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October has been designated as "National Protect Your Hearing Month." More than 36 million Americans have a hearing loss (some estimates place the number as high as 43 million). More than half of those individuals are under the age of 65. One of the leading causes of hearing loss is exposure to excessive amounts of noise. In other words one of the leading causes of hearing loss is preventable.
Today's modern world is full of everyday objects that emit hazardous levels of noise. Exposure to sounds that exceed 80 – 85 dB is considered loud enough to potentially damage hearing. Consider your exposure to these common sounds that exceed 85 dB:
- 85 – 90 dB: Food Blender, Vacuum Cleaner
- 90 -100 dB: MP3 Player at full volume
- 110 dB: Concerts and sporting events
- 130 dB: Ambulance Siren, Firecrackers
Know how loud is too loud.
Exposure to sounds above 85 decibels (dB) for prolonged periods of time can cause permanent hearing loss. It would take 8 hours of exposure to a vacuum cleaner (85dB) or 4 hours of exposure to a hair dryer or power tools at 90dB to potentially cause permanent hearing loss. As the intensity (volume) of the sound increases the amount of time before exposure to the sound causes damage to your hearing decreases.
Keep the volume down on digital music devices.
Listening to music at a high volume on devices, such as MP3 players for a prolonged amount of time is like having a rock concert in your ears for hours. If the person beside you can hear what you're listening to, it's too loud and could be damaging your hearing.
Wear hearing protection around loud noises.
When used properly, the foam ear inserts (pictured above) can work effectively. Comfortable, custom-made ear protection is available from your local hearing healthcare provider for specific purposes and activities such as hunting, musicians, motor-sports enthusiasts, or even for work.


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by Pete Mazzaccaro
Last week, approximately 100 local residents turned up at a "crime summit" at Norwood Fontbonne Academy that was organized by the Chestnut Hill Community Association and members of West Moreland Avenue Neighbors who have organized their own town watch in response to a rise in burglaries and thefts in their area.
The main attraction of the summit was an opportunity for the public to meet and speak with 14th District Police Captain Joel Dale, who used his time to ask the assembled residents for help in tracking down at least one group of burglars who have been hitting the area hard in recent months, and he asked them to take practical precautions to avoid being victimized by criminals.
Hillers can definitely do more to cut the crime count, but diligence alone is not enough.
Chestnut Hill has less of a crime problem than people think – you can go to crimereports.com and see all incidents recorded in Chestnut Hill's ZIP code, and you'll see that Chestnut Hill had approximately 24 reported incidents in the last 30 days. Nearly all reports are burglaries or thefts from vehicles. We're lucky that we don't have the violent crime found in other parts of the 14th Police District.
But vigilance would not have prevented all of those crimes. It likely wouldn't have prevented most of them. Burglars in the area have shown they are pretty well skilled in breaking and entering, avoiding alarm systems and escaping with the valuables of people who do take precautions.
What can be done about that?
One thing is for certain, and some brought it up at the crime summit: Police response needs to be faster.
Last week, Hill resident Matthew Studner called me to tell me about a situation in which a contractor was threatening him at his home. He called 911 to ask for a patrol car and informed the 911 operator that his 8-year-old son was with him and that he was concerned about what the contractor might do. After 35 minutes, he called 911 and was rudely told that there were a lot of people who needed police more than he did.
Studner said several men from his company, which is located in Germantown, had already arrived to help him out, and the contractor turned out to have a bigger bark than a bite.
But Studner was shocked not only by the slow response but also by the second 911 operator's rude reply.
"I feel like selling my property and moving to Blue Bell," Studner said. "We don't have police protection."
Studner said he understood that the police are overworked. I understand it, too. There's a lot of ground to cover in the 14th District and Chestnut Hill's non-violent crime stats are not going to keep it at the top of the local police priority list. That's understandable.
But, as much as the police want more help from residents, residents need more help from their police department than they're getting.
If more police in the district isn't the answer, we need to start thinking of other solutions. The status quo is going to be less and less acceptable.
"I'd like to either hire our own police department or set up a volunteer system to get those 911 callers to be more professional," Studner said. "If nothing gets done about it I'm moving out."
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Lego Mindstorm robots aren't anything new. That said, Lego robots that might one day replace line workers at a factory (a la the car industry), that is certainly something I've never seen before. Until today, I mean.
Designed by Chris Shepard, this assembly line Lego creation is based on a real-life bot called a delta, which sorts, picks and packs larger items in mailrooms and shipping facilities the world over.
Shepard's creation isn't quite as ambitious as that, but to say this creation lacks skill or effort would be incredibly disingenuous. Untold hours and thousands of Lego bricks went into this build, which can pick and sort about a dozen items per minute.
More info on the build is available in the Tinkerology link that follows. [Tinkerology via Technabob]


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Dylan Royer scored 23 points and Cal Poly ended a six-game losing streak against UC Santa Barbara, defeating the Gauchos 67-49 Saturday night.
Royer hit 7 of 16 3-point attempts for the Mustangs (12-11, 8-5 Big West), including two after Santa Barbara had carved a 17-point deficit to 55-49. He hit back-to-back 3s from the left corner to push Cal Poly's lead back to 61-49 and the Mustangs pulled away from there.
Alan Williams, who was questionable with a sprained ankle for much of the week, led the Gauchos (8-16, 4-9) with 24 points, 17 rebounds and four blocked shots.
Cal Poly shot just 35 percent from the field but hit 11 of 30 3-pointers and was 14 of 15 from the foul line.
Santa Barbara shot 43.5 percent but made only 3 of 14 3-pointers and was 6 of 9 from the line.


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Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson Hit the Studio Together For 'Special Collaboration' [PHOTOS + VIDEO]by Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
Our pop music dreams are coming true! Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson are cooking up something good in the studio together.
There are very few details to obsess over at the moment, but Cody seems super excited about what's coming up, and that's enough to excite us, too! The 17-year-old Aussie recorded a live stream last night (July 21) to announce what's to come.
"I'm just working on acoustic music," he revealed. "I'm working on some music on the guitar, a special collaboration project. A lot of music coming your way. Maybe some duets."
Duets, huh? Pretty intriguing!
He continued, "We have some amazing music coming for you. I'm pretty excited to show you what's going on in this room."
Though the 'Surfboard' singer didn't explicitly mention Biebs' name, he and his live stream guests (including Scooter Braun) gave a couple of obscure hints. We later received confirmation through a press release that the mysterious second half of Cody's project is indeed Justin.
The blond's Instagram post from this morning was a pretty big clue, too. Cody shared a photo of the pair in a studio while jamming on guitars, an electric in his hands and an acoustic in Justin's. Could this be an action shot of the special project?
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New England College hosts post-election town hall meeting
HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) � New England College is hosting a post-election forum featuring several New Hampshire leaders in politics and the media.
The town hall-type meeting is Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Henniker college's Simon Center Great Room.
Wayne Lesperance, professor of political science, says the nation is divided, and it's important to look back and review what can be taken away from the elections as a lesson for how to tackle challenges in the immediate and long-term future.
Representatives are participating from the New Hampshire Union Leader, New Hampshire Public Radio, WMUR-TV, and the campaigns for Mitt Romney, Maggie Hassan and Jon Huntsman.


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August 16, 2018 by directorfsm
Matthew 19:25–26 "Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible'" (v. 26).
Because in the Old Testament many of the old covenant saints are depicted as wealthy (Gen. 13:2; Job 42:10–17), and since it often links prosperity with God-pleasing behavior (Ps. 1; Prov. 22:4), first-century Jews commonly believed that riches were a sign of righteousness. To have wealth, they thought, is to be favored by God, signifying that a person has a share in the kingdom of heaven.
