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University at Albany Launches Construction of Advanced Biomedical Technology Research Facility
Facility Deemed Priority Project by Capital Region Economic Development Council
ALBANY, N.Y. (October 11, 2012) -- The RNA Institute at the University at Albany, with the Capital Region Economic Development Council (CREDC), today launched the construction of its new state-of-the-art facility for biomedical technology development and commercialization. The national research resource was awarded $2 million through Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Regional Council initiative and designated a priority project by the CREDC for its ability to retain and create jobs across New York State.
The launch included a ribbon cutting for the Welcome and Computational Center located at UAlbany's Life Sciences Research Building. The center includes cutting-edge Dell high performance computers for designing drugs and viewing the molecules as they bind in cells, as well as conference space for collaborating scientists.
UAlbany President George M. Philip, along with a host of Capital Region leaders, announces the construction launch of a new advanced biomedical facility. (Photo Mark Schmidt)
"Since its inception, The RNA Institute has worked tirelessly to assemble the funds, industry partnerships and skilled researchers necessary to target RNA to design innovative drugs to combat some of today's most challenging diseases," said UAlbany President George M. Philip. "The launch of this new facility and its high end equipment brings us one step closer to fulfilling this mission."
"Investments in research and development are critical for attracting the entrepreneurs and innovators who will create jobs and spur economic activity," said James Barba, Albany Medical Center President and Capital Region Economic Development Council Co-chair. "The RNA Institute has not only been at the cutting edge of research, but has helped foster the type of collaboration needed to attract intellectual and financial capital from around the world."
"The Council is intensely focused on strengthening our innovation ecosystem, and the RNA Institute will contribute by expanding the region's biomedical research capacity and attracting new talent to the area," said Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President and Capital Region Economic Development Council Co-chair, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson.
The $9.4 million research facility will include 15,000 square feet of lab space, machinery and equipment, and is expected to add 60 highly skilled, biomedical technical and three administrative support positions. Anticipated for completion in mid-2013, the research facility will be similar to those found in modern pharmaceutical companies with an open space concept to promote collaboration and synergistic technologies.
Launched in June 2010, The RNA Institute conducts cutting-edge RNA research for the development and delivery of innovative medicines, vaccines and diagnostics. It currently hosts a scientific team of more than 48 investigators from UAlbany's College of Arts and Sciences, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, and School of Public Health, as well as regional institutions including the New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Albany Medical College.
The RNA Institute offers advanced facilities, including a Mass Spectrometry Center, to support the many research projects underway. The Institute has attracted more than $14 million in research support from the state and federal governments, and private corporations.
Last month, the Institute announced the addition of four new researchers from Stanford University, Skirball Institute of NYU School of Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. Soon, the Institute plans to announce the newest members of its scientific advisory board, including researchers and industry thought leaders from around the world.
Last year, a total of $785 million was awarded through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) for job creation and community development projects consistent with each region's strategic plans. The Capital Region was awarded $62.7 million in state support through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative and CFA process for some 88 projects across the region. The RNA Institute was awarded $2 million from Empire State Development (ESD) as part of that process.
"ESD is pleased to support this job creating project through the Regional Council initiative and CFA process," said ESD President, CEO & Commissioner Kenneth Adams. "By partnering with our universities, like the University at Albany, and investing in the research and development of tomorrow, we are better positioned to create jobs in the high-tech sector and attract new, investment in the Capital Region and across the state."
"The cutting edge biomedical research that will be developed in this new state-of-the-art facility at SUNY Albany will not only help to grow jobs, but it will further prove that the Capital Region can compete in a global playing field," said Senator Neil Breslin. "In order to expand business in our communities, it is critical that we encourage new investment like this to create the high-tech jobs of tomorrow, which will only serve to strengthen the entire upstate economy."
"We congratulate the University at Albany's RNA Institute on the commencement of construction of its new, state of the art facility that will further solidify the Institute as the premier resource for research in the country," said Assemblyman Jack McEneny. "The growth of our high-tech industries is key to the growth of the region and I applaud Governor Cuomo and the Capital Region Economic Development Council for its vision and support of this advanced facility for RNA-based drug discovery."
Learn more about each regional council and their economic development plans.
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A comprehensive public research university, the University at Albany offers more than 120 undergraduate majors and minors and 125 master's, doctoral, and graduate certificate programs. UAlbany is a leader among all New York State colleges and universities in such diverse fields as atmospheric and environmental sciences, business, criminal justice, emergency preparedness, engineering and applied sciences, informatics, public administration, social welfare, and sociology taught by an extensive roster of faculty experts. It also offers expanded academic and research opportunities for students through an affiliation with Albany Law School. With a curriculum enhanced by 600 study-abroad opportunities, UAlbany launches great careers.


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Jakob and Salome Schmid are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Anna Maria to Johann, son of Johann and Anna Wanner. Johann and Anna were married 6 June 1870 in Holzgerlingen, Böblingen, Württemberg.
Anna Maria Schmid was the third child of three born to the marriage of Jakob Frederick Schmid (he went by Frederick) and Salome Notter on 21 January 1849 in Holzgerlingen. Solome was 38 years old when Anna was born and died two and a half years later in Holzgerlingen. Anna's father, Jakob, then remarried to Agnes Margarete Hasenmaier in 1852. Unfortunately, Agnes passed away a year and half later when Anna was barely over 3 years old. Jakob remained single as far as we know and raised the two girls and boy on his own afterward. Jakob was a weaver. Anna likely had few if any memory of either of her mothers. Anna was christened the same day she was born. Below is a picture of St. Mauritius' tower in Holzgerlingen where Anna was christened. This tower has been there since the eleventh century.
Johann Georg Wanner was the fourth child of five born to the marriage of Johann Friedrich Wanner and Anna Maria Marquardt on 18 October 1845 also in Holzgerlingen. He was christened the next day in the same church as Anna.
Holzgerlingen is a small town and it is very likely that Johann and Anna knew of each other growing up if not more personally. Johann and Anna were married 6 June 1870 in the same church in which they were christened.
Johann and Anna welcomed a baby boy named after his father on 29 October 1870. Young Johann Georg was christened the next day in the same church, likely before a congregation seated in the below nave.
Johann and Anna welcomed Christina Wanner 30 March 1872 in Holzgerlingen. She was christened on 1 April 1872.
Between 1872 and 1873 Johann and Anna moved to Grünkraut, Ravensburg, Württemburg. This is about 50 miles to the south. We don't know why they moved to this tiny town. It was in Grünkraut that Maria Magdalena Wanner was born 12 September 1873. She was christened 14 September 1873 but I do not know which church the family used in Grünkraut.
Johannas Wanner was born 23 June 1875 and christened the same day in Grünkraut. He died later that year on 5 November 1875. He was buried at Atzenweiler according to family records, but I cannot find this place so it must be an area nearby Grünkraut.
Johannas Frederick Wanner came 28 July 1878 and was christened on 3 August 1878. He died 12 November 1878 and is also apparently buried at Atzenweiler.
On 30 March 1879 Johann and Anna welcomed Luise Sophia Wanner. Christening followed 6 April 1879 in Grünkraut.
Jakob Frederick Wanner appeared 14 January 1881 with christening 23 January 1881.
Fred told a couple of stories I think proper to share here. I cannot verify accuracy or the time frame. "They left the farm work to Grandfather and the children. They used the milk cows to do the farm work and then would milk them morning and night. They also got wood from the forest for fuel. It rained a lot in Germany so the out buildings were connected to the house. One time Grandma went downstairs to get some fruit. She reached over and touched something hairy and she thought it was the devil! It was a cow that had wandered down from the barn. Dad didn't talk much about his life as a child but he did say he got a drum for Christmas and then it would disappear about New Years Day and he would get it for Christmas again the next year. He may have been joking. The family belonged to the Lutheran Church and was very religious."
