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SOUTH AFRICA: From Victim to Victor
At the deserted end of a beach east of Cape Town, the waves crashing in front against a backdrop of the city's most famous landmark, Table Mountain, Oyama Mbopa danced. In her head, she sang the Brenda Fassie song "Memeza", about a woman's cry for help when she is attacked. Oyama, herself the victim of brutal sexual violence years' ago, is practicing for a one-woman show on violence against women which she hopes to take around the country. She comes to the beach to practice for economic reasons – she can't afford to rent a rehearsal space – and also because she feels free here – "Nobody judges me, nobody tells me I am right or wrong."
Being judged for who she is is a daily occurrence for Oyama – and as a black lesbian living in a township, the judgment is harsh. Women like her, she says, are targeted for their sexuality.
I was in Cape Town, with local cameraman Al Lyne, to make a feature for "21st Century" on what's known as "corrective" rape, the shocking crime of men raping gay women to "correct" their homosexuality. Sadly, in South Africa, it is a crime that is increasing, sometimes with tragically fatal consequences. And this in a country that already has the highest incidence of reported rape in the world.
We filmed in the townships around Cape Town where crowded, poor living conditions,scant opportunities and bubbling frustration have created an environment where violence is common, particularly against women. To ensure our safety while filming, the authorities allocated us a team of 10 police bodyguards.
But Oyama and others like her are not so priveleged – and have to take their chances alone.
Yet despite the brutality and frequence of these homeophobic attacks – some claim as many as 10 lesbians are raped per week in Cape Town alone – inspiring women like Oyama, and some men, are fighting back.
UN Women, which has as a priority the ending of violence against women, supported this feature.
See the feature "From Victim to Victor" on the UN's magazine series "21st Century".
A young man and a fearful mother on the West Bank
by Francis Mead
In the midst of violent conflict, one of the hardest things is to be a parent. At the best of times, in the most peaceful places, teenagers and young people can get into trouble. But in the middle of the Arab-Israeli conflict, getting into trouble can mean being killed, maimed or jailed. That's the fear of Sameeha Jibriyn, whose son Murad, now 24, has been jailed four times since the age of eighteen.
The conflict over land and security affects millions of Israelis and Palestinians, which anyone reporting from there needs to acknowledge – and this is just one family's story. I travelled with cameraman Antonio Tibaldi to the small West Bank town of Tqoa. One curiosity we noticed quickly – sheep and goats in almost every basement. The families here are of Bedouin origin – this is one way they maintain their roots – buying and selling sheep and goats.
Murad's arrests are all linked to his protests. He says that Israeli settlers have grabbed his family's land. Many settlers say they have a right to land based on history and religion. Now Murad is not allowed to enter the disputed area – about 17 acres of land, mostly with olive trees, just outside the village – without permission from the Israeli authorities. But he persists in entering. The most recent incident came in May 2012 when he went onto the land with Israeli and international activists who made their own video (which can be seen in the full forthcoming piece).
There is an upside to this story – a youth project which has encouraged young people like Murad to stand for elections to youth councils. Murad was duly elected – and now he and his fellow youth councillors are committed to improving the village. Antonio filmed them painting a school wall – in an atmosphere of amiable chaos.
Kids across the West Bank are doing things like clothes distribution, creating new civic gardens, running road safety campaigns. It's a small start – but it's a significant start. The project is the brainchild of Ismail Njoum, the head of the Almawrid Teachers Development Center. For him it's all about having a chance to experience a measure of control over your own life, to contribute, to engage.
The project is assisted by the United Nations Democracy Fund.
To sing or sign?
It was a late call – could I go to Minnesota to film the deaf, Finnish rapper for the last two days of his US tour?
I wasn't quite as fazed by this request as you might guess: I'd seen the poster for Signmark when he'd passed by the UN in New York – but hadn't had time to see him perform.
I did have a few questions: what would he sound like? Did he sing?
Well, I had a few things to learn. He doesn't sing, but he does sign. It's just a matter or rearranging the "g". And he also puts on a "bilingual" performance. – meaning that he signs for the deaf audience, while his collaborator Brandon sings for the hearing audience.
And the music really began to grow on me – first from listening to his latest CD, Breaking the Rules - then from watching, and filming, his concerts. It was cool – I was allowed to be a kind of MTV camera guy for a couple of days.
Why Minnesota (the university of)? Because they have a strong and proud tradition of support for the deaf community there – for example providing numerous interpreters to work with deaf students.
The serious side: Signmark, real name Marko Vuoriheimo, wants people to think carefully about how they see deaf people: are they disabled, or part of a linguistic minority? After all, he says, isn't being deaf in the hearing world a bit like being a Brit in Finland and not knowing the local language – and then needing an interpreter to communicate?
Members of a club for deaf people in Finland in the 1930s:
When he was making his first album Signmark discovered that, in
Finland, deaf couples were officially barred from marrying between 1929 and 1969 – on the basis of pseudo-scientific eugenics theories: the concern that the Finnish race would degenerate if people with disabilities were allowed to procreate.
Signmark's own story is one of cheerful triumph – his songs make
frequent references to the people who doubted him – and shoves their skepticism back in their faces. He's not a shrinking violet.
Here's an extract from the film:
The full documentary – which has been distributed to broadcasters worldwide as part of the UN's 21st Century magazine programme.
Water or coal? South Africa's dilemma
by Gill Fickling
The explosion was deafening … the ground shook … and thick black dust fell from the ceiling. Nobody dived under the table, or ran for cover. In fact, nobody flinched as this was all part of daily life. No, we weren't filming in a war-zone but in South Africa, at the home of a black farmer who lives with his family just 50 metres away from a coal-mine.
The blasting at the large open-cast mine next door is a daily occurrence, but Lucas Maseko and his wife are philosophical about the fact that they can no longer live in their house due to the large cracks to walls and ceiling, and are forced to sleep in the small barn next door. But they cannot accept that their water supply is now unusable due to underground pollution caused by the mining activities, killing their cattle and forcing them off their land. And they are one family of many.
I traveled with cameraman, Al Lyne, to the main coal-mining region, Mpumalanga, to shoot a story on the impact of coal-mining on South Africa's main rivers, which provide water to millions. Experts warn that the country is heading for a catastrophe if the water-sources are not protected calling for restrictions to further coal-mining. But with the nation's dependency on coal as a source of energy and export income, as well as the industry's provision of employment to thousands, the country is faced with a difficult dilemma.
See the film here - part of the UN's award-winning monthly magazine programme, "21st Century".
E-mail, shooting and the Moscow rush-hour – without vision
by Francis Mead
One of the things about Anatoliy is you can e-mail him and he can e-mail you back. Which sounds completely trivial – except that Anatoliy Popko is blind. So how does he do it? It's all down to voice recognition software – something called JAWS (Job Access with Speech). He showed me when I went to film him at the All Russia Association of the Blind in Moscow.
There's a continuous burble of a robotic voice. As his cursor runs over a sentence or as he writes, the software reads it out, so he knows at every instant what's on the page. It's definitely cool – and it means he can function at work and communicate with the world.
Next stop: table tennis and shooting. (more…)
Pakistan: Youth for Change
by Mary Ferreira
Lahore, Pakistan – Some 10,000 youth — men and women — are part of a growing movement for change in Pakistan.
Led by Abrar ul-Haq, Chairman, the group is known as the Youth Parliament of Pakistan or YPP. Abrar told UN TV multimedia producer, Mary Ferreira, "I have a vision to empower the youth of Pakistan with an ability to understand the importance of their role in society."
