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Treatments for primary sclerosing cholangitis focus on managing complications and monitoring liver damage. Many medications have been studied in people with primary sclerosing cholangitis, but so far none have been found to slow or reverse the liver damage associated with this disease.
Antihistamines, such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl, Diphenhist, others) and loratadine (Alavert, Claritin, others), are commonly used to reduce itching from insect bites or contact dermatitis. Whether these medications are effective in primary sclerosing cholangitis, though, is unknown. Antihistamines may worsen the liver disease symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth. On the other hand, antihistamines can help with sleep if itching keeps you awake.
Medications that bind to bile acids — the substances thought to cause itching in liver disease — are the first line treatment for itching in primary sclerosing cholangitis.
If you have trouble tolerating a bile acid-binding drug or if it doesn't help, your doctor may prescribe rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane, others), an antibacterial drug. Exactly how rifampin reduces itching is unknown, but it may block the brain's response to itch-inducing chemicals in your circulation. Itching related to liver disease may also respond to opioid antagonist drugs, such as naltrexone. Like rifampin, these drugs seem to reduce the itch sensation by acting on your brain.
Bile that backs up in narrowed or blocked ducts causes frequent bacterial infections. To prevent and treat these infections, people with primary sclerosing cholangitis may take repeated courses of antibiotics or continue taking antibiotics for long periods. Before any procedure that could cause an infection, such as an endoscopic procedure or abdominal surgery, you'll also need to take antibiotics.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis makes it difficult for your body to absorb certain vitamins. Even though you may eat a healthy diet, you may find that you can't get all the nutrients you need. Your doctor may recommend vitamin supplements that you take as tablets or that you receive as an infusion through a vein in your arm. If the disease weakens your bones, you may take calcium and vitamin D supplements as well.
Blockages that occur in your bile ducts can be treated with:
A liver transplant is the only treatment known to cure primary sclerosing cholangitis. During a liver transplant, surgeons remove your diseased liver and replace it with a healthy liver from a donor. Liver transplant is reserved for people with liver failure or other severe complications of primary sclerosing cholangitis. Though uncommon, it's possible for primary sclerosing cholangitis to recur after a liver transplant.
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Women's Basketball Picked to Win Horizon League
By Rachel Buck (@GBRachel)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Tallying 21 first-place votes and 225 total points, the Green Bay women's basketball team was selected as the Horizon League preseason favorite for the sixth-consecutive season, as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
Voted on by conference head coaches, athletic communications and media personnel, the Phoenix earned 21 of the possible 26 first-place votes. Wright State came in second with one first-place vote and 189 points, while Youngstown State placed third with 165 points. UIC received three first-place votes and 146 points and was followed by Milwaukee (136), Detroit (1 first place vote, 99), Cleveland State (97), Oakland (73) and Valparaiso (40) in the voting.
Individually, the Phoenix had two players named to the preseason all-league teams. Junior Megan Lukan (Barrie, Ontario) was selected to the first team, and senior Breannah Ranger (Skokie, Ill.) was tabbed to the second team. It is the first preseason honor for both.
The lone returning starter from a season ago for the Phoenix, Lukan started all 32 games and averaged a team-leading 4.4 assists in addition to 7.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 31.9 minutes per game in 2012-13. In an exhibition game against St. Cloud State last Saturday, Lukan had a game-high 13 rebounds and eight steals as well as 13 points in 27 minutes.
Lukan was joined on the first team by Kim Demmings (Wright State), Katie Hannemann (UIC), Rachel Story (UIC) and Angela Rodriguez (Milwaukee). Demmings was selected as the league's Preseason Player of the Year for the second-consecutive season.
Ranger saw significant playing time last season, appearing in 30 games and tying for the team lead with an average of 5.1 rebounds per game. She also chipped in 7.3 points while shooting a team-best 53.5 percent (92-172) from the field. Against St. Cloud State in exhibition action last Saturday, Ranger finished with a double-double, totaling a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes.
Ranger was joined by Oakland's Olivia Nash, Youngstown State's Shar'Rae Davis, Cleveland State's Cori Coleman and Youngstown State's Heidi Schlegel.
Green Bay plays its final exhibition match of the season against Northern Michigan on Saturday at the Kress Center at 1 p.m. before opening regular season action at home for the first time in 26 seasons against Northern Illinois on November 8 at 7 p.m.
Team Poll:
1. Green Bay (21) – 225
2. Wright State (1) – 189
3. Youngstown State – 165
5. Milwaukee – 136
6. Detroit (1) – 99
7. Cleveland State – 97
8. Oakland – 73
9. Valparaiso – 40
First-Team All-League:
Kim Demmings, G, Wright State
Katie Hannemann, C, UIC
Rachel Story, G, UIC
Angela Rodriguez, G, Milwaukee
Megan Lukan, G, Green Bay
Second-Team All-League:
Olivia Nash, F, Oakland
Shar'Rae Davis, G, Youngstown State
Cori Coleman, G, Cleveland State
Breannah Ranger, F, Green Bay
Heidi Schlegel, F, Youngstown State
Preseason Player of the Year: Kim Demmings, Wright State
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Hi all,
I have a general question for ya regarding teaching in Europe. I currently live in Canada, and I am interested in moving to Europe. I have dual nationality: Canadian and Dutch, with valid passports. As a Dutch/EU citizen I know I can freely work within the EU. I am a native English speaker, with conversational French and I am interested in teaching English in the Netherlands or possibly France. I was just wondering if I take a TEFL/CELTA course, what are the odds of landing a "good paying" teaching job there? I do have two Canadian college diplomas, but not a university degree. I'm hoping that the degree won't matter as the degree requirement is usually required by the governments to issue work visas and/or permits which I won't need. I know teachers "won't get rich", but the 20 or 30 Euros per hour most websites say teachers can make in Western Europe for like working 25 hrs per week, is better than working 40 hrs a week for 11.25 an hour in a call centre or something.
Any suggestions or thoughts?


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Dow Sets New Record As Stocks Inch Higher
U.S. stocks inched higher at Monday's closing bell, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a new record high during a day that afforded investors little excitement and a chance to consider their next move following last week's big gains.
The Dow gained 21.07 points, or 0.13% to close at 15,782.85, another record high. On Friday, it surged 168 points, or 1.1%, closing at a record after better-than-expected October jobs data.
The S&P 500 index climbed 1.25 point, or 0.07% to close at 1,771.86, while the Nasdaq Composite reversed an early loss to rise 1.67 points, or 0.04% to end the day at 3,919.79.