Pauline Wanner arrived 1 April 1884 in Atzenweiler and was christened 10 April 1884 in Atzenweiler.
Gottlop Wanner showed up 18 June 1886 in Kronhalden with christening 29 June 1886 in Atzenweiler.
Lastly, Wilhelmina ended the caravan on 12 September 1887 in Atzenweiler and was christened 19 September 1887 in Atzenweiler.
During the summer of 1890 LDS missionaries visited Grünkraut. The missionaries apparently visited with Jakob, Anna's father. The missionary showed Jakob the Book of Mormon and Jakob took the missionaries home with him. The missionaries lived with the family for a time and the Wanner family was converted. Johann Georg Jr was the first to join the LDS Church on 11 July 1891. Johann Sr, Anna, Christina, and Maria were all baptized 16 October 1891. Jakob, Anna's father, joined 22 February 1892.
Johann Jr emigrated to America with Elder Theurer. They went to his home in Providence, Cache, Utah. We don't know who Elder Theurer is, but he helped Johann Georg, now John George, find employment with Fred Nuffer who lived in Mapleton, Franklin, Idaho. Elder John Theurer had converted the Nuffer family in Germany, so it was likely a sibling of John who helped find John Jr his employment.
In 1893, the family emigrated from Germany. John, Anna, Christina, Maria, Luise, Fredrick, Pauline, Gottlop, and Wilhelmina all departed Liverpool, England on 3 June 1893 on the Arizona. They arrived on 13 June 1893 at Ellis Island in New York, New York, New York. Immediately, the family caught multiple trains through Chicago and Salt Lake with the last stop at Franklin, Franklin, Idaho near where John Jr met them with a wagon. The family arrived at Franklin on 18 June 1893 where John took them in to Preston. It was in Preston that Luise, Fred, and Pauline, were baptized 7 June 1894. Gottlob followed on 6 June 1895 with Wilhelmina 6 August 1896, all in Preston.
The family immediately began to integrate with society. Christina married Charles August Nuffer 1 February 1894 in the Logan LDS Temple. John Jr married Eliza Stirland 14 November 1894 in the Logan Temple.
Maria, now Mary, married William Addison Wagstaff 17 June 1896 in the Logan Temple. Luise, now Louise, married Jeffery Marcelin Bodrero 16 March 1898 in the Logan Temple. John Jr remarried after divorce to Regina Frederike Nuffer 31 August 1898 in the Logan Temple. Jakob, now Fred, married Mary Elizabeth Carter 30 September 1903 in the Logan Temple. Pauline married William Henry Crossley 14 December 1904 in the Logan Temple. Wilhelmina married Moses Bodrero 18 December 1907 in the Logan Temple. Gottlop married Rebecca Hicks 16 November 1908 in Preston.
The Wanner family purchased a farm from John Nuffer, a brother to Charles and Regina, near Glendale, Franklin, Idaho. Fred purchased the farm from them around 1910. John Sr and Anna moved to Logan where they were living at 791 North 500 East when the 1910 Census was taken (the whole family was in Preston city limits for the 1900 Census). On the 1920 Census I believe they lived at 304 East 500 North, but the census is unclear exactly what street 304 is on, but going from the pattern of the census taker I believe it is the address I have listed.
John died 16 February 1922 of pneumonia in Logan. Anna listed their address as 272 East 400 North in Logan. He was buried on the 19th in the Logan Cemetery. She also died of pneumonia but on 9 December 1929. She was living at the same address when she passed away. She was buried 12 December 1929 next to her husband.


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By SUZANNE DALEY, The New York Times, November 11, 2012
SEVILLE, Spain — The first night after Francisco Rodríguez Flores, 71, and his wife, Ana López Corral, 67, were evicted from their small apartment here after falling behind on their mortgage, they slept in the entrance hall of their building. Their daughters, both unemployed and living with them, slept in a neighbor's van.
"It was the worst thing ever," Mrs. López said recently, studying her hands. "You can't image what it felt like to be there in that hall. It's a story you can't really tell because it is not the same as living it."
Things are somewhat better now. The Rodríguezes are among the 36 families who have taken over a luxury apartment block here that had been vacant for three years. There is no electricity. The water was recently cut off, and there is the fear that the authorities will evict them once again. But, Mrs. López says, they are not living on the street — at least not yet.
The number of Spanish families facing eviction continues to mount at a dizzying pace — hundreds a day, housing advocates say. The problem has become so acute that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has promised to announce emergency measures on Monday, though what they may be remains unclear.
While some are able to move in with family members, a growing number, like the Rodríguezes, have no such option. Their relatives are in no better shape than they are, and Spain has virtually no emergency shelter system for families.
For some, the pressure has been too much to bear. In recent weeks, a 53-year-old man in Granada hanged himself just hours before he was to be evicted, and a 53-year-old woman in Bilbao jumped to her death as court officials arrived at her door. Continue reading


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With all the vampires to keep track of on small and silver screens these days, it seems "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson boasts the most cred – he's apparently related to the real-life Dracula.
Ancestry.com has linked the 24-year-old British heartthrob to vicious 15th-century Transylvanian leader Vlad III Dracula, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's "Dracula," E! News reported.
Genealogists reportedly tracked the Dracula-Pattinson connection through each person's relation to the British royal family: Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is a distant uncle of Princes William and Harry, while Pattinson is their distant cousin.
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"Without any myth or magic, we find royalty and vampires lurking in Pattinson's life—making his story just as supernatural as the one he's playing on screen," genealogist Anastasia Tyler told E!
For the record, Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer also has Dracula's blood coursing through her veins through her link to the British royals, according to E!
Pattinson is scheduled to hit the red carpet in Los Angeles Thursday for the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."


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How to Find a Holiday Job
Here are several resources to help you get seasonal work at retailers, shipping companies, manufacturers, entertainment venues or other businesses.
I'd like to get an extra job during the holidays to help pay for holiday gifts (and maybe even get an employee discount). What are the prospects for seasonal work this year? When should I start looking, and what can I do to improve my chances of getting hired?
This is the perfect time to look for a job because many companies are beefing up their workforces and hiring extra employees for the holiday season. Outplacement company Challenger, Gray & Christmas is predicting that retailers will hire about the same number of seasonal workers this year as they did a year ago, when employment grew by 627,600 from October through December. That was nearly double the number of seasonal jobs that were available in 2008, when seasonal hiring hit a 26-year low of 324,900.
Retailers tend to staff up more than most other employers during the holiday season. Macy's plans to hire 78,000 seasonal employees this year (up 4% from last year), Toys"R"Us plans to hire more than 40,000 seasonal employees, and BestBuy plans to add 15,000 seasonal workers, for example.
There can even be a wide range of jobs available within retail companies. In addition to hiring sales associates, for example, Macy's is hiring people to work in the stock rooms, distribution centers, online fulfillment centers and call centers. The location of the jobs can be surprising. Macy's has three main fulfillment hubs that are more than 30 miles away from big cities, in Portland, Tenn. (near Nashville), Goodyear, Ariz. (near Phoenix) and Cheshire, Conn. (near New York City). You can find information about all of these jobs and apply online at MacysJobs.com. Toys"R"Us is also hiring seasonal workers at its nine distribution centers across the country, in addition to its retail stores. You can apply online for any of their jobs at www.ruscareers.com.
Retailers aren't the only ones boosting their hiring during the holiday season. Shipping and delivery companies, caterers and other hospitality businesses, entertainment venues and manufacturers (especially those that create holiday gifts) tend to hire extra workers during the holiday season. And even companies that don't seem to have a holiday rush often hire extra administrative workers and accountants during November and December to ready their books for year-end. A survey by CareerBuilder.com says that although employers are hiring primarily for customer service positions (30%), they are also increasing hiring in the following categories: administrative/clerical support (16%), shipping and delivery (15%), technology (12%), inventory management (10%), nonretail sales (9%), accounting/finance (8%) and marketing (8%).
