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This is an example of live actors approaching a similar acting problem that McKimson did in that last post this week. Henery Hawk's father was consciously acting something out - he was overacting on purpose, as Ralph and Norton are here. In the animation, the scene was done with strong body poses, but not much facial acting and no extra layering of subtleties that happen so easily and naturally with skilled live actors performing in real time.This is actors making fun of normal people - non-actors trying to act. This takes a lot of observational skill and insight, especially to make it so funny!
There are so many levels of thought to pulling this off. They have to make their actions seem "natural" in this sense: A normal person pretending to do something will be a bad actor. He won't be believeable. All his expressions and gestures will be simplified caricatures of what the normal thinks is natural.
Actually, it's quite similar to the way many feature animators draw their acting when they are sincerely trying to be realistic or wanting to wring pathos out you-very unnatural and cornball, but we are so used to seeing animated characters move in artificial ways that we don't question it much. Most of us, anyway.
If we ever saw real people acting like typical animated characters we would think they were from space.
Feature animators like to "keep things alive" so they have their characters randomly wave their arms and bob their heads around. It doesn't matter what character, whether it's Stromboli, Cruella DeVille, Ludwig Von Drake or that kid up there - they all move the way Art Carney makes fun off Norton trying to "act". The kid's facial expresssions are copied from Cruella and Mowgli and pasted onto his bobbly head.Here, Jackie Gleason and Art Carney make fun of how not only "normal" people and cartoon animators might act something out, but how two very specific normal people would act something out.
In Norton's case, he is acting out how he thinks Ralph should act which adds even more levels to the farce.
Art Carney is playing Ed Norton playing Ralph Kramden.
These guys are so brilliant that they can make us believe that them acting unnatural is natural!
This is a real brain twister to figure out. It would be murder to pull off something with this much layering in animation!
If I had a feature budget I would sure aim for some of it though.
I love old musicals, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly movies. I bet a lot of animators do too. But does anyone go to them to see the acting?
Many people suffer through the story filler and bad acting just so we can see the brilliant dance numbers. What is this fascination that Hollywood has with filler? Just give us the entertaining parts!
If I wanna see good acting I'll watch movies with good actors, which I do all the time.
Once in a blue moon there are rare talents who crossover to more than one skill. James Cagney is a great actor and dancer! Well, that's a wonderful combination and I can enjoy a dance movie with him both acting and dancing and singing, because he can actually do all those things.
Ever see Brando dance? Or Clark Gable or Cary Grant? It's hard to take seriously, but they are all fun to watch acting. Why should we expect every animator to be a good actor?
Jerry Lewis is a hilarious comedian and a great dancer-but terrible at serious pathos stuff.
It's torture to sit through the heartwarming scenes in his movies. Or when he sings!!! You just want to get to the scenes where he makes fun of the handicapped-the good stuff!
Someone in our past came up with the crackpot idea that animators have to be "actors with a pencil" (probably Walt) and it makes animators ashamed to be animators and cartoonists first. Every entertainer wants to be taken seriously now. Comedians wanna show their sensitive deep inner selves. The cartoon feature writers write all kinds of shameless contrived pathos and dramatic scenes and make the animators try to pull them off, rather than let them make cartoon movies with stories that show off what animation can really do better than every other medium.
I love good acting and I love good funny cartoon acting and I'm a zealot when it comes to adding specific acting in cartoons. But I've never in my life seen convincing "serious" acting in even the most expensive features. I don't say it's impossible, but the animator who could actually pull it off doesn't seem to have visited earth yet. So why do we keep writing for it?
Anyway, obviously the kind of stock acting we have in features is never going to go away. It's too ingrained in our business, but I just want to plant the idea in young animators' brains that there are other and more fun ways to do things. Maybe someday we'll have an alternative to what we get now.
Being a cartoonist and animator is already a lofty profession by itself. It's full of creative challenges and magical ways to entertain.
If we really want to add good acting to what we do we have to study good live action acting to see what it actually is, analyze it and then find ways to adapt it so that it works for animation. ...rather than studying the Rescuers over and over again and copying unnatural "animation acting" that we have already seen in 200 animated features before and since!


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When James announced his decision to play for the Heat, the makings of a Carmelo Anthony-to-New York deal gained momentum. Now that Carmelo wears the blue, white and orange, the Knicks have positioned themselves to form the next "Big Three." Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo form a dynamic duo, even if they need a bit more time to adapt their offenses.
If you're a fan of the Knicks or one of the few other NBA teams that could pay for a Heat-like trio (Bulls, Celtics, Lakers, Magic and Mavericks), there are few downsides to having all that talent on your team. But there are obvious drawbacks if you're a small-market team such as the Charlotte Bobcats or the Sacramento Kings, both rumored to be on the verge of relocating. Teams without a strong fan base or financial resources will be on the losing end, as will the teams who now have to face the Heat for a chance to play in the NBA Finals.
With the apparent lack of depth in the league, along with the watered-down talent, the amount of parity will rapidly decrease and a select number of super-teams will dominate for a minimum of four or five seasons. The NBA itself may not be averse to a handful of talent-heavy teams as long as they're in the right cities. Commissioner David Stern has not indicated his preferences, but he must be salivating at the thought of large-market teams like the Knicks and the Heat becoming the face of his brand.
For the fans, bragging rights and the desire for a winning product fuel them. League officials have their own corporate agenda. Although no one knows exactly how the triple-teaming up of stars will play itself out, one thing is certain: the number of people watching the championship series – either rooting for the Heat or for them to get beaten – is huge, potentially creating vastly increased loyalty to - and revenues for - the league. That might be enough to elevate the NBA to being the premier league in the country, and maybe – just maybe – the world.

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May 17, 2011
Four UC Santa Barbara softball players garnered All-Big West Conference honors it was announced on Tuesday afternoon by the league. Sophomore shortstop Keilani Jennings earned All-Big West First Team honors while junior pitcher Krista Cobb and junior outfielder Allison Taylor garnered Second Team distinction. Freshman second baseman Kathryn Pilpil was awarded with an Honorable Mention nod.
Jennings - whose season was cut short by a knee injury - started 41 games at shortstop. She led the team with her .317 batting, 71 total bases, .592 slugging and .427 on-base percentage. Jennings also tied the school record for doubles in a season after hitting 15.
Despite ending the season early, Jennings still ranks first among Big West players in doubles, seventh in RBI (31) and ninth in home runs (6). She hit .464 across the nine conference games she played in with 13 hits, 12 runs, six doubles, four home runs, 11 RBI and 31 total bases. Her slugging percentage in league play was 1.107 and her on-base percentage was .559, which led the team.
Jennings had 11 multiple-hit games during the season, including four during league games. She ended her season amidst a hot streak, which included eight consecutive games with a hit and six games with a RBI. The All-Big West honor marked the first of Jennings' career.
Cobb is no stranger to year-end accolades. The 2009 Big West Co-Freshman Pitcher of the Year was a First Team pick as a rookie, an Honorable Mention honoree as a sophomore and now a Second Team selection.
The junior got hot during league play posting a 9-6 conference mark during her 19 appearances. She led the team with her 2.32 ERA in league and her 120.2 innings pitched, which also led all conference pitchers. The West Hills, Calif. native twice won Big West Pitcher of the Week honors after leading the Gauchos to series wins over Cal State Northridge and UC Davis. She also pitched the second no-hitter of her career against UC Riverside (April 16).
For the season, Cobb compiled a 15-14 overall record and posted a 3.33 ERA.
