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At least Tbright and others had the sense to give up the fight.......not Wayne,he just keeps recycling the same stories thinking we will buy into it. (Tbright was a theist who came here to change our minds,but soon gave up)
I always say what I mean. But sometimes I'm a sarcastic prick whose tone can't be properly communicated via text.
He may pull a Romney and baptize us all as mormons after we're dead. Then he'll claim he converted us all.
How about testamony?
It sounds like you are conceding that the Holy Spirit instructed me, but because he didn't move a mountain you get to weasle your argument into a God of diminished capacity.
That's a step in the right direction, now just think of this. It just could be that God likes to use the most subtle of instructions just like a really accomplished equestrian is able to direct a well trained horse with nothing more than silk threads for reins. The horse and the rider are so in tune with each other that it gets close to the point that it would appear to the outside observer that the rider is using telepathy to direct the horse.... though he's not really. Of course, that's not the best example because in this case telepathy might describe what is happening.
Men work really hard down here to accomplish the same kind of things, like with TV remotes. Nobody has to get up and go crank the station knob like in he beginning, because being in God's image we like to create things, easier things. If you could demonstrate to Issac Newton a TV with remote control do you think he would object and say "that's not very impressive, I want to see a physical hand appear in front of the TV and turn the channel and then I will believe in what has been demonstrated."
God demonstrates to me, I don't demonstrate anything.
So you are getting close.
We're getting into that circular rebuttal. Facts and evidence work n some things to your satisfaction but those who wish to know God must submit to his ways, which are pretty exclusive. I think He likes it that way.
I am getting a bit cocky as PP said it.
If you had experienced all that I have, and then came to a site where a number of people accused you of having mental disorders, and few others here correct or object to that treatment, you might have a little fun with your persecutors from your confident position.
I was sent here, and have offered you the testamony of that in the form of a dream. There is no more reason for you to believe that testamony any more than you believe any of the other episodes I have described (truthfully) to you.
However, If along the way, it should ever dawn on you that it just could be that something in the universe is smarter than you, something in the universe that could bring into being your physical existence, and your ability to reason, then it just might dawn on you that that thing is capable of leaving out a couple of puzzle pieces in your understanding, and ask you to simply have faith in Its existence.
It just might dawn on you, and until it has, forgive me if I have a little fun. It's not meant to hurt you, just to make you think outside your (sand) box.
I think we've eliminated all those possibilities, but if you need a little more time I'll be here to help.
Ok, now, see how much closer you are getting? At least I could be misled by a supernatural power. In that case you might just want to stick around and see how it all turns out for me when I discover I've been tricked by God. Stay tuned to the atheist channel and laugh at Wayne when God pulls the rug. Only on the Atheist channel.
I cannot dismiss what he has done nor can I attribute those works to another non biblical God. You continue to repeat that my parents lied to me and that I'm gullible. It is your recurring theme, you cannot stop asking it because you8 will never accept anything but that which satisfies you predetermined result.
No actually, you are quite mistaken here Wayne (though I have read at least two of those "accounts").
STOP! How do you know it was "the Holy Spirit"??
Prove it Wayne. Just saying so doesn't make it true.
All you've done (in childlike fashion) is claim Santa Claus (Yahweh) is guiding you and that no one can "prove you wrong".
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
You clearly don't care if you're beliefs are true. You just want to believe what you want to believe because you want to believe.
We are all waiting (willing, ready, and open to changing our minds) - are you?
I seem to recall an old saying about pride going before a fall.
I seem to recall another old saying about turning the other cheek, and doing good to those who persecute you.
I'm sure there are quite a few people out there who are smarter than me. And my parents brought into being my physical existence. Neither of those require me to 'believe' in them without proof of their existence. Why should your god do so?
I can't disprove something that you can't give evidence for in the first place. The starting point is for you to provide that evidence, though. Until then, there's no point in worrying about it.
I read over your meteor anecdote. I don't really see anything special or noteworthy about it, to be honest. Even you admit that it's probably not anything special...so why do you think anyone else would think so? Nothing complicated about it...just coincidental. It's not like coincidences are particularly rare, after all.
Median, why don't you prove to me that you aren't addled with confirmation bias. I say you are, prove to me you aren't.
And you might help us out a bit by explaining why you are the only christian who has ever showed up here and claimed that premonitions are such an important part of your gods plan.
We've had folks make all sorts of claims about their various versions of religion, and most visiting Christians make claims that we can recognize because some variation has been expressed here before. And nobody else has surprised us with anything so new or different as you have.
Which would be cool except that you are a majority of one. If you are the only christian having such detailed premonitions, why? And if others have them, why have they not been brought up before?
If I were a god and wanted premonitions to be more stunning, so to speak, I would at least have my Batman warnings take place in, oh, I dunno, Aurora, CO rather than California. And I would write something on the wall, like "Duck at the premier in 2012" and other handy tips like that.
Your claims, totally isolated from other versions of Christianity,
Are you actually so special that your god doesn't want you to be bothered. You know, like going outside to pick up a rock instead of taking one with you? And where are his priorities? You know. Bible lessons and dead people treated with the same nonchalance.
OK give me a slap. You guys have no sense of humor do you. Jesus loves you by the way.
Let me explain something again that I explained before. I'm going to be hard on you all corporately because the mass of you working together is a corporate evil. When I'm tough on one of you I'm treating you not as an individual as much as I'm treating you as a representative of the corporate fallacy.
I have respect for the few of you that have corrected others on this forum for the slanderous and profane accusations, but little respect for those who act in concert with it. I'm here to do battle, but that battle is for the truth of this most important issue. You are all wrong to deny God's existence, and Satan is the author of your denial. Don't take it personally, just man up and realise that until otherwise stated you are all the same corporate entity, and not an individuals for the sake of these discussions.
Because He's God. You are making this too easy for me here.
I'm giving you all the evidence I have and a whole bunch of it. Read through it all and then just try to imagine it all happening to you, just the way I describe it. That is my proof, and i have a feeling it's going to be the best proof This forum will ever get.
Well, I hope you enjoyed reading it anyway. I told you it was in that grey area, but still a lot of fun for me to have said those two words to those two people, and have them report back to me with... those two words. It is reminiscent of IMPACT, without being exactly like it. You know, earthquakes, asteroids that blast out windows, it's kind of in the same genere. I have a fascinating life.
Like a commercial jingle: If it ain't magic, it ain't supernatural, and if it ain't supernatural, it ain't god.
I noticed that you left out the majority of my post in your response. Are you giving up on trying to argue with me? If not, then you really should make the effort to fully respond to my posts.
You're better off sticking to what you mean and leaving the humor out.
Perhaps you should explain just what you mean by that.
Simply put, that's how you're coming across to us. Like a modern-day Quixote, attacking enemies that only exist in your imagination, and failing miserably because of your self-deception.
F minus. You made the claim. The burden of proof is yours. Making a claim and insisting someone else prove it isn't so is juvenile and unacceptable.
Quote from: nogodsforme on February 21, 2013, 04:28:48 PMLike a commercial jingle: If it ain't magic, it ain't supernatural, and if it ain't supernatural, it ain't god.I'd like to know how many and which of the stories you've read. You say they are nothing unusual, if that's your opinon of them then I guess there is nothing for us to discuss.
Why wouldn't it also apply to someone that has taken on the atheist religion?
These thing get a little lengthy, If I missed answering something important start a fresh one.
Are you running some kind of a convent here?
There is a great book called the people of the lie written by M Scott Peck, an army psychiatrist that researched demon posession to write his book. He wasn't a believer when he started his study but by the time he finished his book he got baptised and is now a believer. His research converted him. In his book he has a chapter about corporate evil, that is what I am referring to here.
I don't think of you as enemies personally. I don't take the rediculous insults personally, they reflect much more on those use them than on me, but they need not be rewarded who spew them, which is what corporate evil tends to do.
You still haven't explained what you mean by "corporate evil". You stated where you got the term, but you haven't defined what it means. Please be so kind as to do so.
See the difference?
Quote from: nogodsforme on February 21, 2013, 08:15:36 PM See the difference?Someone here just challenged me to keep an open mind, to resist confirmation bias. Your very name on this forum says to me that you've made up your mind and no quantity, frequency or magnatude of supernatural intervention is going to penetrate that.All your examples simply dismiss any acknowledgement of God's intervention regardless. The corporate fallacy here is evident because I'm the only one that will tell you that your thinking is purposefully unreasonable, because the others here have lost their conscious to the group. To trust your objectivity you would have to change your name, otherwise why should I trust you are being fair?
All your examples simply dismiss any acknowledgement of God's intervention regardless.


