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10/11/2007 8:14am, #111Originally Posted by BigPopp
Anyway, Cung Le fought a bunch of guys who came from other sports (mostly Muay Thai and MMA guys), some of whom were less than stellar. But his professional record does include victories over:
-- Shonie Carter, who once knocked out Matt Serra, the current UFC Welterweight Champion, with a spinning backfist.
-- Scott Sheeley, who was part of the US National San Shou Kickboxing Team in 1997, fought to the semi-finals in the worlds, finishing his last fight with a broken arm. His current pro record is 30-9 (2 of those losses are to Le).
-- Mike Altman, IKF Cruiserweight World Champion in San Shou
-- Nashun Gerile (Mongolian King), all-China San Da champion.
-- Laimon M. Keita, an international Shidokan Karate champion. He beat him by decision under san shou rules in 2000, and also submitted him with a heel hook at Le's first pro fight in '98, a Shidokan match (the first time Le had fought under those rules).
The guy's a good fighter, sorry if that bothers you for some reason.
10/11/2007 10:20am, #112
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--Scott Sheeley, who was over 40 at the time they fought and hadn't fought for 3 years and still was holding his own against Cung untill his cheek bone was broken via throw
--Mike Altman, former IKF Cruiserweight National Champion in San Shou, because the division was formed 2 months before he won the belt. Also over 40.
--Nashun Gerile, who dominated Cung for 3 straight rounds untill he got caught and was TKOed by a kick that's not legal under standard San Shou rules. Cung proceeded to dodge his attempts at a rematch. It should also be noted that he refused to fight Liu Hai Luong, the other, better San Shou champion.
--Laimon M. Kieta who was almost old enough to be Cung's father the first time they fought.
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10/11/2007 11:23am, #113Originally Posted by jackrusher
As for Le's chances against a serious grappler in MMA, who knows? I can tell you this: he was a damn good wrestler, he has fine takedowns and takedown defense from years of san shou, and he's been training groundfighting for eight years with the best guys in Northern California. Frank Shamrock, not known for his humility, had this to say about his first time sparring with Le:
I'm agreeing with the MMA part because, he is touted as "doing MMA" then it turns into a sanshou type match. So it may just be bad advertising. It comes off as ducking the ruleset IMO. Again he is a badass. He is a champ.
10/11/2007 12:41pm, #114Originally Posted by It is Fake
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We both want to see him fight someone decent, and I imagine you're as curious as I am about how his ground game will look when someone finally gets him down there. Hopefully we'll see something by the end of the year...


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The 6-foot-11 Antic suffered a mild right ankle sprain in Atlanta's loss to Brooklyn in London on Jan. 16 and played in the next two games after X-rays taken following the game were negative.
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Agenda set, now Yankees await next opponent
Bombers will face winner of series between Rangers and Rays
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
But their destination is unsecured, and they will watch along with the rest of the country to see who wins the remaining AL Division Series between the Rays and the Rangers. Texas and Tampa Bay are tied at two games apiece after the Rays won Sunday's matchup, 5-2. The Yankees' ALCS opponent will be decided on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on TBS in St. Petersburg.
"They're both great teams," said Yankees ace CC Sabathia, who will get the ball for the first game of the ALCS. "Texas has got all the power, Tampa has got all the speed and the power. We've seen both teams a lot this year. It's going to be a tough series. I'm just happy that we're on to the next round."
Sabathia said that he did not have a rooting preference for the Rangers-Rays series, a stance echoed numerous times as the Yankees emptied bottles of bubbly within the walls of their clubhouse at Yankee Stadium.
Asked whom he'd rather play, Yankees captain Derek Jeter replied, "Whoever wins. You don't wish for a certain opponent because you just might get them."
"With those three guys throwing the way they did these first three games, they're probably going to do well this postseason," said Twins catcher Joe Mauer.
Now, they must wait. Yankees manager Joe Girardi has already promised his players two full days off in the wake of the ALDS victory, with only a Yankee Stadium workout on the agenda for Tuesday. After that, there will be a flight, and no matter the destination, there will be more work to be done.
"I think the whole team is going to enjoy the days off," Mark Teixeira said. "We really battled the last part of the season trying to win the division. It didn't work out for us, but we're going to have to win games on the road anyway. It really doesn't matter. Either team we play, it's going to be a good series."
Advantage: Forget the nine straight postseason games Texas had lost entering postseason play this year -- all to New York -- the Yankees have proven they can beat the Rangers in the here and now, having swept Texas in a three-game series from April 16-18, Texas' only visit to the Bronx this year. New York also expressed some platitudes for Rangers closer Neftali Feliz this year, with no less than Mariano Rivera saying he recognized some similarities to a mid-1990s version of himself, but the Yankees also have to believe they can topple Feliz in a late-inning situation, as they did on Aug. 11 in Arlington. Sabathia has been able to silence Vladimir Guerrero for most of his career (3-for-17, .176). The Yankees can't be intimidated by a power-hitting lineup -- if the game turns into a slugfest (as it could, especially against pitchers not named Cliff Lee), they know they have the Major Leagues' most potent offense to match the firepower. Plus, during their September series in Texas, the Yankees didn't pitch Sabathia, Pettitte or Hughes, instead teasing the Rangers with Javy Vazquez, A.J. Burnett and Dustin Moseley.
Disadvantage: Some believed the Yankees feared Lee so much that they weren't gung-ho about locking up the American League East, preferring instead to try their luck with the Twins. While no Yankee would admit that, what is certain is that the Yankees loved Lee's stuff so much that they wanted it for themselves in late July. The Rangers did not play welcoming hosts to the Yankees during their Sept. 10-12 visit to Rangers Ballpark, and Lee was nasty in his start during that series, returning from a sore lower back to hurl eight innings of one-run, two-hit ball, looking plenty healthy. Many of the Rangers have good career numbers against Andy Pettitte, and Texas has also had a taste of beating Rivera, getting him to blow a save this year.
Advantage: Tampa Bay may have won the AL East and the season series over the Yankees, but no one in New York's clubhouse believes that the gap between the two teams is all that significant. It was by one game in each department, which is a fact Girardi would be sure to reinforce -- Tampa Bay outscored New York by seven runs over the course of 18 games. The Yankees beat both Matt Garza and James Shields in a four-game September split in New York, and while David Price is exceptional, he's not unhittable -- see Nick Swisher (5-for-14, .357, double, homer). Plus, the Yankees aren't intimidated by Tropicana Field in the least. Despite the ear-splitting clatter of the cowbells, the Yankees know that by virtue of their Tampa, Fla., spring roots, their cheering section may be equal to or even greater than the groups showing up to support the Rays.
Disadvantage: As Sabathia said, not only do the Rays have power like Texas would, but they can run -- not a good combination when the Yankees would be starting Jorge Posada, who is not known for his defensive ability, to put it kindly. The Rays had to be scouting when the Red Sox made Posada and Rivera look foolish with four stolen bases in a single inning late in September, and Carl Crawford and B.J. Upton would create headaches for Posada and the pitching staff. There are no secrets between the teams, not after another 18 head-to-head games -- if the Yankees need a scouting meeting to go over, say, Evan Longoria, something is wrong -- but the Rays are aware that their artificial turf beats up the older Yankees and their catwalks infuriate them. If that passes for home-field advantage, they will certainly use it to the best of their abilities. Standout closer Rafael Soriano converted four save opportunities vs. New York this year, though he did take a loss in a July 31 game.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ForJazz926 wrote:Hey - I'm dyin' over here. I only saw the trailer ONCE, and now I'm at work and can't find a place where it's not blocked. I really should have just downloaded it last night and put it on my flash drive. But seriously - does anyone have it uploaded somewhere that I can watch it? Please please PLEASE??? And I have a coworker who is a gigantic Jacob fan and I wanted her to see the phasing. I'm dying. Anyone have it? Oh - and not the MTV site - the thing suckaroos and can't buffer the movie in time - it keeps starting over. LAME.
twilightsagaaddict wrote:Kristiner, thanks for the Rob-crack this morning! I heart you for those!
