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• 5K: $35 by Aug. 1, $45 between Aug. 2-18, $50 after Aug. 18, $20 per person for cross country teams
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Beautiful Gate in Lesotho, Africa, started in 2001 with seven children, said Christina Terpstra, Zeeland resident and the organization's North American Representative. Since then, Beautiful Gate has reached out to more than 360 children who have been abandoned or orphaned mostly due to HIV and AIDS.
"Our main mission is to love and raise these kids and let them know that they have worth," Terpstra said. "A lot of the children that come to us have been abandoned, left in trash bags (or) left in the bottom of a toilet pit because someone thought they didn't have any worth."
And many of the children have serious health needs. Making the trip to a good doctor, however, is usually a two- to three-hour trip, Terpstra said. Money raised from the upcoming event in Holland will go into Beautiful Gate's medical fund which needs about $6,000 annually.
"Beautiful Gate has had a lot of outpouring of support from the Holland/Zeeland area," Terpstra said. The Holland/Zeeland community is tied to the orphanage because of Haven Christian Reformed Church in Zeeland, where Terpstra attends along with Bryan and Anita Geurink, co-directors of Beautiful Gate.
"A lot of people always say that the orphan AIDS crisis in Africa is so big there's nothing I can do to help from here," Terpstra said. "This day is an event not just to go out and run a 5K, but to give to children."
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No, the resurrected doesn't remember.
Quote from Speak with the Dead PHB 281
The soul of the dead body is off wherever those souls go, this spell is using the residual memories of the actual body to answer questions, so the resurrected have no idea if they've been interrogated or not
Ultimately I think it's up to the DM, there's nothing that states that a character remembers anything about events that happened after their death on revival. Nor is there anything that suggests they don't remember events that happened after their death either. I know if I was running, I would probably go with a vague, 'you don't remember any specific details but have some vague notion of events after death such as billowing heavenly clouds, or burning brimstone pits'. In that case it might be remembered as seeing a vague silhouette with lips silently moving, but no recollection of exactly what words were used.
Of course the flip side is that this is a world of magic, and magic does what magic does. If you think a character should have full recollection of events after death, and your DM agrees with it go for it. If you think that the afterlife should be mysterious and vague, but that since your soul is briefly called back to your body in some fashion for speak with dead those events are clear, then that's fine too.
Ultimately it's gonna come down to DM fiat one way or the other, but as long as the rules are internally consistent I'd be fine with it either way.
I've always felt like there's an afterlife in most 3.5 settings and that resurrection is just bringing them back. As such, it's definitely fair to say that the individual is conscious when they are between coming back to life, and would remember what happens. They may not necessarily associate it correctly, but they wouldn't necessarily be worse at it.
EDIT: Ah, it's referring to a specific spell; in which case I'd say that it only is discovered if the dead character is spectating (probably a GM fiat thing), or if they scry it out.


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Sonia James is an English as a second language teacher at Dishman McGinnis Elementary. She says some kids come back to school and can remember English with no problems. Others take more adjustment.
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Ok guys. I recently finished the HW for lesson one. And I am a bit disspointed. There where hardly any problems on on the LR. Only 10!!! I believe that powerscore people get a lot more practice problems with explanations on the homeworks. I emailed the instructor and he said that its fine and I shouldnt try to go ahead, and tha tI should just realx that there will be a lot more work. Is it sufficient to just do the hw's tha tthey assign???
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I understand 凭 as a verb to mean rely. But I often read it and the seemingly related 凭着 in familiar contexts but still do not know what function it serves. Seeing example sentences doesn't make it any clearer. In what cases is it most used?
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You are close. 凭着 expresses the idea of based on, according to or relying on, and when translating into English, prepositions such as on or by can often be used to convey this. You should be able to use it in situations where this concept needs to be expressed. As you suspected, its part of speech is best thought of as prepositional. 凭, when used in this sense, is equivalent to 凭着.
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It means "use". Usually the thing that is used has some specially importance, that is, if this thing is not used, people will not complete the task successfully. For example:


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If it seems like you've seen more of Oracle's Agile PLM in the news recently, you're right. We've had several interesting stories in the past month or so to announce, particularly around customer momentum. Here's a recap:
Kroger generated plenty of buzz when it was announced the company selected Oracle's Agile PLM for Process solution to improve customer experience. Chris Hjelm, Chief Information Officer, Kroger, is quoted in the Oracle Press Release saying, "We look forward to leveraging Oracle's Agile PLM for Process solution as we further streamline operations, improve the customer experience, and lead the grocery market through innovation and a commitment to excellence."
In Life Sciences industry news, Stryker released a case study about how they established an Enterprisewide Quality Management System with Agile PLM applications. The story details how Stryker used the product quality management tools to cut change cycle time by 50% and improve first-pass yield of change by 90%. They've also increased transparency to reduce the average number of corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) open at any time by more than 40% and accelerate resolutions. AGA Medical (acquired by St. Jude Medical in 2010) also participated in a case study about drastically improving productivity and creating an enterprisewide integrated quality system with Agile PLM. AGA Medical was able to reduce change order times from 26 days to just 4.5 days, an 83% time reduction, while including more information under appropriate controls. The Agile solution also controls the item master for the company's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne implementation, allowing Agile to manage the approved as-designed item configuration and JD Edwards to manage the as-built device, allowing significant flexibility in managing change and complexity of the product, reducing cost and time to implement changes and speeding system business process changes.
In the High Technology arena, Secure Meters Limited announced in a case study their work with Oracle Consulting to replace ten legacy engineering systems with Oracle's Agile PLM applications. There are several impressive results, including reduced engineering change order turnaround-time by 50%, reduced defects per software build by 40%, improved potential earnings before interest and taxes per product developer by 40%, and accelerated time-to-market for utility meters by reducing product development cycle time by more than 25%. And in a video interview, John Hitchcock of Pace (formerly 2Wire), explained to me, Oracle's PLM Product Marketing Manager, Kerrie Foy, how they saved $4 million dollars by adding the Agile Product Cost Management application to their footprint!
