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Hachiya Persimmon Recipes
Persimmon Pie with Crumb Topping
I had some extra pie crust leftover from the date and pecan tarts I made a couple of days ago, and there was no way I was going to let it go to waste. One of the few fruits that are in season around the time of holidays is the persimmon. We have a couple of trees in our garden and they are absolutely laden with beautiful orange fruit. We grow two varieties; Fuyu, which are firm, and Hachiya, which are pulpy and quite a bit sweeter.
It occurred to me that Hachiya persimmon pulp would make a great pie filling, since it's almost perfect for the job on its own. It makes the dessert super easy to prepare. The only work required is the preparation the Brazil nut crumb topping in advance and assembly right when you're ready to serve.
If you're lucky enough to be able to get your hands on Hachiya persimmons, definitely give this pie a try. Just make sure you let them ripen fully to avoid "cotton-mouth"!
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Avocado and Persimmon Salad Recipe
This colorful salad was inspired by my daughter Aria's godmother Nathalie. Not only is Nathalie a wonderful godmother to my baby girl, but she's also an amazing cook. While we were in Paris, Nathalie invited us several times for dinner and made a feast every single time for us. We were so spoiled!
One of our favorite dishes that she made for us was an avocado and Hachiya persimmon salad. Persimmons, when ripe, have a vibrant orange color, making them perfect for Halloween. In case you were confused, the Hachiya variety is the soft one, with the pointed end. They are irresistible when extremely ripe, but basically inedible before that point. I always ripen the fruit in a paper bag with apples or bananas (or both).
The creamy avocado slices are the perfect contrast to the brightness of the persimmons. To finish the salad, I added spicy sprouts and slightly toasted pine nuts for texture. I think it's the perfect salad for a Halloween party, and I hope you do too!
A special note to all those affected by Hurricane Sandy: I hope everyone is staying safe. The American Red Cross is taking donations now to help the victims of the hurricane. They are also asking for blood donations, so if you're able to, please participate.
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Chocolate Persimmon Trifle
Chocolate Persimmon Trifle is a unique dessert creation, inspired by my friend Carole's suggestion that I should try using Hachiya persimmons (the soft variety) in puddings and custards. I love Hachiya persimmons and I usually eat them as is, but I'm always up for a challenge. At first, I wanted to play it safe and make a persimmon almondine tart but that would have been too easy. So I made a trifle with layers of basic white cake, persimmon pudding and chocolate.
I usually cook with Fuyu persimmons (the hard variety) but after this decadent dessert, I'm definitely going to test out more recipes using the Hachiya variety.
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Hachiya Persimmons: Incredibly Unique, Incredibly Delicious
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The first week in November, Newark will go high-tech, with eight days of events, conferences and roundtables focused on how to use technology no matter what business you're in.
Newark Tech Week will kick off Saturday, Nov. 2, with the TEDx Broad Street conference at Rutgers Business School in Newark, an event that will center on creating change that will promote the revitalization and sustainability of Newark.
That event will be followed by others focused on a variety of tech topics, from how small businesses can use technology to help them grow to exploring the non-obvious uses of technology in the fields of sports, food and entertainment.
"There's a need to really educate people in this city about why they should be interested in learning about tech," Manz said. "I really hope that people start to recognize the ways that they can leverage technology no matter what sector they're in, and that there's really a place for them at the table in terms of using technology and being creators of technology."
The upcoming tech week is the second iteration of the weeklong event. The first came together back in April, when the Brick City Development Corporation saw that a 24-hackathon was coming to Newark in the same week as the TEDxNJIT conference, said Emily Manz, associate of real estate and business attraction at BCDC.
The development corporation thought those two events in close proximity presented a prime opportunity to build an entire week around technology, Manz said. So they partnered with other organizations and added more tech events to that week until it was full.
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That event was a success, she added. For the Tech Week in November, the BCDC has partnered with the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers Business School, as well as groups such as Blerdology, which has created the 24-hour minority hackathon series #blackhack.
Events are being added daily, so Manz said those interested in attending should check the Newark Tech Week website frequently for updates. Most events are free, and all registration details are available on the Newark Tech Week website.


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They should date. No clue if they're compatible, not sure if they get along. But their names sound good together. And the combination is like a hotness explosion.
This is Christian Serratos, ridiculously attractive, yesterday in Vancouver shopping with a friend. Quick check of Christian's IMDB shows no bookings after the Twilight Saga. Because we need another generic blonde?
Also attached – Jackson Rathbone strolling with his boys, wearing my lady business down in his pants. JR has The Styles. Does the styling make up for the smallness? He seems little. On him it's not an insurmountable problem.
Jackson and his castmates including Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Reaser, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nikki Reed and others, according to the Blue Water Café's press release, eagerly sent out very early on Sunday morning, were at the Yaletown restaurant for dinner on Saturday night.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory once again.
Should nobody pick the correct six numbers, the prize money will roll over to next week's drawing and almost certainly eclipse the $656 million doled out to winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland in the Mega Millions game in March 2012.
But the record could fall Saturday night too if a flurry of last-minute ticket purchases pushes the jackpot much above its current $600 million level. Since the previous drawing on Wednesday, it had grown by at least $236 million.
"If there was no chance, you wouldn't do it," said New Jersey attorney Rubin Sinins, who represented five construction workers who claimed a colleague cheated them out of a share of a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot.
It seems simple enough: Just correctly pick five white balls out of a drum of 59 and one red one out of a drum of 35.
However, the odds of a single $2 ticket hitting the correct combination are about 1 in 175.2 million. That's slightly less likely than randomly drawing the name of one specific female in the United States: 1 in 157 million, according to the last census.
With such an astronomic payoff available for the lucky ticket holder, some buyers are content to settle for just a share of the winnings.
In Houston, city firefighter John Paetow and a dozen of his colleagues kicked in $10 each for the drawing, as they do occasionally when a the stakes soar into the lottery stratosphere.
"With firemen it's a camaraderie thing," said Paetow, 59. "It just makes sense to pool our money; it buys more tickets, gives us a better chance of winning."
Even if Saturday's drawing doesn't top last year's Mega Millions jackpot, it's already the highest in Powerball history, surpassing that game's $587.5 million record set in November 2012.
A major reason for the sales surge is that last month, Powerball landed the nation's most populous state as California joined 42 others that offer the game. California lottery director Robert O'Neill said the state had brought "sunshine and good fortune" to Powerball.
The Multi-State Lottery Association conducts the drawing live Saturday night from Tallahassee, Fla. The balls are weighed and X-rayed, and there are practice runs before the official televised version.


