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Stupidity — The law of unintended consequences rears it's ugly head.
When the local, Upstate New York newspaper The Journal News decided to take it upon themselves to publish the names and addresses of gun permit holders in their area, I'm sure that some of them felt they were performing a "public service" in some twisted way. Despite massive protests and demands that Gannet take action, the paper has stood by the decision. But who were they trying to target? Certainly not criminals, who tend not to take the whole gun registration process very seriously to begin with. Lawful gun owners? That's a pretty easy argument to make. But I wonder if the editors knew that they might be endangering the lives of prison guards and their families?
Law enforcement officials from a New York region where a local paper published a map identifying gun owners say prisoners are using the information to intimidate guards.
Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco, who spoke at a news conference flanked by other county officials, said the Journal News' decision to post an online map of names and addresses of handgun owners Dec. 23 has put law enforcement officers in danger.
"They have inmates coming up to them and telling them exactly where they live. That's not acceptable to me," Falco said, according to Newsday.
When this story first broke, there was an obvious invitation for a snarky response of, "what could possibly go wrong?" Well this is what could possibly go wrong, and already has. As Fox News goes on to correctly note, a lot of the guards are from the greater New York City area and commute up to work at the prison. They live in areas with a disturbingly large gang presence, and criminals can read the news as well as anyone else. If a prisoner has a gripe with any particular guard and gets the word out to their friends on the outside, knowing right where the guards live would certainly be an opportunity for the bad guys.
One rather famous former criminal, Walter Shaw (no relation, sorry) was interviewed about this debacle and offered a bit of perspective from the dark side.
That was the most asinine article I've ever seen," said Walter T. Shaw, 65, a former burglar and jewel thief who the FBI blames for more than 3,000 break-ins that netted some $70 million in the 1960s and 1970s. "Having a list of who has a gun is like gold – why rob that house when you can hit the one next door, where there are no guns?
"What they did was insanity," added Shaw, author of "License to Steal," a book about his criminal career.
The editors have also proven that while they may not be bullet-proof, they are completely oblivious to the concept of irony. In perhaps the most farcical aspect of this sordid tale to date, the newspaper has hired armed guards to protect at least one of their offices. I suppose they must think that the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to have a good guy with a gun, huh? What a crazy idea.
Surely all of this must have some of the knee-jerk state legislators around the nation rethinking the whole idea, right? Apparently not, as one elected official in Connecticut is looking to up the ante.
State Rep. Stephen Dargen, a Democratic legislator from West Haven, wants the names and addresses of about 170,000 handgun permit holders in the state to be made public.
Names of gun owners are now confidential, but Dargen believes if people know how many guns are spread across communities, they'll be safer.
Exit question: Even if you're the gun grabbiest editor of a small distribution newspaper in the country, how was a result like this not blindingly obvious?


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Motherwell goalkeeper Darren Randolph is poised to sign for Championship club Birmingham City, according to reports.
Should Randolph make the move to England, the one-time Republic of Ireland keeper would join up with former SPL midfielder Andrew Shinnie, who joined Birmingham on a free transfer from Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Birmingham City manager Lee Clark will have been looking to add to his goalkeeping ranks after losing promising young keeper to Jack Butland to Stoke City in January.
The England U21 international stayed at Birmingham on loan until the summer, but has since left the club. This has paved the way for Randolph to join up with fellow Irish goalkeeper Colin Doyle, who is Birmingham's only senior international goalkeeper following Butland's departure.
The concern for Clark would have been a lack of back-up in goal for whoever he makes his number one for next season. Other than Colin Doyle, Birmingham only have one other goalkeeper, Nick Townsend, who is yet to make a first-team appearance for the Midlands side.
Randolph has had a successful season in Scotland, playing under Motherwell manager Stuart McCall, and since his arrival from Charlton Athletic in 2010, Randolph has made 111 appearances in the Motherwell goal.
In the 2012 season, Motherwell reached the preliminary rounds of the Champions League, but were knocked out by Greek side Panathinaikos, with Randolph playing in both games. Following their exit from the Champions League, Motherwell reached the qualifying rounds of the Europa League, but were again beaten, this time 3-0 on aggregate by Spanish side Levante.
Randolph's experience of playing in Europe's top competitions will have been appealing for Clark, and Birmingham will be expected to sign Randolph on a free-transfer later this week following a successful medical.
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Xtreme Bar
Reduce torque steer and improve launch traction in your '82- 02 F-body in just 2-3 hours with an Xtreme Anti-roll Bar from BMR Suspension. This newly redesigned 13⁄8-inch tubular rear sway bar features two adjustment locations that range from 1,013 percent to 1,632 percent stiffer than the OE sway bar. This kit includes a lightweight anti-roll bar, bolt-in axle mounting braces, bolt-in frame mounting braces, high-durometer polyurethane mounting bushings, and double-adjustable spherical bearing endlinks. Available in red and black hammertone powdercoat finishes. Visit bmrsuspension.com or call BMR directly at 813.986.9302 for more info.
Brace Yourself
Eddie Motorsports recently introduced a complete line of custom billet aluminum fender/core support braces for first- and second-gen Camaros. The complete fender brace assemblies are CNC machined from billet 6061-T6 aluminum, and like all products manufactured by Eddie Motorsports, they are American-made to the strictest manufacturing standards. The braces are available in a fixed rectangular assembly and a round adjustable model, which incorporates two 3⁄8-inch rod ends. The fender braces are sold in pairs and can be purchased with a raw machined or highly polished finish as well as in a variety of Fusioncoated colors. No cutting or drilling required. They come complete with all of the necessary stainless steel fasteners and start at $99 per pair. Call Eddie Motorsports at 888.813.1293 or visit their website at eddiemotorsports.com.
Unfreeze the Seized
Promech Professional Mechanics' Formula Penetrating Oil was developed and used by a small circle of professional mechanics, hot rod shops, and restoration professionals. Now available to the public, Promech is faster acting and more effective at freeing up rusted, corroded, or seized bolts, nuts, and hardware than anything currently available, according to the manufacturer. Promech is not intended to be a universal lubricant. It is concentrated on developing the penetrating part of the formula. After all, the slipperiest substance on earth is not going to loosen that rusted bolt or nut if it cannot get in there to work. Promech has also shown to work very well in cases of "galvanic corrosion of dissimilar metals" such as the seizing of a steel bolt in an aluminum block, like those nasty water neck bolts in your aluminum intake. Pick up Promech at retailers or promechoil.com.
Super Stoppers
Wilwood Disc Brakes has recently introduced a front road race brake kit for the '82- 92 Camaro that features the latest in disc brake technology. This track-tested brake kit meets SCCA specifications for A Sedan. This bolt-on brake kit features Wilwood's forged billet Superlite four-piston (Thermlock pistons), radial mount calipers that clamp down on 12.19-inch diameter GT slot pattern, vented Spec 37 rotors (optional non-grooved rotors are available to meet NASA CMC rules). The kit, part number 140-12518, comes with aluminum hats, mounting brackets, and all the necessary hardware for an easy, bolt-on installation. Wilwood Disc Brakes' 15H PolyMatrix high-temperature racing brake pads come standard with this kit. Other brake pad compounds for other racing environments are also available. For more information, go to wilwood.com or call 805.388.1188.
Living the High Life
Holley Performance Products is proud to announce their Modular Hi-Ram Intake System for GM's LS cathedral port and LS7 engines. The Hi-Ram modular intake was originally introduced for LS3/L92 rectangle port engines as a cost-effective alternative to fabricated sheetmetal intakes for high-performance applications where induction system height is unlimited. The modular design makes the new LS1/LS2/LS6 and LS7 bases ready to accept a wide range of carbureted and EFI tops, making them attractive to builders and fabricators as the foundation for custom induction systems. There are four style tops to choose from: a forward-mount throttle body, dual 4150s, dual 4500s, and a blank top to machine for any induction style. Billet aluminum flanges are also available for custom fabricated sheetmetal tops. For more information contact Holley at 270.781.9741 or visit them on the web at holley.com.
Quicker Shine
Many car guys/gals love the deep, rich finish that carnauba provides, but not everyone has the time to achieve those results. Now, Meguiar's is making it easier to get the same traditional look in half the time by releasing Gold Class Carnauba+Plus Quik Wax as part of its new product line. Perfect for all colors, this new edition to the Meguiar's Gold Class family is the answer to achieve a quick, dark, wet-looking shine. With a simple mist-on, wipe-off, Carnauba+Plus Quik Wax delivers the rich, warm protection that only carnauba can deliver. The "+Plus" in this formula means it won't leave white residue on plastic or trim. Available in a 16oz. trigger spray, this new Meguiar's product is available at major retailers and auto enthusiast/specialty retailers nationwide. For more information, go to meguiars.com or call 800.347.5700
Arm Your Second-Gen
Speed Tech Performance's all-new Torque Arm Rear Suspension for '70– 81 Camaros features high-clearance Articu-link lower control arms with Delrin bushings and fits both 9-inch and 12-bolt stock differentials. Included are QA1 adjustable coilover shocks and roll center Panhard bar. Powdercoating is available upon request. With improved adjustability in ride height, pinion angle, instant center location, and wheelbase, your second-gen will handle better than ever. Get your Speed Tech Performance Torque Arm Suspension Kit for $2,199. More information is available at speedtechperformance.com or by calling 888.467.1625.
