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1973-1979 F-Series and 1978 – 1979 Bronco Sagging Door Hinge Repair
I put up with the rattling door for the past 4 years and decided it was finally time to do something about it. The symptoms; an annoying clack-clack-clack while off-roading, and the door pulsates in & out of the doorframe while driving at high speeds. I inspected the door hinge and found that there was a lot of freeplay in the hinge, this was apparent by opening the door and lifting up on the lower back part of the door, it moved about 1/4 inch without too much lifting effort. Closer inspection revealed that the brass bushing and the door hinge pin were worn, causing the freeplay. I decided that now was the time to take action, fix that rattling door problem as soon as possible. Sure, I could have just bought a kit, but that would have been way too easy. Here are the parts and instructions if you want to fix a loose door hinge, and restore that 1979 Bronco (or other old Ford Truck) to its place of majesty in this world and have that door close like it just rolled off the factory floor.
Time to do the modification:
1 hour per door (unless you remove the hinge to inspect and correct rust)
2 days if you remove the hinge to inspect and correct rust
Special Tools:
Hand drill, I used a 10" drill press
Parts (for each hinge):
1 – 3/8-16×5 Hex Cap Screw Grade 5, Zinc Steel
2 – 3/8 extra thick washer, Zinc Steel
1 – 3/8-16 Nyloc Nut
2 – Bearing Flange 3/8×1/2×1, Bronze
Approximate Cost: ~ $7.00 per hinge
- Remove Door
- Drill out old hinge pin
- Tap out old bushings
- Machine new bushings to size, and insert into the inner hinge
- Drill the outer hinge to 3/8
- Reassemble door hinge
- Reinstall door
Detailed Instructions:
- Remove door – To do this, I rolled down the window, opened the door and secured the door to the garage ceiling rafters with a rope. I protected the paint by wrapping a towel around the top of the doorframe and then tied the rope around the top of the doorframe. Next, remove the bolts that secure the door to the hinge. When all of the bolts are removed, you should be able to carefully swing the door out of the way. Make sure the door is secure since the doors are very heavy and could cause a lot of hurt if it fell on you! I found some surface rust between the door and the hinge, so I removed the hinge from the body at this point, although you do not have to remove the hinge from the body. If you prep and paint the door and body area, make sure that you accurately mark where the hinge goes, this will save you a lot of time and trouble when realigning the door.
- Drill out old hinge pin. I used a bit in a drill press to drill off the dimpled head of the old hinge pin. You could use a hand drill with a steady hand. The dimpled head is located on the bottom side of the hinge pin. Once the head is removed, then tap the hinge pin out of the hinge with a hammer and bolt of your choice.
- Tap out old bushings. I tapped out the old bronze bushings with a bolt and hammer, taking care not to damage the steel hinge.
- Machine new bushings to size, and tap into the inner hinge. The dimensions of the 3/8×1/2×1 Bearing Flange are slightly too large to fit into the hinge, so I used a weekend mechanics lathe (drill) to take off some of the bronze material. I bolted up the bearing flange into the drill press and used a file to remove ~ 1/32 material from the outer diameter. Then I cut off the non-flattened end of the flange to be about 1/16 longer than the old bushing. Next, I used a hand drill and abrasive pad to take material off of the head of the flange until it was the same as the old bushing. Next, carefully tap the new bushings into the inner hinge.
- Drill out outer hinge to 3/8 The next step is to drill the outer hinge holes to 3/8 so that the new hinge bolts will fit. The old holes were ~ 5/16.
- Reassemble door hinge. To do this, align the outer hinge over the inner hinge and use the 3/8-16×5 Hex Cap Screw as the new hinge bolt. Dont forget the washers. I placed the Nyloc nuts so that they were on the upper side of the upper hinge and on the lower side of the lower hinge. This will allow you to easily remove the door in the future. If you get it reversed, do not blame me when you try to take them out after the door is reinstalled.
- Reinstall door just swing the door back into place and bolt the door back onto the hinge. Make sure that you are careful to place the hinge plate at exactly the original location, otherwise the door will need to be realigned.
- If you were successful, the door should open and close like new. If the door needs realignment, then try this;
First, adjust the body hinge plates so that the door fits into the door frame correctly. I loosened the body hinge plates 1 at a time, using a wood block and hammer to tap it into the correct place. Then, tighten it down (all 3 bolts) and move to the next one. When it got to be a close fit, I just closed the door with the bolts snug but not tight, and the door just popped into alignment with the door jam. I carefully opened the door, tightened up the hinge bolts, and it was a perfect fit.
Next, adjust the door hinge plates so that the door is aligned with the body contours. I did not have to do this.
Here are some pictures;
Surface rust hiding underneath the door hinge!! Must fix NOW!!
New Parts for 2 doors
Drilling the outer hinge to 3/8
Bench Test Assembly, before paint
Upper Hinge, Installed
Lower Hinge Installed


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After a slightly shaky last meal in the Greenhouse, I was dubious about coming back so quickly. However, the hare was still available, and that's a dish I could kill for, especially Antonin's version. So, here I was, sitting down in this gorgeous basement tucked away in Mayfair. I let Antonin put a menu together for me, and was more than happy I chose to do so: This was by far the finest meal I've had here so far. I would even go as far as saying that this was a straight 3* meal, at least compared to the other 3*s I've tried in England. But, let's see how things went…
To start off, I had a glass of Bollinger Rose, which was just what I like: powerful, quite rich and dominated by Pinot Noir. After this I had a bottle of Coche Dury's Bourgogne blanc, 2007 and a glass of Didier Dagueneau's Silex (also from '07). To finish the meal, I had a Riesling Auslese, from Daniel Vollenweider. The Coche was nice, but still way too young: Too acidic, and quite closed. It was not quite as concentrated and powerful as I had hoped it would be, and still a little nervous. This being said, for a generic white Burgundy wine, it was beautiful, and will certainly improve over the next couple of years. The Silex on the other hand was beautiful, outrageous and unforgettable: The nose alone was a pure delight, and just made you want to dive in. The taste was even more rewarding. One had a feeling the wine embalmed your palate with it's full-bodied, powerful flavour. It was the first time I tried this, and I sincerely hope I can do so soon again, as I can't describe how much I liked this. The final Riesling was alright, but nothing I found incredible. In fact, I find that the basic wines of say, Egon Muller or Heyman Lowenstein are much more convincing than this as it lacked concentration for my taste. It was also the first time, that I found a pairing here to be imperfect.
To start the meal, the same nibbles were brought out again: A rhubarb sphere and a few stilton "sandwiches". These are very pleasant and do what they are supposed to very well.
After this, we got a new amuse bouche. A piece of radish and a thin layer of squid served as wrap for a crab and combava preparation. This dish was brilliant. The look alone was beautiful, as pure as it gets, and so much in Antonin's style. The taste was exactly what one hoped to get, if not even better. This was a stunning dish, one that was perfectly balanced, beautifully prepared and just excellent.
Next up was a Simmental beef tartare with kohlrabi and black truffles. This dish was also fantastic. The beef of excellent quality, mixed with truffles, a large number of different herbs, some raw pickled, and therefore crunchy kohlrabi and a little truffled sauce. It was a dish, which was not only very precise, and clean, but also very enjoyable to eat. A very fine tartare indeed. Very good to excellent.