Despite the new record highs, it was a nothing sort of day investors. No major economic releases were issued today due to the Veterans Day holiday. The Treasury market was closed. No significant corporate earnings reports hit the wire.
Bill Stone, Chief Investment Strategist at PNC Asset Management Group, told Barrons.com:
Quiet market today with the lack of both US economic and earnings data. Also markets likely lacked some participants thanks to the holiday and the resultant bond market closure. Following on last week's data, investors will likely be hungry for US economic data to better gauge the possibility of a Fed taper as soon as December.
Last week's stock market rally was fueled by growing confidence in the U.S. jobs market after the Labor Department said employers added 204,000 jobs last month.
Some speculate those figures open the door for the Fed to start tapering its stimulus programs. Others have been skeptical of the stock market's steady climb, worried that recent highs are not sustainable.
Late this week, Federal Reserve chairwoman nominee Janet Yellen's confirmation hearing on Thursday in front of the U.S. Senate banking committee
European stocks nudged higher in quiet trading. The Stoxx Europe 600 tacked on 0.6%. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 added 0.3%.
In Asia, the Philippines PSE Composite dropped 1.4% after the country was devastated by a typhoon. Elsewhere, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.3% and China's Shanghai Composite edged up 0.16%.
The euro edged higher against the dollar. December crude-oil futures rose 0.6% to $95.14 a barrel, while gold futures shed 0.3% to $1,281.00 an ounce.
In corporate news:
Google (GOOG) retreated on Monday after it was removed from Morgan Stanley's Best Idea List, while Twitter (TWTR) rose during its third trading day as a public company.
Tesla Motors (TSLA) gained 4.9%, after losing 15% last week on the heels of yet another Model S car fire that resulted in major front-end damage.
J.C. Penney (JCP) advanced 4%. Last week, the retailer said its same-store sales rose 0.9% in October, the first rise since December 2011. Meanwhile, Best Buy (BBY) added 4.5%.
Shares of ViroPharma (VPHM) spiked nearly 26% after the rare-disease company said it was being acquired by U.K. biopharmaceutical firm Shire (SHPG). Shire is paying $4.2 billion, or $50 a share, to ViroPharma. Shire's ADRs rose 0.7%
FirstEnergy (FE) fell 5.7%. The power company last week narrowed its full-year outlook.
Denbury Resources (DNR) shares dropped 5.9% after oil-and-natural-gas explorer on Sunday announced that it will initiate quarterly dividend and raised its share repurchase plan to $250 million from the $109 million remaining in its program.


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See how many bottles of wine you can pull out without tipping it over.
Winetoberfest: it's not just an empty, meaningless name for another typical Wine.Woot-Off! Oh, wait, that's exactly what it is. But who needs a snappy marketing label for great deals like these? (Of course, if you happen to have any ideas along those lines, let us know.)


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Re: It's All Fun and Games Until...
I absolutely love this one.
Re: Wooden Wonder - The Main Attraction
Inspired by my biggest memory from my adolescent amusement park trips. My FIRST big ride. The American Eagle. Six Flags Great America - Gurnee, Illinois.
The shirt image is my memory of looking up at the big drop standing in line. The two inks were selected to represent the final ride.
The American Eagle - WIKI: "127 feet (38 m) tall and reaches speeds of 66 mph (105 km/h). The bottom of the first drop is built 20 feet (6.1 m) below ground level, bringing the height of the first drop to just over 147 feet (45 m). The Eagle debuted in 1981 as the tallest and fastest racing wooden roller coaster in the world, which it still retains today."
Thank you for viewing.
Re: Inspired by King of the Beasts
This one has totally GMV!
Re: The best contraceptive!
Please please please please please print!
Re: Surprise!!!
This is awesome!!!
Re: Gallows Humor
Yay! I was so sad when this one didn't print last time.
profbrendan wrote:Yes! Love this guy. I hope this makes it through this time!
Thanks! That would be awesome.
Re: Inspired by One of those days
I would love to buy one of these if it prints!
Re: Fallen Royalty
probably my favorite of the double-take! gmv
Re: The Red Barron's First Flight
In for three if this prints!
Spiritgreen wrote:I really hope I get a chance to buy this shirt this time around!
I second that emotion. I know my husband would buy this in a heart beat.
yeah... I can't believe this didn't win before. gmv. this is one of your best
Re: Brains are Peasant Food
Were You Aware?
Cupping a snifter is used to help warm the beverage inside?
Were You Aware?
Due to general laziness, this is my only entry in the double take? :I
So gorgeous. Best of luck!
Re: W.W.Z. Mechanized Military Infantry
here's the link to the larger jpeg for detail. Please vote and share with friends online. Thanks for the support!
and buzatron gets a special prize for firsties and using the word "firsties"! ;)
Re: Royally Screw'd
here's a link for a larger jpeg of the design for review Please vote and share with friends and family. Thanks in advance for your support.
Re: Alien Vs Robot RESUB 2
I always liked this design. Love the way you framed this. +1
Hopefully I can buy multiples of this one. Great work bootsboots! GMV
Re: Expecto Catronus
I wonder if this would stay on heather if it prints, or if it would switch over to silver?
This shirt must be made! Odin, Thor, I beseech you!
Re: CYBER CYBER BUN BUN 0011
I hope this does well, I loved this one sooooo much. GOGOCYBUNGO!~
Getting tired of these cute, girly shirts. I'd love to get my hands on this one!
Its really good, but it is clearly the profile of a crow.
Yet another one of your shirts I (will) own =)..Hope it wins!
Re: Go Green
Reminds me of Soylent Green.
Re: Frozen Pizza
I want this one so much.
I was so disappointed when it didn't print the first time!! GMV and good luck!
Re: braaaainbows!
Also want! Vote people, we can't let this not print!
Re: The Color Solution
If this doesn't print again, I'll just have to follow the intructions here and print it myself!
But I hope I won't have to... GMV.
PS> Awesome video, love to see how artists work!
midgerock wrote:here's the link to the larger jpeg for detail. Please vote and share with friends online. Thanks for the support!
and buzatron gets a special prize for firsties and using the word "firsties"! ;)
SRSLY?!?!o_O wow midge thanks! I LOVE that word.....my wife? NO SO MUCH! :o)
Re: Mirai
Woot had already given this entry and honorable mention before they decided to print it at the last moment. It's here to participate but I doubt it will make a second print run ^_~.
Also, I've made what I believe is the correct donation amount today. The shirt sold 518, and earned a $2 commission per shirt sold. The total amount ($1,036) was donated to the Red Cross for the Japan Quake relief effort.
