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Most people aren't happy to be stuck in the hospital. But most people aren't Pink.
Yesterday (May 31) the singer tweeted a black and white photo of herself hooked up to an IV, sipping from a straw and oddly enough, smiling away. Makes you wonder what's really in that cup. But Pink said the reason for the happy face was simple:
Maybe it's cause my mom was an ER nurse all my life- but throw me in a gown and a hook me up to an IV- and I instagr.am/p/LT3m_7vWAQ/
— P!nk (@Pink) June 1, 2012
Pink, who gave birth to her own daughter, Willow Sage, last year, assured all her fans she was doing better, sort of:
Thanks for all the get well wishes. And no-they don't give morphine for flu. I might have ulcers again. Because I care too much. It's a gift
— P!nk (@Pink) June 1, 2012
Though the "Raise Your Glass" singer is currently laying low, she has plans to release a new album in the near future. Though no release date has been announced, Pink recently told Cosmopolitan that recording this album will be much different than 2008's Funhouse.
"I'm used to going into the studio and smoking and drinking until three in the morning," she said. "But I can't drink as much because I'm breastfeeding."
Motherhood has also led Pink to give up smoking. "I've exercised a lot of my demons, but I'm still working on myself," she admitted. "I think I'll be a work in progress for the rest of my life."
–Shannon Carlin, CBS Local
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|March 25, 2005, 02:12 PM
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Shooting after a sprint?
No I'm not trying out for the Olympic BiAthlon I'm just trying to get in some training that might help in situations. I shoot about once a week....and about once a month with a few hollowpoints that I keep in the mag. I spend some $$$ shooting the rounds I intend to defend myself with...but I figure I need to know how I will shoot with them in the gun as well as practice rounds....I wondering if training after a bit of a sprint...just to get a little tired, breathing hard...and maybe shakey would be beneficial? I guess my thinking is.....if I at least train a little bit in that situation (maybe running away...being chased...who knows) I might react a bit better if the real thing comes.
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|March 25, 2005, 02:18 PM
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If you can do it safely where you shoot then I would say go for it. Better than just punching paper all day.
|March 25, 2005, 02:26 PM
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Yep it is a good idea
If you can do it safely, it is part of my qualifications every year as a responder to qualify on a stress course or tatical course as we now call it. It includes a few mins of running followed by a qualification course that includes transitioning between, AR, shotgun, and handgun. Includes loud music playing in background and shell casings being thrown at you along with firing with gas mask and vest on.
|March 25, 2005, 03:13 PM
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You don't even need to sprint. Do push-ups. That even stresses your arms...
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|March 25, 2005, 07:16 PM
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Go for it.
I usually shoot after I feed and water all the critters. That usually has me huffing and puffing. It does, indeed, make a difference.
Remember that fire and manuever range during basic? Simulators going off, people on both sides and you walking the course doing live fire? There's a reason the military did that to us....
|March 25, 2005, 08:36 PM
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When I was active duty, before we went to an, um, er, interesting location, we qualified by running a 25yd sprint to the firing line, firing 2 shots, running back, firing 2 shots, etc. until a 30 round mag was empty. It was supposed to simulate firing under stress. This was a semi-urban environment, so we shot mostly 15-30yds. Even at this close range, most scores went WAY down (No one ever accused us airmen of being in shape). It was good training, though.
EDIT: Oh, yeah. The M16 was put on safe and placed on a table during sprints. They sure didn't trust us running with a hot weapon.
|March 26, 2005, 07:13 AM
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Push ups as Para Bellum has suggested are one possibility in addition to running in place.
It is good training all round.
|March 26, 2005, 09:04 AM
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High heart rate and winded shooting is a very good drill. I figure that if I am ever in a self defense shooting, there will likely be running involved, such as to gain distance from the bad guy, to cover, or to some sort of safe location. The question will be whether or not it is before or after the shooting has occurred.
While it is a good drill, is should be approached incrementally if you haven't done it before. Sort of like running with scissors, there are some inherent dangers in the practice. So building up distance or exertion is a good thing to do so that you become accustomed to knowing what expect about your body and trying to multitask. I have seen folks stumble (me), trip, or even draw a pistol that subsequently went flying down range.
Where I used to shoot, if nobody else was at the range, we would set up targets in 3 different shooting bays. We would then start a the last bay, sprint to the first, shoot the targets in the first bay, reholster and run to the second bay, shoot and resholster, and run to the 3rd bay and shoot. We did this with a timer and with an RO running with the shooter. The next set would have the shooter as RO and the RO as the shooter.
We learned several things. ...
Fat guy run and shoot isn't fun for the fat guys
Heart rate/pulse muzzle jump gets more and more pronounced after more exertion and as the shooter tires.
Relative to speed, marksmanship, and distance to target, if shooter speed and distance to target are maintained, then marksmanship suffers with high heart rate exertion. If speed is not a factor and the shooter can take time to shoot, then marksmanship won't suffer nearly as much. If speed is retained and distance to target decreased, marksmanship will improve.
We would shoot at varied distances. For shorter range shooting of 5-7 yards, getting shots on target usually was not a problem, but group size sucked and things like double taps would be quite a distance apart between the two shots. At 15 yards, shots were all over the place. It was not uncommon that with shooting multiple targets with double taps at 15 yards and trying to maintain speed, it was not uncommon for one or both shots to have missed a target.
Now add shooting on the move. When shooting on the move in individual ranges as we sprinted through the drill, we had targets set up in each range to be shot while on the move at walking speed. This added another dimension of difficulty to the process as the shooter dealt with heart rate/pulse muzzle bounce and gun bounce from trying to aim and shoot while moving.
I know, that all sounds rather pitiful. Since then, we have worked through some of the issues as the drills have been repeated.
Several years ago, there was a program called, "The Commish" about a police commisioner. There was an officer-involved shooting and some question about how well the officer might have been able to shoot after a long run. So he had his officers all run the distance into a shooting bay where they were to then draw and fire. The shooting was so bad that it was funy to watch. Knowing what I know now, what I saw as funny to watch was actually a very real and very serious potential problem faced by those shooting in self defense. The goofs shown in the program were not all that different than those we experienced.
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|March 26, 2005, 09:10 AM
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Thanks, Double-naught.
Something we should all consider and practice, if possible.
|March 26, 2005, 11:01 PM
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Thanks guys...this is something I will do often
Um...Oneeyeross.....I was in the Air Force.. ..never had to go thru a live fire course....lol.
smince...I was planning to start a bit with running....and then dry fire...just to get the feel of pulling it out of the holster after the run.
Double...that sounds GREAT. I happen to live by some coal banks and wooded areas so I'll have no trouble setting up a little course with different targets...at different hieghts and distances.
Gosh...I can't wait to go set up my little course. I knew it was a good idea!! LMAO!!
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|March 27, 2005, 12:36 AM
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Yep, good idea.
I've also made a point of shooting under the influence of an adrenaline dump whan I can - which is not the easiest thing to come by. One way, I've found anyway is to take a bite from the local K9 officer's dog at the range - (Wearing the padded suit and/or cuff of course!) Afterward I'm pumped full of adrenaline... quite the eye opener when I first toed the firingline afterward.
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|March 29, 2005, 04:43 PM
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If you want to simulate stress/excitement but you're lazy, you can just pop a couple Vivarins before you head off to the range.
|March 29, 2005, 04:58 PM
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Try IPSC. The "clock" pressure will pump your adrenaline also.
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|April 1, 2005, 11:50 PM
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To keep the safty level very high, you can always let your shooting buddy stand at the firing line holding the weapon. You sprint a predetermined distance and back to the weapon and start your shot string. This way you will not be running with a loaded weapon. You could load the weapon after the sprint, also. We have done this...I was not impressed with my results either. I did learn some though....like I need to practice!
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|April 2, 2005, 03:45 AM
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Hard Target
We do one where we take our Sig apart and leave it in pieces on different yard lines. We start running from the 200 yd line, we pick up the the frame, then we have the barrel, then recoil spring and guide, then the slide, at the 25 yd line we have the slide and two loaded 15 rd mags. We use this in head to head competion........... put the gun together load the mag, and fire a course of fire. If you score high enough in the fastest time you move on.
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Flickr/William BrawleyDuring job interviews, employers will try to gather as much information about you as possible, so there's bound to be some questions that will require you to think.
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"It is often easy to infer what the interviewer is really trying to find out from an otherwise illegal question. For example, if the employer asks "Are you a U.S. citizen?", this question is a violation of the law. Although, the employer may just be (albeit very inartfully) attempting to find out whether the applicant is authorized to work in the U.S. The applicant can simply respond, that "That question is in violation of the law, but yes, I am authorized to work in the United States."
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As I sat in my seat watching both teams warm up, I couldn't help but notice the lack of speed and size Tennessee-Chattanooga possessed. I began to over-confidently joke and brag with my family and friends.
As the stadium began to fill to its 54,836 capacity attendance, I began to realize my tickets were smack dab in the middle of a contingent of UTC parents and fans. I met a man two rows in front of me who was hoping his son, the punter for the Mocs, could break a school record of his own. In his son's debut as a punter for UTC, he set his personal record of 10 punts versus the Memphis Tigers, on a day when former Wynne native and current NFL Carolina Panther running back Deangelo Williams ran all over his team's outmanned defense. Saturday, his son needed only 12 punts to break the UTC record, and his father felt his son had as much of a chance of breaking the record as McFadden had of breaking the UA rushing record.
As the game got under way, confidence of a blowout victory and McFadden's record-setting chances filled the minds of most Hog fans. The Hogs' offense came onto the field for the first play from scrimmage in shotgun formation, but preseason All-American junior center Jonathon Luigs' snap was over the head of junior quarterback Casey Dick's head who was sacked in the end zone to give the Mocs (1-4) a safety and 2-0 lead with 14:53 left to play in the first quarter.
Ugly football highlighted the night as Arkansas (3-2, 0-2 SEC) committed numerous fumbles and interceptions in the first half. The Hogs outgained the Mocs 373-172 in total offense and held their opponent to 1-of-16 on third-down conversions but couldn't seal the game until the fourth quarter. That's when junior tailback Felix Jones scored from the 1 to give the Hogs a 31-15 lead. Freshman kicker Alex Tejada ended the Hogs' night of scoring when he hit his second field goal of the game late in the fourth quarter to give the Hogs a 34-15 victory.
McFadden ended the night with 122 yards, marking the 17th 100-yard rushing game of his career, breaking the Arkansas record he shared with Cowins. Jones ended the night with 141 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries, increasing his nation-best 10.4 yards per carry average. McFadden and Jones went over the 100-yard barrier together for the eighth time, and hope to do the same next week versus the resurgent Auburn Tigers.
Head coach Houston Nutt didn't make his seat any cooler this week as the head ball coach's Hogs seemed like they were definitely looking ahead to next week's game with Auburn. McFadden needs only 32 yards to break the career rushing record and should do so in the first half versus Auburn.
Even though the Hogs struggled Saturday, a victory over No. 22 Auburn could be enough to get the Hogs back into the Top 25. Eleven of the nation's Top 25 ranked teams lost last week, including teams ranked 21 thru 25. College football's gut check Saturday proved prophetic as the nation watched the No. 2 ranked Southern California Trojans fall at home to unranked Stanford, 24-23. The loss snapped the Trojans 35-game home winning streak and shook up the national polls.
Oh, and that proud UTC father should have got to watch his son break the UTC school record but his son went out of the game after he was hit making his 10th punt of the night. Although I was not totally thrilled about sitting in the middle of the UTC faithful, I walked away from the game with a hoarse voice and the utmost respect for most of their fans. They showed class rooting their team on, and I was proud of Arkansas fans, when they told us we were a fabulous host. The Hogs need a great week in practice as they prepare for an ESPN showdown with Auburn on Saturday night.
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It's its own beast, Texas.
That's how the actor Tom Ford explains his place in the world. When you are from Texas, you tend to view things differently than other people. You have different values, different morals, different everything.
You go through life misunderstood by anyone who is not from Texas.
When Ford moved north from Texas, people told him, "Oh, you're from the South."
Ford took offense.
"No, I'm not," he bristled. "I'm from Texas."
His roots come to the fore in the comedy that opens the winter theater season at Portland Stage Company, "Greater Tuna." The show, which also stars fellow Texan Dustin Tucker, is one of the most-produced plays in the country. It was the first of four in a series of plays about the tiny fictional town of Tuna, Texas, created by Jaston Williams and Joe Sears.
It offers witty commentary about small-town life in Texas, while also providing withering satire about Texans and their — dare we say — small-minded attitudes.
Ford and Tucker play more than 20 characters in this show, which is fast-faced, madcap and bombastic in its irreverence. It is built around a series of vignettes connected by a local radio show on OKKK, hosted by Thurston Wheelis (Ford) and Arles Struvie (Tucker).
Through their news and weather reports and on-air interviews, Wheelis and Struvie introduce the characters of Tuna, including Bertha Bumiller, a mother of three, and the leaders of the Better Baptist Bureau, the Greater Tuna Humane Society and Ladies for a Better Tuna.
It's a minimalist show, with a simple set and only three props: A radio, a newspaper and (of course) a gun.
When they proposed it last year, Portland Stage artistic and executive director Anita Stewart paused. She adores these two actors and trusts their instincts, but "Greater Tuna" tends to play better at the community theater than the professional stage. It's a nice show, but not necessarily a substantial show, she said.
"'Greater Tuna' is one of those pieces that you equate with summer stock — you put it up quickly and there is not much there. But the more they started talking about the characters and they started reading it, I realized there is a lot under the surface if you have actors who are able to go there."
Ford and Tucker begged for the chance. Neither has performed in the show, though both have coveted the chance.
"This play has a real heart that doesn't get revealed in many productions," Ford said. "Oftentimes, it's because the trappings of the show are very funny — all the costume changes and the pace. But it has a sincerity to it that's often missed. I'm hoping we find that in it and bring it out."
Who better than a pair of proud Texans to find the heart of Tuna, Texas?
Ford and Tucker have known each other several years, because they've both worked at Portland Stage many times and often overlapped. Earlier this season, while Ford played Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol" on the mainstage, Tucker was down the hall in the studio theater in "The Santaland Diaries."
They've admired each other's work and become friends, although they've appeared on stage together only once, in "Bach at Leipzig" at Portland Stage a few years back.
Both are Portland Stage regulars. Among Ford's performances, he appeared in "The Mystery of Irma Vep," "Lend Me a Tenor," "The Lady in Black" and, perhaps his best performance, "I Am My Own Wife."
Tucker's local credits include "The 39 Steps" and "Fully Committed," among many others.
They share similar skill sets and sensibilities as actors, and often are mistaken for one another, though they are separated by nearly 20 years. Ford is 51. Tucker is 33.
Their paths have taken remarkably similar routes.
Tucker grew up in Amarillo and Ford grew up in Lubbock. Both left Texas at a young age for actor training at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. Both have family in Texas, and both return home frequently to visit. Ford bases his career out of New York, and Tucker now lives in Portland.
Both were home in Texas over Christmas, and both love their home state.
They are appearing in "Greater Tuna" not to make fun of Texas, but to do justice to the material, Tucker said. Neither has ever seen real Texans do this show, and both are eager to bring Lone Star credibility to these memorable characters.
"These are real people that Jaston and Joe (the creators) knew," Tucker said. "To a lot of people, they come across as cartoons. But they're not. This show celebrates small-town Texas, but you can find these people in small towns everywhere."
That is why Stewart hired these two guys. She is not interested in cheap laughs, but wants Ford and Tucker to find the humanity in these people.
"I expect them to bring that passion," she said. "How strange it is that two guys from the middle of nowhere in Texas wind up here connected to this theater. It felt like it needed to happen."
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UConn coach Kevin Ollie does not feel interested in an undisclosed NBA team that has hoped he would become its next head coach, according to a league source familiar with his thinking.
It is not clear which NBA team has reached out to Ollie, who guided the Huskies to the 2014 NCAA men's basketball national championship. But according to the source, neither the Lakers or the New York Knicks have contacted Ollie or his representatives. The Utah Jazz, Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers also have head coaching vacancies.
"He never got to first base with any NBA team," the source said.
Ollie and UConn have been negotiating for an extension that would keep him beyond his current contract that runs through the 2017-18 season, according to league sources. He made about $1.4 million, which included bonuses, and UConn's new deal is hovering about or even above the $3 million range. Sources both familiar with Ollie and the Huskies program expect a resolution soon, although it is not clear when.
"If things get worked out by UConn, he would stay with UConn," a league source said about Ollie.
The Lakers consider Ollie one of many head coaching candidates to replace Mike D'Antoni, resigned about three weeks ago. But the Lakers are not believed to have reached out to any candidates. They are expected to progress with their coaching search after the NBA draft lottery on Tuesday in New York, where the Lakers will learn where they will pick in the first round.
After finishing with a 27-55 record, the sixth worst in the NBA, the Lakers' draft selection will likely fall either to sixth (43.9 percent) or seventh (30.5 percent). The Lakers have a 21.5 percent chance of climbing toward a top-three pick and have slim odds of dropping either to eight (4 percent) or nine (.1 percent).
Ollie has sparked buzz among NBA circles after guiding the Huskies to the national title. During this time, Ollie has remained willing to listen to what any NBA team may offer, but has been leaning toward staying with UConn.