YPP is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious programme fostering and translating talent and excellence of adolescents and youths of Pakistan into tangible action and community service. Now young people affiliated with this non-governmental organization or NGO are raising their voices and demanding change from provincial parliamentarians. Their hope is that local leaders will support their views and take their proposals to the federal level in Islamabad.
Two main proposals were put forward by YPP members dealing with constitutional change and new educational curricula. Some of YPP's activities included a week long series of televised debates for broadcast later this month.
The activities of YPP recently caught the attention of the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) which is supporting the participation of youth in democratic processes around the world. 21st Century video coming soon.
Qatar: Sweet Epidemic
by Mary Ferreira
Counting calories is not on anyone's mind when visiting fast food chains in Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar. But it's now a necessity as young people are becoming "addicted" to quick meals, according to one of the leading newspapers in the country, the Peninsula. Now the Government is implementing rules and regulations to force restaurants to disclose to consumers the calorie count in every meal.
This initiative is part of a plan to reduce the onset of diabetes across the nation. Many Qataris, regardless of age, are developing diabetes at an alarming rate. But the disease is not new to Qatar. Abdullrazaq was diagnosed with diabetes when he was only 25 years old.Experts say the reasons vary – unhealthy diets of fast food and sugar-filled desserts, sedentary lifestyles and hereditary genes.
Abdullrazaq is not sure how he acquired diabetes but he told UN TV multimedia producer, Mary Ferreira, that he lost both of his parents to diabetes. His mother passed away only a few weeks ago.
Now at age, 51, the disease is claiming several parts of Abdullrazaq's body, including vital organs. His days are filled with doctor's appointments, hospital visits, and insulin injections.
He is currently receiving dialysis treatment three times each week at Hamad General Hospital in downtown, Doha. The hospital boasts more than 200 dialysis stations and in 2009, the hospital performed some 60,000 dialysis sessions.
Abdullrazaq's family is supporting him fully as he struggles to move around his home to complete routine daily activities. According to medical experts, the only solution for Abdullrazaq is a kidney transplant when an exact match is found.
In the meantime, the campaign against fast food addiction will test the nation's commitment to healthy eating. Before any success is reached workers at eateries need to be aware of the impact of fried food on consumers' health, says the Peninsula.
Pakistan: Wagah Border Ceremony
by Mary Ferreira
Lahore, Pakistan – Thousands of spectators on both sides of the border – Pakistan and India – cheer as soldiers representing both nations participate in a ceremony which ends in a perfectly coordinated lowering of the two nations' flags.
Called the beating retreat border ceremony, one infantryman or Jawan stands at attention on each side of huge iron gates separating the two countries. As the sun sets, the gates are opened initially and soldiers from both sides shake hands as a sign of friendship. The pageantry continues as citizens wave the flags of their respective countries. The gates open for the last time and remain so until the flags are lowered simultaneously. The flags are then folded, the ceremony ends, soldiers shake hands and retreat from both sides as the gates close once again.
The ceremony attracts visitors from all over the world. It was indeed an amazing event to witness. Watch this short clip of what we saw.
Qatar: Robotic Camel Jockeys
by Mary Ferreira
Doha, Qatar – Camel racing has been a popular sport for centuries in the Gulf region.
In most countries children were used as camel jockeys. But governments along with the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, knew that it was dangerous work for children.
In 2005, children from several South East Asian countries were repatriated after a ban was implemented, prohibiting them from working as jockeys. Camel owners had to find a replacement to keep the sport alive. They turned to inventor, Rashed Ali, who came up with the idea of using robots. After several prototypes were developed, a robot weighing no more than three kilos, equipped with a thin whip, is getting the job done.
We were fortunate to cover several races in Doha – a spectacular moment as camels with colorful robots on their backs jostled for first place. Watch this short clip for a quick glimpse. The final story is coming soon.
By Producer Gill Fickling
2011 was not a good year to be an elephant. Although trade in ivory has been banned since 1989, more ivory was seized during that year than any other on record, representing at least 2500 dead elephants. African elephants are being killed in ever larger numbers to satisfy a growing demand in Asia. Cameraman Antonio Tibaldi and I travelled deep into the rain-forest in Gabon with Joseph Okouyi who has dedicated his life to protecting these endangered animals. As chief warden of Ivindo National Park, covering some 1200 square miles of almost impenetrable forest, he and his team have their work cut out. Elephants in this country in Central Africa are increasingly the target of poachers chasing the rich-pickings. Also, it seems local poverty is driving the trade.
The indigenous pygmy population, known for their expert hunting skills and knowledge of the forest, are now struggling to survive as their livelihoods are squeezed. For some soap and lamp-oil and a few dollars, poor pygmies are recruited by ivory traffickers to do the killing. But Joseph, the animal-lover who shares his home with a pet wild-boar and who, as a boy, used to eat out of the same bowl as his dog, is determined to protect the forest elephants – at whatever cost. Watch our story, coming up soon on "21st Century".


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In a perfect world, you like him and he likes you. You flirt a little, you talk a little, you text a little. Eventually you start hanging around each other and claim to be boyfriend and girlfriend. This is all well and good. What happens though, when it doesn't work out in such a neat little mold?
The answer to this, of course, is NO! You can make it all the way through school and never go out with anyone. That is perfectly okay and even more normal than you may think. You can simply be friends, maybe even best friends, with guys. Believe it or not, most boys have interesting things to say and think having friends who is girls are pretty neat.
Boys tend to be a bit blunter than girls. They don't play games and they don't stab each other in the back (usually.) They don't ask you hard questions about how their pants fit. Usually, they just tell jokes, talk about normal stuff, and hang out the same way most girls do.
If a guy doesn't seem interested in romance, but you just think he's funny or nice, that doesn't mean you have to start planning your wedding. You don't want to marry all your funny girlfriends do you? Just start hanging out with his group of friends or partner up in class for a project. Treat him the same way you would treat your girlfriends. Tell a joke, laugh, and be friendly. Pretty soon, you'll know him as well as you know your best friend, and that kind of friendship is well worth any effort.

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Working on the Fighting System
I just noticed I haven't posted an update in a while.
Currently I'm working on revamping the combat system. We're moving from a powerlevel only system (original Planet Mado rules) to a stat and powerlevel based system. Basically what I'm going for is basic stats (right now it's health, speed, stamina, ki and strength) that all add up to a total powerlevel, and then using your total powerlevel to give certain bonuses (IE +damage). I'm planning on making ki a stat you can raise and lower (charging your ki), which will control your total powerlevel. Ki will determine ki blast attack damage, strength will determine physical attack damage, and then total powerlevel will give a bonus on top of that.
Speed will effect chance to hit/dodge of course, and stamina will be used for defense. Right now I'm thinking stamina will increase the amount of damage you block, and maybe give a bonus to dodge chance, and probably it will give an overall damage reduction.
I don't have exact numbers or formulas worked out yet, but I won't know exactly what I want until I have everything implemented and we can test. So you guys might see some ridiculous numbers and bugs (more than usual).


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If I have a function
$$f(t) = y$$
where $t$ & $y$ are positive Integers
for $t = \{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\} \to y = \{1,1,1,2,1,2,3,1\}$
How can I create a function $g(y)$ such that it counts the number of times a value of $y$ occurs. For instance if we used the above data $g(y)$ would be the following:
$g(y) = \{5, 2, 1, 0\}$ for the $y$ values $\{1,2,3,4\}$
Once I have this I need to represent this as a function $k(t) = \max R$
$$R = y * g(y) + y * g(y+1) + y * g(y+2)...+ y * g(y+n)$$
for all values $g(y+n) > 0$.