To be sure, personal righteousness and wealth are sometimes directly linked. In a capitalistic society, honest businessmen often prosper because their trustworthiness encourages many others to do business with them. Knowing this to be generally true, the biblical wisdom literature links wealth and holiness. But Scripture does not say rich people are always righteous (James 5:1–6), and we can by no means link goodness with wealth in every case.
Yet our Savior's disciples have bought into the assumption that the wealthy deserve the kingdom. This is seen in their response to Jesus' teaching on the stumbling block of riches in salvation (Matt. 19:23–24). In today's passage, the disciples are astonished at Christ's words, wondering aloud how anyone can be saved (v. 25). In essence they are saying this: "But Jesus, if rich people cannot find the salvation they obviously deserve, what possible hope is there for the rest of us, who show that we are undeserving by our lack of money?"
Though He could do so, Christ does not question His followers' unsubstantiated link between riches and salvation. Instead, He uses the opportunity to teach them about His Father's grace. Some wealthy people never find salvation because, no matter how hard they try, they cannot stop worshiping their bank accounts. But though this is impossible with men, it is possible with God (v. 26). Some rich people like Abraham and David enter the kingdom, but only because the Lord, who can do all things, has intervened on their behalf, as He does for all the elect.
Matthew 19:26 deals mainly with the ability of God's grace to rescue those in bondage to their wealth. In the light of the entire canon of Scripture, however, we realize that were it not for this sovereign grace, no person would be saved from the sin that has enslaved his soul (Eph. 2:8–10).
Coram deo: Living before the face of God
James Boice writes: "The only way anyone will ever be saved is if God operates entirely apart from us and for his own good pleasure" (The Gospel According to Matthew, vol. 2, p. 410). We are tempted to look at our own efforts for our salvation and to believe that all "good people" will be saved, no matter their religious affiliation. It is therefore vital to constantly remind ourselves that none of us would love and serve God apart from His grace.
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December 30 -- Mary passed away the evening of December 30th. We will all miss her so much. We were all blessed by her friendship -- by the joy she showed when sharing good news with her, her compassion for us when we were in pain -- her loyal loving spirit, which she shared everytime we were together. Thank you God, for giving us such a good friend.
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We have losted a great friend and sister: Mary Louise went with the angels at around 10:30 Friday Dec 30, 2011 May she send all of the answers to our genealogy problems. God rest her soul. More later on services.
Note: She is being cremated. I think they are planning the services for Saturday, Jan. 7, 11:00am, at the Christian Church with lunch to follow. If this is not correct, I will e-mail you back. The family has asked that there be no flowers, instead Mary Louise had many projects going so they would like the memorials to go in her memory to one of these projects. One that she was working hard on recently was the furnace fund for the Christian Church. She was appointed curator at the Russell Museum so there are projects there. We now have another "Genie Angel" to look over us.


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Straight out of red-state Texas and a free-market mentality, restaurateur Brad Bailey is trying to get Republicans to endorse a radical idea: Let businesses hire foreigners, even ones here illegally, if they can't find American workers. His target is the Republican National Convention, where he is hoping to win over the most conservative of conservatives to an immigration plan that Bailey says makes sense for businesses and, ultimately, for the GOP.
Much to the surprise of many politicians, the idea won the support of the Texas Republican Party at the state convention in June. It probably helped matters that the plan also accommodated two top priorities for immigration hard-liners: anticounterfeit Social Security cards and an end to automatic citizenship for all children born to immigrants on U.S. soil. The proposal also includes the obligatory nod to border security, complete with explanation point: "The U.S. border must be secured immediately!"
Now Bailey is traversing the country attempting to secure support among Republican opinion leaders who will convene in Tampa, Fla., next month to nominate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president. The Texan is well aware that he faces major political hurdles at a time when Republican candidates endure a public skewering for a mere whisper that undocumented immigrants should be given legal status. The mission statement of his nonprofit group, The Hard Work Clean Hands Initiative, states as one of its goals, "To sensitize conservatives about the rhetoric on immigration."
"Privately, elected officials will tell you, "˜Hey, we understand the problem. Deporting 11 million people is impossible.' But when they come out publicly," Bailey said, "they are retaliated against."
The immigration plan Bailey is hawking, dubbed "The Texas Solution," does not hint at legal permanent status for anyone. It would give temporary legal status to undocumented workers — those "with prior immigration violations" — if they pay "appropriate fines." They would also have to waive any rights to public financial assistance.
How the conversation will play out in Tampa is unclear. "I wouldn't be surprised to see a general call for a temporary-worker program end up in the platform. I would also not be surprised if the platform merely stayed silent on it," said Steven Duffield, who managed the GOP platform in the 2008 presidential election. Speaking about the Texas plan, Duffield observed, "My surprise as a platform guy is that they got that specific." A platform typically includes general policy themes, not legislative language.
In 2008, the Republican platform committee played it safe, steering clear of any immigration statements that could stir up internal controversy. The 2008 plank on immigration was silent on guest workers and emphasized the "rule of law." Presidential nominee John McCain was vulnerable on immigration as the former cosponsor, with uber-liberal Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., of legislation calling for a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Romney has more political leeway on the issue. (His obvious weakness is health care, where his words are parsed closely.) Romney already has shown himself to be moderately pro-immigration, calling for an increase in the available H-1B visas for highly skilled workers and saying that foreign math, science, and engineering students studying in the United States should have green cards stapled to their college diplomas. He has been mute, however, about low-skilled foreign workers — the guys whom Bailey is most worried about.
Bailey owns two seafood restaurants in the Pasadena area outside of Houston. His staff is mostly Hispanic, and they are shocked that he is a Republican. "They say, "˜Brad, how can you support Republicans when they hate Hispanics?' " he said. Bailey carried that sentiment with him to the Texas GOP convention, where he was on the committee charged with drafting an immigration plank. The panel included business owners who, like Bailey, wanted to make sure they could hire staff legally, be they foreigners or Americans. But it also included people who patrolled the Southwest border as Minutemen, a hodgepodge of self-appointed citizen enforcers.
"They visibly and physically disliked each other when they came in. You could feel the tension in the room," Bailey said. But they realized that as representatives of a border state, they had a unique view of the immigration problem and needed to come up with a plausible solution. Even the Minutemen understood that foreigners have few legal options for working in the United States. Eventually the group agreed that a temporary-worker program should be part of the Texas GOP platform as long as American jobs were protected. The plan withstood several challenges on the convention floor. Bailey said that the reaction he has gotten outside of Texas from hard-core Republicans generally goes like this: "You passed this in Texas! How?"
Conservative thinkers agree that the GOP has softened on immigration since McCain ran for president, which could mean that a plan like "The Texas Solution" could fly at the national convention. It doesn't have "amnesty," but it does offer a plausible path for illegal immigrants.
The Minutemen could provide the best example of how conservative thinking is evolving on immigration. Howie Morgan, a spokesman for the Minuteman Project, said that his group was unaware of the Texas Minutemen's involvement in the state's Republican convention, but he also said that many border patrollers act as Minutemen but are not formal members. The Minutemen Project does not support the temporary-worker program, Morgan said, but not for the reasons you would expect from conservatives. Surprisingly, he offered a traditional liberal explanation — temporary-worker programs are not good for workers; permanent visas are better. "The business community wants a cheap labor pool," Morgan said. "We do not have as many American citizens as we should. We should double the immigration population."
