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Additional Information: We breed bloodhounds to improve the quality of the breed, for showing, and for their fantastic tracking abilities.Our pups are guaranteed to be hand raised in our home and pre-spoiled.
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ACT Bloodhounds Texas
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Lazy Mountain Bloodhounds
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Thunder Valley Bloodhounds
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Hound Ears Kennels
Additional Information: AKC registered Bloodhound puppies that are social, up to date on puppy booster shots and dewormings. Breeder earned AKC Breeder of Merit after many years of earning titles on "Bred By" Dogs.$600-$1600
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East Coast Bloodhounds
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Promised Land Pride Bloodhounds
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NUTRITION We all want to include our dogs in our holiday celebrations, but hopefully, you're aware that sharing table scraps with your dog isn't always the best idea.
HEALTH Summer is coming on fast, so it's time to plan how you will keep your dog safe and healthy through the lazy, carefree, warm days.
NUTRITION With the wide variety of food at Thanksgiving dinner, chances are you'll want to give your dog something special, too. If you're contemplating what to feed your dog for the holiday, here is a guide to a great Canine Thanksgiving Feast.
DOG HEALTH So you have your new puppy picked out. There are quite a few shots, treatments and examinations that will keep the newest member of your family healthy.
DOG FUN Walking your dog is not only crucial to keeping him healthy and happy, it strengthens the bond between your canine friend and his caregiver. There are a lot of obstacles out there. Don't forget these simple tips to keep your walk fun and safe in the outside world.
HEALTH The same techniques that physiotherapists use to treat a variety of injuries and conditions in humans have been adapted to suit animals with great success. Family pets, show dogs, and working dogs can all benefit greatly from physiotherapy. Dogs whose activities involve a lot of agility are especially susceptible to the types of problems that physiotherapy can address.
FIRST TIME OWNERSBringing a dog into your family is a decision where many people don't realize it's magnitude until after they have the dog. There are a number of things that you need to research before you decide to purchase a dog, and it starts right in your own home.
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I've been waiting about three years now for a fighter for my Clone Wars Saesee Tiin pilot figure, and you came through this year with a great ship for one of my favorite non-human Jedi characters. This was a great figure and the ship should complement him perfectly! (I do not have the ship yet, only recently having ordered it from EE.)
Anyway, you've given us astro droids for all the Jedi starfighters, except for Master Tiin's, as well as Vader's droid to go with his black Sith starfighter. Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Mace all have their own droids. Why not go ahead and release Saesee Tiin's droid, too? With the fighter out now, and the usual high demand for astromechs, this seems like a no-brainer for a sure sell.
While you're at it, you might consider rereleasing the pilot Saesee Tiin again, as well... this is not a figure that warmed pegs during the Clone Wars line, if I remember correctly.


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Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau and her partner on and off the force Sgt. Holly Keegel got married Friday.
They waited a few days to take advantage of the Aug 1 law that gave same-sex couples the right to marry in Minnesota. Chief called me first Saturday because when I interviewed her in June, I asked if they might marry. She told me they would, opening with a joke: "We've been together for 25 years but we're still not sure. I couldn't be any more married. Now we'll just make it legal. Of course, we will."
Keegel, who signed off on Harteau calling to giving me the scoop, had told the media-friendly chief this marriage news better not leak out ahead of time.
Harteau was actually fine with that. "This is the one thing we wanted to keep private since we are very much in the public eye," she said.


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Each year, millions of children fall prey to sexual predators. Experts estimate that one-in-five girls and one-in-ten boys in the United States are sexually exploited before they reach adulthood. These young victims are left with permanent psychological, physical, and emotional scars. That tragedy is compounded by the fact that child prostitution, human trafficking, child pornography, and international sex tourism now generate billions of dollars a year worldwide.
Seeking to reverse this trend and protect children worldwide, the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) developed Operation Predator, an initiative to identify, investigate, and arrest child predators.
Launched in July 2003, Operation Predator has resulted in the arrest of more than 3200 child predators nationwide.
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Welcome to the Utah Elementary Mathematics website at the Utah State Board of Education (USBE). We believe firmly that every student can learn mathematics at a high level. It is our job to provide resources, professional learning opportunities, information, and standards that will assist teachers in their efforts to ensure that all their students understand mathematical concepts, are fluent in mathematical procedures, and can apply mathematics to everyday situations. Please search these pages for resources that can help you whether you are a teacher, administrator, parent, or student. Stay connected with current thoughts, teaching ideas, conceptual foundations of mathematical content, and opportunities for growth through these pages and the resources listed below.
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In truth, there can be great value from basic sciences. For instance, a leading researcher, on hearing my rant, recently used this argument: "Basic science of acupuncture, including neuroimaging etc. has done more to get people to accept the value of acupuncture than all the interventional trials to date." But we really don't have to worry whether basic science research will be in the next strategic plan. It will be. The question is "at the other end of the spectrum," in the words of the 2009 NCCAM white paper, where we find those who believe that: " ... NCCAM research fails to evaluate CAM as it is actually used in 'real-world' CAM practice settings, that there is insufficient support of CAM practitioner involvement in the research process, that the field is dominated by reductionist scientific approaches or inappropriate methodology, that the peer-review process is biased against CAM … and that there has been insufficient focus on health and wellness."
By prioritizing this agenda, NCCAM can involve itself, and CAM, in some of the most exciting and potentially valuable health care initiatives of our time: the chronic care model, medical homes, comparative effectiveness, multi-factorial and team care strategies, lifestyle change, prevention and health creation. Such an agenda is likely to prove a more direct path toward proving NCCAM's value as an agency, and for drawing more resources to it, than to embrace a strategic plan which is reduced to a few limited, if important, questions.
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BARCELONA, Spain - Nov. 7, 2006 - Today at Microsoft Tech-Ed: Developers, Microsoft Corp. announced that an enhanced version of Dotfuscator Community Edition (CE) will be included in the next major release of Microsoft Visual Studio, code-named "Orcas."
"Protecting intellectual property and preventing application vulnerability probing are two important issues for software developers today," said Prashant Sridharan, group product manager in the Developer Division at Microsoft. "Obfuscation is an important component of Microsoft's comprehensive application life-cycle management solution, and PreEmptive Solutions' latest version of Dotfuscator CE represents a significant enhancement to the Visual Studio platform."
According to Gartner Inc., "The use of interpreted languages, such as Java and managed .NET code, makes reverse compilation a relatively simple task, providing the hacker the ability to steal intellectual property (IP) or look for security vulnerabilities." ("Hype Cycle for Cyberthreats, 2006," September 2006, Neil MacDonald, Amrit Williams, et al.)
Gartner recommends that "If you have IP embedded in your software applications that are distributed externally to your enterprise, use code obfuscation, encryption and randomization products to protect deployed applications from reverse-engineering."
"PreEmptive Solutions is the only application security provider to offer patented obfuscation technology, encryption and randomization capabilities," said Gabriel Torok, president of PreEmptive Solutions. "Up until this release, the seamless integration to be offered with Visual Studio was only available to users who licensed commercial obfuscators and remains, even today, completely absent from Java IDEs."
Bringing Intellectual Property Protection and Reverse-Engineering Prevention Into the Application Life Cycle
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We recall a couple of dates from Cuban history this weekend.
First, the Maine blew up in Cuba on February 15, 1898. This is from the front page of The NY Times the next day:
"At 9:45 o'clock this evening a terrible explosion took place on board the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor.
Many persons were killed or wounded. All the boats of the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII. are assisting.
As yet the cause of the explosion is not apparent. The wounded sailors of the Maine are unable to explain it. It is believed that the battleship is totally destroyed.
The explosion shook the whole city. The windows were broken in nearly all the houses.
The correspondent of the Associated Press says he has conversed with several of the wounded sailors and understands from them that the explosion took place while they were asleep, so that they can give no particulars as to the cause."
Second, Fidel Castro was sworn in as Prime Minister on this day in 1959:
"The United States initially recognized the new Cuban dictator but withdrew its support after Castro launched a program of agrarian reform, nationalized U.S. assets on the island, and declared a Marxist government."
He also closed newspapers, threw people in prison and executed many. He started the destruction of Cuba that day!
These two events ignited changes in Cuba.
The Maine explosion led to the US-Spanish War and the eventual independence of Cuba in 1902. Castro's promotion to prime minister legitimized a man who never wanted democracy in Cuba.
A couple of "fechas" to tell your kids about.