Please can someone help me represent $k(t)$ more mathematically. Would something like the Discrete time Fourier Transform help with $f(t) \Longrightarrow g(y)$
Thanks a mill


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Krisha McCoy, MS
Mastalgia is breast pain. There are two types of mastalgia: cyclic and noncyclic. Cyclical breast pain is most often associated with menstrual periods. Noncyclical breast pain is not related to the menstrual cycle.
Mastalgia can be caused by:
Factors that may increase your chance of mastalgia:
Symptoms of mastalgia may include pain in the breast area. Pain may be mild or severe.
It may occur in both breasts or just one. It may be painful only in one spot or all over the breast.
Call your doctor right away if you have any signs of infection, such as redness, tenderness, fever, or chills.
Call your doctor if you notice any other changes in your breasts, such as:
Call your doctor if your breast pain persists, interferes with your daily routine, or is in one specific area of your breast.
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
The diagnosis is most often done with history of pain.
Your doctor may
order further testing
look for any suspicious changes.
These tests may include:
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment may be based on what is causing your breast pain. General treatment options include:
Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may reduce the pain associated with mastalgia.
Other medications may be prescribed to help reduce cyclical mastalgia.
If you are taking hormones, such as estrogen or progesterone, your doctor may make changes to your medications to reduce pain.
Your doctor may suggest some changes depending on the cause of your breast pain. These might include:
There are no current guidelines to prevent mastalgia.
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Office on Women's Health
Canadian Women's Health Network
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Mastalgia. DynaMed website. Available at:
Updated August 1, 2012. Accessed July 22, 2013.
Mastalgia (breast pain). The Ohio State University Medical Center website. Available at:
http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/breast_health/common_breast_conditions/mastalgia/Pages/index.aspx. Accessed July 22, 2013.
Morrow M. The evaluation of common breast problems.
Am Fam Physician. 2000;61(8):2371-2378.
Rosolowich V, Saettler E, et al. Mastalgia.
J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2006;28(1):49-71.
Last reviewed July 2013 by Andrea Chisholm, MD; Brian Randall, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Weir High School Class of '57
will hold social Thursday
WEIRTON - The Weir High School Class of 1957 will hold their monthly class social at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Three Springs Drive Eat'n Park.
Basketball team holding fundraiser
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - The Brooke High School boys basketball team will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Jan. 12 at Applebee's Restaurant located at 389 John Scott Highway.
Club to meet
WEIRTON - The Weirton Steel Management Club will meet Jan. 28.
Charity collecting
for Sandy Hook
SALINEVILLE, Ohio - The Joshua Project, a Columbiana County nonprofit organization, is collecting for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims until Jan. 30.
Funds may be dropped off at Huntington Bank for the Connecticut Shooting Victims Memorial Fund. Funds will be transferred to the Sandy Hook Memorial Fund at Newtown Savings Bank.
All Saints
set schedule
WEIRTON - The All Saints Greek Orthodox Church members have announced the list of planned church activities for 2013.
The events include the American-Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Super Bowl Sunday event, Feb. 3; the Philoptochos Greek Easter Bake Sale, March 21; Eastern Orthodox Easter celebration May 5; Friends of All Saints Dinner, May 11; 26th Annual Weirton Greek Festival, July 18-20; A.H.E.P.A. Oktoberfest, Oct. 5; and the A.H.E.P.A. pancake breakfast, Nov. 3.
For information on these church events, call the church at (304) 797-9884.
Church holding
WEIRTON - Christ United Methodist Church will host a Life Line Screening Feb. 4 at the church located at 3598 Pennsylvania Ave.
The screening will reduce the risk of having a stroke or bone fracture, according to organizations.
Screenings identify potential cardiovascular conditions such as blocked arteries and irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aortic aneurysms and hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease. A bone density screening to assess osteoporosis risk also is offered and is appropriate for both men and women.
All five screenings take 60 to 90 minutes to complete. Packages start at $149.
Pre-registration is required.
For information or to schedule an appointment, call (877) 237-1287 or visit the website at www.lifelinescreening.com.
Dinner funds
WHEELING - The third-annual Bella Sera del Vino, a dinner featuring Italian cuisine and wines, will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 16 at the West Virginia Northern Culinary Arts Dining Room located on the second floor of the Education Center at 17th and Chapline streets.
The event is hosted by the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival Committee and West Virginia Northern's Culinary Arts Department and raises funds for the festival committee's scholarships.
North Central Distributors will provide various wines from throughout the Italian countryside. Culinary Arts Program chefs and students will prepare the food.
The cost is $30 per person and $50 per couple. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis.
For a reservation, call Kim Smith at (304) 233-1090.
Scholarships are offered to high school seniors from Hancock, Brooke, Ohio and Marshall counties in West Virginia, and Jefferson and Belmont counties in Ohio. Scholarship amounts are based on the funds raised through several events held throughout the year, including the Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival in July.
Brooke history
book available
WELLSBURG - Brooke County Genealogy is selling "Lookin' Back," a pictorial history of Brooke County featuring 500 photos of various people, places and events in the county over the years.
Copies of the 198-page book are $25 each, plus tax, and can be obtained at the Brooke County Public Library or Brooke County Museum.
The book also can be ordered by mail by sending $31.80 to: BCD Books, 581 Scenery Hill, Wellsburg, WV 26070.


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Lena M. Buzaid Knibloe
U.S. Rubber Co. retiree was unstinting in her help to anyone in need
BETHLEHEM — Lena M. (Assard) Buzaid Knibloe, 102, of Bethlehem and Oakville, passed away April 21, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Chicory Shaker and Mary (Slaiby) Assard. Lena was born Dec. 23, 1910, at home on 583 Wood Creek Road in Bethlehem.
She is survived by her daughter, Martha L. Buzaid O'Keefe, and son-in-law John Gerald O'Keefe Jr. of Bethlehem, with whom she made her home for four years. She spent the last 15 months at One McDonough Place in Middletown, where she received compassionate care and consideration under the supervision of her granddaughter, Mary M. Perrotti, Director of Nursing. Mary was indeed a blessing for her grandmother who very much appreciated Mary's loving care. Her final months were also made more pleasant by the entire staff, partculary by Janet Douglas, her constant companion.
Lena was predeceased by her first husband, Ernest George Buzaid, and her second husband, Paul Roberts Knibloe; her brothers, George Leo, Joseph Peter and Jacob (James) Assard, and sisters, Nellie (Helen) Carlson, Hanna (Ann) Martin. She was also predeceased by a grandson, Timothy J. O'Keefe, and his son, Sean.
She also leaves her grandchildren, Patricia A. O'Keefe and her husband, Robert, of Wayne, Pa., Katherine T. O'Keefe Thomsen and her husband, Jeffrey, D.M.D. of Rocky Hill, Thomas W. O'Keefe IV and his wife, Jeryl, of Glastonbury, Kevin J. O'Keefe of Duxbury, Mass., John G. O'Keefe III of Glastonbury; 24 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Lena was widowed June 7, 1931, just two years after her marriage to Ernest in 1929. She went to work at the U.S. Rubber Co. in Naugatuck, retiring after 36 years. On Nov. 24, 1955, in the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, she married Paul Roberts Knibloe. They were married for 46 years before Paul died April 8, 2001.
Lena became a communicant, lector and active member at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Oakdale.
Throughout her life Lena was unstinting in her help to anyone in need. She took particular delight in her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren and her great-great-grandchildren and was very generous to them. For many years she made the trip from Oakville to Wethersfield every Saturday to visit her grandchildren, bringing goodies from the bakery and articles from U.S. Rubber Co. Lena loved to cook and to garden, raising both vegetables and flowers. Her grandchildren were especially fond of her Lebanese food and desserts.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. from the Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver St., Middletown, followed by 9:30 a.m. funeral liturgy in St. Mary of Czestochowa Church. Burial will be in Mount St. James Cemetery, Porter Street, Watertown.
