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Hot rodding has a long tradition of adapting race car parts to street rides. In the last few years, thanks to the increase in performance driving events, the trend has really accelerated. After all, it only makes sense that parts built strong enough for the track are perfect for guys wanting to push their street-driven Camaros harder and harder. Racing harness systems, huge six-piston brakes, two-piece rotors, three-piece forged wheels, safety cages, fire suppression systems, and Watt's links are just some of the tidbits once reserved for track-only cars but are now increasingly common on hard-driven street Camaros.
Another race part that has recently trickled down to us hot rodders is the full-floating rearend. What we typically deal with are non-floating axles. In the case of GM and smaller Ford 8.8-inch rearends, the units use a C-clip to retain the axles. If this clip breaks or the axle snaps, then the wheel has an excellent chance of exiting the vehicle. Another popular rearend is the Ford 9-inch, which uses the bearing near the wheel flange to retain the axle and wheel assembly. Here, if the axle breaks, it may or may not be retained. In a full-floating rearend, the axles are splined on both ends instead of splined on one end with a wheel flange on the other. Because of this, the axle has nothing to do with the wheel, so if there's an axle failure, the wheel stays put. Obviously, this is far safer.
Aside from this safety benefit, the axles in a floater are much stronger since they don't have to support the weight of the vehicle. The only force placed on the axles is rotational, as the differential transmits power though the axles to the drive plates. They are also easier to service, which is another big selling point for racers. Due to the design, a broken axle can be pulled and replaced without even having to remove the wheel from the car.
For the added strength and safety, floaters have been used in drag racing and off-roading for years. For cars that corner hard, a floater can also help solve the problem of rear brake pad knockback. With a traditional non-floating axle there's axle deflection. This bending and bowing of the axles occurs as lateral (cornering) forces rise. While you may look at a typical 31-spline axle and think there's no way it can flex, it does due to the tremendous leverage effect of cornering at high speed—a problem compounded by large wheels. The result is that the rotor pushes the pads into the pistons, forcing them back into the caliper, which in turn creates a space between the rotor and pads. Hit the brakes and the pedal goes to the floor until the calipers are pumped back up. Repeated axle deflection also dramatically decreases bearing life, which causes pad knockback to get even worse.
So why wouldn't you run a full floater? The number one reason is cost. A floater is going to set you back more than a typical rearend, and to be honest, if you're just cruising around town, it falls into the overkill category. But if hanging it all out around your favorite road course is in the plans, then a floater should really be factored into your build.
01 As you can see in this cutaway drawing provided by Baer, the axle's only job is to turn the drive plate where the wheel is attached. Since it no longer has to support the vehicle's weight, it isn't subject to knockback-inducing axle deflection.
02 With a traditional axle, the wheels are bolted directly to the axle by way of the flange. Because of this, the axle has to support the weight of the car in addition to turning the wheel. Add in high loads from cornering, and even the stoutest axles can flex. Most differential companies like Currie, Strange, and Moser will make you floater axles in whatever length and spline count your heart desires.
03 Moser is another company that is now offering a floater system for Camaros. Their bare floater package (housing, axles, and hubs) starts at only $879 and is made from all-new materials. The kit comes standard with 28- or 31-spline axles, steel hubs, steel drive flanges, steel or aluminum rotor adapters, hardware, and bearings. Keep in mind the kit doesn't include provisions for a parking brake.
04 For those going even more hard-core, floater rearends can be set up to have negative camber. To pull this off, the outer ends of the axles are "barreled" or "crowned" so that they can run at an angle other than perfectly parallel to the drive plates. The downside is that there's more wear, and more maintenance is required due to metal particle buildup in the hub grease, which needs to be cleaned out frequently. The drive plates also become "wear and tear" parts that need to be replaced occasionally. Personally, this is where you go from a street car that visits the track, to a track car that visits the street.
05 Speedtech recently released their new Chicane 9-inch floater assembly. It uses sturdy ZR1 Corvette rear hubs, which will accommodate any standard Vette brake package. It also has GM wheel speed sensors if you want to retrofit ABS and traction control. Unlike some of the more "race" systems, the one from Speedtech incorporates a parking brake. Given the sealed bearing design, there's also no regular maintenance required. This kit is sold with a housing and isn't available as a retrofit kit.
06 Strange is also introducing their own version of a floater for corner-carving street cars. This retrofit kit features 4130 spindles, steel drive plates, steel hubs, and high-quality Timken bearings. They also have bulletproof ARP ½-inch, or 5⁄8-inch, wheel studs. The inner axle end can be 31- or 35-spline, and the outer end is a NASCAR-style 24-spline deal. The axles themselves are made of Hy-Tuf steel. It will offer ABS compatibility and accepts Wilwood brake systems with a parking brake.
07 Baer was one of the earlier companies to offer a floater system designed specifically for Pro Touring cars. Their kit is designed to be retrofitted onto existing housings. The end of the axle tube is cut off and a new steel spindle is welded in place. It also uses two very large bearings spaced apart for maximum load capacity. The system does include a parking brake and can run either 31- or 35-spline axles. The kit is ABS-compatible and starts at around $1,500, not including calipers and rotors.


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by John Calvin (compiled by John H. Kromminga)
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Thy kingdom come. Thy will he done in earth, as it is in heaven. —Matthew 6:10
Now since the Divine word resembles a royal sceptre, we are commanded to pray that he will subdue the hearts and minds of all men to a voluntary obedience to it. This is accomplished when by the secret inspiration of the Spirit he displays the efficacy of his word and causes it to obtain the honor it deserves.
Afterwards it is our duty to descend to the impious, by whom his authority is resisted with the perseverance of obstinacy and the fury of despair. God therefore erects his kingdom on the humiliation of the whole world, though his methods of humiliation are various; for he restrains the passions of some, and breaks the unsubdued arrogance of others.
It ought to be the object of our daily wishes, that God would collect churches for himself from all the countries of the earth, that he would enlarge their numbers, enrich them with gifts, and establish a legitimate order among them; that on the contrary he would overthrow all the enemies of the pure doctrine and religion, that he would confound their counsels and defeat their attempts. —Institutes, III, xx, xlii
John Calvin was the premier theologian of the Reformation, but also a pious and godly Christian pastor who endeavored throughout his life to point men and women to Christ. We are grateful to Reformation Heritage Books for permission to use John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart as our daily devotional for 2013 on the OPC Web site. You can currently obtain a printed copy of that book from Reformation Heritage Books.
Dr. Joel Beeke, who is editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, has this to say:
"Calvin shows us the piety of a Reformed theologian who speaks from the heart. Having tasted the goodness and grace of God in Jesus Christ, he pursued piety by seeking to know and do God's will every day. He communed with Christ, practicing repentance, self-denial, and cross-bearing. Moreover, his theology worked itself out in heart-felt, Christ-honoring piety. The selections of this devotional bear this out, and hopefully will be used by God to direct pious hearts in our own day."
These devotional readings from John Calvin were compiled by John H. Kromminga. Be sure to read his "Introduction" to John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart.


