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Ad Blocking without Third Party Software
Hardening IE to prevent users from downloading malicious material from untrusted sites, while blocking pop ups and ads as well.
What this will do is configure Internet Internet Explorer to allow scripts and such to run on certain, trusted sites. This benefits the work enviroment to prevent users from visiting and downloading malicious material onto their computers, but allows them to use company web applications that require scripts.
1. Open Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Click the Security Tab
You should see 4 security zones. This is where you will outline the policys regarding certain types of sites. The globe represents the internet, and is where most of the action will happen.
2. Click the globe, press custom level below.
Google definition of active x:
Basically, it's through these scripts that brower hijacks and popups are allowed. With these functions denied, pop ups and hijacks simply don't work. Looking at the custom options for the internet, It's your decision what you should allow and not allow. If your office is rampant with spyware, then consider disabling a lot. If you don't want your users to download anything at all, then you have the option to block that as well. This should help slow things like kazaa from entering your network.Set of platform independent technologies developed by Microsoft that enable software components to interact with one another in a networked environment, like the Internet. In addition to adding functionality within the browser (for example, by enabling Microsoft Word to be opened in a browser) Active X components can be exploited by malicious mobile code.
If you were to leave the settings as they are now, then your users wouldn't be able to access the web applications with scripts to do their jobs. If your company's site relies on java and flash, then you need to allow that do run their scripts.
1. Click the trusted sites icon (green icon with a check)
2. Click Custom level below
You will be in the same window as before, but these settings won't change the settings of the other zone. This zone represents sites you trust, the last one represented the rest of the sites on the internet. Change the settings accordingly to allow more functionality to the sites your users need to use for their job. Warez and porn obviously not included. Once this is done-
1. Click the sites button above the custom level button
2. Uncheck the https:// option if necessary, and add the URL's to the sites you trust.
If you work for Microsoft, then add Microsoft.com. If you do business with Amazon, then add Amazon.com to the list. Be sure to include all the sites your users will need to use. The same process is used for the intranet zone.
The Privacy Tab
In the internet options window, navigate to the privacy tab. This panel will allow you to adjust cookie handling for certain sites. Adjusting the slider will give you information about each setting. You can also click customize, and have it block all cookies. Under this tab, there is an edit sites option. You can allow your trusted sites in here as well, to accept cookies. Unfortunately, you have to add them again manually, as they aren't imported from your other trusted sites.
Manual Ad Blocking
I don't think I recommend this for office environments, but on an individual basis, this helps. Open the host file for your Windows OS, found in one of these places:
Win 98 or ME c:\windows
Windows 2K c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc
Windows XP c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
You will be editing a system file here, so the obvious warnings apply. Open the "Hosts" file with notepad. Mine looks like this:
What this file does is associate a word with an IP. When you type http://localhost in your browser, it redirects it to your local address, "127.0.0.1".Code:# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. # # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # # For example: # # 22.214.171.124 rhino.acme.com # source server # 126.96.36.199 x.acme.com # x client host 127.0.0.1 localhost
if you added the entry:Then by typing http://antionline in your browser would lead you to antionline.com (18.104.22.168).Code:18.104.22.168 antionline
This file can be used to redirect ads. These entriesWill block the ads on Antionline.com. mjxads.internet.com is the home of the flash ads, and the IP is for the gif ads that replace them if scripting is disabled. The Ads are redirected to 127.0.0.1, and never appear in the browser. You can handle ad servers on a case by case basis, adding them to the host file. Some anti-spyware software looks at the host file, so I would be careful when running it, and adding entries to the host file. When you see this file, you might see some entrys that have been added by spyware as well. Remember, this is a system file, so the obvious warnings apply when editing it.Code:127.0.0.1 18.104.22.168 127.0.0.1 mjxads.internet.com
All suggestions, complaints and whatever are welcome.


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Inside the Weird and Magical Collections of Artists
Artsy Editorial
In his sculptural tableaus, Folkert de Jong explores the history of colonial conquest, particularly that of his native country The Netherlands. "The Dutch seem to be very proud of their historical conquests," de Jong has said. "For me as a kid growing up here, they are like adventurous stories, with costumed characters as in Hook and Peter Pan." In his often grotesque-looking figurative sculptures—made from contemporary, often non-recyclable materials like Styrofoam and covered in vibrantly colored, syrupy paint—de Jong often makes reference to the figures and dress depicted in Old Master paintings by Dutch ancestors, including Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Frans Hals. This dialogue between past and present is pronounced in the melancholic mannequins of de Jong's Les Saltimbanques (2007). Eternally paralyzed, these sullied jesters are the forlorn, degraded descendants of Picasso's Harlequins. In other works, de Jong satirizes important historic events such as the Dutch purchase of Manhattan for beads and a mirror.
Dutch, b. 1972, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Exactly this. This is why a player like Yakupov is having such a hard time. The leaders on the Coilers are not leaders. They are punk kids that have created cliques and are seriously lacking in moral fiber. There is no Jonathan Toews on this team. Just a bunch of Patrick Kanes with nobody to hold them accountable.Hockey Widow wrote:Neither CS nor Luongo would really be helping the Oilers right now. Either would certainly give them respectable goaltending but they need an entire character overhaul. They have a culture of losing and a bunch of players who were gods in junior but don't know how to play a team game.
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NEW LONDON, N.H. (courtesy Colby-Sawyer sports information) – The Brandeis men's soccer team earned a 4-0 road win at Colby-Sawyer in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon by scoring four goals in the final 17 minutes of action. Brandeis improves to 6-2, while Colby-Sawyer dips to 2-6-1.
The game was scoreless for the first 73 minutes before Brandeis broke through. Senior Theo Terris (Concord, Mass./Concord-Carlisle) was able to put home his fourth goal of the season on an assist from rookie Tyler Savonen (Orleans, Mass./Nauset Regional). It was Terris's second-straight game with the game-winner. Savonen then connected on a goal five minutes later to give the Judges a two goal advantage.
Brandeis put the game out of reach after they scored twice in a 40 seconds span during the 84th minute. Sophomore Tudor Livadaru (Bronx, N.Y./Riverdale-Kingsbridge Acad.) tallied his first goal of the season, while senior Alexander Farr (Nahant, Mass./St. Johns Acad.) added added an assist on Livadaru's goal and then scored the Judges' fourth goal of the game, his third of the season. With the goal, Farr became one the top 25 scorers in Brandeis history. He now has 21 goals and four assists for 46 points, passing Nate Allen '99, Kevin Healy '85 and David Robbins '99 into 23rd place. Farr ranks tied for 16th on the career goals list with Joel Thompson '95 and Michael Christy '97.
Junior goalkeeper Blake Minchoff (Fiskdale, Mass./Tantasqua Regional) earned his sixth win of the season, all coming via the clean sheet. Colby-Sawyer keeper Will Berry (Berlin, Vt.) made seven saves in taking the loss, but stopped his second penalty kick of the season.
Colby-Sawyer hosts the Univ. of Maine at Farmington on Saturday for a 1:00 pm contest. Brandeis hosts Rochester on Saturday with a 1:00 pm start in their University Athletic Association opener.


