text: Japan's "Prince of Confinement" Will Finally Be Confined to PrisonBrian Ashcraft7/25/12 8:00amFiled to: Crimeerotic gamesJapanKotakueastMangaLegal10EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The residence was packed with computer games and comic books. And back in 2003, Yasuyoshi Kobayashi was convicted of sexually assaulting four women and confining them at said residence. Today, ANN News reports that his final appeal was overturned and he will begin his 14-year sentence. Advertisement Japanese police discovered over one thousand adult video games in his apartment, which were used to help paint him as an individual who attempted to make those digital fantasies by creating his own "harem". Kobayashi claimed he suffered from schizophrenia.Police also discovered books on depression, shedding light on an individual with serious problems that ran deeper than the games he played or the comics he read. Advertisement Kobayashi, the son of wealthy parents, appeared in an all white suit and flipped through a light novel called Maria-sama ga Miteru during the proceedings, which captured the nation's attention. The court case was even referenced in popular anime Lucky Star.One alleged reason why he's called the "The Prince of Confinement" is because he was cosplaying as the lead character in The Prince of Tennis manga at the time of his arrest.The Japanese courts also ruled that the PTSD his victims suffer does legally constitute a wound—a landmark ruling for the country's legal system. Sponsored "監禁王子"懲役14年確定へ 最高裁、上告退ける [TV Asahi]Reply10 repliesLeave a reply


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A $2.4 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will enable Rose-Hulman's Homework Hotline mathematics and science tutoring service to continue assisting Indiana middle- and high-school students until June of 2017.
The Homework Hotline reinforces math and science concepts, and it helps students develop better problem-solving skills.
Rose-Hulman students are available from 7-10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays this school year, except for holiday breaks. Free tutoring sessions or assistance with homework problems are available by calling 1-877-ASK-ROSE (877-275-7673) or through e-mail and online resources at www.AskRose.org.
Tutors have been trained to work with students in grades 6-12, are certified by the National Tutoring Association, and have access to state-adopted math and science textbooks.
Homework Hotline tutors answered 27,521 calls and conducted 6,887 online tutoring sessions during the 2013-14 school year. That increased the total of tutoring sessions conducted to more than 500,000 since the program's opening in 1991.
Lilly Endowment's grant will enable the Homework Hotline to utilize the latest technology to strengthen the service's virtual presence and meet the changing needs of students and online learning communities. Homework Hotline leadership will also continue pursuing collaborative alliances and partnerships to increase interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives and encourage the pursuit of STEM careers.
Homework Hotline will also enhance services during the next three years and stay current with the technological resources being used to teach math and science concepts in Indiana classrooms. A new School Ambassadors tutoring team will answer calls from schools adopting the balanced school-year calendar and increase Homework Hotline's tutoring presence earlier in the school year. A second feature will enable tutors to conduct after-school tutoring sessions with schools and youth organizations through Skype.
"Lilly Endowment has been a generous supporter of the Homework Hotline for more than 15 years," says Homework Hotline Director Susan Smith Roads. "This support has enabled us to expand our services and keep up with advancements in technology."
Homework Hotline's educational model has been replicated at other colleges and universities throughout the country. In 2013, it was adopted by the University of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, after being featured by Harvey Mudd College to help elementary and secondary school students in the Claremont, California area. Other colleges are also considering adapting aspects of the hotline for their communities.

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A brainteaser about the uncanny connections between a burglar and the baseball player he fanatically cheers, "Potechi" is as mathematical and diverting as a Rubik's cube.
A brainteaser about the uncanny connections between a burglar and the baseball player he fanatically cheers, "Potechi" is as mathematical and diverting as a Rubik's cube. In his fourth film adapted from a Kotaro Isaka mystery novel, Yoshihiro Nakamura ("Golden Slumber," "Fish Story") lays out the writer's intricate plot with clarity and delightfully offhand irony. Production may be pint-sized, but this seemingly trivial yarn, enriched by its setting in post-tsunami Sendai, actually ponders huge questions about fate and coincidence. Still, its 68-minute runtime makes it an awkward fit for theatrical release; even TV broadcast outside Japan might be a longshot.
Two men sit in a park, as if whiling away their time. Their conversation, however, reveals them to be house burglars, with the younger Tadashi (Gaku Hamada) enlisting maverick veteran Kurosawa (Nao Omori) to help him with a job. In the next scene, Tadashi and Wataba (Fumino Kimura), his g.f.-cum-partner-in-crime, have broken into the apartment of baseball player Ozaki (Ryohei Abe), who, despite having been a local hero in high school, is now just getting by as a member of the Sendai Kings. Tadashi and Wataba overhear a voicemail that leads to a meeting with young hottie Miyu (Mayu Matsuoka), who tells them Ozaki once saved her from a stalker. Since Tadashi is Ozaki's loyal fan and even shares his birthday, he and Wataba decide to scare off the stalker themselves. At a crucial juncture, Kurosawa intervenes, delivering a payoff at a climactic game that's the dramatic equivalent of a home run. As always with Isaka's novels and Nakamura's adaptations, the narrative is propelled by flashbacks that, despite their vague chronology, are inserted at just the right times, such as a suspenseful, enigmatic moment when Kurosawa invites Wataba to go up to his hotel room. So compact is the film's structure that one cannot afford to overlook a single frame or line of dialogue; a case in point is a scene that not only explains the title ("potechi" means "potato chips") but also underscores a key leitmotif. One of the pic's many deceptively simple techniques is to have two characters sit side-by-side and chat (occasionally in the presence of a third person), an initially monotonous setup that gains visual relevance with each revelation, up to and including the climax. Set in Sendai, which was devastated by the March 11 catastrophe, "Potechi" is the rare film to address the tragedy in a blackly humorous context. Yet the protags' continuous attempts to understand the workings of the universe and the impact of chance on human lives (implied in Tadashi's musings on relativity in the opening scene) take on deeper shades of meaning in light of such a natural disaster. The pic's perfect denouement offers the uplifting idea that, for every incident governed by fate or coincidence, there's a counter-incident achieved through human intelligence and resourcefulness. Hamada, who's appeared in three other pics helmed by Nakamura, initially seems to overdo the sports fan zeal, but the baby-faced thesp elicits total sympathy as the full implications of his devotion emerge. However, it's Omori who steals every scene, limning the mysterious, self-contained Kurosawa with godlike detachment and composure. Charming supporting turns by Eri Ishida as Tadashi's big-hearted mother and Nakamura as Tadashi's genial crime boss add a warm human touch to the schematic proceedings. Tech credits are pro.Potechi
A Showgate release of a Potechi Film Partners presentation of a Smoke, Dub production. (International sales: Showgate, Tokyo.) Produced by Koji Hyakutake, Yuzo Ito, Masahiku Ichiriki, Kazuyoshi Satake. Executive producers, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Yasushi Udagawa. Co-producer, Hitoshi Endo. Directed, written by Yoshihiro Nakamura, based on the novel by Kotaro Isaka.
Camera (color, widescreen), Daisuke Soma; editor, Li Hidemi; music, Kazuyoshi Saito; music supervisor, Kou Sasaki; production designer, Tatsuo Ozeki; set decorator, Kentaro Kosaka; costume designer, Yukiko Nishidome; sound, Hiroshi Ishigai; visual effects supervisor, Shinji Ohagi; line producer, Yusuke Wakabayashi; casting, Masashi Yamaguchi, Yasuko Anjo. Reviewed at Okinawa Movie Festival (Peace), May 30, 2012. Running time: 68 MIN.
Gaku Hamada, Fumino Kimura, Nao Omori, Eri Ishida, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Mayu Matsuoka, Ryohei Abe.
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Wedding cake
Buy your dog a wedding cake! "Believe it or not there are people out there holding weddings for their dogs," says Natalie Marquardt, who has made about three or four of these three-tiered dog wedding cakes. The wedding cakes are, of course, more expensive than a hand-painted dog portrait cake. "Its a wedding cake so the price scale is a little higher," she said.
