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Creating a Family is the national adoption & infertility education and support organization. Our mission is to provide support and unbiased information before, during and after adoption or fertility treatment to help create strong families.We began in 2007 because we saw a need for accurate information online about infertility, infertility grief, moving to adoption from infertility, and all types of adoption options. We also have a large and active online support group. Creating a Family Facebook Support Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/creatingafamily/) It's a closed Facebook group so that only those in the group can see the posts.Creating a Family provides extensive resources on all types of adoption and all aspects of infertility (medical and emotional).
AdoptionAdoption is a wonderful way to create your family. Creating a Family cover all adoption options, including domestic infant adoption, baby adoption in the US, international adoption, foster care adoption, embryo donation (sometimes known as embryo adoption). Check out our Adoption Resource Guide. We also strongly believe that education and support should not end once the adoption is finalized. Post adoption education and support are crucial for adoptive families and adopted kids to thrive. Creating a Family has an extensive post adoption education and support section.Creating a Family, the national adoption education and support nonprofit, includes extensive resources on the following adoption topics in our Adoption Resource Guide:
- Adopting More Than One Child
- Adopting Older Children
- Adopting Out of Birth Order
- Adoption Grants and Loans
- Adoption Scam / Adoption Fraud
- Adoption Tax Credit
- Adoptive Parenting
- Birth Parents
- Cost of Adoption in the US
- Fundraising for Adoption
- Parenting Adopted Children with Challenging Behavior
- Post Adoption Depression
- Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol or Drugs
- Sleep Issues with Adopted Children
- Special Needs Adoption
- Talking with Kids about Adoption
- Toddler Adoption
- Transitioning Home After Adoption
- Transracial/Interracial Adoption
- Domestic Infant Adoption
- International Adoption
- Foster Care Adoption
- Open Adoption
- Attachment Issues with Adoption
- Adoption Lawyers/Independent Adoption
- Affording Adoption
- Adoption Therapy
- School Issues for Adopted Children
- Adoption and the LGBT Community
- Single Parents
- Choosing an Adoption Agency
InfertilityThere is much misinformation online for those trying to conceive or those who are infertile. Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, provides an Infertility Resource Guide, provided medically accurate information on all aspects of infertility, including: female infertility, male infertility, unexplained infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, IVF, and other forms of fertility treatment.The emotional aspects of infertility are just as challenging as the medical aspects, and Creating a Family has extensive resources to help those struggling with infertility cope with this disease.Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, includes extensive resources, including archived radio show/podcasts, blogs, fact sheets, research summaries, videos, and Expert Q&As in our Infertility Resource Guide:
- Egg Donation
- Egg Donation and Surrogacy Fraud/Scams
- Embryo Donation/Adoption
- Finding an Attorney that Specializes in Reproductive Law
- Finding an Infertility Doctor or Clinic
- Grants and Loans for Infertility Treatment
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- Infertility Clinic Discount Programs
- Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)/Artificial Insemination
- Lowering the Cost of IVF
- Oral Fertility Medications
- Selective Fetal Reduction
- Sperm Donation
- Unexplained Infertility
- Unused Frozen Embryo Disposition Options
- Alternative/Complementary Fertility Treatments
- Coping with Infertility Grief
- Explaining Infertility to Families and Friends
- Surviving the Holiday & Family Gatherings with Infertility
- Talking with Kids about Donor Egg, Sperm, Embryo & Surrogacy
- Male Infertility/Male Fertility
- Egg Freezing/ Oocyte Cyropreservation
- Surrogacy
- Insurance Coverage for Fertility Treatment, Egg Donation, Surrogacy
- Ovarian Issues (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Premature Ovarian Failure)
- Immunological Connection to Infertility and Miscarriage
- Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss
- Fertility Tourism / Going Abroad for Infertility Treatment
- Endometriosis
- Parenting After Infertility
Domestic Infant AdoptionIt is possible to adopt a baby in the US. Creating a Family provide resources on how to adopt a baby in the US, the cost of adoption, how to prepare an adoptive parent profile, how to assess risk factors, such as prenatal alcohol and drug exposure and mental health issues with birth parents and expectant parents, and how to select an adoption agency or adoption attorney.
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)Many infertility patients will need to use IVF to get pregnant. Creating a Family provides resources on in vitro fertilization, how to select a fertility clinic, cost of infertility treatment an IVF, how to save money on fertility treatment, and what is the usual IVF procedure.
Foster Care AdoptionMany children are available for adoption in US foster care system. Creating a Family provides resources on foster care adoption, including the different ways to adopt from foster care, how to choose an adoption agency, the cost of adopting from foster care, how to negotiate for an adoption subsidy, and how to assess risk factors for children being adopted or fostered from foster care.
Coping with Infertility and Miscarriage GriefInfertility is a painful and often lonely journey. People often do not understand the loss of miscarriage and do not know what to say or how to offer support. Creating a Family provides information and support for infertility grief, surviving the emotions of infertility, miscarriage, and trying to conceive.
International AdoptionIt is possible to adopt from abroad. Many countries have international adoption programs allowing Americans to adopt. Creating a Family provides resources on how to adopt internationally from a foreign country, the cost of international adoption, how to prepare a dossier, how to find an international adoption agency, how to choose a country, how to assess risk factors in children available for adoption, issues to consider when adopting a toddler or older child, and much more. Creating a Family also has the most extensive Adoption Comparison Charts allowing adoptive parents to compare the top placing countries to the US for 25 factors they should consider when choosing a country to adopt from.
Causes and Prevention of MiscarriageIt is amazing how little good information is available on recurrent miscarriages. This is partly because there is no medical specialty in miscarriage prevention and treatment.The good news is that recent advances in chromosomal testing of embryos and miscarried fetuses are helping prevent more miscarriages. In the meantime, the following statistic should give you some peace: 70% of woman that have had up to four miscarriages will successfully carry a baby to term.Check out the Creating a Family blogroll of bloggers who talk about miscarriage and pregnancy loss.Two great places to begin to understand the causes, treatments, and coping with recurrent pregnancy loss are these Creating a Family radio shows with interviews with leading doctors and therapists.
- Latest Development in the Cause & Prevention of Miscarriage (1 hour radio show with experts)
- Suggested Books about Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss
Books for Those with InfertilityCreating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, has a list of the Best of the Best Books for those suffering from infertility. We a review of each book and cover the following topics:
- Books about Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss
- Books for Children Conceived through Egg Donation
- Books for Children Conceived through Embryo Donation
- Books for Children Conceived through Sperm Donation
- Books for Children Conceived through Surrogacy
- Books for Adults – Good Reads
- Books for Children Conceived through Fertility Treatments
- Books About Understanding Infertility Treatment Options
- Books on Talking With Your Kids about Their Conception
- Books about Alternative Infertility Treatments and Diets
- Books about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Books for Older Parents via Fertility Treatment
Best Adoption Books for Kids and ParentsCreating a Family has an extensive list of adoption related books for kids broken out by type of adoption and age of the child. We also have a book list for adoptive parents.
- Adoption Books for Parents
- Books for Kids Adopted from Africa
- Books for Kids Adopted from China
- Books for Kids Adopted from Foster Care
- Books for Kids Adopted from Korea
- Books for Kids Adopted from Latin America
- Books for Kids Adopted from Russia/Eastern & Central Europe
- Books for Kids Adopted from Vietnam
- Books for Kids on Open Adoption
- Books for Older Adoptive Parents
- Books for Single Adoptive Parents
- Books for Transracially Adopted Kids
- Books on ADD and Learning Differences for Adoptive Parents
- Books on Attachment for Adoptive Parents
- Books on Creating Lifebooks for Adoptive Parents
- Books on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome for Adoptive Parents
- Books on Parenting & Child Development for Adoptive Parents
- Books on Sleep Issues for Adoptive Parents
- Books on Toddler and Older Child Adoption for Adoptive Parents
- Books on Transracial Adoption for Adoptive Parents
- Books To Help Explain Adoption To Birth Siblings of Adopted Children
- Books to Help Prepare Kids for the Adoption of a Sibling
- Books to Help Talk about Birthparents with Adopted Kids
- Fun and Inspirational Books for Adoptive Parents
- General Adoption Books for Adopted Children
Deciding on a Country to Adopt from for International AdoptionCreating a Family has comparison charts to help prospective adoptive parents decide on which foreign country they should adopt from. We analyze 25 factors we think parents should consider before choosing a country for international adoption.
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting From Bulgaria
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting From China
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from Colombia
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from Ethiopia
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting From Haiti
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting From India
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting From Latvia
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting From Mexico
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from Poland
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from Russia
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from South Korea
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from Taiwan
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from Thailand
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from the Philippines
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting From the United States (Foster Care Adoptions)
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from the United States (Private Domestic Adoption)
- 25 Factors To Consider When Adopting From Uganda
- 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from Ukraine
- Quick Comparison of Adoption Options
Emotions of Loss and Grief when you are InfertileOne of the reasons that the pain of infertility is so hard to deal with is that it is often unrecognized by our society. Therapist and scholars have a name for this type of grief: disenfranchised grief or ambiguous grief.The lack of recognition for the loss makes it easy to feel that you aren't entitled to mourn, but mourning is crucial to healing. It is hard to grieve a dream and harder still when others don't even see that there is a loss.You do not have to cope with the pain and grief of infertility alone. Many people have been helped by counselors, but it is especially helpful if the therapist is trained in the realities of infertility.
- Creating a Family has done a number of shows that include a discussion of how to find a good therapist that is knowledgeable about infertility issues. Listen to a few, such as How to Survive Infertility without Losing your Mind, Your Marriage, or Your Friends, Coping with Infertility, and Psychological Issues with Infertility.
- Ask your infertility clinic if they have mental health professionals on staff or can recommend one.
- The American Society of Reproductive Medicine lists members that are mental health professionals.
Post Adoption DepressionEvery adoptive parent expects that after working so hard to become a parent, they will feel nothing but joy and thankfulness at the gift that is their child. More often these feelings of joy are mixed with feelings of being overwhelmed and worry about not "falling madly in love at first sight". Throw in the exhaustion of any major life change, and you have the makings for post adoption depression.We have seen no research on how many adoptive parents experience post adoption depression, but anecdotally from our post adoption support group, we believe that it occurs more often when:
- Parents have unrealistic expectations of what the transition period will be like.
- Parents do not have people with whom to confide their fears and concerns.
About Creating a FamilyCreating a Family is the national adoption & infertility education nonprofit. Our mission is to provide support and unbiased information before, during and after adoption or fertility treatment to help create strong families. Check out our Five Core Values that we use to guide every decision. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and you can check out our financials and IRS Form 990 at GuideStar.
Creating a Family, the National Infertility & Adoption Education and Support OrganizationCreating a Family has the most extensive and diverse collection of resources for those struggling with infertility and for pre and post adoptive families. We are constantly creating more resources and average adding four new resources every week. Since 2007 we also have our weekly radio show where we interview the top experts on every aspect of adoption, adoptive parenting, and infertility. For those folks that want one on one education to get help with a specific decision, we can do that as well through our Individual Education option. While education is important to helping you make decisions on this often painful and confusing journey to creating a family, support is equally important. We have created an incredibly strong online support network via a private Facebook group, Pinterest, and Twitter. Our mantra is 'Information is Power'. We aren't promoting one way of family building over another. We trust that with the right information, every family will find their right path to parenthood. We'll freely admit that we would love for every child in this world to have a family. We would especially love to help find homes for older kids and kids with special needs, but we know that this is not the right decision for every family, and our goal to help every family find their right path to parenthood.
Statement of Core Values for Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit
Creating a Family uphold these core values in our work. They represent what we believe in, what we stand for, and how we approach everything we do.
- There is no "best way" to create your family.
- With education and support families will be able to choose the best way for them.
- Our education and support will be unbiased and accurate.
- It is in a child's best interest to have parents that are educated and supported before, during and after infertility treatment or adoption.
- We will attempt to bridge the gap between the academic and research communities and the infertility patient community and the adoptive parent and adoption professional community by making research findings available and offering researchers access to our audience to publicize their studies and solicit participants.


