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Hello Atheists
RE: Hello Atheists
(31-07-2012 10:58 AM)Red Celt Wrote:(31-07-2012 10:06 AM)Red Celt Wrote: After a while, they'd either give up... or they'd stay and steadily lose their sanity. There were a few long-term Christians who were very borderline, when it came to their mental faculties.
That's some funny stuff right there Thanks.
RE: Hello Atheists
(31-07-2012 10:55 AM)morondog Wrote: ... I superglued a dog's butt to my webcam...
Oh! That explains it. We just thought you had grown a beard
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RE: Hello Atheists
(31-07-2012 10:06 AM)Red Celt Wrote:(31-07-2012 09:30 AM)morondog Wrote: Anyway you missed me again What I meant, and should perhaps have explained in more detail, is that attitudes towards atheists will only change if we talk to people. It's about them understanding our common humanity. Not necessarily our beliefs.
I was originally going to ignore you because I don't feel the need to defend myself; however, you disposition seemed to change with this post, so I'll oblige your curiosity.
I originally came to this forum after germanyt (Tim) showed it to me at work. Strangely, it was one of the few places on the Internet that wasn't blocked by our filter. So, I started posting out of boredom and as a filler during the down times.
However, that wasn't the sole reason. I've always enjoyed opposing conversation, and I engaged in religious conversations regularly on anther forum. The traffic and intelligence was greater here, so I eventually left that place.
My intentions are nothing more than to participate and belong in a community... it just so happens that that community is mostly made of atheists. It is not my job to "save" people. That's God's job.
As Chas said, I prefer intelligent, stimulating conversations, and, unfortunately, this doesn't really exist within my community. My religious conversations are often seen as "too deep" or "over people's head". I find that that people who have deconverted from Christianity have done so because of their intelligence and logical approach to data. This is the type of person I like to associate with.
Morondog also alluded to the fact that my Christian views are somewhat shunned in the Baptist community. This is true, but it's not anything detrimental.
I like being the presence of those that believe differently than me. It helps my understanding and acceptance of others. Besides, constantly being around those that believe the same as you becomes a circle jerk of ideas and stagnates pretty quickly.
My church members know about my presence here, and some even see it as my "ministry". I don't think it's a "ministry": in connotation - me preaching and trying to convert - but I think it's a ministry for me and for atheists.
My ministry is to build of bridge between two parties who are at complete odds. This bridge is based on relationships, mutual understanding, and respect from one human to another. I don't see why the religious and irreligious have to be at odds, and I would like to remedy that... one keystroke at a time.
Yeah, I'm a freak. Yeah, I'm an oddball Christian that enjoys the company of atheists. But you know what? It works. So, maybe more Christians should be like me and more atheists be like the ones I call "friends".
PS - The quip about my wife was unnecessary. I'm an active member in this community; therefore, I share my life with this community. I've also posted many pictures of my children, my dogs, and myself. The fact that I've posted pictures of my wife is simply because she is my wife.
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RE: Hello Atheists
This thread makes me laugh.
KC on the forum team was a good idea, in my opinion.
But in an attempt to get this train back on its tracks, I'll address the OP.
(30-07-2012 09:18 PM)The Only Christian Here Wrote: As I have clearly stated by my choice of username I am a Christian. I live in Celebration Florida with my husband and baby boy. We attend a church here in town and serve in our community. You're probably wondering what I'm doing on an Atheist website. First of all I'm not here because I'm trying to convert people. I assume everyone here is as firm in their beliefs as I am. I just have a couple questions. First of all, why does Atheism even exist? It seems like the absence of a belief in God would mean absence of religion and Atheism appears to be a religion, correct me if I'm wrong. Also, why do Atheists feel the need to disprove the existence of God? Since you don't believe in God why not just put the thought out of your mind, why spend time and energy thinking of ways to prove He doesn't exist? I ask these questions with innocent intentions. I'm comfortable with people asking me about my beliefs and hope you feel the same way. I'm only curious and not looking for a fight.
Your first question: Why does atheism even exist?
Well- it shouldn't. There shouldn't be a need for atheism. It should simply stand alone that I don't believe in any gods or the supernatural. Anything I might label as "supernatural" is simply due to a lack of full understanding of "the natural".
Atheism exists, as others have said, as a reaction to theism. The religious often have an aim to convert everyone to their flavor of "the truth", which is nestled in ancient myths and lore. Atheism is taking on a label that actively announces a lack of belief, and sometimes a statement that there is no god.
Second question: Why do atheists feel the need to disprove the existence of God?
Well it's not so much to disprove the existence of God, but to show that God is not a necessity for our existence. In fact, so far as we can tell there is no supernatural force relevant to our existence.
If you mean specifically the Christian God, then again- it's a reaction to the push of religion on us and others. People hold the Bible in such a high place, even when its contents are inconsistent within itself and greatly inconsistent with outside history. These people, like others have said, often use the Bible as a weapon to push through laws in government, control communities, and lord over other people. Conformation is a requirement for everyone. This is what we atheists react so strongly to.
But, here's the kicker- the advances in science are not aimed at disproving the existence of any gods. They are aimed at better understanding of our universe. That has resulted in the understanding that God simply isn't floating out there like we have thought for so long.
Could something exist? Sure, we can't disprove that. But if it does, it is apparently irrelevant, so why call it a god?
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RE: Hello Atheists
(31-07-2012 11:17 AM)kingschosen Wrote: ... mutual understanding, and respect from one human to another...
That's just sick and twisted.
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RE: Hello Atheists
(31-07-2012 11:17 AM)kingschosen Wrote: I was originally going to ignore you because I don't feel the need to defend myself; however, you disposition seemed to change with this post, so I'll oblige your curiosity.
Curiosity* piqued.
And I mentioned your wife because I made my way through nearly the entire thread where people post pictures of themselves, so that the rest of us don't have to build a mental image. In my mind, it was 1 photo per person. As I made my way through it, it felt like I had access to your entire photo album. It seemed a bit... much. So I joked about it. Not all of my jokes have smiley-faces after them. I like to think that (at times) a joke is too obvious to need highlighting as such.
* Curiosity killed the Celt
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RE: Hello Atheists
(31-07-2012 08:27 AM)Red Celt Wrote:(31-07-2012 08:20 AM)morondog Wrote: Gotta disagree with you here. I'd rather talk to them. Being all insular, you stay over there and I'll stay over here, is a recipe for a lack of understanding.
I'd venture to guess that most of us have been Christians at some point.
Your horrid behavior to a fellow human being who came here with nothing but polite questions makes me think those of us who are polite and civil must have learned that as Christians because your fucking behavior is fuckjng uncalled for. Get a grip, you uncivil sniveling little twat.
Now, with that out of the way, welcome, OP. Don't take Red Dolt's greeting with anything less than a grain of salt. The majority of us are civil until your second post at least.
It was just a fucking apple man, we're sorry okay? Please stop the madness
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RE: Hello Atheists
Welcome christian I hope you continue posting. Morondog mentioned the main point that atheism exists because of theism. I would love to never think about these things, but i was brought up in an area where that wasn't posible. Currently I live somewhere whre religion is not as big of an issue, but it's still a global issue. I don't feel there's any reason you need to be a non-christian, but I know plenty of people who are very adamant that I need to be a multitude of religions.
Atheism is not a religion, though currently it is being described as a minority. I hope that we continue to build the group as a civic movement and make the views which we hold perfectly acceptable with the general population (everyone is impossible). When we start making non-theistic centers there will be no reason to consider them churches as long as we don't focus on rituals and patterned behavior.
I apologize for Celt but we're going to have some arguments now and then.
Ok Celt I'm coming onto you now. Firstly I'll make a complaint with you that I make with others. If someone is posting a question and not trying to force anything what exactly is wrong? You have no necessity to read every thread that exists, and it's highly likely that she will be happy after getting an answer and move on. However, if she has other questions a response like yours was might convince her not to ask. If you want to talk about mission, while our forum is not Seth's it is tied to him and his message is quite clear on this. He wants understanding and comradery. He wants us to be able to be friends and live our lives. If a christian comes to his forum it's perfectly possible that they are taking up his offer of friendship and understanding. Shooting someone down simply for being different than you is definitely not something we want to suggest is our general mission.
Feel free to continue reacting this way as we have no restrictions against these attitudes, but I would prefer it if you let people get in their questions and learn about what they want to learn about. When they start proselytizing is when you have goo reason to get worried for that. I think it's one of the worst habits people can have to expect every individual to follow a historical example. I try to avoid biases , and like to think people might not do the things i don't want them to.
I'm not a non believer, I believe in the possibility of anything. I just don't let the actuality of something be determined by a 3rd party.
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RE: Hello Atheists
(31-07-2012 11:57 AM)Erxomai Wrote: Your horrid behavior to a fellow human being who came here with nothing but polite questions makes me think those of us who are polite and civil must have learned that as Christians because your fucking behavior is fuckjng uncalled for. Get a grip, you uncivil sniveling little twat.
You're suggesting that civility is a Christian invention? Just... wow!
I treat others how they treat me. I also treat others online in the exact same way that I would treat them offline. As such, call me a "sniveling little twat" to my face. I dare you.
RE: Hello Atheists
(31-07-2012 11:58 AM)Lilith Pride Wrote: If someone is posting a question and not trying to force anything what exactly is wrong?
Lilith, re-read what the OP said. It wasn't polite. It might have been worded politely, but the intent sure as hell wasn't.
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June 23. 2013 6:57PM
Polewarczyk wins again in ACT 150 in Groveton
Hudson's Joey Polewarczyk, Jr. nabbed his second straight American Canadian Tour victory in the ACT 150 at Groveton's Riverside Speedway Sunday, defeating reigning champion Wayne Helliwell, Jr. of Dover and sophomore driver Jimmy Hebert.
The race was a rain makeup from earlier in the month and began on Sunday with 29 laps already completed.
Midway through the event, Helliwell powered to the lead on the outside only to engage in a battle with Randy Potter, who got by the reigning champion and paced the field until Polewarczyk broke through the pack and stormed by the top five in the late stages of the race.

