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Figured I'd cross post this from my build thread on TheBHG...
I just can't help myself, two animated clones and now I am tackling animated death watch Long Live the Clone Wars.
I will be building the Super Commando patterned after Darth Maul below. I have started with the following:
Blasters: Woodchuck with LED's (couldn't resist splurging on these)
Armor: KW Designs
Helmet: Eternal Armory
Flak Vest: Local Seamstress
Flight Suit: Arkady
Boots: Brahma from Wal-mart
Backpack: Eternal Armory - pending
Wrist Comlink - custom
I think that's the general parts list. With the exception of the backpack, I've set all of this in motion. I've collected a series of screen shots here for reference. There are a lot of shots with the various Death Watch characters because I need reference shots for the Wrist Comlink mentioned above.
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Oh and let's not forget the guns
...well that's just karma for ya, as I'm posting this pic my wife walked by my door and "shot" me with my own blasters.
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My flight suit is officially on order hopefully I'll have that around the beginning of July. I met withmy local seamstress over the weekend to get the Flak Vest started. Here is the material I'm using for the vest. I went with a upholstery vinyl in a dull black color. I plan to make the belt out of the same material.
I finished trimming up and rough assembly on the second gauntlet. I haven't done much work yet on the communicator for the left gauntlet. Also, lesson learned while trimming my first gauntlet. On Kev's kit I took out all of the material between the two halves of the inside face. When I closed it there was a considerable gap so I went back in and glued in a backer which needs to be trimmed down a little yet.
I began assembling the knees pieces. As I've had to shave down the return edges at the knees on both of the clone suits I've assembled from Kev, I wasn't suprised to learn I had to shim the knees a bit. This worked well for me as I wasn't keen on having a large bondo joint on the front of the knee. It seemed like a future crack waiting to happen. I basically just took some .1 think ABS and cut and pre-bent it into shape. I glued the two haves of the knee to the new front plate and the used my dremel to shape the plastic.
This knee on the right is still a work in process. I still need to smooth out the edges and hit it with some bonod putty.
I also got the belt assembled over the weekend. Another valuable lesson from working with previous kits from Kevin...he's skinny :P So when I was trimming the belt I left myself a bit of extra breathing room. In the picture below the whole section between the lines is supposed to come out. As you can see I left about 3/4" on each side for comfort.
Finally, I trimmed up the boot armor and attached it to the boots. I prepped the boots first by rubbing them down with acetone to get rid of as many oils and such as possible. I then roughed up the areas with some sandpaper to help the glue adhere. I opted for E6000 to attach the armor. I haven't worked with it much previously but I've been told it should stay a bit flexible which sounded ideal for my shoes.
My helmet shows up later today, I'm looking forward to starting some preliminary work on the horns.
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And today's project.....
After assembling the forearms, I took measurements and mocked it up in AutoCAD. Using the screen caps, I proportioned the size of the communicator to Kev's to the top of the gauntlet. I used a base of 1/8" MDF board and then took a trip to the hardware to buy a few miscellaneous things. I wouldn't say the results are 100% screen accurate, I think it will get the job done. I still need to make the mounting bracket for this but that's for another day.
Assembled with primer
And on the gauntlet for reference.


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Trio Of Bulldogs Claim Top-Five Finishes During First Day Of MVC Championship
WICHITA, Kan. - Drake sophomore Phillip Beeler (Lenexa, Kan.) and junior Kevin Harp (Iowa City, Iowa) were third and fifth, respectively, in the men's javelin, while freshman Conor Wells (Des Moines, Iowa) was fourth in the men's 10,000-meters during the first day of action at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track And Field Championship on Friday.
Beeler's throw of 208 feet 7 inches was a personal best for the sophomore, which excited throws coach Mark Kostek.
"He had a series of throws that shows he has learned to compete at a high level," said Kostek. "I'm very happy for him."
Harp's best mark on the afternoon at Cessna Stadium was 204 feet 4 inches, 4 feet 9 inches feet off of his school record and personal best of 209 feet 1 inch which he set at the Drake Relays earlier this campaign.
"Now we hope its on to the first round of NCAA competition in two weeks with both of them," commented Kostek. "We are getting better all the time and another competition excites me to see what they might accomplish."
Wells, in his first 10,000-meter race of his career, finished in 31:35.33 en route to a fourth-place showing.
"He wasn't intimidated by all of the guys with all-conference honors under their belts," commented distance coach Dan Hostager. "Like a lot of Valley races, it was very slow off the get go, but Conor didn't let that affect his race and competed very well. This should help his confidence and be great experience for the future."
On the women's side, junior Briana Isom-Brummer (St. Louis, Mo.) sits in fifth place after four events in the heptathlon. She has tallied 2,854 points and was second in the high jump soaring 5 feet 4.25 inches.
"She clipped a hurdle in her first event but rallied back in the high jump," commented head coach Natasha Brown. "We are looking forward to tomorrow's events."
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I'm planning on making a trip over to Altamaha WMA this Saturday (1/15) to see if I can get in on a stand-by blind. Would anybody like to join me? I plan on leaving from Fitzgerald Friday night and crashing at the Super 8 for a couple hours. If anyone would like to carpool or meet me over there, let me know here or with a PM.
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The Canisius College rowing team concluded racing action in its mid-season racing trip at the Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Association (FIRA) Championship on Saturday afternoon at the Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla. The Golden Griffins' Varsity Eight finished third overall and the Second Varsity Eight placed fourth.
Finishing third overall, the Griffs' Varsity Eight crossed the finish line at (7:52.3) with a 3.3 second lead over Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) affiliate Jacksonville (7:55.6). The win marked the Griffs third of the season over a MAAC opponent with victories over both Fairfield and Loyola at the Jesuit Invitational to open the spring schedule. Taking first in the Varsity Eight race was Barry (7:29.5) followed by Nova Southeastern (7:37.6).
"I'm extremely proud of the way our Varsity Eight raced today," said head coach Joel Furtek. "They came out pulling and didn't relent against a hard-closing Jacksonville crew. It was a great step forward for our young team."
The Griffs' Second Varsity Eight placed fourth (8:28.3) behind Jacksonville (8:14.0), Florida (8:13.6), and Jacksonville, and first-place finisher Nova Southeasten (8:06.3).
"None of us is pleased with our execution today, and we don't feel we got a good measure of our ability," said Furtek. "This is an exceptionally young boat, with one woman in her second race and another in her first. We'll be throwing everything we can into a more mature race the next time down the course."
In an eight-boat field, the Novice crew took seventh with a time of 8:33.4.
"Our novices pulled hard but couldn't recover from an early, boat-stopping crab [when an oar gets stuck in the water]," explained Furtek. "No doubt it's a hard lesson that they'll take back to their next row tomorrow morning."
"The reception here from everyone, and especially the folks at Benderson, has been terrific. It feels like Buffalo moved South," stated Furtek. "Our thanks go to everyone in Sarasota and to FIRA for inviting us to the regatta. We have one more training day in Florida before we return to what we hope is a much warmer Buffalo and West Side Rowing Club."
The Blue and Gold will next compete at the Knecht Cup in Camden, N.J. on April 12-14.
