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As they take on the Wolves for the first time this season, Charlotte will be looking to keep its road point streak to start the season (3-0-1) intact, having started their current trip with a 5-0 win in Grand Rapids on Friday and a 2-1 shootout loss in Rockford on Saturday. Only three other AHL teams have posted longer road point streaks this season.
Following today's game, the Checkers continue their six-games-in-nine-nights trip, the longest in team history in terms of consecutive days spent on the road, with games in Grand Rapids, Rockford and San Antonio later in the week. The Wolves are also the Checkers' next opponent at home, as they come to town for two games on Nov. 7 and Nov. 9.
Game Information
Time4 p.m.
ListenESPN 730 | Online
Season Series
Oct. 27at Chicago (4 p.m.)
Nov. 7at Charlotte (7 p.m.)
Nov. 9at Charlotte (7 p.m.)
Nov. 24at Charlotte (1:30 p.m.)
Dec. 29at Chicago (5 p.m.)
With starters Justin Peters and Mike Murphy in the NHL due to injuries in Carolina, the Checkers have received outstanding performances from tryout signings John Muse and Allen York to start their road trip. Muse made 30 saves for his third career AHL shutout in Grand Rapids, while York made 29 saves in Rockford, only succumbing to a controversial trying goal midway through the third period before falling in the shootout.
Adding to that, news broke during Saturday's game that the Checkers had signed Rick DiPietro, a former first overall draft pick, Olympian and NHL All-Star who has suffered through a long period of significant injuries with the New York Islanders, to a tryout contract.
All that leaves coach Jeff Daniels, who on Wednesday had only one goaltender on his roster in Murphy, with some options for today. The tight turnaround, along with his sterling performance on Friday, would seem to favor Muse, who shut out the Wolves in a 0-0 shootout loss in Chicago on Feb. 18, 2012 – his most recent AHL shutout until two days ago. Muse also helped the Checkers clinch a playoff spot with a 38-save shootout loss in Chicago on April 13 of last season.
DiPietro was reportedly scheduled to join the team yesterday, but may not be available to play until later in the week.
In terms of offense, defenseman Mark Flood and forward Chris Terry continue to lead the way, hooking up on the Checkers' lone goal of Saturday's game – Flood's fifth in six games. Terry, who kept his six-game point streak alive with the secondary assist on that power-play goal, also scored the team's only goal in the shootout.
Forward Adam Brace and defenseman Matt Corrente sat out Saturday's game. In place of Corrente, a rugged veteran who should be lineup mainstay if able to play, Beau Schmitz made his season debut against the IceHogs.
Team Statistics
|12th West
|13th West
|2.50 (t-21st)
|2.50 (t-21st)
|2.67 (9th)
|3.13 (20th)
Power Play
|22.2% (8th)
|10.5% (27th)
Penalty Kill
|81.5% (18th)
|89.2% (5th)
|16.7 (12th)
|12.6 (2nd)
Arguably the AHL's most active team in terms of free-agent activity in the offseason, the club has yet to gel this season. Off to a 3-4-1 start, they are on even points with the Checkers (3-2-1), who have played two fewer games. They have lost each of their last three home games, tying them with Bridgeport for the longest active streak in the league.
Leading the Wolves' big-name additions are veteran forwards Keith Aucoin and Corey Locke, who captured back-to-back AHL MVP awards in 2009-10 (Aucoin) and 2010-11 (Locke). Locke, a 29-year-old center who leads the team with seven points in seven games this season, now has 527 in 544 career AHL games. Aucoin, a 34-year-old who spent parts of three seasons with the Hurricanes, is off to a slower start with three points and a minus-five rating.
Other signifcant newcomers on a team that switched NHL affiliations over the summer (Vancouver to St. Louis) include forward Mark Mancari, a first-team All-Star in 2011 who signed with the Blues, and defenseman Evan Oberg. In goal, Blues prospect Jake Allen has played five games, going 3-1-1 with a 2.35 goals-against average and .931 save percentage, and could get the start today with Matt Climie playing yesterday.
Despite their firepower up front, the Wolves are tied with Charlotte for 21st in AHL goals per game (2.50) and are 27th with a power-play percentage of 10.5.
Checkers Notes
Musical GoaliesBy starting Allen York on Saturday, the Checkers became the first AHL team to use five different goaltenders this season (Justin Peters, Mike Murphy, Jesse Deckert, John Muse) - a feat that they achieved in just six games. That number, which ties the team record set last season, would again increase to six if the Checkers use Rick DiPietro, who became the third goalie to sign a professional tryout contract with the team in the last four days.
When the Carolina Hurricanes dressed Peters and Murphy at Colorado on Friday, it marked the third consecutive season in which the two goalies on Charlotte's opening night roster would go on to be reunited in the NHL during the same campaign. Peters and Murphy also dressed for Carolina at the same time during the 2011-12 season, while Peters and Dan Ellis became Hurricanes teammates in 2012-13.
Shutout StreakDating from Iowa's goal against Jesse Deckert with a little over a minute remaining in the game on Oct. 20 to Rockford's goal against Allen York midway through the third period on Oct. 26, the Checkers posted a shutout streak of 110 minutes and 18 seconds. It was the longest the team had posted since almost exactly one year earlier, when Justin Peters and Dan Ellis shut out Peoria on back-to-back nights on Oct. 26 and Oct. 27, 2012, which was part of a team-record streak of 167 minutes and 39 seconds.
Floodgates Open
Checkers defenseman Mark Flood scored his fifth goal in six games on Saturday, giving him sole possession of the team lead. The 29-year-old ranks second among AHL defensemen in goals and is tied for first in power-play goals (three). He has already surpassed his total of one goal from 52 KHL games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl last season and is nearly halfway to his AHL career high of 11, set with Manitoba during the 2010-11 campaign.
Three of Flood's goals have come in his last three games, marking the longest streak of his career and tying him for the third-longest goal streak in the AHL. He also has goals in each of his last four road games, tying the longest streak of any AHL player this season.
Earlier this season, Flood became the first defenseman to score in his Checkers debut with a goal at Oklahoma City on Oct. 4. He is tied with Chris Terry for the team scoring lead with six points.
Muse ReturnsIn his first AHL start of the season since rejoining the Checkers on a professional tryout contract on Wednesday, John Muse made 30 saves to record his third career AHL shutout and first since Feb. 18, 2012. Among goalies who have played enough minutes (60) to qualify, Muse is one of three with a perfect 1.00 save percentage and 0.00 goals-against average (Texas' Josh Robinson and Syracuse's Kristers Gudlevskis).
Muse, who has begun all three of his professional seasons at the ECHL level, is now 19-10-3 with a 2.42 goals-against average and .920 save percentage in 33 career AHL games.
Packing UpThe Checkers' current stretch of six consecutive road games is part of a single trip from Oct. 25-Nov. 2, making it the longest in team history in terms of consecutive days away from home. The Checkers are 3-0-1 on the road this season, giving them an active four-game road point streak that is the fourth-longest by an AHL team this season.
Change of PaceAfter playing four games in the season's first 21 days, the Checkers are currently in the midst of their busiest stretch of the season by playing six in nine. All games will be played on the road, and never in consecutive locations. The Checkers' six total games played this season put them in a four-way tie for fifth-fewest in the AHL. By comparison, two teams, including West Division rival Oklahoma City, have already played 10 times.
Terry Takes OffWith his power-play assist against Rockford on Saturday, Chris Terry continued his record as the only Checkers player to score at least one point in all six of the team's games this season (4g, 2a). His current streak is tied for the fourth longest in the AHL this season.
Terry, who has led the Checkers in scoring for each of the past two seasons, had three point streaks of six or more games last season, including a season-long, seven-game run from Oct. 21-Nov. 16 (6g, 3a). His career-long streak is eight games, set twice during the 2011-12 season.
Special Teams SpikeAfter starting the season with one power-play goal in their first 13 opportunities (7.7 percent), the Checkers have five goals in their last 14 chances (35.7 percent), including at least one goal in each of their last three games.
On the other side of things, the Checkers started by allowing at least one power-play goal in each of their first four games (72.2 percent), but have kept teams off the board in each of their last two (9-for-9).
Three in ThreesThe Checkers are currently playing the first of four three-in-three sets this season, which marks the fewest in team history. By comparison, the team played eight three-in-three sets in each of its first two AHL campaigns before dropping down to seven last season.
The Checkers have an all-time record of 40-22-9 in games that are part of a three-in-three set, including a 14-7-3 mark in game one, a 15-4-5 mark in game two and an 11-11-1 mark in game three.
Quick Hits
- With 28 saves on 29 shots in Saturday's shootout loss to Rockford, goalie Allen York ranks fourth in AHL goals-against average (.940) and fifth in save percentage (.966) among goalies with enough minutes to qualify (60).
- Defenseman Rasmus Rissanen has penalty minutes in each of his last four road games (10 total), tying the second-longest active streak in the AHL.
- Defenseman Michal Jordan had three assists on Friday, setting a new career high for most assists and points in a single game.
- In addition to his season-high three points on Friday, Zach Boychuk also tied his career high with eight shots on goal, set twice previously.
Player Streaks
- Chris Terry has points in each of his last six games (Oct. 4-26; 4g, 2a)
- Mark Flood has goals and points in each of his last three games (Oct. 20-26: 3g, 1a)
- Oct. 27 - (G) Rick DiPietro signed to professional tryout contract
- Oct. 25 - (G) Allen York signed to professional tryout contract
- Oct. 23 - (G) John Muse signed to professional tryout contract
- Oct. 25 - (G) Mike Murphy recalled to Carolina (NHL) from Charlotte
- Oct. 24 - (G) Jesse Deckert reassigned to Florida (ECHL) from Charlotte


text: These Lincoln County Trap Team members have participated and won awards at national, state and regional tournaments since last summer. Currently, the team has over 20 members, ages 11-16. Some of the winners who claimed awards in their respective divisions are (front, from left) Jentry Helums, who took two third places; Tony Lee Bradley, three first places, one second place; Matt Shelton, first and second place; Alex Tanner, who recently participated in his first tournament; (second row) Brince Bonner, third place; Garrett Rutledge, who participated at nationals; Evan Buck, second place at state tournament and one first place; Lindsey Helums, first and second place; Liz Faulkner, former national champ who won numerous awards at regional tournaments. A couple of the shooters who have won awards are not pictured. They are Erin Wakefield, who took first place at state tournament, as well as awards at regional tournaments, and Edward Vance, who qualified for Olympic trials in Colorado and won awards at regional tournaments.

