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Now in its second year, Gaymers Grassroots Gigs will see six bands head back to their hometown to perform an intimate one-off set in a local venue close to the band's heart.
Indie quartet Starsailor will head back to Wigan for a special performance on the 26th April. The band are enjoying critical acclaim thanks to the recent release of their fourth album, which sees legendary rocker Ronnie Wood join them on a version of the album title track All The Plans. The gig promises to be a truly memorable show and feature an eclectic mix of new material and old favourites like Lullaby, Good Souls and Four to the Floor.
A month later on 23rd May, Gaymers Grassroots Gigs will see Liverpool band The Zutons play at St George's Hall, marking the closing night of the Liverpool SoundCity music festival. It will be a very special hometown performance by The Zutons, who are currently back home writing their fourth album.
Dave McCabe, frontman of The Zutons comments: "It's always a pleasure to play in Liverpool, the last 2 times we played here was at Anfield and the arena. Anfield was boss 'cos we got to meet Sir Paul and Dave Grohl, and my Ma got to meet Ricky Kaiser which was hilarious! The arena was mad 'cos it was our own gig to cap the last tour off and it felt massive, in a good way. But I think this gig will be different 'cos of the intimacy of St George's, I think the last time we done something like this was in the Zanzibar, it's always fun to play smaller places it will be interesting and a good one to be at."
The Zutons will be one of only three acts to play at the prestigious St George's Hall in the past thirty years. Ringo Starr played there in January 2008 and The Wombats performed there later that same year. Before Ringo's incredible show, St George's Hall was last used for a gig in the 70s.
Further acts in the Gaymers Grassroots Gigs series will be announced in the coming weeks.
New for this year, three of the Gaymers Grassroots Gigs are hooking up with the UK's hottest urban festivals. As well as featuring The Zutons at Liverpool SoundCity, Gaymers cider will be hosting a Gaymers Grassroots Gig at The Gaymers Camden Crawl and The Great Escape Festival in Brighton.
You'll also be able to watch the gigs on Channel 4 in a 6 part series shown from June onwards. Each show will feature interviews with the bands and footage from the gigs, as well as an intimate look at the people and places that inspired the bands to get where they are today.
Last year, Gaymers Grassroots Gigs saw English favourites The Wombats head home to Liverpool, Mystery Jets return to Twickenham, The Futureheads go back to Sunderland and Young Knives make the trip back to deepest darkest Leicestershire to each perform in their hometown.
Gaymers cider is into music in a massive way this year. As well as the Gaymers Grassroots Gigs, Gaymers will again be the Official Cider of Glastonbury and other top UK festivals. It will also be hosting an exciting cider garden featuring the latest festival must-do - 'Rockaoke' - on site at festivals including Bestival, Latitude and Leeds Festival. Gaymers will also have an even bigger presence at the Lovebox Weekender, sponsoring the Gaymers stage which will be housed within its own arena and feature its very own tree-house bar.
Liverpool SoundCity takes place from Wednesday 20th - Saturday 23rd May 2009 at 30 venues across the city - over 400 acts will appear and 25,000 people will attend.
The Zutons will join White Lies, whose debut album recently topped the UK album charts; supergroup Mongrel who feature members of Reverend and the Makers, Babyshambles and Arctic Monkeys; as well as pop sensation Little Boots who have all previously been announced for the festival.
SoundCity champions up and coming talent and captured the zeitgeist of 2008 with highlights that included Santogold, Hercules and Love Affair, Glasvegas, Hadouken, Reverend and the Makers, Laura Marling, The Whip, Crystal Castles, Ladyhawke and The Wombats.
See www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk for further information and tickets - festival wristbands are available for the advance price of £60.
Grassroots Gigs: Dates
Starsailor Sunday 26th April, Wigan
The Zutons Saturday 23rd May, Liverpool


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Academic Technology Services
What Does Academic Technology Services (ATS) Do?
ATS helps faculty to envision, plan, and implement university-wide technology solutions that can enhance and transform teaching, student learning and scholarship.
- Video Conferencing
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- iTunes U at Pacific
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Who Makes Up The Technology in Education Committee (TEC)?
The Technology in Education Committee is composed of faculty from all academic units, including the library. This faculty committee has primary responsibility of providing recommendations to the Academic Council, the Information Strategy and Policy Committee (ISPC), Pacific Technology, and to other committees within the participating academic units. These recommendations pertain to the use of instructional technology and central services to support teaching, to promote student learning, and to advance scholarship and support research.
The TEC is currently soliciting proposals for the distribution of $130,000 towards the development of technologies that will have a high impact on teaching and learning. Please read our Request for Proposals for more information.

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|Adobe Continues Their Support of SeniorNet!
Adobe Corporation has been supporting SeniorNet since Photoshop Elements was first released in 2001.
Once again Adobe has contributed to the success of SeniorNet and our Learning Centers.
Recently, through the generosity of Adobe's Group Product Managers, Bob Gager and Mike Iampietro, SeniorNet Centers received two software donations. Their contribution of 1500 Photoshop Elements 8 licenses and 1500 Premiere Elements 8 licenses (each worth $150,000) is greatly appreciated by SeniorNet.
Adobe did not stop with these donations. Most recently, they gave of their time. The San Jose Willows Learning Center was visited by Bob Gager. Class Instructors, Scott Maiden and Aaron Rosenberg along with the Windows in Willows User Group had the great fortune to hear a dynamite presentation on Photoshop Elements. Subsequently, Bob also attended a Photoshop Elements class at Willows.
Bob's feedback on the visit
"I think the thing that stands out the most for me is the level of Photoshop Elements knowledge with the folks who are providing instruction for you guys. As I sat in the class, there were a few techniques shown that I had never seen before. Very cool to see that.
I was also impressed at the talk I gave with the level of questions from the audience. It's clear that a lot of the folks have been long time users of Photoshop Elements, and really enjoy using it, and trying to take their skills to the next level.
And... in general I found it a great opportunity to talk live with real users of Photoshop Elements. Getting user feedback in that fashion is invaluable in planning future releases."
Again ...a special thank you to Bob, Mike and Adobe for their continuing support!


