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Virgin Blue Boosts Services to W.A - "People Go Wild for Low-Fares to the West"
Virgin Blue has announced it will double the frequency of Perth flights to and from Melbourne, following growing demand from both business and leisure travellers.
The Melbourne-Perth route will be increased from one to two return flights a day with an additional morning service from Melbourne.
Perth-based guests will be able to take advantage of an additional lunchtime departure to Melbourne that offers a convenient early evening arrival into the Victorian capital, increasing not just flight options but also the number of everyday low fares available for flights across the Nullabour.
Virgin Blue Guests have also overwhelmingly requested connecting options to Perth from both Brisbane and Sydney and Virgin Blue has responded to their needs by introducing the connections to the West Coast on the new flights.
Spokesperson, Amanda Bolger said, We are responding to the obvious need to increase capacity on the Perth-Melbourne route in light of the fact that the service has proved hugely popular since the launch late last year. More importantly, the demand has continued to rise giving us the confidence to increase our Perth frequencies.
In light of the encouraging support we've had from our Guests, we are eager to commit more resources to Perth and the 50% increase in frequencies will mean more people can take advantage of Virgin Blue's great fares and great service.
Virgin Blue launched its Perth routes in December last year and since then more than 80,000 people have seized the opportunity to travel between the East and West Coasts whether it be for work or play, or simply because they can afford to.
Amanda Bolger continued, We are focussed on increasing frequencies on our existing high demand routes to allow for more flexibility and choice, therefore allowing us to steadily expand our route network across Australia and overseas as more brand new Virgin Blue aircraft are introduced into service.
It's a very exciting growth period for Virgin Blue and we will continue to respond to market demands, both in terms of expanding services on existing routes and launching new non-stop services. If the demand and long term support is there, Virgin Blue will look at fast-tracking our expansion plans she finished.


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There's the mistake!
Wow this game getting more interesting. Strange decision by Ryan. If Wilson led this comeback, he'd be a playoff legend as a rookie
I just don't trust Ryan at all he's shaky as hell, Wilson scares the crap out of me though
wow this is far from over
We got a game folks!!
Seattle wants this bad.
Geeez, these QBs have a million years in the pocket... what protection...
Wilson is remarkable. I can't believe this kid
As a newbie to this game what am I witnessing?
Wow, the Seahawks made that look easy. Falcons gonna have to score again, cause they cant stop the 'Hawks

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By Michael Aneiro
Income just keeps getting harder to find from any investment source. Justin Lahart is out with a Heard on the Street column in today's Wall Street Journal looking at the losses suffered by some exchange-traded funds that focus on dividend-paying stocks over the past couple of weeks, as bond markets fell sharply following some mixed messages from the Fed:
The bond-market selloff… sent the yield on 10-year Treasurys up to the highest level in over a year—and that has weighed on dividend-paying stocks. For example, the iShares High Dividend Equity ETF (HDV) has declined 2.3% since Mr. Bernanke made his comment, versus 1.7% for the S&P 500.
The column, which also cites the Vanguard High Dividend Yield, (VYM) the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation (VIG) and the SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY) ETFs, says investors face the biggest risk because of significant overlap in the holdings of such ETFs:
A recent Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) analysis identified 20 companies with the biggest share of market float, or publicly available shares, held by dividend-focused ETFs. These ranged from Cincinnati Financial, (CINF) where ETFs control 4% of the float, to Pitney Bowes (PBI) (which recently announced it will slash its dividend) at 15%.
An equal-weighted index of these stocks was up 21.7% on the year as of May 21, the day before Mr. Bernanke spoke. Since then, it has fallen 3.4%, twice as fast as the market overall. Crowded trades are less fun when people are crowding out.


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When Manchester United FC announced in December 2011 that Darren Fletcher would be taking an "extended break" from football because he was suffering from a bowel disease, many feared the Scotland captain had played his last game.
So that is why there was such a huge cheer at Old Trafford on matchday one when Fletcher came on for Paul Scholes in the second half against Galatasaray AŞ. "The condition never goes away and that's the thing I have to live with," Fletcher said of his illness. "Every day is a battle for me. I have to watch my diet and take certain medication or it could come back again."
Fletcher's return is perfectly timed. United have many creative players – Shinji Kagawa, Tom Cleverley and Ryan Giggs among them – but their midfield has been crying out for an organiser in the Roy Keane mould. A fit Fletcher, who admits he was a target for Keane's famously fierce, yet constructive, criticism whenever they trained together at United, could suit the job.
The Scottish international has been at the club since he was 11. Given he is the epitome of professional focus – his entire lifetime consumption of alcohol amounts to half a pint of cider – it is easy to see why Sir Alex Ferguson puts so much faith in him. Now 28, Fletcher made his United debut in 2003 yet came into his own in the 2008/09 season, when he started 42 games. Since then he has become increasingly influential and more rounded as a player.
"I decided I needed to see more of the ball and get more goals," he said. "I knew I could be a good team-mate, but I could also run beyond the strikers, make passes and get goals. I could become an all-rounder and not just think about what I'd do when we didn't have the ball."
Fletcher's hero as a child was Fernando Redondo, whom he watched hold Argentina's midfield together at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Not an obvious role model for a young footballer, perhaps, but it is telling that Redondo, an elegant defensive midfielder who added an attacking dimension to his game, caught Fletcher's eye.
Another key part of his make-up is his big-match temperament. He insists he gets excited about the marquee fixtures, not nervous, and is proud that no player has ever "torn him to shreds" in a high-profile game. Yet the most important ties have eluded him.
Suspension kept him out of the 2009 UEFA Champions League final defeat by FC Barcelona and illness cut short his campaign two years later, sidelining him for the final against the same opponents. Could Fletcher be United's missing ingredient? If he stays fit and well, we may be about to find out.
Champions Matchday is available in digital versions on Apple Newsstand or Zinio, as well as in print, and you can follow the magazine on Twitter @ChampionsMag.
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Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on road and bridge work planned for the Bureau County area during the next five years.
PERU — The engineers and the road experts were out Tuesday as part of the Illinois Department of Transportation's public meeting on its upcoming Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2014-19.
One of the big topics of conversation at the meeting, which took place at the Peru City Hall, was the proposed Route 89 bridge over the Illinois River south of Spring Valley.
"It is fully funded," said Thomas Magolan, IDOT programming engineer. "Now it is in the first phase of engineering."
Magolan said all of the coordination, alignments, traffic control plans and preliminary designs takes place during the Phase I engineering phase, which is estimated to be completed next summer.
"It doesn't happen overnight," he said. "It takes some time."
Before the phase is completed, Magolan said the district will meet with the public again to present its plans.
"We aren't going to go out into the world and just do something without talking to people," he said. "The feedback is always very important."
Dave Broviak, IDOT studies and plans engineer, said since the last public hearing in April, they have had some preliminary environmental survey reports come back.
"We've identified wetlands, and we've identified some threatened and endangered species that we've got to consider," he said. "We've also looked at the different alignments, and we've looked at where the existing structure is and where we could basically put the foundations for piers and align the new structure."
The $22.5 million project will include removing and replacing the existing bridge, which was constructed in 1934. IDOT representatives have said the new bridge could be located to the west, to the east, or at the same site as the existing bridge.
Residents have expressed concerns at the option of the same site if it would mean closing the bridge during the construction phase. Concerns have included the economic and business impacts; impacts to school routes and other public services; access to the Spring Valley Boat Club; grain elevators and other businesses; financial and travel time concerns with a detour; increased traffic and crash potential on Illinois 89 or the Bottom Road; and diminished property value south of the river.
Broviak said they are putting together all of the information and waiting for the final environmental reports before holding the next public meeting early next year. At that time, Broviak said, they will present what they consider to be the best alternatives and gather more feedback.
"We certainly are considering all the comments we received from everyone from their concerns about closure of the structure," he said. "Engineering is all about evaluating not only the physical features, but the social and economical ones, too."
See Saturday's BCR for what else IDOT has in store for Bureau County.
Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com.


