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yeah...honestly..if i were the Kings GM, id trade Kevin Martin for a good point guard. Francisco Garcia can hold it down at SG and all they would have to do is get a banger at PF or C. They would have jason thompson or nocioni at 3 and hawes at 4 or 5 depending on the big man they get.
Ricky Rubio does NOT want to play for Oklahoma City or Memphis. Sacramento does not seem to be a problem
Well, Sacramento likes Jason Thompson and Hawes... both of them have played pretty good at the 4 and 5 spots, so i think they are fine with them as starters.
There are two things hurting the kings. That is Depth and Leadership. it is no surprise that when they made Kevin Martin there "go-to-guy" they starting falling. K-Mart is a great player, but he isnt a leader. PLayers are looking for him to lead, but he doesnt step it up. (as i have said before, he is eerily similar to Monta Ellis in many ways, including this issue).
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So, K-Mart isnt the problem. They just need a true leader. This draft, the Kings SHOULD be doing trades, most likely with memphis. IF i were the Kings, i would Swap this years 2nd rounder, Francisco Garcia and next years first round pick (which should be pretty low) for Memphis's 2nd overall pick and Darko.
Why good for memphis? Well Darko might be bolting to Europe, so you don't have to deal with him, get a good 6th man/sometime starter (if Mayo plays the point if Conley struggles). PLus next years draft has so many big men (unlike this years guard-laden class), so it can better address their needs. They can go after an expirer via another trade. PLus, they have another 1st round pick (28th).
Why good for the Kings? Because they need to restart. Getting 2 picks in the top 4 draft will begin a new era in sacramento. They can get Rubio and also Harden or Thabeet. The kings would have a competitive and young starting 5. Plus, they have another 1st rounder (23rd) from Houston. So thats 3 1st rounders, which they can pick the best player available (all 5 positions needed) for their bench.
This is what i think (yes really... all my idea, no lie). I hope it doesnt happen cuz i would prefer Rubio as a Warrior, but I think for a Kings Fan, it is a dream situation, and a good one for Memphis in the short term and long term
Sounds about right, although I think it's more feasible that Memphis takes Thabeet (who might not be around at #4, as OKC seems to be high on him) and Sacramento trades up one spot with OKC. Garcia, a second and their #4 might just do the trick.
This is all pending on Rubio refusing to play for OKC and Memphis. That's the case right now, and his agent is even saying he'd stay here for a few years if any of those teams pick him (although, personally, I don't think Ricky has said a single thing regarding those teams. It's just his agent trying to scare teams that he doesn't like for Ricky).
In any case, those two teams cannot afford to miss a high round pick (remember when the Magic drafted Fran Vazquez in the lottery to never play a single minute in the NBA?. That's exactly what they should be afraid of) so there's a chance he might end up in Sacramento.


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Lately I've been throwing my Kindle across the room in frustration (ask Dave) when I get about, mmm, 30% of the way into a book – and sometimes it's a legitimately intriguing book! – only to get blindsided by a graphic sex scene. I'm not talking heaving bosoms and carefully laced corsets, but straight up graphic, line-by-line descriptions that read like porn scripts. Like, if these scenes were adapted to film, they'd be rated R at least, and possibly X.
I don't check out obscure, bondage fetish literature either. This is mainstream, NYT bestseller's list, such-and-such blogger's book club recommendation stuff. And I look around and I think, I can't be the only one freaked out by this.
Particularly in light of the damning cultural moment which we presently find ourselves in, I would like to move as far away from sexually compromising content as possible. But you know? Sometimes I don't feel like reading 400 year old British literature. Or even 100 year old stuff. I don't want to resign myself to reading subpar Christian fiction, either, which, if I may be frank, I find generally lacking in skill and imagination. Nor do I always feel compelled to read some hefty theological treatise on the Sacraments.
So, what's a girl to do?
I'm a voracious reader, so with the help of my handy Amazon borrowing history, I thought I'd share a list of the titles I've read in 2017 which I would enthusiastically recommend to a friend. And if you have anything you'd like to recommend right back? Please, I'm about to have hours and hours of late night time on my hands and I'm all e-ears.
I've tried to break these into rough categories for your convenience, but a fancy book blogger I am not, so consider yourself warned:
Fiction lite (suitable for beach, plane ride, or mindless late-night consumption*)
- Everything written by Rosamunde Pilcher, but especially: "The Shell Seekers," "Winter Solstice," and "Coming Home."
I discovered her during my first trimester of sloth and nausea and I swear she held my hand and walked me through the long, hot summer. After the first two books I was like, "oh my gosh, I've discovered modern fiction that is good and not super slutty but isn't stilted and weird and baptized by having been run through some kind of media filter that sucks all the soul of the story." And then I discovered she wrote all her books like, 20-40 years ago and I was like, "oh." I'm an old soul. And she's 93 and still alive in UK, so I guess she is, too. Just go ahead and read everything she has ever written and love your life.
- The Secret Keeper, The Lakehouse, The House at Riverton, The Distant Hours, and The Forgotten Garden: Kate Morton
I love anything Kate Morton has ever written. These novels are the perfect blend of captivating character development and sharp writing. I'd put them on par with Downton Abbey in terms of keeping you intrigued in the story line and progression of the characters lives. She occasionally delves into the split timeline/flashback technique to advance the narrative, but in my opinion, doesn't over use it. Highly recommend.
- Within the Walled City: Virginia Evans
Study abroad fictional memoir set in Florence, Italy. Honestly, what else do you need to know? If you love travel/food books but don't necessarily want to read a straight up memoir, this one's for you.
