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Miranda Lambert says she's "really excited to be 30."
The country star, who reached the milestone birthday last November, tells "Spin" magazine she didn't do anything special to celebrate. She says she "literally sat" at home with husband Blake Shelton and had dinner.
Lambert adds that she thinks that's "an indication" of how the upcoming decade will go for her -- and she's looking forward to it. Miranda explains that "in your 20s you're kind of running around trying to figure out who you are and screaming out, 'Listen to me, I have something to say!'" She says she's eager to become more introspective and learn more about herself -- which she's already started doing with her upcoming album Platinum.
Lambert's new disc, which features her current single, "Automatic," will be in stores on June 3rd.
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Ray Davies: The Kinks Will Only Reunite With a "Miracle"
Dave Davies described his relationship with, Ray, as fraught with envy. Ray getting knighted last week probably didn't help that.
Ray Davies said after the ceremony in which he was honored by Prince Charles that he's been writing a new musical about siblings, no doubt inspired by his contentious relationship with his own younger brother, Dave.
Of the style of music, Ray told the Belfast Telegraph, "I want to model the songs as if The Kinks had been here. It's definitely a mindset to get into. I'm working on it."
As for getting the band back together, he added, "a reunion is unlikely at this stage, unless a miracle is going to happen. Everybody is on their own journey now."
Ray has a new solo album, Americana, due out April 21.
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The generally rugged topography of central and western Hispaniola is reflected in Haiti's name, which derives from the indigenous Arawak place-name Ayti ("Mountainous Land"); about two-thirds of the total land area is above 1,600 feet (490 metres) in elevation. The nation's irregular coastline forms a long, slender peninsula in the south and a shorter one in the north, separated by the triangular-shaped Gulf of Gonâve, in which lies Gonâve Island. Haiti's shores are generally rocky, rimmed with cliffs, and indented by a number of excellent natural harbours, and the surrounding seas are renowned for their coral reefs. Plains, which are quite limited in extent, are the most productive agricultural lands and the most densely populated areas. Rivers are numerous but short, and most are not navigable.
The backbone of the island of Hispaniola consists of four major mountain ranges that extend from west to east. The most northern range, known as the Cordillera Septentrional in the Dominican Republic, occurs in Haiti only on Tortue Island. Tortue Island has an area of 69 square miles (179 square km); in the 17th century it was a stronghold of privateers and pirates from various countries.
Haiti's Massif du Nord ("Northern Massif") is a series of parallel ranges known in the Dominican Republic as the Cordillera Central. It has an average elevation of some 4,000 feet (1,200 metres); the Citadel (Citadelle Laferrière), a fortress built by Henry Christophe in the early 19th century, stands atop one of the peaks overlooking the city of Cap-Haïtien and the narrow coastal plain.
An interior basin, known as the Central Plateau in Haiti and the San Juan Valley in the Dominican Republic, occupies about 150 square miles (390 square km) in the centre of the country. The plateau has an average elevation of 1,000 feet (300 metres), and access to it is difficult through winding roads. It is bounded by two minor mountain ranges on the west and south—respectively, the Cahos Mountains and the Noires ("Black") Mountains. Tributaries of the Artibonite River, the island's longest river at 174 miles (280 km), flow eastward and southward through the plateau to a point near the Dominican border, where they join the river proper as it turns westward, skirting the Noires Mountains as it flows to the Gulf of Gonâve. In eastern Haiti the river was impounded as Lake Péligre in the mid-20th century; a hydroelectric complex began operating at Péligre in 1971, but its power output has been unreliable during the dry season. Just upstream from the Artibonite's delta in the Gulf of Gonâve, some of its waters are used to irrigate the triangular Artibonite Plain.
The third major range, known as the Matheux Mountains (Chaîne des Matheux) in west-central Haiti and the Trou d'Eau Mountains (Chaîne du Trou d'Eau) farther east, corresponds to the Sierra de Neiba in the Dominican Republic; the range forms the northern boundary to the narrow Cul-de-Sac Plain, which is immediately adjacent to Port-au-Prince and includes the brackish Lake Saumâtre on the Dominican border.
South of the Cul-de-Sac is the fourth major range, called the Massif de la Selle in Haiti and the Sierra de Baoruco in the Dominican Republic. It rises to 8,773 feet (2,674 metres) at Mount la Selle, the highest point in the country. The range's western extension on the southern peninsula is called the Massif de la Hotte (Massif du Sud), which rises to 7,700 feet (2,345 metres) at Macaya Peak. The Cayes Plain lies on the coast to the southeast of the peak.
Haiti's mountains are mainly limestone, although some volcanic formations can be found, particularly in the Massif du Nord. Karstic features, such as limestone caves, grottoes, and subterranean rivers, are present in many parts of the country. A long fault line crosses the southern peninsula and passes just south of Port-au-Prince. Haiti is subject to periodic seismic activity, and Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien were destroyed by earthquakes in 1751 and 1842, respectively.
The soils in the mountains are thin and lose fertility quickly when cultivated. The lower hills are covered with red clays and loams. The alluvial soils of the plains and valleys are fertile but overcultivated, owing to high population densities in those areas. Deforestation has caused much soil erosion, and as much as one-third of Haiti's land may have eroded beyond recovery.
Haiti has a warm, humid tropical climate characterized by diurnal temperature variations that are greater than the annual variations; temperatures are modified by elevation. Average temperatures range from 75 °F (24 °C) in January and February to 83 °F (28 °C) in July and August. The village of Kenscoff, at some 4,700 feet (1,430 metres), has an average temperature of 60 °F (16 °C), whereas Port-au-Prince, at sea level, has an average of 79 °F (26 °C). In winter frost can occur at high altitudes.
Haiti is located on the leeward side of the island, which means that the influence of humid trade winds is not as great as in the Dominican Republic. The more humid districts are found on the northern and eastern slopes of the mountains. Some portions of the island receive less than 28 inches (700 mm) of rainfall per year. The northwestern peninsula and Gonâve Island are particularly dry. Some regions have two rainy seasons, lasting from April to June and from August to October, whereas other regions experience rainfall from May to November. Annual variations of precipitation can cause droughts, widespread crop failures, and famine. The southern peninsula, which is more vulnerable to hurricanes than other parts of Haiti, suffered heavy damage from Hurricanes Allen (1980), Gilbert (1988), and Georges (1998). All parts of the country, however, can be hit by tropical storms and hurricanes; during the 2008 hurricane season a series of severe storms that included Hurricanes Hanna and Ike caused widespread damage and the loss of hundreds of lives.
From the 17th to the 19th century, much of the natural vegetation was destroyed through clearing for agriculture, grazing, and logging. Deforestation accelerated during the 20th century as population increased, and the forests that once covered the country have been reduced to a tiny proportion of the total land area. Patches of virgin forest remain in the Massif de la Selle, which includes tall pines, and in the Massif de la Hotte, where an evergreen forest with giant tree ferns and orchids stands on the slopes of Macaya Peak. Bayahondes (a type of mesquite), cacti, and acacias form thorny woods on the dry plains. The mangrove swamps on the coast have also declined rapidly, as their trees have been overexploited for firewood and charcoal.
With the retreat of natural vegetation, wildlife has lost its habitat and shelter. Wild boars, guinea fowls, and wild ducks are no longer present, but caimans still inhabit rivers of the southern peninsula, and some flamingos are found on Gonâve Island, where they are often hunted. Little has been done to conserve Haiti's flora and fauna, and no national or regional parks have been established. The lack of conservation measures has been particularly damaging for coral formations and the animal life associated with them.
Haiti is densely populated, particularly on the plains, although cultivated plots and settlements are also found on the hills and steep mountains. More than two-thirds of the people live in rural areas, primarily as subsistence farmers or agricultural labourers. Rural population densities are high, which places a strain on the environment and on the well-being of the people. The population is still increasing in the countryside, despite growing migration to the cities. Most farms are very small and are worked by their owners. Rural bourgs (market towns) typically include a Roman Catholic church, police barracks, a magisterial court, and a general store, all surrounding a central square.
Real urban life is limited to the capital and to five or six large towns. Port-au-Prince, which has more than six times the population of the second city, Cap-Haïtien, was founded in 1749; it became the colonial capital in 1770 because its central location was believed to be more suitable for future development, defense, and commerce than the position of Cap-Français (later Cap-Haïtien) on the north coast. The city has retained few buildings from the colonial period and the early 19th century owing to fires and war damage. Wooden "gingerbread-style" houses are a testimony to Victorian influences in the formerly fashionable districts of Bois-Verna and Turgeau. Pétionville, a middle-class suburb in the hills to the west, is now part of the metropolitan area, as are the cities of Carrefour and Delmas. The vast majority of Port-au-Prince residents live on meagre incomes; shantytowns surround the city, and the public markets are generally squalid and unhygienic. The largest shantytown in the capital is Cité Soleil, which is situated on swampland near the seafront, vulnerable to flooding, and home to hundreds of thousands of people.
Cap-Haïtien, the original capital of the colony, was founded in 1670. Its neat gridiron plan encompasses small blocks of old-fashioned houses with courtyards. The city also has large numbers of impoverished or homeless people, but its pace of life is much slower than that of Port-au-Prince. The other major towns are Gonaïves, Les Cayes, and Jacmel.