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USB Drive Letter Manager (USBDLM) allows you to decide which drive letters are given to your USB drives, MP3 players, digital cameras, or most other storage devices that you attach to your computer via USB.
Are you tired of the same device always getting a different drive letter, for instance? USBDLM can save your preferred choice to the device in an INI file, and then it'll always be assigned the same letter in the future.
You can also have the program intelligently assign drive letters from a list, depending on criteria like the active user, volume label, drive size and so on. So you might have small USB keys always assigned to K, L or M, say, while larger external backup drives get X, Y or Z.
You might choose to mount the drives as folders on an NTFS drive, perhaps ensuring that C:\USB\Corsair actually points to a USB flash drive.
There's an option to hide card reader drive letters unless they contain media.
And you're able to customise your own autorun options, for example launching a backup program as soon as you connect an external USB drive.
There's plenty more, too, however accessing all this power isn't exactly straightforward. USBDLM is a service, and there's no interface provided to configure any of its features: instead you must edit an INI file to get everything working as you'd like. This isn't particularly difficult, but you will need to spend a while reading the help file to discover what's on offer. If that may be an issue, check the online documentation before you download for a taste of how the program works.
Version 5.4.1 changes (changelog):
- Bugfix: Ballontips and AutoRun did not work with VeraCrypt volumes
If you don't mind editing an INI file to set everything up then USBDLM will give you a huge amount of control over your USB devices, their drive letters and how they're used


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Configure and build the kernel
See How to install NetBSD on the Linksys NSLU2 (Slug) without a serial port, using NFS and telnet for more instructions on building and installing kernels/NetBSD on the NSLU2.
Create the kernel configuration file:
$ echo 'include "arch/evbarm/conf/NSLU2"' >NSLU2_AUDIO
$ echo 'uaudio* at uhub? port ? configuration ?' >>NSLU2_AUDIO
$ echo 'audio* at uaudio?' >>NSLU2_AUDIO
$ echo 'config netbsd-aud-npe0 root on npe0 type nfs' >>NSLU2_AUDIO
$ echo 'config netbsd-aud-sd0 root on sd0a type ffs' >>NSLU2_AUDIO
$ echo 'config netbsd-aud-sd1 root on sd1a type ffs' >>NSLU2_AUDIO
Build as described in the above link, except change the final build command line to:
$ ./build.sh -u -U -m evbarm -a armeb -V KERNEL_SETS=NSLU2_AUDIO release
Boot the kernel
Use tftp to load the kernel as described in the link above. You should see the following lines (or something similar) in your dmesg or console output. The order of the lines may be slightly different. You may not see anything about "uhub3" unless you have an external hub.
uhub0 at usb1: vendor 0x1033 OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
uhub1 at usb2: vendor 0x1033 EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub1: 5 ports with 5 removable, self powered
uhub2 at usb0: vendor 0x1033 OHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
uhub2: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
ehci0: handing over full speed device on port 1 to ohci0
uaudio0 at uhub2 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0: C-Media INC. USB Sound Device, rev 1.10/0.10, addr 2
uaudio0: audio rev 1.00
audio0 at uaudio0: full duplex, independent
uhub3 at uhub1 port 2: vendor 0x0409 product 0x005a, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2
Note in particular the line that says "ehci0: handing over full speed device on port 1 to ohci0." The NetBSD USB ehci driver can not handle isochronous devices (required for audio), but the ohci driver can. Unfortunately, it also appears that NetBSD can not handle an attached hub with the ohci driver, so you can't plug the USB audio device into a hub - it must be plugged directly into one of the two USB ports on the back of the device.
Add the device entry in /dev
As root, enter the following:
# cd /dev
# ./MAKEDEV audio
You should now be able to play music to /dev/audio. If you want to play mp3 files, I recommend using madplay, which can be added using packages.


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November 30. 2013 1:17AM
Unwanted professors: How does one get fired at UNH?
Last December, Marco Dorfman, then chairman of the University of New Hampshire's Language, Literatures and Cultures Department, lowered French lecturer Emile Talpin's student evaluation scores while her contract was up for renewal.
The changes might have cost her not only her job, but also her visa to remain in the United States (she is from France). Amazingly, an arbitrator ruled in November that Dorfman could not be fired for this.
What Dorfman did is not disputed.
He admitted it. He says, however, that he had an emotional breakdown and acted out of character. He has asked for a second chance. The UNH administration wanted him fired. In May, the school did fire him. But the university's chapter of the American Association of University Professors appealed to an arbitrator. And for the second time in two years, an arbitrator saved the job of a professor who was deservedly fired.
Remember Edward Larkin? He was the UNH German professor convicted of exposing himself to a girl and her mom in a Market Basket parking lot in 2009. He was fired. An arbitrator reinstated him in 2011, ruling that his punishment would be a one-semester suspension.
UNH now has a Language, Literatures and Cultures Department in which two former chairmen - Larkin and Dorfman - will continue to teach after having been fired for moral wrongdoing. What great marketing for UNH. "Come study foreign languages with two fired professors whom we have to employ though we think they are morally unfit for their positions."
Something is seriously wrong with the arbitration process when such obviously firable offenses as these cannot result in terminations.


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I'm certain I can't think of them all but here's a few that come to mind in no particular order or era.
Steffi Graf vs Monica Seles
Steffi Graf vs Gabriel Sabatini
Steffi Graf vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
Steffi Graf vs Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova vs Chris Evert
Chris Evert vs Tracy Austin
Lyndsay Davenport vs Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis vs Anna Kournikova
Lyndsay Davenport vs Venus Williams
Venus Williams vs Serena Williams
John McEnroe vs Borne Borg
John McEnroe vs Jimmy Connors
Ivan Lendl vs John McEnroe
Ivan Lendl vs Boris Becker
Ivan Lendl vs Stefan Edberg
Ivan Lendl vs Mats Wilander
Boris Becker vs Stefan Edberg
Pete Sampras vs Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi vs Jim Courier
Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal
Like I said, there are undoubtedly great rivalries on either side that I've forgotten so consider this a start. Help me out if you can think of more.