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Duke at Virginia Tech
Thursday, February 21, 2013 • 9:00 p.m. • ESPN2
Blacksburg, Va. • Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
The Opening Tip
- The Blue Devils are ranked No. 6 in the AP Poll and in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Duke is 104-29 all-time when ranked No. 6 in the AP Poll.
- The Blue Devils have been ranked in the AP Top 10 for 109 consecutive weeks. Duke had been ranked in the top five for 13 straight weeks prior to this week's No. 6 ranking.
- Duke is playing its 202nd straight game as a top-10 team in the AP poll. Duke is 168-33 in that span.
- Head coach Mike Krzyzewski is tied with Adolph Rupp for the third-most wins by a coach at one school with 876.
- Duke is playing back-to-back road games – excluding neutral sites – for only the second time this season. Duke defeated Wake Forest and Florida State in consecutive road games on Jan. 30 and Feb. 2.
- Duke is 9-3 away from Cameron Indoor Stadium this season.
The Last Time Out
- Rasheed Sulaimon hit three straight free throws to tie the game at 81-81 with 16 seconds left, but Maryland freshman Seth Allen sank a pair of free throws with two seconds left to lead the Terrapins past Duke, 83-81, in the Comcast Center Wednesday.
- After going scoreless in the first half, Sulaimon scored 16 points in the second half and hit all seven free throws.
- Seth Curry scored 25 points for Duke on 11-of-17 shooting. Quinn Cook contributed 18 points, and Josh Hairston scored a season-high 11.
- Duke forced 26 Maryland turnovers, scoring 27 poinst off Terrapin miscues. The 26 turnovers tied for the most by a Duke opponent this season.
- Maryland, which ranks second nationally in rebounds per game and rebounding margin, outrebounded Duke 40-20.
Numbers Game
- Duke, ranked No. 6 in the latest AP Poll, has been ranked in the top 10 of the poll 109 consecutive weeks. The last time Duke was not ranked in the top 10 was Nov. 19, 2007.
- Duke is one of only three teams in the top 10 of the Associated Press Poll (No. 6), Coaches Poll (No. 6), NCAA RPI (No. 1) and Strength of Schedule index (No. 1). Miami and Louisville are the other two teams ranked among the top 10.
- Duke leads the ACC in three-point percentage (.408) and three-point field goals per game (7.6 3pg.). The .408 clip would rank as the third-best in school history. Duke has made 10 or more three-point field goals eight times this season.
- Head coach Mike Krzyzewski is tied with Adolph Rupp for the third-most career victories at one school. Krzyzewski is 876-235 (.789) all-time as Duke's head coach. Krzyzewski is three wins shy of tying Dean Smith for second all-time at one school and 34 shy of all-time leader Jim Boeheim.
- Coach K needs just one more win to reach 950 for his career. He is the winningest coach in Division I men's basketball with 40 more wins than the next closest coach.
- Duke has lost back-to-back games just once since the 2009-10 season. Duke's record following a loss during that span is 16-1.
- Duke is one of only two teams in the ACC with five players averaging double-digit scoring. Mason Plumlee (17.6 ppg), Seth Curry (16.9), Ryan Kelly (13.4), Quinn Cook (12.3) and Rasheed Sulaimon (11.7) are all averaging double figures.
- Duke owns a 1.36:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, which would best the school record of 1.32:1 set by the 2000-01 NCAA Championship team.
- Mason Plumlee needs just 13 more rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career. Plumlee would be the eighth Blue Devil to reach that mark and the third with 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 150 blocks.
- Seth Curry has scored 20 or more points in seven of Duke's 12 ACC games. He has scored in double figures in all but two of those games and averages 17.6 points per game in league play to rank third in the ACC. Curry also ranks among the top five in league play in three-pointers per game (t-1st, 3.0) and free throw percentage (3rd, .825).
- In Duke's two games following a loss this season, freshman Rasheed Sulaimon averages a team-high 20.0 points per game while shooting .750 (9-of-12) from three-point range. Seth Curry averages 18.5 ppg and Mason Plumlee 17.5 ppg in games following a loss.
Duke-Virginia Tech Series History
- Duke leads the all-time series with Virginia Tech 40-8, with a combined 20-6 record in games outside of Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke is 9-5 against Virginia Tech on the road and 11-1 at neutral sites.
- The Duke-Virginia Tech series began on Feb. 16, 1912 when Duke won 37-32.
- Duke is 11-3 against Virginia Tech under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
- Duke has won four straight meetings and eight of the last nine contests.
- The last two meetings have been decided by an average of 4.5 points. Duke defeated Virginia Tech 70-65 in overtime in the final meeting of the 2011-12 regular season and then pulled out a 60-56 win in the 2012 ACC Tournament.
- Duke is 11-3 against Virginia Tech since the Hokies joined the ACC in 2004-05.


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The Calgary Stampeders' Nik Lewis has been fined for a comment he made on Twitter.
The Canadian Football League announced Wednesday that Lewis' tweet was unacceptable and was in violation of the league's social media policy.
On Monday, the Stampeder slotback tweeted, "I just bought OJ's gloves on eBay. Now all I need is a white girl named Nicole." He also added a hashtag — #maybealittletofar.
According to the team and league, he did go too far.
Head coach John Hufnagel has asked all Stamps players not to tweet until the off-season.
On Wednesday, Lewis admitted he crossed the line.
"I try to use my comedic rights and I guess I went a little too far," said Lewis.
"The people that know me, know I try to be funny all the time and don't mean any malice, any harm to anybody."
When asked if he regretted the tweet, Lewis replied, "Do I regret it? I regret getting money taken out of my pocket, I regret saying it, but I can't take it back."
On Thursday, Lewis also issued an apology and said he will be donating his Western final game cheque to a women's emergency shelter.
The league's social media policy states that posts are public and should be treated as if the player was being interviewed.
"If a player, team employee or league employee uses social media ... in a manner that may bring the CFL into disrepute, including posts that condone harassment, discrimination or violence, are obscene or sexually explicit, or divulge proprietary information or disparage the league, teams, officials, players, employees or fans, they will be subject to discipline from the Commissioner's Office," states the policy.
Earlier this season, the B.C. Lions Khalif Mitchell was fined by the CFL and suspended by his team after he made a disparaging reference to people of Chinese descent.
More distractions
It's the second straight week the Stamps have had to deal with off-field distractions.
Last Wednesday, a Calgary radio host was suspended for saying he hoped the Saskatchewan Roughriders plane would crash and four people die.
Calgary quarterback Drew Tate also felt it necessary to release a statement regarding some concerning comments he made at halftime during the Western semifinal.
During a halftime interview on Sunday, Tate told a TSN interviewer that he didn't remember the helmet-to-helmet hit he took in the first half.


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Stop assuming, start listening
In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, it has been interesting how many people who are not black have suddenly become experts on being black. For these "experts," black people have a culture of "victimhood." They know this normally based on the uninformed opinion of talk-radio hosts and despite the fact that they might not have a meaningful relationship with a single black person.
While black people have problems (just like all people), the vast majority of us don't see ourselves as victims. As much as people like to trot out the negative statistics, there is also the amazing rise of the black middle class in the last 50 years and the almost routine breakdown of barriers.
I often hear people say we need to have a national discussion about race, but until people stop assuming and start listening, it will not accomplish anything but a shouting match.
Craig Hewitt, Crystal
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Remember, the city didn't want to do Wi-Fi
There is talk that Minneapolis may take over the services of Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy. I personally agree with the idea of public ownership of utilities. What I've never understood is why the Minneapolis City Council, under the leadership of Mayor R.T. Rybak, basically gave away what should have been publicly owned. In 2006, Wi-Fi was a technology waiting to be born, but the council and Rybak rejected city ownership. Now the council seems to be in favor of taking over long-established utilities.
