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In Betrayal at the house on the Hill you explore a haunted house with characters until the haunt happens and stuff gets real.
Whilst playing this board game a friend of mine stated it'd make a great addition to a game of Supernatural. I'm already trying to figure out how to do this, as I'm planing a game of Supernatural and I'd like to take my players into a haunted house or two. I think I'd narrowed down my challenges thusly:
- Find a way to translate the Superanatural traits of Agility, Stength, Vitality, Alertness, Intelligence and willpower to Might, Speed, Knowledge and Sanity
- Find a way to handle trait increases.
- Write an individual haunt to play out in the game.
- Allow the players to collect clues to help in uncovering the haunt/solving the haunt.
- Work out how to handle traitors. NPCs or recoverable PCs?
I was wondering if anyone had tried to mix the board game and RPG? What steps did you take to achieve this?


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BRILLIANT - Less than a year after being introduced to Ohio's beer drinking circles, the Yuengling brand is flexing serious muscle.
The Pottsville, Pa., brewery has already snagged about 8 percent of the beer market in the Buckeye State. With roughly 105 million cases of beer sold every year in the Buckeye State, that 8 percent market share is nothing to sneeze at.
"The Yuengling brand's introduction in the state of Ohio has been the most successful beverage introduced into the state, and that crosses all beverage categories, soft drinks, everything," said Nick Latousakis, president of Choice Brands of Ohio, regional distributor for Yuengling. "It's done really well."
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READY FOR DELIVERY — Choice Brands of Ohio's Ryan Williams loads Yuengling into his delivery truck. Since its introduction into Ohio, Yuengling has scored about an 8 percent market share, making it, Choice Brands of Ohio President Nick Latousakis said, the "most successful beverage introduction" in the Buckeye State.
-- Linda Harris
Yuengling, founded in 1829, has been in continuous operation for 180 years, though, admittedly, the Prohibition years were lean ones for the family-owned and operated brewery.
Latousakis figures the "Yuengling mystique, the test profile" the brand represents, has a lot to do with that.
"Some people consider it a 'craft beer,' like Sam Adams," he said. "Others consider it a premium, mainstream beer. We're fortunate enough to be profiled in both categories."
The premium lite beer segment is the largest in the beer industry; craft beers, however, are the fastest growing segment.
Though opinions may vary, a craft beer is less about who is making it than about how they make it - the brewer's commitment to quality, its character and taste. How all that tracks with beer drinkers tends to be very subjective.
Either way, Yuengling - and through it, Choice Brands - wins.
"I thought we'd be where we're currently at in market share in our second year, after our second anniversary," Latousakis said. 'But we attained it in one year - less than one year."
Latousakis said other areas of the state saw sales spike, then dip slightly after the trial run ended. "But in our region (Jefferson, Harrison, Carroll and Columbiana counties), everybody was familiar with Yuengling ... they could get it in Pennsylvania or West Virginia, so we really didn't have a large introductory spike."
The phase-in has been gradual, starting with Yuengling Lager, Yuengling Lite and Yuengling's Black & Tan lines. Over the last two months they've added Yuengling Dark-Brewed Porter, Yuengling Lord Chesterfield Ale and Yuengling Bock Beer.
"In the fall we'll be introducing Yuengling's Oktoberfest, Premium and Premium Lite," Latousakis said, pointing out that Yuengling fans don't really need an introduction.
"We're very fortunate to have been given regional distribution rights to the Yuengling brand," he said. "It took a lot of work by a lot of people to acquire the brands, but the Yuengling brewery did its homework, did its market research in Ohio."
And he said there's lots of room for growth: Choice Brands also carries the Anheuser-Busch brands, which own an 80 percent market share.
"We have one of the largest market shares in the country for Anheuser-Busch, an 80 percent share, plus we have about an 8 percent market share with Yuengling," he said. "That doesn't leave a lot of room for growth, but there's room. We just have to struggle to (attain) it."
Latousakis said what he's seen happen so far with the Yuengling brand has been all good.
"Ohio has been the most successful new state launch in the history of the Yuengling brewing company," he said.
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Installing Factory-Style Disc Brakes - Stopping Mopar StyleWritten by on August 1, 2004 Swap Your Factory Drums For Factory Disc Brakes
It's a scenario that happens all too often. For weeks, or perhaps months, you plan a transformation for your favorite Mopar by significantly increasing its horsepower. Maybe you are installing a shopping cart full of high performance goodies on your existing mill or swapping it for a more potent powerplant. Perhaps you're going to extremes and stuffing a wild 440 into an engine bay once occupied by a Slant Six. Regardless of the recipe you've concocted, you spend days performing the work and still more time tuning and extracting performance from your new combination. As time passes, your tweaking pays off. Your car is now running better than it ever has. Then it happens, you're blasting down the road and the Generic Motors piece in the next lane has disappeared from your side mirror and is now visible only in your rearview. Your Mopar is pulling strong and sounding great. But just when it seems all is right with the world, a truck enters the roadway in front of you. Instantly your foot snaps from the carburetor's secondaries and pummels the brake pedal. What a time to find out your antiquated drum brake system is no longer up to the task of safely stopping your ride.