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(CNN) -- What a difference a Messi makes. Last weekend "King Leo" inspired Barcelona to a seven-goal victory on the opening day of the Spanish soccer season, but in his absence Sunday the reigning champions battled to beat Malaga 1-0.
With the four-time world player of the year rested after suffering a bruised thigh in the midweek Spanish Super Cup draw with Atletico Madrid, new coach Gerardo Martino stuck to his word and left $75 million signing Neymar on the substitutes' bench.
And without a recognized striker, Barca struggled to make the team's usual dominance of possession pay off -- the winner at Malaga came courtesy of a superb curling shot by defender Adriano from outside the penalty area.
Neymar did get another run, but the 21-year-old Brazil star was unable to repeat his goal against Atletico as he was subjected to a series of rough challenges -- and had a late free-kick well-saved.
Earlier, Xavi's free-kick was deflected against the Malaga crossbar, but Barca ultimately had keeper Victor Valdes to thank -- as well as the woodwork.
Fabrice Olinga scrambled a shot that rebounded to safety off the post, then Sebastian Fernandez headed straight at Valdes when he should have equalized.
The win left Barca top of the table on goal difference from Atletico, despite the Madrid side's 5-0 thrashing of Rayo Vallecano earlier Sunday.
Raul Garcia scored in each half while Diego Costa, Arda Turan and Tiago also netted in a perfect warm-up for Wednesday's trip to the Nou Camp for the second leg of the Super Cup.
Real Madrid can also move onto six points by beating Granada on Monday, ahead of the expected unveiling of Tottenham forward Gareth Bale in what is tipped to be a world-record transfer fee.
Levante recovered from last week's drubbing by Barca, holding Sevilla 0-0, while Real Betis Celta Vigo beat Real Betis 2-1 in Sunday's late match despite having Borja Oubina sent off near the end.
In Italy, Inter Milan beat Genoa 2-0 in Walter Mazzarri's first match in charge, with Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo and Argentina forward Rodrigo Palacio scoring in the final 20 minutes.
"We must remember that these lads had gone four and a half months without winning at home, and there were lots of defeats in there too," former Napoli coach Mazzarri said, referring to the disastrous form which left Inter ninth in the table last season and well short of European qualification.
"We needed to shake off this fear that we'd concede on the first counter-attack. The players just needed a bit of belief."
Napoli's new coach Rafael Benitez also had a winning start as last season's runners-up beat Bologna 3-0, with two goals from Slovakian playmaker Marek Hamsik and the opener from former Real Madrid forward Jose Maria Callejon.
French coach Rudy Garcia was similarly successful in his first match with Roma, coming away from promoted Livorno with a 2-0 win thanks to second-half goals from Daniele De Rossi and Alessandro Florenzi.
Lazio, fifth in the previous campaign, bounced back from last weekend's 4-0 Italian Super Cup defeat by Juventus to beat Udinese 2-1.
In France, champions Paris Saint-Germain won for the first time this season, beating Nantes 2-1 following two earlier draws.
Edinson Cavani, an $84 million signing from Napoli, put PSG ahead in the first half before an own-goal by defender Alex, but Ezequiel Lavezzi pounced for a 74th-minute winner after Lucas' shot was blocked on the line.
The result left Laurent Blanc's team four points behind top side Marseille and two behind second-placed Monaco.
In Germany, Eintracht Frankfurt notched a first win this season, 2-0 at Eintracht Braunschweig which left the promoted side bottom of the table without a point.
Stuttgart's 2-1 defeat by Augsburg left the five-time Bundesliga champions also on three losses.

