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Is there a fee to pay to fight under safe mma regulations?
Is there a fee to pay to fight under safe mma regulations?
is the question complicated ?
Most people are at shows on a Saturday mate, hence the delayed response.
You pay for your medical and blood work, the promoter pays to get on the safe register and gyms pay to be registered.
Check out the web site and the posts in the main forum about it to find out more and to get prices.
Thanks for this information Thaison ,i would like to draw your attention to a post i made in October last year ,check it out it had nearly 300 views and not one reply from either yourself or other gym owmers ,and in few short months it is now apparantly a requirement to fight at some venues or promotions
which may i say congratulate mma for this requirment but unless all are participating then it will produce reluctant competitors willing to pay a fee or package as you put it
some of the competitors may not be able to afford this as personal circumstances means they cant afford the fee hence cant take part in certain competitions
Below is exact copy and pasted extract from october last year
Safe mma is now attempting to bring mma into the fold of regulated proffesional sports it is a voluntary part of mma sport to take it forward before it is forced upon the sport to comply like all other contact sports and can only be good for sport in the long term
check their pdf statement at http://prommanow.com/2012/10/25/ucmm...afety-project/
But thanks for the information from yourself ,


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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.-The Brevard College softball team dropped a doubleheader to the Carson-Newman Eagles at Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex on Wednesday afternoon, falling 8-3 in game one and 15-5 in the nightcap. The Tornados were the designated home team in both games after the doubleheader was moved to Jefferson City because of field conditions in Brevard.
Game 1: C-N 8, Brevard 3
The Eagles added four insurance runs in the top of the 7th of the opener to solidify the win after BC made it a one-run game with three runs in the 5th.
The Eagles produced four runs in the 7th on three hits and a pair of walks against Jamie Hrobak (L, 7-6), who gave up eight runs (six earned) on 11 hits and four walks.
After falling behind 4-0 to start the game, BC got within two runs in the 5th on Dallas Heaton's RBI single and sacrifice fly by Casey Whitaker. Alyssa Miller stole home later in the inning to make it 4-3.
Game 2: C-N 15, Brevard 5
The Tornados took a 3-0 lead in game two but a six-run 5th for the Eagles flipped the momentum over to Carson-Newman for the duration.
The Tornados responded with a pair of runs in their half of the 5th on Kinsey Parrish's RBI double and Michelle Ray's run-scoring single. The RBI single by Ray made it a one-run game, but the Eagles scored nine runs in the 7th to secure the win.
Kinny Davis scored on a fielding error on Whitaker's single in the 1st to make it 1-0 in favor of BC, and added two more in the 3rd on RBI singles from Heaton and Lauren Parker.
Miller (L, 2-6) started in the circle for BC, and was charged with six runs (four earned) in 4.1 innings, yielding eight hits and a walk while fanning one. Heaton and Hrobak combined to finish the final 2.2 innings but didn't fare much better, allowing three and six (three earned) runs, respectively.
The Tornados continue South Atlantic Conference play as they travel to Lenoir-Rhyne for a doubleheader at Bears Field beginning at 1 p.m.

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Boulder, Colo.
Just for a moment, disregard how Utah and Colorado already were doomed to finish this season as the Pac-12 South's worst two teams.
Never mind that the Utes' 42-35 victory Friday afternoon at Folsom Field required far more work than should have been necessary to overcome a 1-11 football team.
Forget that Utah coach Kyle Whittingham's postgame analysis included phrases such as "sluggish" (offense), "soft" (defense) and "really dumb things" (special teams).
This was good stuff, I'm telling you. Anybody who stuck with these Utes through this frustrating, agonizing game against a bad team an exercise that pretty much captured Utah's season and the state of this program was rewarded with a fourth quarter to remember.
The Utes scored 22 points in less than three minutes with two touchdown drives and yet another Reggie Dunn 100-yard kickoff return that immediately duplicated Colorado's play.
John White scored a touchdown on the last carry of his career, while topping the 1,000-yard mark for a second season. Utah intercepted four passes in the game, doubling its season total. And a Colorado team that went winless at home this season made the Utes fight for their first road win. I'm declaring this thing a rivalry. At the very least, it has become a very entertaining, dramatic series staged the day after Thanksgiving.
Last November, Colorado kept Utah out of the Pac-12 championship game with a 17-14 win in Salt Lake City, which ended with Utah's missed field goal. Friday, the Utes visited Boulder for the first time since 1961, when they knocked off a No. 8-ranked Colorado team.
So what if neither of these teams even belongs in the top eight of the Pac-12? They managed to make the finale interesting, that's for sure. Rivalry? Why not?
"I guess you can say it's turning into a rivalry," said Ute junior defensive end Trevor Reilly.
"I guess it's going to keep building every year," said Ute sophomore safety Eric Rowe.
Those are all the endorsements I need.
The Utes do get the Buffaloes' best shot every year, certainly. Colorado's struggling offense produced 418 total yards, while the Pac-12's worst defense allowed only 336 yards. Utah offset those statistics with five takeaways, solving a season-long problem. Moe Lee's fourth-quarter interception at the Colorado 30 led to quarterback Travis Wilson's go-ahead touchdown run, then the teams traded those kickoff-return touchdowns and the Ute defense made two last stands.
Losing a 17-7 lead in the second quarter frustrated Whittingham "I was surprised about a lot of things," he said in disgust but the Utes responded after falling behind 28-20 late in the third period. They drove 75 yards to score on White's 11-yard run (plus a two-point conversion). A broken right arm subsequently ended White's day.
As for the Utes (5-7), their season may or may not have ended. Seemingly out of the postseason picture after last weekend's loss to Arizona, they may yet find a bowl desperate to fill a vacancy.
After their latest victory, the Utes celebrated with their fans in the northwest corner of the stadium, acting as if they'd accomplished something. All they'd really done was avoid finishing 4-8 with an embarrassing defeat. But when you're losing in the fourth quarter, well, winning beats the alternative.
No matter how this season ends, "We have a lot of work to do … addressing our deficiencies," Whittingham said.
It could be worse for the Utes. They could be Colorado. If nothing else, as the sun set over the Flatirons, the Utes proved that much.