Canisius boatings:
Varsity Eight included junior Lynna Paradiso (1), senior Stephanie SanFilipo (2), junior Nancy Kennish (3), junior Liz McKinney (4), senior Bridget Laszewski (5), freshman Nora Kennon (6), senior Monica Klenk (7), sophomore Liz Reinwald (8), and freshman coxswain Hannah Blum.
Second Varsity Eight included freshman Corrine Kickel (1), senior Allison Braun (2), senior Amanda Kielich (3), senior Julia Roache (4), freshman Julie Sciandra (5), senior Bridget Wodowski (6), senior Alyssa Eddy (7), junior Meghan Martin (8), and freshman coxswain Jordan Bamrick.
Novice crew freshman Erica Mason (1), freshman Emma Miller (2), sophomore Briana Chamberlain (3), freshman Katie Tipa (4), freshman Jordan Joly (5), freshman Meghan Walsh (6), freshman Angela Graves (7), freshman Audrey Mariacher (8), and Bamrick as coxswain.


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In 2007, when Western Kentucky University acquired land next to Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, WKU President Gary Ransdell said he and university officials were ready to bring another postsecondary facility to Hardin County.
But 2008 arrived and "we all learned how to spell 'recession,'" he said. The university's plan to increase degree productivity in the area was put aside, but he didn't want to wait years before the General Assembly was willing to approve capital projects.
"We didn't want to be that patient," he said.
A unique partnership with Hardin County Schools now has brought that goal in line with HCS officials' dream.
During a news conference at HCS Central Office, Hardin County Schools announced Thursday a partnership with WKU, ECTC and Central Kentucky Community Foundation that will lead to an early college and career center in the district.
WKU will deed to the school district 20 acres of land originally given to them by CKCF to serve as the site of the center. That transfer is expected to happen today at a Board of Regents meeting.
The land is next to ECTC on University Drive, and the higher education institutions will serve HCS students through dual credit and early college enrollment opportunities.
Superintendent Nannette Johnston said she hopes the center will open as early as August 2014, depending on approval for the plan by the Kentucky Department of Education. She hopes ground can be broken on the project by May.
The center is expected to be around 60,000 square feet.
The news conference followed a special HCS board meeting in which the board approved the acceptance of the land, which is being sold to HCS for $1. Board Chairwoman Kay Sharon expressed excitement once the board unanimously voted for the gift.
"What a wonderful day this is for our school district," Sharon said.
Johnstonsaid she couldn't recall being prouder as a member of the district. Johnston discussed what she called an "opportunity gap" in the area, where businesses are struggling to find qualified workers. She and others in the district have been working to find a way to close that gap and have students ready to work, or enter college, at graduation.
"We are poised and we are positioned to be the difference in Hardin County," she said.
Juniors and seniors of the district's three high schools can spend about half of the day at the career center. They can enter one of six career pathways — health science, engineering, manufacturing, automotive technology, media arts and communication, and hospitality services — that will earn them a certification at graduation.
Students also will be able to enroll at ECTC or WKU, or possibly both, and earn college credit through courses offered by those institutions. The proximity allows students to attend class across ECTC's campus, and WKU has offered to share faculty and design its own courses.
HCS also is forming an advisory council of community members who will guide the programs at the center, to respond to the needs of local business.
Ransdell said at the news conference he could see the center becoming a model for similar facilities in the state.
"I love being part of something innovative," he said.
Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson echoed those sentiments Thursday as he talked about the efforts by those involved in the project.
"Because what's going on here is probably the most dynamic education partnership in the commonwealth," he said.
CKCF President and CEO Al Rider said in an HCS news release, "This endeavor is a wonderful example of synergy. None of us — Central Kentucky Community Foundation, Hardin County Schools, Western Kentucky University or Elizabethtown Community and Technical College — could make this opportunity happen alone."
All parties are after the same goal.
"We are all wanting to achieve the same thing for education in Hardin County," Rider said.
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Harbor Freight
Well i am going to Harbor Freight here in a bit, Have one about 40 miles or so from the house and i have never been, So i gotta go check it out i never went cause i always thought they were just junk tools but i have heard some good stuff too. So i am gonna find out wish me luck don't know what i will come back with, But i know me and tools gotta have them .....Cole
lots of stuff they have cheap. I was at my localest 1 yesterday checking the price on oxygen tanks, and picked up 2 boxes of assorted shrink tubing ( 18' per box ) for $5 each..
and looked at the tool boxes. Storehouse brand is flimsy crap, but the US General is really nice
Yea i have bought a few things through the years, But i bought off a truck, I got some vise grips did'nt last a week but i got some pry bars and still have them they are decent , I just never been to their warehouse till today.....Cole
Yeah, I think that is probably the general nature of the beast - - - some of their stuff will be good enuff quality and will do you a good job, where some of the other stuff is just plain junk - - - I've also bought some things from them and so far it's about 50/50 but I would still buy certain stuff from them again.
I went check out two car show's today,, And had to make a stop at our Harbor Freight here where I live today.. Great mind's think a like..
The one thing I can say is they take care of defects. I use some of their items at the shop with good luck. Drill press is about 8 years old and I use it almost daily, bench buffer works great, and my small fluxcore mig came from there 3 years ago(I use it mainly for out of shop uses). If you get the warranty you're covered for 2-3 years, split the cost of the item and warranty across 3 years and you have minimal yearly investment. I love the Pittsburgh composite ratchets, lightweight and work great!
I buy quite a bit of stuff from HF,, usually the 4" grinders,, 15$ and a 5$ waranty, and when of IF they go **** up, they replace it no Questions asked, another 5$ warranty and that origonal grinder will last for years.. I have probably 6 of them right now, with all different setups,, cut off, grinder.ETC
I have one of their Motorcycle lifts, and it is just as good as any of the other more expensive ones I;ve used,, check out some of East woods stuff,, identical items for 2/3 more money,, just painted a different color, with their sticker on it..
not too sure about their hand tools, as I don't think they are tempered, screw drivers are junk,,
Check out their web sites,, they are the same layout, just way different prices
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I have had pretty good luck with most of the HF stuff that I have used. As with all things, there have been a few awfull disappointments:
1. Kit of different sizes of automotive hose clamps (JUUUNK!!)
2. Cordless battery operated soldering iron (WHAT WAS I THINKING??)
3. 2 1/2" Plumber's Pipe Threader Kit (Dies too soft)
I love their $4 corded 30 watt soldering irons, great for wiring and anything not delicate, great for 12-18 gauge wires. I break out my dual iron temperature controlled Weller station when I have have to do circuit boards and 22-28 gauge wires. Of course, the tip of one of the Weller irons costs more than the entire HF iron.
Their $5 multimeters can't be beat either, reads the same as my Fluke in most cases.
There pretty good for consumables like 1" paint brushes, vinyl gloves, but their razor blades are only good for one cut .
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Harbor Frieght has about 95% GARBAGE, find the 5% and you have a nice tool for cheap.
My Chop saw ( $50 4 years ago ) is still going strong, some sockets I have are pretty good, air oiler/filter is good, as with the filter/ regulator.. mini planishing hammer, pro's would probably laugh at an air hammer/ chisle mounted into a frame with an anvil on the bottom, but it actully works and I feel it's going to be a fair aid with the project I'm about to start. Compressor works great, most all the air tools I have from there are good enough...