I've watched the clip a number of times, and I'm still blown away! I think was still a little gun-shy from TW, and to see how much CW had put into just that little clip, I'm so excited! Although, here is my dilema-I will be on vacation 11/19-11/23 in the Bahamas (I had made the reservations before the addiction took hold!) I have to try to find a theater there so I can go see it!! Luckily we're going with friends, and she is almost as addicted as we are, so I will have a partner in crime!
I'm heading back to the Perv-Couch to snuggle with e-Rob and watch the clip over and over again. (and continue reading The Red Line with Stripward!)
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text: Didn't all non guaranteed contracts become guaranteed by 12/15? I guess the only option is a trade, but I don't see whom we could be moving... besides, with Amare and Sheed returning we don't have that much of a need at the center spot, chill out, Camby wasn't playing either way. We'll be alright.


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Remember, everyone: Actions come before the vote...
Anyway, that's kind of an interesting response to what I said, especially since I was arguing to keep you alive. And I'm inclined to take it as confirmation that you aren't neutral, but are rather a SK. Spite? Please.
Everything I said is correct - if your win condition allows you to win with the village, your only hope is to ally with us and help us win, tonight, or at least as quickly as possible.
Vote closed, and CaptainPlanet chose PERFECTLY.
I totally forgot to switch the second mafia kill to Spoit for the luls. Sorry Raakam.
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Nah, he's the seer.
Theon Greyjoy got run through with a sword at some point during the day, and his corpse was unceremoniously thrown down a well. Nobody on the mainland liked him much anyway, and perhaps the Drowned God could retrieve him from the watery depths, yet.
Robb Stark drank some poison and died, leaving poor Arya alone to face the terrors of the world as the last Stark standing.
They found the stranger merely walking through the market. He was perfectly calm, not in any particular hurry, certainly not trying to escape. He went with the guards willingly, and allowed himself to be led to the royal throne room. A crowd stood assembled along the walls already, waiting to see the man stand for his crimes. Jaime Lannister stood before the Iron Throne, his hand resting on the hilt of a magnificent golden sword, and ordered for quiet.
"Jaqen H'ghar of Braavos: you stand accused of the murders of the Queen Cersei Lannister, and her son the Prince Joffrey Baratheon. Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
The Faceless Man smiled, pondering the question. "I have words for you, Jaime Lannister, but not for the crowd. Come closer, if you please."
Jaime descended the steps and stopped a few feet from the assassin, trusting that the guards had bound his hands securely before him.
"Kingslayer," the assassin said, "it is not I you should fear." His eyes rose pointedly to a spot behind and above Jaime, which is where the knight turned to look. His eyes fell upon Benjen Stark, his longbow in hand, an arrow already drawn unnoticed while the crowd watched the two men in the center of the throne room. Just as his mind began to process his next move, the Faceless Man threw his arms around Jaime's neck from behind, bound at the wrist. The guards shouted as Benjen released his arrow, puncturing easily through first Jaime's armor and then the soft flesh beneath. The Kingslayer collapsed and Jaqen H'ghar stumbled backwards, gasping as he looked down to see the front of his tunic covered in blood - the Kingslayer's as well as his own where the arrow pierced. The guards and the crowd rushed in as the assassin fell down, dead. Jaime was rushed to the maester to be treated for his wound, but being run through with an arrow is simply one of those things a person does not come back from. He died from severe blood loss.
Later that evening, the Silent Sisters came for the bodies. The maester led them to his chamber where they were laid out on low tables awaiting their departure and eventual burial - Jaime's in the Lannister crypt, and the Faceless Man's in an unmarked grave. The maester left them to their work, stepping outside. It was for this reason that the sisters were not even aware that they were disposing of Jaime Lannister's body, as well as one of his family's guards. And no one was the wiser.
Meanwhile, a man in a dark cloak was just leaving King's Landing on horseback, destined for the ports west of the city.
The Deceased:
Spoit(Jaime Lannister) - Shot through with an arrow
Turkson(Theon Greyjoy) - Impaled on a golden sword
Raakam(Robb Stark) - Dead of poison
and as far as we shall know...
CaptainPlanet82(Jaqen H'ghar) - Elected to die by the masses
GAME OVER: Village Victory!
The Victorious:
Cargo Culture (Hodor)
Mr. Defecation (Lord Commander Jeor Mormont)
kuhlmeye (Arya Stark)
Matev (Lysa Arryn)
101 (Edmure Tully)
Drez (Brynden Tully)
oldmanken (Benjen Stark) (Village vigilante)
thorgot (Bronn the Sellsword) (Usurper guard turned neutral upon the death of his former employers)
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Like I said to oldmanken, this game should be a lesson for future gamecrafters: Do not give the mafia someone who can a) win with the village and b) has a self-guard.
Oldmanken contacted me after he tried to attack me day one and failed (I was secretly guarding myself every day instead of Spoit, our vigilante). Voila, instant network with "seer" being me feeding him names, one by one.
Since I could only die if I was voted out, I realized I had to have the "network" head on my side from the get-go. So I sided with the village, the only entity which could kill me.
If oldmanken hadn't contacted me, I would have "seered" someone at random and started a "network".
With the number of villagers left, and both me and thorgot under suspicion, a mafia win was unlikely for the past couple days anyway.


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In Auckland New Zealand, Cornerstone Industry Training provides accredited training courses in the use of safe, effective and responsible agrichemical spraying. FileMaker Pro now helps the company automate the compliance process by consolidating information into one depository and eliminate paper based files.Meeting Compliance Requirements and Business survival in an Ever-Changing World
Meeting compliance requirements is integral to the success of any business. With regulations changing daily, it's important for companies to have systems in place to enable flexibility and access to data ensuring they comply with the new regulations placed upon them.
Some companies opt for evasion over compliance because they feel it's easier. In reality it's not - in the short or long term. With a raft of regulations that must be adhered to it's important for any small or large business to ensure they comply. Manual systems are very cumbersome and many hours are lost in a day through paper shuffling. With a lot of repetition in the compliance process, there's plenty of room for improvement using automated systems. In the last few years we have seen a progressive move from manual to automated systems.
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Companies need to recognise and respect the need for taxation and that includes the realities and responsibilities of individual and company compliance. However it's also important not to become obsessed like some companies do. Management of compliance should not take over the running of a business. It's important for each business to focus on its core business and what it does best, with compliance being just one component of managing a business.
A case in point is Cornerstone Industry Training (www.cornerstoneit.co.nz) in Auckland, New Zealand, that provides accredited training courses in the use of safe, effective and responsible agrichemical spraying. With over 15,000 students and close to 100 staff, the training facility needs to manage a multitude of administrative processes so the students can become certified. In order to meet agrichemical certification requirements, Cornerstone must comply with established legislation and under the direction of the New Zealand Agrichemical Education Trust.
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At that time, recording systems were based on Word, Excel and legacy FileMaker files that resulted in reams of paper and it took more time than necessary to get jobs done due to the double and triple-handling of each function. The team was wasting hours each day paper-shuffling, time that could be spent on course or business development.
Cornerstone soon realised its expanding paper-based files would not be an effective long term data management solution. The paper-based processes were error prone, time-consuming and bulky. Administration was becoming increasingly difficult to manage as the company grew. Staff were also experiencing difficulty in finding compliance reporting and student information in a timely manner.
In early 2005, the agrichemical training facility saw the potential for improving its paper-based system with a database solution that would streamline and automate many of the processes currently in place. The company also needed to ensure the system chosen would adapt to a rapidly changing market by meeting the specific compliance and regulatory standards in the agrichemical industry.
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The new system addressed all of the company's key requirements. Cornerstone was able to rescue data from old FileMaker and Microsoft files and turn them into a manageable database with one point of access for all company information. It is now able to create and update courses, and manage student enrolments easily. Finally, automated correspondence and forms can be created; allowing users to email Portable Document Formats (PDFs) direct from FileMaker. Above all, Cornerstone has an easy-to-use system that manages all the compliance and reporting requirements in accordance with the relevant legislation and the New Zealand Agrichemical Education Trust.
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Coonelly talks manager search, payroll in chat
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Pirates president Frank Coonelly participated in his monthly live online chat with Pirates fans on Wednesday. During the chat, Coonelly answered questions about the search for a new manager, the status of the coaching staff, potential offseason free agent signings to supplement the club's core of talented young players, and more. The complete chat transcript follows.
