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In the last year we've seen a strange, tangible shift in the public estimation of John Wall's game and future. The word "bust" has already been uttered by some, but take note: He's a 22-year-old guard with just 150 NBA games under his belt and career averages of 16.1 points and eight assists per 36 minutes. We're not just getting ahead of ourselves with those kinds of proclamations, but foolishly ignoring all of the evidence to date that Wall can be a productive and dynamic player.
The vision, the athleticism and the defensive potential are all still there. Wall is still developing and these things take time, but so few seem willing to give the No. 1 pick in the 2010 draft the benefit of the doubt on his climb toward stardom.
But plays like this one from the Wizards' victory over the Knicks on Wednesday should do well to jog the memory of Wall's newfound skeptics. The sequence begins with a huge block on Carmelo Anthony, whom Wall had picked up on a switch. In a flash, a sure score for the Knicks turns into a fast break for the Wizards, with Wall outrunning virtually every player on the court in going from baseline to bucket.
Yet it's the ease -- and the crispness -- of his spin that really stands out here. Wall attacks a clever, open-court defender in Jason Kidd with a straight-line drive, and then pivots away from Kidd's play-disrupting mitts in a blink. That he does so without even the slightest hint of a travel (plenty of NBA ball-handlers are guilty of actually lifting their pivot on that spin) is even more astounding, and a greater testament to Wall's coordination. He gathers, he finishes and he makes it all look so damn easy.
Bail on Wall now if that's your wont, but I think I'll stick around and enjoy the show.Michael Katz

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By Ian McCue / MLB.com
DENVER -- The Marlins outrighted infielder Chris Valaika to Triple-A New Orleans on Thursday.
Valaika was designated for assignment Tuesday and cleared waivers, and will rejoin the Zephyrs just days after he finished a rehab assignment with them. Valaika has not played for Miami since May 7, when a runner collided with his glove hand and forced him to the disabled list.
Splitting his time between first, second and third base, Valaika struggled at the plate, hitting .219 with a homer and nine RBIs through 22 games.
In five games with Triple-A New Orleans, Valaika is 5-for-20 (.250) with three extra-base hits, driving in two runs.
Redmond confident Ruggiano can 'turn page'
DENVER -- Justin Ruggiano stepped to the plate Wednesday night with runners at first and second, the Marlins down a run after finally plating their first run of the night.
It was an ideal moment for Rugianno, pinch-hitting, to break out of an 0-for-30 slump dating to July 8. But the outfielder swung and missed at a full-count slider from Rockies reliever Matt Belisle to end the inning, two of the 12 runners Miami left on base.
Ruggiano's struggles have certainly played a role in the team's scuffles as a whole, as the Marlins have scored just eight runs in six games after the All-Star break entering Thursday.
"It's tough, and I know he's frustrated," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said after Wednesday night's loss. "Any time anybody scuffles, you're reeling and trying to figure out a way to get out of it. Sometimes it's maybe a pinch-hit, big hit in a certain situation. Who knows?
"You just got to keep battling and keep grinding and you can't feel sorry for yourself."
A consistent piece of Miami's lineup this year, Ruggiano has not started since the Marlins called up their two top prospects in Christian Yelich and Jake Marisnick.
Redmond said he plans to give Marisnick and Yelich consistent playing time in an effort to give them critical Major League experience. He also acknowledged that will mean less time for Ruggiano and veteran outfielder Juan Pierre.
Ruggiano had been an offensive centerpiece for the Marlins this year, leading the team with 12 homers, and his 23 RBIs are tied for the team lead with Marcell Ozuna. It's those numbers that leave Redmond confident his 31-year-old outfielder will break from the slump sooner rather than later.
"You got to be able to turn the page, and that's what we talked about a lot this year, be able to turn the page and move on," Redmond said. "You get three hits, great day, enjoy it, move on. It's the same way when you're struggling -- got to be able to turn the page."
Young Marisnick ready for milestone
DENVER -- Jake Marisnick entered Thursday still searching for his first big league hit.
Marisnick, called up from Double-A Jacksonville along with his pal and fellow highly touted prospect Christian Yelich on Monday night, was 0-for-8 with two strikeouts in his first two Major League games. Marisnick watched as Yelich stole the spotlight Tuesday night when both players made their debuts. Yelich went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, leading the Marlins to a 4-2 victory in the second game of the series.
Marlins manager Mike Redmond said Marisnick will have an easier time moving on after he gets the career milestone out of the way.
"He needs to get that hit and move on," Redmond said after Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Rockies. "But it'll happen, I'm not worried."
Marisnick earned his third consecutive start in center field Thursday, the finale of a four-game series against the Rockies.
Ian McCue is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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HOUSTON - There have been three brazen purse snatchings within the last month in Houston.
The latest victim was dining in the food court at the Galleria Wednesay night.
Sheila Sampson said that around 8 p.m., just as she and a friend were sitting down to eat, she felt someone bump her from behind. At first she just thought someone had accidentally knocked her purse off the chair, but she quickly realized she was being robbed.
"A person came behind me, hit me from the back. I thought somebody just bumped me and next thing I know, it was like I realized I was being robbed. So I began to run out the doors. He jumped into a moving vehicle and they proceeded to drive out of the Galleria garage," said Sampson.
Sampson said she had more than $1,000 worth of property in her designer bag, including her cellphone and a digital camera.
Similar, but not linked, snatchings have taken place around Houston.
On Aug. 6, a woman had her purse snatched in a League City CVS parking lot. That suspect led police on a chase and was arrested.
Last month, on July 27, a woman dining at the Memorial City Mall had her purse snatched. A good Samaritan was run over when he tried stopping the thieves by jumping through the suspect's car window.
Sampson, who never thought this could happen to her, said she is shaken up.
"It was very well planned. I'm a person that's very cautious over my surroundings. I never would have thought that I would've been robbed just in a food court," said Sampson.
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We're just hours away from the start of the LA Galaxy's MLS Regular Season opener against Real Salt Lake, but before we turn the focus to the opener, let's focus on a few quick updates.
*The LA Galaxy released their official injury report with Robbie Rogers (left ankle) and Kofi Opare (right adductor strain) both labeled as questionable. Neither are expected to be available for Saturday's game against RSL.
*According to MLSsoccer.com, Real Salt Lake will be without the services of starting center back Chris Schuler as well as forwards Robbie Findley and Devon Sandoval due to injury.
*MLS announced their new competition updates on Friday afternoon which include adding the away goals to all MLS Cup Playoff two-leg games. The rule will be active ONLY during the opening 90 minutes as all overtime goals will not be judged based on their location.
*LA Galaxy II player-coach Laurent Courtois announced on Twitter that he'll be retiring after the 2014 USL PRO season, ending a lengthy career.
*Myself and the rest of the LA Galaxy broadcast talent and beat reporters picked the first week of actions in MLS for a new weekly prediction series.


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Recommended reading: Alan Wiig's "everyday structures", a blog "explor[ing] the place of infrastructure in the urban landscape", with a particular focus on "Hertzian space" and digital communications infrastructure. Wiig is studying geography at Temple University, so his blog most typically deals with landscapes in Philadelphia or its surrounds. Like many of mammoth's favorite things at the moment, "everyday structures" deals with the quotidian material conditions of landscape, posting both readings from Sanford Kwinter or Henri Lefebvre and snapshots of Pelton wheels or a homeless camp juxtaposed with broadband lines. In a recent conversation with a couple other landscape architects, I noted that I think geographers are, in many ways, doing a better job of conceptualizing landscape than landscape architects, particularly with relation to infrastructural conditions in the networked city — Wiig's blog is an excellent example of that.