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'The Blues outshot the Sabres 12-5 in the second period, increasing their physical play as the period went on. But they were unable to get anything past Sabres goalie Martin Biron, who turned aside 18 shots in the first 40 minutes.'
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LEEDS, England -- NSM Music Group Ltd., parent company of Illinois-based NSM Music Inc., said it plans to begin marketing and operating its own digital jukebox music platform in the U.S. The company is now testing its jukebox platform in bars and restaurants in select U.S. markets and expects to officially launch it in the first quarter of 2011.
NSM digital jukeboxes have been in service on four continents for the past seven years. Its Icon jukebox line, which is available in the U.S. on the Ecast network, has been placed in some 10,000 locations worldwide, the company reports. The Icon 2, which is among a half dozen pay-for-play digital touchscreen music systems offered by the jukebox manufacturer, has been designated as the official jukebox for the NSM music network in the U.S.
The Icon 2 wall-mounting box (pictured here) features a redesigned user interface with simplified navigation, an "error-free" touch keyboard, enhanced graphics and better artist imagery, among other features. Icon 2's software also runs YouTube and NSM's new advertising platform.
NSM also announced that it has begun offering its products directly to operators and locations. This distribution strategy, which circumvents traditional coin-op equipment sales channels, will provide the jukebox company with more control over its growth rate following several years of tepid performance "due mostly to the inefficiencies inherent in the coin-op channel," according to NSM chief executive Dr. Gurbakhash Sanghera.
Sanghera reports that NSM has had "tremendous" success in Great Britain, on the European continent and in the Middle East by marketing directly to operators and locations. "NSM's business in the U.S. has been too dependent on forces beyond our control," he said. "Something is wrong when the largest market in the world is your weakest performer. We took a long, hard look at the market, and saw two choices: leave the U.S or adopt a strategy that would bring us success. We are choosing success."
A flat-fee pricing structure for music content will be a central element to NSM's music strategy. NSM vice-president of sales and marketing Geno Giuntoli said the company will provide its music for a flat monthly fee for each jukebox to access the NSM music library, which is said to have millions of licensed tracks.
"Flat-fee music is something operators have been asking for since the introduction of the digital jukebox," said Giuntoli, who is based in NSM's Elmhurst, IL, office. He added that NSM's fee structure was designed to cost less than the revenue percentage rates extracted by other providers doing business in the U.S.
NSM has also extended its contract with Ecast Inc., the San Francisco-based music provider that uses NSM jukebox hardware for its network. NSM's Ecast-powered Icon jukebox will be available exclusively through coin-op distribution and will not be sold to locations.
NSM Music was founded in Germany in 1951 and is now headquartered in Leeds, England. In addition to the UK and U.S., NSM maintains offices in Dubai and Germany, and a website at nsmmusic.com. Among its early innovations was the invention of a mechanism that played 45-RPM records from a vertical stack and used different tone arms for the A and B sides of records. Today, NSM Music administers a music distribution server in the UK. It was the first jukebox manufacturer to be awarded the Phonographic Performance License for dubbing and downloading music in Europe.
Information on flat-fee music can be had by calling NSM's U.S. office at (630) 279-2244.


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For the scientifically literate, few things are as confusing as the persistent, even rabid refusal of millions of Americans to accept the theory of evolution by natural selection. How, the science-minded want to know, can these blubbering know-nothings ignore the vast body of evidence that supports Darwinism? How is it possible for them to trust a millennia-old Hebraic tribal legend over the hardworking efforts of countless brilliant scientists? Are they simply that stupid? The viscerally satisfying answer to that last question might be "yes." But as a researcher, I believe the reality is far more complicated.


