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I have had the most delightful last nine weeks with my FAW group of kids. They worked well and got along well (ok, for the most part) happily took part in helping me prepare for the show by constructing and building and even velcro-ing the pipe system for hanging the black curtains. And I have been sad to think that it was almost time for us to change groups, though I had definitely missed some of the other Drama oriented FAW kids and was looking forward to working with them again as well.
So I was really excited when our music teacher suggested that we work together on a project. She told me that in her music class she had played ragtime for the kids, and they had really enjoyed it. And when she explained to them how it worked during the silent film era, with the music as the background, they became very excited and had a great time creating little silent scenes to go with the music.
So that's what we have decided to do. And in this way the current drama kids will not have to move over for another bunch, as we can incorporate them all into the drama/music class while adding another set of kids for this big project. We'll have twice as many kids as usual, but we will also have two teachers and lots of material to work with. I'm really looking forward to getting started tomorrow!


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Thanks to a nine-cell, 85Wh battery which juts out underneath the laptop, the Studio 17 managed just over an hour-and-a-half in our punishing PCMark Vantage loop test. This translates to roughly three hours' normal usage.
After many hours playing with the Studio 17, I was ultimately left underwhelmed with its touch-sensitive screen. There's nothing wrong with the touchscreen itself, but all too often I was left thinking how much easier it would be to use the touch pad or a wireless mouse.
Sure, you can use your fingers to twist, resize and fling photos around a virtual desktop, but that's a novelty that soon wears off. Ultimately, I was left with the feeling that clamshell laptops simply don't need, or benefit from, touch-sensitive displays.
In an attempt to gauge how much it was charging for the luxury of touch, I headed to Dell's online shop and configured a non-touch Studio 17 to imitate this touch-enabled version as best as I could. It wasn't possible to get a perfect match, but one with an i7-620M processor - faster, but only two cores - and slightly more powerful ATI HD 5650 graphics was priced up almost identical to the touchscreen model on test here.
Dell's done well to bundle some fast components with a 17.3in screen while keeping everything tantalisingly close to the £1000 mark. And although I'm not sold on the idea of touchscreen laptops, the fact Dell isn't charging a huge premium for it means the laptop's overall score isn't affected too much. Personally, though, I'd be very tempted to ditch the touchscreen in favour of the version with faster graphics and the dual-core i7-620M processor. ®
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The laptop has a right click button on the trackpad like any other. It's missing the context menu key from the keyboard (the one next to the right start button on a standard keyboard)
It's not as big a loss but it's still a key I use.
You don't have to use the BIOS to switch the Function key behaviour. Win + X and use mobility centre - the Dell Quickset plugins let you change it there.
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Every single application I use makes extensive use of the context menu. So a lack of right-click immediately means that I can't use this unit.
Windows 'style guides' have long suggested that the context menu be used a lot - and it is.
You don't get an idea about the size of this monster until you get to the pictures of the touchscreen being used. I'm certain that because of just the size, this system will never appear on my laptop replacement shortlist. I guess I should have guessed, it having a 17" screen, but if it is so wide, why have they not made space for the missing keys!


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After I sobered up from the fictitious drinking binge with Douglas Adams this morning I sallied forth (well, closer to third I think) to slay the Dragon of corporate mass communications. I took my vorple phone in hand and laid into the thorny hedges of the AT&T 's automated phone answering system.
"If you would like to check on your bill press three"
"If you would like to speak to a real person please deposit in my personal Swiss bank account…"
In the end I finally did speak to a real person who, oddly enough, seemed to have an accent at least consistent with this continent. After explaining the interpretive dance I had been forced to engage in, through my usual use of auditory charades, I finally had an answer. Seems the charming young lady who had tried to sell me a phone, only to have it denied because I wanted to use CASH (how 19th century!), had done something to the anger the gods of jiggery-pokery and had sold me a new contract without selling me a phone, thus rendering me subject to the whims of the whims of Kafka and Loki. She then informed me that this was powerful spell indeed and required words of power that I needs speak at the source of the original enchantment. Well, actually, what she told me was that I had to go back to the original store and tell the manager that he had to engage in an operation that he was most LIKELY unfamiliar. I liked my first interpretation better, fits better into a world where Vampires are romantic leads rather then targets for timber.
Mounting my trusted steed, Subaru, I found my way through the open hedgerows of Petaluma (I am taking this "Dragon slaying" metaphor seriously) to the AT&T store. Upon entry I was eyed suspiciously by a couple of swarthy (yet doughy) minions who wanted to take my true name from me (OK, they wanted to put my name down on a waiting list). I was having none of this and declared loudly that I needed to speak to the manager…a declaration that silenced everyone in the place (not kidding here).
After a few minutes the enchanter, er, manager came out. In the flickering reflected light of his teeth and shirt I spoke the word to him I had been told, he looked confused (as I had been told by the sprite on the phone) but told me that he would look into it. I passed to him a ltter of marque to act in my stead, er, I gave him my business card and told him that my will be done as I had another appointment with my therapist accross Sherwoon forrest and could he please call me when he had news.
All of my tortured metaphors were well served as I got a call in about 45 minutes saying that everything had been worked out and I could now buy a new iPhone and please could I remove the curse on the manager as the scales were chafing in his slacks.
In a few minutes I was happily on the Apple store ordering my new iPhone. In the fading light of the afternoon I saw faeries dancing in a ring of toadstools in the backyark whilst sprites from the camphor tree performed aerobatics that would shame the Blue angels. Good had triumphed in the end over the evil minions of the corporate world. I Rveled in my victory as I hit return on my pre-order.
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A couple of things about me: I first started here at Alligator Army, Let's Go Tribe and SB Nation as a commenter in 2007 and became an editor/writer at Alligator Army in 2011. I mostly cover Gators football (with a specialty in video analysis) and the Gators' track and field programs. But like everyone else, I like to consider myself an expert at all things Florida Gators.
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I live way out in the country and most folks just rake their leaves in to piles and burn them. I decided to stop and ask a distant neighbor if they would bag them and let me have them.
