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You've seen it happen a million times before: a cloud of anticipatory acclaim kicks up around a new band, with breathless exclamations of their imminent takeover of the planet and emphatic insistence on their status as the greatest thing yet. Pumped up by the hyperbole, you buy the album or go to the show, and all that trumpeting is revealed as unfounded, misguided balderdash at best, and PR-driven mendacity at worst.
But not this time.
Fleet Foxes, the Seattle quintet who have been the subject of countless buzz-band designations ever since Beck lost a bidding war over them to Sub Pop, debuted on their hometown's legendary label with the Sun Giant EP in February. They deliver on that five-song teaser's promise and then some with their first full-length, a self-titled gem that already seems set to wind up near the top of any right-thinking person's year-end list.
You'll hear a lot of ignorant "beard rock" and "retro" accusations leveled at the band, but the fact is that in their own earthy, organic way, Fleet Foxes are at least as forward-looking as former fellow buzz babies like, say, Yeasayer or MGMT.
The kneejerk reaction is to label Fleet Foxes as "folk rock," but the Crosby, Stills & Nash-tinged harmonies bear just as much Beach Boys influence, and these songs' sun-dappled acoustic-guitar arpeggios owe as much to Love as to Buffalo Springfield. We're clearly dealing with a batch of hardcore music geeks who've spent time trawling eBay with the keywords "baroque pop," but they strip it down to a front-porch format while somehow maintaining orchestral ambitions.
There's an undeniable Americana aspect to the band's apple-pie voices, pastoral settings, and soft-sell dynamics, but it's the Americana of Stephen Foster, Aaron Copeland, and Van Dyke Parks, humble-but-stately, unfurling as elegantly but naturally as a stone skipping across a stream. It's bucolic to be sure, but without a trace of twang or honky-tonk; it sounds as though Gram Parsons only ever entered the Foxes' universe via the Byrds. And while the songs utilize folk-based melodic devices, the construction is more artful and adventurous than anything the No Depression crowd ordinarily embraces.
Warmth, humility, ambition, honesty, eclecticism -- these are the watchwords of a substantive musical force, no mere buzz band, and Fleet Foxes seem likely to progressing ever further long after the last echoes of the inevitable backlash die down.
Band: http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes
Label: http://www.subpop.com
The Seattle-based band Fleet Foxes continues to catch fire with this self-titled, debut full length. It follows on the heels of a considerable amount of buzz the band has built up, as well as the Sun Giant EP, which Sub Pop released earlier in 2008. Sub Pop is quite the indie rock institution, but Fleet Foxes isn't your usual lo-fi, fuzzy indie rock band. Instead, the group trades in more hushed tones, influenced by folk music from all around the world. Sub Pop calls the sound "baroque harmonic pop."
Band: http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes
Label: http://www.subpop.com
"White Winter Hymnal": http://www.subpop.com/assets/audio/4264.mp3
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i like this alot but the EP hit me harder. Still good stuff though.
The EP kept pressing my yawn button, repeatedly, seemed less than one-dimensional...this doesn't, it's pretty spectacular.
Didn't hear the EP, not sure about the comparison, but this album is really lovely, and if I weren't too lazy to sign in I'd give it an 8.5. A nicely-written review, as well.
People say some of our stuff sounds like Fleet Foxes, can't see it myself but I'm not complaining.....a great band with a sound philosophy :-) Pete : Antiqcool.


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The Wright Brothers and flight will be the theme of Dayton's Bicentennial celebration this year.
For three weeks, beginning July 3, Dayton will host celebrations, programs, and exhibits demonstrating Ohio's role in the birth and development of aviation and aerospace.
The programs will include an air show, events honoring the Wright Brothers, and an international blimp meet.
Deeds Point, near downtown Dayton, is being dubbed by organizers as "Celebration Central" and the focal point for the Dayton events. The 12-acre area, which provides a dramatic view of the Dayton skyline, will be focus of many of Dayton's main events of a celebration called "Inventing Flight: Dayton 2003."
Dayton will hold its annual Independence Day ceremonies downtown, while Deeds Plaza will host an Inventing Flight gala. Entertainment and exhibits will open at the plaza July 4.
The City Folks Festival, titled "Inventing America," will take place in downtown Dayton, July 5-6. From July 11-13, there will be an International Blimp Meet and the Dayton Black Cultural Festival, featuring a tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen.
The International Aerospace Symposium will take place July 14-17. The Vectren Dayton Air Show will take place July 17-20, and the National Aviation Hall of Fame will host its induction ceremonies July 19-20.
A statue of the Wright brothers will be placed in the Deeds Legacy Plaza. The area will be filled with pavilions and exhibits. There will be four main pavilions at the Legacy Plaza. Each pavilion will have a theater as well as standard displays. The plaza will have a gathering area, a performance stage, a tower and clock, a lecture hall, and a children's area.


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Coastal region and small island papers 19 |
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Beach debris
Beach debris includes garbage left behind by
beach users, as well as materials – both natural and man-made – washed
onto the beach by the waves or transported by rivers. Such materials may
include tree trunks or branches; seaweed and
tarballs, which
are large or small pieces of
tar (solidified oil)
and are usually soft to touch; pieces of boat; plastic oil containers
etc. The presence of litter such as plastic bottles, snack wrappers and
sewage-related debris on beaches and in the water is unattractive, has
health and economic impacts on beach users and local communities, and is
potentially harmful to marine wildlife through entanglement and
ingestion. |
Measuring beach debris |
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Figure 14 |
You may also wish to add tarballs to the list of items since these are often numerous on exposed ocean beaches. Tarballs can be recorded in the same way as other debris items, and if these are of particular interest, or they represent a special problem at the beach, they can be counted and the diameter along the longest axis measured. Record the location of the transect so as to be able to return to the same point at a future date. Several transects may be set up on one beach. It is important to take adequate safety precautions when conducting marine debris surveys. Gloves should be used, and students should be cautioned not to touch anything they may be suspicious about, e.g. any container marked with poison, or syringes. Once the debris has been recorded,
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When to measure |
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The surveys can be done just once, or they can be
repeated and done at different beaches
to provide comparative data. They can also be combined with beach
cleanups – see the next
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The measurements will show first of all the total amounts and different types of debris at a particular beach, and if repeated at different times of the year, they will show variations over time. Discuss the possible origins of the materials collected. Divide the materials into three groups:
Discuss which group is largest and why. If you measure debris at different times of the year you might be able to relate the amounts of various categories of debris to weather events. Again it might be possible to relate the amount of debris and the various categories of debris to wave and weather conditions (see Chapter 9). For instance, tarballs might only appear at certain times of the year. Figure 15 shows a sample graph of some debris surveys conducted at different times of the year and the graph shows large increases in the volume of debris after a hurricane passed over the island in September.
You can also discuss how to inform
beach users and the rest of the community about the negative impacts of
littering and to encourage them to keep the beaches clean.
Chapter 12
describes some actions taken by a primary school in Dominica after
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Beach cleanups can be done at any time of the year. You might also want to consider taking part in the International Beach Cleanup organized by the Ocean Conservancy (formerly the Center for Marine Conservation). They organize beach cleanups in many parts of the world in September each year. The activity focuses on educating and empowering people to become a part of the marine debris solution and consists of data collection (see the data cards referred to in Figure 14) as well as cleaning the beach. Some points you might want to keep in mind when doing a clean-up activity are the following:


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Date: 11-18-2008 23:23 Author: Matt guide |
You will need to do this so that you can switch between different PSN accounts on your PSP. You may want to be doing this if you wish to access content from different regions. Each region requires a separate PSN account. I hope you get the picture now.
Please be aware, biro submitted this article long before Jetup did.
- 1. Press the button on "Account Management" icon
(The "Account Management" icon is under PlayStation Network XMB category)
2. One option will pop-up saying "Delete Account"
3. Press it and it will delete it.
(You will receive a pop-up a message which you must agree with)
4. It will turn back into the "Sign Up for PlayStationNetwork" icon.
5. Sign in w/ the account you want to use.
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The Horse Forum
- Horse Show Clothing
- - I need some guidance, dressing for western shows.
I need some guidance, dressing for western shows. I would really like to take Emmy to a show or two this year, probably small and local, but I'd like to blend in with the crowd, and not stick out like the English rider who has sneaked in for a look. Here she is in wearing her new blanket http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...26thApril3.jpg I like the color on her, the headstall will be her show one, just need to upgrade her to a shank rather than the snaffle and I hope she is good to go. For me, well I have black hat, boots and pants, so I'm hoping that will do, I also have a straw hat hanging around I think. I guess I'll need a show shirt, I have a black one, I have a black and gold sparkly sort of thing, not if that would fit right now though:oops: If I only have one shirt what sort of style and color should I have that I can wear for anything I may want to do? I don't have chaps, not sure as I want to spend that much, and don't know if you can get them to fit thunder thighs like mine anyway. HELP |
384 Attachment(s) A black one with crystal accents on the collar and cuffs and make sure it has the zip up front. Very slimming, there was a very large lady wearing a total black outfit (she did have black suede chaps) with a shirt like that, she looked gorgeous! I admired her outfit so much, I copied it for this year and I am not plus sized but I want her look! Posted via Mobile Device |
For some reason your picture isn't showing up, Golden, but if it's the one I saw on another thread I think it's a solid coloured one (quite complimentary given her colour). Since you're going small/local for shows, I think you could get by with a regular collared off-the-rack shirt (that may or may not have pockets) in pattern that incorporates the saddle blanket colour. Couple that with the rest of your ensemble in black, you'll be quite presentable. P.S. From my experience, there is quite a variation in dress at the smaller shows - from the consummate dressed-to-the-nines professional to the casual but decently attired amateur (that by the way is my style). |
In our local shows, many of the women are wearing nice button down Oxford shirts (long sleeved) with a pretty neck scarf. I could see a white or black short with a lavender scarf (to match your blanket) looking really nice. I've imitated the look for my 10 year old. She wears black pants, chaps, and boots with a white Oxford shirt in her trail classes. She has a turquoise blanket for her horse and a turquoise scarf around her neck. I also purchased a silve and turquoise scarf slide to dress it all up. Posted via Mobile Device |
I know this says "for men", but this is where I purchased Kitten's scarf and we love it. Solid Show Ties For Men - Weatherbeeta - Shop by Brand Here is another good resource. Show Scarf at Big Dee Amazon.com also has a big selection. Posted via Mobile Device |
OOOH look, pretty shiny things showshirts and in my province :lol::lol: |
Good suggestions here... I love your horse! And the saddle. It looks comfortable. What brand is it if I may ask? |
For my local, non-rated shows, I frequently wear a Hobby Horse shirt, black jeans and black boots. Sometimes I wear chaps, others I don't (summertime 100+ F) and it hasn't made a bit of difference in my placings. I DO groom my horse to within an inch of his life, just as if we were going showing at the World Champs, and I use all my silver show tack. But if you're just doing it for fun and not intending to show at higher levels, I'd just use nice quality, CLEAN, tack and let it go at that. Here's one that's kind of similar to my blouse: Hobby Horse Clothing Company : Blouses : Roxy Blouse I have an article in my latest Journal about how to wear a scarf, I'll find it and scan it in to my computer and put it up for you. |
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From Gambit wiki
Gambit benchmarks
Marc Feeley has put together a collection of benchmarks, called the Gambit benchmarks. The performance of Gambit is compared to a number of other Scheme implementations on that page.
The "Programming Language Shootout" benchmarks
The Computer Language Benchmarks Game compares various computer languages by benchmarking similar algorithms to a number of small problems in a number of language implementations. Here are a number of Gambit implementations of the programs in the programming language shootout. Please feel free to propose improvements before they're submitted.
Some simple operations on large bignums
In a talk Paul Zimmerman defined a, b, and c to be (expt 3 2095903), (expt 7 1183294), and (expt 11 1920505), respectively, (presumably because a and b have roughly a million decimal digits, and c has roughly 2 million digits) and timed (* a b), (quotient c a), and (integer-sqrt c), and (gcd a b). With
heine:~/Desktop> gsi -v v4.4.4 20090618172941 x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu "./configure --enable-single-host --enable-multiple-versions"
running on the machine
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
on Ubuntu 9.04 with gcc-4.3.3, we find the times
> (define d (time (* a b))) (time (* a b)) 183 ms real time 180 ms cpu time (172 user, 8 system) 3 collections accounting for 2 ms real time (0 user, 0 system) 26078656 bytes allocated 4313 minor faults no major faults > (define e (time (quotient c a))) (time (quotient c a)) 808 ms real time 808 ms cpu time (756 user, 52 system) 9 collections accounting for 11 ms real time (4 user, 8 system) 130659840 bytes allocated 19657 minor faults no major faults > (define f (time (integer-sqrt c))) (time (integer-sqrt c)) 805 ms real time 804 ms cpu time (796 user, 8 system) 21 collections accounting for 12 ms real time (12 user, 4 system) 160630136 bytes allocated 6131 minor faults no major faults > (define g (time (gcd a b))) (time (gcd a b)) 11353 ms real time 11353 ms cpu time (11325 user, 28 system) 810 collections accounting for 304 ms real time (284 user, 4 system) 5055362984 bytes allocated 10674 minor faults no major faults
With GMP 4.2.4, these same operations take 44ms, 220ms, 168ms, and 6052ms, respectively; with GMP 4.3.1 they take 20ms, 88ms, 68ms, and 524ms, respectively.
When a, b, and c are replaced by (expt 3 20959032), (expt 7 11832946), and (expt 11 19205051), respectively, so a and b have about 10,000,000 decimal digits and c has about 20 million decimal digits, then the Gambit times are
> (define d (time (* a b))) (time (* a b)) 1579 ms real time 1572 ms cpu time (1452 user, 120 system) 3 collections accounting for 18 ms real time (0 user, 16 system) 209714208 bytes allocated 51308 minor faults no major faults > (define e (time (quotient c a))) (time (quotient c a)) 7132 ms real time 7124 ms cpu time (6772 user, 352 system) 11 collections accounting for 66 ms real time (8 user, 68 system) 1061819624 bytes allocated 161607 minor faults no major faults > (define f (time (integer-sqrt c))) (time (integer-sqrt c)) 7565 ms real time 7528 ms cpu time (7420 user, 108 system) 20 collections accounting for 34 ms real time (4 user, 24 system) 1291585184 bytes allocated 44122 minor faults no major faults > (define g (time (gcd a b))) (time (gcd a b)) 138545 ms real time 138441 ms cpu time (138149 user, 292 system) 1152 collections accounting for 542 ms real time (532 user, 20 system) 53377143992 bytes allocated 42407 minor faults no major faults
The GMP 4.2.4 times are 680ms, 3852ms, 3180ms, and 1008696ms, respectively; the GMP 4.3.1 times are 260ms, 1544ms, 1268ms, and 9992ms, respectively.
So, after the release of GMP 4.3.0 in April, 2009, GMP is decisively faster than Gambit (and Gambit is no longer a reproof to the permanent claim on GMP's home page that GMP is the "fastest bignum library on the planet!"). Some of the changes that went into GMP 4.3.0 are
- Vastly improved assembly code for x86-64 processors from AMD and Intel.
- Major improvements also for many other processor families, such as Alpha, PowerPC, and Itanium.
- New sub-quadratic mpn_gcd and mpn_gcdext, as well as improved basecase gcd code.
- The multiply FFT code has been slightly improved.
- Balanced multiplication now uses 4-way Toom in addition to schoolbook, Karatsuba, 3-way Toom, and FFT.
- Unbalanced multiplication has been vastly improved.
- Improved schoolbook division by means of faster quotient approximation.
- Several new algorithms for division and mod by single limbs, giving many-fold speedups.
- Improved nth root computations.
- The mpz_nextprime function uses sieving and is much faster.
- Countless minor tweaks.
Niels Möller introduced the new gcd algorithm; it was based on an algorithm of Schönhage that was never published but was reverse engineered by Brad Lucier for Gambit (after some hints from Schönhage in e-mail) in January 2004. In 2005 Lucier told Möller (who was working on a Schönhage-type gcd algorithm for GMP) about Schönhage's algorithm, and Möller integrated it into GMP's HGCD framework for gcd calculations (and got two publications out of it, too!). Now that it is actually part of released GMP, GMP's bignum code beats Gambit's bignum code for all relevant bignum operations.