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This weekend GeForce GTS 450's have BEEN the news, on Saturday they began popping up at most retailers, with some models popping up even before that! Well NVIDIA has finally made the launch official, with dozens of articles popping up late last night and earlier today across the web. Here Nate is looking at several different models and SLI against its big brother in the GeForce GTX 460, on his new test system configuration, read on to see what all the hype is about this $129.99 DirectX 11 graphics card from NVIDIA.
NVIDIA will have just a single sku in the GeForce GTS 450 series, but we wouldn't be surprised if something else comes out in the months ahead as a GTS 455 has been rumored for some time. This reference GeForce GTS 450 ships with a 783MHz Core GPU clock, 1566MHz shaders and 1GB of GDDR5 memory running at 900MHz (3600MHz effective) on a 128-bit interface. As you can see from the presentation slide above the GTS450 is 8.25″ in length and features a dual-slot cooling design.
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Liberals tend to elevate the words of Jesus (except for the ones about hell), over the rest of Scripture. Evangelicals may not do this knowingly, but there is still a tendency to think the words of Jesus (in red letters) are somehow more binding than the rest of the canon. But God's words are found in the letters of Paul, the law of Moses, and every other part of the Bible. Take care not to elevate one portion of Scripture over another.
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On Friday, we gave you a peek at Cavalli's original sketch of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's costumes for their tour that kicked off this weekend in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Didn't make it to the concert? Here's a look at all of J.Lo's outfit changes. Cavalli and the couple had quietly been working on their wardrobe since July and we must say we are pretty impressed. J.Lo opens in a 1970's inspired bright blue and green pair of bell bottoms and matching butterfly halter top. The singer then revisits her "Jenny From The Block" era in a hooded mini dress with bold silver plates, knee-high leather boots and long neck chains. Keeping the boots, she quickly changes into a J.Lo favorite style with a metallic gold muu muu-inspired dress by Issa (the star loves the cape so much she even wears it off the stage!). Finally, she closes the show in a sweeping floor-length yellow dress with a jeweled neckline. Notice lack of form-fitting attire — is that for easy movement on stage or is something else developing? Whatever the case, we love J.Lo's glamorous and sometimes out-there signature style. Tell us: What do you think of Cavalli's costumes for J.Lo? Which is your favorite?


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Wildcats finish 5th at Division 4 regional tournament
Onsted High School girls golf sisters Majerle and Karah Slater qualified for the Division 4 state golf tournament as a result of their play on Wednesday in the regional tournament at Cascades Golf Course in Jackson.
Senior Majerle carded a 91 and junior Karah added a 93 to help Onsted finish fifth in the field with its team total of 406.
Hanover-Horton (355), Jackson Lumen Christi (386) and Hillsdale Academy (393) are the three qualifying teams for the finals Oct. 19-20 at Forest Akers West in East Lansing.
Napoleon's Mackenzie Haltom was the top individual qualifier with her round of 88 while Hanover's Megan Klintworth fired a 77 for overall low medalist.
Other Onsted scorers were Madison Overbey with a 103, Emily Snyr with a 119 and Cassandra Warrick with a 127.
"Battling the frigid climate and a temporary hail storm, the Onsted team managed to compete at a very high level," Onsted coach Kevin Barkholz said.
Addison's Youko Peterson carded a 102 and Jennifer Gleckler a 116. The Panthers did not record a team score.
"I thought both girls played very well considering the ridiculous conditions they played in today," Addison coach Aaron Wesche said. "....Youko had to putt on a green that was covered in sleet and ice. ... I am proud of the girls."


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Albion defensive back Chris Greenwood will have the opportunity to showcase his talents in front of NFL scouts as he has been selected to participate in the East-West Shrine Game. The game, to be played Jan. 21 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., will be televised on the NFL Network.
Greenwood was a third-team D3football.com All-American in 2011 and was named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association's Defensive MVP. He intercepted two passes (returning one for a touchdown against Alma) and wrapped up 24 tackles, but those statistics do not indicate the impact Greenwood had on the game.
Greenwood's teammates took advantage of having a side of the field shut down as Albion tied for the MIAA lead with 15 interceptions.
He finished his career as a three-time all-MIAA first team selection.
"The East-West Shrine Game is one of the biggest senior all-star games left," Albion Head Coach Craig Rundle said.
According to the Shrine Game's website, 246 players who have played in the game are on current NFL rosters. Former NFL head coaches Brad Childress and Bobby Ross will coach the squads.
"Chris has great individual talent but what makes him special is he blended with the team and did not seek the spotlight," Rundle added. "He is one of the most humble kids we have on the team."


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Directly Administered Antiretroviral Therapy (DAART) Among HIV-1infected Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Chennai, India (DAART+)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00709007
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (No participants satisfied eligibility criteria and were enrolled into the study since July 2008.)
First Posted : July 3, 2008
Last Update Posted : April 15, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections Heroin Dependence
|Behavioral: Directly Administered Antiretroviral Therapy (DAART) Behavioral: SAT
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|0 participants
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|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
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|Official Title:
|Evaluating the Role of Directly Administered Antiretroviral Therapy (DAART) in Conjunction With Opiate Substitution in Delivery of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy to HIV-1-infected Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Chennai, India
|Study Start Date :
|July 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|July 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|July 2011
Experimental: DAART
Participants are observed taking HIV medications by study staff on days when they receive opioid agonist therapy (sub-lingual buprenorphine) at the clinic.
Behavioral: Directly Administered Antiretroviral Therapy (DAART)
Participants are observed taking HIV medications by study staff on days when they receive opioid agonist therapy (sub-lingual buprenorphine) at the clinic.
Active Comparator: SAT
Participants take their HIV medications on their own but visit the clinic for opioid agonist substitution therapy.
Behavioral: SAT
Participants take their HIV medications by themselves.
- HIV RNA < 400 copies/ml [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
- Incidence of mortality and/or AIDS-defining illnesses [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
- Change in absolute CD4+ count from baseline [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
- Incidence of antiretroviral drug resistance [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Provide written informed consent
- Permanent residence should be less than or equal to 15 kms (9.5 miles) from the YRGCSAR clinic
- Be an injection drug user (by self-report)
- Satisfy criteria for opioid dependence as per the DSM-IV criteria (see Appendix)
- Urine screening must test positive for presence of opioids
- Documented evidence of HIV infection (double ELISA: Murex HIV-1.2.O, Abbott Murex, UK and Vironostika® HIV Uni-form II Ag/Ab, Biomérieux, The Netherlands)
- Be ART naïve (by self-report)
If female of childbearing potential (all of the following)
- Have a negative urine pregnancy test
- Be willing to use barrier based or oral contraceptive for the duration of the study if sexually active.
