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WEIRTON - A Weirton Medical Center physician is one of the few cardiologists in West Virginia using transradial arterial access for coronary and peripheral procedures as an alternative to the traditional access through the femoral artery in the groin.
WMC's Dr. Stanley C. Mannino said using the wrist as the access point is not only more comfortable for patients, but also reduces recovery times and the risk of complications and improves patient outcomes.
"When we are performing coronary angiography, transradial access is the procedure that produces less vascular complications, is more comfortable for the patient and enables a faster recovery," he explained. "During this method, we feed the angiocath into the radial artery at the wrist with a needle, which is then extracted when the posterior wall of the artery is punctured. Then the catheter is advanced through the radial artery toward the heart by means of a small caliber guidewire for diagnostic or interventional treatment such as the deployment of stents or angioplasty to dilate (widen) a blood vessel."
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NEW PROCEDURE — Dr. Stanley Mannino, a cardiologist at Weirton Medical Center, studies 3D images on monitors in the hospital's new advanced cardiovascular lab. - Contributed
Coronary angiograms are part of a general group of procedures known as cardiac catheterization. Heart catheterization procedures can both diagnose and treat heart and blood vessel conditions, according to officials.
Cardiologists perform coronary angiograms to obtain clear images of the patient's vascular system and the heart. These procedures, performed in the hospital's new cardiovascular lab, houses an advanced X-ray system manufactured by Phillips. This fully digital system enables physicians to capture and view 3D images of a patient's cardiac vasculature.
Mannino said radial coronary angiography is gaining in popularity around the world, with approximately 20 percent of the procedures currently using TRA.
"The benefits to the patient are numerous, including significant reductions in bleeding and discomfort, fewer complications, decreased length of stay, reduced cost and improved outcomes," he said. "Depending upon the treatment plan, we can have a patient in and out in around an hour and half and home resting comfortably."
Mannino, the only cardiologist in the region who routinely uses TRA for catheterization, said that in his practice, 80 percent of the patients he sees have a form of heart disease. He said the procedure benefits physicians as well as patients.
"The use of TRA for diagnostics and intervention combine to produce improved outcomes in the new catheterization lab, which produces detailed, clear images of the heart and peripheral blood vessels for more accurate diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease," Mannino said. "Also, patient outcomes are improved by enabling us to complete a variety of diagnostic and interventional procedures faster. The patient is off the table and on his or her way to recovery and discharge sooner."
Mannino has been a cardiologist at Weirton Medical Center for 15 years. Prior to that, he held a cardiology fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He earned his bachelor of science degree in biology at the University of California Irvine and his doctorate of medicine at the University Autonomous of Guadalajara, Mexico. He interned at St. Joseph's Medical Center in New York and St. Francis General Hospital in Pittsburgh and has authored many scientific papers for national and international medical journals and symposia on catheterization and new treatments for coronary disease.


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An exhibition of photographs by Paul Weinberg will be on at the Jewish Museum from 4 June to 16 Sept. It is entitled: "Moving Spirit, Spirituality in Southern Africa."
Antjie Krog described the Richtersveld region, the home of the Khoisan people shown here, as a place "where you need a lot of God to live there."
Paul's website is www.paulweinberg.co.za
The Jewish Museum website address is www.sajewishmuseum.co.za
Paul Weinberg is a highly esteemed photographer--in the ilk of David Goldblatt. Paul is a South African born photographer with a strong commitment to the land and its people. He was a founder member of Afrapix photographic agency, well known for its uncompromising stand and visual portrayal of the apartheid system and the resistance to it and later helped establish South Photographs, a family of South African documentary photographers.
Paul has a large body of work that explores people, life, culture and environment around him, beyond the news and beyond the headlines. His work has often been against the traffic challenging stereotypes, prevailing comfortable myths and himself as in the case of his documentary of his home-town, Pietermaritzburg (Going Home, 1985-90).


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The Steubenville Saddle Club held its annual awards banquet Saturday evening at the East Springfield Community Center with about 80 in attendance at the covered-dish dinner that featured a variety of food, door prizes and drawings, and the presentation of various awards in different divisions for the 2012 show season.
Robin Wedlake, points secretary, presented the awards, assisted by John Carroll, committee member.
The top two awards of the evening went to Ginny Carulli (Zippo's Captain), high point performance, and to Ashley Barnes (Peanut), high point contest.
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Ashley Barnes, left, high point contest, and Ginny Carullli, high point performance
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LEADERS — Leaders of the Steubenville Saddle Club include, from left, front, Marty Ternasky, show secretary; Robin Wedlake, points secretary; Susan Carulli, kitchen chairman; and back, Wes Darling, maintenance assistant; Dale Holcomb, vice president; John Carroll, committee member; and Jack Carroll, groundskeeper. Debbie Grimes is president of the club.
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Becky and Jim Mills, back center, with their son James and daughters Jayllex, back left,
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From left, Larry Godich, Tina and Wes Darling, Nate Spindler and Courtney Darling
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Some of the audience in attendance at the banquet
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The name in parentheses, incidentally, is the name of the winner's horse.
Carulli also won halter & youth (14-18) horsemanship, walk/trot, English & trail, while Barnes also won adult barrels & poles and stakes.
Other winners were:
Logan Fomenko (Mater), small fry pleasure; Jadyn Nicholson (Socks), small fry barrels; Makenna Carter (C Diddy), small fry showmanship & pleasure; Timmy Lamantia (Fancy), small fry horseman & pleasure; Justin Carroll (Awesome Irish Bars), youth (9-13) barrels; Jayllex Mills (A Sweet Rosy Chip), youth (9-13) walk/trot, pleasure & horsemanship; Allison Lamantia (Apache Running Dear), youth English (9-13); Heaven Vojvodich (Fancy Fortune), youth gaited horse (9-13); Justin Carroll (Watch Rose Jack), youth showmanship (9-13); Hunter Johnson (Ultimate Hobby Horse), youth pleasure (14-18); Courtney Darling (Apache), youth (14-18) barrels & poles and stakes; John Carroll III (Watch Me Joe Jack), halter, youth (14-18) showmanship & walk/trot; Ben Boyd (Aries), halter and open driving; Gabriel Glenn (Wise Willy), lead line; Reese Fomenko (Mater), lead line; Darlene Chuich (Zip on Account), adult walk-trot, horsemanship & pleasure; Peggy Vojvodich (Karma), adult gaited horse; and Mara Carducci (Designed By Me), adult showmanship, English & trail.
Wedlake welcomed everyone to the dinner and offered the blessing, while Dale Holcomb, the club's vice president, expressed appreciation for the turnout and for those who helped with the dinner.