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GSA Introduces New Weblog: GovGab
October 2, 2007
Contact: Diane Merriett, (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON – A new general government Weblog, or blog, has been launched by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to further improve citizen access to official government information and services.
"Americans clearly love the idea and practice of blogging," said GSA Administrator Lurita Doan. "The creation of GovGab is another step forward in improving public access to government information and services. This blog will be an invaluable resource in helping us keep citizens informed of the many opportunities and programs offered by the U.S. government."
Available at GovGab.gov, the blog features daily posts from a GSA team of five managers, each drawing on his or her professional experience as a government information expert to help spotlight U.S. government information and services of greatest use in Americans' daily lives. Some 57 million Americans are active throughout the blogosphere.
The daily posts will cover a wide range of topics from, "What to do when an airline loses your luggage," to, "How to submit a recipe to the Library of Congress cookbook." Readers can respond directly by leaving a comment.
GovGab is a product of GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Communications (OCSC). It will key off conversations in the blogosphere and draw on the resources in OCSC's family of Web sites: USA.gov, the official web portal of the U.S. government; Pueblo.gsa.gov, the public's trusted source of consumer information for more than 35 years and ConsumerAction.gov, the federal site that helps with consumer problems.
USA.gov is an E-Gov initiative that is part of President Bush's 2002 extensive plan to help integrate the federal government's efforts to provide more efficient and cost-effective services to citizens and businesses, by making their government information and services easily accessible online. USA.gov is government made easy, and GovGab makes it easy to get helpful, useful information every day.
Founded in 1949, GSA serves as a centralized procurement and property management agency for the federal government. GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 208,000 vehicles. GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 425 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services. GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and eGov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
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By Robert Horton Herald Movie Critic
Is there anything as surefire as the "William Tell Overture"? I mean, who messes that up?
Whatever the Disney people do with the new big-budget version of "The Lone Ranger," at least they'll get the famous music right.
Well, funny story. The music and so many other things are all wrong about "The Lone Ranger," a mechanical contraption that never decides what it wants to be.
The Lone Ranger's squeaky-clean image and code of behavior are hopelessly square for the 21st century, but the movie hasn't come up with anything viable to replace what worked in those thrilling days of yesteryear.
The casting is promising: Johnny Depp is Tonto, which means the masked man's Indian sidekick is not a sidekick anymore. (Somewhere, Jay Silverheels is smiling — top-billed at last.) And Armie Hammer, who played the computer-generated twins of "The Social Network," has the strong jaw and straightforward manner for a credible John Reid, aka the Lone Ranger.
As it happens, Hammer plays the tenderfoot card and not much else, while Depp is busy doing his actory fiddling. We first meet Tonto in old age, recalling his past glories (this is merely the first echo of "Little Big Man"), but for most of the film Depp is covered in tribal makeup, fur and a dead crow he wears atop his head; it's hard for his impish personality to break the surface.
About that crow. It's typical of what's wrong with the film: We learn the bird's meaning in a serious flashback that sets up an emotional story arc, the kind that screenwriting classes love to belabor. But the rest of the time, the crow's a joke, a running gag with a broken beak. In a similar vein, expect to hear countless variations on "What's with the mask?" as the film goes along.
The story's about how businessmen and politicians get together to ruin the country with their railroads, a plot that rarely gets in the way of the one-liners and the cartoonish sight gags. There are locomotive chases, and horses galloping across rooftops, and characters falling from great heights and bouncing up without a scratch.
Granted, Tonto is narrating the story, so maybe we chalk this up to magical realism. But it looks more like director Gore Verbinski opted to go big and broad — so, among other things, William Fichtner's chief bad guy is as greasily repellent a varmint as you'd ever meet out west. (Maybe too repellent for the Disney audience not paying attention to the PG-13 rating.)
Verbinski and Depp made three "Pirates of the Caribbean" pictures together, and presumably somebody figured they'd catch the same balance of comedy and Halloween scares here.
Nothing doing. A movie that ridicules its own mythology can't expect the audience to care about the outcome. And as long as we're laying out rules: Don't add extra choruses to the "William Tell Overture," either.
"The Lone Ranger" (Two stars)
A mechanical contraption that puts Tonto (Johnny Depp) on equal footing with the masked man (Armie Hammer), but can't decide what it wants to be: When a movie ridicules its own mythology, it's hard to get the audience to care. Multiple chase scenes and jokey conversations abound, but in 2½ hours the film rarely gets in a groove.
Rated: PG-13 for violence.
Showing: Opens today in various area theaters.


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Can you please find any documents (pictures, quotes, info) for the following question:
Compare and contrast the economy and politics that impacted the global economy of Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Thank You
You may have to search and research, but once you learn some good sources and methods, you should have success. In addition to searching on the Internet, you also need to make best friends with the reference librarian(s) in your local or college library. Libraries these days subscribe to enormous research databases, and they are often more useful than Internet searches. Ask your librarian if you have access to EBSCOHost -- it has several databases within it, including a huge one for academic research.
For Internet searching:
At this webpage, you can go immediately to the search sites (first three columns across the top) -- or even better you can scroll down until you see the section called HOW TO SEARCH THE INTERNET. Those are the links to start with. You'll not only learn how to come up with good search terms, but also how to evaluate the webpages you get as results. Some will be good and others will be garbage. You need to know how to tell the difference.
My favorite way to search is to go to Google's advanced search page http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en and put my search words or phrases into the first or second search box (either "all the words" or "exact phrase"). Then if I want images, I click on the word Images at the top of the screen. Another is to start out at http://scholar.google.com. However, there many other strategies for searching you can use, and the HOW TO SEARCH THE INTERNET section will help you best.
Learning to use Google or other search engines can save you time and help you learn to find information efficiently. Here are some websites that can teach you how:
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text: Okay, I'm a new mom on a tight budget (isn't everyone these days?) and I'm trying to figure out what's truly necessary for our new baby... So I know it's convenient, but do I really want to spend $40 for a boppy pillow when I have about 15 regular pillows in my house that I don't use right now? Can I stack 2 or 3 regular pillows on my lap to get the baby at the right height for nursing? Any opinions? Thanks for your help!


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On Tuesday, the Democrats of the House Committee on Natural Resources voted to name U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01) the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
"I am proud to have earned the confidence of my colleagues and to have this opportunity to better serve Hawaii," Hanabusa said. "Serving as the subcommittee's ranking member is not just a personal achievement, but one for our state as well. It will give me a chance to continue advocating on behalf our nation's indigenous peoples."
The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native affairs has exclusive jurisdiction over Native American and Alaska Native issues in the U.S. House of Representatives and oversees all matters regarding the federal trust relationship between the U.S. and tribal governments, measures relating to the welfare of tribes, and the management of lands.
Hanabusa is also now a member of the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, which handles issues related to the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.
With the House Armed Services Committee, Hanabusa retains her seniority on the Subcommittee on Readiness which has jurisdiction over military readiness, military construction, training, and logistics; and deployment preparation and processes. The subcommittee is also responsible for depot policy, installations and family housing issues, including the base closure process, and energy policy and programs of the Department of Defense.
Hanabusa was also named to serve on the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, which has jurisdiction over Navy and Marine Corps acquisition programs, maritime programs, and Naval Reserve equipment and systems.
"Serving on the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces will give me a role in important decisions about Navy Acquisition programs, which are the future of our state. As the U.S. military transitions to a maritime environment during the strategic rebalance, more of our naval assets will come to the Pacific, where Hawaii serves as the centerpiece. Preserving funding for these assets is critical to providing our forward deployed forces with the tools they need, and ensuring that we can project power throughout the world when necessary."
Source: http://hanabusa.house.gov/press-release/hanabusa-named-ranking-member-subcommittee-indian-and-alaska-native-affairs


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War Vitor.
War Vitor.
Can't personally see mike getting out of the 1st round. vitor is a horrible matchup IMO, can ko anyone and mike ain't gonna take him down easily, and if he does vitor is dangerous there also. If it gets out of the 1st then bisping has a decent chance of getting a decision by outworking him. Is this a 5 round fight, if it is it suits bisping! Ad if he beats vitor there is no doubt that he deserves a title shot!
http://www.leicestermma.co.uk/ - Leicester Shoot
''I would rather have earned an honorable defeat as a man trying to earn a victory, than forever deny myself any chance of victory as a coward who fears defeat'' - Blackdogmma
I beleive mike can compete with vitor anywhere,the only thing vitor has over mike is his hands,vitors cardio and mental toughness have known to be suspect in the past,these are two areas where mike is very strong and i would think mikes gameplan would be to push the pace and wear Vitor out and force a tko stoppage or grind out a decesion, I also think Vitor being a southpaw will work in Mikes favour as he wont have all those right hands coming at him that he tends to get hit with,and if he can avoid moving to the right and circle left he'll be in a good position to avoid Vitors bombs and execute his gameplan,I also think that mike is really good at mixing up his takedowns with his stellar boxing which will obviously benifit him against someone as experinced as Vitor.
Im clearly biast as fuck but who cares!
A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded
So what you're saying is Bisping will not in fact be fighting Silva?
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A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded
I want Bisping to win primarily just to see sengoku have a breakdown.


