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Emily E. Bem 7/6/2007 4:59:49 AMBEAUTIFUL....period :) #686070
Sharon King 7/6/2007 5:28:21 AMWOW, this is Stunning! #4478144
Terri L. Scribner 7/6/2007 5:31:24 AMSo beautiful!! Fantastic IR image!! #4478164
Carla Metzler 7/6/2007 5:31:45 AMGorgeous! #4478165
Suzanne Plumpton 7/6/2007 6:01:38 AMWOW, Great work of art here...very beautiful Curt! #4478286
Linda Blair 7/6/2007 7:06:15 AMOne word, Gorgeous!!!!!!! #4478547
David Phalen 7/6/2007 5:41:11 PMAwesome work Curt! You continue to outdo yourself. #4480181
Amy JACKSON 7/6/2007 5:51:10 PMAwesome image, Curt! #4480208
Anna Scharf 7/7/2007 1:09:45 PMLove every detail of it!!! #4482469
Linda Donnelly 7/8/2007 8:55:44 PMSaw your stunning photo in Editor's first picks. Brilliant #4486714
Sue L. Cullumber 7/11/2007 5:42:27 PMCurt - another amazing IR shot! Truely beautiful! #4498255
Jillian Danielson 7/12/2007 4:37:45 PMWoW Curt!! Saw this on editors picks! Gorgeous!!!!!!! #4501899
Robert A. Anderson 7/13/2007 5:36:35 PMThat is one beautiful shot! #4506124
Penny l. Haviland 7/19/2007 7:43:15 AMVery nice Curt! Excellent colors! #4526762
Don Johnson 7/19/2007 8:08:46 AMWow! What a beautiful photo. Everything about this photo captures the eye. #4526902
Shelly A. Van Camp 8/11/2007 8:46:57 PMVery Pretty...I have a NikonD70...Do you get a filter to do this type of image? #4634771
Jeffrey S. Rease 8/27/2007 1:00:38 PMCongratulations, Curt! Finalist! Hope it goes on to win! #4705385
Linda Blair 8/28/2007 6:39:27 AMCongrats on this awesome image!!!! #4711135
Rahul Sharma 8/28/2007 8:07:57 AMBig congratulation Curt on this another Masterpiece finalist....
Jennifer L. Alder 8/29/2007 8:41:49 AMSTUNNING Winning image, Curt
Rahul Sharma 8/29/2007 9:39:26 AMCurt........ BIG CONGRATULATIONS.....
Emily E. Bem 8/29/2007 12:31:25 PMWell, SOMEBODY is on a serious roll.....YOU deserve it :)
Kay E. Mahoney 8/29/2007 2:03:10 PMCongratulations on your second place winner. #4719879
Ken Smith 8/29/2007 6:34:37 PMVery creative, Curt. Congratulations!! #4720969
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 8/29/2007 8:40:50 PMSo very beautiful Curt!!! Congratulations on your win!! #4721529
Janine Russell 8/31/2007 10:03:47 PMCurt, beautiful image; big congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4730265
John Connolly 9/1/2007 1:11:30 PMStunning creative IR work here Curt! Congratulations on your well deserved win! #4732969
Stephen J. Forbes 9/5/2007 11:01:39 PMWell Curt Im happy to see that this did just as well here as it is over at SOA. #4753237
Inge Johnsson 9/17/2007 11:33:19 PMWow, this is awesome! How did you do this one? Is the D70 sensor sensitive to the IR wavelengths so you can just slap the filter on the lens, or do you first have to modify the camera (remove IR blocking filter)? #4805542
Sandra M. High 9/22/2007 7:26:12 AMCongrats!!!! Just beautiful #4827061
Lou Taylor 9/23/2007 3:00:15 PMI just discovered this. What a beautiful IR image! #4833459
Laura E. Swan 7/2/2009 12:40:49 AMStunning beauty Curt! This just caught my eye as I was entering my new entry tonight. Your winner scrolled by in the past winners area!
HUGE BELATED CONGRATS! -Laura Swan #7699538
Carolyn M. DAlessandro 8/7/2011 9:42:54 PMThis is the first time I am seeing this absolutely amazing image...STELLAR WORK!!! WOW, it is imprinted in my memory forever. #9589041
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|2007-02-11, 00:16
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|2007-02-11, 17:24
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Screenshots of episode 19 courtesy of Random Curiosity. LOOK AT IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!.
|2007-02-14, 21:28
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Well not a bad episode. Schultz actually made himself look like a better guy in my view. He really was able to see how Alice felt better than a lot of people at that party. I wonder what that Leonir is up to exactly. I mean sure he's evil and maybe working with that Silver Wheel group but anything else is a guess.
Figures that someone is behind having the food being given to the poor right near a party going on for the rich. They knew that'd cause some problems, and adding in the information they got it's not going to be a fun party anymore.
I just can't figure out one thing. Oland can take on tanks, flamethrowers, etc but gets beaten by a shovel? Yeah that works....guess he'll wake up in time though to save alice if the preview means anything.
|2007-02-14, 21:52
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This was a beautiful episode, and the perfect setup to the start of the newest arc. However, I wonder with so few episodes left how the animation staff is going to handle the development to make for a decent conclusion.
The last things I know is that the manga currently has five volumes to now and with all the cram plethora of fillers that were sticked at the beginning of the show, I feel that lots of stuff for storytelling and plot development are going to be left out.
Regardless of that, this episode had a nice atmosphere that is juxtaposed with the turn of tides at the end, which we see it coming all along. Throw a ballroom party for nobles, which the location happens to be a few blocks away from the park where food is distributed to the people, bad idea.
Definitely, Schultz displayed a dramatic growth on character that enabled him to understand Alice's feelings.
I could have bestowed a 100 to this episode, but I cannot due that my only complain is that the ED song reverted to the first one. A shame because the new song by Stekkin was cute.
|2007-02-14, 22:55
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Completely forgot about Alice not being the heir of her family for much longer. Who knew she had a younger brother they were hiding from us. I also miss the ending song from the last episode, it was pretty funny and cute.
Wonder why they put so many fillers into the show if they were going to be left to scramble to find a way to get through the rest of the manga.
Good for Schultz though. Going out into the world and interacting with those that are suffering in that post-war period will be tough. But I think it'll be good for him and it's too bad that most nobles can't see things the way Alice and now Schultz do.
|2007-02-14, 22:56
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chibi Alice is cute as always ^^
and she were able to read that book(fill with text) in such a young age, i'm impressive, most kid in her age read comic usually and get bored with book fill with text, etc
Lord Leonir seems sneaky and he has evil eyes >.< , I would trust Lord Schultz a lot more since he is sincerely .
also "the masses" is very ungrateful :/ . Our section III is doing charity works and people put their anger on them :/ ... baka people
and poor Mel-kun :P, heads will roll when mel-kun is hungry :P
|2007-02-14, 23:05
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I suppose when people are hungry and upset they will blaim pretty much anyone. Probably not against Section III specifically but the army, and from what we've seen they have a right to be angry at the army...just not section III .