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I bought a set of punches and chissles. the steel was soft. I haven't tried to retemper them. I bought a cheap sawsall knockoff. and elect impact gun. they were junk. I should have got the warrenty. I bought their shrinker with strecher dies for $ 29. the clearance, demo one. I added heavy angle iron and a 12 V atv winch to the bead roller. It works ok now.. I usually check their web site and flyers for the sale coupons. I bought the english wheel and it needs the wheels polished and more iron and welding. there is info on the web on how to improve the stuff. My local hardware store now sells a lot of china stuff so I always check garage sales for old Made In The USA stuff.
I have to say I have had no problems out of my english wheel from them. I use a ultrafine scotchbrite to clean the wheels after use. I use it only a few times a month, but it works well. As for Brian's comment, I will agree most is garbage, but there are a few good usable tools if you know what to look for.
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(Cleveland)- Cleveland police say a man who allegedly stole a dirt bike in the 18800 block of Garden Boulevard is now hospitalized with very severe injuries---inflicted by his victims.
According to reports, the man stole the bike around 10:30PM Friday evening.
The victims, ages 24 and 28, gave chase, and found the robber on East 189th Street.
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They were both arrested and charged with felonious assault.
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The last few years have been a stellar time to own real estate investment trusts, better known as REITs. But this may just be the beginning of good times for REIT investors.
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While the S&P 500 has staged impressive performance in the last year, rallying more than 13.5% in the trailing 12 months, REITs have managed to even overshadow those gains; as a group, REITs have climbed a full 21.9% in that last year. From a relative strength standpoint, that's a very auspicious sign for the rest of 2013.
Better yet, with traditionally high dividend payouts, REITs offer an extra shot in the arm for investment returns. That helps this class of stocks avoid more downside than the real estate market in general.
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In short, the pennant is a chance for this stock to bleed off some overbought momentum after such a swift move upwards. The buy signal comes when shares push up through the top of the pennant. We could see that happen this week.
General Growth Properties
There's nothing short-term about the pattern that's been setting up in shares of General Growth Properties (GGP). The $19 billion mall owner has been forming a bullish ascending triangle pattern for the last seven months, but it's only just getting close to making a significant move in March.
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GGP's ascending triangle is formed by a horizontal resistance range above shares (from $20.50 to $21) and uptrending support below shares. Essentially, as GGP bounces between those two big technical levels, it's getting squeezed closer and closer to a breakout above resistance. When that breakout happens, we've got a buy signal for shares.
The fact that GGP's resistance zone is a range rather than a single price does complicate things a bit; shares have previously moved up to $21 a couple of times without actually triggering the pattern. The best way to trade this stock is by your risk level. Traders looking for a higher risk/reward setup should look to buy on a move through $20.50, while more risk-averse investors should hold out for a close above $21 to buy.
Either way to trade this stock, I'd recommend keeping a protective stop at the 200-day moving average.
Host Hotels & Resorts
Host Hotels & Resorts (HST) is threatening a breakout of its own this week. The $12.5 billion hotelier owns 121 upscale hotels spread across the world -- but the real draw is this REIT's price chart.
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Right now, HST is forming a rectangle pattern, a consolidation setup that's bounded by horizontal resistance above shares at $17.25 and horizontal support below shares at $16.50. The rectangle pattern is a lot like the pennant pattern in RPAI; it gives shares a chance to bleed off some overbought momentum after a big move higher. Resistance at $17.25 is a price level that's acted as a ceiling for shares well before the rectangle started forming, and that fact makes a breakout through resistance all the more significant.
With shares testing that level this week, we could see a buy signal sooner rather than later: if shares hold above $17.25 today, it makes sense to take a position in this stock.
Whenever you're looking at any technical price pattern, it's critical to think in terms of buyers and sellers. Triangles, rectangles, and other pattern names are a good quick way to explain what's going on in this stock, but they're not the reason it's tradable. Instead, it all comes down to supply and demand for shares.
Resistance at $17.25 is a price where there's an excess of supply of shares; in other words, it's a place where sellers have been more eager to take recent gains and sell their shares than buyers have been to buy. That's what makes the breakout above $17.25 so significant -- it indicates that buyers are finally strong enough to absorb all of the excess supply above that price level. That's when you want to own shares.
Pennsylvania REIT
Philadelphia-based shopping center owner Pennsylvania REIT (PEI) is forming a very different setup right now, and you don't need to be an expert technical analyst to figure out what's going on in shares of this billion-dollar commercial landlord. PEI is currently forming an uptrending channel, a trading range that's bounded by a trendline resistance and trendline support level.
Those support and resistance levels give us a high probability range for PEI's stock to trade within. And as you might expect, the ideal time to be a buyer is on a bounce off of support.
When you're looking to buy a stock within a trend channel, buying after a bounce off of support makes sense for two big reasons: It's the spot where shares have the furthest to move up before they hit resistance, and it's the spot where the risk is the least (because shares have the least room to move lower before you know you're wrong). Keep that in mind when putting in a stop loss in PEI; the 200-day moving average looks like a good dynamic level for a stop.
For a tighter stop, I'd recommend exiting if shares move below their most recent swing low at $17.50.
Corporate Office Properties Trust
We're seeing the exact same setup right now in Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC). As the name implies, this REIT is an office building landlord. It's also a high yielder, with a 4% payout at current share price levels.
Like PEI, OFC is forming an uptrending channel. One big difference is that OFC has seen its trendline support level get tested more frequently than PEI has. While it may seem counterintuitive, more tests of support are actually a good thing because they demonstrate that shares can still catch a bid at their trendline. That makes support stronger in OFC's case.
With shares coming off of support at the start of this month, it makes sense to be a little patient if you're looking to enter a position in OFC. If history is any indication for this firm, we'll see another test of support before long.
To see this week's trades in action, check out the Technical Setups for the Week portfolio on Stockpickr.
-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.
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Jonas Elmerraji, CMT, is a senior market analyst at Agora Financial in Baltimore and a contributor to TheStreet. Before that, he managed a portfolio of stocks for an investment advisory returned 15% in 2008. He has been featured in Forbes , Investor's Business Daily, and on CNBC.com. Jonas holds a degree in financial economics from UMBC and the Chartered Market Technician designation.


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Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Masi Oka burst onto the scene starring in the drama series "Heroes," a role for which he received his nominations. His additional television credits include "Without a Trace," "Yes, Dear" and "Still Standing," on the Network, "Scrubs," "Luis" "Joey," "Reba," "The Loop," "All of Us," "Will & Grace" and "The Gilmore Girls."
Currently, Oka is appearing in "Friends with Benefits," and is in production on his first behind-the-camera role on a feature film he conceptualized, "Defenders." Oka starred in the feature film remake of a television classic "Get Smart" and its companion DVD release, "Get Smarter," which were both released in 2008. His additional feature film credits include roles in "Along Came Polly" and "Austin Powers in Goldmember."
With a background in improvisation, Oka has appeared at The Groundlings, ImprovOlympics, Second City and TheatreSports. His improvisational expertise has been showcased with guest appearances as various characters on "Punk'd," "Reno 911" and "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment."
After graduating Brown University with degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science and a minor in Theater Arts, Oka pursued an acting career while taking his first job at George Lucas' Academy Award-winning special effects house, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). Today, in addition to Oka's successful career as an actor, he continues to provide ILM with technology for groundbreaking effects for more than 30 films.
Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to Los Angeles at age 6, where he currently resides. He is fluent in Japanese and proficient in Spanish. His hobbies include Kendo/Japanese sword fighting, fencing, playing table tennis, watching romantic comedies, playing the piano and singing. He is also a National Master in the game of chess. Additionally, Oka sits on the Celebrity Cabinet of the American Red Cross. His birth date is Dec. 27.
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
What is HIV?
HIV stands for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV damages white blood cells (CD4+ or T cells) that are very important and help the body fight infection and disease. As the disease progresses, people have fewer of these cells in their blood and the immune system becomes weak and damaged. When this happens, HIV can lead to AIDS, or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Download HIV Fact Sheet
How common is HIV?
- Every 9½ minutes, someone in the U.S. is infected with HIV. It is estimated that there are over 56,000 new cases of HIV in the U.S. each year.
- It is estimated that 1.7 million people in the U.S. have been infected with HIV since 1981 and approximately 1.1 million Americans are currently be living with the infection.
- About 1 in 5 infected Americans doesn't know he/she has the virus. The fact so many individuals with HIV are unaware of their status is important:
- HIV affects people from all backgrounds. Anyone who has sex can be at risk regardless of age, race, gender, or sexual orientation, although some groups are at higher risk.
- Social factors such as poverty, discrimination, and lack of access to health care put communities of color at increased risk. Nearly half of all new HIV infections occur in African-Americans, for example, even though they comprise only about 12% of the U.S. population
- Gay and bisexual men account for more than half of all new HIV cases and about 48% of those currently living with the virus.
- Women account for a growing portion of individuals living with HIV in the U.S –more than a quarter according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over 180,000 women in the U.S. have HIV: women of color and younger women are hit especially hard
How do people get HIV?
HIV is transmitted through body fluids such as blood, semen (cum), pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), vaginal fluids, and breast milk.
- Unprotected vaginal and anal sex are the most common ways the virus is transmitted. It's also possible to contract HIV from oral sex (primarily through performing oral sex), although this is less common than with vaginal and anal sex.
- Injection drug use is also a risk for HIV if needles, syringes, and other equipment is shared with someone who is infected. Reusing "spoons" and "cookers" (such as bottle caps, spoons, or water used to dissolve or heat drugs) also carries a risk for transmitting HIV and other blood-borne infections.
- An HIV-positive pregnant woman can pass HIV to her fetus before or during labor and through breastfeeding. All pregnant women should be tested for HIV. In the United States, HIV-positive pregnant women who are in care and take medication (antiretroviral therapy) and do not breastfeed have a less than 2% chance of transmitting HIV to their fetus. Without treatment, the transmission rate is about 25%.
- Healthcare workers exposed to infected fluids, most often through needle sticks, are also at risk of HIV. Those workers may benefit by taking medication after exposure (post-exposure prophylaxis or PEP). PEP usually consists of two or three antiretroviral drugs that are effective against HIV. PEP works best within 72 hours after exposure. For more information go to https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/hiv-prevention/using-hiv-medication-to-reduce-risk/post-exposure-prophylaxis. This treatment can also be given to individuals who may be exposed to HIV outside the workplace, usually through sexual assault, condom breakage, or sharing needles with someone who has HIV (non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis, or nPEP).
- Patients receiving blood transfusion or organ/tissue transplants can be at risk for contracting HIV. However, this risk isextremely rare in the U.S., given the strict testing done with blood products and all donated organs/tissues
- Having another sexually transmitted disease (STD) increase the risk of to contracting HIV. Talk with your healthcare provider to see if any STD testing is recommended for you.
HIV is not transmitted by day-to-day contact in social settings, schools or in the workplace, such as:
- Shaking someone's hand or hugging them;
- Kissing;
- Using the same toilet, sheets, towels, eating utensils or drinking from the same glass;
- Playing sports.
What are the symptoms and stages HIV?
Acute HIV Infection: Some people develop flu-like symptoms early after infection, usually in a few weeks up to a month. Not everyone feels ill, though, and symptoms might be mild. At this point there is a large amount of HIV in the blood, and the immune system is beginning to respond to the virus.
Latent or Asymptomatic HIV Infection: After a few weeks, the level of HIV in the blood decreases and people enter a latent or asymptomatic stage. During this stage – which can last 8 to10 years – a person usually feels fine. The virus is still active, though, and can be transmitted to others.
Symptomatic HIV Infection: The immune system weakens and symptoms related to opportunistic infections begin to develop (these are infections that are more likely to occur in someone with a weakened immune system).
AIDS: Untreated, virtually all cases of HIV will lead to AIDS. At this stage, the immune system is severely weakened and serious illnesses emerge. An AIDS diagnosis can be made when someone who has HIV develops an opportunistic infection and/or their CD4 count falls below 200 (this is the number or "count" of CD4 cells in small sample of blood). A normal CD4 count is between 500 and 1000.
- Symptoms might include extreme weight loss, chills and fevers, night sweats, fatigue and weakness, sores of the mouth and genitals, diarrhea, and swollen glands. In addition, there are other infections that tend to occur that indicate AIDS
Most HIV tests done in the U.S. detect substances the body's immune system produces (antibodies) in response to the infection. Some rapid HIV tests can provide results in as little as 20 minutes. HIV also can be detected by testing blood, but some tests use urine or take a swab of fluid from inside your mouth. Many of these tests are done in a lab and it can take a few days or a week to receive results.
Many types of clinics offer HIV tests. For more on HIV testing or to find a clinic in your area, go to www.hiv.gov. There is also a home test, the Home Access HIV-1 Test System.
Most tests can detect the disease 2-8 weeks after infection, but in some people this takes longer. The disease can be detected in almost everyone with HIV three months after infection, so it's a good idea for anyone tested earlier than that to have a follow-up test three months after a potential exposure to the virus. In very rare cases, it may take six months or longer for a person to test accurately for HIV. A different test is used for donated blood.
Beyond medications, there are many things you can do to take care of your health.
- Follow your healthcare provider's instructions and adhere to your treatment plan. Take medications as directed – it's important you do not skip doses.
- Let your provider know if you have side effects or feel ill from your medications.
- Ask your provider if there are vaccinations that are recommend for you (such as a flu shot or hepatitis B vaccine)
- Eat healthy foods, exercise moderately, and get plenty of sleep. Find ways to relax and handle your stress.
Often people with HIV need emotional support and counseling. Family, friends, peers, and support groups can help people who are HIV positive learn how to take care of themselves and lead a full life.
When You're First Diagnosed with HIV
A healthcare provider usually orders several tests, including one to check viral load (how much HIV is present in the blood), CD4 count (to assess the health of the immune system in fighting infections), and drug resistance (to determine if the individual specific strain of HIV might be resistant to certain medications). These tests not only provide a baseline for future tests, but (along with the patient's overall state of health) help determine when treatment should begin.
Other tests commonly done for those newly diagnosed with HIV include:
- Complete blood count;
- Liver and kidney function tests;
- Urinalysis;
- Tests for other sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitis
Reduce your risk
There are several things that can lower the risk of HIV:
- Using condoms for each sex act (oral, anal, and vaginal). A condom should be put on before any sexual contact takes place. Latex and polyurethane (plastic) condoms work best. Go to http://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/brief.html for more on how to use a condom correctly.