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Supreme Court Spurns JusticeWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: Police State
by Stephen Lendman
Several previous articles discussed the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) charity case. Five extraordinary human beings were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to long prison terms. They're doing hard time in America's gulag.
They learned the hard way about being Muslims in America at the wrong time. On Monday, the Supreme Court denied their final appeal for justice. More on that below.
The words "Equal Justice Under Law" adorn the Supreme Court Building's west facade. Facing east is the motto "Justice, the Guardian of Liberty."
Since the Court's 1789 establishment, these words belie its decisions, arguments, and "supreme" allegiance to power. "We the people" never mattered and don't now.
Privilege always counted most in America. Egalitarian principles exist in name only. Checks and balances, equity and justice, and democratic values are meaningless figures of speech.
Men, not laws or high moral standards, rule America. Executive, congressional, and judicial officials systematically lie, connive, and pretty much do what they please for their own self-interest.
Democracy always was illusory. Most High Court justices are as unprincipled and venal as political rogues infesting Washington, state and city governments.
Federal courts are the worst. Many justices in them have Federalist Society connections. They advocate rolling back civil liberties and ending New Deal social policies. They support imperial wars, torture and corporatism.
They want reproductive choice, government regulations, labor rights, and environmental protections ended. They spurn justice in defense of privilege.
Five current Supreme Court justices are Federalist Society members: Chief Justice John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas.
Elena Kagan is ideologically sympathetic. As dean of Harvard Law School, she hired Bush's outgoing Office of Legal Counsel director, Jack Goldsmith. Francis Boyle called him a war criminal.
Kagan bragged about putting him on staff. Boyle quoted her saying she "love(s) the Federalist Society."
With these type justices on America's High Court, ordinary people don't stand a chance. On Monday, five HLF principles heard the bad news. Other articles discussed their notable work.
They helped people most in need. They fed hungry children. They provided financial aid to needy and impoverished families.
They sponsored orphaned children. They provided educational, medical, emergency, community development, and other vital social services.
Until Bush's Justice Department shut it down, HLF was America's largest Muslim charity. It was their mark of cain. It got them targeted for doing the right thing for the wrong people.
They were wrongfully accused of providing aid to Hamas. Multiple charges included prohibited financial transactions, money laundering, conspiracy, and filing false tax returns.
Charges were false, outrageous and unconscionable. HLF had no connection to terrorism. Its activities were entirely legal. Islam's third pillar mandates charity. Aiding those in need is considered a moral obligation.
Compassion became criminalized. Humanitarian giving to "unworthy" recipients risks long prison terms. US justice prohibits feeding the wrong hungry children, providing medical services, and helping them live normal lives.
Reversing the wrongful convictions of five extraordinary humanitarians should have been no-brainer justice. The Supreme Court spurned them without explanation. Dismissively it said:
"Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied."
HLF principals were denied their right to retrial. Legitimate courts would have granted it automatically.
Shukri Abubaker, Mohammad el-Mazain, Ghassan Elashi, Mufid Abdulqader, Abulrahman Odeh will stay imprisoned in America's gulag.
Word came Monday morning. HLF announced it saying:
"The US Supreme Court declines to hear the Holy Land Foundation case. Their decision marks the end of the judicial process and the beginning of a massive effort to free the Holy Land Five."
The Muslim Legal Fund of America headlined "MLFA Troubled by Court's Decision to Not Hear Sixth Amendment Case," saying:
Presidential diktat authority targeted HLF. Due process was denied. Federal agents stormed their offices like storm troopers. They took everything, including personal possessions.
Fundamental constitutional rights were spurned. "MLFA funded the defense, appeal and US Supreme Court petition due to the significance the case has on the future of civil liberties for everyone in America. Representatives from the legal fund are gravely concerned over the court's decision to not hear the case."
Executive Director Khalik Meed said:
"It is a dark day for America when our nation's highest court refuses to hear a case that is affecting everyone's ability to get a fair trial in America."
"If judges are allowed to prevent defenders from challenging the credibility of expert witnesses, then our Sixth Amendment loses its teeth and our civil liberties suffer further erosion."
HLF attorney Nancy Hollander called the decision a "travesty of American criminal justice. I don't think American citizens understand that this effects all of us and the world that believes in the American criminal justice system."
"Anyone in any court in America now risks being convicted based on the opinion of someone who claims to be an expert without any opportunity to cross examine that person because everything about that so-called expert can remain secret."
"The right to Confrontation, so long enshrined in our justice system, died today."
Hollander added:
"Technically they can file a petition for writ of habeas corpus, but they would have to go back to original court and I don't think they will be successful. I fear this is the end of the road and far as the courts are concerned."
HLF principal Shukri Abubaker's daughter Nida twittered:
"The suprême court denied the case. they don't even want to look at it. They don't want to spill the truth (and reveal) US Govt….lies."
She added:
"That's it. They denied it….So what now? Are these men going to sit in prison, for something they didn't do, while the world all over the poor is getting even poorer?"
"While the hungry is dying of starvation? While the sick is dying without medicine and blood? While the homeless is in desperate need of a home during The harsh winters?"
" This is outrageous. I am at loss of words….God has a plan for everything and everyone. We must not give up."
"#FreeTheHolyLandFoundation #FreeMyBaba #FreeMyUncles."
Attorney Linda Moreno expressed outrage, saying:
"We fought so hard for this case we believed in these men and we believed in the charity, their good will, their good works. I have always said they fed the wrong children."
"They were Palestinian children and for some reason Palestinian children, Palestinian widows do not deserve humanitarian aid."
"And I will tell you this. I don't care what the government believes it has proved in this case, a decision that allows a man to be sentenced to 65 years in prison for feeding Palestinian children in my view is racist."
Ahead of the Supreme Court decision, Center for Constitutional Rights president emeritus, Michael Ratner, said:
"We will look back on this period, not just the Holy Land Five, but the cases from the NYPD, down here with the Third Jihad, all the way to drone killings in Pakistan, we will look on this as probably one of the darkest, if not the darkest, periods of our history. And sadly, sadly, Noor's father is paying the price of 65 years in jail."
A Final Comment
Activist/songwriter David Rovics commented his way in song and verse. He titled it simply the "Holy Land 5"
"They grew up among the bombs of the occupation
Bulldozed houses, that was the situation
Refugee camps, Khan Yunus and Shatila
Children gunned down in the Intifada
Poverty and hunger, a place to slowly die
These five men decided at least they had to try
From their homes in Texas to the stateless nation
They started up the Holy Land Foundation."
"They sent food and medicine, that's all they ever did
Aside from sending toys for little kids
Feed the hungry, they say that's a good deed
But apparently it all depends on who you want to feed
If they're living in the ghettos under IDF command
If they think they don't deserve to starve in their homeland
If Sharon says all that's theirs is mine
If they're from a place called Palestine."
"The Holy Land is crying out
Leaving little room for doubt
From ruined homes the kids ask you
What in the world will you do?"
"They sent money to the Zakat Committees
The same ones funded by USAID
But these were Arabs aiding Palestinians
They opposed the occupation and they were Muslims
Their phones were tapped for years but nothing could be found
So with an executive order Bush shut them down
Freezing all their funds, taking food from kids
That's exactly what the US government did."
"These men support Hamas, the government proclaimed
Although they couldn't find a cent sent in their name
But they had evidence, for the first time in a court
An anonymous Israeli would submit his report
Behind a veil with no rights to cross-examination
He could smell Hamas, this was his explanation
First the jury hung, so they tried them again
And for feeding hungry people they were sent to prison."
"Now five men are in cells, no one knows what for
Every Muslim an unindicted co-conspirator
Be careful what you say, be wary what you hear
Or end up in a CMU for 65 years
Cut off from the world, held in a little box
Back home kids are getting shot for throwing rocks
No one stops the charities sending money for tanks
For illegal settlements all over the West Bank."
"This is justice in America, if you didn't know it now you do
And a retrial was denied, I should mention that, too
A retrial was denied and who knows who's next to go
To be tortured in a Little Guantanamo
The Constitution's suspended, they just haven't let us know
It's easier that way, just say it isn't so
The Holy Land Foundation, you know it's true
They did what all of us should do."
"Free the Holy Land 5!!"
The final words of America's Pledge of Allegiance should say "with liberty and justice" only for the privileged few. No one else.
Muslims and others wrongfully targeted learn about America's dark side firsthand. Disgracefully, the nation's Supreme Court supports it.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at email@example.com.
His new book is titled "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War"
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About Me
Corey Ford
Painting and creating art has been my passion my entire life. I have worked in many different mediums and if you visit my website you can see some examples. I'm trying to emulate the great illuminary atist by the name of Frederic Edwin Church who used a lot of light and detail as one of the 'Hudson River' painters. Undoubtedly, Maxfield Parrish has had an impact on my art as one of my visitors pointed out in my painting called 'Memories'. I love a lot of Parrish's paintings. My main subjects are science fiction, marine, beautiful women, cowboys, landscapes, fractal abstract, horse and Egyptian.
Many of my fine art paintings have been sold and are now in private collections throughout the USA. My digital art is used in prints for private collections and also used in advertisement, book covers, CD covers and computer games all over the world.
Beginning in late 2003, I began dabbling in digital art and found it very much to my liking and have produced many digital paintings since then. I'm always trying to improve my work in an ongoing process.
I'm also continuing to work in acrylic painting. Some of my paintings are for sale as mentioned on this website.
Hope you enjoy my work and visit my gallery often to see my new paintings.
Just to let you know, I am also known on the Internet by the tradename of 'Coreycupcake' and also 'Catmando'.
'Artist of the Month' in Warren, Michigan in 1986.
'Artist of the Month' in Sterling Heights, Michigan in 1987.
'Honorable Mention' Award 1986 - Warren Society of Arts
'Honorable Mention' Award 1990 - Warren Society of Arts
'Terragen Silver' Award 2005 - Terranuts Website
'Digital Artworks Gallery' Award 2005 for 'White Jasmine' by Digital Artworks Gallery Website
'Terragen Bronze' Award 2006 for 'Zaxix' by Terranuts Website
'Honorable Mention' Award 2006 - Redico Art Show
'Outstanding' Award 2006 - Redico Art Show
'Zazzle Showcase Award Winner' 2007 for 'The Guardians' by Zazzle Website
'2D Terranuts Award' in 2007 for 'Rare Princess' by Terranuts Website.
'Zazzle Showcase Award Winner' 2007 for 'Dark Passion' by Zazzle Website
'Star of Excellence for Artistic Design' 2009 for 'Hawaiian Orchid' by Awesome Zazzlers - Zazzle Website
'Terranuts Showcase Award' 2010 for 'Rare Princess' by Terranuts Website
Featured on 'The Best Of Zazzle Weekly' 2010 by Squidoo for my 'Ebony Nautilus' Print
Featured on the front page here at Fine Art America in 2010 for 'Ebony'
Commercial Art at Cass Tehnical High School in Detroit, Michigan.
Nursing Degree '1977' from St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron, Michigan.
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When I posted a photo of this blanket last week it gained quite a few admiring comments, and this made me very chuffed indeed :-)
I started working on it in secret in September time and really enjoyed it. It was always intended for Rachel's birthday, although originally I had planned to make a granny stripe. When I picked up my hook though, solid squares came out instead and I loved them so much that I decided to go with it. Initially I made 9 squares that were 12 rounds in size but they didn't look right at all. I decided to add three rounds to each square in just the pinky purple colours (raspberry, plum and claret) and then join them. This brought the blanket together well and made it look cohesive.
The colours are the same as those I used for my Auntie's granny stripe blanket, and although I blogged about that one first I actually made it after I made this one. The yarn is Stylecraft Special dk in the following colours:
Claret, Plum, Raspberry, Grape, Lavender, Violet, Meadow and Aster.
The pattern is my improved solid granny square pattern that I have not yet re-written for my blog. I will do some day, promise.
I left it border-less for quite a while but finally decided that the main focus of the blanket is the lovely holes pattern and that any border I could do would detract from that. In the end I just went round in trebles, which gives it a finished look without making it too frilly or anything.
And here is the finished item ….. dun dun duhhhhh:
(taken at home during decorating the tree so a bit blurred, sorry! daylight is in short supply.)
I did contemplate keeping it for myself as it's a lovely size to have on your lap while your snuggled on a sofa or chair. I felt a bit mean keeping it from Rach though and she clearly loves it and gave me the worthy appreciation for making it that I deserve (haha you know what I mean – it's nice to get the appreciation for making someone by someone who also makes things and knows what it is like to make something.), so I'll let her keep it.
It's so lush all folded up, I love all the thin stripes!
Happy birthday Rach, I'm glad you like it :-)
EDIT: Rach in this post refers to my friend Rach, and not my sister Rachel. I've asked one of them to change their name but so far both have refused ;-)