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Our Chair, Paul Roberts, was most recently Managing Director of the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government. In addition to his extensive knowledge of local government, his specialist expertise is in education as he is a former Director Of Education for Nottingham City Council. Further, he is a committee member on NESTA's Public Service Innovation Laboratory.
Tony Mackay, Director, is Executive Director of the Melbourne based Centre for Strategic Education, Australia, a Centre focused on leading educational thinking and practice at state, national and international levels. Tony specialises in the areas of school and system leadership, improvement and innovation.
David Albury, Director, is an independent organisational, management and policy consultant. He specialises in strategy formation and consequential organisational development, in leadership and improving organisational performance, in organisational and systemic change in public services, and in establishing and developing public-private sector partnerships. From May 2002 to January 2005, David was a Principal Adviser in the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit.
Valerie Hannon, Director, has been a Director of Education in a large county Local Authority (Derbyshire). She has worked in a broad range of Local Authorities, and was an advisor to the Local Government Association. Before joining local government, she was a senior research fellow in the University of Sheffield and led on education policy for the Equal Opportunities Commission.


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Design and implementation of machine tool static error feedback model
Kumar, S., Vichare, P., Nassehi, A., Dhokia, V. and Newman, S., 2009. Design and implementation of machine tool static error feedback model. In: IEEM 2009 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2009-12-08 - 2009-12-11.
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CNC manufacturing has continuously strived to meet the increasing customer demand of quality control parts with minimum lead time. This essentially means developing CNC machine tool solutions which will result in less variation in the dimensions of manufactured products. It has been established in the recent past that static errors on a machine tool area major contributors in the overall errors for manufactured parts. The authors have proposed a feedback model to compensate the machine tool static error and provide compensated part feature positions. This model has been developed to map the static errors (as an effect of the movement in the kinematic joints of the machine tool) with the deviations in the locations of the part features. It has been then tested in a real time manufacturing environment using an industrially inspired test piece. The significant improvement in measurement results (for drilling positions) of manufactured parts shows the efficacy of the model.
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Heather Bowie went to Mass yesterday morning at St. Joseph Church in Sylvania with the three young children of her host family.
But that didn't end her revelations for the day.
Bowie went out in the afternoon at Highland Meadows Golf Club and earned her highest finish (a tie for third) and her biggest paycheck ($60,384) on the LPGA Tour.
She carded a 3-under-par 68 in yesterday's final round of the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic to tie Marnie McGuire with an 11-under 273 total.
Bowie had a chance to finish in third place alone but her chip shot from the fringe on the back of the 18th green stopped an inch short of going in the hole for a birdie.
"One more revolution and the place would have gone nuts," said Bowie, whose previous best finish was a tie for fifth at the 2000 Farr Classic.
"I have no complaints. I played very consistent today. I didn't make a single bogey. I made 15 pars and three birdies, which is pretty good."
Bowie, the NCAA individual champion in 1997 while playing for the University of Texas, is in her second season on the LPGA Tour.
She turned her full-time attention to golf as a high school junior after her father, Dennis, urged her to give up soccer and basketball for fear of injury.
Bowie came into the Farr Classic ranked 47th on the LPGA money list, having earned $130,856 in 17 events.
She jumped 12 spots to 35th with $191,240 after her showing at the Farr Classic.
"I hit the ball well this week, and my putting really came around for me," Bowie said. "This was the best I putted all year."
Bowie, who had six top-20 finishes as an LPGA rookie last season, had two birdies on the front nine yesterday, making a 30-footer on No.3 and a 15-footer at No.9. She also bogeyed No.4.
On the back nine, she made a 3-foot birdie at No. 17.
"The longest par putt I had all day was no more than 18 to 25 inches," she said. "I was really rolling the ball well all round."
Bowie, who is just 5-3, averaged 259.1 yards during her four rounds at the Meadows. She hit 40 of 56 fairways and 54 of 72 greens.
Overall, she made 18 birdies, seven bogeys and 47 pars while averaging 28.75 putts per round.
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Robar Royce
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- This article is about the knight. For the king, see Robar II Royce
The title of this article is conjecture based on information revealed in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels or related material and may be subject to change.
Ser Robar Royce is a character in the second season. He appears in "The Ghost of Harrenhal." Ser Robar is a knight of House Royce and a member of the Kingsguard to King Renly I Baratheon, a claimant to the Iron Throne.
Robar Royce is a knight of House Royce, a proud and ancient noble family of the Vale of Arryn, and a son of Lord Yohn Royce, the Lord of Runestone. At the onset of the War of the Five Kings, he pledged his allegiance to Renly Baratheon, the Lord of Storm's End and Lord Paramount of the Stormlands.
Season 2
King Renly Baratheon's camp is a hive of activity as his troops prepare for the coming battle with the forces of King Stannis Baratheon in darkness. The camp is beset by strong winds. Lady Catelyn Stark meets with King Renly in his command tent.
Ser Robar and his sworn brother, Ser Emmon Cuy, are outside while Brienne of Tarth stands watch inside the tent. Hearing Brienne scream, the guards rush into the tent with swords in hand. They see Brienne kneeling over Renly's corpse and assume that she is responsible. They threaten her life. Catelyn tries to intervene but they push her aside. Brienne fights both of them off, killing them.[1]
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In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Ser Robar Royce is a member of Renly's Rainbow Guard as "Robar the Red", the second son of Lord Yohn Royce of Runestone after Ser Andar Royce and older brother of Waymar Royce of the Night's Watch. He is first seen in King's Landing at the Tourney of the Hand with his father and Ser Andar where he wears steel armor with ancient bronze runes that are supposed to have mystical powers of protection. He unhorses freerider Lothor Brune, but is then defeated by Ser Loras Tyrell.
When Eddard Stark sends Lord Beric Dondarrion after Ser Gregor Clegane, who is terrorizing the Riverlands, Ser Robar is sent to the Kingswood to inform the King who is hunting with others, including Lord Yohn Royce.
In Renly's camp he tells Catelyn Stark as he escorts her to the sept that the reason that he had joined Renly was to seek the glory he would never find as the second son of a noble house and he was weary of being in tournaments. Catelyn Stark guesses him to be about 21 years old. When Renly names him to his Rainbow Guard he names him the red knight Robar the Red. At the feast at Bitterbridge, Ser Bryce Caron dares him to juggle daggers.
When Renly is murdered, Brienne's scream causes Ser Robar and Ser Emmon Cuy and two guards to rush into the tent. They arrive just after Renly's assassination to find Brienne bending over his body and covered in his blood. Cuy blames Brienne for the death and he and the other two guards attack her. Catelyn Stark convinces Robar that Brienne is innocent. He tells Lady Catelyn to get her away and he fights off the men-at-arms that follow Cuy, while Catelyn uses an iron brazier to knock Emmon Cuy unconscious, then she and Brienne escape. Ser Robar and Ser Emmon are subsequently killed in a fit of rage by their Lord Commander, Ser Loras Tyrell, for their failure to protect their king.
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Lord: | Yohn Royce | Heir: | Unknown | ||
Seat: | Runestone | Lands: | The Vale of Arryn | ||
Title(s): | Lord of Runestone | ||||
Deceased members: | {Robar Royce} · {Waymar Royce} | ||||
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If Tocqueville Could See Us Now
In a new book, the political journalist and columnist Richard Reeves retraces Alexis de Tocqueville's remarkable 1831-32 journey through America. Reeves's conclusion: Tocqueville not only deserves his reputation as the greatest observer of our democracy—he is an incomparable guide to what is happening in our country now.
June/july 1982 | Volume 33, Issue 4
Of course I wanted to explore America in my time, but I wanted to do it within a structure. I wanted a structure that would both challenge me and force me to do it. I had seen too many good people just go out wandering about the country, talking to people and then coming back to write it all down. For me, it was not just a matter of talking to people but of testing observations, ideas, and conclusions against Tocqueville's masterful set of documents. Of course you're just stunned by the fact that if you ask the same questions that he asked in 1831 of people in somewhat similar positions, you get the same answers for all practical purposes. Americans today, talking about politicians, say almost word for word the same negative things Tocqueville heard about Daniel Webster and Sam Houston and Davy Crockett. You suddenly realize that there is something called an American. And you also realize that a lot of what you have read and written in your own lifetime is just nonsense. People are not changing all that much, they are not being radically altered by the circumstances of the moment—they are Americans doing what Americans have always done. One of the most extraordinary sentences he wrote appears in an essay that was not published until after he died. He describes standing in the wilderness at Saginaw Bay—where the city of Saginaw, Michigan, is today—and he said a little romantically that there was nothing between there and the Pacific Ocean. Of course that wasn't literally true. Santa Fe existed, as did Los Angeles, but he accepted the English version of history and he said, "It's this nomad people which the rivers and lakes do not stop, before which the forests fall and the prairies are covered with shade, and which, after having reached the Pacific Ocean, will reverse its steps to trouble and destroy the societies which have formed behind it." What he was talking about is precisely what's going on in America today—that's what the frost belt versus sun belt or East versus West controversy is all about. We are troubling and destroying the societies behind us, whether it's the New York subway system or the manufacturing plants in Detroit, and it's all part of our national character. Our national character is to move on—use it and move on—and it should have been perfectly predictable that we would do that. We will debate for fifty years rebuilding the Northeastern cities, but we won't do it.
Is that what you meant when you said that if you ask the same questions you get the same answers, whether you or Monsieur de Tocqueville is the questioner?
The answers are often similar, although our conclusions may vary on some things. But I agree essentially with Tocqueville's view of the American character, which as far as I can define it is a belief in the very basic rhetoric of the country—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and a few other documents, all of them evolved from the King James version of the Bible. Americans believe in majority rule—just watch our children at play: they decide by voting what game to play, whether the ball was fair or foul. Other people don't do that. Take equality of opportunity: Americans believe in a system where if everybody has the same shot, the best will survive. Americans believe that the government that governs least governs best. They believe that. They violate it all the time and they have violated it throughout history, but that piece of rhetoric is part of our essential character.
Is it a corollary that part of the American character is that Americans need to feel good about themselves and about their leaders?
I don't think they have to feel good about their leaders—I could argue that they have to feel bad about their leaders so long as they feel good about themselves. Tocqueville said that Americans are told from birth they are the last best hope of mankind. They are told they are better than other people—it is both our strength and our weakness, our glory and our shame, that we really believe that. He spotted that then, and it sure as hell doesn't look different to me.
If you talked to Europeans during the Watergate period, many would ask why we were getting so excited—these things go on all the time. And yet Americans were outraged.
Yes, we believed that the problem with Watergate was that it was not open—we believe in openness. That sounds like a new value but it's also an old value with us. Tocqueville was appalled by something that appalls Ronald Reagan today, and that is that we conduct the public's business in public, and we are the only society in the world to believe in that.
But what do the reactions on the part of the American public to Watergate or the reaction to bribes paid by American companies overseas say about us? Many businessmen would say that's the price of doing business. But Americans can't seem to stomach that. They forced President Reagan to back off his initial human rights policy, which was basically to downplay human rights. Do all those things tell us something about Americans?


