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Panico, Scott Honored
PRINCETON, N.J. – For the first time this year, two members of the Yale football team earned Ivy League honors from one contest. Senior Philippe Panico (Boston, Mass.) was special teams player of the week, while freshman Logan Scott (Woodland Hills, Calif.) earned rookie honors.
Panico, the starting placekicker, connected on a career-long, 43-yard field goal and then added a 42-yarder later in the 27-13 win over Penn Saturday at Yale Bowl. He was perfect on three PATs and boomed all of his kickoffs near the goal line.
Scott, a backup quarterback, was called on when Yale's starter went down on the game's third series. He was inserted on third down and completed a pass that came up short of the first. Scott didn't re-enter the game until Yale's last drive of the first half. The newcomer, who got his first varsity snaps in this game, engineered an 11-play, 59-yard drive over the last two minutes, including a four-yard TD pass to Henry Furman, to put the Blue up 10-7. He finished with eight completions on 11 attempts for 64 yards.
He came in during the fourth quarter for special teams and to take more snaps at QB, but did not throw another pass.
The Bulldogs are at Columbia this Saturday for a 12:30 kick that airs live on the YES Network.
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You don't need to like rap music to enjoy How We Got On, a fizzy multicultural slice of teen life. Playwright Idris Goodwin broke through at the 2012 Humana Festival of New American Plays with this sweet and soulful coming-of-age fable.
You don�t need to like rap music to enjoy How We Got On, a fizzy multicultural slice of teen life.
Playwright Idris Goodwin broke through at the 2012 Humana Festival of New American Plays with this sweet and soulful coming-of-age fable.
You can see why from Available Light Theatre�s ebullient area premiere, which opened tonight in the Riffe Center�s Studio One Theatre.
Under Drew Eberly�s athletic direction, this lively play with music blossoms on a revamped Studio One stage that allows audience members to sit on either side of a basketball-style court.
As energetic, comic, sensitive and touchingly awkward as adolescence itself, the 90-minute one-act revolves around three black or Latino 15-year-olds in 1988 in a fictional Midwestern suburb.
Wilma Hatton energizes and frames the show as the Selector, a disc-jockey-style narrator who accents and embellishes the story, music and sound effects while filling in as parents and other characters.
All three youths, meanwhile, are in the first turbulent thrall of discovery of the then-new sounds of rap and are eager to plunge into the creation of their own rhythms and rhymes.
Hank (David Glover) and Julian (Rudy Frias) begin in cocky, wary confrontation as would-be rivals for the crown of rap master but soon are collaborating.
Luann (Kayla Jackmon) is eager to join them � and she�s got talent to shine � but she�s the odd girl out from their boys club.
The rare moments when they achieve musical mastery, often in duets as electric as a good song-and-dance number in a traditional musical, crown the production.
But what make this piece endearing and entertaining virtually throughout are the fully realized characterizations.
You can feel Hank�s frustration, Julian�s compassion and Luann�s eagerness for visibility.
If How We Got On had premiered about two decades ago, soon after the birth of hip-hop, it might have seemed electric and revelatory.
Today, this crowd-pleaser feels almost nostalgic � a fun variation on modern teen ensemble dramas with a few echoes of Eric Bogosian�s subUrbia.
Above all, Goodwin makes his subject accessible.
From its acting and direction to its colorful design, Available Light does everything possible to make this Humana hit connect joyously with a broad audience.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Mar. 1, 2005) - Due to inclement weather in the Lexington, Ky. area, Wednesday's East Tennessee State baseball game at Kentucky has been cancelled. No makeup date has been scheduled.
The 6-0 Bucs will return to action this weekend from Cardinal Park in Johnson City as they host West Virginia in a three-game series. The series opener is set for Friday at 4 p.m. with Saturdays game at 2 p.m. and Sunday's matchup at 1 p.m.


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Monroe resident B.J. Mendelson advises in his first book that fledgling artists and owners of small businesses should avoid using social media to promote themselves.
Monroe resident B.J. Mendelson advises in his first book that fledgling artists and owners of small businesses should avoid using social media to promote themselves.
In "Social Media is Bull—" released in September by St. Martin's Press, the former marketing consultant advises seeking out traditional advertising venues such as radio, TV and newspapers.
"It still works. Radio and print are not cool anymore, but people do look at the ads and they do listen to the ads on the radio more than they click on ads on Facebook," Mendelson said in a telephone interview.
Internet success almost always depends on having a recognizable name and a big budget. Getting lost in cyberspace can be almost a certainty without those elements, Mendelson said.
"I won't go so far as to say it's 100 percent absolutely useless," he said. "A lot of it can be timing and luck. But I can say that 99 percent of the time, for a small entrepreneur, money spent on social media is money wasted."
And this comes from a fellow with 750,000 Twitter followers.
Most of them — Mendelson said they once numbered 1 million — resulted from Twitter's promoting a cancer-awareness campaign he worked on in 2009.
The 2001 Monroe-Woodbury High School grad says he can attribute sales of just 25 copies of his book to Twitter, as opposed to more than 1,000 from a couple of TV appearances.
Publicity-hungry unknowns also shouldn't count on a YouTube video to propel them to fame and fortune.
Mendelson says popular videos often get that way from being publicized by the national media. And, as he notes in his book: "Most videos that generate a lot of views are, not surprisingly, well-produced. That means a lot of money was put into equipment, and even an editor or two was hired."
Mendelson spent about three years researching his book. He says he's now working on one about "the horrors of online dating."
Instead of spending a lot of money on social-media marketing campaigns, Mendelson writes: "If what you do is easy to understand, easy to use, easy to share, and it's good, given enough momentum it will be passed on."
He suggests that entrepreneurs first tap into free sources of advice such as the U.S. Small Business Administration.
"It's best to do as much as you can on your own," he said. "You'll have more control over it. What I'm advocating is taking a step back, and look for the free resources that are already out there to help you."


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Ed Murray, Mayor
SUBJECT: Holmes asks state to consider more marijuana licenses for Seattle
Kimberly Mills (206) 684-8602
Concerned that there be enough licensed marijuana dispensers to meet demand in Seattle, City Attorney Pete Holmes has asked the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) to consider increasing the number of licenses.
In an Oct. 3 letter to WSLCB, Holmes said, "We ask that the Board carefully monitor supply and demand for recreational marijuana as soon as the licensed dispensers begin sales and consider issuing additional licenses later in 2014 for dispensers in Seattle if the 21 initial licenses are insufficient to meet demand in our city."
The concern is, Holmes explained, "that the illegal market will fill in the gaps and defeat the purposes of establishing a taxed and regulated recreational marijuana market."
Holmes was a prime sponsor of Initiative 502, which voters approved in November 2012 to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana. In June, on behalf of the City, Holmes submitted comments to the WSLCB's proposed rules for implementing the initiative. In his letter this week, he said he appreciated "the thorough and thoughtful approach the Board" took in its early stages of implementing I-502.


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|Dadone, me, Nate and Dad @ Nate's Baptism
Friday night my grandfather passed away. It was 9 o'clock . . . about an hour after I left the hospital. My Mom and Dad and Aunt Anita were with him when he went and they said it was very peaceful. I'm grateful that they were there and that he didn't struggle or suffer. I also very grateful that I was able to spend some time with him Thursday night - even though he couldn't talk, we held hands (he squeezed my hand tight) he looked at me and I knew that he knew I was there and that he loved me and he knew I loved him, too.
My grandfather and I had a good relationship. It wasn't always great and I will admit that the last few months I didn't make the effort I should have to spend time with him. Of course, I regret that now. However, my grandfather knew that having 4 kids kept me very busy and I did ask about him, talk to him on the phone a few times and think about him often.
