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The Botanical Garden of Biology Institute is located at the heart of The National University of Mexico. This extraordinary place is full of life and forms, sounds and smells, textures and sensations that reveals the Mexican biodiversity, all over the cracks, rocks, wood and plants themselves are covered by life. The Botanical Garden came at the initiative of Dr. Faustino Miranda and Dr. Efren del Pozo (two outstanding researchers at the University) to create biological research site with controlled conditions and to preserve the diverse flora of Mexico and expose the most amazing and representative plants of Mexico. This section "La olla de las Crassulaceas (The pot of crassulacean ) maintains several species of the Crassulaceae family and many other surprises.
The beauty of the place is increased because was built over a lava outflow representative of the Pedregal de San Ángel Reserve. The unique ecosystem of the reserve is considered as one the most bio diverse places on the Mexican basin. Its origin dates 5,000 years BC when the Xitle volcano erupted and created a lava outflow on which the particular vegetation established. Now days, after the impressive urban development of Mexico El Pedregal de San Angel Reserve is one of the last natural reserves immerse in one of the biggest city of the World.


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I am extremely rusty with my C++ skills. I want to pass my camera object to the terrain class, so I can cull some subgrids from my view frustrum.
So, my initial idea was to pass the camera in the terrain constructor.
I have my camera declared like this:
Camera g_Camera;and after I initialize the camera I call the constructor for my terrain.
I am really unsure how I should accomplish this, but I would save a "Camera &" in my terrain class and just pass over the reference in the constructor. But I get these errors:
1>c:\***\thegame\terrain.cpp(13): error C2758: 'Terrain::mCamera' : must be initialized in constructor base/member initializer list 1> c:\***\thegame\terrain.h(72) : see declaration of 'Terrain::mCamera' 1>c:\***\thegame\terrain.cpp(128): error C2327: 'Terrain::mCamera' : is not a type name, static, or enumerator 1>c:\***\thegame\terrain.cpp(128): error C2065: 'mCamera' : undeclared identifier 1>c:\***\thegame\terrain.cpp(128): error C2228: left of '.getPos' must have class/struct/union 1> type is ''unknown-type''
Can anyone outline the correct way to do this? [Full code below]

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The followingparagrah is from the article
"Which means, Joe's tenure in the senate, which ran from 1972 to 2008, gave him 36 years of service and qualified him for the 80% of his existing salary as pension. Which puts his pension at over $135,000 a year. That is on top of his $277.000 he is receiving for being vice president and that does not include the over $13,000 he will get in social security benefits."
Why does Biden get to draw a Civial Service Retirement System pension when he is not retired? He is still employed in a federal position.


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All of the things you bring up, pay for transfer, name change, etc, have always been in the game (or if not in it, were not available at all). so they've never given it free only to charge later.
All of the things you bring up, pay for transfer, name change, etc, have always been in the game (or if not in it, were not available at all). so they've never given it free only to charge later.
The removal of the RMAH in Diablo shows that they have learned a painful lesson and are trying to fix their biggest mistake. All of the problems in Diablo came from the RMAH. The Online only requirements were there to prevent cheating and that caused lag and login errors. The drop rates were monitored and throttled to sustain RMAH prices. The game was short and focuses on grinding items instead of having hard and interesting bosses and mechanics. The list goes on.
What the "Loot 2.0" system shows is that Blizzard realized that the 5% cut from RMAH isn't worth it in the long run. Releasing a subpar and unplayable piece of garbage is the quickest way to kill a franchise. They figured out that very few people are even considering buying the expansion pack (i know that i won't), if it doesn't have offline mode and better loot system.
This 180 degree turn in Diablo gives some me some hope about the future of Blizzard products. If they stop trying to milk their players and instead focus on expanding their player bases the company will have future. But the future doesn't look good for Blizzard. Starcraft 2 popularity is going down even in Korea where League of Legends is becoming the new top E-sport to watch. Diablo left such a bitter taste that few people will buy the next expansion. Warcraft is getting far too old and it's loosing hundreds of thousands subscribers every quarter. Blizzard's sources of revenue are dwindling and they will have to decide between investing in new and better games that will make people gladly return or continue down the path of milking their shrinking player base until there is no one left and they shut down like many other studios before them.
If someone makes a public post on a forum asking what others think, mentioning I find his post and ideas as paranoid, and not clear thinking isn't wrong or bad. Calling someone a homophobic slur IS VERY WRONG, as I don;t even see how you could come to the opinion of Trassk being a homosexual, and why it would matter in this post.
You just seem to think anything and everything that doesn't include "YOU ARE AWESOME!!!" is somehow a horrible insult, a form of bullying, and abuse. Thats simply not true.
"Goebbels was in favor of free speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you're really in favor of free speech, then you're in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you're not in favor of free speech." - Noam Chomsky
Brilliant, you deny being insulting with being condescending.
The definition of being paranoid is being delusion or irrational and quite clearly has nothing to do with the subject of the thread. I do not understand what you are trying to say, there was a homophobic comment that was removed I do not see how you have come to the conclusion that this has anything to do with my opinion of Trassk's sexuality.
Really I do not and I have been through this with you more times than I care to remember and I have no desire to explain it to you again.
here is my opinion.
I would almost rather buy a game for 60 dollars than play wow. When I buy a game at Game Stop, I know what i'm getting. The game I enjoy now, I will enjoy in the future. Wow is different though. Over the years, the developers have slowly stolen away almost every thing that made the game I paid and continue to pay for fun and enjoyable. Considering I don't want an item squish, and with this being forced on everyone, regardless of consumer opinion, I feel that this is the final straw. I would rather buy another troy ounce of silver every month than continue to allow the developers dictate how I play the game I pay for. That's just not what I find acceptable.
As is my right as a consumer, I will not continue to pay fees to play a game that in my opinion has been destroyed beyond repair.
sor is introduced, with a free instant-60 in great gear on a realm you may never have played on before. also free xfer
please note that as late a 2 years ago a person talking about instant-80-anything from blizzard would have been roundly ridiculed on this forum as a private-server player who was confused/trolling.
pet shop, with boe pets you can sell which are endorsed by blue as a good way to get some extra gold for cash vs. goldsellers
transmog gear cash shop
well they would have gotten on as a game but it would have been shocking to a lot of players. I cannot help but think it would have damaged the franchise at that time among players that would tend to become long-term subscribers.
Now, of course, its routine and just another day in the grind in Wow. So who can say how far will be too far? Give it time, and a future playerbase will gladly pay for things that this forum would mock or rant about now.
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The real question is, is playing the game worth your time in its current state.
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There is no other mmo I can think of that let it's servers die and then charged the people that wanted to keep playing to leave the dead servers. I would say that's about the worst thing you could do to your customers. I would say about half the servers are pretty much dead at this point and they are still not giving out free transfers so those people can leave.
I am well aware of connected realms, it's a rather poor solution and bound to lead to either more people quitting or more people leaving those servers. No thought of faction balance with it at all. Does anyone really think taking two dead servers and merging them is going to make much of a difference at all?
Server transfers are far beyond what they should cost in the first place and they need to offer package deals on them. They need to give out a certain amount for free per year as well.
Server transfers are a bit expensive though, that is true. But again, people pay it constantly so Blizzard has absolutely no reason to change it.
I am the one who knocks!
i myself still enjoy wow and will continue to play for a while, but what i really don't understand, are the people who don't like the direction that wow is heading, or even hate it, yet they still continue to play it and complain about it while still giving money for it


