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If you have a Dreamcast. 1) You must be a Sonic fan and 2)You would have this game! As a launch title for the Dreamcast, this was like what Halo was for the Xbox! Many people picked up the Dreamcast just because of this game! Another revelation is that Sonic is in 3D and it works! Unlike the terrible recently released 3D Sonic games (such as Sonic and The Black Knight and Sonic Unleashed), this one totally walks over them! Sega went all out and managed to implement the 2D Sonic games in a 3D space, while keeping Sonic's trademark speed, sound and moveset, while introducing some great (and not so great) characters into the series!
Sonic Adventure is split into multiple storylines, with choices from Sonic, Tails, Knucles, Big The Cat (who should never have been invented) and more! Sonic's storyline is the biggest and the story is that Dr. Eggman (yes there is no Robotnik unfortunately) is up to his old tricks and again wants to take over the world with the help of the powerful being Chaos. He is trying to unlock the true power of Chaos and it is destroy with world. Sonic doesn't want this to happen and fights both Robotnik and Chaos! The graphics are absolutely superb for the Dreamcast and it really does capture the speed and sound of the famous blue Hedgehog. You will go through many different stages, going from beach to lava and more!
Using your VMU, the game allows you to transfer Chao's (little creatures from the game) to your memory card and then use it as a pocket tamagochi! You can swap with your mate and transfer it back to the game! This gives you new minigames and more!
Online did have leaderboards, however since Seganet has been offline for many years now, this isn't possible!
Right I thought I would re do this review as many people thought I didn't really spend enough time describing how bad this game is.
We shall start from the beginning, when the game first starts you are only able to choose from sonic but you can see the other characters you can unlock.
When you first begin the game you are confronted with a cut scene that's looks like they used in game graphics to do, but it looks really terrible.
Then you confront your first bad guy Chaos 1 this is the monster that you will fight for the entire game (there will be other monsters like monkeys with bombs and robots, and for some strange reason monkeys in bumper cars). Chaos is doctor robotniks also known as egg man evil monster in the game.
The plot of the game is there are 7 or 6 cant quite remember chaos stones that egg man wants to feed to chaos to make it stronger. Been sonic and a good person (well blue hedgehog) you decide with the help of tails to collect them before him.
Though this doesn't work and he steals them all in the end, along the way you bump into other sonic characters such as tails, knuckles and Amy plus some others, who you unlock.
Through out the game you will every so often have to have a showdown with chaos or egg man and defeat them, this is rather simple as its a sonic game so its just jump hit run over and over again.
All the other characters you unlock have stories to there quests that seem rather dull and boring. Unlocking the characters is to easy and really doesn't take much time.
The world sonic lives in looks alright until you start seeing it, the cars and people are very low polygon modules and look and move terribly.
The animation on the game such as lip sync is so out of time that it looks like there talking very very slow indeed.
Game control is another thing that lets this game down, you character moves to quick some times and the game doesn't really respond well to your movement commands.
How ever there is one really good part of this game and that is the Chao, these little creatures you find on the game and raise in there Chao garden. You feed them with fruits and they can take the form of animals you rescue. There are Chao mini events that you can enter your Chao into, these do make the game fun id rather play this part of the game instead of the rest.
If you want a good sonic game buy a mega drive and then go buy sonic 1 or 2 these are how sonic should be.
Sonic Adventure is probably the most famous game ever released on the Dreamcast - it wholly revamped the Sonic franchise, bringing it into the 3D world, with amazing graphics, and whilst reaction to the change was naturally going to be a little mixed, what Sonic Team ultimately pulled off was a considerable achievement - a living, breathing world of one of the most acclaimed and beloved video game series of all time.
The plot's hardly rocket science - a planet called Mobius has seven Chaos Emeralds on it, which are a source of unfounded, absolute power, which Eggman (formerly Dr. Robotnik but changed due to legal reasons) wants to find. He, with the aid of a new enemy, called Chaos, attempts to find all of these crystals and bring about total world destruction, so it's up to Sonic and his team, including Tails and Amy Rose, to stop him with their unique abilities of speed and flight.
The kicker of the game is that you can choose to play as a number of different characters throughout the game, giving you an altered perspective that is powered through the 128-bit Dreamcast, considering these vast options were never really available on previous systems due to technical limitations. Although it is essentially interchanging characters, it's a fun addition, considering each character has their own special abilities, making each run through a little different.
The most stark change from the previous games it the meat of the "zones" themselves - no longer must you proceed on a fairly linear track, but instead you're free to roam around the map for the most part, finding out rings and other goodies. Whilst this does hamper the brilliant lightning pace that the original games had, it's also a brave and admirable experiment, for which I praise Sonic Team. For the most part, it's a success, and to make sure that the die-hards are pleased, there's also a few on-rails sections too.
Although there are a few camera niggles, this is a wonderfully crafted game that shakes up the conventions of the series considerably, presenting a wholly different type of beast that is nevertheless visually stunning, artistically realised, and retains the mood and tone of the series. Excellent.
Finally after years of waiting after the great Sonic series on the Mega Drive console, and no outings on its following consoles, Sonic finally back, and in such style in 3D!
The game which launched with the Sega Dreamcast console, offers a new Sonic adventure in great new realistic looking 3D graphics, awesome sounds and speedy level exploring gameplay.
Tails and Knuckles return from previous adventures, Knuckles has to go through levels finding emeralds in hidden areas of the level, which is quite dissapointing as it takes away what Sonic games are all about which is speeding through the zones, you also get another 3 characters, Amy, Big, and E-102 Gamma. Three dissapointing adventures await these three as Amy goes on a slow route hammering things to get to places, Big does a lot of fishing in which i'm sure half of people including me find fishing boring, and the robot does nothing but very dull lock-on laser blasting.
All of the characters go into the same Adventure hub level, to explore and go to the action stages, which is pretty neat, you get to catch a train ride from one place to another.
The story which is a first in a Sonic outing, isn't too bad, It can be fun to watch somewhat but still mars the game i feel.
Controls in places can get twitchy, but otherwise majority of levels are ok to control.
Boss fights are extremley easy, and does not take much to complete, but much of the challenge comes with emblem collection.
The sound affects are great, and the soundtrack music is wonderful, there are some true hits that you find humming to yourself.
If you're a Sonic fan this really is a must have in your collection, but don't expect this to beat the classis mega drive games, they cannot be and will never be beaten for all round Hedgehog quality.
Sonic Adventure for the Sega Dreamcast was the first outing for the spikey haired blue hedgehog that enbraced the 3Dimensional roaming of the next generation consoles, and whilst Sonic's adventure into a 3D gameplay is excting and visually impressive, its a shame the Sega forgot about overall gameplay. Playing in first person you cut between tedious world-roaming intersections to find action levels, and the action levels themselves are flawed by too much holding down the joypad and going full speed doing nothing much else. There is also the constant camera-angle changes that make some parts of the action levels almost impossible, juttering around anywhere other than where Sonic is running. Despite this the worlds are extremely well rendered and designed providing some incredible action stages with all the traditional Sonic set pieces and pinball style in detailed 3D worlds. Overall, a fun and visually exciting game that is let down by some bad gameplay decisions.
This is a review on the game called Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast. It is a the first Sonic to be on the Dream cast, and also is the first adventure sonic game around.
This is a usual Sonic game, as some people thought, well they are wrong. This game is different to the regular Sonic games. It is in 3D for starts, and you get to roam around in Station Square (where Sonic decides to live), Mystic Ruins (where Tails lives) and The Egg Ship (where Dr Robotnik thinks, and plans). You can do the missions when you like to, but they are in a specific order, even though you might see one, you might need something to unlock a door towards it.
The first level of this game is a beach level; Tails has fallen out the sky again with his new contraption, a plan powered by something special. But before you do that, when you first start the game, you will fight a boss called Chaos. Who is the main bad guy you will have to fight in this game.
Chaos is very easy to beat to start off, but he and Dr Robotnik are trying to find all 7 chaos emeralds before Sonic does so he can feed them to Chaos to make him stronger. Dr Robotnik succeeds in this quite a lot, and Chaos gets stronger and stronger over time. Sonic will have to face this foe many times to actually defeat it.
There is also this awesome thing to do with this game, when you find a character, say like Tails, and you save him, then you will be able to play him in the game, which is cool. It is the same with Knuckles, Amy, Big, and Dr Robotniks robot he created. Each and every character has its own story line, so when you have completed it with Sonic, why not try playing the game with Tails, or Amy. They all have different missions to do, and sometimes it can be more fun or less fun. Some story lines are longer then others depending on which character you are. Sonics is the longest as you would probably have guessed.
Also when you load the game up, you dont need to just play the main game, there are other things also like Time attack, where you will be able to do the levels for fun, and try and beat your best time score. Great fun!
In the game you will find items, which will upgrade your character. Sonic will be able to find a new set of shoes, which will make him be able to do new technique, and make him run faster also, which can be very useful within the game. Also for Sonic, you have to get it anyway, so you can do this mission. Knuckles has one which will increase the power of his knuckles, so he can punch into walls and other stuff to find items in the walls like rings and other such things.
You will be able to find those upgrades simply, as it will be part of the story line, you will need to get them so dont worry if you cant find them at start, you will get them eventually. If you end up not finding any upgrade for the character, then that means it is one that you dont actually need to get and you will need to find it in a secret location of some sort.
Thanks for telling me about the game, I have this game, but I dont know how to get to Mystic Ruins Can you help?
Well getting to Mystic Ruins is pretty simple, you cant go there straight away, you will need to fight Chaos for the first time, and then do the first mission, and when you acquire Tails as a playable character, then he will ask you to go to Mystic Ruins, and you can go there by catching a train at the train station to go there.
I have found the train; can I go anywhere else via this train?
The answer to that is plain and simple, and its No, it can only take you to Mystic Ruins, and thats all.
I would like to know one thing, can Sonic turn into Super Sonic?
For some strange reason, the newer Sonic games do not allow him to turn into Super Sonic; this game does not allow it, as you never have all 7 chaos emeralds at once. That can probably be the only disappointment to this game.
There are many different types of missions for you to do, there will be Ice missions, and also ones where you fly around a lot, then others when you will have to avoid a tornado, and ones in a lava cave. Pretty good fun if you ask me. I would like to see Sonic do all those, and so can you by playing the game.
The playability of this game is great, very enjoyable, loads of things you can do, including loads of extra mini games like Go-Kart racing, and others. It is awesome fun, and is a good game to play, very entertaining, very entertaining indeed.
The game is very addictive, this game is good for more then just one person, it is a 2 player game also, pretty hard to play 2 player, but it is, as it says on the back of the case. One of you plays as Sonic, and the other plays as Tails, whom follows Sonic around on some of the levels. Very addictive for the whole family.
This game is very original; it is the first Sonic game to have its own roam around, where you will be able to have fun just messing around at Station Square or Mystic Ruins, very fun, and great environment, especially for a Sonic game.
Graphically, this game is amazing, has awesome graphics, the detail in the areas, and the levels that Sonic and the gang roam around. The details in the characters, the roads, the towns people, the bad guys, just very good. Compared to the older Sonic games, this owns them graphically.
The background music to the game is great, all the type of music you would want to hear, and what you might recognize from previous Sonic instalments. Very good music. The game has voices, you will here them talk to each other when they are talking, also you will have subtitles, which you can change to any language that the game supports under the games options.
The sound effects are great, with all the noises of the cars, the footsteps, the noises in the casino (yes a casino), and other things, just great.
The game is not that difficult at start like most Sonic games, but it does start to get hard the further you get into the game, you will need to train your skill for this Sonic game, so train up, and train hard if you wish to complete it. The last boss for each character is very hard, so be aware, if you are coming up to the last few levels, you might want to watch out, it will be hard to finish the game off.
