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Mopar Suspension Upgrade - Burnouts Are Cool, But Traction Is The Action!Written by on May 1, 2008 Quick Tech
As Mopar drivers, we know how much fun it is to incinerate the rear tires while doing a pavement-destroying burnout. Burnouts are a fun way to demonstrate power and attract attention, as long as your friendly law enforcement officer isn't watching. a pre-launch burnout is mandatory for optimum traction if your car is on the dragstrip and equipped with slicks. As fun as burnouts can be, however, it's no fun to be left at the line or at a stoplight, spinning your wheels while the driver in the other lane hooks up and shows you his or her taillights. In this month's Quick Tech segment, we'll show you some high-- and low-tech ways to improve traction.
Where the Power Meets the PavementNo matter how much power your engine makes, you'll still be left on the starting line if your car won't hook up and get that power to the pavement. So whether you're racing or street driving, tires are an important consideration when trying to optimize traction. The basic rule of thumb is simple: bigger tires made of softer compound rubber simply work better. So our first recommendation is to put as big a tire as you can safely fit under the rear of your car. We're not saying you should hack your fenders out with a Sawz-All, just install the largest tire you can reasonably fit under your car for the best chance at traction.
Having a big tire with a large contact patch is great, but equally as important is the rubber compound the tire is made from. Softer compound tires will generally hook up better and respond better to being heated up by doing a burnout. If you're an all-out racer, super-soft drag slicks will provide great traction, but in a street car you generally need to compromise between tire life, traction, and drivability. Soft compound tires will wear out quicker, needing to be replaced more often, so only install super-soft drag-radial-style tires if you're willing to replace them every couple thousand miles.
Springs, Shocks, and Torsion BarsAxle wind-up is one of the biggest contributing factors to poor traction, and can be caused by weak, old suspension components, or a suspension that was never designed to handle the power that modern Mopar engines are capable of. Luckily, there are many sources that can supply new springs, shocks, torsion bars, and other suspension components to replace the weak factory stuff. Mopar's Super-Stock leaf springs are a great way to stiffen up the rear of the car, preventing axle wind-up and improving traction, and we consider an adjustable pinion snubber mandatory on a performance Mopar with leaf springs. Adjustable shocks will also allow you to tune the compression and extension times, keeping the tires planted to the pavement for optimum grip.
Up front, torsion bars with less spring load and shocks that extend easily will allow the front of the car to rise during the launch, transferring weight to the rear wheels to help traction. Be careful, however, as drag racing shocks and weaker torsion bars will compromise your car's cornering ability. Again, you need to decide how much you're willing to compromise handling for improved starting line traction.
While four-link or ladder-bar suspensions are probably the best way to get a Mopar hooking up, most of our cars are equipped with a leaf-spring rear suspension. There are kits to eliminate the factory springs, or to add a bar between the axle tubes and the front spring mount, but unless you're making serious power, simply attaining the proper geometry can help you achieve great traction with the parts you have. A leaf-spring car should have six to eight degrees of positive pinion angle to plant the tires firmly during a hard launch, and pinion angle is easily corrected with shims between the axle tubes and the springs. Additionally, a four-wheel alignment will ensure the car is tracking properly.
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As Mopar owners, we're fortunately able to fit some pretty big meats under our rear fenders. While the tire's compound does greatly affect traction, size also matters. Bigger rear tires mean a bigger contact patch, or more area of tire actually touching the pavement for traction.Making power is great, but if you're still being left on the starting line in a cloud of tire smoke, you may need to improve your traction. Follow along as we give you some proven traction-improving tips for your leaf-spring-equipped Mopar.Optimal traction requires a proper chassis setup and the right combination of parts. while your car may not require slicks, the right tires are a good place to start when trying to achieve the best grip.Worn out suspension components won't help any with traction, and parts designed for a Slant-Six or 318 car won't work if you've dropped a big-block in your car. Simply bolting in the right components can greatly improve your chances of hooking up.High-quality adjustable shocks-such as the Strange units shown here-allow the car's front to lift easily, transferring weight to the rear tires, and also allow different compression and extension adjustments in the rear, keeping the tires firmly planted to the pavement.An adjustable pinion snubber is great for preventing axle wind-up. Set the snubber to barely contact the car's floor with weight on the wheels in race applications; allow about an inch of space between the snubber and the floor in street applications.The geometry of the car's chassis, including front and rear tracking, alignment, and pinion angle, must all be proper for the suspension to work correctly.While launches like this require a high-tech, four-link suspension, following the steps outlined in this month's Quick Tech will definitely improve the starting line performance of your leaf-spring-equipped Mopar.