If this has ever happened to you (and you survived), you've probably considered some brake system upgrades. Factory-style disc brakes might seem the most logical choice. but what cars would be suitable donors, and how involved would such an operation be? Follow along, and we'll guide you through. Though we'll cover the steps necessary to convert A-, B-, and E-Bodies to disc brakes, we'll concentrate on the A-Body for this transplant, as it is a bit more involved than a B- or E-Body swap.
There are two different disc brake configurations found on A-Bodies. The earlier style-offered as optional equipment through 1972-was the four-piston Kelsey-Hayes setup. The second style-used from 1973-1976-was the single piston slider-type caliper used with 10 7/8-inch rotors. Both styles used 14-inch wheels. If you're after an original appearance, then use the four-piston style. It uses the same control arms and upper ball joints as the drum brake setup, and will allow you to retain the 4-inch lug circle of your drum brake car. Keep in mind the lower ball joint is different. This setup will look original on a pre-'73 A-Body, however, parts tend to be expensive and hard to find.
On the other hand, since the single piston slider style was used as standard equipment on nearly all A-Bodies from 1973-1976, it makes sense that these parts are more readily available and less costly than the earlier pieces. Furthermore, the later-style system used thicker rotors, which are better able to absorb and dissipate heat. Retrofitting later-style discs to a drum brake vehicle requires changing the upper ball joints, upper control arms, and lower ball joints. The reason is this design uses the larger B- and E-Body ball joints. Though the lower control arms need not be changed, it may be necessary to grind up to 1/8-inch of material from the steering stop on each lower ball joint to maintain an acceptable turning radius. The real drawback to the later-style disc brake lies in its 4 1/2-inch lug circle. All A-Bodies built through 1972 had a 4-inch lug circle, while '73 and later A-Bodies had the larger 4 1/2-inch lug circle. (The exception would be drum-brake A-Bodies built after 1972.
These cars retained the smaller lug circle of earlier cars, but they're very scarce. Nearly all '73 and later A-Bodies were equipped with disc brakes.) If you choose the later style and don't want to carry two spare tires, then your rear axle will require some attention. There were two rear axles used on pre-`73 A-Bodies: the light-duty 7 1/4-inch axle and the heavy-duty 8 3/4-inch axle. A-Bodies from 1973-1976 were built with either a 7 1/4-inch axle or the new 8 1/4-inch axle. If your car currently has a 7 1/4 axle, you may be thinking of sliding a later pair of axle shafts into your existing housing as a quick and easy solution, but it won't work. The '73 and later housings are narrower than early housings; consequently, the axle shafts are not the same length. The easiest way out would be to install a complete 7 1/4 axle from a later car or, preferably, upgrade to an 8 1/4. If your car has an 8 3/4 axle, you won't want to downgrade to a smaller axle. custom axle shafts will probably be your best option.
B- And E-Body
Installing disc brakes on a B- or E-Body is easier than on an A-Body. For starters, upper-and-lower ball joints remain the same. In addition, all B- and E-Bodies have the larger 4 1/2-inch lug circle, so rear axle considerations pose no problem with these vehicles. B-Body cars built through 1969 and equipped with disc brakes received a four-piston design similar to early A-Bodies. all E-Bodies with disc brakes and '70-'77 B-Bodies were fitted with a floating caliper design, which consisted of a single-piston caliper mounted by two pins and rubber bushings. There were actually two variations of this design: '70-'75 models used 10 7/8-inch rotors; '76 and '77 models received 11 3/4-inch rotors that require 15-inch wheels. For 1978, the floating caliper design was replaced by a sliding caliper similar to later A-Bodies, and the 11 3/4-inch rotors were retained. This style was carried over to the R-Bodies ('77-'81 New Yorker, Newport, and St. Regis). Though any of these styles would easily bolt onto any B- or E-Body, keep in mind-as with the A-Body-the four-piston style is generally harder to find and more expensive. Another thing to keep in mind is all E- and B-Bodies through 1972 had the K-frame bolted directly to the front frame-rails, while '73 and later B-Bodies used thick rubber isolators between the K-frame and the framerails. Because of this, later B-Bodies used taller steering knuckles, which should not be interchanged with the shorter pieces.
Single-piston disc brakes used on '70-'72 B- and E-Bodies used a two-piece rotor, and the disc was joined to the hub. All '73 and later A-, B-, and E-Bodies used one-piece rotors. Due to a difference in wheel bearing size, these rotors are not interchangeable. If your A-, B-, or E-Body already has a disc brake setup from a `73 or later car with 10 7/8-inch rotors and either sliding or floating calipers, you can upgrade to larger 11 3/4-inch rotors (in either floating or sliding caliper design) by simply replacing the rotors, caliper adapters, and installing 15-inch wheels. it wouldn't be necessary to align the car afterward since none of the suspension components would be disturbed. If your car has '72 or earlier brakes and you wish to install larger rotors, you'll need to procure a pair of steering knuckles from a '73-'76 A-Body or a '73-'74 E-Body (the same knuckles were shared between A- and E-Bodies). These knuckles accept the larger bearings of the one-piece rotors, whether they're the 10 7/8-inch or 11 3/4-inch variety. If you have to swap knuckles, a front-end alignment will be necessary afterward.
