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The DLR-operated High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express imaged the Eumenides Dorsum mountains on the Red Planet. Eumenides Dorsum lies at approximately 2° south and 206° east. The images, taken on 26 December 2007, have a ground resolution of about 13 m/pixel. They cover an area of about 12 000 square km.
The mountains are located to the west of the Tharsis Region, and form part of the Medusae-Fossae Region, which is most likely covered by a blanket of volcanic ash.
The region exhibits several kilometre-long linear structures interspersed with channels. The entire area bears evidence of the erosional force of wind and possibly water, on Mars.
Although the Martian atmosphere is rather thin compared to the Earth's atmosphere – just 0.75% of mean surface pressure on Earth, corresponding to an altitude of about 35 km above Earth's surface – it can be very dynamic and plays a major role in shaping the red planet's landscape over a long period of time.
The region is dominated by features carved in sedimentary rocks created by the erosional action of the wind. The wind transports lose material, such as sand, and erodes the soft sedimentary rocks along existing structures like gaps, fault lines or incisions, removing the material.
Smaller mounds in the image centre have been eroded and look pyramid-shaped. In the imaged area, most of these features are oriented from north to south. Such preferential orientation develops in areas where the wind direction remains the same.
The smooth areas in the centre of the image and in the northern part of the region are most likely made of more resistant volcanic material. This is because magmatic rocks are usually harder than sedimentary rock and are less affected by erosion.
The southern part of the region is made up of several arched ridges, of which the origin is still debated. Supposedly they are older features that are visible due to erosion. They could also be lava flow fronts or frontal moraines of ancient glaciers. Another possibility is that these ridges were formed by landslides that have been eroded and later superimposed with sediments and exposed again.
The colour scenes have been derived from the three HRSC-colour channels and the nadir channel. The perspective views have been calculated from the digital terrain model derived from the stereo channels. The anaglyph image was calculated from the nadir and one stereo channel.
The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) experiment on the ESA Mars Express Mission is led by the Principal Investigator (PI) Prof. Dr. Gerhard Neukum who also designed the camera technically.
The science team of the experiment consists of 45 Co-Investigators from 32 institutions and 10 nations. The camera was developed at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) under the leadership of the PI G. Neukum and built in cooperation with industrial partners (EADS Astrium, Lewicki Microelectronic GmbH and Jena-Optronik GmbH). The experiment on Mars Express is operated by the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, through ESA/ESOC. The systematic processing of the HRSC image data is carried out at DLR.
The scenes shown here were processed by the PI-group at the Institute for Geosciences of the Freie Universitaet Berlin in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin.


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Programming weather radios for hurricanes
Radios provide vital information during severe weather
Programming weather radios for hurricanes
Radios provide vital information during severe weather
WINTER PARK, Fla. —
Setting up a weather radio is essential before hurricane season arrives.
The radio can provide vital information to keep people safe during an approaching storm.
It doesn't take long to set up a new radio. Just follow the steps below.
>>Download the WESH 2 Hurricane Tracker app for iOS and Android
- Plug the AC adapter into an outlet and the radio.
- Give the radio a few seconds to rotate through the channels.
- Raise the radio antenna and aim for the clearest possible signal.
- Find the set button. It allows for the best possible frequency to be found for your location and radio.
- Press the set button and wait a few seconds.
- Press the set button again after hearing a beep.
- An indicator light should illuminate that reads NOAA weather radio.
- Cycle through the radio channels until a clear channel is found.
- Hit the set button again to store the channel.
The weather radio should now be programmed to alert when the next weather warning is issued.

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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in Congress would enhance open and fair competition in livestock markets, say its supporters.
"Consolidation is happening in all sectors of agriculture and having a negative effect on producers and consumers across the nation," said Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ioaw, who introduced the Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007 (S.622). "Consolidation in itself is not a violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act, but when some entities become larger and more powerful, that makes enforcement absolutely critical for independent livestock producers.
"Economists have stated that when four firms control over 40 percent of the industry, marketplace competitiveness begins to decline," Harkin continued. "Taken together with fewer buyers of livestock, highly integrated firms can exert tremendous power over the industry."
Co-sponsors of the bill include: Sens. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo.; Russ Feingold, D-Wis.; Craig Thomas, R-Wyo.; Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.; Max Baucus, D-Mont.; and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
"Transparency and fairness in the marketplace have always been core issues for R-CALF, so immediately, we will begin working to create awareness for the provisions of this bill and working to secure passage of this legislation," said Randy Stevenson, R-CALF USA Region II director, who also chairs the organization's marketing committee. "We look forward to working with Congress to accomplish that goal.
R-CALF USA (Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America) a national, non-profit organization, represents U.S. cattle producers on both domestic and international trade and marketing issues. Members are located across 47 states and are primarily cow/calf operators, cattle backgrounders, and/or feedlot owners.
"Because only four meat packers control more than 80 percent of the cattle market, it is more critical than ever to level the playing field by strengthening and clarifying the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (PSA)," Stevenson continued. "It's also imperative that USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) increase its enforcement of both laws."
"We must continue to fight for transparency and fair competition for our livestock markets," Sen. Thomas said. "The structure of agriculture is changing rapidly, and we need to have a plan in place to stay ahead of the curve, learn from successes and capitalize on the many benefits of seeking solutions ahead of a crisis."
S.622 calls for the reorganization of USDA to establish an Office of Special Counsel whose sole responsibility will be to investigate and prosecute violations on competition matters. The Special Counsel would be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The position also would serve as a liaison between the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Additionally, an amendment to the PSA would include strengthening producer protections by making it easier for them to prove unfair actions by packers, without additional burdens of having to prove adverse effects on competition.
The legislation also provides needed contract protections, prohibits unfair, deceptive, unjustly discriminatory and anti-competitive practices, and prevents discrimination against producers who belong to an organization or co-op by removing a disclaimer clause that currently allows processors, handlers, or contractors to refuse to do business with producers just because they belong to such organizations.
The legislation also would develop rulemaking by requiring the agriculture secretary to write regulations defining the term "unreasonable preference or advantage" under the PSA. USDA has never defined this provision of the law.
Also, in the event a producer's complaint goes to trial, the bill would remove hurdles by allowing producers to have their trial heard in the state where they reside.


