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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Investigators say a fire that killed two adults and five children earlier this month in southern Kentucky burned so hot they are unable to determine its cause.
State Fire Marshal spokesman Dick Brown and Kentucky State Trooper Shane Jacobs told The Associated Press on Wednesday arson investigators weren't able to nail down the cause of the March 9 fire in Gray because of severe damage to the house.
Brown said while the exact cause is not known, officials have concluded it was an accident.
The fire killed 27-year-old Jesse Disney; his fiance, 22-year-old Nina Asher; her three children, 3-year-old William Gray Jr., 2-year-old Camden Gray and 8-month-old Abigail Gray; and family friends who were staying over, 2-year-old Paiten Cox and 2-year-old Brielle Cox.
A Kentucky coroner says two adults and five children have died in a house fire in rural southeastern Kentucky.
Knox County Coroner Mike Blevins says the names of those who died Saturday wouldn't be immediately released. Blevins says officials are trying to confirm their identities.
Blevins says the deceased are a man, a woman and five children. He says the woman was the mother of three of the children, and the other two were from another family.
Blevins and state police said the cause of the blaze in the Gray community near Corbin -- about halfway between Lexington, Ky., and Knoxville, Tenn. -- remained under investigation.
Troopers said someone called 911 at 9:57 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters stayed on the scene until the fire was out at 1 p.m.

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May 7, 2013 11:36 AM
What to do about M's father?
By Donna Olmstead, Soccer America
The recent death of Salt Lake City, Utah, soccer referee
Ricardo Portillo
makes me incredibly sad. There isn't a game on earth that is worth someone's life. I read that his family says the parents of the 17-year-old keeper who hit him in the head should bear some of the blame. I guarantee you that neither the parents nor anyone else on the sidelines intended for Portillo's death to happen. But time and time again I've watched negative energy result in unintended consequences.
We were at a U9 rec league soccer game Saturday. These kids are at the age where some of them are beginning to show a real talent for soccer and the rest of them are just having a good time running around in the sun.
One little girl, we'll call her M, should be on a competitive team. She has two older brothers who practice soccer with her, and the lessons show in the way she moves, handles the ball and watches the players around her. She's the team's top scorer, of course. And she's a nice kid.
The coach is great with the players. He plays them evenly throughout the game and encourages them with positive comments. He's not the type of coach who keeps his strong players on the whole game with the object of winning. I wish we could clone him.
And I wish we could banish M's father to the parking lot. Actually, to a parking lot in another county. Or state.
When a player whom M's father considers to be weak is playing defense, he snorts and makes comments such as, "Well, now they'll score for sure."
When a player besides his daughter has the ball, he yells that they should pass it to her.
And, with M's father on the sideline, who needs a coach? He knows everything about soccer and "coaches" at the top of his lungs.
Besides not having a volume control, one of the problems with M's father is that he really doesn't know everything about soccer. For example, when the keeper picked up the ball outside the box, M's father yelled, "Penalty kick!" Of course it was just a hand ball, but he really didn't want to hear that.
I'm not sure how to handle parents like him. Sitting at the other end of the field helps me a little, but it doesn't do anything for the parents around him whose feelings he's hurting. He simply goes into his own world when the game begins and becomes unconscious of everyone else.
Because at this age the kids still are shorter than the parents, they get to run through a "parent tunnel" at the end of the game. And they love it. It doesn't matter who won or lost, they run through smiling while the parents yell encouragement. Then everyone gets a treat.
We tied this game 4-4. When M's mom told her husband it was time to form the tunnel, he looked at her and said, "They don't deserve a tunnel. They didn't win." And he picked up his chair and walked off the field. I hope M didn't notice that he wasn't there.
I don't know how to handle M's father. Actually, I know I can't handle him. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't realize that the negative energy he is sending to the players and to the players' parents will have unintended consequences. At the very least, he's ruining the game for the people close enough to hear him. Let's just hope that's as far as it goes.
(Florida resident Donna Olmstead has been involved in soccer through both her children and her grandchildren, as well as housing professional players and owning and running an indoor soccer facility. She is a freelance writer and spends weekends trying to remember at which tournament she's supposed to be cheering.)
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (November 28, 2012) – The College Station Medical Center is pleased to announce the opening of College Station MedPlus (www.csMedPlus.com), 1730 Birmingham Rd, Suite 100. MedPlus offers primary care medical services with no appointment needed. MedPlus opens December 1 with the following office hours:
Monday – Friday: 8 am – 7 pm
Saturday: 8 am – 4 pm
Sunday: 1 pm – 7 pm
"The introduction of College Station MedPlus is an exciting concept we've been developing for quite a while," said MED CEO Tom Jackson. "It is not your typical urgent care clinic – but an extended-hours, primary care center operating under the license of an established physician."
The architect behind MedPlus is Paul Roquet, MD, who has been practicing in Bryan/Colllege Station for the past 26 years. In the 80's, he introduced CarePlus to BCS as an extension of his private practice. CarePlus provided primary care medical services seven days a week with on-site diagnostics such as laboratory and x-rays.
One of CarePlus' main advantages was its simplified billing process. Patients could see a doctor, Monday through Sunday, and avoid unnecessary fees such as an urgent care facility fee, or specialty physician fees for routine x-ray and laboratory. When the MED affiliated with Dr. Roquet, it incorporated his CarePlus model into MedPlus to offer a more convenient model of care.
Currently, a visit to an urgent care facility often results in numerous, separate bills. Depending on the diagnosis, patients may get a physician's bill, facility fee, radiology bill and pathology bill. MedPlus will provide a simple "one-bill" approach to diagnostics such as laboratory and x-ray. Should your lab results and x-rays require a second opinion, additional bills may be necessary, but the goal is to offer primary care in a convenient location, during convenient times while raising the level of customer expectations.


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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Mons. Franco Comaldo, left, a pope aide, looks at Pope Benedict XVI as he reads a document in Latin where he announces his resignation, during a meeting of Vatican cardinals, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.
VATICAN CITY - - A French cardinal says Pope Benedict's decision to resign is a "liberating act" for future popes.
The pontiff told a meeting of cardinals today that he will be resigning at the end of this month, becoming the first pope to step down in 600 years. He said the duties of being pope require "strength of mind and body," and that he simply isn't strong enough anymore.
Benedict is 85. His brother says doctors recently advised the pope not to take any more trans-Atlantic trips.
A successor will be chosen next month.
The archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, says popes from now on will not feel compelled to stay on until their death. He says Benedict, in a sense, "broke a taboo" against resigning.