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ANDERSON, S.C. – Suffering its first South Atlantic Conference regular-season setback in 326 days, Anderson University women's tennis returns to the courts on Monday as it heads to Peach Belt Conference opponent Lander. First serve from Greenwood is set for 2 p.m.
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After the experience duo of Avery Owens and Karen Ching earned an 8-4 decision at No. 1 doubles, AU was unable to find many victories in singles action as freshman Rebecca Bruning was the lone Trojan to earn a singles team point. Bruning, who made her first appearance for the Black and Gold, earned a 6-2, 7-5 win over Newberry's Romina Adum at the No. 3 position.
Owens, who went undefeated in SAC singles action a season ago, was unable to build off her impressive 2013 record and fell to Susana Aguirre 6-1, 6-4 at the No. 1 spot. It was Owens' first loss in a conference match since falling to Wingate's Olivia Poole on April 3, 2012.
With the loss, the Trojans are 2-3 in season openers in their last five seasons. Last year, Anderson posted a 9-0 win over now-SAC opponent Coker.
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Lander comes into Monday's match with a perfect 2-0 record after defeating Coker 9-0 on Feb. 2 and Limestone in its home opener on Saturday, 7-2. Last season, the Bearcats closed the year with a 9-11 record and a 5-8 PBC mark.
This season, junior Marion Courbis leads the Bearcats as she carries a perfect 2-0 record in both singles and doubles on the young season. In her most recent result, Courbis claimed a 7-5, 7-6 win over Limestone's Carolina Lainez at the No. 1 position. Prior to the singles win, the junior teamed up with senior Cayce Bradley and earned an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles.
Bradley, one of three seniors on the squad, posted the best singles record on the team in 2013, closing the year with an 11-5 record, playing at three different positions. In doubles, Bradley was paired with Carolina Lainez and earned an 11-6 mark, playing the majority of the season at the No. 2 spot.
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After not playing in 2012, Anderson defeated Lander on Feb. 15, 2012, 7-2, at Max Grubbs Memorial Courts in the last meeting between the teams. Owens and Lindsay Gregory are the only Trojans on this season's roster to have wins against Lander, as Owens notched a win at No. 2, while Gregory grabbed a three-set win at No. 6 en route to the triumph.


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Quins great Easter retires
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Poch focused on new season
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Ravel Morrison's panenka
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West Ham close on Calleri
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Fri July 29 2016
Toure could face Barcelona
Kolo Toure could make his Celtic debut against Barcelona in Dublin tomorrow in the International Champions Cup.
Fri July 29 2016
World Cup 66: Alf's tactics
This week in 1966 England won the World Cup at Wembley and we've taken a look back at some of the major talking points from the tournament in the run up to this weekend's 50th anniversary.
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Wilder's post-op warning for rivals
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder had this message for Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury after having surgery on his right hand and bicep.
Fri July 29 2016
Olympic history beckons for Farah
Hear from Mo Farah as he attempts to make Olympic history by winning double golds in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at consecutive games.
Fri July 29 2016
PGA Championship – Blog Day 1
Sarah Stirk is joined at the Sky cart by Rich Beem to look back at the first round of the 98th PGA Championship.
Thu July 28 2016
Strong start for Kaymer
Martin Kaymer finished his first round of the 98th PGA Championship on 4 under par.
Thu July 28 2016
Jamie Murray eyes Olympic glory
Jamie Murray spoke to Marcus Buckland about his aim for the Olympics, after beating Bernand Tomic and Viktor Troicki with doubles partner Bruno Soares at the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Thu July 28 2016
Monfils aces Goffin test
Gael Monfils spoke to Leif Shiras after beating David Goffin to reach the Toronto Masters quarter finals.
Thu July 28 2016
Fisher pleased with performance
Ross Fisher said he was pleased with his first round of the 98th PGA Championship where he finished on four under par.
Thu July 28 2016
Paul Pogba transfer latest
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Thu July 28 2016
Guardiola: Nasri a little overweight
Pep Guardiola says Samir Nasri was overweight and still needs to lose weight but they player has improved his condion a lot.
Thu July 28 2016
Watch Barca train at St George's Park
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez were in high spirits as Barcelona trained at St George's Park as they prepare to face Celtic in the International Champions Cup.
Thu July 28 2016
Watch as British boxers trade insults
It is an all-British heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte and David Allen on Saturday and the animosity between the pair continues to mount.
Thu July 28 2016
Josh Warrington expecting tough fight
Boxer Josh Warrington will look to move a step closer to a world title shot when he takes on Patrick Hyland in Leeds on Saturday night.
Thu July 28 2016
World Cup 66: The Golden Boot
This week in 1966 England won the World Cup at Wembley and we've taken a look back at some of the major talking points from the tournament in the run up to this weekend's 50th anniversary.
Thu July 28 2016
AB Masterclass – Episode 3
AB de Villiers talks captaincy, IPL and has a round of golf with Nasser Hussain.
Thu July 28 2016
Pochettino expects to make more signings
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he expects to make more signings in the next few weeks.
Thu July 28 2016
What is holding up Pogba deal?
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Three law enforcement agencies work together to keep society a little safer this holiday.
Officer Brett Hightower of Bowling Green Police, says, "I think anymore you have to have the utilization of all agencies. I just think that it makes a better structure when you are trying to combat the drugs in this region. To be able to use everybody's resources and put everybody's resources together."
It's called operation scrooge and comprises a list of the "Most Wanted" drug offenders in our area, but those on the list say, "bah-humbug."
Tommy Loving of the Warren County Drug Task Force, says, "We did have one incident where one person resisted arrest. He did not require medical attention, but I guess as a bonus for us, when we searched his house we found 28 pieces of rock cocaine and about four ounces of marijuana. Over $1,100 was seized."