Clear that Leonir is an enemy, but just what his goal and who he's working for/leading is the question. Schultz is a good guy, he's clear and easy to read.
And OMG Acorns! That horrible cook feeding people acorns. "That's what animals eat". Seriously I don't feel bad about these guys dealing with a riot. Hard to believe how removed these people are from what's going on just outside.
|2007-02-15, 05:41
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This episode was pretty decent, and a good way to forget the horrors of the previous one. So I for one am grateful they left out the temporary ED.
Didn't like how those people suddenly got angry with Oreld, they should have just shut down the food supply.
The food complaint by the slob (and apparently other snobs agreed with him) was kinda silly... What's the problem with acorns, and what is usually used for those snacks instead then?
I also found it a bit odd that Orland got knocked out so easily, even if he wasn't in wisp mode.
How many episodes will PS run for anyway? If it's something like 26 it seems it might be too rushed at the end, which would be ridicilous if you consider the time wasted on filler episodes.
|2007-02-15, 12:19
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yea its been a while since we had a good ep like this ~ it was pretty deep with alice giving her theory on "why you dont ever give up" ~
i never knew she had such big assets (really the army uniform doesnt show that >.<)
i hope that snobby guy with the pizza hand dies and burn in hell T_T
funny bits ~
~ alice's sisters and Schultz about to knock that guy out
~ oreld giving his sweet talk to the cook XD
such a cliff hanger ep ~ im hoping alice gets to kick ass next week
|2007-02-15, 18:53
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Ah! Character development!
Good to see that Schultz, who'd always come across as a bit pathetic in his earlier apperances, has Got It.
This episode he showed a much greater understanding of Alice's work than Leonir could ever do, and showed his true nobility.
Looking forward to next week, and hoping cheesy-fingered Paul gets what's coming to him!
|2007-02-16, 12:43
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|2007-02-16, 13:10
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Yes, if the concussion from a tank shell being fired next to his head can't knock him out, how can a measly shovel whack do him in? Or are we going to be treated to some bait and switch tactics in the next episode?
|2007-02-16, 19:51
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I must say Alice looked might fine in that dress she looked better than her sisters. Does anyone hear the drums of a rebellion starting? Schultz earned a couple of points in my book he really noticed Alices feelings and we can tell that he truly cares for her. In the end he came out looking better than Leonir who i am still convinced is a bad guy.
I did not expect that Alice would lose her right to be the head of the family, hell i didnt even know she had a brother. But this might be the best for her, her thinking is not at all geared towards nobility. With out a title should could pretty much do what she wants. Im not sure why Leonir is after Alice but im sure its not for honorable motives. In noble houses marrying is all about improving your position and station marrying alice wold get him nothing, so what gives?
Im not sure what i think about Olands reaction to Alice getting married. I dont know if its admiration or a genuine feeling of love or like for him. I mean how many woman do you think Ollands had contact with over the years? I didnt really understand what Orlend meant when he was talking to Machs about it but it sounds like it was gray area. Things will be reveled soon im sure the next episode will be fun to watch. I do have 3 things though.
1. I hope Mer-Kun gets a hold of Leonir's crotch
2. Who wants to bet at the end of the next episode Alices dress will be runined
3. Whats up with Oland going down like a bitch from shovel to the head. This man has taken on tanks. been shot, stabbed. poked prodded, burnt and been subjected to embarrassing moments involving his manhood at the hospital. But one little shovel hit and hes down on his back like a $1 whore.
|2007-02-16, 22:56
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Er... Even without her position as next head of the Malvin family, Alice is still a high ranking noble. She shouldn't lack for suitors, even if Leonir could arguably get better (in terms of rank).
As for what interests him... the simplest explanation is that he plans to marry her and have her inherit the head position anyway. Somehow. (By killing her father before the brother is officially made heir? By killing her brother? Both?)
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By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
A lack of spare parts for Libya's sophisticated weaponry has resulted in a number of interesting conversions by the Libyan National Army and Libya Dawn, both poised to get the edge over the other party. Recent examples of such conversions have included the installment of Oerlikon GDF naval guns on trucks by Libya Dawn and the installment of AK-230 naval guns on trucks by the Libyan National Army.
Libya Dawn, currently in control of Libya's captital Tripoli and other large cities like Misrata , inherited a large number of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) found in the vast swats of land it controls in the west of Libya. As there is little to no need to use the SAMs in their originally envisioned role, Libya Dawn began investigating the feasibility of turning some of the SAMs into surface-to-surface missiles. The militant group already gained experience with such conversions when they used several Kh-29 air-to-surface missiles, once equipping Libya's Su-24s, as unguided rockets near Tripoli.
In a quite surprising move, Libya Dawn transferred at least two complete S-125 SAM brigades along with associated misssiles and equipment to Tripoli in early December 2014 and in early March 2015.[1] [2] While the initial move behind these transfers remained unknown, images now reveal Libya Dawn has begun using the S-125s as surface-to-surface missiles.
The conversion of SAMs to function in the surface-to-surface role by Libya Dawn is actually not a first in the world. Back in 1988, Iraq converted several S-125s to ballistic missiles with an intended range of 200 kilometers. The missile, called al-Barq, was modified to suit the surface-to-surface role by removing the features which enable the S-125 to be such a manoeuvrable missile: the missile's canards and the radio fuse in the warhead were removed, and the missile's self-destruct mechanism was disabled.
This conversion proved to be everything but easy as the S-125's warhead is part of the airframe, and was difficult to modify. Work on the missiles progressed slowly, and although several flight tests were indeed carried out, the achieved range totalled only 117 kilometres with a circular error probable (CEP) of several kilometres. Because of the unsatisfactory results, the project was subsequently terminated in 1990.
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Members and Attendees
Note: "Inactive" refers to Strategic Members we have not heard from in a year or so, and have been unable to convince to participate. Those members can become active again at any time. Contact David Williams if questions.
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- FWIW, "Juno" has passed EMO sanity check and review, so its official.
Juno Release Planning
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- SR1: September 28, 2012 (fourth Friday)
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The next time you're at the Charlottetown waterfront by the large, red 2017 sign, look down at the wood print paving stones on the ground.
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Younis came to the Island from Dubai in 2009 as an international student. He graduated in 2013 with a degree in business administration (minor in economics). Prior to graduation, he got his first taste of the business world by opening Pizza and Poutine in Charlottetown. The business expanded to Cavendish but Younis decided to move on. He was growing tired of the long hours and late nights.
