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Insert QuoteEven that we are not debating Christianity, I'd like just to put an examplethis site talks about errors and contradictions in the BibleJust taking two examples of them2 Kings 25:8 says "And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month...Nebuzaradan...came...unto Jerusalem"Jeremiah 52:12 says "...in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month...came Nebuzaradan...into Jerusalem"Luke 3:23 says "And Jesus...the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli"Matt 1:16 says, "And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus..."there is no way that both statements can be correct, either one of them or both are wrongalso many people can bring illogical and unfair statements in the bible or most other religions
ON the contrary Islam is all consistent and no such errors exist
Water And He it is Who hath created man from water... 25:54 Allah hath created every animal of water. 24:45 A Clot In the name of thy Lord Who createth ... man from a clot. 96:1-2 Clay or Mud He it is Who hath created you from clay. 6:2 We created man of potter's clay of black mud altered.... 15:26 He began the creation of man from clay. 32:7 When thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to create a mortal out of mire. 38:71 He created man of clay like the potter's. 55:14 Dust He created him of dust, then He said unto him: Be! and he is. 3:59 And of His signs is this: He created you of dust, and behold you human beings, ranging widely! 30:20 Allah created you from dust.... 35:11 A drop of fluid He hath created man from a drop of fluid. 16:4 Nothing Doth not man remember that We created him before, when he was naught? 19:67
Maybe there are some vague words in Quran, but God talked about it and said, there will be time when you know the meaning of those vague thingsand for the time being, accept it as it isThey are future predictions and scientific facts that human discover by time
"Oh, I'll have a slice of heaven, a side of personal guidance, but no Leviticus today, I like my shrimp. Now, I've accepted Jesus, do you accept Master Card?"
I don't see the point in the example, even if Christianity is flawed, its flaws do not make Islam correct.
Many words can be used to describe the same thing and all of them are true
Nothing means almost nothing
Fluid is very similar to water, the fluid is mostly water
Dust with water makes mud
Clot is a stage in the womb
Modern science found that Dust elements is very similar to humanand human when he dies turn into dust
Where is the contradiction? (Do you have something similar to the ones in the Bible)?
why would the Quran use multiple terms for the same thing?
QuoteClot is a stage in the wombI could find no information regarding pregnancy when a fetus is referred to as a clot, could you provide a link to a medical website saying so?
What is a dust element?
It depends on the context, for example if a person is proud, God can say to him, don't be proud you were nothingthis is a figure of speech, and it is used a lot in ArabicIn another context, God will say, human is created from dust and into dust he will returnIt is not in harmony to say he was created from mud then he will return to dustIn English I saw in cowboy movies before a person can say to another "You are a dead man" was he lying??Also in poetry I think that those things are used a lot, a man can say to his beloved girl, "You are the sunshine of my life"You call celebrities stars!
Sorry I think this is a wrong translation of Quran, it is a leech not a clot
I mean elements, minerals and materials that compose dust
But water, mud, dust, fluids, and clots/leeches are not interchangable like that. Words can have different meanings, but in no dictionary will you find that any of these words have the same meaning.
Why didn't you correct clot off the start, why did you agree to it being a clot earlier, but now change it
Are there any "scientific" messages in the Quran that are not encrypted, mistranslated, or misunderstood?
Has studying the Quran ever provided any scientific knowledge that was applied before mainstream science found out about it? Has studying the Quran helped develop any scientific theories? Can you give me one scientific theory that was discovered by reading the Quran?
They don't have the same meaning, both in Quran or the dictionaryA celebrity, icon, star, godess are also not equalNote also that in ancient Arabic they use the word water=liquid, air=gasand the human stages are different as well
There are more than one translation of Quran, some they have mistakesand the two words in Arabic are very close, beside that people at the time of prophet did not know much about science
there are many statements that conforms 100% to scientific discoveriesand more there is no one statement that contradicts science
Quran is not a science book, and even if it has something like that, how it will impress people, they will say that Mohamed or another person discovered itThe real wonder will come when a non Muslim in the 20th century discover something then find it in Quran
If they're not similar, then it is contradictory to say in one place that we were created from water, and in another, say were are created from dust.
And which translation has no mistakes? The one that you use? How do you decide which translation is any more correct than another?
I, along with many other scientists, would think that the being created from mud statement contradicts science.
A wonder would be actually using the Quran to discover something, not looking for a hidden meaning afterwards.
because human is created on stages, dust with water become mud, mud after a while become clay, and this is only for Adamthe leech is a stage for the fetus, the other reason will be the context like "nothing"
i don't think there is one without mistakes, that is cleared when we know more as science discoveries
that is my point there can be different opinions, but not clear errors
Then you will say, this was long time ago and maybe they knew it before
Mud does not become clay. You can keep a pile of mud for as long as you want, but it will never become clay.
Show me one medical site that refers to a stage of the fetus as a "leech".
So all copies of the Quran are flawed?
Knowledge that would have been impossible to discover hundreds of years ago might be a good example of having divine knowledge.
This was the creation of Adam not every human!
(In Arabic) Leech means something that clings or attach (It does not have to be the insect itself with the same name)
Quran itself is in Arabic, Translations are not Quran, they are just what some human try to understand in another language
there is a lot of this in QuranTry to figure how Mohamed knew about it
So there is no scientific explanation for his creation, only "magic"?
Show me one medical site that claims there is a leech stage in fetal development.
So all translations are flawed? How is it you know the correct information? Do you translate everything by yourself?
There is none of this, it is all ambiguous statements that you are trying to twist into your own meaning. Are there any clear messages, or is it all up to interpretation?
we mainly discussed the creation of people, and what we were created from. I gave Quran passages that show contradictions, and my opponent gave his reasoning for them. This debate does not seem to be going any further, so, now it is up to our audience to decide who they felt won this debate.
Even more than magic, this is beyond science as science can not conceive its creator ( God)
Many people can see the resemblance!
translations are not Quran, it is what human try to understand from it, by time and science vague things are cleared
Mohamed foretold that Islam will grow and will concur 1.Arabia, 1.Egypt, 2.Persia, 3.Cyprus, 4.Bizenta, 5.Rome the 6.all world1,2,3,4 happened in the same exact order, how did this happen when Mohamed had less than 100 peopleNot only that he named specific people who will participate in some of those events and it happened exactly with no error
You just stated that words can be only used literallyHere is the meaning of the word nothing; they stated 'to describe a particularly unimportant thing' which is exactly what I said and you refused