When my children are being stubborn, I blame it on my grandfather. Funny, I know, but he was one of the most stubborn individuals I've ever met. When he made a decision it was set in stone and no one would ever be able to talk him out of it. I don't ever remember a story where someone said that my grandfather admitted or knew he was wrong...I'm pretty sure in his eyes he was always right and the rest of us, who sometimes thought otherwise, just didn't know what we were talking about. There was no real compromising with my grandfather. It was his way or the highway and a lot of times people I love a great deal were hurt because of this, sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally.
I know it hurt me when he decided not to attend my wedding but I also knew that's the way he was and there was no talking him into coming once he had made that decision. All that was left for me (and my family) to do was to accept it. He never meant to hurt me personally with his decision, though, and I got over it (or at the very least didn't let it ruin one of the best days of my life). He did send me some silk sheets and a bottle of champagne to celebrate, though...completely different than the wedding gift he game my dad. He obviously wanted his granddaughter to have great-grandchildren for him a lot sooner than he had wanted his son to have his grandchildren. :) (okay, I won't leave you guessing . . . he gave my dad a GROSS of condoms - not a pack . . . an entire gross - that's 144 total - for his wedding present.)
|Dadone, me, Danika and Dad @ Danika's baptism
When I was younger, I thought my grandfather was invincible. He was so strong, big and full of life. When I saw him Friday, I couldn't help but become overwhelmed thinking about what he looked like lying in his hospital bed. The difference years make . . . it's hard to accept.
I would greatly appreciate prayers for my family (especially my father, aunt and uncle) as we get ready to bury our patriarch. It is going to be very emotional and probably even a little bit stressful as we go down memory lane with each other and ultimately say goodbye to a man who is responsible (in one way or another) for giving us each other.
Thank you for giving me my wonderful family. Thank you for always having a smile for me and my children and for loving us the best way you knew how. We love you and will miss you dearly.
Love, your eldest grandchild,
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SILC Showcase
Showcase October 2010: Enhancing Spatial Skills: A Meta-Analysis
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Enhancing Spatial Skills: A Meta-Analysis
David H. Uttal, Northwestern University
Nathaniel Meadow, Northwestern University
Nora S. Newcombe (PI), Temple University
For the archival version of this research, and the preferred citation, see:
- Uttal, D. H., Meadow, N. G., Tipton, E., Hand, L. L., Alden, A., Warren, C., & Newcombe, N. S. (2013). The malleability of spatial skills: A meta-analysis of training studies. Psychological Bulletin, 139(2), 352-402. [DOI]
SILC is founded on the belief that spatial skills are malleable, and that education or life experience can therefore enhance spatial thinking. However, prior research on this issue has led to mixed results. Let's look at two examples. On the one hand, Sorby and Baartmans (1996, 2000) have demonstrated that engineering students who receive extensive practice in spatially-relevant skills, such as mentally rotating figures or disembedding, do better in their courses and are more likely to graduate. On the other hand, Sims and Mayer (2002) offer evidence that training of spatial skills has only narrow and fleeting effects.
We undertook a systematic meta-analysis of the literature on spatial skills to address the malleabiltiy of spatial thinking. A meta-analysis is a quantitative review of the literature, meaning that prior findings are organized and systematized. Meta-analyses are important because they are much more reliable than the results of any one study. A meta-analysis helps shed light on what the studies say when taken together. Put simply, meta-analyses represent our best assessment of what is known about a topic.
We began the meta-analysis by looking for relevant articles and research studies. We searched through several computer databases of publications in psychology, education, and other, related fields. In addition, we took pains to obtain as much unpublished work as possible. If we limited our results to published studies, we might reach a biased conclusion that was based on only those articles that showed strong enough results to merit publication. We therefore wrote to researchers in the field, asking them to send us the results of their ongoing or otherwise unpublished. We also searched through Dissertation Abstracts International (ProQuest) and the listing of papers presented at recent conferences. We included over 200 studies in our meta-analysis, of which approximately 50 were unpublished.
Different researchers measure the outcomes of spatial training in different ways. For example, some researchers examined whether training led to increases in the speed of mental rotation, whereas others looked at whether training led to an increase in scores on standard tests of spatial skills. To compare the different measures, we converted each to an effect size, which allowed us to place all of the effects of training along a common scale. Effect sizes express the effect of an intervention in terms of standard deviation units. An effect size of 1.0 would indicate, for example, that the intervention had led to an improvement of one standard deviation, relative to where the group had been before training, or as compared to a control group.
The results clearly indicate that spatial skills are malleable and that they respond well to training. The average effect size was .53, indicating that training led to improvement of more than 1/2 standard deviation. To provide a sense of scale, an effect of this size would be equivalent to an intervention improving SAT scores by more than 50 points or IQ scores by more than 7.5 points. In addition, some of the studies assessed the effects of training after delays, some as long as a month or more. The effects of training endured, thereby indicating that on average, the effects of training are not fleeting. This finding is important because it suggests that training could lead to knowledge that students could retain as they took new classes or acquired new skills.
As shown in the Figure below, training was even more effective for young children. However, it should be noted that training was still effective for older participants. Thus, training may be more effective if started early, but this fact is not a reason to give up on training late in life.
Figure 1: Effect Size of Training as a Function of Age of Participants
The meta-analysis also shed light on why different studies have obtained disparate results and reached disparate conclusions. It turns out that much of the variability in results was due to (a) whether the study included a control group, and (b) what the control group did instead of training. In some cases, the control groups performed tasks that were not designed explicitly to be a form of training but turned out to be helpful nevertheless. For example, taking several different kinds of spatial tests turned out to be a form of training in itself. While not as effective as formal training, this informal training did lead to some improvements. If an intervention was compared to a control group that improved because of informal training, then the intervention might not look very effective, even though both the intervention and control group improved. The meta-analysis shows that it is important to look at improvement in both intervention and comparison groups.
In summary, the meta-analysis has shown that spatial training can be highly effective. Efforts to improve spatial training can be valuable and long-lasting. SILC is investigating many different ways to enhance spatial learning in both children and adults.
- ♦ Sims, V. K., & Mayer, R. E. (2002). Domain specificity of spatial expertise: The case of video game players. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 16(1), 97-115.
- ♦ Sorby, S. A., & Baartmans, B. J. (1996). A course for the development of 3-D spatial visualization skills. Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 60(1), 13-20.
- ♦ Sorby, S. A., & Baartmans, B. J. (2000). The development and assessment of a course for enhancing the 3-D spatial visualization skills of first year engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education, 89(3), 301–307.


