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1. A Dingo Ate your Jumper Allowing only 56 points per game (good for third in the nation) in 07-08, this version of the Cougars are one that stifles on the defensive end. And assembling this team of defensive aficionados was an interesting and far flung task for the Coaches Bennett. Not one player who stepped on the court for the Cougs this year resides in the Evergreen State. And only one current Washingtonian is listed on the active roster (freshman Charlie Ernquist). In fact the Cougars recruiting base ranges from Belgrade to Auckland, and everywhere in between. Part of this can be attributed to the basketball globetrotting past of Coach/Female Forbidden Fruit Fantasy, Tony Bennett. Bennett spent three years with the Charlotte Hornets, and then played and coached in New Zealand for the North Harbor Kings until 1998. His international connections have been key in building this team, "The further away we went, the better chance we had of getting someone" Said Bennett. This was basically the tactful way of saying "it's pretty hard to sell the middle of nowhere."
2. The Triforce. The team is built around seniors Derrick Low, Kyle Weaver and Robbie Cowgill. All three have been deemed to have a "intramural" look to them, but don't be fooled, they're all skilled ballers. Weaver is a sinewy 6-6 athlete who can play any position from the 1 to the 3. He leads the team in no offensive category, but contributes with feints through the lane, creating shots for teammates. But where Weaver gets his accolades is as a shutdown perimeter defender. Second in the Pac-10 in steals, he's become a Jay Bilas favorite, who rendered this wondrous nugget "he's not a shooter, but he's a winner." Talk on Jay: talk on. Low, the team's leading scorer and 3-time Hawaii High School Player of the Year, committed to WSU without ever seeing the campus. I could see this happening going from Pullman to Hawaii, but Hawaii to Pullman? That's how much Low trusted the Bennett's coaching philosophy. And last but not least fan favorite and Pac 10 Scholar athlete of the year, Robbie Cowgill. The laid-back Cowgill has been called a "glue-guy" and is always around the ball, creating opportunities with hustle. When WSU has a fever, it's usually cured by more Cowgill. Explore that space Robbie!
3. Basket-wha!? The Pullman sports landscape has been dominated over the years by the whiz of footballs flying through the air, as well as irrational thoughts of a Mike Price return. Due to this dominance of football, basketball has traditionally been the oft forgotten runt of men's revenue sports. In some respects it still is; currently the Cougars play their games in the "Beasley Performance Arts Coliseum" (which has banners to honor NIT appearances). To avoid being lumped in with trade shows and productions of Oklahoma, the Cougar basketball team plays its games on "Friel Court." Confusing. It's also hurts your reputation as a basketball school when your three most famous former players are a Gatorade commercial staple/MJ poster boy (Craig Ehlo), a mediocre rapper/former G-Unit member who got kicked out before ever playing a minute (The Game, who might in fact be working me into a diss track right now), and Florida Marlins lefty Mark Hendrickson, who was drafted into the NBA with the 76ers in the late 90's, and is now working as a human testament to the benefits of being able to throw a baseball left handed. But with every win against traditional Pac-10 powerhouses, and every report of Tony Bennett going to a bigger school for a much bigger salary, the student body seems to sense exactly how special this team is. — Brian Tesch


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For Rene Hidalgo of Beloved in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, having a buck (a drink served tall with a ginger, citrus and sparkling aspect) on the menu was a must. "I live in bars. I need those low alcohol cocktails. They help me sustain my lifestyle."
The Dark and Stormy's ska-savvy cousin, Storm Warning, has a backbone of Cynar and pot stilled rum. The artichoke-flavored Cynar has a 16.5% ABV, while the rum carries a navy strength 57%. "I like the idea of playing this really aggressive very strong spirit against something that's way lower in alcohol. You have a really high-octane aspect to the drink but it's only an ounce of it....the drink isn't high in alcohol but you feel like you're drinking something."
The vegetal, bittersweet Cynar blends well with the rustic rum. "Smith and Cross has a great funk to it; that real pirate juice flavor you expect and want from Jamaican rums." Beloved extracts their own fresh ginger juice and adds sugar without heating. Heat, in fact, takes away the ginger's heat.
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He shakes the alcohol and ginger with a few pieces of cracked ice to cool it briefly. "It's aerated, but not extremely light like a Collins. You get a bit of viscosity but it's still refreshing; it's not going to weight you down like a milkshake".
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My reason for posting this terrible photo is to prove to you that even small changes in what you eat, how you dress and how you see yourself can make a lot of difference in your life. After I saw this and the other photos taken on the same day of this woman I hardly recognized, I started making small changes every day. Within three weeks I started to see change. Within six months I had lost almost forty pounds!
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I stopped thinking of myself as invisible and old which was subconsciously giving me permission to stop caring about how I looked. A positive attitude is so very important. I started going for more walks and eating only fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts and whole grains. (Read the book "Eat to Live" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman for more information on what to eat and why.) I stopped wearing loose fitting dull clothes.
I still weigh 143 pounds at five feet six and a half inches tall. I am 58 years old in the photo above and I am so much happier than I was even in my thirties and forties.
I don't do any special exercises, but I do try to go for a walk and sit less each day. I don't eat meat or processed foods.
The reason I am sharing all this with you is to be an example. (There are so few of us over fifty gals in advertising.) I want to show you that even small changes in your life can make you much healthier and help you feel better about yourself. I also want to encourage you to go out and enjoy all that life has to offer. My fifties have proven to me that life really does get better.
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LIMA, Peru -- The coastal Peruvian capital of Lima is home to a third of the country's population and most live in dusty barrios on a coastal desert where it never rains. The traffic is chaotic, the food is world-famous. Attractions include colonial and neocolonial architecture from the city's three centuries as the seat of the Spanish viceroy as well as pre-Columbian sites. The city is dotted with ancient mounds known as ``huacas,'' which charge nominal fees, and the Pachacamac ruins just south of Lima are well worth the trip but also charge for admission. But there are plenty of things to do and see around Lima for free, from parks to plazas, starting with the Pacific Ocean.
Lima's walkable and bikeable coast spans four districts, each with its own character. Grassy parks and a bike path separate a coastal bluff from the ``Malecon'' road in San Isidro and Miraflores, the wealthiest districts. Gaze at the paragliders, partake of the skate park, join the lovers at ``Parque del Amor.'' Or take the steps down in Miraflores to Waikiki beach and watch the wetsuit-clad surfers.
The more bohemian Barranco district, studded with cafes, bars and art galleries, has more modest parks on its bluff. Its cobbled walk down to the beach from the ``Puente de Suspiros,'' or bridge of sighs, is a nice stroll.
Working-class Chorrillos' coastal attraction is down at the water: The ``Mercado de Pescadores Artesanales.'' It's the fish market where the independent fishermen sell their catch.
At the heart of Miraflores' commercial district, probably Lima's best people-watching venue. It is lined by cafes, restaurants, bookstores, and the Virgen Milagrosa church, a magnet for stray cats. The municipal government organizes free music, dance and theatre performances evenings Three blocks north of the park on Av. Petit Thouars is the folk art ``artesania'' market. The website http://blogs.miraflores.gob.pe/larco400/ has a park performance schedule in Spanish.
One of Latin America's most charming central squares, the Plaza de Armas in the downtown Lima district is intoxicating at night, particularly the Archbishop's Palace. See the changing of the guard at 1 p.m. every day but Sunday at the Presidential Palace. The palace is open for free tours on Saturday mornings, including in English. For reservations call 3113908 by the previous Thursday.
Also downtown, on the Plaza Bolivar, is the Spanish Inquisition museum. Yes, they tortured heretics in Lima, too. Coin buffs will like the Museo Numismatico of the central bank; also downtown is the Afro-Peruvian museum. A haunting must-see exhibit for students of recent Latin American history: At the Museo de La Nacion, created by Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is a tribute to nearly 70,000 victims of the country's 1980-2000 internal conflict, located on Javier Prado in San Borja district.
Some 1,500 olive trees dating from saplings first planted in the 16th century by the Spanish in a peaceful residential section of the San Isidro district. Walk a few blocks west, crossing the busy Camino Real, to the pre-Incan Huaca Huallamarca burial mound.


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This week WRI posted its latest CO2 Emissions Inventory report, the latest report that documents the organization's CO2 emissions and efforts to reduce them. In keeping with WRI's mission and efforts to "walk the talk," we've been documenting and reporting our emissions for every year since 2000.