Master Cylinder
The master cylinder performs the same basic function on drum- and disc-brake cars, but a disc-brake master cylinder is characterized by a larger reservoir feeding the front brakes. By design, as the brake pads wear thin, the caliper pistons must protrude further and further from their bores in order to push the pads against the rotors. Additional fluid is needed to fill the cavities behind the pistons. If a drum-brake master cylinder is used, it's conceivable that as the brake pads wear, the reservoir could run empty. This would lead to a loss of braking ability. Don't gamble with your safety. Install a disc-brake master cylinder.
Prop Valves
Over the years, Chrysler vehicles were fitted with a number of different brake valves and combinations of valves. For the '67 model year, a dual master cylinder replaced the single master cylinder, and the brake system was separated from front to rear. A pressure differential valve was used to sense a loss of hydraulic pressure in either the front or rear half of the brake system and trip a switch, which illuminated the brake warning lamp and alerted the driver of a malfunction. Disc brake cars were fitted with an additional valve-called a proportioning valve-which limited the pressure to the rear brakes in an effort to control rear wheel lock-up on hard stops. By 1970, some systems used a third valve-called a metering valve-which blocked pressure to the front brakes until the rear brakes began to apply. By 1973, all these valves were built into one-a combination valve.
Taking all the pieces from one donor car for your conversion will simplify your installation and help avoid the possibility of installing incorrectly matched parts. It should also result in brake proportioning that's just about ideal. If you find either your front or rear wheels lock prematurely during a hard stop, you may want to consider installing a Mopar Performance adjustable proportioning valve. but there are a couple of other options. Installing rear wheel cylinders of a larger diameter will cause the rear brakes to apply harder, while installing smaller-diameter wheel cylinders will help correct premature rear wheel lock-up. If you're installing a single-piston, slider-type disc brake setup, you've got a third possible solution. While the outer dimensions of A-, B-, and F-Body sliding calipers are the same, A-Body calipers have smaller pistons. by installing B- or F-Body calipers on an A-Body, you could correct a rear wheel lock-up condition, while slightly reducing your brake pedal effort. Installing A-Body calipers on a B-Body could correct a front wheel lock-up problem, though this would increase pedal effort slightly.
On a final note, remember the front suspension must be aligned any time a front suspension component is replaced or disturbed. Otherwise, you could experience rapid and uneven tire wear, poor handling, and erratic braking.
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Disconnect the brake hose from the steel line at the framerail (a clip retains the hose to the tab on the framerail), then remove the brake drum.Place a jack under the lower control arm near the lower ball joint and jack upward until the upper control arm rises from its bumper. This will relieve the tension on the ball joints.The steering knuckle is attached to the lower ball joint by two bolts, which also pass through the backing plate. Remove them.The upper ball joint can be separated from the knuckle in the same manner as the tie-rod end. A ball joint separator or pickle fork makes the job easier, though the ball-joint boot will usually be destroyed. (We opted for the ball-joint separator since we replaced the ball joints while the front end was apart.) With the upper ball joint disconnected, the knuckle and brake assembly can be discarded.A-Bodies use different lower ball joints between disc- and drum-brake applications, so ours had to be changed. B- and E-Bodies use the same ball joints in all applications. Again, we opted for the ball-joint separator, though a few sharp blows to the lower control arm with a heavy hammer would have done the job.The disc-brake steering knuckle can now be installed. Be sure to torque all fasteners and install new cotter pins in the upper ball joint and outer tie-rod end.
The clips are made of spring steel. They serve to retain the pads in the caliper and keep the pads from rattling.The difference in reservoir configuration between the drum-brake master cylinder (left) and the disc-brake master cylinder is obvious. The larger reservoir on the disc-brake master cylinder feeds the front brakes. Though it's not apparent in this photo, the reservoirs in the disc-brake master cylinder are deeper than those in the drum-brake master cylinder.Early disc-brake systems used a proportioning valve plumbed in the line to the rear brakes in addition to the pressure differential valve, and, in some cases, a metering valve.By 1973, all the valves were incorporated into one-a combination valve. custom brake-line plumbing may be required if you are changing to this style valve.The line between the centers of the lower-ball-joint attaching holes is perpendicular to the vertical centerline of the knuckle. Therefore, it's possible to move the knuckles from side to side with no effect on steering geometry or the operating angles of the ball joints.This '71 A-Body has been fitted with '73-and-up single-piston disc brakes. From the factory, orientation of the caliper on '73-and-up A-Bodies was toward the front of the rotor (as shown by the assembly on the ground). This creates a small problem on some applications. If your '72 or older car has a sway bar, the sway bar links want to occupy the same space as the calipers. The solution is to swap knuckles, calipers, and caliper mounting brackets from side to side.


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Does anybody know of a good book in real analysis for self study for a beginner? What about Analysis 1 by Terence Tao?
Having had my first course in real analysis taught from Tao's Analysis I, I can honestly say that, for a beginner, Tao's book is a great resource. Tao start from the absolute beginning, setting up the Peano postulates and then constructing $\mathbb{N},\mathbb{Z},\mathbb{Q}$ and $\mathbb{R}$ one by one. From the Peano postulates one has the natural numbers $\mathbb{N}$, the increment operation and mathematical induction. Addition is then defined in terms of repeated incrementation and the various properties of it are derived. $\mathbb{Z}$ is developed as the completion of $\mathbb{N}$ with respect to equations like $5+a=3$ and $n+b=0$, where $n \in \mathbb{N}$, and it's properties are proved, either in the text or as an exercise. $\mathbb{Q}$ is constructed from $\mathbb{Z}$ as it's completion with respect to division and yet again its properties are developed. Tao then introduces sequences and Cauchy sequences and constructs the real numbers as a completion of $\mathbb{Q}$, though this is a bit more conceptual.