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TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Medical officials have long warned about the overuse of antibiotics, whose germ-killing powers have boosted the prevalence of deadly infections by eliminating good bacteria and allowing stronger bugs to prosper.
Now, a new study suggests that many patients with a diarrhea-causing infection are prescribed antibiotics that lead to repeated bouts of illness.
At issue is the Clostridium difficile infection, also known as C. difficile. It usually affects people who have used antibiotics or been hospitalized, and can lead to mild to severe diarrhea and even death in more vulnerable people. It's one of the most common infections people get from health care, and patients often suffer from it repeatedly, especially if they take antibiotics again.
Researchers at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center looked at cases of patients with the infection and found that 57 percent received antibiotics within a month of treatment. Of those who received antibiotics, 77 percent got at least one dose of an antibiotic that wasn't needed, and 26 percent of patients were treated only with unnecessary antibiotics.
Among other things, the researchers said antibiotics are regularly prescribed unnecessarily to prevent infections from surgery and to treat urinary tract infections and pneumonia, despite little evidence that the infections are present in the patients.
The study appears in the February issue of the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
"Our findings serve as a reminder to both doctors and patients to use antibiotics only when absolutely necessary, particularly in patients with a history of C. difficile," lead researcher Dr. Megan Shaughnessy said in a journal news release. "Patients with C. difficile are at high risk for recurrence, especially with additional antibiotic use. Because of this heightened risk, clinicians should be exercising increased caution with antimicrobial therapy."
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The U.S. National Library of Medicine has details on Clostridium difficile infections.
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SOURCE: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, news release, Jan. 9, 2013
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wishiwerebella010 wrote:Edward changed alot, in Twilight and the beggining of New Moon Edward's mind was just so set on he was the sadistic vampire that was the worst thing on this planet for Bella no matter how she felt about him. Edward finally realized in the end of New Moon that no matter what his nature told him to do his love for her could NEVER be broken. It wasnt until Breaking Dawn that Edward truely got to see that Bella loved him with the same intensity. Edward always doubted Bella's love, thinking he could love her more but it was just so great, and it just jumped off the page when you got to see that Edward finally realized that she loved him just as much.
Immy93 wrote:The pinnicle for me came when he asked Jacob to give Bella a child! I mean, COME OFF IT!! Do you really do that? I actually switched sides to Team Jacob after Eclipse! I felt the romance had gone! All that Edward cared about was keeping ehr safe! He only mellowed out a bit at the end when he saw how much she truly loved him. he should have seen that from the start!
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Sell one's soul ( to the devil) do or be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one's objective.
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Carl Sagan once claimed that the most important lesson we learn from studying the stars is perspective. To address this concept, this activity offers a scale model of the solar system to be evaluated. There are many versions of solar system scale... (View More) models available; this one is unique for its large scale chosen, the quality of the scaled objects, and the supplementary materials and information provided. The model is extended to include interaction and discovery on the part of learners, and suggested extensions. The set of materials includes a book about the solar system, developed from NASA's "From Earth to the Solar System" (FETTSS) imagery, and appropriate for use with the model. (View Less)
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This is an activity about scale. Participants will arrange imagery of Earth and many other space objects in order of their size from smallest to largest, their distance from Earth's surface, their temperature from coolest to hottest, and/or their... (View More) age from youngest to oldest. By manipulating these images and discussing their ideas, children and adults represent and confront their own mental models of space and time. (View Less)
Learners select from a variety of fruits to construct a scale model of the Moon, Earth, and Sun. After determining the correct sizes and distances for their models, they remove the Moon. They consider what it would be like if the nearby Moon were no... (View More) longer reflecting the Sun's light in the nighttime or daytime sky. This activity is part of Explore! Marvel Moon, a series of activities developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
This is an activity about perspective. Learners will examine pictures of objects up close and far away to try and figure out what they are. Then, given an image of a star and the Sun and through discussion about the differences and similarities of... (View More) seeing objects up close, learners will use the concept of perspective to relate our nearby Sun to the stars that appear as small points of light in our sky. (View Less)
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In this hands-on activity, learners begin by estimating the size of each planet in our Solar System and Pluto and making each out of playdough or a similar material. Then, learners follow specific instructions to divide a mass of playdough into the... (View More) size of each planet and Pluto and compare the actual modeled sizes to the students' own predictions. This activity requires a large amount of playdough material per group of learners. Three pounds is the minimum amount required for each group. (View Less)
Learners will construct a pinhole camera and, using the projected image of the Sun, calculate its diameter. After calculating the diameter of the Sun, learners will create a classroom sized scale model of the Sun and Earth. This activity requires... (View More) use of a sunny outdoor location to be able to use the pinhole cameras. (View Less)
This is an activity to reinforce concepts learned about the Sun, the Sun, Earth, and Moon system and eclipses. Learners will communally discuss their knowledge of these concepts briefly, and will then complete a series of worksheets and writings to... (View More) demonstrate grasp of content. This is Activity 15, the final activity of a larger resouce entitled Eye on the Sky and is meant to follow the preceding 14 activities in the resource. These worksheets and writings would ideally be added to students' portfolios accumulated throughout this suite of lessons and can serve as a summative assessment of student work throughout the lesson suite. (View Less)
In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of the universe by shrinking cosmic scale in 4 steps, zooming out from the realm of the Earth and Moon to the realm of the galaxies. This informational brochure was designed as a follow-up... (View More) take-home activity for teen and adult audiences. It can follow informal education activities where participants have experienced related space science programming. This activity allows participants to explore ideas of size and scale in the universe at their own pace. (View Less)
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Ross is suing his employer, Ragingwire Telecommunications Inc., for discriminating against him for his disability, and he's using state anti-discrimination law. So the question before the California Supreme Court — argued yesterday — is the effect of the medical marijuana law. Does the Compassionate Use Act just mean the state can't criminally prosecute medical marijuana users, or does it mean that private employers can't fire them for using marijuana (and violating federal criminal law)?
The state's voters intended to allow medical marijuana users "to fully participate in life regardless of any potential disability," Stewart Katz, a lawyer for Ross, told the court during Tuesday's hourlong hearing in Sacramento. That includes having a job, he said.It's a tough state law question. Did the Californians who voted for the initiative that led to the Compassionate Use Act think about much more than the basic mercy of sparing medical users criminal prosecution? Was there any discussion at the time about imposing new duties on private businesses to accommodate drug users?
But several justices noted that although Prop. 215 protected medical marijuana users and their caregivers from state criminal prosecution, it never mentioned the workplace.
An employer who hires a medical marijuana user is "arguably being complicit in an activity that's illegal under federal law," RagingWire's lawyer, Robert Pattison, told the court. He said the state law that requires employers to offer reasonable accommodations to the disabled shouldn't be interpreted to require accommodation of illegal drugs.I wonder whether, if Ross wins in the California Supreme Court, there is a federal question for the U.S. Supreme Court. Can a state require a private employer to accommodate an individual who is violating federal criminal law?


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The theory of eternal inflation in an inflaton potential with multiple vacua predicts that our universe is one of many bubble universes nucleating and growing inside an ever-expanding false vacuum. The collision of our bubble with another could provide an important observational signature to test this scenario. In this talk I will describe an algorithm for accurately computing the cosmological observables arising from bubble collisions directly from the Lagrangian of a single scalar field. This represents the first fully-relativistic set of predictions from an ensemble of scalar field models giving rise to eternal inflation, and I will describe on-going phenomenological studies and observational searches.


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The crisis in Syria dominated President Obama's visit to Sweden on Wednesday, as he continued to push for Congressional approval of his plan to launch a military strike against Syrian government forces, in response to their use of chemical weapons against their own people.. "My credibility is not on the line. The international community's credibility is on the line," Obama told a news conference in Stockholm. "And America and Congress' credibility is on the line." The President travels to the G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has opposed the tentative plans for U.S. attack.


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Celebrity Crush? Who's yours on?
I'm sure we all have had a celebrity we had a crush on, who was yours.
I always thought Kelly Preston was the most beautiful celebrity, so my crush has always been on her. Curses to her husband for stealing her from me. <Thoth shakes fist at John Travolta>
Here's a picture of Kelly, the most beautiful celebrity, evaar! http://redriverautographs.files.word...ly-preston.jpg
Who share you? Be sure to list a link to your chosen celebrity for the rest of us.


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Our beautiful B B just outside of Sarlat.
Souillac in the Dordogne - our biking destination from Sarlat!
Saturday market in Sarlat!
Riding our bikes in the Dordogne!
The beautiful medieval town of Sarlat la Caneda - home of foie gras and truffles!!
John - take note because we bought you something from this very nice farmer at the Sarlat market!! Note that he won First Prize for his foie gras this year!!!
Typical scenery along the Dordogne!
Made us think of our friend John!!
The Dordogne river!
Rob would rather be bike-riding!!
Foie Gras in the making!


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Gov. Jeb Bush is dismissing concerns that his proposed budget cuts will hurt the state's Aqua Culture Program. The governor's proposal eliminates the division of Aqua Culture within the State Department of Agriculture, cutting jobs.
But according to the governor many of the positions were vacant anyway. Bush says other agriculture groups may also be upset with some of his cuts, but he says they need to change with the times.
"The honey guys will be next and then the egg growers, egg people and this is just the way it is, and if you get comfortable with doing the same thing over and over again, and that's human nature, for people to make suggestions on how to change creates fear, trepidation, it's understandable, and we can work with each one of these I think to resolve their concerns," says Gov. Jeb Bush.
Critics of the proposed cuts argue eliminating the Aqua Culture Program could hamper the state's ability to get its products to market.