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Medical News Experimental NNRTI-Based Microbicide Gel Prevents HIV Infection in MonkeysJanuary 6, 2011 An experimental vaginal microbicide applied daily protected female monkeys against simian HIV (SHIV) infection, even hours after application, according to the authors of a new study. The gel combines zinc acetate and micromolar doses of MIV-150, a novel non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Researchers tried using a gel containing each ingredient by itself, but they found the combination provided the best protection against SHIV. The combination gel "afforded full protection (21 of 21 animals) for up to 24 hours after two weeks of daily application," wrote Melissa Robbiani, of the Population Council, and colleagues. The council led the study and holds a license to MIV-150, which was developed by Sweden-based Medivir. "Just the idea of having a product that a woman could use to address the issue of unplanned pregnancy and [STDs] as well, that would be an enormous benefit to women," said Bethany Young Holt, a microbicide expert and director of the Coalition Advancing Multipurpose Innovations, a women's health research and advocacy group. In addition to the Population Council, the National Cancer Institute and other labs helped test the gel. The study, "An Antiretroviral/Zinc Combination Gel Provides 24 Hours of Complete Protection Against Vaginal SHIV Infection in Macaques," was published in the open-access Public Library of Science-ONE (2011;6(1):e15835). Reuters 01.05.2011; Maggie Fox This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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A systematic review comparing the relative effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated catheters in intensive care units
Ramritu, Prabha, Halton, Kate A., Collignon, Peter, Cook, David, Fraenkel, David, Battistutta, Diana, Whitby, Michael, & Graves, Nicholas (2008) A systematic review comparing the relative effectiveness of antimicrobial-coated catheters in intensive care units. American Journal of Infection Control, 36(2), pp. 104-117.
Background: Bloodstream infection related to a central venous catheter is a substantial clinical and economic problem. To develop policy for managing the risks of these infections, all available evidence for prevention strategies should be synthesized and understood.-----
Methods: We evaluate evidence (1985-2006) for short-term antimicrobial-coated central venous catheters in lowering rates of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in the adult intensive care unit. Evidence was appraised for inclusion against predefined criteria. Data extraction was by 2 independent reviewers. Thirty-four studies were included in the review. Antiseptic, antibiotic, and heparin-coated catheters were compared with uncoated catheters and one another. Metaanalysis was used to generate summary relative risks for CRBSI and catheter colonization by antimicrobial coating.-----
Results: Externally impregnated chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine catheters reduce risk of CRBSI relative to uncoated catheters (RR, 0.66; 95% CI: 0.47-0.93). Minocycline and rifampicin-coated catheters are significantly more effective relative to CHG/SSD catheters (RR, 0.12; 95% CI: 0.02-0.67). The new generation chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine catheters and silver, platinum, and carboncoated catheters showed nonsignificant reductions in risk of CRBSI compared with uncoated catheters.-----
Conclusion: Two decades of evidence describe the effectiveness of antimicrobial catheters in preventing CRBSI and provide useful information about which catheters are most effective. Questions surrounding their routine use will require supplementation of this trial evidence with information from more diverse sources. (Am J Infect Control 2008;36:104-17.)
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Keywords: | Cross infection, Catheter - control venous, Intensive care, Nosocomial, Antimicrobial |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.02.012 |
Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (110000) > MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY (110800) > Medical Infection Agents (incl. Prions) (110802) |
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Lincoln is why Hollywood should exist. Steven Spielberg's wonderful film about our 16th president isn't a war epic or a maudlin biography. The film only follows Abraham Lincoln for a few months; the earlier details of his political and personal life largely have to be intuited through his dialogue. And yet, Lincoln seems wholly complete, an emotionally satisfying retelling of an incredibly monumental part of American history. I struggle to think of another director who could have pulled it off with Spielberg's wit, confidence and utter mastery as a storyteller.
Lincoln opens, naturally, with Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis), shortly after his 1864 re-election in the throes of the Civil War. The hundreds of thousands who have died fighting weigh heavily on this president's slender build—Day-Lewis hunches his body, his craggy face a mirror for the carnage that Spielberg rarely chooses to show on screen. He's strong, but sagging. He's burdened, but resolute. Day-Lewis's Lincoln is a thoughtful man, prone to the kind of teachable stories that seem ripped from The West Wing. It's a reverent performance, but when you're playing a man who prevented an entire country from tearing itself apart, I'd say that reverence is well deserved.
Daniel Day Lewis as "Lincoln"
With political winds at his back, Lincoln delivers a message to his cabinet: his famous Emancipation Proclamation is not enough. He wants to pass a constitutional amendment — the 13th Amendment — to outlaw slavery in the United States. Lincoln concerns itself with the congressional battle that unravels during that quest to abolish slavery. Thankfully, Spielberg challenges his audience to work through the political intricacies of that story as he tells it. (The differences, for example, between anti-slavery advocates and abolitionists are integral to Lincoln, but Spielberg never outright explains it. Instead, he shows it.) He's practicing a historical minimalism of sorts, giving us the bare minimum of exposition we need to understand what's happening, while the more subtle aspects of his filmmaking lead us to draw the right conclusions.