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FAA Acts On ELT Straps
The FAA has banned the use of Velcro-type straps to secure emergency locator transmitters designed and built after Nov. 26 of this year. The new rule came two years after a high-profile crash that killed Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and four others. The ELT aboard the Otter they were on came loose on impact and detached from the antenna. Rescuers found it on the floor in the back of plane, activated but unable to transmit because it wasn't connected to the antenna. "In this case, the airplane was equipped with a functioning 406 megahertz ELT, which can be a tremendous aid to search and rescue operations," NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said following the board's preliminary investigation. "But this vital life-saving technology won't do anyone any good if it doesn't stay connected to the antenna." The NTSB recommended the FAA review the safety standards for ELT straps and this TSO may have been the result.
ELTs approved before the new TSO can continue to be manufactured with Velcro and the FAA is not requiring aircraft owners to retrofit their ELTs, but the CEO of at least one ELT manufacturer says that given the FAA's position it's something that might be a future option. Mike Akatiff of ACK Avionics said in a podcast interview he's hoping an inexpensive retrofit can be designed and approved. The new FAA rules also require 406 MHz ELTs to have a 121.5 MHz homing signal built in to further aid searchers. He said the 406 signal received by search and rescue satellites directs searchers to the immediate vicinity of the crash site and the homing signal can lead them right to the precise location. Akatiff said he also hopes the fresh look at ELTs by the FAA will revive the discussion on mandatory equipage with 406 devices, something AOPA has successfully managed to prevent so far. He said there is no question among search and rescue, military and first responders that 406 is a vastly superior technology to 121.5, and the cost of the ELTs has dropped to less than $1,000 for most new models.


