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(Mokuton/Fuuton: Kuikkusukōpu-shin!)- Wood/Wind Release: Quickscope Him!
Type: Offensive
Rank: S
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 40
Damage: 80
Description: The user grows a bullet shaped piece of wood the length and width of his index finger from his anywhere on his body and gathers wind chakra into his mouth. He then holds the wood up to his mouth and exhales S rank wind directly onto the wood blasting it at high speeds towards an opponent. The wood can be fired with pinpoint accuracy and has rifling on it in order to create spin and increase its velocity.
-Can only be tracked by 2t sharingan
-Can only be used 3 times per battle
- No S rank wind the turn this was used or the next one
-Can only be taught by Goku2000
Note: If you think 2t sharingan is too much then feel free to change it to 1T
±± Declined ±± Don't resubmit. Something that small is neither an S-Rank nor can it be approved if it can only be blocked by a certain small number of users, in this case sharingan ones.
]Ikaku suru yōna nekkuresu: Menacing Necklace
Type: Weapon
Rank: S
Range: Short
Chakra: 40 (to activate) 15 (every turn)
Damage: N/A
This necklace once belonged to an evil Emperor who ruled over his subjects with his power and intimadated his foes with his menacing appearance this necklace gave him. The necklace has a triangular shaped golden "main" piece with a blue diamond shaped pendant in the middle of it with a golden chain, the main piece spans the users chest as well. When the user puts this necklace on it immediately begins to drain some of their chakra and when activated gives them an "extended transformation" similar to Tsunades the chakra it drains fuels this transformation so that the user is able to take some damage before the transformation wears off, however if the user is heavily damaged then the transformation wears off. The user gains golden spikey hair, their muscles grow much larger, their pupils turn white, and they grow a foot taller. The necklace is also able to channel 4 elemental chakras and can channel them into the users hands and feet at will giving them increased abilities depending on which one is channeled.
Fire: The user's hands or feet get coated in fire and when an opponent is punched with this affinity channeled they recieve 3rd degree burns in the place they were punched
Wind: The user can move very quickly when this affinity is channeled to the point where the user looks like a blur when they move and their fists moves likewise in the same speed. However a dojutsu user can see the user move like they normally would.
Earth: The users punches and kicks do extra damage to the point where if an oponent is touched with this channeled that the punch or kick can break many bones at once and even can punch through b rank and below earth structures.
Lightning: The user can paralyze their opponent with a single punch or kick when this affinity is channeled and makes contact with them
- The user can only channel one affinity per turn
-The user can only channel the affinities 3 turns before needing a 2 turn cooldown using it again
-Can only be used by Goku2000 and those he allows
-Activation of necklace counts as 1 of the 3 moves per turn
NOTE TO CHECKER if you feel it's too many abilities then delete the whole fire chakra part
±± Declined ±± Don't resubmit.
Fuuton:Takoberu de supagetti yoru (Wind Release: Spaghetti Night at Taco Bell)
Type: Offensive
Rank: B
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 20
Damage: 40
Description: The user makes a single handseal and focuses small pockets of wind chakra into the earth all around the opponent. They then release the wind chakra upwards towards the opponent, making a shower of small sharp stones hit the opponent and damage him. The stones are sharpened by the wind and move fast so that they cause 1 inch stab like wounds in the places they impact. The shower continues as long as the user is making the handseal they used to activate the jutsu.
-Can only be used 4 times per battle
- Can only be taught by Goku2000
-can only be used once per turn
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The Storm Prediction Center issued a tornado watch for 68 of the state's 75 counties Tuesday evening. The state's other seven counties were covered by tornado watches earlier in the day.
Twisters were reported at Mabelvale, near Little Rock, and at Redfield, near Pine Bluff, after sunset Tuesday. Vivid lightning was also visible for miles as the storms spread along the flat landscape. Another tornado was reported at Natural Dam in northwestern Arkansas earlier in the day. The worst damage reported was to trees.
Areas that didn't have tornadoes could see straight-line winds of 80 miles per hour.
The storms were expected to leave the state early Wednesday.

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From the voice of a generation: The most highly anticipated autobiography of the year, and the story of a man who... is a Londoner and a Mod.... wanted The Who to be called The Hair.... loved The Everly Brothers, but not that "drawling dope" Elvis.... wanted to be a sculptor, a journalist, a dancer and a graphic designer.... became a musician, composer, librettist, fiction writer, literary editor, sailor.... smashed his first guitar onstage, in 1964, by accident.... heard the voice of God on a vibrating bed in rural Illinois.... invented the Marshall stack, feedback and the concept album.... once speared Abbie Hoffman in the neck with the head of his guitar.... inspired Jimi Hendrix's pyrotechnical stagecraft.... is partially deaf in his left ear.... stole his windmill guitar playing from Keith Richards.... followed Keith Moon off a hotel balcony into a pool and nearly died.... did too much cocaine and nearly died.... drank too much and nearly died.... detached from his body in an airplane, on LSD, and nearly died.... helped rescue Eric Clapton from heroin.... is banned for life from Holiday Inns.... was embroiled in a tabloid scandal that has dogged him ever since.... has some explaining to do.... is the most literary and literate musician of the last 50 years.... planned to write his memoir when he was 21.... published this book at 67.
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On the D3 Forums we did a BIS with perfect rolls and calculated the highest DPS achieved with that gear. With buffs we got up to 1.3million. If you want to check it out it's here:
That is including buffs and paragon. Sounds strange that it's more than doubled just because of that. I just briefly skimmed the tread, did you actually put this in d3up.com or any other damage calculator/sheet as well and could share this? Not to say that anything you mentioned in that thread is wrong, just curious to figure out why the difference is so huge.


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Alcohol exposure happens to babies in all segments of society, not just those born to poor women, or minority women, or uneducated women.
The U.S. Surgeon General says there's no safe amount of alcohol for a pregnant woman, but many women don't seem to be getting that message. Studies suggest some 30 percent of women drink alcohol while they're pregnant.
Advocates say many of those women may have consumed alcohol without even realizing they're pregnant. It's not unusual for a young woman to have a few drinks at her cousin's wedding or a New Year's Eve party, then find out two weeks later she's pregnant. Experts say that means a woman who's having sex and could get pregnant should not drink alcohol.
Linda Walinski from Isanti, Minnesota, is the adoptive mom of four kids with severe fetal alcohol damage. Walinski says last year alone, the medical bills for her four kids were more than $1 million. That figure includes 28 hospitalizations for an assortment of health problems associated with fetal alcohol damage.
Walinski says fetal alcohol syndrome is a huge drain on society. She says there has to be a massive prevention effort.
"There cannot be use of alcohol while someone is pregnant. There just cannot be," Walinski says. "We're acting like a factory, churning out permanently brain-damaged human beings. They suffer as a result, and the cost to society is more than we can afford."
It's estimated the nation spends close to $4 billion annually to care for children and adults with fetal alcohol syndrome. That includes costs in health care, social services and prisons. Indirect costs may be much higher.
"There cannot be use of alcohol while someone is pregnant. There just cannot be."Linda Walinski, adopted mother of four children with FAS
Even though research on FASD is still in its infancy, Dr. Gene Hoyme, head of pediatrics at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is working on a way to diagnose FASD in infants. He says it could save money and improve lives.
"Half the children born with FASD are born to women who have other kids with FASD," Hoyme points out.
"Imagine what would happen if you find those women who had a child with FASD -- because we can diagnose at infancy -- and you said to the mother, 'Your child is damaged by what you have done, and I'd like to help you prevent this from happening again.' So either she stops drinking or she's on birth control. Then half the children are prevented from being born with FAS," Hoyme says.
Hoyme says because alcohol is legal, it's difficult to tell people not to drink, even pregnant women. But he says doctors should ask every pregnant woman questions about their nutrition, and drinking and smoking behavior at every prenatal visit.
To expand research and improve public education programs on FASD, money is essential. Former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle has been actively involved in raising money and awareness for about 20 years.
Daschle says he first became aware of fetal alcohol syndrome when he read the book "The Broken Cord" and called author Michael Dorris. He arranged a showing of the movie in Washington D.C. so his colleagues could watch it, too.
