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It seems (I haven't opened my case in a long time) that some vigorous moving around of cables inside my case one day dislodged one of the Gelid Icy Vision's fans (video card cooler) from the heatsink, and so it was unable to spin. Being unable to spin, the heat from the heatsink eventually managed to evaporate a bit of the oil inside the bearings, and now it doesn't spin as freely as the one on the left. Also I can't get it to spin without being slightly tilted at some point which I can't determine. As proof, when I tilt the case at a certain angle, the fan dislodges itself automatically from the hub when it's spinning.
Because it isn't balanced (or not as well oiled anymore), it makes this slight buzzing sound... and that is NOT what I bought a custom video card cooler for. I tried to remove the fan, but the short cable that's fixed to the heatsink by a clamp isn't giving me enough leeway to do anything. Is there anything I can do aside from buying a new heatsink? I really don't want to do that - it still keeps the temps down admirably.
EDIT: I still have the stock GTX470 cooler that it came with - it might give me better temps now that I've put the proper amount of thermal grease on the chip, but still, it's a waste of the Icy Vision that I bought if I put it on.


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My hubby bought a 2-lb. jar of chocolates from Costco for me. It has nine different chocolates in it. This is a puzzle I made from photos I took of the jar full of candies.

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Sign up time for the sixth doll quilt swap! Here are the details:
Doll Quilt Swap #6 -- October
The doll quilt swaps have been great fun. We just started in May, but we've grown from 12 swappers to 40+! There are some links below if you want to see the beauties that have been created.
SIZE: from 12x12 to 24x24 any size or shape in between.
MATERIALS: natural fibers/cotton, wool, linen
EMBELLISHMENTS: if you want to use them, feel free beads, rickrack, buttons, doilies, ribbon, lace anything or nothing at all.
CONSTRUCTION: Pieced, appliquéd, wholecloth, or yo-yos; quilted by hand or machine; and bound.
LABEL: It is recommended that you attach a label to the back of your quilt. I know, this can be a bit scary for some people though, so it will not be a requirement. A label is however a very nice addition to any handmade quilt. Whether or not you decide to label your quilt, please do include a note with your quilt with your quilting board name, real name and contact information (snail mail address and/or email address, etc. so that they can thank you). And I probably don't have to say this, but when you receive something, please thank the sender.
PARTNERS: You will be paired with a partner for this swap. You will make a quilt for your partner and your partner makes one for you. Feel free to discuss color considerations, likes and dislikes, etc. between yourselves. You will also be responsible for securing delivery addresses.
DUE DATE: The deadline for all quilts to be sent is October 31, 2009.
COMMUNICATION: If for any reason you cannot meet the deadline or you need to drop out of this swap, please let me know as soon as you know. If you communicate any setbacks with me I can make sure things work out favorably for your partner, no hard feelings. :)
SIGN UP: Sign up begins today and ends September 30, 2009. Ill assign partners after that date.
If you would like to sign up, send me a PM or reply to this thread. Please let me know if you are willing to send internationally as we have several members outside of the US.
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After three years together, pop balladeer Josh Groban and actress January Jones (American Wedding) are "taking a break" from one another, his rep, Liz Rosenberg, tells PEOPLE.
Other than saying, "They remain friends," Rosenberg had no further comment.
Jones's rep, Dominique Appel, also had no comment.
Jones, 28, was spotted this past weekend with Lukas Haas and other pals at the Light nightclub anniversary party in Las Vegas. Jones and Haas star in the new movie Swedish Auto, opening at the Los Angeles Film Festival this week.
The former Abercrombie & Fitch model – who once dated Ashton Kutcher – will next appear in the Matthew McConaughey film We Are Marshall, in which she plays the wife of Matthew Fox's character.
Groban, 25, released his second studio album, Closer, in 2004 – the same year he appeared in the Super Bowl half-time show. Unfortunately, his performance was upstaged by the antics of Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson.
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Thread: Century Arms: any good?
7/03/2010 9:55am, #1
Century Arms: any good?
I just got the J&G catalog in the mail, and they are selling Century Arms M16A1 style sporters, with the triangular grip. Apparently it's not totally a replica of the Vietnam-era rifle, since it has a forward assist, but I am really tempted to get this rifle since 1.) I don't own a AR 15 yet, and 2.) I love history and the triangular grip is hard to find nowadays.
But, if Century Arms is a crappy manufacturer, then there's still no point in getting the rifle. Does anyone know anything about Century Arms?
(I wonder if I could get one of those 20 round mags that can really only accept 18 rounds without causing a stoppage.)
EDIT: http://www.jgsales.com/product_info....oducts_id/4478
There's the link. Damn, that's tempting, what a great price!
If I get that rifle, I want an underbarrel MP3 player that loops Jimmy Webb's Galveston and Clearwater Revival music while I'm firing.
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7/03/2010 10:10am, #2
There isn't much on Google, but I did find one post from another forum that I am having trouble understanding, since I have never built a rifle before.
I'd pass on the Century.
There are too many better AR-15s on the market for the price, especially if you build your own. From what I've read, its a mixture of worn surplus Colt M16A2 parts, CMT parts, and a Green Mountain barrel with M16A1 handguards.
If you really want a retro build, I'd just look for a surplus M16A1 upper receiver, buy a new BCM BCG & CH for the upper. Then buy a NoDak Spud M16A1 retro lower, M16A1 pistol grip, & a M16A1 buttstock for the correct build.
If you aren't looking for a retro build, Spike's Tactical M4 is a heck of a deal.Best Vietnam War music video I've ever seen put together by a vet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDY8raKsdfg
7/03/2010 11:39am, #3
M'kay. Here's why you don't wanna do that.
Without going into too much detail, I know there was some butt-fuckery with the transition from the M-16 A1 to the A2 model. It had to do with the grain weight of the bullet itself, and some combination of old/new ammo with old/new parts resulted in a minute of angle grouping that a child's pop gun wouldn't envy.
The rail sighting system on those old ones is rather fucked. I personally don't like it.
I know some of your career ambitions. You'd be much better off buying an M-4 A3 if you want to practice.
You can just buy the triangular grip and install that in minutes on a standard M-16 A-4, if you want to.
I don't know anything about Century Arms, but I'd advise you be cautious with any manufacturer that produces "novelty" AR-15s. (Check out Oly Arms, had a kind of bad experience with them that was maybe a little my fault too, since I had the fucking thing custom made.Originally Posted by Cullion
7/03/2010 12:50pm, #4
Thanks for the advice.
I'm really interested in history, which is why the A1 style had caught my interest in the first place.
Bottom line, though, if the Century Arms rifle is neither truly historical, and also potentially a piece of junk, it's still not something I would like to buy.
Thanks again for your input.Best Vietnam War music video I've ever seen put together by a vet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDY8raKsdfg
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**** that ****, buy a decent m4, or even just a damn ar-15, full stock.
Get triangular hand guards (just look around, i see them all the time)
ALso, buy a drop in .22 chamber for your rifle, so you don't break the bank!
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CAI is many things.
They are an importer and manufacturer.
Sometimes they just import rifles. These are obviously fine.
Sometimes they import rifles and make them 922r compliant. This usually means adding their own patented pot metal US made parts and sometimes modifying receivers to accept high capacity magazines. These are usually crap, but if the receivers were not modified by CAI you can usually upgrade the 922r parts and be fine.
A good example of the above is the AK rifles they brought in. The SAR series are fine and you can even get by with the crappy CAI US made parts. The WASR series are horrible because CAI extensively rebuilt them. Keep in mind both rifles are made at the same place in Romania.