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With the season here and gone in NW Missouri, we start to turn our focus to hunting shed antlers and start planning for the spring gobbler season.
This past weekend, I made a trip to the farm to hang a trail camera to get a better idea on how many bucks are still packing antlers around. This time of year is a great time to find heavily used trails to hang the cameras on. With the deer back to large groups or "bachelor groups" and having one thing on their mind; food, they are constantly using the same trails to get to the food source. Our late-season Tecomate plot has been an awesome food source up to this point, and the trails leading to the plot were unbelievable. The last time I was at the farm was late December during the Missouri muzzle loader season and at that time there was plenty of foliage remaining in the plot. Not surprised, the plot has been wiped clean. I quickly hung the trail camera on a heavily used trail leading to the food plot and made my way to the plot and could quickly see the benefits of having a late-season food source on the property, there laid the first shed antler of the year for me. Hopefully in the next couple weeks we can find some time and rally some buddies up to find more sheds. Until then, it's back to the grind!
Share your shed antler photos with us, Working Class Whitetails.
Happy Shed Hunting!
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Local SBDC Clients Make The News
Great Falls Tribune (MT) - June 7, 2010
Author: Rich Ecke
Author: Rich Ecke
Local video game developers land $40,000 contract
Great Falls-based video game developers have gained their biggest break so far, a $40,000 contract to develop 10 new levels for the popular Sony PlayStation game "LittleBigPlanet" or its successor, "LittleBigPlanet2."
Team Kaizen, founded by brothers Josh and Trevor Hughes of Great Falls, competed in a Digital Media Learning Competition, in which members created an amusement park setting for "LittleBigPlanet."
Team members created thrill rides in a fantasy amusement park to teach game users critical principles of physics and engineering.
"Players can then use what they have learned to design and build their own fully rendered and animated amusement park rides," the group's project description explained.
In the competition, "we ended up being one of the winning teams," finishing tops in the physics category, Josh Hughes said last week. The cash award comes courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation and HASTAC, a technology consortium.
Team members received their award last month from President Barack Obama's chief technology officer, Aneesh Chopra, at Parson's The New School of Design in New York City.
This is the first time Team Kaizen and the firm founded by the Hughes brothers, Add-A-Tudez Entertainment Co., will be paid a hefty sum to develop computer games. Josh is the lead game designer for the group. Other collaborators on the award-winning project are Trevor Hughes, James Scharmack, Tommy Bush, Charles Elum, Ben Saltzman, Colin Martin, Brandon Miller, Gene Oliver and Caleb Gray.
These video-game whizzes won't be resting on their laurels, either.
Josh and Trevor Hughes attended an international gaming event called E3 in Los Angeles last year, and camped out for hours so they could take part in a Sony news conference.
A photograph of the brothers from last year can be found on a Web site promoting this year's E3 conference in Los Angeles. Check out the photo of the Hugheses at http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/06/02/get-a-grip-on-e3-at-our-playstation-blog-meetup/
The Hugheses again will attend E3 this year, as will other team members, hoping to compare notes with other video game developers and renew contacts with representatives of Sony Entertainment. Team Kaizen hopes to develop its own video game for Sony someday.
Josh Hughes hopes Great Falls eventually can become a video-game Mecca, and the recent big prize earned by his team shows he is not just blowing smoke.
In fact, he said he is getting excited about the group's chances.
"We can't wait for people to see our work so they know this crazy team based in Montana can bring the wow factor," Josh said.
All's well in the land of peanuts.
More specifically, at 3518 3rd Ave. N. in Great Falls.
That's where someone had absconded with a Mr. Peanut figure from the northside yard in September 2008, then returned it 10 months later. That was the second time the Charpentier family's yard art had been swiped.
That's no small feat, since Mr. Peanut is painted on a rock that weighs a hefty 250 pounds.
Mr. Peanut remains on display today, but now he has a glint in his eye.
"He's got a girlfriend now," homeowner Jane Charpentier said with a chortle.
Mrs. Peanut once was a duplicate Mr. Peanut, but she underwent a gender change to create a very attractive couple.
Bob and Jane Charpentier's daughter, Monica Richie of Elko, Nev., painted both boulders. One, painted for Bob's sister, stayed out on a ranch, but is now in town at the Charpentiers' place.
That would have given the Charpentiers two Mr. Peanuts.
"Bob had to give her some red lips," said Jane, who bought Mrs. Peanut a hat at Goodwill.
Voila! A couple with charisma.
"He was gone for 10 months and he returned with a wife," Jane Charpentier said.


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Kat Von D & Kristen Stewart: '10 Crosby Derek Lam' Dress Twins!
Kat Von D hits the red carpet with DJ producer boyfriend deadmau5 at the 2013 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 10) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The 32-year-old tattoo artist wore a red 10 Crosby Derek Lam dress with red suede heel-less platform shoes.
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Kristen Stewart wore the same dress with a McQ belt at a photo call for Snow White and the Huntsman back in May 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
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New Study Recasts Human-Neanderthal Link
Researchers Conclude Species Overlapped With Neanderthals for Long Period
A new study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, concludes that modern humans arrived in Europe much earlier than previously believed, and clarifies, more specifically, the long time period they overlapped with Neanderthals.
The study also bolsters a theory that the two species met, bred and possibly exchanged or copied vital toolmaking techniques. It represents another twist in an enduring puzzle about human origins: why modern humans triumphed while the better-adapted and similarly intelligent Neanderthals died out....


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By Gerry Shih
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - There are no signs of failure of the autopilot or other key automatic flight equipment on the Asiana plane that crashed in San Francisco last week, the head of National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday.
"There is no anomalous behavior of the autopilot, of the flight director, and of the auto-throttles, based on the FDR (flight data recorder) data reviewed to date," NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman told a news conference, referring to the flight data recorder from the Boeing 777.
The plane, carrying 291 passengers and 16 crew from Seoul to San Francisco, hit a seawall in front of the runway on Saturday, killing two passengers and injuring 180 others.
The tail section of an Asiana Airlines plane hit a seawall in front of the runway at San Francisco International airport, and initial information from the NTSB investigation shows that it was flying much too slowly in the final stages of the approach.
The plane's pilots have said in interviews with the NTSB that an electronic control known as an auto-throttle had been set to keep the plane flying at the proper speed, according to Hersman, and it remains unclear why the jet lost speed and why the pilots failed to notice the problem.
Hersman said the cockpit voice recorder showed that none of the three pilots on the flight deck said anything about speed until about 9 seconds before the crash. One of the pilots did raise a concern about "sink rate," or the speed of descent, prior to that, but Hersman did not provide further details.
The charred wreckage of the plane will be cut up and removed from the airport runway beginning on Thursday evening, Hersman said.
A final report on the crash will likely come in about a year.
In five detailed press briefings since the crash, Hersman has painted a picture of a flight crew that inexplicably failed to correct a doomed approach as the plane came in too low, too slow and off-center on a clear day with little wind. She has declined to speculate on the cause of the crash.
The briefings have drawn criticism from an airline pilots union and others, who say the release of so much information from flight recorders and other sources at an early stage of the investigation has unfairly suggested the pilots were at fault.
The pilot flying the plane when it crashed was still in training for the Boeing 777, and the instructor pilot who was in charge of the aircraft was on his first flight as a trainer.
(Reporting by Gerry Shih and Jonathan Weber; Editing by Peter Henderson and Sandra Maler)


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Texas judge lets Apple duel patent sabre-rattler Lodsys
Foxconn-rebrander lifts sword to defend iOS devs
A Texas judge has decided Apple will be allowed into the trenches to fight patent-holding firm Lodsys, on behalf of iOS developers, almost a year after Cupertino made the request.
The news comes from courtroom-lurker Florian Mueller, who points out that the public filing clearly states Apple can get involved in the case which sees Lodsys asserting its patent against various iOS developers. Apple argues that its own licence on the patent asserted by Lodsys extends to the infringing apps, something Lodsys disputes.
The patent covers in-application spending, and few disagree that it is being infringed by numerous mobile applications, but Apple argues that its own licence on the patent covers app developers as Apple is the body processing the payments and back in June last year asked permission to enter the fray.
That dispute was hitherto outside the patent cases that Lodsys is currently asserting against individual developers, despite the fact that if Apple were to be proven correct then those cases would be moot. That uncertainty has already prompted some developers to pay off Lodsys rather than face a lengthy court battle, though we don't know if they've negotiated a discount on the 0.575 per cent of US revenue that Lodsys had been asking for.
Lodsys isn't just hitting those developing for the iOS platform, but it is worth noting that Apple's licence on the patent goes back to when it was owned by Intellectual Ventures – a patent farm in which Apple, and Google, have considerable investment.
With Apple able to enter the fray, the question of how broadly its licence applies will be settled by the court, a ruling which will have a significant impact on mobile developers on every platform. ®