Another cardinal, Christoph Schoenborn -- the archbishop of Vienna -- calls it a "historic moment" for the church. Schoenborn -- a protege of Benedict who is considered a papal contender himself -- says Catholics around the world are "holding their breath."
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Is there a way to force a message to be sent as an MMS?
As per Broam's suggestion above, I'm posting my comment as an answer. Hopefully some people finds it useful.
If you add a Subject to the message you're making, it gets converted to MMS format. Even if the Subject is empty, at least, that's what I know
Force the MMS
I've saw this comment you provided on your question:
If this is the case, you can have a
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As far as I know, you can't.
An MMS message is a plain old text message with contents attached.
If you attach a media file, it will be send as a MMS message. Otherwise it will follow as an SMS.
I've found that another option, on phones or text messaging apps that support group texting but that don't force MMS when you add a Subject, is to create an artificial 'group' consisting of the person you're texting to .... AND yourself. In other words, send the text to the target person AND yourself. If you've got group texting support, doing so will force an MMS, and thereby bypass Google Voice. Hence, your emoji will get transmitted in spite of Voice. Once you send the group text, you will receive a redundant copy of your text. At that point, just delete it. This approach can become a little messy if you don't know what you're doing, but it works for me.:-)


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In the Battlestar Galactica basic game, what is the most critical resource between Fuel, Food, Morale and Population?
Does it change with the 6-player FFG optional rule where humans start with 8 Fuel, 7 Food, 9 Morale and 10 Population?
In the Battlestar Galactica basic game, what is the most critical resource between Fuel, Food, Morale and Population?
Does it change with the 6-player FFG optional rule where humans start with 8 Fuel, 7 Food, 9 Morale and 10 Population?
As with most games, it depends. It would most likely shift some using the variant rule as well, but it isn't clear to me exactly which way. You lose the game if any resource hits 0, but depending upon different game states, different resources may be more important than others. For example, if you are already at 8 distance, you can probably safely allow Fuel to be reduced to 1 rather than Morale which comes up more often on the Crisis cards. If your President is a cylon on the other hand, they most likely won't be giving Inspirational Speeches to improve your morale (even worse, if your Admiral is a cylon too). Which characters are being played in the game, and which (if any) are cylons probably has the biggest effect on the importance of individual resources.
Here is an analysis that someone wrote up on BGG. The major points are:
You also might want to check out a rather detailed distribution of the cards in Battlestar Galactica.
It really varies based on how things turn out.
Fuel: this you know you will be using it as you travel. If you're low, you can always scout ahead to get the good destinations, but it's hard to regain and you have to burn fuel.
Food: with all of the food and water shortages in the deck, some games can drain this quickly. If you're getting these, it becomes quite vital. Galactica and civilians have some to lose also.
Morale: many cards have morale losses. It's easy to lose and is on cards with options of losing it. Keep in mind the president can make a speech to improve morale. Other than that, it's hard to regain.
Population: cards don't kill as many people. Some do, but be careful. If you draw lots of blue cards, or can't scramble pilots quickly, you could be in trouble. The civilian ships have a lot of population. Lose the double population ships, and you'll go down fast. Late fame, if you haven't had civilian ship loss, this can still be very high. It starts higher than the others, so it makes a great spot to dump losses.
It's different with each game. That's why you can't just give the humans an advantage and arbitrarily picking one resource to start at one more. You'd have to make it dynamic where the first one to go to 0 gets bumped back up, then whichever resource is at 0 at the end of any player's turn will result in human loss and game over.
Fuel -- mostly lost through Destination card. The admiral has solid control over this, although other characters who draw purple can use Launch scout to make this more favorable or less. Oh, the Destination cards (Tylium Refinery) that let you risk a raptor to get +2 Fuel is a lifesaver if you're low on Fuel, but at only 1 distance, you're subjecting yourself to more crisis cards, and can lose via Morale more easily now. If you have a cylon admiral, you definitely need to brig him to strip him of that title. Losses also include 1 civvy ship, 1 Galactica damage token, and few crisis cards, especially Admiral Chooses ones.
Food -- mostly lost through crisis cards, like President Chooses. 1 Gally damage token for food. However, Food tends to be a dump resource. A sort of gag is if you lost by Food, than that's a bit shameful. However, I've played over 80 games, and we have lost to Food b/c we couldn't afford the other resources, and in the end, something had to give.
Morale -- Even though you start off with 10 Morale and only 8 Food, Morale losses are more common since the crisis deck disproportionately targets Morale. 1 civvy ship that results in loss of this. While there are 4 Inspirational Speeches in the Qcard deck, the Quorum cards still need to be gone through, and a 6+ still needs to get rolled, so don't count on this!
Pop -- mostly through civvy ships, although some games, more of these are lost in using FTL Control at -3 or -1. Some crisis cards also cause loss of this.
For all of them, Destination deck also contains a few scant losses and getting them back


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What Is Andropause (Also known As Male Menopause)?
Andropause occurs due to the steady reduction in testosterone as men age. Men also experience imbalances in their levels of thyroid, estrogen, DHEA, and cortisol during this time in life. All men will experience andropause—no man escapes it.
Most men begin feeling the effects of andropause when they're between 35 and 40 years of age. Fatigue, loss of muscle mass, low sex drive, depression and night sweats are all symptoms of the hormone imbalance that comes with andropause.
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- Andropause is caused by a natural decline in hormones that starts when men are in their late 20s.
- Every man will experience andropause—most men will start to feel symptoms around the age of 35.
- With proper treatment, symptoms will be eliminated in 4-6 weeks after hormones are balanced.
- Male hormone replacement is very effective, and safe if done correctly. "Correctly" means that treatment is done under the supervision of a doctor who is experienced in male hormone treatment. It also means that your lifestyle includes a healthy diet, and sufficient physical activity.
- Proper hormone replacement therapy includes more than just testosterone. It involves making sure all of your hormones are balanced. While testosterone may be the "greater among equals" when it comes to male hormones, diagnosing and treating andropause correctly requires proper balancing of estrogen, thyroid, DHEA and cortisol, as well.
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Renew Man™ has a network of well-trained doctors across the country who are experts in the area of hormone replacement for men. Remember the energy, enthusiasm for life, and sex drive you had when you were 25 to 30 years of age? So long as you have good lifestyle habits (i.e. a healthy diet and sufficient physical activity), that's how you can expect to feel once your hormones are balanced to healthy levels.
And you're never too old for hormone replacement therapy. We work with men in their 80s who have found that they have a new lease on life post-treatment.