In addition to Holcomb and Wedlake, other club leaders are Debbie Grimes, president; Marty Ternasky, show secretary; Marlene Lamantia, co-secretary; Denise Gordon, co-secretary and announcer for pleasure classes; Kathleen and Dennis Hickle, contest announcers, scorekeepers and timekeepers; Susan Carulli, kitchen committee; Jack Carroll, groundskeeper; John Carroll, committee member; Wes Darling and Rodney Moore, maintenance assistants; and Kathleen Hickle, treasurer.
Holcomb gave a pitch for an upcoming karaoke contest to be held at the community center, located on county Road 39, East Springfield, on Feb. 15, beginning at 7 p.m.
The entry fee is $5, and there will be two categories - one for adults age 17 and older; the other for children age 16 and under. Cash prizes will be awarded in both age groups. For adults, the winnings will be: $100, first prize; $75, second prize; and $50, third prize. In the children's division, the winners will receive: $50, first prize; $40, second prize; and $30, third prize.
The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges. Tickets will be given to all contestants for the drawing of additional prizes. Music will be provided by disc jockey Chelsea Matta.
Anyone interested in participating should register by contacting Matta by phone at (740) 543-4279 or e-mail at email@example.com or Sue Call by phone at (740) 543-3066 or by e-mail at email@example.com
"It's going to be a real nice, fun night," Holcomb said.
Wedlake announced that forms were available for club membership, which is open to everybody whether you have a horse and show or have no horse at all.
An annual membership for a family is $25; $15 for an individual; and $10 for a youth. For 2013 memberships, checks can be made payable to the Steubenville Saddle Club and mailed to SCC, P.O. Box 431, Richmond, OH 43944. They also can be brought to the next meeting, which will be held Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Glenn Mills Senior Community Center on state Route 152 south, Richmond.
Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the club grounds on state Route 152 north, Richmond, from April through November. The March meeting will be held at the Glenn Mills center also. Everyone is welcome.
It was announced at the banquet that the club's kitchen that provides food during the four shows held on the club grounds will be handled by Diane Salsberry of the East Springfield Community Center.
As for the shows, before you know it, the season will be here. The four dates are May 5, June 30, July 14 and Sept. 1.


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Beach bum boozers better beware. The Monterey Police Department added a new Polaris Ranger 900 Utility Terrain Vehicle to its fleet to patrol beaches from Monterey to Seaside.
The department will use the UTV primarily for patrols along the city's beachfront communities and enforce laws often violated on popular beaches.
"That includes late-night bonfires, which are not permitted after 10 o'clock, unlawful drinking on the beach, glass on the beach, and we also have a leash law in Monterey," Monterey Police Lt. Jeff Jackson said.
The vehicle was custom built so that police officers could legally drive it on-road and off-road.
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I'm moving my Shimano Hollowtech II XT crankset and bottom bracket over from a bike with 73mm bottom bracket to a 68mm bike. The only problem is that I only have 1 spacer and now I need 3 bottom bracket spacers. Do Shimano external bottom brackets have a unique spacer or can I just use any bottom bracket spacers of the correct diameter and thickness?
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This link implies there's no difference, and looking at what the spacers do I agree. Since they're a purely passive component that just fills up space, it's only the physical size that counts. Even with an extra 5mm of spacer I suspect you'll be ok, but I would be somewhat concerned if you had to put all the spacers on one side to maintain chain alignment.
BTW, this pdf and this page match my experience of those BBs. They're not great.


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Facing arguably one of the best softball teams in the state of Missouri, the McDonald County Lady Mustangs proved their 20-0 start to the season was no fluke, and that they deserve to be a mentioned amongst the best in the state as pitcher Kali Hodson whirled a no-hitter to lead the Lady Mustangs to a 7-0 victory on Monday.
Hodson simply dazzled a potent Webb City lineup by mixing her pitches and hitting spots. She struck out nine and didn't walk a batter. She fell one McDonald County error short of a perfect game.
"Kali threw really well tonight," McDonald County coach Tray Shaddox said. "That was maybe the best I've ever seen her throw. She just did a great job of moving the ball around and changing speeds. They probably hit a couple of balls hard, but all in all Kali was just on top of her game.
"We played great defense behind her. We had one error: Take that away and she threw a perfect game. We hit the ball pretty well."
The Lady Mustangs scored a pair of runs in the first inning. Courtni Smith led off the bottom of the first with a single to center and went to second on a walk to Ashton Harmon. With two outs in the inning, Macie Jones and Kali Hodson walked to load the bases before another walk to Coley Ickes scored Smith to make it 1-0. Stormy Christerson followed with an infield single to score Jones and make it 2-0.
Smith got things going again in the second inning when she poked a one-out double to left and scored on a single by Jones to make it 3-0.A one-out rally in the fifth inning saw the Lady Mustangs plate four more runs.
Ickes sparked the rally with a single to left. She scored when the next batter, Stormy Christerson, doubled to the wall in left. Sierra Clay drove Christerson in with a two out single, and scored on a Smith single. Smith later scored on a single by Harmon to make it 7-0.
With district playoffs looming, the Lady Mustangs (21-0) are trying to keep an even-keeled approach.
"We talked to the girls about how the games we're playing right now are sort of like exhibition games, because the real games start next week," Shaddox said referencing the district tournament. "But they're really playing well right now. We feel pretty good about the way we're playing. This week is a good tune-up for the district tournament. We're treating it like a tune-up and playing some good competition."
Smith led the team with three hits, an RBI and three runs scored. Harmon, Jones and Christerson had two hits apiece. Kelsy Reynolds, Ickes, Rachel Brown and Clay had a hit. Christerson finished with two RBIs. Jones, Christerson and Smith had a double each.
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Trains Halted at New York's Penn Station
On the eve of Thanksgiving, all service in and out of Penn Station was suspended at 5:20 p.m. because of a switching problem in a tunnel just outside the station, railroad officials said.
The shutdown affected Amtrak, NJ Transit and the Long Island Rail Road and prompted authorities to restrict travelers from entering the crowded station Wednesday evening.
Amtrak, which maintains the tunnel and its switches, said a commercial power failure to the compressors disabled track switches. "Amtrak crews have temporarily resolved the issue with an alternate power source," causing residual delays of 60 to 90 minutes on Amtrak trains, the railroad said in a service alert sent by email at 6:15 p.m.
LIRR spokesman Salvatore Arena said the affected switches control the movement of trains into and out of the station.
He noted that the LIRR had offered extra afternoon trains, allowing commuters to go home early for the holiday weekend.
"If it had been a regular Wednesday night, it would've been a hell of a lot worse," he said.
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Amtrak, the Long Island Railroad and NJ Transit had all temporarily suspended service as of 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The railroads said crews are working on a repair.
People headed to Long Island were advised to take a subway to the LIRR station in Brooklyn.
