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Housing affordability falls with rising prices
Housing affordability takes a dip as home prices rise and mortgage rates rise.
An era of exceptionally affordable housing is fading in some parts of the U.S. as stagnant incomes collide with rising prices and interest rates.
The share of median household income devoted to home mortgage payments recently surpassed historical averages in six of 30 major housing markets, according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting.
Five of those are in California — San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Jose and San Diego — and the sixth is Portland, Ore.
At the bottom of the housing downturn, those cities were more affordable than their historical averages dating to 1980, Burns' data show.
But home prices have risen rapidly in those cities as the housing recovery has taken hold.
Prices in Los Angeles and San Francisco were 21% higher in June than a year ago compared with the national average increase of almost 12%, according to CoreLogic.
Affordability remains high in most of the rest of the country.
In the second quarter, 69% of new and existing homes sold were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $64,400, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.
That is down from almost 74% of homes sold in the first quarter and marked the lowest level for affordability in more than four years.
In 2006, at the height of the housing bubble, just 41% of homes sold were affordable for median income earners, the index shows.
Low interest rates have been a big driver of affordability.
Rates will stay near current levels — 4.4% for a 30-year, fixed-rate loan — for the next month, predicts Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac's chief economist. But they'll crack 5% in mid-2014, he says.
If so, the cost of housing in 30 of 250 metropolitan areas will exceed historical averages for affordability, according to an analysis from market watcher Zillow.
Zillow's data shows a Honolulu resident earning the median income spent about 36% of it on monthly mortgage payments from 1985 to 2000. With 5% interest rates, rising house prices and flat incomes, they would spend 40%.
Those 30 markets include the Portland and the California ones identified by Burns, and also Denver; Ocean City, N.J.; Bellingham, Wash.; and Great Falls, Mont.
Zillow's calculation is based on median home values, a 30-year mortgage and a 20% down payment.
As the affordability gap widens, more consumers are likely to leave higher-cost areas in search of more affordable housing elsewhere, says Jed Kolko, Trulia economist.
Home prices may also flatten or decline in areas with low affordability, Zillow economist Svenja Gudell says.
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This tweet from Tom Warren made me smile. So, it's 2012 and tablets are finally able to do what the Amiga did in 1985. Seems like a bit of a stretch to be excited about that, right? Sure, until I caught myself getting excited - only a bit, but still - by this piece of news. Update: removed me being an annoyed child.
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RE: Welcome to bloated mobile OSes!
by WereCatf on Sat 4th Aug 2012 09:48 UTC in reply to "Welcome to bloated mobile OSes!"
Hey! Let's begin to ask for stupid and unnecessary features on mobile OSes too!! Yeah!!
Multi-user support is hardly a stupid or unnecessary feature, though; many families only buy one tablet that is shared between all the residents, but since there is no proper multi-user support when one makes a change to something it applies to all the aforementioned residents. Similarly, many corporations are forced to supply each and every employee with a tablet instead of allowing them to share one.
IMHO Android guys have to improve the performance of their OS on tablets... even my iPad 1 feels faster and snappier than many 2012 Android tablets.
Looking at your comment and the ignorance displayed I'm gonna go on a limb here and just assume you're trying to troll, or you're just being blinded by rose-tinted glasses. Either way your credibility is rather low.
by sergio on Sat 4th Aug 2012 12:51 in reply to "RE: Welcome to bloated mobile OSes!"
Well, I think that keeping it simple and fast is way more important than adding dubious features. I'm an old fashioned unix guy you know.
I used an Asus Transformer and I felt it pretty slow compared to my crappy iPad 1. The Asus has 3x or 4x more power than my iPad... It should fly... but It doesn't.
And I know that saying anything against Android in OSnews decreases my credibility and turns me into a "troll", but I don't care, I'm not a politician. xD
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Postby LuckyPierre » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:23 pm
It can be a downhill bash, a killer climb or a leisurely pedal around town. You should point out where it starts (and finishes), how far it is and how long it would take. If there are some special things to see / do along the way, point them out - even if it's just where there are toilets or a good place for a rest!
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Links to other lists ....
Postby LuckyPierre » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:30 pm
PedalPower has a 'Library of Rides' at http://www.pedalpower.org.au/services/content.asp?IntContId=127 (it's the inspiration for this thread).
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Postby LuckyPierre » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:30 pm
europa wrote:Surely the best ride in Canberra would be the one that takes you out of the place and never turns back
Apparently, Europa's never been here
I 'rode' out of Adelaide in my early 20's and have lived and worked all over the place since, but Canberra is the best place to live and work that I've found. It may be a big country town, and we may have to put up with a bunch of 'blow-ins' (where else are the local 'intinerant workers' responsible for governing the country ) from time to time, but it has its compensations.
Like many people who live here, I rise to the 'Canberra-bashing' bait pretty easily, so score 1 to you Europa, if that's what you intended
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Postby europa » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:13 pm
As for keeping score ... why bother, it'll only embarress me over time
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cheers, Mark
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My favourite (short) training ride
Postby LuckyPierre » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:14 pm
I've put it up on Bikely.com at http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/LuckyPierre-Lower-Molongolo-Training-ride.
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Postby europa » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:53 pm
peterrjleach wrote:Like all good rides, it has a reasonably long, gentle downhill to the finish!
Gawd, you'd hate my area then. The best I can manage is a gentle climb with most offering either a ferocious climb not far from home or a mad, down hill dash.
Bikely is glitchy but it's fun. I just wish you could put up a decent description of the ride at the start - I'm having to incorporate that in the notes for the first point. And the nits who just call their ride 'my commute' and then don't give any suburbs. Sheesh. Wouldn't it be nice if the rest of the world was as perfect as me
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Tri Peaks ...