- A Portrait of Emily Price
Sweet, quick-reading, and not too racy. Actually, not much dirt at all, if I'm remembering right. Just the kind of thing for airport reading or a late-night nursing session.
- What Alice Forgot – Liane Moriarty
An enjoyable offering from this author (and rare for its relative absence of gratuitous sex n violence). The storyline splits between the past and present in a creative and captivating way.
Aspirational self improvement/business memoirs/human interest:
- Capital Gaines – Chip Gaines
The Fixer Upper backstory, from the male perspective. Either Chip can actually write or his ghostwriter really nailed his voice, but this proved to be an engaging and enjoyable read.
- The Magnolia Story (is my HGTV freak flag flying high enough?) – Joanna Gaines
And her side of the story, more narrowly focused on the interpersonal details and the spiritual aspects of discernment in their journey. If his is the nuts and bolts side of the story, hers is the heart and soul.
- The Gratitude Diaries: How a year of looking on the bright side can transform your life – Janet Kaplan
In the style of Gretchen Reuben, but pleasantly less research-y (Though perhaps not quite as insightful for it).
- Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age – Sherry Turkel
This book is a sobering, somewhat terrifying and absolutely essential read for any human being living in the 21st century.
- The Highly Sensitive Child – Elaine Aron
She does a good job capturing the nuances of parenting a child who is wound a little "differently," and makes some interesting observations about human nature. The philosophy/psychology gets a little weird in places, but that's to be expected without a firm sense of a Christian anthropology.
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World – Cal Newport
This book was a huge impetus behind my decision to scale back on my social media presence and ditch my smartphone (thought that's not going as well as it was over the summer. Still 100% social media free on the phone though, so I'm counting that as progress.) This book is a powerfully necessary read for the modern age and very engagingly written.
- When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalanithi
Gripping, honest, sad, and beautiful. The author chronicles his own journey with terminal lung cancer. A medical doctor with a surprisingly philosophical and poetic soul.
- Reading People – Anne Bogel
Bogel's (of Modern Mrs. Darcy fame) first work, this was an engaging study in various personality inventories and delved a bit into the interpretation of personality theory. I particularly liked her section on the Myers Briggs. (Note: I skipped the chapter on the Enneagram because I'm not convinced that it is harmless).
- Present over Perfect – Shauna Niequist
I wanted to love love this book, because that's how I felt about her earlier work, "Bread and Wine," but it wasn't quite as engaging. I still gleaned some good stuff from her (occasionally relentless) introspection, particularly her observations on work/life balance and a really poignant and painful depiction of burnout as a mom.
World War II novels set somewhere in Europe:
- In Farleigh Field – Rhys Bowen
Had a distinctive Downton Abbey vibe, which I found appealing. Dave read it first and convinced me I'd like it too, which I did.
- Beneath a Scarlet Sky – Mark T. Sullivan
A little grittier than I'd typically tend towards, but not in an inappropriate or unwarranted way. Set in Italy, which is a nice change of pace for a genre that seems obsessively set in either Britain or France.
- All the Light We Cannot See: Anthony Doerr
I'm pretty sure I actually read this one 2 years ago, but it is a masterpiece and was utterly worth paying full cover price for the hardback and eminently worthy of the Pulitzer it garnered Doerr. (Also, be sure to check out his earlier work, "Four Seasons in Rome" a travel memoir of his study abroad year in the Eternal City with his wife and twin baby boys.)
- Everyone Brave is Forgiven – Chris Cleave
A little rough around the edges in parts, but a good read. Not remarkable enough to differentiate itself substantially from the other books in this genre, but a worthy addition to the list if you love WWII novels.
- The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah
Oh my gosh, how many books about WWII did I read in 2017?? I guess …a few. This one was probably second best only to "All the Light," but quite a bit sadder, if I'm remembering correctly.
YA Lit that won't make you want to scratch your eyes out:
- Echo – Pam Munoz Ryan
Mildly engaging. I wouldn't call it un-put-down-able by any means, but it was a passable read with an interesting twist. It won a 2016 Newberry Honor.
- Wonder – Rachel J. Palacio
This book lives up to the hype surrounding it, and I'm interested to see the film adaptation. I really appreciated how well the author captured – and maintained – the innocence of early adolescence while still addressing the brutal and nasty pieces without delving into unnecessary sexualization or precociousness of the characters. Not easy to do.
- When Dimple Met Rishi – Sandhyi Menon
Cute, engaging, not too serious and not too slutty. I dated a lot of engineers in college, for some reason, so this book kind of took me back. Plus, I just love Bollywood.
- The Selection trilogy and The Heir – Kiera Cass
I'm embarrassed. But whatever. I read them all and if you like/d the Bachelor/ette and the Hunger Games, well, these are the books for you. Don't judge me.
Religious/Spiritual reads:
- Waking the Dead – John Eldredge
This guy is Catholic lite, whether or not he realizes it. He has a firmer grasp on spiritual warfare and the reality of the presence of God – and of evil – in the world, than most Catholic or Christian writers I've read. Take him with a grain of salt because he's Protestant, but he has some great content on discernment and cultivating a relationship with God.
Also great:
- Walking with God – John Eldredge
- Fathered by God – John Eldredge
- The Family that Overtook Christ – M. Raymond
Hard to find (I subscribed to Kindle Unlimited for a trial month so I could read it) but it's a fascinating story of the family of St. Bernard of Clairvoux and the reform of the monastic orders of his time period. 2 enthusiastic thumbs up for this and his subsequent title, "Three Religious Rebels."