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run wireshark and see if the router in question is ever responding to your requests, also can you please run wash and see what shows up for that router and post it here
Hello everyone, this is Karen. c:
First post here, so I don't know if I need to introduce my self to the community or if I can simply start a thread. Anyways, Italian girl, web addicted since age 7, Linux newbie but not total ignorant about BT (I mean that I can follow instructions and I understand most of your talking in these thread), unable to program but addicted to learn. I think I'm done, let me eplain my problem in a grammatically wrong way.
I'm on a live cd of BT5R2, trying to (I can say it?) crack a WPA through Reaver. But every time I type:
reaver -i mon0 -b MYBSSID -vv
Reaver stucks on
[+] Waiting for beacon from MYBSSID
[+] Switchinng mon0 to channel3
[+] Associated with MYBSSID (ESSID:NAME)
[+] Trying to pin 12345670
[+] Sending EAPOL START request
[+] Received identity request
[+] Sending identity response
and doesn't move. First time (last night) I though that I must leave it there, but after a couple of hours (5, actually) I shut it down cause **** you, reaver.
Soooooo, I know I'm doing something wrong but I don't have a clue to what to do. Can someone help me resolve this issue? I really really really need to test this WPA. Eh.
PS: I'm not on BT5 right know, cause I have only one computer, so if you need codes or screenshots to understand better my problem let me know and I reboot, save it on a usb pen and past it here. Meh.
Thanks in advance for your response. (:
run wireshark and see if the router in question is ever responding to your requests, also can you please run wash and see what shows up for that router and post it here
I will do what you suggest asap and come back here for the results.
My best, K. (:


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I have a Broadcom 4318 adapter on my Acer Aspire 5000 laptop, wich is listed as "unstable" on the drivers' webpage hxxp://bcm43xx.berlios.de/?go=devices , as "supported" on hxxp://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#supported , and described as "not being able to inject packets on this tested cards list": hxxp://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=HCL:Wireless#Broadcom_BCM4318_802. 11b.2Fg .
I also read a few posts of people having managed to make this card work fully (i.e: hxxp://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=18167&highlight=4318&page=2 ) on other laptop models. As I am rather stubborn, I wanted to try and see for myself so I ran the injection test and it works :
#aireplay -9 -b (AP_mac_address) -h (my_mac_address) (my_interface)
I then managed to retrieve the wep key for 2 differents routers, injecting and getting about 400 IVs per second.
Hope this post will help out any fellow owner of an Aspire 5000.


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'"Any time you play a division rival it's a fun game, but now that the playoffs are on the line it makes it even more fun," said Pominville following his team's practice Monday at HSBC Arena. "They won a big one last time against us in their building. Their building was rocking and it was a fun place to play in and I'm sure it will be that way again tomorrow. Everybody is excited about the opportunity to push them down."'
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'Plague' spreads to London
David France talks about his AIDS activism documentary How To Survive A Plague.
Director David France was at the East End Film Festival in London yesterday with the London premiere of his Sundance hit documentary How To Survive A Plague, about a remarkable group of AIDS activists in the 1980s and 1990s. The film serves not only as a reminder of their heroic brave actions in that decade, but also as a portrait of the passions and pitfalls of activism itself — something obviously relevant decades later.
Speaking to the audience at the Hackney Picturehouse after the screening, France noted that to many audiences, his film tells of forgotten history. "What I've found is that there's a divide from about age 35 to 40 and under, where they just don't know this history. They think the system took care of it…that's what I wanted to counter. People under 35 are shocked at how disenfranchised we were."
France was a longtime investigative journalist who covered the AIDS epidemic, and decided to make his first film about the subject about three years ago. "So much about AIDS and the way we understood the plague years was a story of tragedy and death. While it WAS that, it was so much more. A lot of good came from the AIDS crisis, and much of that good was thanks to the folks whose story we have told in this film."
He was joined after the screening on a panel with Nick Partridge, Chief Executive of THT, Matthew Hodson, Head of Programmes for gay men's health charity GMFA, and Gus Cairns, journalist and former editor of Positive Nation.
Readers' comments (1)
I would have loved to attend this screening but am currently sick in bed.
The HIV/AIDS activists have inspired me a great deal in my current struggle against chronic ill health.
My questions to the film makers and attendees would have been to ask how other disabled groups can harness the same energy and make the same incredible difference.
I have the disease ME and immune system abnormalities. Research is almost non-existant and treatments experimental.
ME patients are in the same position PWAIDS were in the 80's yet we can't raise the same interest in the media or public. That could be because we usually live a lot longer and are hidden away for decades before we die.
In 30 years I hope that we can say that no one would believe how disenfranchised we are. One thing that is so noticable is how physically well people were and how many physically well helpers were. It takes a lot of strength to organise and demonstrate. What to do when the patient group doesn't have either? I salute the early AIDS activists and admire them.
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Help Me Choose: Hard Drive
Primary storage is where the operating system, software applications, files and data are stored on a PC. Dell offers both hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state drive (SSD) options for primary storage on many systems. The following factors should be taken into account when deciding what type of storage option will best meet your needs:
Primary Storage Decision Factors
1. Capacity requirements. More gigabytes (GB) mean more capacity. High-capacity hard drives help to provide your enterprise with a scalable technological foundation that can meet its changing needs.
2. The importance of the data. Sensitive data can be better protected from malicious attack by using hardware encryption. Dell recommends using a hardware-based encryption solution, such as a self-encrypting drive (SED), to help protect your data without the negative impact on the performance of your system. Dell's SED is TCG Opal compliant and Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certified. In addition, the best ways to prevent data loss in the case of a drive failure are by configuring your system with RAID to have data redundancy on multiple drives or backing up your system to external storage.
3. Performance. System performance and boot time are influenced by the type of storage you select.
- 7200 rpm HDD: The speed of the hard drive, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm), indicates the performance of the drive. A 7200 rpm HDD is standard performance for desktop applications.
- Solid-State Hybrid HDD: A solid-state hybrid hard drive is comprised of a standard rotating hard drive with a negated AND (NAND) flash in a single, simple 2.5-inch form factor. Hybrid HDDs provide increased responsiveness over 7200RPM HDDs, while maintaining HDD capacity.
- Solid-State Drive. SSDs provide the best overall level of storage performance. SSDs have no moving parts so their speed is not measured in rpm. In addition to offering higher performance, SSDs are also more durable, more reliable, and operate cooler and quieter than standard hard drives.
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Most OptiPlex systems support Serial ATA (SATA) 6.0 Gb/s (formerly SATA III, a serial revision of the popular legacy ATA bus), raw data transfer rate with the first two ports; small connectors and cables, and a dedicated bandwidth and cable for each device. SATA 6.0 Gb/s delivers an excellent blend of high performance and configuration convenience.
All OptiPlex systems use native command queuing (NCQ), a technology that increases drive performance by internally optimizing the order read and write commands are executed to minimize head movement within the drive.
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RAID-0: Referred to as "striping," writes data across all the disks in the RAID array, improving performance. The accessible capacity is equal to the sum of the capacities of all disks in the array. However, if one disk fails in a RAID-0 configuration, data on all disks will be lost.
RAID-1: Referred to as "mirrored," writes identical data to two separate drives. This is a data backup solution. Data is not lost in the event that one drive malfunctions. The accessible capacity is equal to the capacity of the smallest drive.
The system you are configuring may or may not include all of the options listed here.
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A: No. The appellant MUST prepare, serve, and file a written brief. Oral argument after the briefs are filed is optional.
The respondent does not have to file a brief. But if the respondent chooses not to file a brief, the court can decide the appeal on the record, the appellant's brief, and any oral argument by the appellant, so the respondent will lose the chance to make his or her argument about the issues in the case.
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Nature, reinterpreted. As part of her debut west elm collection, London-based fashion and textile designer Allegra Hicks based the undulating, almond-shaped motif of this rug on her watercolor studies of raindrops. The pattern is printed on handwoven natural jute in muted tones inspired by the early-autumn hues in the southern part of Allegra's native Italy.
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Known the world over for her signature fabrics and contemporary kaftans (sold at high-end retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue and Harvey Nichols), Italian-born London-based fashion and textiles designer Allegra Hicks shares our casual, eclectic aesthetic and our passion for playful prints. In fact, when we first saw her playfully eclectic printed textiles, we couldn't believe how perfectly they matched her own personal style—and ours, too. But it was only while working with Allegra on an exclusive collection of wool and hemp rugs, hemp and cotton pillows covers, sheer window panels and patterned upholstery fabrics that we discovered we also share a mission to help people find their own aesthetic voice.
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'Buffalo scored three times on the power play, with newcomer Steve Ott getting things started midway through the first period. Tyler Myers scored the game winner at 14:57 of the third period on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle that appeared to deflect in off the skate of Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen. Jason Pominville chipped in three assists, and Ryan Miller stopped 27 shots to earn the victory.'
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A strong position statement supporting the teaching of evolution and opposing the teaching of "intelligent design" was issued by Research!America, which describes itself as "the nation's largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority." The statement reads:
Research!America supports the scientific community's unanimous position that intelligent design does not meet the criteria of a scientific c
"Evolution's lonely battle in a Georgia classroom," published in the June 28, 2006, issue of The New York Times, discusses the travails of Pat New, a veteran middle school teacher in Dahlonega, Georgia, "who, a year ago, quietly stood up for her right to teach evolution in this rural northern Georgia community, and prevailed." New was pressured by students, parents, teachers, and administrators to downplay her presentation of evolution in her classes, despite the fact that it pervad
Evolution continues to be a burning issue as the August 1, 2006, primary election in Kansas approaches. In November 2005, the state board of education voted 6-4 to adopt a set of state science standards in which the scientific standing of evolution is systematically impugned.
Evolution education wasn't the only issue on which candidates for school board in Cobb County, Georgia, were running, but it was evidently important in the July 18, 2006, general primary election.
The public radio show Speaking of Faith is doing a special show on Charles Darwin, his gradual development of the theory of evolution, and the various reactions, positive and negative, to the theory. The program is entitled "Evolution and Wonder -- Understanding Charles Darwin" and features an extensive interview with Darwin scholar James Moore, the author of The Post-Darwinian Controversies, and coauthor, with Adrian Desmond, of Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist.
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OU Law Achieves Highest Ranking of Any Oklahoma Law School in the US News & World Report Survey History
The University of Oklahoma College of Law jumped 10 spots in the latest US News & World Report 2015 Ranking of Best Law Schools to #58. The ranking is the highest by any Oklahoma law school in survey history.
OU Law has received a number of recent accolades, including:
• For the second year in a row, OU Law was named a Top 20 "Best Value" Law School by National Jurist Magazine
• No. 4 "Best Quality of Life" by The Princeton Review
• No. 19 Moot Court Program by The Blakely Advocacy Institute
"At OU Law, we are committed to students and their future. While we do not place too much weight on any one survey, we are encouraged OU Law continues to garner national attention," said OU Law Dean Joe Harroz. "We have consistently kept tuition among the lowest in the country, so our students can pursue the career of their choice without being limited by excessive debt."
OU Law continues to focus resources on what is most important to students. In the past three years, the College of Law has more than tripled the number of employers participating in the on-campus recruitment programs. While many law schools have cut career staff, OU Law recently added a third career development counselor. OU continues to add new and innovative programs providing students with a competitive edge in the marketplace.