Here are some of the highlights from this year's report:
- CO2 Emissions in 2006 and 2007---including electricity use, business travel, employee commuting and paper use---were 1,125 and 1,288 metric tons, respectively. That's a 19% jump over two years from 2005 (1,084 tons CO2). Although WRI has been aggressive in its energy efficiency efforts, our staff size has increased by 30% in the last year alone. As a result, our airline travel and the size of our office have also both increased to some degree.
- In 2007, WRI added 7,000 square feet of LEED-certified green office space. This addition makes for a highly energy-efficient and environmentally friendly office, but it nonetheless increases our office footprint by about 31%. Unfortunately, electricity use is not metered separately in our building, so we must pro-rate our electricity use---and associated emissions---based on the electricity usage throughout the building and the percentage of space that we use. As a result, the emissions inventory does not fully capture the benefits of energy efficiency investments in the new (or existing) space.
- In 2008, WRI worked with our landlord to add a 3,600 square foot green roof to improve energy efficiency and provide an array of environmental benefits.
- 2007 was the first year that WRI offset its emissions using Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), as opposed to offsets purchased from a voluntary market---read on for more details.
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Offsets are activities or projects that reduce or sequester greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions outside organizational boundaries. Since 2000, part of WRI's institutional CO2 commitment is to achieve a "net zero" emissions balance, meaning that we offset the emissions that we cannot eliminate by purchasing offsets.
The offset market consists of a highly diverse array of products. You can often choose not only the type but the location of the project generating the credits. In addition, there are both voluntary markets and "compliance" markets: e.g., offsets available under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol that may be used to meet legally binding obligations.
2007 is the first year in which WRI met its "net zero" target using Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) purchased in the CDM market. Consequently, WRI is currently one of the very few U.S. organizations to voluntarily offset its emissions via the CDM. This decision comes after an extensive re-evaluation of our organization's approach to offsetting emissions. We concluded from that assessment that CERs purchased from a compliance market are more consistent with WRI's institutional goals and mission. Our 2007 CERs come from a landfill gas to energy project in Nanjing, China and a wind power project in Tamil Nadu, India.
Here is a brief summary of WRI's rationale:
- WRI strongly believes that a robust, functioning compliance offset market is essential to the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally, and that we have an ethical obligation to "walk the talk."
- The CDM offers a relatively robust protocol for assessing the environmental integrity of projects.
- China & India are especially important countries for WRI's work and strategic focus;
- The experience of purchasing CERs deepens our understanding of offset markets in general and how to navigate them.
The price difference between CERs and offsets in voluntary markets is not insignificant. At the time of purchase, CERs cost about $30 per metric ton of CO2 equivalent, compared to about $4-16 per ton recently for offsets in voluntary markets. Nonetheless, WRI's desire to support the global compliance market through our purchasing decisions, as well as to support projects in specific regions that are important to our work, outweighed the higher cost.
Finally, WRI's decision should not be taken as a renunciation of voluntary markets. We did not evaluate any particular offset providers as part of this decision, and there are a multitude of sound offset projects in both voluntary and compliance markets. We encourage each organization looking to offset its emissions to do its own research and support offset projects and markets that are consistent with its goals and objectives.


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The Share specimen. So high end that it reportedly comprises half the pop report for the grade. Very flashy and beautiful.
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Q. David BowersThe following narrative, with minor editing, is from my "Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia" (Wolfeboro, NH: Bowers and Merena Galleries, Inc., 1993).
Coinage Context
Silver shortage continues: The supply of domestic silver remained small, and the production of silver coins 'was therefore smaller than it otherwise could have been. Unlike 1841 dollars, quantities of which are believed to have been exported in the early 1850s, most 1842 dollars were probably used within the borders of the United States.
The Assay Commission found that the fineness of silver coins (of all denominations as a class) minted at Philadelphia this year was .9009, or very close to .901, significantly (in terms of tolerances accepted at the time) above the legal standard of .900. (Information concerning the Assay Commission was given in the Annual Reports for most years.)
At the time the United States Mint was much more careful on such matters than were most mints of other countries. The finenesses of foreign gold and silver coins, as assayed at the Philadelphia Mint in the 1840s, were apt to vary widely.
Numismatic Information
Circulated grades: Here is one of those numismatic mysteries that make the collecting of Liberty Seated dollars such a fascinating pursuit: circulated 1842 dollars, a date with approximately the same mintage as 1841, are nevertheless nearly four times as commonly found on the market as are 1841s. Examples are plentiful in all grades from Very Fine to AU.
Mint State grades: Examples of the 1842 Liberty Seated dollar are occasionally available in grade levels of MS-60 to MS-63, but in higher grades the issue is a rarity. This is the first Liberty Seated dollar variety that has any claim to general availability in Mint State, but, even so, in absolute terms Mint State specimens are rare.
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1-2. Normal Date: Breen-5428. At least three obverse dies were used, making the positional varieties known today. One of these dies was used to coin Proofs (described below).
3. Blundered Date: With part of a numeral punched into the base of the rock above the 4 and 2 of date. 2 of date repunched at bottom. One reported specimen had rim cud breaks on the obverse rim. Discovered by David Rubin, 1988. (David Rubin's letter to the editor of The Gobrecht Journal, published July 1988.)
Circulation strike mintage: 184,618; Delivery figures by day: May 31: 11,000; June 30: 16,500; August 31: 5,000; September 30: 52,000; December 31: 100,118.
Estimated quantity melted: Unknown Approximate population MS65 or better: 0 or 1 (URSO)
Characteristics of striking: Usually seen well struck, but there are exceptions (including some lightly struck on stars 4 through 6 on the obverse and lightly struck at the top of the shield and on the eagle's neck on the reverse).
Known hoards of Mint State coins: None
In circulated grades this is one of the most plentiful of all Liberty Seated silver dollars.
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The New York Police Department will attempt to fight prescription drug thefts by asking pharmacies around the city to plant Global Positioning System devices in fake pill bottles, according to Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
In a prepared statement for the Clinton Foundation's Health Matters Conference on Tuesday, Commissioner Kelly said the GPS-linked "bait bottles" will be hidden among legitimate supplies on pharmacy shelves, and will aide officers in tracking down stolen drugs immediately after a robbery.
"In the event of a robbery or theft, we'll be able to track the bottle, which may lead us to stash locations across the city," he said.
One Manhattan pharmacist contacted by CNN had a mixed reaction to the bait-bottle idea.
"It's a good idea, it may help, but it might not," said Ali Yasin, chief pharmacist at New York City Pharmacy in the East Village neighborhood.
"Most doctors and pharmacists won't like it. Suppose the tablet that's the (GPS) device, the patient swallows it. What's the liability?"
"Or, the people taking it (in a robbery) will know that something is in there," he said, adding that despite any issues, "it's a good idea to track people that are stealing and selling illegally."
The bait bottles will be one part of "Operation Safety Cap," Kelly said.
In addition to the bait bottles portion of the plan, Kelly said the NYPD is building a database of all, nearly 6,000, licensed pharmacists in New York. The database is expected to be completed in March.
"We're using this database to visit pharmacists and make specific security recommendations, everything from installing special alarm systems for storage areas to illuminating stores during non-business hours," Kelly said.
He cited several incidents in New York where prescription drugs were at the center of violence, including an incident involving a retired NYPD officer who was addicted to OxyContin and "began robbing drug stores at gunpoint."
The NYPD has also established a drug diversion task force together with the Drug Enforcement Administration, which gives the NYPD access to the DEA's "vast, nationwide database which tracks the distribution of controlled substances," according to Kelly.
Kelly estimated that the programs will cost the NYPD about $4 million a year, though he said he is not concerned about the price tag.
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Nashville, Tenn. – On Saturday, Sept. 28, the Tennessee State football team will play its last non-conference regular season game of the year when the squad travels to St. Louis, Mo. for a matchup with the Marauders of Central State.
In last weekend's Ohio Valley Conference victory at Tennessee Tech, the TSU offense set season highs in total yards (438), passing yards (343) and points (41).
Ronald Butler started the game at quarterback and was 12-of-19 for 139 yards and threw his first career touchdown pass on TSU's opening offensive possession. Michael German spelled the freshman in the second half and went 8-for-14 for 204 yards and three scores.
TSU's pass catchers benefited from the improved quarterback play as junior tight end A.C. Leonard caught five passes for a career-high 122 yards and two touchdowns while freshman wide receiver Lavatiae Kelly had six grabs for 95 yards and a score.
