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Rod action refers to the flex characteristics of a rod, varying from Slow to Extra-Fast. An Extra-Fast action rod flexes mainly at the tip. Slower (or softer) action rods flex throughout the entire length of the rod. Moderate action falls in between. We tailor the action of each of our rods to the particular fishing application for which they're designed, taking into account the preferred lure action, optimum casting range, fighting power, the feel of the rod, and countless other variables.
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We rate the power of our rods on a scale of 00 to 8. This rating should give you an idea of how each rod in the series compares in terms of lifting, lighting and casting strength. Because each series is rated independently, a 2-power Spin Jig rod, for example, does not feel the same as a 2-power Steelhead rod. Another way to measure power is resistance to flex or how much each specific rod bends under a load. The 2-power rod flexes more easily than a 3-power and so on. Generally speaking, the heavier your choice of line and lure, the higher the power rating you'll need.
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I am happy user of Ubuntu 11.10 (32bit) desktop, it works well in my laptop (HP dv6700) and I have installed everything I need on it. Each time I move to a newer version, for example from 9.04 to 11.10, I just feel it is too much afford and many times things doesn't work I expected: system crash, no nvidia actualized drives,.
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Pronunciation of Ballet Names
Posted 10 July 2003 - 12:56 PM
If anyone disagrees with a pronunciation, please feel free to raise an objection. In the interests of helpfulness to future readers, when we reach a conclusion, I'll edit out all the back and forth so future generations of Ballet Alertniks don't have to wade through it.
This will be a list of acceptable American pronunciations of non-English names.
Beginning with Big Lee's first questions:
Marius Petipa: Mar yus PET ee pah
Alexandra Danilova: Da NEEL ova
Tamara Toumanova: Too MAHN ova
Rudolf Nureyev: Ru dolf Noo RAY yev
Julia Makhalina: YOO-lee-ah Ma-KHA-lina (thanks, Hans)
Natalia Makarova: Nah TAL ya Ma KAR ova
Svetlana Zakharova: Svet LAHN a Za KAR ova
Posted 12 July 2003 - 11:42 AM
Asylmura'tova Altynai
Ayu'pova Zhanna
Bessme'rtnova Natalia
Che'nchikova Olga
Chistyako'va Irina
Dudi'nskaya Natalia
Evte'yeva Elena
Fe'dorova Sofia
Go'likova Tatiana
Grache'va Nadezhda
Ivano'va Veronika
Karsa'vina Tamara
Kolpako'va Irina
Kondra'tieva Marina
Likho'vskaya Olga
Lopa'tkina Uliana
Maxi'mova Ekaterina
Me'zentseva Galina
Mikha'lchenko Alla
Osipe'nko Alla
Plise'tskaya Maya
Semenya'ka Ludmila
Semizo'rova Nina
Semyo'nova Marina
Sizo'va Alla
Soro'kina Nina
Spessi'vtzeva Olga
Struchko'va Raisa
Te'rekhova Tatiana
Timofey'eva Nina
Trefi'lova Vera
Ula'nova Galina
Veche'slova Tatiana
Posted 16 July 2003 - 08:15 AM
Posted 17 July 2003 - 06:50 AM
Fe'dorova Sofia
Go'likova Tatiana
Ivano'va Veronika
Me'zentseva Galina
Can any Russian speakers, or others familiar with these names confirm or clarify?
I've always heard Ivanova pronounced EeVAN o va
and Mezentseva pronounced Me ZEN tse va
Posted 17 July 2003 - 07:41 AM
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Posted 17 July 2003 - 10:20 AM
But after learning that Mezentseva is pronounced stressing the first syllable, I'll wait for some confirmation on that!
Posted 17 July 2003 - 11:49 AM
Posted 18 July 2003 - 05:22 AM
Ivanova is the most confusing name of all as different families pronounce it with the stress on different syllables, so the only way to be certain is to ask
I've always heard Ivanova pronounced EeVAN o va
Nureyev is one of the most difficult names to pronounce, even for Russians, as it's not a Russian name. In France his name is spelt as Noureev so perhaps pronouncing it as Noo-ree-yev comes closest.
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Posted 20 July 2003 - 08:26 AM
Va GA nova (not "Vaga NO' va" as many say it)
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Posted 25 July 2003 - 07:41 AM
Cindy, I've always heard/said KOTCH ki (last syllable to rhyme with pie) but I won't go to the mat on that one As for spelling, I think this is another transliteration issue: there can be many interpretations of Cyrillic. The way you've spelled it is the way I've usually seen it, though. Happy sewing!
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Sun Laboratories' focus on open source projects continues to dovetail with open source community efforts, this time on the gaming front with Project Darkstar. For those of you who may not be familiar with Project Darkstar, it is a a software infrastructure designed to simplify the development and operation of massively scalable online games, virtual worlds and social networking applications, Sun's partner and active community contributor fatfoogoo, which provides in-game commerce ecosystems, announced today that it will offer micropayment software through Project Darkstar. Fatfoogoo is the first company to design commercial billing and transaction software to work explicitly with the Project Darkstar technology. Having the fatfoogoo software available through Project Darkstar will make it easier for game developers to add payment capabilities to their games – letting players make "micropayments" to each other, or to the game publisher. Read more about fatfoogoo's work with Project Darkstar .


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Although classes haven't started, administrators are already making sure students and parents know their schools are bully free zones.
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Another approach to assure parents and students that bullying is not accepted.
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Three people were taken to the hospital following a collision Monday on U.S. 24-40 near Tonganoxie, according to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol.
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A 22-year-old Seabrook, Texas, woman was driving east on U.S. 24-40 in a 2000 Ford Taurus. She reportedly came to a stop in order to make a U-turn. A 26-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man, who was driving east in a 2008 Ford Edge, apparently didn't see the Taurus come to a stop. The Edge struck the Taurus from behind, according to the report.
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I have just bought a Coopers DIY beer kit and have started my first ever brew. Ive notticed at the bottom of the fermenter there is a lot of sediment is this normal or have I done something wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
A quick Google on the name tells me that this is an add water, sugar and yeast kit, so I am guessing you are referring to sediment in the fermentation bucket. In that case, the sediment is a perfectly normal part of the process. The yeast, which is doing its job of producing your alcohol, is multiplying, flocculating (clumping together) and settling out.
When it comes to bottling, don't disturb the sediment, just leave it behind in the bucket. Enjoy your brew, before you know it you'll be doing another!
If you plan on re-using the bottles you might want to spray out the sediment after you poor the beer in the glass. This will get the gunk out of there before it hardens and save you some work later.
Coopers is a nice brew - I used to drink it when I was in Melbourne. However, the tradition then was to roll the bottle to stir up the sediment and drink it. I could never taste the difference. However, I wouldn't advise that with your homebrew - it might taste a bit yeasty/bitter. Probably best to leave it in the bottom of your bottle!


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Graduates of all stripes returned to Columbia Law School this past summer for Reunion 2012, a two-day event that featured discussions, tours, and reconnecting. This year's Reunion weekend celebrated 14 graduating classes: those ranging from 1942 to 2007 and including members of all class years ending in either a two or a seven.