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Planet Eclipse Etek 4
Planet Eclipse
The following features can be found on BOTH Etek4 LT and Etek4 AM models:
NEW One-Piece Body – NEW 3D machining with sleek lines. The Body has an integrated male FRM the same as Ego11 and Geo2 to accept the SL3 Regulator
NEW SL3 Regulator - Internally and performance-wise, the exact same regulator that can be found on the Ego11, CSL and Geo2.1. It allows the Etek4 to run with HP, MP or LP tanks without the need to alter settings and inline regulator adjustments. It has a replaceable and reversible main seal as well as self-purging feature to leave the firing chamber de-gassed after tank removal.
NEW Angled Inline Reg Swivel - Similar to those seen on the Geo2.1 and Ego11, the Etek4 now includes its own angled reg swivel.
NEW 2012 OOPS - The NEW OOPS combines a low profile, ultra-easy on/off/purge function and front-mounted hose exit. As with all Eclipse markers since 2007 the Etek4 utilizes the T-Slot Rail. The Etek4 will also accept a POPS ASA.
NEW Zick2 Rammer Kit - The incredibly successful Zick2 kit is now to be found as standard on the Etek4. The Etek4 kit utilizes a unique rammer cap to work with the Etek4 rammer housing.
NEW Shaft4 Etek Barrel - Like the full-fat Shaft4 barrel, the Etek4 barrel utilizes a 2-piece, reverse threaded construction with a longer rear control bore for increased efficiency and consistency. The barrel is internally finished identically to the Geo and Ego Shaft4 barrel but features simplified external machining. The rear bore is honed to 0.693"diameter and both front and backs are compatible with Shaft4 Boost Kits and Tips.
Deftek Feed – Offset Feed. The feed is offset to one side by a small amount. This prevents the balls that tumble into the breach from bouncing excessively and causing breaks and chops..
Cure Bolt – Again carried over from the Ego range, the Etek4 now has a Cure bolt as standard, as well as a body-contoured cut at the rear so the bolt blends seamlessly into the marker body. The Cure bolt helps the Etek4 to shoot the most fragile of tournament grade paints without worry of breaks due to the bolt clipping paintballs in the feed stack. The Etek4 will accept Cure3+ and Cure4 upgrade bolts.
Direct Mounted Solenoid - The Etek4 Minifold mounts the ever-faithful SMC solenoid directly to the marker body, directly adjacent to the rammer. There is just a single hose taking the LP air from the LPR to the Minifold where it is filtered for added protection against debris.
Adjustable LPR – With the same LPR found on the Ego11 and CSL, the Etek4 offers precise control of LPR pressure, without the risk of accidental over-pressurization of the solenoid or rammer.
Fully Adjustable Trigger – The Trigger rides in a self-lubricating trigger holder that clips neatly into the frame. This, combined with the magnetic trigger return mechanism, creates a smooth, positive trigger feel. It is adjustable for fore and aft stop as well as magnetic return strength.
Break Beam Sensor System – Using the same components and software as the Ego BBSS system, the Etek4 ensures that the marker excels at preventing chopped balls in the breech. When enabled, the Etek4 will only fire once a ball has loaded into the breech. If the BBSS system sees any kind of fault, the software automatically overrides the system and the marker continues to fire at a greatly reduced rate.
LED Board - 3 tru-color LED indicators. These 3 clever LEDs allow easy programming of all the user definable parameters by greatly simplifying the programming process. The top LED indicates 10s of units, the middle displays 1s and the bottom shows 0.1 increments.
Programmable Firing Modes – Etek4 has user-definable settings for Dwell, Ball-in- Place, Eyes-Off ROF, Capped ROF (un-capped in Semi 1), De-bounce, and Firing Mode. As standard the Etek4 has the capability to be set to cover every tourney regulation.
Soft Grips – The Etek4 grips follow the same design as the Geo and Ego grips. Comfortable, slim, grippy and soft.
The Etek4 LT utilizes glass-reinforced impact resistant composite parts for the frame, eye cover, feedtube and OOPS knob. All other materials are the same high grade alloys found in the Geo and Ego range of markers.
The Etek4 AM is of an All Metal construction that replaces all of the above composite parts with machined alloy parts.
Etek4 – LT
Weight – 974g/2.14lb Including 14" Etek4 Shaft4 Barrel, Battery, Feed Tube, OOPS
Length – 537mm Including 14"Etek4 Shaft4 Barrel
Height – 227mm
Width – 28.5mm
Etek4 – AM
Weight – 1009g/2.22lb Including 14" Etek4 Shaft4 Barrel, Battery, Feed Tube, OOPS
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webfuze needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Shop Floor Automations (http://www.shopfloorautomations.com)
Shop Floor Automations is a leader in shop floor communications and networking. We lead by example of quality solutions and proven experience and need a website that reflects our cutting edge mentality and drive to be the best. We must impress our customers by being professional, yet progressive.
Shop Floor Automations provides software and hardware solutions and expertise to job shops and manufacturers within the medium to upper end of the industry, setting up CNC machine-to-front-office communications and gathering key data to help drive business improvement.
Shop Floor Automations offers a complete line of job shop solutions in Shop Floor Communications, Shop Floor Data Collection, Shop Floor File Management, Shop Floor Job Management, Shop Floor Tool Management.
WE NEED SIX (6) pages: One (1) home page that varies slightly from five (5) service pages that are based on the exact same layout (template). Plus a dropdown form design (see wireframe attachment).
All pages must carry a common look, with elements (and color) shared between all. However, the home page design should reflect the company logo, while the service pages reflect their respective solution logos.
Because the service pages will share the same template, COLOR SCHEMES and any other differences must be controlled with CSS. Be sure to setup design element that can be changed with CSS.
- Design with Web 2.0 style and reflect our new logo and service brands. See attachments.
- Theme should be clean, open, industrial, but not boring; easy to navigate with a focus on our five (5) solutions (products). See wireframe attachments
- Design page to a fixed 980pixel page width.
- Winning designer must provide layered PSD files (CS2); fonts must be standard system fonts found on PC and Mac.
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os-prober (an OS detector)
os-prober detects OSes on other partitions than the current system partition,
and outputs the results in a generic machine-readable format.
This information can be used to add other OSes to a boot loader.
Maintained by: crocket
Keywords: os-prober,grub,grub2
ChangeLog: os-prober
Download SlackBuild:
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Superhero necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
2 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 38 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
Petroleum Energy Integrated Services
We are dealing with software, professional manpower and consulting services for oil and gas industry. The culture that we want to pot ray is we are highly professional and with many years of experience in the oil and gas industry. We are providing a state-of-the art and cutting edge technologies.
New and existing markets locally and international. Professional and highly technical geoscience personnel and business owners.
I have the logo for the company and I need the design/layout and the template for the stationery including business cards, letterhead, envelopes, memo pads and thank you cards.


