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The latest developments and the far-reaching benefits of high-speed European train travel were the topics of a press conference, "High-speed trains: Changing the European Experience" held in New York today. Speakers included: CEO of the French National Railroads (SNCF), Guillaume Pepy; Commercial Director of the Eurostar train, Nicholas Mercer; and High-Speed Director of the Paris-based International Railway Association (UIC), Inaki Barron. Rail Europe — North America's leading seller of European rail travel — was the host of the conference.
Among the topics:
• Opening of new high-speed service on 4 routes in 2007
• High-speed rail wins major market share of combined air/rail traffic on routes of 3 hours or less
• Shorter rail travel times make possible different destination combinations, daytrips out of rail hub cities, overall a less stressful experience than short-haul air or driving
• Rail has dramatically less environmental impact, including greenhouse gas emissions, compared to air/road travel
• Economic benefits of high-speed rail for communities served.
Traveling at speed of 150 mph or higher (compared to regular trains going 100 mph or less), high-speed trains currently run on 3,034 miles of track in 10 European countries. By 2010, another 1,711 miles are scheduled to be in operation, and there are plans beyond that to add on average 346 miles each year through 2020, according to the UIC's Barron. [See attached maps]
To travel at speeds over 150 mph, dedicated high-speed tracks (fewer curves, little change in gradient, no crossings) — as well as fast trains — are required. One of dedicated high-speed steel track's advantages over the more experimental Maglev type technology (besides lower cost) is the fact that high-speed trains can also operate on conventional steel track, as well as the dedicated track, allowing greater flexibility in destinations served. [See separate backgrounder on high-speed trains in event press kit.]
Basic benefits for travelers of high-speed trains vs. plane or car travel: competitive travel times between city centers (not to faraway airports), no long advance check-in, more legroom and freedom to stand up and stroll, frequent service with excellent on-time departures/arrivals, ground-level view of passing scenery, freedom from traffic/driving concerns.
Eurostar's punctuality in 2006 was a record 91.5%, far outstripping airline competitors on the London-Paris and London-Brussels routes. Latest figures from the UK's Civil Aviation Authority show that punctuality at London's airports remains around 70%, as in previous years. Spain's high-speed AVE trains also have punctuality over 90%.
"High-speed trains put the pleasure back in travel," said Fabrice Morel, conference moderator and President and CEO of Rail Europe. "And while airports and planes are pretty much the same whether you're in Athens, Greece, or Athens, Georgia, travel by train is an authentic European experience."
The high-speed Eurostar train today covers the 250 mi. distance between downtown London-downtown Paris in 2 hrs. 35 min. – with no transfers to airports required. On November 14, 2007 that will be cut to 2 hrs 15 min.
Paris to Marseille on the Mediterranean coast (480 mi. – same as NY-Detroit) takes 3 hrs by high-speed TGV train. Paris to Brussels (185 mi) on 186 mph Thalys train takes 1 hr. 25 min. – distance is comparable to NY-Boston (188 mi.). The 85 mile trip from Paris-Reims (heart of Champagne country) will drop from 1 hr 35 min. to 45 min. starting June 10 – distance comparable NY-Philadelphia.
The world speed record for steel-wheels-on-steel-track trains was just set by a specially-modified experimental French TGV on April 3, with a top speed of 357 mph. [See press release on world record in kit.]. Top operating speed for passenger travel of most high-speed trains in Europe today is 186 mph, but starting June 10, the new TGV East line in France will have a standard operating speed of 199 mph (320 km/hr). In 1954, 199 mph was the world record also set by a specially-modified experimental French train – and this year that will be standard operating speed. Research and development is currently underway in France to increase that to 224 mph.
The proof of high-speed rail's appeal is in the figures – increases in passengers and market share captured at the expense of short-haul intra-European air and passenger cars. The first European high-speed line (Paris-Lyon) carried 2 million passengers in the first year of operation. Today, 100 million passengers a year travel on the French TGV network.
The total number of high-speed train passengers throughout Europe has been rising steadily from 183 million in 2000 to 245 million in 2005, according to the International Railway Association (UIC).
Among Eurostar's 7.85 million passengers in 2006 were 300,000 U.S. travelers.
Examples of high-speed lines winning dominant market share:
• In France, rail held only 22% of the combined Paris-Marseille air-rail market before TGV Mediterranean went into service (2001), but in four years that market share rose to 65% and in 2006 it was 69% and EasyJet abandoned its Paris-Marseille flights.
• Spain's AVE has 53% of air/rail/road traffic on the Madrid-Seville route.
• Thalys train between Paris and Brussels holds 52% of air/road traffic; after the high-speed rail line went into service, airlines discontinued flights Paris-Brussels – the only competition remaining is road.
• Eurostar has more than 70% of London-Paris market, 64% on London-Brussels. Last month, BMI discontinued its London-Paris flights.
High-speed rail has historically captured the major share of combined air/rail traffic along routes where train journeys are under 3 hours. But this is changing, says SNCF's Pepy: "With air travel becoming more complicated and increasing airport congestion, high-speed rail now wins 50% of the traffic where rail journeys are 4.5 hours or less," he said. On the Paris-Perpignan route (5 hrs by train), TGV has 51% of the air/rail market, on Paris-Toulon (4 hrs) 68%.
On routes with 2 hours or less train travel time, rail traditionally wins 90% of market share.
The new TGV East line, connecting Paris to eastern France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland in nearly half the time of current rail service, is expected to garner 75% of the Paris-Strasbourg market within one year and eventually 90% (currently Paris-Strasbourg takes 4 hrs by train, and air holds 60% of the market; with TGV East, train travel time will drop to 2 hrs 20 min). Air France has already announced plans to discontinue flights Paris-Metz the month after TGV East goes into service.
High-speed trains connect passengers to major European airports, including Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, Amsterdam's Schipol, Frankfurt, Zurich, Geneva, Lyon and others. This enables American travelers, for example, to take a transatlantic flight to Paris CDG and immediately connect by high-speed train to Brussels (or a variety of other destinations throughout Europe).
• June 10 – TGV East provides faster, direct connections between 20 French destinations and between Paris and 10 destinations in Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Main French cities in eastern France on route: Paris, Reims, Nancy, Metz and Strasbourg. [see separate press release dated April 10 and map in press kit]
• November 14 – Eurostar will be 20 minutes faster between London-Paris and London-Brussels when it launches service from its new central London terminal, St. Pancras International. St. Pancras will be served by the UK's first 100% high-speed rail line, called High Speed 1. Currently, Eurostar travels on high-speed track for much of the journey in England, until just outside London when the trains revert to the existing rail track, shared with conventional trains, at much lower speeds. [see separate release]
• Madrid-Barcelona – Before any high-speed tracks were built, this trip took nearly 7 hrs, but today much of the route is high-speed and travel time has shrunk to 4.5 hrs. By the end of 2007 another segment of high-speed track will be completed, cutting the time to just under 4 hours. And by the end of 2008 the Spanish expect to run the trains even faster, resulting in a 2.5 hr journey.