- Having sex with only one partner (who only has sex with you)
- Appropriate testing and treatment. Talk with your healthcare provider to see if any STD tests might be recommended for you. Having an STD can make it easier to contract HIV.
- If you inject drugs, don't share needles, syringes, or "works." Only use syringes from a source you can trust, such as a pharmacy.
There are approximately 30 drugs available to treat HIV, and they are divided into classes based on the way they work against the virus. The recommended treatment for HIV involves a combination or "cocktail" of at least three medications from two or more different classes.
Not everyone uses the same medications to treat HIV. The choice of treatment depends on your general health, the results of any tests ordered by your healthcare provider, the number of pills you feel comfortable taking each day, if you're pregnant or plan to be pregnant soon, and potential side effects. Be sure to ask your healthcare provider any questions you might have about treatment.
Talk to your partner
Your current and former sexual partners need to know if you are diagnosed with HIV. This is also true of anyone with whom you have shared needles. Talking about HIV is difficult, but it's the best thing you can do to help others protect their health. You don't have to do this alone; your local health department will usually contact partners and talk to them about testing.
With current partners, safer sex is important. Condoms can't guarantee HIV won't be transmitted, but using them correctly each time you have sex greatly reduces the risk your partner will be exposed to the virus. Go to http://www.cdc.gov/condomeffectiveness/brief.html for more on how to use a condom correctly.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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- 11-25-12 09:00 AM #1Cadillac Owners Member
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$45000 car with no GPS?!?!
I really want the new XTS but I'm not willing to go over about 46k or even higher than 519 in a lease. To be honest, it angers the hell out of me that Cadillac is so greedy that you are forced to pay 50k in order to get GPS.
Do you guys think they they will start offering GPS as a standard option in the next year?
It's really sad because I can go and get a very nice Hyundai Genesis or Volkswagen CC with everything for way less. 20k cars have GPS and leather. WTF. But I can wait a year if i have to, if they'll offer it.
Car and Driver had a sparsely equipped 5 series in their long term fleet. $57G. No nav.
Quit whining.
- 11-25-12 11:38 AM #3Cadillac Owners Fanatic
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Re: $45000 car with no GPS?!?!
Some people don't need navigation or want the CUE system. Cadillacs are supposed to be expensive.
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Re: $45000 car with no GPS?!?!
All Cadillacs have a form of GPS. It's called OnStar turn by turn directions. The service is free for the first year, then $100 more per year than the basic OnStar service. Works well, but no map, and no traffic integration. It's nearly hands-free, too.
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Re: $45000 car with no GPS?!?!
I have a question for you owners....once the phone is paired with the system and lets say you have the free google navigation system going on your phone does it send any of the driving alerts to your car? I am just curious about this.
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Onstar ... What a joke I called a few weeks ago at 9:30 am on a wednesday it took 20 minutes for my call to be answered. I wanted them to run a diagnosis of a car issue but the issue I was having wasn't part of the monitored featureset.
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Any car now days can be had with the same features as any lux car. I mean hell, you can get a self park option on a ford focus just like what was originally offered in a 70k dollar Lexus. It's now offered in a 23k sub compact.
But what you've gotta ask yourself is the quality of which you want built around all these modern day gizmos. Do you want a bottom end ford (no disrespect to the current fords bc they actually are pretty nice) or do you want the quality of a premium luxury sedan.
Re: $45000 car with no GPS?!?!
Navigation will likely not be standard on any cars for a few years still. Not because it couldn't be done but there are many people
that refuse to learn them or don't want to deal with what they believe to be an overly complex system. My parents refuse to buy
a car with Nav in them (they own 2 SRXs), there was a couple of SRXs that they passed on because of the Nav being in them.
Then there is also the idea of the more features in the car the more that can possibly go wrong / break. This mindset will need to
disappear before we start seeing cars that have these features included by default. They need to market the car to the least
sophisticated customer, which at this time this customer still includes those that don't want/like/need/care for Navigation.
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Re: $45000 car with no GPS?!?!
Solution...buy an optima
Re: $45000 car with no GPS?!?!
The XTS gained some standard features that were optional on the base DTS and the price is lower too.
Not everyone wants a Nav system.
However It should be a stand alone option at a reasonable price. I'm sure Fleet (Livery) buyers would like to have the Nav in a base model.
Why sell something that costs $100 to make for $1000, when you can sell several things that cost $250 combined for $5000...?NOW
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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by Lexxandra, Mar 11, 2011.
Because it's Johnny!
Because he looks better than Tara?
I thought Johnny would be too OTT, but I've been pleasantly surprised and I can tell how much he likes Tara.
Johnny looked absolutely fabulous in that wedding dress in the promo clip. Did the show air yesterday? I guess so -- too bad I missed. Will have to look for a rebroadcast.
Yes, it aired. Johnny was his usual charming, cute self altho I didn't think he did anything for the wedding dress he modeled....or maybe it was the other way around?
They edited trying to make it look like there was drama but it was all fun, and Johnny was sweet and supportive.
He looked "stunning and bootylicious"
I think you can lay the blame squarely on the hideous dress I agree with the article, it did look a bit like Oksana's costume....didn't Johnny say it was Oksana that inspired him to become a skater....so it all comes full circle
If anyone missed it, someone uploaded the Johnny parts: http://youtu.be/t_Qajpq8tBs
I apologize for being over-sensitive where Johnny is concerned. For the most part, I can't help it
I must admit that I snickered just a bit when I read "Johnny parts" in your post. How Beavis/Butthead of me...
Johnny and Victor had a joint birthday party on Saturday
Johnny tweeted today:
I'm excited!
Also, last week, Johnny's husband tweeted that they have been given an airdate for the second season of BGJW. Presumably this fall as a lead-up to Nationals again?
I'm confused. Johnny is training full-time in Hackensack. How can he be training and recording his personal experiences in London at the same time?
A lot of skaters are training, and also doing other activities like shows. I don't see how this is any different.
JW seems really serious about competing, so I guess he's got things all sorted out re his training.
I answered my own question by checking with someone who knows Johnny's schedule. He's doing this from home and watching it with the rest of us. Not to say his writing won't be entertaining but he won't be at the games. That's what I had thought since he is very serious right now about training and taking two weeks out without ice didn't sound like the plan.
Considering the antecedents, I'm excited to read his blog. I expect his posts to be interesting and entertaining.
Didn't that Tara lady set up a fake skating charity and scam everyone out of a lot of money? well, aside from that
You know you're a porker when Johnny Weir looks better in your wedding dress than you do.
In his IFS magazine interview M. Brezina sounds impressed with Johnny's hard work and says it's inspiring to have him as a training mate.
Johnny can write a blog after dinner, it's not even like he'll have to watch all the disciplines. It's People magazine, not ESPN!
From Johnny's twitter:
First long program run-through since Vancouver complete. One small mistake. So looking forward to this competition season! #GlitterBeware
Sounds great. Will be perfect by Worlds 2012.
He will compete retroactively then?
It does sound good. I hope he really comes back because I'm getting excited about seeing Johnny in competition again.
The ISU facebook page posted this photo of Johnny training in NJ.
One small mistake? WOW. I wonder what he laid down on the ice?
Wasn't a fan of his, but if Johnny is serious about competing and shows he can skate with the best, I will be in his corner cheering him on
Seeing how many hours he's training every week, he's either very serious or completely crazy.
