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Coldest Weather of Winter Is Here
We're just starting January and already it feels like it's the coldest, snowiest winter we've had in years (and that may not be far from the truth as we've been lucky with fairly mild winters over the past couple of years) but the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls is predicting the coldest weather of the season into Tuesday (January 4-7, 2014)
Temperatures will fall to -22 Sunday night in Sioux Falls with a 'high' Monday around -10 but wind chills approaching -50. With that news, the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Warning from 6am Sunday through 6am Tuesday for Sioux Falls and the entire region.
Most area schools, including the Sioux Falls school district, have cancelled classes for Monday (January 6) Get the complete list of cancellations here.
The cold temperatures are expected to last at least into Tuesday with air temperatures maybe creeping into the single digits above zero, but wind chills remaining in the -25 range.
The long term forecast looks much better though with highs warming back into the low 30s by next weekend. Stay safe through these next few days.
Be prepared. It's a new year, but the same winter.


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Recovery Room
After your operation, you may be taken directly back to your room or you may be transported to the recovery room where other patients may be recovering as well. You may hear noises from the oxygen and suction machines. This is normal. Most patients receive oxygen through a very small tube placed in the nose. The tubing is not uncomfortable and the oxygen helps you to breathe easier. If you were asleep, it helps you to wake up faster.
Your blood pressure will be monitored frequently by your nurse. This is standard procedure for all surgical patients. Your physician or a nurse will stop in the waiting room to tell your family of your progress after surgery and to let them know when you are ready to go back to your room.
Some people may feel emotionally unsettled for a few days after their surgery. These emotions may include feelings of depression, anxiety or sadness. These are normal feelings. However, if these feelings persist, you should discuss them with your physician.
Speeding your recovery
Depending upon the type of surgery you've undergone, you may be asked to get out of bed shortly after you return to your room. This helps to maintain proper circulation and to promote clear lungs.
It is very important that a nurse is with you the first time you try to get out of bed. Moving may be hard at first, but it helps speed your recovery. Some movements that you can do include:
Deep Breathing - Inhale as deeply as possible and hold for five to ten counts. Exhale normally. Repeat 5 times. Deep breathing helps loosen and brings up lung secretions and clears your head from the anesthesia The first day after your surgery, it is important to do deep breathing several times every hour when awake.
Leg, Feet and Arm Movements - Your nurse will explain what kinds of movements you may do with your legs, feet and arms. These movements help to relieve some of the soreness and circulates your blood supply while you are lying down the first day after surgery.
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After your physician gives you permission to leave, you may go home. Your nurse will give you written directions specific to your type of surgery for you to follow at home. If you have any questions, you should contact your physician. If you are unable to reach a physician and you feel that you need immediate medical consultation, please call Lourdes Hospital's Emergency Department at 607-798-5231.
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|2006-04-14, 20:20
|Link #61
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Why does it seem that our discussions tend to end with you assuming what I "want"?
I don't "want" Juuousei to be shoujo, that's just the label it falls under, even if it is a marketing construct. You are saying that labels are not the final say in who a series might appeal to. That is absolutely true. You say that you don't fall under the demographic, but this show appeals to you. I understand, and I think that's great.
Labels on series are just a guide, that's all. But labels do exist, and the general audience doesn't get to decide which ones apply to a certain series. I've read series aimed at guys that give me a shoujo feel, but they are still shounen. I've read shoujo series that remind me of seinen titles, but they are still shoujo. I can accept that, and I just read what I like.
EDIT: BTW, perhaps if you just say this series has a strong appeal to guys, instead of trying to use the "seinen" label, I would have agreed with your point...
|2006-04-15, 04:14
|Link #62
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 28
Not bad first episode... I must admit it wasn't TERRIBLY exciting - perhaps it's the slightly pedestrian directing, but I think the most exciting part was the OP. It hints at how things can change so much from now that I'm really eager to see the next few episodes. Seems like grown-up Tooru will appear from ep 6 onwards, which is okay because they can't have him suddenly grow up and have his struggle as a youngster shortened to "Stuff happened! A few years later..."
I've never read the manga but that OP says a lot of stuff anyway.... I guess in a way it's bad because it's uber-spoilerific? Although admittedly some things are a little easy to guess without it anyway (like how Tooru will probably have some kind of relationship with the girl who saves him at the end of ep 1, and that's kind of expected - come on, she saved him!) And looking at Tooru's marked character I would be totally not surprised if his ultimate goal was to become the Juuousei and kill whatever else comes in his way (but be nice to the girl, of course.) I thought Rai wouldn't make it, but look at the dude in the captain's uniform in the OP... I'd guess that would be Rai? And because Rai was (probably) abandoned by Tooru he develops hatred for him and manages to get his way out and instead of helping Tooru he decides to torture him? I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case either.... Though I'd like to be surprised....
Oh well, it's just 11 episodes, I guess I can sit back and watch and go whee. I wouldn't say it's the best show of the season so far though, although it's something I"m typically much more inclined to watch than most of the other stuff this season. Maybe I'm just reading too much into it for my own good!
EDIT: And I think the OP isn't taht bad really - it's quite okay if you don't mind the somewhat boybandish style even though it's not the whole of Kinki Kids doing it... I've heard muuuuch worse...
|2006-04-15, 04:41
|Link #63
Join Date: Apr 2006
I have a question about the story ^^
I saw the first episode (excellent by the way and I saw in the opening and on this picture http://i2.tinypic.com/vhrbwg.png
that Tooru will grown up?! (like the other characters apparently ...)
So is it true that in the futures episode will see a grown up Tooru?? (I ask for those who red the manga...)
|2006-04-15, 05:19
|Link #64
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 28
I don't read the manga but I can tell you they all grow up later. On the main site there is a separate voice credit for Adult Tooru who will appear at ep 6. I mean, look at the picture on the main site http://www.jyu-oh-sei However you look at it that certainly can't be young Tooru. As you can see, the girl at the end of last ep will grow up too, as well as Other Dude. I mean Zagi.
|2006-04-17, 14:39
|Link #66
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Philippines
Normally I would be interested in the general plot, but already Ju Oh Sei shows its incompetence in producing a coherent sci-fi world-view.
Annoying item no. 1: Speedos. In Space. Someone kill me....
Annoying item no. 2: Tentacled greenery. Hypothesis remains that any show that features lots of tentacles tend not to be outstanding.
Annoying item no. 3: The OP.
Annoying item no. 4: Generic bad guys / cannon-fodder. Generally I'd gravitate towards stories that don't have to use incidental characters, relying on flushing out main characters instead.
Annoying item no. 5: annoyingly-sharp noses which makes them look ugly. (Well yes all anime has sharp noses but not all anime are Escaflowne / Heat Guy J either)
|2006-04-20, 16:27
|Link #70
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Wow, I just started the manga, and I really have to say, to be honest, I wasn't really looking forward to the main girl show up. All these girl-heavy shows this season have kinda gotten me estrogen'd out, even though she's the only female lead.
But now, after reading the manga, I'm quite excited to see her show up in the anime!
Now I just need to actually get my hands on the second ep.
|2006-04-21, 17:58
|Link #71
The Commissar Vanishes
I think I've realized why people hate the opening song! It's pretty much a clone of every song that Backstreet Boys have been singing. I've just had this epiphany! But, honestly, even if you hate Backstreet Boys, the song's all right. Just regular americanized j-pop. When a girl sings something like that, everyone pretty much eats it up.
More episode 2 thoughts when I am a bit less drunk. 8)))
|2006-04-21, 18:41
|Link #72
The Commissar Vanishes
So, yeah, it was a pretty good episode. I wasn't really all there, so I honestly caught no more tha 60% of the stuff that went down, but what I did see was pretty good.
A good episode. I had it's pluses and minuses but it mostly stayed in the positive territory. The improvement was that the second-rate characters didn't look generic at all (Top looked like he'll play a role later on), but this episode didn't have any of the lavish animation of the 1st ep. Basically, it was a normal anime episode, not really special, but not bad either. The story seems to be developing and the animation stayed consistent with the original character designs.