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A Nobel Goal
How President Obama should donate his Nobel Peace Prize winnings.
Do you have a real-life do-gooding dilemma? Please send it to email@example.com and Sandy will try to answer it.
Dear Sandy,
President Obama just accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, which comes with an award of $1.4 million. The White House has announced that he will donate this money to charity. What is your recommendation for where this money should go?
Dear Caroline,
While President Obama's gift won't land him in the "Slate 60" list of top American philanthropists, it will bring a lot of attention—and scrutiny—to whichever cause he chooses. And though I'm under no illusion that he'll be looking to me for advice on which charity to choose, I'm happy to opine.
As inspirational as the president's acceptance speech was, it didn't provide a lot of insight into which charity he'll pick. He managed to touch on every major global good in a matter of minutes: security, democracy, education, health, climate change, human rights. While I agree that all of these are integral to achieving peace, I think he should focus his donation on one issue that encapsulates his "call to action."
A prime candidate is nuclear nonproliferation, a lynchpin of Obama's foreign policy—and ostensibly one of the reasons he was awarded the prize in the first place: "The Committee has attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons." The Ploughshares Fund is a grant-making organization that endows the "smartest people with the best ideas for preventing the spread and use of nuclear weapons and building stability in regions where nuclear weapons may be factors." That would be putting his money where his mouth is.
On the other hand, perhaps the president would be wise to continue to use his political influence on nuclear nonproliferation and put his money toward other forms of peace building. He acknowledged that peace "is not just freedom from fear, but freedom from want." If that's true, funding an organization aimed at addressing basic human needs would make inroads to promote peace. So what about donating to a global health organization such as Partners in Health or the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria? Or to organizations doing agricultural and business development, such as TechnoServe or Heifer International?
Then again, since Obama acknowledges that war and conflict are inevitable, maybe he should put his winnings toward organizations that try to alleviate their effects. Doctors Without Borders provides medical care in some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones—assisting people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe. The U.N. World Food Program provides food relief for refugee camps, therapeutic feeding centers, and other emergency shelters.
Finally, how can the president use this opportunity to make the largest statement? He could use his donation to challenge citizens to follow his "call to action" and donate in support of global peace. Dennis Whittle and Mari Kuraishi, former World Bank-ers and co-founders of Global Giving, urged the president to consider using his donation as a matching gift—an excellent idea.
No matter which charity he chooses or how he chooses to donate his winnings, Obama's biggest contribution will be in continuing to challenge people worldwide to remember his declaration that "for all the cruelty and hardship of our world, we are not mere prisoners of fate. Our actions matter, and can bend history in the direction of justice." If he can persuade others to act charitably, it will be worth a lot more than $1.4 million.
Do you have a real-life do-gooding dilemma? Please send it to email@example.com and Sandy will try to answer it.
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Doug Loves Movies
Special event! Doug Benson records an episode of his hit podcast on the DC Improv stage. Showtime 4:20.October 14
- Price: $22 general admission
- Showtimes: Sunday 4:20 (doors 3:20)
- Featuring: TBA
- Doug Loves Movies website
Comedian Doug Benson ("Super High Me" and Comedy Central's "The High Court") hosts a podcast where he talks to his hilarious special surprise guests about his first love…movies! To have a chance at winning some prizes, bring a movie themed name tag! Showtime: 4:20 p.m.
In 2006, Benson began hosting a weekly comedy podcast, titled Doug Loves Movies (Formerly I Love Movies with Doug Benson), which is recorded in front of a live audience at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. The show typically tapes weekly, and is later archived on iTunes for fans to listen to for free. Benson and guests talk about movies and comedy both. Benson's guests have included such notables as John Lithgow, Leonard Maltin, Brian Posehn, Joe Rogan, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, Jon Hamm, Adam Carolla, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Scott Aukerman, Adam Scott, Bill Simmons, Aziz Ansari, Amy Poehler, Elisabeth Shue, Aubrey Plaza, Michael Cera, Edgar Wright, Paul F. Tompkins, T.J. Miller and Jordan, the baseball-toting superfan.
A regular feature of the podcast is the Leonard Maltin Game, which has been described as Name That Tune with movies instead of songs. The game consists of Benson reading the cast of an unknown movie in reverse order (star of the movie comes last) from Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide to his guests, who attempt to guess the movie.
At the conclusion of many of the early podcasts, Doug would state "As always, Willem Dafoe is a Shithead," which resulted in so many people wondering about why, that Google searches began to automatically complete the phrase as a suggested match. The Willem Dafoe comment started as a joke based on the fact that it would seemingly be the only bad words ever uttered about Dafoe, but many people didn't catch on and, after explaining it a few times, Benson decided to let Dafoe rest. Now, the runners up in the Leonard Maltin game are allowed to name one shithead as a consolation prize.
Benson has also started an annual, 2 hour Twelve Guests of Christmas special every holiday season. This episode features 12 guests rather than the usual 3 guests and they play an elimination style Leonard Maltin Game.


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Lemon and Sherry Spritzer (aka Rebujito)
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Makes: 2 drinks (can easily be doubled)
Zest of 2 lemons
cup sugar
3 shots chilled fino sherry
Chilled seltzer
2 thin slices lemon, for garnish
- Mix the lemon zest, sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook for 3 minutes. Strain and let cool completely.
- Into each of 2 chilled 10-ounce tumblers, add 1 1/2 shots sherry and 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon syrup. Fill the glass with chilled seltzer (tasting and stirring as you go to make sure the flavor is neither too sweet nor too dilute). Garnish and each with a lemon slice.
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Parquetry Tabletop
Grain pattern inspires a new take on a pinwheel design.
By Heather Trosdahl
Pages 48-55
I originally made this table during my first year at the College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking Program. For our second project we are encouraged to incorporate shop-sawn veneers in some way. My plan was simple: I wanted to make a table out of a small but beautiful piece of red narra (an exotic from Southeast Asia). I knew it had to be a veneered top to get the most out of this unusual board, and I wanted it to be simple in design to allow the wood to speak for itself. I decided to resaw the board and find a pleasing layout by slipmatching my veneers.
Once I cut the veneers I realized I didn't like how this particular board looked when slipmatched. Bookmatching, or even flipping parts end to end, presented unwelcome chatoyance. No matter how I arranged the veneers and depending on the direction of the light they shifted from lighter to darker in color, highlighting the fact that I was joining separate pieces of wood to make the top.
To my eyes, neither option was going to do this board any justice. Then it dawned on me: I was approaching this project with a solid-wood mindset. Now that I was working with veneers I could put aside my concerns for wood movement, multiplying the possibilities. So why not take this opportunity to explore something new?
I turned to my wood for some guidance: "How can I use the chatoyance as part of the design?" The answer: parquetry – the joining of many pieces of wood to make a geometric pattern. But what pattern? This is where the possibilities are endless and can be somewhat overwhelming.
Luckily, I had a flame-like graphic at the end of my board and I thought it a shame to destroy its potential by slicing it in to smaller pieces. Instead, I cut a template window that framed this part of my board, which allowed me to notice a wedge shape that evoked a petal-like form, or a blade on a windmill rather than a symmetrical wedge suitable for a starburst. I liked this shape, so I used the window to search for other areas on the veneer that would work with this same shape. I found a total of three petals per veneer leaf.
From there, one question guided me through the next stage: "Can I use the chatoyance inherent in the wood to accentuate the already implied movement in, say, a pinwheel pattern?" And so it begins.
Blog: For more information on resawing your own veneer, see the author's "Shop-sawn Veneer: A Primer" on the Editors' Blog.
Web Site: Epifanes finishes can be found at Jamestown Distributors.
Web Site: For the file/burnisher the author uses, visit Glen-Drake Toolworks.
In Our Store: For more design inspiration, read Oscar P. Fitzgerald's "Studio Furniture of the Renwick Gallery."
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What is Neurofibromatosis?
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a set of complex genetic conditions that can affect nearly every organ system in the body. NF causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and in the brain. Other problems can include learning issues and bone deformities.
The Neurofibromatosis Team
The Neurofibromatosis Comprehensive Care Team, led by Dr. David Gutmann, provides detailed patient assessments and works with referring physicians, allied health professionals and agencies to deliver state-of-the-art medical services both locally and nationally.
The Neurofibromatosis Clinical Program offers comprehensive clinical and laboratory services for children.
- Diagnostic Evaluation
- Routine Follow-up Examinations
- Multidisciplinary Coordinated Care
Coordinated Care in the NF Clinical Program includes:
- Careful review of clinical and family history
- Detailed physical and neurological examinations
- Ophthalmology examination
- Genetic counseling
- Imaging studies (when indicated)
- Appropriate consultations with our comprehensive team of medical and surgical specialists
- Genetic testing (when indicated)
Clinical Trials
The NF Clinical Program is also an active member in the NF Clinical Trials Consortium. New treatments for children and adults with NF are offered as part of these ongoing clinical studies.
National Referral Center
St. Louis Children's Hospital is a national referral center for individuals with neurofibromatosis. Physicians who would like to refer a patient to the NF Clinical Program may call our Physician Access Line at 800.678.4357.
For more information about neurofibromatosis, visit http://nfcenter.wustl.edu/.


