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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by Mossberg, Sep 6, 2013.
I think he was just doing his Jack Nicholson on you.
I'll knock you out of the 'ship run
Impossible. A loss won't hurt me in the least. I could lose my remaining three and not be affected. You can't do it in the playoffs either because the chances of you being there are somewhere between slim and none. If by some miracle you do make the playoffs you won't last long enough to get to me. But if you want to bet on you knocking me out, u can get in on the nemo action.
I was looking at your team, all you do is hang around the stats looking to pick up hot players.
Isn't that the object of the game? Besides, in the alternative, 9 out of my 18 players were drafted by me. You have 9 of your own originals too. It sure looks like I drafted and picked up free agents much better than you. Anyhow, I'm still rooting for you to stay alive so I can crush your playoff hopes again.
HmmP, attitude
Not at all. Not at all. I was looking for a smilie and accidentally clicked on the zephyr. Ok, just to show you my good faith, Laimbeer is going to later post my peace offering since my own computer skills are far inferior to my managing skills. I sure hope he doesn't click the wrong button like I did. Then again, maybe it was a mistake asking him. That wise guy has been known to double cross me before.
Tater's Eagles Goes Crazy on Concuss, Makes It Six in a Row Tater's Eagles picked up their sixth win in a row when they laid waste to Concuss 201.56 - 102.48, recording the second-highest score this week. The streak is due in part to Tater's Eagles having the highest scoring output in the league at 211.82 points per matchup. On top of the loss, Concuss had a starter score zero points (Jimmy Graham). Concuss falls to seventh place with a 3-3 record. Tater's Eagles stays undefeated and in first place at 6-0. Smooth Moves by Tater's EaglesThe Kansas City Chiefs Defense had 26.00 points, the second-highest DEF score of the week and the second-highest score among DEF in the league this season.Vernon Davis had the 10th-most points in the league this season with 38.00, leading the league in points for the week.With 33.00 points, Justin Blackmon had the highest WR score of the week and the 10th-highest WR score in the league this season.Reggie Bush had the fourth-highest score among RBs in the league this week with 24.50 points.LeSean McCoy had 17.10 points, the 10th-highest score among RBs in the league this week.Toyota Missed Opportunities by ConcussAcquired and benched Brandon Jacobs, who scored 24.40 points and beat his projected point total by 178.2%, the seventh-highest percentage in the league.Did not start Denarius Moore, who beat his scoring projection with 19.20 points against a projected 11.27.Picked up DeAndre Hopkins, who scored 5.70 points against his projected 10.33.Concuss had 10 starters fail to reach their projections.With 8.00 points against a projected 10.43, Bilal Powell did not meet his projection for the third straight game.What IfTater's Eagles would be 6-0 if they played Concuss every week.Tater's Eagles would have beaten five other teams besides Concuss this week.Had they played each other last week, Tater's Eagles would have defeated Concuss 211.58 - 184.14.Tater's Eagles would be 5-0 if they played the same schedule as Concuss.Tater's Eagles would be 38-4 if they played every team every week.Concuss would have lost to every other team in the league this week.Concuss would be 3-2 if they played the same schedule as Tater's Eagles.Concuss would be 15-27 if they played every team every week.Game NotesSix of the starters for Tater's Eagles scored higher than the leading scorer for Concuss.With 102.48 points, Concuss scored the fewest points in the league this week and had the lowest score of any team this season.With a combined 49.40 points from the TE position, Tater's Eagles got the highest combined scoring output from the TE position for any team this season.Tater's Eagles topped their point expectations for the fourth week in a row. They have now overperformed versus projections for the fifth time.It was the third-biggest margin of victory in the league this season at 99.08 points.Concuss got a combined 24.34 points from their QBs, their lowest combined scoring output from the QB position this season.With the big loss, Concuss falls to 1-2 in blowout games this season.Tater's Eagles remains undefeated in blowout games this season, improving to 3-0.
They don't call me the come back kid for nothing.
Is that want TFD stands for?
I thought it stood for Tomato Frying Dudette.
Double crossed by Laimbeer again! Sorry, Thee. He was supposed to post something nice to show you I was offering an olive branch to you. I bet he doctored that report.There is no way I doubled your point total! And the report he posted said I "went crazy" and "laid waste" on you. Yahoo doesn't say stuff like that to humiliate people. This isn't Michigan State pummeling your Michigan team. I will post the authentic recap right now... Ok, here it is...wait... Oh that's true, and that, and that, and that and...oh my. Would sitting my quarterbacks help next time? Dang. Sorry come back kid. You sure you wanna come back for more in three week? BAD Bill Laimbeer. BAD.
No. It stands for Terrible Football Drafter.
Wow, Drath. Stab me in the back. For TFD, no less. That hurts.
it was a wrongful stabbing
Exactly. TFD ain't fallin' for your tricks no more, Drath.
Curses! Foiled again. What gave me away this time???
Just read the recap for our matchup and the fact below had me floored. Dude, I could have really used your schedule this season. Anyhow. This season has been great for me even though I've been on the wrong side of luck, injuries, and self-inflicted terrible drafting practices. It turns out, I actually get to battle in a head to head matchup with Junior's Jets for the final playoff spot. I could not have written a better script (win or lose). Not a bad situation to be in from dropping the first six games in a row.
Tough break with the Josh Gordon injury.
It's a good thing I've been playing fantasy sports with you long enough to know not to even bother looking into this "injury". Otherwise, I'd have a heart attack.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Approximately 37,000 copies of a new children's book entitled "Frankie the Free-tailed Bat" are being distributed free to schools across Texas and in parts of Mexico by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
"It's important to educate children to help them understand that bats aren't bad, that they're actually good for the environment," said author Nyta Hensley, who is also the Natural Resources Specialist for the Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area. "Bats play key roles in a lot of different ecologies. For one thing, new research shows bats save farmers millions of dollars in avoided pesticide use by naturally controlling insect pests."
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The free-tailed bat mainly feeds on insects, and as a result, it reduces insect pests such as the corn earworm moth that harm farmers' crops. In turn, the amount of chemicals that farmers need to use is also diminished.
Boston University Professor Thomas Kunz, Ph.D., is leading a research project in Texas to specify the dollar value of bats to control insect pests. He also consulted on the content of "Frankie the Free-Tailed Bat," which was developed as a public outreach component of the research project with funds from a National Science Foundation grant.
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By Giuseppe Muro
While Arsenal's senior goalkeepers battle it out to be the Club's No 1, young goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook is quietly continuing his progress in the youth ranks.
The 17-year-old has been at Arsenal since the age of seven and, after graduating from the Hale End Academy last summer, has shown signs that he is developing into another first-rate keeper within the Club.
Charles-Cook, who prides himself on his shot-stopping ability, made his first appearance outside of youth football against Hastings United on Tuesday night and demonstrated his sharp reflexes with a fine one-handed save in the opening minute.
Some youngsters might be downhearted by the wealth of quality in front of them but Charles-Cook feels he is surrounded by the best people to help him achieve his goals.
"There are loads of great goalkeepers here and I want to aim for their level and surpass them," he told Arsenal.com. "I see that more as an inspiration to try and work to their level.
"We've got Wojciech, Vito, Manuel and Lukasz, not to mention Sean [McDermott] and Damian [Martinez]. I train with [the senior goalkeepers] a lot, I speak to them a lot and they give me hints and tips which is a great thing.
