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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ/Gray News) - A man is crediting his dog for helping to save his life after he suffered a bad fall.
Jimmy Hale and his dog Taco sit together in his hospital bed as he recovers from his injuries, WSAZ reports.
Hale says he was walking along the flood wall in Portsmouth around 7:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5 with Taco. He says they typically do a 3-mile run/walk and play fetch.
Hale says during that time, he fell off the flood wall, which is about a 15-foot drop and ended up passing out. He says he didn't come to until Tuesday morning.
"I didn't realize the extent of my injuries until I woke up," Hale said. "I was pretty injured."
Hale says he could hear his dog nearby whimpering but couldn't see her anywhere.
"It had been several hours that I was there, and I was in a lot of pain and shouting and asking for help," Hale said. "The pain was so bad. It seemed like I was there forever."
Hale says his calls for help went unnoticed for hours.
"Finally heard a lawn mower," he said. "A riding lawn mower had come up, and I heard him turn the lawn mower off and then I started hearing footsteps come toward me."
It was Mark Puckett, who works for the city of Portsmouth, says he figured out Hale was there because of his dog, Taco, who stayed on the flood wall until someone showed up.
"I saw Taco on the top of the wall and was curious at to what was going on," Puckett said. I got off the tractor and was going to give Taco some water, and I saw that gentleman down there. At first, I just thought it was a dog that was abandoned and then I saw him laying down there."
Firefighters and paramedics quickly came to the scene. Hale was flown to St. Mary's Medical Center where he is now recovering.
Hale suffered extensive injuries to his pelvis and his right wrist. He also suffered some cuts and scrapes on his face.
He says had it not been for his dog, Taco, and Puckett, he doesn't know if he would've been found.
"I just didn't know if anyone would find me," Hale said. "But Taco sat there for 10 hours waiting for someone to find me, and they did."
"They are our heroes," said Ruth Windsor, Hale's sister. "We could not be more thankful for them than anything in this world. They both saved our brother. They truly did."
Hale hadn't seen his dog since Monday, Aug. 5, the night the incident happened, so his sister brought her to the hospital Tuesday for the two to be reunited.
"She's going to be treated extra special when daddy gets out of the hospital," Hale said.
He says the story of how the two became partners was an accident on its own. Hale was living in California and had gone to the store one morning to get breakfast. As he was walking out of the store, there was a couple selling puppies.
He says he immediately made eye contact with Taco and couldn't help but take her home.
Hale had to undergo surgery and is doing physical therapy. It will still be a few days before he can go home and be with Taco.
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- Blackhawks will take an eight-game winning streak into Detroit on Sunday
- Chicago look tired on Friday but found a way to win
- Blackhawks%27 21-game point streak impressive considering today%27s NHL parity
CHICAGO – As records go, the Chicago Blackhawks' new NHL mark of points in 21 consecutive games doesn't seem akin to the first conquering of Mount Everest.
It's not a story you will tell your grandchildren years from now. It's not a "wow" record like Wayne Gretzky's 215 points in a season or his 50 goals in 39 games. It's not an eyebrow raiser like Glenn Hall playing 502 consecutive games in net or a charming distinction such as Gordie Howe being the only man over the age of 50 to score in an NHL game.
But whether anyone remembers the record, the Blackhawks' start in 2012-13 certainly deserves consideration as one of the more astonishing tales in league history.
On Friday night, it was another night, another victory,
We are 21 games into this season, and no team has been able to beat the Blackhawks in regulation. After beating the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-3 on Brent Seabrook's overtime goal, Friday, the Blackhawks are now 18-0-3. They lead the NHL in points, goals-against average, penalty killing and swagger.
"When you are on a streak like this, you have a feeling that you are just going to find a way to get it done," said Chicago forward Viktor Stalberg.
The 'Hawks will take an eight-game winning streak into Sunday's nationally-televised game (12:30 p.m., ET, NBC).
This start anytime in NHL history would be impressive, but doing it in this era of parity is mind-blowing. If you count last season, the Blackhawks haven't lost in regulation in 27 consecutive regular-season games.
Since the salary cap was introduced in 2005-06, the talent has been spread around to the point that on most nights games are being decided on the basis of which team is healthier or has the hottest goalie.
This morning in the Western Conference the difference between fourth place and 12th was three points.
Every morning, GMs in the NHL wake up hoping they can find a deal to make their teams slightly better. Meanwhile, the Blackhawks are better than everyone else in terms of consistency.
In the era of sameness, the Blackhawks have been able to record the best start in NHL history.
"It's amazing to be a part of a run like this," Stalberg said. "But it seems like it hasn't gotten into our heads at all. We are taking it game-by-game.'
In this 48-game lockout-shortened season, they just need points in three more games to be able say that no one beat them in regulation for half of a season.
This story doesn't get much national attention because non-hockey fans can't wrap their sports-love around the truth that the Blackhawks have lost three games in a shootout.
But folks around the NHL have been amazed by what the Blackhawks are doing this season. They have enormous skill, and yet they seem to be grinding out most of their wins. They own 11 one-goal victories, six coming in overtime.
"That's what happens when you have the confidence," Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa said. "You don't worry about losing games."
Game No. 21 required the Blackhawks to scrap from the opening moments.
They fell behind 31 seconds into the game when Vinny Prospal scored. But they kept plugging away. Stalberg couldn't quite convert a breakaway opportunity. Patrick Kane rang a shot off the post. Finally, Stalberg jammed home a rebound to tie the score at 18:09.
In the second period, Artem Anisimov scored at 12:42 to give Columbus a 2-1 lead. Again, the Blackhawks kept pushing back until Patrick Sharp scored at 17:20 to tie the score.
Once, the Blackhawks tied the score, it just seemed like a matter of time until someone would rise up to be the offensive hero. This time it was Bryan Bickell who added the go-ahead goal 59 seconds after Sharp's goal.
The Blue Jackets, however, tied the score 3-3 on a goal by Ryan Johansen with 7:37 left in regulation.
It was the second night of back-to-back games, and the Blackhawks looked weary. But they hung on until they found a way to win. That's been the plot of many of their victories.
Columbus goalie Steve Mason made a stunning save on Seabrook not long before he netted the game-winner. The winner was set up by a splendid cross-ice feed by Jonathan Toews to Seabrook as he was cruising in from the point.
"To be honest, I didn't expect Toews to make that pass," Seabrook said. "He didn't look at me once. I didn't yell because he's so good in those situations. I just let him do his thing."
Seabrook said he didn't even shoot the puck: "It was such a hard pass that it hit my stick and just bounced in."
That's what happens when you are playing as well as the Blackhawks are.
It's like they have been playing playoff hockey since the season opened Jan. 19. The question is simply whether they can maintain this level of determination for another three-plus months. If they can, it could end up being one of the more impressive runs in sports history. Then, it would be worth telling your grandchildren about.


