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The HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE continues the tradition of awfully long Android device names, and is the latest entry in the Verizon DROID Incredible series of devices. The DROID Incredible line has been very popular for Verizon, and I on several occasions have recommended one of the Incredible devices to friends and co-workers who didn't have the need for a high-end device with a super-sized screen, or preferred battery life to 4G LTE connectivity. The Incredible line has easily been the must-have alternative to the flagship devices, but will the DROID Incredible 4G LTE continue this tradition? Read on to find out.
1. Form Factor
When you pick up the Incredible 4G LTE, the first thing you'll notice is its unique form factor. The Incredible continues the design made popular by its predecessors, from the protruding backside, to the red accents around the camera, speaker grill, and power button. By all accounts, the Incredible 4G LTE is going to be hit or miss with customers; some will like the overall shape and feel of the device, while others will prefer the sleek, thin profiles offered by the likes of the Galaxy S III or HTC One X. Form factor is largely a preferential choice, and I have to admit I don't particularly enjoy the build of the Incredible 4G LTE.
2. Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 4.0
Okay, yes, I don't like custom skins. So why on earth did I give the Incredible the point in this category? Of all the custom skins out there, HTC has one of the cleanest interfaces and that makes the Incredible easy to pick up and use by just about anyone. Sense 4.0 really tones down the skinned UI elements, and the ability to completely customize your lock screen to quickly launch your most-used applications is a welcome feature that makes using the device a bit easier. Some of the other tweaks they've done, say to the camera application for example, take this level of usability even further, in some ways surpassing their stock Android counterparts. In short, you can certainly do much worse than Sense UI, and in some ways the experience in Sense 4.0 is better than Google's Android 4.0 stock build.
3. Bloatware
As per Verizon's MO, there's a ton of bloatware on the Incredible 4G LTE, and not much of it is useful in the least. For example, the Slingbox application comes preloaded on the Incredible 4G LTE, but I can count on one hand the number of people I know who own a Slingbox (I think I have a review unit boxed up in the garage somewhere). There are no fewer than a dozen Verizon-installed applications, though it's fairly easy to disable/uninstall the ones you aren't interested in. There are several useful apps like My Verizon that lets you view your mobile usage on the Verizon network, but several others (Let's Golf 3 HD – seriously?) have no business being pre-installed on devices.
4. Hardware
The Incredible 4G LTE is powered by a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage (expandable by a microSD card slot). Despite not having the latest and greatest internal components, the DROID Incredible 4G LTE felt snappy and was able to handle every task we threw at it with relative ease. Performance was snappy and fluid throughout our time with the device, and we hardly noticed any lag during normal use. When it comes to the performance of the device, the hardware found in the Incredible 4G LTE gets the job done, and is certain to please all but the hardcore enthusiasts who, let's face it, are probably going to be getting the Galaxy S III anyway.
All of the things we'd expect to see in a device released in 2012 are there as well, with both NFC and LTE support found in the Incredible 4G LTE.
5. Call Quality
Of course, the Incredible 4G LTE is a phone above all else, and we're happy to report that the device performs well in this category. Calls were clear both on our end and on the other party's end when we had good coverage, which was most of the time thanks to Verizon's large nationwide network. Speakerphone performance was on par with other mobile devices, and obviously varies in quality based on signal strength.
6. Display
Naturally, you'll spend most of your time with the Incredible 4G LTE looking at the screen. The Incredible 4G LTE features a 4.0″ SLCD display with a qHD (960 x 540) resolution. While not quite as sharp as the amazing screen on the Galaxy S III, the screen will not disappoint and is easy to look at. Colors are sharp, though again not as sharp as Samsung's world-class displays. Videos, pictures, and other media content looked good on the Incredible 4G LTE, and those of you who decide to purchase the device won't be let down by the screen.
7. Camera Quality
HTC has improved cellular picture quality drastically with their HTC ImageChip found in the One series of devices. Sadly, though the Incredible 4G LTE just came out a few days ago, it is not a One device and therefore lacks the HTC ImageChip. As a result, the Incredible's rear 8 megapixel camera continues to perform well in direct sunlight, with colors popping and awesome pictures as a result. It's quite the different story in low-light situations, where we found a bit of graininess and noise, even at times when using the flash. One saving grace is the amount of time between pictures; while the Incredible 4G LTE does not support the rapid burst photos of the One series, the time between pictures is nearly instantaneous so you'll always be ready to capture the next shot. Also, Ice Cream Sandwich added the ability to take still pictures while shooting video, which slightly makes up for the lack of burst mode. Overall, pictures from the Incredible 4G LTE came out pretty good.
The video camera worked fairly well, though we noticed some jerkiness even when the stabilization mode was enabled. Still, videos were easy to capture, and came out good enough for YouTube and Facebook, which is where 99+% of mobile phone videos end up anyway. Sure, it may not produce the best quality videos out there, but they're certainly good enough for regular use.
8. Verizon 4G LTE
Of course, no phone review is complete without rating the network on which the device runs. As we've said on numerous occasions previously, Verizon's 4G LTE network is speedy, even with several of Verizon's smartphones now fighting for bandwidth on the network. Speeds routinely were between 8 and 12 mbps down, with 3-5 mbps uplink speeds as well. These speeds translate to incredible (forgive the pun) real-world performance; videos streamed flawlessly, as did internet radio and anything else that required a connection. Uploads were fast and always went off without a hitch as well, even high-definition videos shot from the device uploaded to YouTube very quickly. There's a reason everyone applauds Verizon's 4G LTE network, it's the most widespread LTE network out there and it's damn snappy.
9. Battery Life
What good is any phone if it can't make it through an entire day? The problem with LTE devices thus far has been their notoriously bad battery life, though the latest Android devices have seemingly solved the battery life problem. The Galaxy S III and Droid RAZR MAXX easily make it through most of the day, with the latter lasting even longer than a day thanks to its 3,300 mAh battery. So how does the DROID Incredible 4G LTE stack up to the competition?
Well, those of you hoping to make it through an entire day without scrambling to find a charger will be sorely disappointed. In normal usage, the 1,700 mAh battery on the Incredible 4G LTE lasted about 7-10 hours on a single charge, on par with the HTC One X (AT&T), but well below that offered by the Galaxy S III and Droid RAZR MAXX. At best, I was able to eek out about 12.5 hours on the Incredible 4G LTE.
If you do purchase the Incredible 4G LTE and don't have routine access to a charger, you may want to opt for an extended battery or second battery to help you get through the day.
10. Price
Here's the kicker for me; the DROID Incredible 4G LTE is a decent device, though it screams mid-range as opposed to the more high-end phones offered by Verizon. The DROID Incredible 4G LTE will set you back $199.99 in store, though it comes with a $50 mail-in rebate debit card. That's the same in-store price as the 16GB Galaxy S III, and anyone in their right mind would opt to spend the extra $50 for the added benefits brought by Samsung's flagship device. We would have liked to see the Incredible 4G LTE come with a $100 (or less) price tag, and we expect it'll drop to that point in the not-too distant future. At $149 after MIR, it's difficult for me to recommend the Incredible 4G LTE to anyone when there are more powerful devices available for the same upfront cost.
The HTC One Series impressed me with its build quality and high-quality internal components that rival those offered by Samsung's latest flagship. Sadly, the DROID Incredible 4G LTE is not a One device. As a result, the Incredible 4G LTE lacks some of the key features that make the One series great, and it shows in the end product. There's still a lot to like about the device, the display is good, the hardware results in a smooth and lag-free performance, and Android 4.0 with Sense 4.0 is one of the better UI skins we've used in a while. But you can't help but feel that the Incredible 4G LTE could have been better, that a few design choices could have made the device a must-have for Verizon customers. As it stands, the Incredible 4G LTE is a decent mid-range device for those not looking for a flagship, though we'd like to see it at a much lower price point if its to really take off on the Verizon network.