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Gov. Robert Bentley expects to appoint someone to replace Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton soon, the governor's press secretary said Friday.
Gov. Robert Bentley expects to appoint someone to replace Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton soon, the governor's press secretary said Friday.
People have submitted their names for the governor's consideration and community groups have also made recommendations, said Jennifer Ardis, Bentley's press secretary.
"There has been some interest, and the process has been started," she said. "He expects to make a decision soon. The community's input is important in this decision."
Sexton will begin work Monday as the director of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office's Homeland Security division in California.
Sexton will supervise more than 1,100 sworn and civilian employees in the department, which is charged with protecting potential high-risk threat targets and responding to homeland security threats and acts of terrorism.
He was selected based on his more than 30 years of law enforcement experience, including a stint as assistant secretary for state and local law enforcement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from January 2008 to October 2009, according to a January memo written last month from the county's CEO to the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors.
Sexton's oldest son, James, works as a deputy in the L.A. department.
He will go from supervising a department of 217 employees with a $20 million budget to a division of 1,100 employees and a department-wide budget of $2.5 billion. The �population of Los Angeles County is 10 million — more than twice the population of �Alabama.
Sexton will coordinate intelligence and multidepartmental efforts for the many high-profile events that happen in the county every day, such as major conferences, conventions and international delegations.
Sexton announced his decision to leave the post he has held for 22 years during a March 8 staff meeting.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — A stingier definition of inflation across the government would cut the deficit by $340 billion over the coming decade according to a new estimate released Friday.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that changing to the new, lower inflation adjustment known as the chained consumer price index would curb federal spending by $198 billion over that time, mostly due to lower cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits and federal pensions.
It would also increase tax revenues by $142 billion over a decade because tax brackets would be adjusted for inflation more slowly.
The budget office's new study shows the new inflation measure having a somewhat bigger impact on the deficit than earlier estimates.
The concept behind the adjustment is that consumers substitute lower-priced alternatives for goods whose costs spike. So, for example, if the price of oranges goes too high for some consumers, they could buy alternatives like apples or strawberries if their prices were relatively more affordable. Some goods, however, such as gasoline or mortgage interest are not as easily substituted.
President Barack Obama has supported the idea in the past in failed budget talks, but only in the context of a broader bargain that would include new tax revenues. Many Democrats, however, are dead set against the idea, following the lead of powerful seniors groups like AARP.
Republicans generally support the idea and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has repeatedly pressed it in his failed talks with Obama.


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When we got wind of the great program Will Jenkins founded in 2011 — Harnesses For Hunters — we thought it was a pretty cool idea.
Jenkins wanted to help hunters who didn't have or could not get a safety harness. Those of us who have hunted for years maybe had (or have!) an extra harness or vest lying around that we don't use. Perhaps we don't hunt from treestands anymore, or we upgraded to a new model but the older one still is fine as a fall restraint system.
Whatever the case may be, Jenkins knew hunters would respond and they did. He's distributed almost 200 harnesses sent to him. That cost for shipping added up and, despite finding some sponsors such as RediEdge to help defray those shipping costs, it still burned through the finances.
Jenkins announced recently a new twist to his idea. Here's what he posted on his website about the harnesses:
I had to do something different. Instead of having everyone ship them to me, then shipping them to those that need them I've created HarnessesForHunters.org, a FREE classifieds website where people can list harnesses to give to people locally or ship them but the focus is more local.
Cool beans. Now hunters may scour the site to see how they can help and then ship directly. As expected, Jenkins found out that hunters are eager to give other hunters a helping hand. He posted this on his site:
What has impressed me most with this program is the generosity of fellow outdoorsmen. Many people reached out to friends and hunt clubs to collect harnesses. Others not only paid to ship the harness to me they'd offer to donate money, as well. I've even had a few people buy new premium harnesses to give away in this program.
When I look at Harnesses For Hunters I don't see some program I created; I see a network of selfless individuals that have fueled this program for almost two years! To all those who have donated money, donated harnesses or helped spread the word you all have saved lives!
Even better, Jenkins has arranged for hunters to get a little boost for donating. He said each person who lists a harness on HarnessesForHunters.org will get 15 percent off from Hunter Safety System, 10 percent off at WideOpenSpaces.com and also will be entered for regular giveaways from his site.
Kudos for a fine program to help other hunters stay safe.