text: The Pac-Man Championship Edition DX wiki last edited by BGoldenTLE on 07/26/15 10:11PM View full history OverviewPac-Man Championship Edition DX is another take on the Pac-Man experience adding ghosts, bombs and other new features to modernize the game.New features include:Three difficulty settings for each mode (Easy, Medium, Expert).Bombs that send the ghosts back to theirghost house (activated with the Right Trigger, but cuts the multiplier in half).Sleeping ghosts that "wake up" upon moving past them."Bullet time" in near-death experiences, allowing players to escape ghosts with careful movement or bombs.In late 2013, Namco Bandai will release a free update to owners of the game, which renames it "Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+" and adds new achievements, maps, and map skins.Pac-Man Championship Edition DX was originally released for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network (for PS3) in November 2010. It was later released on Windows Phone in 2011 and the Windows Store (for Windows 8 and RT) in January 2013. The DX+ edition will be available for PC in September 2013.GameplayPac-Mania visual stylePac-Man Championship Edition DX expands on the classic Pac-Man gameplay with the same visual style of Pac-Man Championship Edition.Instead of running away from four ghosts within the maze, Pac-Man wants to get as many ghosts as he can to follow them. Throughout the maze are sleeping ghosts and to get them to follow Pac-Man he must run past them and they will follow Pac-Man. More ghosts will spawn at intervals during the game allowing Pac-Man to wake more of them up.Power pellets will spawn at intervals, which when Pac-Man eats them he can turn around chomp on the ghosts trailing behind them. The more ghosts Pac-Man eat the higher your score will be, but the more Ghost chasing Pac-Man means higher risk.The longer the round goes on for the faster Pac-Man will move, his speed and the ghosts speed increases gradually during the game.In order to keep the game progressing, players must eat all the pellets in one half of the level. Once they have done this, an item will appear, and once that is collected that half will "respawn" with all new pellets and ghosts for you to eat. The key to keeping the game going is to alternate between the two halves of the level without missing any pellets.Pac-Man has a new ability which allows him to drop a bomb, by dropping a bomb he can remove all the moving ghosts and send them back to the Ghost house, they will eventually all come back out still following Pac-Man in a train. Anytime Pac-Man uses a bomb it cuts down his speed slowing down the speed off the game.Death Brushing!Whenever Pac-Man is about to run into a ghost, the game will enter death-brushing mode (similar to bullet-time) where everything will slow down giving the player a chance to traverse out of the way from the ghosts or deploy a bomb.Before the round starts, you have the option to change the background visuals, the characters sprites and background music. These visuals range from different pixelated and retro effects including a Pac-Mania theme.Game ModesScore Attack - Get as many points as you can before either the timer expires or you lose all your lives.Time Trial - Collect all the items in the level in the fastest time. This mode ignores score, instead encouraging players to speed through the levels without paying much attention to eating ghosts.Ghost Combo - Wake up as many ghosts as you can and get them to follow you and then use a power pellet to eat all of them in one go, this mode keeps going until you exit yourself or the timer expires. Each time you eat more ghosts it overwrites your last score.Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+ is a free update to Pac-Man Championship Edition DX. The update adds "improved leaderboard functionality," new achievements, and support for DLC. Current paid DLC plans include mazes, music, and "maze skins" based on Dig Dug and Rally-X.MazesPac-Man Championship Edition DX features a selection of new mazes including Championship I, the original maze from the first Pac-Man championship game and a free mode which allows you to choose your own map and freestyle settings. The new mazes included in the game are:Championship IIHighwayJunctionSpiralManhattanDungeonChampionship IHalfDarknessFreeSoundtrackThe Soundtrack to the game was released on November 23, 2010 by Namco Bandai Games Inc. under the Namco Sounds artist name. It consists of 7 electronic / club tracks, including Giant Bomb's top pick for Best Original Song of 2010, "Entrance".Track #Song TitleRunning Time1."Entrance"1:282."Start Music"0:053."Pac Rainbow"5:114."Pac Dimensions"5:145."Pac Avenue"5:096."Pac Logic"5:087."Pac Man Ce Bgm"5:06PC System RequirementsSteam VersionOS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8Processor: 1 GHz or faster 32-bit or 64-bit processorMemory: 1 GB RAMGraphics: DirectX 9 graphics deviceDirectX: Version 9.0cHard Drive: 500 MB available spaceWindows Store VersionOS: Windows 8, Windows RTCPU: 2.0 GHz or faster (Excluding Intel Atom and other CPUs for mobile devices)RAM: 2 GB or higher (x86), 4 GB or higher (x64)Hard Drive: 500 MB available spaceGraphics Card VRAM: 512MB or higherDirectX: Version 9.1 or higherA tablet PC or a monitor that supports multi-touch is required to use the touch controls.Supports Xbox360 USB controllers


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More than 60 customers who dined at Noma, one of the world's top restaurants, in Denmark say they got viral gastroenteritis from eating at the restaurant last month.
The local food authority says it ordered a cleanup and safer handling of food at Noma, which has two Michelin stars and is a three-time winner of the world's top restaurant in S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants list.
The government agency said Friday it had investigated the restaurant in Copenhagen, after complaints from 63 customers who had eaten there during one week in February. It was not immediately clear what food had caused the infection.
Restaurant manager Peter Kreiner said they were trying to track the source of the infection.
The restaurant is widely known for cuisine that relies heavily on fresh, locally-sourced products.
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In the software world, categories like ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) have created tremendous value, as seen with the success of companies like Salesforce.com and Workday.
But there may be a new category emerging: relationship business management or RBM. Think of this as essentially using new technologies to transform business models.
And the company that's leading the charge is Zuora. In short order, it has made RBM a reality for many top companies like Acxiom, NCR, HP, American Express, TripAdvisor and Qualcomm.
OK, so what is the magic here? Well, at the core is a rethinking of how to relate to customers — that is, going from transactions to subscriptions. A clear example of this is Netflix, which has upended the media industry.
"Customers are demanding something different," said Tien Tzuo, who is the CEO and founder of Zuora. "They want services. They want companies to take care of things."
For this, customers are more than glad to shell out a periodic payment.
As for Zuora, the company is the operating system for making this happen. In fact, this week it launched the latest version, called Enterprise 9.
It's certainly a leap forward. With Enterprise 9, a company can manage the heavy-lifting of billing, commerce and financial tracking — all at scale and with the utmost security. There is also extensive integration with legacy IT systems like Oracle and SAP.
"Our focus for Enterprise 9 is on large companies," said Tien. "We can handle global, multidivisional enterprises."
Now it's true that any technology is far from a cure-all. Let's face it, there are many terrible companies -- and it will not matter what they do.
Then again, there are plenty of great companies as well, which could still be in jeopardy if they do not adapt to wrenching change.
"Maybe parents or grandparents will continue to buy in transactions," said Tien, "but this will be less likely with their kids."
The good news is that Zuora has built something that can help companies make the transition. "Enterprise 9 is not based on a strict approach," said Tien. "Instead, we make it easy to provide for freedom and experimentation. This is the way to win."
Tom Taulli is the founder of OptionTaxes.com, which helps with tax planning and preparation for incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options and restricted stock grants.