I like Third and Tiz. Third evokes a very soft-spoken version of Allen Shezar (while not being too bishounen-y), while Tiz is a cute tomboyish girl who looks like she has her wits fully with her. She seems to like Thor, but not because it's hot steaming RABURABU at first sight, but rather because she likes his dedication and character. She isn't a feminist man-hating amazon warrior either. Just a good girl who knows her way around and managed to survive in a harsh environment without becoming cruel or "hard-assed". Same thing can be said about the Third.
|2006-04-22, 00:26
|Link #73
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 28
Argh, haven't gotten the episode yet... have been awfully slow these days, I guess I'll have to start dropping series, schoolwork's starting to get on me. But this is only 11 eps, I won't drop it
But for the Third/Saad thing, if you looked at the character details on the site (which, btw, doesn't work properly for me except in Internet Explorer -_-;;; ), it's a bit obvious that the leaders go in the order Top, Second and Third. So he must be Third... and there are Thirds for every Ring, except perhaps he simply doesn't disclose his real name.
There is also a writeup on how marriage - or rather, the mechanisms of mating - work on that planet. If I read it correctly (I'm not going to bloody open up IE again), they have one particular month for doing these things... Women are kind of rare on the planet since it's a dumping ground for convicts and there aren't as many women convicts. IIRC they're seen as a valuable commodity... I think women have to point out the men they want to marry - it's liek with animals, they want to fuse two strong genes together and produce good, healthy offspring. Consider this blatant fact now: Tiz has been brought up in this system and will naturally follow it, while Thor finds it very weird.
It's from these structures that they fight their way to Juuou, I guess. I'm waiting to see how Thor battles it out and what decisions he's going to have to make. Yay.
|2006-04-22, 03:02
|Link #74
TL to the rescue!
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: BC, Canada
Anyway, ep2 was interesting. I think Rai may finally be dead. (hip hip hooray! no its not a spoiler because this ep doesnt indicate anything) Though things are kinda progressing too fast but I guess that's inevitable since the manga is only 5 volumes long and each ep is half a volume.
Oh and I agree. OP animation and song sucks hard. But I like the ED song and animation. They really should not use so much engrish in their songs, it's annoying...
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|2006-04-22, 04:00
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|2006-04-22, 04:11
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Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 28
Aaaaaargh, why is it all the other raws finish so much faster than Juuousei? @_@ Sheesh, 8 kbps? You can do better than that.
But if Tiz said she'd give up her position at the end of ep 2 then things will be much more different than what I expect, which is really, really good! Yahoo!
And I think all the Rings have males and females, except some just have more males than females I suppose. It seems like the BLanc ring has the fewest people, and the Ochre ring has the most.
And as for Rai, I haven't read the manga but I'm dead sure he's not dead... What I predict is that:
-He somehow pulls himself out of the trap he got into.
-Realising he was abandoned by Thor he starts feeling resentment towards Thor.
-On the verge of dying he has to really put in a lot of effort to survive and hence becomes much tougher, but at the same time harbours a bitter anger towards Thor.
-He forms a strict determination to get himself out of the planet.
-Somehow or the other he does (while he's still young)
-Profit! (just joking, he actually becomes captain of $ship, and being hateful of Thor and proud of the fact that he got out of the planet without having to fight like a beast, he makes plans to nuke the planet, making Thor's plans all in vain!!!11)
|2006-04-22, 05:22
|Link #77
mentionitis ouendanica
Join Date: Dec 2003
As previously mentioned by miaka, the OP is performed by Koichi Domoto, who's part of the group Kinki Kids. Kinki Kids is just one of the many boybands managed by Johnny's Associates - so there's another similarity to the Backstreet Boys.
Let me just say that Johnny Kitagawa's been around longer than his American counterpart, Lou Pearlman...
|2006-04-22, 07:00
|Link #78
The Commissar Vanishes
Rai is still alive because...
I concur with wao regarding the manner in which the sibling rivalry starts, but I think Rai wouldn't survive on his own. I think that someone will save him and that someone will not be the good guy like Zagi or Third. Or something like that.
|2006-04-22, 07:11
|Link #79
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 28
That's also quite possible, for him to be saved by someone. But I think Zagi won't be a good guy, notice how Thor is fighting with him in the OP (I love that scene!).
I watched ep 2 (thank you to somebody!), and well, it's about the same quality as ep 1 I suppose. Actually Tiz annoyed me a bit with her constant going on about "YOU BE MY HUSBAND!!!" and well, she's pretty much a typical teen tomboy I suppose (given the circumstances), but it'll be interesting to see how she'll, uh, "work under Thor" I can't wait to when they all grow up, really... but at the same time I'm a little worried as to how Koichi Domoto is as a seiyuu. Minami Takayama is doing a FANTASTIC job, really - of course this is not a surprise considering how she's a veteran seiyuu, and of voices such as Conan [Edogawa] no less - I loved the part where Thor was thinking about Rai and he had a really pained voice. Really great.
EDIT: Pardon me asking, but where in the
Spoiler for ep 2:
And on a totally unrelated note which shouldn't be here but I'm doing it strategically: The blog of someone who watches this raw has been down for some time, I kind of miss it, hope it'll be up soon.
|2006-04-22, 07:21
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There are many different kinds of clouds in space, but none of them have anything to do with what we know as clouds on Earth – which are made out of tiny droplets of water.
Originally – before the invention of the telescope – astronomers referred to all the shining, extended structures without clearly defined edges that they saw in space as 'clouds' (nebulae in Latin). Since even entire galaxies, in other words, large star systems, can appear to be cloudy patches to the naked eye, they were also called 'nebulae' – for example, the Andromeda Nebula familiar to us all from science fiction. Often, such star system nebulas were also called extra-galactic nebulae (in other words, outside the Milky Way). The correct designation for the Andromeda Nebula would be the Andromeda Galaxy because, in modern astronomy, the concept of cloud is used almost exclusively for concentrations of dust and gas found between the stars of a galaxy.
Cosmic nebulae - giant clouds of interstellar matter
These concentrations of dust and gas emit light due to a variety of mechanisms. Emission nebulae shine because they are excited by the radiation of hot stars to emit light themselves. Reflection nebulae, on the other hand, reflect the light of nearby stars. Dark nebulae, also called dark clouds, are too distant from nearby stars to reflect their light or to be excited to emit light themselves. As dark clouds of gas and cosmic dust, they obstruct the light of stars and other shining nebulae lying behind them, and thus become visible to us. If the matter of a nebula gradually becomes denser, it turns into the birthplace of new stars.


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In 40 years of working at R.I. Lampus Co., Bob Welling has come up with some pretty good ideas for new cast-concrete products. In the time he has been trying out one of them, a wood-fired oven, he has gotten pretty good at making pizza, too.
As two hungry reporters watched, Welling slid a cheese-and-pepperoni pie through the arched opening and onto a 600- or 700-degree brick hearth. Within 30 seconds, mozzarella cheese on the side closest to the burning logs started bubbling so he and his steel peel began turning. A minute later it was done -- and delicious.
"I've practiced a lot," he said. "It's fun."
Springdale, Pa.-based Lampus (www.lampus.com) offers all sorts of items for use in the yard, such as working ovens, fire pits, bars, benches, flaming columns, outdoor kitchens and other concrete items.
Welling's favorite is an oven that sells for $3,989 as a build-it-yourself kit and $7,595 already assembled. But it's just one piece of Lampus' response to the growing demand for outdoor dining/entertaining spaces. It's a bold new path for an 88-year-old company best known for Omni-Stone pavers and Versa-Lok wall blocks. Over the past 15 to 20 years, Welling said a big part of his job as vice president of the concrete-products division has been to come up with new products. Luckily for him, the public seems to like the things that interest him, like the pizza oven.
When he started baking with one several years ago, he quickly discovered that "wood-fired-oven people are kinda like a cult." Soon he was spending 20 to 30 minutes kneading homemade dough and baking bread. That required letting the fire die down to about 400 degrees and placing a steel door in the opening. He's also made roasts and chicken in an earthenware container called a Chicken Brick.
Other Lampus employees have also gotten into wood-fired baking. New product-development manager Ken Lenhardt can expertly toss a pizza shell and has cooked steaks. Graphic designer Scott Blades, who stopped by to check on Welling's Neapolitan pizza, helped create the foam prototype for the kit of numbered pieces.
