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Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) today announced that it will expand its online order fulfillment center in Goodyear, AZ, to accommodate continued sales growth as part of the company's omnichannel strategy. The company is expected to invest more than $35 million in capital in the project. The Goodyear facility, with 600,000 square feet of space, was built by Macy's, Inc. and opened in spring 2008. The expansion will add 360,000 square feet of space. Construction is expected to begin this summer so the expanded facility, with a total of 960,000 square feet, can be operational in spring 2014. "Macy's omnichannel strategy has helped us to accelerate sales growth – from a combination of stores and online – in recent years as we position our company to serve customers no matter wherever, however and whenever they prefer to shop. Our online fulfillment centers, as well as the 500 Macy's stores that will be equipped to fulfill orders by the end of 2013, handle customer orders placed online, as well as ship products to customers who shop in stores that may not stock the specific product they need. Through our omnichannel strategy, we can access the total inventory of our company for every customer," said R.B. Harrison, Macy's, Inc.'s chief omnichannel officer. "Going forward, it is important that our systems and facilities continue to develop so we have the capacity to continue to serve customer demand and grow sales. Goodyear already is a state-of-the-art fulfillment center, and this expansion will allow us to scale up its capabilities to handle the higher level of volume expected in the years ahead," Harrison said. The Goodyear fulfillment center currently employs more than 500 full-time-equivalent associates. With the expansion, employment is expected to grow to more than 625 full-time equivalents. "We are thrilled with Macy's decision to select Goodyear for its next major expansion of its online business fulfillment capacity. Macy's has been a great corporate citizen, community partner and major employer these past five years," said Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord. "To have Macy's grow jobs to 625 full-time equivalents, with a new $35 million capital investment, is a wonderful testament to our commitment to provide a place for businesses to grow and our citizens to enjoy good jobs with top tier employers. Macy's is one of our most critical corporate anchors. Their expansion demonstrates Goodyear is continuing to grow and we're ready for businesses to grow with us."
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Hi All,
I often read, but I haven't posted my own thread before....I am 5 months pregnant with a girl and need some name advice!
We have completely decided on the name June for a first name. My husband and I have loved it for years and are so excited to use it- to me it is a sweet, feminine name that isn't too long. Our last name is Biggs but with an "R".
Middle name contenders are:
-Rhetta (pronounced like "Greta" but no "G"). This is my husband's grandma's name and we really like it. This is the top contender right now.
-Margaret. This name would be to honor my grandma.
-Susannah. This was our second-choice first name, we really love it and hesitate to use it as a middle for the sake of possibly using it as a first name for a potential future daughter.
Any help would be appreciated, or any other names that would go well!

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I Find It offensive but it looks cool make like "zombie..." something else
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but i every time i hear "zombie Jesus" i have to think Futurama
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Oh Cyanide and Happiness, you brighten my day-everyday.
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I love this it has to b sent to cyanide and happiness if it was a poster I would buy it in a second
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There's no limit on art submissions, only the amount that you can submit each day (4). Just thought you might want to know that.
As for the submission itself, it is in a nutshell self-defeating. As in for certain aspects (like Jesus' face and the clouds) you've shown some semblance of form as well as an unconventional but effective way of expressing it.
However, the minute the eye snakes away from those few aspects and moves on to others, well, it completely throws the picture off whack. Which is a shame, really, because you've certainly shown some skill.
Otherwise, as a few other misc. details, choosing a white border for the tagline (which is a great line, by the way) was a terrible choice and makes it an eyesore to read, which isn't helped by the white spattering within the text itself.
There's promise, but it's easily held back by laziness. You've managed to do pretty well with the Cyanide and Happiness style regardless, so well done with that.
Especially since I've always considered Zombie Jesus to be one of CaH's weaker running gags.
I appreciate the straight forwardness of your critique, it's refreshing! We were going to go a more detailed route for the overall image but wanted to still keep the simplistic look of the c&h style. So it was a bit of a give and take.
Regardless, I personally liked how it turned out myself but that's because I like zombie stuff and I'm self centered. =D


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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, then-first lady Laura Bush was headed to Capitol Hill to talk about early childhood development before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The talk never happened, of course.
It's easy to forget, given all that changed with the terrorist attacks of that day, that the early months of George W. Bush's presidency were not terribly eventful. The focus was on domestic issues, with education high on the list.
Now, with the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon just seven months off, the former president is right back where he started - trying to improve education. The George W. Bush Institute is launching an initiative that will seek to get to high schoolers before they get to high school.
The facts demonstrate an undeniable need: Each year, fully 1.3 million youngsters leave high school without graduating. One kid out of three who walks into high school as a freshman walks out without a diploma.
The former president's initiative will target middle schoolers, seeking to find problems as they are developing. If kids in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades can be directed back onto the right course, they'll have a much easier time when they enter high school. This is a long-term plan, which is the only way to go. Our nation didn't get into this mess overnight, and no quick fix is going to get us out of it.
Kids who don't even graduate from high school will simply not have the tools they'll need to help our nation compete in the increasingly global economy.


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United returns to MLS play today against Toronto FC (4 p.m. ET) after two weeks without a League match. The team's previous League match saw D.C. fall to Houston 4-3 on August 1. Both United and Toronto FC are coming off matches against Spanish power Real Madrid, as D.C. fell 3-0 last Sunday while TFC lost 5-1 the prior Friday.
Today's game is massive, as United is in third place (28 points) in the Eastern Conference, just a point ahead of Toronto in fourth (27 points).
United will be without Ben Olsen (yellow card accumulation suspension) and Chris Pontius (quadriceps strain), but may very well have available two newly acquired defenders in Julius James and David Habarugira.
If you're in the DC area, you can watch today's game on Comcast SportsNet or listen live on WFED 1500 AM (English) or WACA 1540 AM (Spanish). Nationally, the game can be seen in Spanish on Telefutura.
Ahead of the match, here's what you should be reading and watching:
- United's Acquisitions Put Back Line on Front Burner - by Steven Goff (Washington Post)
- United faces bumpy road - by John Haydon (Washington Times)
- Needing a getaway from D.C.'s road woes as playoffs approach - by Craig Stouffer (Washington Examiner)
- United working hard to right road woes - by Charlie Boehm (dcunited.com)
- High-scoring DC to test TFC - by Lance Hornby (Toronto Sun)
- TFC shake-up back line - by Paul Attfield (The Globe and Mail)
- Video: Chris Pontius previews TFC (dcunited.com)
- Video: Rodney Wallace previews TFC (dcunited.com)
What are your thoughts on today's match? What Benny and Chris out, who would you like to see in the starting eleven?


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Having perused well the chronicle of the week, the Vigilant Patriot views with alarm : The morose mien cf country bankers. (P. 22.)
An $8,000,000 fire that devastated 45 square blocks, blistered a champion's feet. (P. 25.)
A bitter murder trial that has attracted national attention. (P. 18.)
Obsolete textbooks in the shadow of the Capitol. (P. 17.)
About face by a Senator from Tennessee. (P. 7.)
Krupp steel at cut prices. (P. 12.)
Nichtswerthpapiermark. (P. 10.)
An overflowing national wheat bin. (P. 3.)
Manhattan presses silenced by out laws. (P. 24.)
Double revolution, wholesale sabotage in Bulgaria....


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Home, sweet Home. That was the reaction from PlayStation 3 owners to Sony's keynote address at GDC 2007, where Phil Harrison unveiled the 3D online community for the PS3.
However, the sampling demonstrated that day didn't include all the hard facts that future Home owners wanted to know. In a document floated out by Sony to developers, some of those missing questions were answered.
First and foremost, the Home closed beta is scheduled to kick off in April with 15,000 users. This first stage of the beta will run through August, at which point it will enter the open beta phase and open up to approximately 50,000 users. The free service, which Sony is trying to get under 500MB in size, is scheduled to go live in October.
The Central Lounge, which is a starting point for virtual meet-and-greets, will have a cap of 64 concurrent users. Like online chat rooms, there will be several active Central Lounges on the network to accommodate users.
Though currently PS3-only, Sony is hoping to expand Home to be accessed by the PlayStation Portable and mobile phones, but admits it will be limited access. Sony did not say what features will be accessible or when other devices could connect to Home.
Currently, meeting someone in Home and then playing a multiplayer game with them requires both parties to exit Home and enter the game manually, but Sony says that eventually, everything will be seamless. Likewise, Home will eventually become accessible directly through a game that is being played.
At the present time, Home is not a persistent world. Gamers can not visit their friends' apartments unless their friends are logged in. "We are working on the persistent aspect of Home, and expect to implement it in the long term," says the note.
Among the other tidbits of information: users will be able to make money through online user-to-user auctions, there will be no child avatars, and lobbies will likely be localized and divided by region.
To see the entire document, download the file (.pdf format).