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45. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installgeorgewillow Oct 27, 2009 10:21 AM (in response to georgewillow)
Anyone gotten an RMA from Intel yet? I'm waiting for some lady to call me back. I have a case number now.
46. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installdjkilla Oct 27, 2009 10:36 AM (in response to georgewillow)
I have a case number and I'm expecting a call later today. I'm still within 30 days of buying it and will make a decision to RMA it back to the place of purchase or RMA it to Intel later this week if there's no fix. Here's some additional info if it helps anyone:
I'm using Windows 7 64bit, EVGA X58 E758 motherboard, X25-M G2 80gb SSD (Version: E65910-308) and NO RAID setup.
47. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installlittledolphin Oct 27, 2009 12:03 PM (in response to georgewillow)
As I've gone through this thread, I noticed that Win 7 x64 was used somehow often when the upgrade failed. Possibly the (x64) drivers installed after the firmware upgrade are crashing the drive. As I just wanted to upgrade my drive (Intel 160GB 34nm) I'm really glad I haven't done it yet (I'm also using Win7 x64).
Did anyone with Win7 x86 experience this problem, too ? Or are there any Win7 x64 users without problems ?
48. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installTerminusAvid Oct 27, 2009 12:20 PM (in response to djkilla)
Its unfortunate that many of you guys are having issues after the firmware update, fortunately everything went smoothly for me (thank GOD because I'd be very bummed if I had these problems)! When I first installed the drive I set BIOS to "Enhanced IDE" and that is what I used when I installed W7 64-Bit. After W7 was installed I loaded the Intel chipset drivers, once those were loaded I decided I wanted to run the drive in "AHCI Mode". For this to work properly you need to enabled the AHCI driver (otherwise you'll get booting errors and misc.. issues). Many of you guys probably know this already but it took me multiple attempts before learning that the AHCI driver needed to be enabled before switching from "Enhanced/Compatiable IDE Mode" to "AHCI Mode"! If anyone wants to know how to easily and reliably enable the AHCI driver before switching to "AHCI Mode" in BIOS let me know and I'll PM you the instructions.
So before I updated the firmware I was running the drive in "AHCI Mode" with no problems. I downloaded the Intel FW Update utility .iso file, burned it to CD, and then reboot the computer with the disk in the drive. Once the PC rebooted I went into BIOS, changed "AHCI Mode" to "Compatibility IDE Mode", changed the boot order so my PC would boot off the optical drive, ran the update utility, ran the utility again to verify the update was successful, rebooted and went back into BIOS, changed "Compatibility IDE Mode" back to "AHCI Mode", changed the boot order back so that the PC would boot from my Intel SSD, and rebooted once again.
Then once the computer booted back into W7 I got the same message most of you guys did (saying there was new hardware and that I needed to reboot). I manually rebooted and thankfully everything worked just fine? Initially I thought it must have been user error causing all of these problems because there wasn't any rhyme or reason to the problems. However there are simply too many people having these "Issues" that it could be caused by user error right? In that regard I can't figure out what is actually causing these issues to happen since its only happening in certain cases (even though people are essentially using the same Intel SSD drives with the same firmware)?
Its now been about 24hrs since I flashed my SSD's firmware and I've rebooted 6-8 times with no issues. I've also run Intels SSD Optimizer multiple times (both manually and via the schedule) and its worked (or at least seemed to work without issue)? I'm not knowledgable enough to know if TRIM is actually working now except that Intels Toolbox software seems to be working fine? The real test will happen when I reformat soon without running a Secure Erase with HDD Erase 3.3, a reformat is supposed to enabled the TRIM command during the reformat and return out SSD's back to their "new" state?
I wish everyone luck with the problems they have been having since the firmware update, hopefully its something simple that can be worked out? Please keep us updated with your progress guys!
49. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installTerminusAvid Oct 27, 2009 12:23 PM (in response to littledolphin)
littledolphin - I forgot to mention that I'm running an early build of W7 64-Bit (Build 7100) and it worked on my system? I just wanted to let you know that its possible on this OS (but I fully understand why your hesitant to update the firmware)!
50. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installambizytl Oct 27, 2009 12:41 PM (in response to TerminusAvid)
I am using the retail Windows 7 64-bit version.
About checking if TRIM is enabled, you can use AS SSD to benchmark your scores and will see Seq at around 100 MB/s or more for Write--this is for 160Gb SSD. You can also check if TRIM is enabled in Windows by using the command fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify If it comes back 0, it is enabled.
Doesn't make sense to me that the drive is causing the problem, but compatibility with MB or BIOS may be an issue, assuming the instructions were carried out as stated.
Message was edited by: ambizytl
51. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installTerminusAvid Oct 27, 2009 12:52 PM (in response to ambizytl)
Thanks very much ambizytl for the quick reply, that information was very helpful!
52. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installcashman Oct 27, 2009 1:35 PM (in response to georgewillow)
Same problem here
53. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installTerminusAvid Oct 27, 2009 1:40 PM (in response to cashman)
You guys probably know this already (as I'm usually the last to know) but Intel has removed the download link for the new Firmware update! Granted this might just be a coincidence but I doubt it, the timing is very suggestive given all the problems people have been posting about! Of course I am now worried even though my firmware update seemed to go through without any problems? Hopefully there will be some sort of official response from Intel ASAP to give us a piece of mind in regards to all this given how many people are bummed out, dissapointed, angry, and confused about whats happening? Keep us posted guys if anyone learns more please!
54. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installgeorgewillow Oct 27, 2009 1:50 PM (in response to TerminusAvid)
Good find Terminus. I hadn't noticed that. Something is up.
55. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installlittledolphin Oct 27, 2009 2:19 PM (in response to TerminusAvid)
That's really an interesting information - actually I definitely suggest to wait for an updated firmware (so do I). Hopefully, the bricked drives of the not so lucky guys here will be replaced without any troubles .
56. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installjustguy Oct 27, 2009 2:24 PM (in response to georgewillow)
Found this thread only after installing new firmware And before rebooting ... what a way to be welcomed back from work!
Thought I'd add a bit more data to the pile about successful/unsuccessful installs in case it helps.
Win 7 64-bit MSDN edition
Gigabyte EX58-UD5 with i7-920 1366 O/C's to 4GHz - f7 bios
6Gb RAM
1 160Gb SSD as main boot
3 1TB SATA drives
Running AHCI - both during flash and after.
Flash install was fine, rebooted and new drivers installed message.
Rebooted fine and system seems stable.
No gloating or anything, just trying to add a bit of info to the pot.
Good luck
57. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installJoeGershogrin Oct 27, 2009 2:23 PM (in response to littledolphin)
Maybe it's wishful thinking but I'm hoping Intel releases a firmware update that can fix the bricked drives. My coolermaster desktop case was designed by morons and if I have to phsyically remove the SSD it will be a 45-minute task.
58. Re: TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 installTerminusAvid Oct 27, 2009 2:52 PM (in response to justguy)
Thanks very much justguy for posting your experience so far with the updated firmware, your data is greatly appreciated! In my opinion the more data we have the better!


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CHARLESTON, Ill. – Tennessee Tech had its chances, but couldn't generate enough offense to get past Eastern Illinois in a 2-0 loss in Friday's Ohio Valley Conference opener for both squads.
The Golden Eagles will get a chance to even their league record at 1-1 when they take on Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at 1 p.m. Sunday in Edwardsville, Ill.
On Friday, Eastern Illinois broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 33rd minute to snatch an early lead. Brenna Vogel fired a shot from 25 yards out that sailed over the goalkeeper's head and into the back of the net.
The Golden Eagles held the Panthers scoreless for the rest of the half, but couldn't put any points on the board themselves, despite winning several corner kick opportunities.
Eastern Illinois extended its lead to 2-0 in the 59th minute when Ashley Eck sent a shot from the right side into the left corner of Tennessee Tech's net. Eck was assisted on the play by Kristin Germann and Jade Schwarting.
Tech finished the match with nine shots, three of which were on goal. EIU took 17 shots and placed seven on goal while winning seven corners compared to four for the Golden Eagles.
Golden Eagle sophomore goalkeeper Becca Toler notched five saves on the evening while Eastern Illinois' Brittany O'Dell stopped three.
Freshman Amanda Koch and juniors Leigh Heffner and Kris Cambron each placed a shot on goal for Tech.


