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Accelerates Technology Partners' Ability to Develop Interoperable Smart Grid Solutions with Cisco
San Jose, CA – October 8, 2012 -- Cisco has launched a smart-grid focused developer program that is helping technology partners accelerate development efforts by providing access to developer tools, resources, and go-to-market support. This new Connected Grid Cisco Developer Network (CDN) community enables partners to develop solutions that integrate with the Cisco GridBlocksTM architecture and Connected Grid solutions to support advanced smart grid capabilities.
Cisco has negotiated Connected Grid CDN agreements with Alstom Grid, Alvarion, BitStew, Cooper Power Systems, DNV KEMA, Elster, InfoBlox, Itron, LogRhythm, M2M Telemetria, Meinberg, OSIsoft, Proximetry, QinetiQ, Space-Time Insight, Subnet Solutions, Symmetricom.
Interoperability and verification testing: Cisco and/or partner certify the product as interoperable to help access to new markets. Partner may list the product as "Cisco Compatible."
Cisco and partner integration: Cisco and the partner products can share data through an API, allowing solutions to be built on top of the Cisco network.
Embedded Technology and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM): Cisco licenses technology to be embedded into the partner product. Cisco supports the partner to develop their solution and certifies its compatibility.
"Cisco is committed to help the utility industry achieve its strategic grid modernization objectives while reducing operational expenditures," states Lionel Chocron, vice president and general manager of Cisco's Connected Energy Networks business unit. The Connected Grid CDN program enables technology partners to benefit from Cisco's deep networking and security expertise to develop and bring to market interoperable standards-based solutions that will make the Smart Grid and all of its benefits a reality."
Cisco has negotiated Connected CDN agreements with Alstom Grid, Alvarion, BitStew, Cooper Power Systems, DNV KEMA, Elster, InfoBlox, Itron, LogRhythm, M2M Telemetria, Meinberg, OSIsoft, Proximetry, QinetiQ, Space-Time Insight, Subnet Solutions, Symmetricom.
CDN partners benefit from access to Cisco's depth of networking and technology experience. The program can provide developer resources and technical support, reduced development costs through discounts on Cisco products for development, "Cisco-Compatible" interoperability verification and certification, and go-to-market support with partner programs and sales enablement through access to Cisco sales and channel teams. Examples of how Cisco partners have utilized the program are:
- Itron has delivered a validated solution to support the rollout of smart meters for BC Hydro's 1.9 million electricity customers. Itron embedded the Connected Grid Endpoint Reference design into its OpenWay meters enabling communications and management over a multi-service IPv6-based communications architecture.
- SUBNET Solutions and Cisco have performed solution and integration testing between the Cisco Connected Grid routers and switches and SUBNET's Unified Grid Intelligence applications to enable password management and access control of the Connected Grid products. This solution provides utilities with an expanded NERC CIP compliance solution for their grid monitoring & control devices as well as Cisco network devices.
- OSIsoft is able to provide mutual customers the ability to extend their PI System as a long-term data archive and analysis infrastructure for data derived from Cisco's purpose built network monitoring and management solution.
The Connected Grid CDN program is one of the most comprehensive in the industry and gives partners the ability to develop interoperable solutions in the following technology sub-communities:
IP-Enabled Grid Devices: OEM developers can embed Cisco network technology as a way to provide standardized interoperability while creating a common layer of networking services for a diverse set of devices. (e.g. smart meters, distribution automation sensors and control devices, IP-enabled smart objects)
Field Area Network: Partner solutions can integrate with Cisco's ruggedized 1000 series Connected Grid series routers and utilize the highly secure, multi-service communications architecture to connect and manage millions of endpoints.
Grid Security and Management: Partners can reduce risk and accelerate system design for their security solution offerings through certified interoperability with Cisco enterprise-class security and network management products.
Transmission and Substation: Partner solutions can integrate with Cisco's ruggedized 2000 series Connected Grid series routers and 2500 series Connected Grid switches to utilize highly secure, multi-service wide area networking (WAN) architectures and solutions for substation automation to help utilities increase security, reliability and lower operation costs.
Data Center Operations: Opportunities are available for application software partners in the areas control center applications, outage management, data center and back-office applications, data analytics and visualization, grid operations and business services.
Supporting Technology Partner Quotes:
Laurent Schmitt, vice-president Strategy and Innovation, Alstom Grid Power Electronics & Automation: "Next generation SmartGrid architectures will require to migration of traditional Substation Automation architectures to fully digitalized architectures where ultra high speed – high resiliency & high security communication is a must. Our relationship with Cisco is precisely to close the necessary technology gap and reach an interoperable end to end Smart Energy System."
Mark Thurman, president, Cooper Power Systems: "Cooper Power Systems has been working with Cisco to support secure IP based solutions for Grid Automation. We recognize that Cisco is a well-known player in communications and network security."
Paul Leufkens, president, DNV Kema Powertest: "KEMA-Powertest continuously invests in new equipment, our laboratories, and improved testing techniques to stay at the leading edge of technology. And now with the evolution of smart grid technologies and Cisco CDN, we have invested in the future assurance of grid performance & reliability with our SMART GRID Interoperability Laboratory (SGIL). We are proud to be involved with Cisco's technology ecosystem and specifically the Cisco CDN program to deliver superior testing and certification services."
Dave Buster, director of Solutions Architecture, Elster Solutions: "By making its advanced technology and expertise available, Cisco is providing a valuable service both to our company, and to the Smart Grid industry as a whole."
Tim Riley, vice president, Infoblox: "The growth in Smart Grid is creating new demands on IP-based network platforms that includes scale, resiliency and transparency. As a CDN partner for Cisco's Connected Grid initiative and the global leader in IP address resource management and delivery, Infoblox is uniquely positioned to ensure the highest levels of network availability and scalability. We look forward to working closely with Cisco and Cisco's Connected Grid partners and customers to deliver world-class solutions that will help transform how energy is monitored, managed and distributed."
Philip Mezey, president and COO, Itron Energy: "It is through Itron and Cisco's extensive collaboration that we have been able to deliver the first multiservice communications infrastructure to utilities. Our vision of truly open, interoperable communications has become a reality, and now utilities can deploy a foundational platform that enables 'plug and play' interoperability of smart grid applications and devices."
Matt Winter, vice president of Corporate & Business Development, LogRhythm: "LogRhythm, with its award-winning SIEM 2.0 platform, is the global leader in cyber threat defense, detection and response. Together with Cisco, we are bringing to market solutions that empower energy and utility customers to tap the enormous potential of Smart Grid while addressing critical security and compliance challenges present in the connected grid and IT networks more broadly. As a recipient of Cisco's Connected Energy Network Partner of the Year Award and longstanding CDN partner, LogRhythm looks forward to building upon our track record of innovation with Cisco."
Martin Otterson, senior vice president, Sales, Marketing and Industry, OSIsoft: "OSIsoft is helping drive the evolution to the next generation energy grid. By going through the CDN Interoperability Verification Testing, we have confirmed that our products meet performance goals and expectations when deployed on the Cisco platform"
Tracy Trent, CEO, Proximetry: "Cisco and Proximetry solutions deliver advanced performance management, service assurance and better security to wireless users and devices in the Smart Energy industry. We are proud of being founding members of Cisco's CDN program for Smart Grid and sharing Cisco's vision of a new Smart Energy future."