While the offense was the main story at Tech, the Big Blue defense performed at its usual level. TSU did not allow points during the second and third quarters and held the Golden Eagles to just 4.1 yards per play.
Samquan Evans paced the TSU defense, setting a personal-best with eight stops and added 2.5 tackles for loss. He also forced a fumble during the first half.
Senior safety David Van Dyke recorded an interception at Tech, his fourth in four games played. The Miami, Fla. native has recorded an interception in each of TSU's first four contests. Van Dyke's four picks tie him for the FCS lead with North Carolina Central's freshman corner Michael Jones.
TSU ranks fifth nationally in takeaways with 12- eight of which have come off of interceptions.
Another key for TSU in the game at Central State will be the play of kicker Jamin Godfrey who enters the contest second in the nation in field goals made this season with nine. The senior from Englewood, Tenn. also has 251 career points and one point against the Marauders will move him into a tie with Charles Anthony for fourth place on the school's all-time scoring list.
CSU of Division II comes into Saturday's matchup looking for the team's first win of the season after starting off 0-3. The Marauders lost to Morehouse College, 42-20, last weekend and have been outscored by opponents 122-46 this year.
TSU holds an all-time 25-5 advantage over Central State, but lost the teams' last meeting in 1990. CSU suspended its football program in 1997, but brought it back in 2005.
Tennessee State is 3-0 in the Gateway Classic all-time but last played in the St. Louis game in 1970, a 21-3 victory over Parsons.
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Entomologists are exploring the causes of a massive die-off of the honey bee population, from viruses and mites to the role of pesticides on bee health and behavior. "To the bee, a flower is a fountain of life, and to the flower, a bee is a messenger of love," wrote poet Kahlil Gibran. Whether or not love is involved in the exchange, the evolutionary dance between pollen-transporting honey bees and nectar-producing flowers is one of nature's most extraordinary symbiotic relationships, a hundred million years in the making.
Yet what took eons to evolve can be undone in decades, as the growing roster of endangered species makes clear. While the words "endangered species" typically call to mind photogenic tigers, pandas, or whales, an estimated 80 percent of all known animal species on earth are insects, and their extinction often goes unremarked.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that honey bees and other pollinators play a crucial role in the production of about $30 billion worth of crops.
Colony collapse disorder is decimating the honey bee population, and Penn State, one of the country's leading honey bee research facilities, has been investigating the problem both in the lab and in the field. The effort is being lead by Christina Grozinger, associate professor of entomology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. The team, made up of faculty and students, is a unique collaboration of researchers from different disciplines looking at a number of different systems, including honey bee genomics, bioinformatics, and insect physiology, all with one goal in mind: to help the honey bee grow and thrive in the face of this crisis.
"Pollinator decline not only has alarmed the scientific community but has gained prominence in the popular press, raising the public's awareness about threats to our ecosystem."-- Christina Grozinger, associate professor of entomology
Penn State to host international conference on pollinator health
With populations of wild and domesticated pollinators, such as honey bees, in decline, some of the world's foremost scientists in the field will converge on Penn State this summer to discuss the latest research aimed at understanding and overcoming challenges to pollinator health.
Hosted by the Center for Pollinator Research in the College of Agricultural Sciences, the second International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy will be held August 14 to 17 at The Nittany Lion Inn on University Park campus.
Pollinators are essential for both plants and animals in agriculture and natural ecosystems, but there have been dramatic drops in pollinator populations worldwide, according to Christina Grozinger, associate professor of entomology and director of the Center for Pollinator Research.
"Pollinator decline not only has alarmed the scientific community but has gained prominence in the popular press, raising the public's awareness about threats to our ecosystem," she said. "The causes are complex, and we believe many stressors are contributing, including parasites, pathogens, environmental toxins, poor nutrition, and habitat loss."
Grozinger noted that the event will bring together experts from universities, government agencies, agrochemical companies, nonprofit organizations, and several stakeholder groups for a dialog about the research, management, conservation, and policy approaches needed to tackle these issues.
The conference will feature two world-renowned keynote speakers: David Goulson, of the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom, an expert in the behavior, ecosystem services, and conservation of bumble bees; and Heather Patisaul, of North Carolina State University, who will share insights into the genomic, neurophysiological, and behavioral impacts of environmental contaminants that act as endocrine disruptors in mammals.


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But no where is beer more strongly tied to a sport than it is with baseball. The 1882 founding of the American Association of professional baseball teams is where beer made its first break into modern professional sports. The league was formed to compete with the National League, which had silly rules like no booze at the stadiums and no games on Sundays. In fact, the Cincinnati Reds were expelled from the National League for those reasons.
The National League referred to the American Association as "The Beer and Whiskey League", meaning this to be an insult. But they rolled with it. The league lasted through 1891. Four teams from the AA moved over to the NL, including the Cincinnati Red Stockings (later shortened to the Reds), the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Browns (later named the Cardinals), and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
And with them, the tradition of beer in the ballpark. Which is why you will find Mike and Gina drinking Bud at Busch Stadium (not really, Schlafly would be more like it), Jess drinking a German brew at Great American Ballpark, Jim, Matt R., Rod, and myself drinking Old Style in the bleachers of Wrigley Field, and Chris drinking... well, I don't know what they drink in Yankee Stadium.
But it is all thanks to the drunk Cincinnatians of 1880. As the 2009 season begins, we toast 129 years of drinking beer at baseball games.
Play Ball! Here is your weekly Random Beer Roundup. Remember, if you have any beads or beer news that you want to share, drop us a line at email@example.com.
Beer Events:
From Jon at Power House Brewing Company and the Columbus Bar in Columbus:
We will be tapping our Million Mile Stout, an 8% abv stout aged in a Jack Danile's Barrel on March 7th. We will have some Jack Daniel's specials, and some t-shirt give aways.From Sam at Buffalo Wild Wings Bar and Grill in Downtown Indianapolis:
I have got the next date for a keg tapping at our store: Wednesday March 4 at 7:00. I told people that the next beer up would be Palo Santo but I actually came across a keg of Dreadnaught. This 6th barrel was kegged on the 11th of this month so it is very fresh. I think it will be a good opportunity to try Dreadnaught very fresh and on draft.From Cari at Kahn's in Indianapolis:
Monday, March 2, Achouffe Brasserie tasting, 5-7 p.m.From Rob at Big Red Liquors in Bloomington:
Don't forget about our free beer tasting every Thursday from 6-8pm at our big downtown store!From Jerry at Rock Bottom in Downtown Indianapolis:
Next Tapping: March 12, 2009And mark your calendar for a Beer Geek Breakfast (or Beer Geek BreakFest) at Brugge Brasserie in Indianapolis on Saturday, March 14th at 10am. Breakfast, lots of beer, and soccer. What more do you want? Tickets are on sale at Brugge Brasserie - PRESALE ONLY. $25, limited to 50. And they are going fast! Last we checked, there was less than 20 left. There will be no day of event tickets sold, so buy now. Or soon. And when they're gone, THEY'RE GONE. More details here.
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Next Brewer's Dinner: May 2009
News and Rumors:
From Three Floyd's Brewery in Munster:
Just wanted to let you know that we've just posted theCraft beer industry sales numbers were released at Beer Town.
Frequently Asked Questions to the DarkLordDay.com website.
You can check it out by visiting the following address: http://www.darklordday.com/faq/
We've tried to do our best to include answers to all of the
questions we've been getting and we've thrown in some answers
that we're guessing someone might ask down the road.
Keep in mind that some of these details may change without
notice. We'll try to keep you posted on changes that we make
to this FAQ as we nail down the final specifics of DLD '09.
Thanks again for all your interest and support and we look
forward to seeing you at Dark Lord Day on April 25th.
Now on tap:
Price and availability are subject to change
From Sam at Buffalo Wild Wings Bar and Grill in Downtown Indianapolis:
Thursday I tapped a Founders Imperial Stout keg.From Linda at Barley Island Brewing Company in Noblesville:
Our first try at an Imperial Stout went on tap. We are serving it in a 11 oz brandy snifter.From Patrick at Patrick's Kitchen and Drinks in Zionsville:
Six bbl of this beer also went into whiskey barrels for aging. We are using 3 Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels that had Beastie Barrel Stout and then 1 Jack Daniels barrel that had the 2008 Replicale for Winterfest. It will then get blended together.