Daschle says it's a slow process raising awareness because every cause needs money, attention and legislation of some kind.
"There just isn't enough research money, and enough education money, and enough programmatic money and enough people to address the consequences of this like I wish we could," Daschle says. "It's unfortunate to say, but we just really don't have the resources we need to get the job done."
One of the first steps, according to Daschle, is legislation that would recognize fetal alcohol syndrome as a disability. He says states, school districts and health departments need to list FAS as a mental disability, so services are available to children and adults.
Until that happens, most kids who were exposed to alcohol before they were born will be mislabeled and misdiagnosed. They'll be seen as bad kids, and their behavior will all too often land them into the juvenile justice system.
Kids and adults with a fetal alcohol disorder can't explain their actions or show any remorse. That's another knock against them once they're in the system.
But there are small changes. Some advocates are teaching court officials about fetal alcohol disorders, and training corrections officers on what to look for and who to call for assistance.
There are studies designed to provide clearer information about how many prison inmates have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Many fear the number will be high.
Unlike many other birth defects, the damage from fetal alcohol exposure is 100 percent preventable. Experts say that may be the most important message of all.


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Johnson shows no signs of soreness in legs
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
Johnson, who went 2-for-4 in a 4-3 loss to the Angels on Sunday, experienced cramping in both legs in recent days, and when the discomfort intensified, the club took a precautionary approach by removing him in the seventh inning of Saturday's 6-2 loss to Los Angeles. Johnson looked fine in the first inning Sunday, when he legged out an infield single.
"He has a history of some dehydration things that he has to maintain," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said. "He was cramping up the day before, and because of those cramps on Friday night, he felt a little bit sore coming into yesterday, and it was kind of hanging around late in the game. When he got through that last at-bat, we were going to get him off his feet."
Johnson finished Sunday's game with the Major League lead in home runs (six) among second basemen. He also ranked second in walks (18), third in runs (20) and fourth in RBIs with 14.
The 30-year-old veteran began the year as Toronto's No. 2 hitter but was recently promoted to the leadoff spot. It was an alignment that Farrell experimented with in Spring Training and one he plans on sticking with for the foreseeable future.
Vizquel sets mark as oldest to play shortstop
ANAHEIM -- Blue Jays infielder Omar Vizquel became the oldest player in Major League history to take the field at shortstop on Sunday afternoon against the Angels.
The 45-year-old Vizquel broke a record that has stood since 1918. The previous mark belonged to Bobby Wallace, who appeared in 12 games at the position for the St. Louis Cardinals at age 44.
"When you go back 100 years to look for a record, it is pretty amazing, actually," Vizquel said after Toronto fell, 4-3. "I can't believe that I'm still jumping around and playing shortstop at this age. I feel pretty good about myself, I feel pretty good about my physical condition.
"It hasn't been a year of work, it has been constantly working out every year, trying to improve your speed or your flexibility. It has been really hard work."
Vizquel signed a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training during the offseason and officially won the utility-infielder spot late in camp. But with Brett Lawrie, Kelly Johnson and Yunel Escobar firmly entrenched as everyday players, there hasn't been much playing time to go around.
The native of Venezuela has appeared in just seven games this season, while posting a .133 average.
"It has been hard, but I think I'm used to this kind of situation right now, where you can just come from the bench and play once a week or try to give somebody a day off," Vizquel said. "It is tough, but that's what the guys that are utility or have backup roles have to think about, have to concentrate and have to do.
"Sometimes, your timing is a little off, and the fastball that's 95 mph, you see it at 98. Sometimes, the breaking balls look very tough, so it's hard to keep the timing, but you just have to keep working in batting practice and try to slow down the game a little bit."
Cash paying dividends as advance scout
ANAHEIM -- The Blue Jays didn't make a lot of moves during the offseason, but at least one addition flew under the radar.
Toronto hired former Major Leaguer Kevin Cash to act as a full-time advance scout. It's a position that had been vacant in recent seasons, but according to manager John Farrell, it is already paying big dividends this year.
Cash gets a firsthand look at opposing teams before the two sides meet. That allows the Blue Jays to not have to rely solely on video and also provides the club with the inside knowledge of a player who spent eight seasons behind the plate in the big leagues.
"He has done a very good job, because he has recently been a player and has caught in games and called pitches against a lot of the guys he's now seeing," Farrell said. "An updated view of what a player is currently doing, from a hitting standpoint, is very helpful in combination with the information that we generate internally. We feel like he gives us the best available information going into a series."
Cash also has worked closely with third-base coach Brian Butterfield to help the organization with defensive alignments. The Blue Jays have become one of the most aggressive teams in the Majors at the shifting of their infielders to better cover parts of the field.
"You can really start to identify some trends or some areas to cover," Farrell said. "The information is there but I think it's most important that the person who is interpreting it, and then implementing it, and the communication that we have as a staff.
"There's buy-in by the players, so when a pitcher might not know a shift or a subtle movement behind him is going on, they give up a hard-hit ball and turn around and see an infielder standing there. You gain a lot of confidence in that."
Escobar given day off to double-up on rest
ANAHEIM -- Yunel Escobar sat for the first time this season in Sunday's loss to the Angels.
Toronto's shortstop had appeared in every game this year, but with an off-day looming on Monday, manager John Farrell felt it was an appropriate time to give Escobar an extended period of rest. In his place, Farrell deployed 45-year-old Omar Vizquel, who became the oldest player to appear at shortstop in a Major League game.
"I think the need to give him a day off, in combination with tomorrow, so he has two days down," Farrell said of Escobar. "It became pretty apparent on the schedule, he has played every inning of the season so far and while he is swinging the bat better of late I still think the overriding thing was an additional day of rest."
Escobar finished Sunday hitting just .254 with one home run and 12 RBIs this season but has been playing much better since being moved into the No. 2 spot of the lineup.
The native of Cuba was batting .500 (8-for-16) with three extra-base hits in six games leading up to Sunday and appeared to be settling into a groove that made him one of the club's best hitters in 2011.
Escobar's absence also prompted left fielder Eric Thames to move up to second in the batting order, which is where he spent the majority of his rookie campaign last season. Farrell wanted to get another lefty in the lineup against Angels right-hander Jerome Williams.
"When you look at how Williams has pitched against both righties and lefties, [I] wanted to get another left-handed bat towards the top of the lineup," Farrell said of the Angels starting pitcher. "With Yunel being down, it was a natural fit for Eric to fit into that spot."
Worth mentioning
Triple-A Las Vegas left fielder Travis Snider is listed as day to day with a right wrist issue. Snider is currently on the seven-day disabled list but was eligible to be activated on Saturday. He went through batting practice but when he soreness resurfaced the club opted to hold him out of action for at least one more day.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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With the 2011 NBA Playoffs down to their final 4 (well almost) the rest of the league is already looking ahead to the lottery and next month's draft. Shea Matthews weighs in with a 2011 Mock nba draft, and outlines the top picks.
NBA Betting – 2011 Draft Primer | Top Players
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Our NBA Handicapping experts dust off the crystal ball and try to somehow project the first 10 picks of the 2009 NBA Draft…


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The Merk Bistro Italiano
820 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 (map); 619-814-6375; themerk.com
Pizza Style: Thin-crust dessert pizza (plus a variety of more traditional options)
Oven Type: Gas
Price: Chocolate Pig and Sweet Pete, $14 each
Dessert pizza can be divisive: some people refuse to acknowledge any interpretation of pizza that doesn't feature cheese and tomato sauce, while others, myself included, will happily call baked dough covered with Nutella and berries just about anything you want me to.
The Merk Bistro Italiano offers three different dessert pizzas. The Chocolate Pig is a thin crust pie topped with Nutella, strawberry slices, chocolate shavings and (wait for it...) bacon.
You might have hesitations about the bacon, but let me assure you, it's a stroke of genius. The salty, crunchy pork contrasts deliciously with rich Nutella base and the sweet, juicy berries. The diced bacon is scattered across the top of the pizza, which meant the savory, salty flavor registered in every bite, accentuating—but not overpowering—the sweetness of the pie.