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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried says he's committed to the Wolfpack program when asked about the coaching vacancy at UCLA.
After Thursday's news conference for junior Lorenzo Brown to declare for the NBA draft, Gottfried said he wouldn't talk about any job "other than the one I have -- which is the one I love.'
He also said: "I'm excited about being here and my full focus is on the work that we have to do, which I think is a lot right now."
That came one day after the second-year coach tweeted that he was "still as dedicated to rebuilding the program" as when he arrived in 2011.
Gottfried spent eight seasons as an assistant at UCLA, including during the Bruins' run to the 1995 NCAA championship.


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It's December, and you know what that means around these parts: Time to reflect on the past year and see how the dramas stacked up! And boy, were there a lot of them.
As in previous years, I am planning a multi-part series (with special guest bloggers, natch!) to wrap up the year, which we're busily writing up now — keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks! If you want a refresher on how previous years have gone, here's this handy tag to take you right to them.
But before we tell you what we thought about the dramas of 2010, this is YOUR turn to weigh in and vote for your favorite shows, couples, bromances — and, yes, your big disappointments — in what we're calling the Beanie Awards. They're in your hands; give 'em out with care!
Starting off with the big one, vote for your favorite drama of the year, whether that means your pick for an artistic "best" or simply an emotional favorite. The voting list is by no means a comprehensive collection of all the dramas that aired in 2010; it would be too overwhelming to include them all. So we narrowed the list to twenty of the likeliest candidates, and since we realize it may be tough to just pick one, you can select up to three dramas.
Which drama made you laugh, whether with insane antics, witty banter, or a heartwarming sense of humor?
Some of these are more traditional in their format (such as Dong Yi), while others have fusion elements (like the trendy-romantic vibe in Sungkyunkwan Scandal), and others were downright genre pieces set in the past (sci-fi and paranormal-oriented Joseon X-Files). But they were all set anywhere from a hundred to a thousand years in the past and cloaked in colorful period costumes.
This is a bit of a mishmash of a category, I know. Still, I wanted to separate out these dramas from the rest of the trendy or sageuk crowd.
Alas, I can't offer you much insight on this category, being that I am not quite so avid a follower of this genre as I am the others. However, family series make up a huge part of the airtime on Korean television, so it deserves its voting category.
Ah, romance. The lifeblood of the Korean drama, particularly the trendy variety. Which pairing tickled your fancy the most? Which couple got your inner fangirl squealing in delight? Which OTP did you root for through all the requisite angst that ran interference during those cursed episodes in the middle when you really just wanted them to kiss already?
Speaking of kisses… We know that a kiss in K-dramaland isnt ever just a kiss. It's often so much more — it's a decision, an epiphany, a game-changer. Which kiss made you squee the loudest? (Or snort in laughter, as the case may be.)
If kisses are declarations, surely the piggyback ride, seen in practically every kdrama since the beginning of kdrama time, also makes a statement. Such as, "I want to take care of you." Or maybe it's more like "I don't want to take care of you but I care too much to NOT take care of you," or even "I don't WANT to care but I can't help it so I'll take care of you anyway." Most loaded means of transportation EVER.
The charisma and/or appeal of a character is an elusive quality that can make or break a drama: sometimes lovable characters can sustain entire dramas with their charm even when, let's face it, the rest of the stuff ain't so good. But when a character gets under your skin and makes you fall in love with them, there's a certain magic that comes into play. Who did that for you this year?
Friendship is rarely the focus of a drama, but the presence of a good friend — or several — can elevate a drama and warm your heart. They exult with our heroes when there's cause for celebration, console them with liquor and sympathy when they're down, and hold back their hair when they're really down.
Villains can be bratty interlopers, crazed madmen (or women), or evil masterminds. All we know is: They spice up dramas and are lots of fun to hate. Who needs boring ol' Fate to complicate your life when you've got enemies like these?
Boys. Sometimes fighting. Sometimes frolicking. Need I say more?
If you're anything like me, you've spent many a drama feeling that dread in the pit of your stomach when you realize, Crap, I picked the wrong team. It becomes painfully obvious that the couple you're rooting for is never gonna make it, often leaving one party out of the loop and broken-hearted. Who was your favorite couple who was Not Meant To Be?
Breakout doesn't necessarily mean newcomer, although the two often go hand in hand. The actors in this category may have had other credits to their names, but it was in these selections that they shined, made their presence known, and springboarded to what will likely be greater fame. (Note: Some actors had big roles this year, but have been around or were previously well-known, and therefore were left off the list.)
"Overrated" applies to dramas that had mainstream popularity, but perhaps didn't deserve the level of attention they got. By the same token, "underrated" applies to dramas that didn't get as much love, but which you thought deserved more attention.
Don't you hate it when a drama is doing so well, and carries so much promise, only to fall flat in the final stretch? Even if 95% of a show is solid, a bad final 5% can really cause a drama to plummet in your affections. Sadly, this happens way too frequently.
Likewise, it's a bummer when a drama boasts a fantastic cast or your favorite star… and then fails to use his/her talents. Not only do you feel cheated, but you feel sorry for the actor who got suckered into a role that sorely underutilizes them.
There was a fair number of male stars rockin' the curly hair this year, for better or for worse. I KNOW WHO I'M VOTING FOR.
With the rise of the "beast-men" trend, we saw a lot more abs, often glistening with sweat (thanks, Chuno), and a LOT more examples of facial hair, from minor scruff to the dreaded pornstache to full-on beards. Who rocked it best?
As we know, idols are advancing into television dramas with greater frequency these days, to a point where you can hardly throw a stone without hitting a chiseled idol ab. The phenomenon is usually met with some skepticism by viewers who are wary of untrained, inexperienced actors getting leading (or prominent supporting) roles, even as the idols are used to draw in more viewers. Some are bad, sure, but some are surprisingly solid. How did they do in your eyes?
- 2009 Year in Reivew, Part 6: Editors' Picks
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 5: Finding Hidden Gems and Lumps of Coal in 2009 (hjkomo's review)
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 4: All Told, A Pretty Fun Year (javabeans' review)
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 3: A Newbie Reviews 2009 (Samsooki's review)
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 2: The Good, The Bad, The Middling (thunderbolt's review)
- 2009 Year in Review, Part 1: Duds and Delights of 2009 (Dahee Fanel's review)
- How was 2009 for you?
- How was 2007 for you?


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A Toledo man was in critical condition Tuesday night from injuries he suffered in a collision with an empty Lake High School school bus earlier in the day.
State troopers with the Bowling Green post said James Wagener, 29, was westbound on Walbridge Road in Wood County's Lake Township when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Tracy Road and collided with a northbound school bus driven by Pauline M. Adams, 61, of Walbridge, Ohio.
Troopers said Mr. Wagener was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from his 1998 Ford Taurus. The accident was reported at 2:15 p.m.
Mr. Wagener was taken to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, for treatment; Ms. Adams was not injured, troopers said.