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The Hotel Caribe in Cartegena, Colombia is shown on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, two days after President Barack Obama departed Colombia following his participation in the VI Summit of the Americas. Members of the U.S. Secret Service had been staying in the hotel to arrange security prior to the president's arrival. Official sources say that 11 members of the Secret Service allegedly brought prostitutes to the hotel. The accused members have had their security clearances revoked and been placed on administrative leave.
(CNN) -- The Senate Homeland Security Committee has scheduled a public hearing on the prostitution scandal involving U.S. military and Secret Service agents in Colombia.
The hearing will take place May 23, Sen. Joe Lieberman, the committee chairman, told CNN's "State of the Union."
Lieberman's is one of four congressional committees looking into the incident.
Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan and Acting Inspector General Charles Edwards will testify, Lieberman said.
The committee will ask whether Sullivan is satisfied with the investigation into what occurred in Cartagena, Colombia, Lieberman said.
Secondly, Lieberman said, the committee will ask, "Were there indications before the Colombian scandal of behavior by Secret Service agents off duty on assignment that should have been a warning that this was coming?"
"And third, what are you going to do, Director Sullivan, to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again."
Two weeks ago, the committee sent Sullivan a list of questions to answer by Monday.
The incident, which transpired a month ago in advance of President Obama's trip to the Summit of the Americas, was "heartbreaking" and "dangerous," said Lieberman, an Independent from Connecticut.
It involved roughly 20 alleged prostitutes, and has so far resulted in the dismissal of nine Secret Service members.
Three other Secret Service agents were cleared of serious misconduct.
The military is investigating the alleged involvement of 12 service members.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has said there is no evidence the president's security was put at risk due to the incident. He noted that the president's schedule was not kept in the hotel rooms of any service members believed to be involved in the scandal.
Sen. John McCain, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, said no classified information or weapons were present at the Hotel Caribe, where the alleged incident occurred.

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Like most people I have many things that have to be done at a certain time or on a certain day.
Some examples:
- wish a friend a happy birthday at a certain time
- remember to bring XXX to work tomorrow
- pay my credit card bill (the one that doesn't allow me to auto-pay the full amount)
- order something so in gets here in time for _
- buy concert tickets that go on sale at noon
Some of them absolutely need to be done at a precise time (e.g. concert tickets), while more often things need to be done tonight, but it doesn't matter what time. Generally I put a reminder in my phone (not a smart phone) but the problem is a have to basically guess at when I'll be available to do the thing.
For example, I may guess that I'll be home at 8pm tonight, but then it turns out that I meet a friend for dinner and don't get home until 10, and editing that reminder to change the time to 10 is clunky, sometimes rude (if I'm at the dinner table), and often I just have to guess again (at 8, how do I know if I'll be home at 10 or 10:30 or 11?).
Edit: Some good answers so far. I am realizing that my question is very specific - I am looking for a good, simple way to receive a snoozable reminder on my cell phone. Note that I don't have a smart phone so I'm limited to its built-in organizer or something via SMS. My phone's organizer does have a snooze button on reminders but the time is not configurable (it can only be ~10 minutes so if I'm not going to be free for 2 hours this is way too annoying) - I need an easy way to snooze for any amount of time. Also if you do have a smartphone and have a solution, I would love to hear it because I'm sure I'll give in and get one at some point.