Taylor has earned her first All-Big West honor after a solid year at the plate. The outfielder posted a .304 batting average and led the Gauchos with 33 RBI. She was second on the team in doubles (12), slugging (.466) and total bases (69). Among Big West players, she ranked sixth in RBI and fifth in doubles.
Taylor had 13 multiple hit games during the season and had seven multiple hit games during Big West play. This marks her first conference honor.
Rounding out the honorees is Pilpil, who proved to be an amazing addition to the Gaucho lineup. The freshman showed a knack for getting on-base and managed to do so in all but three contests during the season. She was second on the team after batting .308 overall and she hit .347 during conference games with a team-leading 26 hits, 13 runs, 31 total bases and 12 walks.
For the season, she led the team in runs (33) and walks (29). Among Big West players, she ranked second in walks, sixth in runs, seventh in hits (52), third in triples (3) and eighth in stolen bases (11). The freshman had eight of her 12 multiple hit games come during conference play.
All four of the Gauchos' 2011 All-Big West honorees are anticipated to return next season.
UCSB posted a 27-26 overall record in 2011 and finished fourth in the Big West with an 11-10 record.


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December 23, 2010
Potent combination therapy for HIV infection, commonly called ART (antiretroviral therapy) or HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy), has saved and extended the lives of countless HIV-positive people. However, like all therapies, ART can have side effects. Some drugs used in ART, particularly older drugs, are less well tolerated and can cause certain side effects. In this issue of TreatmentUpdate we focus on one of these side effects -- lipoatrophy.
First reported in the late 1990s, the loss of the fatty layer just under the skin (subcutaneous fat) is a process called lipoatrophy. This is deeply disturbing for HIV-positive people and has been linked to the use of the following drugs, which are called thymidine analogues:
In general, d4T's impact on lipoatrophy can be more severe in the short-term than that of AZT.
By avoiding the use of these drugs, doctors can spare their patients future problems with lipoatrophy. Because the use of d4T is largely shunned in Canada and other high-income countries, new cases of HIV-related facial lipoatrophy are now uncommon.
In place of thymidine analogues, the nucleos(t)ide analogues commonly used today are generally as follows:
These nukes have not been linked to fat wasting. Still, long-term monitoring of HIV-positive people taking these and other medicines is important in case new complications develop.
Researchers in Paris have been monitoring the health of more than 2,000 HIV-positive people taking anti-HIV drugs. They have found that the loss of subcutaneous fat in the face is still being reported by some doctors and their patients even when thymidine analogues have not been used. However, the researchers did not use objective assessments of lipoatrophy, such as ultrasound or MRI scans. Rather, they relied on visual inspection by doctors and patients. This could have led to inadvertent bias when assessing facial fat.
In the Preface study, researchers surveyed 2,131 HIV-positive people and their doctors from 122 clinics in France who had been either taking (patients) or prescribing (doctors) anti-HIV drugs for up to 10 years.
A sub-analysis from 1,065 participants was released based on the following:
The average profile of participants in the sub-study was as follows:
Lipoatrophy affecting the face occurred in 22% of people who took ART for between one and 10 years. None of these people were exposed to thymidine analogues, so the finding is puzzling.
In general, people with the least exposure to ART had the least severe lipoatrophy. People who had 10 or more years of exposure to ART tended to have the most severe lipoatrophy.
The results of the present study, while interesting, require cautious interpretation for at least the following reasons:
Still, the finding that about 20% of participants apparently developed lipoatrophy despite never having been exposed to d4T or AZT is intriguing. This needs to be explored in a study of a more robust design to confirm or refute the initial findings of Preface.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Tuesday, July 27, 2010 – Ross Ungerleider, M.D., M.B.A., a national leader and pioneer in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery programs, has joined Brenner Children's Hospital at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center as chief of the pediatric cardiovascular surgery team and director of the pediatric heart program.
Ungerleider, who has more than 25 years of clinical experience, is an expert in all congenital heart surgery procedures and has special expertise in aortic valve surgery and hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He is certified in congenital heart surgery and is board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He is well recognized for his work in developing safe techniques to perform complete repairs of cardiac defects in tiny infants while protecting their neurologic outcomes.
He joins Brenner Children's Hospital after serving as chief of pediatric cardiac surgery and vice chairman for education for the Department of Surgery at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland. He has also held positions as chief of pediatric cardiac surgery, surgical director of the pediatric intensive care unit, and medical director of the ECMO program at Duke University Medical Center.
"I'm hoping to contribute to the leadership and expertise at Brenner Children's Hospital and help the pediatric heart program grow as a center of excellence by national standards," he said.
The Heart Program at Brenner Children's Hospital offers state-of-the-art surgical capabilities, an active fetal and transesophageal echo program, a pulmonary hypertension clinic, eight outreach clinics, and lipid and hypertension/metabolic syndrome clinics.
As director of the pediatric heart program, Ungerleider plans to expand the existing infrastructure and "harness the strengths of a team that can deliver high quality care. Our goal at Brenner Children's Hospital is to provide a comprehensive program offering a full range of cardiovascular surgeries and to deliver thoughtful, skillful and compassionate care that exceeds the standard of excellence," said Ungerleider.
Ungerleider said the medical center leadership team's vision -- to become a preeminent, internationally recognized academic medical center of the highest quality – fits his own vision for what he wants to bring to Brenner Children's Hospital. "There is a lot of good we can do for children here, and we can make Brenner Children's Hospital a major center for children's heart surgery," he said.
Ungerleider doesn't use words like teamwork and leadership lightly. He is recognized as a physician thought leader on leadership, teamwork, conflict management and work life balance for physicians and often presents talks at national conferences on these topics. "Health care in this country is moving away from a culture in which the physician determines the system dynamics to a culture that is more patient centered and also more sensitive to the dynamics of the entire health care team," Ungerleider said.
Professional Background: In addition to his work in Cleveland and at Duke, Ungerleider has served as professor and chief of pediatric cardiac surgery at Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon, a part of Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU), the John C. Hursh Chair of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at OHSU and the chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at OHSU. While at Duke and OHSU, he helped develop two of the most outstanding academic cardiac programs in the country, both in terms of patient outcomes and contributions to the field of cardiac surgery. Selected other accomplishments:
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If you're searching for an affordable used vehicle, our list of 10 good used cars for $15,000 or less is an excellent place to start. We've rounded up several great cars, trucks and SUVs from a wide range of segments, so our selection has something for everyone. Best of all, we've focused on reliable cars to keep cost of ownership to a minimum.
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The Infiniti G35 (and, as it became known later, the G37) is a reliable sport sedan or coupe with an eye on performance, technology and reliability -- and it happens to be one of our favorite used cars. On sale since 2003, sedan models were redesigned in 2007 and sold through 2008 as the G35 before switching to the G37 name in 2009. Coupe models were redesigned in 2008 and renamed G37. We recommend any version of the car -- coupe or sedan, G35 or G37 -- for its impressive interior and muscular drivetrain, coupled with an excellent engine that's notorious for longevity and durability. We also happen to like the performance-car exhaust note.
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The Lexus RX 330 is a comfortable, luxurious SUV with a reputation for reliability. Powered by a smooth 223-hp 3.3-liter V6, the RX 330 even boasts impressive fuel economy: 19 mpg city and 25 mpg on the highway with 2-wheel drive, or 18 mpg city and 24 mpg highway with optional all-wheel drive. There's no third row, but the RX 330 offers a long list of available features, a smooth ride and a high-end appearance. Best of all, it shouldn't be any problem to find one for around $15,000 or less -- and if you buy one that's been well-maintained, you should have no problem driving it for years to come with only routine maintenance.