By about 7 p.m., limited eastbound LIRR service had been restored, but service from Long Island to Penn Station remained suspended.
Penn Station was packed and sweltering hot Wednesday evening. Hundreds of people stood in the Amtrak section, watching a departure board showing two dozen trains delayed. Travelers said they couldn't reach their families to tell them they would be late because so many were trying to use their cell phones at once.
Matilda Touam, 19 years old, was heading home from cosmetology school to see her family in Philadelphia. "We've been waiting here two hours," she said. "They're not telling us anything."
She said she didn't know what she would do if she couldn't make it home that night.
"I'd probably go to a bar and cry," she said.
Cassy Gersten, visiting from San Diego, said she'd be late for Thanksgiving but was focusing on staying safe.
"On the most travelled day of the year to have something like this happen, it's just insanity." But, she added: "We're trying to keep a laid back attitude--we'll get there when we get there."
—Katy Burne contributed to this article.
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5 Insanely Successful Video Games That Were Total Ripoffs
No video game is completely original; Mortal Kombat was inspired by Street Fighter II, Halo was inspired by Half-Life and the Super Mario franchise was inspired by massive amounts of hallucinogens. But then there are some beloved games that weren't so much "inspired by" other games as they were "the exact game, with a minor paint job." Those knockoffs then went on to make millions of dollars.
#5. Angry Birds Is a Knockoff of a Free Browser Game
Via Wired
Chances are that everyone reading this has by now played or seen someone else play Angry Birds at least once, or most likely several dozens of times. The iPhone time-waster is simply the most popular game ever made. Basically, you use a slingshot to launch wingless birds into the air and destroy flimsy structures occupied by egg-stealing green pigs. It's as brilliant in its design as it is stupid in its story.
It's the video game version of Flavor Flav.
On the other hand, you probably haven't heard of Crush the Castle, an online Flash game that was released a mere eight months before Angry Birds and bears more than a few ... similarities. And if you have heard of it, then congratulations, you can now tell your friends you liked Angry Birds before it was cool.
Via Addictinggames.com
"It was hardcore back in the day. People died."
For starters, the goal in Crush the Castle is also to launch projectiles from the left side of the screen over to the right, where your enemies (in this case, medieval soldiers and royalty) stand hiding within a hodgepodge of wooden planks, stone slabs and other easily knock-downable constructions. They use an old-fashioned trebuchet instead of a giant slingshot, but the gameplay is exactly the same.
So what sort of projectiles do you launch? Well, there's the standard sphere ...
Big deal, lots of games have ball-shaped characters.
Then there's the jumbo version of the standard sphere ...
Just a logical progression from the last one.
The one that splits into three parts ...
That's just, uh ... natural progression ...
And the one that explodes upon contact, like a bomb.
OK, fuck these guys.
We aren't the only ones who have noticed the similarities. In fact, the relationship between Crush the Castle and its vastly more popular knockoff, Angry Birds, has been the subject of collegiate study -- one researcher took it upon himself to find out why, out of two essentially identical games, only one emerged with shitloads of cash, apparel and a freaking TV show. His conclusion was that the cute characters and charming art style of Angry Birds made all the difference: Apparently it's just a matter of taking an obscure game, slapping animal faces on all the objects and boom, instant hit.
But we think the most compelling argument here is: How the fuck do you even arrive at the idea of building-dwelling pigs vs. slingshot-using birds if not by taking the perfectly logical concept of trebuchet vs. castle and just randomly changing shit to hide the theft?
#4. FarmVille Is a Knockoff of Farm Town
Via Sadadbahrain.com
Zynga is the company that created some of the most addictive social games on Facebook, although we're using the word "created" extremely loosely here. To discuss every instance in which Zynga has apparently ripped off a smaller company would take five full articles, so instead of going into detail about how Zynga's Dream Heights was a knockoff of Nimblebit's Tiny Tower, Zynga Bingo was a knockoff of Buffalo Studios' Bingo Blitz, Zynga's Cafe World was a knockoff of Playfish's Restaurant City or Zynga's Mafia Wars was a knockoff of Psycho Monkey's Mob Wars, we'll just focus on their most famous clone: FarmVille.
Via Vator.tv
Aka the reason you blocked your aunt on Facebook.
In FarmVille, you water crops, harvest trees and raise livestock -- you know, all that tedious crap you'd have to do if you lived on a farm, somehow made tolerable by virtue of being rendered in cartoony graphics. Soon after being released in June 2009, it became a huge hit for Zynga -- even though they completely ripped it off from an already existing game by a smaller company. Check it out:
Via Insidesocialgames.com
Left: A multimillion-dollar franchise. Right: Not so much.
In February 2009, a relatively unknown company called Slashkey released a game on Facebook called Farm Town. Originally, the company sent out only a few invitations to friends in order to test the game, but the response was overwhelming -- those friends sent invitations to other friends, who did the same thing at a staggering rate. A few months later, the game had exploded.
It was at this point that Zynga waltzed in and said "Thanks, little guy, we'll take it from here." Using the exact same aesthetic and gameplay as Farm Town, they went ahead and crapped out a ripoff called FarmVille that went on to become an even bigger hit. Here's another comparison -- Farm Town is on the left and FarmVille is on the right:
"Let's make the heads 5 percent less giant; that'll throw 'em off."
One thing that FarmVille had that Farm Town didn't, however, was marketing. Zynga already had a line of successful Facebook games out, so all it took to convert one of their Mafia Wars or YoVille addicts to the joys of virtual farming was a conveniently placed ad within the established games. Couple that with FarmVille's tendency to spam your friends' Facebook walls relentlessly, and Zynga got the word out fast.
Meanwhile, all Farm Town had was the simple fact that they were first. Even now, three years later, it remains somewhat popular. From their Facebook page:
Impressive, right? Not so much when you compare it to this:
Because hard work and creativity mean less for success than a great marketing department.
This wasn't the first time Zynga had blatantly copied someone else's game, and it wouldn't be the last. But then they got cocky: Currently, they're being sued by EA for ripping off The Sims Social, of all things. Hopefully justice will prevail, but until then ...
Via Experiencecurve
#3. Pong Is a Knockoff of Table Tennis
Via Animatedpng.net
Atari's Pong is considered the granddaddy of all video games, the one that gave birth to the entire gaming industry and therefore the reason many of us will die overweight and sore-thumbed. The game consisted of two bars hitting a pixel back and forth across a line, like a match of ping pong -- people went absolutely apeshit over that crap in the '70s, turning Atari into one of the most successful tech companies of all time.
Too bad it's a complete ripoff.
Via Stevivor
The original.
Via Forbes.com
The massively successful, worldwide-renowned copy.