Reengineered for Durability
QA1 has reengineered its already high-quality GM Upper and Lower Tubular Control Arms for increased strength, durability, and performance. Made in QA1's Lakeville, Minnesota, facility, these GM upper and lower control arms are available for A-, G-, and F-body applications and feature powdercoated tubular construction for increased strength and great looks. The upper control arms allow for easy camber adjustment and add approximately 2-3 degrees of caster and 0.5-1 degree of negative camber. QA1's control arms are available in two different configurations, one designed for street use and one designed for racing. The street arms use a factory replacement ball joint and polyurethane pivot bushings. The race arms utilize a QA1 low-friction ball joint and Delrin pivot bushings and provide the added performance needed for drag racing, Pro Touring, and hard-core street applications. For additional information and a free catalog, call 800.721.7761 or visit QA1's website at QA1.net.
LS Ram Jam
Speedway Motors' Tru-Ram Manifolds are a perfect replacement for restrictive OEM LS1 manifolds or noisy, leaky tube steel headers. Tru-Ram LS1 exhaust manifolds are designed to tuck tight against the engine block, providing the ultimate in frame and steering clearance for a wide range of applications. Large 13⁄4-inch primary ports and 3-inch outlets deliver fantastic flow and horsepower gains, and are made from durable and corrosion-resistant 17-4 stainless steel. This cast construction is superior to tubular steel headers for minimizing noise and retaining heat. Each pair includes gaskets and stainless steel hardware. Call toll free 800.979.0122 or visit speedwaymotors.com for more information.
Classic Performer
An all-time favorite for driving smaller fasteners into tight places, the Snap-on 1⁄4-inch Drive Air Ratchet (PN FAR25A) continues to be a classic performer when it comes to productivity and efficiency. "The Snap-on 1⁄4-inch Air Ratchet is a classic that never goes out of style," said Jim Martin, product manager for Snap-on. "Its split housing gives it more strength and durability but it is also easy to use and comfortable, resulting in less fatigue. We call it the 'little giant' because, although it is small in stature, it is powerful in performance." Find out more about the Snap-on 1⁄4-inch Drive Air Ratchet by visiting snapon.com/powertools or by calling toll free 877-762-7664.
One Stop RS Kit
Ground Up's '70- 73 Rally Sport conversion kit gives you virtually everything you'll need to convert your standard Camaro into the desirable split-bumper front end. Included are the front lower valance, header panel, hood release, front bumpers, brackets, bolts, parking lamp housings, braces, urethane nose, brackets, grille, grille surrounds, grille divider bracket, and grille divider insert. Get yours today for $1,799.95. Call Ground Up at 866.358.2277 or visit them online at ss396.com for their full lineup of Camaro parts.
Torq Storm
Accelerated Racing Products has just released its new Torq-Storm line of billet centrifugal superchargers. This new supercharger is designed to boost performance while also enhancing the look of any car. The supercharger's unique housing and cover are precision-machined from 6061 aluminum and are available in natural, micro-polished, or black anodized finishes. Internally, the new supercharger features a unique high-flow billet impeller that's capable of supporting over 500 horsepower while still producing meaningful low rpm boost for improved driveability. Installation is simplified by the use of a unique V-band clamping system, which allows the compressor to be clocked in any position relative to the housing. The supercharger has its own self-contained oil supply, which eliminates the need for oil feed lines. For more information visit torqstorm.com or call 616.885.3626.


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Submission + - Valve beats Google, Apple for profits per employee (examiner.com)
AndrewGOO9 writes: It should come with little surprise that Gabe Newell is well on his way to being one of the wealthiest men in gaming. In an age when console gamers would have many believe that the PC was on it's way out the door, Newell and Valve's Steam stand as sentinels of the platform, offering a ridiculous amount of content to the 30 million users. With the lion's share of the downloadable market on the PC, it's no wonder that Steam has become the go-to for many and an incredible financial opportunity for Newell and Valve.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College softball coach David Hanna announced today that Ashley Hanna, Bethany Sevek, Angelina Santoro, Riley Morris, Tabitha Allen, Megan Strickland, Carley Bailey, Tayler Barcomb, and Jill Lewis have signed national letters of intent to play for the Cobras.
"With a large senior class heading out next year, we were looking to bring in a significant freshman class, and that's what we did," said Hanna. "This is a talented bunch that provides great depth, and we are excited about getting them on campus next year."
Hanna is a utility player from Lake City, S.C. She attends Johnsonville High School where she batted .311 with seven doubles, two triples and a team-high 22 RBIs in 2012. She also pitched 99 1-3 innings and led the team with a 4.52 ERA.
Ashley is the daughter of David and Charlotte Hanna.
Sevek, a pitcher and first baseman, hails from Carrollton, Ohio, where she attends Carrollton High School. She is a two-sport athlete and four-year letterwinner in softball and soccer. In softball, she's been named second team all-conference and second team all-district.
Bethany is the daughter of Gayle and Kaaren Sevek.
Santoro, a utility player, comes from Conway, S.C., and attends Carolina Forest High School. She's been a starter since seventh grade, earned all-state honorable mentions her sophomore and junior seasons, and was a member of the 4A state runner-up team in 2012. In addition, Santoro plays summer ball for the South Carolina Bandits.
Angelina is the daughter of Mike and Angela Santoro.
Morris, a resident of Murrls Inlet, S.C., is a utility player from Waccamaw High School. Her junior season she led the team in batting average and was an all-region and Toast of the Coast selection. She was also a member of the state championship team in 2010 and the state runner-up team in 2009.
Riley is the daughter of Ryan and Stacy Morris and Tony and Christie Roberts.
Allen, a pitcher, is from Palmetto High School in Williamston, S.C. She holds the school record for most wins by a pitcher, won a team MVP award, and was a member of the 2A state championship team in 2012. Allen is also a member of the South Carolina Bandits.
Tabitha is the daughter of Clarence and Dorothy Allen.
Strickland is a catcher from Georgetown High School in Georgetown, S.C. Her junior season she was a AAA all-region second team selection after batting .360 with five home runs and 10 stolen bases.
Megan is the daughter of Kelley and Nannette Moore.
A pitcher and utility player, Bailey is from Lancaster, S.C., and attends Buford High School. Her junior season she hit .439 and slugged .505. On the mound, Bailey had a 1.89 ERA with 162 strikeouts.
Carley is the daughter of Ronnie and Dana Bailey.
Barcomb, a shortstop and catcher, attends Dorchester Academy and is from St. George, S.C. During her junior season, Barcomb hit .671 with 15 doubles, 13 homers and 40 RBIs. She was named the SCISA Region II AA player of the year, and was to the HSSR all-state state and was an SCISA all-region selection.
Tayler is the daughter of Peter and Karen Barcomb.
Lewis hails from Tampa, Fla., and is a shortstop and second baseman from Steinbrenner High School. As a member of the Lutz Lightning Gold traveling team, hitting leadoff, Lewis batted .330 with an on-base percentage of .393.
Jill is the daughter of Steve and Karen Lewis.
For more information, contact Chris Dougherty, manager of athletics media relations, at 843-383-8018 or email@example.com.
Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.


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I have a well that was drilled about 8 years ago 140' and after years of 13 ft deep wells this one was very mineral tasting. So we had a water co put in a system and they have done all the maintanance. It is very costly $250/4 times a year and they don't let like me to watch what they are doing and don't spend much time doing it? I built the house and do all my own motorcycle maintanance so I think I can handle it may self. My question is what type of filter system do I have? What is the normal maintanance associated with it? What would be a good place to source the filters and other goodies? I included a picture for reference of the system in its entirety. What I know is there is a cartridge filter, a big tank with a timer on it for back washing (looks like acetylene, but I know its not) and a bypass valve and what has been referred to as a salt container. Black square plastic 12" x12" x 3' high with a hose that goes to the valving at the top of the acetylene bottle.
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IVF at Young Age May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
June 1, 2012 — Taking all age groups into account, in vitro fertilization treatment is not linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a large new study out of Western Australia.
However, the researchers found that in vitro fertilization, or IVF, patients who first started infertility treatment at age 24 were about 1 1/2 times more likely to eventually develop breast cancer than women who'd received other infertility treatments at the same age.
In vitro fertilization, or IVF, is a procedure in which a woman's egg is fertilized by sperm outside of the body. You may have heard the term "test tube baby" associated with IVF in past years. To help the pregnancy succeed when the fertilized egg is implanted in the woman, extra estrogen is often given, which can cause a temporary but significant rise in the hormone in the body, peaking at more than 10 times the level in a normal menstrual cycle, the researchers write.
