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At least they didn't fraudulently claim the battery went flat during a test run.
Considering that the report was a complete Elon Musk worshiping puff piece, I doubt Tesla will complain too much. I half expected it to end with Steve Kroft asking for a towel to clean the spooge off his face.
Have you been in one? Man, they are beautiful, fun as hell to drive, great acceleration.
I wish I could afford one.
I didn't see the 60 minutes piece, but I can't think of anything practical to complain about.
It was a complete puff piece, but I did really like one voiceover quote:
"In the history of space exploration, four entities have sent a capsule into orbit and successfully recovered it. Russia, the United States, China and Elon Musk."
If I was Elon, I'd have that on a continuous loop somewhere.
Or fraudulently claim certain documents had been authenticated.
At least they didn't fraudulently claim the battery went flat during a test run.
Can you link to the clip/transcript of the scene where this alleged fraudulent claim occurred? Because I remember watching that episode, and aside from (what I perceived as) the playful "if the battery dies, you'll be doing this" pushing scene toward the end, I don't recall them saying or doing anything that would qualify as fraudulent. The fact that Tesla's lawsuit against the show was settled in a way that still allows the BBC to rebroadcast the episode seems to indicate a lack of fraudulent claims.
Also, in fairness, there's no denying that a "fuse issue" caused the brakes to fail during the Stig's test run - Even Tesla admits that one.
Definitely one of those "never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence" situations.
Editor see car, cars make noise, thus, editor add car noise. No conspiracy necessary.
Definitely one of those "never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence" situations.
Editor see car, cars make noise, thus, editor add car noise. No conspiracy necessary.
I would hope that an editor for a NEWS SERVICE would have more sense than that. Altering levels, filtering noises, tweaking, balancing yes, but going to a library of sound effects and overlaying foreign audio and sound effects? I would hope they would only do that under orders from above.
The GP said "editor" but it's likely to be a generic sound guy who works on numerous projects. Never worked in the industry, but based upon simple observation I think they pretty much work from a library of standard sounds that they add to everything by default.
It's the (computer) mice clicks that always get me. Anyone actually have a mouse that loudly clunks in the way shown on virtually every television show, news show, etc? Even better when the visuals show they're using a laptop's touchpad...
It's the (computer) mice clicks that always get me. Anyone actually have a mouse that loudly clunks in the way shown on virtually every television show, news show, etc?
Any full-size optical mouse based on microswitches will be fairly loud because the empty space inside the mouse's chassis acts as a resonator. This is true of the HP MODGUO mouse on my work computer, and it's true of the Acer mouse that I use at home to play Cookie Clicker.
I would hope that an editor for a NEWS SERVICE would have more sense than that.
You would hope, but you would be disappointed. Ever seen a news report where something blows up? Have you ever, even once, seen that clip shown on TV where the sound comes after the visible explosion?
If you are over a couple of hundred feet away from the explosion there will be a difference that you can perceive. You know that sound and light travel at different speeds, right?
If you want a fun demonstration of this get a day on an EOD range, you see the explosion, then hear the explosion, then feel the blast wave, then feel the ground rumble all with different time lag from the actual explosion. Really cool.
Never attribute to incompetence what can be adequately explained by competitivenes:
The noise you hear is from the Mercedes S-Class driving behind it trying to keep up.
Agreed that this probably common.
But, the point is, that it's wrong. It's always a fraud on the viewer, even if sometimes it's a small fraud on the viewer. What we are basically saying now is that "it's always a lie, but this time, it's an obvious lie, and so we are sorry".
The process of dubbing in audio, which we know happens frequently, is the problem. It's always a lie.
The answer should be "no more lies". In this case, it's always been a pet peeve. The video shows a middle-aged guy accelerating normally down a city street at 20 or 30 mph. The audio is of an engine hitting redline after slipping the clutch.
I see no difference between this and a laugh track in a sitcom.
Quite, so film in front of a live audience. Red Dwarf is a good example where they switched away from a live audience, and you really notice the damage.
Well, good luck with that. Go shoot a movie and edit it. See how your sound stacks up. You'll find that frequently, it sucks. This is why we have foley, ADR, etc.
Now, granted, in a so-called news piece, it's much more egregious.
Guess what? CG is also a fraud on the viewer. Those Channel 5 graphics don't really exist outside of a computer. Your favorite newscaster is wearing makeup. Etc.
This is just scratching the surface on the kind of deception [youtube.com] that frequently passes for "journalism" in the modern age. With a bit of clever editing, you can make anyone "say" virtually anything you want.
But after the editor did that, shouldn't the reporter who's going to be presenting the final story have watched it to make sure everything was okay?
realized it was electric. What sound effect would they use instead? Starship Enterprise sounds or something? It would probably rise to cult classic status.
Actually, that would be fun. Slashdot should have a competition to decide what an electric car on television should sound like.
Every professional editor in the world would add engine noise to a shot of an operating automobile. It's one of those things that you do without even thinking about, because generally you will receive footage (especially if it's b-roll) that has poor audio quality.
I am a motion picture sound designer, my credits include [imdb.com] Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker and Men in Black 3.
I would not add fucking internal combustion engine noise to footage of a Tesla S. I might add something-- an electric motor, or recording of a prius, something designed special; I'd definitely add tire skids and suspension sounds over bumps. But I'd be laughed off the dubbing stage if I added V-8 revs to and electric car.
Sound design is one of the few aspects of television news where reporters and editors are allowed to straight-up lie, because they have a mentality that all they're required to do is (1) not modify the image, and (2) not say anything false. All other manipulations are considered merely style.
I like this comment. I'm reminded of a recent interview that Neil Degrasse-Tyson did with the director of several big blockbusters. Neil called him out on a shot where there was a big lightning storm on the horizon and the sound of the thunder was coincident with the lightning in the distance. The director laughed and said he originally cut it with the real sound and the long delay was off-putting, despite being accurate. Apparently the accurate sound pulled you right out of the movie (because the delay was like 7-8 seconds).
Interesting that "real" sometimes doesn't help tell the story, and it can even hinder it.
Errors are sometimes purposeful. In this case, probably the editing team were used to dubbing appropriate background noise on footage of cars, because the sound of a distant vehicle would tend to be inaudible.
Maybe the editor accidentally slipped and hit the "Add Car Engine and Transmission Noises" button by mistake. It could happen!
"Huh, you can't hear the car in this car clip. That's going to be awkward... I'll just add some stock noises in so it sounds normal."
-Some lowly editor
It's easy enough to be an honest mistake by an uninformed individual. Most non-Slashdotters don't know or care about the idiosyncrasies of electric cars.
There is no way that was an editing error. Someone had to purposefully add those noises to the footage. Please.
Reminds me of something from The Last Boyscout: "It was an accident, right? You tripped, slipped on the floor and accidentally stuck your dick in my wife."
I guess you could say they gave it some axle foley.
Like this:
http://youtu.be/1OXjB3-MUcs [youtu.be]
At least have some geek class in the choice of your Axel F, please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
I too noticed it and thought it was odd but rationalized it as being the sound of the vehicle carrying the video camera.
Smooth, instant acceleration no matter what your current speed. It's mind blowing when you first experience it.
I don't get how people can "miss" the sound of a regular engine, and having to shift. A good computer analogy would be "missing" having to manually input bootstrap code to get your machine going. Sure, it can be a nice bit of nostalgia, but it's a requirement of antiquated technology that no longer applies in the case of the Model S.
I so wish I could afford that car. I hope they can get the price of its successor down into the 30s; I will jump on that SO quick.
I love having to manually shift, and the engine revving and all that. It's a lot of fun. I'm sure gonna miss it when I finally can afford my new Tesla. It won't stop me buying one though.
Shifting is fun, and it give a sense of control.
Shifting is a lot of fun, even in a little economy car. Even more so in a nice sports car.
Having driven a Tesla Roadster.... the "instant-on" acceleration of the Tesla is even more fun. It makes you giggle like a little kid. The acceleration is so instantaneous that it is startling the first time.