In addition to companies' Web sites, you can find job listings through temporary agencies (you can find local staffing firms through the National Association of Personnel Services or the American Staffing Association), job-search sites (such as CareerBuilder.com and Monster.com), Craigslist.org and other local job listings. It can also help to drop by businesses in person to introduce yourself to the managers.
It's best to start searching now -- Macy's stores typically hire seasonal employees from early to mid November so they have plenty of time for training before the holiday rush begins on Thanksgiving weekend. Distribution centers usually start hiring as early as late September, but it's never too late to apply, says Macy's spokesman Jim Sluzewski, because they may need to replace workers who can only work for part of the holiday season. The CareerBuilder.com survey found that 33% of the employers who are hiring seasonal staff reported that they are still recruiting for open positions in November, and 11% said they may still be recruiting as late as December.
Even if you don't get hired right away, some companies save the contact information of good prospects and contact them in late November or early December if holiday sales are strong. "Job seekers should be prepared to be on standby," says John Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. "Retailers may conduct interviews in September and October and prepare a list of hirable candidates that they will call only when it becomes obvious that more manpower is needed."
Flexibility can be a key to landing a seasonal job. "When you go online to apply, you're asked about your availability and timeframe," says Sluzewski. "Staying flexible is really important because customers tend to shop at night, evenings and on weekends. It's best to be as flexible as you can. If you want to succeed, you may have to work in a shift, such as an overnight shift, that you don't usually think about." Macy's seasonal employees, by the way, get the 20% employee discount.
Seasonal jobs can last throughout the holidays -- and sometimes even longer. Production jobs usually end by about December 15, says Jill Silman, vice-president of Meador Staffing Services, near Houston. "Most of the time, if it hasn't shipped by then, it's too late," she says. Some retailers keep holiday workers through January 15, the gift-return season.
A seasonal job can help you get a foot in the door for a longer-term position. UPS, for example, is well-known for its seasonal part-time jobs that can become a launching pad for full-time positions. Some companies automatically extend some seasonal jobs after the holidays or give holiday workers first crack at applying for full-time jobs -- or at least give them an advantage because they're already in the system. "It's very common for individuals, once they are done with their seasonal period, to find there's an ongoing job, and they're in the right place at the right time to fulfill that opening," says Sluzewski. "Now there's an individual who knows the company and we know them, and we'll go back to them."


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The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) takes a break from its usual duties every Christmas Eve to help children follow Santa live.
NORAD began tracking Santa when a 1955 advert encouraged children to phone Santa - but gave the wrong number.
When he realised what had happened, Colonel Harry Shoup - who came to be known as the "Santa Colonel" - quickly told his staff to answer the calls with an update on Father Christmas's current position.
It developed into a tradition where volunteers staff call centres on Christmas Eve and take around 70,000 phone calls each year from 200 countries.


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By Bridget Vis
With about 45,000 flower orders expected in the week leading up to Valentine's Day this year, Commerce Township-basedFlowerDeliveryExpress.com is testing a new method to deliver those orders in the future.
Call it delivery by drone.
The company completed its first drone delivery test Saturday, CEO Wesley Berry said.
Berry said the test flight was done to research the possibilities and challenges of using drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, as another means of flower delivery.
"We are in the very developmental stage of drone delivery; however, conceptually, I believe it's a pretty good idea," he said.
Berry said he began researching the use of drones after hearing news last fall that Amazon was looking into using them as a way to ship packages to customers.
He said drone delivery would have many advantages over the trucks that his company uses for flower deliveries — such as not having to follow roads or get stuck in traffic.
In a video of Saturday's test delivery, the six-blade drone flying over a "road ends" sign on its flight from its Commerce store to a nearby residence proves just that, he said.
However, Berry said the testing has also shown there are obstacles to drone delivery, including short battery life and the price. He said the company is in the process of assembling a third type of drone, a more robust version from DJI Innovations that retails for around $7,000, in hopes of finding one that can handle the weight of the flower arrangement, which averages about 10 pounds, over a longer deliver distance.
Like a Minnesota-based brewery that recently attempted to deliver beer via drone, FlowerDeliveryExpress.com faces an additional hurdle: approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.
As Crain's reported last year, the FAA is still developing regulations for using drones, for commercial purposes; until then their use is permitted only by universities and public entities for experimentation and require a certificate of authorization.
FlowerDeliveryExpress.com is an online floral delivery operation launched in the mid-1990s by Berry, who also owns Wesley Berry Flowers, a Detroit-based florist that was established in 1946 by his parents. The company has five locations in metro Detroit and delivers flowers across the country, Canada and more than 80 countries through its own delivery fleet, FedEx, UPS and a network of affiliated flower shops.


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text: In the world of Encantadia, four Sang'gres guard the gems that hold the power to maintain peace and harmony in the land. Pirena, the eldest of the four Sang'gres, is the keeper of the Gem of Fire. Passionate and outspoken, the fiery young woman wishes to become the next queen of the diwatas (fairies). Amihan, the second eldest, is the keeper of the Gem of Air. Mature and nurturing, her nature is to protect her loved ones no matter the cost. Alena, the third sister, is the keeper of the Gem of Water. Romantic and carefree, she lives to love and is in a quest to find the person who will complete her. And Danaya, the youngest, is the keeper of the Gem of Earth. Fearless and headstrong, she has an unwavering sense of justice, which is tested as she learns that the world is never black and white. The sisters' strong bond is broken when Pirena discovers that she is unlike them. Their mother, Ynang Reyna Minea, is afraid of her desire to become the ruler of Encantadia and it is this imagined betrayal that leads her to become susceptible to the manipulations of Hagorn, King of Hathoria. This sets into motion an epic journey for the Sang'gres to discover the importance of family, love, and forgiveness.


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Wild Mahseer is so much more than a beautiful retreat. It's true, guests will marvel at our bungalows' manicured English country gardens with their immaculately kept lawns and flowerbeds in season blooming with marigolds and roses. They are tranquil oases set in the midst of the untamed jungle of tropical trees and plants.
But that is just the tip of the iceberg as the local surrounds, although a great contrast, are equally beautiful and easily accessible to our guests.
Taking a walk at dawn and seeing the sun rise on our neighbouring tea estate is nothing short of magic, and a bicycle excursion any time of day is not just a great form of exercise but given the picturesque villages and farms that surround us, a visual delight as well.