The key to the oven's design is the ratio between the area of the dome-shaped firebox and the height of the arched opening, Welling said. Those dimensions haven't really changed since ancient Rome or Pompeii, he said.
So how hard is it to build one yourself?
"It can be assembled by someone accustomed to working with mortar," Welling said. Rookie masons "could end up with ugly joints," he said, laughing, but the oven would work just fine.
Construction generally takes about a week, a big benefit over the months it can take to build one from scratch. The price is also fairly low, even for the assembled unit. Ovens bearing the names of famous chefs can sell for $12,000 or more.
Welling said his goal is to come up with a smaller, less expensive oven. This one has a cooking surface of 36 square inches, big enough to cook two 15-inch pizzas. Since they cook so fast, it makes sense to make one at a time, he said.
Other new products include an outdoor kitchen with built-in gas grill ($6,971); square and round fire pits ($850), fire columns ($1,299) and benches ($715). All prices are for kits and do not include assembly.
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Filed under: Foreign Policy, Japan, Middle East, National Security, Russia, The United States | Tags: Obama's Foreign P0licy, Russia and Crimea, What Peace Process?
From the front page of the New York Times:
TOKYO — President Obama encountered setbacks to two of his most cherished foreign-policy projects on Thursday, as he failed to achieve a trade deal that undergirds his strategic pivot to Asia and the Middle East peace process suffered a potentially irreparable breakdown.
Mr. Obama had hoped to use his visit here to announce an agreement under which Japan would open its markets in rice, beef, poultry and pork, a critical step toward the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the proposed regional trade pact. …
In Jerusalem, Israel's announcement that it was suspending stalemated peace negotiations with the Palestinians, after a reconciliation between the Palestine Liberation Organization and the militant group Hamas, posed yet another obstacle to restarting a troubled peace process in which Secretary of State John Kerry has been greatly invested.
From the Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. and the European Union imposed more sanctions on Russia Monday and both the ruble and Moscow stock index rallied, the latter up 1.5% The markets didn't take this response to the Kremlin's war on Ukraine seriously, and neither will Vladimir Putin.
The Journal added:
Sanctions only make sense if they cause enough economic pain to make Russians begin to question the wisdom of Kremlin imperialism. Otherwise they make the West look weak and disunited. This is exactly what Mr. Putin is counting on, and so far he's been right.


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Last April, the popular Flash platforming series The Fancy Pants Adventures received a home console installment for XBLA and PSN. For some reason, despite our hyping said game extensively, no one at Destructoid ever actually reviewed it. The people gotta know, man! The people gotta knoooooow!
Just over ten months later, the console version has been ported to iOS devices. Aside from the absence of the multiplayer modes, the two are pretty much identical. So I guess now would be as good a time as any to do a proper review, right?
The Fancy Pants Adventures (iPhone, iPad -- universal app)
Developer: Borne Games, Over the Top Games
Publisher: Chillingo
Released: March 1, 2012
The Fancy Pants Adventures is the kind of game Sonic the Hedgehog wishes it could be again -- a solid, momentum-based, 2D platformer that offers players the option of blazing through a level with style and finesse or slowing down and mining for secrets. Every stage is a playground replete with rolling hills, half-pipes, quarter-pipes, springs, scalable walls, and tons of collectible baubles called Squiggles, and you dispose of enemies by hopping on their noggin or rolling into them. Plus, there are no insufferable sidekicks or on-rails nonsense.
Depending on how fast you are running and which direction button you holding after you launch off a ramp, you can reach any number of distances and elevations -- getting to that gold star or bonus door often requires a few attempts to find that "sweet spot." Once airborne, you have just the slightest freedom over course correction, guided as you are by momentum yet allowed just enough control. It's easy to get frustrated in the beginning, but little by little, you learn to master the game's nuances.
Still, you aren't completely bound by physics. Some slopes grow steeper and steeper until you are running up a vertical wall, then the surface curves even more and you are running along the ceiling as though you are wearing magnetic boots. You can even slide across the surface of water for short periods of time. These stylish sections are fun rewards after a particularly harrowing obstacle, yet the game thankfully never devolves into a roller coaster ride that places style over practicality.
This style extends to the ambience as well. Your hero, Fancy Pants Man, rocks a bitchin' pair of flare pants; over the course of the game, you can collect over 140 items for avatar customization, including even more outrageous pants, hats, hairstyles, and goofy weapons like a giant fork or a dead parrot. The environment itself is rendered as the kind of doodles that a middle schooler would squeeze in the corner of his or her notebook, while the soundtrack is a nice mix of chill tunes and surf rock jams. It's all, like, very mellow, man.
I mentioned already that you can breeze through levels quickly, but you can greatly extend your play time by shooting for 100% completion. In addition to collecting all the Squiggles and stars in a stage, you can also find hidden challenge rooms, where you are tasked with completing a race within a time limit, racking points in parkour-like events, or collecting a number of a certain item. These challenges are the hardest parts of the game and often demand several retries, but it's the kind of difficulty that makes you feel all warm and gooey inside once you've succeeded.
The story mode, in which you must stop a band of pirates from making your sister their new pirate princess, consists of 11 levels. Beyond that, you can play slightly updated versions of "World 1" and "World 2," the original two Flash games. Then there is the Fancy Arcade, in which you can go for the gold by attempting several challenges from the the main game with stricter requirements, in addition to several new challenges. Add that to the oodles of unlockable costume items, and you've got a hefty adventure with hours of content.
But not all is gravy in The Fancy Pants Adventures. Swimming segments are a chore -- controls are extra sensitive underwater, so it's difficult to make just the slightest of turns without veering wildly off in different direction. Then there is your weapon, which you don't acquire until late in the game. It's cool to see FPM swinging his pencil / wooden sword / lightsaber / whatever-the-hell-custom-skin-you've-applied like a little ninja, but it's only really useful against very few enemies (i.e., other ninjas). Most baddies are better dispatched using the same stomping or rolling techniques you've been using since the beginning.
Worst of all (and this ought to come as no surprise) are the touch controls -- the left and right buttons especially give me no small amount of heartache. If my thumb is placed slightly on the left edge of the right button, it's registered as a "left." If I try to overcompensate and reach further out to the right, nothing is registered at all. From the moment I started playing to the moment I finished, I would frequently find myself in a situation where I meant to go right but wound up going the other way. Not even the colored pencil doodles and smooth guitar riffs can cool my rage when I'm forced yet again to climb back up a set of platforms because I missed the game's improperly sized and placed hitboxes.
The hitbox issues aren't limited to play controls, either. Text links as well as the arrows and buttons in the Fancy Arcade are so damn tiny that I wonder if this game was made for the dude with the tiny hands in that one Burger King commercial. My fingers and thumbs aren't that fat. There's no reason why I should be jamming the screen repeatedly because an arrow is the size of a pinprick. Maybe this isn't an issue on an iPad, but on an iPhone, an otherwise wonderful game is marred because I am not Salad Fingers.
Still, this iOS port is just as beefy as its console counterpart, only it's a full $9 cheaper. The multiplayer modes were sacrificed, but this is a single-player game first and foremost, anyway. If you consider yourself a patient player, hop aboard the Apple caboose and get all fancy and stuff.
Ultimately, The Fancy Pants Adventures is a chill, stylish platformer that is both fulfilling and satisfying... when its touch controls aren't giving you the business. If you can get over that really, really, really obstinate roadblock, you'll be just dandy.
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Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.