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Please introduce yourself
Yo, my name's Glenn and I'm a 24 year old Swede living in Stockholm. My current in game handle is Phlaryu although a lot of people might know me better by my previous one; Phlare. I've played a priest as my main since WoW's release back in 2004.
What is your history before joining Method? How did you get started with WoW?
Okey this'll be a long one so bear with me.
As many others I got into WoW because of friends, Even though I played WC3 alot and was really into the lore I had never played an MMO properly before and didn't find the concept very appealing. They ended up pre-ordering it for me and that's how I ended up playing it.
They decided we were going to play horde on the realm Daggerspine. When I came to the character creation screen I just asked them all what they were playing and ended up with what wasn't already picked; Undead Priest. I leveled casually and I pretty much loved it right off the bat. I remember ending up healing in dungeons because my friends were a bit faster at leveling than me and back then the healer was pretty much the only one who could be a bit under the dungeon level and get away with it. That's pretty much how I started favoring healing over doing damage.
Later on as we closed in on level 60, I randomly stumbled upon some guy who were looking to fill his guild – which was called Warning - to be able to start raiding and that's how I eventually got into raiding. Once in Warning I did full MC clear plus a few bosses in BWL with them, but had a falling out with one of the officers and I ended up getting kicked. I tried my luck with PvP and eventually ended up being the GM of the best PvP guild on the realm named Guerilla, though at this point most of my friends had moved on to other games and the PvP grind got boring pretty fast.
I thought about getting back into PvE but at this point the horde side had only 2 successful raiding guilds, the one I had been kicked from and the other one wasn't recruiting priests. So I ended up deleting my undead priest (about a week before I got high warlord on top of it!) to accept a guild invite from an alliance guild named Guardians, whom I had gotten friends in while PvP'ing. It's a funny story actually, I used to play on and off in an internet cafe in central Stockholm. One of the days we were grinding BG's someone tapped on my shoulder and it turned out to be one of the rogues on the opposing team we usually faced. At this point most of us actually took a free migration to Kazzak from Daggerspine as the server had become overpopulated and lagged heavily.
Anyways I ended up raiding with Guardians from AQ and the rest of vanilla wow, although we got stomped pretty badly by Forte in Naxxramas I still had a good time and stuck with Guardians until the guild officially went casual a few months before TBC.
As the expansion was closing in I had to focus more on various school projects and ended up playing the game casually throughout most of the expansion, however I was part of making the guild Slashcry which still to this day is a good raiding guild back on Kazzak as far as I know.
I didn't come back to raiding until mid Sunwell progress, I waited around in Slashcry as a casual until a priest spot opened and supported the guild in whatever way I could. For example; during lunar festival I stood outside sunwell and gave them the 250 health buff with the rockets before every Kil'Jaeden attempt. Once a spot opened I was able to continue the farm content with them and was atleast able to experience the content before the nerfs.
As Wotlk came we cleared the first tier content in an orderly fashion, nothing in world rankings but pretty effectively. Ulduar arrived and we cleared normal mode server first, no problem. I however did not feel comfortable in Slashcry at that point, there were some troublesome people and the GM/Officers at that time refused to do anything about it so I ended up leaving.
A few days after I had left Slashcry I thought whether or not I wanted to continue raiding and if I wanted to push harder then I ever had before. I came up with; Yes, Fuck yes! So I looked around for an end-game guild that was recruiting, there were a few at that point which were looking for a priest, But the one that caught my interest was Method. At that time they had a news post about one of their priests completing an achievement on their front page. I thought it was faith guiding me towards my destiny and applied 5 minutes later.
Your guild rank is Officer, does this status bring any special obligations? Do you get more fan girls than a Member?
Yes to the first one and no on the second one, Xabok steals all the women before I even notice they're there haha.
On a more serious note though, there's definitely more responsibility being an officer. While everyone in a guild represents the guild in a way, as an officer you're more of a chosen representative of the guild. The way it works for us now is that all officers have a shared area of responsibility, for example questions such as wether we should faction change after specific racial change or how we want to schedule our raids, general topics like that. Then we have some personal areas as well where we do extra work. Mine happens to be loot distribution and management of the guild bank. So don't get on my bad side or you'll go into the next tier naked! *insert evil laughter*
What are your best and worst memories of raiding with Method?
The best one has to be the first day of when I joined Method. I applied to Method at around 22:00 in the evening, at ~01:00 I had been accepted, at ~07:00 I migrated over to Sylvanas and was invited and at 14:00 the Freya progress raid started. I hadn't slept at all that night but since it was my first day I did what any good trial should do; went and bought 5 cans of redbull. At around 19:00 that evening freya went down and the feeling I got is undescribeable, I've never felt so good during a raid in my entire life.
The worst memory has to be the fall in ToC, coming into Method and ending up as world second in ulduar then falling so far down on the rankings as we did. We also ended up losing some great players, felt pretty horrible.
According to GuildOx you are #3 in the WoW Achievement Points rankings. What role does the Achievement-System play in your overall game experience?
It used to be a pretty big part of why I liked and played WoW to be honest, but since the later part of Wotlk it isn't much of a competition anymore. People just started catching up and you yourself sort of ran out of achievements to do, so nowadays I just do it for my own enjoyment. Also being in Method doesn't always help, it's good in the way that you're in a position where you get heroic kill achievements really fast, but most people in the guild don't really care about achievements – Which I don't blame them for, some like it, some don't – so unless there's a chance to get glory world first we don't really go for it.
How do you prepare for big content patches and individual raids during progress? Any routines you are going through?
I try to be as prepared as I possibly can, that means making sure you have all the time you need. Make sure you've done what needs to be done before the patch hits, like laundry, cleaning your house/apartment, purchase all the food you're going to need (not only fast food!), make lunchboxes etc.
Also in game you stack up on necessary flasks, foods and anything else that could possibly be of use to you in the upcoming patch.
What is your opinion on the latest raid dungeon Dragon Soul?
Well it certainly felt a bit different. Some bosses were better then others and I'd say I'm satisfied with the instance as a whole. At least there was good 'portals' and you didn't have to run around chasing a bunch of useless trash all the time. Yor'sahj was probably my favorite boss in there because of it being more technical then the rest. But I don't think the instance lived up to the hype that blizzard was creating for it though.
What do you think Blizzard should do different in the next raid content?
More outdoor bosses + Single style bosses such as Onyxia/Magtheridon! I also feel that they need to keep aiming for content where you don't need to class stack as much. I'm not really sure how that'd be done, it's obvious that on some fights for example melee will be better then range, but Spine was just terrible. I also believe that trash is totally unnecessary, nobody really likes it and especially having to grind it because it can drop that item which this tier happens to be BiS for you. Ridiculously boring.
Do you like what you have seen so far of Mists of Pandaria (specifically changes regarding Disc/Holy Priests)?
Well haven't really "seen" anything besides the announced talents and what they talked about on Blizzcon, but the talents so far looks really promising, I'm waiting to see how the new spell Divine Star plays out. I also heard that they planning to change intellect so it doesn't add to your manapool anymore, It'd be interesting to see how they change Rapture in the discipline tree with such a change since it's such a core mechanic for the disc priest at the moment.
What is your favorite WoW ...?
Burning Crusade
-Raid Dungeon
-5 man Dungeon
-Boss Encounter
-Tier Set Design
What is your opinion on the Alliance/Horde racial balance in regards to raiding? Does either faction have a significant edge?
I believe that horde has a clear advantage in racials when it comes to raiding, mainly because the majority of their On-Use-Racials contributing to almost evey class's throughput/dps (Troll/Orc) and then the Blood Elves Arcane torrent which currently is insane for healers. Alliance has some mobility with the worgen sprint but the horde has a similar mobility racial in the goblin rocket jump. Realistically mobility racials don't make a huge difference in a raid. Sometimes you end up using them, sometimes they might even "prevent a wipe". But if you are on your toes and just don't fail you can make do without them, the dps racials are always useful no matter what type of boss you face.
Are you playing any games besides WoW and is there a game you looking forward to?
I tend to play some Heroes of Newerth and I used to play alot of Skyrim, but once I completed all the main quest/story lines I forced myself to uninstall the game, freakishly addictive I swear I would've made another character and started over haha.
I tried some SWTOR in the beta and it's a pretty fun game, but being such a completionist as I am I don't think I'd have the time to play 2 MMORPG's.
What I look forward too hmm, I tend to not think alot about what hasn't been released yet as I don't like yearning for things. But I guess all the upcoming blizzard titles will be fun; Heart of the Swarm, Diablo 3 and of course Mists of Pandaria!
If you were a geometric shape, what would you like to be?
Probably a crescent, it sort of looks like a smiley!
Big Mac or Whopper?
Big Mac
Megan Fox or Jessica Alba?
Jessica Alba
Day or Night?
Swifty or Athene?
The Godfather 1 or 2?
Neither, Anime ftw! Go watch Twelve Kingdoms, wipes the floor with the godfather.


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LONDON � Queen Elizabeth II toured London�s Olympic heartland Saturday hours after she surprised a worldwide audience by starring as the newest Bond Girl.
The queen got a bird�s eye view of the Olympic Park complex atop the 377-foot (115-meter) Orbit sculpture beside the stadium, where on Friday night she officially opened the 2012 Games. Her husband, Prince Philip, and London Mayor Boris Johnson accompanied her as she rode up two floors in the sculpture�s elevator to meet designer Anish Kapoor.
Dressed in a royal blue silk dress, crepe coat and matching hat, the queen could be heard remarking at the views of the London skyline and countryside up to 20 miles (32 kilometers) away. She was also wearing a brooch given to her in 1948, the last time London hosted the Olympics and four years before her accession to the throne.
Johnson said the queen had told him she was �very, very impressed with the success of her first film appearance, her first dramatic venture. It was very funny and seems to have gone down particularly well with the international audiences.�
Buckingham Palace confirmed that the 86-year-old monarch agreed last year to participate in Danny Boyle�s film portion of his four-hour opening ceremony extravaganza. Filming took place at the palace in March and April and featured two of the queen�s corgi dogs: Monty and Holly.
Boyle�s production involved Daniel Craig, the current James Bond, striding into Buckingham Palace to escort his VIP guest to the Olympic ceremony. Many watching had expected a famous actress to play the role of the queen, and untold thousands in the audience audibly gasped as the real-life queen was seen to swivel round in her desk chair and declare: �Good evening, Mr. Bond.�
At the end of the film segment, two stuntmen dressed as Bond and the queen parachuted from a helicopter into the stadium, and moments later Elizabeth and Philip emerged in the stands.
Boyle told NBC television that the queen had been a natural. �You don�t have to tell her something twice,� he said. �She picks it up straight away, about cameras and angles.�
The scenes were filmed in March and April, after the queen agreed to take part last year.
The queen offered more surprises Saturday as she paid a walking visit to the athletes village and met about 150 members of the British Olympic team. Spectators took in the scene from balconies draped in Union Jack flags.
�For her to come through and meet the athletes, and see where we�re living, it was amazing,� said Rose Anderson, 24, a member of the women�s basketball team.
�She went inside one of the athletes� bedrooms and chatted to us. It was just awesome, especially after last night,� she said, referring to the opening ceremony. �Last night will never be topped. I�ll never get an experience like that again, and then this will never be topped either.�
The queen also met athletes from other nations in the dining hall.
�She�s beautiful,� said Jess Fox, who competes for Australia in the canoe slalom. �We saw her from afar last night in the stadium, but it was amazing to see her like this.�


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Colorectal Cancer Health Center
Understanding Colorectal Cancer -- Symptoms
In this article
What Are the Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer?
In its early stage, colorectal cancer usually produces no symptoms. The most likely warning signs include:
- Changes in bowel movements, including persistent constipation or diarrhea, a feeling of not being able to empty the bowel completely, an urgency to move the bowels, rectal cramping, or rectal bleeding
- Dark patches of blood in or on stool; or long, thin, "pencil stools"
- Abdominal discomfort or bloating
- Unexplained fatigue, loss of appetite, and/or weight loss
- Pelvic pain, which occurs at later stages of the disease
Understanding Colorectal Cancer
Find out more about colorectal cancer:
Call Your Doctor About Colorectal Cancer if:
- You notice a change in your bowel movements, experience bleeding from the rectum, or notice blood in or on your stool. Don't assume you have hemorrhoids; your doctor will most likely perform a rectal exam, possibly a sigmoidoscopy, or a colonoscopy -- an exam that involves a long flexible tube inserted in your rectum.
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I'm using a Rikomagic 802III running Android 4.1.1, connected to my TV. Until today, I was able to connect to Google Play, and my widgets were showing data. Now, when I open Google Play, I get an error, after it indicates "Connecting", "Cannot Connect".
I've got some other widgets, like Google Analytics that also say "offline". However, I am able to browse online through Chrome, and my account is linked. When opening my analytics app, I briefly saw some exception error but haven't been able to reproduce.
When I go to Google.com in the default browser, I see an error indicating" This certificate isn't from a trusted authority" but it all appears to have Google info:
- Common name: *.google.com
I seem to recall some kind of Google certificate related issue on my desktop where I would see a similar error, and was told it had something to do with the system time.
Has anyone experienced anything like this and/or know how to fix it?