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Kevin Gray's On Baseball: 'Best day' for Connor LyonsBy KEVIN GRAY
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 21. 2013 10:10PM
Connor Lyons awoke in sunny Fort Myers, Fla., and wrote "Best day of the year" for his Facebook status. And it couldn't have gone much better.
The former Trinity High of Manchester standout was the starting center fielder for Northeastern, which played its annual exhibition game against the Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Lyons posed for a picture with David Ortiz, singled off Daniel Bard, stole second base off Red Sox catcher David Ross and exchanged some trash talk with Dustin Pedroia.
Lyons and his older brother, Sean, both patrolled the outfield during the fifth, sixth and seventh inning of Boston's 3-0 victory.
"Facing professional pitchers is always exciting," Connor Lyons said. "Obviously, Daniel Bard is pretty electric. The ball gets on you pretty quick. I had a decent at-bat and was able to get my (front) foot down and make contact and bloop it up the middle ... Pedroia was busting me out there. He said, 'You got jammed and still got a hit. You're not going to be so lucky next time.' That's about as good as it gets when you're out there playing baseball."
Bard threw a sequence of fastballs against Connor Lyons before working on his slider. It looked good. Bard, coming off a terrible 2012 season in which he was sent to Triple-A, struck out three consecutive Eagles after yielding the hit to Lyons.
"Yeah, I'm satisfied," Bard told reporters after the game. "Not perfect, obviously, but it's a huge step in the right direction. It's always good to get out of the gate with some good results. The focus today was just being in the zone as much as possible. I threw two pitches (fastball, slider) for strikes. Just go from there."
Bard posted a sparkling 1.93 ERA for the Red Sox in 2010. The following year he set a club record by making 25 consecutive scoreless appearances. Last season, Bard began the year as a starter and went 5-6 (6.22 ERA) while unraveling on the mound. Now he's back in the bullpen.
"I think I'm a better pitcher when I'm goal-oriented. At the same time, we don't want to get too wrapped up in results," Bard said at mlb.com. "As a short reliever, sometimes you can throw the ball great and have bad results. I want to focus on the task, the process, but at the same time, my goal is to get outs. That's why I broke out the slider pretty early today. I'm at my best when I'm focused on the competition, I think."
Connor Lyons had one more plate appearance, bouncing into a double play against Alex Wilson. Sean Lyons entered the game in the fifth and flied out against Clayton Mortenson in his only at-bat.
Last year, the Red Sox hammered Northeastern, 25-0, in the first-ever game at JetBlue Park. Thursday's performance left the Huskies feeling like winners.
"Our pitching was great. We held them to five hits and got the ground balls when we needed them," Connor Lyons said. "It was a really impressive performance compared to other years in the past."
In the Thursday's nightcap at JetBlue, Salem High graduate Terry Doyle took the mound for the Red Sox and pitched a perfect sixth inning against Boston College, his alma mater. Before the game, Doyle met with former BC teammate Peter Frates, who is suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease. Doyle wheeled Frates to the mound, where the former BC captain presented the game ball to Red Sox manager John Farrell.
"Pete is one of my best friends from school and spending time with him is a blessing," Doyle said. "The guy has the most positive outlook and is such a powerful influence just by the way he has dealt with this disease. The amount of strength he and his family have displayed is truly inspiring."
Boston beat BC, 11-1.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A television producer is seeking teenagers as young as 13 who like to make their own rules and "party like a rock star" to participate in a reality television series about their lives.
A Los Angeles-based casting company, Metal Flowers Media, placed a notice about the series "My Teen Life" in Backstage, a publication widely followed by entertainment professionals for job leads. The company said producers of "The Real Housewives of New York City" are looking for boys and girls ages 13 to 18 to cast.
"Parents, teachers and the haters are always in your business, but it's your life and you live it how you want to," the Backstage ad said. "If you're a modern-day teenage rebel with a hardcore lifestyle, we want to hear your story."
Kristi Russell, president of Metal Flowers Media, said Tuesday she is contractually not allowed to divulge details about "My Teen Life." But she drew a comparison to casting for the A&E series "Intervention," where substance abusers are confronted by loved ones who encourage them to seek treatment. "Intervention" is about trying to save people's lives, she said.
"Anyone who knows Metal Flowers Media will immediately understand what we are up to," Russell said. "I can say with a deeply ardent conviction and with 100 percent confidence that this series does not intend to exploit troubled teens, nor glamorize their lifestyle. In fact, the intent is quite the opposite."
Russell would not say who is producing the series, or what network is interested in buying it.
The casting notice had a flyer attached that includes this message: "(expletive) parents. They're old and don't know (expletive). It's 4:20 and time for your friend Molly to tell your story." Molly is the name of a synthetic drug popular with many young fans of electronic dance music.
There is no such series in the works at Shed Media US, which produces "The Real Housewives of New York City," said Jon Marcus, the company's senior vice president of development. It's possible that someone who once worked at "Real Housewives" is involved, but he said he was unaware of the project.
Meanwhile, the CMT network announced Tuesday that it would premiere a series called "My Dysfunctional Family" on July 5. It features a man, Dave Vitalli, described as a "self-styled commando family fixer" who helps troubled teens and their families deal with issues like addiction and abandonment. The series is produced by Shed Media U.S.
It's not clear whether "My Dysfunctional Family" is actually the series advertised as "My Teen Life." CMT officials were not immediately available for comment. Marcus would not come to the phone to talk about "My Dysfunctional Family" late Tuesday.
Shed has produced a range of unscripted series including "Hollywood Exes" and "Basketball Wives" on VH1, "SuperNanny" on ABC and "Bethenny Ever After" on Bravo. Similarly, the Metal Flowers Media website lists more than 100 programs that it has helped find participants for, including "Naked & Afraid" on Discovery, "Top Guns" on History, "1000 Ways to Die" on Spike and "Storage Wars" on A&E.
Bravo said it hasn't commissioned "My Teen Life" or any series like it.
There's certainly a market for television about young people behaving badly, as MTV learned with the success of "Buckwild," a series about hard-living West Virginia residents that ended abruptly last year following the death of a cast member.
"I think parents will be incensed at this kind of thing," said Stanley Goldstein, a psychologist from Middletown, New York, and author of "Troubled Children/Troubled Parents: The Way Out."
Many young people — and perhaps their parents — would not have the insight to understand what being put in such a television spotlight could mean for their lives, he said.
Associated Press Television Writer Lynn Elber in Los Angeles and AP writer Karen Matthews in New York contributed to this report.
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The World Bank, CIA and other Washington-area customers won't be getting the giant Christmas trees they ordered after Superstorm Sandy buried a Maryland farm in more than 2 feet of snow and snapped many of the 15- to 35-foot firs.
Gale-force winds drove wet snow deep into the boughs of firs at Pinetum Christmas Trees in Swanton, high in the Appalachian Mountains. The snow then froze and pulled limbs from their sockets. The owner, Marshall Stacy, says more than 3,000 trees were damaged, resulting in roughly $40,000 in losses.
He has refunded nearly 70 percent of his orders.
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0.185" (4.70mm) long x 0.047" (1.2mm) wide x 0.028" (0.7mm) thick, N52 Rare Earth Neodymium Rectangle Magnet, Magnetized thru the width. Black Epoxy coated.
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It was just one more winter at Grandma and Grandpa's farm...
It was just one more winter at Grandma and Grandpa's farm. It was cold and stormy and the snow had blocked the roads in or out of the "round barn" farm south of Dawn. Not much for two kids to do in that kind of weather. My aunt, who was about four years older than me, was that smart little country girl who knew how to have fun in any situation. We would play checkers, marble games, and Dominos. We even had a deck of well used Old Maid cards which we played with often.
With Grandpa outside all day and Grandma in the kitchen most of the time we had the whole living room, which was warmed by a wood stove, and the whole upstairs which was cold most of the time, all to ourselves. There was nothing fancy in the old country home, just the basic items like a table to eat on, a couch to set on along with wood chairs, a bed with one chest to store things, and of course, the kitchen's cook stove and fridge.
Now you see why we had to make things up as children. Our little minds were work all the time to find something new to do. It was my aunt who liked to trick me often, and yes she always won at the games too. After getting bored with the living room floor we headed up stairs to find something else to do. Little did I know she had something in mind already.
We found a clothes hanger and started unwinding it to make a single long wire. Grandma would have been mad if she knew we destroyed a clothes hanger so we unwound another and used them as swords. She was bigger than me, so I got hit the most during our swordplay.
It turns out that there was a light above the staircase which never had a bulb in it; as long as we could remember. I just thought it didn't work. My aunt said "Lets check it out." "How?" I asked. We tied the two hangers together to make a long wire, then she stuck it in the socket and it didn't do a thing. Nothing happened.
"Here you try it" she said. I did, and as I stood on my tiptoes I stuck it in the socket and she hit the light switch. This was my first experience with electricity. "You told me it was dead." I yelled. She said "It is. Try it again." Now I'm not stupid, but that shock must have affected my thinking. I did it again and this time it was dead...until she hit the switch again. It's a funny feeling when electricity flows through you. It seemed to travel to every area of my body.
My aunt and I fought a lot back then, but we only had each other so we made up fast. Today we are more like brother and sister. We even get along without fighting! DB