The Sweet Pete was more traditional (read: less meaty.) Thin apple slices and blackberries were arranged over a Nutella base with white chocolate shavings on top. The highlight of this sweet-on-sweet pizza was biting into the blackberries, which exploded with a gush of warm, sweet juice. The crisp apple slices and white chocolate made this pizza more comfortably within dessert territory, and despite the fact that everyone at the table was keyed up about the Chocolate Pig, this pizza disappeared first.
The only thing keeping these pies from being stellar was the crust, which was thin, cracker-like, and uniformly crisp. It was too brittle for a dessert pie. A softer, more pliant crust would have been a better match with the sweet and juicy toppings. Still, despite this flaw, the Merk's sweet spin on a traditionally savory dish was a tasty departure from the ordinary.


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Dwight Howard has informed the Magic that he will play the option year of his contract in 12-13 with the team, sources have confirmed.
Christian Bruey of WFTV initially reported Howard's intentions following a meeting with the Magic.
Howard has not signed the paperwork, but he has told multiple people of his intentions. The reporting has been confirmed by Chris Broussard and Ken Berger amongst others.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo!, Howard called a meeting with his teammates in San Antonio and told them he was "all in" for the remainder of the season. He also reports that Howard didn't explicitly tell his teammates that he was opting in for next season.
The Nets have long been hoping to pair Howard with Deron Williams, who also can become a free agent this summer.
Howard also put the Lakers and Mavericks on his list of preferred destinations if the Magic were to trade him.


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As schools across Palo Alto observed Unity Day with a range of anti-bullying and "inclusion" activities, Palo Alto's Director of Special Education Holly Wade reported Tuesday to the Board of Education on trends in special ed.
Special-education parents, who organized Unity Day activities Wednesday on nearly every one of Palo Alto's 17 campuses, said they were encouraged by Wade's report but noted that many problems remain, adding that the district needs to do a better job communicating its policies and plans to parents.
Wade told the school board that the number of students identified as needing special education has dropped by 150 over the past three years.
"We've been doing really, really targeted intervention starting in preschool and elementary school, and that intervention work has allowed us to serve students in ways so they don't need special education services," she said.
She also described aggressive "inclusion" efforts to educate many special-ed students — who in prior times might have been segregated — in regular classrooms.
At Palo Alto High School, for example, 11 classes in subjects like math, English, social studies and science are co-taught by a regular teacher and a special-education teacher.
"We've used the co-teaching, inclusion model for three years now," Paly Principal Kim Diorio told the board. "We have many sections now, as does Gunn.
"It's been a complete shift in our model of how we're delivering education. Enthusiasm has really caught on as teachers talk with one another about how successful this model is."
Diorio said "higher expectations" in the co-taught classes have led to better performance by special-ed students, and general-education teachers have learned from special-education teachers how to better gear their instruction to students at various levels.
At the elementary level, Palo Verde Elementary School Principal Anne Brown told the board, including more special-education students in regular classrooms "has made our team at the school very cohesive.
"You wouldn't notice who the children are," she said. "We have one child in particular who came to us speaking only one-word sentences. He's now up to two.
"I urge you to keep us going in this direction," Brown said. "It's also benefiting our regular-education students who are learning more about compassion, differences and unity."
Jordan Middle School Principal Greg Barnes said the school has offered inclusion-oriented, professional-development classes "not just in the special-education department but for all our teachers.
"As we ask our students and teachers to embrace this (inclusion) vision we need to put in structures to support it and make it successful," Barnes said.
Jordan Assistant Principal Grant Althouse said the school has made changes to its master schedule to better include special-education students in general classrooms.
For special-education students not able to be mainstreamed, the district continues to offer separate classrooms, including high school classes focused on "functional skills, life skills like how to navigate in the community, how to navigate a social situation and how to get around campus," Wade said.
"We also put in a social-sexuality curriculum so our students can be happy healthy adults living in the community they choose," she said.
The district also pays for private residential education for 43 students.
"We do have therapeutic support classes, but for students with more significant mental health needs where we can't mitigate it in a school setting, some are in residential settings at this point," Wade said.
"Our residential numbers are up, and we continue to provide support to those families. I see that as something that over time will go down — and we have students going in and out of residential as well."
Parent Christina Schmidt, who chairs the all-volunteer Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC), said she was encouraged by Wade's report but expressed some skepticism.
She urged the district to offer more information on reasons for the reduction in special-education numbers.
"Are these students who have graduated out? Have they been taken out of our system and moved somewhere else, or have their services been reduced? I'd just like to have more information about exactly how these numbers are reduced," Schmidt said.
Despite greater efforts in the past three years to keep special-education students in their neighborhood schools, Schmidt said they are still being moved around too often. "Moving a child from school to school — and it does happen in this district — is not necessarily the best for the child," she said.
"If we're going to have these inclusion classrooms, are they being developed across the board in all schools so a child starting in kindergarten can continue on in that school?
"I think the community at large should have a greater understanding of what this means," Schmidt said. "There are still so many questions from parents.
"Parents need to see the long vision so they can understand the changes," Schmidt said.
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Survivors include his mother, Angelina Cochran and husband Dusty; one brother, Lane Cochran; grandparents, Kirk and Loretta Maynard, Wayne Cochran, Nathan and Marlene Bishop, Joe and Darla Windsor and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at the Refuge Church in Russellville with Scott Findley officiating. Burial will be in Needmore Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Chad Alexander and Harley Cochran.
Memorial Donations may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation, 1 Children's Way, Slot 661, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202-3591.
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Guide to the Michael F. Marmor Papers Pertaining to Research on Woodrow Wilson
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Collection Contents
Wilson research, Alexander L. and Juliette L. George, articles and correspondence, 1983-98
American Historical Journal, correspondence and text of article by Marmor and the George's, 1982-83 (1 of 2)
American Historical Journal (2 of 2)
Weinstein, Edwin – Reviews and correspondence re his book on Wilson, 1982-85
"Bad Case of History" – text and correspondence re Marmor's review of Weinstein's book, 1982-83
D.C. Meeting and Jerrold M. Post, correspondence and articles, 1982-83
TV film on Wilson by Ron T. Carter, correspondence, 1984-85
"Wilson, Strokes, and Zebras" – Press, 1982
"Wilson, Strokes, and Zebras" – correspondence, 1981-88
Illustration Materials (includes photographs, negatives, and correspondence)
"Eyes of Woodrow Wilson" – reprint, correspondence, and misc. data, 1984-85
Medical opinions re ocular stroke, 1981
General eye – articles and notes
Other Commentators (MDs), articles and correspondence 1982-86
Other Commentators (MDs), articles and correspondence 1982-86
Correspondence re Wilson research (of both Marmor and Alexander and Juliette George) 1981-86
Political Science Quarterly, article by Alexander and Juliette George 1982
Stroke References in Papers of Woodrow Wilson
Papers of Woodrow Wilson – Extracts
Examples of WW's Handwriting
Baker, R. S., Woodrow Wilson's Life and Letters – extracts from
Stockton Axson, copies of his manuscript on WW
Weinstein summaries – correspondence and articles, 1967-83
Wilson's stroke of 1896 – sources, data, etc.
Wilson's stroke of 1906 – sources, data, etc.