Thus, Tao assumes no real previous knowledge of these number systems and their properties. Tao also develops all the necessary set theory along the way. This really helped me later to understand sequences, series, derivates and integrals and their properties, as I had a good feeling for the number systems we were working over because Tao had built all the machinery up step by step.
Overall, a great introduction.
You could try 'Understanding Analysis' by Stephen Abbott. Personally I found it to be a fantastic book - in fact, it is one of my favorite mathematical texts, regardless of topic.
I am particularly fond of this set of free lecture notes (virtually verbatim) of Fields Medal winner Vaughan Jones's beginning real analysis course. It is his own treatment: beautifully done, self-contained, and very accessible to first-time students. The proofs are elegant and enhance intuitive understanding. It really functions as a complete text.
You should try "Foundations of Modern Analysis" by J. Dieudonne.
It is a great book written by a great mathematician so you will be learning from true Master.
In his book Dieudonne do not assume any previus knowledge about analysis or even mathematics at all.
You need only some intelectual maturity to read it.
Our professor uses A Friendly Introduction To Analysis. I think it reads fairly easy. http://www.amazon.com/Friendly-Introduction-Analysis-Witold-Kosmala/dp/0130457965
R.G. Bartle: Elements of Real Analysis http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Real-Analysis-Second/dp/047105464X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346422736&sr=1-2&keywords=bartle+real+analysis
V.A. Zorich: Mathematical Analysis I, II http://www.amazon.com/Mathematical-Analysis-II-Universitext-Zorich/dp/3540874534/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346422912&sr=1-1&keywords=zorich+real+analysis
are two good sources of problems . . .
I see there have been quite a few wonderful suggessions but I would like to add mine. Since I have been there, I think I can help you with your dilemma.
First of all I would suggest to use
1) Rudin's "Mathematical Analysis" . Most of us think that it is a difficult book to start with. I agree. But I believe that the problem lies in our minds. It is accessible. You will need time. You have plenty of it now. Each time you struggle with a section, you work on it, you grow and that's how we learn. Solve all the exercises from it. We all learn by solving problems.
else you can follow "Introduction to Real Analysis" by Bartle and Sherbert"
2) Solve the books "Problems in Mathematical Analysis", VOL-1,VOL-2 and VOL-3. These are great resources to learn from. Keep these with you and breathe with them.


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(Fort Worth, Texas)- Columbia College�Fort Worth will confer 211 associate, bachelor's and master's degrees upon graduates at a commencement ceremony at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 20 at the Main Ballroom at the Fort Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston St., in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dr. Terry Smith, executive vice president and dean of academic affairs for Columbia College, will confer the degrees and give the commencement speech.
"For Columbia College graduates, the commencement ceremony is the culmination of their hard work and dedication to improve their lives," Smith said. "We are proud to celebrate the accomplishments of each graduate on this special day."
Columbia College, founded in Missouri in 1851 as Christian Female College, was the first women's college west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by a state legislature. The college changed its name to Columbia College in 1970 when it became coeducational. Columbia College�Fort Worth was originally founded at Naval Air Station Dallas in 1975. The campus began holding classes at NAS Fort Worth in 1992 when the government closed NAS Dallas. The Columbia College office officially relocated to NAS Fort Worth in March 1997.
Columbia College provides accredited, affordable on-campus and online degrees, serving nearly 25,000 students each year through its 32 Nationwide Campuses, Online Campus, Evening Campus, Day Campus and Graduate Studies Program.


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Milford Hatchery
The Milford Fish Hatchery is a state-of-the-art facility and one of only a few warm water, "intensive-culture" fish hatcheries in the country. Its objective is the rearing of sport fish for the more than 300,000 Kansas anglers.
The hatchery is one of four department hatcheries in the state. The older facilities at Pratt, Meade, and Farlington use an "extensive" system of fish culture in which earthen ponds are used for hatching and rearing. The Milford Fish Hatchery uses an "intensive" system in which eggs are hatched in small containers, and fish are grown in fiberglass tanks and concrete raceways. The Milford Hatchery also has six one-acre plastic lined ponds that are used to raise fish. Some advantages are that more fish can be raised in less water and the health of the fish can be monitored daily.
Construction of the hatchery was completed in January, 1985, at a total cost of $4.5 million. The Milford Hatchery was financed by money from fishing license fees. The majority of the funding was provided by a $3.00 hatchery fee added to the cost of a regular fishing license.
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3 Sep 2010 1:44 PM #11
Works fine for me. Can you upload that compiled example somewhere so i can access it over http?
3 Sep 2010 1:47 PM #12
Very sorry. This is my fault. The Eclipse gwt plugin automatically added an entry point in my xml module file at the bottom of the file. I didn't see it when I also added it manually. *Note to self: look out for duplicate entrypoint entries! Everything's working perfectly. Thanks so much for your help!
3 Sep 2010 1:49 PM #13
That is why i asked for you to upload a compiled application. I wanted to make sure you dont call the entrypoint two times somehow.