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|2008-12-08, 08:49
|Link #661
All hail Oyashiro-sama
Ahaha, how true!
I only got introduced into the VN fold this year, so it's still pretty new and I'm loving it for sure. They're lots of fun <3
Just wait till you get more into Clannad, I dont even think Kotomi's is the most emotional. And definately not Tomoyo. (For me at least)
You said you've played three routes, what was the third?
And they're called crying games for a reason ^_^
|2008-12-08, 14:51
|Link #662
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Kotomi's isn't the most emotional? Oh geez. I'm going to need to take a break. They're also REALLY hard to stop playing, once you get into a certain route. At one point I was playing at like 2 or 3 in the morning, and my character was also staying up all night... I had a bit of vertigo from the "excessive immersion" into my character.
The third scenario is Kanae's (errr... the advisor in the boy's dorm). A nice short, light affair that was such a change it lowered my guard for the next one (Tomoyo).
|2008-12-08, 14:54
|Link #663
Knowledge is the solution
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis, MO
Age: 33
Well, other than those ones and Fuuko's, you shouldn't get an emotional breakdown (at least not a severe one) till the second part of the game, so you can play with the relative security that your sanity won't be (too) damaged.
|2008-12-08, 18:01
|Link #664
All hail Oyashiro-sama
Fuuko's and definately the After Story are the heavy hitters. But Mei made me sad in the game as well, but not as bad as those two. I didnt really cry for Fuuko in the game, but the anime made me bawwwl.
|2008-12-08, 21:02
|Link #665
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Once again, I apologize for being the "noisy new guy". It's all new to me.
|2008-12-09, 04:43
|Link #668
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Singapore now, QLD next.
Age: 34
The Tomoyo After OVA didn't even count for 50%, (time line wise, yes, but emotionally, no)
You really should try Tomoyo After. But, be warned, unlike CLANNAD, it's a 18 game.
|2008-12-14, 21:33
|Link #669
Anime Snark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 35
You could also...
... read the picture novel, Planetarian. A production by KEY as well.
Just thinking about it makes me a little "emo". So be forewarned. Anime-wise, other mind-shattering, heart-wrenching stories include the movie, Graveyard of the Fireflies. Hollywood-wise, we have... Life Is Beautiful(LiB).
Seriously, if you have not watched LiB yet, go rent it now. The ending will emotionally stun you.
|2008-12-15, 00:15
|Link #670
On a sabbatical
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
Age: 37
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|2008-12-16, 22:37
|Link #671
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Singapore now, QLD next.
Age: 34
LB's fail point? Other than Rin, eeryone else was Boring. Even the Russian.
|2008-12-18, 01:44
|Link #672
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
So I finished the main arcs, but while doing some testing with my video card I had to "Alt-F4" out of Clannad a couple of times, and now it crashes all the time. Sigh. I'm hoping I don't lose all my progress, although in practical terms it just means I can come back to it after a couple of months and do it again. I really want to see the After Story, though. On the positive side I got my widescreen monitor to do full-screen Clannad without it distorting (that is, it has black bands on left and right). Huzzah.
Oh yeah! In case anyone cares, the routes that really stand out for me are Kyou, Tomoyo, and Kotomi. Even before I do the After Story, it really has been a blast going through the very different stories.
I really liked the second-person Choose-Your-Own-Adventure series years back, and this was like a grown-up version of it. CYOA never had girls like these. So Clannad wins.
I even tried a couple of the anime episodes, but I discovered very fast that while the funny scenes can be GREAT (hello Fuuko!), overall I much prefer the game version. In general, I also have a preference for manga over anime when it comes to sad/dramatic scenes, so that's not too surprising.
I just got Chrono Trigger for the DS from my brother, and I started the game renaming all the characters to Clannad characters (Oh! Someone ran into me! What's her name? K-Y-O-U). It's immensely satisfying.
|2008-12-18, 01:53
|Link #673
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
You know, since you all know how good the story is for Clannad, make sure you've at least tried the "Maison Ikkoku" anime series. Anyone who really likes well-crafted stories should at least be familiar with it. For me, Clannad was the first time since watching MI that I got deeply emotionally involved in a story.
|2008-12-18, 03:01
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The Romanticism
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: San Jose, CA
Age: 30
The way this thread is going, it sounds like the unofficial translation is easy to acquire, and I've seen some youtube videos of people playing key points in the character routes. It looks well enough for me to enjoy.
I was about to ask if it would be wrong for me to go and download the unofficial patch. But in writing my lengthy forum post, I've realized that there is actually an SVN extension for the project! Cool! I'm going to try it out when I get the game.
I'd just like to mention for if anyone here is involved with the project, that I'm really proud that it has been "released" to some extent. I am very weary of a project being stuck in the "editing" phase and then being lead on to believe that the project will be done soon when it will not... But this project is the real deal, and I love that! I sincerely thank anyone who is involved with this translation project. Even though I'm not being asked to do it, I'll repay the effort by putting my own effort into a free project one day.
|2009-01-01, 20:02
|Link #677
It's a Devil's Proof!
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rokkenjima
I am having some trouble with the fuuko arc in the case that when she falls on tomoya in the classroom at night, the options are "can we stay like this?" and Hurry up and get off". if i choose stay like this i get one of the endings, and a scene with getting a cheek kiss from fuuko but if i choose hurry up and get off option i go up to the nagisa part where we hold hands in her room and then the game redirects to the menu, and i cannot get the other ending/cg's. I do not have a fuuko light either, after completing her arc. Her arc is the first i have completed. Does anyone know about this?
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|2009-01-02, 07:56
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|2009-01-23, 16:46
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I am a bit confused about the last several posts regarding the Fuuko route, especially the last choice for 'different' endings?
I am following the 90 guide and am attaining lights in that particular order (ending with Fuuko -> Komoura -> Nagisa). I want to finish AS in one play through (as in getting to the True End)... so which choice, concerning the last one, I should make in Fuuko's arc?
Help me get to AS before ep16 airs T___T
Thanks in advance XD
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Hurricane Katrina focused attention on Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish, home of the resilient, proud and hopeful Islenos descendants. Dorothy Benge introduces us to these wonderful people and the unique heritage of these Canary Islanders. Chef Folse visits Rhonda Gautier in Natchitoches, La. as she prepares the tamale, a great food contribution of the Spanish. Neil and Donna Wilkinson perform traditional music from the Spanish colonial period.
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Further escalating an already hot legal war, Nokia last week asked a federal court last week to prevent Apple from importing pretty much every product it currently makes into the US, including most iPhone, iMac and iPod models. The Finnish cellphone manufacturer, largest in the world, already had sued Apple for patent infringement on the iPhone, and Apple countersued.
The lawsuit is almost word-for-word the same as the complaint the Nokia submitted to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on December 29. That complaint also demanded that Apple be barred from bringing into the US any of the products - all manufactured overseas - that Nokia claimed infringed their patents.
In the US federal court in the state of Delaware, Nokia asked for the equivalent of a legal neutron bomb to be dropped on Apple.
Nokia prays for judgment and relief against Apple ... for a permanent injunction enjoining Apple, its officers, agents, servants, employees and all other persons in concert or participation with it from further infringement, contributory infringement, and inducement of infringement of the Asserted Patents.
Nokia first sued the computer manufacturer in October, claiming that Apple's iPhone infringed on ten of its patents and said that Apple was trying "to get a free ride on the back of Nokia's innovation." Apple slapped back at Nokia, suing them back in December and claiming that Nokia infringed 13 Apple patents.
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William Lane Craig to Present Carr Lecture at Mount Union College
April 06, 2010
William Lane Craig will present the Carr Lecture at Mount Union College on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mount Union Theatre.
Craig is a research professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, CA. He earned a doctoral degree in philosophy at the University of Birmingham, England and a doctoral degree in theology from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit't M'nchen, Germany where he was a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung for two years.
Prior to his appointment at Talbot he spent seven years at the Higher Institute of Philosophy of the Katholike Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. His research interests include the interface of philosophy of religion and philosophy of space and time.
He has authored or edited over 30 books, including The Kalam Cosmological Argument; Theism, Atheism, and Big Bang Cosmology; Time and the Metaphysics of Relativity; and Einstein, Relativity, and Absolute Simultaneity. He has published over 100 articles in professional journals including TheJournal of Philosophy, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Philosophia Naturalis, and Astrophysics and Space Science, many of which are available online at www.williamlanecraig.com. He and his wife Jan have two children, Charity and John.
The Joseph M. Carr Lecture was established at Mount Union College in 1916 by the Carr family in memory of the Reverend Joseph M. Carr, D.D., a close associate of President Orville Nelson Hartshorn, founder of the College, in the early days of Mount Union.
The Carr Lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contant Susan Denning in the Office of College Advancement at (330) 829-8239.


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I know I've said this many times, but I can't say it enough. The end of this year really is starting to get exciting. Several big events are supposed to happen by the end of this year. RIM has already officially released the new version of BlackBerry Messenger. And OS 5.0 is expected by years end. None of which are as big as the launch of the BlackBerry Storm 2 (Odin).
Often times the best news comes in the early morning. BerryReview just received some very exciting news from their sources on possible release dates for the Verizon 9550 and Vodafone 9520. Vodafone is rumored to be launching the Blackberry Storm 9520 October 15. That's less than a week from now. While that may not seem likely, many people didn't think RIM was really going to release the new version of BBM this week.
Verizon is rumored to be getting the BlackBerry Storm 9550 on October 25. This too seems realistically too soon, though everyone is hoping the sooner the better. Some Best Buy stores are said to already have the Verizon 9550 even. That would surely reinforce the rumor of an October 25 release.
Now that you have read the good news, time for the some bad news. The sources also report that the U.S. will not be seeing the launch of the 9520. This is very sad for die hard GSM users. How is it that both the first, and second generation of a BlackBerry not be released on a GSM carrier? I'm quite disappointed and baffled by this news. Especially since the device is a touchscreen BlackBerry.


