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== What is it ? ==
== What is it ? ==
[[Image:Logo terrahs.png]]
[[Image:Logo terrahs.png]], a software component that enables the development of geographical applications in a functional language, using the data handling capabilities of [http://www.terralib.org/ TerraLib]. TerraLib is a C++ library that supports different spatial database management systems, and that includes a large number of spatial algorithms. As a result, we get a combination of the good features of both programming paradigms.
== Features ==
== Features ==
The major features are:
The major features are:
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1 What is it ?
, a software component that enables the development of geographical applications in a functional language, using the data handling capabilities of TerraLib. TerraLib is a C++ library that supports different spatial database management systems, and that includes a large number of spatial algorithms. As a result, we get a combination of the good features of both programming paradigms.
2 Features
The major features are:
- Input and output formats: Layers or themes from TerraLib databases (just MySQL), Esri Shape File (*.shp), TIFF file.
- Data types: Raster or image (just 8 bits), Vectors (Point, Line, Polygon and Cell), Temporal (DateTime, Interval)
- Topological operators: intersects, within, touches, crosses ...
- Geometric operations: intersection, union, difference, rotation.
- Metrical operations: perimeter, area, distance, centroid, shapeindex, compacity, fractal
3 Demos
The following figure is one example of a vector data can be exported to a TerraLib database, and then it can be visualized with TerraView.
The pattern for a main program in TerraHS has the folowing structure:
module Main(main) where import TerraHS host = "localhost"; dbname = "demo_terrahs"; user = "root"; password = "root"; main:: IO() main = do -- loading a vector data from a shape file gos <- loadVectorFile "MG_MUN96.shp" -- open a connection db <- open (TeMySQL host user password dbname) -- saving in a database layer store db "layer_name" gos print "saved"
Two different outcomes from a image data and theirs respective operations (a)input image, (b) inverted image and (c) reverse image.
The following examples use this data:
- Opening and saving shape file
- Opening a shape file and saving in database
- Opening and save tiff image files
- Simple spatial operations demo
- Understanding how to create a geoobject data type
- Opening a raster data from database
- Opening a tiff file and saving in database
- Loading geoobjects from a database and saving a shape file
Its possible to run in the ghci:
#ghci SpatialOper.hs
printing some test values, e.g.:
Main> main Loading package syb ... linking ... done. Loading package base-126.96.36.199 ... linking ... done. Loading package terrahs-0.8 ... linking ... done. TePoint (12.5,10.0) TeLine2D [(1.0,1.0),(1.0,2.0),(1.0,7.0)] TePolygon [TeLine2D [(1.0,1.0),(1.0,2.0),(3.0,2.0),(3.0,1.0),(1.0,1.0)]] False True False 2.0
or compile and run:
#ghc SpatialOper.hs -package terrahs-0.8 -o main #main
More details about the api in source documentation - online (HTML)
4 Download and Installation
TerraHS is available in cabal package from Hackage. See How to install a Cabal package in Linux or Windows.
4.1 Installation notes for Linux
4.1.1 Software dependencies in debian package
The installation procedure:
#sudo dpkg -i package.deb
The uninstallation procedure:
#sudo dpkg -r package
4.1.2 Software dependencies in source file
The installation procedure:
#tar xvzf package.tar.gz #cd package #./configure #make #sudo make install
The uninstallation procedure:
#cd package #sudo make uninstall
4.2 Installation notes for Windows
Coming soon
4.3 Software dependencies
TerraHS is a Haskell GIS application built using the TerraLib GIS library. In below, is available a debian packages for TerraLib. TerraHS-0.8 uses the TerraLib-3.3.0 version.
TerraLib-3.3.0 for (Ubuntu 9.04 (x86))
Optional, but is recommended to install the TerraView application.TerraView is a GIS application based on TerraLib, a GIS library to handle vector and raster data in geographical DBMS such as Access, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle Spatial.
TerraView-3.3.0 for (Ubuntu 9.04 (x86))
The TerraLib and TerraView source files can be downloaded from official sites:
We have developed some specific libraries to support some functionalities for TerraHS. The libraries can be installed from an unique package (TerraLib4c+Translib)
TerraHSdependecies for Ubuntu 9.04 (x86)
Or can be download in separated way:
Translib, a library for translation among different geographic format files (no database connection), based in the TerraLib library. This library is required for TerraHS to deal whith shape files (*.shp).
Terralib4c, a library that maps c++ Terralib functions and classes to C functions. Required by Haskell to do binding with TerraLib api.
5 Papers, thesis and Reports
Some papers and thesis that use TerraHS:
- Sérgio Costa, Gilberto Câmara, et.al. Prototyping GIS Application in Functional Programming. In: GeoPantanal, 2009, Corumbá. Anais do II Geopantanal, 2009. download
- Costa, S. S., Câmara, G., & Palomo, D. (2007). TerraHS: Integration of Functional Programming and Spatial Databases for GIS Application Development. (pp. 127-149). Advances in Geoinformatics. Springer. link
- Sergio Costa, Gilberto Câmara, Danilo Palomo. TerraHS: Integration of Functional Programming and Spatial Databases for GIS Application Development. VIII Brazilian Symposium in Geoinformatics, GeoInfo 2006, Campos do Jordão, 2006. download
- Olga Bittencourt, Gilberto Câmara, Lúbia Vinhas, Joice Mota. Rule-based Evolution of Typed Spatio-temporal Objects. IX Brazilian Symposium in Geoinformatics, GeoInfo 2007, Campos do Jordão, 2007.download
- Sérgio Rosim. Estrutura baseada em grafos para representação unificada de fluxos locais para modelagem hidrológica distribuída. PhD Thesis in Computer Science at INPE, 2008.download


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It had not been a particularly sterling game for Patriots cornerback Sterling Moore.
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I am looking to collect email addresses with my site. On my input elements, when the user clicks on it, I want to change the value attribute to blank (make the "your e-mail" disappear when the user clicks on the input element). Is JavaScript used for this?
You can put an onclick event handler on the element which is called when the user clicks on the element. The event handler then simply changes the value attribute of the element to null or an empty string. This can all be done using javascript.
Hey, thanks for the post! One more question. Would you recommend putting the script in a separate file, or should I just put it at the bottom of my HTML file?
it depends on how much other javascript you have for the page.
You should do both.
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Good suggestion, Paul. I know that I'm gonna be using JS for a little bit more than just this input form function, so I need to start a separate file.