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I am reading the birthday attack in wikipedia.
We consider the following experiment. From a set of $H$ values we choose $n$ values uniformly at random thereby allowing repetitions. Let $p(n; H)$ be the probability that during this experiment at least one value is chosen more than once. This probability can be approximated as $$p(n:H)\approx 1-e^{-n(n-1)/2H}$$
My question: Where does that $-e^{-n(n-1)/2H}$ value come from ?


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WEIRTON - The Madonna football team barely broke into a sweat last week as it waltzed through the opening round of the state Class A playoffs against 13th-seeded Tug Valley, but second-year head coach, Doug Taylor said things could be a bit different this week as it faces St. Marys, the fifth seed.
The teams square off today at Jimmy Carey Stadium on the campus of Weir High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
The winner of this game moves on to the semi-final round against the winner of the Clay-Battelle at Tucker County game to be played Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at R. H. Armstrong Stadium in Hambleton. The Tucker County Mountain Lions are undefeated and ranked No. 1 in Class A.
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NICE PLAY — Masonna's Garrett Hypes, left, greets teammate Marcello Biondillo after Biondillo's touchdown in the Blue Dons 58-12 first round playoff win over Tug Valley Saturday at Jimmy Carey Stadium.
-- Mike Mathison
Madonna and St. Marys are a lot alike in several ways. Both are riding nine-game winning streaks after losing their only game of the season in Week 2. Each team is young - Madonna has four seniors and St. Marys has five. Both score a lot of points with their offenses - Madonna averages more than 42 points a game while the Blue Devils average 41 points a game. Each team is predominantly run oriented.
Taylor, himself a veteran of the West Virginia playoffs as an assistant at Weir High and Oak Glen, is stressing to his charges that the Blue Devils "are an awfully good football team."
"St. Marys is very aggressive both offensively and defensively," said Taylor, who had the opportunity to scout the Blue Devils in their playoff opener last week against Wirt County. "I was really impressed with them when we scouted them last week. Their lines are quick off the ball and they play hard till they hear a whistle. They are a fun team to watch."
Taylor said that offensively the Blue Devils will give his defense multiple looks, but the offense is definitely geared to run the football.
"They are a ball control team," he said. "They run the football and are happy with getting three or four yards per down. Their offense is geared to run and they do it well. They are very efficient at what they do."
Taylor's Blue Dons have shown they, too, can control the ball and go on long drives for scores. They did it in wins against Steubenville Catholic Central and Clay-Battelle during the regular season. They didn't do it much last week in the 58-12 win over Tug Valley because they scored quickly and enjoyed big plays.
Defensively, Taylor said the Blue Devils are aggressive, the line gets off the ball and they almost always have at least two linebackers blitzing.
"They get after you," Taylor explained. "That's their style. They want to pressure the offense to create problems. We'll have to be sure we make our reads this week so we know which of the linebackers are blitzing."
Madonna appears to have the edge statistically on defense and in the passing department.
Quarterback Ross Comis leads the Blue Dons in the rushing department. He has gained 1,359 yards on the ground with 149 attempts for an average of 9.12 yards a carry. He has 20 touchdowns on the ground.
Through the air, Comis topped the 1,000-yard mark last week and goes into today's game with 1,166 yards through the air and has thrown for 15 touchdowns. He has completed 81 of 126 passes for a very good completion percentage of 64.29.
The Blue Devils counter with three solid runners. Junior David Gray leads them with 916 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns while another junior, Noah Spitzer, has contributed 897 yards on the ground and 11 scores.
Senior quarterback Andrew Cosper has thrown for 711 yards and run for 408.
Defensively, the Blue Devils have given up 169 points to 114 for the Madonna defense. The two teams are close offensively with St. Marys scoring 453 points to Madonna's 466.
However, the Blue Don defense has been a strength for Taylor since the 28-22 loss to Wheeling Central on Sept. 1. In the nine straight wins since that time, Madonna's defense has yielded 86 points while the Blue Devils have given up 105 points since its 35-22 loss to Wirt County, a Class A playoff team with the 12th seed.
St. Marys was able to avenge that early season loss to Wirt County in the opening playoff game last week and it did it with authority, pasting the Tigers by a 40-12 score.
The Blue Devils have defeated two Class AA football teams, most notably Ritchie County (7-3 regular season), which wound up the eight seeded Class AA team in the state and was upset 31-7 last week by No. 9 Nicholas County. St. Marys also downed Ravenswood (2-8) 56-29 on the next-to-last week of the regular season.
Taylor said his key to victory this week is for his Blue Dons to play harder than St. Marys.
"I believe that at this stage of the game, there is better opposition each week," he explained. "There is not a lot that separates the teams.
"Now, the key is to play harder than your opponent. We need to play four quarters of none-stop, hard football. We have to want it more than they want it."
Taylor said he feels his Blue Dons may have an advantage in that they have been in a couple of tight games during the regular season.
"The kids learned not to stop. They've been there and know what it takes to win those close games and, hopefully, that will benefit us," he continued. "Leadership is one of the keys and we have to play together. We just have to take care of business. It doesn't matter how we win - just win. If we want to continue to play next week, we have to play harder than St. Marys and do what it takes to win."
Taylor said the Blue Dons have been fortunate to date with injuries. Senior Garrett Hypes, Madonna defensive back and wide receiver, should play tonight, according to Taylor. Hypes sustained a shoulder injury making a tackle in the second quarter against Tug Valley and sat out the second half, but practiced Monday.
Taylor said the Blue Dons will get a lift this week as junior lineman Austin Bell probably will dress for the St. Marys game. Bell, who saw a lot of action last year as a sophomore, sustained a knee injury in the pre-season and has spent the entire 2012 season rehabilitating.


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Eating disorders are complicated and can be influenced by any number of factors. It is not just about food and weight; those are just signs of a more complicated problem.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is world-renowned for successful treatment of eating disorders. Our multidisciplinary team includes psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, dietitians, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, and educational consultants who work together to help individuals replace dysfunctional eating habits with effective, healthy ways of thinking and eating.
Individuals with eating disorders may also be struggling with other psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, and substance abuse as well as medical conditions that often occur with these disorders. Our team starts by identifying all the areas of concern, and then designs a treatment plan that addresses each concern. Because we are housed in the state's only academic medical center, we have immediate access to any type of care that might be needed.
While inpatient care is a chance for individuals to remove themselves from society and all its pressures, we recognize that they will eventually return to their life outside of the UI Hospitals and Clinics. We prepare individuals for this return by:
A strong support network is crucial to a successful recovery. Our team involves family and friends in the treatment process by inviting them to participate in therapy sessions. The goal of family therapy is to improve communication, and ultimately help a loved one lead a happy, productive life.
Treatment for an eating disorder often begins with a stay on our inpatient unit. Here, our team conducts a thorough physical and psychological assessment, including a review of coping skills and family dynamics. From there, a comprehensive treatment plan is designed to meet the individual's unique needs.
While on the unit, individuals are closely supervised by our staff while they get used to normal, healthy eating. Gradually, as they make good progress, individuals gain more freedom and independence.
A typical day on the inpatient unit might include all or some combination of the following:
Some specific signs that an individual needs to receive inpatient care include:
Regular or as-needed care is available Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm in the Adult Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic for individuals with eating disorders. Treatment options in an outpatient setting include individual therapy, nutrition assessments, and medication management.
Individuals in the Eating Disorders Track in the Partial Hospital participate in structured therapy programs during the day and spend the night at home. This program serves as a step-down from inpatient care and a step-up from outpatient care. Treatment may last from several weeks to a few months.
A typical day in the program might include all or some combination of the following:


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I'm trying to use the latest release of EclipseFP. Upon start, the scion-browser setup initializes, with everything going well until trying to install scion-browser-0.1. I get the following error in my Eclipse console:
Loading package double-conversion-0.2.0.1 ... linking ... ghc: /home/dpm/.cabal/lib/double-conversion-0.2.0.1/ghc-7.0.3/HSdouble-conversion-0.2.0.1.o: unknown symbol `_ZNK17double_conversion6Double5valueEv'
ghc: unable to load package `double-conversion-0.2.0.1'
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
scion-browser-0.1 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
Apparently, ghc-pkg seems to think everything is OK with this package (ghc-pkg check prints nothing). Reinstalling double-conversion through cabal also changes nothing. Anybody any idea what's going on? I'm on Ubuntu 9.10 Linux, GHC 7.0.3 from the Haskell-Platform.