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|2012-10-01, 16:10
|Link #1
❤Ichigo 100%❤
Join Date: Jan 2011
Centaur no Nayami (A Centaur's Life)
Himeno is a sweet, shy little centaur girl. In her world, everyone seems to be a supernatural creature, and all her classmates have some kind of horns, wings, tails, halos, or other visible supernatural body part. Despite their supernatural elements, Himeno and her best friends, Nozomi and Kyoko, have a fun and mostly normal daily school life!
This series reminds me of two certain favorite series of mine, one is "Daily Life With A Monster Girl", but no serious love relationship and the other would be K-ON! set-up (multiple girls).
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|2012-10-05, 01:14
|Link #2
Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 29
I don't care what anyone else says, I'm calling first on Ms. Class-Rep Angel.
This series is actually really creative. The author creates the modern world with many nonhuman species and push the concept all the way, writing it as if it's just a normal slice of life, dropping funny little hints at past and world issues (oh racism).
Also lol chapter 4. What...timely politics. :P
|2012-10-05, 03:18
|Link #3
Moderate Haruhiist
Well this is an interesting (and rather cute) find. Kind of swaps out humans with fantasy races, and see how they cope with stuff that your average Joe or Jane wouldn't even blink about (like being too big for your house).
I kind of groaned at Hime's father's intent at recording the Obama-analogue's speech though.
|2012-10-05, 16:04
|Link #4
❤Ichigo 100%❤
Join Date: Jan 2011
Chapter 5 was nice read.
Hime little cousin sister came to visit and we got to see Class Rep triplet little sister. Class Rep little sisters are cats and inherited from their dad side. It was cute chapter overall, though there was strong influences of "yuri". This series might turn out like Yuru Yuri LOL
I believe Hime little cousin sister should still weigh a lot, even for a little girl (half horse).
|2012-10-05, 20:26
|Link #5
Moderate Haruhiist
Interesting explanation on just why we have monster people instead of normal humans in the extra chapter. However, am I the only one who's bothered by the fact that there seems to be a political officer overseeing what's taught at the schools?
|2012-10-05, 21:27
|Link #6
❤Ichigo 100%❤
Join Date: Jan 2011
Did notice nice detail on the kitten sister tail, when the older sis pull them out. It looks just what a real cat would react.
|2012-10-05, 21:37
|Link #7
Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 29
I thought it was a clever hint on, so I speculate, the possibly more virulent racism in this alternate reality and the more stringent response that was "required." It was actually hinted at earlier with how one of Hime's friends flat out refused to "ride" her and was uncomfortable even discussing it.
There are even extinct species like the the Tiger-men (from India, maybe?) and ongoing world conflicts like the Antarctica snake people thing.
Pretty heavy background for a slice of life/school life series with a cutie-pie protagonist. Mind you, I thought the notion of European knightly angel slavers, Mongol centaurs, and Japanese centaur samurai vaguely hilarious.
|2012-10-05, 22:19
|Link #8
Moderate Haruhiist
Also, during the main chapter itself. How the heck can a Fairy Tale end on such a blatant pro-Democracy note? They read these kinds of stuff to children? It's worrisome how it doesn't even end with a "Happy Ever After".
|2012-10-07, 19:31
|Link #9
Moderate Haruhiist
New chapter translated. At the rate they're going, they're going to catch up with the rest of Volume 2.
So, the worry for the chapter is... Hair. To be specific, Himeno's massive fall of hair, which is turning into a danger to her friends (as Nozomi soon finds out one windy day). What follows is a look at teenaged expectations on haircuts (like how Nozomi sees growing her hair long as a pain, and how Hime sees it as an expense her family might not like), and yet another hint of the Crap Saccharine World nature of the setting (Class Rep mentioning that appearing without a halo actually needs a MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, or else the fact that its missing might make it seem that she's been the target of hate crimes).
This chapter by the way reinforces the idea that Himeno's goofy dad is a bit of a book nut, who still goes out of his way to buy books despite the fact that the family still has loans to pay.
|2012-10-08, 13:05
|Link #10
It's yuri, bitches
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Israel
Age: 23
I read this at Dynasty Scans, I really like it. The explanations and depth the author put in the background of the universe is amazing. Especially the alternate evolution, which as a huge science nerd made me squall like a little girl.
But sometimes I wonder if the author is doing a social satire or if he's just fucking with us... *sweat*
|2012-10-09, 01:50
|Link #11
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
Just picked this series up and really enjoyed it so far. I means the author really creative with the social structures, especially on centaur's lifestyle, and notably the racial problems between each races. Like riding on centaur back, or cutting off angel's halo.
But yeah just reread ch 5.5, and it was a nice touch of the author, mentioned about how human (in their world) has gone extincted, and wondering if we still alive, wouldn't we get over some minor thing like skin colour and lives peacefully
PS: did anyone just realised how despite all races can accept each other, the society there is still more or less homophobic? With heterosexual is still the main right assumption, and homosexual something out of left field? Actually i guess the author keeps up that element to play on yuri flag, as it won't be as interesting if there's no little social taboo in it
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|2012-10-09, 18:17
|Link #13
Moderate Haruhiist
Oh hey, a new chapter. This time around it's a Winter and Summer chapter, the latter of which focusing on... Mermaid school.
Kind of worrying how an armed solder seems to be guarding the threshhold of the place.
That aside, the dialogue between the friends shines once again. Particularly this particular gem:
(Sees mermaid being carried by her catguy boyfriend)
Himeno: I wish someone would carry me like a princess.
Nozomi: You'd have to date a CRANE (the construction machine)!
|2012-10-09, 20:00
|Link #15
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
This chapter got into some yuri subtext. The two who kissed before actually was a couple (or don't mind others seeing them as such). While right after that conversation when Himeno wished that she can be carried around like a princess, Nozomi was look at her arm muscle like she was wishing it would be strong enough to carry Himeno
The mermaid school is surprising normal, I thought they would have waterproof book or something. And it seems the mermaid part is only up to where the water level is. Was interesting seeing the one with non-beautiful-features in the mountain class, suddenly becomes popular down there
|2012-10-11, 19:09
|Link #16
❤Ichigo 100%❤
Join Date: Jan 2011
This series is being release so quickly! I guess we were behind (which is good)!
Chapter 8 was bit different than the norm. There was actually some violent parts and unexpected request to save a child.
8.5 was a weird omake... very. Especially the toilet part >_<
|2012-10-12, 01:12
|Link #17
Moderate Haruhiist
Yeah, while the chapter with the mounted archery and the New Year at the shrine was du-jour (seeing the Class Rep's family is always welcome!), the extra chapter was really weird. I had a feeling it was only done to fill up space for the compilation.
P.S. Anyone else notice how the mirror enshrined in the Minamo shrine bounced and cracked? In a fantasy manga, that foreshadows BAD THINGS (or in the case of Maga-Tsuki, lots of hijinks).
|2012-10-12, 12:13
|Link #19
❤Ichigo 100%❤
Join Date: Jan 2011
I wanna see a female top and snake bottom, hehe.
|2012-10-13, 03:32
|Link #20
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
Wa, Himeno kept building up her harem of all ages, this time making Ms. angel Manami acting like lovestruck tsundere schoolgirl with her centaur leap
And like always, our centaur girl have huge appetite on sweet. Remind me chapter 3 when her friends asked her about her secret
But yeah the omake was weird. Aren't the owners ordinary human? Why are they in my Centaur no Nayami series
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'Thinking Big': Saatchi auctions major contemporary sculptures
The Saatchi Gallery and Christie's are holding a special auction of major contemporary sculpture and installation to support the Saatchi Gallery's policy for free entry to all exhibitions, and free education program for schools. Thinking Big features the work of 50 artists who have been shown at the Saatchi Gallery, including 'Young British Artists', such as Tracey Emin and the Chapman brothers, as well as newer talents such as Toby Ziegler, Kader Attia, Conrad Shawcross, Kris Martin and Sterling Ruby.
Exhibition runs from October, 12th -18th at The Sorting Office in London and the auction will be held on October 17th at Christie's London
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Question: What's unified, sanctified, and dignified?
Answer: A thoroughly badass group of American nuns.
If you would have told me last week that I would draw female empowerment inspiration from a situation involving the Catholic Church, I might have spit out my food (however, I would then pick it up off the floor and eat it anyway). But, when a powerful and sizeable contingent of American nuns told the Vatican to suck it (I am paraphrasing), I almost signed up to be Catholic again just to support the ladies from the inside.
This spring, the Vatican reprimanded the nuns– based on "unsubstantiated" information gathered through a process that wasn't transparent (raise your hand if this shocks you)– for failing to adhere to and uphold the Church's doctrines. Specifically, these rogue nuns were (1) in favor of Obama's heath care reform, despite the reform's position on abortion; and (2) allegedly failed to focus sufficiently on the Church's doctrine that opposes same-sex marriage. The nuns' focus: poverty and the economically disenfranchised. Read about the Vatican's reprimand here.
Where do those nuns get off focusing on poverty and economic injustice– in the middle of a recession no less?
Fierce b*tches.
But enough about the Vatican, which probably has its hands full harboring priests who molest children. Let's talk about the nuns.
They recently responded to the allegations, after taking some quiet time (6 weeks), which culminated in a meeting to pray together and discern the best course of action. The result of the meeting is that they have requested that the Vatican engage in a dialogue about the issues– the nuns recently issued this statement.
Here's why I love this story:
1. Six Weeks of Silence: Something about the 6 weeks that elapsed between the public criticism and the nuns' public response just gets me. When I am wrongly (or rightly for that matter) accused, I take about 6 nanoseconds before I fly off the flipping handle. I come out swinging, and I come out defensive and hostile. And I usually come out alone. Not so this group of super sisters. They took their time, they prayed, they discerned. To me, their actions conjure the word "grace."
2. Unity: I love the unity among the nuns. Surely it's a disparate group of women– just because they all agreed to take a vow of poverty and forego sexual intercourse for this lifetime, doesn't mean they are a monolithic group. Some work in schools, some serve as CEOs of hospitals, and some work in direct services to the very poor they are criticized for focusing on. But, they stand together. It's a great example of female strength and unity.
It's easy for me to focus on the failings of the Vatican; I am literally twitching to go off about it now. But today I am going to focus on the nuns and the example they have set for me: a little quiet (not my strength), a little discernment, and a sober, thoughtful response to outrageous allegations. I swear I kind of hope someone accuses me of something today so I invoke my inner nun and gracefully respond.