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Minerals, Metals and Sustainability examines the exploitation of minerals and mineral products and the implications for sustainability of the consumption of finite mineral resources and the wastes associated with their production and use. It provides a multi-disciplinary approach that integrates the physical and earth sciences with the social sciences, ecology and economics. Increasingly, graduates in the minerals industry and related sectors will not only require a deep technical and scientific understanding of their fields (such as geology, mining, metallurgy), but will also need a knowledge of how their industry relates to and can contribute to the transition to sustainability. Chapters 1 to 3 introduce the concept of materials, how they are used in society and the environmental basis of our existence. Chapter 4 introduces the concept of sustainability and the issues it raises for the use of non-renewable resources. Chapter 5 discusses the geological basis of the minerals industry and Chapter 6 describes the structure and nature of the industry. Chapters 7 and 8 review the technologies by which mineral resources are extracted from the Earthas crust and processed. Chapters 9 and 10 examine the usage of energy and water. Chapters 11 and 12 survey the wastes resulting from the production of mineral and metal commodities, the human and environmental impacts of these, and how they are managed. Chapter 13 examines the recycling of mineral-derived materials and the role of secondary materials in meeting material needs. Chapter 14 surveys the potential future sources of minerals and the factors that determine long-term supply. Chapter 15 surveys the socio-economic and technological factors that determine the long-term demand for mineral-derived materials and future trends. Chapter 16 discusses how waste can be reduced, or eliminated, through technological developments and socio-political changes. Finally, Chapter 17 addresses the concept of stewardship and the role the minerals industry should play in the ongoing transition to sustainability. Minerals, Metals and Sustainability is an important reference for students of engineering and applied science and geology; practising engineers, geologists and scientists; students of economics, social sciences and related disciplines; professionals in government service in areas such as resources, environment and sustainability; and non-technical professionals working in the minerals industry or in sectors servicing the minerals industry.Printer ink cartridges are a good example. ... Products should be designed for easy disassembly; for example by use of hierarchical and modular structures, use of ... Hence, a life cycle approach is needed to guide the design of products.
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Center for the Arts
Washington Terrace
The Center for the Arts (CFA) houses Wesleyan University's arts departments and serves as a cultural center for the campus, Middletown and the region by presenting a wide variety of events and exhibitions, ranging from student and faculty works to internationally acclaimed ensembles. The mission of the visiting artist series is to present the highest caliber of artists who extend and/or enhance Wesleyan's curriculum with a focus on those who are testing the boundaries of their art forms, who are true innovators in their fields, and whose work emanates from the widest spectrum of world cultures.
For more information, visit the CFA Web site at www.wesleyan.edu/CFA/.
The CFA also administers community outreach projects including tours and performances for children, hosts the Middletown Public Schools Art Exhibition, and sponsors free concerts for patients in Middlesex Hospital, among other activities.
Green Street
The Green Street Arts Center, located at 51 Green Street in Middletown, is a collaboration between Wesleyan University, the City of Middletown and the North End Action Team. This vibrant community arts center offers classes and workshops for children and adults in music, visual arts, dance, theater, literary and media arts. For more information: 860-685-7871 or Click here.
CFA Box Office
Tickets for CFA events are available through the University Box Office located in the Usdan University Center. Hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 a. m. - 4:30 p.m. The Box Office can be reached by phone at (860) 685-3355 or by e-mail at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
The 260-seat cinema is the home of the student-programmed Wesleyan Film Series that presents more than 250 film screenings per year, from classics to cult films to new releases. The Cinema is equipped with 16mm and 35mm film projectors as well as slide projectors for lectures.
Crowell Concert Hall
The Crowell Concert Hall, the largest concert facility on campus, is home to the Crowell Concert Hall Series, the Wesleyan University Orchestra, the Ebony Singers, the Wesleyan Singers, the Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra, and WESWinds, as well as student recitals and other events. The intimate and elegant hall seats 414 and features a new state-of-the-art sound system.
CFA Theater
The CFA Theater is the setting for Theater and Dance department faculty and student productions and performances. In addition, Outside the Box and Breaking Ground events are presented here. The proscenium theater features a versatile stage and state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems.
Theater and Dance Studios
The Theater and Dance Studios house the dance studio and support facilities for the CFA Theater (costume shop, scene shop, dressing rooms) in addition to classrooms and faculty offices for both departments.
World Music Hall
The World Music Hall, a non-Western performance space with various seating capacities, was built to house the Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble, a Javanese orchestra composed of numerous gongs, metallophones and other percussion instruments. The hall provides a venue for various world music events as well as student recitals.
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery
Zilkha Gallery is dedicated to presenting innovative contemporary art in various mediums with a particular emphasis on site-specific and site-oriented installations. The gallery also shows the work of the faculty and students. Read More...
Wesleyan Cinema Archives
The Wesleyan Cinema Archives provide a home for the University's growing collections related to motion picture and television history. Committed to the care and preservation of paper materials, photographs, and memorabilia, the Archives contain a connoisseur's collection of artists whose careers reflect unique aspects of cinema. Traditionally, the Archives do not include moving-image materials, though some of the collections do contain such items. The Cinema Archives are adjacent to the Center for the Arts. They are open Monday – Friday, 9:15 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Scholars, students, and other researchers working on bona fide topics are invited to call or write to schedule appointments and to inquire about the materials.
For more information, contact: Joan Miller at 860-685-3395 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Davison Art Center
The Davison Art Center, located at 301 High Street, houses a collection of about 25,000 objects. Renowned for its holdings of nearly 18,000 prints by European and American artists, Wesleyan's print collection is one of the two or three most important at an American university. The collection also includes about 6,000 photographs and smaller holdings of drawings, paintings, objects from Japan, Africa, and elsewhere, as well as a pewter collection. The DAC is attached to the historic Alsop House. Built in 1840, the Alsop House is one of the most distinguished monuments of the pre-Civil War period. This building and homes such as the Russell House are said to have led Charles Dickens to refer to High Street as "the finest street in America." A number of features of the Alsop House interior are reproduced in the Neo-Classical Gallery in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read More...
The '92 Theater was the original University Library, built in 1868. Donations by alumni from the class of 1892 funded renovation of the building after Olin Memorial Library opened in 1928. It now houses Second Stage, the student-run theater organizations that present numerous productions throughout the year. In addition, Theater and Dance department events are presented there.
For more information on the Theater Department contact: Kris McQueeney at 860-685-2096 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Jon Lester pitched a three-hitter for his fourth career shutout, and Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 3-0 on Thursday night.
The All-Star left-hander struck out eight, walked two and only allowed two runners past first base in the 11th complete game of his career. He pitched out of two-out, bases-loaded jam in the sixth but was otherwise stellar.
Lester was making second start since being acquired at the trade deadline as part of the blockbuster deal that sent Cuban slugger Yoenis Cespedes to the Boston Red Sox.
Stephen Vogt homered and Derek Norris hit an RBI double to help Oakland become the first team in the majors to reach 70 wins.
A's manager Bob Melvin became the eighth active manager in the majors and 76th overall to reach 800 career victories.


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Judy Blume has been writing for young readers for decades, and she posted an election-day message to them on Facebook.
"I'm voting because voting is a privilege and I've never missed an election since I turned 21 and got the right to cast my vote. (Yes, you had to be 21 to vote then)," the author writes. "It makes me crazy when I hear young people say elections have nothing to do with them. I've got news for you if you think this election has nothing to do with your life. It has everything to do with your life."
Blume says the issues most important to her this election are women's rights, the environment, health care, foreign relations and "to have a say in who will be appointed to the Supreme Court."
"I'm voting for the candidate I trust more," she says.
— Sandy Cohen — http://www.twitter.com/APSandy .
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HScott Motorsports | Justin Allgaier looking for more
Wed, 07 May 2014 18:30:19 -0700
HScott Motorsports crew chief Steve Addington is pleased with the progress of rookie driver Justin Allgaier, but the team is looking for more heading into Kansas Speedway for the 5-Hour Energy 400 Saturday, May 10. Allgaier is 28th in the points, and searching for his first Top 15 in the Sprint Cup Series. "We're headed in the right direction with this race team and I'm just real proud of all the guys that have been working their butts off," Addington said.