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text: Story Posted 01-19-2010 At The Range At SHOT - What's New at Bass Pro Shops By: Lindsay Promack, OutdoorChannel.com LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Outdoor Channel was able to travel to 2 separate media events on Monday, January 18th, as part of the SHOT Show festivities. The Desert Sportsman's Rifle & Pistol Club and the Boulder City Pistol & Rifle Range both opened their ranges up to the writers and media members that cover the outdoor world. First up, the Desert Sportsman's Rifle & Pistol Club in northwest Las Vegas in the morning where the weather at the range was raining and cold. This media day heavily featured Browning, Winchester, and Taurus products, and all of the manufactures had plenty of new toys on display, ready for members of the media to use and review. Browning had a good representation of their new models of its Cynergy shotguns, T-Bolt rifle, X-Bolt rifle, Maxus shotguns, and Citori shotguns, all out on the range, all being tested by those in attendance. Winchester Ammunition was present on the range also, showing off many of their new products, such as: Supreme Elite PDX1 12ga - its tight pattern is the ideal load for personal defense Supreme Elite PDX1 .410 shotgun ammo - designed specifically to work with both shotguns and 410 handguns. The load is a great personal defense load for close quarters encounters. Supreme Elite Bonded PDX1 - according to Winchester, the PDX1 maximizes ballistics as demanded by FBI test protocol, resulting in ammo that retains its weight, has maximum stopping power, and will perform through tough barriers Ballistic Silvertip Lead Free - designed for varmint hunting, in calibers of .223 Rem and 22-250 Rem Power Max Bonded - designed with the deer hunter in mind. Great performance at a great price. Oliver F. Winchester Commemorative line, celebrating 200 years since Oliver F. Winchester's birth Also on the range was Winchester Repeating Arms. They introduced many new firearms this year including: Model 94 Safari Grade Model 70 Super X3 20 shotguns Taurus was on the range as well, and they introduced its newest Judge - a scaled down Model 4510 "Public Defender". People in attendance could shooting many of Taurus' handgun throughout the range, including the Judge Public Defender. Shooting Gallery's own Michael Bane was in attendance, and he shot the Taurus 410 Judge with the new Winchester PDX1 self defense ammo. Here is what Michael Bane had to say about the Taurus and the PDX1 ammo: "The success of the gun has caused major ammunition production from manufacturers to meet the consumers' need. The new PDX1 ammo when used with the Taurus gun is a serious public defense weapon. The PDX1 410 ammo is a load unlike anything on the market. In each cartridge are 3 disks, essentially 3 slugs. Behind those disks are BBs. Basically, each cartridge is a self contained unit composed of disks and BBs. For a defense weapon, the PDX1 is a great self defense cartridge to go along with a great self defense sun." Stay tuned for part 2 of our Media Day coverage from the Bass Pro Shops Media Day from the Boulder City Pistol & Rifle Range. And continue to stay tuned to OutdoorChannel.com for all of the news from SHOT Show 2010. Share This Story Related Shooting : Posted 02-25-2010 Taurus Offers Next Generation G2 Semi Auto Pistol View Shooting : Posted 01-19-2010 At The Range At SHOT - Ultralight Carry 45ACP & Ms. Sentinel View Shooting : Posted 01-19-2010 At The Range At SHOT - The Beretta PX4 Storm Pistol View Comments


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Big Sean - Weekend Recap 24: Going Back II Cali (Feat. Kid Cudi, Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J)
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text: No recent wiki edits to this page. OriginCallisto's origins are unknown, although she has claimed that the scars she bears are proof of "how dumb a mistake" it was for her to try to live among normal humans; in one of her earlier appearances, her greatest psychological fear is the image of the beautiful woman that she once was, although she may have overcome that as of the present.CreationCallisto was created by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith. She appeared for the first time in 1983's Uncanny X-Men #169.Major Story ArcsMorlocksLeader of the Morlocks.When Callisto first appeared she was leader of the Morlocks, a group of mutants who lived in the sewers . The Morlocks were first formed well over twenty years ago by Callisto, Sunder, Caliban, and Masque. In her first appearance, Callisto kidnapped Angel and stripped him of most of his clothing, intending to make him her mate. Callisto also attempted to cripple Angel by cutting away his primary feathers. To rescue Angel, Storm challenged and beat Callisto in a duel for the leadership of the Morlocks. As the new leader of the Morlocks, Storm decreed that they would no longer kidnap and terrorize surface-dwellers, and in return they would have peace. Callisto regards Storm with both resentment and respect due to Storm defeating her in hand-to-hand combat, but she sneers at what she considers Storm's "weakness," namely her conviction not to take a life, or to take revenge on baseline humans that despise mutants.Callisto attempted to take revenge on the X-Men by trying to force Kitty Pryde to wed Caliban, and battled Storm again.When the wizard Kulan Gath enslaved the city of New York and transformed it into a Hyborian Age city, Callisto became his warrior servant. She battled Storm again, but Storm saved her life. Callisto helped defeat Kulan Gath, and as a result Callisto and her allies found themselves on a new time-line where Kulan Gath never transformed New York. Thereafter, Callisto found herself as more of an ally to the X-Men. She rescued Professor Xavier after he was nearly killed by anti-mutant Columbia University students. She also saved Power Pack from the Morlocks Annalee and Masque. Callisto was wounded during the Marauders' massacre of the Morlocks, and took refuge with the X-Men. She befriended Storm and convinced her not to give up leadership of the X-Men.Muir IslandCallisto & Moira.After a while, Callisto moved to Muir Island to become the bodyguard for Moira MacTaggert. With Moira, she was transported to an alternate Earth were Britain was dominated by Nazis. Meanwhile, the Nazi counterparts of Callisto and Moira appeared on the mainstream Earth. These counterparts captured Brigadier Alistaire Stuart at the Tower of London, but failed in their attempt to escape the Tower of London. Both Callisto and Moira and their counterparts then returned to their native Earths.Callisto later encountered an amnesiac Colossus, who had assumed the identity of artist Peter Nicholas. Peter remembered nothing of his former life after his journey through the Siege Perilous. The two became attracted to each other after Masque reshaped Callisto's flesh, restoring her beauty to greater than what it was before she was scarred. Rather than an act of kindness from Masque, he had taken control of the Morlocks in Callisto's absence and saw fit to capture and psychologically torture her when she reappeared in their tunnels, restoring Callisto's beauty only to take it away later as a means of tormenting her. The process was repeated several times before Callisto and Colossus were finally rescued by Forge, Banshee and Jean Grey.Callisto began a career as a fashion model and moved above ground, embarking on a new life with Peter Nicholas as her lover. They were attacked at one point by Genoshan Magistrates but defeated them. Together they were happy until the Morlocks later attacked Callisto, who were still under the influence of Masque. Masque had grossly transformed the Morlocks, leaving them with grotesque physical mutations. They nearly beat Callisto to death. The Morlocks' Healer treated her wounds, but accidentally restored Callisto's scars and her original physical deformities. The Healer's powers were overloaded by the severity of her injuries, killing him in the process. Callisto vowed revenge on her former followers for stealing away her looks, and then allied herself with Mikhail Rasputin, Colossus' older brother. Mikhail and Callisto appeared to have perished when he used his powers over matter to flood the Morlock tunnels.Callisto & MarrowShe next appears with Marrow and the two join forces and rekindle the relationship they had before. The two commonly fought alongside one another and Marrow posed as a daughter. They clashed with Storm and Cable some time later. Later still they tried to kill Gyrich for his support of Operation Zero Tolerance only to be stopped by Spider-Man. In the end she saved Marrow and Spidey by throwing herself in between them and certain death at the hands of a Prime Sentinel. They returned to the sewers. Severely wounded, she was cared for by Marrow, but the Dark Beast manipulated her during her recovery. During this time, she asked Marrow to join the X-Men in order to protect her and not to let her be alone.The ArenaTransformed by Masque.More recently, Callisto was once again transformed by Masque, having her arms reformed into tentacles. Callisto was also under Masque's control in "The Arena," an elite fight club in Japan. Callisto and Storm battled each other in the Arena, but later both escaped with help from Storm's friend, Yukio. New ExcaliburLast seen, Calisto was one of the main characters in the new Excalibur title, where she was helping Professor Xavier and Magneto rebuild Genosha. Ironically, this alliance briefly reunited her with Archangel. Callisto also has a maternal relationship with Marrow, acting as a mother-figure towards the young mutant, making her the only person Marrow would follow nearly blindly.M-Day & X-CellIn the aftermath of M-Day, Callisto is among the many mutants to have lost her powers. Quicksilver offered to her the Terrigen Mists, stolen from the Inhumans, as a way to restore her powers. Callisto willingly accepted the offer and the Mist effectively restored all her previous abilities but without any control over them. Her new senses were so acute that even a drop of rain caused her tremendous