[Image at top is from the post "fiber along the road" on "everyday structures". Wiig captions — and I quote the full caption because it is the combination of image and caption that makes the typical snapshot on "everyday structures" fascinating — "Automobiles turning, the fiber optic cable runs parallel to the road. Marlton Pike West, in the Garden State. That little white and orange marker in front of the "SO Cornell Ave –>" and "ALL TURNS –>" signs indicates the Internet and other forms of digital communication are flowing alongside the automotive and pedestrian traffic on this route."]


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She was born August 20, 1956, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Robert and the late Eva Everett Berry. She was an LPN and a member of the Dardanelle Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother.
Survivors include her husband of 36 years, John Swatzel; sons, Aaron Austin Swatzel of Delaware; Ryan Daniel Swatzel of Midway; stepson, Michael Swatzel of Russellville; four grandchildren, Avery Zane, Chris, Ashley and David; brothers, Darrell Berry and Dennis Berry both of Delaware; sister, Donna Eubanks of Delaware; and a host of nephews, nieces and friends.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at the Dardanelle Missionary Baptist Church with Brother Tom McElmurry and Brother Leonard Moses officiating. Burial will be in Elizabeth Hall Cemetery, New Blaine. Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2012, from 6-8 p.m. at Cornwell Chapel in Dardanelle.
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Richard Arvid Hassel, 76, of Longboat Key, died Oct. 21.
Born in 1936 in Chicago, he was a first-generation Swedish-American.
Mr. Hassel was an attorney who served as general counsel and board member of Lifetouch Inc. for nearly 20 years. He is remembered for his generosity, humor and passion for life, people, hunting and sailing.
Mr. Hassel is survived by his wife, Eileen; son, Christopher; daughters Elizabeth Hassel and Gretchen Lohmann; four grandchildren; sister, Dolores Thompson; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial Mass will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Another memorial Mass will take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Pax Christi Catholic Church, in Eden Prairie, Minn.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Foundation, alsa.org; St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, Fla., 34228; or Pax Christi Catholic Church, 12100 Pioneer Trail, Eden Prairie, Minn. 55347.
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AL-QARARA, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Gaza farmers have begun growing mint, basil and coriander, saying such herbs can serve as a remedy for some of the blockaded Palestinian territory's economic woes.
The economy has struggled since the Islamic militant group Hamas seized control of the coastal strip in 2007, triggering severe restrictions on trade and movement by neighboring Israel and Egypt. More than 70 percent of Gaza's 1.7 million people receive humanitarian aid, and nearly 33 percent are jobless.
Looking for blockade loopholes, five Gaza farmers began growing herbs a year ago, most in greenhouses on land where Jewish settlers used to raise the same crops until Israel's withdrawal from Gaza in 2005. "The motive ... was to find new products that we can grow here in Gaza and that return a good income and can employ more people," said farmer Jamal Abu Naja, 47.
Output is still small. Over the past year, the Gaza pioneers exported 50 tons, compared to 10,000 tons by their Israeli counterparts and more than 2,000 tons by Palestinian growers in the West Bank.
However, growers in the West Bank and Gaza believe their market share can increase, especially in Europe where several major supermarket chains have stopped buying produce from Jewish settlements in the West Bank's Jordan Valley, war-won land the Palestinians want for their state.
"There are no signs yet of (Palestinian farmers) replacing the Israeli products, but there is a big potential if we expand the sector," said Mazen Sinokrot, the biggest Palestinian herb grower in the West Bank.
Israel bars virtually all exports from the Gaza Strip, as part of the border blockade, but makes an exception for some fresh produce.
Traditionally, Gaza farmers have exported strawberries and carnations, though the cost of growing water-intensive crops and transporting them to Europe has cut deep into their profits.
Some argue that cultivating fresh herbs makes more sense economically because they require less water, grow more quickly, cost less to ship and are always in high demand.
"This can elevate the Gaza economy," said Mohammed Abu Ouda, an expert in agricultural development.
Even if herbs offer a new opportunity, Israel's export policies make it harder for Gaza farmers to make a profit.
Israel only permits the farmers to export abroad, but not to Israel and the West Bank, traditionally Gaza's main markets. Gaza's agricultural exports are trucked through Israel to Jordan and from there flown to far-flung destinations, including Europe, the United States and Russia.
Critics say that once goods are allowed out of Gaza after having undergone Israeli security checks, there's no reason to limit the destinations to which they can be sent.
"Any attempt to develop new industries and markets is wonderful, but the bottom line is that in order to revive the economy people in Gaza need access to external markets, and right now that access is extremely limited," said Sari Bashi of the Israeli human rights group Gisha. "Europe is not going to be a big money-maker for Gaza in the short or medium term."
Israel has slightly eased its blockade since 2010, but closes its cargo crossing with Gaza — the territory's only export route — whenever Gaza militants fire rockets toward Israel.
At Abu Naja's farm near the Gaza village of al-Qarara, gloved workers prepared a shipment of mint and chives to Russia this week. Employees sat around large tables, washing and sorting the herbs. Others weighed them and packed them into cartons.
Foreman Suleiman Kahwaje, 60, said he has been growing crops for export for the past 40 years, including on farms run by Gaza settlers and in Israel.
"We have the workers. We have the land, but we don't have free borders to market the products in the right way," said Kahwaje. "When they close the border, my heart races and I start to pray to God that it will open the next day."
Abu Naja said European clients are reluctant to sign long-term contracts with the Gaza growers because of uncertainty at the border. "They fear that the products don't reach them on time," he said.
He said he burned three tons of basil and mint intended for export last April, losing $15,000, because of a prolonged closure of Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing in response to rocket fire from Gaza. He said Israeli packaging restrictions at the crossing also drives up costs.
Maj. Guy Inbar, an Israeli Defense Ministry official, said the crossing is only closed for security reasons and the growers should register any complaints with Hamas.
Israel holds Hamas responsible for all rocket fire, arguing that as Gaza's ruler the group must keep the border quiet even if most of the attacks are carried out by smaller militant groups.
Inbar said Israel has supported the efforts of Gaza farmers to branch out, including by arranging training for the herb growers. "They are still learning, they are still improving," he said. Abu Naja and others said they learned about herbs from U.N. experts who visited Gaza.
Gaza's current export level is about 1 percent of what it was before 2007, when Gaza traded in a wide variety of goods, Bashi said.
Most of the agricultural exports to Europe from Gaza last year were subsidized by the Dutch government, in part because of the higher transportation costs, she said. But 22 truckloads of herbs sent to the U.S. were not.
Still, herbs have emerged as a profitable crop, said Abu Naja who also grows carnations, strawberries and cherry tomatoes.
For example, a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of fresh mint sells for about $2 locally, but for $20 in northern Europe. Meanwhile, Gaza's flower exporters also face increasing competition from growers in North Africa.
If Gaza's borders were open, farmers would have an incentive to look for more new crops to grow, said Abu Naja, who is branching out into broccoli and ginger.
"Instead of asking for food donations, we could feed the world," he said.
Associated Press writers Ian Deitch and Karin Laub in Jerusalem and Mohammed Daraghmeh in Ramallah, West Bank contributed to this report.


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The truth is, in order to make your business successful you need to get the word out. There are many ways to do this—some costly, some not—but it's essential that you find a way that works for you. Do nothing and not only do you not move forward, you can lose all you've gained.
I liken the effect to the Second Law of Thermodynamics: "The total entropy of any isolated system tends to increase over time, eventually approaching a maximum value, or entropic state." Huh? Well, I'm no rocket surgeon, but here are a couple examples:
Leave a cup of hot coffee in a cool room, and a flow of heat is produced from the cup to the room until the temperature of the coffee and the room is the same. That's entropy.