2007-2012 Mazda CX-9
The Mazda CX-9 is an impressive crossover that offers a surprising amount of sport along with ample amounts of utility. In terms of "sport," the CX-9 boasts especially tight steering and handling, giving it the feel of a much smaller -- and nimbler -- car. On the utility side, CX-9 models come standard with 3-row seating, a powerful V6 and safety features like full-length side-curtain airbags and anti-lock disc brakes. Best of all, you don't have to look hard to find a CX-9 for $15,000 or less -- though you may have to go for an earlier model, as the SUV is in surprisingly high demand on the used market.
2003-2008 Nissan 350Z
Interested in getting some exciting performance for your $15,000? Look no further than the 2-seat Nissan 350Z, which offers rear-wheel drive and coupe or convertible body styles. The Z is also known for reliability -- particularly if you choose later models, which have some early issues ironed out. We're especially fans of the Z's muscular 3.5-liter V6, which offered up to 306 hp, and its razor-sharp handling, which is difficult to equal for the $15,000 -- or less -- that it'll take to buy a well-maintained, pre-owned 350Z.
2006-2010 Toyota Sienna
The 2006-2010 Toyota Sienna offers an impressive minivan bang-for-your-buck considering that it's easily available for under $15,000. There's a powerful 266-hp V6 under the hood that returns a surprisingly strong 17 mpg city and 23 mpg highway. There's standard seating for seven -- or eight -- and a roomy, comfortable cabin for all occupants. There are curtain-side airbags and anti-lock brakes. And there's Toyota's strong reputation for reliability, which rounds out the Sienna's appealing package.


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STERLING – Success starts in the middle and works its way out for the Sterling Golden Warriors.
Sterling set middle hitters Kiarra Harris and Jenn Rahn in the first game of Tuesday's Class 3A Sterling Regional semifinal against Mendota. The result had the Trojans reeling, which left the edges open for senior Krista Loos.
The final result was a quick 25-14, 25-13 win to advance to Thursday's championship match against rival Rock Falls.
"We can put three players across the front that are tall, quick and can really hit the ball," Sterling coach Dale Dykeman said. "We started in the middle tonight with Jenn and Kiarra doing a great job."
Rahn opened up the night with a kill set up by Sydney McCaslin. Sterling (34-2) scored seven of the first 10 points, and the rout was on. Harris had two of her six kills in the next run that allowed the lead to ballon out to 11-5.
"We definitely set the middle well early in the match," Rahn said. "That gets the other team focusing on the block, and then we move the offense to the edges."
Later in the match, Rahn slammed a kill that drilled Mendota's Kendra Willis in the face. It was only one point, but it seemed to make the Trojans' defenders think twice about coming up toward the net.
"You feel bad about it when it happens," Rahn said. "You don't want to hurt anyone, but it also gets in their head a little bit. They know we're going to bring it when we go up for a hit."
The second set became the Krista Loos show until Dykeman pulled most of the starters after the Warriors built an insurmountable lead.
Loos had seven of her nine kills and two aces in the second set.
"It was good to come out and get the lead early on and go from there," Loos said. "It was our goal to come out and set the tone for the rest of the postseason. We did that tonight. We know what we have to do."
JoEllyn Parks had six kills for Mendota.
Sterling has beaten Rock Falls twice this season: once in the first match of the season, and then again in a semifinal match at the Dixon Invitational.
Star of the match: Krista Loos, Sterling, 9 kills, 2 aces
Key performers: JoEllyn Parks, Mendota, 6 kills; Kiara Harris, Sterling, 6 kills, 1 block; Jenn Rahn, Sterling, 7 kills
Up next: Class 3A Sterling Regional semifinal - Sterling vs. Rock Falls, 6 p.m. Thursday


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The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been the best phone on Verizon since it launched last year, but the run could be coming to an end next month. Both HTC and Motorola have new devices coming to Verizon as soon as next month, and more details are beginning to leak out as we approach the launch dates. Read on to see if either of these phones can top the Galaxy Nexus.
Motorola Droid Fighter
First up we have the Motorola Droid Fighter, which appears to be the replacement for the RAZR MAXX. We first heard about this phone last month, but this week the Chinese blog PhoneHK posted the first picture of the device.
As you can see from the picture above, this device is almost identical to the RAZR MAXX. About the only difference that we can spot is the subtraction of the capacitive buttons below the display. PhoneHK says the device will feature a 4.6 inch HD display (vs. 4.3 inch on the RAZR), so it will feature on-screen buttons like the Galaxy Nexus. It was also mentioned that the Droid Fighter features the same 3300 mAh battery as the RAZR MAXX.
The RAZR MAXX just went on sale a couple months ago, so it's a little weird for Verizon to replace it already. However, the RAZR MAXX was available just months after the RAZR, so who knows what their strategy is.
Hopefully the Droid Fighter will see a boost in CPU performance as well. Motorola has been sticking with Texas Instruments processors lately, so there's a chance this could be one of the first phones with the new dual-core 1.8 GHz OMAP4470 that features the faster PowerVR SGX544 GPU.
Recent leaks suggest the Droid Fighter could debut around April 12, but we all know how Verizon likes to push back launch dates.
HTC Droid Incredible 4G
Next up we have the HTC Droid Incredible 4G. This device has been around since last year under the names HTC Fireball and Incredible 3.
Rumored specs of the Droid Incredible 4G include a 1.2 GHz processor Snapdragon S4, qHD AMOLED display, 1 GB of RAM, 8 megapixel camera with LED flash, front-facing VGA camera, 4G LTE, and Beats Audio. It will also run Android 4.0 and should feature the latest version of HTC's Sense UI.
This week the device appeared on the benchmark site Nenamark, which confirmed the Snapdragon S4 processor with Adreno 225 GPU.
According to a leak from Droid-Life, we expect the Droid Incredible 4G to be available sometime around April 26th.
Any Takers?
Even though details are scarce, I'm thinking the Droid Fighter could be the better of the two. I like that Motorola is sticking with the huge 3300 mAh battery, and this should be their first new device to launch with Android 4.0. If you are on Verizon and looking for a new phone, let us know which device you prefer.


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by MrBlack » Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:53 amHey, I actually got this book this week! The shop is finally getting a few new books on the shelf during the week apart from subscriptions.
by MrBlack » Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:18 amJonah Hex #50
Jonah Hex, both the man and the book, are an enigma. As for the latter, this title is made up almost entirely of "done in one" stories, with the exception of one or two longer arcs. I started reading the current series with issue #1 and loved it. After reading so many comics that attempt to tell a two or three issue story over the course of six months, this felt like a breath of fresh air.
Unfortunately, the feeling did not last. After twenty issues or so, the format started to feel a bit tired. The stories certainly did not decline in quality, but the title lacked some of the epic feel of the great westerns when all the stories concluded in the course of 22 pages. I eventually dropped the title, reluctantly, because I did not feel that I was getting anything new.
Now we turn to the complications of Jonah Hex the man, which underlies this story. The story begins with a brutal encounter between a group of bounties, Hex, and his sometimes lover, Tallulah Black. We then get a rare tender moment between Hex and Black. Black flees the next day, and Hex falls right back into old patterns, taking a job to bring in fifty bounties.