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IT Management Slideshow: The Decision-Maker's Playbook
By Dennis McCafferty | Posted 09-29-2010
Why do so many ideas that seem so right at first go so wrong? It's not necessarily because they're bad ideas. It could be that the decision-making process at your organization is badly in need of a tune-up, according to the new book, "Decide & Deliver: 5 Steps to Breakthrough Performance in Your Organization"(Harvard Business Review Press/Sept. 27). Authors Marcia W. Blenko, Michael C. Mankins and Paul Rogers of Bain & Company Inc., a global management consulting firm, present a compelling case for CIOs and other top managers to come up with a systemic model for decision-making. The goals are to minimize risks and increase those factors that most often lead to success. For example, too often, organizations seek 100 percent agreement among a large number of decision-makers before launching implementation. That's a big mistake, the authors contend, as such efforts stall or compromise a great idea, and can lead to failure. By keeping only essential decision-makers/executors involved in the process, organizations can come up with a playbook for idea implementation that can be used over and over again. Here's more on how to do it.
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This project is for an IT consultancy in Singapore. Sivren is an IT
consultancy providing information technology, software development and
systems integration services.
Currently, a major part of their business is providing software and web
development solutions to local small and medium sized businesses in the
financial and moneylending sector.
Sivren's clients are small and medium sized businesses in the
moneylending sector. Sivren hopes to grow the business beyond that sector.
Sivren is looking for a logo and stationery design (letterhead,
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Ideas that should be communicated through the designs:
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A simpler design is preferred over something more complex. Blue and
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Logos should look good in both color and black/white.
The business will likely grow beyond the current clientele of just the
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Inside Fed Statement Lurks Hint on Rates
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen caused a stir last week when she suggested the central bank might start raising short-term interest rates a little sooner than investors were expecting.
In focusing on that, Wall Street might have glossed over news of greater consequence.
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Ironing Board Organizer Sewing Pattern
Make ironing an easy and quick process!
This fun organizer fits on the end of any standard-size ironing board to hold all your sewing gadgets. There is also a little pocket for little threads and tails as you clip and press. It will hold your scissors, measuring tape, pins, binding clips, seam ripper and more! Finished size is 6" x 24".
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I just made this pattern. The instructions were good, but overall it is too small. It does not fit over my ironing board. The pockets were too small to hold cutting shears. It will not be difficult to make larger, but I feel you should check the size (width of the ironing board and deeper pocket) before you make it. That said it is a cute idea.


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Nearly 40,000 skilled foreign workers offered jobs in the United States are out of luck after the U.S. immigration agency received too many applications for H-1B visas.
After being flooded with about 124,000 applications in five days, but having only 85,000 visas to give each year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ran a computer-generated lottery on Sunday to randomly award the available visas.
The winners and losers have yet to be notified.
Sunday was the first time since 2008 that the United States has had such a rush in interest, forcing a random selection. Many companies say the high demand reflects an improving tech economy.
U.S. employers apply for the H-1B visas to sponsor workers they have recruited in "specialty occupations" such as computer programming. The visas last for three years and can be renewed for another three.
Immigration officials conducted two lotteries Sunday. The first was for the 20,000 H-1B slots reserved for those who have advanced degrees.
Anyone who lost that lottery was placed into the larger pool of 65,000 visas. Immigration officials will begin notifying winners and losers next week.


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Desktop trash and has been tested on GNOME, KDE, and Xfce. It features
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WarmWire Kits are an affordable alternative to floor heating mats.
Heating cable systems like WarmWire by SunTouch offer increased freedom in your install, allowing you to easily go around seemingly awkward turns & other obstructions such as a toilets, kitchen islands, or floor vents invloved in your layout.
This kit contains the following components:
• SunStat Command Programmable Thermostat
• 2 spools of WarmWire radiant heating cable
• Roll(s) of CableStrap (for securing cable to subfloor)
• Floor Sensor Wire (10k)
• Wire nuts & miniature screwdrivers
• LoudMouth Installation Monitor/Alarm
• Installation Manual
• Roll of Tape
WarmWire works wonderfully under natural stone, tile, laminate, engineered woods, carpet, vinyl, linoleum, & solid hardwood (if you use sleepers). They are also approved for shower installation where permitted by the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
(Compatible for install at 2 ½, 3, or 3 ½ inch spacing)
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Instruction Manual WarmWire WWKIT240260WD kit 260 Sq Ft 240V Radiant Floor Heating Cable Installation Manual VIDEO Install Steps
Step 1:
Plan your layout and determine the cable direction. Measure
about 3" in. inches from the wall, and place strap parallel to
the wall. Under toe kick spaces, install the strap 1.5"in. inches
to 2" in. inches away from the vanity.
Step 2:
Cut the strap to length for each side of area
to be heated.
Step 3:
Secure the strap to the subfloor using double-sided
tape, glue, or fasteners.
Step 4:
Fill in each section back and forth with cable,
spacing the wire 2.5" or 3" in. inches
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If cables are running greater than 3' or 4'ft. feet across a room, be sure to add another
strap to thread through in the center of the area to be heated.
Skill Level Running Cable more difficult + more time than MATS. Installation only by qualified persons. Electrician recommended for wiring. Read More GFCI / GFEP Protection Required for each circuit. Built-in to all SunTouch SunStats. Power Supply & Wiring Mats or Wire Supply Wire Breaker VAC total amps (AWG*) qty type rating 120 up to 12 amps 14 1 single pole 15 or 20 A 120 up to 15 amps 12 1 single pole 20 A 240 up to 12 amps 14 1 double pole 15 or 20 A 240 up to 15 amps 12 1 double pole 20 A
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Maximum Circuit Load 15 Amps Maximum Circuit Overload Protection 20 A Breaker. Electrical Box Size Extra-deep single-gang box for 1 or 2 leads, Or 4" square deep box for 3 cables (extra room needed for Wire, wire nuts, control) Full Length End-to-End ground wire Yes. Wire Construction Blue Flexible Polyurethane WaterProof Jacket surrounding 2 ETFE insulated copper heating wires, metal jacket & ground wire drain Repair Information Yes, Wire can be repaired. Repair kits and assistance available. Shower Installation Yes, can be installed in a tiled shower. UL listed, verify local code. Layout Flexibilty No - example in manual. We provide Layout Maps only for MATS Expected Floor Temperature This is dependent on many factors. A well-insulated floor can ensure better performance. Insulation Recommended Yes; under slabs or framed floors. Cork or similar on top of Concrete Subfloor as thermal break Indoor/Outdoor? INTERIOR floor heating application only. Embedded in mortar or self leveler only Acceptable Sub-Floors on TOP of Sub Floor (Plywood, backer board, concrete) Distance from Toilet Install 4 - 6 inches away; can be under front of toilet. Approx 20" from wall Trowel Size recommended Minimum 3/8" x 1/4". Dependent on tile size - verify with tile/mortar manufacturer Trowel type Recommended Heavy Duty Plastic PRO-Trowel Cut Warning Never cut the heating elements to shorten Minimum Install Temperature 50° Degrees F / 10° Degrees C
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UPC 840213195755 Voltage 240 VAC Wattage per SF 12 Heating Power Output per Hour (BTU) 41 BTU per Sq Ft/Hour @ 3" in. inch spacing Heating Power Output Total 10660 BTU total Manufacturer Watts Radiant Power Lead Type Armored, NEC color code, Single point connection at 1 corner of mat. No return wire like inferior products Power Lead Length 10 Feet Power Lead Wire Gauge 14 AWG Thickness .110" - .132" (nominal) Shorter cables are thinner. Spacing of Heating Wire 2.5" - 3" - 3.5" on center Minimum Bend Radius 1/2" 0.50 inch Resistance Value multiple EMF (Electro Magnetic Field) Yes. Verified by Independent Testing Laboratory as ultra low. Thermostat Control Required? SunStat Floor sensing thermostat Conduit Required? Conduit is not required for Power Leads
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Metascore®Generally favorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
Never achieves the propulsive traction and outrageous/endearing balance that made "The Hangover" such a smash this time last year.
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The concept is inspired, and the movie has some very funny moments. But about halfway through this long weekend, the frantic tale grows flimsy.
A clever rock-world satire, with some lively take-offs on the TMZ-gossip magazine circus, but it's also too long, and by the time of the inevitable Las Vegas sequence, it starts to grow repetitive.
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Iffy for 16+
Original buddy comedy is full of drugs, sex, rock 'n' roll.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that this movie is a spinoff of Forgetting Sarah Marshall focusing on that comedy's breakout character, musician Aldous Snow. This is yet another hard-R comedy produced by Judd Apatow's comedy machine, including his protege Jason Segel. Like in Sarah Marshall, the Snow character (and everyone around him) curses up a storm and acts like a substance-abusing narcissist who only thinks of partying and having sex. There is lots and lots of strong language (nearly every scene has an F-bomb in it), drinking to excess (vomit included), smoking marijuana, smuggling heroine, and having or talking about sex (including a woman-on-man rape scene played for laughs), threesomes, and venereal diseases. On a positive note, the movie does conclude that a rock star lifestyle is shallow and insignificant, and that it's the creation and performing of music that should be meaningful to an artist -- not the stuff and the partying. Parents should know that this review refers to the R-rated version -- the unrated version pushes all the limits even further.
Messages: Ultimately Aldous' raucous lifestyle is exposed as empty, shallow, and lonely. Aldous needs Aaron to help him see what a gift his talent is, and that he needs to stop his self-destructive tendencies and return to his musical roots. But of course, all these positives are hidden beneath a movie that shows drinking and drug use, as well as random sex in a funny light -- sending some mixed messages to kids.
Role models: Aldous and his ex-wife Jackie are pretty terrible role models. They're selfish, narcissistic, and make self-destructive decisions until the very end of the movie. Most of the characters in this comedy are negative role models, in fact, except for Aaron and Daphne, who themselves make questionable choices for their relationship...until the very end. Sean Combs' record exec character plays bad guy by day, but one scene shows him as a devoted family man he really is.
Violence: Compound fracture, anyone? A character falls off a roof, into a pool, and has a compound fracture that is bleeding heavily. This fall is a quasi-suicide attempt that is played for laughs, though with a dark edge. A father and son initiate a throw-down fist-to-fist brawl with furniture thrown, instruments smashed, and more. Loud arguments and foot-chase scenes.
Sex: Although there is not as much full-blown nudity as in other hard-R movies, there are lots of discussions about sex and scenes that show semi-clothed couples having raucous, exaggerated sex -- on bathroom toilets, couches, and beds. One scene involves a woman using a sex toy (visible) on a male character against his will that results in him wondering if he's been raped. A threesome occurs during which a man is under sheets, obviously performing oral sex on a woman. In another scene, Aldous performs oral sex on Jackie and asks her to return the favor. Aldous is shown making out with random women in a nightclub.
Language: A lot of strong language, including the most scandalous of words "c--t" and "motherf--ker." Lots and lots of "f--k," "dick," "bitch," "asshole," "twat," "cock," and more. Two instances of the "N word" said by an African American.
Consumerism: Many product placements and brands mentioned, discussed or shown, including TMZ.com, Rolling Stone magazine, Extra TV, HBO, Facebook, NIke Air Jordans, 8 Mile, Apple, Today Show, Gossip Girl, and more. Celebrities who cameo as themselves or are otherwise featured include Lars Ulrich, Meredith Viera, Pink, Derek Jeter, Billy Bush, Mario Lopez, Zoe Salmon, Kurt Loder, Christina Aguilera, and Tom Felton.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: It's in no way surprising, considering that the protagonist is a notorious drug addict, that there's a tremendous amount of substance use and abuse in the movie. There's a lot of drinking -- everything from champagne to beer to absinthe and all drinks in between -- to excess (vomiting scenes included). Most drug scenes are limited to marijuana use and heroine smuggling, and there's cigarette smoking to boot. Several discussions are about drug addiction, rehab, being sober, etc. Despite some serious drug problems, it's all played for laughs.
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Gay Couple Kicked Out Of Chicago Cab For Kissing Files Lawsuit
Back in May, Steven White & Matthew McCrea shared a quick kiss on a cab ride leaving O'Hare International Airport. The smooch prompted their driver to click the indoor lights on and off before he pulled over to the shoulder of the JFK Interstate and demanded the couple exit the vehicle, despite it being late and pouring rain. The couple refused and phoned Chicago's municipal line (311) while remaining in the taxi. The driver thought that perhaps pulling off the expressway would better rid his vehicle of homosexuals, but as soon as he started to speed to the nearest exit, the 311 operator transferred the call to 911. Now parked in a lot near the interstate, the driver again demanded the same-sex couple get out of his car. Steven and Matthew refused until the dispatched police officer showed up on the scene, where another taxi was called.
"When the driver demanded that we get out of the cab, I was afraid," said Matthew McCrea. "It was late, there was a storm, we were on an expressway and I can't imagine what would have happened if the driver had actually kicked us out of the cab."
This week, five months after the horrifying incident, the couple has Lambda Legal has announced that it is suing the Sun Taxi company with help from Lambda Legal.
"A taxi-cab company, like any other business in Illinois that offers services to the public, is bound by the Illinois Human Rights Act to not discriminate based on sexual orientation, among other protected categories," said Christopher Clark, Senior Staff Attorney for Lambda Legal. "What happened to Steven and Matthew was not only hurtful and unlawful, it illustrates exactly why Illinois' citizens need the state's long-standing Human Rights Act to protect them against dangerous situations like this."