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- It has only been recently that andropause has received attention and recognition as a chronic illness by the medical establishment and the media.
- Men believe they shouldn't need help being a man. It's often difficult for men to admit that they need help.
- Men often don't talk about such things…it isn't considered manly. Unlike women (who might discuss menopause and related issues mother to daughter and friend to friend), men are less likely to talk about hormones–even though andropause is just as serious as menopause.
Our clients talk openly about their needs because we make it comfortable for them to do so; but most of them will admit to having had a difficult time making that first call to us. Male pride is often a man's greatest strength, and his greatest weakness. Don't let your sense of pride get in the way of getting the help you need.
The Technical Stuff About What Causes Andropause
The pituitary is a gland in the brain, and it acts like a hormone thermostat. As blood flows through the pituitary, it measures your hormone levels. As your pituitary senses that your body needs more of any given hormone, it releases a stimulating hormone into the blood stream. That stimulating hormone travels to its respective gland, signaling that gland to produce more hormone. For example, to stimulate the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormone, the pituitary will release TSH (or thyroid stimulating hormone). As levels of that hormone increase to appropriate levels, the pituitary shuts the stimulating hormone down. As the body ages, the pituitary will produce less and less stimulant. At the same time, as the body ages, glands become less and less sensitive to stimulating hormones. The result: hormone levels decline.
An interesting footnote to the above: research suggests that men are experiencing the symptoms of andropause at much younger ages in recent years. The going theory is that this trend is the result of the environmental toxins we're all exposed to today, and that this exposure is causing premature slowing of the pituitary in much of the population.
How Does Andropause (Male Menopause) Affect Me?
- Quality of Life—Most men experiencing andropause feel that their quality of life is compromised overall. If you're in andropause, you just don't feel as good as you did when your hormones were at optimal levels. Your zest for life, your energy level, mental sharpness, muscle tone, desire and ability to perform sexually, etc., have noticeably decreased.
- Career—Most men also find that their careers suffer. Your ability to be productive at work is reduced, threatened, or just seems more difficult. Your ability to compete and reap the rewards of your efforts depends on your competitive drive, mental sharpness, energy, etc. To the extent these attributes are compromised, your professional success and your bottom line may be compromised.
- Family Life—Your kids, grandkids and partner can also be affected. The effects of male menopause on your life are not just yours. Andropause also affects those who you relate to, and those who depend on you, both at home and at work.
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- Our clients regularly tell us that their income is up anywhere from 5% to 25% once they've started treatment because they have the mental acuity and energy to maximize the results of their efforts and time.
- They tell us they've gained the mental acuity and energy to compete in the work place like they used to—the "young turks" cease to be a threat.
- Our prospective clients often tell us prior to beginning treatment that when they got home from work, they just wanted to eat dinner, and then head for the easy chair. After being balanced for 4-6 weeks, that all changes. The couch potato becomes an energetic husband and father again—"the grumpy man leaves the building."
- Believe it or not, we even get calls from our clients' wives from time-to-time. Prior to treatment, intimacy has often become a distant memory. Within 4-6 weeks of starting treatment, sex drive returns, and sexual performance improves. "Thank you for giving me my husband back", or something similar, is a common refrain.
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The solution to your male menopause symptoms is male hormone therapy. If you're enduring any of the symptoms outlined above, you can do something about it; and Renew Man™ can help. Your Renew Man™ doctor will assess your symptoms, and design an individualized treatment program just for you. And it doesn't matter whether you're in your 30s, 40s, or well into your 80s. With proper treatment, you can escape the suffering that comes from male menopause symptoms, and you can recapture your youthful vigor and stamina.
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ANDERSON, S.C. – After spending two seasons at the helm of the Anderson University men's soccer program, head coach John Murphy has stepped down from his current position to become the Associate Head Coach at Division I Boston College, announced Monday by Director of Athletics, Nancy Simpson.
"My time has gone by too quickly here at AU, and that is a testament to how much my family and I enjoyed ourselves as members of the Trojan family," Murphy said. "The opportunity to go back to Boston and return to the best men's soccer conference in Division I was too good to pass up, but I do so with a heavy heart. I would like to thank Dr. Whitaker, the faculty and staff, and in particular my Athletic Director Nancy Simpson for their support and kindness over the past two seasons. Additionally, my assistant coach Michael Zion has been with me every step of the way, and we couldn't have had the success we enjoyed without his important contribution. My wife and I have made great friendships in such a short time, and plan on building on them despite moving back to New England."
A native of Quincy, Mass., Murphy returns to The Bay State, after spending several years coaching at the collegiate and professional level. There, Murphy coached at Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.) and Massasoit Community College (Brockton, Mass.), where he won a national championship as a player. While coaching at the collegiate level, Murphy was named NSCAA New England Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1999, while also capturing eight conference championships and a 2000 ECAC Division II Championship at Assumption.
Also at the collegiate level, Murphy spent two seasons at Division I Clemson where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. According to College Soccer News, Murphy's recruiting class was ranked 17th nationally in 2011 and 19th in 2012.
At the professional level, Murphy has worked with Major League Soccer's New England Revolution, Colorado Rapids and Columbus Crew working as an assistant coach and Director of Player Development throughout his time in the MLS.
Internationally, Murphy became the first American-born head coach in Great Britain after taking over Scotland's Livingston F.C. in 2009.
In his first season at Anderson, the Trojans got off to one of their slowest starts in program history before rattling off a 3-0-1 mark to close the season en route to their third straight South Atlantic Conference Tournament championship.
"I am extremely grateful to John for his contributions and commitment to the AU men's soccer program," Simpson said. "He has worked tirelessly as the consummate professional, and has taken the program to new heights. He will be sorely missed, but I wish for John the very best in all of his future endeavors."
This season, AU finished the regular season with a 10-5-3 record, including a 4-0-1 record against nonconference regional opponents, and advanced to its fourth-straight conference tournament championship before falling to Queens, 2-0. Despite the setback, Anderson advanced it to its first NCAA Tournament in two seasons, falling in the opening round to eventual national runner-up Carson-Newman, 3-2.
"I would especially like to thank every young man who played for me during my time at Anderson," Murphy said. "Your talent, passion and commitment led us to every victory we enjoyed together. All of you will be missed. I am looking forward to following your new successes in the coming years both on and off the field."
Murphy will remain the head coach of the Trojans until March 30 before taking on the position at Boston College where he joins head coach Ed Kelly, who has spent 30 seasons with the Eagles.


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Andrew Bird, a Chicago native, has been charming fans with his loop filled, whistling songwriting since the late '90s.