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It's about six weeks to go before "The Dark Knight Rises" hits, closing up Christopher Nolan's Bat-trilogy, and it's likely only marking the end of the first act of his career (it's easy to forget that the director is only 41 — a couple of decades younger than most of his A-list competition). Given that the film is a guaranteed hit, and it's off the back of "Inception," the most personal film of the director's career that also happened to make $800 million worldwide, the world is the director's oyster, as far as what comes next — whatever he would like to make, he'll be given a handsome sum to do exactly that.
Of course, what that film could be remains shrouded in secrecy. The director was on Warner Bros' wish-list to direct their reboot of "The Twilight Zone" before Matt Reeves got the gig, but otherwise, the only project he's known to have in the works, bar a producing job for a new film from director Keith Gordon, is his long-in-the-works Howard Hughes biopic. Originally in the works after "Insomnia" a decade ago, and set to star Jim Carrey as the reclusive billionaire, the project got put on hold when Martin Scorsese moved on with "The Aviator," but got a new lease of life last year, when it was reported that Nolan was using Michael Drosnin's "Citizen Hughes: The Power, the Money and the Madness" as source material for a new iteratation, and was planning to shoot sometime in 2012 for a release in 2014.
If it was true then, however, it seems to no longer be the case. In the new, must-read issue of Empire Magazine, it emerges that the Hughes project is now off the table, the director saying he was able to scratch that itch with the Batman franchise — "Luckily I managed to find another wealthy, quirky character who's orphaned at a young age." A shame certainly, but we'd always wondered if the long delay would make Nolan move on to other things, and it's exciting to think of what else might be out there.
One possibility, albeit a way down the line, is a Bond movie. The director, as most Brits who grew up watching the Ian Fleming franchise on rainy bank holidays such as this one are, is a long-time fan of the series, mentioning Bond as a key influence on both "Batman Begins" and "Inception" (principally the snowy final action sequence in the film, which owes a lot to "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"), and a couple of years back, expressed an interest in directing an entry in the series at some point.
In the Empire interview, Nolan reiterates that he's serious about the prospect, and even says he's met with the franchise's producers at some point in the past, but cautions that "It would have to be the right situation and the right time in their cycle of things." To us, that would seem to suggest that Nolan would only like to take up the reins if he got to make a fresh start, including casting a new Bond, so as long as Daniel Craig is wearing the tux, we wouldn't hold up hope for a Nolan Bond. But maybe the next time they decide to shake things up…
The special "Dark Knight Rises" issue of Empire, with much more from the director, is on newsstands now, and the film hits theaters on July 20th.


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The Horse Forum
- Horse Health
- - Sheath cleaning...
Sheath cleaning... It's that time. Brock's sheath is proper crusty and icky and I'd like to have a good feel around to make sure there's no bean in there (which there very well may be). Now, I did it last year a little while before he was moved to his paddock home and he was no trouble - he dropped when I asked, I cleaned and there was no fuss. I decided it was beyond time to do it a few weekends back when he had his tackle out while I was washing him, and he was majorly p***ed off with me and kept trying to cowkick my arm. However, I'm pretty sure he had it out for the mares and not for my benefit (he wasn't fully erect but certainly not the usual floppy hose, and he was between two mares who were squealing and peeing all over the place *sigh*) so it may just have been the wrong moment. I had a good feel of his sheath on Saturday just to get him happy with me fiddling around down there and he didn't fuss at all, so I'm going to give it another go this coming Saturday. Does anyone have any tips for me if he decides to be Mr Grumpypants again and not let me clean his wiener? I know how to do it but I'm wondering if anyone has tips regarding safe positions to stand in, ways to keep him from getting cross and anything else. :-) Otherwise it'll be a job for the vet and it might be a few weeks before they came out for a routine visit (all depends on what the other horses at the property need - with pretty steep vet call-out fees, the BO likes to get routine stuff done in bulk which is understandable). |
I try to put my hands in the area during the regular grooming process (only when no one is looking, I don't want to be considered a pervert) so that my horse is used to being touched there. I try to be all business, no tensing up, no hesitation, no lingering in the area, just confident and calm and serene. If he drops during the cleaning process (usually happens when I'm brushing his butt) I might check for a bean or pick off a particularly large bit of gross stuff but I generally ignore it (or tell him to roll it back up :P ) He's pretty good about having it properly cleaned as a result. If your horse is touchy about it I've heard squirting some mineral oil in the sheath and leaving it overnight will loosen the crud enough to allow it to be wiped off. I'm considering doing that this winter to avoid getting my horse wet. |
My guys don't mind me touching them all over and I like to make sure there's no mud or sand in the sheath area and between the legs. I always run my bare hands all over their body to check for dirt and skin integrity anyways so they're used to it. I guess I would try and gradually get closer and closer as long as your horse's mood permitted. No sense risking getting a kick. My friends also use unscented baby oil and squirt it on when their horse drops and needs to be cleaned. It seems to work for them. |
Thanks - he doesn't mind me touching the area or even touching it, but to get a bean out means I have to hold it and that's what he doesn't like (fair enough, he must think me very rude LOL). But I'll try the mineral/baby oil if I can pick some up before the weekend as that will hopefully make the whole job a lot quicker! Yeah he's cowkicked me before, ages ago, and I'm not keen to repeat that experience! Corked thigh so I couldn't walk properly for three days... I might get my friend to give him scratches on his head - that generally kept him pretty dozy when I was dressing his hind feet for thrush last year, so hopefully it'll work here too. Someone will be turning up to work on Monday morning with smegma under their fingernails... :mrgreen: |
Creating a diversion sounds good too, Evil. Hope it works out for you. It's one of those necessary evils... |
stand right up against his leg/hip, and clean with one hand while holding his hip with the other. By standing right against his leg you can feel any movements he may be about to make, and with the hand on his hip, give him a little push because then, by unbalancing him, he cant kick out without falling over. Also, by standing right against his leg, the worst you can get from him should be a shove rather than the tail end of a cow kick. (experience with a 9yo ottb is showing here :lol: ) I also look up now and again to see where his head is and what his ears are doing, plus you can usually hear his tail if he's agitated |
Thanks everyone! Holly, great tips re where to stand, cheers :-) Will do all of this on the weekend. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Sunday With The "Usuals".
I don't feel much like writing just about now. Maybe it's the beautiful weather. Maybe I'm becoming weary of the post-election venom coming from the other side which, from my vantage point, seems to far outweigh in quantity and vigor the gloating coming from our side.
I need a bit of a break from it all.
That's why spending a few hours with the Usual Suspects at the Post Lounge is what the doctor ordered. I'm quite certain that the talk won't be political, as I assume that they too are in need of an island of time to talk about other things. The conversational soup will likely contain the following ingredients:
Football: There is almost always a game on, which produces a certain amount of hooting and hollering. It also provides an oppurtunity for the Giants and the Jets fans in the group to berate the other guy's team.
Music: "Turn that up." "No, turn that shit down." "Who the hell changed the Oldies station?" "Turn the damned radio off. I brought a Ray Charles CD with me." "Don't any of you guys have a damned MoTown CD. I freakin' love MoTown."
Kids: What are they up to? How they have managed to make you happy, or piss you off over the last week?
Grandkids: For those who have them, it's babysitting, babysitting, babysitting.
Meds: Just about all of us have this in common. It's always nice to know who's taking the same stuff for a "side effect check."
Traffic: You can't live in New Jersey and not talk about traffic.
Cigars: Who brought what today? There'll be the usual swapping, sampling and commentary.
Liquor: "Yo, try the Gentleman Jack. It's good stuff." "Baloney. Too expensive. Not worth the price. Gimme a Jim Beam and soda."
Beer: "Budweiser is the KING of beers!" "Bullshit. That stuff is kidney wash, plain and simple."
Although "politics" will not be on the agenda, we always take time to honor and offer a toast to our men and women in the military who now don the uniforms that we all once wore.
It's a nice place to be, and, yes, everybody knows your name.


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The Island
de Jurjen Keessen / Dolf Middelhoff
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Between 11 en 18 July 2009 Yvonne Barnard, Jurjen Keessen and Dolf Middelhoff spent a week on the uninhabited Shiant Islands, situated in The Minch, the sea channel between Skye and Harris (Hebrides, Scotland).