Mark Hewitt, EVP Operations and Strategic Development, QinetiQ North America: "QinetiQ North America is proud to partner with Cisco and other industry leaders in the worldwide deployment of advanced smart grid technologies. Together, we are building smart grids that are providing more efficient, reliable power to people and businesses through low-cost improvements to existing infrastructure."
Ameen H. Hamdon, president, SUBNET Solutions Inc. "With the CDN program, SUBNET is able to seamlessly integrate its data integration and automation solutions with Cisco Connected Grid networking solutions. This provides utilities a comprehensive solution to securely communicate and access the information from all of their intelligent Transmission & Distribution grid devices."
Manish Gupta, vice president, Marketing and Business Development, Symmetricom: "Symmetricom is pleased to participate in Cisco's Connected Grid CDN program. As a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, we are committed to ensuring power grid reliability. Our solutions deliver the accuracy, precision, automation and flexibility that meet the demands of the world's next generation power grids, and will help meet Cisco's mission to deliver a highly secure communications infrastructure for the smart grid."
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The PI22/PI23 series pressure sensors are designed for high-temperature applications in the food and beverage industry such as UHT (ultra high temperature) plants.
A 4-digit LED display, which is visible from all sides even at greater distances, facilitates set-up, maintenance and operation.
The sensors can not only be connected as 3- or 4-wire units but also as loop-powered 2-wire units. This reduces the wiring complexity in new installations and facilitates exchange in existing 2-wire connections.
Parameter setting is effected via the buttons on the sensor. The sensor can also be configured via IO-Link, e.g. using a USB interface. The LINERECORDER SENSOR software is used to visualise, transfer and archive parameter sets.

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It is surely too soon to judge the advantages for children as a result of Children First, the education reforms introduced this school year, but a report released this month makes a case that the reform agenda is lacking in its efforts to bring parents into the decision-making process, denying parents a basic human right.
"Civil Society and School Accountability: A Human Rights Approach to Parent and Community Participation in NYC Schools," authored by the Center for Economic and Social Rights and New York University Institute for Education and Social Policy, suggests that Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein need to align the Children First plan with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to include greater parent and community access, participation and monitoring.
Parental involvement is written into the Children First agenda, frequently with similar wording to what appears in the rights-based report--a welcoming atmosphere for parents, essential partnership, accountability--and according to Mayor Bloomberg, the Children First initiatives "recognize that parents must be full partners with our schools in the important work of education."
But in most endeavors, full partners make decisions.
" These reforms fail to guarantee parents their human right to have an impact on decisions that affects their child's education and to have access to school officials and to information," said Elizabeth Sullivan, Right to Education project coordinator at the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR).
" The process by which the Children First reforms were developed is a perfect example of this," said Sullivan. "There were countless forums held where parents could give 'input' into what policies might be adopted, but actual policy decisions and changes came as surprises with little or no time to comment on them."
Diane Lowman's 14-year old son, Sivaad, is just entering ninth grade at Pablo Neruda Academy in the Bronx. In the process of finding this school for Sivaad and getting him registered, Lowman made several trips to the district Learning Center where she said she was met with disregard and misinformation.
" I'm trying to be patient," said Lowman, "but I don't see that much different with Children First. It's like everything else with the Board of Ed. It exists on paper, but there's no substance to it; it's not real."
What would constitute real reform in Lowman's mind? "First of all, when I contacted the supervisor back in April about finding a school for my son, schools should have been identified that I could look at and visit while they were up and running. The parent coordinator should truly be knowledgeable and know what regulations are, be a true resource, not simply say, 'I don't know.' And someone should have asked parents what it is we need. Who do we hold accountable?"
Lowman admits that she is a pushy parent who knows her rights and will always manage to be heard. But other parents, perhaps those for whom English is a second language, may not be equipped to put up such a fight, and could easily find themselves disenfranchised from their child's education.
The ability of the new Parent Coordinator to bridge this information gap and truly be a support to parents is also under question by rights advocates. "If the Parent Coordinators are there to support parents," said Sullivan of CESR, "they need the training and knowledge to help parents address their concerns and the independence to advocate for parents before school officials. What parents need are individuals or structures that can serve as independent ombudspersons to monitor schools and school officials and serve as outside independent advocates for the human rights of parents and students."
Children should come first and it is for that reason that Diane Lowman struggles to stay involved. "We value education in my family," said Lowman, "but my son, he is now feeling it's not important. Parental involvement might change that. Parents need to know what is expected of our children. We need to stop sending our kids to school alone."
State Senator Peter M. Rivera led a joint hearing by the New York State Assembly Committees on Environmental Conservation, Education, Transportation, and the New York State Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force last month to hear testimony on "School Bus Pollution and its Impact on Children."
Studies (pdf format) have found high levels of diesel exhaust present on school buses. The fine particulate matter in diesel fumes has been linked to cancer and is a trigger for asthma, which is on the rise among New York City children.
Significant reductions in diesel exhaust can made by bus companies with a switch to ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and retrofitting school buses with particulate filters or oxidation catalysts.
In a recent Citizens Committee for Children Millennium Report, the Lower East Side was listed as the poorest neighborhood in New York City, poorer than areas in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. But an unexpected finding was that the children from this community were not faring at the low end by all standard measurements of child well-being: immunization rates, infant deaths, low birth weights, teen pregnancies, high school drop-out rates, etc. The explanation for this twist has been attributed to the abundance of social service programs provided to families on the Lower East Side. One of the oldest and all-encompassing providers of these services has been the Educational Alliance, a settlement house established over 114 years ago and still vital to the community.
After September 11th, the Educational Alliance stayed open; during the blackout, it also remained open, making hamburgers on the street and passing out milk and apples.
Elisa Izquierdo, the six-year old girl murdered by her mother in 1995, lived in the housing project right behind Educational Alliance. "After she was killed," said the alliance's executive director, Robin Bernstein, "families and residents all came into the office of the Senior Associate Director and threw money down on the table--one man took a token off a chain around his neck and put it down--and they said, 'Will you buy this girl a funeral.' That's how the community looks to us."
Educational Alliance staff also realized from that tragedy that there was no safety net in place for parents who thought they might hurt their children and so they created a respite center where parents could drop in and talk about what was going on.
There are a wide range of other programs for children, from Head Start to After School. Day care parents pay between $3 and $35 a week, and for some families, even $3 is hard to part with; many of the parents work in sweatshops, an industry severely affected by 9/11. Recently Educational Alliance started the second year of their Saturday program and 245 children were waiting at 8:45 in the morning to register. There are also many social service programs, for pregnant teens and runaway kids and other troubled youth.
When Early Head Start research revealed that father involvement was one of the two most important variables in a child's life (exposure to violent incidents was the other), Educational Alliance began a father involvement program.
Lynda Crawford wrote the social services topic page for Gotham Gazette, and has written for City Limits, New York Woman, The New York Observer, and The New York Daily News.