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Missoula Woman Charged With Assaulting Her Children [AUDIO] [DOCUMENT]
Charlotte Marie Sanchez appeared in Missoula Justice Court on Thursday to face three felony counts of assault on a minor, namely her three children.
Deputy Missoula County Attorney Shaun Donovan said that he was called to assist Missoula Police Detective Katie Peterson with a case involving three children who had been abused by their mother.
"Many times these cases are handled in civil court, but in this case that criminal charges might be in order," Donovan said. "These kids were interviewed at First Step, and disclosed a disturbing long-time pattern of being assaulted by their mother, and based on that information, I felt there was sufficient grounds to charge her with assault on a minor, which is a five-year felony. Ms. Sanchez was arrested Wednesday night, and appeared in justice court on Thursday afternoon."
Donovan said the suspected abuse went on for about six months before authorities were made aware of the situation.
"The kids said that they were punched and slapped and thrown into a shower, and one of them said she was poked in the head with a sharp object, and one of the kids is also developmentally disabled. They also complained of being hit with their mother's belt until marks were showing. The object of the criminal prosecution is to not only to hold the person accountable, but to bring the abuse to an end, as well."
Sanchez appeared via video from the Missoula Detention Center and was placed back in jail on $25,000 bond.
The children, two girls and a boy, ages 13, 12 and 10, were placed with Missoula Child and Family Services.


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Schettino is charged with manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning the ship while many of the 4,200 passengers and crew were still aboard. He denies the charges.
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Buried amid the records compiled in the recently concluded criminal probe of Republican Congressman David Rivera is a $50,000 mystery.
Why did an obscure Republican organization pay $25,000 in 2006 to a defunct company founded by Rivera's mother? Why did a political consultant with close ties to Rivera receive another $25,000 on the very same day? And where did the money come from in the first place?
Further adding to the mystery: The Republican Party of Florida reportedly made a $50,000 payment to a Central Florida nonprofit group - money the group never received - on the same day the payments went to Rivera's mother and consultant. Are the payments connected?
These questions are among many left unanswered after an 18-month investigation of Rivera's finances by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, a probe prosecutors concluded last month without filing charges against the Miami lawmaker.
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On Monday, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28) and Senator Kristin Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Military Access to Reproductive Care Act (MARCH) that would remove the ban preventing servicewomen from obtaining an abortion in cases of rape and incest. Anu Bhagwati, executive director of the Service Women's Action Network (SWAN), indicated her support for the measure: "This legislation would not only restore abortion coverage to our military women who are survivors of rape and incest, but it would also bring the Department of Defense in line with the policy that governs other federal programs."
Currently, Department of Defense policy does not permit military health insurance to cover abortions, even in cases of rape. It also prohibits military women from using their private money to obtain abortion services in US military facilities.
Congresswoman Slaughter stated, "As our servicewomen risk their lives defending our country, it is deeply unfair that they are denied the rights of the Constitution that they defend. Imagine being a victim of rape on a United States military base overseas being denied the abortion coverage, and then having to turn to a potentially unsafe local facility. It's preposterous and incredibly unjust to the women who serve our country so proudly each day."
According to a 2003 study by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, at least one-third of all women veterans have experienced rape or sexual assault during their service, primarily from US service personnel, and thirty percent of military women experience domestic violence. Moreover, rape occurs in the military nearly twice as often as in the civilian world.
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Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Actor Meka Srikanth is looking forward to the yet-untitled Telugu film of filmmaker Krishna Vamsi because he will be essaying a role closer to his real age and also because he will get to sport long locks.
The 45-year-old last sported long hair in 2011 Telugu actioner "Dushasana".
"There are two things that have excited me about this project. Firstly, I will be playing a role that will be apt for my age and image in the industry. Vamsi has also asked me to grow my hair quite long. I have immense faith in him and that's precisely why I teamed up again," Srikanth told IANS.
Srikanth and Krishna Vamsi last worked in 2009 Telugu action-drama "Mahatma", which turned out to be a disaster.
"I can't hold Vamsi accountable for the film's failure. For various reasons it didn't work and I'm fine with it. Moreover, I work with him because I trust him as a filmmaker and he has proved himself with several films. We can't always pinpoint at failures," he said.
The duo also worked together in 2002 Telugu blockbuster "Khadgam".
2013 was a disaster for Srikanth with three back-to-back flops "Sevakudu", "Shatruvu" and "Shadow". He, however, isn't bogged down by it.
"I'm not someone very keen about box office numbers. I'm glad that my films are providing employment for so many people. I have had my share of success as well. I guess I just have to be patient and continue working hard," he added.
Srikanth has films such as "Malligadu Marriage Bureau", "Veta" and "Mondodu" coming up for release.


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Whether it's posing for magazines like Playboy and Maxim or on the set of a music video shoot, Sandy Garza's bubbly personality and Girl-next-door looks always gets her noticed. Hailing from Texas with a Mexican background, Sandy attributes her hard-work mentality to her father and dedication and drive to succeed to her mother. Honesty and intelligence is the key to her heart, but you better be able to keep up with her dance moves too.
Where are you from? And, are you currently living there? If not, where are you currently living?
I was born in Pasadena, Texas and am currently living in Houston.
How long have you been modeling for?
4 years
How did you get your start in modeling? Were you discovered?
I participated in Maxim's Hometown Hotties. I placed top 100 among thousands of applicants. I was so stoked!
What would you say are your strengths as a model? (ex. body, eyes, smile, certain poses and emotions...)
I would say my smile and voice. I'm a very bubbly girl so I always make it a point to have fun at every shoot or gig.
Describe yourself in three words or statements.
Ambitious, versatile and humble.
What are some of your modeling highlights so far?
Any magazine I've done is a major highlight. I'm grateful for every opportunity.
Does your personality match your Zodiac sign? Describe.
Yes. I'm ambitious and I wear my heart on my sleeve.
What is your best beauty secret?
I moisturize before doing make-up and right before I go to bed.
How do you keep in such great shape?
Zumba and kickboxing. I got to show off my Zumba dance moves at the PASMAG shoot.
What is the strangest photo-shoot that you've done?
This music video I was in with Baby Bash and Stooie Bros. The video concept was a crazy hotel party. With that said, I was a cheerleader flirting with a man dressed in a banana suit.
What was the first major event that you modeled at? What made it most memorable to you?
Playboy Special Editions. It was the stepping stone to everything I've done since then.
Who is your favorite model or celebrity of all time?
Eva from America's Next Top Model. I got to meet her recently at the Playboy Mansion.
What traits do you like most about yourself?
I'm very family oriented.
What is your favorite food?
Sushi and Indian food.
Who is your favorite recording artist and genre of music?
Pitbull and Akon. My iPod is so diverse it's unreal! I don't have a specific favorite type of music.
Do you have any weird habits that no one else knows about?
I grind my teeth while I sleep, so I've been told.
What is your dream car?
A Mitsubishi Spyder.
What do you look for in a guy? What would he have to do to get your attention and to keep you interested?
I don't have a type of guy. Their looks attract me at first somewhat, but mostly it's the way he treats me. That wins me over every time!
How do you feel about pick-up lines?
I prefer a good intellectual conversation over a pick-up line. Engage me with your mind!
What do you wear to bed?
Tshirt and sweats. But when it's hot... NOTHING!!!
What item of clothing or accessory makes you feel the sexiest?
Heels! You can never have too many heels. Oh yeah and eyelashes!
Have you posed in the nude? If so, how did it make you feel?
Yes! It was really exciting!
What do you most value in your friends?
Who are your heroes in real-life? Why?
My parents, first and foremost. My mother was a full-time mother to me and my two brothers. She always took me to all my orchestra concerts and dance recitals. My dad has the best work ethic ever. He loves his job and always goes with a smile on his face. I also salute the military. They sacrifice their lives protecting our country.
Tell us about any upcoming projects of yours?
I plan into getting into acting and television.
With any 'spotlight' type of job, you are looked upon as a role model. What advice would you give out to aspiring models?
Height/color/gender has no barrier in achieving your dreams.
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Nothing worth doing is going to be easy. So with that said, WORK HARD!!!