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4 Jun 2012 1:01 AM #61
Hi, as long as the store is called an refreshed, the plugin work is done, so you should debug what parameters are being sent to the query, and what response you are getting. I think your problem resides in the server-query-response part.
4 Jun 2012 1:05 AM #62
Ah, just opened it up in Firebug and indeed, I see the filter parameters being put in the requested store URL. I can indeed process the sent filters in my .NET / PHP script. But, didn't this plugin formerly do this completely client-side?
4 Jun 2012 1:12 AM #63
Hi, sorry if I can't help you in more detail, I just finished adapting the 4.1 implementation of this plugin, but the original authors know a lot more than me in details like what you are asking for.
But I think that the plugin relays in the store configuration, so if your store o grid use querymode local, your grid will work doing client-side filtering, and so will do the filterrow. Filterrow itself doesn't change in that case, just uses what you provide as grid / store.
4 Jun 2012 2:36 AM #64
OK, I was able to get this to work properly in the end, using my server-side scripts. Works like a charm and in the end it's better since now there are no more large resultsets being parsed which get truncated/filtered client-side anyway.
There is one more thing that caught my attention though., In my grid I have a boolean column with custom trueText and falseText properties. I notice the filter plugin doesn't work with these custom true and false text properties, but requires me to literally type 'true' or 'false' in the filter textbox.
7 Jun 2012 12:24 PM #65
Need help to implement this on local store....
I am using this plug-in with 4.1 version.I can see the filter text box in my grid.But when I enter some value and pressing enter I can see some query string appended with my request for server call.It is not handled on my service. So can any one tell me how to implement it on local store...if possible also provide the code snippet, I am using .Net...
Thanks in advance...
19 Jul 2012 10:52 AM #66
When integrating this I was receiving the following error once I set a column to nofilter:true (e.g. actioncolumn):
'getValue is not a function'
The code I am using is based on jccardenas. The fix I applied was to check for a col.nofilter before:
getSearchValues:function () { var values = {}; this.eachColumn(function (col) { // CHANGE: only send populated fields if (!col.nofilter) { if (col.xfilterField.getValue() != '') { if (col.xfilterField && col.xfilterField.xtype != 'component') { values[col.dataIndex] = col.xfilterField.getValue(); } } } }); // CHANGE: converted to JSON to send 1 param return Ext.JSON.encode(values); },
There might be a cleaner approach, but this worked for me. Hope it helps.
3 Sep 2012 2:39 AM #67
This plugin does not work with a grid that uses Ext.selection.CheckboxModel. I tried to load the plugin after the grid had been rendered, and that appeared to add the xfilterField constructor, but I was still unable to access the functions.
I hit a problem at:
if (col.xfilterField.getValue() != '') {
has no method 'getValue'
Any suggestions?
14 Nov 2012 10:43 PM #68
I've just create a new thread with a full example of my last version for Ext 4.1.3
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WHEELING - Sweet-shooting freshman Morgan Brunner scored Linsly's first eight points and finished with 25 overall as the Cadets girls spanked debuting St. John Central on Tuesday night at the Stifel Field House.
Rebounding with a solid overall effort from the previous night's loss to Frontier in the season opener, Linsly never trailed and held a double-digit advantage most of the way in collecting a 64-46 victory.
''We played about as green as our uniforms," pointed out Fighting Irish coach Bubba Kapral after watching his team connect on 19 of 62 shots and commit 19 turnovers.
''Linsly having that one game under its belt made a difference. I saw them (Monday) and they looked like us (Tuesday).
''Twenty-Five (Brunner) is a big time player," Kapral continued. ''Some of the shots she hit were from downtown. But we knew that coming into the game. She hurt us, but other than that, we hurt ourselves. How many points did we leave on the table by missing a lot of easy shots?"
Brunner, scoring 12 of her 25 points in the opening quarter, put the Cadets in front 3-0 with a 3-pointer from the left corner near the St. John bench.
After Kristen Russell put the Fighting Irish on the scoreboard with a set shot from the wing, Brunner drew a foul driving to the basket and cashed both free throws. The next time the Linsly plebe touched the ball, she was on the right wing and left fly with another successful 3-pinter that elevated the lead to 8-2.
Krista Emch's putback goal made it a 7-0 run by the Cadets before Russell rebounded a missed shot for her second goal of the game.
Linsly went on to lead 18-11 at the close of the first quarter and five points from Emma Cecil helped the hosts increase the advantage to 32-20 at halftime. Two free throws from Brunner and one by JJ Jackson opening the second half elevated the lead to 35-20 and Irish never came closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
Linsly coach Erica Hall was pleased with the quick turnaround from her girls' play in the opening loss.
''Going into Monday's game, I knew we were going to be rusty with the Thanksgiving break and everything. We had a lot of of girls go home over the break. The only bad part about coming into (Tuesday's) game is we did not have a day to work on things. I saw some good things and some sloppy things but overall it was a much better team effort.
''I'm really proud of the girls. On both ends of the floor we contributed much better as a team."
Three other Cadets joined Brunner in reaching double figures as Jackson, Cecil and Miriam Nwachukwu scored 11 points each. Jackson also pulled down 11 rebounds to record a double-double.