Sometimes CAI builds rifles from kits. These usually involve a CAI or Federal Arms reciver, crap grade 922r compliance parts and a very worn out "parts kit." These are nearly always horrible crap and the AR rifle mentioned in the OP falls into this category.
And sometimes CAI contracts builds out. Their Polish tantals are a good example. Built using decent parts kits on a Nodak receiver (very good), high quality G2 compliance parts and assembled by a person rather than a trained monkey. That said, you have to watch out for earlier ones where the Green Mountain manufactured barrels were not spec'd properly and produce keyholes.
So the bottom line is when it comes to CAI you really have to do your homework and find out exactly what kind of involvement they had with it. Needless to say if the rifle has a CAI manufactured receiver you probably want to pass.
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Older AR rifles have a 1/12 twist designed for the .55 grain round.
Newer AR rifles have a 1/7 or 1/9 twist designed for the .62 grain round.
Obviously the 1/7 or 1/9 twist will stabilize both the .55 grain and .62 grain round. The 1/12 will NOT properly stabilize the heavier .62 grain round.
But generally I agree with you that most modern shooters will prefer the newer variants.
And instead of wasting time with a budget rifle, I'd save the extra donuts and get a quality rifle you won't have to upgrade from. Daniel Defense is probably the best quality for the best price. Colt is also a quality rifle (obviously) and Bushmaster, Armalite, Rock River Arms and Stag will probably satisfy the needs of most shooters.
They are all in my opinion quality rifles and you really won't save anything by getting anything less.
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Keep in mind you can easily swap upper on an AR rifle. So you can track down an older Colt SP1 (Green label) with triangle handguards. And then you can get an A3 (flat top) upper with a 1/7 or 1/9 twist and swap it out in seconds.
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Sherrington: Time to sound alarm bells on Rangers' season
Other than a meltdown on the mound Wednesday by the ace and the bullpen getting lit up like the U.S. Fourth Fleet on 24-hour leave, what makes you think this is the start of another bad September for the Rangers?
Everything, right?
If the alarm bells aren't clanging in your head after an 11-4 loss to Oakland, you're either extremely well-adjusted or heavily medicated.
But let's try to get past the unsightly outcome Wednesday and put the series, as well as a season at risk, in perspective.
Losing two out of three to Oakland was not such a bad outcome on the face of it. Even if Wednesday was an abomination, the A's picked up just one game on the Rangers, who remain tied for first.
Never mind that at this time last year, the Rangers were four games in front.
Also try to put out of your mind the image of Yu Darvish losing ... and losing it. His failure to get through the sixth was overshadowed by a second-inning tizzy with his catcher, A.J. Pierzynski, on the mound, of all places.
Unless something was lost in the translation, it appeared that Darvish didn't like Pierzynski's message and told him so. Can't remember the last time a visit incited such a reaction, although Pierzynski sometimes has that effect on people.
But as bad as Darvish was — he's now 1-5 against the A's in his career — his performance snapped a streak of eight quality starts, the longest active streak in the league. We can debate whether he's truly an ace, whether he's mentally tough enough, whether Geovany Soto becomes his personal catcher from here on out. Frankly, I don't think there should be any debate on the latter.
But the bottom line is that Darvish's numbers suggest he's doing his part overall, as is the rest of the staff.
Need encouragement that the Rangers won't blow this season the same way they did last year? Look no further than Martin Perez, who has won six in a row and injected himself into the Rookie of the Year conversation. When the Rangers lost nine of their last 13 games last year, Perez owned three of the losses. His ERA over those starts: a whopping 12.46.
Nothing in Perez's performance lately remotely suggests such a fold.
Pitching was the culprit in last season's collapse. In those nine losses, the staff gave up 50 runs. The pitchers were almost as bad in the wins, coughing up five a game.
The Rangers' pitching, from Darvish to the back of the bullpen, is far better this year.
The hitting? Another matter entirely.
Of course, no one expected the Rangers to bash like the old days after letting Josh Hamilton and Mike Napoli walk. The midseason loss of Nelson Cruz only made matters worse. But the disparity between last season and this one, compared with the rest of the league, isn't as great as you might think.
Last year, the Rangers finished in the top five in baseball in OPS, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, average, RBIs and home runs. Their standing in those categories has slipped this year, but not much. They're still among the top eight in all of the above.
The real difference? The Rangers have tried to play small ball this season, and to some extent it has succeeded. They've gone from 24th in steals to third.
But in categories illustrating hitters' approach and what Ron Washington likes to call "doing what the game asks you to do," — walks, pitches seen, sacrifice bunts and flies — the Rangers have shown little improvement.
In fact, in sacrifice flies, they've gone from fourth overall to 16th.
Take the fifth inning Wednesday. Rangers down 3-2, runners at first and third, one out. A great chance to do what the A's do so well. The problem is that the A's have an excellent approach at the plate, a product of their hitting coach, Chili Davis. Only the Red Sox draw more walks than the A's. Even under the tutelage of first-year hitting coach Dave Magadan, who helped build that patient approach in Boston, the Rangers still would rather hack than work a pitcher.
So what happens in the fifth? Craig Gentry gets a favorable count, then checks his swing and taps a pitch back to the mound. Jurickson Profar, running on contact, is an easy out.
All Gentry needed to do was hit a ground ball to an infielder or a medium-deep fly ball, and the run scores. Instead, he check swings into an out.
In fairness to Gentry, the best of the Rangers' hitters are just as guilty.
In the ninth inning of Monday's loss to the A's, down 4-2, the Rangers had runners at second and third with one out and the heart of the order up. Then Ian Kinsler pops up, and Adrian Beltre grounds to third.
Over the three-game set in Oakland, the Rangers were 5-for-30 with runners in scoring position, with no extra base hits. That won't work. They have to be smarter and more efficient at the plate if they're to avoid another September collapse. Apparently their communication skills could use a little work, too.
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Education, transportation, healthy lifestyles among the top healthcare concerns at the summit
The major issue areas for the first-ever Centre Region Partners for Health Summit, held at the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium at Mount Nittany Medical Center included, in no particular order: mental health, substance abuse, obesity/diabetes, healthy aging, oral health, and access to care, including transportation. More than 90 community and human service leaders from the region convened on Feb. 25 for the culmination of an important new collaboration between Mount Nittany Health and Centre County Partnership for Community Health (CCPCH).
Education became a prevailing concern affecting all of these areas of need in the community. Summit participants indicated that knowing about services and solutions that may already be available today is very important.
In addition to education, there was a perceived need for increased understanding and priority given to healthy lifestyles, nutrition, and the value of specific types of preventive care such as oral care, beginning healthy education at the youngest possible ages, coordinating care throughout the community, and ways to shift toward an increasingly health-conscious culture.
Transportation was another major concern. Current charters and funding within Centre County make certain types of transportation available for most individuals, but many continue to slip through the cracks, especially those living in more rural areas of the county with limited resources who often live with specific health, economic, or age-related limitations that make transportation to health-promoting services especially difficult.
Another theme that emerged for both youth and the elderly is insufficient health activities. For the elderly, the effect is a feeling of isolation, and pertains to overall satisfaction, optimism, and staying physically active.
For youth, a lack of healthy activities means more opportunity to resort to drugs, alcohol, and other risky behavior. Some might argue that the community provides plenty of healthy opportunities for all; while this might certainly be true, summit participants indicated an ongoing need to do a better job of working together to bring awareness to the assets and resources that already exist in our community.
The next step would be to make those resources available to people in enticing and culturally appropriate ways and to ensure that the infrastructure is in place to remove barriers to active use and participation in those services.