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An on-the-ball workout
It's similar to standard weights, but with the medicine ball you only need one in order to get in a full workout. If you're a fitness newbie, start with a 4-pounder (sold at most sports stores). Advanced fitness junkies may choose to use a 20-pound ball.
Dr. Rick Kattouf, author of "Forever Fit," is a triathlon and conditioning coach based in South Carolina. Below, he shares his favorite medicine ball exercises. Do each exercise 10 times. Gradually work up to doing each one 25 times.
Beginning in a standing position, hold the medicine ball at chest level. Squat, trying to drop your buttocks as low as possible, keeping your heels on the ground. Then, stand up and raise the medicine ball directly over your heat. Bring the medicine ball back to your chest and repeat.
Muscles worked: Quadriceps, glutes, triceps and shoulders.
Stand and hold the medicine ball at chest level. Squat as low as possible while keeping your heels on the ground. Jump off the ground as high as you can. When you land, you want to immediately drop back into the squat position. This is designed to be a very fast-paced, rapid-fire exercise.
Muscles worked: Quadriceps and glutes.
In a standing position, lift the medicine ball above your head, keeping your arms extended. Bend forward from your waist as if you are trying to touch your toes. As you bend forward, keep your arms extended while holding the medicine ball and bringing the ball toward your feet. Keep your knees slightly bent the entire time. When the ball hits your feet or the floor, return to your original standing position, maintaining the full extension of your arms overhead.
Muscles worked: Hamstrings and shoulders.
Lying on a mat or a rug on your back, knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hold the medicine ball on your chest. Perform a sit-up. As you get toward the top of your sit-up position, extend the medicine ball in front of you. Then, bring the ball back toward your chest and lower your upper body down to the starting position.
Muscles worked: Abdominals, pectorals, triceps and shoulders.
Begin in a standing position, holding the medicine ball at chest level. Squat down, drawing your buttocks as low as possible while keeping your heels on the ground. Then, in a very fast and powerful motion, drive your body back up, jumping as high as possible while simultaneously turning 180 degrees in midair. When you land, you will be facing the opposite direction. Now, take a deep breath and prepare to go into your next repetition, holding the medicine ball at your chest the entire time.
Muscles worked: Quadriceps and glutes.
Hold the medicine ball at chest level while standing, then slowly squat down, trying to drop your buttocks as low as possible while keeping your heels on the ground. Then, while standing back up, extend your arms overhead as if you are doing a shoulder press. But instead, toss the medicine ball up in the air. When you catch the ball, in one seamless movement, immediately return into a squat position. This is another fast-paced, rapid-fire exercise.
Muscles worked: Glutes, shoulders and triceps.
Begin in a pushup position, keeping your knees on the ground if necessary. Place your hands shoulder-width apart, with your left palm on the ground and your right palm on the medicine ball. Your hands are now in a staggered position, and you have to steady your body. Then, perform a pushup. When you come back up and fully extend your elbows, you will then bring your left hand onto the medicine ball and move your right hand onto the ground, arms extended at this time. Perform another pushup, alternate arms and repeat.
Muscles worked: Pectorals, shoulders, triceps and abdominals.
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5 Insane Cases of Imposters Passing for World Leaders
Looking like a famous actor or musician means you can probably make a decent living doing impressions, making special appearances or doing porn. Looking like a world leader, though, means you might end up helping win a war, being hunted by foreign governments or ... doing porn.
We're not kidding. All of that happened to the following people, including the porn, whether they liked it or not ...
#5. Fake British Officer Helps Win the Battle of Normandy
Via Wikipedia
Here's how one random dude who happened to look like a British military commander wound up in one of the most epic Nazi-fooling plans ever created.
Gen. Bernard Montgomery was the badass British Army officer responsible for planning the D-Day invasion of Normandy, and thus the intro for every World War II video game ever made. His middle name was literally "Law." On the other hand, M.E. Clifton James (middle name literally "Clifton") was an Australian actor with a slight drinking problem ... who happened to look exactly like Montgomery. British intelligence noticed this, and got an idea.
Via 67notout.com
Left: Gen. Montgomery. Right: His drunken Aussie doppelganger.
It all began when James volunteered for the British Army as an entertainer -- the army was so impressed by his talents that they assigned him to the Pay Corps instead (the guys in charge of paying soldiers). The Aussie, however, was eager to contribute his acting abilities to the war effort, so he signed up for the Pay Corps Drama and Variety Group. It was there that he began performing his impression of Montgomery, which was apparently the highlight of the show.
James' resemblance to Montgomery got him the attention of MI5, who saw in him the perfect opportunity to troll some Nazis. James was flown to London and given the mission to pass himself off as Montgomery in other countries to make the Germans think the Allied invasion would be coming from Southern France, not Normandy. In order to immerse himself in the role, James followed Montgomery for a while, stopped smoking and drinking (the general was abstinent) and even started using a prosthetic finger, since Montgomery had lost a finger on his right hand in World War I.
Via Probertencyclopedia.com
No, we don't know if it was the middle one. But we think it's pretty safe to just assume that.
With his training complete, James was sent to Gibraltar in Winston Churchill's private plane and began attending parties as Montgomery, running off his mouth about made-up plans in the general proximity of known Nazi spies.
In his book I Was Monty's Double, James claimed that the German high command even planned to assassinate him at one point, believing he was Montgomery, but Hitler himself vetoed the plan until they could learn what he was up to. James then traveled to North Africa, where his mission was to walk around with a real general and point across the Mediterranean while whispering to each other and giggling.
The Nazi spies completely bought the ruse, causing their superiors to shift the armies from the north to the south, clearing the way for Normandy.
"Alright, but next war we have to base our military strategy off of something besides drunken gossip."
James spent the weeks leading up to D-Day hiding in Cairo and presumably opening tabs under Montgomery's name in every Egyptian bar. And then, as recognition for his invaluable service, James was unceremoniously sent back to his crappy Pay Corps job, having to lie to everyone about where he spent the past five weeks. Once the war was over, though, he finally managed to snatch a couple of movie roles -- "Himself" and "General Montgomery" in the 1958 film adaptation of his book.
#4. Latif Yahia Gets Shot 26 Times for Looking Like Saddam Hussein's Son
Going to school with a kid who looks exactly like you can cause a lot of inconveniences, like being punished for shit you didn't do, getting ass kickings meant for someone else ... or, you know, being targeted for assassination by the U.S. military and asked by your employer to shoot a guy in the head. Just ask Latif Yahia, a former school mate of Saddam Hussein's son Uday who ended up becoming his unwitting body double.
Via Editinternational.com
That's the double on the right, looking like Uday. And that's Uday on the left, looking like Freddie Mercury.
According to Yahia, in 1988 he was serving his obligatory stint in Iraq's military when his old pal Uday offered him a job as his "fiday," which roughly translates to "similar-looking person who gets shot at instead of me." Yahia initially refused the generous offer, but a week of solitary confinement and nasty threats against his sisters led him to reconsider.
Over the next four years, Yahia claims he was shot 26 times, stabbed a whole bunch more and nearly killed by U.S. forces during Desert Storm. Another attempt on Yahia actually earned Uday a medal.
Via Editinternational.com
The famous Iraqi Douche medal.
However, being deliberately sent to places where they knew Saddam's son would be a target wasn't even the worst part of his job, because at least he got to be away from Uday. Yahia soon found out that Uday was a psychopath by his own right: One time, he murdered his father's chauffeur in the middle of a party, finishing him off with an electric carving knife in front of numerous world leaders. Another time, Yahia claims Uday put a gun in his hand and ordered him to shoot a guy -- Yahia could only react by turning equally crazy and slitting his own wrists in front of him.
And then, when Uday met a girl who happened to like his double more than him, he repaid Yahia for saving his life all those times by shooting at him.
"Sorry, I thought he was me, and I hate that guy."
In late 1991, Yahia escaped Iraq with the help of the CIA and used his knowledge of the Hussein family to help bring down Saddam's regime. When Uday was killed in a gunfight in 2003, Yahia lamented that he never got to have his revenge ... except when he sold his story to Hollywood for millions, that is.
Hollywood is much less concerned with accurate casting than Saddam's Iraq.
Another double of a Hussein family member was also involved in the film industry, but in a completely different way ...
#3. Saddam Hussein Look-alike Is (Almost) Forced into Porn
Mohamed Bishr knew that looking like Saddam Hussein had its drawbacks: Even after Hussein died, he still got weird looks in the street and was constantly asked to sign South Park and Hot Shots DVDs (or at least that's what we would have done). What he, or anyone else, never could have seen coming was that someone would try to force him to act in a porn movie recreating Saddam's sex life.
Via Se.pl
One where he's having sex with Saddam himself? We'd buy that.
Saddam reportedly had several official body doubles, but Bishr wasn't one of them -- he was just an Egyptian dude with a similar bone structure and an irrational attachment to his beard. According to Bishr's sons, when Saddam was in hiding, Bishr was even attacked by people who wanted to turn him in and collect the reward. That was probably the most bizarre thing that had happened to Bishr ... until 2011, when he was approached by three Iraqi men in black suits and offered $333,000 to star in a porno. This was either a plan to sell the tape to the media pretending it was real, or a misguided attempt to revive the "Saddam Sex Party" series after the star's untimely death.
Via Usecmagazine
"Don't mind me. Just warmin' up my fuck face."
Bishr said no to the offer, but this didn't deter the dedicated would-be film producers. Instead of hiring an actual porn actor and simply sticking a beard on him, a few days later they ambushed Bishr while he was going into a coffee shop and threw him into a van. Bishr says he heard the men arguing about something, possibly the details of the plot, before throwing him out of the moving van and speeding off.
Via Ahram.org
We don't know if we should fear or admire him for still having that beard.
The weirdest part, though? The U.S. military had the same insane idea. Before taking down Saddam in 2003, the CIA considered creating grainy footage of the dictator having sex with a boy to embarrass him. While the plan didn't get very far, the CIA porn-making division did manage to produce at least two films before being shut down: One was a tape of Osama bin Laden drunkenly bragging about how many boys he has bedded, and the other one ...


