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O'Neil's presence alive in baseball
By Justice B. Hill / MLB.com
For O'Neil, regal and proud, was the face of the museum and of one of the few surviving voices of the Negro Leagues. To lose that face and voice still hurts, said Bob Kendrick, marketing director of the museum.
"To put it in a baseball analogy: You can't expect to lose your cleanup hitter and think that you're going be as offensively potent as you had been with him in the lineup," Kendrick said. "That being said, Buck had done a wonderful job of preparing us for this day."
What O'Neil did, Kendrick said, was help the museum define its mission. The mission remains unchanged: to celebrate the history of "black baseball."
That history is wrapped inside the many layers of stories about the men who played the game, the people who profited from it and the legions of fans who worshiped it.
Baseball is the history of a people, of a nation and of a society.
Buck O'Neil wanted to ensure that history outlived him. He succeeded.
For the museum has programs in place this year that will continue O'Neil's legacy, Kendrick said.
In 2008, the museum plans a yearlong salute to the "black press," a tribute that began in January when the museum presented the inaugural Sam Lacy Legacy Award to Larry Whiteside, the late sportswriter for the Boston Globe.
Kendrick said the museum is working on a number of initiatives that will marry baseball and the media.
One idea that he's working on is a program for black youth. He said the weekend-long seminar will bring in veteran journalists who can introduce black teens to the opportunities available to them as sports journalists.
No date has been set for the seminar, but Kendrick said he's been working with the Kansas City Royals, the National Association of Black Journalists and other media organizations to put this program in motion.
Kendrick is excited about this educational initiative. He and others at the museum have tried to keep O'Neil and his concerns about education in mind with whatever they do. They plan to build much of the museum's 2008 programming around O'Neil's historic induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July.
The induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y., where Whiteside will also be inducted into the writers' wing, will place O'Neil alongside Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and other icons of the game.
His lifetime of work on behalf of baseball will now be remembered each year as Hall officials honor other men and women with an award in O'Neil's name. If people can remember Buck O'Neil, they will remember the players whom he championed in his life. They will also remember the Negro Leagues, Kendrick said.
In ensuring the latter, Kendrick said the museum has four traveling exhibitions scheduled this year. While its three-year deal with Roadway for exhibitions at Major League ballparks expired, the museum has gotten a sponsor for its Negro League exhibitions on black college campuses.
The exhibition is now at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Kendrick mentioned two other projects in the works that should keep the theme of baseball and history tied. One of those is "My Greatest Day in Baseball" campaign, where the museum would get celebrities inside and outside of baseball to share their greatest single moment in the sport.
"I think that's going to be the most effective way of telling people how great this game is," he said.
And for black youth who might not appreciate how great baseball is, Kendrick has been working with hip-hop groups on a CD tribute to baseball. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, a high-profile rap group from Cleveland, recorded the first song for the CD, which Kendrick hopes to release at some point this summer.
"It's just another way that the museum is trying to go out and bridge the gap between history and kids who don't understand that history," he said. "That's what we do."
But the museum does that these days without its star player, a man Kendrick said can never be replaced. All the museum can do is continue O'Neil's work, which includes a golf tournament in Kansas City each summer that raises money for the museum.
Museum officials knew they would someday have to host these events absent O'Neil, but life without their spiritual leader hasn't been easy for anybody at the museum.
"Buck had, literally, become the face of the Negro Leagues and certainly the most visible and active presence there at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum," Kendrick said. "His passing left a tremendous void."
Justice B. Hill 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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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that their game on Saturday, June 30 against the LA Galaxy (7:30 p.m. PT / ESPN2), presented by XFINITY, is sold out. The capacity of Stanford Stadium is 50,000 and this marks the first time in team history that a game has sold out prior to the day of the match.
Fans attending the match will be treated to the sporting event of the summer. Prior to the match, the Epicenter Fan Zone will feature live music, including a performance by the 300th Army Band, gourmet food trucks and the debut of the "Unleash Your Passion" booth. At the booth, fans will show their Quakes passion by donning team gear, face and body paint, and additional Quakes merchandise. A professional photographer will be on hand to document the experience with photos to be posted on the club's Facebook page.
The Epicenter will also include an impressive activation area, presented by Lowe's, that will include an interactive vehicle with Xbox gaming and a caged soccer kicking game. 7UP Bottling Company will provide sampling of Sun Drop and Jamba Juice will be on site selling smoothies. XFINITY and Farmers Insurance will hold "enter to win" contests, while Wells Fargo, Los Gatos Roofing, Farm Fresh To You and Bay Area Self Storage will also have booths.
Fans will also have the opportunity to view large images of the newly added club seats for the Earthquakes' new stadium. The New Stadium Sales Center will have brochures and additional information on club seats.
The Epicenter Fan Zone is located next to the Stanford Track and Field Stadium across from Gate 2.
Prior to kickoff in the stadium, fans will be treated to a flyover in addition to skydivers who will present the game ball. At the helm of the halftime show is renowned firm Patrick Roberge Productions, creators of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The display will honor members of each of the five branches of the United States Armed Forces as part of a grand Independence Day celebration. In addition to the halftime spectacle, the Earthquakes and BAE Systems donated 700 tickets to troops and their families to attend the match.
For a second consecutive year, the match will also feature a fireworks extravaganza following the final whistle. The sky will light up for 15 minutes with a synchronized show produced by Pyro Spectaculars by Souza, Inc.
San Jose is looking to win its second straight against the defending MLS Cup champions. The first round of the California Clasico on May 23 at The Home Depot Center ended in dramatic fashion with Alan Gordon scoring in the fourth minute of stoppage time to cap a 3-2 comeback Earthquakes win.
Five Biggest Attendances in Club History
1. *73,123 – Earthquakes vs. D.C. United at Stanford Stadium, July 4, 1999
2. **61,572 – Earthquakes vs. Columbus Crew at Candlestick Park, August 8, 2009
3. 41,028 – Earthquakes vs. New York Red Bulls at Stanford Stadium, July 2, 2011
4. 39,872 – Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, July 14, 2008
5. 31,683 – Earthquakes vs. D.C. United at Spartan Stadium, April 6, 1996
*Match played as part of a doubleheader with U.S. Women's National Team and Brazil during the FIFA Women's World Cup
**Match played as first game of a doubleheader with FC Barcelona and Chivas de Guadalajara

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I'm glad this topic came up. I've been listening to some talks by Ayya Khema, who puts a lot of emphasis on the jhanas, and she urges her (lay) followers to practice at least twice a day -- a morning session and an evening one. Which made me wonder about the logistics of integrating this into ordinary married life. Dinner...followed by jhana...and then maybe a movie on HBO and later a romp in the sack?David N. Snyder wrote:You do not need to permanently abstain from sex, but certainly for the meditation session. One cannot enter jhana unless the five hindrances are put at bay, at least temporarily and for the duration of the meditation session.
Is this really feasible?


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Hey! I am a 13-year-old Harry Potter fanatic. I love writing--fanfiction for now, novels to come! -- and reading. I support Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Remus/Tonks, and Snape/A painful death.
My favourite HP character is Ginny, followed closely by Hermione, Tonks, Fred and George, Sirius, Malfoy, and Lupin.
My favourite MuggleNet fanfics are; #1-Uncle Fred Calls Him Dick, by MadEd; #2-Ghosts, by Wings of the Morning;#3- The Pursuit, by MagEd.
The best book in the world (in my opinion), after Harry Potter, is Wicked, by Gregory Maguire. The play is amazing, and the book is almost as good. (Hence most of my avatars.)


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Group Buying AIG's ILFC In Flux
By Prudence Ho and Alison Tudor
The buyers of AIG's aircraft leasing business appear to be changing.
This month, once-embattled US insurer AIG paid back the Treasury after its headline grabbing $182 billion bailout; exited AIA Group Ltd, raising a total of $35 billion from the pan-Asian insurer, and seemingly found buyers for International Lease Finance Corp after a two year search.
Last week, AIG said in a statement that as part of a Chinese buying group, an investment arm of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.'s, and New China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., have an option of taking a 9.9% in ILFC. In that Dec. 10 press release, AIG said China New Trust Co. , China Aviation Industrial Fund and P3 Investments Ltd. will take an 80.1% stake in ILFC for $4.23 billion.