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You'd have to be a little nutty to buy a 1-ton dually pickup truck and not really need one. Sure, those double tires and wide truck bed look tough, but the stiff-legged ride created by its beefed-up suspension can make highway cruising a jittery affair. Plus, driving a dually around suburbia is only one step removed from piloting a Norwegian Cruise liner down the Erie Canal. The 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 exists for truck buyers who need serious towing capacity, whether they're lugging around Secretariat's relatives or their own relatives in a 30-foot Fleetwood trailer. In other words, posers need not apply.
Only three automakers offer heavy-duty pickup trucks, and the Dodge is the elder statesman of the group, having been introduced in 2003. An interior redesign a few years ago maintained the truck's freshness, while a new 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel debuted last year that seriously upped the Ram 3500's towing and hauling potential. Packing 350 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, the big diesel six-cylinder helps this biggest Ram tow up to 16,350 pounds.
The Ram 3500 features a dual-wheel rear axle (except for short-bed Quad Cabs) and is available in two-wheel- and four-wheel-drive configurations, with the latter being controlled electronically on all but the lowest trim level. The four-wheel-drive 3500 has a solid front axle and recirculating-ball steering setup, while the two-wheel-drive model gets an independent front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering.
The 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 competes against the Ford F-350 and the impressive new 1-ton trucks from GM: the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra 3500s. The Ram trails the GM trucks in terms of interior quality, but is much more competitive where it really matters. When equipped for maximum towing, the Ram trails the big GMs by only 150 pounds. The F-350 offers significantly less, though Ford offers a more capable F-450 model.
One aspect that sets the Ram apart from its competitors is the Mega Cab, which stretches the regular crew cab by 20 inches. This provides rear occupants with nearly a foot more legroom, plus it creates storage space behind the reclining rear seatback. This is perfect for those with passenger-hauling priorities, but the Mega Cab can only be had with a short-bed design.
Unless you need the 3500's maximum hauling and towing capabilities, the smoother-riding, less unwieldy half-ton Ram 2500 is a better choice. It is equipped almost identically and can be had with the same choice of engines, while its maximum towing capacity is only 3,000 pounds less than the big dually. Still, for those not-so-nutty people with a legitimate 1-ton need, the 2008 Ram 3500 will certainly serve them well.
2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 3500 models
The 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 heavy-duty pickup is available in three cab styles: regular, Quad Cab (crew cab) and Mega Cab (a jumbo crew cab). The regular cabs come with a long bed only, while the Quad Cab has either a short or long cargo bed. The Mega Cab rides on the same wheelbase as the Quad Cab long bed but pairs an even bigger cabin with the short bed. The regular cab comes in ST or SLT trims; the Quad Cab in ST, SLT or Laramie trims; and the Mega Cab is SXT or Laramie only. With the exception of Quad Cab short beds, all Ram 3500s have a dual-rear-wheel axle.
The Ram ST is pretty bare-bones, offering little more than 17-inch wheels, vinyl upholstery, 40/20/40-split front bench seat, air-conditioning and a CD player. The SLT adds alloy wheels, cruise control, cloth upholstery, carpet, power accessories and keyless entry. The SXT is equipped similarly, but comes only with the Mega Cab. The luxurious Laramie comes with standard upgrades like dual-zone automatic climate control, leather seating, a power driver seat, upgraded speakers and steering-wheel-mounted audio controls. Options on the upper trims include niceties like a sunroof, power-adjustable pedals, front bucket seats, Bluetooth, navigation system, satellite radio, an upgraded stereo and a rear-seat DVD entertainment system.
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The Ram 3500 dually is available with rear-wheel or four-wheel drive and comes standard with a 5.7-liter V8 engine. It makes 345 hp and 375 lb-ft of torque. For the V8, a six-speed manual transmission is standard and a five-speed automatic is optional. The latter comes standard with the Laramie trim. Most buyers go for the optional 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel inline-6 that produces 350 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque. This big mill can be paired to a six-speed manual transmission or a six-speed automatic. For the diesel, Dodge also includes an exhaust brake. This is an unusual feature for a from-the-factory pickup, and is designed to provide additional stability and braking power when towing very heavy loads. The Cummins is also the first diesel engine in the truck market to meet the more stringent 2010 federal emissions requirements.
Four-wheel antilock disc brakes are standard on the 2008 Dodge Ram 3500, and side curtain airbags are optional. Optional on the SLT and standard on the Laramie are power-adjustable pedals. No crash tests have been performed on the Ram 3500, but in government crash tests, the lighter Ram 1500 earned five out of five stars for its protection of front occupants in head-on collisions. Frontal-offset collision testing performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety similarly resulted in a top rating of "Good."
Although it's built to take on the most demanding tasks, the 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 is still a surprisingly comfortable truck. Its steering is light and its turning circle is smaller than that of other heavy-duty pickup trucks. Ride quality is also respectably supple and is nearly as comfortable as most half-tons. The V8 is a competent all-around engine, but for serious towing and hauling (plus decent fuel economy), the 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel is essential.
The 2008 Ram's cabin features white-faced gauges, simple twist-knob climate controls and a huge center armrest/bin. Although it is a straightforward, user-friendly design, materials quality trails that of the new GM 1-ton pickups. Crew cabs can seat up to six people and the rear seats fold up to reveal a flat load floor for carrying large items inside. Unfortunately, rear seating in Quad Cabs is noticeably more cramped than in competitors' crew cab trucks. The Mega Cab more than compensates by expanding legroom by nearly a foot and offering a comfy, reclining backseat. If carrying passengers in comfort is a priority equal to pickup utility, it's hard to do better than a Ram 2500 Mega Cab model.
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Debugging applications locally is one of the most difficult tasks of software engineering. Debugging applications remotely is even more problematic. So what do you do when your application crashes at a remote client's site where you don't have a debugger? To address this problem, I developed a straightforward technique that I call "postmortem debugging" to debug program faults independently of where and when they occurred. Key to this technique is the "resymbolizing" of a stack unwind that has been stored to a log file. The technique consists of these steps:
- In the client application, install a handler that's called if the operating system determines a program fault or if an assert fails. This handler walks through the stack and writes the return addresses of all stack frames to a log file. This log file can then be sent via e-mail from the client to the developer.
- At the developer's site, invoke the MapAddr.exe utility program that reads the log file and a map file created when building the client's application. MapAddr.exe then writes a copy of the log file where it adds function names for all addresses by looking them up in the map file.
The result is a snapshot of the call stack (including function names) at the point where the program failed at the client's site; see Figure 1.
**************************************************** *** A Program Fault occurred: *** Error code C0000005: ACCESS VIOLATION **************************************************** *** Address: 004011B2 *** Flags: 00000000 **************************************************** *** CallStack: **************************************************** Fault Occurred At $ADDRESS:004011B2 ======== 004011B2 == belongs to [email protected]@[email protected] + 66 bytes with 64 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 2C FF 12 00 02 00 00 00 00 F0 FD 7F *** 0 called from $ADDRESS:00401223 ======== 00401223 == belongs to [email protected]@[email protected] + 67 bytes with 64 00 00 00 80 FF 12 00 02 00 00 00 00 F0 FD 7F CC CC CC CC *** 1 called from $ADDRESS:0040128F ======== 0040128F == belongs to [email protected]@YAHXZ + 63 bytes with 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 F0 FD 7F CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC *** 2 called from $ADDRESS:00401302 ======== 00401302 == belongs to _main + 66 bytes with 01 00 00 00 F0 2C 32 00 38 2D 32 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 *** 3 called from $ADDRESS:0040D04C ======== 0040D04C == belongs to _mainCRTStartup + 252 bytes with 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 F0 FD 7F F0 0C 23 B2 C8 FF 12 00
Figure 1: Snapshot of a call stack.
To use this approach, all you do is:
- Add a small source file to your application.
- Call a function of this source file at program start that installs the handler using an appropriate OS-function.
- Create and archive map files for all versions of your program. (Every linker can create a map file that contains the addresses of all functions and so on. Although usually disabled, it is an option you must activate. With Visual C++ 6.0, this is done in the "general" category from the Linker tab of the Projects settings.)
There is no need to add a library or install something additional at the client's machine. Everything you need is in the stack of the client machine and in the map file you archived.
Implementation and Sample Code
To illustrate, I present a small program (FaultApp.exe) with three functions calling each other; see Listing One.
Listing One: FaultApp, with three functions calling each other.
int FunctionC(int x, int y) { char *p = (char *)0xBADC0DE; // Ummm!!, a dirty bad thing // Create a access violation char c = *p; return 0; } int FunctionB(int x) { return FunctionC(x, 16); } int FunctionA() { return FunctionB(100); } int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { InstallWin32FaultHandler(); FunctionA(); return 0; }
The last function,
FunctionC, dereferences a bad pointer, thereby raising an access violation. (Also included are the sources for the fault handler and MapAddr.cpp.)
Although the technique is platform independent, the sample implementation is Windows specific, as it depends on the Win32
SetUnhandledExceptionFilter function. The sample implementation is also specific to Visual C++ 6.0 (although porting to other compilers only consists of the task of parsing its map files). Be aware that the installed handler will not be called if you launch FaultApp.exe using the debugger. In that case, Visual C++ halts debugging. You must launch FaultApp.exe without the debugger to get the installed handler called.
For x86-based UNIX/Posix systems, I provide an equivalent implementation using GCC 3.3 that installs a signal handler using the
sigaction function. Interestingly, although the Visual C++ Runtime Library implements the Posix interface (including
signal), it does so in a different way than UNIX systemsWindows calls the signal handler after the exit of
main, where the stack and registers have already left the state of the fault. MapAddr.cpp also compiles under Linux using GCC 3.3 and can read GCC map files.
Installing the Handler
The Win32 API contains a function
SetUnhandledExceptionFilter that makes it possible to install a handler that is called from Windows synchronously when a program fault occurs in your application. Here, "synchronously" means that the handler function is called as if it were a subroutine in your code at the point where the fault occurred. The call stack thereby contains the fault's address as a return address of the installed fault handler. The fault most typically is an access violation or a divide-by-zero problem. The handler is a function that you must provide. Its only parameter is a pointer to a structure holding information about the faultthe type, the code address, and so on. The return code of your handler determines if Windows should continue or abort the program. In my main application, I leave this choice to the client. But in most cases, the resumption of program execution results in more and more faults.
The file Win32FaultHandler.cpp contains the handler
Win32FaultHandler (see Listing Two) and a function
InstallFaultHandler() that installs this handler (Listing Three).
Listing Two: Win32FaultHandler.
LONG Win32FaultHandler(struct _EXCEPTION_POINTERS * ExInfo) { char *FaultTx = ""; switch(ExInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode) { case EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION : FaultTx = "ACCESS VIOLATION" ; break; case EXCEPTION_DATATYPE_MISALIGNMENT : FaultTx = "DATATYPE MISALIGNMENT" ; break; case EXCEPTION_FLT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO : FaultTx = "FLT DIVIDE BY ZERO" ; break; ... default: FaultTx = "(unknown)"; break; } sgLogFile = fopen("Win32Fault.log", "w"); int wsFault = ExInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode; PVOID CodeAdress = ExInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionAddress; sgLogFile = fopen("Win32Fault.log", "w"); if(sgLogFile != NULL) { fprintf(sgLogFile, "****************************************************\n"); fprintf(sgLogFile, "*** A Program Fault occurred:\n"); fprintf(sgLogFile, "*** Error code %08X: %s\n", wsFault, FaultTx); fprintf(sgLogFile, "****************************************************\n"); fprintf(sgLogFile, "*** Address: %08X\n", (int)CodeAdress); fprintf(sgLogFile, "*** Flags: %08X\n", ExInfo->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionFlags); LogStackFrames(CodeAddress, (char *)ExInfo->ContextRecord->Ebp); fclose(sgLogFile); } /*if(want to continue) { ExInfo->ContextRecord->Eip++; return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION; } */ return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER; }
Listing Three: InstallFaultHandler().
void InstallFaultHandler() { SetUnhandledExceptionFilter((LPTOP_LEVEL_EXCEPTION_FILTER) Win32FaultHandler); }
The function
Win32FaultHandler() opens a log file, stores the type and code address of the fault, and then calls a function that writes the stack frames to this log file. It returns with the code
EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER, which handles control the standard handler of Windows (which terminates the application).
I've commented out a section that increments the instruction pointer (in the structure passed to the handler) and then returns with
EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION. In the sample FaultApp program, this resumes normal program execution.