- Lord of the World – Robert Hugh Benson
I can't emphasize enough how essential this read is to every Catholic – or every human being – who is currently alive. Rumored to be Pope Francis' favorite novel (and one he has read half a dozen times) I'll definitely be reading it again in another couple months.
- The Benedict Option – Rod Dreher
Guys, just read this book. I'm still scratching my head over the infighting over this one. If you are judging the work on its own merits (which is how I believe books should be evaluated) and not dragging everything Dreher has ever written in his entire life into your calculus, it's actually a fantastic, inspiring, and deeply practical read.
- Out of the Ashes – Anthony Esolen
Honestly? This one's better than Dreher's. Esolen has a devastatingly sharp mind and a profound grasp of reality. Worth the extra brainpower it requires in terms of vocabulary and attention span (spoken as a dead tired mom).
- Strangers in a Strange Land – Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
Speaking of needing some intellectual chops to digest the content, this is one of those. I'm still making my way through the last 30% of this book, but am confident it's not going to derail into insanity, so I recommend it with unbridled enthusiasm.
- God or Nothing – Robert Cardinal Sarah
If you disregard all of my recommendations and take a single book from this list, let it be this one. Trust me.
- The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality – Paul M. Quay, S.J. (edited by Joseph Koterski, S.J)
This book is phenomenal. I'm about 2/3 of the way through it and just so deeply engaged by the material. He reminds me of a way, way more accessible JPII in terms of his grasp on married love and human sexuality. There is an updated chapter on NFP that I haven't gotten to yet, but that alone was what convinced me that I absolutely had to get my hands on this book.
- The Holy Spirit, Fire of Divine Love – Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen
A beautiful meditation on the role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life, and with practical guidance on how to cultivate a relationship with Him. It's a slim little volume that makes a great prayer time read and can be picked up and read at random. It's one of my go-to spiritual books now, in the vein of "Imitation of Christ" or "Introduction to the Devout Life."
- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis – J.D. Vance
A must read for any Steubenville grad (Ohio River Valley represent). This was a sad, fascinating, simultaneously hopeful and hopeless look at generational poverty in rural America/Appalachia.
- $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America – Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer
Self explanatory and deeply sad. I couldn't put it down.
- A Man Called Ove – Fredrik Backman
I loved this book. I loved its weirdness, its foreign cadence (the author is Swedish), and its dark and unexpected humor. The movie fell far short of the original, but perhaps the remake will deliver. I read it first and then handed it over to a skeptical Dave with a glowing recommendation. He ended up loving it, too.
- The Last Days of Night – Graham Moore
Historical fiction (but don't yawn! Promise.) depicting the battle to electrify America. It's a novelized telling of the adversarial and occasionally collaborative geniuses of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. This was another one the husband read first and passed along, and I really enjoyed it.
- The End of the Affair – Graham Greene
Can't believe this was on my "to read" list for so many years, but glad I finally took the plunge. Dark and gritty at times but not without purpose, if that makes sense? Not a book that could be written in 2017, due to a lack of both imagination and delicacy.
Borderline recs (proceed with caution depending upon sensitivity):
- Small Great Things – Jodi Piccoult
This was a hard read. A fair amount of graphic violence – but not unnecessary, which makes a big difference, in my book (ba dum ching). I thought certain stereotypes/literary techniques were a bit overwrought, but the author was intentionally belaboring the point to get our attention. And it worked.
- The Bookshop on the Corner – Jenny Colgan
I was super enjoying this book and then, I kid you not, it got reaaaaaaaal raunchy for about 3 minutes at the end. Like, so abruptly that I thought my Kindle had freaked out and opened another book by mistake. If you can skim past the questionable stuff that barrels out of left field in the very end, it was a charming little novel that I'd have liked to include in my"Fiction Lite" category.
- Truly, Madly, Guilty – Liane Moriarty
I want to love her stuff, because she's a talented writer, but she really likes to sprinkle in the raunchy sex scenes. This book almost avoids that entirely, and ends up being what I'd categorize as an engaging lite mystery thriller. Also I'm 90% sure she was raised Catholic, so she just can't help herself with the self-effacing references to Catholic guilt.
- The Year of Living Danishly – Helen Russell
I loooooved this book. I'm a sucker for self-chronicled cultural immersion documentaries, and she did a fantastic job narrating her year in Denmark. (However, there is an entire chapter you can skip right over. And you'll know which one it is when you get there.)
- Before We Visit the Goddess – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
I can't remember why I'm putting this one in the "recommends with reservation" category except, oh, actually, now I do remember, it's the gay neighbor whose relationship is delved into with a bit of unnecessary detail, plus some domestic violence. But if you love India like I do, you'll enjoy this one.
- Sleeping Giants – Sylvain Neuvel
This was deliciously weird sci-fi with the most intriguing plot twist. There is a smattering of dull, unnecessary raunch (extra-marital sex) but the book is too good to miss.
And there you have it: the titles that made the cut to the "yeah, you should read this" list in my literary wanderings over the past year. I'm going to leave this as a living document of sorts and plan to update it with new reads as I review them, so hopefully it becomes a helpful resource and perhaps even a good Christmas gift guide.