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NEW ORLEANS — The Recovery School District, which has been the subject of two recent audits by the state Legislative Auditor's Office, is instructing its central staff employees that requests for information from state agencies must go through its deputy chief of staff.
RSD Deputy Chief of Staff Laura Hawkins sent an internal email Friday to staffers outlining the procedure to follow.
"Recently, some of you have been contacted by officials from other state agencies, including the state Division of Administration, the Louisiana Inspector General, the Orleans Inspector General, and the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, asking for information related to the work of the RSD,'' Hawkins wrote. "In order to ensure that these requests for information and meetings are responded to in an efficient way, I will be coordinating this work centrally."
One section was in bold type: "Should you receive any emails, calls, or letters from any governmental agency seeking information or to schedule a meeting, please do not respond directly."
The email continued: "You should forward the information to me via email, and I will follow up with you to let you know how the RSD will proceed and whether I need anything additional from you."
The email was sent the same week the Legislative Auditor's Office released a report that found "inadequate project management practices" resulting in more than $6 million of questionable costs during the RSD's modular campus construction program from 2007 to 2009.
RSD Superintendent Patrick Dobard, who was not working for the RSD at the time, described the project in a response letter to the audit as being "plagued with poor construction management" by the companies under contract.
Another audit, released the previous week, found the RSD could not account for more than $2.7 million in movable property. In Dobard's written response, he called the dollar amount "an extremely misleading number," in that a large percentage of the property was not lost but rather had been moved around within the district and had incorrect location codes.
New Orleans Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux said he doesn't fully understand the email. Quatrevaux said it was "interesting'' and that he plans to discuss it with Dobard.
"It's not necessary and just slows things down," Quatrevaux said.
He said he could not comment on whether his office is currently conducting any investigations into the RSD.
But Dobard said the protocol has been in place for years and is intended to make responses more efficient.
Dobard said Hawkins was advised to send out a reminder email because the person who usually handles the requests, Chief of Staff Nash Crews, is on maternity leave.
Dobard said that the email was not related to the audits.
According to Dobard, the RSD's protocol is similar to one that was in place when he worked for the Department of Education and is the same in "most if not all state agencies" in terms of handling requests.
Dobard said that a central point of contact is needed to deal with the large number of requests for information and to keep track of what the request is and when it was asked, and then to make sure requests are handled appropriately.
The email is not telling employees not to reply at all, he said, but rather to first notify a central entity of the request. That way, "we can make sure the responses are timely, appropriate and accurate," Dobard said.
Hawkins said that by having everything go through her, the RSD can provide the best information and all the relevant information for each request made. Someone from the IG's office may not contact the person who has the information they are looking for, for example, Hawkins said, so this policy ensures that the requests are directed to the appropriate people or office.
Daryl Purpera, the Louisiana legislative auditor who conducted the recent RSD audits, said it's not unusual for agencies to go through a central person to make sure the information given out is accurate. Purpera said the RSD has been "cooperative all the way."
During the recent audits, which were "pretty serious," auditors spoke with many people and were not told by anyone that they had been ordered not to talk, Purpera said.
It would only become an issue if someone were impeding an investigation, Purpera said. He added that if his auditors perceive an investigation is being impeded in any way, they sit down with the management of the agency being audited and let them know the process isn't working.
"Sometimes you need to get information from a janitor and not the CEO," Purpera said.


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Matthew Wadsworth has earned a reputation as one of the worlds finest lutenists. Working in the UK, Europe and North America as a soloist and chamber musician, he has appeared at most major concert halls and festivals, and can often be heard on radio, both in live performance and recordings.
Matthew studied lute at London's Royal Academy of Music with Nigel North, after which he spent a year at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague.
Matthew has recorded for Avie, Deux-Elles, Linn, EMI, Channel Classics and Wigmore Live.
His CD recordings have all received international critical acclaim, and have been featured as Gramophone Editors Choice on several occasions.
They include but are not limited to:
14 Silver Strings.
music for theorbo by Kapsberger and Piccinini, featuring harpsichordist Gary Cooper and gambist Mark Levy.
Away Delights.
Lute solos and songs by Robert Johnson, featuring soprano Carolyn Sampson.
When Laura Smiles.
Lute solos and songs by Phillip Rosseter, featuring tenor James Gilchrist.
Masters of the Lute.
Solo lute and theorbo, works by Dowland, Kapsberger, Piccinini, de Visee and Biber.
The Knight of the Lute.
Solo lute music from Robert Dowland's Varietie of lute lessons, 1610.
Not Just Dowland.
A live recording from London's Wigmore Hall with soprano Carolyn Sampson.
All recordings are available on Spotify and Apple Music, and can be purchased on Amazon and iTunes.
Matthew has given concerts at the Bruges festival, the Flanders festival, the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, The Sam Wanamaker Theatre at Shakespeares Globe, the Georgian Concert Society (Edinburgh), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) and the Lufthansa, York, Beverley, Bath, Warwick, Spitalfields, Holt, North York Moors, Budapest, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal Baroque, Mitte-Europa and Innsbruck festivals.
Matthew is passionate about working with singers. Colaborations include Sopranos Carolyn Sampson and Julia Doyle, counter-tenor Christopher Ainslie, tenor James Gilchrist and baritone Peter Harvey. Although he rarely does orchestral continuo playing these days, He has in the past enjoyed working with The Academy of Ancient Music, English Touring Opera, Birmingham Opera Company, Independent Opera, Central City Opera, The Netherlands Bach Society, I Fagiolini, The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, The Musicians of the Globe, Arion, Constantinople, The Theatre of Early Music and Les Violons du Roy.


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text: I don't know about anyone else, but I've been anxiously awaiting Shellie May's arrival in the United States since she was released after Duffy in Japan in 2010. I keep hearing rumors that Shellie May will be released eventually...the most current thing I've heard is the next 2 years. Has anyone heard anything about Shellie May? I really hate that Disney won't ship her from Japan, and she's usually upwards of $70 on eBay...yikes!