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After tuning my brakes a lot (I was learning how) I noticed suddenly my back brake got really stiff. Does't really matter if the cable is loose or not, the lever itself feels really hard to pull when comparing to the front brake. What could cause this? The cable (since I don't mind cycling when it's raining, maybe it's rusty? but I got the bike for like 3 months) or the lever itself?
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Sounds like the cable is not routed properly. Unhook the outer going into the brake level and slide it way from the brake lever - the lever should be free. If not, pull the cable and see that its moving freely all the way to the the brakes.
First off, carefully check the rear brake and compare it to the front. In particular, the "noodle" of V-brakes is quite fragile and can get bent and crimped. Or it can simply get bumped and moved out of place.
Squeeze the brake lever (on the handlebar) and then let go -- does the cable (as it exits the lever) go "limp"? If so, the brake lever itself is probably OK. If not, the lever may be jammed somehow.
Inspect the cable route and look for any crimp in the cable housing.
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Last week, the Modern team was in Atlanta at Modex, the new material handling and supply chain show. Going into the show, I wasn't quite sure what to expect, a sentiment that was expressed by a number of exhibitors I spoke to prior to the start of the event.
I'm happy to report that it appeared well-attended, the energy level was great and no one I spoke to wished we were in Detroit or Cleveland in February, rather than Atlanta, where the weather was gorgeous. More importantly, most of the vendors I spoke to said that attendees had projects in mind. I left with a couple of key takeaways, based on the press conferences I attended and the booths I was able to visit.
Robotic material handling is getting interesting: Robots have been on the factory floor for decades but are just now making inroads into warehousing and distribution applications – mostly around palletizing. For instance, I saw some really exciting solutions for robotic palletizing at Kuka Systems, including a solution to pick layers of mixed products of varying sizes. Kuka was also highlighting a mobile robot to transport pallets or conveyor from station to station in a facility. Meanwhile, Intelligrated was showing a solution for depalletizing. That moves robots from the end of the manufacturing or order fulfillment line into other operations in the warehouse or DC.
It's all about software: Not so long ago, the conversations with equipment providers focused on their machines while conversations with the WMS companies focused on software. Today, it's software that is making possible some of the most innovative handling solutions, like the shuttle solutions for goods-to-person picking touted by Dematic, Knapp, TGW and SSI Schaefer.
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11 Baseball Legends Who Were Legendary Assholes
#5. Ugueth Urbina:
While probably the least well-known person on this list to the casual baseball fan, Urbina was still a solid player, racking up 234 career saves, winning a World Series in 2003, then retiring to his native Venezuela where he sat on a rocking chair on his patio, drinking sweet tea, and committing attempted murder. Yes, attempted murder.
For you see, one day Ugueth had a bit of a scuffle with five farm workers on his property, and well things got a little bit heated. So what was Urbina to do? Why, grab a machete and start chopping some motherfuckers, that's what. While the machete approach proved unfruitful, Urbina was a determined man and he remembered the old adage: If at first you don't succeed (to brutally murder people with a machete) try, try again (by means of attempting to set them on fire).
That's right, the big U (as we imagined he would like to be called) decided to bust out some gasoline and started dousing his enemies. His fleeing, terrified enemies. However, Urbina proved to be better at closing baseball games than murdering people, and the men got away.
"My only regret is that I didn't kill those farm workers."
Fortunately, this story has a happy ending as Urbina is currently serving a 14 year prison sentence, which he clearly deserves.
#4. Kenesaw Mountain Landis:
You would think a man who had Mountain for a middle name would be pretty badass, but you'd be wrong. Oh, he was ornery for sure, but badass, no dice. Unless you just drank a shot of paint thinner, you'll remember the Charlie Comiskey entry. Well, the man who is responsible for the lifetime ban of every member of the 1919 Chicago White Sox? Commissioner Landis, of course. Even when it became obvious that some of the members were innocent of any wrongdoing, Landis refused to reinstate them. And if you thought that was the worst thing he ever did, you haven't heard his motto: Tough on gambling, tougher on black people.
Landis is probably the main reason the color line stayed in baseball for as long as it did. He was baseball's first commissioner, serving from 1920-1944, and he picked up right where he left off as a judge, when he got black boxer Jack Johnson banned from boxing for life for transferring a white woman over state lines.
Many times people petitioned Landis to allow black players in the major leagues, and every time Landis voted it down, then presumably leaned back in his throne of skulls and drank the blood of kittens. Mercifully, his tyrannical reign came to an end in 1944 the way all tyrant reigns end; with his death.
Less than three years later, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and Landis has been spinning in his (hopefully urine-soaked from angry black people pissing all over it) grave ever since. It seems a tragedy for a man with a name so awesome to be such an enormous asshole, but such are the ironies of life.
#3. Marge Schott:
Schott will live on in baseball infamy because of one phrase, her little pet name for her black players: Million Dollar "N-words". Of course, she didn't have the tact or simple human decency to censor the phrase as such.
Other than on the field however, no black people were allowed to be hired by the organization. Not one. Her racism wasn't saved for just black people, however. She also had it out for the Jews, and she even admitted to owning a Nazi armband, and didn't see a problem with it, and also said she didn't see why the racist slur "Jap" is offensive.
Quick posthumous tip for you, Margie: Want to know why the phrase is offensive? Because Japanese people are offended by it, you horrible, horrible bitch.
Enough offenses for you? No? OK, howsabout this; she wouldn't let her players wear earrings because "only fruits wear earrings." Probably the least egregious thing she ever did in her life was let her St. Bernard, Schotzie, run around on the field all it damn well pleased, which of course led to big steaming piles of dog shit being left on the field.
Seriously, Reds players often complained about having to avoid stepping in dog shit while playing in professional baseball games. When one of the nicer things you ever did in your life was make your players play on a dog shit-laden field, you truly deserve the title of one of the biggest assholes in baseball history.