"I couldn't ask for much more, they aren't selfish, they teach me things and tell me things to work on. It's a very tight-knit group.
"The coaching staff here are brilliant as well. I work with Gerry Peyton, Lee Smelt and Tony Roberts - three very good coaches. Obviously Gerry works with the first team, so we don't see much of him, but he will try and watch us on a Saturday if the first team don't have a game."
Charles-Cook was delighted with his positive start to life in the men's game and is hoping to continue in goal when an Arsenal XI travel to Stevenage for another pre-season fixture on Saturday.
The keeper made inroads into Steve Bould's Academy side last term and wants to challenge for the Under-18s' No 1 jersey this season, though he knows there will be strong competition from Sean McDermott.
"I couldn't have asked for a better debut against Hastings, I couldn't have asked for a better start," said Charles-Cook.
"I only got five games last season, I've got a late birthday and we had Sean and Damian, so obviously I have to wait for my time and I was very happy to get those games under my belt.
"The increase in tempo from Under-16s to Under-18s was very quick and that was a shock. I think my best game last year was against Tottenham, that is when I really got into it and felt comfortable with the level of the game. Hopefully I can get more games this season."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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This article was originally published on SailNet in July 2001.
This situation often leaves all of us with two choicesbed down among the other boats, or move to a lesser-used spot some distance away. Both of these alternatives usually require using less space than we are accustomed to having. And using less space requires a better understanding of anchoring principles.
In a Med moor, the boat sets an anchor out in front of the assigned space at the dock or seawall, then backs into the opening between two other boats to tie the stern to the dock cleats. This all sounds simple, but many sailboats simply do not back up very predictably, especially the heavy, full-keeled craft favored by many offshore cruisers. Confused wave action off a seawall, cross winds, or strong currents can also make this procedure a real heart pounder. Coordinated teamwork between the foredeck and helmsman is mandatory, and hand signals are essential if the dock is in a noisy urban area. Instructions can be easily garbled by the engine or blocked by the dodger. If you can find an empty slip or T-dock to practice the Med moor, by all means take advantage of the opportunity to perfect your communications, timing, and technique.
Sailboats are designed to go forward, and so most of us mount all of our extra "stuff" on, or hanging out over, the transom. When executing a Med moor, however, all systems are thrown in reverse, and care must be taken to keep delicate stern gear such as self steering, wind generators, solar panels, and dinghy davits from being reduced to dock rubble.
If unlimited swing room exists, reversing currents present very little problem, even though the looks on the faces of sailors experiencing it for the first time can be entertaining. In small creeks, or deep cuts between islands or sandbars, or in crowded harbors, however, these reversing currents create a need to limit the boat's swing room. The other condition that sometimes calls for a Bahamian moor is if you are forced to anchor in a mooring field, where all the boats are literally anchored on a very short scope.
A Bahamian moor is nothing more than spreading the V on a traditional two-anchor set until the V has become a straight line with the anchors set 180 degrees apart. With one anchor set up-current and the second set down-current, the boat is effectively immobilized in one place, regardless of the actions of water flow or wind. When the tide changes and the current reverses, the boat simply pulls on the other rode.
There are several ways to set a Bahamian moor. We normally anchor to the existing current, let out twice the required scope to let the boat fall back downstream, drop the second anchor, then haul our way back upstream to the desired position. If a strong cross wind makes this difficult, we will revert to the actual Bahamian practice of the "flying Bahamian moor" in which the secondary anchor is thrown (literally) off the bow while the boat is still moving forward up-current. When the double scope point is reached, power is taken off, the primary anchor is dropped, and the boat is allowed to settle back down-current while the slack is taken out of the secondary rode. This practice is fine when the locals perform it under sail, but every time we do it under power, we hold our breath for fear of catching the first rode in the prop. The third way is to take the second anchor out by dinghyand I'd rather have a root canal.
Anchoring Fore-and-Aft We used to hate small anchorages and avoided them like the plague. Over time, however, we've come to appreciate the little creeks and tiny coves, often choosing remote places in which we can barely turn the boat around. Here, a Bahamian moor is a necessity to avoid ending up with the keel in the mud, especially if there is a reversing current.
There is a way to alleviate the problems of rodes chafing the boat's hull, however, that also limits swing even more than the Bahamian mooranchoring fore-and-aft. There is no secret to this. If a dedicated stern anchor is handy, that's the ideal approach, making the "flying fore-and-aft moor" a real possibility (since the rode is aft, you won't have to worry about running over it). Another possibility is to follow the procedure for a Bahamian moor, then removing one of the anchors from a bow cleat and taking it back to a stern cleat. But you must remember to add another boat length of rode to the stern anchor in order to maintain adequate scope if you do it by this method. The last way, of course is to anchor on the primary, then carry the stern anchor out in the dreaded dinghy maneuver. I've already mentioned how I feel about that.
You may not use the three specialty types of anchoring outlined above very often, but it is wise to have some knowledge of them and a little practice executing them. The time will come when they are essential to the safety of your boat, her crew, and your neighbors.
Suggested Reading:
Using Two Anchors by Tom Wood
The Second Anchor by Tom Wood
Mediterranean Mooring by John Kretschmer
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Archaea can be found in many"extreme environments": highly sulfurous lakes (right); ice (top left); Utah's Great Salt Lake (above middle); and hot geysers like the Lonestar (above middle); and in undersea hydrothermal vents (above right).
In addition to superheated waters, archaea have been found in acid-laden streams around old mines, in frigid Antarctic ice and in the super-salty waters of the Dead Sea. A number of other extreme-living bacterial species also enjoy these conditions, too, such as the community of cyanobacteria and bacteria shown above.
Thermophiles like unusually hot temperatures. A few species have been found to survive even above 110 degrees Celsius (water boils at 100 degrees Celsius).
Psychrophiles like extremely cold temperatures (even down to -10 degrees Celsius).
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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Monmouth guard Andrew Nicholas hit two 3-point field goals in the game's final 10 seconds, with the game-winner coming with 1.0 seconds left to play, to help lift the host Hawks to an 83-82 win over Canisius Sunday afternoon in the MAC in West Long Branch, N.J. The loss ended the Golden Griffins' three-game winning streak and moved the team to 12-7 overall and 6-2 in MAAC play, while Monmouth improved to 9-10 with the victory and 3-5 in conference action.
Canisius led the game by five points at 82-77 with 14 seconds left to play before Nicholas hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with nine seconds left to make the score 82-80. Canisius was fouled on the ensuing in-bounds pass, and the Griffs walked to the other end of the floor to shoot a one-and-one, but the first toss from the stripe was missed and Monmouth's Deon Jones grabbed the rebound and raced up the floor. Jones drove toward the right side of the lane and passed it back to Nicholas, who drained just his second trey of the day with one tick left in regulation time to give the Hawks the victory. Canisius made a last-ditch effort to get off a shot, but the Blue and Gold was unsuccessful in moving the ball past Monmouth's free-throw line before the final horn sounded.
"Give them credit, they made shots and we did not, especially late in the game," Canisius head coach Jim Baron said. "That kid Nicholas stepped up when they needed him to. But in the end, we didn't help ourselves. We turned it over too much and we sent them to the free-throw line 26 times. We can't do that if we are going to win league games, especially on the road."