Finding his beginnings in The Squirrel Nut Zippers and his rock group "A Bowl of Fire," Andrew Bird grew his folk/rock loop-filled whistling songwriting style into his signature solo sound. He released his fifth solo album in 2009, titled, Noble Beast.
Andrew Bird and his Minneapolis all-star band stopped by The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio and performed an intimate show in front of a live studio audience.
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"Fitz and the Dizzy Spells", "Anonanimal",
"Oh No", "Effigy" and "Imitosis".
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TEMPLE (September 29, 2012)--Family and friends gathered at Wellington Place Nursing Home in Temple Saturday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Navy veteran Bonnie Cooke.
Cooke was born September 26, 1912 in Schwertner and graduated from Bartlett High School in 1929.
Her husband served in the Navy and was killed at the Battle of Guadalcanal on the U.S.S. Juneau. In 1943.
Inspired by her husband's service, she enlisted in the Navy through the Women Accepted for Volunteer Enlistment (WAVE) program.
A year later, she became a 1st Class Petty Officer and served as a pharmacist mate.
After an honorable discharge in 1946, Cooke worked for John B. Stetson, of Stetson hats, until her retirement in 1970.
She later moved to Temple.
"We're celebrating an extraordinary life of a woman who's lived for 100 years and seen the depressions, wars and famines," said Lt. Timothy Gaugier of the Division II San Antonio Recruiting District.
"She's seen everything good and bad that this nation's had to offer the last 100 years, and she's here to tell us about it."
When asked if she felt special today, Cooke responded, "Yes, look at all these people."
Cooke said it's unbelievable that so many people showed up to her celebration.
She laughed and added, "Where did all these people come from?"
"We're celebrating the fact that she's willing to serve her country at a time when she could have gone into mourning and instead she did a whole lot," her niece Martha Henry said.
Lt. Tim Gautier and Thomas C. Smith, III, FACHE, Director of the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, honored Cooke with flowers and a special plaque. The Temple Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee provided the cake for the celebration.
"She helped us get to where we are today as a nation. Her and her generation made great sacrifices to allow my parents, your parents, her children and my children have a better life than what they had," Lt. Gautier said.


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I want to hire a programmer freelance to develop a small InDesign plugin, but I have no idea how to go about finding one. Most of the freelance bidding sites are garbage, but aside from finding a few companies from a google search I'm not sure where else to go. Are there any good sites for posting jobs or other good ways of finding a programmer to hire?
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You could look at http://www.odesk.com, where you can hire a freelance developer anywhere in the world. There are tools that help protect both you and the freelancer, and you can read the feedback from other employers about the freelancer and feedback from freelancers about the employer, which gives you insight into who you would be hiring.
I really think that word of mouth is your best bet. If you are active on any of the social networking sites, ask there. If not then ask around to anyone that works at a technical company or in a company's tech department.
There's always someone around that will do work on the side, and you'll have an easier time getting references.


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Hi Sunab or anyone else who can help. I count on my kdenlive running because I have an active youtube channel and I love using kdenlive to make my videos. Today my update manager informed me I had an update, I opened it up and it stated that I could do a partial upgrade. My past experiences with partial upgrades have not been good (in the past I have experienced dependency hell) so I am leary about performing this update.
I took a screenshot of what it will attempt to upgrade. Basically it's only going to upgrade the following;
FROM: 0.8.9+git20130413.3d1f9695-0ubuntu0~sunab~precise1
TO: 0.8.9+git20130429.7d5e839b-0ubuntu0~sunab~precise1
Previous updates to sunab's components within his PPA have just updated and they were never "partial upgrades" so I am curious why this update is different. If anyone could explain and assure me it's safe to upgrade I'd appreciate it. I do realize that this is the SVN PPA so it's not preferred for stable environments because it's bleeding edge but I have never had issues with this SVN PPA of sunab's before. Thanks
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 04:40
I reckon you have answered your own question
"in the past I have experienced dependency hell"
So I would not do it.
You could try the daily builds instead - which build a quarantined version of kdenlive in a local folder.
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 06:41
Ubuntu 13.04 is out, I'm getting repeated Partial Upgrade reminders perhaps its not sunabs PPA that's doing it for you?
Otherwise perhaps its just MLT that had bug fixes, kdenlive commits to the git branch are few as jbm is refactoring in another branch I think and git is just odd fixes once in a while.
Sat, 05/04/2013 - 15:42
i'm having the same problem, in my case it seems to be that libmlt is upgrading from version 5 to 6 but kdenlive is still depending on version 5. the best thing is probably just to wait for the next update and hope that fixes it.
Sun, 05/05/2013 - 07:54
I'm having the same problem over here too, on Kubuntu 12.10, quantal. Mlt has been upgraded to 6, but the kdenlive dependencies are now broken.
Sun, 05/05/2013 - 08:51
These sort of problems are why I stopped using the 'unstable' release via a PPA, which is what it is, no complaints, instead building git via the build script BUT also keeping sunab's 'Stable' release PPA as system kdenlive version. Best of both worlds. :-)
Dive0 sunab's 'Release' PPA is still on MLT 0.8.8 (libmlt5) rather than 'Unstable' PPA on 0.8.9 which changed to libmlt6 on the 29th April, perhaps the 'stable' PPA would resolve your problem.
Sun, 05/05/2013 - 16:59
Yellow, I temporarily switched to the precompiled kdenlive tarballs. The 64bit Ubuntu tarballs appears to work on my system. So I will keep this until the sunab bleeding edge issue is resolved.
Sun, 05/05/2013 - 18:27
That's good to hear guys.
Sun, 05/05/2013 - 21:36
Eww ... unfortunately, the daily build has some issues with mlt corrupting video output, at least for the x264. It seems to sometime mess up its own effects and composition pipeline...
Wed, 05/08/2013 - 17:18
To me, it looks as if mlt 0.8.9 is immature yet: a lot of rendering crashes and if rendering succeeds then there are many corrupted frames, regardless of whether I'm rendering to webm or H.264. Also, sound corruption galore, with the final sound being repeated till the end of the video, so I have to add a muted sound clip in order to get around this noisy bug.
In the end, I have up on the nightlies and installed the latest kdenlive stable since I had to finish my video.
I'm really starting to think about shelling out the money for a commercial video editor as mlt seems to be in a really bad state, barely usable.