#2. Barry Bonds:
You knew he'd show up here eventually.
The breaking of an all-time record is usually a joyous thing. It makes grown men cry, women swoon, and dogs hump trees like there is no tomorrow. So what happened when Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's all-time home run record, perhaps the most hollowed record in ALL of sports, not just baseball? A lot of people got pissed. That's how much Barry Bonds is hated.
There are two universal truths people know about Barry Bonds; One, he is the face of the steroids era and two, he is a huge dick to pretty much everybody. Barry is known to be one of the worst teammates possible and openly hostile with the media. In college, he feuded with teammates and his manager. In Pittsburgh, he feuded with teammates and his manager. In San Francisco he was given essentially half the locker room to himself and big comfy recliner chairs out of the hope he wouldn't bitch.
When Bonds is not enjoying being a totally arrogant dick to teammates and reporters, he likes to spend his down time with his family. Or his mistress, Kimberly Bell, whom he had an affair with from 1994 until 2003, which means it started about the time he divorced his first wife, left him undeterred from getting married in 1998, and kept on keeping on. In Barry's defense though, at least he was nice enough to buy her a house in Arizona. So he had a place to bang her.
Now, you may be asking, "Well this is all fine and dandy, but do you have any crazy anecdotes that make Bonds seem incredibly immature to the point of pyschosis?" To which we retort, do we ever!
In the 2001 off season, Gary Sheffield decided to take up Barry on an offer to work out with him, particularly because Barry told Sheffield he had a regimen that would help save him from injuries. Hard work and vitamins? No you silly goose, he was talking about steroids, giving cute little nick names like "the cream", "the clear", and "red beans".
However, the fun was just beginning. Apparently, Bonds insisted Gary not bring his own car. Then, after he arrived, Bonds would intentionally leave Sheffield stranded at the house. No big deal, right? Probably just a misunderstanding. Gary just rented a car.
Bonds was furious. Why? Don't ask us, we're not fucking crazy. But for whatever reason, Sheffield having gained a means of transportation caused Bonds to flip out, and he locked Sheffield out of the house. We're not completely sure what Bonds was planning for their stay together, but the apparent plot to imprison an all-star baseball player in his home makes us picture something from the movie Misery.
#1. Ty Cobb:
What's there about this man that wasn't detestable? During his career he stole a lot of bases, which is impressive. Of course, the fact that he sharpened his metal cleats and was not shy about gouging them into a man's leg if they got in his way of stealing a base probably helped out a tad on that front.
Then of course, there was the racism, which to be fair was no more virulent than your average southern folk back in the day, and certainly we have let the repulsively racist actions of those in the past slide in favor of other attributes on the occasion in the country (see Jefferson, Thomas). Plus, there is a distinct chance he fixed a game or two in his day.
But what makes this racist douchebag stand out amongst the rest of the racist douchebags who used to plague the sport? How many of them can claim they once violently beat up a man with no hands? None of them, we imagine. That's right, you read that correctly and we'll say it again for emphasis: Ty Cobb once beat up a man with no hands.
Above: The eyes of a madman.
Said man, named Claude Lueker who had lost one hand and three fingers of his other in an industrial accident was giving Cobb a hard time from the stands. If you've ever been to a professional sports event, you have heard some drunk moron yelling things so heinous you begin to wonder if you are even the same species. However, to the players' credit, they manage to keep their cool. Mr. Lueker then accused Mama Cobb of being *gasp* half-black. This was enough to send Cobb into the stands ready to kick some severely handicapped ass.
As onlookers begged him to stop pummeling a man with no hands, Cobb retorted, "I don't care if he has no feet" which proved Cobb had a quick wit to go along with a soul as black as coal. Needless to say, Cobb was suspended by baseball. Inexplicably, his teammates refused to play another game until Cobb was reinstated. We guess it's not too unreasonable. Sure, he was a miserable, racist bastard who had beaten up a man with no hands, but he was their miserable, racist bastard who had beaten up a man with no hands.
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Sunday was the day, the NFL season was left behind, and Super Bowl fans picked one team or the other-- the Ravens or the 49ers.
Very few fans in the area have cheered either team throughout this season, but a few Ravens fans gathered to watch their team play.
"In the year 2000 when Baltimore went all the way and won the Super Bowl, that was a huge huge thing, and to see them now in the Super Bowl, and for it to be Ray Lewis' last game-- there's a lot of stories for Baltimore in this game," said long-time Ravens fan Mike Chavis.
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In Shmuel Alef (20, 20-22) Yonatan arranges a whole scheme to secretly inform David whether or not it's safe for him to return. However, after the sign is given that it's not safe (20, 40), Yonatan sends away his boy and David comes out of hiding and the two embrace. Why did Yonatan have to arrange the whole secret sign? He could have gone to the field, shot some arrows, sent his boy away, and told David what the situation was. There was no need for the secret code.
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Rabbi Amnon Bazak explains in his lecture that this seemingly useless act of telling David in a secret way to run away and then meeting David in person shows the special and unique relationship between David and Yonatan. After Yonatan uses the arrows to send his message he is overcome with love for David and therefore risks his life to see David and embrace him one last time. Yonatan's plan was not to see David, only to send him this secret message however Yonatan could not contain himself and had to see his best friend one last time.
Radak (to vv. 20 and 36) and Ralbag (to v. 37) seem to take a bit of a different tack than the answer given by morah hochman. They say that indeed Yonasan at first figured that he won't be able to speak with David in person because there might be people around, and therefore he'd have to use the signals. Once he saw (after he was done with those) that indeed no one else had come besides him and his servant, then he changed plans and sent his servant home, at which point David realized that the coast was clear and came out to see Yonasan.