I've been searching the internet for a while now for help on making the correct statement that will change the value of the value attribute. This is the closest guess I have, and it doesn't work.
name = oForm.elements["name"].value;
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I don't even understand what the 2nd statement means, mainly because of that parameter, [index].What JS method should I use?& Where's the JS api library?
Give the field an id and reference it using document.getElementById - you need an id to attach the label anyway. The name is for use on the server after the form is submitted.
The way that I might do that is with this:
<form id="userDetails">

Name: <input name="name">

var form = document.getElementById['userDetails'];
var name = form.elements['name'].value;
I think I have a pretty good image of what JavaScript can do now. It's THE tool for actively updating HTML/CSS code in real-time for a web visitor amongst other things (animation, website layout, etc.).
But I put this into my code:HTML:
<form id="emailbox" name="form1" method="post" action="">
<input type="text" name="go" id="go" value="your e-mail" onclick="removeText()"/>
<input type="submit" value="Join" />
function removeText(){
var form = document.getElementById['emailbox'];
var name = form.elements['go'].value;
Now that I have a variable, name, for the value of the value attribute, what function can I use to change the value attribute to blank? I'm still having trouble here.
Instead of getting the value of the field, it could be better to just assign the field to a variable, so that you can then more easily work with the form field.
var name = form.elements['go'];
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If you want, you could just paste this code into the  of your file (or before the closing  tag, if you prefer, or link to it externally):


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The State of the Fight: Thyroid Cancerby Douglas Ball, M.D.
Filed under | The State of The Fight | Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is the fifth most common cancer diagnosed in U.S. women. Overall, female patients outnumber men by about 3:1. The number of new cases of thyroid cancer is increasing, and much of this increase appears to stem from a rise in medical imaging. Scans conducted for unrelated reasons are now sometimes causing doctors to discover small thyroid gland nodules that probably would not have been found otherwise. Only small minorities of thyroid nodules prove to be cancer when biopsied. The combination of a lot of new cases, often in young adults, and excellent survival rates adds up to a huge survivorship population. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are now living as thyroid cancer survivors.
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Cancer biology and cancer translational research has excited me for the past 20 years. I'm clinically trained as an endocrinologist, so my focus is on the principal endocrine cancer, thyroid cancer. I'm really lucky to have one foot planted with an outstanding endocrine group, and the other in the cancer center, with all its resources and excitement of discovery. Johns Hopkins is a superb place to be for this kind of multidisciplinary work. I collaborate with scientists to study the effect of drugs that target different activated signaling pathways in thyroid cancer cells. We've stewarded some of these promising results from the lab into clinical trials. I lead or share a number of thyroid cancer clinical trials at Hopkins. We've focused so far on oral chemotherapy approaches, using MKIs and inhibitors of the "MAP kinase" and "PI 3 kinase" signaling pathways. The clinical trials depend on collaborations with pharmaceutical companies, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and a group of thyroid cancer investigators called the International Thyroid Oncology Group (ITOG). Multi-institutional and interdisciplinary cooperation is critical to progress in this cancer, as well as in any other.
There's a big need for genetic discovery - thoroughly sequencing the genomes of the different types of thyroid cancer, combined with analysis of epigenetic changes that affect the expression of genes. At Johns Hopkins, we're excited about these genetic and epigenetic studies that are now underway. These findings could lead to a more personalized approach to drug therapy. A more novel approach involving immune therapy could also be promising.
I think that the future is in personalized treatment, based on the genetic, epigenetic, and signaling changes in individual cancers. In advanced thyroid cancer, we've reached an early stage of progress with MKIs. Moving forward is a challenge, since these drugs hit a number of targets, and we have limited means to test the effectiveness in order to optimize their use. In the short term, we need to understand why some people respond well to these drugs and others don't. In the medium term, I'm hopeful that genetic discovery will provide us with new targets. Because tumors evolve and adapt to treatment pressure, I suspect that we may need a multidrug approach, in analogy to strategies that have worked well for TB and HIV. Crafting such a multidrug combination to be selective for cancer and have acceptable toxicity will be a supreme challenge.
Thyroid cancer is believed to be largely unpreventable. The main risk factor is radiation exposure during childhood. Children receiving radiation therapy should be carefully followed throughout their lives. However, routine medical and dental X-ray's don't seem to cause thyroid cancer. The serious nuclear accidents at Chernobyl, and now in Fukushima, Japan raise the risk of pediatric thyroid cancer in those areas. Five to 25 percent of thyroid cancers are heritable, depending on the type. Readers with a family history of thyroid cancer should share this information with their physicians. In some cases, screening tests are appropriate, especially if more than one family member is affected. Family history of other thyroid diseases, such as thyroid underactivity or overactivity is not a risk factor for thyroid cancer. Sometimes benign multinodular goiters can also be familial as well.
The most important take home lesson is that thyroid nodules are incredibly common, and usually benign. People should have thyroid exams as part of periodic medical check-ups. Often, gynecologists are skilled and conscientious in performing thyroid exams. Discovery of a nodule in the thyroid deserves an evaluation, but isn't a cause for excessive concern. In most cases, an ultrasound-guided biopsy of the thyroid nodule will settle the issue. It's a case of better to be safe than sorry.


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Flappy Bird was an game app that became and instant, addictive success. Now you can play it online and with other people.
FlapMMO offers the same addicting game play only in your web browser and with multi-player. When you load into the page, you'll start by typing in what you want your flappy bird to be called.
Next to the name box, you'll find two buttons: Change Theme and Change Party. If you want to change the background and type of jumper you play click the Change Theme button, and then then select one of the three available themes: classic, underwater, and what looks to me like bloodstream.
Change Party will let you name your party something so your friend can enter it in to join. So if you wanted to join my party, you'd click the Change Party button and then type in Rawr, and then click the Join button.
Playing the game is both easy and hard at the same time which is why I believe it is so addicting. All you have to do is press any key on the keboard or click your mouse to start the game. Continue pressing the button you choose repeatedly so the flappy bird doesn't drop to the bottom and die, or hit a pipe and die. If that happens you'll have to start over!
You can also get this for Android devices, but I've read that a lot of people have a problem with lag and it being upside down. So I'd stick to the web version.
I've only made it past the second pipe and I'm still ridiculously addicted, so you've been warned!


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James Franco goes off on critic after 'Of Mice and Men' review
(Yahoo!) - James Franco is only interested in positive reviews, thank you very much.
The Oscar-nominated actor is starring on Broadway's "Of Mice and Men," with Franco playing George opposite Chris O'Dowd's Lennie.