I hope he can make it.
A month until Champs Camp, I expect we'll get some gossip about how well (or not) he's doing. Meanwhile, I hope he posts more pics from Pilates, specially if he's going to wear nothing but shorts Well trained athletes' bodies are works of art.
For those who haven't seen it:
23h Johnny Weir-Voronov @JohnnyGWeir
Pilates. Oy! Side sit ups! http://instagr.am/p/NheA5dhhf7/
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^ I just gasped and braced my abs for that!
When is Champs Camp?


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Sandra Boynton
About the Author
SANDRA BOYNTON is the beloved author and illustrator of over fifty books, with more than 30 million of them in print. Since 1975, her well-known greeting cards have sold more than 300 million copies, "mostly to family and friends," she says. She was the recipient of the 2008 Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Cartoonists Society's highest honor. Boynton is also a Grammy-nominated record producer and songwriter. Sandra lives, works, and goofs off in the foothills of the Berkshires.


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I'm making a last minute Captain Rex costume for my son. I'm using my pepakura helmet and making the rest out of craft foam using the "tutorial" on the tk409 site. I can't seem to find a pattern for the mantle/pauldron thing. I could try making my own, but I'm in a time crunch since I haven't even started on my daughters costume. If anyone has a flat pattern of the animated style Captain Rex pauldron, please post it asap.
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When a U.S. embassy gets stormed by protesters overseas, it's usually a matter of public concern. And it might even occasion debate between presidential candidates.
Unless one of the candidates is President Barack Obama and the other is Mitt Romney. Then, everything changes.
In the immediate aftermath of the deadly attacks on U.S. diplomatic installations in Egypt and Libya, the political debate fastened on the propriety of Romney criticizing the administration for its initial response. You know, the important stuff.
The glowing media reports from earlier this week about how President Obama would use foreign policy as a cudgel against Romney had barely faded when the press pack turned around and declared politics must stop at the water's edge, thank you very much.
The old complaint about Romney was that he didn't talk about foreign policy; the newly minted complaint about Romney was that he did talk about foreign policy.
As demonstrators gathered supposedly in response to an anti-Islamic film promoted by Pastor Terry Jones the embassy in Cairo released a statement that was craven and dumb. It rebuked "the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims."
The first thing to say about this is that it shamefully aped the reasoning of efforts to restrict free speech in order to protect Muslim sensibilities. The second is that it failed to appease the mob. American-hating thugs usually don't check out the websites of their targets on the off chance that something posted there might dissuade them from trying to burn the place down.
The embassy reaffirmed its statement via Twitter even after protesters had stormed the compound. At one point the embassy had to tweet, pathetically, "Of course we condemn breaches of our compound, we're the ones actually living through this." These people work for the world's lone superpower?
Late that night, Romney condemned the thoroughly condemnable embassy press release. In a rapid confirmation of Romney's wisdom in doing so, the White House threw the embassy's statement under the bus. But reporters and liberal pundits reacted in collective horror at Romney's temerity.
No one should get the vapors over Romney's critique. Matters of war and peace are inherently political. Does anyone remember the Vietnam War? I'm sure Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon would have loved a rule that put debating it off-limits. Instead, anti-war protesters and politicians are still lionized.
In 1980, the foreign-policy debate didn't stop because Americans were held hostage in Tehran. Nor did it stop in 2004 because Americans were fighting in Iraq. One of John Kerry's ads included the graphic: "2 Americans beheaded just this week."
The embassy attacks shine a light on our deteriorating position in the broader Middle East. The signature Obama foreign-policy success has been killing people Osama bin Laden with a Special Forces raid and a bunch of other al-Qaida terrorists with drones. If that could be the sum total of U.S. foreign policy, we'd be in fine shape. We're not.
Relations with Israel are poisonous. We lost an ally in Egypt, and the revolution there may yet prove Iran 1979 redux. Iraq is sliding into the orbit of Tehran and perhaps back into chaos. Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon.
We have made progress in the Afghanistan War but may throw it away with an arbitrary withdrawal, and the Pakistanis hate us more than ever.
This is not the record of a modern-day Metternich. Some of this is the president's fault, some of it is the drift of events. But none of it serves to vindicate Obama's initial theory that as long as we sound soothing enough, pressure Israel to make concessions and end our wars, the Middle East will enfold us in its warm embrace.
If this isn't the time to talk about this record, when is the right time? For the press, politics doesn't stop at the water's edge. It stops wherever is most convenient for Obama's re-election campaign.


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By LESLIE STURMER
Special to the Beacon
Tourist board meets
The Levy County Tourist Development Council will have its bi-monthly meeting Thursday, March 29, at 6 p.m.
at the Levy County Visitors Bureau, 620 N. Hathaway Ave., Bronson. The meeting is open to the public.
Annual yard sale at CK Museum
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Cedar Key Museum State Park will host the Friends of Cedar Key State Park's annual fundraising yard sale on Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1.
Each Wednesday morning, the Boat Builders meet at 9 a.m.
Also on Wednesday mornings, Chris Harkness is in the photo lab. The next few sessions Chris will be teaching pinhole camera techniques.
• Ann Kamzelski has extended her Photoshop elements class through March 27, when she will show how to change images to black and white, how to add a watermark and will work on editing images brought to class. The fee is $20 for members - $25 for nonmembers. Ann's number is (352) 543-9660.
Twelve Cedar Key Lions took being green to heart on St. Patrick's Day,
collecting 150 lbs. of roadside trash on the Lions' two mile stretch of Adopt-a-Road on Rt. 24 leading into Cedar Key. Lions doing their part are, from left: Teri Brennan, Judy Duvall, Ralph Selby, Dale Register, Susan Hollandsworth, Lannie Cardona, Frank Molitor, Bob Piscura, Judy Howerton, Roland Senecal and George Sresovich. (Not pictured is Rory Brennan).
By Eileen Senecal
The Cedar Key Woman's Club held its Annual Luncheon & Fashion Show on March 15, entertaining over 150 women. The ladies just can't be beat with their efforts to support local charities and raise funds for the scholarship for a Cedar Key young lady graduate.
Democrats meet Tuesday in Bronson
The Levy County Democratic Committee will meet at the Bronson Restaurant on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Anyone interested in the Democratic Party, discussing the upcoming elections or just interested in getting involved in the Democratic Party is welcome to come to the meeting and join.
The committee is seeking people that are interested in the party and interested in fairness in the political system.
A dinner menu will be available for purchase.
For more information, call Charley King 352-493-4797.
Cedar Key School was recognized Friday by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for outstanding efforts in 2011 to promote recycling.
Cedar Key students, collecting about 550 pledges to recycle in FDEP's staterwide K-12 Recycling Pledge Card Contest, pushed their school to the top three in the state.
By PAM DARTY
Special to the Beacon
To celebrate Florida Archaeology Month the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will host four distinguished archaeologists and two Ranger-led walks at the Shell Mound archaeological site near Cedar Key.
All activities are free.
Pre-school Storytime
These programs use books and music to present the young children with the concept that books, reading and libraries are fun and enjoyed at all ages. The programs last 30 minutes.