Meanwhile, we find out that Black is pregnant with Hex's baby, and has opted to give up the bounty hunting life to raise her child in peace. These scenes are contrasted by scenes of Hex brutally taking down his fifty bounties, including a priest that he drags out in the middle of a church service. Hex's actions eventually catch up to him, as the remaining bounties decide to band together in the very town where Black resides.
This story is an excellent example of the inherent tragedy in Hex's life. Underneath his grim exterior, Hex is ultimately a good man. His sense of honor earned him his disfigurement, and anything good that comes into his life eventually turns sour, usually because of his inherent sense of right and wrong. Here, Hex allows himself to open up to a person, which ultimately leads to betrayal and tragedy. At the same time, it is hard not to think that Black was right not to tell Hex about his daughter. Hex lives and breathes trouble, and even without trying he inadvertently led to his daughter's death. Still, despite the pain of this tragedy, Hex remains a decent person. He gets his revenge on the person who ultimately killed his daughter, and gives some closure to Black despite her betrayal. One wonders if Hex's declaration that it is over between him and Black was less to shield himself and more to protect her from the life he leads.
Darwyn Cooke was, as always, brilliant, although he is far from my favorite artist on this title. His pencils are beautiful, but they lack some of the grittiness that should be inherent to this sort of title. Still, Cooke is hard to beat.
This was a great issue, and may have been enough alone to get me back on the Jonah Hex bandwagon. At the very least, I will pick up one or two trades of the issues I do not already have.
Story: 10
Art: 9.5
Overall: 10
by guitarsmashley » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:23 amAmlah what are we tracking at? this is starting to like the highest rated book. Is it because it was that good or just so much better than last weeks shitfest.
by thefourthman » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:39 amI might get around to this tonight... might not. I have started it three or four times.
by guitarsmashley » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:44 am
your review or the issue?
by thefourthman » Tue Dec 08, 2009 10:47 am
The issue, I haven't read a comic in like 5 days...
by Old Man » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:05 am
Maybe it is because I didn't review it.
by Old Man » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:06 am
If that's the current way of saying you'd do her, I agree. I'd devastate her.
by ****** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:46 am
by Punchy » Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:39 pmShould have used the panel with Jonah pointing a Cannon at the guy in the outhouse as the banner, I mean, it goes with the name of the site.
by ****** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:42 pm
Had I gotten the issue in time to do a scan I might have.
by 3MJ » Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:30 pmIm' sorry, I liked this issue, but... it wasn't as great as people are saying.
The art was incredible, I love Cookes art and would kill for him to do more work in the business. The story though felt to me to move to fast, and I feel it shows the problem with done in one stories.
7 out of 10.
by guitarsmashley » Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:53 pm
I apologize it wasn't stretched out to 4 issues for trade like the usual garbage you read.
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has reduced the death penalty to life term of a businessman who killed his wife and two kids, observing that despite the shocking crime it cannot be said that the convict is "irredeemable as a human being".
A division bench of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Pratibha Rani said in recent verdict that the death penalty was not the only sentence fit for Naveen Ahuja`s crime and converted the capital punishment awarded by the trial into life sentence.
"Though the heartless nature of the crime is shocking, yet, it cannot be said that the appellant (Ahuja) is irredeemable as a human being; he is not `shut out from God and man` for the court to say that death penalty is the only sentence fit for his crime, and that it falls within the rarest of rare category of offences," said the court.
"In view of the above discussion, the sentence of death imposed by the trial court is not confirmed, it is accordingly reduced to life imprisonment, which, shall mean the rest of his life," the court said.
The trial court in October 2010, awarded Ahuja death penalty saying "life imprisonment was an inadequate punishment" and the case amounted to "rarest of rare case".
According to the prosecution, Ahuja, who was going through financial crisis, first shot dead his wife Meenu using a country-made pistol and then strangled his minor daughter Manavi. He later threw the body of his daughter and minor Manav to the ground from his seventh floor apartment at Dwarka in west Delhi July 18, 2005.
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WINTER SPORTS - The winter sports season begins at Sheridan high school Friday night with the Bronc and Lady Bronc basketball teams hosting games with Green River, Sheridan high school Activities Director Don Julian says it will be a great night to kickoff the new season.
The girls varsity game is scheduled to tip off at 5:45 with the boys game to follow we will have both games live on 14-10 KWYO and 87.7 FM.
Saturday they play games with Billings Skyview the Broncs on the road the Lady Broncs at home varsity tip off time is at 4:30.
BRONC FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Bronc football held their post season awards banquet at Sheridan high school last night.
Head coach Don Julian says they had a great night as they looked back on the accomplishments from the 2013 season.
One of the biggest moments of the night comes at the end when this year's senior class hands the torch off to the juniors who will lead the Broncs next season.
And Julian says it's important for all the bronc football players to stay busy.
COWBOY FOOTBALL - The hammer came down in Laramie Sunday as Wyoming f0ootball coach Dave Christensen was fired after the Pokes went 5-7 on the season following Saturday's 35-7 loss at Utah state.
Christensen's five year record at Wyoming was 27-35 overall and 16-23 in league play. He did take the Pokes to two New Mexico bowl games winning one.
UW Athletic Director Tom Burman issued a statement saying " the football program has not achieved at the level of success we expect"
Dave Christensen was fired as Wyoming's football coach Sunday after the Cowboys lost five of their last six games this season.
He coached Wyoming for five years, taking the Cowboys to two bowl games. Wyoming finished 5-7 after starting 4-2, ending the season with a 35-7 loss to Utah State on Saturday.
Athletic Director Tom Burman says the football program "has not achieved at the level of success that we expect."
Christensen has three years remaining on a contract that runs through 2016.
SC BASKETBALL - The Sheridan college basketball teams swept games from Colorado Northwestern Wednesday night.
The Lady Generals came back from three points down at halftime to beat the Spartans 66-55.
The generals had a 21 point halftime lead in their game and went onto win 105-73,
The Generals and Lady Generals are the hosts for the annual Sheridan Lions club tournament at the Hoffman dome which begins today.
SC BASKETBALL - The Sheridan college basketball teams play at home tonight they host Colorado Northwestern, games will be at 5:00 and 7:00. we will be broadcasting both games live on KWYO and 87.7 FM.
The Generals are coming off a weekend tournament split in Idaho and stand at 8-2 overall and Head coach Steve Smiley says the Generals are playing well right now.
And he says they face another good opponent tonight in Colorado Northwestern.
BRONC / LADY BRONC BASKETBALL - The Bronc and Lady Bronc basketball teams hosted a fund raising event at Sheridan high school last night which included team scrimmages in front of a great crowd.
The regular season opens a week from Friday when they play green river at 5:45 and 7:30.
We talked with first year Lady Bronc Head coach Jessica Pickett at last night's festivities and she says the Lady Broncs had a good off season as they worked to get used to a new coaching staff.
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Connor McCafferty – Senior – Big Horn
Colter Carzoli – Senior – Big Horn
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Christian Mayer - Junior – Big Horn
Mason Lube – Junior – Big Horn
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I'm pretty much a legend on these boards haha.
So long as you dont cross me, you'll be fine haha
captncrzy thanks for this excelent post, but...
It just doesnt seem to work, its sad how lurkers just open an account to post things that have already been post. i.e.: east coast coachella.
PF had to close 2 or 3 threads with the same title and same info, they just don't bother lo look around, I think is the lineup paranoia, but who really knows.
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Gomes may pass on Classic, focus on Indians
This was hardly sports science. It was simply life growing up in Brazil.