Members of all honored classes kicked things off on Friday evening with an inclusive group affair that allowed guests of all ages to mingle and converse over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the Waldorf=Astoria.
The next day, Dean David M. Schizer presented his state of the Law School address to the graduates, touting curricular innovations and the growing roster of faculty members as two of the Law School's most exciting recent achievements.
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As always, the highlights of Reunion were the personal connections made during the weekend. Back at Columbia Law School for her 50th reunion, New York Supreme Court Justice Rena K. Uviller '62 ran into a couple she married 30 years earlier. Patrice Jean '02, a member of the Reunion 2012 committee, brought her new son to campus as one of her guests. Darren Jerome "D.J." Collins Jr. was born in October 2011 on a night when Jean went into labor during a Reunion leadership cocktail reception.
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We are trying to make it so that we can have a single Web Application that uses FBA that has 1-n site collections below that. However, we would like the permissions for each site collection to be unique in that the site collection administrators do not see any logins from the other site collections in the web application. Is this possible with forms-based authentication?
Out of the box I believe the only way to do this is with multi-tenancy, and then you are restricted with AD and separating accounts via OU's.
AD is required for 2010, so why not just create a customer OU structure and utilize that instead of FBA?
If you have access to the server you can restrict the people picker to only look up users in the sitecollection: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261988(office.12).aspx
It should be possible to do a little powershell to use EnsureUser to prefill the needed account to allow the people picker to be usefull: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.spweb.ensureuser.aspx
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Sonic Drive-In in Laurie is hosting a fundraiser for the Morgan County R-II South Elementary PTO from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 1.
Teachers from South School will be delivering food to customers during this time and Sonic will donate 10 percent of profit during the fundraiser to South PTO.
There will also be games and prizes for kids and a book walk with free books for kids. Raffles will be held with prizes to include a three-month membership to Westlake Aquatic Center in Laurie, a free home power washing from Handy Man Rowe; a free trash removal from Laurie Recycling, fishing items and several gift cards to area restaurants including Franky and Louie's, Richard Noggins and Tony G's Pizza.
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Lynn Torgove, mezzo-soprano, was an original member of the Peter Sellars/Craig Smith production of The Marriage of Figaro, broadcast on PBS. Other operatic roles include the Son/Juniper Bird in the world premiere of the Philip Glass/Robert Moran opera, The Juniper Tree, Eurydice in Glass' Orphee and Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera with the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge. She has appeared with the St. Louis Symphony, the Portland Symphony Orchestra, the Tallahassee Symphony, the Springfield Symphony (Ohio), the Cantata Singers, the Berkshire Choral Festival, Boston Lyric Opera and the Masterworks Chorale. Recent engagements have included a national tour with the Boston Camerata, performances and recording of Lukas Foss' Griffelkin with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, on the Chandos label, and a Telarc recording, Fourth River, with Tapestry. Torgove is also well known as a recitalist, performing with pianist Kayo Iwama, and most recently touring in a series of concerts performing and premiering works by John Harbison and Andy Vores. Torgove has been a member of the teaching faculties at the Walnut Hill School, where she was Director of the Vocal Program and Opera Ensemble, and at the New England Conservatory, Boston University and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute as stage director. She is currently a freelance stage director and professional singer, and is studying to be a cantor at Hebrew College in Newton, MA. She is the co-founder of Gabriel Associates, a presentation skills consulting firm.
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What is the command to copy all the contents to the system clipboard from a file open in an instance of the vi editor on a remote server, accessed via SSH. Also, what is the shortcut for pasting from system clipboard to vi.
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Walmart was caught selling knock-offs of Banksy prints, including one print titled "Destroy Capitalism," on its website. When the company was alerted to the irony, Walmart responded that the items came from a third-party seller and pulled the prints from their website. Samantha Rollins
In an article published Saturday, The New York Times reports that presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton picked Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate to attract more white men to her campaign:
Ultimately, Mrs. Clinton, who told PBS that she was "afflicted with the responsibility gene," avoided taking a chance with a less experienced vice-presidential candidate and declined to push the historic nature of her candidacy by adding another woman or a minority to the ticket.
Instead, the campaign, which had become concerned about its deficit with white men, focused on Mr. Kaine and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and looked more closely at Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado. [The New York Times]
Among white men, Republican Donald Trump leads Clinton 56 to 25 percent, according to a national Quinnipiac survey from the end of June.
Kaine has been described as "boring" following his addition to the ticket, a trope those close to the candidate say is unfair. "I just hate it," Beau Cribbs, Kaine's former body man, told BuzzFeed News. "I think boring is a code for white and male, frankly." Bonnie Kristian
The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday voted 4-1 to strike down a 2010 state law requiring doctors to notify the parents of girls under the age of 18 if their daughters seek an abortion.
The ruling is a win for Planned Parenthood and Alaskan abortion rights advocates, who made the case that the mandate was a violation of teens' privacy and a danger to girls living in abusive situations. In the majority opinion, Justice Daniel Winfree agreed, writing that the law posed a "discriminatory barrier to those minors seeking to exercise their fundamental privacy right to terminate a pregnancy."
Justice Craig Stowers, the sole dissenter, argued that where a minor is concerned, the state and her parents retain a "legitimate interest" in the situation and, in the parents' case, should be afforded the opportunity to discuss with their child the ramifications of the decision to abort. Parents are required to be notified and give consent where most other significant medical procedures are concerned. Bonnie Kristian
Some 3.7 million Syrian children have been born into war in their native land, but activists are using Pokémon Go to draw international attention to their plight.
The Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office (RFS) is sharing images of Syrian kids surrounded by chaos and violence — plus Pokémon. The images allude to the fact that you have to physically go to a new location to capture each monster, urging viewers to likewise come help.
I am from #Syria come to save me!!! pic.twitter.com/lRbSlGsWrB
— إعلام قوى الثورة (@RFS_mediaoffice) July 20, 2016
"People on social media talk about Pokémon all the time, so I created these images to draw attention to suffering during the war and what Syrians are really searching for," said Saif Aldeen Tahhan, a graphic designer who has shared mockups of Syria Go, in which users would search for basic necessities like food and shelter instead of fantastic creatures. "I can tell you, the Syrian people are not looking for Pokémon." Bonnie Kristian
Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her new running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, held a rally at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami Saturday, marking their official debut as a complete 2016 ticket.
Kaine is perceived as a cautious choice whom Clinton hopes will boost her fortunes among moderate Democrats and independents who might otherwise be attracted to Republican Donald Trump. Florida Democrats traveled from around the state to attend the campaign event, lining up by the hundreds outside the doors hours before it began.
"Sen. Tim Kaine is everything Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not," Clinton said in her introduction when the pair came on stage. "He is qualified to step into this job and lead on Day 1. And he is a progressive who likes to get things done."
Watch a live stream of the rally below. Bonnie Kristian
This post has been updated throughout.