Moving forward, Mount Nittany Health has assembled an internal planning team to develop a series of strategies that outline how Mount Nittany Health hopes to play a role in supporting the effectiveness of local organizations, agencies, and volunteers in responding to ongoing health-related needs and gaps in our region. The Centre County Partnership for Community Health will soon publish summit proceedings and will release plans for facilitating targeted forums designed to find specific and actionable ways forward in dealing with each of our community's major issues. These ongoing community-wide conversations will prepare us for the next semi-annual health needs summit to be organized and hosted by CCPCH this coming fall.
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lebron was bitching about Cleveland not getting any respect when lee got chosen as a replacement instead of shaq.I'm telling you, this ****bucket ain't leaving cleveland.
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Wow: what a slaughter. Don't mess with true Knicks fans and their legends, sonny. If you do, ether is what you get.
And you're crazier than a motha, ABCD. This stuff is pure comedy, even though it's all true.
KBlack and ABCD...suave.
Nothing to really go to war about.
Name calling and posting pictures. Thats what you do when you are young and clueless. abcd have time to grow tho. He just need a lot of it.
Just because I ethered KBlack doesn't mean he said nothing to me. He tried insulting me, but he just failed.
Post #52 of this thread, KBlack said:

Go home to your crackhead mother and deadbeat dad.

"Go home to your crackhead mother and deadbeat dad."
Post #37 of this thread, KBlack said:
"****ing moron"
So get your facts straight, Leflume. Just because I got the victory doesn't mean KBlack wasn't desperately trying to win.
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It's pretty obvious to people what you're doing abcd. When you get older and wiser you will see that to. I can't open your eyes. Only time can do that. When it happens, you will be ashamed of a lot of things the younger version of yourself did. Until then. Enjoy this season and hope for better 2010.
I knew you wouldn't understand but hang in there mate. Time is a great healer.
I am a grown man. Most of the people on Knicksonline are grown men. You know this for a fact, yet you are making up bulls#!t because you have a sexual fetish for Kblack.
You're clearly Kblack's b!tc#. I guess Kblack doesn't have to feel so bad about getting owned by me on so many occasions. You're his puppet that he can rape whenever he chooses to.
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Apparently, some people need more babysitting than others.
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ATLANTA — Only days after being told he would be the Braves' starting second baseman for at least two weeks, Tyler Pastornicky's season has ended.
The Braves announced Friday Pastornicky will have surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Pastornicky injured the knee in a collision with right fielder Jason Heyward on Wednesday night, one day after Atlanta placed second baseman Dan Uggla on the 15-day disabled list so he can have corrective eye surgery.
"Not the best timing in the world," Pastornicky said Friday as he tried to smile while leaning on crutches at his locker.
Pastornicky said he has been told he should return from Monday's surgery for the start of spring training.
The Braves are left with a crisis at second base.
Paul Janish, hitting only .083 in 27 games, will make his first start of the season at second base in Friday night's game against Washington. Janish, whose primary position is shortstop, hasn't started at second base since 2011 with the Reds. He has only eight career starts at second base.
Infielder Phil Gosselin was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett and was with the team for Friday night's game.
When Uggla was scheduled for the Lasik eye surgery, manager Fredi Gonzalez said the team was confident the veteran second baseman would be ready to play in two weeks. If the Braves fear Uggla's recovery could take longer or his adjustment to the surgery could carry into the postseason, general manager Frank Wren might attempt to acquire help at the position before the Aug. 31 waiver trade deadline.
"I'm almost positive Frank is out there looking through the waiver wire," Gonzalez said.
Pastornicky and Heyward collided as both attempted to catch a pop fly. Each player called for the ball. Pastornicky said he couldn't hear Heyward because of the crowd and the fact he also was calling for the ball.
"Jason just kind of clipped him, but (Pastornicky's) foot was planted when he got spun a little bit," Gonzalez said.
Pastornicky said both players called for the ball.
"We both got to the ball at the same time," Pastornicky said. "Just one of those freak plays."
Gonzalez said Pastornicky, who was making only his fourth start at second base, had not spent enough time at the position to become familiar with Heyward's range in right field, including his ability to run in for shallow fly balls.
Gosselin, 24, was hitting .277 with two homers and 11 RBIs in 47 games at Gwinnett. Gosselin, a 2010 fifth-round draft pick, began the season at Double-A Mississippi and was promoted to Gwinnett on June 23.
Gosselin said he was told Friday morning he would be called up for his debut in the majors.
"It's a great feeling, but it's almost surreal," Gosselin said.
Gosselin said second base has been his primary position this season. He also has played at third base and in the outfield.


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Memphis garage rockers are joined by eccentric New Orleans keyboardist Mr. Quintron for a raucous set of exhilirating garage-punk gospel. Three of the nine songs are gospel covers, and most of the rest are originals more-or-less in the tradition, the exception being a ferocious version of 'Mary Lou.' 8/15/1997 - Don Yates
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I just got the Jan ON today. Bagged again, Thank You Media Team!
I was very interested in the BOD minutes. Sometimes there are comments here that seem strange in light of the info available to each member in the ON.
Wondering if the BOD is doing anything about declining memberships, financial shortfalls, member retention and recruitment?
I think there is a lot of good news to be found in the minutes.
I've never been more optimistic about the continued growth of the MOA than I am right now.
Opportunities abound. The board has direction and focus, the Ex Dir is the right person, in the right position, at the right time.
Elections are coming up with the change for new input.
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Facing Phillies not child's play for Bush
Right-handed Game 3 starter puts youthful allegiances aside
By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
A graduate of Conestoga High School near Philadelphia, Bush was emotionally crushed when the Phillies lost the 1993 World Series to the Blue Jays. He had some personal links to that squad, as he was friends with Gavin Dykstra, the son of former Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra.
All those childhood memories and allegiances have now been put aside for the 28-year-old right-hander. On Saturday night, Bush will get the start for the Brewers in the first postseason game in Milwaukee in 26 years.
Suddenly, there is a sense of urgency for Bush in this start.
The Phillies frustrated the Brewers, 5-2, on Thursday night to take a two-game lead in the best-of-five series. Now with their backs to the wall, Milwaukee has to run off three straight or face elimination.
Bush aims to keep the Brewers' hopes alive.
Despite scoring four runs in the first two games, the Brewers are viewing their uphill climb as a doable challenge.
"It's only a three-game winning streak," left fielder Ryan Braun said. "We've had plenty of those this year. It's not going to be easy, obviously. They are a good team. They are playing good baseball. But it's only a three-game winning streak. It's certainly not impossible by any means."
In all, 13 times in the regular season the Brewers have strung together at least three consecutive wins.
The Brewers will look to Bush to get them back on the winning track. Saturday will be the right-hander's sixth start against the Phillies, and he has yet to be involved in a decision. In 33 2/3 innings, he has a 5.88 ERA while facing Philadelphia.
For Bush, this series represents a bridge from his past to his present.
As a kid, Bush rooted for the Phillies, although he didn't attend a playoff game in 1993. Now, in Game 3, the 6-foot-2, 207-pound right-hander will look to silence the Phillies' offense.
|Phillies starter: LHP Jamie Moyer
|2008 on road: 10-3, 2.92 ERA
|2008 vs. Brewers: 1-0, 3.09 ERA
|Career vs. Brewers: 9-5, 3.63 ERA
|Career postseason: 3-1, 2.43 ERA
|Brewers starter: RHP Dave Bush
|2008 at home: 6-4, 3.50 ERA
|2008 vs. Phillies: 0-0, 5.25 ERA
|Career vs. Phillies: 0-0, 5.88 ERA
|Career postseason: 0-0, -.-- ERA (no appearances)
|Phillies lead series, 2-0. Teams that have won the first two games of an NLDS are 16-0 in those series.
|Game 2: Phillies 5, Brewers 2
|Did You Know? Shane Victorino's grand slam in Game 2 was Philadelphia's first slam in postseason history.