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Part 1: Transforming The Juice - Inside And Out! - Project BroncoPosted in How To on June 1, 2011
We're betting you've seen our project Bronco, often referred to as "The Juice." After all, we've been building and abusing it in the pages of this magazine for more than three years. We started out simple - a lift kit and some 35s enabled us to have some great fun, and encouraged us to continue working on the project. As the months rolled on, we slowly but surely replaced just about every conceivable part on or within The Juice. Now, the thing runs like a charm, and we're ready to get into the more custom mods. This month, we're going to show you how we transformed both the interior and the exterior, and we're going to give you a sneak peak at the next step of the build.
The Juice has been built in stages, utilizing more sophisticated parts and fabrication as time went on. We did this because we figure most of you are like us, and we certainly don't have enough coin to go to a custom shop and have a high-dollar vehicle built to completion at the drop of a hat. Nope - most of us modify only as much as budgets and time constraints allow.
That being said, we've been working on this project for a damned long time, so we've been able to pretty much create the truck we daydreamed about when we started. There's been a lot of frustration mixed in with the fun. Many of the modifications were the result of near-catastrophic failures. We've utilized the ol' AAA tow service more times than we care to count. It was all worth it however, and this Bronco has turned out to be one of our best project vehicles.
We've been planning to skin The Juice in fiberglass since we bought it, and thanks to Perry's Fab N Fiber, our Bronco now dons a wicked combination of 'glassed fenders, hood, and bedsides. We then turned to our attention to the truck's interior and installed jet-black Corbeau seats in the front, and had the rear bench reupholstered in the same material to match. We also enlisted the help of two of our favorite mechanics at the neighborhood repair shop (Leddy & Hall Auto Repair in Hawthorne, California) to rid The Juice of some nagging problems.
Our beloved black Bronco is finally becoming a performance-oriented machine. Check out the photos for details, and stay tuned for the next installment - we take The Juice over to Camburg Engineering to finally get the long-travel suspension installed. Don't miss it!
7. In the meantime, we had ordered up a new pair of seats from Corbeau. The Bronco's stock leather seats had been nice at some point in the truck's life, but those days were long gone. We chose to replace them with Corbeau's wide-version LG1 recliner seats, in black Microsuede. We've used these seats in a few of our project vehicles already and really like them—they provide the support we need for high-speed desert runs, but are extremely comfortable at all times (even during long highway drives). Plus, they recline to an almost flat position—when we've had to spend the night in vehicles outfitted with LG1s, we've reclined them to the maxed-out position and slept pretty comfortably.
11. Corbeau had us covered, literally. We wanted the rear bench to match the new Microsuede front seats, and Corbeau makes matching fabric and sew-in logos available to customers for just this purpose. We then went to a local upholstery shop, and they re-covered the rear seat using the Corbeau materials. The result was fantastic, and we were extremely pleased. Now, we retain the functionality of the stock bench, but it looks and feels much better. Corbeau makes seat materials available to consumers for this very reason.


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Driving an old bread van, Gary Schmalz, a metalworker from Greensboro, S.C., left for Mississippi a year ago with his dog, Booger. The scruffy duo is part of a population backwash that is reversing the massive post-Katrina exodus from the Gulf Coast – the old guard and fortune-seekers alike seeking a patch of peace, a job, and a new life in the sun.
Mr. Schmalz is one of 6,000 people who moved in the past year here to Hancock County, which took the brunt of hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, 2005, and lost half its residents in the subsequent exodus. That makes it the fastest-growing county in Mississippi, part of a boom that's changing the makeup of the Gulf Coast.
Katrina in many ways became a great equalizer, imposing losses on the rich and distributing billions in federal rebuilding aid to the blue-collar workers who flowed into the region to repair the destruction. In all, the storm killed 234 Mississippians and destroyed 14,449 homes, apartment buildings, and businesses along the Mississippi coast.
The result is a decided change of character in places like Bay St. Louis, the Hancock County seat. Old-money, beach-front mansions on bluffs overlooking the Gulf are gone, along with the Picassos and Rembrandts inside. Newly apparent are the displays of wealth of the newcomers: monster trucks and jet skis.
"What happens in the wake of a natural disaster is that different people come into play, where you get a nouveau riche phenomenon and older money moving out," says Stephen Horwitz, an economist at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y.
Construction of yacht marinas, neon-lit casinos, houses, and condos is fueling a new moneyed Mississippi class. Families from states like California and investors from Baton Rouge, La., are taking advantage of $5 billion in federal tax credits to invest in water-logged historic structures in places like Gulfport and Ocean Springs. Meanwhile, poorer residents who didn't have insurance before the storm are struggling for purchase on the coast, making up the largest numbers of those who have moved elsewhere or are still stuck in trailers.
Over in Harrison County, home to Gulfport, census figures show a big jump in the number of Hispanic residents and a $10,000 leap in the median household income from 2000 to 2007. Wages grew by a higher than expected 3.77 percent in 2007 over 2006. Unemployment continues to fall, from a poststorm rate of 9.5 percent to 6.1 percent today.
Indeed, Mississippi as a whole is experiencing net in-migration for the first time since the casino boom of the mid-1990s, says Barbara Logue, a state demographer. Yet it's unknown, she says, whether the newcomers will stay after the rebuilding tapers off.
That's Schmalz's dilemma. He lives in an air-conditioned rented trailer and has made himself at home, as can be seen by tomato plants in pickle barrels hanging from a nearby tree. Work isn't as plentiful as he'd like, so he spends part of his days cruising around the city picking up nails with a wheeled magnet that's attached to his bicycle – his version of community service.
"It's hard to think of a nicer place to be," he says. "I may well stick around."


