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Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed.
If charged, they will appear Nov. 19 in Pope County Circuit Court.
— David B. Fulford, 31, forgery, theft of property — $15,000.
— Christy D. Sanders, 25, forgery, theft of property — $15,000.
Police received a report of a theft Thursday by a man who claimed his credit card had been stolen and about $2,500 had been charged to it at various local businesses.
The same day, video surveillance at Regions Bank showed Christy Sanders, who along with Fulford had been living in a residence owned by the complainant, cashing one of the complainant's checks for $100. Fulford was with Sanders when she cashed the check.
Sanders allegedly showed identification and provided a thumb print when cashing the check, and returned with Fulford to Regions the next day to try to cash another, where the two were arrested.
After being read her Miranda rights, Sanders allegedly admitted to using the card and checks and said that Fulford assisted her in the crime.
Fulford has had three theft convictions in Pope County District Court since 2007 and has another pending.
Sanders was convicted of theft three times in district court in 2010 and has one pending.
Sanders is on felony probation out of Garland County.
— Eric E. Cohen, 30, two counts delivery of a controlled substance — $7,500.
According to a warrant filed July 30, agents with the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force (DTF) through the use of a confidential informant met with Cohen on March 12 and 14, purchasing a total of five grams of methamphetamine for $450.
— Matthew Enos, 30, two counts delivery of a controlled substance — $50,000.
According to a warrant filed Oct. 11, DTF agents through the use of a confidential informant met twice with Enos on July 3, purchasing approximately 1.7 grams of methamphetamine.
Enos has been convicted of at least four other felonies, according to his arrest warrant.
— James Foster, 24, two counts delivery of a controlled substance — $7,500.
According to a warrant filed Oct. 11, DTF agents through the use of a confidential informant met with Foster on June 28 and 29, purchasing from him a total of four grams of methamphetamine for $400.


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What you have is a Periwinkle but as hairymallow advised, a closer examination is required to determine which.
Yes this helps clarify things, although if you looked at the leaf margins on the original picture the pubescence was just visible. So as Hairymallow said - hairs = V. major L - Greater Periwinkle. It has bigger flowers than minor (as the names would suggest generally >3cm vs <3cm and bigger leaves. Vinca difformis is another bigger flowered species native to southern Europe which is increasingly being grown - there are several colour forms in cultivation but it too lacks pubescence.
When I first posted this I never expected so much interest.I am very grateful for all the replies I have had. Can anyone verify that it is an evergreen ? Some varieties seem to have been cutivated for the garden but I am a fan of the wild original and it is now in several places in my garden. Also I have noticed that there is a lot of interest in it`s medicinal properties.
it is an evergreen and a very good ground cover though it can become invasive where the conditions suit it particularily well. It isn't a native of the UK, though has become very widespread as a garden escape. It's origins are in Southern and Eastern Europe/Mediterranean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinca_major
The Vinca alkaloids you refer to as having medicinal properties are derived from the Madagascar Periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, which used to be known as Vinca rosea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharanthus_roseus
I am not sure if Vinca major has similar alkaloid compounds of medicinal use, but probably not as these compounds have evolved in plants as defence against herbivory and the evolutionary pressures re: herbivory, environmental stresses, growing seasons and genetic factors on Catharanthus roseus will have been very different from those on Vinca major.
I hope this ansswers some of your questions and is of interest.


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New England by 29. Another ho hum superbowl....
New England by 29. Another ho hum superbowl....
My prediction - highest rated Superbowl ever.
Oh, and I don't think the Pats are going to win by 29. I'd guess 35-24.
"I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum."
- - Rowdy Roddy Piper
"It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong. I am not a big man"
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Patriots by a pair of TDs.
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-16 Average Season: 69-93
New England 47
New York 31
Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun
A blowout, lots of crappy commercials, more talk about how the Patriots are the best team ever...
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
the Pats win by 10 or 11.
because at the end of the day, they still are the Chicago Cubs, and they will figure out a way to screw this whole thing up--Marty B.
4 hours, 48 minutes from kickoff to final whistle.
There's no such thing as a short Super Bowl with 4 minutes of commercials every 3rd play. It's a brutal game to watch.
What if this wasn't a rhetorical question?
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
Take the spread...Pats win
I think it was 12 the last time I saw it.....
Of course, this means' they'll win by less than a touchdown
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I predict that it will not be an exciting game.
Talent is God Given: be humble.
Fame is man given: be thankful.
Conceit is self given: be careful.
John Wooden
I could easily see Eli turning back into Eli...and Brady being Brady.
The Giants defense may be able to get to Brady a bit, though.
I predict I wont watch the game because of my total disdain for all things Patriot.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
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"Innovate, integrate, communicate." That's the tag line for Print13, the graphics extravaganza that replaces Graph Expo every four years and is the largest North American print show. And indeed, the event – which takes place September 8-12 at Chicago's McCormick Place – is designed to prod graphics professionals to take just those steps in finding success and profitability.
One way it does so is by providing show segments for just about every type of specialized graphics. The 2013 version of the Print event, produced by the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC), will feature: a dozen show areas devoted to graphics specialties; more than 60 co-located industry events (including the Converting & Package Printing Expo); a Print13 Conference Program comprising 70 educational sessions; a variety of show-floor theaters and market-segment presentations; "ask the expert" stations located around the show floor, and much more.
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In the U.S., the more years our students spend in school, the more steeply their science achievement drops compared with students from other countries. It's time to change the way science instruction is delivered.
Faced with these realities, educators are being urged to innovate and adopt 21st-century methods while still teaching the standards and focusing on student achievement. Is this possible and, if so, how?
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Hailey Glassman said she was heartbroken to learn what many had suspected for some time: ex-reality TV dad Jon Gosselin had cheated on her.
"He became a monster," she told RadarOnline.com. "He's a master manipulator and a compulsive liar."
Glassman, 22, said she learned the gut-wrenching truth about her eight-month relationship to the former "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star during a deposition on Monday when the details of Jon's relationship with tabloid reporter Kate Major were revealed.
"I was told under oath that Jon really did sleep with Kate Major," Glassman said. "I'm mind-boggled and hurt by it. And he still lies to me about it and denies it to this day."
Glassman, 22, said she had been duped into thinking the blonde ex-Star magazine reporter felt bad for her after Gosselin -- who is being sued by TLC for breach of contract -- said he had a "friend" who wanted to do a "defending Hailey" article.
"I think back now and say to myself, 'Hailey, you should have been smarter.' I mean they told me, 'Kate Major is going to pretend to be Jon's girlfriend so they can take the heat off of you,' and I was like, 'Great! Ok, thank you!'" Glassman said.
But when photos surfaced showing the father of eight and Major hobnobbing in the Hamptons and gallivanting around Manhattan, Glassman said she felt it was the "ultimate betrayal."
Glassman is the daughter of the surgeon who performed a tummy tuck on Jon's soon-to-be-ex-wife Kate. But now she blames the divorcing dad for causing a rift in her close-knit family.
"Welcome to my nightmare," Glassman told RadarOnline. "I'm not on speaking terms with my mother because of Jon. He's thrown a huge fork in my family. That's the saddest part about all of this."
"I just want this all to be over," she said. "I want him out of my life. I think Jon needs to relearn to love himself before he can even have friendships. He needs to relearn how to be a good person, an I hope he gets help."


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I shouldn't complain about winter riding conditions since we have not had it as bad in north eastern Kansas as many (most) parts of the country. But there is a melancholy that comes upon me this time each year - well, aside from post Holiday cheer! - that can most assuredly be traced to frozen precipitation on the pavement. In this part of the country this is invariably followed by thousands of tons of, largely unnecessary, salt and sand, the combination of which makes riding a near impossibility until the advent of a serious liquid downpour! In my mind this begs the simple question:
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Over the years, SUVs have stood for a lot of things: glorified pickups, cul-de-sac fads, gas hogs. But the SUV that lorded over the rest — Land Rover's inimitable Range Rover — transcended the fracas with its own brand of damn-the-torpedoes capability. The 2012 model, which starts at $79,425 and approaches $200,000 in an impossibly decadent Autobiography Ultimate Edition, remains as transcendent as ever.