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5 Kids Who Kick Ass at Stuff They Shouldn't Be Allowed to Do
Every parent dreams of having a kid who's a genius, or a star athlete, or something else that makes them famous by proxy. But not everything can be gymnastics and violins. What if your youngster is a genius at bullfighting, or precision shooting? Do you encourage it and force them into a life of mediocrity, or embrace the fact that their talent lies in doing things humans probably shouldn't attempt at any age?
Everyone on this list chose the latter.
#5. Michelito -- The 12-Year-Old Bullfighter
Bullfighting isn't considered cool in most parts of the world due to the whole animal cruelty aspect, but one thing we can all probably agree on is that the sport is no joke. If you don't, go Google the image of that guy getting gored in the face (we won't post it here -- it's the one where you can see the horn punching up through his lower jaw and out of his mouth. Seriously, go look at it!).
Well, Michel Lagravere Peniche was evidently fresh out of fucks to give about any of that, because he became a bullfighter ... at the age of 12.
Via Dailycontributor.com
Not a Halloween costume.
Michelito (as he is known to his fans) didn't do it on a whim; he got interested in fighting bulls at the age of 4, presumably because he spilled some ketchup on his copy of The Story of Ferdinand and the world suddenly made sense. He asked his father, a former bullfighter, if he could follow in his footsteps. Beaming with pride, his father enrolled him in a children's bullfighting school (yes, that is a thing that exists). In 2010, at the age of 12, Michelito attended his first event as a matador in Mexico City's main ring, becoming the youngest person ever to perform there.
His first bull, a 900-pound monster, was promptly dispatched, but the second bull sent him to the hospital, albeit with only minor bruises. Michelito wasn't deterred in the slightest, saying that the experience "left a good taste in my mouth."
Via Sky.com
"I normally like Gummi Bears, but blood just goes down better when I'm stabbing the ever-loving Christ out of a one-ton fury train."
He continues to fight bulls today, and even tried to get into the Guinness Book of Records for being the youngest person to take on six bulls in a single day (wait, was there some previous kid who took on five?). Guinness told Michelito not to bother, since they don't keep animal-fighting records, but to come back when he can wear a 50-pound beard of bees or eat a shitload of hotdogs.
#4. Miko Andres -- The 6-Year-Old Sharpshooter
There are three golden rules to shooting that should never be broken. One, always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction; two, always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire; and three, always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. There is apparently no rule that states "Do not give a gun to a child who is barely old enough to attend school, let alone understand the permanence of death." And thus, Miko Andres' father, in a bold display of progressive parenting, decided to get Miko involved with the sport of professional shooting at the age of 6.
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"So these things are full of candy, right?"
Miko is the youngest practical shooter ever, possessing an uncanny amount of natural ability that allows him to dominate his bracket, which includes competitors 10 years his senior. That may sound good in regards to things like baseball or chess, but when "natural ability" is attributed to a skill that kills people, it usually involves a front page news story and increased airport security.
Naturally, safety was paramount when handing a 3-foot-tall human with a still-developing brain a deadly weapon, and Miko's parents stress the fact that he was trained under the strict supervision of both their family and the shooting community. You'd think the first part of that training would be saying, "Holy shit, that 6-year-old has a gun" and taking it away from him, but we're not gun experts.
Via Thewhitedsepulchre
This situation is completely under control.
#3. Jordan Romero -- The Teenager Who Climbed All the Mountains
When he was 9 years old, Jordan Romero saw a mural of the Seven Summits -- the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents. However, instead of just picturing himself punching ninjas off of each peak like most kids, Jordan was entranced by the painting and made up his mind right there that he was going to climb the Seven Summits.
When he came home and told his father, Paul Romero, what he wanted to do, Paul agreed to it without a second thought. Kids should have hobbies, after all.
Via Justazipper
He saw Twilight and slept with the lights on for three weeks. But sure, he can climb a mountain.
So, Jordan, his dad and his step-mom began a six-year journey to climb the tallest mountains on each continent, starting with Kilimanjaro at the age of 10. Eventually, this journey brought him to Mount Everest, which, as some of you may know, is the tallest mountain in the world and kills about one out of every 10 people who try to climb it. However, Everest has two scalable sides, the north and the south, with the south being far less perilous. In another heroic display of wisdom, Jordan and his family climbed the north side, because when were they going to be there again? You can see Jordan and his father here (we assume) shouting curse words at death while giggling:
Via Daily Mail
"Son, when your testicles finally descend, they are going to be cannonballs."
Jordan managed to succeed without any lasting physical damage, like losing five fingers to frostbite, which we should note totally happened to another teenager who climbed Everest. However, during the climb, they came across a towering wall of ice, which came crashing down on them like it was trying to keep them from reaching Lothlorien. Jordan and his family survived, but an unlucky Hungarian climber was crushed. What we're saying is that, at the age of 13, Jordan watched someone die.
Via Daily Mail
One of those pouches is for his Ninja Turtles.
Following Jordan's successful climb, the Chinese Tibet Mountaineering Association imposed age restrictions that kept anyone under the age of 18 from climbing on the north side of Everest.


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Hitler committed suicide in 1945, but I'm curious as to what would have happened to him if he hadn't. Did the Allies have any formal plans as to what they would do with Hitler if they caught him alive? Moreover, did the Allies agree on this plan, or would his ultimate fate have depended on which country caught him?
Some 22 surviving high-ranking Nazis were tried at Nuremburg after the end of the war, per agreement between the Allied powers.
The highest ranking of them, Hermann Goering was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death (although he committed suicide before his execution). The same would certainly have been true of Hitler had he lived to stand trial.
Actually, according to recently declassified records, it seems that Churchill was very much in favour of summarily executing Hitler should he be captured.
Whether this would have really become policy or remained just a bit of Churchillian bluster is impossible to tell.
This reminds of an American army "training" film I was shown in high school (!), which was an anti-axis propaganda piece. At the end of the film they showed three portraits, that of Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito, while the narrator intoned, "If you see any of these men, doooooooon't hesitate!"
I think you can safely assume that if Hitler had been captured by the allies he would have been tried at Nuremburg and hung. A similar fate would have occurred if the Red Army had captured him.
The actual plan for Nuremberg was made by Army lawyer Murray C. Bernays at the direction of Henry Stimson, Secretary of Defense. After the Quebec Tri-Powers Conference in 1944, Roosevelt ordered Stimson to make a plan for the treatment of captured Nazi leaders and organizations. Stimson gave the job to Bernays who wrote a 6-page memo.
Murray C. Bernays, architect of the Nuremberg trials
The memorandum was originally classified SECRET but has since been de-classified and is archived at the Truman libary. Page images of the memorandum are available online.