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Mining group seeks court review of coal dust rule
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mining industry is seeking a court review of the Obama administration's new rule aimed at cutting the amount of coal dust in coal mines.
The National Mining Association, the Alabama Coal Association and others filed the petition Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh District in Atlanta.
On Friday, the National Mining Association asked the Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration to postpone the effective date of the rule pending judicial review.
A separate challenge was filed by Ohio-based Murray Energy in the Sixth U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.
The rule, announced last month, is aimed at reducing black lung disease. Among other things, it lowers the overall dust standard from 2.0 to 1.5 milligrams per cubic meter of air.
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New Hilton opens in Preston location near Foxwoods
Preston - It's not often a multimillion-dollar project comes in ahead of schedule, but Patrick and Lisa Levantino beamed Friday as they gave a tour of their new Hilton Garden Inn at the corner of Route 2 and Watson Road.
The roughly $13 million hotel received its final permits from the town last week. Hilton's quality control inspectors came through soon afterward, and the hotel passed with flying colors. It now can boast of being the closest hotel to Foxwoods Resort Casino that's not actually part of the Mashantucket Pequot enterprise.
The hotel has beaten two projected opening dates. Hilton's Internet reservations start March 1. Patrick Levantino last week projected today as the opening day, but the hotel actually accepted its first guests Thursday night.
"I think it's mostly our families," Lisa Levantino said. Her parents were visiting from Texas.
Hotel General Manager Chad Eaton said business is picking up fast. About 20 people had reserved for Friday night by 5 p.m. Lisa Levantino's mother recommended turning on upper hotel room lights to show to the Route 2 traffic that the hotel now is open.
With the lights on, word of mouth and valuable referrals from Foxwoods and Patrick Levantino's other nearby hotel, the Bellissimo Grande in North Stonington, word is spreading fast.
"Welcome to The Garden," the sign etched into the automatic sliding doors out front said. Hilton Garden's signature white birch branch motif is evident throughout the lobby. Hilton Garden officials have much control over the décor, from the Japanese lantern-style overhead lights to the exact placement of flower vases, carpet and wall colors and room furnishings.
All rooms have refrigerators, microwave ovens and coffee machines. Because the hotel caters to business clientele, a pantry off the lobby sells prepackaged quick microwave meals. Hilton also ordered high-end ergonomically friendly desk chairs for each room. Free Wi-Fi is in all the rooms.
First Selectman Robert Congdon and Preston Redevelopment Agency Chairman Sean Nugent whipped out their smartphones at that announcement to give the Wi-Fi a try.
"Worked right away," Nugent said, to Lisa Levantino's pleasure.
The 107,000-square-foot hotel has an indoor pool and will have an outdoor Jacuzzi with heated floors come spring. Twenty-six of the 165 rooms have hot tubs.
The Garden Grille and Bar at the hotel is open for breakfast and dinner to the public as well as hotel guests, and Levantino issued an open invitation to Preston residents to check out the amenities.
The 148-person capacity banquet hall can be divided into three sections. On the opposite side of the lobby, a cozier lounge Lisa Levantino called "the library" could hold smaller events.
Congdon welcomed the new venue for more than just the tax revenue it promises to bring to the small town.
"There was not a place in town where a business can come in and rent a room and have a business meeting," Congdon said.
The Levantinos' company Julia Tate Properties LLC owns the hotel. The firm purchased the 5-acre property with a foundation and rear retaining wall already in place from a bank foreclosure of a previously failed hotel project.
The hotel will offer free shuttles to Foxwoods - not yet to Mohegan Sun - and Foxwoods officials have been referring clients to the Levantinos' hotels in the region for several years. As the Bellissimo Grande fills up, reservation clerks there refer clients to the new Hilton Garden. Faxes, text messages and phone calls alert the Hilton Garden that customers are on their way.
Eaton, the general manager, has worked for the Levantinos for 12 years, starting at the Hilltop Inn and Suites in North Stonington.
"I've had the privilege of running the hotel closest to Foxwoods for 12 years," Eaton said. "Different hotels, and we keep getting closer."
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Employees: 32 full-time employees, 10 part-time. Projected to jump to 60 employees.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — President Barack Obama is opening a three-day overseas trip with a stop in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.
Air Force One touched down Wednesday morning after an overnight flight from Washington. During his stay in Stockholm, Obama will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and King Carl XVI Gustaf. He will also meet with other Nordic leaders from Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Norway.
Obama's visit marks the first bilateral meeting of a U.S. president to Sweden. The northern European country was added to Obama's itinerary after he canceled plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow ahead of the Group of 20 summit.
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From 2005 to 2009, building information modeling (BIM) technology experienced a 160% increase in use by the mainstream architectural community, according to a recent survey by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, D.C. The survey also reveals that more than 75% of responding architects reported "very heavy" or "heavy" use of BIM technology in their projects in 2009. "We're well past the tipping point now," says Markku Allison, resource architect for AIA. "At our 2005 convention, the opening plenary session was about BIM, and of the nearly 4,000 architects in the room we got the impression that 85% had never even heard of BIM. Now when we go on the road, everyone knows what BIM is, and the audience can offer up success stories about using BIM."
In fact, architects currently make up the largest group of users of BIM technology. In 2008, a SmartMarket Report published by New York-based McGraw-Hill Construction revealed that more than 43% of architects were using BIM on more than 60% of their projects. Furthermore, the report, "Building Information Modeling (BIM): Transforming Design and Construction to Achieve Greater Industry Productivity," predicted 54% of architects would become heavy users of BIM in 2009.