The game is great value, it costs around £10 - £20 now, and it is great for that amount of money. I bought it a while back and it cost me £10 pre-owned, and I have had great fun with the game, but as I don't have my dreamcast anymore I had to sell it, but I now own the Gamecube version. I shall give this game 3 star * * * though, because even though it is a great game, I have played much better since. I recommend this game to everyone, especially Sonic fans.
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Sonic Adventure is like no other Sonic game – Sega should be proud of themselves with a game of this calibre on a machine such as the Dreamcast. SA does not just follow Sonic, but five other characters as well, each with their own storylines, stages and ultimately, bosses. Sonic was relaxing in a hotel in Station Square. It was a quiet day – the sun was shining and the beach sand was a brilliant white. Yet out of nowhere, a plane appears! Sonic instantly recognises this as Tails, his two-tailed fox friend. Yet not all appears well – Tails is thrashing with the controls! He takes a left, a right, and a nosedive! CRASH! Sonic ventures off to find his friend… After participating through the first level, Sonic eventually reaches Tails and the crashed wreckage of the plane – Tails now becomes a playable character. Each of the other characters – Amy, Knuckles, E-102 Gamma and Big the Cat – are unlocked like this, creating multiple angles to look at the storylines. Sonic inevitably has the most stages and probably the best mini-games. Each character also comes with special items needed to complete the stages – like Sonic's wristband that lets him follow a series of rings and E-102 Gamma's jet pack that lets s/he float down to the ground. Each stage carries a grade – C, B and A. When you first compete in the stage, the aim is to get the 'C' ranking. If achieved, you can re-enter the stage in game or through trial mode (see below) to attempt the next ranking. The fruits of your exploits? Sonic Emblems – this is how you can monitor how well you fare against other people. I think that if you achieve every single emblem something special happens, but I can't do it yet! And in each mini-game there are two emblems to collect as well – achieve a high score or low time to win them. The various mini-games include fishing, driving and snowboardi
ng with a panache of flying. Each stage is individual (even though some characters do the same stages), with some containing the enemies that we see frequently from the Sonic games, some with those funny bouncy things, and even two pinball tables – one with the one-armed bandit like in the casino stage on Sonic 2 and the other similar to poker. There is one other mini-games to test yourself with – Chao racing. The technique is one similar to a tamagotchi, but in some aspects completely different. In SA, there are three 'Chao gardens', each with fruit to feed your chao – this raises their statistics. If you give them animals collected from the stages, it transforms not only their appearance, but also the distribution of abilities. You can download a chao onto your VM (Visual Memory, the Dreamcast memory card) and raise it that way as well. TO test your Chao, pit it in a race against computer controlled chao or your friend's chao on one of three increasingly difficult courses. Win in a certain time and receive special items. Although your Chao never dies, I couldn't be bothered to raise one because my VM batteries run out! My favourite aspect(s) of the game – in the casinopolis stage there are mini versions of pinball-style quests. One quest involves a slot machine (like the casino levels of the original sonic games) and the other involves poker (?!). If you fail top get 100 rings in 3 (pin)balls then you get chucked into the sewers. My other favourite is Big the Cat fishing – at times it can be easy to play but difficult to master. Although I haven't completed the game yet (stuck on Knuckles and the forest statues – help anyone?), I felt compelled to write an opinion on such a brilliant game. The graphics, like the Dreamcast, are top notch and flow without any trouble whatsoever. The sound is classic Sonic music that is never boring, so that's cool.
Although I hate to end on a bad note, there is one crippling factor to SA – its camera. Every so often it moves into a very annoying position that means that you die, no matter what direction you press, because the camera is stuck behind the scenery. Overall, a stunning effort from Sega – and now I have to convince my friend to let me borrow Sonic Adventure 2! Advantages: New angle on Sonic More than just Sonic, Tales and Knuckles Varying levels of difficulty Disadvantages: Bad camera IanJC
Sonic Adventure was a launch title for the illustrious Sega Dreamcast and I have to say that it was probably one of the biggest leaps in adventure games of all time. Sonic has been around for over ten years, and his first outing on the Sega Dreamcast was a very successful one, arriving in a full 3D action packed fun filled adventure, as the title would suggest. Nearing two years of age now, the game has had a sequel in the form of the also pretty impressive Sonic Adventure 2, but still remains one of the best games on the console, as well as being an incredible bargain at just £7.99 from retailers. The game sees Sonic and 5 friends on their own little adventures which all blend into one towards the end – the main goal for sonic is to defeat the creature called Chaos, as well as fending off the evil Dr Egg man (Dr Robotnik). I wont spoil it for you too much, but needless to say the game has many strengths – a great sense of character, Sonic Team graphics that will not disappoint, and the most brilliant gameplay with very few faults at all. Plus points: Great graphics and some excellent effects, one of the first DC games to take advantage of the power. Massive game, with loads and loads of levels, sub levels and mini games – will keep you entertained for ages! Superb sense of character and style – Sonic Team really did turn up the heat with this one. Price! It's just £7.99 – you cannot go wrong. Downsides: Unfortunately the in game camera crew were all drunk, thus dodgy cameras. Frustrating gameplay at times – some levels are really hard and monotonous, but only a few. Overall, a top game, at the time I would have given 4 stars, but because of the price and replay value, I have to say 5.
Sonic Adventure was one of the first games around on the DC and has definitely got to be one of the best. A simple storyline for everyone to understand-Dr Robotnik(EGGMAN)is back on the scene and your mission is to defeat him! If you loved Sonic on the original Sega then you will love it on the Dreamcast. The game has two ways of working really, the first is of course the action levels, where you shoot/attack the bad guys and the second way of working is when you walk around between levels. You can find new features, collect new emblems and also breed and create your own virtual pet! This is no joke, a lot like a "tamogotchi" you can save a pet, known as a chao, on to your VMU and play games with it. You can also build up your pet and make it play/reproduce with other people's chao's! This is the great thing about Sonic Adventure, you can play added games with it, also while your in an action stage("hedgehog hammer" for example) Also adding to the game are the new characters-5 in all, and for each one you have a different story to follow. This is a good thing but charcters such as "big the cat" tend you really annoy you the more you play with them! I won't explain any more about the game except that you must buy it, and it is now down to £10 in the majority of shops, so you have no excuse! A true masterpiece for the DC.
Sonic Adventure was a launch title for the illustrious Sega Dreamcast and I have to say that it was probably one of the biggest leaps in adventure games of all time. Sonic has been around for over ten years, and his first outing on the Sega Dreamcast was a very successful one, arriving in a full 3D action packed fun filled adventure, as the title would suggest. Nearing two years of age now, the game has had a sequel in the form of the also pretty impressive Sonic Adventure 2, but still remains one of the best games on the console, as well as being an incredible bargain at just £7.99 from retailers. The game sees Sonic and 5 friends on their own little adventures which all blend into one towards the end – the main goal for sonic is to defeat the creature called Chaos, as well as fending off the evil Dr Egg man (Dr Robotnik). I wont spoil it for you too much, but needless to say the game has many strengths – a great sense of character, Sonic Team graphics that will not disappoint, and the most brilliant gameplay with very few faults at all. Plus points: Great graphics and some excellent effects, one of the first DC games to take advantage of the power. Massive game, with loads and loads of levels, sub levels and mini games – will keep you entertained for ages! Superb sense of character and style – Sonic Team really did turn up the heat with this one. Price! It's just £7.99 – you cannot go wrong. Downsides: Unfortunately the in game camera crew were all drunk, thus dodgy cameras. Frustrating gameplay at times – some levels are really hard and monotonous, but only a few. Overall, a top game, at the time I would have given 4 stars, but because of the price and replay value, I have to say 5.
And all night and everything he says is just blue, like him in house and everything is blue fro him and everybody around cos he aint got no body to blue dabadi dabdie blue dababi Dabadie Blue I'm blue dabadbi dabdiab dabidabi. I'm blue blue blue blue this game is true true true. It is wikid wikid I have a blue house with a blue window, blue is the colour I thought that i'd wear she is so blue. SONIC IS BLUE BLUE BLUE BLUE BLUE HE IS SO BLUE>
We have seen many excellent platformers over the past few years usually with good graphics and the some great gameplay. Sonic adventure offers some real-deal graphics some fast smooth gameplay and 6 characters to play with! The plot for the game is shall we say… pants and if you have played the Megadrive version then you will be bored all the way through the video clip as most are Robotnik making empty threats as usual. He is collecting emeralds for his new monster Chaos and the name originality really disappoints me as all the previous games were set in the land of chaos so you think that Sega could of though of one more name, but no! The aim of the game is to successfully recover the emeralds and if chaos gets seven he becomes invincible so you have to get them first. Every now and again you will face chaos after he has another emerald and there for gets stronger with every one he eats so it does get harder. You play with six different characters all with diverse games, levels and hates for Robotnik of their own! The gameplay on sonic is like a dream with all your characters easy to control and play with at most times making it extremely fun to run around. It is just a basic platform but seems like so much more when playing with lots to explore and find around the worlds you go to. The play is very fast at times and sometimes you wont even be able to control anything as you're bouncing off barriers or whizzing down ramps at quite some speed and then it's when you realize how first-rate of a platformer sonic really is. After hitting a speed up and you are racing along a massive stretch pf road, then look at everything sonic team has put into the back round. Dolphins, excellent scenery, and water these all make the entire game that much better to look and play. The visuals on sonic are superb and are the dreamcast at it's best so far. Everything looks pleasant and sometimes I was rather looking at the things to
my side instead of the character I was playing with. Everything is made perfectly and maybe that's why the game is shorter than expected. There are six characters over the game to play with… Sonic- this is the main character and has the most missions out to stop Robotnik taking over Station Square with chaos. Tails- the cool little fox is out on the same mission as sonic with some very fun levels to play on. Knuckles- this is my favourite character as he can swoop fist first, do a punch combo, dig, and climb walls which are all fun to do. He is trying to get pieces for the master emerald he is guarding and the aim of his levels are to find the three pieces. Amy- The cute, pink hedgehog is back and looking as hot as ever. She as a nifty hammer attack but it doesn't do much and she is quite slow. E102 "Y"- this is one of Robotnik's robots and at first the aim is to kill sonic and good guys. But soon the robot realizes his master's evil and makes friends with Amy. He can go quite fast, shoot a laser and homing missile and hover with a jet booster. Big the cat- This big slow cat is out to find his best pal a frog who ate his emerald and went off to the city! He can only fish and pick things up. Over all sonic is a great game and now it usually comes with a dreamcast and *Cough* some companies give it away for free couldn't give any names right now though. You should get this as it is very cheap and worth the money and will definitely keep you busy for at least a couple of weeks straight. I give it 9/10! Go get it! T_W
On March 11th, 2000, I received an early birthday present. What was it? A SEGA Dreamcast, with Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi, Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver, and Sonic Adventure, I hadn't really played Sonic before, or any of the other games at that, but I thought I'd leave sonic until last, since I've never really liked platform games. The only platform game that ever really caught my eye was Crash Bandicoot, because it felt original. I was originally having second thoughts about keeping Sonic... But i thought I'd give it a try at least. I unwrapped it, opened the case, took out the CD/GD, and popped it into my new Dreamcast. I was stunned. The graphics were superb, and the gameplay had me hooked until the very end. It was easy to finish, but I still haven't completed it. I got past the SuperSonic adventure, which had me hooked, as SEGA saved the best level for last. I beat the level, and thought I had completed the game... But then, I found out about the 'Medals'.... Over 150 of them. And I STILL haven't gotten them all. This game really is good, it's easy for young children, (Well... mostly) and it plays like a dream. Some parts being tremendously hard, and some being easy, but perfectly balanced. It had me hooked. I'd play it every day, until I beat it. Playing as all the characters gave it an inventive and original twist, and I couldn't believe that there was a platform game I actually liked. I can't wait for Sonic Adventure 2, and I'm definitely getting that one on the day of release. SEGA... Keep putting out games like this, and you'll probably make history. As for winning the console wars... Well, that'll never end. I love this game, and it'll be my favorite game until Sonic Adventure 2 is released.