Former Daily Show correspondent and host of TBS' Full Frontal Samantha Bee sent out a series of cheeky tweets Friday night mocking presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's selection of Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate. Kaine is widely perceived as a cautious choice, to put it nicely — which Bee did not. Take a look at a few of her tweets below, and see the rest on her feed. Bonnie Kristian
We're as excited as you are about #ClintonKaine2016! We even came up with some slogans. Hope this helps! pic.twitter.com/BGVsaogpq9
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) July 23, 2016
@FullFrontalSamB #ClintonKaine2016 Could your Friday night get any better?? pic.twitter.com/HHj8YbVuk3
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) July 23, 2016
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In just the 11th veto of his time in office, President Obama on Friday rejected the "Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016," a bill which would have capped former presidents' expense accounts at $200,000 a year and phased out presidential pensions for former executives who independently make at least $400,000 annually.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the veto was issued out of concern that the bill would "immediately terminate salaries and all benefits to staffers carrying out the official duties of former presidents" and require the government to "immediately terminate leases, and remove furniture."
Earnest indicated that Obama, who will himself be an ex-president in six months, would consider signing a revised version of the legislation. Bonnie Kristian
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing at a protest in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Saturday. At least 80 people were killed in the attack and about 230 more were wounded, officials said.
The demonstration was primarily composed of the Shia Hazara minority; ISIS represents an extreme variant of Afghanistan's Sunni majority. The two sects have historically not experienced internecine strife in Afghanistan as they have elsewhere in the Mideast, including Iraq.
The Taliban condemned the incident, calling it an "act of making enmity among Afghan ethnicities" and denying all participation. If ISIS involvement is confirmed, it will be the first time the group has made a major strike in Afghanistan outside Nangarhar province.
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This week we're making a nice potent, wintry drink for #MasterofCocktails to accompany all the unseasonably warm weather we've been enjoying. D'oh!
Don't worry about that though, we're making a Boulevardier. You'll notice, ingredients-wise, that it's basically a Negroni made with whiskey instead of gin. It appeared in Harry McElhone's Barflies and Cocktails right back in 1927 after the New Yorker set up his bar in Paris and it's just an absolutely superb drink.
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So, I was getting rid of my openSUSE to install lubuntu. In the process, I didn't manage my hard drive partitions well enough and as a result, I lost my windows 7 partition. I got over the loss, and formatted my entire hard drive by install lubuntu over all the space. (I tried first installing windows 7, but I kept getting some weird errors during the partitioning process). I was wondering now if I could resize my lubuntu partition so I can install windows 7 again.
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You can get a FREE Skylanders Spyro's Adventure Starter pack with the purchase of Skylander's Giants Starter Pack. That is a $69.99 value!
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The Spyro's Adventure was sold out from our nearby TRU. =[
Well, I completely lucked out on this one. Target took the coupon as a price match!
I am totally disappointed I missed this! Here and I sat home playing video games all day like a bum when I could've been buying video games and then playing them all day like a bum.


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When I log in on my server I get this:
No mail.
Last login: Fri Nov 5 14:22:45 2010...
then I must wait for 5 sec and then is ready...
Is this wait time normal or should I do something to "repair" this?
When I log in on my server I get this:
then I must wait for 5 sec and then is ready...
Is this wait time normal or should I do something to "repair" this?
This is usually the result of
I have the same issues with 10.04 (LTS).
When I run my ssh with
Extending this answer.
I managed to reboot the server remotely and enabled DEBUG loggin. Also used this opportunity to stay logged in and observe other login attempts. Here is what happens. The client connects and is authorized and hangs at above message.
On the server, the process list shows this:
I can execute
This doesn't seem to be an ssh(d) problem, it's more related to
Debuging this further:
Turns out the
I seem to have nailed it!
Disabled pam_motd in the following files:
One more:
These seem to help to a certain extend. Though, it only removes the offending script in
In general, I found no way to disable
Bug report on this issue:
Workarounds from there:
Found solution myself finally:
Now login is INSTANT!
From your description it sounds more like a networking problem. To diagnose:
If you can connect OK with Windows and PuTTY, it's probably not an issue on the server's side.
I think when you login, ubuntu executes one or more of these files:
You could see what's in them and maybe even try executing them to see what's taking so long.
In my limited experience, when putty works, but Linux, Ubuntu in this case, does not, it is usually keep alive. Networking or server problems would affect both client OS.
You can use the above keep alive option on the command line, but it is sort of tedious to type.
Easier to edit a few configuration files.
If you have
If you do not have root access, or to enable it for a single user, edit
So: disable
Reference: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/comp.security.ssh/wExY8lWlG-c
Check your system logs at /var/log, you may find a message with the related error/timeout.
If you have also a time wait before
and set (or add)
or add your ip in
You might want to try to monitor the running processes while you're logging in to the server from an already logged-in connection (or a different console). There is a chance to spot which processes are the most active or using the most CPU at that time.
Below is one possible method:
Please note, that if the delay is not caused by some CPU-intensive calculation, you will not spot anything out-of-place. This case the problem might be I/O bound (waiting for some disk read/write or network response).


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Sun Labs' Search Inside the Music Means No "iPod Whiplash"
By crossrohrer on Feb 06, 2007
Paul Lamere, who knows I think he's a total genius, is on Dana Gardner's podcast today.
They talk about Search Inside the Music, a Sun Labs project that Paul leads. Paul and his team have developed algorithms that analyze various qualities of songs so that you don't suffer iPod whiplash and transition from Mozart to Rammestein as Paul says.
Check out the podcast and transcript here.


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Okay, so the scenario is:
- 7♥ 8♥ 9♥ T♥ and 3♠ on the table
- Alice has a 5♥
- Bob has a 4♥
Who wins? Both of them have a flush to 10, right?
Does the sum of the entire 5 cards count in this case?
Okay, so the scenario is:
Who wins? Both of them have a flush to 10, right?
Does the sum of the entire 5 cards count in this case?
First: as amigal said, Alice wins. I just want to say something about the naming convention of the hands.
Alice and Bob do not have a "flush to 10"; that would imply that the cards are consecutive and that would be a straight flush. Alice's and Bob's hand - out of context - would be called a "Ten-high flush". As amigal said, if the highest card of a flush is shared between two players, the second-highest card is compared and if they match too it goes all the way down to the fifth card. You could call Alice's hand - in this context - a "Ten-Nine-Eight-Seven-Five-High Flush" and Bob's hand a "Ten-Nine-Eight-Seven-Four-High Flush".
By the way: the only way that a flush leads to a split pot in Texas Hold'em is if all players play the whole flush from the community cards.
About your second question: it is generally not the sum of the cards that determines the winning hand but the highest card. So a flush with
Alice wins because she has higher flush.
the rule is that if both player has the same highest card, the second higher card is checked. if the second highest card is the same for both players, the third highest card is checked and so on.
in your case, the 4 highest cards are the same for both players.
Yes, the application of the five highest card rule means that Alice wins.
Her highest five cards are 10, 9, 8, 7, 5 of hearts (no straight flush).
Bob's is 10, 9, 8, 7, 4 of hearts. The "tailing" four loses to Alice's 5.
Counterexample: The board is K, 10, 9, 8, 7 of hearts.
Then Alice's and Bob's five highest cards are K, 10, 9, 8, 7. Alice's 5 is a "sixth" card, which doesn't count against Bob's 4, also a sixth card.
Second counter example: Board is 10, 9, 8, 7 of hearts, 3 of spades.
Alice has K of hearts, Bob has 6 of hearts.