Fantasy Tip: Allgaier was a big dog on the Nationwide Series circuit, but he is finding his first full season in Cup a bit daunting. For fantasy purposes, he is a decent No. 4 or 5 driver if the price is right in salary cap formats, but he is just a fringe fantasy option in all other formats.
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Penske Championship Racing | Sam Hornish Jr. to race in 2011
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Penske Championship Racing owner Roger Penske said he plans to have driver Sam Hornish Jr. return to the Sprint Cup team in 2011, according to SceneDaily.com's Bob Pockrass. However, the team will need to find a sponsor for Hornish. "Our plan is to run three cars next year and Sam is in that program," Penske said. "We're planning on it. Sam has been with us, he won the Indy 500 with us, he came over here, he's endured and he's run better than his points position."
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Phoenix Racing driver Brad Keselowski will start in the No. 9 spot during the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
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|MLB Career Stats
|October 26, 2012
|Albuquerque Isotopes released C Josh Bard.
|April 5, 2012
|C Josh Bard assigned to Albuquerque Isotopes.
|March 29, 2012
|Los Angeles Dodgers released C Josh Bard.
|December 13, 2011
|Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent C Josh Bard to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 30, 2011
|C Josh Bard elected free agency.
|June 29, 2011
|Seattle Mariners selected the contract of C Josh Bard from Tacoma Rainiers.
|January 4, 2011
|Seattle Mariners signed free agent C Josh Bard to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|January 4, 2011
|Josh Bard assigned to Tacoma Rainiers.
|November 7, 2010
|C Josh Bard elected free agency.
|June 29, 2010
|Seattle Mariners activated C Josh Bard from the 15-day disabled list.
|June 18, 2010
|Seattle Mariners sent C Josh Bard on a rehab assignment to Tacoma Rainiers.
|May 28, 2010
|Seattle Mariners placed C Josh Bard on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 27, 2010. Strained left calf.
|May 27, 2010
|Josh Bard roster status changed by Seattle Mariners.
|May 16, 2010
|Seattle Mariners selected the contract of C Josh Bard from Tacoma Rainiers.
|April 7, 2010
|Josh Bard assigned to Tacoma Rainiers from Seattle Mariners.
|December 28, 2009
|Seattle Mariners signed free agent C Josh Bard to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 5, 2009
|C Josh Bard elected free agency.
|May 14, 2009
|Washington Nationals recalled C Josh Bard from Syracuse Chiefs.
|April 20, 2009
|Washington Nationals optioned Josh Bard to Syracuse Chiefs.
STARTING BACKSTOP: Started 103 games behind the plate in his first year as the team's primary catcher...the Friars were 62-41 (.602) in his starts...led the Majors with a 3.41 catcher's ERA...started 16 of the final 19 games down the stretch, including each of the final 11.
HITTING IN BUNCHES: Had four games with four or more hits...established a then career-high with four hits on Opening Day (4/3) at SF...tied a franchise record for hits in a season opener (fourth time)...also had four hits on 6/1 at WSH and 9/26 at SF...set a new career high and tied a franchise record for hits in a nine-inning game (29th time), going 5-for-6 with a double and three RBI, 8/24 at PHI.
MR. CLUTCH: His .406 average with runners in scoring position made him the third Padres player (fifth time) to hit over .400 with RISP...previously accomplished by Tony Gwynn (1984, '97 and '99) and Wally Joyner (1998) (minimum 100 plate appearances).2006 He made 50 starts for the Padres as the primary backup catcher to Mike Piazza, recording a hit in 41 of those starts. He established a career high in homers on Sept. 24 vs. Pittsburgh, with his ninth homer of the season. The switch-hitter had the first multi-homer game of his career on May 28 vs. St. Louis. His .338 average (78-for-231) led all Padres hitters (minimum 250 plate appearances). He came to the Padres on May 1 in a trade with Boston for Doug Mirabelli. 2005 In his first full big league season, served as the Indians' back-up catcher to Victor Martinez...Cleveland went 15-8 (.652) in Bard's 23 starts, and Indians pitchers compiled a 3.20 ERA (78 ER/219.2 IP) in his 31 games behind the plate overall...threw out 2 of 9 runners trying to steal (22 percent)...committed 3 errors in 177 chances for a .983 fielding percentage.
HANDLING THE STICK: Hit .193 with 4 doubles, a homer, 9 RBI and 6 runs scored in 34 games...batted .214 (12-for-56) from the left side (vs. righthanders) and .148 (4-for-27) from the right side (vs. lefties)...went 5-for-15 (.333) with runners in scoring position, and had 2 hits in 6 at-bats with runners in scoring position and 2 outs...batted .308 (4-for-13) when leading off an inning...went 1-for-4 (.250) with an RBI in 5 appearances as a pinch hitter...started the season 0-for-12 in his first 5 contests before going 5-for-11 (.455) with a homer and 3 RBI in his next 4 games...his lone homer came May 4, a solo shot off Minnesota's J.C. Romero in the top of the 9th, which snapped a 4-4 tie and gave the Indians a 5-4 win...had 4 2-hit games, including at Cincinnati May 22, when he had a season-high 2 RBI.2004 Closed the year as Cleveland's back-up catcher despite missing the first half of the season due to injury...strained his lower left abdominal muscle while running the bases in a March 27 Spring Training game against the Reds in Sarasota...when rehab and other treatments did not improve the injury, had successful surgery to repair a "sports hernia" in both his left and right sides, which showed chronic weakness in both abdominal walls...the surgery was performed at Drexel University in Philadelphia on April 14 by Dr. Bill Meyers...began a rehab assignment with Double-A Akron June 22 and, after 10 games, jumped to Triple-A Buffalo...hit .282 (33-for-117) in 29 games for the Bisons from July 24-August 31 to earn a September 1 call-up to Cleveland...enjoyed success with the Indians down the stretch, going 8-for-19 (.421) in 7 games...went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and a season-high 3 RBI September 23 vs. Minnesota...went 3-for-4 with a run scored in his final game of the season, October 3 at Minnesota. 2003 Had his most productive offensive season in the majors, establishing career bests with 13 doubles, 8 home runs, 36 RBI, 25 runs scored and 91 games played...batted .244 for the Indians, including a .289 (24-for-83) mark as a right-handed hitter...was Cleveland's Opening Day catcher and remained atop the team's depth chart until he was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo June 27, the same day Victor Martinez was promoted...was batting .228 through 60 games at the time of the option...hit .330 with 5 homers and 21 RBI in 35 games with Buffalo to earn an August 9 recall to Cleveland, where he stayed for the remainder of the season...appeared in 31 games for the Indians down the stretch, batting .278 with 5 homers and 20 RBI...during his 2nd big league stint, batted .393 (11-for-28) with runners in scoring position...committed only 5 errors in 546 chances at the major league level for a .991 fielding percentage, 9th-best among regular American League catchers...went 11-for-19 (.579) with a homer and 7 RBI in his final 6 games to lift his average to .244 from .222...his home run September 20 vs. Boston off Derek Lowe was the 1,000th round tripper by an Indian at Jacobs Field. 2002 Played the bulk of the season at Triple-A Buffalo, but was promoted to make his major league debut with the Indians in late August when Einar Diaz suffered a season-ending injury...with the Bisons, batted .297 with 26 doubles, 6 homers, 53 RBI and 36 runs in 94 games, while his 60 assists led all International League catchers...earned an August 23 promotion to the big leagues by hitting .389 (49-for-126) in 32 games in July and August...made his major league debut August 23 vs. Seattle, collecting his first hit in the 5th inning off Joel Pineiro...his first homer was a walk-off shot in the 9th inning off James Baldwin to break a 2-2 tie, making Bard the first major leaguer to hit a walk-off home run in his debut since the Angels' Bill Parker September 9, 1971...homered the next day off the Mariners' Jamie Moyer to become only the 2nd Indian in club history (Earl Averill, 1929) to homer in both of his first 2 games...overall, hit safely in each of his first 9 big league contests, batting .333 (11-for-33)...suffered a contusion of his left big toe September 21 at Kansas City, limiting him to only 2 games the rest of the way. 2001 Was a major league Spring Training invitee with the Rockies for the 2nd straight season, but began the season at Double-A Carolina before his June 2 trade to Cleveland...reported to Double-A Akron following the trade, but was shelved with lower back spasms from July 22-August 23...rehabilitated with short-season Single-A Mahoning Valley before being activated by Akron August 24 and later promoted to Triple-A Buffalo September 1...following the minor league season, participated in the Arizona Fall League, then played for Silver Medal-winning Team USA at the Baseball World Cup in Taipei. 2000 Began his professional career as an invitee to Rockies major league Spring Training before spending most of the regular season with Single-A Salem...his .285 average would have tied for 5th-best in the Carolina League, but he fell 30 plate appearances short of qualifying...helped Salem pitchers post the 2nd-best ERA (3.82) in the league...was promoted to Triple-A Colorado Springs on August 29 to close out the season in the Pacific Coast League.