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By Mike Lehman, Tennessee Tech Sports Information Coordinator
By Rob Schabert, Tennessee Tech Sports Information Director
MURRAY, Ky. – Watson Brown's message to his team was clear and simple. The Golden Eagles will be ready to play in five days against UT Martin in Tucker Stadium.
The veteran coach didn't spend much time dwelling on the 35-24 loss Saturday at Murray State. Every player on the roster knew exactly what had happened, giving opportunity after opportunity to the Racers.
In fact, opportunity didn't just knock, it banged on the door and the host Racers were happy to answer with several big plays on the way to an 11-point Ohio Valley Conference victory in Stewart Stadium.
The Racers (4-2/2-0) scored on an 88-yard punt return and a 22-yard fumble return. Tech also gave up touchdown plays of 55- and 56-yards on pass plays underneath in which the Golden Eagles missed a plethora of tackles.
Still, against all odds, Tech (3-3/0-2) was still battling in the final minutes after falling behind 21-0 in the first half.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Jared Davis, making his first start in place of injured Darian Stone, was 26-for-42 passing for 207 yards, while sophomore tailback Ladarius Vanlier rushed for 97 yards on 13 carries. Senior Zack Ziegler caught a career-high 12 passes for 85 yards, the second-highest reception total in school history.
But Davis was knocked out in the fourth quarter and the Golden Eagles turned to freshman Trent Thompson, who shed his redshirt status for the final two minutes of the game.
The Racers jumped on top when Walter Powell returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown just three minutes into the game. Four minutes later, Duane Brady scored on a four-yard run to cap a short, 57-yard drive for a 14-0 lead. Early in the second quarter, Powell grabbed a pass and eluded tacklers for a 55-yard TD and a 21-0 lead.
Davis and the Golden Eagles finally got untracked and managed a 44-yard scoring drive, culminating in a one-yard plunge by Davis to make it 21-7.
Tech had the ball to open the second half, looking to close the difference, but a fumble at the Tech 25 bounced directly into the hands of Josh Manning, who took it 22 yards to paydirt for a 28-7 lead.
Again, the Golden Eagle offense showed some fight, moving 61 yards in three plays, with Davis racing in from the eight to make it 28-14. Vanlier's 48-yard run was the big play in the possession.
Powell snared another pass, this one on the sideline in front of the Tech bench. Several Golden Eagles surrounded him, but somehow he popped out of the pile and raced 59 yards for his third TD of the game and a 35-14 lead with 6:16 remaining in the third quarter.
Tech scored the final two times in the game, first on a 38-yard field goal by Zach Sharp to make it 35-17, followed by a 38-yard burst down the sidelines by Stephen Bush. That play came on fourth-and-one and capped a 63-yard, seven play drive.
The Tech defense did a sensational job in the fourth quarter, limiting Murray State to 62 yards of offense and forcing three consecutive punts.
One Tech possession ended when a tipped pass was intercepted. Davis also moved the team all the way from the MSU 15, but he was injured and replaced by Thompson. Seeing his first action of the season, Thompson found a way to get Tech a first-and-goal at the two, but couldn't punch it in. It was the first time in 20 red zone possessions this year that the Golden Eagles didn't produce points.
The Golden Eagle offense managed 93 plays and 363 yards of total offense, with 152 on the ground and 211 through the air. Murray State had 411 yards of offense, with 105 rushing and 306 passing. Tech also had 37 minutes of possession time compared with 23 for the Racers. The Tech defense held MSU to 3-of-15 on third down conversions.
Davis finished 26-for-42 for 207 yards while Ziegler had 12 catches for 85 yards. Maleek Hall added five catches for 51 yards.
Mikhail Miller was 31-for-42 passing for 306 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He was sacked three times. Powell finished the game with eight receptions for 177 yards and 310 all-purpose yards.
Tra'Darius Goff was the tackles leader for Tech with eight, along with causing a fumble. Marty Jones made six tackles and his seventh career interception. Jimmy Laughlin also made six tackles including a quarterback sack and two tackles-for-loss.
The Golden Eagles regroup next week to host UT Martin in a Thursday night game in Tucker Stadium. The 7 p.m. CDT contest will be Golden Eagle Blackout II.
For tickets, contact the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center or call (931) 372-3940.
- Since 1930, Tennessee Tech and Murray State have met a whopping 79 times, with the Golden Eagles holding a 42-35-1 advantage.
- The Racers own the recent edge in the series, having won each of the last three contest.
- Redshirt freshman quarterback Jared Davis will make his first career start today after making late game appearances in each of the last three games. He starts for the injured Darian Stone.
- Both Bill Dillard and Brett Dillard (no relation) will start the game today as well. First time that has happened this season.
- Tech enters today's contest 3-2 with an 0-1 mark in OVC play.
- Murray State also enters the contest with a 3-2 record and are 1-0 in conference play.
- Today's game captains for the Golden Eagles are #40 Seth McDonald, #44 Blake Adams, and #51 Jerry King.
- The Golden Eagles have won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half. Murray State will receive to start the game.
- Zach Sharp kicks off and the game is officially underway.
- SACK!!!! Jimmy Laughlin drills MSU quarterback Maikhail Miller and forces a fumble. Murray recovers the ball for a 16-yard loss!
- The Golden Eagles will take over on their own 40-yard line after a Racer punt.
- Senior Chad Zinchini on to punt and Walter Powell returns the punt 88 yards to the house for Racer touchdown. Murray leads 7-0 with 11:50 to go in the first quarter.
- Zinchini out to punt and scribbles one 47 yards down the field.
- Duane Brady scampers into the endzone from four yards out and Murray State takes a 14-0 lead with 8:06 to play in the first quarter.
- After making three first downs, the Tech offense stalls and Zinchini will punt the ball away.
- The kick goes into the endzone for a touchback. The punt traveled 46 yards.
- INTERCEPTION!!!!! Austin Tallant jumps a route and picks off Miller. Murray State was threatening with the ball at the Tech goal line.
- The Golden Eagles take over on their own two-yard line.
- At the end of the first quarter, the Racers lead Tech, 14-0.
- Tech forced to punt and Zinchini boots it 37 yards. The Golden Eagles trying to keep the ball out of the dangerous hands of Walter Powell.
- Powell catches a 55-yard touchdown, dodging, ducking, and spinning his way into the endzone and Murray State extends its lead to 21-0 with 13:05 to go in the first half.
- The Golden Eagles gaining some momentum. They pick up three straight first downs and are moving the ball, crossing the 50-yard line for the first time today.
- Zinchini on to punt after a Racer sack. He puts it into the endzone from 44 yards out for the touchback. There is 8:28 to play in the first half.
- Laughlin continues to have a good game, tackling Nevar Griffin for a two-yard loss.
- SACK!!!! Tra'Darius Goff takes down Miller for an 11-yard loss and Murray will have to punt from its own endzone.
- BIG gain for Tech! Davis connects with Zack Ziegler for 13 yards and the Golden Eagles will get an additional 13 yards on a face mask penalty. They are now in the red zone.
- TOUCHDOWN!!!! Jared Davis sneaks it in from one yard out and Tech cuts the Murray lead to 21-7 with 5:07 to go in the first half.
- Tech forces a Racer punt and will take over on its own two-yard line.
- The Golden Eagles will punt from their own endzone. Zinchini boots it 35 yards to the 50-yard line and Murray is called for an illegal block in the back to move it back to the Racer 40-yard line.
- MSU's Miller catches his own pass after it was tipped and batted back to him. He loses five yards on the play.
- At the end of the first half, Murray State leads Tennessee Tech, 21-7.
- Through just one half, Zack Ziegler has already tied his career-high for catches, pulling in eight for 52 yards.
- Davis had a strong first half, going 14-for-18 for 95 yards through the air.
- Davis also has the lone touchdown for Tech, on the ground.
- Tech takes the ball to the 24-yard line and we are underway in the second half.
- Davis connects with Ziegler for a seven-yard gain and Ziegler now has a career-high nine catches.
- Murray's Anthony Hayes picks up a Tech fumble and takes it 22 yards to the house. The Racers now lead 28-7 with 14:08 to play in the third quarter.
- Zinchini on for the punt. He kicks it 38 yards downfield and out-of-bounds at the Murray 25-yard line.
- The Racers are forced to punt after a three-and-out and Ladarius Vanlier takes it to the Tech 39-yard line.
- HUGE run by Vanlier!!! He scampers downfield for a 48-yard gain and the Golden Eagles enter the redzone!
- TOUCHDOWN!!!! Davis with a great play-action fake and he runs it eight yards into the endzone, untouched. Tech cuts the Murray lead down to 28-14 with 10:16 to go in the third quarter.
- FUMBLE!!!!! Goff recovers a Racer fumble and foils another redzone attack by Murray!
- Zinchini out to punt and he boots it to the Murray State 28-yard line.
- Walter Powell takes bubble screen pass from Miller 59 yards to the endzone and Murray leads 35-14 with 6:16 to play in the third quarter.
- Ziegler with his 11th reception of the game. That ties him for second most in a single game in Tech history.
- Sharp out to attempt a 38-yard field goal.
- IT'S GOOD!!!! Tech cuts the lead down to 35-17 with 3:13 to play in the third quarter.
- INTERCEPTION!!!!! Marty Jones picks off Miller and takes it the Tech 47-yard line!!!!
- The pick is the seventh of Jones' career.
- Murray's Josh Manning takes the ball back from Tech, intercepting Davis' pass downfield and Murray gets the ball back at its own 28-yard line.
- SACK!!!! Blake Adams takes down Miller for a six-yard loss.
- The Racers are forced to punt and Tech will take over on its own 37-yard line.
- At the end of the third quarter, Murray State leads Tech, 35-17.
- Ziegler hauls in his 12th catch of the day and he now has the second-most in team history.
- TOUCHDOWN!!!!! On fourth-and-one, Stephen Bush races around the outside and breaks one 38 yards into the endzone! Tech cuts the Murray State lead to 35-24 with 12:24 to play.
- Murray has to punt and Tech will take over on its own 15-yard line.
- Brandon Wicks grabs a tipped pass out of the air for an interception and Murray takes over on the Tech 44-yard line.
- The Racers are forced to punt and they put one into the endzone for a touchback.
- Zinchini out for the punt and he crushes one 54 yards to the 10-yard line. Powell loses yards on the return and Murray is backed up inside its own five.
- Murray State out to punt and Vanlier calls for a fair catch at the TTU 25-yard line.
- Two straight first downs has Tech inside the Racer 30-yard line. He connected with Maleek Hall for two long conversions.
- Jared Davis converts another first down with Steve Wilson, but he is injured on the play with an apparent knee injury.
- Trent Thompson will enter the game and make his Golden Eagle debut.
- The Racers take over on their own two-yard line after a turnover-on-downs.
- Murray State defeats Tennessee Tech in a close battle, 35-24.