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Marketers should make use of the Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Heavenly Virtues.
Hey -- not all marketing messages need to appeal to our higher virtues! So here's an article about crafting content and marketing messages that appeal to our vices.
This might not be your approach, or this approach might not work all the time. Or you might want to slip a few messages in that appeal to our vices while still focusing on our virtues. Or it might work best for you to be all about vices and forget those pesky virtues!
In any case, enjoy reading this article and then figure out what mix of virtues and vices will work best for your content and marketing.
Thank you Grace Decker @TheBoardroom for sending me this article!
Now I'm stopping work to sin with a glass of wine :)


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Walking into the Palmer House Hilton Hotel is always a pleasure: the history, the staircases, and the grand entry room with the lavish bar. It makes me feel as though I am transported to another time. But for this particular visit, I was transported to another place entirely. I found myself in Saint-Emilion, a sub region of the Bordeaux Region of France, for the Grands Crus Classes of Saint-Emilion 2013 Tasting Tour… wine tasting tour that is!
Now I am very far from a sommelier, a wine novice at best, but I do appreciate wine, and I love to drink it quite often. Needless to say, I was pretty excited to come to this event. When I walked up the two small staircases into the beautiful Honore Ballroom I was greeted by an abundance of cheeses and crackers to accompany the nearly 70 wines available to taste. Along the edges of the room producers from about 32 different vineyards of the Saint Emilion region (located north east of the city of Bordeaux) set up tasting booths. Being the experienced wine taster that I am, I had no idea what to do next.
Fortunately, everyone around me knew exactly what was going on. One by one, wine buyers, media members, and even some master sommeliers made their way into the room grabbing a wine glass as they entered. I flipped through the welcome book I had received upon arrival and realized much of the information I needed was already written down for me. The book introduced the region and the Association de Grand Crus Classes of Saint Emilion, which was formed in 1982 to further educate people about the wine and to create a better quality of wine. The book also introduced the two vintages (years) that each vineyard would primarily serve: '09 and '10. The difference in the weather both years led to remarkably different tasting wines, as I would find out.
I found my way to my first table, Chateau Chauvin, and was told to try the '10 first. This happened to be the case with most producers since the '09 was generally the smoother and more preferable of the two. The '10, more traditionally Bordeaux, was more welcomed to lying down and letting rest for a few more years. Like most of the wines from this region both vintages were predominantly Merlot, blended with other grapes. In this case, Cabernet Franc and a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon. I gravitated to the center of the room where the tables with spit buckets were located. These tables were the watering holes of the event… everyone stood around discussing the color, the legs, the nose, the tannins, the acidity, and everything else about the wine. It was here I finally found the courage to talk to some of the other tasters and they welcomed me immediately to the group.
Madeline Triffon was among those I met, an outgoing vivacious woman with what seemed to be a cool crew. Later I was informed that she was the second woman, and the first woman from the United States, to become a Master Sommelier in 1985! There was no air of pretention around her warm and generous personality. She taught me to "perceive the wine first, then define it". I enjoyed every sip without trying to come up with words or descriptions and once I had truly tasted the wine, I tried to define it. She also taught to me to break down the wine by color, nose, palette, and finish and find the complexities within these categories. Are there earthy notes? Does it have floral or citrus notes? How acidic or tannic is the wine? I was a bit overwhelmed, but as the tasting went on I could begin to distinguish the different nuances.
I mingled with Paul Wagner, owner and president of Balzac Communications and Marketing, the company responsible for the putting on the event. Balzac is based out of Napa, CA and provides services for regional and international companies while hosting numerous tastings and wine events. Paul was also influential in my tasting experience as he suggested I not worry with which words to describe the wine, but to find how I personally relate to the wine. He said this would help me to distinguish the different nuances and flavors. I tasted one of the last wines with Paul from the Chateau le Prieure. We tasted the '09 first, finding hints of purple fruits and velvety tannins; an overall dense wine. The '10 on the other hand was a bit brighter with a tighter body and more tannins, again a good wine to age.
By the end of the event my taste buds were exhausted and my teeth almost completely black, but I learned more than I thought I ever would know about wine tasting. I was tasting (and spitting out) wine with some of the most influential people in the wine industry. Listening to how they relate to the wines was a unique experience, and overall everyone agreed the Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classes vineyards really flourished in the '09 and '10 seasons, producing wines that were perfect to drink today and to collect for drinking in years to come.
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[Extension] Yii Conditional Validator Use core validation based on conditions
Posted 18 January 2012 - 07:39 PM
General Information ¶
Yii Conditional Validator validates any number of attributes if certain attribute validation is true.
You can use any Yii Core Validator like usually you would do or any other Class Based/Inline validator. You can even use CASCADE validation using Yii Conditional Validator itself;
Yii Conditional Validator Page
Posted 19 January 2012 - 07:03 AM
Posted 19 January 2012 - 12:50 PM
Coming soon
New option to allow use dot notation on a validator attribute to get related data and use in your validation. Example:
When creating a
customer, assuming that a business is selected, one might need check the
customer.business.city(assuming business is the relation name in Customer) to validate if the customer.city is the same. It is just a hypothetic example.
Posted 22 January 2012 - 09:02 AM
Posted 24 January 2012 - 03:26 PM
Posted 01 February 2012 - 11:04 PM
fantgeass, on 24 January 2012 - 03:26 PM, said:
Hi fantgeass, there is totally new version, more easy, available.
Thanks for let me know you liked this extension!
Posted 01 February 2012 - 11:04 PM
New Version
- Version 0.2.0
- Usage made easier, more simplyfied and more objective;
- New 'dot.notation' usage on attributes name (will be improoved on next versions);
- Some bug fixes;
Posted 30 July 2012 - 09:58 AM
/** * @return array validation rules for model attributes. */ public function rules() { // NOTE: you should only define rules for those attributes that // will receive user inputs. return array( array( 'Ignore', 'application.extensions.Validators.YiiConditionalValidator', 'validation' => array( 'compare', 'compareValue' => false ), 'dependentValidations' => array( array('Day, Start, End', 'required'), ) ), // The following rule is used by search(). // Please remove those attributes that should not be searched. array('ID, CampaignID, Day, Start, End, DATEADD', 'safe', 'on'=>'search'), ); }
The result is that I get the following error message:
Any idea what I've done wrong?
UPDATE: please forgive my laziness. After re-reading the examples more carefully, I have spotted my mistake ('required' needed to be inside another array) but I'm now having another issue:
Never seen an error quite like this before! How can an object be "incomplete"?
This post has been edited by Favicon: 30 July 2012 - 10:28 AM
Posted 22 August 2012 - 11:25 PM
I had noticed one more important point when dealing with this validator. Since the dependentValidtions are done only when the conditional validation is true, the fields mentioned in dependentValidations are not considered as "safe". So we have to add one more rule to mark those fields as "safe". Actually this is a good thing and the framework is smart in handling this. Since am a newbie, just want to confirm what I found is correct or is there any other way we can normally achieve the same result?
Note: Also I am trying this in Tabular input form, so I have up to 5 rows of data for user to enter but not mandatory, user can enter none, one or two rows.
public function rules() { return array ( array ('customer','application.extensions.YiiConditionalValidator', 'validation'=>array('required'), 'dependentValidations'=>array( 'account,rate'=>array( array('required', 'message'=>'{dependentAttribute} is required if the {attribute} specified is not empty.'), ), ) ), array('account,rate','safe'), ); }
Posted 23 August 2012 - 09:46 AM
dpattayath, on 22 August 2012 - 11:25 PM, said:
dpattayath, you are right and that is a problem that I tryed to fix during so much much time but there are no way in Yii of to do those declared attributes to be set as 'safe' cause Yii does it in 'start-up' of the app.
As workaround I use to set a safe rule apart fot desired attributes:
array('attr1, attr2, ...', 'safe', 'on'=>'scenarioX'),
I have made some improvements in Yii-Conditional-Validator and soon I will publish the new version.
Posted 23 August 2012 - 07:29 PM
sidtj, on 23 August 2012 - 09:46 AM, said:
As workaround I use to set a safe rule apart fot desired attributes:
array('attr1, attr2, ...', 'safe', 'on'=>'scenarioX'),
I have made some improvements in Yii-Conditional-Validator and soon I will publish the new version.
Cool. But still I think its a valid idea. Thinking from the perspective of dependent attributes as optional validations, its good to have the user aware of declaring it as safe, to stick with the rules of the framework.
Posted 27 September 2012 - 12:25 AM
The extension page on yiiframework.com will be updated soon.
Posted 06 October 2013 - 02:53 AM
Here are my rules
array('user_id', 'numerical', 'integerOnly'=>true),
array('event_id, campaign_id', 'length', 'max'=>7),
array('q1, q2, q3, q4, q5, q6, q7, q8, q9, q10', 'length', 'max'=>100),
array('q1', 'ext.YiiConditionalValidator',
'if' => array(
array('event.code_id', 'compare', 'compareValue'=>"303"),
'then' => array(
array('q1', 'required'),
and here are the relations
public function relations()
// NOTE: you may need to adjust the relation name and the related
// class name for the relations automatically generated below.
return array(
'user' => array(self::BELONGS_TO, 'Users', 'user_id'),
'event' => array(self::BELONGS_TO, 'EventsAll', 'event_id'),
When I try to save I get the following error though...
AdhocVoc has not a relation named "event". Check the YiiConditionalValidator rule that is using the attribute name "event.code_id".
Where am i going wrong?
Posted 19 March 2015 - 07:51 AM
Model has not a relation named "service". Check the YiiConditionalValidator rule that is using the attribute name "service.name"
But right under validation rules i have:
public function relations()
return array(
'service' => array(self::BELONGS_TO, 'SocialServices', 'service_id')
Please advice with possible solution
Posted 19 March 2015 - 11:31 AM