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Rangers sweep with third straight walk-off homer
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers hopped over the dugout railing and mobbed one of their teammates at home plate on a game-winning home run for a third consecutive night. It's quite the way to respond to manager Ron Washington's 45-minute team meeting from Sunday.
The Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Angels on Wednesday, all on walk-off home runs, on Adrian Beltre's solo shot in the ninth of a 2-1 win at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.Full Game Coverage
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers hopped over the dugout railing and mobbed one of their teammates at home plate on a game-winning home run for a third consecutive night. It's quite the way to respond to manager Ron Washington's 45-minute team meeting from Sunday.
The Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Angels on Wednesday, all on walk-off home runs, on Adrian Beltre's solo shot in the ninth of a 2-1 win at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.Full Game Coverage
"It kind of [stinks] for the other team because they don't want to get tied in the ninth against us right now," Elvis Andrus said. "That's a good sign."
Beltre sealed the sweep on a 2-2 pitch from right-hander Michael Kohn that sailed into the left-field seats. It's the first time in club history Texas has accomplished the feat. Geovany Soto and Leonys Martin recorded the other two walk-off home runs in the series. The Rangers had just one walk-off win all season before this homestand. The club also responded well to Washington's first team meeting this year, going 10-3 after that June 16 meeting.
"We just opened for everyone to talk, and we agreed to what was said and tried to put everything behind, especially what was going on the last two weeks before this homestand," Beltre said. "We came home with a different mindset and more positive. So far, it's been good."
The Rangers are now just four games behind the A's in the American League West with the win. They've picked up two games in as many nights after failing to gain ground for 32 consecutive days.
"It's coming to us right now," Soto said. "I know it's late innings and walk-offs, but we'll take any win we can, any way we can."
Martin Perez and Jerome Williams nearly mirrored their starts in producing a pitcher's duel. Perez worked a career-high 7 1/3 innings, allowing just the run on Josh Hamilton's homer in the seventh to tie the game. The lefty's first-pitch fastball caught the inside part of the plate, which Hamilton sent 422 feet to right-center field. Perez allowed just four hits, while throwing 65 of his 95 pitches for strikes.
"Before pitches, I was just slowing down and taking deep breaths," Perez said. "I just said to myself, 'You have to throw strikes and don't give too much credit to the hitters.'"
It was the sixth outing this season by a Texas starter of 7 1/3 or more innings while allowing no more than one run. Perez allowed just two runners to reach scoring position, as the Angels were 0-for-4 in that situation and left seven on base. Perez has a 3.82 ERA in eight starts since he was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on June 22.
"Each time he takes the ball, it's an experience for him," Washington said. "You don't become a success overnight. It's going to take some time. He's going to have his issues, but he has quality stuff, and he has the demeanor. That's what we're trying him to be -- tough. Tonight, he was tough."
Williams threw 7 2/3 innings, his second-longest outing this season, allowing the homer to Nelson Cruz in the second. It was Cruz's 25th home run this season and his 25th career home run against the Angels. He has more home runs and RBIs, 69, against the Angels than any other opponent in his career. He continues to produce amid the rumor of a possible suspension looming from Major League Baseball for a link to the Biogenesis clinic.
"He's been very good at leaving whatever issues on the outside," Washington said. "You got to commend him for that."
Williams allowed eight hits in his outing, including one to Andrus in the first that extended the longest active hit streak in the Majors to 13 games. Joe Nathan picked up his second consecutive win (3-1) by pitching a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts. It's the fourth time in his career he's received a win in consecutive relief appearances.
"Our pitching staff has been the key to the team that's keeping us where we are right now," Beltre said. "If we start doing what we're doing in the last three games and put our offense more together, it's no doubt that our club will be in a really good position."
Master Tesfatsion is an associate reporter for MLB.com.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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text: P: E201 and MATH M119 or M211. The economics of consumer choice. The economics of production, cost minimization, and profit maximization for business firms in the short run and long run under various market structures. Competition and adjustment to market equilibrium. Introduction to game theory, strategic interaction, and noncooperative equilibria. Credit given for only one of E321 or S321.