Next up was a study in reductionism. A single scallop, cut in half sat atop a sliver of black truffle, and was wrapped in blettes, a type of swiss chard, common on the Riviera and other Mediterranean countries. Around it was poured a creamy, foamy Champagne and Yuzu sauce, and nothing else. The scallops at the Greenhouse have always been very good. This one was no exception to that rule, and was perfectly cooked and seasoned. The truffles were not very present, as there wasn't enough of them in the dish, but the sauce and scallop combination was beautiful. The blettes leaves added a different texture and a slightly different taste, which only increased the dishes' complexity. Eating such a dish with a few slivers of truffles grated on top if it, must be amazing, but I haven't seen that in London yet. Very good.
The next course blew me away. A piece of Scottish lobster sat atop a few gnocchi, and was hidden under a couple of daikon slivers. With it came a few crunchy-fried strips wild mushrooms and a beautiful Amontillado sauce. Boy, the sauce was brilliant, with a very subtle sweetness from the Amontillado. On a similarly pleasant level, were the gnocchi, which were very good too – fluffy, light and tasty – but it was the lobster that really stole the show here. I have trouble to think of a better piece of lobster. This was both tender and nearly crunchy at the same time. Without a hint of chewiness, this was very close to the lobster I had eaten at ADPA a few weeks before. Stunning.
It was time for a little foie gras. Not something I object, and in this case it was a re-worked version of a dish I already loved a few months ago. This time the hot foie was covered in something of a slightly crunchy crust made out of red wine, spices and other things that made me think of mulled wine. With it came a little beetroot juice, a tart piece of rhubarb (to be eaten last) a beetroot cream and a cooked beetroot. The foie was again stunning. Of such tender texture, it was hard to not love this dish, especially if one combined it with the earthy beetroot and had the spicy sweetness from the wine crust. Antonin raised the bar on one of his strongest dishes here. Excellent.
But, forget all the rest, now was coming something I absolutely adore, love,… The lievre a la royale sat in front of me. Beautifully covered with some truffles, served with truffled potato puree, I was in heaven. It was the second time I had this dish, and it was the second time that I was ready to end my life just there. Right on the spot. It is that bloody damn good, that I can't wait to eat it again when the season starts this year. A better version than this one has rarely crossed my path, as Antonin manages to boil down the strength and power of this dish to create something that has all of the above, but at the same time remains lighter than one would think. The hare is marinated for only an hour or so, much less than the old recipe demands. For the sauce, he uses a light stock to give something very smooth, and not as cloying as the traditional sauce can be. It doesn't get any better. DIVINE. (the next day, I still had this hare's taste in my mouth, it's just glorious).
Anyone who goes here without having cheese is missing out on what I would easily rank among the finest cheeses I've had the opportunity to try. Today again, all of the cheeses we tried were excellent, with of course the 4,5 year old Comte, which rivals that of Arpege, ADPA, or the Crillon to name but a few. Christophe also serves a very fine Camembert, which might be better than any other cheese of that type I have tasted. Outstanding.
The pre-dessert hadn't changed, and I enjoyed it just as on my previous visits. Very good.
As a dessert I had requested the pear millefeuille, of which Antonin spoke last time. It is done in the same way as the Arpege's, which means that it might not look quite as beautiful, as others, but it tastes bloody amazing. Here the praline cream was additioned with little balls of pear. A brilliant combination, which definitively made my evening perfect. The puff pastry was beautifully caramelised, which made it fragile, and outright delicious. Excellent.
In terms of the wine pairing, I was a little underwhelmed. The Riesling was too acidic, not rich enough for such a dessert. It lost all of its body next to this beautiful dish.
Petit-fours are always beautiful here.
Good lord, Antonin seems in very very good form at the moment. After a slightly less good meal on my last visit (which still featured arguably the best dish I had eaten last year: the hare), everything was back on track. Not only that, it was even better. From the first to last course, there was not one course ,I didn't enjoy, or which had a slight slip or let alone mistake. He refined his cooking even more, serving the cleanest food in London, and developing his very own style even more. A brilliant start for the new year here. I can't wait to go back, and will do so in a few days.


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Waterfalls At Sea
Denny E. Barnes 7/22/2008 4:03:22 PMVery beautiful scene and capture, Kevin!!! Love the color, composition, clarity, action and POV. Exceptionally well done!!!!....Denny #965532
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Colorado LW Gabriel Landeskog wins Calder Trophy as NHL's top rookieNHL.com @NHLdotcom
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog has won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie.
The Swedish scorer beat out Edmonton's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and New Jersey playoff hero Adam Henrique for the award at the NHL's annual post-season ceremony Wednesday night.
Landeskog had 22 goals and 30 assists for the Avalanche, who chose him with the second overall pick in last summer. The former Ontario Hockey League forward had little trouble adjusting to the NHL grind, playing in all 82 games for Colorado.
Landeskog's father was a defenceman in the Swedish Elite League. He dedicated the award to his grandfather, who died in February.


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SEER*Stat results will be displayed or stratified by the format groups defined in the variables listed in the row, column, and page dimensions of the Table Tab. Therefore, use two mechanisms in SEER*Stat to define how your results are stratified:
- Using the dictionary, define format groupings for the variables of interest. For example, you may want to show frequencies for cases diagnosed in two 5-year periods (2000-2004 vs 1995-1999). In the dictionary, you would need to edit the "Year of Diagnosis" variable and create two groupings with the appropriate labels and values.
- Include the stratification variables in a dimension of the Table Tab. In our example, you would want to put your user-defined year of diagnosis variable in the row, column, or page dimension.
Example: Stratify Frequencies by Sex
Calculate the number of malignant primary tumors in the SEER 18 registries diagnosed in 1973-21.
- Start by opening a new Frequency session.
- Select the SEER 18 registry database on the Data Tab.
- Malignant tumors and known ages will be selected by default (due to the "Select only" check boxes at the top of the Selection Tab).
- To stratify results by sex, go to the Table Tab. Use the '+' next to the "Race, Sex, Year Dx, Registry, County" category in the list of "Available Variables" to expand the list of variables. Select the "Sex" variable, then use one of the available buttons to the right (Row, Column, Page) to add sex to the list of display variables. When you generate the results, the Sex variable is displayed by the three groupings defined for this variable in the SEER database: 'Male', 'Female', and 'Male and Female'.
Change Variable Groupings
A unique dictionary is associated with each SEER*Stat database containing one pre-defined, formatted variable for each data field. You can create your own formats for a field's values by creating new variables ("user-defined" variables). The variables distributed with a database are called "standard variables" and have pre-formatted groupings for common use. To view the definition of any variable:
- Open the dictionary by selecting Dictionary from the File menu, using the on the toolbar; or double-clicking on the variable in the Available Variables box or the Display Variables box on the Table Tab.
- Double-click the variable in the Dictionary window, or use the Create button to open the Edit Variable window and see the variable's definition.
- Groupings are essentially format statements that allow you to label individual or groups of values. When you click on a label in the Groupings box, the values associated with the label will be highlighted in the Values box. All values occurring in the database for the variable are listed in the Values box. The list of values cannot be changed.