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Sweetwater High School's golf teams are in strong contention for regional berths after completing the second 18-hole leg of their 54-hole tournaments.The SHS girls are still in second place through two rounds of their District 5-3A tournament, which began last week at Sweetwater Country Club and continued Tuesday at Abilene's Maxwell Golf Course with Wylie as host team.Sweetwater shot 363, giving it a 733 total with one round to play and increasing its margin to 27 strokes over Wylie, which is third with a 760 total. But Sweetwater has almost no chance of catching Snyder, which now leads by 50 strokes after shooting 341 for a 683 total. The final round is set for April 12 at Snyder, and the top two teams as well as the top two individuals not on a qualifying team will advance to the regional tournament. The latter event will be played April 18-19 in Lubbock.Sweetwater's five players all currently rank among the top 20 medalists, although none are in the top five and just two — Sara Witt and Katie High — are among the top 10. Witt shot 89-179 and is in seventh place, while High shot 90-182 and is tied for eighth. Jodie May and Elise Lawrence are tied for 11th after shooting identical scores of 92-186, while Alex Gomez is in a tie for 16th after shooting 96-191. Emma Nunley of Snyder is in first place after shooting 80 for a 161 total.Sweetwater No. 2 (817) is in sixth place after a 395 on Tuesday. On the team are Amy Witt (99-197), Angela Virgen (97-204), Leila Rubio (101-212) and Christian Richardson (98-218). Rac-hel Hunt (104-213), Sierra Hernandez (99-216), Molly Fincher (114-225) and Michaellah McKinney (133) are medalists.The SHS boys, meanwhile, are still in third place after the second round of their District 5-3A tournament that began last week in Brownwood and resumed Wednesday in Big Spring, but they trail second-place Wylie by just six shots after both teams shot 315. The Mustangs have a 639 total with 18 holes left. Big Spring (304-612) has a 21-shot lead over Wylie, which is cur-rently at 633.Sweetwater is just three shots ahead of fourth-place Snyder (642). Among medalists, Ryan Mercer (75-148) is in fourth place. Dylan Torres (78-160), Alex Castillo (79-163), Mason Andrews (83-168) and Guy Bond (91-180) complete the team. Torres is in eighth place and Castillo is tied for 11th. Mercer is seeking his third straight regional berth. This year's regional tournament will be held April 20-21 in Lubbock.Sweetwater No. 2 (752) is in eighth place after shooting 380. Jonah Lawrence shot 90-177, Yates Cypert shot 95-186, Joey Adames shot 96-195, Rance Stone shot 101-204 and Michael Hazard shot 99.Sweetwater will host the final round on Monday at Sweetwater Country Club.


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By James O'Brien
"Boston Strong. Meb Strong." With those words resounding in his head through the closing miles, Mebrahtom Keflezighi won the 118th Boston Marathon, becoming the first American man to do so since Greg Meyer in 1983. There was an ironic beauty in the fact that, on race morning, Meyer was among those who wished Meb well. He told me, "You can do it," the newly crowned winner explained. "Make it happen."
Meb made it happen in a way that was surprising, bewildering, and inspiring. From the gun, he surged to the front of the pack; early on, he forged a demonstrative lead; and, in the closing miles he weathered a super-charged surge from Wilson Chebet that almost spoiled the American's dreams. But, at the line, the dream remained intact. Keflezighi, just two weeks shy of his 39th birthday, had turned back an armada of sub-2:06 thoroughbreds to take one of the sporting world's most prestigious titles. "I don't have a 2:04, 2:05," Keflezighi proffered with a smile, "but I've got the Boston Marathon title."
There can be no disputing that the Eritrean-born Meb is a man who runs on inspiration. When he won New York in 2009, he was buoyed by crowds who responded to the "USA" emblazoned across his chest. In London, at the 2012 Olympic Games, he ran spurred by the thought that, despite his 2004 silver medal, he was not even introduced on the starting line. In Boston, there was the tragedy of 2013, a horror that spread way beyond the running community and the confines of the city. It resonated as few things could have, but also served as motivation for runners such as Meb, who swore that they would come back 12 months later and make a statement.
"I've got an eight-year-old daughter," he proffered, thinking of the explosions that killed three, including eight-year-old Martin Richard. "It could have been her. Or my wife. Or me. I was a spectator last year."
One of the most evocative images of Boston 2014 will be Meb, cresting Heartbreak Hill, deep in fatigue and responding with a clenched fist of salute to the roars of "U-S-A!" This was not jingoism; this was a simple display of solidarity, of empathy, of support for "Boston Strong" and for "Meb Strong". "This is probably the most meaningful victory for an American, because of what happened last year," Keflezighi stated. If you ponder the big wins - Shorter in Munich in 1972; Rodgers four-times in Boston and four times in New York - Meb may not be wrong. "I've been reading 'Marathon Man' (Rodgers' autobiography) every day," Keflezighi explained. "Since last year, I've been visualizing this day."
From the second the gun sounded in Hopkinton at 10:00 a.m., Keflezighi attacked the Boston course like he meant it. Despite the fact of seven men alongside him with PBs of 2:05:30 or faster - including 2013 winner, Lelisa Desisa (PB 2:04:45), and Chicago winner Dennis Kimetto (PB 2:03:45) - Meb strode to the forefront, assuming control and, for all intents and purposes, installing himself as a pacemaker for all of his more fancied and exceedingly grateful competitors.
It was certainly curious to watch the early miles unfold. They were not blistering, despite the near perfect conditions - 4:49 through the first mile and 15:09 at 5K; but Meb remained in the pole position with everybody else happy to tag along and sit in for the ride. Desisa (ETH) was there, as was Kimetto (KEN), plus Abdi Adbirahman (USA), Markos Geneti (ETH), Tilahun Regassa (ETH), Frankline Chepkwony (KEN), Gebre Gebremariam (ETH), Wilson Chebet (KEN), Ryan Hall (USA), Jason Hartmann (USA), plus a glut of others. The lead pack numbered close to 30; if you were supposed to be in there, you were, and you were happy for Meb to be your rabbit.
A 10K split of 30:28 saw Hall at the forefront; but it was not a lead. It was a footstep. The phalanx remained tight, with Meb still right there, always clearly stating his intent. It was right around seven miles that the first move of significance came. With that mark passed in 34:16, Keflezighi inched his way forward, opening a few meters, a little daylight on the cumbersome group. But it wasn't really a move; it wasn't even significant. It was just an accident. Tilahun Regassa covered; but nobody else bothered. They barely noticed. It was too early, every year somebody makes a move like this, and the real contenders are savvy enough to bide their time. If you're serious about Boston, that's what you do. You bide your time.
One mile later, though, (eight in 39:10), the margin over the pack had grown to 10 seconds. Regassa had slid backwards, but Josphat Boit (USA) had moved forward, inching further away from the chasers, led by Hall, Geneti, and Nicholas Arciniaga (USA), who remained oblivious to the danger. They'd seen it all before. You don't win Boston by running from the front.
"We were scared to follow," Wilson Chebet recalled later. "We were scared of the hills."
A peculiar admission, indeed, and one barely comprehensible in a pack of the finest aerobic machines on the planet.
Had they been paying closer attention - had they been closer - the pack may have heeded some early warning signs shortly after the 10 mile mark (49:08). Suddenly, somehow, the field of contenders was close to 30 seconds in arrears; still not majorly significant, but certainly worth heeding. Meb and Boit charged onward, both looking impressively relaxed, while the pack maintained its formation, playing the waiting game.
Passing Wellesley College at 12.5 miles, Keflezighi and Boit hung tight, Meb invariably in the lead, Boit running in his footsteps. The two had been training partners in recent months at their Mammoth Lakes, CA base; thus, they could have been working together, except that they didn't appear to be. Meb was always the aggressor, always the stride in front; Boit was the tracker, sitting in, hoping for prey. The screams of encouragement were almost deafening; a few years previous, Ryan Hall had slapped hands and blown kisses to the adoring Wellesley crowds as he screamed to a 2:04:58 finish. This time, the leaders were impassive, seemingly oblivious. Except that they weren't.
"The crowd was phenomenal," recounted Meb. "The energy was just phenomenal. I used the energy."
At 13 miles, the clock read 1:03:49 and, at half way, in the town of Wellesley, it was 1:04:20. 38 seconds back, the pack trundled along, most them still there, cruising at 2:10 pace, still too soon for them to worry. Desisa had to watch Kimetto who had to watch Gebremariam who had to watch Hall who had to watch Geneti who had to watch Regassa ... and so on. It wasn't long, though, before the realization dawned. "I couldn't see Meb," said Chebet, "I could only see the straight road."
If there was a move of true decision, it came at 15 miles (1:13:30). With a barely perceptible increase in tempo, Meb opened a three meter gap. Just as quickly, that became five, then 10. Passing 25K (1:15:59), Keflezighi was 25 meters up on Boit with the pack 45 seconds in arrears. Nobody could have realized at the time but, with that move, the 118th Boston Marathon was decided and an era of American drought had come to an end.