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Eric & Margit Johnson (MN) will be towing their new Aspen Classic Camper
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Melissa & Brian from Mallard, IA picked up their new Aspen Classic Camper.
They are both involved with the annual Abate Freedom Rally in Algona, IA
and are looking forward to a comfortable stay in their new Classic while
working the Rally next year.
Dave & Misty drove all the way in from Peyton, CO to take advantage of our
Winter Sale and take delivery of the first 2013 Aspen Classic of the year
(split window design). On the way out of the area, they stopped in at the
Motorcycle Show & Swap Meet at Pheasant Run.
Another long distance pickup...
- The Stockwells of Helena, MT
Linda & Leo came up from Millstadt, IL to pick up their new Aspen Classic Camper.
"I can get dressed standing up!" was Linda's response when we popped open the camper.
Carl & Rita Smith, MN
"On the road for 3 months with our Aspen Camper - Love this rig!"
- K. McKalip - Portland, OR
Now THIS is CUSTOMER SERVICE!
'THANKSGIVING EVENING (9pm) - Peggy meets Gie Angle (left)
and Arthur Saucedo drove seventeen (17) hours from
Ft. Worth, TX to pick up their two Aspen Classic campers.
Gary was also there to drive the forklift and help 'load!'
Pavel Mokros and Mike Smith rode in from Canada to pick up their matching
Aspen Classics.
- P. Mokros & M. Smith - Canada
Had a great time camping in New England recently (Mt. Washington KOA).
- Bob Shope - PA
The Ansleys drove in from Anchorage, AK to pick up their new Aspen Classic
Camper. Back home they will also be pulling it with their BMW motorcycle.
- Rich & Cherilyn Ansley - AK
Karen and Dan from Ontario, Canada drove 1,000 miles to pick up their
second Aspen Camper. The Nolins will be pulling their new Classic with either
their Honda VTX 1800 or Toyota Echo (pictured).
Classic owners Scott & Carrol Evans (left) took a ride with their friends,
Dave & Martha Long to pick up their new Aspen Classic.
- The Evans & the Longs - IN
Glenn & Sheila Scarbrough (TX) visit our Sales Office
while picking up three (3) Aspen Classics for themselves
and two friends.
"We came to the CMA 'Colors' Rally specifically to look
at campers. Fortunately for us, another camper company
was also on display for comparison. We purchased Aspen
and went home and told our friends -- NO CONTEST! Aspen
was, without a doubt, the better choice!"
Dan & Becky Butler (OK) pick up their new Aspen Classic Camper.
We've been camping for years with our bikes and a tent. We've been to
Arizona three times going different routes, going through all of the states from
Ohio to Arizona. We've traveled the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Natchez
Trace Parkway. Marty has put 180,000 miles on two GoldWings and I have 40,000
on my 750 Honda Shadow. Needless to say - we love to ride and camp! This
is our first year with our Aspen Classic and we love it! The quality is
great - there is more storage - everything about it is better than we thought it
would be! We used it for the first time over Memorial Day weekend and we
had a lot of visitors to our site to check out our 'RV'! Thanks for building
a quality product we will definitely recommend to others!
- Marty & Linda Gross - OH
Here are a few pics of our Aspen Classic. We absolutely LOVE our camper
and can't wait to hit the road again this summer! This was taken on a trip to
Seaside, Oregon last summer. The second photo shows our camper and the
Syrstad's Sentry. As you can see, we used the canopy on the side for a carport
for the bikes. People can't believe how much stuff we can haul in our
camper and how quick it is to set up.
- Carl & Yvonne Walker - WA
We just wanted to share a couple of pictures of our first trip for the year
using our Aspen Classic Camper that we enjoy so much.
- Wilson & Jennie Thomas - Utah
Customer Ralph Nauman designed his own canopy for his Aspen Classic.
The canopy runs the length of the camper (13' x 9'), takes up very little space
to carry along, sets up easily and works great in the hot sun or rain
(even held up well when tested in a thunderstorm).
Ralph has been enjoying his Classic for over three years and has pulled it over 15,000 miles a year camping in much of the western US and British Columbia. He pulls it with his Honda Valkyrie with sidecar (pictured) or behind his PT Cruiser.
- R. Nauman - ID
I just enjoy my Aspen Classic so much that I wanted to send you a few
pictures. Thanks for a great product.
- J. Gestwicki - MI
The Eastons of Lancaster, PA had us extend the tongue on their Aspen Classic
to accommodate a bicycle rack. Now they can enjoy riding their bikes
once they get to the campground.
- D. Easton, PA
Connie Colf (center waving) along with her brother-in-law Jim (left) and a
friend picked up her new Aspen Classic Camper with chrome lightbar,
Continental Kit and custom painted to match her 2006 Honda Cabernet Red Metallic
- C. Colf, MI
Our 2008 GL1800 with Roadsmith Trike Kit and Aspen Classic Camper
took first place in the Tour/Cruising Class at 'CMA in the Park' in Crane, MO
(Sept 2008).
- Bob & Harriett Myer - MO
We picked up our new Aspen Classic at Wings Over The Smokies
on Saturday evening. It is a very easy camper to set up and almost
as easy to take it down. The storage space underneath is easily accessible
from the 'non road side' so if one should need to access the compartment
on the side of the road, they would be a little safer by being out of the
direct line of traffic - and the storage space is HUGE!
The trailer handled very nicely on our trip from Fletcher, NC back home to Alabama and followed 'true' at highway speeds as well as on the back roads.
We are extremely happy with our Classic and looking forward to many happy camping days with it in the future. At the price of hotel rooms these days, it won't take us long to more than pay for the camper.
- H. Burney - AL
|Jerry Hall (VA) and Dick DeAngelo (FL) were just two of our customers who picked up their Aspen Classics at this year's Wings Over The Smokies Rally.
A few of our Aspen Camper customers at this year's Davis Rally in New Hampton, IA.
A few of our Aspen Camper customers were spotted around the Region D Rally
GWRRA Region D Rally - Tiffin, OH
Just a note to tell you that the wife LOVES IT! She thought it would be too rough camping again but she has fallen in love with the Classic. We are really enjoying camping again and it was unbelievable how much we got in it. We also had a 10 x 20 tent and a 10 x 10 screen canopy in the bottom with all of the usual stuff.
Thanks very much for being there that Saturday morning so that I didn't have to take any time off of work to pick the camper up. You build a very good product and I hope you have many more years making them for people to enjoy.
And yes - all that came out of our Aspen Classic!
- John & Mary Rostorfer - IN
The ultimate in gas-saving technology...
Arnold Faerber averaged 60 mpg when he recently drove his Toyota Prius from
Richmond, CA to our Wood Dale, Illinois location to pick up his Aspen Classic.
He planned a leisurely two week return trip - camping all the way home.
- A. Faerber - CA
'Skip' Close (who had never traveled beyond Denver, CO) took a
"once-in-a-lifetime" trip with his Aspen Classic as he rode from California to Illinois
(to pick up his camper) and then on to Americade for their 25th Anniversary!
- A. Close - CA
Here are a few pix of our latest trip. This is our second trip around the country and even did some of Canada this time. We again took our Aspen Classics and couldn't be happier. We have an estimated minimum of 18,000 miles with our campers now and I'm sure we'll do plenty more in the future.
We have amazed people with these campers at the campgrounds with the towing size, sleeping area and storage size and we have recommended them to everyone we talk to - from motorcycles heading to Sturgis to people on vacation with small cars and jeeps.
- The Fields, The Sandersons, The Woodcocks & The Raubenstrauchs - PA
After picking up their new Aspen Classic Camper at Wing Ding in Billings, MT
the Ellis' encountered 'a little rain!'
- W. Ellis - WA
The Jeskes added some custom graphics to their Aspen Classic to match their blue GL1800.
- N. Jeske - MI
The DeGroots picking up their new Aspen Classic Camper.
- W. DeGroot - MI
You think you get looks on the road...
Luc Lacasse pulls his Aspen Classic Camper with a T-Rex!
- L. Lacasse - Canada
Clyde Mason and his Aspen Classic at the top of Beartooth Pass.
- Clyde Mason - FL
We picked up Harry's camper on February 28th and went on to Lake Geneva, WI
and got caught in a blizzard. Harry probably has the only Aspen Camper that
has been out in the middle of Lake Geneva as we drove out onto the frozen lake.
We picked up Kerry's camper on April 14th - not so cold. We headed for downtown Chicago and drove down Michigan Avenue with Aspen in tow - maybe another first!
So far we've gone camping at DeSoto State Park near Ft. Payne, AL and Cloudland Canyon State Park near Trenton, GA with many more trips planned.
- Kerry Wilson & Harry Dennis - AL
We have a little over 3000 miles on our Aspen Classic so far and have had some wonderful times - even in the rain at Rally in the Valley in Roanoke, VA last fall. This photo was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway between Smoky Mountain Park and Asheville, NC.
- Gerald & Beverly Berner - New Jersey
|In the first six months of buying our Aspen, we have traveled over 11,000 miles.
We've taken it to Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach, the Outer Banks of NC, Orlando, FL and we just returned
from the Black Hills of South Dakota. We have stayed very cozy in the winds of the Outer Banks, insect
free from all of the mosquitoes of Florida and completely dry from the evening spring thunderstorms of
South Dakota. No matter where we go the interest in our camper is unbelievable. We have met more people
in our camping trips because of the camper than we have ever met in any of our trips before we bought our
Aspen. It pulls great, sets up in minutes and has as much storage as you could possibly ever need.
Thanks again for everything.
- Dennis & Linda Hargan, NC
|It's been almost a year since we took delivery of our Aspen Classic in a raging snowstorm and we've had a ball with it.
We do most of our camping in state parks.
We've been to Parvin and Spruce Run in NJ, and Hills Creek, Tobyhanna and Ricketts Glen in PA. Everywhere we go people ask about the camper. The camper tows great behind our Taurus. You don't even know it's there. There's plenty of room for clothes and gear for a week, the bed is comfortable and set-up is really a cinch. You have a great product that does exactly what I wanted we're very pleased with it.
- The Tobins - PA
A few of our customers have designed their own spare tire carriers. Here's one by Rusty Crist of Washington.
We bought our 1989 Goldwing 6 years ago with 19,000 miles on it and started out with a 19 cubic ft. cargo trailer and tent camping.
After a back injury forced us off the ground 2 years ago, we started shopping for a pop-up for comfort and more cargo room.
After shopping around for about a year, we saw two Aspen campers set-up at the Southern Illinois Ride-In
and my father-in-law and I were hooked. We ordered black with a blue cover and my father-in-law got white with a black cover.
The bike now has 76,000 miles on it and we've camped out 7 times so far this year and going again this weekend.
This picture was taken at Dixon Spring State Park in Illinois.
- Jim & Pam Lloyd Waterloo, IL
November 2004
Rich & Deb Field of Erie, PA on their cross-country trip.
The Sandersons of Erie, PA on their cross-country trip.
The Raubenstrauchs, Sandersons, Fields and Woodcocks of the Erie, PA area covered nearly 7,000 miles
on a cross-country trip,and all but one couple travel with an Aspen Camper.
Upon returning, the Woodcocks traded in their (other brand) camper for a new Aspen Classic.
Ron & Donna Raubenstrauch from Erie, PA travelling in Crescent City, California with their
Aspen Classic Camper
We're going on our second season with our Aspen Classic and are loving everything about it. No matter where we go, it always attracts a crowd of people who are amazed with it. It tows like a dream! We wouldn't change a thing...
except for the two interior dome lights and the ceiling fan we added. Thanks for a GREAT camper.
Jeff Deziel & Deb Morehouse
We started our trip with the Classic camper in Georgia and covered 16 states and 5700 miles. We camped 23 nights in 18 different parks. The Classic's large storage space made this trip a real pleasure. We're ready to go again!
- Barry Crim (GA)
We take an annual trip to Canada for a month at a time and use the Classic
constantly. It is very rare if we 'motel it', as the camper provides most
everything that we need. My wife and I are really impressed with this
camper. It is a breeze to pull and we are always amazed at how easy and fast
it sets up. We used to pull a cargo trailer and averaged 35 mpg. Pulling
the Classic on our month-long trip saw an average of 34 mpg. Needless to
say, we are very happy with everything about this camper.
- Mark & Leona Allen (CA)
|Mitch Moser (center) and Kevin Sommers receive delivery of their matching Aspen 'Classics' Aspen and 'Classic' sales have increased considerably over last year thanks to the SUV and compact car markets.
|Road conditions are usually the only reason many of our customers don't arrive on two wheels certainly not the temperature... 28 degree (above photo) -- 98 degree (below photo).
|Feature by feature - Aspen Classic's engineering excellence put this leading camper in the sales spotlight at the Minneapolis Motorcycle Show.
|"We saw the competition and went with yours!.." - Mike & Julie Swecker, Charles Beahan, and Jeff & Annie Schneider whose orders (along with 24 additional Classic orders) were processed in just two days at the show.
"A friend of mine is doing me a favor..."
...he's saving me a trip to the plant by making the pick up for me--
...he'll be using his own truck.
(Editor's note: in all the years of business, we thought we saw
every type of tow vehicle leave our parking lot--
but this one was definitely worth a photo!)
|"We just pulled our Aspen Classic another 5200 miles. This makes 9000 miles since June." Glenn Spain, Illinois (Photo not Available)
"I owned a Bunkhouse. Now with the Aspen Classic, I can take all the cargo from my 'packed' Bunkhouse and still have room for a port-o-potty and my guitar."
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Man Killed in Hunting Accident in Carroll County
Carroll Co., VA - A 50-year-old man is dead after a hunting accident in Carroll County earlier this week.
According to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, a juvenile mistook Sanford Ray Semones, 50, for a deer and shot him with a .50-caliber muzzleloader.
This happened on Tuesday night, and officials say the victim and the juvenile were hunting on private property at the time.
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My thoughts and hopes for WM 30
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I'm really hoping Wrestlemania 30 will be the greatest ever. WWE seems to be getting the right mix of stars, past and current, on the roster for it. Adding Sting would be such a bonus - but nothing that I think is necessary. Actually, I think Sting would cause some booking issues. Here's my IDEAL card for the show with my thoughts on each match.
Pre-Show: Big E vs Ambrose to unify the US Championship and Intercontinental. Give the match 10 minutes. Both guys look strong. Ambrose wins clean. After the match, Reigns and Rollins claim they all should own equal share of the belt since they're a 'team'. This sets up a 3-Way match later in the show for the Unified US/Int Championship.
Goldust vs Cody Rhodes - I think this would be a perfect way to start the PPV. Even though it's a mid-card matchup on paper, this would kind of have a big time feel to it. Both guys would be fighting with so much energy knowing it's probably Goldust's last match. After 15 minutes back and forth, Rhodes pins Goldust for the win, ending Goldust's career. They embrace at the top of the ramp, Goldust leaves on a good note.
New Age Outlaws vs Usos Vs Real Americans vs Rowan/Harper - With the tag team division kind of on fire right now, I think you give it a match at Mania. Real Americans win.
Ziggler vs Jericho - This would be a nice match to throw in because both are such great ring workers. Ziggler's energy eventually carries him to the win, sending him in a nice direction for future story lines.
HHH vs CM Punk - This match needs to happen, which I think it will. With the recent spat between Punk and Kane, a natural story line will be made between HHH and Punk. Only thing is, I feel this match needs to have a hardcore stipulation. Maybe a Pedigree through the Spanish announce table. Punk with a flying elbow through a table in the ring. Punk wins.
Ambrose vs Reigns vs Rollins - This match will be for the newly unified US/Inct Champ that Ambrose won on the pre-show. Solid match that a lot of people want to see happen. All guys look good. Reigns hits a BIG double spear on Ambrose and Rollins, pins them both at the same time to win it. Sends Reigns off in the right direction. Shield is officially separated. Rollins and Ambrose both remain in hunt for that belt.
Piper's Pit with Hogan and Ultimate Warrior
Lesnar vs Orton - I originally thought of Sheamus vs. Orton, but I think this would carry a little more pop. Lesnar being upset that he didn't get his fair shot at the belt while Orton was champ, he promises to destroy Orton. Match takes place in a Cell, with a heel Brock hitting the F5 onto a table from under the ring to defeat a babyface Orton (babyface due to The Authority putting him against Batista at EC).
Bray Wyatt vs Sting - Yes, this can only happen if Sting is officially signed and willing to wrestle WM. But I think this would be good. Both kind of eery characters. Sting shows up in the trench coat and baseball bat. Wyatt does his creepy crawl. Sting wins after using his bat while the refs were distracted by Rowan and Harper.
(NOTE: If Sting is not with WWE, I'd put Lesnar vs Wyatt in a Cell Match. and have Sheamus fight Orton in a singles.)
Undertaker vs John Cena - This, I think, would be epic. Cena's the only guy on the roster who WWE would ever chose to possible end the streak. Make it a clean singles match. Give it 30+ minutes. Let the two just make magic. The suspense would be killer. So many 2-counts and near falls. I could see a Hell's Gate reversed into the STFU. Taker wins after hitting a second TombStone.
Daniel Bryan vs CHAMPION Batista - Yes, this would involve Batista winning the belt at Elimination Chamber or Raw. Bryan becomes #1 contender after beating Big Show, Lesnar, Cena, and Sheamus in the EC match. Maybe 'burying' Bryan was a ploy by WWE to make him seem to be even more of an underdog. After 30+ minutes of Batista's power vs Bryan's technical skills, Bryan pins Batista with a Running Knee. Place goes nuts. Broadcast ends with 70,000+ people doing the YES chant.
I think Batista eventually regains the belt before SummerSlam - just in time for his movie. Lesnar becomes #1 contender and faces Batista at SummerSlam.


