over the last couple of years via a variety of concepts including Velocity, a restaurant called M Streets and a restaurant/club called Café Asian, is poised to shut down the latter to make room for yet another makeover. It seems Café Asian, whose motto is "Asian food with a Greenville attitude," is in dire need of an attitude adjustment of the sort that can't be accomplished by martinis alone. Café Asian will be zipped up for good on May 5. In its wake will follow the Pony Keg Bar & Grill, a tavern of sorts that Roark's partner Baham Ayrom says will ply fried foods, steaks and other such grub. Pony should open some three weeks after Café Asian is scuttled. "Here we go again," says Roark. Indeed...Entertainment Collaborative partner and wine honcho Whit Meyers has announced that his wine handiwork at the Green Room and Jeroboam has bagged the restaurants a pair of 2002 Wine Spectator awards--the fourth for the Green Room, the second for Jeroboam. But wine isn't the only attitude adjuster that goes well with food. Wire services reported this week that a Beijing restaurateur was given 18 months in the slammer for seasoning the restaurant's spicy fish dish with ground opium to give his customers a jones for the preparation. But the operator claimed ground opium was used in his hometown to prevent dysentery that can come from ingesting spicy cuisine. Oh, we get it. He wasn't trying to make them spicy fish junkies. He was just trying to keep them from tying up his bathroom.
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The feud lives on: Eman El Bahr Darwish verbally attacks Sherine Abdelwahab on TV
Eman El Bahr Darwish complained about Sherine Abdelwahab to TV host Wafaa El Kilani. (Image: Facebook)
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It's been over a year now since the infamous feud kicked off between Egyptian singer Sherine Abdelwahab and singer Eman El Bahr Darwish.
Eman, the Head of the Musicians Union in Egypt, started the dispute when he made the decision to ban Sherine from singing for as long as he held his position at the Union.
But Eman has clearly got something against the starlet, as he's recently verbally attacked her once again during his guest appearance on "Qasr El Kalam" (Gossip Palace).
Eman told the show's host, Wafaa El Kilani, that the reason behind him banning Sherine from singing was the fact that, at the time, she had publicly insulted him by lying and claiming that he wasn't behind any of her performances at a number of charitable events.
He added that also back then, Sherine was very unappreciative of him and had the cheek to claim that he was using her to become famous. Eman found such claims ridiculous and advised Sherine to carefully look at his prestigious history and contributions to the music industry.
He told Wafaa that Sherine was banned from singing even when the late Hassan Abu Al So'ood was the head of the union.
As for when he's planning on passing on his position to someone else, Eman said: "I'll step down as Head of the Union once I feel the right foundations have been set up to properly represent all musicians."
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- Justice is served: Eman El Bahr Darwish reinstated as Head of the Egyptian Musicians' Union
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LRF Thoroughbred Fund
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The LRF Thoroughbred Fund provides the opportunity for anyone to pursue racehorse ownership with as little as $500.
LRF will manage the Fund and use the proceeds to buy up to six thoroughbred racehorses with the intent of racing at Santa Anita Park and Del Mar. Each investor will own a pro-rata percentage of the Fund, and thus a pro-rata percentage of each horse.
The Fund will be managed by one of America's largest thoroughbred racing clubs: Little Red Feather Racing ("LRF").
LRF gained prominence in 2004 when its horse Singletary captured the $1,500,000 Breeders' Cup Mile. In 15 years, LRF horses have won 192 races from 1,063 starts (18%) and grossed $10,735,470 in purses (through June 30, 2016).
Recently, LRF has enjoyed the best 18 months in its history with 43 wins from 192 starts and over $3,000,000 in gross purses. LRF currently manages stakes winners Midnight Storm, Chati's on Top, Bellamentary, Sheer Pleasure, and Midnight Miley.
LRF believes it has the industry networking ability to purchase almost any racehorse that is for sale.
Once purchased, horses will be trained by one of LRF's trainers and prepared for their first race for the Fund.
LRF will communicate the horse's journey with its investors. This "inside the locker room" communication provides knowledge (and entertainment) to people who are new to ownership and those who have owned before.
LRF will also provide an accounting summary of all activity and, if applicable, make a distribution of available proceeds to the investors.
In addition to equity ownership, investors also receive the perks of being "inside the clubhouse." These perks include box seats to all fund races, visits to the horses in their barn, invitations to watch morning workouts, etc.
Little Red Feather was established in 2002. It is California's largest Racing Club, with over 300 active partners. Over 50% of LRF syndicates are made up of previous partners.
It captured the GI Breeders' Cup Mile with Singletary in 2004, and it sold GI winner Egg Drop for $1,900,000 at the 2014 Keeneland November sale.
The fund earns fees in 3 different ways: 10% on the initial raise; 10% of the gross purses or revenue received; and 10% on the subsequent sales of its horses.
Once an asset is sold or purse monies are earned, funds will be distributed to investors and/or used to acquire additional horses. On or around December 1, 2017, they will determine which horses will be sold or kept in racing.
There are no further costs once you invest — in other words, investors are not responsible for the ongoing costs of training or operations.
You could potentially make money here — but as the fund says in its materials: "This is a high risk high reward investment. LRF sold a horse at auction for $1,900,000 that originally cost its partners $95,000. LRF has also purchased a horse that unfortunately never ran. With over 150 horses managed the only honest thing we can tell you is your investment will probably fall in between those two scenarios… and you may have the time of your life regardless of the ultimate financial result."
For more info about how the funds will be used and potentially disbursed, review all the materials on StartEngine.
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Billy founded LRF in 2002, has 20 years experience racing and managing thoroughbred horses.
He is a past board member of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, and currently sits on the board of Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
He earned his BA from Northwestern.
Gary Fenton – Managing Partner and CEO
Gary has been LRF's general counsel since inception, and its CEO since 2005.
Formerly, Gary worked as an entertainment attorney for such companies as William Morris Agency and Cersey Werner.
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It had been eight years since SEEN's last solo exhibition on U.S. soil. "[UN]SEEN" marked the return of the legendary artist to America since moving to Europe in 2007. For this solo exhibition, the artist exhibited never-before-shown abstract paintings created in Paris from 2007-2012. "[UN]SEEN" may come as a shock to fans of SEEN's previous work, as it is vastly different from anything he has shown in the past. The exhibition will remain on display at the Fabien Castanier Gallery until March 24.
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A housewife suffering from chronic back pain ran out from bushes into the path of an intercity express train, stood between the tracks and looked up at the driver as she was killed, an inquest heard.
Horse lover Susan Granger had stopped seeking treatment for her injury and no longer took prescription painkillers as she felt none of it did any good.
The 49-year-old drove to a small car park, walked towards the main rail lines between London and South Wales, and hid in the bushes, waiting for a train.
Wayne Tucker, at the controls of First Great Western's 11.15am London Paddington to Cardiff service, told investigators how tragedy struck during an otherwise uneventful journey.
He had left Swindon and was preparing to reduce speed to pass over a junction where the limit was 70mph.
He said: "The track goes into a sweeping right-hand corner and the train was coasting under its own weight.
"I would shortly be applying brakes."
He sounded his horn, as required, as he approached a foot crossing. He also passed a disused, blocked pedestrian crossing.
The experienced driver said: "Suddenly I became aware of a young female emerging from the thick undergrowth."
The woman ran onto the tracks right in front of him.
"She turned to face me. She looked directly at me," he said.
"This happened so quickly. There was nothing I could do. The train hit her at 75mph."
He pressed the emergency brake but it still took the 450-tonne train some time to come to a stop.
Police arrived and, on finding car keys on the woman's body, they were able to open a black Vauxhall Astra found in a small car park near the scene, close to Royal Wootton Bassett.
Inside was a handbag with Mrs Granger's details and a two-page "goodbye note" to her husband, Paul.
He was spoken to by police and explained his Penzance-born wife had loved horses and riding and had worked at a number of different stables. She had owned her own horse.
After a lifetime of good health, in 2004 she began to put herself under pressure at work and was eventually diagnosed with depression.
She left work and was briefly employed by Wiltshire Police at Marlborough Police Station, but did not enjoy it.
Her health returned, but she injured her back in 2007 in the stables and had to be given pain- killers, despite doctors being unable to diagnose the problem. One eventually diagnosed muscle wastage, calling her back "the best back I've seen all year".
In March last year she twinged her back at work at National Trust stables.
Over the next few weeks she received acupuncture, was prescribed painkillers and her husband bought a £1,000 mattress, all to try and relieve her discomfort and increasing agitation.
Claire Balysz, assistant coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon, concluded that Mrs Granger, of Broad Town, took her own life.