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Parent advice
From our panel of staff contributors
If this announcement is coming from out of the blue, a long discussion needs to take place to understand the change in plans. But both of you need to understand that college is not for everyone. If the announcement is not a surprise, it's time to talk about other paths for your child to follow so he can be a productive, independent adult. Trade school? Delayed college entrance? Other job ideas that may require some instruction and training but not necessarily a degree? What needs to be made clear is that what is not an option is carefree, parent-supported living. Define "adult" and discuss ideas/options.
Ask why, of course, followed by what he plans to do. Can't force a kid to go to college if he or she doesn't want to. You waste money. I would point out how difficult it can be to go to college later or get a job in a chosen career track, but it is his decision in the end.
The college application process is long over at this point, so the question is: Why now? Are friends (especially a girlfriend) making the same declarations at home? Something's up if this is the first inkling of doubt. And what is his plan for life after high school, which won't include the college fund handed over to the reluctant collegian?
Expert advice
"Have a reaction but don't overreact," says psychologist Anthony Rao, author of "The Way of Boys: Promoting the Social and Emotional Development of Young Boys" (William Morrow).
"The knee-jerk impulse is to start down the road of 'You have to. This is important. I know best. If you don't go, there will be no car. If you don't go now, I won't pay for it later,'" Rao says. "That shuts the whole thing down, the boy digs in his heels, and this becomes a protracted problem."
Or, you could listen to what's on his mind.
"Calm it all down and give your son an opportunity to voice all of his fears and anxieties," Rao says. "It's possible he just needs to talk it out. Maybe he feels underprepared in today's fast-paced, hyperpressurized, competitive world. Maybe he's afraid of leaving you or his friends or his love interest. Maybe he's burned out and can't imagine signing up for four more years of intensity.
"Give him some space to talk about the fear that he can't handle college."
Now for the hard part.
"Don't parent the way you would have when your son was little and you were keeping him from something dangerous," Rao says. "This isn't running too fast on the playground. This is a young adult. You try to turn it into a lesson, and their ears just close up."
Instead, craft a game plan together.
"Treat it like a business meeting, where all options are on the table and all viewpoints and ideas are respected," he says. "Talk about internships, trade school, travel if it's constructive and positive, a job," he says. "Sometimes a crappy first job is the best way to get kids ready to go to school.
"Some kids need a cleansing of the mental palate between heavy courses of academics. Far worse to be pushed into college when you're not ready and then unravel and have to come home with $20,000 lost and all your friends off away at college."
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LOGAN - Last year at this time, the Ripley Middle School Basketball Team was shaking off the disappointment of falling in the championship game to the Generals of Winfield.
This season, Ripley took down Ravenswood and No. 1 seeded Winfield on their way to face Logan Middle School in the same scenario, the game for all the conference marbles.
During the regular season, The Vikes fell to the Logan Middle Wildcats twice. They were defeated by 10 points at Logan and two points at Ripley.
On Thursday night in Logan, the Vikings got the win when it counted by taking down the Wildcats in overtime, 38-34 to bring the Mid Valley Athletic Conference Basketball Championship home to Jackson County.
Ripley shooting guard Jamison Hunt did what he does best; blister the net in crunch time. Hunt sank a text book 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to knot the game at 32. After a missed shot from Logan standout Braxton Goff, Nathan Hall had a chance to win it after a sharp pass from Hunt with an eight footer. The ball rimmed out as the teams prepared to fight it out in overtime.
The Vikings were down 30-24 with under three minutes in the final period and fought and clawed their way back to knot the game and eventually take the lead for good in the contest.
Early into the overtime, Hunt drilled a 3-pointer that emotionally drained the Logan bench. It was as if a safety pin had punctured a child's birthday balloon.
With 1:13 to play in the three minute overtime period, Goff misfired on a 3-point attempt and Hunt scored for Ripley on a short jumper, close to the bucket. Ripley was up 36-32.
Logan (14-4) managed to punch the ball inside and squeeze out a bucket bringing the game to a 36-34 score.
Hunt was fouled with 14.5 seconds and missed the front end of a one-and- one. Logan snagged the rebound and Goff fired up another 3-point bomb with 2.4 seconds and the ball hits the back of the rim and bounces beyond the paint to the chagrin of Logan's bench. Ripley point guard Lane Casto snagged the ball and was immediately fouled.
Casto had a chance to ice the game. He sank the first free throw and Ripley coach Mark Wayne showed the ultimate confidence in his player by calling a timeout before his second attempt, so that he could set up Ripley's defense on Logan's inbound attempt if Casto was successful.
Successful he was. Casto tickled the twine like he was born to do just that. Ripley's fans would flood the court shortly after and celebrate their 38-34 Mid Valley Athletic Conference Basketball Championship.
Hunt, who took over the game in the final period wasn't interested in talking about his own play but had some things to say about his teammates.
"The whole team played a great game. Nathan Hall and Chase Johnson kept us in the game with their rebounding, Lane (Casto) did a great job finishing at the line and in the paint and Elijah Riffe took care of the ball all night. Our coaches did a great job of leading us tonight."
Coach Wayne spoke candidly of his team after the victory.
"I am very proud of our boys. A week ago, we all understood that our own assessment of our own season was riding on just three games." Wayne continued, "We had high expectations from day one. We worked hard and we are blessed to get it done."
Ripley Middle Cagers are MVAC Champions!
LOGAN - Last year at this time, the Ripley Middle School Basketball Team was shaking off the disappointment of falling in the championship game to the Generals of Winfield.


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PYONGYANG, North Korea - Wise men said, knowledge is a powerful weapon and over the last one year, as Donald Trump established his rule in the United States - North Korea sat still and watched his moves.
For North Korea, that currently considers the United States - its first enemy, learning about the one it considers its enemy became a top priority, apart from its accelerated nuclear weapons program.
Not only did the nuclear nation, prepare and test its most powerful hydrogen bomb till date, it equipped its arsenal with an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), which it claims and reach and devastate the U.S. mainland, and any other part of the world.
But in the game of power, North Korea is believed to have used Trump's first year in one of the world's most powerful positions - that of the American President, to learn about him, his strengths and his weaknesses.
And after a whole year of learning, experts have revealed that North Korea officials are highly confused.
They are believed to be uncertain if Trump is "crazy" or if he is merely "putting on an act."
A report in Politico has revealed that North Korean leaders are genuinely uncertain about Trump's sanity, and yet they are aware of the U.S. President's actions increasing the risk of armed conflict between the U.S. and their country.
The report quoted Suzanne DiMaggio, a scholar at New America who has spent nearly two decades engaged in secret conversations with North Korea as saying that the North Korean leaders "want to know if he's crazy or if this is just an act."
DiMaggio reportedly made it clear that North Korean leaders are confused about Trump's "end game" and are following everything he does closely in the hope of learning more.
She cited one of the president's latest tweets as one example of the type of erratic leadership that has confused and concerned North Koreans.
Late on Saturday, Trump took to Twitter and said, "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "short and fat?" Oh well, I try so hard to be his friend - and maybe someday that will happen!"
DiMaggio reportedly said, "They follow the news very closely; they watch CNN 24/7; they read his tweets and other things."
According to some foreign policy scholars, Trump is believed to be implementing his own version of what President Richard Nixon referred to as the madman theory.
The scholars explained that during the Cold War, Nixon claimed he could exert his will over the Soviet Union and North Vietnam by sending out indications that he could be "crazy" enough to drop a nuclear weapon on their countries.
According to the theory, it would compel America's adversaries to come to the bargaining table because they couldn't trust Nixon to possess the good sense necessary to avoid starting a nuclear war.
Now, North Korea is reportedly concerted about two things that has made up his reaction to Pyongyang - Trump's tweeting and his insults.
DiMaggio said that North Koreans have tried to understand America's volatile president and have asked her not only if Trump is nuts, but what and how to think about everything from his public undercutting of his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible campaign collusion with Russia.
She said that North Korea was ready after Trump's surprise election to discuss a new round of official talks with the U.S. to defuse the standoff over their nuclear weapons.
However, Trump's escalating rhetoric and Twitter rants may have foreclosed that option.
She said that considering that Trump is unwilling to abide by the Iranian nuclear treaty, the North Korean leadership doesn't know if the president would honor any deal that he struck with them.
Further, they are also not sure if the ongoing Russia scandal will take him down in the near future.
DiMaggio said of the North Korean leadership, "They question his erratic behavior, and also his mounting problems here at home, with the investigation being conducted by Robert Mueller, and they are asking, 'Why should we begin negotiations with the Trump administration, when Donald Trump may not be president much longer?'"
DiMaggio, along with Joel Wit, a longtime U.S. diplomat turned scholar at Johns Hopkins University who founded the influential North Korea-watching website 38North, have been quietly meeting with North Koreans to talk about the country's nuclear program.
The duo have reportedly secretly met with North Koreans four times over the past year, in Geneva, Pyongyang, Oslo and Moscow.