They said sure, you can have them, but I ain't baggin em! LOL I told them I would be back in a 1/2 hour. I went home and put my pull behind leaf shredder/vac on my trailer and went back. They looked at it and said all them leaves ain't gonna fit in that thing. I said maybe, maybe not, but we will give it a shot! I didn't take it off of the trailer. I started it and sucked them up with the hose. I got all of them, with room left over. Their next door neighbor was watching and said do you want more? I moved it to his yard and got all of his! When I finished he asked me why I wanted them. I replied, for my garden. He laughed and asked if I've been drinking, I told him no, and I wasn't. He laughed again, like he didn't believe me and said come back next week, I'll have some more for you! |
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- Posted by mirendajean none (My Page) on Thu, Nov 8, 12 at 14:38
Lol. Good for you! If I could I'd do exactly the same thing. I believe that compost/garden-aholics must develop a deep sense of self and not give a hot hairy darn what others think... Composting is such an inexpensive and weirdly wonderful habit! M |
There was a fellow on this forum, years ago, also from SC, who made a giant leaf-vaccum and went around collecting enormous quantities. Can't remember his name. |
- Posted by toxcrusadr 5 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 8, 12 at 16:29
Earlier today I watched a TED conference presentation by a very well dressed, intelligent guy with a British accent about a related topic: food wastage, i.e. how many millions of tons of food are wasted per year. He said that earlier that day he was "inspecting" items intended to be discarded by a grocery store. This is how he refers to 'dumpster diving.' How's that for self confidence? I think it's the only way we're going to change the thinking of the masses. |
A question or two might be in order. If a person has no idea that folks might use leaves, its possible they also might not bother to read the directions on various chemical products they use. |
I am luck, the county will not pick them up unless they are bagged. I have my collards in the new no till bed & about 6 inches of leaves & grass clippings, so a few bags from the neighbors should top that off nicely. A few ask why I needed so many of leaves. |
"my pull behind leaf shredder/vac on my trailer" Good score! I think a picture is in order! |
My neighbors already think I am looney as heck! lol I am probably THE only one that saves the leaves! While everyone else rakes and blows them to the curb, I go back out across the street from me (there is a field across the way) and suck them back up! he, he, he! Oh well, what they don't know will someday come back around to them and haunt them! lol |
- Posted by nancyjane_gardener USDA 8ish No CA (My Page) on Fri, Nov 9, 12 at 21:07
My neighbors think both...that I'm a bit nuts, and very thankful that I come with my B&D leaf sucker and make haste with their poplar leaves! About the time their leaves are done, mine are starting! But so is the rain. I have to rake the leaves out to dry for a couple of days to dry them out in order to shred them. ' Sometimes in a wet winter I have to pile them out in the " field pile" Which is stuff I don't want in the regular pile such as plants with diseases, larger branches etc. |
- Posted by TheMasterGardener1 5B (My Page) on Sat, Nov 10, 12 at 1:40
I pay 1.50 a cuft for peat. Leaf mold or leaf compost can replace peat and is full of nutrition and has a great buffer. Is is slightly acidic, but is way better then peat. So consider it worth 1.50 a cuft. You can make a ton a money!! jk ;) |
Good going OP!! A bit off-topic but, every year when I go out and "steal" a bunch of those big paper leaf bags, there are always about 10 percent of them that already have the leaves shredded by the mower and mulched grass clippings are included in that mix. I assume the homeowner used a bagging mower and dumped the contents into the large paper lawn refuse bags. (I can always identify them because they are so much heavier.) Gardener's GOLD people!! Why in the world the homeowner didn't take that stuff and put it around plants, beds, etc., is beyond me. |
Sorry that I haven't gotten back, but I've been sucking up leaves! The word got out and folks in the neighborhood called me wanting to know if I wanted theirs! It was mostly the lady of the house calling, hoping that I would come get them instead of their husband doing his pyromaniac thing. I have a huge pile of leaves on my garden from my collecting. Now I'm behind on getting my leaves up! It's a good thing that I get Veterans day off so that I can catch up. My camera died luckygal, so I can't post a pic right now. |
- Posted by chrisb_sc_z7 7 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 10:37
I'm the guy from SC pnbrown was referring to. In 2002, my father and I built a road worthy vacuum from an old 2-horse trailer and an 8HP Agri-Fab vacuum. I attached 6 feet or so of PVC pipe to the end of the flexible hose as a nozzle that I could hold. I soon found that it was easier to lay the nozzle on the ground and rake to it instead of moving it around because it would get jammed pretty easily if it was overwhelmed. I used it for a few years and then moved to another place where they bag their leaves, so I quit using it. I still have it. It should still work with a little tinkering. I'm in the process of upgrading, though. I have found that I have a tendency to bring home plastic bags and dump them whole and then they turn into a mess in the spring that I don't want to clean up. I do dump a lot when I get them home, but when I haul 200 at a time and head back out for more, I can't dump them all on the spot. I got over 1000 one year a few years ago. i still have plastic bag pieces all over the place when I till in certain areas. The upgrade... Same vacuum mounted on the rear of a 16 foot flat bed trailer with 6 foot sides and a conduit top covered with a heavy tarp. That's the plan anyway. I calculated it and with 4 foot sides, capacity would only be double what I had in the horse trailer. Maximum possible, that is. Not that I ever filled it that full, but it did come close on occasion. I have acquired the trailer frame and need service on the electic brakes and other wiring. And safety chains and a jack. And a tray welded on the rear for the vacuum to mount on. Once I get that done, I can add the bed of 2x6's and build the sides. There are stake pockets on the front and sides. I'll use metal roof pieces to make the sides solid. Then I'll cover it and give it a go. I drive a F-450 with an 8x12 dump bed on the back. So it's not great on fuel. Having a larger trailer means more collection per trip. More efficient (yeah, right). I have a couple of sub-divisions close enough that don't bag their leaves that make it worthwhile enough for me to visit. I live in Pendleton (Anderson county) about 2 miles from the county line (Pickens) where they vacuum all leaves in the city of Clemson. They will deliver vacuum truck loads of leaves to folks in the Clemson area if they are in Pickens county. Otherwise, I think they haul them 20 miles to the landfill site where they are composted. They will not deliver them to me even though I have offered to pay something for them. A vacuum truck load of leaves is worth paying for. So if they won't bring them to me, I'll take them. I got the funny looks from folks when I'd pull up with the horse trailer and start sucking. But quite a few folks would come out and talk to me about it. I can't wait to unveil the new and improved version. Probably next fall. I'm already popular with the baggers in Pendleton. They see me coming and some actually help load them. One old guy was complaining about how expensive the bags are, so I brought him a bunch back one time. Nice ones like he was using. What I really want is for some of the folks that are putting out bunches of bags at a time to quit using them altogether and let me suck them up. They'll like not having to bag them and I'll like getting clean leaves. Often pre-shredded and mixed with grass clippings! I love leaves! |
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Wow, Chris, I love the way you think. I have a Cyclone Rake, a 16 foot car trailer and a truck. I already get all the bagged leaves from a local town and I'm contemplating offering a bulk pick-up for those people with large amounts of leaves. I'm thinking of lending out a long piece of 2 inch by 2 inch square wire fencing (I bought a roll to make wire compost bins). People can dump their leaves into this cylinder and I will come vacuum them up when they are done and take away the wire. This will save me a lot of time that I would normally spend de-bagging and I will get a cleaner product (no trash). I'd also like to put a moving floor onto the trailer to make it easier to unload, similar to the truck box unloader but electric powered. Now that I've seen your set up, I'm even more enthusiastic about building this unit. Thanks for posting. Lloyd |