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Green Building
Architecture 2030's Mazria calls for increased building efficiency to combat warming
With buildings in the United States accounting for more than 40% of our nation's energy use, members of Congress are beginning to focus on how to improve building efficiency to help combat warming. During today's OnPoint, Edward Mazria, executive director of Architecture 2030, a New Mexico-based non profit organization, explains his group's 2030 initiative that calls for all buildings to be net-zero carbon emitters by the year 2030. Mazria assesses Congressional action on green building and discusses what, he believes, the next steps should be for policy-makers in terms of mandates and codes for sustainable design. He also responds to criticism of his plan to combat warming through efficiency and a moratorium on the construction of coal-fired power plants.


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The Morning Ledger: Dividend Rush Pads Incomes
The wave of year-end dividends brought on by fears of fiscal-cliff tax hikes ended up being a big Christmas present for lots of shareholders. The rush was so big it spiked the nation's personal-income figures, the WSJ reports. The Commerce Department reported personal income rose 2.6% in December and revised upward the number for November, citing the dividend and bonus rush. The December gain was the biggest since December 2004, when Microsoft paid out a special dividend.


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text: When i got my rig it had 175/70R15 snow tyres all round, and it has come time for their replacement. After much searching around, I finally found some tyres in that size, with a decently aggressive tread, and they are en route all the way from DemonTweeks in the UK. In the mean time, a 165SR15 showed up on Ebay at the right price, so I snagged that. It arrived last night, brand new, perfect condition Yokohama snow tyre. Not sure what combination I will do, whether to put this on the front and have a spare rear, or to stud this up and chuck it on the rear for the winter, we'll see when the other three tyres arrive, and see if they will all fit. Stoked to have some traction in the slippery stuff again!


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Fences and Machines: Ways to Trim Expenses
- Jun 1, 2009
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Fences and machinery are some of the higher-ticket items on a farm, and in this iffy economic climate, it might be overwhelming to even consider replacing these everyday necessities with new products. Having an organized, planned maintenance program can keep these items serviceable, and it can be much cheaper than replacing them with something new.
To extend the life and reduce maintenance or replacement cost, you can help many fences by keeping horses from chewing, rubbing, or leaning on them. A hot wire inside the fence can serve this purpose. Bob Coleman, PhD, PAS, associate director for Undergraduate Education in Equine Science and Management and equine extension professor at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, says, "I've been to some farms that have gone to PVC fencing, and the owners put hot wires along them to keep the horses off the fence."
Sometimes it's not feasible to protect all of your fencing with hot wire, especially in large pastures or in pastures far from a power source. Solar-powered or battery-operated electric fence is an option, but that's still a lot of hot wire to check. Bill Tracy, manager of Oak Tree Ranch near Bandera, Texas, says that servicing this much fence can be frustrating.
"If there's a place where horses are chewing on the fence, my recommendation is to keep it painted/treated with a chew-stop type of product," he says. "We use a commercial black paint that's supposed to keep horses from chewing. On areas where horses congregate, we also use one of the red-hot pepper sprays for leg wraps or blankets (to keep horses from chewing fences)."
Horses always seem to chew posts or rails if they are confined in small paddocks or dry lots and bored, or they chew pasture fences in the areas where they spend a lot of time. "If you get negligent and they've been chewing awhile, the board or post may be nearly chewed through before you realize it and must be replaced," says Tracy. "If you've set the post in concrete and horses have ruined it, now it's an all-day job to replace it."
One way to protect posts, poles, or boards in areas of heavy horse use is to cover them with chicken wire. "In our paddocks with diamond mesh (fence) we have a top board to hold up the mesh," says Tracy. "The board is set into a notch, flush with the post, so the diamond mesh covers the board. This helps protect the board and horses can't hook their teeth into the top of it. Wrapping the board or top pole with chicken wire is an even more foolproof way to deter chewing because they can't get to the wood; the wire is abrasive on their teeth and they quit trying."
Fence maintenance is no different than changing the oil in vehicles or machinery. It needs to be done regularly and on time. If you see a post with a problem, fix it right then, before a horse gets out or hurt or a longer section of fence is compromised--adding to your repair expense. If a wire becomes loose or a post is leaning, repair it promptly. This is where many people fall short, waiting until something is a big problem before it gets attention.
"If you go around the paddocks and pound in all the nails that came loose over winter, or tighten any sagging wires or mesh, this will keep your fence safer and lasting longer, and may save a vet bill," says Coleman. "It also pays to monitor fences that go through trees in case limbs or trees fall on it. It's great to have trees for shade, but this means pruning limbs or taking out a dead tree before it falls over and takes the fence with it."
Take advantage when fencing materials, motor oil, etc. are on sale. Buy the things you know you will eventually need when the price is lowest. "Buy a few extra posts if the price is reasonable," says Coleman.
If you have extra posts and planks on hand, you are more apt to fix the fence in a timely manner, rather than putting it off until you can get supplies. Store the extra materials in a handy, weatherproof place so they won't deteriorate.
If you have to replace an old fence, install something that will last a long time with minimal maintenance. "When I came to this ranch they had board fences and net wire fences--the large rectangular mesh we call King Ranch wire," Tracy said. "It was fine for keeping animals in one pasture or another, but not safe for foals," says Tracy. "We kept setting aside a little money until we could afford to replace the netting and switched to RAMM fence, which is similar to Centaur fence--utilizing three heavy wires encased in vinyl that looks like a board."
It's expensive initially, but it soon pays for itself in less maintenance cost. "We've been replacing perimeter and pasture fences with RAMM fence and the maintenance is relatively easy and inexpensive, except for painting the wood posts," he adds. "Before we installed this, we were constantly fixing fences and replacing boards."
Tracy describes, "On our place we have some pieces of equipment that qualify as antiques, but we keep them maintained so we don't have to replace them. I am fanatic about keeping the oil changed. As a young person, I wasn't as concerned about that, but after you blow up a motor, you pay more attention."
Just as with fence, "you have to look at things to see what might need attention, and when you see something that needs done, do it right then," he continues. "Don't put it off. Also, we keep a logbook with all the hours (how many hours the machine has been in work) written down, and when that equipment needs to be maintained--oil changed, greased, etc. If you are stranded in the middle of the night hauling horses through Wyoming and trying to figure out how to put a new motor in your truck, that's not fun! Oil changes on farm trucks and tractors is a big deal, and we try to make sure it gets done regularly."
Coleman agrees, saying oil changes are less expensive than a new motor. For people who are not mechanically inclined, it pays to find someone dependable to service your vehicles and machinery.
It's also good to have a warranty on new equipment, he says, and it might be reasonable to purchase an extended warranty.
Some horse owners might want to take a course to learn how to do the regular machinery/vehicle maintenance themselves. This could entail some upfront cost for the course and the proper tools, but it could save money in the long term.
It is crucial to keep farm equipment greased properly. Know where all the grease zerks are on every piece of machinery. "The nice thing about buying a tractor is they give you a manual, but don't just put it in a file and never look at it," says Tracy. By the time you open it, wondering where to change the oil or grease it, you may have damaged it through neglect." Also keep track of transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, PTO (power take-off), etc.
"Even a garden tractor or lawn mower needs to be regularly maintained," says Tracy. "Keep track of all equipment upkeep, including chain saws. Another thing we use on our ranch a lot is golf carts. The big thing there is to check the water level in the batteries and make sure all the connections are okay and not corroded."
Tire pressure is important on any vehicle or equipment. It's easy to run over something in the mud or field and end up with a slow leak. "In our part of the country we are always running over deer antlers," says Tracy.
Sometimes it's cheaper to buy than repair. "It pays to shop around for new or used," says Coleman. "Some dealers with large inventories may be willing to make you a good deal. When you go looking, take someone along who knows as much or more than you do about machinery. Sometimes a second pair of eyes might see something you missed."
Take-Home Message
In these days of shrinking budgets and rising costs, repairing rather than replacing might be the key to stretching your dollars. Maintain fences before they need major repairs, and plan for fencing projects that will help you avoid repairs in the future. In some cases you can purchase a new (or gently used) piece of equipment or vehicle that will save you money in the long run, rather than continually fixing an old or problematic piece of equipment.
About the Author
Heather Smith Thomas
Heather Smith Thomas ranches with her husband near Salmon, Idaho, raising cattle and a few horses. She has a B.A. in English and history from University of Puget Sound (1966). She has raised and trained horses for 50 years, and has been writing freelance articles and books nearly that long, publishing 20 books and more than 9,000 articles for horse and livestock publications. Some of her books include Understanding Equine Hoof Care, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Care and Management of Horses, Storey's Guide to Raising Horses and Storey's Guide to Training Horses. Besides having her own blog, www.heathersmiththomas.blogspot.com, she writes a biweekly blog at http://insidestorey.blogspot.com that comes out on Tuesdays.
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There has been a discussion going on for several days on the LD rider list about Geico Insurence Company.
Basicly, what it boils down to is that if you ride your bike over 500 miles in one day and then have an accident, they can deny your claim.
It also seems that in some states there is a possibility that if you use a radar detector on your bike, you are also eligible for cancelation/denial of claims.
Check your policies!
The word is that Progressive and Dairyland don't have any of these exclusions.