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Skip to comments.CNN: Giuliani vs. Palin in 2012?
Posted on 01/21/2011 3:07:19 PM PST by Josh Painter
Rudy Giuliani says he's actually "more likely" to run for president if Sarah Palin does:
In an interview on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," Giuliani, who dropped out of the 2008 Republican presidential primary, said running against Palin for the 2012 GOP nomination would show him as a moderate Republican.Rudy is right about one thing -- there would certainly be a contrast between the two if both got into the race.
"The more Republicans in which I can show a contrast, probably the better chance, the better chance that I have," Giuliani told CNN's Piers Morgan in an interview set to air at 9 pm. ET Monday.
He also addressed Palin's use of the word "blood libel" that she used in a video following the Arizona shootings. The phrase traditionally refers to a long-standing anti-Semitic myth that Jews murdered children for religious rituals. In present times, the term has come to be understood by some as any false accusation of murder.
Palin used it to criticize many in the media who said her political rhetoric may have contributed to the shootings. She later said her critics were taking issue with the phrasing in hopes of derailing her overall message.
Giuliani said "except for the use of the word, (she was) absolutely right on."
Giuliani has a pro-abortion record, including support of taxpayer-funded abortions and refusal to ban late-term abortions. He also supports the federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. In a high profile case, he sued firearms manufacturers to try to hold them liable for gun violence. Rudy is also something of a flip-flopper, who praised RFK in his law school newspaper and bashed Barry Goldwater. While that can be chalked up to youthful ignorance, his pivot on school prayer is more problematic. Giuliani condemned a New York City public schoolteacher who led her class in prayer, but sent out fundraising letters in 1999 in which he portrayed himself as favoring of school prayer. He was for amnesty for illegal aliens before he was against it, and reissued Ed Koch's executive order making NYC a sanctuary city for illegals . He also opposed George H.W. Bushs ban on gay marriage, but in his 2000 campaign for the Senate said that marriage should be between one man and one woman.
Gov. Palin is fiercely pro-life, has always believed marriage is defined as one man and one woman and opposes embryonic stem cell research. She has received a number of awards from the NRA for her support of the Second Amendment. Although she's not against some sort of path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, she rejects amnesty for them. Gov. Palin has always been suuportive of conservatives, from Goldwater to Jim DeMint and Paul Ryan. She has also been far more consistent on the issues than Giuliani. She has always supported school prayer and opposed gay marriage.
Yes, there are enough clear-cut differences between Rudy G and Gov. Palin on the issues that we say, Bring it on!
Let's see moderate Republicans AKA Democomies got us into this mess, We need our values defined and not by a RINO!
Rudy the RINO? Sarahcuda will eat him alive.
ANd I believe Sarah would do more for her constituents than just stand in front of the cameras and microphones while things fall down.Never got the Rudy worship.
Sarah will mop the floor with you.
Jim DeMint is Sarah's nearest rival.Only he can give her a good run.
Split the RINO vote, Rudy, so Sarah can shine like a beacon.
I don't think that ever works. I remember Howard Phillips or some other hardcore conservative ran in a crowded Massachusetts Democrat primary once. The thinking was, there had to still be 15%-20% blue collar Dems. He'd grab them all and the lefties would knock each other off. I think he came in 7th.
Who knew!
I seriously wish it was Rudy vs. Sarah. Sarah would win 99 percent of the votes. Of course that is not what will end up so these stories are just so stupid. Of course it didn't stop me from reading it and posting. :)
Splitting the RINO vote early and often is important in securing the nomination for a conservative.
Giuliani could rarely pull more than 3% in a weak field. North-easterners like Hannity don't really understand that Giuliani's appeal outside that region (and Florida) is quite limited.
Hey CNN, it must kill you to have tried to destroy Palin and now have to report on her as still a front-runner eh?
Yep they are beginning to splash around a bit in the media. Even Ron Paul still mentions he maybe in the chase for 2012.
Newt Gingrich tells Georgia Republicans hell be a candidate in 12:
rudy must've slept through the mid-terms
The GOP will have many choices for '12 POTUS, and it will be extremely important for ALL CONSERVATIVE VOTERS TO FULLY SUPPORT, JUST, ONE TRULY CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE FOR '12 POTUS, ASAP, DURING THE '12 GOP PRIMARY SEASON AND NO MATTER WHO THIS FINAL TRULY CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE FOR '12 GOP POTUS ENDS UP BEING.
We need more Rudys in the race to cut into Romney's moderate vote. Go Rudy! Let's get Huntsman in too.
Go for it Rudy the RINO!
Sooo the demwits want Giuliani to run.
I'm, still, waiting for conservatives to, really, create foolproof plans that will reverse all worldwide political correctness, asap, until all worldwide political correctness is eliminated, asap! This should of happened, already! If worldwide leftists can, successfully, create political correctness, then worldwide conservatives should be able to find successful ways of reversing and ending worldwide political correctness! Come on, already!
I won't lose any sleep over whether Rooty is running.
He went nowhere last time and he will get nowhere now.
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Sony is one of the largest manufacturers worldwide and its name has been associated with reliability and quality, after all it's a Sony.
Lately, Sony has been using LiteON OEM DVD burners and the latest LiteON SOHW-1693S is behind the new Sony burner, branded the DRU-800A.
The drive can burn at 16X speed, both DVD+R and DVD-R media. With RW media, the supported speeds are 8X and 6X for the DVD+R and DVD-R respectively. The most important feature is DVD-R DL recording at 4X. DVD+R DL is also at the same speed.
- Features
- Specifications
Below are the drive's main specs as given by NeroInfoTool and DVDInfoPro:
The drive also uses the RPC II region control, allowing a
user to change the drive's region at most 5 times. However, since this is a
Mediatek based drive, you can set the drive to region free using
several readily available utilities.
- Retail package
retail package includes the drive, a second bezel coloured black, a 40pin IDE cable, four mounting screws, a quick installation guide, a front panel replacement guide, instructions manual and the warranty card. There is also a software disc that includes Nero Burning Rom 6, InCD 4, Nero Vision Express, Nero BackitUp and Nero Showtime. Finally, there are also quick installation guides for the software.
The front panel is the same as on previous Sony models,
with the transparent front bezel which in our opinion makes it the most impressive panel for a DVD burner.
The rear has the usual analogue and digital outputs (SPDIF), IDE connector and power input.
Opening the device's case will void the warranty, so we advise against it. Instead, use the photos in this review for a closer look under the hood. Clicking on the image below will reveal a high resolution image:
- Installation
The drive was installed as secondary master and under WindowsXP,
recognized as "SONY DVD RW DRU-800A ". The drive arrived at our labs installed with firmware version KY01 installed.
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Port Alfred book launch
The Sustainable Seas Trust (SST) in collaboration with My Pond Hotel and Outdoor Focus hosted the Port Alfred launch of the SST coffee table book, South African Coasts - A celebration of our seas and shores, on the 17th of December 2014 at My Pond Hotel. Download the order here and get hold of your copy today at a mere R230 - all proceeds from SST book sales go to local education trust funds.
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Ridden for the first time by Rafael Bejarano, the 3-year-old Quiet American gelding earned his second win in six starts for Howard and Janet Siegel Racing LLC and trainer Jack Carava.
Cutting back in distance after finishing seventh of 10 in the Grade II San Felipe Stakes March 10 at Santa Anita, the even-money choice was last in a closely bunched field while in the clear after breaking from outside in a field reduced to six starters.
However, with about a quarter of a mile to run, American Act bore out and was seemingly out of the race.
Once the Henson participants straightened for the stretch, the Kentucky bred surged on the far outside and was able to edge the 9-2 third choice.
Out of the Boston Harbor mare Revolutionary Act, American Act increased his earnings to $116,360. He paid $4, $2.60 and $2.10.
"He never showed signs of doing anything like that before,'' said Carava. "He's never so much as got out a foot in the mornings, so it was a complete surprise. I don't know what he was thinking or what made him do it.
"Luckily he's the kind of horse who could overcome it. I kind of gave up hope. In the middle of the stretch, I thought he could be second.''
Eighth of nine in the Grade I Santa Anita Derby in his prior outing April 7, Senor Rain, who finished 1 ¼ lengths in front of 3-1 second choice Consulado, paid $4 and $2.80. The show payoff on Consulado was $2.80.
Completing the order of finish were Chickie Charms, Sir Allison and Diamond of Blue.
Koast, the 5-2 second choice on Russ Hudak's morning line, was scratched Thursday morning when the race was taken off the turf.
Passing Game was a veterinarian scratch prior to the start. According to Betfair Hollywood Park steward Tom Ward, the Game Plan colt was reported "off in the left front leg.''
The Henson win was the second in four years for Bejarano, who had tallied with Backbackbackgone in 2009.
Besides Bejarano, who also won the fifth with favored Caelis, the only jockey with more than one win was Agapito Delgadillo.
The veteran rider captured the third with 6-1 shot Folk Dancer, then sprung a $106.60 shocker with Banana Split in the sixth.
The victory by Banana Split, a 3-year-old Posse filly who had been eased in her debut March 1 at Santa Anita, was the first for trainer Beau Greely since Luv Dragon prevailed July 18, 2010, the final day of the Spring/Summer meet at Betfair Hollywood Park.
Racing resumes Friday. Post time is 7:05 p.m.
Acclamation, the champion older male of 2011, will make his first start as a 6-year-old in the $100,000 Inglewood Handicap. A Grade III at 1 1/8 miles on turf, the Inglewood is the third race. Scheduled post time is 8:05 p.m.
After the nine race program is concluded, the "Friday Night Live'' concert series for the 2011 Spring/Summer meet will begin. The feature attraction is the San Diego-based band Pepper.
Approximate start time for the concert, which will be held at the North Park, is 11 p.m.