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Okay so last night I got to meet a Rock Legend here in Australia. In my youth he was tall, dark and handsome. Yep well I will grant you he is still tall, the dark I would say comes from a bottle of hair dye and handsome, well in my memories he was But he still has that "IT" factor that made me swoon. A totally amazing night for me, I floated the whole way home after the concert. Poor Mike! I turned into quite the giggling teenager.
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He came to Warrnambool again, this time with the Rock Revolution Show and once again I got to meet him after the show. This time I came prepared with a camera.
Last time I met him back in 2010, I told him I loved the show, admitted that I had his posters on my bedroom wall when I was growing up to which he puffed out his chest, until I added yes, right next to the Bay City Rollers which brought out loads of laughter from the rest of the crew. Way to go Carol in the smooth stakes!
This time I wanted to play it cool. I told him I had a great night and asked if we could get a photograph. But once Mike aimed the camera, I slipped my arm around him quickly and there was a look of fear on his face in the photograph, I think in case I had plans of jumping the table and landing on his lap!
Even now at age 63, the man still has it, the voice is still there, as are the moves, albeit a bit slower. But quite frankly he could strut his stuff till hes 100 and Id still come back for more!


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One (1) grand prize will be a Dell Inspiron 15 Windows 7.
Q. How do I submit my video?
A. If you have reviewed the official rules and criteria, then upload your short community video tip to your YouTube page and include the tag for the product or app and include the tag #mstips and a tag for the Microsoft product(s) you reference in your video. Next, simply email email@example.com with the subject line "Community Video Tip submission". For consideration and eligible for the sweepstakes, each content author must include the following:
· Legal Name
· Preferred Contact Email
· Title of the video
· Country of residence
· Video Language (e.g. English)
· Microsoft Relationship Status (General Community Member, Microsoft Employee, Microsoft MVP awardee, MCC Awardee)
Q. How long will the Community Video Tips sweepstakes run?
A. The sweepstakes will begin accepting video tips on August 2nd t 2012, and will stop accepting video tips on October 3rd, 2012 at midnight Pacific Time in the USA.
Q. Where can I find the official rules for the sweepstakes?
A. You can find the official rules here.
Q. When can I expect to be notified that my video was accepted?
A. Depending on the number of submissions received at the time of your submission, the review process may take up to 5 business days. You will receive a follow-up communication on your video status within this timeframe.
Q. Can my video tip be about more than one Microsoft product?
A. Yes! You can do a video tip on how two Microsoft products work together. For example, you could show how you use the Xbox Companion app on your Windows Phone to accomplish a task on your Xbox.
Q. What guidance what should I remember when creating my video tips?
A. We are looking for videos that present a one scenario, one solution format. Focus on your real world goal and how that feature solves it! Keep it short & concise – aim for 40 seconds to 3 minutes. Be sure to use only currently released products (no Windows 8 or Windows phone 8, etc.). Share who you are – add your twitter, your blog, or other information in a none-intrusive way. And finally be sure to review the official guidelines and rulesfor further details and information.
Q. Can I include information about my blog, my website or other information about me in my video tip?
A. Yes! These video should celebrate how you help the community with real world information. Feel free to include information about the online resources you want to share with the world into your video. This could be a beginning or ending image with information, your brand image on your video, or another non-intrusive display.
Q. I'm really excited about Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Office 2013. Can I submit video tips about those product to this sweepstakes?
A. No. This sweepstakes is only available for video tips regarding currently released Microsoft product in your country.
Q. Is there a limit to the number of videos I can submit?
A. You may submit a maximum of 100 unique entries per person. To be considered a unique Entry, the video must have a unique URL and contain substantially different content than any of your other entries.
Q. How does multiple submissions affect my chances of winning?
A. The prize selection is random, so more submission means a higher chance of winning.
Q. Where I can find a list of the randomly drawn winners?
A. You can find the official winners list here.
Q. Where can I view the videos the complete list of approved videos submitted?
A. We will link all approved video tips on the Microsoft Award Program's Microsoft Community Video Tips - English playlist
Q. Are government employees eligible?
A. No. Microsoft is committed to complying with government gift and ethics rules and therefore government employees are not eligible.
Q. What countries are participating in a Microsoft Community Video Tips sweepstakes?
A. These FAQs are for the sweepstakes taking place in the United States. If you reside in Brazil, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom please consult the information, rules and FAQs in these links.
Q. Do I need to reside in one of the above listed countries to participate in the sweepstakes?
A. Yes.
Q. Who is sponsoring the Microsoft Community Video Tips sweepstakes?
A. The Microsoft Limited, Thames Valley Park, Reading, RG6 1WG, UK
PLEASE NOTE: It is your sole responsibility to review and understand your employer's policies regarding your eligibility to participate in trade promotions. If you are participating in violation of your employer's policies, you may be disqualified from entering or receiving prizes. Microsoft disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for disputes arising between an employee and their employer related to this matter, and prizes will only be awarded in compliance with the employer's policies.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: Microsoft is committed to complying with government gift and ethics rules and therefore government employees are not eligible.
These are the official rules that govern how the Microsoft Community Video Tips sweepstakes will operate. This promotion will be simply referred to as the "Sweepstakes"throughout the rest of these rules.
In these rules, "we," "our," and "us" refer to Microsoft Corporation, the sponsor of the Sweepstakes. "You" refers to an eligible Sweepstakes entrant.
This Sweepstakes starts at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) on August 2, 2012, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on October 3, 2012 ("Entry Period"). The Entry Period consists of 9 weekly Prize Periods. Each Prize Period begins at 12:01 am PT on the Wednesday and ends at 11:59 pm PT the following Tuesday of each week during the Entry Period. Non-winning entries will be carried over into any subsequent Prize Periods. Entries must be received within the Entry Period to be eligible.
You are eligible to enter this Sweepstakes if you meet the following requirements at time of entry:
· You are a professional or enthusiast in the field of software / IT technology, and you are a legal resident United Kingdom 18 years of age or older; and
· You are NOT an employee of Microsoft Corporation or an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary; and
· You are NOT involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Sweepstakes; and
· You are NOT an immediate family (parent, sibling, spouse, child) or household member of a Microsoft employee, an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary, or a person involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Sweepstakes.
This Sweepstakes is void outside of the geographic area described above and wherever else prohibited by law.
Create a short video (no longer than 5 minutes) that explains a user scenario and how that scenario is solved successfully by a Microsoft product, feature and/or an application available on Microsoft Windows Phone or Xbox 360. The video that you create will be referred to as your "Entry." Once created, upload your Entry to a Youtube.com and include the tag #MSTips. Entries must comply with the YouTube Terms of Service https://www.youtube.com/t/terms. To be eligible, the video must have been uploaded to Youtube after May 1st, 2012.