Canisius had five players score in double figures in the loss, led by senior Billy Baron, who posted 21 points, six rebounds and six assists in the losing effort. Senior Chris Perez was good for 18 points, while redshirt freshman Phil Valenti added 16 points and four rebounds off the bench. Freshman Zach Lewis scored 13 points and senior Jordan Heath was credited with 10 points, four blocks and three steals in the loss for the Blue and Gold, which ended the day shooting 51 percent from the field, 48 percent from 3-point land and 81.8 percent from the charity stripe.
Nicholas led all scorers with 28 points, 18 of which came in the game's final 20 minutes of play. Jones posted a double-double in the win for Monmouth as he went for 20 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. The Hawks shot 52.6 percent from the field and 40 percent from long-range and ended the game with 17 points scored off Canisius' season-high 24 turnovers.
Canisius led 36-28 at halftime, but Monmouth erased that deficit by shooting 55.9 percent from the field in the second half and 50 percent from 3-point land in the game's last 20 minutes. Canisius stretched its lead to 14 points with 14:11 left to play when Perez drained a triple from right in front of the Griffs' bench to make the score 55-41. Canisius' lead remained around 10 for the better part of the game's next seven minutes before Jones knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 6:09 left to make it a seven-point affair at 65-58.
The Griffs' lead was trimmed to just three at 73-70 with 2:27 left to play, but a lay-up from Lewis with 1:33 left on the clock made it a five-point game at 75-70. Jones scored the next four points for Monmouth to make it a one-point game at 75-74 with 1:05 left before Canisius answered and pushed its advantage to 78-74 with 57 seconds left on another 3-point bucket by Perez. A jumper by Nicholas in the lane made the score 78-76 with 34 seconds left and Valenti answered for Canisius on its next trip down the floor with a lay-up to make it a four-point contest with 20 ticks left. Monmouth pulled within three at 80-77 when Josh James made one of two free-throws with 16 seconds left on the clock, but he missed the second try from the free-throw line and Monmouth was forced to foul Baron to stop the clock. Baron hit two charity tosses with 14 seconds left to play to make the game 82-77 with 14 seconds left, but Nicholas' two treys in the game's closing seconds helped lift Monmouth to the win, ending the team's two-game slide.
Canisius will return home to host long-time rival Niagara on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the Koessler Athletic Center. The 193rd all-time meeting between the two Western New York rivals is set for 7 p.m.Game Notes: This was the second all-time meeting between the two schools, with each team winning on its home court… Canisius fell to 5-2 in games decided by five points or less this season… The Griffs last three losses have come by a total of 10 points, with the largest margin of defeat being six points at Notre Dame Dec. 29… Baron led the team in scoring for the 17th time this season… He has scored 20-or more points in seven straight and eight of the team's last nine contests… The four blocks for Jordan Heath gives him 100 in his career as a Griff… The 16 points for Valenti is a new career-high for the Victor, N.Y., native… Canisius won the rebounding battle on Sunday by a 33-30 count… The team is now 6-1 this year when out rebounding its opponent… The Griffs extended their string of scoring 80-plus points in a game to four consecutive contests.


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A red party
Kimpton's Hotel Monaco, Bambara restaurant and the Utah AIDS Foundation will co-host a Red Party to raise funds for the Utah AIDS Foundation.
When • Thursday, Nov. 29, 5:15-8 p.m.
Where • Hotel Monaco, 15 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • A $35 donation at the door is suggested; must be 21
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Festival of Giving
Radio Disney AM 910 will team with Toys for Tots and charities, such as Kids On The Move and Utah Food Bank, for the annual Festival of Giving. Need new, unwrapped toys, canned foods and children's books.
When • Saturday, Dec. 1, noon
Where • The Gateway, 18 N. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
Bring food to 'Carol'
Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah Food Bank and Wells Fargo ask theatergoers to bring nonperishable food items and drop them off in the lobby during shows of "A Christmas Carol: The Musical."
When • Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Pioneer Theatre Company, 300 S. 1400 East, Salt Lake City
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SB Dance fundraiser
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Phoenix Hosts Cleveland State Saturday at 1 p.m.
By: Jill Wunrow (@JillWunrow)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay (2-10-3, 0-4-2 HL) men's soccer team will host Cleveland State (9-5-2, 4-1-1 HL) in its 2012 season finale Saturday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. at Aldo Santaga Stadium. Prior to the contest, Phoenix fans will thank and recognize seniors Alonso Flores (Chicago, Ill.) and Ryan Wehking (St. Louis, Mo.) for their dedication to the men's soccer program.
Saturday's game marks the 37th meeting between Green Bay and Cleveland State with the Phoenix holding a 19-15-3 series edge over the Vikings. Green Bay has won two of the past three meetings against Cleveland State, including last season's victory on the Vikings' home field Oct. 22.
Green Bay's Kirby Allen (Appleton, Wis.) has led the Phoenix all season with three goals and seven points while senior Alonso Flores (Chicago, Ill.) paces the team with two assists and 14 shots on goal. The Vikings are led by junior forward and 2011 First Team All-League selection Admir Suljevic who has 11 points, five goals and three assists this season.
This season the Phoenix is 2-4-1 on its home field and has forced its opponents to a program-high five double overtime games during the 2012 season. A win Saturday would mark the third time in four years Green Bay has opened and closed its home slate with a win.
STELLAR SENIORS: Saturday also marks the final game as a Phoenix for seniors Flores and Wehking who will both graduate from UW-Green Bay double majoring in Business and Spanish.
With the help of their teammates, Wehking and Flores leave the Green Bay men's soccer program with an overall record of 40-24-9 and 17-11-2 in Horizon League play. Flores and Wehking have helped guide their teams to a 3-1 record against in-state rival Wisconsin, two Horizon League Tournament championship game appearances, capturing the shootout victory in 2009 to clinch and automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
POPIK'S TOPIKS: You can catch the final episode of Popik's Topiks for the 2012 season Wednesday, Nov. 7 on GreenBayPhoenix.com for a wrap up of the season and a look ahead at the off season. This week's episode of Popik's Topiks features seniors Alonso Flores and Ryan Wehking reflecting on their favorite memories as a Phoenix.
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ConsoleKit is a system daemon for tracking what users are logged into the system and how they interact with the computer (e.g. which keyboard and mouse they use).