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My father, in his comfy leather chair, and our houseguest Bob have their eyes glued to the TV, almost undoubtedly watching the news. We don't know what that news was or its import, but a headline in the San Francisco Examiner reflects an epochal moment: "7 Men Ready for First Space Flight." Three months later Alan Shepard was the one of those Project Mercury astronauts to do it. This 127 Ektachrome transparency has a processing date of February 1961 on the mount. Bob, a Cal Poly classmate of my brother's, lived with us for a bit while apartment-hunting. Father's clip-on bow tie is actually part of his Jolly Store grocery clerk outfit, indicating he probably just got home, pausing just long enough to slip into his slippers. We also continue the saga of Mother's
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Back to School
Marbury gives mom assist with affordable sneakers
By Jane Flanagan
Have you purchased your kids back-to-school sneakers yet? Me neither. If past experience is any guide, Ill get around to it by mid-October. But thats O.K., by then the lines will have gone down. Yes, the sneaker lines.
Let me explain. It all started with my new hero, Stephon Marbury. I never heard of the guy until two weeks ago, but it doesnt matter, hes my hero. You may have heard of him. He plays basketball for the Knicks. He just introduced a new line of sneakers for kids. Guess how much they cost? $15. Yup. To those of you who are blissfully unaware, kids sneakers can run anywhere from $70 to $200 or more. Having a young boy at home, I know all about the cost of sneakers. Marbury, I love you.
Heres my tale:
My 8-year-old son, Rusty, has been obsessed with sneakers for at least half his life. I remember driving home from the mall when he was 4 or 5. I kept yelling into the back seat telling him to please stop carrying on. I was driving! He was hysterical because the sneaker store was sold out of his size. Hed been carrying on for half an hour.
This sneaker fetish has continued unabated. This summer, a few days after he started camp, I asked him who his favorite counselors were. He mentioned a guy named Chris, and I asked Rusty to describe him.
He has Adidas sneakers, he said.
I inquired further. Is he tall? What color hair does he have? Rusty looked at me blankly. Is he a teenager, or older? He couldnt answer.
It was during this past school year, however, that things really got tricky. For the first time Rusty began asking for a specific brand and style sneaker: Nike Shox. He kept asking and asking, and I kept answering, Maybe, well see. And then I discovered how much they cost: $70! No way! I said. I dont spend that on my shoes.
But this was also the year that Rusty was having a rough time. Aside from convincing himself that his teacher didnt like him and discovering that the girls were better at reading, he also had to get eyeglasses. His self-esteem was taking a huge hit. He was coming home from school more and more forlorn, all the while keeping up his mantra about the Nikes. Looking at him, I couldnt help but agree that this kid needed some kind of ego boost. When you are 8 years old there are limited avenues of coolness. The sneakers category loomed large. Finally, I relented and we set off to buy the Nikes.
Walking to the sneaker store I made him swear hed never tell his Dad. I also launched into a lecture about how this was a one-time deal. He certainly couldnt expect to get $70 sneakers next time. Hed also have to take really, really good care of them. They would be his only pair.
The next day, Rusty was sitting in his room and he called to me as I passed by. Mom, he said, as I stepped in to discover him sitting on the bed holding one of his new Nikes. Look at my sneaker! he said starting to cry. He pointed to a barely discernable scuff. Look at that!!! Ive ruined them! I told him not to worry, you could barely see the mark. It didnt matter. The next day, he refused to wear them to school. When he came home he wore them for a few hours but only in the apartment. That night, he worried all over again about the scuff and vowed never wear them to school.
Fearing that he was turning into a sneaker basket case, I backed off from my ironclad stance. Rusty, I said, its O.K. I dont want you worrying so much. Just enjoy them. Maybe you can get another pair sometime.
And there I was about to become a mom who habitually buys $70 sneakers. Those Nikes wore out faster than most of his other, far-cheaper pairs. I figured at the rate we were going, I wouldnt be able to afford college tuition. But then in stepped Marbury and his $15 sneakers. I hear kids are lining up for them. That means they are cool. That means my kid will want them. Thank you, Stephon, my hero!
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The Patriots' domination of the AFC East has been resolute.
Since Bill Belichick's second season in New England, 2001, the Patriots have won 76 percent of their games (146-46) and the division title in 10 of those 12 seasons (nine of the last 10).
The Jets (2002) and Dolphins (2008) were the other division winners, although Tom Brady was out after knee surgery for the latter.
The Jets are next with a .500 record (96-96), followed by the Dolphins (88-104, .458), and the Bills (74-118, .385).
To put the gap in a little better perspective, the Patriots have scored 1,770 more points than they've allowed in those 12 seasons. The Jets are the only other division team on the plus side (plus-55). The Dolphins (minus-165) and Bills (minus-676) lag far behind.
"There's a gap, certainly," said Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland. "They've won the division quite a bit, so we've got to close that gap."
The question is, will any of them do it before Belichick and Brady go riding off into the sunset?
The Patriots have had challengers, namely the Jets, who reached back-to-back AFC Championship games in 2009 and '10. But no one has come close to building a sustainable rival to the kings.
The Dolphins may have the best chance if quarterback Ryan Tannehill takes a big step in his development, and if Ireland can navigate a complicated and multilayered offseason.
If Ireland plays his plentiful cards right, the Dolphins can finally emerge as a legitimate rival to the Patriots.
If he doesn't, he will be out of a job and the Dolphins will continue to flounder as they have, for the most part, since the 2004 season. And the Patriots will rule the roost without much competition. Again.
It's all right there for Ireland and the Dolphins.
They have $45 million in salary-cap space in a year in which several good players could be flooding the market (and depressing value) as the result of a continued flat cap.
The Dolphins have nine picks in the draft to manipulate their position to target specific players.
Meanwhile, the Bills have changed their coaching staff and are looking for a new quarterback, and the Jets are just starting a two- to three-year rebuilding process.
"I think it's a very, very important time period," Ireland said. "When you put a lot into getting into the position, we obviously are in a position by design, and so we plan to use some of our money and plan to obviously draft the best players available if we can, and try to address some of the needs and musts that we have on our football team."
But this where it gets tricky.
The Dolphins have 12 unrestricted free agents, including several good players: left tackle Jake Long, running back Reggie Bush, receiver Brian Hartline, cornerback Sean Smith, tight end Anthony Fasano, safety Chris Clemons, and defensive tackle Randy Starks.
Ireland said he's likely to use the franchise tag. The likely target would be Starks because the number ($8.31 million) is fairer than other positions. Smith is the other possibility.
It's one thing to add a few key pieces to a solid core through free agency and the draft (the Dolphins have to look for more playmakers on both sides of the ball). You can maintain the momentum of team building that way, though the Super Bowl-winning teams are usually those that focus more on internal improvement than patches from the outside.
If Super Bowls were won in March, the Cowboys and Redskins would be dynasties.
"You're always looking for value," Ireland said. "I don't really feel the pressure that it has to be a 'name' guy."
But if Ireland is wrong with his market assessments and loses too many of his own free agents, he'll be scrambling to plug holes with his money and draft picks, and any progress the Dolphins have made under coach Joe Philbin will be lost.
"Right now, the date that I have in my head is March 9," Ireland said in reference to the start of the three-day negotiation period before players can sign. "When you have as many of them as we do, you can't just make kneejerk reactions on getting certain guys signed.
"So we've taken a very thorough evaluation and we've met on it many times, and this is the time period we're starting to talk to them and try to get some things done."
The Dolphins have the chance to get a lot of things done. So have others in the AFC East since 2001. All have failed.
Ireland has the chance of a lifetime. He has survived a coaching change and four straight losing seasons and has been able to build for this moment.
The AFC East may never be the same. Or it will continue to be as it has been for the past 12 years.
It's up to Ireland and the Dolphins.
Lopsided loss to 49ers takes Packers to school
In what will be the first of several disclosures about NFL coaching staffs going back to the college ranks to study the read-option offense featured by rising attacks (49ers, Redskins, Seahawks), Packers coach Mike McCarthy said his defensive coaching staff will head to Texas A&M to learn from coach Kevin Sumlin.
You can thank the 49ers' 45-31 thrashing of the Packers in the divisional playoffs, and their 579 yards of total offense for that.
"That's a number that will stick in our focus as a defense throughout the offseason," McCarthy said, in reference to 579. "We're studying the read option, the teams that are doing it in the NFL. We're even going to the college ranks. We'll have a couple college coaches come in, spend some time with our staff."
McCarthy knows that the 49ers and Colin Kaepernick aren't going anywhere as NFC contenders.
"You take a hard look at the two games that we played, they beat us twice last year," McCarthy said. "You look at the difference in the first game [quarterbacked by Alex Smith] and the second game, and obviously the glaring statistic and the information in the second game was obviously the production of their quarterback [Kaepernick]."
McCarthy said he learned from longtime NFL assistant Jimmy Raye that the league goes in cycles. But that doesn't mean you ignore new developments like the read-option and Pistol formation.
"It's very important to stay on the front side of that cycle," said McCarthy. "The teams that do it, like San Francisco, had the success this year, they obviously benefit from it.
"You stay true to your preparation, and obviously we'll spend a lot of time on the run-option defensively. We won't run it with our quarterback [Aaron Rodgers], if that's what you're concerned about. That's just the way you go about it."
No locks as to what Dennard can expect
How much jail time, if any, Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard will have to serve after his felony conviction for assaulting a police officer remains up in the air until his sentencing April 11. A first-time offender who is gainfully employed and has already been punished (by being a convicted felon and losing at least $1 million from dropping in the draft as a result of the incident) usually doesn't get much.
But two people with knowledge of Dennard's case expect him to receive somewhere in the ballpark of three months. The reason he didn't plead the case out was because the prosecution wouldn't offer anything less than a felony. Dennard had nothing to lose.
As far as Dennard being suspended by the NFL under the personal conduct policy? Put that in the unlikely category, considering that the incident happened before Dennard was an NFL player, so he was not covered by the collective bargaining agreement.
There is gray area in the policy, though, about whether the incident itself or the adjudication is the time marker, and there are those who feel that commissioner Roger Goodell could view an NFL player being convicted of a felony as conduct detrimental in itself, and try to suspend him for up to four games.
At the NFL Players Association meeting Friday, two agents said NFLPA counsel told them that the conduct window could be upward of a year prior to entering the league. There is some precedent for that in the drug policy, but not the personal conduct policy.
In 2011, former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was suspended five games for something that happened before he entered the NFL, but that was much different. Pryor was trying to manipulate the draft system and flee an NCAA suspension that he had agreed to.
One thing seems certain: If Goodell suspends Dennard, there will be a legal fight with the NFLPA.
Dimitroff says flat cap affects their thinking
Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff, the former director of college scouting for the Patriots, is one of the smartest people in the game, and he thinks the flat salary cap is going to affect how teams do business. Before the new CBA, the cap usually increased $4 million-$7 million on an annual basis. Before the lockout, the cap was $123 million. It won't exceed that number until next year — at the earliest — and will increase only incrementally by about $2 million per year down the road. "We've all been thinking about that," Dimitroff said. "The league, it seems as though it's changing a little bit as far as the cap not going up and the insinuation that maybe some — not all — of the middle class will be potentially moved on from in certain organizations because they have to fit in those upper-level guys with a lot of money that we're dealing with. It means you have to have be creative in how you put together your roster to make sure you can fit the guys in who may be a little bit younger in the game." Dimitroff said drafting and development will become even more important. "It's about developing talent," he said. "That is huge in this game today. With the way it is right now with the cap, it is very, very important to make sure that you go in and your coaching staff is in line with your personnel staff and your general manager to make sure that we're all about the development of our young guys, so that we have those young guys who are potentially going to be the next big-ticket guys but they're still producing for you on a team while they're in a lower category as far as earning money."
Nickel package
1. The buzz at the combine in Indianapolis is that the Ravens won't be able to retain safety Ed Reed and outside linebacker Paul Kruger. Of the two, Reed has a better chance of sticking, but a lot will depend on what happens with quarterback Joe Flacco.
2. Dimitroff said there is no timetable for tight end Tony Gonzalez to make a decision on retirement, but the sooner the Falcons know, the better. That's about $6 million-$8 million in limbo. The timing could cause the Falcons to miss out on, say, a needed pass rusher.
3. Eagles coach Chip Kelly had the line of the combine when he was asked about cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, who is coming off a down year and is due $15 million. "I think Nnamdi has a skill set that can . . . play football," Kelly said. Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
4. Congratulations to Ravens center Matt Birk on his retirement after 15 standout seasons. In 1998, he became the first Harvard lineman to be drafted since Roger Caron in 1985 (fifth round, Colts). Birk's hometown Vikings took him in the sixth round.
5. As if you needed another reason to root for Colts coach Chuck Pagano, who missed part of last season while undergoing treatment for leukemia: He sent an emotional message of support after 98.5 The Sports Hub host Rich Shertenlieb revealed that his wife, Mary, had been diagnosed with AML, a form of leukemia. Pagano was alerted to the situation by Albert Breer, the former Globe writer who is now at the NFL Network. "He wrote the single most inspirational e-mail my wife and I could have received," Shertenlieb wrote. "Thank you, Coach Pagano. You made my wife a little bit stronger today."
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49ers general manager Trent Baalke was asked what he would like to see out of receiver A.J. Jenkins, the team's first-round pick last year (30th overall) whose season line was 47 snaps (none before Week 14), zero catches, one target: "Production, like we do with all of our players. We've always said, you go into the draft and draft guys and you know what their strong suits are, you know what their weaknesses are, and then it's up them. And A.J.'s a young man that's worked awfully hard, is going to continue to work hard. I believe he's in Atlanta right now or on his way to Atlanta where the quarterback [Colin Kaepernick] is and some of our other players. And they're going to go at it this offseason. And the biggest growth in players is always between Year 1 and Year 2. We expect that's going to happen with A.J." . . . Don't tell Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert that his team, after an 8-8 season, is in transition. "That means you're going to accept anything less than a Super Bowl," he said. "Obviously change has to occur over time and you hope that you prepared and drafted or signed free agents to deal with that change as it occurs. It's inevitable. We just have to be prepared to deal with it and that's what this whole process is about." . . . Wouldn't be untruthful with 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh if I were a draft prospect. "Somebody that's not truthful, that's big, to me," he said. "I'm a big fan of the Judge Judy show. And when you lie in Judge Judy's courtroom, it's over. Your credibility is completely lost. You have no chance of winning that case. So I learned that from her. It's very powerful, and true. Because if somebody does lie to you, how can you ever trust anything they ever say after that?" . . . Giants coach Tom Coughlin is obviously still bothered by how last season ended, especially on defense. "The direction is to get better," he said. "None of us are happy with the circumstances we were in and the way that we played. The idea is to get better as best we can."Greg A. Bedard can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @gregabedard. Material from interviews, wire services, other beat writers, and league and team sources was used in this report.