We have HopSlam on tap. It's our third keg doncha' know? We also have Mojo Rising on tap.From Knight Chris, a note about Harry and Izzy's in downtown Indianapolis:
Arriving today is an Imperial Stout from Two Brothers that is their Winter Seasoal Release...it is called Northwind Imperial Stout. We push it with a 75% Nitrogen blend so it will cascade and have that lovely creamy head that our stouts do around here.
Harpoon Hibernian Red Ale 2.00
Shock Top White Ale 1.75
Czechvar Lager (the original Budweiser!) 1.50
Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Style Ale 1.75
Karmeliet Tripel 4.50
Goose Island Mild Winter Ale 1.75
Left Hand Milk Stout 1.75
Avery The Beast Grand Cru 5.25
Goose Island Matilda Belgian Style Ale 2.75
Boulder Brewing Obovoid Empirical Stout (22 oz) 7.00
Stone Brewing Smoked Porter (22 oz) 5.50
McChouffe Artisanal Brown Belgian (750 ml) 7.75
Harry and Izzy's, the relatively new sister restaurant to 107-year Indianapolis institution St. Elmo's, features a large circular bar area at the center of the restaurant. There you'll find plenty of comfortable seating and six beers on tap at any given time. They must have a special contract with InBev because, as of last weekend, they had Budweiser American Ale, Red Hook IPA, Michelob Ultra, Stella Artois, Goose Island 312 and Goose Island Mild Winter. Stella Artois has been an InBev product for some time and remainder of those beers were produced or distributed by Anheuser-Busch before they were absorbed by InBev. If you're going to go that way, that selection could certainly be worse, but maybe a little variety guys?From Elizabeth at The Old Town Ale House in Fishers:
3 Floyd's Behemoth Barleywine is now on the draft line-up. We also just tapped Dogfish Head Red & White...More changes likely by the weekend.From Roger at New Albanian Brewing Company in New Albany:
Gravity Head: It's that time. Pertinent information here.From Jerry at Rock Bottom in Downtown Indianapolis:
These beers are in addition to our normal lineup:
Seasonal Wheat: Hefeweizen-German Wheat ale.
Banana aroma with spice and citrus flavors.
Hops: Mt. Hood
Malts: Canadian Pale, Winter Wheat
Hoosier Ma Stout: Imperial Stout
Big, rich and roasty strong ale.
Hops: Golding
Malts: English Pale, Chocolate, Roasted Barley, Rolled Oats
Trouble: Golden Belgian Strong Ale
Rich and full mouthfeelwith wonderful fruit and spice character.
Hops: Golding
Malts: English Pale, Munich
Hop Bomb: American I.P.A.
Grassy bitterness and wonderful floral and ruby grapefruit aroma.
Served Nitro style!
Hops: Simcoe, Crystal
Malts: English Pale, Munich, Crystal
Now on the shelf:
Price and availability are subject to change
From Greg at Cavalier Distributing in Indianapolis:
In just in time for March Madness is Serious Madness Black Ale from Mad River BrewingFrom Mike at Crown Liquors with locations around Indianapolis:
Serious Madness Black Ale is a high gravity black beer built on a foundation of Mad River's house Two-Row Pale Malt augmented with North American Specialty Malts & German Carafa, fermented with our signature ale yeast. This black ale is bittered with Magnum hops, flavor and aromatics are enhanced by Hallertau and Tettnanger with Willamette hops utilized for added aroma in the hop back. This beer is inky black with amber edges, light bodied, silky smooth, complex, delicious, and dangerous... Not for the meek and timid this beer ferments out at a gratifying 8.6% ABV and 75 IBU's.
Shiyard Brewing Co. proudly introduces its new series of specialty beers, Pugsley's Signature Series. The first two releases of this series are Pugsley's Barley Wine & Imperial Porter. Both are named after Shipyard's renowned brewmaster, Alan Pugsley and both exhibit his brewing prowess and excellence. The Barley Wine is crafted with 6 differenct malts and 3 hops. It's a deep reddish brown color with a complex fruity nose, full body and balance between the grains and hops. This Barley Wine weighs in at 8.5% and is drinkable now. Imperial Porter is a full bodied, very dark, malty beer with a good roasted character coming from the Crystal, Chocolate and Black Patent Malts used in the mash. Warrior, English Fuggles, and East Kent Goldings Hops balance the malts with a good hop bite. The beer has an OG of 1.070, rounding out after fermentation with just a slight residual sweetness and cutting dry at the finish. 7.1%
The 2009 release of the Lakefront Bock is also in stock, Lakefront's Spring Seasonal. This beer is very limited this year, so get it while it's available.
Do you think the 40th anniversary Thomas Hardy's is all gone and you missed out? Well we were able to get another pallet and have plenty in the warehouse so feel free to stock up as this one will age for a good long time.
We have recieved a few of our items from our special order. Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel and Its Alright Wild Ale, Saint Somewhere Lectio Divina and Saison Athene, Struise Black Albert, Nogne Dark Horizon Batch 2, Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA and Bigfoot, Founders Double Trouble and Imp. Stout are re-stocked. Fresh Dreadnaught with a new label has arrived as well.From Big Red Liquors in Bloomington:
New at Big Red Liquors this week:From Cari at Kahn's in Indianapolis:
Mad River Black Ale
Moylan's IPA
Moylan's Double IPA
Magic Hat HIPA
Sam Adams Imperial White
Sam Adams Imperial Stout
Sam Adams Imperial Double Bock
Spaten Dunkel
All Kegs 15% off from now through Tuesday, March 2.
Chouffe Brasserie Beers: La, Houblon, Mc : $6.99 each, N'ice : $7.99
Breckenridge Christmas Ale : $5.99 6-pk
Two Brothers Ebel's Weiss : $4.99 6-pk
New In This Week:
Schlafly Extra Irish Stout
Schlafly Scotch Ale
Magic Hat #9 (back after a a hiatus)
Magic Hat H I.P.A.
Magic Hat Spring Fever : 12 pack with 3 each of the following: #9, H I.P.A., Circus Boy Hefeweizen, and Odd Notion.
Anchor Bock
Three Floyds Behemoth
Stone Old Guardian Barleywine
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel
Mikkeller Simcoe
Mikkeller It's Alright
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter
Mad River Serious Madness Black Ale
Scaldis 12 Refermente


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2010 is almost over and it's been a good year for buying music. There have been so many new albums, so many reissues and so many discovered treasures that it's been hard to keep up! Actually, I didn't keep up…..I have literally hundreds of albums on my desk and in boxes next to it that I either bought or were sent in by bands. There is just no possible way that I can listen to every album that crosses my desk but I do make a point to give every CD I buy a listen. I've bought a lot this year through online stores, band websites, Ebay, private sales and…..my favorite…..the record stores! Record stores are a dying breed, more and more are closing every year, especially the mom & pop stores that cared about the music and the customer, go out and support them!
December is always my slowest month of the year because the holidays are right around the corner and the hard earned cash has to be spent on more important things…..like presents and holiday dinners and, well, more presents! This is also the time of year when not much comes out because most of the new albums have already been released and it's time for labels and stores to focus on greatest hits packages. The problem is that there are ALWAYS great sales this time of year, especially around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and I can't pass things up sometimes.
So here it is, the final update of 2010…..make sure you check out my final totals and analysis at the bottom…..
Lana Lane – Gemini (2006), Garden Of The Moon Special Edition (2002), 10th Anniversary Concert CD/DVD (2005) & Rocket Scientists – Revolution Road (2006) – $20: I was going through my CD collection making lists of things I was missing the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I decided to head over to Think Tank Media to see how much the Lana Lane CDs were because there are some glaring holes in the collection even after I picked up a few on Ebay this year. When I got to the website, they were having a $5 sale with free shipping on select inventory…..how could I pass up this sale? So I started going through the list and I picked up three Lana Lane releases I needed and I decided to try a Rocket Scientists album, the band that Lana's husband, Erik Norlander founded. What a great deal! GEMINI is a covers record so I never bought it when it came out, the GARDEN OF THE MOON Special Edition is a 2 CD set, the 10 ANNIVERSARY CONCERT is a CD & DVD set and the Rocket Scientists album is a 2 CD set also. That's like getting 6 CDs and a DVD! Plus free shipping? SOLD!