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Graduate Course Descriptions
7000-level courses
Scope and Theory of Public Administration (PAD 7050) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6053 or permission of instructor
A capstone seminar for doctoral students, focusing on the models of public administration and their applications. The course content will include an assessment of historical and current normatives and descriptive theories of public administration.
Seminar in Organization Theory (PAD 7107) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6106 or equivalent
Review and critique of both classical and contemporary organization theory literature in public administration; exploration of specific topics related to organization effectiveness and individual behavior. Ph.D. core course.
Public Expenditure Analysis (PAD 7240) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6227, PAD 6230 or equivalent
Review of fiscal policy theories, issues of taxation, expenditure, national debt, international public finance, and development finance are explored in the framework of economic growth/stabilization, distribution, and equity. Ph.D. core course.
Advanced Public Policy (PAD 7932) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6035 or PAD 6036.
This course is a doctoral seminar in public policy theory and practice. The focus of the seminar is on trends in policy inquiry, policy analysis and evaluation, and policy formation and implementation.
Qualitative Methods in Public Affairs Research (PAF 7820) 3 credits
A seminar designed to acquaint students with the application of qualitative research protocols in public affairs research. Various research technologies are presented and critiqued, with particular emphasis on their applicability to public affairs research. Ph.D. core course.
Quantitative Methods in Public Affairs Research (PAF 7800) 3 credits
This course acquaints students with the fundamental concepts necessary for advanced statistical analysis of public affairs research. It emphasizes characteristics of distributions and random variables, diagnostic techniques, the tests of assumptions of each analysis and the consequences of violating them. Special attention is given to data analysis, decision-making, and report writing in the public sector.
Advanced Quantitative Analysis (PAD 7703) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAF 7800 or equivalent
Focuses on a number of advanced statistical, modeling, and operations research methods and their application in the field of public administration. Particular attention will be given to applications in the area of public budgeting, personnel administration, and public policy analysis. Ph.D. core course.
Advanced Research Seminar in Public Affairs (PAD 7707) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 7703
Analysis of public administration research methods, materials, and techniques. The course will provide the graduate student with guidance in the preparation of data analysis strategies and alternative designs for research questions and dissertation projects. The course will emphasize both quantitative and qualitative approaches to problem solving. Ph.D. core course.
Advanced Research and Study (PAD 7910) 3-9 credits
Concentration course for students writing a qualifying paper, sitting for examinations, or preparing a dissertation proposal.
Dissertation (PAD 7980) 3-15 credits
Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy and approval of the Ph.D. Coordinator
P.A. Theory & Inquiry – Suggested Electives
Intellectual Development of Public Administration (PAD 7005) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6053 or permission of instructor
Examines the conceptual and historical sources of public administration, including the intellectual history of the discipline.
Norms of Inquiry in Public Administration and Public Policy (PAD 7138) 3 credits
Logic of knowledge—its behavioral, explanatory, critical, and interpretive modes. Multiple paradigms of knowledge building and inquiry to assess their relevance to knowledge building in public affairs and governance.
Democratic Values and Public Administration (PAD 6042) 3 credits
An inquiry into the administrative state and its implications for democracy.
Administrative Ethics (PAD 6436) 3 credits
Ethical considerations for professional public administrators operating in the ethos of a republic; situational analysis of conflicts with elected legislative, executive, and judicial officials; professional policy and career goals; and issues of democracy, bureaucracy, and morality in public service. MPA core course.
Seminar in Public, Private, and Nonprofit Enterprise (PAD 6506) 3 credits
Analysis of the interactions between and among public, private, and nonprofit sectors of the economy with special emphasis on local government.
Local Government Administration (PAD 6807) 3 credits
Analysis of the performance of urban agencies, alternative strategies for improving service delivery and management, and strategies for effective change in the public sector.
Intergovernmental Administration (PAD 6826) 3 credits
Studies both theoretical and practical aspects of administration of federalism, including distribution and use of shared revenue funds. Review practices as well as principles pursued in both competitive and cooperative interjurisdictional patterns.
Comparative Public Administration (PAD 6836) 3 credits
A comparative analysis of the administrative process in various settings. Emphasis will be placed on the relationships between administrative systems and the changing conditions of their cultural and other environments.
Organizational Studies – Suggested Electives
Organizational Behavior and Development (PAD 7155) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6106 or PAD 6154
A study of the individual behavior in the organization at the micro and macro levels and of the strategies and methods intended to change the attitudes, values, and structures or organizations so that they can better adapt to new technology, markets, and challenges.
Organizational Change and Public Management (PAD 6154) 3 credits
Seminar focuses on several levels of change, their sources or causes, consequences, and implications for public management.
Strategic Planning in the Public Sector (PAD 6333) 3 credits
Study of strategic planning and how to apply that knowledge to real world organizations.
Organization and Administrative Behavior (PAD 6106) 3 credits
Analysis of the formal, informal, and societal characteristics of complex human organizations. Use is made of standard theories of organizations as well as of their more contemporary variations. MPA core course.
Budgeting & Finance – Suggested Electives
Advanced Public Budgeting and Fiscal Management Techniques (PAD 7229) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6207, PAD 6227 or equivalent
The literature of public budgeting, contributions from political science, economics, accounting, public administration, and other relevant literature. Literature and standards of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and their contribution to public budgeting and public finance, models and theories of public budgeting, and empirical research are covered.
Seminar in Public Financial Administration (PAD 6207) 3 credits
Examination of the budgetary process. Analysis and application of theories and techniques of public financial administration, including budgetary approaches, cash management, debt management, risk management, procurement, and tax administration. MPA core course.
Seminar in Public Budgeting Techniques (PAD 6227) 3 credits
Study of public budgeting focusing on budgetary process and techniques such as performance budgeting, planned program budgeting, zero-based budgeting, and management by objectives. Major emphasis is on policy development and decision-making relating to budget decisions. MPA core course.
Financial Environment of the Public Sector (PAD 6230) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6227 or permission of instructor
This course examines the fundamental techniques of the financial analysis of public sector organizations.
Public Policy Studies – Suggested Electives
Public Policy Process (PAD 6385) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6036 or PAD 6035
This course covers the public policy process, including policy formation and adoption, policy implementation, and evaluation. The course aims to add to the student's knowledge and understanding of policy theory, substantive policy areas, and the role of administrators in the policy process.
Regulation (PAD 6612) 3 credits
The course analyzes how and why bureaucracies develop regulations and the role that regulations play in the policy process with a focus on the economic, political, administrative, and social factors that influence regulatory choices and the impacts of those regulations.
Public Finance and Policy Analysis (PAD 6205) 3 credits
This course uses the theoretical and empirical tools of public finance to analyze public policy. The course is designed to show the strengths and weaknesses of government in the financing and operation of programs in major public policy areas.
Seminar in Policy Implementation (PAD 6365) 3 credits
This course examines the political and bureaucratic setting in which public policies are implemented and the political problems in implementation. Emphasis on political constraints of administrative agencies.
Seminar in Administrative Policy Making (PAD 6035) 3 credits
Study of administrative discretion in the policy process with an emphasis on regulation and distribution. MPA core course.
Public Administration and Public Policy (PAD 6036) 3 credits
A critical examination of the role of public administrators in setting the public agenda, formation of action strategies, execution of preferred action strategy, and evaluation of the impacts of the preferred strategy. MPA core course.
Public Policy and Nonprofit Organizations (PAD 6143) 3 credits
This course seeks to acquaint students with the theoretical and practical issues confronting nonprofit organizations. The course systematically examines the ways in which the public policy process both supports and regulates the activities of nonprofits and the ways in which nonprofits seek to affect public policy governing their behavior.
Tools Electives
Program Review and Analysis (PAD 6327) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PAD 6701
Analysis of systematic methods for evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of public programs; means for determining the extent to which program administration promotes achievement of program objectives. M.P.A. core course.
Survey Research in the Public Sector (PAD 6727) 3 credits
Within the public and nonprofit sectors, survey research skills have become essential due to the necessity of gathering primary data. Course focus here is on students learning a set of skills to assist them in completing survey research in their professional fields.
Seminar in Grants Writing (PAD 6233) 3 credits
Practical considerations in obtaining funds for delivery of services to client groups, covering local, national, foundation, corporate, and state funding environments. Students will be required to explore funding in the social, human, and justice services.
Decision Making in the Public Sector (PAD 6135) 3 credits
Course focuses on decision-making tools used in the public and nonprofit sectors. The tools are applied using case studies and projects.
Directed Independent Study (PAD 7907) 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor, approval of the Ph.D. Coordinator
Reading and research in a selected field of Public Administration at the doctoral level.
Special Topics (PAD 7931) 3 credits
Study relating to special problems in Public Administration at the doctoral level.
Practicum in Public Administration (PAD 7943) 1-3 credits
Covers role and responsibilities of the public administration teacher and scholar at the university level. Grading: S/U