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Here are some recent examples of folks trying to cash in on the good name of Christ.
"What would Jesus eat?" - I would guess whatever his host served.
"What would Jesus drive?" - Probably Toms Shoes.
"What would Jesus wear?"- Seriously?
I can understand trying to associate your cause with Jesus. His Q score has to be off the charts. So during a recent iPod walk with dog friend Hannah I thought of one more ridiculous association to our modern culture. What would Jesus karaoke? A song from the 70's generated my weird thought process. I didn't even remember that the song was on the device when I heard Firefall sing these lyrics.
When it all goes crazy and the thrill is gone
The days get rainy and the nights get long
When you get that feeling you were born to lose
Starin' at your ceiling, thinkin' of your blues
When there's so much trouble that you wanna cry
The world has crumbled and you don't know why
When your hopes are fading and they can't be found
Dreams have left you waiting---friends have let you down
Perhaps it is a bit over the top to imagine Jesus singing karaoke at a bar. But maybe not. He loved to be with the sinners and poke the legalists with a grace stick. This might be the modern version of eating and drinking with the publicans and tax collectors. I can imagine Jesus singing those lyrics with a gentle smile and powerful compassion.
And I imagined Jesus hitting the chorus with power and grace that would cause everyone to listen.
Just remember I love you
And it'll be all right
It'll be all right….
Somehow when He sings that silly chorus you believe it. It will be all right. Jesus might recall a bit of the instructions when the twelve Disciples were sent out.
"But don't be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!
"Don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows." (Matthew 10:26-30, NLT)
Later as you sat around the table He might remind you about the words from the Gospel of Matthew.
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." (Matthew 11:28-30, The Message)
I love that imagery of the "unforced rhythms of grace". Freedom. Joy. The silly analogy of karaoke night with Jesus became a very moment of worship.
Just remember I love you. And it will be all right. It will be all right.
I believe that more every day.
Dave Burchett is the author of When Bad Christians Happen to Good People