Bret Michaels – Freedon Of Sound (Vol. 1): A Collection Of Songs Past & Present (2005) – $15: I have been on the search for all the Bret Michaels solo albums because, if Bret's going to repackage everything with a couple extra new songs and new artwork and call it a new album, I'd rather get the out of print original. This album is interesting because it has a lot of new songs for 2005 but it also has the start of the repackaging of older material with two songs each from the two previous Bret solo albums, A LETTER FROM DEATH ROW (1998) and SONGS OF LIFE (2003). Most of these songs are out there on Bret's newer albums ROCK MY WORLD (2008) and CUSTOM BUILT (2010) so you can definitely hear them but, if you want the originals on Bret's label, you're out of luck…..out of print! I have been scouring used bins and Ebay for a while and I came across this CD on Ebay as a BUY IT NOW with free shipping…..I pulled the trigger immeadiately!
Helix – Half-Alive (1998), Jackal – Vague Visions (1993), Jaded Heart – Slaves And Masters (1996), Letter X – Time Of The Gathering (1991), Mercyful Fate – In The Shadows (1993), Rattlebone – s/t (1992), Samson – Refugee (1990), Tokyo Blade – Mr. Ice (1998), Tyketto – Strength In Numbers (1994) – $27 used ($3 each): I found this lot on Ebay when I was cross-referencing a different Helix album, so I saved it and kept my eyes on it. I don't own any of these CDs and the price was right to add all of them at once to my collection. How can you pass up 9 CDs at $3 each? I have been trying to pick up all the Helix CDs I'm missing so getting HALF-ALIVE is a big deal seeing that I've seen just that CD go for $20+…..the rest of the bands I've heard of, some like Tyketto, Samson and Jaded Heart I already own other records but this lot is more like a cool grab bag for me. It adds so bulk to the collection and maybe a hidden gem or two.
Final Stats for 2010
Total (December) = $62
Total (year) = $1820
Average Price (per item) = $10.23
Total CDs (year) = 162
Total DVDs (year) = 7
Total Box Sets (year) = 7
Total LPs (year) = 2


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How to declutter your bathroom
Unless you are undertaking a bathroom renovation or moving house, the bathroom can be the last place in your home to get organised in a spring clean or decluttering project. This essential room which we use everyday can, over time, become congested with 'stuff' from all over the house. Just carrying out simple tasks like brushing your teeth can be a challenge. ..


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Tribe recalls Pestano as part of roster expansion
Cleveland activates Raburn from disabled list, adds Carrasco too
CLEVELAND -- The Indians announced on Tuesday that four more players -- all pitchers -- had been recalled from Triple-A Columbus, including former setup man Vinnie Pestano. Also, the team activated utility player Ryan Raburn from the 15-day disabled list.
Along with Pestano, the Tribe promoted Carlos Carrasco, C.C. Lee and Josh Tomlin from the Clippers. With the moves, Cleveland's expanded Major League roster consists of 36 players.
Pestano, who last season set the franchise's single-season record for holds with 36, began the season with the Indians but was demoted to Columbus at the end of July after posting a 4.05 ERA and 1.79 strikeout-to-walk ratio across 34 games.
Raburn had been on the 15-day disabled list retroactively since Aug. 19 because of a left Achilles strain. The veteran, who had also experienced right calf discomfort lately, is batting .272 with 15 homers and 41 RBIs through 70 games.
"He's not 100 percent," Indians manager Terry Francona said before Tuesday's game vs. the Orioles. "I want to watch him during BP. It'll be nice to get that bat back -- just, even sitting on the bench as a threat for when they bring a lefty in. But he ran the bases today. He ran pretty well."
Carrasco, whom the Indians view as a starter, last contributed to the team in a long-relief role. In his most recent stint with Cleveland, Carrasco allowed 13 hits and four runs during 14 2/3 innings in August.
In three July outings for the Indians, Lee tossed two scoreless innings, with three walks and one strikeout. Tomlin has spent much of the past year recovering from Tommy John surgery last August.
"He's never been a power pitcher, but he pounds the strike zone," Francona said of Tomlin, who went 5-8 with a 6.36 ERA in 21 appearances (16 starts) last year. "We'll try to help him, and hopefully in the process he helps us. But I think next year you'll see what he can really do."


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Making these was fun, I really enjoy working with dough and experimenting with different ratios of water and shortening to make a pastry dough that is flaky. The most important part of pastry making is not to over knead it, otherwise it ends up tough hard to roll.
I did not want a white dough so I used a sprinkle of turmeric in the flour mixture, almost Jamaican patty-ish. Like most of my inspiration, I find by Googling. I came across a dough recipe....and changed it a bit to what I had on hand.
Pastry dough
makes 8
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 tsp sea salt
pinch of turmeric
1 egg replacement
1/3 cup cold water + a little more if needed to combine dough
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Using a pastry cutter cut the shortening into the flour until crumbly.
Add wet ingredients. And stir with a fork trying to incorporate it all together.
Pour onto floured surface and knead together into a ball.
Place in bowl and cover. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
In a large saute pan with lid add 1 cubed butternut squash ( medium in size), pour in 1 cup of water of veggie stock. Allow to simmer with lid on for 10 minutes or until it is soft. Add chopped chard and cook for another 5 minutes or so, until the greens are wilted. I added some chipotle for spice, about 3 or 4 tablespoons worth. Season with a bit of sea salt and a little sugar. Pour into a bowl and allow to cool.
White bean mixture
2 cups white beans- cooked or canned
1/2 tsp liquid smoke
2 tbsp sunflower oil
sea salt
Place in food processor and blend until creamy.
Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll out onto floured surface. Scoop a small amount of filling in the middle, and close. Using a fork or a finger technique close the empanada. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.


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Officials at Penn State Cooperative Extension have urged landowners at informational workshops around the state to "do their best to keep an eye on things," and report problems to the Pennsylvania State Department of Environmental Protection. Federal EPA officials, while lacking the jurisdiction to oversee hydraulic fracturing, are "very concerned about the proper disposal of waste products, and protecting air and water resources," according to a 2010 press release that announced a citizen watch program called "Eyes on Drilling." Through the program the agency was "counting on concerned citizens to report unusual or suspicious activity related to drilling operations" including "materials, equipment and vehicles involved and any observable environmental impacts."
While increasing the number of "eyes" on potential problems, these programs do nothing to increase the enforcement muscle of the state or federal regulatory agencies, and that has lead to some tense moments when residents and local government officials tried to take matters into their own hands.
The late Ken Ely, a resident of Dimock and one-time drilling supporter, tried to block-aide a fracking convoy on his property in 2009 after he became convinced the operation was contaminating his water and DEP regulators were ignoring his complaints. You can read more about the standoff in my book Under the Surface, to be released this spring. Additionally, Cabot officials hired armed guards in 2010 to accompany them on the land of some leaseholders in Dimock because, according to Cabot Spokesman George Stark, company personnel sometimes encountered armed residents. (It was not the company's usual practice to bear arms, according to Stark.)
A recent example of locals taking matters into their own hands came this week. Daniel Roupp, a supervisor in a small rural township in northern Lycoming County, cut down a half dozen trees to block drilling crews' access to a gravel road, according to a report by John Beague of the Patriot-News.
The road was being destroyed by Range Resources rigs traveling to and from well pads, according to the report. The township asked the company to fix the road and got no response, so it pulled permits that allowed the heavy trucks to use the road, Roupp said. That didn't stop them, either. The road continued to deteriorate to a point where the state notified the town that it was in violation of erosion and sediment regulations. So Roupp resorted to the improvised roadblock with the trees. "I'm thinking we got their attention," he told Beague.
Meanwhile, legislators and officials in New York State are closely watching and hopefully learning as events unfold in Pennsylvania. The DEC has reported that it does not have enough people to staff enforcement measures for shale gas development. Perhaps the state will count on local residents and officials to manage the industry. Some local jurisdictions are passing their own rules that prohibit fracking, although the industry is challenging these while maintaining the position that drilling is governed by state regulations which supersede local authority. Denying local governments a say in the drilling that will shape hometown landscapes will likely add tension between the industry and the owners of the land, roads and infrastructure that it will need to extract gas.