To go with it there is also a weird bit of instant-off deceleration to contend with as well, at least in the Roadster. Simply lifting your foot results in a fairly hard braking force from the electric engine.
A friend of mine just bought a Tesla. As far as I know it maybe the only one in the St. Louis area. I recently bought a Chevy Volt. We were at an event and the topic came up. One of the people there asked me why I went with the volt. And the answer was fairly simple:
My wife's commute is 15 miles round trip a day. Maybe 20 if she does some afterwork shopping. So the vast majority of the time it's running on electric. But my Dad lives ~ 70 mile round trip from us. He's older and I'm usually out there once a week to check up on him or help him clean out gutters or whatever needs to be done around his house. I have farms that are 300 mile round trip that need seen after. That is certainly a problem with a Tesla.
Also my budget for a new car was between $25,000 - $30,000. With lower base price for 2014, tax credits, and GM card earnings the Volt fit in the price range and was a little bit smaller of a car than the Malibu Eco, which meant it fit in the garage better. (I really wish we had a 3 car garage, but...)
Finally, there are a dozen Chevy and GM dealers around the city. I'm not even sure there is somewhere here that can do work on a Tesla.
The editors who put in car-related audio on all manner of film media are morons, plain and simple.
I mean, these are the same guys that pipe in 'tires screeching on pavement' sounds every time the Duke boys take off, even when they're on gravel or dirt.
Frankly, I'd be far more surprised if they didn't add a bunch of fake engine noises.
Speaking of "Airplane!"...
What surprises some people is that 60 minutes has the same dedication to facts and accurate reporting as the Dukes of Hazzard. I've stopped being surprised by that.
Hi. I'm an audio engineer. I've done several short films, nominated for a few awards. You just called me a moron, because you don't understand what I do.
Frankly, my dear, nobody gives a damn about what a particular car sounds like in a particular situation except for us nerds. Unless the media piece is explicitly focused on how something sounds, having realistic audio is actually distracting to the audience. There are thousands of little noises that our brains filter out because we don't care about them. Someone walks down an alley in a city at night, and their ears will pick up rustling clothes, a jingling zipper pull, creaking pipes, whistling wind, noisy cars, buzzing fans, someone shouting a block away, et cetera. Of course they'll hear their own footsteps, but that's the only thing they'll notice. A good audio engineer will strip out the soundtrack completely, add a noise floor to match the rest of the production, and dub in footsteps. Leaving in the raw audio will also leave in those background noises, but because the audience hasn't been exposed to them, the background noises stand out more, distracting the viewer from the film's actual subject.
Having tires squeal on gravel is similar. Rather than background noise, the distracting element is that the sound just isn't what's expected. In an action shot, there usually isn't time to properly establish the scenery.
Consider a scene where the Dukes are waiting by the side of the road, and leave in a hurry. They hop in their car, step on the gas, and rush off from a standstill. Sure, visually you can see it's a soft shoulder, but audibly, your brain hasn't bothered to think about dirt or gravel noises. The first sound most audiences associate with a fast departure like that is a squealing tire. That's what they expect, so having the more realistic grinding noise will raise a different cue in the audience's mind. They'll wonder briefly why the engine is grinding, and worry whether something bad happened to the General Lee.
In another scene, the boys have pulled head-in to a parking space. After the iconic hood-slide, they have to back out on the gravel before they can take off. That's a chance for the audio engineer to put in a slow gravel noise, hinting to the audience that they should expect to hear gravel. By the time the car accelerates, the audio scene has been established in the listeners' minds. A fast gravel grind may be acceptable, but the squeal is still less likely to distract.
The professional audio technique, and similar techniques on the visual medium, are a major reason behind the perceived quality difference between professional films and home movies. Subtle echoes, timing, and the selection of noises all contribute to keeping the audience focused in the direction the director wants. Blame him if something bothers you.
I'm an audio engineer. I've done several short films, nominated for a few awards
Nice to meet you and congratulations.
Frankly, my dear, nobody gives a damn about what a particular car sounds like in a particular situation except for us nerds.
Probably true which brings up the question why bother going to the trouble of adding the wrong sound? To bring things back on topic, this isn't a fictional movie like star wars where the fact that there is no sound in space isn't important. This is a news piece or at least purports to be one. Accuracy matters in non-fiction. If you can't record what it does accurately then don't record the audio.
Unless the media piece is explicitly focused on how something sounds, having realistic audio is actually distracting to the audience,
Have you actually heard a Telsa in action? It barely makes any noise.
Much like 24FPS shooting (and no, HFR doesn't look like a "home movie" to me, it looks like it was done with technology from this century rather than people being too cheap to replace cameras from the 50s), the time for that kind of bullshit has passed. It is passé, it insults the intelligence of the viewers, and if you tell us we're supposed to like it we will cheerfully *and accurately* insult your intelligence too!
You're not supposed to like it, and you're not supposed to dislike it. You're supposed to not even notice it at all, because the product should perfectly match your expectations. That your expectations are in the minority does not make such efforts "bullshit", and your easily-insulted intelligence does not have any bearing on my own.
Most folks watch a movie to see an entertaining movie, not to get the perfect auditory experience of a 1967 Chevy rolling over limestone gravel on a clear summer day in Illinois
Related to this topic, although I have no desire to question your experience or how you are doing your job, is the question "have you noticed movie audiences get smarter over the years in regards to the movie watching experience, specifically in regards to sound?"
The easiest visual example of movie audiences getting smarter is wanting better and better special effects. For those times humans are the VFX, the uncanny valley is a known problem - that still today VFX houses have problems overcoming.
With sound
Consider a scene where the Dukes are waiting by the side of the road, and leave in a hurry. They hop in their car, step on the gas, and rush off from a standstill. Sure, visually you can see it's a soft shoulder, but audibly, your brain hasn't bothered to think about dirt or gravel noises. The first sound most audiences associate with a fast departure like that is a squealing tire.
This has actually been pointed out by everyone I know, including my kids. You're the only ones who think that we don't all notice and think it's totally wrong. Hence, you are a moron.
Old news, http://yro.slashdot.org/story/... [slashdot.org]
That's actually something that's happening. [wikipedia.org] Apparently it's quite an interesting design challenge: you don't have to make it sound exactly like an automobile, so there's room to produce a "better" sound. One that provides more directional cues, maybe, or carries more consistent information on vehicle speed, or which is subtly distinguishable for each car so that you can better understand a busy street.
Even gas cars are pretty quiet. I drive up behind parking lot idiots quite often and they don't hear my Camry till I am within several feet.
I think that's more a pedestrian-with-their-head-up-their-ass issue, as I've had the same thing happen to me while driving my large, 4x4 pickup.
text-walking is an evolutionary dead end
I saw a guy text-walking in a parking lot, he nearly hit by a prius which was in low speed electric mode.
And that's the fault of the Prius? Sounds like a guy trying for a Darwin award to me.
People expect cars to make noise.
Then they should learn to adjust their expectations instead of demanding noise pollution. (yeah I know they won't) Cars should make less noise, not more.
Mine will probably play Yakkety Sax until I get a DMCA takedown notice,
Even though I don't really like the idea of artificial noise, I would fall down laughing the first time I saw that.
It's not only for Tesla, and not just on videos either.
Engines are getting more efficient and quieter every year, and cars are better insulated as well. Customers are disappointed when they spend big bucks on a car only to find out it doesn't sound like a big old sport car.
The solution? Manufacturers actually add speakers next to the engine, exhaust and inside the car.
You sometimes get V8 sound out of a V6 car
http://www.caranddriver.com/fe... [caranddriver.com]
Maybe they could all play "the hamster dance" song as they go down the street? Or maybe loop something from "what the fox says".
"Da ding ding dinga ding" -- "oh, here comes another Tesla!"
Obviously the only reasonable solution is to legally mandate that electric car manufacturers put proximity sensors on all their vehicles, that triggers when a pedestrian is within X feet, and plays "Dixie" on the car horn at about 165 db.