The first picture up there shows Table Tennis, a game released in 1972 as the culmination of six years of hard work by video game pioneer Ralph Baer, a true visionary who had been proposing the idea of "TV games" since way back in 1951. The second picture is Pong, which Atari put out in 1972, after the company's founder happened to see Table Tennis and decided to copy the game and all its elements: That is, two bars, one pixel and a line in the middle.
Via Techland.time.com
"Oh, you like my tie? I invented that, you know."
You see, video game consoles were an extremely hard sell back in the early '70s, mainly because nobody had actually heard of such a thing before. The very first one was the Magnavox Odyssey, which toured the country in 1972, demonstrating its games and proving to people that their TVs weren't possessed by the devil. Among those games was Table Tennis, and among the audience members in one of those presentations was a man named Nolan Bushnell. The very next month, Bushnell co-founded Atari, and later that same year, the first Pong arcade cabinet was released. It was an instant hit and soon overshadowed Table Tennis.
Via Gamasutra.com
"That's great, but how do we turn this into dicks?" -Game visionaries of 1972
Atari might have been able to get away with their clone, too, if only Nolan Bushnell hadn't signed the guest book when he was at the Magnavox demo (presumably with a note saying "Great idea, guys, totally not gonna steal it now lol"). Magnavox took Atari to court over the infringement of their game -- and won. But instead of demanding that Atari stop making Pong, Magnavox simply slapped them with a one-time licensing fee: Atari paid the fee, then went on to make millions with Magnavox's idea.
Atari eventually came to dominate the video game industry, becoming "the fastest growing company in U.S. history" and bringing in $2 billion in 1982 alone. The Odyssey and Table Tennis may have broken new ground in the world of virtual entertainment, but Pong? Well, that's the game people get tattoos of.
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It certainly wasn't the longest show ever--55-minutes with encores--but the Dum Dum Girls definitely conquered Boston, or at least the soldout crowd of about 300 at Brighton Music Hall Thursday night.� The female quartet--augmented by a guy playing guitar who was true to the theme and wore a skirt over his jeans--blasted out 15 tunes, including six from their brand new album, "Too True."
That album, their third on the esteemed alternative rock label SubPop, has only been out a few weeks, yet if you check the CMJ charts (College Music Journal), you'll find that Dum Dum Girls' latest effort has been entrenched as the most-played album on college radio all month.
Dum Dum Girls started in 2008 as the solo project of Kristin Welchez, and she either played all the instruments herself, or enlisted her husband, Brandon Welchez of the band Crocodiles, for early Dum Dum Girls records. The 2010 debut album, "I Will Be," became such a hit with its clever mix of girl-group vocals and garage band rock that Welchez had to form a band in order to tour.
Taking a page out of The Ramones book, Welchez became Dee Dee, and was soon joined by guitarist Jules, and drummer Sandy, with an original bassist named Bambi. As things worked out, Malia eventually replaced Bambi on bass. Nobody in the band uses last names. The Dum Dum Girls lyrics are all penned by Dee Dee/Welchez, and they can be simple and repetitive, but usually with a unique twist.� "Just a Creep," for instance, is a pretty straightforward view of a dating disaster, while "Bedroom Eyes" is a rather skewed look at insomnia.
Welchez' mother appeared on the cover of their first album, in an old college-days candid shot. But shortly after that she was diagnosed with a fast-moving case of cancer and died, leading Welchez towards writing some darker, more serious lyrics. "Wasted Away" deals directly with her mother's death, while other songs simply have darker shadings than the giddy pop side of the band. Along with their three full-length albums, Dum Dum Girls have also released four EPs, and several singles.
Thursday night it all made for a lively mix, primal rock with sweet vocals in some spots, punky energy leavened by brooding guitar tones in others, and soul-baring emotion driven by pounding rhythms in still others.� On the new record, Dee Dee's vocals are mixed too low, for our taste, and being able to hear them more distinctly in concert was a major plus.
The basic four-four thunder of "Bedroom Eyes" opened the show, and while the delicately crooned vocal was a neat contrast to the furious rhythm, it was a bit too soft. The more primal punk beat of "In the Wake of You" worked better, as Dee Dee, in a short black vinyl mini-skirt, led her black-clad bandmates through a muscular rendition.� That powerful sound remained through a hard-edged garage rock take on "I Will Be."
The musical mood shifted a bit for "He Gets Me High," from the 2011 album "Only in Dreams," as soaring and spacey guitar lines turned it into woozy 1960's-like psychedelic rocker. Dee Dee seemed to be ready to kick some butt and take names during the pounding drum roll that opened "I Have Nothing," which burst loose with punk rock guitar fills, as the singer strutted around the stage. Dum Dum Girls utilized a head-spinning contrast again on "Too True to be Good,": from the new album, as a pell mell rhythm drove Dee Dee's soothing, sensual, laidback vocal.
The new "Are You Okay?" really delivered a vintage '60's feel, yet with bite.� Dee Dee's lead vocal� wasn't quite Petula Clark sweetness, but a deeper, more bluesy tone, almost as if someone like Adele had grown up listening to grunge but then discovered British Invasion pop.
That '60's feel continued with "Rest of Our Lives," where the droning guitars seemed to craft a wall of sound. Dee Dee has expressed her love of girl-group icon Ronnie Spector, and if there was a moment when that influence was obvious, it was that song.
The night came charging home with the throbbing garage rock of "Under These Hands," the frenetic beat of "It Only Takes One," and their new single "Rimbaud Eyes." The latter song has a melody and hook that seems straight out of a Technicolor '60s movie, complete with insistent beat, haunting vocal harmonies, and a cool, cool chorus. If the Kinks or the Zombies had a band of sisters working, they'd sound a lot like "Rimbaud Eyes."
Dee Dee sang more soulfully still on "Lord Knows," from a 2012 EP, while Julie provided stellar vocal harmony for the midtempo tune. The older "Pale Saints" pushed that garage rock potency-vs.-girl-group sweetness to anthemic heights, as Julie's backup vocals seemed almost to echo Dee Dee's cooing tones.� That ended the regular set in about 45 minutes of stage time.
For their encores the Dum Dum Girls blasted off with the crunching guitar chords of "Lost Girls and Boys Club," including some fairly brain-curdling guitar solos from Julie. The finale was a take on their 2011 song "Coming Down," a cathartic and darkly evocative ballad, which includes a remarkable late-song howl of a high note from Dee Dee that portrays the protagonist's pain. When she hit it the crowd erupted in loud cheers, and no wonder, for it turned the loping ballad into one of the night's most potent moments.
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"The iPhone has enabled us to respond to our clients in a very rapid fashion, giving us a competitive edge in this marketplace."
Ajay Patil, Founder
Large-scale event production goes mobile with iPhone.