• Brussels-Amsterdam – the Netherlands will open service on its new Zuid (South) high-speed line (by end of this year), but due to time required to implement a new signaling systems it may be 2008 before the Thalys train can operate at 186 mph on this newest segment. Currently, conventional trains make Brussels-Amsterdam in 3 hrs, Thalys in 2.5 hrs. This will drop to 1.5 hrs when Thalys begins high-speed service (which is planned to increase in frequency, with departures nearly every hour). In combination with Eurostar's faster service beginning mid-November 2007, the trip London-Amsterdam by rail will shrink from more than 4 hrs to 3.5 hrs – which is expected to attract many passengers to rail on one of Europe's most hotly contested air routes (London-Amsterdam).
High-speed rail (and rail in general) has a dramatically lower impact on the environment, measured by all criteria, than either air or car travel.
Greenhouse gas emissions: While greenhouse gas emissions from road travel (cars/buses/trucks) grew 19% between 1990 and 2005, and those from air travel increased 8.9 %, rail reduced its emissions 36%. When calculated per 100 passenger kilometers (number of passengers x distance traveled) air travel generates more than 4 times CO2 emissions than high-speed rail, and private cars generate 3.5 times the CO2 (measured in kilograms per 100 passenger kilometers), according to statistics compiled by the UIC from European environmental agencies.
Each passenger on a roundtrip flight between London-Paris generates 122 kilograms of CO2, compared with just 11 kg for a traveler making the roundtrip on Eurostar, according to independent research commissioned by the high-speed train operator.
Energy efficiency/consumption: high-speed trains are the "sippers" (as opposed to guzzlers) of energy, delivering more than 8 x the passenger kilometers (passengers x distance traveled) per unit of energy than airplanes, and more than 4 times that of passenger cars. High-speed trains are actually 3 times as energy efficient as slower regional trains – but even the slowest train is 25% more energy-efficient than cars. (UIC statistics)
In addition to being the environmentally-conscious transportation choice, high-speed rail has an unparalleled safety record. In 26 years of high-speed trains running on dedicated high-speed track, there have been no fatalities. In the U.S., more than 40,000 people a year lose their lives in car accidents.
SNCF's Pepy estimates that by 2010 the level of congestion on European highways will destroy 1% of Europe's GDP annually, representing a staggering loss of approximately 90 billion Euros each year.
High-speed trains not only benefit travelers and the environment, they also boost the economies of communities served. In France, they call it the "TGV effect" – increases in property values, rents/real estate prices and number of jobs/businesses in towns in or near high-speed rail lines.
Real estate prices in Avignon rose more than 30% in the first three years following the launch of TGV Mediterranean. In Vendome, near the TGV Atlantique line (Paris-Tours in the Loire region) real estate prices went up 50% in five years.
In Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, more than 2,000 new jobs were created in the two years before the launch of TGV Mediterranean. Tourism and convention business are growing along TGV routes to the south and west of France. Development officials in eastern France are creating new office space, particularly in areas close to the train stations, in anticipation of businesses moving out of Paris. From Reims, the commute to Paris that today takes 1 hr 35 min will be just 45 minutes.


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I'm planning to release a demo at Solskogen 2013 (in july), and the theme I choose is 'Oric Demonstration Tape - 2013 edition' or something similar.
The idea is to imagine some demoscene style demo that would run continuously in a shop to attract people to buy the computer, with possibly some homage parts to the old Atmos tape as well.
I'd like to have some nice pictures in the demo as well, to show what can be done on the Oric.
Now there are some requirements:
- They should be original artworks (no google image, no copyrighted stuff, no conversion from amiga pictures, etc...)
- You can have you name/copyright on the picture, but it should be discreet (not a big white text in the middle)
- The picture should make sense in the demo, either by showing what can be achieved on the Oric, or by being related to the brand, anniversary, etc...
- They should have a certain quality level (It should look at least as good as what is expected from Oric stuff in 2013, so 10 minutes hack jobs will not do)
And finally: You should send me the pictures by mail, do not post them here else that will spoil the surprise for everybody else !
Depending of how many pictures I get, it will either be a semi slide show sequence with transition effects, or if not enough appear as transition pictures between the loading of parts.
Need pictures for a demo
Want to discuss about Demos on the Oric, here you are !
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Very interesting opportunity! Do you need them in any particular format, or would you prefer if we prepared them with pictconv and so on first .. ? If you have a small guide on what format you ultimately would prefer, I'd love to send a few pics your way ..
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Ideally, PNG pictures would be nice, along with the command line parameters to give PictConv to convert them.
Standard 240x200 resolution.
This way I can regenerate them easily
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This way I can regenerate them easily
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You should at least add the Twilighte logo in the picture list
My Projects: Replic'Oric Project - StratoCumulus Project
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Nah, the Twilighte logo will be in my FreeCell game.Godzil wrote:You should at least add the Twilighte logo in the picture list
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Ask economics professor Ernie Goss to grade the rural mainstreet economy this April and he'll tell you it's a C+.
"It's not an A as we had back a couple of years ago, but not a D or an F," notes Goss—who teaches at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.—in an interview with AgriTalk radio. "A lot will depend on moisture and what we see in terms of drought conditions this year. That's going to have a huge impact going forward."
Published monthly, the index surveys 10 states from Colorado to Illinois. Within that group, places with a strong economy include North Dakota because of its energy and agriculture output; Iowa because of its exports; and southern Illinois.
But while jobs are doing well overall on Main Street, challenges persist for prospective homeowners. That's because fewer banks are providing loans.
"When we asked about bank loans for owner-occupied housing in the rural areas, 25% of the bank CEOs said their bank had ceased providing those loans because of increasing regulation," Goss explains. "Probably another 10% said they were likely to end those. So as many as 33% to 40% of banks are ceasing making home loans because of the regulatory burden in these rural areas."
As agricultural commodity prices creep up, farmland prices have fallen. Goss says both are good for the economy, though he notes political unrest in Ukraine might have a negative effect on the U.S. market.
Sales of farm equipment are down in the U.S. because of lower crop prices.
"Of course, that's domestic," Goss adds. "When we look internationally, those companies that sell internationally are looking pretty good."
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It was a great honor to represent The PGA of America and my fellow club professionals this week as the Low Club Professional at the Senior PGA Championship. It was a great week and a tremendous event. Congratulations to all of the 43 club professionals who were in the field and to The PGA of America for a great job of hosting this championship.
For this week's "A Lesson Learned," I want to stress the importance of preparation - especially when circumstances don't allow for much of it.
I qualified for the championship last October. It's the one event I look forward to most every year and I want very much to play my best here. Unfortunately, the weather and a busy lesson schedule doesn't necessarily allow for ideal preparation time for me. Of course, this is almost certainly the case for all the PGA Club Professionals in the field.
But I knew there were little things I could do - and did - to prepare for this. I would putt indoors, find a heated driving range when I could, check my grip frequently, check my posture, take an occasional lesson - just to keep things going in the right direction.