And "reproductive hormones, particularly estrogen, have long been implicated in the development of breast cancer," they say.
Previous studies of the relationship between IVF and breast cancer risk, which were smaller and had shorter follow-up than the new one, have had conflicting results.
Trying to Conceive? Tips to Help You Get Pregnant
IVF, Breast Cancer Risk: Studying the Link
In the new study, researchers followed all women aged 20 to 44 who had been hospitalized in Western Australia for diagnosis or treatment of infertility between 1983 and 2002. Their average age at their first visit was 31, and a quarter were under 28, says researcher Louise Stewart, BSc, of the School of Population Health at the University of Western Australia.
About a third of the 21,025 women in the study underwent IVF. These women were followed from their first infertility admission until Aug. 15, 2010, or the date of their breast cancer diagnosis or death, whichever came first. Three-quarters of the breast cancers diagnosed in study participants were in women 50 or older.
Stewart declined to speculate about why her study found an increased risk of breast cancer in IVF patients who first went to an infertility clinic at age 24 but not in the women who started the process in their 30s or 40s.
The study confirmed the known association between age at first delivery and breast cancer risk. Women who have their first child after age 30 have a small increase in breast cancer risk regardless of whether they have undergone IVF.
Older Moms
Although the study results should be "reassuring" to women who begin IVF treatment in their 30s and 40s, "women should be aware that delivering their first child late in reproductive life, whether assisted by IVF or not, is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer," the researchers write.
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Ashlyn Adelman, the rising college junior at Bucknell University, has taken her Leadership Institute (LI) training into the world of business management.
"I believe conservatism is at the heart of business and I have found that many businesses agree with me," Ashlyn said.
She's proof that conservative principles extend far beyond politics and policy. And, she has found a way to apply her conservative beliefs to the field she is passionate about.
She's currently a project coordinator intern at BrandPoint Services Inc., which is a property maintenance and property-based capital expenditure re-branding and re-imaging company.
Ashlyn attributes much of her growth as a conservative leader to an early mentor Peggy Grande, who "helped save me from the liberal California public education system's indoctrination."
Peggy was President Ronald Reagan's personal assistant for more than a decade, and is a regular faculty member at the Leadership Institute. Read her connection to LI here.
Peggy encouraged Ashlyn to attend the Leadership Institute's Youth Leadership School in the fall of 2012.
"LI's Youth Leadership School really helped kick-start putting my beliefs into actions. I was no longer just a college kid with opinions, but I felt like I had the power to make a real difference on campus," said Ashlyn, founder of Bucknell University's Young Americans for Liberty chapter.
The following summer, Ashlyn interned at the Leadership Institute in the Events department where she helped plan the annual Fourth of July National Conservative Soiree and assisted with dozens of other events at the Institute.
"I owe much of my success to the Leadership Institute. LI helped guide me in my conservative beliefs and showed me the applicability of those beliefs in the business realm," she said.
Ashlyn has taken seven Leadership Institute trainings including the Youth Leadership School, the Public Relations School, the On-Camera TV Workshop and the Conservative Intern Workshop.
"Overall, LI taught me it's not about sitting around and discussing what you believe, but how to put those beliefs into action to accomplish real goals," Ashlyn continued.
Please congratulate Ashlyn Adelman on her success in promoting conservative principles on her campus and in her developing career, and please applaud her for receiving LI's Conservative Leader-In-Training Award.
To nominate a Leadership Institute graduate or faculty member for the Conservative Leader Award or Conservative Leader-In-Training Award where they will have an article written about them, please contact LI's Director of External Affairs Lauren Day, at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Time sure has flown by this year. It seems like a week ago when we were broadcasting live at WES, and now all the developers out there are preparing for Devcon2010. BerryReview has reported that registration is now open, and the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco is the place to be. If you act fast you can pick up your ticket at a discounted price. Register before August 6th and receive $200 off of your ticket, and if you attended WES2010, you can receive an additional $100 off. I would suggest looking into the new Registration & Hotel Bundle package that is being offered. If you book your stay at the Marquis, while attending the conference, you will get your fourth night for free.
September 27th-30th is the dates the party is starting. Are you attending Devcon2010? BlackBerry DEVCON 2010 focuses on the big themes in BlackBerry development today:
- The opportunity unleashed by new, totally developer-focused tools, techniques and solutions that make it easier than ever to make outstanding apps
- How the new BlackBerry® platform is now better than ever and meets the converging needs of developers, carriers and corporate customers
- The springboard for creating Super Apps that users can't live without
- Exciting new ways to generate revenue and profits in the application marketplace that makes development effort pay off
- New web-based tools and widgets that lower the barriers to getting started and can be the power behind highly successful BlackBerry apps


text: February 24, 2013 at 3:07 PM Mariners, Raul Ibanez run up score early for second straight win Posted by Geoff Baker [do action="brightcove-video" videoid="2187173005001″/] For the second day in a row, the Mariners blew the San Diego Padres up early and cruised to a relatively easy 8-3 victory. Raul Ibanez did the damage today with a three-run homer off former Seattle and Yankees teammate Freddy Garcia in a five-run first inning that decided things from the get-go. Michael Saunders and Michael Morse added doubles in the inning as the Mariners took a 5-0 lead. Then, after the Padres scored a run in the fourth, the Mariners ran up the score with three more runs in the fifth. Seattle finished the day with seven doubles among 16 hits. Mariners congratulate each other on field moments after defeating San Diego Padres 8-3 in Cactus League play on Sunday. Erasmo Ramirez turned in a scoreless first inning, allowing just one hit, while James Paxton retired three in a row in the second inning after giving up a leadoff single. For Ibanez, the home run was similar to what Jason Bay did early on in Saturday's game with a two-run shot. The two veterans were brought to town for their leadership ability, but also because the Mariners feel they can still play. Ibanez has always hit right-handed pitching well and wasted little time against Garcia, who he teamed with in New York last year. "I was just looking for a pitch that I could hit hard somewhere," said Ibanez, who finished 2-for-3 with the homer, a single, three RBI and a run scored . "I thought he might throw something else. With him, he throws so many different pitches — he's got a great forkball, split thing and I though he might throw it there, and he did." More Comments | More in Cactus League | Topics: Erasmo Ramirez, eric wedge, Raul Ibanez


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By Steve Persall | Times Movie Critic
Summertime in movie theaters and it's a jungle in there, air conditioned but hotly contested, as beasts of all species battle to be king.
It's a free-for-all, except for those moviegoers expected to shell out nearly $4 billion on ringside stadium seats between Iron Man 3 and Labor Day.
The beasts come in all imposing shapes, sizes and entertainment values: mutants, monsters, robots, aliens and immortals alike. Good guys and bad news from the past (see The Great Gatsby review, Page 5), present and futures we don't want to see happen.
They're animated eyeballs and fur balls, garden snails and leafy sprites, yellow Minions and blue Smurfs.
Some are even human, though if anyone confuses Vin Diesel with the lumbering cyborgs of Pacific Rim it's an honest mistake.
Our annual Summer Movie Preview is a rundown of the contenders for Hollywood's most coveted prize. No, not the best picture Oscar. That fight comes later, when kids are back in school and grownup movies take over theaters again.
The summer tournament is when the top-grossing movie of the year is decided, and studios will take a huge pile of cash over a gold statuette anytime.
These are the movies most likely to wind up in the top tier of this season's box office chart, the Beasts of the Summer Wild. Release dates are subject to change but not their movies' intentions, to separate you from your money while not minding the expense.
Let's get ready to rumble, starting with…
Star Trek Into Darkness
(May 15 in IMAX, May 16 everywhere)
The buildup: After a thrilling reboot of a stale franchise, Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) hunt down a galaxy-busting bad guy (Benedict Cumberbatch).
The beasts: Fans of Benedict Cumberbatch who don't like it when I poke fun at his name.
The Hangover Part III
May 24
The buildup: Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms decide Zach Galifianakis needs psychological help — d'ya think? — and on the way to the hospital the boring one (Justin Bartha) gets kidnapped.
The beasts: Well, they're not called the Wolfpack for nothing.
Fast & Furious 6
May 24
The buildup: Deep-rooted emotional feelings emerge after a Nobel laureate … who am I fooling? A lot of cars go really, really fast, and furiously so.
The beasts: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Vin "The Weasel" Diesel in size and box office clout, equally muscular cars in horsepower.
After Earth
May 31
The buildup: Estranged father (Will Smith) and son (Jaden Smith) get marooned in a future Earth long after it becomes inhabitable.
The beast: Not the murderously evolved zoo critters but director M. Night Shayamalan, who destroys moviegoer hopes like Godzilla stomping Tokyo.
Man of Steel
June 14
The buildup: Stop me if you've heard this one before: Baby escapes doomed Krypton, grows up super powerful on Earth and saves mankind all the time. At least Henry Cavill is a new Superman.