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A feasibility study is being conducted to determine the viability of locating a data centre in Sault Ste. Marie.
A data centre houses technology such as computer systems, telecommunications and data storage, and is often relied upon for backing up data for major corporations and organizations.
The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre and the city's Economic Development Corp. are heading up the initiative. They've hired Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF), a commercial real estate advisory firm with offices in Toronto and Ottawa, to do the study.
"Sault Ste. Marie offers unique advantages for data centre facilities, including a surplus of renewable energy, enhanced broadband service and its strategic location as a border city to the United States," said Tom Vair, executive director of the innovation centre, in a news release. "We look forward to working with local anchor tenants and the NGKF team on this promising market study."
Vair said this is the next step in growing the information communications technology sector in the Sault.
The firm will gauge the interest of businesses, community stakeholders and potential future data centre customers, and evaluate the city's advantages in the marketplace. It will then provide recommendations based on its findings.
"Through both our site selection work with corporate clients and our economic development work with local and senior governments, our goal is assess and identify geographic opportunities for new investment, and facilitate economic growth in the best locations," said Gregg Wassmansdorf, senior managing director with NGKF Global Corporate Consulting. "We're excited by the data centre potential in Sault Ste. Marie and we look forward to advancing the innovation centre's vision for this growing and important sector."


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Braintree Town manager Alan admitted he was embarrassed of his team's first-half performance against Havant and Waterlooville as they crashed out of the FA Trophy with a 2-1 first round defeat.
The Blue Square Bet South side outplayed their hosts in all departments during the opening 45 minutes and led 2-0 at the break.
Christian Nanetti's powerful penalty strike and a headed goal by Stefan Bailey gave Havant the advantage and it eventually proved to be enough as Braintree weren't able to stage enough of a comeback in the second half to overturn the deficit.
The Iron were better after some harsh words by Devonshire in the dressing room and much of the second-half action was played out in the visitors' area.
A Sean Marks goal did halve the deficit and Braintree went looking for an equaliser, but the early damage had been done and they crashed out of the competition when they were unable to penetrate further.
Devonshire said: "It was a disastrous first 45 minutes and I was embarrassed of it.
"I can only apologise to the fans of this football club for it and it was the first time that I've really lost my temper with the players at half-time.
"I'm not making any excuses for it, because you need heart and passion in this game, but that wasn't good enough."
To make a miserable night even worse for Braintree, they slipped two places to the very bottom of the Blue Square Bet Premier table after other teams around them picked up points in league action elsewhere.


text: Smell the Coffee: Don't fear the reaper By Karin Fuller July 28, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I was manning the registration desk at my 30-year reunion, amused by history having looped back around to me working a table while my classmates socialized, when a man -- the guest of a fellow Nitro class of '82 attendee -- approached seeking a new name tag.There was nothing wrong with the tag Michael Fleener was wearing. He just said he felt like being someone else for the night.I never realized reinventing yourself could be so easy. And there were so many possibilities.Among the names he considered were Buck Fifty, Arlo Prices, Kurt Reply. And Hugh Jorgan.In the end, cartoon nostalgia won out and he went with W.E. Coyote.Originally, though, Mr. Coyote had other ideas about what name he'd like to have been for the night. His first choice, he said, would've been to use the name of a classmate who'd died many years back."That way I could walk up to people all evening and go, 'Hey. Why weren't you at my funeral?'"Fleener struck me as someone who could put the "fun" in "funeral." "I always wanted to go to a big funeral dressed as the Sad Clown," he said. "Or maybe stand quietly at the back of the room dressed as the Grim Reaper."I later mentioned this to my daughter (who turns 15 Monday). Her demented mind makes me proud. She took it one better."I'd like to dress up as the Grim Reaper," Celeste said, "and walk the halls of a nursing home."The subject reminded me of a story a friend recently shared about a man he knew who worked as a private pilot, along with two other pilots, in Alaska. The three had a habit of playing rather elaborate practical jokes on each other.After many years together, one of the three men died. His final request was for his two friends to spread his ashes over a certain area at a specific time of year. He'd written out detailed instructions for how he wanted it done, even included the precise flight path for them to adhere to when releasing his ashes.Respectful of their friend's request, they followed his instructions carefully. Not realizing he had calculated his request to make certain his ashes would blow back inside the plane, thoroughly coating his friends.Earning him the ultimate last laugh. And while we're still on the subject, I'd just like to say that any preacher who reads Scripture at a funeral service should not be annoyed by those cursed with short-fuse giggles if said preacher knows he has a lisp, yet attributes every verse he's reading. Even though several are from Thessalonians.Reach Karin Fuller via email at email@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Volunteers aid flood victims in Elkview, Clendenin 3 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 4 WVU hopes to get injured defenders back for TCU 5 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says Sunday's Child: Teen is a special kid Previous Story Help Out: July 29, 2012 Next Story