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I decided to scroll through Facebook Saturday and saw that a high school friend, someone I ran track and played basketball with, died last month after a two-week battle with pancreatic cancer.
Two weeks.
That came on the heels of a childhood friend who had passed away.
I know, being 52, those things happen, but sometimes we stride through life forgetting a lot of things.
The main one, of course, is just how precious life is.
We go through life trying to do our best.
We forget that the head coach we want gone has a wife and family.
We forget that what we openly whine about can be heard loud and clear by the quarterback's mother.
We forget that kids have a life that is infinitely harder that ours years and years ago.
We forget that we have no concept what someone else is going through.
We forget that kids learn a lot of things, and not all of them are good.
We forget that kids learn from kids, too.
We forget that leaders do not always lead people to do good things.
We just forget.
Males forget too often about the females in their lives.
We make too many excuses, mostly the same ones, why we won't help our future generations.
We make too many excuses in general.
Today, there are at least a dozen cases throughout the nation where high school districts are lowering GPA minimum requirements for athletes to be eligible to compete.
Twelve states and the District of Columbia impose GPA minimums for high school athletes.
The NCAA plans to raise minimum GPA in college athletes to 2.3.
In general, I believe a student's GPA is better in season than out of season.
Athletics is probably the most positive tool to keep students on their toes academically.
Since approximately 97 percent of all high school athletes do not continue their athletic careers in college, academics is of utmost importance.
And, a portion of the 3 percent who continue their athletic careers in college, do not finish their college careers in that sport, or in that same college.
"My practices aren't designed for your enjoyment," coach Norman Dale in "Hoosiers."
"You said we're a team. One person struggles, we all struggle. One person triumphs, we all triumph," Jason Lyle in "Coach Carter."
"You'll play basketball my way. My way is hard," coach Don Haskins in "Glory Road."
"Red line, back. Blue line, back. Far blue line, back. Far red line, back. And you have 45 seconds to do it. Get used to this drill. You'll be doing it a lot. Why? Because the legs feed the wolf, gentlemen. I can't promise you we'll be the best team at Lake Placid next February. But we will be the best conditioned. That I can promise you," coach Herb Brooks in "Miracle on Ice."
"Your attitude is like the aroma of your heart. If your attitude stinks, it means your heart's not right," coach Grant Taylor in "Facing the Giants."
"This is where they fought the battle of Gettysburg. Fifty-thousand men died right here on this field, fighting the same fight that we are still fighting among ourselves today. This green field right here, painted red, bubblin' with the blood of young boys. Smoke and hot lead pouring right through their bodies. Listen to their souls, men. I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family. You listen, and you take a lesson from the dead. If we don't come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed, just like they were. I don't care if you like each other of not, but you will respect each other. And maybe... I don't know, maybe we'll learn to play this game like men," coach Herman Boone in "Remember the Titans."
"Surfing isn't the most important thing in life. Love is. I've had the chance to embrace more people with one arm than I ever could with two," Bethany Hamilton in "Soul Surfer."
"Getting thrown out of baseball was like having part of me amputated. I've heard that old men wake up and scratch itchy legs that been dust for over fifty years. That was me. I'd wake up at night with the smell of the ballpark in my nose, the cool of the grass on my feet ... The thrill of the grass," Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams."
"When you take that field today, you've got to lay that heart on the line, men. From the souls of your feet, with every ounce of blood you've got in your body, lay it on the line until the final whistle blows. And if you do that, if you do that, we cannot lose. We may be behind on the scoreboard at the end of the game but if you play like that we cannot be defeated. Now we came here today to remember six young men and sixty-nine others who will not be on the field with you today, but they will be watching. You can bet your ass that they'll be gritting their teeth with every snap of that football. You understand me? How you play today, from this moment on is how you will be remembered. This is your opportunity to rise from these ashes and grab glory. We are ..." coach Jack Lengyel in "We Are Marshall."
"Courage is a hard thing to figure. You can have courage based on a dumb idea or mistake, but you're not supposed to question adults, or your coach or your teacher, because they make the rules. Maybe they know best, but maybe they don't. It all depends on who you are, where you come from. Didn't at least one of the six hundred guys think about giving up, and joining with the other side? I mean, valley of death that's pretty salty stuff. That's why courage it's tricky. Should you always do what others tell you to do? Sometimes you might not even know why you're doing something. I mean any fool can have courage. But honor, that's the real reason for you either do something or you don't. It's who you are and maybe who you want to be. If you die trying for something important, then you have both honor and courage, and that's pretty good.
"I think that's what the writer was saying, that you should hope for courage and try for honor. And maybe even pray that the people telling you what to do have some, too," Michael Oher in "The Blind Side."
(Mathison, a Weirton resident, is the sports editor of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times and can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com)


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"traurig" and other adjectives get an -es affix after "etwas" (e.g., etwas trauriges)
What are the conditions for this affixation? Does this have anything to do with case?
"traurig" and other adjectives get an -es affix after "etwas" (e.g., etwas trauriges)
What are the conditions for this affixation? Does this have anything to do with case?
First off, the -es ending of an adjective is the indefinite neuter nominative declination, e.g. ein schönes Wochenende, ein rotes Fahrrad, …
There are two more occasions where the -es ending is added to an adjective:
1) The adjective is used as a noun (nominalised/substantiviert) and in the nominative case. Adjectives used as nouns always have the neuter gender. Remember: Nouns must always be capitalised.
In sentence construction, 'etwas+noun' or the noun alone can be a nominative subject or a nominative object, e.g.
a) as a nominative object:
• Er sah etwas Trauriges. — He saw something sad/saddening.
• Zu Mittag aßen sie in der Kantine Geschnetzeltes. – For lunch they had Geschnetzeltes in the cafeteria. (Geschnetzeltes=meat cut into small stripes in a sauce, from adjective 'geschnetzelt' – cut into small stripes; actually, Geschnetzeltes has become a proper noun for this kind of dish.)
b) as a nominative subject:
• Etwas Feuchtes kroch ihr das Bein hinauf. – Something wet slithered its way up her leg (think Slither, the 2006 comedy horror film).
• Hässliches verkauft sich schlecht. – Ugly things don't sell well.
Now, what's the difference between 'etwas Hässliches' and 'Hässliches'? Same as in English: 'something ugly' versus 'ugly things in general'. Etwas/something is an indefinite pronoun here.
2) It's a different thing when 'etwas' is used as an adverb meaning 'a bit / a little / somewhat') to describe the adjective that itself describes a neuter noun in the nominative case:
• Es war ein etwas unangenehmes Erlebnis. – It was a somewhat unpleasant experience.
• Er gab ein etwas trauriges Bild ab. – He made a bit of an awkward impression.
(ein x Bild abgeben = colloquial expression for 'to look / make an impression / to appear' x.)
• Er machte ein etwas trauriges Gesicht. – He made a somewhat sad face.
It's just the usual neuter form of the adjective
Sorry, this was incorrect: it's the "no article" form, not the "indefinite article" form. The difference is only visible in the dative case ("einem traurigen" vs. "etwas traurigem").


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Reviewer: Ryan P. Smith, MD
The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Ultima Vez Modificado: 4 de julio del 2004
Authors: Astsaturov I, et al.
Source: Clinical Cancer Research, 9, 2003, pg 4347
This paper reports on the use of an immunogenic cytokine (interferon- a2b) to attempt to increase the efficacy of a tumor vaccine for melanoma. The results are interesting as the patients who originally responded to the vaccine also responded to the administration of interferon. These were not directly correlated, though the observations are fairly convincing. It is not known, however, if the secondary recall responses will be transient, as they were during the vaccination protocol. It is likely this will be the case, deterring its clinical usefulness. Also, interferon therapy is not pleasant, as patients are usually sick with flu-like symptoms during the entire treatment course. Inducing a more significant tumor response with the original vaccine would likely be more efficacious. However, the immunogenicity evident from the administration of interferon- a2b has definite implications for future study. Namely, the concurrent administration with vaccines themselves and investigations into the mechanism behind the increased quality of T-cells induced by interferon. As is usually the case, pioneering studies such as this create more questions than definite answers.


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A buddy and I have brewed a few batches of beer and they tend to have similar flavors when we're done. Could this be attributed to the water? What are some tests you would recommend doing to ensure the water doesn't cause off-flavors?
It certainly wouldn't hurt to know what's in your water. It might not matter to you as much right now, but once you hone in on your process and begin experimenting with recipes, knowing your water profile will help you fine-tune your mashing (if brewing all-grain) and fermentation processes, and ultimately, your flavors.
Things you'll want to test for include water hardness, pH level, and chlorine, among others. Water hardness and pH will affect your mash, and chlorine will contribute to off-flavors in the beer.
If you have your own well as I do, then you ought to know what's coming from your tap regardless. There are a couple of different tests that you run - the CDC has a lot of good information on how often to test, and what you should be checking for.
That aside, there are some micro-nutrient requirements for good beer, and different levels of water hardness will definitely affect the final flavorings of your brew. I have a few books (currently inaccessible) that have guidelines for water quality, but these are a very good set and correspond to what I recall semi-offhand.
I suspect that @Matt means spring water, not distilled water - it's too pure to make truly good beer, oddly enough.
I can't imagine it would hurt to test your water if you're using it straight from the tap. We generally use cheap 25c a gallon grocery store drinking water and we've had good results.