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Suppose we have a curve γ : [0,1] -> ℝn. It is well known that if this curve is Hölder continuous for some exponent α then the Hausdorff dimension of γ[0,1] is bounded above by 1/α.
My question is: Is there a partial converse of the following form. Suppose that the curve γ is such that γ[0,1] has Hausdorff dimension d, then is it true that for any α < 1/d we have that there exists some reparameterization of γ so that γ is Hölder continuous with exponent α?
I would like it to be true, although I doubt it is, however I have not been able to find a counterexample. Proofs, references, or counterexamples would be appreciated.


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KILLEEN (November 14, 2012)--The Prince Hall Shriners of Nubia Temple Number 191 and Prince hall Scottish Rite Masons of Central Texas Consistory Number 306 will host a diabetes walk on Saturday.
Money raised will support diabetes research and will also benefit Camp Bluebonnet for children with diabetes.
According to event organizers, more than one million Texans live with diabetes and approximately 900,000 of them live in Central Texas.
Registration will begin at 7 a.m. on the CTC campus.
The walk is set to begin at 8 a.m.
For more information, call (254) 371-3034 or (254) 289-3668.


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"With the possible exception of fluoxetine (multiple brands), the vast majority of antidepressants are ineffective, and some may even be unsafe, for use in children and teens with major depressive disorder (MDD), new research shows.
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Antidepressants increased the risk compared to placebo of suicidal thinking and behavior (suicidality) in children, adolescents, and young adults in short-term studies of major depressive disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric disorders. Anyone considering the use of ZOLOFT or any other antidepressant in a child, adolescent, or young adult must balance this risk with the clinical need. Short-term studies did not show an increase in the risk of suicidality with antidepressants compared to placebo in adults beyond age 24; there was a reduction in risk with antidepressants compared to placebo in adults aged 65 and older. Depression and certain other psychiatric disorders are themselves associated with increases in the risk of suicide. Patients of all ages who are started on antidepressant therapy should be monitored appropriately and observed closely for clinical worsening, suicidality, or unusual changes in behavior. Families and caregivers should be advised of the need for close observation and communication with the prescriber. ZOLOFT is not approved for use in pediatric patients except for patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). (See WARNINGS: Clinical Worsening and Suicide Risk, PATIENT INFORMATION, and PRECAUTIONS: Pediatric Use)
ZOLOFT® (sertraline hydrochloride) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for oral administration. It has a molecular weight of 342.7. Sertraline hydrochloride has the following chemical name: (1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-naphthalenamine hydrochloride. The empirical formula C17H17NCl2•HCl is represented by the following structural formula:
Sertraline hydrochloride is a white crystalline powder that is slightly soluble in water and isopropyl alcohol, and sparingly soluble in ethanol.
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ZOLOFT oral concentrate is available in a multidose 60 mL bottle. Each mL of solution contains sertraline hydrochloride equivalent to 20 mg of sertraline. The solution contains the following inactive ingredients: glycerin, alcohol (12%), menthol, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). The oral concentrate must be diluted prior to administration (see PRECAUTIONS, PATIENT INFORMATION and DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).
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Custom-Painted Helmets - Beautiful BucketWritten by on September 1, 2002 Whether Its To Get More Exposure For Your Sponsor Or Just To Show Some Individuality, A Custom-Painted Helmet Can Help You Stand Out In A Crowd
Mark Kerttula makes it look easy. With nothing more complex than an airbrush and an idea in his head, he regularly turns the hard, smooth surface of a racing helmet into the aged cloth of a gently fluttering flag, a roaring Kodiak bear, or just about anything else you can dream up. Hes one of the best among a growing number of artists using racing helmets as their canvas, and its not hard to see why.
From his small shop in Charlotte, N.C., Kerttula has customized helmets for such notable drivers as Kenny Wallace, Mike Wallace, Stacy Compton and Coy Gibbs in Stock cars as well as Daryn Pittman in the World of Outlaws and Tim McCreadie in the DIRT Series, but he also regularly paints helmets for Saturday-night racers across the country. Whats funny, he says, is that when the Winston Cup guys come in, they rarely have any idea of what they want any more than somebody who has never had a helmet painted before. So if a seasoned professional like a Winston Cup veteran often doesnt know exactly what he wants, how can an everyday Joe not feel overwhelmed? How can we know well be getting a helmet that makes a statement, turns headsand not draw snickers?
Simple, Kerttula says. Let your helmet painter be your guide. Find somebody you feel you can trust, he says. Either use a helmet painter whos been recommended from somebody you know or choose one based on his portfolio and allow him to make some suggestions based on what he does best. Then you can bounce ideas off each other until you come up with a scheme that fits your personality.
Remember that just like traditional artists laying paint on canvas, every helmet painter has his own individual set of strengths and weaknesses. Traditionally, custom helmet designs fall into one of two categories, or somewhere in between: geometric schemes (lines, blocks, bubbles, etc.) and artistic schemes (freehand depictions of people, animals, etc.). Its best to have at least a general idea of what style you prefer and then look around to see what artists are producing helmets you like the best.
Unlike engine and chassis builders where its often an advantage to have one nearby, the Internet has made it possible to ignore geography when it comes to choosing a helmet painter. Today many have Web sites with examples of their best work ready for you to download. Its the equivalent of letting you interview any number of artists from your living room. Then, when you find an artist whose work you like, call them and discuss your particular needs.
Quality should obviously be the biggest factor when choosing a helmet painter, especially if he is helping produce the design. You dont want to be spending all that money and not get a helmet that makes people say Wow! Kerttula says. Of course, cost is a big factor, too. In my opinion, a good custom paint job on a helmet, on average, shouldnt exceed $600 to $800. Thats a lot of money if you are paying for it out of your own pocket, so you have every right to price shop and be demanding when it comes to getting what you want.
Kerttula charges his customers based strictly on time. One way he has found to bring the costs down a little is to use vinyl graphics in certain situations. Often, sponsors are involved, so their logo needs to be on there and they dont want it altered at all, he explains. Even with Winston Cup helmets, instead of getting into a lot of detail work, especially with small logos that have a lot of lettering, Ill use a vinyl graphic. I dont do it often, but if its done right they look really good, and once you have the clearcoat over everything it blends in really well, and they last. Its just a way to save the customer a little money.
Finally, be aware that having a racing helmet custom painted takes time. Most painters, like Kerttula, work strictly on a first-come-first-served basis. A two- to three-week turnaround is the norm, but if you wait until two weeks before the start of your racing season you can just about bet on not getting your helmet back in time. Most helmet painters involved with racing have more work than they can handle from December through February. The two months before the start of the season I lose out on a lot of sleep, Kerttula says.