This book is the result in words (poetry by Jurjen Keessen) and images (photography by Dolf Middelhoff).
This book comes best on paper with Matte finish.
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After having been working as a graphic designer for almost thirty years, I retired into my hobby: photography. That ran a bit out of hand, as a result of which I started looking for means to have my photographic work published through exhibitions and books. Blurb gave me the opportunity I was looking for, photo books being more suitable for printing-on-demand than being printed in (large) quantities that eventually end up in second-hand bookstores.
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Dolf Middelhoff Thanks for the compliments, Lynne. I have passed them on to Jurjen Keessen. Dolf
Lynne01 Clear, crisp images and words. An exquisite combination evoking the wonders of nature on this jewel of an island. An inspired project beautifully executed.
Dolf Middelhoff Thanks for the compliment, Raymond. I have travelled in Scotland, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland a lot and will go back many more times.
I love your 'Outer Hebrides'.
I also travelled through Norway for two months last year. All the way up to Kirkeness (Hurtigrüten from Harstadt and back) and south along the entire length of the coast by camper. Though I spent plenty of time on the Lofoten, I never got as far as Røst. Lovely book too!2011-08-06
Raymond Wardenær A very nice book with great images! I am also fascinated by the Scottish Islands and have made books about them. Congratulations on your work!


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Honouring Queer History
by Supporting Queer Students
The Bill 7 Award is a registered charitable trust that awards scholarships to gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, two-spirited and queer students who are in financial need and studying at any post-secondary institution in Ontario to attain their first degree or diploma.
Hear Why You Should Apply for a Bill 7 Award Scholarship
What is Bill 7?
The Award is named after the 1986 Ontario legislation that extended the protection of the Human Rights Code to lesbians and gays. Since its inception in 1988, we have been working hard to increase the number and size of the scholarships available. Last year we were able to award 10 scholarships of $2000 each. In total so far, over $100,000 has been presented to students in the queer community. All the money has been raised through donations.


text: A First Look At PSP's God of War: Ghost of SpartaBrian Crecente5/04/10 9:21amFiled to: ScreensGod of war: ghost of spartaPSPPspGoReady At DawnSceaSonyTop3021EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Ready at Dawn is back on the Playstation Portable development train, promising to top their best portable effort and one of the greatest games ever made for the PSP with God of War: Ghost of Sparta. Here's a first glimpse at how the game will look when it hits the PSP and PSPgo later this year. Advertisement Advertisement SCEA's Eric Levine calls Ghost of Sparta a "prequel of sorts" saying it picks up where the original God of War left off. The game will reveals the origins of lost worlds and "finally answer long-awaited questions about Kratos' tattoo, scar, and family," Levine says.Expect to hear more about this game at E3 next month. Reply302 repliesLeave a reply


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Forum:The 2009 Uncyclopedia Music Awards- Second Round
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Welcome to the Second Round of the 2009 Uncyclopedia Music Awards. Now, here are the winners who made it:
- UnTunes:I Kissed a Girl (And I Threw Up)
- UnTunes:The Randomness Rap
- UnTunes:I Like Cats (The Other White Meat)
Now, start voting! 04:05, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
UnTunes:I Kissed a Girl (And I Threw Up)
Score: 4
- Go me! Orian57 Talk 04:31 3 July 2009
- Go you! --Sir Sunbeam
no uF@H KUN 22:04, 3 July 2009 (UTC) - Go him! Nameable • mumble? • (UnScr:PWotM) 10:20, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
- Go this unbook where some guy kisses a girl and throws up! 10:44, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
UnTunes:The Randomness Rap
Score: 2
- Bless. The only one of the three I liked. Puttano 20:50,3July,2009
- I'm still supporting this. 04:54, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
UnTunes:I Like Cats (The Other White Meat)
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The winner is...... shit, I forgot. Oh wait, the winner of the 2009 Uncyclopedia Music Awards is.....
which is done by Orian57.
Congratulations Orian57, your song has been voted as the best! I'm going to create a Grammy template just for you! 03:31, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


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Methode Electronics Inc. (NYSE:MEI) delivered a profit and beat Wall Street's expectations, AND beat the revenue expectation. The revenue beat is a positive sign to shareholders seeking high growth out of the company. Shares are up 0.35%.
Methode Electronics Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet
Results: Adjusted Earnings Per Share increased 350% to $0.09 in the quarter versus EPS of $0.02 in the year-earlier quarter.
Revenue: Rose 9.82% to $123 million from the year-earlier quarter.
Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Methode Electronics Inc. reported adjusted EPS income of $0.09 per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean analyst estimate of $0.02. It beat the average revenue estimate of $107.02 million.
Quoting Management: President and Chief Executive Officer Donald W. Duda said, "Third-quarter Fiscal 2013 sales came in higher than we expected due mainly to strong sales for the Ford center console and transmission lead frame assembly products, as well as new product launches in our European Automotive operations, partially offset by weaker demand in our European industrial operations. Year to date, lower industrial sales, which is typically a higher margin business line, coupled with notably higher design, development and engineering costs for the General Motors center console program compared to last year, contributed to lower year-over-year consolidated gross margins."
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And the tubes were topnotch quality and in amazing condition. NOS Mullards in perfect boxes, wrapped in the original cardboard inside and the parchment-like paper, lettering perfect on the tubes, clearly never even opened up and handled. And they sound just as good as they look!
I cannot more highly recommend everyone taking a look around at their site as I found some pretty obscure tubes in the condition described above and priced VERY well. The choice for payment was bank transfer or cash in an envelope which was a little scary at first, but trust Ralf (and me) as you will receive the package before you even have time to woory.
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deb-shlibs - Debian shared library information file
shlibs files map shared library names and versions (sonames) to dependencies suitable for a package control file. There is one entry per line. Blank lines are not allowed. Lines beginning with an # character are considered commentary, and are ignored. All other lines must have the format [type:] library version dependencies The library and version fields are whitespace-delimited, but the dependencies field extends to the end of the line. The type field is optional and normally not needed. See the Debian Policy Manual for further details.
The shlibs file for a typical library package, named libcrunch1, that provides one library whose soname is libcrunch.so.1, might read libcrunch 1 libcrunch1 (>= 1.2-1) The dependencies must mention the most recent version of the package that added new symbols to the library: in the above example, new symbols were added to version 1.2 of libcrunch. This is not the only reason the dependencies might need to be tightened; again, see the Debian Policy Manual for details.
dpkg-shlibdeps(1), deb-symbols(5).


text: Knitted Lego Minifig Will Replace My Teddy BearJesus Diaz10/01/09 3:40pmFiled to: cuteLegoSome assembly requiredknitted Lego MinifigKnittingMinifigDIY19EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Oh Lego Minifig, you were perfect in your plastic symmetry and Mona Lisa smile before. But now that you've been knitted, I just want to hug you. Unfortunately, you can't buy this right away. You'll have to do it yourself: Some Assembly Required is a pattern that will enable you to make an adorable toy that can be taken apart and put together again. The head, torso, and legs are independent pieces, so you could make multiple pieces in different colors and they would be interchangeable.I've included a tutorial on boxes and edges so you can make nice crisp corners. The tutorial isn't necessary to make the toy, but it may be helpful.OK, people from Etsy, I'm too lazy. Go knit! [Fight Knitting Club—thanks Kimberly]Reply19 repliesLeave a reply


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HttpWebRequest.AddRange Method (String, Int64)
Adds a Range header to a request for a specific range from the beginning or end of the requested data.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
- rangeSpecifier
The description of the range.
- range
The starting or ending point of the range.
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ArgumentNullException | rangeSpecifier is null. |
ArgumentException | rangeSpecifier is invalid. |
InvalidOperationException | The range header could not be added. |
The HttpWebRequest.AddRange method adds a Range header to the request.
If range is positive, the range parameter specifies the starting point of the range. The server should start sending data from the range parameter specified to the end of the data in the HTTP entity.