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Caleb Sturgis entered his first NFL training camp on Sunday as the Miami Dolphins' highest drafted kicker since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, but even he realized a roster spot is rarely safe for a struggling kicker.
Sturgis is splitting repetitions this week with veteran place kicker Dan Carpenter and attempting to unseat the former Pro Bowler as the Dolphins' starter. The loser of the competition will likely be cut by the end of camp, making each practice attempt for Sturgis, UF's all-time leader in career field goals, a must to convert.
While the individual stakes in Gainesville won't be as high when UF's fall practice begins Aug. 1, Sturgis had a simple message to relay to his former Florida backups after missing his second-to-last kick from 47 yards out on Monday.
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In his final season at Florida, Sturgis nearly met that standard as he connected on 24-of-28 field goals, including all three of his attempts longer than 50 yards.
As the only Gator kicker to convert a field goal or extra point last year, Sturgis knew well before his fifth-round selection in April's NFL draft that his departure would ensure another position battle in Gainesville.
Redshirt freshman Austin Hardin, senior Brad Phillips and redshirt junior Frank Velez were all backups under Sturgis during the Gators' 11-2 campaign last season. Though Phillips has previously seen playing time, Hardin, who was the nation's top-rated kicker in the Class of 2012 by ESPN, is the Gators' lone kicker on scholarship.
"Anytime you leave, you want to make sure the next guy is ready," Sturgis said. "I really tried to hold them accountable for everything they did. … I tried to make sure that whenever they got in and got their reps that they were taking them seriously and trying to help themselves for next year."
In his first spring without Sturgis handling the kicking game, however, UF coach Will Muschamp called the position group's performance "inconsistent" and kept the competition open before fall camp.
Florida's leading scorer last season, Sturgis was a valuable source of points in high-pressure situations. In the Gators' eight come-from-behind wins, Sturgis converted at least two field goals in a single game six times.
"Special teams, you lose Caleb Sturgis, I've had some sleepless nights on that one," Muschamp said at SEC Media Days last week. "Brad Phillips and Austin Hardin, in my opinion are talented enough. It's a matter of them going out in game-time situations and getting it done."
With uncertainty still surrounding the position, a fourth kicker will be added to the competition when fall camp starts in eight days.
Danny Krysalka accepted a preferred walk-on opportunity in February out of Ocala Forest High after catching the eye of the Florida coaching staff as both a kicker and punter.
In his senior season, Krysalka trained with former UF kicker Judd Davis, a Lou Groza Award winner in 1993. Davis, who was also a walk-on at Florida, encouraged Krysalka to take a chance with the Gators.
"If you got some superstar that's a freshman, redshirt freshman or redshirt sophomore kicker and you want to go to that school, you know it's wrapped up," Davis said.
"But Danny saw this opening where Caleb was leaving. He really, as a walk-on, has got it on a silver platter. Now whether Austin will struggle or not, I don't know. Austin is a great kicker, but it's definitely a unique situation."
Even if a starter emerges out of practice, former Gator place-kicker Jeff Chandler said the kicking competition could drag into the regular season if consistency remains an issue.
Chandler, who saw his school record of 67 career field goals broken by Sturgis last year, became Florida's full-time starter as a sophomore in 1998 after senior Collins Cooper missed a 32-yard attempt in a 20-17 overtime loss to Tennessee.
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Chris Cran is known best for his tongue-in-cheek, trompe l'oeil compositions, in which the appearance of an image often belies the method of its creation. Works that appear to be photographs, reliefs, or prints from a distance, for instance, will have been rendered with paint. "It's about a sense of play," Cran says. In addition to playing with optical effects, Cran also combines and spoofs art historical references, classical and modern conventions in painting, and mass-media imagery. He makes frequent reference to his biggest influences—Pop Art, photorealism, abstraction, and Op Art—and borrows images from cartoons, advertising, and pulp magazines. More recently, Cran has begun incorporating photography and collage into his practice.
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Dumb Arguments: AT&T - T-Mobile Merger Would Be Good For The Children
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The proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile will be a giant stride toward providing ALL Texas children quality educational opportunities and experiences. Every Texas student, whether they attend school in inner-city Houston or in rural West Texas, should have access to modern technological advancements, including high-speed wireless Internet.He doesn't explain much further. He does explain the importance of wireless broadband, which is great, and we agree that there should be more of it, especially for schools. But what does allowing AT&T and T-Mobile to merge have to do with that at all? The real answer is nothing whatsoever. Nothing in the merger will make it any more or less likely that Texas schools will get mobile broadband. But, Rogers is sure of it:
The resources made available by the merger would make high-speed wireless available to many Texans, both rural and urban. This is vitally important for schools in rural Texas that will finally have the ability to access a high-speed wireless broadband network and all it brings.
I know of what I speak when I say that Texas--in particular our rural schools--will benefit substantially from this merger. To deny the educational opportunities this merger would provide to students living in rural areas would do our children a disservice. This merger will ensure that every young Texan will be learning and performing to the best of their abilities.I know of what I speak when I say the above is pure hogwash. Whether or not you think the merger makes sense, it has nothing whatsoever to do with broadband in schools. And it certainly would not "ensure" that "every young Texan will be learning and performing to the best of their abilities." It's incredibly disingenuous for someone supposedly heavily involved in children's education to suggest that some totally unrelated corporate merger will somehow "ensure" that kids are learning to the best of their abilities.


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06.04.07 Fast BreaksPosted by rtmsf on June 4th, 2007
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- The Mailman will become an assistant strength coach with his alma mater Louisiana Tech. Oh, and he also paid the school $350k for the privilege.
- Mike DeCourcy comments on who should stay in the draft or go back to school as the June 18 withdrawal deadline approaches.
- Implosion is fun – the Charlotte Coliseum demolition occurred Sunday morning.
- In case you missed it, it pays to play hoops at a high level. Last week SI put out its Fortunate Fifty – the fifty athletes who earned the most money in 2006 through salary, winnings and/or endorsements – fully HALF of the list was comprised by NBA athletes.
- Finally, a non-basketball related video that simply reminds us of the brutality of nature. Love the shifty croc (Bob Huggins?) that sneaks up on the lions at around the 3:30 mark.


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Hi Bart, I was reading at your resizing tests, and from my experience non-RGB mode image files are always rescaled using nearest neighbour, no matter the algorithm selected, so I think it is not worth even considering or mentioning PS resizing capabilities in non-RGB mode.
I've fixed the missing database file error, and a few small bugs in the interpolation code. I also added a check box so the barrel/pincushion adjustments are optional.The download link is the same, simply download the updated ZIP file, extract, and then run the new installer.
Hi Jonathan,Thanks for the update. I can get this 0_0_1_9 release to work, but I have to ignore an error message when I start it:
Yet another update which tunes the blending between the upsized and downsized areas, and should also fix the database file open error issue. Bart, if you could re-download and see if you still get the startup error, I'd appreciate it.
The downsampling generates aliasing errors, but for images with less critical content it does produce crisp results. The upsampling looks a bit gritty (not smooth) around edges, it seems (if I recall correctly) that the earlier versions were smoother in the upsampling.
Can you post a sample of the "grittiness" you're referring to? I'm not quite sure what you're referring to.
The aliasing is there, especially between 50% and 100%, but it's a trade-off between aliasing and sharpness, so I biased the parameters more toward sharpness than aliasing suppression. Perhaps I should add a sharpness or aliasing prevention control.
To resolve your startup problem, you may need to download and reinstall the MS Jet database engine. Try this link:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en
Bart, what are we looking at in these two sets of side-by-side images?
I looked at that, but it seems to address a Windows XP problem, I'm not going to try that on my Vista Ultimate 64-bit version unless there's no other way. The missing DLL seems to be a part of Visual Studio 6 and Office 2003. I'm not sure how that will play out with newer computer systems (e.g. Win 7 and Office 2007/2010), perhaps there is an alternative DLL that can be invoked? Just thinking aloud, to future proof your application. Thanks for your suggestions anyway.
The image on the left is resampled with my resampling algorithms, and the one on the right is using a simple nearest-neighbor algorithm.
I read some articles about converting the file to a custom RGB space with a gamma of 1 when you are doing serious interpolation. Keeps color artifacts in check.
Ah, thanks for clarifying that! Must have somehow missed that info, I thought it was the other way around.
In that case you'll notice that the edge pixels need special treatment by adding enough virtual pixels to accommodate the filter's support size.
The image on the left is resampled with my resampling algorithms, and the one on the right is using a simple nearest-neighbor algorithm. I use the nearest-neighbor simply for comparison, it makes it easier to see if the "real" upsizing algorithm is having issues with ringing or clipping, or if those things are present in the original image and therefore not the fault of the resizing. For downsizing, the nearest-neighbor version offers a comparison to see how well the downsizing algorithm is filtering out aliasing artifacts.