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Sun has announced the general availability release of MySQL version 5.1 and Dr. Dobb's contributing editor Eric Bruno spoke with Robin Schumacher, Director of Product Management for MySQL at Sun, about this release and what's in store for MySQL in the future.
What's New?
The MySQL 5.1 release, over two years in making, includes enhancements in four main areas:
- Data warehousing and business intelligence
- High availability
- Manageability
- Performance enhancements. This includes diagnostics and techniques, problem troubleshooting, and assistance with load testing and benchmarking.
Although this release includes multitudes of enhancements, there are three individual features that have been asked for, and used in the preview releases, the most:
Sun decided to implement all five common forms of partitioning: Range-based (such as by date); hash-based (evenly across partitions); key-based (similar to hash, but it uses the primary key); list-based (where you choose the column as the partition key); and composite, where you can choose a combination (i.e. partition by range first, and then by hash).
Another area of enhancement is around tools: MySQL 5.1 offers new utilities to help find problems and issues with MySQL applications. These include the following:
Of course, after MySQL 5.1 comes MySQL 6.0, details of which are available online already (see http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/6.0.html). With this release, there are currently two main areas of focus:
Beyond this, I asked Robin about Sun's grand vision for MySQL in the future. He summed it up quite elegantly, saying that MySQL's focus will be moving away from database management, and more towards data management in the future. After all, the business value is in the data, and that's where Sun believes it should focus MySQL's development efforts. This statement struck me as an excellent strategy, and one that other vendors might risk missing if they concentrate on nothing but features and performance. Sun, it seems, sees the bigger picture with MySQL.
Sure, Sun is doing the expected, such as bundling MySQL with Glassfish and OpenSolaris. However, MySQL is becoming a large part of Sun's strategy for cloud computing. In fact, according to Robin, MySQL is the #1 database in Amazon's cloud offerings. One area that will be more pronounced in MySQL's future is data warehousing, and in data marts.
Moving on from there, Sun has seen that business intelligence is the fifth most common use case for MySQL rollouts. In fact, it was discovered that over 50 percent of customers surveyed couldn't roll out their business intelligence initiative (based on other database engines) because of cost. This is one problem that Sun and MySQL plan to solve for its customers.
Current versions of MySQL haven't handled mulit-terabyte databases well on single servers. Sun is working to resolve this by working with partners such as Infobright and KickFire. The Infobright data engine takes a meta-data approach to solve problems with large data sets, while KickFire builds a SQL chip for query acceleration to handle larger database sizes.
Look at Sun and MySQL to expand more broadly into business intelligence with data warehouse solutions. They plan to do this with more than just market price disruption; they're innovating in ways you'd expect a nimble web 2.0 open-source vendor to.
MySQL: The Future Vision
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence


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Globetrotter University
From The Infosphere, the Futurama Wiki
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First appearance | "Time Keeps on Slippin'" (3ACV14) |
The Globetrotter University (also known as Globetrotter U) is the university of the Globetrotters, located on the Globetrotter Homeworld. Bubblegum Tate is Senior Lecturer of Physics at it.
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Farnsworth: Tate? What do you know about this?
Bubblegum Tate: Not much, yet. But I am Senior Lecturer of Physics at Globetrotter U. And I'd like to help you investigate.
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Can someone please help me with a sig?
I would like a sig using the following pic: http://mangaohyeah.files.wordpress.c...nt-killing.jpg But instead of saying "Script by Masaya Tsunamoto Comic by Tsujitomo", I would like for "Destiny" to be written, if it is possible of course. If it's not possible then I would like for "Destiny" to be written somewhere in the sig. The sig can't be larger than 550x160 If someone would like to help me with this request I would be very very thankful.
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I want an animated signature from episode 39 of Revolutionary Girl Utena
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Heh, atleast I tried. xD
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I'd like to request a siggy
I want all of them to have the name Aime printed somewhere on it :3 Spoiler for IMG 1#:
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It's been a fair amount of time since I've made a signature, so I practiced with this. Maybe not my best looking sig, but I'm somewhat satisfied with the way it turned out. It's fairly simple, though I must admit it does look a bit... plain. If you want me to correct that, or something else is not to your liking, I'll try to edit and change what I can. Say the word, and I'll see what I can do.
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I tried your request #2 and #3. If you don't like them you don't have to use them .
#2 #3 Mr. Wang's is better than mine anyway .. but I haven't made anime sigs for a while so they're a little rusty
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Hey, can I request a signature for this image here?
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I want the 4 fully visible characters to be the focus of it (there is a girls face cut off on the right, just leave her out). I want a... militaristic, almost professional theme if possible, though if that seems hard to pull off, I'll welcome whatever creativeness you guys might have. I would prefer light and dark shades of blue similar to the color of their uniforms, if you happen to make designs. And I'd like the words "Squad 7" to be added somewhere. Size is not an issue. That is all. Anything else is up to the creator. If anyone is nice enough to take the time to make this, thank you. Cookies assured.
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Wow those sigs look gorgeous! Could someone make me siggy and avatar too? if it's not too much of a hassle..
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Intelligent System in Electrical Engineering is a registered journal in the Ministry of Science and Research promoting an integrated view of intelligent systems to solve real life problem in Electrical engineering. The focus is to publish the highest quality. research in application and convergences of the areas of intelligent system.
Specific subject of publication (in order of priority):[Fuzzy computing] [Neuro computing] [Evolutionary computing] [Hybrid method] [Particle swarm] [Ant colony] [Wavelet] [Bacteria Foraging] [Immune algorithms] [Simulated Anealing] [Expert systems] [Other intelligent methods]