The Wi-Fi contract ended up going to US Internet. The development has been less than remarkable. There are many dead spots, including City Hall. Wi-Fi is pretty much useless to the police and firefighters.
In 2011, the same US Internet began building a high-speed fiber-optic network in the city. Just as with Wi-Fi, fiber-optic has been far from a success. Two and a half years after starting the fiber-optic service, less than 20 percent of the city has such service.
If the city does take over Xcel and CenterPoint, I certainly hope it can manage these utilities better than a private company does with the service we gave away in 2006.
GREGORY STRICHERZ, Minneapolis
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I live in an 800-square-foot loft apartment. Heat is included in my rent, and I use the air conditioning sparingly. My electric charges from Xcel Energy for the last 12 months are 51 percent higher than they were for the same period seven years ago. While I am not a big fan of the government running anything, in this case I'd be willing to take my chances.
MARK WEBER, Minneapolis
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Xcel's Sherco coal power plant contributes millions of tons of carbon annually. The Minneapolis City Council needs to raise the bar, because left to short-term profits, Xcel will only do the minimum required. It is the job of our public institutions to hold private corporations accountable to the public good.
GERRY TYRRELL, Minneapolis
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The city would be assuming ownership and operation of extremely complicated and critical infrastructure. This would be an enormous burden, and the stakes would be high.
Furthermore, the City Council's stated goal of increasing the city's use of green energy is great, but what does that have to do with who owns the poles, the wires and the meters? Does the council plan on constructing renewable-resource power plants within the city? The whole thing is silly, and municipalization will not save residents money. In fact, it will cost more.
However, as a resident of St. Paul, I am cheering for this plan. I would be thrilled to see Xcel Energy take its corporate headquarters and 2,000 jobs to my downtown.
SUE PETERSON, St. Paul
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Southwest proposal has skewed priorities
Last year's Southwest Corridor light-rail proposal has three of 17 stations with freight tracks immediately adjacent. If a switch to freight colocation between Louisiana and Penn Avenues is approved (which seems to be how the Metropolitan Council is leaning), the number of stations with immediately adjacent freight tracks would jump to seven.
Transit stations are supposed to be places for people, intended to stimulate pedestrian- and transit-oriented development, which is incompatible with freight tracks and trains. Combining this contemplated change with the plan to spend tens of millions of dollars on park-and-ride facilities would turn our metro area's agreed-upon hierarchy upside down.
Let's take a step back from the tunnel vision of colocating freight and digging a (shallow or deep) light-rail tunnel through part of the Kenilworth area just to get the thing built. Doing light rail right means putting the needs of pedestrians and bicyclists ahead of freight trains and automobiles.
JEFFREY PELTOLA, Minneapolis
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The latest cost projections for the Southwest Corridor project have jumped to $1.82 billion. The Midtown Greenway (a k a Uptown) route was rejected because its projected cost was $1.5 billion, which is starting to look like a bargain. Isn't it time for the planners to go back to the drawing board and consider that option, which has the added advantage of running through much denser population areas?
NANCY BEACH, Minneapolis


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"Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality." - Abraham Lincoln
There are numerous references in the Bible addressing the Christian's commitment in various aspects of
life: to our families, neighbors, employers, the church, our health, and in all things we do and say (Acts 2:42;
Hebrews 10:25; 1 Corinthians 6:19, 31). But the Bible also teaches that the chief commitment of our lives is to
God. Jesus said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind. This is the first and greatest commandment" (Matthew 22:37-38).
Paul followed the Lord's example of commitment in sacrifice and service. Paul said, "I have been crucified with
Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in
the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me" (Galatians 2:20).
One of my favorite things to do is read camper evaluations. This is where we learn about favorite foods,
activities, and what the campers would like us to add or subtract from our programs. This is also where we
offer the campers the opportunity to disclose how the experience at camp helped them in their commitment
to follow God. The entire reason camp and retreat centers were established was to assist the local church with
the evangelic work of renewing or creating a transformed life for Christ. All the fun activities and meaningful
learning help to create the environment where one can meet the creator and come to walk side by side in a
relationship that changes all other relationships.
Our centers are incredible places where participants on retreat or engaged in one of our summer camp
programs learn about the act of commitment. Whether it's serving table mates, community cabin/lodge clean
up, or taking turns on a given activity, guests learn that there is a God, God loves them, and God wants a
relationship with them. We encourage campers to commit to forming genuine community, to each other, and
to creation around us. Each and every week campers are invited to make a commitment: to renew an existing
relationship with God, or to prayerfully consider making a first time commitment to follow Jesus and live as a
transformed light in the world.
Many people over the years have made sacrificial commitments to serve our centers with their time, talents,
and financial resources. Even just this summer thousands of hours were donated as service to God and
these beautiful places. Nancy prepared over 30 hand made custom stoles for Director's Invitational and has
for many years. Jennie and John gave 47 full days and drove an hour each way over the summer months to
serve at Aldersgate as an act of commitment to God. Each and every Thursday a group of men sacrifice their
'to do' list at home and commit to traveling and serving at Skye Farm as volunteers. Numerous churches and
individuals commit to give to our annual funds, designated projects, or where needed most. We appreciate
you committing your prayers, your talents, and your financial resources. Our commitment to you is that we
will continue to honor the gift and the giver as critical to this sacred work for Christ that we do together.
May God continue to bless these places where Lives are Transformed.
Mike Huber
Director Camp & Retreat Ministries
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text: The two men accused of killing Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen must not be granted bail, Women and Children Minister Lulu Xingwana said on Tuesday."We are saying to the courts today there must be no bail...," she told reporters after the appearance of Jonathan Davids and Johannes Kana in the Bredasdorp Magistrate's Court.Xingwana said tough sentences could be a deterrent to criminals that abused and killed women and children.The men appeared for the rape and killing of Booysen, 17, who was found at a local construction site on Saturday, February 2, after visiting a club the previous night. She was brutally injured and disembowelled. Xingwana attended the court hearing and sat next to Booysen's relatives, comforting them with hugs and words.The case was postponed to February 26 for bail applications.The two men hid their faces with a towel and jacket. The court ruled on Monday that their faces not be shown in the media because the State believed this could jeopardise the ongoing investigation.Xingwana said government was leading "from the front" when it came to crimes against women and children. Police had a sexual offences unit and units for protecting families and children. A concerted effort was also being made to establish sexual offences courts.When asked if government would reinstate the death penalty for such crimes, Xingwana said this was against the democratic values of the country."It is against our ethos of human rights."She said the country would not consider castration of rapists as practised by select countries."We will not do anything that is illegal as government. Well, we believe in human rights of all people and believe the courts are the body that should be given the authority to ensure the law takes its course."The minister said the entire nation shared in the grief of Booysen's family and that her death would not be in vain.-Sapa


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Energy Drinks: Do They Really Give You Wings?By Steve Edwards
Energy drinks have taken over the soft drink market in a caffeine-fueled frenzy. To listen to their ad campaigns, you'd be sure that this has everything to do with your health. Now instead of leaving the convenience store with a gut bomb, you can grab a Monster can of Adrenaline that promises to Redline your performance until you're partying like a Rockstar. But do energy drinks really give you wings? Or are you more likely to experience a fleeting glimpse of euphoria, only to come crashing down like Icarus?