Satisfy Indian National Guidelines for initiation of HAART (any of the following)
- Absolute CD4+ count < 200 cells/ µl
- AIDS-defining illness with any CD4+ count
- Absolute CD4+ count between 200 - 350 cell/ µl with HIV-related symptoms
Exclusion Criteria:
- Requires a liquid preparation of ART or ART needs to be dosed more than twice daily
- Indicates an intention to migrate in the next 48 weeks
- Clinical or radiological signs of active tuberculosis
- Any medical or psychiatric condition that the study physician believes to be a contraindication to study participation.
- Enrolled in another HIV treatment program
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00709007
|YR Gaitonde Centre for Substance Abuse-Related Research (YRGCSAR)
|Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600013
|Principal Investigator:
|Gregory M Lucas, MD,PhD
|Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
|Responsible Party:
|Gregory M Lucas, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00709007 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01DA018577-03S1 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|July 3, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 15, 2015
|Last Verified:
|March 2009
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HIV Infections
Heroin Dependence
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
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Opioid-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
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Weather, vessels draw crowds to New London
New London — Sparkling weather and superb racing conditions in Fishers Island Sound for eight schooners on Saturday combined to make the fourth day of the first Connecticut Schooner Festival a success, according to patrons, vendors and ship captains.
While crowds watched the race from Ocean Beach Park and other shore side locations, a steady stream of people walked along Waterfront Park talking to vendors selling Connecticut-made items, listening to music, and viewing maritime projects from area schools. There was even a chance to say goodbye to a Benedict Arnold puppet which was the target of mock burning during a performance Saturday night by the Flock Theatre.
When the boats returned to the dock late in the afternoon, people quickly lined up to tour the vessels and talk to their crews.
"This has been wonderful. We're so glad to have been part of this today," said John Eginton, the captain of the Mystic Whaler, as people waited to board his boat. "It's great to see so many people down here."
Eginton also credited the weather for playing a big role in the turnout, likening it to a "Rosenfeld sky." That was a reference to the dramatic black-and-white yachting photographs taken by the Rosenfeld family, many of which are in the collection at Mystic Seaport.
Event coordinator Bruce MacDonald called the festival a "spectacular success," even though some of the boats originally slated to be on hand had to cancel because of mechanical problems and scheduling conflicts. On the other hand, he said affiliated events such as the Great New London Chowder Challenge was so popular that tickets sold out.
"For the first year, this is a great turnout both on the water and on the shore," he said, adding that the success will help "root the festival" for the coming years. Plans are to stage it for the next four years, but MacDonald said there's no reason to stop it from going beyond that. Gloucester, Mass, has staged a schooner festival for the past 29 years.
That would be fine with Ron Lethiewicz of Newington who made the trip to the festival.
"It's nice to see schooners like this. There's no doubt about that," he said.
Lethiewicz, who attended last week's Taste of Mystic, said he enjoys coming to events in this part of the state, especially in New London, where he's looking forward to the planned creation of the national Coast Guard museum.
"If they do more of this stuff, it will draw more people down here," he said. "This place has so much potential."
While touring the Mystic Whaler, Kathy Christie of West Hartford said the vendors and other activities in addition to the boats were drawing people to the festival.
"We came down because we wanted to see the schooners and get on the boats. We like to see the sailors from different countries and the music. It's really cool," she said, adding she'd like to bring her grandson in the future.
Nicholas Alley, the captain of Mystic Seaport's schooner Brilliant, said the museum tries to get the boat out to events such as the festival to raise the profile of the ship.
In addition, he said the boat had charters on Friday and Saturday, including a family that helped race it.
"This is a great thing to raise people's awareness of the boat," he said about the festival.
Along the row of Made in Connecticut vendors, handweaver Stephanie Morton of Old Lyme said business had been kind of slow but that she had met some really nice people who had stopped to look at her rugs.
"So it's definitely been worth coming to," she said. "If they have it again next year, I'll come back. It's worth building up."
Two booths down, Greg Haling of Greg Haling Design was displaying his photographs as well as handmade frames, mirrors, wooden bowls and tables.
He said he had not sold a lot of items but that there was a steady stream of people, especially after boats such as the Mystic tied up at City Pier in the afternoon following the race.
"Its been nice. The weather has been great so that's the biggest thing," he said.
Nearby, children painted a 6-feet-by-20-feet "Welcome to CT Schooner Festival" mural through the afternoon with brightly colored paints. The mural featured Ledge Light, a tugboat and of course a schooner. A few yards away, built between the walkway and railroad tracks, was an 8-foot-tall sand sculpture of a lighthouse and sailboat.
"You tell kids to keep it neat and they go right to it. They've really enjoyed it," volunteer Bruce Cole said about the painting.
The festival ends late this morning, with the schooners parading out of New London Harbor.
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A file descriptor or device node might be one way for transferring the image quickly (sending it directly over D-BUS definitely wouldn't work). Signals :
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Rumor has it that Apple is quietly tinkering with a new device dedicated to making gaming easier on iOS devices. During their 2012 iPad review, AnandTech mentioned:
I know of an internal Apple project to bring a physical controller to market, but whether or not it will ever see the light of day remains to be seen. As smartphones and tablets come close to equalling the performance of current game consoles, I feel like the controller problem must be addressed.
The best third-party attempt at hardware remotes dedicated to mobile that I've seen to date is Zeemote. but if Apple ends up providing native Bluetooth connection support for standard game controllers like the PS3's, it may circumvent the need for Apple to make anything themselves. Personally, I think the Wii remote would be best suited for the job, at least from a style standpoint.
Apple is most definitely targeting gaming consoles with the new iPad, so the possibility isn't too far-out. Still, any game which makes use of AirPlay basically turns the iOS device into a controller while the image is beamed to your TV. If this Apple project actually comes to fruition, I worry that it will be some bastardized version of the Apple TV remote that isn't remotely ergonomic like the mock-up above, but until we get some more fuel for this rumour, that's not something we have to worry about for the immediate future. Besides that, who knows if it will be used with iOS, or will just be another Apple TV peripheral.
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Postby sandman » Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:12 pm
The Barkly Agencies Tour is a 2 day event where 3 clubs come together and compete for the trophy. While its certainly not like city racing, the boys and gals are not shy to put some hurt into a race, so I found out The way it works is a 3.1km prologue, 30 second intervals by first letter of surname to work out who goes in what grade. A few hours later there is a road race (distance varies for grades) and Sunday is the Critt around the local (3km out in the bush) GoKart track. There are more points available for the higher grades to ensure the "burglars" are flushed out of the lower grades, again its not necessarily about individual winners, its about points.