With logistics that include sets, sound, lighting, audio, video, and even special effects, Showcall Inc produces high profile, large scale events with ease, thanks in part to iPhone.
Whether its a papal mass for 47,000 people; the opening ceremony at a presidential inauguration; or political summits, such as the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC., Showcall needs to stay on top of every aspect of the production process.
"Our tagline is 'Plan, communicate, execute,'" says Showcall Co-Founder Blayne Candy. "I'm delighted with the iPhone because I can do all of that—plan, communicate, and actually execute and deliver products to my clients—just by using the iPhone."
Instant, onsite feedback
One venue where iPhone really shines for Showcall is at event sites during the pre-production phase. With the help of several ingenious apps, Candy and his team can make on-the-spot calculations about the space, which allows them to give their clients instant answers to technical and equipment questions.
Take, for example, an app called Light Calc. "Typically when you're onsite conceptualizing, a client turns to you and says, 'How many lights will we need?'" Candy explains. "I can go into the app and pick the type of fixture and how far away the fixture is from a subject," Candy says, "and Light Calc will tell me how bright the light will be."
With that information, Candy can instantly give the client an estimated light count. "I don't have to say, 'Well, let me get back to the office, and we'll work up some drawings, and I'll get back to you,'" he says. "I can deliver real-time, useful feedback instantaneously onsite at a very preliminary stage in the design concept."
The same is true for PowerCalc, which Ajay Patil uses to calculate power, volts, watts, and amps. "That's very important to our business," he says, "in terms of giving our clients a sense of what costs may be coming down the road for their event."
And an app called Lens Calculator Pro makes similar calculations for video projection. Candy can input the distance between his projector and the screen and instantly learn how big of an image he can get. Or he can input the size of the image he wants, and the app will calculate what type of lens he needs.
Pana is another app that helps Showcall speed the production process. "Using the camera on iPhone, we can take a number of images of a venue and stitch them together into one complete image," Candy says. "Then we email those to our client and our designers back at the office, who can instantly begin work on design concepts and technical schematics."
Seeing the sound
When he's ready to manage the sound at an event site, Showcall Chief Audio Engineer Mike Scarfe fires up iPhone.
"There are a number of apps known as Real Time Analyzers," he says. "I use one called FFT. And it allows me to walk up to a speaker, hold my iPhone in front of it, and get a brilliant visual of what's basically going on with the sound system."
That's extremely useful feedback, Scarfe says. "You can go up into the seats, or to the back of the hall, or sit in the front row, and visually see what you're hearing, and control the relative levels of speakers in those areas."
The Showcall production crew also uses Apple Remote to cue voiceovers. "With the iPhone," Candy says, "I can be anywhere in that event site, standing with my client. When they want a specific voiceover to be announced, I can cue it up and play it back. I don't have to talk to the audio engineer or run to the audio console."
"When I'm on a job site, the iPhone is an extension of my office. I'm completely in touch with everything that's going on."
Running the business
For help with day-to-day business management, Patil is a fan of Dropbox, an app that can access his data stored in the cloud, from anywhere in the world he might be. Like so much else about iPhone, it helps him respond quickly, both internally and to clients.
"We were finishing up a 10-city tour for a client," he says. "We were webcasting their entire series of events, and we told them we would have their files ready within a couple hours. With Dropbox on the iPhone, I could stand right there with the client and show them that the files had been posted."
When he meets new people, Candy uses WorldCard Mobile on iPhone to instantly transform them into contacts. "You can take a picture of someone's business card, and it immediately exports all of that content right into your contacts," he says. "So when I get back from a trip, I no longer have to pull 50 business cards out of my pocket, sort through them, and manually input the information."
Candy sees more apps in his future. "I have an 'aha' moment every time I go to the app store," he says. "Because I feel like there's somebody out there making these apps specifically for me."
As a result, his iPhone experience is always evolving. "I find that the more applications it has, the more it can do, so the more I use it," he says. "Every day, the iPhone gets better and better and better."
Winning business with iPhone
When iPhone first came out, Showcall Co-Founder Blayne Candy came up with an ingenious way to use it. "We were pitching to seven people in a Fortune 100 corporation," he says. "So we went out and bought seven extra iPhones. And then we loaded our entire Keynote presentation in a QuickTime file onto each phone, including music and graphics we intended to use at the event. All of our competitors had stacks of printed renderings that piled up on the desks, but our prospects walked into a perfectly clean room with one iPhone sitting in front of them. And when we delivered our Keynote presentation, they were able to follow along on the iPhone. We won that piece of business hands down, and they're still a client of ours today."
Apps on the edge
In the high-profile events industry, it's important to innovate—and iPhone is always innovating. Blayne Candy explains. "In an industry like ours, you strive to show people something they haven't seen before. One of the things that I love about the iPhone is that every day, somebody's out there developing a new application. And I feel like they're developing them just for me. Because every time I go to that app store, I find something new that I can use with a client, or personally, or when I'm traveling, or sitting in my car in traffic."
Apps in Use
Company Info
- 35 employees
- Halethorpe, Maryland
- www.showcallusa.com
- Showcall once produced the largest outdoor speech that a sitting American president had given—in the Republic of Georgia, with 250,000 attendees.


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Administrative Rule 46 - DUTIES AND APPOINTMENT OF THE CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
Section 1. Authority and Purpose
In accordance with Article VI, Section 3, of the Constitution of North Dakota and N.D.C.C. ch. 27-05.2 concerning clerk of district court funding and services, this rule establishes the duties of the clerk of district court and provides for the appointment of the clerk of district court in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 27-05.2-02(3) and otherwise implements in part ch. 27-05.2.
Section 2. Clerk of District Court - Duties
The clerk of district court in every county shall:
A. Take charge of all papers and records filed or deposited in the clerk of district court office and maintain and dispose of the papers and records in accordance with N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 19.
B. Attend sessions of the district court during criminal master calendar proceedings, sentencing proceedings, jury selection, or trials or other civil or criminal proceedings if, after consultation with the judge, the judge determines the complexity of the trial or proceeding or number of exhibits requires attendance by the clerk.
C. Prepare judgments of the court in criminal cases, unless judgments are prepared by other court personnel or the judge.
D. Comply with and implement procedures consistent with this rule included in the Clerk of Court Manual and, if applicable, the manual for the Unified Court Information System (UCIS).
E. Issue all process and notices required to be issued by the district court.
F. Keep in the office a money judgment docket in which the clerk shall enter alphabetically the name of each judgment debtor, the amount of the judgment, and the precise time of entry.
G. Satisfy all liens and judgments docketed or on file in the office immediately after the satisfaction of the lien or judgment is filed.
H. Keep in the office a register of civil, criminal, and juvenile actions in which the clerk shall enter the title of each action with brief notes of all papers filed in the action together with the date of the filing, and enter such other matters as required by supreme court rule.