Since Red Bull entered the U.S. market in 1997, energy drinks have been chipping away at the soft drink and bottled water companies' stranglehold. According to an article in The New York Times, energy drinks have now surpassed bottled water as the fastest growing category of beverages. This isn't to say that they're hurting the soda companies, because pretty much everyone now makes an energy drink, from Hansen's to Steven Seagal. Despite a slew of drinks with far more provocative names such as Who's Your Daddy?, Cocaine, Whoopass, and Beaver Buzz, the industry leader is still Red Bull sales, not profits, are projected over $3 billion this year.
The where? And why?
Energy drinks have been around for decades, particularly in Asia and mainly in Japan. They weren't soft drinks like they are today. Instead, they were small vials of liquid promising to promote performance. These vials were usually filled with caffeine, many herbs containing caffeine, and some vitamins. Their target audience was businessmen, to aid their long work schedules.
Red Bull took its name and certain ingredients from a Thai supplement. They watered it down and added sugar so that it could be consumed as a soft drink, targeting the under-30 crowd, and voilà, a new market was formed. Pretty much everyone has jumped on the bandwagon. The more consumer-friendly varieties tend to be larger and resemble soft drinks, but there are still some aimed at more "sports-specific" audiences, like bodybuilders and ravers. These will often come in a smaller package resembling the vials that you get overseas, which are probably more suitable for those who want to feel as though they're doing something illegal.
The what?
So what's in the stuff that makes it so special and, even more importantly, is it special? The ingredients vary, but there is one constant: caffeine. No matter what any energy drink professes, its secret ingredient is caffeine. Many contain various forms of caffeine, like guarana, yerba maté, and tea, but caffeine is the business they're in. Everything else is a side dish.
As an example, let's take a closer look at Red Bull's active ingredients.
Sucrose, glucose. Like most soft drinks, the number one ingredient, by far, is sugar (check out this article for "6 Foods with Hidden Sugar"). This is where all of the calories come from in a Red Bull. Sugar provides an instant energy rush, but its effects are anything but energizing after only a few minutes. A study conducted at the Sleep Research Centre at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom exemplified exactly the opposite of this instant energy-rush effect. The study showed that a high-sugar and low-caffeine energy drink would promote sleepiness, not energy.
"Energy drinks are a misnomer," reported Lona Sandon, an assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, to HealthDay News. "Sure, they provide energy in the form of calories, usually from some form of a simple sugar, but simple sugars are digested, absorbed, and metabolized very quickly, so the energy they contain doesn't last long."
Sodium citrate. A food additive or preservative, usually added because of its tart flavor. However, it's also alkaline and inhibits blood clotting. Because it's an effective buffering agent, it may help you utilize other nutrients better. A British study in 2003 also showed that it improved running times. However, in this study, the amount used was 37 grams. Since a Red Bull's only measurable ingredient is 27 grams of sugar (not counting the water), it's unlikely that the amount of sodium citrate will add any noticeable velocity to your wing speed.
Taurine. Originally came from bull bile, which is where Red Bull got its name. Now it's synthesized and, of all the ingredients in a Red Bull, the least understood. While it's associated with many benefits—and some dangers—virtually nothing is proven other than it being essential for your cat's health. In the energy drink world, some studies showing that it could reduce muscle fatigue are the most promising. Studies have concluded, however, that it is not an energy enhancer.
Glucuronolactone. A naturally occurring chemical compound produced by glucose metabolism in the liver. Because it was once rumored (now disproved) to be linked with brain tumors during the Vietnam era, it was not a popular ingredient, until Red Bull used it due to its reputation for improving memory retention and concentration. Years later, there is still no conclusive proof, but it's become a popular ingredient in energy drinks across the board.
Caffeine. Now here's the business. Caffeine is a plant alkaloid found in over 60 species of plants such as guarana, kola nut, maté, tea, and, of course, coffee. Over 19,000 studies have been done on caffeine and most of them have been positive—the truly dangerous conclusions drawn by some studies have yet to be proven. The upside is so well known that there's no need to go into it. Caffeine is now arguably more popular than ever and it's estimated that 90 percent of American adults consume it in some form. But this is nothing new, it's been used as a stimulant for as long as we've been recording history (and perhaps it's even the cause of us recording history).
Caffeine is not without its downside. Too much can make you jittery, anxious, unable to sleep, and even paranoid. It increases the production of stomach acid and can lead to an assortment of ailments. It's also addicting and those who drink caffeine daily will suffer withdrawal symptoms if they can't get it. It has a toxic dosage, but it's so high that death by caffeine is highly unlikely, if not altogether impossible, unless consumed in its pure form. It is worth noting that over a certain amount (the average being around 400 mg—three or four cups of coffee), caffeine intoxication may occur, which is an unpleasant condition that may include heart palpitations, irritability, anxiousness, and insomnia. For more on caffeine and coffee, read "Nutrition 911, Part VIII: Coffee—Friend or Foe?"
Inositol. I'm only going to go into this ingredient enough to show why many ingredients are added to supplements and drinks—only for show. Inositol, as a supplement, has some promising science behind it, but you would need to drink approximately 350 Red Bulls—enough to kill you from caffeine intoxication—to get the dosage used in the studies. Therefore, its inclusion here is to merely sound important. This is similar to many "teas" and other convenience store elixirs that tout important-sounding ingredients on the label but only contain trace amounts of those ingredients.
How much?
Here we refer to both the amount of ingredients and the cost of such ingredients. Energy drinks are expensive and, given the amount you get of each ingredient, you'd better really like the way they taste. If not, you're being ripped off.
Let's start with sugar. First off, sugar is not performance enhancing, so paying extra for it makes little sense. If you want sugar, buy something that tastes good. Many energy drinks are also made with artificial sweeteners which are exactly the same low-grade additives that you can get in a can of Big K diet soda for 25 cents.
Caffeine is cheap, as is coffee, and the average cup of coffee has three times more caffeine than the average energy drink. There are whole Web sites set up to help you do the math on this. One such site, Energyfiend.com, lists the milligrams of caffeine per ounce contained in each energy drink. The more commercial brands, like Rockstar and Red Bull, have far less than some of the more esoteric brands. But nothing, except the one-ounce caffeine shots, beats a good old cup o' joe.
While the above-listed ingredients are the flagship ingredients of promotion, they aren't added in amounts that are effective. If you like the science behind taurine or inositol, you're better off buying it in bulk and then drinking plain coffee or tea.
So will they give me wings?
While there is little doubt you will gain a burst of energy from these drinks, it's unlikely to be sustained energy. Furthermore, the type of rush you get will be followed with a crash that will make you crave more. Because these have very little nutrient value, chances are that consumption of more than a couple will leave you feeling edgy or downright irritable.
Energy drinks may have a place in your diet, but with proper fueling and regular exercise, like with Hip Hop Abs™ Dance Party Series or Yoga Booty Ballet®, you are unlikely to need them regularly, if ever. We tend to be low on energy because we make poor food choices, sleep too little, exercise too little, and stress too much. No drug can offset this behavior except during the short term. Energy drinks should be nothing but an emergency solution.
And when you want to party like a Rockstar?
A popular use of energy drinks is as a cocktail mixer. Bars commonly promote such concoctions and energy drink companies often sponsor social gatherings. While mixing stimulants and depressants has been common among the partying sect for a long time, that doesn't make it safe. A 2006 study found a possible link between energy drinks and seizures, and research shows that combining heavy stimulants with heavy depressants could lead to heart failure. Remember that all rock stars don't make it through their partying years.