- Posted by chrisb_sc_z7 7 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 12:57
I figure if I'm going to do it, I might as well do it. My horse trailer made it to the pages of Mother Earth News after I built it. They had an article on leaves and how to use them on the garden. So i sent them a note and a picture and they ran it. I had a (used) skid steer loader for a while that I used mostly for turning leaves and manure. But the mix kept falling right back in my lap when I'd dump it. So a few years ago, I traded it on a (really used) back hoe and that is much better. Much larger. But now I can dig holes and I couldn't do that very well before. I dug a pit to dump manure in when I haul it home. It has a tendency to get stuck on the lift gate anyway. But with a pit, less gets stuck. I drive into the pit with the back hoe and retrieve the manure and pile it up. Now I'm starting to dump leaves in the pit and will mix with more new manure this week and add to the pile. |
I like that setup Chris! I think I remember seeing it in M.E.N.! |
- Posted by chrisb_sc_z7 7 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 14:54
Truck box unloader... Load Handler... I have one. It actually works well on loads that aren't too terribly heavy or load locked and sticky like manure that covers the wheel hub. I used it on a load of pea gravel and that was OK, not great. I could see it working on leaves. I know there's a Canadian company named AgriMetal that makes a debris collector with a floor that moves for unloading. I druel over it, so I don't look at it too often. I don't have $7500 to burn right now. :-) My favorite way to unload anything when I still had my F-250 was to put in a small truck bed liner (like from a Ford Ranger) backwards inside my full size bed (with a toolbox) and then yank it out slowly with a chain in the top corners. Lift it with a tractor/bucket and it all dumps out. Then there was only a little left that needs to be scooped or broomed out. I eventually reinforced the little bed liner top edge with angle iron so it would be sturdier. Overall, it does decrease the amount you can haul at one time, but since it makes it so much easier to unload, it was worth it. and I'd have it loaded just as high as it would pile with manure until it was falling off both sides and the rear. Short 4 mile drive home. I once hauled 11 pickup truck loads in one day because they were overflowing and needed to get rid of it. I took the day off and went for it. They load it with a skid steer loader. Nice! I have pics somewhere, just not online right now in case that doesn't maks sense. My busy bagged leaf weekend here is definitely Thanksgiving weekend. After that, unless we have a warm spell, none compare. |
"My favorite way to unload anything when I still had my F-250 was to put in a small truck bed liner (like from a Ford Ranger) backwards inside my full size bed (with a toolbox) and then yank it out slowly with a chain in the top corners. " I learned this lesson many years ago, back when I was young and svelte. One summer my husband and I re-shingled a shed roof. After removing the old shingles and putting them in the bed of the pickup we headed to the dump. Once there we got our shovels and in the heat of the day proceeded to slowly empty out the bed. All work at the dump pretty much came to a halt as the crew sat there watching us shovel shingles. Apparently we were the amusement of the day. After about 20 minutes of serious labor an old broken down truck full of shingles pulled up beside us. A decrepted old man waved the tractor over and hooked up a chain dangling from the back of the truck to the FEL. The tractor backed up pulling the chain and all the shingles poured from the truck because attached at the end of the chain, on the bottom of the pile was an old spare tire. To this day my husband says they all stopped to watch us because I was such a babe (isn't he sweet?) and I insist they all stopped to watch us because they were amazed at how stupid two yuppies in a new truck could be! |
- Posted by vermontkingdom 4a (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 6:18
I have found that there can be too many leaves! I've lived here for 42 years and everyone in the neighborhood, and beyond, knows I garden and compost. Over the years, leaves have been offered by various donors and I've always accepted. Now, it is pretty much a given that I will gladly take bags of leaves. Unfortunately, they keep coming. On several occasions this fall, while my wife and I were away, we came back to find a dozen or so in our yard. I've probably chipped up nearly 100 bags over the last three weeks and, quite frankly, I don't want any more. Be careful what you start. |
- Posted by chrisb_sc_z7 7 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 8:18
I've done the "backup fast and stop" thing to unload old rotten pallets in a small washed out area before. I had someone watching and I stopped well short. It took two tries to get them to slide off. Too many leaves??? I've never seen such a thing! I can see getting tired of busting bags, but there will never be too many leaves. There can be enough, and more than enough. But too many? :-) |
Definitely can't have too many leaves, though I have started driving around in my car so I can make a quick s-cape rather than trolling around the neighborhood at 5 am with my wheelbarrow & hoodie. I didn't want anyone calling the cops! |
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text: Zhukov, Yuri M. 2012. "Roads and the Diffusion of Insurgent Violence: The Logistics of Conflict in Russia's North Caucasus". Political Geography 31(3): 144-156. Article linkAbstract 2012_Zhukov_PG_Appendix.pdf 2012_Zhukov_PG.pdfHow does insurgency spread? Existing research on the diffusion of violence at the local level of civil war tends to under-specify the theoretical mechanisms by which conflict can be expanded, relocated or sustained, and overlooks the real-world logistical constraints that combatants face on a daily basis. This paper attempts to address both problems by taking a closer look at the role of road networks in the diffusion of insurgent activity. By explicating the logic of diffusion in a simple epidemic model and exploiting new disaggregated data on violence and road networks in the North Caucasus, this analysis challenges the conventional view that insurgent logistics are either self-sufficient or highly flexible. Roads shape the costs of sustaining and expanding operations, which facilitates the transmission of violence to new locations, but can also intensify competition for limited military resources between nearby battlefronts. At the local level, this dynamic makes the relocation of insurgent activity more likely than its expansion. Methodologically, this paper demonstrates that a failure to account for logistical constraints in the empirical study of civil war can bias downward the estimated costs of diffusion and overpredict the transmissibility of violence between neighboring locations. The use of road network distances can yield more conservative inferences and more accurate predictions of how violence spreads.Replication data: http://dvn.iq.harvard.edu/dvn/dv/zhukov


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BABINEK, Afghanistan – Staff Sgt. Kelly Rogne walked down a dusty village road, rhythmically swinging a metal detector that resembled an oversized hockey stick.
The Stryker soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChord led a column of more than 20 soldiers past deep-green fields of marijuana that surround this village in Panjwai district, traditional homeland of the Taliban.
To defend this turf, Taliban fighters have seeded Babinek and other areas with bombs, creating one of the most perilous patrol grounds U.S. soldiers have encountered during more than 11 years of war in Afghanistan.
Rogne, 36, from Colville, Stevens County, has displayed an uncanny ability to find these improvised explosive devices. He uses technology, tracking skills and intuition honed by careful study of past bomb placements.
Some call Rogne the "IED Whisperer."
On an early September patrol out of Combat Outpost Mushan, Rogne located 29 IEDs during a painstaking, eight-hour movement across less than a kilometer of road, an accomplishment relayed through the chain of command to Pentagon generals.
On his next mission, the soldier from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division would venture back on that route.
"I think I'm ready. I'm feeling it. They're out there," he declared.
The nation's longest conflict has claimed the lives of more than 2,000 U.S. service members and continues to kill more each week, including a pair of Lewis-McChord Stryker soldiers on Saturday. Within the past year, taxpayers' spending on the war totaled more than $100 billion.
But with U.S. combat troops scheduled to be withdrawn by the end of 2014, the war in Afghanistan has, in many ways, faded from public attention and received little prominence in the heated U.S. presidential campaign.
The pace of war has quickened in Panjwai in the past year.