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Madonna Launches Her First Fragrance, Truth or Dare. What Took So Long?
One thing you can be absolutely sure of: Madonna's very first perfume will be hydrangea-free.
Pop legend Madonna, 53, has announced her very first fragrance called... Truth or Dare. And it's, um, about time. Every celebrity (Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian) knows that making scents makes mega-dollars and mucho-cents. Far younger stars such as Avril Lavigne, Hilary Duff, and Justin Bieber already have their own perfumes/colognes. Taylor Swift just launched hers, Wonderstruck. And Britney Spears actually has six scents.
STORY: Madonna says New Album Will be Released in Spring 2012
So what took Madonna so long? She explained (sort of): "I have always been obsessed by fragrance and for years wanted to create something personal that was an expression of me but that other people could relate to as well. Something honest, and yet daring, hence the name Truth or Dare."
Whatever. The scent has been created by Coty Prestige and will be available exclusively at Macy's in April 2012, just in time for her new album. Naturally, new images of Madonna will soon be everywhere for the global onslaught of print, television, and online ads produced in collaboration with Fabien Baron of Baron & Baron whom she's worked with on many projects, including "Sex," her infamous 1992 photo essay on sexuality.
"Madonna is an artistic phenomenon whose vision has helped define the cultural zeitgeist for nearly three decades. Her fans around the world have an unparalleled devotion and will be eager to experience a unique, and more personal, materialization of her talent," Michele Scannavini, President of Coty Prestige gushes.
VIDEO: Maonna Mocks Hydrangeas to 'Godfather' Theme
So the big question is what Truth or Dare will actually smell like. According to Coty, the perfume will be a unique blend of narcotic florals, balanced with addictive woods and vanilla to give it a timeless yet modern, dark but light scent. The bottle also plays up the Truth or Dare duality – a "classic and sophisticated shape, with modern and edgy detailing," explains the press release. With a symbolic gold cross above the gold letter M.
Now that we know how much Madonna hates hydrangeas, we predict that there won't be a whiff of them in her fragrance.
The relatively inexpensive scent will be available in several sizes and products: Eau du Parfum 75ml $68, 50ml $55, 30ml $39, Body Lotion $28, and Shower Gel $24.


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The Seventh Annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
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Join us for our annual tribute to the art we celebrate and the city we love. Poets Edward Hirsch, Marie Howe, Willie Perdomo and Galway Kinnell will read their poems and invoke the words and spirits of Crane, Whitman, and Moore. The walk features poetry readings on the bridge and Fulton Ferry Landing, the presentation of the biennial Elizabeth Kray Award, and it concludes with a convivial dinner that engages Manhattan as a spectacular backdrop.
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Anyone a little more excited about Mark's future after today's game?
I've always had high expectations for him. Strongest arm since Carson Palmer and he is a great leader. He will have a heisman type season next year. USC's offense is going to have a lot of fun with him at the helm. So many weapons to choose from, the only major piece we lose is Patrick Turner, but Damien Williams is going to be the #1 receiver next year and thats a good thing. Our entire line comes back so MS will have a lot of time to throw.


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SketchUp Classes at Woodworking in America
The Woodworking in America conference is an opportunity to indulge in sensory overload, and for the third year in a row, I'll be doing my part to keep your head spinning by teaching two different sessions on using our favorite design and planning tool, Google SketchUp. On Friday morning at 9:30 and Sunday morning at 9:00 the topic will be SketchUp Essentials. Saturday morning at 9:30 and Sunday morning at 11:00 the topic will be The SketchUp Gold Mine. Both of these classes are aimed at using SketchUp as a tool for woodworking.
SketchUp Essentials will cover the common issues most people stumble over when learning to use the program. If you've tried to use SketchUp and found yourself lost in a sticky mess of vector lines, I'll show you how to get your bearings, regain your composure and start modeling effectively.The SketchUp Goldmine will cover all the amazing things you can do with a complete model.
You don't need to learn all the ins and outs of creating SketchUp models, you can use one of the models available in the Popular Woodworking SketchUp Model collection. Like SketchUp, our collection is absolutely free. I'll show you how to take a model apart using a few simple commands, how to take measurements and how to set up to print any view you want to take to the shop and build.
Here is a review of the WIA SketchUp class from 2009, and here is a review of last year's WIA SketchUp class.
I hope you'll join me at WIA, but if you can't make it, there is a lot of free information here on our blog, or visit our store where you'll find video tutorials for SketchUp, and my digital book with embedded videos Woodworker's Guide to SketchUp.


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November 17. 2013 9:43PM
Lebanon eyes cutting its welfare department
By MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
LEBANON — City Manager Greg Lewis says he would like to restructure the city's welfare department.
Lewis presented his plan at a budget workshop at City Hall Wednesday night. "As you know, our Human Service director has resigned, and the resignation has been accepted by myself and that I am in the midst of bringing a proposal to you to restructure," Lewis advised City Council members.
The City Charter allows for a restructuring of departments, however, "It's never been done before so this is a first," Lewis said. "So I'm restructuring by essence of eliminating the department and merging the department under the city manager's office."
He or the deputy city manager would be directly responsible for overseeing the department, Lewis said.
Lewis said he would like to create a general assistance benefits manager position to replace the director of Human Services position. This new position would focus on applicants coming into the office to determine eligibility and terminations.
Lewis said his plan is a "double-edged sword" since it would improve benefits for residents, which could cost the city more.
"It will provide people more assistance and support than they have received in the past," Lewis said.
Lewis said, though, he would like to create a "shared effort" between local nonprofits and private donations to offset property tax funds used to support city welfare spending.
"I don't think that what we contribute meets the need. I think that's clear," Lewis said.
Other types of funding would create flexibility in how the city can help the city's low-income residents.


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Another reason the book is interesting to me, is the fact that much of the research I have done with my own ancestors dates back to the early settlement of America. My Danish and English ancestors all arrived from England, Australia and Denmark back in the 1800s. My nearest ancestor who was born outside of the United States is my Great-grandfather Marinus Christensen who was born in Torslev, Hjorring, Denmark in 1863. My Great-great-grandparents came from Denmark, England by way of Australia, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. But my Tanner line goes back to the 1680s in Rhode Island and some of those ancestors arrived on the Mayflower in 1620.