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Marlon Samuels and Denesh Ramdin both scored fifties as West Indies reached 280 for eight against England at stumps on the third day of the third Test at Edgbaston here on Saturday.
Samuels followed his hundred in England's nine-wicket second Test win at Trent Bridge with a stylish 76 as this match finally got underway after the first two days had been washed out without a ball being bowled.
West Indies, who had been a solid 85 for one at lunch, slumped to 152 for five but rallied thanks to a sixth-wicket stand of 56 between Samuels and wicketkeeper Ramdin.
At the close, Ramdin was 60 not out after completing a 97-ball half-century with six fours. Ravi Rampaul was unbeaten on two.
Graham Onions marked his recall to Test duty in the absence of rested paceman James Anderson and Stuart Broad with three wickets for 56 runs in 24 overs while Tim Bresnan took three for 74 in 26.
Samuels, banned for two years for betting offences in 2008, was delighted by his latest innings.
"Right now, this is my time to enjoy myself, my time to shine," he told reporters after stumps."
Samuels and Ramdin repel England
Marlon Samuels and Denesh Ramdin both scored fifties as West Indies reached 280 for eight against England at stumps on the third day of the third Test at Edgbaston here on Saturday.
Onions and Steven Finn both played after England rested new-ball duo James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
But, as Anderson had done at Trent Bridge, Onions engaged Samuels in plenty of 'banter' in the middle.
"I guess Onions is not learning," said Samuels. "It motivated me to stay out there. It was rude but fun."
Onions himself was just delighted to be playing Test cricket again after suffering a career-threatening back injury.
"A couple of years ago I genuinely didn't think I was going to play cricket again, which made today even more special," said Onions, appearing in his ninth Test but first in more than two years.
"I was pretty nervous this morning but I really enjoyed it -- it was like a second (England) debut," added the 29-year-old Durham quick, who still has a five inch titanium screw in his back.
England's position might have been stronger had they not dropped three slip catches.
History was against either side winning this match as only twice before, when England beat New Zealand at Leeds in 1958 and New Zealand defeated Bangladesh at Hamilton in 2001, had teams won a Test after the first two days had been washed out completely.
That England captain Andrew Strauss opted to field first after winning the toss against a West Indies side whose top-order collapses had helped the hosts into an unassailable 2-0 lead in this three-Test series was no surprise.
And Onions, nearly had an early wicket.
Adrian Barath had made four when he edged Onions only for Ian Bell, fielding in the third slip position often occupied by Anderson, to drop the straightforward chance.
Instead it was Bresnan who struck first when he had Kieran Powell caught by second slip Graeme Swann for 24 to leave the tourists 49 for one.
Barath was still on his lunch score of 40 not out when he was reprieved again by Bell, who dropped an easy chance off Finn.
Fortunately for England, it was not an expensive miss as Barath had added just one run when Onions had him lbw.
Test debutant Assad Fudadin, in for the dropped Kirk Edwards, saw his promising innings end on 28 when he gloved a well-directed Bresnan bouncer and Bell, to the delight of his Warwickshire home crowd, at last held a catch.
Samuels struck successive deliveries from off-spinner Swann for a six and a four to complete a 76-ball fifty.
But he was out when, shortly before the new ball, he fell lbw to Bresnan's off-cutter.
The Jamaican reviewed New Zealand umpire Tony Hill's decision but replays indicated the ball had just pitched in line and Samuels's entertaining innings, featuring a six and 10 fours, was at an end.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy, who scored his maiden Test hundred at Trent Bridge, was dropped badly by Strauss off Middlesex colleague Finn.
But the all-rounder was still on 16 when he fell to the same combination.
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Well its been a few weeks since I've been out on the Saturday ride but since the meeting point was close to home there was no excuse Alarm set for 5:25am and out the door at 5:50am meeting at Tom Brown round-a-bout at 6:00am. Think we had about 12 riders and 100,000 flies, I kid you not. Since we've had a little rain out here the humidity is through the roof and the flies jsut go nuts.
Our route today was down the "Ross River highway", no trucks or cars to be seen which is very nice. I think its about 110km to the homestead but we generally head out 1/3 or 1/2 of the way to get in the 100 or so kilometers. Ride was a nice pace at around 33km/hr 2 up, really good mix of people with 1/2 the bunch being of the opposite sex
We'd almsot reached the 1/2 way mark and yours truly gets the only flat of the ride. Well it was the 2nd stop of the ride, 10km in the seat started to slide down, I hadn't done up the screw tight enough since it came out of the box and luckily one of the guys had a multitool
Ride back was a little faster with a planned" suffering activity" along the way. Now I can handle the Lifecycles ( not according to BMXBandito) 5-10 KM thumping but this goes for about 20km. We'd dropped most of the bunch about 3km in and then the usual 3 suspects of Tim, Rob and Myself kept going. I am impressed in how Tim suffers, that guy even though he is a tad older than me can suffer as good as BMXBandito. Well my suffering went for about 18km and then sitting at max hr for too long I just had to back off. Well it looks like they played their cards better than I did as they slowed down after another 500m, maybe they had planned to give me a spanking, who knows but I do respect their abilities I'm thinking I need to get back on the bike a little more and do some solitary hurting to get my fitness back.
There are 2 rides here during the week, Tue and Thu where they ride up to the Bond Springs turn off which is pretty much near the high point marker. The group meet at the top at 6:30am precisely and then back into town for coffee. Doesnt appear that they ride together up the hill due to varying abilities I'm told.
Anyway a good ride, back at home by 9:00am and then onto the shops before they all close at 12:00 noon Oh the fun of living in Alice. You cant be in a hurry for things as you'll be sorely disappointed. Though spending time with Carol and the kids has been an absolute blessing
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sandman wrote:Think we had about 12 riders and 100,000 flies, I kid you not. Since we've had a little rain out here the humidity is through the roof and the flies jsut go nuts.
So will you be taking a dip at the protein supplement challenge .... ?
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Well Matt, guys have gotten really sick from the flies up here and contracted Giardia. Just reading about it, I dont think I'll be riding with my mouth open. Chatting to one of my guys today, he rides MTB with a fly net as they can get that bad in the bush...
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Postby bmxbandito » Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:46 am
Nice to hear from you Pete. Sounds like you might be in the market for a time trial bike for those 20k efforts. The boys are are just working over the new kid in town so don't worry about getting drilled, they'll get whats coming to them. Remember you haven't been riding much lately either so ease yourself back into it diickhed, time to smash people later on when the body is ready
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Shinedown's Brent Smith Goes In-Depth About 'Amaryllis,' Support From Fans + More
We were lucky enough to have Shinedown vocalist Brent Smith join Loudwire Radio host, Sandman, as one of our very first guests on the newly launched show. Smith took Loudwire Radio into the depths of Shinedown's new album, 'Amaryllis,' opened up about the track 'Bully,' discussed the significance of the album's artwork and much more.
Here on Loudwire we have a very special guest this week, one of the guys who owns the number one song on the countdown, that would be Brent Smith, lead vocalist, chief songwriter for Shinedown. How you doing, brother?
I'm doing well, man. Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me today.
Thank you for having great music. I mean, 'Bully' has been No. 1 for about three or four weeks on the Loudwire Top 20.
That is so unbelievably awesome, man. Thank you so much for the support. Yeah, man, we still get up everyday and pinch ourselves to make sure that it's real, you know what I mean? We're still unbelievably humble and we know how blessed we really are. We have the most amazing people that support us and our fans are just absolutely unbelievable. We've always said that we only have one boss, and that's everybody in the audience, and we can't thank them enough. We still are a band, we wake up and go, "Is this really happening, still?" You know? We still have to keep ourselves in check.
I've met you guys a couple times before, when you came to town, and you said it just like I would have said it -- you guys are very humble, very appreciative of what you have and that's what, I think, people like to see when they meet celebrated people, celebrities, rock stars, whatever you want to call that kind of person.
Well, I mean, the way that we look at it is that we do what we've dreamed of doing since we were very, very young everyday of our lives and we've been blessed enough to been able to have been given that gift of music and be able to share it with everybody around the world. So, we take it very seriously and we consider ourselves to be a fearless band when it comes to, not only performing, but making albums. We look at ourselves as visionaries and originals and we try to always make sure that we're never complacent. You know what I mean? As a band we're never satisfied, we're always trying to out-do what we've already done and stay focused and understand that what we do matters because everybody around us matters to us. So, we've just always been a very focused band when it comes to who we are and what we want to do, and not only as people that are musicians but also in our everyday life.
So, the new album 'Amaryllis' came out this week, it's an awesome album. The No. 1 song in the country, 'Bully', is on that record. There's also, I read on Loudwire.com, an e-book that is a companion to this?