That is not to say that it was easy. The hills of Lower Newton Falls after the 16 mile mark (1:18:07 for Meb, 1:18:15 for Boit) made a distinct impact. Prior to this point, it had all been roll and relax and hold it on cruise control; but this incline was a trial. The better part of 600 meters long and coming at a point where the fatigue of miles was already setting it, it is a softening blow before the celebrated Newton Hills another mile down the road. The effort could not be seen in Meb's form or in his rhythm; but you could see it on his face.
Through 17 miles (1:23:04), Keflezighi was away. Boit was dropped and dropping further, as Meb made the right turn at the Newton firehouse with the infamous Hills in front of him. Boit was 25 seconds down and the pack was literally nowhere in sight. But this is where this race is won and lost, if not on the hills themselves, then by virtue of the damage they inflict. Even here, however, the unheralded leader maintained superb equilibrium, notwithstanding the deepening lines across his brow. If the leader needed inspiration or motivation, surely this is where he found it. Nearing the top of the testing hills, with 19.5 miles in his legs, a knot of spectators saw him and knew him and launched into a spontaneous chant of "U-S-A! U-S-A!" Keflezighi gave them not so much as a glance; but, he raised his right hand, clenched his fist and pumped the air in acknowledgement. That was all it took for the decibels to soar still louder. It was a moment of connection between athlete and fans that could hardly have happened anywhere else - Heartbreak Hill, one year after the heartbreak, America's favorite adopted son in the lead of the world's most celebrated marathon. When they make the movie, this scene will be the tear-jerker.
But this was not the finale; six miles remained and many a commanding lead has been whittled to nothing and many a leader toppled from his perch at this stage. Passing 20 miles in 1:37:52, the last of the three Newton Hills takes the runners to 20.5 miles. Keflezighi worked through this final incline, relishing the respite of the coming downhills and responding to the roars of the crowd with more fist-pumps. Controlled exuberance or over-confidence? At this stage, it asked as many questions as it answered.
Passing 21 miles in 1:43:04 and 22 in 1:47:52, Keflezighi scorched the downhills a la Bill Rodgers, stealing a look back as he raced through Cleveland Circle - site of Rodgers' former running store - and turning towards the skyline of downtown and the Boylston Street finish line. The glance would have revealed nothing; the crowds were too large and road too winding. Possibly, it was just as well that Meb could not see what was coming. The leader charged onward through 23 (1:52:48) and 24 miles (1:57:35), clocking an incremental split of 4:47. At that pace, anybody hoping to make inroads would have to be running at a ludicrous pace - 4:30, even.
Enter Wilson Chebet. The 28-year-old Kenyan boasts a 2:05:27 PB from Rotterdam in 2011. Having been as much as 90 seconds down on the leaders eight or so miles previously, he was now cranking along at precisely 4:30 pace, his eyes locked on Keflezighi's back like a heat seeking missile. At 24 miles, Meb's advantage had been trimmed to a scant and dangerous 12 seconds.
"At 22 miles, I had a little stomach issue. I almost threw up," revealed Keflezighi. "Going through the last two miles was a challenge; but that's the marathon. But I knew he had worked hard to catch up to me, so I knew I had to save something."
In fact, while Chebet hard torn holes in Meb's seemingly insurmountable lead, once the 24 mile mark had passed, the gap remained as it was - eight to 10 seconds. That didn't stop anybody from biting their nails, however. Making the right turn onto Hereford Street and the left onto Boylston Street and the finish line, there was more than enough room for Chebet to deny America's dreams. The only one who remained confident was the leader.
"As soon as I got to Boylston Street, I knew I had it," he revealed.
The noise along the final straight cannot be described. Picture a jumbo jet and Howitzer at full blast at the same time and you might get the picture. Keflezighi screamed down the home straight, undeniable in victory, crossing the line in a PB of 2:08:37, fulfilling the dreams of untold millions, not least his own. It was fitting.
"My career was fulfilled 99.9%," said the winner, looking back on his Olympic silver, his New York win, his Trials victory. "Today makes it 110%. This was the missing link. To have this trophy is beyond my dreams."
Chebet was hardly decimated, but the victory was decisive, the second placer crossing in 2:08:48. Even then, he held a bare two seconds in hand over the fast closing Frankline Chepkwony. Said Chebet, "I thought if I ran a 4:30 mile, I would win. But towards the end, I was tired. Once I saw the finish line approaching, I knew I couldn't win."
The day, the event, the occasion, of course, belonged to the winner. "I was comfortable in front," he explained. "I just kept pushing. I just kept thinking, 'Boston Strong, Meb Strong.' I'm almost 39; I just set a PB, and I just won the Boston Marathon. It was my dream."
For his win, Meb claimed $150,000. In second, Chebet earned $75,000 and Chepkwony $40,000.
A word for the over 40s. The Boston masters' title went to 42-year-old Ulrich Steidl from Seattle, WA who claimed the title in 2:19:48. Viacheslav Shabunin from Russia took the silver medal in 2:20:43, with Michael Wardian from Arlington, VA third in 2:23:32.
If there was any year in Boston's history that called for a truly memorable, truly momentous outcome, it is safe to say that this was it.
2014 Boston Marathon Men's Race
"Boston Strong. Meb Strong." With those words resounding in his head through the closing miles, Mebrahtom Keflezighi won the 118th Boston Marathon, becoming the first American man to do so since Greg Meyer in 1983. There was an ironic beauty in the fact that, on race morning, Meyer was among those who wished Meb well. He told me, "You can do it," the newly crowned winner explained. "Make it happen."


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September 16 is exactly 100 days before Christmas. Not only are there presents to buy, gifts to wrap, cards to send, a party to plan, and a family meal to prepare, but there are other holidays and special occasions that demand action as well.
Christmas Day is a day to relish in the pleasure of being with loved ones. The days leading to Christmas should be spent enjoying the festive season with its traditional activities, friendly visits, and comfort foods, yet many people arrive at Christmas with a big wipe of the brow and a sigh of relief that they had accomplished anything at all. Many people make silent vows to be better prepared next year. There are several ways to guarantee an even greater enjoyment in this meaningful holiday.
1.) Having realistic notions about what Christmas should involve is an important step in the process. Christmas does not have to mean seeing every holiday ballet or play that comes your way. It does not have to mean filling every square inch of space under the tree with piles of gifts. Although a meal together with friends and family at Christmas time is a great way to celebrate, it does not have to mean a complex menu with five kinds of pie.
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MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KKCO) -- The man involved in a traffic stop that escalated to a shooting early this month now faces charges in the incident.
On Feb. 7, Tryllen Richards, 32, received a gunshot wound during a traffic stop by Montrose County Sheriff's deputies on Highway 145 in west Montrose County. Officials have not released who shot him.
After the incident, Richards was taken to a Grand Junction hospital for non-life threatening injuries. He was released Saturday, Feb. 16 and taken to the Montrose County Jail.
Since then, he has posted bail and has left the jail. He will face charges of first-degree assault, felony menacing and speeding.
Officials say no further information is available, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the 7th Judicial District Court Team will continue to investigate the incident.


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The CMU baseball team improved to 12-16 overall and to 3-4 in Mid-American Conference play Friday as it beat visiting Northern Illinois 6-3 at Theunissen Stadium.
The Chippewas took a 5-0 lead by scoring three times in the bottom of the second and two more times in the third and never allowed the Huskies (9-18, 4-3) back in the game.
In the second catcher Alex Ornelas reached on a fielder�s choice and third sacker Joe Houlihan walked to put runners on first and second with one out. After a Pat MacKenzie sacrifice bunt center fielder Nick Regnier singled to push Ornelas across and make it 1-0. Right fielder Logan Regnier then singled to plate two more runs, following a walk to Noel Santos, to push the lead to 3-0.
In the third left fielder Neal Jacobs led off with a single and scored when DH Jordan Adams doubled to left. Adams then stole third and scored on a throwing error to make it 5-0.
Northern Illinois got on the board in the seventh with a three-spot, chasing starter and winner Jordan Foley (5-1) in the process.
Foley allowed three runs, none of which were earned, on six hits while striking out a career-high 12 hitters. He also walked five.