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I needed a good duffel bag, so that I can have all my camping gear right behind me.
A good duffel bag always becomes a nice backrest on the long trips.
Most of the bags that I was looking at are really pricy.
Finally I found a nice waterproof duffel bag made by Kwik Tek Dry Pak.
Those bags come it four colors and 2 sizes.
My largest item is 32 inches long but the largest bag is only 30 inches long.
To my surprise this bag is 30 inches long at the bottom but on the top it can be 34 inches.
Also a nice tray at the bottom makes this bag very durable and does not sag like some others.
Here is the link. Amazon as always is a nice place to shop.


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Michael Christopher Assistant Sports Editor
D'randa Johnston is a very unique name, but that's not all that's unique about the so-called "playmaker," Atkins girls softball coach Tracy Brown said Thursday.
Johnston batted over .400 for the Atkins Lady Red Devils while playing some middle infield and pitching from time-to-time. Johnston has been selected to represent AHS in the Junior Classic, which is a high honor for junior fast-pitch softball players. The classic is the equivalent of making the Arkansas High School Activities All-Star game, only for juniors.
"Just to be nominated to go to this tournament is a privilege for D'randa." Brown said. "This is important for D'randa because of all of the college scouts will be at this tournament."
"I was really excited when I found out about the Junior Classic, and that was one of my goals this year was to make it, because softball is important to me," Johnston said. "It's a very nice privilege to play in the Junior Classic. I think I'm deserving of my selection because I worked all the time to get there."
Johnston was selected as an All-Conference and All-state player while being awarded the team's Slugger Award. Johnston did all of her damage at the plate from the third spot in the order, a spot which is known for placing your best hitters. There were only two players selections from the 3A West,and Johnston earned the top spot for Lady Devils.
"D'randa was already in a leading position this year. She's a playmaker," Coach Brown said. "When you need something to happen, or you need her to dive out for a ball, she's going to do it. She's always comes up with the big plays. She's been very steady at the plate for us. This year especially, she's been more consistent than she's ever been. All I see next year is bigger and better things for her. She's leading the team and has been the backbone of the team."
"That puts a lot of pressure on my shoulders, but I think I want it. I want to be a team leader next year and I'm glad coach Brown thinks of me that way," Johnston said.
Brown said Johnston's great work ethic has paid off. Johnston has been working on her batting and gets up on the plate close so she has a better chance at making contact.
"I spent a lot of time in the batting cages and with my stepdad tossing footballs at me during the summer which allowed me to hit over .400," Johnston said.
"D'randa has a great work ethic. We've really stressed teamwork this year and fundamental hitting drills, and D'randa really worked at those drills and I think she realized that getting her form right would lead to better batting success. She's very focused and not afraid to be up on the plate. She actually gets up a little too close for me sometimes. She's one player you can always count on to make contact. Most of the time she's going to put the ball in play."
Brown will be an assistant coach for the Junior Classic, making her third appearance at the event. She said it's a great opportunity for both athletes and coaches to get great experience. Brown said the tournament will give her the chance to make herself a better coach. Johnston said she is going to look at the opportunity as if it were another tournament.
"We want to get our West girls the win. It's a fun tournament. You get to work with superior athletes, so for a coach, it's an awesome experience," Brown said. "It's a great way to pick up things for your team. I always pick up new things from other coaches. It's a chance for you to make yourself a better coach."
"I'm going to have fun and let being scouted bother me, but I'll probably try really hard to do well," Johnston said. "The way I look at it, it's just another softball tournament and I'm sure there's a lot of other girls that have worked just as hard as I have and want it just as bad as I do."
Brown said great things are happening with the Atkins softball program, and even better things are coming. She says she sees good things to come from the upcoming freshmen classes.
"We've got some really good youngsters that are going to be coming up. We've got a good freshmen class coming in and two good freshmen classes coming after that. I just see great things happening for Atkins softball," Brown said.
"Next year, I want to work on making plays. Such as getting the lead-out, making the double play and putting accuracy on my throws," Johnston said.
Brown said she hopes her team will come back strong next year in hopes of making the state tournament again. She said by watching and learning from other coaches, she hopes to take some things away she can possibly use for her team. Both Johnston and Brown will be together to share a great experience says Brown.
"I'm hoping we can make it to the state tournament again next year. I've only lost three seniors and with the type of ball players I have coming back, that's our goal to make it again next season," Brown said. "I'm very proud of her, and it's going to be a great experience."
The tournament will start today at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway with two games at 6 and 8 p.m. The 3A West team will play the 3A East team three games with the third and final game Saturday at 11 a.m. The smaller division teams will play together and the larger division teams will play together in a best two out of three exhibition game tournament.


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Wandy's gem lifts Dominicans to top seed in pool
Veteran Pirates left-hander tosses six scoreless innings against Puerto Rico
By Cash Kruth / MLB.com
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Wandy Rodriguez twirled a gem Saturday to help lead the Dominican Republic to a showdown with the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic Championship Round on Monday on MLB Network and ESPN Deportes at 9 p.m. ET.
Rodriguez tossed six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and walking two, in the Dominicans' 2-0 victory over Puerto Rico at Marlins Park in Miami.
The 34-year-old left-hander also struck out four. He threw 74 pitches, 49 for strikes.
The victory gives the Dominican Republic the top seed in Pool 2. The Dominicans now face the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Monday at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Puerto Rico will face Japan on Sunday in San Francisco.
Rodriguez allowed four of the six leadoff batters he faced to reach, but he faced little trouble outside of the third inning.
The biggest threat against the lefty came in the top of the third, when Puerto Rico's Carlos Rivera collected the game's first hit, a single. Irving Falu entered to pinch-run for Rivera and promptly stole second, then advanced to third when catcher Carlos Santana's throw went into the outfield.
With one out, Jesus Feliciano hit a grounder to shortstop Erick Aybar, who threw out Falu at home, as the Dominicans escaped the jam.
Cash Kruth is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cashkruth. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Mouse Computer - Low-priced 11.6-inch Notebook PC
The 11.6-inch notebook PC "LuvBook C230" by Mouse Computer is now on sale.
Three new models are now available.
The cheapest model costs only ¥38,800 (About USD $320). All 3 of have an Intel Celeron N2940 CPU and run Windows 8.1 Update 64bit. Mouse Computer makes a pretty decent ride, so we're curious to know how well these'll fly.