Bob has a "straight flush" 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 of hearts, which beats Alice's K, 10, 9, 8, 7 king-high flush, even though a K is bigger than 6. If Alice had the J of hearts, she would also have a straight flush, J-high, which would beat Bob's straight flush, 10 high.


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Channel 9 Live at PDC09: Mark Russinovich and Patrick Dussud
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Best video in the series so far! I particularly liked Patrick's observation that the platfom and tools need to abstract way core differences (CPU vs. GPGPU) as much as possible. It's just not economic to expect the majority of developers to mentally shift gear and write in some impoverished subset of C in order to target a GPGPC. The platform need to be smarter at resource management and dynamic code analysis to provide best fit (subject to availablity) execution targets (core-types) for code.
Is there any plan in CLR to use Java like "Hotspot engine" technique?
Anders Hejlsberg mentioned it before in an interview that it's possible to do JIT first and then do deeper/smarter optimization after a while once CLR get more information about the running program. So, is it possible that we will see this type of technology in the future CLR?
Thanks. Enjoyable. Is the Dispatcher Lock video coming, or did I miss it somehow? Thanks guys
Why weren't more questions asked, well, tweets tweeted to us?
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard, a historical gem on Flushing Avenue known for its shipbuilding, offers a glimpse of life and work in our nation during times of conflict. Did you know?
On Thursday afternoon about 30 people gathered in Fort Greene for a bus tour of the Navy Yard, going past its gates and back in time to learn its place in American history — and hear plans for its future.
Sponsored by the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, the expedition was a two-part event: a tour of the Navy Yard, followed by a reception with poetry and music.
During the nearly two-hour bus tour, participants were able to see and hear stories about the old buildings on the property, a dry dock and the Commandant's House, among other things.


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I own a Nikon D7000 with 4 GB (Lexar) memory card. My image quality settings are JPEG, Large and image quality as optimum setting. The display on the top show remaining images count in formatted card as (#274) after clicking some shots this image count is not right. Like after clicking 10 shots it should show 264 but it still shows some other number close to 274. Whats wrong here?
That is normal.
The camera doesn't know how many images there is left, as images take up different amount of space depending on how much detail they contain. So the camera displays a guesstimate based on the free space on the card and an average size for images taken with your current settings.
If you take images with large areas of sky or other smooth areas (e.g. out of focus), you will see that the count decreases less than the number of images taken. If you take images full of details where everything is in focus, you might not even have room for the number of images that the camera initially estimated.
That count is a conservative estimate of how many pictures you can fit in the remaining space on your card, based on the maximum file size you could see with a JPEG Large.
Depending on the image data, your JPEG might end up compressing better, which would mean the count would go down by less than 1 picture.


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Office 12 - Word to PDF File Translation
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Very Cool. I cant wait to get my hands on this. I wanted this feature ever since office 2003, so its cool to hear that this will be in office 12.
One question. Will you be able to create PDF FIles that end users can fill stuff in? like a special form, where the users fill in the blank spaces or even select things, as in the PDF tool from Adope , or this is just for text and pictures and links?
another thing, is there a way to print a PowerPoint presentation into a PDF file with 6 slides / page using the new feature in Office 12? or is this just for word?
very cool stuff
Go Blue Luke! I should be PC and say Go Green as well. From Brighton myself. Robert, you seemed suprised there was any computer people in MI? Go ask David Cutler where he went to school So, I guess you can say NT came from MI. JK
Now that it is in C++, anyone flip the /CLR switch yet to see how ~fast it runs as managed code?
Like the PDF export option. That is handy in Sql RS as well. Would be nice to be able to import from PDF, even if we did not get full formatting. Hope it has got a "Sent To" in PDF as well for mail. That would save an export step for mailing a document. This may be there already, but would also be cool to have a Word/XPS control in Expression/WPF/VS so we could have something better then RichTextBox. In Sql RS too so that we can have embedded docs (xps, doc, pdf) in reports. Cheers!
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Zeo wrote:Besides the new UI....I believe this to be the KILLER feature of O12.
Can I convert Excel and powerpoint files to pdf programmatically.
I can able to conevert word to pdf.
PIA for word has feature
object format = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdSaveFormat.wdFormatPDF;
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XXL 12-Foot Charge & Sync USB Data Cables for Apple iPhone, iPod, iPad Devices $2.99 + $2 flat s&h for $2.99
$4.99 for 1, $7.98 for 2, $10.97 for 3
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I just bought the 6-footers last time @all4cellular posted. Nobody mentioned there would be 12-footers soon!!
In for 5. Thanks!!
That picture sure is pretty.
On their site you only pay $5 for the first one and each additional is $3 :)
I'm in for 3.......
NOTE: As per the deals terms, please allow 28 business days for delivery.
These must be custom made? :D
Just so people are aware, there is free shipping if you buy 5 or more items. They have some pretty good prices on cases, batteries ect.
wow, the order process on that website is so awful I didn't even bother. I shouldn't have to navigate multiple pages of crap just to order a few cables. PASS.
I'm going to call B.S. on these cables working with the iPad. Just because the cables work with iPhone and iPod, does NOT mean that it works with an iPad (iPad cables are more expensive, even when they are bought at a significant discount).
Last time I saw a great deal on iPhone/iPod/iPad cables, I received mine and it failed to function with the iPad, and after complaining the seller later removed 'iPad compatibility' from the features list. I think this yield the same result.
in for 1-hope 12ft isn't too long
Note that unless these contain a charging adapter too, they won't charge anything in my experience. I've bought "Data Cables" like these before, and even though it says Charge & Sync, it definitely won't charge unless you plug it into a power adapter in the wall. You cannot charge from a computer with these in my experience. That's why they're called "Data Cables" only. I've bought them and been disappointed before.
This work on the new ipad?
Just bought 5
its a good deal, these are great when you travel as all of the outlets are not conveniently located where needed.
I paid 20 bucks for a cheap six footer that is already frayed, had to tape it up to keep the guts in!
Ditto on the 'not working with iPad' - I bought the 12 feet cables last time around, same vendor, and they look pretty but do NOT charge either a 2nd Gen or 'New' (3rd Gen) iPad. You connect them and the iPad says 'Not Charging'.
Tested with multiple chargers and wall outlets - no dice. Bummer, because 12 feet long is really nice!
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@iwbyte - bummer, I was hoping it was just a fluke or different brand issue
I've had the same experience though with one of two cheap cables I bought, it only charges my iphone from a wall outlet, and only 50% of the time from a computer via USB, so this is a good heads up.
How can I get more than one, in different colors?
I don't think this will work with my android or with a new iphone without a connector...
I just tried to buy 3 different colors and it won't let me checkout. Says I have 2 duplicate items :( Oh well, I'll just keep using my extensions . . ..
It has been my experience that even though my iPad (3rd gen) says not charging, it really is. Just really really slow. I've charged it in my car this way while at work many times. Try it out, just leave it hooked up a while and you will come back a couple hours later with more battery life even though the 'not charging' is displayed.


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I have user table in my DB. I have 1 excel sheet having list of some users (not all) with changes. How can I Update the values given in excel sheet to my user table? is it possible with import data option?