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Review: iBattz Mojo Hi5 Powerbank Case for iPhone 5
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Website: www.ibattz.com
Model: Mojo Hi5 Powerbank Case
Price: $80
Compatible: iPhone 5
Although we can't say for certain exactly what's going on, it seems quite likely that the first two battery cases for the iPhone 5 -- iBattz' Mojo Hi5 Powerbank Case ($80) and uNu's Ecopak Detachable Snap-On Case + Extended Battery ($80) -- are coming from the same factory. Identical in almost every single way, they're both simple plastic iPhone 5-sized shells that come with external 2500mAh battery packs that can be snapped onto the back or detached as necessary. Both are suboptimal solutions, but better than nothing given Apple's current restrictions on Lightning connectors; regrettably, making the electronic connection between each battery and your iPhone is left up to you.
The shells iBattz and uNu use as the base of these cases are the kind we almost always stay away from: thin plastic protectors that snap around the sides of the iPhone 5, covering the back while leaving the top and bottom edges fully exposed. uNu's are available in a number of colors, while iBattz's includes two total black or white shells, each with a tribal pattern printed on it. The shape of both companies' shells is literally identical, and on their own, we'd not have bothered with either of them.
On the back of the shells you'll find three holes; one's at the top, with two at the bottom. These are used to connect the detachable battery packs, which have pegs that snap into place. The cells are the biggest differences between the two solutions: both are the same general shape, and are the same height as the iPhone 5, though tapered on an angle for a slimming look. uNu's battery is all plastic, and ever so slightly thicker than iBattz' metal-encased cell; this material choice makes the latter feel appreciably nicer, and look fancier. Thankfully, it doesn't impact cellular or Wi-Fi reception. Both have a power/battery indicator light on the side, as well as Micro USB and full-sized USB ports on the bottom, in exactly the same places. They each come with a Micro USB cable for charging the battery pack, although no direct way of charging the iPhone itself.
Unfortunately, instead of a proper Lightning connector solution, uNu and iBattz rely on users to self-supply cables to actually charge their phones. Essentially, you must take the Lightning cable that came with your iPhone 5—or an additional unit that you've purchased—and run it from the battery strapped to the back of your iPhone to the iPhone itself. This is clearly inelegant. iBattz has taken a small step to alleviate this issue: it includes a stubby 3.4" Micro-USB cable that can be paired up with Apple's $19 Lightning to Micro USB Adapter, again something you'll have to purchase at your own expense. The solution works the same way as with a full-sized cable, but is more compact, if you're willing to pay the ridiculous price for it.
Another indication that these battery packs are just rebadged versions of one another is the fact that our testing results were almost identical. Using the same iPhone 5, we tested both batteries under the same conditions: each device was turned on, connected to AT&T's LTE network as well as Wi-Fi, and had push notifications active but the screen off and no media playing. Ecopak was able to deliver a 119% charge to the depleted device—that is, fully recharged, then providing another 19% after it had been drained some more. Hi5 came in just a little bit lower at 115%, a negligible difference; small differences in the number of notifications coming in and the physical location of the testing may be very well be the cause. These results are roughly in line with what we've seen with the iPhone 4 and 4S.
Ultimately, neither of these battery cases are great solutions. They are the first of their kind for the iPhone 5, though, and some users will appreciate any accessory that keeps the device charged without having to carry around an unattached pack. Between the two, iBattz Hi5 is the slightly smarter option. The metal-covered battery looks and feels much nicer than uNu's plastic one, and we at least appreciate the though behind the inclusion of the short Micro-USB cable. That being said, even the better of these solutions only merits a limited recommendation. The case portion is lacking, and having to run your a cable between the battery and the iPhone really isn't the best way for a battery case to work. Ecopak falls slightly behind Hi5, warranting a lower C+ rating. If you choose it, you'll get essentially the same experience, but with a cheaper feeling battery, one fewer shell, and without the short cable. There's no reason to choose it over what iBattz has to offer.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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Most valuation protests in county from Cozad
All Points elevator explosion causes largest drop in property values
Property owners in and around Cozad complained the most about valuations this year.
But then again, that's where property values were updated by the Dawson County Assessor's office.
A fair number of protests were from agricultural ground owners, according to county assessor John Moore.
Of the 210 protests heard when the Dawson County Commissioners met as the board of equalization in July, Moore said more than 65% were from in and around Cozad followed by about 30% from a smattering of other farmers and commercial and residential property owners across the county.
Most of the protests concering agricultural land were from owners with five or six pieces of land, he said.
"A lot of those protestors were from out of state," he said.
Moore said some of the protests also came from property owners at Midway Lake where land was reappraised because of sales activity.
In 2008, Moore said, valuations were all over the board.
For example, the elevator explosion at All Points Cooperative accounted for a $750,000 drop in valuation while the owner of the Pamida building requested a $600,000 increase in valuation, Moore said.
Because the increase involves tax-increment financing, it has no bearing on the tax valuation base.
"You don't gain in taxes but you don't lose either," Moore said.
TIF, used in economic development projects, supports a project by allowing the tax revenue generated by the property to help pay for its development.
Looking ahead to what property owners can expect in 2009 valuation notices, Moore said rural acreages located away from cities and towns are being studied mostly west of Cozad.
State statutes say valuation must be between 92% and 100% of market value.
"If we don't make those changes, the state will and we try to keep them out of the picture," he explained.
For example, state officials recommend that irrigated farmland be valued at $1,750 an acre.
"We're already at $1,500 an acre," Moore said.
The assessor said he couldn't recount the actual number of decreases in valuation following the protests, noting that the amounts varied considerably for many reasons.
Several property owners had legitimate protests and valuation lowered because the inside of their homes were outdated, he said.
"Mostly due to the condition of the interior of the dwellings since we don't often get inside when we do our work," he said.
Moore said there were no changes in the ag area after the protest period because that market continues to increase.
He noted that the board of equalization told almost all of the property owners who protested that values were still too low for the sales that were occurring.
Moore added there were several instances of owners filing multiple protests.
As a result, the actual number of property owners involved in the protets was smaller than the total number of protest forms submitted.
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Here's a great quote from the SJG GURPS forum, by Rev. Pee Kitty, one of the two greatest minds behind the GURPS franchise. If you are thinking of trying GURPS, and wonder if it is for you, ponder this. It is the clearest and most succinct description of what sets the game apart that I've ever read.
GURPS can handle almost any genre. I'm known to say, "GURPS can run any campaign up to but not including truly omnipotent gods (for that, use Nobilis)." You can run a game where the PCs are mice fighting to survive in a war-torn pantry. You can run a game where everyone is a software personality emulation, trying to debug a new world on a virtual server. There's practically nothing that GURPS can't run.
But I'd say the genres at which it truly excels:
1. Are focused on the human scale (both physically and emotionally/mentally),
2. Blend heroic adventure and realism (as seen in most fiction), and
3. Reward planning and tactics (as opposed to, "The PCs should win because they're the PCs!").
For any genre described by all three of those, I'd argue that GURPS is the RPG system to handle it, even over a system designed specifically for the genre.
For any genre described by one or two of those, I'd say GURPS will still do an excellent job at it, requiring minor tweaks at the most. A specific, dedicated system might be better, but I can think of actual examples where that's not been the case. (No, I'd rather not elaborate; this thread isn't about tearing down other systems.)
For any genre that doesn't match the above at all, GURPS can still handle it. In fact, it's entirely possible that GURPS will handle it better than any other system around! (As vm points out, while GURPS doesn't necessarily excel at mixing mice, human, and elephant PCs, it arguably does a better job than any other system out there.) But you may have to make some significant tweaks, buy an appropriate supplement or two, or just be comfortable making a few GM calls.
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Madonna has clarified comments she made about Barack Obama after branding the leader a "black Muslim" during a recent concert.
The Material Girl gave her backing to President Obama as he fights for a second term in the White House during her show in Washington, DC on Monday.
After comparing him to Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. in a video montage, the singer – who had 'Obama' written on her back – told the audience, "Y'all better vote for f**king Obama, OK? For better or for worse, all right? We have a black Muslim in the White House.
"That's some amazing s**t. It means there is hope in this country. And Obama is fighting for gay rights, so support the man, godd**nit."
However, following a backlash over her remarks, Madonna insists she was merely mocking some right-wing factions who believe the politician is a follower of Islam.
A statement from the star reads, "I was being ironic on stage. Yes, I know Obama is not a Muslim – though I know that plenty of people in this country think he is. And what if he were?
"The point I was making is that a good man is a good man, no matter who he prays to. I don't care what religion Obama is – nor should anyone else in America."
Madonna has clarified comments she made about Barack Obama after branding the leader a "black Muslim" during a recent concert.