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Video: 'One Billion Rising' in India
By Aditi Malhotra and Shreya Shah
Thousands of people on Valentine's Day gathered in cities across India in support of 'One Billion Rising,' a global campaign aimed at raising awareness to stop violence against women.
The campaign, started by playwright and activist Eve Ensler last year, comes as women's rights have become a pressing public policy issue in India following the brutal gang rape of a young woman in Delhi in December.
Here are video snippets of events that took place in New Delhi's Parliament Street and Carter Road in Mumbai.
People gathered in central Delhi to support 'One Billion Rising.'
Volunteers danced to 'Jaago Dilli Jaago,' Hindi for 'Rise Delhi Rise.'
Musicians performed in central Delhi to support 'One Billion Rising.'
The crowd listens to rapper Manmeet Kaur during an event organised for 'One Billion Rising.'
Boys perform stunts in Mumbai during 'One Billion Rising.'
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Yes having split screen search will be a better task for a browser, but I don't feel like hacking browsers. For me this works on my machine [codinghorror.com].
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Hi all, ive grown bulb fennel on my allotment this year for the first time,does anyone have a way of cooking, other than using with fish.
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18 Oct 2012 20:28
Hi all, ive grown bulb fennel on my allotment this year for the first time,does anyone have a way of cooking, other than using with fish.
18 Oct 2012 21:16
Remove the stems and slice legthwise into 6 pieces; coat with oil and season; roast @ 400*F for 25 min or until caramelized. Delicious done around the roast, especially pork.
19 Oct 2012 07:34
It's lovely diced in casseroles. Definitely recommend roasting as suggested by Inkadog. It also makes a lovely addition to home-made coleslaw or any other salad as an alternative to celery.
19 Oct 2012 07:46
Or follow a recipe for braised celery, substituting fennel.
By the way, I can heartily endorse Inkadog's suggestion - fabulous with pork - I often put some underneath a couple of pork chops then bake in the oven
19 Oct 2012 10:27
I use it in salads, baked with Parmesan (recipe on BBC Food site), added in chunks to roast Mediterranean veggies or, my favourite:-
Baked Fennel with Goat's Cheese 4 or more, depending
adapted from a recipe by Pru Leith.
This quantity is for 4 as a vegetarian meal. It's also good with simply grilled pork, chicken or fish.
4 bulbs of fennel
30g butter
1 lemon, juice only
4 tbs water
6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
30g pine nuts
150g goats' cheese log
Heat the oven to 200C. Trim the fennel and cut through the middle into 2 and then cut each half again 2 or 3 times to make wedges. Place these in a shallow oven-proof dish. Sprinkle on the lemon juice and water and cook in the microwave for 10 minutes. Drain.
Slice the tomatoes and sprinkle over the fennel, followed by the pine nuts and crumbled goats' cheese. Drizzle with olive oil (from the tomatoes if you have some) and bake for 15 to 20 minutes till the cheese is browned.
19 Oct 2012 12:27
Thankyou all I will certainly try the pork. Baked with goats cheese and chicken ill pass this one to OH
19 Oct 2012 13:11
Thry this, delicious!
Potato and fennel dauphinoise Serves: 6 Ingredients:
1 kg Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and sliced about 1cm thick
1 Bulb fennel, finely chopped
1 Clove garlic, finely chopped
300ml Double cream
300ml Milk
100g Gruyere, grated
75g Parmesan, grated
Salt and pepper
Heat oven to 200C.
In an ovenproof dish, layer the potatoes, fennel and garlic.
In a bowl, mix together the cream, milk, 75g of the gruyere and the parmesan. Season then pour this over the potatoes and fennel.
Cook in the oven for about 50 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Sprinkle over the rest of the gruyere and finish off under a hot grill until golden brown.
Serve with chicken, pork and fish dishes.
19 Oct 2012 13:22
I grew some lovely Fennel bulbs this year. I braised some - it was lovely apart from it reminded me too much of the drink I have to have before my CT scans I am not in a hurry to eat it again
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Dardanelle wins district tournament championship; Apaches hold Bearcats scoreless until 7th, win 6-2
By Sean Ingram
CLARKSVILLE - Rounds 1 and 2 went to the Pottsville Lady Apaches, as they beat the Dardanelle Lady Sand Lizards twice during the 4A-4 Conference regular season and went on to finish unbeaten in league play.
Finally, Round 3 was Wednesday night at Clarksville High School, and the stakes were higher - this time, for the 4A-4 District tournament championship and a No. 1 seed in the regional tournament.
But the third time wasn't the charm for Pottsville, rather for Dardanelle, which took advantage of three seventh-inning errors to shut out the Lady Apaches 9-0.
Both teams could meet again in the Class 4A Region 1 softball title game, back at Clarksville High School. The Lady Sand Lizards will play Prairie Grove at 3:30 p.m. Friday, while the Lady Apaches will face Ozark at 1:45.
Dardanelle (20-9) led 3-0 going into the seventh, when Pottsville (22-10) suffered three errors and Lady Sand Lizard freshman Whitley Madison not only shut down the Lady Apaches in the pitching circle, she blasted a three-run home run that set the final score at 9-0.
"We probably played the best game we've played all year long," Dardanelle coach Kole Carpenter said. "They (Lady Apaches) hit the ball, and we happened to make some plays. We played a really good game, and they may have not been at the top of their game. It's hard to beat somebody three times. We've been close with them all year long, and we got a couple of breaks to go our way tonight. We put the ball in play. I'm happy."
A win by the Lady Sand Lizards on Friday puts them in next week's Class 4A state tournament.
Pottsville senior Victoria Huie struck out 10 Dardanelle batters in a losing effort. Laken Gray went 3-for-3, but the Lady Apaches only recorded five hits and totaled six errors in the game.
Senior Maylia Henderson went 2-for-4 with a single, double and two runs scored for the Lady Lizards. Raley Richey went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored a run. Madison finished 1-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored.
Pottsville 6, Mena 2
Matt Sims threw six strong innings, the Apaches committed no errors and Pottsville steadily built a 6-0 lead through the bottom of the seventh before Mena got a pair of runs - but not the 4A-4 District tournament championship.
The Apaches (16-7), the No. 1 seed from the 4A-4, will play Farmington at 5 p.m. Friday in the Class 4A Region 1 tournament at Ozark High School.
Sims gave up two runs on four hits and struck out three. Offensively, he had a sacrifice fly that drove in a run. Colton Moore hit a two-RBI single, and Corey Campbell added a two-RBI double. Campbell went to the mound in the seventh and got the last two strikeouts for Pottsville.
"Our guys came ready to play," Pottsville coach Wes McCrotty said. "Matt Sims did a great job of keeping those guys (Bearcats) off balance throwing strikes, and our defense played extremely well. We didn't have an error the whole game.
"At the plate, we were able to drive some runs in. They were getting after it. Those guys stepped up in key situations and came through. It was fun to watch those guys play. They got after it today."