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What's on the kiddies' Christmas list this year? A potty seat with a built-in tablet screen, so toddlers can watch videos and play with apps while they do their business? The Monopoly Empire game, which replaces the iconic tokens with branded items—see ya, Scottie dog; make way for a Coke bottle—and the iconic street names like Boardwalk with brands like McDonald's and Xbox?
Here's one list those toys made: the list of nominees for the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood's worst toy of 2013 (also known as the TOADY, short for Toys Oppressive And Destructive to Young Children). The nominees also include a Play Doh app that guides kids through their screen creations ("Remove the unseemly mess from Play Doh . . . and all the icky creativity that comes along with it," CCFC notes), a battery-powered Fisher Price dinosaur that carries a couple of cannons on its back (an example of creative anachronism that would make the Flintstones blush), and the "Real Tooth Fairies" line, which turns that classic childhood friend into yet another sparkly licensed character (see "Pimping Out the Tooth Fairy," July 30, 2013, www.valleyadvocate.com).
Check out the full list and vote for your pick for the worst of the worst at www.commercialfreechildhood.org/toady2013. But act fast; voting closes Dec. 4.
NAACP Mounts Glittering Art Show
The Winter Artist Trunk Show and Sale to benefit the Amherst branch of the NAACP isn't just another craft show; it's a revelation. Headlining it are stunning dolls by Belinda Lyons Zucker and eye-pampering jewelry by branch president Kathleen Anderson. A range of work from CDs to food as well as art and crafts, all of it by artists and chefs of color, offers an exceptional opportunity to buy holiday presents or just further one's aesthetic education. The $3 donation that gets you in goes to the Amherst NAACP's Freedom Fund. The show takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7 and 8, and Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Nacul Center Gallery, 592 Main Street, Amherst.
Deer in Your Headlights?
Though 62 percent of Massachusetts is woods, making it the eighth most forested state in the country, your chances of hitting a deer on the road here, even in the late fall and early winter, are relatively low: one in 524.9. Take a deep breath and relax your grip on the wheel; Massachusetts ranks 43rd in the country for likelihood of deer collisions.
But if your driving during the holiday season takes you across any of the state's borders, your chances of a close encounter with a deer increase, in some cases dramatically. According to State Farm, in Rhode Island, your odds of hitting Bambi are one in 373.9; in Connecticut, one in 299.4; in New Hampshire, one in 279.9; in Vermont, an uncomfortable one in 180.3; and in New York—not hard to believe if you've seen whole families of deer along the pastoral Taconic State Parkway—one in 140.6 (the mayor of Hastings-on-Hudson and his wife and child all have Lyme disease).
The odds may be worse this month because a mild winter last year, and plenty of food in the spring, made herds swell in numbers through 2013.
And in Vermont, look out for bears. Collisions between cars and bears have increased from 42 to 60 a year on average since 2010 as the bear population in the Green Mountain state has grown (last year, black bears chased Gov. Peter Shumlin out of his back yard and into his house late one night when he tried to remove bird feeders while four bruins were partying there). Bear collisions happen on Massachusetts roads as well; last month, a Southampton man was killed when a bear rushed onto Rte. 10 in Westfield, hit the man's motorcycle and knocked him off.
Worth Quoting:
"But after Whitey [Bulger] descended into what the judge in his case called unfathomable depravity and he went into hiding, [UMass president and former Massachusetts state Senate president] William Bulger's stature began to erode. He refused to meet with the F.B.I. and told a grand jury that he hoped he would never do anything that would lead to his brother's capture. … His apparent stonewalling led to his forced resignation from the University of Massachusetts, though he left with a state pension of $200,000 a year."
New York Times reporter Katharine Q. Seelye in a Nov. 24 article, "Sticking by a Murderous Brother, and Paying for It Dearly"


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Adele admitted she felt a bit like Beyoncé as she prepared for her Oscar Performance.
With a full orchestra and four backup singers, Adele sang her Bond theme, "Skyfall" for the first time ever.
(Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
The singer, dressed in a jewel-encrusted black gown that weighed nearly 15 kilos or more than 33 pounds, admitted she needed to save her breath to hit the high notes.
As she swayed her way through the Oscar-nominated song, it seemed her lungs were able to bear the weight.
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What did you think of Adele's Oscar performance?
– Shannon Carlin, Radio.com


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Maine boxer pleads not guilty to drug charges; remains free on bail
AUBURN, Maine (AP) � An up-and-coming professional boxer from Maine who's also the son of a former world champion has pleaded not guilty to drug charges.
Steven Gamache pleaded not guilty Thursday in Androscoggin County Superior Court to a charge of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug.
Authorities say during a routine traffic stop in Auburn in November, an officer found the 29-year-old Gamache in possession of two hydrocodone pills for which he did not have a prescription.
The Sun Journal (http://bit.ly/X5vJNs ) reports that police said Gamache told them a co-worker gave him the pills to treat an unspecified medical condition.
Gamache was allowed to remain free on $300 bail.
Gamache is 4-0. His father is Joey Gamache, a former World Boxing Association lightweight and super featherweight world champion.
Information from: Sun-Journal, http://www.sunjournal.com


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Y'arr mateys, it be that time o'year again! It be International "Talk Like A Pirate Day"!
So, bring out yer best pirate hats and parrots, and enjoy the day of quality pirate-itude!
Want your own Pirate Name?
For Girls: http://www.mess.be/pirate-names-female.php
For Boys: http://www.mess.be/pirate-names-male.php
And heres a rather embarassing picture of me in a not-so-stylin pirate had i whipped up at work :)
Avast Mateys!
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Not a Girl Detective (Mass Market Paperbound)
"I spent my entire youth idolizing Nancy Drew. I'm pushing forty now, but some fantasies die hard."
Besides her beloved collection of vintage designer clothing, there is nothing Cece Caruso cherishes more than her childhood memories of Nancy Drew. Her near obsession with the fictional teenage sleuth led her to become a professional biographer of classic mystery writers. And now that she's working on a book about Nancy's pseudonymous creator, "Carolyn Keene, " Cece's in heaven.
At the L. A. home of another rabid Drew-ophile, Cece finds a treasure trove of useful memorabilia, including one unique and somewhat shocking collectible. Later she finds a dead body -- and a puzzle that would sorely test the skills of her spunky girlhood heroine. Now she'll have to channel her former idol and unmask a murderer, and the killer may be coming for Cece next.
Praise For…
"Fact-filled and funny; a worthy successor to Cece's bright debut."
-Kirkus Reviews
"The action moves along smartly."
"A funny, original, well-plotted murder mystery."
-Entertainment Weekly
"There's lots of fun Nancy Drew lore in this airy entertainment."
-New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Kandel offers up a race against time, a nail-biting chase and some unexpected twists and turns."
-Denver Rocky Mountain News
-Sacramento Bee
"A cool, refreshingly tart summer read."
"Full of comedy, intelligence and knowledge, this is a mystery you want to share."
-Trenton NJ Times
"Not a Girl Detective...is as sparkling as a spilled packet of Sweet 'n Low."
-Washington Post Book World
"Entertaining quirks...Kandel also takes care to provide some intellectual stimulus for Cece."
-Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"Page-turning...The story is gloriously nostalgic."


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 3rd Jul 2013 11:23 UTC, submitted by ebasconp
Opera 15, the brand new version of Opera based on Chromium and Blink, has been released today. I'm still missing a bookmarks bar and a bookmark import feature. Other than that, I'm really liking Opera 15. I hope they bring those two features back soon, because I cannot use a browser without them.
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RE[3]: Missing features
by Chrispynutt on Sat 6th Jul 2013 19:58 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Missing features"
The point is they did sell, just not COD numbers.
Publishers get greedy and actually lose customers. Because people who want COD can buy COD.
Likewise if people want Chrome, they will get, dun dun dah, Chrome.
I am fed up of software I like being stripped of everything that made it interesting and useful just so the publisher can go after a market that is already amply catered to.
Let me get this clear, I am happy with COD existing, I am happy with Chrome existing. Me toos not so much.