The show opened on Wednesday night, and while many of the reviews have been glowing, New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley's feedback wasn't entirely positive.
"Though he sports a Yosemite Sam accent, Mr. Franco is often understated to the point of near invisibility," writes Brantley. "It's a tight, internal performance begging for a camera's close-up. And only in the play's second scene — in a bunkhouse, where Lennie retells George about the dream farm they'll someday own together — did I sense a warming current of affection between the characters."
However, Brantley went on to compliment Franco's talent and, all in all, it was hardly a scathing review.
Still, the actor was not amused.
In a since-deleted Instagram post, Franco shared a link to Variety's positive article, while also taking the time to rant about Brantley.
"SADLY BEN BRANTLEY AND THE NYT HAVE EMBARASSED (sic) THEMSELVES," Franco wrote (see a screenshot here). "BRANTLEY IS SUCH A LITTLE B***H HE SHOULD BE WORKING FOR GAWKER.COM INSTEAD OF THE PAPER OF RECORD. THE THEATRE COMMUNITY HATES HIM, and for good reason, HE'S an idiot."
If the name Ben Brantley sounds familiar, that's because Franco isn't the first star he has irritated.
Brantley wrote an unfavorable review of Alec Baldwin's "Orphans" last May. The actor similarly went off on Brantley in a Huffington Post article titled "How Broadway Has Changed."
"Ben Brantley, who I must state up front is no fan of mine… is not a good writer," Baldwin stated. "Brantley is viewed as some odd, shriveled, bitter Dickensian clerk who has sought to assemble a compendium of essays on theatre, the gist of which often have no relationship to the events onstage themselves… Beyond the obvious impact that a weak or scathing review in the Times has on sales, particularly with booking agents for tourists, no one I know of in the theatre reads Brantley except in the way that a doctor reads an x-ray to determine if you have cancer. Brantley doesn't offer criticism, per se, as much as he seeks to signal to some that they are actually unwelcome on Broadway."
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"What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies." -Rudolph Giuliani
September 8 is Grandparents Day. Show your grandparents how much you appreciate their love, by doting on them for a change. Send them a cookie gift or brownie delivery from Fairytale Brownies. We have an assortment of Thank You and Thinking of you Gifts, or really make them smile with one of our custom photo gifts.
Grandparents love pictures of their grandchildren, so send them a gift they will truly treasure. I recommend the Photo Tin Morsel 24. They are sure to love the assortment of bite-size gourmet brownies, and they will have a keepsake they can enjoy even after the treats are all eaten. Visit brownies.com, and order a brownie delivery in time for Grandparents Day!


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Adnan Oktar: Let everybody sincerely believe. Turkey is really changing for the better and we will really be the superpower. TURKEY WILL BECOME A BIG COUNTRY THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN HISTORY.Turkey will be the leader of the world of Islam insha'Allah. We are at the initial phases of this historical mission. AndTURKISH NATION IS A NATION THAT WILL SAVE THE WHOLE WORLD FROM ANARCHY, TERROR, TROUBLE, TORMENT AND ALL FORMS OF PAIN.Turkish nation is really a very noble, decent nation that has gone through a lot of ordeal and has a soul tending to rule the world, to benefit the world. It seems Allah gave this task to this nation insha'Allah. We will see this soon insha'Allah.
Kanal 35, 14 December 2008
ADNAN OKTAR: Turkey is a great state; they must ask Turkey to enter EU. Furthermore, in one sense, they must plead for it because IT IS TURKEY WHICH WILL MAKE THEM WEALTHY, WHICH WILL SAVE THEM. IT IS THE DYNAMIC POWER OF TURKEY, ITS DYNAMIC YOUTH AND THE DYNAMIC YOUTH OF ALL TURKIC STATES, ITS UNDERGROUND TREASURES, OIL, NATURAL GAS [that will save EU]. THE CAPITAL AND OIL OF ALL ISLAMIC WORLD ARE ON THEIR FEET RIGHT NOW. TURKEY WILL ADMINISTER THEM; IT WILL BE IN THE POSITION OF A LEADER, AN ELDER BROTHER. THAT IS, IT WILL BE A CHANNEL FOR EUROPE. Europe is proceeding towards death. Turkey is a blood to save it; that is, it is what Europe urgently needs…
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European Foreign Relations Council, which is another institution that makes an analysis of Turkey defines Turkey as "the center of its world" and states that it is no longer a poor country patiently awaiting the EU membership.


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Push those clocks ahead!
Daylight savings time kicks in this weekend; be sure to move you clocks ahead by one hour at 2am; or before you go to bed (or whichever comes first). The 'spring' forward event takes place every year at about this time which means it will now be lighter in the evening hours. In addition to changing your clocks; this is a good time to change those batteries in your smoke detectors. The biggest challenge that comes with the time change is for those who forget and find out they're an hour late for wherever there supposed to be in the morning.
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If you're searching for something different, why not take off to the Royal Air Force Museum in Colindale and navigate your way through the history of aviation from the earliest balloon flight to the latest Eurofighter?
This world-class collection of more than 100 aircraft, aviation and wartime memorabilia offers a fun day out for all the family.
Don't forget to visit the 3D cinema in Milestones of Flight, an awe-inspiring sound and light show that takes you back in time to the Battle of Britain; or the interactive gallery for children, Aeronauts, which contains a variety of games that teach them about flight. Open from 10:00 to 18:00 daily, offering free admission and ample parking.
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|Grissom Versus the Volcano
|Josh Berman
Carol Mendelsohn
Anthony E. Zuiker
|Richard J. Lewis
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|December 11, 2003
Grissom Versus the Volcano is the ninth episode in season four of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
When the new sheriff is witness to a car bombing that kills an air marshal and two others, he puts pressure on Grissom to find the murderer. Nick puts the bomb back together, finding out it was a pipe bomb connected to to a timer in the dash board. Remains of the bomb lead Grissom, Catherine and Nick to a high school science fair. Meanwhile Warrick and Sara look into the death of the wife of a popular singer.