For me, the defining factor in all of my genealogical pursuits has been the fact that of my 16 Great-great-grandparents, all of them except two, were early pioneer settlers in Utah, California and Arizona. This fact has given me a real, present-day connection to all of my ancestral lines because I grew up in the same areas where they had settled in the 1800s. In each of my family lines there were those who did extensive genealogy. In three of the four sets of Great-grandparents, there are published surname books and in the Tanner line, there are several such books, some beginning with my Great-great-great-grandparents.
The scholarly level of those surname books varies and none of them have adequate source citations. I have mentioned before in these posts, that my interest in genealogy arises primarily because of the omissions and inconsistencies of those surname books and the less-than-accurate oral traditions transmitted to me by my family. For those reasons and others, I am acutely aware of the need for documentation.
Now, as I learn more of the details of the development of genealogy in America, I understand that much of what we have today arises from the same confrontation with undocumented transmission of history. Many of the earliest efforts in America to document genealogy came from a desire to document what had previously only been partially transmitted oral histories. It was not that the original documents did not exists, to some extent, but that there was little or no interest in preserving that history. It is astounding to me, that some of the same issues that prompted John Farmer to compile his Register, are the same motivations that moved me to get involved so heavily in genealogy. See
Farmer, John. A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England ... To Which Are Added Various Genealogical and Biographical Notes, Collected from Ancient Records, Manuscripts, and Printed Works. Lancaster, Mass: Carter, Andrews & Co, 1829.It helps and motivates me to know that my own ancestors are chronicled in that early genealogical publication and the subsequent one:
Savage, James, and John Farmer. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. Boston: Little, Brown, 1860.I relate to these early genealogical efforts because the circumstances and the background of those antiquarian genealogists is so similar to my own and they had some of the same concerns about documentation and source citations.
It is interesting to me that after almost two hundred years of genealogical history in America, we are talking about some of the same issues that were raised by these early genealogists.


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This section presents basic principles of decision analytic frameworks that
have been or could be used in assessing adaptation decisions in sectors and
regions. Thus, it provides a common base for decision analysis-related discussions
in sectoral and regional chapters of this report.
Decisionmakers who are responsible for climate-sensitive economic sectors (e.g.,
forestry, agriculture, health care, water supply) or environmental assets (e.g.,
nature reserves) face questions related to undertaking adaptation measures on
the basis of what impacts might be expected if global GHG emissions continue
unabated or as a result of globally agreed mitigation action at different levels
of control. The starting point for adaptation decisions is to explore the possible
range of impacts to which one would need to adapt. This is a complex task in
itself because it involves understanding possible regional patterns of climate
change, the evolution of key socioeconomic and biophysical components of the
sector or region under consideration, and the dynamics of the impacts of changing
climatic conditions on the evolving social system.
Adaptation decisions in private sectors operating under free-market conditions
will be made largely as part of a business-as-usual approach and will rely on
analytical frameworks that are compatible with the management culture. The emerging
literature on adaptation describes this as autonomous adaptation. The flexibility
of private-sector actors and thus the range of options they are able to consider
in adapting to any external impact (not only climatic ones) can be severely
constrained by market distortions or by a lack of resources to implement any
transformation. Under such circumstances, the potential for autonomous adaptation
is limited. Planned adaptation will be required, and the importance of public
policy is larger.
A standard example for autonomous adaptation is the farmer who switches from
one cultivar of a given crop to another or from one crop to another in response
to perceived changes in weather patterns, simultaneously considering changes
in relative prices of input factors and agricultural commodities, the evolving
technological and agronomic conditions behind them, and other factors affecting
his profits. However, if prices are distorted by a quota system or state subsidy,
decisions are excessively dominated by these considerations, which could lead
to maladaptation. Similarly, subsistence farmers in less-developed countries
are not profit maximizers, and they may not possess the resources required to
make even minor shifts in response to changes in their external conditions.
Under these conditions, the only possibility for them might be to give up their
livelihood altogether.
With a view to the already significant atmospheric load of GHGs since the industrial
revolution, as well as the huge inertia and long delays characterizing the atmosphere-ocean-biosphere
system, adaptation to anthropogenic climate change appears inevitable over the
coming decades. It is worth looking at some of the key differences in applications
of DAFs that deal with climate change mitigation (reducing GHG emissions) and
adaptation (managing and counterbalancing the impacts of climate change).
The most crucial difference between mitigation- and adaptation-oriented DAF
applications is to whom the benefits of action accrue. Except for "no-regret"
options, benefits of mitigation will become a globally shared public good. Adaptation
actions will predominantly benefit agents who adapt, in the case of private
actors, or gains will be shared by the community in the case of local/regional
public goods and services, such as flood protection.
The second important difference between mitigation and adaptation decisions
is related to the timing of policy options. If climate protection were needed,
as many scientists and policymakers maintain, policies and technologies that
help reduce GHG emissions at the lowest possible social costs would be required
immediately. On the adaptation side, in contrast, the bulk of more significant
impacts of climate change may be felt 30, 50, or 100 years from now. This leaves
a longer time period (compared to mitigation action) to steer the development
of climate-sensitive sectors so that their climate vulnerability will be lower
and, more important, to develop technologies that will help reduce remaining
negative impacts by the time they really happen. Nevertheless, forethought and
action might well be required in sectors with long-lived infrastructure and
large social inertia (e.g., changing institutions such as misallocated property
rights) to foster adaptation to future climate.
In terms of public policies, the foregoing analysis implies urgency on the
mitigation side to formulate and put in place appropriate measures; by contrast,
in general there is more time on the adaptation side to sort out potential impacts,
adaptation needs, institutional and technological options involved in various
adaptation measures, and public policies to develop and deliver them. At the
same time, however, in many countries around the world that suffer from current
climatic variability and extremes, there is an urgent need for appropriate adaptation
policies and programs to be designed and implemented now to lessen adverse impacts;
such actions also will help to build adaptive capacity for future climate changes.
Several other differences between mitigation and adaptation decisions must
be considered in framing DAFs appropriately. Mitigation decisions are to be
crafted globally, and their implementation may entail a global spread to reduce
costs, whereas adaptation decisions are more limited to nations or subnational
regions. The region in this context is intentionally defined loosely and given
a broad interpretation. In considering climate change impacts and adaptation
policies, a region typically would be a sociogeographical unit under the jurisdiction
of a legally recognized policy entity within a country. However, a region in
this sense also could correspond to a whole country, especially if it is relatively
small and geographically homogeneous. Moreover, regional climate impact and
adaptation studies also are conceivable (and in some cases have been undertaken)
at the level of a supranational region, provided it has a recognized policymaking
entity (e.g., the European Union).
Many market-sector impacts can be relieved at least partially by a combination
of regional adjustments and interregional trade (especially in the agriculture
and livestock sectors), but regions remain the prime focus of adaptation policies
even in these cases. In terms of the public policy agenda, mitigation decisions
have to be made today in the context of current short-term economic problems,
social challenges, and policy debates. Adaptation and adaptation-related analyses
will have to be developed in the context of long-term socioeconomic and technological
development, with a special view to economic and technological trends in climate-sensitive
economic sectors and environmental systems. This makes adaptation-oriented DAF
applications easier because options to factor them in are much broader, but
it also makes them more difficult because the future is difficult to predict
and there is a clear need for policies that will be successful across a broad
range of plausible futures (these policies commonly are called robust). The
information base for adaptation decisions will improve over time, whereas DAFs
to support near-term mitigation decisions must cope with current knowledge plagued
with enormous uncertainties.
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1. Kino's Travels - Probably the most thought provolking piece I've ever seen. Memorable characters and great action in the one or two episodes that actually have any :P
2. Fullmetal Alchemist - What can I say? It's just an amazing series which manages to do a bit of everything well.
3. Last Exile - Amazing atmosphere and a brilliant (if slightly flawed) story. Probably the most visuall impressive anime I've ever watched.