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I only learned this in the past year. You can query an excel sheet as if it's a table. As long as your keys are also in excel you can join the excel sheet to the user table.
You can have a look at this Microsoft Article that discusses options for importing from Excel to SQL Server.
If you are interested, I have built an Excel to SQL Server tool where end users update their data in Excel sheets on the intranet and the application will take care of parsing the Excel spreadsheet and export the data to a SQL Server table.
I'am currently looking for feedback so I give away licenses (two end users) to people who give feedback on the product.
The tool is called SQL Spreads: www.sqlspreads.com
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STEUBENVILLE - The Franciscan University of Steubenville, has a new liberal arts core curriculum, with implementation set to begin with the 2013-14 academic year.
The announcement, which was made by the Rev. Terrence Henry, TOR, university president, came faculty approval of the plan.
"Franciscan University faculty voted to adopt a new core curriculum that reflects our ongoing commitment to academic excellence and the integration of faith and reason. Based on the Western intellectual tradition, our Franciscan educational heritage and the Catholic mission of Franciscan University, the new core purposefully exposes our students to more of the fundamental knowledge and critical authors they need to become well-educated Catholics," Henry said. "I am pleased by our faculty's active collaboration in creating a core that will help the university better serve our students and the church."
Henry noted the university will hire five faculty members to implement the core and said, "This constitutes a major investment in Franciscan University's mission of forming young men and women committed to the truth and capable of providing leadership in a culture that so badly needs the transforming power of that truth."
According to Daniel Kempton, vice president for academic affairs, university officials decided to revise the core for several reasons, chief among them, a desire to be in closer conformity with Catholic Church teaching.
"The success of our alumni argues that the previous core had much to recommend it, but from our reading of Ex corde Ecclesiae, Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution on higher education, and of our own mission statement, we saw some ways to make a good education better," Kempton said.
He explained that while theology and philosophy rank high among the university's top 10 major programs, officials realized that the distributive nature of the previous core made it possible for students to miss some foundational courses.
Kempton said, "The new core takes a more rigorous approach that ensures a common grounding for all students not only in theology and philosophy as called for in Ex corde Ecclesiae, but also in literature, American founding principles, history, fine arts, natural science and social science."
Kempton said another factor in the decision to revise the core curriculum related to the fact that students' Catholic values come under attack more today than they did 20 years ago.
"To prepare our students better to meet the challenges of a more antagonistic culture and society, we realized we could not stay the same from year to year. We have to continually improve," he said.
The 45-credit core for bachelor of arts majors and 42-credit core for bachelor of science majors requires all students to take Foundations of Catholicism, Christian Moral Principles, Scripture and Tradition, Foundations of Ethics, Philosophy of the Human Person, Metaphysics, Epic and Self and Lyric and Dramatic Voices.
In addition to the common courses, students may choose from specified courses in other disciplines such as History of Civilization, Catholic Traditions in Visual Arts, General Botany, Psychology and Human Development, American Political Tradition and American National Government.
The majority of the core will be taught using existing courses. New courses also have been created to meet the new requirements, including the three fine arts courses, Survey of Sacred and Religious Music, Survey of Catholic Traditions in Drama and Survey of Catholic Traditions in Visual Arts, from which students select one class for the core.
In addition, Kempton said, many of the courses will have a significant Franciscan University of Steubenville component. "One of the goals for the new core is to make sure students have a better grasp of the very rich Franciscan intellectual and cultural heritage and the Franciscan charisma when they leave Franciscan University," he said.
Many of the new core classes will be offered beginning in fall 2013. A transitional period will give current students flexibility to complete their coursework on schedule.
Existing faculty will teach most core courses, but the university already has hired one new professor with two additional hires planned in this year and two more in the 2013-14 academic year.
The biggest challenge to developing the new core, Kempton said, arose from the fact that unlike many other faithfully Catholic colleges that are primarily liberal arts institutions, Franciscan University of Steubenville offers more than 40 majors including "serious science programs and professional programs such as education and nursing, many with their own accreditation requirements."
He explained, "The core process was driven by two sometimes contradictory goals. First, we wanted the most integrated, strongest possible core, but second, we wanted a core that would do no harm to any existing program. So it was a delicate balance that had to be negotiated with many of our faculties, particularly those in the professional programs."
Kempton said he is proud of how peacefully the faculty handled the core redesign, adding, "Yes, we had spirited debates - we are academics, after all - but we resolved them in a collaborative and thoughtful manner."
Henry expressed his appreciation. "My sincere thanks to Dr. Daniel Kempton, the core curriculum committee, the entire faculty, the board of trustees - especially the academic committee of the board - and all those who worked to craft this new core," he said. "It clearly demonstrates the serious university-wide commitment to academic excellence and is truly a wonderful step forward for our students."
The committee responsible for drafting the core consisted of John Crosby, philosophy department; Shawn Dougherty, fine arts; Kempton; Daniel Kuebler; biology; Donald Materniak, business; Carolyn Miller, nursing; the Rev. Daniel Pattee, TOR, theology; Jonathan Sanford, philosophy; Michael Sirilla, theology; Thomas Wilson, associate vice president for academic affairs; and John Magee, academic affairs.
To view the core curriculum for bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees, visit www.franciscan.edu/corecurriculum.


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Q: Besides Pedialyte and bananas, what should I feed my one-year-old when he has diarrhea? What should I stay away from?
A: When a child has diarrhea, it is useful to change the diet to help limit the number of stools each day. Diarrhea generally occurs as the result of an infection in the intestine, usually from a virus. The infection causes some inflammation of the lining of the intestine so that it doesn't do its usual job of absorbing fluids and foods. The inflammation also causes the intestine to lose extra fluid, as well as salt and other minerals. While dietary changes won't "cure" the cause of the diarrhea, they help to slow down the diarrhea some and make sure that the body is getting the nutrients it needs.
Pedialyte is an oral electrolyte (salt) solution used to provide fluid, glucose and sodium in the proper amounts. In the initial severe phase of a diarrheal illness, Pedialyte is a useful fluid to use to help prevent dehydration.
There are some foods that seem to help with "binding" up the excess fluids and waste that occur with diarrhea. You mention one of them, bananas. Others are applesauce, rice, potatoes, and toast. The starch in these foods seems to help with slowing down the stools. Things that tend to promote diarrhea are foods that are generally high in sugar or fat content. Sweetened juices and meat dishes should be avoided. You may want to also hold off on whole milk for 24 hours or so, as the high fat and protein content of the milk may make it difficult to digest.
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From what I've heard, Windows 8 is only available in its upgrade form. Having never installed Windows on my Mac before, is it possible at all to dual boot Windows 8? Would using the upgrade version give me a full install if I don't previously have Windows?
It's not clear if you are looking to evaluate things or make a permanent move, but there is a free solution to evaluate the software as long as you meet the terms for an evaluation license from Microsoft.
Other than learning how VirtualBox allocates the keyboard and mouse, you should have 90 days to experiment with the new Windows OS and decide if you want to dive in with BootCamp or a commercial VM solution such as VMWare Fusion or Parallels.
You can find detailed instructions written by an MVP (most valuable professional) here: http://answers.microsoft.com...