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As a Friend of Maag Library, you can enjoy the association of others also interested in books and libraries. The Friends provides its members with an opportunity to share an enthusiasm for reading and learning, research, and cultural events as well as a concern for the future of Maag Library.
The Friends welcome anyone interested in the continued excellence of the William F. Maag, Jr. Library. For circulation purposes, we require that each member be at least 18 years of age, and have a picture I.D. The cost of membership is $30 per year.
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Jetty Island Days start today and run through Sept. 2 at Everett's two-mile long scenic beach surrounded by warm shallow water and dissected by nature trails.
The warm sand and water provide the recreation and the nature trails provide the education on topics such as the importance of wildlife preservation and the nearby estuary.
Throughout Jetty Island season, several educational walks and tours about the ecosystem are offered. The island is also a great place for bird watching.
The only way to get to Jetty Island (unless you have your own boat) is to park at the 10th Street Boat Launch at 10th and W. Marine View Drive and take a ferry across.
The Port of Everett charges $3 for parking on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Parking is free Monday through Wednesday. (Editor's note: This article has been corrected since it was first posted to accurately report parking information.)
The U. S. Coast Guard has reduced capacity on the ferry to 60 passengers for each sailing, down from 80. To avoid long lines, Everett Parks and the Port of Everett recommend making reservations or arriving early.
City of Everett residents may make single or group reservations. Visitors from outside the city limits can make reservations for groups of eight or more. All reservations must be made at least 48 hours in advance by calling 425-257-8304. (Editor's note: This article has been corrected since it was first posted to accurately report reservation information.)
If you don't make reservations, you can pick up ferry boarding passes at the boat launch kiosk and then select return passes on the island.
The Jetty Island Ferry departs seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
There are also private group tours offered by naturalists at 10:45 a.m. or 3:30 p.m. daily. Reserve tours at least one week ahead by calling 425-257-8304.
It's always best to plan ahead when going to Jetty Island. There is nothing there but a floating restroom so be sure to bring all that you will need to spend the day with your family, including jackets, sunscreen, drinking water, shoes and changes of clothing. The sand paths are not suitable for strollers.
Other rules to remember: Pets, alcohol and glass containers are not allowed; children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult; campfires are allowed only in designated areas; there are no lifeguards so swim only on the west shore; there's no overnight camping.
For more information, call the recorded information line at 425-257-8305 or the city's recreation office at 425-257-8300, ext. 2, or go to www.everettwa.org/parks.


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LAKEWOOD, NJ -- Elaut USA reports that Steve Paris has been named chief operating officer, effective Aug. 13. He brings more than 17 years of amusements industry experience to the company's management team, which is led by Neal Rosenberg.
Rosenberg observed that Paris has come to Elaut USA "at a time of tremendous opportunity and growth." In his new post, Paris will head day-to-day operations, and also will be involved in the company's long-range strategic planning.
Paris began his career at Kaiser Amusements (Langhorne, PA), and went on to hold a variety of increasingly responsible positions with Dave & Buster's (Dallas). He subsequently became chief operating officer of Tricorp Amusements (Somerset, NJ), and then served briefly with Innovative Concepts in Entertainment (Clarence, NY).
Elaut USA is among the nation's largest coin-operated equipment concessionaires serving amusement and theme parks; it also designs, manufactures and distributes amusement equipment. Elaut is a factory-authorized distributor for major product lines, and provides parts and service support for everything it sells or operates. The company also offers consulting services to large family entertainment centers and other amusement facilities. It is a subsidiary of European amusement equipment pioneer Elaut NV (Sint-Niklaas, Belgium).


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Sorry for yet another noob post, but heres the dilemma.
I am using an old Toshiba 4010cdt for BT2. From the livecd, i was having a job getting KDE to run, so I used Fluxbox to run the installation to HDD.
I prefer KDE to Fluxbox but when I boot the computer and login, Startx takes me straight into Fluxbox.
Can this be changed to start KDE instead or does the installation only install the X system that you installed from?
I hope that made sense.
Many thanks.


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Cake decorating class to be offered next month at NRCC
|New River Community College (NRCC) will offer a 10-week class in cake decorating beginning next month. The class will be offered on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. from March 1 through May 3 at NRCC in Dublin. Teresa Blankenbeckler will serve as instructor.
Participants in the class will learn a variety of cake decorating skills including creating borders and flowers, basket-weaving, lattice work, drop strings and figure piping.
Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to create a character cake, cut-up cake, transfer cake and tiered cake.
Tuition for the course is $92 and students are responsible for purchasing supplies.
To register for this course, contact the NRCC Office of Workforce Development at 540-674-3600, ext. 4323.
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From Smithsonian magazine, and via The New Yorker, comes this elegant meditation on the concept of home from writer and Princeton University professor Joyce Carol Oates. We are, Oates says, inextricably bound to place: Writers, particularly novelists, are linked to place. It's impossible to think of Charles Dickens and not to think of Dickens' London; impossible to [Read More…]
A Moving Essay by Joyce Carol Oates on Home
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Guys, this is going to be a fairly long post and I know that we have all experienced something like this and that it is easy to fabricate such things but please, I assure you, this is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Let me set the scene: It's 22:15, it's raining, I'm stood on the door of my venue with my colleague in a rather moody town centre. We are having a chat about freestyle wrestling as both myself and my colleague have an interest in the sport, having both trained in MMA for years and both having competition experience. We are having a laugh, talking about how some of the beasts from the Birmingham and Wolverhampton Wrestling Clubs have smashed us in training in the past and over walks THAT guy; Rain soaked eyebrow piercing glistening in the Yates's door sign lighting, smoking a 'rolly'.
STRANGER: ''Fuck that wrestling stuff lads, you wanna do what I do!"
ME: ''What's that then mate?''
STRANGER: ''I work in an Octagon''
ME: *KERCHING!* ''What's that mate?''
ME: ''What's that mate?''
STRANGER: ''I'm the Worcestershire 68kg or 9stones depends how you like to work it out, UFC champion, 15-2''
ME: ''Is that the cage fighting stuff?!''
STRANGER: ''Yes mate, it's no joke so don't try and be sarcastic''
ME: ''Sorry mate, just intrigued that's all, is there any rules? heard it can be quite rough?''
STRANGER: ''Well, there is a couple, I got deducted 10 points last night because I Nakamura Armbarred someone in the neck because he tried to cage me, they call it caging when we push em against the cage, the ref thought I was being a bit too over the top so yeah, took 10 points off me!''
ME: ''Fucking hell geeza, bet you nearly killed him didn't you?!''
STRANGER: ''Yeah mate, I don't fuck about, lost my first two fights for being too relaxed so now I just go for the kill, you only get 3.5 minutes a round in the UFC so it's not a long time really''.
ME: ''Mate, you look lethal, you ain't gonna cause no trouble in here tonight are ya?!''
STRANGER: ''No mate don't worry, I wouldn't risk my UFC license beating up two doormen, it's not worth it, anyway, the police would have to come mob handed because technically I am using deadly weapons (shows me his fists)''.
ME: ''Thanks mate, I don't fancy getting Nakamura Armbarred in my neck in front of the regulars, you would make me look a right mug!''.
STRANGER: ''Don't worry mate, honestly, we ain't all thugs like you read about, anyway, if you want to train with me one day just get my number when I leave tonight, we could do with someone your size in the gym, we haven't got many high middle welters to train with''.
ME: ''Fuck that mate, what do you take me for?! A psychopath?!''.
STRANGER: ''Mate, honestly, stop worrying, I can't risk my career street fighting!''.
Over walks one of our regulars, in his 60s, one of the old faces, only got one ear, the other one got bit off, he has cauliflower fists nevermind ears.
REGULAR: ''Oi dickhead! what you talking bollocks for? I settle my business on the streets, one to one, Queensbury rules, you reckon you could handle that? let's do it now, I could have made some right money out of you in prison princess''.
STRANGER: ''I don't do streetfights'' (crawls up himself and dies whilst me and my buddy cry in laughter, poor bastard).
Amazing, I wish I could have recorded it for proof. I genuinely believed I was being set up by a mate. It was too perfect!