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Norwegian Dawn
Departing from: Tampa, Florida
Ports of Call:
- Cozumel, Mexico
- Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico
- Roatan (Isla Roatan), Bay Islands, Honduras
- Harvest Caye, Belize
Bars, Clubs & Lounges
Lounges & Bars
Intimate Lounge
Gatsby's Champagne Bar
Moderno Bar
Sake Bar
Sugarcane Mojito Bar
Cigar Lounge
Havana Club
Scenic Lounge
Star Bar
Pool Bar
Bimini Bar & Grill
Topsider's Bar & Grill
Wine Bar
The Cellars - A Michael Mondavi Family Wine Bar
Atrium Cafe & Bar
Java Cafe
Casino Bar
Dawn Club Casino Bar
Music & Dancing
Dance Club
Bliss Lounge
Teen Spots
Dance Club
Club Underground
Video Arcade
Casino & Gambling
This summer, onboard Casino will be open 9PM - 5AM when docked in Bermuda!
- Dawn Club Casino
- Numerous slot and video poker machines available
- Gaming Tables: Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Let it Ride®, Three Card Poker, Texas Hold 'Em, Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em, Mini Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Spanish 21
- Tournaments: Blackjack, Slot and Texas Hold 'Em
- Please Note: Tournament game variety varies from ship to ship
- Free gaming lessons offered for table games and slots
- Launch Party
- Currencies Accepted: Credit Cards, Cash, and Traveler's Checks in U.S. currency
- Please Note: Tournament game variety varies from ship to ship
- Mandara Spa
- A wide variety of body treatments from traditional to exotic
- Hair Salon
- Barber Shop
- Nail Spa
- Spa Pool
- Additional charge for spa and salon services
Sports & Fitness
- Pulse Fitness Center
- Exercise Classes: Aerobics, Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, and more (additional fee)
- Cardio and weight training equipment
- TRX Suspension Fitness Training (additional fee)
- Classes may vary depending on ship and itinerary
Sports Deck
- Jogging/Walking Track
- Basketball/Volleyball court
- Golf Driving Nets
- The Oasis Pool and whirlpools - Deck 12
- Lap Pool and whirlpool - Deck 11
- T-Rex Kids' Pool - Deck 12
- Tradewinds Tax & Duty-Free
- Duty-free goods such as fine liquors, jewelry, apparel, and sundries
- Tides - featuring jewelry
- Art Gallery
- Photo Gallery
- Stardust Theater features lively Broadway-style shows
- Elements
- Band on the Run
- Showdown
- Second City comedy troupe
- Vocalists
- Magicians
Parties and Theme Nights
- Captain's Welcome Party
- White Hot Party
- Tropical Night
- Country Western Night
- Special events and parties vary depending on ship and itinerary
Music & Dance
- Live music
- Karaoke
- Dance Classes
Contests & Tournaments
- Cruise specific contests
- Giant Nintendo Wii tourneys on giant LED screen
- The Quest - adult scavenger hunt
- Contests and tournaments vary depending on ship and itinerary
Other Features
- Library
- Internet Center
- Card Room
- Onboard Weddings. Must be at port for ceremony
- Photo Studio
- Conference Center
- Health and Wellness
- Gaming lessons
- Dance Class
Family Friendly Features
- Family Gunk Challenges
- Family Pictionary
- Family Charades
- Family Pizza Making
- Family Craft Activities
- Activities may vary
Just for Kids
For Norwegian's Youngest Guests (Ages 6 mos. - 2)Norwegian's youngest guests can enjoy up to 2 hours a day of sensory play, painting and other activities with their parents.
- Guppies (Ages 6 mo. - 2 yrs.) *At least one parent must attend with the child.
Splash Academy (Ages 3-12)Kids can enjoy creative play, sports and more, from theme-night activities to cool parties in this complimentary youth program.
- Turtles (Ages 3 -5) - Activities may include Arts & crafts, painting, Circus School (Tiger Act, feather balancing) Developmental activities, Sensory and messy play, Storytelling, Treasure hunts and more.
- Seals (Ages 6 -9) - Activities may include Circus School (scarf juggling, plate spinning, devil sticks, spinning rope), Games, Painting, Sports and family activities, Team-building challenges, Treasure hunts, Video games, and more.
- Dolphins (Ages 10 -12) - Activities may include Arts & crafts, Circus School (stilts, ball jugging, Chinese yo-yo, plate spinning), Scavenger hunts, Sports, Team-building challenges, Video games and challenges, and more.
Entourage (Age 13-14 and 15-17)
- Activities may include Arts and music, Circus School, Movies, Sports, Team-building challenges, Themed events and pool parties, Video games and challenges, and more.
Group Sitting for Kids
Group-sitting Options for Kids (Ages 3-12) - Fee BasedSometimes you just want some adult or grown-up time together. For kids 3-12, Port Play (when ship is in port) and Late Night Fun Zone (nightly) are located at the Kids Center, supervised by our youth staff and designed so that you can have some fun. And your kids, too!
- Port Play: If you want some alone time in port you can drop off your kids at Port Play for free. (Nominal fee applies during lunch and dinner hours.)
- Late Night Fun Zone: Planning a romantic dinner for two? You can leave your kids at Late Night Fun Zone, open every night. (Nominal fee applies.)


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Even for a Chinese Communist Party known for its cognitive dissonance, a report delivered by General Secretary Hu Jintao last week was hard to reconcile. He warned that the state could collapse under the weight of corruption and lack of political integrity, but at the same time he signaled that reform should not be overly aggressive.
A weeklong party congress that began with that speech on Nov. 8 and draws to a close on Wednesday has suggested that although China's officials acknowledge a long list of domestic challenges, they intend to keep any changes tightly within their grasp.
The situation points to a predicament that frequently grows larger and harder to unwind for rulers of one-party systems – while recognizing that societal problems are worsening, they see no alternative other than the organization that helped create many of the complications in the first place.
"There's a commonly used phrase: Not reforming means to wait for death, reforming means to court death," said Zhang Lifan, a historian in Beijing who spent 21 years working at the state Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
In his report, which was the result of extensive consultation and drafting with the party, Hu made clear that adjustments will be allowed only under an authoritarian thumb. He trumpeted the nation's decision to not waver from the party's guidance or, as he put it, to have avoided "the erroneous path of changing the banner."
That leaves a knotty task for the nation's incoming top leadership, which will likely be left to address a wide array of serious issues – such as a deep divide in income and privilege, widespread environmental woes, rampant official corruption and a lack of rule of law – without enacting transformational reform that could directly threaten the status quo.
The all-powerful politburo standing committee is scheduled for unveiling on Thursday. All that is thought to be definite is that Vice President Xi Jinping will become the nation's president and the party's general secretary, and Vice Premier Li Keqiang will move into the premier's seat.
Whatever the standing committee's composition, few expect it to make any radical moves.
The reason, observers say, can partly be boiled down to this: Beijing does not want anything resembling a Chinese version of Mikhail Gorbachev, the general secretary of the Soviet Union's Communist Party whose aggressive policy changes in the 1980s unwittingly hastened the downfall of an empire.
"In Hu's report . . . the meaning of the so-called erroneous path referred to the former Soviet Union and Gorbachev," said Li Weidong, a political analyst in Beijing and former editor of a reformist journal.
While then-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping championed an economic opening in the 1980s that 30 years later has created the world's second-largest economy, neither he nor his successors allowed the same to happen in the political sphere, over which the Communist Party still has absolute rule.
Just two years prior to the final undoing of the Soviet Union, the 1989 demonstrations at Beijing's Tiananmen Square ended in a bloody crackdown with troops opening fire on their fellow Chinese.
Then came the Soviet collapse, marked formally at the end of 1991, which left a deep impression on party scholars who studied the legacy of Gorbachev's "glasnost" policy that led to an opening of political speech and activity.
"The conclusion they came to was that Gorbachev was a traitor – his glasnost, the so-called new thinking, was the main cause for the disintegration," Li said.
He added: "It was exactly because there was this thinking, and this conclusion, that for more than 20 years, (the authorities) adopted extremely strict measures on managing and controlling speech, and spared no effort to reject things like the so-called glasnost and democratic elections."
The state-controlled press has run a raft of recent commentaries reinforcing the notion that the party doesn't want to move quickly.
"A poor political decision may cause suffering for generations, and even mislead the whole nation," Fang Ning, a senior official at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said in a column Friday in the state-controlled Global Times. "What Gorbachev did to Russia is an excellent example."
Reinforcing the message, the state Xinhua newswire ran an item on Monday that paraphrased Xie Chuntao, a history professor at the party's central committee school, as saying that "the momentum of democracy in China is unstoppable but must proceed with emphasis on stability and order." The essay's headline was based on a phrase from Hu's speech: "China never to copy Western political system."


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damienApbt wrote:but poor poor deucer . may be you can send him my way for a little while
Yeah RIGHT Damien...!
I saw those pics your posted in the gallery of you abusing poor little Rod for eating your shoes! You MONSTER!
(Your welcome for the paragraphs - Aren't my posts just a pleasure to read? :roll: )