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Economists React: Is China's Export Boom Real?
This post originally appeared on Real Time Economics.
China's Customs Administration surprised everyone Wednesday by announcing January export and import figures that were far stronger than expected. Export growth of 10.6% on-year far outstripped forecasts of a 0.1% rise, while imports, up 10%, also came in way ahead of expectations.
That suggests the recovery in Europe and the U.S., China's most important markets, is still on track, while commodity producers that sell to China can rely on resilient demand.
But analysts were quick to point out that China's trade data have been badly distorted in the past by exporters overstating the value of their shipments to bring money into the country illegally. The exaggeration in January 2013 was particularly bad – which makes this year's strong growth all the more puzzling.
So is global trade growth back on track? Or are companies fudging the numbers again? Economists weigh in (edited slightly for style):
This should make markets more relaxed about both global demand and demand in China's own economy. However, we are also left with a nagging feeling that perhaps issues such as over-invoicing have risen sharply in intensity early this year. Going forward, trade data will remain choppy and hard to interpret in the coming months. The large scale over-invoicing a year ago will continue to affect the base, while the February data will feel the impact of the Chinese New Year effect. However, in terms of the underlying momentum, we expect export momentum to continue to develop favorably in 2014, on the back of improving global demand growth. – Louis Kuijs, RBS
Today's strong export report could have been boosted by a rush of shipments ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday, which started Jan. 31 (versus Feb. 10 last year). However, it contrasts with the weak headline export growth reported by Korea and Taiwan caused by the holidays and weather. Overall, the data suggest the underlying strength of Chinese exports is probably better than we expected. We remain cautious on exports in 2014, but will watch closely for upside surprises that suggest underlying strength. – Jian Chang, Jerry Peng and Serena Zhou, Barclays
Considering the high base due to trade arbitrage in early 2013 and earlier dates of the spring festival this year, the trade data indicate even stronger underlying momentum than the headline. While trade data tends to be volatile at the beginning of the year and we suggest looking at combined January and February growth, the January data nevertheless support our assessment that the global recovery will reduce downside growth risks. – Shuang Ding and Minggao Shen, Citigroup
We find this strong level of export growth puzzling… It is unclear to what extent the strong export data reflect true strength in the economy. At this stage, we believe capital inflows may have contributed at least partly to January's strong export growth numbers. The Lunar New Year led to strong liquidity demand, yet domestic liquidity conditions have been tight, so there may have been strong demand for capital inflows. The data on industrial production for January and February will be released on 13 March and should help to confirm the actual strength of export growth. – Zhiwei Zhang, Nomura
We suspect that export over-invoicing activities have re-emerged. It is important to note that China's regional trading partners such as Taiwan and South Korea registered very weak January exports. We also found that the round-tripping trade between Hong Kong and China has picked up again since the fourth quarter of 2013, reflecting incentives to take advantage of high interest rates onshore and RMB (yuan) appreciation opportunities. – Liu Li-Gang and Zhou Hao, ANZ Bank
– Compiled by Richard Silk. Follow him on Twitter @richardjsilk


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Authorities have found the body of a Clarksville man along the banks of the Arkansas River in Johnson County.
Sheriff Jimmy Dorney told KHBS-TV the body of the 55-year-old man was discovered near the Highway 109 bridge on Sunday.
Dorney said state troopers initially received a call of an abandoned truck on the bridge that was blocking traffic.
Dorney said the vehicle wasn't disabled and was removed for safety purposes. Dive teams from Johnson and Pope counties were then called to help look for the driver.
The Arkansas State Crime Lab will perform an autopsy to determine a cause of death.
The man's name wasn't immediately released.


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I live in southern california. Gets cooler and wet sometimes in the winter. Who has the best clothing that is not stiff, waterproof, comfortable, etc. What is better, two piece or one?
I live in southern california. Gets cooler and wet sometimes in the winter. Who has the best clothing that is not stiff, waterproof, comfortable, etc. What is better, two piece or one?
Are you asking for a suit that is - Not stiff and Not waterproof and Not comfortable ?
Apparently having too much fun riding and wants to tone down the fun a little
Ed Miller, Calgary, AB
I can't wait to retire and have a fixed income. The one I have now is always broke.
A serious answer.
It depends on where and when you ride.
If you commute on your bike and want regular clothing on under your suit an Aerostich one piece would be best.
Some insulation and somewhat rain proof. Easy to get on and off.
If you are on rides where you do not need to wear street clothes I suggest a two piece suit.
I have a BMW Savanna 1 suit. It has a removable Gore-Tex liner which is totally waterproof. It is not insulated so you have to layer your clothing for warmth underneath it. They have updated their line with the Savanna II and the Rally II suits. They are better for hot weather riding.
Sizing, when trying on a suit wear everything that you may need for cold weather riding. You need the room for the layers underneath the suit. And in hot weather it lets the air circulate better.
I tried on a Fieldsheer Highland 1 Pc this past weekend. It is similar to the Aerostich in design only. It was not very stiff. Has the Goretex liner and very easy to get on and off. It also has a full complement of CE armor. The price is what really attracted me. Coleman Powersports in the DC/VA area has it for $274 and you can get 20% off of that. The only reason I did not purchase one was the sizes were off. A XL was too small and a XXL is too big. But overall a nice suit compared to spending mucho dollars for a Stich. But it looks like I may have to spend the money to get the quality I want!!
A wise man said "you get what you pay for"
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NAFI's Blair Resigns
The executive director of the National Association of Flight Instructors has resigned and it appears financial issues are behind the decision. Jason Blair, who has held that post since 2008, resigned Sunday, saying the organization apparently couldn't afford him. "I fully support the mission of NAFI and hope the association and its members can find a way to continue the growth of the association and eventually return to a point where the position of an executive director is financially sustainable," Blair said. He also said the group needs more financial support or "difficult decisions have to be made." Former NAFI Chairman Ken Hoffman said the news came as a surprise to him and deferred comment to new chairman Robert Meder who was unavailable at our deadline.
NAFI went through a period of controversy over changes to its governance in late 2008 and that led to the formation of a breakaway group that became known as the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE), which has continued to operate. Blair did not say in his news release whether the creation of SAFE led to the financial woes at NAFI. He said there has been significant cost-cutting at NAFI but it needs more money to survive. "We have enjoyed support from several long-term partners who have enabled us to do much, but without additional strategic partners that see value in supporting NAFI, difficult decisions have to be made," said Blair.