Of course, as the event nears, you want to spend more time on the course in preparing, but even then - there are challenges. I taught just about all day the two days before coming here - and that's the reality we have accept. And that's okay. But making sure I was as ready as I could be when we finally arrived at the week.
So how does this apply to you? As an instructor, I understand the limits and demands on your time. Most golfers can't spend as much time on the course or practice range as they'd like - especially those really wanting to play their best at an upcoming event. But don't discount the value of alternative practice routines. Putt around the house, grip a club as you stand around or chip a few balls in the yard. These not only help build proper muscle memory and ingrain (hopefully) good techniques, but it keeps you focused on improving your game. You'd really be surprised at how it can help sharpen your skills and touch.
Nothing can fully replace time on the range, learning from a good instructor and simply playing golf as ways to improve. But keeping your mind and technique on golf even when you're not able to get to the course will pay big dividends for your game.
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If you frequently leave your home to travel, especially during the winter months, it is important to make sure your home is secure against prolonged periods of freezing temperatures, and of course fire or theft. By following these simple steps you can protect your home and prevent costly damage from occurring.
Water sources:
- Turn off your faucets throughout the home. Check drains to make sure they are open and ready to drain if necessary. Turn off the water supply valve on your toilet and water lines to your washing machine. Drain exterior water pipes and any pipes that run through unheated areas. If draining these pipes isn't possible, wrap them with foam insulation or heat tape.
- A good temperature to keep your thermostats set to is around 15 C. This helps prevent your water lines from freezing during winter months.
- Electrical appliances: Unplug your appliances before you go, and save on your electrical bill.
Smoke and CO alarms:
- Make sure your carbon monoxide and smoke alarms have fresh batteries and are less than five years old.
- Let a trusted neighbour know when you'll be away and give them a set of your house keys so they can check in on your place from time to time to water plants or pick up any stray newspapers or mail. Timers on lamps also give your home a lived-in appearance.
Relative humidity:
- Moisture levels must be controlled to stop flooring from shrinking and squeaking and fine furniture from coming loose at the joints. See the attached chart for a guideline on relative humidity.
- Use this guide to control your home's relative humidity if you're away during the winter months. Keep the indoors temperature at a steady 21 C when you know the outside temperature will be anywhere below 0 C.
- Outside temp above 0 C, indoor relative humidity 40 per cent
- Outside temp -5 C, indoor relative humidity 35 per cent
- Outside temp -10 C, indoor relative humidity 30 per cent
- Outside temp -20 C, indoor relative humidity 25 per cent
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Tjaert Tyercxz (d. 1539)
Tjaert Tyercxz, of Dokkum, an Anabaptist martyr, beheaded on 8 February 1539, at Leeuwarden in Friesland, Netherlands, with four other victims. Mellink's suggestion that he and his co-martyrs were revolutionary Anabaptists is without foundation.
Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954: 252.
Vos, Karel. Menno Simons. Leiden, 1914: 230.
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Debbie Harris is the director of educational technology at the Sager Solomon Schechter Day School in Northbrook, IL and teaches religious school at Lakeside Congregation for Reform Judaism. Involved in Jewish education for over thirty years, she received an education degree from Northwestern University with a concentration in instructional media. She is skilled in using and teaching desktop publishing, video editing, presentation and animation software; and consults and presents regularly on integrating technology into Judaic studies. Her students podcast, blog, edit video and create claymations. She co-chaired the technology track for CAJE 33 in Vermont, is a SMART Certified Trainer for SMART Notebook version 10 for both Macintosh and Windows, and a 2011 recipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.
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Our Pac-12 Networks live stream is free for all to watch, no TV provider login required, during Pac-12 Football Media Day July 24 in Los Angeles.
Pac-12 Networks' Football Media Day Special will air live from 9 a.m. PT to 1:30 p.m PT Thursday. Follow your favorite team, coach and key players as they visit with Mike Yam, Curtis Conway, and Rick Neuheisel on the grounds of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.
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Coaches and players from each team will visit the Pac-12 Football Media Day Special set, split across two days. Here's who will appear on Thursday, July 24 (all times PT):
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On March 24, 2013, the Penthouse Suites of AT&T hosted West Coast's finest bridal event Unvelied Bridal Style Revealed from 11 AM to 3:30 PM. Whether you are a bride-to-be or a single soul who wants to get a head start on their future wedding planning, the Unveiled Bridal was something you did not want to miss.
Unveiled is an event that was created to help the future "I do" love birds in planning their perfect wedding by providing them the right resources, event professionals, designs, catering and more. The event was sponsored by 24 Carrots Catering & Events, Martha Stewart Weddings, Angeleno Magazine, The Bridal Bar, BEVMO! Weddings, California Brides, Classic Party Rentals, Penthouse Tower Suites of AT&T Center, and Your Bash!
Unveiled event began at 11 AM with exhibitors showing attendees their unique products and services such as accessories, shoes, dresses, cocktails, cinematography, coffee, entertainment, design, health, floral, photography, vacations, food and cake! Yes, I said food and cake! They had mouth drooling cakes and desserts that we got to taste. The catering exhibitors also had samples of their delicious food such as caviar by Petrossian Paris and little delicious bites by Wolfgang Puck Catering
If you are a cocktail fan, they had innovative drinks by Bevmo! Weddings. They had all sorts of drinks from light to strong and all had bride related names such as "Honeymoon Bride" and "Blushing Bride". Then you walk a little further and find yourself in another 24 Carrots Catering & Events booth that made nitrogen infused icecream, which we all got to taste. Now that is unique! How often do we go to weddings and see nitrogen infused icecream? We all laughed as we saw people eat the icecream while the nitrogen smoke came out of their noses.
Other booths had unique products such as Vegan Shoes by Mink Luxury Vegan Shoes
While visiting exhibitors and enjoying their products and services, we were also listening to beautiful music in the background played by Elan Artists!
After three hours of tasting delicious cakes, eating samples from the best catering companies, sipping on either coffee or cocktails, we had to head to the lower level for yet another amazing experience, a Vera Wang Bridal Fashion Show!
Before the Vera Wang show, Lulu Powers delivered State of The Union Address. Lulu Powers is a best-selling author and entertaining designer, who shared with us some of her great experiences in planning the best weddings. We also learned from her some do's and don'ts while preparing for a wedding. Part visionary and part teacher, Lulu translates her clients' passions and desires in to a stylized culinary and entertaining experience. She is a sought-after talent, inspiring mentor, and credible entertaining lifestyle expert. Her client list boasts a staggering collection of talent including Will & Jada Smith, Madonna, Bill Clinton, Arianna Huffington, among others.