To submit an Entry, send an email to email@example.com with the subject line "Microsoft Community Video Tips" and include the following in the body of the email:
Your name, your preferred contact email address (if different than the one submitting the Entry), your U.S. State of residence, language use in the video, the title of your video, a link to the publically accessible website where your Entry is posted, and indicate if you are a general Microsoft community member, a Microsoft MVP or an MCC Awardee.
To be eligible for entry, the video must be applicable to Microsoft products currently released in market. Products not yet in a state of general availability or in beta (including but not limited to Windows 8, Windows 8 Metro, Windows RT or Windows Phone 8) will not be considered for this Sweepstakes.
You may submit a maximum of 100 unique entries per person. To be considered a unique Entry, the video must have a unique URL and contain substantially different content than any of yoru other Entries. Non-winning entries will be included in any subsequent Prize Periods.
We are not responsible for entries that we do not receive for any reason, or for entries that we receive but are not decipherable for any reason.
We will automatically disqualify:
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At the close of the Entry Period, we will randomly select 2 potential (pending confirmation of eligibility) Grand Prize winners from among all eligible entries received during the Entry Period.
(1) Grand Prizes: A Dell Inspiron 15 Approximate Retail Value (ARV) £299.00
(18) First Place Prizes (2 awarded per Prize Period): 1,600 Microsoft Points card ARV £16.87
The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of all prizes: £603.00
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 12, 2009) - The ETSU baseball team is set to face conference rival Belmont in game one Friday at 4 p.m. EST at Shelby Field in Nashville, Tenn. in a three-game series.
Game two of the series is set for 2 p.m. EST on Saturday, while the first pitch for game three is slated for Sunday at 2 p.m. EST.
ETSU (5-6, 1-2 A-Sun) comes into the series having dropped its last two games to Western Carolina by the scores of 11-5 and 6-5, but the Bucs are on a one-game win streak in conference having defeated Kennesaw State in the final game of the series last weekend, 9-8. Jacob Fabry (Chattanooga, Tenn.) leads the team offensively as he is first on the squad in average (.320), hits (16), triples (2), RBI (12) and stolen bases (10). The Bucs are 7-14 all time against Belmont.
The Bruins (7-7, 2-1 A-Sun) split their midweek games this week defeating Mississippi Valley State 5-3, but dropped its contest against in-state opponent Tennessee Tech, 8-6. Belmont is led by first baseman Derek Wiley as he is hitting .408 on the season with 20 hits, 17 runs, seven doubles, seven home runs, 20 RBI and is slugging .980.
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Cotton Incorporated is often associated with agricultural research breakthroughs and advancements. In fact, the company's dedication to overall cotton research and development impacts the bottom line of growers. Cotton's bounce-back from the 1970s is amazing, and growers should be proud that their company, Cotton Incorporated, stepped up to its charge and has led the U.S. Upland cotton industry into the 21st century.
Dr. Jeanne Reeves, production economist in Cotton Incorporated's Agricultural Research Division, is currently working with two computer programmers on a software program which combines production and accounting features. A valuable asset of the program, which Reeves and the programmers have developed, is one-time data entry. Similar programs available for producers require repeated entries.
Currently, software test studies are being conducted by groups of growers in Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma and Kansas. The importance of these groups is three-fold: they provide a "grower's perspective" on the software and its features; assist in determining necessary information for cotton producers' records; and, have contributed to designing reports that allow simple analysis of the information. Once it is entered, the information gives producers the capability to make better and more informed management decisions.
Reports on chemicals, crop insurance and GPS mapping are available within the production component of the software. "The great thing with the chemical report is that it meets all EPA requirements in case of an audit," says Reeves. Information entered into the software is done on a field-by-field basis, so if the EPA requests a list of chemical applications for three different fields, a producer can easily supply the list with an application date for each chemical.
Database search
Additionally, the program gives producers the ability to search through the database and extract needed information to compare the profitability of several enterprises.
For example, a producer could compare current chemical costs on a field to the previous year's cost. "Our ultimate goal is to make recordkeeping more grower-friendly, thus leading to more informed decisions on a field to field basis," explains Reeves.
The product software also includes a harvest page. According to Reeves, everything a producer would consider valuable information for his operation and for the gin can be seen on this page. Currently, the harvest page includes items of frequent interest such as yield and quality from certain fields or varieties and AMS Smith-Doxy data The software's other feature, accounting, will be a valuable tool for small operations. It features an enterprise analysis and payroll option. Specifically, producers can pull information on certain employees, on withholding taxes, for example, and compare that information with prior years. An important achievement in programming is that users can now pull the financials on certain crops with information entered in production records. According to Reeves, advancements Cotton Incorporated and its outside software provider have made during the past year are regarded as major accomplishments.
'Lot of progress'
"Within the past year, we have seen a lot of progress with the recordkeeping software," adds Reeves, "Our test groups provide valuable feedback and have contributed greatly to helping the programmers make the software more useful to cotton producers."
"My goal is to help cotton producers better track their production costs and highlight economic opportunities or pitfalls, which should assist them in making more informed decisions," says Reeves. As always, maximum profit from every dollar invested in the crop is at the core of all Cotton Incorporated agricultural initiatives. Cotton Incorporated's impact to the U.S. cotton industry can be seen throughout the Belt. For more information on Cotton Incorporated or the project mentioned above, visit their web site at www.cottoninc.com or contact the Agricultural Research Division at 800-334-5868


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Tom Brady is out. Peyton Manning is out. Drew Brees has been out for a while.
Joe Flacco is in. So is Colin Kaepernick.
When it comes to NFL quarterbacks, are we witnessing a changing of the guard?
If so, where does Jay Cutler fit?
A pair of first-time Super Bowl quarterbacks will square off 12 days from now in front of 70,000-plus fans in New Orleans and tens of millions watching on television. It doesn't take a Harbaugh to realize that it will be the biggest game of their careers.
While many of us will binge on food and pay extra attention to commercials Feb. 3, Flacco and Kaepernick will fight to join Brady, Brees, the Manning brothers, Aaron Rodgers and a few others as quarterbacks who have won a title during this century.
Side note: Yes, dozens of other players on both teams also will affect the outcome. But no position in team sports is more important than quarterback. Period.
Flacco will wear No. 5 for the Ravens. Kaepernick will wear No. 7 for the 49ers.
Perhaps this is a good time to bring up No. 6 for the Bears.
If a guy from Delaware and a guy from Nevada can compete for a Super Bowl ring, surely a guy from Vanderbilt should be qualified to do the same.