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- William Petersen as Gil Grissom
- Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
- Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown
- George Eads as Nick Stokes
- Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle
- Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders
- Robert David Hall as Dr. Al Robbins
- Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass
Guest Cast Edit
- Xander Berkeley as Sheriff Rory Atwater
- Tom Gallop as Attorney Randy Painter
- Alex Carter as Detective Vartann
- Eric Stonestreet as Ronnie Litre
- Gerald McCullouch as Bobby Dawson
- David Berman as David Phillips
- Joseph Patrick Kelly as Officer Metcalf
- Randy J. Goodwin as Myles Reuben
- Billy Keane as Roger Dunbar
- Susan Diol as Beth Dunbar
- Don Stark as Sam Hopkins
- Louis Lombardi as Waiter
- Tricia O'Kelley as Debbie Dunbar
- Daphne Duplaix as Amelia
- Benny Nieves as Adam Watson
- Benjamin Bryan as Timmy Dunbar
- Ashley Lauren Cunningham as Amy Dunbar
- Thianta Perderson as Debbie Beckles Maidenfaint
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- First appearance of Detective Louis Vartann
- While searching a home, Sara mentions she will start with the west wing. Actress Jorja Fox appeared in several episodes of The West Wing.


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'Let's face it, this town isn't going to support this team under the current conditions. And when the NHL condemns fans for nonsupport, they'll be sure to shift eternal blame to Regier's lap.'
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Heavy snow, rain and gusty winds are expected in the Inland Empire starting this afternoon through Wednesday.
The cold storm coming from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to drop snow levels to 2,000 to 2,500 feet tonight, affecting areas including Beaumont, Yucaipa and the High Desert, the National Weather Service said.
About one to three inches of snow could fall today in the San Bernardino Mountains, and another six to 10 inches is possible tonight.
Forecasters say winds at 15 to 25 mph and gusts as high as 35 mph are also expected.
The chance of rain today in San Bernardino and surrounding cities is 80 percent. Hail and heavy rain is possible tonight.
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Today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 election
"The deadline is midnight on October 22nd and postmarks are accepted," Bill Schultz, Registrar of Voters, stated in an email.
The easiest way to register is using the state's online voter registration system at http://www.RegisterToVote.ca.gov. The system applies the voter's signature from the DMV database
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Traditional registration cards are available throughout the county at post offices and libraries. Registration cards must post marked with Oct. 22.
Voters may also register from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Recorder-Clerk's office at 3368 Lake Tahoe Blvd. #108 in South Lake Tahoe.
Currently, 109,000 voters are registered in El Dorado County, nearly a 5 percent increase since the June 5 Primary Election.
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text: NEW YORK — The NHL and the players' association reached a tentative agreement early Sunday to end a nearly four-month-old lockout that threatened to wipe out what was left of an already abbreviated season. A marathon negotiating session that lasted more than 16 hours, stretching from Saturday afternoon until just before dawn Sunday, produced a 10-year deal. "We've got to dot a lot of Is and cross a lot of Ts," Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "There's still a lot of work to be done." The collective bargaining agreement still must be ratified by a majority of the league's 30 owners and the union's membership of approximately 740 players. Under the negotiated CBA, free-agent contracts will have a maximum length of seven years, but clubs can go to eight years to re-sign their own players. Each side can opt out of the deal after eight years. The pension plan was "the centerpiece of the deal for the players," said Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ron Hainsey, who took part in negotiations throughout the process. The actual language of the pension plan still has to be written, but Hainsey said there is nothing substantial that still needs to be fixed. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/06/nhl-lockout-deal-reached_n_2419552.html


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hi everybody,
i am trying to test fasttrack on my local wireless network.
i have turned off the firewalls to try a exploit on my other PC wich has the port 139, and 135 open.
the problem is that i have no idea about how the exploit work and the only tutorial i found talk about fast track.
i request your help to make give me a tutorial to test fasttrack on my local network .
thank you guys
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1. First update all your stuff (and i mean everything FastTrack uses)
2. If it's WiFi make sure you are connected to it.
3. Search on the forum, the wiki, google, anywhere
I'm sure you should find some kind of guide and if not i'm sure you don't
have to use automated hacking allways...
[quote][I]I realized, that I had fallen down from the top of the mountain into a deep, terrifying and dark hole, just to find out that another mountain in front of me, much greater than the previous, was the next step in life. I began to wander uphill on the next mountain of life while I knew it would be much harder than the previous mountain. [/I]- MaXe[/quote]
check the tutorials & guides section as well as the programming section with the fast track thread.


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With outdated CRT monitors in its control room beginning to fail, The Florida Channel, a statewide satellite television service that provides coverage of the Florida state legislature, invested in new monitors from Plura Broadcast (Phoenix, Ariz.), a leading manufacturer of high-end professional LCD monitors for studio and field use.
According to Terry Longordo, chief engineer for The Florida Channel, Plura LCD monitors for the director and technical director stations in the control room were installed last summer. However, the staff was so impressed with the Plura monitors that additional monitors were installed for graphics and technical operations in November.
The Florida Channel purchased a variety of PBM-117 17-inch and PBM-120 20-inch monitors through COMMAND Corp., a professional video integrator based in Clearwater, Fla. �Plura Broadcast LCD monitors provide precision that exceeds expectations at a competitive price point,� said Michael Smith, president of COMMAND. �The Florida Channel needed something in place to accurately accommodate their 4:3 signals, but also give them the upgrade path to go 16:9 or HD in the future.�
The Florida Channel operates under the umbrella of WFSU, which is part of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. Its programming includes coverage of legislative sessions, board meetings, press conferences, and oral arguments before the Florida Supreme Court. From its facility at the Capitol Building, it also produces original public affairs programming, documentaries, and interview programs.
Longordo said the main considerations for the new monitors were image quality, price, and reliability. Both the PBM-117 and PBM-120 offer built-in scaling and de-interlacing technology, as well as HD/SD-SDI, composite, RGB, YUV, Y/C, UXGA, and DVI inputs. The Florida Channel is taking advantage of the multiple inputs for monitoring multiple signals in the control room, Longordo added.


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Daniel Roberson and Bridget Robinson pleaded guilty to 1 count each of attempted obstruction of justice today at Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
Roberson and Robinson, ex-girlfriend and sister, respectively, of convicted murderer Ashford Thompson, will be sentenced 10 a.m. Feb. 6 at Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court by Judge Daniel Gaul. Both women were charged after attempting to shelter and aid Thompson following his murder of Twinsburg Police officer Joshua Miktarian in July 2008.


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The syndicated sex-advice columnist of "Savage Love" tells a no-holds-barred story of an ordinary American couple who want to have a baby, except that in this case, the couple happens to be Savage and his boyfriend.
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"Funny and Fun"
I love the sound of Dan Savage's voice; I've enjoyed listening to him since I went through the This American Life archives, so I love picking up the audible books that he narrates.