pain; unable to handle it, she fell into a coma. She was later taken to a hospital, where the effects of the Mists wore off.Currently, Callisto has been reunited with Marrow; they are both members of the X-Cell, a group of mutants who hold the government responsible for their power loss.Powers & AbilitiesCallisto had heightened strength and reflexes, and also possessed enhanced senses of sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch. She later developed a mutant tactical ability, and was able to immediately intuit the solution to any tactical problem, be it a particular circumstance or an opponent. She was classified as a delta level mutant.Even without her powers, Callisto is an excellent tactician, huntress and tracker, and a very formidable and capable leader. She is skilled in virtually every form of hand to hand combat known, and is also adept in the use of knives, which she frequently employs.CharacteristicsGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 9"Weight: 130 lbs (59kg)Eyes: BlueHair: BlackAlternate VersionsEarth-597In this reality Callisto was a Nazi. She was the bodyguard of the Nazi version of Moira MacTaggert. While on a train ride, they were transported to Earth-616 where they were watched over by Excalibur. This event led up to the Excalibur Story arc, "Cross-Time Caper."Earth-1610In the Ultimate Universe, Callisto was a member of The Morlocks.Earth-295: Age of ApocalypseIn the Age of Apocalypse,Callisto was the head of a band of pirates. They saved a bunch of people - including Nightcrawler - from suffocating in a submarine, but later they stole their goods and left them to die in the ocean. She is confronted by Nightcrawler after he realized what she was doing. During their struggle Mystique appeared and killed her, out of the frame, leaving Callisto's body floating in the Atlantic Ocean.Earth-1298In the Mutant X reality, Callisto was a member of the Morlocks and the lover of the Mole Man.X-Men: The EndIn this reality Callisto is the companion of Charles Xavier. Psylocke enters a room with the two inside and Callisto can instinctively sense something is wrong. She yells for Charles to get to safety and then proceeds to start throwing knives at the intruder, who turns out to be a War Skrull in disguise. Callisto is knocked through a wall and her knives are hurled back at her, killing her.Other MediaFilmX-Men: The Last StandCallisto in X-Men : The Last StandIn the film Callisto has gone through quite a change, she was the leader of the Omegas and then joins Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants. In place of an eye-patch and scars this version of Callisto is instead beautiful but heavily tattooed and she seems to harbor a strong dislike towards Storm. She was electrocuted by Storm during their climactic battle on Alcatraz. It is unknown if she was destroyed by Jean's telekinesis, or even if she survived Storm's lightning, though in the novel version she was spared by Storm who chose to follow Xavier's more peaceful attitude.Callisto's powers in the film are a combination of her own and two other characters. While she retains most of her fighting abilities, she has gained Quicksilver's ability of super speed, and Caliban's ability to detect other mutants.TelevisionX-Men: The Animated SeriesInstead of Angel, whom the Morlocks abducted in the comic books, Callisto leads a group of Morlocks to abduct Cyclops and Jean Grey. However, the aforementioned mutants were later rescued by their fellow X-Men.X-Men: EvolutionCallisto in X-Men: EvolutionHere Callisto is depicted as a less-violent, more even-tempered leader of the Morlocks. She first appeared to sabotage a beverage company where its beverage is revealed to be poisonous to mutants. She later returned when anti-mutant thugs were using laser technology to attack the X-Men, Spyke, and Leech. Callisto inspired Spyke with her advocacy of living a more peaceful life underground, within the tunnels for those mutants who fear to live with humans because of the violence against their race. Callisto acts as their leader and cares about her members - especially for Torpid who is only a kid. When the humans decided to attack Morlocks they found above ground, Spyke gets them fight back. The Morlocks, including Callisto, fought against the humans until the conflict was resolved by the powers of Leech. 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Remember those NSFW superheroines of Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval we saw yesterday? Their scantily-clad antics weren't the first time superheroes have hit Rio. In 2010, this building-sized float wowed revelers. Says YouTube uploader SoundsofSamba:
This huge structure was being pushed down the parade ground by people hidden inside. The black square on the slope is a window for the driver to look out of so he can steer. The samba school is Unidos da Tijuca and the designer was Paulo Barros.
Incidentally, the oscillating skyscraper wasn't all that different from the set of Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark. As for Batman, well, he's an entirely new embellishment.
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Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies.... --Remember Michael's just a rumor post? About the father/son team from the LA area? I can now confirm that this is no longer a rumor, --And in the biggest surprise of the season, we are going to have a totally deaf female racer, who must rely on signing, and who will require subtitling during the episodes.
Gosh you are too fast Michael! lmao
Quote from: Michael on November 27, 2008, 10:15:57 PM ...NOW...GO F/F TEAM THAT MADE IT TO FINAL THREE!Oh Michael!!! You just doomed them! Remember the "I refuse to root for them" plan??
Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies....
and if the Phuket story in the other thread is true the father/son could make the final four!!
The guy from the orange team have a look that could be mistaken for asian (although I think he's mediterranean) , I think that's the guy and his grilfriend.the first description was of an asian couple and not a asian men and his girlfriend , so I think those are diffrent teams, but who knows... those sightings are so subjective that you don't know anything unless u have a photo evidance. Phuket was very late in the race, unless they are all decoys I don't think that there's so many teams left so I treid to narrow it down, but yeah your guess is as good as mine.
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I noticed today that this blog had some formatting issues. I never noticed them since I always use Firefox.
Problem Numero Uno: Apparently, Microsoft IE6 has some settings that blocked some of the images in the Grand Stream Dream Blog's sidebar from loading. Firefox loaded them fine. Geesh--what's wrong with Banime and LongRangeBullet and Flickr? So to work around this, I went to an old post, re-editing it by uploading the IE offending images to blogger. Done. Now you IE folks should see the images in the sidebar just fine. I even expanded the "Claus" photo a little wider. Nice!
Problem Numero Dos: Apparently, Microsoft IE6 treats some Blogger template code wierd. I have come to learn that this is called something like the Blogger Sidebar Loading Issue. The issue is in the IE6 web-browser, but not in Firefox and Opera where the Blogger templates load the "sidebar" properly on the--well--side. However, IE6 seems to not like to handle the default code and tends to dump it at the very bottom of the page. So you IE folk who visit here may have been missing all my Friends, Links, Japan Links, etc since you probably don't go to the bottom of the blog page. Sorry 'bout that. Unfortunately, I'm not yet a L33t web coder. So I'm trying to fix it by trial and error. Nothing yet. In the meantime--if you visit this site in Internet Explorer 6, just browse to the bottom of the page and click the little "Get Firefox" button and install/use Firefox instead. You'll be glad you did, and it will same me some coding work.
You will notice I have changed the sidebar font/sizes. I also have been adding a post title. The thought was that the sidebar text was too long, causing IE to misrender it. Nope. But I kinda like the effect now anyway, so I'm leaving it be.
I'll try to fix the IE sidebar problem later.
Oh yeah! I got a 4-port router (wired) the other day and got it set up. Now I can hook Alvis's Linux box up tomorrow (hopefully) and get hers on the net as well. Oooohh. Home networking. Sweet! Took a bit of work, I had to run an ipconfig /all command and copy the values, then set the router with Static IP values since it didn't pick them up with the Dynamic IP option. That was a 10 minute detour, but turned out ok.
I was a little scammed with it (the router). The box clearly proclaimed that the router came with "firewall capabilities". Neat! Well, that turned out to be a 30-day free trial of ZoneAlarm Pro. Not cool as I already have a software firewall. So, word to the wise, look to ensure your router says that it has an embedded firmware firewall--not software...I already got that covered!
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Aera, which caught our eyes 7 Sept has flown the coop to some pretty good reviews at the App Store and is waiting in the wings for another good review. Connor, here at TMA will be doing a formal review soon, but in the meantime, he has leaked some preliminary impressions:
If F.A.S.T. seems intimidating and you want a fun, casual flight / air combat sim, Aera could be what you're looking for. The controls take a bit of getting used to, but once you get them down, you're off. Aera is a 2D flight sim, so don't expect Microsoft flight simulator realism. Get ready for a fun, operational flight sim.
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Receta de Paella Mixta - Mixed Paella Recipe
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- 1 hour 30 minutes
- 4 servings
This is by far the most popular paella recipe in Spanish restaurants in America. Mixing seafood, meat and chorizo is close to heresy in Valencia, but this 'Americano' version is very tasty and features a variety of flavors sure to please a crowd.