I. Implement financial controls in accordance with judicial branch policies and procedures.
J. Receive, safeguard, and disburse, all money required to be paid to the clerk of district court and maintain required records.
K. Keep other records and perform other duties prescribed by statute, rule, policy, or procedure.
Section 3. Clerk of District Court - Deputies and Other Clerk Personnel
A. Upon the retirement or resignation of a clerk of district court who has become an employee of the unified judicial system in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 27-05.2-02, the clerk of district court for each county in which there is a state-employed clerk shall be hired and supervised by the trial court administrator for the administrative unit in which the county is located. Sufficient deputies and other clerk of court personnel shall be employed to assist the clerk of district court in providing effective clerk services. After consultation with the state court administrator and the clerk of district court who has become a state employee in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 27-05.2-02, the trial court administrator shall designate clerk staff who shall become state employees in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 27-05.2-02(3). The clerk of district court, deputies, and other clerk of court personnel are classified employees of the unified judicial system.
B. The clerk of district court, deputies, and other clerk of court personnel who are employees of the unified judicial system must have the qualifications prescribed by supreme court policy.
C. The assistant state court administrator for trial courts, in coordination with the trial court administrators and clerks of court, is responsible for general oversight of clerk of court operations to ensure compliance with statutes, rules, policies, and procedures governing the delivery of clerk of district court services. The assistant state court administrator shall periodically, but at least annually, assess clerk of court operations in each administrative unit and provide a report to the Administrative Council.
D. Each state employed clerk of district court shall supervise all personnel within the clerk's office.
E. The Office of State Court Administrator and the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall provide advice and information, as requested or required, to clerks of district court concerning the application of statutes, rules, policies, and procedures governing clerk of district court services.
Section 4. Analysis of Duties - Review
For purposes of the options available to counties under N.D.C.C. § 27-05.2-02, the number of employees determined necessary to provide clerk of district court services is based on an analysis of clerk of district court duties as identified in Section 2. The analysis must be thoroughly reviewed periodically, but at least once each 24 months, to ensure the analysis accurately reflects the duties of the clerk of district court.
Section 5. Effective Date
This rule, as amended, is effective May 4, 2005.
Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota, May 4, 2005.
Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice
Dale V. Sandstrom, Justice
Mary Muehlen Maring, Justice
Carol Ronning Kapsner, Justice
Penny Miller, Clerk
SOURCE: Adopted March 12, 2001, with an effective date of April 1, 2001. Amendments
effective May 4, 2005.


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I am just wondering if anyone has used Nest | The Learning Thermostat. At $200 it is very expensive, and I wanted to know if it is worth the price!? Is it practicle, is it actually smart? How precise and accurate is it? What do you think of the price, and value?
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I've got one that I've been using since late December. I'm not sure yet if it has helped reduce heating costs. I have to examine the bill numbers from the last two months.
I also switched operating modes on the furnace when the Nest was installed. I was previously using a single stage thermostat and relying on the furnace (a Bryant furnace) to decide when to activate the second stage. With the Nest (and a new wire for activating the second stage (see below)), I'm now letting the Nest control both stages. So, I've changed two variables that will make deciding if the Nest is winning a bit more difficult.
It is easier to use than the last "dumb" thermostat we had. There are other brands of smart thermostats out there that are similarly priced, and I'd bet they have similar features and smarts.
Installation was as easy as other thermostat installs I've done, save for the need to run a new control cable from the furnace to include a common wire. Our existing thermostat included wires for the R, G, and W connections but didn't include the C wire. This prevented the Nest from charging properly. Luckily, this new cable was very easy to run in our house, otherwise it would have been an upsetting development.
A couple things I like about the Nest in particular (these may be present in other brands, too):
I think the ease of use and the Internet control are worth the added cost over a normal thermostat. They are nice to have. But, I think that a properly programmed normal thermostat will be as efficient as the Nest.
I reviewed the NEST but I didn't like the price. I went with a Filtrete 3M50 model which has many of the features the NEST has. It supports 2 stage heating & cooling. I had a 4 wire system and had to run a 5 wire system for the WIFI capabilities.
The Filtrete is not an auto learning system like the NEST but I really didn't see nor believe the cost benefit when I looked at what I could do with the Filtrete model. The Filtrete model is a 7 day system so I could set each individual day. My wife and I have 3 kids with an erratic schedule from week to week. Some weeks we have a baby sitter come to our home and other days we take the kids to a friend of ours and this changes from week to week or month to month due to all the varying schedules. So what is nice is I can use my iPhone to adjust the temperature remotely. And this model also has an away mode that you can pre-program for heat and cooling. I really like it. I know this may come across as a plug for Filtrete (and you're asking about the NEST) but I looked real hard at the NEST before settling on the Filtrete.
I'm curious to see how much $$ the other poster gets. I have an older home that needs new windows (1964 with original windows). So my home is hard on the furnace and air conditioning. I just put a new furnace in last year when the other failed and that accounted for my biggest heating savings! I expect new Windows to bring my heating/cooling costs down a bit more. It just seems to me the big money savers are in the insulation of your home and the efficiency of the units doing the heating & cooling.
The one thing the NEST has going for it also is that it looks like it tracks a lot of data and associated costs. That's the one thing that was keeping my interest in the NEST but in the end I went with Filtrete model. The Filtrete model has a USNAP WIFI module that I can hook up to a home automation system and I figured I'd like to do this in the near future and maybe I can get some data that way. Filtrete claims the 3M50 works with home automation but they don't give any specs or systems that support this.
Hope this feedback is helpful.


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Signs of Distress
Violent behavior is often preceded by signs that indicate a person is not coping well. Being familiar with these signs of distress can alert you to a problem so that it can be addressed as early as possible.
The following signs of distress should raise concerns about the potential for an individual to engage in violent behavior. They may be behaviors that you observe or that are reported to you by coworkers, other students, faculty or TAs, etc. If violent behavior occurs, it may be self directed or directed at others.
- Reacting angrily or emotionally in a way that seems disproportionate to the situation.
- Making direct or veiled threats about harming or killing one's self or others.
- Making unusual references to, or being preoccupied with violent incidents that have made the news.
- Engaging in intimidating, belligerent, insubordinate, defiant, or challenging behavior.
- Being confrontational, angry, or behaving in an unpredictable, restless, or agitated manner.
- Having a history of violent, reckless, or antisocial behavior.
- Displaying an unusual or obsessive fondness or fascination with firearms.
- Blaming others for anything that goes wrong, with no sense of personal responsibility.
- Displaying a recent, marked job or academic performance decline and/or attendance problem.
- Displaying marked changes in personality, mood, or behavior.