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We shared a rental home on the Isle of Palms with another tennis family, ate several meals with them, sharing great stories and laughter, walked on the beach with them, and commiserated over the bizarre rules and expectations of junior tennis players and their families. Such is the club we've joined; no one forced us, but sometimes it's crazy-making.
We all love the beach, even on windy days in February.
Today I went in for the 5th of six healing therapy treatments. Yet another dear friend drove more than two hours to sit with me for the three and a half hours of infusions. We talked, laughed, groaned, ate lunch, prayed, and otherwise made the most of a pretty awful thing - kanswer sucks!!! All the while, I received texts and emails full of support, love, good thoughts, and prayers. Then I returned home to find more cards from still more friends in the mailbox. Last week and over the weekend. I received lengthy emails from people sharing their own stories with me. It is official - I have some of the best friends in the world. And am enormously grateful to receive their love - your love - and good will while I'm still alive and not at my funeral when only family and friends will hear it.
Nearly every day, I receive an email or a text from someone asking for prayer or support with a problem they are facing or sharing a story of a challenge they have faced or are currently facing. And nearly every single person begins or ends with an apology of some sort: "I shouldn't be telling you at this difficult time in your life, Gail." "I don't even know why I'm telling you this. This is my problem to solve." "Where did this story come from? I haven't thought or spoken about this stuff in years."
Friends, sister-friends, soul-friends - please, please, please don't ever apologize for sharing your life with me or for telling me your stories. There is nothing about you that I don't want to know. There is no tale, no experience, no joy, no sorrow that I don't want to know or hear about. For some reason, you and I are walking together at this moment in our lives. Please don't think that I don't care what is happening to you now or what has happened to you in the past or, worse, that there isn't enough room in my soul for you at this challenging time in my own life.
If nothing else, this kanswer thing has shown me that there is a tremendous need for each of us to love and be loved, to help and be helped, to share and be shared with. We are all dealing with something that is causing our minds and souls distress and fear, so let's bear one another's burdens. Let's share our stories and live together with the questions, praying that someday we will also live our way into the answers. Just as the True Lover of My Soul demonstrated on his last night on earth, let us love one another to the end.
Life is short. Love is eternal.
Suffering breaks our hearts and spirits. Love rebuilds us.
Some memories remind us of painful times gone by. Love grants relief.
We are all heavy carrying burdens, my friends. Each of us. All of us.
We are all lying in bed at night wondering how we will survive it, whatever "it" is.
We are all desperate to be seen, heard, held, and welcomed home. Wherever "home" is.
If we choose to share our sorrows only when the designated listener has everything in order in his or her own life, then we will never, ever get to share our sorrows. So go ahead - tell me all about it.
I will catch you up on my life.
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I had my 4-1 2012 and my left breast never dropped in place not and even a little! My doctor agreed! So we both agreed that i needed a revision to open the pocket a little so in hopes that the implant would drop. 5-24 had my revision first day they seemed to be even! but i guess not cause when i went into the office for follow up the doctor took one look at them and told me me they werent not even.... He said he sat me up in OR room and they were even! but no longer :( what is there left to do?
Do I Need Another Revision but on my Right to Bring It Up? (photo)
Doctor Answers 4
Breast Asymmetry after Breast Augmentation?
Thank you for the question and pictures.
Given that you are only 2 months out of your surgery, I think that it would behoove you to continue to be patient before evaluating the end results of surgery. You may want to wait at least 6 months postoperatively to evaluate the symmetry of your breasts.
At that point, keep in mind that absolute breast symmetry cannot be achieved and that revisionary breast surgery may be indicated only if significant breast asymmetry is present.
In the meantime, I would suggest that you continue to follow-up with your plastic surgeon.
Best wishes.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_breastAugmentation.htm
Breast asymmetry
No two breasts are exactly the same. It is difficult to look at your photos because they were posted on their side and upside down.
Perfection is hard to come by, very good may be good enough
Your photo after augmentation is pretty good, and the best revision for you may be none at all. If you like the result, let things sit for a year, and even then if less than perfect but very good, let it be.
Learn more: http://www.peterejohnsonmd.com
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Breasts Uneven
If you are happy about the way your breasts look and feel then nothing needs to be done!
Nobody is completely even! Your surgeon is obviously a perfectionist and this is a very good sign. However, you are in the driving seat and should let him know you are happy with the result.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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|Comparison of vibrations using the anti-vibration slab within Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's One Angstrom Microscopy laboratory (left column) as compared to not using the slab (right column). Vertical (top) and horizontal (middle and bottom) vibrations are both mitigated, by factors ranging up to 10 times, by the slab. Frequencies are measured from 1-100 Hz and velocities are measured from 0.1µm/sec to 10µm/sec. Click to enlarge.
Over the years, scientists have been developing instrumentation capable of probing the structure, composition and morphology of materials on an ever-decreasing scale. While electron microscopes a decade ago offered resolutions down to ~ 0.3 nm ( ~ 3 Ångstrom), it is almost routine today for scientists to purchase an instrument that hits or even breaks the 0.1 nm barrier. Tomorrow's aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopes (TEM) will have even better resolution.
To that end, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Illinois; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Calif.; Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N.Y.; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tenn.; have teamed up with Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory at the Univ. of Illinois to design and build the highest-resolution microscope in the world by the end of the decade through the $25 million Transmission Electron Aberration-corrected Microscope (TEAM) project. That instrument is expected to break the 0.05 nm barrier—more than a million times smaller than the diameter of a human hair (ca. 100 µm).
But any microscope can be limited by its environment. To measure and capture images of a structure or event at the sub-angstrom level requires that the atomic-level feature being studied must demonstrate unprecedented lack of motion during exposure. "Both spectroscopic analysis-type resolution and visual resolution can be limited by environmental factors," says Nestor Zaluzec, senior scientist at ANL's Electron Microscopy Center, "and this is increasingly the case as we push the boundaries of science." While magnetic fields, temperature change, air pressure fluctuation, and mechanical and acoustic vibrations must be minimized when using any modern TEM or STEM, unprecedented parameters must be met to achieve imaging at the scale to be delivered by tomorrow's electron microscopes. The first place that such tight specifications can be addressed is through the instruments themselves.
Built to fit
FEI recently introduced its Titan system, a sub-angstrom TEM that has been designed to work in existing EM laboratories. According to Dominique Hubert, director of the company's worldwide Nano Research Business Unit, the instruments are capable of delivering 0.7Å resolution in facilities originally designed to support microscopes that deliver 1.5 Å resolution. "We wanted to be sure the constraints accepted by the community for a non-corrected microscope would work for the Titan," says Hubert. "We can't succeed if we ask people to build a more special room than they already have with each new instrument.
That said, Hamish Fraser's basement EM laboratory, at Ohio State Univ., Columbus, was renovated, but not completely rebuilt, for the installation of his Titan instrument. "Locating a laboratory in the basement has advantages in terms of limiting susceptibility to vibration," says Fraser. The facility's floor and foundation were removed, and padding and insulation were added for sound and other vibration proofing before new concrete was poured. The new foundation within a foundation effectively isolated the room from building vibrations caused by HVAC units and other equipment.
Indeed, most researchers agree that the better the room, the better the instrument's performance. The issues facing laboratory designers include vibrations coming both through the solid surfaces of the room (mechanical) and through the air (acoustical). Sources can be remote, like traffic from nearby highways, trucks making deliveries, speed bumps in the parking lot outside, rotary vacuum pumps down the hall, or overhead air traffic. They also can include vibrations occurring in the room or nearby that can affect imaging, like doors opening and closing, HVAC vents resonating, and footsteps of workers. The key to solving many of these problems does indeed lie in making the floor of the room as stable as possible. Tomorrow's facilities, according to Zaluzec, will have floors with unprecedented stability—vibration levels of less than 0.25 µm from peak to peak. "But instrument manufacturers can't assume that the client is going to dig a 500-foot hole and isolate the instrument inside it," says JEOL's V P Mike Kersker. "The manufacturer needs to make specifications for room environments that are reasonable, and provide help in meeting those specs where necessary." JEOL, for instance, hermetically seals the goniometers in its instruments, which diminishes the effects of slight pressure changes.
Acoustic vibration, on the other hand, is often tackled by remediation. Michael O'Keefe at LBNL, designed a lab to house his 1 Å microscope. All noise-making equipment in the laboratory is banished to a separate room, and the microscope room is lined with 5 cm of sound-absorbing material on the ceiling and all four walls. "My design horrified an acoustic consultant who exclaimed that the room as I designed it would be so acoustically 'dead' that it would be impossible to work in," he says, "but our microscope users don't seem to mind."
Vexing vibrations
|At ORNL, air enters the microscope instrument room through two cylindrical perforated ducts and diffuses through a porous ceiling (blue arrows). Air is removed from the room via two plenum walls completely covering the two side walls of the room (red arrows). This schematic also shows the room-in-room construction and the isolated floor pads for the microscopes. Also note the gap between the lab wall and the exterior building wall. Click to enlarge.
While most sources of mechanical and acoustic vibration can be addressed, electron microscopes are especially susceptible to low-frequency (high-energy) vibrations, and these prove to be the most intractable. For instance, Larry Allard, at ORNL's High Temperature Materials Laboratory, has built the facility's Advanced Microscopy Laboratory from the ground up to accommodate his JEOL 2200 FS microscope and other specialized equipment. But solving the problems of low-frequency (30 Hz and lower) vibrations remains a work in progress. "We are well within the parameters needed to do imaging at unprecedented levels, but still detect some low-frequency vibration despite all of the special measures we've undertaken. It may be related to the long runs of ductwork, which may be acting like organ pipes, even when the air conditioning is off," he says.
Magnetic fields are another problem for designers of tomorrow's electron microscope facilities. Magnetic field cancellers such as those manufactured by Integrated Dynamics Engineering, Randolph, Mass., are a start. But it often is necessary to work on the emissions problem where it occurs. At some new facilities, designers have gone so far as to completely eliminate iron rebar from the buildings, replacing it with fiberglass. Walls of existing facilities are opened up, extraneous electrical outlets and wiring are removed, and the remaining electrical wiring is twisted and held in place with plastic ties to cut down on the generation of magnetic fields.
Stabilizing room temperature and airflow is another key measure. Temperatures of some facilities are controlled to well under 1° C change per hour, and, according to some experts, may eventually have to be controlled to a standard as much as 20 times more exacting—within 0.1° F change per hour. On the other hand, blasting cool air into the room is not a solution, for air movement itself is a powerful detriment to the performance of the microscope. At ORNL, careful study has indicated that they can halve the number of air changes per hour (to five) without detriment to system performance, reducing unwanted airflow. Their lab uses two large perforated metal ducts, with 50% open area, to supply air into a mixing plenum above the drop ceiling of the room. Air flows down uniformly from the entire area of the ceiling, leading to a very low flow rate.
Not only are new approaches to air conditioning vital, but many facilities have opted to completely banish the microscope user from the room. "The operator of the instrument provides unwanted heat," says Mike Kersker of JEOL, "and requires a comfortable temperature in which to work. Removing the operator from the operating environment of the microscope is one way to eliminate this problem.
One example of a new facility designed to accommodate the demands of the future is the Triebenberg Laboratory near Dresden, Germany. Hannes Lichte and his team literally walked away from vibration issues by situating the facility far from power lines, roads, air traffic routes, and even gusts of wind. They separated the building housing the microscopes from another building that held the power supply and control, heating and air conditioning units. The microscopes were placed on three layers of concrete foundations that, in effect, created a building within a building within a building. Power cables were twisted and shielded to avoid AC-stray fields. Today, water-cooled walls help draw the heat generated by the microscopes, and a hollow floor serves as an air channel.
Oh, the places we go
Indeed, most researchers agree, the environment is now part of the microscope. Where electron microscopes are located will, in the future, control to a significant extent the quality of the results obtained. As such, researchers will be increasingly willing to take additional steps to isolate and control their research environments.
—Ilene Semiatin
Ilene Semiatin is a freelance writer based in White Plains, N.Y.