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Guillain-Barré syndrome is a serious health problem that occurs when the body's defense (immune) system mistakenly attacks part of the nervous system. This leads to nerve inflammation that causes muscle weakness or paralysis and other symptoms.
GBS; Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome; Acute idiopathic polyneuritis; Infectious polyneuritis; Acute inflammatory polyneuropathy; Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; Ascending paralysis
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disorder. With an autoimmune disorder, the body's immune system attacks itself. The exact cause is unknown. GBS can occur at any age. It is most common in people of both sexes between ages 30 and 50.
GBS often follows a minor infection, such as a lung infection or gastrointestinal infection. Most of the time, signs of the infection have disappeared before the symptoms of GBS begin.
The swine flu vaccination in 1976 may have caused rare cases of GBS. The swine flu and the regular flu vaccines used today have not caused more cases of the illness.
GBS damages parts of nerves. This nerve damage causes tingling, muscle weakness, and paralysis. GBS most often affects the nerve's covering (myelin sheath). This damage is called demyelination. It causes nerve signals to move more slowly. Damage to other parts of the nerve can cause the nerve to stop working altogether.
GBS may occur with viral infections such as:
GBS may also occur with other medical conditions such as:
Symptoms of GBS can get worse quickly. It may take only a few hours for the most severe symptoms to appear. But weakness that increases over several days is also common.
Muscle weakness or loss of muscle function (paralysis) affects both sides of the body. In most cases, the muscle weakness starts in the legs and spreads to the arms. This is called ascending paralysis.
If the inflammation affects the nerves of the diaphragm and chest and there is weakness in those muscles, the person may need breathing assistance.
Other typical signs and symptoms of GBS include:
Other symptoms may include:
Emergency symptoms (seek medical help right away):
A history of increasing muscle weakness and paralysis may be a sign of GBS, especially if there was a recent illness.
A medical exam may show muscle weakness. There may also be problems with blood pressure and heart rate. These are functions that are controlled automatically by the nervous system. The examination may also show that reflexes such as the ankle or knee jerk are decreased or missing.
There may be signs of decreased breathing caused by paralysis of the breathing muscles.
The following tests may be ordered:
There is no cure for GBS. Treatment is aimed at reducing symptoms, treating complications, and speeding up recovery.
In the early stages of the illness, treatment called apheresis or plasmapheresis may be given. This treatment involves removing or blocking the proteins, called antibodies, that attack the nerve cells. Other treatment helps reduce inflammation.
When symptoms are severe, treatment in the hospital will be needed. There, breathing support will likely be given.
Other treatments focus on preventing complications:
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Foundation International |www.gbs-cidp.org
Recovery can take weeks, months, or years. Most people survive and recover completely. Mild weakness may persist for some people. Outcome is likely to be good when the symptoms go away within 3 weeks after they first started.
Seek immediate medical help if you have any of the following symptoms:
Katri B, Koontz D. Disorders of the peripheral nerves. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, eds. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 76.
Walling AD, Dickson G. Guillain-Barré syndrome. Am Fam Physician. 2013;87:191-197
Yuki N, Hartung HP. Guillain-Barré syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2012;366:2294-2304.


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Harvard Explains Secret Email Search
Harvard University offered its first public explanation Monday for its decision to secretly search the email accounts of resident deans last fall in pursuit of the source of media leaks about a cheating scandal that was roiling the campus at the time.
In an open letter to Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the university said it searched the email after two leaks from Harvard's Administrative Board, which was overseeing the cheating probe, led to concerns that student information was at risk. Resident deans, who deal directly with students, sit on the board.
Harvard said it eventually determined the leaks were an "inadvertent error" that stemmed from forwarded email that made its way to the media and that no action was taken against the dean whose email account was involved.
But many at Harvard have been upset since the Boston Globe reported the searches during the weekend and said the 16 deans whose accounts were accessed weren't told of the intrusions for nearly six months.
In its letter Monday, Harvard said it hadn't disclosed the searches to the full group because it wanted to protect the person who had inadvertently leaked the information. But the incident has raised privacy concerns on the Cambridge, Mass., campus, where faculty have long prided themselves on having autonomy from Harvard's hierarchy.
Harvard's policies, like those of an increasing number of employers, allow it to monitor official workplace email. The school's policies, however, say the university must notify faculty members before or soon after a search is done, a protection that doesn't extend to other Harvard employees.
Resident deans, who live in houses with students, are considered by the university to be primarily administrative employees. They typically have five-year appointments and have nontenure-track teaching assignments.
Some faculty members say the resident deans should be afforded the same protections as faculty. Faculty members plan to discuss the matter at an April meeting and may ask the school to clarify the email-privacy policies for resident deans.
Reaction to the email search was mixed, with some faculty members saying it seemed out of character for Harvard but not particularly shocking. "I'm a little surprised the administration did that…but having worked in Washington for four years, I subscribe to the [rule] that I never put anything in email that I wouldn't want published in the Harvard Crimson," said Charles Fried, a Harvard law professor and former solicitor general.
The cheating scandal—in which Harvard punished dozens of students for copying one another's answers on a take-home exam—was disclosed last August. The first leaked email was a fairly mundane memo from the administrative board's head to members advising them how to guide accused students, who faced punishment including being forced to withdraw for a year.
The memo did suggest that fall athletes may want to take voluntary leaves of absence before playing their first games to preserve eligibility—since playing once would mean their season would count and they would then forfeit a year of eligibility if they were ultimately forced to withdraw for a year.
In its letter Monday, Harvard said confidential data from a board meeting also made its way to the Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper. The school said it notified the board that unless Harvard got an explanation as to how the leak happened, an investigation would be necessary. No one came forward, the university said.
Harvard said it apologized if any resident dean found the communication "insufficient," and said it hoped Monday's letter made it "abundantly clear how high a bar we have" for any review of email.
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My questions:
- Is there any plugin I can use? (I just can't find it)
- If no plugin, how can I implement it? Is there any example?
(I saw one site has such editor using WordPress, but they have reworked their site now)