Within a 20-mile stretch of irrigated fields and villages, the district hosts seven U.S. Army installations that bristle with surveillance equipment, Stryker vehicles and mine-clearing equipment. This attention reflects Panjwai's history as a 1990s launching point for the Taliban and its strategic importance for insurgents as a smuggling corridor for weapons and explosives.
"It's a very small piece of Afghanistan," said Command Sgt. Maj. Eric Volk, the senior enlisted officer for the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment from Lewis-McChord. "But it's a very large part of the fight."
Since arriving in Afghanistan in March, the battalion from JBLM – Rogne's battalion – has been at the forefront of that fight.
Volk says the unit has put serious pressure on the Taliban, citing a significant drop in insurgent attacks in Kandahar City and other areas of southern Afghanistan as signs of success. This has been a tough campaign, turning villages into battle zones as U.S. troops repeatedly cycle through them trying to clear out insurgents.
Here, as elsewhere in Afghanistan, the insurgents' makeshift bombs remain potent weapons.
In contrast to the high-powered U.S. arsenal, insurgents piece together IEDs from the scantiest of materials, packing explosives into recycled plastic containers as small as pint water bottles and drawing current from strings of used batteries.
Since 2006, the U.S. military has spent $18 billion for research, equipment, training and other efforts to combat IEDs, and soldiers are able to safely destroy most bombs they encounter.
Still, the bombs extract a deadly toll. In the past three years, nearly 60 percent of U.S. troops who died in combat were killed by IEDs, according to Defense Manpower Data Center statistics. In Panjwai, five men attached to the 1st Battalion's 1,200-person task force have been killed by the bombs.
IEDs often maim soldiers rather than kill them, and these traumatic wounds have become signature injuries of foot-patrol campaigns.
Of the more than 100 troops evacuated from the 1st Battalion task force with serious injuries, 23 lost limbs, including seven double-amputees and one triple-amputee, according to Lt. Col. Wilson Rutherford, the battalion commander. Dozens more soldiers suffered mild traumatic brain injuries, fractures or other wounds from the blasts.
Insurgents try to warn villagers to stay away from active IED sites.
But in the first six months of this year, the bombs caused 33 percent of all civilian casualties, killing 327 civilians and injuring 689, according to United Nations statistics.
Staff Sgt. Caleb Duncan, of Vancouver, Wash., recalls one child, a triple-amputee, who was brought to battalion soldiers for medical care.
Duncan said it was one of the worst things he has seen in this war. "You don't have to speak to put out the message: 'Look, the Americans didn't do this, the Taliban did.'"
Those who plant the IEDs are often elusive, quick to duck under trees that hide them from overhead surveillance cameras. Under cover, they can drop their weapons or bomb-making materials, put on new clothing and transform themselves from fighters to villagers. They are also canny scavengers, even turning a staple of Army field life – the foil wrappers that encase Meals Ready-to-Eat – into the outer casing for a pressure plate.
U.S. soldiers are wary of contributing to the bomb-making materials. They are under orders to cut up any big, empty plastic jugs, such as those that contain protein powder, before leaving them in the base trash. No one wants those jugs smuggled off base and packed with explosives.
"It's the little things that tend to bite you," said Lt. Kenneth Shogry, from New Milford, Conn. "What we look at as trash might be a resource for the insurgents."
Some IEDs are triggered by radio signals. Some are touched off by command wires operated by insurgents hiding nearby. Most are "victim activated," with a trigger mechanism set off by body weight.
Soldiers have learned that survival can be a matter of inches. While on patrol, they carefully place their boots in the footprints created by those who walk just in front of them. Veer slightly to the left or right and you could lose your legs – or your life – to a bomb.
Soldiers have also had to adjust their battle tactics.
An infantry soldier under fire will typically take cover or close in quickly on the enemy and try to take them out. But soldiers here have found insurgent bullets may be part of a plan to bait them into an IED. If they take cover, the soldiers might set off a bomb planted by a wall or tree. If they try to pursue an insurgent, they might be crossing a belt of bombs primed to explode.
So, when under attack, soldiers often take a knee and hope the insurgents aren't good shots.
"They are shooting at us to try to force us to go in a certain direction, which is more dangerous than if you just stay put," said Volk, the command sergeant major. "The men have to display a lot of discipline."
Surviving these patrols sometimes feels like winning the lottery.
Sgt. Peter Butler, from Portland, was shook up by two blasts that injured other soldiers. Late in the summer, he stepped directly on a trigger device, and he could feel a whoosh of air as his foot went down.
"The blasting cap went off, but the DET (detonator cord) didn't go," Butler said. "That's the only reason I got two little legs left."
Since arriving in Afghanistan in the spring, Rogne estimates he has found more than 150 IEDs while walking the lead position on patrols. But he's not keeping score.
"A lot of people thought I was after numbers, how many IEDs I could find," Rogne says. "It's not about that. When you have a group you work with hit by IEDs, and you see how it affects people's lives, you don't ever want anyone to step on one again. So the reason I go out front is that's where I can best be utilized."
Rogne, the son of a Colville logger, joined the Army when he was 18. He's on his fourth combat tour. In the run-up to a mission, he spends hours studying battlefield maps, photos and intelligence to better anticipate where bombs might be placed.
He started this year's tour of duty with the 1st Battalion's Blackhawk Company and helped his platoon survive a difficult start to the summer without any wounds from IEDs. Then in July, he got an unexpected call to Combat Outpost Mushan in the western part of Panjwai to serve as the lead enlisted officer for Apache Company's 2nd Platoon.
Rogne was assigned to replace Sgt. 1st Class Edgar Barrera, who had been severely wounded on a nightmarish July 7 patrol. Around 7 a.m. that morning, stepping outside of a compound that had been searched for signs of insurgents, Barrera detonated a bomb. The explosion claimed both his legs and an arm, and caused shrapnel and other wounds to a half-dozen soldiers near the site of the blast.
There were gunbattles, and another bomb explosion severed both feet of one soldier.
Late in the day, Sgt. Juan Navarro, a team leader who had been caught in the first blast but demanded to stay with his soldiers, sat down to take a break.
Navarro chose a piece of turf that had been walked over by many other soldiers and swept for bombs with three different devices, according to several soldiers.
His weight set off another bomb blast, and he died from his wounds.
Soldiers had a quiet day of grieving.
"You could see them giving each other hugs when someone would break down for a few minutes. You could see them draw together."
Soon, patrols resumed back through the bomb-laden trails.
"It's a mindset," Robinson said. "If you let the fear take hold, it will rule you, and a bad thing will happen. If you understand that the IED is just an obstacle – something that is just there: You can identify it. Go around it. Or take it out. But you have a choice."


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The closest that I can think of (and it's not really close) is Photoshop-Extended for 3D work.However, it is more a 3D "painting" program (at that level, as it does so much more, but not with 3D), and not a 3D modeling program.
As for AutoCad, I can think of nothing.