Wilson's stroke of 1919 – data summaries
Wilson's stroke of 1919 – articles, correspondence
George, A. L. and George, J. L., "Woodrow Wilson and Colonel House," typescript paper 1981
General articles and correspondence 1981
Diary of Dr. Cary T. Grayson, 12/3/1918-5/7/1919 (photocopy from the papers of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton University)


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Vibrant gems are so coveted this spring that Diamond & Estate Trust is devoting this entire week to gorgeous colored diamonds . Although we've all spotted celebrities wearing pink, yellow, and brown diamonds at recent Red Carpet events, there's one colored diamond so rare that most people go their entire lives without seeing it: the green diamond. Here's a quick primer on the legendary, elusive green diamond. A fancy vivid green diamond from the Diamond & Estate Trust collection How rare are green diamonds? If you've been reading our colored diamond blogs this week, you already know that all natural colored diamonds are extremely rare: Only one in 10,000 diamonds mined is a color other than white. But within the spectrum of colored diamonds , the green diamond is one of the rarest of them all (second only to the red diamond). It's estimated that only about 10 green diamonds enter the marketplace each year, which explains why even A-List celebrities and the world's nobility have a difficult time getting a hold of a green diamond. How do green diamonds get their color? Diamonds take on a green color when some type of natural radiation occurs while they're forming within the Earth. Although all naturally-occurring green diamonds are extremely rare and, therefore, extremely valuable, the three most coveted green diamonds are fancy , fancy intense, and fancy vivid green. Whereas most colored diamonds are valued for a rich, deep color , green diamonds classified as fancy deep or fancy dark often lose their luster and resemble emeralds more than diamonds , making them a less desirable option. Because a green diamond is caused by natural radiation , it's often difficult to tell whether a green diamond has been artificially heat-treated with radiation to achieve its color. Even more so than with other colored diamonds , it's crucial to check the gem's certification to determine that it was not artificially treated. What are some famous green diamonds? The Dresden Green The Dresden Green diamond is by far the most famous green diamond in the world. The 41 carat diamond is the largest known apple green diamond, and gets its name from the capitol of Saxony, Germany, where it has been housed for centuries. Although not as vibrantly green as the Dresden Green, the Orlov Diamond is another notable green diamond . Discovered in India, the 189.62 carat rose-cut Orlov Diamond is part of the Diamond Treasury of Russia. Its faint bluish-green tint makes it an extremely light – yet still extremely striking – example of a green diamond. Only a few green diamonds have ever been sold at auction. One green diamond, a 3.19 carat fancy green diamond ear pendant, was sold along with a yellow diamond ear pendant for $343,498 at a Christie's auction in 2000. The largest green diamond ever sold at auction, a 2.52 carat vivid green diamond, fetched $3.08 million at a 2009 Sotheby's auction in Geneva. What cuts work best for green diamonds? Like most colored diamonds , green diamonds look the most striking in cuts such as princess, radiant or round brilliant, all of which emphasize the depth and hue of a diamond. Green diamonds and Diamond & Estate Trust If you're searching for the rarest, most exquisite gem the world has to offer, the green diamond is the perfect choice. Diamond & Estate Trust 's collection of colored diamonds includes extraordinary loose gems in all colors of the rainbow, including green. View our constantly evolving collection of gems, diamonds and vintage jewelry to see what new colored diamonds we've acquired. Diamond & Estate Trust is Southern California's premier buyer and seller of diamonds, gems, vintage jewelry and luxury watches . For the ultimate vibrant statement piece, we invite you to explore our exquisite collection of colored diamonds . Want to learn more about colored diamonds? Be sure to check out yesterday's post on the pink diamond, and visit our blog everyday this week for a profile on a different colored diamond . Follow this link: Green Diamond Guide – Jewelry Trend 2012
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Hey guys, Got this emailed to me, and sent to me on facebook, I thought I would pass it on to my fellow Knick fans!
$60.50 tickets for only $20.09
Fresh off the Knicks victory against the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics at The Garden, the Knicks are excited to extend a New Years celebration offer to catch the Knicks in action this month. Mark your 2009 calendar for this Wednesday, January 7 at 10:00am and purchase tickets originally priced $60.50 for only $20.09 for all of the Knicks home games this month. Starting on Wednesday at 10:00am be sure to enter code 2009 in the box marked Special Offers and Promotions when purchasing tickets. This exclusive offer only runs for 20 hours and 9 minutes so be sure to buy your tickets fast as this deal ends on Thursday, January 8 at 6:09am.
Take advantage of this $20.09 offer for the following games:
- Wednesday, January 14 vs. Washington Wizards; 1:00pm
- Saturday, January 17 vs. Philadelphia 76ers; 7:30pm
- Monday, January 19 vs. Chicago Bulls; 1:00pm (MLK Jr. Day)
- Wednesday, January 21 vs. Phoenix Suns; 7:30pm
- Friday, January 23 vs. Memphis Grizzlies; 7:30pm
- Monday, January 26 vs. Houston Rockets; 7:30pm
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Musical Platforms
Who said popular music and politics don't mix?
Definitely not Phil Ochs, the Clash, Public Enemy, Rage Against The Machine, Steve Earle, or Megadeth's Dave Mustaine.
While some may argue that the collision of these two worlds only serves to diminish both, it's a safe bet that musicians and politicians will still be pushing each other's buttons long after the onset of the zombie apocalypse.
Just look at some of the historical highlights, from the White House's attempt to deport John Lennon and Washington wives prompting Senate hearings on heavy metal lyrics to campaign song cease-and-desist letters. Silversun Pickups sent Mitt Romney a cease-and-desist order this summer for his use of "Panic Room" on the campaign trail. Sam Moore did more of the same to Barack Obama in 2008, demanding that he stop playing the Sam & Dave classics "Hold On! I'm Comin'" and "Soul Man."
Of course, we all need that perfect song that helps carry our political (and musical) message. The following may not be ideal candidates but they might make for an entertaining post-election diversion, regardless of your party affiliation.
Candidate: Re-Flex
Campaign Song: "The Politics Of Dancing"
Party Affiliation: New wave
Party Line: Politicians are now DJs, whatever that means
The Message: "The politics of dancing/The politics of ooh feeling good"
Candidate: Cream
Campaign Song: "Politician"
Party Affiliation: Rock
Party Line: Politicians can be surprisingly generous with both their time and resources
The Message: "Hey now baby, get into my big black car/I wanna just show you what my politics are"
Candidate: Alice Cooper
Campaign Song: "Elected"
Party Affiliation: Shock rock
Party Line: Electoral politics are the natural follow-up to songs about dead babies and blown-up schools
The Message: "I'm your Yankee Doodle dandy in a gold Rolls-Royce/I wanna be elected"
Candidate: Sun Ra
Campaign Song: "Nuclear War"
Party Affiliation: Cosmic jazz
Party Line: Bandleaders from Saturn say the darnedest things
The Message: "If they push that button, your a** has got to go/What'cha gonna do, without your a**?"
Candidate: Dead Kennedys
Campaign Song: "California Über Alles"
Party Affiliation: Punk
Party Line: Then California Gov. Jerry Brown would have made an interesting president
The Message: "You will croak, you little clown/When you mess with President Brown"
Candidate: Amy Grant
Campaign Song: "Politics Of Kissing"
Party Affiliation: Contemporary Christian
Party Line: With liberty and smooches for all
The Message: "Balance of power baby/To hold or not to hold/That's the politics of kissing"
Candidate: The Who
Campaign Song: "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Party Affiliation: Rock
Party Line: Karl Marx was wrong, and so are the rest of you
The Message: "Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss"
(Bill Forman is a writer and music editor for the Colorado Springs Independent and the former publications director for The Recording Academy.)


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31 years ago, the RNC entered into a consent agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by the DNC not to peruse suspected voter fraud or prevent voter fraud. The RNC has been held to that consent agreement to this day. Each time they go to court to remove the consent agreement, a particular judge comes out of retirement to rule against the RNC requests.
New Jersey District Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise, appointed by Jimmy Carter, ruled to keep in place a 30-year-old restriction against the RNC "which is national in scope, limiting the Republican National Committee 's ability to engage or assist in voter fraud prevention"
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The judge cited voter suppression of minorities outweighing the impact of voter fraud.
There are serious reasons for concern of voter fraud:
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1) Pew Research Center states in 2012 –
"Voter registration in the United States largely reflects its 19th-century origins and has not kept pace with advancing technology and a mobile society. States' systems must be brought into the 21st century to be more accurate, cost-effective, and efficient.
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Research commissioned by the Pew Center on the States highlights the extent of the challenge:
- Approximately 24 million—one of every eight—voter registrations in the United States are no longer valid or are significantly inaccurate.
- More than 1.8 million deceased individuals are listed as voters.
- Approximately 2.75 million people have registrations in more than one state."