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Ray Evernham has left ESPN and returned to Hendrick Motorsports, where he will work in the competition department for the organization where he spent much of his NASCAR career, FoxSports.com reported Wednesday.
Evernham was Jeff Gordon's crew chief from 1993-99, winning 49 races and three NASCAR Cup championships with Gordon. He left Hendrick during the 1999 season to start his own Cup team and help with Dodge's re-entry to NASCAR.
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FoxSports.com's Tom Jensen reported Wednesday that Evernham will work with all four Hendrick teams and even be on the pit box during some races. He will work in a variety of roles, assisting both the management and the competition department.
But, according to Fox, you can forget about Evernham returning to his former crew chief role.
"It's not about me going back on top of the box and calling that frigging two-tire stop and pulling some big trophy out of my butt," Evernham told Fox. "Those days are over."
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And forget the inevitable speculation that he could become Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crew chief next year when Steve Letarte moves to NBC. Evernham says that's not happening either.
"You have way less chance of me being a crew chief again than you do of getting hit with a meteorite," Evernham told Fox. "This has nothing to do with Steve Letarte leaving.
"Mr. Hendrick (team owner Rick Hendrick) felt like I could make a difference in a lot of different areas and help take a load off some people," Evernham said. "And I think that's where we're headed. But I promise you, not even for one second was there any consideration of going and being anybody's crew chief."
After leaving Hendrick, Evernham started his own Evernham Motorsports team, winning 13 races with Bill Elliott, Jeremy Mayfield and Kasey Kahne. He sold his team to George Gillett, forming Gillett Evernham Motorsports. That organization eventually became Richard Petty Motorsports.
Evernham has been working with Rick Hendrick's automotive group the past few years, while also serving as a TV analyst for ESPN. He will leave ESPN to avoid any sort of conflict of interest while working for one of the sport's top teams. ESPN's NASCAR TV contract expires after this season.
Evernham, who does not yet have a title with Hendrick, characterized the move as returning home.
"Rick Hendrick and the Hendrick family have been really, really important to my life. Always," Evernham told Fox. "And even though going and doing the Dodge deal was great for me and it taught me a lot, I always missed being part of the Hendrick group."


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FIFA asked for all its member associations to fly flags at half-mast to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
Sepp Blatter, president of the world governing body, also sent a letter to the Football Association expressing sympathy for the "innocent victims" of the tragedy in 1989 which saw 96 Liverpool fans lose their lives.
Blatter added that the disaster at an FA Cup semi-final had led to Britain taking the lead in improving stadium safety.
He said in his letter: "Twenty-five years on from this dark day in the history of the game, I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the 96 who so tragically lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster, in remembrance of which the flags of FIFA's member associations will today be flown at half-mast.
"While it is above all important to honour and remember the innocent victims of 15 April 1989, today we can also reflect on the determination of the British political and football authorities to ensure that something so terrible never happens again by introducing the highest standards for stadiums and stadium safety.
"The football community worldwide, whilst never forgetting the tragic circumstances that led to this change, is grateful to England for taking the lead in this area."
UEFA president Michel Platini also issued a statement to mark the 25th anniversary.
Platini said: "The thoughts of UEFA and the European football family remain with the families of those who lost their lives in this tragedy, 25 years ago."
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Nov. 1, 2006
IRVINE, Calif. - Matt Murphy scored the game-winner in the 24th minute and Brad Evans put the game out of reach at the 76:35 mark, as 18th-ranked UC Irvine shutout No. 27 UC Santa Barbara in a battle between the Big West Conference's top two teams Wednesday night at Anteater Stadium. The loss drops the Gauchos into second place in the league standings entering the final game of the regular season Saturday.
With the biggest victory in program history, UCI improved to 13-3-3 overall and moved back into first place in the Big West with a total of 19 points at 6-2-1. UCSB fell to 11-7-0 and 6-3-0 in conference action and is one point behind in the standings. Despite the loss, the Gauchos can still clinch the Big West title with a win over UC Riverside and an Anteater loss or tie at Cal State Northridge Saturday.
After Irvine's two leading scorers Murphy and Evans missed the first match-up of the season October 7th out serving red card suspensions, they were eager to show that that had much to do with Santa Barbara's victory. The point was taken as each player found the net Wednesday night.
Murphy gave the Anteaters a 1-0 lead at the 23:09 mark, slipping the rebound off of a shot by midfielder Anthony Hamilton past UCSB goalkeeper Kyle Reynish. The defender's score snapped the Gauchos' streak of four consecutive games and over 540 minutes of play without allowing a goal.
UC Irvine scored again late in the second period after junior defender Jon Curry played a ball back to Reynish in the box. Under pressure, the reigning Big West Player of the Week misplayed the ball and forward Evans capitalized, tapping it into an open net for the final 2-0 advantage. Reynish finished with four saves for UCSB.
The Anteaters dominated the ball for the duration of the match and the Gauchos were unable to ever get anything going offensively. Without senior co-captain Bryan Byrne on the field, who was out serving a suspension due to card accumulation of his own, Santa Barbara struggled to get through the Irvine midfield all night. The Gauchos finished with a season-low five shots and, for the first time this year, did not register a shot on goal. Frimpong led the way with two shots for UCSB, while Evans and Hamilton each had four of UCI's total of 12.
"Obviously we're disappointed with the outcome of tonight's game," head coach Tim Vom Steeg said. "We had an opportunity to close out and win the conference tonight and we didn't play well enough to do so. As difficult as that is, we've got to come home and take care of business Saturday."
A record crowd of 1,561 was on hand at Anteater Stadium, breaking Irvine's previous mark of 1,545 set against UCLA in 2000.
The Big West Conference title will now come down to Saturday's games. The Gauchos will host the Highlanders at 7:00 p.m., already knowing the outcome of the UCI-CSUN match-up slated for 1:00 p.m.


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Bionic Commando Rearmed sees a return of the intense 2D side-scrolling, shooting and grappling action from the much-loved 1988 Bionic Commando on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Bionic Commando Rearmed brings the amazing gameplay up to date with stunning new visuals, new weapons, online rankings, and a reworked musical score just for starters. Bionic Commando Rearmed also delivers 2 player co-op, a frenetic multiplayer mode for up to 4 players and a series of over 50 devious challenge rooms to test your swinging skills. What's more, each version of the game will feature unique content specific to that platform. The title will also provide cross-game interoperability, as completing parts of Bionic Commando Rearmed will unlock new content and provide secret insight into characters and plot of the brand new Bionic Commando sequel coming later this year.
Wire-tapping the enemy communication in Bionic Commando Rearmed will give the players access to information about weaknesses for the newly-designed Imperial bosses in the game. Play Bionic Commando Rearmed to unlock the original NES character costume and use it in Bionic Commando.
Features :
- Classic Bionic Commando gameplay focused around the use of the bionic grappling arm
- 2-player co-op mode
- Team up or go All vs. All in multiplayer modes, including Last Man Standing, Death Match and the intriguingly named Don't Touch the Floor
- Total modern visual revamp, including dynamic shadows, particle effects and environmental damage
- Reworking of musical score
- Cross-game interoperability – complete specific parts of Bionic Commando Rearmed to unlock new content and hints for the Bionic Commando sequel
- In-game art designed by one of Capcom's most talented artists, Toshiaki Mori
Bionic Commando Rearmed, rated M for Mature, is available on Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and on PC for £3.99/€4.99/$4.99 until May 21, 2009.
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In this book we received just last year, Eric Chaline indicates that his survey of iconic machines goes back not "to the invention of the hand ax or wheel, but begins in 1801, with the first successful application of automation to weaving, which had until then been the preserve of the skilled artisan." Among the 50 machines profiled with brief historical treatments and artwork are the Singer sewing machine, Underwood No. 1 typewriter, diesel engine, Kodak camera, Westinghouse AC system, Model T Ford, Black and Decker electric drill, Saturn V rocket, Magnox nuclear reactor, GE top-loading washing machine, Atari 2600, Sony Walkman, IBM PC 5150, and the Hubble Telescope. This is informative and entertaining at the same time. I was hoping to see my old friend/nemesis the Regiscope included, but didn't find it. Maybe it will be in the next edition.
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text: Nathane Simniok is the final Pizza World/Hometown Radio Student-Athlete of the Week for 2012. Simniok teamed up with previous Student-Athlete of the Week winner Mike Wiebe to help the Bobcats get two wins last week. While Wiebe was averaging 30 points in the two games, Simniok's contribution for the win was a pair of double-doubles, scoring 26 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the win over Evangel, then adding 18 points and 15 boards in the win over Mid-American Christian. Simniok is close to averaging a double-double for the season, currently averaging 18 points and 9.93 rebounds in 14 games.