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The Oregon School Activities Association's latest reclassification proposal may be a sight for sore eyes to Ashland High supporters eager to leave behind the school's current league-less existence, but it's hardly a perfect-world solution, says AHS athletics director and assistant principal Karl Kemper.
To the ninth-year AD, the eight-team league that the Grizzlies — as it stands now — will be a part of beginning in 2014 is less of a fix and more of a trade-off. Essentially, Kemper said, the school will be swapping one set of challenges for another.
"We don't want mismatches," he said, "but it's almost too far to the 'everybody gets a chance to win' thing — and it's not really about that. We can't equalize everything. It's important to have competitive balance and competitive games, but what are we sacrificing to do that?"
The answer, for schools like Ashland that find themselves in a geographically stretched-out league, is time and money.
After Ashland High completes its current four-year time block as a member of the two-team Southern Oregon Hybrid, it will probably be part of an eight-team league that will merge three schools from the Rogue Valley (Ashland, Crater and Eagle Point) with five schools from the Eugene area (Churchill, Marist, North Eugene, Thurston and Springfield). That makes the longest road trip in the Class 5A Midwestern League, from Ashland to Springfield, 352 miles round trip. Since the cost of taking a bus is approximately $3 per mile, treks to Eugene from Ashland, and vice versa, will cost the traveling school a little more than $1,000.
The time away from home is costly as well, said Kemper, although not in the form of dollars and cents. If the Grizzlies were to attempt to play a traditional league schedule in the team sports that typically require multiple road trips per week — such as volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball — it wouldn't be long before those long bus rides would begin to take their toll on student-athletes.
"It doesn't make sense for kids to ride six hours to play a high school game on a regular basis," Kemper said. "And then we've got grown ups that kind of need to go with them called coaches, and it's already tough enough to find coaches — the time that coaches put in is beyond what people would understand unless they've done it before."
To prove his point, Kemper laid out an exhausting itinerary for a road trip to Eugene for a basketball game. The freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams would leave Ashland at 1 p.m. and arrive back in Ashland at about 1 a.m. the following day, completing a 12-hour round trip. If those games were played on a Tuesday, players wouldn't have much time to rest before their next school day begins at 8 a.m.
"Educationally, it makes no sense whatsoever," Kemper said.
Which is why a traditional league schedule in every team sport outside of football — at one game per week, football has a much lighter travel schedule by comparison — has already been deemed an impossibility for Ashland High.
"If we did it in the traditional way, it would impact kids academically and their family lives in a big way," Kemper said. "We have no intention of playing in Eugene on a regular basis … and (the Eugene schools) are more adamant about that than we are."
So how will the future Midwestern League, in its proposed form, complete a conference schedule and determine a league champion in those team sports that typically require a double round-robin schedule? Though any reclassification proposal is months away from approval, a few possible compromises have emerged. In one, schools would scratch the Tuesday matchups in favor of Friday-Saturday games. That would cut down on travel time by essentially condensing two road trips into one, but the added expense of a hotel would partially negate what schools would save on fuel.
Another possibility is to do away with regular season league games all together in favor of an end-of-season tournament, with the winner earning the league championship. In that scenario, the tournament could be seeded according to the OSAA power rankings.
"The OSAA doesn't dictate how we decide who our league champions are," Kemper said. "I mean, we can determine the league champion by playing rock-paper-scissors if we want to."
Despite the fact that the OSAA reclassification committee announced in February that it "had reached a consensus regarding staying within a six classification structure," Kemper has not given up hope that a five-classification structure will be given another chance. In a five-classification proposal made by North Medford AD Tim Sam on Jan. 28, the Grizzlies would compete as a 4A school in a conference similar to today's Class 4A Skyline Conference, alongside Eagle Point, Phoenix, Hidden Valley, Henley, Mazama, North Valley and Klamath Union.
But unless the OSAA has a dramatic change of heart soon, Ashland will have to brace itself for four years of creative scheduling. In other words, more of the same.
"We're going to make the best of whatever circumstances we have," Kemper said, "but it's really too bad for our kids. Now that we're three years into (the last reclassification), they've not had the experience of a traditional league, battling with rivals, that kids can get excited about and I think it's really hurt our school spirit in a big way.
"Life isn't always perfect, but we'll control what we can control. We're going to have to be creative to do the best thing for the kids. We can whine about it, but that doesn't get us anywhere."
Daily Tidings sports editor Joe Zavala can be reached at 541-776-4469 or at email@example.com.
AHS AD Kemper not a fan of latest OSAA proposal
The Oregon School Activities Association's latest reclassification proposal may be a sight for sore eyes to Ashland High supporters eager to leave behind the school's current league-less existence, but it's hardly a perfect-world solution, says AHS athletics director and assistant principal Karl Kemper.


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Tired of doing the same old teen programs year after year? Looking for new ideas to freshen up your teen offerings and stir up some enthusiasm? Maybe you're new to teen services. Or maybe you're wondering how to take a good teen program and make it a great one! If you are a public or school librarian, or a paraprofessional responsible for young adult programming, this workshop will help you strengthen and broaden your teen programming and outreach repertoire. Come learn how you can use a well-thought out program plan and marketing strategy to help you meet your goals for maximizing teen participation and creating life-long library users!
Workshop Description: This all-day workshop will increase your overall understanding of the importance of teen programming and the benefits of youth participation in the planning process, as well as providing a wealth of new program ideas that are both meaningful and fun. Through individual and small group exercises, you will work on a programming policy and plan for your own library, learn how to forge new community partners for outreach and collaboration, and discover new funding sources for teen programming. The instructor will provide sample programs, planning checklists, and evaluation tools; policy examples; ideas for outreach; and a bibliography of useful resources, as well as practical, useful tips that can be applied immediately.
Preliminary Course Outline
- Laying the Groundwork: The Foundations of Programming
- Definitions of programs and outreach
- No dogs allowed: barriers to successful programming
- Youth participation - is it necessary?
- Developing a programming policy
- Teens in the House: Programs for Young Adults
- Getting ideas
- Planning checklist
- Single events
- Special and themed events
- Ongoing and series programming
- Beyond the Walls: Outreach
- Ideas and examples
- Partnering in the community
- Funding and Sharing Resources
- Identifying funding resources
- Cutting costs
- Advertising and Marketing
- Know your target audience
- Using media and technology
- Make it or break it - displays
- Evaluation
- Why evaluate?
- Quantitative versus qualitative Sample tools
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A new drug called repinotan blocks the respiratory depressant effects of morphine-like opioid drugs – without altering their potent pain-relieving effects, according to a study published Oct 1 in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
If the promising results of animal studies are borne out by future research, then repinotan could become an important part of safe, effective pain control after surgery.
The researchers, led by Dr. Ulf Guenther, MD, at the University Hospital of Bonn, Germany, performed a series of experiments to see how repinotan influenced the effects of morphine.
Although morphine and related drugs (opioids) are highly effective in treating pain after surgery, they share a common characteristic: They decrease the drive to breathe. This is a potentially serious side effect that can limit the use of opioid drugs for pain control.
In the study, rats were given a morphine dose high enough to slow the breathing rate. When the animals were subsequently treated with repinotan:
• Their respiratory rate rapidly returned toward normal.
• At the same time, repinotan did not alter the pain-blocking effects of morphine.
This is especially important because, although other drugs are available to reverse the respiratory depressant effects of opioids, they also reverse the pain-relieving effects.
There were no serious cardiovascular side effects with repinotan, although it did cause a drop in blood pressure.
"For years, investigators have tried to develop an opioid that produced the profound analgesia of morphine, but without the effects on breathing rate," explains Anesthesia & Analgesia Editor-in-Chief Dr. Steven L. Shafer of Columbia University.
More recently, specific types of drugs have been developed that selectively reverse morphine-induced depression of breathing. Repinotan is the first drug of this type that has proven suitable for studies in humans.
"This is an incredibly exciting development in opioid pharmacology," Dr. Shafer adds.
"A drug that blocks the ability of opioids to suppress breathing, while not interfering with the pain relief, would be a huge advance in pain management and patient safety," he says. "Unless the drug had other toxicities, such a drug would immediately become the standard of care for post-operative patients receiving opioids."
Source: International Anesthesia Research Society news release, Oct 5, 2010


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Thursday, January 23, 2014
Booknotes II (Jan '13)
1. Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri, Volume III, January - August 1864 by Bruce Nichols (McFarland, 2014).
Bruce Nichols is an indefatigable researcher and his ongoing multi-volume (currently at 3 of 4) Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri is one of those landmark publishing projects that fly a bit under the radar. The breadth of evidence gathering and coverage, digging into every corner of the Show Me State, is awe inspiring to the degree of worrying for the author's sanity. The end is finally near, with only the indexing of the fourth and final volume remaining to complete. This book takes the reader through the penultimate year's uptick in violence in anticipation of the expected Confederate invasion, what would be known as the Price Raid.
2. The Pennsylvania Reserves in the Civil War: A Comprehensive History by Uzal W. Ent (McFarland, 2014).
Like the above work from the same publisher, this encyclopedic unit history is another massive piece of scholarship, boasting over 400 8 1/2 x 11 sized, small print pages augmented by a flurry of maps, drawings, photos, and organizational tables. "This history chronicles the division's service from its organization in May 1861 through June 1864 [among other places, fighting at Mechanicsville, Frayser's Farm, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cloyd's Mountain], when most of its soldiers reached the end of their service commitment. Short biographical sketches, most accompanied by photographs, introduce the Reserves leadership. Throughout, excerpts from letters, journals, diaries, and books from more than 150 members of the Reserves provide a personal perspective on the action and reveal the human side of battle."
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Drew, I too was amazed by both, but the Reserves book especially. I wish the author had followed the 190th and 191st PA through to the end of the war, but it looks like a very thorough effort. As you say, the Missouri guerrilla volume pulls from a wide variety of sources. The first thing I do when I get a new book is flip to the bibliography out of habit to see if it's worth my time. Both of these books get a resounding yes based on that metric.ReplyDeleteReplies
If you can get Richard Sommers to write the Foreword then you must be doing something right. BTW, I like the new rubbery-feeling covers that McF uses, although for some reason the MO book had the old material.Delete
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Stubbs CF .277
Valaika SS .225
Heisey LF .351
Barker 1B .265
McDonald RF .291
Bankston DH .247
Griffin 2B .245
Eymann 3B .200
Miller C .214
Jukich P
Stubbs CF .277
Valaika SS .225
Heisey LF .351
Barker 1B .265
McDonald RF .291
Bankston DH .247
Griffin 2B .245
Eymann 3B .200
Miller C .214
Jukich P
Jukich has three strike outs already after one.
Camilo Vazquez going for the Mudcats who lead 1-0 after an inning of play. Vazquez struck out two in the first. Todd Frazier with his 47th RBI of the season plating Sean Henry.
Sarasota just about ready to go. Scott Carroll on the mound for the mini-redlegs.
Barker HR
1-0 Bats in the 4th
Barker is 2 for 2
Sam LeCure is on the DL with an oblique strain.
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A 459 foot HR ties it up 1-1 and breaks up Jukich's no-hitter after 6 innings
Code:Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Jukich 6.0 1 1 1 2 5 1 4.62
Jukich gave up two hits in 8 innings of work. Unfortunately both were bombs and he leaves the game trailing 2-1. Burton on to work the 9th.
Carolina trailing big in the first of two, down 7-1 in the bottom of the sixth.
Sarasota tied at 2 after 6 1/2. Mesoraco with his 6th round-tripper on the season.
After 4 1/2 the Dragons are knotted up at one. Fellhauer with his 7th double already in just 14 games. Janke pitching for Dayton.
Barker doubles, Bolivar pinch runs.
McD doubles over the CF head
tied 2-2 in the 9th
Barker is now 3 for 4 with a double and a HR
Going to the 10th
Eymann with a leadoff standup triple in the bottom of the 10th
Still tied
Corky K
Stubbs weak pop
Valaika K
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Chicago's Dixon School looks more like an African-American art gallery than a public school. In the largely black blue-collar neighborhood of Chatham, a school where art plays a central role in the lives of students is a rarity. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with director Pamela Sherrod Anderson about her documentary, The Curators of Dixon School.