The 2012 Land Rover Range Rover packs top-shelf refinement and utmost capability — and justifies its stratospheric price.
A five-seater, the Range Rover got a few styling tweaks for 2012; you can compare that model with the 2011 here. It comes in HSE and Supercharged trims, which you can compare here. A decked-out Autobiography Edition is available within the Supercharged line. Land Rover will mint fewer than 50 of a top-of-the-line $170,000 customized Autobiography Ultimate Edition — a distinct trim from the Autobiography Edition — for the U.S. market.
We tested a Range Rover HSE. Note that the Range Rover nameplate now appears on the Range Rover Sport and, as of this model year, the Range Rover Evoque, which ride different, smaller platforms. We cover them separately in Cars.com's Research section.
The Refinement
No longer the lumbering beast it used to be, the Range Rover launches with authority, cresting hills with a pleasing exhaust note and reserve power to spare. The standard six-speed automatic upshifts smoothly and kicks down swiftly. A Sport mode quickens the Rover even more, holding lower gears for a sense of urgency you probably won't need — but might enjoy — around town. My only complaint is a touch of accelerator lag when calling for sharp power from a stop. It's a common complaint in luxury cars, and Land Rover is nowhere near the worst offender.
Four adults and a weekend's worth of luggage reduced our tester's 5.0-liter V-8 to merely quick enough. Those who want effortless power with a full load can opt for a supercharged V-8, which is standard on all but the HSE. It packs 510 horsepower and launches the Rover to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds, Land Rover says. The 375-hp HSE, by contrast, takes 7.2 seconds.
Unlike the smaller Range Rover Sport, whose ride quality is a little firm, the regular Range Rover rivals flagship luxury cars. Fitted with optional 20-inch wheels, P255/50R20 tires and an adaptive air suspension, our test car traveled pothole-riddled streets and undulating highways with excellent composure. You won't forget the potholes exist — as you might with Mercedes' Airmatic suspension — but their significance diminishes.
Nineteen-inch wheels and higher-series tires are standard, as is an air suspension without adaptive shock absorbers. The Range Rover's precipitous body roll limits your fun to straight-line acceleration, but the brakes haul you down fast: Our test car's antilock discs brought the 5,697-pound SUV to a halt with confident, linear pedal action. Supercharged models have larger discs. The Range Rover's well-assisted steering settles in on the highway, requiring few corrections to stay at 12 o'clock, and characteristic of cabins in this price range, you won't have to raise your voice to chat with backseat passengers at 80 mph.
The Capability
Off-road capabilities and Range Rovers go together like cigars and brandy, and our HSE lived up to its reputation. Land Rover's Terrain Response system optimizes the drivetrain and suspension for various selectable terrain scenarios: snow, rocks, sand and the like. You can also adjust the suspension to varying ride heights independently, including an off-road setting with 11.1 inches of ground clearance, and switch the four-wheel-drive's transfer case into a trail-crawling low range. Auto-locking center and rear differentials complete the ensemble.
Equipment alone doesn't equate to off-road capability — something we've observed in the Range Rover Sport — but the Range Rover impressed. At first, a patch of mud had all four wheels slinging more dirt than a presidential-primary debate, with little progress to show for it. (Sort of like those debates.) With four-wheel drive in Low range and the suspension raised, the Range Rover needed a little rocking to extricate, but before long the differentials locked automatically and all four wheels rotated in unison. One corner found footing, the SUV clawed its way out, and I enjoyed a badass factor of 10 driving a mud-splattered Range Rover the rest of the day.
The Inside
It's rare to find a luxury SUV with the cabin materials, floor to ceiling, of the priciest luxury sedans. The Range Rover meets this standard with rich leather, low-gloss finishes and plenty of real wood and metal. Higher trims swathe the doors in more cowhide, while the Autobiography Ultimate Edition gets its own custom leather and — yes, really — a yacht-style, teak-lined cargo floor. It ought to look familiar, as I suspect anyone who gets an Ultimate will drive it … to his yacht.
The Autobiography Edition's custom fittings also include unique wood and leather, power-adjustable rear captain's chairs and a center console with an aluminum laptop table and refrigerator. The rear entertainment system integrates two iPads as viewing screens.
Both the front and rear seats have high seating positions and good room, with decent driving visibility except for an undersized rearview mirror. The cargo area offers 35.1 cubic feet of cargo room behind the rear seats and 74.2 cubic feet with the seats tumbled. The maximum volume compares favorably with the Lexus LX 570 and Mercedes G-Class, but less so with the Infiniti QX56 and the mammoth Cadillac Escalade.
Because of this model's low sales volume, crash-test scores and reliability data aren't available — though reliability data was on hand during our Range Rover review several years back, and it stank. Standard safety features include head-protecting side airbags and, as is required of all new 2012 models in the U.S., antilock brakes and an electronic stability system. Click here for a full list of standard safety features, or here to see our evaluation of child-seat provisions. Of note to parents with small children: The Range Rover's Latch anchors are among the most onerous we've ever tested. Click the photos at right for more details.
Safety related options include adaptive (swiveling) headlights with automatic high beams, a blind spot warning system and surround-view parking cameras. The backup camera disappoints, however; see the photos for more.
Range Rover in the Market
Part of the Range Rover's iconic nature is that it's always had few direct competitors. Other flagship luxury SUVs have three rows, larger dimensions and, ultimately, lower price tags. The only true competitor, Mercedes' age-old G-Class, sold fewer than 1,200 last year — less than one-eighth of Range Rover sales. So the Range Rover is out by itself, sitting on turf few competitors have confronted. Damn the torpedoes indeed; this Land Rover has no equal.
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Kerry Wood: Indians on the right track
Despite losing veterans, Tribe has added talent to team
This is just my second year closing, and this season has been a different type of learning experience.
I didn't have a whole lot of time to think last year with the Cubs. This season, I haven't had the opportunity for a whole lot of innings, but we're trying to get my work in. I try to avoid going more than four days without pitching in a game, even if a save chance doesn't come about.
The tough part in a non-save situation is staying focused. You have to be able to go out there without the adrenalin rush of a save opportunity and stay locked in. I've seen other closers, including guys I played with, experience difficulty in that situation.
When you get a closer out there just to get some work in, that's when they seem to give up a couple of runs. It happens. But the bottom line is when there is a save opportunity, it's my job to close it.
Hopefully, I can get more of my work in save situations in the final couple months. We've been playing better recently. Hopefully, we can keep it going. We could have used a couple of these runs earlier in the season, but better late than never, I guess.
As we go forward, we've gotten some good arms back in a couple of trades we made. Getting Chris Perez, a guy with "plus" stuff, is great, and while we had to trade some good players to get them, in the long run they will be strengths.
They'll fit nicely with some of the young, talented players who were already on the roster, like Tony Sipp, a guy you don't hear much about but who has great stuff and a really good head on his shoulders.
The talent is here. I do think we have a good base, and I'm included in that.
Kerry Wood joined the Indians over the offseason after pitching for the Cubs from 1999-2008. Last season, he moved to the bullpen and converted 34 of 40 save opportunities. After a rough start to his first season in Cleveland, Wood has his ERA down to 4.72 with 15 saves.
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Richards Microfit Thumbhole grip issue & fix
Hi folks, I thought I would post this about the Richards Microfit straight line style thumb hole stocks. The first one I built for a guy, I had a heck of a time getting them to send the right stock. After 2 stocks that were either cut for the wrong trigger guard or the thumb hole was hoged out way, way too much, months later I got a stock with no hole cut as requested. It turned out nice because now I could fit the grip to the guy's hand. This is that one.
Now a couple of years go by and I get another job fitting another straight line TH from them with the same rediculously hollowed out pistol grip. Iv never seen such a poor patterned thumb hole. It was like griping a broom stick handle in the web of your hand. I should have done a befor pic but didnt think of it. The guy didnt like the grip either but it took 7 months for them to cut this one for a CZ 572 so it was hump it up as best I could.