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Browns WR Little facing more traffic charges
(Cleveland) – More off-the-field problems for Browns wide receiver Greg Little.
WOIO-TV is reporting that Little was stopped by Cleveland Police in the west bank of the Flats about 1:00 a.m. Monday, and cited for running a stop sign, changing course, and driving under suspension. His car was towed away.
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What are my pain managment options during a homebirth?
I considered the home-birth route with my second child, but I was honestly held back by my fear of pain. I have had two successful hospital births, both with an epidural. However, I would love to have the home-birth or birth center experience. If I have a 3rd child. Are there any pain medication options for home-birth? What natural ways can I relive and alleviate the pain?
3rd June 2014 11:39 PM #2
Dear loren_blue,
I think that it is important for a woman to birth in the environment which she feels most comfortable in. For many women this will be their home when birth can occur quicker when a woman is able to relax more. Some women feel more comfortable and confident in the hospital environment.
In the home or in a birth centre the pain relief options include: water (warm water is a natural pain reliever), tens machine, relaxation techniques, hypnobirthing, gas and air and pethidine. It is only the epidural and other medical interventions which are not available. I believe that this is a decision that each woman needs to make for herself; there is not a right and a wrong answer but making an informed, well-researched decision is key. It is great that you have started this decision-making process.
You are most likely to experience birth as painful and traumatic if you are in a state of fear. This is because if the body is experiencing fear it will tense up and resist the contractions making them less efficient (and so the birth longer) and more painful. Having a doula present who understands you and your birth wishes in detail can really help. Taking a Hypnobirthing or Calmbirth course can also help you to release fear and trust your body and your baby.
Please do post back with any further questions you may have.
Warm wishes,
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Thank you!! Great suggestions. I'm definitely going to look into the gas and air option. I had never even heard of this!
Thanks again!
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You are very welcome. Yes gas and air is very common. Understanding the birthing process and learning what can hinder/help it is really key too.
Wishing you all the best,