We could spend all day debating whether Cutler is the quarterback who will lead the Bears to their first Super Bowl title in almost 3 decades. Count me among the skeptics. But excellence absolutely is possible, and Cutler will receive every chance to succeed as he pilots the Bears' offense for at least one more season.
Whether Cutler knows it or not, his greatest hope for a championship ring is new head coach Marc Trestman, a quarterback guru who will challenge his latest project.
For the past few seasons, Bears coaches on both sides of the ball have heaped praise on Cutler. But Trestman wisely stopped short of endorsing Cutler for a bust in Canton, Ohio.
When asked specifically whether he considered Cutler to be a franchise quarterback, Trestman verbally scrambled out of the pocket.
That is to say: Trestman didn't answer yes, and he didn't answer no.
"Jay Cutler is a guy who loves football," Trestman said. "Jay Cutler is a guy who's willing to learn. Jay Cutler, to me, in my very short time with him, wants to do everything he can to help his franchise and please our amazing fans.
"That's where we're going to start, and we're going to work one day at a time in a proactive way with a sense of urgency to get him to be the guy that he wants to be and we want him to be."
Bears general manager Phil Emery, who has described Cutler as a franchise quarterback on multiple occasions, liked Trestman's reply even if it varied from his.
"That's OK," Emery said. "He's got to spend some time with him.
"Part of the reason that Marc is our head football coach is he's going to push the level of our players. He wants Jay to earn that [designation] in his eyes.
"That's OK. I'm good with that."
The best way for Cutler to earn the love is to win when it matters most.
With Trestman calling plays, Cutler should have the proper coaching. With another set of draft picks and free-agent signings, he should have a stronger supporting cast.
In less than 2 weeks, another race will begin to become a Super Bowl quarterback.
The door is wide open.
Like Flacco and Kaepernick, Cutler is fully capable of walking through.


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Shacknews posted the leaked information before it was removed from fourplayercoop at the request of Crystal Dynamics' lawyers. The concept work included the notion that survival horror elements might be added to the game, which would star a young and inexperienced Lara Croft.
The Next Tomb Raider Video Game Concept for PS3, Xbox 360 and PCs:Other elements of the document suggest that players might gain progressive access to new items and abilities in a similar fashion to that of Nintendo's Metroid games. There's no way of knowing if this new concept work will turn out to become a fully fledged game at this time.
When a sudden storm destroys her research vessel, a young and inexperienced Lara Croft finds herself stranded on a mysterious and remote island hidden off the shores of Japan. Despite several signs of various inhabitants the island is oddly deserted, and an uneasy feeling settles in as strange sounds emerge from the shadows. With only her determination, inner strength and resourcefulness to help her, Lara must overcome the challenges of a harsh and unforgiving journey that will take her across a vast island wilderness and deep into the claustrophobic and menacing underground tombs from the island's past. As she struggles to prevail through brutal combat encounters and treacherous exploration, Lara will be pushed to her limited and forced to adapt to her situation in order to survive and escape from the lethal predators that stalk her every move.
Hunt or be Hunted: Evade, outsmart, track and kill the mysterious enemies that hunt you as prey. Survival Action: Brutally attack and defend yourself as you fight to survive the visceral one-on-one melee combat. Strategic Weapons: Gain an advantage in combat by finding an array of different melee and ranged weapons including a variety of guns and the hunter's ultimate weapon, the bow. Creative Survival: React and adapt to the island by using only that which you can salvage from the environment like climbing axes, rope, and machetes that can be used to unlock new traversal and combat gameplay options. Free Movement: Scramble up a vertical cliff wall, sprint and leap across a huge chasm, steer mid-air to land a misdirected jump. There is no one right way to traverse, survive, and explore the harsh environment of the island. One Cohesive World: the diverse multi-region island is an open playground alive with creatures, weather, and natural events. Origin Story: This new Tomb Raider concept reboots the franchise by exploring the origin of Lara Croft's transformation into a hardened adventurer as you unravel the story behind the island's mysterious past.
Resident Tomb Raider-vania?
Bryn says: If this stuff is accurate then I might actually be interested in playing a game crafted using these ideas. It doesn't sound like anything truly original or revolutionary, but the current state of Tomb Raider has left me cold for a number of years now.
I like both the Resident Evil and Metroid franchises quite a bit, so I'd be keen to see how Lara would handle these new gameplay elements. Would you like to see a new Tomb Raider molded around these concepts?


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Welcome to the homepage for the development of the ROBOTC Multi-Robot project. This page is the central location for all materials developed during the Multi-Robot Research Project. The developed materials will include examples, slideshows, labs, experiments, challenges and videos teaching concepts and lessons around Multi-Robot Communications.
The technology goal of the Multi-Robot project is to build commands and utilities into ROBOTC to allow students and hobbyists to learn more about Multi-Robot communication technology and concepts. The project will focus on three different hardware platforms: The LEGO Mindstorms NXT, the VEX Robotics VEX Cortex and the Arduino family of processors. In order to achieve communication between similar and different hardware systems, the Multi-Robot project is based around using the Xbee Wireless Radio created by Digi International. Using low-cost carrier boards, users can use the same radio system on any supported platform.
The educational goal of the project is to bring advanced concepts such a multi-robot coordination, path planning and task distribution and simplify the ideas to a pre-college level. By successfully doing this, we will be able to allow more students to become familiar with the future of robots and having multiple robots working together to complete complex tasks and activities.
Please take a look around and if you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to comment on our forums at: Multi-Robot Forums
Multi-Robot Lessons
- Background: What is Multi-Robot Communications?
- Setup: Hardware Requirements and Configuration
- Sending and Receiving Messages (One-Way)
- Sending and Receiving Messages (Two-Way)
- Sending and Parsing Command Messages
- Creating, Sending and Parsing Parameterized Messages
- Multi-Robot Library File for NXT/Cortex (XbeeTools.h)
- Introduction to Multi-Robot Slides (PDF)
- Introduction to Multi-Robot Slides (PPT)
Multi-Robot Labs (with Solutions and Exercises)
- Transmit Copy and Collect
- Seeing Eye Robot
- Perimeter Measurement
- Remote Control (simple)
- Remote Control (advanced)
- IR Team Proximity Detection
- IR Scoring a Goal
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- Basic Communication Arduino
- RFID Example Project
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Constant monitoring of the heat system cools down energy costs
There are a huge range of industry specific heating processes and technologies which require individual approach and measures to evaluate and improve system performance. Boilers and fired heaters are typically large sources of energy loss due to inefficient combustion, improper operation, and poor maintenance. The simplest way of evaluating such losses is efficiency measurement.