Receipt of donation
Thanks to everyone involved for making this possible. <3
You know how terribly disappointed I was when this did not print. Ate some toes, I did; Grenade poops didn't do it justice. Let us hope the king 'strong arms' it to the top this time around!~
rossbot wrote:Reminds me of Soylent Green.
Well I'm back, nothing to worry about! That shuffling I heard was a four pack of zombie dogs. They didn't find my secret hiding spot... I suspect they can feel the hum of electricity though. They definitely notice when they ran into the electric fence I set up.
I'm not going to describe the smell.
Re: Lobster Knight
Wonderful entry, glad to see it back. I hope it gains some more steam as the day goes on. Steaaaaammm!!! +1!
Re: Grimoire Ver 2
I want this one... bad
Please please please please win! iv been needing an xl of this for so long! vote ppl! vote! lol
Re: MAGIK
Arg! I want this one to win soooooooo badly.
Same! I love dragons, and I have a beard (though not nearly that long).
Best of both worlds.
Your half-toning in this design is brilliant.
This illustration is pretty incredible.
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2009: Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos catches a NFL-record 21 receptions for 200 yards and two touchdowns in a road loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Marshall broke the single-game reception record set in 2000 by Terrell Owens of the San Francisco 49ers by one reception. [ + - ]
2007: The Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball is released, implicating 89 players, including seven MVPs and 31 All-Stars. The 409-page report also advanced certain recommendations regarding the handling of past illegal drug use and future prevention practices. [ + - ]
2007: After earlier opting out of the final years of the record 10-year, $252 million contract he signed in 2000, shortstop Alex Rodriguez signs a 10-year, $275 million deal with the New York Yankees, marking the biggest contract in sports history at the time. The contract was eventually exceeded by the 13-year, $325 million extension Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton signed in November 2014. [ + - ]
2006: Lamar Hunt, the American businessman who co-founded the American Football League, Major League Soccer, and World Championship Tennis, dies of complications related to prostate cancer at age 74 in Dallas, Texas. Hunt was also the founder and owner of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and the MLS team Kansas City Wizards and at his death owned two MLS teams, Columbus Crew and FC Dallas. [ + - ]
2003: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured by U.S. forces near his home town of Tikrit in a mission code named Operation Red Dawn. Soldiers found the former Iraqi president in a "spider hole" underneath a mud hut compound. Despite being armed with a pistol and an AK-47 assault rifle, and provisioned with $750,000 in cash, Hussein did not resist capture. [ + - ]
2002: Cardinal Bernard Law resigns as Boston archbishop in response to the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal after church documents were revealed suggesting he had covered up sexual abuse committed by priests in his archdiocese. [ + - ]
2001: The drama "A Beautiful Mind," starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris and Paul Bettany, and directed by Ron Howard, premieres in Los Angeles. The movie, which tells the story of John Nash, a math professor who struggles with mental illness, would go on to gross more than $313 million worldwide and to win four Academy Awards, for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Connelly. It was also nominated for Best Actor for Crowe, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Best Original Score. [ + - ]
2000: Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore concedes the U.S. presidential election to Republican candidate George W. Bush. [ + - ]
1996: The movie "Jerry Maguire," starring Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr., and directed by Cameron Crowe, premieres in theaters. The movie would debut at No. 1 at the box office on its way to making $273 million worldwide and earning five Academy Award nominations, with Gooding Jr. winning for Best Supporting Actor. [ + - ]
1989: The drama "Driving Miss Daisy," starring Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman, premieres in theaters. The film won four Academy Awards out of nine nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Tandy, making her the oldest winner in the history of the Best Actress category. [ + - ]
1989: Country music singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a No. 1 song on the country chart in 2007's "Our Song," is born in Reading, Pennsylvania. She is also known for songs such as "Love Story," "You Belong with Me," "Mine," "I Knew You Were Trouble," "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," "Shake it Off" and "Blank Space," the last three which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. [ + - ]
1988: Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat gives a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in the Swiss city of Geneva after United States authorities refused to give him a visa to enter New York. [ + - ]
1977: A DC-3 aircraft chartered from the Indianapolis-based National Jet crashes near Evansville Regional Airport, killing 29, including the University of Evansville basketball team, support staff and boosters of the team. [ + - ]
1975: Foghat's single "Slow Ride" is released. It would become the band's top single, peaking at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [ + - ]
1969: Former NHL player Sergei Fedorov, who won the Stanley Cup three times along with the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1994 over 13 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, is born in Pskov, Soviet Union. Fedorov also played for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals during his 20-year NHL career. He is also a three-time Olympian, winning a silver medal in 1998 and a bronze medal in 2002 with Russia. [ + - ]
1967: Actor and singer Jamie Foxx, who won an Oscar for playing Ray Charles in the 2004 biopic "Ray" and has also appeared in movies like "Any Given Sunday," "Collateral" and "Dreamgirls," is born in Terrell, Texas. [ + - ]
1962: NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit. The satellite, which would provide the first television transmissions across the Pacific Ocean, is still in orbit today. [ + - ]
1961: Painter Grandma Moses, who turned to painting in her 70s and became one of America's most popular artists, dies at the age of 101 in Hoosick Falls, New York. [ + - ]
1961: Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" becomes country music's first million-selling record. [ + - ]
1957: Actor Steve Buscemi, best known for "Reservoir Dogs," "Fargo," "The Big Lebowski" and "Boardwalk Empire," is born in Brooklyn, New York. [ + - ]
1957: Singer Morris Day, best known as the lead singer of The Time, is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Day's most prolific and visible period came in mid-1980s, when he played the antagonist to Prince in "Purple Rain" and "Graffiti Bridge" and the Time released the singles "Jungle Love" and "The Bird." [ + - ]
1954: Country music singer-songwriter and guitarist John Anderson, best known for the No. 1 country hits "Wild and Blue," "Swingin'," "Black Sheep," "Straight Tequila Night" and "Money in the Bank," is born in Apopka, Florida. [ + - ]
1950: Actress Wendie Malick, best known for her TV work on the shows "Dream On," "Just Shoot Me!." "Frasier" and "Hot in Cleveland," is born in Buffalo, New York. [ + - ]
1949: The first Knesset of Israel votes to move the young country's capital from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. [ + - ]
1948: Rock musician Ted Nugent, whose hits include "Stranglehold," "Cat Scratch Fever," "Wango Tango" and "Great White Buffalo," is born in Redford, Michigan. He is also known for his staunch conservative political views and his strong defense and support of hunting and gun ownership rights. [ + - ]
1944: Russian-French painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky, credited with painting the first purely abstract works, dies from a stroke at age 77 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Some of his best known works include "On White II" and "Der Blaue Reiter." [ + - ]