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Super Sport #7669 of 8912 produced on May 15th, 2000. I bought my car on November 2004 from the original owner. She was pretty much stock when she came to me and has been undergoing an extensive series of modifications transforming her from a mild-mannered SS to the Street-terrorizing demon my car has become. Major mods include; valvetrain and cam, intake and exhaust, suspension and drivetrain upgrades.
UPDATE: August 18, 2007: My beloved Corvette Z06 was traded in today on a new 2007 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T, Plum Crazy # 981 of 1400.
One of my dream cars when first released. Purchased July 5, 2004 with just under 14,000 miles.
This car started off stock. Since then, I have added plenty of show items, as right now my Z06 has plenty of go for me.
Interior: Silver accent door handle and "Oh $hit" bar, leather shift boot and e-brake boot, leather console pad, brushed aluminum scuff plates, blue LED lighting in switches, custom stereo (see mods for more info, picts in album), Flameball shift handle, aluminum gauge bezels
Chrome Z06 rims, custom graphics styled after 2004 Corvette Pace Car, Shaved rear side markers, blackout treatment front and back, Altezza tail lights, diamond cut backup lights, rear duct screens in rear that match the brake duct screening
Under hood:
Electron blue painted Fuel Rail Covers, Washer Tank, Coolant Overflow Tank, Upper Radiator Cover, Side Fender Covers
Chrome Alternator Cover, TPS Cover, Intake Cover, Air Intake Cobra, all caps (oil, washer, brake, coolant, clutch), brake booster, brake master cylinder, headlight motor covers, hood strut covers, open element air cleaner, Predator base tune.
I run my Z06 out at Moroso Motorsports Park in Palm Beach, FL as part of the Corvette Challenge here. I have a lot of fun and am still learning how to shift and get off the line quickly. The car is capable of low 12-high 11 runs from the factory. Best so far for me has been 12.780 @ 109.60 mph. But, I am getting better. Recently, to help me out at the track, I have added a Hurst Line Lock and a pair of Mickey Thompson ET Drag Radials.
346 cu in. 5.7L 325hp V8 OHV Engine
10.1:1 Compression Ratio
Multi-port Sequential Fuel Injection
Aluminum Block and Heads
Tremec T56 Transmission
Aluminum Driveshaft
Auburn Posi Differential
We're still waiting on the updated RWHP numbers from the head work and subsequent mods, but last time she dynoed 396rwhp/390rwtq. Never tracked her as I have no 1/4 mile track near me.
The LS6 produces 385 hp at 6000 rpm, and torque of 385 ft.-lb. at 4800 rpm. The engine is redlined at 6500 rpm (versus the LS1's 6000 rpm redline), and its torque curve is slightly biased toward the upper end where that power will be most appreciated on the track. LS6 power output is achieved as the result of dozens of refinements to increase volumetric efficiency and maximum rpm.
The LS6's aluminum cylinder heads are cast with pent-roof combustion chambers that are smaller than the LS1's. Compression ratio increases from 10.1:1 to 10.5:1, improving thermal efficiency and increasing horsepower. Intake and exhaust ports in the LS6 head are refined and more precisely cast, contributing to the engine's overall increase in volumetric efficiency.
To further maximize the breathing capabilities of the LS6 and significantly reduce vehicle mass, a new titanium exhaust system was developed for the Z06. This marks the first-ever use of titanium in the exhaust system of a mass-production vehicle. The titanium portion of the Z06's exhaust system starts just forward of the rear axle, then goes over the top of the axle to the muffler. The entire muffler, all of its internal parts and exterior skin, the outlet pipes, including the exhaust tips, are constructed of titanium. The Z06 muffler is a completely new design featuring larger-diameter louver tubes inside the mufflers to reduce backpressure and provide less restriction for the exhaust gases flowing through the system. The exhaust tips are different too, with four 3.5-in.-dia. tips to visually set the Z06 apart from the standard Corvette. Titanium offers a lower density than steel, and higher strength than either magnesium or aluminum at all temperatures. It reduces the Z06's weight by 17.6 pounds a whopping 50 percent reduction compared to the weight of the stainless steel exhaust system used on the Corvette coupe and convertible. In addition to easing exhaust gas restrictions, reducing mass and looking distinctive, this exhaust system sounds more aggressive than that of the standard Corvette. Considerable time and effort went into the design and tuning of the mufflers to ensure an exhaust note that would be unique to the Z06.
The driveshaft is upgraded from a metalmatrix composite to aluminum alloy 6061, and it is increased in diameter from 55mm to 63mm. Driveshaft couplings have also been upgraded on manual-equipped models for additional strength and durability.
This transmission is unique to the Z06, and is the only transmission available for that model. It is not available on Corvette coupes or convertibles. It has more aggressive gearing to increase torque multiplication in most forward gears, allowing for more rapid acceleration and more usable torque at higher speeds.
The Z06 features a suspension system all its own designated FE4. It's not available on other Corvette models but is standard equipment on the Z06. It features a larger front stabilizer bar, a stiffer rear leaf spring, revised camber settings and unique shock calibrations, all engineered with a bias toward maximum control during high-speed operation.
2000 Camaro Super Sport
Onyx Black
SLP Base alterations package
Preferred options group B
No ASR or rear defroster
1999 Camaro Leather Seats, added by me.
12-disc CD changer, also added later.
In 2001, there were not many options available on the Z06. My Z06 does not have two options: CD Changer & Body Side Molding. Other than those, my Z06 has every option offered in 2001 on the Z06.
SLP Lid
K&N Filter
SLP Cold Air scoop
Washer Air box mod
SLP Bellows
SLP ported Throttlebody
Throttlebody bypass
LS6 intake Manifold w/Leginfelter EGR adapter
NGK TR-55ix Irridium Spark Plugs
Taylor 10mm Wires
LS6 Oil Pump
Comp 222/222 112LSA Cam
Comp Cams Double-Roller Timing Chain
Comp Cams Hardened Moly Pushrods
Comp Cams Titanium Retainers
Comp Cams Hydraulic Lifters
Harland Sharp 1.7 Roller Rockers
PCMforless Tune
JBA Ceramic-coated Short-tube Headers
Custom-welded 3" Y-pipe
Magnaflow Cat-back w/CME tips
QTP E-Cutout
Pro 5.0 Shifter w/Hurst Pistol Grip Knob
Centerforce Dual-Friction Clutch
RAM Master Cylinder
Drill Mod
RAM Slave Cylinder
US Gears 4.10s
Auburn Differential
AAM Differential Cover
CD Racing Cross-Drilled/Slotted Rotors
SLP Line Lock
Hotchkis STB
Spohn Adjustable Panhard Rod
Spohn Lower Control Arms
Spohn Lower Control Arm Weld-in relocation brackets
LG G2 Springs
Bilstein Shocks revalved by Sam Strano
BMR adjustable Torque Arm
UMI Crossmember Brace w/driveshaft loop, Shaved 1" for ground clearance
Kenny Brown Double Diamond Subframe Connectors
Spohn 33mm solid front swaybar
Spohn 21mm solid rear swaybar
Prothane polyurethane endlinks/swaybar mounts
Autometer triple-gauge A-pillar pod
Autometer Phantom Vaccum Gauge
Autometer Phantom Trans Temp Gauge
Autometer Phantom Oil Pressure Gauge
SLP SS Dash Plaque
White Gauge faces w/Firebird bezel and SS decal
Quest Pedal Covers
SLP SS Floormats
Dash mat
Raptor Shift light
SLP SS Rear deck mat
RK Sport Clear Corner Lenses
Sylvania Silverstar Headlights High/low Beams
SLP SS Grille w/white-rimmed SS badges
RK Sport Chrome SS badges on sides and back
RK Sport Stainless Steel LS1 emblems on sides
SLP badge on back of ram-air hood
15% side, 5% back window Tint
17" x 8.5" Front ZO6 Rims - 245/45ZR17 Falkens
18" x 10.5" Back ZO6 Rims -315/35ZR18 Michelin Pilot Sports
Shorty Antenna
CME Valence
RKSport Chrome CAMARO Rear inserts
Chrome "SS" License plate frame
Stainless "SS" nose emblem overlay
Smooth lock covers
!Side Molding
Flat Black Berger Panel
35th Anniversary Silver LE stripes
Engine bay:
MBA Billet Engine Plaque
Air Conditioning Dryer LS1 #7669 Decal
Stainless battery, PCM, and Fuse box covers
Red Wire loom
Red hood struts
!Wire mod
!AIR mod
Stainless LS1 emblem
Chrome SS Emblem
GM Performance Division plaque
Mobil 1 oil cap
Scott Settlemire Limited Edition Signature
"Ram Air" decal
Red Valve Covers
Listing your pending/upcoming mods is for pussies.
1250 watt stereo with DVD. Used all Stinger wiring, Phoenix Gold amps and speakers, Sony headunit and LCD monitor. Installed by me. In addition, I have done the engine in electron blue and chrome, added custom striping, Altezza LED tail lights, Flame ball shifter handle, chrome Z06 rims and a host of other dress-up mods.
Performance and safety mods include:
Corbeau Leather A4 Seats
AZS&M Harness Bar
Simpson 5 point belts
DTE Transmission Brace
Hardened Output Shaft (Left)
Remote Clutch Bleeder Line
Bilstein Sport Shocks
Line Lock
Mickey Thompson ET Street Drag Radials
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