The peg added about 1/3rd diameter to the grip and alowed me to shape a nice uniformly tapered grip that put just the right amount of finger tip on the trigger. Otherwise, the Richards cut grip was terrible! Heres the finished grip,
Now dont get me wrong on Richards, Iv gotten some decent semi's from them that could not be beat for the price, but there are some stinkers to. In this particular case, I would ALWAYS order a straight line unit with no hole cut. Just sayin....
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|January 12, 2013, 02:01 AM
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That's funny, I always felt that the thumbhole on Richards stocks was way too small, any kind of recoil and it wil bruise your thumb joint. But I suppose that's why there are different interpretations by different smiths.
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|January 13, 2013, 12:14 AM
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Your absolutely right, I had to hog out the rear of the hole quite alot to clear the back of the thumb joint. And that I realy dont mind, its the adding wood thats down right idiotic!
|January 13, 2013, 06:46 AM
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My single experience with a Richards microfit stock was poor. It was a decent fit for the gun, but the rest of the workmanship was unacceptable and the wood quality was such that I didn't feel it was worth trying to salvage. I threw it away and chalked it up as a lesson learned.
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|January 19, 2013, 12:33 PM
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I ran across this thread and had to comment.
I've had one experience with a Richards Microfit stock and reading about y'all's experiences brought memories. I bought mine in about 1996. I ordered it for a Remington 700 BDL with a bull barrel.
It took months and several phone calls before the stock finally arrived. And yes, as coincidence will have it, mine is similar to the second one xtriggerman's dealing with, although I much prefer the shape of mine around and above the thumbhole. But at least the thumbhole was "ported" reasonably well on mine. I have no complaints about its size or placement.
But I was quite disappointed with the stock's other features. First of all, I realized the "microfit" was a joke. It was, at best, a rather severe exaggeration. "Microfit" implies that the 'smith will have very little fitment to do in order for the stock and barreled action to mate normally. Well, such was not the case. After waiting for months, my stock finally arrived with a standard barrel channel and not a bull barrel one. And the cut-outs for the receiver were just approximate as well. I had to use my Dremel tool to relieve several areas before the action would fit. And of course, I had to open up the barrel channel before the barrel would fit right as well.
The stock exterior was very rough and required a LOT of work with shaping files and rasps before I even started in on the stock with sandpaper. It ended up being a lot of work, but I must say that it is now one of the nicest looking stocks I own, and I get a lot of compliments on this gun. The last time I had it out at the gun range, the rangemaster walked up to me and told me it was THE prettiest rifles he'd ever seen. I was very surprised, considering the guy must see dozens of rifles every day.
In case you're wondering how it shoots, well, I floated the barrel and bedded the action using Brownell's AcraGlass bedding compound. It is a sub-MOA tack driver, which I guess shouldn't come as much of a surprise considering the gun's components and all.
Remington 700BDL, .243 Win., factory bull barrel, Burris Fullfield 6x18 scope, Leupold rings and mount, Richard's Microfit thumbhole stock
Would I order again from Richard's Microfit? I mean that's really the bottom line for me. And the answer is, knowing what I do now, I can prepare myself for the interminable wait, and I'll know in advance the amount of work involved, so knowing all this, yeah, I would order from Richard's again. But I think I'll try somebody else first.
|March 16, 2014, 07:03 PM
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Richards Microfit Stock
I just purchased a Richards laminated stock and I'm very pleased with it. In Jan of 2014 I started looking for a replacement stock for a Savage 111 and sent e-mails out to 3 different stock companies. Helen from Richards was the 1st to reply to my e-mails. She had me take pics of my Savage composite stock and then send them to her. 3 days later she contacted me again and I sent her a few more pics of the rifle without stock. She explained to me that the only stock I could get without sending rifle was one that was 95-96%. She gave me prices and told me what type of time frame I would be looking at which was about 8 weeks. I told her I'd call her back in a few days and let her know. 1st weef of Feb I called and ordered a thumbhole sporter in camo laminate. Gave her my CC # but she said it wouldn't be billed till it was shipped. 3 days later I called back and had a recoil pad added also. 2 weeks later Helen called and asked for 1 more picture of the floorplate which I sent. 3 weeks later I had the stock delivered to my doorstep! Was very happy. I do have to inlet the trigger guard which is gonna take the most time but she did say about 95%.
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TACOMA, Wash. – University of Puget Sound students have taken their excellent track record of winning prestigious national fellowships past the century mark, winning 118 awards in just a dozen years.
This year students secured 22 national scholarships, amid tough competition from across the country. These include two Fulbright Scholarships, six French Government Teaching Assistantships, four North American Language and Culture Assistantships in Spain, two Princeton-in-Asia Fellowships, a Critical Language Scholarship, a Udall Scholarship, a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals Fellowship, three Goldwater Scholarships, and a National Science Foundation scholarship.
The numbers are impressive for a liberal arts college competing against hundreds of far larger universities. This year three Puget Sound students won the Goldwater, the top undergraduate science award, out of just 300 available. Peter Russell '12 was awarded Puget Sound's first Critical Language Scholarship, and Maggie Shanahan '13 won both a Udall and a Goldwater. In addition Rachel Hood '09, who is now in graduate school, landed a National Science Foundation scholarship for her work in microbiology.
"Graduation is always a time of mixed feelings for all of us, as so many students move on from the world of academic learning to the enormity of the world outside of campus," said Sharon Chambers-Gordon, director of the Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowships. "However, seeing these scholarship winners move on toward their goals, with these accolades in hand, is always a moment of joy—for the professors, advisors, families, friends, and staff who have worked with them. We wish them all an enriching experience."
The recent national awards include:
Fulbright Scholarship
Laura Lasswell '12 – Germany
Kat Schmidt '12 – Germany
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Emily Strichartz '12
Serena Berkowitz '12
Emily Swisher '12
Elizabeth Hughes '12
Charlotte Cronin '12
Molly Gibson '11
Cultural Ambassadors: North American Language and Culture Assistants in Spain
Sarah Evert '12
Daniel Pendleton '11
Sarah Rittenhouse '09
Daniel Watson '12
Max Honch '12 – Thailand
Max Heston '12 – China
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Peter Russell '12 – Arabic advanced beginning
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Maggie Shanahan '13
Goldwater Scholarship
Kevin Halasz '12
Maggie Shanahan '13
Vienna Saccomanno '13
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals Fellowship
Jon Prentice '12
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National Science Foundation Scholarship
Rachel Hood '09 (University of California, Berkeley) – Life Sciences, microbiology
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Members of the committee include fellowships director Sharon Chambers-Gordon; committee chair David Tinsley, in foreign languages and literature; Alyce DeMarais, associate dean, biology; Patrick O'Neil in politics and government; Greta Austin in religion; and Jeff Grinstead in chemistry. Other faculty members who worked with the scholarship winners include Diane Kelley and Michel Rocchi, both in foreign languages and literature.
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So I just got a pair of XPS-1s and am wondering if there is a break-in period. I have walked 18 holes (carrying clubs) 2 days in a row. Probably not the best decision with new shoes, but I can tell you my feet have never hurt so much from new shoes. These just crunch my toes when the shoe bends while I am walking. These are 10.5s and I am 10.5s in every other shoe (golf or not) that I have owned. I tried them on in the pro shop and you can never tell how they will perform after playing a few holes. Any recommendations/will it get better?
Have you had your foot properly measured? Just because you wear 10.5 in "every other shoe, golf or not" does not mean those are the right size and width for you. If these shoes crunch your toes you do not have the right size/width.
I wear FJ Icons, and like many here I have taken them from the box and walked 36 holes with nary a single blister. Ever. So I know my sizes are spot on. And there is no break in period for a properly sized pair of FJ's. Get to a FJ shop and have your foot measured properly and get the right sized shoe and your problem will be solved.
Hey Soonerball welcome to the FJC.
It certainly doesn't sound like you have the right size.
Can't really talk about the XPS-1s but I've never had an issue with my FJ Icons.