Nonetheless, the use of BIM requires more than the adoption of its technology by one group in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. In essence, BIM as a project delivery method contains two elements. The first part is a 3-D modeling desktop computer application ruled by an information database used to detect conflicts of operating parameters and ensure construction clearances. The second component comprises a collaboration process in which the architect, engineer, and contractors on the project cooperate from the design phase to the end of construction — and sometimes even into the maintenance phase — in an effort to improve coordination in construction administration, reduce change orders, and facilitate upkeep. For that reason, BIM is a team sport.
Therefore, in conjunction with architects, engineers and contractors are adopting BIM technology and practices at a speedy rate. In 2008, 35% of all engineering disciplines combined reported using BIM on at least 60% of their projects, according to the McGraw-Hill Construction SmartMarket report, which estimated that, in 2009, 16% of engineers would be "heavy" users of BIM and 43% would be "very heavy" users. Additionally, the report's authors expected all combined contractors to adopt BIM at an even faster rate. In 2008, only 23% of contractors reported using BIM on 60% or more of projects, but a 15% increase at that level was expected for 2009, leading to a total of 38% (click here to see Fig. 1).
Despite these leaps in rates of BIM adoption, the electrical industry lags behind other trades, although some electrical contractors may be using BIM software without realizing it. (For more on this, read "Barriers to BIM," published in the March 2009 issue of EC&M and available on the Web site at http://ecmweb.com/market_trends/industry_lags_bim_adoption_0301/). The frequency of modeling all electrical design elements is low among electrical engineers and contractors, says the McGraw-Hill SmartMarket report, which attributes this trend to the relative lack of content for electrical elements. Currently, BIM software vendors do not provide an out-of-the-box application that comes with electrical content, and very few electrical manufacturers offer BIM objects. The report also argues electrical elements require less space in buildings compared to structural and mechanical systems. As a result, the lack of coordination issues for electrical components makes modeling less critical.
Likewise, results of a 2009 survey funded by the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and published in the fall 2009 issue of the Journal of Building Information Modeling reveal only 21% of responding electrical contractors were using BIM technology in their projects. The 79% of responding contractors not using BIM offered a variety of reasons for not doing so (click here to see Fig. 2). Unfamiliarity with BIM was cited by 64%, followed by a lack of technological experience reported by 24%. Incompatibility with existing software was credited as the cause by 13%, and 11% cited the prohibitive cost of software and hardware. Finally, 8% claim BIM has not been required by customers or design teams.
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Notwithstanding two years of experience in BIM software, for every hour the BIM team at the Ashland, Ore.-based office of Douglas Engineering Pacific, Inc. puts in on design time, it spends up to an additional 3 hr dealing with its characteristics and performance. "Sometimes it's like swimming in honey," says Myron Hudson, CSI, VP at the firm.
The slow work speed has caused Hudson to postpone his own introduction to the software until next quarter. Instead, Hudson writes the specifications for and manages the BIM projects, leading the five team members already working in it and coordinating the trades. "It fell to me to look at the big picture because the team was bogged down in the BIM implementation," Hudson says. "It was necessary that somebody be working at something other than BIM software speed."
The way the BIM software uses the memory on the machines is partly to blame for the slowdown in design, according to Hudson. Although the firm upgrades its computers every three years, the BIM software still clogs the machines. "It doesn't spread itself around," says Hudson, who adds the team must also make sure all other applications are closed before opening the BIM program. "They've had to strip down their desktops."
The file structure required by the BIM software in Hudson's office also contributes to the slow work pace of the project. The file structure in BIM is far more critical than with CAD, according to Hudson, who adds that in CAD, the file structure can be set up within any number of parameters, can vary between firms and team members, and can be altered if necessary as a project progresses. "With CAD programs, there's any number of ways to cross-reference drawings or arrange your files," says Hudson. "Unless somebody changes something, all you have to do is repath to a different file."
On the other hand, BIM is less flexible and more susceptible to user-generated problems. "It's very finicky," notes Hudson. "You have to set up the families a certain way and you have to set up specific coordination views. It's just a lot more complicated and cumbersome."
However, once BIM is implemented throughout the industry, this negative attribute could quickly become an asset. "As long as AutoCAD's been around, we've encountered some really awkward and sometimes backward and unsystematic approaches to file structure with clients," says Hudson, who hopes BIM's file structure will become a standard soon. "Finally, everybody will be doing things the same way."
In addition, other delays can be attributed to various bugs in the BIM software. "There are other problems that I can't begin to understand, but I know it can result in two or three guys standing around one machine trying to work through a problem that should be a simple fix," Hudson says.
For example, in Hudson's experience, the software will show the load and circuit number of a panel, but then the model will change and the outlets will no longer be snapped to the walls. However, when that situation is corrected, the program will lose the circuit.
This is different from CAD, in which you simply stretch components to their new location. "In terms of editing power, I would say it's nowhere close to CAD," Hudson says, attributing the difference to drawing systems in 2-D or 3-D versus building them in 3-D. "Editing a line or symbol is less destructive to the overall drawing than revising objects that are more representational."
Currently, Hudson's team is working on a large federal project. To track the time his team spends on problems related to the BIM technology, Hudson had to set up a sub number within the project for the team members to assign their time to that would go purely to BIM software issues as opposed to design issues. "We needed to more accurately track that overhead so we know it didn't take that many hours to design the project," Hudson says. Recently, Hudson's team was able to increase speed by adding memory and adding external solid-state hard drives running Windows 7.