Shortly after, Elan Artists began playing their soulful music to lead the beautiful models who wore Vera Wang's 2013 Fall Bridal dresses to the runway. The dresses were breathtaking! They had various designs from simple to dramatic, light to heavy, something for every bride! Whether you were a bride-to-be or just someone who wanted to attend a fun bridal event, this was the part that caused goose bumps. Picture the feeling we get when we see a beautiful bride walk down the aisle, now imagine several beautiful brides wearing Vera Wang dresses walk down the aisle! Here are some photos Here are some of the beautiful dresses the models wore.
The fashion show was followed by more cake sampling, cocktails and a fabulous gift bag to take home. This event was a spectacular experience for everyone who is getting ready for a wedding or someone who simply wants to collect wonderful ideas for their future wedding.
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Whats up my name is Larry Im 25 from NJ. My passion for APBT's started at a young age. My grandfather used to train dogs for the police so I was always around them. Right now I currently have 3 dogs, Corben my australian sheperd hes almost 3, Hanna Girl my 1.5yr old lab mix, and my rednose Gavin hes right around 11 months. He is my first pitbull due to the fact that I wanted to live in a house with a nice yard before I got him.
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Surely, you've heard of the viral hit and dance "Gangnam" Style. But what about "Obama" Style?
Wanna learn how to do it? Simple. Just smear mud across your face from Israel's Dead Sea, take a picture, put it on Facebook and caption it "Obama Style."
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Sounds funny in practice. But for 26-year-old Sacha Dratwa, it's no laughing matter. A spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is coming under fire for doing just that in September. A screen-grab of Dratwa's FB photo of his mud-smeared face shows "Obama" Style may not be as popular as he hoped it would be.
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"You know this is racist, yeah?" one commenter wrote about the photo. According to ABC News, the outrage over Dratwa's photo became so intense that he was forced to restrict access to his page. In response to someone on Twitter calling him a racist Sunday, Dratwa wrote that "I'm not a racist, please stop [spreading] lies about me."
Dratwa added that the response to his FB photo misrepresents his views and is a"cynical use of the information" on his profile, according to ABC News.
"I am, and have always been, completely candid about my beliefs and have nothing to hide," Dratwa wrote Sunday. "The aforementioned photos do not reflect my beliefs and have no bearing whatsoever on my position in the IDF." Dratwa's impassioned response should come as no surprise, seeing as how he mans the IDF's media desk, requiring him to engage with Israel's supporters and detractors through social media.
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"We believe people are getting information from social media platforms and we don't want them to get it from other sources," Dratwa told Tablet Magazine last week. "We are the ones on the scene, and the old media are not on the scene as are the IDF."
The IDF has not taken any actions against Dratwa as of press time.
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Kid's Get the Darndest Rays Things
How cool is it that the 2011 Tampa Bay Rays home Opener is going to be on April Fool's Day….and it's a Friday! What a way to begin the 2011 season, with a banner raising and a few pranks, jokes and maybe even a Garfoose sighting. Even if all, or none of that happens on that first day of April, the Rays Republic will again have some nifty giveaways and promotions to fill our Fridays and Sundays.Now these are not the only days that giveaways will be dished out to the Rays faithful, but on Wednesday, June 29th and Thursday, August 4th, you know that the masses will be all carrying those famous Rays chertiest as the Rays bring back another great "Park & Recreation Day" environment within Tropicana Field. Too bad Zach Grienke went to Milwaukee. We all know how much he simply loves those banging monstrosities while pitching.
Starting with the traditional schedule magnet given out on that first night, really quickly the Rays promotions machine kicks into high gear, even during that first weekend. On the next day, Sat, April 2, the first 15,000 Rays Fans will receive an Evan Longoria Gold Glove replica presented by DEX Imaging. But the fun doesn't stop there, on Sunday the Rays will distribute special American League East Banners provided by Rays sponsor Sweetbay Supermarkets.
But back again for another go-round is the popular T-shirt's given out on Friday night games. In all a total of 12 different designed Rays inspired T-shirts will be given out to the first 10,000 lucky fans thanks to the good people at Captain Morgan's , who presides over the Friday Fest festivities with glee. The only exception in the T-shirt promotion this season is that on May 13 and August 5, the first 10,000 women will receive the giveaway T-shirts.
Hopefully the Rays have inspired Rays starter James Shields to again design a special T-shirt with Rays fans in mind. The 2010 black T-shirt featuring a downward facing griffin was one of the most sought after T-shirts in the Tampa Bay area schools. Could the Rays have gone to the Shields well twice and come back with another gem? You will have to wait and see.
Kid's again play a significant part in the Rays promotional items as 12 items will be geared towards the younger Rays fans, with the last promotion on Sunday, September 25th being decided by a vote by the Rays kids. But in between The first week in April and the last weekend in September, there will be a very interesting assortment of promotional items just for those 14 and under. Kids will be able to get a Rays fire hat ( 9/11/11), or possibly a David Price Superhero Action Figure (8/21) or maybe they are more into linens, like a Raymond pillowcase (May15).
Also on tap for the kids will be a Joe Maddon Bank giveaway (5/1), A David Price Arm Sleeve (4/17) and the always popular Raymond's Back-To-School Set (8/7). But it doesn't stop there. Kids can also be the envy of their friends on Sunday July 3, when the Rays give out an exclusive DJ Kitty Puppet. But you didn't think we would stop there did you? Riding on the heels of the best baseball promotion in 2010, the Rays have stepped up their game and will present kids with an Evan Longoria Cereal Bowl and Spoon set on September 4th.
But the hits just keep coming. Back again will be a grand assortment of bobble heads starting with a wobbly-headed doll of new Ray Manny Ramirez on May 29th followed three weeks later by a B J Upton bobble head (6./19). And it wouldn't be the Rays if they did not also provide a little more, like a Johnny Damon Bobble head on July 17.
Again, the Rays have stepped into the box and cracked the ball over the centerfield wall possibly again having some of the best promotions in baseball. Over the years we come to expect the unexpected from the Rays promotions department. Again they pulled a big white rabbit out of the hat and provided some great incentive for the Rays Republic.
From the T-shirts and bobble heads all the way to their unique variety of trinkets and toys for the younger crowd, the Rays Promotions team have delivered…just like you knew they would. Still patiently waiting for a vuvuzela promotion.
What? something has to freeze over before that is approved….okay I can wait.
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Sounds like it's good to be a kid at the Trop, though it certainly isn't bad to be an adult either. I love the t-shirts and the action heroes ideas especially.
Please no vuvuzela promotions though. Your cowbells are fearsome enough. :)
This is a very simple game…
The vuvuzela if used responsibly can be a great game day asset. Maybe during the "Park & Rec Days" when 15,000+ kids fill the Trop for an afternoon game. But then again, they can becomea weapon in the hands of a young Jedi warrior.
The T-shirts have always been a hit, especially the two that will be just for the females Rays fans. The Longoria T-shirt last year was a "must-have". Glad to see the Rays remember the other side of the baseball family unit.
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Ok RR, so how much do I have to pay you to get me a Manny bobble in May??I'm serious! Gotta have one.
Thank you for the comments on Trenna's piece.
AND for rubbing in the weather. I miss it down there.