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BOULDER — The University of Colorado has completed design and construction of a $95 million instrument package for the study of space weather that is now ready for delivery in advance of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launch slated for 2015.
Known as the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors, or EXIS, it is the first of four identical packages that will fly on four NOAA weather satellites.
The suite of instruments was designed and built by CU's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.
EXIS will measure energy output from the sun that can affect satellite operations, telecommunications, GPS navigation and power grids on Earth as part of NOAA's next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES-R.
Read more of the article University of Colorado builds package to study space weather at DailyCamera.com.


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- Premier League
Tevez ponders new City contract
Carlos Tevez has revealed he is ready to consider a new contract at Manchester City - but still yearns for a return home with Boca Juniors.
City boss Roberto Mancini revealed last week that he was eager to sit down and thrash out a new deal with Tevez, with the striker's current agreement due to expire in the summer of 2014.
It marks a remarkable turnaround in the relationship between player and manager as just 12 months ago it seemed certain Tevez would never play for City again, as he strolled around the golf courses of Argentina after walking out on the club.
At one point Tevez had suggested he could retire from football at the end of his deal with the Premier League champions, but he now appears to have had a change of heart - though whether he continues playing in England or at home in Argentina remains to be seen.
"I've one year left on my deal and City want me to sign for two more seasons. I'll think about it," Tevez is quoted as saying in The Sun. "This year is different from last, when I wanted to end the contract with City. I'm happy here as they're treating me well.
"Sometimes I play, sometimes I don't, but that's okay."
Tevez has started 16 of City's 22 Premier League games, scoring seven goals and providing six assists.
However, in an interview with ESPN's Sportscenter, Tevez suggested he would like to once again play for Boca, where he started his professional career and won the Copa Libertadores as well as the Argentine Apertura championship, the Copa Sudamericana and the Intercontinental Cup (now Club World Cup).
Carlos Bianchi, who was in charge during Tevez's successful spell at La Bombonera, has returned to manage the Blue and Gold for a third spell.
"The will to return to Boca always exists, even more so with Bianchi as a manager," Tevez said. "I would like to wear the shirt of the team I love again."
Tevez also believes he is no longer in Argentina's plans, having not played for his country since the Copa America in 2011. Even Wigan Athletic striker Franco Di Santo was selected ahead of him to make his debut against Saudi Arabia in November.
"Nowadays the Argentine national team have better strikers than me," he said. "A person must have the greatness to say the national team doesn't need him anymore.
"There are players nowadays that are a level above."


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OVERLAND PARK, KS — Although it was created for college students in 2004, Facebook now has 300 million users worldwide and is a grown-up way for businesses to enhance their online marketing and brand awareness. Many fitness facilities use Facebook pages to promote events, build community among members, drive Web site traffic and even generate new member leads.
The key to hosting a successful Facebook page is being a good online citizen, says Barry Klein, owner of Elevations Health Club, East Stroudsburg, PA.
"Companies are making a mistake if they don't appreciate that it's social networking, but it's social first. You have to inform and provide value," Klein says. "I equate it with going to a cocktail party and doing the same thing. You can't just go in and scream out a sales pitch or hand out your business cards right away. You schmooze and get to know people and take time to build up some level of trust."
Klein says his Web-based new member leads are up five times over last year, thanks to a site redesign and the club's Facebook page. Elevations uses e-mail blasts and Facebook announcements to drive traffic to its main Web site. He says he appreciates using free social networking sites such as Facebook to communicate with prospects, as opposed to sending expensive printed direct mail pieces.
"Before, we couldn't afford to do outreach for nonmember programs, but now, the investment we're making to reach out to nonmembers is in line with our expected return," he says.
Club One, an 18-club chain based in San Francisco, also uses social networking to communicate with members. Its Facebook page has nearly 1,300 fans.
"We use Facebook as a way to draw more members and promote a sense of community," says Cinzia Bianchi, marketing manager for Club One." If we have relevant news items on Facebook, we'll link it back to our site. Our members get it from all angles from us."
To boost success story postings on its Facebook page, Club One sent an e-mail blast encouraging people to share their stories in return for free movie passes. The joint effort increased the response rate, Bianchi says.
The interactive nature of the Internet makes sites such as Facebook a perfect place to engage members in dialog, says David Fish, CEO of IMN, Waltham, MA, an integrated marketing service provider.
"In a sense, for fitness clubs, their social networking page with fans is a shared space, and culturally, it's not really owned by the club or the fan base — it's a collaboration," Fish says. "And it's a place for people to post things like fitness goals that they wouldn't expect to find on the health club's Web site, which is more for reference. Social networking is a good place to get active, promote dialog and drive traffic to your site."
He also recommends measuring click-throughs to gauge online content's popularity. This lets club owners do variations on popular topics and keep content relevant to members so they'll read it and share it with friends. Posting informational videos is another great strategy, he says.
"It's getting easier to post videos online," Fish says. "They're easy to produce, and fitness clubs have people on staff, like personal trainers, who can shoot tips for videos. It doesn't necessarily have to be polished."
The Navy is using its Fleet and Family Readiness Facebook page to post Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) videos on topics such as staying fit during the holidays and new programming offerings at local Fleet and Family Support Centers. The page has more than 9,000 fans.
Although some might find the Internet impersonal, Klein disagrees.
"People forget it's still people building relationships," Klein says. "People probably thought when the phone was invented that we'd destroy human relationships. It's the same thing with Facebook."


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The Raiders went out with a whimper Sunday, mere foils for the Denver Broncos in a 34-7 defeat at O.co Coliseum.
In losing their last six games and eight of nine, the Raiders were at their least competitive in finishing 4-12 as Peyton Manning needed only one half to set the NFL all-time passing yardage record and give Denver (13-3) the home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Manning completed 25 of 28 passes for 266 yards and touchdown passes of 3 yards to Eric Decker, 7 yards to Knowshon Moreno and 63 and 5 yards to Demaryius Thomas. The Broncos also got a 34-yard field goal from Matt Prater.
The last touchdown, which came with 13 second left in the half, gave Manning the yardage he needed to get to 5,477 yards and break the record Drew Brees set in 2011 by a single yard.
With the game under control, Manning took the second half off in favor of Brock Osweieler in the second half, with Denver taking itws foot off the gas and the Raiders still unable to move the ball. Prater had a 54-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
The Raiders avoided the shutout when quarterback Terrelle Pryor hit Rod Streater for a 14-yard touchdown with 4:24 remaining.
The mismatch drew scattered boos from the crowd, which was infiltrated by plenty of Broncos fans wearing orange.
It remains to be seen how owner Mark Davis will react to the lack of fight the Raiders showed in closing out the season. Raiders coach Dennis Allen is scheduled to meet the media Monday at 1 p.m.
Davis said recently general manager Reggie McKenzie would first meet with the coaching staff before McKenzie would meet with Davis to determine how the Raiders would proceed.'
Allen has two years remaining on the his contract, while McKenzie has three.
Only two Raiders coaches have survived a six-game losing streak to close out the season, Marty Feldman in 1961 and Mike White in 1995, the latter under Al Davis.
Given the Raiders defensive difficulties of late, Manning's domination through the air wasn't surprising. What they couldn't anticipate was an ineffective offense under Pryor.
Oakland managed only 55 yards of total offense in the first half against a defense that is without its best player, Von Miller, and was ranked 22nd in yardage coming in to the game.
The Broncos drove 71 yards in 12 plays the first time they had the ball, with Manning finding Decker in the end zone. A poor shotgun snap by Stefen Wisniewski couldn't be handled by Pryor on the Raiders next possession, with Denver's Sylvester Williams recovering.
That set up a short-field 21-yard drive, with Manning finding Moreno on a screen over the middle from seven yards.
Denver's lone failure of the half on a third down set up Prater's 34-yard field goal. Working mostly underneath, Manning hit Thomas on a 63-yard strike against Brandian Ross on third-and-4. The last touchdown of the to Thomas eclipses Brees' record by a yard.


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SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a teenager was killed in northwest Arkansas on Monday night when storm debris crashed into his car.
Arkansas State Police say 19-year-old Austin Deere of Prairie Grove died at about 7:30 p.m. Monday while driving on U.S. 412 in Springdale. A preliminary report says a street sign that was uprooted by high winds landed on top of Deere's car.
Deere was pronounced dead at the scene by the Washington County coroner.
The Storm Prediction Center says a wind gust of 69 mph was recorded in Springdale at the same time as the accident.