In lieu of flowers, please consider Saint Gerard Center for Life, a ministry with the sole purpose of saving unborn babies, 433 Silas Deane Highway, 1st Floor, Wethersfield, CT 06751. To share memories or express condolences, please visit www.biegafuneralhome.com.
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text: Hi all completely new to all this, i have a online shop but i want to make a directory that will advertise customers who install my products (and similar products). so i would want a set up like yellow pages, and i came across this site while looking into directories. basically while reading your forum i see you are releasing a new script next month which is apply called yellow pages... so i wanted to know should i buy your script now, and upgrade to the yellow pages when it comes out? or would it be better to just wait and buy the yellow pages version? please advise thanks James


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Is there any weather app that works with Ubuntu 12.04?
I tried many of them including the screenlets.
Nothing seems to work.
Is there any weather app that works with Ubuntu 12.04?
I tried many of them including the screenlets.
Nothing seems to work.
Here are some variants you may like:
First Way: city lens
to install type this in terminal(to start Ctrl+Alt+T)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:scopes-packagers/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install unity-lens-utilities unity-scope-cities
Second Way: weather indicator
to install weather applet indicator write in terminal(to start Ctrl+Alt+T)
Third Way: My Weather Indicator
to install my weather indicator type in terminal(to start Ctrl+Alt+T):
Fourth Way: Stormcloud
Paid Application ($2.99), available at developers' website
For gnome shell users
Here we have one amazing extension for gnome shell called Weather or something like that. Here is screenshot:
So to install this just move on here and click that switch-i like thing on the right to turn it on, and it will ask you do you want to install it. Just say yes. Add your cities and you have another awesome weather app for gnome!
Alternative Way: HTC-style Weather Clock
for this just read from here
There's a fork of Stormcloud for those who don't want to pay.
Typhoon is a free and open source weather application. It is based on Stormcloud 1.1 ,however without the bells and whistles. It is and always will be free. We have not included features like multiple locations due to no one can live in more than one places in a specific time(except electrons!). If you want to check the weather of any other location, you have to change the location. Also, we have not included 'chameleonic background' as it would make the app resource hungry. It is now a couple of mbs but 'chameleonic background' would make it around 300 mb.
To install Typhoon, start terminal by Ctrl+Alt+T, then run following commands one by one:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/typhoon sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install typhoon
Source: https://launchpad.net/typhoon
Homepage & Installation: http://gettyphoon.tk/
Source: https://launchpad.net/weather-indicator
Click to download weather-indicator source package
Click here to install the 32-bit.deb package
I have installed, and it works excellently.
Use this to install weather indicator :


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If I change Oracle database server IP , what problem may exist and how to solve?
- modify hosts file
- modify tnsnames.ora file
- modify listener.ora file
- modify clients' tnsnames.ora files
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What really? Seems like a great deal!
I got free pair for each eyeball already. Now I need a free pair for each hand.
I've been more than happy with Coastal regarding their free glasses (I'm on pair #2 now...). Fast shipping, lenses seem perfect, nice selection of frames. You get the frames for free and pay a nominal fee for the lenses and shipping. All in all, I paid a total of $18 for some really great, stylish glasses: http://www.coastal.com/glasses/frames/joseph-marc-4084-brown-tort/prod24145.html
With this code you get the whole pair, frames and lenses free but you pay a shipping fee and a handeling fee. Both of which are between $8 and $10 bucks so you pay $20 or a little less. This company is the fastest, most accurate online eye place I have tried online. I also think they have the best selection and quality but everyone has different tastes.
I got my first pair last week. Great pair of glasses.
FYI, if you have crappy vision you don't get the lenses free in this deal, but still much much cheaper then ye olde vision retail store.
I had just asked about this for progressive lenses. The issue becomes making sure things are in the right place so the RX is correct. With astigmatisms that could be a real challenge.
This promotion is always going on. I was happy with my first pair of glasses, but since then it looks like they have stopped carrying the 1.74 high index lenses which is really unfortunate for those of us who are 'blind as a bat'. For my next pair I will have to look elsewhere, which is a shame because they have some nice frames.
So boo on you coastal for downgrading on the quality offered, it make me sad because that pair was really good quality.
Just got an eye exam and ordered a pair. Just by comparison...a decent pair of frames and lenses from walmart would cost me roughly $120. With this deal I paid about a third of that (got special coatings on the lenses, so it added $20).


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NEW CUMBERLAND — The parties in a dispute over a small strip of land between Hancock County Magistrate Court and the law office of Lawrence Manypenny came close to a settlement late last year but to......
From Biblical times to modern times, lawyers have been viewed as greedy quislings manipulating the law to line their slimy pockets.
With all the problems this tri-state has and its severity, we witness hayseed back wood lawyers and local yokel politicians in a kindergarten tirade!
We expect to see this on a re run of "Green Acres" but here in West By Golly Virginny, we amplify the stereotype of country bumpkins. Can we all grow up ?
I know of a few local attorneys of high moral caliper and great judicial ambassadorship. They could give the other 90 percent lessons in professionalism.
The Seven Deadly Sins are at play here from wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. We are on Earth for such a short time. Lets leave a positive legacy shall we ! If not, allow eminent domain and simply take the property from the private individual to the governmental entity. Hey, the U.S. Supreme Court endorses such actions. Problem solved!
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really? I would love to know what the real issue is. Compensated for use of a sidewalk? Lawyers against politicians in the sprawling metropolis known as New Scumberland WV why does this surprise me?
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HP P7 Desktop PC with Quad-Core Processor with 10 GB RAM, 1TB Drive, Windows 7 (Refurbished) for $439.99 + $5.00 shipping
Get reliable performance from the AMD A8-5500 3.2 GHz (up to 3.7 GHz turbo) processor
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TEN GB of RAM? I didn't realize we'd reached that threshold.
My wife has 16
I have 24GB in my home PC. Virtualization, baby! (No, it's no an HP or any other brand-name, for that matter)
I have 2 gigs and that is more than enough to play games released last week. Shrug.
Features list radeon graphics card but specs say integrated... makes one wonder at the accuracy of the rest
@kharmakazy: so you must be still using windows xp?
This is why it has a dedicated gpu but also lists it's graphics as being integrated:
It's because the a8-5500 is an AMD APU. It combines a cpu and gpu into one chip, and delivers extremely good graphics for integrated (much better than Intel's integrated graphics). For example, here's a Skyrim Benchmark, this cpu should be between the 3850 and 5600k. As you can see, the games playable at medium settings at 1280x720, while Intel HD 3000 graphics aren't close to being playable.
That is the huge draw of the APU, you get OK graphics (still worse to even a low-end gpu like a 6670, but much better than any integrated graphics), without having to spend extra for a dedicated gpu.
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Now, you can do a hybrid crossfire with an APU and a GPU (this just means you can have both of the graphics working together to be faster; this is usually limited to running two of the same GPUs, like two Radeon 6870s, but here you can run integrated and a discrete gpu at the same time).
However, I don't believe you can crossfire a 7450 with the onboard APU gpu, as this chart shows that the A8s are only compatible with Radeon 6570s. Now that chart only deals with 6450s, and a8-5600k, because those are available to the consumer, where the 7450 and a8-5500 aren't available, so information is limited.