4. Scrapped Princess - Yet another great setting. Very memorable characters. This series also manages to ask a lot of the questions and touch on many of the issues that the Matrix failed at addressing.
5. Kannazuki No Miko - Stupid? Okay, I'll admit some bits were. But if you realize that magical mechas are just the background, it's an amazing romance.
|2006-05-10, 14:52
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1. Gunslinger Girl
I love the series. Yeah it wasn't groundbreaking nor does it have a plot that most people expected and not much action either , but I really liked the general theme (handler-girl relationship) the characters , overall style , artwork and music ! Ending was perfect , english dub is awesome.
2. Last Exile
Really nice animation if not the best. Story/setting is cool.
3. Azumanga Daioh
What can I say except ... WTF LOL ?!!!oneone
4. Samurai Champloo
Great characters/story/music and theme ... and funny too (Baseball ep )
5. Haibane Renmei
Art is beautiful. Nice story same reason why I liked Gunslinger I guess.
Others I like are Cowboy Bebop , Elfen Lied , FLCL , Eureka 7 and all of Miyazaki's and Ghibli's films + Grave of the fireflies .
That's it so far ...
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(6)Scrapped Princess
I'm putting this first because storywise, it had so much more going for it than Last Exile. This was a truly great show. Funny at parts, gut-wrenchingly sad at others (~okaasan~ ), deeply meaningful too. You can't beat the logic of a 16 year old, egg-loving naive. Arika, Pacifica pwns YOU!!
(7)Last Exile
The world created for this Anime came to life. Music, protrayal, animation/drawing, designs, the armies and system of fighting, the vanships. I loved this because it simply sucked you in. Plus great characters that felt so life-like.
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My top 5 in no particular order.
Haibane Renmei
I have a soft spot for Haibane Renmei, the series is far from perfect but I love it! Haibane Renmei has memorable characters with great character development; the story is compelling and has the most original premise. All in 12 episodes. You do need a certain anount of patience as the pace is very slow in the first half.
Kino no Tabi
Kino no tabi is a masterpiece that more people need to watch. The sheer intelligence and humanity of Kino no Tabi makes this show my absolute favourite. Kino is the best female character to walk the face of anime.
Kino travels and meet people, Ginko travels and meet people affected by Mushi. 'Nuff said.
What Lost said. I feel so guilty for letting it collect cyber dust for a year before watching it..
Now and Then, Here and There
This show touched me so deeply, the story was brutal, heartbreaking and extremely touching.
Another one of those anime set in a post apocalyptic world. It's robots against men, only not. This is a thought-provoking, surreal and violent anime. The ending was confusing for me, apparently the subs left out a crucial bit. Will definitely be rewatching this with pleasure.
Hunter x Hunter
Best shounen anime evar.
Honorary mentions based on their manga, I do intend to watch them one day.
Berserk and Monster
|2006-05-11, 16:53
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here's mine:
1. maria sama ga miteru ---- stand by for the next season
2. wedding peach ---- this is so old but i really liked it
3. hunter x hunter --- i wanted to be a hunter when i was young bcoz of this anime
4. kannazuki no miko --- it's like yami to boushi no to hon tabibito but liked it too
5. gto --- great teacher onizuka!!! so cool
this is tentative...........
|2006-05-12, 22:04
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Fate/Stay Night----the ONLY anime(apart from Suzumiya) that can make me translate their novel/manga
Gunslinger Girl----the ONLY anime that can make my cheeks wet
Madlax----the ONLY anime that can make me feel like a guy...somehow
Shuffle!----the ONLY anime that can make me fall for anime girls
Suzumiya Haruhi----the ONLY anime that can make me watch a raw(unsubtitled anime)
Sorted by alphabat order...not going to rank them as they're all unique to me...
|2006-05-13, 04:42
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1. Berserk (Favorite anime, favorite manga, favorite main character, favorite anime character period. Guts FTFW.)
2. Great Teacher Onizuka (Easily the best anime comedy that I've ever seen, and awesome characters. Eikichi Onizuka and Urumi Kanzaki are two of my top favorite anime characters.)
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion (This was the first anime series that I ever saw that wasn't being aired on American cable television at the time, its what sealed my interest in anime, and its still one of my favorites.)
4. Full Metal Panic (Second favorite anime comedy. FMP and GTO are the only two anime that can make me laugh more than once or twice per episode.)
5. Elfen Lied (Nice tragic story. Nana is the only anime character that I've ever really felt sorry for.)
Its too early to put it on my favorites list, but I think that its worth noting that I'm following four anime right now: My-Hime, Full Metal Panic Fumoffu, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Shuffle, and while I'm really enjoying all of them, I'm enjoying HiME the most. I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up in my top five. (I've heard that the ending sucks, but look at my #1 and #3... if I continue to like it, the stuff leading up to the ending will stand out a lot more in my mind than the ending itself)
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1. Macross Plus - That's where I got my username though it's mispelled.hehe. I love the story, action, mechas and best of all the OST. Yoko Kanno!
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion - obvious why
3. Vision of Escaflowne - Unique design of mecha and very good storyline...
4. GTO - Laughtrip.
5. Samurai X - Best Samurai series ever especially the Shishio story arc. Too bad he died....
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: England
Age: 28
Had to remake my old list because it was terrible!
1.Kanon-Great storyline and surprising ending, all the characters drawn to be cute
(Most people will cry, I didn't but maybe thats cause I have a heart of ice)
2.Fate/ Stay Night-Enthralling story of Magic,Masters and Servants, it looks too cool
(The servants are cool, which will be your favourite?)
3.Vandread-Every man's fantasy , Hibiki finds a home among female space pirates
(Meia Gisborn is possibly coolest female character eva created-strong and silent type,cool eye accesory,blue hair and skin tight space suit=ownage, really surprised that the makers had the will power to stop it turning into yuri )
4.Naruto-Ninja anime,in the ep Dropouts Hidden Power I almost shouted "Hell Yeah" , interesting to see if Naruto will accomplish his dream
(Shame about the fillers, I recommend watching up to the beginning of the star village eps and then paint that wall/fence you never got around to, take your neighbours' dogs for a walk or start your own knitting partys <--- any of these mind numbing tasks will entertain you more.)
5.Ichigo 100%-A harem anime that beats all others, kind of sets the standard
(Wth was up with the talking panties OVA??????? it was rubbish)
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1 Gravitation
Because of all the emotion it's really the first anime that actually almost made me cry(and I almost never cry)
2 Full Metal Alchemist
Very good I especially like the outcome of who the Homonculus are and some very good twists
3 Yami no Matsuei (sorry if there are any typo's in that one)
Very good action
4 Naruto
It was way higher before but after 80 fillers it really loses interest, ne?
5 Dragonball Z
Still kinda good even though the popularity in Holland dropped to close to zero
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It´s hard to rank shows. But I usually name Gundam SEED as my favourite. NGE is a show I´ve seen numerous times. FMP and One Piece are also shows I really, really like. Me like.
Air is the show that made me the most emotional. Now and Then, Here and There is also a show that grabbed me. Eureka 7 and Blood+ also have some great moments and they average very highly in my book.
The coolest anime I´ve seen is Samurai Champloo.
Not to forget Banner of the Stars, Last Exile or Scrapped Princess.
I could go on for a while. So I think I should just stop here. I most certainly have forgotten some anime I like.