So I haven't raced for 8 months, I'd only really decided 3 days before I was going to put my name forward for the club. 2 days before I paid for the licence and picked up a Jersey, worked out a ride up there and some accommodation. We left Alice at 1pm on Friday and pulled into Tennant Creek around 6:30pm. On the way we passed through the Devils Marbles, what a cool place that is ! We stayed at some 3 star place, very expensive, very very basic but at least it had a hot shower ! After dinner, from the Red Rooster that was part of the BP petrol station we adjourned to the room and bunked down for the evening. Well we didn't know there were a bunch of racers in the unit next door that were boasting how they were going to smash up A grade.....hmm, this was interesting !
The TT started at 11:00am sharp, I managed to pull rider "26"... (I wonder who got 22 ). Out of the starters hand on the Specialized, big gear and I see 54km/hr flash up on the computer, wow I'm cranking, up the first rise and heart rate hits max. I get 1km into the race and I'm starting to feel sick, legs feel like Jelly and I think "I dont have anything left"...Got my thoughts corralled, get the breathing under control, ease up on the pace, you can do it ! Well luckily there were more rises that let me get the tempo sorted, starting to feel better by the 2km mark. Mashing away in the 53/12 and then comes the slight downhill, 53/11 and pushing as hard as I could, getting as aero as I could....when I hit the finnish line I thought I totally screwed it, I sucked. Billy 1 rider before me was on a Trekk TT and he smoked it up, by the end of the riders I was hoping to make the top 10...so an hour later we wandered past the "judges tent" and Billy heard he didn't win, I'm thinking, oh dear, there goes A grade for me. Judge looks at me and says congratulations you won the TT... I was gobsmacked...3.58 mins for 3.1km and it certainly wasn't flat !
Next is the A grade road race, our club had almost the top 5 TT spots so strategy was we were going to launch attacks to wear the group down and whoever was feeling strong would ride off the front with another rider. This was 78km with 36km of nasty headwind. This group was very very twitchy, our club launched a few attacks but we were pretty well covered. Myself and another rider managed a small break but we were quickly wheeled in, I knew this was going to be a sprinters finnsh and it was. Last 300m had a slight downhill, the Darwin club timed it well and had a great leadout, damn they were fast. So our club didnt get it right, we managed to pull 3rd, 5th and 6th (me being 6th), while not a bad effort we weren't overly thrilled.. DAMN SPRINTERS !!!!!!!!!!! After not racing for so long, cramps were really killing me, I wasnt fairing overly well so I think it was as good as I could do in this heat....
This morning was an early start, simply that many people had a 1000km drive home. A grade kicked off at 10:00am, 25 mins + 2 laps around the go-kart track. We went out to warm up and the track was pretty good considering, quite clean, few spots you could easily run wide but also some spots you could pass people safely. There was a nice straight but it was into a howling easterly wind, this I'm thinking was the place to try a break away. So after warmup (some boys brought rollers which put a little more uncertainty into our rag tag group ) we lined up and off we went. There were a few attacks from our club and a few from Darwin, the boys were very very twitchy. After about 10 mins I found myself upfront again, why am I the sitting duck again ! So I'm pulling this bunch around and decide to sit up, they slow down and wait.....I'm kinda shaking my head as this isn't right, someone should be attacking...well I kinda suspected they were marking me, ok well lets make it worth their while. I attacked them 3 times into the headwind and on the 3rd go I managed a break, a Darwin rider came with me and we managed to get around 8-10 bike lengths out. I said to him lets do this and stay out, he said we'll get caught, I said only if we keep looking over our shoulders we will !!! So we worked together to stay out which was really cool, one of our guys got a break so I thought I'd slow a little and help him bridge, unfortunately by the last lap flag, he wasnt going to make it....so I regained a little composure and soft pedalled for 1/2 a lap and then it was now or never, out of the seat, into the big gear and sprint.....very happy with the outcome, managed to get 4 bike lengths on him...
BBQ and presentation that was organised by the Alice Springs Cycling club was excellent, sponsors were great and the competition from the other 2 clubs was pretty strong. We managed to keep the trophy in Alice for another year, good outcome....The competition was really good as I said, not city racing but non the less very competitive. Some serious carbon weaponry this weekend especially this one guy that had the new SRAM 60/80 wheelset, pure bike pr0n !
The suffering I learnt at the hands of the LIfecycles team certainly helped me today !!
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Postby zozza » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:49 am
Marvellous report mate, Gotta love those TT's, geez at 3.1k's thats almost a sprint to the line?
Sounds like you had a great weekend racing. Way to kick ass!
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Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it ....
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Postby Kev365428 » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:52 pm
As far as the long drive goes, ya coulda ridden out ya sook.
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Postby sandman » Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:00 pm
Kev3.14 + EMC(squared), I know, I'm soft, dunno what I was thinking.................
Stewie has a message for me I need to toughen up, where is BMXBandito with his "You suck, back to C grade you whiner" positive reinforcement
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Postby sandman » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:46 pm
toolonglegs wrote:Nice one ....TT champ in the making!.
TNX TLL.... just doesn't seem as cool as Contador averaging over 50km/hr for 40km......oh well
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Postby ruscook » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:25 pm
Good result specially in the tropics. While not humid this time of year, it's still much hotter than us southerners normally reckon with. Well done.
I only did a 100km on the road whilst in central Qld, and those 4 trailer road trains are bloody scary when they come passed you on the h'way!!! Even the ones coming towards you put out 200mtres of buffeting after they've passed Glad they weren't on your track
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Only just worked out your TT avg....
52 friggin kmh
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GRAMMY Rewind: 15th Annual GRAMMY Awards
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Music's Biggest Night, the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, will air live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
In the weeks leading up to the telecast, we will take a stroll down music memory lane with GRAMMY Rewind, highlighting the "big four" categories — Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist — from past awards shows. In the process, we'll examine the winners and the nominees who just missed taking home a GRAMMY, while also shining a light on the artists' careers and the eras in which the recordings were born.
Join us as we take an abbreviated journey through the trajectory of pop music from the 1st Annual GRAMMY Awards in 1959 to last year's 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards.
15th Annual GRAMMY Awards
March 3, 1973
Album Of The Year
Winner: George Harrison & Friends, The Concert For Bangladesh
Neil Diamond, Moods
Don McLean, American Pie
Harry Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson
Original Broadway Cast, Jesus Christ Superstar
The Concert For Bangladesh, the first major benefit album, took top honors at the 15th Annual GRAMMY Awards. GRAMMYs were presented to Harrison, who organized the project, and to the featured artists, including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, and Klaus Voormann, among others. It was the second award in the category for both Harrison and Starr, following a win for the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band five years earlier. Clapton and Dylan would go on to win Album Of The Year on their own in the '90s with Unplugged and Time Out Of Mind, respectively. The Concert…, which was recorded at Madison Square Garden, was the first live album to win the award since Judy Garland's Judy At Carnegie Hall, which was likewise recorded in New York, just one decade earlier.