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Where is it to catalogue all types of files. Do you know anyone ?-Contro (May 27, 2012, 08:46 AM)
Link ?-joiwind (May 27, 2012, 11:06 AM)
Where is it to catalogue all types of files. Do you know anyone ?-Contro (May 27, 2012, 08:46 AM)Try searching DC for "whereisit" -rjbull (May 27, 2012, 11:22 AM)
I would like a finder or searcher of the pdf files that are scanned or imaged, not searchables. -Contro (May 27, 2012, 12:27 PM)
@vevola: You might be interested in this.I see you use Foxit and the "reference management" programme Mendeley Desktop.I have recently started using another reference management programme called Qiqqa, having tried Zotero and Mendelay - I found the latter two did not meet my requirements.I was blown away by Qiqqa though - it scans and indexes text-searchable PDF files and PDF files containing images - i.e., it OCRs any text in the images in the PDF files. I let Qiqqa loose on my library of about 650 PDF documents, and left it scanning and indexing the lot overnight.It successfully OCRed and indexed all the imaged PDF files too. It seems quite intuitive to use and has lots of good features.There's a good list and comparison of "reference management software" here: Comparison of reference management softwareOn the Qiqqa website, there is a good comparison between Qiqqa, EndNote, Zotero, and Mendelay, : Qiqqa FeaturesThe OCR capability stands out as a strength for Qiqqa.-IainB (July 22, 2011, 11:30 AM)
I would like a finder or searcher of the pdf files that are scanned or imaged, not searchables. -Contro (May 27, 2012, 12:27 PM)I just saw what looks like your other thread on that. I don't have an answer. I wondered about using pdftotext from XPDF, and assuming that any file with zero text output was an image, but I don't think that will work if the file is encrypted. If the information in pdfinfo (from the same XPDF package) is both correct and complete, there just doesn't seem to be a flag that says that the file is a scanned image. Once you've found them, maybe the best thing is to rename them, or otherwise tag them, but that doesn't help find them in the first place.-rjbull (May 27, 2012, 03:52 PM)
Check folder and tell me which PDFs are images (non-searchable) [/b]-IainB (May 27, 2012, 06:03 PM)
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5 Time Saving Tips for Searching Craigslist
After meeting Jenn Ski and learning about her $60 Noguchi coffee table and $25 Arco floor lamp finds from Craigslist, I was inspired to do a little Craigslist searching myself. In just a few minutes I came up with the fun, inexpensive items you see above. A few time saving tips after the jump.
1. Keywords: I use a lot of general keywords to browse such as "retro" vintage" "1970s" as well as color descriptions because I am generally a fan of "pink" "gold" and "white" for example. Try to think of any words that might be in the description, rather than in the title. If there are particular materials you like, search those. For example "porcelain" "brass" "linen" "glass" or "velvet." Another option is to search for the brand or designer such as "IKEA" "Eames" or "DWR" but keep in mind that a lot of people may not know what they have. Always start with one keyword to get the broadest results and add more to narrow your results.
2. Alternate Spelling: If you are looking for a farmhouse table, search "farmhouse" and in a separate search, search "farm house." Each set will yield different results. If you search them together you will only get results in which both spellings are used.
3. Software: Download free software that can search across multiple Craigslist sites such as Free CraigsList Reader Pro 4.2.3 from CraigsPal. It stores your locations (in my case NH and Boston) and allows you to type in any combination of key words. Within the software, the results appear in the top half of the screen and as you click an item it opens in the lower half of the screen. So much time is saved not having to comb through numerous sites or click on individual links!
4. Automate: Use Google Alerts to search Cragslist for you! Type "site:boston.craigslist.org keyword" in the Search Terms box and select the option to be alerted to new content as-it-happens. In this case you want to be alerted immediately since the hot items go fast.
Craiglist Finds:
1. Retro Sofa and Chair $50
2. 1950's Pink Vintage Canister Set $20
3. Antique Orange Cane Chair $195 for pair
4. Pocelain Enamel Vintage Oven $300
5. Pink Velvet Vintage Sofa $300


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|START Conference Manager
ASIST 2012 Annual Meeting
Baltimore, MD, October 26-30, 2012
Social Media and Academic Libraries: Current Trends and Future Challenges
Gary Collins and Anabel Quan-Haase
Monday, 6:30pm
Academic libraries are increasingly using social media tools to promote services and highlight resources to patrons. This longitudinal study examines the social media adoption rates and practices in academic libraries in the province of Ontario over a one-year period beginning in April 2010. Findings indicate that while interest in social media technologies amongst librarians has plateaued, patrons of academic libraries are using these tools in increasing numbers. Factors ranging from geographic location to staffing may affect the adoption and utilization of these technologies throughout the province. Outcomes suggest libraries should attempt in the future to create more original content in areas of patron interest as well as balancing information ethics responsibilities and marketing strategies.


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You are currently looking at Flamebate, our community forums. Players can discuss the game here, strategize, and role play as their characters.
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|The Pwntagon
Just pwnd the Pony forum for Billy, only two missions left, one for the asian, one for Shadow.
Asian guys mission asks me to get the code of Shadow, but Shadow won't talk to me.
Specific level I should be?
None of my sTalk contacts say anything mission related.
|Posted On: 03/22/2009 8:08AM
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have you deployed all of the codes (XSS & FBO) in all forums available?
|Posted On: 03/22/2009 8:14AM
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Talk to billy again maybe.
|Posted On: 03/22/2009 8:17AM
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Forgot to add, did Billys next mission aswell.
All XXS and FBO's have been deployed.
Litterly nothing I can do
|Posted On: 03/22/2009 8:19AM
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When Shallow is ready to give you the code, I believe, he sends a tubmail telling you to contact him. The only thing I can think of would be to check all of your sTalks.
|Posted On: 03/22/2009 8:30AM
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All of my sTalk checked atleast 3 times, no success.
Time to do some jew jobs.
|Posted On: 03/22/2009 1:38PM
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Check your Missions tab. Perhaps you missed something. You might also have glitched out in a cutscene. Does anyone know if any cutscenes are supposed to play at that point?
|Posted On: 03/22/2009 11:59PM
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zagerblag Posted:
Nope, no cutscenes play.
Also, try going to the pentagon login and entering asdf
|Posted On: 03/25/2009 11:17PM
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Bumping because I am still stuck ><
All sTalk contacts still say nothing.
All XXS and FBO codes have been deployed.
God knows how many forums I've pwnd.
And the only missions I have are the ones:
1. To get the pentagon pbumword by speaking to a friend
2. To get the pbumword off Shallow by helping his friends (done)
|Posted On: 03/29/2009 9:51AM
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Chawin Posted:
If you are 100% sure if you didn't get a tubmail from shallow(he sends you a tubmail, not stalks you it) I'm pretty sure ET can send you the needed tubmail.
|Posted On: 03/29/2009 9:53AM
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CrinkzPipe Posted:
Ah well, the last tubmail I got from Shallow was the one which said:
Here are the sTalk contacts of two people who are in need of your help.
I have some private business to attend to. I will return as soon as I can and will contact you then.
|Posted On: 03/29/2009 9:55AM
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I just fixed a bug where certain idc chats weren't playing properly. Can you check out your Instant Replays under your main character page? There might be one you haven't seen yet that will trigger more story.
|Posted On: 03/29/2009 10:05AM
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Evil Trout Posted:
Just got a Chuch of Saiyantology IDC!
Thanks ET! Log in to see images!
|Posted On: 03/29/2009 10:10AM
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I am having the same problem. Can you help me too plox?
|Posted On: 04/03/2009 8:53PM
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I also have that problem, and it sucks lol. Already tried everything, also MC told me not to rely on the walkthrough.
|Posted On: 06/10/2009 3:04PM
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Skeith_ Posted:
Please be specific about your problem, so I can point you to the KB article/search terms you might try to solve it. Thanks.
|Posted On: 06/10/2009 3:06PM
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im having this same issue i watched the instant replays again and i tried s talk still no help i have finsihed the other threads that im aware of with the special attackes still stuck any sugguestions
|Posted On: 08/24/2009 5:01PM
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MC Banhammer Posted:
|Posted On: 08/24/2009 5:08PM
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I have exactly same problem as OP up there.
Only open mission I have is the Pwntagon! one which I can't do without the pbumword. I've done all the XSS and FBO things and there is no one to talk to on sTalk.
I don't have any "Church of Saiyantology" IDC on the instant replays, in case I'm supposed to have one or something.
edit* And no, I can't find anything to advance this in tubmail or anywhere else for that matter.fewd edited this message on 01/22/2010 8:17AM
|Posted On: 01/22/2010 8:16AM
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fewd Posted:
Have you gone to the pentagon login screen and attempted to enter a pbumword?
|Posted On: 01/22/2010 9:31AM
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NXT Using Joysticks
|For ROBOTC Joystick NXT functions, check out the NXT Joystick Functions page!