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NEW DELHI – India's top electricity official says power has been restored across the country after a major system collapse led to the worst blackout in history.
An estimated 620 million people were without power after India's northern, eastern and northeastern grids cascaded into failure Tuesday afternoon.
Electricity workers struggled throughout the day to get power back to the 20 affected states. They restored most of the system in the hours after the crash.
Power Minister Veerappa Moily told reporters Wednesday morning that power had been fully restored.
The government has ordered an investigation into what caused the crisis.
Moily said he did not want to point fingers. Other officials said the crisis might have been caused by states drawing too much power from the grid but some analysts dismissed that explanation.


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How does it work???ukcanuck wrote:Well how does it work then ?
Why do some corporations run some things at a loss deliberately?
This is really off topic, but the Income Tax Act is quite a complex piece of legislation at over 3,300 pages of (really boring) statute text.
Lots of corporations do things to minimize taxation, which is a legitimate business goal, but there aren't many corporations out there that deliberately lose money. That's kind of not the goal of being in business.
I think what you're thinking of is more like the taxation treatment of equity stakeholders. For instance, if you own a very small percentage of shares in Company X which you sell for a capital loss, you can use that capital loss to offset capital gains in the sale of Company Y's shares. That's a personal taxation thing and you're talking about corporation taxation.
Corporations can and do carry operating losses forward to offset future earnings, though.
Per, prime time pro sports is all about money. Huge money actually. That's why tickets are hundreds of dollars and jerseys or anything else with the team crest costs insane amounts.
I agree that a big part of why somebody buys a sports team is ego and for fun, but owners who buy and run a team for the passion of the game only end up like Arthur Griffiths; broke and without a team. Do you think Jerry Jones and George Steinbrenner bought their teams because they didn't want to make any money? Heck, the guys who run my local WHL team do it for a living and the money. Sure, it's fun too, and they all want to win, but there's a reason the beer ain't free.


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With spring training camps now underway, we here at Walkoff Walk should really get off our rumps and start taking a look at the pole positioning for premium positions among the six divisions. With the country stuck in the dregs of the Xtreme Depressionⓒ, folks'll be working extra hard to get the premium salaries that come along with starting jobs. Today, we look at the National League Central:
- Chicago Cubs closer: With Kerry Wood moving on to browner pastures in Cleveland, Sweet Lou Piniella must make another tough decision involving the Cubs' endgame scenarios. Chicago returns just a few relievers headed up by strikeout wizard Carlos Marmol, who is favored to win the job out of camp. I mean, it's not like Jeff Samardzjia (pronounced suh-mar-dih-JIZZ-ee-uh) is suddenly going to become an above average pitcher suddenly. But lo, Kevin Gregg and his two-year portfolio of 61 saves has emigrated from Miami and is looking to make this a two-dog race. Both gentlemen have unhealthy walk rates (greater than 4.5 BB/9 in the last two years) but Marmol should get the edge because of his strikeout numbers.
- Milwaukee Brewers closer: Just because Eric Gagne had Lasik eye surgery this offseason doesn't mean I'm putting him in the closer sweepstakes in Milwaukee. The dude is going to have to bust his ass to just make the team out of spring training and Bob Uecker will have an aneurysm if Gagne is allowed to close games for the Brew Crew. That being said, the $6 million that Doug Melvin threw at Padres legend Trevor Hoffman pretty much makes him the man, but there are other gents lurking. New Brewer Jorge Julio has had better strikeout rates over the last three years and closing experience way back when in Baltimore. Unfortunately, Julio's walk and tater tot rates are atrocious, but hey, Trevor Hoffman is 83 years old.
- St. Louis Cardinals closer: Are you sensing a theme here? The NL Central teams had trouble closing games at the start of last year too. Who will be the white knight to save the Cardinals bullpen in 2009? PECOTA is predicting four different pitchers to earn at least 8 saves for St. Lou: sexy prospect out of Miami Chris Perez, aging righty Ryan Franklin, one-time college catcher Jason Motte, and former Ray lefty Trever Miller. Perez, with his magic fastball and high strikeout rates, is the odds-on favorite. But hey, the Cardinals have had success turning pitchers into hitters in the past, so why not try the reverse for Motte?
- Cincinnati Reds left field: For better or worse, Coco Cordero has the closers job locked up, so we'll take a different route for the Reds team. Our pal John Fay mentioned yesterday that, contrary to popular belief, Chris Dickerson has not yet earned the starting LF nod on Opening Day. The Reds brought back the versatile Jerry Hairston, who collects high OBP rates and can play the infield as well as the outfield. There's also Norris Hopper, ex-Ray Jonny Gomes, and Dusty's old pal Jacque Jones, who also had corrective eye surgery this offseason after batting a miserable .147 last year in Detroit and Miami. Expect Hairston to win the job and hopefully Dickerson can supplant the horrid Willy Taveras in center.
- Pittsburgh Pirates fourth and fifth starter: Paul Maholm, Zach Duke, and Ian Snell should have the top three slots in the rotation locked up, but after that, it's a big fat question mark. Manager John Russell will have a few gentlemen to choose from, including former Yankees prospects Jeff Karstens, Dan McCutchen and Ross Ohlendorf, one-time Cub stud Donald Veal, last year's mistake Phil Dumatrait, and homegrown guy Tom Gorzelanny. The 1989 Oakland Athletics, these are not.
- Houston Astros catcher: Whoever would have thought that the departure of Brad Ausmus would create a power vacuum! But really, it's happening in Houston, where Ausmus was the unassuming catcher for ten years. Alyson Footer at MLB.com thinks the job is merely a placeholder for stud prospect Jason Castro, so here are the three candidates to get a year's worth of work in: last year's big flop J.R. Towles, longtime Astro Humberto Quintero, and shaving cream pie victim Toby Hall. Look for Towles to rebound in his sophomore effort and lead the Astros to a whopping 53 wins!