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Google (GOOG) gained more plaudits today, even as the news flow turns somewhat dark for the company.
Oppenheimer & Co.'s Jason Helfstein this morning reiterates an Outperform rating in advance of the company's Q3 report Thursday afternoon, and raises his price target to $800 from a prior $752, principally to bring the shares into alignment with the overall rise in S&P 500 valuation.
Helfstein now offers a 14 times multiple of 2015 non-GAAP EPS of 69.60, versus his prior 13 times multiple, "on increase in S&P valaution," he writes.
At the same time, he sees overall trends having improved for Google in the quarter, with a bunch of third-party market surveyors saying that Google's "cost per click" ad rate for search is "trending up year over year," which he thinks is "a directional indicator only," not necessarily precise. The same data suggests "total spend accelerating," he writes.
And Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster reiterates an Overweight rating on the stock while raising his price target to $834 from $717, writing that Thursday's report will be "a relatively positive Q3 once investors sort through the report." By that, he means that the "core" Google business is likely to have increased more than the 6% that investors expect, but that the Motorola Mobility unit Google acquired this year "is likely to be weaker than current Street estimates assume."
The risk, writes Munster, is that "Motorola was previously a larger concern for investors and a disappointing quarter may bring the concern back to the forefront."
As Motorola continues its turnaround, we believe the company may see weakness in the unit's performance in Q3 as it comps against the launch of the Samsung Galaxy SIII and iPhone 5. We were modeling for a 6% y/y decline in Motorola's total business; however, we believe that Motorola's business may be weaker than previously expected and, as a result, are reducing our estimates both for Q3 and moving forward.
Still, Munster is focused on the core, noting that the past three Q3s have shown growth of 7.9%, on average, above that 6% view. Munster is modeling total revenue in the quarter of $11.93 billion, and EPS of $10.73, which is above the consensus $11.46 billion and $10.63.
The news flow, meantime, is not good for Google today. The Wall Street Journal's Amir Efrati yesterday wrote that the main question hanging over the stock is what European and U.S. regulators may demand of Google to resolve concerns about the company's dominance of Internet search.
Some of the company's representatives in Washington, D.C., are increasingly worried U.S. antitrust authorities won't settle for minor "remedies" to charges by Google's competitors that it unfairly steers search-engine visitors to Google's own specialized services, said people with direct knowledge of the matter. They are concerned authorities will try to impose onerous conditions that could affect Google's ability to fully control its own Web-search results, these people said.
Google shares today are down $10.28, or 1.4%, at $734.47.