text: BUSINESS: Suppliers When Will Brick Add Click? By John Sailer Monday, March 5, 2012 12:05 AM RELATED CONTENT Brick & Click Brick or Click: Just How Much Eyewear Is Being Sold Online? Online Optical Retailers Talk Shop Brick and Click Sync Up Vision Council Survey Predicts Online Retailing Will Increase AOA Study Cites Safety, Compliance Issues for Rx Eyeglasses Ordered Online The leading traditional brick-and-mortar optical retailers are still reluctant to sell products online… or at least to speak about any plans to do so. As part of the larger trend of people shopping for virtually everything online, consumers are also using the web with increasing regularity to purchase eyeglasses as well. While opinions differ regarding online optical retailing, there's no denying that some companies are already making money selling eyeglasses online and gearing up to make much more. The majority of these are not connected with any traditional brick-and-mortar optical retailers or manufacturers, but rather they are upstarts that are taking advantage of the internet and digital media and forging a new distribution channel (see "Online Retailers Talk Shop,".) In fact, when Vision Monday reached out to the leading national and regional brick-and-mortar retailers in the U.S. to ask them about their plans regarding online retailing, most were silent on this topic, preferring to keep what they might be doing in the online space confidential at this point. It's this consistent reluctance among them to discuss online optical retailing on the part of the brick-and-mortar retailers that might actually point to the fact that there is some planning going on in corporate boardrooms regarding how they'll respond to the steadily growing competition coming from online-only optical retailers. Most of the traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are playing their cards close to their chest, in effect saying that they can neither confirm nor deny that launching an online retail eyeglass store is in their plans. However, some have already begun to sell contact lenses online or added the ability to virtually try on frames to their websites. A few have even begun or will soon actually begin to offer eyeglasses for sale online. Whatever stage they are at, "everybody knows it's going to happen," as one executive representing one of the leading national chains said about online optical retailing. Those who were willing to talk about this controversial subject suggested that online retailing is a strategic issue for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, and before they can launch a website that will enable them to sell eyewear online, they must first determine how they'll handle pricing, delivery, and other competitive concerns while also not jeopardizing their existing stores or their relationships with their patients and suppliers. Still, some did reveal that although they may not be currently selling products online they may be doing so soon. "Presently, we're not selling anything online. It will be about three months before we do," said Gordon Bishop, president and CEO of Sunland Optical, with 36 stores, based in El Paso, Texas. "Online sales of frames and contacts certainly has proven its value to many consumers," said Suzanne Berardi-Gould, director of creative services for Doctors Vision Center, with 45 stores, based in Rocky Mount, N.C., "and we will be testing online sales as a part of our integrated strategy in 2012." However, like most traditional optical retailers, Berardi-Gould did point out the prevailing view among them about the benefits of the personal touch that comes with being able to visit a physical location. "We believe there is a distinct advantage that we have over online purchases by having a patient relationship with the doctor and frames stylist in the practice versus what happens online," she said. This was actually the more prevalent attitude among the national and regional chains, with some simply negating any competition that might come from online sales. "Although we respect those marketing eyewear online, from our perspective, at this point, it's not something we concern ourselves with in our stores," said Richard Golden, CEO of SEE, with 24 locations, based in Southfield, Mich. Anushka Figueroa, director of marketing and brand management for Nationwide Vision, with 64 locations, based in Chandler, Ariz., agreed that the focus of the large Arizona chain she represents will remain where it's been. "Because of all of our locations, we don't want to get away from selling frames in our brick-and-mortar stores," she said. Judd Sky, president of Partners in Vision, with 34 locations, based in Linden, N.J., alluded to why some traditional retailers may be reluctant to venture into the realm of online sales, even while "putting our toes in the water exploring it." He said, "We have concerns about the quality of service as well as the legality of pure online sales. These concerns, along with our store presence, have made us slow to embrace purely online sales. However, we have expanded our online presence to include virtual try-on of frames, listing frame brands carried, and messaging with patients." Sky takes a more philosophical approach to his group's plans regarding going online: "We see online sales not as a yes or no question, but as a spectrum. Even pure brick-and-mortar retailers need an online presence for such purposes as marketing, social media presence, store location and hours, etc. On the other end of the spectrum, even relatively pure online retailers need some in-person expertise to acquire measurements and perform repairs and adjustments, as well as a place to try on frames. The larger segment is the brick-and-mortar store with an online presence which can provide the convenience of online sales with the comfort and service of in-store assistance." Still, while most traditional brick-and-mortar stores have not yet made the leap into online eyeglass retailing, many are primarily selling only contact lenses. "The only products we sell online are contact lenses," said Figueroa of Nationwide Vision. The same is true for Optyx, the New York area retailer with nine locations, based in New Providence, N.J. "We are currently selling contacts online," said Mitchell Barkley, president. "We are not selling frames and sunglasses." "We only do a small amount of online contact lens business through our Lens123.com," added George Yanoshik, a spokesman for the HVHC Retail Group, based in Pittsburgh, Pa., with 541 locations, including Eye Care Centers of America and VisionWorks stores. And Don Bye, vice president of optical services for ShopKo Stores, with 137 stores based in Green Bay, Wis., said, "Our only activity on the web is our own contact lens site." ■


text: Legolover-361 Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) (KanohiJournal's website is now offline.)NOTICE: The entry period is over. The final date of the entry period was 12:00 PM EST on May 10. There will be no more postponements.Also, I NEED JUDGES TO VOLUNTEER.(Please note that the header image is out of date. Also, due to coding troubles, this post may lack quotation marks and / or apostrophes; if you notice any missing, please notify me.)* * *Welcome to KanohiJournal Publications Lesovikk's Hiatus Contest! This is a fanon writing contest that focuses on Lesovikk's self-imposed exile till 45,000 years after the deaths of his teammates. Read below for more information.AboutThe Lesovikk's Hiatus contest encompasses Lesovikk's adventures from 100,000 to 55,000 years B.T.R. (Before Teridax's Reign), after the rest of his Toa team was killed by Zyglak. Entrants are invited to write stories based on Lesovikks adventures within a portion of this period of time and are welcome to utilize existing plot elements or create their own.While Lesovikk's Hiatus was originally planned to be a canon contest, Mr. Greg Farshtey's absence would make it impossible to approve the winning entries. To conclude this contest, KanohiJournal Publications decided to make it canon-complying fanon (or canon-fit).The entry / editing period starts as of this topic's posting and will remain open till late April or early May (see the notice above).This contest was approved for hosting in BZPower's Storyline & Theories forum by Bonesiii. Legolover-361 is host, and Tyler Durden is assistant host.Polling and JudgingAfter the entry / editing period closes, a round of judging will occur. The entries that are cleared for the final round will be placed into polls, and the rest of the contest will be polled; BZPower members and judges from the previous round will be allowed to vote in the polls.If you would like to be a judge for the Short Story category, Novella category, or both, please contact Legolover-361 either via PM on BZPower or e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject Lesovikk's Hiatus Judging Application.PrizeThe winning entries will be made into an anthology that will be released by KanohiJournal Publications. As a bonus, you receive bragging rights. (Also, if Mr. Greg Farshtey returns, the winning entries could possibly be considered for canon; however, neither Mr. Farshtey's return nor his ability to review entries are guaranteed.)RulesYou are allowed to submit:[*]Up to three (3) short stories (individual, disconnected narratives) from 500 to 5,000 words, OR[*]One (1) novelette (a continuous story) from 5,001 to 15,000 words with chapter breaks where appropriate.[*]Any signs of continuity in your short story entries will cause your entry to be regarded as a novelette.[*]Punctuation (dashes, elipses, etc.) and section breaks (asterisks or other symbols used to separate sections of a narrative) do NOT add to your word count.The word limits given are the LOWER and UPPER bounds for your entries. A short story with exactly 500 words will be accepted; a short story with 499 will not.Restrictions on your entries are as follows:[*]The story must be about Lesovikk's journeys during his hiatus, between the time immediately after his team was killed and 55,000 B.T.R.[*]The story must not be about Lesovikk travelling to Mahri Nui. That event occurs long after this contest's time period.[*]You are allowed to introduce new characters in your story, but they should be kept to a minimum; remember that this contest is about Lesovikk.[*]You are allowed to name characters. However, bear in mind that if Mr. Farshtey returns and your story is approved as canon, names will not be included in the approval.[*]You may attribute new characters to the Order of Mata Nui. However, they must be utilized in your story in such a fashion that they do not in any way allow Lesovikk to know of the Order's existence.[*]Please use common sense when writing about powers. Entries with over-powered characters will likely be rejected.