Every year I get what I call a Daytona Crunch. If you are waiting on a sponsor you may not have much choice, but if you can plan ahead and have a helmet to spare, its likely you can receive better serviceand sometimes better pricesif you contract with an artist in the middle of the season.
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What is Your Project on Kenai.com?
By Sharat Chander on Apr 27, 2009
So many amazing projects now live at Kenai.com! From JRuby, to TwitterFX, to Alice, and more. The community is building out some amazing projects for developers' participation.
But what about your project? Are you getting the level of community interest and participation that you need? If not, there's some steps YOU can take to stir interest. First and foremost, provide as many details as you can on your project page. How do you do this? Simple, from your "MyPage" click on "Manage" for any project you're administering and fill in information. Make sure you have a solid project description; briefly outline what you're trying to accomplish, what technologies are involved, if you want developers' participation, etc. Also, fill out the tag field with as many terms that map to your project; this will make it easier for interested parties to find your project from the project tag cloud.
To learn more about how to manage your project, watch this brief screencast.
Also, if you want more exposure for your project, let us know! Send us an e-mail requesting us to highlight your project on Kenai.com's featured project section. Or perhaps we can reference it on our Kenai Blog, in our Kenai Facebook community, or a mention on our Kenai Twitter voice. Simply send your request to: kenai-admin<at>Sun<dot>com.
Furthermore, if you have the time, we can interview you on our Kenai BlogTalk Radio show! Again, just drop us a note, and we'll coordinate directly with you.
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Drinking/smoking so much that you black out, and while blacked out, you grt to cop a feel of your girlfriends (now wife's..LAWL) sisters ginormous boobs.
I was only told this happened and my stupid brain can't remember anything BOOOO!
Drinking/smoking so much that you black out, and while blacked out, you grt to cop a feel of your girlfriends (now wife's..LAWL) sisters ginormous boobs.
I was only told this happened and my stupid brain can't remember anything BOOOO!
I was so torn up Saturday/Sunday that I braved the streets of Atlanta at 5am for a stroll to the gas station for Salt n Vinegar chips and Sour Skittles. My homeless person evasion plan was to throw my bag of chips at them and then make a mad dash back to the hotel. I think I was more freaked out that I didn't see a single person and felt like I was a part of the walking dead. There were two cars at the pumps and no people, not even in the store. The clerk was it. Anyway, I obviously survived.
So I'm partying with some friends in their midtown condo drinking some beers and just getting primed to go to this club called Halo within walking distance therefore no need to hold back on booze intake fuck that, fuck that shit.
We walk down there and that club is kickin'. I scope these 2 young looking chicks and get my game on and it's actually seeming to work but then some dude comes up and is all like "who the fuck is this?". The chicks said "talk to ya later" and fucked off and the dude was kinda big so wait a minute I need to get drunker-just occured.
The bar was super crowded and it took a while to get service I was just gonna get a beer but I wanted something stronger to make up for wait. Then I decided to get multiple drinks so I didn't have to keep dealing with the rat race. 3 shots Jaeger and I nail 2 down so I go see what my homies are up to and they're busy making out with chicks, I take the other shot then back to the bar and get a couple more because I'm smart like that.
Wait, whereverybody go?
So I'm hammered and confused, time to leave. Hitting the streets I wander off in some neighborhood that if memory serves me right wasn't all that sketchy. I saw some dude chilling in front of a house and he asked me if I was allright. I said no not really and asked him if he had any coke (because I needed some wake up powder.
He did. This guy was big and a black dude btw and he told me to follow him. Super idea, let's roll. We walk to this porn store somewhat down the street and around the back is a jackshack. Cool let's watch some porn and get high so I figure what to do next. He does'nt have coke he has base and an aluminium pipe damn it. He takes the first drags and then hands it over.
I take few hits and notice he's got his dick out and strocking it. A judgement lapse occurs witin my brain and I smoke some more base. Wait, I'm awake now. This dude's dick is gigantic and scary and we are in a super small booth. Stupidly, instead of just leaving I elbow him in the neck and hold him against the wall to choke him but....he's still jerking off.
Now there's flashlights in my face. Closing time and I was seen choking a dude (or trying to) with his huge dick out. I go outside and can't think. Then some sketchball in a Jeep asks me if I need a ride because he saw that dude was yelling at me about money. I hopped in the Jeep.
The Jeep guy was obviously gay when we get the fuck outta there. He pulls into some weird alley and starts talking. "I was a street kid once, it's okay." I reply as politely as I can that it isn't like that, that I got too wasted. This guy says his boyfriend is out of town and he's bored. He offers me wine. The fucking bottles already uncorked as he offers, so I say "you probably put something in that didn't you?" He laughs and I'm like look I'm just trying get home it's only a little ways up hwy 400, I live my Grandma and am not into some weird shit.
He's down to help me out surprisingly so we hit the road. I mean his boyfriends out of town anyway, what better to do? We arrive at Grandbo's place and I'm tired as hell, same with gay dude. I tell him take the couch and I would take the recliner.
I asked him if he would be down for a movie and he was. My brother's girlfriend just got Doom on bootleg and it just came out and shit so I put it in.
My pants were unbuttoned and unzipped in the morning, dude was gone
Ok, Bulkmailer wins.
Yep. Anyone drunker is already dead.
This isn't even a drunk story, but typing it out anyway just because I feel like it.
My car broke down one day in the shit side of town, right by the porno shop and the hotel. Some guy in a cheap little house nearby offered to let me use his phone. We go inside, I call someone. Everything's all good. We're sitting there, me and this scruffy little guy, and out of the blue he's like, so hey you want a blowjob?
I was kind of flattered actually. I mean, damn, that was downright neighborly of him. But I passed, and was like alright then. I'm just gonna go out here and wait for the bus.
Btw I'm kind of buzzed while typing this so technically, it counts
Man, at least he was gone when you woke up Bulkmailer. I woke up while the guy was still stroking mine >.>
Wasn't even a random dude either, I've known him for a few years, and was well aware of his bisexualness, which is no biggy to me, I could care less so long as it doesn't affect me. Needless to say, one night whilst far too drunk and high, it affected me. He lived literally right across the hallway from another solid buddy of mine, and we were just drinking at his place when we got the invite to go across the hall for (more) beer and pot. Me being one to rarely if ever turn down free pot, was all about it. Last thing I remember I was just chilling on the couch doing my chill thing and then black. Woke up to the feeling of someone stroking me, lo and behold, there was indeed a disturbance in the force.