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Girl wants to get more black dogs adopted
|Melissa Houston, communications specialist at the Kansas Humane Society, shows off a black labrador who will be free for adoption in Wichita, Kansas. All black cats and dogs were free on Black Friday. All other animals were 25 percent off. (Jaime Green/Wichita Eagle/MCT)
The 12-year-old Wichita, Kan., girl, a seventh-grader at Mayberry Middle School, recently launched the Black Dog Club, an effort to raise awareness about a bias against black animals that often keeps them in shelters longer than their lighter-colored counterparts.
"Black dogs are overlooked because they're not unique enough. You can't see their faces very well," said Madison, who volunteers at the Kansas Humane Society.
"When I learned about it, I was shocked. I wanted to do something to help."
On retail's Black Friday last November Madison helped the Humane Society host the Black Dog Adoption Drive, an event geared toward getting more black animals out of shelters and into loving homes. The Humane Society waived adoption fees for all black animals.
Madison encourages visitors to join the Black Dog Club, which she launched last month as her Girl Scout Silver Award project.
Madison's effort has "really kind of taken off," said Jennifer Campbell, spokeswoman for the Kansas Humane Society.
"People understand the club and are quite charmed by Madison and her dedication to what we do."
Campbell said a bias against black dogs, sometimes called Black Dog Syndrome, is noticeable at the Wichita shelter - and elsewhere. Black dogs' facial expressions are harder to see and to photograph, so "they don't grab your eye as quickly as brighter-colored animals," she said.
Most telling, she said, is how patrons seeing a litter of puppies often opt for the lighter-colored ones.
Since launching her club, Madison has raised about $1,300 for the Kansas Humane Society — funds that help pay for veterinary services and other needs for shelter animals.
"Really," she said, "I just hope we save a whole lot of animals' lives."
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Building the Monster Hot Rod 1 Crate CamaroWritten by on April 26, 2006 Contributors: Glen Grissom, CARS We Follow the CARS Team and Show Just a Few of the One Million and Six Steps in Building a Camaro From Scratch.
If you thought staring at the mass of parts that comes with a Cobra kit car was daunting, you ain't seen nothing like the jumble of big and little stuff required to build a complete '69 Camaro from scratch. And as for what to do first . . . oh man, where do you start? Such was the task taken on by Jim Barber and his A-list group of folks at Classic Auto Restoration Service (CARS) in Mooresville, North carolina.
Barber is a subcontractor to Dynacorn Classic Bodies, and he takes all the new sheetmetal and assembles it into a complete shell of a '69 Camaro convertible. His shop also offers an award-winning musclecar restoration. When news of the all-new Camaro bodies broke, we of course jumped on it and got Barber to provide HOT ROD with the exclusive, and we showed the very first of the all-new Camaro bodies on the cover of the October '04 issue. It was a huge hit with the readers and the entire automotive aftermarket.
As we talked to Barber about the bodies, it seemed like a natural to work together to build a complete car, so we inked a deal wherein CARS would build a complete turnkey car to our specs as a prototype and then license the ability to build and sell another 68 of them (for a total of 69) under the HOT ROD 1 nameplate. The cost ranges from $65,000 to $90,000, depending on options, and as of press time, Barber reports that he's already taken deposits for two.Our car, in its Rally Green splendor, was the first assembled prototype car but not actually the very first all-new body. What you saw on HOT ROD's cover last year was job number 1. Our car was built from the second body and represents a huge amount of developmental man-hours by the CARS crew. As they spent the better part of a year building this car, they learned a lot about both the qualities and the shortcomings of the bodies, as well as how factory, reproduction, and aftermarket performance parts work in conjunction with the base shell. As HOT ROD 1 came together, they learned what fit and what didn't and prototyped manufacturing and assembly procedures now implemented in every body and car built.
For instance, the optional Detroit Speed minitub kit requires a lot of cutting on the stock floorpan and wheelwells. Barber says it took his crew a solid 40 hours to do it to our car, but they have since trimmed that time down significantly with a laser-guided cutter and the pure experience of doing it once already. Another example is the firewall. Since the bodies are ultimately meant to be used as reproduction replacements for crashed or rusted-out originals, the firewall came with the heater-box hole cut, but CARS wanted HOT ROD 1 to have a smooth firewall, so they filled it in. With that realization, they have increased the number of firewall stampings and you can get a body with one of three different firewall treatments: filled in, stock heater hole, and stock air-conditioning hole.
As with anything, once you've done the job once, the experience means subsequent efforts don't take nearly as long, and the more times you've done it, the less time it takes. Barber says, "When I first started building the bodies it took us 160 man-hours, but with experience and by changing fixtures, we whittled that down to 110, and now we have it down to about 60 hours. The goal is to get it down to 38."
That's just for the bare body kits; HOT ROD 1 took significantly longer. "We have 874 man-hours in assembling the car," says Barber. "But a lot of that was because we were learning stuff about the minitubs and the firewall, and just the fact that this was the first complete car we'd done this way. Plus we documented every step of the process. I figure we can cut that time in half for the rest of the cars."
The design of the HOT ROD car came from a rendering by Steve Stanford with heavy input from Editor-in-Chief David Freiburger, and the CARS crew went to great efforts to stay as true to the design as possible. That presented a few problems, as Stanford had included a few subtle custom touches that would require quite a bit of work. The biggest hurdle initially appeared to be the custom driving lights in place of the factory front turn signals. "Stanford's drawing had callouts for these lights, and they were a combination of driving lights, parking lights, and turn signals. I had no idea how we were going to pull that off," Barber says. But it's funny how things seem to work out. As he was talking to Mark Vogt at Classic Industries (the supplier of most of the factory reproduction parts for the car), he mentioned the problems with the turn signals. Vogt said that a guy had just come to him a few days earlier pitching him on selling some lights just like Barber described. He sent the demo pieces to CARS, and they fit the bill perfectly. The lights are from Morris Classic Concepts, and they incorporate all three functions in one light. Problem solved. Barber says, "Those lights had me stumped until Mark Vogt and I got together. If he hadn't come up with those we couldn't have done it."