Postby LuckyPierre » Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:16 pm
I did a 'Three Peaks' ride yesterday. I've put it on bikely.com at http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Lucky-Pierre-Canberra-Three-Peaks.
Some work colleagues had planned it and I tagged along. I've come away with a renewed appreciation for the endurance (and determination) of my fellow riders. I was the only one on a road bike, but a pair of mtb's and a folding bike made it too!:)
It's the most climbing I've done in one day (so far) and it mades today's ride to Lower Molongolo a doddle.
I think that I will have to organise some more - there's plenty of climbs to choose from.
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Postby thomas_cho » Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:02 pm
Luckypierre ... just tried out your posted ride Lower Molongolo Water Treatment Works, I have to say that this would make a nice morning training ride before heading off to work.
I didnt realise how close I now live to that ride, I am in Latham.
Anyway ... one of my fav rides is the ride to wallaroo, the ride out of wallaroo road onto Barton hwy is deceptive.
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Postby DavidH » Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:29 pm
thomas_cho wrote:Anyway ... one of my fav rides is the ride to wallaroo, the ride out of wallaroo road onto Barton hwy is deceptive.
I've never heard of Wallaroo so I had to look it up on Google maps. As it turns out I ride past Wallaroo Rd on the Barton Highway at least once a week on the way up to Hall .
Looking at the map it looks like there is only one road into and out of Wallaroo. Is that right?
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Postby thomas_cho » Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:50 pm
Today I could only manage to ride about 2km past the monastry. Lack of fitness ... suffered a big headwind on the way back. Pretty popular route, two groups rode past me ...
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Postby ding » Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:27 pm
Fab cycle paths, the hills are close (i tried Lucky Pierre's three peaks route a few times) & even your cyclist-abusing-yobs are kinda nice (the worst thing I was called was a "wally", which I shall take on the chin).
Have 2 come back in Feb for work & have decided to take car instead of plane so i can do it all again.
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Postby impluvium » Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:03 pm
thomas_cho wrote:As far as I know, just one way in and you can ride all the way to the end of wallaroo rd, and then turn back.
Yep -- all the way down to the river (did 71km/h down the hill today), and then all the way back up (4km climb). I rode out there today with the Pedal Power Sunday Wanderers group -- the ride back from the river to the Barton Hwy is a bit of a slog, particularly the first climb. Once you get to the top of the first climb, there's enough rolling road to be able to attack the other climbs.
It's a lovely ride.
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Re: Favourite Rides in and around Canberra
Postby jp80 » Sun May 24, 2009 8:47 pm
To Goulburn and back along the highway. 190km-ish, easy to make up the 200 and feel like a legend when getting ready for something big. Nice wide shoulders and decent surface. Goulburn has nice places for food at half way.
Little hills and short:
THE quick loop that I do if I don't want to think of something else. Cotter-Urriara-Stromlo loop, with out and back through Coppins as a tack on lactic acid inducer. some big ups, some nice downs and a lot of rolling hills. And its beautiful. If you haven't done this ride and live in Canberra, you should. you can even do a few laps to make a long ride that you can opt out of if you're feeling less than top notch. I do this on the way to work some mornings... its about 90mins form my place through the loop and to work.
Big Hills:
Out to Tidbinbilla and onto Corrin. Corrin is a pretty long climb and there isnt much flat between here and there, going through Cotter. It's the perfect course to get brave, go out hard and suffer all the way home.
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Cotter loop. Ride up Drakeford/Tuggeranong Parkway, then down through cotter/tidbinbilla/tharwa, then back up to Gordon. You can add in Corin dam for a bit of extra fun. Basic loop is about 70kms, one short but tough climb out of cotter, then a bunch of rolling hills the rest of the way. Adding in Corin Dam adds about an extra 30kms, maybe (I'm not sure on that distance).
Honeysuckle tracking station. South from Gordon, out to Apollo Rd, then up to the tracking station. Great 7km climb which takes you to the top. Nice rest spot, then home. 56km return trip.
Rendevous Ck. South from Gordon, out and over Fitz's, keep riding til your legs are broke then try and make it home (not sure on distance).
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Which are the best?
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- Do a bit of a warmup around Hindmarsh/Streeton/Dixon/Warragamba then over to Stromlo for 1x repeat then back home. Takes just on an hour. Increase time by doing more repeats.
- Uriarra/Cotter loop (or vice-versa), with or without extension to the end of the bitumen up past Condor Creek (Brindabella Rd).
- Riding around the lake is much more pleasant on weekdays.
- Bike path loop from Glenloch Interchange through Cook, around lake Ginninderra, up to Nicholls then thru Palmerston and Mitchell to North Lyneham and along Sullivans Creek bike path (starts in Mouat St opposite playing fields) to ANU and back.
- Bike path loop from home to Woden, then up bike path along Athllon Drive and over to Tuggeranong, around the lake then back home via bike path past Kambah adventure playground and BMX track to Chapman. Optional extension past Bonython to Lanyon shops (or Lanyon homestead cafe). When Tharwa bridge was still closed, it was nice to ride all the way to the river and back.
Mountain bike rides...
- Modified middle stage of the Triple-tri. Get yourself to the bike path crossing of Lady Denman Drive near Glenloch Interchange, ride thru the Cork Oaks, over Dairy Farmers Hill, out to Coppins along the northern side of the Molonglo, up through Bluetts (well what used to be Bluetts), cross Uriarra Rd out near where paintball used to be, up and over Stromlo, around or over Narrabundah Hill (what used to be Duffy pines, Narrabundah Hill is miles from Narrabundah suburb - go figure), across to Chapman and up the northern end of the ridge then along the back of the houses, across Namatjira Drive and around the back of Stirling and down the bike path to finish near the underpass of the Parkway. Hobble home. This would probably take me 3+ hours these days.
- Dirt loop of new Parliament House. Lots of fun, especially under a full moon .