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Erica Andreozzi (BME '07)
The Design of Nanodevices for Dissolution of Blood Clots
BBSI Program, Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Sandy Deitch (BME '07)
Novel Materials and Processing in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Research Experience for Undergraduates, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Meredith Kalman (BME'07)
Intern, Automation R & D
Biolex Therapeutics, Pittsboro, NC
Devin Otway (BME '07)
Biomedical Engineering Applications of Microfluidic Chips
Biomedical Engineering Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Kyle Rosendale (BME '07)
Design of Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory Exercises
Biomedical Engineering Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Lauren Shafer (BME '07)
Surgical Observation and Independent Research Project
Department of Urology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
Kristen Sydlowski (BME '07)
Using CADKEY to draft new parts for existing machines and processes in manufacturing plant
Manufacturing Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering
Green, Tweed & Co. Company, Kulpsville, PA
Andrew Yeatts (BME'07)
Molecular Biology Laboratory Research Assistant
Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Michael Ambrosi (BME '08)
Clinical Research & Development Intern / Clinical Programming & Medical Writing Group Intern
Pfizer, New York, NY
Alison Faux (BME '08)
Phase 1 Clinical Research and Technical Intern
Clinical R&D, Altea Therapeutics, Tucker, GA
Sarah Henderson (BME '08)
Utilization of Cell & Molecular Biology Methods in Examining MCL Ligament and Patellar Tendon Mechanics
Mechanobiology Lab, Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Meghan Howes (BME '08)
The Role of Inhomogeneities in the Development of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Biomedical Engineering Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Andrew Inglis (BME '08)
Development of a Method to Test for ALS Using Spinal Fluid
Knopp Neurosciences, Pittsburgh, PA
Matthew McGraw (BME '08),
Investigating the Neural Effects of AIDS
Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Kate Burke (BME '09)
Training in the operation and repair of medical equipment in Costa Rica and working with hospital engineers in repairing and installing badly needed equipment in Nicaragua
Biomedical Engineering, Duke University-Engineering World Health Summer Institute
Durham, NC
Sarah Wohlman (BME '09)
Design of a Computer Program for High School Students
Management Simulations Inc., Northfield, IL
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If you're rooting for Windows 8 and its subsequent releases, though, it makes sense to root for the Windows Store, too. There's no end of variables that will determine whether Windows 8 or 8.1 makes its way onto as many devices as Windows 7 or XP did. But a successful Windows Store could help sway doubters that Microsoft's Modern UI is a positive change, for starters. Likewise, it could make a better case for shelling out 900 bucks (or more) for Microsoft's Surface Pro when you can buy an iPad -- keyboard notwithstanding -- for 500 bucks.
[ On a strict software budget? See our slideshow, 8 Windows 8 Apps Under $25. ]
After recently spending a good bit of time shopping the store on a Windows 8 ultrabook, I see a few ways to both improve the Store and do so sooner rather than later -- always a plus in an industry where patience is a precious commodity. Here are four suggestions, with a bias toward business users and how they could help Microsoft differentiate its entry into the app marketplace.
1. Jumpstart The App Economy.
Microsoft has already offered bounties for Windows 8 app developers; why not post bounties for app buyers, too? Buy a Surface Pro, get a $50 credit in the Windows Store. Heck, buy any Windows 8 device above a certain price and get a Windows Store credit. This seems particularly important for the business market, where the hardware is expensive compared to Windows 7 or non-Windows PC options and the value is iffy. It could work on the consumer side of things, too. Get Best Buy to absorb some of the cost and run a Windows 8 retail campaign that taps into our international app fetish. Everyone loves free stuff.
Why would Microsoft give away the store, so to speak? It can afford it, for one. It has already run plenty of deals aimed at getting people to upgrade to Windows 8 and Office 2013. Aside from offering a carrot for customers to take a chance on the revamped OS, it could motivate developers if users are shopping the store with an infusion of house money. Although there are plenty of logical theories on why businesses shouldn't discount products, Microsoft might not have much choice. It was late to the app craze. It needs to draw users into the touchscreen Windows world and get them hooked on the platform, not unlike how Apple and Google have already done.
2. Set Up A "Business Class" Store.
The Windows Store has a ton of catching up to do on the consumer and entertainment front. So be it. Where it could develop a competitive advantage over time is to give some special attention to business users and apps that actually matter to them. Currently, you need to swipe or scroll through 17 categories to get to "Productivity" and 20 to get to "Business" in the Windows Store.
Why not offer business users their own storefront that focuses on apps people actually use to get stuff done and make money? This would limit the noise and save time when browsing and buying. It could also better foster a community element. Businesses and professionals could find out what their peers are using, how they use it, what's working well (and what's not), and so forth -- not unlike the customer ecosystem on the Salesforce platform. I've got no gripe with games, nor having them on business devices. But you shouldn't have to wade through a flock of Angry Ducks to find an app that helps you schedule your time or keep tabs on your website analytics.
The "business class" concept ultimately could empower developers to charge higher prices for their apps, too, by concentrating the business audience in a single place. Professionals willing to pay $899 for a Surface Pro or well north of a thousand bucks for a touchscreen ultrabook might not mind paying a little extra for business apps from a marketplace that caters to their needs, rather than treating them like everyone else.
3. Improve Search.
As the Windows Store infrastructure and inventory grows, search will be increasingly critical, as it is elsewhere online and off. It's decent today -- suggestions as you type, for example -- but it's imperfect. A recent example: I went looking for SkeletonKey's password manager app, but typed in "Skeleton Key" with a space. Three apps return in the results; SkeletonKey isn't one of them. The search tool should be smarter than that, especially for spelling-challenged smartphone and tablet typists. Typos trip up the search function, too; "SkeltonKey" returned zero results, for example.
4. Create A "PC Apps" Category.
The case for touchscreens on tablets and phones is open-and-shut; it's less so on traditional PCs. Convince the skeptics why they need apps -- a term synonymous with mobile devices -- on their laptops and desktops. Create a "PC" category in the store that highlights apps optimized or built specifically for laptop and desktop users on the Windows 8.x platform. This doesn't necessarily mean developers need to write multiple versions of every app they build. But set aside space in the store for apps that take advantage of larger screen sizes or computing power, that are more application than app. Those applications might not quite exist yet, but if we're going to buy into a mobile-centric user interface on a touchscreen PC, it would help if there were apps tailored -- or at least well-suited -- to the hardware.


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Karlos Dansby
Updated: 8:20 p.m.
As originally reported by Pro Football Talk, the Bengals hosted linebacker Karlos Dansby on Wednesday, a veteran with 127 starts who would be a candidate to start at SAM backer.
The 6-4, 243-pound Dansby has played outside and inside during his nine seasons and worked in the middle of the new Dolphins 4-3 defense last year after playing inside backer in Miami's 3-4 defense the previous two seasons. During his six seasons in Arizona, Dansby played everywhere in a variety of 3-4 and 4-3 looks.
(It will be recalled as a WILL backer he had one of Arizona's four interceptions in a Paul Brown Stadium victory on Nov. 18, 2007 in which he victimized quarterback Carson Palmer over the middle when he moved inside.)
Dansby, who turns 32 during the season, was the victim of a youth movement in Miami, which moved his $6 million salary and $8 million salary cap number.
With the Bengals saying that
It's thought the Bengals visited with former Jets and Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes on Tuesday and not Wednesday, when they did release cornerback Jason Allen. Allen was not the victim of the cap (where he was scheduled to make $3 million this year) or a youth movement a week after the Bengals re-signed 34-year-old cornerback
Allen, 29, simply couldn't get back on the field after some training-camp injuries because of strong play by Newman and
Also Wednesday, West Virginia wide receiver Tavon Austin tweeted as he left St. Louis that he's visiting Cincinnati next on his draft tour. But this figures to be his last flight into Cincinnati before he arrives with the Rams. The 5-8, 173-pound dynamo doesn't figure to get past St. Louis at No. 16.
Also expected here later this week is running back
That seemed to be the upshot of a PFT report Wednesday night that said the Bengals have expressed interest in Ahmad Bradshaw, but that only a visit in the next week or two is possible.