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In a new analysis, researchers surveyed previous studies of space medicine and compiled the list to alert doctors to the myriad ways that spaceflight might aggravate preexisting conditions among their patients, either during short suborbital flights by commercial space operators (launch of Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Dream Chaser depicted by an artist), weeklong jaunts to the International Space Station, or monthlong stints building or working at orbiting hotels or commercial research labs. Almost no bodily function is spared, but most ailments could be managed with drugs or with appropriate amounts and types of exercise in orbit, the researchers suggest. Besides the motion sickness, headaches, and sinus congestion possibly triggered by short flights, long-term flights might exacerbate osteoporosis, back pain, acid reflux, and certain types of cancer, as well as increase the risk of infections and kidney stones, the researchers report online today in BMJ.
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We know texting and driving is terrible, but what about texting and hunting?
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism officials have reminded hunters recently that it is a violation of a game law to exchange information with another person about the location or movement of deer or game animals while hunting.
The department says it's illegal, by law, to use two-way radios to relay information during hunting about animal movements that could help a hunter kill that animal. This includes other mechanical devices including cell phones and texting, the officials say.
How this is enforceable is a key question, though. Perhaps it could be something used in an investigation into wildlife violations, poaching, or trespassing? Maybe so.
In any case, watch those textin' fingers.
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Can you believe the shot made them get younger every year instead of older? It did! They were supposed to live forever because when they got to the age where they wanted to live forever, they got another shot that would make them stop getting younger and they would stay that age forever. One man tried that and he disintegrated right in front of the scientists. So now everyone was worried that they would keep getting younger until they died. Amelia Hazlewood, also known as Melly, and her best bud Anny Beth finally get to leave the agency but when they left they had to stay in contact with the agency. They couldn?t contact any old friends or family because the scientists had told everyone that they were dead and asked the families to donate the bodies to science. Actually they weren?t supposed to tell anyone.
A reporter by the name of A. J. Hazlewood contacts Melly by e-mail and said she was doing research on her family and asks if Amelia could contact her. They try to stay away from her. Later they have to find someone to take care of them because they are getting too young to take care of themselves. Who will they find? I?ll let you read the book to find out.
I really liked this book because it kept you wanting to keep reading because it was so suspenseful. My favorite character was Anny Beth because she was really funny and spoke what was on her mind. When she didn?t understand anything about project Turnabout she would ask and everyone else would be relieved because they didn?t get it either. While I was reading I was thinking that it would be cool if Turnabout could really happen, and at the end of the book the author says that scientists are working on it. But I wouldn?t take it because I want to just die when I die.
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I've been at it- intensely aware of opportunities for a good exposure,watching, waiting, listening for animals and aware of shapes and interesting features,hacking away at the poor judgment that a beginner has, having an interest in going as far as I can with the technical aspects of exposure on a protracted lay approach and having ideals like any creative person,just a pleasing piece to hang or store,something pretty or just neat.But why?What is it that as a photographer I should be interested in?vacuous and neurotic, i swear there isn't a square meter of ground I haven't traipsed around here,I like capturing wildlife images, and could see myself in the fishbowl for 200 hours this year, but really how many butterflies are enough butterflies and why won't this dang camera work in the dark.Is there anything you guys have that gets you on track to making something good?Just effort?Just effort?OK thanks for any small help or direction
Sounds like maybe you need to cool off a bit. There's nothing that says you have to put in X number of hours or days per year. I know the frustration of wanting to create something and just not being able to because "there's nothing happening" there's nothing interesting" "the light's not right" or any other of a million reasons.Why not take a short break? Take a walk WITHOUT your camera. Refocus. Enjoy the surroundings and look around without a photo in mind.I'm pretty sure that after short while, you'll get a better idea of what you're after. Don't force it.Someone once told me "if you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong"It sounds like you're a serious hobbyist, so there's no pressure to produce in order to feed the family. Just relax and let your mind rest and clear. I'm betting you'll come back after a short break with renewed creativity.
I'm looking at thousands of my images, and I have found maybe 30 worth printing.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. Photo editing is one of the most important skills a photographer can have and one of the most difficult to do well. I found it much harder to learn how to choose my best images than to learn how to make them. In landscape photography, at least, my "keeper" rate (worth showing) runs between 3% and 5%. But my batting average for images worth printing and hanging on a wall is less than 1%.Paul
Is there anything you guys have that gets you on track to making something good?Just effort?
Letting go of self is an essential precondition to real seeing. When you let go of yourself, you abandon any preconceptions about the subject matter that might cramp you into photographing in a certain, predetermined way. As long as you are worried about whether or not you will be able to make good pictures, or are concerned about enjoying yourself, you are unlikely either to make the best photographs you can or to experience the joy of photography to the fullest. But when you let go, new conceptions arise from your direct experience of the subject matter, and new ideas and feelings will guide you as you make pictures.Preoccupation with self is the greatest barrier to seeing, and the hardest one to break. You may be worrying about your job, or the kids, or other responsibilities, or you may be uneasy about your ability to handle a new lens or to calculate exposure. There always seems to be something standing in the way of real freedom. Frederick Franck in The Zen of Seeing calls this the "Me cramp"; too much self-concern blocks direct experience of things outside yourself.
As I work from the belief that there's more than one right answer, I find I'm approaching the world from an attitude of abundance rather than scarcity, from cooperation rather than competition. When I walk into the forest with my cameras, nature doesn't say, "There is one great photograph hidden here. One photographer will find it and be the winner. The rest will fail!" No, what nature seems to be saying is, "How many rolls of film do you have, Dewitt? I'll fill them all with right answers!"When we bring that same attitude to our life, we become more and more comfortable with searching for that next right answer, with reframing problems into opportunities, with embracing change rather than fearing it.So we've found a definition that makes creativity accessible to us; we've opened ourselves to the possibility that there's more than one right answer. We've looked at the challenge we're facing and asked, "Do we have the right lens/perspective and the right focus?"So why do we still hesitate? What's keeping us from seeing that extraordinary solution and manifesting it into reality? Could it be the fear of Making a Mistake?Fear of mistakes is the single greatest enemy of the creative spirit. It haunts me in my business dealings, it looks through my lens, it stands at my shoulder every time I'm on the platform. Constantly it intones, "Don't take the risk. Don't try something new. Do it the way it's always been done." Again, it's my photography that shows me the foolishness of this kind of thinking.
I'm more wondering how really good images are conceived.
I am left wondering if it is my fault or do others have the same difficulties?


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An audit was completed and investigators now said Anthon, using the leagues debit card to steal nearly $7,700 between October of 2011 and April of 2012.
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MOKELUMNE HILL - Normally in June, the Electra section of the Mokelumne River is one of the most popular kayaking runs in California.
MOKELUMNE HILL - Normally in June, the Electra section of the Mokelumne River is one of the most popular kayaking runs in California.
It is an ideal training run in a stunningly beautiful canyon and, thanks to hydroelectric generation, has consistent flows.
Not this year.
With a snowpack in the upper Mokelumne watershed that was only 23 percent of average as of May 1 and low reservoirs, the Electra run has gone days at a time in recent weeks with flows of only around 200 cubic feet per second.
That's only half the 400 cubic feet per second that American Whitewater, a national river boating advocacy organization, recommends as the minimum to kayak that section of the river.
"This is the first year in a long time they have not had full reservoirs. So they are kind of scrambling to figure out how to make it all work," said Pete Bell, a kayaker and conservationist with the Foothill Conservancy.
Bell was a member of a group that negotiated the flow standards for the Mokelumne when Pacific Gas and Electric Company's hydroelectric dams there were relicensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 2000.
Bell said that for the most part, PG&E has lived up to its agreements for both fish flows and recreational flows.
The agreement sets different minimum flows depending on how much rain and snow has fallen. This year, deemed a "dry year," the utility is required in June to release 78 cubic feet per second of water at the Electra Powerhouse.
Usually, thanks to water released to generate electricity, PG&E exceeds that minimum flow, Bell said.
On June 9 the flow briefly dipped below the 78 cfs minimum.