Therefore, I'm pretty sure you'll only be able to use the onboard gpu or the 7450, not both. And I'm not fully positive, but I believe the integrated graphics are actually better than the 7450. This is just classic WTF HP for pairing that gpu with this cpu....
I wish I could edit/delete comments whenever I wanted to... The above post ^^^ is irrelevant now that I have done a little more research.
So based upon the picture on the Woot page and it's product specifications, it DOES NOT contain a Radeon 7450 graphics card; which isn't that bad because I have also found out that the integrated 7560D graphics should be significantly better than the 7450.
I have also found out, that with this specific motherboard, it won't allow you to crossfire the gpu with the apu at the same time; so even if you wanted to, you couldn't buy and crossfire the apu with a radeon 6570. If you do decide to upgrade the graphics, you kill the APU's main strength, and then it just turns into a below average processor.
As for my thoughts on this PC, it's very good if you want to game on a PC but don't have a lot of money. Battlefield 3 might not be playable, but less-graphically intense games like Diablo III on low settings will be.
I'd buy this. But I'm not in the market now.
Lots of RAM is great. I have a homebrew Frankenstein box with 16 MB. It would not run Win7 reliably. So I installed Linux which runs perfectly, then installed Win7 in a Virtualmachine.. and Win7 runs perfectly happy in the VM. I love being able to switch back and forth because I use each OS for different phases of my project.
Can these handle a dual-monitor setup?
No HDMI out :(. Nice processor, but as noted above, getting a dedicated graphics card (to add HDMI output) would greatly diminish the CPUs value
What lithium battery? This isn't a laptop. Is that just a default disclaimer on every computer? APO restrictions suck.
I can't wait until HP goes out of business and whatever contract Woot has to pedal this crap expires.
@patrixmyth: Most likely the battery to maintain the internal clock.
Isn't anyone concerned about this being refurbished? The last refurbished computer I bought from Woot, was a disaster. It's an ASUS with a hexacore processor, and almost everyone who got one from that batch had to send it back. Unfortunately, I didn't take it out of the box until after the warranty expired. Now I get BSOD a few times a day. It isn't the hard drive or the software...
Forgetting the integrated graphics, couldn't I just install a video card with an HDMI out?
@czupik: Windows 7 pro. Playing dishonored now.
@kharmakazy: Solitaire 2012?
@tonybanks: I'm not too concerned, because the processor was just released this past week. In fact, I'm befuddled as to how it is listed as refurb.
@squidward: 16 MB of RAM runnings Windows 7 on a virtual machine? That has to either be a typo or a lie. I haven't had 16 MB of RAM since probably 1994.
The three machines I run on a regular basis all have either 3 or 4 GB of RAM. I wouldn't buy a machine today with less than 4, might go with 6 or 8 even just to "future-proof" a little. I honestly didn't realize that machines with 10 or 16 GB were being sold. Guess I haven't been shopping around too much lately.
@kharmakazy: My video card has 2gb's of ram (GeForce GTX 680 2GB). My system has 16gb's and it's a no name brand (because I custom built it). I just thought I'd through that out their.
Sold out!
Oh well. I've been mulling this over and I guess I just took too long. There's been too many negative comments for me to just jump on it.
@xxannan: Do a little research before posting...The AMD A8 processors are what AMD refers to as APUs, or a CPU and GPU combined into a single chip. They have the full Radeon cores et. al. plus a quad-core cpu on the same die. Since the GPU cannot be removed, it could be classified as integrated, but that is not entirely correct, as they can be COMBINED with certain other Radeon graphics cards to improve performance, and are generally much more powerful than what one would think of when thinking of a traditional "integrated" GPU. Now you know...


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text: Acorns Smallholding (7 reviews) from £5.00 to £6.00 Family + unit Contact Us Images Map Select Section Overview This is a Certificated Site (CS). These select sites are small, privately run campsites that operates under the Club's jurisdiction and can only accommodate up to 5 caravans or motorhomes and up to 10 trailer tents or tents, unless express permission has been given by the Club to accommodate more. They range from secluded Hideaways to fully facilitated family friendly sites, and are often found in locations where larger commercial sites are prohibited so you could be camping close to a beach or in the National Park, for example. This site is in a beautiful area with lovely views and camping lawn. The new Craft Shepherds Hut is a place to potter and share crafty ideas! On site tutorials are to be arranged including beading, jewellery, crochet, knitting, encaustic wax, willow and more.. The smallholdings vintage vehicles provide a talking point for enthusiasts, an airstream, 1947 show wagon and pretty gypsy wagon. (Gypsy pod can be hired only £25 p.n.) We aim for self sufficiency in pork, beef, eggs and vegetables. We sell spare produce when we can. There are two natural ponds encouraging wild life. There is a nature hide where an otter was spotted. Dragon flies and birds can be seen in the new woodlands and pathways meander around the rapidly growing trees. It is peaceful and tranquil, willow is evident everywhere with domes, tunnels and hedges, and other structures are planned as the new willow craft emerges. Site Details Big Sites Book Reference: 126/028 This site was last visited by a Site Officer in 2016. 3.25 acre. Bkg ad. Directions Directions to this site are available to members when logged in. Facilities Acorns Smallholding has the following facilities on or around the site. Touring Caravans Trailer Tents Grass only pitch (no electric) A well-sheltered site Washbasins Hideaway Camping Pods or Dens Motorhomes Tents Open site Flushing toilet Chemical toilet disposal point Battery charging facilities Wi-fi (Other provider) Facilities that are off site within one mile of the entrance Bar Reviews Review 1 |2 |Next » Expand review Recommended: yes 5 We stayed at this very nice secluded campsite in the country with lovely views and plenty of... John and Paula Levers (Club Member) stayed Oct 2014 This review is for Acorns Smallholding We stayed at this very nice secluded campsite in the country with lovely views and plenty of walks and attractions nearby. We stayed in the Gypsy Caravan to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Phil and Ros were excellent hosts throughout our stay. Yes the site is basic, just a toilet and cold water but this is real camping without all the amenities. We will be going back next year with a tent and definately going to use the gypsy caravan again when we can arrange a weekend away. Location: Country,Secluded Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Groups,Active break,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 5 Expand review Recommended: yes 4.7 Phil and Roslyn Hill are the epitome of green living. Tony Collins (Club Member) stayed Apr 2014 This review is for Acorns Smallholding Phil and Roslyn Hill are the epitome of green living. They live off-grid and are self sufficient. When I drove through the gate, I thought at first I had driven on to someone's lawn. This is an indication of how well kept this place is. There is nothing negative to say about Acorns Smallholding, but there is hardly room to list the positives. First of all the landscape. they didn't have a woodland, so they have planted one of their own down the bottom end of the field. One of the "products" is Willow for weaving. Several carefully mown footpaths meander around the site, bring delight at every corner. They have dug two ponds which are a haven for wildlife, one of which is overlooked by a hoop topped Gypsy caravan, which is normally rented out, but due to the recent high winds and a broken window, it's inhabitants are a family of Robins. So the Hills will not rent it out until the non-paying guests have departed. The whole site is neat and tidy, but this does not impinge of the wild nature of the place. Walking is made easy which in turn makes it easy to seen the abundance of wildlife. Buzzards were overhead whilst we were there. Also whilst we were there, both sows each had a litter of piglets, some of whose predecessors, we brought home in the form of sausages. (I told you the Hills were self sufficient!) I would love to be around to visit the site in twenty year's time, when the woodland is mature. But for now, most of the trees are around two or more metres high and lovely with it. By the way I forgot to say there is a real flushing WC (as well as Elsan disposal) if you are a proper camper.The ground could not be better for pitching a tent. I would certainly recommend visiting this pretty well perfect camp site, we will be back! Location: Country,Secluded Suitable For: Families,Older couples,Peaceful break,Younger couples Friendliness: 5 Cleanliness: 5 Facilities: 4 Expand review Recommended: yes 4.3 What a wonderful site... Chris and Pauline (Club Member) stayed Oct 2013 This review is for Acorns Smallholding What a wonderful site...lovely friendly and warm welcome from the animals, and Ros and Phil were equally welcoming! Loved the peace and quite of God's own very special secret county, Shropshire! Excellent, be sure to visit the Moat when you are in the area. 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|University of Chicago MBA student and Iraq war veteran Erik Sewell says more companies need to follow Home Depot's lead. The retailer has an online 'translator' as part of its job application process that can offer examples of how military experience can be applied to jobs it has to offer. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT
It's one of the most disheartening statistics in the job market's slow recovery: As the nation's unemployment rate dipped below 8 percent in September, joblessness for post-Sept. 11 veterans was nearly 10 percent.