How to best enhance your energy
Your lifestyle has more to do with your energy level than anything else. Consistent and intense exercise keeps your hormones working in balance and your body on an even keel. A proper diet with plenty of fiber, protein, vitamins, and good fatty acids that's supported by plenty of fresh water will give you long-term sustained energy. Finally, getting ample sleep helps you recover from the stress and breakdown of everyday life (read my "10 Tips for Restful Sleep"). This is your real Pimp Juice if you want to keep your Diesel engine going Full Throttle all day, even if you've got to catch a Red Eye.
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The Sweatiest ThingBy Joe Wilkes
Perspiration, or sweating, is an important and unavoidable part of any decent workout. In fact, you'll find plenty of workout titles in the Beachbody catalog that contain the word "sweat." So why are we trying to make you sweat so much and what does sweat do for us anyway? Why is it that some of us sweat more than others and what can we do to lessen sweat's smelly sidekick, body odor?
A tale of two glands
The human body contains about 2.8 million sweat glands, a complex subcutaneous misting system that operates all day, all night, over almost every inch of your body, to help keep you cool. Even if you think you're not sweating, you are—the amount of fluid is just so small that it evaporates almost immediately.
There are two general types of sweat glands: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. The eccrine glands are the most common ones. They excrete water with a little bit of sodium pretty much any place you have skin. This is the sweat on your palms, your feet, and your face, and the sweat that pours out in buckets after a good Hip Hop Abs™ workout. The apocrine glands are located primarily under your arms and in the genital area. In addition to water and saline, the apocrine glands also excrete small amounts of fat and protein. This is what turns the armpits of your T-shirts yellow. (There is also a third type of sweat gland, the ceruminous gland, that produces ear wax, and is located in, duh, your ear).
Sweat itself is odorless—it's the bacteria on your skin that causes body odor. When fat and protein are excreted by the apocrine glands, they are metabolized by the bacteria, creating that unpleasant, all-too-familiar odor. Our apocrine glands don't usually get fired up until adolescence, which explains why little kids can run around and get all sweaty without smelling much worse. It's also why teenagers and adults can benefit from antiperspirants and deodorants, while they don't do anything for children.
It's getting hot in here . . .
There are three basic reasons we sweat: it's hot out, our nervous system is in overdrive, or we've just created extra body heat through muscle exertion. You can probably guess which one is preferable.
- Baby, it's hot outside. It's actually the process of evaporation that causes sweat to cool our skin, not the sweat itself. That's why when we're someplace with a 100-degree dry heat, we may feel cooler than someplace that's 85 degrees with 90 percent humidity. When the air is so saturated with water that it can't absorb moisture from our body, we just end up being hot and wet. Whereas in dry heat, we get the millions of cooling evaporation reactions all over our body, and thus, we're more comfortable. It's important to remember to replenish your fluids when you're outside in the heat. Even if you're not sweating puddles, the heat may be sucking the water out of your body without you noticing. So, it's always good to have a bottle of water handy on a hot day. Here are "10 Reasons Why You Need to Drink Water."
- Is it hot in here, or is it just me? It might just be you. There are a lot of neurological reasons that excessive sweating, or diaphoresis, can occur unrelated to the temperature outside or your level of physical activity. For example, that meth addict sweating at the bus stop probably didn't just get back from a brisk jog. Certain substances like drugs, alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine can cause sweating, as can the withdrawal of the same. More innocent foods, especially of the spicy or garlicky variety, can also kick your glands into gear. Then there's flop sweat, as immortalized by Albert Brooks in Broadcast News and Richard Nixon in his infamous 1960 presidential debate. Flop sweat happens because sometimes it's just enough for the heat to be "metaphorically" on. Your sweat glands can overreact to fear in the same way that your heart beats more rapidly and your breathing increases when confronted with stress. This is why measuring increases in sweat production is a main component in lie detection. Underlying medical conditions can also cause sweating for no apparent reason.
- The sweetest sweat. But the best sweat is the sweat you make the old-fashioned way . . . you burn it. When you exert your muscles, your body heats up and burns calories, and your sweat glands kick in to help put out the fire. If you aren't sweating more than usual, you probably aren't getting the most out of your workout. How much should you be sweating and how much is too much? The answer to that varies wildly from person to person. The amount we sweat can be affected by diet, medications, emotions, and genetics. The important thing is that you're sweating more than usual. That means your body's kicked it into a higher gear and results should be forthcoming. You can sweat out up to a liter of fluid at a time, so it's important to hydrate with water before and after a workout—and during it, too, if it's a long one.
Getting sweaty, not smelly
Sweating during exercise can refresh, invigorate, and detoxify, as well as potentially cause extreme olfactory discomfort for the people in your general vicinity. The good news is that sweat itself is odorless. It's essentially just water and salt. The sweat from the apocrine glands in the armpits and genital area adds a little extra fat and protein to the mix, which the bacteria on your skin will metabolize, creating a less-than-refreshing aroma. So once your workout's over, the clock is ticking. It's a race against time between you and the bacteria on your skin. The sooner you hit the showers after a workout, the better chance you have of not leaving a malodorous scent in your wake. Deodorants can help mask the scent and antiperspirants contain aluminum compounds that can cause your sweat glands to close, but they really only make about a 20- to 30-percent difference. Also, contrary to some rumors, antiperspirants are generally considered safe.
Pay attention to the smells that are coming out of your body, though. They could be telling you something. For instance, if your sweat smells of ammonia during a long workout, it is likely due to your muscles breaking down, which generally means you are under-fueled. An ammonia smell could also be an indication of liver or kidney disease. And if your sweat has a sweet, fruity smell, it could be a symptom of diabetes. It might be worth reporting any change in body odor to your physician, as well as any change in the amount you sweat or when you sweat. For example, if you experience night sweats, cold sweats, or excessive sweating for no reason, your body might be sending you a message to get medical attention.
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Test Your Energy Drink IQ!By Joe Wilkes
Rank the following beverages from lowest to highest in order of calories (for a 12-ounce serving):
- 30 calories: Glaceau Fruitwater
- 75 calories: Gatorade
- 150 calories: Orange juice
- 155 calories: Red Bull
- 165 calories: Mountain Dew
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What's up in space exploration? We just passed to 60 year mark for the Space Age late last year, with the launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in October 1957. In 60 years, humanity has gone from having a tough time hitting the Moon, to sending spacecraft out of the solar system and in to intergalactic space.
We recently had a chance to read a fascinating new book that chronicles those heady early years of space exploration, along with a look at where we're at now, and where we might be headed. We're talking about Interplanetary Robots: True Stories of Space Exploration by Rod Pyle, out from Prometheus Books on January 15th, 2019.
A long-time journalist covering the spaceflight scene, Rod Pyle brings you-are-there tales from the robotic exploration of the planets, straight out of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory press room to the printed page.
Even though I've read and reported lots on space exploration and the history of the Space Age, I learned a thing or two reading Interplanetary Robots. For example: The book goes deep into the Soviet Union's early successes at Venus, as well as its long string of failures at Mars. Considering the technology of the day and how they were expected to function in largely unknown interplanetary environments running off of primitive clockwork computer programs, it's amazing that they (occasionally) worked at all.
The book also intersperses looks back with looks ahead… from interstellar missions to clockwork rovers exploring the hell-scape of Venus, you'll find these exotic and interesting future proposals in the book. Missions that never were also crop up, as NASA's planetary program walks the continual tightrope of what it would like to do, versus what it can afford. For every mission that makes it to the launch pad, there are three more that die in the proposal stage.