Jesus Christ Superstar was in the running for the second year in a row, thanks to the release of the original Broadway cast album. The initial concept album had been a finalist in 1971. This was the first Broadway cast album to make the category since Funny Girl in 1964. McLean was nominated for his album American Pie, which spawned the smash title song and the graceful ballad "Vincent." Nilsson was nominated for Nilsson Schmilsson, which contained the hits "Without You" and "Coconut." Diamond was nominated for his album Moods, which spawned the hits "Song Sung Blue" and "Play Me."
Record Of The Year
Winner: Roberta Flack, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Neil Diamond, "Song Sung Blue"
Don McLean, "American Pie"
Harry Nilsson, "Without You"
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Alone Again (Naturally)"
For the second year in a row, all five of the category's nominees were No. 1 hits. Flack took Record Of The Year for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," which she had introduced on her 1969 album First Take. The album was just a modest hit until director Clint Eastwood featured the romantic song in his 1971 movie Play Misty For Me. That catapulted both the song and the album to No. 1. McLean's "American Pie," an inspired run through recent American pop culture, was one of the most dissected hits in years. Nilsson's "Without You," an elegant torch ballad written by Tom Evans and Pete Ham of Badfinger, won a GRAMMY for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male. O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)" was a poignant song about a man at the breaking point. Diamond's "Song Sung Blue" was an irresistible sing-along that had broad appeal. It was the first nomination in this category for all five artists.
Song Of The Year
Winner: Roberta Flack, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Neil Diamond, "Song Sung Blue"
Don McLean, "American Pie"
Gilbert O'Sullivan, "Alone Again (Naturally)"
Sarah Vaughan, "The Summer Knows"
The Kingston Trio was the first major act to record Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (called "The First Time" on their 1963 album New Frontier). But it took Flack's recording, and its use in the movie Play Misty For Me, for the song to become a hit. MacColl's song wasn't the only nominee that owed its success to a hit film. Michel Legrand conducted "The Summer Knows," which he co-wrote with Marilyn and Alan Bergman, in Summer Of '42. An instrumental version of the song by GRAMMY winner Peter Nero became a hit. Performed by GRAMMY winner Vaughan, the song also nominated for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) award. (The Bergmans would go on to win in this category two years later for another movie theme, "The Way We Were," which they wrote with Marvin Hamlisch.) The other nominees, all of whom appeared in the Record Of The Year category (and all of which were written solely by the artist), were O'Sullivan's "Alone Again (Naturally)," McLean's "American Pie" and Diamond's "Song Sung Blue."
Best New Artist
Winner: America
Harry Chapin
Loggins And Messina
John Prine
America topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972 with "A Horse With No Name." The Eagles and Loggins And Messina also had Top 10 hits with "Witchy Woman" and "Your Mama Don't Dance," respectively. Though America won this award, the Eagles took the GRAMMY for Record Of The Year five years later with "Hotel California." Chapin's "Taxi" was only a moderate hit, but the story of the song was so compelling and distinctive that it made an impression on GRAMMY voters. The final nominee was singer/songwriter Prine, who released two critically hailed albums, John Prine and Diamonds In The Rough, in the eligibility period.
Come back to GRAMMY.com Jan. 17 as we revisit the 20th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Meanwhile, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Facebook and Twitter for updates and breaking GRAMMY news.


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Somehow, Dahm thinks licenses for gun ownership infringe on his rights
ome people just need a little attention.
They will do and say any foolish thing just to engage you in conversation – a conversation that has to focus on them.
Oklahoma State Senator Nathan Dahm must not be having as much fun as he did after graduating from home school high school and going to Romania as a missionary.
The Broken Arrow Republican has spent much of his time in the legislature proposing poorly conceived, often unconstitutional legislation that grabs headlines and wastes time.
His latest proposal would allow Oklahoma residents to carry concealed weapons – loaded or unloaded – anywhere in the state.
Dahm found a way to get the attention he obviously lacks.
And just in case the rest of the world might have ignored his incredibly unwise bill, Dahm named it the "Piers Morgan Act." Of course, Morgan doesn't exactly hide from notoriety so he immediately went to Twitter and challenged the part-time cleaning company manager, software app developer, and "producer" - I put producer in quotes because I'm not sure which major productions have been shot in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma – to a debate on gun control. Not surprisingly, Morgan would be willing to host the debate on his show.
How convenient for both of them.
"The Second Amendment says the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and yet when we require our citizens to jump through hoops, pay fees and undergo a process that presumes they're guilty of something until proven otherwise, their rights are being infringed upon," Dahm said in a press release. "Senate Bill 1473 simply says Oklahomans can carry firearms in all the places currently allowed by law, but they will no longer be required to obtain a license to do so."
That sounds good to everyone - well, everyone who has absolutely no actual knowledge of the constitution. Dahm can quote the Second Amendment but he apparently isn't as polished when it comes to the 10th Amendment.
Dahm has proven his ignorance since taking office.
He put forth several other gun bills in 2013, including a bill that threatened penalties for anyone the enforcing federal government gun restrictions in Oklahoma and a bill that opposed a federal ban on guns in schools.
The 10th Amendment is clear that anything the constitution doesn't reserve for Congress becomes a matter for the state. However, any law passed by Congress overrides state law.
The Supremacy Clause found in Article II of the Constitution isn't hard to understand. The Constitution and Congressional law are the "supreme law of the land."
All of the recent state bills to nullify Congressional acts are merely symbolic. The State of Arkansas tried to nullify desegregation laws in the 1950s. But in Cooper v Aaron, the Supreme Court made it clear that the state officials were out of line in their attempts to circumvent national laws.
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the current set of justices to overturn that ruling.
But Dahm got exactly what he wanted. Morgan paid attention to him, and unless something upstages his carnival legislator act, he will get a national television appearance out of the deal.
That is a lot of fun for a former missionary turned self-employed software developer.
These symbolic bills are offensive to those of us who expect our legislators to make laws that actually benefit the people who elected them.
I know the NRA will reward Dahm when he comes up for re-election and he will score major points with the Tulsa County TEA Party.
But requiring a license doesn't infringe upon your rights.
I have a driver's license. If I wanted to drive a commercial vehicle, I would need a different license. Electricians and plumbers have to be licensed.