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Yesterday Alan and I had the awesome opportunity to get a preview of this year's Buskerfest downtown at The St. Lawrence Market!
Buskerfest, as you can tell by the name, is a festival where buskers from all over the world come to show off what they can do! Buskerball is a charity event in support of epilepsy (which I find weird as I don't support epilepsy, I'm donating to get rid of epilepsy) and it lets ticket holders see some of the best acts before everyone else gets to see them, eat and drink some great food and participate in both a silent and live auction.
Alan and I got to dress up, drink free wine and be charitable! FUN!!!
We got to see women who can fit into a small box with a basketball (this was my third time watching her, she's Australian and oh-so-charming!):
We saw a guy swallow himself up in a giant balloon:
This guy was ridiculous and made me want to go home and work out for three hours! This picture is NOT in mid twirl or anything, he held himself in that position for an absurd amount of time! He flung himself around that pole like a hardcore stripper!
These guys were awesome! A comedic acrobatic troupe dressed up like the guys in Hot Rod and even used pogo sticks!
The last act of the evening was outside for the fire eaters! AWESOME!
Alan and I had a ball (heh, pun intended). I love buskers!!! There are some amazing acts this year and I encourage everyone to head down to The St. Lawrence Market this weekend to see these incredible acts and more!
Indian Night
Tonight was Indian night! Dinner (courtesy again of Chef Jeff ) was Palak Paneer! I accidentally forgot to add the spices when called to (at the beginning, like most Indian dishes) and added them at the end so I think it might be even more flavourful if you do it properly but this was a pretty decent dish (and got two thumbs up from Alan as well). Super simple to make and not incredibly spicy so it's a nice dish to ease the family into Indian! I paired it with mushroom bhaji and some brown rice! I am going to bed a happy camper!
Have you gotten your copy of Chef Jeff's e-cookbook yet? Get it now because the price is going up to $27 soon!
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March 26 is Purple Day for Epilepsy in K.L.
Kirkland Lake council has declared the Month of March as Epilepsy Awareness Month, which is celebrated right across Canada.
Kirkland Lake staff and council members were given purple ribbons to wear furing the week of March 26. As well citizens will be encouraged to wear the ribbons to show their support.
In Canada March 26 is recognized as Purple Day for Epilepsy.