Younger female soldiers now in civilian life? Nearly 1 in 5 are unemployed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Bob wrote on Nov 13, 2012 11:27 AM:
" I laugh reading these stories because they use job training to lure gullible kids who according to the government, do not have proper judgement to drink alcohol and make good decisions. If I owned a company I might think a vet would be a more disciplined employee but would worry that the odds of having an employee go off the deep end would increase substantially from like one in a million to one is 200K or something. Is it really worth it? Especially small businesses who employ family, I would not want to expose my family and customers to someone who might have post combat distress or something. Remember these kids cannot make proper alcohol choices but can sign up to kill. "
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" But there are no job openings. "
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2005 Dodge Ram Hemi Performance Truck Build - Pandora's BoxWritten by on February 8, 2006 Contributors: Dave Young Making A 50-State-Legal Performance Hemi Truck
"You're gonna have to work for it," said Editor Bolig when the idea of making a reasonable street-performance truck out of a newly acquired '05 Hemi Ram came up. His prophetic jab would ultimately become a curse.
Our initial idea was to document every step of our truck's modifications with a pass on a neighboring dyno after each modification. The steps we thought would be a cinch: a cold air kit install, a header and exhaust bolt-in, and a new performance programmer. Easy, right? Well, it would seem that "the best laid plans of men" would be our undoing in what we had hoped to be a reasonably easy project.
With manufacturers offering the public nearly brainless bolt-ins and upgrades, we here at Mopar Muscle only wanted to show how a few simple alterations to an already stout 5.7-liter Hemi could transform it from mild-mannered to a fierce pavement-pounder. But fate would ultimately make us eat the words "easy" and "simple." A list of extraneous circumstances, accidents, bad judgment, weather, and blatant screw-ups cost us precious time and our patience.
First, we wanted to get a base run-a preliminary pass on the dyno to give us a rear-wheel-horsepower number. What we got instead was a series of "Check Engine" lights, electrical gremlins, and a downed truck for nearly two months. We ended up bouncing the Ram from one dealership to another, finally landing at Plant City Motors. Our technician, Dan, took the flawed Hemi on as a personal challenge and gave diagnosing the issue his all. Apparently, the hard pulls made on the dyno unearthed a succession of electrical gremlins that tripped the sequential five-volt meters that circle the engine block, monitoring crank and cam speed, and other various functions. Flustered, Five Star resolved to have our trusty technician simply "throw parts" at it until the problem went away. A cam sensor, crank position sensor, forward control module, two five-volt meters, and a wiring harness later, the truck seemed to be ok.
Since our Ram didn't like the dyno, we opted to test our truck the old fashioned way-on the track. In preparing the Ram for its debut at the Lakeland Motorsports Park, this author punctured the front tire while pulling into the lift at the shop, which thwarted our evening's plans. With the help of Tony Muniz at Tire Kingdom in Palm Harbor, Florida, we were ready for the next weekend until we were rained out by the tail of Hurricane Katrina. Undaunted, we pushed our trial run back another week. Finally, with the truck at the track and ready to go, an electrical surge zonked out the tower's computers, allowing us to make as many passes as we pleased, but with no time slips.
Another week clicked by on the calendar, and we returned to the Lakeland Motorsports Park ready for another shot at the track with our stock truck. On a cloudy afternoon, the '05 Ram shot past the eighth-mile traps at 72 mph clicking off a 10.33. Now, many readers out there may not be acclimated to eighth-mile times, so the easiest way is to multiply the elapsed time by 1.57 to get an estimate as to how the vehicle would perform in the quarter-mile. With that equation, our time comes in at a 16.22. Not too bad for a peg leg, 5,000-pound truck, but not good enough.
At the trackside pits, the Airaid cold air kit was hurriedly bolted on, a process that only took a meager fourteen minutes. What we learned was: 1) the Airaid kit does not require the removal of the base of the stock box, as their air shield clips onto it in seconds, and 2) you might not feel the difference in the seat of your pants, but you'll sure hear the difference as the unrestrictive intake tube roars like a waterfall, and you'll surely see the improvement in your mpg when you finally decide to drive within the confines of legal speeds.
In addition, a billet-aluminum throttle body spacer was given to us by Crane Cams to see if any improvements could be seen. The spacer is a CNC'd piece, but we couldn't really tell any measurable difference with or without it, though we were sure an engine dyno would render different results. With the intake installed, we improved our best e.t. to a 10.27 at 72 mph. With no significant gain in our mph, our estimated quarter-mile time came out to a 16.11, shaving off a tenth of a second.
We came back to the pits to let the engine cool. As we did so, we pulled out Superchips' new '05 Ram programmer-the FlashPaq-a super-easy programmer box that quickly saved the stock vehicle computer sequence in its memory and swapped it for their "87 Octane" setting. Superchips advertises a significant improvement in vehicle fuel consumption, better running temperatures, and improved efficiency and performance. With such high claims, we thought we'd see for ourselves. Within ten minutes, the truck was ready for another pass. This time, our best was a 9.82 at 74 mph, or a 15.42 at the quarter-mile, making us believers in Superchips' claims.
We took the Ram back to the shop and readied ourselves for the Bassani Xhaust. The good people at Bassini provided us with two exhaust kits: an avant-garde dual side-pipe, doglegged design, and a more traditional single-tube kit, which resembled the factory layout. The whole direction that we wanted to go with this build was to improve the performance of the stock Ram without it looking like a project vehicle, so we opted for the single-tube setup for this test.
The Bassani system required a lot more fabrication than a simple bolt-in. Considerable cutting and welding were required. The tabs on the nuts for the bolts on the upper A-arms needed to be moved to allow the tubes to pass. The factory catalytic Y-pipe needed to be cut and welded to the pipe bends that Bassani provided. The single-tube system was so large that Tech Editor Dave Young joked that we might had been sent the Turbo Diesel exhaust system by accident.
With the exhaust leak-free and finished from the headers back to the massive polished chrome tip, we arrived again at the track. With little effort, the Ram blew off a 9.71 at 75 mph, equating to a 15.2 on our calculators. With each pass, the truck began to show other modifications it would require to knock more time off the e.t., such as an anti-spin differential (since ours came with 3.92 gears, but with only a peg leg) and better tires. We opted to switch the Superchips program to the 91-octane as we filled it up with the expensive gas for our final bout at the track. The truck struggled to keep the tires from spinning all the way down the track, indicating that it was making far more power than its rearend could handle. The best we could muster was a 9.64 at 78 mph, another 15.2.