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Ten Resolutions (New Years)
Well it is that time of year when most of us decide to take stock in ourselves and shoot for some sort of fresh start or new beginning. There is nothing particularly sacred about the month of January but we human beings seem to invest certain times, events and persons with symbolic importance. The "new year" has that kind of symbolic importance, so with apologies to the Master Mason of the Texas Tradition within Churches of Christ R. L. Whiteside (who opined New Year's resolutions to be vain), I offer a few of my own resolutions.
1) I resolve to pray more and dispute less ... with a nod to Barton Stone
2) I resolve to make the most of every moment I have with Rachael and Talya
3) I resolve, as Tobias did for Sarah, to love Tifani with holy and pure love (see Tobit 8.4-8)
4) I resolve to guard my heart against bitterness, which I confess I have struggled with from
time to time over the last 2 years.
5) I resolve to take better care of myself for myself and those whom I love
6) I resolve to finish my biography of K. C. Moser THIS YEAR
7) I resolve to seek to be a better disciple of Jesus Christ and student of the written Word
of God
8) I resolve to cultivate a true Christ-centered, non-denominational, and non-sectarian faith
to be truly kingdom focused
9) I resolve to enjoy more time off ... to integrate Sabbath rhythms into my life
10) I resolve to live within my means and reduce as much debt as possible this year
Well there you have my New Year's resolutions. I am going to stick them to my refrigerator to remind myself of these resolutions. I seek those who will help keep me on track. May your New Year be filled with God's amazing shalom.
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- Jeanne said...
Noble goals, Bobby! I think you have the heart to earnestly pursue them. May you feel the strength of Christ through whom you can do all things. :-)
- Frank Bellizzi said...
Best wishes with those resolutions, Bobby.
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- Adam Gonnerman said...
I made a list of "Goals and Objectives for 2010 and Beyond." So far I'm not pleased with my progress....
I can't find that Tobit 8:4-8 in my Bible! :)
- Stoned-Campbell Disciple said...
You need a NRSV, NEB, REB, ESV, RSV, KJV, TEV or a myriad of versions. Great text.
- Adam Gonnerman said...
Tobit was one of my favorites when I was a teenager, and I still like it.
These days I avoid buying any Bible lacking the Apocrypha. - 6:17 PM
- cwinwc said...
If I can throw in some "Klingon theology," as Warf said on one of the episodes to his crewmates in "Ten Forward," "Drink more, talk less!" :)


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An Alex Smith injury could change the course of the San Francisco 49ers' game vs. the St. Louis Rams—he left after taking a big hit while on the ground.
Alex Smith took a big hit in the second quarter from St. Louis Rams linebacker Jo-lonn Dunbar, and while he tried to stay in the game the San Francisco 49ers quarterback went out shortly thereafter, replaced by young backup Colin Kaepernick. After the 49ers' drive Smith was declared out for the game with what sideline reporters confirmed was a concussion.
Here's how it happened—Smith escaped the pocket and slid awkwardly to the ground after making a short gain, but with his back to Dunbar and his lower body already on the ground he was folded up by the contact. He stayed in the game and even got the 49ers on the board with their first touchdown of the afternoon, to Michael Crabtree, but he left afterward to be evaluated by San Francisco's medical personnel in the locker room.
The Rams lead the 49ers 14-7 through most of the second quarter. Kaepernick comes into the game with 13 rushes for 111 yards and five passes—for 89—in nine attempts as a highly effective change-up of a quarterback. Not he's got a much bigger responsibility on his hands.


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Jim Delany: If O'Bannon plaintiffs win, Big Ten could "de-emphasize" athletics
I just have a question. I read through most of this thread, and I dont think anyone answered, if they did sorry. If players get paid, what if they dont perform. Do they get cut, not just from being paid, but a scholorship as well. What if they get hurt, would they still get paid for the rest of their time at school?
...they'll get cut. If they are getting paid, then they are professional athletes. The schools will be fielding professional teams and they'll have no choice but to compete for talent and fan resources (against competition like the NFL).
But I wouldn't sweat that detail. As Delaney is pointing out, the schools have no interest in fielding professional teams.
As much as I love getting to watch college football and hockey, I've always been really conflicted by this. In some ways I would be upset to see it, but at the same time, athletics really does need to be de-emphasized. Michigan is a University first and foremost, and I never could justify to myself how sports reasonably fit into that. And spare me the nonsense about being great publicity for the school, because I disagree.
Agree. Can't award point because of Bolivia'd.
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
This topic obviously strikes a cord with all fans, as we hate the idea of losing our big sports teams and rooting interests. Michigan graduates should be as proud of the academic reputation of their school and of the B1G schools as a group. Don't fool yourselves, Delany and the university presidents care far more about the academic side of the equation than we fans do, and rightfully so. They will gut the athletics if it comes down to it.
I'd like the B1G to de-emphasize Jim Delany.
Hail to the college whose colors we wear,
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
The article also links to an earlier Staples piece on the ongoing investigations into some of the NCAA's miscues of late - (LINK). It's an interesting piece which discusses how the NCAA has, through time, been very good at selling the narrative that providing compensation beyond a scholarship is essentially "immoral" (Staples' word), but then by doing this, it creates opportunities for players to basically risk their collegiate careers merely by realizing their potential market value.
What was suggested, interestingly enough, was something akin to the Olympic model, which would allow for boosters and wealthy benefactors to provide the "pay", relieving the school of Title IX problems related to compensation as well as tax issues. In support of that, he notes the relative imbalance of the competitive field of FBS football and notes that 13 of the 20 top revenue producing schools actually have classes in the Rivals Top 20 for recruiting. His argument then is that competition would not be terribly altered in that scenario.
I don't know if this is one of the other alternatives which Delany believes to exist, of course, but it was an interesting approach to the issue, I thought. In the article as well, there is a link to a theory on a truncated handbook which would accommodate these changes as well and that was also an interesting read.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
Follow the random tweets of a Michigan alum - http://twitter.com/#!/LorneEC3
A draft for high school players might be kinda cool. 25 rounds of 150 or so picks would be epic. If they're getting paid to play, they shouldn't get the opportunity to play where they want to as well - that would just be plain greedy.
...compensating players and drafting them out of high school, how long before the NFL also starts drafting these kids out of high school?
And likewise, why would a school feel compelled to let a good player graduate & move on to the NFL after they've invest 4 years of training in him? If Michigan were a pro team, would they really let Denard go? Or what about Tom Brady, for that matter?
Completely agree. This whole thing is just one giant slope that makes the absurd appear somewhat plausible.
Also, Charles Woodson would probably have been a better example than Tom Brady. I have to believe Michigan would have had no problem letting Tom Brady go after the 98-99 season with Drew Henson in the fold, unless he agreed to be the backup.
...said McCloud, "why a man can't play college ball till he's forty, if he takes good care of hisself."
Read Chapter 28.
This is merely posturing on the part of the "big boys." It has helped them get their way for years. Ever since Walter Byers coined the term "student-athlete," the NCAA has had free labor to drive a multi-billion, dollar business. I'm consistent in my arguments on this: all they have to do is allow the athletes to take money from boosters and accept endorsements.