* Tue Oct 11 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - move ck-collect-session-info to main package as it doesn't depend on X and is actually needed for ConsoleKit operation (bnc#727037) - make ConsoleKit-x11 install if both xorg-x11 and ConsoleKit are installed * Fri Sep 30 2011 email@example.com - add libtool as buildrequire to make the spec file more reliable * Sat Sep 17 2011 email@example.com - Remove redundant tags/sections from spec * Fri Sep 16 2011 firstname.lastname@example.com - remove outdated _service file * Fri Jun 17 2011 email@example.com - Update to version 0.4.5: + Retry opening console device on EIO (fdo#31790) + systemd: don't pull in sysinit.target * Wed Mar 09 2011 email@example.com - version 0.4.4 - Small fixes for systemd support * Wed Nov 17 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - version 0.4.3 - Revert "linux: Use VT_WAITEVENT if available to avoid spawn too many threads" - Revert "linux: Check for VT_WAITEVENT ioctl during runtime" - systemd: simplify unit files a little - systemd: log shutdown when doing kexec reboot - dbus: bump dependency on dbus-glib to 0.82 - linux: Check for VT_WAITEVENT ioctl during runtime - build-sys: Bump GLIB_REQUIRED_VERSION to 2.14 for GRegex - build-sys: extend configure check for kfreebsd - systemd: make sure the file system is writable before we write log data * Mon Nov 15 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - own parent directories for systemd files * Sun Oct 31 2010 email@example.com - Use %_smp_mflags * Fri Sep 10 2010 email@example.com - fix build of -doc sub spec file * Mon Sep 06 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - version 0.4.2 - Ensure we only care for seat files ending in .seat (William Jon McCann) - Don't take bus name until ready - systemd hookup - add --since option to ck-history - Reduce number of threads on Linux - install systemd service files - disable silent build * Tue May 04 2010 email@example.com - Handle /var/run on tmpfs - Consolekit creates its runtime directory itself if needed. * Tue May 04 2010 email@example.com - add run-seat.d directories bnc#601236 * Thu Mar 11 2010 firstname.lastname@example.com - take some changes out of git to fix autologin in kdm (mainly fc2870a65f6b3ed3b71bcac69c5faf3a9c759c64) * Mon Dec 14 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - add baselibs.conf as a source - enable parallel building * Wed Dec 02 2009 email@example.com - Update to 0.4.1 * Starting with this release we will not do session.d/ 'session_active_changed' callouts anymore. (Lennart Poettering) * log the kernel release and boot arguments at start time (William Jon McCann) * show display in host field if the host isn't set (William Jon McCann) * print the uptime for the reboot items in the report (William Jon McCann) * Add seat.d/ callout directory and guarantee we dump the database before call * database: write the console database to disk before signalling via dbus * make CK database world readable (Lennart Poettering) * get rid of ck_seat_set_active_session() prototype * Wed Jul 22 2009 email@example.com - Update to 0.3.1: - port to polkit (Matthias Clasen) - D-Bus policy updates (Colin Walters, Martin Pitt, Vincent Untz, William Jon McCann) - better diagnostic information for unimplemented backends (Daniel Macks) - file monitoring fixes (James Westby) - get VT from X display if no controlling tty is available (Ray Strode) - add "nox11" option to PAM module (Martin Pitt) - parse log entries with no body correctly (William Jon McCann) - parse gecos field for real name (William Jon McCann) - leak fixes (James Westby, Steve Langasek) * Wed Jul 15 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - fix misuse of libexecdir in file list for pkgconfig file * Tue Apr 14 2009 firstname.lastname@example.com - remove ConsoleKit-libexecdir.patch - update ConsoleKit-fix-dbus-permissions.patch - add ConsoleKit-fdo20471-GetSessions.patch to allow GetSessions on Manager interface (firstname.lastname@example.com) - add ConsoleKit-allow-interfaces-required-by-gnome-session.patch to allow additional interfaces which are required by gnome-session - Update to 0.3.0: - API changes to make the daemon conform to the published spec - don't allow reboot if PolicyKit and RBAC are disabled (William Jon McCann) - fix path in includes (William Jon McCann) - reorganize the docs a bit (William Jon McCann) - pull updated DTD and xsl from DeviceKit-disks (William Jon McCann) - fix distcheck (William Jon McCann) - still having problems using xinclude (William Jon McCann) - fix the includes (William Jon McCann) - add missing bits (William Jon McCann) - use spec files directly as introspection xml and try to generate docs on the fly (William Jon McCan - use object paths for seat added/removed signals per spec (William Jon McCann) - regenerate the docs and xml from the spec (William Jon McCann) - add GetLoginSessionId to exported interface (William Jon McCann) - fix use of unix-user as int (William Jon McCann) - use fortify source flag when building from git (William Jon McCann) - fix location of scripts again (William Jon McCann) - dist bzip by default (William Jon McCann) - fix up signal definition (William Jon McCann) - fix UnixUser to be uint (William Jon McCann) - use object paths instead of strings for signals (William Jon McCann) - cleanly shutdown event logging thread (William Jon McCann) - export login session id to the bus (William Jon McCann) - exit with the bus now that we're activated by the bus (William Jon McCann) - allow retaining authorizations for {stop,restart}-multiple-users (David Zeuthen) - make sure to add all override parameters (William Jon McCann) - fix the script to work with recent dbus-python api changes (William Jon McCann) - always try to detect parameters for session (William Jon McCann) - oops one more place (William Jon McCann) - install scripts into $(prefix)/lib instead of $libdir (William Jon McCann) - return PolicyKit results when not privileged for action (William Jon McCann) - fix typo (William Jon McCann) - initial login session id support (William Jon McCann) - display uid as unix-user to match api (William Jon McCann) - fix packaging of policy file (William Jon McCann) - rename policy file (William Jon McCann) - post release version bump (William Jon McCann)
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|ZETEC Performance (2000-2004) The place to chat about any 2.0L Zetec engine performance, tuning and exhaust related upgrades.
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|It might have been the pro charger that was self contained, I can't recall.
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|I believe it has oil line running from the engine to oil it, but thats a good point. I'll check to make sure. I'll look into the resonators, but my problem is the time restraint. since I'm stationed in Germany, shipping can take a while. I'm still waiting on packages that were sent out the week after Thanksgiving. This is why I was considering putting the factory manifold and converter back on.
|Doesn't the Vortech have a closed oil system? May want to check the last time that was changed out. Having the resonator installed should not cost all that much 50-60 bucks over the cost of the resonator too get installed. Depends on how much you think getting ride of the drone is worth. Some might say that if it will put you in a better mood on your vacation then it may be worth it.
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|Thanks, I wasn't really sure where to put a question like that. I'll look into the resonator for now, I dont really want to spend the money for a full exhaust system right before I go on vacation. I'd rather spend that money on vacation right now. I thought about putting the stock manifold and cat back on it, but I dont know how it will effect the tune. I guess I could try it and just watch the A/F ratio to make sure it doesn't go lean.
|Moved to "ZETEC Performance Chat". I would try adding a resonator in the center channel to muffle some of that sound. I used a 21" long 4" diameter resonator from Magnaflow on mine and it seemed to tone it down quite a bit. But in the end, I went with an SVT header, cat and flex pipe. So now my exhaust note is more subdued.
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Preperation for a road trip
I just bought my first focus, an 04 zx3 with 54k on it and a vortech supercharger. I will be picking it up Wednsday and driving about an hour and a half home, so I think that should give me a good feeling for the car. However in just under a month I will be driving about 5.5 - 6 hrs up into the German/Swiss/Austrian Alps and then another 5.5 - 6 back, assuming no hidden issues pop up in the mean time. I will of course be changing my oil, cleaning my air filter and checking my coolant level/condition before hand. What else would you suggest I do in preperation for a long trip? Are there any things that are prone to breakage that I should be aware of?
Also the exhaust is very loud, it has FS longtube race headers and a borla cat-back with no cat. Normally I wouldn't mind the sound too much, but this is going to be 5.5 - 6 hrs of the exhaust drone on the autobahn, It is going to get quite old very quickly I imagine. Any Ideas on a way to quiet it down for the trip, short of putting the factory manifold and converter back on it? If I do end up putting the factory parts back on for the trip, will it mess with the tune very much?
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Discussion in 'December 2007' started by max, Dec 31, 2007.
If Hermann stays in NBA. There's always a chance he goes to play in Europe.
150 is not exactly a small sample size.
I agree, however, for me I just like the # of att to be as close as possible to compare. Now, I wonder what was Jarvis`s % after 150 att??