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We do have a knack for producing unique bands. Have you heard Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin?
My brother is currently producing a record for them, and they are quite a relief from the usual Nickelback/Pearl Jam knockoffs so prevalent these days.
So there I was, just looking up if there were any videos on-line of The Chieftains and Derek Bell their late harper. And next to one of them doing "The Maid of the County Down" with Van Morrison was one of the same song by "Orthodox Celts". They're Good.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEt2XdN_TbQ&feature=related
These cats have a unique, inventive sound! And...they started right in Springfield, MO!!!
Thanks for that, Ebor. Loved it!!
I had always heard the Kings X was based in Katy Texas and Everclear started in Portland Oregon.
Aside from 'Housefire', which I really like, I haven't heard much of their stuff. I don't hit the clubs anymore so I rely on others to inform me.The music stations around here are really lacking to say the least (in other words, they pretty much suck). It's Country, Country, Top 40 pop, Country, Classic Rock (which isn't too bad, esp the Southern Rock), country, an Oldies station (which is old Top 40 pop) and Gospel. So, if you like Country or Gospel or Gospel Country, y'all head on down to Springtown! I'd love to see (hear ) a Jazz station as well as a more progressive/alternative station (Radiohead, Depeche Mode, STLYBY, Iron & Wine, Citizen Cope...) I will add though, that Bass Country station plays a lot of older and Classic country which is a plus (Cash, Hagerd, Straight, Williams etc...)
They're probably based in Texas now, but they're from Springfield.
Sophronyevskaya Cherubic Hymn...on an upcoming album.
I could give you a replacement song but I think everyone on the board would murder me. But hey, there are only a few members who can physically injure me, so I will anyway... Starship's "We Built This City"I know, I know, it's awful but it works.Incidentally, listening to The Who's Who Are You?
Lovely. Now I'll have that stuck in my head all day. It's better than the slew of terrible German pop song I've had stuck in my head the past few day:Weiß der GeierOr even worse: Millionär
A co-worker turned me on to this today.Weird Al Yankovic: "Weasel Stomping Day"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOAh9RDIfI
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Santa's Tropical Adventure by Libby Mijanovich
Libby lives in Western North Carolina and her work is founded on a philosophy of using the Earth�s resources conscientiously. Several years ago through a fortunate series of events beyond her control, Libby found her way out of the fast paced world of graduate degrees and professional practice. She left her career in science, engineering and health care, and followed her creative spirit. Looking for a way to blend art with her environmental conviction led her to a process where she recycles vintage cotton clothing to create intricate and involved fabric art. Her one of- a-kind contemporary fiber art pieces add texture and beauty to any environment, creating a stunning focus for home or business.