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GREENWOOD LAKE – An Orange County man was flown to Hackensack Medical Center on Saturday morning after his car crossed the double yellow lines and struck a delivery truck on Lakes Road near Ziggy Court in Greenwood Lake.
The driver, whose name has not been released, was heading north on Lakes Road around 10:12 a.m. when his Subaru station wagon crossed into the southbound lane and struck the truck, Greenwood Lake Fire Chief John Rader said.
The driver was out of the car and being help by passersby when emergency crews arrived, he said.
"He was conscious but he did appear to have serious injuries," Rader said.
The driver of the truck was not injured but a male passenger was taken to St. Anthony Community Hospital with leg injuries. The Warwick Police Department is still investigating the cause.
Leonard Sparks
Orange County man airlifted to NJ after Greenwood Lake crash
Sep 21, 2013 at 12:40 PM
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Pregame interview with Charlie Manuel
Pregame interview with Charlie Manuel
I know you said all postseason that you've wanted to stay away from Cole [Hamels] on short rest because he's never done it before. But do you regret maybe that you guys didn't do that at some point this year, to give yourself the opportunity, because he could have pitched tonight and Game 7 if he pitched on short rest?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I think the way we've handled Cole Hamels has been definitely the proper way to handle him. And I think that -- do I regret something? Not at all. I think that we have to have a plan. I think it was the right plan.
Charlie, how does Jimmy [Rollins] look to you at the plate right now?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Jimmy looks to me like his timing is off a little bit, but at the same time the last couple of days, last night he chased a lot of slow stuff. And his swing is not -- he's not as short and quick when he's hitting good.
He can correct that. The other night, I felt like he got called out on a couple of high fastballs. I felt like they were borderline pitches. Of course, I'm not saying they're balls or strikes, but like when he's hitting good, so he don't swing at those balls up there anyway.
And, like, he's been kind of getting in between at the plate, as far as between fastballs and breaking balls, and he's been late on fastballs, and he's been too early on slow stuff, especially when he chases it down like down off the plate.
Joe Torre was in here talking about momentum and how important it is in the postseason. He said he senses a change in his clubhouse. Are you worried after last night the pendulum may have swung back to the Dodgers?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I think after they won the game last night and how they came out and, what, they scored five runs in the first inning. The way they hit the ball, I think definitely they picked up some momentum. By winning, it's definitely an encouragement to the team, but also, I know our guys, and I think for about the last two years definitely, we are a resilient team.
And that's what we go by. We play day by day. And if we keep that same course and we stay with what's got us here and how we did it, I feel like things are going to work out good for us and, like, we definitely can bounce back.
We had talked a little bit yesterday about Ryan Howard seeing the ball coming out of the pitcher's hands and going after that offspeed stuff, did you see some improvement last night from him?
CHARLIE MANUEL: He stayed on the ball, and he stayed on the ball. He's more patient at the plate, if you noticed. And he got a couple of hits, and he got good swings. And that's basically what happens when he is successful at the plate, when he hits good.
Yeah, I mean, I'm looking for him to play good tonight. Once he finds his swing he usually keeps it for a while.
What was Joe Blanton doing so well against the Brewers in that start, and what do you look for from Joe to know that he's going to be successful?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Last time out, Joe Blanton, to me, had his best game. And he had a better fastball, better velocity. His velocity set around anywhere from 89 to every now and then touched 94.
And he was very aggressive. And he had very good command, and he threw strike one. He got ahead of the hitters, by getting ahead of them he used his changeup and breaking ball to his advantage. He didn't get away from his game plan the whole six innings he pitched, and he was very good. But the fact that he threw strike one and he was more aggressive, his command was the best I'd seen.
Like I said before two days ago, he pitched two good games during the season: one of them in St. Louis -- pitched a tremendous game against a good team -- and he had a good game against Pittsburgh, where he was real low in the strike zone, stuffed on the fastball.
I asked Joe [Torre] the same question. Do you think that compared to the days when you played pitchers have sort of lost the art of throwing inside and even throwing purpose pitches the right way, and, if so, why?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I think over the course of time, when pitchers -- back when Joe and I played, I think the game was more -- definitely more aggressive. I think any time a pitcher got ahead of you, like 0-2, like 1-2, if you weren't careful, he'd like to stand you up, like to loosen you up, and he would make -- he would be very aggressive.
I think nowadays, with the way guys jump back from a ball and the way that they act like that you about killed them when you throw inside and miss them, I think the umpires, they see that, and also I think, at times, the umpire is reluctant to call a ball inside. And therefore the pitcher, he stays more away, because he's looking to get ahead in the count and he's looking for the best way to pitch.
And sometimes they say, 'Why do I want to throw inside if he's only going to call it a ball?' And I think -- I hear that a lot. I'm not saying that that's exactly how it is. But to me, like, if you've got a pitch inside I tell our pitchers. I tell Brett Myers especially, like, when you throw your fastball, don't get in the habit of throwing it just away. You've got to stand hitters up. You've got to throw inside.
Standing a hitter up, as long as you keep the ball in front of the guy, you're not trying to hit him, if that makes sense. When you're trying to hit him, I think I said yesterday, is when you throw kind of behind them or up behind their head. You can hit the guy because he'll freeze. But at the same time, as long as you keep the ball in front of the guy, and just because you hit a guy, if a guy dives, Martin does dive, he dives. He steps in.
And if you dive a lot and you're looking away and somebody smokes you inside, the ball inside, as long as they keep it in front of you, they're not trying to hit. But if you stride into the ball and it hits you, doesn't mean that the pitcher is trying to hit you. But an aggressive pitcher who pitches on both sides of the plate, he has to have those pitches to be good.
After what happened last night, a lot of Dodgers talked about they don't want to be pushed around, they felt they had to stand up for themselves. With them talking about as kind of a payback for the Myers thing, does everything go even now and people just move ahead with the series? Or do you think there's still an underlying thing between the two clubs?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I want to see the game run right. But at the same time, like I said, I want our pitchers to pitch the game the right way. And if throwing inside is part of it, then I'm sure Joe probably feels the same way. Like he wants -- like he wants his pitchers to pitch some inside.
As far as hitting people, I'm definitely against automatically hitting somebody or trying to hit somebody. But at the same time I'm also -- I'm also for standing them up. I want the game to be run right. I want to see us have a good series and whatever. I mean, that's what -- so far that's part of baseball, and that's a part that you've got to go through, too.
I think the best way is for us to kind of, sum it up quickly for you, like [Chase] Utley, they threw the ball up in front of him, he kind of spit at it. You get back in there and you try to see if you can't hit the ball real hard.
And things will work out for you. And the best language I can tell you, just let that Louisville talk for you instead of running your mouth, you'll be all right.
Wonder if you can comment on whether you see any difference in Cole Hamels, either in his approach, his emotions in the postseason, than you did during the regular season?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I think the difference that I see is the fact he's been getting proper rest that he needed, mentally and physically. I think Cole Hamels pitches a lot. If you go back and follow the season, I think that he pitched a shutout and then he pitched a game with 126 pitches, or 124, something like that, the most he's thrown.
And then following back-to-back, he threw in Washington, threw 116 pitches. I think he had three games where his fastball -- first time I ever see him lose control of his fastball up high. He went about three games that way. And I think once he got back in his regular when he got his rest, his proper and everything, his routine, I felt like that's -- the last couple of games I felt like that's been big for him.
His fastball has been down. He's had good command of his fastball plus his changeup and his breaking ball. Hamels is real good when his breaking ball, when he can handle it for a strike. That gives him three pitches to pitch with, and that's when he's real good.
But his command is the biggest thing. And you see him when he's up, more than likely he's -- on those days -- is when he'll get tired and, like, he'll get a little fatigued.
Along those lines, towards the end of the season, the bullpen had shown a few cracks here and there. But this postseason, I think they were giving up five runs in the entire two series. Do you think it was just the rest in between the end of the regular season or start of playoffs, or do you see something else in there that has them back in their groove?
CHARLIE MANUEL: I think what really happened to our bullpen, actually, is the first part of the season all the way up through the middle we had a pretty good bullpen. When [Tom] Gordon was there, our setup guy, then [Ryan] Madson, [Chad] Durbin, and [J.C.] Romero, they'd pitch the whole eighth inning at times. But every now and then, not on a regular basis, but once Gordon went down, we were called upon to kind of pushed them back into more pitching and more duty.
And I think it took them a little while in the fact that we lost some games that way, I felt that they responded very good as far as aggressive and coming out, like, more determined. And that's a good sign of who they are. And also I think the more rest they got, I think that made them sharper. I think there was a period where they definitely probably got overworked some.
How much, I guess, the makeup and the variety within the bullpen that you have this year, how is that compared to teams you've managed in Philadelphia the past few years as well as when you managed in Cleveland?
CHARLIE MANUEL: Our bullpen this year in Philadelphia, our bullpen, the timing in the bullpen, this is probably the best bullpen we've had. My first year when we was here and we had [Billy] Wagner and middle of the season we got [Ugueth] Urbina and by the end of the season that was pretty good, eighth inning on. We still had trouble getting through the sixth and seventh, at times.
But that was pretty good with this year's bullpen, and it's turned out it's worked real good for us, and I think Durbin, in the fact Madson has been more consistent, especially in the back part of the season, second half of the season, I feel like Romero is being consistent from last year. I feel like that definitely held our bullpen together.
But with [Brad] Lidge in the back closing the games, I felt that once we get to the seventh inning, we've got a good chance of closing that game out.
I think if you look from the eighth inning to the ninth inning, especially with a lead, we're pretty good.
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4 inches of unexpected powder on Tuesday made for some heavenly riding. moguls were powder filled. 40 degrees. Snow was like butter. No ice. Heavenly Day.
A bit crowded today some nice powder stashes long lines today though
9am top of north peak nothing but sunshine and corduroy. YEEHAAA!!!!
Epic conditions today. Powder everywhere. Did my first glade run and it was truly perfect. Love Loon
Unbelievable day! Crowds were nonexistent and snow kept coming. Tomorrow will be amazing!
Conditions were great. For school vacation, it wasn't that crowded. Started snowing around 9.
Awesome and amazing!!!! Knee deep snow in walking boss woods. Snow is lighter at the top to about mid mountain. Snow is heavier mid mountain to the base. Still snowing. Expecting another 4-6". Stay tuned .
conditions were great just like here on ripsaw..little icy later in the day especially on north peak but the rest of the mountain was solid the rest of the day. only thing that keeps me from five stars is how many jerks there were at the mountain. overall good day of skiing though
Great weekend at the best mountain in nh. Very few ice spots late in the day. Only bad part is having to go home. Peace......
Great Day with very good conditions! Lines were not bad. Groomers did a great job. Picked Rock was excellent. Walking Boss is always awesome. Weather was perfect. Plenty of cord early!
1.18.13 - right off the trail near the bottom
Lower flume was nice today. Some fresh snow and no tracks. Was light post mlk day.
Solid groom with peripheral mashed powtatoes. 5+ fresh falling quite wet upon a solid base sure to make tomorrow a good day to be on the hill. Always have a good time here
Is the terrain park open? Does anyone know?
fresh tracks all morning!
Come get some of this blower powder. 12" plus
Still snowing but north peak and gondola on wind hold
I can't wait to ski ????????????
very impressed with the snow conditions for so early on. had a great day!
Great weekend of skiing. Best trail was flying fox and gran junction. Great conditions
Great snow today at loon. It rained but the snow was awesome it didn't feel fake. Some dirt.
Awesome even Upper Flume was open
Skiing was amazing yesterday . Can't believe Upper Flume was open . Usually only open for Xmas. We skied over 25k from 8 to 12:30.
awh i miss skiing so much
Sitting on, ahh, Flying Fox I think after hiking up 4 days after closing, April 18. Where the work road had been plowed up there was well over 6'of snow. So much snow, too bad they had to close.
saturday was one of the best days of the year. fresh snow overnight. sunday morning - more snow! fabulous season!
fresh 2 inches on April 12, full coverage, incredible
there is no marketing on these posts. there is just love for what loon gives. its a special place for many. thank you to all who groomed, thank you for all the memories, thank you for the weekend update, the kindness of all. and thank you for these better than co conditions this time of year.
awesome time out there today! park was so sweet but id like to see more boxes.
great season. thank you to all at loon......
short drive, awesome conditions, best mt in nh. should be charging more. buy a gold pass and stop crying........
not bad for march 29th...rest of mtn soft soo much snow
Nice Spring conditions today the hill was funzzzz....
loooooooooooney tunnnnne
great weekend again. unbelievable snow.....
Yesterday was epic ! Over 25 inches in 5 days is what Im talking about!!
ya ya ya ya!!!!!!!
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Hmm. I don't want to seem too skeptical, but 1/100th of a mm doesn't seem like it would make a tremendously appreciable difference. He put an awful lot of grease between the bushing and the blade that wasn't there before, and then he used even more around the washers themselves. That seems like it was the cause of the enhanced smoothness to me.
I would've liked to see a comparison against a similarly lubed but not modified Sebenza. Or maybe one where he lubed and stropped the washers but didn't remove any measurable amount of material.
Still, whatever the actual cause, he did make his Sebenza a heck of a lot smoother!