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Skip to comments.Iranian Alert -- July 31, 2003 -- LIVE THREAD PING LIST
Posted on 07/31/2003 12:03:50 AM PDT by DoctorZIn
The regime is working hard to keep the news about the protest movment in Iran from being reported.
From jamming satellite broadcasts, to prohibiting news reporters from covering any demonstrations to shutting down all cell phones and even hiring foreign security to control the population, the regime is doing everything in its power to keep the popular movement from expressing its demand for an end of the regime.
These efforts by the regime, while successful in the short term, do not resolve the fundamental reasons why this regime is crumbling from within.
Iran is a country ready for a regime change. If you follow this thread you will witness, I believe, the transformation of a nation. This daily thread provides a central place where those interested in the events in Iran can find the best news and commentary.
Please continue to join us here, post your news stories and comments to this thread.
Thanks for all the help.
Live Thread Ping List | 7.31.2003 | DoctorZin
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Oh great, the neo-con critics are now being touted as realists? I think the fantasies started back after we halted at the Elbe instead of racing to stop the Russians in central Europe at the end of WWII. The fantasies continued when we believed that we could "contain" the communist threat at the 38th parallel in Korea. And the Vietnamization process of abandoning our dear friends on the Vietnam conflict were just another pipe dream.
President Carter's decision to withdraw support for the Shaw's rule in Iran led to Iran's collapse to a Shi'ite theocratic revolution on the pretext that presumably involved limiting American power in the time of detente. Hundreds of thousands of lives have been impacted throughout the region since then, including the massive Iran-Iraq war and Iraq's suppression of the Shi'ites in the south and Kurds in the North, and Iran's funding of Palestinian terrorist organizations.
The real fantasy is believing that American power shouldn't be used to tip the balance when the freedom of so many is at stake. Each time we lose a country or a region to tyranny, the risk to western democracy has increased many fold. I believe that 9/11 was a result of such collapses, adding up from central Europe to Korea to Vietnam and Iran. As we backed away from our obligations, the forces of darkness became stronger!
Realism is accepting our responsibility to help the Iranian student uprising succeed one way or another, peacefully or otherwise.
Thursday, July 31, 2003
WASHINGTON -- It was not just that the Bush administration dispatched 12 Cubans who hijacked a boat to the tender mercies of Fidel Castro. What inflamed pro-Bush Cuban-Americans in south Florida is that the United States negotiated with the communist dictator to impose 10-year prison sentences. This sudden agreement between Washington and Havana could cost George W. Bush a second term.
President Bush's Cuban-American friends consider this a de facto trial, resulting in incarceration by a police state. "This is a very pained community," Republican Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart told me. Sharing the pain of his Cuban constituents and known to be unhappy with the decision is the president's brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. "I do not think the president was aware of this decision," said Diaz-Balart.
Although there is truly no sign the decision went to the Oval Office, its political sting may be felt there. It is clear that Bush could not have won Florida and the presidency in 2000 without Cuban votes. Since repatriation of the hijackers, Florida Democrats have been busy pointing out betrayal by the White House. If Cuban voters stay home next time, Florida will almost surely be won by Bush's Democratic opponent.
Eleven men and one woman, seeking freedom in America, stole the Cuban boat Gaviota 16 on July 15 but were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard the next day. They were denied automatic entry into the U.S. granted under law, citing an agreement with Castro made by President Bill Clinton. The issue went to a U.S. interagency committee, where Justice and State Department career bureaucrats insisted the refugees be returned to Castro.
The three Cuban-Americans from south Florida in Congress -- Lincoln Diaz-Balart, his brother, Mario, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -- pleaded to send the hijackers elsewhere, perhaps Guantanamo. Instead, the bureaucrats bargained with the Cuban dictator. Once Castro agreed not to execute the refugees as he had U.S.-bound hijackers in April, U.S. negotiators eagerly accepted 10-year prison sentences. The freedom-seekers were sent back July 21.
Desire to achieve accord with Castro has not borne fruit. Starting July 6, U.S. broadcasts to Iran that are critical of the mullahs were illegally jammed from Cuba. Why has the U.S. government not protested? The CIA has informed the White House that the jamming originated at the Iranian embassy in Havana. It defies belief that this could have been done without concurrence and cooperation by Cuba's government.
Repatriation of the hijackers fits a pattern. In federal court in Key West, Fla., July 10, a Cuban accused of skyjacking was denied permission to testify that he feared for his life if he surrendered control of the plane to Castro's agents. President Bush has waived the rights of Americans to sue foreign speculators who profit from stolen American properties in Cuba. The Justice Department never has sought indictments of Cuban Air Force pilots who shot down small civilian aircraft in international air space.
President Bush has been prevented from getting his choices in control of Cuban policy. Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd has been relentless in blocking confirmation of Bush's own assistant secretary of state for Latin America. Without much effort made by the White House, Bush gave up on Otto Reich, former ambassador to Venezuela, who was instead named a presidential adviser. Roger Noriega, ambassador to the Organization of American States, was finally confirmed by the Senate Tuesday night after a four-month wait.
If Fidel Castro was a fixation for John F. Kennedy, he seems off the screen for George W. Bush. While repatriation to Cuban prisons caused a furor in south Florida, it hardly made a ripple in Washington. My check of Bush policy and political advisers indicated neither awareness of nor interest in what happened.
Lincoln Diaz-Balart refers to the Cubans as the base of Hispanic support for the president and the Republican Party. If this is the treatment given the only minority group that supports the GOP, he wonders what message will be sent other minority groups wooed by Republicans. "When the base is ignored," the congressman said, "there is a problem." More than ignored, the Cubans are simply disrespected, and that is the painful message in Miami.
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The lights are on
at first it was Naughty Bear but now it's Injustice: Gods Among Us (mostly because i <3 batman) hahaha I still love Naughty Bear!!!
Haha Naughty Bear i got that. Such a twisted game, going around murdering teddy bears
It is!!! but twisted games are fun to play. it makes this that much more entertaining!!!
They making a new one
I can't wait for it to come out!!! I wonder if there is going to be some epic new weapons or even some cool new traps.
Tough choice but I am going to say tie between Trials Evolution and Battlefield Bad Company 2.
Assassin's Creed II, hands down. Though before that Dead Island 2 was my favorite (I just loved killing the zombies).
To be honest I don't play my 360 much and never got many games, but I'd have to say Mass Effect 2.
I'd hafta sayyyy.........Assassins Creed II, and Skyrim w/Dawnguard and Dragonborn DLC
Skyrim by far ... STILL my #1 play despite recent purchases of Diablo 3 and GTAV ...
Naughty Bear too funny...i wouldn't have thought of that one even tho its a good choice
Mass Effect 2 or Deus Ex Human Revolution.
Call Of Duty 4 Obviosly!! It started off a new genre of call of duty tactics, from airstrikes all the way to camo's on guns. Call of Duty 4 Wins!


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Sophomore goalkeeper Harry Krieger and the Crimson are one
of five Ivy League schools to appear in the LaxNews preseason poll
(Gil Talbot).
Complete LaxNews Preseason Poll
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's lacrosse team, which went 6-6 during the 2010 season, has been ranked 16th in the LaxNews preseason national poll, the publication announced Friday. The Crimson is the third highest ranked Ivy League school, trailing No. 5 Princeton and No. 7 Cornell. Yale appears at No. 21, while Brown stands at No. 24.
The Crimson will enter its first season under Chris Wojcik
'96, the Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's
Lacrosse. Harvard also welcomes the nation's ninth best recruiting
class, according to InsideLacrosse, for the upcoming
During the 2010 campaign, the Crimson defeated Princeton for the first time since 1990 and finished the season with a 4-2 record at home. Harvard returns 35 players to the fold for 2011, including senior attacker Dean Gibbons and junior midfielder Terry White, who garnered All-Ivy League status last spring. Gibbons and junior attacker Kevin Vaughan will serve as co-captains for the upcoming season.