Joystick Control
|ROBOTC supports using Logitech USB joystick controllers to drive your NXT over the USB or Bluetooth communication link. This allows the user to send commands to their robot in real time, rather than having only pre-programmed behaviors.The joystick functionality works by taking data from the joystick controller and sends it to the NXT over the debugger link as a single message.
#include "JoystickDriver.c" // Tells ROBOTC to include the driver file for the joystick. task main() { while(true) { getJoystickSettings(joystick); // Update Buttons and Joysticks motor[motorC] = joystick.joy1_y1; motor[motorB] = joystick.joy1_y2; } }
Joystick Control - Simple
Joystick Control - Game
|There is also a second Joystick Control window, "Joystick Control - Game". This window is specifically designed to emulate the FIRST Tech Challenge game mode. To test your FTC competition programs, you can use the controller station to mimic what the Field Management System will do. This includes switching between Autonomous and User Control, Changing if your robot is on the blue or red alliance and also disabling (or pausing) your robot. These commands can be found on the left side of the Joystick Station.
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|After setting the Menu Level to "Expert", you can then access the "Joystick Control - Game" station by:
|As you can see, the window has a few more options than the "Joystick Control - Simple" screen did.
|If you would like to use two controllers, click the "Dual Joysticks" button to expand the Joystick Control window to facilitate two controllers. You can assign the same controller to both Primary and Secondary Joysticks, but this is not recommended.


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Hansteen Holdings Plc (HSTN.L) shares are seeing solid buying inflow as the Chaikin Money Index is holding above zero. If the price consistently closes in the upper half of the daily range on high volume the indicator would read above zero and indicates a strong market. When the indicator stays above zero for a sustained period of time, especially with increasing indicator values, it shows a strong uptrend.
Chaikin Money Flow (CMF), created by Marc Chaikin, is a technical analysis indicator used to measure Money Flow Volume over a window of time. It attempts to measure buying and selling pressures of a security for single period. CMF then sums Money Flow Volume over a user-defined number of periods and divides by the total volume for that number of periods. The result varies between 1 and -1.
Turning to some additional technicals, at the time of writing, the 14-day ADX for Hansteen Holdings Plc (HSTN.L) is 19.3. Many technical chart analysts believe that an ADX value over 25 would suggest a strong trend. A reading under 20 would indicate no trend, and a reading from 20-25 would suggest that there is no clear trend signal. The ADX is typically plotted along with two other directional movement indicator lines, the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI). Some analysts believe that the ADX is one of the best trend strength indicators available.
Investors may be trying to find stocks that are building momentum. Finding these stocks may help bolster the portfolio going into the second half of the year. Investors often look to pounce on any opportunity in the stock market. Without properly being prepared, these opportunities may disappear quickly. Staying on top of fundamentals, technicals, and earnings, may help investors stay prepared.
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COL. J. C. CRAVENS. Among the most esteemed and respected citizens of Springfield, Missouri, there is not one who has been a more faithful soldier, a more pleasant or agreeable member of society, or a more thorough or sagacious attorney than the gentleman whose name is mentioned above. He is a native of Saline County, Missouri, where he was born February 18, 1838.
The son of Dr. John and Ruhannah (Chaplin) Cravens, the former of whom was born at Harrisburg, Rockingham County, Virginia, a son of Dr. Joseph Cravens. This family is of Scotch-Irish descent and first took root on American soil in the early part of the eighteenth century. For a long period they were known in Virginia alone, but the members finally separated and branched out for themselves until now their descendants are found in all parts of the United States. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch was a soldier of the Revolution and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. The branch of the family of which Col. Cravens is a member left Virginia and settled in Indiana, and there Dr. John Cravens and his brothers became distinguished citizens. James H. still resides in the Hoosier State; Oscar was a participant in the Florida War, and who is a resident of Madison, Indiana All of the male members of this family were Whigs and have since supported the Democratic party. Dr. John Cravens was educated in the schools of Virginia and was married at Harrisburg, to a daughter of J. Chaplin, of Welsh extraction and a very wealthy man. Mrs. Cravens was born in Virginia, and after her marriage she and Dr. Cravens moved westward, for the benefit of the latter's health which had become much impaired by too closely following the arduous duties of his profession. In 1840 he moved to Davis County, and there made his home until his death in March, 1882, at the age of eighty-five years. He became a surgeon in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, but served only one year on account of his advanced age, and until the last gun was fired, in 1865, he made his home in Texas. During the latter part of his life he voted the Democratic ticket, although he had formerly been a Whig. He took a prominent part in the affairs of his section, and being naturally a leader, he became extremely well and favorably known throughout his section. His wife also died in 1882, at the age of seventy-eight years. To their union seven sons and three daughters were given: Elizabeth, who married Philip R. Wirt, a prosperous merchant, died in 1867; Coraline, married John A. Leopard, an attorney at law; Robert O., went to California in 1850, and is still residing there engaged in merchandising and practicing law; Joseph was killed by lightning when about eighteen years old; Amanda is the widow of Douglas McDonald of Davis County; William, died in Springfield in 1881, having been a prosperous farmer in the vicinity of that place since 1867 he was a private in Col. Cravens' regiment during the war, was a Democrat politically and was well known throughout Greene County); John N., died in Davis County in 1876, having been a successful physician (he was a soldier in a regiment of Missouri Infantry during the war); J. C., the subject of this sketch; Edgar H., who lives on a farm in Davis County, Missouri; and Oscar, who died at the age of twelve years. The parents of these children were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the father was an active and prominent Mason. He was well educated and took pride in keeping well posted and up with the times.
The early life of Col. J. C. Cravens was spent on a farm up to the time he was fourteen years old, at which time his father moved to Gallatin, to give his children better school advantages, and there, after finishing his education, J. C. Cravens began clerking in a drug store which was owned by his father. Later he began the study of medicine, for which purpose he entered the Masonic College of Lexington, but finished his studies in the State University, from which he graduated in 1860, after which he accepted a position as principal of an academy in his native town.