''It's not going to take very long for coaches to know who she is," Hall said when asked about Linsly's freshman phenom. ''Morgan is a very special player," Hall noted. ''She loves basketball and is just as much a defensive player as she is an offensive player. She also expects everyone else to work as hard at the game as she does."
St. John also features a freshman dandy on the court in Marissa Rose. The 5-foot-7 point guards who excels when able to put the ball on the floor and take it to the basket, led the Fighting Irish in scoring with 21. Rose was backed by Russell's 15.
''No excuses. We just played poorly (Tuesday night)," Kapral said. ''I know we are going to get a lot better.''
ST. JOHN CENTRAL (46) - Russell 6-15 3-6 15; Coppa 3-10 0-0 7; Rose 9-25 2-3 21; Froelich 0-0 1-2 1; DeLuca 0-6 0-0 0; Sliva 0-1 0-0 0; Alvey 1-5 0-0 2. Totals: 19-62 6-11. LINSLY (64) - Brunner 6-15 5 8-10 25; Raths 2-2 0-0 4; Jackson 5-12 1-7 11; Emch 1-5 0-0 2; Cecil 3-6 5-7 11; Nwachukwu 4-11 3-7 11; Petho 0-3 0-0 0; Tennant 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 21-57 17-31.
Three-Point Goals:?St. John Central 2 (Coppa, Rose); Linsly 5 (Brunner 5).


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Retired computer consultant. Not totally happy with our present administration.
Author of historical and science fiction novels.
Author page at http://asmwizard.com/home/my-published-works/
To correct Lincoln somewhat, he should have said, . . . that government of the people, by the politicians, and for the politicians shall not perish from the earth.
Government's view of the economy: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. — Ronald Reagan
In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity of forming opinions of their own.
-- Alexis de Toqueville
This came to me on the internet. It's written up in Snopes article on Charley Reese's last column. He wrote the first version in 1985, as his last column after a 49 year career. He updated it a few times, and I believe this is the 1995 version. Someone has added modern notes, for example, there are now 300 million people, and John Boehner is now Speaker of the House.
A very impressive column. COMPLETELY NEUTRAL, neither anti-republican or democrat. Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, has hit the nail directly on the head, defining clearly who it is that in the final analysis must assume responsibility for the judgments made that impact each one of us every day.
It's a somewhat long but good read. Worth the time. Worth remembering!
545 vs. 300,000,000 People
-By Charlie Reese
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.
Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?
Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?
You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.
You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.
You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.
You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.
You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.
One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.
I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.
I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.
Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.
What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits.. ( The President can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it.)
The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? ( John Boehner. He is the leader of the majority party. He and fellow House members, not the President, can approve any budget they want. ) If the President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to. [The House has passed a budget but the Senate has not approved a budget in over three years. The President's proposed budgets have gotten almost unanimous rejections in the Senate in that time. ]
It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.
If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.
If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.
If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because they want them in Iraq and Afghanistan
If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.
There are no insoluble government problems.
Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.
Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power.
They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses. Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees... We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!


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Christian university's effort to overturn Obamacare fails
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A federal appeals court in Virginia has rejected a Christian university's bid to overturn the Obama administration's health care reform law.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit court of appeals today affirmed a lower court ruling dismissing Liberty University's lawsuit.
Liberty claimed that the law violates the school's religious rights by requiring it to provide coverage for abortion-inducing drugs.
The university also claimed the requirement that individuals buy health insurance or pay a penalty is unconstitutional.
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Here's my situation:
I had an image from a website which I set as my background inside the browser. I am wondering now where I can find the image in the file system, because I can't find it online anymore. I am rooted.
I'm not sure if it's the same on older systems, but on ICS it appears to save directly to
It also appears that this file simply gets overwritten when you change your wallpaper, so I don't see a way to recover one once it's changed unless you have a copy of the image somewhere else.
This also appears to be where it's saved on CyanogenMod 7, so it's possible that this is the "standard" location (certainly a good place to check, at least).
I was annoyed by the exact same problem, so I have programmed an app that automatically saves your wallpapers and your live wallpapers too. It makes it easy to revert to a previous wallpaper. It is called Wallpaper Saver and it's free in the Play Store. (It does not require root access.)


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Naugy gets it in gear in second half
TORRINGTON -- You have to wonder when the football gods are going to give Torrington a break. And if you don't, people in Raider Land sure are. Somewhere behind that dark cloud is the sun; the problem is that the cloud is about the size of Texas these days.


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I've come to the Meatwagon late. In fact so late that it's been stolen. The South London burger wagon that became a food cult was stolen in December and it looked like I'd never get to taste the meaty goodness I'd heard so much about. I was just going to have to live with it. At least until the birth of the #Meateasy. This pop up venture above the Goldsmiths Tavern in New Cross is looking to raise funds for a new Meatwagon. This is their second chance and my meaty redemption.
It's just English who responds to my #Meateasy invitation and like me I think he's considering his choice days in advance. As we arrive at Goldsmiths Tavern we know we're in the right place but all the same its not giving us any clues. The barmaid, looking the two suits up and down, has the answer: Meateasy? Thru-the-back-turn left-thru-the-door-up-the-fire-escape. She's obviously said this a few times over the last few weeks. Peering into the back and a darkened dancefloor it looks unlikely to lead anywhere but we obediently make our way to the back. And this is how I find myself stood on a dark dancefloor in New Cross, with English; as Rhythm is a Dancer pumps through the speakers. It's a bizarre moment to say the least. Then to the left, a chink of light and we've either found it, or the bogs. It's raining as we ascend the fire escape from the beer garden. A family pass us on the stairs and straight faced tell us that it's not too busy. I don't get my hopes up as the meatwagon queues were legendary. My caution is well placed as we are greeted with a smile, given a raffle ticket and told that we will order in around two hours. There's no question of leaving – we have tickets and we have a bar – what else do we need?