Kenton San Miguel got one out via the strikeout before Matt Trowbridge pitched two scoreless frames for his sixth save.
CMU added its final run in the bottom of the seventh via an Adams home run, his fifth, to make it 6-3.
Adams went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored while Nick Regnier and Logan Regnier both added in two hits.
Jordan Ruckman (0-5) took the loss for the Huskies as he allowed five runs, four earned, on eight hits while striking out five and walking six in five and two-thirds.
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Cye is a computer peripheral robot that combines obstacle detection and avoidance, path planning, and artificial intelligence to sense changes in its surroundings and adjust accordingly. Visitors to roboworld® will see the results of Cye's "thinking" – a mathematical algorithm – used to process its environment and change course only seconds after obstacles in its path are moved around.
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This is a fanfiction told from Edward's point of view. What if Charlie found out about the Cullen family secret? What would his actions and reactions be to this shocking realization? The adult rating is just a precaution for future chapters, the chapter notes will tell the separate chapter ratings!!!
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My mind was made up and there was no changing it. People may think that I have perfect self-control, but I wasn't going to put up the constant stream of negative thoughts any longer. I had left for a good reason, and had come back for an even better one.
"Carlisle, I need everyone over here, as soon as possible. There's nothing wrong but my temper is rising more and more by the minute," I explained quickly. "Edward, you can't do that. Telling him won't solve anything," Carlisle replied sounding reproachful and exasperated. Then he sighed and said,"We'll be there in a few minutes. Don't say anything, yet. I'll explain everything." With that figured out I was able to smile.
There was a knock at the door and I went to answer it. Charlie was a little calmer as they all filed in. Carlisle looked at Charlie and said, "There is something you need to know. Despite what most people think, the Cullen family is not just a group of eccentric human beings; as a matter of fact we aren't even human. You might want to make yourself comfortable, this is a long story." As we all sat watching Charlie like hawks, Carlisle told him about us being vampires and each of us gave a small summary of our stories. Alice, Jasper, and I also told about our gifts.
After this Charlie decided that he had to say something, "This is weird. At least I know why I'm not freaking out when I should be screaming my head off. Thank you, Jasper." Jasper just laughed and said, "No problem, by the way if I hadn't calmed you down you would've passed out and possibly gone into a coma. So it was either calm you down now or calm Bella down later. The hard part was earlier. You were so mad that I had a feeling that you were going to rip Edward limb from limb." I smiled and said, "He wanted to." Charlie just looked at me and smiled apologetically.
Then his expression changed and his thoughts filled my mind. Edward, my daughter is all I have. Even without Jasper's help to stay calm, I can see that you both love each other too much to be apart. So, what I'm asking is, change me, too. Ask Carlisle, or something, please. The intensity of his thought made it to where I had to ask,
"Carlisle, do you think we can handle two newborns?"
Bella looked from me to her father and then back to me again. "What are you talking about?" she asked. Charlie looked her in the eyes and said, "I don't want to lose you, Bells."
We tried to talk Charlie out of his decision, but Alice could see him with pale skin and gold eyes no matter what we said. "You're as stubborn as Bella. Edward has been trying to talk her out of wanting to be a vampire for over a year," Emmett said, laughing when Bella glared at him.
"It seems that we will have to be doubly watchful," Carlisle said and then added, "Let's go home, we have even more planning to do. Oh, and Charlie, I know that Billy Black is one of your best friends, but please do not mention that you are leaving until the day before we leave." With that, he took Esme's hand and walked out the front door.
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if you have any specific questions about this writeup please address them to Gary and he will be more than happy to help you. If you are an XT coupe owner you should also be a member of www.XT6.net there is a wealth of great info over there for xt coupes.
here are some pictures showing how to extend the life of air struts. bought my car over 4 years ago at 105,000 miles. i have never replaced the struts, just keep them clean and i'm now at 220,000 miles on the same struts that were in there when i got the car. i'm going through this preventative maintenance again and they still appear to be in very good shape after at least 115,000 miles and 4 years.
basically the first picture shows the strut as it was on the car (and another picture of a spare strut with similar rust). you can see the rust forms right where the air bag meets the bottom of the strut. here the air bag rolls back on itself and is held in place by a clamp/ring like mr. radon discovered when he disassembled one. when rust forms here it rubs against the air bag where the air bag rolls back on itself and against the metal. the rough rust will gradually wear through the air bag. on the other picture of my spare strut you can see the rust on the air bag where the bag travels up and down with the changing conditions of the strut.
here's the strut adapter to fill the strut with a standard tire inflator. as you're working be sure to keep filling the strut as any leaking around or through this adapter will make the strut loose height and you will miss rust/dirt. best to make sure it holds air and doesn't leak otherwise primer and paint will get rubbed off as it deflates when you get to that stage. but if you can't keep the adapter from leaking, keep filling the strut as you work your way around to clean it at least. taking the strut or a matching threaded nut into a hardware store is the easiest way to make one of these adapters. a good hardware or auto store should be able to help you get these parts. i don't have any part numbers or sizes handy, these are old.
here is the filed down and cleaned strut almost ready for primer and paint. i also take a thin flat bladed screw driver and carefully slide it flat to the metal but at an angle under the lip of the bag (sort of hard to describe, but simple enough). be careful when filing and putting tools close to the bag, it is very tough obviously since it supports the car, but no need to nick it up. slide the screwdriver under the lip of the bag and sort of tilt it up on the uppermost corner and scrape out the dirt/rust. work your way around and you'll be able to clean it all out under there. only takes a couple minutes. again make sure the strut is fully extended. might have better access if you give it more PSI than i did. i think i only went to 150 psi, not sure i didn't even check the compressor. not sure what these things can hold either. i think i went to 150 psi, but again i didn't actually check. file carefully and get it all cleaned up. clean it down and prepare it for a good primer/paint job.
the second picture shows the final primered and painted strut. this seems to be a good way to keep those 250 dollar or more struts in good shape. i typically spray the struts down every now and again (rarely but couple times a year) to keep them clean and free from dirt and such collecting up under there.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Mike Gillislee ran for two touchdowns and No. 6 Florida scored 24 straight points in the fourth quarter to defeat Florida State 37-26 Saturday and keep its national title hopes alive.
Florida regained the lead 23-20 on Gillislee's 37-yard run with 11:01 left in the final period on the first play after Florida State's EJ Manuel fumbled, his fourth turnover of the game. Gillislee finished with 140 yards rushing.
Florida (11-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) came into the game fourth in the BCS standings, and the gators could find themselves in position to earn a spot in the national championship game if No. 1 Notre Dame loses to Southern California. The Gators lone loss was in late October to third-ranked Georgia, and it will keep them out of the SEC title game.
Florida State (10-2, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) was hurt by five turnovers in the game. The Seminoles will play Georgia Tech next week in the ACC title game.
Florida State was hoping to keep its own long shot national title hopes alive, and restore a bit of respect for its conference, with a third straight win over the Gators, but couldn't.
Florida salted its victory away on a Jeff Driskel's 14-yard touchdown throw to Quinton Dunbar with seven minutes left and Matt Jones' 32-yard run with 2:33 left for a 37-20 lead.
Caleb Sturgis kicked three field goals for the Gators. Florida State's Dustin Hopkins had field goals of 50 and 53 yards to tie former Georgia kicker Billy Bennett's NCAA record of 87 career field goals.
Florida State scored 20 straight points to wipe out an early 13-0 deficit. Manuel threw a 6-yard TD pass to Nick O'Leary and the quarterback bootlegged in from a yard out with 8:30 remaining. When Dustin Hopkins kicked a 53-yard field goal with 4:24 left in the third, the Seminoles looked as if they were on their way.
But Florida dominated the fourth quarter.
Gillislee's go-ahead TD run came the first play after Florida's Dominque Easley recovered the fumble by Manuel, who coughed up the ball after being nailed by Antonio Morrison. Manuel had to leave the game for a series, but was unable to rally the Seminoles after returning to the game.
It was a tough game for Manuel for the second straight year against the Gators. He threw for only 65 yards in a 21-7 win at Florida last season and was intercepted three times Saturday in addition to the costly fourth quarter fumble. It was only the second time he was intercepted three times in a game.