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I have seen the first photographic tests of the Sony RX 1 and the images obtained are very good, for this reason I believe that Sony RX 1 will be a serious good camera for underwater photography.
Your lens is a 35 mm but will be converted in a 50 mm (x1,4) and a 70 mm (x2) and can be used as 35 mm, 50 mm and 70 mm with a good image quality in the three situations.
To be adapted for underwater photography it would need:
- A underwater housing with a flat port
- A wet fish eye lens (as the fantastic Inon UFL-165 but for full frame)
- A wet wide angle lens
- A few wet macro lenses.
With these accessories might have a full frame system of underwater photography usable in diving, thing that up to the date only is obtained by compact cameras.
The Sony RX 1 for underwater photography
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Crocodilians are large reptiles with powerful limbs and tails and heavy plates of bone (osteoderms) beneath the skin. All crocodilian species have webbed feet, a transparent membrane drawn across the eye underwater, nostrils at the top of the snout, and other adaptations for an aquatic lifestyle. Crocodilians also have well-developed senses of smell, sight, and hearing. Of the 23 crocodilian species that exist in the world, the American crocodile and the American alligator are native to the United States. A third species, the common caiman, is an introduced species in Florida.


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Marken Opens Expanded Pharmaceutical Depot in Mexico City
The global depot network is now entering its final phase of development
Jan 08, 2013, 06:00 ET
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Marken announced today the completion of its new, expanded pharmaceutical depot in Mexico City. The new state of the art facility is located closer to the Mexico City airport and provides a total of 1300 m² of GMP-compliant space for temperature controlled storage and distribution of clinical trial supplies. The recent expansion was a response to the significant client demand Marken is experiencing within that region.
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"We are very pleased to announce the completion of this expansion which is a direct result of an increased demand for our services. In addition, we also enhanced our global project management team with experienced Project Leaders ensuring seamless set-up and coordination of all global clinical trial storage and distribution work. We will continue to push forward in enlarging our network to provide the most efficient and flexible solutions to our clients," said Gerit Offenhauser, Senior Vice President, Clinical Trials Distribution.
Marken's depots provide secure temperature controlled storage and distribution for pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices and diagnostic equipment. The new depot will supplement Marken's existing network of global depots in Germany, Singapore, USA and Argentina. Marken's depot network is connected through the Solo platform, a global state-of-the-art, 21 CFR part 11 validated, cloud based inventory management system which tracks dosages at the patient level.
Wes Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer of Marken said "Today's completion of our new Mexico depot is another important milestone in our global depot network expansion strategy. Through further continued investment in facilities and technologies, we will continue to ensure that our clients are served with full service, global clinical supply chain solutions and that we provide the highest quality courier and logistics services to our clients."
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Marken is the leading global clinical supply chain solutions provider dedicated to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, supporting over 49,000 clinical investigators in more than 150 countries. Marken integrates Depot and Logistics services into solutions that extend the reach of clinical trials to even the most remote treatment in naive geographies.
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WORCESTER — The woman found dead Wednesday behind a Suffolk Street house was beaten to death before her body was burned in an attempt to cover up the crime, police allege in court documents.
The details of the woman's death are contained in the arrest records of Dominic Jackson, a Worcester man accused of aiding the attempted cover-up.
Mr. Jackson, 34, of 19 King St., Apt. 6, is expected to be arraigned Friday in Central District Court on a charge of being an accessory after the fact of murder, according to the office of District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.
Mr. Jackson allegedly told police he was smoking crack cocaine with two men and a woman all evening and into the morning.
Sometime around 3 a.m. behind 60 Suffolk St., Mr. Jackson saw a large man strike the woman in the head twice with a large rock.
The woman is listed as "J. Doe" in court records. She appeared to be in her 20s.
Mr. Jackson allegedly helped the man move the body.
"Mr. Jackson said he felt no pulse and stated, 'She's dead,' " court records state.
The man offered Mr. Jackson crack cocaine if he would help get rid of the body, police allege in court records.
"Mr. Jackson then went and got gas and returned and assisted in burning the body with the larger black male described," court records said.
Mr. Jackson told police he had just met the man and did not know his name. The man was described as being in his 40s, wearing a black and gray coat and standing more than 6 feet tall.
The woman's body was found about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Police detectives continue to investigate the case.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Detective Bureau at (508) 799-8651.
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Sustainable Seas Trust (SST) is a registered Charity, Public Benefit Organization, and Not for Profit Organization. The Trust is registered and administered by Nedgroup Trust and operates exclusively for charitable, socioeconomic, scientific, educational and philanthropic purposes. SST is dedicated to harnessing the power of people everywhere to promote conservation, sustainability and habitat restoration. Through the production of films, posters, and educational booklets for teachers and students, SST raises environmental awareness to help preserve coastal areas from over-harvesting and pollution.
In order for conservation to succeed, one needs to consider and implement resolve of problems associated with poverty, food security and hunger, education and skills development, human dignity and social justice, as well as finding employment for marginalised people. In order to achieve this aims, one needs to change behaviour through education and the imparting of necessary skills required in order for individuals and communities to thrive.
Sustainable Seas Trust has a vision of sustainable seas that are pristine, healthy, vibrant and productive.
To achieve our vision, the SST team is encouraging you, your family and your friends to join us in empowering people to sustain our seas.
We strive to help people achieve sustainable lifestyles through education, public participation events, films, research and environmental rehabilitation. These activities benefit everyone involved, especially impoverished coastal communities and the marine life that sustains them.
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Darol Dickinson, General Manager of all DCCI divisions is regarded as a superior cattleman. He has served as President of the International Texas Longhorn Association for two terms and been either vice president or an elected director for a total of 28 years for both major breed associations. Darol has judged Longhorn shows including the California State Fair, Houston Livestock show, the International Championship show at Ft. Worth, Texas, and Louisville, KY.. He is in demand as a speaker for Cattlemen's organizations. His keen eye is much of the reason for the great success of DCCI over the last 38 years. Darol's ability to successfully mate genetic qualities for continuous breed improvement is unexcelled in the industry. The major show winners and leading herd sires of several breeds often carry the scientific blend genetics of DCCI. More semen is processed and sold from DCCI sires than all other Watusi, BueLingo, and Longhorns combined.


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One of These Cat Videos Will Be Named Best of the Year
It's that time of year when the Internet would like a new reigning cat.
The people must decide: who will be the winner of this year's Golden Kitty Award? Grumpy Cat snagged the prestigious prize last year, and this year's nominees feature five felines who have displayed, among other feats, an addiction to bananas, guilt at being caught stealing tulle, and a unity with the Force that would make even Luke Skywalker proud.


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Event: Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji, Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Esha Koppikar, Aftab Shivdasani, Sharman Joshi and other Bollywood celebs were spotted at the Celebrity Charity Cricket Match. The event was named as 'Junoon'.
Guest List: Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Prateik, Sharman Joshi, Isha Koppikar, Aftab Shivdasani, Dilip Joshi, Disha Wakani, Arpita Khan, Shera
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
Bollywood celebs Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aparshakti Khurrana, Bhushan Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar Hir...


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Fifty years removed from its delivery, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech still resonates, evidenced by its continued use as a source of inspiration for those still working for racial, social and economic justice.
Fifty years removed from its delivery, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech still resonates, evidenced by its continued use as a source of inspiration for those still working for racial, social and economic justice. On the holiday recognizing his birth Monday, King's big message filled the small sanctuary at St. James CME Church in Leavenworth. For about 25 years the community has come to celebrate the civil rights leader's legacy and spirit, in addition to his words, at one of a number of area churches that host a service featuring music and speeches. The Rev. Warren Freeman, pastor at Bethel AME, was the featured speaker at this year's observance. He said it was through King's actions and message and the movement alongside him that African-Americans were able to rise from the historic oppression of slavery and through Jim Crow. It wasn't easy, Freeman said, but King was committed. "He continued to preach hope in a hopeless time," Freeman said, praising the way the civil rights leader kept his religious beliefs as central in his message of justice. He said that message continued to be important in 2013. Monday was also a day when, across the country, the first African-American President of the United States was being sworn in for a second term. As he took the oath of office in a ceremony Monday, President Barack Obama's hand rested on two Bibles — one owned by President Abraham Lincoln, the other owned by King. Freeman echoed sentiments from Obama's inauguration speech, especially his calls for equality and justice for all people, regardless of gender, race, socioeconomic status or sexual orientation. "What happened to just treating people the way you'd want to be treated?" Freeman asked. There are new struggles, and Freeman said the path through them, as King might say, is unity. He encouraged those in the audience to continue to be "dreamers" in King's own image. "We've got to dream everywhere that we go," he said. "Don't just dream to yourself, but make sure that people around you know your dream — your dream of prosperity, your dream of togetherness, your dream of harmony, your dream of peace in this land." At the end of the event, Sharon Anderson —one of the organizers of the event — said it could start with some self-reflection. She came up with the theme of the night, "Are You a Part of the Dream?" as a way to spur some of that thinking on the part of the audience members. "Are you a part of the dream? I want to be a part of the dream," she said. "As long God will let me draw breath."