Note: Currently, Windows 8 is not yet officially supported by Bootcamp. But I've managed to perform a clean install with the latest version of Bootcamp (5.0.0) using the Windows 7 drivers to install Windows 8 professional.
I've not experienced any driver problems. The auto-dimming was usually too low, so I disabled that feature. The media keys only work after entering the desktop mode after boot.
As gentmatt pointed out, to the best of my knowledge, at the moment I'm writing this, Apple has not announced any official support for Windows 8 in Bootcamp, and Apple is not supplying a package of Apple device drivers specifically tailored to Windows 8 on Bootcamp.
However, it seems as if people have had success with this so far, using the Apple drivers for Windows 7, and it is highly likely that Apple is working on specific drivers for Windows 8 and will be offering them in the future.
Meanwhile I am now running Windows 8 on Parallels Desktop for Mac. You have to make sure that you have the latest version, which at this writing is Build 8.0.18314 (Revision 813278; October 31, 2012). According to Parallels, no earlier version than this will work correctly with upgrading an existing Windows 7 virtual machine to Windows 8, and they recommend this version for making a new virtual machine with a clean installation of Windows 8 also.
I have properly installed Windows 8 RTM on a Mac Mini without any issue. Just supply the Windows 8 iso instead of the Windows 7 one while installing Windows throught Bootcamp and everything works fine.
Regarding the Windows 8 availability, there is the upgrade version and there is the full one (Called System Builder).
According to http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/clean-install-windows-8-upgrade-media-144648 you need the full version:
Update There is also some indications from Microsoft on how to install Windows 8 (and the dev tools) on your Mac: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/windows/apps/jj680133
Update 2 There is yet another semi-guide about installing Windows 8 on a Mac: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/11/no-support-no-problem-installing-windows-8-on-a-mac-with-boot-camp/


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While attending a recent service at Reid Temple AME Church, I was moved by the address from a representative of the Malawi Youth Aid organization where the church's missionaries serve. I was proud to hear that the church I am a member of not only brings people to Christ but it also takes part in effective overseas mission work. This information made me think about all the other Black churches I know doing their part locally- and internationally. You see, the popularization of prosperity preaching, pulpit pimping and sexual scandal within some Black churches has overshadowed the fact that many more Black churches are actually doing the right things and not wavering from their social missions to serve their communities.
Research in a survey done by Pew Charitable Trusts and the Public/Private Ventures created to measure the impact faith- based organizations have on their communities found that 91 percent [of the churches surveyed] offered at least one social service program, from food pantries to summer camps to substance abuse prevention programs. The finding also estimates, if all of these institutions were suddenly to eliminate their outreach programs, it would cost more than $200 million to replace the social and community services they provide. (Source)
As such, Reid Temple's community services and outreach touch the lives of more than 10,000 needy men, women and children in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Through programs that provide free meals, distribute clothing and toiletries, first aid, emergency services, and homelessness relief, Reid Temple is a beacon of support in the nation's capital.
Also a strong force in its community is Greater Centennial AME Zion Church located in Mount Vernon, NY. Best known for producing greats such as Heavy D., Pete Rock and Diddy, Mount Vernon, NY is now a city with an ever-increasing crime rate and a Violent Crime Index more than twice the national average. As a result, Greater Centennial has become a place of refuge for Mount Vernon's estimated 40,000 urban residents. Led by Rev. Dr. W. Darin Moore, Centennial has numerous Outreach Ministries, including David's Kitchen; a weekly soup kitchen that serves hot home-cooked meals prepared by the churches CFO to needy residents.
Centennial also boasts a Children, Youth and Young Adults Ministry that is helping to shape the lives of the next generation. The ministry partners with non-profits such as Habitat for Humanity to help clean up and beautify the surrounding neighborhood. "In order to take back our community, we have to be accountable and responsible for its youth," shares Rev. Keisha J. Agard, Centennial's Children, Youth and Young Adult Minister. "We [the church] have to spin the image the youth have of themselves so they can see what they can do and not stand by and watch life go by," Rev. Agard.
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While Reid Temple and Greater Centennial have the financial resources to do lots of work in the community, smaller Black churches, like Tanner-Price AME Church in Windsor, Ontario stretch their resources to answer the needs of the community. Led by a Pastor of the millennial generation, Rev. Marcus A. Cylar, Tanner- Price is striving to leave its mark. Rev. Cylar believes we have to be in the community to spark change. He further states, "As a people we have gotten comfortable with consistency. There is more than just coming to church and serving [inside the church]." Thus, Tanner- Price is beginning its Men's Ministry and opening an employment center this summer to meet the direct needs of the surrounding population.
Another church heavily focused on the immediate needs of the community is Brown Memorial Baptist Church in the Clinton-Hill section of Brooklyn, NY. Faced with the housing challenges associated with gentrification, "We make an intentional effort to focus on informing, educating, and increasing financial literacy through workshops, seminars and panels," says Rev. Clinton M. Miller, Pastor of Brown.
A 95-year-old staple in its Brooklyn neighborhood, Brown strives to keep the tradition of the Black church as it relates to social justice initiatives. Following in the footsteps of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Floyd Flake, Brown Memorial advocates for public policy changes, affordable housing and education issues. "A church that is not in touch with its community will become irrelevant," says Rev. Miller. Being irrelevant is not anything Brown has on its agenda. Rev. Miller concludes, "We stress the importance of having a voice so our people can self-organize and use their resources for change."
Acting locally isn't all the Black church is doing. The church is becoming a global force as well. Similar to the mission efforts of Reid Temple, Elizabeth Baptist Church of Atlanta, GA, is a church that thinks locally and acts globally. Housed in five


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STEUBENVILLE - Pittsburgh Pirates fans young and old alike will have the opportunity to meet some of their favorite players along with obtaining autographs when the Pittsburgh Pirates Caravan rolls into the Fort Steuben Mall from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 12.
The caravan, which will be on a four-state tour of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York Dec. 11-13, will give baseball fans the opportunity to get autographs, participate in some baseball chit-chat and more, according to Cindy Kotsch, special projects and events coordinator for the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times.
"We have a good lineup coming," said Kotsch, adding the event is being sponsored by the newspapers and WEIR-AM. "We are the sponsors along with WEIR for the autograph session from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the (mall) court between Sears and J.C. Penney."
The caravan is scheduled to stop at 20 communities in the Tri-State Area, and four separate groups of players and coaches are lined up for the visits. Along with players and coaches will be Pirates baseball broadcasters, front office officials, the Pirate Parrot or the Pirates Pierogies. Those scheduled for the visit to Steubenville Dec. 12 include second baseman Neil Walker , third baseman Pedro Alvarez, pitcher Bryan Morris, coach Nick Leyva and broadcaster Steve Blass.
A native Pittsburgher, Walker batted .280 last year, his second full season in the majors. He drove in 69 runs with 14 home runs and 27 doubles. His 14 home runs were the most by a Pittsburgh second baseman since Warren Morris hit 15 in 1999. Walker hit safely in 17 straight games from June 27 through July 17. For his career, Walker has hit .280 with 38 home runs and 218 RBIs.