• A.F. Knotts Public Library - Yankeetown: March 20 @ 3 p.m. - The Color Green Theme
• Bronson Public Library: March 26 @ 10:30 a.m. - The Color Green
• Luther Callaway Public Library - Chiefland: March 19 @ 11 a.m. - St. Patrick's Day Theme
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Hey there,
I usually introduce myself as Andrea but most people almost immediately forget that name and just call me Schaf (sheep in english). I'm 28 years old and live in southern germany. I'm here because I'm looking for infos about a Jango Fett costume. Yep, I'm a woman, but I hope that as long as I shut up noone will notice that fact. It will be hard though
Jango will be in a good crew, he'll share his space in my closet with a Royal Guard, a Stormtrooper, BikerScout, Tie Pilot and an Officer. The only "girly" costume I own is a female Tusken Raider that I'm quite proud of.
I was pointed over here by a fellow 501st member and already read some of the threads... wow! So much information in one place
My costume progress is at the very beginning, I just fixed the deal on the upper armor last week.
so... well, here I am *lol* lots of reading to do!!


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"The team's Web site, www.sabres.com, has already stricken the games from its schedule. Buffalo's season opener is now listed as Oct. 24 at Phoenix, but that game will be canceled Friday. The Oct. 26 game at St. Louis will be canceled Sunday. And so on and so on.'
NHL slate starts shrinking
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by IBM
Aug 31, 2011
Complex societal, economic, political and environmental pressures are placing intense demands on public sector organizations to make smarter decisions, deliver results and demonstrate accountability.
An unprecedented "information explosion" both facilitates and complicates the ability of governments to achieve desirable outcomes. A tremendous opportunity exists to use the growing mountain of data to make better, fact-based decisions. Yet, the volume of data and its increasingly diverse nature can also paralyze organizations.
Analytics goes beyond reporting and provides the mechanism to sort through this maelstrom of information and help governments respond with informed decisions.
How are governments and public institutions applying analytics today? What are the implications for public sector organizations? How should agencies advance their analytics competency in today's complex environment?
To answer these questions, IBM interviewed more than 100 public sector leaders from around the world and conducted extensive secondary research. This study is a first step in identifying how analytics can help address a broad range of public issues.


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The Canisius baseball team swept a doubleheader at Niagara University on Saturday, winning 8-1 and 5-4 to clinch the series over the Purple Eagles for the eighth consecutive season. With the wins, Canisius improves to 33-14 overall and 16-4 in the MAAC.
The Golden Griffins extend their winning streak to 11 games, which matches the longest in program history and happened last season.
With the two wins, Canisius takes the series and two points in the Battle of the Bridge competition between the schools. The final standings for the 2013-14 Canal Cup are 23.5 to 9.5 as Canisius wins the all-sports competition for the fourth straight year.
Game One — Canisius 8, Niagara 1
Niagara scored a run in the bottom of the first before Canisius responded with six consecutive runs. The Griffs came right back in the top of the second as junior Connor Panas and senior Jimmy Luppens led off with back-to-back singles. Junior Mike Krische was hit by a pitch to load the bases with one out. Freshman Christ Conley forced home a run with a bases-loaded walk to tie the game. Sophomore Anthony Massicci gave Canisius the lead with a two-out, two-RBI single.
The Griffs added three more runs in the third as sophomore Brett Siddall led off with a single. Panas followed with an RBI double and scored on a groundout from Luppens. An RBI single from senior Jesse Kelso made it 5-1. Canisius extended its lead to five runs on a two-out, RBI single from Conley in the fifth. Junior Jesse Puscheck had a pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth while Kelso forced home a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth.
The run support would be more than enough for junior Rohn Pierce who won his fourth straight start. Pierce (10-2) went seven innings, allowed one run on eight hits, walked one and struck out seven. Senior Mike Tolsma threw two scoreless innings to close out the game.
Panas was 3-for-5 with two runs scored while Luppens and Kelso each recorded two hits.
Game Two — Canisius 5, Niagara 4
Canisius took the early lead on a two-out, RBI single from senior Ryan Coppinger in the second inning. Niagara (16-29, 8-13 MAAC) would take the lead for the second time on the day by scoring two runs in the bottom of the second. The Griffs answered right back in the top of the third, starting with a leadoff double from senior Ronnie Bernick. Senior Jose Torralba followed with an RBI single to knot the score at 2-2.
Canisius took the lead for good in the fourth, as Panas tripled with one out. Luppens followed with an RBI single and would steal second. Coppinger reached on an error, and Luppens scored on the errant throw to make it 4-2. The Griffs scored for the fourth straight inning by getting what proved to be the game-winning run in the fifth. Junior Jesse Puscheck doubled with two outs and scored on an RBI single from sophomore Brett Siddall to put the Griffs up by three runs.
Niagara scored two runs in the fifth and would chase Canisius starter Alex Godzak after five innings. Junior Brandon Bielecki picked up his fourth save of the season by throwing two scoreless innings and retiring six straight batters after allowing a leadoff single in the sixth.
Godzak (8-3) won for the fourth consecutive start and allowed four runs (three earned) in five innings.
Panas and Luppens each had two hits while Bernick went 1-for-2 with a walk.
Canisius and Niagara will conclude the three-game series on Sunday, with first pitch set for noon.
Notes: The 11-game winning streak is the second-longest active streak in the country (trailing a 15-game winning streak by Kennesaw State) and the Griffs' 10-game road winning streak is the third-longest active streak nationally… Pierce is the third starting pitcher in program history to record double-digit wins in a season, joining Shane Davis (12 in 2008) and Garrett Cortright (11 in 2013)… Canisius now has 21 road wins on the season and 46 road wins in the last two seasons… Krische now has eight walks in his last four starts… In the last eight games, Panas is 17-for-29 with six walks and 10 runs scored… Siddall extended his hitting streak to a season-long seven games.


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Very interesting. Thanks for the bit of history.
In Egytology, scarabs are often referred to as having a "cartouche." This word is from the French, meaning a roll, or more correctly, a scroll, or paper. Advertising of the mid-ninteenth century often depicted a scroll partially unrolled bearing the advertiser's logo or monogram. So, cartouche became to mean a roll of paper.
Now.......... early cap-n-ball guns were slow to load, measuring out the powder from a powder horn and all. So, someone came up with the idea of placing a pre-measured powder charge inot a roll of paper, skin, or foil. At one end of the roll was the bullet. The roll was torn open, the powder dumped into the barrel, then the bullet was seated with the short starter and then the ram-rod.
With the coming of the Colt revolver, the roll was combustible paper, glued to the base of the bullet. The whole cartouche could be loaded into the front of the cylinder without tearing it open.
So, in the course of time, "cartouche" became "cartridge."
Bob Wright
Very interesting. Thanks for the bit of history.
Thanks Bob,
I was hoping that we would be learning something while reading on this forum. Keep up the good works.


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Kota Doria Handloom Saree From Kota In Green - IW-PKRSA2AG1
Rs. 10,599
Size: Length: 6.5 m (inclusive of blouse piece), Width: 1.2 m. With 1m long Blouse Piece.
Take Care of Me: Dry Clean for the first time. Then you can get it hand washed by very mild detergent. Do not bleach. Do not dry in direct sunlight.
My material: Pure Cotton in warp and Pure Silk in weft.
Delivery: Dispatch in 7-8 Business Days, Delivery in 14-15 Business Days. Takes this much time as each saree is handwoven for you after you place the order. Designs are not repeated so you get one of a kind saree in the world.