Coonelly: Hello, Pirates fans, and thank you for joining me for today's chat. Let's get things started.
kristyr: There are rumors that Andy Van Slyke was interviewed for the managerial job. Can you confirm or deny this? And besides Eric Wedge, can you discuss any other potential candidates?
Coonelly: kristyr, I am not sure how that rumor started, but it is not true. To date, the only candidate that we have interviewed has been Eric Wedge. We will announce to our fans each candidate that we interview at the completion of that interview. Out of respect for the process, we will not be commenting further on the substance of individual interviews until a manager is selected. I know that all Pirates fans are intensely interested in who the next manager of the club will be and we are intensely focused in selecting the person who can help lead the Major League team to the championship-caliber club that all Pirates fans desire.
realist1: Mr. Coonelly, does the front office have a set number for how many people will be interviewed for the managerial opening?
Coonelly: There is no set number of candidates that we are looking to interview. We were able to schedule an interview with Eric Wedge yesterday and did so immediately because Eric is a very qualified candidate who is also having discussions with other clubs. We are early in our process of compiling a complete list of candidates to consider. Once that complete list is compiled, we will have a better sense of the number of candidates to move to the next step of the interview process. Our focus is to consider all qualified candidates so that we find the right person to lead this young club.
jabram: The team made some improvements and showed some growth, but has a glaring lack of starting pitching going into 2011. Convince me why I should renew my season tickets based upon the organization's plans to improve the pitching situation.
Coonelly: jabram, we agree that, despite what was an incredibly frustrating and disappointing season, a solid core of position players have emerged that showed growth in the system and are players about whom we are excited moving forward. For the second consecutive year, we had multiple players -- this year Jose Tabata, Neil Walker and Pedro Alvarez -- who should receive serious consideration for top rookie honors. I also agree that our pitching, particularly our starting pitching, was extremely poor and made it difficult for this team to win on a consistent basis. Fortunately, a strength of our Minor League system is the starting pitching that helped the Altoona Curve win the Eastern League this year, particularly Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson, Bryan Morris and Jeff Locke. While the strong performances of these young pitchers bode well for our rotation in the near future, it is far from certain that any of them will be ready to join the rotation out of Spring Training. As a result, we will look to add starting pitching this offseason, either through the free agent market or the trade market. James McDonald obviously was a bright spot after joining the rotation in August and Ross Ohlendorf, who pitched much better than his record would otherwise indicate, will be ready to rejoin the rotation in the spring. Our fans, including season-ticket holders like yourself, should know that one of Neal Huntington's highest priorities this offseason is to improve the pitching staff.
macchamp74: Was the outfield shift employed at the beginning of the year dictated to John Russell and will the new manager be told how to employ defenders also?
Coonelly: I have seen suggestions that lineups, batting orders, and even defensive positioning was dictated this season by the GM. That was not the case. Neal and his staff provide information, including detailed and sophisticated statistical information, to the manager and coaching staff. Neal would not be doing his job if he didn't provide the on-field staff with the best information available. Neal did not, however, dictate who played, where they batted or where they were positioned in the field.
ajt123: Do you see any of the current coaches being retained by the new manager?
Coonelly: There are quality baseball men and quality individuals on our coaching staff who are highly valued by the organization. I certainly can foresee members of last year's staff having a role on the staff in 2011 or otherwise within the organization. In fairness to the staff members, Neal informed them that they were free to explore other opportunities. But he also told them that they were highly valued by the organization and that we would working hard to select a new manager as expeditiously as possible so that we could provide them with a definitive answer in terms of their role with the Pirates.
jawagner: Frank, are there any plans to move Pedro Alvarez, whose defense was suspect at times, to first base and sign a free-agent third baseman?
Coonelly: There are no current plans to move Pedro to first base. Our focus remains putting Pedro in a position to stay at third base for his entire career. Pedro made several above-average-to-spectacular plays at third base this season but, at the same time, struggled at times. While this is not unexpected for a player in his first Major League season, we need Pedro and the rest of our fielders to play superior defense if we are going to play winning baseball. Pedro understands the importance of conditioning to his ability to stay at third base and we are confident that he will work extremely hard this offseason to put himself in a position to be an above-average defender at third base. As we have said, Pedro has all of the physical tools necessary to be an above-average defensive third baseman, and he is much more valuable to our organization if he is able to stay there. Pedro's aspirations are aligned with ours in that he views himself as a third baseman and is determined to demonstrate that he should stay at third base. As you look at the list of free-agent players eligible this offseason, it is much easier to find a quality bat who can play first base on the free-agent market.
pirate0821: Will you be active in free agency this offseason? This team has some good pieces and a few good moves would be huge!
Coonelly: As we have stressed from the outset, it is critical to our success that we are able to build from within the organization. That is why we have invested so heavily in the amateur Draft and the international free-agent market. Over the last three years, we have spent more money in the Draft than any other Major League club. Our investments are bearing fruit, as impact talent is now moving up through our system. While winning at the Minor League level is not always indicative of superior talent, the fact that we won a championship at High-A Lynchburg in 2009, another championship at Double-A Altoona last year, and made the postseason with our High-A club in Bradenton this year -- all with age-appropriate players -- reflects tremendous progress in upgrading our talent level and putting us in a position to continue to promote to Pittsburgh impact players like Pedro Alvarez, Jose Tabata and Neil Walker. Having said that, the free-agent market is an area where we will look to supplement core players developed in our system. We have the capacity to meaningfully increase our payroll in 2011 and we plan to aggressively pursue players who can fill needs that we have as we move into 2011. The aggressive pursuit of free-agent players, of course, does not guarantee that we will be able to secure the players in whom we have an interest, but we are committed to improving this club and will be aggressive in our pursuit.
Coonelly: One more question for today ...
buccos1450: What was the team payroll in 2010, and will you increase it in 2011?
Coonelly: Our payroll in 2010 was $44 million, which was principally a function of the fact that we have such a young roster. As I have said previously, we have the capacity to meaningfully increase the payroll for 2011, and will do so if we are able to bring in players who can help us win. As the teams who are currently playing in the postseason this year demonstrate, however, winning is a function of talent, determination and execution, and not the size of a club's payroll. Four of the eight postseason clubs this year have payrolls in the bottom half of the industry, and six of the eight playoff teams rank 10th or below in terms of payroll this year. San Diego, with the lowest payroll in baseball, was in contention until the last day of the season. There is no doubt in my mind that the Pirates can compete for a championships without being in the upper tier in the league in payroll. No one in this organization has or will ever use payroll limitation as an excuse for not winning. There are, each year, far too many examples of clubs that have built playoff teams through excellent scouting and player development to allow us to use payroll as a crutch. Our commitment is to invest all of our resources into making Pittsburgh a championship-caliber team once again.
Coonelly: Thank you all once again for joining me today -- I appreciate the questions. I look forward to talking with you all again in my next chat.


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We don't have to despair, but we do have to be smart about how we take care of our horses' feet. Not all products are good for all horses, just as all face creams aren't good for all women. To wade through the hoof product jungle, we first asked our online readers at TheHorse.com to tell us what products they used. Then, we asked the nation's leading hoof experts about how to get the most out of various products.
Careful With Those Feet
Home remedies are commonly used for many things, including hoof care. Our readers have used everything from Clorox to formaldehyde to WD-40 lubricant to commercial deck preservatives to improve their horses' hooves. But trying just anything might not be in your horse's best interest.
"The number one thing is that you should use something that is at least marketed for the horse," recommends Richard Mansmann, VMD, PhD, director of the Equine Health Program at North Carolina State University. "At least with those products, someone's thought about the health of the horse, rather than the health of your carpet, deck, or whatever.
"Anything that you're putting on the hoof has a pretty good chance to get on the skin," Mansmann cautions. "You want to be careful about what you're using, that it has some kind of approval for horses and you follow the label instructions. Using common sense with hoof products is really important. With a lot of these things, if we just become aware of the underlying problem, we can take care of it so it goes away. If the feet are too wet, don't turn him out into a wet pasture. If they're too dry, wet the shavings, trough area, etc."