At about this time the great Civil War came on, and he cast aside personal considerations to shoulder a musket and don a suit of gray. He enlisted in Company B, and the first engagement in which he participated was at Carthage in 1861. He was afterward at Wilson's Creek, then Dry Wood, Lexington and Rolla, and while in camp at Osceola he was made lieutenant-colonel by his commander December 1, 1861, but after the reorganization of the army at Springfield, Col. Cravens was on the staff of Gen. Slack. He then participated in many engagements throughout the State and in Arkansas, the most notable of which was the battle of Pea Ridge, and after the death of Gen. Slack he was on staff duty with Gen. Martin Green, with whom he went to Corinth, Miss. He was in the battle of Farmington and at Tupelo, after which he was sent as recruiting officer to Arkansas, and while at Fayetteville was captured, but luckily made his escape the next day and joined Col. Hughes, whom he assisted to organize a company of 100 men in the neighborhood of Fayetteville. While on their way to the Missouri River they had a number of skirmishes on the way. When Col. Hughes was killed Col. Cravens organized a company, known as Company F, and attached it to Col. Hay's Missouri Cavalry Regiment, and a few days later the battle of Lone Jack was fought. He was elected captain of his company and in the fall of 1862 it was attached to Col. Smith's regiment of the same brigade, and he commanded it at Cone Hill, Prairie Grove, Springfield and Hartville. He accompanied Marmaduke into Missouri in the spring of 1863, during which time he took part in a number of unimportant engagements and also some sharp fighting, especially at Helena, Arkansas Later he was with Gen. Shelby through Missouri, which expedition was planned by 600 volunteer men and Col. Cravens and his lieutenant were among the number. They captured a number of towns in Missouri and Arkansas, until they were defeated at Marshall, Missouri, shortly after which they retired into winter quarters. When the regiment was reorganized the title of major was conferred upon Mr. Cravens, and the entire Arkansas Infantry was sent to reinforce Gen. Kirby Smith in Louisiana. In the engagement at Marks Mill, Col. Cravens, with about fifty followers, captured 100 men with six pieces of artillery and 300 wagons. After the defeat at Steele he returned with his command at northeast Arkansas and during that summer was on active duty all the time and in numerous skirmishes. They captured a gun-boat on the White River, known as the "Queen City" and were then for some time with Price in Missouri and were in an engagement with the Federals on the Big and Little Blue, and at Independence with Gen. Blunt. Col. Cravens was left at Independence with a force of 100 men and was told not to leave that place until he was ordered or driven out. He remained there until army came up, when he was compelled to retire. He took part in the battle of Westport the next day and later was with Price in the engagement at Ft. Scott and saved that noted General's army at a still later period by checking the advance of the Federals. At Newtonia, November 11, 1864, having lost his colonel in the battle, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and held this rank until the war closed. He was slightly wounded at Lone Jack by the explosion of a gun, but may be said to have been singularly fortunate in this respect during the four years that he was on active duty. He surrendered at Little Rock and returned to his home with the consciousness of having performed all his duties faithfully and of having lent valuable aid to the cause that was very dear to him.
Col. Cravens was married at Belleville, Arkansas, in 1864, to Miss Annie Smith, a daughter of Col. Robert Smith, of Arkansas, who was a wealthy planter of that State and a member of the first convention held in Arkansas. He died in Springfield, Missouri, in 1879, his wife's death occurring here two years earlier, in her native State. He was born at Georgetown in the District of Columbia. Mrs. Cravens was born in Arkansas, the only daughter of her parents, and after her marriage she and Col. Cravens settled at Belleville. In 1866 he graduated from the Law Department of the State University, having previously studied with Judge Barnes and Judge James Butler, of Belleville, and soon after graduating was admitted to the bar. He then formed a partnership with Judge Butler, which continued until 1868, when they severed connection and Col. Cravens came to Springfield, Missouri, and opened a law office. He practiced alone for sometime then became associated with Col. Crawford, then Judge Bray, and finally with Mr. Goode, the firm name being Cravens & Goode. Col. Cravens has practiced law in all the counties of Southwest Missouri, and his reputation as an able, successful and experienced lawyer is of the best. He has conducted many cases to a successful issue and has always been known to advise against litigation when it could be avoided. He is the attorney for the Gulf R. R., as well as other important corporations, and has taken part in some of the most important criminal cases in the southwestern part of the State. He has always been active in the political affairs of his section and in an early day held the office of city attorney of Springfield, being elected on the Democratic ticket of which he is an enthusiastic member. Socially he belongs to the A. F. & A. M., and the Royal Arcanum. The Colonel and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church and have a very pleasant and comfortable home on Market Street, Springfield.
To them seven children have been born: Susan, who is the widow of a Mr. Bowden, a prosperous attorney, has one child, Jerry, and makes her home with her father, Col. Cravens; Bell is the wife of Henry C. Cran, an attorney of Springfield and has two children, Robert and Louise; Elizabeth; Irene; Robert 0.; Jerry, Jr., and Zoe L. Although Missouri has its full quota of successful and well-posted lawyers, whose popularity is based upon their thorough understanding of the law in all its details and who are forcible and convincing pleaders at the bar, none among these is more highly regarded than Col. Cravens, and his time is fully occupied with a large and arduous and profitable practice.


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And just in case your answer is "Holy cow, I have a great idea, the little woman and I will go as Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke," well, sadly, bunky, you're a little late to the punch lineup.
But don't take my word for it. Go ahead, you know you want to, go to E! Online and check out the celebs (and some non-celebs, including someone's dog; don't ask) who have channeled the Little Twerk and her MTV Music Video Awards performance.
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Paris Hilton! Hugh Hefner and wife! Joan Rivers! Isn't anyone a witch or a goblin anymore?
Now, you might think this is silly, but it's no wild ghost chase. Halloween costumes give us insight into trends and newsmakers and the like — or aren't you old enough to have dressed up as Richard Nixon, or the Blues Brothers, or Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky?
Nor can one overlook the pitfalls of choosing the wrong costume: Just ask actress Julianne Hough, whose blackface idea (an homage to "Orange Is the New Black") landed her in hot water recently. Not that she was alone in her faux pas, and the Huffington Post has the photos to prove it.
According to New York's Daily News, though, would-be Mileys won't be all you'll see as trick-or-treaters this year: " 'Minion costume' topped Google's list of trending Halloween-related searches in October, so you will likely see tons of children and adults dressed as the charmingly kooky creatures from the 'Despicable Me' movies."
Also big? Apparently, ex-teacher-turned-meth-dealer, a la "Breaking Bad" — though exactly how one would tell that that is a costume is a bit unclear.
Personally, I think if someone really wanted to combine trendy and scary, you couldn't go wrong with a very tan John Boehner (sort of a "50 shades of congressman") costume.
Or even, horror of horrors, a President Ted Cruz.
Now that's truly terrifying. The only thing scarier? A couple: President Cruz and Vice President Sarah Palin.
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WALNUT — Richard "Dick" W. Tillinghast, 89, of Walnut died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home in Walnut.
Dick was born on Nov. 9, 1923, in Indianapolis, Ind., the son of Walter and Verna (Jones) Tillinghast Hinton, stepson of George Hinton. He was united in marriage to Jean E. Smith on Dec. 30, 1947 in Walnut.
As a child, his stepfather's career resulted in the family moving frequently. Dick's college education at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington was interrupted in 1941 to serve in the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division. At the end of his tour of duty he had been promoted the rank of sergeant and discharged honorably.
After returning from service and back at Illinois Wesleyan, Dick met Jean and they fell in love and married. As a young couple, they started their life together in Walnut. As Dick's career progressed, and their family grew, they moved several times and ended up in Mount Prospect. In his free time, Dick's passions were Boy Scout leadership, reading and Jazz.
Following Dick's retirement they moved back to Jean's childhood home in Walnut. In retirement, they continued their life-long passion for music by starting "Musically Yours," an antique music business.
He is survived by his children, Marc Tillinghast of Bountiful, Utah, Brian (Theresa) Tillinghast of Algonquin, Diane (Wally) Treu of Long Grove and Charles Tillinghast of Walnut; four grandchildren, Sarah (Jay) Oliva, Lauren Treu, Kelli Ann Tillinghast and John Tillinghast; and one great-grandson, Dominic Oliva.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife, Jean; one infant daughter, Robin Sue; one sister; one stepbrother; and his stepfather.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Garland Funeral Home, Walnut, with the Rev. Gale T. Brandner officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Cemetery with full military rites conducted by Walnut American Legion Post 179.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
A memorial has been established in his memory to the Walnut Library and Walnut Manor Nursing Home in lieu of flowers.
Condolences may be left at www.garlandfuneralhome.com.


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I left off with this post, if you need to review. (Sigh)
After our delightful picnic lunch, we continued our drive around Shelter Cove, Sony Too clicking away, here are some of the Fauna, Flora, the Water and - - well, you'll see at the end!
Needless to say, Sony Too and I were maxing out the zoom factor. I use no tripod, so, these photos were hand held.
These three are taking relaxation to new heights. Yep, photo off center, it's that hand held thing at long distances, it's difficult!