Florida dominated the first half, building a 13-0 lead before Florida State scored on the final play of the half when Dustin Hopkins kicked a 50-yard field goal into the wind.
Sturgis hit field goals of 39 and 45 yards and Gillislee scored on a 9-yard run moments after the Gators recovered a fumble on the kickoff by Florida State's Karlos Williams at the Seminoles 21.
The Gators, who missed a golden scoring opportunity near the end of the first quarter when Trey Burton underthrew a wide open Clay Burton at about the Florida State 10, ran 25 plays in the opening quarter to eight for the Seminoles.
Florida also had a chance to add to its 13-0 lead after intercepting Manuel the second time in the half at Florida State's 24.
However, Jeff Driskel was sacked for a 10-yard loss after a false start penalty that pushed the Gators too far back for another field goal try by the steady Sturgis.
After two running plays drew boos from the home crowd, the Seminoles took to the air in the final 39 seconds and Manuel found Kenny Shaw twice for 27 yards on a short drive to set up Hopkins 50-yard field goal as time expired in the half.


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WINTER PARK, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers put three on the 2014 All-Sunshine State Conference softball team, released by the league office on Tuesday. Outfielders Megan Copeland and Kayla Ogle were named to the first team, while first baseman Julie Brito made the second team.
Ogle led the league in batting and stolen bases, hitting .386 and stealing 45 bases in 51 attempts. She also drew 28 walks, which ranked second in the conference, and posted a .486 on-base percentage.
Copeland, the 2013 SSC Freshman of the Year, did not suffer much of a sophomore slump. She hit .350 and led the team with 39 runs scored. She walked 20 times against just eight strikeouts for a .420 on-base percentage. She stole 14 bases in 16 attempts.
Brito made the second team for the second straight year. She hit .341 and led the Bucs with 32 RBI and 12 extra-base hits, including four homers.


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No wonder he looks so familiar. Now I remember him in Murder, My Sweet, the guy that hired Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) to look for his missing girl friend. He was also the strangler in Night and the City. Yup, film noir, that's my favorite genre next to the Elvis movies
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The Stoors are one of the three races of Hobbits.
In their earliest recorded history the Stoors, like the other Hobbits, lived in the Vales of Anduin. They were a riverside people that dwelt in the Gladden Fields, and were fishermen. They were broader in build than the other Hobbits, and had large hands and feet. Among the Hobbits, the Stoors most resembled Humans.
Stoors were the only Hobbits who normally grew facial hair. A habit which set them apart from the Harfoots who lived in the mountain foothills, and the Fallohides who lived in forests far to the north, was that many Stoors used boats, and could swim. They also wore boots.
During the Hobbit Wandering Days, after the Harfoots had migrated westward, and the Fallohides followed them in Third Age 1150, the Stoors long remained back in the vale of Anduin, but between 1150 and 1300 they, too migrated west.
Unlike the other Hobbit-kinds they took the Redhorn Pass where they branched off and moved south to the Angle south of Rivendell and mingled with the Harfoots and Fallohides that lived there; but most went to Dunland at Swanfleet near Tharbad, which most resembled their old lands..
The Stoors of Dunland came into contact with the Dunlendings. This contact altered their speech slightly, mostly by picking up a few Dunlending words.
A hundred years later Angmar began to threaten Eriador and many Stoors of the Angle fled south to their kin in Dunland where they became a woodland people; other returned to Rhovanion and settled the Gladden Fields, becoming riverland people Déagol and Sméagol belonged to.
However, these Stoors then moved back north to join the other Hobbits in colonizing the Shire. The result was that places that were settled by Stoors have some slight linguistic oddities due to their time of separation and contact with the Dunlendings. The three original Hobbit-kinds merged and blended in the centuries since the settlement of the Shire, but regional variations remained.
Some of these villages might have survived until the War of the Ring, when they were sought out by the Ringwraiths.
However, most Stoors fled to the north and west, ending up in the newly founded Shire around Third Age 1630. There they mingled with the Harfoots and Fallohides, becoming the Shire-folk. The Hobbits of the South Farthing remained very Stoorish in appearance and character, as did some of the Hobbits of Bree and Buckland. The clan of the Brandybucks had many Stoor elements.


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The psi ability to move or manipulate physical matter without physically touching it, especially over long distances.
A being who possesses the power of telepathy.
The psi ability to send or receive thoughts directly into or from other minds.
transport by dematerializing at one point or place and assembling at another point or place.
The ability via psionic or artificial means to transport oneself or other people or objects from one point in space to another without having physically traveled the distance between.
A being who possesses the power of teleportation.
Of, relating to or limited by time.
A mutagenic or mutation-causing substance discovered by the Inhuman scientist Randac. It is potent enough to cause any living organism to mutate from exposure to it, although the Inhumans zealously restrict its use to Inhumans only.
The multiverse-wide phenomenon that keeps all reality from happening at once
The events of a particular reality that define its history. Also called reality line.
The process of leaving the timestream at a given point, traversing through the timeless realm of Limbo for a timeless interval, and re-entering timestream at another point, not having physically aged in transit. Since there are alternate futures, it is not always possible to travel to the same one. Since traveling into the past always affects reality in at least a minute way, one can never physically travel to one's true past, which is by definition the past in its original state, uncomplicated by extra temporal factors.
The multiverse-wide phenomenon that keeps all reality flowing in the same direction, toward entropy. The timestream is not a literal place.
A primitive mystical object made of two wooden slats connected by rope. Permits wielder passage into Dream-Time. Also referred to as bull-roarer.
Transformation describes the ability to transform into another substance, either restricted to a special material (eg Colossus, Dust, Emma Frost, Hydro-Man, Iceman, Living Lightning, Nitro, Sandman, Vapor, Amelia Voght, Quicksand) or open to a broader spectrum (eg Absorbing Man, Husk, Monica Rambeau).
The Transmode virus is used by members of the Technarchy to turn other beings into techno-organic beings. The Technarchy can then feed upon the infected beings and drain their energy (visible as lights flowing through the infected creature). Once the energy has been drained, all that remains of their prey are brittle statues. If an infected creature is not drained of its energy, it becomes a Phalanx.
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We were left to guess just why there was no OtherOS option included with the PS3 Slim. There didn't seem to be much of any explanation as to why it was left out. Did Sony feel threatened by people using Linux instead of buying games? Doubtful, as they're sure to still make quite a bit of money selling even just the PS3s, and there surely aren't enough people who even use only that feature enough to threaten the sale of games. Why take the feature off? Sony has said that "the new PS3 system will focus on delivering games and other entertainment content, and users will not be able to install other operating systems..." Well, the answer's pretty simple, and not much beyond that.
A fellow from Games I Like did some digging and found the quotes of two Sony Computer Entertainment representatives that clarify the reasons why completely as well as give those who use the original PS3 for alternative operating systems an "all's well" signal.
The explanation (in response to an unhappy forum-goer):
We may not particularly be happy with it (especially those in Europe with that ridiculous 299EUR price thrown in the bargain), but at least we have an explanation.
Some who use the PS3 as an alternative OS machine may have been worried at the Slim's drop of OtherOS support meant that future firmware updates to the previous PS3 models would also drop support for OtherOS, but another representative qualms those fears:
There is a good thing or two about the Slim's arrival, though: previous models' prices ought to be cascading to new lows pretty soon (if not already), so those really interested in OtherOS-supported PS3s or even just one for the sake of gaming can get one on the cheap while they're still being sold.


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The robberies occurred on Wednesday and Thursday.
HAGERSTOWN — Hagerstown police responded to two robberies reported within two minutes of one another late Thursday morning and also arrested two teens for the holdup at Hartle's subs the night before.
Police were called to Susquehanna Bank, 1326 Salem Ave., at 11:53 a.m. after two men armed with handguns robbed the bank.
Tekflash, a computer repair business at 61 E. Franklin St., also was robbed and an employee tied up by a man claiming to have a weapon, according to Hagerstown police who were called to the business at 11:55 a.m.
Bank robbery
Two black men entered the bank, displayed handguns, jumped over the counter and took cash from the drawers, police said. They left the bank headed east and a K-9 followed their trail until it stopped near Michigan Avenue.