Walker comes from a sports-oriented family. His father, Tom, pitched in the big leagues with Montreal, Detroit, St. Louis and California between 1972 and 1977. His older brother, Matt, played in the Detroit organization, and his older sister, Carrie, played basketball with Killarney of the Women's Irish Super League.
Walker was named the 2010 winner of the Roberto Clemente Award by the Pittsburgh chapter of the Baseball Writers of America. The award has been presented annually since 1973 to the team's most valuable player.
Alvarez hit .244 last year while spending his first full season in the Major Leagues. He ranked second among National League third basemen in home runs with 30. Alvarez drove in 85 runs and had seven games with at least four RBIs. He led the National League with 18 home runs in day games, the most by a Pittsburgh player in day games since Willie Stargell hit 19 in 1971.
Alvarez was named National League Player of the Week for Aug. 27-Sept. 2.
The right-handed Morris was called up from Class AAA Indianapolis of the International League on Sept. 10 and made his Major League debut on Sept. 14 when he pitched against Chicago, retiring all three batters he faced. He gave up two runs in 1 inning of work against Milwaukee on Sept. 18, and did not allow a hit or a run in his last three appearances with the Pirates. He held Major League hitters to a .125 average and allowed one of his inherited runners to score.
While pitching in Indianapolis last year, he led the team's relief pitchers in strikeouts with 79 and in innings pitched with 81. His ERA was 2.67.
Leyva has been a member of Manager Clint Hurdle's staff since Nov. 24, 2010. In addition to serving as third base coach. he will be the team's infield coach. The 2012 season was Leyva's 36th in professional baseball and his 18th at the Major League level. He was manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1989 and 1990 before being fired in April of 1991.
Blass will be marking his 54th year of involvement with the Pirates and his 28th behind the microphone as a color commentator when the 2013 season begins. He has been associated with the team since signing his first professional contract on June 27, 1960.
A right-handed pitcher, Blass stuck with the Pirates for good in 1966 and pitched for 10 seasons at the Major League level, compiling a 103-76 record with 57 complete games and 16 shutouts in 282 games with 231 starts. He ranks seventh on the club's all-time list in strikeouts with 896.
During the five-year span of 1968 through 1972, Blass was one of the best pitchers in the National League, earning a 78-44 record with 50 complete games and a 3.05 ERA. He won a career-high 19 games in 1972. In the 1971 World Series against Baltimore, Blass recorded two complete-game victories, allowing just seven hits and two runs in 18 innings of work. He finished second in voting for the World Series MVP behind teammate Roberto Clemente and remains the last National League pitcher to throw a complete game in Game Seven of a World Series.
On Sept. 10, 2009, Blass recorded a pair of holes-in-one in the same round of golf. According to Golf Digest, the odds of a golfer making two aces in the same round are 1 in 67 million.
The caravan leads up the 23rd-annual PirateFest at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh. PirateFest will open with a season ticket holders-only day Dec. 14 and will be open to the general public Dec. 15-16. The celebration of all things Pirate will include autograph and question-and-answer sessions with current players, the coaching staff, alumni and broadcasters. Fans will be able to get information about tickets for the 2013 season, take part in baseball and softball clinics, participate in contests, win prizes and more. Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for children 14 and younger.
The Pirates open the 2013 season at 1:35 p.m. on April 1 when they welcome the Cubs to PNC Park.
For information on the caravan, go to www.pirates.com. For information on the Steubenville visit, call the Herald-Star at (740) 283-4711; the Fort Steuben Mall at (740) 264-7781 or visit www.ftsteubenmall.com.


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- New parents often believe that kindergarten readiness means understanding the ABCs, counting, and understanding colors and writing. While these are important skills, what teachers really want to see is your child's ability to listen, focus, learn, and socialize with other children and adults. Develop these skills by having your child around other children as well as teaching your child to play alone.
- If your toddler is attached to a special item with several pieces, consider ordering a second set from the manufacturer right away. That way, if you lose a piece or if it breaks, you'll have the replacement parts.
- Everyone is different. You could be a loud family and still have a baby that prefers quiet. Whether your child is timid, loud, or free-spirited, encourage her to be happy and confident with her own personality. You have to learn to work with what you've got.
- Always put a positive spin on your child's personality when talking to someone else in front of her. Say things like, "She's always been very sensitive and caring," instead of, "She cries over everything." Your toddler is always listening to you.
- Children are born secure and then develop insecurities. Say to them, "You are not allowed to do that because you will get hurt," and "That is too dangerous to play with," instead of "You can't do that!"
- I learned that when parents make comments like "She's a diamond in the rough," they've told their child that she's different from everyone else. This may make her feel alienated rather than part of the group. Be aware of what you say to your baby, because everything has lifelong effects.
- The more your toddler learns about things, the more natural it is for her to worry about them. For example, if your toddler didn't have separation anxiety as a baby but now screams if you go into the bathroom, she's probably just needing a little reassurance.
- Being afraid of the dark goes with the program at this age. Just talk it through and reassure your child.
- Be sure to notice what's on television when baby is around so that you can minimize having her become afraid of things unnecessarily. TV is influential, so only put on programs with positive and uplifting messages.
- Did you know that many of the scary characters we see in movies are deliberately created so children can easily recognize their dramatic and intimidating features? The same is true for the likeable characters: they tend to be big-eyed and soft, and are usually shown with a blue sky, sunset, or some other appealing context.
- Never label your child. Don't call your child lazy just because he's not active right now. He may be unsure of himself, or he may just be extra cautious. And that's a good thing!
- The same is true for calling your child names like "brat" or telling him that he is "bad." Your child hears and believes everything you say, so when you use these kinds of names, you are setting yourself and your child up for trouble.
- If your toddler is afraid to be around others, don't give up. In fact, have him in the company of others more often. The more time he spends with others, the faster he will learn to enjoy being with them.
- If you want your toddler to try something, don't forget to ask. If you want him to give up his bottle, try asking, "Brandon, you're getting older now, how about trying to use a cup?" You may be shocked when he says, "Okay, sure!"
- Remember that you are dealing with a toddler, a small person with a strong personality, who wants to be the ultimate decision-maker. Start off by asking. If she says no, say "Okay, no problem," and don't ask again that day. Just keep the cup in view and she'll probably show off when she's ready.
- Using reverse psychology as a strategy works great with toddlers. For example, saying things like, "I don't want you to..." The minute you explain to a toddler what you don't want her to do, she will find a way to try it.
- Read a new book to your toddler each day at a certain time. Rituals like this are special and they are so important for your child's development.
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1959 Chrysler Imperial Speedster - Agony, Ecstasy, Etc.Written by on June 15, 2011 A Project Car Can Rule Your Life, Even Consume it. But Murray Pfaff's Imperial Speedster Demonstrates That Once It's Done, It's Worth it.
Here's the unfortunate fact about project cars: Many are never completed. Sure, they invariably begin with high hopes, but they often end up as a pile of fail hidden behind the barn. No matter how much time, talent, enthusiasm, and money are allocated, one or all are bound to run out at some point. Hot rods are never really finished, rodders like to say, not quite realizing how truly they speak. America's garage floors are strewn with permanently half-finished project cars.