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I think one of the partners married a Kiwi that is why they do some work in NZ.
And they like the isolation perhaps
If you want school kites contact a local rep if you can find one, that way you get known and perhaps better support. But shop around if price is your only concern.
Ozone didn't treat the schools/importers too well that helped get their brand established so keep your eyes wide open.
The founders of the company were all from the UK.
The CEO lives in Scotland.
The paraglider designers and testers are in France.
One of the former founders of the company lives in NZ and develops all the kites there.
The factory for everything is in Vietnam.


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A milfotaur is a female with a child(ren)that is highly fit, displaying a high level of muscularity and hypersexuality. A milfotaur is not unattractive per se, and can still be thought of as hot to some. However a milfotaur will not necessarily fit the expected cultural norms for what a mom should look or act like.
A bodybuilder or fitness girl would be a perfect example of a milfotaur.
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Our first feature length documentary, produced in collaboration with Busara Promotions has now won 7 international awards and continues to screen at festivals and special screenings worldwide.
Bi Kidude is a living legend on her home island of Zanzibar, and has beguiled audiences around the world on her wide and varied travels. A favourite of sultans, presidents, and sailors, her story is remarkable, challenging our perception of age (she's ninety three, going on sixteen), and of women in a Muslim society. To see her up close in her humble home then out on the town, smoking and flirting is a unique experience.
As Old As My Tongue was filmed over three years in Zanzibar and on tour with Bi Kidude. A special limited edition DVD in fully recycled packaging is available from Amazon. All sales support our forthcoming projects and Bi Kidude receives 10% of all proceeds from the film.


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Engineered flooring above a garage space
Engineered flooring above a garage space (post #207280)
I've bought a 4k sq ft garage in N Mich with a one bedroom living space above. The garage ceiling is insulated and I plan to winterize the place for the winter months. Can I install an engineered floor on the upper floor successfully in this environment? There's a little bit of moisture in the garage, will that affect the stability of the flooring above? Any other considerations? Many thanks for your advice.
dw (post #207280, reply #1 of 3)
I've put engineered flooring of several kinds over concrete, over crawlspaces, on a subfloor of several different kinds-I don't think you'll have a problem.
Do you plan to nail, glue, nail/glue, or float the floor?
If floating, there's several quality flooring manufaturers that have a proprietary underlayment that you should be able to find that would address your below moisture concerns. I would assume a finished ceiling below your floor frame, which should do quite a bit to keep the cool air down below, along with the moisture. I am not talking about a laminate floor here, but they also have prop. underlayments that will work.
If you don't float, a slip sheet that also blocks moisture-in the old days we'd use felt paper. Rosin doesn't do much but divorce the subfloor from the finished flooring.
I've used some new synthetic roofing underlayments that might possible fill the bill, but would never recommend without you doing some research. (if the thought of felt paper perhaps offgassing turns you off).
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Whaaaaat (post #207280, reply #2 of 3)
You have a 4000 s.f. garage below and just a one bedroom living space above. Is there also 4000 .s.f. above? If so, how big is her walk-in closet?
In general, a garage is drier (post #207280, reply #3 of 3)
In general, a garage is drier than inside a house. The house has humans cooking, showering, breathing inside, and that's where most of the moisture comes from.
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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 17 Sep 2010
This week we talk about the Candiru, a small fish that could give you big trouble. You can watch the amazingly protrusible mouth of a Slingjaw Wrasse as it feeds and try to spot a newly settled Painted grinner buried in sand. Thank you as always to all our generous contributors!
Diana's Pigfish, Bodianus diana
Prickly Anglerfish, Echinophryne crassispina
Pencil Weed Whiting, Siphonognathus beddomei
Candiru - careful where you go...
Humphead Maori Wrasse - up close and personal
Slingjaw Wrasse feeding
Checkerboard Wrasse, Halichoeres hortulanus
Choat's Wrasse, Macropharyngodon choati
Comb Wrasse, Coris picta
Gempylid at Osprey Reef
Oreodory at depth
Redtooth Triggerfish in Kimbe Bay
Scalloped Hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini
Violetline Maori Wrasse, Oxycheilinus digrammus
Eye of a Common Sawshark
Head of a larval Smooth Flutemouth
Juvenile Fiveline Snapper
Painted Grinner burried in sand
Yellowfin Whiting, Sillago schomburgkii
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Department of Counseling and Higher Education
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The Department of Counseling and Higher Education is one of four departments in the University of North Texas College of Education. The department houses two academic programs:
Our mission is to promote human development through education, research and service that advance the professions of, and scholarship in, counseling and higher education. Our vision is to seek local, state, regional, national and international prominence as a collaborative and transformative community engaged in exemplary research, education and service that benefit the professions of counseling and higher education, the publics they serve and humanity at large.