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Evaluation of Serial Troponin and Cardiac Multimarkers at the Point of Care in the Emergency Department (ESTIMATE)
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HSBC in increasing the number of branches open on Saturdays from 330 to 500, while around 80 branches will stay open as late as 7pm on weekdays.
NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland have recently heavily promoted a customer charter, vowing that more of their branches will be open for longer hours, particularly in areas where it is the only branch for some distance.
Metro Bank, which opened its first branch last month, is also vowing to do things differently, by being open seven days a week and for longer hours.
Peter Keenan, HSBC's head of network, said: "Banking used to be something squeezed into the lunch break, along with the shopping. Today, customer habits have changed, and shopping has become more of a recreational activity. As a bank, we are no longer competing for a share of our customer's wallet, but rather for a share of their leisure time. That's why we need to be open not just when our customers are working, but when they have free time too."
HSBC's plans, however, have hit a snag in the form of objections over the way the move is being implemented. Unite, the union that represents clerical bank staff, claims the changes are being forced on staff.
Cath Speight, Unite national officer, said: "Unite is appalled that HSBC has decided to unilaterally impose changes to the contracts of its staff who do an outstanding job for the bank. These workers are the bank managers who work extremely hard, often long hours, and earn salaries as low as £19,000 per year."
HSBC says that staff working on Saturdays will get a day off during the week instead and that no one is being asked to work longer or for less pay. It also says that staff affected by the change have received a one-off payment of £2,000.