In other words, fixing feet takes proper management, not just a magic dressing. But hoof products can be a part of the plan that strengthens your horse's hooves.
Dressings, Conditioners, Oils
As you would expect, these products aim to increase moisture in the hoof wall. They were the most commonly used hoof products among our readers.
Lanolin is produced from raw sheep's wool. It provides the base for many hoof conditioners, most of which have a lotion-like texture. Others are based on petroleum oil or other oils.
Susan Kempson, BSc, PhD, senior lecturer in Preclinical Veterinary Sciences in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh, found that oil, pine tar, and petroleum-based products maintained the highest level of hydration in the hoof wall.
Ilka Wagner, DVM, MAgr, BS, of Equine Veterinary Services in Hearne, Texas, who also currently works with the Texas A&M University's Hoof Project (www.hoofpro ject.com), favors petroleum-based products for holding moisture in dry hooves.
"I have not seen much benefit to the topical hoof dressings over the years," Wagner says, adding that most of them get wiped off and thus can't do their jobs. "But the petroleum oil-based ones stick better, even when the horse is being worked and dragging his hooves through the dirt or mud."
"One thing that's really helpful, especially to softening a dry foot, is massage," says Mansmann. "Rubbing that oil, lanolin, Vaseline, or whatever into the feet using a brush or your hands helps it penetrate deeper into the wall."
Plain Old Water
In very dry areas, many of our readers simply create a muddy area, usually by overflowing a water source, for the horse to walk or stand in to hydrate his feet.
"In Southern California (where he used to live), we often had no rain from May to October, and we had what we called September lameness," recalls Mansmann. "This was where the reverberation on hard ground made the feet sore from the (coffin) bone banging against the dry, hard sole. Once you hydrated the foot a bit, the soreness went away."
But water isn't always good. Wagner warns that cycling wet and dry conditions, such as turning a horse out in a dewy, grassy paddock at night and putting him in stall with dry shavings during the day, is "the worst," she says. "It causes most of the hoof cracks I see. The hoof expands with water and shrinks when it dries; that's when you see a lot of the wall cracks. You want to keep a nice, even level of moisture in the feet."
One solution to the wet-dry cycle might be physical protection.
"If I've got a horse with really bad feet, I'll recommend putting them in some kind of protective boots to keep them from being exposed to the wet-dry cycling during turnout, or picking one environment or the other--wet or dry--and keeping them in it all the time," says Wagner.
Nutrition is key for many things, including the feet. Several studies have found that biotin supplementation improved hoof quality, although results are not apparent for several months--until the "biotinized" hoof grows out.
"If I feel feet are really unhealthy, I assess the nutritional regime and sometimes recommend a nutritional supplement," says Wagner. "Biotin is good, but so is just getting horses the proper amounts of vitamins and minerals. Lots of horses today are fat, so people back off on feeds, then the horse doesn't get proper levels of vitamins and minerals in his diet. With some of the new supplements, you can feed two scoops, and that supplies all the vitamins and minerals needed per day."
Mansmann counts a good diet as one of four essential parts to hoof care.
"I think good shoeing and moisture management along with a decent diet and regular exercise are the best, and supplements are not needed," he states. "Try those four things before spending money on supplements."
Hoof Hardeners/Drying Agents
When hooves are soft and crumbly from excessive moisture, a hoof hardener (usually containing acetone that dries the foot's outer horn) might be a logical remedy.
"We recommend these a lot, particularly in North Carolina where we have a lot of moisture," says Mansmann. "When a horse has a problem with wet feet, we recommend that the owner keep the horse's feet dry and use a hoof hardener. When they do, we see a result. Which helps more, the management or the hardener, is hard to say, but it does work."
Hardening the foot can go too far; formaldehyde and formalin-based compounds can be very hard on a damaged foot. Kempson found that these agents penetrated deeper into poor-quality horn than healthy horn, affecting the sole the most. Thus, they dried deeper tissues than what might be desired, making the foot very brittle and prone to cracks. Aside from structurally weakening the wall, these cracks (even very tiny ones) can let in infection.
Sealants and Patches
These products are intended to augment the hoof's moisture barrier, keeping the hoof's natural moisture in and excess moisture out. This is a good goal, but as with anything, there's a potential downside.
And while some of our readers used epoxies, Bondo (a car body filler), or wood putty to patch hooves, this approach is also not without peril.
"Anything that's a sealant has the potential to cause a problem," Mansmann says. "You could potentially cover infection (which gives microorganisms a nice, protected place to grow), and you can't really monitor it."
"If you seal up an infection, you'll never know it until it's serious," says Mansmann.
Thrush/White Line Disease Products
The microorganisms that cause the stink and separation of thrush and white line disease thrive on a sealed, oxygen-free environment. The first battle is to clean out the entire area. In severe cases this might mean surgical debridement.
"Step number two is getting whatever disinfectant you use to the bottom of the area," says Mansmann. "(With thrush), I often recommend using cotton balls, facial pads, etc., to soak in the product, then push that down all the way to bottom of sulcus and pack it really thoroughly. What you're doing is getting the medication to the bottom of the area where the anaerobes (bacteria that thrive in oxygen-free environments) are living--they want no oxygen so they'll be deep. By the end of seven days of changing this packing every day, you should have opened the cleft enough to see down in there and get to bacteria better. It has to heal from the inside out, and it takes time. If you're just squirting something on it, you're wasting your time."
"Don't get these products on the coronary band; they can really irritate and burn just like if they were on your skin," cautions Wagner.
Hoof Wound Care
With foot wounds such as punctures or deep cracks, preventing and/or treating infection is often the most important concern. Dealing with them requires the right products and the right techniques.
"I'm a big proponent of Betadine (microbicide) soaks for cleaning hoof wounds," says Wagner. "Make the solution look like a strong glass of iced tea. When it is more dilute, it activates the iodine; this is not necessarily a case of more is better. Also, Epsom salts are good if a horse is lame or there may be an abscess present that requires drainage."
Mansmann adds, "Obviously, if there is an open wound, having some kind of antibiotic ointment has value. Then you need to protect wounds with a bandage--a clean, medium-sized disposable diaper or two and duct tape is a good foot bandage. It's also good if you are trying to protect a foot that threw a shoe. If the duct tape starts to wear through, just add more. For a wound, change the diaper daily, or you're just holding the bacteria in on the foot."
Elbow Grease
Regardless of the products you might use, they can't work by themselves. Healing problem hooves takes proper management, with or without product use.
Pick manure out of hooves daily and keep the stall or paddock area relatively clean of manure piles. Kempson's research found that sole and frog horn left in feces for two weeks literally disintegrated, with poor-quality hoof wall not far behind.
Take-Home Message
There is no quick fix or magic bullet product for problem hooves. The real solution is to first understand your horse's particular problem, whether it's too much or too little moisture, poor diet, or something else. Only then can you select the products and management techniques that best fit his needs.
About the Author
Christy M. West
Christy West has a BS in Equine Science from the University of Kentucky, and an MS in Agricultural Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Es_Selam'un Aleykum ve Rahmetullahi ve Berakatuh,
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I want to share you a problem i have been suffering from an long time which you also hear about it from the news;but in last months it really becomes killing...
I am talking about the economy of China;it really effects my country and it's firms...last week, i have opened an file including some import drafts from China;when i have realized at an first look that the prices were scary.Men Padding Jacket's per price was 7 dollars...it is scary;we produce it to 60 dollars and coming from >China to 7 dollars/per price...how we can resist to that war...in last two weeks;my two clients gave off working,they were working in textile sector...the reason was same...China...
The container shippers increased the prices by the cause of the high demand coming from China...they were carrying one container from Turkey to other countries to 1800,-EUR and now they say that we want 2100;-EUR to per container;they say:"we are serving to China"...so sad...i don't know the end of this story...i wish Allah will protect us from loosing our jobs...
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Hanjin Washington;congratulations...3100 containers per tour and x2100,-EUR=6.510.000,-EUR to per tour...good money...