To change the groupings for any variable in the database, you need to create a new variable, called a "user-defined" variable. Let's say you did not want to include the grouping for both sexes combined in the output of the example above. You would need to define a user-defined variable with just two groupings, "Male" and "Female", using the values available in the standard sex variable. This could be done by deleting the "Male and Female" grouping and saving the variable with a new name. Most of the tutorials include steps which provide detailed instructions for creating user-defined variables.
Setting Variables on the Table Tab
The dimensions (row, column, page) available on the Table Tab vary in the different sessions. In most sessions, you can choose the dimension to which the variable is assigned. A separate row, column, or page will be created for each of the variable's format groupings. The dimensions available in each type of session are:
- Frequency: Page, Row, Column
- Rate: Page, Row, Column
- Survival: Page, Row, Column (for Summary pages)
- Limited-Duration Prevalence: Page, Row, Column
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Review Group Week 172 - The Last Days of Animal Man #1
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by ****** » Fri May 29, 2009 2:04 pm
I'm shocked, shocked I say!
by Garofani Spruzzo » Fri May 29, 2009 2:56 pmI don't even know GLX and I was afraid that would be the pick.
That is the ugliest Quitely art ever.
by thefourthman » Fri May 29, 2009 4:29 pmYay!!!
Batman and Robin!!!
Oh by the way some other guy picked Animal Man this week at BF, but I do actually have a copy (even though it didn't ship to our stores this week :p) and the review will be an exclusive to here!!!! I should have my review up by Sunday Evening.
by 48THRiLLS » Fri May 29, 2009 6:36 pmAnimal Man #1
The only DC proper books that I read are those chosen here ...lemme say that this is the best one I have read to date. This was fun, easy to grasp, and the art was beautiful. I really enjoyed this one, I don't know anything about Animal Man, I did not read Morrison's legendary run... hell I could not point him out if he was the only guy in the room. I wanna say again how much I loved the art, I don't know how to explain it other than it was easy on my eyes.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Fri May 29, 2009 8:13 pmSo....yeah. The last days of Animal man gives us Buddy as we've never seen him before, having problems with his powers, arguing with his wife and questioning his life....wait a minute, we have seen this before.
The only moment I really enjoyed in this issue was the situation with Buddy and the hollywood director. Other then that? This whole thing really felt like an average comic. It's disappointing for such a cult character and I really hope for the rest of the mini to shape up but for now?
This gets a 6.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sat May 30, 2009 8:05 am
We've seen all this before, is what I was thinking too.
The Hollywood scene was ok, but it is supposed to be what, the year 2024? And they are arguing whether or not to blow up a car they should probably do with CGI effects NOW much less in 15 years.
by Starlord » Sat May 30, 2009 9:22 ammy review is coming. I'm sorry guys. I've been busy looking for a little girl and haven't done much else.
by Punchy » Sat May 30, 2009 11:46 amThe Last Days Of Animal Man #1(of 6) - 'Part One: Deny' - Conway, Batista and Meikis
Story - This will hopefully be a shorter review than usual (thank God! I hear you cry) as I don't have as much to say about it. It was a perfectly competent book, nothing bad about it, but nothing to make it really stand out.
I don't really know anything about Animal Man, never read the supposedly seminal run that Grant Morrison did with the character in the 80s, my only exposure to the man with the most all-American name in comics, Buddy Baker was in 52 and Countdown To Adventure, were he was teamed up in a sort of ad hoc cosmic team with Adam Strange (one of my favourites) and Starfire, I enjoyed him in that situation, but he remains pretty much a mystery to me. Gerry Conway too is a bit of a mystery, I know who he is, he's a bit of a legendary Comics figure thanks to his work in the 70s, but I've never really read anything he's done. So, a combination of Animal Man and Gerry Conway is not one that's likely to set my world on fire, but as I said, this was a decent, if unspectacular book.
This series is set in the future, (albeit one that doesn't seem that different to now, but how can we criticise Conway for that, nobody knows what the future will be like, he may be the new Nostradamus!), and we find Buddy Baker as an aging superhero, no longer in his prime, his kids are grown, he and his wife are having a few troubles, and most importantly, he seems to be losing his powers. What I liked about this was that we were seeing an older hero, most heroes are young and tough, but this is a guy in his 40s, still trying to help the world, I know there are a few characters who are about that age already, like the JSA, but even though they are supposed to 80 they are probably much fitter than any of us! Buddy isn't, and it's interesting, you can feel his worries about his powers. Adding to the power of his emasculation, the future setting of this series means that it's not in continuity, so you know, he could actually die, unlikely, but maybe. Later issues promise appearances by other DCU characters in this future, that could be interesting.
One of the best things about this comic was the way Conway described how Buddy's powers work, which was interesting and evovative, it's like listening to a choir of Animals, it's almost poetic, and Conway uses it well, that series of panels when Buddy is listening out for the Gorilla and then loses it were perhaps the highlight of the issue. As I said, I haven't read any other Animal Man stories, so I don't know if this is something Conway has come up with, or if it's from the original silver-age stories or from Morrison, but either way, I liked it.
So that's the good stuff, but as I said, it was nothing brilliant, the villain of the story, I can't even remember his name now, Bloodrage or something else Liefeldian, was a bit cliched, and the troubles Buddy has with his wife are also cliched. The dialogue, as is to be expected by an old-timer like Conway, was very traditional, nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't help to set the book apart, at least he made some attempts to update his style, unlike a certain long-time X-Men writer ahem ahem.
Overall, this was a perfectly adequate comic, Conway obviously still has a knack for the medium (despite working for crap TV shows like Law and Order), the beats all work, the dialogue while not spectacular does it's job, and I particularly liked his description of Animal Man's powers. It's not flashy, but if you like Animal Man, and are hankering for an old-school story that stands alone (and doesn't rub it's old-schoolness in your face, like a school disco club night), you could do worse than check out The Last Days Of Animal Man.
Hmm, it looks like I did have plenty to say about this, oh well.
Art - I really like Chris Batista's work, it's traditional and not flashy, but he has a very good style, and can draw pretty much anything, from JLA: Crisis Of Conscience, through 52, and other work like Robin he is one of DC's unsung artistic heroes. I'd like to see him work on Superman, his neo-traditional style is a perfect fit for these kinds of stories. Good stuff.
Best Line - 'Now pick out one voice, one single voice. Listen to it'
by thefourthman » Sat May 30, 2009 12:08 pm
best review ever.
by Punchy » Sat May 30, 2009 12:11 pm
I pressed submit by accident! The full review is up now.
by GLX » Sat May 30, 2009 12:55 pm
I know. That's why I made the comic nomination thread.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Sat May 30, 2009 11:45 pm
The reason I liked the hollywood scene was because Buddy was sticking up for the kid, not the over all argument. But awesome, this may be the first time we've actually completely agreed on something.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Sun May 31, 2009 8:48 am
Yeah, I liked that too. I like the Buddy Baker character, and that's spot-on characterization. I wanted Buddy and Ellen to be happy in the future, I mean let's face it they've been through a lot. One thing I really didn't like was how the scene with Buddy and Ellen made me actually dislike her. I think Buddy should opt for the life of the swinging bachelor at this point.