- Withdrawing from friends and acquaintances.
- Crying excessively for what appears to be little or no reason.
- Exhibiting a decline in personal grooming.
- Crossing behavioral boundaries at work (e.g., excessive phone calls, personal e-mails and/or visits).
- Engaging in substance abuse.
- Perceiving disgrace or loss of options due to failure, including failing in school.
- Experiencing serious stress in one's personal life (e.g., financial, family, or marital problems).


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This is a "Games For Windows" game so you can earn achievements for it.
Batman: Arkham City is third-person Action-Adventure game that delivers an authentic Dark Knight experience rooted in an original and engrossing story as well as a combination of melee combat, stealth, investigative and speed-based challenge gameplay. A sequel to 2009's Batman: Arkham Asylum, Arkham City features the full range of classic enemies seen in the previous game, in addition to Catwoman, who is a playable character and has her own storyline in the new release. Additional features include: a range of new gadgets, an increased number of possible melee opponents and a range of movement options for Batman that include leaping, sliding, gliding and the grapple hook.
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I paid full price for this when it came out and have no regrets.
Can also get the first one for $5


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Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary Heart Disease Overview
Disease develops when a combination of fatty material, calcium, and scar tissue (plaque) builds up in the arteries that supply the heart with blood. Through these arteries, called the coronary arteries, the heart muscle (myocardium) gets the oxygen and other nutrients it needs to pump blood.
The heart consists of 4 chambers: an atrium and a ventricle on the right, and an atrium and ventricle on the left.
The pumping, or contraction, of the left ventricle must be very powerful because that is what keeps the blood flowing throughout the body.
The heart has 3 major coronary arteries.
As a child, the inner lining of the coronary arteries is quite smooth, allowing blood to flow easily. As a person ages, the cholesterol and calcium content in the walls of the coronary arteries increases, making them thicker and less elastic.
Plaque is like a firm shell with a soft inner core containing cholesterol. As blood hits it during each heartbeat, the plaque may crack open and expose its inner cholesterol core, which promotes blood clotting. Clots may further reduce blood flow, causing severe pain (angina), or even block it all together.
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Again I have churned out another piece for all those who seem to like my drabbles. This piece is set within the timeframe of my work Heart of the Guardian, Book 2-Rise of the Blood King. It is a one shot deal before the most happiest event that could ever happen and it takes place between a pilot and a Jedi.
The Judan blossoms were in full bloom as the gentle breeze carried their softened petals upon its wings. The plains shown forth in a shimmering green glassy like the waters of Aztlan and were accentuated by the flowing of the Chinooka River. It was a gentle and fine day only to be marred by the hints of impatience that shouted through the trees.
The room of the house was in disarray as if one of Tatooines infamous sandstorms hit it. Clothing was knocked astray and covering just about every surface in a mad scramble to find something. The man who was digging through the clothing was exasperating and getting flushed from the heat of wearing his uniform. There was a hint of desperation in his search that led to frustration which gave out as he stood and scowled at the floor. His emotions were not echoed by the young man who was leaning in the doorway and smirking at him. The young man said, If you keep this up Im going to have to take cover from the storm.
The man in the uniform glanced at the young man smiling at him and retorted, This was your idea Jacen. To think that I cant find what I need.
Jacen Cirrus Credo, better known as J.C., gazed at his new friend with amusement and pity. He was the won who made the arrangements after both parties involved agreed and he had hoped that now after his hard work, he would be able to sit down and watch the show. After five years a special thing was happening and right at the last moment they were in the middle of a crisis. Having pity, he spoke softly, Relax Carth. You didnt lose it. I came in early this morning and took it. I needed to make some final adjustments.
A flood of relief cascaded over Carth Onasis face as he let out a deep sigh. He replied, I dont know J.C. Its what we wanted but now that its here, I cant help but wonder if she changed her mind.
Paranoia? Jacens green eyes were twinkling with mischief. He put his hand in a pouch that hung from his belt next to his lightsaber and katana blade. Standing an inch shy of six feet, he looked like a wiry twig but lean and strong. That much was evident after the battle at the Jasilyn Plains when he fought Eómeros in spite of a head wound. He knew how much this day meant to Carth and he hoped to be able to help quell the fears and doubts he had. He did this by relaying his humor in spite of other events that were swirling around him.
Carth replied, Dont chalk it up to that yet. I
Dont worry about it. After five years, it is still there. Believe me I know, J.C. replied still smiling. He shifted his position before saying, You better fix your collar and everything else. There are still one or two things to do before the main event.
Everythings entertainment to you isnt it? Carth asked, fumbling with his buttons and straightening out the uniform.
Nope. Just keeping everything nice and light, he grinned. When Carth finished, he surveyed him up and down. Pronouncing him ready, he led the way out of the house and towards a small hut near the river. He glanced at Carths questioning look and responded, We have plenty of time. Shes busy fussing with Michaela.
That relieved Carth a bit as he followed J.C. to the hut. They entered the hut and were welcomed by the strong smell of Judan blossoms and dried herbs. In the center of the main room was a fire pit that was gently roaring with life. Sitting or kneeling was old Petronius staring into the flames. He turned to look at them as they entered his hut. He said, Young ones enter and sit.
J.C. guided and motioned Carth as where to sit and took his place in the kneeling sitting position. Carth may have had his doubts but J.C. had his. It was an ancient tradition and he spent countless hours with Petronius learning about it. It was said that this tradition was a promise, an honor bound oath sealed in blood that could never be broken. It was believed that even if the one who made the vow dies, they keep it beyond the grave. It was rather terrifying to think of but J.C. knew that he wanted to do this. Sitting there kneeling he spoke the opening line to begin, As another year passes, a season comes.
Carth for his part remained silent. Part of him wanted to ask J.C. what was going on but he got the feeling that everything would be explained. He turned his attention to Petronius as he replied, And so begins a time anew and the pledge is spoken.
That was the cue for J.C. to turn towards Carth. Traditionally there was some formal language in Archaic Avalonian but knowing that Carth wouldnt understand, J.C. decided to say what he wanted to say. It would still hold true. He put his hand into the pouch and pulled out what Carth had been looking for earlier.
It was a simple gold band; simple but of the finest quality. He held it between his forefinger and thumb, looked Carth in the eye and said, Today you give this to her and bind your lives together. He then let the band lie in his open palm and continued, Though it is simple, it is of the finest quality. As I give this to you I make this vow: Though we are different we hold the same spirit and the same truth. I give this band as a symbol of my honor that it may be used to protect and defend that which is dear to me. As Jedi are the guardians of peace and justice may I be the guardian of my family. Then with a quick slash from a small knife that he whisked from his belt, J.C. made a slice through his palm, drawing blood. Squeezing tightly so that the blood oozed forth J.C. continued, I swear this upon my own blood and honor.