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What is Trouble in Terrorist Town?Trouble in Terrorist Town (TTT) is a gamemode included with Garry's Mod. The game is about a group of "terrorists" who have traitors among them, out to kill everyone who's not a traitor.
A small number of players is selected as Traitors, who have to kill all the Innocent players (ie. the rest of the players). Those innocents know they are in the majority, but they do not know who is Traitor and who is not.
The Traitors must use the element of surprise and their special equipment, if they are to succeed. The Innocent just have to survive, which means finding out who the Traitors are and killing them before they kill you. Of course everyone is holding a big gun, and everyone looks suspicious...
For the Innocent, knowledge is power: who is acting strangely? Who can be linked to evidence found on corpses? Who is still alive, even?
What does it look like?
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How do I play?
Follow/check these steps:
Where do I get it?
As mentioned above, you do not need to manually download or install anything besides GMod and CS:S if you just want to play.
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The Adventure mode is a series of Castles that are divided in Several Acts. Get as far as possible and win all the Crowns to get extra rewards!
The Castle I want to enter is locked, why?
You need to complete the previous Castle to unlock it. If you are playing in Hard or Extreme mode, make sure that you have already completed this Castle on the previous difficulty mode.
Are you going to release more castles?
Yes, new castles and acts will be a part of future updates.
What are the Auto-Win tickets?
An Auto-Win Ticket d will allow you to instantly complete any Castle you have previously completed using one Auto-Win Ticket and the necessary Energy. You will receive the same magnificent rewards that you would have if you completed the dungeon normally.
What are Trials?
The Trials tab features 2 types of Castles: (1) Daily Castles: Promote Stone Castles and Gold Castles (2) Trial Castles: dungeon challenges that change every day. Challenge yourself and reap the rewards that come with it!!
What is the Arena?
The Arena is a 1v1v1v1 death match: you'll compete with 3 other players to get as many kills as possible. Each kill in the Arena will grant you 1 point. Players will automatically respawn after a kill. When time is up, the player that got the most kills wins the game. There is a specific purple energy for the PVP Arena.
Which Rewards can I get in the Arena?
After a match, you'll get Arena Chest Keys + Victory points. Arena Chest Keys will allow you to open the Arena Chest (better than the Epic Chest!). Victory Points will allow you to get to the next tier (Bronze III < Bronze II etc.) After ranking up to the next tier, you'll get better rewards each time you win a game in the Arena.
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Events allow you to get extra rewards by performing specific actions in the game. Climb up the leaderboard to get even more loot!
What are Achievements?
Achievements are long-term goals for you to work towards in Mighty Quest that provide you with cool rewards. They range from easily obtainable to very difficult.
What are Daily Missions?
Daily Missions are daily challenges to complete that provide glorious loot and experience!
Who is my pet?
Your default pet is a little demon Thomas, the Salty Imp (because he is very salty). Too busy fighting monsters in Castles? Don't worry, your pet will collect the gold and loot for you.
Where can I find more Pets?
You can change your pet in the HERO menu! Use Gems or perform specific actions in the game to unlock new pets!
How do I change my profile picture?
Profile pictures are called Portraits. Different options are available. Tap your portrait on the top left corner of your game to change it.
How do I share my equipment in the Chat?
You can share your full equipment in the chat to show off! From the chat: tap the orange icon with a white arrow on the top right of the chat window. From the character menu: tap the orange icon with a white arrow on the left of the menu.
Why can't I build my own Castle?
Mighty Quest on mobile is very different game to its PC predecessor so that it can be the mightiest and most epic game possible for mobile. While features from its PC predecessor aren't included or planned for the moment, they may still arrive in a future update as Mighty Quest is continuously evolving!


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In California family law cases, it's a judge—not a jury—that will decide your case. To help you hone your approach to handling family law hearings and trials, here are the first 5 of 10 inside tips from retired family law judge and CEB author Hon. Frederick A. Mandabach.
- Be Prepared. Judges appreciate lawyers and litigants who are prepared, because the proceedings tend to flow smoothly and fit within time estimates. Any attorney who has gone into a hearing or a trial with everything in place knows the feeling of confidence this inspires and what assets self-confidence and the feeling of control can be in the courtroom. By contrast, the unprepared attorney who tries both to prepare and to present the case during the proceedings wastes time and effort, loses focus, blurs issues, and causes further delays when this approach pushes the hearing or trial beyond the time allotted.
- Develop an Appropriate Style. Judges appreciate attorneys who seek to minimize the stress level in the courtroom. Most judges prefer, for example, to see witnesses treated with courtesy rather than to see them savaged on the stand. Instead of dispensing pain and suffering, some very successful attorneys use less offensive methods to dismantle witnesses. A lie can be unmasked with humor as well as by tirade. A courteous and calm attorney can often transfer some of these positive feelings to the case as a whole.
- Maintain a Helpful Attitude. We all know that in dealing with others we achieve more success if we approach them with a helpful attitude. Unfortunately, by the time the average person reaches the courtroom, he or she may have gone through a great deal of stress and frustration. Many people vent their frustrations in the courtroom. This isn't helpful. What is helpful is to remind yourself to approach the court with a positive and helpful attitude; this is more likely to set the stage for positive results. A helpful attitude toward the opposition can also be beneficial.
- Know Your Judge. It's always important to know your audience. In family law, the audience is the judge. If you know in advance who the judge will be, learn his or her preferences. Some judges, for example, appreciate introductory statements. Others, who may have carefully reviewed the moving and responding papers or trial briefs, will probably find an opening statement annoying. If you don't know the judge's preference, ask. Attorneys quickly learn judicial preferences by observation, speaking with other lawyers, or, sometimes, by reading profiles available in law libraries.
- Know Your Opponent. Family law attorneys seem to be either those who work well with other attorneys and adopt the principle of "give a little, take a little" or those who believe in taking no prisoners. It helps to know whether the other side will be playing total hardball before getting deeply into the proceedings. Don't start off by granting your opponent great latitude on evidentiary matters unless there is a record that your opponent will follow the same approach. You can be civil while insisting on fairness.
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On the heels of their biggest hit yet, country group Gloriana returns with their second album, A Thousand Miles Left Behind, released Tuesday (July 31) on Emblem/Warner Bros. Records. The project features "Kissed You (Good Night)," their first Top 5 single at country radio. That single has been certified gold for 500,000 digital downloads.
A Thousand Miles Left Behind is Gloriana's first album as a trio and follows their 2010 debut, Wild at Heart. The band previewed some of their new material during their Live @ CMT sessions in the CMT studio.
Meanwhile, I Am an Elvis Fan features 21 classic songs from Elvis Presley. Released through RCA/Legacy, the collection is the first-ever U.S. fan-voted compilation of Presley's music. Participants were asked to cast online votes for their top three favorite songs by Presley in seven musical genres: '50s, '60s, country, movies, love songs, gospel and in concert.
Other new releases include Australian star Kasey Chambers' covers album Storybook, Celtic music ensemble Gaelic Storm's Chicken Boxer, country duo Joey & Rory's His and Hers and Americana duo Shovels & Rope's O Be Joyful.