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Hmm a title for mine would be Darkness Reborn(or something like that) and it would be about a Brigadier General leading a Brigade of soldiers into China during the future until they suddenly get bombed by them leading to pure torn destruction. All are dead, except for the Brigadier General, Christopher Kraiver, who is saved by the Devil to do his dirty work. From there he uses special powers to kill his enemies and become the devil's messiah.
I've been thinking of that one for a pretty long time
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It takes a lot of courage to go out there and radiate your essence
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- AK47 Grenadier
- M9 pistol
- M4 combat shotgun
- M82 sniper rifle
- M72 LAW rocket launcher
You'd have to "pair" the guns you buy to the guns in your games. So if you have a budget one gun would work for every weapon in your games. Or you could buy 2 or 3 guns and assign different in-game weapons to each of them. And of course if you're loaded you could buy all of them and assign one game gun to each.
There would be special edition guns too. Games like Halo and Gears of War have their own unique weapons, so there would be a whole range of gun controllers based on those, but of course they would also work with any game so there wouldn't be any compatibility issues.
Regardless of what gun it is they'll all be weighted realistically and would have all the same functions like safeties, firing modes, triggers, and loading mechanisms that the real ones have. They last few inches of the barrels would be solid though, so it would be impossible to use them to fire anything. Clips would slide out and you would have to chamber the first bullet or it won't shoot.
Probably wouldn't be cheap, but nothing good is.
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So baisicaly a game where everything down to what hair or eye colour you have, or killing or sparing someones life makes a difference.
Sometimes the bigger things may not make much of a difference and the smaller things might make a huge difference etc.
It's just a sketched idea I made up just now. I haven't really thought of anything like a name.
much awesome
many swag
Um... since I made this post, it's been done--sort of. It's called Mount and Blade and Mount and Blade Warband.
Let me try and put this into words...
I envision a game world that could be here on Earth or another universe, it doesn't matter.
The game mostly takes place on the fringes between empires. You are just an ordinary person, but events unfold around you that propel you into a position of great importance.
It would have a system of play similar to Oblivion or Morrowind, and I want that kind of feel in the game. 1st person, with the option to play 3rd person.
It would be an RPG, but also an adventure game. It would have multiple aspects of gameplay.
You'd be able to do just about anything, join any number of factions and do anything with them. If you join the military, you would fight in battles---real battles with real tactics, not unorganized melees with a half dozen dudes like the "battle" in Oblivion--but like RTW size battles. You may control them if you're in that position but if not, you're a pawn and you have to act like a pawn. Stay in formation--break the shield wall and you'll die. If you become a thief, you'd do thief stuff. A merchant does merchant stuff.
Technology would be a mix of Medieval and Victorian, with even some anachronistic stuff from the early-20th Century thrown in. It will require a singular character. Not steampunk in artistic style, but as if steampunk were actually real.
There won't be "magic" magic, but instead there would be a form of technology which would unlock latent mental powers. Like Psi powers in System Shock 2. Magic sans "magic".
But it wouldn't just occur in the hinterland between empires, but within the centers of those empires as well.
If you choose a course which takes you into the imperial households, adventure aspects will come into play. You won't be able to solve your problems by hacking someone to death, you'll need to use logic and manipulation.
Extremely good AI will be required as there will need to be thousands of ways to go about a task. It must be completely open to be worth a damn.
All paths will have to eventually take you through an imperial household, but it will always be different.
Each city will have to be utterly unique. Each empire so different from the other that it would be night and day.
All items and clothing would be completely customizable so unique things will be constantly being created. There would need to be an in-game editor to make new items from scratch or from a collection of attributes.
This could very well work as a multi-player game, but it will be nothing like Warcraft. There will be no guilds or parties doing quests--unless you happen to be ordered to work together by your superior in whatever organization you belong to--you could be side by side with human players in a battle and never know it. But when you ascend to a certain point of progress in the game, it would have to become single-player.
I haven't fully worked out a plausible story, but it would be variable depending on your actions. Perhaps your overall goal will be to conquer the other imperial capital, or perhaps it will be a palace coup in your own. Or switching sides or leading a lost heir to his throne. It will depend on your choices.
On the other hand, if you don't want a main quest, you would be free to not pursue it. The game wouldn't be any less fun if you like to make chairs and sell them. Those looking for an MMO experience would no doubt find this advantageous.
The depth of play would also be variable. If you want to be simplified, that's fine. If you want it so in depth that you have to physically have your character use the bathroom and sleep for 8 real hours a night, that's fine too.
It won't be an rpg or an action game or an adventure game so much as an experience of a complete alternate universe.
It also is practically impossible, but that's OK.
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But it would be worth it in the end, I'm sure everyone would like to play a game like that.
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It's only fear you should get scared not any others,otherwise you will be feared by fear.
Based on a zombie and alien invasion.
My Past has determined your future
My torrential pain will be your unspeakable suffering
Your days are numbered
Don't fear the end
Pray for it
and unlike your own mortality
My thirst for vengeance
[Married to Raha <3]
Story: You start as a lowly soldier in a small squad of british soldiers in Afghanistan. Infact you are the last group of soldiers still there because the government called most soldiers back. While there, there is an increase of bombings and insurgent attacks, and many of your regiement is killed. While on a search of some towns you find new russian weapons and proof that the russians are behind the attacks and suppling Al Quaeda, when you find the proof you get ambushed by highly skilled and alot of Spetsnaz, nearly all of your squad has been killed apart from you and 4 others. Each of you are specially trained in different areas of weapons such as sniping, and artillery.
You now begin to stalk the spetsnaz until you find their leader who you assasinate to revenge your friends who were slaughtered. But you and your squadmates get killed while doing this.
Obviously this would need a bit of work but I think it wouldnt be to bad a game.
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"Renovate Animos" (Refresh the Spirit)
Frimley Park CTC
"Serve To Lead"
Sandhurst Military Academy
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Realtek RTL8187(L)
Posted 09 October 2006 - 06:15 PM
I have already searched the boards, Google, the Wiki and more but I can't find a 'solution'. I have an Sagem XG-703(a) USB 2.0 WLAN adapter for my 'brand new' OSX86 machine but it doesn't work. USB itself is working, only the adapter is found but not recognized by OSX.
The Sagem XG-703(a) is the same as the Netgear WG111 and based on the Realtek RTL8187(L) chipset. If anybody got an solution for this problem, instead of buying a new adapter of course it would be great !!
Thanks in advance,
- Alex3305 -
Posted 09 October 2006 - 06:25 PM
But the Netgear WG111 has a Prism 54 chipset.
I don't know of any OSX drivers for that, but there is a PrismGT driver: http://forum.insanel...&...st&p=196838
And some blog or something for a Prism USB device: http://forum.insanel...showtopic=27423
There are definitely no drivers for a Realtek wireless device on OSX.
Posted 09 October 2006 - 06:51 PM
Your right about the Netgear WG111, but if you search any further you can find that there are 2 versions. The first version indeed has the Prism 54 chipset but the second version has a Realtek driver.
BTW there are OSX drivers from Realtek themselfs and from Sagem too btw, but they appearently not work on Intel Macs....
Posted 09 October 2006 - 07:27 PM
The page for the device at Sagem support no longer has anything to download. http://www.sagem.com...amp;produit=148
BTW there are OSX drivers...from Sagem too btw, but they appearently not work on Intel Macs
And the last OSX driver I can find for the Sagem device is from years ago - prior to the creation of Intel Macs.
The driver from Realtek was updated in January 2006. So, it potentially could have Intel Mac support, but the change list included with the driver makes no mention of updating the driver for Intel machines.
Posted 18 February 2007 - 09:41 PM
same here i've tested the Netgear WG111v2 it has an RTL8187-Chipset, and yes i've downloaded the OSX-10.4-driver from Realtek-Site, but it doesn't work for me, the base-executable in ./Content/MacOS/usbnet is a pure PPC-binary, and an manual kextload -t ends up with an "segmentation fault" whats all. i assume what the prism-drivers are not compatible with RTL-Chipsets, right? Would be nice to hear if someone get a solution for this, and for sure i'm wondering because the drivers for the GlobeTrotter-Connect-Card/external modem and their control-panel are also pure PPC but they runs with out trouble on the intel-system, another test says what the base-executable in ./Content/MacOS/usbnet has no kernel-extension-strings in it, but this can came from the wrong Owner/Mode-Type..., remember the kextload -t, if the strings arn't present, then kextload couldn't also load this module.
Any hints for further tests? Where are the logs for what drivers saved? Special-parameters for kextload, for more usable output?
Posted 19 February 2007 - 02:52 AM
[codebox]kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/rtl8187.kext
kextload: resolving dependencies for kernel extensions with validation and authentication failures
kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/rtl8187.kext has problems:
Validation failures:
"Executable file doesn't contain kernel extension code" = true
[codebox]kextload -l -v /System/Library/Extensions/rtl8187.kext
kextload: extension /System/Library/Extensions/rtl8187.kext appears to be valid
kextload: loading extension /System/Library/Extensions/rtl8187.kext
22rtl8187_Client_Utility is not compatible with its superclass, 12IOUserClient superclass changed?
kextload: a link/load error occured for kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/rtl8187.kext
load failed for extension /System/Library/Extensions/rtl8187.kext
(run kextload with -t for diagnostic output)[/codebox]
i've searched the missed IOUserClient-superclass, but couldn't found it in the whole kernel-tree? Any hints?
Posted 19 February 2007 - 06:56 PM
BTW - I found something on Apple Developers Forum
Common Problems with Universal I/O Kit Drivers
Most problems you'll encounter after building a universal driver will appear when loading it. For example, kextload might report the error
com.mycompany.driver.MyDriverClass is not compatible with its superclass,
<superclass name> superclass changed?
The reason for most load-time errors is that the wrong SDK was used when building the driver. For example, the PowerPC side of the driver is targeting Mac OS X 10.3.x but was built using the 10.4u SDK. Refer to the SDK version information shown earlier in Which Xcode and Mac OS X SDK Versions to Use. Then verify that your Xcode project is set up as described earlier in Xcode Project Settings for a Universal I/O Kit Kernel Driver.
Thy say there is a way to rebuild PPC-only driver to the universal one using XCode. Is there any PPC driver for rtl8187 ?
Posted 19 February 2007 - 09:34 PM
the driver i've tested was/is PPC, no intel-version at the moment, i guess, the question is, is there any intelversion? Or maybe, is it possible, to use the linux-GPL-sources for the rtl8187 to compile/develop an intel-osx-gpl-driver?
Posted 25 February 2007 - 01:55 AM
Posted 02 March 2007 - 11:35 PM
Dear Sir,
Thanks for your e-mail.
The web site version only support Apple Mac platform.
Our latest version can support intel platform and should update to web site later.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
So, hopefully we'll get our drivers soon
Posted 13 March 2007 - 01:16 AM
Even a non intel mac should be *okay* for that... =)
Posted 13 March 2007 - 06:35 PM
When is Realtek releasing the new drivers? Isn't it just a simple recompile for Intel-based Macs?
Posted 15 March 2007 - 12:54 PM
The website also doesn't feature a new driver also only the old PPC only.
Has anybody furter information when the Intel driver is going to be released?
Posted 17 March 2007 - 02:24 PM
I have also dropped Realtek a mail at the beginning of march, but i didnt get any reply till now.
The website also doesn't feature a new driver also only the old PPC only.
Has anybody furter information when the Intel driver is going to be released?
They released a new driver :
I tried "MacOS, Tiger, 10.4 Driver 1.4.5, UI 1.4.7" today, it doesnt work
Posted 17 March 2007 - 02:41 PM
Posted 17 March 2007 - 05:41 PM
The new driver is intel x86 compatible. Looks like the utility that manage connection is what is still ppc. Maybe there's a way to connect without the utility
I dropped them a mail - email@example.com
Maybe if they get enough complaints they'd actually fix it.
Posted 17 March 2007 - 07:40 PM
It only get's recognized as an normal Ethernet Port (en4 in my case and there is no way configuring it)
Where is the UI that should ship with the driver?
Besides Stuffit Expander wasn't able to unzip this file, if it did the Folder created by it was empty, i had to use the unzip Command in the Terminal.
So i dropped them a mail.
Posted 20 March 2007 - 10:42 PM
O.k. now we got a driver, but there is no chance to configure it.
It only get's recognized as an normal Ethernet Port (en4 in my case and there is no way configuring it)
Where is the UI that should ship with the driver?
Besides Stuffit Expander wasn't able to unzip this file, if it did the Folder created by it was empty, i had to use the unzip Command in the Terminal.
So i dropped them a mail.
The same with me - wireless card is recognized as EN4 and no place to configure it.
Posted 21 March 2007 - 08:51 AM
Maybe there's a way to connect without the utility KISMAC or another diferent,
sorry for my inglish,
Posted 21 March 2007 - 09:43 AM
New installer for RTL8187(L) is on Realtek site.
It is recompiled so it works with Intel-Macs.
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text: I have been posting a little on Oregon Coast's Baja thread regarding some of my own efforts and adventures with vintage SL350's and thought it was time to get off of OC's thread and throw my own out there. My current vintage ride is a 1972 SL350 that I had owned in 1985 and prepped and raced in a few grand prixs (they were somewhat like the current motard races and very popular back then). Anyway, I had ridden this bike a few times and then sold to a friend who has had it in his barn for 26 years and recently gifted it to me with the condition that I vintage race it. Done deal! The initial picture is of the bike after being first brought back home. When first built, funds were limited and bought the original bike from the local Honda dealer where I worked for $50. Out of the scrap heap we found a set of '73 CR250 forks and front wheel (35 mm and fit SL350 triple clamps), we lengthened the swing arm one inch, put a good set of shocks on also cut off any thing un-necessary and drilled a number of holes here and there, ostensibly for lightening the bike, but probably saved 1 pound off of the original 300! The local Honda rep at the time was Adrienne Browning (sp?) and when he found out what I was working on, volunteered that he had a brand new SL350 motor in his garage and claimed it was a spare motor from one of the official Honda Baja efforts. I have no idea if that is true but quickly coughed up the $100. price tag and brought it home. The top end was pulled off and a Pow Roll 400 kit installed, and then added TT pipes and later on a pair of RD350 carbs (they never really ran quite right either). After a few races and several trail rides, I had the money for a new RM465 and sold the bike to my friend. So 26 years later I have the bike back again and decided it would be a good idea to race in the upcoming vintage scrambles at PIR (6/25/11). It took about an hour of carb & points cleaning to get it running and surprisingly did not smoke. Because of family obligations I waited until last week to get started and now am regretting that I didn't start sooner, there is a lot to do! The bike is relatively intact from when originally built, but the TT pipes are gone and now have scrambler pipes. There are a few other subtle differences and I am unsure if it is even the same motor I once built, I won't know for sure until the motor is torn down and checked for the Pow Roll piston kit. In the last week, I have cleaned and serviced the steering head bearings, serviced the front forks and changed over to fork gaiters, and last night changed the carbs to a set that Oregon Coast (OC) generously gave me. Still to do; grease wheel bearings, new tires, new chain, service rear shocks and swing arm, adjust valves and cam chain, new points, synch carbs and many other small tasks. My biggest worry at this point is that I did not get all new cables and am running out of time, I have a new front brake cable ordered and OC is donating a new throttle cable but will just have to make do with the original clutch and rear brake cables. Let me know if you are interested and I'll keep posting some updates and pictures. I've included a link to Smug Mug so that you can look at the original and current pictures of the bike and will update as time allows. http://lastchancegarage.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/SL350-Retrospective/16474080_FMjKs#1239759180_XeUwZ<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>