I do not even get one.
Kids under 14 are the lucky ducks. Most of the Sunday promotions will favor the younger set of Rays fans, which is fine. They are the demographic that will buy tickets for dates and their families in the future. Unlike cigarettes, hooking a kid while they are young on baseball is a good thing…..
Rays Renegade
I hope all those bobble heads and trinkets bring the kids (and their adult guardians) into the ballpark! I know you're hoping for better attendance this year, and the promotions you mentioned might get the numbers up – along with Damon's presence, of course.
With the great attendance at Fan Fest I think that could happen. But things are still kind of rough here.
Heck I have to fly to San fRan next weekend just to get a job (lol).
But things could be worse….could be a,,,,,(fill-in the blank).
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Kid Doctors necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 67 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
We only have 2 doctors in this small intimate pediatric office in Austin TX. Our male doctor has been in practice for over 33 years and the female doctor for 2 years. We offer fantastic customer service and our focus is on excellent medical care. So many of our competitors have very stiff names and logos and we want to be more creative. Our goal is also to be more visible in the community and have the winning logo placed on t-shirts for our staff to be seen at charity events. Colorful would be nice! We are proud of living in Austin, Texas!!! Known for it being central Texas, the hill country, the state capitol and live music.
Our desired audience are parents between the ages of 25-49 and their children. We want to attract new and or prospective parents. So many new pediatrician offices are located in surrounding neighborhoods, we want to let our target audience know we are centrally located and easy to get to. We are unique in the fact that our doctors will grow up with their family, you won't see a revolving door of different doctors. Our customers are well educated and are middle class and go out of their way to care for their children.
A FUN logo for our practice to make it sound more appealing rather than industrial.
Not too baby - we do have a large population of teenagers and we don't want them to feel uncomfortable.
Needs to be readable! If it has too many cartoons/characters - it may be difficult to read.
Not too fancy - we are a pediatric office.
No clip art or stock images please!
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The U.S. power delivery system's complex network of substations, transmission lines, and distribution lines are not designed to withstand or quickly recover from damage inflicted simultaneously on multiple power system components. We've seen this in recent years during weather-related events such as Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy.
The number and duration of power outages in the U.S. continue to rise, driven primarily by weather-related incidents. The average outage duration in the U.S. is 120 minutes and climbing annually. The outage duration total in the Midwest is 92 minutes per year and 214 minutes in the Northeast. By contrast, outage duration for the rest of the industrialized world is less than 10 minutes per year and getting better. For example, Japan averages only four minutes of interrupted service each year. The growing prevalence of physical and cybersecurity threats also pose significant challenges for organizations' mission-critical operations in ensuring reliable access to power supplies.
Historically, when a disaster strikes the result is infrastructure improvements to address the specific cause of each power failure. Many times, planning fails to anticipate future emergencies. A large earthquake, nuclear explosion, or terrorist attack could cause suffering and disruption over a much larger area than a hurricane. Establishing safe haven enclaves to serve as bases of rescue and recovery could go a long way to address the human and economic impacts of future, unanticipated events.
When an outage strikes, the effects often stretch far beyond the initial impact zone. Regional outages inhibit the ability to protect those in danger and provide basic needs such as food, sanitation, and shelter. We could recover more quickly if islands within each area could maintain power and serve as centers for critical services and recovery.
Standby and backup diesel generators are often the only power source available. However, backup generators pose some problems:
To optimize available generation and make power available to a larger area, microgrids offer a viable solution during sudden power outages.
A microgrid can isolate itself via a utility branch circuit and coordinate generators in the area, rather than having each building operating independently of grid and using backup generators. Using only the generators necessary to support the loads at any given time ensures optimum use of all the fuel in the microgrid area.
A microgrid can integrate a number of features beyond backup diesel generators. Features include:
The microgrid senses loads and fault conditions and can reroute power to as many critical areas as possible given any situation. In that way, it is "self-healing."
Thus, we define a microgrid as comprising four key elements:
Backup generators only support loads immediately attached to them and they usually come into action during utility power outages. On the other hand, a microgrid consists of onsite generating sources that may include different combinations of diesel generators, gas turbines, fuel cells, photovoltaic and other small-scale renewable generators, storage devices, and controllable end-use loads that enable a facility to operate in a utility-connected mode as well as island mode, thereby ensuring energy reliability.
There are two key challenges to making microgrids work: utility interconnection and microgrid controls.
Utility Interconnection
While having the capability to operate in island mode is a defining feature of a microgrid, the local electricity generators within it are usually connected to the utility grid. This allows a facility to purchase energy and ancillary services from the utility, and sell locally generated electricity back to the utility grid during times of peak demand. When the microgrid is operating with the utility grid, the utility is responsible for frequency and voltage stability. The microgrid control system needs to operate the generators and loads within it in order to maintain consistent power flow.Microgrids should be coordinated with utility grid management to minimize risk of transmission disruption or danger to line workers and others exposed to power currents. Therefore, a utility-microgrid interconnection agreement allowing two-way power flow needs to be developed for each microgrid.
Microgrid Controls
A successful microgrid must have intelligent methods to manage and control all loads. Energy sources have defined output capacity and if overloaded, will severely distort the voltage output or completely shut it down. When a microgrid separates from all of the generation capacity of the grid and relies solely on local generation, management of all loads must be established to properly balance the power generation capacity. This is extremely critical whether a given site has multiple generation sources or simply more load demand than available local power generation. As local generation capacity is ramped up, the loads are also brought online in an intelligent predefined strategy. Typically, critical loads come first and other loads are adjusted to never overload available generation capacity. There are many approaches to controlling loads, at a building feeder level, circuit level, or discrete level. However, the load manager must be able to turn off power quickly and when restoring power, know the capacity so the generator isn't overloaded.
Microgrid control is relatively easy when all generation resources within it are in close proximity, such as a central utility plant on a college campus. In a distributed microgrid where generation sources (e.g., backup generators) are connected to distribution circuits spread across a large geographic area, voltage and frequency regulation is extremely important. Generators of different sizes and response behaviors can't simply be hooked up and synchronized over a large area. Such a grid would be unstable as generators on the distribution circuit react to one another by picking up and dropping their share of the load. A supervisory strategy needs to be employed with central controls to ensure stability. The effects can be minimized in a newly designed grid, but most microgrids will be cobbled together with existing generators that have a wide variety of vintages and behaviors.
Microgrid design and operation require extra focus on safety. If the utility is down in one area, it does not necessarily mean that all branch circuits will be blacked out. Safety dictates that everyone be aware of the possibility that microgrids could re-energize loads under the microgrids' control.
Campuses, military bases, and waste water treatment plants are good candidates for a distributed microgrid. They often have a common mission and are managed by the same organization—facilitating coordination. Often, they also have central plants that can be used for base loads over a broad area with distributed generators. These types of generators are used when loads are too low to justify running the central plant or to support the central plant over a larger area.