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Norwegian Cruise Line was founded in 1966, and initially touched the area between Southampton and Gibraltar.
The fleet is composed of da 16 ships and only one, Pride of America, is part of the NCL America branch and navigates in the Hawaii.
The eldest ship of the fleet is Norwegian Spirit, that debuted for Star Cruises as SuperStar Leon and was transferred to Norwegian Cruise Line in 2004.
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100% Whole Wheat French bread -- is it worth the effort?
Hello everyone,
I tried baking my first French bread today. The recipe came from Laurel's Kitchen book, and it is a 100% WW bread, straight dough that ferments at cold temperatures. I am wondering if someone has made this bread before successfully, and whether or not you liked it. Also, if someone has another outstanding recipe, or a reference to a recipe, for such bread, I would appreciate it. I am also wondering if WW French bread is an abomination -- i.e. is it something that is never found in France that whole grain lovers just made up?
I have been various whole grain breads, some from the same book, for a while now, so I am pretty comfortable with them. Now, this bread did not turn out all that great. The dough was still sticky after bulk fermentation and first rising, and during the final proofing the loaves did not rise, rather, they spread out. I am guessing that made the dough too soft and did not add enough flour. The bread came out looking like ciabatta, alas, without the large holes. The flavor is great though. I am planning on making the bread again until I succeed, and then trying to convert to dough with preferment. I am going to read up on French breads as well. However, I would love to know of others' experience with this bread before I proceed.
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A lovely lady I know online recently posted the words below on Facebook and has kindly given me permission to share them.
She makes such a valid point, so incredibly well, I've always found the 'type the colour of your underwear on your status for breast cancer awareness/share this heart for breast cancer' posts quite infuriating. Surely sharing signs to look out for or advice for supporting a friend/loved one would be much more use.
The same applies to the recent flurry of posts stating that your door is always open and people can just pick up the phone – anyone who has ever suffered would know that is the very last thing you would be able/willing to do.
Anyway, Abi puts it beautifully:
"Do you know the problem with all this talk about mental health? I don't want to talk about it. I don't want a hug. I don't want cup of tea and someone to tell me it will all get better. What I want is to hide under the duvet and cry until I have no more tears. If you think the answer is to post that you are always listening it won't help. I know you mean well but I'd never send you a Facebook message to say I'm losing my grip and I'm good at faking it.
To the person who stepped in front of a train, took an overdose, slit their wrists, hung themselves, all I want to say is I understand and I'm sorry we lost you. Sometimes what people need most is space and understanding, a cave we can run away to occasionally and not be questioned.
So yes let's talk about mental health but don't ever expect someone suffering from severe depression to come to you when they need you. I don't have the answer, the only suggestion I have is that we stop communicating through technology and start using our eyes. When that friend makes excuses and can't come out, ask them if they would like you to come over. When someone you love shouts and pushes you away, give them space, but do ask what's wrong and if you can help. When you pass a stranger on the street, smile and say hello, you may be the only person they speak to all day and it may break their thoughts and help them smile.
Sometimes it's the silence that gives us away. I won't ever tell you what goes through my mind but you can help distract me and that goes a long way. I'm just trying to stay in control so don't push me. Just reach out and touch someone the edge is closer than you think.
Speaking as someone who has lost 2 dads to suicide and having attempted myself I can tell you that it's release that we need. To stop the nightmares, the paranoia and the overwhelming fear of failure. It really doesn't matter how real those things are. They are in our mind. So don't tell me it will get better or that I'm loved, I know that but when?
Do you know my biggest fear? That my girls think it's an acceptable choice. That one day they may contemplate the same. I really don't think I could survive that so I will always watch and love them.
PS if you post that you are stuck in traffic or the train is delayed because some "idiot" has decided to end their life, I will unfriend you. They didn't get there lightly and they won't bother you again. You will get home and your life will go on so shut the f*ck up. They will be gone forever and the only thing that will follow is devastation but don't worry that won't affect you just their family and friends.
Thank you all for all of your support."
One last thing from me. Did you know you can email the Samaritans? It IS hard to pick up the phone sometimes, but even the act of writing your fears, worries, feelings, in an email can help to lift the burden. The Samaritans will email you back, doesn't matter if your worry is trivial – if it is important to you, it is important to them.


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Chicago White Sox assistant general manager Rick Hahn was on WSCR's 'Danny Mac Show':
"In fact this last offseason we hired a fellow by the name of Dr. Jeff Fishbein, who's a sports psychologist, he works exclusively with the White Sox now. He's worked previously, for the last 10 years, with the [Florida] Marlins before that. He's been around, going back all the way to SoxFest, he spent a few weeks down in Arizona with us in Spring Training, and he's just available as a resource.
"Ozzie, over the years, has joked on numerous occasions that 'I don't need a pitching coach or a hitting coach, I need a team of shrinks.' And this year he actually has someone on staff right now, who's available as a resource, to help with some of the performance and on-field issues, which are very real. And I do think that probably four or five years ago, there was finally a little bit of a breakthrough in the game, which obviously is very slow to change.
"But when a guy like Zack Greinke can come out and say 'I have these very real psychological issues that prevent me from performing and I need help,' And then he's able to rebound and have a Cy Young caliber season after he gets that help. All of a sudden I think it became a little more acceptable for guys to say 'You know what, I need some help as well.' And we're, as an organization, now providing them that resource."
Hopefully he can keep Q's head straight! BTW, audio at the link.


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Unfortunately when i found this under the bulk shed it was in pieces, so i had to put the puzzle back together. Would be nice to have one thats not in pieces but it will do for now. Home Oil was based out of Great Falls, Montana with Silver Gas being one grade of gasoline they sold back in the 40's.


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Chile was hit five days ago by a massive 8.8 earthquake. Half of the country is completely ripped apart including my brother's wife's home town. The city of Concepcion got totally demolished.Please help by donating here: text "CHILE" to 20222 or 25383 to donate $10 to Habitat for Humanity or World Vision.The donation is tax deductible and is charged directly to your phone bill.
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Here's the source, executable and resources
( *.bmps/*.wavs/etc. ) for my first VC++ game.
Pretty basic stuff. Since it is a windowed game I decided to just
use GDI and not bother with DX. Same for the sound effects; just
used the standard Window's API stuff.
Here is the jist of the game. Up to 4 players, currently played
in "hotseat" fashion, but will eventually be playable over a LAN.
I'm working on an AI for the computer players if you choose to
play with less than 4 (which also means I'm working on an
interface to allow you to choose the number of human players,
from 1 to 4 max)
You roll the dice in turn. 1's are worth 100 points, 5's are worth
50 points. It will eventually calculate additional scoring (ie:
straights (currently the "Straight?" checkbox has no effect, just
changes state), 3's of a kind). Similar to Yathzee but not quite.
It's based on a dice game a friend of mine showed me. He calls
it "Bonkers" but I'm not sure if that's the proper name.
If you do not roll a 1 or a 5 your turn is over and it goes on to the next player's turn. If you have at least one 1 or 5 then you have the option to "hold" that die (by clicking on the button below the die to hold" and rolling the remaining dice to add to your score.
If you choose to end your turn then the "pool" is added to your score and the next player is given the opportunity to either start fresh (roll all 5 dice) or roll off of the "un-held" dice that you past to them and then (if they roll successful) they add the "pool" score to the points from their roll (more risk but the opportunity to get a higher score).
Please let me know what you think (especially about the code, I've only been programming in C++ for few months).
Oh, yeah. I know the *.wav file that plays when you roll the dice doesn't sound like dice. I can't find a "dice rolling" wav file for anything. That was the closest sound I could find.
and all the artwork (I know it's "programmer" art) was done with POV-Ray (a free 3d raytracer) www.pov-ray.org .


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(Phoenix, Arizona—May 23, 2003) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced today that Arizona has joined the growing number of States that have adopted legislation designed to aid the enforcement of state "model escrow statutes." These statutes were enacted as a consequence of the 1998 tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between numerous States and the major United States tobacco manufacturers. Under the MSA, Arizona receives millions of dollars each year from participating tobacco companies, which is used to fund the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
According to General Goddard, SB1310, signed by Governor Napolitano earlier this week, "will give Arizona valuable tools in the enforcement of its model escrow statute, which will in turn safeguard Arizona's payments under the Master Settlement Agreement and the public health."
SB1310 requires the Attorney General to establish a Directory of Cigarettes (including roll-your-own tobacco) approved for stamping and sale in this State and to publish the Directory on the Attorney General's website. Upon publication of the Directory, it will become unlawful for any person to affix a stamp to a package or other container of cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the Directory. As well, no person may sell, offer or possess for sale, in this State, cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the Directory. The new law provides civil and criminal penalties for failure to comply. It also requires licensed tobacco distributors to submit reports to the Department of Revenue concerning their sales of cigarettes subject to the law and to maintain certain records for a period of five years.
The Directory will be published on the Attorney General's website not later than August 18, 2003, whereupon the prohibition against stamping and sales will go into effect. For a tobacco product manufacturer to have its name and brand families included in the Directory, it must meet all applicable requirements set forth in SB1310.
For the year 2003, the tobacco product manufacturer Certification will be due not later than July 3, 2003. Failure to fully and timely comply with the statute will prevent and/or delay a tobacco product manufacturer from being included in the Directory.
The Certification form to be used by tobacco product manufacturers is available upon request from the Attorney General's Office by calling (602) 542-7757 or (602) 542-7761.