Bunch rides...
Oh boy it's been years since I did a bunch ride. Weekdays I rode with the southside bunch (6am at the Bike Shed in Phillip). There used to be a bunch ride leaving the carpark at Scrivener Dam at 8am on Sunday mornings and public holidays. Particularly notable was the Boxing Day version which consisted of a LONG loop out via the Cotter to Tharwa and returning along the Monaro Hwy - not one for the faint-hearted!
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The Old Coach Road at Mulligan's Flat Nature Reserve into Goorooyaroo Nature Reserve and return, mixing up the tracks a bit makes for great riding in the reserves, include the Border Track at some stage during a visit. Fantastic wildlife.
Beside the Old Coach Road, at Mulligan's Flat.
The Bicentennial National Trail from Jenolan Caves to Yaouk and from Yaouk to Tom Groggin. The trail has recently had several changes here in the ACT, changes which mostly appear in the new BNT Guide Book #10 'Jenolan Caves to Yaouk' and #11 'Yaouk to Tom Groggin'. Soon further changes that missed being in the new publications will appear as amendments on the BNT site. From Yaouk ride into Oldfields Hut and camp. Sitting on the veranda in the morning, sitting in the sun at Oldfield's is stunning for the atmospherics. I'm a coordinator of the Bicentennial National Trail, you can always drop me a line and get all the goss.
The BNT on the Frost Plains near Oldfield's Hut. Excellent double track.
The BNT from Mount Werong is mostly down hill heading south back to Canberra. If you are a touring mountain bike rider the BNT is the longest self-reliant, remote trail, on this planet. 5,330 kilometres long. If you like the right to ride in true wilderness ... get onto the BNT.
BNT also incorporates quiet country back roads on the Great Divide, north of Canberra.
I don't usually ride on tarmac except for the Barton Highway - Murrumbateman Road - Nanima Road - back to the Barton Highway. Very popular for Sunday riders. I see sizable bunches of riders out that way on weekends. Nanima Road is very good but has no shoulder if you are on slicks. If you have a MTB add Spring Range Road to the route. Park at the Church opposite Church Lane (called Church Road on Google Maps) just north of Hall, if you want to make it easy.
An early start on Nanima Road.
I like all the trails out on the western face of Stromlo, except for Black Snake Gully which I find to be a destroyer of new paint jobs on nice bikes. The shot below is at the cliff edge, on 'Double Dissolution' (?).
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Kangaroo Grass on a TSR, up to the handle bars.
The fire trails of the Northern Budawang Ranges like the Redgrounds Track, Quilty's Mountain Firetrail and Newhaven Gap Road (which are bike legal) are kick arse scenic rides only 90 minutes from Canberra. There is good water in the creeks on these tracks.
Crossing the upper reaches of the Endrick River on the Redgrounds track.
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Postby yehuwdiy » Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:00 pm
My favourite ride at the moment starts at the Dunlop end of Ginenderra Drive with any side lopps I feel like taking along the way. There are some great lake and 'burb' side routes to be had just to mix things up. Most of all I like the false flat heading up GD from Dunlop, feel that burn. After many years off the bike (and on the couch) my first roll up that way was torture!
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With all the talk that the Oilers are trying to land one or two other 1st round draft picks, TSN brings the news that Tambellini is willing to and has had discussions with other GMs about trading the #1 overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
I don't think we should be too concerned here. Tambellini, as awful as he can seem to people, likely isn't thinking of trading the #1 pick overall for Nicklas Lidstrom or some other over-the-hill veteran player whose time is running out but was once phenomenal (well, he may even still be, but you get my point here..). I think I believe him when he says it will take a lot. So we're talking an already established star player that suits our needs and perhaps also even more, or perhaps some more high first round picks. The players we get would have to be young and fit into the system. Perhaps even the guy whose name is being bandied about… Jeff Carter, could be an example target. I'm not saying that we trade straight up, but I'm curious what you all think it would take, if you were Tambellini.
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Mike McNally from the Onsted American Legion Post #550 said a cross-section of American music is in store for people attending the 7 p.m. Jan. 26 performance of the 338th United States Army Reserve Band in the Onsted High School cafetorium.
Tickets for the concert are free and available at Hubbard Auto Center, 275 S. Main St., Onsted, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Army Band, General Delivery, Onsted MI 49265. Include the number of tickets needed, as seating is limited.
McNally and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Amy Ashcraft said the band, which currently serves under the 88th Regional Support Command headquartered at Fort McCoy, Wis., will play a variety of American music. Fanfares, marches and country and service songs will be heard during the concert, McNally said. Among the non-march selections are "The Star-Spangled Banner," "Army Blue," "Auld Lang Syne," and "The Army Goes Rolling Along," which is also known as "The Caisson Song."
"You might not get many people at a concert where they are just playing (John Phillip) Sousa," McNally said.
The concert band consists of approximately 70 musicians, Ashcraft said.
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The band has performed at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., and at the Cincinnati Reds' Opening Day Parade.
The 338th band has ensembles based in Livonia and Whitehall, Ohio.
According to the website, www.goarmy.com, the Army band program is open to talented musicians, male or female, who are qualified to enlist in the Army and can pass a prearranged audition. If accepted into the program, musicians will be required to complete nine weeks of Basic Combat Training to learn the fundamentals of being a soldier.
After basic training, band members get down to 10 weeks of serious musical study at the Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, Va. Once that is completed, members are assigned to a band.
McNally said a limited number of seats are available and that people who ask for tickets should use them. He reminded people that the concert is free of charge.
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and CANELA WOOD
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This month brings days of service by Hood River Valley High School students. In projects scheduled May 9-11, students are looking for help from the commmunity.
The Chamber of Commerce's Service Leaders for Tomorrow, a group of seniors from Hood River Valley High school, has been working with HOPE (Housing for People) to landscape and build a play set for the self-help housing being built in Odell.