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Contribution 21
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Simplicity before generality, use before reuse
A common problem we find in component frameworks, class libraries, foundation services, and other infrastructure code is that many are designed to be general purpose without reference to concrete applications. This leads to a dizzying array of options and possibilities that are often unused, misused, or just not useful. Most developers work on specific systems and the quest for unbounded generality rarely serves them well, if at all. The best route to generality is through understanding known, specific examples and focusing on their essence to find an essential common solution. Simplicity through experience rather than generality through guesswork.
Favoring simplicity before generality acts as a tiebreaker between otherwise equally viable design alternatives. When there are two possible solutions, favor the one that is simpler and based on concrete need rather than the more intricate one that boasts of generality. Of course, it is entirely possible (and more than a little likely) that the simpler solution will turn out to be the more general one in practice. And if that doesn't turn out to be the case, it will be easier to change the simpler solution to what you now know you need than to change the 'general' one that turns out not to be quite general enough in the right way.
Although well meant, many things that are designed just to be general purpose often end up satisfying no purpose. A somewhat hyped and optimistic notion of reuse is undoubtedly responsible for many components and frameworks that, with hindsight, turn out to be awkward to use. Software components should, first and foremost, be designed for use and to fulfill that use well. Designing for all seasons is both difficult and not always desirable, a realization that helps explain the small markets for thermal bikinis and Ford Edsels, as well as the challenge of designing general-purpose software components.
Effective generality comes from understanding, and understanding leads to simplification. Generalization can be used as a cognitive tool, allowing us to reduce a problem to something more essential, resulting in an approach that embodies regularity across known examples, a regularity that is crisp, concise, and well grounded. However, too often generalization becomes a work item in itself, pulling in the opposite direction, adding to the complexity rather than reducing it. The initial sweetness of a general solution can become overwhelmingly syrupy as it grows. The pursuit of speculative generality often leads to solutions that are not anchored in the reality of actual development. They are based on assumptions that later turn out to be wrong, offer choices that later turn out not to be useful, and accumulate baggage that becomes difficult or impossible to remove, thereby adding to the accidental complexity developers and future architects must face.
Flexibility is a double-edged sword. If flexibility is based on variability found in known examples, the design will be sharper. But if flexibility is driven by "maybe"s and "what if"s, this is not concrete enough to start adding hooks, options, and other bells and whistles. This kind of speculation is a potentially unbounded set -- "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy" -- leading to features that are no longer justifiable in terms of common usage or priority. Speculation is a powerful tool in architecture, but for exploration and evaluation not for embellishment and embodiment.
If we equate flexibility with degrees of freedom, then the degrees of freedom in a design should be reasonable and reasoned. Although many architects value generality, it should not be unconditional. People do not on the whole pay for (or need) generality: They tend to have a specific situation, and it is a solution to that specific situation that has value. We can find generality and flexibility in trying to deliver specific solutions, but if we weigh anchor and forget the specifics too soon, we end up adrift in a sea of nebulous possibilities, a world of tricky configuration options, overburdened (not just overloaded) parameter lists, long-winded interfaces, and not-quite right abstractions. In pursuit of arbitrary flexibility you can often lose valuable properties, accidental or intended, of alternative, simpler designs.
(Edited RMH 2008-05-28, re-edited KH 2008-06-11)
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By RAELYNN RICARTE
News staff writer
July 1, 2006
The Old Glory Marching Band isn't worried about keep the beat — just their balance — during the annual Fourth of July Parade in Hood River.
"We're all old and we were once glorious so that's how we came up with the name," said Eric Ohlson, organizer.
Most of the musicians involved in the group have dusted off instruments that were shelved for years. And hardly anyone knows how to march with precision — and the few individuals that do can't remember how.
Being part of Old Glory isn't for the fainthearted — or even a few of the stouthearted.
Hood River County School Supt. Pat Evenson-Brady dropped out after the first of two rehearsals. She said it was difficult enough just managing her clarinet after 44 years — let alone keeping step at the same time.
"I don't have enough muscles anymore to keep my mouth in shape for even 20 minutes — it's just been too long," she said. "And I didn't think it would be fair to march along and not play."
Jerry Keith is undaunted by the prospect of packing his tuba at 10 a.m. on Tuesday from the intersection of 12th Street and Pacific Avenue to Jackson Park. But then Keith was once a member of the 1st Marine Division Field Band and spent plenty of time on the tarmac for graduations at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, Calif.
"As a precision unit I'm sure we're not going to impress anybody but, hey, there'll be a band," said Keith.
His greatest fear is that Gorge winds will fill the bell of his tuba and make it difficult to stay upright.
"Oh well, no matter what happens it will be fun. I loved marching when I was in high school, college and the Marines," said Keith.
He and most of the Old Glory members perform regularly with Gorge Winds Concert Band and/or the Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta. So, they haven't had any difficulty learning their sole piece: El Capitan by Philip Sousa, the "March King."
Ohlson gained volunteers for the band by sending out a few e-mails to friends. He also placed a few advertisements, and spread the word to known musicians.
"I've been going to parades for a long time and marching bands were always the highlight for me — so I thought we needed one," he said.
Once Ohlson had enlisted the talents of a few good men and women, he gained a T-shirt donation from Don Nunamaker Realty.
So, Old Glory will have a uniform on Tuesday that is appropriate for the occasion —shirts in the colors of red, white and blue. Ohlson has been impressed with the harmony of the band — but maybe not so much with their one attempt at marching.
"We shall see what we shall see," he said. "I think people are just getting a kick out of taking their instruments out and playing them again."
Ohlson's strategy to get the band on track is simple. He will rely on the five drummers to keep a steady cadence — and just trust everyone else to keep moving forward.
"I will blow a whistle to get us going and stop if we need to stop. But we're in the front of the parade so I don't think we'll need to stop," he said.
According to Ohlson, the placement of the band in the parade lineup is both good and bad. Good because most of the musicians will need a few minutes to "rest their lips" before joining Gorge Winds in Jackson Park. Bad since several horses will be trotting just ahead of them.
z And that might mean some high-stepping for a group that is having trouble just walking in a straight line.
In fact, during Tuesday's marching drill, one of the musicians commented that maybe the band should be renamed the "Drunken Sailors."
And then the notes from Keith's tuba found favor with Cleo, the dog of snare drummer Tamara Shannon. Keith's new faithful companion followed him for the rest of the evening. He is hopeful the parade won't turn into a Pied Piper type of event — especially if he is already dealing with any type of a breeze.
Ohlson invites any and all Mid-Columbia musicians to join Old Glory. He said the whole idea is to have fun and perhaps inspire a few smiles from the crowd. He will gladly give more details to anyone who calls 490-0343.
"We don't play enough, but we play enough for the time we have. This is all about having fun, we know the music and we'll just wing it and see what happens," said Olson.
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Do If For The Sea Turtles
"You so totally rock, Squirt!"
In case you didn't recognize it, that's a Finding Nemo reference and you should be ashamed that you don't know it. Seriously ashamed because I love Nemo and you should too.
On a more serious note, that quote comes from Crush, who is the main sea turtle of the story. Not only are sea turtles cute, they are also in serious danger.
In danger of what you ask? Polluted waterways, chemicals, trash and much more.
It's not just the sea turtles in danger though. If you want to read more on them just check out Oceana's website. There are so many problems concerning polluted waterways. Like all of that trash.
Ever wondered how long the trash you throw in lakes and oceans takes to disappear? Millwood Lake's website has a laundry list of trash items, but here are a few just so you know.
It takes 450 years for a plastic water bottle to disappear from a lake. 200 years for a soda can, 50 years for a Styrofoam cup and two months for an apple core. Think about that next time you bite into an apple and almost litter.
I know we may just be here in Texarkana thinking how would polluted waterways affect me? They affect everyone, I promise. Trash thrown into a lake or ocean is a big deal. Just like chemical and solid waste is also harmful to our waterways. And let's not forget about those precious sea turtles.
The image below is from the Catalan Water Agency and the Department of Planning and Sustainabilityin Catalonia. The graphic is in reference to the Mediterranean Sea, but water pollution affects us all. You might think tropical deadly fish are the most dangerous species in the Mediterranean Sea but you're wrong.
Uncontrollable trash and waste is the most dangerous thing.
So this is my little PSA telling you to think before you harm our environment. And when all else fails, go watch Finding Nemo.


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I would save my Torah and my cat and dog. My Torah guides me to do what is good and gives me peace. It is my connection to generations past and my link to the future. It is G-d's love and law. Without Torah, I would be lost. I would take my cat and dog with me because when I adopted them I made a committment to take care of them and protect them for the rest of their lives. They are G-d's creatures, and I've been blessed to have them in my life. I love my little girls! =)
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At the age of 81, a recent widower, I gave thought to what you asked....A few years ago my house was adjacent to a neighbors house on fire, at that time my first thought was to get her away from my house, and grabbed a water hose, and tried and successfully kept the fire away from the house till the Firemen came.. But now the answer is simple, after she died I adopted a dog from a rescue society who becme my beloved companion, and my only action would to get her out and safe... I have many items I cherish, but none so valuble as that sweet friend!
(14) Kelly Woo, October 31, 2007 12:29 AM
What I took!
I am from San Diego and we were forced to evacuate with the fires only a mile from our home. We took our kids, our dog, our computer with pictures, and my jewelry. I took maps in order to navigate my way out- many of the roads were closed due to the fires. We also took a phone book in order to find a hotel to stay at which was away from the fires. However, since basically much of San Diego was evacuated - tough luck finding a hotel! Rabbi, now that I have had a few days to think about this, I realize that what happened was not so so bad. However, I am still wondering if there are examples in the Torah of entire cities going up in flames. I am a non-religous jew so please pardon my ignorance but I seem to remember a story from when we were slaves in Egypt that involved "non-breathable" air. I suppose I am just grasping for meaning when perhaps I should just let it go. Thanks for letting me vent.
(13) Chana Silverman, October 30, 2007 8:30 PM
It hit me what I should take
We just missed being evacuated by 2 streets here in North East San Diego County. I did load up my car just in case - clothes, papers of importance and a few books. Blankets and pillows and a few of my developmentally disabled daughter's favorite toys. Just in case. Pictures - no - they are already in my memory and heart and most of my other grown children already have them all anyway.
This disaster really shook me up and shook me out of my complacency, boredom and self-pity laced with depression.
I clung on with all my heart to HaShem asking - help me do what is necessary no matter whatever happens - help me to not grieve to much if I lose everything and help me trust You will provide the basics. Big prayers of protection for my 34 year old Autistic daughter I take care of. "Whew" so glad the worse is over and so happy to have left behind my self-pity and depression.
Life seems so precious now and everything is beautiful and I am re-energized to do the tasks at hand. I am once again grateful.