2) The American people support voter ID laws by an overwhelming 74% (Washington Post.)
Hispanic Americans support voter ID laws by an overwhelming 71 % (Pew Research Center.)
3) The presidential election of 2000 was won by only 500 votes.
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4) Local elections can be won by just a handful of votes.
5) People who believe their vote does not count or will be canceled out by fraud are unlikely to bother to vote.
Multiple left leaning groups are being criminally investigated for voter fraud schemes in the swing state of Florida.
6) 160 counties in the U.S. have more registered voters than people living in those counties.
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Question: Have you seen any documented examples of voter suppression?
They appear to only be in Michelle Obama's dreams.
Judicial Watch challenged her accusation, but it went unanswered.
Scott Gessler, CO Sec of State stated: "These accusations are built on a foundation of sand," referring to voter suppression. He also states that the opposition to voter ID is well-financed and organized. "Disenfranchisement hysteria is, frankly, silly"
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During a 1981 gubernatorial election in New Jersey, concern was raised over voter suppression; and the Democratic National Committee sued the RNC. That one incident in NJ 30 years ago came with a "consent decree", stipulating that the RNC was prohibited from pre-election "ballot security" activates:
As modified in 1987, the Decree defined "ballot security activates" to mean "ballot integrity, ballot security or other efforts to prevent or remedy vote fraud.
One section is particularly disturbing. Areas where minorities are living are in particular off limits for voter fraud protection measures. What message does this send to the DNC? Answer: Voter fraud will be allowed in minority areas; please target your efforts in those neighborhoods as this court is giving you a get-out-of-jail free card:
(e) refrain from undertaking any ballot security activities in polling places or election districts where the racial or ethnic composition of such districts is a factor in the decision to conduct, or the actual conduct of, such activities there and where a purpose or significant effect of such activities is to deter qualified voters from voting; and the conduct of such activities disproportionately in or directed toward districts that have a substantial proportion of racial or ethnic populations shall be considered relevant evidence of the existence of such a factor and purpose;
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It should come as no surprise that voter fraud issues are rampant in the swing states districts where minorities make up a large percentage of the population.
Furthermore, the Court held that the RNC was barred from asserting this argument because the RNC willingly entered the Decree as a means of settling the initial 1981 lawsuit and the RNC again consented to the Decree, as modified, in 1987. The District Court also held that the Decree did not violate the First Amendment because, under the Decree, the RNC is free to communicate with state parties about subjects other than ballot security. Additionally, the Court noted that the First Amendment applies only to state actions and does not prevent private parties from agreeing to refrain from certain types of speech.
Prior to the 2012 elections, the RNC again attempted to have the consent decree vacated. An Obama-appointed Judge Joseph Greenway, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, denied the petition.
This past week's ruling on Monday, January the 14th by the SCOTUS to refuse to hear the case brought by the RNC to end the consent order suggests there will be no end to rampant voter fraud; this ruling is an open invitation to the DNC and it's affiliates to perpetrate fraud with no repercussions, accountability, or scrutiny.
Obama won the 2012 election by 400,000 votes in 4 swing states. All of these states had precincts that had statistical miracles of 99% of the vote going to Obama and voter registration numbers far in excess of their actual population counts. Additionally, all of these same states had claims of voter machine errors changing individual votes cast from Romney to Obama. With the RNC's hands tied, barring them from any action to remedy the situation, we are bound for more of the same in the upcoming 2014 and 2016 election cycles.
No U.S. citizen should ever have to wonder if their vote was canceled out by a fraudulent vote. The system is set up to fail the legitimate voter; we demand integrity, full transparency, and accountability in our elections!
What is the solution to this predicament? See my article Addressing Voter Fraud – A 14 Point Plan For 2013. Force action by your State Representatives and Governors, or be content to be obsolete.
The views expressed in this opinion article are solely those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website.


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fun. recently took a break from skiing to chat with 96.5 TIC/Hartford about their upcoming performance at President Obama's Inauguration and confessed that they still get starstruck. It happened recently, as the band had the chance to play with Counting Crows, and there's more artists they'd love to collaborate with in the future.
"Paul McCartney would be pretty cool," Nate Ruess confessed.
Jack Antonoff added an explanation for what he feels makes a great artist team-up, saying, "Playing with someone is like [seeing] a free show with a band you love. It's cool to do things that you would have paid money for."
fun. will be star struck in a very different way soon, as they approach their big appearance at the White House for one of President Obama's Inauguration events. They'll get the chance to shake hands with the President but fans shouldn't expect any Al Roker situations. The newscaster admitted publicly last week that he had an accidental bowel movement at the White House, which was news to the guys from fun.
"That's really disrespectful [to admit]," said Nate. "I'm not trying to start an Al Roker beef."
While he's excited about playing for the President, Nate did admit he's a little nervous.
"I'm stressed out in situations where my normal antics could mean me getting mowed down," he joked.
We are honored to be playing President @barackobama's inaugural ball. #inaug2013 @obamainaugural 2013pic.org
— FUN. (@OurNameIsFun) January 11, 2013
Although based on their past experience, Andrew Dost is the one who should be concerned, as he has a tendency to get the short end of the stick in their travels.
"Andrew should be the most worried because whenever we go to foreign countries they pick him out," Jack joked. "He's always the one getting picked out and checked for diseases and whatnot."
But it's a false alarm, as Andrew quickly points out. "I'm really quite healthy," he quipped.
The Inaugural events will kick off on Saturday (January 19) in Washington, D.C.
-Bill Sencio, 96.5 TIC/Hartford


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Jamgochian Jumps Into Delegate Field
From Bethesda Now – By Aaron Kraut
[gallery ids="8313,8314,8315,8316,8317"] The 2014 Democratic Primary is still more than a year away, yet each week brings more news and speculation about who will jump into a District 16 House of Delegates race that could see 15 or 20 candidates and take more than $100,000 in fundraising to win. On Saturday, Hrant Jamgochian officially kicked off his campaign with an open house at his Bradley Boulevard home. Jamgochian, an attorney who is executive director of a dialysis patient advocacy organization, finished a close third behind Del. Ariana Kelly in the 2010 primary and garnered the Washington Post's endorsement despite his late entry into the race. About 100 supporters showed up for the event, including Gilbert Genn, a District 16 delegate from 1987-1999. Del. Susan Lee, who told Bethesda Magazine she would run for Sen. Brian Frosh's vacant seat if he runs for attorney general as expected, was also in attendance. Jamgochian is making his move a lot earlier this time around. He talked about education, the economy and healthcare on Saturday, with an emphasis on closing healthcare insurance loopholes and providing for expensive long-term senior care. He hired Rachel Gumpert, who worked in the field in Nevada during the 2012 election, as his campaign manager. Jamgochian is planning a June 11 fundraiser at a yet-to-be-determined location. The only other candidate who has formally announced his candidacy is Jordan Cooper, a 27-year-old healthcare policy wonk who has worked as an aide to Annapolis lawmakers. Cooper is hosting a dessert and panel discussion fundraiser on May 16 for $50 a person and $30 for Young Democrats. With Lee's attempt at the State Senate and Del. Bill Frick expected to challenge Frosh for attorney general, there will likely be two seats open. Kyle Lierman, who lost to Kelly by 374 votes in the 2010 Primary, is rumored to be looking at challenging Lee for Frosh's vacant seat. Others who will likely run but haven't made official announcements are Marc Korman and Karen Kuker-Kihl. Bonnie Casper, wife of 2010 candidate Mark Winston, is rumored to be in the mix.


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Norton managed to compile a software package that will protect your PC no matter who or what is doing the attacking. Surfing the internet is dangerous these days, but the easy to use virus-scan, firewall, privacy protection, spam- popup- and spyware-blocker really do make a difference.These and all the other tools install quickly and will then run automatically, always offering you a high level of protection without reducing or harming your user experience.
Norton Internet Security is a great deal for anyone who wants to have their PC secured, without much hassle and without having to take a degree in computing first. Both setup and maintenance is extremely easy, allowing novice users to chose exactly the right amount of security.The program will run almost automatically, too, once setup on your system. Regular updates are included for the first year after purchase.