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New Zoo Concept Boasts No Cages
August 6, 2014 08:44 AM - Alicia Graef, Care2
Danish architects are taking on the task of creating a zoo environment that will change what the face of captivity looks like in the future with the reveal of plans for what it's calling the "world's most advanced zoo." The Givskud Zoo in Denmark has accepted a design from the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) that has no cages and will allow animals to live in environments that mimic their natural habitats. The first phase is expected to be completed by 2019, just in time for the park's 50th anniversary.
Only 10% of Wind Farm Fires Reported
July 18, 2014 08:09 AM - Editor, ENN
Wind farming is one of the leading industries in the renewable energy sector. The process is simple: wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft, which connects to a generator and makes electricity. However, converting this kinetic energy into mechanical power has resulted in quite a few wind turbines catching fire, and according to researchers not all fires are being fully reported. Researchers from Imperial College London, the University of Edinburgh and SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden carried out a global assessment of the world's wind farms, which in total contain an estimated 200,000 turbines. The team found that ten times more fires are happening than are being reported. Instead of an average of 11.7 fires each year, which is what is reported publicly, the researchers estimate that more than 117 separate fires are breaking out in turbines annually.
Where are America's Greenest Buildings?
July 16, 2014 04:59 PM - Elisa Wood, Clean Techies
Ok, no surprise to see Washington, D.C. or San Francisco ranked high in a list of the cities with America's greenest buildings. But Atlanta? Georgia's capital was the only southern state to make the top ten in the 2014 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, released July 15 by Clean Edge. The cleantech research firm tracks the cleantech progress of the 50 largest metro areas and the 50 states.
Cell Phone Conservation
July 9, 2014 10:35 AM - Alex Kirby, The Ecologist
Some of the world's most endangered forests may soon benefit from better protection, thanks to discarded treasures from the consumer society - mobile phones. A Californian technology startup, Rainforest Connection (RFCx), has developed a tool - made from recycled smartphones - that it says will pilot new ways to monitor and stop illegal logging and animal poaching throughout Africa's equatorial forests. RFCx has formed a partnership with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), an international scientific charity that works for the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. The two organisations are planning to install the anti-deforestation, anti-poaching technology in Cameroon this year.
How to Make Your Home Smart and Energy Efficient
July 2, 2014 07:43 AM - Jessica Oaks, Triple Pundit
You may not realize it, but at this very moment, you're probably wasting electricity. Don't feel too bad though; the fact of the matter is, most people are using more electricity than they need. The home is filled with electronic devices, and keeping track of them all can be a real hassle. Most of us tend not to think about it. After all, what damage can possibly be done by leaving the lights on in a room or setting the thermostat a couple of degrees cooler? Well, more than you probably think. When it comes to electrical usage, one should think of the age-old economic theory, the Tragedy of the Commons. The principle is simple: Individuals acting rationally and in their own self-interest can actually act against the best interests of the group, by wasting a common resource needed by the collective whole. You may not believe that you're using an exorbitant amount of electricity, but over time, this usage adds up. And this usage burdens the electrical grid and increases your spending. Thankfully, by being conscious of this fact, you can make changes that benefit your wallet, and the community as well.
Solar Power Meets Half of Germany's Energy Demand
June 26, 2014 10:00 AM - Andrew Burger, Triple Pundit
A core facet of Chancellor Merkel's historic "Energiewende" clean energy transition, Germany has led the world in driving adoption of solar energy technology and systems. Although it is now pulling back hard on incentives, the market momentum created by its precedent-setting solar energy feed-in tariff (FiT) persists.
Soccer Under The Sun
June 20, 2014 08:00 AM - Winfield Winter, ENN
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil is underway and off to a bright start. For the first time in the tournament's history, matches will be held in stadiums powered by solar energy. Footballers from the 32 nations represented may curse the sun and the swelter it brings, but Yingli Solar, the world's largest solar panel manufacturer and a FIFA World Cup Sponsor, has captured an opportunity on the world's biggest stage. Yingli Solar estimates its solar panels to generate more than 1MW per year and clean electricity for 25 years or more. The iconic Estádio do Maracanã that witnessed Pelé's 1000th career goal and much of Brazil's rich footballing history is one of the two sites that received this modern upgrade. This Rio de Janeiro landmark that opened in 1950 now boasts 1,500 Yingli Solar panels with the capability to produce 550MWh of clean electricity per year.
British Airways Turns Garbage into Jet Fuel: Sustainable Solution or Incineration in Disguise?
May 30, 2014 02:03 PM - Alexis Petru, Triple Pundit
Can garbage power your plane ride from New York to London? That's the idea behind a new production plant that will transform waste from London's homes and businesses into a jet fuel that costs about the same price as conventional petroleum-based fuel but burns cleaner and produces fewer carbon emissions.
EPA doles out grants to replace old diesel engines on tug boats
May 27, 2014 03:17 PM - Allison Winter, ENN
The shipping industry is one of the most under-regulated industries in the world due to outdated and international regulations that are difficult to enforce on a global scale. And as these ships enter our harbors and ports close to home, their operations have the potential to generate smog-forming emissions and other pollutants that are linked to various health problems in susceptible populations. In an effort to combat some of the pollution expelled from dirty diesel engines, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allotted over one million dollars to help two specific organizations replace their old engines with less polluting models. According to the EPA, the projects will cut emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides and particulate matter among other pollutants which are linked to asthma, lung and heart disease and premature death.
Air Conditioning: Cooler on the Inside, Hotter on the Outside!
May 25, 2014 09:30 AM - Editor, ENN
We all love to be comfortable in our homes and businesses. We use air-conditioning to provide comfortable temperatures indoors. Air conditioners work basically by moving hotter air from inside to outside. Does this have an impact on climate? Global warming? A team of researchers from Arizona State University has found that releasing excess heat from air conditioners running during the night resulted in higher outside temperatures, worsening the urban heat island effect and increasing cooling demands. "We found that waste heat from air conditioning systems was maximum during the day but the mean effect was negligible near the surface. However, during the night, heat emitted from air conditioning systems increased the mean air temperature by more than 1 degree Celsius (almost 2 degrees Fahrenheit) for some urban locations," said Francisco Salamanca, a post-doctoral research scientist at Arizona State University's School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences.