Bluegrass releases include Ray Edwards' Portrait of a Bluegrass Songwriter, the Marksmen Quartet's This Is My Crowd and Paul Williams and the Victory Trio's Going to Stay in the Old-Time Way. In addition, the folk DVD Pa's Fiddle: The Music of America features guests Rodney Atkins, Ronnie Milsap, Randy Travis and more.


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NEW YORK, N.Y. - CBS Sports salutes 75 years of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship with original programming celebrating the rich history of March Madness. Starting this month and through the 2013 NCAA tournament, CBS Sports, CBS Sports Network and CBSSports.com, in conjunction with the NCAA, will air a series of themed specials dedicated to the players, coaches and commentators who have made an impact over 75 memorable years of March Madness. The programming, CBS SPORTS PRESENTS 75 YEARS OF NCAA MARCH MANDESS, features CBS Sports college basketball announcers, including Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg, Bill Raftery, Greg Anthony, Greg Gumbel and Doug Gottlieb, as well as others.
The salute tips off Saturday, Dec. 29 with two shows on CBS Sports beginning with 75 YEARS: BEHIND THE MIC (2:00-3:00 PM, ET). The special features a round-table discussion with on-air voices of the NCAA tournament reliving the greatest March Madness moments and sharing their memories calling the action. Greg Gumbel hosts and is joined by Clark Kellogg, Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Dick Enberg, Greg Anthony and Gary Bender. The show also includes a special segment with Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore and Christian Laettner reliving the legendary Kentucky-Duke regional final game in 1992.
Jim Nantz hosts 75 YEARS: A COACH'S PERSPECTIVE (3:00-4:00 PM, ET) featuring a panel of top college coaches reflecting on the greatness of the NCAA tournament and reminiscing about their own experiences. Coaches include Billy Donovan, Tom Izzo, Steve Lavin, Rick Pitino, Shaka Smart, Brad Stevens, Bill Self, John Thompson III and Jay Wright.
Greg Gumbel hosts the other specials airing on CBS Sports, including:
TOP 10 COACHES – Saturday, Feb. 9 (12:30-1:00 PM, ET)
TOP 10 ONE-HIT WONDERS – Saturday, Feb. 16 (12:30-1:00 PM, ET)
TOP 10 BUZZER BEATERS – Sunday, Feb. 17 (12:30-1:00 PM, ET)
TOP 10 UPSETS – Saturday, Feb. 23 (1:00-1:30 PM, ET)
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CBS Sports Network's programming is highlighted by a series of specials, including:
THE ULTIMATE 75-YEAR BRACKET – Saturday, March 2 (7:00-8:30 PM, ET) – A 90-minute studio show playing out the ultimate fantasy March Madness bracket with the best teams from the past 75 years. A panel of experts will pick the teams, determine seedings and debate the games in a single-elimination style.
THE 75 GREATEST MOMENTS IN TOURNAMENT HISTORY – Sunday, March 3-Thursday, March 7 – Five 30-minute programs that count down the 75 greatest moments in tournament history.
MARCH MADNESS: THE ALL-TIME TEAM – Sunday, April 7 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET) – A one-hour show selecting the top NCAA tournament all-time players.
In addition, CBS Sports, CBS Sports Network and CBSSports.com will feature a vignette series beginning Saturday, Dec. 29 that traces the history of all 75 years of the NCAA tournament. During each day leading up to the 2013 NCAA tournament, a vignette will air that features a summary of one year's March Madness tournament from 1939 through 2012. CBSSports.com also will provide coverage and content from its EYE ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL reporters.
CBS Sports and Turner Sports will provide live, full national coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship across four national television networks – CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
Starting in early January, fans can vote on the greatest all-time players, teams and moments at NCAA.com/MarchMadness, the official online destination for the 75 years of March Madness celebration.


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Some residents voice support for the planned Stop & Shop expansion in Litchfield
LITCHFIELD >> The new Stop & Shop application that is currently before Inland Wetlands Commission has garnered support from at least a couple of residents.
Goshen resident Russ Hurley who pays taxes in both towns said he was one of the observers at the Litchfield Inland Wetlands Commission meeting last Wednesday where representatives from Stop & Shop presented their application to the commission and residents and found the presentation was thorough and impressive.
"I support the application and I feel that all of the design criteria necessary to maintain the 'dignity' of the Litchfield area have been met," said Hurley.
Hurley said he has faith in the Inland Wetlands Commission and trusts them to act in a responsible manner to protect the environment.
"One only needs to travel to Farmington to see how Stop & Shop is able to design a project that fits into the surrounding community," said Hurley.
The town's Inland Wetlands Commission opened its public hearing on the project Jan. 9, and the hearing is to continue Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Litchfield Firehouse. If the wetlands panel approves the plan, it moves on to the town's Planning and Zoning Commission.
The new Stop & Shop would be built in the Village Green plaza that is adjacent to the site of the current Stop & Shop. The development is owned by real estate developer and former 5th District GOP candidate Mark Greenberg.
Litchfield resident Lee Wolfel said he attended the Inland Wetland public hearing last week for the Stop & Shop proposal supports the new Stop & Shop application.
Wolfel claims that PLAN Litchfield, who is the opposing the Stop & Shop application, said PLAN Litchfield will go so far as to sue the town if the Wetlands issues get resolved.
PLAN Litchfield member Michele Crow said there are no discussions or plans or intentions to sue the town.
Wolfel said what he learned from the hearing last week and discussions with members of PLAN is that they do not shop in existing Stop & Shop.
"I'm glad that they can afford the gas and time to go outside the town, grocery facilities exist in town and have," said Wolfel. "This dispute is not about someone new trying to gain access."
Crow said she shops there weekly and they all use Stop & Shop.
"We like the existing Stop & Shop, we like the people there, we are happy with it, we don't want to see the new expanded location," said Crow.
Wolfel said Stop & Shop is here and has been so why shouldn't it meet the needs of the residents.
"Stop & Shop clearly admits that their present store is 'underserving customers,'" said Wolfel. "Yes, we live in a beautiful town that does have rural character but that is the area of town known as the Historic District/ Borough."
Wolfel said the proposed Stop & Shop is out of the area of the Historic District Litchfield Borough along with the town's Green, South and North Streets.
He challenges PLAN Litchfield when he asked, "How will this beautiful state of the art, designed for our town building that is 1,000 feet from the road with many trees in between be more of a detriment than what already exists right on the road."
According to Crow, for the previous application they attached renderings of what it would look like. This time they did not, the rendering from the from the initial application for a generic large box.
"Perfect example is our beautiful Irving Gas Station and curb market," said Wolfel.
When the plans were first presented by Greenberg, and then withdrawn for tweaking, PLAN Litchfield proposed a zoning that would have significantly limited the size of new retail/commercial buildings. When the group declined to pay fees for consultants requested by the land-use panel, consideration of the amendment did not go forward.
The new supermarket is proposed to replace an existing 24,000-square-foot Stop & Shop on West Street (Route 202) that is located in leased space in a building that includes a Rite Aid and checks in at 34,000 square feet in all.