I really like how Interplanetary Robots tells the tales of just how missions and mission planners overcame technical challenges to return in triumph. The story of how both Voyagers and the Grand Tour missions to the outer planets is retold, missions that are now with us for four decades and counting as they exit the solar system. I find it amusing that there's nearly a point in every robotic mission where the question of do we really need a camera? is raised… but the legacy of nearly every mission is the photos that are returned afterwards, whether or not they had much to offer for scientific merit.
The book also tells the tale of the Galileo mission to Jupiter,with its stuck main antenna, which forced engineers to return data via the low gain antenna at an extremely slow data rate, something that would make ye ole dial-up modem look lightning fast.
Our one minor nitpick; the book is very JPL-centric, and gives other Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) scout class missions such as New Horizons and Mercury Messenger very light mention. Little mention is made of key European and Japanese Space Agency missions, beyond Huygens' historic landing on Titan, leaving loopholes in the narrative. The author also seems to have a very optimistic view of the future of planetary space exploration, though lots of our eyes in the outer solar system are going dark in this and the coming decade, and plans for replacements such as Europa Clipper, a Titan Helicopter and a Uranus and/or Neptune Orbiter are all far off.
Still, a nuclear-powered helicopter plying the alien skies of Titan is still something we'd love to see. Overall, we enjoyed and would recommend Interplanetary Robots, for telling some great unknown tales of planetary exploration.
Editor's note: After 11 plus years, we're sun-setting Astroguyz as a blog. It has been a fun ride, but it's time to move on. We've seen the platform grow from an occasional blog into a freelance writing career. Hey, we're still surprised that folks actually pay us money for the words coming out of our head! Anyhow, we'll still be reviewing books on Amazon, writing for Universe Today and Sky and Telescope, and anyone else who will have us. It's been real!


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"Players, for 13 rounds you've taken part in the greatest game show ever made. The contestants have been driven to the brink of failure only to unite and drive out three wolves in a row. But tonight, they're not certain. The votes are spread out and some couldn't decide at all." Nick gestures at the score board.
Smirker : 4 : Admetus, leiden, Visogoth, blindsniper83
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"Could Smirker be the seventh wolf?" asks Nick. "Or is it all over tonight?"
A deafening howl echoes through the studio as all the lights turn red. The board reads "Contestant Seer" for a few moments before flashing "WOLVES WIN" over and over.
Nick applauds politely while the audience boos the remaining players. "You almost pulled it off, but I'm afraid Admetus and Visigoth had you fooled. Why don't the two of you come up and take a bow?" The wolves take center stage, beaming. The audience continues to boo them as Nick walks over to shake their hands and give each an envelope. "As promised, first class tickets back to your families. Plus a little bonus from some of our sponsors."
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"Thanks to all of you out there in viewing land for joining us for the latest season of The Wolfing Game. We've run a little long so I'm going to have to sign off. I'm Nick Lassone and do you know who the wolves are?"
And now to our newest show Deserted Island, already in progress.
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I received a flash disk from one of my customers. The owner apparently has her whole thesis on the flash disk however it has failed.
When I check it, the OS recognizes it but nothing is on the disk.
"Please insert on f:\ etc etc."
Same thing when you insert a cd that is damaged.
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My work colleagues says that when a flash drive goes, it is gone and move on. I'm sure there is an inexpensive way just to get the data from the flask disk before discarding it.
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When Florida State University wide receiver Travis Rudolph sat down for lunch with a student at a Tallahassee area middle school during a recent visit, he had no idea a picture of the moment would take over the internet for the right reasons.
Rudolph and several teammates were at the school Tuesday as part of a program between FSU and area schools to encourage kids to focus on their education. Once lunch came around, the West Palm Beach native sat down with a student who was eating alone.
Leon County Sheriff's Deputy Mike Halligan snapped a picture of the moment. The child's mother, Leah Paske, posted a heartfelt message on Facebook after being sent the photo. She explained that her sixth grade son, Bo, who has autism, gets left out of activities with other children his age. She said the photo left her in tears and thanked Rudolph for brightening his day.
"I'm not sure what exactly made this incredibly kind man share a lunch table with my son, but I'm happy to say that it will not soon be forgotten," she wrote. "This is one day I didn't have to worry if my sweet boy ate lunch alone, because he sat across from someone who is a hero in many eyes."
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And if the No. 4-ranked Wolverines break into that elite company at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships late next month, Lieberman, a three-time senior All-American from Lake Forest High School, will be front and center.
"If we're not in that group, I think we're definitely creeping up toward it," said Lieberman of the quartet of Georgia, UCLA, Utah and Alabama. "A lot of people are doubting us but we've got a lot of confidence."
A big reason for that confidence stems from the Wolverines' win over top-ranked and three-time defending national champion Georgia March 7. The win marked the second time Michigan has beaten the Gym Dogs; Michigan is one of only seven programs to hand Georgia a regular season defeat in the last 19 years.
Lieberman's contribution to the win was tying for first in the floor exercise with a score of 9.9.
"We put it all together in that meet; that was an awesome boost," said Lieberman, who also competes in the vault. "It showed everyone that we could be right up there with the top programs."
The Wolverines continued their warmup for the postseason over the weekend in Ann Arbor by easily defending their Big Ten crown, outdistancing runner-up Illinois and third-place finisher Penn State. It was Michigan's 15th conference championship in the last 17 years.
Lieberman came up short in her quest to win an individual Big Ten title for the fourth straight year, as she tied for second in the vault with a score of 9.9. She had won the conference vault championship in her freshman and sophomore seasons and was the floor exercise winner last year.
"I would have loved to have come out with another individual title but the girl who won (Penn State's Brandi Personett) had an amazing vault; she deserved to win," said Lieberman. "As a team, we started out on the beam and got a lot of the nerves out. That created some momentum and we ended on the bars, which is probably our strongest event."
Lieberman added to her three individual conference titles by earning All-America recognition three times. She was a first and second-team choice, respectively, on the vault her first two years and earned first-team honors on the floor in 2007.
"It would be great to make an event final this year, too," she said. "If we do well as a team, it will probably also work out individually."
This is the deepest squad Michigan has fielded in Lieberman's four years in Ann Arbor, leading to the expectation of bettering the 11th-place finishes of the last two years. Next on the schedule are regionals April 12 before nationals two weeks later in Athens, Ga. Michigan has advanced to the finals 15 years in a row, earning seven regional titles.
At this point of the season, Lieberman is worn down enough physically that the little things make all the difference.
"It's such a long season but you just try to overlook being sore and tired," said Lieberman, who plans to work as a research assistant at the University of Michigan Hospital next year while applying for medical school. "Sometimes pointing your toes or bending your legs a little differently can be a real difference."
Despite the individual success Lieberman has enjoyed, all the focus at this time of year revolves around the team. That group focus is in stark contrast to the individual-oriented culture Lieberman experienced while a member of the Illinois Gymnastics Institute club team before attending Michigan.
"I love that it's all about team in college and it's so different than in club," said Lieberman. "We're all pulling for one another and hanging on every routine."
Several other local products also stood out at the 2008 Big Ten women's gymnastics meet.
One was Lieberman teammate Kylee Botterman (Lincoln-Way Central), a freshman who tied for the floor exercise title (9.9) and tied for second with Lieberman in vaulting (9.9). She became the first Michigan freshman to win floor exercise since 1998.
"It was a lot of fun," said Botterman after the meet. "My family was here to support both me and my sister (Illinois junior Marijka Botterman) and it was awesome. This whole week was about team. I just went out and had fun. I was looking forward to bars all night and I had an unreal time. Starting on beam didn't affect us that much. It was nice to get it out of the way and go strong from there not having to worry about anything. I am looking very forward to a week off. I think everyone needs a little break to let our bodies heal up a little bit."