Most of all, I just wish they would all stop pretending that anything the NCAA has done in the last forty years even comes close to being "amateur."
It's scare tactics. He's not daring anyone, he's trying to get everyone so worried that Big Ten sports will go away, that they won't risk it. Probably not a good strategy.
Though they'd have to go all Division III, because he's never going to get pay for play for small sports but scholly's for Football past Title IX. Unless his plan is to have a football team, men's and women's basketball teams, and then whatever group of women's sports he can cobble together that adds up to 85 scholarships.
On the bright side, if there's going to be a last edition of EA College Football, it'll at least have Denard on the cover.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
I don't know if this has been posted already, but I just educated myself the quick and easy way, through Grantland:
I was thinking that some sort of post-career trust would be amenable to both sides, but I guess Ed O'Bannon's attorneys already tried that and the NCAA said no. I'm still opposed to athletes getting paid while they're in school, as that denigrates the value of the education they're getting, not to mention all the other benefits if they have a future in professional sports (entre into the pro world through exposure, TV time, etc..). But I have to say, O'Bannon and his fellow plaintiffs have a point: if the school continues to use their images and numbers, they should get a piece of it.
I understand why college teams don't want to undertake the responsibilities and liabilities related to "paying" players (revenue sharing at this level of granularity would be a massive headache), but at the same time many of these schools are making a significant amount of money from these same individuals. I've never quite bought the argument that these players are being abused, as they are receiving scholarship money and all of the perks attached to being an athlete, but claiming financial concerns when you are clearing $20+ million a year in TV revenue alone is disingenuous.
I'd be fine if the school wanted to address these concerns constructively, perhaps through some insurance plan or additional aid, but I don't for a second expect UM to drop athletics down to the Ivy/DIII model, which means they'll just create a myth surrounding the new procedures while still recruiting top athletes and providing them academic/aid scholarships that perform the same purpose.
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This example shows the basic use of a while loop. It also explains how to use the LED Lamps that are included in the Mindstorms kit.
This example shows how to use the Wait For program. The program first waits for a touch, moves forward, and then waits again for a touch to brake.
This example shows how to make a while loop dependent on a condition in order to keep running, instead of depending on a condition in order to stop.
This program shows the most basic use of the Quotient/Remainder block. In other programming languages, this function is referred to as the Modulus, and allows the user to use the remainder of an equation. In this example, the user inputs a number and the program determines (using the Modulus) if the number is even or odd.
This program shows how to execute the concept of recursion (using a function within itself). The factorial program takes in a number n, and computes n factorial (n!). n! = n*(n-1)*(n-2)*(n-3) etc. By definition, 0! is equal to 1. This example uses a while loop and a shift register.
This example shows the use of a for loop, which is useful when you know precisely how many times a loop needs to be run. The "N" in the top left corner represents the number of iterations the loop will go through. In this particular example, the motor runs faster depending on which iteration the loop is on.
This example shows a flat sequence structure in action.
This program takes a point in Polar coordinates and converts it into Cartesian Coordinates.
This example demonstrates the use of both shift registers and timers. After resetting the timer, the program reads how long the loop has been running, subtracts the last timer value, and displays the result to the screen, essentially measuring the run time of one iteration.
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3. | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | ||
a stupid, pointless, piece of shit anime. i watched it out of curiosity and couldn't stand 5 minutes of the shit! it bored me out of my mind. basically just some sleep-inducing governmental crap, a lot of it set in a boardroom. yaaaaaawn.
ps. fullmetal alchemist kicks ass!!! *headbangs* never watch Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex, EVER, lest you wish for you brain to deteriorate and drain out of your ears from boredom. it's just that bad.
1. | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | ||
An anime series off of Adult Swim, has two seasons: Ghost in the Shell: SAC and Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd GIG.
The series receives its subtitle from a theoretical mental complex attributed to the adaptation of cybernetics into the mass public. In the story, 'stand alone complex' is said to describe copies with no original and is portrayed by copycat crimes with no original criminal or, in other words, an imaginary criminal. It also refers to the structure of each first season episode: each episode can be viewed independently of each other, and there is little catch-up (if at all) given in each episode to keep the viewer up to date (unlike many anime series). The individual episodes are discreetly marked either "stand alone" or "complex" in the title screen. The "complex" episodes are more closely entwined with this encompassing plot, and the "stand alone" less so. Taking place in a fictional city of Japan called New Port City in the year 2030, SAC tells the story of a special operations task-force called Public Security Section 9, or simply "Section 9". The series follows the exploits of Section 9's agents who range from ex-military to ex-police to even ex-mafia as they address each case and how it affects them on a personal level, eventually leading to the mysterious figure dubbed by the media as "The Laughing Man". If you like nice action, deep stories, utterly BEAUTIFUL animation, and rich dialouge, watch it on Adult Swim. Or better yet, get the DVD releases-... |
2. | Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | ||
An anime cartoon at airs on Adult Swim Monday through Wednesday at 1:30 AM, and then again at 4:30 AM. Know as a cyberpunk classic, the series is about the time between the two movies "Ghost in the Shell" and "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence" in which a cyber crime fighting unit known as Section 9 fights cyber warfare and keeps things in check from a cyber hacker known as the "Laughing Man." I stayed up until 1:30 AM to watch Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex.


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Old PS3s locked out of PlayStation Network
Sony seeks solution as slimline consoles continue to connect
Sony has confirmed that many if not all of its old-style chunky PlayStation 3 consoles will no longer connect to the PlayStation Network.
The glitch, which began to strike users worldwide yesterday, does not affect the new, slimline version of the console.
The machines are "connecting normally", Sony said on its official Twitter page.
"We're aware that many of you are having problems connecting to PSN, and yes, we're looking into it," it said, but later adding: "We're narrowing down the issue and continue to work to restore service to all. Updates as soon as we have them."
The issue clearly affects games played on PSN, but it's also hitting game played offline but which connect to the PSN to gather league table data and suchlike.
There's plenty of speculation as to why the glitch might have emerged at this point in time, from some kind of bug in the old console's timekeeping software that resets the date beyond the range PSN accepts at login to a recent redesign of the PlayStation website.
Cynics might even suggest that it comes as a result of back-end work on PSN carried out by Sony as a precursor to the introduction of access fees. However, there is no evidence to suggest this at this time. ®
There is no such thing as a 'chipped' PS3. The encryption technology they use has yet to be properly broken*. This doesn't necessarily make it 'stronger' than that in the Xbox, although I suspect it is.
*Before anyone says it, making hardware modifications in order to be able to peek at the memory behind the hypervisor when running Linux doesn't really count as breaking the encryption.
Damn what to do
well thats shafted my evening of annoying americans on MW2 ah well...
i actually thought there would have been pages of flaming on here but its not as bad as i thought, all the same its a tad annoying that we cant play games offline even, i feel blocked from doing what i could do.
and also warning people not to turn the console on? seriously not everyone checks the interwebz all day for PSN news so what if you got home turned it on, then checked the error code? oh shazbot!
if its all the same ill wait till the panic calms down but i reckon a new firmware update will be required but i also think sony should allow us to download one free game.