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One of the most common forms of equipment failure in kiteboarding is when your chicken loop trim line breaks while you are out kiteboarding. With normal use, the trim line wears out due to friction from sheeting in and out. Some manufacturers cover this line with a plastic tube which eliminates this problem altogether, however most control bars on the market today do not have this protective tube and are subject to breaking without much notice.
When I first started kiteboarding someone told me to dip my trim line in candle wax to extend the life of the line. The wax acts as a lubricant and reduces the wear of the line. Although this works to a degree, itís messy, candle wax doesnít stick very well to the trim line and it wears off easily. Then I discovered bow string wax thanks to my father in-law who is an avid bow hunter. This is stuff is easy to apply and works much better than candle wax. You can buy it at any hunting store (about $3) and it comes in a tube, similar to a large chap stick. All you have to do is apply a little to your trim line, and then using either a leather glove or a piece of chamois, rub the wax hard and fast enough that it gets hot and bonds to the line (donít use your bare hands, youíll get serious rope burn!). All told it takes about 3 minutes to do and it really makes a big difference. If you do it once every 5-6 sessions, youíll never break another chicken loop trim line.
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text: URMC / Encyclopedia / Content Prevention Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers Here are the screening tests and immunizations for infants from birth to age 2. Although you and your health care provider may decide that a different schedule is best for your baby, this plan can guide your discussion. Screening Who needs it How often Apgar (measurements done soon after birth -- heart rate, breathing, skin color, muscle tone, and reflex responses -- to evaluate the newborn's general condition and alertness at birth. All newborns 1 and 5 minutes after birth High lead level All children in this age group Risk assessment of lead exposure at age 6, 9 and 18 months; risk assessment or blood test at 12 and 24 months Newborn screenings (a series of tests for metabolic, endocrine, hemoglobin, and other conditions; tests may vary by state) Tests include hearing loss, congenital hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, severe heart problems, and severe immunodeficiency All newborns. talk with your health care provider about the tests in your state Before leaving hospital Tooth decay Children ages 6 months and older Dental exams every 6 months; fluoride supplements from age 6 months to 16 years for those with low fluoride levels in their water, fluoride varnish should be applied every 3 to 6 months Immunizations Who needs it How often Hepatitis B vaccine All infants At birth, between ages 1 to 2 months, and a final dose between ages 6 to 18 months DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis) All infants At ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, between ages 15 to 18 months, and a booster between ages 4 to 6 years Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate All infants 2-dose series: At ages 2 and 4 months; booster dose between 12 to 15 months 3-dose series: At ages 2,4, and 6 months; booster dose between ages 12 to 15 months Inactivated poliovirus All infants At ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 to 18 months (and a booster at 4 to 6 years) Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13) All infants At ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and at 12 to 15 months Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) All infants First dose between ages12 to 15 months (and the second dose between 4 to 6 years, or before starting kindergarten) Chickenpox (varicella) Those infants who have not contracted chickenpox Between ages 12 to15 months, and the second dose between 4 to 6 years Flu (seasonal); trivalent inactivated influenza All infants At age 6 months, and then annually when the flu vaccine becomes available in the community; the first year your child gets this vaccine 2 doses are required Hepatitis A All infants Between ages 12 to 23 months, with a second dose at least 6 months after the first dose Rotavirus All infants 2-dose series: At ages 2 months, and 4 months 3-dose series: At ages 2,4, and 6 *Screening guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics Immunization schedule from the CDC Medical Reviewers: Adler, Liora, C., MD Finke, Amy, RN, BSN