Exactly. You're going to have to wait a long time if you want their shots to be equal. In fact, it probably will never happen. Anybody who shoots over 40% from 3-point land has a good stroke. They are both good shooters.
Well, he shot 131 in his rookie season, and hit 30.5% of them.
Not a very good number.
Well, it looks as though we are stuck with Jarvis regardless of the %`s and I believe he will do just fine. We can pull out #`s out of our a__, does it really make a difference. The only way Herrmann will take Jarvis`s min is if he gets hurt. Period.
I think we should compare their hair length.
You had to go there!!!!!!!
Its not the length it is the style. LOL
That's right, it's not the size that counts.
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(New York, NY - WNYC) A transit union says in a report that one cause of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's recent fare hikes and service cuts has been hiding in plain sight: financial arrangements called interest rate swaps. Those are deals the authority made with banks on 10 percent of its $33 billion of debt —deals that have gone against the authority and in favor of the banks.
The deals were made between 1995 and 2007, when banks agreed to cover the fluctuating interest rates on some of the authority's bonds. In exchange, the NY MTA said it would pay the banks a fixed rate, plus a small premium. That agreement would've protected the authority if rates had jumped up. But the Amalgamated Transit Union says the NY MTA has taken a net loss on the deals since the economy crashed in 2008 and interest rates fell to sustained, historic lows.
The union says the authority is now losing almost $114 million a year ― and could continue to lose money on the deals for the next 20 to 30 years.
NY MTA spokesman Adam Lisberg disputed the union's calculations, saying the swaps brought predictability to the authority's budget, which needs to be balanced each year. "To compare transactions we entered into years ago, compared to what you can get in risky variable rate debt right now is either irresponsible or deliberately misleading," he said. "They are simply wrong."
He contended that the swaps allowed the authority to save $248 million. The report says that was true until 2007, when the arrangement allowed the NY MTA to pay off its debt at nearly a full point below interest rates that were relatively high. But that was before the economy tanked. Since then, the authority has lost money on the deal.
The report looked at 12 transit agencies or local governments that entered into interest rate swaps. The report's authors insisted in a conference call that, though the deals may have made sense when they were struck, these 12 agencies ― which includes the NY MTA and NJ Transit ― are now bleeding at least a half a billion dollars a year from the budgets of governments and transit authorities around the United States.
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Parrott also noted that the NY MTA is about to go to market to sell billions in new bonds to refinance its capital construction program. "They could say to the banks, 'If you're unwilling to renegotiate these credit swaps, we're not so sure you're going to get a piece of these bonds,'" he said.
Lisberg called the idea unrealistic. "We need these major banks to provide financing for us," he said. "We're constantly in the debt markets, it's how we and every other large government organization works. If we're buying equipment to use over 30 years, it makes sense to pay for it over 30 years."
In 2010, the NY MTA plugged a budget gap by laying off 1,000 workers and eliminating 750 positions. It also enacted some of the deepest subway and bus service cuts in decades. Riders absorbed a 7.5 percent fare increase in 2011, and further 7.5 percent increases are scheduled in 2013 and 2015.
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I'm so bad…..and i apologize that i never blog anymore……..
life is busy
but still no excuse.
I thought i would just pop in and do a little update on our life…
We've gone through some transitions this year……I have 2 middle schoolers this year…holy sheet.
When we had decided to stay on Kauai……one of our biggest fears was school…….
middle school to be exact. website load testing tool . I know i'm not the only parent in the country that worried about middle school
it's a big dark ugly word and living in a place where the education pretty much stinks…..
and parents have to be 100 percent invested in their children's education for them to come out not only ahead
but hopefully even just on game…..made me want to cry sometimes.
What started off last year as the best experience ever with a brand new private middle school that we had
enrolled Mason is……turned tables this year with having both Mason and Lola there.
In the first three months of school this year……they had gone through 4 teachers and the school was a sinking
ship on it's way to the bottom of the ocean. We hung on as long as we could…..
most of our friends had already pulled their kids out…..
and after three months we did the same.
After a few weeks of the kids being home…..we found an option that we were happy with.
Not my first choice ever…..but it was going to work and so far……the school we have them in is wonderful.
Mason and Lola are Catholic kids now.
Hail Mary
They wear uniforms and go to Mass and have religion classes.
It's better than homeschooling…..because i got that taste for the two weeks i had the kids home.
So kudos to those of you that homeschool……..i bow down to you.
Anyhoo…….Mason in 8th……Lola in 7th
and my little Fin…..he's trotting right along in 4th grade.
Bryan still waiting tables at The ST. Regis ……
i'm still working a few nights a week at a little beach boutique in Hanalei…..
and on occasion styling a party or two ……
Mason: almost 14 {gasp}
plays volleyball and traveled last summer to compete in the Jr. Olympics in Texas.
He's quiet…..kind……wears braces now ….. sort of likes girls but won't admit it.
Lola: 12 years old
She's creative…..artsy…..loves to paint….draw…..read and write.
still my needy child……..but has gone from total tomboy and morphed into a beautiful and imaginative girl.
Fin: 9
If he's not surfing…..he's hanging with his friends watching surfing.
Fin still crawls into bed with me every single morning…..for a quick snuggle before he starts his day…..
and i will continue to reinforce to him that he can be 28 years old and still snuggle with me…..
because i have a feeling that he won't ever leave our house.
You know the kid that's 28 and working at the gas station making Pizza at night while surfing all day???……
that will be Fin.
I'm okay with that…….because he's Fin.
We are still happy with our beach life here on kauai…..
life is simple
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Happy Holiday and Merry Christmas from our family to yours.
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In one of my previous posts I mentioned how hard it was to find out which parishes and for what time period were covered on the Find My Past parish records collection. Being the sort of genealogist who likes to know these things I emailed Find My Past and Liam Kelly promptly replied. Many thanks Liam
The general link to the whole collection is
but you then have to click the "next" to get to the various pages where the info is. Along the way you will go through pages that have some good descriptions of the records you are looking at. Very useful for those who are new to genealogy or who have gone along not really knowing the ins and outs of parish registers. Well worth a read.
So that you don't have to go through all the pages if you just want to get to the listings here are the links to the actual coverage info.
Churches & Burial Grounds in City of London Collection. The lists are down the page.
Burial Records.
These are from all around the country, some are county wide others from a specific parish.
Marriage Records.
Like the burials these are from all around the country, some are county wide others from a specific parish.
Baptism Records.
Again these are like the burials & marriages.
So there is the information, go and have a look to see if your parishes are covered and if they are then I can guess what you will be doing for the rest of the day !!


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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Cbz40, Dec 4, 2005.
Please make all game related post in this thread. Thank You
Let's get it on!!!!
Let's get it done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's to JJ being the X-factor today!!!
Ok Zoners, CrazyCowboy is nervous but confindent!
Let's kick some booty!!
Just don't fumble and we win. The midgets will be constantly swatting at every ball carrier. They rely on the fumble to shorten the field and score TDs. They can't consistently put together long drives and score. Just run the ball, don't fumble, play field position football, and take your deep shots here and there. Don't put Bledsoe in a 3rd and long against those DE, since he'd have to be in max protect which limits the # of receivers going out in patterns. GO get 'em boys!
Any pills to get these dadgum butterflies out of my tummy??????
Didn't Dallas call Tails???
I think the refs did a Bettis thanksgiving day ruling against us on that coin toss!
Let's do it
Does anybody kno a website where i coudl listen to this game?