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Dinosaur Soft Tissue Issue Is Here to Stay
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
In recent decades, soft, squishy tissues have been discovered inside fossilized dinosaur bones. They seem so fresh that it appears as though the bodies were buried only a few thousand years ago.
Since many think of a fossil as having had the original bone material replaced by minerals, the presence of actual bone--let alone pliable blood vessels, red blood cells, and proteins inside the bone--is quite extraordinary. These finds also present a dilemma. Given the fact that organic materials like blood vessels and blood cells rot, and the rates at which certain proteins decay, how could these soft tissues have been preserved for ten thousand, let alone 65 million or more, years?
These soft tissues have met with hard resistance from mainstream science, and some scientists have even discounted or ignored them. But fresh studies keep finding fresh tissue, making the issue difficult to dismiss. Either the vast evolutionary ages assigned to these finds are dramatically erroneous, or "we really don't understand decay" rates of the soft tissues and proteins.1
Paleontologists who have analyzed the tissues, visible through their microscopes and squeezable with their tweezers, insist that something is fundamentally wrong with laboratory data on biochemical decay rates.2 In turn, biochemists are confident that their repeatable experiments show that the soft tissues should not be there after all this time. To try to get around the hard facts of soft tissues, some scientists have even proposed that the blood vessels and red blood cells in question were bacterial slime. This was thoroughly refuted, however, by research showing that the dinosaur tissue contains a collagen protein that bacteria do not produce.3
This dilemma between the science of biochemistry and the belief in millions of years is not going away. In addition to the well-characterized tissues from a T. rex reported by paleontologist Mary Schweitzer in 1997,4 2005,5 and 2007,6 new soft tissue finds keep surfacing. Schweitzer published a report on another sample in Science in 2009,3 this time from a hadrosaur, in which the precise characteristics of dinosaur biochemicals were verified by a third party. This was necessary to confirm the reality of the soft tissues to an incredulous scientific community. (Similarly, Schweitzer's 2007 results have also been verified.7)
Yet another hadrosaur has been described by UK scientists as "absolutely gobsmacking."8 Its tissues were "extremely well preserved" and contained "soft-tissue replacement structures and associated organic compounds."9
Schweitzer's team recently concluded that "the most parsimonious explanation, thus far unfalsified, is that original molecules persist in some Cretaceous dinosaur fossils."3 But biochemical decay rates showing that soft tissues would be dust after all this time are also thus far unfalsified (i.e., have not been disproved). Therefore, the millions-of-years age assignments must go.
However, if the deep time goes, then so does the grand story of evolution that depends on it. For many, that is too sacred an assumption to dare alter. Biblical data, however, not only provide the timeframe for the death of these dinosaurs in Flood deposits a few thousand years ago, but also a mode of deposition in agreement with observable data that their demise occurred when they "fell into a watery grave."8
- Fields, H. 2006. Dinosaur Shocker. Smithsonian magazine online. Published May 2006, accessed July 20, 2009.
- For example, see Bada, J. L., X. S. Wang and H. Hamilton. 1999. Preservation of key biomolecules in the fossil record: current knowledge and future challenges. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 354 (1379): 77-87.
- Schweitzer, M. H. et al. 2009. Biomolecular Characterization and Protein Sequences of the Campanian Hadrosaur B. canadensis. Science. 324 (5927): 626-631.
- Schweitzer, M. and T. Staedter. 1997. The Real Jurassic Park. Earth. 6 (3): 55-57.
- Schweitzer, M. et al. 2005. Soft-Tissue Vessels and Cellular Preservation in Tyrannosaurus rex. Science. 307 (5717): 1952.
- Asara, J. M. et al. 2007. Protein Sequences from Mastodon and Tyrannosaurus Rex Revealed by Mass Spectrometry. Science. 316 (5822): 280-285.
- Bern, M., B. S. Phinney and D. Goldberg. 2009. Reanalysis of Tyrannosaurus rex Mass Spectra. Journal of Proteome Research. Published online July 15, 2009.
- Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets. The University of Manchester press release, July 1, 2009.
- Manning, P. L. et al. 2009. Mineralized soft-tissue structure and chemistry in a mummified hadrosaur from the Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota (USA). Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Published online before print, July 1, 2009.
Image Credit: Christian Darkin / Photo Researchers, Inc.
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Cite this article: Thomas, B. 2009. Dinosaur Soft Tissue Issue Is Here to Stay. Acts & Facts. 38 (9): 18.
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John Updike - COO, Mineral County Hospital
What do you foresee in the quality of American health care?
"For the people who don't have insurance, the quality of their care will go up."
"If we only have doctors we have now because of doctors leaving medical care and retiring and not as many doctors coming in, it will affect it some that way, but we are having more PA's and nurse practitioners being trained and they'll, I think, make up the difference. "
"There are some critical access hospitals that are 30 or 40 miles away from another. Some of them could close, but it's doubtful because resident of communities want to keep their hospitals open."
Will I be able to keep my doctor?
"We don't know for sure on that. It's probable you can but it's possible you will not be able to.
It depends on how many patients there are and whether the primary care physicians and the specialists can still see the same numbers of patients. The American Medical Association is pushing hard so that physicians can continue to see their patients they've seen over the years but we don't know for sure. "
If you could explain for the lay person... why would they have to lose their doctor?
"We presently have around 35 million uninsured people in this country. If that is the case... and the Affordable Care Act gives in insurance to another 25 million people, then we will have 25 more million people to take care of who have insurance… Some doctors could become too busy to see patients. Another aspect of the Affordable Care Act is the paperwork. Physicians are being asked to do more and more paperwork on each patient. It takes more time. Some doctors have opted out of Medicaid and some Medicare patients because the paperwork demands are so great. "
Will some doctors not take the federal insurance because it won't pay enough?
"If some physicians have very large practices where they have private insurance, they are going to concentrate on that first, and take very little of the new affordable care act patients, but I think there will be a day in the next 3 or 4 years when the great majority of patients will have insurance through the affordable care act of some kind and those doctors will take those patients because there won't be enough work otherwise.
"We have about 200,000 physicians from outside the country, who are educated outside, come in, do a residency in this country and fill up the needs, many of the physician needs throughout the country. We are losing a number of physicians who are retiring. We are not replacing those primary care physicians fast enough. So, we will have a shortage, which hopefully will be made up by mid-levels: the Pas, the nurse practitioners."
"… we will still have the same number of physicians, or enough physician assistants or nurse practitioners to take up the slack if we don't have enough replacement physicians taking care of the spots of those who are retiring. The retirements have come faster, though, than normal. Doctors seem to be retiring a little earlier in their careers. Rather than waiting until they are 64 or 65, they are retiring at 61, 62, saying I am getting out of this mess but our medical schools are doing alright educating new physicians and we hope more of those physicians will become primary care rather than specialists. "