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Quote:I remember sometime back where someone posted a picture of Randy Couture (I believe it was) and the same identical position that he had, found within a kata. Mind you, it was a snapshot in time, but the same exact movement was found in the kata picture that the wrestler was using.What the original poster might not have realized is that the same identical movement could also be taken as a snapshot from dance or BALLET!!What does this mean? Absolutely nothing. I just think it's interesting. I also see Mickey Mouse in the clouds sometimes.
Quote: Nice medulanet, very nice. Coming from someone who still can't prove a darn thing about his position on the subject, yet still gets his panties in a wad if you say different, nice. Now John, Mickey Mouse has always been in the clouds, even before Mickey Mouse existed!! The Okinawans had little cartoon figures for the little ones dammit!!!!!!!
Quote:Actually JKogas, the way most people view kata and demonstrate it they are only showing the "snapshot" version of it where the real karate is in the transitions against resistance and to the ending postures or poses. Oh, by the way, how's the ballet going? Strange though, it doesn't seem to fit you, but to each his own.
Quote:What BS.What a weak and pathetic attempt to bolster the positive feelings you have towards your own fetishes. (Kata is evil and must be wiped from the face of the earth and any counter moves to grappling takedowns are heresy). Kata is good enough for Bas Rutten. Mo Smith never did it. Good kata is effecitve. Each to his own. Capisce?
Quote:Nice medulanet, very nice. Coming from someone who still can't prove a darn thing about his position on the subject, yet still gets his panties in a wad if you say different, nice.
Quote:But if I am correct and the origins of ti are correct then it looks like you have been using principles/techniques that are in kata/ hidden in dance forms/ movements in your training.
Quote:So realy you are doing techiques found in kata. Except you dont do the solo form.
Quote: Brian, the truth is that you probably won't find many.I have been studying these principles for over twenty years, but have only been applying them to ground fighting for a little over two years!Had I not been introduced to Gracie Jiu Jitsu, I might not be using the principles on the ground today.Those of you that know me, know that I am a traditionalist. Sometimes I'm called a purist. Well, I'm also a realist.Do I beleive Okinawan Karate to be complete? Yes I do. Do I beleive that BJJ players and wrestlers do ground fighting better than karateka? Absolutely!There are many complete arts out there. There is also huge curriculums that take along time to learn or master that you don't always focus on everything, or only focus on the part that appeals to you.You have to cross-train. In 2006, you just have to!Closer to home. ALL doctors are trained to deliver babies and do sutures and remove an appendix. I do suturing every day, could deliver some babies if I have to, but trust me on this: You do not want me to take out your appendix! If everything was picture perfect and textbook, I might do a passable job. Any little thing were to go wrong, you'd probably die from what is considered by any surgeon to be the most simple procedure!Until 2+ years ago, that was the same story with my ground fighting. Could I do it? sometime passably under the correct conditions. So I chose to specialize. Can I grapple today? Bet your a$$. And when shown to me in the right light, I had the concepts and principles all along, I just needed to apply them in a different direction.
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Founded in 1947 by Turkish-American brothers Nesuhi and Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records was one of the pioneering labels in R&B, jazz, and later, rock 'n roll. Artists the label signed and/or recorded over the years include such legends as [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Ray Charles[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Ruth Brown[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]the Rolling Stones[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Bobby Darin[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sonny and Cher[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Big Joe Turner[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Led Zeppelin[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kid Rock[/lastfm], and [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Bette Midler[/lastfm].
The man at the helm of the label was Ahmet Ertegun, who is today seen as one of the key visionaries in the history of the music business. A new biography of the life and work of Ahmet Ertegun, The Last Sultan (written by Robert Greenfield), was just published by Simon and Schuster and hits stores today.
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Ertegun steered Atlantic from its humble "indie" beginnings into a multinational corporation. He worked alongside famed producer Jerry Wexler, and served as mentor to the likes of David Geffen and Phil Spector.
From Simon and Schuster:
Brilliant, cultured, and irreverent, Ertegun was as renowned for his incredible sense of personal style and nonstop A-list social life as his work in the studio. Born into great privilege as the son of a high-ranking Turkish diplomat during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, Ertegun spent his life bringing the black-roots music he loved to the world.
A larger-than-life figure, always hip, Ertegun lived in the grand manner but was never happier than when he found himself in some down-and-out joint listening to music late at night. Blessed with impeccable taste and brilliant business acumen, he brought rock 'n' roll into the mainstream while creating the music that became the sound track for the lives of multiple generations.
Ertegun was also a cofounder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Jann Wenner, and was himself inducted in 1987.
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I fully understand your post & opinion. And largely agree. But one thought.... "Mexicans and Cubans die en route in an attempt to get to our great land." One has to ask why?..is it to work hard and experience / achieve the American dream? Or is it because there are so darn many "free" programs just waiting for them to sign up? And what kind of "crap-hole" life are they leaving behind?
Don't mean to sound so bitter / grumpy...I just look at the whole picture...and not all of it is pretty.


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I've been trying to writie a script (or at one time even reprogramming the application) which plays a song while a screensaver is running. I understand that GNOME 3 doesn't really have that much support for screensavers, but I like them so much as to not let them go.
At first I tried changing the command in the desktop file for the screensaver. I made it execute a script file with these lines:
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/usr/lib/xscreensaver/le_screensaver -root &
play /usr/share/sounds/le_music.ogg &
Sadly, that doesn't work. The song doesn't play at all. I'm sure it's because le_screensaver starts running, but it doesn't get around to playing le_music. I can't exactly figure out how the screensaver could start running and possibly wait a little for the music to start playing.
I have also tried using a script that's similar to the one I found in the FAQs section of the GNOME website.
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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
my $cmd = "dbus-monitor --session \"type='signal',interface='org.gnome.ScreenSaver',member='ActiveChanged\"";
open (IN, "$cmd |") or die "Couldn't run dbus-monitor.\n";
print("dbus-monitor started.\n");
# my $cmd = "dbus-monitor --session \"type='signal',interface='org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver',member='ActiveChanged'\"";
while (<IN>) {
if (m/^\s+boolean true/) {
#when screensaver activates, run the following commands
print("Playing song. \n");
system("echo \"--------------------------------------------------------------------\" >> /tmp/play_sound.txt");
system("echo \"started:\" >> /tmp/play_sound.txt");
system("date >> /tmp/play_sound.txt");
system("play \"/home/user/le_music.mp3\"");
elsif (m/^\s+boolean false/) {
system("echo \"--------------------------------------------------------------------\" >> /tmp/play_sound.txt");
system("echo \"stopped:\" >> /tmp/play_sound.txt");
system("date >> /tmp/play_sound.txt");
system("echo \"--------------------------------------------------------------------\" >> /tmp/play_sound.txt");
print("Stopping song. \n");
system("kill `pgrep play`");
What I do is run this script and, supposedly, it would start the music when the screensaver starts. This doesn't work, either, and I am not entirely certain why.
Might anyone else have an idea on this? If anyone's wondering about this I have the packages for xscreensaver installed (xscreensaver, xscreensaver-data, xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl, and xscreensaver-gl-extra).