The room is busy with expectant punters sat, stood and perched; the kitchen looks to be working at full capacity and the front of house staff are screaming. Raffle ticket numbers to call people into the order queue and names for those about to be served. As time passes voices start to strain and the loud hailer comes out. At the bar its as hectic with a choice of cocktails and Meantime London Lager and Union. At £3.50 a bottle its not going to be the cheapest of nights but then they hardly need to push cheap beer to pull the punters and to be fair the atmosphere is better than any bar in Central London which would charge the same or more.
As food leaves the open kitchen necks are strained, usually followed by ohhh I might have that, or that, ohh no that. We hardly notice the wait, which is pretty much the 2 hours predicted, though coming later seems to be the best tactic for a shorter wait. Before long our numbers are called and we are in the queue having to make choices. Not everything at the #Meateasy is easy! With the French Dip and Philly Cheese Steak sold out I opt for the Dead Hippy as much for the name as for the fact that it's what Big Macs should taste like with its double patty and special sauce. Onion Rings, Fries and Buffalo wings accompany – I mean it would be wrong not to wouldn't it. I can honestly say that I could have closed my eyes and been in Brooklyn. Its the best burger experience i've had in the UK and perhaps anywhere.
The Goldsmith Tavern is due a Capital Pub Company makover shortly and #Meateasy is open now until March. My advice is to get in while you can. When the Meatwagon returns a fleet may be needed to satisfy fans old and new.
Pics courtesy of Tehbus
#Meateasy, Goldsmiths Tavern 316 New Cross Rd, London SE14 6AF


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I need a step-by-step, simple and easy way to configure swappiness.
The Linux kernel provides a tweakable setting that controls how often the swap file is used, called swappiness
A swappiness setting of zero means that the disk will be avoided unless absolutely necessary (you run out of memory), while a swappiness setting of 100 means that programs will be swapped to disk almost instantly.
Ubuntu system comes with a default of 60, meaning that the swap file will be used fairly often if the memory usage is around half of my RAM. You can check your own system's swappiness value by running:
As I have 4 GB of RAM, so I'd like to turn that down to 10 or 15. The swap file will then only be used when my RAM usage is around 80 or 90 percent. To change the system swappiness value, open
Reboot for the change to take effect
You can also change the value while your system is still running
you can also clear your swap by running
To calculate your swap Formula
so what it mean is that when 10 % 395 MB of ram left then it start using swapiness
Help . Ubuntu . Swap
What is swappiness
The swappiness parameter controls the tendency of the kernel to move processes out of physical memory and onto the swap disk. Because disks are much slower than RAM, this can lead to slower response times for system and applications if processes are too aggressively moved out of memory.
. swappiness can have a value of between 0 and 100
. swappiness=0 : Version 3.5 and over: disables swapiness. Prior to 3.5: tells the kernel to avoid swapping processes out of physical memory for as long as possible.
. swappiness=1 : Version 3.5 and over: Minimum swappiness without disabling it entirely
. swappiness=100 tells the kernel to aggressively swap processes out of physical memory and move them to swap cache
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swappiness
The default setting in Ubuntu is swappiness=60. Reducing the default value of swappiness will probably improve overall performance for a typical Ubuntu desktop installation. A value of swappiness=10 is recommended, but feel free to experiment.
Started Using swap at 91%
As I have configured my system & vm to make use of ram at 90 % . At 90 % there was no swapping
after that I opened some application like Firefox & Shutter , its start swapping because of ram usage is above 90 %
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STEUBENVILLE - Two women who admitted to stealing thousands of dollars were sentenced on Wednesday by Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr.
Brandi Blanton, 33, of 710 Trenton Ave., Toronto, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to felony theft and forgery.
Blanton was working for an elderly couple when she admitted to taking nearly $36,000 from the couple's checking accounts. The husband was dying and the wife said in court that Blanton took advantage of their trust. The wife said even money from the Christmas club was stolen. The wife said she was embarrassed and victimized and felt like a criminal when the bank called to say all her money was gone and the checking account was overdrawn. She said she and her husband worked hard their whole lives to have a comfortable retirement. She said Blanton knew she was occupied with caring for husband. The wife said the theft was purposeful and premeditated.
Blanton said she got addicted to pain pills but has completed a drug treatment program,
This wasn't the first time she embezzled money.
Blanton was the former president of the Red Knights Women's Club and was placed on probation for one year just two weeks ago by Jefferson County Common Pleas Judge David Henderson in connection with her taking money from the club.
Blanton pleaded guilty to an amended indictment charging misdemeanor theft. She originally was indicted on felony theft, but the charge was reduced by the county prosecutor's office because of her cooperation in the case.
Henderson ordered she make $999 in restitution.
Bruzzese said Blanton in the theft from the elderly couple took advantage of a vulnerable victim. He said the thefts were systematic, using her position of trust, over a period of time.