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The Destiny 2 debut trailer won't land for another three hours yet, but already the hype train is reaching Mach 5 or something close to it, thanks to a purported leak out of a retail store in Spain. Obviously, take everything you read in this post as a rumor until official word comes down from […]
Leaked Destiny 2 poster reveals September release date, pre-launch beta
We may have our first look at promo art for Destiny 2.
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Half-life 3 does not exist and has never existed. A depressing harvest from the latest crop of rumours.
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Metal Gear Solid developer Kojima Productions is believed to be downsizing.
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PS4 system architect and Knack creator Mark Cerny is apparently in charge of finishing up the long-delayed PlayStation exclusive The Last Guardian.
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Gears of War's Xbox One remaster appears to be real, unless someone's put together a very convincing fake.
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Fallout 4 gameplay will be shown to the press by Bethesda at E3 next month behind closed doors, according to a report.
Star Wars: Battlefront website notes November 17 release, teaser video and first image hit
The first Star Wars: Battlefront image has been posted, and apparently it appeared on the official website at some point this morning. The game will also be released on November 17, according to the official website's source code.
Mortal Kombat X DLC to include playable Predator- rumor
Predator is rumored to be a playable character in Mortal Kombat X when a DLC pack drops in June.
Destiny's House of Wolves drops in May, light level increase to 39 - rumor
House of Wolves is the next major DLC drop for Destiny and if a leak posted earlier today proves to be accurate, the content – previously rumored for a March release – won't be available until May.
PS4 and Xbox One 4K hardware revisions coming this year - rumour
A terrific game of Chinese Whispers suggests we may see new, fancier versions of the PS4 and Xbox One this year.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare maps, gun camos, scorestreaks and more leaked - rumour
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare seems to already be in the hands of some players, who don't seem averse to sharing intel from Sledgehammer's series debut.
Assassin's Creed Rogue could be codename Comet for PS3 and Xbox 360
Back in March it was reported a new Assassin's Creed game, codenamed Comet, was in the works for PS3 and Xbox 360. Today, a Swiss retailer listed Assassin's Creed Rogue for the systems.
GTA Online heist missions leaked - rumour
Grand Theft Auto Online developer Rockstar North recently apologised to players for delaying its heist missions, but one gamer appears to have unearthed details on the first batch of heists ahead of their official reveal.
PlayStation Now updated, now offers 19 games - rumour
PlayStation Now is currently in closed beta, but details of the PS4 game streaming service seem to have escaped into the wild.
UPDATED: Borderlands 'pre-sequel' coming to PS3 & Xbox 360, takes place on moon, site claims
Borderlands: The Pre-sequel! is said to be coming out of developer 2K Australia this year on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. It's rumoured to be set on Pandora's moon Elpis, according to a new report.
Sony lay-offs explained by insider, Hennig left Naughty Dog due to Uncharted 4 creative differences - rumour
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[November 02, 2012]
Mercury News interview: John Hanke, vice president and head of Google's Niantic Labs.
Nov 02, 2012 (San Jose Mercury News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- John Hanke went from running small tech startups to managing products for Google's (GOOG) sprawling Geo division, which includes Google Earth, Maps, Street View and other services. Now he's back with a small startup team -- this time within Google -- that's just released its first product, a smartphone app called Field Trip.
The free Android app uses location-sensing technology and various databases to deliver tidbits of helpful knowledge about a user's immediate surroundings. As a person moves through a city or neighborhood, the app will automatically serve up blurbs on local history, point out landmarks, recommend restaurants or give tips on nearby shopping.
Field Trip is an example of "ubiquitous computing," which Google and other tech companies are increasingly exploring. In a recent conversation, Hanke explained why he's interested in that concept and why his new team at Google is called Niantic Labs, after a whaling ship that was abandoned in San Francisco when its crew joined the 1849 gold rush. The ship was converted to a hotel that later burned; remnants have been found in the filled-in bay land of the city's Financial District.
The following was edited for length and clarity.
Q: What is ubiquitous computing, and why does it appeal to you A: This idea has been around for 20 years or more. (Computer scientist) Mark Weiser coined the phrase at Xerox PARC. The idea is that computing devices will disappear into the background and what you're left with is the benefit of computing, which is information and activities.
I'm really interested in enhancing people's experience when they're not in front of their desk, but when they're out in the world. Even though it's possible to do a lot of things with your phone today, often that has the effect of pulling you into a bubble, instead of enhancing your experience.
When you're out walking with your family, you're not going to pause every 20 feet and do a Google search. So the notion is that you can have this process that runs in the background that knows something about where you are, and about your interests. It can proactively offer up information that can help you have a richer experience but in a way that's seamless and doesn't interrupt the flow of your activity.
Q: So you're trying to eliminate the mechanical interface A: Yeah. When Field Trip pops up on your phone, you don't have to unlock the phone. A chime plays and it shows a card with very clear text. And to take it a step further, if you have a headset or Bluetooth, it will read the card to you.
That's kind of a new frontier -- figuring out when it's appropriate to have your applications proactively talk to you. It's not for everybody, but I love it. You can have the complete experience without ever removing the phone from your pocket.
Q: What are the obstacles to wider applications of this concept A: One is the "Miss Manners" of what's appropriate: How can we supply what users find helpful, and how do we conform to the edges where people don't want the interruption And technically, it's things like how are you going to deal with the constraints of battery and data usage and so on.
We use GPS and cellular signals (to determine location). GPS is more power-intensive, so there are cases where we're going to rely on triangulation from radio towers and Wi-Fi base stations. Part of the work we're doing is learning about and designing a system that balances accuracy and power.
Q: What if people don't want their device to know where they are all the time A: Obviously, it's a choice to use the app or not. You can turn it off when you want to. And Google gives you the opportunity to manage your services and delete your information. Personally, I think users are getting comfortable and are interested in having their devices and Web services working for them.
Q: So what's the broader mission for Niantic Labs A: The group was started to explore the intersection of "geo" and location and mobile, with an eye toward things like ubiquitous computing. I had come in with Keyhole (a digital mapping and imaging startup that was acquired by Google) and helped to grow that group inside Google over several years. In my spare time I was thinking about what we could do with that information in a mobile context: What kinds of apps could we build on this infrastructure Q: Why did you pick the name A: I was interested in this idea of peeling back the layers of the world. I stumbled across the story of Gold Rush-era ships and how the Niantic was reused as a hotel and a brothel and now it's at the foot of the Transamerica Building, buried in the sediment. So the metaphor was the hidden stories: The knowledge exists; it's just not always available to us when it could be of benefit.
Q: You led a large organization at Google. I understand you were thinking about leaving to do another startup, but instead you were persuaded to do this A: I really wanted to be more directly involved in product development and the creation process. When organizational size and layers of management come into play, it's harder to directly influence what you're working on. So I talked with my colleagues at Google and they said, "We'd like to find a way for you to do this inside Google." Niantic is able to move pretty autonomously and quickly, but we're still able to still tap into other groups at the company and to build on the relationships and data and infrastructure that we have at Google. So it's a great combination.
Contact Brandon Bailey at 408-920-5022; follow him at Twitter.com/BrandonBailey.
John Hanke Job: Vice president and head of Google's Niantic Labs Age: 45 Education: Bachelor's degree, University of Texas, Austin, 1989; MBA, UC Berkeley, 1996 Career: U.S. State Department Foreign Service in Burma; co-founded three tech startups (Archetype Interactive, Big Network and Keyhole); joined Google when it bought Keyhole and became vice president of product management for Google's Geo division; has led the Niantic team since last year Family: Married, three children.
Five things to know about John Hanke: 1. He keeps a poster of "Conan the Barbarian" in his office because he grew up in Cross Plains, Texas, the home of Conan creator Robert E. Howard.
2. A self-taught programmer, he began coding in junior high school.
3. His first two startups created online games: Archetype Interactive developed a massively multiplayer role-playing game called Meridian 59; Big Network developed casual games like chess and checkers.
4. A third startup, Keyhole, developed satellite and aerial mapping technology. It was funded in part by the CIA's venture capital arm before it was acquired by Google and became Google Earth.
5. He's an avid bicyclist.
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Guess what? IM BORED!
I need to know what is up with your grin because it is creeping me out (which it is not doing).
Anywho the fish is in broom, the not so midget invasion has given up on using gel, Chris is just saying hi and asher has begun to leave us at lunch time and reeces or whatever you call it.
BTW i belive the world is coming to a end without you, its like an infinity dense subcom-watchamacallit and the not so midget invasion is getting smaller.
Thank you Latvia
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Kaspar says ... Latvia was awesome. Everyone there was nice. Ok picture the nicest person you know. Now, would they do any of these things: Give up their bed for you to stay with them? Spend more than they could afford on feeding you? Cry/weep when you left after spending a night in the same apartment as them? No? Well just about every one of our relatives did at least one of those things for us
We only had 10 days in Latvia... I wish we had had more time there. We were moving for pretty much all the time in Latvia. We were at a different house for every day of our time there (except our last night and day). I can't name all our relatives for reasons of confidentiality (*cough*-Anita, Eriks, Linda, Kaspars, Beatrise, Roberts, Vitte, Valdis, Edgars, Janis, Aldis, Ilze, Juris, Martins, Liga, Andrejas, Gustavs, Inta, Valdis, Nina, Tolu, Elita, Eriks, Inese, and I may have forgotten one or two-*cough*)
And they were all TOO NICE!!!!
We gave a couple of presents to the people, then we got bags of presents from them. As I put it they were killing us slowly with their niceness. ROFL (rolling on floor laughing) now we are in Berlin but it is wet but not to cold. In fact, it is warm in comparison to Latvia. Tomorrow at 3am or something we have to get up and get ready to go to Switzerland. It will be cool and we will hopefully be seeing white -(snow).
I want a rocket ship-_-Bon voyage!!!
Juri says ... I admit it, I was making bubbles and every thing Oskar said was true. Well pretty much ... (forced to admit this by two boys who are getting bigger and cleverer every day)
Kaspar's impressions of our relatives' generosity in Latvia has not been exaggerated. We were treated really well. Along with their wonderful hospitality, we (in particular I) heard many stories that have brought both laughter and tears. We pored over old photos of my parents and their families from their youth.
We also visited museums and war cemeteries that impacted upon us all. We learned more about what my parents and their friends and relatives experienced in the past and saw first hand how they have survived those experiences. We also delighted in the progress and achievements of the emerging generations who are taking up the opportunities available to them.
Our visit was a rich experience. I left Latvia with mixed feeling - sadness at leaving our relatives, joy at having had this time with them and seeing Kaspar and Oskar make friends of their young second cousins. My head was swimming with a hundred stories and associated feelings and we have enjoyed have some much needed down time in Berlin. Today we did a little bit of last minute sight-seeing before heading to see Willi and her family in Switzerland tomorrow.
BTW, happy birthday to Guntis and Marcis for Monday :-)
Love to you all, Juri
24 September 2008
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Transfer modes are working in the paint widget! "Blend" and "Blur" painting work, with variable levels of transparency.Haven't done "colorize" or "rub-through" yet, but those should be pretty simple.
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I recently ordered some microfilm from Salt Lake City, so I've spent the last couple Wednesdays at the local LDS stake. I can't just go, you know. I have to take a whole arsenal of technology with me. The laptop, of course, and all the handy peripherals in my travellin' bag: USB fan, USB light, portable scanner the size of the computer itself (not that it's useful for microfilm, but it's stored in the bag), low-tech magnifying glass, etc. Really, I'm armed to the teeth when I sally forth to do battle with the old German Kirchenbücher. But that alone wouldn't raise many eyebrows. It's the digital camera and full-size tripod that seem to mark me as a full-fledged high-tech research warrior. You just don't slip under the radar with gear like that.
Thus it happened that last week, a gentleman was brought into the dark little microfilm room to meet me and my technology. We talked for a bit. He's in the process of building a website pertaining to family history photos, and he thought I would be a good candidate to answer some market research questions for him, which I did. He'll let me know when the site is up and running, and after me, you'll be the next to know.
Meanwhile, the topic interested me so I did a little market research of my own to see what might already be out there. I didn't get too far though, because the first thing that caught my attention in the Google hit list was PhotoTree, a great site for information about dating old photographs.
I have several daguerreotypes and ambrotypes which I believe were all handed down through Rosmer Kerr's family. Some I've had for years, and they are packed in such a "safe" place that I've been driven to the edge of sanity looking for them this past week. I'm still teetering. But the three I got last summer were within easy reach. I'd been speculating about who they might be. I don't know why I hadn't thought to try taking the photos out of the little cases, but at PhotoTree, I learned (or relearned?) that there might be information written inside the back of the case.
I used a dental pick to lift the photos out of the cases. Of the three, only this daguerreotype had writing pencilled in the case. It said, "Taken by H.S. Harmon - June 16, 1853, Cascade, Wis."
Taken by H.S. Harmon. Having no Harmons in my family tree, that information wasn't useful to me. But Cascade, Wisconsin? Home of Ezekiel Taylor Efner. Five seconds with my Family Tree Maker and I can tell you exactly what this picture is all about.
This is Ezekiel Efner's second wife, Eliza Ann Davis. No, she didn't have a Napoleon complex. Her hand is in that odd position because it's resting on Uncle Billy Efner, who would be born five months later. She had probably begun to feel the baby kick around the time of this photograph. She must have been very excited about it to commemorate it this way.