PS3 MK1 owners only though you slim ones can go shaft yourselves
/sour grapes
Latest Update - IMPORTANT
Sony has finally spoken up about the game-crashing issues currently plaguing non-Slim PS3 models. A post on PlayStation Blog has confirmed that the problems are "being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system." The statement puts a loose timeframe on a fix for the issues, saying, "we hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours."
Additionally, the PlayStation Blog post includes a word of warning to PS3 Phat owners: "if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained Trophies, and not being able to restore certain data." (Read Sony's full statement after the break.)
We know you're curious to see what the console apocalypse looks like, but trust us -- it's just not worth it. We'll let you know when it's safe to turn your system back on.
Official statement from Sony:
"As you may be aware, some customers have been unable to connect to the PlayStation Network today. This problem affects the models other than the new slim PS3.
"We believe we have identified that this problem is being caused by a bug in the clock functionality incorporated in the system.
"Errors include:
* The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000.When the user tries to sign in to the PlayStation Network, the following message appears on the screen; "An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)".
* When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; "Failed to install trophies. Please exit your game."
* When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the Internet, the following message appears on the screen; "The current date and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)"
* Users are not able to play back certain rental video downloaded from the PlayStation Store before the expiration date.
"We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data.
"As mentioned above, please be advised that the new slim PS3 is not affected with this error. We are doing our best to resolve the issue and do apologize for any inconvenience caused."
some news
just heard from a ps3 dev pal of mine and apparently this effected even the ps3 test units (phat)
and to quote..
he removed the RTC battery for about 10 minutes as I suggested earlier, stuck it back in and he is now back up and running, on PSN and everything!
So, if you guys want to give it a try and your box has been opened / out of warranty - it should work!
I'd just, for now, set it to today / tomorrow's (3/1/2010) date, to be safe!
Oh no, world stops spinning
Hoards of spotty teenagers forced to enter into conversation with real people - what a shocker.


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February 23 2010 3:20 PM ET
More than a year after six transgender women in the small South American country of Guyana were arrested for wearing female clothing, a local gay rights group is calling on the nation's supreme court to strike down laws against homosexuality and "cross-dressing."
The male-to-female transgender individuals who were detained last year filed a motion on Friday with the Guyana supreme court, which has yet to indicate whether it will hear the case, according to Reuters. "It was one of the most humiliating experiences of my life," Seon Clarke said of the arrest in a statement released by Guyana's Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination, which is representing the women who were arrested.
The women were reportedly mocked by the judge handling the case. All were fined by the court and were subsequently released.
Guyana, a country roughly the size of Idaho with a population under 1 million, is the only remaining South American country to criminalize gay male sex (lesbian sex is legal, however). According to the International Gay and Lesbian Association, males engaged in sexual acts can be imprisoned from two years to life under current laws. Laws also prohibit transgender men and women from publicly dressing in clothing consistent with their gender identity.
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News Flash: On May 24, the Supreme Court decided in favor of NAR's position on the Quicken case (discussed in this April 30 post). Here's a link to the decision. Guidance from NAR will be forthcoming soon.
Earlier this month, the magazine hosted a webinar with two NAR attorneys—Ralph Holmen and Finley Maxson—in which we examined six cases (including one still pending) and their potential impact on your business. Some of you have said you'd like to see a written summary rather than listen to the 60-minute session. Fair enough! Because the cases are complex, however, I'll cover one at a time.
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Issue: Does the RESPA prohibition on unearned fees apply to transaction fees?
The Law: One year before the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, three years before the Community Reinvestment Act, and 38 years before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, there was RESPA. RESPA—the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act—was passed in 1974 to prevent kickbacks in the provision of settlement services, and it has been a source of angst and debate among real estate, title, and mortgage professionals ever since. One contentious provision, Sec. 8(b), prohibits settlement service providers from imposing so called "unearned fees" on borrowers. Seems simple enough. Not really.
The Case: We looked at Freeman v. Quicken Loans, in which a group of Louisiana borrowers, led by Tammy Foret Freeman, charged Quicken with violating RESPA's prohibition on unearned fees. Quicken argued that the fee in question, discount points paid to reduce the mortgage interest rate, was standard practice across the industry. Quicken prevailed in District Court and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, but the plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.


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Strasbourg is the largest city of the Alsace region in France. Its old town centre known as the Grand Ile is nowadays a listed and protected UNESCO world heritage site where one can see its timber-framed houses, colourful window shutters and multi-storey steeply angled gables. Strasbourg is world known for its Christmas market, the biggest in Europe and one of the most imposing in the world. Inside the city itself, with its 12 Christmas markets spots, Strasbourg invites you to a pleasing stroll. Strasbourg is also home to the European Parliament, Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights.
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You have 4 days only? You want to visit more than one country? Basel is the name that should be on your list of towns to set camp. Perfect to visit France and Germany, from this city which is known as the Swiss capital of art and culture. There are about 40 museums, classical patrician houses and medieval churches side by side with modern buildings designed by major international architects such as Herzog & de Meuron or Renzo Piano. Top off your city tour at the Kunstmuseum Basel, known for its oldest public art collection of the world. Basel is the third most populous city of Siwtzerland.


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July 3, 2008 · Updated 1:47 PM
A 63-year-old Oak Harbor man was killed in a head-on accident on Highway 20 in Skagit County Tuesday night, the State Patrol reported.
Lloyd Evans was driving 1992 Honda Civic westbound on the highway. Evans car crossed into the other lane, striking an oncoming 1994 Mitsubishi van driven by 54-year-old Peter Anderson of Oak Harbor.
The accident was reported at 9:45 p.m. at milepost 57, which is near Avon-Allen Road. It was raining at the time.
Evans was pronounced dead at the scene. Anderson was injured and transported to Skagit Valley Hospital. He was treated and released.
Anderson is a Sound Publishing employee who was returning to the Burlington printing plant after dropping off the classified section of newspapers at the Whidbey News-Times in Oak Harbor. Hes been a driver for the company for more than three years and has never been involved in an accident before.
Hes a great driver, a great worker, said News-Times circulation manager Jim Pace, adding that Anderson was very shaken up about the accident.
The Honda was totalled and the van sustained an estimated $8,000 in damages. The accident blocked the roadway.
Funeral arrangements for Evans are being handled at the Hulbush Funeral Home in Burlington. His family has chosen not to release an obituary.
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In a week that could define their seasons, Agnes Irwin's and Episcopal Academy's girls soccer teams will meet twice.
Kristin Burnetta made sure round one went to the Owls Tuesday. The freshman striker scored two first-half goals, and some solid defense made the lead stand up as the No. 8 Owls upset top-seeded EA, 2-1, in a PAISAA quarterfinal game.
Stephanie Karalis and Emily Fryer set up Burnetta's tallies in a game the Owls largely controlled from start to finish, and Autumn Wedderburn made five saves to salt away the Owls' seventh straight victory.