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BUG: "Install.exe has stopped working" error message pops up when installing ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 11.0.000.054. Then I have to press "close the program". It got through the install until "scanning boot sector and memory for viruses" 3% complete. This happened even though I did a clean install with reboot, etc.
After reboot, it gets stuck at "configuring ZA firewall" 20%. I have to end task on it.
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Creatures of the Wind Review | Fashion Week Fall 2013
Creatures of the Wind Fall 2013
Creatures of the Wind Fall 2013
For Creatures of the Wind's Fall 2013 collection, designers Chris Peters and Shane Gabier showed an eclectic mix of geometric and painterly prints, checks, plaids, and bold stripes of color that were sometimes mashed together in colorful patchworks. But this show, their second on the runway, also drew on clean-lined menswear staples. More than one model walked out wearing a notch-lapel topcoat or a white dress shirt with stripes of vinyl on the sleeves. The combination of the quirky ideas that have gotten them so much attention — and made them runners up for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2011 — with the need to make clothing a wider audience can relate to made for the duo's most polished collection yet.
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Stereo Keep A Breast X Vinyl Cruiser Plastic CompleteStereo Skateboards and breast cancer relief foundation, Keep A Breast, collaborated on the infamous vinyl cruiser. It comes complete with a plastic molded deck, polished Stereo mini cruiser trucks, Allen hardware, 59mm 78a Tunnel wheels, Abec 7 bearings, and soft 90a bushings. Each one comes with a matching pair of sunglasses, too!
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Oil and piercing attacks
I will counter lighting and suiton right now
''-Remember, Gaara used his sand to capture Edo Madara after it was inside Mei's (electrocuted) water dragon tech, without showing any sort of difficulty.''
''-Sasuke piercing Gaara's defense in part 1 DOESN'T prove that ration>sand. Chidori is a PIERCING tech, it's supposed to pierce through stuff. that's why it went through his defense, not because it's a lighnting tech specifically. Unlike A's ration armour kick, which Gaara manages to stop quite comfortably despite being a ration-based move'
He was able to block A's kick flawlessly with little to no effort witch is lighting based attack
Not to mention gaara sand was infused with both lighting and water against edo madara and was fine
So please stop saying Mei and all the other suiton users are on gaara level or can beat him and no sasuke can't just beat gaara by using chidori nagashini because A tech is like sasukes just way more advanced if tht was the case tht the nagashini beats sand A would've went right through
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Craftsman now has showroom in Dover
DOVER -- Expert craftsman and woodworking entrepreneur Mark Sprague is setting up shop in a section of Dot's Restaurant.
"I decided that as soon as this room became available, I might as well give it a shot and see what happens," Sprague said.
He hopes that this new showroom in the Mountain Park Plaza will help him gain momentum for his business, Far Beyond Woodworking.
The grand opening is today.
Most of Sprague's projects entail customer requests. He is known for his custom work.
Sprague has done most of his business out of his workshop on the end of a private street called Far Beyond Road, which is a dead end, where there wasn't enough exposure to customers who didn't already know his work.
"I would do art shows in the summer and fall, but had no exposure in the winter," said Sprague.
With the showroom being in the same building as Dot's Restaurant, he thinks more people will be stopping by his store. "There's a lot of foot tracks going into Dot's," Sprague said.
He plans to alternate between spending time at his building on Far Beyond Road, which will remain as his workshop. He will be working with his girlfriend and perhaps a hired worker.
The new showroom at Dot's will be open during weekends and holiday weeks from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m..
This space used to be where the Trailsedge gift shop had been located. Its owners have not left but they have moved their shop to a bigger room in the building.
Sprague's showroom will contain products such as sofa tables, hall tables, wine cabinets, filing cabinets, cutting boards, coat racks, step stools and more.
One item that Sprague considers a specialty is a casserole dish carrier, which is used to bring the casserole from the oven to the table or to a friend's house.
"It's a really cool little piece," he said.
Sprague also has a wine bottle holder called a wine rock, which he holds the patent for.
Sprague has made it his personal mission to have a piece of his woodwork in every state of the U.S., which he has just succeeded at.
"I finally got one in Hawaii," he told the Reformer. "This guy bought a wine rock."
Over the years, Sprague used a map and pinned a state if he had not sold a piece of his work that had gone there. In addition to the U.S., he also has work that's gone out to New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Germany, France, Portugal, Spain and Canada.
"It's kind of fun to keep track of where they're going," he said.
Sprague attends about 22 art shows a year, which start in the middle of May. The first one for this year will be at the University of New Hampshire. These shows help him attract new customers and gain exposure.
He attends shows in every state of New England as well as other states such as Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
Sprague is a one-man show, he said. All the work that he sells has been created by himself. Far Beyond Workworking has been a full-time business since 1997.
His web-site should be up in a few weeks, but he has an e-mail for anyone interested in his work, farbeyondwoodworking @gmail.com.
"Every piece is fascinating to me. I literally love what I do. I am married to my work," Sprague said.
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CHICO — A transient was stabbed on Cohasset Road after allegedly fighting with another local homeless man Friday night.
After being wounded, the man called 9-1-1 for medical attention at 7:28 p.m.
It was discovered at the hospital that he had suffered stab wounds to his abdomen and upper torso.
Witnesses report that the victim was stabbed during a fight with another local transient known as "Bradley."
The transients were within an abandoned home, located in the 2600 block of Cohasset Road, during the incident.
The suspect, "Bradley," is described as a 35-year-old white male with shoulder length blond hair.
He was seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and white shoes.
The victim underwent surgery for the stab wounds and is now in stable condition. He is expected to make a full recovery over the next few days.
Chico police ask anyone who witnessed the incident or has knowledge of "Bradley" to contact them at 897-4900.