The beast: Today's finest movie psycho Michael Shannon as General Zod. Kneel before him.
World War Z
June 21
The buildup: International plague wakes the dead and, boy, are they hungry. Brad Pitt stars as a United Nations crisis solver called in to do something about it. Because the UN always solves problems.
The beasts: Zombies that multiply like fleas and swarm like fire ants. What else do you need?
Monsters University
June 21
The buildup: Returning to the college days of Mike Wasowski (voice of Billy Crystal) and Sulley Sullivan (John Goodman) before they were best friends. Imagine the frat hazing in a college of creatures.
The beasts: You can't swing a stick without hitting one. Even Helen Mirren does the monster mash this time.
White House Down
June 28
The buildup: Washington D.C. policeman (Channing Tatum) wants to be a Secret Service agent. His prayer is answered when terrorists take the president (Jamie Foxx) hostage.
The beast: Tatum, heavily armed (i.e. guns and biceps), and the fact that Olympus Has Fallen leaves this affair sounding pretty familiar.
The Heat
June 28
The buildup: Buddy cop comedy with Sandra Bullock playing by the book and Melissa McCarthy ripping it to shreds. Lethal Weapon meets Bridesmaids.
The beast: Without trying to sound like Rex Reed, it's McCarthy, who isn't ashamed to release her inner troll if the laughs are there.
The Lone Ranger
July 3
The buildup: Disney expects plenty of hi-yo silver plunked down to see Johnny Depp as Tonto and, um, some other guy (okay, it's Armie Hammer) as his masked kemosabe.
The beast: That dead crow perched on Depp's head.
Despicable Me 2
July 3
The buildup: Bad guy gone good Gru (voice of Steve Carell) helps the Anti-Villain League track down the arch criminal Eduardo (Bejamin Bratt, a late replacement for Al Pacino).
The beasts: On the adorable side, Gru's minions named Minions. On the startling side, Pacino, for having "creative differences" with a cartoon.
Pacific Rim
July 12
The buildup: Fantasy visionary Guillermo Del Toro pits aliens vs. Earthlings, as if that's never been done before.
The beasts: Take your pick: Toho Studio-style creatures from outer space, or Transformers-style robots piloted by human soldiers.
Grown Ups 2
July 12
The buildup: Developmentally arrested dad (Adam Sandler) moves back to his hometown to be near the buddies he reconnected with in Part 1.
The beasts: Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, Rob Schneider and David Spade for repeaters; Shaquille O'Neal to add sizable humor to the slapstick mix.
July 17
The buildup: Ryan Reynolds voices a garden snail that miraculously becomes fast enough to qualify for racing in the Indianapolis 500.
The beast: Tough to consider a snail as a beast but then it's hard thinking of one winning the Indy 500, too.
The Wolverine
July 26
The buildup: Occasional X-Man and future Hair Club for Men spokesperson "Logan" (Hugh Jackman) travels to Japan in a cultural exchange of butt kicking.
The beasts: Samurai bad guys and of course Jackman, now that he's back to sprouting razor claws, rather than singing operatic Broadway tunes.
The Smurfs 2
July 31
The buildup: Oh, just the usual: Smurfette (voice of Katy Perry) gets kidnapped and the blue weenies must rescue her.
The beasts: Evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) and his bizarro-Smurf gang of Naughties.
300: Rise of an Empire
Aug. 2
The buildup: The Persian army led by Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) that wiped out Gerard Butler's crew in Part 1 continues its world domination tour. Ah, but there's another previously unheralded hunk (Sullivan Stapleton) on the horizon.
The beasts: Sweaty, grunting, manly men swinging swords and not wearing much.
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Aug. 7
The buildup: Poseidon's semi-mortal son (Logan Lerman, The Perks of being a Wallflower) seeks the Golden Fleece under the watchful eye of Zeus (Sean Bean).
The beasts: Umm, I'm guessing sea monsters. And hopefully a Pierce Brosnan encore as the half-man, half-horse dude.
Kick-Ass 2
Aug. 16
The buildup: The further adventures of Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson) and Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz), and not a moment too soon.
The beasts: Jim Carrey as Col. Stars and Stripes, a superhero so demented that he ignores his name and wears camouflage; a super villain (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) with an unprintable 12-letter alter ego.
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Aug. 23
The buildup: Ordinary teenaged girl (Lily Collins) discovers her extraordinary bloodlines enable her to see dead people, and they're trying to kill her.
The beasts: Demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and ghosts of the Twilight Saga.
These summer releases won't be beasts but maybe they'll be blasts.
Now You See Me (May 31): Las Vegas illusionists rob banks and give the loot to their audiences. Let's see David Copperfield top that.
The Internship (June 7): Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are Google crashers, taking low-pay jobs alongside computer geeks.
This is the End (June 12): It's a mad, mad, mad, mad end of the world with James Franco, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and more than a dozen funny friends spoofing themselves.
The Bling Ring (June 14): Inspired by the true story of L.A. teenagers who cased celebrity homes on the Internet then burglarized them.
Epic (May 24): Animated eco-adventure with the Brave angle of a young woman (voice of Amanda Seyfried) leading the way.
R.I.P.D. (July 19): Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges play dead lawmen resurrected to solve crimes committed by dead crooks. Like Men in Black with cemeteries rather than spaceships.
Red 2 (July 19): Anthony Hopkins joins Bruce Willis' crew of geriatric black-ops experts, in a sequel to 2010's action comedy hit.
2 Guns (Aug. 2): Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are undercover cops investigating each other for corruption until the mob gives them a common enemy.
We're the Millers (Aug. 9): Marijuana dealer (Jason Sudeikis) needs a fake family to stay in business, so he hires a stripper (Jennifer Aniston!) to pose as his wife.
Planes (Aug. 9): After this and Cars, Disney needs only to make Trains for the John Hughes trifecta of transportation animation.
Steve Persall can be reached at [email protected] or (727) 893-8365. Follow @StevePersall on Twitter.
Note: This story has been changed to note the following correction: Epic debuts in theaters May 24, and After Earth opens May 31. The Summer Movie Guide in Thursday's Weekend listed incorrect dates for each.


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124 graduates marched single file through the Riley Center this morning, taking their last steps before being granted the college degree from MSU Meridian they have worked so hard towards as friends and family looked on. Student Services Manager Marilyn James says that most of their students balance a lot while attending class.
"They have families. They're working. They're mothers, fathers, and it's just a lot to get done, but they have worked through it and they are here today to graduate."
Five graduates, three undergrads and two graduate students were selected by the faculty as Outstanding Graduates for their GPA, community involvement, character, and passion for their field. Two of those graduates, Undergrad Alicia Rodriquez and Master's Graduate Andrew Evans both say that their degree took a lot of hard work.
"For a while, I just wanted my undergrad. I just wanted to get my Bachelor's, but the more involved I became in Social Work, the more I wanted to continue on and do great things."
"MBA was a really good opportunity for me so I did that while I was working full time and I really enjoyed it."
Both Rodriquez and Evans want to encourage people in school and thinking about getting a degree to work hard.
"There were so many things in my life that didn't stop me, but could have. There were barriers that I felt I couldn't overcome, but when I did it was so amazing."
"Grad school is not as bad as it seems. Go on and get your MBA and you'll do great things."
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Chelsea take on Schalke in Gelsenkirchen this evening, hoping to build on their impressive 4-0 victory against Steaua Bucuresti on their most-recent Champions League outing.
Jose Mourinho's men are unbeaten since a 2-1 home defeat to Basel in mid-September, while Schalke have also won or drawn all of their matches since last month's 4-0 Bundesliga defeat against Bayern Munich.
Chelsea will be without Ashley Cole, who is back in training after suffering a rib injury but did not travel to Germany with the rest of the squad.
That should pave the way for Ryan Bertrand to start at left-back, alongside John Terry and Gary Cahill, who could come in for David Luiz, while Branislav Ivanovic should continue at right-back.
In midfield, Ramires and Frank Lampard are likely to retain their places in the centre, while Eden Hazard and Juan Mata should occupy the left and right flanks, respectively.
Willian started in Saturday's 4-1 win over Cardiff City, but he could sit out of tonight's match, with Mourinho giving Oscar the nod instead.
The Portuguese coach must then select his striker. Will Samuel Eto'o start ahead of Fernando Torres? We think so.
Chelsea's predicted XI:
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech
Left-back: Ryan Bertrand
Centre-back: John Terry
Centre-back: Gary Cahill
Right-back: Branislav Ivanovic
Central midfield: Ramires
Central midfield: Frank Lampard
Left-wing: Eden Hazard
Attacking-midfield: Oscar
Right-wing: Juan Mata
Striker: Samuel Eto'o
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Valdez coming to bat... er, make an out
Somebody said Valdez was going to have 2 hits
Gettin a hit here
We're in Detroit for games 3-5 of the World Series and for whatever reason Leake is needed to start one of the games.....let Leake hit for himself and Heisey, Paul or Frazier be the DH.