Most cities even require licenses for dogs.
But somehow, Dahm thinks licenses for gun ownership infringe on his rights.
He is wrong. He sought attention. And it looks like his dreams will come true when he gets to have a heated debate on CNN.
This represents the lowest common denominator in both politics and journalism.
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According to the United Nations, this child will be born in India, and statistically should be a girl. But many of India's girls are going missing at birth, because of parents' desire to have boys. In 2008, the number of missing girls in India increased in 2008 to 275,000 as compared to 1,000 for the rest of South Asia.
If a girl child is lucky enough to be born, she faces high female mortality in infancy and early childhood in South Asia. What causes excess mortality among girls during infancy and early childhood? One possible explanation that has received a lot of attention is discrimination by parents against girls. Certainly, in parts of the world like Afghanistan, China, northern India, and Pakistan, such discrimination is a serious problem. Studies have shown delays in seeking medical care and lower expenditures for girls. In India, despite stellar economic growth in recent years, maternal mortality is almost six times what it is in Sri Lanka.


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UHMC holds Innovation Day showcasing tech degrees & high-tech fieldsMaui College
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KAHULUI, Hawai'i – Innovations in science and technology will be showcased on November 22, 2013, at UHMC's Career & Innovation Day. The public is invited to this event featuring innovative projects in science and technology such as a biosphere (a self-sustaining space habitat), a smartboard application that can transform any surface into an interactive display, a banana piano that uses bananas as keystrokes, and more!
The event will feature cutting-edge projects organized by students in the UHMC Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM), Sustainable Science Management (SSM) and Applied Business in Information Technology (ABIT) programs and community members.
Groups presenting projects include student members of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) UHMC branch, members of Maui Makers, a maker space on the island of Maui and the Maui Ham Radio Club, a local network of HAM radio operators. IEEE is the largest technical professional society in the world that dedicates itself to the growth of technology for the betterment of humanity.
Later in the afternoon, a panel of experts will share their field experience in science and technology, including James Yenne, former Program Manager of Microsoft. Yenne, a serial tech entrepreneur currently on Maui, will present on 'the business of startups'. Also included in the schedule is a panel discussion with distinguished professionals about what the future holds for careers in science and technology.
Lindsay Komai, student chair of the Innovation Day event said, "I'm excited to be a part of the technological movement. The innovations and ideas that the students have here at UHMC have extraordinary potential. The event is where students can showcase their hard work and skills and offer them to the community."
Those interested in pursuing a career in science and technology can also take advantage of the concurrent Career & College Transfer day sessions. The College's CareerLink program is hosting the fair where attendees can receive career guidance and explore possibilities to further their education. Counselors from various academic programs such as Engineering Technology, Sustainable Science Management and Applied Business and Information Technology will be on hand to advise on different baccalaureate and associate degrees available at UHMC and in the UH System.
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Simultaneous Audio Output to Independent Devices
From MythTV Official Wiki
To send sound to both DVI and HDMI via ALSA
eg. to TV and Amplifier simultaneously using an .asoundrc file in your home directory.
Firstly a note or two -
- Sound CAN be sent over DVI, if you sound card supports it. Preferably use a DVI to HDMI connector / cobale (often cheaper than an HDMI to HDMI cable)
- Your sound device (presumably a graphics card with built in sound eg. NVidia GT430 as used here) needs to treat DVI and HDMI connectors similarly
- The sound device (graphics card) needs to support digital sound (though analog sound should work the same way afaik)
Secondly, Pulse is probably easier if that is what you use, but this is useful for those of us using ALSA
The asoundrc file
# .asoundrc # Add to your home directory # works with NVidia GT430 ... once the video card itself is set to work correctly # # Note that motherboard sound has been disabled so graphics card is card 0 (likely to be card 1 if motherboard sound is enabled) # Type "aplay -l" into a terminal to list the sound devices on your machine, use the output to adjust this file if necessary eg. card number # # Default ALSA to send to both DVI and HDMI pcm.!default { type plug slave { # The following line actually does the work pcm "hdmi_dvi_both" } } # DVI connection on GT430 pcm.!hdmi3 { type hw card 0 device 3 channels 2 } # Doesn't seem to be necessary, just for completeness ctl.!hdmi3 { type hw card 0 device 3 channels 2 } pcm.!hdmi7 { type hw card 0 device 7 channels 2 } pcm.!hdmi8 { type hw card 0 device 8 channels 2 } # HDMI Connection on GT430 pcm.!hdmi9 { type hw card 0 device 9 channels 2 } # Doesn't seem to be necessary, just for completeness ctl.!hdmi9 { type hw card 0 device 9 channels 2 } pcm.multi_dig { type multi # Define DVI slave slaves.a { pcm "hdmi3" # In this version, only pass 2 channels (like SPDIF) channels 2 } # Define HDMI slave slaves.b { pcm "hdmi9" # In this version, only pass 2 channels (like SPDIF) channels 2 } # Bind the 2 DVI channels to a name ie "a" bindings.0.slave a bindings.0.channel 0 bindings.1.slave a bindings.1.channel 1 # Bind the 2 HDMI channels to a name ie "b" bindings.2.slave b bindings.2.channel 0 bindings.3.slave b bindings.3.channel 1 } # Define the routing which actually sends the signal to both DVI and HDMI pcm.hdmi_dvi_both { type route slave { pcm "multi_dig" # The channels definition is critical to define the total number of channels out (2 sets of 2) channels 4 } # The first dot after "ttable" defines the channel out # The second dot defines the channel as bound above in the "multi-dig" definition # Define 4 channels out in total, 2 each for DVI and HDMI ttable.0.0 1 ttable.1.1 1 ttable.0.2 1 ttable.1.3 1 } # You may have to mess around with your TV and Amp depending on what they support # My current setup is MythTv v 0.23 # my amp supports Dolby, DTS and AC3 # my TV support DTS and AC3 ... but NOT Dolby (just get nasty "noise" if "dolby" selected in MythTv) # I sent HDMI to TV because of default colour space etc # and DVI to amp cause its not sensitive to colour etc. (just used for sound) # BUT need to tell NVidia Config to send video to both (default is DVI only)
Paste the above file into your home directory as ".asoundrc"
MythTv Setup
In the MythTv menus go to
- MythTv Setup / General / Audio System
and set the "Audio output device" to ALSA:default or ALSA:hdmi_dvi_both
Depending on your TV and Amp you may also need to change the settings for 5.1 sound. Your devices may or may not support
- AC3 (nothing else selected)
- Dolby
In my case,
- TV supports AC3 and DTS but NOT Dolby
- Amp supports all the above (but not 7.1 bitstream)
So I selected 5.1 sound and DTS, but NOT Dolby in MythTv Audio setup Now I can use either TV sound or Amp sound or both


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Freelance journalist and Elvis Presley expert Jared Plunk was allegedly about to reveal game-changing secrets about Elvis, but he was killed before he could.