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The former Mazdaspeed 3 is a favorite at Motor Authority because of its strong performance and low pricing, and a new version based on the redesigned 2014 Mazda 3 would surely be a hit, especially given the popularity of the likes of the Ford Focus ST and Volkswagen GTI.
While Mazda has neither promised nor denied a new Mazdaspeed 3, a report out of the U.K. claims the car is in the works.
Citing a senior engineer at Mazda, Auto Express reports that work is underway on a new, naturally aspirated Mazdaspeed 3. Apparently Mazda's Skyactiv technology will allow engineers to draw upwards of 200 horsepower from the Skyactiv-G 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine already announced for the 2014 Mazda 3.
In the regular model, the engine is tuned to deliver 155 horsepower and 150 pound-feet of torque but Mazda will be able to extra more power by raising the rev limit. At 7,000 rpm, the engine is said to be capable of delivering 200 horsepower.
Of course, higher revs mean higher fuel consumption but the engineer explained that efficiency gains from improved combustion will help mitigate the increase in fuel consumption brought about by higher revs.
Right now you're probably thinking that 200 horsepower is well down on the 263 horses of the former Mazdaspeed 3. This is because Mazda will be focusing on agility and handling as well as the high-rev nature to help differentiate the car from its rivals, all of which have adopted the forced induction route.
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Movers and Shakers: New jobs for spokesmen and a state rep
Let's pretend you were on a Buzz-less vacation last week and didn't hear about two high-profile exits in the offices of Gov. Rick Scott and Senate President Mike Haridopolos. Scott lost spokesman Brian Hughes to the Republican Part of Florida, where he replaces DC-bound Trey Stapleton. And Haridopolos lost David Bishop, who has started a new job as deputy secretary for brand management at the Florida Lottery. No word yet on either replacement.
Another recent high-profile move? Veteran Tallahassee journalist Gary Fineout is leaving his job as managing editor of LobbyTools' Florida Current for the Tallahassee bureau of the Associated Press.
Our physical mailbox tells us Tom DiGiacomo, a Republican campaign worker-turned-legislative affairs director (though he wasn't mentioned in that story), left his post at the Department of Transportation to become executive director of the Florida Transportation Commission, which oversees the agency's budget and makes policy recommendations to the governor and Legislature.
The next two bits were first reported by the News Service of Florida. Carol Browner, former Florida Secretary of Environmental Regulation and Lawton Chiles aide, has joined Madeleine Albright's firm, Albright Stonebridge Group in Washington. Browner was the Environmental Protection Agency administrator during the Clinton Administration and President Barack Obama's Energy and Climate Change policy director. A University of Florida grad, she worked at the firm from 2001 to 2008.
Rep. Mark Pafford, D-West Palm Beach, is the new manager of special projects at GRD Solutions, a Dade City-based company that markets emergency management services to private companies and local governments. Pafford will work from GRD's South Florida office. He had worked for the Lord's Place, a non-profit focused on homelessness.
And Attorney General Pam Bondi has hired Cameron Ross, a former staffer of Mike Prendergast's congressional bid in 2010 and Dick Greco's run for Tampa mayor, to run her external affairs division, as first reported by Saint Petersblog.
Send your personnel news to ksanders [at] sptimes [dot] com or @katielsanders on Twitter.


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Dolly's Husband is the Most Important Person in her Life [VIDEO]
Dolly Parton has been in the business about fifty years and has been married to Carl Dean, meeting at the Wishy Washy Laundromat 45 years ago. He has always been a constant. She tells "Contact Music" that he's the most important person in her life.
Dolly says even though he's not seen much around all the concert buzz, his presence is felt. Some reports are that he's seen her perform once.
"Carl's never wanted to be in the limelight, so I didn't put him there. He wants to be left alone and be a homebody and then hear about what I've been up to when I get back. He's my anchor and I'm his excitement."
Their 45th anniversary was May 30. Three days before that on the 27th, Dolly performed this great new song on "Ellen".


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Pelicans Clinch Playoff Berth
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:37:28 GMT —
It was not how they wanted it to happen. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans had just lost to the Carolina Mudcats 8-2, ending an eight game win streak. But when the game was over, the Pelicans players learned that second place Winston-Salem had lost their game, which clinched the first half championship in the Southern Division of the Carolina League for Myrtle Beach, and an automatic berth in the league playoffs at the end of the season.
The Pelicans took a 2-0 lead, only to have the Mudcats rally for eight unanswered runs to win game one of a double-header, at TicketReturn.com Field in Myrtle Beach.
The Pelicans players ran to the clubhouse immediately following the loss. Once inside, the team began to cheer uncontrollably for more than a minute.
The Pelicans then returned to the field and won the nightcap 5-1 to earn a split of the double-header with the Mudcats. Myrtle Beach now has a record of 39-29 with one game to play before the Carolina League All-Star break.
This is the third consecutive year that the Pelicans have qualified for the postseason, and the seventh time in franchise history.


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Perhaps the perfect hot weather shoe, the Nike Tennis Classic AC Mesh gets another colorway for the summer, this time in "Pimento" red.
This all mesh upper version of the classic Nike silhouette gets a Pimento colorway, with a brown leather heel tab and two-tone laces.
You can pick up the light and breezy Tennis Classic AC Mesh from select Nike Sportswear retailers, including Concepts.