The overall result of the new plans would be a project that represents the redevelopment of a village like plaza--whose buildings extend deep into the property from Route 202--where many tenants have struggled, at least in part because of a lack of visibility.
As part of the project, two existing buildings located within the overall site would be razed. To create space for some existing tenants that would be displaced, an addition of 2,500 square feet would be added to the building at the front of the plaza that houses the Litchfield Hills Wine Market.
The supermarket's parking area would take over the space one building now occupies, and, in addition to that, what observers would see from the main road is a supermarket facade that is roughly the same width of the front of the existing Stop & Shop.
After completion of the redevelopment project, the two existing buildings that would remain and the new grocery store would have a building footprint of about 55,000 square feet altogether and a total gross floor area of about 61,000 square feet.
In addition, the traffic flow in and out of the plaza would be significantly improved, according to site plans--even though the front part of the shopping center closer to Route 202 would not be changed or modified as part of the project.
A total of 369 parking spaces would be located in the entire shopping center after project completion.
According to a fact sheet provided by Stop & Shop, less than 50 percent of the expansion is devoted to new or improved departments. This is in response to customer demand and their desire to improve the shopping experience.
Stop & Shop is currently in the process of seeking a drainage easement from White Memorial Conservation Center for property behind the proposed new Stop & Shop, and project representatives have also met with Litchfield Land Trust, which, according to John Hession, Vice President of engineering services for Massachusetts-based EBI Consulting.


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I went to the gym yesterday...first time in a week and boy oh boy...it was bitter sweet. It felt so good to be back and yet, I had NO energy and I felt like I was dragging the whole entire time. Thankfully, I have lots of gym-friends (people I only know from working out with them for the past 3 years) and they all cheered me on and helped me get through an hour and a half work out session. Yay!
So after dinner and dishes and bedtime with the kids last night, I was feeling pretty sore/tight in my shoulders and back so I begged my sweet hubby to give me a massage and try out some new massage oil I had bought. It was the warming kind that heats up with motion. ***Get your mind out of the gutter ya'll---that is NOT where this story is going!! :o) *** So anyway, I get all ready, he opens up the bottle and trys to squirt some on my back and the stuff comes out looking like Molasses! He starts trying to rub my back and the stuff is like so thick, he had to practically use half the bottle just to cover my shoulders and back! As he is rubbing I can hear the stickiness. Like when he lifts his hand, it kind of makes a sound from the suction! Finally he is done with my wonderful massage (the guy should totally go into business doing this---he's AWESOME---but of course I wouldn't want him touching other women--so no---never mind--rub that out). Anyway, I'm laying there on my stomach just relaxing and I say "Hey babe, why don't you go cook up some pancakes and we can eat them with all the syrup that's on my back." For some reason I found that ridiculously hilarious and I cracked my own self up. Ever since that moment last night...I've been thinking "I have to blog about this."
Now that I'm typing it--it doesn't seem nearly as funny...but oh well...I wasted a whole night thnking about it and how funny it was...so I'm leaving it.
Ha ha!
Anyway, I was going to pose a question to you all: Does anyone have a favorite massage oil or lotion that they could suggest? I love the stuff they use at the spa's because it seems like one drop covers a lot of skin...but I don't know how to find that stuff myself.
Friday, November 09, 2007
Pancakes anyone?
I went to the gym yesterday...first time in a week and boy oh boy...it was bitter sweet. It felt so good to be back and yet, I had NO energy and I felt like I was dragging the whole entire time. Thankfully, I have lots of gym-friends (people I only know from working out with them for the past 3 years) and they all cheered me on and helped me get through an hour and a half work out session. Yay!
4 comments:
- Logzie said...
I have that a lot of times too where you are in a certain situation and you like "excellent blog material" and then when you go to write it, it doesn't seem as funny! We went out for coffee with some friends a while back and Chuck ordered an expresso and when the guy handed it to him...I just about peed my pants in laughter...the cup was as tiny as Kenzie's play tea cups...Chuck was like "are you serious?" and our friends were like "you never ordered an expresso before?"...apparently they always come in tiny cups. But just sitting there looking at my manly husband try and hold this teeny tiney cup that even his finger would not fit thru the whole in the handle and his dumbfounded face was priceless!
- Beverly said...
I love BioFreeze, but it's not something you would just use for an everyday massage it's more for sore or damaged muscles. I love it. It goes from being really cool when you first apply it to after a while it gets really really hot.
- Amos said...
I almost asked you this morning how the pancakes were the other night. I certainly know what you mean and I would've chuckled then too. Beverly talked about BioFreeze which I love but what she says is totally right. I have some B&B Works massage oil that works pretty well and it smells good too.
- Kuckie said...
Hi, I popped on over from Logzie's blog, and I can help you with the massage oil question! Being a professional massage therapist, I can tell that I prefer a line from a company called Biotone. Their oil does not leave a greasy residue on your skin. You can order it at Massagewarehouse.com . Also, if you have a Body Shop near you, their massage oil is nice, and you can pick your own scent. I like Satsuma!


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The Barbie flood I have been holding back like a little Dutch girl with her finger in the wall has burst through.
And my sisters and mother are delighted.
Christmas morning saw Rowan open up not one, but TWO Barbie dolls, with my relations grinning like fools and snapping pictures of my reaction. I think I did pretty well, smiled, said thank you and enthused over the over-packaged skinny chicks. They say my eyes bugged out, but I don't believe it.
I loved Barbie as a girl, I'll admit it. My step-sister and I would play for hours, and we played with them into the double digits, age-wise, I am sure. Beauty Secrets, Magic Curl, Gangrene Ken. The name for Ken wasn't official from Mattel, or anything, it was owing to the fact that he had only one leg and it was gangrene green ~ but he was our only boy so he was Hot Stuff.
So my objection to Barbie isn't total. I even read an article once about how important Barbie is because she allows young girls to be in charge of the grown up~ dress her, style her, boss her around, drive her and her corvette off a cliff (wait, that was me). I can see that.
My objection is to the marketing. The non-stop branding. I don't want my daughter to never play with Barbie, but I would like her to continue to play with other toys, too. Once she has Barbie, every birthday, every gift becomes Barbie time because it is easy and pervasive. I have been lobbying for diversity, that's all. And a couple more years for the little girl things wouldn't hurt, either.
That said, I will make one further admission.
If my sisters were trying to win me over to Barbie, they did a good job.
One doll is a spunky brunette with purple hair, a dog and high heel high-tops.. cool!
6 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I think Barbie is wonderful! She can be anything or do anything she wants. There is no limits on what she can or can't do! She is one powerful woman!
- 1 January 2011 at 19:10
- Tiffany said...
Those ones arent that bad. Here we ban Bratz dolls and those gothic looking dolls. (not sure what they are called.) The only Barbies we have are the princess ones. The Vet barbie looks fun...lol.
- 1 January 2011 at 19:11
- Unknown said...
I agree that they have always worked on empowering her :) Now if they could just give her unders she'd be even more set to take on the world!
- 1 January 2011 at 22:11
- Natalie/Woolhalla said...