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Kyle Turris scored 2:32 into overtime, lifting the Ottawa Senators past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 to grab a 3-1 lead in their playoff series Tuesday night.
Turris' shot from the sideboards sneaked past Montreal backup goalie Peter Budaj, who came on for the injured Carey Price at the start of overtime.
Cory Conacher scored with 22.6 seconds to go in regulation to force overtime. Mika Zibanejad had the other goal for the Senators, who got 26 saves from Craig Anderson.
P.K. Subban and Alex Galchenyuk scored 62 seconds apart in the second period for Montreal. Price made 30 saves two nights after allowing all six goals in Ottawa's 6-1 victory in Game 3. He was injured on Conacher's tying goal late in the third period.
Game 5 goes Thursday night in Montreal in a series that has seen a little bit of everything.


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Oil prices moved up slightly closer to $91 a barrel on Thursday as reports of a moderately improving U.S. economy, which suggests increased fuel consumption, outweighed a big rise in crude supplies.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for April delivery was up 37 cents to $90.80 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 39 cents to close at $90.43 per barrel on the Nymex on Wednesday.
A report from the U.S. Federal Reserve issued Wednesday showed the country's economy strengthened across much of the country. The Fed's Beige Book report showed that auto sales, more hiring and the ongoing housing recovery helped the U.S. economy grow in the first two months of the year.
Also Wednesday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report that U.S. oil supplies grew last week by 3.8 million barrels, or 0.4 percent, more than three times the increase that analysts expected. The nation's supply of crude is at its highest level in over 30 years and 10.3 percent above year-ago levels. And at more than 7 million barrels a day, U.S. oil production is at the highest level since the late 1990s.
Oil prices were also lagging behind recent advances on equity markets, such as the record high closes achieved twice this week by the Dow Jones industrial average.
"The positive correlation between commodity prices and equities that has been observed in the past does not apply at present," said a report from Commerzbank in Frankfurt. "Oil prices have quickly shed the gains they achieved following news of the death of Venezuelan President Chavez. Clearly, disappointed investors are currently switching from commodities to equities and thereby reinforcing this trend."
While oil prices rose moderately in the hours immediately following the death on Tuesday of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, markets are awaiting to see whether the next government will try to attract more foreign investment into the country's oil sector and try to boost output.
Venezuela has the world's second-largest oil reserves, but production — and oil exports to the United States — dropped sharply under Chavez.
"Over the longer term, changes in policy toward the energy sector might eventually allow Venezuela's oil production to return to the much higher levels seen in the late 1990s," Julian Jessop of Capital Economics wrote in an email commentary.
Some support for crude came from a weaker dollar, which makes oil cheaper and a more enticing investment for traders using other currencies. On Thursday, the euro was up $1.3015 from $1.2974 late Wednesday in New York.
Brent crude, used to price many kinds of oil imported by U.S. refineries, was down 48 cents at $110.58 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on the Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline dropped 1.47 cents to $3.11 a gallon.
— Heating oil fell 0.87 cent to $2.9669 a gallon.
— Natural gas lost 0.5 cent to $3.465 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Pamela Sampson in Bangkok contributed to this report.


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Every year the Cubs struggle the masses come out and say the Cubs should play the kids. It happens every single time. It happens when a veteran is struggling. It's happened a lot as the 2011 season has progressed. Who exaclty are the kids on the Cubs?
Generally speaking, we refer to kids as being younger than 18. Often times it's reserved for children even younger than that. Once a person reaches the teenage years, they are often referred to as teenagers. A teenager hates to be called a kid and we tend to show them some respect and refer to them as either a young adult or simply a teenager.
Think about how you use the word. If I hear someone say "the kids down the block were playing baseball," I'm picturing young kids. Maybe a few teenagers, but mostly kids who have not reached that age yet. Perhaps that is just me, but the families I have known rarely refer to children over the age of 12 or 13 as kids. If they do, it's in the general sense. "I have to get the kids to school by 8 am."
"When you were a kid what did you want to grow up to be?" At what age are you thinking of. Are you thinking of your senior year in high school or when you were just a little kid and dreaming about being an all-star 2nd baseman one day? I remember a time at my house with a buddy of mine and we were talking about going to law school together at the University of Iowa. I was 6 or 7 years old. A couple years later all I wanted to be when I grew up was a star baseball player. We tend to think of ourselves as grown up long before we actually are.
By the time I was 15 I knew playing professional baseball was out, the only interest I had in the law was avoiding it and much of my attention was focused on the girls lucky enough to catch my eye. I sure as hell didn't see myself as a kid. I was about ready to get my driver's license, a job, and eventually my own car. I would officially become an adult, at least I thought, when I got those things. Anyone called me a kid and I was sure to tell them that I'm far too mature to be called a kid.
In real life you rarely hear a person who is 18 or older referred to as a kid. Usually when it's done it's by some adult who thinks referring to them as kids gives them more power. But in sports, these athletes are regularly referred to as kids. I've done it myself. Starlin Castro is just a kid. It's true in some way, but mostly it's just bullshit. I do have a tendency to refer to the younger athletes in baseball as kids. Once they get to 25 though, no way. Just because a player is in the minor leagues without any big league experience doesn't mean he's a kid.
Some people don't really understand this. This time of the year it's time Quade plays the kids according to them. And they're searching for any answer as to why he wouldn't. For example, in Levine's chat today there's this (h/t to RC).
Jason: I understand the Quade is trying to win as many games as possible but doesnt the fact thathe didnt play the "kids" as much as he should kind of hint that even he knows his days are number? If he felt like he was going to be back he wouldnt he want to see who can play?Bruce Levine: That's a possibility. I think you're right about that. Also there is no direction in the organization for Quade. There is no top baseball guy telling him what the plan is for next year. When you're out there on an island like Quade is, you just try to win every game.
My first thought was this: who the hell are these kids? I start going through the roster in my head. Starlin Castro is still young. He's playing every day. DJ LeMahieu is 22 and not getting regular playing time. If you do play him, you have to sit Darwin Barney who would then be a kid not getting playing time according to these people.
I keep thinking about the roster (the 40-man roster specifically). Welington Castillo is only 24, but he's injured. Those are the only 3 players under the age of 25. I know Campana is 25, I think Clevenger is 26 and Blake DeWitt is 25 or 26. Are we going to refer to 25 and 26 year olds as kids? Seriously? The prime of their career is maybe only a year away at the most. The fact they haven't played much to this point suggests they probably won't play much after that age too. Is Tyler Colvin still 25? I'm not sure. It doesn't matter. He's not a kid.
I know Jeff Stevens is 27 and Bryan LaHair is 28. Isn't Geovany Soto 29? Those are all the players under the age of 30. Maybe Luis Montanez is too. He's probably 30 since he was drafted 3rd overall way back in 2001.
So I start going through the pitchers now. I'm pretty sure Rafael Dolis is the youngest at 23. Casey Coleman is 23 or 24. Coleman is getting regular playing time. Dolis isn't, but are we complaining about 23 year old reliever not getting much playing time? Really? I'm pretty sure Andrew Cashner, Christopher Carpenter and James Russell are all 25. There are your pitchers under the age of 25 unless I missed someone. I'm not going to waste my time and look this stuff up. It's not worth it.
There are two guys on the roster who I can understandably be called kids: Starlin Castro and DJ LeMahieu. If you wanted to include 23 you've Rafael Dolis and and Casey Coleman. As I said and as every Cubs fan knows, Castro is playing every day. Coleman is in the rotation. Dolis was called up as a reliever and will naturally have to earn more playing time. Nothing wrong with that. The only possible thing Cubs fans can complain about with regards to "kids" not playing is DJ LeMahieu, but if he was playing the "young kid" Darwin Barney would not be.
If people are going to refer to 25, 26 and 28 year olds as kids, this is literally a situation a manager cannot win. There's a reason those guys are 25, 26 and 28 and barely have any experience. It's because they were never good enough prior to that to deserve being called up. Why would people suddenly think they would be now?
So please, let's stop referring to the guys who are old for the minor league level they have been at as kids. They aren't. Tony Campana is not a kid. Starlin Castro is 4 years younger than Campana. Castro will be one year away from being free agent eligible by the time he's Campana's current age. Are we going to refer to him as a kid at that point? Of course not.