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Ben Stokes, the Durham allrounder, and Kent quick bowler Matt Coles have been sent home from England Lions' tour of Australia for unprofessional conduct.
Both players had previously been issued with written warnings for "contravening their conduct obligations" on the tour and a second incident has seen them dropped from the tour party with three matches remaining.
David Parsons, ECB performance director said both players had ignored directives given to them for match preparation and recovery. "On a very challenging tour to Australia, both Matt and Ben have ignored the instructions and, following previous warnings, it is regrettable that it has been necessary to terminate their involvement in the tour.
"Both are very talented individuals and it is hoped that, with the support of the ECB and their respective counties, they will take positive steps to give themselves the very best chance of fulfilling their potential. There will be no replacement players called up to the squad as a result of this matter."
Stokes, 21, is seen as one of England's brightest prospects with the potential to eventually fulfil the allrounder role that hasn't been filled since Andrew Flintoff retired. He made his full ODI debut aged 20 against Ireland in August 2011 and has played five ODIs.
He played the opening four matches of the Australia tour, scoring 41 off just 15 balls in the second warm-up and took 1 for 40 in the first unofficial ODI with his right-arm medium pace.
It is not the first time he has been reprimanded for his behaviour. In Decemeber 2011 he was arrested for obstructing a policeman in his duty, in what was believed to be a drink-related incident.
Coles, 22, was rewarded for his excellent season at Kent in 2012, taking 59 first-class wickets at 22.35. He took 2 for 58 in the second warm-up and played the both of the opening matches against Australia A.
But a lack of discipline has denied both players the opportunity to further impress the England management and created a most embarrassing situation. ESPNcricinfo understands that England team director Andy Flower has stopped in Australia to observe the Lions squad en route to New Zealand.
"I would like to apologise for the way in which I acted," Ben Stokes said. "I am determined to bounce back from this situation and I regret my actions off the field. I look forward to getting back to my county to start pre-season preparations."
Matt Coles was equally apologetic: "I am very sorry about what has happened in Australia," he said. "I believe I have learnt my lesson. I have apologised to the players and coaches involved, so would now like to move forward from this by looking ahead to the start of the county season at Kent."
England are winless on the tour having lost all three warm-up matches and the opening two unofficial ODIs against Australia A. All but one of the defeats was comprehensive. Three more matches remain in the series against Australia A on February 22 in Hobart and 25 February and March 1 in Sydney.


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(Reuters) - American Suzuki Motor Corp, the sole distributor of Suzuki Motor Corp (7269.T) vehicles in continental United States, said it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The company will wind down and discontinue new automobile sales in continental United States, it said.
American Suzuki sold 2,023 vehicles in the United States last month.
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* Kate tells Daniel that she wants to take a break from their relationship.
* Nicole finds pre-nup papers that fall out of EJ's briefcase.
* Hope convinces Bo to take a romantic break with her.
* Theo must undergo surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.
* Max (Darin Brooks, pictured) offers himself as Chelsea's date for the engagement party.
Thursday – Lucas loses it and punches Daniel.
Friday – John remembers seeing Marlena on a pier many years ago.
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ON TIME: Anyone wanting to guarantee a good turnout can take a cue from Omega and offer to give the local food bank $100 for every party guest who shows up.
The largesse attracted a prompt, overflow crowd to celebrate Omega's 27th U.S. store Tuesday evening at NorthPark Center in Dallas. "We try to not just to sell a watch but to sell a message," said Omega president Stephen Urquhart. Key North Texas Food Bank fund-raisers including Katherine Perot Reeves, Kim Whitman, Natalie Chu and Elizabeth Showers were decked in Omega watches for the fete and following dinner at Abacus.
Building sales at the new store and upcoming units in San Antonio and Orlando, Fla., will take time, Uquhart said, but he's optimistic since people recognize the brand and women are showing greater interest in timepiece technology. "I hear ladies talking about the movement of a watch, which 10 years ago was unthinkable," Uquhart said. "I think the U.S. market is looking up a little bit. People want to be happy again, and to buy a watch makes you happy."
Omega bestsellers include the Constellation, the Ladymatic and the sporty Seamaster seen in James Bond films since 1995.


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Americans were shown some of the most jarring and stark images of the war in Iraq on Monday when a video was released showing an attack on a group of men in Baghdad from an Apache helicopter piloted by U.S. troops.
The attack, which took place on July 12, 2007, resulted in the deaths of Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, his driver Saeed Chmagh and several other men. Two children were also injured. Reuters' requests for the footage was ignored by the Pentagon.
The raw video was finally obtained and distributed under the title "Collateral Murder" by WikiLeaks, a non-profit whistle-blowing group that also accused the military of covering up the incident. The military confirmed the authenticity of the footage but had no comment on its release.
Other observers reacted strongly to the imagery and the language used by the gunship's personnel.
- Salon's Glenn Greenwald called the footage "truly gruesome and difficult even for the most hardened person to watch, but it should be viewed by everyone with responsibility for what the U.S. has done in Iraq and Afghanistan (i.e., every American citizen)." He decried the violence and said "the videotape demonstrates that military officials made outright false statements about what happened here and were clearly engaged in a cover-up."
- The Daily Kos' mcjoan agreed that the disparity between the Pentagon's version of events from 2007 and the video footage indicated a cover-up. "Winning hearts and minds in the rest of the world, but particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, is all but impossible when these atrocities -- and the subsequent cover up of them -- are inevitably revealed. Keeping the hearts and minds of Americans will prove to be just as difficult when these stories come to light."
- Gawker's John Cook found the video "chilling, not least because the pilots' radio chatter is plainly bloodthirsty -- they are eager to fire, and delighted to kill." He described it as "evidence of cruelty and carelessness. But not murder." Cook concludes that "it speaks more to the inherent dangers of initiating wars, and covering them, than of the specific behavior of U.S. personnel on that particular day."
- The Weekly Standard's Bill Roggio presented a six-point defense of the actions taken by the soldiers in the video and suggested that WikiLeaks was deliberately distorting the facts of the case. "Baghdad in July 2007 was a very violent place, and the neighborhoods of Sadr City and New Baghdad were breeding grounds for the Mahdi Army and associated Iranian-backed Shia terror groups. The city was a war zone. To describe the attack you see in the video as 'murder' is a sensationalist gimmick that succeeded in driving tons of media attention and traffic to their website," he wrote.