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2-Door Coupe GT
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MSRP based on 2-Door Coupe GT
MSRP: $80,211View Classifieds
Quick Specs
Gas Mileage 12 mpg City/17 mpg Hwy
Engine Gas V8, 4.2L
EPA Class Sub-Compact
Style Name 2dr Cpe GT
Drivetrain Rear Wheel Drive
Passenger Capacity 4
Passenger Doors 2
Body Style 2dr Car
Transmission 6-speed manual transmission w/OD
EPA Classification Sub-Compact
Weight Information
Base Curb Weight (lbs) 3678
Interior Dimensions
Passenger Capacity 4
Front Hip Room (in) - TBD -
Front Leg Room (in) - TBD -
Second Shoulder Room (in) - TBD -
Passenger Volume (ft³) 86
Second Head Room (in) - TBD -
Front Shoulder Room (in) - TBD -
Second Hip Room (in) - TBD -
Front Head Room (in) - TBD -
Second Leg Room (in) - TBD -
Exterior Dimensions
Wheelbase (in) 104.7
Track Width, Rear (in) 60.1
Height, Overall (in) 51.4
Length, Overall (in) 178.1
Min Ground Clearance (in) - TBD -
Track Width, Front (in) 60.0
Width, Max w/o mirrors (in) 71.7
Liftover Height (in) - TBD -
Cargo Area Dimensions
Trunk Volume (ft³) 10.6
Fuel Economy
Fuel Tank
Fuel Tank Capacity, Approx (gal) 23.2
EPA Fuel Economy Est - City (MPG) 12
EPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy (MPG) 17
Performance Specs
Engine Order Code NA
SAE Net Torque @ RPM 330 @ 4500
Fuel System EFI
Engine Type Gas V8
SAE Net Horsepower @ RPM 390 @ 7000
Displacement 4.2L/- TBD -
Clutch Size (in) 8.5
Drivetrain Rear Wheel Drive
First Gear Ratio (:1) 3.29
Sixth Gear Ratio (:1) 0.85
Trans Description Cont. Manual
Fourth Gear Ratio (:1) 1.27
Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1) 3.73
Trans Order Code NA
Second Gear Ratio (:1) 2.16
Reverse Ratio (:1) 3.57
Trans Description Cont. Again NA
Fifth Gear Ratio (:1) 1.03
Trans Type 6-Speed
Third Gear Ratio (:1) 1.61
Brake Type Pwr 4-Wheel Disc
Rear Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) 12.2 x 1.1
Disc - Rear (Yes or ) Yes
Brake ABS System Yes
Drum - Rear (Yes or ) NA
Front Brake Rotor Diam x Thickness (in) 13.0 x 1.3
Disc - Front (Yes or ) Yes
Rear Drum Diam x Width (in) NA
Steering Type Pwr Rack & Pinion
Turning Diameter - Curb to Curb (ft) 39.4
Steering Ratio (:1), Overall Variable
Turning Diameter - Wall to Wall (ft) - TBD -
Lock to Lock Turns (Steering) - TBD -
Front Tire Order Code NA
Spare Tire Size - TBD -
Front Tire Size P235/40ZR18
Rear Tire Order Code NA
Rear Tire Size P265/35ZR18
Spare Tire Order Code NA
Front Wheel Size (in) 18 x - TBD -
Spare Wheel Material - TBD -
Front Wheel Material Aluminum
Rear Wheel Size (in) 18 x - TBD -
Rear Wheel Material Aluminum
Spare Wheel Size (in) - TBD -
Suspension Type - Front Double-wishbone
Shock Absorber Diameter - Rear (mm) - TBD -
Suspension Type - Rear (Cont.) w/stabilizer bar
Suspension Type - Rear Double-wishbone
Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Front (in) - TBD -
Shock Absorber Diameter - Front (mm) - TBD -
Suspension Type - Front (Cont.) w/stabilizer bar
Stabilizer Bar Diameter - Rear (in) - TBD -
Safety Features
Air Bag-Frontal-Driver Yes
Air Bag-Frontal-Passenger Yes
Air Bag-Passenger Switch (On/Off) No
Air Bag-Side Body-Front Yes
Air Bag-Side Body-Rear No
Air Bag-Side Head-Front No
Air Bag-Side Head-Rear No
Brakes-ABS Yes
Child Safety Rear Door Locks No
Daytime Running Lights No
Traction Control Yes
Night Vision No
Rollover Protection Bars No
Fog Lamps Yes
Parking Aid No
Tire Pressure Monitor No
Back-Up Camera No
Stability Control Yes
Other Features 4-wheel anti-lock brakes w/electronic braking effort...
Driver & front passenger airbags
Front side airbags
Front/rear seatbelt pretensioners
Traction control
Side-impact bars
Driver & front passenger airbags
Front side airbags
Front/rear seatbelt pretensioners
Traction control
Side-impact bars
Basic Miles/km 50,000
Basic Years 4
Other Specs
Cooling System
Total Cooling System Capacity (qts) - TBD -
Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F (Primary) - TBD -
Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps) - TBD -
Dead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) NA
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) NA
Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs) NA
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. (lbs) NA
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This handy chipper chops dry branches and twigs into small chips that are perfect for using as mulch to help minimize weeds and conserve moisture. A handy detachable bag collects the chips for easy spreading. The chipper accepts twigs and branches up to 1-3/8" in diameter and includes an additional set of blades and a push paddle for safely feeding material into the hopper. 7" wheels make it easy to move around the yard. Powerful 15-amp (1680 watt) motor.
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By Linda
from Il
Comments about : Electric Wood Chipper:
Use it to Mulch up small branches. Noisy. Gets rid of a lot of small branches. Came with a bag to catch mulched branches but keeps falling off.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Not that good
By tygerpaw25
from Mansfield, Ohio
It works but continually gets clogged up.
We like it!
By Nina
from Roslindale MA
Great addition to our compost
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Save your money
By Retired First Seargent
from Manhattan, Kansas
The opening for the sticks to go in was only 1"x 4", very difficult to get anything in the machine. The collection bag kept falling off. Ten minutes of use the bag broke and I only ground up 2 flower stems.
(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)
electric chipper
By Kay
from KY
the discharge jammed a lot as the product didn't move through very well
(14 of 15 customers found this review helpful)
Seriously lacking on customer support &
By rainey
from Los Angeles
I wrote a different review after my first use of this machine. Altho I continue to think that this machine has definite strong points when I had to change the blades it was a nightmare. It took 2 adults with college educations to change the blades. The manual instructions were NOT helpful. The tool GreenWorks supplies was NOT helpful. GreenWorks customer support was NOT helpful. In the end we had to disassemble the entire cutting assembly. (GreenWorks' suggestion was to take it to an independent service provider and PAY to have it done.)I will keep and continue to use my machine but I couldn't recommend it for anyone who doesn't understand that the maintenance is not for the faint of heart or arm.
(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Nifty little aid
I got this to replace a humongous gas powered chipper shredder that cost twice what this one did and just got too hard to deal with. I gave my new little electric one its first workout today on woody rose canes from an out of control climber. It chipped the woody stuff and the green stuff without complaint and minimal jamming so long as I hand trimmed everything into straight sections. It broke down even most of the thorns. I can see my compost breaking down with record speed with this easy to haul out and use piece of equipment.Unjamming is simple but feeding more than a few branches into the letter slot sized feed was slow and relatively tedious. That is compensated for, tho, by how effortless it is to start up and the nifty little "pusher" that very effectively forces things thru when necessary. I DO miss the large hopper feed on my old big time chipper shredder but not really anything else about it and I suspect I'll use this more frequently since it's so completely non-intimidating and easy to use. This is a tool for small gardens and possibly older gardeners but I'm ready to let the larger branches go out in the trash or thru multiple cycles of the compost pile and enjoy more leisurely gardening at this point in my life. If you're in a similar state of mind, I really recommend this machine.
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Electric Chipper
By Chippy
from Atlanta, GA
I got this so we didn't have to burn or haul off a lot of small limbs that have fallen off our trees. It worked great! I am amazed at the amount of wood chips you get from a lot of limbs (not much). We spread the chips back under the trees to mulch. This chipper was easy to assemble and got to work right away. Only bummer was the rubber grip on the handle was ripped when we opened the box, but it doesn't affect how the machine works.
just love it, should have bought before
By omaofseven
from Near Denver,Colorado
I was very surprised how economic the machine is, as well as how easy it is to move around. the rubber handle was damaged, but I think that I can repair it. A wonderful addition to my gardening tools!
(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
By cm the handyman
from Ny.Ny
I use it to clean up small branches that fall or I prune. It is really easy to use and I am impressed by the way it chips things up. The instructions are poor, so you need a little imagination to figure things out especially how to attach the chip holding bag. Otherwise I think it is a great little machine and a great help to recycle dried up small branches and twigs.
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It's been a long battle thus far Knicks being 0-2 against the refs, we seem to lack a weapon to get us a victory. Being an elite team, we'll have to see these guys in the playoffs, maybe they'll stop us from winning a championship. I DON'T KNOW.
All comments about refs and their foul play goes here.
Offensive foul? Really?