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Triple overtime wins give a team a healthy dose of confidence — and plenty of exhaustion, too.
For the Toyama Grouses, last Saturday's 126-116, 3OT road triumph over the Rizing Fukuoka put them above the .500 mark, an unusual place for a franchise that entered the 2009-10 campaign with a 31-105 record in its three-year history.
"It was a great victory and a team effort for us to be able to get the win," said Toyama's first-year coach Charles Johnson. His team capped off the weekend with a 77-67 win on Sunday.
In the Saturday epic, forward Kirby Lemons supplied Herculean production at both ends of the floor, finishing with 42 points and 30 rebounds while playing all 55 minutes — an unforgettable game for any player.
Astonishingly enough, after the marathon contest had concluded the Grouses held an 83-50 rebounding edge.
It will be interesting to follow the progress of the Grouses (3-1) over the next several weeks to find out if the aforementioned 3OT victory was a harbinger of things to come or an aberration.
Dynamic duo: Now in his fourth year in Japan after three stellar seasons with the Takamatsu Five Arrows, Tokyo Apache point guard Rasheed Sparks has watched and participated in hundreds of bj-league games.
That makes him as qualified as anybody to speak about the potent one-two punch big men Nick Davis and Julius Ashby — both are listed as centers — give the Apache.
The 205-cm Ashby, another ex-Takamatsu player, and the 203-cm Davis work well together, according to Sparks citing their unselfishness, athleticism and hunger to win as keys to their success.
"Julius is a powerful player down low, a force in the paint," Sparks said at Tokorozawa Municipal Gymnasium on Sunday after his team's 92-83 victory over the Saitama Broncos, a game in which Ashby had four dunks and was a forceful presence from start to finish.
"Nick is a finesse guy, but he has some power moves, too."
Ashby is Tokyo's No. 1 scorer (18.9 ppg), while Davis is a complementary point producer (9.1 ppg), a gifted passer for a big man and a never-back-down defender and shot-blocker, traits that Ashby has shown on defense, too.
Davis, now in his second season playing with Ashby, said the two, along with Sparks, have developed a comfort level playing with each other. "I think that's helping us," he said in Tokorozawa after greeting fans on Sunday.
In addition, Sparks said the Japanese core of the Apache roster, including longtime teammates Jumpei Nakama, Cohey Aoki and Shoji Nakanishi, provide stability for the franchise.
"I've just tried to come in here and play with these guys," said Sparks, who's averaging 17.0 points and 4.5 assists in four games.
After observing the Apache make back-to-back trips to the title game under former coach Joe Bryant, Sparks recognizes the innate skills this team possesses, saying it has a "higher basketball IQ" than many other teams he's seen over the years.
Fan favorite: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, the Kyoto Hannaryz's 40-year-old shooting guard, should expect to attract a high level of attention this season. An All-Star spot certainly doesn't seem out of the question.
A scoring sensation during his two seasons at LSU and the No. 3 overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft, Abdul-Rauf, previously known as Chris Jackson, is proving that he can still play solid basketball at an age when many athletes are enjoying their post-retirement years sitting on the sofa and watching games on TV.
Instead, Abdul-Rauf leads the expansion Hannaryz in minutes played (186) to go along with a team-best 18.5 ppg.
His shooting numbers are solid as well. He's made 12-of-27 from 3-point range and is 35-for-66 from inside the 3-point arc. Furthermore, he remains a capable passer and takes care of the basketball (26 assists, nine turnovers).
"I remember him at LSU. He's always been a really good player," said Sparks with a smile. "(Even now), he's in incredible shape.
"It's really good for this league when you see that an ex-NBA player like him is still playing at a high level."
According to Davis, Abdul-Rauf is helping bring positive attention to the bj-league, as the news spreads overseas and over the Internet about Kyoto's games.
Roster upgrade: In recent weeks, following an 0-4 start, the Five Arrows have signed veteran big man Antoine Broxsie and point guard Michael Gardener.
Since then, they've added another import player, center Terrance Farley, who's expected to make an instant impact for coach John Neumann's club.
"He can run, jump and works very hard," Neumann said. "He came from a great college program and he will help us a lot. We hope in three weeks to be playing good and the team to be ready" to compete at a high level for the remainder of the season.
Farley, 24, attended the University of Louisville, playing in the ultra-tough Big East Conference under one of the game's greatest college coaches, Rick Pitino.
The 208-cm big center served as a valuable backup in college, earning praise from Pitino for his high-energy performance as a defender. The coach called him "a big-time shot-blocker."
This weekend's schedule is as follows: Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix (5-1) vs. Sendai 89ers (6-0), Shiga Lakestars (6-2) vs. Takamatsu Five Arrows (1-5), Toyama Grouses (3-1) vs. Saitama Broncos (0-6), Oita HeatDevils (2-2) vs. Rizing Fukuoka (1-5), Ryukyu Golden Kings (2-2) vs. Kyoto Hannaryz (3-3).
The Tokyo Apache, Niigata Albirex BB and Osaka Evessa have the weekend off.
Rough beginning: With six losses in their first six games, the Broncos are already at the crossroads of their season. This weekend's road trip against a confident Grouses squad could prove to be make-or-break time for Saitama bench boss Masato Fukushima's team.
Fukushima had spent two-plus seasons as Toyama's coach before being fired early last season. The Broncos also have four ex-Grouses on their current roster: guards Satoshi Yonemoto, Haruhito Shishito and Mario Jointer and forward Terrence Woodyard.
What the Broncos haven't had is a consistent formula for starting or finishing games. Simply put, they've failed to do the little things well.
Exhibit A: 87 assists, 88 turnovers.
Exhibit B: 69-for-116 at the free-throw line.
What's more, they've had little success from 3-point range (29-for-123), not giving opponents much incentive to apply extra pressure on perimeters shooters. As a result, this makes it harder for Saitama's players to earn points in the paint.
League accolades: The Circle K Sunkus Player of the Week award goes to Lemons. His 30 rebounds on Saturday tied the league record set by Ryukyu center Jeff Newton and Sendai center Chris Holm last season. After his 42-point game in the 3OT opener, Lemons poured in 14 points and pulled down 21 boards on Sunday.
Helping his team win all six of its games to date, Sendai forward/center Gyno Pomare is the recipient of the league's October MVP award. He averaged 18.7 ppg and 14.6 rpg through games of Sunday.
Pomare, a newcomer to the league this season, attended the University of San Diego. The 23-year-old has had double figures in scoring and rebounding in every game.
All-Star voting: Fan balloting begins on Saturday and runs through Dec. 14 for the 2009-10 All-Star Game.
Fans can cast their votes on the league's Web site (bj-league.com) or on its mobile phone Web site (bj-league-ne.jp/r/as).
Voting instructions are as follows: Select two guards, two forwards and a center for the Eastern Conference and the same goes for the Western Conference — 10 players in total.
Final results are expected to be announced on Dec. 21.
This season's All-Star Game, hosted by the 89ers, will be held on Jan. 31 in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.