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Weston WI, where the Paper Cities Kennel Club hosted two shows this weekend, is our final stop today. Saturday Patti Long Smith chose the Golden Retriever, GCH CH Summits Emery Its In The Bag, as he BIS while the Saluki, CH Sandstorm Blue Nile Bubbles of Jatara, the Akita, CH Buckridge's Positive Energy, the Norfolk Terrier, CH Max-well's Violet, the Brussels Griffon, CH Knollands August Moon, the Tibetan Terrier, GCH CH RiLee's Stellar Performance, and the Polish Lowland Sheepdog, CH Starpons Mustang Sally Rae, watched. It was the first all breed BIS for 18 month old Chloe. Congratulations to breeder/owner/handler Beth Johnson.
Sunday Dr David Doan took over and saw the same Golden, Saluki, Akita, Tibetan Terrier, the Skye Terrier, CH Highlander's Stuart Royalist, the Maltese, CH Seabreeze Caribbean Sun Callin, and the Puli, CH Bubbleton BeDazzled. He chose another first timer, the Tibetan Terrier, Reece, as his Best. Congratulations to breeder/owner/handler Nikkie Kinziger and owners Barbara Y Bruns & Wolfgang Stamp.


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BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Something has been missing in the birthplace of Christianity: Christians. For years, Palestinian Christians have been quietly abandoning the place where Jesus is said to have been born in a manger. Middle-class residents have packed their bags for less-chaotic lives in Latin America, Europe and the United States.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank � Something has been missing in the birthplace of Christianity: Christians.
For years, Palestinian Christians have been quietly abandoning the place where Jesus is said to have been born in a manger. Middle-class residents have packed their bags for less-chaotic lives in Latin America, Europe and the United States.
Tourism ground to a halt more than a decade ago, during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising. It is experiencing a comeback, but Palestinians say major challenges remain: the Israeli military checkpoints and the security barrier that separates Bethlehem from Jerusalem, a 10-minute drive away; the shuttered homes and shops that are symbols of a stagnant economy; and the Israeli settlements that are growing around Bethlehem on land claimed by the Palestinians for a future state.
Vera Baboun, Bethlehem�s first female mayor, wants to make her city open to all, especially to Christian pilgrims � and those Palestinians who have left.
Baboun, a Christian whose late husband spent three years in a jail in Israel during the first intifada, wants to lure back former residents and roll out the red carpet to encourage Christian pilgrims to extend their stays.
Borrowing a tactic from American retailers, the mayor lighted the Christmas tree in Manger Square two weeks earlier than usual this year, added singers and dancers to the daily festivities, and kept the crafts market open for eight days instead of one.
She is expediting permits for five boutique hotels that will add 300 rooms to the existing supply of 3,700, which are filled during Christmas week but often sit empty the rest of the year.
Efforts are underway to improve handicapped accessibility for aging visitors and to renovate the Church of the Nativity, which UNESCO says is the oldest Christian church still in daily use.
�This is the place where the message of peace was born with Jesus Christ,� Baboun said. �When they talk about reviving the message, you need to revive the city.�
Clergy members say the emigration eventually could reduce Bethlehem�s historic churches to tourist attractions � a body without a beating heart. �It�s not enough to come and see the ancient stones,� said Father Shomali, a parish priest. �You need the living stones.�
Bethlehem was engulfed by fighting during the second intifada, including a 39-day standoff between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants who hid inside the Church of the Nativity. A new film titled Bethlehem, opening in U.S. theaters in February, recalls those tumultuous days, telling the fictional story of an Israeli intelligence agent and his young Palestinian informant.
But with the violence long over, and U.S.-brokered peace talks again underway, Baboun is focusing on the future.
Tourist visits are up this year, to about 1.6 million. Most visitors come by charter bus, however, and linger just long enough to peer into the grotto at the Church of the Nativity where Jesus is said to have been born. Few stop to buy a string of rosary beads or enjoy a plate of hummus. Almost all stay in hotels in Israel.
�We don�t benefit from the buying power of these tourists,� said Fayrouz Khoury of the Chamber of Commerce.
During the Ottoman era, a century ago, Bethlehem was 90 percent Christian. Today, the city of 22,000 is more than two-thirds Muslim.
Christian leaders arrange meetings for visiting emigres with tourism and economic-development officials. The emigres show up �with a lot of enthusiasm to invest and create jobs,� Khoury said. � But when they see the conditions aren�t so encouraging, they leave again.�


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CARY – Three therapists from Cary Physical Therapy attended the DSIWork Solutions Training seminar in Rockford last month.
Rick Stojack, John Felbinger and Deb Gulbrandson attended the training sessions which included analyzing and measuring job functions.
"As physical therapists we are trained to measure a patient's strength, flexibility, mobility and other areas of fitness. When a worker is injured, we can rehab the individual, but the missing piece is what are the requirements of the job," said Gulbrandson, owner of Cary Physical Therapy. "Specifically, how much does he or she have to lift, push, pull, climb, bend, and at what heights, how frequently?"
Gulbrandson said these job requirements can make a huge difference in safely returning an employee back to his job.
"We analyze the job and provide that information," Gulbrandson said. "Not only can we help determine if the returning employee's physical capabilities match the requirements of the job, we can also help employers determine if a new employee is fit for the job."
Gulbrandson said this "post offer test" is done after an employee has been conditionally offered employment.
"In this age where companies have to do more with less, these work solutions help keep work comp dollars down to a minimum," she said.
Cary Physical Therapy is located at 2615 Three Oaks Road, Cary. Phone 847-516-8095, ext. 0.
Kerr joins GreenAssociates as a project architect
DEERFIELD – Troy Kerr of Palatine has joined GreenAssociates as a project architect. Kerr is a licensed Illinois architect with more than seven years of project experience. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Maryland and a master's of architecture from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a construction document technologist, and is LEED accredited with the Building Design and Construction Specialty. Kerr has a rich project background including deep experience with primary and secondary school design.