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Nokia shows hand with music download service
Bowie to godfather new offspring
When content services find themselves unable, or unwilling, to sign deals with the big labels then they traditionally label themselves "indie" and try to turn failure in to feature by claiming to highlight new talent and promote new producers. Such a façade generally lasts until some big labels are signed up, or the business quietly goes away.
But when Nokia makes the same pitch and recruits David Bowie as the "godfather", then you have to take notice.
These days many people have complete control of their listening and viewing experience, no longer dependent on a DJ or scheduler to decide what they want and when they want it, but the problem with always having access to the music and TV you love is that you rarely experience anything else, making the discovery of new bands and/or TV shows more difficult.
So we increasingly rely on brands and bands to guide us, and while Nokia's new Music Recommenders service might appear to take us away from that, in reality it just introduces some new brands and asks us to trust them.
In addition to Mr Bowie, who will be providing his picks and occasional podcasts, recommendations will come from various record stores around the world, with each store specialising in a specific genre.
Those who sign up to the free service get an email or text message each month with personalised recommendations and links to 30 second clips of the recommended music. Most importantly, those in the UK and Australia also get a "buy" button to purchase the music at 89 pence per track, using the Loudeye system Nokia acquired earlier this year.
Sign up will be available soon, with the service coming online in November.
The music shops get a cut of the sale price, though Nokia wouldn't say how much, and while the system is very much indie-orientated right now it is the first step towards the more comprehensive system Nokia will be launching next year, which might even have some relationship to mobile phones.
Nokia is already the largest manufacturer of cameras (yes, I said cameras) in the world, and has set its sights on making more music players than anyone else in 2006. The Music Recommenders service is an indication of how it intends to go about doing that - the lesson of iTunes, about the importance of services to support devices, has not been missed by Nokia. ®
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Francis J. Van Duyne, 91, of Coal City, Ill., passed away peacefully Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, at his home.
Born Dec. 30, 1921, he was a son of the late Jacob and Eula Stewart-Van Duyne. He was raised in Wilmington and honorably served as Military Police in the United States Army during World War II. On Sept. 14, 1946, Francis married Kathryn E. Kuzel in Assumption Catholic Church, and together they raised their family in Coal City.
Francis retired from the Carpenters Local 174 and was involved in the building of many homes throughout the area. He was an active member of Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City, where he previously held a position on the Parish Council and belonged to the Knights of Columbus Braidwood Council. Franny enjoyed woodworking and will be remembered for his love of singing and dancing.
Survivors include his loving wife of 67 years, Kathryn; four children, Jay (Kathy) Van Duyne of Coal City, Diane (William) Waite of Oakland, Calif., Kathleen (Kevin) Manske of Whitefish Bay, Wis., and Philip (Kathy) Van Duyne of Roselle, Ill.; 11 grandchildren, Bridgette (Phil) Hertz, Eric Van Duyne, Craig (Meagan) Van Duyne, Ryan Waite, Kelly Manske, Andrew Manske, Margaret (Michael) Gawrych, Mary Kate Van Duyne, Megan Van Duyne, Philip Van Duyne and Monica Van Duyne; five great-grandchildren, Allison and Marissa Hertz, and Gavin, Gabrielle and Dane Van Duyne; one sister, Mary (the late Turner "Terry") Turan of Wilmington, Ill.; one brother, William (the late Elaine) Van Duyne of Mesa, Ariz.; three sisters-in-law, Joyce Van Duyne, Betty Van Duyne and Charlotte Van Duyne, all of Wilmington; one brother-in-law, Warren (Beverly) Kuzel of Coal City; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Francis was preceded in death by his parents, Jake and Eula Van Duyne; and brothers and sisters, Claude (Marge) Van Duyne, Alvin Van Duyne, Joseph Van Duyne, LeRoy (Rose) Van Duyne, Robert Van Duyne, Eileen (Arden) Gerrish, Agnes (Bill) Moorman, Florence (John Sr.) Jacklich, Mildred (Lawrence) Wallen and Virginia Van Duyne.
The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p .m. Thursday, Oct. 17 at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 North Broadway (one block North of Illinois Route 113) in Coal City.
Funeral services will follow at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning in Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, 245 South Kankakee Street in Coal City. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated with the Rev. Robert Noesen officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.
Pallbearers will be Eric Van Duyne, Craig Van Duyne, Ryan Waite, Andrew Manske, Philip Van Duyne and Joe Kuzel.
Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Francis' memory to the Assumption Building Fund, 245 S. Kankakee St., Coal City, IL 60416, or the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Illinois, 525 W. Monroe St., Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60661.
Friends may sign the online guestbook or send private condolences to the family by visiting www.ReevesFuneral.com
Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Reeves Funeral Homes, Ltd. in Coal City; 815-634-2125.


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Drying foods to keep them preserved is a technique that dates back hundreds of years. On this episode of Simply Ming, host Ming Tsai and special guest, Gordon Hamersley, show how the technique of reconstituting - bringing a dried ingredient back to life by simply adding liquid - can be used to cook up two unique dishes: Salt Cod with Pasta and English Peas and Chicken Stir-fry with Wood Ear, Fermented Black Beans and Wasabi Yogurt.
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Episode #1016 / Length: 27 minutes


text: Hannah Erickson weaves her way to a completed design during Wednesday morning's art class at Princeton High School. Erickson is one of several students participating in this year's summer art program at PHS being taught by Cynthia Smucker. Among the other summer programs funded through the school's 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant are an industrial technology club, cook club and games club, as well as a summer school program. Coordinating the summer program, as well as the school-year program for PHS, is Julie Swedman.


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Yehuda Bauer, pre-eminent Holocaust scholar and historian, schedules lecture series at UH ManoaUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
UH Manoa History Department
Hebrew University professor Yehuda Bauer will present a series of public lectures and on-campus seminars during a two-week visit to UH Manoa later this month and in early February.
Bauer is the foremost international scholar of the Shoah, or Holocaust, and the author of a dozen books on this and related topics. He is currently a board member and serves as the academic adviser to Yad Vashem, the International Institute for Holocaust Research. Professor Bauer has most recently participated in the international Stockholm Conference on the Prevention of Genocide and is writing a detailed history of one community, or shtetl, in Poland that was home to a Jewish leader executed by the Nazis in 1941.
This is a return visit to UH Manoa for Professor Bauer. He was a visiting professor here in 1992 and returned a few years ago for a lecture series and to meet with students. The current series of public events will follow the schedule below. In addition, he plans two working seminars for Humanities, Social Science and Law faculty and students.
Yehuda Bauer - Professor, Hebrew University
UH Manoa Lecture Series — Genocide and Racism
(All presentations will be at Orvis Auditorium in the
Music Department complex beginning at 7:30 p.m. and all are open to the public.)
Monday, January 24 — Radical Islam
Wednesday, January 26 — The New Anti-Semitism
Monday, January 31 — Contemporary Holocaust Studies
Wednesday, February 2 — Comparative Genocide, from Armenia to Darfur


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welcome from east tenn. I was raised in Lead Hill
welcome from east tenn. I was raised in Lead Hill
Ignorance is simply not knowing, Stupidity is knowing and not doing. "Stupidity should be painful"
"Have you ever stood and stared at it, marveled at its beauty, its genius? Billions of people just living out their lives oblivious" Agent Smith, The Matrix
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I love camping in the area that you live in.
Welcome Zhixon! You're lucky to live in an area with such great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. Enjoy your hammock
Welcome to the best forum, not just for hammocking. It got down to 32 this weekend on the Buffalo River Trail. The Walmart blue closed cell foam pad worked great, but I've definitely got an underquilt on my wish list.
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The first step after collecting samples for genetic analyses is to extract the DNA. Lara and I do this for lancewood and five-finger plants (Pseudopanax) by:
- freezing a small piece of leaf tissue in liquid nitrogen (-196 degrees C !) and grinding it as finely as possible.
- adding a detergent to release the DNA from the cells of the leaf tissue.
- adding chloroform. The detergent and chloroform do not mix (like oil and water), but proteins and other things we do not want are drawn into the chloroform while the DNA is left in the detergent.
- the detergent layer is removed, and alcohol is added to it. This precipitates the DNA (i.e., makes it turn into a solid), and we can actually see it. I don't have any pictures of Pseudopanax DNA, but precipitated DNA all looks much the same – see this link.
It is possible to extract DNA using household items (see this link).
In order to analyse the DNA further we have to make it go back into solution. The alcohol is tipped off, and a small amount of salt solution is added; the DNA 'dissolves' in this.
To test the quality and quantity of the extracted DNA, we run a small amount of the DNA solution on an agarose gel in a process called electrophoresis (see link).
In the gel above, each lane corresponds to a separate sample, except the right-most lane which is a 'ladder' for sizing the DNA samples. A negative charge was applied at the top and a positive charge at the bottom. DNA is negatively charged, so its moves towards a positive charge.
The bright blobs indicated by the green arrow indicate that we got high quality (the DNA is in big pieces, as it hasn't moved very far) and quantity (a brighter stain indicates more DNA) for most of these samples, which is great!
The sample labelled 5957 (my collection number) is a bit weak, while we didn't get anything for sample 5964.
These DNA extractions are all from samples of fierce lancewood (Pseudopanax ferox), except 5966 which is P. macintyrei.
The next step in assessing the relationships of these plants is to genetically 'fingerprint' them.