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MK5 Fiesta td strange fault
sjs posted a topic in Technical KnowledgeHi, could anyone shed some light on my problem, i have a 2001 1.8td Fiesta van that has just hit 30,000 miles today, i had been on the road for 2 minutes this morning when all of a sudden my van lost 1/2 power (felt as if turbo had failed) and at the same time i noticed that the fan had come on, there were no warning lights or anything, i lifted bonnet to check it wasn't too hot and engine bay was fairly cold as it was first drive of the day, i stopped van for a few seconds and restarted and all was ok, i then travelled 30 miles with no probs, i thought at first the handbrake could have been sticking and causing it to run hot and feel as if it was lacking power but it seems free with no binding at all, any thoughts or ideas?, thanks, Steven
MK6 Fiesta rear wheel bearing.
sjs replied to sjs's topic in Technical KnowledgeThanks, do u think it would be possible to do with a heavy bench vice?, does anyone know the torque setting for the hub nut?, cheers.
MK6 Fiesta rear wheel bearing.
sjs posted a topic in Technical KnowledgeHi, i need to change a rear wheel bearing in a 2003 festa and was wondering if it is a diy job or not, i have heard they can be a nightmare to press out, any ideas?, does anyone know the procedure?. Thanks,
sjs posted a topic in Technical KnowledgeHello, just out of curiosity, how long should my thermostat take to open at idle on my 1.8 td fester van on an average May evening?, cheers.
Mk6 1.4 eating catalytic converters
sjs posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi, i have a 2003 i.4 zetec fester. The engine light illuminated a few months ago and was diagnosed by GK Ford Carlisle as having a blocked cat, we had a cat fitted supplied by TMS motor spares, about a month later the light has come back on and Ford have diagnosed once again a faulty cat, is there any common faults with the mk6 that would cause it to damage cats i.e. running rich etc, it does use a very small amount of oil but nothing other than normal usage, it had new lambda sensors, plugs and ht leads when cat was fitted, it's currently on very thin ice as we've had it 4 months with nothing but trouble!, cheers.
mk5 hub nut
sjs posted a topic in Technical Knowledgehi, does anyone know the torque setting in nm for the rear hub nut on a mk5 fiesta van?, cheers
Fiesta van poorly sick.
sjs posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi, my mk5 1.8td van is having a bad day! 2001/51 27,000 miles regularly serviced, due in May I was driving it last night through the backroads round home in 5th and boxed down to 4th and it just lost power as if the clutch was slipping but only had half revs, if it was the clutch it would have been all revs and no go but it was half revs and no go!. I pulled over a popped the bonnet to find the fan going but i had only been on the road 5 minutes!, stopped engine and restarted and all was ok, does this point to something electrical?, thanks
Thanks, we are having trouble finding a good 2nd hand fester wheel and thought if the focus was similar it might be worth a try, but we'll just have to keep looking for the right fester wheel, are the mk6 and mk7 the same fitment?, thanku
Hi, will a focus wheel fit the mk6 fester?, cheers p.s. speedo problem was caused by dash needing calibrated.
Steering wheel question.
sjs posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi, does anyone know if a 2007 fiesta steering wheel will fit a 2003 mk6 fiesta, also are there any common faults with the speedo on a mk6 as mine has gone off it shows no speed and no mileage, cheers
Removing window regulator mk6?
sjs posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi, does anyone know how to remove the regulator on a mk6 3door as i need to replace the window regulator, i have the panel off i just can't see how to get the inner panel out that holds the reg, cheers
Hi, can it be made into a decat pipe?, and then pass MOT?.
Hi, thanks for the replys, a few more issues, cracking window turned out to be regulator fault, new washer jets ordered to stop water leaks which could have caused a major problem!, engine light came on the other day and ford think the cat is blocked, when driving the car home after ford looked at it but hadn't worked on it, i noticed the speedo wasn't working and the mileage wasn't showing, is this part of having the engine light on or is this another problem?, is there a way of fixing the cat without replacing it?, or is it a straight replacement?, thanks
Thanks, the washer pipe isn't actually burst it's letting rain water in between the jet and the bonnet, is there an upgraded jet with a better bonnet seal?, cheers.
Mk6 Problems
sjs posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHello, i recently bought a 1.4 mk6 Fester on a 03 plate, the car runs and drives great but has developed a few problems in the 2 months i've had it, any help would be great, Washers only work if stalk button is pushed in hard and wiggled up and down, (possibly just stalk). Battery light has come on dash whenever driving in any condition, (motorway or backroad), Centre console moves with gearlever, N/S window makes a loud crack when putting down from very top, (silicone spray), Washer jets leaking between bonnet and jets, (leaking onto engine), Headlight adjusters on all the time, (dipped beam way too high), Power steering very noisy, (normal p/s noise but 10 times louder), Has anyone experienced any of these probs before, are any of them common, thanks again, Steve


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Rockies rock Cubs, 9-4
Carlos Gonzalez homered twice and finished with a career-high five hits to lead the struggling Colorado Rockies to a 9-4 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday night.
Gonzalez was 5 for 5 and fell a triple shy of a cycle, and Eric Young Jr. also homered for the Rockies, who had lost five of their last six. Colorado had scored 12 runs in those games, including eight Sunday at St. Louis.
Gonzalez became the first Rockies player to have five hits since Miguel Olivo on May 12, 2010.
Colorado increased its lead to 5-0 in the third when Gonzalez hit his eighth of the season deep into the right-field bleachers. His home run in the ninth put the Rockies up 8-3 and gave him nine multi-home run games in his career.
Jeff Francis (2-3), winless since April 5, pitched six innings and gave up one run in three hits while striking out seven. After winning his first start, Francis was 0-3 with an 8.25 ERA over his next six outings.
Carlos Villanueva (1-3) allowed six runs and 12 hits -- including seven for extra bases -- in five innings for the Cubs. He is winless since April 18 and has allowed 18 earned runs in his last four starts after giving up five in his first four.
The Cubs snapped a three-game winning streak and haven't won four straight since last Sept. 7-10.
Colorado was in danger of falling to one game above .500 for the first time since April 10, but jumped on Villanueva quickly.
The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the first on Gonzalez's RBI single, driving in Young who led off with a double.
Colorado scored three in the second, capped off by Young's two-out, two-run home run. It was Young's first homer of the season and landed atop the canopy in straightaway center field. Francis had a sacrifice fly that brought in Nolan Arenado.
The Rockies could have had more in the inning, but Alfonso Soriano threw out Todd Helton at home for the first out after a single by Josh Rutledge.
The Rockies added two more runs in the fifth on an RBI double by Troy Tulowitzki and run-scoring single from Helton. Colorado had three doubles to start the inning, including one from Dexter Fowler who was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple.
Tulowitzki had three hits while Young, Helton, and Arenado had two apiece for the Rockies. Their 17 hits matched a season-high allowed by the Cubs.
Francis took a shutout into the fifth before Darwin Barney homered with two outs. Barney had three hits and two RBIs.
The Cubs scored two unearned runs in the eighth, first when reliever Edgmer Escalona fielded Anthony Rizzo's grounder but threw the ball into center field, allowing David DeJesus to score. Arenado then made a diving play on Soriano's grounder, but Starlin Castro came home to cut the Colorado lead to 7-3.
Colorado hasn't won a three-game series at Wrigley Field since Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2006, when the Rockies took two of three.


text: World Record 8-Point Buck By: Alan Clemons | March 22, 2012 World Record 8-Point ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 4 Illinois hunter Jason Sanders shot what appears to be the largest main-frame, typical 8-pointer ever killed by a hunter under fair chase conditions. Preliminary scores say the buck nets 183-1/8 inches. The current world-record typical 8 is 180-3/8 inches.


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Reps. Frank Lucas, Collin Peterson, K. Michael Conaway, and David Scott today introduced H.R. 4413, the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act. This legislation is a bipartisan effort to reauthorize and improve the operations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as well as address concerns relating to protecting customers from another market failure such as MF Global and Peregrine Financial. It is the product of a multi-year process that included hearing perspectives from market participants, end-users, futures customers and the CFTC.
"I'm pleased to introduce this bipartisan legislation with my friends and colleagues. It is a responsible and balanced bill that improves the efficiency and accountability of the CFTC, ensures regulations are implemented in a sensible manner, maintains the integrity of the marketplace, and guarantees our global competitiveness. We will advance our bill in the committee this week and then prepare for full House consideration," said Rep. Frank D. Lucas, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
"This bill builds upon the previous bipartisan actions of the Agriculture Committee to further clarify that those not responsible for the financial collapse, end-users who actually use the markets to hedge against risk, do not bear the brunt of new financial regulations. Yet again, the Agriculture Committee has put aside Washington's extreme partisan rhetoric in favor of bipartisan legislation. While I don't think this bill is perfect, no bill ever is. This is reasonable legislation that I hope my colleagues will support," said Rep. Collin Peterson, Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee."
I am very excited about the full committee taking up this bipartisan bill, which would protect consumers and end users, like farmers, ranchers, and small businesses. It's the culmination of a lot of work by Chairman Lucas and the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Subcommittee Ranking Member Scott and I held four hearings and the full committee also held a hearing on the legislation. My bill requiring the CFTC to quantify the costs and benefits of future regulations and orders was included in the overall legislation. Quantifying the implications of new regulations will strengthen our overall economy and encourage the creation of jobs," said Rep. K. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
"I am proud to sign onto the CFTC reauthorization bill as an original cosponsor. After reviewing this bill, I am confident that the text in its current form will continue to help further the vital mission of the CFTC. After meeting with the current nominee to lead the agency, Mr. Timothy Massad, it is clear that this bill will bring reforms and codify many institutional regulations that the industry has already begun to take. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the House and Senate to help give the CFTC the resources necessary to continue its mission of protecting market participants and the public from fraud and manipulation," said Rep. David Scott, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.