1943: Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins, a three-time All-Star and the 1971 National League Cy Young Award winner, is born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. During a 19-year career that saw him rack up 3,192 strikeouts and 284 wins, he pitched for four different teams, spending the majority of his career with the Chicago Cubs. He is the first Canadian to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. [ + - ]
1929: Actor Christopher Plummer, whose film roles include "The Sound of Music," "The Last Station" and "Beginners," is born in Toronto, Canada. Plummer won an Academy Award for Best Actor at the age of 82 in 2012 for "Beginners," making him the oldest actor ever to win an Oscar. [ + - ]
1925: Actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke, who would go on to star in the films "Bye Bye Birdie," "Mary Poppins" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and in the TV series "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "Diagnosis: Murder," is born in West Plains, Missouri. [ + - ]
1924: American labor leader Samuel Gompers dies at the age of 74 in San Antonio, Texas. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor and served as that organization's president from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 until his death. [ + - ]
1923: Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Larry Doby, who became the first black baseball player in the American League when he signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, is born in Camden, South Carolina. Doby's historic signing came just 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson had broken Major League Baseball's color barrier with the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers. A seven-time consecutive All-Star center fielder, Doby and teammate Satchel Paige became the first black players to win a World Series championship when the Indians won in 1948. Doby played with the Newark Eagles before joining the Indians and also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Besides the Indians, he also played for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers in a 13-year MLB career before retiring in 1959. He died of cancer at the age of 79 on June 18, 2003. [ + - ]
1818: Mary Todd Lincoln, who would go on to become the first lady as President Abraham Lincoln's wife, is born Mary Ann Todd in Lexington, Kentucky. [ + - ]
1769: Dartmouth College is founded by the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, with a Royal Charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal Governor John Wentworth. This is the earliest known image of the Ivy League school, which appeared in the February 1793 issue of Massachusetts Magazine. [ + - ]
1636: The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard. [ + - ]
1577: Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage. [ + - ]
1545: The Council of Trent begins. The ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church would meet for 25 sessions over the next 18 years, issuing reform decrees and specifying Catholic doctrine on salvation, the sacraments and the Biblical canon, as an answer to Protestant disputes. [ + - ]


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C-Media 8788 for Linux
As per recommendation in our ASUS Xonar D2 review thread, I acquired a card to see how it worked under Linux. As it stands, the CMI8788 driver is 99.5% complete, according to the developer, with the USB-based soundcards being the weakest link right now, it seems.
I have an ASUS Xonar D2X card, which is PCI-E based, and installed it into a PCI-E 16x slot on the motherboard due to the card being long enough to hit my memory modules. The PCI-E 16x slot was the only solution I had, and luckily that didn't effect usage of the card so far.
For whatever reason, the PCI-E version of the Xonar requires a 4-Pin power connector (like fans use), and it will not function without it being plugged in. I spent a few hours figuring out why the sound wasn't working... when that was the issue all along. Don't fall prey to the same problem.
Installing the driver is somewhat easy, but it may depend on your distro of choice and how your kernel is compiled. The most-recent stable version of ALSA does not include support for CMI8788 (from what I can see), so the beta driver from the developers website is required:
In order for this to work at all, the kernel needs to omit all traces of ALSA and OSS. The only thing that should be enabled is sound card support, which I compiled as a module. If you have ALSA compiled into the kernel, it's wise to recompile the kernel without it then boot into the fresh kernel before moving on.
#Once the beta driver is extracted, you can do a simple ./configure within the folder, while adding support for the cards you have. Since I have three sound cards installed, I had to configure it as such:
./configure --with-cards=virtuoso,ice1724,hda-intelThe ice1724 driver is for my Chaintech AV-710, the hda-intel is for the on-board audio with the ICH9 chipset and virtuoso is for the CMI8788. If you have a non-Xonar 8788-based card, you should replace virtuoso with oxygen.
Once compiled, I ran alsaconf and found ALSA detected the card just fine... it also activated it without issue. As you can see in the screenshots below though, not everything was set up correctly. Under the main panel, PCM was the only found volume control. In order for the fullest sound, I found this needed to be turned up all the way and then all applications that used sound had to be adjusted from within (games, Amarok, YouTube, etc).
Under Input, CD, Mic and AUX are all included. Switches contains Line, Mic Boost and IEC958 and also Stereo Upmixing. Selecting Front+Rear+Side, from what I can tell, enables the richest sound... far more "surround" as it should be.
I'm no audiophile, but I can easily hear the difference between this card and the Chaintech AV-710 that I've used for the past two-and-a-half years, even with subpar headphones. I plan on picking up a good pair of Ultrasone's sometime this month and can't wait to see how good the sound is then. It's good to know that Linux users no longer have to put up with lackluster sound... and it should only get better with time.
I'm not done with toying around with the driver yet. I've seen some other people have fuller volume control than what I've seen here, but it may really depend on the card model. I haven't seen anyone else with a PCI-E version of the Xonar test out this driver yet, and those who have had better volume control were using non-Xonar cards.
If anyone out there has tested 8788 under Linux, I'd love to know your experiences. Huge thanks to Clemens Ladisch for developing the driver and having it function so well. I cannot wait to see a completed driver, and even moreso... I look forward to it being included in an ALSA stable release.
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Haha... it's sad. The fact that it requires a power connector probably gets everyone. I was in your situation. Had it installed, I saw lights coming out the back, yet no sound. It was at that point that I figured it just wasn't going to work for me in Linux. I felt stupid when I cracked open the computer case and noticed that it required a power connector.
I still find it odd why it needs one, and the PCI doesn't, though. If a PCI-E slot can power a high-end GPU, I don't know why it couldn't handle a scrawny audio card.
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Google brought me here and I thought I'd make a few corrections.
It is not a 4 pin like fans use. it is a legacy 4 pin like floppy drives use. It is for the PCI to PCIe converter chip because the Xonar D1 and probably your D2 as well are/is actually a native legacy PCI card and in order to get it to work on modern mother boards it uses the PCI to PCIe converter.
The regular PCI versions have less glitch/issues than the PCIe version, if one has problems to begin with.(windows side people use unofficial drivers to fix this)
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eFx phase I clone lid recasted
yeah nate, seen this guy awhile back. total recasting scumbag.
I contacted him tonight and here is what he had to say when I asked if it was indeed an efx and for more pics...."Hello, It is very similar insize to the efx helmet.
Sorry, but no other pics at this time."
mmmhmmm! thats what I though he'd say! LOL
Wow... he's asking a lot for that too!