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The Cabin in the Woods is one of the sharpest satires of the horror genre ever made. Great satire can only come from intelligent, witty, and devious minds. Director Drew Goddard and his co-writer Joss Whedon have those minds. They have dissected not just the "cabin in the woods" sub-genre, but the entire horror genre, and most importantly, our enjoyment of it. Rather than just point out the tired clichés we all know, Goddard and Whedon use the deconstruction as a starting point rather than a dull summation. It is an exciting, exhilarating, and bloody means to a thoughtful, rewarding, and bloody end.
[Whedon and Goddard have tried to make a point of hiding what makes The Cabin in the Woods more than a "Cabin in the Woods"-movie, and they hope that the secrecy will entice you. If you are already enticed and don't wish to know more, stop reading this review. If you continue, I won't give away any major spoilers, but writing about Cabin in the Woods means revealing (and celebrating) its hook.
There. That's your warning.]
The movie opens not with the stock college kids happily unaware of their inevitable doom, but a couple of mission control-type guys, Richard (Bradley Whitford) and Steve (Richard Jenkins), who are happily aware of what the future holds for the stock college kids. The cute and nerdy Dana (Kristen Connolly), her hot bimbo friend Jules (Anna Hutchinson), Jules' handsome jock boyfriend Curt (Chris Hemsworth), their also-handsome friend Holden (Jesse Williams), and the lovable stoner buddy Marty (Fran Kranz) are hapless pawns in a very well-funded and deeply disturbing game run by Richard, Steve, and all of their co-workers. We pause for a moment to wonder how the people at Evil Mission Control* can be so utterly dehumanized and play with the horrible fate that will befall these innocent co-eds…
And then a moment later we realize we're Richard and Steve.
Satire, when done correctly, isn't a direct blow. It isn't a complaint and it isn't a screed. It's using the power of humor to illustrate an idea that hasn't yet been verbalized in an effective manner. Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the horror genre can point out its weak and tired tropes. Scream did it back in 1995 for slasher movies albeit in a less eloquent, more Jamie-Kennedy-yelling-tropes-directly-at-the-audience manner. Goddard and Whedon have cast their gaze to all supernatural horror—whether it takes place near a cabin in the woods or not—and made an argument about how the genre has not only stagnated, but how we as an audience are complicit in that stagnation.
With The Cabin in the Woods, Goddard and Whedon have made a strong rebuke against lazy storytelling by combining the lazy storytellers and lazy audiences into one body (the people at Evil Mission Control) and showing both the arbitrary nature of the plot elements (interchangeable menaces like creepy children and ghouls and clowns) and the glee and comfort we take in predictability of the structure (teens must die, they must die gruesomely, they have to die in particular order, etc). When we see everyone betting on the kids' lives, we see ourselves. We're purposely desensitizing ourselves to horror, and horror movies are letting us, so why are we watching them other than bloodlust? Aren't horror movies supposed to be scary?
This kind of brilliant deconstruction could only have been done by people who know not only the horror genre inside and out, but understand storytelling inside and out. If they so chose, Goddard and Whedon could take their argument about horror movies and apply it to romantic comedies or costume dramas. Horror is just the most fun, colorful, and culturally immediate vehicle for their point about thoughtless, plug-and-play stories. Somewhere along the way, supernatural-menace-kills-innocent-teens became commonplace and filmmakers stopped asking the all important question: "Why?" Whedon and Goddard are pulling back the curtain to show how the genre's stopped working, and how pointing out its failings might challenge other storytellers to work harder and put some thought behind their plot rather than pull from the "Killer" and "Kill-Order" randomizer.
And the reveal of this formula never feels accusatory. Nothing in The Cabin in the Woods is designed to make you feel bad about liking horror movies. The story gives you that moment of pause, and then Goddard and Whedon win you over with wit and charm. They made sure that no one in the movie was brazenly unlikable. The co-eds don't get rich, detailed backstories, but we don't want them to die, and part of that comes from the nice performances of the younger cast members. But the scene stealers are Whitford and Jenkins. Even though I know it would undermine the entire point of the film, I have to admit that I would love to see a weekly series starring Whitford and Jenkins that takes place in Evil Mission Control. It's not because they give showy performances; it's because both actors find a way to take the banality of evil and make it entertaining.
We've become far too comfortable and in too many ways. We've taken the horror genre—a genre meant to surprise and startle—and defanged it. Now we congratulate ourselves about how smart we are and pretend like the latest arbitrary set-up and killer are somehow more or less worthwhile than the last arbitrary set-up and killer. We've become lazy and apathetic by getting what we want whenever we want it**. We've taken less than what we can get and The Cabin in the Woods is a wake-up call for audiences to demand something better. Few filmmakers will devise a horror film as blazingly original, remarkably intelligent, and painfully funny as The Cabin in the Woods, but it's time for them to at least start trying.
Rating: A
*"Evil Mission Control" is name for it; the movie has no official name for their organization.
**The Cabin in the Woods also has some thoughts on the OnDemand age and the dehumanizing power of technology; Whedon and Goddard's point is rendered even more powerful when you consider that the movie was finished and stuck on the shelf over two years ago.
For all of our SXSW 2012 coverage, click here.


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At the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Tech is in the House
This weekend kicks off one of Washington D.C.'s biggest events: the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Think of it as the equivalent of SXSW for political-media-wonk types.
Denizens of D.C. have jokingly referred to it as "prom" for years now, and with the advent of Twitter, the hashtag #NerdProm quickly stuck. Traditionally, apart from providing celebrity photos and viral videos of the President doing stand-up and comedians zinging Donald Trump, the White House Correspondents' Dinner (aka WHCD) is an excuse for a weekend-long bender. Of the tasteful variety, of course.
Cocktail parties on rooftop terraces, tented garden brunches bedecked with lush flower arrangements — this is the standard fare, along with after-parties of varying degrees of exclusivity, depending on the number of Hollywood stars and clout-wielding politicos in attendance. That's "clout," not "Klout." This is an old-school weekend, after all. And by "old" I mean media, institutions, traditions, and people. Yes, everyone is still tethered to their smartphones, but in D.C., that means mostly Blackberries.
So why should anyone outside of D.C., the tech community in particular, care? It's no surprise that the tech community does not typically revere anything preceded by the word "old." In many ways, that point of view is one of tech's biggest weaknesses, because with age comes wisdom, experience, and a larger sense of context, essential for dealing with the world beyond an early-stage startup. If you doubt, look no further than Eric Schmidt at Google, Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook, and John Maloney at Tumblr. There's no shame in hearing from the grownups. Quite the opposite.
This is where WHCD's true value lies. Yes, with one swivel of the head you can take in Bradley Cooper, Kim Kardashian, Madeleine Albright, and Donatella Versace, but that is just the bait. Its real function is to serve as a place where the groundwork for long-term relationships is laid. Where a cub reporter can hit up the world-weary editor she chatted up at the Bloomberg after-party.
What makes this year different is that it's tech, politics, and the media that link them that are doing most of the relationship building. This is reflected in the tech types who have descended upon the capitol. It's not just Dick Costolo and Katie Stanton from Twitter, which is on the very front lines of the 2012 election, but Foursquare's Dennis Crowley, Zynga's Mark Pincus, Groupon's Brad Keywell, and Tumblr's Liba Rubenstein. These tech giants and their companies are having an impact on every part of the Washington system, whether they've meant to or not.
Twitter and Tumblr have already had a disruptive effect, spreading memes like wildfire. We can also expect voters to act and react collectively, thanks to platforms like NationBuilder, ElectNext, and Votizen.
The tech and Hollywood connection is also tight, with investors like Ashton Kutcher fueling innovation and growth, and comedians going straight to the audience through vehicles like Funny or Die (an amazing outlet for sardonic political commentary, by the way). In this way, the upstarts and renegades have a thing or two to teach the olds, too.
And of course, there are the presidential candidates, both armed to the teeth with tech tools and teams. President Barack Obama has dominated digital thus far (obliterating Gov. Mitt Romney on Instagram 588,793 to 8,122) and has an incredibly well-oiled machine. But it's April. At this time in the last election cycle, Hillary Clinton was still in the race and no one would know who Sarah Palin was for four long months. This time last year, President Obama and Seth Meyers spent the night yukking it up over Trump jokes. Some 24 hours later, everything would change, because we'd learn that Osama bin Laden was dead.
Game changers happen like that all the time in politics. It just so happens that this year's game changers are tech titans, with deep pockets. And money is something any politician can appreciate.
So, for those and many other reasons, the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner weekend is important. I'll be on the scene for Mashable, sending dispatches back with the essential and the totally frivolous, because we will probably want to know who Kim Kardashian is wearing (especially if it's Kanye). I, of course, will be wearing a startup — that is to say, Rent The Runway — and FourSquaring, Instagramming, and Tweeting as I go.
It's WHCD 2012, and tech is in the house...yeah, that house.
Disclosures: Rachel Sklar serves as an advisor to Votizen.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, Vacclav