It's just one of the reasons this book felt so flat to me was because of how little imagination went in to crafting the 2024 background, other than little knee-jerk things like "carbon taxes" worked into the dialogue rather artificially-sounding. For some reason it bothers me more than any other single problem with this issue.
But cool we agree. Do we disagree often? (For the record, I'd rewrite my Herogasm paragraph now that I've read 16 issues of The Boys. Kind of weird going into that with Herogasm as my introduction, but actually it gave me good background going into The Boys first two graphic novels and kept me from getting bored with the slower parts.)
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Gerardo Ramirez , Elizabeth A. Gunderson, Susan C. Levine (Co-PI) & Sian L. Beilock
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For the archival version of this research, and the preferred citations, see:
- ♦ Ramirez, G., Gunderson, E. A., Levine, S. C., &p; Beilock, S. L. (2012). Spatial anxiety relates to spatial skills as a function of working memory in children. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65(3),474-487. [DOI]
- ♦ Gunderson, E. A., Ramirez, G., Beilock, S. L., & Levine, S. C. (2013). Teachers' spatial anxiety relates to 1st – and 2nd – graders' spatial learning. Mind, Brain and Education, 7(3), 196–199. [DOI]
Many adults have anxieties about mathematics and these anxieties, over and above actual math ability, can negatively impact math performance (Ashcraft, 2002). Prior work has revealed that math anxiety disrupts the working memory (WM) that individuals need to carry out difficult mathematical computations. Working memory can be thought of as a short-term memory system involved in the control, regulation, and active maintenance of a limited amount of information immediately relevant to the task at hand (Miyake & Shah, 1999). If the ability of WM to maintain task focus is disrupted, performance may suffer (Ashcraft & Krause, 2007).
Working memory can not only be thought of as a general cognitive construct. It can also be thought of as an individual difference variable – meaning that some people have more of it than others. Usually, the higher one's WM the better one's performance on academic tasks ranging from reading comprehension to mathematical problem solving (Engle, 2002). However, it has been shown that individuals who are relatively high in WM (i.e. high span individuals) are most susceptible to poor math performance in anxiety-provoking situations (Beilock & Carr, 2005). This is because situation-induced anxieties compete for the WM resources that individuals with high WM capacity normally rely on for their superior performance (Beilock, 2008). As a result, math anxiety may serve to push the math performance of those higher in WM down to the level of their lower WM counterparts.
Though the findings outlined above have added much to our understanding of the negative impact of math anxiety on performance, less is know about whether there are other domainrelevant anxieties that can impact performance. In particular, while spatial ability is important for students' success in math and science, little work has been done to investigate the relation between students' spatial anxiety and their spatial abilities (Delgado & Prieto, 2004; Govier & Feldman, 1999). Because individual differences in spatial ability begin to appear as young as kindergarten, we chose to investigate the possibility that spatial anxieties also emerge and impact children's abilities at a young age (Levine, Huttenlocher, Taylor & Langrock, 1999).
For these reasons, the current work explored the relation between spatial anxiety (e.g., anxiety about performing spatial tasks in an evaluative context) and spatial ability (as measured via mental rotation ability) at the early elementary school level, where it is unknown whether spatial anxiety even exists. Specifically, we (1) explored the existence of spatial anxiety in young children and (2) examined how spatial anxieties related to young children's spatial abilities as a function of individual differences in WM.
Measures of spatial anxiety, spatial ability, and working memory were obtained for 160 first and second grade students in the Chicago Public Schools during the first three months of the school year. Spatial anxiety was measured using a questionnaire adapted for 1st and 2nd graders from the Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale for Elementary school students (Suinn, Taylor & Edwards, 1988). Spatial ability was assessed using the Thurstone mental rotation subtest. WM was measured using the total digit span which consists of forward and backward digit span (WISC III). Span scores averaged across the two tests ranged from 2-20. We took the bottom quartile to represent low WM students (M = 6.80, SE = .254), and the top quartile to represent high WM students (M = 13.25, SE=.250).
As seen in Figure 1, the relation between spatial anxiety and mental rotation ability was very different for lower WM and higher WM children. For lower WM children, there was no relation between spatial anxiety and mental rotation ability (r=-.02, n.s.). In contrast, for higher WM children, the higher one's spatial anxiety, the lower one's mental rotation ability (r=-.32, p<.04). Put another way, spatial anxiety was related to lower spatial ability, but only in children who were high in WM. High WM children with low spatial anxiety outperformed their low WM counterparts. However, high WM children with high spatial anxiety performed just like their low WM counterparts.
The significance of these results is heightened by the fact that spatial ability is thought to be an important component of early mathematical processing (Casey, Kersh & Young, 2004; Casey, Nuttall & Pezaris, 2001; Kyttälä, Aunio, Lehto, Van Luit & Hautamäki, 2003). If high WM children with spatial anxiety have lower spatial abilities than they are capable of achieving, this may carry consequences for their success in math and related disciplines. These results suggest the importance of examining spatial anxieties as well as spatial abilities in young children as both have the potential to impact achievement in the STEM disciplines.
WM and Spatial Anxiety.
- ♦ Ashcraft, M. H. (2002). Math anxiety: Personal, educational, and cognitive consequences. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 181-185.
- ♦ Ashcraft, M. H., & Krause, J. A. (2007). Working memory, math performance, and math anxiety. Psychonomic Bulletin &p; Review, 14, 243-248.
- ♦ Beilock, S. L. (2008). Math performance in stressful situations. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17, 339-343.
- ♦ Beilock, S. L. & Carr, T. H. (2005). When high-powered people fail: Working memory and "choking under pressure" in math. Psychological Science, 16, 101-105.
- ♦ Casey, B., Kersh, J. E. & Mercer Young, J. (2004). Storytelling sagas: An effective medium for teaching early childhood mathematics. Early Childhood Research Quarterly: Special Issue on Mathematics and Science, 19, 167-172.
- ♦ Casey, M.B., Nuttall, R.L. & Pezaris, E. (2001). Spatial- mechanical reasoning skills versus mathematics self-confidence as mediators of gender differences on mathematics subtests using cross-national gender-based items. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 32, 28-57.
- ♦ Delgado, A.R. & Prieto, G. (2004). Cognitive mediators and sex- related differences in mathematics. Intelligence, 32, 25–32.
- ♦ Govier, E. & Feldman, J. (1999). Occupational choice and patterns of cognitive abilities. British Journal of Psychology, 90, 99–108.
- ♦ Kyttälä M., Aunio, P., Lehto, J. E., Van Luit, J. & Hautamäki, J. (2003). Visuospatial working memory and early numeracy. Educational and Child Psychology, 20, 65–76.
- ♦ Levine, S.C., Huttenlocher, J., Taylor, A. & Langrock, A. (1990). Early sex differences in spatial skill. Developmental Psychology, 35, 940-949.
- ♦ Miyake, A. & Shah, P. (Eds.) (1999). Models of Working Memory: Mechanisms of Active Maintenance and Executive Control. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- ♦ Suinn, R. Taylor, S. & Edwards, R., (1988). Suinn Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale For Elementary School Students (MARS-E): Psychometric And Normative Data. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 48, 979- 986.


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Bad habits are hard to break. The process usually takes a while, and often the person with the bad habit has to be totally behind the switch, fully supportive of it.