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Hickory, N.C. - Coming off a 75-64 victory on Monday over Montreat College, the Brevard College women's basketball team hit the road for their third South Atlantic Conference game of the season as they traveled to Hickory, N.C. to take on Lenoir-Rhyne College on Wednesday night. The Tornados made a late comeback behind Amanda Whitaker's eight second-half points, but it ultimately fell short as the Bears won, 61-45.
The Tornados fall to 4-7 (0-3 SAC) for the season, while Lenoir-Rhyne improves to 12-2 (2-1 SAC).
The Bears opened up the game on an 8-2 run as Cameron Sealey and Denise Moore each scored four points off layups. Anna Schlobohm kept up her recent hot streak with six points in the game's first seven minutes on several pull-up jumpers and Holli Flippo added a three-pointer to put the score at 19-11 Lenoir-Rhyne with 12:33 left in the first half.
The Bears went on a 16-0 run started on a layup by Jackie Williams for the following four minutes before a free throw by Millie Wharton stopped the run with 8:07 left in the first half, putting the score at 35-12 Lenoir-Rhyne.
Holli Flippo added a free throw and Samantha Winn made a leaning jumper from the left side of the court for the final three points of the first half, but the Bears went into the locker room with a 41-15 lead.
Brevard struggled to get on the boards as Lenoir-Rhyne held a 25-9 rebounding advantage in the first half, including 10 offensive rebounds as the Bears built their first half lead.
The Tornados shot 26.1 percent (6-23) in the first half, led by Anna Scholobohm going 3-6 (50.0 percent) for six points. The Bears countered with Denise Moore who went 5-6 (83.3 percent) from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line to lead all scorers with 14 points at the break as the team shot 50.0 percent from the field (15-30) including 10 of 11 (90.9 percent) from the free throw line.
Flippo came out trying to provide the Tornados with a much needed spark in the second half, scoring four points and grabbing an offensive rebound, and Amber Roberts added her first three points of the game with a shot from behind the arc, however, Sealey kept the offense rolling for the Bears as they held a 52-23 lead with 13:17 left in the game.
Winn dropped in her fourth three-pointer of the season with an open look from the top of the key and Schlobohm added two free-throws as the Tornados went on a 5-0 run forcing a Lenoir-Rhyne timeout with 12:42 left.
The teams would remain scoreless for the next three minutes before Moore put in a short jumper in the lane to put the Lenoir-Rhyne lead back up to 25 at 54-29.
The Tornados would bring the game back within 20 with 1:55 to play as Amanda Whitaker completed a three-point play and Paige Bridgers nailed an uncontested three-pointer from the top of the key to put the score at 61-41. Flippo would add another two with back-to-back free throws as would Micah LaJoie, but the comeback would fall short as Lenoir-Rhyne held on for the 61-45 win.
Brevard would out-score Lenoir-Rhyne 30-20 over the last 20 minutes of the game, but the key to the Bears victory was rebounding, as the Tornados had a 61-29 disadvantage against the taller Bears.
The Tornados hit 26.9 percent (14-52) of their shots from the field, led by Flippo and Whitaker with 10 points apiece. Whitaker fell one rebound short of her second straight double-double with nine rebounds for the game.
Lenoir-Rhyne shot 23-69 (33.3 percent) from the field, led by Moore's double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds. She was joined in double figures by Sealey with 14 points, while Williams grabbed 11 boards for the Bears.
The Tornados head home on January 10th to host another member of the SAC, Lincoln Memorial University. Tip-off for the Saturday matchup between the Tornados and the Railsplitters is scheduled for 2 p.m. in Boshamer Gymnasium. The Bears are also in action on Saturday as they host Newberry College with a start time slated for 6 p.m.


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Thread: Deerman's THE 3D GrandSlam
Deerman's THE 3D GrandSlam
Ok, Danny is ready to start setting targets this week. He has prepped the lanes and stood bow racks. Who is planning on being there this weekend. this is always a fun place to shoot. Slopes, flats, tunnels, down hills.
This is the first leg of the Oklahoma GrandSlam. and the first chance for a shot at a Black Buckle. 16 chances and only the winners have the chance to continue the quest. Everyone else will begin the attack to knock them out. Win all four you win the Black Buckle. Lose even one now the race is for the Gold most combined points for all four events. If you are not in the race for the Gold GrandSlam over all buckle, then take your revenge and steal the Gold State buckle at the four and final leg. Lets get it on!!!!
Directions to this event. From the Ada, Wal-mart/Jack in the Box. Go east to the T first sign will be there, North to the next T second sign will be there, east to third and final sign. In the drive and down the hill, to the shop Registration inside.Deerman's THE 3D "Where 3D Archery and Hunting Meet"
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Topic: Pulmonary Embolism
Well, after complaining of shortness of breath which continued for quite a few days, My Doc ordered a CT pulmonary angiogram "just to be safe". My pulse ox was in the high nineties (breathing hard wil do that) and my lungs were clear. Despite that I have, in the words of the pulmonary guy, a pretty impressive Scan, with many clots in both lungs. Then today I was dopplered and found to have a DVT. yippee skippee. So, in the hospital on heparin drip, oxygen and started on Coumadin. remember that song Happy happy joy joy? and I do mean that facetiously!


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Today's Scout Report from the University of Wisconsin highlights a couple of websites/resources of interest:
The Perkins Geology Museum at the University of Vermont
http://www.uvm.edu/perkins/index.html — The "Perkins Digital Archive" contains >1000 images of minerals, fossils and rocks. Their collection of > 24,000 photos documenting Vermont's "Landscape Change Program" dates from 1690. These collections are searchable.
The Barren Lands
The area west of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan was thoroughly documented and explored by Canadian geologist, J.B. Tyrrell in 1893 and 1894. There are >5000 images in this collection at the University of Toronto.