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Editor's Note: This article is part of a series produced by the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith. The entire series will be published online at www.maumellemonitor.com. Next: State establishes Arkansas Prescription Monitoring Program.
Fighting prescription pain medication abuse and fraud is more than a job for detective Paul Smith, it's a passion and constant pursuit.
When asked about his service to the Fort Smith Police Department, Smith does not talk about himself. Instead, he discusses at length the necessity to fight the ever-increasing addiction to prescription pain medications and the methods frequently used to obtain them.
"This is my passion," Smith said. "It's so easy to become addicted to pills. You have doctors who by accident over-prescribe, and the patient become addicted, then where do they go from there? I have great empathy and sympathy for these people."
Capt. Jamie Hammond, the Narcotics Division commander for the Police Department, said Smith is invaluable in the investigation of prescription drug crimes.
"He is without question the go-to guy in this part of the state as far as prescription pill investigation, whether it be doctor shopping or pharmacy shopping," Hammond said. "Without his knowledge and professionalism, we would be completely in the dark with these investigations."
Fort Smith Police Chief Kevin Lindsey said Smith works tirelessly.
"He is one of the best subject matter experts on drugs, especially prescription drugs," Lindsey said. "He is very dedicated to doing everything he can to eradicate the problem of prescription drugs."
Smith has investigated prescription drug crimes since the late 1980s.
"There's always been someone who has either altered or stolen prescriptions or prescription pads to get the type of substance they want," he said.
Addiction, Crime Increase
When talking with Smith about the history of painkiller abuse and fraud, Smith rarely has to dip into records for information. It's ingrained in his memory.
"In the late '80s and early '90s, the prescription of choice was hydrocodone, which is a Schedule III substance," he said. "And then the mid-2000s with the introduction of OxyContin and Oxycodone, it became very popular and that's when we see the rise in those substances being abused."
Violent crimes to obtain such drugs began to occur.
"When it came on the scene around here, we had a sharp increase in the amount of pharmacy robberies and pharmacy burglaries, because people were becoming addicted and there wasn't enough on the street," Smith said.
"As more physicians became more comfortable prescribing those pain medications, the violence perpetrated on pharmacies subsided, but we had more people becoming addicted to it," he said. "My personal belief is that the physicians themselves were not aware of how potent of a drug they were prescribing and when they realized how addictive it was, the horse was already out of the stable."
A patient who properly consumes painkillers as prescribed would typically take one pill every 12 hours for a small amount of pain or two pills every eight hours for a medium to large amount of pain, Smith said. An addict, however, would double that amount, according to Smith.
"You have some that are so severely addicted that they are taking two and a half to three times as many required," he said. "Now the addicts bounce around from doctor to doctor to fulfill their needs."
Those who abuse the drugs often will commit fraud to feed the addiction.
"They're going to the doctor and trying to get their pain medicine legitimately, but if they don't get their opiate or hydrocodone (prescription), they will get a prescription for something else and alter it once they've left the doctor's office, forging opiates such as hydrocodone to the bottom of the prescription," Smith said.
Some addicts also will steal to get more drugs.
"While they're in the doctor's exam room, when the doctor or nurse is not present, they'll go through all the cabinets looking for prescription pads they can steal and use for forged prescriptions," Smith said.
Addicts also will steal medications from the homes of family and friends and burglarize residences where they know such drugs are located, according to Smith.
"We have seen increases in residential burglaries where no items are taken, just medications," Smith said. "If they're at the point were they're breaking into houses, it's to feed their own addiction. They're trying to find some pills somewhere to satiate their own addiction."
Hammond and Lindsey agree that prescription drug crime is major problem.
"Used to, all you heard about in the media and in television was methamphetamine, but now the biggest problem we face is prescription drug abuse," Hammond said. "A lot of people think because it's prescribed by a doctor it's OK, but the problem is that people don't use them as prescribed and it's readily available."
Painkiller abuse is a significant threat to the community, Lindsey said.
"We have a lot of drugs that are imported such as methamphetamine and cocaine, but the prescription drug problem is here and right now and is growing throughout the region of Fort Smith," Lindsey said. "We see a lot of it in our schools and other areas of the city."
Lindsey said the Police Department devotes a lot of effort into investigating pain medication crimes.
Juvenile Problem
Painkiller abuse also is an increasing problem for juveniles and young adults.
"The younger crowds, 16- to 20-year-olds, are also abusing Valiums and Xanaxes," Smith said. "Kids are dying from these pills — they mix concoctions of pills and alcohol, (consume it), and it makes them tired and they fade off to sleep. They fade off into a deeper sleep and then into a coma and then eventually they die. It can happen as quickly as an hour or last two to three hours."
Smith said Xanax, Valium and hydrocodone pills are stolen from the medicine cabinets of their parents or friends' parents.
"(And) when they get a taste for it, they go out and try to find street dealers," he said.
The most disturbing aspect of the prescription drug problem, Smith said, is 18- to 25-year-olds using syringes to inject Oxycodone.
"The OxyContin/Oxycodone was formulated for extended release," he said. "When they crush the pill and liquefy it and inject it into their veins, they are getting an instantaneous high. It's that euphoric feeling that they are after."


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As truancy continues to frustrate school officials across the state and the nation, officials in one county are stepping up to combat the problem, along with the help of their district judge.
Some students in Allen County are even sent to the detention center for a weekend or two, to drive the point home that missing school is serious business.
When a child starts missing school in Allen County, parents are mailed notices. After a child misses nine days, he or she gets a summons to appear in court. At that meeting, Judge Frank Wakefield usually warns the truant what will happen if any more school is missed.
And if the child disobeys a court order to attend school, punishments can range from ordering the parents to attend school with the child, to ordering the child to pay restitution to the school for the days missed, or even sending the child to the Juvenile Detention Center.


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by Melissa Brunner
More big changes are coming to the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual telethon broadcast this year and I can only believe they'll make the organization stronger in its mission to serve people affected with neuromuscular diseases and their families, and find new treatments and cures.
The first big change is the name. It's no longer the MDA Labor Day Telethon, it's the MDA Show of Strength. For the past several years, MDA has invited you to "make a muscle and make a difference" for those living with MD. MDA is building on that theme by sharing stories of strength from across the country. In the same way, you'll hear stories of strength from some of the children, young adults and families in our area.
The second change is the timeframe during which you'll see the show. It's again on Sunday night, but it's from 7 to 10 pm. The three-hour format is packed with great entertainment, like Carrie Underwood and Will.i.am, and a lot of thanks for all who have supported MDA's efforts, nationally and locally.
I know change is hard for many people. After all, the Labor Day telethon was a tradition for many people growing up. But it is a different time with different economic demands. The bottom line is you'll still learn about MDA and it's mission, you'll still meet local families who need the help and hope MDA offers, you'll still see how local businesses and organizations have helped throughout the year, and you'll still be able to call 1-800-FIGHT-MD to pledge your support. Ralph and I will still be on your screen that Sunday night, guiding you through our local segments!
MDA remains as committed as ever to finding a cure for more than 40 neuromuscular diseases and, until that cure is found, making life a bit easier for those living with them every day. Would you rather the dollars go to producing a 21-hour live extravaganza or to finding a cure and helping the families? I think that's an easy answer.


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Girls basketball: Raiders top Eagles; Pomperaug cruises
Brie Pergola dropped in a team-high 11 points as Torrington pulled away from Kennedy, 46-35, Friday in NVL action in Waterbury.
Caroline Teti notched 10 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, while Olivia Morrison finished with seven points for Torrington (7-2).
Lynadia Whiting had a game-high 16 points while Dominique Moss grabbed 11 rebounds for Kennedy (4-5).
Pomperaug 52, Oxford 30: Kaitlyn Perrotti recorded a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds and also made six steals to lead host Pomperaug in SWC competition.
Lauren Rubinstein had seven points, eight steals and five assists for the Panthers (6-2), while Hannah Metcalf chipped in with five points and seven steals.
Mackenzie Folsom and Bobbie Stilson had eight points apiece for the Wolverines (3-5).
Holy Cross 71, Crosby 35: Kiera O'Donnell netted 19 points to lead host Holy Cross in NVL Copper action.
Chelsea Houlihan had 18 points and Rashana Siders added 17 for the Crusaders (9-0).
Za'Nayia Love led the Bulldogs (3-4) with 19 points.
St. Paul 48, Wolcott 39: Theresa Swanke had a game-high 17 points for the Falcons in Bristol.
Kelly McMahon chipped in with 14 points for St. Paul (8-1). Kayla Briere had a team-high 13 points for the Eagles (6-4), and Maddy Hanlon had 10.
Derby 40, Seymour 15: Rebecca Adanti scored a game-high 19 points for the Red Raiders (3-5) in Derby.
Abby Adamo and Cristina Tacinelli each had five for Seymour (1-7).
Naugatuck 50, Wilby 17: Emma Colucci recorded a game-high 15 points to lead visiting Naugatuck to the NVL Copper win.
Nicole Boucher added nine points for the Greyhounds (5-4).
Liziana Silva had six points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Wildcats (2-7).
Nonnewaug 44, Gilbert 15: Jess Fengler collected a game-high 13 points to lead the Chiefs in Woodbury. Courtney Carlson scored eight points while Alex Eaniello added six for Nonnewaug (6-1).
Shelly de La Paz had seven points for Gilbert (0-9).
Northwestern 30, Shepaug 17: Emma Beltrandi had 10 points and Kathleen Wysocki added nine for the visiting Highlanders. Kelsi Hodgkins chipped in with seven for Northwestern (7-2).
Caroline Kelly led Shepaug (3-6) with six points. Kelsey Johnson added five.
Lewis Mills 52, Terryville 41: Natalie Ruel scored a game-high 14 points as the Spartans topped the Kangaroos in Burlington.
Teagun Dunn added 12 points while Lesleigh Carter and Corinne Morrow both had seven points for Lewis Mills (6-1).
Julia Pilarski had 13 points for Terryville (3-5).
Housatonic 50, Wamogo 30: Heather Kearns tallied 16 points to lead visiting Housatonic in BL competition.
Katie Heacox added nine points for the Mountaineers (7-2).
Brooke Neller scored 16 points for the Warriors (2-6).
Amity 60, Cheshire 54: Chloe Brinton had a team-high 18 points for the Spartans in an SCC game in Cheshire.
Missy Bailey had a team-high 18 points for the Rams (7-3) and Kya O'Donnell added 12.
Prince Tech 54, Kaynor Tech 42: Jaznay Davenport, Essence McDonald and Quashawna Campbell each scored 11 points to lead Prince Tech (7-1) to CSC victory.
Taleeha Green led the Panthers (3-5) with eight points and 16 rebounds, and Daelyn Kale added seven points and eight rebounds. Cinthia Vega also contributed with 11 points.
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I have an external drive and it's not working well. I want to move all the stuff to a new external drive before it's too late.
copy and paste will not work as it keep coming "Path too long" and kills everything. What do you think of XCopy?
Looking for a free solution - what do you recommend?