- 1 tsp thread saffron
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 red bell peppers, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 8piquillo peppers, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3chicken thighs, skinned and cut into 2 inch pieces, seasoned with salt and pepper
- 12 large shrimp, peeled
- 12 mussels (or clams)
- 1 lb Spanish cooking sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Spanish sea salt and pepper
- 2 cups Bomba
- 6 cups chicken broth
- Lemon wedges
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Add stock, paprika and saffron to a pot and heat, covered.
In a separate 15" paella pan, add 2 tbsp olive oil and brown the chicken pieces and chorizo, about 5 minutes. Remove. Add the remaining olive oil and cook the onions over medium heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the bell peppers and cook for a few minutes. Add the tomatoes and garlic and simmer for another 5 minutes, until they have a sauce-like appearance. Salt and pepper to taste.
Pour in the rice and stir until the rice is covered with the tomato mixture (known as 'sofrito'). Add chicken and chorizo pieces. Slowly add all of the broth to the paella. Stir the rice mixture around until it is evenly distributed throughout the pan. Important - do not stir after this point.
Simmer for about 10 minutes, then place the shrimp and shellfish into the mixture one-by-one, evenly distributing throughout. Simmer for another 15 minutes, or until all of the broth has been absorbed, adding extra liquid if necessary.
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I know it's late but here's the updates for November & December 2013 and the totals for the year…..
Aeon Zen – Self Portrait E.P. (2013) – $12
I only bought one CD in November…..ONE CD! That itself is amazing! Seriously though, getting close to the holidays and it's better to save money. I picked up this E.P. from Aeon Zen from their website because I wanted the actual CD and not the download, seeing that the CD was limited to 100 copies, I bought it immeadiately.
Alestorm – Live At The End Of The World (CD/DVD) (2013) – $15
Stryper – No More Hell To Pay – (CD/DVD) (2013) – $14
Saxon – Unplugged And Strung Up (2013) – $0
Skeletonwitch – Serpents Unleashed (2013) – $10 used
Newsted – Heavy Metal Music (2013) – $10 used
Ghost B.C. – If You Have Ghost E.P. (2013) – $0
Boston – Life, Love And Hope (Best Buy Exclusive) (2013) – $12
Black Oak Arkansas – Back Thar N' Over Yonder (2013) – $10
Epica – Retrospect 10th Anniversary Box Set (3CD/2DVD) (2013) – $36
Nightwish – Showtime, Storytime (2CD/2DVD) (2013) – $25
Ayreon – The Theory Of Everything (2CD/DVD) (2013) – $20
Rhapsody Of Fire – Dark Wings Of Steel (2013) – $12
Seventh Seal – The Black Dragon's Eyes (2003) – $4 used
Van Canto – A Storm To Come (2006) – $6 used
Bal Sagoth – The Chthonic Chronicles (2006) – $5 used
Meliah Rage – The Deep And Dreamless Sleep (2006) – $5 used
Let's start December at Newbury Comics in Warwick. There was a sweet sale (Buy 2 Get 1 Free) on CDs so I decided to spend a few bucks. I didn't know the Alestorm album was out so I dropped the $15 sale price (saved $5 off regular price) and paired it with the new Stryper studio album on sale for $14 (saved $4) to get the new Saxon unplugged album for free (saved $12). The Saxon CD was on sale for $12 for the regular edition ($16 regular price) but there was also the limited edition with the bonus CD of re-recorded classics. Turns out this bonus disc is Heavy Metal Thunder re-recorded compilation from 2002 so I didn't need another version of that. I forget the price on the 2 disc set but I think it was around $20 on sale, maybe $24 regular price. Keeping this trip under $50 was a goal so I grabbed three used CDs: the new Skeltonwitch for $10 (saved $6), the new Newsted for another $10 (saved $5) and the new Ghost B.C. disc for free (saved $8). The Ghost B.C. album was listed as used but it was sealed and brand new. This whole trip saved me $40.
The second trip was actually on the same day. I was Xmas shopping so I decided to grab the new Boston album at Best Buy for the exclusive bonus track but I couldn't find the new Black Oak Arkansas album. Pulled out the phone, added the CD to the Amazon Xmas wish list and, when I got home, I placed the order with other Xmas gifts. Very easy!
Made a second trip to Newbury Comics in Warwick, RI while Xmas shopping a few days later. I bought what I needed for presents and decided I needed a couple presents! I bought the new Epica – Retrospect box set on sale for $36 (saved $10 on the 3CD/2DVD set) and I added the new Nightwish live album (2CD/2DVD) for $25 (saved $5).
The last trip of the year went to the same record store after the holiday. I won $50 on a scratch ticket so I spent it on CDs. I didn't really see much aside from the new Ayreon and Rhapsody of Fire releases (saving a total of $8 on both) and 4 cheap used CDs that I didn't own. I ended up spending an extra $2 over the lottery winnings so it was a solid trip.
Final 2013 Totals
Total (Nov & Dec) = $196
Total (year) = $2230.84
Average Price (per item) = $11.93
Total CDs (year) = 169
Total DVDs & BluRays (year) = 5
Total LPs (year) = 6
Total Box Sets (year) = 7
Just a quick analysis…..
Compared to 2012, I bought 46 less items this year but I spent about $427 more. A lot of that money goes to a few higher priced Ebay purchases and some new releases that were CD/DVD combo packs. I bought 58 fewer CDs and 1 less DVD/Blu-Ray but I did pick up 7 box sets and 6 vinyl LPs so the collection is getting more diverse. Maybe I will add some cassettes in 2014! I'm not sure what 2014 will be for CD hunting but I'm hoping that I find more gems, fill a lot of holes in my collection, acquire more and spend less. I say that every year but I'm really going to concentrate on obvious and glaring holes in the collection that are more mainstream and/or popular. I still like the rarities but I'm going to go for more accessible releases from past years.
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(CNN) We celebrated National Bubble Bath Day earlier this week.
So, it's only appropriate that we end the week with an extraordinarily popular bubble bath accessory - the rubber ducky.
National Rubber Ducky Day is Sunday. The day is observed every year on Jan. 13.
The fan-favorite bath tub toy was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2013.
The earliest rubber ducks were designed to be chew toys and didn't float at all, according to the hall of fame.
The earliest patent for a rubber duck toy was patented in 1928.
By the 1940s, the floating, bright-yellow toy ducks we're all fond of had become commonplace.
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Sunday, August 01, 2010
Lake Maria Trail Run
This morning Topaz and I headed off for Lake Maria State Park, just out of Monticello. I really enjoy running here. There aren't any people, there is an abundance of wildlife, plenty of water for Topaz to lay in and drink from. It's just a great place for a run.
The main trails are dirt, some crushed rock, no roots to speak of. It is not your Superior Hiking Trail, sad, but true. There is only one! Speaking of which, I will be heading up there next weekend for a run and I can't wait. I haven't been up on the SHT yet this summer.
Most of the grade here is rolling hills, lots of thick forests of maple and oak, some open areas. There are secondary trails that are grass-more like the deer trails at Afton State Park. I tend to become lost when I run upon those! I'll navigate them in the winter when I have on my snowshoes and can always come back the way I came :)
There are huge signs along the main trail that I can actually understand. I love that!
Today we spotted 6 deer, two of which were small fawn, three bald eagles, 1 fox and a wolf. Oh, and a huge group of turkeys..they flew up into the air as we rounded a corner, scaring the heck out of us. I screamed and Topaz cowered. It reminded me of the bird in the tree along the SHT, Beta Run, where I hit behind Pierre's leg!
Good times.
3 comments:
- Olga said...
Jul, can you shoot me an meail, please? I think yours I have is from school and not sure if it's active in the summer.
- Julie B said...
Will do! I do not answer my work email during the summer..for only two more weeks :(
- zbsports said...