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20 Years On Tour With Taylor Knox
The Pipe Masters may be Knox's last event as a World Tour surfer… but don't worry, those power hacks will continue.
At 41, Taylor Knox is the oldest guy on tour. Don't let that fool you for a second, because he also has the meanest, most powerful lip blast and cutback. He may also be the most fit. This year, Knox is sitting at number 31 in the World Tour rankings coming in to Pipe, and will need a huge result to keep his spot on tour. It sounds like either way this will likely be his last event as a World Tour surfer. If it is, it'll be the end of an era and an incredible run that started with the Momentum crew and Taylor on the WQS back in 1992. 20 years. For Knox fans—and there seem to be more than ever these days—don't worry, either way you'll get to see him surf a ton next year, which is good news. We sat down with Taylor a few days before the Pipe window to check in. —Casey Koteen
With your historic tenure on tour there's a lot to talk about. First off though, do you know what you need to get at Pipe to keep your spot on tour?
No, I don't really know.
This is obviously something you've given plenty of thought to though, yeah?
Yeah, it's hard to explain. I've been on tour longer than anyone ever, and now there are some opportunities for me to do some pretty cool projects next year. They're the kind of projects that I haven't been able to do because the tour takes up so much of your time. I obviously want to do really well at Pipe—I expect to do well at Pipe. The tour is great, but if I don't make it I'm not too stressed about it.
I want to do some movies, travel and go on good surf trips, but with four of my best friends, not 40 [laughs]. I'm definitely going to miss the level of surfing on tour, but I still have my friends to go surf with, and they happen to be some of the best surfers in the world. There's never been an issue with laziness or getting better at surfing, that's always been the goal for me. Maybe I focus too much on that rather than being a better competitor.
I love surfing, and my plans for next year will be like what Rob [Machado], and Dorian and my other peers have been doing for ten years. The only guy that's still on tour from our original group is Kelly. If it wasn't for Mick [Fanning] being on tour I probably would've got off tour before. But we're such good friends and his surfing is inspiring, it made it fun again. And then getting on Rip Curl was a huge inspiration, to do well in contests. And now talking about some of these projects, they're pumped and I have their support. But if I do well at Pipe and I qualify, that's another discussion.
Right, so you've talked about what life off tour would look like. What if you do well at Pipe and do get a spot?
I don't know… people have approached me with some great ideas that I want to be a part of. So it's like a new career, and I've always been in to making video parts and movies, I'd love to get back in to that. And to surf places I've never been. It'd be cool for people to see me surfing somewhere they've never seen me at. I guess I'm lucky because people still like to see speed and power, so there's a place for it. So, if I make it, I guess I'll make that decision at the party afterwards [laughs].
Also, there may be some changes to the tour next year, there's talk of a new stop, and some other question marks.
It might be a strange year for the tour. So that's another thing I think about, if I want to spend an entire year on, it could be a lull in between. Nothing is going to happen because the new company isn't going to change anything until 2014, they're just going to observe for a year.
So you began doing the WQS in 1992, and have been on tour since except for one year. What's one of your best memories over these last two decades?
There are so many of them, but winning in Brazil was great, that's a highlight. Another is when we were in Fiji for the contest, and me, Kalani Robb, Kelly, Rob Machado, Dorian, and Pat O'Connell, during the finals we snuck around the other side and got the right. It was one of the best sessions of all of our lives, one of those days you'll never forget. Doing the recent Momentum reunion trip was amazing. We figured out that we'd never all been on the same trip together, even though we'd all been together in the same movies. And just being part of that Momentum crew, it's been a lifetime of inspiration. And then Mick and Joel coming up, that's been a second round of inspiration. Another highlight would be the first year at J-Bay, dreaming of going there and then making the finals with Kelly, that was big.
Well whatever happens at Pipe, I think you need to come back and give some mandatory power clinics to the tour.
I'm just glad people appreciate it. I've had more support recently than I ever got in my earlier career, I'm a little baffled. But maybe it's because there are so many guys doing great airs now and everyone can do them—except me—that the standard stock air reverse hardly matters now. But the one thing some of them can't do yet is powerful, smooth surfing, and that just comes with timing. I grew up idolizing Tom Curren, he was my hero and still is.
Talking about support, I think that semi finals heat you had with Kelly at Lowers five or so years ago where you got that ten had to be the loudest I've ever heard a crowd cheer at a surf contest.
Yeah I could've won that heat and all I had to do was complete that next wave, but I fell just going down the line. But those moments you never forget. Oh, making my movie Arc was another true highlight. Having a signature movie was always a dream growing up.
You've got a ton of fans, so whether you're on tour or off I'm betting we'll all still get to see you surf a ton, maybe more, which is awesome.
Yeah, there's no doubt. The word retirement isn't the right one, I'll still surf in select events like in Hawaii and Trestles. I'm going to Puerto Rico with Rip Curl for the four star down there, as well. I love Puerto Rico, so that'll be cool. Another highlight would be the Search contest in Mexico, way up there. Being in the final at J-Bay with Kelly, and the finals in Mexico with Andy. Those were the best waves I've ever seen for a contest.


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Don Bradley is writing a master's thesis on a portion of the Book of Mormon that was stolen from LDS Church founder Joseph Smith's sometime scribe, Martin Harris, in 1828 and never recovered.
Though these "lost 116 pages," as they have come to be known, are Mormonism's earliest scripture, Bradley says, their contents have long been a mystery.
"As I've collected the sources about the lost manuscript and put them together like puzzle pieces, pictures of several missing Book of Mormon stories have begun to emerge," he says, "offering a glimpse into earliest Mormonism."
Bradley found clues to the lost pages' contents in early Smith published "revelations"; an account of an 1830 interview given by the prophet's father, Joseph Smith Sr., who related some of the missing narratives; and reminiscences by witnesses who heard Joseph Smith Jr. and Harris detail some of the manuscript's contents.
"These witnesses include two early LDS apostles," Bradley says, "and Emer Harris, who was both a brother to Martin Harris and a direct ancestor to present-day LDS apostle Dallin Harris Oaks."
Such reminiscences are found in 19th-century newspapers, published sermons by LDS leaders, and, in the case of the Emer Harris account, official LDS stake conference minutes now housed in the Church History Library.
"Surprisingly, I found that these stories from the missing manuscript anticipate temple theology that historians usually believe Joseph Smith didn't develop until the 1840s," Bradley says, "a discovery that helped spark my return to faith."
The thesis is slated to be published next year by Greg Kofford Books as The Lost 116 Pages: Rediscovering the Book of Lehi.


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Under Henry II, Marshal continued to ascend, as the king rewarded his service with land, a wife, and a title.
He was superb as Henry II in The Lion in Winter, and very good in The Ruling Class.
Allusions to the market occur as early as 1138, and Henry II.
As mentioned above, there is reason to believe from Henry II.
It says here that the old city walls are still standing and that Henry II built the castle.
He agreed to restore all the provinces which had been possessed by Henry II.
As they turned a corner of the quay and reached the small edifice built by Henry II.
Joash probably stood to him in the same relation that Henry II.
The dole continued to be regularly given from the time of Henry II.
There were in this city, and within the suburbs thereof, in the reign of Henry II.