Leave your car parked in your driveway and do absolutely nothing to it for a few years. Eventually, the tires will go flat and rot, the body will begin to rust, and the engine will dry out and probably seize up the first time you try to start it. That too is entropy.
Better yet—think couch potato. Got the picture? Good.
Let's say you have a website but you haven't updated it since 2006. If your prospects are looking for your newest products and services, they aren't going to find them on your site.
Any time you make major changes to your business, products, and services, I suggest you add those changes to your website. Keeping your blog updated is important as well.
If the last press release you sent out was when you opened your business in 2000, you need to get busy. Once you've updated your website, send out a release telling prospects exactly where to find it. Start up a blog, send out a release. Win an award, send out a release. Hire an employee, send out a release. Open the door, send out a release. Okay, maybe not. But have an open house, and send out a release.
Maybe you find it difficult to talk to people about your business. If that's the case, let your business card do some of the talking for you.
I just reviewed a great card from Chris Davis, owner of Famous Davis Productions in Willmar, Minn. His business card not only has his photo on the front, but also boldly states, "Websites, Video Design, Done Right." It pretty much tells prospects what they need to know.
Of course, when you have a great card you should give it out generously. Give two or three away to each contact and ask them to pass one on—just in case.
No matter what your roadblock is to better marketing your business, you need only the desire to invest the time and the resources to work around it.
"So," you might be thinking, "where do beans come in?"
One thing I've noticed in my own little vegetable gardening efforts: When you harvest beans, blossoms grow back on the plant, and you get more beans. Pick those beans, more blossoms appear, and you're blessed with a third crop of beans.
This continues through the season. Of course, you could pick the beans just once, but the more beans you pick, the better the yield.
When it comes to marketing, if you do a little at a time on a continual basis, your business will flourish just like the beans. But if you don't think you have the time or resources to spend on marketing your business, soon enough you won't have to!
Do nothing and your business will end up just like that unattended coffee or car—cold, and pretty much useless.
In short, pay attention to your results, tweak when necessary, and don't let entropy set in, and your harvest will always multiply.
Steve Yankee (syankee at opinmarketing.com) has more than 35 years of video production and marketing experience and is the founder of The Video Business Advisor in East Lansing, Mich.


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Outfielder's catch takes away grand slam, preserves win
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
The Cubs play their first home game of 2009 on Monday, heading to Wrigley Field after beating the Brewers, 8-5, on Sunday to take their second road series of the new season.
Alfonso Soriano belted his 51st career leadoff homer and Reed Johnson made the catch of the season -- even if it is only six games old -- when he robbed Prince Fielder of a potential grand slam to back Ryan Dempster.
Dempster (1-0) struck out six and served up six hits, including a home run to Corey Hart in the fourth, over six innings. But it was the hit that got away from Fielder that was the talk of the game.
Johnson had come into the game in the fourth for Milton Bradley, who had to leave because of a strained right groin. The Brewers loaded the bases with none out, and Fielder drove the ball to right. Johnson made a perfectly timed leap, reaching over the eight-foot-high wall to snare the ball.
"That's unbelievable," Soriano said. "That's the best catch I've seen in my career."
Fielder saluted Johnson with a tip of his batting helmet as he walked off the field.
"That's pretty classy," Piniella said. "Prince is a classy young man anyway."
Johnson was in the right place at the right time. Does Bradley make that catch?
"I don't know. Milton is a pretty good defender," said Brewers skipper Ken Macha, who managed Bradley in Oakland. "How am I going to figure that one out?"
"Not too many people can make that play," Fielder said. "I was a little bit [shocked]. I don't have a grand slam yet, so it would be pretty cool."
Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild had come out to the mound to talk to Dempster before Fielder's at-bat. The plan was to keep the runs to a minimum and try to limit Fielder to a sacrifice fly.
"He just happened to hit it in our bullpen and Reed went and caught it," Dempster said. "I've played 15 years in professional baseball and he's made the two best catches while I've been pitching. I'll have to buy him Culver's on the way home."
The Cubs had to pass a Culver's and the Mars Cheese Castle and a few McDonald's on the way back to Chicago on Sunday night in time for Monday's opener against the Rockies. The forecast is not good, but the mood will be.
Dempster improved to 9-2 in his career against the Brewers, which includes a 4-0 mark last year. It wasn't his best outing.
"I felt good," Dempster said, "but I wasn't getting ahead in the count as much as I'd like."
Soriano helped the Cubs get ahead when he launched the first pitch from Jeff Suppan (0-2) over the center-field fence before most of the crowd of 40,168 had settled in. It was the fourth homer in six games for Soriano, who hit two in the first month last year.
"I think it gives my team a lot of confidence," Soriano said. "If I feel good at home plate and he throws a fastball down the middle, I'll hit it hard."
The Brewers tied the game on J.J. Hardy's sacrifice fly in the first, but the Cubs took advantage of Suppan's command, or lack thereof, in the fourth as they loaded the bases on a hit batter, a walk and a single. Suppan then walked Koyie Hill, and one out later, walked two more. Suppan was lifted for Jorge Julio, who walked Derrek Lee to give the Cubs a 5-1 lead.
It's the ninth time a team has issued four bases-loaded walks in one inning since 1969, and second time in five days. The Braves also had the misfortune of doing so against the Phillies last Wednesday.
"When you're on the receiving end of walks, you feel good about it," Piniella said.
The Cubs won't know Bradley's status until Monday. They should get catcher Geovany Soto back on Wednesday. Soto has missed time with a sore shoulder. For the first time since 1988, the Cubs have taken the first two road series of the season. That'll give the fans Monday something to cheer about.