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The Kildare and West Wicklow Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ltd (KWWSPCA) is a Registered Charity (Charity Number CHY 6280, CRA Number 20011048)) established in 1940 to prevent animal cruelty and neglect. It is affiliated to the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA). It is a Company Limited by Guarantee (Registered Company Number 448178) and its accounts are audited and published annually.
Along with the increased population of County Kildare and West Wicklow, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of suspected and actual cases of neglect and outright cruelty to animals, as well as an increase in road and other accidents involving animals.
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Join our 'Drive for 5' Campaign and set up a monthly standing order
Our 'Drive for 5 Campaign' asks for just €5 a month – only the cost of a sandwich and a coffee. Any amount, however small, that is paid to us on a regular basis, helps meet our monthly running costs. A Standing Order Form can be downloaded.
Become a 'Friend to the KWWSPCA'
Become a 'Friend of the KWWSPCA' by donating an annual sum by using the Standing Order Form which can be downloaded. The amounts below are only suggestions. Any amount would be very welcome.
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Give a once off donation by sending a cheque payable to KWWSPCA to Hon. Treasurer, KWWSPCA, 34 Cluain Aoibhinn, Naas, Co Kildare, or by clicking the 'Donate' button on our Home Page and paying by Paypal or by credit card.
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Organize your own event such as a table quiz, coffee morning, sponsored walk etc.
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Our Charity Shops are looking for donations of saleable clothing, household items, small items of furniture, bric a brac, DVDs, CDs, books and good children's toys. One shop, 'Noah's Ark', is in Cutlery Road, Newbridge and is open from 10.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday, telephone 087 6803295. The Other shop, 'Second Chance', is in Main Street, Monasterevin. It is open from 10.00 – 5.00 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and from 12.00 – 5.00 on Saturdays. If you need us to collect items from you, this can easily be arranged. From time to time we also need extra volunteers to work in these shops. Call in or telephone us if you would like to be added to our volunteer list.
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What should I do if my Pet is Missing?
Call your local SPCA as lost pets are often reported to them. For the Kildare & West Wicklow SPCA call 087 1279835 or 087 6887136 or 087 2517381. Send a photo of your pet to email@example.com and the KWWSPCA will post it on its Facebook page and ask for it to be shared. Also phone the Kildare Animal Foundation 045 522929 as lost animals are often taken into its care.
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Band Baaja Baaraat's Tamil version Aaha Kalyanam may be a direct lift in terms of story and scenes, but the songs are a different ball game altogether
The Punch song is an amalgamation of funny lyrics and peppy composition. The song is used in place of Band Baaja Baaraat's Dum dum. The setting is the sangeet ceremony before the wedding, where the wedding planners Vaani Kapoor and Nani were supposed to hire celebrities for the dance performance, but due to a last minute glitch, they are forced to take over.
Vaani is wearing the same outfit as Anushka Sharma in the original. While Vaani looks hotter than Anushka, the choreography puts the latter in a better position. Nani doesn't impress much as a dancer, but the antics in the song are definitely worth a watch.
The number is high on energy and will connect well with the youth. The lyrics have Nani comparing himself to Chitti the Robot (Rajinikanth) and Billa (Ajith). Sung by Nivas and Manasi, the song features punch lines by the Thailavaas of Kollywood, which makes it a must listen.
All in all, the Punch song from Aaha Kalyanam has its quirks but is very youth pro and we like it. Don't go by the literal translation 'coz that is absolutely crazy.


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How many miles can you go after you fuel light comes on?
I have been going about 30 miles but just seeing what you guys have been doing. I am talking about high way miles.
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2.3L 17 in my Automatic Fossil fuel killer and 32 in my 2.0L manual sipper...
Never had mine below 1/4 tank
Wasn't this the premise of an episode of Seinfeld?
on my 05 when the light comes on,I have about three gallons left,but having run out before,I get gas as soon as possible if I ran it so long that the light comes on.
For the Focus, when it gets that low I PLAN on only having 1 gal. of "useable" fuel, and really haven't bothered to push it to see EXACTLY how far I could go.
Done that before by carrying a 5 gal. can to fire one up again when it dies just to see what is ACTUALLY useable, but it is a LOT of work to plan that experiment so you don't get stuck in a bad place when it dies.... Fuel injection has the annoying habit of dying COMPLETELY when it runs out, and needing quite a bit of fuel & time to get running again. totally unlike a carbureted vehicle that you can always get a LITTLE more out of when it "sputters.. (grin) |
Runnig low on fuel in focus is a bad idea in general, because the fuel pump can die from overheat.
Bad idea to push it although I'd say it's safe to plan on 25-30 miles before it sputters onto the side of the road, completely out of gas.
I would defiantly not encourage anyone here to try and experiment this idea, on the Focus, nor any car for that matter. It is not good for any part of the fuel system, by running it far out of gas you can.
Electrical Issue I think
sorry wrong thread
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Robber snatches purse at Charles/MGH Station
Witnesses ran to assist a young woman this morning when a robber snatched her purse at the Charles/MGH MBTA station, officials said.
The woman, 25, had boarded a Red Line train at Alewife Station, and placed her purse between her feet. When the train entered the Charles/MGH Station shortly before 9:30 a.m., a male grabbed her purse and fled the train, Transit Police said.
Witnesses ran after the suspect. They were able to recover the woman's purse, but the suspect escaped, Transit Police said.
The woman received a minor laceration to her hand, but did not require medical attention, Transit Police said.
Transit Police searched the area and were not able to locate the suspect. Detectives are using surveillance video to assist in their investigation, Transit Police said.
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Found this Squid dead on the Holderness coast many years ago so when it was alive it swam in the North sea.
I have put my hammer next to it for comparison, it is about 20in in length to give an indication of the creatures size - note the squid's tentacles have gone, the arms and fin have been reduced in lenght by predation so how big was it when it was alive?
I manage to remove it's jaws - and they looked impressive, it made me think what some Cephalopod jaws have evolved into over millions of years.


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Montreal (AFP) - A patient back from Nigeria who showed symptoms of fever and flu -- possible signs of Ebola -- was put in isolation in a Toronto-area hospital, Canadian health officials said.
Nigeria is one of several countries in West Africa that has had confirmed cases of Ebola, in the world's largest ever outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has seen 961 deaths and nearly 1,800 people infected since the beginning of the year.
The unnamed male patient was being treated at the William Osler Health System's Brampton Civic Hospital in a suburb of Toronto.
"As a precautionary measure, Osler put in heightened infection control measures in the emergency department including isolating the patient," the hospital said in a statement, released late on Friday.
Hospital doctors "are working closely" with public health officials "to confirm a diagnosis."
In addition to quarantining the patient, the hospital said it enacted other strict precautionary measures.
"To date, there are no confirmed cases of Ebola in Ontario and the risk to Ontarians remains very low," said Graham Pollett, the province's Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health.
He also said that Ontario's health care system "is prepared to respond should an individual arrive with symptoms that could suggest a disease, such as Ebola."
He cautioned that initial Ebola symptoms "are similar to many more common diseases," adding that health care providers "have been advised to be on heightened alert for Ebola cases."
Another senior Ontario health official, Eric Hoskins, said in a statement that with the "experience and lessons learned from the SARS epidemic, our hospitals have sophisticated infection control systems and procedures ... and are fully equipped to deal with any potential cases of Ebola."
The worst affected countries so far have been Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, but Nigeria has also had nine confirmed cases of Ebola so far.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday declared a national emergency several hours after the World Health Organization called the epidemic a global health crisis.


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For players who have attempted to import a custom Shepard into Mass Effect 3 from Mass Effect 2, when the face in Mass Effect 2 had been imported from Mass Effect 1, this news means that finally you will be able to get your version of Commander Shepard back that you have been playing with all along. The bug in which you can't use your ME1 custom face in ME3 was a huge shock to gamers when ME3 released as part of the Mass Effect experience is using your own version of Shepard.
It's really disappointing that this bug existed and it really sucks that it was in the game in the first place, as many gamers have been left in a situation in which you have to try to rebuild the face of your Shepard, but unfortunately most of the time it was never perfect. The fix for the bug will be rolled out in the "next patch" to the game whenever that may be.