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Q: bitbake fetch breaks on a secure connections for svn or cvs, what shall I do?
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Sun 'n Fun 2013 Photo Gallery: Paradise City
With the 39th annual Sun 'n Fun fly-in in full swing, we decided to lighten up and spend some time among the frames, sticks, and engines of Paradise City.
Flight Design CTLSi.
Kolb Mark III.
Just Aircraft Highlander SuperSTOL.
Phoenix Motorglider.
Aerotrek A240.
Calidus AutoGyro.
Revo Evolution Trike.
Quicksilver MX II Sprint.
The inside frame of a Kolb Firefly with the wings folded up.
Trail SLSA by Groppo North American, LLC.
Sky Cycle K440.
Planet PPG powered paragliders.
Planet PPG used their tandem rig to fly Sun 'n Fun's first ever tandem-powered paraglider flight.
The Alto SLSA aircraft offers air conditioning for the overheating pilot.
BushCat SLSA.
BushCat SLSA interior.
Rans S-7LS.
Titan Aircraft T-51D.
ElectraFlyer ULS electric-powered ultralight.
ElectraFlyer ULS interior.
American Aerolights Eagle.
Super Petrel LS LSA.
Golden Avion F-30.
Golden Avion F-30 interior.
Mosquito XET turbine-powered light helicopter.
Mosquito XET turbine-powered light helicopter.


text: If the number (a^2 + b^2)/(1+a*b) with a,b integers is a positive integer, then it is a perfect square. (The stipulation of *positive* integer is required, because we have integers a=1, b=-2 such that (a^2 + b^2)/(1+ab) equals the integer -5, but this is not a perfect square.) To prove this, first note that, for any positive integer N, if the equation x^2 + y^2 --------- = N 1 + xy is an integer, with x > y (clearly x cannot equal y except when x=y=1), then we have the following polynomial with integer coefficients x^2 - (Ny)x + (y^2 - N) = 0 The two roots of this equation x1 and x2 satisfy the relation x1 + x2 = Ny x1 x2 = y^2 - N Hence if (x1,y) is a solution, then so is (x2,y) where x2 = Ny - x1. Also, since x1 exceeds y, we know that y exceeds x2, as is clear from the right hand expression above. Repeating this process, we have a strictly decreasing sequence of integers given by s[0] = x1, s[1] = y, s[k] = N s[k-1] - s[k-2] We know that s[k]^2 + s[k+1]^2 ----------------- = N 1 + s[k]s[k+1] for k=1,2,3,... If s[k+1] = 0 for some index k, then N = s[k]^2, so N is a square. The key is to show that this sequence MUST pass through 0. To prove this, suppose the sequence does not pass through zero. It follows that, since the sequence is strictly decreasing, it must contain two consecutive integers with opposite signs. Thus the quantity (x^2 + y^2)/(1+xy) must be either infinite (if xy=-1) or negative (if xy < -1), contradicting that fact that this quantity equals N, which is a finite positive integer. This completes the proof. Notice that if the quantity N = (x^2 + y^2)/(1+xy) is a negative integer for integers x,y, then N=-5. There are exactly two distinct infinite families of solutions in this case, given by the following sequences (with alternating signs) 1 2 9 43 206 987 ... 1 3 14 67 321 1538 ... each of which satisfies the recurrence s[k] = 5s[k-1] - s[k-2]. We can generalize the proposition to cover positive integers of the form x^2 + Kxy + y^2 --------------- = N 1 + xy for all integers N greater than K, where K is a positve integer not equal to 2. (We exclude 2 for reasons that will be explained below.) In this case we have the polynomial x^2 - (Ny-Ky)x + (y^2 - N) = 0 which shows that if (x1,y) is a solution, then (x2,y) is also a solution, where x2 = (N-K)y - x1. Also, if x1 exceeds y, then x2 is less than y. If we try to prove that every integer N (greater than K) given by this equation is a square, we can proceed just as before, except that now, depending on the value of K, it is possible to have x,y with opposite signs yielding an integer value of N greater than K. We excluded the case K=2 because in that case we can achieve ANY value of N by setting y=1 and x=N-1. This is not ruled out by the "descent" argument because all these cases descend back to the pair 1,-1, which gives the indeterminate 0/0, and allows for any value of N. So, excluding that special case, let X,Y denote the absolute values of x and y, and observe that if x and y have opposite signs the expression for N can be written in the form X^2 + Y^2 - K N = K - ------------- XY-1 which shows that x^2 + y^2 must be less than K in order for N to exceed K. Thus there are just a finite number of pairs (x,y) with opposite sign that can yield a value of N greater than K. These are the only possible non-square values of N. The smallest possible pair is 1,-2 (which is equivalent to 2,-1), in which case we have N = (5-2K)/-1, which we require to be greater than K. This implies the inequality K > 5. Hence, any integer value of N (greater than K) must be a square for K = 0, 1, 3, 4, or 5. For K=6 the pair 1,-2 gives N=7, so every integer value of N greater than 6 is either a square or equal to 7. More generally, every value of K greater than 5 allows the pair 1,-2, so we always have the N value of N = 2K-5. For example, with K=7 the pair 1,-2 gives N=9. However, in this particular case the "exceptional" N value also happens to be a square, so we can say that any integer N greater than 7 is a square. This occurs for K = 7, 15, and 115, so the non-negative integers K such that every positive integer N of the form (x^2 + Kxy + y^2)/(1+xy) greater than K is a square is 0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 15, 115 The number of minimal pairs x,y with opposite sign yielding integer values of N tends to increase as K increases, but it appears that there are infinitely many K for which the only reduced pair is 1,-2. The first such K values are 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 31, 37, 39, 45, 49, 61, 81, 85, 99, 109, 115, 129, 141, 145, 151, 159, 169, 175, 229, 285, 295, 319, 325, 361, 375, 445, 501, ... (This list includes the squares of 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 19, and 63.) These numbers are the result of a progressive sieve, analogous to the prime sieve. For example, every term greater than 10 must not be divisible by 2, because otherwise it would give an integer N for (3K-10)/2 based on the pair 1,-3. Likewise from the pair 2,-2 we see that every term greater than 8 must not be congruent to 2 modulo 3, because otherwise it would give an integer N for (4K-8)/3. Here is a short table of the expressions that must not be integers for sufficiently large "prime K" values -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 1 - (2K-5)/1 (3K-10)/2 ( 4K-17)/ 3 ( 5K-26)/ 4 2 (4K-8)/3 (6K-13)/5 ( 8K-20)/ 7 (10K-29)/ 9 3 (9K-18)/8 (12K-25)/11 (15K-34)/14 4 (16K-32)/15 (20K-41)/19 5 (25K-50)/24 In each case the expression (AK-B)/(A-1) implies that for K values greater than B we must exclude those such that K = B (mod A-1). In other words, the sieve excludes every number greater than q = x^2 + y^2 congruent to q mod (xy-1).


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Wait, Greece is saying it's a crime to insult religion? But… but the whole country is a shining example of the fleeting existence of gods, and the evolutionary change of religious culture, as images of Zeus Apollonius are repurposed as Jesus, as the Parthenon becomes a church, becomes an ammo dump, becomes a ruin, becomes a symbol of the rebirth of a city, becomes a protest site…
Greece is all the proof you need, that the gods are mortal too.
Once there was a temple here
With marble columns gleaming white
Once the gods themselves looked down
Upon these altars with delight.
Olympus climbs into the clouds
And mortals look up from below—
The hidden summit must have gods,
We do not just believe—we know.
But gods, it seems, are mortal too
And gods must die, as must we all
And temples, without gods, decay;
Abandoned columns soon will fall.
The people leave; the waters rise;
What was a marble floor, now grass;
The sunken statuary gaze,
And dumbly watch millennia pass.
Once the gods were worshipped here
Today the rulers here, the frogs
Control the fate of damsel-flies;
Athena's columns for their logs.
The gods, it seems, cannot stop time
And Zeus himself must lose his crown
The land gives way to fish and frogs…
And turtles all the way down.
(All images by Cuttlefish, from Dion, in the shadow of Mt. Olympus.)