"I did not get to go to the playoffs, but I do remember being heartbroken at the end of the World Series, just disappointed with the way it ended," Bush said of the '93 series loss. "As for playing in Milwaukee, we're excited for it. It's going to be a lot of fun. There's going to be a lot of people there. It's something that they played the whole generation to be able to experience that, and I'm very pleased to be a part of it and be able to represent the team and the city, and hopefully do a good job with it."
The fact that Bush is such a prominent part of the Brewers now is a testament to his own resourcefulness. The season didn't exactly start off smoothly, as he was sent down to Triple-A Nashville after going 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA in four April starts.
"He just worked on getting command of his fastball more," Brewers manager Dale Sveum said. "That's all it was with him. He was just leaving a lot of balls in the middle of the plate. And he worked on his sinker a little bit, and he got that going. I think that's a big key to his success, throwing his sinker."
Against a power-hitting team like the Phillies, with left-handed sluggers Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, the ability to induce ground-ball outs is imperative for the Brewers.
Bush has been one of the club's most effective performers over the past two months. Over his last 18 appearances, he is 7-3 with a 3.23 ERA.
Overall, Bush is 9-10 with a 4.18 ERA heading into his first postseason appearance. This also will be his first start since Sept. 23 against Pittsburgh, when he wasn't involved in the decision. He did toss three scoreless innings of relief last Saturday against the Cubs.
Bush attributes much of his success to working with catcher Jason Kendall, whom he calls a "stabilizing presence" behind the plate.
"He puts a lot of effort into catching, calling a good game and throwing out runners," Bush said. "Sometimes in the past, I've had catchers that weren't necessarily as focused as I'd have liked them to be. But Jason is as prepared as we are as pitchers. He sits down and goes through scouting reports."
Bush also provides flexibility with his ability to pitch in relief, and one reason he wasn't announced as the Game 3 starter until Thursday is because he was an option to throw long relief on Wednesday.
Basically, Bush was an emergency reliever in case Yovani Gallardo, who started Game 1, got into early trouble. Gallardo has seen limited action this year due to surgeries to both knees, so Bush was an insurance policy.
|"I'm sure it's going to be exciting. A lot of energy will be around the park and all the people there. We're all looking forward to it. It's going to be fun to get back home and feel that energy."
|-- Game 3 starter Dave Bush
"Dave Bush is one of the most professional, hard-working guys you'll ever be around," Sveum said. "He fortunately does have a rubber arm, where he's never sore or anything like that, so he can bounce back.
"He can be used in the bullpen, especially in these kind of games, where if he starts Game 3, he's the type of guy who will be available for Game 4."
Bush has some added incentive because he will be throwing the first playoff pitch in the history of Miller Park.
"I'm sure it's going to be exciting," Bush said of the atmosphere in the retractable-roof stadium. "A lot of energy will be around the park and all the people there. We're all looking forward to it. It's going to be fun to get back home and feel that energy."
For most of the past few weeks, the Brewers have been backed to the wall, needing to rebound with big wins. They were up to the challenge, and claimed the NL Wild Card in the final game of the season.
"I see the Brewers, and I see a lot of young guys and they've got personalities," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "They smile and they have some life to them. And they've got some energy, and you can tell that they like to play."
Bush understands he has a tall order in trying to hold down a power-laden Phillies lineup.
"They have a very talented offensive lineup," Bush said. "There's no doubt about it. But we've played them just a few weeks ago, so we're definitely familiar with what they're putting out there."
Joe Frisaro 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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Photophobia is eye discomfort in bright light.
Light sensitivity; Vision - light sensitive; Eyes - sensitivity to light
Photophobia is a fairly common symptom. For many people, photophobia is not due to any disease. Severe photophobia may occur with eye problems and can cause severe eye pain even in relatively low light.
You can reduce the discomfort of light sensitivity by:
If eye pain is severe, see your health care provider to determine the cause of light sensitivity. Proper treatment may cure the problem. Seek urgent medical attention if your pain is moderate to severe, even in low-light conditions.
Call your doctor if light sensitivity is severe or painful -- for example, if you need to wear sunglasses indoors.
Also call if the sensitivity occurs with headaches, red eye or blurred vision or does not go away in a day or two.
The doctor will perform a physical examination, including an eye exam. You may be asked the following questions:
Tell your doctor if you have any of these symptoms:
The following tests may be done:
Godfrey WA. Acute anterior uveitis. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Clinical Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 40.
Troost BT. Migraine and other headaches. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Clinical Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 16.
Steinemann TL, Ehlers W, Suchecki J. Contact lens-related complications. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 4.24.
Sharma R, Brunette DD. Ophthalmology. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 69.
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BeautifulVeins wrote:Okay, "For Reasons Unknown" by The Killers is perfect for the epilogue with Jacob running away.
"I know if destiny's kind, I've got the rest of my mind
But my heart, it don't beat, it don't beat the way it used to.
And my eyes, they don't see you no more
And my lips, they don't kiss, they don't kiss the way they used to"
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Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
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- McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
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Oct. 29, 1940 dated photo. This view shows the intersection of St. Paul Street and Main Street looking south from a point opposite the Central Terminal. This new asphalt pavement was constructed by the Street Department from regular and special funds with the aid of a small appropriation available from the State Highway Department for "Back Roads". This project continues from this point south to the south side of the intersection of Spruce Street including all intersecting streets within these limits comprising a total of 11,100 square yards. On the left is the Hotel Vermont. Across the street is the building that once held the Van Ness House, a hotel.
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BERLIN – The cost of Berlin's Comprehensive Plan went up this week by almost $12,000.
Last December, the Berlin Mayor and Council engaged Davis Bowen and Friedel (DBF) to create the town's new comprehensive Plan at a cost of $30,805.
Tim Bourcier of DBF went before the council Wednesday night to request another $11,685 to complete the plan, for a total cost of $42,490. He said he is 99 percent sure that this is the only supplemental funding that will be necessary.
The original price was based on the assumption that the state of Maryland would undertake the development capacity analysis as part of bringing local jurisdictions into compliance with new smart growth legislation.
That development capacity analysis became necessary earlier than expected, as the town considered zoning changes for the Davis-Taylor farm senior living project.
"We couldn't really wait for the state to perform an analysis for us," Bourcier told the Town Council. "The state has a pretty heavy backlog."
The analysis looks at developable land in town and compares that to population growth projections to see if the one can accommodate the other. If population projections outstripped available land, the town would need to look at increasing its residential growth area.
"What we really want to do is justify the growth the town wants," said Bourcier.
Bourcier went ahead and did the development capacity analysis and then realized that the original price would not cover all the work.
The work is more extensive than originally planned, Bourcier said, and the several new items prompted the request for more funding.
Changes in the state critical area law also affect Berlin and must be reflected in the comprehensive plan. Streams in town lead to the critical areas and buffers, and must meet new requirements, he said.
Bourcier said he would also hold another town workshop on the final draft of the plan, continuing with the small group format, before submitting the plan to the Berlin Planning Commission for review.
A more comprehensive citizen survey, first expected this summer, will now be sent out next week.