Heating system efficiency
By monitoring parameters like fuel flow, combustion air, flue gas temperature or thermal energy transfer rate the efficiency of heat production can be evaluated to:
Identify, quantify and allocate losses in the system, e.g. due to idle or part load operation of the burner
Benchmark boilers, consumers and optimize their use
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Quantify measures such as preheating of combustion air
Specific energy consumption
The allocation of energy usage to specific areas and processes is one of the key factors for energy management systems (e.g. ISO 50001) and precondition for transparent bookkeeping .The exact measurement of heating energy consumption per product unit or per m³ and year is also essential to assess the system efficiency and helpful to optimize production processes. The loads that significantly affect costs can be highlighted. Furthermore the data are suitable for a carbon footprint evaluation.
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Process heating systems include combustion systems that run on fossil fuels and biomass; electric systems, exchange and recovery systems. By monitoring these components and the system performance significant energy savings are possible.
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I'm a big giant mess lately and think I may be depressed. I had pretty severe PPD with both girls so I didn't expect it until after I delivered but sure seem to be headed that way. Is anyone else dealing with depression in their pregnancy?
I'm not one to take medications of any kind while pregnant so I likely won't do that but am probably going to schedule an appointment with my midwife to see what she thinks. I just wish I knew how to make myself feel better. This pregnancy was planned and I am excited but just can't seem to be happy about much else. We moved in August and I miss my friends, home, and town so much I can barely stand it. Ironically we moved closer to family, which I love, so you'd think I'd be happier. These stupid placenta issues are not helping as I can barely leave my house. I just feel so incredibly isolated and lonely. I'm not sure how that is going to get any better with 3 kids...
I'm not always a "grass is always greener" person but man I miss my life before we moved! I wish I could rewind as it was my "decision" for lack of a better word to move. We lived in a tiny house that would have been really tough for a family of 5 (it was for just the 4 of us) but I'd sure find a way to make it work now.
Thanks for listening!
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I moved to PA from MI in the beginning of July, got married the 17th of July and conceived this little one in the beginning of September. I have some friends out here (SIL, DH's BF's fiance, and a few others) but no one in this state that I'm really CLOSE to either. There is NO ONE in this state that I feel like I can really open up to and talk to, so I completely understand your feelings of being lonely and isolated. I've had more than a few blue days (months) but nothing that I've felt was bad enough to really make me think I was seriously depressed. More just alone. That kind of sounds like what you're going through to some degree as well.
I can't say everything is peachy now and it's not an issue because it still is. I still don't have anyone that I feel like I can trust, especially after having a super-protective-of-this-bean-and-totally-overwhelmed-with-that anxiety attack last week, but DH and I have been trying to work on that. I could have hugged my OB today since she was so supportive and comforting earlier today. I think, if nothing else, he's starting to realize that I WILL get my way in the end but my reasons for feeling the way I do are pretty sound, so he's not completely and totally opposed to as much as he was 3+ months ago. We're shopping around for a doula, which I'm thinking is going to do nothing but good since I'll be able to find someone I can count on and trust who actually understands and respects what I want from this pregnancy and birth. I'm still contemplating placenta encapsulation, since I'm still really wary of the hospital birth and all that entails, and think that might help if/when things don't go in a way that I feel comfortable with.
One thing that I can say has helped a lot has been knitting. I'm not sure if you knit or not but it's been very calming and relaxing, with the added bonus of being able to completely lose myself in it for a while and not think about everything that's been bothering or worrying me. I know you already have two little ones so I'm not sure if there's something similar that you could get a chance to do, but it's really helped me a lot. Plus, I get to make baby stuff, which is helping me really focus on this little one and gives me the drive to get through some days as positively as possible.
Hugs mama! You are not alone at all, even if it's just with all of us here. I love this DDC and how supportive everyone has been so far and that's made a huge difference for me personally. Things will start looking up soon and every single day brings us all a little bit closer to seeing our little ones on the way!
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I never really understood depression until I was pregnant with my daughter. I think I was severely depressed. It was to the point of having complete melt downs over nothing. Absolutely nothing. I had no idea why I was crying and I couldn't stop. Like you, I felt isolated and all alone-- which was far from the actual truth, but how I felt nonetheless.
I couldn't understand why I felt that way. I didn't think you could get depression while pregnant, though I knew plenty of women suffer PPD.
Big to you mama. My depression lasted the first and a little of the second trimester. Hopefully it is just something that will pass soon.
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Mama that has to be tough!
We moved in August but only 45 minutes from our last home and it feels like a world away! I thought I had a group of tight knit friends but since moving I feel like they have all moved on and forgotten I exist. Also I have found no one here I can really talk to and really have no one to depend on. I am terrified of giving birth since I really don't have anyone I feel could watch my girls or be in the delivery room with me.
I wanted to do an elective induction so that my mom could be here but unfortunately the OB will not permit it. I just feel stuck and alone and with DH deploying I can only imagine it will get worse. I am so scared that this slight feeling of isolation will only get worse. Sure I have a few people at school I can talk to but no one that I would call "close".
SS mama I really hope the OB can give you some support and reassurance. I was on bed rest for 14 wks with YDD and I was living with family but I still always felt lonely since no one could really relate to me. PM me if you need to talk
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I would quickly say that depression is a metabolic disorder where the brain doesnt function like it should. The problem with dealing with it and accepting it, in my opinion, is the stigma that MENTAL ILLNESS brings.
No one blinks an eye with gestational diabetes. It happens, and you need to medically manage it. Some mamas go on insulin for the duration of the pregnancy. Big deal, right?
But OMG!! Depression! That means you are crazy!!!!
I have diabetes when Im not pregnant. When I am pregnant, my insulin use goes way up, and its a lot harder to keep my sugars regulated. I have to be watched closely to monitor my sugars and fetal growth and other complications. Its just what has to happen to make sure I am healthy and the pregnancy is as healthy as it can be. I do what needs to get done and dont feel any shame or inadequacy.
I also have clinical depression on a daily basis, pregnant or not. I am on SSRI medication for it. It works BEAUTIFULLY and my brain has the chemical support so it can do what it needs. My father took the same medication until he died. My mother is on it. My 18 year old son is on it. Chances are some of my other bio kids will need it as they grow up. For us, who all have genetic propensities for biochemical depression, it is a godsend. I had to add a medication whenever I am pregnant, and need to manage PPD pretty intensely. And when the hormone gush is over, I go right back to being fully functional on a regular dose of my antidepressant.
I am also not ashamed of having depression, and do whatever it takes to manage it. I HAVE to. Its a medical condition that pregnancy influences.
Now, not everyone needs medication for diabetes or depression, whether they are pregnant or not. Sometimes it is a necessity.
My advice--be VERY open with your OB and get some resources--if its just reassurance that you are doing ok to getting a referral for someone else to medication if you need it.