[*]Masks of Life, Creation, Time and Light must not be used.[*]The Mask of Dimensional Gates (Olmak) can only be used if Brutaka or the Toa from Jovan's team who once had the mask is featured in the story.[*]The Mask of Shadows can only be possessed by Makuta Teridax in the story.[*]Immoral masks cannot be used by Toa.[*]You cannot introduce new masks.[*]You cannot resolve existing storyline details or explain heretofore unexplained canon material.[*]Legendary powers cannot be used by any characters. The element of Light can only be utilized by Av-Matoran if they are utilized. The powers of Light and Shadow may be utilized by characters who wield them.[*]You cannot introduce new elements and / or powers.[*]You must follow the entry process below.Entry ProcessThere are two methods of entry:[*]Submit via e-mail: Send your entry or entries to email@example.com and they will be placed on KanohiJournal Publications' website. To revise, please send your revisions to the same e-mail address.[*]Submit via BZPower: Post your entry in BZPower's Short Stories or Epics forum (short stories in the short story forum, multi-chapter stories in the Epics forum) and link to your entry in this topic using the following form:Username: [what you want to be called]Entry: [title of and link to your story go here]Grammatical and wording revisions are allowed without notification; for any other edits, you must notify Legolover-361 or Tyler Durden via BZPower PM. When in doubt, please notify a contest host.You are allowed to use both methods, but bear in mind that it is your responsibility to ensure both versions of your entry are kept up-to-date.[*]Do NOT send your entries to Mr. Greg Farshtey for him to check and approve. Ask friends / judges / contest hosts instead. If you are unsure whether your entry or parts of it conform with canon or have storyline-related questions, post your questions and concerns in this topic. We highly recommend checking BioSector01 before asking any questions.[*]Contest assistants will check over your entry primarily for storyline problems. They will approve or reject your entry only based on how well it fits Bionicle's canon; proofreading and quality-checking your entry is not a priority for judges. Please ask friends for constructive criticism instead.Background Storyline InformationPlease read this section thoroughly alongside the rules.Information on Lesovikk's Hiatus[*]Lesovikk met Jovan sometime during his travels, and Jovan coached Lesovikk on fighting styles and ideas before Lesovikk continued his travels.[*]Lesovikk fought the Rahi Nui at some point of his travels.[*]He freed an island infested with Visorak during this time.[*]At some point of his hiatus, Lesovikk explored some of the northernmost southern islands (south of the Southern Continent, in Mata Nui's southern torso and upper legs).[*]Lesovikk also fought a wounded Rock Lion at some point of his travels, but was defeated after a long and difficult battle.Please note that only two of the above events can be used per person (not per entry). If you need additional plot, you are free to create your own so long as it subscribes to canon.Faction Formation Dates[*]The Hand of Artakha was disbanded during the same time period Lesovikk's team was killed. As any overlaps in time periods are negligible or non-existent, you may not use the Hand of Artakha in your entry.[*]The Order of Mata Nui was formed shortly after the disbanding of the Hand of Artakha. The Order did not spread across the Matoran Universe till about 79,100 years B.T.R. Please see the rules for restrictions on the Order of Mata Nui.[*]The Brotherhood of Makuta was formed around the same time as the Order of Mata Nui, and was led by Miserix until Teridax overthrew him at around 79,100 years B.T.R. and began enacting his Plan. There is no clear period of time when the Brotherhood began to be viewed as evil; thus, if you choose to utilize the Brotherhood in your entry, we strongly recommend you avoid portraying the Brotherhood as evil.[*]The League of Six Kingdoms was formed 94,000 years B.T.R. They were captured and sent to the Pit about 80,000 years B.T.R.[*]The Dark Hunters were formed between 80,000 and 70,000 years B.T.R. Please be sure to check up on which Dark Hunters were active between 80,000 and 55,000 years ago before utilizing them in your story. If in doubt, the best option would be to avoid using that particular Dark Hunter.[*]Toa teams formed at various times throughout the Matoran Universe's history. If you are planning to use a Toa in your entry, ensure whether the Toa acted individually or in a team during your entry's time period, or if the Toa was still a Matoran.[*]Keep in mind that Lesovikk's hiatus is a self-imposed punishment till Lesovikk believes he has earned retribution. During this hiatus, Lesovikk refuses to call himself a Toa because he believes he is unworthy.Got all that? Then start writing. * * * Edited August 22, 2013 by Legolover-361 Quote (( BZPRPG profiles: Kynaera, Nova )) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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After common mold was discovered growing in the walls of the largest medical practice in Transylvania County two weeks ago, the group practice of the Medical Associates of Transylvania has temporarily relocated.
BREVARD — After common mold was discovered growing in the walls of the largest medical practice in Transylvania County two weeks ago, the group practice of the Medical Associates of Transylvania has temporarily relocated.
"Our first priority is always the safety of our patients and staff," said Rebecca Carter, Transylvania Regional Hospital's chief operating officer and vice president of clinical operations. "Common mold exposure doesn't usually cause problems for healthy patients, but it can trigger allergic reactions in some people and cause asthma attacks in those who are sensitive to mold. Patients who have compromised immune systems can occasionally develop respiratory and sinus infections."
About two weeks ago, water damage was found at the building at 377 Gallimore Road. According to a news release from Transylvania Regional Hospital, the water damage and subsequent mold growth occurred after recent heavy rain caused a leak in the roof of the one-story building.
However, by Wednesday, April 23, staff members discovered mold in the walls.
According to Transylvania Regional Hospital spokesperson Rodney Foushee, less than 24 hours after the mold was discovered, the practice was temporarily relocated to two locations, which are also owned by the hospital: the Brevard Family Practice and the pain management clinic near the Brevard Cancer & Infusion Center.
The Medical Associates of Transylvania County provides primary care for more than 4,000 individual patients in the community annually, with an average of 100 patient visits per day at the practice.
Foushee said patients who are currently seen by the practice's six doctors and one nurse practitioner will still be able to see their provider.
"All patients who have upcoming appointments have been notified," said Foushee, who added that the practice has a process in place to notify patients about the location change.
Until repairs are made and the mold is removed, the Medical Associates office building will remain closed. Foushee said an engineer is looking at the building damage this week.
Medical Associates patients can schedule appointments with their doctor, speak to the clinical assistant or get test results by calling the practice's main number at 828-884-9030.
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The American Payroll Association (APA), a nonprofit professional association, was founded in 1982 and is committed to enhancing the quality of the payroll profession by offering educational opportunities, fostering the exchange of payroll expertise at the local level, representing payroll concerns in Washington, DC, and offering certification programs for those in the payroll industry. APA has evolved so that today it has more than 22,000 members, 160 chapters nationwide, and offices in New York, NY, Washington, DC, Las Vegas, NV, and San Antonio TX which houses APA corporate Headquarters and the Payroll Learning Center. APA's educational offerings are defined by more than 250 nationwide training events; the APA Payroll Learning Center with over 50 classes annually; webinars; computerized payroll training; web-based payroll training; resource texts; and educational videos. APA has partnered with more than 60 colleges and universities nationwide to use APA's web-based training modules, PayTrain Mastery and Fundamentals of Payroll, and their corresponding curriculum to further payroll education in the academic environment.
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Enterprise spam filters are blocking less junk mail, according to independent tests from Virus Bulletin.
During a comparative of 20 corporate email filtering products, several missed more than twice as much spam as in previous editions of the VBSpam tests. Virus Bulletin reckons the drop in performance might be down to improved tactics by spammers rather than a dip in the capabilities in the filtering products it put through their paces.
"This is a worrying trend," says VB's anti-spam test director Martijn Grooten. "There have been many news stories highlighting a global decline in spam in recent months, but if spam filter performances decline too, the situation for the end-user doesn't improve at all."
"It is hard to say what exactly caused filters to miss more spam, but it looks like spammers are doing a better job at avoiding IP- and domain-based blacklists. It may be a sign that they are increasingly using compromised legitimate systems to send their messages," he added.
The best performance in the March 2012 anti-spam comparative review came from Libra Esva, which blocked 99.97 per cent of all spam messages without blocking any legitimate mail, making it the only product to obtain the new 'VBSpam+' award.
Other products with a good spam capture rate of better than 99 per cent included Kaspersky Anti-Spam, GFI, McAfee, Symantec, Sophos and others. BitDefender caught 98.94 per cent of spam but it avoided any false positives. McAfee SaaS caught 99.93 per cent of junk mail but it binned a significant proportion of legitimate messages, 0.21 per cent (the worst performance among the tested products).
Most products still blocked more than 99 out of 100 spam emails, and no product incorrectly marked more than 1 in 470 legitimate emails as spam.
Taken in isolation such figures might be seen as pretty good, however, since both the spam-catching rates and false detection rates both got worse this month Virus Bulletin is in no mood to pop any champagne corks.