Norton Internet Security 2006 offers full protection against any thread you might reasonably fear when going online (and several others that you would only have to fear being rather unreasonable, too!)
Ranging from viruses over phishing mails to attacks from hackers or spyware the list of security risks that Norton takes on even includes keylogging applications (something I knew existed but have not once heard of being actually used!)
The suite is completed with many other features that will take care of your spam mail, of pop up windows or even the control of the pages that your kids my use on the net.
Norton internet security 2006 is Symantecs latest release which combines all the internet security features which protects the modern day internet user in real time and does so seamlessly every time.
Below I will highlight Nortons main highlights, which make it in my opinion the best security software on the market.
From the moment you insert the disk into your computer a wizard takes you all the way to the end. There are no complicated questions and there is no need to manually change anything yourself. The wizard is designed to be used by complete computer novices, which is why it is one of the best products available.
One point to mention while we are on the subject of installation; Norton trials which come on many PCs bought from the DSG international chain (Pc World, Currys and Dixons) as well as many other retailers have a trial of Norton already installed. If you wish to install any other Internet security program on the PC you will need to visit the Symantec website in order to retrieve removal instructions, as it is the most annoying thing in the world to get rid of, as you cant take the usual route and go via Add/Remove remove programs in Windows. This needs to be done otherwise you will have never ending problems with security conflicts.
The antivirus software will pick up any viruses or spyware on your computer and remove it without you having to do a thing. The spyware removal feature is an improvement on the 2005 version as spyware can be just as dangerous as a virus, picking up your credit card details, browsing habits and other sensitive information such as passwords.
A typical full system scan is recommended once per month as this will pick up anything hiding in the depths of your pc and will take around 20mins depending on the amount of files on your computer. If you dont have that amount of time then you can perform a quick scan which will take around 5mins and will search the most likely places that a virus will be.
The firewall software provides protection against Internet browsing and downloading but blocking any harmful actions towards your pc. It prevents viruses getting to your pc and provides Symantec with information about new viruses. Symantec collates this data from around 30,000 p.cs and it is used to determine if there are any significant security threats to its business customers such as banks. This is one of the most important security features of the package as it prevents malicious programs from spreading. By preventing viruses from getting onto your pc it protects it from harm and ultimately saving you money.
The firewall also controls the programs that are allowed access to the Internet, useful for preventing peer-to-peer programs such as kazaa and limewire from connecting. This gives you direct control over what can get onto the Internet. This will let your broadband speed reach its full potential, as it will not be blocked up by unwanted programs taking up your bandwidth.
Parental Controls
The parental control feature works by picking up on key words in websites, which can be banned by the administrator. This is a very effective tool at protecting venerable parties from the nastier side of the Internet. As with all filters, there are ways around them, but I have yet to find a way around the Norton Blocker, making it one of the best I have tested.
Live update
Every day 5-11 new viruses are found and picked up by Symantec. In a matter hours they can release updates to their millions of customers and stop the virus dead in its tracks. The Windows operating software had a number of weaknesses due to its complexity (and being made my Microsoft), which are exploited by hackers. This is why it is vital to stay up to date, and live update runs in the background automatically and keeps you right up to date.
Anti Spam
Norton Internet Security incorporates a popup blocker. This prevents all those annoying adverts that appear on virtually every website. There is also an email filter, which prevents email from unverified sources that have been reported by other email users. These features are slightly outdated now as many of the new browsers such as firefox have pop up blockers a standard. The email filters come into their own when used with programs such as Outlook Express, but due to many people now using hosted email services such as hotmail and yahoo this feature isnt needed as a similar service will be built in.
The new version of NIS protects every aspect of your Internet activities, for this reason it is very demanding on computer power and so isnt recommended for older machines.
Norton doesnt like networks, especially if you have another security firms products on one of the computers on the network. If you have it on one computer you need it on them all.
You can only install Norton on one computer. This makes it expensive to have on all the pcs in a small business or large home.
Norton Internet security 2006 is the industry leader in terms of protection on the Internet. You get features to protect you in every aspect of Internet use, which is combined with good value for money. NIS is one of the easiest packages to use, which make it suitable for all ranges of computer users.
Norton Internet Security 2006
-When I got my laptop back 3 months, this was the security offer with it. For only £30-I got what I am about to explain.
However, on www.amazon.co.uk it is £23.99 but it is around £50 in Argos. This means you should shop online if you do want it. I have never had Norton before so this was a bit of an experience for me.
I feel no need to explain the look of the box because that is not what the review is about, just that it is yellow and has Norton Antivirus 2006 written in red writing. What is inside the box is important. There are 2 manuals, which are pretty thick, and a piece of paper with a warning on, and 3 discs. Lets get started then with
Norton Ghost.
Norton Ghost 10.0 to be exact and it works only on Windows XP Home/XP Pro, and 2000 Pro. On the back of all of the disc covers is a product key that you need to have to activate the product.
What Norton Ghost does is back up data. If some of your files and folders get corrupted or cant even start up Windows, this can help. You need the manual to find out how to do these things but it backs up data and restores your computer to a previous date. Here are some of the following problems in the manual that they can help you with.
1. Windows starts up but your files are lost and/or programs do not work.
2. A secondary drive (D or E) can not be found.
3. You cant start Windows. There are a few problems they can help you with here.
I think that this is pretty useful because these are the problems that are most damaging to your computer, because if files are lost it could be due to numerous reasons and this can recover them. I think of it as a back up to Norton Antivirus which is really useful. (Touch Wood) Ive had no problems with my computer so far but I do back up my data. To do this it is easy. Insert the disc or run the program and follow the instructions. You can back up data on a writable DVD o CD or even create one on your hard drive. I have stored it on a DVD.
It is just as easy to recover files too. You browse your computer for any recovery points or back ups you have made and then click to recover or restore and presto. Another way to back up is to send information over a network on another computer. I have not tried this though.
Sometimes though, if you need to restore your computer, put in the Ghost CD and reboot your computer and restores the computer to the restore point that youve saved on the disc.
Requirements: Pentium 233 MHz
128MB for Norton Ghost
256MB for Symantec Recovery Disk
45MB free space on hard drive for framework
There you go and as I have said, installing is easy. There are just a few well explained and easy steps to follow because the computer does most of the work.
My Opinion.
Altogether I am impressed with Norton Ghost, because although System Recovery is already on computers now, this is easy to use and does a lot more, as I have explained. I also think that it is very easy to use, so even if you know absolutely nothing about computers, this can help out easily. With my 512MB laptop, it has not slowed it down much and I am still working at full speed. This is lucky for me because I really am bad at figuring out what the system requirements mean.
Norton Ghost 2003.
Can someone please tell me if this should even be in the box? I have not installed it and as to yet, I have had no problems with all of the other CD that came with it so it doesnt seem to connect to the other Ghost CD. It doesnt seem right in a 2006 Internet Security. Neither does it have a manual as far as I can tell. However, just in case-it lets you do the following:
1. Make a copy of a computer using an IP connection.
2. Create and Restore an image using a CD/DVD Drive.
3. Create and restore an image using a USB or firewire device.
4. Use a mapped network drive to create and restore images.
5. Create a recovery disc.
6. Use the Ghost Boot Wizard to add or modify a Network Interface Card Template.
My Opinion.
I havent used it at all because I dont feel the need but it sounds pretty good and should be easy to install if the other disc it. IS it meant to be here though? Tell me please.
Norton Internet Security 2006.
A lot can be said about this one. The silent little computerised guide. I am a lot more active with this. Once again by the way, installation is really easy because the computer does most of the work and anything else is explained in the manual, readme or actually in the step by step. Ill give you some of the steps though-Put the CD into the Drive and wait for it to load. Once again, a product key is needed.
A question arises though-What is it?