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CUISPA Confab to Include Do-It-Yourself Security Session
Do-it-yourself IT security tools will be just one of the featured topics at the annual Credit Union Information Security Professionals Conference set for Feb. 6-7 in Austin, Texas.
David Naylor, IT security administrator at the $753 million Texas Trust Credit Union in Mansfield, will discuss the use of free scripts and open source solutions his credit union uses for monitoring its networks and other internal security purposes.
Naylor is a Baylor University graduate and CISP who has been responsible for network at the 55,000-member Texas Trust for eight years.
The conference agenda also includes NCUA and industry speakers on topics such as mobile payment risk, managing password privileges and database security.
The eighth-annual NCUA Examiners Roundtable with six agency staffers discussing on compliance and review also will be a highlight.


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Last week in Part I of this series, I discussed some of the unique properties of fungi – yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. This week, I'll explain why you will be hearing more and more about fungi in the future, particularly in the areas of agriculture and environmental remediation.
Fungi play several critical roles in food production, the most fundamental being improving soil productivity. Fungi break down organic matter into compost. They extract minerals from rocks in the soil which are critical to plant growth. They also convert nitrogen from the air into nitrates which plants need as fertilizer. Recent studies have shown that inoculating soils with the appropriate mix of fungi can have as strong an impact on crop productivity as the application of industrial fertilizers. Furthermore, the effects from adding the fungi to soil are long-lasting, as opposed to fertilizers which dissipate after just a single growing season. We will know when the use of fungi in soil productivity has hit the big time when you see large agro-chemical companies like Monsanto and Cargill getting involved.
Fungi are also becoming an important food source. Global sales of mushrooms for human consumption grew by a factor of 150 from 1980 to 2005. This dramatic increase is easy to understand when you consider that mushrooms are quite the superfood. Mushrooms are not only high in proteins, but the proteins in them contain all of the 21 amino acids that humans need for a healthy diet. They are an excellent source of important minerals, particularly potassium and selenium. They are also rich in vitamins and contain high levels of folic acid and vitamin B-12 which are difficult to obtain in vegetarian diets other than by eating mushrooms. (Note to self, "Go buy some mushrooms.")
As you can observe in your backyard after a rainy night, mushrooms grow very rapidly and they grow most anywhere. Projections on how we will manage to feed eight to nine billion people in the 21st century nearly always foresee increased mushroom production. As I researched this column, it was interesting to note that much of the current research on improved mushroom farming is occurring in India, a country already confronting food scarcity.
Mushrooms are also going to be increasingly employed in environmental remediation during the coming century. Over the years, I have read about many efforts to use bacteria to clean up soil or oil spills, but only a small number about the potential use of fungi. I am not really sure why. Mushrooms are able to metabolize (break down) a far wider range of chemical structures than bacteria. This allows them to clean up industrial wastes such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other complex chemicals than bacteria just can't "stomach". Recent studies have also shown that mushrooms and other fungi are able to break down nerve gases such as VX and Sarin and can remove residual pharmaceuticals from city waste water.
I tend to be more matter-of-fact than mystical in my writing about environmental issues. However, as I wrote this column it was hard not to consider James Lovelock's famous Gaia Principle which "proposes that organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a self-regulating, complex system that contributes to maintaining the conditions for life on the planet." The Gaia Principle seems to be a good lens through which to view the role of fungi in our world. As human activities such as industrial agriculture, urbanization and wetlands destruction have reduced the population and diversity of fungi, our soils have become less productive, our water has become more polluted, and our collective health has declined. If we can start to take better care of our fungi, it will start to take better care of us. OK, that is about as mystical as I can manage.
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(1) Rising concentrations of active pharmaceutical agents in our water supply is worthy of its own column, if not a series of columns. They enter our waterways when people dump unused pills in the toilet (which you should never, never do – Orange County schedules collection days for these) and also through the presence of unmetabolized drugs in urine.


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A power outage in Buffalo yesterday left 317 customers of Rocky Mountain Power without electricity, and crews completed repairs by late afternoon.
The outage occurred at 12:31 Monday and crews worked on the problem throughout the afternoon before getting power restored.
Margaret Oler, News/Media Hotline Representative with Rocky Mountain Power, explains more.
The outage was concentrated on the south/central portion of Buffalo, near First Northern Bank, which was affected as well.
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Bobcats, Raptors, Blazers, Rockets all trying to sign Reggie Williams, whose qualifying offer from GS was rescinded Sunday. On the HT Blog.
The Williams rumour is interesting because his reputation going back to college has always been an exceptional scorer who struggles to play even mediocre defence. I'm always interested in guys who go undrafted and work their way back into the NBA because to me that implies hard work and character, but he doesn't strike me as the Casey type of player. That said, I like the potential in his game, and I could see him becoming a good off-the-bench scorer.
Has he even received defense coaching in the NBA? Blame it on the system, let's give Casey a crack at him.
Forbes isn't much of a defender either. Point is you have to have a guy or 2 who can come off the bench and still put up points to keep the pressure up. Especially if DeMar was to go down. Who scores on the wing then?
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I was just thinking that. I don't think we have any spots left however.
Source: Twitter @WojYahooNBAFor Blazers to sign Jamal Crawford to mid-level exception, they had to use amnesty waiver on Roy. @jwquick has been reporting it all along.
I don't think Butler is a guaranteed contract. He only shows on the ESPN trade machine as a salary of $211k.
As for Outlaw though, I do not want any part of him. He is 27 now. My personal opinion is he is a guy who got paid and retired early - like in the 2010-2011 season.
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Alright so let's get of list of the FA's for next year and get this ball rolling
Thanks for the update. I think it's a smart play.
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Before I had kids, I was hip and cool [insert maniacal *cough*ing sound]. Well, I made overtures towards being hip and cool. In retrospect, I could have gone a lot harder had I known how utterly exhausting and chaotic parenting would be, how much my baby-belly fat would enjoy its new home, how difficult it would be to extract myself for even one night from two tiny, dependent little humans. I wouldn't give my girls up for the world of course, but there are certain signs in a parenting life that tell you that you've "arrived":
- A stranger gives up his or her seat for you on the tram/train because "You're pregnant", 2 years after you've had your second child (hey, it was all the lemonade with champagne chasers I swear).
- You have to buy double Moov bottles to treat your own hair for nits.
- You measure your sanity by how many minutes your baby sleeps during the day. For the record, my sanity threshold was 44 minutes, 59 seconds (roughly the same length as a "Supernatural" episode). If my babies woke before that magical minute, I became a heaving emo with a subtle splash of Reagan. OK, maybe it wasn't that subtle.
- You are not even surprised when you find your keys in the fridge after another sleepless night.
- You get a night out with your partner (finally!) at the Comedy Festival, when half way through you start wishing you'd bought those Teenas during the last supermarket run.
- You are told by your 9 year-old daughter (reputed to be the age of the Devil's Spawn) that you are "so lame" whilst rocking out to vintage Eminem (complete with rap "gestures").
- You start to see cufflinks made out of Scrabble tiles as viable art.
- Your marriage is reduced to high-fives in the corridor when you get the kiddies down to bed by 8pm, and absent-minded, yet soothing head-patting while watching TV.
- You experience your first big night-time blackout and are grateful that your kids eat at 5.30.
- You start using words like "seed" and "egg" when describing to your kids how babies are made rather than belting out a resounding, "We screwed each other senseless and it was MAGNIFICENT".
What signs have hit you in the paunch to tell you that you were really and truly a parent now?


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By Robert Milburn
Last year, The Sunday Times reported that actor Bruce Willis was thinking about suing Apple over the ownership rights of his vast collection of digital music. Apparently disgruntled over Apple's licensing agreement, Willis was rumored to be discussing with lawyers whether he could set up a trust to pass his "vast collection" of music along to his children. All of this proved unfounded of course, when Willis' wife, Emma Heming-Willis, tweeted "It's not a true story." Nevertheless, media outlets were abuzz, saying the exaggerated reporting did "raise potentially significant issues about ownership of digital music."
What tends to frustrate people about iTunes, and other digital platforms, is that users are essentially leasing their music library, with downloads subject to Apple's licensing restrictions that prevents sharing and duplication. Services such as Spotify have stepped in to fill the gap by charging a monthly fee to access its vast, searchable music database. Users then link to Facebook and "share" playlists, songs, and albums with their friends. But for some, digital interfaces still leave too many intangibles. Perhaps due to those frustrations, a growing subsection of album purchasers are reverting to physical formats, particularly vinyl records.
Neil Young's autobiography, Waging Heavy Peace, contains a vitriolic diatribe about the unquestionable sound quality of vinyl over digital. He muses that the return of quality sound would present music as a deeper more meaningful experience rather than "a cool pastime or a toy." Young's insight may explain why 2012 marked the fifth straight year of record LP sales, totaling 4.6 million. While that may pale in comparison to the 1.7 billion in overall album equivalent music sales, its 17.7% growth trounces the overall category's 3.1% increase even beating the growth in digital albums, up 14.1%. Indeed when the Consumer Electronics Association projects 40% growth in turntable sales this year, the trend seems to have legs.
Written with Barron's wit and often contrarian perspective, Penta provides the affluent with advice on how to navigate the world of wealth management, how to make savvy acquisitions ranging from vintage watches to second homes, and how to smartly manage family dynamics.
Richard C. Morais, Penta's editor, was Forbes magazine's longest serving foreign correspondent, has won multiple Business Journalist Of The Year Awards, and is the author of two novels: The Hundred-Foot Journey and Buddhaland, Brooklyn. Sonia Talati is Penta's reporter about town, both online and for the magazine. She previously worked for the Wall Street Journal and various television station affiliates around the country. Sonia has a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an M.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.