The final time might be deceiving since certain factors need to be inserted into the equation, such as the truck's lack of traction due to the steep 3.92 gears and only having a peg-leg, while the 91-octane program was producing so much power that we consistently hazed the tires off the line. As of now, we need to sit back and think of the best way to get our Ram to hook up.
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Removing the stock air box and element is easy. In fact, installing the Airaid cold air kit is a breeze and should only take a moderately talented wrench less than a half an hour to put the whole thing together.The removal of the silencer box takes as long as two bolts to unscrew. Don't forget to disconnect the O2 sensor, because the same sensor will plug in to the Airaid intake tube later.The installation of the Crane Cams billet throttle body spacer is a two-step process. Simply unbolt the throttle body and reattach it with the spacer in between (which is marked front and back). Crane includes longer bolts for the throttle body, as well as all the other necessary hardware.The Airaid system utilizes the factory base, so don't bother removing it like we did the first time around. Airaid's element is a washable, reusable filter.Airaid includes all the hose clamps and rubber tubing needed to attach everything together. Even with the 1-inch thick spacer, the Airaid kit was forgiving enough to bolt-in without any alterations.
The factory exhaust is meant to adhere to strict smog emission laws that vary from state to state. We first began by unscrewing all the O2 sensors, as there are two fore and two aft of the catalytic converters. The stock Y-pipe that contains the twin cats was saved as the kit required cutting to use with the Bassani Xhaust system. The rest of the factory exhaust came out without an issue.Bassani included bags of hardware, fasteners, and even their own brand of anti-seize for the header bolts. We coated each bolt, allowing easy threading with our fingers, especially in hard-to-reach areas.The elbow pipes that bolt to the header are meant to mate up to the catalytic converters. Cutting the Y-pipe forward of the weld allowed us to fit the elbow in nicely. Keep in mind, a saws-all and welder will be needed with this exhaust kit.The headers required some "encouragement" into their locations. The Bassani headers come with a beautiful billet flange that is the thickest we've seen in ages on a header.We loosely fit our exhaust to let us properly lay out the final position of our pipes before we did any welding. We welded up the pipes with little trouble.In order to fit all Ram trucks, regular and extended cabs, Bassani includes an extension tube. We needed to shorten it, and place it between the Bassani muffler and the factory Y-pipe.Superchips' new programmer box allows for a myriad of functions, including three preset stages of performance, including 87-octane, towing, and 91-octane performance. Also, the programmer allows modifications to the rev-limiter, speed governor, and the ability to readjust the speedometer due to changes in the tire size and combination. The swap from stock to any of the preset programs requires less than 10 minutes in exchange for optimal performance out of your computer-controlled Hemi.


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Career Services begins planning with first-year students
Career Services welcomes parents to the new academic year. We especially welcome parents of first-time Bennies and Johnnies, and we want to inform you about programs focused on exploring majors and careers.
ATLAS (Achieving Through Learning And Searching) is a joint effort between Career Services and Academic Advising. During September and October professional staff from both offices present ATLAS and distribute the booklet through First-Year Seminar. ATLAS introduces students to the value of a liberal arts education. It provides resources both for exploring majors and careers, and formulating a four-year academic and co-curricular plan.
Students are encouraged to use the ATLAS Planner throughout their college years, as they register for classes and plan internships, undergraduate research and study abroad experiences. Students are encouraged to bring their ATLAS Planner to appointments with career counselors, faculty advisers and academic advisers. As a parent, please ask your son or daughter about his/her ATLAS Planner and his/her goals for both classroom and out-of-classroom learning.
Career Services will host the Career Exploration Series (CES), a series of panel discussions about major and career options. The CES features CSB and SJU alums who talk about their time at CSB/SJU and their career path since graduating. The alums provide advice on internships, networking with professionals, seeking full-time employment, and more.
Students can schedule an appointment with a career counselor to discuss choosing a major, exploring careers, preparing resumes and cover letters, working on interviewing skills and graduate school personal statements, learning about job search strategies, and more. In addition, students may take assessments including the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Strong Interest Inventory (SII) to assist them in discerning their interests, values, and strengths and how those fit with possible major and career options.
For more information, please visit our Web page.
Calling alums for Career EXPO
The second annual Career EXPO will be Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Gorecki Dining and Conference Center on the CSB campus. The EXPO will educate students about the variety of careers they could pursue after graduation, and give them an opportunity to network with professionals. Alumnae and alumni are invited to attend the 5:30-8 p.m. Networking Reception (5:30-6:30 alumnae/i social, 6:30-8 networking with students). Johnnie Alumni and Bennie Alumnae are encouraged to learn more and register online.
Homecoming Concert set for Oct. 2
The CSB/SJU Chamber Choir and Amadeus Chamber Symphony, under the direction of Axel Theimer, will perform the annual Homecoming Concert at 8:15 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, in the Great Hall at SJU. Works by Beethoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Vivaldi will be performed. Tickets are $11 for adults and $6 for senior citizens, CSB/SJU students, employees and alumnae/i. Ticket information.
Saint John's presidential inauguration on live video
The inauguration of Fr. Robert J. Koopmann, OSB, as the 12th president of Saint John's University will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Saint John's Abbey Church. Bishop John Kinney will celebrate a community Eucharist at noon Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Saint John's Abbey Church. Live video streaming of both events will be available on the Inauguration Web site.
Peace Studies Conference focuses on race and racism
The 22nd annual Peace Studies Conference is set for 1-9 p.m., Monday, Sept. 28, in the Quadrangle Building on the Saint John's University campus. The conference theme is "Have We Overcome? Race and Racism in the Age of Obama." The conference is free and open to the public. More information.
Join us for Family Weekend 2009
Mark your calendar for Family Weekend 2009 on the CSB and SJU campuses Oct. 23-25. You can view the schedule and register at the Family Weekend Web site. Events include parent and family socials, student performances, athletic games, the movie "Up!," Chicago City Limits, campus perspective sessions, BINGO, mass and brunch. We hope you can join us for some or part of this weekend's activities for the whole family. Questions can be directed to [email protected].
SJU Center for Men hosts conference to target violence against women
The Center for Men's Leadership and Service is hosting its first National Conference for Campus-Based Men's Gender Equality and Anti-Violence Groups. For the first time, campus-based pro-feminist men's groups from across the country are meeting to share resources and ideas, discuss strategies, and find out what's happening on other campuses. Students will get to experience leadership in the field and learn strategies to prevent date rape and violence against women. The conference is open to all. For more information, please visit the Men's Center Web site.


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Fanotec is proud to release the long anticipated lens ring for Canon EF 8-15mm F4 L.
Zoom and manual focusing rings are accessible. AF/ MF and focal length limit switches are covered.
Luckily, Canon 8-15mm is in similar size to Sigma fisheyes. The lens ring for Sigma 8mm / 15mm (Canon Mount) can used on Canon 8-15mm lens by replacing the plastic insert. Existing owners of this lens ring can simply buy the insert to use it on the new Canon 8-15mm.
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The Louisville Ballet's Relevé Society hosted an open rehearsal on January 27 at the ballet's Main Street Studio.
Guests enjoyed a sneak peek of a new work created for the Studio Connections program by company member Ben Needham-Wood and had the opportunity to mix and mingle with the artists of the Louisville Ballet at a reception sponsored by Cafe Fraiche, Circe and Gemelli Wine and Spirits. Studio Connections runs through February 4.
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So much is happening at the Foundation—kids programs, support groups, raffles, awareness drives, educational events!
When LRI 2012 Advocacy Day Brought Lupus Issues to the Hill
Furthering NYC and LA Leadership in Lupus Science
Compromising care for basic necessities is unfortunately a real choice for many Americans, including people struggling with lupus.