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To get the reduced price entry ticket, just show at the Museum ticket desk a boarding pass from an Alitalia flight dated up to 90 days before the date of your visit.
The ticket allows you to visit all the collections and also to take part in the activities offered in the interactive laboratories on all weekends and public holidays. These activities can be booked directly at the ticket desk on the day of your visit.
The entry ticket does not include the Toti submarine or the Flight Simulator, which can be purchased separately and booked on the day of your visit at the ticket desk.
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Bogaerts Homers, Sox Lose Again [VIDEO]
The second night in Cleveland was just like the first night for the Boston Red Sox. The starter gives up runs in the 1st inning, Sox fall behind. The Sox get runners on base all night but can't score many of them. The Indians win again - this time 5-3.
Jake Peavy gave up three 1st inning runs then settled down. He left the game in the 7th inning with the score 3-3. Michael Bourn drove in the winning run off the Sox bullpen.
On offense the Sox left 11 runners on base. One bright spot, Xander Bogaerts had 2 hits, including a home run for the second straight night.
Brandon Workman, who will appeal his 6-game suspension, starts tonight as the Sox try to take one game in this series against former manager Terry Francona...


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Mariners realize progress is a must in 2013
Banking on potential is no longer acceptable in the rebuilding
of the Seattle Mariners.
General manager Jack Zduriencik knows this. So does manager Eric
Wedge, as do the young players the Mariners are counting on to be
the foundation in their effort to return the franchise to
Seattle will begin the 2013 season with expectations. Not
expectations to win the AL West or even earn a playoff berth. This
is the year Seattle needs to be competitive. Needs to improve the
worst offense in baseball. Must prove that making Felix Hernandez
the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history was a shrewd maneuver
and that the surrounding pieces are in place for Seattle's ace to
be the centerpiece for baseball revitalization in the Pacific
That is the task for 2013, with the Mariners acutely aware of
the talent on the farm, the moves made to bolster the offense and
the changes to its home park that all point toward a team on the
verge of returning to success.
"I know there are a lot of questions and that's a good thing.
But in regard to how we see our future and where we see ourselves
at right now, we feel we're in a very, very good place," Wedge
said. "I get questions often in regard to the timetable of us
being a championship team. The only thing I can tell you is we'll
be better, we'll continue to get better. That's what happened the
last couple years. And at some point in time sooner than later, we
will be a championship team."
It's been a dozen years now since the Mariners last reached the
postseason in 2001. They have just four winning seasons during the
span and a fan base that was once among the best in baseball has
eroded to where even Safeco Field – one of the gems in the game –
isn't much of a draw anymore.
That's just one of the reasons why winning is so important in
2013. Seattle chose the right path in trying to correct the past
problems of the franchise when Zduriencik arrived and the emphasis
was placed on restocking the farm system to developed continued
success from within.
But the situation far different now. Progress must be seen.
Prospects must start developing into consistent players and no
longer see their future based around potential.
"What we wanted to do, and we have accomplished, was to
continue to let these kids grow, continue to keep this system where
it's at, but augment it with middle of the lineup hitters as well
as experience," Zduriencik said. "That's where it's at."
Seattle was among the busier teams last offseason, staying in
the national conversation with its aggressive pursuit of offense
and the signing of Hernandez to the richest contract for a pitcher
in baseball history. The Mariners failed to lure Josh Hamilton to
Seattle, but Zduriencik quickly responded by trading for Kendrys
Morales and Michael Morse to give the Mariners a set of
middle-of-the-order power hitters they have sorely lacked.
While the leadoff spot remains unsettled going into the season,
the arrival of Morales and Morse will put hitters in more natural
spots in the order. Justin Smoak and Jesus Montero no longer have
to be cleanup hitters. Dustin Ackley can bat in the bottom of the
order and Kyle Seager can slot into the No. 2 hole coming off a
breakout season with 20 homers and 86 RBIs.
Couple the offensive upgrades with shorter porches at home – the
fences at Safeco Field moving in from 4 to 17 feet in places – and
a dynamic power surge during spring training that was hard not to
notice, and it seems likely Seattle's offense should be drastically
"This is where I pretty much started out. This is where it all
started for me. There are ties here. I love this city. I think the
fans are amazing," said Morse, who came up in Seattle's farm
system before blossoming in Washington. "Teams like this and
cities like this you want to have a good team and you want them to
win. With the whole trade I felt like this was a great opportunity
to go over there and help the team be a championship
The pitching staff beings with Hernandez and his new $175
million contract that includes a no-trade clause that will keep him
in a Seattle uniform through the 2019 season. Beyond Hernandez and
a bullpen led by closer Tom Wilhelmsen and some dynamic young arms,
there are questions. Hisashi Iwakuma and Joe Saunders will hold
down two spots in the rotation, but the final two starter roles
could be in flux for the early part of the season with Blake Beavan
and rising prospect Brandon Maurer likely getting the initial nods.
Seattle has quality arms down on the farm in Taijuan Walker, James
Paxton and Danny Hultzen, but they won't be ready for the majors
until later in the summer.
"I believe in this team and I know we're going to win,"
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The sounds are provided separately.
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Participating, networking and above all sharing give us the opportunity to interact with you, appreciating your ideas and feedbacks about new & old Moleskine creations. All this let us discover an entire world of passionates and amazing talented artists.
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The Keystone XL oil pipeline got a boost on Friday when the U.S. State Department said the project would not likely change the rate at which Canada's oil sands are produced, discounting fears it would be responsible for additional greenhouse gas emissions.
TransCanada's proposed project is "unlikely to have a substantial impact" on the development of Alberta's oil sands, the world's third richest oil deposit, the Department said in a long-awaited report of more than 2,000 pages.
The report also said the more than 800,000 barrel per day pipeline would have little environmental effect on most resources along its proposed route, provided the company takes certain measures to make it safer.
Supporters of the project that would bring oil to Texas refineries have dismissed concerns it would lead to additional greenhouse gas emissions, saying the oil would reach markets regardless of whether the pipeline is built.
President Barack Obama rejected the line in 2011 on concerns about its route through ecologically sensitive regions of Nebraska and after several high profile spills on lines carrying Canadian crude.
Subsequently TransCanada issued a new route for the pipeline, which Friday's assessment took into consideration.
The State Department stressed that the report did not judge the project. The public will have 45 days to comment on the review starting next Friday. A final decision by the Obama administration is not expected until July or August.
State Department Assistant Secretary Kerri-Ann Jones repeatedly refused to address whether the report offered support for building the pipeline or not, instead telling reporters on a press call that it would be premature to draw conclusions from the environmental assessment.
"We're really looking for the public debate at this point," Jones said. "We're looking for the feedback from the public to help us shape this going forward."
Friday's report is far from the last word on Keystone. The environmental assessment must be finalized after the public comment period. Then federal agencies will have 90 days to work with the State Department to determine whether the pipeline is in the national interest.
A decision on Keystone has been pending for more than 4-1/2 years.
Many environmentalists oppose the project because oil sands are more carbon-intensive to produce than average crudes used in the United States.
One of Keystone's top critics said the review was little different from the earlier U.S. assessment.
"We're hearing the same rehashed arguments from the State Department about why a great threat to the climate is not a threat at all," said Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, an environmental group.
"Mother Nature filed her comments last year — the hottest year in American history; the top climate scientists in the U.S. have already chimed in. The rest of us have 45 days to make our voices heard, and we will," he said.
Supporters of Keystone say it would provide thousands of jobs, drain a glut of domestic crude oil from the North Dakota oil boom and strengthen North American energy security.
"The Keystone XL pipeline will make more Canadian and U.S. oil available to us - oil that will not need to be imported from unfriendly places," said Karen Harbert, president of the U.S. Chamber's Institute for 21st Century Energy.