I shot up out of the couch, replaced my shit back in the safety of my pants and, if memory serves, the only thing I really said was a rather adamant "No" before bolting out the door and practically throwing my friend's door open. It was about 6 am at this point and I just barged in screaming "DON'T YOU EVER LEAVE ME OVER THERE ALONE AGAIN!!!"
The only truly positive thing to come out of the whole experience is that, to this day, I and I alone am the only one within my circle who is allowed to make proper use of the Metalocalypse line, "I woke up, with a clown's hand down my pants. That's, that's what I did today." Always good for the lolz xD
Ever since I got in shape four years ago, I've started blacking out after rapid drinking, without even glimpses of memories of what went down. Once, it was waking up in my friend's parents' bed with said friend's ex girlfriend and the most painful calf muscles ever from, I was told, dancing. The most worrying and scariest episode is waking up, trying to find my wallet, going over to the neighbor's to ask them if they had seen it... They told me to check my car. I had somehow convinced four people I was capable and sober, drove them a couple miles to Taco Bell in a busy college town, ate there, and drove back, leaving my wallet in the car, and kept partying, but had no memories of any of it.
The drunk occasions I do remember are much more laugh worthy, but they're probably not 'too drunk' stories.
Calf muscle pain is the worst.
I once woke up with almost every single thing I owned piled on top of me. All my clothes, my guitar, my fucking AMP, a couple dresser drawers...
Even a railing that I apparently had ripped from the wall of another apartment building. I was drinking MD 20/20. Ugh, that shit used to get me wild.
HA! I used to drink the shit outta some mad dog 20/20. Literally, the shit out of.
I googled MD 20/20 and the second result was Bum Wine. I am now on the same page as you guys.
It comes in so many flavors too!
Because you have to be mad to drink it and it tastes like dog?


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My Nexus S is running the stock "soju" build of ICS from Google (build IMM76D). However, I have not seen the OTA update for Jelly Bean. Am I running the wrong version? Do I need to change some settings? Or should I expect the device to see the update soon?
You can try forcing your device to ask for a free download slot:
After this procedure the last checked date under Settings > About Phone > System Update should have been reset to 1970 or so. Tap the Check now button there and see if the update notification pops up now.
If this fails even after multiple tries, you can follow a slightly longer procedure described in this post, which involves taking out the SIM card.
Apart from that, you could just wait (you'll definitely get the update with your current config) or flash it manually.
My hunch is that you will indeed see the update eventually; I think the schedule depends on your carrier.
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I'd like to search the history by description.
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I recently tried nattō on top of rice. All I tasted was bitter. I didn't get any nuttiness or saltiness. The natto was also generously garnished with scallions, maybe that was a major bitter contributor. What is nattō alone supposed to taste like?
Natto shouldn't be salty by itself, because salt kills the culture that grows on the soybeans. Salted soybeans are fermented into miso; unsalted ones become natto.
Normally, you'd season the natto with some combination of strong Japanese-style mustard, soy sauce, scallions or Japanese leeks, and maybe grated nagaimo if you want an even more mucilaginous texture.
The flavor of natto is fairly mild; the aroma is certainly stronger than the flavor itself, and is reminiscent of bleu cheese and sweat. I'd say it's slightly sweeter than a boiled white soybean would be, but it's possible than an objective measure of sugars might disagree with me there.
Soybeans are very mildly bitter on their own. Tempeh, a similar cultured soybean, tends to be slightly bitter, but I would say it's not a very pronounced trait, if at all present, with natto, as most of the bitterness seems to be removed by the fermentation.
Assuming you started with frozen natto that wasn't freezer burned that you allowed to reach room temperature, or fresh natto that wasn't excessively old, I would simply mix the natto aggressively in a small bowl for a few minutes until the mucilaginous strands form. Then season as desired.
If you're expecting a surprising flavor, by the way, you may be disappointed in nattō. Japanese cuisine emphasizes contrasting textures much more than aggressive flavors, which is to some extent why so many dishes are seasoned only with varying proportions of salt, soy sauce, sugar, sake and mirin, and vinegar (su).
But if you're experiencing an unusually bitter natto, that sounds like a problem with the natto that you purchased, rather than the ingredient itself.
I have tried a number of types of natto, and the smell and the texture are usually much more prominent than the taste. Recently I had to describe it to a person that had never tried it, and I said something like "feels like runny, gooey old socks, with a hint of raw potato - worth trying once".
If we talk just about taste, natto itself is a bit bitter, but it is usually accompanied with a bit of mustard and a light soy sauce witch makes it salty and sour.
The smell... Well, do you know in the trash bin, when sometimes there's some liquid in the bottom? I think you can compare with that. At the same time, when you get used to it, it is quite a pleasant taste. Not everybody gets used though. Even in Japan.
It's a fermented food and fermented food tend to taste and smell strong, but I wouldn't say it's stronger than a French cheese. Definitely better than Taiwanese stinky tofu.
Young natto reminds me of raw foie-gras minus the fat.
Old natto tastes like liver and smells like boiled soybeans mixed with old Brie cheese.
Don't know what people throw in their garbage, but its flavor has never reminded me of that.


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I find myself using however much too often. What's the best way around this? Should I find a list of substitutes? I'm thinking a better approach would be to fix my overall sentence structure and flow. I don't have much in terms of official writing training. I've been blogging a good bit and I feel I have good points to make, but I think my style and flow is just horrendous (as witnessed by this rambling question). Any tips for a blogger to improve their writing ability?
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I'm afraid your question, "Any tips for a blogger to improve their writing ability?" will have to remain unanswered, because it is too vague. However, I can address some of your other concerns, or at least point you in the right direction.
Similar questions to this have been asked and answered here and here on our sister site English Language and Usage, which is probably the best forum for individual word choices. There is also a discussion, of sorts, of the proper usage of however here. Nevertheless, you should continue to ask Writers any writer-ly sort of questions you have, per the FAQ.
This is a question we might be able to help with. But the answer will most likely be a variant of "use however sparingly" without any real sense of what that means. Just keep in mind that when you are using however you're making a statement that runs counter to the previous thought. Asking that question, "How do I best join two disparate thoughts?" could be a constructive style question to ask here.
Hey, I don't either. Formal training (i.e. college) helps. But as I'm sure you know, practice makes perfect. Having said that, feel free to ask for a critique by asking specific question about a specific excerpt as per this discussion on our meta side.
In any case, welcome to Writers. But for your next question, you might want to consider asking one question about a specific topic.