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On Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Ralph Castain wrote:On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Wesley Bland <email@example.com> wrote:To adress your concerns about putting the epoch in the process name structure, putting it in there rather than in a separately maintained list simplifies things later.Not really concerned - I was just noting we had done it a tad differently, but nothing important.For example, during communication you need to attach the epoch to each of your messages so they can be tracked later. If a process dies while the message is in flight, or you need to cancel your communication, you need to be able to find the matching message to the matching epoch. If the epoch isn't in the process name, then you have to modify to the message header for each type of message to include that information. Each process not only needs to know what the current version of the epoch is from it's own perspective, but also from the perspective of whomever is sending the message.But the epoch is process-unique - i.e., it is the number of times that this specific process has been started, which differs per proc since we don't restart all the procs every time one fails. So if I look at the epoch of the proc sending me a message, I really can't check it against my own value as the comparison is meaningless. All I really can do is check to see if it changed from the last time I heard from that proc, which would tell me that the proc has been restarted in the interim.But that is the point of the epoch. It prevents communication with a failed process. If the epoch. If the epoch is too low, you know you're communicating with an old process and you need to drop the message. If it is too high, you know that the process has been restarted and you need to update your known epoch.Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're saying?
This is also true for things like reporting failures. To prevent duplicate notifications you would need to include your epoch in all the notifications so no one marks a process as failing twice.I'm not sure of the relevance here. We handle this without problem right now (at least, within orcm - haven't looked inside orte yet to see what needs to be brought back, if anything) without an epoch - and the state machine will resolve the remaining race conditions, which really don't pertain to epoch anyway.An example here might be if a process fails and two other processes detect it. By marking which version of the process failed, the HNP knows that it is one failure detected by two processes rather than two failures being detected in quick succession.
I'm not sure what ORCM does in the respect, but I don't know of anything in ORTE that would track this data other than the process state and that doesn't keep track of anything beyond one failure (which admittedly isn't an issue until we implement process recovery).
Really the point is that by changing the process name, you prevent the need to pack the epoch each time you have any sort of communication. All that work is done along with packing the rest of the structure.No argument - I don't mind having the value in the name. Makes no difference to me.
On Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Ralph Castain wrote:Thanks for the explanation - as I said, I won't have time to really review the patch this week, but appreciate the info. I don't really expect to see a conflict as George had discussed this with me previously.I know I'll have merge conflicts with my state machine branch, which would be ready for commit in the same time frame, but I'll hold off on that one and deal with the merge issues on my side.On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Wesley Bland <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:This could certainly work alongside another ORCM or any other fault detection/prediction/recovery mechanism. Most of the code is just dedicated to keeping the epoch up to date and tracking the status of the processes. The underlying idea was to provide a way for the application to decide what its fault policy would be rather than trying to dictate one in the runtime. If any other layer wanted to register a callback function with this code, it could do anything it wanted to on top of it.Wesley
On Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 7:41 AM, Ralph Castain wrote:I'm on travel this week, but will look this over when I return. From the description, it sounds nearly identical to what we did in ORCM, so I expect there won't be many issues. You do get some race conditions that the new state machine code should help resolve.Only difference I can quickly see is that we chose not to modify the process name structure, keeping the "epoch" (we called it "incarnation") as a separate value. Since we aren't terribly concerned about backward compatibility, I don't consider this a significant issue - but something the community should recognize.My main concern will be to ensure that the new code contains enough flexibility to allow integration with other layers such as ORCM without creating potential conflict over "double protection" - i.e., if the layer above ORTE wants to provide a certain level of fault protection, then ORTE needs to get out of the way.On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 1:00 PM, George Bosilca <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:WHAT: Allow the runtime to handle fail-stop failures for both runtime (daemons) or application level processes. This patch extends the orte_process_name_t structure with a field to store the process epoch (the number of times it died so far), and add an application failure notification callback function to be registered in the runtime.
WHY: Necessary to correctly implement the error handling in the MPI 2.2 standard. In addition, such a resilient runtime is a cornerstone for any level of fault tolerance support we want to provide in the future (such as the MPI-3 Run-Through Stabilization or FT-MPI).
WHERE: Patch attached to this email, based on trunk r24747.
TIMEOUT: 2 weeks from now, on Monday 20 June.
Currently the infrastructure required to enable any kind of fault tolerance development in Open MPI (with the exception of the checkpoint/restart) is missing. However, before developing any fault tolerant support at the application (MPI) level, we need to have a resilient runtime. The changes in this patch address this lack of support and would allow anyone to implement a fault tolerance protocol at the MPI layer without having to worry about the ORTE stabilization.
This patch will allow the runtime to drop any dead daemons, and re-route all communications around the holes in order to __ALWAYS__ deliver a message as long as the destination process is alive. The application is informed (via a callback) about the loss of the processes with the same jobid. In this patch we do not address the MPI_ERROR_RETURN type of failures, we focused on the MPI_ERROR_ABORT ones. Moreover, we empowered the application level with the decision, instead of taking it down in the runtime.
Epoch - A counter that tracks the number of times a process has been detected to have terminated, either from a failure or an expected termination. After the termination is detected, the HNP coordinates all other process's knowledge of the new epoch. Each ORTED will know the epoch of the other processes in the job, but it will not actually store anything until the epochs change.
Run-Through Stabilization - When an ORTED (or HNP) detects that another process has terminated, it repairs the routing layer and informs the HNP. The HNP tells all other processes about the failure so they can also repair their routing layers an update their internal bookkeeping. The processes do not abort after the termination is detected.
Callback Function - When the HNP tells all the ORTEDs about the failures, they tell the ORTE layers within the applications. The application level ORTE layers have a callback function that they use to inform the OMPI layer about the error. Currently the OMPI errhandler code fills in this callback function so it is informed when there is an error and it aborts (to maintain the current default behavior of MPI). This callback function can also be used in an ORTE only application to perform application based fault tolerance (ABFT) and allow the application to continue.
Epoch - The orte_process_name_t struct now has a field for epoch. This means that whenever sending a message, the most current version of the epoch needs to be in this field. This is a simple look up using the function in orte/util/nidmap.c: orte_util_lookup_epoch(). In the orte/orted/orted_comm.c code, there is a check to make sure that it isn't trying to send messages to a process that has already terminated (don't send to a process with an epoch less than the current epoch). Make sure that if you are sending a message, you have the most up to date data here.
Routing - So far, only the binomial routing layer has been updated to use the new resilience features. To modify other routing layers to be able to continue running after a process failure, they need to be able to detect which processes are not currently running and route around them. The errmgr gives the routing layer two chances to do this. First it calls delete_route for each process that fails, then it calls update_routing_tree after it has appropriately marked each process. Before either of these things happen the epoch and process state have already been updates so the routing layer can use this data to determine which processes are alive and which are dead. A convenience function has been added to orte/util/nidmap.h called orte_util_proc_is_running() which allows the ORTEDs to determine the status of a process. Keep in mind that a process is not running if it hasn't started up yet so it is wise to check the epoch (to make sure that it isn't ORTE_EPOCH_MIN) as well to make sure that you're actually detecting an error and not just noticing that an ORTED hasn't finished starting.
Callback - If you want to implement some sort of fault tolerance on top of this code, use the callback function in the errmgr framework. There is a new function in the errmgr code called set_fault_callback that takes a function pointer. The ompi_init code sets this to a default value just after it calls orte_init (to make sure that there is an errmgr to call into). If you later set this to a new function, you will get the callback to notify you of process failures. Remember that you'll need to handle any sort of MPI level fault tolerance at this point because you've taken away the callback for the OMPI layer.
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thanks again!
good for the beginner.
Very nice :-)
Thanks :)
Its Great....very helpful but the more the better
Thanks, that was helpful, hope to see more of your tutorials. Also, if you could go a little more in-detail on Tkinters keywords, that would be helpful too. Thanks again!
Thanks for the video. I would love to see more about in-depth event handling. Specifically, how to queue up and handle events without gettting stuck in the mainloop.
This was a great help. thanks very much.
nice, too.
thanks a lot for ur tutorials iam new to python and ur tutorial is very helpful to me making my firs applications.iam Said from Morocco.make more tutorials please.
Good basic ,
good vid!
Great short vids. Thanks for creating it.
a good start - I'd like to see the program read from the text field.
Great tutorial. Thanks for the effort and time.
Is good, Thanks,
What is your recommended reading list for Tkinter?
Well done. Can't wait for part 3. no next-one-soon yet.
I like your tutorials. I am completely new to python and Tkinter. Could you please explain in more detail, the difference between self and master in
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Thank you.
This is just what I'm after. I wouldn't change it. But extra to this would be good to see a tutorial on how you find out the stuff yourself if there isn't a tutorial. Why would you know to use pack? How do you know to use Label? etc. A tutorial to show you how to work out how to do this stuff if the first tutorial didn't exist! :) I guess you start with Tk() and then drill down but what is the best way to do that for a newbie who just wants a masked entry field for example?
Thanks for the tutorial. It was clear, well presented, and very helpful.
Thank you for the tutorials
They really get the beginner like myself going.
Looking forward to more of such.
Excellent tutorial.
Excellent tutorial.
It'd be nice if you could leave the code you used somewhere on the page so that we can copy and paste. Thanks!
Thank You....Very Helpfull, keep em' coming.
nick job! This is very good start for me.
I'm planning to use TKinter myself to do some simple GUI work (it looks much lighter-weight than wxPython) and I'll be using Shawn's videos as my first guide too :-)
I try to learn Python and Tkinter to develop an interface linked to a fortran program, using buttons, edits and texts.
Your two examples are usefull for me.
Many thanks for the videos.
They were very helpful for me.
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My database contains more than 200 tables. When I want to modify or insert a table, I find it difficult to find it among all those tables.
- Is there any way to collect related tables in a folder structure inside my DB? I'd have groups of folders, each one containing tables for a certain part of my application.
- If that's not possible, how can I manage all these tables and make it easy for myself?