Crushed that 1....lol
Now if we go to extras, Phipps is hitting for Votto... nice move Spier
Sacrifice Navarro to bring up Stubbs. LOL.
Yeah I was scratching my head on that one too. It gave the Pirates a chance to pitch to two guys who are batting under .220.
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MACOMB, IL -- The March 19 pension and budget discussion featuring Ralph Martire, executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (CTBA), will air on University Television cable Channel 3 (Comcast subscribers; Channel 9, MTC subscribers) throughout the month of April.
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I just recently saw a rather old and odd movie about a serial killer who may or may not be a vampire.
The movie was called "Martin" and I had never even heard of it before, but it was recommended to me by someone.
At times disturbing, but always rather interesting, and some of the flashbacks in black and white are downright creepy.
He has no fangs, so his method of drinking people's blood is by sneaking up to them, jabbing them with a needle full of sedatives, and then cutting them with razor blades (and in one case-- jabbing the victim with a broken piece of wood) which causes them to bleed and then he slurps up the blood. Often times he gets naked with the naked victim, as he is drinking their blood.
Sunlight, garlic, crosses, and priests seem to have no effect on him. My impression of him is that he is a very socially awkward serial killer who is obsessed with blood.
I wonder if the television series "Dexter" is loosely based on this old (1970s) movie?
Feel free to post any movie that creeps you out for Halloween in this thread...


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Since Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast in October, we've all become familiar with the vivid images of shorelines and towns destroyed by the super storm. But long after the physical destruction of a natural disaster has been cleared, the emotional scars remain. To help raise awareness of this important issue, Chester County's mental health community is working together to raise awareness about the emotional and mental health impact of such disasters – on individuals, families and communities.
On Friday, Dec. 7, a concert vent to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy is being held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the H.O.O.D. (House of Original Dreams), 530 E. Union St., West Chester.All proceeds from the donations collected prior to the event, as well as ticket sales taken at the door and auction items, will be donated directly to the American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania. So far, the organizers of the event have raised almost $1,500 for the cause and expect to raise much more the night of the event.
"It's important that we repair the damage that disasters like Sandy can wreak upon, not just on buildings, but on a person's emotional and mental state as well," said Barbyose Sanders, volunteer specialist at the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter."Our work at the Red Cross is so vital in helping people to thrive after such events, because we understand that when a disaster hits, it disrupts everyday routines, social networks, accessibility to healthcare and the state of a communities' mental health."
This type of disaster, unfortunately, has become more commonplace in recent years, and the effect is far-reaching. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Natalie Cali was one of the residents who, after two days of waiting, had to be rescued from the roof of her home. Eventually she was relocated to Chester County. Now a peer support therapist at Salisbury Behavioral Health Inc., and a member of Chester County's Mental Health Advisory Board, she says she survived the ordeal and has dealt with the lasting effects of the trauma by using tools she learned in a specialized training. On Friday, Cali will speak about this at the concert event to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Two local bands, The Nicole Zell Band and The Pretty Dittys, as well as other performers, are donating their time to play at the concert. Local mental health organizations and the Chester County Department of Mental Health /Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities staff have made or pledged donations, and several local businesses have donated items for a silent auction to raise additional funds that night.
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It's an interesting idea. There are a lot of factors to weigh in, and the primary one is cost - odds are pretty good that doubling the initial cost of construction of a freeway this way won't result in nearly that much savings on maintenance (even accounting for less resurfacing, potholes, and salt spraying) down the line.
Then there's the fact that having a pump fail anytime during the cold season would almost certainly result in the destruction of the surface, unless there's some sort of way to engineer
The idea of storing heat in the summer and cold in the winter is viable technically...To keep my house cool over the hot summer months would take many cubic yards of ice.
Which is why you use the ground [wikipedia.org] instead. It spends all winter getting cool and remains cooler than the air in summer; it spends all summer getting warm and remains warmer than the air in winter.
If the tubes are nonferrous (which they'd likely be), they wouldn't cause a problem. However, if the pavement contained these tubes, it would preclude adding a loop detector after teh fact unless you can build the detector into an added top layer, which may reduce the tube system's effectiveness.
According to the article, this 'flawed' engineering appears to work in an area that doesn't get a lot of sunny days. That tells me that the engineers involved are far from drunk.
Note that it collects heat in the warm season to be used in the cold season. A jackhammer or backhoe applied to the road or parking lot collectors wouldn't have much impact on the heat already stored. (They could, however, cut off gas lines and underground power lines, a flaw in 'modern' heating systems.)
Now the potential for fre
Here's a link to our supplier's page with installation photos for those curious. http://www.invisibleheating.co.uk/photos-of-asc-installation-g.asp [invisibleheating.co.uk]
The pipes are filled with anti-freeze rather than water. We use a vegetable based anti-freeze because of it's non toxicity should it leak.
The system is divided into zones, or sections which converge to a manifold. Each zone can be turned off individually, so if someone does damage a section of pipe, it can be turned off without affecting the rest of the system. Anyone who has underfloor heating should have this in place too.
We combine the system with geothermal heating and cooling using boreholes. In the summer excess heat from the building, and from the road is 'dumped' into the boreholes raising the average temperature of the local ground. In the winter we abstract the stored heat which then lowers the temperature back down. The entire system is 'closed loop'. We don't touch the groundwater itself at all, although we do also install open loop geothermal systems.
Inside the building is a heat pump, which (as stated above) works like a fridge, but in reverse. Its basically just a Copeland compressor. It takes in large quantities of water at ground temperature, say 12 degrees C, and compresses that heat into a tank of water (heating it to say 45-50 degrees C) and the water that returns to the ground will exit at something like 6-8 degrees C. Different systems are designed to work with different temperature gradients, so be aware that those are simply example numbers. The larger the difference in temperature, the more efficient the system which is where the road energy comes in. Storing the excess heat in the summer means for example the average ground temp isn't the aforementioned 12 degrees C it's 15 degrees C instead.
A more layman style description can be made using orange squash. Imagine you have a large volume of orange squash. If you find a way to remove some of the orange dilute from the squash you end up with a weaker orange squash, and a volume of orange concentrate. The heat pump works on this idea, except with heat instead of orange squash.
On the whole, systems are surprisingly economical for commercial customers. In the UK installing a geothermal heating system will generally have a payback period of around 5 years when compared to a natural gas boiler. The extra benefit is that you also get almost free cooling with the system whereas with a gas boiler you have to put in extra chiller units. As a final economic litmus test...we are installing a road energy and geothermal system for a small medical centre in the UK ultimately paid for by the NHS, and I'm sure even those outside the UK know the NHS is pretty frugal.
Thank you for your pedantry.
As a side note: Anyone with an allergy to citrus may at their own discretion substitute the orange squash in the analogy with any other form of diluted drink of preference.
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They'll just remove the settings outright and mumble something about "streamlining".
What's the point of all this back and forth with an illusion of there being two sides in this?
Facebook considers everyone who gives them enough money part of themselves and not a third party. So they get access to everything anyway and any privacy settings are completely irrelevant to them.
And yet, every time I come here, I see, what I can only call utterly ignorant idiots, argue over how those privacy settings are now good enough or not good enough.
That's irrelevant!
It is? So every time you talk to your acquaintances in real life, you disclose all of the private information you talked about with your closest friend?
It is? So every time you talk to your acquaintances in real life, you disclose all of the private information you talked about with your closest friend?
No, I dont', which is what puzzles me so about Facebook and the tendency of so many people to do just that; hand over all manner of private information to a business that makes money by sharing what we give them with as many people as possible.
They will just offer a golden chicken or some shit in Farmville and Bam!... the majority of all Facebook users just adopted the change.
The rest will get an offer in Mafia Wars.
Probably a stern "tsk-tsk" and finger-wag from the FTC? Pffffttt...
More realistically, they have probably been preparing for this, as lately they are spamming with pop-ups explaining their new features. So they will probably spam people with pop-ups like:
Your account can now do this, that, and the other! Would you like to activate it now?
- Yes. (This is recommended, otherwise your account will lose vital functionality. Plus, all your friends are already doing it, and only idiots wouldn't activate this.)
- No. (Well, I guess idiots like you are the ones that make us cool people look good.)
Enough to trick people into opting in.
Yeah, the summary is wildly optimistic. I suspect the opt-in will be more like a one way nag-in with update buttons, pop-ups and incompatibilities so to socialize with someone that has upgraded you must too. Still it's better than the "Accept the new policy or we'll remove your pages" policy they used to have, my Facebook profile is more barren now than when I first registered as a result.
Gmail is already doing this for their ugly new email interface. There is a popup in their lower right corner of their screen that will NOT go away until you "try the new look"
When you do try the new look, it is replaced with a popup asking for feedback.
If everything would be actually deleted, that would be great news.