Bruzzese said he would be inclined to grant Blanton early judicial release after Blanton serves a period of time in prison. He said she will be responsible for paying back the money taken.
Also, Joyce M. Firm, 72, of 310 Forest Drive, Toronto, was placed on probation for five years by Bruzzese after Firm pleaded guilty to felony theft.
Firm was charged with taking $15,700 as an officer with the Steubenville Kennel Club.
A co-defendant, Michelle DiCola-Parks, 52, of 213 Rockdale Road, Follansbee, indicted on felony theft and felony unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, is charged with taking $45,381 from the club. Her case is set to go to trial on Tuesday.
Firm was ordered to make $25 payments every month in restitution during her probation, as agreed to by members of the club. She faces up to 18 months in prison if she violates probation.
Stanley G. Haywood, 26, of Chicago was sentenced by Bruzzese to 30 months in prison in connection with a firearm being found on Aug. 11 outside a downtown bar.
Haywood pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and carrying a concealed weapon. Charges of illegal possession of a firearm in a bar and having a weapon as a convicted felon were dismissed by the prosecutor's office.
A co-defendant, Darrius D. Watts, 20, of Chicago was sentenced to 30 months in prison last week by Bruzzese.
Watts pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence, having a weapon as a convicted felon and carrying a concealed weapon. Watts has a conviction in Illinois for unlawful use of a weapon.
According to police reports, Watts was arrested outside Pee Dee's bar on South Fourth Street by police responding to a report of a man brandishing a weapon inside the bar and a possible altercation following outside.
Police said when they arrived they found a crowd outside and Watts attempting to hide a firearm under a vehicle there. Haywood admitted he first had the gun and passed it to Watts.
Brittany S. Turner, 24, of 104 McLister Ave., Mingo Junction, was placed on probation for three years by Bruzzese after she pleaded guilty to an amended indictment charging aggravated assault. She initially was indicted on a felonious assault charge in connection with shots fired in what police said was a drug deal gone bad.
Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said a Moundsville woman went to a house at 104 McLister Ave. around 9:30 p.m. on April 23 to buy heroin. The woman handed another woman inside the home $65. The woman inside came back to the window and said there was no heroin to buy and shut the window, Abdalla said. The Moundsville woman pushed the window back open and the woman inside came into the room with a gun and fired a shot, the sheriff said.
The bullet hit the window frame, shattering the glass, Abdalla said. The bullet went up to the ceiling and ended up in a sink, he said.
Abdalla said the Moundsville woman went to the Mingo Junction Municipal Building to report the shot being fired, and Abdalla said the woman was cut with the broken glass and was treated by medics at the municipal building.
Turner faces up to 18 months in prison if she violates probation.
Jaquin R. Boston, 22, of 441 S. Fourth St. was sentenced to 10 months in prison by Bruzzese after pleading guilty to improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and having a weapon with a criminal record.
Boston and Jevante L. Childs, 20, of 1218 Pennsylvania Ave. were indicted in connection with shots fired in the 700 block of Dock Street on June 8.
Officers responding found about nine shell casings on the ground.
Police said witnesses reported seeing three men run from a vehicle toward North Seventh Street after the shots were fired. The vehicle, which belonged to Boston, was towed by police to be processed for evidence.
The criminal case against Childs, who also faces charges of having a weapon as a convicted felon and improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle, is pending in common pleas court. Boston told Bruzzese that Childs was not in the vehicle.
Matthew W. Harsh, 25, of 1218 Island Creek Township Road 381, Steubenville, was sentenced to nine months in prison by Bruzzese after Harsh admitted to a probation violation.
Harsh was sentenced in June to six months in the Eastern Ohio Correction Center after pleading guilty to violation of a protection order. Harsh was kicked out of the Eastern Ohio Correction Center after less than four months for testing positive for drug use.


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MCLENNAN COUNTY (September 10, 2012)—Three new cases of West Nile Virus were confirmed over the weekend, bringing the McLennan County to 40.
This is the worst year the nation has seen for the virus. Texas has been hit the hardest.
Health officials are urging residents to still take precaution by wearing bug spray and long sleeves and pants when outdoors.


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The Pre-Nursing Association is hosting this month's Michigan Blood Drive! The Blood Bus will be on campus 2 days this month:
Tuesday from 10:00am-6:00pm it will be at the Kleiner Commons
Wednesday from 10:00am-6:00pm it will be at the Connection
To sign up for an appointment time click HERE!
Donate blood and save a life!
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Since owners are fleeing their SUVs like rats from a sinking ship, it seems like a great time to put together a list of the top used SUV bargains. Luckily, Popular Mechanics has put together just such a list. After all, some people out there actually need a purposeful wagon to take them off-road or help them haul a trailer and family. As such, there isn't a single crossover on the list, but you can be assured that these rugged trucks will get the job done without forcing you to work a second job. We've even found an example of each for sale on Ebay, to give you an idea of what's really on the market. Oh, and we've also included one very Jalopnik -approved used SUV that may or may not be a bargain. Check out the list below.
Ten Best Used Bargain SUVs...And One That Isn't
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- Toyota 4Runner
- toyota land cruiser
- Land Cruiser
- Fj 80
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- Ford Bronco
- Isuzu Trooper
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