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- 1942 - The Bucs drew 29,488 fans to Forbes Field on Army-Navy Relief Fund Night, raising over $36,000 in donations with an extra $10,000+ from the gate and rewarded the patriotic crowd with a 9-0 win over the Phils. It was 1-0 after seven innings, but Philadelphia starter Frank Melton was lifted for a pinch hitter and Pittsburgh rattled the Philly pen for eight runs in two frames. Rip Sewell tossed a five-hitter for the win.
- 1946 - Bucco Rip Sewell's most famous blooper pitch came in the All Star game against Ted Williams. Sewell warned Williams before the game he was going to throw him the ol'ephus. With the AL ahead 8–0, Williams came to bat, and Sewell nodded to let him know the blooper was coming. Williams fouled it off. Sewell nodded again, and threw another blooper and then another. With the count 1–2, Williams smacked the next one for a home run, the only homer ever hit off Sewell's trick pitch. As The Kid rounded the bases, Sewell followed him, saying, "the only reason you hit it was because I told you it was coming." Williams laughed back, the fans loved it, and Sewell received a standing ovation when he walked off the mound. (from Donald Honig's 1975 book Baseball When the Grass Was Real) The kicker was that The Splendid Splinter took a running start toward the pitch before he blasted it, and was out of the batter's box when he made contact.
- 1959 - Starting his first game since injuring his shoulder on May 19th, Roberto Clemente's 10th inning leadoff single helped Elroy Face to his 18th consecutive win after he blew a save chance with two outs in the ninth. A bunt by Roman Mejias moved Clemente to second and a single up the middle by pinch-hitter Harry Bright completed the Bucs 4-3 win over the Cubs at Forbes Field.
- 1967 - Willie Stargell hit a walk off homer against the Reds' Jim Maloney that carried over the RF roof at Forbes Field in a 2-1 win. Dennis Ribant tossed a complete game six hitter to earn the W.
- 2003 - Inexplicably during a 2-1 Pirate loss, 1B Randall Simon swatted a racing sausage with his bat from the dugout at Miller Park in Milwaukee as it was waltzing around the stadium, causing a collision that left the mascots looking like a heaping plate of schnitzel. He would be suspended by the league for three games and traded away a few weeks later.
- 2004 - Jason Bay went 4-for-5 with two homers, a double, four RBI and four runs scored as the Pirates blanked the Expos 11-0 in San Juan's Estadio Hiram Bithorn, the Expos' part-time home until their move to Washington. Sean Burnett scattered 10 hits for a complete game shutout.
- 2005 - Sparked by Jack Wilson's grand slam, the Bucs broke open a tight game against the NY Mets with a seven run seventh inning, banging around Heath Bell and Danny Graves, to take an 11-4 win at PNC Park in front of a Saturday night crowd of 36,708. Dave Williams got the win.
- 2009 - Joel Hanrahan won his first game of the year while sitting in a hotel room in Philadelphia. He was credited with a W when Washington won a game suspended on May 5th by defeating the Astros, 11-10. Hanrahan, since traded to Pittsburgh, was the pitcher of record when the game was postponed. The winning Nat run was scored by Nyjer Morgan, who was one of the Pirates sent to Washington in the Hanny deal.
"It's a very simple game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Sometimes it rains." (Bull Durham)
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
July 9 - The Ephus, Swatting Sausages and Stuff..,
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Ron - Thanks for your continued excellent writing - haven't had time to chime in the past few weeks.
Series losses against the Phils and Cubs and starting off down 1 to the A's - No reason to get alarmed. Although this team does need to make a few tweaks - Seeing Inge starting at 2B on Sunday is not going to get us to the post season.
Had the opportunity to see the Bucs this past weekend in Chicago - Marte's homer with two outs and two strikes in the 9th was awesome. Too bad we could not seal the deal.
- July 9, 2013 at 7:43 AM
- Ron Ieraci said...
Thanks, Cincy - you're right, the bench needs some work and a RH stick would be nice too.
I question the Pirate approach at the plate; I just see too much pulling and not enough of using the field. Hurdle's mentioned that he'd like the hitters to wait til pitches get deeper, so I don't think it's a Jay Bell fault as much as just a thing the hitters are going thru this year.
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Just four nations are represented in the final XI of the Herald's team of 2012. That is not because the selection panel (of one) has a narrow view of the world but it does reflect the concentration of power among a handful of Test countries, while the bottom six struggle.
Just one player from India commands selection, a consequence of that country's slide into complacency when it comes to Test cricket, and of a sobering home defeat to England.
There is no real bolter in the team this year, though the inclusion Virat Kohli reflects the need to plan for the future. To use a buzz acronym from the Argus review, South Africa's unflappable and adaptable Faf du Plessis is a PONI (Player of National Interest), who we hope will blossom in 2013. Du Plessis had a great deal to do with the Proteas keeping the No.1 ranking out of Australia's grasp, but he is just two Tests into his career. Look out for him in next year's team.
South Africa and England command seven places between them and it was a stretch to omit Graeme Smith, who scored more than 800 runs and, intent on an extended period of supremacy, led his team to series wins in England and Australia.
Australia wasn't represented last year but are a team on the up and have contributed three players in 2012 including Michael Clarke, who is at the peak of his powers and will captain the side.
In keeping with modern trends, the fast bowling attack is picked from a platoon of paceman, with Vernon Philander on the fringe, but three of the most durable quicks in the world make the final cut, so there should be no need for rotations.
Herald's team of 2012
1. Alastair Cook (England)
Tests: 15
Runs: 1249
Average: 48.04
Centuries: 4
Half-centuries: 3
Seldom can there have been a more seamless transition from one captain to the next. A daunting first assignment in India was no sweat - he seriously doesn't perspire - and produced three high-class centuries and England's first series win in almost three decades.
2. Hashim Amla (South Africa)
Tests: 10
Runs: 1064
Average: 70.93
Centuries: 4
Half-centuries: 2
Though he doesn't open for South Africa, Amla is well-equipped to face the new ball and has a serene temperament that makes sledging useless. Slaughtered Australia's makeshift attack in Perth, combining with Smith for a staggering 206 runs in a session. He must not, under any circumstances, bowl.
3. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Tests: 9
Runs: 944
Average: 55.79
Wickets: 11
Average: 28.27
Kallis brings balance to this team. What a luxury, to have a man with a batting average of 57 and 280 Test wickets in the top four. Emphasised his class and courage in Australia this summer, with important innings while hurt. His outswinger to Ricky Ponting in Adelaide arguably ended the champion's career.
4. Michael Clarke (Australia)
Tests: 11
Runs: 1595
Average: 106.33
Centuries: 5
Half-centuries: 3
Clarke is the first man picked, with three double centuries, an average of 106, and more runs in 2012 than any Australian has scored in a calendar year. He is bumped up a spot to allow for the intiation of Kohli at six. Clarke shades Cook for captain gig because he has led an evolving team to seven wins from 11 matches.
5. Mike Hussey (Australia)
Tests: 11
Runs: 898
Average: 59.86
Centuries: 4
Half-centuries: 2
His sudden retirement leaves us wanting more, much more. Risks being overshadowed by Clarke in this team, but he's used to that. Edges out Kevin Pietersen on the strength of a superior average and is a better team man. Will lead the team song.
6.Virat Kohli (India)
Tests: 9
Runs: 689
Average: 49.21
Centuries: 3
Half-centuries: 3
The last specialist batting spot goes to a rising player who started the year as India's leading runscorer against Australia, and later fought through a difficult patch to finish with a mature century against England. Still has a bit to learn, including a more gracious on-field demeanour.
7. Matt Prior (England)
Tests: 15
Runs: 777
Average: 52.64
Half-centuries: 6
Dismissals: 36 (29 ct, 7 st)
Led the world's glovemen with 36 dismissals in Tests this year, well clear of Australia's Matthew Wade and the West Indies' Dinesh Ramdin. Played some pivotal innings in India, and can score at a rapid rate.
8. Graeme Swann (England)
Tests: 14
Wickets: 59
Average: 29.93
Strike rate: 64.5
Best innings: 6-82
Best match: 12-171
This is a contentious spot, as Swann was shaded by fellow Englishman Monty Panesar in India, while Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath had a statisically superior year. But Swann is a better all-round cricketer than both, and effective on unresponsive English pitches.
9. Peter Siddle (Australia)
Tests: 8
Wickets: 41
Average: 23.09
Strike rate: 47.3
Best innings: 5-49
Best match: 9-104
A year of vegetarianism did not take the edge off his endurance or aggression. He can perform the grunt work in long spells while Steyn and Anderson are saved for short bursts of fast swing bowling. As Siddle showed against South Africa in Adelaide, he is the heart and soul of the attack.
10. Dale Steyn (South Africa)
Tests: 10
Wickets: 39
Average: 29.71
Strike rate: 58.5
Best innings: 5-56
Best match: 7-112
His figures this year were not the most spectacular, but he psyched himself up for when South Africa needed him most, and produced the best ball of the summer to dismiss Michael Clarke in Perth. Forms a fearsome new-ball double act with Anderson.
11. James Anderson (England)
Tests: 14
Wickets: 48
Average: 29.5
Strike rate: 70.7
Best innings: 5-72
Best match: 6-116
Anderson is the best-performed fast bowler in the world this year and, in an era of rotations, bowled more overs than anyone, without breaking down. His performances in India suggest he doesn't need favourable conditions to be effective.
12th Man. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
Tests: 10
Strike rate: 53.7
Best innings: 6-43
Best match: 12-171
It's difficult to overlook 60 wickets at 23.61. An excellent second spin option if conditions permit.


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This video of Slovakian violist Lukas Kmit improvising around Nokia's signature ringtone is so good, many have thought it was a sly piece of advertising for the Finnish telecommunications giant.
But, as it turns out, it's 100% the real deal, with the classical fiddler - our term - interrupted mid-performance by an inconsiderate mobile phone owner before taking the tune and playing it on the viola himself.
Classy, clever and ever-so-witty, it's probably the most popular YouTube video involving classical music for years. Unless you count dogs barking Star Wars' The Imperial March as classical music, in which case, since last week.
It should be remembered that the Nokia ringtone - also known as Gran Vals - is actually a piece of classical music itself, originally written by Spanish classical guitarist Francisco Tarrega in 1902. As any die-hard QI viewer already knows, of course...
But it's not the first time someone's taken the ubiquitous and highly-irritating ringtone and turned it into something far more beautiful - as this, the Cell Phone Waltz by harmonica virtuoso Jacob Venndt, emphatically proves.


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quote:Originally posted by MTFoodieMy dad made me one when I had a bad case of lyringitis. It knocked me out and I woke up with a very bad headache and stomache ache. He claimed it was what granny made for the family when they were sick with colds or severe coughs.His concotion had a base of tea, a healthy dose of honey, a jigger of rum and a jigger of whisky. couldn't finish the think I think I drank about a 1/4 to a 1/3 of it before I said enough. He made this concotion right before I went to bed. I didn't do much good still woke up not being able to talk and just felt hung over.
quote:Originally posted by MTFoodierossy90sorry for the late reply ended up in the hospital the day after you posted this and just got around to checking things out on here again. I was 25


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Review: Pacific Rim Technologies iShield Reflection for iPod touch
Company: Pacific Rim Technologies
Website: www.Pacrimtechnologies.com
Model: iShield Reflection
Price: $30
Compatible: iPod touch
Lagging behind Power Support's 2005 debut of the Illusion Cases for fifth-generation iPods and iPod nanos, mirror-surfaced iPod and iPhone cases and films have only just started to appear at a brisker pace over the past few months, as companies other than Power Support and Illusion cloner Griffin Technology have figured out how to incorporate reflective materials in cases. The latest entrant: Pacific Rim Technologies, which this week shipped iShield Mirror for iPhone ($30) and iShield Reflection for iPod touch ($30), two cases that are essentially identical save for tailoring specific to the differing devices.
Each case starts in the same way. There are two pieces of hard plastic, one that covers most of the iPod or iPhone's back, while the other covers its front, half of its sides, and its whole bottom. They slide together, providing full port and control access through holes in the case's top, bottom, face, and front, as well as an additional hole on the iPhone version's side.
These holes are on the very small side, which is a positive in the sense that they protect more than larger holes would, but a negative for accessory compatibility. Both cases work in Universal Docks, but the iPod touch version of the case has an unacceptably small headphone port hole—barely big enough for Apple's packed-in earphones—and a similarly tiny Dock Connector hole. These are the smallest we've seen on any iPod touch case to date, which is not a good thing. By comparison, the iPhone version's holes are a little more generous.
Where the cases disappoint most is in the look of their mirrored front surfaces. Unlike Power Support's Illusion cases and Griffin's most recent Reflect cases, Pacific Rim's iShields use a cheap-looking, flexible layer of front plastic that makes the mirroring look wavy and uneven—the reflection you get is more like a funhouse mirror than anything else. You actually do better looking at the clear-covered back of the iPod touch than you do at its newly "mirrored" front, which isn't the sort of result you'd expect from such a purchase.
There is another major issue with both cases. In the absence of any obvious anti-fingerprint or smudge protection, they both begin to show marks within seconds after you peel off the plastic "remove me first" film that they ship with. Women will find that the iPhone version picks up makeup, as well, if it's held next to the face. Both cases invariably wind up looking nicer from the back than they do from the front.
The positive, of course, is that you add a reflective surface to the front of the iPod touch or iPhone, and that the reflective surface lets you see and use the touchscreen while protecting it. As is typical of these cases, the mirror lets enough of the iPhone or iPod touch's screen peek through that you can use all of its functions, though video viewing isn't quite as exciting with the constant glare of the wavy mirroring in your face. While the playthrough mirrored control access is a differentiator from other mirrored hard cases that have been released for these two devices, the effect isn't generally as impressive as what you can achieve with mirror-coated film from either Pacific Rim or competitors such as Artwizz. The flip side is that the iShield cases won't trouble you with visible air bubbles in application—an issue the mirrored films tend to have.
Overall, neither the iShield Mirror for iPhone nor the iShield Reflection for iPod touch really wowed us; their namesake features don't look so hot, and for the $30 asking prices, we tend to expect a more professional overall appearance and attention to details such as port access—a real issue in the iPod touch version. The cases rate above our C level only because of their novelty, which may interest some users; a smarter approach to front mirroring might have made them stronger overall offerings.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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The more I d*cked around with mock drafts the lower and lower safeties went down the board, to the point where I don't think there's any reason to draft one in any round (compared to the other talent that should be there) before the 5th or 6th, especially if the Jets long-term plan includes both Revis and Cromartie.
Mathieu would be a nice pick in the 5th or 6th, make him a hybrid FS/nickel who you can blitz with. Could turn into a steal.