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"The evolving jazz musician is one who refuses to rest on past laurels
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lead[ing] his quintet through a rigorous, yet spirited set of his own unique compositions, firmly rooted in progressive mainstream sounds. Saunders writes well-conceived melodies supported by clever harmony and counterpoint. The interplay between guitar, saxophone and trombone results in sound textures that are engaging and creatively out-of-the-ordinary."All About Jazz


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To counter the high-octane passing games that are dominating the NFL, teams are desperate for quality cover men. Specifically, the demand for tall cornerbacks has never been greater with big receivers becoming more and more prevalent. Below is a breakdown of the top 10 cornerback prospects entering the college season:
1. David Amerson, junior, NC State
Amerson (6-3, 194, 4.45 40-yard dash) has everything teams want in a cornerback for today's NFL. He possesses a rare combination of great height, tremendous all-around athleticism and excellent natural ball skills. He has the strength to slow the release of receivers and the hips to turn and run with them without losing a step. Amerson has the speed to stay with receivers on deep routes, which is something few tall corners can do. In zone alignments, he reads the quarterback well. He can plant, drive and close quickly on passes and is consistently able to break up or intercept passes. Projection: First-round pick
VIDEO: Amerson breaks down how he made INTs in 2011
2. Johnthan Banks, senior, Mississippi State
Banks (6-2, 180, 4.40 40) has started 32 games entering his senior season and been an elite player at both cornerback and safety. His ability to learn quickly, combined with his natural instincts and athleticism, enables him to be a shutdown corner. With his great height, long arms and deceptively smooth skills, Banks has consistently shown the ability to stay on the hip of receivers all over the field in tight man coverage. He also can plant, drive and close explosively on receivers from zone alignments. Projection: First-round pick
3. Blidi Wreh-Wilson, senior, Connecticut
After battling through a knee injury that cost him half of last season, Wilson (6-2, 190, 4.50) enters 2012 needing to prove he can get back to his pre-injury form. With excellent height, the speed to stay with receivers on deep routes and ball skills, he has the tools to be a top starter in the NFL. Not many tall corners can change directions and flip their hips as easily as Wilson, which allows him to cover shorter, quick receivers as well as tall wideouts. He needs to prove he is healthy, but he also will need a strong week at the Senior Bowl to show he can handle covering the best receivers in the country. Projection: Second-round pick
4. Kyle Fuller, junior, Virginia Tech
Fuller (6-0, 193, 4.50 40) stepped up in 2011 and could be on the verge of becoming one of the nation's premier cornerbacks in 2012. He's one of the toughest and most physical defensive backs in the country and consistently has shown the ability to break up passes by delivering hard hits as the ball arrives. For a 6-foot corner, he moves with remarkable ease in "zone" coverage, reads the quarterback well and closes fast to make plays on the ball. Fuller has the talent to move up draft boards but needs to prove to NFL teams that he has the speed to run with the fastest receivers in the county. Projection: Third-round pick
5. Tyrann Mathieu, former LSU player
Mathieu (5-9, 175, 4.40 40) was dismissed from the LSU football team earlier this month for reportedly violating the school's substance abuse policy. He apparently will not play football this season, but as a junior in eligibility he could enter the draft next spring. He is a rare athlete, which is why he has been an impact cornerback and returner despite his lack of ideal size. He has the coverage and return ability to challenge to be a first-round pick, but he would have to convince teams that he has gotten past his off-field problems. Projection: Third-round pick
MORE: Mathieu deserves blame for mistake, but so should we
6. Ryan Lacy, senior, Utah
Having come to Utah as a receiver, Lacy (5-9, 190, 4.45 40) has made big strides at turning himself into one of the better cornerbacks in the country. He lacks ideal height, but he has tremendous quickness and top-end speed and the explosive closing burst to consistently make plays on the ball. Projection: Third-round pick
7. Sheldon Price, senior, UCLA
This will be Price's fourth year as a starter for UCLA, and if he continues to improve, he could rise up draft boards. A former track star in high school and a former member of UCLA's track team, Price (6-1, 185, 4.50) combines speed with football instincts and toughness that few cornerbacks have. Projection: Third-round pick
8. Melvin White, senior, Louisiana-Lafayette
White (6-1, 195, 4.55 40) has all the physical tools to potentially be a first-round pick. To leap-frog cornerbacks on this list, however, he will need to prove he can handle receivers at the highest level. All-star game workouts figure to be crucial for him. Projection: Fourth-round pick
9. Leon McFadden, senior, San Diego State
McFadden (5-10, 187, 4.50 40) is a former high school receiver who made the switch to cornerback as a freshman and has played in every game of his college career. He lacks size and does not have special speed, but he does an excellent job of staying with receivers and making plays on the ball. Projection: Fourth-round pick
10. D.J. Hayden, senior, Houston
In his first year at Houston after a junior college career, Hayden (5-11, 192, 4.50) proved he clearly belonged and was a corner opposing offenses avoided. He displayed good technique and, combined with his coverage instincts, made it look easy covering receivers. He will need to prove he has top-end speed if he wants to move up draft boards. Projection: Fourth-round pick
MORE DEFENSIVE RANKINGS: DEs | DTs | LBs | Safeties
Russ Lande, a former NFL scout, covers the draft for Sporting News.


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Cooper and Charlotte were supposed to go on a simple dinner date but end up in bed together. Their road to romantic recovery may not be the best news for Sheldon, who admits that he may be in love with Charlotte. Addison says, "Go get her. You have to try. If not, you'll spend the rest of your life kicking yourself and wondering why you didn't man-up and go for it." Yeah, uh, pot...this is your old friend the kettle...
When Charlotte wants to talk to Cooper about what's happening between them, he clams up. She storms into Sheldon's office ranting about how Cooper will never be all that she deserves. Sheldon says he will. He says, "I'm throwing my hat in the ring." Charlotte is stunned and we're thoroughly impressed. Way to go, Sheldon!
Claire, one of Violet's patients with anger issues, is back. Her husband believes there may be something wrong because she's been so happy and they're having lots of sex. That's not typical for their marriage. Amelia determines that Claire has a tumor that's stimulating her feelings of bliss. It needs to be removed. Claire says she'd rather die than go back to being as unhappy as she was.
Amelia tries to convince Claire to have the operation. She gives a passionate speech that's well-received. Claire agrees to the surgery. But her husband doesn't know if he has it in him to love the old Claire if she returns, which she does. Violet will try to help her get back the happiness that was always inside her.
William is back after the ALS treatment he received from overseas. Naomi believes he may have come home to die. She asks a bitter Fife to try his experimental protocol on William. He won't do it. Pete wonders if Fife is refusing to help because he's literally trying to kill the competition. The desperate look on Fife's face suggests that he's starting to realize that might be true. He tells Naomi he'll help William. For her.
Addison treats a young pregnant girl named Kim who has been having back pain. The girl's dad, George, won't leave her side. Kim has an aortic aneurysm. She needs surgery for a condition that is inherited from the father. But George doesn't have the disease that would lead to Kim's problem. He's not her father. So, who is he?
Sheldon thinks George may be a kidnapper. When Kim's condition takes a turn for the worse, she's rushed to surgery as George flees. Sam and Addison work in perfect unison to pull Kim through. They share a look leads us to believe they may be perfect together outside of the OR, too. Our hopes are quickly dashed when, after surgery, Sam says they'll be friends but never more than that.
When Kim wakes up, she's confused. George kept her so isolated that the only love she ever knew was his. Addison says that Kim will love her baby when she's born, but not with George. Because she doesn't want her daughter to go through what she went through. The police are able to find Kim's real parents who will hopefully help her on her long road back to the world she left so long ago.
After what Cooper said about her in court, Violet gives him the silent treatment. Cooper rattles off a bunch of times in the past where he forgave Violet for things she did to him. She eventually does forgive him and tells him to go after Charlotte if he loves her. Violet also asks Pete to forgive her. Not now, but someday. Pete suggests starting with overnight visits with Lucas. Violet smiles and hugs Pete, leaving him a bit shaken.
Dell has been accepted to UCLA medical school. He only shares the news with his patient, Maya, who goes into labor early. They head to the hospital where Sam and Addison wait in the ambulance bay for their arrival. A man involved in a head-on collision arrives in need of a heart operation and Sam's on-call. Addison promises to update Sam as soon as Dell and Maya arrive.
The people from the other car involved in the head-on collision are air-lifted to the hospital. Addison's face is consumed with confused concern as she sees an injured Dell heading her way. Behind him, a stretcher is wheeled toward the emergency room. As an unconscious Maya passes by, Addison watches helplessly. We're feeling pretty helpless, too.


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Soon I will receive the shipment of keys, skeleton keys won off eBay. They should be here within two weeks. When I was first working with a particular decorative tile, I envisioned how it might look with a skeleton key dangling from it. I speak of the escutcheons that have gone through several incarnations. Recently, my colleague Gary mentioned that they would look good with skeleton keys and it was a nice reality check. So, 30 keys are coming my way. I will figure out how to place them after they arrive, though I have a few ideas. Update: I've worked hard and have produced much recently, tiles and necklaces. Along the way, I also developed a touch of something that is this the scourge of potters and ceramists everywhere, carpal tunnel problems caused by overwork. Soon I will have a wrist brace made by an orthotics outfit to wear at night. I am also doing physiotherapy, taking anti-inflammatories, icing, basically doing the RICE or PRICE technique. My doctor told me things will be on the up and up soon if I take care of it now and follow instructions. I had better listen up, too, because I had another reality check, having worked with clay last
Tuesday and Saturday. My arms felt like they were on fire each time. My current projects are going to have to be shelved temporarily, so I can take a complete break. During this time, I will do a few ceramics-related things that won't involve my wrists. While I continue to be associated with our local art centre, it is time to branch out, to become part of the larger community. To that end, I am going to join some ceramics organizations. I've downloaded forms, read policies, like what I see, and will report more after I'm a member. In other news, I hunted for a tool with which to bevel a clay slab and found one! It has a zippy name: The Bevel-O-Matic! It is nice to come across a tool that meets your needs precisely…the Internet is a wonder! This tool is so specialized, it is unlikely I would have found it any other way. As soon as my wrists have improved, I will be back at the tiles. I cut many of them a while back and they are ready and waiting…for me and my beveler. Also, there is a new artist in residence for the ceramics department at the Port Moody Arts Centre. A sculptor, James Kemp is a recent graduate of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. He will be overseeing the Tuesday Open Studio group starting tomorrow. Thank you for your years of service, Ms. Doyle, and welcome, James Kemp….