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It is globalization, akhi. The west exploits the poorest laborers, paying them starvation wages, so they can gain more profit. In the United States, firms such as Walmart search out even the cheapest labor within China to be able to pay the lowest possible wages. Their goal is to economically enslave all countries by making it impossible for the majority to make living wages.
The only means of combatting them is to refuse to buy any consumer goods. Indeed, while a single person goes hungry on the earth, no effort should be put into the production of non-essential goods.
If humanity stuck to seeking the essentials, food and shelter, there would be plenty for all. But the west is trying to convince all peoples that they must have useless consumer goods while their brothers and sisters are starving.
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I agreed with you akhi Yusuf.
M.K Gandhi said "Earth has enough to satisfy man's needs but not his greed". But look who is consuming most of the resources now? If you look at the statistics its the Westerners who are consuming the resources outrageously disproportionately.
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Top prospect Polanco to make anticipated debut
Pirates make room for phenom by placing Walker on 15-day disabled list
By Tom Singer / MLB.com
PITTSBURGH -- Gregory Polanco's time has come.
The outfielder got his call from the Pirates -- and possibly from his destiny -- late Monday night and was wheeling over from Lehigh Valley to step into PNC Park's right field.
Polanco arrives with no more Triple-A experience than the last time Pittsburgh general manager Neal Huntington opined he needed more exposure at Minor League's highest level -- on Sunday.
"Our goal is to bring him here when we feel it's the right time," Huntington had said. "In an ideal world, we'd like to get him some more plate appearances down there. What he's doing has allowed us to shorten that time frame a little bit."
An unforeseen element of urgency closed that time frame Monday, when second baseman Neil Walker underwent an appendectomy and had to be placed on the 15-day disabled list.
The connection to Polanco is that Josh Harrison, who essentially has been taking Polanco's position for two weeks and performing in an irremovable manner, can now move into the infield and take Walker's place.
And that created an opening for Polanco, who has used his 257 at-bats with Indianapolis to erect an impressive platform.
Polanco, who will wear No. 25 for the Pirates, will bring a .347 average, a .945 OPS, seven homers and 15 steals. He also comes with no chance of accruing the 2014 playing time that would have made him a Super Two, four-time arbitration player.
After a week of interning as a leadoff hitter with the Indians, Polanco is expected to bat No. 2 against the Cubs, even though left-hander Travis Wood is Chicago's scheduled starter Tuesday night.
Only Sunday, Huntington had called Harrison a "spark plug" who could influence Polanco's place in the lineup.
"It's hard to take that spark plug out of the lineup," the GM had said. "That'd be a great thing, to be able to drop Gregory to a less demanding role. If Josh continues to play the way he has and the offense continues to roll the way it has in the last five to six weeks, Gregory can come in and be a guy. He doesn't have to be the guy."
But Polanco has been the guy all season, the guy for whom all sectors -- fans, scouts, media -- have been clamoring.
In 2011, Polanco was a skinny kid batting .229 between Rookie League and low-A ball. He even started last season in Class A Bradenton, then stepping-stoned through Double-A to Triple-A before "matriculating" by being named both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the tough Dominican Winter League.
After that winter breakthrough, Polanco took off on his first extensive Triple-A experience without skipping a beat, batting nearly .500 in April and cooling only slightly since.
While acing the batter's box, Polanco also has passed the test in right field, a position he played regularly for the first time in getting ready for his big league bow, with Andrew McCutchen established in the Bucs' center field.
Shortly before the Pirates formally announced Polanco's promotion, he himself had made the revelation via Twitter:
"My dream has officially come true. Pittsburgh, see you manana!!"
The wait is over.... My dream has officially come true ⚾? Pittsburgh, see you mañana!!
- Gregory Polanco ☕? (@El_Coffee) June 10, 2014
To which his now former club, channeling "Jerry Maguire," responded:
"Just shut up. You had us at Polanco."
Chances are, he'll have Pittsburgh at "Batting second, playing right field ...."
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BERLIN- The Ocean City surfing community was well represented at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico last weekend with four local surfers qualifying for the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) "Beast of the East" championships in Hatteras next fall.
Over 450 surfers from up and down the east coast from Delaware to Puerto Rico and everywhere in between competed in the Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Aguadilla last weekend and the local surfers from the ESA-Delmarva District certainly made their presence felt. The Puerto Rico surfers dominated the competition on their home turf for the most part, but the local contingent made a great showing.
The top six finishers in each category advanced to the ESA championships in Hatteras next September 20-26, and a handful of locals will be there. In the Girls Division, Emily Ruppert finished third in the regional event and is headed for Hatteras in the fall. Another local, Kelsey Willison, finished 5th in the Womens' Division and also advanced. Chris Makibbin took 5th in the Men's Longboard, while Matt Landon took third in the Open Body Board competition and both advanced.
Beyond the group that placed in the top six in their respective divisions, the local surfing community was well represented in the event in Puerto Rico last weekend. Tyler Clazy competed in the Menehunes Division and placed 13th. Five local surfers, Dallas Harrington, Noah Conboy, Seth Conboy, Robert Fernendez and Brad Flora all competed in the Boys Division with varying results.
In the Junior Men's Division, local Dillon Harrington finished 23rd. Three local surfers competed in the Men's Open Division and placed in the competition including Travis Knight (10), Roy Harrel (17) and David Fernendez (21). In the Masters Division, Chris Makibbin placed 11th, while David Clazy placed 17th in the Senior Men's Division. Keith White also competed in the latter division.
In the Grand Masters Division, featuring surfers 65 and older, local Bryant Hungerford came in first. Rachel Harrel finished 7th in the Junior Women Division while Daniel Ariano came in 11th in the Ladies Division. In the Menehune Longboard Division, Robert Fernendez finished 18th while Tyler Clazy came in 20th.
Makibbin also finished 5th in the Men's Longboard Division, while another local, Craig Garfield, finished 7th in the Masters Longboard. Chelsea Remines finished 7th in the Women's Longboard while Bill Thomson competed in the Legends Longboard Division. Five locals, Makibbin, Dillon Harrington, Roy Harrel, Gatey Dawkins and Travis Knight competed in the Open Shortboard Division with Knight turning in the best finish at 16th.


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Before I even saw the headline, I knew it was inevitable.
"Naked MMA Fighter Arrested After Allegedly Causing 'Mayhem' in Church," read The Huffington Post, which like Walmart, I will never willingly admit to patronizing even if you catch me in the act. TMZ, which first broke the story of Jason Miller's arrest on Monday, followed up with the scintillating pictorial feature entitled "Fire Extinguisher MAYHEM Before Crazy Church Arrest."
Click your way through the slideshow, and you see some very tame photos of the so-called aftermath, including a close-up of the fire extinguisher in question and a shot of the church itself from the outside. Both look exactly like what you'd expect a fire extinguisher and a church to look like, but by the time you figure that out you've already given TMZ the click and thus justified TMZ's suspicion that, yes, people really do want to see this stuff.
It's still strange to me when the outside world turns its attention on the MMA community. Often it's the result of a bizarre incident in which the headline is too easy to resist. "Rampage" Jackson goes on a rampage. "Mayhem" Miller causes mayhem. Don't even get me started on War Machine. When mainstream media outlets take to plastering the troubles of MMA fighters all over the front page, I get defensive. It's one thing for us to wrap ourselves up in salacious stories about pro fighters – we're family. When those outsiders start doing it, it just feels dirty.
It's especially difficult now that it's Miller's turn to be dubbed CRAZY by the Internet. That's because I actually know him. We drank beers in a Las Vegas bar where some local band did a barely recognizable Adele cover. We ate at a steakhouse in Houston where businessmen in suits kept glancing nervously at our table each time Miller used his outside voice to express a passionate opinion on healthcare reform or Nick Diaz. That's not to say we're the best of friends, but it is different when you know for a fact that the subject of an unsettling news story is an actual human being.
That might seem obvious, but it isn't. When I hear about Charlie Sheen going off the deep end or Lindsay Lohan crashing her car into the nearest inanimate object, that's not real to me. Those are stories. The people in them might as well be fictional characters. Their self-destruction – however troubling it might be to their family and friends – is entertainment to me. It's something I read about on the Internet when I'm procrastinating, a passing amusement almost instantly forgotten.