The mental image of a sleek, shiny new Tesla blasting that cheesy tune as it rolls up to a crosswalk... priceless.
Even the current generation of F1 cars don't have the noise they used to. People are complaining...
They should just play Yakety Sax. That makes *everything* speed up!
Is there a transmission in the Tesla S? I thought it was just a virtue of electric motors that they have high torque at all speeds.
I thought I missed the sound of a 28.8k modem establishing a connection, until I set it as my ringtone.
It is 38.6% more likely that puppies will wander into the street in front of a quiet car.
If it is a Tesla car they could get wedged under the car where they will burst into flames from leaky batteries.
It is obvious that 60mins was playing this car noise to warn the puppies to get off the road while they were filming for the report.
Why don't they just add a beep
People will think time's running backwards.
In the last year? They've been known to change questions but keep answers to make people look like weasels for 30+ years.
Actually there are valid reasons for an electric vehicle to shift gears - just because many electric vehicles only have one gear doesn't mean there aren't valid reasons for having multiple gear ratios.
Although in the case of EVs, shifting tends to be more speed-dependent than load-dependent. While EV motors are typically constant-power, there ARE torque limits at low speeds due to current limits. Although this usually means that an EV that has more than one gear ratio needs far fewer than an internal combustion vehicle. (as in, even two gear ratios is usually enough in the rare cases where only one gear ratio wasn't.)
See Charles Guan's burnoutchibi project as one example.
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EMMETSBURG?- Oscar Ramirez took first place at the Emmetsburg Tournament on Saturday to help the Midgets to a sixth-place finish overall on Saturday.
Class 3A school Fort Dodge finished first with 219 points while Class 1A school St. Edmond of Fort Dodge finished second with 206.5 points.
Host Emmetsburg, ranked second in Class 1A, finished third with 163 points followed by Okoboji with 117.5, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock with 100, ELC with 97, LeMars and Storm Lake each with 83 and Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove with 76.5.
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ELC's Oscar Ramirez, above, improved to 9-0 on the season after three wins at the Emmetsburg Tournament on Saturday.
ELC had nine wrestlers at the meet with seven of them placing in the top six.
Ramirez (132) started the day with a pin in 1:09 against LeMars' Mason Weiler in 1:09 and he then pinned Storm Lake's Juan Figueroa in 5:58. In the finals, he won by technical fall, 15-0 in 2:32, over Cory Alexander of Fort Dodge.
Blake Gjerde finished second in the tournament. He started the day with a pin over Kent Krager of OA-BCIG in 1:52 and then won a 14-1 majrod decision against St. Edmond's Parker Huebsch. In the finals, he lost by fall to Taylor Cody of Okoboji in 2:24.
Billy Snyder (152) finished third while Thomas Bortvit (138) and Chase Bonner (220) finished fourth.
Cole Budach finished fifth at 120 pounds while Trey Trompeter placed sixth at 170 pounds. Easter Gifford (106) and Jake Bortvit (182) did not place.
ELC is on the road at Sibley on Thursday.

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FULTON, Mo. – Greenville College claimed their fifth straight victory Tuesday, Oct. 5 as they downed Westminster (7-10, 6-4 SLIAC) 3-0.
The ladies battled hard in what proved to be a very close contest. The 25-24, 25-20, 25-23 match marks the Panthers closest margin of victory in a straight set performance this season.
The Panthers tallied 48 total team kills and 11 blocks to shut down the opposition.
Greenville Volleyball improves to 13-5 overall and 7-1 in the SLIAC.


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Veteran and Military Breakfast-What is the Veteran and Military Center?
Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 8 am to 9:30 am
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Current Students
During this Veterans Breakfast, we will be introducing Dr. Seth Gordon, the Director for Wright State University's Veteran and Military Center. Additionally, we will be discussing programs and events, what the center actually is, and the types of resources available. Please email email@example.com with any questions.


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Christmas stockings attract a Touch or two
An Apple under every tree
Apple's iPod Touch was the Christmas gift of choice this year, if an apparent 1000 per cent jump in application sales in anything to judge by.
On December 25 sales of applications to iPod-touting customers jumped by one thousand per cent, and the total figures for December are already 51 per cent up on November when the iPhone is included.
The figures come from Flurry Analytics, a company that provides a tiny client developer's drop into applications in exchange for access to raw data. This lets the rest of us see how popular the iTunes store was on Christmas Day as millions of teenagers unwrapped their iPod Touch players and rushed to download farting applications before their peers.
MobileCrunch quotes Flurry marketing veep Peter Farago, who notes that iPod Touch owners are now downloading more applications than iPhone owners. He suggests this can be attributed to the teen demographic that got an iPod Touch from Santa Claus.
Just before Christmas Flurry announced it is to merge with Pinch Media, a competitor doing much the same thing. The combined entity reckons it will have reporting clients installed on more than 80 per cent of iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android devices, giving the company almost as much information as Apple itself.
A straw poll at El Reg towers reflects the popularity of Apple's MP3 player as a Christmas gift. Several nephews and nieces got a Touch this year, along with more-elderly relatives, as the device becomes entirely mainstream.
Millions of applications does not necessarily translate into millions of dollars - many of those iPod Touch players will be clenched in hands too young to own a credit card, and the vast majority of applications downloaded will be freebies. But it indicates that Apple sold an awful lot of hardware this Christmas and that's what Cupertino really cares about. ®
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Hi guys i recently bottomed for the first time and i consider the guys Dick to be pretty big.He was probably just under 9 inches and pretty thick. I was wondering what some of your guys first was like
Hi guys i recently bottomed for the first time and i consider the guys Dick to be pretty big.He was probably just under 9 inches and pretty thick. I was wondering what some of your guys first was like
Mine was a perfect 6.5" and it was lovely
I don't know if I could take a 9" now let alone the first go.
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.
Give a man religion, and he'll starve praying for a fish.
My first time was like yours just under nine but he was thin and still had his foreskin. It hurt like hell ... not enought lube but the second time we hooked up we had more lube than we needed. The second time was way better than the first. LoL.
LOL Ya lube was a must. Ya it hurt only for like the first 30 seconds or so then the pain died off for me
^^ the same here & and a little sore the next day. LoL
First one I dont exactly recall, I'd say about 7 inches average width. The biggest was 9" and real thick, this was years ago, now im not so sure I would want to take one that big haha.
Mine was 9". He was great.
He was about eight inches and he just laid down and plopped me right on top of it. Loved it.
Seven. eight and nine inch dicks all over the place it seems.......
FYI U.S. paper currency is 6 1/8" long.
Me, it was with a basic 6 incher after a night of drinking on my birthday many, many years ago. I've had bigger since then, much bigger I'm sorry to say and don't really care for it. I prefer to pitch. And have done so for decades now.
I didn't take time to measure it.
I had seven inches, and it was great, since I've had bigger, but he didn't go balls deep, and always plenty of lube.
Do you guys care more about the lengthoor thickness
I was 14/15 when I first bottomed for my best friend/neighbor. He was 15 with about 7 or so inches. We fucked just about every day after school for years. Incidentally when I was about 16, I started having sex with his dad (he didn't live with him). His dad was probably close to 9 inches and really thick.
My first boyfriend, Vincent, was the first to fuck me. He was about 7 inches long.
I would give almost anything to feel him inside of me again...
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!
my first was this week. he was about 6.5in but really really thick. it hurt so bad when he first went in. but after he started pumping i came hands free.
can't wait to do it again this week.


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Kan. Abortion Opponents Seek Even More Restrictions
July 18, 2011 — After winning passage of several bills this legislative session, Kansas antiabortion-rights groups are planning to push for more measures in the fall to restrict abortion access, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports.
Kansas lawmakers this year passed measures that impose new licensing requirements for abortion clinics, ban abortion after 21 weeks, require minors to obtain notarized written consent from both parents or a legal guardian, restrict private insurance coverage of abortion and redirect federal family planning funds from Planned Parenthood to other organizations.