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I have an X220 (Win7-64-bit) through work. Recently ordered the Gobi 3000 (Sierra Wireless) embedded WWAN device. I installed it per the instructions that came with it. Activated using the Lenovo Mobile Broadband Activation (on Sprint).
I can connect to Sprint just fine using any of the following connection methods:
1) create a DIAL modem entry and use the Gobi 3000 modem interface
2) native Win7 WWAN NDIS (i.e. using the Gobi 3000 device as an NDIS "Network Adapter")
3) Using Lenovo Access Connections 7
Here's the problem..... it's SLOW! With an external Sierra Wireless AirCard 402 (also on Sprint EV-DO Rev-A), I get screaming 3G speeds (2.2+ MBps down, 1.5 MBps up)....full signal 5 bars.
However, with the embedded Gobi 3000 in the same location, I get barely 800kbps down and 450 kbps up.
I made sure that the driver is the latest.
What am I doing wrong? I can't think of anything as to why this is so slow. It's as if I'm only getting 1xRTT speeds and not EV-DO Rev-A.
Activation isn't the issue..it connect... just SLOW.
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Have you attached the antennas connectors clearly and properly?Check out the signal level, broadband interface capabilities and quality of signal (percent of errors):
- open the console window (cmd)
- type netsh mbn sh int . Copy the value of the 1st string Name
- type the following strings:
netsh mbn sh cap int="@Name"
netsh mbn sh conn int="@Name"
netsh mbn sh sig int="@Name"
where @Name is the value you've remembered earlier (should be in quotes).
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OK, the plot thickens!
First of all, x220forMe, thanks for your reply. I've captured the info you requested and pasted below, but I don't know that it matters now.
I seemed to have gotten past this problem. Here's how...
I switched the activation from Sprint over to Verizon.
On Sprint, in the same location (my office) I was only getting 4 bars (of 5) and very slow...about 500 to 700 kbps down and way too slow to mention upload speeds. :-(
On Verizon in the same locaiton (office desk), I'm getting 100% signal (see info below) with MUCH FASTER results.
A speed test (speedtest.net) indicates: 2.40 MBps download and 0.58 MBps upload.
Those are more like it! Exactly what I was expecting from an embedded device.
Maybe it's just that Sprint isn't strong enough here? I thought at first that might be the case, but when I was out at meetings and testing from an outdoor location in an urban environment where Sprint shows full EV-DO Rev-A coverage on their map, I was getting the very same slow speeds! I still cannot explain it.
Nonetheless, I'm leaving it on Verizon and enjoying their much faster network and far batter coverage. Only reason I chose Sprint was because that's what my previous Sierra Wireless AirCard 402 (ExpressCard) was and when I gave that up to get an embedded Gobi 3000 chip, my IT department just switched over the Sprint activation to use the new device IMEI/IMSI, etc. I wasn't aware that they were still able to activate our employees on Verizon and we were...so I had them switch it.
Moral of the story: Beware when using Sprint with the Gobi 3000 embedded! (Sierra Wireless MC8355)
C:\>netsh mbn sh cap int="Mobile Data"Device capability information for interface Mobile Data:------------------------------------------------------- Device type : Mobile Broadband device is embedded in the system Cellular class : CDMA Voice class : Simultaneous voice and data Sim class : SIM is logical or embedded in the device Data class : 1xRTT, 1xEVDO, 1xEVDO REVA CDMA band class : 800 MHz, 1900 MHz SMS capability : PDU receive, PDU send Control capability : Hardware radio switch functionality available Configured for mobile IP with simple IP as fallback Manufacturer : Sierra Wireless Inc Model : Sierra Wireless MC8355 - Gobi 3 Firmware Information : D3600-STSUVH-1576 0d010008 Maximum activation contexts : 1C:\>netsh mbn sh conn int="Mobile Data"Connection information for interface Mobile Data:------------------------------------- Interface State : Connected Register State : Home Register Mode : Automatic Provider Name : Verizon Wireless Provider Id : 00000 Provider Data Class : 1xEVDO REVA Number of connections : 1 Serial number #1 Connection Id : 3 Access Point Name :C:\>netsh mbn sh sig int="Mobile Data"Signal information for interface Mobile Data:----------------------------------------------- Signal : 100% RSSI : 31 Error Rate : 0 Rssi interval : 30 Rssi threshold : 5
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Maybe it's just that Sprint isn't strong enough here? I thought at first that might be the case, but when I was out at meetings and testing from an outdoor location in an urban environment where Sprint shows full EV-DO Rev-A coverage on their map, I was getting the very same slow speeds! I still cannot explain it.
Strong signal levels are no guarantee of good connectivity if the wireless service has been oversold and has become congested with traffic. This is a fairly common issue worldwide with WWAN services of any technology type.
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Yahoo! confirmed yesterday that ex-Microsoft man Blake Irving will take on the role of chief product officer and report directly to the company's boss, Carol Bartz.
He will team up with Yahoo!'s top scientist, Prabhakar Raghavan, to lead "innovation efforts" at the firm, it said.
As previously reported, Irving will replace Ari Balogh, Yahoo's current head of products and technology. He will leave the company on 3 June for "personal reasons".
Irving, a 15-year Microsoft veteran who most recently held the post of Windows Live veep before quitting in 2007, will take on his new role on 17 May, said Yahoo!
"I look forward to working with the team to bring forward more unique and highly personal experiences to Yahoo! consumers, deliver on the company's promise of Science, Art and Scale to Yahoo! advertisers, and develop the amazing talent at the company so we may continue to deliver more and faster innovations to the market," said Irving.
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I had a family emergency I needed to attend to in Utah. I was looking around to find the best deal, and best quality for a car rental. I came across Rent-a-Wreck car rental in a google search, and at first I thought "No way, I wanted a car better than what I was driving why else rent?"
On their website I read that even though they rent used cars, they keep they maintained and have continual safety inspection for them. "Rent-A-Wreck is the Smart AlternativeTM to all your car rental needs. Whether you need a rental vehicle for business, pleasure or something in between, Rent-a-Wreck is here for all your driving needs. Many of our locations stock economy cars and full size luxury sedans; and they also offer pickup trucks, box trucks, min-vans, cargo vans, 15-passenger vans, SUVs, and station wagons for rent as well! Try any of our locations across the United States and internationally in Norway, Sweden and Denmark."
Though I have mixed feelings about my upcoming trip, I'm really glad I found Rent-a-Wreck. I'm looking forward to giving a full report on my experience with them. It will make my trip just a little easier.


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Chelsea Clinton's Very Vegan Wedding
In what is being hailed as "the biggest wedding of the year," former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton will marry investment banker Marc Mezvinsky on an estate in Rhinebeck, New York later this year.
Why are we so excited about the big day? Two words: vegan menu.
An insider recently told Life & Style magazine, "Chelsea is a vegan. The food will include vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free dishes, but there will also be grass-fed organic beef on the menu."
Besides eating a totally plant-based diet, Clinton is also allergic to gluten and will, therefore, be choosing a gluten-free, vegan wedding cake for the big day. Can anyone say Babycakes?
Of course, this isn't the first super high-profile wedding to rock a leaner, greener menu. You might remember that in 2008, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi served their guests a delicious plant-based feast. While Chelsea isn't sticking to an all vegan menu for the 500 attendees, we're excited to see she's making sure there are plenty of options.
So just how much will this very vegan bash cost? Rumor has it that Clinton and Mezvinksy are spending about $3 million on the occasion, which works out to be about $6,000 a head. That's a lot of tofu!
"It will certainly be the most influential of setting trends," said event planner Diann Valentin. "If anything becomes public knowledge it will immediately set a trend."
Does this mean we might start seeing more gluten-free, vegan weddings? Our fingers are crossed!
[UPDATE: We're pretty sure Chelsea's vegan, gluten-free cake is coming from Lulu Cake Boutique.]