The group has spent the last year preparing to build a small public playground. The work party will be May 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., continuing through May 11 if additional time is needed.
The other project is the sixth annual Community Work Day. which returns May 9. Organizers are looking to raise the bar to another level by besting the $15,000 total from last year.
It may sound a bit difficult to raise $15,000 in one day for charity, especially for a group of high school students, but that is exactly what Community Work Day has done in the past.
Community Work Day began in 1998 as a small venture to reach out to the community by releasing the students from the high school to local business or individuals who would sponsor them for the day.
The students give their time to perform whatever work the sponsor needs of them. In return, the sponsor pays the student minimum wage for the time worked and then the student donates the money back to the high school.
Each year the money goes to local causes. Wages earned in this year's Community Work Day will go to Hospice of the Gorge and the Community Education Scholarship Fund.
If you or your business would be interested in sponsoring a student on May 9, or if you would like more information regarding Community Work Day, call the student chairs at 387-5099.
The HOPE playground project fulfills a year-long goal by Service Leaders of Tomorrow. Service Leaders is the second year of a two-year program supported by the Hood River County Chamber of Commerce, and headed by Kristin Reese, chamber Youth Services Director. The same group of students participated as Chamber Leaders of Tomorrow in 2001-02.
"My experience doing community service has given me insight on how valuable it is, and I hope that working with high school students will instill in them the value of community involvement," Reese said.
Service Leaders asks for community volunteers to help with the renovation. Volunteers will help with the landscaping. Jobs include shoveling, raking, and building the play set.
To make a monetary donation or to volunteer, contact Jodie Gates at 386-5027 or Kristin Reese at 386-2000.
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Yeah, most of the tracks aren't even playable.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 14:49 (six years ago) Permalink
Maybe it only works for people in the UK? I only found as someone put a link up on the Popjustice forum.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 14:53 (six years ago) Permalink
Listening to it now and, while understated, it's fantastic the whole way through. "The Keeper" borrows a little of its contruction/melody from "Little Red Corvette" in a great way.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 22 April 2012 16:36 (six years ago) Permalink
"Disparate Youth" is one of my singles of the year.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 22 April 2012 17:25 (six years ago) Permalink
It's one of mine too, cannot believe it only reached number 96 in the charts here. The whole album is really good but that song just blows the rest away.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 22 April 2012 19:36 (six years ago) Permalink
I know it's not that uncommon but a performer who invites audience members up on stage with her is always going to make me like them that little bit more.
Really like this album - disparate youth (obv) but The Riot's Gone is also pretty outstanding - but absolutely love her live show. The dancers are amazing!
― Upt0eleven, Friday, 27 April 2012 11:07 (six years ago) Permalink
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:25 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Thursday, 10 May 2012 21:29 (six years ago) Permalink
"The Keepers" is almost as good. The rest -- meh.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 May 2012 21:41 (six years ago) Permalink
look at these hoes
― The Reverend, Thursday, 10 May 2012 22:25 (six years ago) Permalink
i like the slow elegiac ones on this. "disparate youth", "the riot's gone", "god from the machine", "the keepers".
"freak like me" and "look at these hoes" are embarrassing shit that santi should leave to, idk, az banks or someone.
everything else is kinda ok.
funny reading the obama debate over the "shove your hope where it don't shine" line upthread b/c i really can't help but hear it like that now!
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Friday, 11 May 2012 16:41 (six years ago) Permalink
Strange how little attention this album is getting. I'm also underwhelmed. It's OK. But I half thought she had the ability to do something new and surprising. My favorite thing she's been involved in is still the Diplo / Santogold Top Ranking Dub mixtape album. So much fun.
― paulhw, Saturday, 12 May 2012 02:08 (six years ago) Permalink
lex i totally heard that line that way when i first heard it
― madame boo berry (donna rouge), Saturday, 12 May 2012 02:32 (six years ago) Permalink
(and still do, ahem)
Yeah this is kinda boring, I really like the single, but overall she's much better at doing glossy reggae and dub-inflected pop-rock than she is at doing crazy electro or fake dancehall or whatever Diplo or Switch or whoever are throwing at her. And there's not really enough of the former.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Saturday, 12 May 2012 10:01 (six years ago) Permalink
but there's not v much crazy electro or fake dancehall here, and the bits there are are the weakest bits. santigold isn't actually good at "fun" music, her most distinctive forte is how jaded and weary and grumpy she sounds. the best songs are fairly straightforward pop-rock ballads with the occasional interesting sonic/rhythmic detailing.
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Saturday, 12 May 2012 10:43 (six years ago) Permalink
i mean at her best she sounds like she wants to withdraw into herself and for the rest of the bullshit world to fuck off, and anything else is a compromise she has to navigate - and what she REALLY does well is making that sentiment sound anthemic and resonant
i mean did anyone actually pay attention to the words of "l.e.s. artistes", her calling card?
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Saturday, 12 May 2012 10:44 (six years ago) Permalink
and "disparate youth", this album's calling card?
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Saturday, 12 May 2012 10:45 (six years ago) Permalink
I never bother to listen to indie lyrics unless they're obviously brilliant or terrible, otherwise they're just cool sounds to go with the music - case in point being the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I think agree with Lex on the best tracks and it's probably no coincidence that at least one of them sounds like a YYYs ballad.
Shame about this album really because I kinda wanted her to grow as an artist but this still feels like the serial collaborator's album it is. Like she'd mixing and matching from 30 years worth of art school artifice without working out which bits she's best at (answer - post-punk and pop-rock).
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Saturday, 12 May 2012 11:17 (six years ago) Permalink
New single is great. Not sure about the video though, but the song sounds like a cross between "Little Red Corvette", "Running Up That Hill", and "Stand Back".