Sorry you've had a bad experience so far and hope you get it sorted. Let us know how you get on.
So it turns out I am really a 10.0 and a AA width-meaning I should be in a narrow. Should have thought about this before. Is there anything I could do with these shoes as I have used them and bought them online off ebay..?
Nevermind in regards to my last post-I am a normal width. Still, Footjoy wouldn't replace them would they?
Give Customer Service a call and ask what they can do for you. Check this out, it may apply to your situation... www.footjoy.com/.../warranty.asp
I have three pair of XPS-1's BOA and they feel great right out of the box with no needed break in period...IMHO. I would evaluate the size of the shoes, socks you wore and potentially even would the BOA's fit your foot better. Since my foot is more narrow I find that the BOA system helps the shoe to conform to my foot better with less blisters etc...plus A LOT more stability!! Just my two cents...
Good Luck!
Very surprised at what you had to say about your problems...I have 3 pair XPS and had no problems...wore them right out of the box for 18 and didn't have any issues....
Hope customer service helps....
Maybe try and put them back on EBay. As the others mentioned very important to get appropriately sized. My XPS are my favorite shoes. Best of luck getting them sold


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"I'm always here, I want to know first"
A Louisiana caseworker says being available to families is a key to her success.
August 26, 2013
Over the years, Bryan Kobos has fostered many children. 15-year-old Jason, his son by adoption, was placed 17 times before being united with Bryan, who currently lives in Shakopee, Minnesota.
It hasn't been smooth sailing – at present, Jason is living in juvenile detention. But Bryan is committed to helping Jason, and helping him the whole time has been Jason's former caseworker, Wanda Washington, 40, adoption supervisor for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services.
"She's amazing, she's always been an advocate for him, always on his side, always going above and beyond," said Bryan, 39. "She really listens to parents, even through Jason's challenges, she was always there. Even if she couldn't do anything, at least she would listen to what I have to say. Even now, she still is there."
For helping him stay focused on the reasons he adopted, and for being a consistent and reassuring presence in his life, Bryan nominated Wanda Washington for our August Caseworker of the Month.
"I think it's important to know about this caseworker, and this story," Bryan said. "People need to understand, you can't give up."
Bryan counts Washington as an adviser and friend -- and because of her open-minded, accessible, non-judgmental approach, she has helped Bryan embrace the commitment.
Key to providing that help is being constantly available, Washington said.
"I'm not one of those workers you can't reach," she said. "I have them emailing me, calling me. I'm always here, I want to know first."
She said the job never stops, and it takes mighty organizational skills, but Washington doesn't find it exhausting. "It's really not," she said. "If you really want to do something, you put your mind to it and just do it. It's about what you want to do. I want to be there for families and children. I make it happen, by any means necessary."
Up through the placement and finalization process, and after, Washington has been there for him, Bryan said, adding that he couldn't have done it without her.
"He has always been challenging," Bryan, 39, said of Jason. "Every since the first month, there have been challenges. There have been good days and really bad days, but I never wanted to throw him back in the system. If he ever had a chance, that would have crushed him."
After fostering 17 children, Bryan had reached a point where he wanted to focus on one child. Plus, he had been raised by an adoptive family. He found Jason's profile on AdoptUSKids and started the process. At the time, he was living in Tennessee.
"I just thought it was time to adopt," he said. "I really liked Jason's profile, I thought, 'This is a kid who definitely needs help and a stable home.' We seemed to hit it off pretty well, so that was the main reason. I have fostered so many children, I needed a break. Having a lot of kids come and go and come and go gets tiring after a while. I was motivated to try to turn one life around."
There have been good times since Jason's placement with Bryan in May, 2012 and finalization in April, but they're currently going through a rough patch. Jason is incarcerated at a juvenile detention facility after assaulting Bryan, which wasn't the first time. Jason has also stolen Bryan's Jeep.
"That's where Wanda comes into play," Bryan said.
Despite feeling confident he can find help for Jason, Bryan said Washington's continued presence is reassuring. "Even if I didn't have all the resources in place, she would fight for him."
Washington knew early on what she was going to do with her life. She originally thought about working in law enforcement. She earned her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, keeping with a lifelong desire to help.
"When I was young, I always wanted to assist others and help others in any way I could. I started this when I was young girl, always trying to help friends and family members. It just carried into adulthood."
When it came time to start her career, Washington found herself drawn to the child welfare system. Children who age out of foster care have an increased likelihood of running afoul the criminal justice system, and Washington wanted to be more proactive. She started with the agency in 2006, first in family services and then in foster care. In 2008 she started working with adoptions and took over her current position last year.
"I saw that it was more beneficial than the other end of it," she said.
Washington lives in Monroe with her husband, Drexal, and their daughter, Kennedi.
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Canadian newspaper The Toronto Star has launched a mobile site to let consumers stay on top of daily news.
The mobile site can be accessed at http://m.thestar.com/ and lets users catch up on the newspaper?s latest news. The mobile site is powered by Polar Mobile?s MediaEverywhere platform.
"The Star had an existing mobile presence via native mobile applications - mobile Web is a natural extension of this mobile presence," said Kunal Gupta, CEO of Polar Mobile, Toronto.
"Their goal was to give readers a best-in-class experience on several devices, which was made possible through the new mobile Web site powered by MediaEverywhere," he said.
Read on mobile
Content on The Toronto Star?s mobile site is free to consumers.
The site is set up vertically so that users scroll down to read over the headlines quickly before clicking on an article.
The newest articles are identified with a banner in the top right-hand corner of article photos.
When users click on a story, they can view article images and links to content inside articles.
Furthermore, a button in the top right-hand corner of the screen lets users share content via Facebook, Twitter and email.
Additionally, article comments load along the bottom of the site.
Users can swipe their finger across the screen from left to right to access the next story in the news category.
The site aggregates sports, entertainment, lifestyle, business, opinion and local news.
Mobile publishers
The Toronto Star is smart to take its content mobile with consumers increasingly using their mobile devices as their go-to device for reading news.
The trick is to keep the reading experience clean and simple while also including features that give users an incentive to use their mobile devices.
In fact, if done correctly, mobile has the opportunity to increase content consumption, according to a recent study from Pew Research.
The report found that 19 percent of adults who consume news on tablets are reading in-depth articles on a daily basis and 73 read in-depth articles at least sometimes. Additionally, 49 percent of tablet news users and 50 percent of smartphone news users either sometimes or often notice ads on their mobile devices while reading news. (see story).
By extending advertising options to the site, The Toronto Star is able to monetize its efforts.
The mobile site also ties closely with the publisher?s analytics and content infrastructure, per Polar Mobile.
"Most major publishers already have some type of mobile presence by now," Mr. Gupta said.
"The focus this year for most publishers will be to find additional opportunities to monetize their mobile content," he said. "Native ads - the sponsored posts on Facebook and Twitter are great early examples - will prove to be successful in providing higher CPM's for publishers."
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July 17, 2009
Reaction^2: Three Guys Who Think We're on (Twi)Crack
This video of some guys reacting to a fan reacting to the New Moon trailer. Hrm. Thanks, Lorabell!
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- AnonymousJuly 17, 2009 at 3:42 AM
Okay so first of all that girl is not a normal twilighter, she is bat shit crazy and obnoxious. On Twilight Newborns podcast they give out Renasty Awards and they honor her with one, so deserving twilightnewborns.comReplyDelete
That is so mean.ReplyDelete
Wow. They had nothing better to do than make fun of the fat chick?
Wait...sounds like something I would do...
- Julie M.July 17, 2009 at 3:45 AM
She might not be a normal twilighter, whatever that is, but those guys were mean!ReplyDelete
The guys were mean.ReplyDelete
But she is a lunatic. I am an obsessed Twilighter, but I didn't have a reaction like that ... wow ...
The new moon news today has picked up. Brightened my day!
OH my god! I was crying with friggin laughter. THanks TCA :DReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 17, 2009 at 3:58 AM
LOL made my day!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 17, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Best. Video. Ever. LOLReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 17, 2009 at 4:09 AM
These guys were HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
especially the right guy.....Just Hilarious!