The bad habits of a dog are even harder to break, especially if that dog is a stubborn cuss named Charlie.
I have two dogs: Suzy, a border collie/Lab mix I adopted from the Arenac County animal shelter, and Charlie, a shepherd mix (I think) of uncertain origin from a shelter in Elkton, in the Thumb. They are widely renowned to be spoiled rotten.
Suzy is a typical Lab with a touch of border collie brains thrown in. She's eager and willing to please, and isn't hard to teach. If I want her to do something, she might be confused at first, but she'll play along with an attitude of "OK Boss, whatever you say — I think you're nuts, but you're in charge."
Charlie is half shepherd, half mule. When I first got him and I wanted to teach him something, he had two responses: 1) he stood there and stared at me, and 2) he ignored me completely. I could practically read his thoughts. "You want me to do what? Sorry, that's not in my contract."
Without shame, I can say that bridge of unwillingness was eventually crossed with the help of unabashed bribery. He now lives in the hope that somewhere on my person I have hidden a cube of cheese, and he is happy to do whatever it takes to get it. (In addition to the cheese, I hope part of the reason he's more tractable is that I've had him a few years, and he's settled in and learned to trust me.)
The old, stubborn Charlie still surfaces, however, when I try to break some of his bad habits, like wandering out of the yard (our yard isn't fenced in); or when I try to do something to him he objects to, like cutting his nails. He thinks it's a grand adventure to go a-roving into yards unknown (the grass is greener, as they say), and he absolutely abhors the nail clippers and the Dremel, even though I always try to be careful not to cut or grind too much.
While I'm making progress with the forays out of the yard, basically by watching him like a hawk and making sure he doesn't put a foot wrong, the nail cutting is a struggle. The whole time, I'm struggling to be as calm as I can because all the dog books I've read, and all the TV dog experts agree: your state of mind influences your dog's. But despite my best efforts, he is singularly unwilling to be put through such a trial, and does his best to escape when he gets an opportunity.
As much as both of us dislike the experience, it's not something I can just decide not to do. And although I know I could take him to a grooming shop and pay to have it done, it's come to be something of a personal challenge.
When I told my future sister-in-law about the difficulty I was having, however, I got some interesting advice. "Put him on the washing machine," Meghan told me. She recently earned her certification as a vet tech, and has worked for years at a dog grooming establishment. She explained that being on a table is an attitude adjuster for dogs — it takes them out of their comfort zone, putting you more in charge of the situation. And the slick surface makes them less willing to try to jump down.
So, I tried it. Sunday, after using the Dremel tool to grind Suzy's nails down, I gathered up two armfuls of stubborn, unhappy black dog and deposited him on top of the washer. And I noticed a difference.
You could practically see his eyes go wide with a doggy "Woah." He was still very, very nervous, and tried jumping down once when I was busy with one of his feet. But he didn't try to bite the Dremel, and aside from that one escape attempt he stood fairly still, probably because there wasn't much space for him to maneuver. I'd say the biggest complication was that he still kept trying to get his head between me and his foot, so I couldn't see what I was doing — and that could be solved easily in the future if I leashed him.
Attitude goes a long way with dogs, and I've got hope that as we both become more comfortable with the process of washing-machine nail cutting, both Charlie and I will get calmer, and the job will get done more quickly, without all the stress and worry.
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The city of West Palm Beach has postponed Friday afternoon's gathering to begin selecting an outside company which would take over the duties of the city's Community Redevelopment Agency.
The city said representatives of two of the six organizations serving on the committee have scheduling conflicts. It said it hoped to reschedule some time in the next few weeks.
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The Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches.
The Northwood Village Merchants' Association, whose Northwood businesses are inside the area covered by the CRA.
The Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board, a volunteer board of residents..
The CRA's treasurer, Jeff Green, who also serves as the city's finance director.
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Ten firms had attended a Sept. 18 "informational session" for interested parties.
The city commission voted Aug. 12 to put out for the "request for qualifications" to run the agency, which oversees redevelopment — such as improved roads and parking, housing and new businesses — in specific neighborhoods.
Mayor Jeri Muoio has insisted she hasn't already decided on Briesemeister's firm.
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) - Coming off a dramatic overtime win against the top ranked team in the nation, the UW-Eau Claire women's soccer team pulled off another overtime victory Saturday afternoon.
It was Gina Williams (Sr.-Madison, Wis./Verona) who, for the second straight game, sent the Blugolds home happy, with a penalty kick just under a minute into overtime to defeat UW-Stevens Point, 3-2, at Bollinger Field.
The momentum from Wednesday's game appeared to carry over for the Blugolds, as they jumped all over the Pointers early on. At 3:23, Kara Ryan (Jr.-Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) headed in a corner kick by Tara Dennehy (Fr.-Eugene, Ore./Churchill) as the Blugolds jumped out to the early lead.
Just a few minutes later, at 7:55, Emily Moore (Sr.-Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central) scored on a direct free kick that seemed to just hang in the air long enough to get past the Pointers goalkeeper.
The Pointers started to gain momentum towards the end of the first half and just missed a goal with 10 seconds left as the ball rolled wide of the net. That momentum carried over into the second half for UW-Stevens Point.
At 52:54, the Pointers cut the lead in half on a penalty kick and about 11 minutes later, they tied the game up at 2-all. Neither team was able to get the go-ahead goal in regulation, thanks in large part to Nina Behrenbrinker (Jr.-St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall), who made some big saves to keep the Blugolds alive.
The Blugolds controlled the play right from the beginning of the overtime period and that led to a handball in the penalty box by the Pointers. That set up Williams for the penalty kick and she buried it to send the Blugolds off with a win.
Behrenbrinker finished the game with seven saves and picked up her third win of the season in goal. The Blugolds finished with nine shots-on-goal.
The win improves UW-Eau Claire to 3-4-1 and 2-1 in the WIAC. They are back in action Wednesday at Bollinger Field to take on a non-conference opponent, Luther, Iowa, which is set to start at 4 p.m.


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NWSB Insider and Seattle U Redhawks blogger Blair Thomas tells us what it is that goes into being able to answer the question. Why am I a die hard fan of the Seattle U Basketball team?! Seattle University has tradition that other mid-majors in this region don't have, plus Coach Cameron Dollar and his flock will begin WAC play in November.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Poll Results: Reviewing the Reviewers
I didn't have too much feedback on the reviewing the reviewers poll which asked which one whiskey reviewer people would pick if they could read only one set of reviews. I guess people are more passionate about the actual whiskey they drink than those who review it for a living. To the extent there were responses, they mostly favored John Hansell.
For my part, I think there is a lot of talent in the professional whiskey reviewing world, particularly given its small size, and each of the reviewers in this poll has a certain niche.
Mark Gillespie tends toward higher scores but shows a deep appreciation of the whiskey he samples and samples a wide variety. His status as his program's sole reporter as well as its sole reviewer gives him a deep personal knowledge of each whiskey he tries. Often, he samples whiskey at the actual distillery or with the master distiller, which gives him additional information about the production of the whiskey compared to those who taste mostly from samples.
Jim Murray may be the most controversial whiskey reviewer, but if you want quantity, he's your man. No single professional reviewer reviews as many whiskeys, and he is the only one on the list that has the power to single-handedly raise prices and create shortages, particularly if he names something as his top whiskey of the year.