"A 4-2 road trip, I think everybody would've been pleased when we started the season this past Monday to take two out of three in your division's home ballparks -- you have to be pleased with it," Piniella said. "Now we're home and we'll see what happens."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Well just a quick introduction. We started out as 3 middle aged slightly to mostly overweight guys planning a long trip, that turned into a TAT trip. Well, one of us decided that at the ripe old age of 46 he wanted to become a Daddy :eek1, so suddenly there were Two We spent the first of the last three years deciding on what kind of motorcycles we wanted to get. You all know the story that follows. This ones too big, this ones too heavy, this one has too little horse power, this one is just right. So after nearly a year of debating we finally decided on bikes. This ones too Big. As much as we looked longingly at the GS1200s, the 580 pounds of big machine was just too much in the end, especially after we started looking at what people were bringing on the TAT. The F800 GS looked kind of good for a couple of months but the price tag and the 450 pound wet weight kept rearing its head in our decision. Thus out went the KTM 9XX bikes also too big too heavy. This ones too Small. As much as we wanted to like the WR250F we are looking at 270~290 pounds of guy and gear. So we kept looking at the HP number and sighing alot. But it was a step in the right direction which was more dirt less street. This ones is UGH Yes we looked at the used KLR market, heavy bikes with no power. The only plus side of that was we could just hand the title and keys to the homeless guy on the way to the airport and not feel bad about the financial loss. That being said... This one's just Right. What we finally decided on were Husqvarna TE 610/630. The power was up there, the weight was right around 300 pounds and it was way more dirt orientated, basically just right for us. So then began the search for the TE bikes. ESP41 ran out and bought the first one he could find, which turned out to be a TE610 that he promptly spread across his garage. I was being a bit more picky and was looking for a Fuel Injection bike, as my WR450F has sworn me off of ever jetting or touching a carbureted bike again. Unfortunately I had my little pile of cash ready just in time for Husky to kill the TE630. I looked for a new one for quite a while but gave up as they all seemed to be on the Left coast in SM form. I found an inmate in Virginia who had one for sale at a fair price, but at last minute he changed his mind. :huh So I started my search over again. I then decided that the KTM 690 would be just the ticket, even though ESP41 is betting I will be the first one to break down as the early 690s seem to be prone to drifting to a quiet halt (I am hoping that they cured it by the 2012 model year). I ordered a new one from my local purveyor of things for the dirt that let you do crazy stuff you would <s>get killed doing</s> not ordinarily do. I eventually got the bike and proceeded to put every farkel that Rally Raid made for the 690, quickly pushing the bike up in price past an F800GS So basically we spent the last year and a half tearing the bikes up, apart, and putting them back together stronger and faster than before. Doing test rides and basically dreaming of the day we would throw a leg over the bike and leave. In the meantime Life was doing what it does when you are busy making other plans. But we have overcome and will be leaving on Wednesday come hell or high water. So without further ado here are the first rounds of pics. Here are the bikes all loaded up and ready to roll We both decided to go with the Lynx fairing for the HID and dashboard space, you will notice the KTM is missing its wind screen. It was a victim of soft ground, a kick stand, and a shed , but then I rode it without the screen and liked it better . I decided on the Kriega Overlander 30 bags as I wanted to keep the weight down and the 690 does not have subframe to support those nice shiny Aluminum cases. I also felt I did not need the kind of room that the Giant Loop would have given me. ESP41 had the Manual Holders which fit the MSR 30 ounce bottle almost perfectly. I was not going to use the holder but I was kind of worried about the oil leaking inside the bags if anything happened, and I am a Magnet for anything happening. Usually that anything could be prefaced with "Watch This". The thing is those manual holders fit on the Kriega overlander like they were made to be there. So I zip tied them on. ESP41 just had to put three of them on his bike. Show off. So as I stated earlier we will be kicking off the adventure on Wednesday we want to hit the road at zero dark thirty to beat the DC traffic and hopefully make it down to Tellico Plains in time to check out both the Dragon (which I have been on many times with my Z) and Tellico Motorcycle Outfitters. So here at last are the the bike pilots. Hopefully we can provide you all with a bit of entertainment and plenty of "I'm Just Sayin..." moments while you are chained to your desks. Here is the Spot Track which will start showing activity starting Wednesday morning bright and early. Kirkster's Spot Tracker ESP41 will be throwing one up also but I will give him some time to tell his own story... One more thing. We may have spent 3 years planning this adventure but besides the maps and GPS tracks from Sam, we have no clue what we are doing.


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I have a problem with a regular expression in c++. It should be very simple to do, but I don't find any helpful information on the web regarding the usage of the regex.h library. I don't understand why my pattern should be wrong. Maybe someone can explain me where I'm wrong.
I have to use the regex.h library becausing I am using it on an embedded system where I don't want to use some other library like boost.
I would be greateful for any help or hint.Code:
#include "stdio.h"
#include "stdlib.h"
#include "regex.h"
#include <string>
using std::string;
int main() {
string str = "ab:";
// this doesn't work
string pattern = "[0-9|a-f][0-9|a-f]:";
// this doesn't work either
//string pattern = "[0-9|a-f]{2}:";
// this would work - but it's not the correct pattern
//string pattern = "[0-9|a-f]*[0-9|a-f]*:";
regex_t pattern_t;
// I have also used this
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- Industry dominated by high-technology products.
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- Political and financial support from the United States and the diaspora.
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- Political fragmentation and fragile coalition government.
- Stalled peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
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A strong economic growth benefiting from the private consumption dynamics
The sharp increase in activity seen in 2016 is not likely to be repeated in 2017, given the weight of one-off factors in the 2016 growth. However, economic activity continues tobe mainly driven by the buoyant dynamic of private consumption, representing around 60% of GDP: household demand is likely to rise thanks to the decline in unemployment, the increase in the participation rate and the raise of the minimum wage, which are expected to continue until the end of 2017. The contribution from exports will remain moderate in 2017 given the sluggish growth outlooks for the United States and the Eurozone, weak global demand for diamonds, as well as the appreciation of the shekel which reduces the competitiveness of Israeli exports, despite the low price-elasticity of high technology products (50% of manufactured exports). Investment, accounting for 19% of Israel's GDP, will keep recovering after a long period of underinvestment, particularly in capital goods, in a context of very low interest rates.
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The budget deficit is likely to widen in 2017, mainly because of increased public spending in areas such as housing, healthcare and transport. The coalition government plans on addressing the issue of inequality with an increase in social spending. Security expenditures will remain high in 2017. Tax revenues could fall slightly as a result of the tax cuts planned by the government. It plans on implementing small reductions in income taxes in order to encourage consumption and will cut corporate tax by two percentage points (24% in 2017, 23% in 2018) to promote new investment, especially in the high technology sector. The additional tax revenues arising from the increase in economic activity should partially offset these tax cuts. Despite a relatively high level of debt, the sovereign risk remains limited for Israel which should be able to continue borrowing at low rates on the domestic and international markets.
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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by mhstennis100, Nov 20, 2006.
slice backhand or slice forehand?
rickson in a sheer dress
(i assume the choices were related to rickson ;-) , or did you mean he has more of a life ?)
Who wins at arm-wrestling:
Hotsauce of Maverick ?
punched in the head
punched in the stomach
more impressive:
jump over a car or jumping over a person and dunking?
car. ive seen to many amazing dunks
clubber lang
ivan drago
Drago because of his height advantage.
glad it's gone or wish it were still around?
glad its gone. im not a big fan of rings
ring or cage
Can Condit beat GSP?
no he cant
anderson silva
GSP because if his versatility.
best fighter ever over 40 (doesn't have to be now) (just had to fight at 40 or older)
Rickson Gracie (not me) or Randy Couture?
rickson. i respect couture but hes not gonna do major damage now that brock, mir, and nog are in the ufc heavyweights.
more exciting
a great striker
master of the ground
Ground is my background
Why does Royce Gracie suck now?
His age or everyone knows submission defense now?
age and undersized.
bigger upside
brock lesnar
bobby lashley
Brock, but Bobby's in better shape.
better at subs:
Big Nog or Little Nog?
big nog. if you get a chance to see his guard book its amazing how good he is.
wins a boxing match
roy jones jr
anderson silva
Roy Jones Jr.
Boxing match,
Arlovski or Anderson Silva?
break it up boyz.
who could finish a marathon first:
nadal or simon ?
Who would win a chess play:
Borg or Lendl
Who is slice forehand compliment?
Okay, Bjorn Borg or Ivan Lendl. Borg's career, Lendl's post-tour life. Overall, though, I'm going with Borg because naturally,
headband > foreign legion cap any day.
Latin or Greek?
Latin is greek to me, hehe.
Greek. I like the looong words and names.
Greek food or latin food ?
Greek food
blonde or brunette?
fred or shaggy
Shaggy. Fred is gay!
Ok Kids stuff: G.I. Joe or Transformers
gi joe
federer or nadal
voyager or iphone
muscles or stamina?
muscles. developed muscles dont fatigue so im not sure what your trying to say.
mary poppins or that woman from the sound of music.
Julie Andrews.
Faster growing sport among Americans:
MMA or Tennis?
mma, tennis is just about dead here.
more awkward
frank shamrock in a gracie gym
any gracie in a shamrock gym
K90 or KBT?
I'll let someone answer 2 in a row
Frank because he'd kick their asses.
Renzo or Frank in the rematch?
renzo i cant stand frank. knees to the spine are such bs.
better coach
mike bisping or dan henderson.