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Champion trainer Mark Purdon will give Sushi Sushi until the last minute to get over the injury which threatens his New Zealand Cup start today.
And that means a decision on whether the quasi-Aussie starts in the great race won't be made until just before the 7.30am scratching time today.
"We will leave it as late as possible, but still make the decision early enough for the ballot [Mach Banner] to start if we don't," said Purdon.
Sushi Sushi is under a cloud after opening up an old cut just below the coronet on his near front leg during a brilliant workout on Sunday.
He had earlier damaged the hoof in the paddock but it had healed and Purdon was not concerned about it.
"He worked so well on Sunday morning I thought he could win but he was lame on Sunday afternoon," said Purdon yesterday.
"We have worked on it and he was a lot better today than yesterday and if it keeps improving at that rate then he might start.
"But it will all come down to how he is in the morning.
"If he trots out well then he will start, if he doesn't we are not going to take any risks with him."
The dilemma mirrors that of last season when Purdon was forced to scratch Auckland Reactor from the Cup with almost exactly the same injury.
"It is stressful and I can't believe it's happened again."
Until the setback, Purdon rated Sushi Sushi the best of his record five representatives in the Cup.
"He had kept improving with every start he had for us and his manners are great," said Purdon.
"So if he starts and we see the best of him then he can still be a real chance.
"But these small setbacks don't help."
Of his other Cup starters, the fact Purdon jumped off long-time drive Auckland Reactor to partner Fly Like An Eagle shows where they rate, although both have standing-start concerns.
"If Fly Like An Eagle steps away safely he is a chance, but he is still learning and being a 4-year-old I'd like to drive him with a sit.
"Auckland Reactor looks well but, really, I don't know what to make of him. So we are hopeful without being confident there."
Highview Tommy shocked everybody with his enormous third in the Cup last season but his lead-up form has lacked sting, while Major Mark has never looked good enough to win a New Zealand Cup so victory would surprise.
What would surprise nobody, though, is Purdon's champion trotter I Can Doosit making it 16 wins on end by overcoming his outside draw in today's Trotting Free-For-All.
"He is very, very well and I will look to go forward on him and get handy," said Purdon.
In the absence of arch-rivals Stig and Dr Hook, only bad luck looks capable of beating the champ.


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Sometimes it takes a fresh set of eyes to see something that's right in front of all of us.
I moved to Estherville 2 1/2 years ago and want to say what a friendly, giving community we live in. Many local people and businesses give of themselves without asking for anything in return. They see a need and they come together to address it, with their physical, moral and financial support, without seeking gratitude or acknowledgment. Often, they give of themselves in silence.
Estherville is richly blessed to have these people living here. It is what makes this town stand out from others.
Walking through town people acknowledge and greet each other. They smile and say hello whether they know you or not. If you have a question just ask somebody. Chances are they'll have an answer or direct you to somebody else who does.
The local business community is special too. Many of our businesses are still family owned and operated, and that makes a big difference. The phrase "Shop Locally" is broadcast in many communities, but it means something in Estherville, where you're more than just a customer, you're a neighbor and a friend.
Recently I purchased an iron from Ace Hardware. After a little more than a month the light on the digital dial stopped working. When I took it back and explained what was wrong, they apologized and replaced it immediately with no questions asked. I was amazed to say the least. They didn't try to figure out the warranty. They didn't need to send it away to be fixed. They just replaced it. That's the kind of service you get in Estherville where shopping really is a two-way street.
Recently I had foot surgery and was recovering at home. A business in town that gives of themselves and makes donations in silence went out of their way for me. I want to acknowledge their effort and break their silence.
The employees at Bank Plus in Estherville, after finding out about my medical procedure, got together and brought meals to our house for nearly two weeks. Not just a single item, but entire meals such as lasagna, Caesar salad and garlic toast, and meatloaf, au gratin potatoes and banana bread, plus cookies and pies. The list goes on and on. I was speechless. The time, effort and planning they put into this to help us was unbelievable.
After much soul searching to come up with something to show my appreciation, I've come to the conclusion that there's nothing I could do that equals their kindness and friendship. Going out of their way and giving of themselves comes from the heart and nothing compares.
To everyone at Bank Plus I want to say Thank You! You are a perfect example of what makes Estherville a great place to call home.
Thanks again,
LouAnn M. Swenson,


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Known issues in parallel
From Gerris
A two-box simulation gives different results with one or two pids
We run a simplified version of the Benard Von-Karman test case for zero time steps. Only the approximate projection is performed. The modified simulation file is
2 1 GfsSimulation GfsBox GfsGEdge {} { Time { iend = 0 } Refine 6 Solid (x*x + y*y - 0.0625*0.0625) AdvectionParams{ scheme = none } OutputTime { istep = 1 } stderr OutputProjectionStats { istep = 1 } stderr OutputSimulation { start = 0.1 step = 0.1} simulation.gfs { variables = U,V,P } } GfsBox { id=1 pid=0 left = Boundary { BcDirichlet U 1 } } GfsBox { id=2 pid=1 right = BoundaryOutflow } 1 2 right
We use the following version of Gerris
% gerris2D -V gerris: using 2D libgfs version 1.3.2 (120310-112425) compiled with flags: -DBSD_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE MPI: yes pkg-config: yes m4: yes
First we run without mpi on MacOS 10.7.3 on a MacBook Pro with a four-core intel i7 system, then with mpi. The mpi and compiler versions are
% mpicc --version Apple clang version 3.1 (tags/Apple/clang-318.0.54) (based on LLVM 3.1svn) Target: x86_64-apple-darwin11.3.0 Thread model: posix % mpirun --version mpirun (Open MPI) 1.5.4 Report bugs to http://www.open-mpi.org/community/help/
Here is the result without mpi:
% gerris2D twobox-twopid.gfs step: 0 t: 0.00000000 dt: 1.000000e-01 cpu: 0.12000000 real: 0.12236900 Approximate projection niter: 13 residual.bias: -1.000e-01 -1.984e-04 residual.first: 5.020e-02 9.960e-05 1.6 residual.second: 5.668e-01 1.330e-04 1.9 residual.infty: 6.400e+00 6.251e-04 2
On the other hand, if we run the same simulation with mpi and two pids, this is the result:
% mpirun -np 2 gerris2D twobox-twopid.gfs step: 0 t: 0.00000000 dt: 1.000000e-01 cpu: 0.04000000 real: 0.03555900 Approximate projection niter: 4 residual.bias: -1.000e-01 -7.446e-05 residual.first: 5.020e-02 3.839e-05 6 residual.second: 5.668e-01 4.914e-05 10 residual.infty: 6.400e+00 2.713e-04 12
The two results are different: the pre-iteration Projection statistics (first column) are the same but the post-iteration Projection statistics are different. However, since there are the same number of boxes, the mpi communication should send the same information that is exchanged between boxes in the non-mpi run. Thus something is amiss in the way information is exchanged between boxes.
- Not necessarily so. The Poisson solver uses Jacobi relaxations for smoothing. This means that the order in which cells are traversed (i.e. "relaxed") matters. The order of traversal will not be the same when two neighboring boxes belong to the same processor and when they don't: this could explain the differences in convergence rates (although I would expect the difference to be smaller than in your example) --Popinet 22:42, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
We have also run the same test case on an Ubuntu system. The results are identical.
Using larger number of boxes and pids (typically 24), we found cases where the non-mpi runs converge but the mpi run do not converge, i.e. the residual is not reduced below the required minimum of 0.001 .
- This is more interesting. Could you please post more details? --Popinet 22:42, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
- I have done so on the mailing list on March 12, topic "Projections do not converge with 24 pids in 3D" -- Zaleski 09:37, 14 March 2012 (UTC)