If range is negative, the range parameter specifies the ending point of the range. The server should start sending data from the start of the data in the HTTP entity to the range parameter specified.
Since all HTTP entities are represented in HTTP messages as sequences of bytes, the concept of a byte range is meaningful for any HTTP entity. However, not all clients and servers need to support byte-range operations.
The Range header on a request allows a client to request that it only wants to receive some part of the specified range of bytes in an HTTP entity. Servers are not required to support Range header requests.
The rangeSpecifier parameter would normally be specified as a "bytes", since this is the only range specifier recognized by most HTTP servers. Setting the rangeSpecifier parameter to some other string allows support for custom range specifiers other than bytes (the byte-range specifier defined in RFC 2616 by the IETF).
An example of a Range header in an HTTP protocol request that requests the first 100 bytes would be would be the following:
Range: bytes=-99\r\n\r\n
For this example, the rangeSpecifier parameter would be specified as "bytes" and the range parameter would be -99.
A HTTP server indicates support for Range headers with the Accept-Ranges header in the response. An example of the Accept-Ranges header from a server that supports byte-ranges would be as follows:
Accept-Ranges: bytes\r\n\r\n
If an Accept-Ranges header is not received in the header of the response from the server, then the server does not support Range headers. An example of the Accept-Ranges header from a server that does not support ranges, but recognizes the Accept-Ranges header, would be as follows:
Accept-Ranges: none\r\n\r\n
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text: Red Sox Sign Mark Prior, Ready To Party Like It's 2003Erik Malinowski5/02/12 7:10pmFiled to: Boston Red SoxMark PriorNewsAppic10EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink It's hard to believe that despite all the comeback attempts from former Cubs pitcher Mark Prior, he hasn't actually pitched in the Major Leagues since the summer of 2006. Since then, he's tried to latch on with the Padres, Yankees, and Rangers, never once making it to The Show. Now the Red Sox are the 31-year-old's next stop on the comeback trail. Will Prior ever pitch for the Red Sox? Probably not, but with the inconsistency of Boston's pitching in this first four weeks, Ben Cherington really doesn't have much to lose. That's also due to the fact that the Red Sox are actually playing well again, having won seven of their last nine games. But as the Journal's Jason Gay points out, some narratives just won't play, so let's just all make like it's a sweaty-palmed desperation reach by a rookie GM whose team is flailing and no hope is in sight, save for a former Cubs phenom who spectacularly flamed out. Advertisement Advertisement [CBS Sports]Reply10 repliesLeave a reply


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Roy Halladay did not give Phillies fans worried about what he has left in the tank much reason for optimism in his first start of the season in Atlanta Wednesday night.
The 2010 National League Cy Young Award winner allowed six earned runs over just 3 1/3 innings of work in the Phillies' 9-2 loss to the Braves.
Atlanta (2-0) jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one inning on the strength of Justin Upton's two-run homer. It was Upton's second home run on the young season.
Halladay did strike out nine Atlanta batters, but surrendered two home runs on six hits while also walking three. He threw 95 pitches.
Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was the hitting star of the game, going 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBI.
Chase Utley knocked in the Phillies' only runs with a double in the seventh inning.
Braves starter Paul Maholm got the win. He worked 5 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball.
The Phillies (0-2) turn to left-handed starter Cliff Lee tonight as they try to get their first win of the season. Atlanta sends Kris Medlen to the mound for the 7:10 start.


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Let's toast! No celebration is complete without a Champagne toast. Learn about Champagne, other sparkling wines, and how to serve them.
Vintage vs. Non-Vintage Champagne
All Champagnes are made from grapes grown in France's northeastern region, the Champagne province. Most Champagnes are non-vintage: that is, they are made from a blend of grapes from different years, aged in the bottle for 18 months. Vintage Champagne is made with high-quality grapes from the same year; they must be aged three years before they are released.
Champagnes from Dry to Sweet
In addition to classifying Champagne as vintage or non-vintage, 6 classifications are used to refer directly to the Champagne's sweetness:
- Brut: dry, less than 1.5% sugar
- Extra Sec: extra dry, 1.2 to 2% sugar
- Sec: medium sweet, 1.7 to 3.5% sugar
- Demi-Sec: sweet, 3.3 to 5% sugar (Served as a dessert champagne)
- Doux: very sweet, over 5% sugar (Served as a dessert champagne)
Other Wines with Bubbles
Sparkling wines made by the same process can't be called Champagne unless they're made in their namesake French region. Chardonnay and pinot noir grapes are the main varieties used to make Champagne, and they're grown all over the world; many regions produce fine sparkling wines that are somewhat less expensive and more widely available than French Champagne. Italian Prosecco and Asti, Spanish Cava and German Sekt are all delicious varieties of sparkling wine.
As a side note: the small clusters of grapes sold in the supermarket as "champagne grapes" are just using the cachet of the name: they're actually fresh zante currants.
Serving Champagne
Chill the wine in the coldest part of your refrigerator. Open the bottle by twisting off the wire cage over the cork, keeping your thumb over the cork. Keep the bottle at an angle, with the cork pointing away from you. Grasp the neck of the bottle with a dry cloth; with your thumb over the cork, gently twist the bottle. You should feel the cork easing itself loose. Don't go for the dramatic pop: removing the cork should be almost soundless.
Serve Champagne in clean, dry flutes — narrow glasses with tall sides — which show off the color and the fine bubbles while keeping the carbonation from dissipating. "Prime" the glasses by pouring a small amount of wine into the bottom of each glass, letting the foam subside before filling them fully.
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Each Christmas, my husband only asks for one thing...this chocolate mint cake roll! This fluffy filling pairs well with the tender cake.
—Robyn Anderson, Sugar Grove, Illinois
34 Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup baking cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/3 cup crushed peppermint candies
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Line a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
- In large bowl, beat egg yolks, 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla until thick and lemon-colored. Add dry ingredients alternately with water just until blended. In a small bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold into yolk mixture.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a kitchen towel dusted with 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold in crushed candies. Unroll cake; spread filling to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- For glaze, combine the butter, cocoa and water in a small saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 10 servings.
Originally published as Peppermint Cake Log in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook
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February 20, 2014 - Happy Lamb
The Animal Rescue Team was at it again, rescuing an animal in dire need. This time Clarice, a 4 day old lamb, was saved from a neglectful owner. After a good meal, it was nap time for the happy lamb.
In local news, The SB County Fire Department is increasing staff due to elevated fire danger, Roger reported a drunk in public, and subscribers talked about a cold case. Read these stories and more below.
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Roger reports a Code 40: Drunk In Public. The subject is doing a strip tease at the Dolphin Fountain.
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Clarice, a 4 day old lamb, was at the farm of a person who was badly neglecting his animals. She is doing a lot better now. [pics]
Have any subscribers that like to go fishing noticed a difference in results from Lake Cachuma because of its low water level?
This weekend, the Santa Barbara Photographers group went out to the bluffs in Goleta to take some sunrise [pics].
He thought all our falls are dry, but John Wiley found these two high in the hills with a trickle. [pics]
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Santa Barbara's most powerful women get up and close with feminist hero Gloria Steinem.
Report of a vegetation fire at Burton Mesa Blvd and Rucker Road in Lompoc.
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Technology that remotely makes a stolen smartphone useless could save American consumers up to $US2.6 billion per year if it is implemented widely and leads to a reduction in theft of phones, according to a new report.
Law enforcement officials and politicians are pressuring cellular carriers to make such technology standard on all phones shipped in the US in response to the increasing number of smartphone thefts. They believe the so-called "kill switch" would reduce the number of thefts if stolen phones were routinely locked so they became useless.
But carriers have resisted these requests and there are now bills proposed at the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and California State Senate that would mandate such a system.
The report, by William Duckworth, an associate professor of statistics, data science and analytics at Creighton University, found most of the savings for consumers would come from reduced insurance premiums.
Duckworth estimated that Americans currently spend around $US580 million replacing stolen phones each year and $US4.8 billion paying for handset insurance.