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Brazil's stocks fell after economists their forecast for the nation's industrial output growth in 2013 to 2.39% from 2.83%, according to Bloomberg. The Bovespa stock index fell 0.1% today.
The future of Mexico's reform program could depend on a probe into allegations its ruling party tried to buy votes. Mexico's IPC stock index dropped 1%.
An index of Chile's economic activity grew by 3.1% in March, below forecasts for 4.3% growth. The Santiago Stock Exchange IPSA Index fell 0.3%.
Colombia's consumer price index rose 2.02% in April, higher than the 1.94% gain forecast by economists. The Colombia COLCAP Index dipped 1%.
Reuters profiles Peru's central bank head Julia Velarde. The Bolsa de Valores de Lima General Sector Index gained 0.3%.
Russia's consumer prices have increased 2.4% this year through April 29, ahead of last year's 1.8%., Russia's Micex stock index rose 0.04%
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By Melissa M. Scallan/The Sun Herald (MCT)
It has been nearly six months since America saw Robin Roberts' smiling face at the "Good Morning America" anchor desk, and during that time they have sent the beloved reporter their prayers, thoughts and wishes for a speedy return.
That happen today, five months to the day that Roberts underwent a bone marrow transplant, and family and friends said they couldn't wait to see her doing what she loves again.
"She seems to have bounced back with determination," said Dave Dennis, a longtime friend of the Roberts family. "She offers a beacon of hope for many people who have had health concerns. It would have been easy for her to give up, but she chose not to do that."
Roberts' sister, Dorothy Roberts McEwen, agreed.
"We're thrilled," McEwen said last week, adding that she and sister Sally-Ann Roberts will be in New York for Robin's first day back at work. "I'm excited because I'll be able to see her on a regular basis and see how she's progressing. We've always believed and had faith that things would be fine, but this validates that. We're just very grateful."
Rough few years
Roberts told the world in 2007 that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She had surgery, chemotherapy and radiation and worked through much of her treatment.
At first, she didn't want to tell the public about her disease, but in a 2011 interview with the Sun Herald, she said her mother, Lucimarian, told her she needed to let her audience know.
"I was not going to go public," Roberts recalled. "There was no way, no how. I didn't want anyone to know. It was so personal. It was my mother who said, in essence, 'We don't roll like that. The Roberts family doesn't roll like that.' She said I was going to be a voice for those going through this who don't have what I have."
Late last spring, Roberts was diagnosed with MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood and bone marrow disease she likely developed because of the breast cancer treatment.
Through tears, she once again told GMA viewers across the country that she was ill and needed a bone marrow transplant — and their prayers. Her older sister, Sally-Ann Roberts, was a match and was her sister's donor.
"I am going to beat this," she said last June. "My doctors say it, and my faith says it. It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright."
Robin began treatment in June to prepare for the transplant, which she had Sept. 20. Shortly after she began the treatment, her mother suffered a bad stroke. Robin left her anchor post at GMA a day early to be with her mother and arrived on the Coast hours before Lucimarian Roberts died on Aug. 30 at her home in Pass Christian.
She returned to New York after just a few days on the Coast to continue her treatment and spent a month in the hospital after the transplant.
McEwen said it was a rough time for the whole family.
"It's been one of the darkest times in our family life — finding out she was ill and then mom getting sick," she said. "It's a very daunting thing to go through as a family. To be so far away from her and not be able to help was difficult."
One of their hardest days was when Robin got out of the hospital a month after the transplant. Her siblings went back to her apartment with Robin but had to leave almost immediately because of her fragile immune system.
"That was the toughest moment," McEwen recalled.
Road back to health
After she was released from the hospital, Robin suffered a few setbacks. Doctors warned her it would take time for her immune system to develop, and she spent a few more days in the hospital in November recovering from a virus. But, she continued to get stronger and let her fans know about her progress through her Facebook and Twitter pages.
She announced in January that she would be returning to work in February and the weekend of the Super Bowl she visited New Orleans and Pass Christian, returning to her mother's home with her three siblings for the first time since Lucimarian's death.
Dennis got to visit with Robin and Dorothy briefly while Robin was on the Coast.
"She looked great," he said. "She was good to go."
He said everyone looks forward to her return, but people on the Coast in particular are ready for Robin to be back on the air.
"She is an unbelievably positive ambassador for the Coast," he said. "Having her back in the limelight shines a light on Mississippi. She is a leader for the Coast, even though she doesn't live here. She has a positive way of moving forward."
Missy Buchanan is a co-author of the book Robin and Lucimarian wrote that was released last spring, "My Story, My Song: Mother-Daughter Reflections on Life and Faith." She spent many hours with both of them while writing the book and said their faith and resolve are inspiring.
"The celebration of her return is a celebration of the human spirit," Buchanan said. "But as Sally-Ann tells me, 'It's a God thing.'"
Buchanan travels around the country and said when she talks about the book she wrote with the Roberts' people always ask about Robin and how she's doing.
"They are following her story closely," she said. "They tell me that their mornings aren't right with Robin in the anchor chair. I think they will celebrate her return to GMA much as they would for a loved one."
McEwen said because of her baby sister's job, often she acts more like the oldest child than the youngest. This disease changed that.
"She's the baby," McEwen said last week. "You think there's a hierarchy of life, and it really has thrown us a curve.
McEwen said she is proud of her sister for fighting this disease and being an example for others.
"She leads a very full life, and her heart is so open, so gracious, so giving," McEwen said. "I'm proud of her courage. Her courage inspires me."


text: Had an old salt train with me last Sunday that told a couple stories about Cotton Pershall. Said he was deadly accurate with a sling shot and killed a pheasant at a Monroe Trial at 20 yds. Found the following story about Cotton and Smokey the 1965 NFC in SI Vault, hope you enjoy the read.