"We didn't know anything about all this other stuff," Gomes said with a laugh. "So that's kind of the way we did it. We'd play baseball after that."
Gomes smiled while recalling those memories earlier this week, when he was in Cleveland taking part in the Indians' winter development program. The annual event is aimed at acclimating the club's top prospects to what big league life has in store. For Gomes, it was more of a chance to get used to his new surroundings.
It has been a busy offseason for Gomes -- Brazil's first Major Leaguer. The catcher was traded by Toronto to the Indians on Nov. 3 and only a few weeks later, he was helping Brazil earn an unlikely entrance to this spring's World Baseball Classic. Gomes, who is not currently listed on Brazil's roster, is still weighing whether to take part in the tournament.
Meanwhile, Gomes hopes to work his way into Cleveland's plans.
"The Indians are on the way up," he said. "They are making moves here and I'm hoping to be a huge part of it. I'm willing to work at whatever position they put me at."
Brazil is hardly known for baseball, but players such as Gomes have helped the sport gain popularity in recent years. He was born and raised in Sao Paulo, where he and his friends were more likely to dream of playing in the World Cup than an event like the World Baseball Classic, which did not exist until 2006.
Gomes' family immigrated to the United States when he was 12, when he only spoke Brazil's native Portuguese. Through elementary and middle school in Florida, Gomes learned English and became more involved in organized baseball. In Brazil, his only option was to suit up for a traveling club team.
"It was kind of like the American dream," Gomes said of his family's move to the United States. "We moved here and it worked out well."
Gomes went to high school in Miami, attended the University of Tennessee and Barry University, and was taken by the Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. Last season, the 25-year-old Gomes debuted with Toronto on May 17, adding another country to the list of places that can claim at least one Major League product.
"It was a dream come true," Gomes said. "Especially when you're representing a country. It showed how much it meant to them, and it showed me how much this sport means to everyone. Brazil had a lot to do with it, but it was a dream come true. It was exciting."
Gomes bounced between Triple-A Las Vegas and Toronto five times last season.
"Only five? I thought it was more," he quipped. "I guess you kind of take it like a benefit. Not a lot of young guys get to go through that. I learned a lot."
With Las Vegas, Gomes hit .328 with 13 home runs, 29 doubles, 59 RBIs and a .380 on-base percentage in 79 games. He hit just .204 with four homers and 13 RBIs in 43 games with Toronto, but Gomes' performance in the big leagues was likely hurt by the frequent flights to and from the Minors.
Cleveland saw the promise, and acquired Gomes, along with infielder Mike Aviles, in the November trade that sent reliever Esmil Rogers to the Blue Jays. This spring, Gomes will come into camp with a chance to compete with Lou Marson for the backup catching job, or he could also be a fit on the bench as a part-time first baseman and designated hitter.
Gomes said catching is his preference, but he is willing to do what Cleveland asked of him. As for the type of hitter he hopes to become for the Tribe, Gomes replied: "I hope I'm a good catcher that hits."
It is that type of attitude that appealed to the Indians.
"What stood out about Yan is his commitment to baseball," said Ross Atkins, the Indians' vice president of player development. "It's evident that it's important to him. It's also evident that he believes he's going to be a great player. The sacrifice, the commitment, is going to be there."
In the qualifying round for the Classic, Gomes helped lead Brazil -- managed by Hall of Famer Barry Larkin -- to an unlikely victory over Panama in the decisive game. Brazil won, 1-0, with Gomes driving in the lone run that eventually punched the country's ticket.
Brazil is in Pool A -- along with Japan, Cuba and China -- with its first contest scheduled for March 2 in Fukuoka, Japan. Gomes will report to Cleveland's Spring Training site in Goodyear, Ariz., in early February before possibly joining Brazil's team for the trip overseas.
"It worked out perfect for us," Gomes said. "We came in as the underdog, or just as a team that was being overlooked a little bit. We just played with no fear. We let them put the pressure on themselves and it turned out well for us. Now, we're ready to go to Japan and play."
Gomes does not want his possible participation in the Classic to interfere with the big league opportunity in front of him.
"I hope it doesn't get held against me -- representing my country," Gomes said. "But, if it does, hopefully I'll come back and go to Triple-A and earn my way back to the big leagues."


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Savannakhet (commonly abbreviated to 'Savan') and more officially as 'Kaysone Phomvihane' (name of the district), is the capital of Savannakhet Province in Southern Laos and is located alongside the Mekong River. With an estimated population of 120,000 it is the second largest city of Laos. The city is an important hub between West (Mukdahan, Thailand) and East (Vietnam), and between North (Vientiane) and South (Pakse).
Travellers visiting Savannakhet are often surprised by its old French colonial architecture and the friendly, sleepy atmosphere of the town which conserves many aspects of Lao traditional culture. The small but blossoming tourist sector offers various eco-trekking programs to the outskirts of town and to preserved forests and other places of interest in neighbouring districts such as Champhone). The welcoming and generous character of the local people might give you the sincere feeling of being happy to be a family member, very unlike the commercial character of tourist destinations such as Vang Vieng and Si Phan Don. Although recently a casino was established, Savannakhet has no night-life scene, which probably is the main reason why Savannakhet is not popular as a tourist destination among Western visitors. Over the last two decades dinosaurs have become a theme of Savannakhet, with a Dinosaur Museum and decorations in the streets
Savannakhet probably was founded in the 17th century by forty families who immigrated from Phonsim village around twenty km to the east. It is said that the settlement at the Mekong riverside was called Tahae village, and researchers assume that Buddhist Temple 'Vat Xaiyaphoum' is an important remainder of that era.
France expanded Indochina by obtaining the eastern bank of the Mekong after a border dispute in 1893. Initially the French used the Mekong river as the main street of transport. Soon afterwards a network of water transportation, post & telecommunication facilities and a railway were completed. A road, connecting Savannakhet with Quang Tri (Vietnam), was also established. In the 1920s and 1930s Vietnamese and Chinese people started to settle in Savannakhet. Nowadays, the Chinese and Vietnamese still live in the same parts of the city, while other parts are still redolent of the French administration that was located at the Southern part of town.
Recently an important chapter was added to the history of Savannakhet, with the opening in January 2007 of the 1600-metre Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge II. The bridge connects Savannakhet (and Vietnam) to Mukdahan (Thailand). Foreign investors and NGOs are considered to be crucial for the development of the town and province.
Phone numbers you see in the city, 041, is not related to 042 in Thai side (in Mukdahan), as if you want to dial to Mukdahan, Thailand, it is +66-42-xxxxxx, but if you want to dial to Savannakhet, it is +856-41-xxxxxx.
Get in
By plane
Savannakhet has an airport. Lao Airlines is the only domestic carrier, and provides direct flights from and to Vientiane. Alternatively, Vientiane can be reached by flying via Pakse, a trip that takes two and half hours. One way to Vientiane costs around $US110, and round trips around double.
By bus
There is bus service from Vientiane to Savannakhet. For the time being it is the only way to practically get to Savannakhet from the capital. It is a 9 hour bus ride on a newly paved road. While a long journey, it is an excellent way to see the local villages and lush country side of Laos. Buses from Vientiane to Pakse, often stop in Savannakhet. There are two different types of buses that service the route from/to Vientiane:
There are also local buses from and to:
The details of all bus travel are displayed at the bus station. You may be misinformed at the bus station that there is only one bus to Pakse at 06.00
For locls a tuk-tuk to the bus station from the town centre costs 5,000 kip, for foreigners it's more likley to cost 10,000 kip. A tuk-tuk from the bus station to the town will cost 50,000 kip for a shared vehicle, unless you are prepared to bargain hard. However, don't press too hard, the local tuk-tuk mafia can make life more difficult for a desperate, poor man who lets the side down by being a "rate-buster".