Bisping, Henderson doesn't seem like the smartest guy.
Better chin,
Penn or Henderson?
Hot Sauce:
hot or saucy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hUpzX3SR0w for some reason your question made me think of this.
gina carano or cyborg.
Cyborg would win the fight.
since the economy's rough:
working 70 hours a week for a grand or 40 hours a week for 500?
40 hours a week i guess. both suck as work sucks.
coco crispies or honeysmacks
Digem tastes better.
better highlander:
Christopher Lambert or Adrian Paul?
lambert he is a classic.
braveheart or gladiator
Gladiator because Braveheart was just too historically inaccurate.
Who would you rather fight?
Non prime Royce Gracie or Urijah Faber?
royce gracie. urijah hits harder royce pulls you down and i can tap pretty fast.
Ong Bak or The Protector
Ong Bak, but they're both the same guy
Better at gymnastics:
Tony Jaa or Joe Eigo?
tony jaa is greater than all.
tony jaa or bruce lee.
Bruce Lee as a martial artist, but Tony Jaa as an all around athlete.
What would you rather have:
Tony Jaa's flipping ability or Big Nog's BJJ skills?
get out of here that bruce lee is a better martial artist than tony jaa. tony would rip him a new one.
and ill take big nog. sorry i have a man crush on him.
strong but slow or fast but weak.
Bruce would have kicked Tony in the face before Tony could backflip away from it.
What would you rather have if forced to choose?
your shin cracked in half or your forearm cracked in half? Either way it would look like an L.
i still stand by my tony jaa would destroy him.
and crack my arm.
bengay or icy hot
Icy hot.
Which wrestler would you want alive?
Curt Hennig or SD Jones?
curt hennig. his promos were classic.
beef jerky or turkey jerky
us open or french open
Separate names with a comma.


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Canada Stocks to Watch: Brookfield, Reitmans, Com Dev and Hudson's Bay
By Judy McKinnon
Listed below are some of the stocks we expect to move in trading today.
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Pershing Square have reached an agreement settling their dispute over mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. Pershing has agreed to sell about $272 million in General Growth warrants to Brookfield and Brookfield, in turn, offered to sell the warrants back to General Growth at the same purchase price. Pershing agreed to limit its ownership stake in General Growth to no more than 9.9% and intends to become a passive shareholder. Brookfield agreed to limit its ownership in General Growth to 45%.
Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. said same-store sales in December fell 3.4%, while total sales were down 5.4%.
COM DEV International Ltd. said it has received a contract from MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. to work on a project to deliver Ku-band and Ka-band multiplexers, switches and microwave components. The full contract value is expected to be more than C$11 million.


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Depth is not just about a strong bench, and it is not a gimmick.
It is about being able to withstand injuries. It is about being able to create favorable mismatches and avoid unfavorable ones.
It is about players being able to give maximum defensive effort full-court because they will only play 20 minutes, not worrying about fouling out, and not saving themselves for the offensive end. It is about getting out and running on offense for the same reasons, because you are not pacing yourself for 30 minutes on the floor.
All this depends upon the coach and the team buying into the concept of playing team ball 13-deep. Of not worrying if you play 30 minutes one night and only 5 the next. Of not worrying if you score 30 points one night and 5 the next. This has to start with Melo, who could be the biggest problem or could be the thing that turns this all around. If Melo buys into "we need to start playing like a team" then everyone else will follow. If not, then I doubt Woodson has the balls to bench him (like in the movie "Hoosiers").
Of course, the jury is out whether the coaches and the team will buy into a real team concept. If not the Knicks will play as predicted by the pundits, but if they do, look out, this team could
shock the world.
Before you say, this is all fantasy however, look at last year. The Knicks were not predicted to finish second in the East. They were not predicted to come out 18-5. But they did.
Unfortunately, that team was old, and injuries derailed the momentum. However, this team is significantly younger and so this is a new year to try this again.


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- DA101 - Dioxazine Purple (transparent)
- DA114 - Light Cinnamon
- DA149 - Silver Sage Green
- DA153 - Eggshell
- DA156 - Antique Rose
- DA163 - Honey Brown
- DA166 - Deep Midnight Blue
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- Brushes by Loew Cornell - Series 7000 Round 4; Series 7050 Script Liner 6/0; Series 7400 Angular Shader 1/4"; Series 7450 Chisel Blender 2, 4; Series 7500 Filbert 4; Series FAB Round Fabric 2, 4
- Misc - Palette, Tracing paper, graphite paper, 5/8" long by 1" wide hinge, 3/8" long round head screws, Green floral wire, Tacky glue, Sea sponge, Stylus
- 4 1/2" hardwood split goose egg triptych
- 1/4" wood cutouts (refer to pattern) Wood available from "That's Kaput," 850 shorewood Drive, Medina, OH 44256, 216-725-4019 or 216-722-7296 for $10.00 each, postpaid.)
- Pattern
- With a damp sea sponge, tap on Green Mist to the entire piece. Pinch out excess paint. Tap on top of the Green Mist with Silver Sage Green, leaving some of the color showing through. Using the same technique, apply Eggshell. Allow to dry.
- Apply the pattern.
- Paint the boat Honey Brown. Williamsburg Blue: top portion of the center egg. Allow to dry.
- Using a 4 Flat Brush, add the checkerboard pattern to the boat by loading the brush in Light Cinnamon. Allow to dry. Apply the animal patterns.
- Basecoat as follows: Yellow Ochre: giraffe and the birdhouse with three holes. Flesh Tone: Noah's face and hands. Mink Tan: bear and Noah's hair, beard and moustache. Green Mist: turtle and Noah's robe. Eggshell: curved birdhouse, dove, bunny and penguin's tummy. Payne's Grey: penguin. Georgia Clay: brick birdhouse and the carrot. Antique Rose: heart. Green Mist: stripes on the heart. Artist's note: All shading and highlighting is done with a sideloaded brush unless otherwise indicated. Refer closely to pattern for placement of shading and highlighting.
- Using Deep Midnight Blue, shade along Noah and the animals. Shade on the left side of the planks. Using a Liner, add the knots and woodgrain. Using Burnt Umber, shade the boat.
- Using a dry Round Fabric Brush and Antique Rose, add the cheeks to Noah, the giraffe the bear, the bunny and the turtle using a drybrushing technique.
- Giraffe: Georgia Clay: spots. Let dry. Shade using Burnt Sienna. The mane is done by using a Liner and adding individual strands of Yellow Ochre and Burnt Sienna. Yellow Ochre: antler. Black: eyes, eyebrow and mouth.
- Bear: Shade using Light Cinnamon. Highlight with Flesh Tone. Add some hair on the top of his head. (I like to use a shaky hand when doing the highlighting.) Black: eyes, nose and mouth.
- Noah: Black Forest Green: shade robe. Highlight with Eggshell. Eggshell: stripes on his robe. Lightly load a Filbert Brush in Mink Tan and sideload in Buttermilk. Lay in the direction of the hair. Using a Liner, add individual strands of hair with White Wash. Using the same color and a Liner, plop on some eyebrows. Shade the hands along the cuff with Burnt Sienna. Black: inside of mouth. Antique Rose: lip.
- Rabbit: Antique Rose: shade inside of ears, paint the nose. Mink Tan: shade bunny. Highlight with Buttermilk. Black: eyes and mouth. Carrot: Cadmium Orange. When dry, apply some Pumpkin highlight to the left side of the carrot using a Flat Brush. Do the greens with a dry Fabric Brush by tapping on Black Forest Green, then Green Mist and last, Silver Sage Green. Black Forest Green: stems. Lady Bug: Cadmium Red. Black: spots and head.