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Headline: Tony Blair calls for people to 'rise up' against Brexit
Tony Blair has said it is his "mission" to persuade Britons to "rise up" and change their minds on Brexit.
Speaking in the City of London, the former prime minister claimed that people voted in the referendum "without knowledge of the true terms of Brexit".
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Normally, it takes about eight hours to travel between Perry County and my hometown of Rockford, Ill., a sprawling, industrial city built along the Rock River near the Wisconsin border. It's an easy route of interstates, so I frequently travel north to visit family and friends.
The holiday season has come to an end and once again I want to thank the wonderful people in this community and the surrounding communities for helping to make the Christmas season so enjoyable for the residents at Golden Living Center-Lincoln Hills.
Thank you for including residents' names on the "Giving Trees" and thank you to those who purchased gifts. When they opened the gifts you could see a sparkle of anticipation in their eyes. Some even had tears in their eyes they were so grateful. The gifts were very much appreciated.
This letter is being written in response to the letter written by William Wilson of Jeffersonville in last Monday's paper. The title to his letter was "Animals deserve basic legal rights, too."
In reading his letter we realize he is an animal-rights activist. Supposedly he is against rodeos as he states calves should not be roped and bulls should not be ridden. Then later in his letter he states that we do not have permission to make fur coats or use animals for medical experiments.
Vince Luecke
I used to be big into New Year's resolutions and charted major goals for the coming 12 months. I was occasionally successful but inevitably the big plans I set: losing weight, exercising more and working less, never lasted beyond early February.
A couple of years ago I did succeed in a goal of writing hand-written letters, as opposed to text messages, Facebook posts or emails to people I no longer see often but try to stay in contact with.
The meeting went quickly and there was no official action taken so the last meeting of the Tell City Technical Advisory Committee didn't generate a story. However, we were happy to hear some of the comments made by committee members about the need to support development while ensuring new construction and renovation in the city are compatible with the surrounding areas.
The earliest known inhabitants of our county is a group of people by a nomadic or semi-nomadic race called the Mound Builders. They received this name due to their nature of building mounds of earth and stone for religious, ceremonial, burial and residential purposes.
Students from Tell City noted the beauty and value of the Hoosier National Forest lands located in and around Perry County in the Dec. 12 edition of The Perry County News.
While most people do their outdoor recreating in the spring, summer, and fall, even during the short, crisp days of winter the Hoosier National Forest is open and ready to be explored and enjoyed.
Who decides what is property? It's the people who claim ownership. At one-time, African-Americans were considered property. What gave those people the right to do that?
Under current law, domestic animals are considered as property. Who gave us that right? Many people point to the Bible, which says God let man rule over his creation. If I were to create something and tell you to take care of it, that does not make it your property.
Man can create things like houses, furniture, machines, etc., but only God can create life.
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Run grunt tasks concurrently
Running slow tasks like Coffee and Sass concurrently can potentially improve your build time significantly. This task is also useful if you need to run multiple blocking tasks like
nodemon and
watch at once, as seen in the example config.
This task is similar to grunt-parallel, but more focused by leaving out support for shell scripts which results in a leaner config. It also has a smaller dependency size and pads the output of concurrent tasks, as seen above.
If you haven't used grunt before, be sure to check out the Getting Started guide, as it explains how to create a gruntfile as well as install and use grunt plugins. Once you're familiar with that process, install this plugin with this command:
npm install grunt-concurrent --save-dev
Tip: the load-grunt-tasks module makes it easier to load multiple grunt tasks.
See the Gruntfile in this repo for a full example.
Just specify the tasks you want to run concurrently as an array in a target of this task as shown below.
This will first run the Coffee and Sass tasks at the same time, then the JSHint and Mocha tasks at the same time.
grunt; grunt;grunt;
Default: Number of CPU cores (
require('os').cpus().length) with a minimum of 2
Limit of how many tasks that are run concurrently.
You can optionally log the output of your concurrent tasks by specifying the
logConcurrentOutput option. Here is an example config which runs grunt-nodemon to launch and monitor a node server and grunt-contrib-watch to watch for asset changes all in one terminal tab:
grunt; grunt;grunt;
Note the output will be messy when combining certain tasks. This option is best used with tasks that don't exit like watch and nodemon to monitor the output of long-running concurrent tasks.
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I interviewed Pro Soccer Talk's Steve Davis today to preview the upcoming second leg between Sporting Kansas City and the Houston Dynamo. Below are excerpts on the interview.
On Sunday's match (first leg at Houston)
"Most of that game was played over 40 years in the midfield (due to field conditions and both teams playing a high line defensively) and there's not going to be a lot of pretty soccer. Kansas City's a physical team but Houston is too. You get a game of 50-50 balls and second balls. That kind of game on that day Houston was just better at it."
On Sporting KC's injuries (Nagamura, Cesar)
"You do have a guy who you can plug in (in a defensive/holding midfielder spot) Roger Espinoza. For everything that everyone has said about Graham Zusi, and by the way I agree he's had a fantastic year, I have said all along that I think the key to Sporting Kansas City's midfield is Roger Espinoza. His energy and workrate sets the pace for that high pressure. I think he's been so important this year so I suspect that he just moves back and sits in that spot a little bit."
"If Nagamura were ok, it wouldn't be such a big blow (injury to Cesar) because he can play that role very well (defensive/holding midfielder). That is a hole and when you start talking about taking very good players off the field. It's a little difference and just a little difference in a tight match could be the difference."
On Wednesday's match
"I think it's all about the first goal. I think if Houston gets that first goal, Kansas City are looking at trying to get three goals just to tie and four goals to win it outright against a very good defense. If Houston gets that first goal tonight, makes it a three goal lead in the series, I think it's kind of over. On the other hand, if KC gets the first goal, that stadium's going to come apart. I think if they get the first goal, they'll probably get the second goal too."


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Selling the Gun Culture
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Selling the Gun Culture
Just about every discussion on 2A I've read or participated in goes like this:
We should ban guns because of this wildly inaccurate fact.
I'm sorry, your facts are wildly inaccurate, here is the real story.
Nazi! The blood of children is on your hands!
The actual words vary, but the conversations all follow this depressingly familiar pattern. It's clear that emotion is driving this debate, and unless we want to be mobbed like the cool scientists in War of the Worlds (the good one) we need to develop a powerful emotional message that will penetrate the panic-stricken minds of the soccer moms of America. That's what this thread is about.
Here are some of my thoughts on selling the gun culture:
1. Women are the key. We need to emphasize what a powerful equalizer the firearm is for the modern woman. It's probably done more to level the historical playing field in man/woman relations than even the birth control pill. Without a gun, a woman is wholly dependent upon the good intentions of those around her, and that can be a tough place to be. To paraphrase
, we've already tried a gun free world, it was called the Middle Ages, and look how well that worked out for women.
2. Police can't protect you, they can only clean up the mess afterwards. I'm of the rather wishful opinion that a lot of the people participating in the recent run on guns are doing so because they want some form of home protection. It's a man's job to protect his family, and they need guns to do that. For the woman, while her man is away, if she doesn't have a piece, she and her children are utterly and completely defenseless. Do it for the children!
3. Gun control has historically been about keeping Blacks powerless. This is a powerful message that is conveniently true. Blacks, Hispanics and other minority groups should be some of the loudest voices in favor of 2A.
I'd love to see some effective PR around these messages begin to blanket the media starting yesterday, and I'd love to hear your ideas on how to sell the gun culture.
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Thor star Chris Hemsworth was spotted smooching his daughter India Rose, 22 months, in Malibu, Calif. on Thursday (March 13). After biking to the beach, the affectionate father-daughter duo took a quick stroll along the sand.
The Australian actor, 30, and his wife, Spanish actress Elsa Pataky, 37, are currently expecting twins.
Earlier this month, the handsome couple rocked the red carpet together at the Academy Awards.
And on Sunday, the Fast Five actress hit the beach with their adorable toddler.