That's a weird and kind of gross way to look at a person's life, and it only becomes more so when the story suggests the possibility of real danger. Take this (alleged) incident with Miller, for example. If you heard that an acquaintance of yours had been arrested naked in a church on a Monday morning, what would you think? Best-case scenario, it's a wild night that went from ill-advised to criminal with a string of bad decisions. Worst-case scenario, the explanation becomes more and not less complicated with the release of a toxicology report. Either way, you're concerned for him and for his family. You hope they're all doing OK, though you know they probably aren't.
It's different when the person in the headlines isn't anyone you know, especially if he or she happens to be any species of celebrity. Famous people – whether they're sports stars or actors or people who have played a version of themselves on some reality show – have struck a certain bargain, we figure. They get to make money on TV, and in turn we get to think of their lives as public property. They are fodder for Facebook posts and Twitter quips as we see fit, and that's a vital part of the deal. It seems fair, at least until you think about it for even half a second.
I'm no better. Even while looking through the church photos on TMZ (the website that never uses a period when ellipses will do) and thinking to myself how sad it was that the misfortunes of a man I knew to be a genuinely kind and intelligent person were now idle entertainment for millions of strangers, I noticed a link to a story about Chad Johnson's domestic-violence arrest. His wife has made a statement? Well, naturally I have to read that. Is the recording of the 911 call out yet? Yep, right on time. Other people's lives are never more fascinating than when they veer toward tragedy. Give me details. The more damaging the better.
But man, not "Mayhem." I actually like him. He's a person. I remember he told me once that he wanted to take some writing classes at the local community college so he could write his own memoir rather than dictating it into a recorder and having some ghostwriter type it up. Who but a person would do such a thing? He's going through some tough times right now, both with his arrest and what appears to be the end of his fighting career, but he's not like these other famous jerks on the Internet. Except that he is. Or rather, they are like him. Or better still, we are all like each other, and maybe it wouldn't kill us to remember it every once in a while, especially in difficult times.
And yes, I know how that sounds. The dude on the Internet who makes a living writing about other people is suddenly complaining that we're not compassionate enough toward one another. Still, what if that were true? Or what if it weren't but we acted as though it were anyway? What's the worst that could happen?
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Gnat? GNAT??? This from Mr. I-can't-ride-because-of-a grad-party. We'll talk!
Jayhawk Fan, tell me more about the hot spring! Where is it?
Not Hot....even better!
Think you can find GPS coordinates? I think the Queen will hold court there!
I am a BMWMOA member and have two BMW GSs in my shop but I prefer my KLR as my adventure bike. I am really interested in the GS Giant as I love to ride, eat & party. Is the event exclusive to the GS model?
The Queen does not discriminate against KLR's. There is one in her garage too!
There's a ton o'fun to be had throughout the Gypsy tour and other events, although I believe you need a GS to win the track competition. I'll need to confirm that.
The points you score on the track are weighted to level the field.
A light bike that cleans the entire "hard" path gets less points than a middleweight bike doing the same, which gets less points than a heavy bike.
And if some wiseacre shows up on an observed trials bike, everyone else in the competition gets 5 million GS BS points to make things even.
Go soothingly through the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon.
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text: Main Content Section 771.14 friendly link Printer Friendly THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (EXCERPT)Act 175 of 1927771.14 Presentence investigation report; contents; information related to victim prohibited from inclusion; information exempted from disclosure; amendment or alteration; review of report; challenge; findings; copies.Sec. 14. (1) Before the court sentences a person charged with a felony or a person who is a licensee or registrant under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, as described in section 1(14) of chapter IX, and, if directed by the court, in any other case in which a person is charged with a misdemeanor within the jurisdiction of the court, the probation officer shall inquire into the antecedents, character, and circumstances of the person, and shall report in writing to the court. (2) A presentence investigation report prepared under subsection (1) shall not include any address or telephone number for the home, workplace, school, or place of worship of any victim or witness, or a family member of any victim or witness, unless an address is used to identify the place of the crime or to impose conditions of release from custody that are necessary for the protection of a named individual. Upon request, any other address or telephone number that would reveal the location of a victim or witness or a family member of a victim or witness shall be exempted from disclosure unless an address is used to identify the place of the crime or to impose conditions of release from custody that are necessary for the protection of a named individual. A presentence investigation report prepared under subsection (1) shall include all of the following: (a) An evaluation of and a prognosis for the person's adjustment in the community based on factual information contained in the report. (b) If requested by a victim, any written impact statement submitted by the victim under the William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834. (c) A specific written recommendation for disposition based on the evaluation and other information as prescribed by the assistant director of the department of corrections in charge of probation. (d) A statement prepared by the prosecuting attorney as to whether consecutive sentencing is required or authorized by law. (e) For a person to be sentenced under the sentencing guidelines set forth in chapter XVII, all of the following: (i) For each conviction for which a consecutive sentence is authorized or required, the sentence grid in part 6 of chapter XVII that contains the recommended minimum sentence range. (ii) Unless otherwise provided in subparagraph (i), for each crime having the highest crime class, the sentence grid in part 6 of chapter XVII that contains the recommended minimum sentence range. (iii) Unless otherwise provided in subparagraph (i), the computation that determines the recommended minimum sentence range for the crime having the highest crime class. (iv) A specific statement as to the applicability of intermediate sanctions, as defined in section 31 of chapter IX. (v) The recommended sentence. (f) If a person is to be sentenced for a felony or for a misdemeanor involving the illegal delivery, possession, or use of alcohol or a controlled substance, a statement that the person is licensed or registered under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, if applicable. (g) Diagnostic opinions that are available and not exempted from disclosure under subsection (3). (h) A statement as to whether the person has provided the identification documents referenced in subsection (9)(b). (3) The court may exempt from disclosure in the presentence investigation report information or a diagnostic opinion that might seriously disrupt a program of rehabilitation or sources of information obtained on a promise of confidentiality. If a part of the presentence investigation report is not disclosed, the court shall state on the record the reasons for its action and inform the defendant and his or her attorney that information has not been disclosed. The action of the court in exempting information from disclosure is subject to appellate review. Information or a diagnostic opinion exempted from disclosure under this subsection shall be specifically noted in the presentence investigation report. (4) If a prepared presentence investigation report is amended or altered before sentencing by the supervisor of the probation officer who prepared the report or by any other person who has the authority to amend or alter a presentence investigation report, the probation officer may request that the court strike his or her name from the report and the court shall comply with that request. (5) The court shall permit the prosecutor, the defendant's attorney, and the defendant to review the presentence investigation report before sentencing. (6) At the time of sentencing, either party may challenge, on the record, the accuracy or relevancy of any information contained in the presentence investigation report. The court may order an adjournment to permit the parties to prepare a challenge or a response to a challenge. If the court finds on the record that the challenged information is inaccurate or irrelevant, that finding shall be made a part of the record, the presentence investigation report shall be amended, and the inaccurate or irrelevant information shall be stricken accordingly before the report is transmitted to the department of corrections. (7) A copy of the report described under subsection (5) and the amended report described under subsection (6) shall be provided to the prosecutor and the defendant's attorney or the defendant if he or she is not represented by an attorney. The copy of the report described under subsection (5) shall be provided not less than 2 business days before sentencing unless that period is waived by the defendant. The prosecutor and the defendant's attorney or the defendant if he or she is not represented by an attorney have the right to retain a copy of the report and the amended report provided under this subsection. (8) On appeal, the defendant's attorney, or the defendant if proceeding pro se, shall be provided with a copy of the presentence investigation report and any attachments to the report with the exception of any information exempted from disclosure by the court under subsection (3). (9) If the person is committed to a state correctional facility, both of the following apply: (a) A copy or amended copy of the presentence investigation report and, if a psychiatric examination of the person has been made for the court, a copy of the psychiatric report shall accompany the commitment papers. If the person is sentenced by fine or imprisonment or placed on probation or other disposition of his or her case is made by the court, a copy or amended copy of the presentence investigation report, including a psychiatric examination report made in the case, shall be filed with the department of corrections. (b) The person shall be provided notification that provides an explanation of the importance of obtaining an operator's license or state personal identification card upon release from incarceration and lists the personal identification documents described in section 34c of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.234c, necessary for obtaining an operator's license or state personal identification card. The notification also shall contain a request that the person obtain and provide those documents to the department of corrections. The notification also shall state that the department of corrections will retain in the file maintained for the person any identification documents provided by the person until he or she is released from secure confinement. Any identification documents previously provided by the person shall accompany the commitment papers. (10) A prisoner under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections shall be provided with a copy of any presentence investigation report in the department's possession about that prisoner, except for information exempted from disclosure under subsection (3), not less than 30 days before a parole interview is conducted under section 35 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.235. History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 17384 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 308, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 256, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1937 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 286, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 771.14 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 81, Eff. Dec. 31, 1979 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 61, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 88, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1985 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 85, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 445, Eff. Feb. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 279, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2010 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 27, Imd. Eff. Feb. 23, 2012 Constitutionality: A postconviction presentence psychiatric examination of a defendant, ordered by the trial court in the presence of defense counsel without objection and conducted two weeks later outside the presence of counsel, which was referred to by the trial court in imposing sentence, did not violate the defendant's Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination or his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. People v Wright, 431 Mich 282; 430 NW2d 133 (1988).Compiler's Notes: Section 3 of Act 210 of 1979 provides:"The provisions of Act Nos. 81 and 89 of the Public Acts of 1979 shall not take effect in a county with a population of 1.5 million or more prior to a majority vote of the elected members of the county's board of commissioners to place the question of the creation of a charter commission under the terms of enacted Senate Bill No. 652 before the county electorate. Subsequent to the above action by the board of commissioners, funds appropriated for probation services for a county with a population of 1.5 million or more shall become immediately effective, and shall be retroactive to the extent of the funds provided."Section 4 of Act 210 of 1979 provides:"Implementation of Act Nos. 81 and 89 of the Public Acts of 1979 shall not be effective in counties which refuse to provide probation support costs as required in those acts."Former Law: See section 14 of Act 105 of 1913, being CL 1915, § 2042. © 2017 Legislative Council, State of Michigan


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Imagine Dragons blast into space with the release of their latest video for "On Top of the World."