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The space shuttle's mid-deck was a multipurpose area. Astronauts slept here, food was stored and prepared, scientific research was carried out, and the toilet utilized. It provided crew module access on the ground through the main hatch and in space through the airlock to the payload bay and International Space Station (ISS). During launch and landing, three to four astronauts sat in the mid-deck, blind to the outside except for one tiny window in the main hatch.
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Advogato Certification ... and my friends from Spain
I wonder how are my spanish friends doing. I haven't spoken with cuenca, rodrigo and acs for a while. I wanted to mail them but I have very little to say to them other than "Hi!". They certified me which is nice from them and this reminds me to tell you why do I not certify other hacers :
- I have not read any code from most of them
- There are different stuff to take into account when talking about someone's hacking abilities
- It's hard to put hackers in 4 discrete levels, but even saying a number from 1 to 10 is a lot Worse
- Cant remember the other one.
gedit recent hacking
After wasting a FULL day [ meaning from 11 am to 5am of the next day ] finding and fixing bugs for the printing algorithm to determine lines and do the word wrapping, I decided to implement it again. It was a wise choice because is stupid to mess with code you do not completelly understand. I was desperated but I learned my lesson. The new one is not done , I still need to replace tabs for a number of spaces in the posctscript printing but it is beautifull. This is one of those cases in which you need to implement something once to learn what the problem is about and redo it to actually do the implementation.
It looks like jleach has lost interest in gedit. I guess I will be on my own in the near future, althou I have not asked him about it.
Schoo's summer semester starts this wensday. Yuck ! Have I said enough times how much I don't like going to school. Sitting on a classroom is just not my idea of learning. I guess we are not created equal after all.
My gnome page
I started my gnome page here it does not have a lot of content [ close to nothing ] but I guess the only way to get started is to get started.
CVS howto
I want to start a CVS howto. Not that I know a lot about CVS but a lot of people ask CVS questions.


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Normally, one-way valves in your leg veins keep blood moving up toward the heart. When the valves do not work properly, blood backs up into the vein. The vein swells from the blood that collects there, which causes varicose veins. Smaller varicose veins you that can see on the surface of skin are called spider veins.
Varicose veins are common, and affect more women than men. They usually don't cause problems for most people. However, in some people, they can lead to serious conditions, such as leg swelling and pain, blood clots, and skin changes.
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Goldman MP, Guex JJ, Weiss RA. Sclerotherapy: Treatment of Varicose and Telangiectatic Leg Veins. 5th ed. Phildelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders; 2011.
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Sounds like a nice package. The full write up is available at the link posted below.NEW YORK, March 15/PRNewswire.com/ -- On Tuesday, May 3, 2005, Sony Classical will release the original motion picture soundtrack of the last episode of the massively popular Star Wars saga, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. It features a new score by five-time Oscar winner John Williams, who is also the composer and conductor of the score for each film in the six-chapter Star Wars saga, and an exclusive collector's DVD -- Star Wars: A Musical Journey -- an unprecedented bonus at no additional cost.
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, written and directed by George Lucas is the most anticipated movie of the year and opens worldwide on Thursday, May 19, 2005.
Created especially to accompany the CD release, the thrilling 70-minute DVD features 16 brand-new music videos set to selections from all six of John Williams' unforgettable Star Wars film scores and has been designed around a timeline that will take the viewer chronologically through the entire saga. Each movement is introduced by actor Ian McDiarmid (who plays Senator Palpatine in the films) and features a spectacular montage of images, complete with excerpts of the original dialogue and sound effects, set to Williams' legendary music which has been newly remixed and remastered in 5.1 surround sound. Williams' principal theme for the new score, entitled "Battle of the Heroes," will be featured in a music video created by Lucasfilm.
The soundtrack packaging will also include liner notes from George Lucas plus an exclusive fold-out poster featuring a montage of images from the film.


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About Arts, Culture & Human Biotechnology
Mention genetic technologies or human enhancement to the average person, and more likely than not their first response will reference the 1997 film Gattaca or Aldous Huxley's 1932 classic, Brave New World. Art and popular culture profoundly influence how we think about ourselves and each other, and portrayals of human biotechnologies are likely to affect how we think about future social arrangements. Ultimately this can shape the policy decisions we make today.
The social meanings of human biotechnologies have been pondered in film, television shows, painting, and other visual arts; in speculative fiction, novels, and children's books, and other literature; in performance and experiential art; and even in a project that produced a living rabbit engineered to glow in the dark.


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Kevin, Garrison and Skye are three Californian teenagers who live for skating, hanging out and Jesus. This luscious documentary follows them through their last months of being carefree and young together.
Filmmakers Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims will be in attendance for a Q and A following the screening. After the Q and A there is an after party for all in attendance at R Bar, with complimentary beverages.
Only the Young (Jason Tippet, Elizabeth Mims | USA | 73 min.)
Only The Young is a documentary about Christian skateboarders, a love-story, an ode to the days of being young and carefree. Religion and skateboarding are significant both in the film and in the lives of its protagonists, but the film is a coming-of-age story in the truest and most lyrical sense. Dreamily captured and affectionately rendered, Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims' film perfectly encapsulates a universal feeling of standing on threshold of adulthood, with all the hopes and trepidations that come with it.
The movie follows two friends, Kevin and Garrison, through the last few months they will spend together in their small town in California's Canyon Country. The two spend every day together, skating through the desert landscape, creating makeshift skate parks, claiming an abandoned house as their own. But we're meeting the boys, together with mutual love interest Skye, at a time of transition. As things like love begin to enter their worlds, the imminence of growing up surfaces, imbuing each moment with evanescence because we know we are witnessing the last moments of wide-eyed youth.
Skateboarding is what binds Kevin and Garrison together, yet Only The Young provides a refreshingly different perspective on the sport. Skating's fluidity and grace informs the film's aesthetic, its intrinsic freedom allegorically bound to youth itself. Although the two friends 'skate for Christ' as part of a Christian skateboarding group, the film doesn't foreground its protagonists' religious beliefs, rather choosing to present their beliefs as another facet of their characters.
Only The Young lures you in with its blissful shots and sublime soundtrack and, without ever bordering on cutesy, envelopes you in these fleeting moments of being in love, being young, being stupid, being bored, at once reveling in the prospect of growing up and at the same time scared of what that means.
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Lost Boy's creative output is relentless. Often recording many songs per month, he's a music machine assembly line. Since 2000 Lost Boy has put out many works and self released CD-R's, Free Downloads with hand made / digital art. His experimental music is recorded on various lo-fi equipment. Always working with other musicians and friends, he aspires to grow as an artist & musician with no boundaries, hoping to find himself a true place in the music universe.