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Happy New Year Comrades! and welcome to the 41st edition of the Dispatch
The Newsletter and Entertainment Team started this year working hard to give you the most recent news about Tournaments, Clans, Maps and other information related to Conquer Club.
We hope you can find all this information helpful and interesting for you.
jricart - Newsletter Executive
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In this issue we say a fond farewell to the elfish_lad whose messages from the bottom of the pit have entertained and informed us for over a year now - good bye elf and thanks, you have been a true asset to the team! Elsewhere TheSaxlad celebrates the off-topics forum which has just racked up one million posts. Victor Sullivan also introduces us to one particular area of that forum - mafia wars.
No Dispatch would be complete without an interview and this week we are speaking to trapyoung, TOFU member, forum regular and much more besides.
From the Pit by elfish_lad
SIB, 1,000,000 Posts!!! by TheSaxlad
The Scum Insider by Victor Sullivan
Join This? Or Not! by jleonnn
Meet the Tournament Winners! by Dukasaur
Greetings and salutations to all! For those who have never encountered me, I'm the new CC Dispatch reporter on the Tournaments beat. My special project is to interview the winners. Here are some of the people I have spoken to:
Vaicius was the winner of the Dungeon Bash ! tournament put together by NotNowKato This three-round tournament pitted 32 players against each other on three Sword & Sorcery themed maps -- Castle Lands, Siege!, and Draknor.
Ubcman64 was the winner of the Prince of Wales 4, hosted by tokle. This is a straightforward 1-on-1 elimination bracket tournament. It is repeated on a regular basis, crowning a new "Prince of Wales" each time.
aalii and CAPK81 won the 2v2 - Asia tournament hosted by sdh. This is part of a long series of 2v2 tournaments on many different maps. I contacted both of the winners.
One concluding note: when I volunteered for this project, I offered to interview "all of the tournament winners." How naive I was! I had no idea what a staggering number of tournaments there really are. Now I understand that there is no way I will be able to get to everyone. I intend to publish three or four interviews in every edition of the Dispatch, but even so I will probably only get to talk to about 5 or 10 percent of all the winners. My approach will be partially random and partially targetted. Some will be chosen because of their fame or amazing stats, some will be chosen because I find the tournament that they were in to be unusual or especially interesting, and many will be chosen completely at random. I will pay special attention to those that are winning a tournament for the very first time. If you are looking forward to telling the story of the exciting tournament that you were just in and want to be on my list, please feel free to PM me any time.
Until next time,
This month we have a packed issue overflowing with foundry goodness. Sully brings us an update on what maps have been progressing through the foundry as well as a look back at the maps of 2010. The Bison King brings us his final interview with non other than natty-dread. And our series on the military history of the Unites States continues in History 101. For those of you that are artistically inclined you'll want to check out this issues "wanted ads". -- dolomite13
Maps Briefly by Victor Sullivan
A Year in Review by Victor Sullivan
Map Spotlight: Age of Steam: Trans-Sib 1914 by The Bison King
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Clan League and Conqueror's Cup by laughingcavalier
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School funding is divisive issue in Hollis, BrooklineBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
February 26. 2014 8:26PM
HOLLIS — A warrant article that could potentially change how much the towns of Hollis and Brookline pay for their children to attend the district's middle and high schools will head before voters next month.
Article 15 on the Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School District warrant is asking voters to amend the existing agreement between the school district and the towns of Hollis and Brookline.
If the article passes, the school district would determine each town's tuition costs based equally on the middle and high school students' average daily memberships in the preceding fiscal year and the most recent equalized valuation of each district.
The warrant article, submitted by petition, doesn't have a set cost value as written, but some Hollis residents and town officials still fear the cost would ultimately prove too high.
Right now, the district operates on an "average daily membership" basis, meaning the number of students each town sends to the cooperative district determines tuition costs charged to each of the two towns.
Last year, Brookline paid an average of $13,010 per student in tuition costs, while Hollis paid $15,053, according to the 2012/2013 annual report for School Administrative Unit #41.
The state's 2012/2013 average for per-student tuition is $15,589.
There are 874 students enrolled at Hollis/Brookline High School and 386 students enrolled at Hollis/Brookline Middle School.
According to school officials, if all of the (nonpetitioned) School Board and Budget Committee Articles 2-10 pass next month, the end result would be an overall tax rate of $12.45 per thousand dollars, representing an 8 percent increase for Brookline residents.
For Hollis residents, passage of Articles 2-10 would mean a tax rate of $6.77 per thousand dollars, representing a 4.9 percent increase.
Hollis Budget Committee Chairman Tom Gehan said he's "invested a lot of time researching possibilities and has become acutely aware of a risk" associated with the petitioned Article 15.
Gehan said that if Article 15 passes, he believes an estimated $1.7 million in taxes could be shifted from Brookline to Hollis over the next five years.
The end result, he said, would be a $1.40 per thousand increase in property taxes, or about $600 per year for the owner of a typical Hollis home.
"It's a huge, huge risk we're facing," said Gehan.
The topic was debated heavily this week on the Hollis/Brookline Community Facebook page.
"Sadly, there still exist those in Brookline and Hollis who would like to achieve their objectives by dividing the towns," wrote Keith Thompson. "The whole story is that when Hollis was sending more students to the co-op, Hollis residents were OK with a different formula. Then the number switched."
Petitioner Eric Pauer of Brookline said he believes the 50/50 formula proposed in the warrant article is "more balanced."
"Right now, Brookline is to the breaking point tax-wise," Brookline resident Michelle Tutt-Jimeno further noted. "Hollis is not. Personally I think it is in Hollis' best interest to correct the situation and put it to 50/50."
Also appearing on the March warrant is Article 2, which asks voters to approve a $5.2 million building expansion and multi-purpose athletic field at Hollis/Brookline Cooperative High School.
If passed, the district would need to appropriate $143,000 next year for the initial interest payment on the construction bond.
The article was unanimously supported by the Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School board, but wasn't recommended by the budget committee.
A two-thirds ballot vote would be needed for Article 2 to pass.
Town and school officials said that any changes made to the co-op contributions would be locked in place for the following five years, in accordance with state Department of Education rules.
"I do think we need to work as a united front," Hollis Board of Selectmen Chairman David Petry said. "But the one thing I'd like to stress is that 25 signatures on a petition doesn't represent the entire community of Brookline."
Gehan said, "a best case scenario would be having this article tabled Monday night."
"We need to get as many people at that meeting as possible," he said. "Everyone's input is critical."
The Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School District will hold its annual meeting on Monday, March 3, at Hollis/Brookline High School. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
Ballot voting on all articles will take place March 11.