I softened on the Barbie issue when my dd wanted to spend her gift money on a Bratz. Me the waldorf-doll-making-mama was suddenly trying to pursuede her that barbies were quite nice and maybe she's like a snow white barbie instead! After a year or two of the plastic dolls she decided to get rid of them all herself saying they weren't that nice. She then went back to soft natural dolls :o)
Before you know it those barbies are going to be wearing your beautiful silks! Or you'll be knitting alpaca clothing for them!!
- 3 January 2011 at 13:27
- Yarn Miracle said...
If that *was* how kittens were born, spay/neuter campaigns would be far less compelling.
- 3 January 2011 at 18:16
- Unknown said...
LOL ~ all you would have to do is seal up the cupboard.
Barbie clothes, huh? Hippie Barbie? Waldorf Barbie, maybe? Hope is good :)
- 3 January 2011 at 18:45
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1. Hadiths transmitted from our Prophet (saas) reveal that the life span of the Earth will be 7,000 years.
Anas Ibn Malik narrates that the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: THE LIFE SPAN OF THE WORLD IS SEVEN DAYS IN THE DAYS OF THE HEREAFTER. Almighty Allah has said: ONE DAY IN THE SIGHT OF YOUR LORD IS LIKE A THOUSAND OF YOUR YEARS.
ALLAH WILL ASCRIBE THE EQUIVALENT OF GOOD DEEDS OF THE SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS OF THE AGE OF THIS WORLD to the one who meets the need of any of his brothers in the faith on the path of Allah as if he spends his days in fasting and his nights in worship.
(Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 88)
Amr ibn Yahya, we informed ibn Zayd about the existence. May Allah be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger of Allah (saas) said: THE LIFE SPAN OF THE WORLD IS SEVEN DAYS
IN THE AFTERLIFE DAYS. Almighty Allah said that a day in the
sight of the Lord is like a thousand of your years. 1
(Suyuti, Al-kashf `an (fi) Mujawazat Hadihi l-umma al-Alf, al-Hawi lil Fatawi, p. 10)
At-Tabarani Alkabiyr says: We told Ahmad ibn Annadril Askari and Jafar Ibn Muhammad al-Aryani (or Uryani) and they both said; We told Alvaliyd Ibn Abdul Malik Ibn Sarhul Sahrani and we told Sulayman ibn Ataulqureyshilharbi, and Addehaak Ibn Zamlil Jahni said of Amr Ibn Abi Shajeati Ibn Rabiil Jahni and Sullamatu Ibn Abdillahil Jahni:
I had a dream and told it to Messenger of Allah (saas). He spoke the words inside him: O Messenger of Allah, I am with you on a seven-stepped pulpit, and you are on its highest degree. He (saas) said: As for the seven-stepped pulpit, I am on the highest step, THE LIFE OF THE WORLD IS SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS ...
(Suyuti, Al-kashf `an (fi) mujawazat hadihi l-umma al-alf, al-hawi lil Fatawi, p. 10)
They narrated from Daqqaq Ibn Zaid Al-Juhani:
I told the Messenger of Allah (saas) of a dream I had had. In that dream the Messenger of Allah (saas) was at the top step of a seven-stepped pulpit. He said: THE SEVEN-STEPPED PULPIT YOU SEE IS THE SEVEN THOUSAND YEARS OF AGE OF THIS WORLD.
(Al-Burhan fi 'Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 89)
According to these hadiths, which appear in the book Al-Burhan fi 'Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman by Husamaddin al-Muttaqi, one of the greatest Sunni scholars, our Prophet (saas) put the life span of the world at 7,000 years. Hadiths putting the life span of the world at 7,000 years also appear in the works of many other Sunni scholars, including Muttaqi's Kanz ul-Ummal, hadith no. 16459, Muhammad Tahir Ibn Ali al-Hindi 's Tezkiret al-Mawduat, I/223, Imam Sahavi's al-Maqasid al-Hasana (transmitted by Daylami), I/693, hadith no. 1243, Al Munawi's Fayz al-Qadir, III/547, hadith no. 4278 (transmitted by Daylami) and Bayazid Bistami's Miftah al-jifr. This is clear evidence that Sunni scholars are in complete agreement on the subject.
2. According to a hadith narrated by many scholars, including Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, the great hadith scholar and founder of the Hanbali school, our Prophet (saas) refers to the beginning of a new calendar, saying, the time that had passed in the world up until him was 5,600 years:
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal transmitted in his Ilel:
(Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 89)
These dates, which our Prophet (saas) reveals as the world having a life span of 7,000 years and 5600 having passed up until the time of the Prophet (saas), need to be evaluated within a specific calendar. However, these dates must very definitely not be evaluated as the beginning of human history when the Prophet Adam (as) was sent down to Earth. If calculations such as the beginning of the Islamic calendar with the hegira of our Prophet (saas) from Mecca to Medina, or the Christian calendar beginning with the birth of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), are performed before and after these dates, then it appears that this 7000-year period described by our Prophet (saas) may have been given according to a date of an event which was accepted as a landmark during his time. It may be a reference to many important dates that have occurred throughout the lives of the prophets, for example the birth of the Prophet Ibrahim (as) or the Prophet Nuh (as), or the prophet hood being bestowed on the Prophet Ibrahim (as), or the Prophet Ibrahim (as) migrating from one place to another or the beginning of the flood when the Prophet Nuh (as) boarded the Ark, or the flood's end, or many other similar events that have taken place in the lives of other prophets. The important thing here is that our Prophet (saas) makes a calculation based on the beginning of the calendar in question and puts the life span of the world at 7,000 based on that calendar, saying that 5,600 years have passed between the beginning of that calendar and himself.
The great Sunni scholar Al-Barzanji states that the life span of the ummah will not exceed the year 1500 (Islamic calendar). (Allah knows the truth.)
(Muhammad ibn `Abd ar-Rasul Barzanji, Al-Isha`ah li Ashrat as-Sa`ah, The Portents of the Doomsday, p. 299)
Suyuti's statement made on the basis of the hadith handed down from our Prophet (saas) is also that the life of the Ummah will not go past the year 1500:
(Suyuti, al-Kasfu an Mujawazati Hazihil Ummah al-Alfu, al-hawi lil Fatawi, Suyuti. 2/248, Tafsir Ruh-ul Bayan. Bursawi 4/262, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Kitab al-Ilal, p. 89)
The life span of the community is one thing and that of the world another. Said Nursi, the greatest mujaddid of the last 1000 years, says that Muslims will remain on the true path until a command comes from Allah, and will be victorious until around 1506 with Doomsday probably taking place in 1545 (Allah knows the truth):
"A group from my community will remain in truth until Allah's command."
The abjad calculation of the clause "A group from my community..." which is 1542 (2117) implies its (the community's) time of survival. The abjad calculation of the clause "will remain in truth" (when the gemination mark is counted) gives 1506 (2082); it indicates until that date (2082) it will continue its work of enlightenment evidently and obviously, and maybe victoriously; then until 1542 (2117) in secrecy and defeat. The abjad calculation of the clause "until Allah's command" (when the gemination mark is counted) suggests that DOOMSDAY WILL BEFALL the unbeliever in 1545 (2120).