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For any manifold $M$, the unordered configuration space of $k$ points is obtained as a quotient of ordered configuration space of $k$ points by the group action of symmetric group on $k$ letters. Does it induce some relation between the cohomology algebras of the two spaces?
If $F_n(M)$ denotes the ordered configuration space and $C_n(M)$ the unordered configuration space, the quotient map gives a map $$H^*(C_n(M)) \longrightarrow H^*(F_n(M)).$$ If one takes rational coefficients, then this induces an isomorphism $$H^*(C_n(M);\mathbb{Q}) \longrightarrow H^*(F_n(M);\mathbb{Q})^{\Sigma_n}$$ onto the symmetric group invariant subspace.
In positive characteristic I don't think there is any pleasant relation between them.
Oscar Randal-Williams already mentioned the transfer isomorphism $H^*(C_n(M);\mathbb{Q}) \approx H^*(F_n(M);\mathbb{Q})^{\Sigma_n}$. At the risk of self-promotion, one place you can see this transfer in action is in my paper "Homological stability for configuration spaces of manifolds", arXiv:1103.2441. In that paper I used an analysis of $H^*(F_n(M);\mathbb{Q})$ and the action of $\Sigma_n$ on it to conclude that the cohomology of the unordered configuration space $C_n(M)$ is eventually independent of the number of points $n$: $$H^k(C_n(M);\mathbb{Q})\approx H^k(C_{n+1}(M);\mathbb{Q})\text{ for }n\gg k.$$ The key idea is that we can relate $F_{n+1}(M)$ with $F_n(M)$, even when we cannot relate $C_{n+1}(M)$ with $C_n(M)$ directly, and then the transfer map lets us push information from $F_n(M)$ down to $C_n(M)$. The basic framework of this approach is explained in the introduction. There are also some explicit computations (some going back to Bödigheimer–Cohen–Taylor) of $H^*(C_n(M);\mathbb{Q})$ for various manifolds $M$ in Section 4.2 that might be of interest to you.
Also, you should check out the papers on the cohomology of configuration spaces written by the other participants in this discussion, Oscar Randal-Williams and Giacomo d'Antonio, which should provide a somewhat different perspective.
This is an expansion to Oscar's answer. The cited result on the cohomology with rational coefficients is an application of the Transfer Theorem:
There is a nice proof of this theorem on Bredon's book "Introduction to compact transformation groups."
For the case of $\mathbb R^k$ you can compute the cohomology (with complex coefficients) explicitly. The answer depends on the parity of $k$. For odd $k$, $H^*(F_n(\mathbb{R}^k); \mathbb{C})$ is one dimensional in degree $0$ and trivial otherwise, for even $k$ it is one-dimensional in degrees $0$ and $k-1$ and trivial otherwise.


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I have heard that jogging/running may lead to injuries, permanent joint pains etc.
I wish to know (in detail) which all precautions are to be kept in mind while jogging/running daily (in order to avoid injuries)?
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I have heard that jogging/running may lead to injuries, permanent joint pains etc.
Few things:
Stay hydrated, but don't over hydrate. Staying hydrated will reduce muscle tightness (a little), which will help reduce the risk of injury.
STRETCH. You don't have to go crazy and different methods work for different people. Some people get away with no stretching but I've never seen anyone from getting hurt as a result of stretching (provided it was done correctly). You can get hurt by not stretching.
Old coach saying - you can increase intensity or volume, but not both at the same time. If you decide you want to run faster, don't add too much mileage to your weekly total.
Don't increase your weekly mileage more than 10%. Obviously there is a grace period for starting up, otherwise to start at a mile would take forever to get anywhere! Let's say you end up running 20 miles a week. Don't take large steps in total weekly mileage - like to 30, unless you have already run that much.
Soft surfaces help but not required. Lose gravel (on dirt roads) can actually cause problems so be careful.
Get a pair of running shoes that 'fit'. These need to fit differently than your regular shoes. You need a pair that fits your running gait ad stride, not just the size of your foot. Find a local running store that does a gait analysis. I believe all stores do this for free these days, I've yet to see one that charges. One of the things they train their staff on is how to identify the right shoe for the runner in question. Let them tell you what models you are safest in.
Have fun!
I agree with most of the accepted answer, but keep in mind that there is some debate about whether being fitted at a running store is the best way to find the right shoe. See this New York Times article: The Once and Future Way to Run
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As has been mentioned, don't increase distance and speed in the same week. You'll end up over-taxing something in your leg/foot/hip area (voice of experience).
I also can't stress enough the need to make your easy runs truly easy. A recovery run can be beneficial but only if it's done at a substantially reduced pace,i.e., if you run at 9:00 min/mile pace for a typical moderate effort run you may want to stay in the 10:00 - 10:30 range for a recovery run. You'll have to figure it out for yourself but it should be slower.
Rest days are also not to be skipped. There's nothing wrong with taking a day if you're overly tired or have an unusual ache. You don't want a minor annoyance to become a major injury.