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Lulu just turned a year old 2 weeks ago and has plenty of training. So I figured she was ready for a real hunt. She was confused at first with all the decoys and didn't understand where the birds were coming from. So I ran the first ones as blinds and she took my cast nicely in the open water. By the end she was breaking and we were shooting cripples over her. She even chased down a couple cripples that were diving and dove after them to retrieve them.
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Post-punk quintet Raindance returns with a new EP titled New Blood, available starting next Saturday at AS220 when the South Coast locals (spread across Swansea and New Bedford, as well as Tiverton and Middletown) support reunited headliners Verse (viva la '90s in 2012!). Pick up tix in advance as this one will probably sell out prior to showtime.
A few years back, vocalist Sean O'Brien and lead guitarist Dean Forsythe formed Outrage and eventually saved enough for a six-week tour around Europe. A name change and personnel shuffling ensued in early 2011, and the overseas networking ultimately paid dividends: a rep from Italy-based punk label Epidemic Records inquired about re-releasing the Outrage 7" "Sold Souls" (which includes a meaty cover of Helmet's "In the Meantime") and invited the band to hop the pond in support of the record, which resulted in a successful, three-week DIY jaunt spanning 10 countries. Not too shabby, particularly considering all band members are under the age of 25, and with no real monetary backing.
"There isn't much money in the style of music we play, so we did what five eager young adults would do to save money and escape real life for a small amount of time — we worked and worked until we all could afford plane tickets," O'Brien says. "I look at this way — I get to go on vacation with four of my best friends for weeks at a time for a little over a thousand bucks. I can't complain."
Drummer Adam Benoit concedes that while the band has received further international invites, no one is backing up the Brinks truck at Raindance HQ.
"Being an unsigned band, tours like that really drain us financially and we need recovery time in between," he says. "But this summer we'll be hitting the US pretty hard."
The six tracks comprising New Blood careen around that "metalcore" or "screamo" territory ("We're a ' '90s-hardcore-rock-whatever' band," Benoit offers), following a few quick strikes in 2011 (look up the name-your-price digital EP You and I), as well as a recently-released cover of "Riot Rhythm" by Sleigh Bells. Hardcore acts such as Botch and Converge come to mind as reference points when cueing up the New Blood tracks "Black Lungs," Ryan Briggs gets his bass cab rumbling hard on "Bloodlust," and guitarists Kaycee "Ninevolt" Morricone and Dean Forsythe choke the fretboards on "Dine with the Devil." The stoner-sludge downshifting on the EP opener "Bottle Throated Kings" eventually gives way and all hell breaks loose behind O'Brien's raspy growls. (By the way, there's nothing mystical behind the band moniker — Raindance is named for a song by Memphis crust punks His Hero Is Gone.)
Pick up the Raindance catalog for short money at their Bandcamp site, and look up a full live set (recently filmed at a show in Maine) on YouTube. By the end of the 25-minute set the band is thumping full throttle on "Bastard Sons," a killer cut from You and I.
O'Brien feels confident about the current lineup and praised his Raindance mates: "We added really talented and smart musicians in Ryan, Adam, and Ninevolt," he says. "The writing and recording process was a really strong group effort."
Raindance tour dates are trickling in (including a good one in June at the Met with Ceremony, Soul Control, and Screaming Females), and the band will make its debut at the annual post-punk throwdown known as the Fest in Gainesville, FL in October, a hefty lineup which also includes 7 Seconds, Braid (!), and Titus Andronicus, plus PVD locals Soul Control and Weak Teeth and buzz-garnering New Bedford friends A Wilhelm Scream.
RAINDANCE + MY FICTIONS + LIKE WOLVES + VERSE | Saturday, May 19 @ 8 pm | AS220, Empire Street, Providence | $8 | 401.831.9327 | raindancehc.bandcamp.com
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text: Four months from Memorial Day, on September 28, 2012, Brooklyn's Barclays Center will host its very first event: a Jay-Z concert. After that, the arena's scheduled shows include Barbra Streisand on October 11 and 13, Rush on October 22, and Justin Bieber on November 12 (as well as all those Brooklyn Nets games). With the exception of Jay-Z, there's not much to get excited for there, unless you really like Roll the Bones. Below are suggestions of six big-name acts that could play Barclays and get us more excited than hearing "Boyfriend" for the 6,538th time.


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More than 30 students from The Lowell Whiteman School recently returned from their spring trips around the globe as part of the campus's Global Immersion Studies program.
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Vaccinate toddlers against flu advises Chief Medical Officer
Parents should get their toddlers vaccinated against flu now to protect them from severe illness the Chief Medical Officer has advised.
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The government wants the NHS to deliver better results, giving patients more choice and doctors and nurses more freedom to shape services that meet patients' needs.
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Eating Right on the Road
Remember the good old days when you
and your companions could go traveling and not worry
about what, when or where you were going to eat? Over
the years our bodies and our needs change, and we must
pay closer attention to the food we eat, as well as when
we eat. With some simple pre-planning for meals and
snacks, you can still enjoy a trip away from home.
Paying attention to what and when you eat can give you
some important information related to how you feel. If
you're not feeling well now, think about what you ate in
the last 12 to 24 hours. Headache? Heart burn? High acid
foods may cause indigestion, a rich dessert may cause
fatigue, and going too long between meals may leave you
feeling anxious or cranky. Who wants any of that while
on vacation or even doing errands? Answering these
questions will help you plan to meet your needs:
What are your dietary requirements?
How long will you be in the car or away from home doing
How often do you want to eat?
Are you familiar with the route and destination or are
they new?
Are there conveniently spaced towns or rest stops 40 to
50 miles apart?
Do you know any restaurants along the way that can meet
your dietary requirements? Who may know?
Steps to make eating when traveling, easier:
Do what you know works for you. When you are away from
home you want to feel your best, so it's the time to
stick as close as possible to your normal eating
patterns (even though the temptation to cheat is great).
Call ahead to your hotel or hosts. Ask about the
restaurants in the area. Put your mind at ease.
Pack plenty of your favorite snacks.
Think about the mess factor when eating in the car.
Non-perishable items last longest and need the least
fuss: whole grain crackers, nuts or sunflower seeds,
snack bars, fresh fruit or cereal.
A thermal bag and an ice pack make perishable items
easy, too: cheese (pre-sliced or sliced before you go),
no fat lunch meat, pudding or yogurt cups, sliced
vegetables: peppers, carrots or celery.
Plenty of water and/or fruit juices will keep you from
Traveling may not be quite as spontaneous, but it
can still be enjoyable for you and those who are
depending on you.
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on Television
USS Reluctant - The naval cargo ship (nicknamed "The Bucket") stationed
in the South Pacific during World War II on the military comedy adventure MR.
ROBERTS/NBC/1965-66. Roger Smith starred as Lt. Douglas Roberts who wants to
leave the mundane existence of working on a cargo ship and get into the heat of
the battle. Unfortunately, every time he requests a transfer to the front line,
his commanding officer, Captain John Morton refuses his request. Morton likes
things just the way they are and doesn't want to jeopardize the operations of
his ship by loosing an officer to the fighting. Mr. Roberts, however, is
determine to get into the fray of fighting and transferred off the cargo vessel.
While Roberts waits for the day he gets transferred, he settles into the
routine business of running the ship. His companions onboard include Junior
officer Ensign Pulver who is always good for a laugh. Pulver is obsessed with
the ladies and is not averse to smuggling his girlfriends on aboard. Doc, the
stern medical officer brings a conservative calm to the group with his wisdom
and somber outlook on life. And then, there is Captain Morton and his potted
palm. Morton shows more concern about that palm tree than with his own crew. The
Captain once canceled shore leave for the entire crew after he discovered that
someone had crushed out a cigar on his potted palm.
On a day to day basis, Mr. Roberts had to contend with a number of problems.
They might include discovering a pregnant woman accidentally left in the sickbay
after the ship set to sea; keeping three USO females out of sight from the crew
until they arrived at their destination, hosting a Congressman who visits the
ship after Pulver sent a letter alleging the crew's heroic exploits; arranging a
phony surgery on Pulver to get Doc out of a depression; or uncovering a plot by
a German spy planted on the ship to impersonate the Captain.
To keep the crew's morale from slumping Mr. Roberts sometimes became involve
in activities like a arranging a boxing match between his ship and another ship
in the fleet, or agreeing to steal a film (a musical) from the Captain's
quarters after the crew complained of seeing the same old movie over and over
Another daily concern of Mr. Roberts was junior officer Ensign Pulver who
avoided work at all cost and got involved in all sorts of hanky panky aboard the
ship. Pulver's pranks included accidentally killing the Captain's beloved potted
palm; giving medical supplies to a pretty lieutenant without permission; and
bringing a bevy of unauthorized females aboard (Pulver pretended one such
stowaway was a member of royalty to explain her presence onboard).
Besides Mr. Roberts's concerns over Pulver and crew, his main focus in life
was getting transferred off "The Bucket" and into the war. Once Robert almost
made it off the ship but had to stay when his replacement proved inept. Ensign
Pulver tried to help Mr. Roberts by contacting his mother in the States to use
her influence to get Roberts transferred, but to no avail.
With all the constant rejections, Roberts sometimes felt overwhelmed and took
his anger out on the crew, but that never lasted very long. After all, despite
his disappointment, Mr. Roberts was a dutiful officer and would always follow
orders, despite his personal feelings.
TRIVIA NOTE: The series was based on the 1940s
book/play "Mr. Roberts" written by Thomas Heggen which spawned the memorable
movie hit Mr. Roberts (1955) starring Henry Fonda, James Cagney and Jack Lemmon.
The ship used for the program was actually the USS VIRGO (AKA-20). Author Heggen
served aboard the Virgo during World War II and many of the misadventures that
he chronicled into his novel were based on real stories aboard the ship. For
instance, on the Virgo, the ship's Captain Randall actually kept a potted palm,
and the crew plotted to throw the plant overboard. Also, the name of the ship on
the TV series "The Bucket" was inspired from the crew's nickname for the Virgo's
nickname "The Iron-Bound Bucket." Sadly, soon after the success of this book and
play, a despondent Thomas Heggan took his own life.
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I am from the south (Louisiana). Eating is one thing we do well. As such, I have learned a thing or two about cooking.
When I am working on a dish, that I am unfamiliar with, I will always review several recipes by looking them up in cook books or on line.
Now, I am looking for the recipe for this young Boykin I am training. In so doing, I have spent a lot of money on DVDs and books. Some of you made these DVDs. I have also asked a lot of questions on this forum and from trainers I can talk to.
Now, after countless hours of watching videos and reading, I am developing a plan. I am writing it down lest I forget (a real problem I have).
So the next time I am asked what program are you using I can say Gauges Program. Some will no doubt be skeptical; some will immediately wash their hands of offering any help.
Perhaps this decision disqualifies me from being able to ask for advice. Ive lived with my decisions before.
You see, the thing is, I can watch a DVD of you training a dog, but you cant see my dog. Every training method must be adjusted to some degree to meet the dogs ability and temperament. After all, it is about the dog.
While I am reading or watching, I am thinking the whole time about Gauge. My mind says yes, I see where that will help us (Gauge and I) or No, that will not work with Gauge because .. Sometimes I see a procedure and I know right away that with a slight deviation I can use the basic concept.
Thanks to each of you that had input either here or in your training literature. If I am successful, Ill owe it to you for paving the way.
In closing, for you guys that make a profit out of selling your training literature/skills, here is a suggestion for your next book. The Top Ten Training Problems and How to Correct Them. Read the last 100 problems that have shown up on this forum and count the ones that showed up the most often.