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Adventure Ideas 4:
Go deep, high, eco or mad
Do you remember when 'family friendly' meant a kids' club and a bit of face painting? I do, and yes reader, I opted for the 'butterfly' every time. But how things have changed. Clever tourist businesses know full well that happy children make happy parents and many now offer active, luxury breaks where young children are taken as seriously as the adults.
In today's dynamic world of adventure travel 'family friendly' can mean zip-lining through the jungle, kite surfing across deserted beaches or even learning to scuba dive, with the kids. For this weeks 'Adventure Ideas' I've been looking into a few unusual, faraway action breaks, considering some environmentally sensitive lodging options, and looking forward to a week much closer to home.
Wanted: Young divers, golfers and water babies
Two far flung active family holidays caught my imagination this week, both on island destinations in the India Ocean. As winter approaches I think I must be yearning for something. At the Olhuveli Spa Hotel and Resort in the Maldives, children from eight upwards can take a PADI skin diving course, learning skills needed to go exploring undersea worlds. The place sounds like perfection for water loving families with a watersports centre that boasts fun tubes, banana boat rides, stand-up paddle-boarding and wake-boarding. And the first licensed kite-surfing school in the Maldives.
If you're more into terra firma then the Paradis Hotel & Golf Club in Mauritius is offering a new Junior Golf Academy, for children six and up, as well as golf game software and video technology to inject a little tech to the package. If you're a golf widow this could be the start of a whole new routine, where Dad takes the kids golfing while you get to relax the way he used to at the 19th hole.
Hanging from a zipwire over India
If you like to swing but don't do golf, and like the sound of India but don't want to strike out independently, then you might enjoy Geringer Global Travel's two week India Family Odyssey. This sounds great fun. You get to dress up in traditional saris and turbans for a photo-shoot, have kite making lessons, visit a bear rescue centre and zip high over the hills overlooking Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort on a zip wire. (Your teenagers may be interested to hear that selected scenes from Batman; The Dark Knight Rises were shot there). I've been hearing for a while about flying foxes strung on the side of Indian palaces, and I'm really keen to have a go. And if we're talking bucket list stuff, can I just make it clear I'd also like to be the Tinkerbell fairy who flies from Cinderella's Palace in Disneyland before the fireworks every evening. I can't imagine how that job interview would go.
What about eco-lodging?
Aside from dreaming about action breaks I've also been looking at eco-lodges – simple accommodation, often close to nature, with a lower environmental footprint than your average luxury resort hotel. From budget beach fales in Samoa to luxury eco-pods in the rainforest, these greener accommodation alternatives offer families a very different kind of lodging experience, and they come in all shapes, sizes and locations to suit all kinds of interests and budgets too. You can sip tea with the Bedouin at the Feynan Eco Lodge in Jordan, spot wildebeast from tree houses in South Africa or stay in a rainforest on the island of Saba. I noticed The Adventure Company are offering a new Taste of Kenya safari giving families with children aged six and up a chance to spot big cats and the like on game drives, staying in lodge accommodation including a night in a tree house. Although I think it would be cheaper and a bit more environmentally responsible to do the night in the tree house at home.
You don't have to fly half way across the world for a lodge experience though. If you're in UK, then you could try the new luxury Flycatchers Lodge at the foot of the Quantock Hill, complete with biking opportunities for all ages and abilities close by. Probably more within my budget, but perhaps I'll wait until the return of Spring!
The white stuff is here
Spring seems a long way off though. This week saw the first snow in Scotland and parts of Northern England. In October? I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry. Still there's not enough snow to ski. Not yet. Although I hear the ski season has already begun in Banff at Mount Norquay, at least at weekends. But I don't think we'll be getting there. No, the closest we'll probably get is at the Ski and Snowboard Show in London this week. We're planning a visit as part of an eclectic Post Jubilympic, Pre Christmas, Halloween Half Term week in London. So my family will have to make do with watching Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards limbering up for a jump.
"Who?" said Cameron when I mentioned we'd be in with a chance of seeing Eddie fly. I explained that Eddie The Eagle was a cross between Felix Baumgartner and Mr Bean and now he's ever so keen to meet him. We're hoping to catch Ed as he zooms through the air this week. Not on a zipwire in India, or dressed as Tinkerbell at Disney, but heading towards an air bag at Earl's Court Ski show. Could be carnage. Especially since there are opportunities for the public to have a go too. If like us you feel inspired by the idea, might I suggest you find a cheap hotel in London and save yourself some money to put towards that big adventure .
Happy Halloween
And finally, happy trick or treat for tomorrow, wherever you are. If you're still looking for something to do check out our 10 spooktacular ideas for some outdoor Halloween fun. We'll be staying near Buckingham Palace and I don't know if The Queen opens the door to those endless trick or treaters, but we'll let you know if she throws us some candy, hands out toffee apples or prefers a trick.


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#3 Coastal Carolina will face VMI without Ross
Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:11:36 GMT —
The third ranked Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team will face the VMI Keydets at Brooks Stadium in Conway this Saturday, October 26 at 6 p.m. Coastal enters the game with a 7-0 record. VMI is 1-6.
The Chanticleers will be without quarterback Alex Ross, who is 8-0 as a starter. He injured his foot and the thumb on his left, non-throwing hand in a double-overtime 55-52 win at Liberty last weekend. Ross is expected to miss 1-2 weeks.
CCU head coach Joe Moglia says he does not know who will start in place of Ross. Michael Church, Dalton Demos and Brian Kass are all in the mix. Moglia says he will leave the decision on who will play to his offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude.
Coastal has won the last four meetings against VMI, and eight of the last nine head-to-head with the Keydets. CCU won last year's game 34-7 in Lexington, Virginia.
VMI is coming off a 49-35 loss at Presbyterian. The Keydets have the number one passing offense in the Big South Conference. RB Derrick Ziglar is coming off a career-high 126 yards rushing with two touchdowns last week.
Coastal ranks first in the FCS in red zone offense, third down conversions, fourth down conversions, and fewest tackles for loss allowed this season.


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The Withdrawal of the State from Economic Activity: An Austrian Capital Market Perspective
In this paper we investigate the success of recent privatization in Austria from a capital market perspective. The empirical analysis draws upon the concept of initial public offerings indexes to document the medium-run aftermarket performance of initial public offerings (IPOs). Due to certain peculiarities, governmental IPOs outperform non-governmental IPOs in terms of cumulative average returns. Among the approaches discussed, the theory of property rights, together with the economic theory of politics, appears to be particularly appealing in explaining this phenomenon. If market participants adjust their investment decisions accordingly, the superior performance of governmental IPOs must, however, be expected to vanish during later stages of a privatization program. The withdrawal of the state from the ownership of enterprises has repercussions on the expansion of existing private companies due to rising capital costs. Privatization programs thus temporarily inhibit the substitution of inside equity by outside equity in private companies.
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Nameberry intern Hannah Tenison, a University of Michigan senior planning on a law career, picks twelve of the most charming fictional princess names, from fairy tales to video games.
Fiery and feisty princess Merida has come bounding into the spotlight with the release of the newest animated Pixar film, "Brave," and with her, a whole slew of marketing fixated on the newest animated princess. With all the recent focus on royal ladies, it seems only fitting to take a look at all the other fictional princesses and the world of princess names. These fictional princess names range from strong, to elegant, to frilly—just right for a modern day little girl. Here are some of the best, from Arwen to Zelda, Aurora to Rosalina
It's a little bit clunky, a lot quirky, and starts with a Z---Zelda was the name of F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife, and it's also the eponymic name of the princess in the video game series. In some games, Zelda can even transform into a warrior called Sheik---this is one princess who can take care of herself. With vintage names coming into vogue, and Zelda's cool namesakes to give it a boost, it's only a matter of time before this princess name starts to gain some admirers.