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An injury has forced a late change to next week's UFC on FUEL TV 6 card in China.
Kyung Ho Kang (11-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is out of a bantamweight fight against Alex Caceres (7-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) with a foot injury, which has forced the UFC to turn to a late replacement in the form of Motonobu Tezuka (19-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Sources close to the promotion on Friday confirmed the change to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), saying verbal agreements are in place for the bout.
UFC on FUEL TV 6 takes place Nov. 10 at The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau, a special administrative district of China. The main card airs on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.
Tezuka, from Japan, takes the fight on a week's notice and will enter on a three-fight win streak, including 2-0 in 2012. Before a loss in August 2011, Tezuka was on a 12-fight unbeaten streak, going 10-0-2. The bantamweight has 13 of his 19 wins by decision.
Caceres is coming off an impressive second-round submission win over Damacio Page at UFC on FUEL TV 4 this past July. That got him back in the win column following a split-decision loss to Edwin Figueroa that came after Caceres was docked two points for low kicks.
Kang, from South Korea, was to be making his UFC debut on the strength of a three-fight win streak, all by submission. He has five wins in his past six fights, all by stoppage. But now his UFC debut will have to wait.
UFC on FUEL TV 6 features a main event between former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and
former Strikeforce champ Cung Le.
The full UFC on FUEL TV 6 fight card now includes:
MAIN CARD (FUEL TV, 9 a.m. ET)
- Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le
- Stanislav Nedkov vs. Thiago Silva
- Dong Hyum Kim vs. Paulo Thiago
- Mac Danzig vs. Takanori Gomi
- Alex Caceres vs. Motonobu Tezuka*
- Jon Tuck vs. Tiequan Zhang
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 7:15 a.m. ET)
- John Lineker vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani
- Tom DeBlass vs. Riki Fukuda
- Jeff Hougland vs. Takeya Mizugaki
- David Mitchell vs. Hyun Gyu Lim
* – Not officially announced
For more on UFC on FUEL TV 6, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Reds pick up Phillips' option, decline Cordero's
Club still hopeful to work out long-term deal with each veteran
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- The Reds made a flurry of roster moves on Monday, most notably picking up the 2012 option on second baseman Brandon Phillips and declining closer Francisco Cordero's option. Phillips' option was worth $12 million. So was Cordero's, but he will instead get a stipulated $1 million buyout and become a free agent. "We'll still continue to talk to both players about long-term deals," said Reds general manager Walt Jocketty. "We didn't want to pick up Cordero for the amount of money it would be." Exercising Phillips' option has been expected since the season ended. The 30-year-old batted .300 with 18 home runs and 82 RBIs, leading National League second basemen in hitting, slugging, on-base percentage, runs, hits and doubles, and ranked second in RBIs. Cincinnati shifted Phillips to the leadoff spot on Aug. 17, and he batted .350 over his final 38 games. Jocketty indicated that talks were going "OK," with Phillips' agents. "We really haven't broken any new ground yet," he said. Cordero had a strong season to conclude a four-year, $46 million contract with Cincinnati. He was 5-3 with a 2.45 ERA and converted 37 saves in 43 chances -- his 327 career saves rank 12th all-time. After the All-Star break, Cordero converted 20 of his 21 save opportunities. "We told them he should go out and check the market and see," Jocketty said. "We can talk again." Cordero is the Reds' fifth free-agent player, joining catcher Ramon Hernandez, left-hander Dontrelle Willis and shortstop Edgar Renteria, who entered the market over the weekend. Outfielder Fred Lewis became a free agent in early October after he finished the season in Louisville. While Lewis isn't likely to return, there was a possibility for Hernandez, Willis and Renteria to come back. "We're going to try to talk to each one," Jocketty said. "With Edgar, we'll wait and see how he responds from surgery." Jocketty revealed that Renteria had minor surgery after the season to clean out his left shoulder. The Reds also outrighted relievers Jared Burton and Daryl Thompson to Triple-A Louisville, which removed them from the 40-man roster. Left-handed pitcher Matt Maloney was claimed off waivers by the Twins after the Reds also attempted to outright him. "We have several players we need to protect on the roster this winter," Jocketty said. Jocketty left the door open for Burton and Thompson to return as non-roster invites to Spring Training. The club also selected the contract of outfielder Denis Phipps, who split this season between Double-A Carolina and Louisville.
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The Arnold Palmer Prostate Center
"IT'S ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE. IT'S ABOUT SAVING LIVES."By: Roxanne Jones
When the Arnold Palmer Prostate Center at Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center celebrates its grand opening in mid-January, men in the Coachella Valley and the entire nation will have a specialized prostate cancer treatment center that offers an unparalleled blend of state-of-the-art technology, a highly skilled medical team, and a coordinated, compassionate approach to treatment. Located in the $65 million Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center, the new Arnold Palmer Prostate Center is the culmination of a vision for a center of excellence in prostate cancer treatment, and a golf legend's commitment to early cancer detection.
"Eisenhower has had a cutting-edge radioactive seed implant program in place for several years," explains John Stevenson, MD, a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist who is Medical Director of the new facility. In fact, Eisenhower Medical Center was the first hospital in the Coachella Valley to offer radioactive seed implants (known as brachytherapy) for the treatment of prostate cancer. "We've been treating about 100 patients a year with this modality," he notes.
Dr. Stevenson is uniquely qualified to head the new Center, having launched the brachytherapy program at UCLA in 1991, and run the program for nearly two years. He also headed a similar program in Santa Barbara before coming to Eisenhower in 2001. He estimates that he's performed more than 750 seed implantations in his medical career. The Genesis Of The New Center
"The idea for the center was born out of a belief that I had regarding the unique combination of the Coachella Valley and the focus on cancer here at Eisenhower," says Dr. Stevenson. "We could not only continue to serve Valley residents, but also attract people from across the country. People like to visit this area, and we already have the great Eisenhower Medical Center infrastructure in place.
"But I realized that to attract people from outside the region, we'd need a high-profile name to raise our visibility, a name that would be associated with integrity, quality, and a never ending pursuit of excellence," Dr. Stevenson adds. "Arnold Palmer seemed like a natural and was clearly my first choice. This area is known for golf, he has so many local ties, and he's a prostate cancer survivor. If he'd lend his name to this endeavor, it would put us on the map fast. So I approached Michael Landes [President of the Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation] with my idea."
He liked it. "It was a perfect fit with Eisenhower's existing focus on cancer care," Landes recalls. With the encouragement of Eisenhower President and Chief Executive Officer G. Aubrey Serfling, Landes turned to Eisenhower's trustees and board members for help in approaching Arnold Palmer. John Curci – already the champion behind the Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center – made the connection with Palmer. After a single meeting at which the concept of the new prostate center was presented to Arnold Palmer, "The King" said yes. "It's About Saving Lives."
"I am very pleased to lend my support and my name to the new prostate center at the Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center," Palmer says. "It is truly a state-of-the-art, full-service medical center for the treatment of this widespread disease. I am a living example that the best chance for survival of prostate cancer is early detection, and I can't emphasize that enough to every man within earshot." Palmer underwent successful prostate cancer surgery, combined with radiation therapy, in 1997.
"The message that I have been expounding since my own experience seems to be getting through," he continues. "More and more men are coming up to me and telling me that they're getting their PSAs [prostate specific antigen tests]. The Arnold Palmer Prostate Center is about making a difference. It's about saving lives." In fact, the Center will amplify this message with a national public service campaign to educate men about the risks of prostate cancer, treatment options, and the importance of early detection.
"We are thrilled to have Arnold Palmer on our team," says G. Aubrey Serfling. "He is passionate about healing, educated about the need for awareness, and committed to finding a cure for prostate cancer, which is the second most common cancer in men (after skin cancer), affecting 230,000 men this year alone." When prostate cancer is found early, however – while it is still in the prostate or only in nearby areas – the five-year survival rate is nearly 100 percent.
State-Of-The-Art Treatment Options There also are numerous, state-of-the-art treatment options for prostate cancer – all of which are offered at the new Arnold Palmer Prostate Center at Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center. In addition to brachytherapy, patients here can have access to external radiation therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, advanced nerve-sparing surgery, cryotherapy, and chemotherapy.
• Brachytherapy uses radioactive seeds, about the size of a grain of rice, stranded on a synthetic filament and implanted in the prostate gland. The seeds emit a low level radiation that destroys cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue. The first facility on the West Coast utilizing the IsoStrand™ technology, the Arnold Palmer Prostate Center provides immediate, onsite creation of the stranded radioactive seeds, reducing the typical two-week waiting time to two days to complete the treatment. (For more details about the advantages of the innovative IsoStrand technology, see "What's New")
• High Dose Rate (HDR) B r a c h y t h e r a p y concentrates radiation in a small area from a radioactive source temporarily placed inside the body, and is one of the most precise forms of radiation therapy available.
• External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBT) uses state-of-theart linear accelerators to deliver radiation to a precise location within the body. A series of three-dimensional radiation beams are tailored to the size, shape and location of the tumor or cancer cells to stop their growth and reproduction while sparing the surrounding healthy tissue.
• Image Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), one of most significant innovations in cancer treatment in the past three decades, treats tumors that were previously considered untreatable due to their size or location with an extremely precise variable beam intensity.
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery is a non-surgical, non-invasive method of delivering a precise, robotically-guided dose of intense radiation to a tumor. The beams of radiation, with highly sophisticated computer software, reshape continuously matching the size and shape of the tumor, allowing a full treatment course in as few as five days. (For more details about stereotactic radiosurgery, see the Program Spotlight )
• Nerve-sparing Prostatectomy is a modified form of radical prostatectomy. When prostate nerves are cancer-free, the prostate gland only is removed and the nerves are preserved. The Arnold Palmer Prostate Center also offers ancillary services such as nutritional guidance, exercise and meditation therapies, counseling, and support groups. The Personal Touch
When you first arrive at the Arnold Palmer Prostate Center, your personal nurse coordinator will be waiting to meet with you and your family. She will coordinate and optimize your time at the Center, and will arrange any follow-up visits. A special conference is held with our physicians, you and your family to review your treatment options. Your nurse coordinator will be right at your side to help answer questions and care for your every need. The goal is to help you determine the best possible treatment option for your condition, your family and your quality of life. Just A Phone Call Away
"Eisenhower has relationships with several hotels, travel services and other service providers to make your trip to the Coachella Valley as effortless and comfortable as possible," Cindy Huff, RN, Nurse Coordinator notes." With a single phone call to us, we will arrange your medical care and serve as a resource for you to arrange your stay in the desert."
"We're not looking to be the biggest prostate cancer center," adds Monica Khanna, MD, Radiation Oncologist. "But we do intend to offer the highest quality care, the most convenience, and to do the absolute best job for those who want that experience."
For more information about the Arnold Palmer Prostate Center at Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center, please call 760-674-3838. Learn more about Arnold Palmer in a candid interview . For a referral for an Eisenhower physician or specialist, call our Physician Referral Service, 760-568-2273.