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Mushkin Callisto 120GB SSD Review
Mushkin has been a very well known and respected brand in the high end memory market for years. However, memory is not the only segment of the market where Mushkin products can be found, as it also manufactures power supplies, flash memory and, most recently, SSDs. Mushkin's entrance to the SSD market came in the form of the consumer based Io drives. These drives use the the INDILINX "Barefoot" controller and can be found in capacities of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. SSD technology has been changing at a rapid rate though, and in the few short months since we first took a look at the Mushkin Io SSD, Mushkin is now releasing a new line called "Callisto".
Like the Io series, the Callisto is a consumer grade SSD, which is currently available in 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities. However, instead of using the INDILINX controller, the Callisto uses the new SF-1200 controller from SandForce. The use of this new controller adds Mushkin to a growing list of manufacturers that are releasing drives that utilize the SandForce controller. And for good reason - this controller is capable of write speeds of up to 285MB/sec and reads of up to 275MB/sec, and unlike other SSD controllers, the SF-1200 is not reliant on the use of additional DRAM cache to prevent the stutter problems that were prevalent with older SSDs. The SF-1200 instead relies on a technology called "DuraWrite", which uses a real-time compression method, as well as a small amount of internal cache, to eliminate the need for large amounts of DRAM to be used as cache. However, this technology, along with Wear Leveling and SandForces data protecting RAISE technology, requires a large amount of NAND Flash memory to be set aside. This in turn will reduce the strorage area of a 128GB SSD to that of just a 100GB capacity. Setting aside such as large amount of memory would be necessary for enterprise devices, where a high degree of data protection is essential.
In the consumer market though, the cost to GB ratio is a factor that weighs heavy with those that are in the market for a new SSD. The way Mushkin has addressed this is by releasing the Callisto with the 3.0.9 firmware, instead of the standard 3.0.5. This firmware reduces the over-provisioning of the drive from that necessary for enterprise grade products to that of a much lower level. This means that only 8GB, not 28GB, will be set aside for controller functions. This will enhance the cost to storage ratio, adding value to the drive in the consumer market. Also, since this is done via the firmware, and not by adding any additional flash memory to PCB, there is no added cost to the consumer, essentially increasing the storage capacity by 20% with no price increase!
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The Mushkin Callisto comes packaged in a solid black box with the Mushkin Logo at the top left and the drive information in the middle of the packaging. Next to the Callisto name is an image of a crescent moon. This fits with the name, as Callisto is one of the many moons that surround Jupiter. Turning the packaging over, you again have the Mushkin logo, but on this panel you get a short explanation of some of the benefits of using a SSD over a standard hard drive.
Inside the box is a protective foam pad that uses cardboard on the outside to surround the foam padding. The cardboard has a flap that can open and close to reveal or protect the inner contents. With the flap open, you first have access to a 3.5" to 2.5" converter that is covered in a thin layer of plastic. Under this is the actual SSD, which is wrapped in an anti-static bag that will protect the drive from any elctro-static damage while in the packaging. There is also a bag included with six screws that are used to secure the Callisto to the 3.5" to 2.5" converter.
Now that we have the drive out of the packaging, we can get a closer look at the drive and see what the SandForce SF-1200 controller has to offer.


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CHICAGO (AP) - October 3, 2012 --Chicago police are busy chopping down 6- to 8-foot tall marijuana plants that they found growing on a chunk of land the size of two football fields on the city's far South Side.
Officers on routine patrol in a police helicopter spotted the crop Tuesday under a canopy of trees about 3 miles from their hangar.
Police said Wednesday that the 1,000 or so plants had been days or weeks from being harvested. Once packaged, the crop could have been worth as much as $10 million.
Authorities say it will take a few days to remove all the plants.
Police typically try to intercept shipments of marijuana grown elsewhere. But they say they've never seen such a large illegal agricultural enterprise, largely because there isn't enough room in the city.


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Sapphire Radeon HD 6990 Review
Back in November when AMD brought OCC out to LA for the 6 series launch event, the HD 6990 Antilles was not much more than a footnote in the presentation as an all new "Future Product". A product we were told not to talk about as it was under NDA with more information to be forthcoming. Here we are a few months later with that product ready for review. Today we have the Sapphire HD 6990. AMD has held onto the single card performance title since the introduction of the HD 5970 while NVIDIA steadily chipped away at that lead as they refined their Fermi architecture to the point of delivering a card (in the form of the GTX 580) that took back the single GPU card title that AMD had hoped to capture with the HD 6970. Being just "good enough" is no longer acceptable and with this launch AMD has pushed the envelope in terms of the thermals and power consumption to make the HD 6990 a point of difference and deliver game changing performance much the same way the HD 4870x2 and HD 5970 did.
Under the hood, the HD 6990 is nothing more than a pair of HD 6970 Cayman GPU cores that have been binned for low leakage ASICs and downclocked to meet the temperature and power commitments of the card's design. The HD5970 was built to fit into a 300 watt profile while the HD 6990 is designed to fit into a 375 watt profile with the ability to bump up to 450 watts via the AUSUM switch. This switch (used on all HD 69XX series cards) now gets a new function as an overclocking switch that loads a new voltage and clock speed profile. Something the HD 5970 lacked. This one change bumps the core clock speed and voltage up to meet HD 6970 clock speeds of 880MHz from the standard, as delivered HD 6990 clock speed of 830MHz. More changes that include refining the cooling design and voltage circuits promises a new take on the dual GPU, single PCB, video card. Let's take a look at what AMD and Sapphire now have to offer with their upper crust HD 6990.
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The packaging for the Sapphire HD 6990 is traditional Sapphire. Up front, the inclusion of a second rendition of Ruby is a clue that you have a pair of something special inside the package. Much the way the last few dual GPU cards from Sapphire I have looked at have been portrayed. Once the eyes are averted from the beauties on the front, you can get to business looking into the merits of the extensive feature set listed on the front panel that include 4GB of GDDR5 memory, dual graphics engines, AMD HD3D, 7.1 HD surround sound, Display Port 1.2 and AMD Eyefinity multi-monitor display technology. On the back panel the product highlights are discusssed as well as a listing of the contents of the package. On the right hand side, a brief synopsis is given about the supported technologies.
Inside the outer sleeve is a plain box by comparison that holds the Sapphire HD 6990 and the bundled accessories. The top formed tray holds the card in an antistatic bag while the lower tray holds the substantial accessory bundle.
The bundle of accessories for this card includes all of the adapters needed to hook the card up to an Eyefinity setup and includes the driver disk with a Sapphire sticker for your case, a quick start guide, CrossFire™ Bridge Interconnect Cable, DVI to VGA Adapter, Mini-DP to DP Cable, Mini Display Port to HDMI dongle, Mini DP to SL-DVI Passive dongle and a Mini Display Port to SL-DVI Active dongle. All of the attached cables would easily set you back a few bucks if not included.
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Testing a web system by roles phase 2
Budget $100-150 SGD
I am looking for website testers with at least 3 years' full-time experience in website testing that could help us deliver to our standards
You should be fluent in English and competent in reporting the issues in a web based issue tracking system. You will need to attach screenshots or videos of the issues into our issue tracking system.
You will be checking on an Automated Tracking System which you will need to help verify all functions and pages created are working fine in both desktop and mobile devices.
There will be 4 roles for this system
1. Super administrator
2. Administrator (By region)
3. Managers
4. Users
We need testers to test on the various roles. As we will be working with other testers, I need testers to be testing in real time to simulate different roles.
For example:
Tester A – Administrator
Tester B – Users
*Tester B will require Tester A to set certain functions for him/her.
Testers and roles will be rotated. Budget is based on testing all 4 roles.
The date for the tests will be from August 18 2016 to August 26 2016.
The time 10 a.m. to 6p.m. (GMT +8)
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Business requirement documents and test plans will be provided and briefed through earlier.
All issues must be reported into our tracking system with screenshots and PowerPoints uploaded.
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been hunting through my old backups and forum files, found a whole heap of heritage listed drains i forgot i had. Posted to the old urbexau.org website, reposting for all to enjoy as that forum is now gone. hope someone finds use or interest in these
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