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Busloads of Orleans Parish inmates are returning to the New Orleans jail this morning. The Orleans Parish sheriff's office reports that 1,064 inmates evacuated in advance of Hurricane Isaac are coming back to the city.
The inmates who were moved out of the city by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman had been housed in the jail's temporary facilities: a building opened earlier this year and several tents. A spokeswoman could not say where the imates were housed during the hurricane.
Inmates will be returning to a jail with full power, according to a news release. During the storm, the jail's back-up generator system worked successfully, the sheriff said. About 1,300 inmates were housed at the jail during the hurricane.
During the city's state of emergency, 56 people were booked at the lock-up, including 32 people arrested for looting, the sheriff reported.
A group of inmates were spotted this morning cleaning up the grounds outside the Criminal District Court on Tulane Avenue and Broad Street. One inmate said he'd just returned to the city. "It never ends," he said.


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Top Publishers Invest in Programmatic Buying
Premium publishers go programmatic.
A venture capital group led by Time Warner Invesments and including Conde Nast today announced $5 million in funding for iSocket, a technology that uses sales automation and programmatic buying tools to simplify the buying and selling of fixed-price, premium ad inventory.
Some $14 billion worth of digital media was bought direct from publishers in 2013, according to Time Warner Investments, and almost all of it was executed manually via spreadsheet proposals, insertion orders, emails, and faxes. The average direct media sale can take as many as 50 steps and a dozen people to complete.
"Today the majority of display, mobile, and video advertising spend goes to premium inventory that is sold directly, at guaranteed fixed prices," said Time Warner Investments SVP Rachel Lam in a statement. "As one of the first innovators in this premium, direct-sold segment, iSocket is uniquely positioned to help advertisers and publishers automate this process."
iSocket's iFA media buying tool allows direct buyers and their agencies to browse a publisher catalog and buy well-defined, reserved inventory directly from publishers such as Microsoft, Reuters, and Forbes, as well as Time Warner and Conde Nast.
"Conde Nast is pleased to support a platform that helps our premium advertising partners seamlessly enter the world of programmatic buying," said Alanna Gombert, general manager of CatalystDesk, Conde Nast's programmatic buying group.
The investment group backing iSocket also included Vivi Nevo and R&R Venture Partners, a fund created by Estee Lauder chief Ronald Lauder and ex-Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons.


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Sean McDowell wrote a blog post that has a very simple illustration to show what the fine-tuning argument is about, and then he supplies one of the best known illustrations: the strong force.
Here's the simple illustration:
I grew up in the mountain town of Julian, California. I have always enjoyed walking the mountain trails and hiking in the woods. I have introduced my young children to exploring the forests.
Let's assume I'm out hiking with my son Scottie. About two hours into our hike Scottie says, "Dad, I'm getting tired. And I'm thirsty." Right then we catch sight of what looks like a structure through the trees. As we approach, we see a picture-perfect cabin in the middle of the woods. The door has been left wide open.
Scottie and I make our way into the cabin. To our amazement my favorite music is playing. Scottie's favorite Wii video game appears on the TV screen. We see a sign on the refrigerator that says, Favorite Drinks Inside. Scottie runs over, opens the refrigerator, and takes out a Sierra Mist. "Can you believe this, Dad?" he blurts out just before guzzling down his drink. This would all be just too amazing, right?
What would you conclude by all this? Could these circumstances have come about by sheer chance? It would seem that someone had to have known we were coming and designed the cabin, the music, game, and drinks with us in mind.
While this fantastic cabin discovery is just a story, the reality is that Planet Earth is even more amazing and fantastic. As with the cabin illustration, it is as if someone carefully prepared our world exactly with us in mind. Certain laws of nature rest within very narrowly defined parameters that allow humans to exist here.
You can click through for the strong force point, which is one of the oldest and best-recognized instances of cosmic fine-tuning. The thing to note is that fine-tuning doesn't just mean fine-tuning for humans. It means that unless these constants and quantities are set exactly right, then there will be no life of any kind.
The strong force example he introduces has to be fine-tuned in order to have chemical diversity – elements that include hydrogen, but also other elements other than hydrogen. You cannot make any kind of life out of only hydrogen. And you cannot make life without hydrogen. Any kind of life needs water. And water has to be made with hydrogen. So, in order to have life, you need some hydrogen, but you have to have more than just hydrogen because you need other elements, too. The production of hydrogen depends on the fine-tuning of the strong force.


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About 2,000 walk in march for kidnap victim
The town where Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped 18 years ago celebrated her astounding reappearance with a parade Sunday while she remained secluded with her family in Northern California.Full story
The town where Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped 18 years ago celebrated her astounding reappearance with a parade Sunday while she remained secluded with her family in Northern California.Full story
Sept. 4: The aunt of Jaycee Lee Dugard, the woman who reappeared last week after she was kidnapped in 1991, talked about the family's tearful reunion. NBC's George Lewis reports.
Police have found one small bone fragment on the property next door to the home of a California man charged with kidnapping a little girl and hiding her in his backyard for 18 years. Full story
Aug. 31: Attempting to get a complete picture of the virtual backyard prison where Jaycee Lee Dugard was held captive for almost two decades, police expanded their investigation to a neighboring property on Monday. NBC's George Lewis reports.
Aug. 31: Police in California are investigation whether the man charged with raping and imprisoning Jaycee Lee Dugard for 18 years may be connected to a string of unsolved local murders. NBC's George Lewis reports.
Aug. 31: New photos emerge of the backyard camp where Jaycee Lee Dugard and her children lived during her 18-year-long kidnapping ordeal. NBC's George Lewis reports and criminal profiler Pat Brown discusses the case.
Aug. 29: The quick thinking of Lisa Campbell and Allyson Jacobs played a major role in the release of Jaycee Lee Dugard. NBC's Lester Holt sits down with the two officers.
Aug. 28: Phillip Garrido is accused of hiding Jaycee Lee Dugard for 18 years in plain sight. It's a pattern that officials have seen before and one that has some advocates wondering if more can be done to keep sexual predators away from children. NBC's Pete Williams reports.
This family photo released by Carl Probyn on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, shows his stepdaughter, Jaycee Lee Dugard, who went missing in 1991. The woman who was snatched from a bus stop as an 11-year-old child turned up at a California police station after 18 mysterious years, and a convicted sex offen
See images from the abduction and discovery of Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was kidnapped at the age of 11 in 1991 from outside her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif.