I delayed listening to The Kid because I wasn't certain how relevant it would seem today. Other than a few minor references that make it clear that this story wasn't written yesterday (mostly references to where LGBT rights are, or how living in Seattle was then) this story is deeply touching. It's about trying to make a family, how people relate to each other and define their roles, and of course, Dan Savage being himself. A very sweet, funny, and touching story. Highly recommended!
Mother of Two
"Wonderful story"
I absolutely loved listening to this book with my husband. We finished it in 3 days. I love listening to Dan Savage, thank you for sharing such a wonderful time in your lives.
"Loved it!"
Intimate, honest, entertaining
Yes! I listened to the whole audiobook in one day while I was running errands. I couldn't wait to get to the next chapter to see how the story played out.
I love with Dan narrates his own books, and also love when he's writing about his own life. This book is personal, moving and thrilling to listen to. Highly recommended!
"Well written and full of emotion"
I was surprised by how much I liked this book. I understand that some of the contents are white lies to protect DJ and others, it was still a great read and an enjoyable story. It is very nice to see how it could be for children and adoptive parents. If only it was as sanitized as presented here. I would like the have heard some of the more controversial things they've had to deal with!
"Good listen"
Dan Savage has a way with words and tells his story with honesty and humor. I wasn't adopted and don't know anyone who's been adopted and still found this story very interesting and didn't want to stop listening. I think I finished it in a day. I found him through his podcast and plan to listen to his other books as well. Thanks for sharing your story and thoughts.
I like books when they are read... To me with different voices for all the characters... By a talented author. ~Haiku
"Great walk down memory lane"
I listened to Dan's books in reverse chronological order, and even though there is something like 15 years between the events in them, they are both filled with memories of places for my stomping grounds. It sounds corny, but I laughed, I cried, and I rolled my eyes... but mostly I smiled at the way things have turned out. :)
"Great story!"
Dan Savage reads it amazingly well. I cried too much damn it... Especially towards the end.
"Great Dan Savagism"
I was looking for another source to get my Dan Savage fix and this did exactly that.
Hearing Dan's perspective on parenthood and the motivations behind it was refreshing for someone who rarely thinks of becoming a parent, or that there are possible joys.
I loved this book - I would find myself simultaneously laughing and crying (happy tears!) in the middle of the street.
It's the sweet story of adults transitioning from adults to parents and all the nerves and excitement in between.
It did, however solidify a 'no baby policy' in my mind for at least another 5 years.
"Wonderful, heartwarming story!"
I am an avid listener of Dan's podcast, and I love hearing him talk about his family. This book is such a personal offering. I was fascinated by the adoption process that he described, and touched by his affection for DJs birth mother. Mostly, I enjoyed listening to him talk about his mother and hearing the love for his family in his voice. I laughed, and cried, and didn't want this story to end. Thanks, Dan!
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South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney remains the Scout.com No. 1 NFL Draft prospect and he leads our Top 100. While Clowney didn't post big numbers and have a productive 2013 campaign, his size, speed, athletic ability and upside are, quite frankly, off the charts. I said it before and I will say it again - Clowney is the best non-quarterback prospect to enter the draft is quite some time. The mystery is will he ever live up to his incredible ceiling?
Clowney posted some amazing numbers at the combine, like his 4.53 forty (10 yard split of 1.56), 37'5" vertical jump and 10'4" broad jump. He could very well be the next Derrick Thomas, an athletic and explosive pass rusher. But coaches, scouts and general managers are concerned that Clowney may never live up to his enormous potential, especially after his sub-par 2013 season. He posted poor numbers, battled some bone spurs (in foot) and was constantly double and even triple teamed. People have also questioned his passion and desire to play the game.
Still, how do you pass on a talent like Clowney, especially given the fact of the new pass happy NFL where elite pass rushers are such a premium?
Sticking with the pass rushers, Khalil Mack (Buffalo) checks in at No. 2 overall. Yes this mid-major prospect may be a small school guy but he has a ton of upside and athletic ability. Mack posted even better numbers than Clowney. He had a 40" vertical jump, 10'8" broad jump and 4.56 forty (10 yard split of 1.56). He also ran a blazing 4.18 short shuttle.
How good is this kid? Just ask Urban Meyer, as Mack destroyed the Buckeyes in August with 2.5 sacks, 9.5 tackles and a pick six. So what that he didn't play for a college football power.
Spots No. 3, 4 and 5 all go to the offensive side of the ball in offensive tackle Greg Robinson (Auburn), wide receiver Sammy Watkins (Clemson) and offensive tackle Jake Matthews (Texas A&M).
Rounding out the top ten [in order] are outside linebacker Anthony Barr (UCLA), quarterbacks Blake Bortles (UCF) and Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M), offensive tackle Taylor Lewan (Michigan) and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (Louisville).
It's Bortles but…
Having said that, I do believe that Manziel and Bridgewater are better right now but their ceiling isn't quite as high as Bortles. This is where things get interesting as franchises with a huge quarterback need evaluate this trio as well as signal callers like Derek Carr (Fresno State), Jimmy Garropolo (Eastern Illinois), A.J. McCarron (Alabama), Aaron Murray (Georgia), Zach Mettenberger (LSU) and the rest of this quarterback class. What signal caller is the best fit where? What are these teams time horizon?
To me, the hot guy from the names listed above as we get closer and closer to draft day is Garropolo. Like Carr he put up video game like numbers. Garoppolo won the Walter Payton Award given to the top player in FBS. In 14 games this past season he put up some big stats, throwing for 5,050 yards, 53 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. Garoppolo completed 66% of his passes. He has seen his stock rise since January's East/West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl. He has good [not great] size at 6-foot-2, 226-pounds. What Garoppolo does have is a very quick release and lots of arm talent. He's smart and knows where to go with the football quickly.
Carey falls from top spot
There wasn't a lot of change otherwise. For Auburn Tiger Tre Mason is now the top back. Mason was good in 2012 and sensational in 2013. This kid was Auburn's thoroughbred in their vaunted run game. Mason set a school record with 1,816 yards and 23 rushing touchdowns. He had an incredible SEC Championship Game versus Missouri, rushing for 304 yards and four scores on 46 carries. Mason performed well at NFL Combine, running a 4.5 forty. He has incredible balance and vision and runs with deceptive power for a smaller back. Mason's quick and can start and stop on a dime and then take off.