Man Ware almost had a sack.
good pressure Ware!
What greAT accuracy shown on that pass /sarcasm
Try that - was posted earlier - not sure if it will work, never tried it personally.
GREAT job Canty!
CrazyCowboy loves the way Ware and friends are getting to Manning early......wow!
Defense looks ready. Now let's see what Drew and our "O" can do.
Uh oh bad field position.
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I know everyone has their own preference for the Fett costume version they are making.
I'm making the Special Edition Boba Fett with the ESB helmet and the Jedi Armor and costume.
These are the Colors I have with the numbers for the Empire Helmet:
* Panzer Olive Green (Cheeks and dome) F505113
* Boxcar Red (mandibles) F414281
* UP Armor Yellow (Verticle stripes) F414170
* MILW Road Orange (Verticle stripes) F414152
* SP Lark Dark Gray 'unsure' (Gray around scratches) F414182
* Rust (various locations) F414323
* Chrome (scratches) I think this was actually a color called bright silver but this works best.
* Euro Dark green 'Unsure' back of helmet. 4729 (Model Master)
* Panzer dark yellow (Rangefinder ear) if you do not have aluminum ears you will need to mix a silver with this to tone it down. F505111
* RLM Green (Left ear) 'unsure' F505056
* PRR Green (Inside cheeks) this is practically black. F414164
* Rock Island Maroon (Red scratches on left ear). F414248
* Light Gray (on left ear) any light gray will do. F505061
Does anyone have the accurate Colors with numbers for the Return of the Jedi Boba Armor?
(Not the Helmet)
I'm also looking for Spray colors as well as Airbrush colors (Different Options)
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Say, Republican conservatives, how about Jon Huntsman for Speaker?
posted at 11:03 am on December 26, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
Because he's a real conservative, says Norman Ornstein in the Washington Post:
Go to Article I, Section 2: The Constitution does not say that the speaker of the House has to be a member of the House. In fact, the House can choose anybody a majority wants to fill the post. Every speaker has been a representative from the majority party. But these days, the old pattern clearly is not working. …
The best way out of this mess would be to find someone from outside the House to transcend the differences and alter the dysfunctional dynamic we are all enduring. Ideally, that individual would transcend politics and party — but after David Petraeus's stumble, we don't have many such candidates. It would have to be a partisan Republican.
One option would be Jon Huntsman. By any reasonable standard, he is a conservative Republican: As governor of Utah, he supported smaller government, lower taxes and balanced budgets, and he opted consistently for market-based solutions. As a presidential candidate, he supported positions that were in the wheelhouse of Ronald Reagan. But a Speaker Huntsman would look beyond party and provide a different kind of leadership. He would drive a hard bargain with the president but would aim for a broad majority from the center out, not from the right fringe in. He could not force legislation onto the floor, but he would have immense moral suasion.
At first, you think that Ornstein's telling a Christmas joke … but he's actually serious, about both the suggestion and the insistence that Huntsman is a man who represents the conservative wing of the GOP. How many delegates did he win in the primary, by the way?
Ornstein also suggests Mitch Daniels, who has a much better claim to that mantle. We could also toss Newt Gingrich's name into the mix, since he's had experience as House Speaker in crafting deals with a Democratic president. But really … why would any of them want John Boehner's job?


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1A man heard slapping noises at his back door, went to investigate, and found a man standing in his home in the 800 block of North 76th Street at 9:09 a.m. Jan. 7. The homeowner said the suspect took off "like a jack rabbit" after being seen. He was not caught.
2A house in the 2600 block of North 73rd Street was broken into and U.S. savings bonds and several other items worth $7,000 were stolen from it between 10 and 10:53 a.m. Jan. 7. The burglars entered the house via an unlocked balcony door.
3A home was broken into via an unlocked window in the 2700 block of North 75th Street at 7:14 p.m. Jan 8. It appeared that burglars tried pulling a TV through the window, but it was too big to fit. Nothing was taken.
4A home in the 4500 block of North Delco Avenue was broken into, but nothing was stolen from it between Midnight Jan. 10 and 3:01 Jan. 12. The basement window was smashed and there was a broken blade in a patio lock.
5Glass on an outside door was broken and several items worth $6,055, including electronics and gaming systems, were taken from a house in the 4100 block of Menomonee River Parkway between 7:33 a.m. Jan. 10 and 3:35 p.m. Jan. 11.
6A snowblower valued at $250 was taken from the backyard of a house in the 300 block of North 116th Street between 7 p.m. Jan. 4 and 3 p.m. Jan. 6.
7Three suspects stole two video game consoles worth $120 from Best Buy, 2421 N. Mayfair Road, at 3:45 p.m. Jan. 6. They were recognized from a prior theft of $1,200 in consoles. When called out, they ran from Best Buy and escaped.
8A van's window was smashed but nothing was taken from it while it was at Anytime Fitness, 8901 W. North Ave., between 5:30 and 6:45 p.m. Jan 6. Damage is estimated at $200.
9A car's window was smashed and a work bag containing medical supplies was taken from it at Mo's Irish Pub, 10842 W. Bluemound Road, between 11:15 p.m. Jan. 6 and 12:25 a.m. Jan. 7. Total loss is estimated at $275. The empty bag was later found in the parking lot of Jo Jos Martini Lounge, 418 North Mayfair Road.
10A 20-year-old Milwaukee man and an 18-year-old Milwaukee woman were arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle after a license plate check revealed it as stolen from West Allis. The two were parked at Mayfair mall, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 1:52 p.m. Jan. 7. The man admitted to knowing the vehicle was stolen but denied stealing it. He has two prior cases of driving stolen vehicles. Police pulled the vehicle over after they found that the driver's window was broken out.
11A car's window was broken out and an iPod was taken from it while it was parked in the 4200 block of North 84th Street between 12:30 and 6:30 a.m. Jan. 8. Total loss is estimated at $300.
12A car's passenger side window was broken and a purse containing credit cards was taken out of it at Starbucks, 151 N. Mayfair Road, between 11:30 and 11:50 a.m. Jan. 9. Total damage is estimated at $805.
13A pair of headphones worth $150 was taken from a desk in the 10000 block of Innovation Drive between 1 p.m. Jan. 9 and 6 a.m. Jan. 11.
14A rear window was smashed out of a car and a purse was taken from it at Cardinal Fitness, 2885 N. Mayfair Road, between 6:15 and 6:50 p.m. Jan. 9. Total damage is $1,295.
15A driver's side window was shattered and items were taken from a car at Wisconsin Athletic Club, 8700 Watertown Plank Road, between 5:30 and 6:17 a.m. Jan. 10. One item was a tackle bag, the other a briefcase containing an iPad. Total loss is $1,600.
16A passport and $30 in cash were taken from an unlocked car in the 9800 block of W. Argonne Drive between 10 p.m. Jan 10 and 7:30 a.m. Jan. 11. Total loss is $75.
17A 28-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for taking $611 of men's and boy's clothes from Boston Store, 2400 N. Mayfair Road, at 7:20 p.m. Jan. 11. She had two warrants from the Wauwatosa Police Department.
18A vehicle's window was smashed and a purse taken out of it at YMCA, 2420 N. 124th St., between 6:45 and 7:45 a.m. Jan. 12. Inside the purse were debit cards, checks, money and ID cards. Total loss is $400.
Police responded to three thefts of items valued at less than $100 this week.