Good race report, the pictures are great and look like that the race is tough. Thanks for sharing us detailed race report like this.
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Retrieve the exposure modes that are available on the camera.
#include <camera/camera_api.h>
camera_error_t camera_get_exposure_modes(camera_handle_t handle, int numasked, int *numsupported, camera_exposuremode_t *modes)
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The handle returned by a call to the camera_open() function.
- numasked
The requested number of exposure modes to return in the modes array. You can specify a value of zero to determine the number of supported exposure modes available on the camera.
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A pointer to an integer that is populated with the number of exposure modes supported by the camera.
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A police officer who was under investigation for Worker's Compensation fraud resigned as the department was about to fire him.
Officer Joseph "Ford" Snodgrass, who had been at the Sarasota Police Department for nearly 21 years, was investigated both criminally for violating state fraud statues and by internal affairs investigators, who concluded he violated city policy, broke a department rule requiring him to obey state law, and gave false and misleading statements to investigators.
According to the internal affairs reports, Snodgrass told his lieutenant he was injured when an 850-pound police motorcycle slipped off its kickstand and fell onto his leg.
Snodgrass said Friday the cycle slipped as he was throwing his leg over.
"It made a move I wasn't expecting," he said. "It didn't hit hard, but apparently hard enough to cause a blood clot."
After treating the clot with medication, his condition improved, he said.
According to the internal affairs report, Snodgrass, 47, first reported the injury to his lieutenant in September of last year. At the same time, however, investigators discovered he had just participated in a 30-mile motocross race while off duty.
Investigators became suspicious, and examined surveillance tapes of the garage where the police motorcycles are stored.
Snodgrass was not seen on the video during the dates he told investigators the accident occurred.
Snodgrass began to change his story, say internal affairs investigators who noted in their reports that each time they tried to verify the shifting stories, they were not supported by the evidence.
"Officer Snodgrass gave false and misleading information throughout the investigation," the reports state.
He refused to take a polygraph, on the advice of his attorney. The case was sent to the State Attorney's Office for review.
Two months ago, Assistant State Attorney Karen Fraivillig sent investigators a memo saying she declined to prosecute Snodgrass for insurance fraud.
Fraivillig also noted that the officer lied during his interviews with investigators.
"Each interview was inconsistent with the preceding interview, and all interviews of the defendant were internally inconsistent," Fraivillig wrote in the memo.
Workers compensation fraud, she noted, required criminal intent.
Without a confession from Snodgrass or the testimony of someone who witnessed his injury, prosecutors said they were unable to prove he made false statements in order to receive Worker's Compensation benefits.
Snodgrass said the State Attorney's Office cleared him, but the department decided to fire him anyway.
"A lot of assumptions went into play," he said.
He does not plan to contest their decision.
"It ain't worth it," he said. "They gave me a choice, contest it and if something goes wrong, I'd lose my pension and not be employable. I'll take my pension and go somewhere else and apply my knowledge where it's wanted."
Under scrutiny, police officer quits
A police officer who was under investigation for Worker's Compensation fraud resigned as the department was about to fire him.


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The majority of the Hutt Valley to Wellington highway is a dual carriageway, not very wide with a bumper to bumper volume of traffic at peak times and high volumes for most of the day. There is a dedicated cycle lane that has Armco Barriers between it and the road.
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Why do, what seems to be most of the cyclists that travel that road cycle on the roadway and often two or more abreast and not use the provided cycle way?
This is putting themselves and the other motorist at considerable danger. I have had many occasions when cars in the left lane have needed to swerve at me (in the right lane) , I have also had numerous close calls when having to break and reduce speed to around 50kmh and nearly being tail ended.
I try hard to provide sufficient space for bikes, cyclist need to do the same for cars and trucks, it is much easier to move a bike out of the way than it is to safely move a vehicle.


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Got myself a Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Its a big lens and I'm looking to find a comfortable case for it. I also have Nikon D90. So preferably I can fit both body and lens into one case.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS AG UBSN.VX, is expected to cut up to 10,000 jobs, or 16 percent of its workforce, as it contends with shrinking revenue and rising capital requirements, a person familiar with the company said on Friday.
The cuts would be among the biggest in banking history. The layoffs are expected globally, with the bulk occurring in UBS' hard-hit trading and investment banking areas.
The bank, which has more than 60,000 employees, is likely to provide details of the cutbacks when it reports its third-quarter results on October 30, the source said.
UBS has been steadily battered since the financial crisis, with billions of dollars in trading losses, management mishaps and scandals.
The Swiss bank has been withdrawing from the riskier and more capital-intensive parts of its business to meet tighter capital rules and a dearth of deals affecting the securities industry globally.
UBS pledged last year to cut more than 5 percent of its workforce, or about 3,500 jobs. It has put in new executive management that has promised to emphasize its wealth management business and reduce its capital markets activities.
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While I haven't had a chance to dig deep into the bowels of the Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh, I did manage to take some screen shots of the new release. Overall, the software seems much more responsive than its predecessor with the exception of Outlook, which managed to freeze up on me several times throughout the evening.
The screenshots below include images of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access (Silver color scheme), and Outlook. Of the blue, black, and silver color schemes, my favorite has to be the black. Over time, I'm sure that I will be switching to the silver theme since I'm a Windows Classic kind of guy, but for now the black theme it is. How does the Beta 2 Technical Refresh look to you? The images are clickable for your viewing pleasure.


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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
When CMT contacted Jason Aldean about co-hosting the 2013 CMT Music Awards , he thought they had the wrong number.
"I remember thinking, 'What are y'all calling me for?'" he told me after his Tuesday night (June 4) show rehearsals. "But the more I thought about it, I thought I may never get another chance to do something like this. I thought it would be interesting, and I'd never done it before, and I like doing things I've never done. So why not, you know?"
And so far, so good. From what I could see at the rehearsals, he seemed like a natural onstage with co-host Kristen Bell. And Aldean told me she's the reason for that.
"When you have someone to play off of like Kristen, her timing is just really good," he said. "She's so quick and witty, and that really helps. And for me, I'm kind of trying to make it as natural as possible. So you stick to script but make it your own thing. I don't want to be up there sounding like a robot. I want to make whatever they wrote for me — me."
Aldean isn't just hosting Wednesday night (June 5). He'll also be performing his new single "Night Train" and embarking on a special collaboration with Lenny Kravitz .
"There's so much going on with hosting that when I do get onstage to perform our songs, it's actually a little bit of a relief," he said. "It's like, 'OK, I'm back in my comfort zone.'"
Ultimately, though, he's going to spend most of his night talking instead of singing.
"I've tried a lot of things this past year, and I think it's cool to get out of your comfort zone. You never know if you're good at something unless you try," he said, adding that he is still shocked he was even asked to host. "I just hope their censor button is on."
The 2013 CMT Music Awards air live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CMT and CMT.com.


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What: Loyola (8-9, 3-3 PL) at Bucknell (8-9, 3-3 PL)
Where: Sojka Pavilion, Lewisburg, Pa.
When: Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, 7 p.m.
Internet Video: Bison Vision on the Patriot League Network (free)
With a Win over Loyola, Bucknell Would …
• … improve to 9-9 overall, 4-3 in the Patriot League.
• … remain in at least a tie for fourth place in the Patriot League standings.
• … improve to 5-3 at home this season.
• … improve to 117-36 overall and 81-16 against Patriot League foes at Sojka Pavilion.
• … improve to 7-2 all-time against the Greyhounds.
• The Bison fell back to 3-3 in the Patriot League with a pair of road losses against the service academies last week, and now this week they have a two-game homestand against the two Patriot League newcomers, starting with Loyola on Wednesday. The Bison and Greyhounds come in with identical records of 8-9 overall and 3-3 in the Patriot League. While the Bison are coming off a 74-67 loss at Army on Sunday, Loyola will be on even shorter rest after falling at Boston University 72-58 on Monday night.