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If the powers that be will allow pocketknives to be carried aboard airplanes again, what are the chances responsible students can resume carrying them to school?
Was that a great choking and wailing and gnashing of teeth I just heard?
If I were a 12-year-old student today, I�d be pretty discouraged, and insulted, that no one trusted me to carry a pocketknife in a crowd. But in an era where even the city council makes Boy Scouts go through metal detectors, it just solidifies my belief that the terrorists have won.
I carry a knife. I avoid metal detectors when I can. The four or five metal stents in my arteries also set off alarms, which just begs guards to get more up-close and personal with my groin area, a situation I�d just as soon avoid.
I�ve always owned and carried knives. If I go into the wilderness, I carry my big machete. For normal meanderings around civilization, a small Old Timer serves me well.
I carry a knife for a variety of reasons. Mainly to clean under my fingernails. But, should the terrorists get me cornered, I could defend against their assaults. The knife isn�t all that sharp and the blade isn�t so long to cause damage, but I could give them a pretty severe infection.
When I was a boy, my grandfather gave me a pocket knife. I�d rather have that knife than a $50 gold piece. Men carried pocketknives, which meant I was a man by this solemn familial bequeathment.
I was warned it was not a toy, not something to be used against another person. It could be used for fetching black gum toothbrushes for Granny�s snuff-dipping or cutting watermelons rather than busting them on a rock. I could jab �tater bugs or �mater bugs or cut flowers. I could cut out the worm holes in apples or extract the worm and do an autopsy on the spot. I could make pipes out of acorns and corncobs. When I got older, I could slice off a chew of Black Maria plug tobacco.
When my elder grandson got old enough, I was going to give him a pocketknife for Christmas. I was advised this was inadvisable. Knives are strictly taboo everywhere except your own backyard. If he forgeot and took it to school, he could be suspended, banned, put on the no-fly list and his rank and honors stripped from his uniform like Chuck Connors in �Branded.� Thanks for the Christmas gift of infinite ignominy, Gramps.
Some of my knives are among the most treasured gifts I have ever received. It�s not so much the knife itself, but what it represents to me. Lillie Crews of the VFW Auxiliary once presented me with a small, engraved knife in recognition for helping get some news out about their organization. She could have very easily picked up a phone and said thanks, or even sent a 3-cent postcard and penned a personal note. Instead, she gave me that little flat penknife I still have among my souvenirs. I have a small, pearl-handled knife from the 1964 World�s Fair in New York. My mother got it personalized for me when she went to the fair. Both of these knives are less than 2 inches long and, like the half dozen or so Swiss Army knives I have, would be of little practical use against enemies foreign or domestic, unless the attackers are jonesing for joints and need the tweezers for roach clips.
Another knife with lots of memories is the yellow-handled knife that belonged to my Uncle Joe Andrews, who worked many years for Jack Pritchett�s Gulf Oil distribution. Then there�s the Buck knife I got when I went to New York City in the early 1980s. A friend of a friend handed it to me one night when he sent me down the street to a little market to pick up some supplies.
�You might need this,� he said conspiratorially as he pressed it into my hands. �Never know who you�ll run up against on the streets of New York.�
I wasn�t a Jet or a Shark and when I returned from the uneventful errand, I handed it back to him, but he waved me off as if the dangers might never end. And, prophetically, they haven�t.
I wish I could boast I still have my old Boy Scout knife but, alas, I can�t. But, to remain prepared for the apocalypse, I have the fancy deer-antler-handled knife with keen edge that I can carry in my boot, and the pair of �Rambo� survival knives that would be useful in skinning game, defending against the zombie hoard, helping me find my way (thanks to the compass on top of the handle), and felling small trees or stitching up wounds (thanks to the steel sawing-wire and needle and thread secreted in the handle).
And if those fail, I have the commemorative Jim Bowie knife Cary Allred gave me. Lord knows Cary and I irritated one another to no small degree, but he knew that giving a knife as a gift was a sign of trust. To give a man a tool that he could use against you is the ultimate expression of faith.
If we�ve lost that much faith in one another, where�s the end?
And to whom who do I bequeath all these knives?
Jay Ashley is managing editor of the Times-News. He remains prepared at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Nature of Things Lecture featuring
Sharon Begley
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There are always stories behind the science stories--that is, human dramas that underlie scientific discoveries. Nowhere is that truer than in neuroscience, which has undergone a revolution over the last 20 years. While the previous dogma held that the adult brain is essentially fixed in form and function from the age of three, it is now clear that the brain can change its structure and patterns of activity throughout life. Renowned science journalist Sharon Begley has been writing about this paradigm shift for over ten years. Join us as Begley shares an astonishing story with implications for health, disease, and emotional balance featuring, among others, a scientist who thinks he can cure dyslexia, a blind Turkish painter, and the Dalai Lama.
Sharon Begley was the science editor and the science columnist at Newsweek from 2007 to April 2011 and is now the senior science and health correspondent for Reuters. From 2002 to 2007, she was the science columnist at The Wall Street Journal, and previous to that the science editor at Newsweek. She is the co-author of forthcoming book The Emotional Life of Your Brain, author of the 2007 book Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain, and the co-author of the 2002 book The Mind and the Brain. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her writing, including an honorary degree from the University of North Carolina for communicating science to the public and the Public Understanding of Science Award from the San Francisco Exploratorium.
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When Patricia McCormick realized she didn't have a future in music, she chose a career as filled with drama, passion and death as any of the operas she longed to sing.
She became a matadora, breaking long-standing barriers against women and Americans in machismo-saturated Mexican bullrings and performing before enthusiastic crowds in more than 300 fights. In 1963, Sports Illustrated wrote that McCormick "may well be the greatest woman bullfighter who ever lived."
Over more than 10 years, she was gored six times, once so brutally that a priest administered last rites over her mangled body. But she recovered and fought a few more years before finally exiting the arena in the early 1960s, complaining, among other things, that the bulls had become too small.
Patricia McCormick obituary: The obituary of bullfighter Patricia McCormick in the April 14 California section said that she was trained by Alejandro de Herrera. It was Alejandro del Hierro. —
She spent the rest of her life far from the public eye, pouring herself into her watercolors of horses and bulls and working as an administrative assistant at Pasadena's Art Center College of Design.
In failing health for several years, McCormick died March 26 at a care facility in Del Rio, Texas, her cousin Thomas McCormick said. She was 83.
Although a small number of women had been drawn to the bullring over centuries, McCormick was among the first in Mexico who were allowed to perform in much the same manner as men — on foot, rather than horseback, and with bulls that were fully grown. But for all her skills, the tall, elegant, Missouri-born McCormick never was allowed to take the alternativa — an initiation ceremony that would have signified parity with the top male bullfighters of her day.
She couldn't afford the steep fees, and no man then in the ring would endorse her bid.
"It would have become a vicious circle in the end," she once said. "For once I became a full-fledged matadora de toros, the recognized matadores would have refused to appear with me. I couldn't win for losing!"
Still, she fought on the same bill as some of the arena's most accomplished men, facing more than 600 bulls at dusty rings in Mexico and Venezuela. While some toreras were viewed as little more than novelty acts, McCormick had a legion of fans among aficionados, said Fred Renk, a breeder of fighting bulls in Texas.
"She was prestige," said Renk, whose matador son David is one of only a handful of Americans to have taken the alternativa. "She was real prestige. When she walked into the bullring, people cheered and she'd just bow her head."
Patricia Lee McCormick was born in St. Louis on Nov. 18, 1929, and moved with her parents to Big Spring, Texas, when she was 13. The only child of a petroleum engineer, she graduated from high school in 1948. After a discouraging time studying music at the University of Texas, she took up painting at what was then Texas Western College in El Paso.
For McCormick, El Paso's secret allure lay just across the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juarez. When she was 7, she had attended a bullfight with her parents in Mexico City and it stuck with her. Later, she recalled "falling in love" that day with a matador who lost his shoes in the mud but continued to fight.
Never repulsed by the ring's raw violence, the 20-year-old art student persuaded Alejandro de Herrera, a Juarez bullfighter, to train her.
Realizing that news of the gringa's upcoming appearances would be broadcast, she reluctantly told her parents. They were appalled, and they rushed to El Paso for a meeting with her school's president
"Mother was all in tears: 'How could you? How could you have kept this a secret?'" she said in a 2006 interview for an oral history project in Del Rio.
But McCormick was adamant. "I had a manager, I had a sponsor, I had an impresario and a contract with nine fights," she said. "That's hard to beat."
It was the start of a brilliant career that in some ways was doomed from the outset.
"She was of an era that was very, very difficult for women," retired bullfighter Honey Anne Haskin, also known as Ana de Los Angeles, told The Times. "There were other women who were very, very good, but the one everyone talked about with respect and admiration was Patricia McCormick."
Such acclaim went only so far. McCormick was not allowed to wear the male matador's glittering traje de luces, or suit of lights. While praising her valor, her discipline's biggest names were sometimes bruisingly condescending toward her.
"She fights larger bulls than does any other woman ... and she kills well," Carlos Arruza, a renowned torero who died in 1966, once said. "Her only defect is that she is a woman."
Worn down by injuries, conflict with her manager and financial problems, McCormick moved to Los Angeles in 1962.
It was a time when stars would drive to Tijuana for a day at the bullfights, and McCormick gained a following in Hollywood. Her 1954 book, "Lady Bullfighter," sparked some talk of a movie based on her career, but friends said she wasn't much of a self-promoter. Despite her friendship with Gilbert Roland, who played the archetypal Latin lover in numerous films, nothing came of the movie idea.
McCormick never married and had no children. She is survived by her cousin.
After leaving her job at the Pasadena art school in 1979, she moved to a gated community in Pebble Beach. In the early 2000s, she made her way back to Texas — first to Midland, where her father was retired, and then to the border town of Del Rio.
People there still remembered her, said her friend Cookie Gulick.
"She was just kind of a household name here in the '50s," Gulick said. "You constantly heard about her on the radio and you'd see the posters for her fights in the windows at the five-and-dime."
In Del Rio, McCormick gingerly stepped back into the limelight. A broadcaster named Tumbleweed Smith filmed her for a 2007 documentary, "The Texas Torera." She demonstrated her cape technique at the Heritage Museum of Big Spring, which set up a display of her memorabilia. She was a guest of honor at the Running las Vacas festival in Ciudad Acuna — the sister city of Del Rio where a bull almost killed her in 1954.
With her increasing frailty, she declined other invitations. According to friends, she was reserved by nature and never expected any attention after she stepped out of the ring for the last time.
As she wistfully told a Times reporter in a 1989 interview about her bullfighting career: "Not every Sunday will be a glorious Sunday."