Well, once installed (easy), you click on the icon on the toolbar and a little box comes up. There are quite a few things this protector does and they come under different headings:
Norton Protection Centre-Here is where you can run full system scans and check out the Security Basics (firewalls, updates etc.), Data Recovery (no coverage with me-use Ghost), Performance (spyware protection), web browsing (where you set whether you want pop-up blocks, ad-blocks, auto protection and firewalls) and finally Email and Messaging where you can adjust setting to email scanning and spyware protection. Even though I do not email very often, I have found these extremely useful because you can configure them. Myself, I have set it to allow adverts because its annoying if they are blocked. It wont let you go on some sites and if it does, loads of page cannot be displayed icons come up over the ads. Pop up blocking is very useful and effective-as to yet not one has got through and a whole 2 have been blocked in the two months Ive has the laptop online.
Under Norton Internet Security-you get to configure more information. Do you want the following on or off; Security, Privacy Control, Norton Antivirus, Intrusion Prevention, Personal Firewall and Outbreak Alert. It also tells you when you last had a full system scan.
Outbreak Alert-tells you what your computer is or isnt protected against (spreading threats).
Statistics-Useful because it tells you when you were last attacked, youre most frequent attacker and what cookies theyve blocked.
Subscription Status-States how many days youve got left until you have to pay for protection.
Norton Antivirus- under the Status bar-it tells you information you already know and have changed such as what is on-auto protect, spyware protect, email scanning and when you last scanned.
Under scans and reports-you just get to choose what you want to scan. I would tell you but you can make custom ones too so it doesnt matter. You can have a quick scan though. Reports allow you to see report scans.
Norton Antispam-shows statistics of what theyve scanned etc. and allows you to put on/off add-blocking, pop-up blocking etc.
You can also go online to update your security so any new viruses can be found in scans.
I think that this is extremely useful because it is easy to navigate around the site and everything is explained clearly and since you can update there is little chance of a virus getting through. It covers basically everything that need to be protected such as e-mails and online and right clicking on anything gives you the chance to scan it so you can, if you have some time to spare, scan a website etc. before going onto it. What are your chances of getting a virus with that protection? It is also easy to change and check information and see previous scans to see if you need to update making it extremely helpful.
Overall Opinion.
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Touch wood, Ive not been the victim of many viral attacks over the years of having the Internet. But over the last year or so Ive become increasingly concerned about the security of my pc when online. With the advent of broadband, I now have it connected whenever Im using my PC.
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Holden has had a dream debut with its VF Commodore-based Chevrolet SS in American NASCAR racing with a win in the season-opening race.
Kevin Harvick won the Sprint Unlimited all-star race at Daytona International Speedway this weekend.
Chevrolet dominated the race, despite losing two of its biggest stars Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon in the race's only crash, with Harvick leading 40 of the 75 laps and fellow Chevrolet driver Tony Stewart running strong all night.
"Winning the race out of the gate was really good for us," said Harvick's team owner Richard Childress. "To win the first race with the Chevy SS is a big deal for us and to win the Unlimited with the fans involved, I thought that was really great."
The win capped a big day for Chevrolet having earlier publicly unveiled the Chevrolet SS road car at the track in front of fans.
The Chevrolet SS road car will be produced in Australia and exported to the US. In Australia the car is sold as the Holden Commodore.
The company also unveiled a specially built SS road car that will act as the pace car for next weekend's Daytona 500.
And to cap it off female star Danica Patrick set the pace in the opening practice for the 500, making her the favourite to grab pole position for America's biggest NASCAR race.


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Everyone is entitled to their opinion, that is what makes this website great. However, I can name ten pizzerias (in my area of the country) that are using dough made with 60 percent beer / 40 percent water in their dough recipe. It has nothing to do with emergency dough rising time, since they do a cold rise for a minimum of 24 hours. It has to do with flavor and texture.Also, I have never heard of anyone feeling bloated or complain about any downside. (Unless they have eaten too much pizza. LOL ) When you cook with wine or beer the alcohol is gone but the flavor remains. Like many other recipes, other than pizza dough. Examples: Beer Battered Fish, Red or White Wine in sauces, etc...Once again, I created this thread to highlight another possibility for pizza dough making. If you are against beer in your dough making process. DON"T use it. If you like beer in your dough making process, then USE it. It's all up to you. In the mean time, I will continue to explore more beers to use.Best to you as always.TomNPSMy first entry to this thread was my discovery of using beer in the dough making process. Skip to page 7 for the updated recipe and continue to check this thread because I will be exploring other beers to use.
No offense was taken. I appreciate your comments on the subject. Forgive me if I sounded harsh. I didn't mean to be.Best to You,TomN
Sorry if I offended you. I didn't mean to run you down... I was just adding my opinion to the thread.ByeP.S. I do cook with wine a lot. I'm Italian. But the point in dough making is the presence of the ferments of the yeast...
No offense was taken. I appreciate your comments on the subject. Forgive me if I sounded harsh. I didn't mean to be.Best to You,TomN No problem at all CheesyByeDaniela
Its all about the flavor! I honestly feel the yeast of today is not the yeast of 60, 70, 80 years ago. It's very tasteless and adds little to the flavor of the dough. I am speaking in terms of retail yeast. I get more and better flavor from cultivating my own brewing yeast than I do using ADY or IDY. Beer is just a much easier route to take.
Could you explain what bottle conditioned beer means? I have seen it on a few of the beers that I have tried but never understood the meaning. Thanks again for your expert advice.
After several taste testers complained the last time that my water-only crusts were "bland", I decided to give beer another try in search of some elusive flavor. Blue Moon Summer Wheat was in the frig so into the mix it went. Only one complaint about tasteless crust today from a college kid. I thought the crust had significant flavor, however. Used about a 60/40 ratio of water to beer in prepping 12 dough balls (could have used another bottle).Convinced more than ever that beer DOES generally improve flavor of the finished crust when added to pizza dough but it takes a more sensitive palate to appreciate this addition. Some tasters will have a definite opinion (usually positive) others will see no difference. A great way to go if one's crust is lacking charisma--like mine.
fwiw....I believe the flavor becomes more pronounced when one is inside the environment (restaurant) where this dough is baked day in day out...
I wish I could just pipe the exhaust on the oven into my house.
After several taste testers complained the last time that my water-only crusts were "bland", I decided to give beer another try in search of some elusive flavor.


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Brach sees simple solution to struggles
By AJ Cassavell / MLB.com
SAN DIEGO -- It's been a trying start to the season for Padres reliever Brad Brach.
Coming off a very solid 2012 campaign, the Friars right-hander has struggled out of the gate to the tune of a 6.23 ERA and a 2.23 WHIP entering play Monday.
So what needs to change in order for the right-hander to return to his role as a valuable piece of the Padres' bullpen? Brach says the solution is simple: "More strikes."
"I think I'm off just a tick," Brach said. "I went on a nice roll after that first week, but last week wasn't the best. It's just one of those things where I just need to concentrate pitch by pitch."
Brach allowed four runs on Opening Day and eight hits in his first three appearances, but he seemed to settle in after that, tossing eight straight scoreless innings. Since then, however, he has allowed four runs in 2 1/3 innings and has walked a man in each of his last three outings.
But it's not the walks that have hurt Brach. His BB/9 ratio is about the same as it was last season, when he notched a 3.78 ERA. It's the hits -- 6.8 per nine innings in 2012 and 14.5 in 2013 -- that have caused him the most trouble.
Still, that's a product of him not throwing strikes early in counts, Brach said.
"I've got to throw more in the strike zone," Brach said. "My strike-to-ball ratio has me falling behind guys, and any time you fall behind guys in the Major Leagues, you're going to get hit around."
Black outlines plan for ailing Richard
SAN DIEGO -- Left-hander Clayton Richard made his trip to the gastroenterologist Monday morning and is still awaiting test results for the intestinal virus that landed him on the 15-day disabled list.
In the meantime, San Diego manager Bud Black outlined the club's plan for Richard over the next couple of weeks, noting that while the the virus has sapped some strength out of Richard, his arm feels fine.
Richard will throw a series of bullpen sessions, during which the club will try and straighten out his mechanics. Once he's feeling up to full strength, Richard will likely head out for a rehab assignment in the Minors before returning to the big league club.