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BOONEVILLE – Northeast Mississippi Community College head tennis coach Ben Shappley has added three local standouts to his 2013-14 signing class.
Booneville's Noah Wright, Hannah Billingsley and Erica Whitten all agreed to become Tiger and Lady Tiger tennis players during a ceremony at the Booneville-based college on Wednesday, May 8.
Billingsley and Whitten are three-time Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Division 1-3A girl's doubles runner-ups and have participated in the Class 3A State Tennis Championships on three different occasions.
Wright is a two-time Division 1-3A boy's singles champion and has had the honor of playing in the Class 3A State Tennis Championships in two different years.
Wright, Billingsley and Whitten are all scheduled to compete in the Class 3A State Tennis Championships on Tuesday, May 14 at the Ridgeland Tennis Center in Ridgeland.
Under the direction of Mark Cartwright, Wright has transformed into the third-best Class 3A men's tennis player in the state.
Wright was seeded as the third-highest Class 3A tennis player in the state when coaches met the seed players for the individual portion of the state tennis championships.
Billingsley and Whitten were seeded in the Top 15 in the state of Mississippi the girl's doubles event.
With the addition of Wright, Billingsley and Whitten, Shappley has now signed five incoming freshmen to the 2013-14 signing class. Shappley scored the MHSAA's top Class 4A player in the state in Joseph Shidler and also picked up Olive Branch's Lindsey Clark during a trek through DeSoto County.


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OXFORD – Dirt work will not commence on the site of the future Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi until after a site design is approved by Oxford officials.
Jondi Roberson, marketing director for the hospital, said the current work on the 150-acre site between Old Taylor Road and South Lamar Boulevard is limited to removing timber. Baptist officials hope to present the site plan to the Board of Aldermen in September, she said, and begin site work soon thereafter.
Because the location is hilly and ravined, extensive dirt relocation and leveling will be necessary, followed by at least 18 months during which the soil will be allowed to settle before construction begins in 2015, Roberson said.


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Unsticking a Softex jar
Here's one that I picked up from a guy at my local flyshop last evening.....
Ordinarily, I lubricate the threads of a Softex jar with a light coating of vaseline or petroleum jelly to prevent the lid from becoming stuck. However, I forgot to do this with my latest jar, and the lid had become stuck. I tried the usual trick of running it under hot water, and that didn't do anything.
So while I'm describing this problem to my friend, one of the workers at the shop suggested that I pour a layer of salt into a bowl. The salt should be deep enough to cover the interface of the lid and jar when the jar is put into the bowl upside down. Once the jar is in the bowl of salt, swish it around a bit to get some of the salt into the groove under the lid. Next, take the jar out and take the lid off. Apparently, the salt acts like little ball bearings to help loosen the accumulated Softex that's in the lid/jar interface.
I have to admit that I had my doubts about this, but I went home and tried it. Turning the lid took some elbow grease, but it slowly started to move and then actually came off.
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View from my Star Wars/computer room out the sliding glass door into my backyard. Mmmmmm, a sunny high 70's today Cool idea for a thread
View from my Star Wars/computer room out the sliding glass door into my backyard. Mmmmmm, a sunny high 70's today Cool idea for a thread
GIGANTA: A robot that automatically produces fun!
Very nice, D!
Man, that sago palm is a hot commodity in my area. Mature plants sell for a premium. These things get dug up from homes, businesses, and ripped off from nurseries all of the time. There's so much new building (cooling down, tho, obviously) that around here they disappear if they're in plain sight (and then sold to unscrupulous landscapers).
Very nice patio! You make all of us SoCal-ers proud!
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
GIGANTA: A robot that automatically produces fun!
Wow DNA, that's a great patio. I would love to have a fire pit like that. Is it wood or gas?
"No one helped me so why should I help you?" - College professor circa 1999
By choosing not to decide you still have made a choice.
I'm in love with the women of Univision.
Here's mine. If it was a clearer day you would probably be able to see Yokohama between the Hawk and the crane on the right of the picture.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
I have lots of summer BBQ's and the fire pit is always running, and we roast dogs and marshmallows over it for s'mores...YUMMY Or just put the chairs around it and sit and talk. My tiki torches are full of citronella (sp?) to keep mosquitoes away
GIGANTA: A robot that automatically produces fun!
That definitely is a pimp arsed backyard, Ox. When are we gonna have the kegger? I'm down for some drunken fun if anyone else is. Heck, maybe we can go bowling and see more of BumCake than we expected.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
You guys all have some pretty good views. Your backyard kicks arse Deox. If I were to take any pics, I'd wait until at least late April early May so my yard doesn't look as crappy from the winter.
Edit: And BTW Slick, I'd feel alot safer if I was looking at that big monster in my window everyday.
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GIGANTA: A robot that automatically produces fun!
Bring back the bra on helmet pic! Nice backyard Deox. Mine has a bunch of dead grass in it. Also a lot of mud, I keep trying to get grass to grow, some does, but doesn't come back the next year. I'm not willing to spend a lot on grass seed because my landlord is cheap, and would flip his lid if I were to submit a bill for grass seed. I'm hoping to be out of the house I rent after my son graduates, but always uncertain is the future.
The view I see right at the moment is out my public library window, and it is completely dark. just a few lights from houses off on the otherside of the park.
No picture because I don't know how to use the libary computers to share pictures, that and I don't have my camera readily available.
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Bill to Require Televising Supreme Court Proceedings Passes Senate Committee
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) applauds the Senate Judiciary Committee for reporting out of committee a bill requiring Supreme Court proceedings to be televised. "The Cameras in the Courtroom Act," bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), would require television coverage of all open sessions of the Court, unless the Court decides, by a majority of justices, that allowing such coverage would violate the due process rights of one or more of the parties before it.
CREW strongly supports this legislation. Its committee approval follows our call for the Supreme Court to permit live telecast of the unusual 5½ hours of oral argument on the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Allowing cameras in the Supreme Court would give Americans the opportunity to hear and assess the arguments for themselves in real time, contributing to our understanding of the issues and the judicial process.
Companion legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives, sponsored by Rep. Gerald Connelly (D-VA), but has yet to see committee action. CREW will continue advocating for this legislation to become law. To learn more about this bill and the constitutional issues surrounding it, you can watch Tuesday's Senate Judiciary hearing here.