Yvonne Boyd, YCCC Accommodation Manager, discovered Jared Plunk's body and called 911. She knew Jared well and identified him to detectives at the scene.
Alison Plunk had been married to the victim for nearly two decades at the time of his murder. She was initially attracted to Jared by his knowledge of music.
Lifelong Elvis fan Max Snyder grew up in the King's hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi. Max moved to Oxford to attend Ole Miss, where he is now a professor.
Kelly Bradley is a senior at Ole Miss, studying music and accounting.
Sonya Davis became an Elvis fan as a teenager and is a sought-after speaker at Elvis fan gatherings around the country.
Lindsey Snyder is married to the conference organizer, Max Snyder. She helped him with the planning and financing for the event.
Joy Davis was Peter Davis' sister and a longtime Elvis fan and memorabilia collector. She passed away in December 2012.
Peter Davis' wife, Sonya, and his sister, Joy, both allegedly suffered as a result of Jared Plunk's actions.
Carl Warren first observed Elvis Presley's power via his now-wife when they were dating. Together, they founded the Elvis Faithful for fellow admirers.
Rose Marie Pearson is a lifelong Elvis fan and sometimes performs as an Elvis tribute artist.
Quentin Evans' daughter was a devoted Elvis fan until her dying day. Quentin and his wife, Mollie, still haven't recovered from the loss.
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It has been a while since i have posted any thread, baked any bread, or joined in any conversation with the TFL community. 3 months have elapsed since the day i had my spine fused, and i now feel good, and have recuperated enough to be able to bake bread again.The bread shown is one of my favorites: Hamleman's Whole Wheat Multigrain.
As far as pain, it is mild, yet tolerable. I have removed the brace now, so i can bend easily.
It is worth mentioning that i had kept my BDS (aka Baking deprivation syndrome) at bay by engaging in yet another addiction (like i need one). I have sketched away for days and weeks, and sought to increase my skills at drawing/digital art, and have been pleased with the results. Anyway, enough about me, and here is the bread:
With soaked millet/buckwheat/roasted sunflower seeds/Flaxseeds, and wholewheat freshly milled at home, this bread is mindblowing! Superior to any multigrain bread i have tasted.
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Most of the time, the precious decoration is kept hidden in a vault, deep in the dark bowels of the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum in Allentown. It represents, after all, one of the Lehigh Valley's most momentous historical episodes.
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We're only a few hours into the NFL season, but we may already have seen the craziest finish of the season.
The Denver Broncos were pinned deep in their own territory with 27 seconds remaining in their season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals when Kyle Orton(notes) threw a pass that deflected to Brandon Stokley(notes), who ran for the go-ahead 87-yard touchdown. Call it The Immaculate Reception, Part II.
Orton's underthrown ball, intended for Brandon Marshall(notes), was knocked in the air by Bengals corner Leon Hall(notes). The ball sailed about five yards down the field before it was picked cleanly out of the air by Stokley, who then sprinted 65 yards for the TD. Before going in for the score, though, Stokley ran parallel to the goal line for 25 yards in an attempt to run out the clock a little more.
It's a heartbreaking loss for the Bengals, who had scored their go-ahead touchdown with 5:23 remaining. It also figures, given that they're the Bengals. Guess the HBO cameras that followed the team around in preseason didn't bring any good luck.
For the Broncos, it gives new coach Josh McDaniels a win in his NFL debut and erases the memory of a largely forgettable first game in orange and blue for quarterback Kyle Orton.
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Wow that's a lot of stuff... almost too much for me. Anyone else having Clone overload?
I think Clones are needing a multi-pack at this point... Large box sets of multi-colored grunts, and an officers set too. And ya know it'd sell like crazy.
Personally I hope that Hasbro decides to make the V-Wing with a pilot. But I doubt that will happen.
Not sure who fights with Plo Koon (I would guess a V-Wing Pilot although there are rumors to the contrary) and if there are Clones with Mace at the Beginning of the movie or who is with Stass Allie...
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Fusion leads U.S. sedans driving sales gains eluding Camry
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- A commercial showing the new Ford Fusion being driven off a cliff led David Bowhall to visit a dealer last month for a test drive. The owner of four Mercedes-Benzes in the last five years said it wasn't much of a leap.
"Boy, that kind of looks like an Aston Martin," Bowhall, who designs and installs audio-visual equipment, said of his first impression of the car. The hybrid version that Bowhall, 41, plans to buy has many of the same features as the Mercedes C350 he's replacing, plus it will almost double the fuel economy of his German luxury car and cost about $17,000 less.
The Fusion, redesigned by Ford late last year, has vaulted into the top five models by U.S. sales early in 2013 and is leading a charge by U.S. automakers that are offering the best small and mid-size cars to take on Japan's in decades. American sedans are providing stiffer competition to stalwarts like Toyota's Camry and steering U.S. auto sales to a fourth-straight annual gain, the longest streak since 2000.
Fusion also has been selling from dealer lots faster and at higher prices than Camry and Honda.'s Accord, suggesting that the model is more than just a two-month wonder, said Kevin Tynan, an analyst for Bloomberg Industries. While Fusion offers higher incentives than Camry, its discounts are slimmer than last year's.
"Ford's turning them faster, they're doing it at higher transaction prices and lower incentives, and the volume's there," Tynan said by telephone. "If volume was there but you see a decreasing trend in pricing or increasing trend in incentives, that would suggest maybe this isn't sustainable."
Camry, the top-selling car in the United States for 11 years, remains a potent force, outselling Fusion by almost 13,000 cars in the first two months despite a decline in February.
And Fusion faces challenges in keeping up its torrid pace: Mid-size sedan owners don't tend to jump from model to model, said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst with market researcher Edmunds.com. With millions of loyal owners on the road, Toyota and Honda are unlikely to lose their grip on the segment lead any time soon, she said.
"Two months does not make a pattern," said Caldwell, who is based in Santa Monica, Calif. The car is "competing with the decades of dominance by Camry and Accord. Even though Fusion has sold well, the numbers don't stack up."
Still, with the new Fusion, Ford has its best shot to have a sedan lead in sales since the 1990s heyday of the Taurus, the last American sedan to top the Camry and Accord.
That comes amid a backdrop in which Ford, General Motors and Chrysler Group's combined share of the U.S. small and mid-size car market will grow to 33 percent next year, from 26 percent in 2009, according to researcher LMC Automotive.