Mark Gietzen, chair of the Kansas Coalition for Life, is circulating a petition asking Gov. Sam Brownback (R) to convene a special session this fall to consider a "heartbeat" bill that would ban abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat could be detected, as early as six weeks of pregnancy. Meanwhile, a separate group plans to introduce a bill that would call for a state constitutional amendment specifying that personhood begins at fertilization.
According to the AP/Wichita Eagle, these measures would spark challenges to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 the Supreme Court ruling that determined a woman has a right to choose abortion care until fetal viability and after that states may act to restrict abortion access for procedures not necessary to protect the life or health of the pregnant woman. Both proposals being contemplated in Kansas have been considered by other states but not passed into law.
Julie Burkhart, founder and director of Trust Women, said the measures are "the same as all of the other anti-reproductive rights legislation," adding that they are "about denying access to pregnant women who are in need of reproductive health care. It's a further step toward the re-criminalization of abortion services for women."
Some members of the antiabortion-rights movement think the heartbeat bill and the personhood amendment might be going too far. Mary Kay Culp, executive director of Kansans for Life, said, "We want change to be lasting change, not try to throw the Hail Mary passes." She added, "Just because you have a governor that might sign it should it pass both bodies, there's a lots to be considered." She asked, "It's going to be sued, so where are you going? You end up in the U.S. Supreme Court, where you're still short a vote" (AP/Wichita Eagle, 7/17).


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Revellers around the nation are predicted to wake up to 2013 with a sore head.
Two Dubbo nutritionists have given an inside view into how to avoid a hangover following new year celebrations.
Macquarie Natural Health nutritionist Liza Twohill explained a hangover was mainly "dehydration and too much alcohol for the liver".
Nutritionist Jennifer Price said the best way to avoid a hangover was to not drink too much alcohol in the first place.
"This might sound very simple, but having that one or two too many can literally sneak up on you, so monitor how many drinks you've had, and try to have a glass of water or two between each alcoholic drink," she said.
Ms Price advised people not to drink on an empty stomach during new year celebrations.
"A meal before going out will slow down the absorption of the alcohol and buffer its toxic effects," she said.
"Avoid salty snacks though, they might make you thirsty and encourage you to drink more."
Both nutritionists agreed taking a multi-vitamin helped ward off a hangover.
"Before going out take a good quality multi-vitamin, especially one containing a good whack of all the B vitamins as well as minerals such as magnesium and zinc that get chewed up rapidly in the metabolism of alcohol," Ms Price said.
"Depletion of these nutrients adds to the feelings of seediness."
Herb supplements can also assist the body to deal with alcohol.
"Milk Thistle, aka St Mary's Thistle and dandelion root are two of the best, and you can often buy them in combination to take a few days leading up to the event, and for a few days afterwards to help recovery," Ms Price said.
Ms Twohill advised people that were going to drink heavily at a new year party to try and ward off a hangover by taking precautions before going to bed.
"If you have had a big session that night you need to take a whole heap of water," she said.
The day after a big celebration Ms Twohill said people should try and eat if they can if they have a hangover.
"If you eat fat and protein it helps the excretion of alcohol. If you have nothing in your belly it would make it worse," she said.
Ms Price urged those tempted by greasy takeaway to take a healthier approach as toxins from processed foods can further deplete the nutrients in the body.
"So I'd suggest lots and lots of water, cups of tea, and several small, light and nutritious meals even if its just baked beans on toast, a small salad wrap or even some scrambled eggs or an omelette," she said.
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Written by Elizabeth Barrett Friday, 29 March 2013 13:05
All three teams Gothenburg Public Schools sent to regional Destination Imagination competition Saturday returned with gold medals.The Dudley Elementary teams, that competed at Cozad, won their divisions and will advance to Affiliate Finals at the University of Nebraska at Kearney on Saturday, April 6.
Destination Imagination is the world's leading creative problem solving program and competition. The program helps build important life-long skills such as creative problem solving, teamwork and divergent thinking.
A group of sixth graders competed in the middle level of the "Wind Visible" challenge.
Madeline Daup, Lauren Waskowiak, Max Jinks, Madison Hubbard, Presley Wendelin, Lauren Johnson and Payton Buss are team members. Jenny Daup is team manager.
Fifth graders Tessa Oliver, Madeline Jorgenson, Mariah Buss, Kaitlyn Harrison, Tyler Whiting, Conner Baker and Brock Pentheny competed in the challenge "Change in Realitee." Kathy Oliver is team manager.
Competing in the challenge "Wind Visible," on the elementary level, was a team of Weston Jinks, Matthew Shea, Joey Headley, Seth Daup and Reed Weyers. Khris Jinks is team manager.
Serving as appraisers at the regional contest were Janice Libich, Roxanne Whiting and Randy Waskowiak.
The public is welcome to attend state finals on April 6.


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[Editor's Note: Once again, we've invited Danger, Inc., sound designer Peter Drescher to predict the future of mobile audio. We think you'll agree that his latest prophecies are both tantalizing and frighteningly plausible. This essay is based on his October 2007 Audio Engineering Society presentation "Game Audio for Broadband Phones."]
I recently got an iPhone, in part because it reminds me so much of the Star Trek data PADD, a fictional technology consisting of a thin slab of glass and plastic, which is held in one hand and tapped on with the other (see Figure 1).
Fig. 1: The iPhone is practically a prototype of the Star Trek PADD.
The PADD (Personal Access Display Device) rendered any kind of information, in a variety of formats, via a subspace connection to the central computer. The interface was gestural, multi-touch, and self-configuring. Of course, there was no keyboard and, in fact, no typing was ever required. It's irrelevant to enter text by hand when there's perfectly accurate voice recognition and transcription services built in to the device.
While the iPhone may not be up to 24th-century standards, the technology is obviously heading in that direction, and I love it when science fiction invents reality. However, the laws of physics currently prevent even the most futuristic phones from generating loud, high-fidelity audio. Despite sophisticated techniques and materials, no cell phone speakers will ever be good enough for anything except producing annoying ringtones.
This is because sound production is all about pushing air, and the tiny bits of vibrating metal and plastic that pass for loudspeakers in mobile devices are incapable of pushing very much of it. Nor can they produce frequencies below about 200Hz, meaning no bass or kick drum in your music mix, nor engine rumble or explosive thud in your game soundtrack. Think of it this way: a speaker the size of a dime simply cannot produce a six-foot long wave.
Headphones are great when you want to block out the world and listen to music. But the problem with headphones is that they are exclusive, insulating, and antisocial. That's fine for many situations, but people also like to share their music with their friends. Sure, you can send them a link or put the tune on your MySpace page, but it's much more fun to play it for them in person and see their reaction. One of the reasons portable multimedia devices are so popular is because they provide a neat solution to a social problem that everybody has, namely: "how do I show off how cool I am?"
To paraphrase H.L. Mencken, nobody ever went broke overestimating the vanity of the American public, and broadband phones are the perfect attention-getters. Here, look at pictures of my dog, isn't he cute? Hey, listen to these grooves I downloaded from iTunes! C'mere, check out this Weird Al Yankovic video on YouTube! [Note the O'Reilly shoutout at 1:12. —Ed.]
But there is an obvious problem with sharing media like this, which is: You Can't Hear for Squat on cell phone speakers. To really grab your attention, the audio has to be loud enough to annoy the living crap out of the guy sitting next to you. Lucky for him, trying to produce really annoying volume levels using tiny speakers is usually an exercise in futility. Some might consider this a good thing for polite society, yet the desire to share our noise remains.
Fig. 2: Back to mono(nucleosis).
That's lovely and romantic if you want to get your head next to some hot girl, but it's not something you want to do with everyone. There's a television commercial featuring a big sweaty meathead jock, at the gym, pumping iron, endorphin grin on his face, a wild look in his eye, yelling at the camera, "Hey dude! Check out this groove I just downloaded, it totally rawks!" Then he pulls the sweaty earbuds out of his head and moves to stick them into yours — and I'm thinking, "Dude, I use my ears for a living. Get those disgusting things away from me!"