Clams?? Lunch to come, or the garbage from meals past?
Taking a swim.
You know I love fences. Fences with gorgeous wild flowers, even better.
More wild flowers, more ocean, more mountains/hills, more peace.
Fence, and some sea oats with the flowers.
I have no idea what this is, it is only a few inches tall. It is so delicate, living out in such a rough environment, the ying and yang of Mother Nature. I do so love yellow pretty flowers and flowering bushes, but, I have to tell you, they are a bit hard to photograph with my current skill set.
Back in the water, Sony Too and I spy, someone diving. Have no idea what for - -
Waves, splashing. Rock, a rough beautiful coast. Fills my heart with wonder, amazement and somehow with all this wildness, peace.
These were found on the road out, at a higher elevation, sheltered somewhat by the hills, and other foliage, there are varieties that are all yellow and then, some with this red/yellow. I thought they were a variety of a sweet pea or monkey flower, but I am having trouble identifying it right now. I thought I had found and saved the identification, and you know, this ole leaky memory, cannot find said information. They were not a low lying plant, many were 4 to 6 foot tall. So, if you know what this is, please let me know.
And, while, many will argue that this next photo is NOT flora, it is "rubber" burned. Rubber used to come from a plant, right?? This is the mountain road going in and out of Shelter Cove, it is narrow, it is curvy, at times it is a bit steep, ok, steep. And, yep, this is the remnants of someone doing donuts/spinouts, probably in the middle of the night. I have to wonder how much adult beverages had to be involved in this? Personally, I find it a bit disturbing, and, I'll say it, silly - stupid.
The day is not over, noooo, not even. Next we shall see some Redwoods. Magnificent trees.


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|February 7, 1999, 06:24 PM
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Hi all, sorry in advance for the long post. I'm new around here, but hope you can help, since my frustration level is quite high. I'm having some difficulty with my gunsmith's installation of a set of Heinie fixed sights (tritium) on my Series 80 Colt Gov't model.
Upon picking the pistol up, I was shocked to find that there was a big gap (over .014) between the bottom of the sight and the slide, both under the flat part of the sight and around the dovetail. The gunsmith insisted that he cut the slide according to Heinie's instructions and didn't know why it came out like that. Very poor looking, but I paid him anyways and took it shooting. Well, after the second magazine full of 45 ball, the sight worked itself completely loose from the dovetail and fell to the ground.
So I took the gun back to him for a fix. He still insists he did nothing wrong, but agrees to weld up just the dovetail and recut it so the sight stays put. Almost a month later, the gun is done. The sight does appear to be tight, but of course the unsightly gaps remain. But I can live with that.
The problem is, the gun now shoots approx. 3.5" low, whereas it previously shot dead on with the stock sights. I check with Heinie, who says he installs hundreds of these, with rarely any variance in point of impact over 1". So I have the gun looked at by 3 other local gunsmiths. It turns out that the gunsmith milled all the rear cuts .030" too deep (Heinie called for a .100" cut for the flats, he cut it .130" deep) All agree the sight was not installed properly.
I call him up and present him with these facts. He says there's no way he screwed up a .100" cut, and that we must have measured wrong, and to bring it in to let him have a look at it. I call him back a couple days later to make sure he's in, and now he says that the reason why he cut it to .130" was because the existing dovetail was more than .100 deep and he had to cut as low as the existing dovetail was. His solution is that he will weld up the FRONT dovetail and recut it .030" lower, but that I'll have to pay $25 for him to do it. Yes, this is some solution, but now I lose some front sight height (.190 - .030 = .160) and therefore quality of sight picture. BTW I checked with Brownell's and another gunsmith who said Colt Series 80 dovetails are cut to .100 (not .130) which is probably why Heinie chose that depth to start with.
So here's where I'm at: I haven't brought the gun in yet, but I'm really quite furious at this point. I paid him to do a clean, professional installation of the sights to the manufacturer's specifications. Am I asking too much? In the opinion of several experts the job was done wrong. It really irks me that he wants me to pay him more money (however reasonable) to fix an error that he made. What surprises me is that this gunsmith is nationally known for building good IPSC open and ltd. guns-he's an up and comer. I'm surprised that he would let his name be associated with such shoddy work...I'll be taking a Walt Marshall class in March, a Gunsite class in the summer and compete in IPSC, so many will get to see the "quality" of his work.
What do you all think I should do? Honestly, if I were a gunsmith who cared about my reputation, I would replace the slide and install the sights right. But maybe I'm just old fashioned that way. I'd really appreciate your input. Thanks,
|February 7, 1999, 09:04 PM
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Ringo, like all humans, we make mistakes from time to time. The problem he may have ran into is with the extra depth of the original dovetail there would not have been enough metal left between the bottom of the old dovetail and the top of the firing pin hole to make the proper depth cut for the Heinie dovetail. There are ways around that also but, Wilson makes a dovetail tritium front sight that stands .160" and takes the same dovetail as the Heinie . If he will swap out with you there would be no need to recut that dovetail. You won't lose the quality of your sight picture by reducing the height of the front sight. When you are aiming it will look the same as always. Had it been me installing it, once I had measured the depth of the original dovetail and found out that these problems were going to occur I would have advised you to choose a different sight or at least let you know up front what to expect. These measurements have to be made prior to installing a sight to ensure there is enough material there to cut. George
|February 8, 1999, 01:05 AM
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Ringo... I would have a hard time "living with" the gaps that remained in the slide after the first botch job. I would not have the same person work on the gun any further. My final dealings with the gunsmith would be to try and get him to cover the cost of having the sights corrected by someone competant. As George stated above you should have been contacted if there were going to be any problems or questions with the sights you chose. It sounds as if the gunsmiths customer service is in need of some repair also.
|February 8, 1999, 10:29 AM
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Anyone can screw up. However, I find it disturbing that this butcher would return the gun to you in a screwed-up state and (I presume) hope that you weren't discerning enough to know a bad job when you saw it. After all, you noted that this guy fancies himself a 1911-smith, not some general gunsmithing parts-replacer who got in over his head. Bottom line...this doofus owes you a slide and a refund.
You noted your surprise that this butcher would let his name be associated with such shoddy work. Well, you're doing the very thing that permits him to blow off any such concerns...you're not NAMING him. On a basic job like the one he botched (as opposed to some complex, intermittent problem...like a comp gun malfunctioning from time to time), I would give him ONE chance to make it right. If he blew his chance, then I would objectively describe the problem and lack of resolution on EVERY internet venue available. I'm talking naming NAMES here.
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|February 8, 1999, 12:20 PM
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If a mechanic screwed up your car, would you be so nice as to not criticize this mechanic by name? Would you let your friends and neighbors patronize this mechanic without warning them of the possible outcome?
This gunsmith has a responsibility to make his mistakes right. Since he has not, you have a responsibility to let other interested parties know of this gunsmith's business practices. I'm looking for a 'smith to do some work on my 1911. If I choose this 'smith because I'm not aware of your problems with him, I may have the same problems.
Please tell us who it is. If nothing else, please give me his name via private email.
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|February 8, 1999, 02:13 PM
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You guys are absolutely right regarding naming him and warning others. I'm going to give him one more chance to make it right over the next day or so, and if not, I will publicly name him (maybe I'm too merciful, I just want to be fair before he gets bad press all over)...not to spite him or to get back at him, but to prevent others from enduring the same frustration and wasted money.
If someone had posted a similar experience about him, I certainly wouldn't have had him touch my pistol. I'll let you know what happens in the next couple of days.