More likely it will be if you don't accept it, they will use and keep it in a less obvious way.
"1. Accept our changes, continuing using Faceborg. 2. Reject our changes, terminate you, your friends, and family. Resistance is Futile. You will become one with the Faceborg."
If it would let me terminate my friends and family's facebook accounts that easily, I would sign up today.
...you'll probably see something like this:
"Facebook, in an agreement with the FTC... blah blah blah... more blah blah... legalese blah... more verbose crap no one will bother to read blah..."
(and finally at the bottom of the page, in big blinking letters)
"CLICK HERE TO (opt-in to our new privacy policy and) CONTINUE USING FACEBOOK"
Just rephrase the privacy settings to "don't share my data with everybody" and make these settings opt-in. Status quo preserved. Problem privacy advocates?
We've reached Facebook's Director of Public Policy Andrew Noyes in an attempt to confirm the settlement, but he responded saying "We're declining to comment."
That's the spirit!
What he actually is saying is that he does not like to share his comments. He is just beta testing the system.
My wife has the only facebook account in the family. Yesterday she got a page suggesting that she send friend requests to a bunch of people who she had never mentioned on facebook. She thought for a minute that this information must have come from her mail client on her computer but I thought it was more likely that it came happened because people she knows used a facebook feature to import their contacts directly from their mail accounts. So its somewhat good for FB to have these extra connections between existing users but its really bad for them to scare people by acting like a stalker. So if they want to look good they just have to stop scraping data from various sources and focus on keeping their customers feeling safe.
It's sad to say that even if you don't link any of your other accounts to your FB profile, your friends will by linking their address books for example. You don't get a chance to opt-in when the information comes via your friend's decision's to link anything and everything to their FB account. This is a huge loophole in the system.
I don't allow any FB apps I choose to use to link to my other accounts, but I realize this is just burying my head in the sand at this point. I hope they will improve the system to be fully opt-in, but I really doubt it will ever happen. Being viral is part of the business plan and FB would probably not survive without it. It's unfortunate this means that any expectations of privacy of your information are not based in reality.
I noticed that when my wife navigates to my sisters facebook page, I am already in there as kind of a placeholder on my sisters list of friends. Its not too serious a problem for me because my sister has 432 friends, so I tend to get buried in the clutter but I suppose there is a risk that she will start fleshing out that empty profile.
I block everything. I have the following in my hosts file
# Block Facebook
127.127.127.127 www.facebook.com
127.127.127.127 facebook.com
127.127.127.127 static.ak.fbcdn.net
127.127.127.127 www.static.ak.fbcdn.net
127.127.127.127 login.facebook.com
127.127.127.127 www.login.facebook.com
127.127.127.127 fbcdn.net
127.127.127.127 www.fbcdn.net
127.127.127.127 fbcdn.com
127.127.127.127 www.fbcdn.com
127.127.127.127 static.ak.connect.facebook.com
127.127.127.127 www.static.ak.connect.facebook.com
The 127.127.127.127 points to a seperate web site so it does not disturb my other logs. You could use 0.0.0.0
Even better is to filter out all facebook.com and fbcdn.net stuff.
I block everything. I have the following in my hosts file
# Block Facebook
127.127.127.127 www.facebook.com
The 127.127.127.127 points to a seperate web site so it does not disturb my other logs. You could use 0.0.0.0
Even better is to filter out all facebook.com and fbcdn.net stuff.
Use the Ghostery addon [mozilla.org] and it will do this for you. Much easier to handle.
So you're saying privacy has no middle ground. It's On or Off. I strongly disagree.
There's also the problem for people that DONT understands what they're signing up for.
Very few reads and understands the legalese they're agreeing to.
Whatever they might promise to do, you can be assured that they're going to find a sneaky way to turn it into a method to violate your privacy even further.
By now, if you're still using FB, you really don't give two shits about your privacy, so it doesn't matter whether you're going to be given the chance to opt in. They already have you.
"Users rarely visit their privacy settings, so Facebook will need to devise a way to get them to do so."
Easy! They can do it the same way they do now - tell one person so they update their status with "Do this or Facebook will delete your account! Re-post!!" and it'll spread like wildfire
I mean, those are always legit communications from Facebook staff, right?
Facebook depends on people making things as public as possible.
Otherwise does the idea of a 'wall' make any sense? Every time you post on someone's wall there should be a little button asking whether it's a private message or a public one, the private messaging system shouldn't be cumbersome and disconnected. But that would of course destroy their model - it depends on people passively stalking, eavesdropping on semi private conversations.
Users rarely visit their privacy settings, so Facebook will need to devise a way to get them to do so.
Farmville subsidies.
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Common Sense: Remembering mom
By Brent Davis, editor of The Saline Courier
A gentle smile and a friendly "My, me! Come see me!" Eyes that invited you to sit a spell. A soul lit from within that shared its glow with all who came into contact with it. A heart as big as all outdoors. A love of people that drew no distinction between family or friend. A faith that never waivered or doubted.
A wife. A sister. An aunt. A mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Words fail to adequately describe my mother, Roberta Davis.
She was born in her family's home in Tull on June 9, 1928. Alma and Robert Crowson had already welcomed Joan and Jean, my mother's older sisters. In the years that followed, Carolyn, Dolph and Paul would round out the family.
Music was an important part of the Crowson home. Robert, or Pawpaw as his grandchildren knew him, loved to sing gospel music. "His Eye Is On The Sparrow" was his favorite tune.
Pawpaw tended a field on the Saline River bottoms. From time to time, he would take one of his children with him and ride a mule to the land. After a morning of plowing, lunch was held picnic style under a nearby tree. On one of my mother's trips to the bottoms, Pawpaw set out a row of rocks on the ground and taught my mother what he knew about playing the piano. This simple gift of time and encouragement enriched the lives of many in the years between lesson and eternity.
Mom passed away late in the evening on Good Friday.
But just like that simple rock lesson near the banks of the Saline River long ago, the simple lessons Mom taught have spread beyond her original intent.
She had a strong belief that every person was good. There were no bad people in the world. Whenever someone strayed beyond their inherent kindness, the best solution to bringing them back to their true foundation was to love them just a little bit more. She had a forgiving nature and expected her children to be the same.
Her love of playing the piano drove her to pass along her knowledge to youngster who felt the same stir of creativity. She taught lessons to neighborhood kids and some of my classmates. Every new skill learned was met with patience, enthusiasm and encouragement. I can still see the smiles on her students faces.
She woke my brother, sister and me up each morning by playing the piano and singing "It's time to get up, It's time to get up, It's time to get up in the morning." In all honesty, I can't say it was always a pleasant experience, but I would trade anything for one more day with that special alarm clock.


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Yes, I know it's early. I'm pretty sure he's eligible. He only had 85 ABs last year and I don't think he was on the roster 45 days. Or is it 45 days prior to 9/1?
Anyway, where is his NL ROY competition? Do you think he'll get enough ABs for consideration?


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I think this is just the way God made them! It is so funny the way they knead! At another rescue I volunteered for a female cat was sticking her backside up, and rocking it side to side? I could not figure out what she was doing? My friend had a laugh on my behalf, "Don't you know she is looking to mate"? I have never seen anything like it before.
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Also meant to add, I don't see why you couldn't 'skin' this yourself. Kinda seems like half the point.
Ah, now that makes much more sense.
That would depend on where it sits.
Years ago, I did the case mod thing and put windows in it, I even etched pictures in them and lit them up with leds and all that jazz. Red in cobalt blue looks pretty awesome or it did at the time. Anyways, the case was sort of on display about 4 foot from the monitor and key board. I use extensions to make it even further apart. I probable could spit directly at it and not hit it at one point in time. This isn't something that you sit right next to the work area unless yo
The most important point is actually to block electromagnetic interference coming from the computer. That's why I laugh at cases with plastic windows.
My Antec P180b cost about $150 when I got it, and it's been well worth every penny. Your computer is a physical object, the physical enclosure makes a difference. $180 is very reasonable if you have a reason to buy a case like this instead of a standard tower.
"$180 is very reasonable if you have a reason to buy a case like this instead of a standard tower."
I'm sorry but no, I regretted buying the antec nine hundred when it first came out only to realize it was painstakingly small and cramped on the inside, which wasn't really emphasized in the reviews. I like the case itself but the fact that there was hardly any space really ruined the design, sometimes I have to wonder who the hell is designing these things. Then they did the revision with the antec 1200...
Saying "Anymore then $100 on a case and you're pushing it" is like saying "No one needs more than 640k of ram". PC enthusiasts drop $200 on a video card or CPU that they'll only keep a year or two and don't bat an eye, so what's wrong with dropping $200 on a case that you'll keep 3 or 4 years?