Bourcier will meet with the Berlin Planning Commission in the next few weeks to go over the draft of the first three to four chapters of the plan. He estimated that there is still another 60 to 70 percent of the plan to put together.
The final draft will be delivered to the Planning Commission in December or January, Bourcier said, and the council should get it at the end of March.


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Department of Human Services Director John Selig told lawmakers that the state would draft its waiver next month for the "private option" that lawmakers approved as an alternative to Medicaid expansion. Selig said the state planned to submit the waiver to the federal government in August and hoped to get approval by October.
The meeting before the Senate and House public health committees was the first since lawmakers adjourned this year's session. Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law legislation setting up the private option, but the plan still requires federal approval.
The private option plan was backed by Beebe, a Democrat, and Republican legislative leaders as a conservative alternative to the Medicaid expansion called for under the federal health care law. The insurance will be purchased through the exchange set up under the federal health care law.
Under the legislation, Arkansas cannot implement the private option unless the federal government agrees to the way lawmakers envisioned the program. Selig said there's no backup plan if the federal government doesn't agree to the waiver submitted.
"Plan B under the private option is it stops," Selig told the panel.


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Santa is ... a Democrat?
You've seen it by now: Poll numbers say South Carolinians favor comedian and mock-conservative talk show host Stephen Colbert as a successor to Sen. Jim DeMint.
Perhaps just as interesting, though, was this other tidbit from Public Policy Polling:
44 percent of respondents said Santa was a Democrat, while just 28 percent said he was a Republican.
What a smear! Or compliment, depending on your stripes.
Is it because Santa delivers, ahem, "gifts?" Is it because he employs elves, who, let's face it, appear vaguely unionized? Is the man's unwieldy girth a symbol of bloated government? Does he smack of the long-haired, now-aged hippie?
On the other hand, isn't keeping a list of who's "naughty" and "nice" a tad moralistic and more in line with a "values voter?"
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NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel was back in high school.
The singer surprised an assembly full of students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in the borough of Queens on Thursday, appearing with Tony Bennett, who opened the school in 2001 through his Exploring the Arts program.
Joel performed songs on two different pianos onstage — he sang "New York State of Mind" on one and "She's Got a Way" on the other. In between his performances, he answered questions from students.
The first: "What do you think is one of your biggest mistakes?"
"My biggest mistake was signing a lot of contracts that I didn't know what they were about," said Joel, who released his first album in 1971. "I signed away a lot of my rights — record royalties, publishing rights, copyrights and it took me years to get that stuff back."
One male student asked for a hug as the audience cheered on, another had the 64-year-old sign his yearbook and a young girl got an autograph for her mother.
The crowd of 400 students brought a playful side out of Joel, who was lively with the students.
When asked who his favorite collaborator was, the Grammy winner answered: "Probably Elle Macpherson. That was a good collaboration," he said of the Australian model he dated in the 1980s.
One girl asked Joel if he would play "Uptown Girl."
"It's my favorite song," she gushed.
"It sounds like crap without harmonies and drums," Joel replied.
"I can be your harmony," she added to laughs.
Joel did not graduate with his high school class and instead was given a diploma 25 years later. He has made a number of visits to colleges in recent years — including a recent trip to Vanderbilt that went viral.
He said in an interview that his favorite moment in school was cutting class to go play the piano in the auditorium. He also said he was greatly affected by one of his teachers.
"I had a good chorus teacher and he encouraged me to become a musician. That's my greatest memory of school — an adult said, 'You should consider becoming a professional musician,'" he recalled. "I'd never heard (that) before in my life and that kind of changed my life."
Bennett's Exploring the Arts program supports 14 schools in New York and will launch three schools in Los Angeles this year. He and his wife, former teacher Susan Crow, kept Joel's appearance a secret since March.
"I had teachers texting me last night, 'Susan, who's coming?' My lips are sealed," Crow said.
Joel's interaction with the students was a memorable moment for Bennett, a Queens native.
"It's something that will stay with them forever and ever," he said.
Joel, who was born in the Bronx, said he was teased when he would get piano lessons since that teacher also taught ballet.
"I would walk by the guys on my block (and they'd say), 'Where's your tutu?' They'd knock the books out of my hand," Joel recalled, which earned a stream of "awws" from the students.
"But then I took up boxing," he said.
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text: I watched E² yesterday. This episode doesn't make any sense at all. Or is it just me? As soon as the Enterprise from the present does anything different the future Enterprise (from over 100 years in the past) would not exist anymore, right? So it's not possible to steal any parts from the younger ship. And as T'Pol pointed out: They shouldn't remember the other Enterprise at all. I also think it would have been a good idea to search for the ship they stole the warp coil from in the beginning of season 4. They say they would need 3 years to get home. The Enterprise could have found them 2 months later and give them a new warp coil. They could have at least mention something like this in S4. As it is now this is a very bad move.


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Melting summer ice in Antarctica
Antarctica's Ross Sea is one of the few Polar Regions where summer sea-ice coverage has increased during the last few decades, bucking a global trend of drastic declines in summer sea ice across the Arctic Ocean and in two adjacent embayments of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. But now, a modeling study led by Professor Walker Smith of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science suggests that the Ross Sea's recent observed increase in summer sea-ice cover is likely short-lived, with the area projected to lose more than half its summer sea ice by 2050 and more than three quarters by 2100.
These changes, says Smith, will significantly impact marine life in what is one of the world's most productive and unspoiled marine ecosystems, where rich blooms of phytoplankton feed krill, fish, and higher predators such as whales, penguins, and seals.
Smith, who has been conducting ship-based fieldwork in the Ross Sea since the 1980s, collaborated on the study with colleagues at Old Dominion University. Their paper, "The effects of changing winds and temperatures on the oceanography of the Ross Sea in the 21st century," appears in the Feb. 26 issue of Geophysical Research Letters. Smith's co-authors are Mike Dinniman, Eileen Hofmann, and John Klinck.
Smith says "The Ross Sea is critically important in regulating the production of Antarctica's sea ice overall and is biologically very productive, which makes changes in its physical environment of global concern. Our study predicts that it will soon reverse its present trend and experience major drops in ice cover in summer, which, along with decreased mixing of the vertical column, will extend the season of phytoplankton growth. These changes will substantially alter the area's pristine food web."
Researchers attribute the observed increase in summertime sea ice in the Ross Sea—where the number of days with ice cover has grown by more two months over the past three decades—to a complex interplay of factors, including changes in wind speed, precipitation, salinity, ocean currents, and air and water temperature.
Sea ice covers a large part of the Ross Sea in this summer 2007 photo. A large opening in the ice cover, or polynya, extends to the east. Photo courtesy of NASA. But global climate models agree that air temperatures in Antarctica will increase substantially in the coming decades, with corresponding changes in the speed and direction of winds and ocean currents. When Smith and his colleagues fed these global projections into a high-resolution computer model of air-sea-ice dynamics in the Ross Sea, they saw a drastic reduction in the extent and duration of summer sea ice.
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The French twist is a classic and elegant updo. Hair is gathered at the nape of the neck and then twisted upwards and inwards while gathering more hair from the sides until it reaches the crown of the head. It is secured in place by bobby pins or hair combs along the way.
The French twist has remained a popular hairstyle since the early 1800s. It can be worn tight and tidy or unkempt and messy for a more relaxed look.
To see instructions on how to create a French twist at home,
- STEP 1: Tease (or back-comb) the crown of your hair area. Then gather your hair as you would for a low ponytail, but don't secure it with an elastic.
- STEP 2: Clasp your "ponytail" with one hand and point it upwards. Coil the hair inwards towards your head until your entire ponytail is twisted and lying flush against your head.