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Quoting MariettaMoon:
Hahaha... that would be so comical to get a brief historic arctic outbreak after the way this winter has gone.
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I think we all know the possibilities of this are endless, I agree some do need a resculpt but as many say the new Han is pretty much a waste. We want Riekkan, droids, ewoks, aliens.
I do think though the Imperial Royal Guard needs a resculpt and I'm sure there are others...
I personally want
1 - Riekkan.
2 - Jan Dodonna
3 - Imperial Officers Veers etc
4 - Droids
5 - Aliens
6 - Ewoks
Would like to see a Sandcrawler, Tantative V and any others unproduced....
I know it would cost, but what about a Star Destroyer in the same style / size as the Naboo Royal Starship??
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Did I mention Lou Williams is a beast . Add Speights and Thad Young to that list. Congrats to Andre Miller on his Triple Double. A true PG, going to miss him being he won't be on this team next year Thank god the young talent on this team is amazing.
i love the 3 u mentioned..those r the future...speights looks to be like a good player...this injury to brand is a blessing in disguise...we need to add a true shooting guard in the draft...sam isnt going anywherre so lets face facts.....shooting is number 1 option...number two would be a center who isnt afraid to rebound eveyr night...sam plays hard but dissapears from night to night...young to me is more suited as a 3...that is why iggy signing didnt make sense...i love him but young cant play the 3, who knows what lays ahead
We have alot of young talent on this team, which is always a great thing. I'm pretty sure some trades involving a true Shooting Guard are being discussed. And it's already a guarantee we look for shooters in Free Agency and a SG in the draft. Future looks bright though.
I was just looking at a list of 2009 Free Agents to see who I'd like to see on this team :
Ben Gordon would be an amazing acquisition. I do think the Bulls resign him though. Bulls have Heinrich and Sefolosha stashed on their bench as well, wouldn't mind giving the Bulls an offer for either one.
Wally Szczerbiak is set to be a free agent. Another one I wouldn't mind.
Gerald Green of the Mavs, he can shoot fairly well, not to mention would work great in our up tempo offense.
Marquis Daniels of the Pacers could be available, as could be Damon Jones from the Bucks.
Rodney Carney is a FA Sorry, I was a big Carney fan when he was here
Keith Bogans and Anthony Parker could both be available. 2 very good shooters right there.
Last but not least... Kyle Korver :wink:
I'd still prefer somekind of trade for Michael Redd. I will gladly take Villanueva and his contract off their hands as well. He has had some very good games this year, and I would love to have him coming off the bench.
Just imagine this lineup.
PG - Lou Williams
SG - Michael Redd
SF - Andre Iguodala
PF - Elton Brand
C - Mareese Speights
PG - Royal Ivey/FA/Rookie
SG - Willie Green/Rookie
SF - Thaddeous Young
PF - Charlie Villanueva
C - Jason Smith
Give or take a few players via Draft, Free Agency, Trade. I would love that lineup.
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gordon was 1 of my all time favorites at uconn, he is a game changer...i doubt the bulls let him walk..he is usually good for anywhere from 15-22 a night..he can point and the shooting guard spot...as far as wally world, green and every 1 else goes, no thanks..this team spent a lot of money on useless guys during the free agent period and looks where it has gotten us..ivey is a bumb and im not sure why rush doesnt play more...daniels i like but who knows...carney..yikes thought thatw as another terrible pick by king....parker was drafted by us and never given the chance to play, he is a good outside shooter...korver i cant see coming back...i wonder how much $ they will have come the off-season.
Gordon will get resigned I'm sure, but if he somehow hits Free Agency, there is no way how you can't throw a nice contract at him. Daniels and Parker are my next 2 favorites. I would give anything to have Korver back. Could he come back? You never know. I'd take Wally in a heartbeat as well, if the price is right. Gerald Green will get resigned. Was kidding about Carney though, he's like a poor man's Thad Young, would still take him back though for cheap :beer1:
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"Well the cool breeze came on Tuesday, And the corn's a bumper crop
And the fields are full of dancin' Full of singin' and romancin'
The music never stopped." - Bob Weir


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Saw this today:Is this the best that the Ds can offer?N.H. 2016 Presidential Primary
Republicans: Rand Paul 17%//Chris Christie 16%// Paul Ryan 9%// Jeb Bush 8%// Scott Brown 7%// Ted Cruz 6%// Marco Rubio 4%// Rick Santorum 4%//Scott Walker 2%//Rick Perry 1%
Democrats: Hillary Clinton 64%// Joe Biden 6 %// Elizabeth Warren 6%// Andrew Cuomo 2%// Deval Patrick 1%
Supposedly, from another poll cited earlier on the Forum, Christie has the best chance against Hillary. My perception is because he is practically a D on a lot of issues himself ... and, therefore, is getting support from D voters in such a comparison. What do you think?
The marked difference I see in these two lists are that the Rs have a deeper bench of younger possibilities, and the voters may be getting tired of the same old faces ... and the same old ideas.


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I'm actually amazed at just how many variations there are in vintage figures. It seems like every figure (with the exception of POTF) has a variation of some sort.
There're the four different body styles for the Biker Scout (I've only seen three i person), the orange-head and olive-head Bossks, the painted hair/molded face and painted face/molded hair Jedi Luke, and let's not even get started on Klaatu.
So at this point, nothing surprises me in terms of vintage variations.
Also, I'm 99.9% positive that I've spotted a variation on Barada. I've seen figures with two different date stamps, one 1984 and several 1985s. The 1984 date stamp version came with the Jabba's Dungeon playset. I just need a camera lens that's capable of clearly photographing something as small as a date stamp on an action figure.
The only problem I'd have is that the 1984 figure is not in great shape and the date stamp is a little worn down; but still a 4 and a 5 are different enough in shape that it'd be almost impossible to mistake one for the other.