Extends Support and Assistance through LRI's Coalition of Lupus Advocacy Groups Nationwide
Lupus LA Announces Toni Braxton as New Council Member
Donates Portion of Proceeds to S.L.E. Lupus Foundation
Call for Proposals for Distinguished Innovator Awards
Legislation approved by White House Today Addresses Early Lupus Diagnosis and Treatment
Funding Aims to Improve Lupus Diagnosis and Treatment
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Evil Can Only Wear Pinstripes
Dear Yankee Fans,
You may have heard that our professional baseball team, the New York Yankees, engaged in an important legal action to protect its claim on the term "Evil Empire." A shameless group of entrepreneurs had been attempting to capitalize on the words—they wanted to make "Baseball's Evil Empire" knickknacks and goodness knows what else. T-shirts? Napkin holders? Cigarette lighters? Camaro air fresheners?
We were outraged. Good, old-fashioned Evil is as much a Yankee tradition as Old-Timers' Day and those empty "Bored Executive VIP" seats behind home plate.
So we did what comes naturally to us. We sued their pants off.
Thankfully, a wise panel of judges in Washington, D.C. agreed with our claim, ruling that we, the Yankees, are indeed evil—and entitled to the term "Evil Empire." Never mind that the term was actually coined by the dopes who run the Boston Red Sox. Like the bulk of A.J. Burnett's remaining contract, those words belong to us.
"There is only one Evil Empire in baseball and it is the New York Yankees," the judges wrote.
Sounds pretty great, right? Thinking about getting the line engraved behind home plate. Or how about patches on the uniform sleeve?
Too much? OK, too much.
Now you may be wondering why your beloved Yankees would waste their money on a frivolous lawsuit over two words. That is an odd question to ask a franchise that gave $46 million to Kei Igawa. But let's try.
We don't like the idea of wannabes trying to horn in on our institutional history. Everywhere you look, baseball clubs are trying to out-Yankee the Yankees. The Los Angeles Angels are paying about a half-billion dollars for three players: Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton, and C.J. Wilson. That's so Yankee. The Phillies have been overpaying the pitchers we wanted to overpay. The nouveau riche Dodgers are lighting $100 bills on fire. Even the annoying Blue Jays are emptying their bird pockets.
It's annoying. They're bogarting the Yankee Way.
Meanwhile, you may have noticed that we've been holding back. Sure, we still have some silly contracts out there. We're paying Alex Rodriguez until he's 82, even though he's about as useful as a wet cigar. But overall there's a new approach. Control costs. Find fair value. Take it easy on the ridiculous deals. Ten years ago Robinson Cano would have had a 40-year, $800 million deal. Now we're telling Scott Boras to cool the Gulfstream engines.
There's a new word being used around the offices. "Prudent." Ugh. If the Boss was still around he'd throw a phone. "Prudent" instills no fear. Nobody calls themselves "The Prudent Empire."
So you can pardon us for feeling a little defensive. The Evil Empire has been feeling a little less evil. Our evil has gotten a little…clinical and uninteresting. The Yankees used to be "Goldfinger" evil. Now we're Tilda Swinton in "Michael Clayton" evil.
Maybe that's why we were so vigorous about that lawsuit. We needed to show someone our evil.
By the way, we're not stopping with "evil." We have instructed our representatives to make claims on the following words: villainous, wicked, demonic, diabolical, fiendish, sinister, unnerving, petrifying, ferocious, dominant, powerful and mighty.
We will also protect our behavioral trademarks. You may not overspend for things. If you find yourself at a real-estate open house and someone offers all cash, and you offer dramatically over the asking price, we will come after you.
If you wear pinstripes—even on your pajamas—we will come after you.
If you charge people thousands for good seats, we will come after you.
If you get swept in the American League Championship Series, we will come after you.
In fact, if you do anything obnoxious, you owe us at least two dollars.
Wow. That feels so much better. We're not expecting your sympathy. But know this: It's not easy being Evil.
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I am going to provide SQL console like data.stackexchange.com for developers on one of the sites I have. The problem is I can not let them execute all type of SQL. So there will be some constrains. Here are some example constrains
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These two rules can be applied by restricting user permission in database server.
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I know If I write an SQL parser it'll do. It'll be like writing JS interpreter just remove
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By kristin.jellison on Dec 03, 2013
Oracle HCM World is an industry conference designed as a forum for thought leadership, networking, and enhanced understanding of the changing role of human resources in today's business world. Leaders of the HR community will be there to discuss the latest happenings in our space.
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The US report cites a lax safety culture, weak industry standards for safeguarding equipment, and a regulatory system that often emphasizes activities over outcomes.
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Scott Terrell
This statement .."The refinery process safety culture required proof of danger rather than proof of effective safety implementation," is more prevaent throughout the oil and gas and refnery industry than you will ever know. We as contractors are continually put through the test to prove an operation unsafe instead of being shown how safe an operation is. This is proof of a culture that desperately needs to be changed.
Youyu Lu
Sadly, in many cases, inspectors just do inspection for th esake of inspection without fully understanding th eindication of inspection. It's also important to let technical people make technical decision. When I gave margins to prevent HTHA, I was always chanlenged by some people. I am glad I insisted doing this.
R Ramkumar
I fully Support Mr Barry Snider 's comment Better Knowledge, Skills, utilisation of expeieneced inspectors and Supervson is the solution to avert major incidents/ accidents in Refinery . HPI has ample years of data and Knowledge , know how It is only the attidue/ determination required to make use of such abandontly available resources to avert accidents
Engr jimoh
The lesson learnt here is that we should now incorporate inherently safer Technology into our old and new plant designs to limit incidental fires in our refineries.
Art Abuzman
Can Hydrocarbon Processing publish an article about High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA). Thanks. More power.
Barry Snider
Mr. Moure-Eraso does not know of what he speaks, especially in regard to the Richmond incident. The pipe that leaked and eventually ruptured was known to be defective as there were reports of this from the inspectors on siteAs for the Tesoro incident, I am nearly certain the hazards around the naphtha heat exchanger were also known. More rules and regulations will not make the industry safer. There are more regulations in place now than ever yet the number of incidents is either steady or increasing. Better knowledge, skills, experience, and supervision will make the industry safer, not more rules and regs. As for safety case, a technique that is only as good as the people applying it and enforcing it. Same with PHA and PSM.As for t
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Engineers and designers are highly skilled individuals. Forcing them to enter design changes using tables, forms and spreadsheets is unproductive and uneconomical, and it increases the likelihood of human error—this is the way that most instrumentation software systems currently work. For too long, software vendors have denied engineers and designers the simple practicality of a graphical visual engineering interface with "drag and drop" capability and inbuilt intelligence, ensuring changes are automatically replicated into all the associated data and databases.
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Interested in starting your own Relay For Life Team? A Team Captain meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the Weideman Building at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital. The Relay For Life of El Dorado event will be held June 14 through 15 at the BG Products Veterans Stadium.
Teams can have an unlimited amount of members. Each team member must pay a registration/commitment fee of only $10. Online registration is an easy way to register your team and generate a site in which people can donate to your fundraising effort. In order to qualify for a t-shirt, each team member must raise $100 and includes luminaria sales. Just get 10 people to purchase a luminaria, and you've met your goal.
Relay For Life is a fun way to join with others in the community in the fight against cancer and to raise funds for the American Cancer Society research, education, advocacy, and patient service efforts. It is a way to celebrate the lives being saved from cancer and to remember those lost.
For more information, contact Jeff Eastman at (316)259-8302. You can also visit the ACS Web site online at http://events.cancer.org/rfleldoradoks.
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