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On display from Tuesday, August 15 – Sunday, October 1, 2006
Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) features four exhibitions on display from Tuesday, August 15 through Sunday, October 1, 2006, at its Central Library at Grand Army Plaza. The exhibitions – Coney Island Dreamers, The Coney Island History Project Memory Booth, Progressions and Cock-a-Doodle MOOOO! – are free and open to the public.
Coney Island Dreamers, in the Grand Lobby, features sideshow banners of the inventors, eccentrics and visionaries who made Coney famous; documentary photographs by Charles Denson for The Coney Island History Project; and multi-media artworks by Philomena Marano and Richard Eagan, artists and cofounders of the nonprofit Coney Island Hysterical Society. This exhibition contrasts the iconic mythical Coney Island with the reality of the neighborhood as it exists today. Charles Denson, executive director of the Coney Island History Project, grew up in Coney Island. He began documenting the neighborhood when he was a teenager and continued to do so for four decades. Native Brooklynites Richard Eagan and Philomena Marano formed the coney Island Hysterical Society in 1982 to preserve the visual culture of America's famous amusement beach.
In Progressions, in the Second Floor Balcony Cases, Erica Mapp presents artist's books that are abstract, geometric and based on the Fibonacci numbers two, three, five and eight. By following this number sequence that codifies the progression of growth spirals, Mapp incorporates some of the harmony of nature into her art, while sticking to geometric abstraction. A native of Trinidad, she studied art in New York City and has taught art and writing in the metropolitan area for many years.
The Coney Island History Project Memory Booth,in the Lobby Gallery, gives you the opportunity to share your stories of Coney Island. Visit the Memory Booth to sign up for a session to record (in sound) your own experiences of this historic amusement park. The Memory Booth is a site-specific version of the History Project's "Luna Park" mobile recording studio located on the Coney Island Boardwalk. Plus, enjoy additional art work by Philomena Marano, Richard Eagan and Charles Denson.
On view in the Youth Wing are paintings and drawings by Keith DuQuette. His exhibition, Cock-a-Doodle MOOOO! A Mixed-Up Menagerie & Other Books, features a selection of finished paintings and drawings from his books for young readers. He has also included notes, character sketches, picture reference, page diagrams, book drafts and color studies in hopes of showing the journey he goes through from his initial idea to the finished book. Keith DuQuette draws on his early influences in creating picture books for young readers. He and his wife Virginia live in Brooklyn, New York.
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Pro Q & A: Melissa Agnew
Melissa Agnew, a member of the professional field at the Medtronic TC 1 Mile on Thursday, answered some questions recently for TCM Blog readers. The University of Mary alumnus who runs for the Twin Cities Track Club, even revealed a nerdy affection for physiology.
What is your goal for the Medtronic TC 1 Mile?
My goal for the TC mile is to stay with the lead pack of ladies. There are some really awesome ladies up front so staying close to them throughout the race is my goal.
What is your favorite speed workout when you're training for the mile?
My favorite speed workouts are 200s or 300s at goal mile race pace with a 1:00 jog recovery. Gives me a little taste of pace and speed.
What advice do you have for citizen runners training to run fast for the mile?
My advice for other potentional mile runners is not to forget about longer runs! Having endurance is also very important when running shorter faster races.
What motivates you as a runner?
Pushing my body and seeing what happens motivates me. It's really fun to see what the body is capable of when training at a high level. I'm kind of a physiology nerd.
Where is your favorite place to run in the Twin Cities?
I love running around that lakes and along the river, but I'm mostly seen on the Cedar Lake trail.


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Hometown: | Towson, Md. |
High School: | Towson |
Position: | Attack |
Missed entire season due to injury.
Kara Grace Hogan is the daughter of Karie and John Hogan. Played soccer and lacrosse at Towson High School in Baltimore, Md.... Unsung hero award... Leadership award... Most improved player... Spirit award... All-county chorus... Her brother, Andrew, is on the swim team at UMW... Baltimore Ravens fan... Undecided on major.


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SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite has begun transmitting using its protected communications payload, joining two other satellites undergoing system test in orbit with a suite of user terminals. AEHF satellites are produced by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Air Force.
Launched on Sept. 18, 2013, AEHF-3 arrived in its final orbit position and began transmissions in January. The first two satellites have been doing well in limited user testing, and other nations are now using the system. Canada and the Netherlands connected in 2013, and an announcement of a first connection by the United Kingdom is expected this year. Now the third satellite will increase capacity and coverage as the international partners grow their user testing community.
"First transmissions on AEHF-3 were exactly what we expected, and orbit-raising was a textbook example of how to deliver a satellite to geostationary orbit," said Mark Calassa, vice president of Protected Communication Systems at Lockheed Martin. "The satellite's journey after launch went precisely as planned. We took advantage of the industry's highest thrust electric propulsion, which was used during 95 percent of the transfer orbit period."
AEHF is a hybrid spacecraft that uses both chemical and Hall Current Thruster electric propulsion to arrive at its geostationary position. Lockheed Martin has continually evolved and improved its electric propulsion for 30 years on the company's A2100 satellite buses. Using electric propulsion helps satellites efficiently and precisely arrive on station and maintain their orbit positions.
AEHF is the most secure communications satellite system used by the U.S government. Its jam-proof communications are resilient against enemy forces, including nuclear attack, and a single satellite provides greater capacity than the entire legacy five-satellite Milstar constellation. AEHF's five-fold increase in data rates speed up secure, survivable tactical military communications, such as real-time video, battlefield maps and targeting data, and improve links for national leaders and troops alike.
The four-nation AEHF program is led by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., with international partners Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Lockheed Martin is under contract to deliver the Mission Control Segment and six AEHF satellites, which are assembled at the company's Sunnyvale, Calif., facility.
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It used to be when people thought of killer music festivals, the East and West Coasts dominated the list. Recently though, several multi-day events elsewhere have been quietly growing in size and scope and now stand poised to hold their own with some of the big boys. Chief among them is Kentucky's Forecastle festival.
This year's Forecastle, which takes place July 9-11 at the Louisville's Waterfront Park, promises to be the best yet, with a roster of almost 100 acts that features Widespread Panic headlining Friday, DEVO topping the bill on Saturday and The Flaming Lips bringing the whole thing home on Sunday.
Other artists adding their talents to Friday include Manchester Orchestra, Drive-By Truckers, Lucero, Dead Confederate, Margot & The Nuclear So and So's, Kinetix, The New Deal, Savoy, Garganta, Dangerbird, The Tillers, EOTO and Ana Sia.
Saturday's lineup is stuffed to the gills with performances by bands like Bassnectar, Cake, Umphrey's McGee, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Cloud Cult, Foxy Shazam, That 1 Guy,Bear Hands, Black Diamond Heavies, Amtrak, Disco Aliens, The Doloreans and Bad Blood.
Joining The Lips for Sunday's festivities are Spoon, She & Him, Minus The Bear, Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek), Dar Williams, Joe Purdy, Against Me!, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Paper Route, Jukebox The Ghost, Death On Two Wheels, Pop Empire, Heavyweight Dub, Sam Gracie, Whistle Peak and many more.
Making their major festival debut at Forcastle this year are Los Angeles-based circus troupe Cirque Berzerk, who combine aerial acrobatics with French burlesque and punk rock for a truly memorable experience.
For those who just can't bear to let the party end, a pair of after parties are also scheduled aboard the Belle of Louisville, with Big Gigantic and Ana Sia handling the entertainment on Friday night and EOTO taking Saturday.
Additional artists will be announced in the coming days, along with the festival's art and activism lineups, film schedule, outdoor activities and kick-off parties.
Three day passes (priced at $150), single day tickets (a steal at $60!) and after party tickets are on sale now online, by phone or at music retailers including ear-x-tacy in Louisville, Shake-It Records in Cincinnati, CD Central in Lexington, Grimey's in Nashville and Indy CD and Vinyl in Indianapolis.
VIP Packages, other premium ticketing options, camping packages and on-site hotel rooms are also available.
For complete details on Forecastle Festival – including hourly breakdowns of all performances and activities, ticket info, directions and lodging info – visit ForecastleFest.com.
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February 5th, 2008
Gallery: Zach Kaplan's 2000 Earth Cycles Sunset (revisited)
Here's yet another rare and unique recumbent from Zach Kaplan, proprietor of Zach Kaplan Cycles in Alameda, California. I wanna' be like Zach when I grow up – he has all the cool toys. :-) -Alan
Earth Cycles was a recumbent manufacturer in Minneapolis, MN best known for the Dragonflyer tricycle they produced from 1998 to 2001 but in 2000 they produced 20 Sunset lowracers. Unlike most lowracers the Sunset was designed to be a practical bike for transportation. It came with a custom heavy duty tubular steel rear rack and clearance for wide tyres and mudguards. The lower chain had a dual mode chain routing system where it could be run beside the front wheel like a traditional lowracer for racing or over a pulley to allow making tight turns without the front wheel interfering with the chain. The use of a 305 mm front wheel rather than the 406 mm front wheel used on most lowracers eliminated the crank to front wheel interference that shorter riders would have on a lowracer with a larger front wheel and eliminated heel to front wheel interference for taller riders. In addition to a sliding boom the middle of the frame telescopes so the wheelbase can be adjusted for different height riders to keep the weight distribution even. This also allows the frame to come apart to allow packing into a smaller box for transport. The mid-drive allows getting wide range gearing out of the 406 mm drive wheel while using normal size chainrings and allows using a short cage rear derailer and all gear combinations. I didn't care for the tiller stem and handlebars that came with the bike so I replaced them with a steering riser tube and handlebars from Bacchetta.
I've been using my Sunset for almost all my commute riding since December 2006. I also did one 200 km brevet and one double century on the Sunset in 2007 and rode it on several club rides including going to the top of Mt. Tamalpais, Mt. Diablo and Mt. Hamilton. I ended up riding the Sunset more in 2007 than I did between the time first received it in June 2000 and December 2006. In the course of riding it more I found a number of things that could be improved, so where feasible I made the improvements. Since posting my Sunset here in November 2006 I've made the following improvements which while seemingly superficial from a distance, make a tremendous improvement in functionality of the bike from my perspective:
On 19 January 2007 with 4396 kilometres on the odometer I installed an anti-chain drop device over the 20T cog on the mid drive. I also replaced the heavy clamp collar around the steerer tube above the headset with a Bacchetta BFT which both saves weight and makes headset adjustment easier.
On 22 February 2007 at 6163 km, the stock Earth Cycles seat mesh started wearing through in spots so I replaced it with a Greenspeed seat mesh fastened with cable ties rather than cord, further saving weight.
On 20 April 2007 with 7960 km I switched the SRAM Rocket Halfpipe shifters out for Shimano Dura-Ace bar-end shifters. The right SRAM shifter was starting to become imprecise, sometimes overshifting from 4th to 6th. I find the Shimano bar-end shifters are much more ergonomic, they give tactile indication of what gear one I'm in and have a friction mode that can allow a ride to continue in the event of a problem such as a bent rear derailer hanger or frayed cable.
On 30 April 2007 at 8214 km I replaced the Shimano Ultegra bottom bracket and 165 mm 52/42/24 crankset with a Phil Wood 108 mm titanium bottom bracket, Sugino 152 mm crankset and Rotor Q-Ring 44/34/24 elliptical chainrings. The combination of the shorter cranks and elliptical rings makes for smoother pedalling which is easier on my knees. The short cranks also improve heel to front wheel clearance and leg to handlebar clearance. I don't miss the high top gear at all.
On 7 May 2007 at 8728 km I replaced the NiteRider 16-LED taillights with Vetta TSL-C 20-LED taillights which are much brighter than the already bright NiteRiders.
On 22 June 2007 at 9240 km I replaced the silver 2003 Bacchetta handlebars with black 2007 Bacchetta handlebars. I think the black looks better and matches the black riser tube and seat frame as well as reducing glare.
Now, as of 4 February 2008 I have 15,742 km on the Sunset.
Revised Sunset Specifications:
- Frame: Earth Cycles Sunset CrMo steel, orange
- Size: one size fits most
- Fork: Earth Cycles aero monoblade with disc brake mount
- Seat: Earth Cycles steel frame with Greenspeed yellow mesh
- Brake levers: Hayes hydraulic
- Brakes: Hayes hydraulic disc G1 calipers with 160 mm rotors
- Headset: Cane Creek C2 with Headseals
- Shifters: Shimano Dura-Ace bar-end, 9-speed
- Front derailer: Shimano XT
- Rear derailer: Shimano Dura-Ace short cage with Avid Rollamajig
- Crank: Sugino DX1 152 mm with 44/34/24 Rotor Q-Rings & Third Eye Chain Watcher
- BB: Phil Wood 68 x 107 mm titanium
- Cassette: Shimano XTR 11-34
- Chain: Shimano PC-89R Hollow Pin
- Mid-drive: 16T input cog, 20T output cog
- Front wheel: Alesa 305 mm 36-hole rim, 2.0 mm SS spokes with brass nipples, Phil Wood narrow flange disc hub
- Rear wheel: Velocity Aeroheat AT 406 mm 32-hole rim, 2.0 mm SS spokes with brass nipples, Hugi 240 disc hub, Garrie Hill carbon wheelcover
- Tyres: Primo Comet Kevlar 40-305 front, 40-406 rear
- Skewers: Control Tech Ti rear, single side supported bolt type axle front
- Grips: Johar high density foam
- Pedals: Bebop SL
- Rack: Earth Cycles custom tubular CrMo
- Front mudguard: BikeE strut-less
- Rear mudguard: Greenspeed
- Headlights: Light & Motion ARC Li-ion & Busch & Müller Ixon
- Taillight: Dual Vetta TSL-C taillights running off single 4xAA battery pack
- Cyclecomputer: CatEye Cordless 3
- Bags: Arkel Tail Rider rack top bag, FastBack System 3.0 hydration pack, Ortlieb Back-Roller Classic orange panniers