I'm sure he'll catch someone out with it!
I thought recasting lisenced props were a grey area that we sort of look away at. I know some of us out there have MR Recasts of the Boba helmet.
the issue with him in particular seems to be that he's been skirting around the issue on a lot of fan made stuff too, and this is just sort of the icing on the cake.
He has recast everything he has purchased from ebay. If you look at his buys, he even bought the Thurston James book to learn how to mold items. Everything he sells is a recast.
So anyone selling their fan made item will be forewarned not to sell to this guy.
I imagine that this guy is not part of ANY artistic community, just a guy who wants to make a buck.
Nate, is this the same guy recasting my iron man lid?
hey Russ - nah its not
tracked down source for you though - its in UK
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its actually a girl her name is stacey, I did get a clone epi III from her on ebay for my birthday last feb from my wife she doesnt have any idea about what recasting is, before I saw this thread and stacey even wanted to do some trades with my halo helmet and chest mold when she saw pics on my thread over at the 405th and I thought it was odd that she wanted a copy of my chest since I'm probably bigger than her. but I'm worried now if she is just recasting other peoples stuff and selling it,
now the helmet she sent me however had some flaws in it that need some fixing, for example its lopsided in the back and the chin is bent in a little and there are chips and dents in it, but that could just be from the mold. but I cant tell if she recasted it from something without seeing what it might origonally came from, here is a pic of the helmet she sent me next to my halo helmet cast, if anyone wants better pics to confirm let me know I'll use my nice camera instead of my cell phone
Looks like a recast MR clone helmet to me.
12fish34 (http://myworld.ebay.com/12fish34/) seems to be offering four MS1 copies concurrently. The materials used - Smooth Cast 300 - is the same as what he uses in his other stuff, so I do believe he's making copies.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-1-MS1-Boba-Fett-Helmet-Star-Wars-Mandalorian-Jango_W0QQitemZ330322659852QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_D efaultDomain_0?hash=item330322659852&_trksid=p3286 .c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1| 240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A2|294%3A50
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I've been trying to get a refund from her or a better pull because my ROTS helmet is pretty bad. Stupidly, I left positive feedback before I thoroughly examined it while I was out of town. She has been EXTREMELY rude and repeatedly swore at me even using the F-word. I said I would contact Ebay or Lucasfilm about her recasting...stupid move but I was getting desperate.
Long story short, her pull was TERRIBLE, and she was very very rude.....I wish I would have seen this before I bought it....flea-bay did it again!!!!!!!
This recaster has set up a new ebay name: bumblebug70
She is selling the same stuff, but not 10 listings of the same product.
NEVER NEVER BUY FROM THIS LADY!!! I just had to file two claims after she repeatedly swore at me in emails and tried to get me to send her a Rorschach mask for a refund. Is she crazy?! All recasters are con artists and scumbags. Her items aren't even worth $15. They are THAT bad.
I really wish that there was some way to clamp down on recasters. It's a shame that people out there would do stuff like that just to make a buck off people's love for a hobby. I'm new to this and am planning on joining up with the 501st, and feel that there needs to be more done to stop those that recast!
I didnt know the issue of the recasters until just now, but my experience with this seller is so far negative.
I had ordered from them (please dont kill me i didnt know) the Imperial Guardsman helm on an aution that was at its lowest point for the starting bid so i figured i got a good deal, but then shortly thereafter all of the sudden *POOF* this ebayer is no longer registered, and i dont have my helm nor a refund, so paypal is currently "looking" in to it...
Meanwhile i am seeking to fab one myself as a "reward/punishment" to myself...lol
Ouch! That really, really sucks!
I noticed that this ebay user: http://myworld.ebay.com/makinkash/ is selling similarily pictured items as the 12fish34 user, in fact that Pic they are using for the Fett bucket is identical in my memory to 12fish34.
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Marker: 2002 vert feed sniper
Condition: 10/10 easy
Upgrades: ANS pump kit, delrin bolt, CP Long reg
Known problems: it farts, someone needs to take time to fix that, but it never bothered me so I didn't
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ANS Jackhammer and CP reg have been sold locally
so basically you have three options:
1. Take the stock WGP reg, I have an improvised reg seat in it and it's currently untested
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3. take it with no reg or grip
I'll try and find a reg.
OK so here's the deal, this gun is perfect, it has minor minor minor wear in the breech and on the back block. It it super clean and has been babied. I took it onto the field only once, as an autococker and I haven't again since. I have sweet spotted it by eye so it's around the sweet spot but not perfect, you'd need a chrono to be sure. It's coming with all the pneumatics and parts, I won't even consider an offer if you're not willing to take the pneumatics. I'm sorry I will not be stuck with them. However for the right price I will sell the pneumatics and/or the hinge frame and/or ANS JAckhammer II before the gun has sold. The stock regulator is broken so you will not be receiving that. The black delrin bolt pin works with none of the bolts you will be receiving, my solution is visible in the pictures as the piece of macroline through the bolt. It is very snug in the white bolt and will not cause and excessive wear on the back block like a metal pin would. No trades, don't even try I won't answer your post, I need money not more guns. The gun is amazing in my eyes, that something this old has survived this long in this condition, I consider this a rarity. Plus all these extra little bits and pieces you are getting will allow you to recreate the autococker it used to be. You are almost getting two guns in one here. Offer, it's obo and the worst I could say is no.
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Late Set Rallies, Balance Leads No. 16 UK to Sweep of Aggies
Nov. 22, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Late set rallies and balance all the way around propelled 16th-ranked Kentucky to an impressive 3-0 (26-24, 25-23, 26-24) sweep of visiting Texas A&M on Friday night in front of 1,592 fans in Memorial Coliseum. UK pushed past the visitors in each of the first and third sets, while three players registered double-figure kills and four more in double-figure digs. Senior Alexandra Morganled the charge with 10 kills on .529 hitting while adding a squad-best eight blocks.
"Our kids were better executing under pressure than we were at the beginning and middle of all three sets," ninth-year UK head coach Craig Skinner said. "I'm proud of that. I'm not real thrilled about how many hitting errors we had, but we found a way to win against a team very hungry here at the end of the season. I'm very proud of Jessi Greenbergand Jackie (Napper) and Kelsey (Wolf) for making big-time defensive plays in the back row, and then of course Whitney (Billings) and Zan (Morgan), our seniors at the net making difference-making plays.
"Every team we play from here on out is very good," Skinner said. "And so you expect to be in sets after 20 in close games, and you've got to be comfortable being uncomfortable and we definitely were that night."