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If you appreciate more spit than polish and more grit than glitter, the NFL free agent market is ripe for the picking.
Experience and veteran leadership appear to be the focal point for notable players still searching for employment with training camp just around the corner.
Before you know it, players will be buckling chin straps under the hot sun of their respective camp destination and some will be waiting for their smartphone to ring. Here is a list of free agents who shouldn't have to worry about picking up a new hobby come July:
MICHAEL TURNER - The Atlanta Falcons were done with Turner when he failed a physical and they probably didn't mind with Jacquizz Rodgers ready to step in. But Turner still has tread left on the tires and will fit perfectly in a two- back scheme. A drunken driving and speeding charge last September didn't help polish his appearance. Turner's numbers dipped considerably last season, as he rushed for 800 yards -- the lowest of his five-year Atlanta stint. He averaged a career-low 3.6 yards per carry. Still, Turner brings bulk and experience, and a go-to label inside the 5-yard line. He scored 10 or more rushing touchdowns (60 total) in each of his five seasons with Atlanta.
WILLIS MCGAHEE - A tip of the cap goes to McGahee, who came back from a devastating knee injury in college to enjoy a respectable NFL career. That career still has some life left. McGahee was a casualty of a numbers game in Denver, which has Knowshon Moreno, Ronnie Hillman and rookie Montee Ball in the backfield. Broncos vice president and Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway appreciated the many contributions McGahee made to the team and now somebody else should kick the tires on the power back. McGahee knows there are teams that have doubts on his production in the twilight of his career, but said it's his job to "prove them wrong."
JOHN ABRAHAM - Abraham joined Turner and Dunta Robinson on the Falcons' chopping block, while the latter quickly found employment in Kansas City. It's tough for an aging defensive end to find a job, but Abraham could serve as a mentor to a team that has baby-faced defenders eager to learn the tricks of the trade inside the trenches. Many coaches believe championships are won at the line, so why not give Abraham a chance to prove he's still got it? Assuming he will be signed before training camp, Abraham is one of the active leaders in sacks and posted 10 for the Falcons last season. He has at least 9.5 sacks in each of the past three seasons and can work in a rotation in 2013.
RICHARD SEYMOUR - Retirement could be weighing on the mind of the one of the top interior linemen of the past decade or so. Signed to a hefty contract with the Oakland Raiders before the 2009 season, the veteran out of the University of Georgia has plenty of cash to opt for retirement. However, when football is still alive and pumping in the veins of an NFL player, the smell of grass, dirt and the locker room is a sense hard to ignore. Seymour said that he has no regrets about his career and will be ready to open a new chapter in his life if a team doesn't come calling. Any team needing to collapse the pocket would regret not giving him at least a tryout.
BART SCOTT - There are several linebackers who could have made this list, but Scott's mean streak and strong attitude will not go by the wayside. Any fan of football has to admire Scott's passion and alpha male personality because he can still bring it on a weekly basis. Scott may have lost a step in coverage and is not afraid to stick his nose into a situation, especially a running back's midsection. There are plenty of rookie linebackers out there who need guidance and pointers on how to survive in this league, and Scott is a perfect fit to show them the ropes. Other linebackers deserving of consideration are: Bradie James, Kirk Morrison, Michael Boley and Channing Crowder.
VONTA LEACH - The Super Bowl-champion Baltimore Ravens failed to agree on a restructured deal with Leach, so now he's the prized fullback on the market. How he is still available at this moment is a head-scratcher, but teams have expressed interest in the bulky Leach. He was an integral part of Baltimore's running game, which was spearheaded by Ray Rice, and has made the Pro Bowl the past two seasons. Leach will serve as an excellent paver for any back in this league and can contribute to the offense as well. A tough, hard-nosed blocker, Leach could end up with his former Houston squad or possibly the New York Giants. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh described Leach as a "great guy" and a "great leader." Leach will soon make another coach feel the same way. He is among some running backs who could get their number called when injury occurs.
ERIC WINSTON - Now who wouldn't want an experienced offensive tackle with plenty of gas left in the tank? Winston was a victim of circumstance when the Kansas City Chiefs released him and later plucked offensive tackle Eric Fisher with the No. 1 pick in April's draft. Winston was let go by the Chiefs less than one year after he signed a four-year, $22 million contract as a free agent. Winston is arguably the best available tackle on the market and should be employed by a team before training camp begins. Other notable offensive lineman still available are Jeff Otah, Jammal Brown, Winston Justice, Vince Manuwai and Leonard Davis. Davis, though, could be headed toward retirement.
BRANDON LLOYD - If Lloyd can extinguish rumors that he's a knucklehead in the locker room and on the practice field, then some team should at least take a look at the speedy wide receiver. A veteran of 10 NFL seasons with six different teams, Lloyd wasn't brought back to the New England Patriots after he finished 2012 with 130 catches for 911 yards and four touchdowns. He has been productive over the past three seasons and his attitude could keep him waiting by the phone when the season begins. Lloyd is arguably the best wideout available among a list of several, including Laurent Robinson, Braylon Edwards, Brandon Stokley, Jabar Gaffney, Early Doucet, Mike Sims-Walker and Brian Robiskie.
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Franny K. Stein Mad Scientist: Lunch Walks Among Us by Jim Benton
20 children entering 3rd through 4th grade in September.
Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but when she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in-which works until a monster erupts from the trash can! Find out what happens when you join us for a lively book discussion and craft based on this crazy book. Please remember that in order to have an exciting, interactive program the child needs to have read the book. Pick up your copy of the book starting Monday, June 24 at the children's reference desk.


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No adult home when 3 kids spark grease fireStaff Report
July 17. 2014 10:36PM
MANCHESTER — After police and firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at 389 Belmont St. late Wednesday afternoon and found three preteen children alone with a grease fire as they attempted to cook something, the police juvenile division became involved.
The patrol officers who initially responded to the fire found a 10-year-old girl, a 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old boy, who were trying to cook without an adult in the residence.
The girl sustained minor burns to her arm and was treated at a local hospital and released. The two boys were also taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure and later released to their mother/guardian.
The mother of two of the children was located and notified of the incident. The third child is a relative of the mother, and he was in her care at the time of the fire.
The Manchester Police Juvenile Divison is investigating. No decision has been made about whether criminal charges will be filed.