Paul Pacult is the lone spirits generalist on the list. The fact that he reveiews all sorts of spirits brings a unique perspective to his reviews, though he is probably less read than any of the other writers I listed.
That leaves my two favorites: John Hansell and Dave Broom, two great reviewers with nearly opposite writing styles. Hansell's reviews are straightforward, and his writing style is crisp and clean. When I read a Hansell review, I have a good idea of what the whiskey will taste like (though I may not agree with him on how good it is). Dave Broom is anything but straightforward. A flowery wordsmyth, Broom's reviews are more fun to read than anyone's, but they give me little idea of how a whiskey will actually taste. (What does "Montgomery Clift seducing Elizabeth Taylor" taste like exactly? Never mind, I'm not sure I want to know). So for informativeness I give the point to Hansell, while for entertainment I give it to Broom.
All of that being said, I don't actually spend much time reading professional reviews. In fact, I probably spend less time on the reviews than anything else in Whisky Magazine or Whisky Advocate. And for my own purposes, I'm much more likely to purchase something that's been given high ratings by Serge on WhiskyFun or by my pals in the LA Whiskey Society. Luckily, though, we don't have to pick just one reviewer and we can benefit from a wide variety of palates, both amateur and professional.
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- Jason Pyle said...
I read most them. There is no "best" - only subjective. I find Hansell's style to be the clearest, most concise and straightforward. His writing isn't prose, but it's functional and far more usable to a reader in my opinon.
There are times where I "WTF?!?" over Murray and other times where I think he hits it right on.
I respect Broom's knowledge immensely, but as a reviewer his style is way too abstract. Actually it's completely off the wall most of the time. It's beautiful poetry to read, but at the end of the day I think a review is for the reader to be able to comprehend. He himself has admitted that using descriptors that get people thinking is something he uses to keep from writing that same notes all the time. I can respect that, but if the notes are there, aren't they there? He is a leader in the space so he's doing something right but his reviews many times mean very little to me. What I have enjoyed with Dave is he describes the attitude of the whiskey better than the rest. So from that standpoint I like that. That I find much more useful than his notes.
Gillespie and Pacult are Double A in comparison to the above.
- June 5, 2012 at 8:29 PM
- John Hansell said...
I appreciate the kind words. In my previous life, I was a scientist. When I was taking my technical writing class at Penn State, I had an excellent teacher who basically told me to use words that everyone can understand. He told me it doesn't matter how much I know if I can't communicate it in a way that people will understand.
I have kept this philosopy in my reviews. They might be less entertaining than others, but when you are done reading the review I hope you can relate to what I was trying to say.
To me, a whisky review is not a platform to show off how many fancy words you know or how many aromas you smell or flavors you taste.
Having said this, I think that the other Whisky Advocate reviewer discussed here, Dave Broom, is better at reviewing whiskies than I am, which is why you will find his reviews in the magazine.
- June 6, 2012 at 10:32 AM
Hey, give us more than a day next time. Medication will taker care of most of that OCD thing.
- June 6, 2012 at 6:13 PM
- Greg said...
I do read reviews but take them as opinion pieces. Taking someone's opinion as gospel isn't being true to what you like. The example I give is Evan Williams Single Barrel that has received high marks from some reviewers over the years. That expression to me has been average year over year at best. Others that I know like that expression very much so in the end, what you like is the most important and the reviews are simply a reference in the overall experience.
- June 8, 2012 at 11:54 AM


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Uterine fibroids are tumors that grow in a womans womb (uterus). These growths are not cancer (benign).
Alternative Names
Leiomyoma; Fibromyoma; Myoma; Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are common. As many as 1 in 5 women may have fibroids during their childbearing years. Half of all women have fibroids by age 50.
Fibroids are rare in women under age 20. They are more common in African-Americans than Caucasians.
No one knows exactly what causes fibroids. They are thought to be caused by:
- Hormones in the body
- Genes (may run in families)
Fibroids can be so tiny that you need a microscope to see them. They can also grow very large. They may fill the entire uterus and may weigh several pounds. Although it is possible for just one fibroid to develop, usually there are more than one.
Fibroids can grow:
- In the muscle wall of the uterus (myometrial)
- Just under the surface of the uterine lining (submucosal)
- Just under the outside lining of the uterus (subserosal)
- On a long stalk on the outside the uterus or inside the uterus (pedunculated)
Common symptoms of uterine fibroids are:
- Bleeding between periods
- Heavy bleeding during your period, sometimes with blood clots
- Periods that may last longer than normal
- Needing to urinate more often
- Pelvic cramping or pain with periods
- Feeling fullness or pressure in your lower belly
- Pain during intercourse
Often, you can have fibroids and not have any symptoms. Your health care provider may find them during a physical exam or other test. Fibroids often shrink and cause no symptoms in women who have gone through menopause. A recent study also showed that some small fibroids shrink in premenopausal women.
Exams and Tests
Your health care provider will perform a pelvic exam. This may show that you have a change in the shape of your womb.
Fibroids arent always easy to diagnose. Being obese may make fibroids harder to detect. Your doctor may do these tests to look for fibroids:
- Ultrasound uses sound waves to create a picture of the uterus
MRIuses powerful magnets and radio waves to create a picture
- Saline infusion sonogram (hysterosonography): Saline is injected into the uterus to make it easier to see the uterus using ultrasound
- Hysteroscopy uses a long, thin tube inserted into through the vagina and into the uterus to examine the inside of the uterus
If you have unusual bleeding, your doctor may do one of these procedures:
- A small piece of the lining of the uterus is removed and checked for cancer (
endometrial biopsy)
- The doctor inserts a small tube through a small cut in your belly to look inside your pelvis (laparoscopy)
What type of treatment you have depends on:
- Your age
- Your general health
- Your symptoms
- Type of fibroids
- If you are pregnant
- If you want children in the future
Treatment for the symptoms of fibroids may include:
- Birth control pills to help control heavy periods
- Intrauterine devices (IUDs) that release hormones to help reduce heavy bleeding and pain
- Iron supplements to prevent or treat
anemiadue to heavy periods
- Pain relievers such as ibuprofen or naprosyn for cramps or pain
- Hormone therapy shots to help shrink fibroids (done only for a short time)
- Watchful waiting: You may have pelvic exams or ultrasounds every once in a while to check the fibroids growth
Surgery and procedures used to treat fibroids include:
- Hysteroscopy. This procedure can remove fibroids growing inside the uterus.
Uterine artery embolization.This procedure stops the blood supply to the fibroid, causing it to shrink and die. This may be a good option if you want to have children in the future.
- Myomectomy. This surgery removes the fibroids from the uterus. This also may be a good choice if you want to have children. It wont prevent fibroids from growing again.
Hysterectomy.This surgery removes the uterus completely. It may be an option if you dont want children, medicines donotwork, and you cannot have any other procedures.
Support Groups
National Uterine Fibroid Foundation -
Outlook (Prognosis)
If you have fibroids without symptoms, you may not need treatment.
If you have fibroids, they may grow if you become pregnant. This is due to the increased blood flow and higher estrogen levels. The fibroids usually return to their original size after your baby is born.