(Kastamonu Addendum, p. 33)
According to the statements from the Sunni scholars Al-Barzanji and Imam Suyuti and from the Master Said Nursi, based on the hadiths of our Prophet (saas), the life of the Muslim community will not exceed the 1500s (Islamic calendar). (Allah knows the truth.)
1 A day with your Lord is equivalent to a thousand years in the way you count. (Surat al-Hajj, 47)2009-07-03 14:57:25


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- Starts: 9:00 am on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
- Ends: 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
This gallery show and silent auction is a collaboration between the Boston University School of Visual Arts and the Dorchester Youth Alternative Academy. DYAA is a small non-profit alternative middle school offering one on one guidance and education for at-risk boys. The works on display and for sale were created in a unique partnership between artists and DYAA students. The artists were given works created by the students during two four- session art workshops lead by three BU SVA students. The artists were then asked to interpret and incorporate the students' work into their own. Everyone is invited to come and buy affordable, beautiful art that benefits this amazing cause. Pieces begin at $15. Viewers will be able to bid on both the work of the students' and the artists. Please note that we can only accept cash at this time. All proceeds will go to The Dorchester Youth Alternative Academy. Donations are also welcome. bu.edu/cfa/
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The problem with Android phones—a problem, anyway—is that for all the talk of choice, they can be remarkably undifferent. They lack a reason to exist. The myTouch 4G Slide has one, though: to be the best cameraphone you can buy.
Why It Matters
The cameras in your average smartphone today are, by and large, pretty okay. But they're generally not good enough to replace a cheap point-and-shoot. The white balance sucks, the color saturation's off, the low-light performance is crummy, whatever. There have been a few exceptions so far: phones from Nokia, some from Sony Ericsson, and the iPhone 4. And it's really the latter that made a killer camera bolted to a phone a mainstream thing, putting one in the pockets of tens millions of people. The myTouch 4G Slide is the first Android phone to make a concerted effort to do that, with an 8-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS sensor that's exclusive to the Slide for now, and not unlike what we'll probably see in the next iPhone.
Using It
Beyond the camera, the myTouch 4G Slide is a totally typical, but totally fine Android phone. It's running Android 2.3 with HTC Sense on top, and it's got a very good keyboard. No surprises. But let's talk about the camera. HTC tries to make it feel very point-and-shooty, with deeper controls than your average phone's camera, for everything from white balance to ISO and exposure. There's also a ton of filters built in, to scratch your Instagram itch. "Zero-shutter lag" means it's effectively taking pictures before you press the shutter button, so once the camera app's open, you shouldn't miss anything. The features aren't quite as extensive as a full-blown camera, but it's close enough with perks like face detection, at least for most people.
It's fast with a 1.2GHz dual-core chip, even with HTC's custom software running on top. The keyboard is huge and clicky. HTC still delivers some of the best materials this side of the iPhone 4—the phone just feels like quality. T-Mobile is fast when it's fast—I was peaking around 7-8Mbps around Georgia. Built-in Netflix, still a relative rarity for Android. The camera is legitimately good. It's quick to shoot; the colors are more accurate, the 1080p video more detailed than the iPhone 4; and the software delivers most of the control an average-but-concerned shooter would want.
Check out full-sized samples here.
No Like
HTC's Sense skin looks terribly 2008 at this point. The low-quality gradients, and weird smatterings of glossy gloss. The faux 3D desktop is gauche. It doesn't make Android any better. T-Mobile in New York isn't fast at all—the best downstream speed I ever saw was around 3Mbps. I wish the shutter button was more useful. Because of the way the phone splits, trying to use the shutter button resulted in camera shake like 80 percent of the time. And obviously a slider phone is kinda chunky.
Should I Buy This?
If you're on T-Mobile and having a solid camera built into your phone is a serious priority, well, it's kind of a no-brainer—if you don't mind the added heft or Android, which could be two serious downers, depending on who you are.
myTouch 4G Slide
Network: T-Mobile
Screen: 3.7-inch, 800x480 resolution
Weight: 6.5oz
Processor and RAM: 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon, 768MB
Camera: 8-megapixel stills, 1080p video (rear);
Storage: 4GB internal + up to 32GB SD Storage
OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) + Custom Skin
Battery: 1540 mAh
Price: $200 with two-year contract


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Record-breaking ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Auckland
By Merryn Sherwood on 22/10/12 at 7:38 am
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Highlights from the Paratriathlon World Championships in Auckland
It might be four years away, but paratriathletes already have Rio on their mind after a record breaking ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Auckland on Monday.
A field of 109 athletes started the race, from a total of 21 different countries, and the competition was fierce. Great Britain finished on top of the overall paratriathlon medal tally with five gold, their best result from a paratriathlon world titles. Great Britain's gold medallists included Iain Dawson in the men's TRI-6, Matthew Emmerson in the men's TRI-5, Faye McClelland in the women's TRI-4, Steven Judge in the men's TRI-3, and Karen Darke in the women's TRI-1.
The United States and France each won two world titles in the women's TRI-5 and TRI-2 respectively and the men's TRI-4 and men's TRI-2 respectively, while Australia, Canada and Spain each took home one Paratriathlon World Championship. USA finished with the most overall medals, with 13, compared to Great Britain's nine. Serbia won its first Paratriathlon medal, as Lazar Filipovic claimed silver in the men's TRI-6.
The water temperature designated that the swim was reduced from 750m to 300m according to the ITU Paratriathlon rules and races started in three waves to complete the rest of the 20km bike and 5km run.
Australia's Bill Chaffey was the first finisher across the line, claiming his third ITU World Paratriathlon Championship in TRI-1 with a stellar wheelchair leg to roll past the USA's Andre Kaljich. Chaffey said afterwards he was worried when his strongest discipline was cut short, but managed to still pull away.
"I spoke to my coach about it, he gave me a game plan, you know the swim is your strength but you know you have done the work in the bike and the run too as well so you know, he talked me up well and got me through," Chaffey said. "He basically said, 'don't worry about anyone else,' everyone is worried about you."
Chaffey said he was excited to be part of the sport in the lead into its first Paralympics.
"It just keeps getting bigger and bigger which makes it more and more exciting, it's very strong competition and each year everyone gets better and everyone keeps getting closer," he said. "I've got to keep doing more work. But Rio, that's number one."
Although he didn't back up with another medal after his Beijing podium, Morocco's Mohamed Lahna was one of the stars of the day after being recognised from a photo taken on last year's finish line.
The image, captured by Delly Carr, went on to be voted by the fans as 2011 ITU Photo of the Year, and he said it added to a brilliant year in which he moved to California with his wife and became a first-time parent.
"This year I felt like I had extra pressure because last year a lot of people, they contact me about this picture and they add me on Facebook, it was everywhere really, which was great, I think this photo is a very big thing for me," Lahna said.
"I hope I can keep going to Rio 2016 because this is my big goal, really my goal is to be one of my medallists of these first games."
Brazil also fielded a strong team, as they build to hosting Paratriathlon's debut in the paralympics and bronze medallist in the men's TRI-6, Rodrigo Feola, said all Paralympic sport in Brazil was growing quickly.