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Pilgrim trying to navigate tough early-season schedule
When the Pilgrim boys' volleyball team moved up to Division I this season after a D-II championship last year it thought it would be in for a significant challenge. Three matches into it, the Pats' suspicions have been confirmed – D-I is very, very tough.
Right off the bat, Pilgrim played three straight Division I contenders. It opened the season with a 3-0 loss to Coventry, then lost 3-1 to North Kingstown last Tuesday. On Friday, the Pats lost 3-0 to defending state champion South Kingstown.
Coventry and NK are both state semifinalists from last year, and the combined record of Pilgrim's opponents so far is 7-1. The only loss in the group came when Coventry beat South Kingstown.
"I had very low expectations coming into this season early on," Pilgrim head coach Mike McGiveron said. "We've got a very hard schedule. They came out and gave us pretty much the top three teams in the state."
But the Pats aren't hanging their heads. In fact, they're doing just the opposite. While it's been rocky so far, McGiveron is expecting brighter days on the horizon. And, in the long run, he thinks the tough schedule will be good for his team's development.
"That's what I told these guys," McGiveron said. "I was like, 'You're going to see some really good teams at first. Don't get down. Just play your hardest, scrap, play like you've got nothing to lose and then by the fourth game of the season we'll be fine.'"
On Friday, against the Rebels, the Pats did hold their own, and they showed signs of a team that can play consistently at a D-I level. While they lost 25-17, 25-16 and 25-21, they held leads in all three games, and were tied as late as 19-19 in game three.
They were also playing without two of their top passers – sophomore Wendall Thao and junior Alec LaBitt – who were both out with foot injuries.
Essentially, it should get easier from here on out. The team's next match is today against Exeter-West Greenwich, which is 0-2 so far after also moving up to D-I from D-II. That match is at Pilgrim at 6:30 p.m.
"They haven't been playing all that well, so hopefully we can take advantage of it, win a match and see where it goes," McGiveron said.
The Pats will be trying to iron out some serving issues that really set them back against South Kingstown. They led early on in game one, but committed five service errors in the game. The Rebels scored 14 of the final 19 points to claim the win.
In game two, the Pats were up 9-6 thanks to a block and a kill by Dan Colabella, a block by Chris Fitta and a block by Phil Nemirow, but still committed three service errors during the first 15 points.
South Kingstown came storming back, winning 11 consecutive points to take a 17-9 lead. Ryan Casci – considered to be one of, if not the, best hitters in the state – had three kills during the run, and Kevin Delany added a kill and two blocks.
The Pats did go on a small run of their own late, as they were down 22-13 and climbed back to 22-16 on a big hit by Josh Salinger, but the Rebels closed out the game with three straight points of their own to go up 2-0.
"The service errors killed us in the first two games," McGiveron said. "Once we started fighting through points and getting our passing there, it got better. We're not getting all the aspects going at the same time."
Game three was far and away Pilgrim's best showing, as it went toe-to-toe with the high-powered Rebels almost the entire way. The Pats went up 10-7 on a kill by Christian White, then 12-9 on a block by Colabella. An ace by Nemirow made it 13-9.
"No one on this team is afraid of anything," McGiveron said. "You could throw the best volleyball players in the world in front of these guys and it wouldn't make a difference. They're just going to go out there and play as hard as they can. I've got guys, one through 12, who will give you everything they've got on every single play."
South Kingstown started to find its footing after that, tying the game at 14 and taking a lead at 15-14. But Pilgrim grabbed the lead right back at 16-15, and later tied the score at 19 on a strong serve by Fitta.
Still, the Rebels had a little too much. A service error and a hitting error by the Pats made it 21-19, and a hard hit by Delany made it 22-19. Pilgrim climbed all the way back to 22-21 on a hit by Christian White, but a push to an open spot in the back of the court by South Kingstown's Jon Fagan, an ace by Tyler Stafford and a kill by Casci ended the match.
"The communication in the first match of the season wasn't there," McGiveron said. "I think once these guys understand no matter who you are, where I put you in, what's the situation, we have a good team."
Colabella led Pilgrim with five kills and nine blocks, while Fitta had two kills, four blocks and 27 assists. Nemirow finished with two kills and five blocks.
One thing that stood out for the Pats was how they dealt with Casci. While he was effective, he never took over the match.
"We put up blocks against the best hitter in the state," McGiveron said. "He's the best hitter in the state, there's no doubt about it. And we kind of minimized him. I think we'll be looking good towards the middle of the season."
After taking on EWG, the Pats will travel to Chariho next Tuesday and then take on East Providence on Thursday.
Pilgrim hopes things are looking up.
"It's just a matter of consistency to stay through the games," McGiveron said. "We'll be all right. By the time the season is over, we'll be pretty hot."