- random readerJuly 17, 2009 at 4:18 AM
haha I like the guy on the left, as a fellow twi-guy he likes to make fun of people but he is definately not shy about sharing what he knows.ReplyDelete
These guys are fuckin' funny!Especialy the guy in right and left.ReplyDelete
It's just not a beach its tha La Push beach!
"Someone has to give her some oxygen"
The guy in the left knows alot about Twilight for someone who is making fun of Twilight , characters and the fat-ass.
wow... she's nutz...ReplyDelete
I would date the guy on the right... he's funny, and i like his hair.
what was up with the sound she made around the 7:12 minute mark, me and my fiance jumped just like those guys did. WTFReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 17, 2009 at 6:03 AM
hah was very funny hopefully that girl wont read this and feel bad ... i reacted like that too ... uh just more on the inside! keep loving twilight :)ReplyDelete
That was hilarious! It had me ROFLMFAO! xDReplyDelete
omg they were so mean but I was laughing sooo hard. lol That girl was past rediculous.ReplyDelete
Lol, you're welcome? She would have to be British ;)ReplyDelete
That was HILARIOUS! Those guys were too funny. Love it!ReplyDelete
O.K. It might be wrong but I thought this was funny. The guy on the right is kinda cute and the quiet stoned looking one in the back makes me giggle.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 17, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Kay so the guys were being mean but that as just funny! Im a big twilighter and this is just fing nuts! I was laughing my ass off!ReplyDelete
those dudes and the rest of you that thought that was funny very disappointing actually disgusting and those idiots didnt know athing about the twilight saga just really sadReplyDelete
that was soooo funny i love that they are so right i am not a crazyed person like that i mean wow there really funnyReplyDelete
Oh please!! this sh***T goes on all the time!! It is no wonder the stars of the films need security!! If the fans have this much emotion all the time and imagine 1,000 more just like this!! Crazzy scary!! I don't know if I could be as calm as all the actors have been throughout this process!! as for the guys- not really funny!! just boys being themselves, those of you that have children- check on them now and they probably are doing similiar stuff!!ReplyDelete
This is so funny. It makes me laugh when the one keeps saying "Edwarddd", another says, "I think she ate Bella", and the other says "who's Jacob?". This is a pretty good example of how guys react to anything "Twilight". They don't get how we can love this subject so much. They aren't really mean, they are just being guys. It's too long, though. Got bored after a while.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 20, 2009 at 8:13 AM
They were totally mean. Yet hilarious!! That chick is crazy though. I mean I love the books too but honestly she's like the loonies who chased Rob into a taxi. You're gonna kill the man!ReplyDelete
She put it out there, so I guess she can take all of the reactions to her performance!ReplyDelete


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BAYTOWN, Texas - Hurricane Isaac forced many people out of their homes as mandatory evacuations were put into place, but some others opted to leave on their own.
"We decided to come to Houston and to Baytown," said JoAnn Armstrong, who left her New Orleans home on Monday. "This is where I was before for Katrina."
Armstrong and 20 of her family members decided not to chance it. They headed west on I-10 as did many others from Louisiana.
The parking lots of Baytown motels and hotels are full of cars with Louisiana license plates.
"We're staying here until Friday hopefully. If we have to stay longer, we'll stay for a few more days," Armstrong said.
She and her family are trying to make the best of the situation, swimming in the motel's pool and eating dinner together, but their minds are on the hurricane and what's happening back home.
"We're concerned about the people who couldn't leave or stayed behind," said Joy Blackstone.
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LONDON (July 29, 2012) – The U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball Team opened its Olympic Games title defense with 25-17, 25-22, 25-21 win over Serbia Sunday afternoon in London as first-time Olympian Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) shined with 18 points.
Team USA, ranked fifth in the world, continues Pool B on Tuesday against Germany at 4:45 p.m. local time (8:45 a.m. PT).
The Americans raced to a 13-4 lead in the opening set on a 9-1 scoring run and cruised to a 25-16 victory. Team USA recovered from an early 5-1 deficit in the second set to tie it at 9-all, then used a 6-0 run with four blocks to erase a 19-17 deficit going on to win 25-22. Overall, the U.S. tallied nine blocks in the second set. Team USA started the third set with a 13-4 lead that included four blocks, but needed to hold off a furious Serbia charge to win 25-21.
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Josh Hartnett Stumbles Into First Place During Another Slow Weekend At The Box Office
Take a quick peek out of your window: If the surrounding area is not being ravaged by wildfires, proceed to the weekend's box office numbers and begin your week:
1. 30 Days of Night - $16 million
Even when watching him playing second banana to a slumming Harrison Ford or valiantly battling his own libido in a light-hearted abstinence farce (we totally almost believed he could go 40 days and nights without getting some tail!), we always had a feeling that Josh Hartnett would finally put it all together and open a movie at number one during a prolonged period of moviegoer apathy. Maybe it took a little longer than expected, but we knew that he'd get there eventually.
2. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - $12.1 million
Now that Tyler Perry has conquered America, his agents are ready to break him overseas. Of course, if they're really seriously about making Perry the next Will Smith, they might need to convince him that it's time to drop the grandma drag and uplifting, family-friendly stories and turn himself over to Michael Bay or Roland Emmerich to kick off the blowing-shit-up part of his career.
3. The Game Plan - $8.122 million
The Monday morning after The Game Plan opened in first place, child star Madison Pettis awoke to discover a disturbing gift on her doorstep: a shoebox full of Barbie heads and a note reading, "I was adorable once. Nothing lasts. Save your money. —Dakota"
4. Michael Clayton - $7.1 million
Fat Clooney already has an Oscar, and Black and White Clooney was nominated for a pair, but we fear that his latest incarnation, Morally Compromised But Ultimately Noble Clooney Carrying An Extra Ten Pounds Or So might be too nuanced a creation to draw serious consideration from the Academy.
5. Gone Baby Gone - $6 million
We'd been a little numbed by the seemingly endless "Ben Affleck seeks career redemption behind the camera" pieces over the past few weeks, but you know what? The guy can direct. Also: He's only the second-best actor in his family, but we've suspected that ever since Casey masturbated into a baseball mitt in Good Will Hunting.


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I am using Fedora 5 with a Gnome Desktop version 2.14.0 and Libegg 1.2 to develop an application that will reside in the notification area (system tray).
I am trying to replace the standard context menu (menu with close, minimize, maximize etc.) of the icon in the notification area with my custom menu. Unfortunately, I'm not making any progress. So, can anybody help me with replacing or overriding the standard context menu with my custom menu?
BTW, I'm using the testtray.c found in Libegg as my starting point.
Also, is there any way to prevent multiple instances of the same executable? I want to prevent the end user from starting multiple copies of my application. For example, I want to convert the Windows version of this
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By Naomi Dillon
Years of debate and rancor preceded the decision, but it wasn't until 2006 that astronomers declared Pluto was no longer a planet. That bit of news forced school districts to take notice and rue the fact that all of their science books were now outdated.
Behold, the limitations of the printed textbook. Familiar, stalwart, and in some cases, even romantic, the printed word has been the preferred method of instructional delivery in schools for eons. But as Pluto shows us, a constantly changing universe and education delivered in a fixed format can be as restricting as the covers of printed texts.
Change is on the horizon, however. For a select but growing number of school districts in a select but growing number of states, instructional content is as dynamic -- and digital -- as the world around them.
In Texas, the late Ann Richards is still listed as the governor in many social studies books across the state, but not in the Forney Unified School District. Several years ago, officials launched an aggressive systemwide program to switch to e-books, chalking up the conversion to publishing lag times and their own shifting environment.
"Our school district, by percent, is the fastest growing school district in Texas," says Roger Geiger, Forney's director of technology. "When we started this [initiative], we couldn't get enough textbooks for incoming students … Quite often it wouldn't be until January or February that they would get their books."