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Still not undetectable
Jan 27, 2013
Good Day Doctor I am a bit worried that the Atripla that I am taking is failing, or that I have become resistant. I was diagnosed in May 2012 and started taking Atripla on the 8th of June 2012. My Viral load then was 894 000 (very high) and my CD4 count was 322. I have had no side effects on Atripla, only the odd vivid deam here and there. Yesterdays blood (18 January 2013) revealed that my CD4 was up to 701 and my Viral Load is 81.The previous time the bloods were tested in October my Viral load was 79 and and my CD4 was 749. Here is what is worrying me: Should I have not been undetectable by now? I have been really good at taking my pills, missed only once. That is a 99.7 % adherence rate.I have kicked myself blue over this, but it has taught me a lesson. I take the Atripla at 20h00 at night after I have had my supper at 18h00. Please can you advise me. My Doctor thinks that we should go over to another combination. She wants to see me again in three weeks, so that that we can do another Viral Load test .Hoping to hear from you soon.
Response from Dr. Holodniy
Almost all people should be undetectable by 6 months of HIV treatment. Sometimes this can take longer if the viral load was very high before treatment like yours was. However, it does look like your viral load has stalled and is not continuing to go down. This has nothing to do with you or your adherence, which has been excellent. I agree with your doctor's thinking on this, both for repeating the viral load and considering a treatment change.
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National Profiles
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A second edition of the guidance document was issued in 2012. This new edition takes into account developments that have taken place since the first edition (1996) and lessons learned in countries as they have developed National Profiles; more comprehensively covers the entire life cycle of chemicals management; and integrates the most effective parts of the 2007 IOMC National SAICM Capacity Assessment methodology into this revised National Profile guidance ( Download).
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The development of a National Profile has been recognized in the outcomes of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) as a key enabling activity to support SAICM implementation (see "Policy Recommendations").
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PITTSBURGH -- If Sidney Crosby was trying to use hyperbole, he failed.
The Pittsburgh Penguins captain, after a 3-0 season-opening win over the New Jersey Devils, answered a question about what the game meant for goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's mindset.
MORE: Marty's take on Flower | Vokoun out; all on Fleury now |NHL openers photo gallery
"He won't have to answer questions about it for a couple days, so I'm sure that's nice for him," Crosby said.
He's correct, in the most literal sense possible. Fleury's 28 saves buy him a couple days. Pittsburgh's next game is on Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres. If Fleury plays poorly -- specifically, as poorly as he played last spring against the New York Islanders -- the questions will start again.
And really, the Fleury variable is as big as it gets in the NHL, at least in October. The Boston Bruins swept Pittsburgh, a perennial preseason favorite and regular-season force, in the Eastern Conference finals and sent them home early again, the fourth straight time since their 2009 Stanley Cup win. It wasn't Fleury's fault, because he rightfully was on the bench after allowing 14 goals on 102 shots over Games 2-4 of the first round.
The Boston sweep wasn't backup Tomas Vokoun's fault, either, but that's another point entirely. Less tangential is the fact that Vokoun's gone for now, rehabbing from a blood clot in Florida and sidelined until at least January. The question mark is bigger because there's no Plan B.
So, here we are again. The Penguins are a preseason favorite -- in Las Vegas, at least -- with a major asterisk that won't disappear until their starting goaltender either wins again, loses through no fault of his own, or leaves town. It might be the last season for an outcome other than Option C.
Fleury makes $5.75 million against the cap and has one year left on his deal. Next summer is the last time teams can use so-called compliance buyouts, and it's not difficult to see Pittsburgh pulling the trigger if things go sideways for a fifth straight season.
That's far enough in the future to ignore, though, and Pittsburgh has (at least) 81 games in the meantime.
"It was certainly a good start," coach Dan Bylsma said, going on to note that New Jersey started slowly with six shots in the first, ramped it up for a nine-shot second period and finished with a 12-shot third, with the Penguins opting to collapse on their goaltender and, maybe, back on their heels. That's when Fleury was at his best, including on a penalty shot by Adam Henrique and a behind-the-back save on Steve Bernier. On that one, he used his glove to the trap the puck against his numbers after it popped in the air.
"From watching the Pirates, I guess," Fleury said.
The baseball team lost on Thursday night. Pittsburgh's rationale for keeping Fleury -- whether it's via Bylsma or general manager Ray Shero -- paradoxically always comes back to wins. He's got 250 in the regular season right now, the ninth active goalie and 47th in history to hit that mark, along with that Cup. This is the obligatory Chris Osgood reference -- the former Red Wings goalie has 401 regular-season wins and two Cups of his own. Nobody should confuse him with an all-time great, or consider him even above-average for his era.
At this point, though, Pittsburgh would take it. Never mind that they're not puck-possession monsters like Osgood's teams; their talent dictates the perception that they should produce better playoff results than they actually do, and the last thing they need is a goalie who's not capable of at least managing risk. They need someone who can win, whatever that means, and at this point, only half of the Osgood model applies to Fleury.
"I believe Marc-Andre is a very good goalie. I think he's proven that time and time again. He's won a ton of hockey games, he's backstopped this team through wins the last six, seven seasons," Bylsma said. "He's had regular seasons of 41 wins and 39 wins, and (I) fully believe and expected him to do that for our team coming into this season."
Then he broke out the double negative: "I don't think that game was not expected from Marc-Andre Fleury."
If it happened in May, though? It wouldn't be -- to do Bylsma one better -- not not expected. That's what comes to mind watching Fleury, even now, and it's why he might only have a couple days of peace.


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Each entry in POGO's SEC Revolving Door Database represents one post-employment disclosure statement notifying the SEC of a former employee's intent to represent an employer or client before the agency. Some employees have filed multiple statements.
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Former Title: Deputy Chief of Staff
New Employer: Latham & Watkins LLP
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no sir, it's not mine. I'm just posting silliness.
Bash, Crash, Upgrade, Repeat..
I was going to ask, how is that legal? What ever happened to bumper height requirements? That thing rear ends you, it's going right over you. Or, if you rear end it, your going right under.
Rustler,Slash 4X4, 1/10 Rally
I just realized I haven't posted mine.
Sent using 8.4 volts of NiMH power!
To the men and women of the US military, thank you
I killed Kenny, I was thinking the exact same thing. Lol I've seen those pics somewhere else.
I have too! Are you on any other forums?
Post # 45 in this thread. http://traxxas.com/forums/showthread...96#post5378496
He says its his buddy's truck..And now says it is his truck in this thread. ?????????????
Rustler,Slash 4X4, 1/10 Rally
I'd love to lift mine...but I tow too much with it and would rather not have to deal with towing with a jacked up truck...especially when pulling the travel trailer.
So...I just leveled it and put 33x12.5-17 Mud Claws on 17" polished H2 Alloys.
The truck is a 2004.5 Chevrolet 2500HD CCSB 4x4 Duramax.
Last edited by dcfox; 01-21-2013 at 12:16 AM.
"Dude,I almost had you"
R.I.P Paul Walker
Don't need 4x4.
Rear locker and use able suspension, goes a long way
very nice truck, i just wanted you to post more pictures lol, thank you
kawasaki summit, revo& slash; regular rusty, pede
i will add my jeep
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I'm not krazy. My mother had me tested.
Only issue so far with this truck was a wheel bearing. Other than that not a single problem with 125k and counting
Gotta love Toyotas
good looking truck fireman, how do you like those nitto's?
kawasaki summit, revo& slash; regular rusty, pede
Ya mine have a -12mm (4.5 backspacing). They stick out about 2 inches, which work and look perfect with my flares. No rub whatsoever.
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Association honors 'Hospital Heroes'
Individuals from throughout the state were recently honored at "Celebration of Excellence in Hospital Care," an annual awards ceremony held by the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI). Employees of the year from HARI's member hospitals were recognized by the HARI Board of Trustees for exemplary performance and dedication to health care. In addition, recipients of the Benjamin R. Sturges Distinguished Service Award and Francis R. Dietz Award for Public Service were honored.
Recipients of the Award for Excellence in Hospital Care included Rebecca Morin Lukowicz, public relations and marketing specialist at Kent Hospital.
George Vecchione and George Shuster were recipients of the 2012 Benjamin R. Sturges Distinguished Service Award. Vecchione was honored for dedicated service to Lifespan, where he served as president and CEO. Shuster was recognized for his contributions to Care New England, where he is currently chairman of the board. The Distinguished Service Award is bestowed in honor of Benjamin Sturges, a community leader who devoted his life to health care and to bettering the community. For half a century, Sturges was active in hospital issues as a trustee at South County Hospital and Butler Hospital, and was committed to many educational and environmental causes.
Sen. Jack Reed and Sen. Rhoda Perry were the recipients of the Francis R. Dietz Award for Public Service. A longtime supporter of hospitals, Sen. Reed was instrumental in recently securing $7 million in additional funding for hospitals in Rhode Island. Sen. Perry has been instrumental in forging a series of reforms to improve Rhode Island's health care system. The Francis R. Dietz Award for Public Service honors individuals for remarkable contributions to health care issues. HARI dedicates its public service award to the legacy of Francis Dietz, a longtime CEO of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.