The Sav bus station is located ~2km north of the town centre (16.5752 104.7525). ~50b for a tuk tuk rider into the city.
Get around
The easiest way to get around Savannakhet is by foot or bicycle. Tuk-tuks are also available around the city and are an easy way to get quickly to a specific locatio. Be cautious about the fee for the tuk-tuk, and always set the price in advance. Because the minor roads of the districts around Savannakhet are often badly paved, a reliable cheap motorbike for rent in Savannakhet town might be hard to find.
That Phon Festival
Boun Pha That Phonh is a festival taking three days and three nights, held at full moon in February at That Phon, a sacred stupa in Phon Village. There are different exhibitions of traditional goods, sports, dance, songs, etc. Local people offer rice balls to the stupa and local monks.
Heuan Hin Festival
Boun Heuan Hin is a festival held at Heuan Hin ('Stone House') in the middle of March, another important sacred place, dating back to Khmer Empire. This annual festival is organised to respect ancestors. As part of the ceremony Buddhist monks make offerings to the persons that built the Stone House. Visitors enjoy shopping of local products. At night there is a traditional dance called lamvong, where men and women dance together in a big circle.
Lao New Year Festival
Boun Pee Mai Lao. This festival is held all over Laos, from 14-16 April. It celebrates the passing of the old year and welcoming the new. In Savannakhet the biggest festivals are held in the city. There is a Miss Lao New Year contest; the winner parades through the town on the back of an artificial animal. Some families organize baci ceremonies, big arches made of rice plants in order to show their respect to the earth and sky spirits as well as to the land spirits who facilitate rice production. People splash or pour fragrant water with flowers to other people passing by, to wash bad things out from their bodies.
Rocket Festival
Bounpavet (Elephant Parade) and Boun Bangfai (Rocket Festival) are held in Champhone district (55 km from Savannakhet) at the end of April to early May. There are many activities including traditional dancing, artificial elephant and horse riding and men wearing traditional Lao women clothes and cosmetics. Each village prepares a rocket and a rocket competition is held. The village with the highest rocket launch, wins. This competition is held for showing appreciation to the Payathan, deities who give rain for successful agriculture.
Boat Racing Festival
Boun Suang Heua is annually organized to express people's appreciation to the Mekong River as source of their life. It is held at mid October, at the last full moon of the Buddhist Lent (rains retreat). The ceremonies take place at the Mekong River bank and each temple. Vat Xayaphoum is the main temple. People make Kathin offerings to the temples and temple parades and traditional dances are being organized. Long boats, made out of bamboo and banana trees, are filled with offerings like cakes, foods, flowers and candles. On the first day around 11:00 a boat racing ceremony starts at the river bank. Prior to this race, Lao and Thai river banks welcome each others boats.
Ing Hang Stupa Festival
In December, Boun Pha That Ing Hang is visited by people from all over Laos and Thailand. This festival is organized to show respect to Buddha and the people who built the stupa. People make offerings, Khanmarkbeng, bringing flowers and small towers made of banana leaves. Nuns who are around the stupa are available to give blessings by tying cotton strings around the visitors wrists.
There is a wide selection of small bars and cafes upon the river front at the north end of town. For baguette (with jam, scrambled eggs or pâté) and roti (around 5,000 kip each) street vendors, head to Ratsavongseuk street. The waterfront along the Mekhong river also has many vendors selling local snacks.
Lonely Planet for South-East Asaa focuses on the southern tip of town, and unfortunately most of the listed restaurants have closed. However, just north of the concentration of guesthouses are various good restaurants. (30-40,000 kip)
Many guest houses, not in the list below, rent rooms mainly to young Lao people for short adventures which they won't risk to experience at home, often involving drugs abuse: these guesthouses are not recommended.
Stay safe
Keep your wits about you, especially after it gets dark, and use good sense by taking alternate streets should you see any dogs ahead of you.
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Wild Custom F-150s Coming to SEMA
Marcus Slater
Ford is going all out next week at SEMA. They're planning on bringing 57 cars to the show. 57! That's like an entire series worth of Pimp-My-Ride disasters. Unlike the horrible miscarriages of design and engineering that came out of this show, Ford's offerings are bound to at least be cool. Typically trucks tend tend to get left out of the more offensive customs. Well, at least if these three are any indication.
Fatal Clothing's F-150
A grand total of zero people are going to miss seeing this one. Fatal Clothing's F-150 is like the trucksonification of everything SEMA. Huge wheels, bright paint… I actually kinda like it. What you can't see from the picture is the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 and katzkin leather interiors.
JR Consulting's Sportsman F-150
Here's one for all the fans of off-roaders out there. The designers consulted fans off the Sportsman Channel's social media pages to come up with this invicible looking truck. I'm predicting this thing will be ready to go anywhere. A six-inch lift kit and off road wheels and tires ensure that getting stuck will be difficult. In case you do, however, there's a 11,000lb winch to keep you out of real trouble.
Sky Jackers F-150
Sky Jackers truck also has a six-inch lift and sweet graphics. I dig the LED lightbar on this more. BF Goodrich supplied the tires and the winch is built into the Fab Fours aftermarket bumpers. Also, there's a locking storage compartment. Convenient!
We'll be at SEMA all next week covering the madness, so expect to see some of these truck in the flesh soon.
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SSL Termination on the Cisco Application Control Engine Using an Existing Chained Certificate and Key in Routed Mode Configuration Example
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This document describes how to configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) termination on the Cisco® Application Control Engine (ACE) for an existing basic load-balancing configuration. This type of configuration will remove the burden of SSL encryption/decryption from the real servers' CPUs, increasing the amount of traffic they are able to handle in most situations. This document assumes that the reader already has generated or purchased a certificate and its associated RSA key. It will also assume that the certificate requires an intermediate certificate to be supplied to the client browser as well. Typically this happens when a CA signs the issued server certificate with an intermediate certificate not yet integrated into Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other browsers. When this occurs, the browser must supply both the server certificate and the updated intermediate certificate to prevent any security errors from being shown to the user.
|This document does not cover the design and configuration of the basic load-balancing configuration; this is covered in the Basic Load Balancing Using Routed Mode on the Cisco Application Control Engine Configuration Example.
Clients will establish a connection using HTTPS (SSL) to the virtual IP address (VIP) configured on the Cisco ACE. HTTPS causes the client's TCP session to be encrypted between the browser and the ACE. Once the session reaches the ACE, the ACE will decrypt the session and forward it to a real server in clear text (HTTP). The following figure illustrates this process.
In order for the Cisco ACE to be able to terminate SSL sessions, it will need to be configured with both an SSL certificate and a corresponding SSL key. Once imported, these SSL files are associated with an SSL proxy service that is applied to the VIP to enable SSL termination.
SSL files (both certificate and key) can either be generated using a tool such as OpenSSL or requested from a certificate authority such as Verisign or GoDaddy. This document assumes that the reader has already acquired these items using one of the two methods mentioned.
|If you have not yet obtained a certificate and key, the SSL Termination on the Cisco Application Control Engine Without an Existing Chained Certificate and Key in Routed Mode Configuration Example provides a tutorial on how to request one from a certificate authority, as well as how to generate one using OpenSSL.