Senior Whitney Billings paced the offensive attack with a team-high 15 kills. She also added 10 digs for her 39th career double-double. Morgan and junior Lauren O'Conner joined her in double-figures with 10 kills apiece. Junior Jackie Napper tallied a team-high 17 digs. Freshman Kelsey Wolf added a career-high 12, with Billings and freshman Anni Thomassonreaching double-figures with 10 apiece.
Kentucky improves to 21-6 overall and 13-3 in Southeastern Conference action following a win in its only matchup with Texas A&M this season. The Aggies drop to 16-11 overall and an even 8-8 mark in league competition. The Wildcats return home to face Missouri on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET. The Tigers enter the contest undefeated for the season. It will also serve as UK's Senior Day as the class of Whitney Billings Jessi Greenberg, Alexandra Morganand Desirre Wilkerson will be honored prior to the start of the match.
"There will be emotions flying everywhere," Skinner said in anticipation of Senior Day. "It's a good thing though. You can't really anticipate what'll happen the first part of the first set, but as long as we just keep our composure and stay focused and have tunnel vision through each point, we'll give ourselves a great chance to be successful."
Thomasson and Schwarzwalder contributed five kills apiece, with Schwarzwalder also adding six blocks. Sophomore setter Morgan Bergren passed out 42 assists while also logging five kills of her own and five blocks. Senior Jessi Greenbergadded four digs to aid the Wildcat cause.
Already owning a 2-0 lead in the match, Kentucky rallied from a 23-21 deficit to claim a 26-24 third set win. UK scored five of the set's final points to capture the sweep. Billings led the way with seven kills in the stanza on a smoking .545 hitting clip. Morgan added four hammers on an even more impressive .800 hitting percentage. Schwarzwalder had two blocks, while Napper came away with seven digs in the final frame.
Billings and Morgan teamed up for a block to get the third set underway. The Aggies quickly pulled away for a two-point lead at 4-2. Three-straight kills from O'Conner and Morgan lifted the Cats to a 5-4 lead before the Aggies earned a kill of their own to begin another back-and-forth battle. A block from the tandem of Morgan and Schwarzwalder immediately flustered the Aggies into another mistake. O'Conner then smashed a kill and followed suit by teaming up with Bergren for the fourth block of the stanza to push UK to a 10-6 lead. The Aggies opted to burn an early timeout to attempt to stymie the Blue and White run.
The Aggies were able to fight back to tie the score at 11 apiece, but Billings quickly put an end to the run with her 10th kill of the night. Propelled by Billings, the Wildcats kept the heat on eventually stretching the lead to as large as four at 16-12. The Aggies would utilize a 4-1 run to pull back to within one at 17-16 and the Wildcats opted to take their first timeout.
Following the timeout, Bergren came up with a solo block to give UK back a two-point cushion. Sophomore Shelby Workmandueled at the net and won to lift UK to a three-point edge at 19-16. Texas A&M fired back to score the next five and take the lead at 21-19. Kentucky took its final timeout after the Aggies scored nine of the last 12 points.
O'Conner came out of the timeout firing for her 10th kill of the night to end the Aggie run and pull UK back to within one. The Aggies scored the next two to grab a 23-21 edge before Billings' kill ended the run. Wolf entered to serve up an ace to once again pull UK back to within one at 23-22 prompting an Aggie timeout. Billings fired away with a kill to tie the score at 23, but A&M answered for set point. Schwarzwalder responded to once again tie the score, this time at 24. Billings' tooled the Aggies' block for match-point Cats. Morgan and Billings teamed up for the match-clinching block to preserve the sweep following a 26-24 final set victory.
"We went for it," Skinner said in regards to the third set comeback. "We got down and Kelsey went back and served some tough balls and made some defensive plays. Morgan (Bergren) made some great decisions in transition to get kills. At that point in time, it's about individual plays and staying within ourselves and our kids stepped up."
Morgan led the way in the opening set with five kills on .444 hitting to couple with five blocks en route to a 26-24 win for the home team. Billings added four kills and four digs, while Wolf secured seven digs. Kentucky charted 17 kills compared to just nine from the Aggies. The Blue and White committed 13 hitting errors enabling the visitors to remain in the set.
Billings opened the match with a kill to the middle of the floor before Texas A&M responded with a pair of kills to take the lead. After an extended rally, Billings fired for her second kill of the set to tie the score once again. From there the teams would exchange points back-and-forth until back-to-back blocks with Morgan teaming up with O'Conner and Bergren gave UK a 6-4 lead.
Texas A&M would eventually climb back into things and tie the score at nine. Schwarzwalder' s second kill of the stanza ended the A&M run. The Aggies however, answered with a pair of kills of their own to take an 11-10 edge, but Thomasson scored with a kill to tie it back up at 11. Morgan and Billings teamed up for a block to reclaim the home team's advantage. A 3-1 run by the visitors pushed the score to 14-12 in favor of Texas A&M forcing UK to take a timeout.
Schwarzwalder broke a 17-17 tie with a magnificent solo block, but UK couldn't capitalize on the momentum swing as the Aggies scored the next two points to reclaim a two-point edge. Schwarzwalder and Billings logged consecutive kills to knot the score once again, this time at 20. Thomasson and Bergren them teamed up for the sixth block of the set to give UK a 21-20 lead forcing Texas A&M into a timeout.
The momentum shifted once again as the Aggies were able to capitalize on a couple of UK's mistakes to earn a 23-22 lead. UK opted to use its final timeout to attempt to quell the run. Morgan came out firing out of the timeout to tie the score and a back-row attack charged to Texas A&M gave the Wildcats set point. The Aggies were able to save the set with a kill to the back row after a long rally was exchanged. Morgan again answered for Kentucky with her fifth kill of the set and O'Conner delivered with the set-clinching kill for a 26-24 win.
In the second set, Kentucky overcame a late-set deficit at 23-22 to score the final three points off kills from O'Conner and Billings to go into the locker room with a 2-0 advantage. UK posted 17 kills with O'Conner leading the way with six in the frame. The Wildcats' utilized a .261 hitting clip and O'Conner's .455 bested the squad. Thomasson and Schwarzwalder paced the defensive effort with six digs and a trio of blocks, respectively.
Billings once again opened play to begin the second frame with a kill by tooling the Aggies' block. This time, however, Texas A&M scored the next three points to grab a 3-1 advantage before a service error spelled the run. A pair of blocks from O'Conner and Schwarzwalder propelled the Cats to an 8-7 lead before the Aggies recaptured the lead with four consecutive points forcing the Blue and White into a timeout.