"Each year we are growing and growing in many different sports," he said. "So we have a good expectation for our Paralympic team, we think we will have lots of medals because we are working hard."
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Drink At Maialino's Nebbiolo Bar Before It's Gone
When Liz Nicholson became the wine director at Maialino there was an unused Enomatic machine sitting behind the bar. Since the restaurant pours wines by the glass in huge volumes, it didn't make sense to restock it constantly; the machine is meant to preserve wines over time and serve them in small pours. It's a pretty expensive piece of equipment to keep around as a display case.
Try it sparkling, vinified white, or from many different terroirs throughout northwest Italy and you will find a span of styles of wine. Then consider its long life span, and suddenly it takes on a thousand more sides to its personality, depending on how much age the wine has. It is truly one of the most unique and versatile varietals in the world.
For now, Maialino's Enomatic machine is stocked with eleven different Nebbiolo wines, starting with a bright and light brut rosé (reminiscent of strawberries and stones) and continuing through quite a tour of reds. We particularly love the Vietti Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco, which is made similarly to Vietti's Barolo but released younger. And the single vineyard Bovio Barolo Vigna Gattera is a showstopper. But it's pretty hard to go wrong with this list. (Some might find the Erpacrife Spumante a little too funky and strange for their taste, but it's killer with slightly stinky cheese.)
You can try the wines by the glass (and even better, the half-glass) and it's a remarkable learning experience to taste your way through a few of them (or the whole bar, if you've got all night.) You should do it now, though, because Maialino's Nebbiolo bar is on its way out.
The new year will bring a new focus on the northeastern regions of Trentino, Alto-Adige, Friuli and the Veneto. "The intent," says Nicholson, will be "to show that there are a lot of other fantastic wines beyond Valpolicella that these regions turn out."
You can eat in the bar area (in fact, I prefer it over the more buttoned-up dining room.) Make sure to order the Spuntino di Pancetta and eat them hot while the pork fat is nearly liquid. And as long as we're being indulgent, get a Coppa Croccante, too.
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A psychiatric patient with a history of violence and sex offenses was released from the Minnesota Security Hospital last week because of a bureaucratic lapse by medical staff, then dropped off on a Minneapolis street corner after two security officers did not deliver him to the right homeless shelter.
In a series of critical mistakes, Raymond Traylor, 23, was discharged from the St. Peter facility because medical staff missed a deadline to file his required 60-day progress report with a Hennepin County judge, according to documents obtained by the Star Tribune.
Then, upon discharge, Traylor was driven to Minneapolis and dropped a quarter mile from the all-male shelter that was selected to care for him. He wound up instead near the Salvation Army's Harbor Light Center for men and women.
Hennepin County prosecutors, who handled Traylor's court case last spring, said they found the incident alarming.
Traylor "poses a danger not only to the public but also to himself … Four months into what would have been a six-month, potentially renewable, commitment, Mr. Traylor is again on the streets of Minneapolis because someone did not do their job," the county attorney's office said in a statement Monday.
State hospital officials insisted that Traylor is not dangerous and that his violent behavior — deputies found it necessary to shackle him during a court appearance last spring — was brought under control through court-ordered treatment.
Still, state officials acknowledged that planning for Traylor's release was bungled.
The episode underscores a continuing pattern of management breakdowns at the state's largest psychiatric facility, which houses nearly 400 of Minnesota's most dangerous psychiatric patients.
"This kind of situation shows there's a real serious gap in coordination and planning on the part of the state's mental health system," said Salvation Army envoy Bill Miller. "They just dropped him off, it turns out, without telling us anything. No safety net."
Traylor, a registered sex offender who was charged earlier this year with assault and trespassing, has a long juvenile and adult criminal record and a history of heavy drug use. In, 2002 he was convicted as a juvenile for sexually assaulting his siblings.
When interviewed by a reporter last week, Traylor appeared stable and coherent.
"I wasn't afraid when they dropped me off, but I did feel like I was vulnerable … they dropped me with my two bags, around the corner, and wished me good luck," Traylor recalled. "I've been trying to get help all week."
At the St. Peter facility, Traylor was under the care of Dr. Steven Pratt, the hospital's medical director, who was involved in planning Traylor's care after release, according to a document obtained by the Star Tribune. Pratt declined an interview request.
Traylor arrived at the security hospital in April under an emergency transfer from a regional treatment center in Anoka, where he bit two staff members, groped female employees and started fights with other patients. He was placed in a unit that treats the most violent patients, and no female staff were allowed in his area.
Citing the resistant nature of Traylor's illness and "his extreme aggression," a doctor asked court permission to treat Traylor with "as many medications as possible."
Then, just two weeks later, the doctor petitioned the court for authority to administer electroshock therapy because "medications alone are ineffective," records show. Hennepin County Judge Jamie Anderson approved the request.
Hospital staff, however, missed a subsequent deadline to evaluate Traylor and submit the required report to the judge.
"As you know, there was a 60/90 day report that didn't get onto the calendar, which allowed Mr. Traylor's commitment to end," a hospital social worker wrote in an e-mail obtained by the Star Tribune. "Currently he does not have anywhere he can go and plans to reside at a homeless shelter. We will attempt to get him connected to a psychiatrist and ensure that his medication needs are met."
'Staff did not follow through'
Asked last week about the case, state officials said Traylor was dropped at an emergency shelter operated by Catholic Charities. But after the newspaper informed them there was no record of Traylor arriving at the shelter, officials issued a statement admitting his aftercare programming had fallen apart within hours of his release.
"Staff did not follow through," the agency wrote. "Clients typically don't go to homeless shelters because there is more time to arrange placements. The missed report in this case left little time to make those arrangements."
It also appears that hospital officials failed to confirm Traylor's care with Hennepin County; the caseworker assigned to his case was on vacation until mid-August, according to a message on his phone voice-mail.
Shelter reconsiders
Left on a street corner, Traylor tried to find a bed at the Harbor Light Center, where he had stayed before. Initially, he was denied entrance because his violent behavior had caused the shelter to issue a no-tresspass order against him some months earlier. But shelter officials reconsidered after meeting with Traylor and learning that he had been dropped off with no security plan in place.
The Salvation Army's Miller said the shelter has now assigned a caseworker to Traylor to ensure he remains safe and gets his medications from the Hennepin County Medical Center. The shelter will also help Traylor find long-term housing, Miller said.
State officials acknowledged serious errors leading up to Traylor's discharge, but deflected further responsibility — saying aftercare was largely the responsibility of Hennepin County caseworkers who had been alerted that Traylor was leaving the St. Peter facility.
Anne Barry, deputy commissioner of the Human Services Department, said the hospital should not have missed the deadline to file a progress report on Traylor, the breakdown that triggered his release. "It shouldn't have fallen between the cracks, and as a result it didn't get on the court calendar," Barry said.
Still, she said the state does not consider Traylor a danger to the public if he is under care.
"If we thought there was a risk, if he was dangerous, we would've asked that he be recommitted," she said. "This is the first time I've seen this happen since I've been here."