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Azealia Banks leaked two unreleased Machinedrum tracks through her Twitter today, and since they're both killer, we thought we'd share them with you below alongside her breakthrough "212" single and self-titled cover story…
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NEW ORLEANS — The basketball house in Louisiana built by the King was a thing of beauty, a diamond in the rough with shiny hardwood floors, new rims and vibrant colors on the walls all around.
And still, LeBron James was the most impressive renovation project on the premises.
The Miami Heat star has mastered this path from punch line to pop-culture icon. His many sides were on display at All-Star Weekend, including Sunday's All-Star Game, where he had 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a 163-155 comeback Eastern Conference win.
But there wasn't a more fulfilling moment for James than his visit to New Orleans suburb Gretna.
HEAT: Bosh on future, on and off court
KOBE: Hopes for another All-Star shot
Gleeful children surrounded him at the refurbished Boys and Girls Club. They didn't care about the latest headlines, or how this NBA star who once seemed to say all the wrong things was on a Muhammad Ali-esque stretch of media in which his bold claims and bravado have been fascinating, fearless and, well, factually correct. The kids wanted to share the joy that James didn't always have a few years ago, so — after their adorable performance and the dedication of the facility — they mobbed the man with the ear-to-ear smile at midcourt in this insightful scene that had its own Ali-ness to it.
LeBron James, man of the people? Oh, how far he has come.
"I just think when you get to a point in life where you know what's important and you know what's not important, things become very easy for you," James said afterward. "I'm not saying what I do is easy. I'm just saying as far as mentally, you know what's important to you and you know what's not. What I'm doing (with the Boys and Girls club) is very important.
"Being here with these kids is very important because I know I have two kids of my own (young sons LeBron and Bryce), and I understand the everyday life of a kid and the dreams that they have every day and the things that they want to do and the things that we hope they should do. To be a role model to these kids, to be an inspiration to these kids and to be a driving force making their dreams becoming a reality is what's important."
No matter where the likely free agent-to-be plays next season, his image will never return to that deep, dark place it lived in the summer of 2010. The fallout from his infamous decision to sign with the Heat was epic, but his maturation and rehabilitation since then has been no less astounding.
James knows his status within the game could quickly change, if the Heat fail in their quest to win a third-consecutive championship. And that is the most refreshing part of his 11th season, this fact of which he's well aware that this is a time to be cherished and enjoyed.
There was his candid assertions that the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant won't face serious scrutiny to win a title until James retires. Then his confident claim that he'll be on the NBA's Mount Rushmore when it's all said and done. The irony about his recent swagger is that it's only possible because of the way he was humbled last June.
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James is well aware that the Heat came so perilously close to falling to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. Such a loss would have sparked blame because of the way he struggled in those late, key moments in Game 6. But the Heat did win, and James' mistakes didn't change the fact that he led the way to that title. Now he can have the sort of fun that champions get to have.
He had plenty of it in New Orleans.
The new GQ cover model hosted a party for the ages not far from the Smoothie King Center. James was wearing a turquoise, Craig Sager-like coat while the sounds of the new Tonight Show band, The Roots, boomed through the star-studded room. And lest anyone think his MVP battle with Durant had devolved into a bad-blood sort of rivalry, it's worth noting that Durant was among the many players who made an appearance.
But it was the event at the Boys and Girls Club that meant the most to James. That much was clear in how he soaked it all in.
James had already been feeling All-Star fatigue that afternoon, and so he took a quick nap inside his car before entering to ensure he would give off as much energy as he would be receiving. The little thing was actually a big thing, a sign of respect that spoke volumes about how he is wired now.
"I'm 11 years in, (and) I feel like I'm in a great place as far as my professional career and I feel like as far as off the court, that's the more meaningful thing for me," James said. "I believe my calling is much higher than basketball, and I will continue to use that tool to continue to inspire because it has helped out a lot.
"This is the least I can do, just to be able to give them something to have and to be able to come and have fun and have people around them that really care about what they believe in."
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Clinics I am mainly talking to the people in Saskatchewan for this one... but does anyone know any clinics in Saskatchewan, that are going on in 2013 that you can bring your own horse to. I Know of a few, but in them, I cannot bring an unbroke horse. I am wanting to get more experience, and find a way of training that is best suite for Breeze, and in order to do that, I would like to bring her to a clinic, so she can be there and learn to. I could bring her to a colt starting clinic, but that requires breaking her, and if I do that while she is 2, I am going to wait until fall, so she can be almost 3. Basically I want to go to a clinic where you train your horse from the ground, not from on in the saddle... Anyone know of any? I have done a lot of looking on kijiji, and on the web, using google, facebook, etc. |
I don't know if you'll find any where you don't actually ride her. If that's your plan, you may have to wait until next spring. Or you could take private lessons in the fall. |
Thanks, I am planning on breaking her myself, that is why I wanted to go to some clinics before hand, I use to take lessons, but I do not anymore, and I am not going to again, I have found a few where it says we get respect and control on the ground, but I do not know if they mean it is all ground work, or if I can bring Breeze, and not have to ride her. |
Just talk to the person running the clinic. Usually people want to be riding by the end of the clinic, but I guess you can do whatever you want. If you do private lessons with a trainer, they should be able to help you with the groundwork, too. The only disadvantage will be that you won't get to watch other people work their horses. You could also pay to audit a clinic rather than bringing your horse. That would be a good way to figure out if you like the clinician's style before you spend more $ and get your horse involved. |
That is a good idea, but I only want to go to a clinic so I can bring my horse, and see if there method works for her, and she can be there so we are working directly with her, not some other horse. |
You can always go as an auditer... Probably better so you can see how the methods work on various types of horses. Then when it comes time to apply them to your horse (other others) you can say to your self "wow she is reacting like Mr. Bubbles, I'm gonna stop doing X and try Y instead because it worked for him." I love watching, lessons or clinics. Plus its cheap or free! Posted via Mobile Device |
I might actually do that. I know that next summer, I am wanting to take Breeze to a colt starting clinic, if I do not break her before that. She will be 3 sometime in 2014, so I am wanting to wait until summer of 2014 to break her, but might put a few rides on in winter, if everything is going good. A lot of the clinics I am interested in going to are out of the province or too far away in the province, but I am still looking |
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I don't have my licence, so to far would be anywhere north of Prince Albert and East of Regina would be to far for my parents to take me. I can go to the US boarder and to the boarder of Alberta but nowhere beyond that. If I had my licence (soon i will get it) I would go all the way to BC and to the Manatoba boarder if I could to find the right clinic to me, but that will have to wait a while. |
Would your parents take you to the Equine Expo in Saskatoon? They have some demos. I've never been, but it looks good. Saskatchewan Equine Expo |
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I was supposed to post this a couple of weeks ago. But, better late than never I guess. It's time to once again discuss what I'm reading and what I'm thinking while I'm reading what I'm reading. This is the month when I finally say, "Fuck it, I'm just reading books by comedians and oral histories about the music business."
Attempting Normal by Marc Maron -240 pages
I wrote about my full Maron immersion a few weeks ago. What I liked about this book and his previous one, the Jerusalem Syndrome, is that the stories he tells on his podcast line up with the stories he writes about in the books. Nothing gets altered or exaggerated for effect. He's also a great technical writer. Each individual essay is full of great turns of phrase.
That's about all I can say about Marc Maron on SCP without him getting a restraining order. Let's move on.
VJ by Mark Goodson, Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter and Nina Blackwood- 336 pages
Here's the oral history of the beginning of MTV, written by four of the original five VJ's. The fifth, JJ Johnson, is dead, thus making him unavailable to participate. I was expecting cool stories about early 80's rock, from the perspective of people who were there to watch it happen. What I got was the life stories of 4 people I don't particularly care about who only tangentially mentioned people like Madonna, Springsteen and every other major rock act of the decade. Basically, Goodson is a dick who, at the time when MTV was the biggest thing in the world, thought he was way more famous than he actually was. And, while he now admits he was a terrible guy during that time period, he still seems convinced that he was way more famous than he actually was. Nina Blackwood was, and is, a weirdo. Martha Quinn and Alan Hunter seem semi-normal.
Here's a weird personal coincidence. The first book I read this year was the autobiography of long time New York DJ Carol Miller. She was married to and then divorced Mark Goodson during his time as an MTV VJ. What are the chances that two barely famous people who were once married to each other would both write books about their lives in the same year. And what are the chances that I would end up reading both of them?
Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan- 288 pages
Jim Gaffigan is a funny standup. This is a book of essays about his experience raising five young kids in a two bedroom walkup apartment in New York City. I once saw Jim Gaffigan and his family on the subway. They seemed like a normal family. He and his son got off at one stop. His wife and their kids got off a few stops later. It didn't seem like anyone on the train but me knew that he was a famous person. This is a phenomenon I have come to call being "Justin famous." That descriptions applies to the various writers, comedians, minor actors and professional bench warmers that I see on the street during my various journeys throughout New York. They are people that I like and get very excited about seeing, but the vast majority of the population has no idea who they are. Other "Justin famous" people I've seen on the street include Chuck Klosterman, the guy that played James on Spin City and former Yankee reliever Jeff Nelson. Anyway, Jim Gaffigan's fingernail were filthy!
As far as his book, I was a bit disappointed by how hacky a lot of the humor was. "Being married is hard. I'm dumb and my wife is smart. Kids are great but sometimes I hate them. I want to lie on the couch and eat bacon!"