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For two close neighbours with a shared history and civilizational links dating back several millennia, it is natural that cultural cooperation would be a very important aspect of the bilateral relationship. The advent of Buddhism in Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BCE is linked with the arrival in Sri Lanka of Prince Mahendra (also known as Arahat Mahinda) and later of Princess Sanghamitra, the children of the great Indian Emperor Ashoka. The bonds forged since then have become stronger over the years.
A number of events were organized in recent years to highlight the common bonds. In 2012, both countries jointly celebrated the 2600th year of the attainment of enlightenment by Lord Buddha – Sambuddhatva Jayanti. As part of these celebrations, the following events were organised:
The Indian Gallery at the International Buddhist Museum, Sri Dalada Maligawa, was completed just in time for CHOGM and was thereafter formally inaugurated on 8th December 2013 by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and the High Commissioner. The Gallery highlights the shared heritage and close Buddhist links between India and Sri Lanka, even as it traces the spread of Buddhism from India to different parts of the World.
The two Governments jointly celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala this year. The Hon'ble President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative postage stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala at Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 25, 2014.
The National Crafts Council published a Crafts Map of Sri Lanka with the assistance of the India Sri Lanka Foundation, and under the guidance of Dastkari Haat Samithi, New Delhi. The first copy of a Crafts Map Of Sri Lanka was presented to His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa by Mr. Buddhi Keerthisena, Chairman of the National Crafts Council of Sri Lanka in the presence of Hon'ble Douglas Devananda, Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development of Sri Lanka, and Mr. Y.K. Sinha, the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, at a ceremony organized at Temple Trees on September 18, 2014.
The third meeting of Culture Ministers from the SAARC countries was held in New Delhi on September 25, 2014 under the chairmanship of Shri Shripad Naik, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture of India.
The SAARC Culture Ministers appraised the meeting on national initiatives on conservation, preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, commended the work done by the SAARC Cultural Centre in Colombo in implementation of the SAARC agenda for culture and recognising the financing requirements of cultural development programs, proposed a joint meeting of SAARC Culture Ministers with SAARC Ministers of Finance.
Pursuant to an announcement made by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, during his visit to Sri Lanka in March 2015, the High Commission of India launched Sangam: Festival of India in Sri Lanka in November 2015 and organized various events.
The theme of the Festival is "Sangam": a confluence of cultures of India and Sri Lanka. The logo of the Festival, which is a pictorial depiction of "Sangam" in Sinhala, Hindi and Tamil, is a manifestation of the symbiotic ties that bind us.
The inaugural event, a mosaic of Indian dance forms, "Nrityarupa", was held in Colombo on November 19, 2015 at the Nelum PokunaTheatre, at Kandy on November 21, 2015 at Hindu Cultural Hall, and at Galle on November 23, 2015 at Hall de Galle.
Under the banner of Sangam: Festival of India in Sri Lanka, High Commission of India organized a performance by the award winning singer, Ms. Sonam Kalra and her brainchild, 'The Sufi Gospel Project' at the Galle Literary Festival, on January 15, 2016 and in Colombo on January 16, 2016.
An Exhibition on "Rise of Digital India" was inaugurated by Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Hon'ble Minister of External Affairs of India on February 6, 2016 at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). This Exhibition was developed by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) of India and had 70 exhibits on themes such as 'India: A culture of information', 'First Steps into modernity', 'Maturing of an information civilization', 'Impact on society' and 'IT and Space Science partners in development'. Visuals and graphics, film clippings, artefacts/replica and interactive multimedia lend a real life authenticity to the exhibits.
Under the on-going Sangam: Festival of India in Sri Lanka, 2015-16, High Commission organized an exhibition-cum-sale of traditional Indian handicrafts and textiles (titled "Shilpa Kala") from March 23-27, 2016. Shilpa Kala showcased the best of traditional handicrafts from both countries and also emphasized the confluence of cultures that underlie the handicrafts traditions in both India and Sri Lanka.
Diverse events were built around Shilpa Kala. These included a buyer-seller meeting with Indian artisans on March 24, 2016 and a workshop on "Marketing of Traditional Handicrafts" on March 25, 2016. Mission had made arrangements for sale of Indian food, through a local hotel, for the entire duration of Shilpa Kala, which was very well received.
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Topic: Pipe email to command
First post! I've done a heap of searching and looks like no-one has ever asked anything similar.
Has anyone with the LDAP backend got an alias to pipe to a local command? I'm setting up Request-Tracker, have rt-mailgate compiled and working on the iRedMail mail server and it successfully works if I pipe email directly into it but having no luck with aliases.
Such far I've attempted to modify /etc/aliases to:
rt-test: "|/opt/local/rt3/rt-mailgate --queue 'rt-test' --action correspond --url http://url"
Which postfix should be reading:
iredmail-test-1:/etc/postfix# postconf | grep aliases
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
Then in our LDAP server I am struggling to find a method that works when creating a mailAlias object under my virtual domain.
I've even tried to create /etc/postfix/aliases with the following:
rt-test firstname.lastname@example.com
And plugged hash:/etc/postfix/aliases at the start of virtual_alias_maps in main.cf:
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap/virtual_alias_maps.cf, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap/virtual_group_maps.cf, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap/sender_login_maps.cf, proxy:ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap/catch_all_maps.cf
Anyone got any ideas at what I am missing?


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Besides, what gave Daisuke his gold tonight were his high PCS (you may argue that they are too high, but he deserved to win on PCS) and Nobunari's stupid extra combo, not his TES.
Love Adam but unfortunately he may have screwed himself.
Besides, what gave Daisuke his gold tonight were his high PCS (you may argue that they are too high, but he deserved to win on PCS) and Nobunari's stupid extra combo, not his TES.
Adam was off in warm-up and he definitely looked like he psyched himself out after Armin's great skate/high score.
Congratulations to Takahashi and Oda! Congrats to Armin! Wow, Oda will probably never learn from it. It's sad that he keeps giving away what should have been his in this way. Never thought that Rippon won't medal. Maybe the pressure of being a favorite has gotten into him.
That he is very confident on his 3axel, as it goes well in practice and his error in the Sp was nothing serious and he is very honoured to skate on home soil being the top US seed man``....hm
I do have to agree. Adam was the main reason I watched Skate America Live (I can normally do with watching them later. That and usually the time difference though I am going to try and catch Jeremy in Russia) but he psyched himself out I think. Armin did a fantastic job but he didn't 'screw' Adam out of anything. They are both young and hopefully they will kill at Nationals!
As far as Armin goes, he was proud of his Nebelhorn 4th place this year, saying that was his best skate in his career, I am wondering whst he will say now???
I think the rule is really stupid. It should be changed to count the first jump of the extra combo, not the entire pass being ignored.
Good experience for Rippon. He needs to know what it feels like to skate after someone who skates very well and receives a standing O.
But about his TES, it's not like Daisuke's getting giant +2 or +3 GOEs on his jumps or spins--for instance, even the 3Lo he did well tonight received a mostly +1s for a total added GOE of 0.70--and overall in the LP, Daisuke only placed 5th on TES. I wouldn't say that he was terribly overmarked on TES, at least not tonight.


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Clay Matthews, Tramon Williams, Charles Woodson
Jermichael Finley, James Jones, Jordy Nelson
D.J. Smith in coverage
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Clay Matthews, Tramon Williams, Charles Woodson
Jermichael Finley, James Jones, Jordy Nelson
D.J. Smith in coverage
Ugly isn't Cutler? DJ Smith in coverage should be bad instead of Jordy, who still led the team in receiving and was the only guy getting open consistently, and Cutler should be the lone ugly guy. His performance last night was nothing short of catastrophically bad, from throwing away a close game to losing even more of the respect of his teammates.
Thirded, to a degree. DJ Smith is a coverage mismatch on both Kellen Davis (for height) and Forte (for awesome), but it's hardly the man's fault he's not 6'4" or as good as one of the league's best receiving backs.
Bears offensive line can't pass-protect - still. That was the true Ugly. I actually felt sorry for Jay Cutler last night; if he had a decent offensive line, he'd be a monster and they'd be really competitive.