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Coral Gables (September 24, 2009) —
Charles Norman Mason is recipient of the 2009 Frost School of Music Distinguished Alumnus Award. Dean Shelton G. Berg will publicly recognize Mason's achievement at the October 2nd, 2009 opening concert of Festival Miami 2009.
Mason has received many awards for his compositions, including the 2005 Samuel Barber Rome Prize Fellowship, the 1998 Premi Internacional de Composició Musical Ciutat de Tarragona Orchestra Music prize, and a 1994 National Endowment of the Arts Individual Composers Grant. Among the commissions he has received are from the Alabama Symphony, the Goliard Ensemble, the Corona Guitar Kvartet (Denmark), the Dale Warland Singers, Karen Bentley Pollick, Craig Hultgren, William DeVan, Mildred Allen, Scott Deal, Wagner Campos, Roderick Ferguson, Atlas Saxophone Quartet, Luna Nova Ensemble, Youth Opera Foundation, Fairbanks Symphony Association, and ONIX ensemble (Mexico). He has held residencies at the Hambidge Center, the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, the New Music Festival in Bulgaria, and was sponsored by the Seaside Institute as an "Escape To Create" composer-in-residence at Seaside, Florida.
Charles N. Mason was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and has lived in Miami, Indianapolis, and Champaign-Urbana (IL). Lately he has been composing and living in the city of Birmingham. He studied composition with many well-known composers including Don Erb, Ben Johnston, Salvatore Martirano, Dennis Kam, and John Melby.
A strong advocate of other composers and new music in general, Dr. Mason is executive director of Living Artist Foundation, an organization devoted to promoting new music. Mason was editor of the Living Music journal for fifteen years prior to taking over the Foundation in 1999. Mason is also co-founder of the Birmingham Art Music Alliance, an organization whose primary purpose is to present concerts of new music in the Birmingham area. For six years, he was vice-president of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States, and is currently chairman of the Alabama Music Teachers Association Composition Commissioning program. In addition, Mason is founder and director of Living Artist Recordings, a non-profit recording company that is solely dedicated to new music. He teaches composition and theory at Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts college in Birmingham, Alabama.
Associate Dean Dr. Nicholas DeCarbo said, "Charles is an outstanding composer, and one of which the entire Frost School of Music is proud. Congratulations, Charles Mason."
Opening night of Festival Miami 2009, "Celebrating the German Romantic Tradition," will feature the Frost Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Sleeper performing Schumann's Overture to Faust, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor") with faculty soloist Tian Ying, and Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 1.
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See the beauty of Bend without breaking a sweat
Summer is the perfect time for visitors in Bend, Oregon. School is out, there are tons of fun events happening, and the weather is warm and sunny. With the summer heat, it's a good idea to plan some outdoor adventures that aren't terribly strenuous - especially if you have family and friends visiting who may not be the adventure pro that you are. You can still show them the beautiful landscapes that Bend has to offer, without worrying about giving your 67-year old dad a heat stroke. Whether you are just getting into hiking yourself, or want to be able to share your love of the Bend outdoors with your less-experienced family and friends, these 5 hikes are a great place to start.
1. Farewell Bend Deschutes River Trail
Photo: Lindsey Banks
You can't come to Bend without taking a hike along the Deschutes River. The Farewell Bend Trail is a 3 mile loop trail that begins at Farewell Park near the Old Mill District on Reed Market Road.From the park, follow the river trail under the bridge to your left. About 1.5 miles in you will be able to cross a footbridge which will take you to the opposite side of the river for your return back.
You will see gorgeous forest and river views and enjoy a nice hike under the shade trees. Once you are finished, there are restrooms and water fountains in Farewell Park for you to use, or continue on to the Old Mill District and reward yourself with drinks at Greg's Grill or dessert at Ben & Jerry's. Learn more.
2. River Trail at Smith Rock State Park
Photo: Jessica Dales
Smith Rock State Park is a must-see for anyone visiting Bend. It's about 30 minutes North of Bend in Terrebonne, Oregon. There are several trails throughout the park, ranging in difficulty from easy to advanced.
The River Trail is a great beginner hike in Smith Rock, with some of the best views. You will start off down The Chute trail, cross over the Crooked Creek footbridge, and take a left to start on the River Trail. It is a 2.5 mile flat trail that will lead you right along the Crooked River.
Once you reach the end of the trail, you can either take the Mesa Verde Trail with a slight elevation and a better view of the famous Monkey Face rock, or double-back the way you came. Try to go early as it can get very hot and crowded here in the summer. Learn more.
3. Sparks Lake Atkeson Memorial Trail
Photo: Richard Bacon
Sparks Lake is one of the beautiful Cascade Lakes located about 30 minutes away from Bend. You can get there by taking the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway. Once you pass Mt. Bachelor, you will begin to see signs for the different lakes.
Sparks Lake is tucked back away from the main road and is usually less crowded than some of the other popular lakes, such as Todd Lake or Elk Lake.
It is one of the most beautiful of the Cascade Lakes, especially if you can catch it while the wildflowers are blooming.Take the easy 1 mile Atkeson Memorial Loop from the boat ramp, where you will see spectacular views of the lake and Cascade Mountains. It's a photographer's dream, so be sure to bring your camera! Learn more.
4. Pilot Butte State Park
Photo: Richard Bacon
If you want to see all that Bend has to offer, a hike up the 1 mile pilot butte trail will show you views of the whole town, panoramic views of the Cascade Mountains to the west, and the high desert to the east.
You can either take the 1 mile paved trail (watch out for cars) or the 1 mile dirt trail to the top. Go at sunset to see the beautiful colors in the sky. Learn more.
5. Lava River Cave
Photo: Lindsey Banks
The Lava River Cave, located in The Deschutes National Forest, is only a 12 mile drive south of Bend along Highway 97. It's the perfect place to be on a hot summer day. The cave is 1 mile long and is a very cool 42 degrees inside.
It's a unique lava tube hike experience that any age can enjoy. No special hiking skills are required. The cave is relatively flat with some stairs and rocks to maneuver at times. Make sure to bring a jacket and a good light or two.
While you're there you can also visit the Lava Lands Visitor Center to view the geological and cultural history of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument and walk or take the shuttle to the top of Lava Butte. Learn more.
Remember to always follow Leave No Trace ethics on your adventures.
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Please respect the places you find on The Outbound.
Always practice Leave No Trace ethics on your adventures. Be aware of local regulations and don't damage these amazing places for the sake of a photograph.
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CNC cutter joins in the celebrations
It's nice to see the machines that do so much hard work for us receiving a bit of love in return for their efforts.
The guys over at the Bay Area's Because We Can recently celebrated five productive years with "Frank" in true CNC style.
After blowing out his own candles, he proceeded to cut the cake into perfect squares, one for each of the attending guests at the company's open house event.
We've seen Frank's more traditional handiwork on a number of occasions, including these robots that may indeed take over the world some day.
From laser cut ham sandwiches on the East Coast to colourful desserts on the West, it seems there's a bit of a culinary trend spreading across the land.
Wish Happy Birthday to Frank the CNC cutter at Because We Can.


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My MySpace entry is what I'm still using as my primay social site, but I finally took the plunge and got a Facebook site as well. What can I say? Growing up in the 1960s, I was the last one to grow my hair long and the last one to get it cut short again. I'm just now getting an MP3 player filled up with songs from my old tapes & albums. I belong to several antiwar groups, Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network (PRAWN), Delaware Valley Veterans for America (DVVFA), United for Peace & Justice – Delaware Valley Network (UFPJ-DVN) & Philly Against War (PAW),
I'm constantly scribbling out pieces and I normally place them on the site for the Philadelphia Independent Media Center (PhillyIMC) and on Sundays, I attend the First United Methodist Church of Germantown (FUMCOG).
My philosophy towards our President? He's not Dear Leader, neither is he someone to mock and make fun of. As a Navy vet (PN3 (Ret), USN, 1991-2001), I'd like my president to be a good ship's captain. Someone who can steer the vessel with some skill, someone who can lead the parade and someone who can express what we feel.


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Main Bathroom – Walk in shower, vanity, toilet, hairdryer, welcome pack with shampoo, conditioner and soap
Second Bathroom – Walk in shower, vanity, toilet, welcome pack with shampoo, conditioner and soap
Self Contained Kitchen – Fully equipped with gas stove, oven, microwave, toaster, kettle, full size fridge/freezer, cooking utensils, cutlery and crockery, detergent and cloth
Lounge/Dining – Two lounges, coffee table, Austar pay TV, air conditioned, dining table & chairs
Verandah – Spacious wrap around style verandah with outdoor setting.
Optional Extras – Waterfront available on request (surcharge), BBQ hire, DVD player hire, cot hire, high chair, dishwasher available in some villas, extra charges may apply.
All fresh linen supplied on arrival only. Mid stay service and linen change provided for stays of 7 nights or longer. Please note that beach towels are not provided. Welcome tea, coffee and sugar upon arrival. Free WIFI hotspots available throughout resort. All villas are smoke-free.