Botterman, who was named first-team all-Big Ten Friday, won five vault titles during the year and earned the team's only judges' 10.0 score in 2008. She also has the best regional qualifying score in the conference on vault and the eighth-best in the nation. She also earned two floor titles to give her the most individual titles among all Michigan freshmen at seven.
Also performing well was Illinois freshman Allison Buckley (Conant). She, too, was a first-team all-Big Ten pick, becoming only the sixth gymnast in program history to earn that distinction. Her best finish at the conference meet was a tie for second on the balance beam (9.875) and she also tied for fourth in the vault (9.85) and all-around (39.2).
Buckley, who also captured conference Freshman of the Year honors, has claimed 19 individual titles this season, the third-highest total in school history, and ranks in the national top-50 on four events (floor-18th, AA-24th, vault-37th, beams-47th).
The only other Chicagoan with a top-five finish Saturday in Ann Arbor was Iowa senior Katie Burke (Fremd), who tied for fifth on the balance beam (9.85).
The Mid-American Conference also held its Women's Gymnastics Championships Saturday, with Northern Illinois teammates Holly Reichard (Fremd) and Natalie Blum (Lockport) and Kent State senior Jill Kowalski (Glenbard North) among the meet's top performers.
Reichard, a freshman, was named first-team all-MAC after finishing third in the all-around with a score of 38.975. She also tie for first on the uneven parallel bars (9.75) and a tie for fourth on the balance beam (9.8).
Blum, a sophomore, tied for fourth on the vault (9.8) and uneven parallel bars (9.725), and Kowalski tied for fourth on the bars and tied for sixth on the floor exercise (9.75).
Kent State won the team title, easily beating runner-up Eastern Michigan and third-place Central Michigan.
In baseball, Purdue junior centerfielder Jon Moore (Lincoln-Way East) was named last week as the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week.
During the week for which he was honored, Moore's hit .667 (10 of 15) with a slugging percentage of .867 in a four-game sweep of Western Illinois. He had more than one hit in each contest and scored at least one run in every game. In Purdue's double-header sweep March 23, Moore, who played one year at Oakton Community College before transferring to Purdue last year, had six hits and scored five runs in eight official at-bats.
Purdue (10-12, 3-1 conference) opened Big Ten play this weekend by taking three of four from Northwestern. Moore was hitless in the first three games of the series but busted out for three hits and three RBIs in as many at-bats in Sunday's 8-6 win. Also last week, Moore had a four-hit game in six at-bats in a 15-0 rout over Valparaiso.
Heading into this week, Moore ranks second on the team with a .324 average.
In his first year in West Lafayette, Moore started 52 of 53 games in center field, batting .275 with 25 runs scored and 24 RBI. He also committed only two errors.
Illinois-Chicago junior first baseman Brett Schaefer (Brother Rice) was named last week as the Horizon League Player of the week.
During the week ending March 23, Schaefer hit .450 (9 for 20) with a double and home run apiece, in addition to scoring eight runs and driving in four, as the Flames (14-8, 5-1 in conference) won all five games. His batting average during the span rose 82 points; his average is .338 (third on the team) after Illinois-Chicago took two of three on the road over the weekend against Wright State. Schaefer's three home runs also tie him for the team lead.
Schaefer began last week by going a combined 6 for 10 in wins over St. Francis and IIT, including his third home run of the year. He was 3 of 11 against Wright State and had his 10-game hitting streak snapped Sunday.
Schaefer entered Illinois-Chicago's starting lineup as a redshirt sophomore last year but much of his season was wiped out due to a fractured right wrist. In 21 total games in 2007 (18 starts), he batted .266 with one homer and four runs-batted-in. He was a reserve in 2006 after sitting out the entire '05 campaign with a fractured elbow.
In softball, Butler junior first baseman Amy Hyerczyk (Stagg) has been hard on opposing pitchers thus far in 2008. She heads into this week batting a robust .408. She hasn't hit for much power, as 25 of her 29 hits have been singles, but her on-base percentage is an impressive .517 with a team-high 13 walks.
Hyerczyk was named Horizon League Player of the Week March 4 for her effort in the Bulldogs' five games the previous week. During that span, she batted .462 at the Georgia Softball Classic, including her lone home run of the year, a three-run shot in a win over Longwood. She also had three of Butler's eight hits in two games against then-No. 17 Georgia.
Butler (11-13, 2-3 in conference) dropped two of three at home to Illinois-Chicago over the weekend and Hyerczak was 3 of 9 over that span, including a two-hit effort in the Bulldogs' 7-4 win Saturday in the second game of a double-header.
Counting the team's 24 games this year, Hyerczyk has started all 126 contests Butler has played since she arrived in Indianapolis. She started 52 games as a Butler freshman in 2005, hitting .280 for the year, and increased that mark to a team-high .375 as a sophomore last spring.
The only Chicago-area points scored at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships over the weekend outside Seattle came courtesy of Michigan junior Curtis Dauw (St. Charles East).
He was a member of the Wolverines' 200-yard freestyle relay Thursday, which earned eight points and honorable mention All-America honors by finishing 13th with a time of 1:19.35. Dauw added five more points Saturday with a 12th-place individual finish in the 200 butterfly (1:44.61).
Dauw failed to qualify for the finals in the 100 butterfly, an event he finished seventh in last yeart. In Friday's prelims, his time of 47.29 was good for 22nd, six spots away from a berth in the finals.
His finish in the relay and the 200 butterfly makes Dauw a five-time honorable mention All-American. He also achieved that status last season on three relays -- the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 400 medley.
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Getting current data and timestamps in java is requirement for most of java enterprise application. Formatting date in java or parsing date in Java is such a common functionality that you will need it now and than. Though most of programmer look Google for finding current date and timestamps code in Java, its worth to having an idea how you can do that by using java.util.Date class. some time you might need formatted data string say "yyyy-MM--dd:HH:mm:ss". That is also possible by using dateformat in Java. I have touched base on string to date conversion and now in this article we will see that in detail in terms of current date, time-stamp and timezone values. if you are working in global core java application which runs on different timezones you must need to include timezone in your date and timestamp to avoid any confusion.
Find Current Date Timestamps in Java Timezone Example
How to get current data and timestamp in GMT timezone
GMT timezone is sort of standard timezone for recording date and timestamp. if your application is not using any local timezone that you can use GMT for storing values on server. here is quick example of getting current date and timeStamp value in GMT timezone in Java.
Example of Current Date TimeStamp in Java SimpleDateFormat
SimpleDateFormat gmtDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
//Current Date Time in GMT
System.out.println("Current Date and Time in GMT time zone: " + gmtDateFormat.format(new Date()));
Current Date and Time in GMT timezone: 2012-01-10 07:02:59
Code Example of current date and timestamp in GMT
Current timestamp and date in local time zone GMT is not always everybody require some time you need that in your local timezone or any other time zone. what you need to do is reset timezone of date formatter to your local timezone. here is another quick example of getting current date and timestamp values in local timezone:
SimpleDateFormat Example current Date Timestamps in Java
//Current Date time in Local time zone
SimpleDateFormat localDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
//Current Date Time in Local Timezone
System.out.println("Current Date and Time in local timezone: " + localDateFormat.format( new Date()));
Current Date and Time in local timezone: 2012-01-10 02:32:59
That's All on this quick tip of getting current date and timestamp value on different timezones in Java. You just need to be bit careful because DateFormat and SimpleDateFormat are not Thread-safe in Java and should not be shared between multiple threads, otherwise it can create very subtle issues like incorrect Date.
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