Two big backs follow Mason in Jeremy Hill (LSU) and Carlos Hyde (Ohio State). They both have some Eddie Lacey (Green Bay Packers) to their game and have tremendous upside. Rounding out the Top 100 running backs are Mason, Lache Seastrunk (Baylor), De'Anthony Thomas (Oregon), Bishop Sankey (Washington) and Andre Williams (Boston College).
The one player I am intrigued with the most out of this group is Thomas. He's one of the most explosive players in this draft. To be honest, he's this year's Tavon Austin who can help out a team in the run game, passing game and return game.
Lots and lots of pass catchers
Then you have Marqise Lee (USC) at No. 3 at this position. Like Watkins, Lee exploded on the seen as a true freshman for the Trojans. He finished that season with 73 receptions for 1,143 yards and 11 touchdowns. His second season he posted even better numbers and won the Biletnikoff Award. He's explosive and has a terrific burst and quickness with the ball in his hands. Speaking of his hands, Lee's a natural ball catcher who snatches it out of the air. He's an excellent route runner and separates extremely well from defenders.
From this point there are a handful of wide receivers that will all have a chance to go in the top two rounds of this draft like Odell Beckham (LSU), Jarvis Landry (LSU), Brandin Cooks (Oregon State), Kelvin Benjamin (FSU), Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt), Davante Adams (Fresno State), Allen Robinson (Penn State), and Donte Moncrief (Ole Miss). This is a very good and deep group and there will be lots of value in round two and three for these guys.
Eric Ebron is the top tight end in this draft. I would certainly rank him ahead of last year's top two guys (Tyler Eifert and Zach Ertz). He tested off the charts at the NFL Combine and had a big season in Chapel Hill. Ebron has good size at close to 6-foot-5, 250 pounds. He clocked back-to-back forties of 4.50, vertical jumped 32-inches and broad jumped 10 feet. Ebron also bench pressed 225 pound two dozen times. In 2013, he posted some big numbers, catching 62 passes for 973 yards (ACC record for tight end), and scored three touchdowns.
Checking in at No. 2 at tight end is Jace Amaro (Texas Tech). He earned All-American honors after posting a record setting season in which he had 106 receptions, 1,352 yards and seven touchdowns. He has very good size (6-5/265), runs well [4.74 forty, 4.30 short shuttle at NFL Combine]. Amaro primarily lined up flexed out or in the slot this past season for the Red Raiders.
Robinson, Matthews, lead good OL group
Robinson comes in at No. 3 overall and has an incredibly high ceiling. He helped pave the way for Auburn and their devastating rushing attack. At 332-pounds, he ran a super 10 yard split in the 40 [1.68] in Indy (only three OLs did better), has long arms, very athletic and good strength. Robinson gets off the ball very well and is a dominant run blocker. He's not as refined as Matthews and lacks his experience but his upside is as good as anyone in this draft. Robinson was only a starter for two seasons at Auburn.
Matthews has it all - size, experience and bloodlines to succeed in the NFL for a long time just like his father Bruce. He started in 46 of his 49 college games and got a ton of time at both right and left tackle. Matthews is 6-foot-5 and displays excellent lateral movement and short area quickness. He excels in both pass pro and in run blocking. Matthews uses his hands well and is much further along than Robinson at this stage of their respective careers. This kid is very intelligent, versatile and will likely be ready to play from day one.
Taylor Lewan (Michigan) raised a lot of eyebrows at the NFL combine with his performance, most notably his 4.89 forty. That's moving for a 309-pound offensive tackle. Lewan was also impressive last January in their 2013 Outback Bowl game against South Carolina and Jadeveon Clowney. He comes in at No. 3 at this position.
One of my favorite offensive line prospects in this class is Zach Martin (Notre Dame). Martin started his final 39 games for Notre Dame, mainly at left tackle. He showed at the Senior Bowl that he can excel at both positions and slide inside and be a dominant offensive guard. Martin gets off the ball well, shows good feet and the ability to bend and move. He is equally adept at run blocking and pass pro. Martin's only 6-foot-4 and his arm length of 32 7/8" is on the smaller side for a NFL offensive tackles. I love his versatility and he could move inside and be a very good guard in the pros.
The top offensive guard is David Yankey (Stanford), followed very closely by Xavier Su'a-Filo (UCLA) and Gabe Jackson (Mississippi State). This trio is all inside the top 50 overall. Yankey started every game over his final three seasons for the Cardinal. During the 2012 season he played four different positions across the offensive front as well as tight end. He checked in just under 6-foot-6 at the NFL Combine and weighed 315-pounds. He has tackle size and length [34"] playing the guard position.
What kind of tackle do you like?
These are all very different players and are pretty scheme specific. Jernigan is a very powerful interior defensive lineman that can play over the center or at the three-technique. He lacks ideal height (he's not quite 6-foot-2) and shorter arms (31 5/8) but is very strong at the point of attack. Jernigan possesses a thick lower body and plays with outstanding leverage. He has good lateral movement and short area quickness for a 300-pound man. Perhaps the best part of his game is his hands.
Donald has been a fast riser, after a stellar Senior Bowl week and an outstanding performance at the NFL Combine. This is coming off a big senior season. How big? Donald was the first Pitt player to be a unanimous All-American selection since linebacker Hugh Green (1980). He won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year. That's some serious hardware coming off a year in which Donald recorded 59 tackles, 28 tackles for a loss, 11 sacks, four forced fumbles and 16 quarterback hurries. Those are some huge numbers for a defensive tackle. Speaking of numbers how about the 4.68 forty he posted in Indy? His 10 yard split was almost identical to Clowney's. This is an ultra-quick tackle that plays with great leverage and an outstanding motor. Donald is on the small side (6-foot-0) but you can't overlook his outstanding production and other physical attributes. He would be an ideal three-technique in a 4-3 defense.
Hageman is a red-shirt senior that's a terrific big athlete that can play the three or five technique at the next level. Hageman has ideal size (6-6/310), long arms (34 ¼) and pretty darn explosive for a 300-plus pounder. He posted a 35.5" vertical jump and a board jump of 9'3" at the NFL Combine. Those are two impressive numbers. This kid is far from a complete player but has so many raw, physical traits that you just don't see with guys of his size. After watching him at the Senior Bowl I think he's best suited as a 3-4 defensive end (five-tech).
Then you have the ideal nose guard in a 34 defense in Nix. He's massive at 331-pounds and very strong at the point of attack. He can eat up space, play two gaps and occupy a double team to free up the 'backers behind him. Nix is very good against the run. He gets off the ball pretty well, has good athletic ability and deceptive short area quickness for a big man.