While their song "Demons" climbs past No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, Las Vegas' Imagine Dragons has already set their eyes on the next prize with the release of a video accompaniment to their uplifting fan favorite "On Top Of The World," the third single from Night Visions. With lyrics describing weightlessness it only makes sense that directors Matt Eastin and Corey Fox chose to set the video's them around the band traveling to space. Well, sort of.
The video plays on the long-held conspiracy theory that astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous first moonwalk was indeed staged and President Nixon was in on the world-class Hollywood stunt.
Also as an Easter Egg, see if you can spot an anagram of the band's name. (Hint: It's in the first 40 seconds of the video) According to the band, Imagine Dragons is an anagram but none of the members are willing to reveal its unscrambled origin. "We haven't even told our families," Reynolds told Radio.com during an exclusive interview. "I don't know if they'd forgive us if we broke it right now. We'd have to have a big meeting with all of the guys to see if they wanted to do it."


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'Buffalo acquired Steve Heinze and Donald Audette in the 11th hour of the trading season without giving up any active Sabres players. With two new wingers and no empty spots on the roster, someone has to be sacrificed. So Tsyplakov, who has three goals, two assists and a plus-3 rating in his last seven games, is back on the bench.'
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Cashman, Yanks relatively quiet at Winter Meetings
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Meetings concluded on Thursday, and Cashman checked out of the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center with his offseason still very much unsettled. The Yankees extended a one-year, $12 million offer to Kevin Youkilis, but they seemed unable to do much else during their stay in Music City.
"I don't feel like we're not having a productive winter," Cashman said. "I feel like we're being deliberate and we are being slow. Every one of your missed opportunities, that stuff happens. But when the dust settles, we're going to be a team that people aren't going to be comfortable playing."
The Yanks' contingent will head back to New York pondering the same problems that they arrived with. They need a fill-in for A-Rod at third base, a corner outfielder to replace departing free agent Nick Swisher, and perhaps also an upgrade over their current crop of catching help.
Though the Yankees had interest in several of the players who came off the free-agent board at the Winter Meetings, Cashman said that the club never actually made offers to any of those names.
That includes Eric Chavez, a Yanks reserve for the past two years who inked a one-year, $3 million deal with the D-backs, and Jeff Keppinger, who agreed with the White Sox for three years and $12 million.
Outfielder Nate Schierholtz also could have been a fit for the Yankees, as he found Yankee Stadium's short right-field porch appealing, but he instead chose a one-year, $2.25 million deal from the Cubs.
With ownership looking to reduce payroll beneath $189 million for 2014, the Yanks have appeared handcuffed at times, though obviously their offer to Youkilis seems generous: it needs to be, if Youkilis is to be steered away from a reported two-year offer by the Indians.
Cashman said that none of the transactions completed at the Winter Meetings appealed to him financially, and likely wouldn't have even if his budget was made up of blank checks.
"So far what's transpired, I wouldn't do, in terms of what's happened this particular week," Cashman said. "Players have come off the board; those opportunities I'm comfortable with."
Cashman noted that statement didn't necessarily apply to catcher Russell Martin, who recently inked a two-year, $17 million deal with the Pirates that the Yankees were unable to match.
"I liked Martin," Cashman said, "but regardless, this week, I'm OK. I think Pittsburgh got a good one."
There have been suggestions that Cashman has lacked the authority from ownership to offer contracts, but the GM called his communication with his bosses "consistent and strong," and said that he knows "what I can do and what I can't do."
Cashman reiterated that though the market seems flush with money from other clubs, he doesn't believe the free-agent talent pool is exceptionally deep. That suggests the trade market ultimately could be the best avenue for the Yanks to improve upon what they have.
"I certainly have been busy with a lot of ideas," Cashman said. "That's not unusual, that's part of the process. There's a lot of time between now and first pitch. There's no games tomorrow. We're going to keep going at it, and having patience isn't a bad thing either."
Deals done: The Yankees did not complete a transaction during the Winter Meetings. They arrived in Nashville having already secured one-year deals with pitchers Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera.
Rule 5 Draft activity: The Yanks did not select or lose any players in Thursday's Rule 5 Draft.
Goals accomplished: Wary of offering multiyear contracts because of their 2014 budget, the Yankees seemed to be on the sidelines during the Winter Meetings. Cashman said that he has "definitely thrown a lot of ideas around, more so on the trade side than on the free-agent side," but the club is known to have met with the agent for infielder Mark Reynolds -- possibly as a backup plan if Youkilis goes elsewhere.
Unfinished business: The Yanks will wait for a response from Youkilis, and continue to gauge the market for a corner outfielder. Though A.J. Pierzynski's name was floated, Cashman and manager Joe Girardi both say that it is likely they already have their Opening Day starting catcher in Francisco Cervelli, Chris Stewart or Austin Romine.
Team's bottom line: "We have to constantly remind ourselves that we have a lot of talent, and that allows us to be patient -- and that patience has helped us a great deal the last number of years. That patience has gotten us a number of players. Our pro scouting department has done a tremendous job of time on short-term January signings, and we've benefited from that, so I'm not afraid of January. I'm not afraid of February." -- Cashman
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Alcatel OneTouch Fierce Pictures
The Alcatel OneTouch Fierce is powered by Android 4.2. Among its assets is the MT6589M SoC with its 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of storage with microSD card support. On the front of the device is a large, 4.5-inch screen with a resolution fitting for an affordable phone – 540 by 960 pixels. Alcatel has included a 5MP camera with LED flash, and a front-facing VGA cam is present as well.


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Storing data non-contiguously on disk is known as fragmentation. Before learning to eliminate fragmentation, you should have a clear understanding of the types of fragmentation. When records are stored non-contiguously inside the page, then it is called internal fragmentation. When on disk, the physical storage of pages and extents is not contiguous. We can get both types of fragmentation using the DMV: sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats.