- Turtle: Black Forest Green: shade the top of shell. Eggshell: highlight the outside edge of his head and neck. Georgia Clay: dots on his shell. Black: eye.
- Penguin: Shade with Dioxazine Purple. Cadmium Orange: feet and beak. Pumpkin: line lip. Payne's Grey: buttons and hair. Buttermilk: eyes. Green Mist: iris. Payne's Grey: the pupil.
- Dove: Shade using Mink Tan. highlight with Buttermilk. White Wash: strokework. Cadmium Orange: beak. Black Forest Green: olive branch. The leaves are tapped on using Black Forest Green first, then Green Mist. Light Cinnamon: holes. Shade along the upper left with Payne's Grey.
- Birdhouses: Yellow Ochre birdhouse Light Cinnamon: wood grain. Shade along the roof. Pick up Georgia Clay in a Round Brush and tip with Yellow Ochre and apply the roof. The scroll work is also Georgia Clay. Georgia Clay birdhouse - bricks are randomly placed using Pumpkin. Paynes Grey: roof. Burnt Umber: shade under the roof. Eggshell birdhouse - has a bird in it. The top of the bird's head is Payne's Grey and the bottom is Buttermilk. Light Cinnamon: roof. Payne's Grey: shade under the roof and do the wood graining and scroll work.
- Boat's trim: Yellow Ochre: highlight the bottom and line the top of the trim. Payne's Grey: The word "Noah." Antique Rose: hearts. Light Cinnamon: birdhouse post on the right; highlight using Yellow Ochre.
- I added some clouds using a sideloaded brush and Eggshell. Eggshell: the stroke work representing the waves.
Finishing Instructions
Spray the piece and apply the hinges. Pull some floral wire through the buttonholes on the heart and curl the ends around a dowel rod. Curl another piece for the dove. Glue the birdhouses and heart on the egg. Drill a small hole in the top of the egg and in the bottom corner of the dove's wing. Glue in curled floral wire. Due to the bottom birdhouse and the heart button attached, the egg will not close completely.
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Quote:yeah, ok, 'just' a theory...so lets keep burning more of the earth and putting it in the air and see what happens. Then, when the 'theory' becomes a naked eye observable fact, we can attribute it to something else....just like how people develop skill and LATER they attribute it to using 'Chi'.
Quote:jude33, I addressed the ki-has-many-meanings arguement at some length. Perhaps you did not see it. Breifly, I said ki-believers only evoke this arguement when challenged by skeptics. When speaking amongst themselves, ki-believers use the word "ki" freely w/o ever specifying which definition they intend, yet somehow no confusion results. My suspicion: the so-called "silly New Age" definition of ki is THE definition of ki and the ki-has-many-meanings line is a just a smoke screen to throw off critics.And I don't know how the trick with the boiling water was done. But I also don't know how world-famous stage magicians Penn & Teller perfrom a trick where they appear to shoot at each others heads and catch the incoming bullets in their teeth. What I do know--in both cases--is that it MUST be a trick, because such feats are not humanly possible. If you want a short but thorough dissection of the global-warming-is-a-myth hoax, start here: http://www.environmentaldefense.org/page.cfm?tagID=1011
Quote:Maybe somebody should start a global warming thread. So this does not get hijacked. Thanks
Quote:"If I stated that then I think I would be looking for a method that they use otherwise I wouldnt negate some ones statement, but that is your choice."So, jude33, following your logic, since I do not know how Penn and Teller do the bullets-in-the-teeth trick, I should just believe it is a miracle or something?Sorry to be blunt, but I am just not that stupid.
Quote:http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/04.18/09-tummo.htmlMaybe mind exercises have some benefit? Like the ability to control one's inner-organs through the use of a relaxed and controlled focus. I have also heard of monks being able to massage and manipulate their organs like you can with your biceps, and why not the heart is nothing more than a muscle that can be controlled. I think these monks clearly prove that by lowering their heart rate and at the same time raising their body temperature. .
Quote:I agree that doing research is a good idea. However, in the case of magic tricks, magicians are careful NOT to make information about how they do tricks available. It is a special case. But please: do you doubt for a moment that the Penn & Teller trick I described is, in fact, a trick?
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"When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."
Two weeks retired as of yesterday. Loving it so far, but I have to admit it still feels like a vacation. I definitely have not been bored so far. Played golf three times last week (twice in shorts - gotta love Texas!). Winter yard work is done. I think I might like this!
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Retirement. Interesting concept. All this talk of retirement has got me thinking if and when I'll be ready for retirement. Currently in the late 40's so not much time left to think or prepare for it I suppose.
Can't think of anything better then going to work and getting paid for something a person enjoys doing as commented in some earlier posts. I'm still trying to figure out what that would be for me. Seems there's some sort of asymmetrical balance between establishing the environment, making it happen, and having the right frame of mind. Still trying to find that balance sort of speak.
Hypothetically, assume for a moment at point of retirement:
1. Home is paid for free and clear of any encumbrances.
2. Equity bank account is one million dollars in investments.
3. No debt.
4. $3,000/mth pension starting at age 56.
5. $2,500/mth social security starting at age 67.
(All figures in today's dollars)
Assuming this person retires at age 56 and lives another 30 years to age 86, is this enough?
Costs to consider:
1. Health insurance premiums.
2. Catastrophic or major medical health care costs.
3. Elderly care costs.
4. Inflation (almost a certainty in the next decade).
5. Leisure and travel.
6. Insurance, maintenance, property upkeep, utility, food, and clothing.
7. Gifts, family socials, transportation, hobbies, cars, motorcycles.
8. Property tax.
All the continuing cost that may gradually increase over time as well as potential medical costs are where the uncertainty sets in. I dunno if above situation is enough. The idea is not to scrimp but retire in modest comfort and with some degree of financial security.
Also as noted in an earlier post, different people have different concepts of retirement. Personally, I would consider myself retired if I can pursue any activity part-time or full-time with a passion that which my heart desires and which I enjoy doing and consider therapeutic.
At the moment my idea of therapeutic activities are modifying cars, rebuilding motorcycles, hunting, reading books, researching financial investments, photography, watching sports, mountain biking, golfing, road trips, driving sports cars, and being a couch potato when and where I want.
Well, I suppose that about sums it up. Seems there's not much demand in the way of jobs for these sorts of activities. I really have no lack of activities that I have a passion for or want to pursue. I do have limited resources in pursuit of these activities so there in lies the conundrum and thus the need to prioritize and balance passions against capabilities based on most bang for the buck.
Just my $.02 worth on the whole notion of retirement.
Glad to read so many posts on early retirement and general overall satisfaction with life style. I am eagerly awaiting my time to retire as soon as possible. Ciao.
Since i was sort of forced in to an early retirement and spent most of what I had put aside to stay alive I think my perspective may be a bit slanted.
I am asked every so often about this situation, my response is:
It really does not matter how much you have it's probably not enough.
You cannot even begin to second guess what the future holds so as long as you are happy or can at least live a lifestyle that you think makes you happy, just get on with it.
I know a fair number of retirees now and almost everyone has some sort of financial strain at one time or another. A few do not and they still watch the pennies pretty close.
You make the adjustments you need to and find something to occupy your time.
Health and family are the most important to me at this point. I would hate to give up my only real vice ( motorcycles) and am blessed with a wife that does not mind , but if it came to it I would .
I tell everyone I'm retired. FatWife tells everyone I'm unemployed...