The nearby Salem Avenue Elementary, Western Heights Middle School and Winter Street School were placed on modified lockdown with no outdoor activities from noon to 12:50 p.m.
At the time of the robbery, the men were wearing ski masks, jackets, gloves and dark clothing.
A Tekflash employee told police a black man walked into the store and said he had a weapon. He tied the employee's hands behind his back and told him to sit on the floor, according to police.
The robber took cash from the register and ran out of the store.
The employee was able to free himself and there were no customers in the store at the time of the robbery.
Hartle's Subs
Nijah Abdul-Rahin of Hagerstown and Sheldon Maxie-Hilton of Chambersburg, both 17, were arrested around 8 a.m. Thursday and charged with robbing Hartle's Subs, 1301 Marshall St., at 6:44 p.m. Wednesday.
Police said two black males entered the sub shop and demanded money. Both had their faces covered and one displayed a handgun.
The teens are charged as adults with armed robbery, assault, using a handgun during a crime of violence and related charges.
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SCHENECTADY, NY (09/04/2012)(readMedia)-- The New York Lottery today announced Eva Yerry of Waterford won $25,000 on the Lottery's Cash Blast scratch-off game. Yerry's winning ticket was purchased at the Luster Shine Car Wash at 38-15 Queens Blvd in Long Island City.
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Wisconsin is in a state of sports nirvana. The Packers and Badgers are undefeated, and the Brewers are battling the Diamondbacks in the playoffs.
I am interested in reading books with a Wisconsin connection—either the author is from Wisconsin or the setting is Wisconsin. In this case both the author and the setting have a Wisconsin connection. Chad Harbach grew up in Racine and has set his debut novel The Art of Fielding in Wisconsin at a fictional college called Westish which is somewhere north of Milwaukee and south of Door County.
Starting Monday, October 10, the Fond du Lac Public Library will lend out Nook and Kindle e-reader devices to anyone holding a local library card age 18 or older.
Night Road by Kristin Hannah is a story of parental love, young love, teenage social angst, loss, sacrifice, and most of all; forgiveness. Telling the story of Lexie Baill and the Farraday family, it is not only about true love, but also true friendship. Lexie has been tossed from foster home to foster home all her life. When she moves to the small town of Port George, Washington to live with the great-aunt she never knew existed, her life changes forever. Jude Farraday's whole life has been dedicated to her family, and specifically her two twins Zach and Mia.
I don't know anything about cars. I couldn't tell you what a carburetor looks like to save my life. The idea of changing my own oil is laughable. Last year when my tire pressure light came on, I had to have the guys at the Goodyear store show me how to add air to my tires. (Thanks again guys!)
But if you are handy, and I know a lot of you in FDL are, you might see a car problem as a challenge. You might think to yourself, "I can totally fix that." You're probably right. But you'll probably need a little guidance along the way, and that is where I come in.
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."—Frederick Douglas
In our country, the ability to read what you want and access information is a right that has been cherished—and challenged. Libraries have long been champions of intellectual freedom and that role continues today. We will always fight for your right to read what you want.
Libraries across the country celebrate this during Banned Books Week, which started Saturday, September 24 and runs through October 1. To celebrate, we'll be posting about banned books on Twitter, Facebook, and our website.
All events take place at the Fond du Lac Public Library and are free, except where noted. For additional details, visit the Calendar.
Big Guy Hats Display, throughout October: The best of Jeff Kahlow's Packer-themed foam creations will be on display.
He was a perfectionist who expected as much out of his players and his family as he expected from himself. He was a complicated man from simple origins, the son of an Italian butcher who grew up in Brooklyn. He was a good player, hardnosed and hard working, but at 5'8," too small for big-time football, so he turned to coaching. His perfectionism became an obsession with winning.
Money Smart Week Wisconsin will be held October 8-15, and Money Smart U at the Fond du Lac Public Library is celebrating by offering two personal finance classes for adults and one for families.
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These subsystems are used to provide increased intake airflow to improve torque, emissions and performance. The overall quantity of air metered to the engine is controlled by the throttle body.
Throttle Body System Overview
The throttle body system meters air to the engine during idle, part throttle, and Wide Open Throttle (WOT) conditions. The throttle body system consists of an Idle Air Control (IAC) valve assembly, idle air orifice, single or dual bores with butterfly valve throttle plates and a Throttle Position (TP) sensor. One other source of idle air flow is the Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) system. The combined idle air flow (from idle air orifice IAC flow and PCV flow) is measured by the MAF sensor on all applications.
During idle, the throttle body assembly provides a set amount of air flow to the engine through the idle air passage and PCV valve. The IAC valve assembly provides additional air when commanded by the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) to maintain the proper engine idle speed under varying conditions. The IAC valve assembly mounts directly to the throttle body assembly in most applications, but is remote-mounted to the intake manifold in some applications. Idle speed is controlled by the PCM and cannot be adjusted.
NOTE : The traditional idle air adjust procedure as well as throttle return screw are no longer used on OBD II applications.
Throttle rotation is controlled by a cam/cable linkage to slow the initial opening rate of the throttle plate. The TP sensor monitors throttle position and provides an electrical signal to the PCM. Some throttle body applications provide an air supply channel upstream of the throttle plate to provide fresh air to the Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) or IAC systems. Other throttle body applications provide individual vacuum taps downstream of the throttle plate for PCV return, Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) , Evaporative Emission (EVAP) , and miscellaneous control signals.
Throttle Body System Hardware
The major components of the throttle body assembly include the TP sensor, IAC valve assembly, and throttle body housing assembly.
Throttle Position Sensor
The TP sensor monitors throttle position and provides an electrical signal to the PCM. It is monitored by the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) II system for component integrity, system functionality, and faults that can cause emissions levels to exceed standards set in government regulations. For additional information on the TP sensor, refer to Electronic EC System Hardware-PCM Inputs.
Idle Air Control Valve
The Idle Air Control (IAC) valve assembly (Figure 117) and (Figure 118) controls engine idle speed and provides a dashpot function. The IAC valve assembly meters intake air around the throttle plate through a bypass within the IAC valve assembly and throttle body. The PCM determines the desired idle speed or bypass air and signals the IAC valve assembly through a specified duty cycle. The IAC valve responds by positioning the IAC valve to control the amount of bypassed air. The PCM monitors engine rpm and increases or decreases the IAC duty cycle in order to achieve the desired rpm.
On applications with air-assisted injectors, the IAC valve (Figure 119) also supplies a small amount of air into the path of the fuel injectors. The jet of air causes an increase in fuel atomization at low speed and light load conditions.
NOTE : The IAC Valve Assembly is NOT ADJUSTABLE and CANNOT BE CLEANED.
The IAC valve (part of throttle body assembly) has an internal diode on some applications. If the internal diode is measured in crossed terminal position with a digital multimeter, there will be an incorrect or negative reading. It is important that the mating component and harness connectors correctly oriented. Diagnostic procedures emphasize this importance.
The PCM uses the IAC valve assembly to control:
Throttle Body Housing
The throttle body housing assembly is a single piece of aluminum casting with an air passage and a butterfly throttle plate with linkage mechanisms. When the throttle plate is in the idle (or closed) position, the throttle lever arm should be in contact with the Throttle Return Stop. The throttle return stop prevents the throttle plate from contacting the bore and sticking closed. The setting also establishes the amount of air flow between the throttle plate and bore. To minimize the closed plate air flow, a special coating is applied to the throttle plate and bore to help seal this area. This sealant/coating also makes the throttle body resistant to engine intake sludge accumulation.


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Junkie Monkeys: "Rockstar is pretty much infamous at this point for the silence when asked about…well, anything. A next-gen/PC version of GTA is no exception, and up until today they've basically been telling everyone that they don't have anything to announce.
Maybe that's changed. Now, take this with a grain of salt, as this may be the result of automated-replies to fans on twitter, but I don't think this has happened before."
I'm sure that when you ask Rockstar or any other game company a question about unannounced projects that the media themselves can not answer or know, they will reply and guide you to there website to follow their news. True or not seems like a standard answer.
Would be nice for a PS4 release via PSN but hey, its ok to dream...
Come the f**k on already with a Steam release announcement Rockstar. I am still really freaking pissed at you for not giving PC gamers Red Dead Redemption.


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