Yeah, it's a complete companion to the record because ultimately, you know, we live in an age right now, as far as technology is concerned, [when] people want instant gratification when it comes to music and entertainment. Of course there's still people that still go to record stores and buy physical albums, but for the digital consumers there's not really been a piece -- a companion piece -- that gives you a complete album experience. And that's what we've done with our e-book. Our e-book is completely interactive, it's called 'For Your Sake: Inside the Making of Shinedown's 'Amaryllis.'' It's the first of its kind and it's basically a doorway into the mind and the world of Shinedown through 2011, which was the entire year we worked on, recorded, and wrote 'Amaryllis.' The e-book is going to show you never before seen, photos that we wouldn't normally ever release of us in the studio where we were in song writing sessions -- also, a lot of work where we were in the studio with producer Rob Cavallo. There's commentary from everybody -- not only myself but Barry Kerch, Zach Myers, Eric Bass, Rob Cavallo himself, [and] a lot of engineers that worked on the record.
A lot of the songs on the record have a 27 person orchestra and one of the songs on the record, which is a song called 'I'm Not Alright,' was the first time that we ventured into the world of horns because it's the first song where we used a ten piece brass section. So it doesn't just come as the elements that are inside the e-book -- like I said, it's a completely interactive experience. Also, there's video commentary of myself talking about each individual song and where the song came from and what the song is about, and it's just really well put together. It's the first of its kind and it's basically for today's modern digital consumer, you know, everything is a lot more technologically advanced. For us, we wanted to put something together that was completely interactive and very visual and, yeah, we're really proud of it so we hope people are really going to enjoy it.
I remember being a kid and going to the record store and people still, like I said, they still go buy physical records -- but I remember going and getting 'Super Unknown' by Soundgarden and just putting it in the CD player when I got home and just listening to it, but also, that was, like, one of the first records where the artwork was so entrancing to me and that's what we've done for the e-book for the new record 'Amaryllis.' There's a lot of detail that went into, not only the album cover, but inside the record of the physical copy. We wanted to take that and go even further with the e-book and make a companion piece to the record on the digital side.
Yeah, looking at the cover of 'Amaryllis' I'm getting some ideas for some new tattoos already.
A lot of people have been saying that since they saw the album cover they were like, "Holy crap, I think I know what my next piece is gonna be." That in itself is pretty wild. But yeah, there's a lot going on on the album cover. The one thing about the album cover too, something to mention, is for the e-book, the last part of the e-book is actually about David Harrigan and myself and how we came up with the concept of the album cover. The album cover actually came from the idea of the Mandala and reaching spiritual enlightenment and that's the whole formation of the circle and how everything is encompassed inside the album cover. But everything that's inside there, every physical element that's in the album cover, has to do with a specific song in the record. So the whole album is a circle and it ties itself in to make everything one. It's pretty heavy.
Last year, when we were making 'Amaryllis,' it seemed like bullying was this epidemic. And I'm like, "It's not an epidemic. It's been going on since the beginning of time." You know? I mean, the reality is that you have to stand up for who you are. You have to stand up for what you believe in. Like I said, no one has the right to push you around. Be an original. Be an individual, and understand that we all need to be able to communicate with one another. But if somebody in your everyday life is threatening you, or putting you in a position where you feel as if you have to be weak and turn the other cheek, don't do that. Don't feel programmed to be weak. Stand up for yourself. And that is what 'Bully' is about, just saying "Listen, I know who I am. I respect who I am. And whatever your problem with me is, I don't understand why you have a problem with me, but as far as our day-to-day banter with each other, of you pushing me around, it's going to end right now."
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SAN FRANCISCO — Ray Fosse watched the crushing blow to Giants star Buster Posey and wondered why after all these years there are still few rules to protect catchers at the plate. If there's anybody who knows about collisions, it's Fosse.
SAN FRANCISCO — Ray Fosse watched the crushing blow to Giants star Buster Posey and wondered why after all these years there are still few rules to protect catchers at the plate.
If there's anybody who knows about collisions, it's Fosse.
He was at the center of one of the most iconic hits in baseball history, when Pete Rose barreled over him to score the winning run in the 1970 All-Star Game. Fosse's right shoulder was permanently rearranged, and while he briefly rebounded from the injury, it started a downward slide to a career that was ultimately cut short.
"After Rose hit me in '70, I had two guys that blind-sided me, guys who hit me standing up," Fosse said. "There's never anybody ejected for that."
The clean but cringe-inducing crash between Posey and Florida's Scott Cousins this week has reignited the decades-old debate over plays at the plate.
Posey, the 2010 National League Rookie of the Year and one of the game's brightest young stars, fractured a bone in his lower left leg and tore three ligaments in his ankle. His season likely is over.
In the past few years, the NFL has cracked down on violent hits and increased fines with an eye on player safety. The league also announced this week a policy of "club accountability" for teams whose players repeatedly are fined for flagrant hits.
Some in baseball are asking for similar action in the wake of Posey's injury. Others argue home plate collisions are as much a part of baseball tradition as peanuts and Cracker Jack and the seventh-inning stretch.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy, a former catcher who had multiple head injuries in his playing days, called on Major League Baseball to explore ideas to protect players.
"I think we do need to consider changing the rules here a little bit because the catcher is so vulnerable and there's so many who have gotten hurt," Bochy said. "And not just a little bit, had their careers ended or shortened."
Even with advances in technology and improved gear, collisions at the plate still cause lasting injuries.
Angels catcher Bobby Wilson had a severe concussion and injured his left leg in a collision with Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira last year. It was Wilson's first big league start behind the plate.
"The next thing I remembered was sitting in a wheelchair," said Wilson, who missed 21 games while on the disabled list.
His manager, Mike Scioscia, caught more games than any player in Dodgers history and endured numerous collisions, including a couple of memorable ones with Jack Clark and Chili Davis.
He believes there's an unwritten code of ethics among players, depending on how much of the plate the catcher gives and the situation in the game.
"It's just like breaking up a double play and what the guidelines are," Scioscia said. "Running into a catcher, the catcher's going to stay there and try to block the plate, which you have the right to if you're fielding the ball. And the runner obviously has a right to dislodge it."
Those lines can often be murky.
Cousins, for instance, scored the winning run in a crucial game against the defending World Series champions Wednesday night. He might have had room to slide and avoid hitting Posey, but that's a split-second decision and almost impossible to discern in the moment.
The only collision Arizona manager and former World Series star Kirk Gibson had in his career came against Pat Borders on July 9, 1995. Gibson remembers the two almost collided at the plate the day before except Borders moved up and allowed him to slide in safely at the last second.
"He told me the next day he didn't sleep because he chickened out," Gibson said. "A day later we had the same play, he stood in there and I pounded him."
The brunt of the blow doesn't always fall on the catcher either.
After all, the runner is the one not wearing protective gear. And sliding instead of colliding offers no guarantees — Texas slugger Josh Hamilton, last season's American League MVP, broke his right arm April 12 on a headfirst slide into home at Detroit."What do you want them to do? Make guys wear tennis shoes? It's a Major League Baseball game," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "What do you want them to do? Sometimes guys break up double plays, sometimes you gotta try to score. Nobody wants to see anybody get hurt, but you got to play the game."
Player safety is one area where Major League Baseball and the players' association usually overwhelmingly agree. The new concussion disabled list and padding on the walls are two of the most recent actions both helped implement.
But there's no concrete answer on what can be done to prevent major injuries at the plate. A message left with a league spokesman seeking comment was not immediately returned.
Many high schools and some college divisions have outlined rules for calls on the bases, including home. The most common are giving the umpire the discretion to decide if the runner could avoid a collision with a clear path or if the runner had any intent to reach the base — similar to those for breaking up a double-play in the big leagues.
Those subjective calls could be more difficult in the majors.
Players are faster, stronger and dozens of slow-motion camera angles dissecting each play might only increase debate. In the NBA, the charge-block call is one of the toughest for referees and the most controversial among fans, but the play happens at least a half-dozen times a game with athletes such as LeBron James and Dwyane Wade who are even faster.
Most big leaguers chuckle at the idea of such a rule in baseball.
Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek is considered among the best at blocking the plate. He agrees collisions should remain in the baseball rules, even it that puts him in harm's way.
"Catching, you're usually not on the winning end of those. Period," Varitek said. "Some things are part of the game. But even the people who are playing hard and are in those collisions don't want to see anybody get hurt. Some things are part of the game. There's not a whole lot you can do."