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The overwhelming, tidal-wave nature of Duke�s last two first halves signals something of a sea change to coach Mike Krzyzewski.
After seven full games without injured forward Ryan Kelly, the Blue Devils seem to have effectively reinvented themselves.
�We can�t start any better than we have the past two games,� Krzyzewski said. �We would love to have Ryan back, but we have learned to play with this group. I am not saying we are a great team, but we are a good team now with this group.�
Kelly left Duke�s victory Jan. 8 against Clemson with a right-foot injury � the 6-foot-11 senior was averaging 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game at the time � and since has been on crutches while anchored into a protective walking boot.
Duke lost two of its first three full games minus Kelly, tumbling from the No. 1 national ranking both times, after North Carolina State�s memorable court-rushing celebration in Raleigh and Miami�s comprehensive beatdown in South Florida.
The Blue Devils have responded by posting four straight victories following that 90-63 blowout at Miami. And entering tonight at Boston College, which is tied for last in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Duke�s most recent games have been defined by dominant beginnings � blitzing to a 26-point lead in the first half at Florida State and then racing ahead of N.C. State by 21 points before halftime Thursday night.
�I think we�ve gotten considerably better than those first couple games (without Kelly),� power forward Mason Plumlee said, �but if you�ve accomplished it then you�re not getting better. So we�ve just got to keep it going.�
Plumlee has been a beast down low of late, piling up 32 points at Wake Forest and 30 on N.C. State. He has connected on an almost inconceivable 34 of 41 shots from the field (82.9 percent) in the last four games.
Duke has been lethal on the perimeter, too. Seth Curry (nine) and Quinn Cook (eight) have hit a combined 17 launches from 3-point range in the last two games.
�We�ve got to keep answering the call,� Cook said.
Who: No. 4 Duke (20-2, 7-2) at Boston College (10-12, 2-7)
When: 6 p.m. Sunday (ESPNU)
Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Series: Duke leads 14-2 and is 5-1 at Conte Forum


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Front Range > Rocky Mountain National Park > 'Thunder Peak' and 'Lightning Peak' > Climber's Log
'Thunder Peak' and 'Lightning Peak' Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Jan 4, 2014
|A snowshoe with Shknbk. Snowed most of the day and chilly (single digits). Turned out to be a pretty good workout! It was one way to enjoy the "polar vortex" :)
|Posted Jan 10, 2014 12:47 pm
|Brian Kalet
|From East Portal
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2009
|Thunder & Lightning
|Posted Nov 18, 2011 4:18 pm
|Thunder and Lighting
Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2010
|Started at the East Portal, made the summit of Thunder, before heading down to the saddle between Thunder and Lighting, and then headed up Lighting's northern slope, which is steep in places and covered with brushy aspens which made the going a bit difficult. Headed down the long northern ridge of Lighting. Beautiful views from the summits of both of these peaks.
|Posted Dec 26, 2010 1:05 pm
|From East Portal
Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2010
|Nov 21 2010: The wife and I headed up Thunder Peak in near whiteout conditions. Were going to traverse all the way over to Estes Cone and back down, but wife's knee went bum when she slipped and fell so we called it a day. I did make a quick side trip up Emerald Peak while she returned to the car.
Dec 01 2010: Headed up Estes Cone from Lily Lake, in the face of strong winds, then traversed over to Lightning Peak.
|Posted Dec 23, 2010 2:54 pm
|Early Fall combo
Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2009
|Actually had a really nice day out, unseasonably warm which, made for some horrendous postholing with the snow that had already fallen!
Surprised to find registers on top!
|Posted Nov 8, 2010 11:47 pm
|Long time ago
Date Climbed: May 20, 1988
|Climbed these from the Y when I worked there. I thought the names Thunder and Lightening were the YMCA names for the peaks but I guess the names are more widely known
|Posted Aug 3, 2010 12:11 am
|East Portal
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 2010
|A nice way to kick off the new year. Views were nice and I'm sure would have been better if not for the clouds and falling snow in the higher peaks. Thanks to the "active mountain lion in area" signs posted at the TH I think I spent more time looking behind me than in front ;-)
|Posted Jan 3, 2010 8:52 pm
|from East Portal
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2009
|Fun little hike to Thunder. See my trip report under "Trip Reports".
|Posted Jul 24, 2009 3:47 pm
|Mountain Jim
|from Lily Lake to East Portal
Date Climbed: Feb 3, 2002
|One of the longer five + mile hikes I've done in The Park.
|Posted Feb 23, 2009 9:34 pm
|Thunder - Lightning
Date Climbed: Feb 22, 2009
|Snowshoed both peaks from the East Portal Trailhead. Unseasonably warm for February, I wore a t-shirt for most of the trip. The ascent up the north slope of 'Lightning Peak' was fairly grueling, but the views on top were well worth the effort.
|Posted Feb 23, 2009 9:16 am


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Ok here is madaras ms right:
Well at least this is what i think it is anyway, but look a this picture below, look at his eye, its not the same
Its not just 3 tomoe sharingan, though it looks simalar to madara's Ms why does it have spikes coming out?
What do you think? Maybe a manga mistake? Or just me looking at it funny? :S