Kentucky rallied back to tie the score at 14 apiece. The run was highlighted by a block from Morgan and Bergren and a kill from UK's setter. The Aggies didn't waste long in retaking the lead, however, immediately scoring on the next play. Billings answered with a thunderous kill from the back row to start a back and forth battle between the squads. Three straight kills from the home team pushed the lead back in favor of the Wildcats at 19-17 prompting a timeout from the visitors.
Out of the break the Aggies fired back with two straight points to tie the score at 19 all. Thomasson took advantage of a one-on-one matchup to quiet the run. From there the teams would trade points until UK shook loose for back-to-back kills from O'Conner and Billings to lift the home team to set point at 24-23. Texas A&M used its final timeout to attempt to regroup. The break couldn't stop the momentum swing as O'Conner quickly laced the set-clinching kill off the Aggie block for a 2-0 lead into the break.
Kentucky's Memorial Coliseum will play host to the NCAA Regionals Dec. 13-14. The regional will get underway Dec. 13, with semifinal contests at 5 and 7 p.m. ET, while the regional final will commence Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. UK is one of four sites selected for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight matchups with one team advancing to the Final Four in Seattle, Wash., from the Lexington Region. This marks the second time in three seasons Memorial Coliseum will host this premier volleyball event. Tickets for the event are available now at UKathletics.com/tickets.
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< Apr. 04, 2012 > -- Women who calculate their body mass index (BMI) to figure out if they are obese may be missing the mark.
A new study says that BMI may not be accurate in determining obesity in women, particularly after menopause.
Based on BMI alone, "roughly 30 percent of Americans are obese," says study author Eric Braverman, M.D., at the Path Foundation in New York City. "But when you use other methods, closer to 60 percent are obese."
BMI is one of the main ways that doctors calculate whether a person is of normal weight or is overweight or obese. It's an estimate of the amount of body fat you have determined by your height and weight. A normal BMI is 18.5 to 24.9. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and a BMI of 30 or greater rates the person as obese.
But experts have long noted that the BMI measurement can be faulty. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, BMI can overestimate the amount of body fat in an athlete or other muscular person, and underestimate it in older people who have lost muscle.
The problem is especially seen among women, because "as women age, they tend to lose bone and replace muscle with fat," Dr. Braverman says.
For the study, the researchers used a special imaging procedure called a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan to measure body fat more accurately. The DEXA scan can also measure muscle mass and bone density and is used as a screening test for osteoporosis.
Dr. Braverman and Nirav Shah, M.D., the health commissioner for the state of New York, collaborated to screen 1,300 people via a DEXA scan. Forty-eight percent of the women who were screened with DEXA had not been classified as obese by their BMI but were in fact obese by actual percentage of body fat.
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New & Improved Marina, Our Inter-Library Loan System
January 14th, 2013
Did you know there's a statewide system for borrowing books? Did you know if Cecil County Public Library system doesn't have a particular book you want, we may be able to borrow it from another public library system in Maryland? It might take a few days, up to about seven, but it's free and that's always a good thing. And, the service was just improved!
Starting January 14, 2013, there's a new and improved way to borrow from other libraries in the state of Maryland. The service is still called Marina, but it is easier and much more user friendly. Simply log in with your library card number and search the statewide catalog.
You can do a simple search, just entering a title or author, but you can also do an advanced search with author and title. This way, you can eliminate any materials that don't interest you. And, if Cecil County Public Library has an available copy, the improved Marina will direct you to our catalog where you can place a hold, even titles that are on order. When the search comes up totally empty, a form will appear for you to fill out. At this time, it's best to contact your local library branch for help if you get that form.
On the same page on which you are requesting, you can check the status of your previous requests by checking your account. If you have an e-mail attached to your account, you'll get e-mails to let you know the progress of your request/requests.
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by roscoe36, Oct 29, 2007.
The return of Dre Bly and Glenn Martinez.
And Tatum Bell.
And George Foster.
Denver had no rudder to start the season. But now they have wins over Pitt and others* - I forget*
A different twist to this one. The Lions will look pitiful most of the game only to come back and win!! Our defense will continue to bend but not break, coming up big again in the forced TO department. Can you say 6-2???
At home D59. Denver won't shoot itself in the foot. [solid coaching] Roarers 23 Broncs 19
Lions are a much better team at home. I wouldn't expect them to win big, but they will have a good chance to come out on top. 6-2 does sound enticing.
The Lions have been playing and feasting on sub 500 teams. Now they must pay the price as the good teams start rolling into town and on to their schedule. Look for a big loss against the Broncos. I'm going with a score of 41-17, Broncos...................Lions luck has just run out.
LOL, Nemo. You picked against the Lions again. You're 2-5 so far picking against them.
I think maybe at this point he is just doing it out of superstition? Denver played tonight, so they have one day less to prepare. My early thoughts are that Detroit has a shot to win this one. It's kind of nice. It's Halloween and we are still in the playoff hunt.
It's Halloween already in Idaho? We don't celebrate it here in Michigan for a couple of more days.
Actually...in Michigan some people kinda start the celebration tomorrow :( Dang...Denver couldn't punch it in. Tie game.
Yea, the Broncos needed to score a TD there. Favre is only going to need about 6 seconds to score in OT.
Our boy Dre Bly got beat on the winning TD in OT. [SARCASM]Gotta feel for the poor guy[/SARCASM]. He needs a call from his buddy Joey Blueskies to cheer him up.
Denver losing like that. I don't see the Broncos losing again next week. They'll be looking for revenge.
The sky is falling. The sky is falling.
I like the Lions to win this one. I think the offense has a big day and Calvin has a break-out game. And the defense, buoyed by the loud Ford Field crowd, makes big plays. Detroit 31, Denver 27
Not if the Lions coaches and players use the Lou Holtz publicicty approach. For example if asked about their chances against Denver: "Jay Cutler is a quarterback that reminds me a lot of Brett Favre. In fact he may be as good as Favre right now." "We've been fortunate to get some wins but I don't like our chances against Denver" etc.
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In this post, I want to briefly look at the issue of "sin." It's a word that many of us feel uncomfortable using as it has been utilized in ways that lean into legalism. With that said, it is a biblical concept so we do well not to simply throw it out. In order to [Read More…]
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HKSSI December meeting and Holiday Gathering. Join us for our monthly meeting and holiday Sustainable Yankee Swap! We will be conducting a water taste test - "Bottle vs. Tap - can you tell the difference?" and celebrating the holiday with a Sustainable gift swap. Please bring a gift that is gently used, hand made or something you want to re-gift. YES! Re-gifting is encouraged at this event. When wrapping your gift, please think sustainability; reuse paper, colorful magazines, Sunday comics, cloth gift bags, something that doesn't create new waste. Looking forward to seeing you there!