Sharing earbuds does not solve the problem of how to make a cell phone act more like a boombox. Some manufacturers try to make the phones louder by increasing the speaker size. Others install two speakers for stereo playback, though given the palm-width speaker separation, you don't get true stereo, you just get double loud. Some models apply "3D" audio processing to provide a (slightly) increased sense of presence and space.
But it's all ultimately pointless, because if you really want to listen to your music, movies, or game soundtracks, you're gonna have to use...


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The Brooklyn-based band Grizzly Bear began as a throwaway creative project for singer/guitarist Ed Droste who simply wanted to provide a name to his home recordings and musical tinkering. By 2004, a full fledge touring band had emerged, garnering positive reviews and fans alike. Combining electronic ambience with catchy and melodic folk pop that echoes a wide net of influences and sounds, their newest album Shields, is their most mature and complicated work to date. Songs are reverb-filled with everything but the kitchen sink layering of synthesizers, piano, banjo, acoustic/electric guitar, distorted drums and coupled with dreamy, hypnotic vocals. Arty noise as filtered through infectious pop songs would be an apt description of Grizzly Bear's sonic vision. Stand out tracks include Sleeping Ute,Half Gate and Yet Again.
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Use Bump to share contact information, photos, videos, and files by simply bumping two phones together. Just open Bump, hold your phones, and gently bump your hands together -- Bump will magically do all the rest.
• SHARE CONTACTS: Share your contact info; connect on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
• SHARE PHOTOS: Share photos and videos with friends and family
• SHARE FILES: Share files or documents stored on your device
• SYNC DEVICES: Move contacts, photos, and files between your devices
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New in 3.5.3:
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For the past few years, the V2_OS project was nearly dead. Things are about to change as the project is getting reorganized. The new website is nearly ready and the source code was moved from Sourceforge, back to the real server. Development of the complete rewrite (version 0.70) is expected to restart in the following days. For those who do not remember V2_OS, this is one of the first operating systems written in pure assembly language.
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Helping Your Antiretrovirals Help You
Things to Consider When Choosing What Goes in the Tank
Fall 2006
Overwhelmed! That is the first word that comes to my mind when I think about an HIV patient who is about to begin antiretroviral therapy for the first time. I think of all the information being sent the way of someone starting therapy -- by physicians, nurses, patient educators, and pharmacists. All of this information is provided in order to help with the start of this important journey, but it can definitely be overwhelming.
As a pharmacist who has worked in an HIV clinic, an outpatient pharmacy, and a medication management mail-order pharmacy, I have seen patients from a variety of perspectives. In each of these different surroundings, some things have remained consistent -- patients have to deal with a myriad of things involved in starting (or switching) antiretroviral therapy, and patients do better if they understand how critical adherence is and come to terms with it. I suggest that anyone thinking about beginning a new medication regimen feel really ready for this big step before taking it.
Rarely is it imperative that antiretroviral treatment be started on an urgent basis. Therefore, you can be open with your physician if you are not yet prepared to begin therapy. Also, before beginning treatment, learn how the medications you'll be taking work in your body and the side effects they may cause. Make sure you are committed to working through complications or problems if they arise.
There are so many different opinions and suggestions about when to start antiretroviral therapy that it is hard to determine the right time for an individual person. Even though things like CD4 counts and viral loads are important factors in making this decision, the most important determinant is that the individual person is ready to start and adhere to therapy.
Adherence to an antiretroviral regimen is extremely important. If a patient starts therapy but does not take it consistently every day, or decides to stop after beginning a regimen, there is a chance of developing medication resistance. However, this does not mean that starting a particular regimen means you can never change it.
If a treatment is not working due to side effects, dosing schedule, or medication intolerability, there is always the option to change to a different combination of medications. It is crucial that the physician be informed and involved with switching therapy. Having an expert help with the change will decrease the potential for building resistance to medications.
Finding a Regimen That Suits You and Your LifestyleAre you ready to start your antiretroviral therapy? If so, there are a few things to keep in mind as you and your physician begin to choose a treatment that is right for you.
Your physician may do some drug resistance testing before you begin ARV therapy to determine if there are any medications to which your virus is already resistant. However, this test is often reserved for patients who are not responding to their current regimen ("treatment-experienced" patients).
With so many things to consider, you may wonder how you or your physician actually decides which combination of drugs to use. The good news is that there are guidelines to help with the decision-making process. It is important to remember, however, that one, guidelines change over time as new medications become available and more information is learned about existing medications, and two, these are just guidelines. Each individual person must find the regimen that will work best ... for that person.
Making it WorkOnce you start your new antiretroviral therapy, you may begin to realize that you are having trouble adhering to your regimen for one reason or another. If that happens, there are a variety of strategies that may help you.
From my experience, patients find pill boxes very helpful for organizing their medications and as a way to remember if they have taken them. Calendars can also be useful because each day can be marked to indicate that a dose was taken. Pill boxes and calendars are both inexpensive tools that can be very helpful. The good news is that adherence has gotten easier as new antiretroviral therapies have been developed that require fewer pills and fewer doses throughout the day.
Sorting Out Drug Side EffectsAntiretroviral therapy has come a long way over the past decade. However, the longer medications are on the market, the more we find out about the side effects they can cause. It is unfortunate, but many of these therapies have a lot of possible short-term and long-term side effects.
It is important to remember that every medication has a list of possible side effects associated with it. That does not mean that everyone taking a particular medication will develop every side effect on the list, or any of them, for that matter. It is a good idea to understand the potential side effects associated with each of your medications, though, so you'll know what to look for if you do experience any problems after starting therapy.
If you have any side effects, or if any side effects you are experiencing become intolerable, make sure to discuss them with your physician. I have seen too many patients who have started therapy, experienced a side effect that they struggled with, then stopped therapy on their own without ever letting the doctor know there was a problem. Patients who stop therapy without speaking with the physician risk developing medication resistance because some medications need to be stopped in a particular order in order to avoid resistance.
Antiretroviral medications can have side effects that are common for the class they are in (e.g., protease inhibitors and gut distress), but there are also side effects that are specific to each medication. It would be impossible to list every side effect for every medication in this article, and probably boring. The point is this: when you start a medication, take time to learn about the side effects from your physician, pharmacist, or written information on that specific medication.
As a class, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or NRTIs (drugs like lamivudine, abacavir, and zidovudine) all have the potential to cause some serious side effects. NRTIs can cause pancreatitis, lactic acidosis (a dangerous build-up of acid in the blood), and an enlarged, fatty liver.
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or NNRTIs (drugs like efavirenz and nevirapine) share the potential side effects of serious rash, nausea, and vomiting.
The class of protease inhibitors or PIs (drugs like ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, atazanavir, and fosamprenavir) can also cause many side effects. Some of the short-term side effects include diarrhea and nausea or vomiting. Possible long-term side effects include increased cholesterol and triglyceride levels, lipodystrophy (body shape changes), cardiovascular risks, and new or worsening diabetes.
The fusion inhibitor class currently has only one medication in it -- enfuvirtide. The most common side effect is an injection site reaction (ISR) that occurs to some extent in all patients who use it.
It would be easy to think you could expect the side effects common to a class of ARV from any drug in the class, but it's not that simple. Atazanavir, for example, does not share the same lipid-raising profile of its classmates. Likewise, abacavir has the potential for a hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) that the other NRTIs do not, and it appears to be less toxic on the cellular level than some of the others in its class. Similarly, the central nervous system effects (like dizziness, vivid dreaming, and mood changes) associated with efavirenz do not extend to the other drugs in the NNRTI class.
Managing Side EffectsManaging side effects from antiretroviral therapy can sometimes be a difficult task. However, it's important to manage side effects not only because it may make you feel better, but because side effects are a leading cause of treatment non-adherence.
It is possible that a side effect could occur that cannot be managed with additional medications or other supportive measures, which could become intolerable. If that happens, it usually means discontinuing the drug(s) causing the problem and likely making a substitution, with assistance and supervision of your physician.