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Brewster, N.Y. – (10/12/11) – Senator Greg Ball (R, C – Patterson) has been named to the New York Farm Bureau's prestigious Circle of Friends. The awards are based on a lawmaker's support of New York agriculture and the Farm Bureau, as a whole.
Senator Ball is a huge proponent of the state's agriculture industry. He is currently sponsoring a piece of legislation (S4955) that would create the Food Security, Empowerment and Economic Development program (SEED). The program would help to meet the nutritional needs of low-income New Yorkers by promoting accessibility to locally-produced farm goods. It's also a big win for the industry because it gives farmers greater access to highly competitive farmers markets in the New York City region, which are traditionally difficult to break into.
"Look, the bumper sticker says it best, 'No Farms. No Food.' We must make sure that we maintain existing farms while getting young people to start new farm-based businesses, and by linking farmers in the Hudson Valley to markets in the city and beyond that have a real demand for humanely and locally grown, high quality products, these farmers will be able to make a real and lasting livelihood," said Ball. "Many low-income communities are underserved with little or no access to locally grown, quality produce. My legislation would link these communities to affordable, nutritious food," added Ball. (ARTICLE)


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nilstar writes: "Just like many of you, I have way too many PCs cluttering my house. Some of them have pretty "reasonable" specs (e.g., Athlon XP 2200+). I've tried my hand at selling them on craigslist, ebay and kijiji. But it seems nobody wants them? I even looked at donating them. Charities accepting donated PCs are few and far between in Canada. I found one where I have to drive 100 clicks to their depot because they don't pickup.
What can I do with my old PC hardware?"
What can I do with my old PC hardware?"