A few of Stanford's other custom tweaks included making the fake factory side vents functional, installing C5 Corvette marker lights, and altering the front and rear spoilers. All of that was pretty routine custom bodywork that the CARS guys are used to, and all of the remaining 68 HOT ROD cars will have the same customization.
As is often the case with a project car with a purpose, the biggest hurdle of the entire ordeal was the deadline. The debut of the Dynacorn/CARS bodies was to take place at the '04 SEMA Show, and the car had to be finished in time to get shipped across the country from North Carolina to Las Vegas and displayed in the show. Ideally, it would be running. But with the deadline a week and a half away, the car was still a long cry from being done, so the CARS crew pulled a double-throwdown thrashfest to finish it. The Budnik wheels represented a bit of a setback. They were a new style called Hammer created for the car, with the valve stems mounted inside the rim so as to be invisible. Only after they were mounted was it discovered that the valve stems hit the Stainless Steel Brakes calipers, so they had to be sent back to California and re-machined then reshipped to North Carolina for installation. That was mere days before the car had to go in the trailer bound for Vegas.
But as we were loading the HOT ROD Spl. Bonneville Camaro into the banquet hall on the Monday of SEMA, here came the green Camaro up the loading ramp. The guys had done it and could finally sit back, have a beer, and watch the crowd ogle the first all-new '69 Camaro in nearly four decades.
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Every assembled body is checked for fitment by installing both OE and reproduction trunklids and doors. The factory tolerance for gaps in 1969 was between 0.230 and 0.290 inch, and CARS tries to hold to a tolerance of no more than 0.125 inch on the new bodies. Every body is checked and photographed, and the information is kept according to its serial number.HOT ROD 1 was built before all the fixtures and tooling were finalized, so there were some minor fitment issues. With the deadline looming and the desire to have a show-quality car, CARS did some serious work to make the gaps perfect, such as on the doors as shown here. Subsequent bodies don't need this work.Here's an example of the learning curve. The Detroit Speed minitub kit was prototyped on a Camaro coupe, but when CARS installed it in the convertible shell then installed the top mechanism, they realized that the coupe and convertible wheelhouses are slightly different. The convertible tub is dimpled to clear the top frame when it's lowered. The wheelhouse modification is now a part of every body.Visible here is the Detroit Speed upper shock mount (arrow) that requires trimming of the backseat support. You can order a body with the Detroit Speed modifications already in place, and Barber says that's how most people are buying them.A realization while building HOT ROD 1 was that there will probably be demand for three different types of firewalls: a smooth one like on this car, and versions for factory heater and air-conditioning setups. CARS calls the filled firewall the "Hot Rod Firewall."(above and right) Classic Industries supplied most of the hardware for the car, including all-new door and window setups. It's so much nicer to work on brand-new sheetmetal than 35-year-old rusty stuff.
HOT ROD 1 is a stick car with a Keisler trans, so Classic Industries supplied the pedal assembly, which was mated to the Detroit Speed hydraulic-clutch setup.Because of the time crunch involved in getting the car done for SEMA, while Detroit Speed was doing its modifications to the factory Camaro subframe, CARS used another crusty subframe from a donor car to line up all the sheetmetal.There was a bet going between Barber and Bill Martens at GM Performance Parts as to whether or not the CARS crew could get the ZL1 and its tall Ram Jet EFI intake under a stock steel cowl-induction hood. The engine and a dummy automatic were slipped into the crusty subframe and all the front sheetmetal was hung to see if the hood would hit.(above, left and right) CARS modified the hood to clear the engine, and it looks factory. There's a lot of hours in this little modification, however, so if you want a hood done the same way it'll cost you.
The entire car was "dry built," meaning that it was completely assembled to get everything to fit and work properly, then blown apart for paint and detail.CARS did all its bodywork and paint in-house. The main advantage to the Dynacorn body is that it's all-new steel with no rust or damage, but even a brand-new body requires some block-sanding, priming, straightening, and panel alignment before paint. Barber says, "You're still dealing with reproduction parts. I don't want to give anyone the idea that it just bolts together and voila, it's done."(above and next two photos) It's hard to improve on the lines of a '69 Camaro, so a controversial styling element (meaning that people either love it or hate it) of HOT ROD 1 is the functional quarter-panel scoops. CARS cut the new quarters then shaped a metal insert. What do you think?(above and next three photos) Another custom touch that we weren't sure would look right was adding C5 marker lights. They turned out surprisingly good looking. Shown are the major steps CARS did to graft stock Corvette marker lights to the Camaro's front and rear fenders.
The underside of the car is as clean as the topside. You can also see here how the front subframe is permanently tied to the rest of the car with the Detroit Speed subframe connectors.The goal from the outset was to use as many factory-style reproduction parts as possible, so even though Detroit Speed makes an intermittent wiper motor that frees up some room under the hood, CARS used this stock-style '69 Camaro wiper motor. It barely clears the big-block's valve covers.The Detroit Speed steel dash insert is a bolt-in to a '69 Camaro dash. CARS loaded it with Auto Meter gauges.It took the full resources of the CARS team to get the car done in time for SEMA. Here's the crew seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
Though they are available now from Dynacorn, when our car went together there were no existing reproduction seat frames, so these well-used ones were restored and recovered.The interior as penned by Stanford used '57 Chevy-style "cobblestone" upholstery, which is only available from SMS in Oregon. The first set of threads (which were shown at SEMA) were black and white because that's all that was available, but they were eventually changed to match the green and white of the Stanford drawing.Kee Auto Top in Charlotte, North Carolina, supplied the bright white fabric for the convertible top. Factory white tops are more of an ivory color, which would have looked goofy with the wide white hood stripes.Barber says the most difficult part of the whole car was something that never even made the final product-the name of the car painted on the taillight panel. Several different tries resulted in leaking stencils as shown here. When the guys finally got it right just before SEMA, word came down that GM wouldn't allow them to call it a Camaro. So with it finally looking good, they had to sand it off and just paint it white. Frustrating.