Some side effects occur with the start of therapy, but will resolve after a couple weeks of continued use. There are other side effects, however, that may need to be managed for the duration of therapy. If that happens, there are steps that you can take to reduce some of the more common ones.
Some side effects may only be found with routine lab work. Depending on the severity, these side effects may be managed under physician supervision with either concurrent drug therapy or a change in antiretroviral therapy. Your physician should be monitoring for things such as:
Please discuss all side effects with your physician before trying to treat them yourself. Sometimes there may be underlying causes of the symptoms that need further evaluation. Also, possible drug interactions between your ARVs and other medications you might be taking need to be considered, even if you're just using a new over-the-counter medication.
Drug InteractionsThe topic of drug interactions is extensive and could comprise an entire magazine issue on its own. Every medication, even ones you think are harmless, may cause drug interactions with your current regimen of antiretrovirals.
Here's a common example that I have seen in the pharmacy. A patient experiences heartburn and comes into the pharmacy to purchase Prilosec OTC, the strongest over-the-counter medication for heartburn. The patient just happens to be on ARV therapy that includes atazanavir. The Prilosec OTC may treat the heartburn, but what the patient does not realize is that a simple item like Prilosec OTC decreases the absorption of the atazanavir. This reduction in atazanavir levels in your blood could lead to the development of resistance to atazanavir.
The above example hopefully illustrates the importance of discussing any new medication with your HIV physician or pharmacist. This includes, by the way, any medication started by a physician other than your HIV physician. Providers who do not practice HIV medicine often have little or no HIV-specific knowledge -- so be sure to discuss any new medications with your HIV provider.
There is a constant flow of new information about ARVs and how they work, which makes it especially important to discuss all new medications with your HIV provider. Hopefully, you feel like you can be honest with your doctor about what you take and your doctor knows what to do with the information.
New Drugs and CombinationsFor the first time in a while, there are several promising medications in the pipeline of the antiretroviral world and a few that are new to the market. Make sure your doctor is aware of and knowledgeable about newly approved drugs and those in development. This is especially important if the existing treatments are not working for you.
Following are some examples of newly approved drugs and drugs that are currently being studied.
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Melissa Ngo, Pharm.D., is an Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is the lead pharmacist in the Medication Management Mail Order Service. She has worked in the prison clinic of the UW HIV Care Program and currently serves on its community advisory board. She may be reached at email@example.com.
ResourcesAIDS Community Research Initiative of America
In addition to a quarterly treatment newsletter and information on current clinical trials, the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) offers useful publications on specific topics that can be read on-line or in hard copy. Some examples: Understanding Your Lab Results, Treatment Issues for Women, and Managing Drug Side Effects. Visit www.acria.org.
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Former Borger coach leads team to gold
Former Borger High School coach, Jill Rankin Schneider coached the USA Jr. National U17 girls to a gold medal this past Sunday at the FIBA World Championships in Amsterdam,The Netherlands. They went undefeated in the tournament and beat a tough Spain team, 75-62, in the final game.Schneider has just started her 15th year with Monterey High School in Lubbock, TX. She has been named the district's coach of the year three times, and was chosen as the All-South Plains 4A/5A Coach of the Year by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. She teaches college algebra at Monterey as well.She began her coaching career at the University of Tennessee where she was a student assistant under Pat Summitt. She was also an assitant coach at the University of Texas for five seasons under Jody Conradt. After leaving Texas, she became the head coach at Borger High School. In 1994, her squad reached the 4A state semifinals. That year, she was also inducted into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame and was named Borger's Citizen of the Year.She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. She was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Women's Basketball Team that did not compete in the Olympics that were held in Moscow. As a coach, she led the U16s to gold in 2011 as well.As a collegiate athlete, Schneider played for Wayland Baptist and the University of Tennessee. She still holds many records at Wayland including single-game field goals made and attempted, single-season field goals made and attempted, single-season rebounds, and single-season scoring average. She received many rewards (including All-American) in her time at Wayland. As a senior at Tennessee in 1979-80, she helped lead the team to a national championship game with a 33-5 record. She was named to the All-American team, making her one of a select few athletes to be named as one of the nation's top ten players at two different universities. She was also named the GTE Academic Player of the Year. She has also been inducted into the University of Tennessee Lady Vol Hall of Fame after playing just one year there.Before her college career, Schneider was an all-state player for Phillips High School, who won a state championship in 1976. She once scored 81 points in a game! She still holds many state tournament scoring records. She was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. In 1999, she was honored as one of the Top 100 Sports Legends of the Texas Panhandle by the Amarillo Globe-News.Congrats to Coach Schneider on another great achievement!(information compiled from usabasketball.com)


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Author's note: In yet another attempt to teach readers about fish and fishing while they read a steamy romance novel, here's another story about hunky river ranger Rod and scrumptious Kenai River fishing guide Jenna. — LP
On a Monday in September, Jenna had a day off. Rod had asked her to spend the day patrolling with him, looking for "evil-doers." She had eagerly agreed.
She had met Rod at 3 a.m., already waiting in the patrol boat, motor running. The morning air was near freezing. Jenna regretted that she hadn't worn warmer pants than jeans so tight that a casual observer could tell whether a dime in her pocket had been minted in Denver, Philadelphia or San Francisco.
As she stepped into the boat and sat down near the handsome ranger, Jenna's heart had stuttered like an outboard with a bad fuel injector. The heat generated by the sight of his powerful frame almost made her forget the icy rain and gusting wind during the ride up the river. However, after an hour of lying on her stomach in an alder thicket, that heat had dissipated.
"Tell me again, why we're here," Jenna said.
"I've received reports that a guide has been fishing from a guide vessel at this location," Rod said. "From Aug.1 through Nov. 30, downstream from the confluence of the Moose and Kenai rivers, fishing is prohibited from a guide vessel on Mondays. What's more, upstream from the confluence of the Moose and Kenai rivers, fishing for coho salmon from a guide vessel is prohibited on Mondays, and any coho salmon caught must immediately be released."
"How long do we have to wait? I'm cold."
His muscular arm encircled her slender waist, pulling her close. As powerful as the wake of a Willie Boat containing 20 gallons of fuel, five fat anglers and five limits of fat salmon, a wave of passion washed over her.
"Hold on!" Rod said, grabbing his binoculars. "We've got company!"
Downstream from their hiding place, a boat with a guide sticker and number had rounded the bend. Not more than 100 feet from Rod and Jenna, its occupant dropped anchor, picked up a spinning rod and began casting. On his second cast, he hooked a salmon. He reeled in the fish, netted it and pulled it into his boat, after which he released it.
"That does it!" Rod said. "Let's go!"
It was all Jenna could do to keep up with Rod as he trotted through the brush to the boat, hidden on a nearby slough. He started the motor, checked the safety on his pistol and raced over to the "perp." Once tied alongside, Rod pulled a booklet from his jacket and began reading. Jenna immediately recognized the occupant. Rod was too busy reading to notice.
"A coho salmon 16 inches or longer that is removed from fresh water must be retained and becomes part of the bag limit of the person who originally hooked the fish," Rod read. "Furthermore, a person may not remove a coho salmon 16 inches or longer from the water before releasing it. I'm citing you for these two violations, as well as for fishing from a guide boat on Monday."
Having finished, Rod looked up. To his surprise, his "perp" was Sister Providence, the one-legged nun who had more than once chastised Jenna for seeing him.
"If I were you, I'd go on my way and forget you ever saw me," the Sister said.
"Sorry, ma'am, but I have to do this," he said. "If I didn't, I'd have to cite myself for not citing you."
With that, Rod spent an hour looking up the various numbers needed for filling out the citations. Just as he was finishing, another guide boat had rounded the bend. Seeing the patrol boat, it turned and sped away.
"OK, that wraps it," Sister Providence said. She stood and pulled a very official-looking badge from under her habit. "You just screwed up a DEA sting operation against drugs and money laundering that's been five years in the making."