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From Harlem's iconic "Showtime at the Apollo" stage, BET's "ComicView", to major comedy tour after television show, Cedric The Entertainer keeps his comedy fresh, and made especially for the people. And now after over two decades in the game, our favorite King of Comedy, now 48, returns to the small screen tonight starring in a spanking new sitcom series, "The Soul Man" on TV Land. And get this, Cedric plays a preacher man! Yes, he's the Reverend Boyce Ballantine, a former R&B funk man who retires soul music for saving souls. The series, a spin-off of "Hot in Cleveland"—where Cedric honed the role of Reverend Ballatine—co-stars Niecy Nash as the Reverend's wife who's used to flashing lights and fur coats, instead of life on the first pew as a church's first lady. "The Soul Man", co-created by Cedric and Suzanne Martin, and also stars a few other funny actors we heart, John Beasley, Wesley Jonathan, and Jazz Raycole.
We caught up with the soulful star—who recently loaned his voice to the latest installment of animated franchise Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted—to talk returning to the small screen, working with Niecy Nash, his funny spin on gay marriage, and how he keeps his funny fresh.
EBONY: It's been said that stand up comics have a better advantage over actors, because they know how to stand alone, is that true?
Cedric The Entertainer: Yes, that is probably true to a certain degree. We as comics do want an immediate response from the audience. It's really quiet on the set, and there are only the producers, and the director, so a comic is looking for someone to give a reaction, even if it is the camera guy.
EBONY: Do you feel restrained, or is there more room to improvise then in stand up comedy?
CTE: Because animation is recorded and then locked into the characters, the producers allow the comics to ad-lib a little bit. In this movie, you can't really control Sasha Baron Cohen, and then they added Martin Short, who is a grown-grandfather version of Martin in to group along with Chris Rock and myself. They allow us a little more room to improve more, and you can really see that in my character trough his facial expressions and my dance moves.
EBONY: What do you think the appeal is to your character?
CTE: I think it is that he is the voice of reason in the entire fiasco that's going on. Along with King Julien, my character gives him the "keep it real dog" face. It's a little moment in the movie when I thought that he was dying, and I have a little smile, thinking that I was about to take over, it makes the character seem more alive.
EBONY: You're character being the voice of reason, do you think it gets as much shine as the others?
CTE: Don't worry; I'm talking to the people now about getting a spin-off for Maurice, maybe take him to Vegas or something. That would be fun and interesting.
EBONY: Has your family seen the film yet?
CTE: They have been to a couple of screenings without me, and I was sad, but my kids were like 'Dad I want to see this, we can't wait for you!'
EBONY: With so many Black stars, would you consider Madagascar a Black movie?
CTE: Because they are animals, you don't connect them to Africa and being Africa. It's hard to identify the animals with race. It is a great way to have Bernie Mac play Ben Stiller's dad in the movie.
EBONY: Tell us a little bit about "The Soul Man" premiering on TV Land.
CTE: I co-created the show with Suzanne Martin from "Hot in Cleveland". "The Soul Man" premieres June 20, and I play an ex-R&B singer that gets the calling late in life. I based the show off of the joke I used to do 'What if R. Kelly became a minister?' The songs that I used to sing as an R&B singer are not songs that you want your pastor to know. I preach, 'spanking ain't just for kids,' was one of my big hits and I changed since then due to an awakening. The show is all about the transition, and are we even allowed to? Niecy Nash plays my wife on the show, and she is so amazing and funny. It's been really cool, the Braxton sisters have been on and many more.
EBONY: Because you are the character that gets the change, does your wife, played by Niecy Nash have a conflict?
CTE: That is what helps move along the show. When I get the calling, and she still wants to party and drink martinis and ride in the limos. She likes to dress real sexy, and the conflict is that I got the calling, not her. She's supportive, and loves her


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"Here's your optic nerve. This whole area here is nerve tissue," says Dr. John Breiwa.
The newest advancement in ophthalmology not only tests your eye, but it can also detect signs of other diseases that affect you overall health.
"We can move it all around and see all the structures."
A typical trip to the eye doctor can be a hassle if you have to have your eyes dilated and wait around at the doctor's office.
"So, for people who don't like their eyes dilated, this is good. There's a good way that we can do a very thorough view of their retina.
Optomap offers a retina exam without pupil dilation, while giving the doctor a 200 degree view of your retina.
"Using a standard othalascope we get a 35 degree view with intense bright lights. And then you have to look in all different directions just to make sure you're covering the entire area."
Anyone who doesn't have time to have their eyes dilated or simply doesn't enjoy it can have the Optomap screening instead.
"We'd like to see everybody do it. As you can tell it's very easy. Plus, this is a permanent record. This is there forever."
All vision records from the Octomap can be stored in the computers hard drive and emailed to specialists around the country if needed.


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ANDERSON, S.C. – Recording its highest free throw percentage for a game on the afternoon (86.2) and capitalizing on 13-of-14 in the final five minutes of play, Anderson University women's basketball completed the series sweep over South Atlantic Conference foe Lenoir-Rhyne, 76-67, Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center.
The Trojans finished the contest 25-for-29 from the charity stripe, highlighted by junior Jasmine Franklin's perfect 8-for-8 mark from the line en route to a team-high 15 points. Freshman Heather Jankowy followed Franklin in points with 14, including a 3-for-5 afternoon from 3-point range. Sophomore Jennifer Monroe recorded her third double-double of the season with 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for her second straight double-double inside the Abney Center. Junior Sierra Simpson polished off AU's double figure scoring with 12 points, missing her third double-double of the year by one rebound, finishing with nine.
Preseason SAC First Team honoree Jazmine Charles was 6-for-17 (35.3 percent) from the floor, but still managed a game-high 17 points with eight rebounds in 36 minutes of action for the Bears. Teammate Brittany Christian, who earned just her fourth start of the year, poured in 16 points while substitute Nneka Awuruonye dropped in 12 points.
"This was a great team effort today," Anderson head coach Jimmy Garrity said. "I was really proud of our players and the way we competed. We played at a high level with great energy and we did a great job sharing and taking care of the basketball. It was great to see us make free throws down the stretch to secure the win."
Despite the matchup being tight throughout the afternoon, Anderson scored the opening bucket of the game when Jankowy knocked in a long jumper as the Trojans never relinquished the lead for the entire game.
After Christian brought the score to 10-9 in favor of Trojans with a traditional 3-point play, Anderson began a 12-0 outburst beginning with senior Emily Willoughby's lone 3-pointer of the contest, bringing the score to 22-9 with 11 minutes left in the half.
Holding a 24-14 lead with 9:14 left, the Bears began the chip away at the Anderson advantage, earning a 9-3 run that sent the score to 27-23 with 4:40 left in the opening period. Awuruonye scored five of L-R's nine points in the run.
Not to be out done, the Trojans brought the lead back to 11 when Jankowy buried her second 3-pointer of the half and Franklin followed with a tradition 3-point play, bringing the score to 37-26 with 1:49 left.
After the Lenoir-Rhyne's (11-4, 6-4 SAC) Jordan Hiatt made a pair of free throws with eight second remaining in the half, the Trojans had minimal time left for one final possession. Jankowy grabbed a Simpson pass and connected a long 3-pointer while being fouled by Christian, leading to a 4-point play to end the half. The Trojans would match their largest lead of the opening period of 13 when the teams went into the locker room at 43-30.
With AU holding a 50-40 lead five minutes into the final half, L-R began a quick 5-0 run in just a minute of action, headlined by Morgan Cooper's three points and two rebounds in the span. The Bears found themselves down just five with 13:30 left in the period.
After junior Katie Davis fired a 15-footer to give AU a 54-48 with 9:17 left, the Trojans went on a drought from the field, misfiring on five straight shots. Despite the cold shooting, Anderson did its damage from the free throw line, making 10 free throws until its next field goal at the 2:10 mark and holding at least a three-point lead in the span.
The eventual final Trojan field goal came with time winding down on the shot clock in a critical AU possession. Franklin, who found herself at the top of the key, tossed up an awkward shot which banked hard off the glass and fell through the net for her first made 3-pointer since Anderson's overtime victory over Lander on Nov. 9. The much-needed basket gave the Trojans a six-point lead that L-R was unable to match. Following the bucket, the Trojans made 7-of-8 free throws to seal their ninth win of the season.
AU improves 8-0 on the year when scoring over 70 points for a game and earns its third straight win over the Bears before dropping five straight since AU entered the SAC prior to the 2010-11 season. For Lenoir-Rhyne, the setback snaps a six-game winning streak.
Anderson finished the contest shooting just 38.3 percent from the floor and 36 percent from 3-point range, but bettered its counterpart in both categories, as L-R posted a 37.5 shooting percentage and made just 2-of-10 from behind the arc.
The Trojans carry their first winning streak since November as they look to make it three straight victories on Wednesday when they head to Brevard for their final road trip of the month. Tip-off from the Tar Heel State is set for 6 p.m. as AU seeks its second straight series sweep.