If a kill-switch led to a sharp reduction in theft of phones -- something supporters argue would happen because stolen phones would lose their resale value if useless -- most of the $US580 million spent on replacing stolen phones would be saved.
A further $US2 billion in savings could be realised by switching to cheaper insurance plans that don't cover theft. Not all consumers would make the switch, but Duckworth said his research suggests at least half would.
As part of the report, Duckworth contracted a survey of 1200 smartphone users in February 2014 by ResearchNow.
It found 99 per cent of consumers thought cellular carriers should allow all consumers to disable a phone if stolen, 83 per cent thought a kill switch would reduce smartphone theft, and 93 percent believed they should not be asked to pay extra money for the ability to disable a stolen phone.
Duckworth said he was surprised by the overwhelming support for a kill switch.
"I thought a high percentage would say yes, but it was a little surprising and maybe a bigger number than I would have guessed," he said in a telephone interview.
"I view losing a credit card as a similar frame of reference. If it is stolen or lost, I can call the credit card company and get it canceled and they can issue a new one. There is safety there," he said. "My smartphone has tons of information and accounts in there, so the idea that I could call and say 'kill it' is a very reasonable thing."
Duckworth's report is likely to give a boost to supporters of a kill switch, who also face resistance from the CTIA, a Washington-based lobbying group that represents the telecom industry.
Two executives from companies that sell insurance to smartphone users, Manny Becerra, president of the mobile services business at Assurant Solutions, and Bret Comolli, chairman of Asurion, also sit on the CTIA board of directors.
The CTIA's answer to rising theft has been a database that blocks stolen phones from being reactivated by new subscribers, but the database only covers a handful of countries, meaning stolen phones can still be used in nations outside of the system. Earlier this year, the CTIA acknowledged the limited international reach was a weakness.
"This survey confirms what we already knew to be the case, that wireless consumers would benefit tremendously from the implementation of theft deterrent technology on all smartphones," San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said. "Beyond the financial benefits to consumers, however, the human costs of not implementing this technology on all smartphones are simply too great."
Gascon has been at the head of efforts to mandate a kill switch.
The CTIA could not immediately be reached for comment.
According to data from law enforcement agencies, half of all robberies in San Francisco in 2013 targeted a smartphone. In New York it was 20 per cent, a rise of 40 per cent on 2012, and in London around 10,000 smartphones are stolen each month.
Martyn Williams covers mobile telecoms, Silicon Valley and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Martyn on Twitter at @martyn_williams. Martyn's e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com


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Severe thrush HELP!!!! My horse was being stubborn for the last few days, and when I got on her she would move a few steps and stop. so I diciplined her by saying "No" in a firm voice, and she would do the same, walk and then stop. then I checked her feet to see if she was lame, and her frog was a reddish blackish color and smelled bad. Can it be thrush and if it is how can I cure it. P.S. I live out in the country and I am far from town so I need a home remidie A.S.A.P |
I've heard spraying vinegar on the frog will help... But don't take my word for it before researching it a little more. I think it was either helping thrush or preventing it, either one of those. |
Do an "apple cider vinegar" search one here - pretty sure that's been discussed as a remedy in a lot of thrush threads. I personally use a betadine/water mixture - if you have that on hand. |
I've used liquid Lysol successfully. A couple ounces in a quart of water, soaked for 20 minutes at a time at least once a day. But my horse's thrush was very mild, I caught it early. I don't know how it will do with a more serious case like you describe. |
You've got some good advice. I too have heard of the lysol as a home remedy. I would suggest the next time you're in town ensure you stock up on all sorts of horse type meds etc, so that when you're in a pinch such as this you're not in a bind. :) |
When you go to town invest in thrushbuster. Apply daily to sevier thrush instead of weekly like it says in the bottle. Best stuff out there currently that doesnt harm healthy frog and kills everything I have put it against. |
This is labor intensive but I highly recommend giving it a try three times a day if possible but if not......daily. Pick out the hooves. Scrub clean getting into every crevice. Use an old dandy brush or scrub brush. Use warm water if possible and add a squirt of anti-biotic dish soap such as Dawn. Rinse with clear water and pat dry. Spray with a mixture of unpasteurized apple cider vinegar and teatree oil. (Mix up a batch using ten to fifteen drops of TTO to about four cups of ACV). Something that is very good is to use the anti-biotic that is used to treat mastitis in cows. One treatment over three or four days using two tubes should make a difference. Sorry, the name eludes me right now....maybe DryCow or something like that. Hope this is of some use to you. I had very good results with the scrubbing and spraying daily. At the very least.......be sure to pick out the hooves daily! |
When we bought my gelding he had a split in all 4 heels and horrible thrush in it. My farrier told me to use a mastitis treatment. BEST THRUSH KILLER EVER! There are many different brand names. Just google a mastitis treatment. Its in a tube about 2 dollars per tube(much cheaper than commercial thrush treatments) it is used to kill infection in cows teats. So it is a medicine but percectly healthy for hooves. It has a small little flexible plastic needle to get into small places and is a gooey thick consistency. One tube I applied everyday until the tube was gone. He hasn't had thrus since. We do a matinence of lysol water. Lysol concentrate for 5 dollars at a hardware store. Makes 5 gallons of lysol water. So just a few drops per spray bottle and we spray him at least 3 times a week. More when its sloppy spring weather. I swear by this routine. Posted via Mobile Device |
House hold bleach will work wonders on thrush.Just put it in a spray bottle and spray you horse's hooves every day for a week. |
Iodine!! when we first got my miniature horse she was horribly obese, and had severe thrush in all four hooves. I would go out once or sometimes twice a day, pick out her hooves and spray iodine on them... But I have been told it can sting the coronet bands so be carefull it doesn't go over them. When I sprayed it on I would stand her on a concrete yard and then spray them, then wait for a few minutes. It was literally gone within a few days. To those saying apple cidar vinegar... I haven't heard of that one but I know it definately cures Grass staggers to those that know what staggers is. |
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EA E3 2015: Mass Effect Andromeda, Star Wars, and sports – all the news here
We liveblogged EA's E3 2015 press conference, and everything announced is in one lovely post for you right here.
War Thunder now available through OnLive's CloudLift subscription service
War Thunder, the MMO from Gaijin Entertainment, has been added to OnLive's CloudLift subscription service. New and existing players of the game will be able to play wherever they choose, without needing to re-download the full game client. All progress and purchases are synced in the cloud so the player can move between devices seamlessly […]
OnLive assets sold for $4.8 million - report
Streaming games service OnLive was acquired for less than $5 million, a new report has claimed.
OnLive downplays troubles, says its partners 'still back cloud gaming'
OnLive hype has bled down to a mere trickle these days, with little in the way of good press, following key departures at the cloud gaming firm and a lack of marquee software. However, OnLive's top execs have revealed why they are only just getting started.
OnLive: 'If we don't improve we will die'
OnLive's recent struggles has taught everyone at the company an awful lot. CEO Charlie Jablonski and UK boss Bruce Grove have spoken in length to Eurogamer, outlining many of the troubles the group has faced over the past year. They also look to the future, indicating things can only get brighter with a better strategy.
OnLive functionality is still coming to Wikipad
Despite the recent change of ownership, the Wikipad is scheduled to include support from OnLive.
OnLive founder scuttled deals, alienated staff - rumour
OnLive founder and former CEO Steve Perlman was the source of many of the companies difficulties, anonymous sources have said.
OnLive founder and CEO Steve Perlman ousted
OnLive's bankruptcy and acquisiton has claimed a surprising victim – CEO and founder Steve Perlman.
Civilization V, Torchlight, Ultima, Just Cause 2, more on sale this weekend
Lots of games are on sale this weekend through various digital outlets such as Amazon, GoG, Steam, Gamefly, and more. Hit the break for a small taste.
Microsoft hosting mixer for former OnLive employees next week
Microsoft is hosting an OnLive "networking mixer" at its Mountain View, California location on August 28. The firm said it's "eager to speak to individuals and teams affected by the OnLive transition."