As a professional automotive artist and designer, Murray Pfaff knows this all too well. He's lost count of all the builds he's helped to get off the dime, only to see them grind to a halt before obtaining completion. And he's seen that the more ambitious the project, the less likely it is to ever see the light of day. The hours, skills, and funding required to build a top-flight car these days are considerable. It's a big job, and it's far too easy for rodders to strap on more than they can handle.
Murray has seen all this before, but it didn't stop him from embarking on a hilariously overreaching project of his own. What Murray had in his mind's eye was a radical two-place roadster, a hot rod tribute to the Chrysler Ghia and GM Motorama sports cars of the '50s. Now, the fact that these fabulous concept cars were built by world-class fabricators with unlimited budgets didn't give Murray a moment of pause. He hatched his own plan: Take an original '59 Chrysler Imperial sedan, cut the body apart in every direction, and then piece it back together in roughly the same proportions as a Shelby Cobra. The finished body would then be dropped over a Pro Touring–style chassis with a late-model Mopar Hemi powertrain and Viper independent rear suspension. The objective: an Imperial-based, two-seat sports car that would make Virgil Exner himself crack a grin. As the photos of the completed car show, objective achieved.
Murray is a pro designer, but he'll be the first to tell you he's not a pro builder. This was his first ground-up project of this scale, and every bit of the work except paint, plating, and upholstery was performed in the modest two-car garage behind his Royal Oak, Michigan, home. The secret to his success, according to Murray: friends. You've got to have friends. Nine other rodders also brought their talents and efforts to bear on the project, sacrificing their evenings and weekends along with him. "All these guys contributed just as if it was their own car," Murray says. "And together we have created a car that none of us alone could have ever built."
The key piece of hardware in the construction of the Imperial Speedster, as Murray named it, was a telescoping, multi-axis body jig. The rig, fabricated from heavy steel tubing by Murray and crew, made the scary part of the job—hacking the body into a zillion pieces—manageable by keeping all the sections in alignment as the shell was shortened, sectioned, and narrowed in successive steps. "I have to admit, it was a moment when I first went in with the saw," Murray recalls. "Here I am cutting up this pretty decent car, and you know people were saying, 'Well, we'll never see this Imperial again.' But really, it went back together surprisingly smoothly. But I wouldn't tell you it wasn't a lot of work."
In finished form, the Speedster is almost an optical illusion; It's hard to see how all the enormous Imperial styling elements were crammed into such a petite package. Much of the cleverness is in the doors. All four doors were deskinned, then the front two-thirds of the front inner door was spliced to the rear third of the rear inner door on each side. Then the top third of the rear outer panel was patched into the front lower door- skin. As a result, the quarter-panels flow seamlessly into the doors. In side elevation, the Speedster's tailfins stretch half the length of the car, and that's part of the glory of it.
So here's one ambitious project car you can mark as finished. Well finished. Murray took careful notes of all the time involved, and he figures 10,000 man-hours for everyone involved over three and a half years. "Thank you doesn't really say it," Murray says. "Amazingly, every guy who started in on the project saw it through to the end. We all knew that we had something unique, and there were different reasons for each to be involved. Some wanted to expand their skill sets. Some did it to get out of the house. Some did it as a challenge. Some like pizza."
And now that the Imperial Speedster is done, was it worth it? "Oh, yeah. It's everything I thought it would be when I first started on it. And it's a lot more than that."
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The Imperial's deck-mounted spare tire cover plays a major role in the Speedster's reimagined design theme. The majority of the stock chrome bric-a-brac was plated and reinstalled.This telescoping and adjustable jig, fabricated from square steel tubing, was the key to slitting the body shell every which way but then keeping all the panels in alignment while the jigsaw puzzle was reassembled. Also note the tubing added to provide temporary internal bracing.The project started with a clean, solid '59 Imperial, a genuine barn find from upstate New York. This poor car had no idea what lay ahead: For starters, more than 3 feet would be taken out of the wheelbase, from 129 to 91 inches.The Schwartz Performance G-Machine chassis, originally designed for a GM F-body, was shortened and modified to accommodate the '09 Viper IRS setup out back, in keeping with the all-Mopar theme.Paint was one of the few jobs not performed in Murray's two-car garage. Mike Brimm and Jeff Matauch laid on the color at the PPG Technical Training Center in Wixom, Michigan. The paint is a late-model Lincoln shade called Topaz, surprisingly close to the Imperial's original color.The intake manifold on the Mopar 6.1 Hemi V8 engine has been reoriented 180 degrees so the air intake and filter now reside inside the cowl. All stock, the crate motor develops 425 hp. The faux valve covers carry the Imperial badging the sedan originally wore on its front fenders.The instrument cluster is '60 Imperial rather than '59; Murray simply preferred the look. Gauges are by New Vintage Instruments in Ferndale, Michigan. The original dash pushbuttons now operate the late-model Chrysler automatic overdrive and Vintage Air A/C system.The Speedster's build crew, from left: Tom Gardner, Mike Brimm, Weldor, Kevin Howell, Steve Langdon, Murray Pfaff, Ed Pasukewich, Steve Germond, and Chuck Yee. They weren't paid a dime, but they're pros all the way. Steve Germond handled the challenging task of narrowing the hood while preserving its complex contours. The acres of chrome plating were flawlessly applied by Librandi's Plating of Middleton, Pennsylvania. Pro Glass of Bristol, Illinois, formed the plastic windshield from Murray's mold. "All the details were standing in plain sight," says Murray of the stock '59 Imperial. "There was simply too much sheetmetal between them. On the Speedster, all the ugly has been removed.
The trunk houses the Alpine audio system, the electrical gear, and an Optima battery hidden in the right-rear quarter-panel.Jeff Schwartz of Schwartz Performance supplied the complete front suspension with double wishbones and rack-and-pinion steering. Brakes are Raybestos with four-piston mono-block calipers. As you can see, the undercarriage detailing is first rate.


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MIAMI - A 45-foot boat capsized Sunday in waters near Miami, tossing 30 people into the sea during one of the city's busiest boating days, authorities said. All of those on board were rescued and no one was hurt.
The catamaran began taking on water near the Miami Seaquarium and Good Samaritans, the Coast Guard, state wildlife officials and commercial boats helped pluck people out of the water within minutes. A dog that was on the boat was also saved.
"It was an incredible effort," Coast Guard spokesman Ryan Doss said.
Thousands of boaters were on the water for Columbus Day celebrations.
It wasn't immediately why the boat started taking on water. Doss said he didn't know how many people the boat could hold.
A preliminary investigation indicated the boat was privately owned by someone who may have been charging people to taxi them to a party on Nixon Beach, Florida Fish and Wildlife spokesman Jorge Pino said. The agency is investigating what caused the boat to capsize.
The catamaran is still partially submerged in 6 to 8 feet of water.
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DOT calls in big guns for avalanche control on U.S. 2
Harlan Sheppard of the Washington State Department of Transportation sits on the turret of an M60 tank firing at a mountainside near the Stevens Pass summit Tuesday. WSDOT uses two surplus tanks for avalanche control along U.S. 2, bringing down snow while the highway is closed, usually late at night or early in the morning. Tuesday, WSDOT decided to work in the afternoon because of high avalanche risk. Click here to see more photos.
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