Tara Boyle finished off a Kristen Hinckley scrum during a goalmouth scramble late in the first half, but the short-handed Churchmen could get to closer.
Taylor Long made six saves in net for EA, playing without midfield general Meredith Manley. She should be back Friday when the teams renew acquaintances as part of the EA-Haverford School/Agnes Irwin festivities.
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The Fords won their PAISSA tournament second-round match behind goals from Brett Campbell and Conor Bradley. Gavin McBride and Alex Dubow had the assists.
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Sophie Tornetta broke a scoreless game in the second half and the Owls' stingy defense did the rest as Agnes Irwin advanced to the semifinal round of the PAISAA tournament.
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What do you love about having natural hair?
"This past summer was the first time I've worn it curly, and I couldn't have been more excited. It's basically the first time I saw my real hair since I was about 14. I was so surprised to see the texture. But the best part was that I could wash and go. I love being able to wash, detangle, throw on the some product, and air dry. It's very freeing and good for me because I'm low maintenance."
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I installed Safari 4 on my Windows machine and after I launched it, I was lost for a few seconds. I didn't know whether I was looking at the title bar or the tab bar itself. Turns out it was both! WOW! What an incredibly stupid idea! It looks hilarious!
I felt like I was dizzy or something and my screen looked so freaky. After a while you do kind of get used to it but no...that thing has got to go. Apple can't be serious. They must have been drunk when they designed that thing.
Anyway.......I used the browser for a while and except for the tabs, I like it. I think they need to have their own independent proxy setting rather than relying on IE's settings.
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The NCAA has released a chart showing how the new Ratings Percentage Index formula would have affected every Division I team in 2011. The chart shows each team's actual 2011 RPI ranking, and where it would have ranked under the new formula, which weights road victories as 1.3 wins and home victories as 0.7 wins. The new formula only affects the 25 percent of the RPI that considers a team's actual win-loss record; the other 75 percent is effectively just a team's strength of schedule (its opponents' winning percentage is 50 percent, and its opponents' opponents' winning percentate is 25 percent). That part of the formula does not change.
As you can see, the teams at the top are largely unaffected by the new formula. In the following charts, the number in parentheses is a team's actual 2011 RPI ranking, and the number after the colon is its adjusted RPI ranking using the new formula.
(1) North Carolina: 1
(2) Virginia: 2
(3) Florida: 4
(4) Vanderbilt: 3
(5) Florida State: 5
(6) South Carolina: 6
(7) Clemson: 7
(8) Georgia Tech: 8
(9) Arizona State: 10
(10) Texas A&M: 9
The hosting picture would not be greatly affected, either.
(17) Stanford: 16
(15) Miami: 19
Also note that Texas Christian (which hosted a regional) dropped from 19 to 29—a drop that would likely have torpedoed its hosting chances. Then again, UCLA hosted last year with an RPI of No. 34; under the new formula, the Bruins would move up to 28th.
Committee members say they expect the new formula to have more impact on the margins of the NCAA tournament field than at the top. Boyd's World's RPI Needs Report uses the top 45 as target for teams seeking at-large bids, so let's take a look at teams that would have entered the top 45 or dropped out of the top 45 using the new formula.
(47) Kansas State: 41
(48) Connecticut: 37
(49) Elon: 43
(53) St. John's: 34
(50) Troy: 45
(39) Mississippi: 48
(42) Auburn: 49
(43) Dallas Baptist: 60
(47) Texas Tech: 54
These charts underscore the point that RPI is not the sole determining factor when it comes to filling out the field of 64, as K-State, UConn, St. John's and Troy were given at-large spots despite finishing outside the top 45, while Ole Miss and Texas Tech were left out by a committee that emphasized conference play over the RPI. But Dallas Baptist would likely have been omitted from the tournament field after an RPI plunge of 17 places. Also, it's worth noting that at the margin of the field, four of the five teams that enter the top 45 are cold-weather teams, while all four teams that drop out are Southeastern Conference or Lone Star State teams.
Here's a look at the biggest gainers and biggest droppers overall.
(108) Manhattan: 66 — plus 42
(229) Alcorn State: 188 — plus 41
(133) Central Michigan: 99 — plus 34
(162) Maine: 131 — plus 31
(161) South Dakota State: 130 — plus 31
(122) Purdue: 94 — plus 28
(207) Binghamton: 180 — plus 27
(159) Southern Illinois: 132 — plus 27
(223) Le Moyne: 197 — plus 26
(104) Utah: 78 — plus 26
(160) Princeton: 135 — plus 25
(120) Tennessee: 152 — minus 32
(117) Duke: 148 — minus 31
(213) Lipscomb: 241 — minus 28
(141) McNeese State: 168 — minus 27
(196) The Citadel: 221 — minus 25
(75) Tulane: 100 — minus 25
As you can see, the most significant swings all involve teams well outside regional at-large range. Manhattan would have at least entered the at-large discussion, but it still likely would have fallen short of an at-large bid with an RPI of 66th (as it turned out, the Jaspers didn't need an at-large spot, because they won an automatic bid).
The overall message here is that the new RPI formula will certainly help cold-weather teams and hurt warm-weather teams, in general, but the practical impact will be limited to small shifts in the bubble range. It will be interesting to see if some warm-weather teams adjust the way they schedule in order to maximize their RPI rankings, but the truly elite teams will not have to adjust anything.
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I don't agree with the new RPI. ASU and A&M were both beat by Texas. Texas should have been in the top 8.
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All-electronic tolling on the Golden Gate Bridge will take effect by the morning commute on March 27, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District officials announced Thursday.
The switch to all-electronic toll collection will save the district $16 million over eight years, bridge district spokeswoman Mary Currie said.
The electronic toll collection options include the current FasTrak and three pay-by-plate options; opening a license plate account, making a one-time payment or paying a toll invoice.
For two-axle vehicles, the pay-by-plate toll will be $6. The FasTrak toll will still be $5 and the carpool toll remains at $3.
Of the 28 full-time toll collectors who were employed in January 2011 when the decision to collect tolls electronically was made, all but nine have transitioned to another job at the district or are retiring, Currie said.
An advertising campaign about the electronic tolling that is tied to the 1960s began Wednesday, Currie said. Its tagline is, "Drive on through to the other side. All-Electronic Tolling on the Golden Gate Bridge. No Stopping, Ever. Trippy."
The Golden Gate Bridge was the first to develop and institute one-way toll collection on Oct. 19, 1968, Currie noted.
All lanes on the bridge will accommodate all electronic toll collection options, she said.
The second toll lane from the right on the western side of the bridge will be dedicated as the "Carpool Only" lane for southbound vehicles with three or more persons and motorcyclists who use FasTrak between 5-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. on weekdays except holidays. FasTrak will be required to use the carpool lane, Currie said.
The district will also hold a public hearing on March 21 on a proposal to raise the speed limit through the toll plaza from 5 mph to 25 mph, which is the current speed limit in FasTrak lanes at other CalTrans-operated toll bridges in the Bay Area.
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