Shipping: Free Shipping in India for orders above Rs.999. Shipping charges of Rs.99 will apply for orders below this amount. Paid Shipping Outside India - Shipping Cost will be added at the time of Checkout for International Orders.
About Me: This Kota Doriya Saree has India Handloom Brand certification, issued by DC Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. This certification is only given to those Handloom products which comply with the highest quality standards issued by Ministry of Textiles. In entire India, only 177 weavers have this certification with them.
This Saree has been weaved by Waris Hussain, based in Kaithoon, Kota district, Rajasthan.
Pure Zari has been used in this saree to weave the border, pallu and the patterns (butta or butties). The Zari used is made from pure silver and gold plating is done on it for the golden color loved by generations. Around 40% of the value of this saree can be recovered by selling the Zari even after decades.
Kota Doria, also called Kota Masuriya or Kota Doriya, sarees are woven on a pit loom and have square check like patterns on them, which are called Khats. Khats ensure that these sarees are perfect for the Indian weather as they give breathability to these sarees. You will find that these sarees are weaved very finely and weigh very less.
Cotton used in this saree gies it strength, while the Pure Silk used gives it transparency, finesse and a light weight.
They get their name from the city of their origin, Kota and 'Doria' means thread. Thus, standing for Threads of Kota.
Please note that a slight irregularity in design and color is the sign of a handwoven piece.
kota silk
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"It came down to an evaluation of what we were looking at from a budget standpoint, what our needs are, where we have a surplus – which is up front among the forwards – and looking at our defense – at least the lose of (Alexei) Zhitnik – I think when you put those things together, we just felt from a value standpoint, we wanted to move in a different direction," said Regier.
Archives for July 2005
Sabres Extend Qualifying Offers
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced the team has issued qualifying offers to 13 restricted free agents by today's 5:00 p.m. deadline. The list includes Daniel Briere, JP Dumont, Maxim Afinogenov and Jay McKee.
Sabres decline to retain Satan's rights making him a free agent
'By not qualifying Satan's $4 million contract for next season, general manager Darcy Regier said the Sabres can now use that money to address other needs, particularly on defense.'
Satan not tendered qualifying offer by Sabres
'The Sabres did retain the rights of goaltender Martin Biron, right wings Maxim Afinogenov, J.P. Dumont, Mike Grier and Ales Kotalik, centers Daniel Briere and Tim Connolly, defensemen Brian Campbell, Jeff Jillson, Jay McKee and Henrik Tallinder, and left wings Jochen Hecht and Taylor Pyatt.'
Satan, Boulton Gain Free Agency
'When he spoke to Satan, he explained the situation and said that the team would most likely have been in the same position in a year under the old economic system, when Satan would have gained free agency after he turned 31.'
Sabres find happiness and talent at draft
'They snagged a potentially prolific playmaker in the first round, stocked their shelves with defensemen and welcomed a couple of overjoyed local boys. Saturday was a good day for Buffalo at the NHL draft.'
Satan yet to receive an offer
'"Situations in the past where you could trade a player, you can't trade him anymore. There still is a lot of uncertainty."'
Sabres draft
These are trying times for union members
'Miroslav Satan and the rest of the Buffalo Sabres know it. So do production workers over at Eastman Machine Co.'
Satan missing among list of players Sabres qualified
'Regier is weighing whether the Sabres can afford the $4 million contract Satan is scheduled to make next season. "I think it's more of a value judgment than it is an issue as to him as a player," Regier said after the end of Saturday's NHL draft in Ottawa.'
Sabres Trade And Draft To Get 2 Buffalo Natives
'Buffalo selected winger Phillippe Gogulla from Germany. The Sabres then made a trade with the Calgary Flames. Buffalo gave up their 3rd round pick (74th overall) in exchange for Calgary's 3rd (87th overall) and 4th (96th overall) round picks.'
Sabres select Marek Zagrapan with #13 overall, Gogulla #48
'Not very strong, tends to shy away from physical contact although he has tried to work on that aspect of his game. His skills are highly regarded by NHL scouts but many question how and if his game will translate to the North American game.'
Sabres draft Zagrapan, six defensemen
Sabres Trade for Buffalo Native
Originally a native of Buffalo, New York, Kennedy has appeared in 110 games for the Sioux-City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League the last two seasons. In that span, he recorded 39 goals and 41 assists for 80 points, while posting 154 penalty minutes.
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'"Salo made a couple of big saves real early in the game that I think they got a little confidence from," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We probably missed out on five or six opportunities and he probably made five or six great saves."'
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As if there weren't enough options and features available in the television industry today, now many manufacturers have produced 3-D televisions that allow viewers to watch 3-D content in the comfort of their own homes. You will need special 3-D glasses to view the content, so depending on how many people are in your household, you could end up spending quite a bit of money on extra glasses. Many of the larger TV manufacturers, including Samsung, LG, Sony and Panasonic, are manufacturing 3-D HDTVs, and you can demo them at many electronics stores. You'll most likely be impressed when you demo the equipment as the 3-D adds depth and makes you feel like you are a part of the movie. It's without a doubt that these televisions are fascinating, but you'll have to determine if they are really worth the expense. A 55-inch 3-D television will easily set you back nearly $2,000 right now… and you'll still need to get a 3-D Blu-ray and some extra glasses!
If you are ready to enjoy 3-D movies at home, there are several models of 3-D TVs to consider. It's important to realize that there are a few different technologies, so you'll want to check out some demos to determine which technology you like best. There are several things to consider before making your purchase.
There are several different 3-D technologies currently being used in 3-D television sets. Some of these technologies require the use of expensive, battery-operated glasses, while others use less-expensive glasses similar to those used at movie theaters. If you buy a 3-D television now, you may end up selecting one of the technologies that will eventually become obsolete. While your television will still work, you may have difficulty purchasing additional glasses in the future.
3-D Programming Availability
When the first 3-D televisions went on sale, there were only a handful of 3-D Blu-ray discs available. Today, there are quite a few titles available on Blu-ray as well as some 3-D television programming on select networks. While more and more 3-D content is being released on a regular basis, you will still be watching the majority of your programming in 2-D for quite a while.
You'll spend approximately $1,000 more for a 3-D television than you'd pay for a comparable 2-D TV. Additionally, a 3-D Blu-ray player costs about $400 and glasses cost about $150 per pair. Typically, only one pair is included with the television, so outfitting a family of four will cost an additional $450 in glasses alone. Many of the glasses are battery-operated, which means you could have to replace rechargeable batteries at some point as well. Televisions that use the less-expensive glasses are typically more expensive than those that use the battery-powered glasses. You'll have to determine whether the added television cost is worth it based on how many pairs of glasses you need.
What's the bottom line? 3-D televisions are certainly exciting… But are they really worth the added value? Before you even consider buying one, make sure you spend plenty of time trying one out in the store. Is it something you'd seriously like to invest in, or does it feel more like a novelty? Try it out and decide if the 3-D experience is really worth the $3000 – $4000 price tag. Also, keep in mind that glasses-free 3-D is right around the corner, too – but that's a different article altogether. With that in mind, if you're not someone that needs the latest-and-greatest product, it may be best to wait until the technology goes down in price.
~ Chad Stetson
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