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Using the PXI platform, G Systems provided Lockheed Martin Aeronautics with a configurable, expandable system for the F-35 vehicle systems integration facility (VSIF).
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Today is Thursday, July 18, the 199th day of 2013. There are 166 days left in the year.
Today's highlight:
On July 18, 1863, during the Civil War, Union troops spearheaded by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, made up of black soldiers, charged Confederate-held Fort Wagner on Morris Island, S.C. The Confederates were able to repel the Northerners, who suffered heavy losses; the 54th's commander, Col. Robert Gould Shaw, was among those who were killed.
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In A.D. 64, the Great Fire of Rome began.
In 1536, the English Parliament passed an act declaring the authority of the pope void in England.
In 1792, American naval hero John Paul Jones died in Paris at age 45.
In 1872, Britain enacted voting by secret ballot.
In 1913, comedian Red Skelton was born in Vincennes, Ind.
In 1932, the United States and Canada signed a treaty to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway.
In 1940, the Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium nominated President Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term in office.
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed a Presidential Succession Act, which placed the speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore next in the line of succession after the vice president.
In 1969, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left a party on Chappaquiddick Island near Martha's Vineyard with Mary Jo Kopechne, 28; some time later, Kennedy's car went off a bridge into the water. (Kennedy was able to escape, but Kopechne drowned.)
In 1976, at the Montreal Olympics, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci received the first-ever perfect score of 10 with her routine on uneven parallel bars. (Comaneci would go on to receive six more 10s at Montreal.)
In 1984, gunman James Huberty opened fire at a McDonald's fast food restaurant in San Ysidro, Calif., killing 21 people before being shot dead by police. Walter F. Mondale won the Democratic presidential nomination in San Francisco.
In 1988, Texas Treasurer Ann Richards, delivering the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, skewered presumed Republican nominee George H.W. Bush as having been "born with a silver foot in his mouth."
Ten years ago: Basketball star Kobe Bryant was charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman at a Colorado spa; Bryant denied the charge, saying he was guilty only of adultery. (Prosecutors later dropped the case.) The body of British scientist David Kelly, a weapons expert at the center of a storm over British intelligence on Iraq, was found a day after he'd committed suicide.
Five years ago: One of the world's largest mobile cranes collapsed at a refinery in southeast Houston, killing four people and injuring seven others. Two French humanitarian aid workers were kidnapped in Afghanistan's Day Kundi province. (They were released about two weeks later.) The epic Batman sequel "The Dark Knight," starring Christian Bale as the caped crusader and Heath Ledger as the Joker, premiered.
One year ago: Rebels penetrated the heart of Syria's power elite, detonating a bomb inside a high-level crisis meeting in Damascus that killed three leaders of the regime, including President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law and the defense minister. A bus bombing at the Burgas airport in Bulgaria killed five Israeli tourists, the bus driver and the alleged perpetrator.
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This will be my official build thread for my prized E30 325is. I picked her up almost two weeks ago off a brother of a friend of mine for $800, which is a hell of a deal! I'm extremely excited to own this car, it brings me so much happiness that I have lost since I got rid of my last BMW (1999 328i) which was also my first car might I add. Ever since I was a small child I've been fascinated by BMW cars. The one that sticks out to me the most is the very first BMW I had ever seen which was an E30 325i which was owned by a friend of my sister. I always thought it was such a bad ass lookin' car.
What brought me to the decision to buy this car? Well I had been searching for an E46 M3 to buy for about a year, with my bad luck I missed the chance to purchase one not once, nor twice, but three times. All three of them were in mint shape. And on top of that I found an immaculate E39 M5 which also slipped by me. Frustrated, I recently decided on forgetting about purchasing another BMW for a long time. The fact I traded my '99 328i off on a brand new 2011 Ford Ranger FX4 in late September of 2011 added to my frustration. I found myself going through a sort of depression and deeply regretted trading my car for the truck. But there was nothing I could do about it.
One day while sitting in an Xbox Live party with a few friends (including my friends brother who I purchased the 325is off or later, We'll call him Rami which is his name so I don't have to make these stupid inserts for clarifying who he is) we all got to talking about BMWs. Naturally I got upset at the fact I had gotten rid of mine and missed so many chances to have my dream car which is the E46 M3. This sparked conversation about alternatives. As owning an E46 ///M can be pricey, and me being still rather young at just 20 years old I was convinced that it just wasn't the right car for me at the time. Rami suggested to go try to find either a euro spec E36 M3, or an E30 325is.
One day while at work, I notice an E36 M3 pull into the lot. I walk up the the owner and say "nice M3 buddy!" and we start talking. Turns out this thing is a 1995 E36 M3 euro spec right from Japan with 130,000 km on it and owned only by members of his family and taken VERY good care of. And guess what? He's selling for $14,000 it to make room for an R32 Skyline he plans on purchasing. As good luck as it was to stumble upon this great deal for a rare car, I had the equally bad luck of not being able to purchase that one either.
So after being turned down for the purchase of 5 awesome BMWs in a period of roughly one year. I decided to forget about it. I told Rami that I was giving up on trying to buy one, that's when he made me an offer I would have never expected and could not refuse. I knew he was extremely close with his E30 325is and thought he could never sell it. He offered it to me for $800 and I handed him the cash the very next day.
The car is in great shape mechanically. The body isn't bad at all, a bit of rust here and there. But the frame is completely in tact and solid. It sat for a year before I bought it two weeks ago, so we had to give it a boost to start it up. She fired up almost immediately!
I drove it home and parked it in the garage. And later on got to thinking about what I'll do with this car. The engine is solid, but has 238,000 KM on it. So I'll be rebuilding it eventually. I would love to put some E30 M3 body panels on it and bumpers, but I'm unsure if that is even possible. I'll probably restore the body to original, but I really have to get rid of the chrome bumpers and trim pieces. And I plan the turbo the car after the engine and transmission rebuild are completed.
It's still far too early to have a definite plan for what I will do to the car, first I'm focusing on fixing a few things. First on the list is new rear shock mounts, all end-links, balljoints, bushings etc, a new differential since the one in it now is done and seals for the transmission for now until rebuild. Next winter it's getting gutted straight down to the frame and bare metal. removal of all protectant, paint rust or anything else and having it reinforced and everything painted black. Everything from there on out will be either new or re-manufactured parts. I would like to try to put an E30 M3 suspension in it if possible but parts will probably be impossible to find.
I can't wait to get it started! I'll keep you guys updated as much as possible on the progress. I would love any advice on what to do with this car or how to fix and modify this car.
I'll have pictures tomorrow!
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Congratulations on purchasing God's chariot. Plan on doing a timing belt replacement before you start driving it. My e30 is my daily driver and i love it. M3 parts aren't that difficult to find for it but they will be expensive. Try r3vlimited.com, it's a really good website for all kinds of tech info and parts from other e30 enthusiasts. I also have an 04 325ci that i really like too but my e30 will always be my first choice, I love it.
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(NEWSER) – Even in an age of high-profile marriage-proposal stunts, this one stands out as one of a kind: An Oklahoma man popped the question to his girlfriend last week while an officer arrested him on outstanding warrants. Justin Harrel of Elk City was spotted by an officer in a local park last Friday, and he had outstanding warrants for obtaining cash or merchandise by bogus check. "I advised Justin that he was under arrest and directed him to turn around and place his hands behind his back," the officer wrote in his police report.
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Can you recommend a better browser than the one that comes with Android phones?
Thanks for the question Carol. Like you, I'm not thrilled with the installed browser on my new Android phone. However, considering Google's huge stake in Android–and their reputation for browsers and browser based technology–I assumed the stock browser would be as good as any.
I was wrong.
During a recent visit to the Android Market, I stumbled across the Dolphin Browser HD. The consistently glowing comments from thousands of users, along with acclaim from several professional reviews, made me think that maybe it was time to set aside the–somewhat less than satisfying–Android stock browser, and try something new. So far, it appears to have been a good choice. Along with an astounding array of features, Dolphin offers desktop style tabbed browsing, speed dial, and a very intuitive interface. This article is an overview of the setup. Future articles will take a look at some of the features.
You can find Dolphin Browser HD at the Android Market [1].
Once installation is complete, launch the program and tap the Start now button.
In the Terms of Use agreement, just tap the Accept button, and you're on your way.
I selected On demand Flash Support, chose to make it Perform as Android Phone, and left the Add shortcuts to the home screen box checked.
The Import Bookmarks screen is next.
I elected to skip Dolphin Connect.
The next screen will explain the slide features (slide to the right is shown below). Adding Bookmarks (and/or adding to Speed Dial) can be done here by tapping the star in the lower left corner.
This will bring up the Add bookmark dialog. Enter the information, check Add to Speed Dial (if you want), tap OK, and you're all set.
The default Dolphin home page appears below, with 2 tabs and 4 Speed Dial buttons. The Home button is to the left of the address bar, and Refresh is to the right. Add a new tab with the + button at the upper right. I only took a cursory glance at the Webzine tab, but added several sites to Speed Dial. Just tap the + button (the one in the center) to add one of your own.
Then, name the button, and either type a URL, or select from a list of sites. Tap Done and a new button will appear on the Home page.
A long press on any Speed Dial item will open the Edit/Delete screen.
Gestures are patterns that can be traced on the touch screen as a shortcut to a command or website. These can either be selected from an installed list, or created.
Tap the Gesture button to reveal Draw a gesture (seen below). Tapping that takes you to Gesture settings.
In Gesture settings, you can review the list, or tap the New Gesture button to create your own.
Below, a gesture was created for a link to WorldStart. You can also select from a long list of commands, found immediately below the Custom URL: option.
Once the pattern has been repeated, the new gesture is added to the list.
Settings can easily be reset through the menu (shown below in Android 4.0). Tap the More button to continue.
From there, go to Settings.
In Settings, scroll down, and select Setup Wizard. You will then be walked through all the choices discussed above.
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What We're Loving: Reckless Love, Love via TelegraphBy The Paris Review
After reading David Constantine's story "In Another Country," which the Canadian publisher Biblioasis passed along to me, I can't figure out why a U.S. press hasn't caught on to his work. He's won a number of big prizes, including the Frank O'Connor International Short Story award twice—last year, he beat out Joyce Carol Oates, Deborah Levy, and Peter Stamm—and no wonder: this story has me wanting more. (Thankfully, Biblioasis will publish a selection of his stories next year.) The sentences are restrained, the tone muted. The remoteness between the husband and wife of the story is never described but is made palpable through the stillness in their interactions and the spareness of the prose, but the tension created by the slow unraveling of the past within the present is innervating: "What worried Mrs. Mercer suddenly took shape. Into the little room came a rush of ghosts. She sat down opposite him and both felt cold. That Katya, she said. Yes, he said. They've found her in the ice. I see, said Mrs. Mercer." If you get excited, as I do, by stories in which very little happens, then this one is for you. —Nicole Rudick
In 1949, Niki de Saint Phalle and Harry Mathews eloped together, both a bit shy of their twentieth birthdays. The ten-year marriage that followed saw joy, sorrow, electroshock therapy, disapproving parents, reprimanding neighbors, two children, suicidal episodes, numerous infidelities, artistic awakenings, homes in more than four countries, and, ultimately, insurmountable growing pains. In Harry and Me: 1950–1960, The Family Years, de Saint Phalle chronicles their famous, tumultous relationship in verse and image. A remarkably generous portrait of their time together—it includes sidebars of text written by Mathews in response to de Saint Phalle's account, in which he corrects and addends but never criticizes—this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the work of either artist. Their developmental years were spent in stride, and the naïveté that brought them together (and eventually drove them apart) was instrumental in shaping their artistic desires, particularly the whimsy and color that marks de Saint Phalle's sculpture. Though the relationship ends, the children suffer, and the hurt never truly goes away, neither party, many years later, seems to regret the marriage. Instead, they go to bat for the young, reckless love that directed the course of their lives. —Clare Fentress
Lots of people are nostalgic for rotary phones and handwritten letters. Not so many have the same wistfulness for the telegraph. But William Saroyan's "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8," from his 1934 short story collection The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, has left me rethinking the old teletype machine and its nuanced relation to our digital age. The story tells of two telegraph operators, who meet—virtually—by striking up a conversation over the wires. Saroyan's depiction of the giddy thrill of instantaneous, faceless communication, in which half the fun is in the imagined possibilities, seems oddly anachronistic to the modern reader, but it also predicts the appeal of instant messaging and texting. From the first hello hello hello, the narrator realizes the untapped opportunity of his teletype machine as a personal device of contact, of love: "I had never thought of the machine as being related in any way to me … I began to try to visualize the girl. I began to wonder if she would go out with me to this house I wanted and help me fill it with our lives together." —Chantal McStay Read More