U.S. light-vehicle sales probably climbed 4.2 percent in March to 1.46 million, the average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The annualized industry sales rate, which is adjusted for seasonal trends, may have risen to 15.4 million, the average of 15 estimates, from 14.1 million a year earlier. If that pace keeps up, it will be the highest total since 2007.
"No one is abdicating any segment to anyone else," said John Mendel, the head of U.S. sales for Honda, who left Ford after more than 25 years in 2002. Ford's previous approach was "screw cars" because their profit margins were narrower than trucks, he said. "Today, everybody is competing everywhere."
Ford probably continued to outpace the industry's sales gain in March by delivering 4.4 percent more cars and light trucks than a year earlier, the average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The Dearborn, Michigan-based company's sales increase topped the market in both January and February.
Through February, Fusion was the fifth best-selling model in the U.S., behind Ford's F-Series pickup line, GM's Chevrolet Silverado pickup, Camry and Accord.
Fusion deliveries may have surged 24 percent in March after rising 28 percent in February and 65 percent in January, Kelley Blue Book estimates. Fusion probably trailed Nissan Motor Co.'s Altima in March for the first month this year, the Irvine, Calif.-based market researcher said.
Even if Altima sales topped Fusion last month, the effect that more competition is having on established leaders in the mid-size car segment is clear. Altima deliveries may drop 10 percent from a year earlier, and Camry sales probably will slip for a second-straight month, by 4.2 percent in March after February's 9.5 percent decline, Kelley Blue Book said.
"Competition coming from the U.S. carmakers is at a much higher level," Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's chief executive officer, said last week at the New York auto show. "That's good for the consumer, because they have a choice between much better products coming from everywhere. And it's good even for the competitors, because whenever you have tough competition, it forces you to be a much better company."
Ford's additional Fusion production could spell trouble for Toyota's Camry. The Fusion took 35 days on average to sell in February compared to 38 for Honda's Accord and 62 for Toyota's Camry, Bloomberg Industries said in a report last month, citing Edmunds data. Fusion's average transaction price was $26,586 in February, $2,772 more than Camry.
"I'm not sure if 'threat' is the right word; I think they're going to be a strong competitor" to Camry, Jim Lentz, who became CEO of Toyota's North American operations Monday, said of Fusion. "When you have the No. 1-selling car for 11 years, it's a nice rallying cry with your retail organization to keep that car No. 1," Lentz said in an interview.
Bowhall, the Mercedes owner, isn't the first to see similarities between the new Fusion and Aston Martin, the maker of six-figure luxury cars that Ford divested in 2007. Columnist Jason H. Harper made the comparison in a November review for Bloomberg News, which also praised its fuel economy.
"The car has to look good to catch my eye," Bowhall said. He expects to pay about $35,000 for the Fusion hybrid, compared with the $52,000 spent on his C350. "The Fusion doesn't drive like a hybrid, it doesn't feel like a hybrid, and if I'm saving money at the same time that I'm saving on my monthly payment, then, by golly, even better."
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The euro is rising against the dollar after Spain was able to successfully sell nearly $6 billion in bonds, a sign that investors have confidence in the country's finances.
The euro rose to $1.3345 in afternoon trading from $1.3286 late Wednesday.
The dollar rose against other major currencies after the U.S. released strong housing and jobs reports.
The Commerce Department said builders started work on homes in December at the fastest pace since the summer of 2008.
The Labor Department reported that the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a five-year low last week.
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Editor�s note: On Tuesday, Olga Roche resigned as head of the Department of Children and Families.
State social workers are calling for additional staff to alleviate what they term a "caseload crisis" in the Department of Children and Families.
"When you look at child protective services, there is no single greater determiner of whether social workers will have success in engaging a family or protecting a child than time," said Jason Stephany, a spokesman for SEIU 509, the union that represents the social workers. "In the current environment due to this caseload crisis, frontline social workers and investigators just do not have that time."
Days after authorities found the body of Jeremiah Oliver, a 5-year-old Fitchburg boy who disappeared while under DCF care, social workers demonstrated at locations across the state, including Lowell and Dorchester to call attention to caseloads.
From March 2013 to March 2014, the number of open cases at the DCF rose from 30,006 to 35,066, while overall staffing levels remained virtually unchanged, the SEIU said. As of March 1, there were 1,860.8 fulltime-equivalent social workers in DCF, the SEIU said.
Last March, there were 193 DCF social workers with 20 or more cases. By March 2014, that number had risen to 732 social workers, Stephany said.
The DCF said that as of April 20, it has 2,051 social workers statewide.
"We share the goal of helping our social workers gain the resources they need to succeed," the DCF said in a statement. "For that reason the Administration, in partnership with the Legislature, has secured $2.8 million in supplemental funding for the Department and has proposed an additional $9.2 million in Governor Patrick's budget. These investments will allow us to hire 175 new social workers and staff, and to make technology improvements that give social workers access to real-time data.
"In the last four months, the Department has been aggressively recruiting and hiring, and as a result has brought on more than 150 new social workers and staff to help ease caseloads and strengthen the Department."
Stephany said that while he applauds the DCF�s efforts to recruit new workers, the new hires haven�t kept up with the rate of attrition.
He added that new directives the DCF implemented following the Jeremiah Oliver case are well-intentioned but add to dangerous caseloads due to insufficient staffing levels.
"There are a series of directives that may have merit, but with the current caseload crisis at hand and barring additional hires, it has become increasingly clear the directives cannot be safely executed in the current environment," he said.
The DCF fired three workers for mishandling the Jeremiah Oliver case. The department has maintained that caseloads were not a factor in the incident.
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Editor�s note: On Tuesday, Olga Roche resigned as head of the Department of Children and Families.


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A Theology of Work 3: From Toil to Joy
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The redemption of work.
Jerram Barrs - Theology of Work 3 - From Toil to Joy
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It has been too long...
For those who have noticed my absence, thank you for your kind words and good thoughts.
There's a LOT in the Canadian Genealogy realm that has gone by recently that I haven't blogged about, but here's one that I've just come across today that's good for general knowledge when working with family history patrons:
Taken from: Genealogy Gems: News from the Fort Wayne Library, No. 44, October 30, 2007
Preservation Tip of the Month
by Becky Schipper
The Library of Congress has a great webpage offering simple
instructions and links to more in-depth information regarding
preserving family documents. The webpage is titled, "Preparing,
Protecting and Preserving Family Treasures." It is an enjoyable and
informative collection of data and links to explore. The web address
is: www.lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/familytreasures/index.html
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