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Published: Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 11:32 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 11:32 p.m.
SANDRA G. SHEETS, Robert L. Trohn, John K. Vreeland and Stephen C. Watson, lawyers with GrayRobinson in Lakeland, were selected as Best Lawyers in America for 2015.
JUNE DODD, an Avon representative from Lakeland, has been recognized by Avon Products, Inc. as one of the beauty company's top representatives in the US. Dodd won a trip to Puerto Rico during the annual President's Recognition Program Celebration June 23-27.
THE DICK POPE/POLK COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE FLORIDA PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION (FPRA) earned two major awards and three of its members made their mark in the Golden Image awards competition at FPRA's 76th annual conference in Orlando.
The Dick Pope/Polk County unit earned awards for being the state's leading chapter in the areas of Financial Management and Community Service.
In her role as communications director at Florida Baptist Children's Homes (FBCH), chapter president Katy Martin earned a Golden Image award in the Promotional/Marketing category for FBCH's "The Porch Light" fundraising and awareness campaign benefitting child victims of sex trafficking.
In the Audio/Visual/Online Tools of Public Relations category, Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) won three Awards of Distinction for the Springs Website, CFWI Webinar and Springs Instagram Contest. Danny Kushmer, government affairs program manager at SWFWMD's Bartow office, accepted the awards.
Chapter member Rebeca Mueller of Voce Communications in Winter Haven claimed two Awards of Distinction in the Audio/Visual/Online category for projects carried out for Voce clients: Play Station 4 Launch on SCEA blog and the Disney Parks blog.
JOHN N. KESSENICH and Saray Noda have joined the law firm of Frost Van den Boom, P.A. in Bartow.
Kessenich was born in Lakeland, received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 2009 and his J.D. degree from Florida State University College of Law in 2011. He was employed by the Office of the State Attorney in the Tenth Judicial Circuit and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2012.
Noda, formerly with the law firm of Cole Scott & Kissane, P.A. in Tampa, was born in Newark, N.J. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing from William Paterson University in 2010 and her J.D. degree from the American University in Washington in 2013.
Both Kessenich and Noda will concentrate in the areas of civil and business litigation, personal injury and medical malpractice.
ANGEL GONZALEZ, vice president and Commercial Loan Office III at CenterState Bank, will be joining Palmetto Capital Group in a newly-created position, as acquisitions and finance manager. Palmetto Capital Group, based in Lakeland and Thomasville, Ga., is a build-to-suit development company.
Gonzalez graduated from Southeastern University and attended the Florida School of Banking at the University of Florida. He serves as a board member and chair of the Finance Committee for Heartland for Children, and is participating in the Leadership Lakeland program.
A-C-T ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE (A-C-T) recognized employees at its annual awards celebration and family day held Aug. 23 in Bartow.
Core Value awards went to Dave Hammer (Great Customer Service), Josh McKee (Extraordinary Effort), Joe Bennett (Competence and Accountability), Doug Coleman (Valuable Counsel), Floy Graves (Consistent Communication), Olin Bramlett (Safest Operations), Patrick Spears (Maximum Flexibility).
Tied for the Most Valuable Peer Award selected by colleagues were Olin Bramlett and Chris Sappington.
Unsung Hero went to Ben Smith, who serves in the Army National Guard as a chemical biological radiation nuclear specialist for the 3/116th battalion out of Plant City. He returned earlier this year from his third deployment to the Middle East.
Safety Star went to Travis Hescox.
Service Awards: Five years — Jeri Cartwright, Ben Smith, Lori Wolf, Nancy Phair, Ginger Whittington. 10 years — Ashley Shive. 15 years — Joe Bennett. 20 years — Larry Legg, Steve Harris, Ann Wortman, Joe Whittington.
In addition to the celebration of employee contributions, A-C-T employees and their families enjoyed a day that included an educational experience at the Polk County Fire Rescue Safety House, inflatable water slide, bounce house, miniature train rides, face-painting, cornhole competitions, family photos and a dessert contest. The company also provided a barbecue lunch and ice cream to top off the event.
JEFF BRASWELL has been hired by Saddle Creek Logistics Services to lead its ecommerce technology practice and direct IT strategies in support of its fast-growing fulfillment business. With more than 20 years experience in technology management, Braswell has a strong background in ecommerce development and fulfillment integration. Most recently, he served as director of ecommerce and online marketing for K&N Engineering.
CHRISTIAN P. SPINOSA of Bartow has been selected as a participant in Florida Farm Bureau's Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Program. The group is composed of Florida Farm Bureau members between the ages of 18 and 35 representing each of the eight Farm Bureau Field Districts. Appointments are made for a two-year term, during which members participate in a leadership development program of approximately 45 days, conducted in separate seminars.
Spinosa is an assistant production manager at Dudley Putnam, Inc., a citrus and cattle operation headquartered in Bartow.
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After reading the many stories on the drug overdoses in the area, I would like to bring out some attention to the victims the families of an addict — the suffering and broken pieces they leave in their wake.
No one can imagine the heartache being married to one. No one can imagine what happens to a family with an addict in their family. It becomes all torn apart.
Once there was a family who lived in a little white house all happy together. The husband and father became an addict at about 50 years old.
He then then lied, stole, started to physically and mentally abuse his wife. She tried to hold it all together for the sake of the family and incurred all the pain.
In doing so, she lost respect and her daughters and now she is alone. That family is no more; all broken by one man's actions.
I lost my daughters, from which I will never recover. I lost the man I loved for so many years, I lost my family — all shattered pieces, and soon after, my home of 40 years.
So please remember the victims who are innocent of this ugly disease or choice to get high.
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If $(m, 10) = 1$, choose $b$ so that $10 b \equiv 1 \pmod m$. Then $n \equiv 0 \pmod m$ if and only if $n' + ba_0 \equiv 0 \pmod m$, where $a_0$ is the unit's digit of $n$, and $n'=(n-a_0)/10$. First generalize this and tell me how to extend this theorem to general divisibility tests of other numbers by a single formula or method or procedure.
I suppose a generalization would be, if $\gcd(m,r)=1$, choose $b$ so that $rb\equiv1\pmod m$. Then $n\equiv0\pmod m$ if and only if $n'+ba_0\equiv0\pmod m$, where $a_0$ is the unit's digit of $n$ when $n$ is written in base $r$, and $n'=(n-a_0)/r$.
HINT $\ $ In radix $\rm\:d:\ \ n'\:d + a_0 \equiv 0\ \iff n' + a_0/d \equiv 0\pmod{m}\ \:$ when $\rm\:\ (d,m) = 1\:. $
This amounts to "simplifying" an equation by cancelling some unit factor $\rm\:d\:.\:$ Because $\rm\:d\:$ is a unit (i.e. invertible), this is an invertible transformation, i.e. $\rm\:d\:x\equiv d\:y\iff\ x\equiv y\:.$ One encounters such simplifications (or normalizations) quite frequently, e.g. normalizing polynomial equations to be monic, i.e. scaling them so that the leading coefficient $= 1\:.$


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My 1986 VW Jetta seems to have a cold air sensor switch that isn't working. When I turn the key on and wait the little yellow light glows and then turns off just like it should but the plugs don't warm up. When I run the current from the battery directly to the the glow plugs (6-8 seconds) the car starts fine.
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Do you have a multimeter? You should be able to check whether they are getting any voltage by measuring their feed. Assuming that they are not, you can then try and trace back the circuit.
Being an older car this should be quite simple as the wires will be colour coded - there will be a wiring diagram in the back of the Haynes manual. I don't know if they'll be fused or relayed (I suspect not, given the age of the car), but you ought to be able to trace the feed back to the switch and work out where the break is.


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14 Jul 2011 5:30 AM #1
Touch on desktop browser?
I'm new to Touch and have some basic questions...
I know that Touch is for mobile devices, not desktop browsers. However, some simple functionality clearly does work on a desktop browser, as can be seen with the examples bundled with the library (eg. dragdrop).
I need to create an application where icons are dragged and dropped onto each other on the screen. Ideally, I would write the same code for mobile browsers as for desktop browsers.
Is this possible? So far, I've tried but not had much luck on the desktop browser. The browser wants to drag the icon image rather than the draggable object some of the time.
I have noticed that the Solitaire demo also misbehaves in a desktop browser, so maybe I should just give up now...?
Has anyone had success with writing drag-and-drop code that works cross-platform?
14 Jul 2011 5:31 AM #2
Which browser are you using? Your best bet is to use Safari as the framework is essentially made to work on WebKit.
14 Jul 2011 5:42 AM #3
I've tried on Chrome and Safari with some simple test code derived from the dragdrop example. Safari does work better - the icons are at least rendered in the correct locations, whereas on Chrome they are not. However, both suffer a similar problem when trying to drag a SVG image. The browser drags the image instead of the draggable object performing the drag operation. This works fine on my iPad. I tried playing around with z-image in CSS in case it had something to do with layering but to no avail.
14 Jul 2011 7:03 AM #4
14 Jul 2011 7:46 AM #5
Using the onmousedown event to change the default browser behavior (as described in my previous post) solved the issue with the browser dragging the image. I added it to both draggable and droppable objects. Interestingly, it also made the images render in the correct locations, although I have no idea why this should make any difference.
But now I have another problem with the desktop browser (Chrome). The valid drop zone for the droppable is offset below and to the right of where it should be. Again, this works fine on an iPad. It also seems fine using Safari on the desktop. Being able to use Chrome is important to me as otherwise Windows users won't be able to use the app.
Does anyone know how to fix this droppable offset problem with Chrome? I am using the latest version (12.0.742.122) on OSX.
14 Jul 2011 8:34 AM #6
Well, it seems that Google has fixed the problem in the latest nightly build of Chrome.
Somewhere between the current dev channel build (14.0.814.0) and the current Canary build (14.0.822.0) the problem got fixed.
One final question: If I use the latest WebKit browser, should I generally expect that Touch will behave fine on a desktop browser? Obviously, it appears that there are some differences, but is this more exception than the rule?
14 Jul 2011 10:01 AM #7
Months ago, after I updated to sencha touch v1.1.0 I started having these problems on scrollable elements while testing on desktop.
Just wanted to let you know about a css webkit property:
Setting it to 'none':
img.draggable { -webkit-user-drag: none; }
I know you are talking about draggable elements, but this should work too and without JavaScript.
14 Jul 2011 11:01 AM #8
Thanks for making me aware of that. I just gave it a go but unfortunately it doesn't seem to work with the draggable image, so I'll stick with the JavaScript workaround for now.
14 Jul 2011 11:50 AM #9
Did you set the class attribute of the image(s) element to 'draggable' or the same as the css selector you used?.
14 Jul 2011 12:27 PM #10
Got it. Yes, I had not added the class to the img tag. Now it works. Thanks!


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Is mesothelioma of the lung and pleura different than that of the abdomen? Are they treated differently?
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Mesothelioma in the abdomen is termed peritoneal mesothelioma. It is a much less common location for mesothlioma to present than the lining of the lung, which is termed pleural mesothelioma. Although pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma may look the same under the microscope, they are different diseases - both in treatment and general prognosis.
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KILLEEN (February 7, 2013)—A driver who sped off early Thursday morning after an attempted traffic stop in Killeen, crashed his car and then ran remained at large Thursday night.
The chase started just after 12:15 a.m. Thursday when an officer tried to pull the man over for a violation in the area of Zephyr Road and Jefferies Avenue.
The man sped off, but his car hit a curb on South Twin Creek and he lost control of the vehicle, which hit a light pole, police said.
The man jumped out of the white Dodge Charger and ran, hiding behind some nearby apartments, police said.