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Jose Gonzalez and Tinariwen live this week
Tuareg soul rebels Tinariwen take to the stage fresh from winning the
2012 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Joining them onstage and
following with his only set in the UK this year will be acoustic
singer-songwriter Jose Gonzalez.
Critically acclaimed the world over, Tinariwen draws from an astonishingly broad palette of African styles – Tuareg melodies, Berber singers, Algerian and Egyptian pop and Malian guitar. They also take the best elements of what western music that managed to make its way through to the Sahara.
Meanwhile, Jose Gonzalez's intimate style, haunting melodies and uncompromising style will provide perfect counterpoint to Tinariwen's grooves.
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This was part of a homework problem from J.B. Conway's complex analysis text which I was assigned long ago but didn't get. A few years later I was a TA for a course where the problem was assigned. I still didn't know how to solve it, nor did any of my students. If you can give me a simple answer, my gratefulness will far outweigh my embarrassment.
Define $f(z)=z\sin(\frac{1}{z})$ on the punctured plane. What is the image under $f$ of a (small) punctured disk at the origin?
- The corresponding problem for $\sin(\frac{1}{z})$ is straightforward to solve using the definition of $\sin$ in terms of exponentials, the fact that $\exp$ is onto the punctured plane, and periodicity. The answer in this case is the whole plane.
- The corresponding problem for $z\cos(\frac{1}{z})$ is straightforward to solve using Picard's theorem, because the oddness of the function implies that 0 is the only possible excluded point, and it is easy to see that 0 is in the image by taking reciprocals of large zeros of $\cos$. Thus the answer in this case is also the whole plane. (The same argument could be applied to the previous remark, but there no big theorems are needed. Perhaps Picard's theorem isn't needed here either.)
- Another part of the problem I couldn't solve generalizes this, taking $z^n\sin(\frac{1}{z})$ when $n$ is a positive integer. When $n$ is even, there is no problem, because the argument from the previous remark applies. But I don't know how to solve it when $n$ is odd.
- By Picard's theorem, there is at most one point missing. I would be surprised if there is a point missing, but I have no argument to back up this expectation.
- Although an elementary argument would be nice, I do not care whether the argument is "appropriate" for what is covered up to that point in the text. This is pure curiosity.


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H33rsay: There's a new Transformers game coming to consoles in 2014Written by: / / 2 Comments
H33rsay is El33tonline's round-up of game industry rumours and speculation where we have looks at unconfirmed and unannounced pieces of news emerging from anonymous tipsters, information leaks and generally dubious sources. It may not all be true, but it's still fun to talk about!
The last full console release to bear the name of the Transformers was way back in 2012 with Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, but with a new movie on the horizon here in 2014 and a free-to-play browser-based game in the works, Transformers Universe, there may just be another title in development at Activision for release this year.
According to a listing on Amazon UK (now removed), something called 'Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark' is heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U and 3DS this year, and was described thus:
"The next instalment in the incredible Transformers gaming franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is an exciting action game that is perfect for veteran fans and newcomers."
With the release of the latest Transformers film this year, it would be difficult to imagine that a rights holder such as Activision wouldn't take the opportunity to release a game to accompany the film, so we fully expect to hear more about this title later this year.
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I am having difficulty solve this problem in my homework:
(In my notation, $[x;y]$ represents a matrix of 2 rows, 1 column)
Let $\mathbf{x}=[x_1;x_2]$, $v_1$=[−3;5] and $v_2=[7;−2]$ and let $T\colon\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}^2$ be a linear transformation that maps $\mathbf{x}$ into $x_1v_1+x_2v_2$. Find a matrix $A$ such that $T(\mathbf{x})$ is $A\mathbf{x}$ for each $\mathbf{x}$.
I am pretty clueless. So I assume that I start off with the following:
$x_1v_1 + x_2v_2 = x_1[−3;5] + x_2[7;−2]$
But I do not know what to do from here, or if this is even the correct start!


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Primeval Trees for A Modern Yard
Published: Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 11:06 p.m.
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The expression "living fossil" is often used to describe animals such as species of coelacanth fish and the tuatara, a lizard-like reptile, because they've remained unchanged for hundreds of millions of years. But the plant kingdom also has its share of living fossils, like cycads and the gingko tree. And then there are the Araucarias — primitive and bizarrely beautiful trees that grow to perfection here in Central Florida.
The 41 species of Araucariaceae are members of an incredibly ancient family of cone-bearing plants. By far the most familiar Araucaria in Central Florida is Norfolk Island pine (A. heterophylla), native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. And though this handsome tree can grow 100 feet tall in the landscape, it's also a common and durable houseplant.
More compelling, however, are other Araucaria species such as the monkey puzzle (A. araucana), a Chilean evergreen that can grow 130 feet tall, develop a trunk 7 feet in diameter, bear 15-pound cones and live for 500 years. This botanical oddity features stout, symmetrically distributed branches festooned with ropey branchlets bristling with ferocious leaves that have sharp edges and tips. And that why it's called monkey puzzle tree: Only a desperate monkey would attempt to climb one.
Slow growing at first, monkey puzzle trees — which are surprisingly hardy — can be cultivated in containers for several years or simply installed in the landscape. Full sun is best for dense, symmetrical growth, but they endure heavy shade.
Equally intriguing for fanciers of unusual plants is the bunya-bunya (A. bidwillii) from Australia. Evergreen and up to 130 feet tall, the bunya-bunya (from an aboriginal name) is a cold hardy and adaptable tree that can be used as a houseplant because of its tolerance for low light. Despite their height, Araucaria species can be cultivated in small gardens because of their upright growth and narrow crowns.