- STEP 3: Using your free hand, secure your hair with hair clips or bobby pins (criss-cross the pins for optimal hold) until you get to the top.
- STEP 4: You'll have a good amount of hair remaining at the top of the twist. Tuck this hair, facing downward, into the French twist and secure it underneath.
- STEP 5: If the top is bumpy, that's OK. Gently smooth it out with a boar-bristle brush and then mist your entire head with hairspray.


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This year, hemlines have officially gone up. Not women's skirts, but the hemlines of men's boardshorts.
Ditch the long and baggy, go for the short and slim.
The abbreviated and leaner cut is the biggest of the three major boardshorts trends stemming from Orange County, where swim trunks are not a summer fling but a year-round relationship.
Rounding out the trend troika are retro-inspired styles and hybrids meant to be worn in and out of the pool and ocean. Together, these trends add up to a seismic shift not seen in men's swimwear in years. Here, a boardshorts style roundup:
Brief encounter: Action-sports fashion companies Quiksilver, O'Neill, Rip Curl, Hurley, Volcom and Oakley have been testing the waters with shorter styles in the past few years. Now, they're fully committed to making the look a regular part of their lineup.
Just how high have the hemlines risen? About an inch, said Max Vorlop, senior designer at O'Neill Men's.
The boardshorts length is the measurement of the seam that runs along the outside of the shorts from the waistband down to the hem. Long usually means 22 inches and longer; 21 inches is the most common midpoint; "short" usually means 20 inches and less.
At Rip Curl, the sweet spots are the 19-inch and 20-inch shorts, according to Shawn Peterson, vice president for men's design.
"Younger people are buying the shorter boardshorts, because it's more fashionable and more retro-looking," said Bobby Abdel, general buyer for Jack's Surfboards, a group of specialty stores. "They're usually 15 to 24 years old and what they want is something different."
Because of the shorter lengths, some designers can use non-stretch fabrics, Abdel said. Typically, longer boardshorts are made of four-way or six-way stretch fabrics to enable wearers to be active. But other designers are combining the short lengths with the flexible fabrics for maximum comfort.
Vintage vibe: Some of the new short boardshorts come with throwback details: old Hawaiian prints, hems trimmed with contrasting piping, and – wait for it – elastic waistbands. Quiksilver, for example, has resurrected its early '70s scallop style, which features curved hemlines and piping at the outseams.
Rip Curl has revived its Surf Craft boardshorts from 1969 and re-imagined them in 19-inch-long versions with faux-faded Hawaiian prints with names such as "Island Fever" and "Hula Hell."
Volcom also has taken its cue from the past. One of its newest styles is what it calls a 17-inch "anti-plaid" style – as though someone blew up the lines of a plaid – with an elasticized waist all the way around.
Hurley has turned to the late '80s for color inspiration in two styles – its signature "Phantom" shorts and "One and Only" supersuede trunks come in neon orange and lime.
Double-duty: What if you had a pair of shorts that took you from the pool to dinner without having to change because the shorts dry quickly and look like streetwear? That's the point of the hybrid or amphibious swim trunks, one of the hottest categories in boardshorts, according to Abdel. Unlike typical boardshorts that lace up in the front, they're often styled with belt loops and a snap closure.
"From the silhouettes to the prints, hybrids are focused on a sportswear look with a board short utility," said Jeff Baillargeon, global category manager for Oakley. "It's a walk short with the added benefit of going in and out of the water like a boardshort."
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Pierce Brosnan, Family "Devastated" by Daughter Charlotte's Death
Pierce Brosnan is reliving a truly agonizing memory. Over two decades after the 1991 death of his first wife, actress Cassandra Harris, to ovarian cancer, the Irish actor is now mourning 41-year-old daughter Charlotte, who succumbed to the same disease as her mother June 28. "Pierce is beside himself, having to deal with this kind of loss again," a source close to the Thomas Crown Affair star, 66, tells Us Weekly.
Charlotte (Cassandra's daughter from a previous marriage, whom Brosnan adopted in the mid-80s) leaves behind husband Alex Smith plus daughter Isabella, 14, and son Lucas, 8. For Brosnan, the grief "doesn't get easier. Especially with her kids in the situation," the source observes.
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"He's trying to be what comfort he can to her family, having been through it before himself. He will certainly push forward and pray that this brings more awareness to the tragedy cancer is," the source says.
Understandably, the entire family is "devastated," the insider notes, adding that Charlotte's children "had so much hope" for a potential recovery. "There were moments of true hope where they thought [the cancer] had been beaten, that's what makes it so difficult."
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Brosnan also adopted Charlotte's brother, Christopher, and he and Australian actress Harris had one biological son together, Sean.The former James Bond star and second wife Keely Shaye Smith share younger sons Dylan, 16, and Paris, 12.
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In the wake of this latest tragedy, the insider says, "their family has come together."
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It hit me today just how terrible the last three years have been for me. I came into work earlier and my company was offering a voluntary separation deal, full pay, full benefits, job placement help, for three to six months. It would be perfect for me. But I haven't been here quite long enough to qualify.
It's not just that the economy has been terrible for the last three years, it's that it happened at the worst possible time it could have happened in my life, when a couple of loved ones were diagnosed with deadly diseases, when the layoffs began in earnest and my friends and family and me all lost our benefits when we needed them to literally survive, when I begin to hit age fifty and could count on obvious age bias in trying to find any job that paid a basic living wage, even one far below what I'm used to making, etc. On top of which every goddamn job, relationship, or source of money or happiness of any kind that might have worked out in my favor over the last three years instead fell through completely, or worked out against me in some way, the separation deal above being only the latest such opportunity lost. And when I did have a heads-I-lose tails-you-win decision to make, inevitably it turned out I chose the worst of the two. It seems improbabale my luck could continue being so lousy, but I've said that time and time again for several years now and it just gets worse.
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Even as controversy lingers over whether hunting should be allowed on Antelope Island, the Utah State Parks Board has approved a new rule that will guide bighorn sheep and mule deer hunt regulations there in coming years.
Legislatively mandated hunting licenses for 2011 and this fall have been auctioned off for large amounts of money, but some in the public and the Legislature continue to oppose hunting as part of wildlife management on the largest island of the Great Salt Lake.
"I'm a hunter, but I just don't think Antelope Island is the right venue for a hunt," said Rep. Curt Oda, R-Clearfield, normally an ally of hunting groups that have pressed the issue.
Public outcry thwarted efforts by hunting groups to allow deer and bighorn hunts on the island for more than a decade, but the Legislature in 2010 and last year inserted intent language in an appropriations bill directing Utah State Parks and Recreation which manages Antelope Island to provide access to four hunters (two for each species) in 2011 and 2012.
Oda opposes the mandate as well as the method.
"Using intent language [in a larger nonrelated bill] does not make for good legislation," he said Thursday.
But, expecting that the Legislature will continue to pass such intent language for the hunts, the Utah State Parks board on Wednesday approved a rule to annually review recommendations from the Antelope Island wildlife biologists and take public input before setting the number of permits and hunting seasons.
"This turns management of the hunts to a biological basis rather than a political issue," said Utah State Parks director Fred Hayes on Thursday. "The board and I feel it is better than having the Legislature tell us again and again that we have to have the hunt. This, at least, better prepares us to manage the deer and bighorn."
Barbara Riddle, president and CEO of the Davis Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and representing the Friends of Antelope Island, told the board again Wednesday that the groups will continue to oppose hunts on the island.