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Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 11:25PM
Castor oil IS pretty thick so I'd cut back on oil and work more on trying to open up your hairs cuticles instead of trying to close them. It's simple to do this - apply a moisture rich conditioner, perhaps one that contains a humectant (a substance that promotes retention of moisture i.e.; honey, glycerin, etc.), on dry hair, wrap your hair in a shower cap/ plastic bag and allow the heat from your head to open up your cuticles in your hair and absorb the moisture. Remember to apply it to dry hair because when your hair is wet it's full of water letting less of whatever is in your conditioner in. After maybe 15-30 min your hair should be wet when you take the bag off. Then rinse out the rest of the conditioner out with cool water (NOT hot). Then maybe you can apply your styling products like gel/ or I'd personally recommend Shea butter instead of Castor oil.
Everyone's hair is different so you could try this out and see if it works for you. I should note that do humectants are good in humid climates that draw moisture from the air to your hair but it's not good in dry climates because humectants will draw moisture from your hair instead. Don't completely stop using oils or anything but maybe try a new routine instead and see if it works for you first. Oils are great for hair in the wintertime regardless of your hair's porosity (if it gets cold where you live).
Good luck!
Thing I would stay away from completely: Silicones.
Everything else should be used in different ways. Protein if your hair is weak and gummy, moisture if your hair is dry and brittle, oils if your hair isn't retaining moisture, humectants if you're in a humid climate. It's all just learning when to use what. But with lo-po (low-porosity) hair you need to work on opening up your cuticle more so than high porosity hair.
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We Take Care of Our Own
I don't know how many Country music listeners have heard Bruce Springsteen's recent release "We Take Care of Our Own". I do know that folks in Western Montana understand the concept. We've proven it time and time again. And it's time to prove it once more. For Josh's mom.


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In various applications, mechanical face drivers provide the flexibility to lower cycle times. Capable of being used to turn both small and large parts, they permit heavy and interrupted cuts.
One benefit of face drivers is their ability to allow complete turning of a part in one operation, says manufacturer LMC Workholding (Logansport, Indiana). Appropriate applications include automotive transmission parts, crankshafts, cam shafts, pinion gears, electric motor shafts and axles with diameters as large as 36 inches.
Recently, a Hudson, Wisconsin, gear manufacturer discovered that it could keep up with the increasing demand for turned parts with LMC Workholding's Neidlein face drivers while addressing TIR issues. Using these face drivers, United Gear & Assembly, Inc. was able to accommodate customer needs and lower scrap rates as well. The company says the drivers' most noteworthy benefit is reduced change-over times. In many cases, change-over has been reduced from 2 hours to 15 minutes.
United Gear manufactures gears and related power-transmission parts commonly used in over-the-road and off-road equipment, including spur, helical, bevel, spline and internal gears. Altogether, the company estimates that it sells about 1.5 million gears per year to customers such as Eaton Hydraulics, Allison Transmissions, Caterpillar, John Deere and Mack Truck.
The company also does a substantial amount of shaft work. The shaft work, as well as other turning work, primarily uses barstock. Barstock is processed with the Neidlein face drivers and the recently acquired Neidlein live center. Diameters typically range from 1 to 5 inches, with lengths varying from 8 to 38 inches.
Keith Mallek, applications engineer at United Gear & Assembly, says that the company added its first face driver about 10 years ago.
"Since then, we've picked up a significant amount of work," he says. "As a result, we've purchased more face drivers to meet the increasing demand for the types of gears that we produce on these machines."
Originally using face drivers on just a few projects, the company now employs them a great deal more. Mr. Mallek explains that this is because the additional work lends itself to face drivers. They function as a viable alternative to chucking on some gear applications, the company says.
Mr. Mallek reports that the company has experienced no problems with its face-driving applications as of yet. United Gear & Assembly has three standard Neidlein units: models FSB-1, FSB-01 and FSB-4. The company recently added a fourth model that is specially designed to manufacture one particular part family.
"Primarily, we work with 8620 and 4140 steels," Mr. Mallek says. "We also run 4340, which is quench and temper material that's usually around 32 to 38 Rc. We use the standard drive pins in our face drivers, which are compatible with these materials."
Many part orders are recurring. The company typically runs lot sizes ranging from 100 to 1,800 pieces. Machines operate in three shifts, 6 days per week. The change-overs fluctuate daily—roughly ranging from two per day to one every 3 days.
On one job for a particular customer, the company uses double chisel pins on a special face driver designed by LMC Workholding. This is a new application for an old job that required a custom solution because it exceeded the recommended 3-to-1 ratio related to the drive pins. The part is four times the diameter of the drive, so the manufacturer designed a special face driver. This special driver features custom double chisel pins with two teeth on each side. The face driver holds three pins. The addition of two cutting edges or two chisels on each pin provides six gripping edges, the equivalent of six pins.
"It's worked perfectly and does a good job," Mr. Mallek says when asked about the face driver. "We are running two part numbers that are members of the same family of parts on this driver."
The face drivers are used for about 10 percent of the company's gear work and for almost 100 percent of its shaft work. The majority of the material that the company runs on the face drivers falls into the 1 1/4 inch to 2 1/2 inch range.
"The face drivers are one more tool we have to meet this growing demand," Mr. Mallek says. "Right now, we are operating three machines with face drivers."
In addition to easing part change-overs, the face drivers help reduce scrap rates, according to the company. Mr. Mallek adds that although the company experienced issues with TIR with the former process, it has been able to eliminate that problem and improve throughput.