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Google And Viacom Finally Settle The Big YouTube Lawsuit
from the about-time dept
The terms of the settlement are not public, but in this case, it likely doesn't much matter. I'd be surprised if much (or any) money changed hands (Update: Yup, it appears no money changed hands). Both companies spent many, many, many millions of dollars in the lawsuit to date, and it clearly made sense to stop it from going any further (especially from Viacom's standpoint, because it was pretty clear that it was going to lose really badly). While this means there won't be a useful Supreme Court ruling that reinforces the DMCA's safe harbors, the initial victories by Google in the lower courts should have enough precedential value to be useful in many other cases.
In the end, Viacom wasted more than seven years fighting YouTube in this particular case, and not a single court seemed to think particularly highly of its theories. Its closest "victory" in the process still involved the appeals court more or less rejecting every one of Viacom's theories. If I'm a Viacom shareholder (and, thankfully, I'm not), at this point I'm asking why the company spent so many years and so much money trying to sue one of the most popular and useful distribution platforms out there.
In the end, the case is perhaps one of the most perfect examples of how old media reacts badly to new innovations and immediately reaches for the only real tool in its toolbox against disruptive innovation: flailing about angrily in the court system, hoping to kill the innovation. Thankfully, seven years later, this process has finally been put to bed.


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In the inaugural edition of the Dynamo Charities Cup between CF Monterrey and the Houston Dynamo, a Corey Ashe injury and a tough-played match resulted in anything but a friendly on Sunday night.
Second-half substitutes Geoff Cameron and Dominic Oduro scored to give Houston a 2-1 victory and the inaugural Charities Cup trophy. CF Monterrey came out attacking from the start, and Houston was initially put on its back feet.
In the fifth and sixth minute, two shots from distance forced good saves from Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall. However, Hall spilled both shots, and the ensuing rebounds both could have easily been slotted home. On the first, Dario Carreno had the rebound fall to him five yards out with an open net, but his effort went wide. On the second, a Dynamo defender made a great sliding tackle to usher the rebound out for a corner, and the score remained level.
Houston pressed the game down the flanks and sent several dangerous balls into the box. Ashe on the left was particularly dangerous taking on defender Felipe Baloy. Aldo de Nigris retaliated on Ashe in the 34th minute, earning a yellow and forcing Ashe to leave the game with an apparent ankle injury, replaced by Mike Chabala.
Following the injury, Brian Mullan, who was on the bench, and de Nigris earned yellow cards. The best chance for the Dynamo in the first half came from a Brad Davis free kick in the 40th minute. Davis sent a quality ball into the box, and it found Dynamo forward Cam Weaver, whose shot went wide as the first half ended scoreless.
Both sides substituted freely, but it was Cameron and Oduro who had the biggest impact off the bench. In the 62nd minute, Cameron sent a cross dangerously to the far post, and Monterrey defender Baloy poorly played it out for a corner. The ensuing corner kick from John Michael Hayden found Cameron's head perfectly, and the Dynamo midfielder hit his header perfectly into the back of the net, giving the Dynamo a 1-0 lead.
The second half was relatively calm until a scuffle in the 69th minute after Eddie Robinson was called for a foul, and Monterrey players took offense. The ensuing scuffle resulted in four red cards, with both teams playing down a man. The extra space opened up opportunities for both teams. Monterrey capitalized first, as a William Paredes cross found Jesus Zavala, who jumped over Wade Barrett, at the far post, and Zavala put the header into the back of the net to draw the match level in the 82nd minute.
Houston continued to press for the winning goal, and it paid dividends in the 85th minute. Craig Waibel sent a beautiful left-footed pass behind the Monterrey defense and into the path of Oduro, who rifled a shot to the top right corner to win the game and the inaugural Dynamo Charities Cup.
Up next for Houston is a showdown next Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. against the LA Galaxy at Robertson Stadium. Both LA and Houston are tied atop the Western Conference with Chivas USA with only two regular season games remaining on the MLS schedule.
Dwain Capodice is a contributor to MLSnet.com.
Monterrey vs. Houston Dynamo
October 11, 2009 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston TX
Dynamo Charities Cup
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Geoff Cameron (John Michael Hayden) 63
MNT -- Jesus Zavala (William Paredes) 82
HOU -- Dominic Oduro (Craig Waibel) 85
Monterrey -- Omar Ortiz (Jonathan Orozco 46), Diego Ordaz, Felipe Baloy (Diego Martinez 66), Duilio Davino (Jose Maria Basanta 61), Severo Meza (Luis Alfonso Rodriguez 66), William Paredes, Gerardo Galindo (Hector Morales 79), Luis Perez, Jesus Arellano (Manuel Perez 66), Dario Carreno, Aldo de Nigris (Jesus Zavala 77).
Substitutes Not Used: Eduardo Guevara, Elliott Huitron, Brayan Martinez, Juan Carlos Medina.
Houston Dynamo -- Tally Hall, Craig Waibel, Ryan Cochrane, Eddie Robinson, Wade Barrett (Andrew Hainault 87), Erik Ustruck (Brian Mullan 78), Brad Davis (Geoff Cameron 55), John Michael Hayden, Corey Ashe (Mike Chabala 34), Cam Weaver (Abe Thompson 78), Luis Angel Landin (Dominic Oduro 79).
Substitutes Not Used: Tyler Deric, Pat Onstad, Bobby Boswell.
Misconduct Summary:
MNT -- Felipe Baloy (caution; Reckless Foul) 34
MNT -- Aldo de Nigris (caution; Reckless Foul) 35
MNT -- Duilio Davino (caution; Reckless Tackle) 51
HOU -- Eddie Robinson (caution; Reckless Tackle) 69
MNT -- Luis Perez (ejection; Violent Conduct) 69
HOU -- Eddie Robinson (ejection; Violent Conduct) 70
MNT -- Felipe Baloy (ejection; Violent Conduct) 75
MNT -- Omar Ortiz (ejection; Violent Conduct) 75
HOU -- Brian Mullan (caution; Dissent) 79
Referee: Anthony Russo
Referee's Assistants: Pedro Trejo; Rodolfo Nino
4th official: Jasen Anno
Attendance: 10,456
Weather: Cloudy-and-64-degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial


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Wade, James lead Heat to franchise-record 15th straight win
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MINNEAPOLIS – Dwyane Wade has seen a lot in his 10 years on South Beach. He's won championships and lost them. He's been on top of the basketball world and at the bottom of the heap.
Through it all, he's never been on a 15-game winning streak. Until now.
He's also never won back-to-back titles. With LeBron James leading the way, everything is changing in Miami and anything is possible for the Heat.
Wade had 32 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, James shrugged off a sore left knee to score 20 points and grab 10 rebounds, and the Heat earned their franchise-record 15th straight victory with a 97-81 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
"I've been around for a long time. When you start breaking your own records, you've been around for a while," said Wade, who made 15 of 23 shots. "Hopefully we can continue to win. If we don't, hopefully we can get right back on it. That's what we've done all year. We in a groove. We're playing well and finding ways to win."
They've beaten good teams and bad during this streak, won in nail-biting fashion and breezed through blowouts, played ugly and played beautifully. They haven't lost since Feb. 1 at Indiana and now head home for four straight games to see how far they can take this thing.
"I haven't even addressed it with the team," coach Erik Spoelstra said of the record. "It feels awkward addressing it with you guys. But obviously it's a residual of our group effort and obviously group success. I don't want our guys focusing on the record. I know it's a great thing for our franchise, but we're trying to improve and we can start with that process with a better game on Wednesday."
There was a time when focus appeared to be an issue for James, when he just couldn't seem to muster the inner fortitude and go-for-broke attitude it takes to win at the highest level. That seems so long ago now. He wasn't his usual force of nature self against the undermanned Timberwolves, preferring to let Wade exploit a mismatch with the undersized Luke Ridnour at shooting guard. But he took another step in showing that this year's LeBron is a different player. More focused, more determined, more dedicated to the game than ever before.
He had every reason to sit down in this one, and the runaway favorite for MVP wouldn't have been blamed. The Heat were playing the second game of a road back-to-back, coming off a stirring victory over New York and playing an undermanned opponent that had lost 21 of its last 25 games.
James tweaked his knee in the third quarter against New York on Sunday when he landed awkwardly while chasing down a lob. That didn't stop him from scoring 12 points and swatting Tyson Chandler in the fourth quarter to lead the Heat to their first win of the season over the Knicks, an important victory for the defending champions to assert themselves in the Eastern Conference.
Maybe in the past, James would have chosen rest. But not this year. He's reached a different level, one that no one has been able to match, whether he is completely healthy or not. He knows more is expected of him, and is delivering it every night.
"His leg would probably have to fall off for him to miss a game," Chris Bosh said.
His knee was examined when the team arrived in Minnesota and no serious damage was found.
"My knee responded well from that fall yesterday," James said. "I'm blessed. It's nothing really, a little jam when I landed on the floor."
He made 9 of 16 shots and had three steals to offset seven of the team's 24 turnovers. The Heat led 67-54 with four minutes to play in the third quarter and they looked to be cruising to the finish.
But the Wolves fought back. Alexey Shved's driving layup cut the deficit to 76-70 with 8:20 to play, and the home crowd was alive. But the game turned when J.J. Barea was ejected for a Flagrant-2 foul after he knocked Heat guard Ray Allen to the court and Miami responded with a 17-5 surge to put the game away.
Officials initially ruled it a Flagrant 1, but changed the call upon reviewing it, eliciting strong protests from Barea and Wolves coach Rick Adelman, who also picked up a technical.
Allen immediately got up and rushed Barea, but players from both sides stepped in and broke up the confrontation.
"It just came out of nowhere," Allen said. "I was dribbling down the floor, it was a play where he kind of chucked me a little bit and knocked the ball away. I got it back and drove and he just leveled me. I thought it was uncalled for. There's no place for that in this game."
Barea was jawing at Allen as he left the court and said he expected the league to change the call on Tuesday.
"I've been playing in the NBA for seven years," Barea said. "I get hit harder than that every night. I don't get up crying and want to fight."
Chris Bosh added 11 points and nine rebounds, and James played 35 minutes despite being listed as a game-time decision with that twisted left knee.
Derrick Williams had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Ricky Rubio had 14 points, eight assists, six steals and five rebounds for the Timberwolves, who again played without Nikola Pekovic (abdominal strain) and Andrei Kirilenko (strained left calf).
"Any time you get an opportunity set a record, it's great for the organization and the guys involved," James said. "But we want to keep going. We want to keep winning each game by itself. We don't talk about the streak. We just go to the next game and play it out. We look forward to the next one."
NOTES: C Chris Andersen sparked the Heat in the second quarter and finished with six points and seven boards. ... Heat F Shane Battier played under Adelman in Houston. "One of my favorite players I've ever had," Adelman said. ... Baltimore Ravens LB Terrell Suggs, who started high school in St. Paul, sat courtside for the game wearing a Heat cap.


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The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon has bought a lame thoroughbred horse in a bid to save him from the track.
The philanthropist, who is battling terminal cancer, put up the funds to buy Valediction, after the horse appeared in a PETA expose video.
The footage featured videotaped evidence of chronic misuse of drugs to enhance horses' performance and mask their injuries.
PETA discovered that Valediction's legs were covered with circular, evenly spaced scars - the result of freeze-firing, the cruel practice of burning horses' legs with liquid nitrogen to try to stimulate blood flow.
After racing in Saratoga, New York in August (13), Valediction's ankles were so swollen that he had to be transported out of a test barn in a trailer. His trainer Rudy Rodriguez was then told by a state veterinarian, "This horse is lame."
The animal underwent surgery for his injures and he was purchased by a PETA agent on behalf of Simon in February (14), when another veterinarian declared the horse was so arthritic that he could never race again.
Simon tells WENN, "I was not in the best of shape when I saw PETA's video and heard about the condition of this horse, Valediction, but it was immediately clear the horse was in deep trouble.
"He had been run on bad legs to start with and had clearly been injured during the race and had stood there shaking, unable to put weight on his feet."
Valediction has been transported to a farm in Virginia, where he'll live out his life in peace and safety.
Simon adds, "When I see him in his blanket eating carrots, I know I helped one great horse... escape the track and live in clover until the day he dies."


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Sioux Falls Skyforce Center Justin Hamilton Should Get a Call From The NBA Soon
Even the most casual observer of Sioux Falls Skyforce basketball this season would easily identify the big man who wears the face mask when he plays.
That fellow is Justin Hamilton, a 7-foot tall center that currently leads the team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots.
Hamilton to the more seasoned fan would also be the most improved of any of the Skyforce players from the start of the season. As a part of the Miami Heat organization, the Utah native was in training camp with the two-time defending NBA champions. During the course of the preseason, an on-court collision necessitated the use of the face mask. Obviously, there needed to be a learning curve with the usage and comfort level. It took a few games for the orientation, but since a breakout performance in the season's fourth game where he scored 26 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, Hamilton has been the team's best and most consistent player.
Seemingly, Hamilton would be the next in line to get a Gatorade call-up to the NBA. Just in the past couple of weeks, notable centers at the D-League level have gotten their shot. The list includes Jarvis Varnado who was also in the Miami Heat preseason camp as well before also being allocated to Sioux Falls then traded to Iowa. Varnado got a 10-day contract with Chicago. Arinze Onuaku (Canton), Hilton Armstrong (Santa Cruz) and Dexter Pittman (Austin) are all big men who got called up this past weekend. That leaves Hamilton as the highest ranked center available on the NBADL Prospect Watch.
Will that translate to a trip to the next level? Let's put it this way, the next NBA team that needs a 7-foot guy who can run the floor, pass out of a double team, post up, shoot from the outside and block shots; there's somebody you should meet.


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The Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan was established by Chinese Anglicans escaping mainland China, and since much of the early Anglican leadership in Taiwan was provided by American military chaplains, Taiwan became linked to the Worldwide Anglican Communion through the Episcopal Church.
Browse by Diocese
The Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee extends between the northern and southern borders of Tennessee, the Tennessee River to the west, and approximately the Eastern Timeline. The diocese has approximately 15,000 members and 51 congregations.
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas, organized in 1849, comprises 79,509 members and 154 congregations.


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The shoe industry does not have consistent standards that apply to all shoe stores, brands and shoes. To reduce the risk of our shoes not fitting your child, we recommend you measure your child's feet before ordering, as the size may not correspond directly with your child's typical size.
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3. Use a ruler to measure the distance between the two lines. This is the measured foot length. The shoe inner length should be between 5mm to 10mm longer to account for growth and wiggle room (slightly more if socks are worn).
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Best lede ever, right? Well, this is far from the best trade ever. I'm not upset the Dodgers are close to sending reliever Josh Lindblom and an unknown second player to the Phillies for Shane Victorino.
I don't have time for instant analysis, but I'm not especially in favor of this deal. Victorino is a marginal upgrade at best and the Dodgers still need a big bat. Let's hope there's some deadline magic in Ned Colletti's Blackberry.
Update: Ethan Martin is the other player. I don't like this one bit. Martin had struggled this far in his minor-league career, but he finally seems to be figuring it out. Not sure why the Dodgers felt compelled to include a prospect of his ilk to acquire a rental player in Victorino.
There's no guarantee he remains in the rotation long-term, but his arm is something you don't just "throw in" for a mediocre player like Victorino.
Here's hoping the next "big bat" is still coming because Victorino is not that guy.
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Getting Garden Smart: How to Evaluate Your Sun and Plan Your Planting
The amount, direction, intensity and angle of sun all affect how your plants will grow. Here are several surefire ways to evaluate your sun to help determine what to plant where.
- Sun Angle
The range of sun angles during a growing season can help you determine which parts of a yard will get enough sun to support plants that need it and which parts will be in shade most of the time. Knowing how much ground will be in the shade during your growing season will let you know where to put plants that need full sun. For example, we planted tomatoes four feet north of our one story garage and they were in full sun all day long from early June to late August. Here are some sun angle ranges for a few cities:
- Minneapolis: 68º - 22º
- Kansas City: 74º - 27º
- Houston: 82º - 37º
- Azimuth Angle
The azimuth of the sun determines how far north the sun will strike the east and west sides of a shaded area. (or how far south if you are in the southern hemisphere). The closer you live to the equator, the less this changes throughout the year. If you live closer to either pole, your shaded planting zone will grow and shrink throughout the year. In order to ensure that shaded plants don't get too much sun, keep them away from the far eastern or far western edges of a shade making object.
- Shade Making Obstacles
How close to the fence can your vegetable garden be before it will get too much shade? Is there enough room on the north side of the house to plant vegetables? Why aren't my tomatoes growing? Most of these questions can be answered by looking at shade making objects and moving the plantings. We like to plan our garden in February so we have enough time to get seedlings started before the ground thaws in Minneapolis. During that time the yard looks very different than it will in June because the sun angles are lower and none of the trees have leaves. Keep in mind where your deciduous trees are and how much shade buildings and trees will cast before planting in the spring.
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DEKALB, Ill.—Steve McWhorter scored 14 points to lead Milwaukee to an 82-69 win over Northern Illinois in the NIU Invitational tournament on Sunday.
Malcolm Moore added 15 points, hitting every shot he attempted, including three 3-pointers. Also hitting double-digits for the Panthers (4-1) were Jordan Aaron and Austin Arians, with 13 points apiece, and Kyle Kelm with 12.
Northern Illinois (1-3) jumped to an early lead on a 21-7 run, but Milwaukee battled back, grabbing its first lead on a pair of Moore free throws to make it 29-28 with 1:32 left in the first half, and then took a 35-32 advantage into the break.
The Huskies briefly recaptured the lead in the second half before Milwaukee took it back for good on a layup by Kelm to make it 54-53 with 10:50 left.
Darrell Bowie led the Huskies with 19 points and eight rebounds.