Talking assets to retire it was a no brainer for us as we have what we have, so to speak & time was right. I talked to a man,age 98 then, a few years back (while out for a walk on my mother's retirement home property) & he had taken early retirement many years ago from Briggs & Stratton in Wisc. and had been the VP in charge of parts, or similar title. Kind of wierd as here I was about the age he retired then and it was over 40 yrs later at the time of the conversation. Anyway, he had been at a higher level of admin and had lots of savings too and had come to KS based on a daughter being there. He had about run out of $ to stay in his apt(as had my Mom) and would soon move "downstairs" to a simpler living situation(could continue until the end) at that point. As people live longer & especially if you have no inflation protection or longivity protection there will be many more in his "running out of money" situtation.
For those retired or retiring soon, congrats, and be sure to keep the mind active, learning happening, and challenges coming. In a way, retirement should just be the close of one "Act", and the start of another. Enjoy the season of taking things easy, long rides, less work stress, etc. But it is going to get old and stale after awhile. Volunteer, get involved with something, keep the brain stimulated.
Given our current economic conditions, it would not surprise me if we see a couple decades of rampant inflation in similar pattern as in the 70's and 80's to devalue the debt. Monetary policy so far has made a valiant and commendable effort to resist the devaluation of the dollar within reason and contain inflation. However the ethanol fuel subsidy has diverted the corn supply from food products to fuel for cars and driven up the commodity costs of food and meat products. Only time will tell, but I suspect there is a good possibly that the government will succumb to the pressures of the national debt and start printing more monies as a short sighted easy way out and to the detriment of good long term economic policy.
Again just my $.02 worth.
I retired at age 49 in 2001, or perhaps I just went on a long sabbatical to be a stay at home dad for my three daughters, which was not only fun, but the ideal way to raise children.
I've been thinking about going back to work now that the kids are in college. At the time I retired, it was a no-brainer to find a job in my technical field, as I had a good education, great experience, and a good resume. Usually it just required a phone call. However, in recent months I have been applying for positions in my field - some at much lower levels of salary and expertise than I previously commanded - and I rarely hear back. I was told by a headhunter that once you hit about 55 years old, HR departments metaphorically toss your resume in the trash.
Let's review: NOBODY knows what the future holds. NOBODY.
If you are in the group that believes you have to have a million dollars in assets, and need many thousands of dollars income per month, then that belief eliminates the possibility of retirement for nearly everybody, as VERY FEW of us have that fortunate circumstance. This is exactly the mind-set that you might want to examine when contemplating retirement for yourself. Owning this level of assets, and having this large of an income is not a "requirement" and a lot of us know that from first-hand experience. We each have our own comfort zone, and none of these beliefs are "wrong" -- it's just a case of "one size does not fit all."
This just in: One day, you are gonna die. I didn't want to do that at my desk, but maybe some of you do.
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Nobody makes it out of this life alive.
NEVER swap time for money.
Retire as soon as you can.
Health and what years you have left on this earth is all that matters now.
Live within your means, whatever this is or will become, and find a reason every day to smile and laugh at least once.
The end.
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Hiya, That's about what I thought. Let me ask you a question if I may. You are in Odessa Wa. (population 1000) running your experiments. And we quickly find out that your 100 watt always on transmitter completely shuts down my wifi broadband system and many of the portable phones and home wifi networks in the area. What do we do then? Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! 220.127.116.11 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam ----- Original Message ----- From: <hfeinstein at cox.net> To: "ham-80211: lists.tapr.org" <ham-80211 at lists.tapr.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:24 AM Subject: [Ham-80211] APC >I recall the original intent of the APC rule was to limit the RF > spectral density from a large community > of amateur spread spectrum users. The channel models that > people used back when the rules were amended to include APC were written > anticipated self-jamming and a high noise level from a > large population of users. Alas, no such large amateur community > of spread spectrum users ever materialized but we were stuck with > the APC clause anyway. My support for removing APC is as an > experimenter with continuing interest in amateur spread spectrum. > The equipment I use for experimenting is either homebrew or > locally modified commercial equipment. Avoiding complexity > is something I really appreciate. Second, as I mentioned above, the > original > intent of APC solved a problem that never appeared. > In fact, the number of active amateur spread spectum experimenters > could probably fill a small room with lots of seating left over. > Amateur spread spectrum is authorized on > a variety of UHF and microwave amateur bands. My experimental interests > are > in these other frequency bands and not in the 2.4Ghz band. So, I don't > see any real conflict between current 802.11 users or operators and > amateur spread spectrum experimenters ( the very few I know). > > _______________________________________________ > ham-80211 mailing list > ham-80211 at lists.tapr.org > https://lists.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ham-80211 >
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hi i am not able to compile my C/C++ program in edit plus.
i use turbo c compiler. usually i run my program in DOS mode.
but today, i downloaded editplus and set the compilers path according to editplus manual but still its not compiling and running.
in this link i found how to set the path
i changed only C:\ to D:\ . bcoz my TC compiler is in D:\
Menu text: Turbo C
Command: c:\tc\tcc.exe
Argument: -Ic:\tc\include -Lc:\tc\lib -n$(FileDir) $(FilePath)
Initial directory: c:\tc
Capture output: ON
rest of the thing i have kept same.
so i wrote in my setting...
Menu text: TC
Command: d:\tc\tcc.exe
Argument: -Id:\tc\include -Ld:\tc\lib -n$(FileDir) $(FilePath)
Initial directory: d:\tc
Capture output: ON
then i clicked on tool menu TC to compile .
i am getting a message in the output window
"Output completed (0 sec consumed) - Cannot run the application"
plz why program is not compiling and running. what i have to do???
is there anyother command except tcc.exe which can compile. bcoz i did not find tcc.exe in my BIN folder
but i run my prog in DOS mode like d:\tc\bin\tc---->then i get a blue window.. here i write program , compile and run.
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My Roadster, all grown up and thinking she's a GS...and saying, "I can do that!"
Coming home from the rally, on 89 south near Flagstaff, after riding across some flash flooding on the highway. Traffic was stopped at the next wash. I took that opportunity to take a photo and pick the twigs, pine needles, and other debris out of the various nooks and crannies.


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Arstechnica wrote:In Ubuntu 12.10, searching the Dash (the hub for finding stuff in the Unity desktop interface) for files and applications returns not only results from a user's desktop but also Amazon shopping results, as we reported in September before the operating system's release. If a user buys something from Amazon as a result, money is sent to Canonical in the form of affiliate payments.
Canonical is no Red Hat in terms of revenue and both companies are aimed at very different markets. There will always be a place for Linux as a server in the Enterprise, Universities, and HPC. The desktop on the other hand is a far more constrained market dominated by Windows and facing new challenges not from alternative desktop operating system, but instead by the transition to portable computing devices with walled gardens (iOS, Android, WindowsRT).
Canonical needs any advantage it can get to compete in this growth limited market. So I find myself vastly disappointed once again by the fact that the faithful would rather ride their ideology into irrelevance than temper their viewpoints to match reality.
Joe Brodkin/Arstechnica posits that a significant number of users may well follow Stallman's advice to leave Ubuntu. I hope he's wrong in this case as I don't see a wounded or dead Canonical as a positive outcome for anyone.


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27.1006 Landing certificate.Cite as [A.S.C.A. § 27.1006]
(a) The master of any vessel may not allow to be landed, land, or receive passengers, baggage, goods, or merchandise without a certificate from the Treasurer, enumerating the persons or articles to be landed or received and indicating the place for landing and receiving.
(b) The Treasurer shall provide the Port Director a copy of the certificate.History: 1963, PL 8-1; amd 1987, PL 20-29 § 8; 2008, PL 30-36.