"Are you really a nun?" Jenna asked.
"No, and that's all I'm saying," the "Sister" said. Turning to Rod, she said, "You'll be hearing from the Justice Department. Wagging a finger at Jenna, she said, "And don't say I didn't warn you about this guy."
"Yes, ma'am," Rod said. "Now, if you'll just sign these citations, we'll be on our way."
On the way back to Soldotna, Jenna reflected on how "her" tall, strong ranger had dealt with the federal agent. It must've been good, because she felt as squishy and warm inside as a spawned out salmon on a gravel bar in July.
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The Ecology Center depends on the generosity of our supporters. There are many ways to support the Ecology Center:
Donate to the Ecology Center by clicking the Donate button on our website, calling the Administrative Coordinator at 510-548-2220 x235, or mailing a check to the Ecology Center. Donors who give $25 or more receive full member benefits, which include 10% discounts on all Store merchandise, 20% off all books, discounts on Ecology Center classes and workshops, library privileges, invitations to members-only events, and a steady stream of perks from partnering businesses. Anonymous donations are also greatly appreciated!
Donate Your Vehicle
Turn your old car, boat or truck into cash for the Ecology Center. Vehicle donations are easy to make and fully tax-deductible. The Ecology Center has partnered with The Vehicle Donation Processing Center to manage vehicle donations.
The Vehicle Donation Processing Center takes your information by phone, handles all documents, arranges for pick up, sale and distribution of proceeds which are split between the Processing Center and the Ecology Center.
When you donate a vehicle you:
- Enjoy free pick-up on your schedule
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If you would like to donate stock, our Deputy Director can guide you through the process. Email or call Deborah Beyea at 510-526-1131. Your gift of stock is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.
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Ecology Center gift memberships can be purchased online, through the Ecology Center Store, or by calling us at 510-548-2220 x235. The gift recipient will receive all the benefits of an Ecology Center membership.
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Gift certificates to our Store or Farmers' Markets make thoughtful gifts. Store gift certificates can be purchased at our Store. Farmers' Markets gift certificates can be purchased at any of our Farmers' Markets. To purchase these items over the phone, call 510-548-2220 x235.
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Sign up to be a Basemeenter at Sports Basement Berkeley, and designate the Ecology Center as the beneficiary. You'll get 10% off your purchases, and we'll get a portion under their profit sharing model.
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Some companies will match an employee's gift to charitable organizations. Ask your HR or payroll department to see if your company matches employee donations to qualified nonprofits. We are happy to fill out the forms your employer may require for matching gifts.
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Give to the Ecology Center through your company's payroll deduction program. The Ecology Center is a member of EarthShare, a workplace giving program for a federation of over 80 California environmental organizations. Through EarthShare, you can designate a donation to further the work of the Ecology Center. If your employer does not have a payroll deduction program for charitable giving, introduce them to EarthShare.
Planned Giving, Wills, and Bequests
When consulting with your financial advisor or estate planner about your will, consider giving to the Ecology Center as a meaningful way to honor your values and your commitment to leave the world a better place. If you choose to name the Ecology Center in a bequest, use this language: "Ecology Center, a non-profit organization organized and existing under the laws of California, and with a current business address of 2530 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702. Federal ID #94-1703351."


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A couple of new developer-centric tools facilitating the integration of the bluntly-named "Ultra-Precise Motion Controller" were released today via Steam, Valve Software's digital distribution service. Created by PC gaming peripheral-maker Razer and technology developer Sixense, the tools mark the latest endeavor born from the multi-year partnership between the three companies, which was announced back in January.
Revealed today at this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the "Ultra-Precise Motion Controller" Software Development Kit and the First-Person-Shooter Utility Library will reportedly enable developers to "effortlessly create a totally immersive gaming experience that takes advantage of a full six degrees of motion with ease," without requiring much knowledge of the controller's inner workings.
New games aren't the only candidates for enhancement, as the FPS Utility Library will also allow older games to be easily "updated" with support for the peripheral.
"With Valve's support," explained Sixense CTO, Jeff Bellinghausen, "we were able to fully integrate the SDK with our FPS Utility Library into Left 4 Dead 2 in less than two weeks." That said, it's unclear if this sort of time frame for motion-control integration is representative of the rule, or more of an exception.
Developers interested in downloading the SDK can do so from the "Tools" tab in the Steam interface. Pricing and availability for the controller itself have yet to be detailed.


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AUSTIN, TX (RNN) - Vanderbilt attempted a last-minute charge but fell a little short, losing to Texas 70-64 as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
The Commodores (4-3) grabbed the first two points of the game before the Longhorns (7-1) scored eight unanswered and held on to the lead for the rest of the game. Texas outscored Vanderbilt 31-25 in the first half, but both teams scored 39 in the second, thanks to a late charge by the Commodores. They would come within one point of the Longhorns with 34 seconds left in the game before Texas scored a couple of free throws and a 3-pointer to extend their lead.
Vanderbilt outscored Texas on free throws, making 15-of-21 compared to the Longhorns' 15-of-29.
Eric McClellan led the Commodores with 22 points.
This was Vanderbilt's second road loss of the season and their last road game until conference play in January.
Texas' win gives the Big 12 a slight 2-1 lead so far in the 2013 Big 12/SEC Challenge. No. 17 Iowa State defeated Auburn the same night. Alabama defeated Texas Tech on Nov. 14.
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The Carmi Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the July Yard of the Month.
The Carmi Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the July Yard of the Month.
This will be the second month for the program, which got underway in June with the selection of the Todd and Kayci Large residence on Abelson Drive as the winner. The Large family received $50 worth of Carmi certificates, redeemable at any Carmi business, and are currently displaying the Yard of the Month sign at their residence.
Nominations may be made by phone at 382-7606. Leave a message with the name and address of the nomination if no one answers, or submit a nomination by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. Those nominations need to be in by Friday, July 12.
The nominations will be presented to the activity department at Wabash Christian Retirement Center, whose residents will enjoy a field trip to select the July winner.
The requirements for Yard of the Month are simple. The yard can not be professionally maintained and can only win one time a season.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 21st May 2013 21:38 UTC
At an event earlier today, Microsoft unveiled the next Xbox - the third model, but confusingly named Xbox One. The big focus was TV, integrated Kinect, and all the other stuff we all expected to be forced down our throats. I think it took them 25 minutes to actually come to what should be the core of the story: gaming. Nothing groundbreaking in the gaming department, except for how Microsoft intends to handle the used games market and borrowing games from friends: pay up, buddy!
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Incidentally, the people you're accusing could make a similar case: they are not panicking, and they are just responding to something they perceive.
such is the irony of the men of straw...
such is the irony of the men of straw...
No, they couldn't make that case as their actions say otherwise. Even in an imaginary world where you
making a point is a possibility, panic is a form of response is it not? Yes, the irony indeed.


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Many thanks to December for her help with this one! Remember - answer these as if you didn't know what happened in Breaking Dawn!
1. What is Bella weeping for during that long night of mourning? Is Jake at the forefront of her mind or is she grieving for the humanity she is giving up? Do you think Edward knows what she is mourning over? What are the "adjustments" Bella has made which allow her to move on in the morning?
2. Why does Edward suddenly change his mind in the meadow? Is his about-face a response to what Bella has been saying about their wedding plans? What does it have to do with Bella's grief the night before? Is his reaction disproportionate?
3. Why does Bella insist on waiting and doing everything as they planned? Does she feel differently about marrying Edward now? Or is she just determined to do things correctly? Which considerations do you think weigh most heavily on her: eg. saying her goodbyes, giving Edward the wedding he dreams of, having a care for his soul, committing herself publicly to him before becoming a vampire....or any others you can think of?
4. Who do you think is actually right about what would be best for them here, Edward or Bella?
5. The last chapter of Eclipse doesn't leave us with the upbeat feeling you might expect when a book ends with its hero and heroine planning their wedding. Does the faintly elegiac note on which it closes make sense? Did it bother you? Did it make you worry whether Bella had made the right choice?