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OT: Tiger pregame/MLB open thread. Who's your Tiger tonight
Quadruple header today leading off with Reds v Giants in deciding game 5
Who is your Tiger tonight?
Tonight is the night we find out if JV is worthy of being mentioned in the same breath with the incomparable Jack Morris.
Sabermetric over analysis warning: JV is 29 years old. Jack Morris was 29 in 1984.
I'm going with Justin Verlander as player of the game


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WASHINGTON, March 3, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has called on every member of the Defense Department to play a personal role in creating a secure environment that will help to prevent more tragedies like the Nov. 5 shooting rampage that left 13 people dead at Fort Hood, Texas.
Gates issued a memo yesterday after reflecting on results of the independent review he directed after the incident to ensure the safety and health of servicemembers, civilian defense employees, and their families.
"I ask all commanders, supervisors, noncommissioned leaders and other personnel in the department to reinforce the fabric of trust with one another," Gates wrote. "From simple everyday expressions of concern, to supervising, mentoring and counseling, we, and every servicemember, need to be more attuned to one another's mental, emotional and spiritual balance and be willing to take responsible action."
Gates urged department members to look beyond their day-to-day tasks and challenges and take action if their colleagues appear to be at risk.
He also called for leaders to be honest in their assessments of their subordinates particularly when they identify red flags and to document what they identify.
"Leadership at every level depends on the integrity to assess the performance of our people honestly and openly," Gates wrote. "We can only deal with internal threats if we can rely on the quality of the information in our official records. There are serious effects of failure to reflect fully, accurately and completely on all aspects of professional ethical and personal career development in performance appraisals."
Gates called on leaders to instill and preserve "the core traits that sustain our profession and keep our forces strong, effective and safe."
"With responsibility comes accountability," he wrote. "My expectation is that our leaders will set the standards for leadership, management and mentoring, and will be accountable for the health and performance of the force."
Gates concluded his memo recognizing how much the country has asked of its servicemembers and Defense Department civilians over the past two decades, and how they have repeatedly risen to the occasion.
"Each of you has an important role in adapting to the changing security environment," he wrote. "Together, we will make the force and our nation safer, stronger and more secure to face the challenges of today and tomorrow."
Gates issued the memo based on findings of the Department of Defense Independent Review Related to Fort Hood. He directed the review and appointed former Army Secretary Togo D. West Jr. and retired Navy Adm. Vernon E. Clark, a former chief of naval operations, to lead it. The panel provided its report to Gates on Jan. 15.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, is charged with killing 13 people, 12 military and one civilian, and wounding 43 others during a Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood. He has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 specifications of attempted premeditated murder under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The UCMJ is the U.S. military's legal system for servicemembers.
Hasan, a Muslim, allegedly became radicalized and complained to colleagues about his role as a U.S. military officer when he was posted at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here before being assigned to Fort Hood in July.


text: What are folks doing about keeping hardware running on large clusters? Right now, I'm running 10 Racksaver RS-1200's (for a total of 20 nodes)... Sure seems like every week or two, I notice dead fans (each RS-1200 has 6 case fans in addition to the 2 CPU fans and 2 power supply fans). My last fan failure was a CPU fan that toasted the CPU and motherboard. How are folks with significantly more nodes than mine dealing with constant maintenance on their nodes? Do you have whole spare nodes sitting around- ready to be installed if something fails, or do you have a pile of spare parts? Did you get the vendor (if you purchased prebuilt systems) to supply a stockpile of warranty parts? One of the problems I'm facing is that every time something croaks, Racksaver is very good about replacing it under warranty, but getting the new parts delivered usually takes several days. For some things like fans, they sent extras for me to keep on-hand. For my last fan/CPU/motherboard failure, the node pair will be down ~5 days waiting for parts. Comments? Thoughts? Ideas? Thanks- --- Cris ---- Cristopher J. Rhea Mayo Foundation Research Computing Facility Pavilion 2-25 crhea at Mayo.EDU Rochester, MN 55905 Fax: (507) 266-4486 (507) 284-0587 _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Oscar-nominee Gloria Stuart, who played Old Rose in "Titanic," had died at age 100.
Stuart, whose film career began in the 1930s, was diagnosed with lung cancer several years ago, according to her daughter Sylvia Thompson. Early in her career, she starred in such films as "The Invisible Man," "Roman Scandals" and "The Prisoner of Shark Island."
"Titanic" earned Stuart her first and only Oscar nomination in 1998. At 87, she was at the time the oldest Oscar-nominee in history.
Born in Santa Monica, Calif., Gloria attended the University of California at Berkeley and was married twice. Her first marriage to Blair Gordon Neill lasted from 1930 to 1934.
Later in 1934, she married Arthur Sheekman. The pair were together until his death in 1978.
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1. Re: Can't go to driver pageDustin_Broke Apr 29, 2012 7:33 PM (in response to Dustin_Broke)
Maybe I should explain more details but basicly I can goto the page where I can select what video card I have and windows version etc but after that page were normaly it's the place where it says details about the download and then I would click I agree and it will download the drivers isn't there for somereason. Going to the main download center works but after selecting the driver I have I can't get to the next page.
2. Re: Can't go to driver pageYups Apr 30, 2012 2:52 AM (in response to Dustin_Broke)
I have the same problem. I get a page not found message.
3. Re: Can't go to driver pageAnarchyProxy Apr 30, 2012 4:47 PM (in response to Dustin_Broke)
Yep I'm having the same problem, this is getting a little rediciulous now. Things like these should be ASAP. I sent them an email earlier this morning but I'm sure that won't be answered for a week.
4. Re: Can't go to driver pageidi_amin Dec 11, 2012 6:53 AM (in response to Dustin_Broke)
I still can't get those damn drivers
Nice job Intel!
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LOL Does a "moment" mean next year or what ?