OnLive offering four free indie games this weekend
OnLive is closing out its free Indie Weekend Giveaway promotion by handing out PoP – Methodology Experiment One, Lume, Dear Esther, and Defense Grid Gold for free. To get the games free of charge, you'll need to visit OnLive's Facebook page click a link or two, and follow the instructions to redeem your free game. […]
OnLive debt estimated between $30 - $40 million, CEO to stay on with firm
OnLive's debt was sitting around the $30 million and $40 million mark before it closed down, and transferred its assets to Insolvency Services Group.
OnLive shares "highly likely" to be written off, says BT
OnLive's acquisition-driven bankruptcy may cause stakeholders to lose their shares in the original company. A representative for British Telecom, which held a 2.6% stake, told TechRadar that it's "highly likely" the company will have to "write off" the investment, but added that the amount "does not represent a significant investment for BT as a whole". […]
OnLive went bankrupt to wipe out employee equity - rumour
TechCrunch has a possible explanation for why OnLive declared ABC bankruptcy to reform under its new owner rather than a straight-forward acquisition. According to the site's sources, by effectively laying-off its entire workforce – although many will be rehired – the company has nixed any equity entitlements its staffers held. This would make OnLive a […]
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Matt Blea is awake and responding to commands. He's even speaking.
The 16-year-old junior football player from San Jose Academy High School has been hospitalized since Thanksgiving when he sustained a hairline fracture of his skull during a traditional rival game with Lincoln.
He required life-saving surgery that day that included placing him into a drug-induced coma. He was in critical condition until Wednesday when doctors took out of the coma. After 24 hours, doctors say it is too soon to know if neurological damage that Bleu sustained will be permanent.
"But I'm very happy with his progress," Neurosurgeon Marco Lee said at the press conference.
Blea's father David, an assistant coach for San Jose Academy who tried to revive his son at the Thanksgiving game, is more than very happy.
"He actually whispered that he loved me, and that's the greatest feeling," he told the San Jose Mercury News.
Blea's injury and emotional week-long saga has run parallel with a practical epidemic of head traumas that have occurred to some of the sport's most visible stars.
Donovan McNabb, Ben Roethlisberger and Kurt Warner and even college football's biggest and seemingly invincible hero Tim Tebow – have all been sidelined with head injuries this season.
That has spurred a national awareness about the dangers, complexities and frequency of concussions in a sport associated with controlled violence.
What people love about the game is in some ways hurting it. More important, it's hurting players.
"We need to raise awareness around the seriousness of what are often dismissed as minor injuries," California Interscholastic Federation Executive Director Marie M. Ishida said.
Ishida said this before the season even began.
Injuries will happen
The CIF launched a "Play it Safer" campaign to in part to combat concussions and even organized a pair of town hall meetings at either end of the state with national expert Tony Strickland of the Sports Concussion Institute of Los Angeles as a guest speaker.
He offered exhaustive numbers and helpful preventative measures concerning head trauma, like that between 1.6 and 3.8 million sports and recreation related concussions occur annually in the United States or that 12 percent of all high school sports injuries involve head trauma.
Perhaps more alarming is that another 3.5 million concussions that occur annually go undetected.
"We want to make sure that if someone suspects their child has a concussion, they know to seek medical attention right away," he said. "Equally important to make sure the athlete is fully recovered before he or she returns to play and experiences another serious consequence."
All the preparation, all the warnings, top helmets, town hall meetings and preventative measures can't seem to combat this reality: when kids play high velocity contact sports concussions are going to happen.
Like Blea.
After a blindside hit, he fell backward and his head snapped sharply against the San Jose City College artificial turf. He got up and went to the sideline before collapsing. According to reports, his pupils became fixed and dilated as he went in and out of consciousness.
"It's just one of the sad facts about football," San Jose High Academy junior varsity coach Inocencio Miramontes told the San Jose Mercury News. "No matter how careful we are, injuries will happen."
The numbers can be overwhelming and frightening.
About 1.2 million youth play football with the chance of a catastrophic neurological disability such as paralysis at 1.65 and death at 0.7 per 100,000.
A large portion of the catastrophic head injuries occur following an unsafe amount of time from a previous head injury.
High school and youth athletes, whose skulls and brains aren't fully developed, risk serious injury by coming back to soon. The American Journal of Sports Medicine published a study stating that high school players are three times more likely than college players to suffer a catastrophic head injury.
Those facts are scary enough, but doubly so considering the invincible attitudes of teen boys and seemingly quick recovery rates.
"High school players just want to play," said Ty Afflect, a team physician for Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College. "They don't want to tell you "Hey, coach, I'm feeling a little weird. I might be suffering a little memory loss.' I think older players have a little more perspective and take their health a little more seriously."
NFL takes stand
The NFL this week took its strongest stand on managing concussions, requiring that any player who shows signs of head injury be removed practice or game and be banned from returning the same day.
This comes after years of studies showing that former NFL players who sustained three or more concussions were three times more likely to experience clinical depression and five times more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Despite all the warnings and even measures by their sport's grandest league, high school players still aren't full convinced they'll do the smart thing.
A pair of Tustin (Calif.) players told the New York Times that they wouldn't tell coaches if they sustained concussion-like symptoms during its Southern Section playoff game tonight against Trabuco Hills.
"It's our mentality toward football – you put team first," defensive end Kuresa Moaliitele said. "I'd keep playing. It's the dedication I have to the team."
Their coach Myron Miller wasn't surprised by Moaliitele's reaction.
"They shouldn't do it, I've told them not to do it, but it takes a lot of maturity to put your health ahead of the team," he told the Times. "If I was playing in a game tomorrow night and got a concussion, I don't think I'd tell anyone either. I'm not a hypocrite."
Such honesty is appreciated but is frightening to educators and certainly parents.
Strickland is trying to introduce mandatory baseline neurological testing for all high school athletes before they ever participate. That way after a head injury, a second test can be performed to see how the neurons have shifted. "It makes all the difference in the world," Strickland said. "It's the difference between making an informed decision on returning to action or an uninformed one."
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Strickland and the CIF have passed out 12-step pamphlets to recognize and treat symptoms related to head trauma. It includes:
"Most athletes play sports without injury. Sometimes a player may receive a blow to the head but not recognize they have an injury that may require medical attention.
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What an amazing meal. The places you are visiting have just been names that I read in books how wonderful for you.
Michelin Star Experience, Castles and More
Trip Start
Jul 12, 2013
Trip End
Aug 23, 2013
Where I stayed
What I did
We have had a wonderful time in Prague. The tall spires and contrasts of so many different styles of architecture really makes you feel like you are in the location of a fairytale! This has been one of the most 'touristy' spots that we have been to so far. The streets and the attractions have been crammed full of people and a babble of different languages. There are Prague souvenir shops spilling out of every nook and cranny in the old streets and ice cream vendors and people selling Czech pasteries lining the pavement (not that we are complaining about the later of course!)
By far the highlight of our time here has been our 'honeymoon' dinner at a local Czech restaurant called La Degustation Boheme Bourgeois which is Michelin starred. If you are interested, here is the link to their website: http://www.ladegustation.cz/en/ we had a twelve course tasting menu with wines to accompany each dish and it was absolutely outstanding! At the bottom of this blog entry we have listed all the details of each course and have uploaded photos of everything. We were totally amazed and it is hands down the best Michelin starred meal we have ever had (now we have had four!).
We decided to try and spread out our tourist things a big more this time as we have a few days to spend in Prague. On the first morning we headed into the central square and joined a free walking tour. Our guide told us a lot about Czech history (rather like a lecturer! He was very knowledgable) and we walked around some of the most famous parts of the Old Town in Prague. We saw the Astronomical Clock, the main churches on this side of the river, the concert hall where Mozart came to conduct the premiere of Don Giovanni, and many other historical buildings. After about two hours (only part way through the tour) when we had been standing still for around 20 minutes listening to our guide talk about different aspects of Czech history and politics in the searing heat, we decided that he had too much to say for us and we slipped off back to the hotel!
In the afternoon we went out exploring the town ourselves and wandered through the mazes of little streets looking in shops. We booked some tickets for a boat cruise (the following day) and then went home to get ready for our epic meal. Dinner in the evening lasted about 5 hours (all the details are below!).