Amendments: Subsection (a): added "(a)" designation; deleted "or aircraft" after "vessel"; replaced "Port Director" with "Treasurer".
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Emmett Skyy performs at The Recording Academy
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Emmett Skyy's Alchemy Of Music
Singer/songwriter Emmett Skyy was the recent guest for an installment of The Recording Academy's 5 Questions With … series. Held at The Academy's headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., Skyy discussed topics including music education, social media, his songwriting process, musical influences, and advice for aspiring musicians, among other topics. Followign the discussion, Skyy performed a brief set.
"I'm all about music alchemy," said Skyy on his songwriting process. "It's all about changing the music [and] making it fit to how it makes me feel. Sometimes I can just have words that I think are powerful and I write [them] down. Later on those words may resurface and I throw them into a song and sometimes it comes out to [be] a beautiful masterpiece."
Born Emmett Spooner II in Baton Rouge, La., Skyy began singing at age 3 and performing in church choirs at age 12. He started a local R&B group called THRU until the unexpected death of the youngest member forced the group to part ways. Skyy began teaching himself to play acoustic guitar, eventually crafting a repertoire of more than 100 original songs combining elements of soul and rock. Skyy eventually met singer/songwriter/producer Antonio Neal and the two spent time recording and producing Skyy's first few tracks in Nashville. Skyy later decided to relocate to Southern California where he is currently working on his full-length LP.
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A defiant half-century from Angelo Mathews was not enough to prevent Sri Lanka from losing the second Test in Colombo to share their series against New Zealand.
New Zealand draw series with Sri Lanka despite Mathews' last stand
A defiant half-century from Angelo Mathews' proved to be in vain as Sri Lanka lost the second Test in Colombo to share their series against New Zealand 1-1.
Facing a notional target of 363, the hosts began the final day in trouble on 47 for four and though Mathews made 84, only Prasanna Jayawardene and Nuwan Kulasekara offered any worthwhile support.
Tim Southee and Trent Boult took three wickets apiece as New Zealand bowled their opponents out for 195 to win by 167 runs. Doug Bracewell added two for 13 off 13 overs, claiming the prize scalps of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.
Having won the first Test in Galle by 10 wickets, Sri Lanka were focused solely on not losing this second match to earn a 1-0 series win.
The early run-out of Thilan Samaraweera this morning left the score at 63 for five but Mathews and Prasanna Jayawardene survived the rest of the morning session.
The pair took their side to 107 for five at lunch and their partnership totalled 56 before wicketkeeper Jayawardene (29) edged to opposite number Kruger van Wyk to give leg-spinner Todd Astle his first Test wicket.
Suraj Randiv failed to score but Mathews reached a dogged 178-ball half-century with his fifth boundary, hammered over midwicket off Astle, before repeating the dose next ball.
Nuwan Kulasekara hit Astle for two sixes in an over and Mathews lifted Jeetan Patel beyond the ropes but resistance was still the order of the day as Sri Lanka reached tea on 167 for seven.
But Kulasekara fell three balls after the restart for 18 and when Southee removed Shaminda Eranga without scoring for figures of three for 58, the tourists were on the cusp of a series-tying win.
Mathews went down swinging, hitting four boundaries in Southee's next over, but then edged Boult (three for 33) to Martin Guptill at second slip to end the match.
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Audiences will have a chance to see The Monkees perform at Lakewood Civic Auditorium outside Cleveland on Nov. 17. David Alexander, one of several accomplished musicians in the group's road band, said his Monkees odyssey began with meeting the late Davy Jones in 1993.
"Y'know, man, once you're in, you're in," said Alexander in his best Jones voice. "[The Monkees] chose to use Micky's [Dolenz] band for this tour, and that's who I've been with primarily for the past six years, though I've been with all the different inceptions of The Monkees since '95."
Alexander, who plays keyboard and acoustic guitar on the tour, said there is a surreal feeling to playing iconic songs in front of longtime fans of The Monkees.
"Especially on a song like 'As We Go Along,' which happens to be my favorite all-time Monkees song," he said. "It's so beautiful. Carole King wrote it, and Micky sings so beautifully on it, and it's such an interesting song. So, yeah, it's surreal. Because it's like, wow, I'm part of this now."
This particular Monkees go-round is marked by the inclusion of founding member Michael Nesmith, who hasn't played with the band since a 1997 British tour that had Alexander working as his guitar tech. This time the reclusive Nesmith's son Christian is along for the ride, playing beside Alexander and the others.
"They have a great rapport," said Alexander of the father/son musicians. "Christian fits right in. He's playing embellishments which are just fantastic. He adds so much to the sound of the band. He bounces stuff off his dad, which is really cool. They're having a good time."
The veteran road musician said fans will get their money's worth from the entire band's attention to detail — and to history.
"We really pulled stuff back to the way it sounds on the records," he said. "I've known a lot of past tours to add horns and stuff, almost a Las Vegas-type sound. Now it's like you're listening to the records, which is really cool."
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Gaddafi: Revolt aims to take control of Libyan oil
14 days after the start of the popular protests in Libya, leader Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, on Wednesday appeared on TV and said he does not have the powers of the leader, stressing that the "Libyan people is the ruler."
Gaddafi spoke during his participation in the annual celebration of the 34th anniversary of the so-called the "declaration of the people's power". Gaddafi stressed "there is no regime or president or government or authority," adding, "We put our fingers in the eyes of those who question the authority of the people."
He added: "I want to remind the world that we turned from Republic to Jamahiriaya, i.e. the country is ruled by the masses." According to him, the Libyan people exercise authority over the people's congresses.
Gaddafi claimed that the protests, which are taking place in Libya, began following the infiltration of al Qaeda cells into the country. They attacked security brigades and seized their weapons. He said that detainees released from Guantanamo moved to Benghazi an Zawiya. He said that the killing of the militants is possible but "we did not order to kill them even now," after they took control of Derna, Benghazi and other cities.
Gaddafi called on the United Nations to dispatch a fact-finding commission to Libya, adding that there is a conspiracy to control the petroleum of Libya and Libyan territory.


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Celtic Woman
Celtic Woman's Holiday Spirit
Beginning Dec. 1, Irish female ensemble Celtic Woman will kick off their U.S. tour, the Symphony Tour – A Christmas Celebration. Ahead of the tour, Celtic Woman visited The Recording Academy's headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., to participate in an exclusive GRAMMY.com interview, discussing their recent album, touring and the common themes of their music, among other topics.
"The Irish people are the most fantastic storytellers," said vocalist Lisa Lambe. "And that's what is the beating heart of all the songs within [our] show… [Our themes] are epic — land, loss, hope, [and] love — things that are universal."
Celtic Woman's lineup comprises vocalists Chloë Agnew, Lambe and Susan McFadden, and violinist Máiréad Nesbitt. The project is the brainchild of David Downes, the musical director of the famed Irish-themed stage show "Riverdance." In 2004 Downes formed the all-female ensemble with hopes of combining traditional Irish music with elaborate staging. The ensemble released their self-titled debut album in 2005, holding the top spot on Billboard's World Albums chart for 81 weeks. A year later, Celtic Woman released their first holiday album, A Christmas Celebration, which also topped the World Albums Chart. Their most recent PBS special, "Songs From The Heart: Live At Powercourt House & Garden," was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Musical Direction.
In January Celtic Woman released Believe, a studio album featuring 17 tracks, including a cover of Simon And Garfunkel's GRAMMY-winning "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Released in October, their latest album, Home For Christmas, is currently No. 1 on Billboard's World Albums chart. Celtic Woman's U.S. tour kicks off Dec. 1 in Foxwoods, Conn.