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Child assault trial to begin Tuesday for ex-Albany manBy LARISSA MULKERN
Special to the Union Leader
January 22. 2013 8:41PM
OSSIPEE - The trial of a former Albany man accused of seriously beating a 2-year-old boy last year is scheduled to begin today in Carroll County Superior Court.
Justin Roy, 34, is standing trial on multiple felony charges connected to the beating that left the toddler son of Roy's ex-girlfriend, Heather Downs, near death.
The boy sustained serious abdominal injuries, spent several weeks at the Maine Medical Center, but has since recovered. He and his younger siblings are in the care of grandparents and his biological father in Maine.
Roy was arrested in April 2012 following a three-and-a-half-month investigation into the assaults that were reported Dec. 19, 2011.
Downs was living with Roy and her three children, a baby boy, the two-year-old victim, and a seven-year-old son, at a mobile home for three months prior to the alleged assaults.
Late Tuesday afternoon, Carroll County Attorney Robin Gordon confirmed that a pool of 12 jurors and two alternates were chosen after several hours of selection.
The Roy trial is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. with a preview statement from the judge, followed by a bus trip to the residence in Albany, Roy's mother's mobile home and shed, where the assaults allegedly took place.
Gordon said the judge in the case, Justice Steve Houran, also plans on hearing opening arguments today if time allows.
Deputy County Attorney Susan Boone is prosecuting the case for the state. Defense attorneys Wade Harwood and Howard Clapman of the New Hampshire Public Defenders office in Laconia are representing Roy.


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Charles Dickens, who would be 200 this year, might very well be smiling from above watching this celebration of his enduring classic.
Charles Dickens, who would be 200 this year, might very well be smiling from above watching this celebration of his enduring classic.
"There are so many different adaptations of 'A Christmas Carol,'" says Randy P. Conti, executive director of the Woodstock Playhouse. "It's the same story, but to turn it into a musical was brilliant."
Conti was mesmerized by Radio City Music Hall's production at Madison Square Garden a number of years ago. He knew that someday he would put his creative touch on this show — and someday is now. The first of this season's five performances of "A Christmas Carol" by Woodstock Playhouse Productions happens Saturday evening.
"We presented it last season and plan to make it an annual tradition," says Conti, who is also directing this performance. "The cast and chorus are a mix of veterans and new performers, which adds a different energy. I may have a direction and choreography in my head, but then someone does something differently that works, giving the show new life."
Along with being a musical, what makes this "Carol" noteworthy is that Ebenezer Scrooge is portrayed as a young man.
"We learn what brought him to the point he's at today, how that development progressed," says Conti. "During Christmas Future, we really feel for him and can appreciate change. ... Although it's called 'A Christmas Carol,' it really has nothing to do with Christmas. It's about change and growth."
The rich-but-never-stuffy characters proffer timely moral messages, says Conti. Certainly the visits from the ghost of Jacob Marley are life-altering, but even Fezziwig's annual Christmas ball, where the workers and the gentry come together without class restrictions, is illuminating. And this holiday tradition unfolds within the framework of an exuberant, theatrical production.
"There are beautiful songs in the show," he says — even magical flying effects.
Filled with holiday spirit, Conti says the audience will then exit into a festive Winter Wonderland, complete with carolers and some characters from the play.
"It's the perfect photo op, especially for a homemade Christmas card," he says. "Santa Claus will be on hand, or the family can be photographed with Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim for a Dickens Christmas."


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To save its box office collections from plunging, Bollywood had stopped releasing new films during the Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons because most viewers would be busy catching up on IPL action either on the small screen or on the grounds and, hence, the cinema halls would mostly go empty.
This year, however, 20 new films, some from big banners such as Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and UTV, are lined up for release in the period that coincides with the seventh season of the IPL. In contrast, only 10 movies were released during IPL-6 and IPL-5, nine in the fourth and the third seasons and only eight during the first season of IPL in 2008.
"During the first two IPL seasons, multiplexes witnessed a drop of around 35-40% in their revenues," says Rakesh Jariwala, partner, EY.
The biggest release of this year, Rajnikanth-starrer Kochadaiiyaan is set for release on May 9. Produced at a budget of Rs 125 crore, the film will hit the screens when the IPL frenzy is likely to have picked up. Says Ormax Media CEO Shailesh Kapoor: "Today, so many films are vying for a good release date and there are only 52 weeks in a year. So studios have no option but to make the most of each of these weeks. Hence, if in a certain week during the IPL no film is releasing, a producer is sure to lap it up."
Dharma Productions and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment took a chance when they released their new film 2 States on April 18, two days after the opening of the seventh season of the IPL. Starring Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor, the film was released across more than 2,000 screens in India. The film recouped one-third of its production cost of Rs 35 crore on the opening day itself. It is still running across cinema halls in the country.
The other significant launches lined up for the next few weeks include Kaanchi — The Unbreakable (April 25; budget: Rs 25-30 crore). This romantic drama is being touted as famous director Subhash Ghai's return to direction after a gap of five years.
Some of the other releases include Revolver Rani, Samrat & Co, Hawaa Hawaai and Heropanti.
Kamal Gianchandani, president, PVR Pictures, notes that when it comes to the developed entertainment economies such as the US and the UK, it can be observed that there are some big-ticket sporting events that take place almost every alternate week.
"The movie industry there has learnt to co-exist with these major events. Similarly, the Indian market too is maturing and our entertainment economy is learning to co-exist with the realities of the fragmented media world," he said.
Industry estimates suggest that after a setback in 2008 and a lull the following year, the industry began mustering courage
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Recipe: Ginger Pumpkin Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
Ah, pumpkin pie — that most quintessential of Thanksgiving desserts. Here's my own favorite take on pumpkin pie — one that skips the sometimes finicky, sometimes soggy pie crust for one made from crispy graham crackers. Add a heaping spoonful of fresh, piquant ginger and you have the pumpkin pie I look forward to all year long.
Pumpkin pie didn't use to be a favorite. I liked the flavor and spices of traditional pumpkin pie, but often found it unpleasantly soggy. Then, a few years ago, I wondered what it would be like made with a toasty, firmer graham cracker crust. Presto — delicious. The graham cracker crust is easier to shape and press into place than a regular pie crust (I always use a homemade graham cracker crust; the storebought ones taste stale to me). It also holds up underneath the custard filling of the pumpkin, staying toothsome and snappy.
Other crackers or cookies would also work well in this recipe. Gingersnaps would be lovely in the crust, or even chocolate wafers, if you're feeling daring!
And finally, a note on the ginger. I keep this pumpkin pie fairly classic, with a dash of spices, cream, and eggs. But I do add a large dose of fresh ginger as well. This will be surprisingly mild on the first day you taste this pie. But if you let it rest in the refrigerator overnight, or for two days, you will find that the ginger taste blooms beautifully and becomes a spicy note underneath the mellow pumpkin. For that reason, I do recommend making this pie at least a day ahead.
Ginger Pumpkin Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
Makes one 9-inch pie which serves 6 to 8 people
graham cracker pie crust (see instructions and recipe here)
15-ounce can pumpkin puree OR just under 2 cups homemade pumpkin puree
large eggs
1 large
egg yolk
2/3 cup
dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons
grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon
ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon
1/4 teaspoon
black pepper
1 cup
whipping cream
1/2 cup
whole milk
Heat the oven 375°F. Bake the graham cracker crust for 10 minutes then remove and let cool in the refrigerator while you make the filling.
Whisk the pumpkin puree with the eggs, egg yolk, and brown sugar. To grate the ginger, use a piece of ginger about 4 inches long and grate to a pulp using a Microplane or fine grater. Discard the tough fibers; just use the milky juice and puree. Whisk the grated ginger, cinnamon and ginger spices, salt, and pepper into the pumpkin mixture. Add the cream and milk and whisk until smooth. Pour into the graham cracker crust.
Bake for about 50 minutes at 375°F, or just until set. Check after 30 minutes and tent with foil if the edges seem to be browning quickly. (I let mine get fairly dark, as I like the flavor!) The filling will continue to firm up after it comes out of the oven.
Refrigerate the pie after it is just cool to the touch. Let cool for at least two hours before slicing and serving.
Recipe Notes
Originally published November 20, 2007.
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