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The book opens with cutaway images on the endpapers of the Ambrose, labeled to show the important components of the vessel. In spare, but beautifully written text, Floca describes the lightship's crew, daily life, and important job it is tasked with. The text is accompanied by ink and watercolor illustrations that range from close-ups of the crew and spaces in the ship, to double-page spreads of the ship, the sea, and passing ships. The beauty and genius of the pictures lies in the details, like the deckhand with several women's names tattooed and crossed off on his arm, the captain using a sextant, the cat that shouldn't be aboard the ship at all, the crew member snoring in his rack, and many more. The text is well-researched and provides a wonderful glimpse of a service and lifestyle no longer in existence. All-in-all, this is lovely book that will enchant anyone who picks it up.
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The Arkansas Prescribed Fire Council is sponsoring a workshop for private landowners on March 2.
The workshop will be held at the Camp Rockefeller Gus Blass Scout Reservation in Damascus beginning at 9 a.m.
Fire in Arkansas's forests has been an important process in the state's ecology and landscape. Today, prescribed fire, or controlled burning, is an indispensable tool used to accomplish management objectives. The workshop will help woodland owners understand the factors that influence effective and safe burns.
Among the topics classroom time will address are fire objectives and burn planning, forest management, cost-share programs, legal considerations, weather and smoke, using fire for quail mangement, and others.
If weather allows, there will be a prescribed burn demonstration. Space is limited. A $20 registration fee covers workshop materials, refreshment breaks and lunch. Participants should dress appropriately for the field exercise.
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We've seen Fire legend Hristo Stoitchkov around Chicago a couple times the past two seasons so we may have a better idea than most on with what he's been up to.
Still, this "Whatever Happened To..." feature from MLSsoccer.com's Simon Borg has a fantastic number of quotes from the former European Player of the Year regarding his time in Chicago, controversey surrounding his career and his decision to retire.
Our favorite: "I put Chicago on the same level as Barcelona, the Bulgarian national team and CSKA Sofia. The same level. I came here at 32, 33 years old, but I enjoyed it like I was an 18-year-old."
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As they were in life – always by each other's sides – Pontiac Police Officer Casey J. Kohlmeier and his K-9 partner, Draco, were laid to rest together as thousands of mourners and well-wishers paid their respects on Saturday.
"He knew his tasks and wanted to be in the FBI, and wanted to be a supervisor by week two," said Pontiac Police Chief Jim Woolford at the memorial service. "He had the world by the tail."
A line began to amass over an hour before the service, held in the Pontiac High School auditorium, began – and some waited as long as three hours – further evidence of just how beloved this local law enforcement duo was throughout the community.
Those in attendance were a mix of police and military personnel from across Illinois and civilians dressed in their Sunday best. Despite the staggering amount of people, few words were exchanged aside from minimal greetings here and there.
Near the auditorium entrace, a slideshow of pictures from throughout Kohlmeier's life was shown – and no matter what age he was in each photo, that instantly recognizable smile he was known for was plastered across his face.
As the room filled, the sounds of Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" and John Lennon's "Imagine" filled the air, surrounding those who filed past the open casket.
When the service began, just a handful of lone empty seats were sprinkled amongst the virtually endless sea of community members and law enforcement.
Pastor Jane Bradford of Saunemin United Methodist Church officiated the service, beginning with John 14:19 – "Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live."
She looked at Kohlmeier's family and offered them words of comfort and solace.
"I know you are numb and grief-stricken," she said. "Please know that these words are living. Let them watch over you and strengthen you."
Shortly thereafter, as she departed the stage, Woolford ascended, recalling Kohlmeier's early days with the department.
"I was very excited to have him," he said. "I've always had a special place in my heart for veterans."
Woolford went on to talk about Kohlmeier's LACC ride-alongs and also remarked about the job the pair regularly did on the job.
He also offered heartfelt words about Kohlmeier's partner, his K-9 unit Draco.
"He didn't create problems and liked to spend time in cars," Woolford said. "They helped make Pontiac safer."
The local police chief closed by saying Kohlmeier was not just a member of the Pontiac police family, but also a family member of anyone in uniform."
Before the casket even arrived at the gravesite in Southside Cemetery, crowds had begun to form. Perched above the gravesite, a maple tree, its red leaves like a flaming beacon, broke up the gray skies that dominated for most of the day.
A majority of the public gathered in small groups on the outskirts of the gravesite; while to the left of the grave relatives huddled together, comforting one another. More than 60 officers from around the state arrived with their K-9 units – a testament to the bond shared by these officers.
The haunting echo of "Amazing Grace" performed by the Bagpipes & Drums of the Emerald Society Chicago Police Department permeated every inch of the cemetery, broken only by the forlorn barks of K-9 units, who mourned in their own unique fashion.
As the bagpipes and drums drew to a close, a last call for Officer Kohlmeier and his partner rang out over 911 LivCom.
"All units be advised that XK 103, K-9 officer Casey Kohlmeier, a beloved member of the Pontiac Police Department and Livingston County ProActive Unit, and his K-9 partner Draco, were killed in the line of duty Wednesday, October 30, 2013. XK 103 is now 10-7. He may be gone, but he will never be forgotten. Rest in peace. LivCom cleared."
Thousands honor Kohlmeier
As they were in life – always by each other's sides – Pontiac Police Officer Casey J. Kohlmeier and his K-9 partner, Draco, were laid to rest together as thousands of mourners and well-wishers paid their respects on Saturday.


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For deer hunters who switch gears in the off-season for extra fun, registration is open for the 14th Annual Muzzy Classic & Alabama Championship bowfishing tournament.
The annual championships will be held April 27-28, on Guntersville Lake in Guntersville, Ala. This popular Bowfishing Association of America sanctioned event has guaranteed prize money of $3,500 for first place, with more places paid based on number of entries. Potential payouts, not including prizes, are: 2nd place $2,500; 3rd place $1,500; 4th place $1,000; 5th place $750 and 6th place $500.
The primary tournament is a Big-20 format with boat limits of three grass carp and 15 buffalo. No catfish are allowed. Participants also will have the opportunity to win a new bow or another prize for bringing in the heaviest carp, the longest gar, the heaviest grass carp or the heaviest buffalo.
This is a two- or three-man tournament with $150 entry fee.
Tommy Woods, Scott Baxter and Mathew McCrary won the 2012 title with a whopping 439.6 pounds and plan to return to defend their title.
Pre-registration for this year's event will be conducted up to 72 hours prior to the tournament. Pre-registration is highly encouraged, as teams leave in the order that they register. Regular registration will be conducted at the tournament site, Harbor Marina in Guntersville, between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the day of the event, with a mandatory meeting at the launch site for all teams at 6:30 p.m.
The tournament runs from 7 p.m. April 27 through 7 a.m. April 28.
For information on the tournament visit www.muzzy.com/news/14th-annual-muzzy-classic, and download the flier, rules and entry form. Registration entries can be mailed to: Muzzy Products Corp., Attn: Muzzy Classic, 110 Beasley Rd. SW, Carterville, GA 30120.


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Jack's bedroom is lacking a closet and the older he gets, the more disastrous his room becomes. I was unsure what to do with the room when we moved to this house back in February, and sadly his room hasn't improved much since that time. There is a bookshelf, a small two-drawer unit, and some bins for toys. Jack's clothes tend to sit in a large canvas bag I got from Pottery Barn…now you know why "obtain wardrobe storage for Jack's room" was on my 110 in 2010 list.
Thanks to the wonder that is craigslist, I was able to cross off one of those 110 goals yesterday. I got a sweet deal on a used Kullen wardrobe from IKEA. The owner dropped it off and now it's ours! David started putting it together last night while I cleared space in Jack's room for the behemoth piece of furniture. I'm hoping to get it into his room tonight and start organizing!
I don't expect this wardrobe is the complete solution for Jack's room. It seems like it will take care of the mess that is his clothing, and I may be able to shove a storage bin of toys in there, as well. I will probably need more storage bins, though. Ideas? Suggestions? I'm definitely not the best at organizing, even though I feel very accomplished when it's done! Even if it's not a complete solution, though it will be a BIG improvement.


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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – Bernhard Langer shot a 2-under 70 to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Champions Tour's ACE Group Classic on Saturday.
Langer, who had a 10-under 62 in the first round, picked up where he left off with a birdie on his first hole. He made 11 straight pars after that, birdied No. 13, and had a par on the last five holes in windy conditions. He is at 12-under 132.
"(I) actually played some good golf today, had several chances, a little bit unlucky with some of my putts,'' Langer said. "There's a bunch of them that just went over the edges and none of them dropped. Very happy that I didn't make a bogey in these tough conditions.''
Taiwan's Chien Soon Lu and Tom Pernice Jr., who was runner-up last week in Boca Raton, Fla., are tied for second at 9-under 135.
"I'm going to have to play a good round,'' Pernice said. "Bernhard's playing awfully well, regardless whether it's calm or whether it's windy.''
Lu double bogeyed the first hole, then birdied seven of the next 10. He bogeyed No. 18. Pernice had four birdies and a bogey. He birdied two of his last six holes.
The wind picked up just before the leaders teed off and only got stronger as the day went on, gusting to 30 mph. The wind is forecast to be strong again Sunday.
"Well, just about on most of the shots you had to … make adjustments, allowances for either into the wind or crosswind or downwind, either way,'' Langer said.
The 55-year-old Langer won this event in 2011 and was runner-up last year.
Mark O'Meara was next at 8 under. Mark Wiebe, Jay Don Blake and John Huston are another stroke back.
Bob Tway, who came into the day tied for third place, dropped on the leaderboard after being assessed a two-stroke penalty when his ball moved after he addressed it on No. 16
Tway had back-to-back bogeys on Nos. 13 and 14. He double bogeyed No. 17, then was told after the round about the penalty on the 16th that turned a bogey into a triple bogey.
Tway shot a 79, and was at even par through two rounds.
Tour rules official Brian Claar said Tway saw the ball move, but "didn't think he did anything to cause it.''
"There is nothing to question about Bob Tway's character,'' Claar added.
Rocco Mediate, who won in his Champions Tour debut last week, tied for the best round of the day with a 5-under 67, and is tied for 11th with Steve Elkington and John Cook, who won the season-opening event in Hawaii.