George, thanks for the tip on the Wilson sight. However, I looked into this option and the cut is not the same. Both are 60 degree X .300" wide, but the Heinie is .060 deep while the Wilson is .075. Using the Wilson would require rewelding and recutting the dovetail.
Many sincere thanks for the input...I'm rather new at getting work done by gunsmiths and its good to have confirmation that this type of service is unacceptable.
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|February 8, 1999, 10:47 PM
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That's what I get for answering off the top of my head. See, we do make mistakes. I really hope that this guy sees his way clear to rectify the situation. Good luck with it. George
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Review: So, is it a winner?
Geforce GTX 460 is currently pretty popular so many Nvidia partners are trying to lure customers with nonreference designs, factory overclocks or gifts. Today we're talking about EVGA GTX 460 1GB FTW (For The Win) card that sits among the fastest factory overclocked GTX 460 cards. The GTX 460 FTW's GPU was pushed from reference 675MHz to 850MHz, with the memory also getting a boost from 900MHz to 1000MHz. Factory overclock usually provides improved performance but of course, this comes at a price.
All the GTX 460 cards we've tested so far (regardless of the company or operating clocks) had no trouble running at 800+MHz, which says enough of the GF104's overclocking potential. Those who dare not risk their warranty or doubt that they'll manage to hit 850MHz for the GPU can thankfully resort to factory overclocked cards such as EVGA GTX 460 FTW.
GF104 is derived from Fermi architecture so no worries about DirectX 11 support. Unlike the GF100 (GTX480/470/465), the GF104 packs less transistors and runs cooler. GTX 460 will allow for pleasant gaming at 1920x1080 and its main red-team competitor is the HD 5850, although EVGA GTX 460 FTW comes pretty close to HD 5870's scores. Bear in mind though that AMD will soon announce its HD 6800 series, which doesn't make the GTX 460's task of proving itself any easier.
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Robert Mellow, a former leader of Pennsylvania Democrats whose portrait hangs in the state Capitol, was sentenced Friday to 16 months in prison on public corruption charges.
SCRANTON (AP) — Robert Mellow, a former leader of Pennsylvania Democrats whose portrait hangs in the state Capitol, was sentenced Friday to 16 months in prison on public corruption charges.
U.S. District Judge Joel Slomsky ordered Mellow, who pleaded guilty in May to a federal conspiracy charge, to pay nearly $80,000 in restitution to the state Senate, along with a $40,000 fine to the federal government.
The former lawmaker issued a brief apology to the court. "I'm embarrassed and I'm ashamed. ... I'm very very sorry," he said.
Mellow was charged with using his Senate staff and staffers for other Democratic senators to run political campaigns in violation of state law.
Slomsky also ordered Mellow, long one of the most powerful figures in state government, to have three years of supervised release after his prison sentence.
"No one has the right to misuse public dollars, your dollars that you send to Harrisburg," Slomsky said. "It's certainly not in the job description of a state senator to use public money for private political purposes."
Defense attorney Daniel Brier argued Mellow, 69, should be spared prison and instead receive probation because of his charitable works, poor health and the fact that he's a caregiver for his severely disabled adult daughter.
The defense, seeking to keep Mellow out of prison, argued that his many charitable and good works, his age and ill health, and the emotional and medical fragility of his severely disabled adult daughter all warranted a sentence of probation.
Defense lawyer Sal Cognetti also bemoaned what he called the criminalization of politics, contending the line that separates campaigning from legislating had been blurry. He portrayed Mellow as an old-school politician whose primary sin was being too slow to change with the times.
"Let's not be too quick to bury him. Let's not be too quick to judge him. Let's consider his entire life," said Cognetti, who read a few of the more than 200 character letters submitted on Mellow's behalf by constituents, clergy, business and community leaders, and politicians ranging from former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell to former GOP state senator and Lt. Gov. Robert Jubelirer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis Sempa said Mellow deliberately evaded the law to further his own political career, and deserved to go to prison.
"This is a sad day in Pennsylvania political history because someone who was such an accomplished and effective legislator threw it all away," he said. "Sen. Mellow corrupted his office ... for his own personal benefit."
Mellow served 40 years in the state Senate and was among that chamber's most powerful members. He was the Senate's longest-serving member when he left two years ago after deciding not to run for an 11th term.
Mellow was the Democrats' floor leader for most of the last two decades he was in office, and his portrait hangs in the state Capitol because he served as the Senate president pro tempore for about 16 months from 1992 to 1994.
He announced in February 2010 that he would retire at the end of the year because he wanted to spend more time with his daughters and grandchildren. In June of that year, federal agents searched his home and district office as part of a joint investigation with the Internal Revenue Service into allegations of illegal activity, an FBI spokesman said at the time.
A number of state lawmakers and their aides have been prosecuted in recent years for misusing public funds and resources for campaigns and other purposes. In the House, a long-running state attorney general's investigation resulted in convictions against former Speakers Bill DeWeese and John Perzel, former Reps. Brett Feese and Mike Veon, and others. In the Senate, Jane Orie was convicted in state court and Vince Fumo in federal court.
Mellow continued misusing Senate staff for political fundraising and campaign work even during the state investigation, prosecutors noted in court documents this week, demonstrating "a remarkable lack of respect, and even contempt, for the law."
Mellow represented Tobyhanna and Pocono townships.


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Prior to November 2005, 102 of the 113 volumes were purchased by a bookseller from a private collector, Japan; November 2005, purchased by Charles Vilnis, Boston, from the bookseller in Osaka, Japan; Spring 2006, remaining 11 volumes purchased at two shops in Tokyo, Japan; 2007, 113 volumes offered for purchase to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, by Charles Vilnis.
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I'm slightly jealous. I want to lose 5-10kg and that might see me in a 14-16 depending on brand (so in CK's probably a 20!!). I am only slightly jealous as I am a realist too
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Miley Cyrus twerked during her performance at MTV's VMAs Sunday night.
OMG, who cares?
It turns out, lots of people. It's been among Monday's leading news stories, with critics shaking their heads. As if Cyrus is the first celebrity to use the MTV stage as a platform to shock viewers.
"Media reaction to Cyrus' bump-and-grind veered between disgust and sadness," writes my colleague Patrick Kevin Day in a post that rounds up some of the criticism, which described the performance as "desperate" and "disturbing."
Desperate, OK. Cyrus seems to be following in the tradition of Disney child stars who feel compelled to sexualize their image to show they've grown up. But was it disturbing? Not really. Twerking may make buttoned-up onlookers such as myself feel uncomfortable, but the provocative dance is part of today's youth culture.
And Cyrus' nude-colored bikini wasn't all that big of deal, and, if you ask me, it was far less offensive than Lady Gaga's meat dress or any VMA guest who's ever worn pasties instead of an actual top. The only bit that was a bit over the top was Cyrus' dance with a foam finger, though some feminists argue that there is power in embracing one's sexuality.
In all, the stunt deserves a chuckle and an eye roll. Cyrus will likely look back on the cringe-worthy performance with some embarrassment, just like how most of us look back at our early 20s and blush.
But Penny Young Nance, president and CEO of Concerned Women for America, argues that Cyrus' "degrading performance" sends the message to young girls that "they are nothing more than walking private parts." I didn't walk away with that impression; still, I respect Nance's perspective on that point.
Nance, however, takes her argument too far in an Opinion article for Fox News in which she makes a case for boycotting MTV: "This should be the last straw for a station that continues to sabotage the future and innocence of our children. If the cable providers and Congress won't allow us cable choice, then the least they could do is allow us to drop MTV from our package. I encourage all to call or email your cable provider and ask them to drop MTV."