Here is the generic advice for reducing the fragmentation. If avg_fragmentation_in_percent > 5% and < 30%, then use ALTER INDEX REORGANIZE: This statement is replacement for DBCC INDEXDEFRAG to reorder the leaf level pages of the index in a logical order. As this is an online operation, the index is available while the statement is running. If avg_fragmentation_in_percent > 30%, then use ALTER INDEX REBUILD: This is replacement for DBCC DBREINDEX to rebuild the index online or offline. In such case, we can also use the drop and re-create index method.(Ref: MSDN)
Here is quick video which covers many of the above mentioned topics.
While Vinod and I were planning about Indexing course, we had plenty of fun and learning. We often recording few of our statement and just left it aside. Afterwords we thought it will be really funny Here is funny video shot by Vinod and Myself on the same subject:
Here is the link to the SQL Server Performance: Indexing Basics.
Here is the additional reading material on the same subject:
SQL SERVER – Fragmentation – Detect Fragmentation and Eliminate Fragmentation
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Display Fragmentation Information of Data and Indexes of Database Table
SQL SERVER – De-fragmentation of Database at Operating System to Improve Performance
Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)
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Thanks Sir,It is good know for performance tuning.
Hi Pinal,
Your blog has been very helpful to me.
I am having a very serious issue with my MSSQL Server database. I am using MS SQL 2008 R2
My database is taking up 1.5 TB of space.
I am giving you details of 1 of the 20 tables that I have in my database.
reserved_KB data_ KB index_size_KB unused_KB
286507304 109628760 176843160 35384
The indes size is seems to be too high. I have used following command for reducing the index size.
I have observed that the index size reduces by using this command, but the dsk space remains the same.
It would be great help if you could guide me and let me know what steps should be followed to reduce the index size and ultimately the reduce the disk space.
Hi guys,
Great quick steps on the rebuild.
We have a very interesting situation. We have a large table in our main DB that only gets updated once a month. Right after the dataload we run the rebuild index process for the table and everything seems good.
Then the users start running SPs that heavily read the data from that table and the index starts being fragmented again, all the way to 99.9%. Is that something 'normal'? I always thought fragmentation occurred only when inserting and editing data.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek - The Original & Animated Series' started by LeadHead, Aug 8, 2012.
KIRK: Captain here.
[Transporter room]
Scotty: Spock and Tormolen aboard, sir.
^ [Bridge]
SCOTT (over comm): We're holding them in the chamber for decontamination.
KIRK: Better have Medicine look them over too. Tell Mister Spock I'll meet him there in ten minutes. Kirk out.
McCoy: You're fine, Joe. Up and out of there. Mister Spock? Your pulse is two hundred and forty two, your blood pressure is practically nonexistent, assuming you call that green stuff in your veins blood.
Spock: The readings are perfectly normal for me, Doctor. and as for my anatomy being different from yours, I am delighted. Captain.
KIRK: How are they?
MCCOY: They're fine, Jim.
Tormolen: Terrible, Captain. It was terrible. They were just sitting, like they didn't care. Whatever was happening, they didn't care. I keep wondering...
KIRK: You keep wondering if man was meant to be out here. You keep wondering, you keep signing on. Any guesses, Mister Spock? Any idea of what happened down there?
Spock: I wish I could say, Captain. The circumstances were quite bizarre, however our record tapes may show us something.
Tormolen: Six dead. Six people dead.
KIRK: You'd better get some rest.
Tormolen: Yes Sir.
KIRK: Set up those tapes, Mister Spock. We'll see if the answers are there. (leaves with Spock)
Chapel: The lab status report, Doctor.
MCCOY: Oh, thank you, Christine.
[Briefing room]
SPOCK: Next tape, please.
RAND: Spectro-analysis tape, sir.
SPOCK: Thank you.
KIRK: Almost as though they were irrational, drugged. An engineer sitting there, apparently oblivious to everything. A woman strangled. A crewman with a phaser pistol in his hand.
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This kickstarter is a bit vague for my tastes. I prefer to know EXACTLY what I'm getting.
Story: Malachi Rector is an antiquities dealer who hunts down artifacts all over the world. After losing everything in a fire, he's hired by a Manhattan millionaire to investigate a series of events and document them in his meticulous way. But Rector soon realizes that the events hold a bizarre significance, as does his own existence. This is a metaphysical thriller ala Dante's Equation and Gabriel Knight.
Art Style & Mechanic: 2D, graphic novel look and feel (like an updated GK1). It will be a 3rd person adventure game with a point-and-click mechanic and lots of sophisticated puzzles.
Thanks for linking that - in every future interview she is giving where the question of GK comes up, she is getting more and more positive about it. I think she realizes that it is what the fans have wanted for going on 14 years now, and that there may be enough groundswell to get Activision/blizzard in on it.
An old school "big box" DVD version of this season's games, pdf of the GK1 design bible, digitally signed by Jane, ftp access to all our digital soundtrack music for the year in WAV, AIFF and mp3 format. All previous reward tiers' incredible goodies!
A quick update for you!
First, I'll be posting a longer video update tomorrow answering some of your questions. So if you have a question about the project please message me on kickstarter.
Second, I've posted the story info on Anglophile Adventure including a zoom in on the high res detail of the screenshot. Ain't it purdy? Perhaps a colorful historical setting is not what you associate with me, but I fondly remember working on King's Quest VI and I'm a huge fan of Jane Austen and Downton Abbey. I think some of you are, too, but, if not, you'll have a chance to vote for the game YOU want to play -- Moebius, Gray Matter 2 or Anglophile Adventure.
Third, speaking of VOTING, we've decided to bump up the game concept vote -- it will be next weekend, Apr 14-15. Some people want to know WHICH will be our first game before they pledge so we want to get that decided sooner. We will be sending out a schmancy pdf with the 3 concepts to those who have pledged $16 or more and will have an easy online vote poll for you. So if you want to vote, please pledge by Apr 13.
And big #4, we added a new tier at the $200 with some of the goodies you have been asking for -- a big box hard copy of the game, the gk1 design bible and ALL out season's music delivered digitally in lossless AIFF, WAV or mp3s.
Finally, not even worthy of a number, just a teensy question -- have you noticed anything unusual about the Moebius concept? I haven't seen anyone mention it.
okay, so I will work my way up to 200 dollars I think.
I really want that design bible, but like hell I was gonna cough up the 5,000 or whatever they wanted for the realsies version.
Malachi Rector is an awfully anagramriffic name, probably something related to that.
I mean, it is obvious to me that Moebius is a "Gabriel Knight" adventure without Gabe or Grace. Hence why it is so high on my radar.
I started playing GK1 again, made it to day 2 and am talking to Doctor John. Every time I play the game, even though I know all the story, I can;t help but listen to everything everyone has to say; the game oozes atmosphere and interesting history.
You must pledge at the $16 or more tier by 9pm EST on Friday, April 13th in order to receive the concept pdf and the link to vote for our first Pinkerton Road adventure game (from the 3 concepts below)! We'll be announcing the winner on Mon Apr 16th and doing a little page reorg then.
I'm beginning to love Kickstarter. If JJ started collecting money for buying back the rights to Gabriel Knight, I would be so there.
I mean, she is the driving force behind King's Quest VI (considered by many to be the best one), all three Gabriel Knight games... she has won adventure game of the year 3? 4 times?Thanks for pointing out what she was responsible for in this thread. I was wondering what it was she was involved in but I couldn't place it.
The problem is that she doesn't mention it anywhere on the kickstarter aside from two passing comments about the comparable size of the games she wants to make and a brief bio paragraph(i had to stop and search a bit to find this reference), and a short mention on the 'About' section of her studio web site.
I really think that if she made more of a point of showcasing exactly how she's related to gaming, she'd be getting a lot more funding.
Road Block wrote: »So for someone who missed the Sierra adventure golden age and wanted a taste of Jane Jensen's writing to get an idea what I'm backing, would the first Gabriel Knight be the best starting place?
I mean, it is obvious to me that Moebius is a "Gabriel Knight" adventure without Gabe or Grace. Hence why it is so high on my radar.
I started playing GK1 again, made it to day 2 and am talking to Doctor John. Every time I play the game, even though I know all the story, I can;t help but listen to everything everyone has to say; the game oozes atmosphere and interesting history.
I think the fact that it is obvious is maybe why no one mentioned it. She did say it was about the concept, not necessarily the artwork there.