Possible Complications
Complications of fibroids include:
- Severe pain or very heavy bleeding that needs emergency surgery
- Twisting of the fibroid. This can causes blocked blood vessels that feed the tumor. You may need surgery if this happens.
- Anemia (not having enough red blood cells) from heavy bleeding
- Urinary tract infections: If the fibroid presses on the bladder, it can make it hard to empty your bladder completely.
- Infertility, in rare cases.
If you are pregnant, theres a small risk that fibroids also may cause complications:
- You may deliver your baby early because there is not enough room in your womb.
- If the fibroid blocks the birth canal or puts the baby in a dangerous position, you may need a c-section.
- You may have heavy bleeding right after giving birth.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if you have:
- Heavy bleeding, increased cramping, or
bleeding between periods
- Fullness or heaviness in your lower belly area
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Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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FOXBOROUGH — Monday night was as big a regular-season game as Gillette Stadium has seen in some time. The Patriots were looking to solidify the No. 2 seed in the AFC against the team with best record in the conference, Houston.
The atmosphere was set for a showdown – but it became clear early on that the game was less like a showdown and more like the Patriots showing off.
On the way to a 42-14 domination of the visitors, New England reasserted its status as a top team not just in the AFC but in the NFL, and Tom Brady may have sewn up yet another MVP award.
And Houston, which had unveiled high school style lettermen's jackets this week, went back to Texas looking more like pretenders to the throne than potential prom kings.
"That's a good locker room in there right now," a satisfied coach Bill Belichick said after the big win. "The guys feel real good about the way they played, and they should. The players did a heck of a job tonight, all the way across the board.
"The players, this is a long week for them. It was a lot of preparation. It was a lot of getting ready for a team we hadn't played in a couple years; that is a real good football team with a lot of good football players. But those guys worked hard all week and it definitely showed up tonight. I'll take my hat off to the job they did."
It isn't often that the Patriots admit such a thing, but linebacker Jerod Mayo said the players came into this game determined to prove something.
"I finally feel like we put together four quarters of football," the cocaptain said. "We came into this game with a chip on our shoulders, everyone talking about the Houston Texans. We always talk about ignoring the noise, but you hear it. You hear it walking down the street.
"It was a little bit of a motivating factor for me, at least. I'm sure the rest of the guys felt the same way."
In claiming an early three-touchdown lead, the Patriots did what they do when they're at their best: they capitalized on opponent mistakes.
On New England's first possession, Houston — possessor of the league's best third-down defense entering the night — had a stop on third and 6 when Brady couldn't link up on a deep ball to Matthew Slater, who got a rare snap with the offense.
But Brandon Harris, the little-used second-year cornerback charged with keeping tabs on Wes Welker, was flagged for holding Welker, giving the Patriots a fresh set of downs.
Brady found Welker for a 25-yard gain and a goal-to-go situation, and Aaron Hernandez saved Stevan Ridley's bacon when he recovered a Ridley goal-line fumble.
Hernandez, lined up in the backfield and with linebacker Bradie James in coverage, had his hustle rewarded when Brady hit him for the game's opening touchdown from 7 yards.
Just when it looked as if Houston had things going on its next possession, with a screen pass to Justin Forsett gaining 14 yards, a completion to tight end Owen Daniels gaining 12, and a 24-yard completion to Lestar Jean on third and 12 putting the offense well inside Patriots territory, there was another mistake.
Schaub had Foster uncovered in the middle of the field but instead looked to the end zone and Kevin Walter. Steve Gregory was behind Walter but a fast-closing Devin McCourty got in front of Walter and got his hands on the ball for his fourth interception of the season.
Starting from his 18, Brady moved the offense 82 yards in a mere six plays, with Brandon Lloyd coming up with a 14-yard catch on third and 10 to keep things moving forward.
Three plays later, Lloyd, who had one catch a week earlier in Miami, found himself all alone when he dusted corner Johnathan Joseph and the Texans safeties, who bit on the play-action, weren't there to provide any help.
The 37-yarder was Lloyd's first touchdown since his two-catch, two-score game in London against the Rams.
"Houston is a team that really does well from ahead and we wanted to make sure that we came out and we were playing well early," Welker said.
The Texans had outscored opponents, 78-49, in the first quarter entering the game and 201-102 in the first half this season; Monday night was the first time they'd been shut out in the opening two quarters.
The New England defense, keyed by Vince Wilfork, did a fantastic job on Foster, holding him to 46 yards on 15 carries. While J.J. Watt's propensity for batting down passes at the line of scrimmage has drawn a lot of attention, both Wilfork and Chandler Jones, returning after a sprained ankle, had a swat in the game.
The Patriots then were the beneficiaries of a generous defensive pass interference call, again on third down, which allowed the offense to stay on the field and put more points on the board.
Brady threw deep for Welker on the left sideline. The pass looked like an overthrow, but safety Danieal Manning bumped Welker, Welker did some acting, and the flag was thrown, a 36-yard penalty.
Two completions to Welker put the Patriots at the doorstep of the end zone once again. On first down, as Hernandez jogged into his spot outside left, he noticed Manning and Darryl Sharpton still discussing who should cover the tight end, and he signaled to Brady.
Brady called for the snap, took a step back, and hit Hernandez from 4 yards before Manning could get into coverage, making it 21-0.
Likely fearing that things might get out of hand, Texans coach Gary Kubiak, who is the team's offensive play-caller, went for it twice on fourth down in the second quarter.
It looked like the first attempt was good – Schaub put the ball right on Walter's hands but the receiver couldn't hang onto it as he was knocked out of bounds.
And by the end of the night, the Patriots had even found a way to capitalize on their own mistakes: Watt, who got some hits on Brady but didn't make any impactful plays, punched the ball out of Danny Woodhead's arms from behind at the tail end of what had been a pretty run from the third-down back; Lloyd took the ball off one hop and landed in the end zone for a fumble recovery touchdown.Shalise Manza Young can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @shalisemyoung.


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The PV market saw burgeoning demand in 2010. The boom in the German market during the first half of the year was followed by a boom in Italy during the second half, with demand outstripping supply throughout 2010. Digitimes Research estimates that total global new PV system installations reached 18.2GWp in 2010.
Major reductions in subsidy levels are occurring across the major European PV markets in 2011. As European markets account for 80% of global demand, this will have a decisive effect on supply and demand in the global PV industry. However, the PV markets of India, the US, Canada, Australia and other countries also have a great deal of growth momentum, which could even be sufficient to offset the impact of weakening European demand. Digitimes Research estimates that, spurred on by emerging PV markets, the global PV market will reach 21.5GWp, representing 17.8% growth on the 2010 figure.
The PV industry spent the entirety of 2010 coping with shortfalls in supplies, driving many firms to proactively expand capacity in response. As the trend towards relocating manufacturing to the Asia region continues unabated, China and Taiwan-based firms have also actively expanded capacity. Digitimes Research calculates that based on the various manufacturers' capacity expansion plans, global PV silicon wafer capacity will reach 50.9GWp by the end of 2011, equivalent to 62.1% growth on the 2010 figure; while total c-Si solar cell capacity will reach 60.6GWp in 2011, a 90.6% increase on the preceding year.