Ealy, Ford, others
Ealy had a big season last fall, finishing first team All-SEC after recording 43 tackles, 14.5 tackles for a loss, nine sacks, one interception, six passes knocked down, 14 quarterback hurries and three forced fumbles. He has good size (6-4/273) and is long (34 ¼" arms), still having room to bulk up and gain strength. Ealy can get off the ball and up field well. He's also adept at staying home and playing the run. Ealy also shows the ability to play well in space.
Ford missed the first two Auburn games of the year because of a knee injury but still earned All-SEC honors after posting impressive numbers for the Tigers defense, finishing with 29 tackles, 14.5 tackles for a loss and 10.5 sacks. He plays hard and he plays fast. Ford gets off the ball and up field very quickly. He's at his best working the edge and playing in space. Can he be a complete defensive end in the NFL or will he just be a situational pass rush specialist? Or can Ford develop his game as an outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme? He's an intriguing prospect because of his outstanding ability to rush the passer.
Next up at defensive end is Stephon Tuitt (Notre Dame). Tuitt is a big, long and rangy defensive end prospect that is 6-foot-5, 304-pounds and has 34 ¾ inch long arms. He's ideal for the 3-4 scheme at the five-technique. Tuitt finished his career at Notre Dame with 21.5 sacks. He was probably a hotter prospect one year ago. Nevertheless, Tuitt should be one of the top ends taken in May. He's strong (31 reps of 225 at NFL Combine), can beat blockers and find and go get the ball. He's not quite as quick or athletic as Hageman.
Other defensive ends names to keep an eye on in this Top 100 are Kareem Martin (North Carolina), Scott Crichton (Oregon State), and Demarcus Lawrence (Boise State).
More than just 'Big Mack'
Many don't realize that Barr was a running back at UCLA until 2012. You could say he made a very easy and successful transition to the defensive side of the ball. That said, he lacks experience but in time has all the tools necessary to become an outstanding player on Sundays. Barr is a terrific athlete that is long and quick. He put up the identical 10 yard [forty] split that Clowney had [1.56] at the NFL combine which coincides to his outstanding closing speed once he identifies where the ball is.
Shazier is one of my favorite defensive players in this draft. He finished his three-year career in Columbus with 306 tackles, 44.5 tackles for a loss and 14 sacks. He posted some excellent numbers at the NFL Combine like his 42" vertical jump and 10'10" board jump. Those were the best among all the linebackers in Indy and better than most of the defensive backs. This kid is instinctive, explosive and I absolutely love the way he closes to the football. Shazier looks like an ideal 'WILL' linebacker in a 4-3 scheme.
Mosley is a two-time All-American and won the Butkus Award after this past season, posting 108 tackles and nine tackles for a loss. He's terrific in the box, showcasing his downhill skills. Mosley can play inside-out and sideline to sideline. He has terrific closing speed and can pack a punch when tackling. He's a very smart and very instinctive player, especially against the run. Mosley also excels in coverage and could fit in any scheme.
Nine more 'backers made the Top 100, including new names on the list like Carl Brad Ford (Arizona State) and Jeremiah Attaochu (Georgia Tech).
Close race at the top
For his career Dennard posted some very nice stats, finishing with 167 tackles, 10 interceptions, and 20 pass breakups [44 games]. Dennard also became the first Spartan to win the Jim Thorpe Award. This is a physical cornerback with good size (5-11/199). He posted a solid forty of 4.51 at the NFL Combine. He excels in press coverage. Dennard breaks on the ball quickly and has loose hips. There are bigger cornerbacks in this draft and players that are faster but I think he's the best talent of this pretty strong group. He checks in at No. 15 overall and at the top spot just by a nose over Gilbert.
Many will see Gilbert as having more value than Dennard because of his outstanding special teams play. During his career at Oklahoma State, Gilbert has six kickoff returns for touchdowns. Certainly he will bring that big play ability to one NFL franchise. He's also an outstanding cornerback talent with very good size (6-0/202). Gilbert posted some eye popping numbers at NFL Combine like his 4.37 forty and a 10'6" board jump. This is a terrific man-cover guy with superior athletic ability, ball skills, and speed. He had seven picks this past season, returning two for scores. Gilbert is not as stout as Dennard in run support. He comes in at No. 17 overall, two spots behind Dennard.
Next up is Lamarcus Joyner (FSU). He is one of the best football players in this draft. He projects as a safety or slot cornerback in the NFL. Joyner is terrific in the box or playing near the line of scrimmage. He has outstanding instincts and hits like linebacker. Joyner is one of those guys that just has a knack for making big plays. He's tough against the run and good in coverage, although he's more of a zone guy. He reminds me a lot of former Tampa Bay Buccaneer great Ronde Barber. Joyner could be an ideal slot corner.
Coming in at No. 4 is Jason Verrett (TCU). What kind of 2013 season did Verrett have? He was the co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. He finished the season with two interceptions and 14 pass breakups despite teams throwing away from him most of the time. The season before Verrett had six interceptions and 16 pass breakups. This kid is fast [4.38], very explosive [39" vertical, 10'8" broad jump] and has short area quickness [4.00] short shuttle. Verrett showed a great burst in his 10 yard split [1.47] at the NFL combine. Only running back Dri Archer [1.46] was faster. The only thing Verrett lacks is ideal size [5-9/189].
It's a quality safety group led by HaHa Clinton-Dix (Alabama) and Calvin Pryor (Louisville). Clinton-Dix finished his final season for the Crimson Tide with 52 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, and two interceptions in 11 games played [two game suspension]. In 2012, Clinton-Dix had five interceptions, which led the SEC. This is a very solid player in every area of the safety position. Clinton-Dix is solid in run support, showing range and good fundamentals. He possesses good coverage skills and has shown the ability to track the ball and cover a lot of ground from his safety spot.
Pryor was a plug and play guy at Louisville right out of high school. Over the last two seasons he has recorded 175 tackles. This past year he also had 5.5 tackles for a loss, three interceptions, and forced two fumbles. This is an exciting and hard hitting safety prospect. Pryor is instinctive, physical and very aggressive. He shows range against the run and in coverage.
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PORT BYRON — The Bureau Valley Storm scored three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter to pull away to a 34-6 win over Riverdale in Big Rivers Conference play Friday night.
BV quarterback Tyler Barnas threw for three touchdown passes as five different Storm players found the end zone.
Barnas connected for a 33-yard scoring strike to Parker Neuhalfen to open up the third quarter and Kristian Konneck added the conversion run to put the Storm ahead 22-6.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is turning into a national experiment with consumers as the guinea pigs.