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 04:17 (six years ago) Permalink
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 04:18 (six years ago) Permalink
Sorry, I'll try one last time...
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 04:19 (six years ago) Permalink
ooh good choice for a single
― I see you, Pineapple Teef (DJP), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 04:24 (six years ago) Permalink
btw I love this whole album
― I see you, Pineapple Teef (DJP), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 04:26 (six years ago) Permalink
I like it, but not excitedly like I did the first album. "The Keepers" is my favorite song here, so I'm glad it was chosen as a single.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 05:57 (six years ago) Permalink
I love the whole album too.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 13:22 (six years ago) Permalink
This and "Disparate Youth" are the best.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 13:24 (six years ago) Permalink
Yeah I really like the whole album too, surprised it's had such a lukewarm reaction. Agree that The Keepers is one of the highlights. I also really love This Isn't Our Parade and The Riot's Gone.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 13:55 (six years ago) Permalink
when this album is good it is so, so great - she conveys jaded yearning so well
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 08:19 (six years ago) Permalink
santigold isn't actually good at "fun" music
I disagree with this a lot, unsurprisingly
― Gandalf's Gobble Melt (DJP), Thursday, 1 November 2012 14:15 (six years ago) Permalink
man "The Keepers" sounds so good after several months' distance
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 18 May 2013 17:34 (five years ago) Permalink
New single and album!
― daavid, Wednesday, 4 November 2015 22:03 (three years ago) Permalink
This is a great single!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 4 November 2015 22:19 (three years ago) Permalink
did you guys know Res' "Golden Boys" was written about Mos Def? ~gossip~
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 4 November 2015 22:19 (three years ago) Permalink
Love the single, it's so much fun. Looking forward to the album. Does it have a release date?
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 4 November 2015 23:27 (three years ago) Permalink
Can maybe a mod change the thread title to: "Santogold/Santigold" ? I feel like it would help with searching.
― daavid, Thursday, 5 November 2015 03:55 (three years ago) Permalink
Was just coming here to say the opposite. Ehh.
Very cool album cover, tho.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:04 (three years ago) Permalink
Like, if Gwen Stefani had released this song, I think it was surprisingly good. But for Santi to do it, I find it a letdown.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:06 (three years ago) Permalink
Single's OK but nowhere near as good as "Disparate Youth".
― daavid, Thursday, 5 November 2015 05:38 (three years ago) Permalink
― daavid, Thursday, November 5, 2015 5:38 AM (12 hours ago)
Yes but that's unfair, that's like her best single of all time.
I like it because backing track sounds very inspired by William Onyeabor. What's not to like?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 5 November 2015 18:15 (three years ago) Permalink
"Disparate Youth" and "The Keepers" are two of the best singles of the last five years imo
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 5 November 2015 18:34 (three years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I'd agree with that. Such a shame that neither of those songs were hits. The second album was really underrated.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 5 November 2015 20:26 (three years ago) Permalink
It had that wide, instant appeal that great pop songs have. Almost everytime it gets played on one of my bars people ask what song it is.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 5 November 2015 22:16 (three years ago) Permalink
I just listened to "Banshee" and my first reaction was "huh, this is garbage" ;_;
― its subtle brume (DJP), Friday, 12 February 2016 18:08 (two years ago) Permalink
Loved the first single, not feeling the subsequent two singles.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 12 February 2016 21:50 (two years ago) Permalink
There seems to be absolutely no hype for this album at all. I didn't even know there had been two other singles.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 12 February 2016 22:48 (two years ago) Permalink
I had no idea she had a new album coming. I just remember that one summer in the 00's when she was playing in like everyone bar I went to.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 12 February 2016 23:10 (two years ago) Permalink
The album is now streaming on NPR. I am two songs into it. It's remarkably terrible.
― its subtle brume (DJP), Thursday, 18 February 2016 19:29 (two years ago) Permalink
The first two songs make "Banshee" seem tolerable, btw
― its subtle brume (DJP), Thursday, 18 February 2016 19:31 (two years ago) Permalink
That's a shame. The cover art is wonderful
― art baengels (monotony), Thursday, 18 February 2016 20:30 (two years ago) Permalink
Half of this album is really great and half of it is kind of forgettable. Banshee has grown on me a lot since I first heard it a couple of weeks ago. Kind of reminds me of something on Ze Records.
Love that she's brought some of the new wave influences back from her first album on Rendezvous Girl and Who I Thought You Were. Apart from those two songs, the second half is kind of a drag. There's one that sounds like a really bad Siouxsie & The Banshees impression.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 19 February 2016 18:05 (two years ago) Permalink


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Rapid Evaluation of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Vaccine in Adults With HIV
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01002040
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 27, 2009
Last Update Posted : April 15, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections H1N1 Influenza
|Biological: Arepanrix
|Phase 4
During the first wave of the H1N12009 pandemic in Canada, adults with immune deficiency were more likely to die with severe infections than were other Canadians. Of 76 deaths attributed to date to this new virus, 37% occurred in persons with immune system compromise. Adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection constitute a significant proportion of the at-risk population with over 56,000 affected individuals. Most such individuals retain some capacity to respond to influenza vaccination. The dosing regimen for the pandemic vaccine will be based on limited studies in the general population, leaving open the question of whether HIV-infected persons can respond satisfactorily to the recommended dosing. Availability of an adjuvanted formulation of the pandemic vaccine may improve responsiveness but two doses may be required for the best possible response. Thus it would be optimal to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the pandemic vaccine among the earliest HIV-infected persons to receive it, to inform the subsequent vaccination of others.
The objectives of this study are three-fold:
- To evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of H1N12009 influenza vaccine in a convenience sample of adults with HIV infection.
- To compare immune responses of subjects randomized to receive either one or two doses of adjuvanted vaccine to identify the optimal regimen.