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Entwistle visits The Fight Lounge to talk about the rematch
Entwistle visits The Fight Lounge to talk about the rematch
Mike Clarke - Co-Owner of The Fight Lounge. The artist formerly known as Timecrocop
Until Wheeler hits him and falls apart again.
"Watch this"
*eats knee*
16-bit for life http://findingdyluck.blogspot.co.uk/
Yeah I heard Richie Downes' knees were a bit painful after his last fight too...
Only messin' Entwistle
Tea Drinker for Life, but preaching tolerance for the Children of Coffee.
I have a genuine question for Ian....
Let's say, that Mick Bowman, who has been ducking you (allegedly, don't know both sides) decides that, you know what, I fancy that fight now, but it was on the same day that you fight Brad, someone who you feel you are much better than, and want to seriously hurt....
What fight do you take?
lets for a moment assume that your not contracted to a show and what not
seriously tho like i said in the interview i think wheelers a more worthy opponent than bowman because bowmans shit
but i honestly couldnt pick which one i would rarther fight more there both fuckin clowns
av u lot not watched the fight back or what i dominated the fight and got caught he rocked me then followed up illegal strike after illegal strike.
all this has made me more determined than ever am a proud lad and what happened doesnt sit easy with me and i can honestly say i would rather die than lose to the wheeley bin


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Book interview: Jeffrey Lent's "Lost Nation"
04/30/03 12:00AM By Neal Charnoff
(Neal Charnoff) Vermont author Jeffrey Lent had great success with his first novel, "In the Fall," which followed three generations of a family after the Civil War. Lent's latest book is called "Lost Nation."
The setting is frontier New Hampshire in the late 1830's. It tells the story of an itinerant trader named Blood, and Sally, a 16-year-old prostitute he won in a card game. It's a chilling story, as Blood and Sally struggle to survive surrounded by poverty and violence.
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Sandusky: I Want My Pension
(NEWSER) – Jerry Sandusky worked hard for his pension, and he doesn't think he should lose it over a few dozenpesky rape convictions. The former Penn State coach has appealed a decision to revoke his $59,000-a-year pension, arguing that he's still legally entitled to it, the AP reports. Sandusky officially retired from coaching in 1999, meaning he technically wasn't a university employee when tougher pension forfeiture rules were imposed in 2004, his lawyer argues. The state's pension board has argued that Sandusky remained a "de facto" employee at the time, but his lawyer dismisses that argument as "illogical and untrue."


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The Band Perry to pay for burials for Kentucky Fire victims
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The Band Perry is stepping up to help a Kentucky family in the wake of a tragedy.
CNN says the country trio has offered to pay for the funerals for a mother and eight children -- all under the age of 16 -- who were killed in a house fire in Greenville, Kentucky last Thursday.
The only survivors include the children's father Chad Watson and an 11-year-old girl, who are both hospitalized at Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Family friend Pam Burden says she doesn't know why The Band Perry has stepped up with such a generous offer, explaining that "the family doesn't have any personal connection to the band before now." But the group's publicist Brian Bumbery confirms that the country stars have extended their financial support to the family.
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Business investment rose by just 2.8 per cent in the September quarter, as miners continue to revise down their spending plans in response to weaker global economic conditions.
Figures published today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed mining continued to dominate business investment spending, but its quarterly growth had slowed to 2.8 per cent, down from 10 per cent in the June quarter.
Outside the resources sector, manufacturing investment slumped by 9.7 per cent, while in other industries spending rose 5.5 per cent.
While the growth in overall spending during the September quarter was stronger than the 2 per cent rise economists had expected, the figures also showed miners had revised down their plans in between June and September.
Miners expected to spend $109 billion in 2012-13, it said, 8 per cent less than they had expected in June.
An economist at JPMorgan, Tom Kennedy, said the downgrade showed miners were clearly cutting back their spending expectations for this financial year in response to weaker economic conditions.
''The forward-looking expectations were pretty downbeat,'' Mr Kennedy said.
''No matter how you look at it, it really is a deceleration in anticipated spending in the current financial year and it's largely on the back of the mining sector,'' Mr Kennedy said.
The figures come amid growing concerns that non-mining industries may struggle to pick up the slack as the resources boom fades, with some business leaders warning of a looming ''growth cliff''.
A senior economist at NAB Capital, David de Garis, said the downgrades to spending plans could be enough to convince the Reserve to cut the cash rate at its board meeting next week.
''From a policy point of view the outlook is always the key thing,'' Mr de Garis said. ''It's keeping the door open to more easing in December,'' he said.
Money markets are betting there is a better than even chance of a rate cut next week.
Despite the stronger-than-expected result for the September quarter, Mr de Garis said the numbers suggested the pull-back in investment activity was ''broad-based'' across mining and other industries.
Earlier this morning markets were betting there was a slightly better than even chance of a rate cut next week.
In another sign of these concerns, Rio Tinto this morning said it would slash spending by $5 billion by the end of 2014.
Despite the slowdown in the mining investment boom, actual capital investment across the economy had still risen 14.2 per cent in the past year to $42.5 billion.
However, the yearly pace of expansion is much slower than the 27.4 per cent growth recorded in the previous quarter.