Most of the projects in which Hudson's team uses BIM are single-story educational buildings. However, Hudson thinks it will probably be quite some time before BIM is used on small projects in the private sector. "It's going to have to be really slick and mainstream by then," he says. "Only large projects could absorb the time spent on the BIM software. It's not worth the time for the small ones."
Yet, BIM currently isn't appropriate for large-scale projects either. "It's at an awkward point on the curve right now," Hudson says. "Right now, the demands of a large project in terms of the size of the model and amount of information are really pushing the limits of what BIM software can deliver."
It's certainly not cost-effective for small projects, notes Hudson, but as a production tool it leaves a lot to be desired for large projects. "We're still working on this big project, but if we had done it in AutoCAD, we'd be finished already — and we'd have more detail on the drawings," he says. "It's just the way it is right now."
(For more information on the differences between CAD and BIM, read "Making the Transition from CAD to BIM," published in the March 2009 issue of EC&M and on the Web at http://ecmweb.com/design_engineering/bim_switching_benefits_0301/index.html.)
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Three years ago, as the design build manager at a California-based electrical contractor, Michael Sine was part of a project team using BIM on the design and construction of a public elementary school. Although Sine believes BIM can be valuable tool when used correctly on the right size project, this one was too small. The design of the 2-story school consisted of tilt-up concrete walls and contained classrooms, hallways, and a kitchen. The electrical contract totaled approximately $1 million. "It was a fairly simple job," says Sine.
Because of the size of the project, the preconstruction phase grew out of proportion with the design requirements. "Everybody was a big proponent of making sure we all met together at the same time, and anyone not in attendance had to account for that " says Sine. "There weren't very many items where the resolution was left for subsequent meetings. If there was a problem, it was brought up. But sometimes the best decision could have been not to have everyone involved in the decision."
By the same token, there were multiple design charrettes, which resulted in prolonged discussion. "There were a couple of instances where they took too long and didn't always realize the impact on anyone else," says Sine. "Sometimes subcontractors would have been more productive somewhere else. It was for the most part a consensus decision, but I obviously was not going to comment on structural items, and the structural guy wasn't going to comment on my items."
Moreover, the project was not complex enough to warrant the amount of detail put into the BIM 3-D models and database. "The customer wasn't sophisticated enough to use the information," says Sine. "Unless you start getting things over a couple of inches in diameter, it doesn't make sense to model it."
At the construction site, an overbuilt model can delay the work. To access the model, there must be a computer equipped with viewing software on-site. In addition, a dedicated BIM team member must have the knowledge to manipulate the model and address any changes. With such a large model and an inexperienced team member, access to the design sometimes required two or three team members. "We didn't need all of that," says Sine, who admits that the clash detection for cable tray was helpful but not necessary. "Because it was a basket tray, it was pretty adjustable. If we didn't have it absolutely perfect every time, it wasn't the end of the world. We could make some bends and move it around."
Yet, despite the amount of detail, other components that should have been included in the design, such as footings, were left out of the model. The seismic requirements in California require an undisturbed "angle of deflection," which is the 45° angle around the footing. "The locations were picked under the premise that it would not be a problem for us to stub up anywhere," says Sine. "It was a problem, but the issue was sloughed off even after we tried to explain to the team that we really needed to take the time to model the footings. Only those in the electrical world thought that would be of use."
Missing electrical components are common in BIM software. On average, a BIM library contains more than 50,000 objects, but firms usually have to create them from scratch. "I haven't seen a lot of components within the electrical world that are modeled in 3-D," Sine says. "Even if we know it's a 75-kVA transformer, we couldn't go to a manufacturer's Web page and pull down a 3-D representation of exactly what it is. We can't go in and grab a specific light fixture or a piece of switchgear or a transformer."
In the absence of a sophisticated library, most electrical engineers and contractors make up the components as a block. "If it's a transformer, it's approximately 3 in. × 3 in. × 3 in. square in the model," says Sine.
A positive evolution for BIM software regarding electrical components is the addition of energy modeling capabilities. "Energy modeling software is starting to tie a lot more into the BIM world," says Sine, who has been focusing a way to model real loads and tie them into the BIM model. For instance, if the rooftop unit in the model is changed, the software calculates the net change in energy use. However, lighting calculations in BIM programs are still deficient. "When you get down into the lighting, the team always just looks at the engineer or the electrical designer and asks how many watts per square foot," says Sine, who agrees that mechanical and structural components are more advanced than electrical. "It's also not based on actual fixture installations."
The structural engineer on the California school project was able to export its own CAD program into a fabrication system to have the pieces cut by laser-guided machines. Nevertheless, many smaller ancillary connecting pieces, such as bracing, gussets, and weld plates, weren't modeled within the structural drawing. "Some of the places where we were trying to put sleeves in didn't always hit quite where they were supposed to," Sine says.
Outsourcing BIM
According to Joe Davis, P.E., LEED AP, CEO of Custom Engineering, an Independence, Mo.-based mechanical and electrical engineering firm, mechanical and electrical subcontractors have two choices when it comes to adopting BIM software and processes. The first choice is to adopt BIM and bring it in-house by investing in the hardware and software, as well as hiring a BIM technician.