- To complete this evaluation soon after the pandemic vaccine becomes available so as to inform the subsequent use of the vaccine in HIV-infected persons.
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|Actual Enrollment :
|150 participants
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Group A receives one dose of Arepanrix
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Arepanrix H1N1 Influenza vaccine (2 doses, 3 weeks apart)
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Group B receives 2 doses of Arepanrix 3 weeks apart
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Laboratory-confirmed HIV
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- Adults 20-59 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergies to eggs, thimerosal or gentamicin sulphate
- Life-threatening reaction to previous Flu vaccine
- Bleeding disorder
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01002040
|Canada, Nova Scotia
|Dalhousie University
|Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
|Canada, Ontario
|University of Ottawa / Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|University of Toronto
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|Canada, Quebec
|McGill University
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|Principal Investigator:
|David Scheifele, MD
|University of British Columbia
|Study Director:
|Curtis Cooper, MD
|University of Ottawa / Ottawa Hospital Research Institute,
|Study Director:
|Marina Klein, MD
|McGill University
|Study Director:
|Brian Ward, MD
|McGill University
|Study Director:
|Sharon Walmsley, MD
|University of Toronto
|Study Director:
|Allison McGeer, MD
|University of Toronto
|Study Director:
|David Hasse, MD
|Dalhousie University
|Study Director:
|Shelly McNeil, MD
|Dalhousie University
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|October 27, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 15, 2015
|Last Verified:
|April 2015
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H1N1 Influenza vaccine
H1N1 2009 Influenza
HIV preventive vaccine
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Influenza, Human
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Orthomyxoviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
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GRANDVIEW – The Grandview Greyhounds and the Sunnyside Grizzlies squared off in a non-league game last night.
Years of history between the two teams always draws a large crowd, and last night was no exception.
"It was a great atmosphere for a high school basketball game," Grandview Coach Glenn Braman said.
The spectators for the home team had plenty to cheer about last night as the Greyhounds opened the game with an 18-9 lead that carried momentum to end in an 82-66 final score.
Grandview outscored the Grizzlies by another seven points in the second stanza. The 'Hounds provided themselves a cushion for the second half with a score of 48-32.
"We came out strong but we couldn't keep up with that pace," Sunnyside Coach Geoff LaBrant said, noting his team made some adustments at the half to try and keep up with the Greyhounds.
In the third quarter, Sunnyside outscored Grandview 19-18, but couldn't get enough momentum to overcome the deficit.
The final quarter played out in favor of the Greyhounds, 16-15.
Leading Grandview on the scoreboard was Isaiah Ruiz with 25 points and nine assists.
Teammate Isaiah Gonzalez contributed another 15 points to the tally for a double-double with 11 boards.
The Greyhounds had nine shots for 27 points from treyland.
Also contributing to the effort was Andy Rodriguez, who sank 3-of-5 shots from beyond the 3-point line.
"It was a total team effort," said Braman.
He said, "We still have a long way to go on the defensive end of the floor."
Braman said the Greyhounds aren't yet playing in top form, but if the team continues with its current mindset of getting better every day, there will be much success this season.
Isaiah Fernandez led Sunnyside with 18 points, followed by Joel Ortega and Angel Garza with 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Garza also collected a team-high nine rebounds and teammate Estevan Salmeron added six boards.
LaBrant said his team is doing a much better job of blocking out and in rebounding.
Sunnyside (0-2) opens league play later this week with home games against Davis this coming Friday and Wenatchee on Saturday.
"We're continuing to emphasize making sure we're following our offensive plan," LaBrant said of prepping for the start of league competition. "We're going to see some great shooting, so we need to stay defensively sound and minimize the open shots."
Grandview (2-0) will this coming Friday host Ephrata and travels to Ellensburg the following night.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 17, 2013) – Selected by the Atlantic Sun conference head coaches, the ETSU women's basketball team was picked in a tie for fifth place in a preseason conference poll while senior Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) garnered preseason First Team All A-Sun honors, the league office announced Thursday.
Both with 49 points, the Buccaneers and the North Florida Ospreys were picked in a fifth-place tie. With seven first-place votes, the defending A-Sun regular season champ Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) was selected first, while the reigning Atlantic Sun Championship victor Stetson was chosen second. In addition, the Bucs were tabbed seventh in a preseason media poll.
ETSU will enter into the Ezell era in 2013-14 coming off of an 8-18 overall campaign and a 6-12 mark in conference play last year. The Blue and Gold return four starters and nine letterwinners from the 2012-13 squad. Among the returnees are six players who started 10 or more games last season.
Highlighted among the returnees is last year's team-leading scorer and rebounder Mitchell who led the way with 11.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. As is mentioned above, Mitchell was selected by the league head coaches to a ten-member preseason All-Atlantic Sun First Team. Mitchell has notched 25 career double-doubles and is on the cusp of surpassing the 1,000 career-point mark with 978 points currently. Last season, the native Georgian ranked among the top six in the conference in three categories including second in rebounds per game (8.1), fourth in field goal percentage (.500) and sixth in steals per game (1.9).
FGCU senior Sarah Hansen was voted the A-Sun Conference Preseason Player of the Year while Stetson senior Sasha Sims was named the league's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
The ETSU Bucs will kickoff action in 2013-14 with a home exhibition matchup versus Shepherd University on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 1:30 p.m. Secure your tickets for the upcoming season by clicking here or by calling (423) 439-3878.