Policy and market development in the major global PV markets
Chart 1: Global trends in new PV system installations, 2008-2012 (GWP)
Chart 2: German solar power FiT rate reduction trends, 2009-2011 (EUR/unit)
Table 1: Germany's midyear 2011 solar power FiT rate reductions plans (EUR/unit)
Chart 3: German PV market installation volumes, 2006-2012 (MWp)
Table 2: Italy subsidy and installation caps for large solar power systems, 2H11-2H16
Chart 4: Trends and forecasts for Italy's PV market, 2006-2012 (MWp)
Chart 5: Trends and forecasts for the Czech PV market, 2007-2012 (MWp)
Table 7: Comparison of Spain's solar FiT rates for 2010 and 2011 (MWp)
Chart 8: Europe as a proportion of the global PV market, 2007-2012
Table 8: Comparison of Japan's PV subsidies in 2010 and 2011 (JPY)
Chart 10: Breakdown of demand in the China PV market during 2011
Chart 12: New PV system installations in India, 2007-2012 (MWp)
Chart 13: New installations in Australia's solar power market, 2006-2012 (MWp)
Chart 14: New installations in the US solar power market, 2006-2012 (MWp)
Table 11: FiT rates in the Canadian province of Ontario, 2011
Chart 15: Global c-Si solar cell production capacity, 2009-2011 (MWp)
Chart 16: c-Si solar cell capacity distribution, 4Q10 and 4Q11 (MWp)
Table 12: Global c-Si solar cell manufacturers whose capacity will exceed 1GW in 2011 (MWp)
Chart 18: Global distribution of PV silicon wafer capacity, 4Q10 and 4Q11 (MWp)
Table 13: Global manufacturers whose PV silicon wafer capacity will exceed 1GW in 2011 (MWp)
Chart 19: Global trends in polysilicon factory capacity, 2009-2012 (Mt)
Table 14: Capacity expansion plans for the 8 major polysilicon manufacturers, 2009-2014 (Mt)
Table 15: CIGS PV process technology routes and corresponding manufacturers
Table 16: Projected demand in major global PV markets, 2009-2012
Chart 23: Supply/demand bottlenecks in the solar PV industry
Table 17: Global polysilicon supply forecasts, 2009-2012 (Mt)
Chart 26: PV market trends, 2007-2012 (GWp, annual growth %)
Chart 27: Non-silicon material processing costs for China and Taiwan-based PV manufacturers, 2010 (US$/W)
Chart 28: Breakdown of average PV module costs in China with varying polysilicon prices, 2010-2011 (US$/W)
Analysis of development trends in the China and Taiwan PV industries
Table 18: Vertically-integrated China-based PV firms capacity targets, 2011 (1)
Table 19: Vertically-integrated China-based PV firms capacity targets, 2011 (2)
Table 20: Taiwan-based firms form strategic alliances to achieve vertical integration
Table 21: China-based polysilicon firms' capacity plans, 2009-2012 (Mt)
Chart 29: Capacity plans for polysilicon firms worldwide with capacity in excess of 10,000Mt, 2009-2014 (Mt)
Chart 30: Polysilicon firms with 10,000Mt or greater capacity can be divided into two categories


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The most recent posts on this topic are a couple of years old.
Anyone got any recent news on split kiteboards for travel? Who is still making them?
This one still seems live:
http://www.kitesurf-ventdefolie.fr/PBSC ... ID=1548878
And these look cool but maybe a bit heavy (3.5kg bare, 4.5 with bits)
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In the wake of devastation from Superstorm Sandy, New York City council speaker Christine Quinn proposed an ambitious new plan to protect New Yorkers from future storms. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, however, was quick to shut the plan down.
The Daily News reports on the plan that Quinn outlined on Tuesday while speaking before the Association for a Better New York. The $20 billion plan, which Quinn wants to see feds fund, calls for the relocating of power lines underground, storm barriers, and more emergency provisions.
The quick dismissal may have come as a shock to Quinn as Mayor Bloomberg has always been a loud supporter of Quinn and her potential mayoral candidacy.
Just hours after Quinn presenting her ideas, Mayor Bloomberg said, "I don't know where the money would come from."
"It would take billions and billions of dollars," Bloomberg continued. "Before the federal government would get involved, you'd be doing it from the Florida Keys to the northern edge of Maine ... People just can't do that."
Quinn was quick to respond to Bloomberg's dismissal by saying, "The federal government appreciates the needs of localities when they are hit by storms. And I believe that the federal government and President Obama understand the unique significance of New York City as the financial capital of the world."
As part of the plan, Quinn wanted to see emergency phone networks, generators at gas stations, and stricter rules for waterproofing boilers and electrical equipment.
Quinn also announced plans to pursue legislation forcing Con Ed to bury power lines in the parts of Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island that currently have overhead wires. Con Ed said they would consider the proposals, but insisted that no plan is completely weatherproof.


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Sweets & Spices: 15 Cookie Recipes for the Holidays
In case you haven't noticed, it's Cookie Week here at The Kitchn! Yes, we know that many of you have been busily baking cookies for weeks now (you're so industrious!) so please share what you're doing, and inspire us all! We'll have a lot of new recipes and ideas for you this week, but first here's a dip into the archives. From cookie ornaments and easy gingerbread houses to buttery shortbread and one or two chocolatey treats, here are some favorite cookie recipes for the holidays.
• 1 Gingerbread Christmas Tree Ornaments - A guest post from Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings. We love these edible ornaments!
• 2 Peppermint Gingerbread House - From Cookie Craft Christmas. A gingerbread house that's within anyone's grasp.
• 3 Brown Sugar Cookies with a Touch of Whole Wheat - A warm, soft sugar cookie with the warmth and nice flavor of brown sugar and whole wheat flour.
• 4 Chewy Molasses Cookies with Crunchy Lemon Glaze - Super-chewy molasses cookies with a festive, sugary glaze.
• 5 Rosemary-Walnut Brown Butter Cookies - Simply the best. Browned, buttery, nutty, infused with rosemary flavor.
• 6 Molasses Spice Cookies with Orange Sugar - Beautiful little spice cookies with brilliant and delicious orange sugar.
• 7 Spiced Mexican Wedding Cookies - A classic holiday cookie, spicy and sweet with a dusting of snowy sugar.
• 8 Pumpkin Spice Cookies - Another soft and cakey cookie with lots of warm spice.
• 9 Chez Panisse Gingersnaps - This is our favorite gingersnap recipe. Paper-thin and delicate.
• 10 Cinnamon Walnut Dulce de Leche Bars - A chewy, indulgent bar cookie with cinnamon and gooey caramel.
• 11 Earl Grey Tea Cookies - The perfect cookie for an afternoon tea party.
• 12 Super-Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies - Snickerdoodles that will stay soft and chewy for days.
• 13 Michel Richard's Extremely Chocolaty Chip Cookies - A chocolate delight from an inventive chef.
• 14 French Madeleines - A sweet French classic.
• 15 Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies with Cherries & Pecans - Not a traditional holiday cookie, perhaps, but so great for cookie exchanges.
OK, your turn! We asked you about your favorite holiday cookies once already today, but if you have a recipe to share, post it here too!
Related: In a Baking Mood? 8 Cookie Recipes for Fall
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