The SSL termination configuration begins like the basic Layer 4 load-balancing configuration, by defining a VIP and corresponding server farm and rservers. Although the VIP can be configured with a port of "any," the ACE will do a TCP reset on any non-SSL connections. To prevent this, it is recommended that you bind the VIP to a port. In this example, the IP address 172.16.1.100 and port 443 will be used.
ACE-1/routed(config)# class-map match-all 102-vip ACE-1/routed(config-cmap)# match virtual-address 172.16.1.102 tcp eq 443
When adding the rservers to the server farm, consider the destination of the decrypted traffic. In almost every case, encrypted SSL traffic is received on an SSL-specific port, and the decrypted traffic needs to be sent to another port on the real servers. The Cisco ACE uses the rserver port defined in the server farm to properly translate (using Port Address Translation [PAT]) the destination for the decrypted connection.
ACE-1/routed# show run serverfarm Generating configuration.... serverfarm host web rserver lnx1 80 inservice rserver lnx2 80 inservice rserver lnx3 80 inservice rserver lnx4 80 inservice rserver lnx5 80 inservice
The VIP and server farm in this example allow the Cisco ACE to accept connections to the VIP on port 443 and forward them to a real server on port 80. Note that if the port is not provided, the VIP port will be preserved.
Most SSL termination configurations begin by importing the certificate and key onto the Cisco ACE. The easiest way to accomplish this is by placing the two files onto a secure FTP (SFTP) or FTP server so they can be transferred to the ACE.
ACE-1/routed# crypto import ftp 172.25.91.127 cisco cert.pem cert.pem ACE-1/routed# crypto import ftp 172.25.91.127 cisco intermediate.pem intermediate.pem ACE-1/routed# crypto import ftp 172.25.91.127 cisco key.pem key.pem
|If the files are in privacy enhanced mail (PEM) format, you can cut and paste to import the SSL file using the terminal parameter. For information on how to use the "crypto import" command, visit the following URL: http://cisco.com/en/US/docs/interfaces_modules/services_modules/ace/v3.00_A2/command/reference/execmds.html#wp1616651
Once the SSL files have been imported, they should be checked to ensure that they were uploaded properly and to verify that they match. If the two files do not match, the RSA key cannot be exchanged and the ACE will not be able to properly terminate client connections.
ACE-1/routed# show crypto files Filename File File Expor Key/ Size Type table Cert ----------------------------------------------------------------------- cert.pem 1354 PEM Yes CERT key.pem 887 PEM Yes KEY ACE-1/routed# crypto verify key.pem cert.pem Keypair in key.pem matches certificate in cert.pem.
After the SSL files have been verified, the Cisco ACE can be configured with an SSL proxy service, which is a logical grouping of the certificates, key, and SSL parameters used to define the characteristics of SSL termination on the ACE.
ACE-1/routed(config)# ssl-proxy service proxy-1 ACE-1/routed(config-ssl-proxy)# cert cert.pem ACE-1/routed(config-ssl-proxy)# key key.pem
In addition to applying a certificate and key to the proxy service, configure a chaingroup to supply the intermediate certificate to the client's browser.
ACE-1/routed(config)# crypto chaingroup intermed-1 ACE-1/routed(config-chaingroup)# cert intermediate.pem
The chaingroup needs to be applied to the ssl-proxy service in addition to the already configured certificate and key.
ACE-1/routed(config)# ssl-proxy service proxy-1 ACE-1/routed(config-ssl-proxy)# chaingroup intermed-1
Within the ACE, all SSL termination is fully integrated. Therefore, there is no need to configure internal VLANs or IPs to handle decrypted traffic. All that is required to enable SSL termination is to attach the SSL proxy service configured above to a VIP in a service policy.
ACE-1/routed(config)# policy-map multi-match client-vips ACE-1/routed(config-pmap)# class 102-vip ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-c)# ssl-proxy server proxy-1
At this point the ACE should be configured with a working SSL termination configuration. Make a test connection to the VIP address using HTTPS in a web browser, and you should see a response from one of the real servers.
Related show Commands
This section provides information you can use to confirm your configuration is working properly.
Certain show commands are supported by the Output Interpreter Tool (registered customers only), which allows you to view an analysis of show command output.
ACE-1/routed# show crypto files ACE-1/routed# show crypto certificate all ACE-1/routed# show crypto key all ACE-1/routed# show crypto session ACE-1/routed# show crypto hardware ACE-1/routed# show service-policy <name> detail
Once the configuration is complete, check to make sure the VIP address can be accessed via HTTPS in a web browser. If any certificate errors are shown, this indicates a problem with the certificate, not with the Cisco ACE configuration. The above commands can be used to verify that SSL sessions are being terminated successfully.
When a client's web browser connects to an SSL server on any device, the browser and server negotiate which encryption cipher to use for the session. The list and order of ciphers presented by the ACE in a default configuration are as follows.
If this list is not desirable or the order needs to be changed, an SSL parameter map can be configured to make such changes. The documentation on this feature can be found at the following URL:
show running-config
logging enable crypto chaingroup intermed-1 cert intermediate.cert access-list everyone line 8 extended permit ip any any access-list everyone line 16 extended permit icmp any any rserver host lnx1 ip address 192.168.1.11 inservice rserver host lnx2 ip address 192.168.1.12 inservice rserver host lnx3 ip address 192.168.1.13 inservice rserver host lnx4 ip address 192.168.1.14 inservice rserver host lnx5 ip address 192.168.1.15 inservice ssl-proxy service proxy-1 key key.pem cert cert.pem chaingroup intermed-1 serverfarm host web rserver lnx1 80 inservice rserver lnx2 80 inservice rserver lnx3 80 inservice rserver lnx4 80 inservice rserver lnx5 80 inservice class-map match-all 102-vip 2 match virtual-address 172.16.1.102 tcp eq https policy-map type management first-match remote-access class class-default permit policy-map type loadbalance http first-match slb class class-default serverfarm web policy-map multi-match client-vips class 102-vip loadbalance vip inservice loadbalance policy slb ssl-proxy server proxy-1 interface vlan 20 description "Client Side" ip address 172.16.1.5 255.255.255.0 access-group input everyone service-policy input client-vips no shutdown interface vlan 40 description "Default gateway of real servers" ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 service-policy input remote-access no shutdown ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 172.16.1.1


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I need some help with this. I have a two component current (U and V) and I'm trying to do complex demodulation to figure out how much of my total current velocity is due to the inertial component. All I care about is the clockwise part of my inertial current. I'm horrible at math and have no clue if I'm doing this right. What I have so far (not actual code but the matlab theory behind it):
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Now low pass filter 'inertial_current' variable
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I bought a baby bjorn at the weekend which he doesn't mind for 10 minutes... His favourite position is o n my shoulder.. He will even fall asleep there lol! X
My days feel hap hazard at the moment!! He is 10 weeks now and I can't go anywhere! I don't know what he wants, is he tired? Or hungry? When I feed him sometimes he comfort sucks so would you class this as napping?? I try and go out when I think he's tired so he sleeps as my worst nightmare is him waking up and crying so I've spent most days sat in. My back is about to break as I carry him around so much, he doesn't like the other sling I bought :-(
I see other people who feed formula with much better routines.... I feel no one tells you the negatives about breast feeding before you start.. I worry now that he won't ever take a bottle and I'm going to be feeding every hour till he's 5 or something. I hate pumping. No one else can comfort him or feed him. He won't let daddy comfort him so I'm the only one having to rock him to sleep every night. I feel because I BF I have created a clingy baby but other people BF so maybe it's all in my head and I'm just having a mini melt down lol x
Why can't you go anywhere? Seriously, little babies are generally MORE portable than older ones, provided you are willing to nurse in public and willing to let go of rigid ideas about what your baby should be doing, and when. This is true of both breastfed and formula-fed babies. A young baby can be comfortable for fairly long periods in a sling or a carseat, while an older one may want to be off exploring. He's not mobile so he won't crawl or run away from you. If you put him on the floor, he won't immediately put something filthy in his mouth. If he's nursing, he may nurse quietly for long time periods, allowing you to nurse through a movie or a meal in a restaurant or even an entire plane flight. (Seriously, I once nursed my firstborn for an entire 6 hour plane flight. She didn't make a peep and no, I didn't get sore!)