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Bottom of the pack: Lightning play host to last-place Panthers
The Eastern Conference's bottom-two teams will battle each other on Tuesday night, as the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Florida Panthers for a Southeast Division clash.
The Panthers are last in the East with 28 points and Tampa Bay is just three points ahead in 14th place. Despite their poor standing, however, neither team is necessarily out of the playoff race. The Lightning have the stronger prospects, of course, but are still six points out of a postseason spot.
Tampa Bay will aim for its eighth straight victory in this series, as Florida hasn't picked up a win against the Lightning since a 7-4 road win on Oct. 17, 2011. The Panthers have lost three straight at the Tampa Bay Times Forum since that victory.
The Lightning won their second straight game on Friday, giving Jon Cooper a victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils in his NHL head-coaching debut. After firing Guy Boucher last Sunday, Tampa Bay went 1-1-0 while being led by assistant coaches before Cooper officially took over the reins on Friday.
Teddy Purcell and Victor Hedman scored in the shootout, while Mathieu Garon stopped both New Jersey attempts, as Tampa Bay scored a comeback 5-4 victory over the Devils.
Tampa Bay trailed 4-2 in the third period before rallying to tie the game. Steven Stamkos recorded his NHL-leading 25th goal of the year to make it a 4-3 game with 12:49 remaining and Alex Killorn scored with just 16 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime.
Stamkos scored twice and assisted on Killorn's game-tying tally. Nate Thompson also scored and Garon made 21 saves for the win.
"It's just a wave of emotions," Cooper said on earning his first win. "It's all like it happened in slow motion."
It was Tampa's fourth straight win on home ice, improving the Bolts' record at the Forum this season to 10-7-1.
The Panthers enter Tuesday on a two-game winning streak and are coming off Saturday's overtime win against a visiting New Jersey team. Dmitry Kulikov scored the winner 1:43 into the extra session as Florida rallied for the 3-2 win. New Jersey led 2-1 heading into the final minutes of regulation, but Shawn Matthias tallied with 27 seconds left to send the game to OT.
In the extra session, Kulikov had the puck poke-checked away from him by Martin Brodeur on a short break, but the puck came over to the left circle. From there, Brian Campbell fired it over to the right and Kulikov sent the disc into the far side for the win.
"That win shows a lot of character for this team," said Kulikov. "We played from start to finish here and didn't give up when we fell behind in the third period. This was a nice win for us."
Matthias scored twice, while Jacob Markstrom stopped 24 shots for the Panthers, who won consecutive home games for the first time this season. Florida has lost three straight on the road and is just 5-11-1 away from Sunrise this season.


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The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
• David Charles Jones, 26, of 367 Tussey Road, Apt. 4, was charged with felony failure to disclose origin of recording, $1,000 secured bond, April 25.
• John William Swing, 18, of 308 Swing Drive, was charged with felony breaking and entering and felony larceny after breaking and entering, $2,500 secured bond, April 11.


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SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Illinois lawmakers approved an 11th-hour extension to an online betting law on Wednesday that will allow horse racing tracks to keep their racing schedules intact this year.
The measure passed the Senate 47-4 just moments after lawmakers officially reconvened for the year to hear Gov. Pat Quinn's annual State of the State address, a day that customarily entails little else. The House voted 98-10 a short time later, and Quinn signed the bill Wednesday afternoon.
The legislation allowing online betting had been set to expire Friday. The Illinois Racing Board had predicted major budget cuts without an extension, because money from the online betting composes about a third of its annual budget. That could have limited their oversight ability and forced racetracks to cut the number of horse races.
The three-year extension includes a surcharge on wagering.
Racing board officials and representatives from the state's racetracks have spent months lobbying lawmakers. Officials said Wednesday they were pleased with the legislation's passage, noting it will help preserve the jobs of the estimated 15,000 horse owners, trainers, jockeys and stable-hands in Illinois.
"With his signature many people can plan on going back to work knowing that there will be a full racing schedule in Illinois, not only for 2014, but for the next several years as well," Arlington Park General Manager Tony Petrillo said.
But Petrillo acknowledged that "there's still a lot more work that needs to be done to rebuild racing," pinning the long-term future of the industry on allowing slot machines at racetracks, in order to compete with Illinois casinos and out-of-state tracks that allow slots.
Rep. Bob Rita, a Blue Island Democrat, began a series of hearings this week around the state on gambling expansion legislation, hoping he can bridge regional divides. A bill last May fizzled in the Legislature.
Illinois lawmakers extend online betting law
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Illinois lawmakers approved an 11th-hour extension to an online betting law on Wednesday that will allow horse racing tracks to keep their racing schedules intact this year.


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11-25-2013 - Non-Stop Weekly Service to Minneapolis on Delta Air Lines
RENO, NV. – Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) proudly announces weekly non-stop service to Minneapolis, MN on Delta Air Lines beginning June 7, 2014.
Tickets are now available for the Saturday-only Minneapolis-Reno service that will run from June 7 – September 27, 2014. The flight will provide outstanding connections to the Midwest and eastern United States as well as international destinations such as Amsterdam, London, Paris and eight cities in Canada.
"Minneapolis is a great addition to our list of hub airports and provides terrific connections across the country and across the world," Marily Mora, AAE, President/CEO of Reno-Tahoe International Airport said. "But now that we have landed this service again for our community, it is very important for our region to support the flight and fill the seats."
Delta Air Lines will fly the route with an A319 aircraft with 126 seats. It will depart Minneapolis at 9:30 a.m. and arrive in Reno at 11:00 a.m. It will depart Reno at 12:00 p.m. and arrive in Minneapolis at 5:00 p.m.


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What exactly is Conservative Judaism?
In a nutshell, Conservative Judaism was founded in order to "conserve" Jewish traditions. An American Jewish movement known outside the USA as Masorti, they were not in the business to reform Judaism like the progressives but not as strict as the Orthodox. Conservative, the peace-keeping middle child of the Jewish movement family, boasts a strong 35% of the total American Jewish population. It strives to balance modernity with traditional observance. Conservative Jews are not as strict in regards to Kashrut, or keeping kosher as Orthodox Jews. (yay maybe?!!) 🙂
How will being Conservative Jewish Change me?
- Diet Changes – As a Conservative Jew, I would try to keep kosher but my observance would not be as strict. So that means, I will still go out once in a while and eat to my heart's content? (I hope Rabbis are not reading this…..)
- Schedule Changes – Similar to Orthodox, I may go to services but not as strict around schedule. I will deter from using technology during Shabbat of course and have kosher meals during this downtime. I will also be observing Jewish holidays. There are too many of them to count!!
- Belief Changes – This is an obvious one. I am agnostic for now, I believe in a higher being that unites all the universe-which the Jews refer to as G-d. (Same as Orthodox, but Conservative Jews are open to integrate outside influences into Judaism and they allow scientific questioning of the religion)
- Life Changes – When I am officially Jewish, I will be one with the Jewish people. Their suffering will be on me too. Their discrimination I will feel too. As a friend of mine said, I will be throwing my lot in with the Jews. I wonder if I will still get to be Chinese? Would I have to drown out one of my identity for the other? I hope not! I love celebrating diversity of the human experience!
This movement sounds like a good fit for me so far.


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The Orioles have signed 49-year old LHP Jamie Moyer to a minor-league contract.
Moyer is expected to start for Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday. The Colorado Rockies released Moyer and he cleared waivers, making him a free agent.
Earlier this season, Moyer became the oldest pitcher to win a major league game. He had a stint with the Orioles from 1993-1995.
This season, Moyer was 2-5 with a 5.70 ERA with the Rockies.