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Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop is pleased to announce the next In Their Footsteps free speaker series event. This program is Wildlife Center of the North Coast presented by some of the wildlife center's staff on Sunday, February 17, at 1:00 p.m. This is part the weekend's nationwide Great Backyard Bird Count activities led by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Since Sharnelle Fee founded the Wildlife Center of the North Coast sixteen years ago, people who find sick or injured wildlife in our area have had a helpful resource to turn to. The all-volunteer non-profit center aids all indigenous wildlife, has a wildlife hospital, and provides offsite education programs.
The presenters will bring some of the center's education animals to the program such as an owl, a common murre, a rhinoceros auklet, a northern fulmar, and a brown pelican. Their program will cover some of the dangers that wildlife face in this region, the work of the Wildlife Center of the North Coast and how people can help local wildlife.
This monthly Sunday forum is sponsored by the Lewis & Clark National Park Association and the park. These programs are held in the Netul River Room of Fort Clatsop's visitor center and are free of charge.
Other upcoming In Their Footsteps: speaker series programs include:
-Sunday, March 17 –The Columbia River's "ELLIS ISLAND" by Nancy Bell Anderson
-Sunday, April 21 – Gifford Pinchot: The Making of an American Conservationist by Joseph Blanco
-Sunday, May 19 –What Killed Lewis? by Dr. David Peck


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NYT's Ashlee Vance was correct on both accounts, however,
those of us looking for more than a Windows 7 slate with multi-touch
support will likely be disappointed. Instead of the whimsical
fantasies dreamt up in Microsoft's Courier videos involving dual
screens, pen input and an innovative user interface, those of us
sitting in the audience were treated to something a bit more
reality, the design reminds us of Microsoft's previous
UMPC efforts, only on a larger scale. The prototype device that
Ballmer showed the crowd was running a Kindle application for Windows
7 complete with multi-touch support.
was quite the tease and didn't divulge any additional information on
specs or pricing -- all we know is that the device will be available
some time this year. However, we'll do our best to get more information on the device tomorrow.


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New to the Club but have been reading the forums for a number of years. Current ride and only BMW is a 2009 R1200RT that I purchased new. The photo included was taken at Waterton, Lakes Alberta enroute to Whitefish, Montana.
Came from the dark side into the light after many years of touring the Pacific Northwest on Hondas and Harleys.


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Tony Bennett might have turned 86 today (August 3), but he'll always be young at heart.
Case in point, his last two albums—2006's Duets: An American Classic and Duets II in 2011–had him teaming up with youngsters like Josh Groban and Lady Gaga. He might have a few years (or in some cases a few decades) on his singing partners but Tony doesn't seem to care. He's even releasing a third duets album with some of the biggest Latin stars like Marc Anthony and Gloria Estefan, aptly titled Tony Bennett: Viva Duets on October 23.
In honor of the octogenarian's big day, CBS Local has compiled the singer's six best duets. Which one is your favorite?
"The Lady Is A Tramp" with Lady Gaga
This Lady vamps it up for this classic duet, ditching her usual pant-less look for a floor length gown. The duo even update this old standard with a little shout-out to Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
"Speak Low" with Norah Jones
Ms. Jones might have gone to the dark side for her latest album, Little Broken Hearts, but this duet with Tony brings her back to her jazz roots.
"This Is All I Ask" with Josh Groban
The duo sing about aging on this mid-tempo tune. Their advice? Enjoy the simple pleasures. With how good Tony looks, I would take his word for it.
"The Way You Look Tonight" with Faith Hill
Faith and Tony slow things down for this classic love song. They even share a slow dance near the end.
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" with Michael Bublè
Words can't explain how classy these two are. And yes, these two also try their hand at a slow dance.
"Body and Soul" with Amy Winehouse
This was Amy Winehouse's final recording before her tragic death in the summer of 2011. Though she didn't get a chance to see it released, Tony had nothing but nice things to say about the chanteuse.
"Some people think that anyone could sing jazz, but they can't," he told Entertainment Weekly. "It's a gift of learning how to syncopate but it's also a spirit that you're either born with or you're not. And Amy was born with that spirit."
This fall Amy's family is even honoring Tony through the Amy Winehouse Foundation for his ability to "inspire greatness in others."
–Shannon Carlin, CBS Local
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NBCUniversal announced yesterday that it is naming Kimberly D. Harris executive vice president and general counsel. Harris will assume the role on Sept. 3.
Harris joins the broadcasting company from Davis Polk & Wardwell, where she was a partner in the firm's litigation department. At Davis Polk, Harris handled matters for clients such as investigations by the Justice Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress. Also, from 2010 to 2012, she served in the White House Counsel's Office, most recently as deputy counsel and deputy assistant to the president.
"With extensive experience, proven leadership ability, and a track record of success, Kim is a great choice to guide our Law Department," said NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke. "I look forward to working closely with her in the months and years ahead."
Harris takes over the position after long-time GC Rick Cotton decided to step down. Cotton, who first started working as NBC's GC in 1989, announced in 2012 that he would be stepping down from his post this year. Cotton (who made pro bono a priority in his department) is taking on the role of senior counsel for IP protection. He will be working closely with the anti-piracy team at NBCUniversal and Comcast on anti-piracy policy and advocacy.
"Rick Cotton's many contributions have earned him the gratitude of this company, and the respect of our industry," Burke said. "I am pleased that Rick will continue to lead our efforts regarding digital theft and counterfeiting, and that he will help ensure a smooth transition."
Read more about this story in the Los Angeles Times.
For more comings and goings in legal departments, read 15 noteworthy in-house career moves.