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Materials handling: CEMA report says booked orders were down in August, but shipments were up
October 14, 2010 - LM Editorial
By Lorie King Rogers, Associate Editor
In its latest monthly report, the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reported that its August 2010 Booked Orders Index was 126. Index in August is down 5 points or 4% from July 2010's Index of 131. The August 2010 Index represents an increase of 25% from the August 2009 Index of 101.
CEMA's baseline calculation uses the year 1990 as a comparison. Numbers to the right of the equation show the current state of the conveyor industry as compared to 1990. Figures above 100 indicate growth; while anything less indicates a contraction in the industry.
The Twelve-Month Index for Booked Orders was 123 in August. Index in August represents an increase of 3% from July 2010's Twelve-Month Index of 120.
The CEMA Billed Sales (shipments) Index was 161 in August. Index in August represents an increase of 13% from July 2010's Index of 142. The August 2010 Index represents an increase of 55% from the August 2009 Index of 104.
The Twelve-Month Index for Billed Sales was 118 in August. Index in August represents an increase of 4% from July 2010's Twelve-Month Index of 113.
While the booked orders were down slightly in August for the second consecutive month, shipments posted a solid increase. What does this say about the current state of the conveyor industry? In an interview with Modern, Bob Reinfried, CEMA's executive vice president, said, that the word throughout the industry is that there was a little slow down at the end of summer, but the hope is that things will pick up.
"Overall," said Reinfried, "our bookings are better than billed sales for the year and shipments are up again this month, so this report may be an indication that there's a bit of catching up on shipments side and bookings will remain steady."
Comparing 2010 to 2009, Reinfried said the first eight months of 2010 are up quite a bit over last year and he still thinks it's going to be a good year for the North American conveyor industry this year. "I think we're tracking right along with our forecast of 2% to 10% annual growth for the industry," Reinfried said.