Yeah, for as good a stretch as he had last year before the injury, and all of that under Mike Martz and constant duress, what he did this past game shows that he hasn't reached the level of maturity needed of a franchise QB, and, in his case, he probably is set in his ways.
So true.
I don't know what AJ has been doing differently, but he looks more like the guy Packers fans thought they were getting, than the guy we've been stuck with for the last 7 years.
I had read a past coach of Hawk's thought he was playing too heavy, and I have read that AJ cut weight this year. Could it really be that simple??
The more I watch Finley the more I think this guy is as good as he will get. He is so up in his head that he screws himself up before the world can do anything to him. The best thing that could happen would be for him to stop caring so much. Stop trying to be the "best". The Packers should de-emphasize him and then we he least expects it start giving him more.
People grow in different rates.
Actually, it's his position coach's job to put it in his head. Not an easy job, for sure, but it's just too much talent.
If he was a cancer in the locker room then it would be a different issue but that's not the case.
I do agree that he's too inconsistent to be the center of the gameplan, and if he keeps making dumb mistakes Williams will take his job.
Nothing like competition to force someone to grow up.
What's almost more concerning to me than the fumble, or even the drops, is that he was going against a gimpy Urlacher last night and still couldn't really get open. For us to beat these cover-2 defenses that have been giving us fits, we need him to work the middle of the field. I would have thought that it would have been there for the taking last night. But really, I don't know nothin about nothin.
That's the response I expected from Capers. Simplify and play to the strenghts. Lots of cover 2 man, and it worked beautifully.
Still very worried about the O. Rodgers played a very good game and still only 1 offensive TD. The OL has been really bad, the playcalling has completely neglected that fact but for a few drives, and the drops are killing it.
Slocum should be on the good. Yep. Mark this date folks. This is the day Slocum won us a game instead of costing us one.
And Matthews on roids rumors to start coming soon. But it wasn't just him, true, the Bears OL is possibly the worst in the league, but I saw Perry flat out beat Carimi on the edge 3 times, and Raji played back to his end 2010 form.
BTW, thank you Cutler. Thank you.
You're "very" worried about the offense?
After a dominating playoff and Super Bowl run followed by an equally dominating regular season, the team plays against three good/very good defenses (Giants, 49ers, Bears) and Rodgers fails to put up 3-4 TDs in these games, and you're "very worried"?
Sounds to me that we've gotten a little too used to such high production. It's OK if Rodgers doesn't throw 45 TDs this year. I'd rather have a complete team victory than a one sided affair.
I know it's still early, but doesn't this squad remind you a little more of the 2010 team than last season's team? Isn't that a good thing?
I really am. Now there's enough time to correct it, but I got really worried about the OL's performance and the inability of McCarthy to cater the playcalling to this.
I don't think comparing it to 2010 or to 2011 is any good, because it's a very different team, quite frankly.
I still believe it has the potential to be better than both, but seeing McCarthy and Rodgers insist on working the mid-to-deep level of the field when the situation calls for more checkdown options, when they've shown the same tendencies throughout their tenure together is worrisome, at least to me.
But, yes, it has to do with their potential. And I do have faith it will be corrected, it just grinds my gears because it's a repeated mistake that has costed them before.
Seeing Benson out there, though, warms my heart. He's on a different level than anything we've had, and he'll get even better with more familiarity with the scheme. And it was nice seeing McCarthy adjust to what Benson has been good at, instead of rushing out of the shotgun.
And seeing Cobb carrying the ball was nice too. Too bad he got hurt the same play, which I believed prevented him from being used more.
Except that last season Capers tried it.
Neither Tramon Williams (injuried) nor Sam Shields (terrible) could play press coverage.
The front 4 couldn't get pressure by themselves.
It was a case of short blanket. Not anymore. 11 sacks in 2 games shows it's at least not the same front 4.
Hawk had another fine game. I only saw one time where he missed a tackle, and that was when he had, suprisingly, sliced into the backfield and got to the ball carrier.
Raji looked great as well. He had a strong push multiple times.
And I'll say this: our defense has/will thrive on athletic plays. Getting Shields/Walden back certainly gave our D a lift. And it was nice to see McMillian playing as well. He's talented.
I don't think Rodgers trusts his O line right now, especially Newhouse, and you can see it in his play. I think this is why he's just a little bit "off."
And I think at least some portion of the O line should be in the "bad."
After all the fakes I have seen the Bears run on the Packers in the last 30 years, MAN was that fake FG sweet. Up to that point in the game, it was the best executed play of the night.
The fake FG might be the most well-executed play I've seen the Packers put on film in the last decade....and I'm not exaggerating.
I was actually struck with awe at how picture-perfect it looked as it was unfolding in real-time before my eyes. I was speechless, it didn't look real- it was like a 'how-to' training video or something.
Anyone else have that sensation?
I think so...maybe I need to look at
it again...
...and again...
...and again...
More impressive than Cedric Benson's performance...
Is Mike McCarthy committing to the run game, or, more accurately, committing to a running back.
When is the last time you can recall MM putting the rock in a single RB's hands twenty times in a game?
Under MM, Packers have roughly averaged a total of around 10-13 touches for any given back during the course of a game (This is not scientific data- just my off the cuff observation).
Here's to MM feeding a guy the ball for 60 minutes. GO PACK.
Great game.
The Defense stepped up immensely. The Running game showed life. Benson is such a good addition.
I am a bit concerned with the Offense as a whole though. Rodgers just isn't hitting his receivers, like he did the 2 previous years. He doesn't seem to trust his guys completey right now. Its early and i think he can correct that. But if this continues the offense won't be as good as it has in the past.
To me the good is the entire defense and special teams anc coaching. The bad is Finley, Jones.
The ugly is the Bears Offense. for being such a 'high powered' offense they looked dreadfull.
On a side note. Why wasn't Jeron McMillan playing against the 49ers. Is he not our 2nd best safety. He is always around the ball and should have had 2 interceptions. The more i see this kid play the more i like.
Also, for your viewing pleasure:
What about randall cobb in the good?! Cobb is seriously impressing me more and more as each game goes on. I feel like aaron can count on him to help him get the rhythm in the passing game going again..I'm super excited about how the coaches are using him this year
You really are a weiner of a person 66. And unfortunately, as our resident troll, you are destined to be unhappy more often than not. You see, teams with franchise level QB's win more than 60% of their games on average. And GB has certainly been higher than that since 1992.
Methinks that trend continues.
ps - have you visited the dongslinger on his lawn tractor in Mississippi yet? Maybe you should try sending him a pic of your exceptionally small junk? It might garner you an invite...
The Bad should be Marshall Newhouse with his feet stuck in cement, also I like what I saw from McMillian and even Casey Hayward got some snaps....Nick Perry was a ghost once again(he is not a OLB), guy needs to play as a down lineman in the nickel with Worthy/Daniels.
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I had to uninstall zonealarm and now when you install the new version hangs. I get an error 127 (34ce7a2) (34ceb82) and Installation from not going on ....I have uninstalled the program clean.exe
My system is win 7 64 bit, Virus not - I checked - bittdefender with cd. Disk OK


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In 1973, a Dallas resident went out to the backyard only to stumble upon a reddish, jelly-like mass pulsating in the grass. News reports on the discovery claimed that a "new life form" had been found, and many people couldn't help recalling the cult classic sci-fi thriller The Blob.
Scientists called to the scene, however, put any fears of menacing goo or alien creatures to rest by identifying the mass as an unusually large (46 centimetres or more than 14 inches in diameter) plasmodial slime mold.
Slime molds spend most of their lives independently, but during food shortages, they swarm and aggregate into an enormous single cell.