Riddle said she appreciated that Utah State Parks is making an effort to base the hunt on biological considerations but wonders if it is necessary.
"There is the possibility that the hunts won't be mandated [in the future] by the Legislature," she said. "There has been a wildlife plan in existence and hunting would be allowed only as a last resort in control of animals," she said. "I don't think that has ever happened. I would support that plan based on biologists' input."
Bison have been hunted on Antelope Island for years, but because the state inherited the herd when it took over management, the animals are not considered wildlife. Bison numbers are controlled through an annual auction to buffalo ranchers and to the public for meat.
Steve Bates, the wildlife biologist on Antelope Island, had not seen the rule approved by the board, but he is ready to prepare recommendations. He said there are currently at least 504 mule deer on the island and 140 bighorn sheep. Park officials are using money generated from the sale of the existing hunting tags to create better habitat for all wildlife on the island to get a better understanding of the big game animals.
For instance, one of 20 mule deer outfitted with a radio collar on Antelope Island waded and swam its way across Farmington Bay to the Syracuse shoreline.
"It will be interesting to see if it comes back in the fall," he said. "The money that is being generated is helping us to do some good work out here."
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R The first mule deer and bighorn sheep hunts on Antelope Island were held in the fall of 2011. Two permits for deer and two for sheep were provided; one each to the highest bidder at an auction and one of each to a general public drawing.
The 2011 mule deer tag on Antelope Island went for $265,000. The bighorn tag sold for $50,000. Permits for 2012 sold for $160,000 and $55,000, respectively. Ninety percent of the money goes back to Antelope Island State Park for wildlife habitat improvements on the island, according to the Division of Wildlife Resources.
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This course focuses on how to make effective and integrated marketing implementation decisions via the marketing mix. It follows directly from, and is tightly integrated with, B6601. Through a combination of lectures, cases, hands-on exercises, a brand management simulation and industry speakers, the course covers such topics as demand analysis, product/service management, pricing, distribution, promotions and integrated communications.
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Nate Marquardt's confidence is at an all-time high following a fourth-round knockout of Tyron Woodley that won him the Strikeforce welterweight title.
"I really feel like it's my time," he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) following "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy." "I'm one of the best in the world, and actually, I feel like I'm the best in the world, the best welterweight."
Now, the question is what awaits him as champion.
Marquardt, for his part, didn't have an answer at the post-event press conference. But he appeared no less confident that another tough challenge is on the horizon.
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"Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy" took place Saturday at Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Ore. The event's main card, including Marquardt vs. Woodley, aired on Showtime while preliminary-card fights aired on Showtime Extreme.
Strikeforce's welterweight title was vacant for 13 months prior to Marquardt's win, and a talent exchange with big-brother promotion UFC never became a reality despite the exodus of champ Nick Diaz to the octagon. Marquardt, in fact, was the second high-profile UFC vet to sign with Strikeforce since the promotion was acquired by UFC parent Zuffa, though it wouldn't have happened had he not been released from the industry-leading promotion.
Now that Marquardt is firmly established in Strikeforce, a few options exist for his next opponent, though it's debatable whether any are out-of-the-box contenders. Welterweight Jordan Mein rebounded from a decision loss to Woodley with a dominating win over Tyler Stinson on the event's preliminary card. Japanese veteran Kazuo Misaki recently outpointed onetime title challenger Paul Daley. And Tarec Saffiedine is 4-1 in the promotion with his only loss coming via decision against Woodley.
But in the division's current state, the pickings appear slim. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said matchmaker Sean Shelby has recently acquired new talent, including those "who are champions in different leagues," that will be announced in the coming weeks.
None of this, of course, is Marquardt's concern at the moment. Coming off a 16-month layoff served when the UFC fired him and a subsequent signing with British promotion BAMMA went nowhere, he said he badly needed to prove himself with a win.
That he did with flying colors.
"I trained hard for it, and it's a great accomplishment," Marquardt (32-10-2 MMA, 1-0 SF) said. "Tyron's a very tough guy, a very skilled world-class fighter, and I trained my butt off."
And Marquardt recovered when the fight went south in a hurry. Woodley (10-1 MMA, 8-1 SF) caught him with a stiff punch that put him on his butt in the third round and sent the crowd into a frenzy. For a moment, the onetime UFC middleweight contender was struggling to survive. But unlike his lesser-experienced opponent, he said he knew how to recover.
"I felt like he was trying to finish me off and he was using a lot of energy," Marquardt said of Woodley. "That's kind of where the experience came into play. I was just able to weather the storm and as soon as he started to slow down, I decided to get out."
The vicious combination he used to dispatch Woodley was one he hadn't actually practiced prior to the fight. He had discussed it with an old karate coach he reconnected with in training camp, but threw it on a whim when he cornered his undefeated opponent in the fourth.
One elbow Marquardt threw put Woodley out on his feet, and a hook and uppercut sequel were simply academic. Marquardt walked away before more serious damage could be done.
Yet despite his buoyant return, Marquardt struggled to put his achievement into context with the rest of his career. A former King of Pancrase and perennial contender in the UFC, he had previously earned several serious accolades. But he wasn't sure if the Strikeforce belt was his crowning achievement.
Nonetheless, it is certainly up there.
"It's hard to say I'd rank it above something like Pancrase, because at the time I was such a young kid," Marquardt said. "That was the world to me. At this point, it's a much higher competition now. So in that respect, it means more.
"But it's a dream come true."
For more on "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy," stay tuned to the MMA Events section of the site.
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Discussion in 'Equipment' started by Tesla, Jul 4, 2011.
did he find a resolution?
reread your post, got rid of the g4
It looks like Sena has two modules for different purposes. The SR10 is for hooking up a two-way radio, while the SM10 is for stereo music. Most riders I know like to listen to music, then talk on the radio to other riders as needed. It seems, Sena should have combined the functionality of both units unless they are trying to force riders to buy both. Even then, not sure how you would configure them.
while going through the thread, I find that most of you are using the portable two way radio whether midland or any other brand. Has any one tried to use the SR10 with J&M CB http://www.jmcorp.com/SeeProducts.asp?PF=38
Hmm, if I want voice prompts from GPS which would I use? I BT iPhone to SMH10 for music/phone. Thanks
Generally speaking, you'll want the SR10 with your SMH10. Now, depending on what GPS you have & if you have the firmware upgradable SMH10, you might not need the SR10? Do you have the upgradeable version of the SMH10 running at least v4.0 and does your GPS have BT? That setup gives you an extra HFP BT profile to connect to a GPS. Although there is a caveat. If you have the Zumo 660, its been addressed many times on this forum that it doesn't like to be mult-point paried and wants to hog both the HFP & A2DP profile. This doesn't work with the iPhone as its greedy too and wants both the HFP & A2DP profile and since there is only one A2DP profile, they fight over it and constantly disconnect.
The Zumo 550 would work fine in this setup if you had it and I'm sure other GPS's with an HFP only profile would too.
Now if your GPS doesn't have BT, then you would need the SR10 so you could do an audio cable from the GPS to the SR10 and have the SR10 multi-point paired to your SMH10. Your iPhone would stay paired to the SMH10 via the HFP/A2DP profile to provide you with music and phone capabilities.
Thanks. The only thing missing from my Montana is BT.
Oh, could I add a radar detector to this in the future?
I have the SR10, I have my Montana wired to the SR10 (1/8" mp3 player type jack) from the Montana rugged mount.
The SR10 has 1 additional 1/8" jack that you can feed a 2nd source into (like your radar detector).
Now the SR10 bluetooth to SRM10 is the same protocol as the phone uses. It is only Mono, lower quality audio.