Good luck! Really. Depression is tough to deal with, especially becasue of the stigma we and others attach to it.
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I just wanted to thank you mamas for your replies! I appreciate it more than you can know. I'm not doing much better so I'm definitely going to bring this up with my midwife next week.
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Performance tuning the LinkStation hard drive
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OpenLink uses hdparm to set the drive's spindown time during boot, but does not change any of the other drive parameters. Since the default parameters are conservative there is room for improvement. However, the "best" parameters depend on the make and model of the drive. Typically common tuning parameters for hdparm are passed around without actually knowing if they work or what they are good for. This article uses a such a particular set, which might or might not improve the LS' performance.
Getting a Performance Indication
Ensure the Linkstation is idle. Then run
/sbin/hdparm -tT /dev/hda
multiple times before changing a parameter. Then change a parameter and run the command again multiple times. If you are lucky you see better (larger) values, and your data is not garbled.
Permanent Change
1. Open up the hdparm startup script and modify the performance settings:
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2. Provide the following settings:
/sbin/hdparm -q[1] -m16[2] -c1[3] -d1[4] -u1[5] -S250[6] /dev/hda
3. These particular settings may not always improve performance - try different settings.
- ↑ tells hdparm to change the settings quietly.
- ↑ m16 sets the number of sectors to use for IDE block mode (multicount).
- ↑ c1 sets I/O support to 32-bit (from 16-bit).
- ↑ d1 turns DMA usage on.
- ↑ u1 enables unmasking of interrupts.
- ↑ S250 sets a spindown time of 5 hours. Spindown might never happen as long as daemons like syslogd need to write to the disk in regular intervals.


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Lying in the path of a moving vehicle is a stupid thing. It's especially stupid if that moving thing is a fast three ton truck.
Don't do this ever.
From what I can tell, these Aussies are out enjoying themselves on the dunes. Perhaps this one gent had a few too many Fosters and then decided to lie right in the crevice of one.
He didn't take into account that a 6,000 pound truck could shift the sand and crush him. Or that the jump might not be a success and he'd be run over and killed.
Nope, he just lies there. He doesn't die. That's what makes him a daredevil. And an idiot.
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Pronunciation: dee-fin-is-trayt • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Verb, transitive
Meaning: 1. To throw out a window. 2. To remove the windows from.
Notes: Today's Good Word is one of the funnier words of English in that it specifies a mode and place of exit. The verb actually was 'back-derived' from the noun defenestration. This word came into being to describe a popular method of disposing of political opponents in Prague. The Defenestration of Prague in 1618 set off the 30 Years War (1618-1648). That year the protestant Bohemian aristocracy took offense at the election of a Catholic, Ferdinand of Styria, to rule the empire. At Hradčany Castle in Prague, they threw the local Imperial governors out of the castle windows in protest, unleashing the dogs of war.
In Play: Outside the Czech Republic, objects less controversial than governors are usually tossed through open windows: "Yes, not only did Gwendolyn change the locks on the apartment, she defenestrated all my belongings to the sidewalk below." Since fenestrated means "having windows" to an architect, today's Good Word could also mean "to remove windows", as in, "The architect has now defenestrated our house plans in favor of more and bigger lighting fixtures." Why not?
Word History: Today's word was created by some non-Roman around the year 1618 as defenestration took firm root in Prague. It is composed of de- "from, of" + fenestra "window". Fenestra, which went on to become French fenêtre and German Fenster, may have been borrowed by the Romans from the Etruscans, who lived nearby but spoke an unrelated language. Suffixes similar to -stra are found on other words borrowed from Etruscan. (Let's all thank Sara Goldman for opening windows to new vocabulary by suggesting words like today's very good if funny one.)


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Skip to comments.Iranian Alert -- January 29, 2004 -- IRAN LIVE THREAD --Americans for Regime Change in Iran
Posted on 01/29/2004 12:00:58 AM PST by DoctorZIn
The US media almost entirely ignores news regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran. As Tony Snow of the Fox News Network has put it, this is probably the most under-reported news story of the year. But most Americans are unaware that the Islamic Republic of Iran is NOT supported by the masses of Iranians today. Modern Iranians are among the most pro-American in the Middle East.
There is a popular revolt against the Iranian regime brewing in Iran today. Starting June 10th of this year, Iranians have begun taking to the streets to express their desire for a regime change. Most want to replace the regime with a secular democracy. Many even want the US to over throw their government.
The regime is working hard to keep the news about the protest movement in Iran from being reported. Unfortunately, the regime has successfully prohibited western news reporters from covering the demonstrations. The voices of discontent within Iran are sometime murdered, more often imprisoned. Still the people continue to take to the streets to demonstrate against the regime.
In support of this revolt, Iranians in America have been broadcasting news stories by satellite into Iran. This 21st century news link has greatly encouraged these protests. The regime has been attempting to jam the signals, and locate the satellite dishes. Still the people violate the law and listen to these broadcasts. Iranians also use the Internet and the regime attempts to block their access to news against the regime. In spite of this, many Iranians inside of Iran read these posts daily to keep informed of the events in their own country.
This daily thread contains nearly all of the English news reports on Iran. It is thorough. If you follow this thread you will witness, I believe, the transformation of a nation. This daily thread provides a central place where those interested in the events in Iran can find the best news and commentary. The news stories and commentary will from time to time include material from the regime itself. But if you read the post you will discover for yourself, the real story of what is occurring in Iran and its effects on the war on terror.
I am not of Iranian heritage. I am an American committed to supporting the efforts of those in Iran seeking to replace their government with a secular democracy. I am in contact with leaders of the Iranian community here in the United States and in Iran itself.
If you read the daily posts you will gain a better understanding of the US war on terrorism, the Middle East and why we need to support a change of regime in Iran. Feel free to ask your questions and post news stories you discover in the weeks to come.
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This blouse ended up taking me longer than anticipated, because I wanted to completely underline my top, including fully lined frills (made from turned out tubes). Those frills will be the end of me lol; the gathered horizontal stripes on them are pretty uneven, but no one will notice. I used a sheer wrinkly striped organza-style fabric remnant from the 70s for the outside, which moved around a lot during sewing and even pinning, so I tried to always keep the stripes straight. I like using vintage fabrics, for the cool interesting designs, and I had exactly enough. I found a satin fabric offcut for the underlining from a thrift store, which can also pull easily if not careful during sewing. Using a lining meant I didn't need to make facings for the neckline or armhole (although in hindsight, iron-on interfaced edges would keep the underlining in place lol). Whenever I make one shoulder garments they always end up being on the opposite shoulder to the original lolz. I've found the fit of this pattern is good. Location: Stokes Point Reserve


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A healthier burger, this version made with turkey is well seasoned and comes out moist. Serve on a bun with all the usual garnishes.