Atlantic Sun Preseason Poll
2. Stetson 86
3. Mercer 83
4. Northern Kentucky 66
T5. North Florida 49
7. Jacksonville 43
8. USC Upstate 41
9. Lipscomb 22
10. Kennesaw State 14
Atlantic Sun Preseason All-Conference Team
Sarah Hansen, FGCU (Player of the Year)
Queen Alford, Jacksonville
Kendra Grant, Mercer
Sasha Sims, Stetson (Defensive PoY)
Destiny Mitchell, ETSU
Whitney Knight, FGCU
Briana Williams, Mercer
Precious Bridges, Mercer
Kayla Thacker, Northern Kentucky
Brittany Starling, USC Upstate
Stay tuned to ETSUBucs.com and the women's hoops link for more on ETSU women's basketball leading up to the season.
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Senators Wyden And Udall Say They've Seen No Evidence That NSA Surveillance Stopped Dozens Of Terrorist Attacks
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"We have not yet seen any evidence showing that the NSA's dragnet collection of Americans' phone records has produced any uniquely valuable intelligence. Gen. Alexander's testimony yesterday suggested that the NSA's bulk phone records collection program helped thwart 'dozens' of terrorist attacks, but all of the plots that he mentioned appear to have been identified using other collection methods. The public deserves a clear explanation," Udall and Wyden said. "We look forward to reviewing the analysis that the general has promised to provide showing how the intelligence community arrived at these numbers. In our view, a key measure of the effectiveness of the bulk collection program will be whether it provided any intelligence that couldn't be obtained through other methods."There's a big distinction in there that many defenders of the program -- both politicians and press -- keep glossing over. The question is not whether the data itself was ever used in terrorist investigations, but whether or not this particular dragnet program was necessary to obtain that information. Law enforcement has had legal means of getting specific information for decades without having to resort to collecting all information to sift through later.


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Department of Revenue News Release
November 25, 2009Management Contracts Awarded for License Offices in Branson, Cabool, Hermitage, Louisiana & St. Louis
JEFFERSON CITY - Five more local license and motor vehicle offices have had their management contracts awarded through a reformed bidding process that was implemented by Gov. Jay Nixon.
"The reforms accomplished since the beginning of the year have opened up a process that used to be secretive and highly political," Gov. Nixon said. "Under the new system, anyone is allowed to bid to run an office, and the winning bid is awarded to those that emphasize customer service, financial stability and a good office location."
The five offices awarded today are in Branson, Cabool, Hermitage, Louisiana and St. Louis. All of the offices will remain at their current locations, except Cabool.
Bidders have the option of returning a portion of the office's revenues to the state. One of this week's winning bidders will return some of their revenues. The estimated amount of money that will be returned to the state in the first contract year from the 147 offices that have been awarded so far under the new bidding process is $776,371.
The Branson License Office has been awarded to Barbara Ghan, doing business as BT Express. Davis' bid was one of two submitted. Ghan, of Republic, has been the interim agent since 2008, and she was also recently named as the agent for the Branson West (Lakeview) License Office. The Branson office is located in Cedar Ridge Plaza at 1447-C State Highway 248. A 1.5 percent ($2,889) return to the state was included in the bid.
Gregory Financial Services, Inc. of Cabool will be the new agent for the Cabool License Office. The corporation is associated with Scott A. Gregory and Theresa Lewis-Gregory of Cabool. The Gregorys operate a tax/accounting and office supply business in Cabool. The license office, which has been closed since Nov. 12 due to the retirement of the former agent, will move from its former location of 348-D Ozark Ave. The new office will be at 519 Spruce Ave. The winning bid was one of two submitted, and no return to the state was included in the bid.
The Hermitage License Office will continue to be operated by Hickory County Farm Bureau Services, Inc. The local Farm Bureau affiliate has been the agent since 1976, and it submitted the only bid. No return to the state was included in the proposal. The office is located at 504 W. Highway 54.
The City of Louisiana, which has operated the Louisiana License Office since 1982, will continue to be the agent for the office. The city submitted the only bid for the office, which is located at City Hall, 202 S. 3rd St., Suite 113. No return to the state was included in the bid.
The St. Louis Eastside (City Hall) License Office will continue to be operated by the City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue's Office, which has been the agent since 2000. The winning bid was one of two submitted, and no return to the state was included in the bid. The license office is located at 1200 Market St., Room 111.
Details about any changes in office operations, if any, will be announced by the agents.
Although Gov. Nixon authorized the Missouri Department of Revenue to implement the new bidding system in January, it didn't become part of state law until legislation was signed by the Governor this past summer. The new law was overwhelmingly approved by both Republican and Democratic members of the Missouri Legislature.
Of the 147 offices awarded so far, 83 have gone to incumbents or groups associated with incumbent agents. Sixty-four of the offices have been awarded to new agents. Of the 183 total offices, bidding has closed on 181, and two remain open. For a list of winning bidders for license offices, please go to http://oa.mo.gov/purch/awardedfeeoffices.pdf.
Alana M. Barragán-Scott, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, said the goal of the reformed system is to spark innovation by opening up the process to more people.
"With more groups and people bidding, there will be new ideas on how to improve customer service and make the offices more efficient," she said. "Even when an incumbent agent is awarded an office, that agent has had to face the possibility of competition for the right to run an office, and the agent has had to re-examine how it provides service to area citizens."
All local license offices provide services that are overseen by the Department of Revenue, but each office is operated by an independent contractor. Transactions that are conducted at these offices include the issuance and renewal of driver licenses, issuance of titles for motor vehicles, and the issuance and renewal of registration for motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors.
To follow the Missouri Department of Revenue on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/MoRevenue. If you don't already have a Twitter account, you'll have to create one before you can follow the Missouri Department of Revenue.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Sarah Toomey and Logan Greer both advanced to the quarterfinals in the Ramsay Division of the CSA Women's Individual Championships on Friday, winning two matches apiece.