By that logic, I would argue that we should boycott ESPN for giving airtime to drug addict athletes, which sends young boys the wrong message. I'd also vote against news channels that trot out anchors wearing too much makeup, which sets up an unrealistic beauty standard for women. But then, where do you draw the line?
Nance argues that consumers can enact change by making decisions with their pocketbooks. "Consumers have power when we use voices and shop our values," she says.
True, but we can also show our power when we change or block the channel.
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Did you ever ask yourself how did every Irish town ended up with at least twenty public houses? Did you ever wonder how the rural landscape from Malin Head to Mizen Head came to be filled with deserted cottages, abandoned workhouses, burial plots, and broken down factories with tiny stone windows that only a crow could squeeze through?
Irish playwright Tom Murphy has. For over forty years he has made a point of gazing directly at what the rest of us have blithely overlooked, transfixed by the little details of our own lives.
It can't have been easy for him, this lifelong investigation. It must have meant gaining a reputation for asking awkward questions onstage and off, for decades. It inevitably meant relentless challenges to authority, to established social conventions, to agreed history, and at times it must have made him disagreeable too.
Judging from Murphy's work, which is currently being seen at a triumphant mini-retrospective at the Lincoln Center Festival, it required a level of intellectual courage and commitment that makes the recent work by other Irish dramatists look insipid in comparison.
That's why it's thrilling to see Murphy's plays get the recognition they richly deserve at Druid Murphy, director Garry Hynes's extraordinary mini-retrospective of three of Murphy's signature works. Druid Murphy is not just a highlight of my theater-going year; it's been the highlight of my theatre-going life.
Over the course of his extraordinary career Murphy has explored – and often interrogated - the Irish character or psyche to the root, which he contends was unalterably altered and defined by the famine.
Each of these three brilliant plays help to bolster that contention, and I have never witnessed a more lucid theatrical exploration of the Irish experience on any stage.
In Conversations On A Homecoming, the first play in the all-day cycle of three shows, a group of old friends gather's in their local pub to welcome home their pal Michael, who has been living in New York where he's been trying to start a career as an actor.
After a little bar table banter it becomes clear that Michael's former best friend Tom will be taking the opportunity to settle old scores, but as he tears at his old friend his bravado gets stripped away and we see what's really eating at him, he's brokenhearted over having been left behind.
Rootlessness, longing, homesickness, uncertainty, the whole familiar catechism of the Irish emigrants experience is under the microscope here but Murphy abhors cheap sentimentality or easy summations. Longing shapes every scene in this searingly beautiful play, in particular the longing for a deeper connection, for a bit of love and peace, and that simple human desire becomes a universal one in Murphy's endlessly absorbing play.
In A Whistle In The Dark we meet the Carney family, a proud traveler family from County Mayo who are locked in a pointless blood feud with another traveler clan. Through this simple prism Murphy conjures every damaged and damaging Irish patriarch whilst exploring their painful legacies.
Were that all Murphy does he would deserve lasting monuments, but he delves further and deeper into the souls of his creations the better to understand their individual motives and the society that has created them.
Niall Buggy and the prodigiously talented Aaron Monaghan took possession of the stage throughout and astonished the Lincoln Center's American audience with the plays atavistic power.
Famine, the concluding play of the three-part retrospective, was the most shattering work in an evening of intensely provocative productions. Being the most thematically ambitious play of the night it faced impossible challenges: how do you convey the scope and legacy of a disaster that led to the starvation deaths of over one million Irish people and led a further two million of them to the emigrant ships?
Famine begins with blight on a potato crop but it ends with the breaking of every natural bond of human affection that binds a family and a nation together. Garry Hynes has directed all three plays, which add up to the most defining statement on the legacy of the great hunger and its cultural and historical echoes that it has ever been my privilege to witness.
First Murphy introduces us to the villagers of Glanconor, led by John Connor it's proud patriarch (played with a pitch perfect slow burn intensity by Brian Doherty) who refuses to be victimized by the great hunger. But as the play progresses we see this man slowly ground to powder before out eyes.
The effect of seeing these three plays back to back is symphonic. It is also strangely heartening. For all that they record and commemorate the long, long shadow of the famine – they also stand as an eloquent witness and guidepost to our decades long struggle to step out of its shadow.


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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Might Be a Threshing Machine?
I think this old piece of farm equipment might be a small threshing machine. If you know for sure what it is, please tell me!
One clue is the pulleys on the sides. I believe the long belts that powered the machine were attached there. Threshing machines always had very long belts between the machine and the engine. The engine was set up a safe distance away from the chaff and straw debris to reduce the danger of fire.
At first glance, it seems strange that the chute for feeding the sheaves of grain into the machine (at right) is so far from the ground. However, the grain was hauled to the machine on wagons and pitched into the threshing machine from the wagon bed -- not from the ground.
My theory is that the grain came out a spout on the opposite side of the machine (not visible in the photo) and the upward-pointing metal chute at the bottom is where the straw and chaff were blown out. I could be completely wrong!
The wheels on a threshing machine allowed it to be pulled between fields. Some threshing machines were on skids instead of wheels.
My mother had a threshing story from when she was a little girl on the farm at Gordon, Nebraska, in the 1920s. Her mother, my Grandma Violet, had to cook a big noon meal for a crew of 15 or 20 men. It was a hot day, and the house was extra hot from Grandma Violet's morning of cooking and baking.
Little Doris decided she'd be a lot cooler without her clothing. The men were due to come in for dinner at any moment, when Grandma Violet saw what my mom wasn't wearing. She was not amused. Encouraged by a swat on her backside, my mother put her clothes right back on again.
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I don't think it is a threshing machine because of the two belt wheels. My dad owned the threshing machine and did all the threshing in our neighborhood and I use to sit on the tractor that run the belt to the machine. Just when he did small fields for himself. What I think it could be a corn sheller or a shuck remover sheller. Just a guess
We had one but we dropped the corn in a slot and it came out in basket.
I wanted to stop in and say Hello. I hope that you don't mind but I have put your blog address in a post on my blog and wanted you to know. I just started it last night and so it doesn't have a lot going on but it's a start.
I'm still making that good cornbread. Mine just still crumbles though. Got a tip for that?
Here's my blog incase you want to stop in sometime.
Have you thought about a seed cleaning machine? I haven't seen one this old, but we used to have one that was built something like this.
- Genevieve said...
Anonymous, you could be right. It seems a little small for a threshing machine, but I just couldn't imagine what else it might be.
- Genevieve said...
Angie, I am not sure why the cornbread is turning out crumbly for you, but you might try adding an extra egg and see if that helps.
- Angie said...
Thanks for the tip Genevieve. I'll try that and see if it works.
I saw that you had visited my blog. Thanks.
- Collagemama said...
My grandmother also cooked for the farmhands when my mom was a little girl down by Marion, Nebraska. As far as I know, my mom kept her clothes on.
I always found it difficult to reconcile how the grandmother I knew with family stories of her feeding the farm hands. To me, she lived with my granddad in an un-airconditioned one-bedroom apartment in McCook, and never did more in the kitchen than set out a "Dutch lunch."
One summertime visit to McCook our family of five tried to sleep on the fold-out sofa and air mattresses in my grandparents' living room. The sweltering apartment was filled with the smell of overripe cantaloupe.
The next day, Grandmother set out the spread of pickled herring, pickled pigs feet, pickled corn, sweet pickles, bread & butter pickles, watermelon pickles, cucumbers and onions in sour cream, sardines, Club crackers, overripe cantaloupe, salami, cheddar, Fritos and chip dip, and 7-Up.
Could the machine be a fodder chopper. The corn stalks would be laid in the hopper to the right side of the machine, and fed into a rotating blade to chop the stalks into short lengths. Seems I have seen manual machines that looked something like this one.
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