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1⁄4 cups turkey stock
1⁄3 cup balsamic vinegar
1⁄3 cup olive oil
1 1⁄2 cups bread crumbs
1 tbsp. garlic, minced
2 tbsp. dried basil
1⁄2 tbsp. dried oregano
5 lb. ground turkey
12 kaiser rolls, split and toasted
Lettuce, as needed for garnish
Tomato, as needed for garnish
Onion, as needed for garnish
Pickles, as needed for garnish
1. In a large bowl, combine eggs, turkey stock, vinegar and olive oil. In a separate bowl, mix together bread crumbs, garlic and herbs. Add dry ingredients to liquid ingredients and mix well.
2. Add ground turkey to bread crumb mixture and combine well. Shape into 12 patties and reserve refrigerated.
3. Per order: season burger with salt and pepper and grill or broil until done. Place on a toasted kaiser roll and garnish with lettuce and sliced tomato, onion and pickle.


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Iditarod officially under way
Dogs aching to run bolted out of the chute Sunday to launch the 41st running of Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Now 65 teams will be making their way through punishing wilderness toward the finish line in Nome on Alaska's western coast 1,000 miles away.
The Iditarod kicked off Saturday with an 11-mile jaunt through Anchorage, 50 miles south of the real starting line in the town of Willow. Sunday's event marked the competitive portion of the race.
Saturday's ceremonial start took place amid a party-like atmosphere. But Sunday's mood was charged with tension as mushers switched to the business of racing – at least among top mushers like defending champion Dallas Seavey and four-time winners Lance Mackey, Jeff King and Martin Buser.
They are among six past Iditarod winners in the running. Mackey, of Fairbanks, is the only musher to win the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod races the same year – accomplishing dual championships not once, but two years in a row. Mackey, a throat cancer survivor, has won both races four times and was hoping for a comeback to his last Iditarod championship in 2010.
Others are in the race for the adventure and never come close to winning, yet there they are, year after year. Among them was Cindy Gallea, of Wykoff, Minn., whose best finish was 33rd among 10 Iditarods so far.
"I love running the dogs, working with the dogs," she said before the start of her 11th race. "I love being in Alaska, being around the beauty."
But even past middle-of-the-packers felt the pull of competition.
Musher and Anchorage funeral director Scott Janssen, known as The Mushing Mortician, said, "Today's game time. Today we're going to rock `n' roll."
To reach the finish line in the old gold rush town of Nome, the teams will encounter mountains to climb, and forests and frozen rivers to cross. They'll possibly do battle with fierce winds and temperatures that can plunge to 50 below.
Along the way, they'll stop at village checkpoints for a hot meal, to drop an ailing dog or to sit out mandatory rest periods. Sometimes they'll blow right through after a hasty check-in.
As always, by the time the first musher reaches Nome, some participants will have dropped out of the race. Even the last place finisher knows that getting to Nome is a feat in itself.
The winner gets a new truck and a cash prize of $50,400. The rest of the $600,000 purse will be split between the next 29 mushers to cross the finish line.


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Professor James McInerney, visiting the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, from Harvard, has posted a map showing the distribution of red hair in Europe online.
A professor of biology, McInerney points out the high frequency of red hair "in Ireland, Scotland and Wales with another large patch of high-frequency phenotypes in Russia."
Recent studies have found that 10 percent of Irish people boast of red hair while 13 percent of our Celtic cousins, the Scottish, are redheads.
On the site, where he posts "science-based curiosities," McInerney writes that this kind of genetic data can answer questions such as whether redheads were "more widely distributed throughout Europe in the past and nowadays [are] only found on the periphery because of a later take-over of Europe by people that didn't have red hair or alternatively, red hair might have originated in those places where it is found now and it never had a wide distribution."
He explains the science behind what turns hair red. McInerney said, "Red hair occurs when an individual has two recessive alleles for the Melanocortin 1 Receptor....The gene for this protein is found on chromosome 16."
He continued, "If you have the recessive alleles, then you produce phaeomelanin (a yellow-ish reddish skin and hair pigment) and not eumelanin (the brown-black pigment). If you have one recessive allele and one dominant allele, then you won't have red hair and if you have two dominant alleles you won't have red hair."
Many theories about what makes a redhead exist including that of recent research carried out in by the ScotlandsDNA project which theorizes that having red hair and fair skin is a deliberate genetic adaptation, meaning it helps to take advantage of sunny days and allows the body to absorb more vitamin D.
Managing director of the ScotlandsDNA project, Alistair Moffat said, "I think it's to do with sunshine. We all need Vitamin D from sunshine but Scotland is cloudy.
"We have an Atlantic climate and we need light skin to get as much vitamin D from the sun as possible."
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Gareth Bale says Tottenham are ready to catch Lyon on the break and secure their place in the next round of the Europa League when they take on the Ligue 1 contenders this evening.
Spurs hold a 2-1 advantage from the first leg - earned thanks to two sublime free-kicks from Bale - and will progress to the last-16 if they achieve a draw or better at the Stade Gerland tonight.
Tottenham defender William Gallas instead earlier this week that they won't sit back to try and hold out for a draw, and Bale says the game is set up perfectly for the north London side to strike on the counter-attack.
"The good thing is that they are going to have to come at us now as they're behind in the tie," the Welshman explained.
"Hopefully that will leave space in behind. It is going to be a difficult game as they made it difficult for us in patches.
"But it was great to get the goals in the first leg.
"The most important thing was that we got the victory which obviously gives us a little bit of an advantage going into the second leg."
Tottenham's January signing Lewis Holtby will get his first taste of an away Europa League trip with Spurs in Lyon, and the German is confident his new side will progress to the next round - and can then go on and win the competition.
"Taking a 2-1 lead going to Lyon is a massive boost and I think we are confident enough to say we are going through," he said.
"Can we win the Europa League? Of course we can.
"I think we've got the team and the quality to go to the final. But we must still work hard and the Lyon game will be a very tough one."
Brad Friedel is expected to start in goal for Spurs once more this evening, with Hugo Lloris on the bench for his first game back in Lyon since leaving for White Hart Lane in the summer.
Jermain Defoe is still sideliend with an ankle injury and is facing a race against time to be for for Tottenham's Premier League clash against West Ham on Monday, with Emmanuel Adebayor likley to start up front.


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text: My husband and I spent one night at the Olympic Lodge the first part of December 2012. This was not only our first stay at the lodge, but also our first visit to the state of Washington. We loved it all! The Pacific Northwest is beautiful, and staying at the Olympic Lodge only enhanced our experience. First impressions: Easy to... More