Here's the question: Who will do a better job getting uninsured people covered, the states or the feds?
Friday is the deadline for states to say if they want a say in running new insurance markets under the law. And the nation is about evenly split between mostly Democratic-led states that decided to jump in and mainly Republican-led defaulting to federal control.
Barring last-minute switches, 23 states plus Washington, D.C., will run their own markets or partner with the Obama administration. Twenty-six states are defaulting to the feds. Utah's status is unclear.
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Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris Tie the Knot in Intimate New Year's Eve Ceremony
Posted Monday December 31, 2012 9:32 PM GMT
Setting the stage for a memorable night, Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris got married in an intimate ceremony at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on Monday (December 31).
The 26-year-old "Playboy" Playmate left the 86-year-old adult entertainment mogul in June of 2011 just as they were set to wed in a lavish ceremony.
The couple reunited earlier this year, and Ms. Harris was busy on Twitter Monday, changing her name to 'Crystal Hefner' and sharing a picture of the room set up for the ceremony.
"Today is the day I become Mrs. Hugh Hefner," she tweeted. "Feeling very happy, lucky, and blessed."
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DOWNEY - A mock-up that served as inspiration for all of the country's space shuttles may be one step closer to landing a permanent home.
The original, full-size mock-up, built in 1972 by Rockwell International, is housed under a temporary tent in a parking lot at the former Downey Studios, 12214 Lakewood Blvd.
The city, which owns the model, wants to build a permanent building for the 122 foot by 78 foot shuttle.
But unlike the real space shuttle Endeavour, recently moved to the California Science Center about 10 miles away, the local mock-up isn't intended to be a regional attraction, said Brian Saeki, community development director.
"This facility has to benefit local residents," he said.
On Jan. 8, the City Council unanimously approved a $3million loan application with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The review process should be completed within six months.
The city would use the $1million in Community Development Block Grant money it annually receives from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to pay the 20-year loan, Saeki said.
If the loan is rejected or block grant money is cut, the city would consider other revenue sources, such as private donations, a private-public partnership or general fund money, Saeki said.
One of the requirements for the federal loan is that the proposed project must directly benefit low- and moderate-income people living in the area adjacent to the property, Saeki said.
In its loan application, the city said the money would be used to build an 18,000- to 20,000- square-foot "neighborhood center" across the street from the former Downey Studios parking lot, at the southwest corner of the Discovery Park complex.
The building would be adjacent to the Columbia Memorial Space Center, the city's hands-on learning center dedicated to teaching children about science and space exploration.
"A community center is really needed in that area," Councilman Alex Saab said. "It would be used for workshops, community events and art events, among other things.
"It's also important to properly house the mock-up shuttle. It has historical significance. It's a product of Downey," Saab said. "Those of us who grew up here have memories of Rockwell and their hangars."
Added Mayor Mario Guerra: "It's a good way to preserve history. There's no other model like it. It was the genesis of all space shuttles."
The neighborhood center, which would be completed by spring 2014, "is intended to inspire neighborhood pride and unity, in contrast to the blighted conditions that the property has exhibited for the last decade," according to the city's loan application.
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Neighborhood residents would be given priority use of the center, and partnerships are already being developed to provide space for after-school child care programs, according to city officials.
The facility would also be used for neighborhood watch meetings and as a cooling center during summer months, the application said.
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purethemes said
Probably no one will said it, but:
- Prometheus
That's one great movie (edited)
Dark Knight Rises!
LiveAtTheBBQ said
Dark Knight Rises!
The worst of all expectations. All that fuss for such a disappointment, wasn't as good as its predecessors.
My top movie for 2012 are
Prometheus, The Bourne Legacy and Skyfall, Taken 2 and some more.
Batman The Dark Knight Rises
The Raid
yshanti said
purethemes saidThat's one great movie (edited)
Probably no one will said it, but:
- Prometheus
I'm really a fan of great Sci-Fi movies , and Prometheus was a must watch for me.
Unfortunately , was not even close to what Ridley Scott did in Alien or Blade Runner.
Anyway, the best part of it was the work of the "director of photography" , at least it was a stunning "watch".
I'm really concerned with the future of the Sci-Fi…
Prometheus, Halo 4, Lawless.
The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Skyfall, Prometheus in this order.
TDKR (although a bit dissapointing) and Prometheus (guess where I got my name from ;))
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HUNDREDS of elaborately-decorated trucks rolled into the Three Counties Showground, near Malvern, at the weekend for Truckfest South West and Wales.
And organisers say the event, which attracted thousand of petrol-heads from across the region, was a great success.
Among the stars of the show were Coronation Street's Michelle Keegan and US TV stars Ron and Amy Shirley from the hit show Lizard Lick Towing.
Bob Limming, of Live Promotions, which puts on Truckfest shows across the country, said: "Michelle and the Lizard Lick people were all fantastic, and wowed the crowds, spending a lot of time talking to them.
"For Lizard Lick, it was their first appearance in the UK, and so we're really pleased that they made their debut at our show in Malvern."
Among the other attractions were the Monster Trucks Numbers 17, and 10, from the UK and the USA respectively , going head-to-head in the main arena, and thrills and spills from the Broke FMX stunt bike team.
And the show also boasted nearly 800 trucks, including a substantial presence from cult hauliers Eddie Stobart, plus plenty of fairground attractions for the youngsters, and hits songs on the Saturday night party with covers band The 80s Project.
Mr Limming said: "The weather was a bit worrying on Saturday, with the rain early in the morning, and a misty start to the day, but it turned into a great weekend.
"We love coming to Malvern because the showground is such a spectacular setting, with the backdrop of the Hills, and the Three Counties Agricultural Society are a great bunch of people, so we're really looking forward to returning in 2015."


text: It wasn't that long ago that a petition gathered enough signatures to force the White House to respond that they would not be deporting Justin Bieber after he was arrested for DUI in Miami and charged with all kinds of crimes. The only charge that is sticking around is a reckless driving charge and if Justin doesn't get into trouble in the next year that charge will be removed from his record like nothing ever happened. The only positive thing that I can see from this plea deal is that Bieber is required to attend anger management classes. The guy needs those and maybe it will help. Doubtful, but it sure couldn't hurt. So, what looked like at the beginning might result in some jail time for Justin and a wake up call ends up being nothing but a slap on the wrist. A light slap. A touch foul if you will. Yes, I have been watching too much basketball.