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Holy Bowly
Date: Sat Apr 19 2014 - Sun Apr 20 2014 - All Day
The Holy Bowly comes to Park City!
Mervin Manufacturing announces the return of one of the most anticipated snowboard events in the world...Lib Tech's Holy Bowly will be making it's North American debut at Park City Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 19!
The Holy Bowly is not a contest but a gathering of cultures and styles that brings backcountry soul surfers, pipe jocks, urban jibbers, contest riders and everything in-between together with a common goal of riding the hand shaped transitions of giant snow bowls and reveling in the stoke that is snowboarding.
"After two amazing years in Japan, I'm really stoked to team up with Jeremy Cooper and his crew at Park City and take this to a whole other level!" - Krush Kulesza Event Creator/Global Events Manager for Mervin Mfg.
Saturday, April 19
Snowboard Competition. Sorry, registration is full for Saturday.
Sunday, April 20
Holy Bowly Course is open to all!
Full event schedule is coming soon!
Check out Lib Tech's edit from last year's Holy Bowly at Tenjindaira Resort in Japan to get a feel for the event
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I came across following sites, both using nice templates:
Yes both template design using HTML5, Jquery and CSS3.
Neither site appears to use WordPress. Both have an HTML5 doctype but don't use a lot of the new HTML5 elements. The velten site uses jQuery but not the contently site.
There is definitely HTML5 being used. You can see it in the animation and how structured it is.The CMS looks to be a custom one. Wordpress isn't laid out like that.
Not necessarily custom. Not all off the shelf CMSes declare themselves as obviously as WP.
Good Eye. May I ask how the individuals who said this was a template, know that it is one?
Because every web page is a template.
You can spot a WordPress template because it has telltale code. But often there's no visible difference between some kind of pre-built template and a basic, self-coded HTML/CSS template.
Piggybacking on this thread, can anyone tell me what theme is used here: http://relaysupply.com
I've figured out that it's a Magento site, but that's about it. I'm looking for a similar color scheme to the ones posted by the OP, a blue and gray kind of template. Any ideas would be appreciated.
I always assume that the design is unique unless I'm shown otherwise (pretty naive, I guess. :lol: ) If you look at the CSS file, it's licenced to Magento itself, which suggests to me that this is one of their default themes, though that's a pure guess and nothing else.
I recommend you just create your own look and style and not depend on any one else's code ... which usually is a nightmare to work with.
Thanks Ralph. I will check out the Magento default templates to see what I can find.
It would be nice if someone wrote a Magneto theme wizard; i.e. you have a sample store, and a bar on the left hand side of the page for you to change the colors of various pieces. I suppose the issue is that some of the theme is image based, which wouldn't be easy to change on the fly like that.
It would be nice if someone wrote a Magneto theme wizard
Yes, these things can be handy, but they usually lead to pretty nasty, bloated code in the background. So if possible, they are better avoided.
But the veltenmedia site has this - <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 3.6.1" /> in the head. An indication that it is run on WordPress possibly?


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how to keep one's facebook account secure from hacking???????????????
Well besides from not sharing your personal logins and accepting only friends whom you know, the next best thing to do in order to keep your facebook account safe is also try their "https" and avoiding the use of 3rd party apps..
Always bookmark the facebook homepage, and always click on that. Make sure it always says https://www.facebook.com in your browser. Try not to connect to too many sites which want your Facebook details. Some sites like to use Facebook connect, which is fine, but always be wary of the ones wanting to view your profile and have access to your friends list etc;.
many many heartfelt thanks to both of you friends....
Can anyone plz tell me how to share link in this forum?
Don't like spam application with your Facebook account. Keep secure your account with safe password and a security question.
If you want to keep your Facebook account safe, just apply a better password to the account. You can use a password with characters, numbers and letters, but don't forget to write it down as well, so you can remember it if you forget it.
There are some privacy settings there we should do some settings and we often and often should change the passwords,we should always logout while closing the profile.
You just have to set up your account privacy and security setting. Logged in your Facebook account and go to account setting: their in left you will see a security option click on it and few options will appear on screen. Now set your security as per your desire The more you will enable the security option the more your account will be secure.
You need to set up account privacy settings and also to use a special password managers such as KeePass. This manager saves all your passwords in a special encrypted database with several levels of protection. Also you need to change your passwords several times a month and think about password difficulty.
Third party apps on facebook are the best way to hack a user profile. try not to work with them and keep you profile safe
Always check whether u are on Secure Connection or not and Put Notifications on for your Mobile Phone. If you feel someone logged into your account, immediately Change your Password using ur Primary Email
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There are some precautions to safely use of facebook. Pick a strong password and use a combination of atleast six numbers, letters, and punctuation marks like # or % etc. And make sure your email accounts are secure and after using of your facebook account log out of facebook when you use a computer you share with other people.


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my other ride.. as you can see there are parts around it for the bike above^
my other ride.. as you can see there are parts around it for the bike above^
Where's the seat?
its on now... Thompson post and specialized fuse super light seat
mm nice fit
Torres Strait Island Crew
One Blood Hidden Image - Coolies
Island Hip Hop
BoMB SquaD
BoMB SquaD
did u guys check out tha sharpie bike?? this mo-fo charges alot to hit up ur bike..
Tex Heads..PM me..
the way to go is get a bmx bike. 20" frame. learn some tricks and shit.
i like that fit ed up there ^
i roll with the sunday funday!
Tall bikes!
fuckin vagrant..does it every time..
Tex Heads..PM me..
lmao tall bike *****s. imagine beefing from that shit? get the fuck outta here
I dont write, you dont know me.
I've been riding an all city for a few months now. I have nitto track drops on it now. Feel great.
thats sick is it same color
mirra co. black pearl completely costumed out
ive got a 2012 haro 000
last trick is fucken rediculous best trick iv seen yet