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Ford Model A Frame - Boxing CleverWritten by on March 1, 2010 Boxing And Z'ing A Stock Model A Frame
Remember how I said last month that I'd started a Modified project, but that it would see intermittent coverage in the magazine as I had other projects that should take priority? Well, I didn't expect the project to snowball, but it has, so here's the second installment. Not only does Dagel's Street Rods offer a neat X-member for Model A chassis, but they also sell laser-cut boxing plates. While not exactly hard to cut from steel plate yourself, the Dagel's kit takes all the hard work out of the equation, perfectly cut to provide a stepped weld area where the plates meet the top and bottom chassis 'rails. The kit comes with detailed instruction sheets too, explaining the installation process.
Before I could fit boxing plates, however, I wanted to Z, or kick up, the rear of the frame. You'll remember last month we installed a '40 Ford split front wishbone in the rear and mounted their forward ends to brackets below the chassis. I wanted to Z the frame so the 'bones mounted through the chassis 'rails for a cleaner look, as well as lowering the car. So this is a double feature covering Z'ing and boxing ... oh and a little chassis repair, too!
If you're planning a similar job and will use an original chassis, source the best you can, and ensure it's totally level before beginning work. While mine was rust free and in pretty nice condition, the tops and bottoms of the 'rails had some waves in them that required tweaking, while the left front 'rail was kinked and needed a little heavier repair.
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If you're going to tackle chassis building or modifications, you'll need a jig or table of some kind, as the heat generated during the welding will cause the frame to twist and warp unless it's clamped to something solid. The jig needs to be of heavier-gauge steel than the frame it's supporting, otherwise the jig will warp along with the chassis. I use this dolly for moving and painting bodyshells and it's ideal for our purposes here while tack-welding the frame, though either something more substantial will be needed for final welding or I shall attach the dolly to something heavy like the chassis dyno ramps in the background! Before any work could commence, the chassis was measured to ensure it was square, level, and central on the jig.I needed to cut a number of temporary crossmembers to stop the chassis 'rails moving once the center crossmember was removed, and my trusty Harbor Freight chopsaw proved ideal.With the chassis level and square, and the temporary crossmembers in place, I cut these brackets from 2-inch angle and welded the chassis to the jig. It ain't moving now!This is a pretty nice Model A chassis, but it had a few dings and kinks such as this. Before the chassis could be boxed these all required straightening.Rather than attack the 'rails with a large hammer, they can be tweaked back into shape using a crescent wrench, adjusted to the thickness of the steel.The original crossmember had to come out to box the chassis, but more importantly, it wouldn't work with the drivetrain we're planning and will interfere with the crossmember kit. It's riveted in place, so first the rivet heads were ground down.Once the rivet heads had been ground flush with the chassis 'rail, they were driven out using a punch. It took a few hard whacks to move 'em, as they had been in there for 70 years.With all the rivets removed (eight per side) the crossmember was knocked out. Though the chassis is welded to the jig, the temporary crossmembers stopped the tops of the 'rails from leaning in, as the chassis is only welded at the bottom.Before the chassis could be boxed, all the holes in the 'rails were plug welded. I cleaned the inner surface of each one using either a die grinder or a file, depending on the size of the hole. If you want to weld caged nuts under the body mounting holes, this is the time to do it, as once the boxing plates are installed there'll be no access. I elected to leave the body mounting holes open for now, as I don't know where my body mounts will be, but welded every other hole closed.
While it's relatively easy to weld the smaller holes up to 3/8-inch diameter, with no filler material, some of the larger ones are easier to fill by welding a steel plug of similar gauge to the 'rail in place.Alternatively, larger holes can be filled without a plug by holding a piece of copper behind and plug welding it. The weld won't stick to copper, so it can be removed after welding. Without a thick piece of copper plate handy, I used a pipe bung from the local hardware store held in place with a hammer. Hey, whatever works!Before removing the wishbone mounts I marked their centerline on the 'rails and transferred this to the jig. When the chassis is Z'd these will move rearward a few inches and I needed a reference mark to relocate them.Though I'm not sure what the make is of the bodyshell I'll be using, I did know the rear panel was angled by 18 degrees, so I planned the kickup to match. I planned to start the kickup, or Z, 14 inches from the rear crossmember, and marked the chassis and jig accordingly, then clamped a length of 3x1 3/4 inch x 3/16 wall thickness box section at this mark at an 18-degree angle. Knowing where the front of the box section intersected the chassis at the 14-inch mark, I could then mark the point where the rear of the box section intersected the chassis at its underside. Scribing a line between these two points gave me my cut line for both the chassis 'rail and the box section.Here's where I had to do a little math. The wishbone mounting points had been 4 1/2 inches below the chassis 'rails and I wanted the 'bones to remain parallel with the 'rails, and mount through them. With the 'rails 4 inches high, and wanting the mounts at their midpoint, I added 2 inches (half the height of the 'rails) to the 4 1/2-inch measurement, meaning the kickup had to be 6 1/2 inches high. Using a set square I transposed this vertical measurement to the box section and marked it accordingly. I now knew how long to cut the kickup sections, which worked out very close to 7 inches.Not possessing a protracting set square, I cut this section of angle at the same angle as that determined in caption 13, to ensure all my cuts would be identical.Next, I needed a way to raise the rear section of the chassis by exactly 6 1/2 inches once I cut it from the main chassis. These 90-degree plates did the trick. As you will see in the next picture, their lower-angled section sat atop the jig. I clamped them to the 'rails and marked a reference line 6 1/2 inches higher (arrow).Here you can see the 90-degree angled brackets on the jig. With everything clamped in place I cut through the chassis 'rail at the predetermined angle. Note I also added an extra crossbrace to support the rear 'rails once they were removed.I was focusing so intently on ensuring everything was square once I'd cut the rear of the chassis off that I probably missed a couple of steps with the camera! Once the rear section was removed I moved it up the angled brackets by 6 1/2 inches and re-clamped it, then fabricated a temporary rear support for the chassis crossmember. With everything level in all directions, I tacked the kickup sections in place, aligning them with the outer faces of the chassis 'rails.
Once the kickup sections were fully welded I used the set square to transpose the length of the chassis stretch onto the jig, which worked out to be 2 3/4 inches. This allowed me to move the wishbone mount locations rearward by a similar amount.Some may call me a pack rat or hoarder, since I rarely throw anything away, but here's why. These tapered bungs are actually the cross steering tie-rod parts of early Ford spindles that I cut off when they were no longer required in hot rod applications with drag link steering. A pair of them made perfect wishbone mounts as they use Ford tie-rod ends. With holes drilled through the outer 'rails at the now-determined location, the bungs were welded inside the chassis. Of course you could buy tapered wishbone mounts too!This is the laser-cut Model A chassis boxing kit sold by Dagel's Street Rods. Sure, you can cut these out yourself, but seriously, why bother when the hard work has been done for you? The shorter two of the four are for boxing the rear of the 'rails, and I welded them in place first.Dagel's boxing plates are cut slightly smaller than the outside-to-outside vertical measurement of the 'rails. The stepped area will be filled with weld, ensuring all the strength is not ground away when cleaning up the welds later. The edges of the 'rails were ground clean before welding commenced.Model A chassis have a bend roughly halfway down their length, and the rear boxing plates go past this bend. Once the rear section was clamped in place, this was easily pulled around the bend using a C-clamp.Before I welded the boxing plates to the chassis, I cut a couple of 2-inch holes in the plates to allow access to the wishbone mounts. Later, these will have tubes welded inside them.There are four points to note here, namely the access hole for the tie-rod end nut, the front part of the boxing plate pulled around the bend in the chassis 'rail, and the excess length of plate still in place at the rear (remember the frame was Z'd and so the plates are too long for this section now). And the fourth point? You can never have enough C-clamps. Note the plates are only tacked for now at roughly 4-inch intervals.Here's the righthand framerail with the boxing plates tacked in place. I trimmed approximately 6 inches from the front of the forward plates, allowing myself room to remove the front crossmember should I decide to later. Dagel's supplies the plates' oversize to allow for various crossmembers.
Though I will leave the chassis with the boxing plates tacked in place this month, I finish welded and ground a short section to show how neat the joint can look, thanks to Dagel's stepped design, which doesn't compromise strength but allows the weld to be dressed for appearance.Here's why the kickup sections were fabbed from 4x1 3/4-inch box. With the long boxing plates trimmed and welded, they overlap the box section to provide a stronger joint than a mere butt weld. The section I cut off was then used to box the rearmost section of the chassis. The recess will be filled with a section of 3/16-inch plate, so once everything's welded and dressed, this whole area will appear to be 4x2-inch box section.At this time I'm undecided as the outcome of the front crossmember. If I retain the stocker, I'll fill the gap shown here and weld the boxing plates to the crossmember.Before I could weld the left-hand front boxing plate in place, the 'rail needed a little work. I don't know if it's because the steering box mounts here, but every Model A frame I've owned has been twisted along this side. This one was bent at the forward body mounting hole and just forward of where the 'rail starts to taper (arrows). The top of the 'rail also leaned inwards at the point of the forward bend.Don't panic, it's only metal! I cut across the top of the 'rail at the point of both bends, as well as cutting the frame free from the mount on the jig at this point. Clamping the 'rail to a straight section of thick walled box section pulled it back into shape, before the slits I'd cut in the top were welded up and the jig mount was re-welded. The boxing plate could now be fitted.


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Nice set, my kids played with it for a few days until the 4 and 6 year old starting fighting over Baby Jesus. Now the set is put up until the 20th... lol
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You can see all four of our area's top spring flowering trees--Magnolia, Cherry, Dogwood, and Apple--right here at NYU. Here's just one example: the five Star Magnolias planted last year in the Bleecker Street plant bed between 3 and 4 Washington Square Village. These Magnolias are just starting to flower, so you have time to see them come into full bloom over the next week or two.
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