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text: A question to all of you blessed with watching the No Name defense of the 70's or the Killer B's and Mark's Brothers of the early 80s. It is kind of an odd request but seeing as how hard it is to find info on these players can you help me out. I started watching in the 90s and missed out on all of these players. What were they like? Share your memories, thoughts and opinions. I have a lot of questions and I wish America's game would run more footage of them. If you don't want to go in depth just comment on their most important attributes and who you would best compare them to in the NFL today. QB's - Griese - Earl Morrall RB's - Csonka - Morris - Kiick - Nathan How did the 72 Dolphins run their offense with Csonka. Did he always play FB with Kiick and Morris rotating at HB? Was it primarily the I Form? Was Csonka a good run blocker? WR's - Nat Moore - Mark Clayton - Mark Duper RT - Norm Evans LG - Bob Keuchenberg Both of these guys were not the biggest. Were they strong none the less? Hall of fame worthy? Pass blockers or run blockers or excellent at both? Were they leaders at all or perform best when it counted? DE - Bill Stanfill - Doug Betters - Kim Bokamper - Bob Matheson I am always surprised to hear such accolades for Stanfill and to find out Betters was a DPOY. How good were these guys? What kind of pass rushers were they? Did they have any sort of special moves think Reggie with the Club or Freeney with the Spin or Taylor with the Swim. Were they effective against the run? Anyone know how many sacks they actually have (before sacks became an official stat)? DT - Bob Baumhauer - Manny Fernandez How were two guys so undersized so dominant. Which one was better? Baumhauer seemed to put up the numbers but I read Fernandez got 17 tackles in a Superbowl game. An incredible accomplishment let alone done while playing NT. ILB - A.J. Duhe Part of the problem is the lack of sack stats or for that matter tackles. Was this guy fast? A pass rusher? Tough? A leader? He is quite well known and yet I haven't a clue as to how he played. Safeties - Jake Scott (Hall of fame worthy?) - Lyle Blackwood - Glenn Blackwood Did the Blackwoods play CB at all? How did the 53 defense differ from the 3-4. Did they only use it on passing downs? What sort of defense did the Killer B's run? For those like me NFL.com has video of some players on their website if they appeared in NFL Films footage. Thanks in advance.


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Suicide attempt averted; Guthrie sentenced to six years
A former Big Spring radio personality who pleaded guilty to a single charge of online solicitation of a minor and was sentenced to six years in prison in 118th District Court Friday, was unsuccessful in an attempt to hang himself later in the day, officials said.Kyle Wade Guthrie, 28, formerly of 408 Hillside Dr. who most recently had been residing in Wichita Falls, was rushed from the Howard County Detention Center by EMS to Scenic Mountain Medical Center. No details about the attempt were released, other than it occurred at 4:58 p.m.Guthrie was released back into custody of the detention center after being treated."Due to the quick response of the detention staff, Guthrie's attempt was averted," Howard County Sheriff Stan Parker said in a news release.Guthrie had been indicted in early June on a charge of online solicitation of a minor, a third-degree felony punishable by two to 10 years in prison and a fine not to exceed $10,000.He had been arrested Feb. 7 by law enforcement officials with the Howard County Sheriff's Department after the 16-year-old victim's grandmother provided deputies with information Guthrie had been pursuing an inappropriate relationship with her granddaughter.Search warrants were executed at Guthrie's home and a number of electronic devices were seized, according to HCSO officials.Guthrie waived his right to a jury trial, opting instead to leave his fate in the hands of 118th District Court Judge Timothy Yeats, who presided over Friday's the trial.The prosecution — led by District Attorney Hardy Wilkerson — called several witnesses, including the victim's grandmother, who described Guthrie as a friend of the family. She testified Guthrie and her granddaughter began text messaging one another, racking up more than 2,000 messages in a two-week period. According to her testimony, she warned Guthrie her granddaughter was only 16 years old.The prosecution also called one of the victim's high school friends, who testified the victim showed her a text message in which Guthrie told the girl he wanted to kiss her. Disturbed by the discovery, the girl then told her father what she had seen and what she believed to be going on between the victim and Guthrie, at which time he confronted the 28-year-old man."Kyle agreed that he had sent the text to (victim's name omitted)," the father testified. "I reminded him what all he had to lose, his marriage and his child. He thanked me for being a friend and coming to him, then said he wouldn't have any more contact with (the victim). I told him I wasn't there to speak to him as a friend, I was there as a father."Despite the confrontation, investigators with the HCSO would testify Guthrie continued to contact the victim, this time by way of the social networking site Facebook. Sgt. Jesse Metcalf testified Guthrie also began to try to cover his tracks at that time."The victim said he (Guthrie) instructed her to delete everything so there would be no record of their communication," Metcalf said. "He continued to contact the victim, however, all the way up to Feb. 6, which is when the search warrant was executed."According to investigators, Guthrie was questioned for more than hour, during which he denied any inappropriate contact with the victim. However, shortly after the first round of questioning, the defendant asked to speak to Sheriff Stan Parker, who also testified during Friday's trial.The prosecution played video footage from the interrogation room where Guthrie met with Parker and Metcalf and, after questioning, admitted the communications with the 16-year-old victim were sexual in nature. According to Guthrie's testimony, the victim had described the dimensions of her body, while he had commented on his own sexual masculinity.Guthrie admitted that he had talked about having sex with the teen and had even gotten to the stage of planning a rendezvous at a Super Bowl party being held at a mutual friend's home, but the two had never come into sexual contact with one another.Wilkerson elected not to call the victim to the stand, citing hopes not to further traumatize the teen. Moments later, the prosecution rested its case.Guthrie's attorney, John Young, began calling witnesses to the stand, including Guthrie's grandmother, estranged mother and several family members and friends to testify to the character of the defendant. Young also questioned witnesses regarding the defendant's mental health and early years, both of which the attorney presented as mitigating factors in the case.Both sides presented closing arguments in the case — with an animated and emotional Wilkerson saying his office was firmly against Guthrie receiving deferred adjudication or probation as a punishment — after which Yeats retired to his chambers to review the case, which included a pre-sentencing brief outlining other brushes the defendant had with the law.According to testimony, Guthrie was arrested in 2005 on a charge of falsely identifying himself as a police officer, a felony. The defendant pleaded guilty to a lesser charge — a misdemeanor — and received probation. During his testimony, Guthrie admitted to using a fake law enforcement badge and a fake gun during the crime.Guthrie was also questioned regarding allegations in 2002 — at which time he was approximately 19 years old — and was having sexual relations with a girl more than three years his junior.After reviewing the case, Yeats returned with the sentence."This is a heartbreaking case on so many different levels," Yeats said prior to delivering the sentence. "This has affected so many different people, from the victim and her family and friends, to your own family and loved ones."There are a number of things about this case that trouble me, Mr. Guthrie. Despite having warnings, you didn't stop the contact. You even told the father who confronted you about it he had 'your word.' However, you didn't stop."Guthrie must serve a minimum of 25 percent of the sentence before he will be eligible for parole, however, Wilkerson said that is a far cry from a guarantee the 28-year-old man will be out any time soon."For the most part, whenever sex is a part of the conviction, most of those sentenced are doing the majority of their sentence," Wilkerson said. "He may be eligible for parole in 18 months, but being eligible is a long way away from actually being released."


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Insert Page Numbers in Openoffice Writer
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Nothing is more frustrating than needing to change something very simple only to find yourself waste precious time figuring out where to find it or how to do it. If you want to insert page numbers into your OpenOffice Writer document you came to the right place. I'll be using OpenOffice 3.0 RC1 to explain page numbering in a few quick steps.
Step #1
First turn footers on by clicking Format — Page and select the footer tab.
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Click on the "footer on" check box.
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Now that the footer has been inserted at the bottom of the page click inside the footer.
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Click on Insert — Fields — Page Number
Finished! Page numbers will be added to every page you create now.
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