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Kipnis' three hits power Tribe win
Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski, left, tags out Indians baserunner Michael Bourn at home plate during Cleveland's win on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas
Jason Kipnis had a home run among his three hits and the Cleveland Indians got a series-clinching 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.
A night after ending an eight-game losing streak, and a span of 12 losses in a row away from home, the Indians made it consecutive victories to clinch their first road series in a month.
They had gone 0-4-1 in series since taking two of three May 10-12 at Detroit, the only American League team with a better home record than Texas this season.
Mike Aviles also homered for Cleveland, which also won 5-2 on Tuesday after losing the series opener 6-3.
The Indians get a day off before starting a nine-game homestand Friday against Washington.
Ubaldo Jimenez (5-4) allowed one run pitching into the sixth.
Rangers rookie right-hander Nick Tepesch (3-6) gave up five runs in five innings with five strikeouts.
The Indians went ahead to stay with two outs in the second when Jason Giambi was hit by a pitch and Aviles homered, his fourth this season, for a 2-0 lead.
An inning later, Michael Bourn had a leadoff infield hit and scored on Michael Brantley's single.
Leonys Martin scored both runs for Texas, 19-10 at home. He led off the third with his third homer, and reached on an error in the ninth before scoring on Jurickson's Profar's double.
Jimenez, who had four strikeouts and four walks, was gone after Lance Berkman walked and Adrian Beltre singled to start the sixth. Reliever Rich Hill retired the only batter he faced before Bryan Shaw got the last two outs of the inning.
Kipnis, who finished a triple shy of the cycle, hit his ninth homer on the first pitch of the fifth.
Brantley then walked with one out and scored on a double by Carlos Santana to make it 5-1.
After a flyout in his first at-bat, Kipnis singled in the third. He had a hustling double in the seventh, when he hit the ball to left and slid headfirst into second to beat a strong throw by David Murphy, who had already thrown out one base runner.
In the ninth, Kipnis reached on a strange double-play fielder's choice. Runners on first and second base both froze when shortstop Jurickson Profar couldn't quite come up with a short-hopper. Profar threw to third for the force, and Adrian Beltre held the ball momentarily before realizing there was still a play to be made at second.
Bourn also started the game with a single, but ended the first when he was thrown out trying to score on Brantley's two-out hit. Murphy threw a strike to catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who held on through the collision at the plate. It was Murphy's third outfield assistant his last eight games.
Vinnie Pestano pitched the ninth for Cleveland, and needed 15 pitches to get out leadoff hitter Jeff Baker on a disputed play at first base. ... Cleveland pulled C Lou Marson from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Columbus because of continued soreness in his right throwing shoulder.
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They are different things.
Not really. Since it's self-reported, it's up to the person checking the box to bin themselves. What we learn here is that people who shy from calling themselves "software engineer", or are labelled "computer programmer" by their company's org chart, make less than people who report in as "software engineer".
Not really. Since it's self-reported, it's up to the person checking the box to bin themselves. What we learn here is that people who shy from calling themselves "software engineer", or are labelled "computer programmer" by their company's org chart, make less than people who report in as "software engineer".
Maybe it's because those who know the difference also know how to make themselves more valuable.
It's probably true that at the lowest levels, "software engineer" and "programmer" are used interchangeably these days. But as soon as you start throwing around the prefix "Senior", the requirements for the software engineering side go up fast. I've known folks who can write code but have never even heard of "big-O" notation, let alone studied data structure analysis for years. "Programmer" is traditionally a two-year degree from a college on a particular language, while "Software Engineer" is a four-yea
Jesus fucking Christ you people are retarded. There is no "traditional" background for the "programmer" title, and while a lot of people want "software engineer" to mean something, it doesn't, because the industry doesn't give a shit.
In fact, reality is quite the opposite of what you're saying. MIT and Stanford do not give out "software engineering" degrees. They have schools of computer science, and the give out CS degrees. Every top tier school gives out CS degrees. Only the diploma mills have "software engineering" programs, because they don't have the chops to teach real CS.
So, you are calling the University of Minnesota a diploma mill? You should avoid such sweeping statements. I am in the MSSE program [umn.edu] myself. Here is the text from "Why an MSSE degree?":
Advance your career with a Master of Science in Software Engineering degree. MSSE is a full-time, 2-year Master's program with a 95% graduation rate and is designed for working professionals.
The need is clear
Recently, a "skills development and preparedness" study was conducted in Maryland. This survey found that: "In the high-tech area, more than two-thirds of businesses that hire computer engineers, laboratory or technical personnel... reported difficulty in finding qualified workers. Overall, nearly 40 percent of survey respondents reported that a lack of skilled workers negatively impacted their firm's ability to do business..."
Industry needs qualified leaders - those who can understand the fundamentals of a software system, and be able to guide its development and deployment through an organization. These leadership roles are integral to the success of a company, and are not easily outsourced.
Critical thinking
The Master of Science & Software Engineering (MSSE) degree prepares students to become Software Engineering leaders. The core of the program is focused on building a foundation of critical thinking skills on which to make professional judgements.
Often, in the workplace, that's what is needed of an engineer - his or her professional judgement; to assess a request and judge whether it makes sense. 'Is the request reasonable?' 'Given the constraints of my organization, can something be produced that will be acceptable to the users?' 'Do we understand the risks?' 'If yes, how could a solution be structured?' 'After all is said and done, is it a good solution?' 'Why?'
Theory and practice
The MSSE program builds these thinking skills through a solid understanding of theoretical methods, principles, and tools and an examination of fundamental software development issues and processes. Topics include requirements engineering, project management, quality assurance, and database management systems.
Acclaimed faculty with both academic and industry backgrounds also provide practical perspective. Real-world problems and opportunities with software intensive systems are explored, and methods to evaluate, adopt and take advantage of emerging technologies are learned.
MSSE students will also be working closely with fellow software professionals, completing applicable class assignments within teams. Working relationships developed will be a significant resource throughout one's career.
I design enterprise scale systems. That involves taking in to consideration many stakeholders concerns and being able to address then and to communicate the architecture to them based on their viewpoint of the system.
In my experience, Computer programmers are the code monkeys who do what engineers tell them to do. The software engineers are the guys who sit just above the code monkeys telling them what to write, what they need to fix, prioritizing jobs, and dishing out estimates.
They are usually different jobs, believe it or not.
Code Monkey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Wy7gRGgeA [youtube.com]
Brought some tears to my eyes for the truths there about submission to authority to earn a living -- even, and especially, when you are a good developer...
How to build a world that works for everyone, even would-be code monkeys:
http://knol.google.com/k/paul-d-fernhout/beyond-a-jobless-recovery#Four_long(2D)term_heterodox_alternatives [google.com]
That's what I've been doing with my "spare" time instead of building the "The Future Soon" and perfecting a warrior robot
They don't. It's self-reported. They just put the checkbox there.
From my time, the terms are interchangable. The org charts and the business cards call everyone a software engineer. In normal discussion, everyone uses the term programmer or coder.
Perhaps not in their original use. But in practice they are. My title has said senior software engineer or principal for 4 or 5 years now. I'm not about to call myself one though- too big a mouthful. I'm a coder or a dev. If I need to be semi-formal I'm a developer or programmer. The term "software engineer" isn't ever used outside of resumes and business cards. And truthfully I've never seen anyone hired as just a programmer- what you term is what we tend to hire as juniors, and expect them to gro
Where are most of these jobs. What is the cost of living for people with these jobs. I bet if you break down you will see we are not so good off compared to other jobs which is more distributed.
It's just title inflation. It used to be:
but now, since it's cheaper to pay in titles than in more money, companies spread that out to
It really is all the same job, but "programmer" is just used for the more junior-grade positions in that same job.
They also tend to separate civil engineers and construction workers. Just because someone knows how to lay up a brick wall or weld a steel beam it doesn't mean he is an engineer. The same applies to IT. Just because someone knows how to write code in a specific language it doesn't mean that he is an engineer.
This study covers competent software engineers which might explain why your outcomes are so different.
If Wall Street proves anything, it's that competence and compensation are in no way related.
You might make a lot of money. You might have a lot of time to look at slashdot and try to get one of the first five posts.
I'm still trying to find out if the two are mutually exclusive.
Assuming you can actually find a Software Engineering job that will stay in the U.S., yeah, they're the "best."
someone has to fix the offshore teams' fuckups.
Salaries are set by supply and demand. Those salaries are high because companies can't find enough programmers.
Where else can you get paid $100k+ a year to gripe all day on Slashdot about how crappy your job is?
Or gripe all day on Slashdot using your i7 Extreme with three SLI'd 480's that you harassed management to buy since you were "tired of waiting on the compiler".
Big GPUs aren't going to help your compile times, and an i7 Extreme isn't all that great. If you really want to give your programmers/software engineers a powerful machine so they aren't wasting time waiting for compilation, you need to get them a 2 or 4-processor Xeon system (with each CPU having 4 or 6 cores). When compiling, the more cores, the better: "make -j x" takes care of everything. On top of that, 16 or 32GB of RAM, and a big and fast RAID array. The nice thing is you only need one of these p
The 132k figure is not for mid-level engineers (although maybe it is in a big city). The actual quote from the article is "Most earn a typical mid-level income of about $87,000 and top out at $132,000". Makes me feel a little better and it's maybe the first time I RTFA in over a decade of visiting here.
I had the same reaction. I wish the article stated whether or not the salaries included bonuses and other monetary benefits. My base salary is not that impressive, but the bonus and retirement benefits usually add 30-40% to my yearly income.
I do not understand your feelings about this, what are you saying?
Who let the word out?!?
Thanks editors, now I can justify my choice of a mathematics BS with a compsci minor to my parents!
On a more serious note, upper div math is no joke. The 1800's and 1900's had some serious brain power.
Nah, you really don't.
I'm 10 years out of college and make at the low end of that range, though I live somewhere that's relatively cheap compared to most hotbeds of software development. I work 40 hours a week (sometimes a few less) and probably spend 25% of that not doing anything productive in a work-related sense. So from a "money per unit effort" sense I'm pretty well off. From a "doing something that is intrinsically rewarding and gives me a sense of pride and accomplishment"...not so much.
6 years out and not in the range yet
I suppose the US may come out ahead even when all factors are taken into account. Although I didn't factor in anything for subsisting on cat food in retirement.
Do you think they, or monster.com, are going to publish a story with more realistic salaries? They want more people using their site for job searching.
I have a mathematician friend from a top tier university who would be very interested to know that mathematicians make >$90k/yr. Heh. He's not the lame-weirdo type mathematician either, fyi.
The salaries at my flagship state U are public record, and most of the math profs are topping 90k.
It's only one of the five criteria they combined to produce their metric.
And they probably under-weighted it.
How much money you make may not have a lot of bearing were it not for studies like these that show you where your pay fits in the scale.
That will either make you happy or unhappy, or both at the same time, on the spot.
Me, I'm whistling at the moment.
Agreed. If money was the only concern, I'd be working offshore or down a mine or something.
Well, suppose there's a $35k job that's a little more fun that a $90k job. If you opt for the $35k job, you'll be doing it until you're 65 years old. If you opt for the $90k job and invest that extra $35k you earn, you can retire in your forties and then do whatever the fuck you want with the second half of your life.
Why should I want to retire in my forties, if I'm doing something for a living that I actually enjoy? Why wait until the second half of my life to enjoy it when I can just as easily enjoy it the whole time?
Once the necessities are taken care of, like having enough food to eat and a secure and stable place to live, there isn't really much beyond that I would actually want, given that I was doing something I actually enjoyed.
Manager: "Why do you need a pay raise?"
Me: "Um, because my job makes me feel like I'm in the asshole of he world."
Unemployment among mathematicians is very, very low.
But that's because there are very few people who class themselves as mathematicians.
Most of them are doing something else for a living.
Including flipping burgers, etc...
Now, if the study was done based on what your degree was in, or on what you believe you are qualified to do but aren't necessarily doing...
Unemployment among mathematicians is very, very low.
But that's because there are very few people who class themselves as mathematicians.
That's because Mathematician isn't a job. No one would claim their job is a Mathematician unless they were specifically getting paid to do research into math - which is very rare. Often you are paid to teach Math at a university while persuing your study of mathematics.
Plenty of mathematicians work in industry--"mathematician" most certainly is a job, and not only (though yes, mostly) tenured big-university professors do it.
I have carried the title "Software Engineer" for 13 years. I'm of mixed opinion about how great the job is. It pays pretty well, but much of that is relative to what you're comparing to.
There are worse jobs out there, no doubt, but we're not just coders at least in my experience and many people I know in Silicon Valley. You have to read a lot of boring documents. You have to know how to write. There are meetings. There are customers to talk with. For me what makes it "not the greatest job in the world" is that it's stressful in a way that people don't understand.
Deadlines always loom, and they are always too short. A good SE has to constantly decide where to unit test, design, explain to management, or just hack to get it done. There's no worse feeling when management decides that a project is taking too long and asks "who can we add to the project?" like we and our code is just plug-n-play factory work.
That is stressful and few people understand the kind of stress created on the job. I'm not asking for pity. It's a good gig overall, but sometimes I wish I would have stuck with my original, lower paying pursuit of teaching junior college mathematics.
I don't buy this article. The article claims software engineering is low stress. No way! You say software engineering is moderately stressful. Closer. I say it's often much worse. Many of the software related jobs I had were extremely stressful.
Software projects are notoriously difficult to plan, schedule, and execute. Just figuring out a goal can be difficult. Even good planners can be way off with their estimates. But many people don't have a good grasp of what computers can and cannot do, and it is very easy to step across the line from asking for a mere number and data crunching app to asking that the capabilities of human intelligence be exceeded. Or that it scale to impossible levels. They think they're asking for something easy and trivial, and fail to understand they're asking for perpetual motion. "Scope creep" is endemic. Communication is difficult. Often businesses discover that the engineers were asked to solve the wrong problem. Add that lack of understanding to suspicious, adversarial management 'tards who feel that coders (and everyone else) are just naturally lazy slackers, and you have trouble. Are the coders telling it straight, or are they making mountains out of molehills in a big conspiracy to make their lives too easy, or because they're a bunch of wimps?
Deep Thought didn't usher in a new era of AI superior to human intellect, instead it demonstrated that chess is amenable to number crunching. I like to put it this way, that computers can compute for you, but they can't (yet) think for you. You must still ask good questions, choose good directions to pursue, otherwise it is like the old saying: garbage in, garbage out. When management doesn't get this right, it is stressful for everyone. It's a hard problem that is often got wrong.
Most software projects end in failure. Why is a big question-- is it that software engineering should be no more difficult than any other engineering endeavor but we still suck at it because it is still a new discipline, or is it that software engineering really is harder? The questioning of the professionalism of the software engineering discipline is yet another doubt to add a tiny bit more stress. Or that typical expectations are way off base? By one measure I heard, roughly 30% of projects are total failures, 30% are only partially successful, achieving only some of the goals, and 30% are successful but late. Only 10% are successful and on time. And failure is stressful and hateful.
Another thing adding to the stress in software engineering is that there is very little downtime. Many jobs have slow days, but in software engineering, you can bang away at the keyboard every minute you're on the clock. On those rare occasions when downtime does happen, it isn't a chance to relax. More often it adds to the stress. Just like a meeting, downtime is taking away time you need to meet your schedule.
At the worst such job I had, we had management who had no clue how to plan anything, and zero interest in honestly trying as they were much more concerned with the infighting, each trying to make sure it would be the other guys who were eventually fired. They weren't about to listen to or solicit input from each other, let alone any uppity engineers, so each was making up their own plans and schedules in a vacuum, and trashing the others. Since they didn't know a real schedule from a load of buzzwords and bull, they couldn't see it when someone managed a miracle, and would reprimand the guy for not being even faster! Beating up the engineers for being too slow, incompetent, and stupid, in absence of any metrics whatsoever to make their case, was SOP for them. No matter how much evidence there was that that kind of management was counterproductive, their answer was to flog everyone harder. In hindsight I should have quit that job much sooner.
As a software engineer, this makes sense to me. I haven't met many other engineers who don't like their jobs. Those who do, quit and do something else. I suspect it helps that before you get called "engineer" you build some widely usable skills, and we get paid pretty well even early in the career. So if you don't like it, you have some flexibility in finding something else. Try that in a field with highly specialized (or no) skill, or less ability to save money.
As an astronomer/astrophysicist, I find it hilarious that "physicist" rated higher than "astronomer" due to stress level. Apparently working with real data is much more stressful than with just theory.
And mathematicians are even higher, the hippie bastards...
We hardware engineers are your gods.
We hardware engineers are your gods.
:-) Without us, what would you run your software on?
Last year's already designed hardware. You have it backwards... if we don't write new software, who's going to need more RAM/speed/space?
You have it backwards... if we don't write new software, who's going to need more RAM/speed/space?
Gullible idiots, of course.
Uh... good luck with that. I would rather pay my taxes than take a substantial risk of going to prison, personally.
So... A major dataset is what people doing those jobs told them? Most people have performed few different roles and for few employers. Most people have no idea, except that the grass is always greener elsewhere.
True this is my impression based on anecdotal evidence, but since I work as an accountant and most of my time is out at a client, I get to observe and interact with lots of different people at work and see their payroll. And for some reason people have a habit of confiding in me, I think they're loo
I seem to remember a guy named Steve saying that there's better money selling magazines door-to-door.
If graphics hackers are so smart, why can't they get the bugs out of fresh paint?