As with the monkey puzzle, everything about the bunya-bunya seems super-sized. In addition to its imposing stature, the bunya-bunya's weighty cones are 9 inches long and 8 inches in diameter. Even this tree's lifespan of 1,000 years boggles the mind. Only in the matter of armament — its foliage is relatively soft — does bunya-bunya run second to monkey puzzle. And that might be a good thing.
[ Charles Reynolds, a Winter Haven resident, has an associate's degree in horticulture and is a member of the Garden Writers' Association. ]
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$10 Target gift card with $50 purchase
Our Friends and Fans offer is back! Spend $50 and get a $10 GiftCard. Quantities limited.
Expires December 8, 2012 Follow link to print coupon. Limited quantities available. Limit 1 Friends and Fans coupon per guest and transaction. Valid in store only. Offer not valid on previous purchases
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Cool. Thanks!
Awesome. Thanks op!
Woo, thanks!
Yeaayy Target!
Curses, where was this yesterday!
great coupon, but hate the dreaded coupon printer
Can you purchase a $50 gift card and get the $10 card?
Argh, won't be installing an .exe to print this coupon.
@woottj: "Gift cards and tax will not be included in determining purchase total" says the coupon.
@splashx: Seriously. Spent $45 yesterday at Target.
Went today and made 3 transactions and got $30 in gift cards!!! I printed 3 coupons they take the one you use so you have to have as many as the transactions your are going to make!
Wonder if I can combine this w/ the $5 off of $50 coupon I have?
I installed the .exe, but it still won't print my coupons. Win7 Firefox.
The coupons are not uniquely numbered. Would it be against woot!'s rules to simply post a copy of the coupon?
@roy33sakic: it might be considered a duplicate deal, but i don't know. you could post a direct link to the coupon in here.
Coupon printer = COMPLETE FAIL. What an utter turd.
YMMV of course, but last year I used two of these to buy 10 $10 certs and the clerk didn't even look twice (backup xmas presents).
@kovo: Try printing from an administrator account. Sometimes even "run as administrator" isn't good enough. Win 7 is goofy like that
@psumek - This depends on how the computer is programmed to accept them. When I used to work at target, it was usually a 50/50 shot, either the computer accepted it, or it said no (the cashier doesn't have much control over that). The biggest thing is that if you want to use both, make sure the total is at least $55. The reason is that if the $5 off coupon is run first and you are at $50 even, when they run the $10 giftcard one, the register will identify the total as $45, and will refuse to accept.
Anyways, not bad, if you had some shopping to do at target.
Install your coupon printer on a Virtual Machine, then wipe it!
IMGUR+ PDF of coupon=win?
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@kovo: I had the same problem using Win7. The coupon printer works even worse than the rest of the junk at Target. I wish I never tried to install this software!
Wasn't too bad to sort out. Didn't print on Firefox, went back to Control Panel set default printer to the one I'm using again, tried Firefox again...didn't work. Opened up Internet Explorer, tried there and printed just fine. (Windows 7)
@ozzie2191: just had a chance to go to Target today. The machine refused to accept the coupon. A message said "return coupon to customer - no eligible items". The register person called someone to help her override it, who then pointed out it cannot be used on cards.
So...at least around me it does not work.


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Oktavilla April 19th, 2011
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We've started working on a new app with Ebba Berggren. It will make it really smooth for people who run small businesses in Sweden to keep track of their invoices, incomes and expenses. And what you owe to Skatteverket (the Swedish IRS).Read Moola
Responsive Web Design December 10th, 2010
It's exciting times to design for the web. All the good stuff in HTML5 and CSS3 have become more applicable in both client work and even more in our own projects. Since A List Apart published Responsive Web Design by Ethan Marcotte a couple of months back we've started to make sites a bit more responsive. (Try resizing the browser window on this site.)Read Responsive Web Design
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We're working on a service for on-the-fly image resizing, cropping and hosting with a REST API. We promptly named it Resizor. I mean, what else could we call it?Read Introducing: Resizor
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We have created a webapp for sharing collections of Android-apps. It's called Mash-App.com and was made with Jung for Sony Ericsson.Read Mash-App.com
Introducing PortfolioDeck May 18th, 2010
This has been a long time coming. Today, we're very excited to announce our first product: PortfolioDeck. PortfolioDeck is a web-based tool that makes it easy to create portfolio sites. Upload your work, organize it and sort with drag-and-drop.Read Introducing PortfolioDeck
Design in progress May 17th, 2010
Designing your own site is hard. We've had our one-page site for a couple of years now with the intention to re-design it for I don't know how long. The Shoemaker's kids and all that.Read Design in progress
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We're looking for a better designer. It's nothing wrong with the one we've got, but he needs help to get better.Read A better designer
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adidas Boston Celtics NBA Draft Snapback Hat
This NBA snapback hat is just what every die-hard fan needs to top off his team gear collection. The contrasting flat bill hat is simple with a bold team name on the front. Wear the adjustable NBA hat when you cheer on your favorite team!


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More than 200 people spent Saturday sprucing up Warriors Path State Park in honor of Earth Day.
'Friends of the State Park' partnered with 20 different organizations for 'A Day of Service'. The tradition began four years ago.
We're told it's through the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints.
Organizers say they crossed plenty of projects off the list Saturday.
"You name it, we've been working since this morning. We scrubbed down the bridges, we've picked up trash out of the creek it's earth day an it's all about maintaining it and taking care of this special place," says Mary Steadman.
We've learned there were over one-thousand people volunteering for projects all across the Tri-Cities Saturday.
Volunteers clean up Warriors Path State Park
More than 200 people spent Saturday sprucing up Warriors Path State Park in honor of Earth Day.
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I would like to implement this new IAB Ad units for OpenX? Would you be able to help us out.
a) New IAB Ad Unit - Sidekick ad format for OpenX. Expandable format that launches from IAB standard ad, pushing page content leftward, revealing large, functional canvas.
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f) New IAB Ad Unit - Portrait ad format for OpenX. 300×1050 canvas format with state-of-the-art plug and play functionality.
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