19Two Wauwatosa men, ages 30 and 40, were arrested for drug possession at the intersection of North 113th Street and West Gilbert Avenue at 12:42 a.m. Jan. 10. An anonymous source reported people with a flashlight out by the city dump. Police found prescription drugs, a crack pipe and drug straw on the men.
20A 30-year-old Wauwatosa man was arrested for drunken driving, second offense, after speeding 55 mph in a 25 mph zone and blowing a red light in the 6700 block of West North Avenue at 1:48 a.m. Jan. 8. He thought he was at Leff's Lucky Town. Blood draw results are pending.
21A 54-year-old Wauwatosa man was arrested for drunken driving, sixth offense, after stopping three times before coming to a red light at the intersection of West Bluemound Road and Glencoe Avenue at 11:48 p.m. Jan. 12. The man refused a Breathalyzer test and blood draw results are pending.
22A 24-year-old West Allis woman was arrested for drunken driving, first offense, after driving on suspended registration and with a broken brake light at the intersection of West Bluemound Road and Pleasant View Street at 2:51 a.m. Jan. 13. Her BAC was 0.16.
23A hole was broken in a vehicle's window at Anytime Fitness, 8901 W. North Ave., between 6:10 and 6:40 p.m. Jan. 11. Nothing was taken from the vehicle and damage is estimated at $250.
24A jeep's window was smashed but nothing taken from it in the 8900 block of West North Avenue between 6:25 and 6:40 p.m. Jan. 11. Damage is estimated at $250.
25A fence had eight pickets broken on it in the 1000 block of Kavanaugh Place between 8 p.m. Jan. 11 and 11 a.m. Jan. 12. Total damage is estimated at $20.
26An Aurora security vehicle had two windows and part of its light bar smashed out at Aurora Health Care, 1220 Dewey Ave., at 9:15 p.m. Jan 11. A witness said he saw two teenagers run from it with a crowbar. Damage is estimated at $600.
27A 36-year-old West Allis woman is wanted for taking $303 from Papa Murphy's, 7630 W. Bluemound Road, at 10:43 p.m. Jan. 11. She was working there as an assistant manager and had keys to the store. The store owner found video evidence of her allegedly taking the money after Papa Murphy's closed.
28Employees of Radisson, 2303 N. Mayfair Road, called police to report two handguns were left in a room at 3:51 p.m. Jan. 12. The handguns were later identified as BB guns.
29A 17-year-old Wauwatosa boy was arrested for disorderly conduct after swearing at officers after the basketball game at Wauwatosa West High School, 11400 W. Center Street, at 7:06 p.m. Jan. 12. He wouldn't leave when told to and caused a scene at the school.
A 45-year-old Wauwatosa woman reported receiving a sexually obscene phone call at 2:30 a.m. Jan. 5.
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Posted 7/8/2005 12:20 AM Updated 7/8/2005 5:43 AM
Baseball, softball bumped from Olympics
By Vicki Michaelis, USA TODAY
SINGAPORE — Baseball and softball are out of the Olympics as of 2012, in a vote that surprised even longtime International Olympic Committee members.
"There were a lot of people that said they supported us and obviously didn't," said Don Porter, president of the International Softball Federation.
Baseball joined the Olympics in 1992 and softball in 1996. (Related item: Major leaguers upset)
Friday's secret vote reflected a heavy European influence of the IOC, which claims a near majority of European members. The popularity of baseball and softball are limited primarily to the Americas, Canada and Asia. Both sports were founded in the U.S.
Baseball also suffers from its failure to reach an agreement with Major League Baseball that would send the top players to the Olympics. "The problem is not only one problem," said Aldo Notari, head of the International Baseball Federation. "The problem is we need further development in the world."
Porter, who said he was devastated, has been concerned all along that members linked baseball and softball too closely.
The other 26 sports were retained.
"I think they've made a big, big mistake," said Tommy Lasorda, the former Dodgers manager who managed the U.S. to its only gold medal, at the Sydney Games in 2000.
"Baseball is played by all countries now and softball, too. I think that's really going to hurt the Olympics. I don't want to knock the other sports, but I think this is a big mistake. I am very disappointed.
"I was fortunate enough to coach the U.S. Olympic team in Australia. The parks were full at all times. How can they take away a sport like that?"
Baseball became a medal sport in 1992, with the U.S. finishing out of the money. Four years later, the Americans won a bronze medal before Lasorda's team won it all in 2000. Last year, the U.S. never got out of regional qualifying as Canada and Cuba represented North America in Athens.
Softball, on the other hand, has been the USA's property since it hit the Olympic calendar in 1996. American women have won all three available gold medals and their 2004 victory capped a 79-game winning streak in international play.
The IOC will consider replacing them with two sports from a waiting list of five: Golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports. That decision will be made Saturday.
Baseball and softball, which will remain on the program for the 2008 Beijing Games, are the first sports cut from the Olympics since polo in 1936.
"Needless to say, these sports are very, very disappointed," IOC president Jacques Rogge said after announcing the result. "However, I have to emphasize the fact that they should not fear this purge. The fact is that they shall not be included in the program of the 2012 Olympic Games, but it does not disqualify them forever as Olympic sports."
Rogge said baseball and softball will be eligible to win back their place in future Games.
"I would like to invite the leaders of these sports that will not be included in the program to make their very best efforts during the coming years so as to be able to convince the session that they deserve to come back to the Olympic Games in 2016. We shall support them in their efforts."
Major League Baseball and the players' union plan to launch on Monday the Baseball Classic, a 16-nation tournament that will begin in March and feature players on big league rosters.
Notari was disappointed yet optimistic.
"Baseball is still in Beijing and it is still necessary to work for the future in 2016."
Porter said the decision goes back to Mexico City in 2002 when Rogge tried — but failed — to get baseball, softball and modern pentathlon removed.
"They wanted us out," Porter said. "They didn't get us out — it took them three years and now they got us out. I just think the IOC wanted some opportunity to introduce several new sports ... and in order to do that, they had to remove a couple of sports and that's what they did today."
"I don't want to say it's an anti-U.S. thing, but they are two native American sports," Porter said.
He noted that modern pentathlon, which has been on the program since the first modern games in 1896, had tradition and European support on its side.
"Europe has strong voting power in the IOC," Porter said. "They worked hard, they did the right thing to get enough to stay in."
Removal from the program can be crippling for smaller sports federations, which rely heavily on Olympic revenues for survival.
Before the vote, the head of the international federations described the existing program as a "delicate instrument" and "magical combination" which shouldn't be changed.
"Once you take one piece out to put another piece in, you don't know what the consequences will be," said Denis Oswald, president of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations. "Don't change a winning team."
The IOC will keep the voting figures secret. Not even the IOC members or sports federations will learn the totals. The secrecy was requested by the international federations in order to avoid any ranking or embarrassment for any sports which just barely make the cut.
Rogge said the figures will be seen only by an independent official, who will send the results by sealed envelope to an IOC notary in Lausanne, Switzerland. Rogge will only open the envelope in the case of a voting dispute.
"Not all sports are indispensable for the Olympic program, we know that," Rogge told the delegates before the vote.
Senior IOC member **** Pound of Canada harshly criticized the secrecy, saying it undermined the IOC's moves for openness. He said it was in the interests of the sports federations themselves to know how they stand.
"What kind of message does the IOC send when there is complete secrecy on an issue that is important to the world?" Pound said.