Day two has been a tourism-heavy day. This morning we walked to the other side of the city and up a rather large hill to the complex that is Prague Castle. There are so many historical buildings and sites within this complex. We decided to do a 'short' visit for an hour to see the five most famous historical buildings. The stand out for us was St Vitus Cathedral. This was an absolutely huge place, it seemed much bigger than Notre Dame and many other major European cathedrals. The stained glass windows were brilliantly coloured, not really done justice by our little camera, sorry, but hopefully you can get some kind of idea! We visited St George's Basilica as well; this is over 1000 years old and has been a central part of Bohemian history.
On the second afternoon we had a salad lunch in the street and then jumped on a boat to go for a cruise on the Vlata River. It was nice to get out of the sun and into the shade of the boat for a while. The evening was a quieter one, just doing some admin, some reading and of course the blog update. We went out for a wander in the streets to find some streets food for dinner and had some delicious traditional food - a huge chunk of spit roasted Prague ham and a potato/onion/ham type thing.
On our last morning in Prague we went to see the House of the Black Madonna which is a cubist art gallery/shop and then went to the Museum of Communism. It was really interesting to see such recent history. They had an excellent film that was of archive footage from 1968 Prague spring through until the liberation from communism in 1989. It was a harrowing experience and is amazing to think that such brutal regimes were extant in Europe during our lifetimes - we felt it was an important thing to have seen and experienced!
This afternoon we caught the train to Bratislava. It took four hours and was incredibly hot, humid and smelly with no air-conditioning. It felt like a very long trip!
Lots of love,
THE MICHELIN MEAL: details for the foodies.
1 - When we arrived we were giveen a Kir Royal and a little 'tidbit' to get your palate working. This was served on a chunk of what loooked like basalt rock. It was a little piece of pickeld root vergetable with sage and rock salt. Totally delicious with intense flavours.
We then had the menu delivered to us in sealed envelopes which we were able to open ourselves. The atmosphere in the restaurant was buzzing, mostly due to the fact that they had an open kitchen so we could see the chefs preparing the meal from where we sat. The bench remained spotless throughout the night - Ian would have been so impressed!
2 - Canapees then arrived in a set of three. We had Crispy Catfish Skin with wasabi mayonnaise, carrot puree served on a picklet carrot slice with a carrot crisp and then cream cheese and chive served on a pancake with a layer of jellied pepper.
3 - Pre-dinner taster: Beef tartare on crispy bread. I was a bit wary about trying this - but it was toally delicious!
4 - First course: smoked trebon trout (frozen and turned into a dust) mixed with a cucumber and horseradish snow and served with poppy seeds and edible flowers. This was served with a Czech spakling Chardonnay. We were totally blown away by the skill and execution of this dish as well as the amazing flavours. Despite the complexity the taste took me right back to being a small child sitting in the garage with Dad smoking trout in the old smoker! Delicious.
5 - Course two: Stugeon Cavier with green peas served with Chablis 1er Cru. This was definitely my first encounter with cavier (and I was dubious) but this was another absolutely stunning dish. The overwhelming flavour was off beautiful fresh pea. Again it took me back to a childhood memory, shelling peas with Pop on the front steps of their house at the beach. The dish was accompanied by a sauce made from green pea, a hollandaise infused with green pea and topped with fried celery shavings.
6 - Course three: Onion Apple and Lard served with Frankvka Rose. This was a stunning combination of flavours. The lard was delicious and was sliced so thinly it was almost transparent across the top of the dish - it had a really smoky flavour. The dish was topped with a dried onion and apple dust and served with grilled and baked onions on a bed of shallots.
7 - Course four: Prague ham, potato skulbanky, lovage and kefir served with Vermintino Mavriana 2011. We weren't quite sure what we were in for with this one. This was a traditional style dish made up of tiny potato dumplings. The dish was hot but the sauces on top were served cold - we found this really unusual!
8 - Course five: South Bohemian Catfish, riesling wine sauce and cauliflower served with Cuvee Chardonnay and Pinot 2012. I was a little unsure about eating catfish (especially considering that I have a little catfish in our fishtank at home!). The meat was very soft and white but had a more fleshy texture than other fish. The texture reminded me more of scallops than fish. The fish was marinated in Reisling for 24 hours before it was served. It was covered in a foam made from Reisling wine and served with cauliflower baked in Reisling wine.
9 - Course six: Foie Gras, cherries and pistachio nuts served with Riesling Auslese 1999. This was the stand out course of the evening, we both totally loved it! It tasted more like a dessert than a savoury course. The foie gras had somehow been termed into a very soft snow-like texture but was not overly chilled. It was served on a bed of cherries soaked in sauce with nuts mixed through it. It was totally delicious. One of the reasons it felt like a dessert was that it was served with such a sweet reisling. The dish looks so simple when you see it but showed absolutely amazing sophistication in flavours and technique. 10/10 from us!
10 - Course seven: Tomato sauce, carrot and mustard with Blanc Pinot Noir 2009. This one sounded a little unusual to begin with! Tom described it as being kind of like a delicious carrot that had been cooked in fresh tomato soup! The carrot was served cut in half (lengthways) on the plate and was seared. It was another nod towards the trendy 'simple clean flavours' movement and everything was about the carrot!
11 - Course eight: Mnetes Pigeon and beetroot essence served with Sancerre La Croix du Roy 2008. Last time we had pigeon in a Michelin restaurant we learnt that it is 'proper' to serve pigeon basically raw and we really disliked it. We were both a little concerned about this course but we had no need to be, it was delicious (of course!). Simple pan seared pigeon breast served with some confit leg and a pigeon heart (heart was delicious says Tom .... Emma, I'm afraid, backed out of that one - it still looked like a heart!) The red wine was well matched.
12 - Course nine: Stepanovsko Chicken, egg and semolina puree served with Savignon Blanc Carrique 2009. In an unusual turn we then went back to a white wine (after having just had red) with this chicken dish. The beautifully cooked chicken was served with two burnt egg yolks. Not quite sure how they did it but basically it was a spherical egg yolk (no white) which as soon as you tapped it broke into beautiful delicious runny-ness! The puree was topped with tiny little crisps made out of sweetened cornflakes!
13 - Course ten: Wagyu Beef, chanterelles, juniper and ginger served with Imperial Red 2007. Needless to say, we opted to have this dish without the mushrooms. The chefs did some little variations of beetroot on it instead. This beef was served rare and almost melted away in your mouth.
The wine was delicious and reminded us a lot of the Carrick Excelsior that we had at our NZ wedding.
14 - Elderflower sorbet as a palatte cleanser. This had an amazingly intense flavour and not only had the sweetness of the elderflower but the fresh kind of 'green' smell of a summer garden in it as well.
15 - Course eleven: Blatacke zlato, redcurrant and gooseberry served with an India pale ale. This was a small cheese course of a delicious cooked local cheese served on the current and gooseberry. It was paried with an ale (very traditional in Czecheslovakia) but a new experience for us as part of a Fine Dining experience! It was delicious!
16 - Course twelve: Strawberry, goat yoghurt, parsley and honey served with a homemade raspberry soda. This was a very fresh dish that wasn't too sweet. Bold raspberry soda made it a really soft, natural dessert and a lovely finish to the evenings main events. The chefs had kindly decorated the edges of our plates with 'Happy Honeymoon'!
17 - Sweets and dessert wine. Didn't quite manage to catch the details of the dessert wine that went with this - it was a local one, very sweet and yummy. We had three little sweet treats; salted caramel, edible chocolate soil and a ginger soda jelly (almost the texture of a soft marble!).
It was a totally wonderful and inspiring evening which we adored. We spoke to the restaurant manager for a while about Ian and told him how he was a keen young chef and hoping to come abroad to learn more about cooking. At the end of the conversation the manager said that he thinks the executive chef would like to hear from Ian as they sometimes offer one and three month placements for young chefs to come and learn and work. We have all the contact details so that Ian can send his CV and a letter to them. Hope he can come here!