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As the summer days heat up, as the days turn into weeks, as the dishes and laundry pile up,
as the air conditioner cools us down, as the memories mount,
and the clean dishes and laundry remind me daily of the bountiful water and active lives we lead,
I find myself returning to the same theme: gratitude.
Thank you, Lord, for your goodness and provision and protection and grace.
Thanks for these two children, this husband, this house, these functioning cars.
Thank you for the electricity and running water and wifi and DirecTV.
Thanks for the telephone service and mail service and dry cleaning service.
Thank you for all the fruit and veggies and bread and cheese and cereal and milk and beans and olive oil and popcorn and almonds and pizza dough and tea bags and brown sugar at the market and the cloth bags I get to haul them home in.
Thank you for family and friends who open their homes to us, welcome us in, and share everything they have with us.
Thanks for art and candles and music and quiet evenings with wine and cookies and the sharing of sacred stories.
Thank you that Steve and Kristiana are far better photographers than I am and that they are eager to capture the images of our lives and deposit them safely onto our computer.
Thank you for external hard drives that offer another way to protect the images and memories that are dear to us.
Thank you for the minds that came up with all these gadgets and doo-dads that make our lives so very easy in so many ways.
Thank you for friends who invite me to concerts at the last minute.
Thanks for the loudness of it and the energy of it and dancing and singing and hearing songs for the first time.
Thank you for the ways in which music draws us together, but then tells each of us a different story.
Thank you that I can hear the music, that I can see the bands (Chicago and Earth, Wind, and Fire - how the heck they came together to do a concert tour is beyond my imagination, but it was great fun !), that I can stand up and dance, that I can shout over all the racket and express my excitement with my friend, that I have all these senses alive and alert.
Thank you that I am alive at this moment in history to experience all that I am experiencing in this life, right here, right now.
Thank you for the realization that church doesn't have to be boring.
Thank you that You never bore me or leave me alone or cease to amaze me with Your presence.
Thank you that, even if no one else cares about what I believe or joins me in what I believe, that I get to walk this faith journey with you.
Thanks for the camera and the blurry photos and the clear memories they bring to mind.
Thank you for Asheville and The Laughing Seed and the bead store and the vintage clothing shops and the hippies and tattoos and the wig store and the chocolate shop and the sound of my children laughing as we wind our way through and around all of the above.
Thank you for flowers and gardens and wise gardeners and those of us with brown thumbs - literally and figuratively.
Thank you that, although the brown thumbs vastly outnumber the green thumbs, the green thumbs are the ones in charge of the production of the food we eat.
Thank you that there is such beauty in the smallest tree and the largest weed, the tiniest Yorkie and the largest elephant, the desolate desert landscape and the blooming, colorful rainforest.
Thank you that, in spite of all my fear and loathing, all my doubt and questioning, all my wandering and wondering, all my tears and worries, all the real and devastating sorrow in the world and in my own family, all my anger and ranting, all my unseemly, spiteful, vengeful thoughts, all my codependence and addictions, all is well. All is well. All manner of things shall be well.
Like a broken record that skips and returns and skips and returns.
I find myself skipping a lot these days and then returning to this same place.
This place where, at the end of the day, I always return to one simple prayer:
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Lord."
This is the story of the journey of my life. Travel can be hard work. So much to see. So little time. So many missed connections. So much lost luggage. But every stop, every detour, every challenge along the way provides a lesson to be learned. Traveling mercies to us all.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Like a broken record...
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- jena strong said...
That's one record I could listen to over and over and over again and never get sick of it.
- Karen Maezen Miller said...
It doesn't sound broken to me.
- Virginia said...
Beautiful comments, Gail.
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2,737 is an awesome number. I mean, check out these interesting facts:H.R. 2737, The Health Care Relief Act of 2007 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow previously uninsured individuals a refundable credit for health insurance costs and to provide tax incentives to encourage small business health plans.
2737 Kotka is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on February 22, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.
In SA 2737, Tar-Calmacil becomes eighteenth king of Númenor.
People living in 2,737 BC would have to wait 22 years for the Old Kingdom to start in Ancient Egypt (although it is debated that this started much later).
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Oh yeah, it's the exact number of books Speaker Pelosi has sold! (H/T)
(Pelosi's book) is dramatically overshadowed by the first high profile anti-Obama book, OBAMA NATION, which debuts at #1 on both the BOOKSCAN and the NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller List, with 21,466 copies moved.
That's just bloody hilarious!
Have I forgotten any notable reference to the number 2,737?


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We're planning a meeting - I'm driving down from Maine and meeting my mother in law, who's driving up from Fairfield CT.
We'd like to meet some place for a good meal around Boston, but not actually drive into the city (since we'll have two cars and not a lot of time).
Can someone recommend an easily accessible place with good food? I'm open to just about any cuisine here, and moderate price would be best but any tips are welcome.


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Jas and bookgirl, you may both be my hair twins
I have normal porosity, but it seems like our hair behaves very similarly. Like the other posters have said, my hair also looks better when diffused. I get better root lift/curl and volume, and feel like my curls are springier. I was trying to do a no heat challenge, but now that the weather is colder, I can't stand to leave the house with a wet head and wait the 3-4 hours for my hair to dry. Since I'm only washing my hair 2-3 times a week, I figure if I diffuse 1-2 of those times, it's not a big deal. I use the pixie method for diffusing, as this helps eliminate any extra frizz that I would normally get, and I use a bowl diffuser. I've never tried clipping, so I may need to try this also. I diffused my hair yesterday, and today I'm having awesome 2nd day hair - makes me wonder if this might be a consistent thing with diffusing (better first day hair, better 2nd day hair).
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My favorite brands are Kinky Curly, As I am, Curly Kinks, Curl Junkie, and Darcy's Botanicals. Also love sealing with oils (loving argan oil right now) and styling with jelly products (KCCC is my current favorite).
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Judith Barrett, pretty and blonde actress, is the first Telegenic Girl to go on record. In other words, she is the perfect type of beauty for television. ... She is slated for the first television motion picture. [Baltimore "Sun," Oct. 16, 1939]
May I suggest to such as are not contented with 'Telegraphic Dispatch' the rightly constructed word 'telegrapheme'? I do not want it, but ... I protest against such a barbarism as 'telegram.' [Richard Shilleto, Cambridge Greek scholar, in the London "Times," Oct. 15, 1857]Related: Telegrammic.


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A petition has been launched to make a footpath safer.
Sandy's Central Beds councillors, Councillors Caroline Maudlin, Nigel Aldis and Naomi Sheppard, have created a petition.
The petition is to encourage Central Beds Council to enter negotiations with Greene King about a small section of the car park at The Bell pub in Station Road, Sandy.
If Greene King allows Central Beds Council to widen the footpath by 80cm it will make it possible for double buggies and mobility scooters to get by.
There are more pedestrians using the path since Tesco opened last year. The path also leads to the train station and this particular section is opposite the station.
The petition can be signed online until Monday, January 20 at http://bit.ly/1eHglzj and it will also be in Tesco in a paper format.