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Our Paul Hagen is covering Brett Myers today in Reading.
Here is a transcript of Myers' session with the media:
Myers: "I'm not coming back to take anybody's job. I'm just coming back to help. Whatever the situation is. If somebody needs a day off or whatever. Just make it to where they have confidence in the guys in the back of the bullpen, to where we can win games. It's all about winning. It doesn't matter how we do it. I just want to win."
(But if they needed you to close. . .)
"Yeah. If Lidge threw four days in a row and he felt like he needed a blow then, yeah, I could do it. (Ryan) Madson could do it. Hopefully (lefthander) J.C. (Romero) comes back and the match-up works out and he can do it. There are a lot of guys in there can do it. Just because they haven't doesn't mean they can't.
"They put a lot of emphasis on that ninth inning. And they should, because it's probably the three biggest outs in the game. But guys just have to think of it like another inning. I think they should be just fine about that."
(But you do have to understand the concern. . .)
"I know that the fans and everybody else – I'm not sure the organization is too concerned about it with the lead we have and everything – you never know. Who knows? Maybe we make it to the playoffs and (Lidge) comes out and he goes 6-for-6 or whatever. You just never know what's going to happen and that's the beauty of the game.
"I'll just come back. And if they need me to close the game or if Brad needs a blow or whatever just to take a day then, yeah, we can do that. They can pick who they want to put in that situation. But am I prepared to do anything they ask? Yeah, I'll be ready. I've closed before. It's nothing new for me to go out and do it.
"But, like I said, I'm not coming back to take anybody's job. I just want to come back and help. The main thing for me right now is just to get back and be part of the team. Because they're doing all this without me and it (stinks) for me. Because I'm wanting them to win every night and not being there to be a part of what's going on is tough."
(How do you keep up?)
"The greatest thing ever. It's called the Sling Box. . .I can watch it on my computer."
(So you don't sense that they're concerned about Lidge?)
"Dude, I'm not there. I couldn't really tell you. . .I don't know what's going on."
(Believe us, they're concerned)
"If that's how you feel, if they're concerned about it, I don't know what to tell you. There's nothing I can do until I finish up here. I'm just trying to pitch here and get my arm strength back and be healthy enough to contribute any way they need me to."
"I think it's pretty good. I've been throwing for two months. It's been 2 ½ weeks since I've been able to get on a mound. The first week or so of throwing felt weird. But tehn you get past that and you start playing catch and then all of a sudden it starts coming together.
"I threw four or five bullpens in Clearwater. I threw four simulated games. So I had like nine chances to be on the mound (before starting the rehab assignment) to get my stuff ready. So it's fine."
(Why multiple innings? So you can do that out of the bullpen?)
"Possibly. I mean, when I was closing I'd throw two innings sometimes. I'd come in in the eighth and I'd throw the ninth, too. I was doing that. That's fine. I mean, a normal inning, a good clean inning, should honestly be no more than 15 pitches. If you get in trouble, it could be up around 25 pitches. So if I threw two innings that way it would be 50 pitches.
"Personally, I don't think I need to throw so many innings (to get ready). I know they want to get me up to 50 pitches, but I think I can throw 50 pitches any day of the week. That's just me. That's just how I feel about it. That's not their plan would be for me. Their concern is they don't want me to get up there and I have to go two, three innings and hurt myself."
(Do you think your coming back will put any pressure on Brad Lidge?)
"I would hope not. I would hope it would make him better. I'd hope it would not put any pressure on him, maybe that it would lock him in. Hopefully I'll get up there and he'll shut them down and we won't have to discuss this anymore because you obviously see it and you hear it and you see it and everything.
"As I said, I'm not there to take anybody's job. I'm not there to do that. I don't want to start any turmoil in any part of the team. I don't want to be anything like that. I just want to help. I want to go pitch. I don't want any controversy or, 'Oh, we want him in there' and start stirring up stuff. That's not what I plan on doing.
"I just want to go back, get an inning in here and there, help the team out if possible. Maybe throw to one hitter or something like that in certain situations. I just want to participate."
(Feel the hip anymore?)
"No. Knock on wood I don't feel anything, pitching, running, whatever."
(Find it hard to believe you pitched with it so long?)
"No, because I've always been the kind of guy who was going to go until it fell off. At a certain point, I got to where I was throwing with it and it just got worse. I felt it last year but not as bad as I felt it this year.
"In '07 I didn't feel it as much maybe. It didn't bother me as much. And then last year it was bad. Like every year I was having hip problems. It would be tight. I felt like it was just from standing around and that's why it was doing it.
"Honestly, going into the doc I didn't feel like I was going to need surgery. I didn't know what it was. I did everything I could to keep pitching this year. And I wanted to keep pitching. I was ice-tubbing every day so, if there was inflammation, I could get it out.
"Against the Yankees I threw a pitch to Johnny Damon and he grounded out to first. My brain and my body and everything was telling me to get over to first but for some reason I couldn't move. I got over there late but Howard had tagged the bag, so I got lucky. I told the trainer, 'It just locked up. I don't know what happened.'
"It would do it every time I'd really try to get after a pitch. When guys get in trouble, they try to throw harder. And I'm that type of guy. I'm trying to throw harder and harder. I was getting into a little bit of trouble and the harder I'd try to throw, the worse my location was, the worse my velocity was and the more pain I was in.
"At that point I was like, 'It's not that bad. It should be fine tomorrow.' Then they checked it and said I had a torn labrum."
(What's your approach when activated?)
"I've only been part of two postseason rosters. I guess they're just going to go with the hot hand, whoever's going good. I feel like I have to make the team. Honestly, you know? Period. I don't expect to be given anything if somebody is throwing better. There are no guarantees in this game, no guarantees I can go back out there and do anything sufficient. Hopefully I can. Hopefully I get enough work here and feel comfortable going back there."


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If you are a high school student considering entering the undergraduate meteorology program here at WestConn, you should realize that successful completion of our program requires adequate preparation now, on your part, before coming to WestConn. Meteorology is an applied physics discipline, and as such, requires good working knowledge of the ideas and concepts taught in courses in basic physics, chemistry, and mathematics. This is essential in understanding the forces and physical processes responsible for creating weather and climate on Earth and other planets. The more courses you are able to take now, in high school physics, math, earth science, and chemistry the better prepared you will be for studying meteorology here at WestConn.
It is advisable that all students, before enrolling in the undergraduate meteorology program here at WestConn should have completed AT LEAST:
1. One year of high school chemistry (an AP or introductory college chemistry course or sequence is highly recommended)
2. One year of high school physics (an AP or introductory calculus based physics sequence is highly recommended)
3. High school mathematics courses in geometry, trigonometry, and algebra I & II (an AP or introductory college math and/or calculus course or sequence recommended)
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