A microgrid approach makes sense for many organizations, primarily those that have a high demand for energy in their facilities and where loss of critical operations poses a significant risk of revenue loss, data loss, or safety and security. Microgrid candidates include:
Distributed microgrids provide additional benefits to utility operators by integrating renewable resources in distribution circuits. Today, utility distribution circuits are not designed to absorb large amounts of distributed or renewable generation. If microgrid operators can integrate renewables such as rooftop solar while providing frequency and voltage stability, their jobs becomes easier.
One can envision that a resilient and robust utility infrastructure of the future can be built out of interconnected microgrids at universities, hospitals, industrial parks, and neighborhoods. Individual microgrids would be nominally connected to form a single utility grid but could also isolate from the grid and operate independently in case of disruptions. Moreover, this would enable easier integration of distributed and renewable generation.
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The first ever comprehensive guidebook for bikepacking and backcountry bike camping, Salsa's The Bikepacking Guide is full of the info you need to brave the wild on two wheels. Written by Salsa-sponsored athletes, Kaitlyn Boyle and Kurt Refsnider, it's a critical resource for anyone interested in exploring off the beaten path, whether you're a first-time camper or a seasoned pro. This 88-page book encompasses gear, tips and tricks, route planning, food and hydration, bike setup, and more. The authors also address goal setting, backcountry safety, and the importance of Leave No Trace ethics. Salsa knows that knowledge is just as important as inspiration when you're planning your next adventure and The Bikepacking Guide provides the advice cyclists need for a safe and ethical backcountry experience.
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Local 6, Solar Bears, One Blood Inc. host blood drive
January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
ORLANDO, Fla. – On Tuesday, January 7, WKMG-TV Local 6, the Orlando Solar Bears and One Blood Inc. will partner in a blood drive.
January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, and with good reason. Above all other times of the year, it's the month that presents the most challenges in recruiting people to give blood, officials say.
The blood drive will be held at the WKMG studios at 4466 N. John Young Parkway from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All donors will receive:
- One free movie ticket voucher.
- Registration to win a loge box for 6 people for a Solar Bears game at the Amway Center and a meet and greet with the players after the game.
- Free wellness checkup, including blood pressure, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening.
For more information or to register please call 888-9-DONATE (888-936-6283)
(All blood donors must have photo ID. Donors must be at least 16 years old. Those who are 16 years old need parental permission. See www.oneblood.org for more details.)
Blood Donation Facts
- Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
- More than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day.
- Donating blood is a safe process. A sterile needle is used only once for each donor and then discarded.
- Blood donation is a simple four-step process: registration, medical history and mini-physical, donation and refreshments.
- Every blood donor is given a mini-physical, checking the donor's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and hemoglobin to ensure it is safe for the donor to give blood.
- The actual blood donation typically takes less than 12 minutes. The entire process, from the time you arrive to the time you leave, takes about an hour and 15 minutes.
- The average adult has about 10 pints of blood in his body. Roughly 1 pint is given during a donation.
- A healthy donor may donate red blood cells every 56 days, or double red cells every 112 days.
- A healthy donor may donate platelets as few as 7 days apart, but a maximum of 24 times a year.
- All donated blood is tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases before it can be released to hospitals.
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(CNN) -- A Human Rights Watch official is calling on the government of Bahrain to investigate a Monday morning teargas attack on the Bani Jamra home of prominent activist Nabeel Rajab.
The attack took place at 3:30 a.m., according to Human Rights Watch. Rajab, who heads the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was apparently not injured. However, the attack by unknown assailants caused "great distress" for his 78-year-old mother, who suffers from respiratory disease, Human Rights Watch said.
"This attack certainly appears to target Nabeel Rajab for his human rights advocacy," said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. "Bahraini authorities need to investigate this incident and hold those responsible to account."
There was no immediate response to the Human Right Watch statement by the Bahrain government.
The country is ruled by the Al-Khalifa family, which has been in power since the 18th century. Many protesters are calling for the removal of the royal family, whom they blame for the country's high unemployment rate and for running a corrupt government that relies on torture and other harsh measures to clamp down on dissent.
Rajab's vocal opposition to the government's violent crackdown on anti-regime protesters has made him a target.
On March 20, about 25 people in about a dozen cars pulled up to Rajab's house and took him to the offices of the Interior Ministry's investigative department. There, according to Rajab, he was beaten, blindfolded, and interrogated about an armed suspect they believed he knew.
The government confirmed the arrest but provided no other details.
Nine days ago, officials publicly accused Rajab of fabricating photos posted on his Facebook site of the body of Ali Isa Ibrahim Saqer, who died in detention on April 9. The photos showed slash marks all over the victim's back and other signs of physical abuse. A Human Rights Watch researcher saw Saqer's body just prior to his burial and said the photos were accurate.
Human Rights Watch said it knows of no other entity than Bahrain's security forces that have access to the kind of grenades used in the attack on Rajab's home.
Rajab, according to Human Rights Watch, said that markings on the grenades show they were manufactured in Pennsylvania.
Rajab, the organization stated, said everyone in the two houses that belong to the family was sleeping at the time. Rajab, according to Human Rights Watch, said the assailants tossed the grenades over a high wall surrounding his and his mother's houses.
Rajab is one of hundreds of Bahrainis to be arrested by security forces in recent weeks. The arrests, according to human rights activists, have often been violent and have taken place at night.
Others arrested include Mohammed al-Tajer, a prominent defense attorney for various opposition figures. Al-Tajer was seized during a Friday raid on his home by more than two dozen uniformed and plainclothes officers. There was no reason given for his arrest, Human Rights Watch said.
Another prominent Bahraini who was recently arrested is human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja. Masked gunmen, according to human rights activists, stormed the home of Al-Khawaja's daughter, Zainab, where he was staying. They beat him severely and took him away, she said.
After the arrest, Zainab Al-Khawaja launched a hunger strike to protest the assault and detention of her father and her husband. She was taken to a hospital Sunday after her health had deteriorated so much that she could not talk or move, Rajab said.
However, the woman was released after refusing an intravenous tube, a human rights activist told CNN.


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Tony Stewart at the Dover finish, pulling away from Juan Pablo Montoya, as Jimmie Johnson fumes over that NASCAR blackflag (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
So Smoke finally has something to talk about, after snapping that winless skid with Sunday's Dover 400 victory..albeit at Jimmie Johnson's expense and with the help of a controversial NASCAR black flag with less than 20 miles to go.
-- Juan Pablo Montoya once again fails to snare an oval track NASCAR win, more than six years now on the stock car tour for the Formula 1 star.
-- Jeff Gordon adds his voice to the chorus of drivers demanding NASCAR executives order the sport's two top track owner promoters -- Bruton Smith and the Frances -- to install soft walls all around their tracks: to better protect drivers.
-- Brad Keselowski and crew chief Paul Wolfe take another NASCAR hit, failing post-race height inspection, drawing a $25,000 fine and losing six Sprint Cup points (approximately the difference in six finishing positions).