The other reason young babies are good companions on outings is that they are fairly quiet. A new baby's loudest squall is not nearly as disturbing to other people as the shrieks of an older baby!
A lot of what you're experiencing is just the normal frustrations of caring for a baby, and being a first time mom. Again, it does. not. matter. If the baby is breastfed or formula-fed. ALL babies have unpredictable sleeping and eating habits. MOST babies care who holds and comforts them, and MOST babies prefer mom to any other caregiver. Pumping is no fun. It's normal to worry about whether or not your baby will take a bottle, but out babies take them just fine.
Here's what we can promise you. You will NOT be feeding your child every hour until he's five. You probably won't even have to do it until he's one. He's just so young right now- think of this as a very brief period in your life. One you will look back on with pride. I don't know anyone who has ever said "I regret nursing my baby" or "I regret giving breastfeeding my best shot", but I do know a lot of people who regret not nursing, and not giving nursing their all when they had the chance.
What you are describing as your baby being "clingy" is not something you created -- I think it's just temperament, and in my opinion they come wired that way -- you don't CREATE it. Some babies need to be held more than others. Some babies need to nurse more for comfort than others. Some babies accept comfort from many people (mom, dad, grandma, etc), and some babies just want one person only (mom). Some babies wake up more at night, and persist in night waking for longer, than others. I don't think breastfeeding or not breastfeeding has much to do with it ... your baby would probably want to be held just as much, and would wake up just as much, whether you breast- or bottle-feed. However, you might find that those two options pose different sets of conveniences and inconveniences for you, as the provider. Only you can decide what is the right balance for you.
Personally, my little guy nursed every 2 hours pretty much until he got into solids, and I always found breastfeeding very convenient - everywhere we went, his food went with us, totally self-contained with no prep or equipment needed, and always at the perfect temperature and in the perfect amount he needed Getting comfortable with nursing in public was a big step (maybe THE step) for me in feeling more free to get out and do stuff -- once I got the hang of it, we went everywhere together. Yes, I was the only one doing feeding-- but daddy took over other things, so we each had our special tasks with baby, and it felt equitable in the long run. it was most intensive/demanding for me in the early months - so having help from your partner or other family with everything else is really important. The other thing I will say is that they get much more efficient at nursing as they get older, so whereas in the newborn days you feel like you spend half your time (or more!) with a baby attached to you, as they get more engaged in the world around them, they eat faster and then want to get on with their baby business!
You say you feel like you can't go anywhere ... is it because nursing in public is uncomfortable? because baby wants a lot of physical contact/holding? is it because of baby's sleep needs? If you can pinpoint what things are making you feel like you can't get out of the house, maybe we can help troubleshoot some solutions?
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I do worry about feeding in public because sometimes he takes a while to latch on and he can be fussy and pop on and off and I find it all a bit of a faff. I can't find anything to wear that makes bf in public easy and not obvious.... I also panic if he starts crying and there's nothing I can do to comfort him? I guess it's all in my head and I need to chill out and go with the flow...
My OH thinks I Molly coddle him too... He's not really had a look in as he is normally on my boob so when he does give him a cuddle he cries (baby not OH lol). So I need to let him bond with his own son x
The key to becoming comfortable nursing in public is to practice! Many mothers struggle with this early on. I suggest, start with places where you will be around other nursing mothers if possible. Move up to places to where there are other mothers of young babies and so on. You can even start by practicing in front of a mirror at home.
Taking a friend or supportive partner along can help as well. As long as THEY are entirely comfortable with you nip.
I have an 11 month old who wants to crawl all over, mix it up with other people, able to reach around to grab anything and everything that comes her way (groceries in the cart, other kids hair, pant legs of strangers etc) It was MUCH easier to take her places when she was content in my arms, and it was not breaking my back to carry her long distances in a sling. This is what we mean by outings often get more challenging as baby gets older. Baby gets more mobile and heavier…as well as, more opinionated as time goes on.
Lets put it this way-at this age, it's a blessed relief when she will nurse while we are out so I can sit and eat something or chat with a friend or just take a breather.


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George R. Zamboldi, 84, of Linden, Mich., died November 19, 2013.He was born April 20, 1929 in New Bethlehem, the son of the late Joseph and Angelina (Berti) Zamboldi. He was educated at the St. Marys schools and attended Duquesne University on a football scholarship. He proudly served his country in the army during the Korean conflict, in counter intelligence. He was employed for many years at Airco Speer Carbon Company in St. Marys, and then started his own manufacturers rep company. He was married to Rita A. Wortman on October 7, 1950 in St. Marys, and they have resided in Linden since 1995. Mr. Zamboldi was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Knight of Columbus and The Elks Club. In addition to his wife, he is survived by six children, Lisa (Dennis) Simbeck, Julia Potts, Joseph (Julie) Zamboldi, Ann (G. Bradley) Back, John Zamboldi, and George Zamboldi; 17 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a sister, Inez Kneidel. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry "Rex" and Aldo. He was a man of sheer devotion, to his family, his friends, and his creed. Risen to a higher life, now his spirit is free. Always and forever in our hearts, we love you "Papa".A Funeral Mass for George R. Zamboldi will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 22 at St.Augustine Catholic Church, 6481 Faussett Rd., Howell, Mich. Burial will follow in Great Lakes National Cemetery.Visitation will be held from 4-9 p.m. today, Thursday, at Sharp Funeral Homes, Linden, Chapel, 209 E. Broad St., Linden, Mich. Visitation will include a vigil service at 8 p.m. Those desiring may make contributions to the Alzheimer's Association. Online condolences may be posted on the obituaries page of www.sharpfuneralhomes.com.
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by John, December 19, 2008
Help! My swimming pool pump is robbing me blind!
You can save energy and maintain a comfortable swimming pool temperature by using a smaller, higher efficiency pump and operating it less. In a study of 120 pools by the Center for Energy Conservation at Florida Atlantic University, some pool owners saved as much as 75% of their original pool filtration bill when they used these energy conservation measures (see table below).
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Do I really need to buy an Energy Efficient Pump?
Just by downsizing or operating your pump with a little thought, you can reduce your energy savings up to 75%
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Experimenting with different run times is the best way to determine the need for your pool. Try reducing the run time by an hour each day, until you begin to see the water become a little cloudy. This is the "do-not-go-below" point. Increase the time by an hour, and the water clarity should return.
Running your pump less may require a bit closer management of your chlorine levels and pH levels. But this is usually still much cheaper than paying these electrical utilities. So, run the pump less, and you'll be paying less while enjoying a "greener", more environmentally friendly swimming pool!