The point isn't that $200 is way to much for a case, it's that going from $100 to $200 doesn't really give you much in return for your cash. I would rather spend $100 on a case and then spend the extra $100 on a video card or processor. Does that extra $100 get you a better case? It's possible, but for those of us who aren't rich, it's totally not worth it. Some of the best cases I've had were less than $50. My most recent case purchase (6 years ago) was $120, and I don't know how you could get much be
On the issue of power supplies, I used to like getting a PSU with my cheapo case.
Then I learned more about PSUs.
Now, I refuse to buy any supply that I haven't seen tested by hardocp or one of the other review sites that does professional level power quality analysis. There are a lot of power supplies being sold that make downright fradulent claims... or don't even provide power that comes close to falling within the ATX spec. Meaning that 6 months down the line you may well find yourself with screwy random hardware failures... or a power supply that blows out all your hardware. (They've lost more than one piece of test equipment when they dared to run a PSU at it's claimed capability)
I'd much rather buy a case without a supply than get some pos that's going in the trash as I don't dare hook it up to any of my equipment.
And I save money on electricity as the PSUs that provide solid quality power tend to run really high effeciencies as well.
"I'd much rather buy a case without a supply than get some pos that's going in the trash as I don't dare hook it up to any of my equipment."
This is not a reason when dealing with aftermarket cases, places like antec can use their bulk/buying power so you don't have to go out and buy a case and THEN a power supply. They're just dinging gamers twice, power supply + case + insane gpu that needs all these special plugs to run... it's little wonder many people moved to consoles.
It's just so weird to buy a case
Gee, lets use the EM spectrum as a massive garbage dump for high-frequencey EM waste.
Seriously, folks. Computers NEED shielding to keep their em garbage from causing massive interference to everything else in the room.
Computers NEED shielding to keep their em garbage from causing massive interference to everything else in the room.
Or else what? Been keeping my case open for 5 years and I have yet to notice any side effect or interference.
Been keeping my case open for 5 years and I have yet to notice any side effect or interference.
Have you actually looked for any side effects or interference? Have you, for example, tested the data rate you get from a 3G phone with the PC on and off? How about your ADSL line?
I run a purely open case (both side panels off) right next to a 5" long-throw subwoofer, one of the satellite speakers is on top of the computer, so's the external hard drive, right in front of the speaker. There's a mixer board atop the subwoofer (comp and subwoofer are only at most 4" apart) and then it's a whole slew of N64, PS3, Wii, PS2, GameCube. My 32" 1080p LCD is right above those, and I have YET to hear or even SEE any interference. I haven't had any issues even with my guitar hooked up directly t
I'll go with this too. Interference is not the issue
How much can they produce and wouldn't they mess up themselves? The Video card does not appear to be shielded from MB and vice-versa. Wouldn't the tape drive get messed up? Wouldn't locking it in a metal case bounce it back and mess up something?
That and the fact that i have a plastic case on each side of desk and the 2 CRTs in the middle show no signs of interference for the 4 years they have been that way. Nor does anything else on or next to the tabl
I specifically picked 3G phones and ADSL as both are limited in bandwidth by the available SNR. They will work in the presence of noise, but they will work more slowly. Games consoles, hard drives and so on are designed to be robust to interference. The shielding that keeps noise in keeps it out too, so you'd need seriously obnoxious noise to affect them. The fact that you've not crossed that threshold doesn't mean that the noise is insignificant, it just means you're using the wrong devices to judge the ef
Have you measures a modern PC? it's not that bad.
I've actually done it. Our company makes instruments that are computer controlled, and since the computer (at the time) needed to do things like accept full-length cards, we find it easier to roll our own rather than deal with an OEM like Dell, IBM, etc. So I was in the position to try to CE certify a white-box PC for sale in Europe. The computer, without the data acquistion/control cards was nothing really special - a Pentium 4 CPU with some Intel-branded motherboard with 6 PCI slots in a roomy (but not
Except I called mine "cardboard box and coat hangers". It was just as functional and a lot cheaper.
Except I called mine "cardboard box and coat hangers". It was just as functional and a lot cheaper.
You said was.. I'm guessing it burnt down your house.
You said was.
Actually, since Hurricane Ike I've had one server temporarily relocated to a cardboard box. So I guess I'm still avant garde.
I'm guessing it burnt down your house.
Not yet.
Damn, I can't find my pics! I hung everything from a hanger in my closet because that is where the phone lines came in at an apartment I used to live in. I guess a closet could be considered a case though.
A virtually identical article on this case was posted 2 weeks ago.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/13/2015222 [slashdot.org]
On top of that, this is the worst page-view whore site I have ever seen. The "article" is spread across 10 pages, wrapped in frames and absolutely slathered with advertising. The site designer should be shot.
You need some more extensions.
Maybe have "zoom in" shots, to pack it out to 30+ pages, of just photos.
don't worry. people that post most of their content in pictures don't go to sites with words on the page.
I've found nothing but problems with modular supplies. The contacts wear, oxidize, and after a year or so, it gets to the point where it is throwing the voltages to hell (in excess of 10% off), which doesn't qualify as good in my book.
I haven't had a problem with my Rocketfish 700w PSU for quite a good while, now. And also, I'm not the kind of person silly enough to connect the power rails while the thing's running. (SATA is hot-swap, and certainly enough I know people that will hook up SATA while the power supply is still running, arcing the contacts and screwing them up.)
If you treat it right and don't CONSTANTLY tool around with the cables, you should not have ANY problem with a modular power supply.
I tend to just bundle up the extra wires with velcro ties and stuff them into the top 5.25" bay, right above the optical drive, and since that's a dead-air zone anyway (optical drives don't need any active cooling), so it doesn't affect anything anyway, though I suppose that would be a problem in cases that have a top fan mount, though I still subscribe to soldered-joints-are-better-than-contacts camp.
That's interesting. Are you always swapping the cables around or something? Are you sure they just weren't cheap supplies to begin with? If modular supplies have problems with the contacts oxidizing, I would imagine the same thing would affect the ends of the connectors on standard power supplies.
It will make hardware upgrades much easier. Just wander around a LAN party and take what you like.
It's like a silicon buffet
Nice, but no friggin way a PC built in one of these is going to meet FCC class A or class B limits.
Of course, that isn't Antec's problem - the system integrator is the one responsible for meeting spec.
A Box Anticipated By Many Gamers
Chassis and component manufacturer Antec just released a new enthusiast case called the Skeleton, which is just that -- the framework of an enclosure, without the walls. The Test Center assembled a PC using the case, which Antec says people either love or hate.
The Meaning Of Bare Bones
The front of the Skeleton is where the optical and hard drives are housed. It is also where you'll find the power and reset buttons, as well as two USB ports, a FireWire port, an eSATA connectio
Judging from the interference on my little PC speakers, I'd say that cell phones put out a lot more EM than PCs.
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What if the black people you want to deport to a 'black state' don't wanna go? What if they want to stay where they are because they're happy there, what if they like their job?
What if they've got white friends and family?
But why exactly do we need to segregate blacks and whites?
I know you're going to say 'to preserve races', but tell me what is exactly wrong with being mixed race?
You know white Anglo-Saxons are actually mixed race, Americans are mixed race and so are the British. The fact we say 'Anglo-Saxon' is a testament to that, it is like saying 'African American', except of course Angles and Saxons were both white. English blood is made up of Angles, Jutes, Saxons, Vikings, Celts, Normans, Romans and so on.


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An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Characteristics and Formative Evaluation of Training
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BuzzFeed managed to get an off the record panel discussion on the record by talking to the attendees of a Harvard Institute of Politics Campaign Managers Conference, where they analyzed the winning and losing 2012 election campaigns.
Correction: Demoralized Republican attendees who went to Obama School (literally) to learn how to win an election.
The manager of one Republican presidential campaign actually said, "We got our butts kicked, so I'm going to school." See? Literally.
Team Obama's superbly super duper superior technology and political techniques were apparently obvious to everyone but Team Romney who, as you may recall, kept insisting and believing that they were winning.
One Romney aide tried to convince Obama digital director Teddy Goff to join forces with Zac Moffatt, who ran Romney's digital efforts. [...]
When it was the Obama team's turn to discuss their strategy, the room was packed with Republicans. [...]
Republican operatives from Rick Perry's data-driven strategist Dave Carney, to Mark Block, Herman Cain's chain-smoking campaign manager, filled the room, many visibly taking notes.
Here's the money quote:
"We weren't even running in the same race," one downtrodden Romney aide told BuzzFeed after hearing the details of the Obama operation. "They were just amazing."
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Uhhhhh, what is Daniella Monet holding?! (Side note: she looks super calm. Happy even.) No, it's not an alligator. It's not a dinosaur, either. It's an iguana! "Loved... hanging with my veggie friend! #reptilesrock #iguanapower," the Victorious star wrote on Instagram.
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CINCINNATI — Perhaps no coach in the NBA better understands the situation Jacque Vaughn inherited with the Orlando Magic than the Cleveland Cavaliers' Byron Scott.