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How to analyze your electricity usage
Q: I see gadgets being sold at home improvement stores that measure energy use for things plugged in at home. Would purchasing one help me save energy?
The gadget you mention is a watt meter. It's a device that measures the amount of wattage a plug-in electrical appliance uses. Some can monitor usage over a period of time. Most of them allow you to input your electric rate to determine how much it costs to run your television or toaster for a period of time. Some popular products include the Kill A Watt, Belkin Conserve Insight and Watts Up?. A watt meter may help you save energy if you change your habits based on what you learn from it.
You can do the same analysis with a pen and paper instead of purchasing a gadget. Here's how:
Determine the wattage. Most small appliances have wattage indicated on them, like a hair dryer, computer or coffee maker. It can be difficult to find the wattage on large appliances because it may involve moving the dishwasher, clothes washer or refrigerator, which is not very practical. If you can easily reach the plug, a watt meter would come in handy. The other option is to visit www.energysavers.gov/your_home/appliances and click "Estimating Appliance and Home Electronic Energy Use" to see a detailed list of approximate wattage used by most home appliances.
Know your habits. How many hours each day is the television used? How long do you leave the coffee maker running each morning? How long do you use an electric space heater to warm up a room when it is cold outside?
Determine your electric rate. You're looking for the kilowatt-hour (kwh) rate. It should be between 10 and 16 cents for most households in North Carolina. You can find your kwh rate on your bill or by calling your electric cooperative. Another option is to do the math by dividing the dollar amount charged for a month of usage by the total kwh used in that month. Make sure that you are looking at the amount charged for the kwh (not fees, taxes, water or trash removal).
Do the math to determine the kwh usage and cost. I have broken it into two steps to keep it simple.
Step 1: (Device wattage x hours used per month) ÷ 1,000 = Monthly kilowatt-hour (kwh) consumption
(Monthly kwh consumption) x (kwh rate) = Monthly cost
Hair dryer example: My hair dryer uses 1,600 watts. I use it for 5 minutes every morning. That means I use it for 150 minutes every month (5 minutes x 30 days), which converts to 2.5 hours each month (150 minutes ÷ 60 minutes). My electric rate is $0.12 per kwh. I'm ready to use the formula.
Step 2: (1,600 watts x 2.5 hours) ÷ 1,000 = 4 kwh per month. Then, 4 kwh x $0.12 = $0.48.
Whew! It only costs $5.76 to use my hair dryer 5 minutes a day for an entire year ($0.48 x 12 months).
Television example: On the other hand, leaving your television on all the time costs a little bit more. My television uses 135 watts. Let's see what it costs per day.
(135 watts x 24 hours) ÷ 1000 = 3.24 kwh per day. Then, 3.24 kwh x $0.12 = $0.39 per day.
To leave it on all day, every day would cost me $142.35 each year!
Another good use of these plug-in watt meters is the ability to see how much energy an appliance uses when it is turned "off." Yes, many appliances use energy while waiting to be turned on such as DVD players, TVs, stereo systems, etc. and it can contribute to your overall power bill. We call that "phantom" or "vampire" loads — consuming energy while seemingly turned off. If you find "phantom watts" being wasted, a plug-in power strip with an on/off switch will stop the wasteful watts from flowing.
Your electric use can go down if you change your habits from what you learn. Suggestions to start include turning off electronics (power strip) while you are not using them, using Energy Star-labeled lighting products, replacing older inefficient appliances with Energy Star-labeled ones or simply hanging your clothes outside to dry. Involve everyone in your household, especially kids, and make changes to your habits at a speed that suits your family. The secret to success is making it a fun learning experience and a family team effort.
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Breaking Down the 2011 Preseason Wooden Award ListPosted by nvr1983 on October 5th, 2010
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced its preseason list of the 50 candidates for the Wooden Award. Among those listed are names of players with whom we are all familiar, like Kyle Singler, Kalin Lucas, and Robbie Hummel, but there are also many lesser-known but still talented players like Nikola Vucevic and Kawhi Leonard (feel free to yell "East Coast bias!" in the comments). Even though this is one of about a thousand Player of the Year awards it holds a special place for most college basketball aficionados because of its namesake, the late John Wooden, and especially the year after his death. Established in 1976, The Wooden Award has been awarded to an individual after a 26-member panel — I'm sure our invite is lost in the snail mail or got caught in a spam filter — narrows down the list of candidates down to 20 players and then lets 1,000 voters (seriously, where's our invite?) pick the ten All-Americans and the Player of the Year (last year Evan Turner took home the hardware). Looking back through past winners provides you with a veritable "Who's Who" of college basketball in the past quarter century and includes luminaries like Phil Ford, Larry Bird, Ralph Sampson (twice), Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Danny Manning, Larry Johnson, Christian Laettner, Tim Duncan, Elton Brand, Shane Battier, Jason Williams, Jameer Nelson, Kevin Durant, and Tyler Hansbrough.
One of the big caveats for the early season list is that it does not include freshman or transfers. Now, the latter usually do not factor into these awards with the exception of Larry Johnson and Wesley Johnson, who picked up a few votes last year, but the former (like Durant and Michael Beasley) are beginning to play a growing role in this and other awards. We do have a few issues with the list, which you will see more of over the next few weeks as we unveil our "Impact Players" by region. For today we will just focus on our favorites and some notable freshman who were left off the list, but we expect to be in the running for the actual award later this season. We will leave off the non-freshman omissions because frankly we do not expect any of them to factor into the final ballots.
We have listed the players in alphabetical order (by last name) with those from non-BCS conferences highlighted in yellow. Players with an asterisk by their name were on the 2010 Wooden ballot.
Interestingly, nine of the 50 players are from those non-BCS conferences, which appears impressive at first glance until you realize that if the superstar freshman were included they would probably knock a few of those nine players off the list.
In our minds, the favorites are pretty clear– Malcolm Delaney, LaceDarius Dunn (assuming he can stay out of trouble), Jimmer Fredette, Austin Freeman, Hummel, JaJuan Johnson, Lucas, E'Twaun Moore, Jacob Pullen, Singler, and Nolan Smith. A couple caveats outside of Dunn's recent legal troubles:
- The Purdue trio is ridiculous, but they will probably cannibalize the national attention the others may have received
- Duke is in a similar situation with Singler, Smith, and Kyrie Irving, whom we will get to in a minute. Fortunately for those three they are still Duke, so their bench will probably get more national TV exposure than anybody else on this list.
- Delaney may run into some problems with Virginia Tech's relative mediocrity. If Seth Greenberg is sweating on Selection Sunday again, don't expect Delaney to be contending. Like the Felix Hernandez AL Cy Young Award debate, it seems unfair, but we doubt that the voters will be progressive here.
- Fredette may be one of the best shooters/scorers in the country, but playing in the Mountain West is going to make it very difficult to win this award unless he is miles ahead of everyone else.
Now we come to the big sticking point when we are reviewing these preseason lists: the freshmen and transfers. Honestly, Seth Curry is really the only transfer we expect to make a significant impact that might merit consideration for a list like this. The big issue is the freshmen:
- Harrison Barnes: Everybody expects him to light up the ACC and lead Roy Williams and UNC back to the NCAA Tournament. He will need to do more than that to merit consideration going up against these upperclassmen. It is instructive to note that Durant is the only freshman to win it (Hansbrough won it over Beasley the following year even though UNC fans would have to admit that Beasley was the far more dominant player that year).
- Kyrie Irving: He is expected to be the focal point of a Duke team that is trying to repeat. He will have the ball in his hands most of the game, and most of the games will be nationally televised. If he is as good as advertised he has a legitimate shot to be an All-American even if the big award might be a little out of reach.
- Brandon Knight: He will also have the ball in his hands most of the game for Kentucky, but he does not have quite as good of a supporting cast as Irving does particularly with regards to the experience of the other players. John Calipari has a talented group of players, but one of the problems with building your program by reloading with recruits is that those teams have very little experience.
We would put players like Enes Kanter and Josh Selby on this list too, but we still aren't sure if they are going to play a minute this year. If their eligibility was clear we would have to expand the list of freshmen to five, but as it is we don't see any other freshmen threatening to win The Wooden Award this year.
Even though we find it ridiculous that someone could consider this preseason list as a list of the top 50 players in the country when it intentionally ignores freshmen and transfers, we recognize that it is hard to judge how their games will translate to the next level and undoubtedly there will be some other new face that, by the end of the season, will make a strong case for inclusion on the All-American teams and potentially Player of the Year.