The most important story coming out of the Dover weekend was easily the safety questions raised by Gordon.
Gordon, who has been mired in something of a slump too (last win, Homestead, November 2012), rallied to finish third Sunday.
But Gordon made more news at Dover for his complaints about NASCAR not being aggressive enough in ordering track owners to make their tracks safer.
Jeff Gordon: NASCAR executives need to step up their safety game (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
When he arrived at Dover, he was very sore: "I had a rough week. I didn't quite understand the pain that night (after crashing in the Charlotte 600) until I went back and watched the video --and realized the angle that I hit, as well as that there was no Safer barrier.
"I had no idea there was no Safer barrier at that dogleg on the front stretch (at Charlotte). That blew my mind. There's one at the start-finish line, and it stops. There's one at turn one, that goes around to turn two.
"That shocked me.
"I certainly said something (to NASCAR), and when I get the opportunity I'll talk to others as well about it."
However Gordon raised safety concerns about other tracks too, including Dover's turn two. "They haven't fixed that one," he said.
And it is unclear what the France family is doing at its California track, where there are holes in the soft walls safety barrier system, which Denny Hamlin discovered when he crashed into one of those holes in March and suffered major injury.
So Gordon said he wasn't optimistic that NASCAR executives were on top of the safety situation. "I'm not anticipating any change," he said.
Gordon said "there's only one reason" for NASCAR's reluctance to make these safety changes: "Cost. Cost. That's it.
"I understand their theory --- they go through their testing and see where multiple impacts have happened, and highest impacts (before deciding where to order tracks to install soft walls).
"But I've got to tell you, that (Charlotte crash) was one of the hardest hits I've had in a race car. And the type of impact -- I got hit from the left, so it shifted everything to the left, and then I hit the wall on the right, so I went from left to right."
Gordon's frustration with NASCAR's safety decisions lately comes through clearly: "Me sitting down and having a conversation with them (NASCAR and track owners) isn't necessarily going to change that, but it doesn't mean it's going to stop me from doing it."
Jimmie Johnson at Dover: did NASCAR make the right call in blackflagging him while battling for the lead and the win with less than 20 miles to go? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Tony Stewart's rally to win was not really a decisive charge but more a scramble to make the most out of the situation. Crew chief Steve Addington had to make some gambling pit road calls pay off, with Stewart starting deep in the field and then falling a lap down. And they need some luck too, getting a 'Lucky Dog.'
But at the end, it was NASCAR's questionable call to blackflag Johnson on the final restart.
NASCAR insisted the call was 'easy,' and Johnson, running second at the restart, on the inside lane, was easily far ahead of leader Montoya when they reached the start-finish line.
However Johnson -- pointing to the clearly defined restart 'box' down near the fourth turn -- said Montoya simply didn't go when they reached that 'box.'
Drivers -- whether at Bowman Gray Stadium or any major league Sprint Cup track -- play games on restarts. Some leaders lag, hoping to get a rival to jump.
That's what Johnson insists. And he would almost certainly have won the Dover race if not for that black flag.
NASCAR has been criticized by some for what sometimes looks like a bias in rulings that favor Johnson. It is unclear if that played a role in this decision.
Tony Stewart leading Juan Pablo Montoya in the final miles of the Dover 400 (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
"Jimmie was laying off about just nearly a car length from me, and I knew he was trying to jump the start," Montoya said. "I backed off a little bit, for us to line up...and he didn't want to do it.
"When we got to the (restart) line, I think he wanted to time it.... and he timed it too well.
"He wanted to get the jump on me, and he just jump it too much.
"I would have tried to do the same.
"It's one of those deals when you time it too good, it actually hurts you."
"I totally disagree with the call," Johnson countered.
"I was half-throttle the whole front-stretch...and at some point, I got to go.
"NASCAR has the judgment to decide if you jumped it or not. But I'm like 'He's not even going.'
"I'm not sure if his car broke or if he was off-power or spun the tires.
"I'm running half-throttle down the frontstretch waiting for him, and he never comes.
"A bummer way to lose a race. We certainly had the winning car."
NASCAR allows a driver to 'give back' a spot so gained on a restart, without penalty.
"I tried to give it back," Johnson said "I was hopeful they would look at the telemetry and see. They have that ability."
Johnson is apparently referring to NASCAR's scoring system, which can determine how fast every driver runs through every segment every lap of a race.
Smoke is smokin' again, and smiling (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Stewart's view of the restart controversy is simple: "Juan was leading the race...so he's in charge of the restart pace.
"The zone we have to restart in is not very leaderfriendly. Most of the time, the guy second has a huge advantage, and he will lay back and roll the start.
"I feel bad for Jimmie, because Jimmie ran good all day. He didn't deserve to be in a situation at the end.
"But he knows the rules; he knows the leader has to cross the start-finish line first.
"Juan is smart enough to not let the second place guy take advantage of the restart. And that's what he did.
"I feel bad for Jimmie because I don't think that's what he deserved. You don't want it coming down to a decision NASCAR has to make."
Stewart suggests NASCAR adjust the restarting zone.
That, he suggests, "would give the leader more flexibility of where they pick the restart up at. And it takes away that opportunity for the secondplace guy to take advantage of the restarts."
...as if the leader, with clean air, doesn't have enough advantages himself.
Tony Stewart celebrating his first Sprint Cup tour victory in nearly a year (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Montoya, for his part, was probably more upset with losing a race that he could have won. His only two tour wins since joining NASCAR in 2006 have been on the Sonoma and Watkins Glen road courses, most recently in the summer of 2010.
"At the end, it was way too loose, and I just couldn't hold Tony off," Montoya said.
Stewart himself was surprised with the win: "If somebody told me it was going to be that way, I would have told them they were crazy. This thing was not a car that could win the race.
"Just great pit strategy at the end."
It's been nearly a full year since Stewart's last tour win, at Daytona last summer. And this year he and his two teammates have been woefully off the mark week after week. Stewart's only top-10 coming into Dover was an eighth at Phoenix in early March.
And with each passing week of this slump, Stewart has become increasingly more grumpy.
"It's definitely momentum," he insists. "We've got two weeks of momentum now, at two totally different tracks. That is big.
"Momentum is huge in this sport."
"We've still got a lot of work to do," Stewart frets. "Now it's trying to be more consistent and stay in the top-10 more and make our program better."
How about instead of the leader gaming the restarts, how about instead when the green flag flies, pedals to the floor, and the first car across the start / finish line is the leader? This is racing, isn't it?
I am glad you're back, Mike; you had me worried. I was trying to figure out how to send out search parties.
But NASCAR and Robin Pemberton make me sad. Juan admits he was jacking with Jimmie to get him disqualified. Is this not about the same as Jr. Earnhardt admitting to stopping on the track to get a yellow? What world are they in complaining how the 2nd place car has such a huge advantage? What world, what universe? I've seen the 2nd place car ahead and nothing was done. Go back to 1965 with single file restarts, or maybe put the leader in row one by himself/herself if there is such a huge problem with the car in second. Signed: Sad in the Heartland
They said a few weeks ago if you got to the restart zone and the leader didn't go, the second place car could. Is this another ruling by nascar on a different day now?