Of Yale's four entrants into the Ramsay field of 32, three won their first round matches. Logan Greer, Sarah Toomey and Alia Aziz all won 3-0, while Rhetta Nadas fell in three games to second-seeded Pamela Hathway of Trinity. In second-round play, Greer was pushed to five games before punching her ticket to the quarterfinals with a victory. Teammates Aziz and Toomey played each other in the round of 16, with Toomey emerging victorious in four games. Ramsay quarterfinal and semifinal play will occur Saturday at Trinity's Kellner Squash Center, with the championship match Sunday.
All four Bulldogs in the Holleran Division advanced out of the first round. Eighth-seeded Katie Ballaine received a first round bye. Alexandra Van Arkel won in four games, while Katie Harrison and Caroline Reigeluth both turned in 3-0 victories to advance. Unfortunately for Bulldog fans, all four players were eliminated in the second round. Ballaine and Van Arkel lost in five games, Reigeluth in four and Harrison in three.
For complete draw information and up-to-date match information, please visit the CSA website.
Ramsay Cup:
1st Round:
Greer (Yale) def. Odinak: 11-9,11-6,12-10
Aziz (Yale) def. Kingshott: 11-3,13-11,12-10
Toomey (Yale) def. Brewster: 11-3,13-11,12-10
Hathway (Trinity) def. Nadas (Yale): 11-0,11-0,11-0
2nd Round:
Greer def. Chua: 11-6,8-11,8-11,11-7,11-6
Toomey def. Aziz: 11-3,10-11,11-5,11-9
Holleran Cup:
1st Round:
Reigeluth (Yale) def. Gillezeau (Chatham): 2-11,11-6,11-8,13-11
Van Arkel (Yale) def. Whipple: 11-8,11-8,13-11
Harrison (Yale) def. Thorman: 11-5,11-7,5-11,11-8
2nd Round:
R. Williams def. Ballaine: 8-11,11-3,11-1,8-11,11-6
Jee def. Reigeluth: 11-3,11-7,9-11,11-9
B. Williams def. Van Arkel: 11-9,11-3,9-11,11-13,11-5
Haig def. Harrison: 13-11,11-8,11-2
report filed by Alex Milvae '12, Yale Sports Publicity


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Before & After: Clean and Modern Plywood Bedroom
What's a homeowner to do when dealing with dull and dreary carpet (with no chance of uncovering beautiful hardwood flooring underneath)?! It's time to get creative. Daniel and Valeria opted for a fresh start with a clean and modern bedroom. They achieved this look themselves (and on a tight budget to boot)!
For just $200, they covered their entire bedroom floor with plywood (and had enough left over to create a headboard and two night stands). Coating the plywood with a clear sealant keeps splinters out while keeping the flooring looking shiny and new. Another beauty in this bedroom--the wall to wall white cabinets. Hung individually to give the look of one, the rooms vibe is kept minimal with storage behind closed doors. Vintage framed prints, floor lamp and chair add color while retaining the clean and modern appeal that Daniel and Valeria have created.
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Pilots get new tool to avoid bump flights
JUNEAU (AP) — Sam Gottstein has had some memorable flights, but nothing like the nail-biter coming into Alaska's capital city earlier this year.
The flight between Anchorage and Juneau was uneventful until the final descent, he said, when visibility was cut to almost nothing and the plane shook.
"There was definitely a collective sigh of relief after we successfully landed, and I feel as if a number of the passengers felt like we bonded together over it," Gottstein said.
It is experiences such as this that aviation officials hope to avoid, or at least limit, with a new system that alerts pilots to pockets of turbulence and highlights corridors of smoother air.
The airport, which is set among mountains with a channel and glacier nearby, is known for its wind shears and white-knuckle landings. It is the only U.S. airport to have the federally sanctioned turbulence-detection technology, known as the Juneau Airport Wind System, or JAWS.
Alaska Airlines, the only commercial carrier serving Juneau, estimates that data from the system allowed it to safely fly more than 800 additional arrivals and departures last year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Though the system was formally commissioned by FAA this summer, a prototype developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research has been operating for more than a decade, providing wind information for the carrier and, more recently, alerts.
The system app is publicly available, for pilots or anyone else, to download on their smartphones or digital tablets through the local National Weather Service office's website. Alaska Airlines pilots get the alerts and wind information via a messaging system between air traffic control and pilots. They can also call the FAA flight service station for updates, a spokeswoman said.
Deputy airport manager Patricia deLaBruere said the system is extremely important, and will lead to safer skies around Juneau. The city, like most communities in Alaska, is accessible only by air or water.
The impetus for the turbulence-detection system dates back to the early 1990s when series of incidents, including a near-accident by an Alaska Airlines jet that encountered sudden turbulence, caught the attention of federal officials.
FAA suspended departure routes during severe easterly winds, but said it allowed Alaska Airlines to eventually resume using those routes using an operational specification based on wind measurements from mountaintop anemometers. This wasn't a long-term solution, and FAA said that after it was determined that a warning system would be possible it asked the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which had designed a similar system for an airport in Hong Kong, to develop one for Juneau.
The process involved documenting where the winds were and understanding how the wind patterns correlated to areas of turbulence, said Alan Yates, the center's JAWS program manager. Research aircraft was sent out when the weather was bad to gather data, and the center's team also installed instruments along the coast and atop mountains near the airport.
The center says those instruments transmit data "multiple times" a minute, to help give pilots a near-real time read of conditions.
Yates called this a "one-off system," unique to Juneau. But he said the technology exists to build a similar system elsewhere and with new techniques, in less time.
"We'd love to be in further rollout, beyond Juneau," he said, but a request for that would have to come either from the aviation community or FAA. Meteorological and turbulence data would have to be gathered in any place seeking to use this kind of system.
The cost of the project over the last 10 years totals about $35 million, FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.
FAA has not indicated whether it will use the system at other airports. Kenitzer said only that FAA now has the blueprint for a system that could be used elsewhere if the agency determined there was a need.


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