I would not want to hook say an MP3 player, or Sat radio up to SR10, it is not "high fidelity". That is what the SM10 is for.
Am looking for the right cable to connect Yaesu VX7-R to Sena SR10. I bought the one suggested by Sena, had to grind off plastic on cable end to fit into Yaesu and PTT doesn't wiork. I recall a different cable was available; sorry, I don't recall the number. If anyone out there knows or has a better idea, I'm all ears. Thanks.
Hi, I have the exact same setup as yours and I have the exact same problems too.
I contacted Sena who suggested I hard reset the SR10 but its still the same. I can receive the Yaesu's output but I just cant use PTT. When I press the PTT on either the onboard switch or the remote switch (tried attached and removed) and all dont work.
If it were to work, the Yaesu should have the red transmit light turned on when transmitting. I wish sena would make a cable compatible with the VX7-R since its a waterproof model (which is why the standard cable dont work).
I guess our last alternative is to acquire a custom plug and rewire the cable to it.
Do let me know if you found a solution. I'd do likewise.
I have the VX-5 so the standard Yaesu plug they make works for me, but I know exactly what you guys are talking about. I have another set of Marine/GMRS radio's that do have a very similar waterproof plug like the VX-7, but its 2.5mm and its tough to find anything to fit.
So what about a plug like this that has the correct VX-7 waterproof connector on one end and then the standard 3.5m 4 prong plug on the other end which is basically what the VX-5 plug is. - Ebay Link
There's a couple different ones out there too. - http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p4634.m570.l1313&_nkw=vx7+audio+adapter&_sacat=0&_from=R40
I use a Yaesu CT-44 adapter that allows the 2 jack connector to work with my VX5R. I bought it because all my older lapel mics have that 2 jack connector.
Then I bought the Sena cable with the 2 jack end.
for the VX7r, check out the yeasu CT-91,
I thought of that last night also. I have the CT-44 for my VX-5 and didn't realize they had the CT-91, but that would work, but obviously require both of them to buy a new cable too, but it certainly is an option.
I went with the CT-44 because last year sena did not have the correct end for the FX5R, plus the CT-44 female end is the same as my FRS radios so the Sena cable I did buy works on both.
I fixed my problem!
The factory reset method as recommended by Sena's support team did work. I just didn't complete the pairing and proceed with the testing which failed.
So, after a hard reset, pair it with your SMH10 (Multipoint) then test it out. Worked for me!
Here are the instructions from Sena support:
6.6 Reset to Factory Default Settings
1. To restore the SR10 to factory default settings, press and hold
the Pairing Button for 12 seconds until the LED shows solid
2. Within 5 seconds, press the Pairing Button again to confirm
reset. The SR10 will be restored to factory settings and
switched off automatically after the blue LED flashes several
3. If you don't press the Pairing Button within 5 seconds, the reset
attempt is canceled and the SR10 returns to standby mode.
6.7 Fault Reset
If the SR10 is not working properly or is in a faulty status for any
reason, you may reset by pushing the small reset button at the
top of the SR10 main unit. By using a paper clip or a pencil tip,
lightly press and hold the reset button for 1 second. The SR10 will
be switched off. Turn the SR10 back on to use it. However, this will
not restore the SR10 to factory default settings.
After the factory reset, remember to pair to your headset (SMH10) to your SR10 in Multipoint mode.
Hope this helps.
Thanks to the rest of the bros who contributed suggestions.
Bluetooth pairing still seems like witchcraft to me. I need some help with my Sena setup. I have a Droidx and a midland 75-822 CB. I also have the SMH10 (usb version) and the SR10.
I use my cellphone on the handlebars for phone calls (seldom), streaming tune-in radio, and gps on occasion. Sometimes I ride with some Goldwingers or Harley guys with CBs and hope to use the SR10 and Midland cable to integrate that into my SMH10.
Do I pair the phone with the SR10 or the SMH10? And then hardwire the CB to the SR10? The manuals are pretty good at telling about pairing except when you have multiple sources. Can anyone tell me how to connect both the droid x and the midland CB to the SR10 and SMH10 correctly?
UPDATE: According to Sena website, I should pair the phone to the SR10 via bluetooth and hardwire the Midland to the SR10. Then I should pair the SR10 to the SMH10. Does that sound right?
things with sMH10 changed a couple months ago. Now you can pair your Phone for phone calls, and music to the SMH10, AND pair your SR10 to the SMH10. Then sena should sell a cable that goes between your SR10 and your CB. they were talking about making a universal cable so you could wire it up to any transmitter.
+1 to what TowPro said.
If your SMH10 is updated to v4.0 or later, you have have 3 BT pairings available. Basically the main pairing which is both HFP & A2DP which is generally how any smart cell phone pairs to your SMH10 and probably how its paired now since you have and Android. The 3rd pairing is called a "multi-point" pairing and allows a 2nd HFP connection. In this case, that will be how you pair the SR10 to the SMH10 and not disconnect your phone. If you read the V4.0 SMH10 manual, you'll see the "multi-point" pairing is done a bit different from the phone pairing.
So once that is complete, hook your CB to your SR10 (via a cable) and you'll have full access to your CB via the SMH10/SR10 and you'll still have phone, music, & GPS through your phone as you do now.
Make sure you read the SR10 manual, as there are a few tricks. For example you can set the "standby" time on the SR10 that it leaves the audio channel open from the CB. You can also double tap the PTT button to manually leave the SR10 audio open. When audio comes in from the SR10, your music will be paused, however if you are in an intercom conversation or phone conversation, the audio from the SR10 is mixed in.
You are correct there is a 2nd BT pairing on the SR10 available and you can actually use that for another cell phone. I do that sometimes with my work cell phone. There's also 2 "audio in" ports on the SR10 also for other devices like an actual GPS, radar detector, hard wired phone, etc.
Thanks so much for the help. I read thru the manual (duh, probably should have done that first) and found the bit about multipoint pairing. Haven't tried it yet but it sounds like just what the doctor ordered. Thanks again for the help, I appreciate it. BTW, I just registered my SMH10 and updated to Firmware Ver. 4.1, I already had 4.0 so the multipoint pairing was already available, I just didn't read enough to find it in the manual.
That multi pairing was the best thing Sena did to the SMH10. before it, I used to have selectively pair my crackberry with the SR10 for phone, then pair it with the SMH10 for stereo, then pair the SR10 to the SMH10. And every time I shut off the bike It took 20 minutes to get everything working again.
Now with dual pairing, you pair the phone with the SHM10 it just works every time.
Plus on short rides when you don't have the SR10 your phone still works :).


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I've been taking photos of Protura recently as there's very few in habitus photos at all on the internet. But I have no idea on any of the species. If anyone out there has any idea, any info would be greatly appreciated...
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Hi Andy,
Sorry about this and all other unanswered posts. Sometimes we simply don't know the answer. I certainly don't know what these are, and sadly I don't have the time to go to each post and state my ignorance :-) We do what we can, that's all.
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Something for the inspiration and coffee table… The Furniture of Charles & Ray Eames. "A hardcover book created by Vitra which looks to commemorate the 100th birthday (1907 – 2007) of Charles Eames and is entitled "The Furniture of Charles & Ray Eames.
"This volume primarily focuses on their furniture design and is grouped into categories based on materials such as plywood, plastic, wire and aluminium, all of the Eames designs produced by Vitra are presented in great detail.
"The book also showcases reproductions of vintage photographs and documents which are accompanied by explanatory texts providing in-depth information on the historical background and distinctive structural features of the furniture designs."
From The Citrus Report