text: Hi, We are about to start a new 3d game for iOS. We are targeting iPhone 3gs, iPhone 4/ipod4, iPhone4s , iPad1 and iPad2 (and iPad3 when it comes out ) As far as i understand all are armv7, and the 3gs, iPhone 4 and iPad 1have the same GPU. So for those devices i have to keep in mind the fillrate problems (so try to avoid blending/alpha test shaders). And for the 3gs keep in mind the drawcalls. Now, opengles 2.0 has no backwards compatibility. And for what i read in the forums, opengles 2 runs faster than ogl 1.1 in the devices i want to target. Also, unity mobile shaders are fixed functions, which means they use ogles 1.1 = "slower". Right? And surface shaders use of pixel light every where, so they may be trouble specially for iphone4, ipad1 ? So, does this means that it would be better to always code my own Cg shaders? (i.e. replace all the default shaders with my own ones in cg?) In my case, when or where would it be more optimal to chose between "mobile shaders", surface shaders or my own in Cg? Our game will be in 3d, something similar to the first 20 seconds of this game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy3Zc...eature=related (A main character, with some "simple" enemies/obstacles and a linear level (the level will not be as complex as the one in the video) ). I would appreciate any help on this. thanks in advance.


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"It was a pretty big surprise. I really had't been talking to Toledo too much," he said. "Their coach had been by school, but it was still a big surprise. They told me through Facebook. Just basically, we'd like to offer you to play at Toledo and got right to the point of it, no sugar coating."
Kolbe (6'3, 185-lbs), says he is looking forward to seeing more of the Rockets.
"I haven't been there, but I'm definitely going to go to their junior day, go down learn more about their school."
That is just part of what Kolbe plans for an off-season where he hopes to continue to raise his recruiting profile and potentially earn more offers.
"I'm going to the Core 6 Showcase. That, and probably go to a couple of junior days whenever I get invited to them."
There are several schools who are likely to invite Kolbe down, as they are currently in contact.
"Illinois [came to the school] and Toledo did; not that many came there. I've gotten mail from Illinois, Boston College, Ball State, Iowa State, Iowa, Indiana, those schools."
When Kolbe makes a decision, style of offense may factor in. His first offer is from a spread team and he believes that is a good fit.
"We run a lot like that. We probably throw more than we run with the quarterback. I didn't get huge opportunities to run, but I feel like I can."


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When Martha Stewart turns 70, you know it's going to be a fabulous party. Today's episode of The Martha Stewart Show on the Hallmark Channel gives us an inside look at Martha's big bash thrown this Summer by Darcy Miller, celebrations expert for The Martha Stewart Show and editorial director of Martha Stewart Weddings.
Our very own Rebecca Gruber of LilSugar attended the taping and scored some exclusive party pics. Click through for a look at the menu, the sweets, the adorable Scrabble- and puzzle-themed decor, and inspiring yet easy to re-create crafts and favors. Happy birthday, Martha!
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'When you watch this team, they are who they are, and I'm not sure what Ron Rolston or any other coach can do about it. It's a soft, mentally weak group and always has been. If Rolston can get that trait out of them, he should win the Jack Adams Trophy.'
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i know wikipedia can be editted and such, but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo_at...onwealth_Games says Judo wasnt in the 2006 games? surely thats a mistake?
i know wikipedia can be editted and such, but http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo_at...onwealth_Games says Judo wasnt in the 2006 games? surely thats a mistake?
Yeag gotta be good to win a gold in Judo in the commonwealth games... get the footage posted I would like to see that!
Great to see medal winners moving over to MMA
Will there be one on the Dinky Ninjas, Jay?
I'm not sure when and where but Brett did win them.
Also he smashed the "bad boy" of Judo Ashley McKenzie 6 times in 1 year but got overlooked for the Olympic squad for shady reasons.
He sued the Judo association and they settled out of court but they dragged it out so long he still didn't get to go to the Olympics.
After that he lost faith with the Judo. Their loss is our gain IMO.
Hi guys, thanks for all the nice comments really appreciate it!
Brett "Lil ninja" Caswell
As it says on Wikipedia judo was replaced for the games in 2006 by handball so the commonwealth judo games was hosted in 2005 in Ireland instead plenty of judo videos on YouTube if you type my name in thanks again guys looking forward to putting on a show on shock n awe!!
Handball wtf!!! Jesus that just shows how combat sports are viewed by the powers that be...
Nice work winning the commonwealth games tho and good luck for the future!
Cool to have the Lil Ninja on the forums
Thats cool tried to find a few video's online and now im getting confused, whats the difference between the commonwealth games and the commonwealth tournement?
TTT for Judo propulsion, welcome ninja