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Everybody loves a good story. That's what movies are all about, and that's what awards campaigns are all about.
Mickey Rourke's performance in "The Wrestler" paralleled his own life — a star who fell from his heights in the 1980s but is still plugging away. That angle became a key part of his campaign last year.
Kate Winslet's story for "The Reader": After all these years and all these nominations, she still hasn't ever won a gosh-darn thing!
In truth, Winslet's always-the-bridesmaid status (five Oscar noms) was nowhere near another contender in her category, Meryl Streep, who at that point had 11 consecutive Oscar noms without a win. But that's the thing about a good tale: It hooks you in, and you don't stop to question it.
And with the Oscar process now in Phase Two, post-nominations, the backstories have shifted into high gear.
Do Oscar voters buy into this? Let's put it this way: Winslet won, Rourke didn't. I honestly believe voters cast ballots for the work they liked most, not for best yarn. But a good backstory doesn't hurt.
And in campaigns, the story can be helpful beyond luring votes. As the dazed contender is dragged around to endless Q&A sessions, cocktail parties, interviews and press conferences, the backstory (or, as Mark Harris labels it in an excellent New York magazine piece, the Oscar Narrative) is a great ice-breaker. It's rare for nominees to bring it up, but when the interviewer or party guest mentions it, contenders can wax eloquently on the topic and avoid questions about their sex life.
Perhaps most important, backstories keep the public involved. When there are multiple nominees in so many categories — 176 in this year's race — a gripping story can help personalize the entire awards process. And they help the consumer media, who always like to reduce the Oscar race to one-on-one faceoffs: Will the directing prize go to the never-won-before veteran Martin Scorsese for "Gangs of New York," or to the razzle-dazzle film newcomer Rob Marshall? (In truth, it went to Roman Polanski for "The Pianist.")
For years, Scorsese had the same narrative: Doesn't anyone in Hollywood appreciate this guy? (In a happy Hollywood ending, he won with his sixth directing bid, "The Departed.") However, some yarns change. After Winslet's double wins at the Golden Globes, her SAG Award and her BAFTA prize, the story changed to "Yes, it's been a great year, but that's no guarantee I will land the Big One."
Many backstories evolve naturally, like Keisha Castle-Hughes of "Whale Rider" (a schoolgirl with no acting experience!). Otherwise, strategists spin a tale, which is "fun. It's one of the creative parts of the job," according to one respected kudos veteran.
Recent Governors Award winner Lauren Bacall had a dandy angle with the 1996 "The Mirror Has Two Faces": Her first Academy Award nomination in a 50-year career! Who could resist? Apparently voters, because the Oscar went to Juliette Binoche, who wasn't well-known but was terrific — which isn't a very interesting story, but there ya go.
This is not a new phenomenon, going back to the early days of awards, and including at least one legendary example, Elizabeth Taylor's near-death experience before her Oscar win for the 1960 "Butterfield 8." There have been endless stories since, some resulting in wins, but some not.
The idea of marketing an individual sounds cynical, but it's long been a staple of political campaigns. In 2004, President Bush's story was "Ever since 9/11, I'm the guy who has kept you safe from terrorists." It worked. The 2008 election got a little harried because virtually every candidate had the same story: "You need a change from Bush, and I'm it!"
I suspect that some of this year's nominees are not entirely comfortable with the stories that have been invented for them, and probably dislike the questionable one-to-one matchups that have been manufactured. But to all you contenders, I give a big congrats, and I suggest you either embrace your backstory, or try to ignore it. With awards campaigns, that's just the way the story goes.


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Beta applications have opened for Microsoft Flight, Microsoft's follow-up to the classic Microsoft Flight Simulator series. Lucky pilots accepted into the beta will get to take off in January 2012.
Head this-a-way to apply for the beta. If you're wondering whether your PC is snazzy enough for you to even bother applying, Microsoft has released some very tentative system requirements.
Microsoft is hinting that Flight will be more accessible than the Flight Simulator series, but insists it still "retains the full fidelity simulation longtime fans have come to expect."
There's no firm word yet on when Microsoft Flight will take off, destination PC, powered by Games for Windows Live.


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*THIS IS A VIRTUAL RACE! EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE! WE ship your medals to you!
National Moon Day is July 20th, the day man first walked on the moon. To celebrate we are holding a Moon Day 7.20 - One Small Step For Man virtual race. You can complete 7.20 Miles or Kilometers, it's your choice. Everyone around the world is welcome to participate!
As Moon Joggers, we love this special day! Our first year, as an online running & walking group, we logged enough miles to land on the moon! In June 2017 we are having an Ultimate Moon Jogger Meet Up in Utah, where Moon Joggers from around the world will be gathering together to participate in a race together, in person! We will be donating at least 15% of each registration for this race towards our meet up and to donate to the race we will be participating in: AF Canyon Run Against Cancer.
When: Complete your race any time in July 2017. Even better if you complete it on Moon Day, July 20th.
Where: You choose the course and you time yourself (you'll report your finishing time to us).
What: Complete 7.20 miles or kilometers in the month of July.
Why: Because we want as many people as we can get to celebrate the day man landed on the moon!
Cost: $17. Includes custom medal and bib that will be shipped directly to you. Plus, at least 15% of every entry will be donated towards our Ultimate Moon Jogger Meet Up and to donate to the race we will be participating in: AF Canyon Run Against Cancer. *We are in no way affiliated with this charity, we like to choose a different charity for each of our races and are happy to raise funds for them.
*Medals will start shipping out at the end of June.


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Jerry Halliday, the puppeteer from Hampton who had a long-running show in Las Vegas, is best known for the original characters he created - sassy women like Sista Girl and Granny Goodtimes and the Not-So-Holy Nun.
But he also does some celebrities, including a memorable Joan Rivers.
After the legendary comedian died last week, Halliday put together a short YouTube video includingsome of his work as Joan. It's worth checking out. Click here to watch the video.


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|September 2013
Matthew [Măt'thew]—gift of jehovah.
This son of Alphaeus was a Hebrew with two names, a common thing in Galilee at that time. Mark and Luke, when recording Matthew's call to discipleship, speak of him as Levi, but Matthew himself uses the name he has been loved by throughout the Christian era. In his despised occupation he was Levi, a name meaning "joined," and joined he was to the world's crooked extortionate ways and mercenary aims. He was also joined by his vocation to a hated foreign power under whose yoke orthodox Jews chafed.
Thus Levi and his craft were so detested that the very name publican or tax-gatherer was commonly associated with sinner (Luke 15:1). His original name connected him with the tribe of Levi, the priestly house set aside for sanctuary service. But this Levi degraded his holy name. Whether the Lord changed the name to Matthew when He called Levi or whether the new found disciple chose it himself, we do not know. Meaning "the gift of God," Matthew's new name magnified the transforming power of Christ and indicated that Matthew was like the One who called him, a gift to Israel and to the world.
The call to service came when he was sitting at the receipt of custom (Matt. 9:9; Luke 5:27) at Capernaum, the first world center, "the Great West Trunk Road from Damascus and the Far East to the Mediterranean Sea." Matthew was a "publican," which is not to be confused with the modern usage of the term as an English innkeeper. "Publican" is from the Latin word publicannus, meaning the collector of Roman taxes, the gathering of which was farmed out to minor officials ready to undertake this odious duty among their countrymen. A publican's reward was that he could extort for his own benefit more than was due, so long as the extortion did not lead to revolt. This was why the publicans, as a class, were spoken of as "leeches." They gorged themselves with money in the process of gathering money for the Caesars and consequently were reckoned to be outside the pale of decent society and of the synagogue.
"Jesus of Nazareth, the carpenter's Son, knew Matthew the publican quite well," says Alexander Whyte. "Perhaps only too well. Jesus and His mother had by this time migrated from Nazareth to Capernaum. He had often been in Matthew's toll-booth with His mother's taxes, with other poor people's taxes." But the outcast was called by Christ to a better occupation, to better wealth than silver and gold, to serve a better King than Caesar. Without hesitation Matthew left all, arose and followed Christ (Luke 5:28).
To celebrate his surrender to Christ, Matthew entertained Christ and others to a feast in his own house (Matt. 9:10; Luke 5:29). This feast was a token of gratitude for his emancipation from a sordid occupation, and revealed a missionary spirit. Such an "At Home" served a threefold purpose:
I. It was a Jubilee Feast to commemorate his translation into a new life. Matthew wanted all and sundry to know that he was now a new creature in Christ Jesus.
II. It was a Farewell Dinner to declare his determination henceforth to follow and serve his new found King. It was his public confession of surrender to the call of Christ.
III. It was a Conversazione to introduce his old associates and friends to his new found Saviour, that they too might have an opportunity of hearing His wonderful words of life. Matthew sought to make a dinner party an evangelistic service. He knew many would come to his house to meet Christ who would not go to the synagogue to hear Him. Doubtless many publicans and sinners learned that day that Christ did not despise them.
Matthew became not only an apostle but also the writer of the first gospel. He left behind an undying image of his Lord. Matthew has given us The Galilean Gospel -unique in every way. When he rose and left all to follow Christ, the only things Matthew took out of his old life were his pen and ink. It is well for us that he did, since he took them with him for such a good purpose.
Matthew's gospel is striking in that it alone gives us the Parables of the Kingdom. The theme of his book, known as "the Hebrew Porch of the New Testament" is The King and His Kingdom. Some fifty-six times he uses the word "kingdom." In his record of the life and labors of Christ, Matthew has given us the image of Christ as it fell upon his own heart.
Trained to systematic methods and well acquainted with Jewish character and religion, Matthew was fitted to commend Christ to the Jews. He appeals to the student of Old Testament literature. As a writer, he is before us as an eyewitness of the events he describes and as earwitness of the discourses he records. As to his qualifications, Matthew had a love of truth and was sensible of the mercy of God, and the misery of man. In self-effacing humility, he loses sight of himself in adoration of his Hero. It is thus that his book can be divided in this three-fold way:
The early days of the Messiah (Matt. 1-4:16).
The signs and works of the Messiah (Matt. 4:17-16:20).
The passion of the Messiah (Matt. 16:21-28:20).
Devotional content drawn from All the Men of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer. Used with permission.