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Fishing Tackle Box
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You can find decoupage finish in the decoupage section of craft stores. To use this medium, simply cut out your designs from paper or fabric. Brush a light coat of decoupage finish on the back of the cut-out design. Place this on your project and smooth it in place with your fingers. When this is completely dry, brush the decoupage finish over the entire project and repeat with a second coat.
If your father's into fishing, you might want to make him this personalized fishing tackle box. He'll think of you every time he reaches for a new hook.
Level: Moderately easy
Time involved: Two to three hours, including drying time
- Foam stamps with a nautical theme (fish, plants, shells, anchors, and so on)
- Craft paints
- Foam plate
- Paintbrushes
- White copy paper
- Scissors
- Decoupage finish
- Plastic fishing tackle box (Choose one with a smooth surface.)
- Sticker letters
Paint one of the nautical stamps with colorful craft paints. Press the prepared stamp onto the copy paper. Repeat this process with other stamps and colors. Allow the stamps to dry.
Cut out the images, and brush the decoupage finish on the back of them. Place the stamps in a pattern around the tackle box and smooth them in place with your fingers. Allow this to dry completely.
Spell out your father's name and the words "Tackle Box" on the front of the box using the sticker letters.
Brush decoupage finish over the tackle box and allow it to dry. Repeat with a second coat.
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A simple premise leads to endless fun in this game, which was developed with the creative contributions of Steven Spielberg. The goal is to knock down a tower made from blocks of different sizes and weights, by throwing different objects at it with a flick of the Wii Remote. Whichever player can knock down the most blocks wins. The unpredictable physics of the falling blocks means that nothing happens the same way twice.
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5 Lies About the Vietnam War You Probably Believe
When you think about the Vietnam War, there's a good chance you picture the Hollywood version, complete with long-captive POWs, gobs of bush fighting, and Christopher Walken playing ultra-violent games of Russian roulette. But just as Russian roulette was known to have been played during the war precisely zero times, many of the things you think you know about Vietnam turn out to be complete bullshit, such as the "fact" that ...
#5. The Communists Kept American POWs After the War
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The Myth:
If Rambo is to be believed (and many of us were raised in his ways), hundreds of American POWs remained captives of the commies after the end of the war. And this story definitely wasn't invented by the movies -- in the 1980s, President Reagan said that recovering the POWs was "the highest national priority." Hell, Ross Perot gained 19 percent of the popular vote in the 1992 presidential election thanks in part to his support of the MIA/POW issue, and it was used as a stick to bash efforts to normalize relations with Vietnam decades after the fall of Saigon. As a matter of fact, the black POW/MIA flag still flies atop federal buildings to this day.
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Not to be confused with the KMA MIA flags that fly atop Cleveland buildings in remembrance of LeBron James.
The Reality:
It's true that after the war ended and all POWs had been accounted for, there were still 2,646 Americans listed as missing in action. But -- and this is not to minimize the profound effect this must have had on the families involved -- you have to understand that there's a long list of MIAs after every war. For instance, there were more than 20 times as many (70,000 plus) after World War II, but nobody assumed the Germans or Japanese had them stashed away somewhere. They're just presumed dead, and their families do their best to move on.
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"We've mourned enough, now let's boom a baby into you."
So why did it become an issue after Vietnam? Well, first off, the Nixon administration. Nixon elevated the issue for two reasons: so that getting them back could serve as a substitute for victory in Vietnam, and -- unlike the returning soldiers who criticized the war -- the POWs and their families still supported the war effort by default, thereby serving as heroic endorsers of Nixon's policies.
Subsequent investigations have been successful in discovering the remains of 998 of those 2,646 MIAs -- they've even managed to identify the soldier previously buried in the Tomb of the Unknown. For their part, Vietnamese officials have offered assistance in putting the remaining soldiers to rest as they also search for their own MIAs ... all 300,000 of them.
Linda D. Kozaryn/American Forces Press Service
"This would go a lot faster without all this rain, RAIDEN."
But that's not the stuff you tend to hear about in the media. As in any tragedy, conspiracy theorists kicked into overdrive, suggesting that the Vietnamese kept American captives even after they returned 591 American servicemen during Operation Homecoming. Since then, plenty of well-publicized evidence has been brought up before being quietly discredited, mercenaries have offered themselves up as POW rescuers, and '80s action movies did no small part to help popularize the idea. Yet as historian H. Bruce Franklin pointed out in 1991:
Every responsible investigation conducted since the end of the war has reached the same conclusion: There is no credible evidence that live Americans are being held against their will in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, or China.
It's a tough call, but we're going to have to take the word of the leading cultural historian and Rutgers University professor over that of a fictional character portrayed by Sylvester Stallone. This time.
Warner Bros.
He is, however, still the leading authority on settling child custody disputes.
#4. The North Vietnamese Were a Poorly Equipped Guerrilla Force
The Myth:
You'll see this one in any decent Vietnam movie: While the Americans are surrounded by an obscene amount of weaponry, equipment, and prominently positioned crates of Coca-Cola, their enemies appear to be running an entire war with nothing more than improvised booby traps and some snazzy bandannas. Some of them had AK-47s they kept stashed under their mud huts.
Lawrence J. Sullivan
"Screw the AKs, I just found that sound system that keeps fucking playing 'Fortunate Son' and 'For What It's Worth.'"
The implication is clear: The communist forces were a poorly armed, untrained bunch of ragtag misfits who managed to win a war through sheer determination and familiarity with the local flora.
The Reality:
The North Vietnamese may have used guerrilla tactics to their advantage, but that doesn't mean they were poorly trained or equipped. We've mentioned the North's badass air force before, and the Soviets supplied Hanoi with tanks, anti-aircraft guns, and heavy artillery. In fact, the equipment the Soviets were sending them was so good that they had to stop shipping it through China because the Chinese kept swiping it. And despite supposedly being an independent group, the guerrillas in the South were fairly well-integrated into the regular North Vietnamese forces and could expect at least some training before seeing combat.
U.S. Army
"If you hear anything that remotely sounds like 'Ride of the Valkyries,' run like hell."
Perhaps most important were those AK-47s we mentioned. These guns are so ubiquitous as the "poor terrorist" weapon in action movies that it's easy to forget that at the time they were absolutely state-of-the-art and superior to anything the Americans were carrying. Meanwhile, the bulk of South Vietnamese forces fighting alongside the Americans were stuck using ancient World War II-era M-1 rifles up until the 1970s. To make things worse, the M-1 had been designed for use by Americans, who tended to be much taller and bulkier than your average Vietnamese -- meaning that they were too long and unwieldy for South Vietnamese soldiers to carry easily, let alone, you know, aim.
As for the Americans, they hurriedly switched guns mid-war, to the new M-16. It, unfortunately, was a bug-ridden mess at the time and had a tendency to jam under combat conditions (up to 80 percent of U.S. troops in Vietnam experienced a jam while firing, which can apparently be sort of awkward when you've just charged into an NLF tunnel complex screeching a war cry). There was actually a congressional investigation into the American M-16 to find out why it sucked so much.
U.S. Army
"Never thought I'd spend more time cleaning my rifle than 'cleaning my gun'."
#3. Vietnam Vets Were Spit on by Protesters
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The Myth:
We're going to reference the Rambo series a second time, and we are not going to apologize for it. In the first film, John Rambo recounts his experience coming back stateside after the war:
And I come back to the world and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting. Calling me baby killer!
Walt Disney
Later generations would spit on him and call him franchise killer.
The "spitting" part is a sadly common story, specifically the fact that anti-war protesters/hippies were waiting at airports to spit on veterans returning from combat. It's a striking image -- these tired, grizzled men returning from a nightmare, only to be covered in hippie saliva the moment they hit the ground. The story always ends with the vet walking sadly away, in shame, knowing he has been rejected by the country he was fighting for. Eventually, the theme from The Incredible Hulk begins to play.
Wow, we knew anti-war sentiment was sky-high around that time, but did it get that bad?
The Reality:
First off, if it happened, it was never reported.
That's right -- there was not a single reported instance of a Vietnam vet getting spit on. And it's hard to believe that such an outrage would be covered up, no matter how anti-war the media were (and the media were actually pro-war until after the Tet Offensive). But no, it's always a story passed along from your uncle's friend's cousin who lives in the next state, and it always takes place when a returning GI steps foot inside the airport. Hey, did we mention that those military flights didn't land at civilian airports? They landed at military bases. And it's much harder to arrange a group spit protest there, as you can imagine.
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That's not even factoring in how stoned most of the organizers would be.
And if you think about it, the whole urban legend is rather insulting to the men in green. Seriously, you're telling us that a man who's been trained to take out Charlie with his bare hands, and who's just spent hours in a cramped airplane seat, is going to allow some acne-riddled teenager in John Lennon specs to hock one on him without repercussions? Even if the spitting itself didn't make the news, surely a returning soldier snapping a hippie over his knee like a brittle twig would have.


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We offer 19 richly appointed guestrooms and one rental cottage that sleeps 6 to 10 people, perfect for group getaways. Old St. Francis School reopened in its current capacity in November 2004 and we honor the property's former life by featuring extensive artwork that pays homage to the history of the school and the surrounding community.
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London elects its next Mayor today. In reality it will be a choice between Boris or Ken which for those of you unfamiliar with London politics is a choice between left and right, between red or blue, and if you are to believe the media a choice between the newt lover and the buffoon.
I've been debating which way to go for a couple of weeks and I've flipped between them both and the LIb Dem candidate Brian Paddick. For me there's no choice of whether to vote, it's something I feel strongly that everyone should do; even if the expression of the vote is a spoilt ballot. My frustration is that I've felt uninspired by the candidates from the 3 main parties, with a sense of deja vu. Strictly speaking I've always been a Lib Dem but feel a disconnection with them at a National level and aren't inclined to vote for a reality TV contestant for London Mayor. So what to do?
Having read about all the candidates – which includes the Greens' Jenny Jones, the independent Siobahn Benita and the other two (who I really dont feel inclined to discuss) I was a little closer. Benita as with most independents interested me but watching her campaign video doubts crept in. With the words "urban foxes" I mentally crossed her off the list.
I tried the Guardians Mayor Machine which is useful to gauge where you fall on the issues, but I seemed to create a mutant mayor choosing policies pretty equally between the main four candidates; what the Machine branded a Night Mayor.
And then I watched this and instantly my mind was made up. I had been leaning this way but just needed the extra push. It seems that all these years I wasn't actually Yellow but a closet Green.
Some may say I've been swayed by some cool kids and slick marketing or that it's a wasted first preference vote. How else do we ever move away from a politics of polarisation if we don't change our habits, vote with our conscience and not our perceived allegiance? I'm stepping off the soapbox and normal service will now resume.


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April 03, 2010
2010 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon - A Photo Essay
2010 Two Oceans winner Mabhutile Lebopo. Photos by Deon Gurling
Mabhutile Lebopo from Lesotho won the 41st Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon in 3:06:22. Second place went to Moeketsi Mosuhli and third to Teboho Sello, both also from Lesotho.
(From left) Third-placed Adina Kruger, winner Olesya Nurgalieva and second-placed Elena Nurgalieva
Olesya Nurgalieva of Russia won the women's race in 3:41:53, beating her twin sister, Elena. Elena had won the race three times, and Oleysa also won it two years ago. South African Adina Kruger came in third.
Exhausted at the finish line
Many of the runners found the 56km route exceptionally gruelling, even though the race is called "the world's most beautiful marathon".
Leading men run along the challenging Chapman's Peak Drive
The route took runners along the spectacular Chapman's Peak Drive, through Hout Bay, up Constantia Nek and past Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, to the finish at the University of Cape Town.
For more on the race, you can browse the following stories:
More photographs of the 2010 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon
The world's most beautiful marathon
A spectacular Cape Town day for the 2010 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon


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We think about moving from a master-slaves to mongodb with replica-set. Now I wonder if mongodb replicas are also set up like read-only slaves or if each mongos is able to write and sync the others like a master-master farm?
This might reduce the single source of error (master down) and also balance the write-load for scaling with best performance (not only for read, but also write...).


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