Thank God the darrell waltrip blabber is gone for another yr. If nascar wants to find out some of the reasons people aren't watching, they just found it. The endless blabbering about how much better danica is doing is ridiculous. Does he not realize people can read statistics and see the races for themselves. The constant 'danica's car isn't handling the way it should' gets old. How about the truth she's in way over her head and needs to be in the truck series. Mike mulhern and dave despain are the only two reporters with the balls to say it.
Hey, Rick Hendrick, have you seen what matt kenseth has done with great equipment and another crew chief. Get Jeff Gordon another crew chief. It's not working with the one he has now.
Ford, you need someone to help Jack Roush; he can't do it all by himself against toyota and chevy, and he's not a spring chicken any more.
Get yates some cars, and help the woods run the whole series and a second car and a driver with more experience to help bayne.
The fox crew will be missed except for waltrip. Nothing personal against dw, but he ran his course yrs ago and now with the constant toyota harp and danica nonsense fox needs a new leader. Kyle Petty could fill that role easily with a quick wit and a honest opinion on what's going on.
It was difficult to tell if Montoya had any problems on the restart...I think he just outsmarted JJ and JJ took the bait. I would give JJ the benefit of the doubt ..except..JJ was the only car to pass Montoya...even the third place car (Bowyer) stayed with Montoya ...and I didn't hear any complaints from the rest of the field or see any major stacking up behind Montoya. I think the 48 team got schooled...and it ticked them off!! A little nugget for the rest of the field to tuck away for future reference!
Funny thing, NASCAR has pushed its "safety" initiative - it was one of their driving forces to put the ugly COT out there, and yet there are still tracks without safer barriers in place all the way around. I understand it costs money to do it and that with the sport having problems with attendance, the tracks aren't bringing in as much money as in the glory days, but let's face it, Gordon has acted as crash test dummy at multiple tracks. The wreck at Vegas a few years ago and at Pocono too made me stand there in my living room watching the TV screen waiting to see if my favorite driver was going to be OK. Then you have Hamlin (one of the young guns) who sustained a major injury because there wasn't a safer barrier in place.
I'm sure that Gordon is absolutely right - it is a cost issue for the tracks. I don't want to see a driver die before this gets fixed.
Somehow I have a hard time feeling sorry for Johnson. He knew he jumped the restart. If he had throttled back, he could have passed JPM for the lead, certainly his car seemed to be good enough to do it. He made a choice and it didn't work out.
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On June 6th, The Buckminster Fuller Institute held a day-long event celebrating the work of the winners and finalists of the 2012 Buckminster Fuller Design Challenge. This event was held in the Rose Auditorium in collaboration with the Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design. Participants and audience members heard lectures from sustainable design pioneers such as Cheryl Dahle, founder and director of Future of Fish, and Jason F. McLennan, founder and CEO of the Living Building Challenge. Renowned ecological designer John Todd delivered the keynote address and contextualized this year's challenge in terms of both Buckminster Fuller's overall project and the exigencies of our current time.
While all of the finalists and semifinalists were celebrated over the course of the day, it was Living Building Challenge that ultimately won the 2012 Design Challenge. The Living Building Challenge, started in 2009, has established a new standard for green building, going far beyond mainstream criteria for sustainable design in the pursuit of buildings that work intelligently with their location and maintain their performance over time (more information on the Living Building Challenge can be found here). As Challenge juror Kenny Ausabel put it, "If Bucky Fuller were with us today, he'd be smiling, because the Living Building Challenge exemplifies his mission statement for humanity: 'To make the world work for 100 percent of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense for the disadvantage of anyone.'"
In addition to the awards ceremony, this event inaugurated a continuing partnership between the Buckminster Fuller Institute and the Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design. It was an inspiring and enjoyable day for all involved, and the Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design looks forward to hosting many such events with the Buckminster Fuller Institute in the future.


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In the 1940s, when still just a teenager, David Austin was already fascinated with roses. Soon after, his hobby became his life. He released his first rose, 'Constance Spry', in 1961. Since then, he has released over 200 new roses, creating an unrivalled collection, beloved throughout the world. 75 years on, his objective remains the same – to create a more beautiful rose.
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Hi guys, I have decided to convert an old map from the Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII demo. The map was originally made by a modder called "[VS] Zoolander". It is a close combat infantry only map which supports TDM, Conquest and CTF. The map however really stands out as a CTF map and is played mostly for that game mode.
This is a great map to have small scale infantry matches on CTF (3v3s are ideal). I have hosted a couple of tournaments on the Secret Weapons demo a few years ago, before coming to full BF. The map is a blast.
The map itself is a modified version of Hellendoorn (from the SW expansion) which was made to be much smaller. It is ideal for infantry because it has lots of places to hide and ambush the enemy such as tunnels and secret areas. You can also walk on the rooftops of practically every building.
Here are some pictures of the map:
To play the map you need the BF1942: Secret Weapons of WWII expansion . Install instructions are in the Readme file of the ZIP. Basically it's just a drag and drop of the RFA file into your XPack2 levels folder.
I plan on making a vanilla BF conversion of the map for the people that don't have SW installed.
Again, this map has not been made by me. The author of the map is [VS] Zoolander and full map creation credits go to him. The only thing I have done for this map, other than converting it to full SW, is to create a new loading screen for it. Map will be updated in the near future. Here is a brief list of what remains to be done for this project:
1) Porting ambient gun sounds (demo version had these but when porting them over to full, I have sound looping errors) and fixing a few minor sound issues
2) Generating object + terrain lightmaps
3) Porting the map to vanilla BF
Here is the download link: https://www.mediafire.com/?7dnphytlo0uhbnx
Again, you need the BF1942: Secret Weapons of WWII expansion for this map to work.
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The 2010 Hope College volleyball team has received the Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)
The award, initiated in 1992-93, honors teams that displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. The Flying Dutch, coached by Becky Schmidt, maintained an amazing 3.627 cumulative team GPA during the 2009-10 school year.
The team was also named to the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Team Academic Honor Roll with the third best GPA among all of the conference teams (women and men) across 18 league-sponsored sports.
"Teams do not succeed in the classroom by accident any more so than they do on the court," said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer. "The same coach who taught them volleyball skills cared enough about their academic achievement to gather their grades, calculate their GPA, and submit a nomination on their behalf. In doing so, these coaches sent a clear messagethat classroom success is just as important as court success.All involved should celebrate this award."
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CD-adapco, the largest privately held CFD-focused provider of Computer Aided Engineering software, has released update of SPEED 11.04, its leading electric machine design solution. This release takes a significant step towards intelligent and automated electric machine design, resulting in increased machine efficiency at a lower cost.
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For the ones of you interested in this issue, Dallascon will conduct a Wireless Security Conference on May 24/25th called "DALLASCON 2003".
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