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Rule 23 of George Washington's Rules of Civility has a lot going for it:
When you see a Crime punished, you may be inwardly Pleased; but always show Pity to the Suffering Offender.
Yet even the Father of His Country might have had a hard time suppressing a smile over a federal tax sentencing in California yesterday. From the Contra Costa Times:
A former San Ramon family law attorney was sentenced to two years in prison Monday for evading taxes and illegally eavesdropping on a client's estranged spouse with the help of a now-incarcerated private investigator who set up divorcing men for drunken-driving arrests.
Mary Nolan, 62, of Oakland, already relinquished her law license and paid $469,000 in back taxes Sept. 27 after she pleaded guilty to four counts of tax evasion and one count of illegal eavesdropping.
Nolan represented the ex-wives of two men who were arrested after [the private investigator's] attractive female employees lured them into drinking and driving. Those convictions were expunged after the scheme became known in 2011, when Butler and jailed former Contra Costa Narcotics Enforcement Team Commander Norman Wielsch were caught selling drug evidence and admitted to pimping and robbery, among other crimes.
Oddly, the sentencing judge not only failed to impose the 33-month sentence requested by the prosecution, but he also seemed to think the tax charge was more serious than the honey-trap thing, reports Concord Patch:
Breyer told Nolan during the sentencing today, "To eavesdrop on conversations that clearly weren't intended for an adversary to hear is a
very unfair thing to do."
But he said he was especially concerned about the failure of Nolan, as a lawyer, to pay the taxes due.
"What I find most troubling is the fact that you were a lawyer. Lawyers have that special responsibility not just to know the law but to follow it," he told Nolan.
Yes, evading $400,000 of taxes is a bad thing, whether or not you are a lawyer. Still, ruining lives setting up and framing people to win divorce cases strikes me as worse than making the IRS work hard for its money. Maybe when you're a federal judge, things start to look a bit funny.
Well, technically "a bunch" isn't "a smidgeon." 'Not Even a Smidgeon of Corruption' at IRS, Obama Says. (Tax Analysts, $link). If so, it sure is funny how Lois Lerner was so quick to invoke her 5th amendment right against self-incrimination.
Clint Stretch, Dumb Mistakes Aren't Crimes. (Tax Analysts Blog) He says "IRS employees will not knowingly do someone's political bidding." History shows otherwise.
TaxProf, OMB: EITC Is 4th Most Error-Prone Federal Program, With 22.7% Error Rate. If it makes you feel better, the three worse ones are all Medicaid or Medicare. Makes you want the government and IRS to pay in a bigger role in health care, for sure.
Minnesota: Come for lovely winter weather, and stay for the annual tax hit! The Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence has computed the annual cost for a high-earning individual of life in the tundra. It's not cheap:
Of course, beautiful Iowa doesn't have a lot to crow about, as it looks good only by comparison with Minnesota. While the hypothetical taxpayer could only buy a nice new sedan annually for the savings of moving from Minnesota to Des Moines, she could buy some really nice wheels every year with a move to Sioux Falls.
Tony Nitti, Tax Geek Tuesday: Reasonable Compensation In The S Corporation Arena:
The IRS Fact Sheet provides "The amount of the compensation will never exceed the amount received by the shareholder either directly or indirectly. However, if cash or property…did go to the shareholder…the level of salary must be reasonable and appropriate." This language would seem to indicate that there is no requirement that compensation be paid to a shareholder-employee provided the shareholder also foregoes distributions. Even with that bit of guidance from the IRS, it is prudent advice to encourage a profitable S corporation to start making reasonable salary payments to its shareholder-employees as soon as it has the means to do so.
Unfortunately, the IRS has shown that it will attempt to force a salary even when the means are lacking.
Paul Neiffer, You Can File Income Tax Returns Now (Maybe)
Jeremy Scott, Making Tax Reform a Partisan Issue (Tax Analysts Blog):
And it isn't hard to see why. Linking tax reform to the debt ceiling risks making it a partisan issue. Forcing Congress to take up reform is a GOP victory, because it causes Democrats to give up on a clean bill. So Democrats, many of whom are sympathetic to the tax reform process, will have to oppose tax changes because Republicans have politicized the debate, defining tax reform as a win for their side.
Ah, the majesty of government.
Lyman Stone, New Study: High Excise Taxes Drive Cigarette Smuggling in Boston, New York, Providence (Tax Policy Blog). That has to be the most predictable news of the day.
Sad news from Kay Bell: "The time has come, however, to put the Tax Carnival on hiatus." It's a lot of work to put one together. Thanks, Kay, for all of the help you've given tax bloggers over the years with the Carnival of Taxes. So until she feels like reopening the Carnival, let's have one last ride on the Midway.
Going Concern, Here Is a Short List of People Less Deserving of Bonuses Than IRS Employees. Hard to argue with the list, especially the first two, but I would throw in the other branches as well.


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BREVARD, N.C.- The Brevard College men's basketball team dropped an 89-67 decision to the Carson-Newman Eagles on Monday night in South Atlantic Conference action in Boshamer Gymnasium despite a 29-point effort from BC's Dominique Pickett.
Pickett connected on a Brevard College single-game record eight three-pointers, and went 10-of-17 from the field to notch his sixth 20-point performance of the season. Trevon Shaw, who finished with 14 points, was the only other Tornado to finish in double figures.
The Eagles quickly stretched their lead to 18 on a 10-4 run to start the second half before the Tornados started to make a run at the lead midway through the half.
Pickett was responsible for eight points during a 12-5 run that brought BC to within eight points at the 7:10 mark.
The Eagles responded with eight unanswered points to stifle BC's chances as they pushed the lead back into double digits for the rest of the game. Reigning SAC Player of the Year Antoine Davis posted 26 points and eight rebounds while Ish Sanders had 18 points and six assists.
The Tornados limited the Eagles to only 32 points in the first half, and trailed by 10 at the break.
Miles Leathers tied his career high with six assists to go with six points and five rebounds.
The Tornados now look towards their final road swing of the season as they visit Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday and Catawba on Saturday. The Tornados tipoff against the Railsplitters from Tex Turner Arena is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Wednesday night.