Nicole Liebelt, a spokeswoman for PG&E, said that happened because of "equipment limitations caused by the low flow conditions."
Liebelt said the event was short and was unlikely to have hurt fish.
Meanwhile, PG&E does release extra water on weekends because that is when boaters are most likely to use the river. Flow records show that in recent weekends the releases have been enough to float kayaks, but not necessarily rafts.
At least one charity, the Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program, moved a fundraising raft trip scheduled for Sunday to the American River because of the low flows on the Mokelumne as well as difficulties with the rafting permit.
"What we heard was that the flow was going to be unmanageable on Sunday," said Kathryn Eustis, director of youth development and prevention programs for the Calaveras County Office of Education, which oversees the mentoring program. "It was a bust as a fundraiser."
Bell said that a similar fundraising trip scheduled for this weekend for the Foothill Conservancy will go on as planned because PG&E agreed to provide sufficient water for rafting.
Generally, rafters need about 800 cubic feet per second to float the Electra Run, or twice as much as the minimum for kayaks.
Liebelt said the utility seeks to release about 700 cubic feet per second for recreation, and that the recreational flows this year at Electra were scheduled in May.
Flows the last two weekends that reached the Electra Run were actually targeted to serve boaters on the Tiger Creek Reach of the Mokelumne, which is farther upstream, she said.
The license for PG&E recognizes five different kinds of water years, wet, above normal, below normal, dry and critically dry. The last critically dry year happened in 1994, Liebelt said.
This is the driest dry year that's happened since the new license agreement in 2000, Liebelt said.
Bell said motorists who cross the Mokelumne on Highway 49 this summer probably won't notice many kayakers.
"You could probably do it in an innertube but not in a boat," Bell said.
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A recent photo posted to Twitter — of a dog's image in a piece of wood — gets me to thinking: Why is almost always Jesus (or sometimes his mom) and dogs (or sometimes other animals) that show up in inanimate objects, i.e. inside wood, on grilled cheeses, in potato chips, Cheetos, peirogies, tortillas or cinnamon buns?
The answer's pretty easy: We tend to see what we want to see; we tend to see the things we love most.
There are exceptions to the Jesus and dogs rule — potatoes that look like George Washington, chicken nuggets that resemble Abraham Lincoln — but even then it's commonly what we cherish most (such as beloved presidents) that we think we see.
Chris Blundell recently posted the image at the top of this post on his Twitter page.
There, it was quickly joined by more reader submitted photos of dogs in wood:
That dogs are giving Jesus a run for his money — in terms of making appearances in wood, at least — says something about how the species has become ever more ingrained in our hearts.
I won't sink to pointing out what dog spelled backwards is, but I'll say this:
If Jesus showed up on my grilled cheese, I'd eat it anyway. If there was a dog visible in my wood paneling, on the other hand, I wouldn't paint over it.
With the rise of social media, we're seeing much more of this type of thing.
But it has always gone on — so much so that there are names for it.
Pareidolia is seeing (or hearing) something significant in a random image or sound. The word is derived from the Greek words para, meaning something faulty, and the noun eidōlon, meaning image, form or shape.
Sightings of spiritual or religious images in objects are called simulacra.
Those are the most famous, and the most often reported — the faces and or bodies of Jesus or the Virgin Mary having been perceived, by both believers and non-believers, in toast, frying pans, grilled cheese sandwiches, the facade of buildings, firewood, rocks, tortillas, cinnamon buns, pretzels and more.
By the way, that grilled cheese Virgin Mary, seen directly above (some people thought the image more closely resembled Bernadette Peters) went on to sell on eBay in 2004 for $28,000.
Jesus, too, has been seen in grilled cheese sandwiches, including this one — though when I look at it, I see a dog. (Then again, I'm the guy who spent countless hours during my year-long road trip with Ace, looking for the image of dogs in kudzu.)
It's really nothing to be ashamed of, this spotting of things within other things. To the contrary, I think those who spot them, while they might not be blessed with eternal life, are blessed with an active imagination. They are able to look at clouds and see something else entirely.
Leonardo da Vinci wrote about pareidolia, saying this: "If you look at any walls spotted with various stains or with a mixture of different kinds of stones, if you are about to invent some scene you will be able to see in it a resemblance to various different landscapes adorned with mountains, rivers, rocks, trees, plains, wide valleys, and various groups of hills."
Georgia O'Keefe used it in her paintings of flowers, embedding hidden images that more often than not left us feeling guilty for having dirty minds.
Psychologists used it with their Rorschach tests, which had us interpret random inkblots that more often than not left us feeling guilty for having dirty minds.
Then again, we tend to see in random objects the things we long for, the things that make us happy.
There are exceptions to that as well. Some hated and feared faces have been spotted in objects over the years — with Satan being the most common.
But far more often we see something that soothes us, like dogs, something that gives us hope, like dogs, something that makes us smile, like dogs.
So, if you're seeing things within things, don't rush to a shrink. Don't join a pareidolia support group. Instead, celebrate and savor your pareidolia — whether it be through pieces of wood, your morning toast or with those fluffy white clouds dancing like … you name it … across a deep blue sky.
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OPEC is not what it used to be. While traders are focused on the Fed and OPEC, history in the oil patch continues to be made as evidenced by more data from the Energy Information Agency. While it seems that even Iran is admitting that supply is ok, it is because OPEC can't afford to upset the new up and coming producer — the United States of America.
The Energy Information Administration Administrator Adam Sieminski issued the following comments on EIA's December 2012 Short-Term Energy Outlook. U.S. crude oil production will see an "expected 760,000 barrel-per-day increase in U.S. crude oil production this year is the largest rise in annual output since the beginning of U.S. commercial crude oil production in 1859…The expected record high increase of 760,000 barrels per day in U.S. oil production this year would be the biggest since "I Love Lucy" debuted on TV in 1951 when oil output that year rose by 751,000 barrels per day…Increased drilling activity from tight shale formations in North Dakota, Montana, and Texas will boost U.S. crude oil production above 7 million barrels per day next year for the first time since 1992."
Reuter's reports that The U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday it expected domestic natural gas production in 2013 to be up slightly from 2012's estimated record-high levels. In its December Short-Term Energy Outlook, the EIA said it expected marketed natural gas production in 2013 to rise 0.37 billion cubic feet per day, or 0.5 percent, to a record 69.59 bcf per day. The estimate was revised up from 68.84 bcf per day in EIA's November outlook, and would mark the third straight year of record production. EIA did note that production growth has slowed from its strong upward trajectory seen in 2009-2011, but the agency said it expects growth in associated gas from crude oil production and continued drilling in liquids-rich areas to continue to offset the decline in drilling activity.
The agency lowered its estimate for consumption next year, expecting demand to fall 0.3 bcf per day, or 0.4 percent, from 2012 to 69.41 bcf daily. Increases in residential and commercial consumption are expected to offset declines in electric power use. Forecasts for a colder winter this year than last year imply large increases in the use of natural gas for heating, the EIA said. EIA projects the share of generation fueled by natural gas in 2013 to average about 27 percent, down from 2012's average of about 30 percent as higher gas prices prompt generators to burn more coal. EIA forecast generation fueled by coal in 2013 would rise to about 40 percent from 38 percent in 2012.
The EIA expects imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to halve in 2012 to just under 0.5 bcf per day and remain near that level in 2013, as global shippers send more gas to higher-paying markets in Europe and Asia. The EIA expects Henry Hub natural gas prices in 2012 to average $2.78 per million British thermal units, up 1 cent from last month's outlook but about 31 percent below 2011's estimated average of $4. In 2013, the EIA sees prices rising 90 cents, or 32 percent, to $3.68 per mmBtu.