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'"We probably expect that from him, and I think he expects that from himself," Campbell said. "I mean what a save, probably the save of the year, but that's what Ryan does. That save gave us a point in that game."'
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Looking for new places to hunt Don't know any of the farmers in your hunting area to be able to ask Tired of camping out in the blind the night before to get a place to hunt Looking for a different type of hunt (Field or Water) then what you are used too
Well then look no further NW WWA is going to have Brad Otto who works the Waterfowl Quality Hunt Program come and speak at our Tuesday 12 Nov meeting. He will be covering the locations that are in the Program. Over all goals, and some of the historical usage for the different locations. Here is the link to the program on WDFW site. http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/wqhp/
We meet at the Conway Fire Hall and start at 7pm. This is a good opportunity to come up and get some first hand knowledge of the program and can ask some questions about the rules that go with using these locations.
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Sykes Takes Over in Homecoming Win at UIC
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
CHICAGO, Ill. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - When UIC's Paris Carter hit a free-throw with 8:27 to play Saturday afternoon to cut the Flames' deficit to one, Green Bay (15-14, 10-8 HL) turned to a Chicago native to extend its winning streak to five games. Freshman Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) answered the call, scoring the last six Green Bay baskets and 14 points in the final eight minutes to lead the Phoenix to a 71-63 victory over UIC (8-21, 3-15 HL).
In the process, he thrilled a hometown crowd that he estimated to be at 80-100 friends and family. Sykes scored a career-high 27 points and added six assists to keep Green Bay rolling into next week's Horizon League Tournament. The Phoenix, who will have the seventh seed, will play at sixth-seeded Youngstown State on Tuesday in the opening round.
With the score 48-47, Sykes scored baskets on four consecutive possessions over the next two minutes as part of an 8-3 run that put Green Bay up 56-50 with 6:09 left.
The lead was cut to 58-55 with 4:13 remaining, Sykes drained a fallaway jumper and was fouled to increase the lead to six (61-55) at the under-four media timeout. UIC's Hayden Humes answered with a three, and after a Greg Mays (Chicago, Ill.) free throw and a stop on the other end, Sykes made his best play of the night.
Getting the ball with five seconds on the shot clock, Sykes drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key, his sixth-straight basket and essentially sealed the win by putting Green Bay up 65-58 with 1:56 left.
For the freshman point guard and Marshall High School product, the game capped an unbelievable end to his first regular season on the basketball court. Over the past 16 games since his 18th birthday, Sykes has averaged 15.1 points and 5.1 assists. In 15 of those games, including 10 in a row, Sykes has reached double figures.
Sykes was not the only Chicago native and not the only freshmen that helped the Phoenix to a win. Mays came off the bench to set a career high with 13 points and added eight rebounds. Aaron Armstead (Chicago, Ill.) went f-of-4 from the line and had eight points and four rebounds. In all, Green Bay's five players from the Windy City accounted for 51 of the team's 71 points.
Sykes and the Chicago contingent overshadowed a second-straight double double from sophomore Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.), who finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots.
The win completed the first Chicago weekend sweep for Green Bay over Loyola and UIC since 1998-99.
Green Bay has won eight of its last 10 games since losing 77-47 at Youngstown State on Jan. 22. The Phoenix will return to the Beeghly Center on Tuesday to face the Penguins. On Feb. 14, Green Bay beat Younstown State 71-65 at the Resch Center to begin the five-game winning streak.
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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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LMAO Focus power picture is of a race track in my state.. I don't think FocusFest has been back tho :(
tho now I understand the tuning setup now... I took the time to read what they are offering and how it works
|air intake... no its not really doing enough. the SVT exhaust yet. You also need to look at a tune to remove EGR (some have said there are "other ways") or you will have a cell. The SVT exhaust will lean out the motor to what some say is "unsafe". Focus power will provide updates for when new parts are added on. Note though the Xcal 2 program is tied to the vin number via the ECU. you will need to get one for each vehicle if you want a tune on each.
Right I understand that part of the tune hints the air/fuel gauge... I will have it tuned via dyno.... I know the programmer starts at 399.99, but I am trying to see for now if the Volant intake is to much for the car right now?
I also can I get some info on what the spring perchis?
|One thing I recommend doing as preventive measure or even performace enhancer.. is to get a tune.. that should be a priority after maintance work.. check out focus-power or fswerks.. not only will that solve your leaning out issues...but it will enhance the performace aspect of adding the header/exhaust/intake...
New to the focus performance
So I have read that it is not that hard to lean out a focus... As the title has stated I am new to the focus performance part of the world... I am looking to see what I can do right now with out needing a tune...
My wife has a 01 zx3 standard and I will also have a zx3,svt or zx5 soon....I am just replaced stuff due to PO failing to take care of the car.. I have ordered her a Volant intake/w ram scoop. I have not ordered anything else for her motor as of right now...
I know her cat is going bad and I will be doing the svt header swap soon ( new svt header used cat and 2-2.25 exhaust piping)... I am also looking into the ( I think) zx2 intake manifold swap. I will be ordering her a Innovative air/fuel gauge soon also... So what can I really get away with before I lean out the motor?
Also I am going to swapping out her struts and spring this week sometime.. I Need to know some parts I may want to order on the rear suspension.What I mean like new bolts ( will be replacing swap bar bushing), anything that has to do with the lower/upper control arms?
I was reading a write up on doing the rear suspension and he had to replace the " spring perch". What is a spring perch and is that the part on the rear LCA that the bottom of the spring sits on?
A little information about what suspension that is going on her car.. I ordered her the Ford racing svt upgrade strut kit and some Tein springs... I maybe ordering her a Energy suspension bushing kit also. While I am doing her struts I will be doing tie rods, front LCA and front sway bar links...
Something that came to me just a moment a go also... I am having some camber problems out of her rear suspension. I have had a alignment done when I put new tires on ther car. The passenger rear could not be set perfect, but was in the okay range.. I got to looking at the rim again last night and I can see its starting to camber inward again.. So when I put the lowering springs on the car should I get a rear camber kit ( I am not into the fad of cambering your wheels inward/outward) to make sure I can set the alignment to stock specs?
Sorry for the long post and I am sure some broken english was used * it's 4:30am lol !_!{^_^}!_! *.. I like to do things right the first time and if it comes down to replaced old bots so be it...
Thanks for any info and help.... !_!{^_^}!_!
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