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"A number of blogs in Russia now actively discuss an interesting work called 'The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution,' which has recently been laid out on the internet. The author is Adnan Oktar, president of the Science Research Foundation from Turkey. This book was first published a few years ago; it has been translated into 13 languages and published in 54 countries. Its subject matter and aim is the exposure of the frauds of Darwinism…
If Darwin's theory is wrong, then, as Oktar has convinced me through his book that arrived, only God can be the sole creator of the universe and the almighty mind in that universe…
The name of the book was 'We Trust...' In it 53 of the best known physicists, chemists and biologists of the time (including Nobel Prize-winning scientists) state that the universe has too regular and perfect laws to be the work of chance from out of chaos. In addition, I know a number of scientists who have asked me to turn off the microphone when I held interviews with them. On condition these things were kept off the record, they say that the closer they come to the final stage of any research it is as if they find themselves confronted by an iron door they have great difficulty in opening. But if they do manage to open it, they are shocked by an amazing state of affairs: 'Everything around us has been established with an extraordinary complexity.' However, in order to avoid being regarded as mad they are unwilling to express these ideas openly. The only one courageous enough to do so was the known academician Natalya Bekhtereva, Director of the Brain Institute. Bekhtereva, who has dedicated her life to studying the brain, made the following admission: 'It is impossible to investigate the brain in all respects, because the brain represents a universal secret. I suppose there is Supreme intervention in the management of thought process...'
Since American scientists are more liberated they have no compunctions about admitting existence of miracles. In his book Darwin's Black Box, Michael Behe, an American professor of biochemistry at LeHigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, makes the following admission:
'Over the past four decades modern biochemistry has uncovered the secrets of the cell. The progress has been hard won. It has required tens of thousands of people to dedicate the better parts of their lives to the tedious work of the laboratory. … The result of these cumulative efforts to investigate the cell—to investigate life at the molecular level—is a loud, clear, piercing cry of "design!"'
Philosopher Alexei Grigoryev, of the Russian State Humanitarian University, says, 'Indeed, the more we learn, the greater riddles we encounter.'
The hopes of the 20th-century scientists that they will achieve total understanding of the world within a few decades are far from becoming a reality. Today we are unable to answer even the simplest-looking questions: what is energy? What is the electron? What is attraction? Not even the cleverest modern scientists can build such a perfect machine as the human body.
No engineer can construct a system as perfect as the universe. The fundamental physical laws that permit the survival of our world are even more astonishing: gravitational, magnetic and many others. Years ago, scientists established the following: if these constants were just 1% different to what they actually are, then there would have been no atoms, nor would any galaxies have formed.
The extraordinary complexity and perfection in the universe and man have led many scientists to faith...
... [Darwin] expounded these ideas in his Origin of Species, in 1859. However, this scientist later began to understand that there were a series of unresolved gaps in his theory, and set these out in the chapter 'Difficulties on Theory.' The existence of some structures posed a major problem for the theory—the human eye, for instance, which could not appear by chance. ... But the most important was the complete absence of any intermediate form fossils to confirm the theory. Darwin hoped that these difficulties would be resolved as science advanced, but even today there are still no intermediate form fossils between fish, reptiles, or birds.
Doctor Oktar says: 'In Darwin's day, organisms were examined by means of primitive technologies, and the theory was mainly based on force of imagination. Mankind was completely ignorant of DNA and genetics in those days.' Today, scientists search for the signs of the Creator, rather than random processes. In fact, if human beings had appeared on Earth as the result of evolution, then, considering the incidence levels of mutations and the speed of biochemical processes for its development from a primary cell, this would have required much more time than the age of the universe.
… Einstein, in the certain sense, was a believer. And a large number of outstanding scientists, too, were believers. I know examples of people who made outstanding discoveries in the field of physics in the 20th century and eventually became believers, because with mankind's knowledge they could not fully explain many laws and processes…
According to some sources, when Darwin was asked on his deathbed 'So who created the world?' he replied 'God.'
• How did the world come into being from nothing?2007-11-27 21:26:26
• If everything is caused by chance, what was the initial reason? In other words, why are all the things around us necessary?
• If energy should be kept, where did the first energy come from?
• Does time really exist? If it does, then is it divided into past, present and future?
• Where is the created world heading; towards chaos or towards order?
• Is the universe infinite? If it has an end, what lies beyond it?
• How can we, a collection of particles, perceive ourselves within this world of particles? How is it that a set of particles can develop the ability to learn about, understand and perceive other set of particles—the world?


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Though I'm not new to Python, I've never done sound in python before, so please bear with me.
I've got sound files of phonemes, individual linguistic sounds, that I want to be able to concatenate into 'words' and then play them back. I've got sounds playing in PyGame, but they all play at the same time. I've seen code that forces the system to wait until playback is complete, but all the examples fully occupy the processing cycles until the sound is done. I'm trying to find a method that will play "snd_file_01" and then "snd_file_02" in succession (instead of simultaneously) the most efficient way I can.
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Carissa Moore Wins The 2013 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach
Moore goes back-to-back on the winner's podium after beating Tyler Wright to win at Bells
After winning the 2013 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 20-year old Carissa Moore from the South Shore of Oahu has reclaimed the ASP Women's World Tour points lead. The powerful regularfoot beat her archrival Tyler Wright in rippable 4-6 foot surf at the Bells bowl. With the women's tour near the halfway mark, Moore leads the field by 500 points and is looking like a strong candidate to regain the World Title that eluded her last year. Congrats Carissa!
Carissa Moore Wins 2013 Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach, Takes ASP WCT Lead
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/AUS (Monday, April 1, 2013) – Carissa Moore (HAW), 20, has claimed the 2013 Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach presented by Ford over Tyler Wright (AUS), 19, in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) waves today in front of a capacity crowd at Bells Beach. Today's win vaults the young Hawaiian back into the lead on the ASP Women's World Championship Tour (WCT) ratings for the first time in over a year.
"To win Bells is a dream," Moore said. "As a little kid, you always looked forward to watching it and reading about it. The history and the prestige and the people who have won it are really legendary. To be a part of it now is really special." After opening the heat with a 9.57 on her first wave, Moore survived a psychologically-draining 25-minute lull in action before she and Wright battled it out in a final exchange in the dying moments.
"It wasn't an easy heat," Moore said. "I was fortunate to get a good score to start, but Tyler (Wright) is really powerful and a really fierce competitor. If she got the waves, it was going to be a challenge. We had a really long lull during the heat and then a little flurry at the end." Today's win marks Moore's second in a row this season, previously collecting a victory in Western Australia last week, and the Hawaiian now sits in the driver's seat in this season's race for the 2013 ASP Women's World Title.
"It feels great to be a part of the World Title race again this year," Moore said. "Last year wasn't the greatest for me and it was an adjustment transitioning from going for a world title to defending one. I learned a lot though and I'm back this year feeling focused with a great support group around me. It's still early in the season so I'm just going to stay focused on the next event."
Wright, a standout on last Saturday's marathon day of competition, was unable to capitalize during her third, consecutive Finals' berth of the season and drops from ASP WCT No. 1 to ASP WCT No. 2 heading into the fourth event of the season. "It's disappointing for sure," Wright said. "I felt like I was surfing well all week and I really wanted to ring the bell. The waves just didn't deliver for us though. Congrats to Carissa (Moore) though. She was ripping and I'll try to go one better at New Zealand."
The next stop on the 2013 ASP Women's World Championship Tour (WCT) will be the TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival in New Zealand from April 3 – 7, 2013.
For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com
1 – Carissa Moore (HAW) 15.40
2 – Tyler Wright (AUS) 8.00
CURRENT ASP WOMEN'S WCT TOP 5 (Following Rip Curl Women's Pro Bells Beach):
1. Carissa Moore (HAW) 26,500 pts
2. Tyler Wright (AUS) 26,000 pts
3. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 19,700 pts
4. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 18,200 pts
5. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 16,900 pts
The Rip Curl Pro is presented by FORD with partners the Victorian Government, Momentum Energy, mophie, Tooheys Extra Dry, Jim Beam, Skullcandy, Red Bull, Telstra, Surf Coast Shire, Surfing Life Magazine, Fuel TV, Ozmosis, Nova, CO2 Australia, Coastalwatch Plus and co-managed by Surfing Victoria.


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