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Let me tweet this to all of my followers.
Hey, wait! I don't have a Twitter account. Well, I guess I have made at least one good decision of abstinence.
Let me tweet this to all of my followers.
Hey, wait! I don't have a Twitter account. Well, I guess I have made at least one good decision of abstinence.
Yeah! Great choice! Now you can just make smug public comments on a different website instead! That's so much more superior to those plebs and sheeple on a website that people actually use!
My wife's Yahoo mail account started sending out odd links a few minutes ago. She doesn't have Twitter, Tumblr or Pinterest accounts.
Are the problems more widespread?
Nah it's the affair she's having
I moderate several Yahoo Groups (please, save the taunts, it's enough punishment in itself without half of
So far, they've all been Yahoo email users (as opposed to someone using a non-Yahoo email account to subscribe to the list), and they've all CC'd several lists and/or individuals that I would presume to be on the account owner's address books. I'm assuming it's an XSS attack somewhere, but light on details.
I think it's mostly phishing attacks. It's really unbelievable the number of people who fall for that shit.
Our organization has about 3,500 email users and every once in awhile a phish campaign will make it through our filters to a large portion of the user base. Without fail, a dozen or more users will fall for it and have their accounts used to pump out spam. What's maddening is that the same individuals continue to get phished over and over, even after repeatedly being educated not to ever give out their passwords. They see some tech-jargon looking email and their brain just shuts down. I'm at an enterprise full of generally intelligent folks - I can only imagine what's going on in the brain of your average Yahoo user.
One of the funnier and somewhat more subtle compromises we experienced was a spammer who targeted our corporate webmail interface. He phished several accounts but didn't directly send spam like most of them do. Instead, he logged in via webmail and placed various porn and boner-pill advertisements in those accounts' signatures. As a result, some of our employees were unwittingly sending out porn ads appended to their legitimate business emails for awhile...
Yes, I got a spam from my sister's ymail account a few weeks ago. I told her to wipe her hard drive and reinstall the OS (or rather, have her grandson do it for her).
Hard to tell if it's Yahoo being hacked, or if it's a botnet -- there are a lot of people using ymail, me included. How computer-savvy are your friends? It looks like the one may have been a phish trojan.
They may have lost a list of emails that could now be hit by spammers. It's doubtful they actually have the passwords for anyone's contact email on file.
Most users of Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest had never even heard of Zendesk before this incident. How were they supposed to make an informed choice? For that matter, how is any non-technical user supposed to know what Web providers are doing with their data behind the scenes?
Incidents like these are why we need laws with real teeth to restrict the dissemination of private data. Zendesk should be facing a hefty fine for its negligence in this case. In almost all cases, these hacks are the result of failing to take basic security precautions that have been well-known and understood for years, if not decades. The next time someone loses a list of plaintext passwords from a database (which they should have never stored to begin with), fine them a million bucks or 10% of their gross profit for the year, whichever is greater. They'll cut that crap out if there are real consequences for it.
Zendesk should be facing a hefty fine for its negligence in this case.
And the companies who hired Zendesk should have to pay at least as much for not doing due diligence on their security before hiring them and subjecting their customers to the same.
hacks against the email accounts.. and then other sites these accounts are used on..
Fortunately I entered an invalid e-mail address on my Twitter account.
Every time I log in they bug me about "e-mails to your address to not get delivered, please update your address"
but after all it was good that I never did that. Why would I want to receive e-mail from Twitter?? Or from any other
party they choose to share my info with?
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I love a dressing made of yoghurt, a little mayo, lots of lemon zest, a little italian dressing, and a little sugar. ETA: I forgot the celery! I need my crunch
I don't like the lite mayo - but I do like the Olive Oil mayo!My substitutions would change knowing if this was for cold tuna salad, or more of a tuna casserole? Only asking because you said elbow macaroni in the OP!
What I use in almost all my salads is: some oli, some (whine) vinegar, some lemon (or lime) juice, pepper and salt, that is it.What my mother used to say is: wise with oil, sparesome (stingy?) with vinegar. So I splash the oil and drip the vinegar in the salad.
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Varsity Tennis Courts
The Varsity Tennis Courts play host to Brown's men's and women's tennis teams. Renovated in 2007 with a new hard court playing surface, the facility can hold up to eight matches at once, and includes bleacher seating for several hundred spectators.
During inclement weather and the winter months, the Brown tennis programs utilize the indoor tennis court facility in the Pizzitola Center.


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UMSL Professor Explores Founding of St. Louis in New Book
The animal wealth of the western "wilderness" provided by talented "savages" encouraged French Americans from Illinois, Canada and Louisiana to found a cosmopolitan center of international commerce that was a model of multicultural harmony. In his new book, "Founding St. Louis: First City of the New West," J. Frederick Fausz, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, explored the 250-year-old mystery of why and how French St. Louis was founded.
"Founding St. Louis" offers a fresh interpretation of St. Louis from 1764 to 1804. In it, Faust explains how Pierre Laclede, the early Chouteaus, Saint Ange de Bellerive and the Osage Indians established a "gateway" to an enlightened, alternative frontier of peace and prosperity before Lewis and Clark were even born. The book includes never-before-published details on the relevance of Laclede's life in the Pyrenees mountains in southwest Europe and his collaboration with the last French royal governors in New Orleans to promote a trade war with the British.
"'Founding St. Louis' digs deep to offer the most impressive history yet written of the city's French founders, of the old world they came from and the new one they created," said Stephen Aron, professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of "American Confluence: The Missouri Frontier from Borderland to Border State. "(It is) an absolutely essential book for historians of St. Louis, of colonial Louisiana, of the Early Modern Atlantic World and of American history."
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Wall Street Panel Brings Top Business Alumni Back to Campus
- 09-09-2013
- By Jon Reidel
Students in the School of Business Administration will get the opportunity to interact with top executives from Wall Street who will be returning to their alma mater for a series of informational and networking events at the Dudley H. Davis Center Sept. 12-13.
The Wall Street Program starts Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with an opening reception for business school students, faculty, panelists and alumni in the Kalkin Hall Lobby. The featured Wall Street Panel, scheduled for Friday at 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Thomas Chittenden Room, is open to all UVM students interested in listening to alumni talk about their careers after UVM and to answer any questions.
Featured panelists include James Flicker '87, managing director and partner, Greenhill & Co, LLC; James Rourke '92, director and head of Middle Market M&A, Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Kim Wieland '85, managing director and CFO, Allen & Company LLC; Peter Salvatori '05, director, Alternative Asset Advisory, Duff & Phelps; and Laura Polidor '09, assistant vice president, Iinvestment Banking, Credit Suisse.
"All of the panelists are successful alumni with diverse career paths on Wall Street," says Sanjay Sharma, dean of the business school. "They will not only talk about their careers after UVM, but will also conduct mock interviews to prepare students for the high bar that the industry sets for recruiting college grads. These are all very busy people who are giving generously of their time because they want to see our students succeed."
"Wall Street 101," an introduction to Wall Street for juniors and seniors interested in a career in finance and investment, is designed to bring the capital markets cycle to life, from start-up to IPO, including venture capital, investment banking, private equity, asset management, sales and trading and hedge funds. Rourke, who worked for eight years at Bear Stearns as an M&A specialist and at Fox Entertainment Group/News Corporation and Arthur Andersen prior to joining Bank of America, will serve as presenter for the session, scheduled for Friday at 9 a.m. in 110 Kalkin Hall.
Flicker, a Wall Street veteran of more than 25 years at Lehman Brothers and UBS, will serve as presenter for "Wall Street 102," a more advanced look at the finance industry for seniors pursuing positions in finance. The program, which runs concurrently with Wall Street 101 in 225 Kalkin, incorporates a series of real-life mergers and acquisitions case studies, including a company under hostile attack from an activist shareholder; a company that has grown aggressively through acquisition; and a company bought out by a private equity investor.
The program finishes on Friday at 1 p.m. in the Davis Center's Silver Maple Ballroom with a networking event for students interested in exchanging contact information, creating professional relationships and asking more in-depth questions of panelists.
Information: (802) 656-4015.