• General public tickets for Saturday's home game against Boston University have been sold out. Only Bucknell student tickets remain at this time. In the event that any consignment tickets are returned, they will be made available for sale to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 1 p.m. from the Sojka Pavilion Box Office.
• Senior Cameron Ayers is working on a streak of 11 straight double-figure scoring games and continues to lead the team in scoring at 13.6 ppg. Chris Hass (10.4 ppg) has emerged as a scorer in league play, where he ranks fifth in the PL with a team-best 15.7 ppg average. That total includes a career-high 26-point performance against Colgate. Ben Brackney broke out of a recent shooting slump with a career-high 25 points at Lafayette. He also led the team with 13 points in the win over Holy Cross and 12 in the loss at Navy, and he was named Patriot League Player of the Week last Monday.
• This is a "new-look" Bison squad, as three standout players from last year's NCAA Tournament team have graduated (Mike Muscala, Bryson Johnson, Joe Willman) and are all playing professionally overseas. Three Bucknell players made their first career starts on opening night at Stanford (Brian Fitzpatrick, Dom Hoffman, Ben Brackney), Ryan Frazier started for the first time in his career at Penn State, and Chris Hass did the same against Saint Francis.
• Bucknell returned two starters and 11 lettermen from last year's squad that won a school-record 28 games, captured Patriot League regular-season and tournament titles, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in program history.
• Loyola features the Patriot League's leading scorer in Dylon Cormier, who is averaging 22.1 points per game. Cormier also ranks second in the Patriot League in steals and sixth in rebounding, and he has scored 32.0% of his team's points on the season. In conference play the Greyhounds are 3-0 at home (Navy, Lehigh, Lafayette) but 0-3 on the road (Army, American, Boston U.) so far.
How to Get the Game
• The Bucknell-Loyola game will not be televised, however a live webstream will be available free of charge on Bison Vision on the Patriot League Network.
• The game can be heard in the Susquehanna Valley on the radio on Eagle 107 (WEGH 107.3 FM), with Doug Birdsong calling the action. The pregame show begins 30 minutes before tip-off.
• The audio feed is available online free of charge via BucknellBison.com.
• Live stats can be accessed at BucknellBison.com.
Bucknell vs. Loyola
• The Bison and Greyhounds have met eight times previously, with Bucknell leading 6-2 in the series. Bucknell won the first four, then the two teams have traded victories over the last four seasons.
• The first series meeting came on Jan. 7, 1987 in Lewisburg. The Bison prevailed that day 72-70. A year later Bucknell won 80-60 on Loyola's home floor.
• Bucknell and Loyola played twice within the 1992-93 season. The Bison won 75-59 in Baltimore, and in late February at Davis Gym the Bison rolled to a 116-85 victory. In the latter game the Bison produced their second-highest point total in program history, led by an incredible 9-for-10 3-point shooting performance by Hall-of-Famer Mike Bright.
• Last season at at Reitz Arena, Bucknell played one of its best all-around games of the season and defeated the Greyhounds 66-46. Mike Muscala led the way with 29 points and eight rebounds, and the Bison locked in on defense after a slow start. They limited Dylon Cormer to 13 points on 5-for-15 shooting, and no other Loyola player scored more than seven points. Both teams were frosty from long range, as the Bison shot 1-for-8 from 3-point range while the Greyhounds were 1-for-12. But the Bison shot 55.6% from inside the arc and went 13-for-14 from the foul line, compared to Loyola's 5-for-11.
• When these two teams last met at Sojka Pavilion two seasons ago, Loyola handed the Bison a rare home loss, 72-67 behind 18 points from Erik Etherly and 14 each from Cormier and Justin Drummond. Muscala scored 24 points, including the 1,000th point of his career, but the Bison saw their 18-game home winning streak come to an end. Bucknell led 64-61 with four minutes to play, but the Greyhounds ended the game on an 11-3 run.
Patriot League Success
• Bucknell is 214-99 (.684) all-time in Patriot League regular-season games, the best record of any league team. They have finished at least .500 in PL play in 19 of 23 seasons.
• Bucknell won the last three outright Patriot League regular-season titles, becoming the first team in league history to accomplish that feat.
• The Bison went 13-1 in the league in 2011 and 12-2 in each of the last two seasons, making them 37-5 over the previous three campaigns. Dating back to mid-2010, Bucknell has won 47 of its last 57 league games.
• Bucknell won Patriot League Tournament titles in 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2013. The Bison have made it to the semifinals 18 times and to the championship game 10 times in the 23-year history of the league.
• The Bison are the only team to go unbeaten in league play in a season (14-0 in 2006).
Last Time Out
• Josh Herbeck went 6-for-6 on 3-pointers, including two desperation heaves as the shot clock expired in the second half, leading Army to a 74-67 win over Bucknell on Sunday at Christl Arena. Herbeck beat the shot clock from deep in the right corner to give the Black Knights a 55-53 lead with 6:31 to play, and Army would never trail again. The margin was just two with 56 seconds left when Herbeck swished a 35-footer. Bucknell turned it over on its next two possessions, and Army iced the game from the foul line.
• Brian Fitzpatrick enjoyed one of the best days of his career with 17 points on a perfect 8-for-8 shooting from the field. Fitzpatrick fell one point shy of his career high earlier this season at Mount St. Mary's.
• Steven Kaspar had another solid game with 13 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals. It was Kaspar's second game in a row with three thefts.
• Ben Brackney added 11 points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds.
• Bucknell struggled from the outside, hitting just 5 of 21 tries from 3-point range. Army was 8-for-18.
• The Bison were strong at the free-throw line, making 16 of 19.
• Bucknell committed 13 turnovers and has now had double-digit turnovers in three straight games for the first time in two years.
• Army snapped a seven-game series losing streak.
Numbers Worth Noting
• This season Bucknell is 7-5 coming off three or fewer days off, but is just 1-3 following four or more days of rest.
• After shooting 12-for-15 from 3-point range at Lafayette on Jan. 8, Bucknell ranked No. 1 in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.440). In the three games since then, however, the Bison have gone 18-for-61 (.295) from the arc, lowering their season percentage to .410. That is still the 13th-best mark in the nation.
• Oddly, Bucknell has shot much better on the road (45.8 FG%, 43.8 3FG%, 77.3 FT%) this season than at home (42.3 FG%, 36.1 3FG%, 73.9 FT%).
• In each of the last two seasons, Bucknell led the nation in defensive rebounding percentage (i.e. percentage of opponents' missed shots that Bucknell has rebounded). This year, despite playing almost exclusively with a four-guard lineup, the Bison still rank a respectable 7th out of 351 Division I teams in DR%. Last year, led by senior big men Mike Muscala and Joe Willman, Bucknell grabbed 79.0% of its opponents' misses. This year that figure is still a solid 77.8%.
• Bucknell has typically ranked among the very best in the nation in fewest turnovers under coach Dave Paulsen, and this year has been no different. Despite an 18-turnover game at Navy last Wednesday, the Bison are averaging only 10.3 turnovers per game to rank 21st nationally.
• Last season Bucknell featured one of the nation's most prolific shot-blockers in Mike Muscala, but so far this season the Bison have blocked only 17 shots in 17 games, compared to 71 by their opponents. Bucknell ranks last nationally in blocks per game (1.0). Muscala alone had 42 blocks through 17 games last season.
• Brian Fitzpatrick is now shooting 70.4% in Patriot League games, and he is 17-for-19 (.895) in his last four contests.
Who's Got Next?
• Bucknell hosts Boston University on Saturday at 2 p.m. The contest against the Terriers will be televised live on CBS Sports Network.
• Boston University is off to a 6-0 start in Patriot League play (13-6 overall) and is ranked 20th in this week's College Insider Mid-Major Poll. Among the Terriers' non-conference wins was an 83-77 decision at Maryland on Dec. 21.