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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon leadership doubled back Monday on its direction for the US Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, returning to where things stood at the beginning of the year: End procurement at 32 ships — 20 short of the previously planned goal — and begin work on development of a new small surface combatant.
But that agreement seems to have been tossed overboard, and, in a Pentagon press conference Monday to discuss the budget, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced his intention to cut short the full LCS buy.
The decision to talk about LCS in the briefing was apparently made quite late, as no mention of the program was contained in a draft of his remarks sent Sunday to each of the services.
"I am concerned that the Navy is relying too heavily on the LCS to achieve its long-term goals for ship numbers," Hagel said Monday. "Therefore, no new contract negotiations beyond 32 ships will go forward."
Hagel said a close examination of the Navy's small combat ship needs is necessary to look at "emerging new technologies, particularly in the Asia Pacific" region.
"Given continued fiscal constraints, we must direct shipbuilding resources toward platforms that can operate in every region and along the full spectrum of conflict," he said.
Hagel is directing the Navy to prepare recommendations for a new "capable and lethal small surface combatant, consistent with the capabilities of a frigate." The Navy, he said, will "consider a completely new design, existing ship designs and a modified LCS. These proposals are due to me later this year in time to inform next year's budget submission."
As previously reported, the service will not request funds to refuel and overhaul the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington, scheduled to begin a three-and-a-half-year overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding beginning in 2016.
For now, the Navy will sidestep the issue of permanently reducing the 11-ship carrier force to 10 ships by decommissioning the GW — a highly problematic issue in an election year.
"However," Hagel said, "we will have to make a final decision on the future of the George Washington aircraft carrier in the 2016 budget submission. If sequestration spending levels remain in place in fiscal year 2016, she would need to be retired before her scheduled nuclear refueling and overhaul. That would leave the Navy with 10 carrier strike groups. But keeping the George Washington in the fleet would cost $6 billion, so we would have no other choice than to retire her should sequestration-level cuts be reimposed."
Hagel also discussed a plan to take half the fleet's 22 Aegis cruisers out of service, laying them up pending the availability of modernization funds. In recent years the Navy has asked to decommission seven cruisers, along with two amphibious ship docks, but Congress has demurred, instructing the Navy to keep the ships in service and providing partial funding to do so.
The cruisers, Hagel said, would be "placed in reduced operating status while they are modernized, and eventually returned to service with greater capability and a longer lifespan." He did not mention the amphibious ships, although Pentagon sources said the budget will also seek to lay up three amphibs.
The issue is expected — again — to be hotly debated in Congress.
The cruisers — all are the newest Ticonderoga-class ships still in service, but yet to receive full modernization — are the Cowpens, Gettysburg, Chosin, Hue City, Shiloh, Anzio, Vicksburg, Lake Erie, Cape St. George, Vella Gulf and Port Royal.
The amphibious ships are the Whidbey Island, Germantown and Tortuga.
Hagel did not address naval aviation issues, other than to note that if sequestration-level cuts return in 2016 and beyond, purchases of new F-35C carrier variants of the joint strike fighter would be halted for two years. Six additional ships would need to be laid up, he said, should sequestration cuts return.
The secretary noted the Navy will continue to buy two destroyers and two attack submarines per year, although sequestration could "slow the rate at which we buy destroyers."
Hagel declared that "the Navy will launch an aggressive and ambitious effort to reduce acquisition costs and maximize resources available to buy and build new ships," but he provided no details. Since that has been the service's stated policy for some years, and Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley has achieved remarkable successes introducing stability and cost management into the service's acquisition programs, it is not yet clear what Hagel is referring to.
The president's full 2015 budget request is expected to be sent to Congress on March 4.
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Kentucky Wins Big Blue Crush for Fourth Straight Year
Nov. 23, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – It was a record-breaking week for Kentucky and Tennessee, but Cat fans pulled off the win for the fourth year in a row in the 26th annual Big Blue Crush, 3,601 to 3,458.
"Thanks to our generous blood donors who gave us a really strong finish, we're keeping the trophy in Kentucky for another year," said Martha Osborne, Executive Director of Marketing and Recruitment for Kentucky Blood Center. "We saw 869 donors today, which was a Big Blue Crush record-setting day for us. Thank you to everyone who came out to donate this week. You have truly made a difference in someone's life."
Big Blue Crush helps ensure a sufficient blood supply for Kentucky patients during the Thanksgiving holiday and into December. The overall competition is now 13 to 12 with 1 tie.
To find a donation location or to schedule an appointment, visit kybloodcenter.org or call 800.775.2522.


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Icona Pop is back with a new single called "Get Lost." The dance music duo behind the hit "I Love It" has dropped its latest party anthem in the U.S., weeks after the song's debut in Icona Pop's native Sweden.
The ladies are making another push for the "song of the summer" title after releasing a collaboration with Tiesto called "Let's Go" last month. The duo is also coming off a successful run as opening act for Miley Cyrus' "Bangerz" tour.
In an interview with "E! News," Icona Pop call Miley an inspiration and say they've learned from her ability to balance work and play. They say Miley "would never risk a show by going out" and is "down-to-earth," "hardworking" and "very professional."
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We just had the opportunity to test a fun line of kitty products from Vermont-based Tipsy Nip, and they were a huge hit! Tipsy Nip makes a variety of catnip treats and toys that are all durable and non-toxic, plus the kitties love them! Their signature toy is the Tickle Pickle, which comes in the regular 6 inch size, the XL 11 inch size, and for extra interactive fun, check out the Flying Tickle Pickle.
Here are some pix of Ando, Simba and MacKenzie enjoying their Tickle Pickle.
Some of the other fun treats they offer are Tuna Sushi, a yummy snack made with Bonito tuna flakes, Nori seaweed and Tipsy Nip. You can get a big jar of Tipsy Nip all by itself, or try the Tipsy Nip Ball, a non-toxic wooden ball toy infused with organic catnip and soaking in a tin of Tipsy Nip. The Tipsy Nip Balls also come with fun tickle tassels.
All of the Tipsy Nip products come in the cutest packaging and would make great gifts! You can follow Tipsy Nip on Facebook to stay up-to-date on their latest products.
One lucky readers is going to receive a prize package including every single cat product made by Tipsy Nip! That's a lot of nip! To enter the giveaway, please visit the Tipsy Nip website and take a look at their products, then come back here and leave a comment on this post telling us which item your cat would like the most. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing and announced on August 10, 2011. One entry per person. This giveaway is open to readers everywhere!


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After filling up the stat sheet in impression fashion in the first quarter, maybe jet lag finally caught up with the Clippers.
They strolled through the final three quarters, which was enough to beat the shorthanded Houston Rockets 106-96 Wednesday at Staples Center.
Coming off their eight-game road trip, the Clippers came within a point of equaling the club record by scoring 46 points in the first quarter, with Caron Butler scoring 17 of them.
It took them 26 minutes, 54 seconds to score their next 46 points, and that can be dangerous against the highest-scoring team in the NBA. Fortunately for the Clippers, the Rockets' leading scorer James Harden and his 26-point average were sidelined by a tweaked ankle.
The Clippers committed only four turnovers in taking a 69-49 halftime lead, then had eight in the third quarter as Houston crept back into the game just a bit.
"I thought we controlled tempo pretty well at times tonight," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We had way too many turnovers in the second half. That's why they kept making runs at us."
That was the help the Rockets needed. Late in the third quarter the Clippers were given a technical foul for having only four players on the court while DeAndre Jordan was near the bench picking up some pointers.
When the Clippers took possession, they were called for an eight-second violation.
They might have been gasping toward the finish line, but they made it and will find out today if they're rejuvenated enough for tonight's challenge from the Lakers heading into the All-Star break.
Butler finished with 19 points, Blake Griffin had 20 points and 11 rebounds for his 22 nd double-double of the season and Chauncey Billups added 19 with four 3-pointers for the Clippers (38-17).
Chris Paul had 10 points and 11 assists and Jamal Crawford came off the bench to score 13 points.
But the Clippers' bench, averaging 40.4 points per game, contributed only 32 on 11-for-26 shooting.
"I don't think our second group was very efficient," Del Negro said. "I didn't like our bench energy from anybody, really. I thought our starters did a good job tonight. They didn't have a sense of urgency guarding. We relied a lot on our starters tonight with their energy. Chauncey and Caron gave us a big boost."
Chandler Parsons had 17 points, six rebounds and four assists for Houston (29-26), which never cut its deficit below 10 points. Jeremy Lin had 14 points and seven assists ad James Anderson had 14 off the bench for Houston.
Still, Del Negro had four of his starters in the game with fewer than five minutes left in order to close it out.
The Clippers trailed by four points less than two minutes into the game, then couldn't be stopped. Paul, Billups and Butler hit 3-pointers and the Clippers suddenly led 20-12 on their way to a 46-28 advantage after the first quarter.
The Clippers made 17 of 22 shots in the opening quarter, when Paul scored all of his points. But after their hot start, the Clippers made only 20 of their final 53 shots and finished the game shooting 49.3 percent.


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The government of North Korea released video of its people grieving the death of Kim Jong-il. North Korea's leader passed away on a train trip on Saturday, reportedly from a heart attack. Two full days passed before word of Kim Jong-il's death reached the rest of the world, underscoring once again how isolated North Koreans [Read More…]
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