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Sorry for being dumb, but what is emt?
Sorry for being dumb, but what is emt?
PoleHangin everywhere
hope this is right spot? to post
Made a Test Tri-pod to hang with. Using 3/4" Conduit, with Rebar top bracket & D-rings.
I know it will fail, BUT... had to try. IN the past it held up a Antelope, but that was more straight down pressure Vs shear load.
Camped this week-end up on Ridge line, made Post from slash pile. Tri-pod on other side, Rigged up tarp. WINDY! Rain, Not fun.
Hung Hammock. Gave a push held.. Cool. Went to sit inside to hang felt it slowly sinking.. Just as I looked OH OH.... Least, it was a Slow bend.. not a Sharp Whack
thump.. Back to Rig to sleep the night. drats.
Conduit makes great Tent stakes cheap.
Sch40 Black pipe might work better.. Fun to play and hang.
No progress is made without trial & error!
"Life is a Project!"
Chug did you have a pole running from the tripod to the post? I cant see one in the pic. If there was not one then that would explain the failure. If there is then I would just say that 3/4 in conduit is not strong enough. I am hoping that there was no pole between the tripod and pole because that would mean that the failure was not due to the conduit.
The opinions expressed by this user are not those of a competent individual. If they were that would mean I know what I am talking about.
It was something to try, as a test. IT was expected to fail, so no harm in my pride.
The pole in the middle is longer then the outside legs' Would have to find those numbers. Plan was to have the middle leg extend under hammock To keep the 6 foot height. It worked. Till IT bent in the middle and DONE.
Shear force was 142.9 LBS.. from the Hammock Calc. :-)
No Ridge pole. Just 550 cord to hold tarp up, with Pursiks tensions. With the top secured with 550 cord to stakes, to prevent tip over OR slipping.
Conduit will be strong in downward force.. But add side way's pressure will fail. just too thin of a wall.
Rev. B shall be better. :-)
Going to Try again, but use black pipe, with End caps with a sharpened bolt protruding out. To act as a anchor, plus to act like a Ski Pole Daisy cup.
I'm working with Turtle Lady to draw up and illustrate plans for the Turtle Lady and TurtleDog stand variants. There are lots of little mods that I've seen and I want to make the best of them in the illustration.
If you've created a stand, I'd love to see some photos, especially close-up shots of any specific hardware and building techniques. The illustration will have a materials list and hopefully be helpful to anyone looking to build the stand in the future.
Feel free to post pictures to my email: email@example.com, or here on the forum.
Author and illustrator: The Ultimate Hang: An Illustrated Guide To Hammock Camping
Thanks again dejoha. Most of what I may have to offer has been posted but if there is anything else you need just PM.
Most of us end up poorer here but richer for being here. Olddog, Fulltime hammocker, 365 nights a year.


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The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed catcher Wil Nieves to a one-year deal. The pact is believed to be worth $800,000
Nieves, who had been non-tendered by Arizona last week, will serve as the backup to Miguel Montero. He appeared in 16 games for the Diamondbacks last season after being released by Colorado and batted .306
A nine-year veteran, Nieves has also played with the Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers.


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The Real Xbox 360 At Long Last?
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Thanks to everyone who sent this in. Looks like this is the final (or as close to the final as we are going to get) design of the Xbox 360 video game console. Concave in the middle, like we expected. Also has a platform which appears to allow it to stand on its side. Interestingly enough, there are two memory card slots on the front, a power button, an eject button, and some other button. There is a mystery port on the left, and what could possibly be a hard drive port on the right. Thoughts?
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MPAA Paid Off NYPD To Stop Bootleggers?
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The New York Post, which is not the most accurate source in the world, is reporting that the Motion Picture Association of America might have possibly tipped of the NYPD to the locations of illegal street vendors selling pirated versions of their movies. Nothing wrong with that. The sticky part is that it is being reported that they then offered gratuities to officers if and when they made the arrests. That is the illegal part. Two officers are currently under investigation, and the MPAA is denying any wrongdoing.
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JOBO Giga Vu Pro PVP Available
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The Giga Vu Pro looks like a worthy contender in the PVP market, mainly due to its size. Our biggest complaint with most portable video players is that they are either too large to really be portable, or too small to watch a movie on. This one has a 3.8-inch transflexive, color LCD (320 x 240 pixel) touch-sensitive screen. For me touch screens are excellent on PVP's, and the Archos AV400 was almost an annoyance because it didn't have one. The Giga Vu Pro has a 60 GB internal drive, which is enough to hold quite a few movies, photos, and MP3 tracks. The unit also has a TV Out port, which is nice - but it lacks a video in port. This means that it will not act as a portable PVR. It can be had for about $530.
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Xbox 2/360 MTV Ad
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Tabwin.com has the new Xbox 2/360 MTV Ad on their "In Construction" page. Using some video editing effects, the commercial is definitely cool - the video brings goose bumps just watching the teaser. You will need Quicktime to view it. Check it out and tell us what you think.
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Does the Nintendo Revolution Need To Be At E3?
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Video Games,
Okay guys, we know how much you all love video games. It has gotten to the point where we decided, what the heck, let's move it to its own dedicated spot on the interweb. The result? Gear Live and the I4U Network have launched a new site dedicated to video games - Playfeed. We plan to make Playfeed become to gaming news what Gear Live is to gadgets and technology. We kick it off big with a roundtable looking at what Nintendo needs to do at this years E3 Expo. We are also looking for a few good men (or women!) interested in being an editor on the new site. If it is something you are interested in, drop us a line at andru [at] gearlive.com. Either way, check out the new site.
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Should Nintendo Bring The Revolution To E3?
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The E3 rumor mill has been buzzing quite loudly over the past few weeks. People are excited about what Microsoft is doing with the Xbox 2/360. People are curious about how Sony is going to use the PlayStation 3 to combat the hype machine that the next generation Xbox has been generating. And Nintendo…well…Nintendo has people buzzing for a different reason. We have been hearing that Nintendo may choose to play down the Revolution at E3 – and that is if they even choose to show it at all. Does it really matter if Nintendo shows the Revolution or not? Is Zelda enough for a successful show for Nintendo? The Playfeed editors take this issue to task in our Nintendo at E3 Roundtable.
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Google My Search History: Like an Elephant
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Google will now remember all of your search history, and they advertise this as a good thing. I'll admit we have wasted much time looking for a particular site again when we didn't remember the specifics of the search. But is it a good thing to remember all of our searches? We don't think so. There are some I wouldn't want anyone to see. Possibly even some that I wouldn't even want to see again. Luckily, the feature can be paused - but it remains on by default.
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Another Piece Of the Xbox 360 Puzzle
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Sony and Toshiba Possibly Compromising on High Definition DVD Format
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Sony and Toshiba are said to be as close to an agreement on the next gen DVD standard which could be announced as soon as the end of the month. This is great news for us technology hounds. Usually it's the lack of an industry standard that keeps us waiting. The compromise will allow Sony to use it's Blu-Ray structure on Toshiba's HD-DVDs. Sony's Blu-Ray discs hold 50GB vs Toshiba's HD-DVD at 30GB. However, by using Toshiba's HD-DVDs, DVD facilities won't have to do as much retooling as Sony's format would require. Don't get your hopes up too high just yet, nothing is a done deal until it's signed, sealed, and delivered. Here is a bit more on the issue.
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Nintendo's Power Pad And Power Glove As MIDI Controllers
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Assuming that you may not know what MIDI controller is, here's a quick explanation:
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a computer based musical language that has been expanded since it's inception in the early 1980's. MIDI controllers come in many forms - most of them keyboard format. They are used to "control" the respective software integrated with the host computer.
So what did Jeff Hoefs do that is so special? He made a cool mod using a Nintendo Power Pad and Power Glove, which he can now use as a MIDI controller. Nerds unite and check out this site.
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2 Sundown SA 12s powered by a kicker ZXS1500.1 giving each sundown 750rms each?
All 0 gauge wiring done with 320 amp DC Power alternator.
How would you rate the system mentioned above compared to my current system?
Which is:
Kicker IX1000.1 giving this Pioneer TS-W3002D4 a 1000rms
(on my current system I have the 320 alternator and 0 gauge wiring too)
How much louder are we talking?


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Input Devices Guide
First Looks: PowerLogic Armageddon G11
Great On Paper
PowerLogic's Armageddon G11 has great specs: ergonomic shape and changeable grips for maximum comfort, adjustable weight system, up to 5400 DPI, 10 programmable buttons, adjustable Lift settings, and macro script support. It certainly has the potential to compete with any offering from Razer, Steelseries, Microsoft or Logitech, but does it perform in person? In our opinion: not really.
Baffling Design
Sporting a super aggressive ergonomic design with a wide and high profile (125mm x 88cm x 48mm), the G11 is pretty much limited to right-handed, palm-grip users only. Claw and fingertip grippers will have to arch their fingers to uncomfortable levels to use the mouse with any success.
The mouse weighs 125g (without cord), making it one of the heavier mice out there. Bizarrely, PowerLogic also includes six 4.1g weights, which can be installed to add an additional 24.6g for a wrist crushing maximum of 149.6g. Compare that to Logitech's G9 mouse, which also offers weight customization, but weighs only 88g.
As for the ergonomic design, theoretically, it's been molded to fit like a glove, sitting snugly in the palm of your hand. Realistically, the excessive cut outs and curves make its shape too specific to be truly comfortable and while the mouse is supplied with two changeable side grips, the only difference between them seems to be the presence of an extra ridge for your pinkie finger to rest on. Again, compare that to the Logitech G9, where the changeable grips change the entire shape, profile and even texture of the mouse.
For some reason, the mouse also sports a nonsensical ridge down its back that serves only to jut out annoyingly into the middle of your palm.
Another problem with the over-ergonomic design can be seen with the side buttons, which are positioned directly over the thumb groove. Due to the excessive cutaway of the groove, the buttons are placed on an overhang above them, meaning you have to move your thumb out of the groove to press them - not a big deal, but quite annoying nonetheless. We also thought the side buttons could be a bit larger considering the overall size of the mouse.
One more oddity of design, the two buttons on top - commonly used for DPI adjustment – instead adjust Lift and Mode (which lets you switch between saved profiles). The DPI adjustment has been relocated to behind the thumb groove in the form of a sliding switch. The new position for DPI adjustment works fine, but we don't understand the reasoning behind having the Lift settings in such a precariously easy to hit position, considering you're unlikely to want to change it on the fly.
Looks-wise, the mouse features a shiny metallic black finish (which PowerLogic calls Gun Metal) with grey buttons and trim. While the black isn't too bad, we aren't impressed with the grey buttons, which look quite cheap.
Once you get past the design, performance on the G11 is actually quite decent. Tracking on the mouse was smooth at all DPI settings and the buttons were responsive, if a little bit stiff. We did like the scroll wheel, which also rocks horizontally for sideways scrolling.
The G11 comes packaged with software that lets you manually adjust the DPI settings on the mouse (the onboard DPI slider only lets you switch between 450, 900, 1800 and 3600). It also lets you setup macro scripts, reprogram the buttons (first to go: Lift) and change the color of the lights. Unlike the mouse itself, the software is thankfully simple and easy to use.
Final Thoughts
Overall, we get the feeling that PowerLogic is trying to do too much with the G11. Overly complex design choices and poorly implemented features like the adjustable weight system and changeable grips make the G11 hard to recommend. A simple, more conventional shape without the restrictive overly ergonomic curves would also go a long way to improving the mouse.