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For the three million Americans that suffer from celiac disease, or the estimated 1.4 million on a gluten-free diet, avoiding foods with wheat, rye or barley is a daily ritual.
Now a growing number of everyday non-food products, like lipstick and toothpaste, are being made gluten-free. Is the trend hype, or can it be helpful?
After being diagnosed with celiac disease, a gluten intolerance disorder, Caroline Shannon-Karasik wiped gluten off her menu. But her diet wasn't the only thing that required a makeover.
"I was really surprised to find out that something like shampoo or toothpaste would have gluten," Shannon-Karasik said.
Gluten is commonly used as a binder in products like medication, cosmetics, oral and skin care, and even children's toys. Now a growing number of these items are being marketed gluten-free.
The Mayo Clinic's Dr. Joseph Murray believes the trend is an extension of the gluten-free food frenzy.
"Gluten is becoming almost fashionable to avoid," he said.
But for those like Shannon-Karasik with celiac disease, gluten-free non-food products may be necessary.
The amount of gluten it takes to cause harmful side effects varies from person to person.
"Patients who have celiac disease, in particular, must avoid any source of gluten where the gluten can get into their bodies," Dr. Murray said.
When gluten is absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, symptoms can be triggered, such as diarrhea, bloating, headache, abdominal pain, and fatigue.
"Even if they're ingesting gluten and get no symptoms, they can have significant damage to the intestine with ongoing, low-level exposure," explained Murray.
Experts believe gluten isn't absorbed by the skin, so products like shampoo may not need to be gluten-free.
"That's not something that you need to worry about, unless you have a specific allergy," said Alice Bast of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness.
But for children with celiac disease, the rules are different. Parents should stick to body lotions, arts and crafts, and even toys that are gluten-free.
"Because children will be children, and what's in their hands will end up in their mouths," Murray said.
Right now, gluten-free products are not regulated, but it's important to read labels. Bast suggests knowing the words and derivatives of wheat, rye and barley, and call manufacturers if necessary.
As for Shannon-Karasik, she says she likes to use everything gluten-free, from lotion to lip balm.
"It brings me peace of mind," she said.
Always be sure to talk to a pharmacist about any medications you're taking when it comes to gluten intolerance and other allergies.
Check out the Mayo Clinic's list of foods that can and cannot be consumed by those with gluten intolerance here.
Did you know Toledo has many restaurants that offer gluten-free options? You can view the extensive list here.
This blog explores cosmetic options for those with gluten intolerance.
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