Carth didnt know what to say. He was aware that when Avalonians invoked things in the name of honor, they took it seriously. It seemed that words were not expected of him. Instead, J.C. reached out and took his hand and upturned it. Gently the gold band slid into his palm and it rested there gently. In the dim of the fire, he could barely make out the Avalonian phrase that declared the love bond. He looked at J.C. who gazed into his eyes. Neither of them said anything until Petronius replied, So as it has been uttered, let it be upheld. Through wind and rain, hurt and pain, this vow shall remain until the end of time. Then he took a jar of purified water and beckoned Carth to put his hands over a basin palm up. Petronius did the honor of pouring the water and proclaiming, Water may wash the blood away but the oath still remains. After he finished his task, he gave a nod to the both of them and left.
After Petronius left, Carth asked, Why? Why did you do it?
J.C. regarded Carth for a moment. He then uttered, You are my family. She is my sister and now you are my brother. You are family, and then stood up. He finished wrapping his hand up in a bandage before slipping on the traditional glove he was to wear. He then went to the door to usher Carth out who followed still clutching the gold band in his hand. They walked in silence until they neared where they were supposed to be.
They stood at their respectful places and waited for the bride. Carth silently handed back the ring to J.C. so that he could hand it to him later. He then asked in a slight smile, Are you ready?
I will always be ready to defend my family. Thats a promise and one that I intend to keep. J.C. gave a smile, the scar upon his left brow standing prominent yet not marring the good looks he had.
Carth looked at him with understanding. He didnt understand fully Avalonian honor but he knew that when a promise was made, it was kept. Deep down he knew that no matter what was to happen, J.C. would always keep his promise.
It has been a while since you're last shortie, but this is my favourite so far. Very good and sorry about not commenting on the Heart of Deception.
Thank you on the shortie. The idea just popped into my head when I was reading the conversation Kirabaros had with Carth when they were returning to Coruscant. I decided then to write about it. I based it of the old idea of blood oaths but added the mystique flair to it with the whole it is honored beyond the grave. Perhaps I might decide on what the real words would be but I figured it was best to let J.C aka Kirabaros make his oath the way he felt.
Tops: It's ok but it is still there if you want to read and comment.
Very good. I enjoyed this shortie, keep it up. :thumbsup:
Yup, what he said^. I liked it a lot, and it gave me a break from studying and surfin through random stuff out there. Nicely done!
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There's a link for an online Classical Armenian dictionary. Cool.
Quote from: Salpy on July 28, 2010, 08:45:08 PMThere's a link for an online Classical Armenian dictionary. Cool. I have to refresh my memory, but I remember that someone (the Mekhetarists?) put out a dictionary in Grabar, Ecclesiastical Greek and Latin. I wonder if it is online.
Is there any site with Armenian handwriting?
A site with frequency lists for Mesrob's Grabar (Classical Armenian) Bible:http://126.96.36.199/bible/index_w_f.htmwith a concordance.
Which modern are you interested in--Eastern or Western?
Quote from: Salpy on July 08, 2010, 09:51:02 PMWhich modern are you interested in--Eastern or Western?I'm trying to seek an internship in Istanbul, and if I can at least learn a few phrases to converse with the Armenians of the City just for the heck of it, I'd be thrilled. Could I place my vote for Western, then?That would be what the Armenians of Istanbul speak, right? Isn't Western based off the spoken dialect of the Politan Armenians?
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Let $f$ be an infinitely differentiable function on an interval $I$. If $a \in I$ and there are positive constants $C$, $R$ such that for every $x$ in a neighborhood of $a$ and every $k$ it holds that
$|f^{(k)}(x)| \leq C \frac{k!}{R^k}$
then prove that the Taylor series of $f$ about $a$ converges to $f(x)$.
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DETROIT — When sportswriters, broadcasters and fans voted Joe Flacco the Most Valuable Player of Sunday's Super Bowl they also handed him a sizeable tax bill should he decide to keep the 2014 Corvette Stingray that comes with the award.
Writing in Forbes, K. Sean Packard, a certified public accountant who specializes in preparing tax returns for professional athletes, estimated that the Baltimore Ravens quarterback would pay $25,700 on an estimated value of $60,000 for the Corvette, introduced three weeks ago at the North American International Auto Show here.
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Adding Insulation to an Existing House
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I'm automating an internal tool that is rife with frames, using Watir. I am able to manipulate all the various elements so I know I am identifying the frames correctly, but any time I attempt to use a Wait statement for any of these elements it fails. Tracking back through the error message, it always hits the activesupport gem in core_ext/time/calculations and it looks like it can't get the duration value, it gets set to false, and then the operation fails because it is expecting a Float. Is this a bug?
Using Ruby 1.8.7 and Watir 1.6.7
My code is:
require 'rubygems'
require 'watir/testcase'
require 'main_setup'
require 'win32ole'
require 'common'
class Smoketest < Watir::TestCase
include CommonCode
def test_AddEdit_Endpoint
Watir::Wait.until { @b.link(:id,"lbShowEndpointForm").exists? }
Error is the following:
TypeError: can't convert false into Float
C:/Ruby187/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.9/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb:278:in `plus_without_duration'
C:/Ruby187/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.9/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/calculations.rb:278:in `+'
C:/Ruby187/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/commonwatir-1.6.7/lib/watir/wait.rb:15:in `until'
C:/qa/trunk/CCAdmin/Automation/CCAdmin/lib/smoketest.rb:27:in `test_basic_smoke'


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WEIRTON - The Literary Department of the Weirton Woman's Club, a General Federation of Women's Clubs of West Virginia member club, met Nov. 19 at Undo's.
Chair Diana Durst presided and welcomed members and guests. Wilma Roberts gave the inspiration.
Teresa McGown gave the Literary Light, reviewing "The Short Forever" by Stuart Woods and "The Witness" by Nora Roberts.
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Program Chair Enid Williams gave a presentation on the "Best of the Best from West Virginia" cookbooks, citing several West Virginia facts.
Member Shirlee Baltich attended the recent Clint Hill program at Steubenville High School and reported on it. Hill discussed his book, "Mrs. Kennedy and Me," and talked about being an agent and working with the Kennedy family. He is retired but remains in contact with the Secret Service and helps train other agents.
Patty Rhoades discussed the used book sale. Publicity Chair Molly Mossor, Program Chair Williams, Courtesy Chair Minnie Pazich and Basket Drawing Chair Mossor gave reports.
Roberts, Baltich, Williams, Pazich, Mossor, Betty Mentzer, Susan Slowikowski and Carla Glover won door prizes.
Carol Village will give the February inspiration, and Pazich will give the Literary Light.
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