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Staying busy energizes Weiner in cancer fight
Visiting players in Spring Training helping MLBPA head keep positive attitude
By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- The amazing Michael Weiner has made the normal tour this spring with his cohort from the Major League Baseball Players Association to the 30 big-league clubhouses. It's a tiring exercise under normal circumstances, but these are not normal times for the union's executive director. At 51, Weiner is in the midst of treatment for an inoperable brain tumor and has been in the process of finishing his sixth round of chemotherapy. Meanwhile, he traveled from Florida to Arizona to chat with the players about baseball business issues, plus made two stops along the way at World Baseball Classic venues. "It's amazing to me that he's doing as much as he's doing with the situation he has," said Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt, voicing the type of support Weiner has been hearing from the players. "To see him have the energy he has and the focus he has still to be a union leader is very honorable. We're all very lucky to have a union leader like him. "A lot of people in his situation would just shut down. I don't want it to affect his health, but I think everybody here is happy to have him doing what he is doing. It's amazing. He's still much more positive than negative, and that's very hard to do in his situation." I just happened to be there after Weiner finished answering questions for the Giants, Padres and A's this week. As a two-time colon cancer survivor, I'm also emotionally invested in how Weiner is coping with the disease. He was kind enough to spend time with me seated in the A's dugout at Phoenix Muni Stadium to talk about his perspective and some of the issues facing Major League Baseball. MLB.com: How are you feeling and how are you doing? Weiner: I'm feeling strong and I'm feeling great. It's been a fun tour. It's been great to be around the guys. MLB.com: What are the issues you've been talking about this spring? Weiner: A whole range of issues. Everything from economics of the game and contracts to pensions to licensing revenue and union finances, on-field issues, scheduling issues with the new 15-15 (American and National League) format, Joint Drug Agreement issues, all kinds of issues. It's the one chance each year to really get directly to all the members on this stuff, and I wanted to make sure that a variety of union matters were covered. MLB.com: How is your energy level? Weiner: It's been great. We've been doing two teams a day since we came back to Arizona after the WBC semis and finals. I'm feeling fine. My doctors warned me to be careful about my energy level, and I warned them back not to underestimate the kind of energy level I can draw from being among the players. They really are a great group of guys. It really has been energizing to see them and get a chance to talk to them. MLB.com: What's your take on the state of Major League Baseball as we head into the second year of the latest Basic Agreement? Weiner: Baseball is a very, very healthy industry, and that's great. The new national television contracts are very strong contracts. You're seeing all the local TV contracts that are being signed or are on the verge, and there are some major contracts there as well. The game is healthy now and projects to being even healthier over the next couple of years. That's a great thing. It's a great game and should be healthy economically. MLB.com: How about the recently completed World Baseball Classic? Weiner: This was the third time, and we've improved every time. The competition was great. Some of those games were unbelievable, and the intensity of the players -- and in many cases Major League players -- was playoff-level intensity. Having spoken to a number of different players who participated for a number of different nations, to a man, everyone enjoyed the experience. They are very, very glad they did it, and a number of players have regretted that they didn't play. I think that we can do even better in that area in 2017. MLB.com: Are more changes anticipated in the Joint Drug Policy, perhaps to strengthen the penalties for performance-enhancing drugs, which are a 50-game suspension for the first failed drug test, 100 for the second and a lifetime suspension for the third? Weiner: I suspect we'll have discussions about changes for 2014. It's a dynamic agreement. We always have changes in the law. We always have changes in the science. One thing I can say is that jointly, we want to have as tough an agreement as MLB wants to have. Players have made it clear that they want a clean game. They no longer want the steroids story to be a dominant story. They have very little patience for players who are trying to cheat the game. That's the view of the players, just as it is of any owner. MLB.com: Does that mean the players want tougher penalties? Weiner: Some of them do. Some of them think that 50 games are enough, given that that's the toughest penalty in sports. Some of them want what I'll call differential penalties: a higher penalty for intentional violators, a lesser penalty for players who are not careful enough. We're gathering player opinion on this issue, just like we do on any issue of importance. The strange thing about the Baseball Players Association is that the decisions get made by the baseball players. It's not the same in every union. MLB.com: Regarding your cancer treatment, how much detail do you want to get into about your recovery? Weiner: All I can say is that so far, my treatment has been going well. As I think you know, the tumor is not operable, so after radiation, chemotherapy is the only mode of treatment. So far, the chemotherapy has been effective and it hasn't caused major side effects. I'll remain on chemotherapy, but so far, so good. MLB.com: How long do you remain on it? Is it just endless now? Weiner: For the foreseeable future. As long as my body can tolerate [it], I'll be on different forms of chemotherapy. MLB.com: How has it been emotionally dealing with all this since you were diagnosed this past summer? Weiner: Look, you're never prepared to deal with this kind of change in life. My attitude is that I'm going to enjoy every day that I can. I'm incredibly fortunate to have the family I have. I'm incredibly fortunate to have the job that I have. I'm incredibly lucky to have the friends and the colleagues and the professional acquaintances I have. And I'm just going to enjoy them as much as I can for every day. Hopefully it's going to be a lot of days. MLB.com: All I know is that when I had cancer, coming out to the ballpark every day was an elixir for me. Weiner: Right. Even just sitting here in the dugout and talking with you and looking out over this beautiful ball field is a great thing. And like I said, I can't say enough about how kind the players have been and what a jolt it is to me energy-wise. I just came out of an open clubhouse where I got questions from every direction about virtually every aspect of union affairs. And for a labor lawyer and now a union leader for my entire professional career, there's nothing that's more exciting and more fun than that. MLB.com: How much are you talking to other people at this point who are in similar situations? Weiner: I've been in touch with a lot of people. Omar Minaya (now with the Padres) was good enough to put me in touch with an organization called "Voices Against Brain Cancer" that I've been involved with, and I got to meet some people through that. I've had some other people through other connections who have contacted me. We share stories and talk about our feelings and talk about how we're getting through this. Brain cancer is an area of cancer that is not that well understood and well appreciated. It's great to have some kind of community to try to communicate. MLB.com: Why is it inoperable? Weiner: It's the location in my brain. It's in a part of the brain that they can't touch. I've consulted with Dr. Michael Sisti, who's a neurosurgeon and co-director of radiology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, a doctor whose reputation is as fine as anybody in the country. I've also consulted with other neurosurgeons, and they agree there's nothing that can be done surgically. We'll come at it with other means, including chemotherapy, and we'll come up with other avenues we have to come with. Because it's inoperable, it's going to require a fight. But I'm up to the challenge and I'm going to give that fight everything I have. MLB.com: What kind of advice do you give people? Weiner: The same advice that has been given me. It's corny, but it works. Stay positive. I tell everybody this: I don't fear whatever is going to happen to me. Medically, I'm either going to have good results or I'm going to have bad results. And once you don't have fear of that, you can go on living life to the fullest. If you're afraid every time you turn around the corner, it's pretty hard to enjoy life. So I tell people, "Try to get over whatever fear you have. Do what you have to do medically and do what you can to fight it. And then go on and enjoy life the best you can."
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Boomskie on Baseball. Follow@boomskie on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The most infamous country in the
world for censoring what citizens can see online is China. China
isn't the lone country that censors access to information though;
Tunisia and Uzbekistan both censor the internet, and Egypt has
detained bloggers who disagree with the government before.
of State Hillary Clinton has denounced countries that use technology
to prevent citizens from accessing information freely. Clinton
the speech on January 21 and outlined the five key freedoms of
the internet age that will be used to help build U.S.
Clinton's speech outlined the commitment of the U.S.
to freedom of speech and worship online, the freedom to connect to
the internet anywhere, and the freedom to live without fear of cyber
Clinton said, "Countries that restrict free
access to information or violate the basic rights of Internet users
risk walling themselves off from the progress of the next century. In
the last year, we've seen a spike in threats to the free flow of
information. China, Tunisia and Uzbekistan have stepped up their
censorship of the Internet."
She continued saying, "[The
internet] has already been a source of tremendous progress in China,
and it is fabulous there are so many people in China now online."
Clinton added, "The United States and China have different views
on this issue. And we intend to address those differences candidly
and consistently in the context of our positive, cooperative and
comprehensive relationship."
The comments come after the
U.S. asked China for an explanation for the cyber attacks against
search giant Google and 30 other U.S. companies that were targeted in
attacks that originated in China. Google has stated that it may
consider leaving
the Chinese market due to the attacks and the censorship of its
search results required by the Chinese government.


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The Zodiac, i.e., the Sphere of the Signs172, is the second sphere after the very great sphere, and is nearer the earth than the latter, and the Zodiac is also without stars, as I mentioned that the very great sphere was, and it moves from the east to the west of the world like the latter. The ancients imagined that there are nine spheres in all, and that it the Zodiac is one of the orbits of the very great sphere. Ptolemy refutes this theory in his own book, and says that he found a great difference between the very great sphere and the Zodiac as regards its zones and poles, for he found the north pole in the Zodiac twenty-four degrees higher than the same pole in the very great sphere, and he found the south pole of the Zodiac another twenty-four degrees under the same pole in the great sphere173. And the zones of this sphere are twenty-four degrees from each other in the top of the firmament174. Therefore Ptolemy establishes ten spheres, and we refer to the ninth sphere when we say that the sun, or moon, or other planet is in a certain degree in the signs of that sphere.
The reason that these names; Aries, Taurus, Leo, etc., are applied to the signs of the Zodiac is because the constellations in the sphere of the stars opposite that portion of the Zodiac which is called Aries or Taurus correspond in shape and nature to the same animals we have here below; but there is no figure at all in the Zodiac, because as I have stated, there is no star in it.
The philosophers divided the Zodiac into twelve parts, and called each part a sign, according to the name or shape of the thing which is beneath that sign in the straight line in the sphere of the stars. Similarly, they divided the year into twelve parts according to those twelve signs of the sun, and called the course of the sun in each of the signs a "month".
And the philosophers taught that the change of season occurs according to the course of the sun from sign to sign, and according to elevation or depression, for when the sun enters the first point of Aries175 an equinox occurs, i.e., equality of day and night, and then spring begins and does not depart until the sun is in the last point of Gemini; and when the sun enters Cancer, that is the beginning of summer. When it is there at the highest point of its sphere above, the sun heats the surface of the earth to a great extent, and when it arrives at
p.188the last point of Virgo, it brings the summer to an end. When it arrives at the last point of Libra, the second equinox occurs, and then autumn begins and does not depart until the sun is at the last point of Sagitarius. When it is in the last point of Capricorn, winter begins and continues until it is in the last point of Aries again, and then the spring begins again.
The reason that one winter is colder than another, and a winter wetter than another, and a winter drier than another and one summer hotter, and another drier than another, is because the sun is the cause of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the other planets cause the same seasons176.
When the summer of the sun occurs, and the other planets are in the sign of their own winter, there is a great deal of rain and cold in the summer; and when the winter of the sun occurs, and the other planets are in the signs which show their own summer, there is wind and little rain and cold in that winter especially. And similarly as regards the other seasons. The heat and cold, dryness and wetness of the four seasons of the year depend upon the movements of the planets in the signs of the Zodiac, as the Blessed Creator himself has ordained them177.


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Documents and Settings Archive
How to Get Rid of the Security Tool Virus?
August 26, 2010
Those who are not aware about the security tool virus will surely ask me for what is security tool virus and how do I get rid of it? Security tool virus is a very simple kind of anti-spyware program which is distributed by the websites that simulate virus scans. It is popularly known as security


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Morning all!
Yes, I came down with the dreaded 'flu. So did Hubby, and he usually never gets anything. He didn't have it too bad though. My stomach still doesn't feel quite right, although I am eating normally.
I'm working for Rochelle today, but from home. One of her kids is sick too. I hope she doesn't have the same thing or it will probably go through all of them in no time!
Suzan - Please do write a review! That wallpaper's pretty good.


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Kiwanis Club, noon, Western Sizzlin'.
Gamblers Anonymous, noon, 304 S. Commerce, Suite F.
Women For Women Recovery and Restoration From Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence Anonymous, 6:15-7:30 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, 300 N. Cumberland Ave.; information call Cae Cordell at 747-0559.