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The current Miss America has asked Congress to take further steps in protecting children from internet predators.
Lauren Nelson, who received her country's highest honor for looking classy in a swimsuit, told the Senate Commerce Committee that internet safety classes should be mandatory for school children.
"We don't allow our children to ride their bikes without first teaching them about proper safety, and we shouldn't let them use the computer and access the internet without taking the same precautions," Nelson said.
Since winning the Miss America beauty pageant, Nelson, age 20, has used the platform to discourage those wishing to objectify youngsters in a sexual fashion. She told Congress the subject personally touched her life seven years ago when somebody sent her dirty pictures over the internet.
When she was 13 years old, she and a friend were approached by a stranger on an internet chat room. The mystery chatter somehow compelled Nelson — who would go on to get a master's degree in musical theater — to divulge her name, age, gender and home address, as well as that of her friend's.
A few days later, the stranger sent her dirty photos.
"We were shocked and disgusted. We then told our parents, who immediately addressed this incident and reported it to the proper authorities, and luckily we were able to avoid a potentially dangerous situation. Not all children are as lucky as my friends and I were."
After winning the prestigious pageant crown, Nelson joined a sting operation conducted by America's Most Wanted. She posed as a 14-year-old girl inside internet chat rooms and waited to be propositioned. Nelson managed to lure eleven alleged would-be pedophiles to show up in person. They were all arrested.
Nelson told congress that new classes need to be established to teach the dos and don'ts of social networking sites and chat rooms. She also said children need to take additional lessons on how to be "responsible cyber citizens" - and not cyber-bullies.
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Three clips from "Paper Man," starring Jeff Daniels as a failed writer and Ryan Reynolds as his imaginary friend, resurfaced last week in anticipation of the film's release. We enjoyed them very much. The trailer has now arrived and, well... it's tempered our enthusiasm.
Daniels is caught in a midlife crisis rut, his marriage to Lisa Kudrow has lost some zing, he's gripped with fear/uncertainty and he's sitting -- literally -- on a pile of unsold copies of his novel. His only solace is his imaginary friend, played by Reynolds, a bleach-blonde superhero.
Both Daniels and Reynolds have been honing their glib for years, and their comedic timing is put to good use in these clips as they bicker and fret about Daniels' ability to mange his own life. We were hoping that we'd stumbled upon something.
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With the film's April 23 limited release looming, a trailer is now making the rounds. It is an object lesson in how, with little editing and a mix of joyous and plaintive indie rock, a promising small film becomes a missed opportunity.
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Crunch Out-Dueled By Sens in Shootout
It was a proverbial staring contest, and neither netminder blinked.
Twenty scoreless minutes turned into 40, and before either the Syracuse Crunch or the Binghamton Senators were able to light the lamp, regulation had passed.
With 67 saves split between them, Robin Lehner stonewalled the Crunch and Dustin Tokarski came up big against the Senators, each keeping the game scoreless through an extra five minutes.
Stephane Da Costa was the first and only one to break through, scoring the lone shootout goal for Binghamton, as Syracuse dropped its fourth straight, 1-0, at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday.
"When it comes to a shootout, it's anyone's ballgame," Tokarski said. "Whether you're first place in the league or last place in the league…It's a game of inches, and it was a close game. They came ready to play and they got the two points."
An end-to-end game with both teams taking turns pouring on the pressure, the Crunch peppered Lehner with more than a dozen shots in each period. Before the shootout, Lehner turned away all 40 of Syracuse's shots.
"When you get 40 shots on a goalie, you expect a few of those to go in," Crunch forward Tyler Johnson said. "Obviously, we didn't have a perfect game, but you can't be disappointed with the effort we gave tonight."
The Crunch knew Lehner's capabilities coming into the game, and despite creating traffic, seemed snakebitten.
"He's going to make the first save; we're trying to get rebound chances and get in tight - screens and deflections," Johnson said. "It didn't go our way. The bounces didn't go to the sticks where sometimes they do."
Tokarski's performance was just as good. He caught deflected pucks in close, and robbed Senators forward Derek Grant on the doorstep in the waning seconds of overtime, his 27th and final save before the shootout.
The Senators converted on one of its four chances, while the Crunch's JT Wyman, Ondrej Palat, Brett Connolly, Alex Killorn, and Johnson each came up empty.
"We're trying to get back on the winning track," Johnson said of the team's current four-game losing streak. "It's uncharacteristic of our team; we're not happy with ourselves."
Syracuse (24-10-2-4) hosts St. John's Saturday. The last time the Crunch hosted the IceCaps, they blew a four-goal lead and lost in overtime.
"That game is in the past," Tokarski said. "We know we lost and we know we had a lead; that stuff happens. We'll go out, stick to our systems, have our game plan, and hopefully come out with the two points."
Pictured: Crunch forward Alex Killorn walks the blueline on the power play against the Senators at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday.
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A merry Christmas to all my readers and supporters! I hope that you are able to spend a wonderful time with your family and friends at Christmas. If you don't work in retail, you might even get some time off!
When we focus on the last year, and what the next year might bring, please remember these simple things:
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When we focus on the last year, and what the next year might bring, please remember these simple things:
- All of us are entitled to equality. It is not for politicians or others to discriminate against any of us based on our relationships or sexuality. The words might have been by a slaveholder, and these days would be seen as being sexist, but the words by Jefferson are still powerful: "All men are created equal."
- Politicians are not our masters, but our servants. The louder the message of equality, the more likely they will listen, and act.
- While at times it might seem nothing changes, in reality change does happen, although at times it might seem very slow. Be positive, change will happen. Make yourself an agent of change, and change will surely follow you.
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The app store is notoriously known for having tons of endless runner games. While some developers are sticking to the running genre, others have taken to jumping. The new app Jumping Jaxx is an endless jumper where players must swipe platforms on the screen to keep the character from falling into a giant wave. Dodge piranhas, catch powerful boosts and collect as many flowers as possible to reach a new high-score and purchase upgrades. How high do you think you can help Jumping Jaxx reach?
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Dear Speed Seduction® Student,
Just a short while ago I had an unusually negative experience which requires me to confess.
Actually, I've been building to this negative experience for days, without consciously realizing.
You see, as I have preached time and again, you have to daily practice the attitudes, beliefs, energy and yes (I know this sounds "New Age") patterns of breathing that give you the confidence and charisma to attract women, anytime, anywhere, often without evening opening your mouth first!
But, the past week, I've been so-fired up, attending to some great new ideas for my business that I have not been practicing what I preach.
Yes, your good Old Guru of Poon deserves a well placed kick in his ass for being a hypocrite and NOT practicing.
Well, today I got that kick.
You see, when I got up today, I just wasn't feeling "right". I was tired, cranky, not in touch with my usual energy, and as a result, when I was "sarging" this morning, having my daily Starbucks coffee
Every Sarge Fell Flat!
Yes, I confess. Even your Guru is a human and has to practice, all the time, to stay in the best state of mind.
And your state of mind; your energy, beliefs and the attitude your project are very important.
They are like the conductive medium; the wire if you will-across which you send the electricity of your spoken words.
So don't be a goof like me. Practice what I teach you, daily. Do the breathing, the meditation, and the visualizations daily(and take care of your body with some good exercise too) and you will see daily results that will astonish you.
And if you want to find out more about how to radiate a confidence, charisma and energy that has women approaching you, just go right here:
You'll learn a quick, ten minute, daily breathing/energy/visualizing ritual that will make you a true winner with women. And don't be a lazy, good-for-nuthin' ass like your Guru sometimes is.
Piece and peace,
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