Scott was hired as the Cavs' coach on July 1, 2010, just one week before LeBron James announced he would leave the Cavaliers and join the Miami Heat via free agency. Vaughn became the Magic's coach about two weeks before the Magic traded away their franchise player, Dwight Howard.
Before the Magic faced the Cavaliers at U.S. Bank Arena on Monday, Scott predicted Vaughn will benefit from having no ties to Howard.
"I know LeBron from a personal standpoint from being around him, but I had no attachment," Scott recalled. "And same thing with Jacque: He's coming into a new situation where he has no attachment to Dwight Howard.
"So for him it'll probably be easier to just kind of move on. For the city, it's a little bit more difficult. For the organization, it's a little bit more difficult as well. But I think to have a coach in there that has a clean slate and understands it's going to take time [is good]. When you lose a franchise player like that, it's not one of those overnight successes. It's not going to happen in a year. It's going to take a little bit of time, but you've got to just stick with the process and don't defer from it."
Vaughn and Scott don't know each other well, but Vaughn has known of Scott since the mid-1980s.
Vaughn grew up in the Los Angeles area, and as a child, he rooted for the Los Angeles Lakers.
His first jersey number was 42, in honor of Lakers forward James Worthy. Vaughn once waited outside The Forum, the Lakers' old arena, and got an autograph from Magic Johnson.
Scott, of course, played 11 seasons for the Lakers, beginning in the Lakers' "Showtime" era.
"I was a huge Los Angeles Lakers fan — and Byron Scott included," Vaughn said.
Vaughn, 37, and Scott, 51, have spoken in passing through the years.
"I've got a lot of respect for Jacque," Scott said. "I've heard a lot about him."
Josh Robbins covers the Orlando Magic and the NBA for the Orlando Sentinel. You can reach him via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com and connect with him on Facebook at facebook.com/JoshuaBRobbins. Follow him on Twitter at @JoshuaBRobbins.


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The chief executive of Flybe has pledged to develop more flights between Ireland and the UK if the European Commission gives the go-ahead for Ryanair's takeover of Aer Lingus.
Jim French said Flybe would like to bring more choice and flexibility to the Irish market.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said the airline wanted to develop a slightly different business model and "develop frequency, particularly in some of the shorter routes into the UK".
Ryanair has to overcome a number of hurdles if it is to take over Aer Lingus.
The introduction of Flybe to the Irish flight market is one of its proposals.
Under the terms of a deal between Ryanair and Flybe, the UK airline would get 43 Aer Lingus short haul routes as well as a cash injection of €100m from Ryanair.
Last week, Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller dismissed the plan, and described Flybe as a bankrupt airline that had burned through all its equity.
He said he was of the view that "weak" airlines should disappear.
Mr French this morning said it was "disingenuous and unfair" to say that Flybe was bankrupt.
He said when the company was floated two and a half years ago no money was taken out by the shareholders. He said that the "money was planned to be reinvested... to expand our business in Continental Europe".
He added that the company has up to 35 jets on order. "We said we'd use the money to pay down the deposit on those new jets. It's not burning money, it's using the money you've taken from the market for that reason," he said.


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It's pronounced "Ra-PAY," not "Rap." And contrary to the Carmel Catholic girls basketball roster, Emma Rappe is a sophomore, not a junior.
Not that the soft-spoken 6-footer is complaining.
She'll let 6-1 senior Kayla Quinn be a vocal leader on the floor for the Corsairs.
"She's loud," said Rappe, meaning it in a good way. "She talks and she likes to help control the game."
Quinn wasn't in uniform Wednesday night at Libertyville, however, after the starting center and team leader suffered a concussion in last week's win over Highland Park.
Enter Rappe, whose fourth-quarter play helped put a rap, so to speak, on Carmel's 58-39 win in the nonconference game.
The victory for Carmel (16-7) was its fifth straight, equaling its longest winning streak of the season.
"I think the first 3½ quarters we were kind of tight," said coach Kelly Perz, whose Corsairs ended the game with a 13-0 run and outscored the Wildcats 17-4 in the fourth. "And then we just started taking what the defense was giving us."
Libertyville (9-13) had no answer for Rappe, who finished with a season-high 12 points. She shot 6 of 6 from the floor, showing off a soft shooting touch as well as an ability to finish in the low post.
"She played really well off the bench for us," Perz said. "I told the girls before the game, 'Someone has got to step up for us (because) Kayla was out.' "
Cassidy Kloss (6 points) and Kathleen Felicelli (11 points) helped make up for the absence of Quinn's rebounding, as each junior grabbed 7 boards. Claire Ogrinc scored 10 of her game-high 14 points in the first half, and Leah Lach added 7 points for Carmel.
Rappe, who made her lone shot in both the second and third quarters, scored 8 points in the fourth.
"I just knew I needed to come in and play hard because we had a player out," Rappe said. "I usually come off the bench and I just try my best to fill the role."
Libertyville got strong play from its own 6-foot sophomore. Becky Deichl came off the bench to score 8 of her season-high 10 points in the third quarter and keep the Wildcat close. She shot 5 of 5 from the floor in the second half.
"I was taking some good shots and my teammates were really doing a good job of getting me the ball," Deichl said.
When Deichl finished a dish from Rosie Lynch with 29 seconds left in the third, Libertyville trailed 37-35. But Carmel's Nicole Bitter (6 points, 3 steals) fed Paige Gauthier for a layup just 11 seconds later.
Then came a tough one to swallow for Libertyville.
Talk about bitter.
Carmel inbounded the ball under its own basket with four seconds left, and Bitter drove the length of the floor for a buzzer-beating layup, making the score 41-35.
"The air kind of let out of the gym with that play," Libertyville coach Greg Pedersen said. "We never got the emotion back."
Deichl's short jumper had the Wildcats within 45-39 with 4:57 left in the fourth, but the home team didn't score again.
"We definitely had a tough fourth quarter," Deichl said. "We ended the third with a full-court layup and it was just tough to come back from. We just got to rally together as a team in practice and be ready for another big game Friday (at home against Mundelein)."
Olivia Mayer led Libertyville with 11 points. Haley Hoeksel added 8, and Dana Kym finished with 6 points and 6 rebounds.
"We deflated in the fourth quarter," Pedersen said after his team committed 5 of its 17 turnovers in the final quarter. "We're a better team than that."


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AuGres twins go to festival in Ohio
AuGRES — Siena and Hope Anthony are sisters.
Unlike the majority of sisters in the world Siena and Hope are twins.
The twins, age 7, recently went on a trip to Twinsburg, Ohio, for the Twins Days Festival. Twins Days has been held every year since 1976, and features everything from rides, to children's games, to parades.
Siena and Hope's mother, Angela, a teacher at AuGres-Sims High School, said the girls saw the festival on television and asked if they could go.
"The girls saw it and said they wanted to go," Angela said.
She said that the girls were one of 2,000 sets of registered twins that went to the festival that was held August 6-8.
Both Siena and Hope said they made new friends and had fun. When asked if they wanted to go back both girls responded, "Yes!"
Angela said it was strange that everyone at the festival matched.
"We dressed the girls in western outfits. They thought it was fantastic," she said. "The (festival) was strange, but really neat at the same time."
Angela said one thing that she wanted the twins to know is that they are special. She said that sometimes society wants twins to develop separately. Instead, Angela said the twins should embrace their similarities.
"It just really made the girls appreciate being twins in a society that is focused on individuality," she said. "Don't get me wrong, being an individual is important, but when you are a twin there are connections between one another that cross and instead of feeling it's wrong to be the same on some things, they learned to embrace the fact that sometimes it's OK to be the same."
Since traveling to Twinsburg, Angela said Siena and Hope seem to enjoy each other more.
"Before we went, they would not want to wear the same thing as each other," she said. "Now, sometimes they want to dress the same."
Angela said that there are different issues that come with raising twins.
"There are times where they can't go to bed without each other," she said. "This year, they are both playing soccer. Last year, only one wanted to play; the one who didn't was miserable."
Angela had nothing but good things to say about the Twinsburg community.
"The event was really organized," she said. You can tell it is something the community takes pride in."
Angela added that many people who come to the festival end up moving to Twinsburg.
"People get to know each other over the years," she said. "Those who come make a lot of friends."
Angela said she plans on making sure the twins get back to the festival.
"We need to take them back there," she said.
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Nokia reportedly readies mass price cuts
Cheap phones to pave way for WinPho?
Nokia is readying a ten per cent price cut across its entire smartphone product line this September, it has been claimed.
Eldar Murtazin, owner of Russian website Mobile-Review.com, claimed on Twitter that the Finnish mobile giants will implement a price cut as it struggles for market share worldwide. Murtazin is believed to have good connections within Nokia.
Thanks to the rise of Android and Apple, Nokia's share of the mobile market is in decline and it recently turned to Windows Mobile phones in order to take the company forward.
With such WinPho models on the horizon, lowering the price of older models make sense, but would it be enough encouragement you to buy a phone with a soon-to-be defunct OS? ®
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