text: When lovely singer Amanda Cooper (Ginger Rogers) has trouble accepting the marriage proposals of her beau, Stephen Arden (Ralph Bellamy), he calls upon his psychiatrist friend Dr. Tony Flagg (Fred Astaire) to analyze her. Though Tony initially tries to maintain a typical doctor/patient relationship, it's not long before he's falling for Amanda. After a session of hypnosis, Amanda remains stuck in a happy-go-lucky state, leaving her disarmingly footloose and fancy-free.


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Reading the article, I was struck by a couple of points. They quote Lindo as saying that the inspiration came to them as "Wouldn't it be great if we could just TiVo this and replay it?" And then it says this:
Innovation by analogy is a powerful concept, says Giovanni Gavetti, an associate professor at the Harvard Business School who, with his colleague Jan W. Rivkin, has published research on how businesses can use analogic reasoning as a strategic tool. Human beings are analogy machines, he notes, dealing with new information by comparing it to things they already know something about.
That's true, I often try out analogies when I'm trying to understand or explain something. And I can really see how that could lead to innovations, as well as to some odd product evolutions. For a consumer example, I love how the iPhone lets me listen to my voicemail messages in any order, instead of sequentially, which must have been a leftover paradigm from when messages were stored on an analog tape. I can picture someone saying - "why can't I access my messages like I read my email?" - and voila - innovation.
Then I started wondering just how much you could tinker with the crash replay. Could you start eliminating concurrently-running applications, for example, to see if any of them contributed to the crash? And could you test a fix with the replay to see if it fixes the crash?
I also wonder whether IBM's customers would voluntarily seek out software like this to help them narrow down problems. It's not from IBM, and I really don't know any more about it than is in the article above. It's from a company called Replay Solutions, and it runs on several versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. So, no mainframe support yet (grin). But you could ask them about it!


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Seth Killian, the Lead Game Designer at Sony Computer Entertainment Santa Monica Studio, comments on a possible Square Enix collaboration in "Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale."
As long as it's not that annoying a$$ Lightning i'm fine.
If anyone wants their but handed to them by me PM and i'll send you my PSN ID :D.
Cloud or Lightning please... Cloud would be a better fit though :3
This talk should of been done ages ago through before the game even started development, especialy when a character like Cloud/Squall are true PS all stars. Its common sense....lets do talks with developers for characters which will be hard to aquire through negotiations
Knowing Squarenix this gen it will probably be Lightning or nothing cause they seem so fixated on her character & that Lightning Returns is in development.
I hope Squarenix will finally wake up & give the PS fans the dedication that we deserve for supporting the company even with 'mediocre' games. Having a character like Cloud (heck even Noctis just to give us hope that game still exist) present in PSAS is a good start to mend the fractured relationship with the fan base.


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*As sure as the sun rises each morning, so it is with God's Great Faithfulness to watch over, protect and provide for each of us, His children.
The dawning of a perfect Autumn day as the sun creeps up through the mist that has settled over Thompson's Creek, on the historic Charlemont sheep station.*
*Lamentations 3:22-24 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."*
The words to the wonderful old hymn penned back in 1923, still stand testament today!
*Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
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Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
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Zipp debuted their first-ever all-carbon road clincher wheels today in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, just prior to the start of the Giro d'Italia.
While the company acknowledge that they're late to the game after years of alloy-and-carbon models, they boldly claim the new 404 Carbon Clincher to not only be "the most aerodynamic clincher wheel ever produced" but also the "strongest carbon clincher on the market".
Zipp engineers say the key to the 404 Carbon Clincher's performance is its novel 'Firecrest' rim profile, which is notably wider than the norm but isn't just a scaled-up and 'clincher-ised' version of their current 303 tubular. The 58mm-deep shape measures 25.5mm across at the tyre bead but an even-wider 27.5mm just past the rim's midsection, and the nose sports an especially large radius as compared to the sharper trailing edges more commonly used elsewhere.
The unusual 'Firecrest' rim shape is very wide at the tyre (25.5mm) but even wider closer to the spoke bed (27.5mm). The large-radius nose is said to produce lower drag figures at a wider range of yaw angles
When paired with a 21-23mm tyre (Zipp say even 35mm ones are okay), Zipp claim the 404 Carbon Clincher's wind tunnel tests place it nearly on par with the much deeper 808, plus the blunt nose retains that performance at a greater range of yaw angles while being far easier to handle in crosswinds as well.
In addition, the extra width lends extra tyre casing support for improved cornering traction and feel as well as about 18 percent greater air volume for a more comfortable ride and fewer pinch flats.
While the 404 Carbon Clincher's aerodynamics are a result of its shape, the claimed braking performance and strength come about from the proprietary high-temperature thermoplastic resins the company developed over a two-year period with the help of tools such as a US$20,000 thermal imaging video camera.
According to Zipp technical director Josh Poertner, the 404 Carbon Clincher is the only carbon clincher rim currently produced that not only passes the rigorous CEN braking test with no rider weight restrictions but can do it 12 times over. It reaches maximum surface temperatures of over 360°C (680°F) with no bead hook deformation – a critical piece of information for riders who live in mountainous regions who are concerned about blown-off tyres as they're hurtling downhill.
Naturally, the 404 Carbon Clincher is quite light, too, though not stupendously so. Total weight is 1,557g (718g front, 830g rear) when paired with Zipp's 88/188 hubs and Sapim CX-Ray straight-pull bladed stainless steel spokes. Claimed rim weight is around 525g, suggesting it should make a good all-around option for riders who don't want to fuss with tubulars and aren't interested in a dedicated set of climbing wheels.
The new 404 Carbon Clincher will use Zipp's now-familiar 88/188 hubs
Suggested retail price on the new 404 Carbon Clincher is US$2,700 – including rim tape, skewers, Tangente cork pads and valve extenders – and production models are shipping as early as Monday (10 May).
Some may wonder when the Firecrest rim shape will make its way through the rest of Zipp's wheel line – after all, if it's so fast, shouldn't Zipp simply adopt it across the board?
Compared to the current 404 clincher, the new 404 Carbon is far wider throughout, supposedly delivering superior aerodynamic performance in the process
Yes and no, says Poertner. In fact, he says the company's wind tunnel testing has demonstrated that aerodynamic characteristics don't necessarily scale well, and even adapting for tubular versus clincher tyres requires significantly different rim shapes. Still, he admits we're likely to see some Firecrest design elements incorporated into a new 808 rim – and possibly others – come Eurobike, and the company are also continuing to develop their range of Tangente aero tyre profiles.
In the meantime, we'll hopefully have a set of long-term testers in our hands before the end of the month – just in time for the hot Colorado summer.