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The expression of virulence determinants is tightly regulated so that they are produced at the right place and for the correct time during infection of an animal or plant host. The master regulator of Salmonella pathogenicity is the PhoP/PhoQ system, which consists of the sensor for extracytoplasmic Mg2+ PhoQ and the DNA binding transcriptional regulator PhoP. We have determined that PhoP-dependent genes can be differentially expressed in response to additional signals, which are often detected by the leader regions of PhoP-dependent mRNAs. This proposal describes experiments that explore: first, the identity of the signals detected by the leader sequence of the mgtCBR operon, which encodes proteins involved in Mg2+ homeostasis and virulence;second, the mechanisms by which the leader sequences of the mgtA and mgtCBR genes control expression of the corresponding coding regions;and third, novel PhoP-dependent genes that are regulated after the initiation of gene transcription step. An accomplishment of these goals will take us closer to understanding the mechanisms by which a microbe can modify its gene expression program in response to environmental cues as well as intracellular signals. Our project addresses the defining character that distinguishes bacteria and archeae from organisms that possess a nucleus: the coupling of transcription and translation. Therefore, it is anticipated that our findings will provide valuable insight into gene regulation in other bacterial species and by other regulatory systems.
Bacterial pathogens exert tight control over their virulence determinants. This proposal examines how this control is mediated by the leader region of certain mRNAs, which can respond to a variety of chemical and physical signals by modifying whether the corresponding coding regions are expressed.
Lee, Eun-Jin; Choi, Jeongjoon; Groisman, Eduardo A (2014) Control of a Salmonella virulence operon by proline-charged tRNA(Pro). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111:3140-5 |
Zwir, Igor; Yeo, Won-Sik; Shin, Dongwoo et al. (2014) Bacterial nucleoid-associated protein uncouples transcription levels from transcription timing. MBio 5:e01485-14 |
Hollands, Kerry; Sevostiyanova, Anastasia; Groisman, Eduardo A (2014) Unusually long-lived pause required for regulation of a Rho-dependent transcription terminator. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111:E1999-2007 |
Park, Sun-Yang; Groisman, Eduardo A (2014) Signal-specific temporal response by the Salmonella?PhoP/PhoQ regulatory system. Mol Microbiol 91:135-44 |
Lee, Eun-Jin; Pontes, Mauricio H; Groisman, Eduardo A (2013) A bacterial virulence protein promotes pathogenicity by inhibiting the bacterium's own F1Fo ATP synthase. Cell 154:146-56 |
Yeo, Won-Sik; Zwir, Igor; Huang, Henry V et al. (2012) Intrinsic negative feedback governs activation surge in two-component regulatory systems. Mol Cell 45:409-21 |
Hollands, Kerry; Proshkin, Sergey; Sklyarova, Svetlana et al. (2012) Riboswitch control of Rho-dependent transcription termination. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109:5376-81 |
Zwir, Igor; Latifi, Tammy; Perez, J Christian et al. (2012) The promoter architectural landscape of the Salmonella PhoP regulon. Mol Microbiol 84:463-85 |
Raghavan, Rahul; Groisman, Eduardo A; Ochman, Howard (2011) Genome-wide detection of novel regulatory RNAs in E. coli. Genome Res 21:1487-97 |
Jarvik, Tyler; Smillie, Chris; Groisman, Eduardo A et al. (2010) Short-term signatures of evolutionary change in the Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium 14028 genome. J Bacteriol 192:560-7 |
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EAST LANSING � The Michigan High School Athletic Association is looking at ways to get kids involved in prep athletics sooner, the group's executive director told a group of Michigan sports journalists earlier this week.
John "Jack" Roberts said on Wednesday that prep sports is losing athletes to youth and travel sports, and a task force is looking at ways to address the issue.
"We are losing out on kids if we wait for them to get to us in high school," Roberts said. "Kids are starting to play sports at a younger and younger age."
One idea being looked at is beefing up middle school programs. "They want more of it," Roberts said.
That, however, is a long-term idea, Roberts said, something that may come to pass 5 to 10 years down the road.
"We need to be marketing ourselves to younger grades," Roberts said. "We're fighting with two hands tied behind our back, and it's not a fair fight," Roberts said.
Parents want and prefer the school sports experience, Roberts said.
"They want it sooner, and they want more of it," Roberts added. "They want longer contests, and they want tournaments."
Non-school groups are filling the void, Roberts said, and the MHSAA needs to take a good look at what it can do to encourage participation at younger ages.
Roberts said he would like to see the MHSAA's authority over prep sports expanded down to sixth grade and perhaps even fifth.
On another topic, Roberts detailed some minor changes to football practice rules set to take effect this fall.
There will now be four days of practice required before teams can engage in full-pads practices, Roberts said.
Before the first game is played, no more than one�collision practice can be held in a day. After the first game, no more than two collision practices can be held per week (Monday through Sunday).
MHSAA head: Get kids involved younger
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FCFN 444 - Sports Nutrition and Wght Ctrl
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U.S. News CEO of Black AIDS Institute Discusses HIV/AIDS at Newspaper Conference; Group Releases Report Examining HIV Testing in Black CommunityJuly 2, 2009 Phill Wilson, CEO of the Black AIDS Institute (BAI), last week addressed the annual convention of the National Newspapers Publishers Association where he discussed the reasons blacks "were so slow to grasp the severity of the threat" of HIV, the NNPA/Seattle Medium reports. According to Wilson, many blacks believed that HIV/AIDS was not directly affecting their communities in the early years of the epidemic. In addition, he said when AIDS reached its peak between 1980 and 1982, blacks also were dealing with unemployment, poverty and welfare reform and, as a result, addressing HIV/AIDS was not a priority. Wilson also noted the reluctance by blacks to deal with the stigma related to the virus. Wilson said, however, "I'm more optimistic now around mobilizing black folks around HIV than every before. I think we've made tremendous stride[s] and our institutions across the board are at a different place than they were" (Curry, 7/1). In related news, a report that BAI recently released found that blacks are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to have been tested for HIV, but need to be tested at much higher rates to curb the spread of the virus, the NNPA/Westside Gazette reports. The report titled, "Passing the Test: The Challenges and Opportunities of HIV Testing in Black America," also cited four major reasons HIV continues to spread in the black community -- stigma, lack of routine testing in medical exams, written consent requirements and a failure to increase testing rates though effective marketing efforts. The report makes recommendations for improving HIV awareness, treatment and testing in the black community (Curry, 7/1). Back to other news for July 2009 This information was reprinted from kff.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, search the archives, and sign up for email delivery. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved. This article was provided by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. It is a part of the publication Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report. Visit the Kaiser Family Foundation's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan —While deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, the 3rd Sustainment Brigade has incorporated team building, unit cohesion and social events in order to help develop and maintain trusted, valued friendships and relationships.
Throughout their nine-month tour, the 'Providers' are planning to host a number of social events such as branch birthday parties, professional development gatherings and different ethnic observances, just to name a few.
The Kandahar Airfield Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation program also offers Troops a variety of activities like poker tournaments, yoga classes, Salsa night, Jiu-Jitsu and karaoke, which offer soldiers the opportunity to socialize amongst each other.
"We organize and publicize events that allow Soldiers to get together and have fun," said 1st Lt. Zachary Schofield, future operations and plans officer with the 3rd Sustainment Brigade, and native of Savannah, Ga. "Soldiers can blow off steam and have fun while deployed in addition to building relationships, and that is key to resiliency."
Maintaining social interaction while deployed also boosts soldier-morale and fosters an inclusive environment, Schofield said.
During a deployment, where soldiers spend several hours per day with their fellow co-workers, it is inevitable for personal relationships to form in addition to work relationships. The 3rd Sustainment Brigade is helping soldiers build upon these relationships—creating a friendly work environment and teaching Troops to trust and rely on each another.
"I feel a social relationship is very important because you are able to interact with other people in a positive way, and that results in feeling connected to others and being a part of a family," said Spc. Dionndra Harris, the 3rd Sustainment Brigade's support operations administration assistant, and Birmingham, Ala., native. "It gives a feeling of being liked and included."
Social activities help to build unit cohesiveness. Harris added that having good personal relationships with fellow soldiers makes her deployment more enjoyable and memorable.
"I have attended poetry night on several occasions, Zumba and Provider wellness events," she said. "In doing so, it has helped me to open up and feel a little more relaxed."
Specialist D'shaun Howard, a human resource specialist, with the 3rd Sustainment Brigade and native of Hampton, Va., who shares similar feelings with Harris, says eating with his section and conducting physical training with them on a daily basis helps to build trust and personal relationships.
"It's also a good feeling to know that once you form these bonds with each other that there is someone there to support you," he said.
This article is part four of a five-part series related to Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness.
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Location: | KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF |
Hometown: | BIRMINGHAM, AL, US |
Hometown: | FORT STEWART, GA, US |
Hometown: | HAMPTON, VA, US |
Hometown: | SAVANNAH, GA, US |
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Christopher Guest hasn't directed a film since 2006's awards-season satire "For Your Consideration," but according to Vulture, he's got a new project in the works — and it's for TV. The site's reporting that Guest is collaborating with Jim Piddock, who played Simon Whitset in "For Your Consideration," Leonard Crabbe in "A Mighty Wind" and Trevor Beckwith in "Best in Show," on a potential new series called "Family Tree" that will, like Guest's other work, be an improvised comedy:
It follows the efforts of one man — in this case, Bridesmaids star Chris O'Dowd — as he attempts to track down his real family. Our spies tell us that Piddock and Guest want to do their half-hour show both largely improvised and commercial-free, à la Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm, and so NBCUniversal International Television is shopping the project to various pay services like HBO, Showtime, and even Netflix.
Chris O'Dowd is definitely having a moment right now (the Irish actor best known across the pond as Roy from Channel 4's "The IT Crowd" is in "The Sapphires," which just debuted at Cannes) , and seems like a great fit for Guest's style. One can only hope that this project finds a home and actually happens — Guest needs a better platform than the odd Oscar sketch about focus groups:


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Moist, juicy and just right for warm summer evenings, these strawberry-topped pork chops from our Test Kitchen are everyday-easy but special enough to serve guests. The blend of rosemary and berry vinaigrette adds a fruity freshness.
35 Easter Dinners That Aren't a Big Hunk of Ham
- 3/4 cup raspberry vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon pepper
- 4 bone-in pork loin chops (1 inch thick and 6 ounces each)
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries (1/4-inch slices)
- In a small bowl, combine the vinaigrette, onion, brown sugar, paprika and Worcestershire sauce; set aside. Combine rosemary and pepper; rub over both sides of pork chops.
- In a large skillet, cook chops in oil over medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 160°. Pour vinaigrette mixture over meat; cook 3-4 minutes longer or until pork juices run clear.
- Remove chops and keep warm. Add strawberries to the cooking juices and toss to coat; serve with pork chops. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Strawberry Pork Chops in Simple & Delicious
May/June 2006, p45
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Reviewed Dec. 16, 2012
"I liked the sauce, but next time I think I'll skip the strawberries."
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"I was looking for a new take on pork chops and this was the ticket. It was a fun recipe with good flavor. I would make it again."
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"I just picked these berries yesterday and used them in this recipe - what a hit! I love fruit with pork so it was a natural. I only substituted one thing - used Ken's Raspberry Pecan fat free dressing in lieu of the vinagrette - wonderful. Took half the raspberry sauce and half the berries and made my daughter's vegetarian 'chik'n' patties in the sauce as well. An amazing hit for her too."
Reviewed Mar. 23, 2010
"the aroma while cooking is wonderful"


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They gain heat for a few seconds before the HE's are able to rensfer enough of it to the outer HVs. Both of the reactors have run a full cycle now without heating up past a few percent.NNot sure if second design works, vents in the middle gain heat fast
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When configuring an MS Exchange or other mail server account for MS Outlook, one often requires importing PST files (provided the user was not using an OST file). This occurs when a user switches to a new system, or after a fresh wipe and load Windows installation. Normally, a PST file can be added or removed in MS Outloook 2010 from File –> Account Settings –> Data Files. SmartPST is an easy to use application that simplifies attaching and detaching PST files from MS Outlook. It works even when MS Outlook is not running, and automatically attaches/detaches files, depending on their availability. This means that if a PST file is removed from the system, it will automatically detach it and also check for it later on. If the PST file becomes available again, the program will automatically attach it back to MS Outlook. Other features of SmartPST include drag and drop support, the option to rename PST files and more.
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Nashville newcomers, Basecamp, burst onto the scene late this summer with the R&B infused single, "Emmanuel," which saw widespread support from artists and press alike. Outlets across the board compared the profound, fervent vocals and glitchy, percussive production to that of SBTRKT and Sampha — rightly so as "Emmanuel," and the other 3 tracks on the debut self-titled EP, scream out to be played live in every way.
As with any great release come great remix packages, and today, we're happy to premiere our friend Them Jeans' deep, dancefloor-ready remix of the breakout single. He's found a beautiful balance of utilizing the blissful vocals from the original while kicking up the tempo to a nice, grooving 124BPM. Give it a listen below.


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Faulconer Now Most Senior Member Of San Diego City Council
Monday, December 17, 2012
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The San Diego City Council will hold its last meeting of the calendar year today. It will start 2013 with several new faces, but also some experienced veterans.
Beginning in 2013, San Diego City Councilman Kevin Faulconer will hold the title of the longest serving member on the council. He's been in office for about seven years. He and his three fellow Republicans make up a minority on the council. Faulconer said his party will strike a balance on working with the Democrats.
"When you look at policies that make sense, I think you are going to see strong, bi-partisan support," he said. "I also think people, like myself, will stand up and be vocal, either pro or con, if we need to, in terms of what's in the best interest of the city or the taxpayers."
Faulconer had served as Council President Pro Tem, the second in command on the council, for the past four years. But new Council president Todd Gloria has proposed Councilwoman Sherri Lighter serve in that role instead. Still, Faulconer said he's proud of the bi-partisan relationship he formed while in the position.
"This year I'm going to be working very hard to ensure that a lot of the reforms that we have worked on, that the council has supported, that the mayor has supported, to ensure that we move forward. Guard our taxpayer dollars; protect our neighborhoods and our beaches and bays," he said. "To me, that's not a partisan issues, that's common sense, what we should be doing for the City of San Diego."
Faulconer will still chair the city's audit committee. He will also serve on the budget, rules and economic development committees.
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West Ham have confirmed manager Avram Grant will not take charge of the team for Saturday's Barclays Premier League match at Stoke so he can observe the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur.
The Israeli will pick and prepare the side as usual, but will not be on the bench at the Britannia Stadium as he is required to participate in 25 hours of fasting and prayer over the course of Friday and Saturday. His coaching staff will oversee first-team affairs for the bottom-of-the-table encounter.
A statement on club's official website www.whufc.com read: "Avram Grant will not be taking the team for the match against Stoke City on Saturday. Out of respect for the traditions, heritage and religious obligations of the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, Avram Grant will not be in the dug-out at Stoke City this Saturday."
The statement continued: "Dating back thousands of years, Yom Kippur - or Day of Atonement - is the most significant day of the year. It is a strict day of fasting and abstaining that forbids all followers to work.
"West Ham United fully respect and understand the situation. It is very unusual for the day to clash with the fixture list.
"The manager will pick and prepare the side as usual and fully ensure that all are ready for the match this weekend.
"Assistant manager Zeljko Petrovic, senior coach Paul Groves and first-team coach Kevin Keen will all be on the bench at the Britannia Stadium."
Grant observed Yom Kippur prior to his first match as Chelsea manager three years ago before flying by helicopter to Old Trafford for the game against Manchester United.
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Dentures to Improve Bite05/26/2004 |
I have had temporomandibular joint disorder symptoms after having root canals in three teeth on my upper right. I have a broken tooth on my upper left. My Prosthodontist says my bite is going a little toward my left. My periodontist says I need gum surgery. I have decided not o go that route. I have decided on upper dentures. Can my prosthodontist actually improve my bite with dentures. Any help will be appreciated
Dentures are not nearly as efficient for chewing food as your natural teeth, and they should not be considered a cure-all. In addition, there is no guarantee that a denture will improve your bite, but it is certainly possible that they may improve your bite.
Nancy L Clelland, DMD, MSD Professor of Restorative & Prosthetic Dentistry College of Dentistry The Ohio State University |