Slime molds have traits like both fungi and animals. They have very complex life cycles involving multiple forms and stages. During good times, they live as independent, amoeba-like cells, dining on fungi and bacteria. But if conditions become uncomfortable—not enough food available, the temperature isn't right, etc.—individual cells begin gathering together to form a single structure. This happens when the cells give off a chemical signal that tells all of them to gather together. The new communal structure produces a slimy covering and is called a slug because it so closely resembles the animal you sometimes see gliding across sidewalks. The slug oozes toward light. When the communal cells sense that they've come across more food or better conditions, the slug stops. It then slowly does a kind of headstand. Cells in the slug now begin to do different things. Some of the cells form an anchor for the upended slug. Others in the middle of the slug begin making a stalk and some at the tip turn into what's called a spore cap and others become spores in that cap. When a drop of rain or strong wind knocks the spore cap hard enough, the spores go flying out. These spores are like plant seeds. Each of them becomes a new amoeba-like cell when they land and each goes off on its merry way.
Slime molds were once considered fungi, but unlike fungi, they can move, and their cell membranes are made of different stuff.
Slime molds are made up of individual cells that form an aggregate mass. In their visible, aggregate states, they look like blobs, gooey or foamy masses, spilled jelly, or even dog vomit. They may be bright orange, red, yellow, brown, black, blue, or white.
These large masses act like giant amoebas, creeping slowly along and engulfing food particles along the way. If a slime mold aggregate is diced up, the pieces will pull themselves back together. The blobs can navigate and avoid obstacles and if a food source is placed nearby, they seem to sense it and head unerringly for it.
There are two kinds of slime molds. Plasmodial slime molds (the most common kind) share one big cell wall that surrounds thousands or millions of nuclei. Proteins called microfilaments act like tiny muscles that enable the mass to crawl at rates of about 1/25th of an inch per hour.
As long as there is enough food and moisture, the mass thrives. But when food and water are scarce, the mass separates into smaller blobs. The Plasmodium forms stalks topped by sphere-like fruiting bodies that contain spores that are carried by the rain or wind to new locations.
Cellular slime molds also produce spores, but these germinate into amoeba-like cells. The cells happily go their individual ways, as long as food and water are available.
When nutrients and moisture are scarce, individual cells send out a chemical beacon to attract other cells of the same species. The cells join up to form a mass that looks and acts like a slug to take them to a more favourable location.
actinophCells in cellular slime molds retain their individual cell walls when they form a mass, so the visible slug is actually a collection of hundreds of thousands of individual cells joined together.
Slime molds eat decaying vegetation, bacteria, fungi, and even other slime molds. They are most commonly found in forests.


text: Ok advriders, I'm sure there is no shortage of advice on the forums, so I need your help. I've been a rider for a while now, with my favorite bike being my Bandit, I regretted selling it the second it left the garage. So when a 2002 Bandit 1200 showed up on the local CL, I had to pick it up. It is in rough shape and the seller accepted my $900 offer. Here's where I need the advrider advice, there isn't a single part of the bike that is perfect and a lot will be replaced/cleaned/updated. How would you set it up to make this bike better than it ever was? Or should fix it good enough to ride and sell it in Spring for something better. Here's my riding information - 6' 2" 190 lbs., only 30% 2up riding, 90% highway riding w 10% gravel roads of South Dakota, most trips are 100 miles round trip with 2 or 3 over night trips during the summer. I have come so far under the budget on the purchase of the bike that I can afford some great upgrades. Nearly every part of this bike needs to be touched. The bike is ugly, an obvious repaint, a few dings in the tank, front fairing cracked, the windscreen is yellowed and the tires dont hold air. Replacements 1. Oil Plugs Filter - will run a throw away oil through it first since I probably won't ride much from now till April. Is it worth putting a reusable air filter in? 2. Tires - there isn't much canyon carving in eastern South Dakota, I will ride it out to the family farm occasionally, with a few miles of gravel roads. 3. Handlebars Grips - currently the bike has a weird set of adjustable bars on it, they are pointed in the wrong direction, felt like my hands were pointed to the ditch driving straight down the road. Grips are ok, but no bar ends. It seems that Bandits are a bit buzzy through the bars, maybe there is an upgrade for them. 4. Clutch and Brake Levers - both have the ends broken off, should I find a used eBay replacement or any old Chinese knock off? 5. Chain & Sprockets - when I first showed up to drive the bike, I didn't check the chain. On the drive I could feel it skipping on the sprocket and slapping around. Tightening it up helped but I think the chain and sprockets need to be replaced. Is there a tooth combo I should look for? What chain do you guys like? 6. Suspension - are there some replacements I should look at doing right away or just find out after riding it what I need. 7. Windscreen - I like the Zero Gravity Sport Touring looks, it might be a good one to give me some more protection. 8. Seat - the seat is the only thing in perfect condition and usually the first thing people throw out. I'm no iron butt so I should be able to manage with the stock seat. I need your recommendations and advice, don't hesitate to point out something obvious on the rebuild, I won't be offended.


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Five Better Bike Racks
Five Better Bike Racks
The bike rack is one of those urban features woefully in need of a redesign. Thanks to NYC DOT and Cooper-Hewitt, who joined forces in creating the City Racks Design Competition, New York just might continue to lead the way in making cities more bike-friendly. As many people have noticed, the city has been making great advances on behalf of the cyclist, adding miles of bike lanes and even experimenting in Chelsea with a protected path modeled after European lanes. However, currently there are simply not enough racks to go around, and with the city replacing parking meters for the more efficient Muni Meter, bikers have few options for alternative locking.
The competition to build a better bike rack will be overseen by a seven-member jury that includes David Byrne (an avid rider), Steve Madden (who designed the recent award winning NYC bus shelter) and Ellen Lupton, curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt. To help inspire potential applicants (the deadline to register is 30 April 2008), what follows is a brief survey of what we feel to be the best in bike parking design today.
Arlington Bike Rack
What if, after removing the thousands of parking meters that dot the New York cityscape, these were replaced with similar, but equally functional forms for bike locking? The city of Arlington, VA first experimented by replacing the tops of old meters with lacquered steel bicycle icons (above right). The racks were easily legible and worked so well that the city has started rolling out a manufactured version countywide.
Patrick Jouin: Velib
The rampant use of bollards fronting government buildings and corporate lobbies suggests a lingering sense of insecurity. Perhaps the city might coordinate a wholesale replacement of these smoke break stools with functional parking systems. While the parking design by Patrick Jouin for the lauded Paris Vélib system is clearly specific to the purposes of the rental program, its elegance is worthy of emulation (above left).
Cyc Bicrac
The Cyc Bicrac™ by Madrax is likely too stylized for the streets of New York. After all, the competition brief calls for submissions to consider the new bus stop shelters, newsstands and public toilets, all of which are rather restrained. Nevertheless, Cyc Bicrac conveys the pace of the city without sacrificing functionality, two factors to consider when designing a New York rack (above right).
Adrien Rovero
The car shaped bike rack by Adrien Rovero received a lot of attention a couple years ago. Although the rack doesnât provide the capability of securing both bike wheels making it less suitable for New York streets, it's an ideal symbol for the repurposing of city street space (above left).
Horseshoe Rack
The Horseshoe Rack by Creative Pipe is simplicity at its best. The circular shape clearly alludes to a bicycle wheel, can accommodate two bikes and is sturdy enough to withstand the rigors of New York. This is the kind of functional design the city needs and likes (above right).


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I fell in love with Paola Navarro's pony the first time I saw it on Ravelry. Being more traditionally bent, I made my first pony brown, though I added a "star" to the forehead for fun. It was my mother who suggested something more colorful for the second. It was then that I remembered that kids love color and the more colorful ones would look like My Little Pony. Thus the variety you will see.
The pony is made in parts and sewn together. The parts are done in the round. The star either needs to be done in rows so the white yarn can be picked up each time, or a new strand of white has to be added each time you come around.
The turquoise was my mother's idea. It became one of my favorite colors. The girl to whom this would go asked for a unicorn, so I added the horn on top.
I wouldn't have put green with this turquoise color, but that is how the variegated yarn was made.
The pink pony was a given. Actually two of my nieces love pink, so I wasn't sure what to do at first! I solved the dilemma by going to the store and getting purple yarn for the next pony!
I was a little concerned about the last pony. A niece requested a pony with wings. I decided to try using the wings from Paola's dragon. Fortunately, they seemed to do the trick.