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MSN Messenger has been rising in popularity ever since it stole ICQ's thunder back in the day. I used to be an ICQ fan and never really managed to like anything that came out under the Messenger name. Having said that, I was using it for a couple of years before finding a better solution in Miranda IM.
But multi-protocol IM clients are not everyone's cup of tea, and some people simply want the MSN experience, without the annoyance of what has now become Windows Live Messenger. Those people should definitely try aMSN.
Download & Installation
When looking for an IM program, I don't expect to have to spend 20 minutes just installing it. This is the case these days when trying to get Windows Live Messenger.
Let's start with the fact that I first have to opt out of installing numerous other programs that I don't need, continue with the fact that it forces me to update programs that I don't wish to, and finish with the appalling installation time of ~10 minutes, plus a required restart. All this for a simple IM client!
aMSN, on the other hand, is a very quick download and installation. 3 minutes after thinking about it, I already had the thing up and running on my computer. The only downside was that it tried to install one third party program as part of the installation. It was easy enough to opt out, though.
Aside from being open source (which is a big plus, if only in principle), aMSN is also multi-platform, and can run on Linux, Windows, Mac, FreeBSD and Nokia N900. If you really wanted it to run on more platforms you could just do it yourself, or find someone who could do it for you.
True, there is an official version of Live Messenger for Mac, but no such thing for Linux as far as I know, and even the Mac version is downloadable from a totally different page. It's like it's not even the same program. With aMSN, it's all there on the same page, you just need to choose your OS and off you go.
Ease Of Use
It was ICQ's downfall, and now it's happening to MSN Messenger (and Skype too, to be honest). IM clients shouldn't be heavy, slow and complicated. Every time I download a new version of Live Messenger, it's even more bloated, slow and hard to understand. It seems that the simplest things become harder and harder to find.
aMSN is keeping it simple. It's the same feel (and also look, if you so desire) as MSN Messenger, but everything is quick, responsive, lighter and easy to find. A simple look-around through the menus is all you need. No hidden buttons that you can't see through a picture-heavy interface ("switch to compact view" anyone?), no hidden menus where you least expect them.
Another thing I found especially appealing in aMSN is the ability to easily choose what simple actions, such as clicking on the "X", will do. The first time you click on it, you get to choose whether it should quit or minimize. You can choose to remember your choice or choose not to, in which case you can use the "X" button to do something different every time you click on it. This dialogue pops up for other actions as well.
Yes, Live Messenger has themes and badges, and you might even like some of them, but I find most of them offensive. For different themes you have to go to third-party websites and download questionable things.
In aMSN, there are numerous skins that are fairly easy to install (it's not just clicking as in the regular MSN, but then again, the program is much lighter for it – simply download the skins you want). All the skins are available right there on aMSN's homepage.
There are some really beautiful skins, including one that gives the whole thing a pretty realistic Live Messenger look (if that's your thing). If you're into dark, simple themes, you're sure to find your fancy as well.
I did encounter some bugginess in some themes where the menus stopped working properly, but I guess that's part of the deal with open source sometimes.
Aside from the many features that already come with aMSN, there's a nice list of plugins available for download that can enhance your aMSN experience. You can find all sorts of plugins for Live Messenger as well, but they're not something Microsoft created, and therefore you have to go searching for them. Nothing is official.
You can also create plugins for features you want to see (if you're into that sort of thing), or get someone to do it for you. The magic of open source!
Multiple Logins
As it is, aMSN supports multiple logins from different accounts. You don't need to install anything additional. Simply open a new instance of aMSN and sign in using a different user and password.
Try to do that with a clean Live Messenger version.
Bottom Line
Don't get me wrong, I thing Microsoft have been doing some awesome things lately, but the bloated IM client syndrome has not passed them untouched. To me, Live Messenger has become almost unusable, and aMSN provides a very similar experience, in a much lighter and friendlier package.
What do you think of aMSN? Do you know of any other good clones out there? Share in the comments.
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Trillian covers all the protocol bases and is highly skinnable (while looking beautiful), and works across both pc and mobile platforms simultaneously. Plus its now free (ala small ads).
Interesting an all, but since adium and pidgin hit the scene back.. well quite a while ago, why would you still be looking for a MS msn alternative...


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Tropical Fish Keeping - Aquarium fish care and resources
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Crayfish Fight Pics No harm was done It was a stalemate .But the funny thing was when they were fighting all the other fish gathered around to watch them fight .It was a like wrestling match . The best thing is when the fish sleep .The crayfish just walk over them like they are apiece of rock and ignore them and head right to the plants . I dont know what was more funny , my red devil and my wolf fish back in the day fighting consonantly for the cave back . .I wish i had pics of them .They where monster . at least 14 to 15 inches a piece Pictures by backinaction1 - Photobucket |
Great pics!! Thanks for sharing! A video would be even more fun!!... :lol: |
I know .I couldn't find my video camera . The fight happen so fast and i grab any one of my cameras that were near by . I should've taken a picture of the fish hovering above them .It look so cool .It was like they were taking bets who was going to win. I love crayfish .They're the best clean up guys in town .Better than any catfish . But they could be real vicious when they're hungry . This is the reason that i put some plants in the tank. Its like a snack after dinner for them . They eat my plants all the time ,But they leave my fish alone because they always have a full stomach . I guess every couple of months i'll be buying new plants . |
I agree, crays are awesome. They are great cleanups! I have mine in his own tank, since I don't trust him. Lol but he can't even catch feeder Rosie's or feeder goldies, he'd rather wait til I try to feed the feeders and steal their food. *sigh* |
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The dust from the holidays has finally settled. Everyone is getting the most use out of their favorite gifts, the tree has been stripped and tossed and the new health routines are (not?) being broken. We're also starting to remember the realities of winter weather, unless of course you have a vacation around the corner. In which case, all dietary bets are off. Take advantage of those all-you-can-eat dining options on your cruise, or ride down to the beach and enjoy the most decadent seafood available. If you're planning a trip to the mountains, seize the chance to have some hot and piping comfort meals to keep you warm.
Vacations are meant to be fully enjoyed, and your ski or snowboarding trip is no exception, despite the freezing temperatures and uncomfortably high altitudes. Altitude sickness can attack even the healthiest individuals, and even if you're just planning a relaxing weekend at a mile-high cabin, you'll want to take the proper precautions to ensure you body stays in tip-top shape. Here are a few tips.
1. Drink plenty of fluids.
Dehydration can lead to all kinds of ailments, so you'll always want to make sure you're getting enough H2O, wherever you are. However, when trying to acclimate yourself to new heights, drinking even more water can help with the process. It's recommended to consume about 12 cups per day (and don't stray too far from the restroom).
2. Stay away from alcohol and caffeinated beverages.
Both of these can cause dehydration. (see above)
3. Indulge in some carbs.
Remember how we mentioned comfort food? They may come in handy at that ski lodge. Many people have had success with increasing their carbohydrate intake, since they're so easy to digest. When your body isn't working so hard to process the food in your stomach, it can focus on processing the new altitude.
4. Focus on your breathing.
If you start to feel dizzy or nauseous, controlling your breathing patterns may help. Relax your muscles, inhale slowly and deeply, and gently exhale to release the tension from your body. Repeat this process a few times (closing your eyes enhances the technique).
5. Herbs.
Herbal supplements have all kinds of healing properties. Ginko Biloba and garlic both promote your body's blood circulation, and can help keep oxygen properly flowing to your brain. Ginger is known to help relieve nausea and aid in digestion.
There you have it! A few tips to help your body adjusted to extremely high altitudes. If you have any additional tips, feel free to drop it in the comments section.
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The Comoros is governed under the constitution of 2001. The president, who is head of state, is chosen from among the elected heads of the three main islands; the presidency rotates every five years. The government is headed by the prime minister, who is appointed by the president. The unicameral legislature consists of the 33-seat Assembly of the Union. Fifteen members are selected by the individual islands' local assemblies, and 18 are popularly elected. All serve five-year terms. Administratively, the country is divided into the three main islands and four municipalities.
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