"First of all, get healthy," Black said. "Today was a day where the doctors are going to try and get a handle on what's going to happen the next couple of weeks. His arm feels good. He's still a little weak. His strength has been depleted. But he feels good enough to throw."
It would be hard to overstate Richard's struggles this season. He's 0-4 with an 8.54 ERA and has been unable to avoid the big inning. He has pitched into the sixth inning just once in six starts.
The Padres have noticed a dip in the left-hander's arm angle and hope to get that straightened out by the time he can return. Black said Richard's April struggles could be attributed to a combination of his health and the poor arm slot.
"The first month of this season, April, there have been some things physically -- not his arm -- that have caused the performance," Black said, referring to the illness. "At times his arm angle, the last three starts, has dropped a little bit. Whether that was due to his not feeling strong, I'm not sure. But we're going to address his arm angle."
'Creature of habit' Headley back in rhythm
SAN DIEGO -- For Chase Headley, baseball has always been a rhythm game.
The Padres third baseman is at his best when he's in the lineup every night, fulfilling his daily routine and getting as many reps as possible in the cages.
So, it's not surprising that Headley struggled a bit coming off a fractured left thumb tip that held him out of action for the final two weeks of Spring Training and the first two weeks of the regular season. When that rhythm returned, Headley quickly reverted back to his 2012 form.
"You have your select few natural guys who wake up out of bed and can come put the barrel on the baseball each and every day without thinking about it," Headley said. "Unfortunately, I'm not one of those guys. It takes me some time, it takes me some repetition to get me where I want to be. But hopefully once I get there, I can sustain it."
Headley has hit in 10 straight games entering Monday, marking the fifth time in his career he has posted a double-digit hitting streak. He has raised his average from .160 all the way to .286 during that time.
"That's why you get Spring Training -- so you can have some at-bats going into the season," Headley said. "Unfortunately, I had mine cut short. I missed four weeks, so I was basically starting over at square one."
Headley sustained the injury March 17 during Spring Training, and returned exactly one month later. From there, he had four hits in his first 25 at-bats, but has since hit .368 with five doubles, two homers and six RBIs during the hitting streak.
"Most players are creatures of habit," Padres manager Bud Black said. "There's structure to their day and there's structure to their daily routine. Chase is one of those guys."
Worth noting
• It will be 10-14 days before injured center fielder Cameron Maybin (right wrist) can swing a bat again, Black said. Maybin hasn't played since April 15, and he struggled from the start of the season, with just three hits in 33 at-bats.
• Black said he'd like to have a consistent lineup card each day, but if he has to change things around -- as he has had to do for much of the season because of injuries -- he doesn't think it affects the mindset of his players.
AJ Cassavell is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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French Internship Sources
Students are responsible for finding internships on their own. Here is a partial list of internship possibilities:
The French American Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota
FACCMN provides valuable experiences for college interns, for international students and for new graduates seeking contacts to better understand French-American business relations and the importance of strong organization skills. Professionals and students find FACCMN a friendly business environment to develop their skills while learning about non-profit organizations and transatlantic relations. Please send your resume and cover letter in English to: email@example.com
Teaching Assistants in France
The French Ministry of Education offers 1,500 paid teaching assistantship positions per year in French primary & secondary schools to American citizens under 30 years of age, graduates or undergraduates, majoring or minoring in French.
* spend 7 months in France with a monthly stipend
* have a privileged insight into contemporary France
* master the French language through linguistic immersion
* gain valuable teaching experience
AIFS: Internships in Cannes, France
AIFS offers a variety of internship possibilities from social work to work with production companies along with intensive language courses. Spring semester study abroad students benefit from being in Cannes during its world famous film festival.
AIPT: Association for International Practical Training
AIPT is the U.S. affiliate of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE), a network of more than 70 countries that coordinates on-the-job training for university students in the fields of engineering, computer science, mathematics, natural and physical sciences, architecture, and agricultural science. AIPT can also arrange work permits for students and professionals to go from the United States to one of 80 countries, and provide program support before and during the international assignment.
AHA International
AHA has placed over 600 interns in 32 countries worldwide, including France and Senegal. through its IE3 Global Internships.
Boston University
Boston University's Paris Internship Program offers a semester of study and work in Paris. Combines an internship with intensive French-language study and liberal arts courses.
BUNAC: British Universities North America Club
BUNAC offers Work Canada --- a program authorised by the Canadian Government to allow U.S. college and university students aged 18-30 to work and travel in Canada. The Canadian sponsor is SWAP, Student Work Abroad Programs. In Canada, SWAP provides on the spot backup and support.
CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange
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* EPA: Educational Programmes Abroad
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* European-American Center for International Education (The Eur-Am Center)
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Eurolingua Institute
Eurolingua Institute offers 3 or 6 month work experience programs in the region of Montpellier, Nice and Toulon, South of France, for participants aged 18 to 35 years. Applications for 2 month periods are accepeted during the summer. Work placements are in the Hotel/Campsite Industry.
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The French Embassy and consulates provide information on short term internships in France and long-term internships in the public sector and in NGOs.
International Cooperative Education
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IES: Internships in Dijon, Nantes and Paris France
IES internships are offered as academic options earning IES credit. They feature a strong academic component, which includes an academic seminar and an evaluative report from the supervisor of the organization offering the internship. In addition to the on-site work experience, students are expected to keep a work journal, give an oral presentation, and submit a final report, which analyzes and evaluates the activities performed during the internship. IES in Dijon, Nantes and Paris arranges internships for students who are proficient in French during the semester with businesses and governmental organizations. Students must devote a minimum of 8-10 hours a week to the work experience, for a minimum of 80 contact hours during the semester. Students earn three semester credit hours for the combined seminar and work experience. Placements are competitive and not guaranteed.
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About 35 Minnesota companies have operations in France, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. Marshall-based The Schwan Food Co., which also has plants in the United Kingdom and Germany, and other Minnesota companies gained a foothold in Europe via acquisitions. A number of companies are eager to make more acquisitions. Bloomington-based Donaldson Inc. has established a subsidiary in Domjean. Chaska-based Entegris Inc. acquired a parts-cleaning operation in Montpellier, France, in May, and the Minneapolis-based Bemis Co. has two companies in France.
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Studyabroad.com: Intern/Volunteer Programs Contains listings of international work, internship, and volunteer programs.
InternAbroad.com An extensive web site listing internship programs by GoAbroad.com.
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http://webapp.gps.umn.edu/wivprogram/ University of Minnesota Work, Intern, Volunteer (WIV) Program Database Search for work, intern, and volunteer opportunities all over the globe.
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/work/internships/articles/internationinternships.shtml Transitions Abroad: International Internships A bimonthly magazine for those interested in working, studying, and living abroad. This section of their web site provides a good overview of internship options and resources.
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http://www.iiepassport.org/ IIE Passport Internship Center An extensive web site listing internship programs.
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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists completed the annual midwinter aerial waterfowl survey Jan. 11 and counted about 665,000 total ducks in the state's Delta region. Last year's midwinter aerial count was more than 1.1 million. This year's midwinter mallard population estimate of roughly 451,000 mallards represents about half of the four-year survey average for the species; by contrast, last year's midwinter survey showed more than 750,000 mallards. AGFC observers have completed three aerial surveys so far this season – November, December, and early January – and duck numbers have remained stable with few of the surges in numbers that observers typically see each winter.
In the Arkansas River Valley region, observers noted a gradual increase in duck numbers during the three surveys, estimating a population of roughly 26,000 total ducks, including about 17,000 mallards, during the most recent survey. Numbers were much lower in southwestern Arkansas, where about 14,000 total ducks and 8,000 mallards were counted.
The midwinter survey was completed just prior to the heavy rainfall that dramatically increased stream flows and flooded bottomland forests in various Delta watersheds. But the fourth and final aerial survey of the season began earlier this week and preliminary reports from AGFC observers indicate numbers haven't increased greatly since the Jan. 7-11 midwinter survey.
A full report and maps showing waterfowl densities based on the midwinter survey may be found at http://www.agfc.com/hunting/Pages/HuntingWaterfowlReport.aspx#1.
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