On average, subcontractors are smaller firms relative to general contractors, so they have a more difficult time absorbing the costs of adoption, according to the McGraw-Hill SmartMarket Report, "2009 Building Information Modeling Study." "It's expensive if it's their first project, or they don't do very many projects that use BIM," says Davis, who estimates the first year of BIM adoption could cost a firm around $80,000. The costs include $6,000 for the software, $4,000 for hardware (at least one high-performance computer), and around $60,000 to hire the BIM coordinator. In addition, it can cost around $10,000 and take up to three years for the coordinator to build the objects library. "There is some free content," says Davis. "You can search the Internet and find some things that have been created, but you might have to do it yourself."
Furthermore, the variety of BIM software applications may add costs and also cause interoperability issues. Therefore, another option for subcontractors is to hire an engineering firm to coordinate with the project team and add the electrical or mechanical systems to the 3-D BIM model. "They can hire somebody like us on an ongoing basis or for a lump sum fee," says Davis. "Sometimes it's just easier to hire the service out. We can do it for much less than what would be invested. It's a way to ease into it."
For subcontractors not using BIM at all, the major reason is lack of client demand. However, according to the McGraw-Hill report, general contractors are increasingly mandating BIM from key trades, and owners are demanding it from entire teams (Models Required on page 22). On the federal level, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) requires BIM for spatial validation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mandates complete BIM for many of its standard building types. At the state level, both Wisconsin and Texas require BIM for new projects. Many private owners are also mandating BIM use from their project teams. John Moebes, director of construction for Crate and Barrel, Northbrook, Ill., runs an all-BIM nationwide program. "More and more, general contractors are requiring their subs to provide BIM coordination drawings and coordinate with the other disciplines," says Davis. "Often, the contractor is creating a 3-D model and is telling the subcontractors that if you're going to work with us, you're going to have to coordinate your discipline in BIM."
Sidebar: Models Required
Through its Public Buildings Service (PBS) Office of Chief Architect (OCA), the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), considered the nation's largest real estate owner/operator and responsible for $10 billion annually in new and renovation construction activity, has encouraged the use of building information modeling (BIM) since 2003. Initially, results from nine projects were used to judge the success of its BIM program. Since that time, the GSA OCA has expanded the BIM pilot program into more regions and involved more design consultants, contractors, and technology partners. In 2007, the agency began requiring basic models for all projects and encouraging more complex models incorporating energy performance and construction scheduling. OCA has led more than 30 projects in its capital program and is assessing and supporting 3-D, 4-D, and BIM applications in more than 35 ongoing projects across the nation. According to GSA, the power of visualization, coordination, simulation, and optimization from 3-D, 4-D, and BIM computer technologies allow the organization to more effectively meet customer, design, construction, and program requirements.
In 2009, Wisconsin and Texas began requiring BIM for their state projects. In Wisconsin, the state began exploring BIM after an executive order signed by the governor in 2006 required all state buildings to conform to high environmental and energy-efficiency standards. In July 2009, after a 13-project pilot program, the state became the first to require advanced models for all state projects with budgets over $5 million and new construction projects over $2.5 million. The state requires BIM 3-D models from several members of a project team, including architects, structural engineers, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineers. However, it does not require the team to work on a single model or in a particular modeling software, accepting models created in five software packages.
Texas requires BIM use for all new state projects. Renovations and legacy projects may soon follow. The Texas Facilities Commission (TFC), the Austin, Texas-based agency within the State of Texas that oversees the state's real estate development as owners and operators of state facilities, encourages a single BIM 3-D model that can track changes over time for each project. The model is stored on a state server that project teams can access. The state prefers all models to be made using one particular brand of modeling software to avoid differing platforms in the future.


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Stock markets are down this morning, but still basically at all-time highs. Earnings season often helps separate the wheat from the chaff. But don't try to game each individual report with a big chunk of money. Steady as she goes.
Let's run through some Revolution Investing must-reads this morning. We have to keep connecting the dots out there if we want to stay ahead of the curve.
Girls born today will live until they're 83 — Here's a picture from my night last night, in which my nearly four month-old daughter's 96 year-old great grandpa just discovered reading big font books on my 12″ Android tablet. Amazing. See the future. See the past. Both, eh?
I did not front-run Allergan stock, Ackman says — Who was on the OTHER SIDE of those call options trades that was selling the call options to Ackerman? Did they not lose billions on this insider-ish deal? I can't imagine the market makers were able to FULLY offload their risk in shorting all $3 billion in call options to Ackerman to the broader market. See chart below for details on the ahem — strange activity in Allergan
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Why Investors Should Avoid Momentum Stocks — I don't ever usually try to nail "the bottom" or "the top" in my trades and especially in my long-term investments like Facebook /quotes/zigman/9962609/delayed /quotes/nls/fb FB . I had trimmed some $FB when it was above $70 and I added that tranche back when it hit $56. I'll buy more if it goes to $50 in the near term. I'll probably trim more if it goes back above $70 in the near-term. I'll be flexible and take whatever pitches the markets throw my way. And they threw me the FB at $56 pitch a couple weeks ago so I took a small swing at it.
Activists Wept for There Were No More Worlds to Conquer — It's tough for any serious activist to get excited when valuations are rather mindblowing out there. I mean, Netflix is worth $20 billion right now versus the $30 billion it was worth a couple months ago. Not really that big of a difference despite it being down 30%. Either way, any potential acquirer would have to offer more than either of those numbers to get shareholders to sell out.
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Cody Willard writes Revolution Investing for MarketWatch, posts the trades from his personal account at TradingWithCody.com, which is not affiliated with MarketWatch, and is the largest shareholder in Scutify's parent company, Wall Street All-Stars. At time of publication, Cody was net long Facebook and Google. Follow Cody on Twitter at twitter.com/codywillard.