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Visiting campus and customizing your time with us allows you to get the most of your stay, while providing a sense of what it would be like to be a student at The Clarkson School.
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European Union Ministries with Immigration Governance Responsibilities (EU-MIGR), 2010 (ICPSR 33864)
Principal Investigator(s): Crage, Suzanna M., University of Pittsburgh; Hughes, Melanie M., University of Pittsburgh; Mohanty, Peter, University of Texas-Austin
This dataset examines the structure of immigration leadership in the European Union (EU) member states as of April 2010. Variables include whether cabinet ministers oversaw immigrant integration, border security or immigration control, or both, whether ministers had overall or supporting responsibilities in either or both arenas, and whether ministers were male or female. Minister name and general ministry attributes, including position (whether ministry position has migration-related word in title), gender type of ministry, and prestige of ministry, have also been provided. Information about ministerial positions in the EU was gathered from an online database as well as ministry and government Web sites and governmental and EU reports.
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Crage, Suzanna M., Melanie M. Hughes, and Peter Mohanty. European Union Ministries with Immigration Governance Responsibilities (EU-MIGR), 2010. ICPSR33864-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-08-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR33864.v1
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Geographic Coverage: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Global, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
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Apple Releases AirPort Client Update 1.0
Date: Wednesday, August 12th, 2009, 10:12
Category: Software, wireless
On Wednesday, Apple released its AirPort Client Update 1.0 patch, a fix recommended for some Intel-based Macintosh computers running Mac OS X v10.5.8 that addresses an issue with AirPort performance while running on battery power.
The update, a 1.7 megabyte download, is intended for the following Apple notebooks:
– MacBook (13-inch, Late 2007)
– MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)
– MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
– MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008)
– MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)
– MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2008)
The update requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later to install and run.
If you've snagged the update and have any feedback about it, let us know!


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Sandbags to be given Saturday, April 13 to residents impacted by Waldo Canyon Fire
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Colorado Springs, Colo. -- The City of Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management in partnership with Colorado Springs Together will distribute sandbags Saturday, April 13 to homeowners that could be impacted by potential flooding after the Waldo Canyon Fire.
Sandbags will be given away free to residents at the Verizon Wireless building (2424 Garden of the Gods Road) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers will be on site to fill sandbags and help residents load them in their cars. Residents wanting to pick up sandbags should enter the Verizon Wireless parking lot off of Flying W Ranch Road.
For information on potential flooding after the Waldo Canyon Fire, visit www.Springsgov.com/floodinfo. Residents are advised to consult a certified erosion and sediment control consultant or contractor to manage flooding mitigation on their private property. Sandbags should not be placed in the public right-of-way.
Media opportunities will be available throughout the day. On site contact will be Ken Hughlett, 719-208-5930.


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- Rich, luxurious Sauvignon brimming with fresh kiwi aromas. Fabulously flavourful on the palate, with gorgeous orange, ripe pear and apricot nuances surrounded by sweet notes of lime. There's classic Sauvignon poise – with a tang of sharpness and a twist of gooseberry on the finish – but this wine can boast both elegance and complexity.
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How to Integrate the TestFlight SDK into an iOS Project
I've started using TestFlight to release DesignScene betas to testers. The documentation is thin, so I had to futz a bit, but fortunately it's a pretty simple app, so once I figured out that I just needed to stick to one "Team", I was off and running. And let me tell you, TestFlight is a far easier way to distribute betas than the convoluted methods suggested by Apple. Much more beta user-friendly.
For us developers, the TestFlight SDK is particularly handy. Add it to your TestFlight-distributed project and get crash reports and remote logging, ask your testers for feedback, and other cool stuff. I've only just started using it, but the immediate diagnostic feedback has already proved invaluable.
Getting the TestFlight SDK to work is dead simple, but it's not supported in App Store distributions. So I wanted to set things up so that it would always be included in beta releases and never in production releases. Getting to that point took a couple of days of futzing, as it's not explicitly supposed by Xcode's UI. The solution I came up with, thanks to this StackOverflow post, is to:
- Add a "Beta" configuration to complement the default "Release" and "Debug" configurations
- Add a preprocessor macro to allow conditional use of the TestFlight SDK
- Use the
EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMESsetting to exclude the TestFlight library from "Release" builds
That last step makes me a bit nervous, but
EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMES, while undocumented, seems to be reasonably well known. At any rate, I could find no better way to tie the inclusion of a library to a specific configuration, so I'm going with it. Better solutions welcome.
At any rate, here's the step-by-step for Xcode 4.2:
- Download the TestFlight SDK and unpack it.
- Drag it into your project. Make sure that "Copy items into destination group's folder" is checked, as is "Create groups for any added folders". Include it in all relevant targets.
Create a "Beta" configuration:
- Click on the app name in the navigator, then on the project name and then the info tab.
- Under "Configurations", click the plus sign and select "Duplicate "Release" Configuration"
- Type "Beta" to name the new configuration.
You should end up with something like this:
Create configuration marcos:
- Still in the project settings, go to the "Build Settings" tab.
- Search for "preprocessor macros".
- Double-click the value section next to the "Preprocessor Macros" label, hit the
+button, and enter
You should end up with a window like the above. Once you close it, you should see the macros names for each individual configuration, shown here:
Add the
EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMESbuild setting.
- Still in the "Build Settings" tab, click the "Add Build Setting" button in the lower-left corner and select "Add User-Defined Setting".
- Input
EXCLUDED_SOURCE_FILE_NAMESas the name of the setting.
- Open the reveal triangle next to the setting name.
- Double-click to the right of "Release".
- Enter
*libTestFlight.aas the value.
You should end up with the value
*libTestFlight.aonly for the "Release" configuration, as shown here:
Go ahead and use the TestFlight SDK:
- In your app delegate, add
#include "testFlight.h"
-application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:, just before returning, add these lines:
#ifdef CONFIGURATION_Beta [TestFlight takeOff:@"Insert your Team Token here"]; #endif
- In your app delegate, add
Now, when you build or archive with the "Beta" target, the TestFlight SDK will be included and log sessions. But when you build with the "Release" target, TestFlight will neither be bundled or referenced in the app. You can include it anywhere, though, and use any of its features, as long as you do so only within a
#ifdef CONFIGURATION_Beta block. Check out the complete SDK docs for details. Then, get your beta on!


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My BMW dealer is also the only Yamaha dealer and since I don't actually have a Yamaha, they wouldn't reverse part look-up, at all. I even gave them the part number.
The Kawasaki dealer said he would look for it and probably had some inventory but strongly suggested that their shims were just slightly smaller in diameter enough that I might not be a happy camper. He reasoned that they have sold them for Yamaha guys that complained they "stuck" in the bucket causing, well, bad things.
Facing the shim off, drinking beer and crying with my buddies that the Jets didn't come close to being play-off hopefuls was a good alternative. If I was a Leafs fan, all I can say is with all the beer in the city and successful experimenting with a shim, I'd still be drinking and crying.


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Catholic Health Hospitals Receive Security Grants
Home » About Us » News » 2009 News » Catholic Health Hospitals Receive Security Grants
June 17, 2009
Two Catholic Health hospitals were approved for grants totaling nearly $92,000 through a federal program designed for urban nonprofit organizations at high risk of terrorist attacks.
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and Sisters of Charity Hospital will receive the grants through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program within the Urban Areas Security Initiative. Mercy Hospital will receive $75,000 for additional security cameras and Sisters Hospital will utilize the grants for funding improvement to its access control system.
The UASI Nonprofit Security Grant Program provides funding support for "target-hardening" activities to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations located within the identified urban areas who are deemed at high risk of terrorist attack. Grants totaling $15 million were allocated for 2009. The goal was to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts.
In 2007, Kenmore Mercy Hospital, also part of Catholic Health, received a similar grant of $100,000 for the purchase security surveillance and access equipment. Kenmore Mercy received the grant because of its location near high-risk security targets, such as railroad, chemical/hazardous waste and border areas.
The Urban Areas Security Initiative, a Homeland Security Grant Program administered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, provides $798.6 million to select areas to enhance regional preparedness in major metropolitan areas. It is intended to assist jurisdictions in developing integrated regional systems for prevention, protection, response and recovery.