But Rogge said the IOC executive board had accepted the request by the federations, who fear a low vote total would hurt them in finding sponsorship and television contracts.
"Whether we agree or not, if this is the unanimous position of the 28 international federations, we have to respect that," Rogge said.
Contributing: The Associated Press; Bob Kimball, USATODAY.com
Big leaguers respond
Arizona third baseman Troy Glaus, who played on the 1996 U.S. team:
"That's a shame. 'Baseball is one of the more global sports. There's not too many countries around who don't play it at some level."
Seattle pitcher Ryan Franklin, who won three games for the U.S. in 2000:
"It's our national pastime, so it' sad to see. There's a lot of guys up here who would like to represent their country by playing baseball. It was a great experience, and probably one of the reasons why I was able to get to the big leagues and stay."
By The Associated Press


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Chapter 5. Disaster Relief: Tax Deferral
Section 196.98
196.98. Allocation to county. After the county auditor of an eligible county, as described in Section 196.97, has made the applicable certification to the Director of Finance pursuant to Section 196.97, the director shall, within 30 days after verification of the county auditor's estimate, certify this amount to the Controller for allocation to the county. Upon receipt of certification from the Director of Finance, the Controller shall make the appropriate allocation to the county within 10 working days thereafter.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Tar Heels grabbed their ninth sweep of the season, topping Boston College 3-0 (25-19, 25-10, 25-17) Saturday night as Carolina held a Turn It Pink night for breast cancer awareness. Freshman Paige Neuenfeldt finished the night with 13 kills and three blocks to help UNC improve to 17-4, 8-3 on the season.
"I'm delighted about our win tonight," UNC head coach Joe Sagula said. "It was a great team effort, and I was excited about how we were able to hit at such a high percentage tonight. It was a challenging match because we had to feed off of our own emotions tonight, and I'm really happy with how we responded."
"We reduced our errors significantly, our blocking was great, and our defense really picked it up tonight. We had a lot of players that didn't necessarily have big numbers, but they all hit well, and to get 19 of our 42 kills from our middles, that's a really good accomplishment for our team."
Carolina took the opening set 25-19, led by three blocks from sophomore Chaniel Nelson. Neuenfeldt and senior Tia Gaffen had three kills apiece, and senior Emily McGee added five digs to help the Tar Heels. Sophomores Lauren Adkins and Ece Taner each had an ace, and Gaffen also added two blocks.
Opening set two on an 8-2 run, the Tar Heels never looked back, taking a 25-10 win to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Neuenfeldt had seven kills and a block, and senior Cora Harms added seven assists and four digs for the Tar Heels, who hit .519 and limited the Eagles' attack to .100 in the second frame.
After a lopsided second frame, the start of the third saw more even play between Carolina and Boston College. Tied at 10-10, Carolina had a 6-1 run to pull ahead 16-11. Behind three kills and two blocks from Adkins, UNC took the match with a final 25-17 set win. Taner contributed four digs, Neuenfeldt had three kills, and Gaffen added two more blocks while the Tar Heels hit another strong .344 and closed the Eagles down with .083.
Tonight's match was Turn it Pink night at Carmichael, as the Tar Heels auctioned off their pink game jerseys and sold pink Carolina volleyball t-shirts, with all proceeds going to Get Real & HEEL, a program through the university that serves breast cancer patients in North Carolina. Donations were also accepted at the match to benefit Get Real & HEEL.
Carolina (17-4, 8-3) takes to the road next weekend for matches at Duke on Friday (7 p.m.) and at Wake Forest on Sunday (1 p.m.).


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tiger03kal wrote:Well, it would seem either PB is a lying, cheat piece of... toast... or he's a polygamist. I mean, Jelly, Banana, Jam, Honey, Fluff, Chocolate, Crackers... the list keeps going!
papa was a rollin stone...wherever he layed his hat was his home.
So why is automatically assumed that jelly is a girl? Since when did Banana become a girl? Furthermore why is peanut butter male? WHY ARE WE ASSIGNING GENDERS TO INANIMATE OBJECTS?!!!!!
Its Okay Jelly, Gnutella is available...
And I understand that she spreads smoother.
Thanks everybody and thank you Woot! As you all may know by now, I am still in Europe (England for everyone keeping track)and as such still speaking to you from the future. As to all the gender questions, i assumed the jelly was female (since purple is the girliest of all the colors), peanut butter is male, and banana is female because I'm all about defying expectations. Regardless of how we define our edibles, I'm very grateful for all the love and support and cannot wait to get back home and start derbying again.
It's Peanut Butter Banana Time just doesn't flow.
ChefRAZ wrote:papa was a rollin stone...wherever he layed his hat was his home.
GREAT NOW THAT SONG IS GONNA STRIKE UP EVERYTIME I SEE THIS TEE! lol =D
this is otterific i want one but i also think itd be funny to have an angry banana at someone whos wearing a banana suit
It's been a good couple of weeks since there was a decent shirt on this site. Good The Happening (2008)
beammedown wrote:Specifically, the fruit in jelly comes in the form of fruit juice. Jam, on the other hand, uses fruit pulp or crushed fruit, which explains why it's "less stiff" than jelly.
Actually, Beam, the answer you're looking for is that I can't very well jelly my banana into your fluffer-nutter sammich, if you know what I'm saying. . .
One word: threesome
Hi all,
This is the first shirt I have bought from shirt.woot! I like these kinds of shirts. I also bought the 5 second rule one (shame we can't put multiple shirts in a basket so I could save some on shipping).
Looking forward to more cool shirts and hope some of the old ones show up in the classics section as there are at least 10 from there I want to buy as well.
edit - oh, and I assumed banana was female (from the eyelashes) and jelly was female because she is shocked to find peanut butter uh, doing whatever they were doing. Seemed only logical.
Dear Seed,
I love the shirt!
Got random shirt a few weeks ago, and i was really scared i would get some horrible color or a mysterious design that didn't click with my humor but this makes me laugh so much, and the ladies love the design. Thanks so much for your time and effort, keep it up! - Steve
so... uhm... yeah... I was at the "Jay and Silent Bob Get Old" show... next day, I was wearing the Peanut Butter and Jealousy tee... elevator doors open... and there's Kevin Smith! First thing he says to me? "I like that shirt!" How cool is that??
any chance this shirt will come back! I love it
it never fails that whenever I wear this shirt some nimrod doesnt understand it. I make up different explainations everytime. they usually walk away more confused than before they asked.
Is there any place to purchase this shirt? I want!
Think wrote:Is there any place to purchase this shirt? I want!
Try teetrade.org, wootswap.com, or the random shirt trade center in the Shirt.Woot forum. You might get lucky and find it there.
alfbo wrote:They could be 3 dudes for all we know. I mean, it's two pieces of bread and a banana!
yeah, true that.
This is my all time favorite Woot shirt. So excited that they brought it back (limited time), cause I missed out on it last year. Thanks Woot for the early Valentine present!!
My friend has this shirt (and actually, it was this shirt that turned me on to shirt.woot!), and every time she wears it, I laugh out loud. So smart! I wish I was still able to buy it.
sweetpea113377 wrote:This is my all time favorite Woot shirt. So excited that they brought it back (limited time), cause I missed out on it last year. Thanks Woot for the early Valentine present!!
MAN! (<--Would have shouted an expletive if I knew I was allowed to...) I JUST missed it! And here I was saying how much I would have wanted one. Do they only resurrect a shirt once?
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