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County Business Patterns, 1985 [United States]: U.S. Summary, State, and County Data (ICPSR 8883)
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United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. County Business Patterns, 1985 [United States]: U.S. Summary, State, and County Data. ICPSR08883-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-01-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08883.v2
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I had some cosmetic and condensation issues with the speedo side of my instrument Pod on my K75s. Sent to Rick at Overseas Speedo primarily because he advertises in MOA and his website states he works on the K speedo pods and has a picture on his website.
Shipped it to him from MN to TX on a Tuesday. Rick Received it on a Friday and called me. I asked him about the turnaround and a ball park estimate. He estimated 125 and said he might be able to get to it over the weekend - which he did. He said he had some speedo faces "in stock" and would replace the one in the picture.
In addition to calibrating the speedo and a minor repair to the tripmeter (the numbers weren't lining up (I hadn't noticed), he put a modern "bottom" piece on the unit which has (2) air vents to help any condensation escape instead of fogging up the lens.
Rick shipped it back to me on Monday, I got it Thursday and installed it and left for an Airhead (3) Day Rally at Wild Mtn. State Park in WI.
The speedo has never worked better and the face looks so clean now!
Rick said he'd never seen a speedo face like mine. If you look at the picture, the rectangle is not symmetrical - I guessed a technician in training at the BMW factory or the work was done the day after Octoberfest. And the white spots - well, I thought they'd wipe off but they've got texture like someone spilled acid on the face and it bubbled up. Very strange.
Another interesting experience in buying a used machine - although this K has been terrific, it didn't have complete maintenance records - which really isn't a big deal - just makes me wonder was it a technician who screwed up the face or was someone in there before and does she really have 47k on the clock? Again, no big deal - still a terrific bike!
Weird how the photo uploader rotated the first picture!

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Watching the numbers for Fidelity National Financial (FNF), we have seen that the 14 day Stochastic RSI reading is showing a possible bullish divergence. Traders will be monitoring session action this week closely to see if there is indeed bullish momentum brewing, or a reversal of fortune.
Currently, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 66.30. The CCI technical indicator can be employed to help figure out if a stock is overbought or oversold. CCI may also be used to aid in the discovery of divergences that could possibly signal reversal moves. A CCI closer to +100 may provide an overbought signal, and a CCI near -100 may offer an oversold signal.
Currently, the 14-day ADX for Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is sitting at 18.70. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would support a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would identify a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would lead to an extremely strong trend. ADX is used to gauge trend strength but not trend direction. Traders often add the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI) to identify the direction of a trend.
After a recent look, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has a 50-day Moving Average of 39.60, the 200-day Moving Average is 34.01, and the 7-day is noted at 40.76. A popular tool among technical stock analysts is the moving average. Moving averages are considered to be lagging indicators that simply take the average price of a stock over a specific period of time. Moving averages can be very useful for identifying peaks and troughs. They may also be used to help the trader figure out proper support and resistance levels for the stock.
Fidelity National Financial (FNF)'s Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R presently is at -24.76. In general, if the reading goes above -20, the stock may be considered to be overbought. Alternately, if the indicator goes under -80, this may show the stock as being oversold.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is one of multiple popular technical indicators created by J. Welles Wilder. Wilder introduced RSI in his book "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems" which was published in 1978. RSI measures the magnitude and velocity of directional price movements. The data is represented graphically by fluctuating between a value of 0 and 100. The indicator is computed by using the average losses and gains of a stock over a certain time period. RSI can be used to help spot overbought or oversold conditions. An RSI reading over 70 would be considered overbought, and a reading under 30 would indicate oversold conditions. A level of 50 would indicate neutral market momentum. The 14-day RSI is currently sitting at 61.11, the 7-day is at 65.36, and the 3-day is spotted at 59.36 for Fidelity National Financial (FNF).
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text: This article http://trekmovie.com/2013/04/15/mtv...gives-best-glimpse-yet-of-the-other-starship/ got me very exited about the prospect of a nice new shiny Starship in the upcoming movie. I wasn't much of a fan of the new Enterprise redesign, so I'm hoping this one will be a bit more impressive. She's already been described as; "Dreadnaught Class. Two times the size – three times the speed – advanced weaponry – minimal crew…built solely for combat..." Sounds awesome! Based on the screengrabs and trailer, I've quickly sketched the following doodle of the ship: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30567287@N07/8654263025/ I'd like to make this thread about the ship in general, so please post any descriptions, pictures, doodles etc.


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The ALCTS Strategic Planning Web Site is an important tool for ALCTS members to plan activities, collaborate effectively, and gauge the association's progress.
Members enter information about action items and update the information as the work progresses and is completed or cancelled.
Action items will be reviewed by ALCTS section and division representatives. Over time the site will provide a general picture of the scope of ALCTS work not explicitly described in committee charges, which is the best way for each section to measure its progress in conjunction with the ALCTS Strategic Plan.
Therefore, action items should not be regular and predictable activities such as routine meetings, nominating candidates for section and division positions, selecting award recipients, performing charge reviews, etc. This is not to say that these activities are not valuable to the organization. They aren't needed in the database because the ALCTS leaders are already aware of these activities and of how they fit in with the strategic plan.
Because the ALCTS Planning Web Site relies heavily on the information in the ALCTS Strategic Plan, we recommend you open the Strategic Plan in a new window so that you can refer to it throughout your session to help in determining which goals and objectives are most applicable to your activity. Complete every required field before clicking "enter".
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right at the moment, i have a problem getting conky working. i've installed it via synaptic, and when i start it out of a
console, it works just fine. ...as long as i have the console window opened, which is, of course, annoying.
when i try to start it from a launcher i created in the main menu, nothing happens. except when i choose 'application in terminal'.
i then get an error message "There was an error creating the child process for this terminal".
i've been browsing the web for hours now, and there's no solution in sight yet.
hope one of you guys can help me. thanks in advance
oh, and btw, i've already tried to add the dbe module to xorg.conf. unfortunately, mine has no section "module" in it.
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# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
Section "Files"
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Synaptics Touchpad"
Driver "synaptics"
Option "SendCoreEvents" "true"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Protocol" "auto-dev"
Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "0"
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "wacom"
Identifier "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies Inc RS485 [Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP]"
Driver "ati"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
Option "DPMS"
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies Inc RS485 [Radeon Xpress 1100 IGP]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1280x800"
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Synaptics Touchpad"
and here's my .conkyrc, just in case it's needed
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# A comprehensive conky script, configured for use on
# Ubuntu / Debian Gnome, without the need for any external scripts.
# Based on conky-jc and the default .conkyrc.
# - tail of /var/log/messages
# - netstat connections to your computer
# -- Pengo (firstname.lastname@example.com)
# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)
own_window yes
own_window_type desktop # Try also 'normal' or 'override'
own_window_transparent yes
own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager
# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)
double_buffer yes
# fiddle with window
use_spacer yes
use_xft no
# Update interval in seconds
update_interval 3.0
# Minimum size of text area
# minimum_size 250 5
# Draw shades?
draw_shades no
# Text stuff
draw_outline no # amplifies text if yes
draw_borders no
font 12x12
uppercase no # set to yes if you want all text to be in uppercase
# Stippled borders?
stippled_borders 3
# border margins
border_margin 9
# border width
border_width 10
# Default colors and also border colors, grey90 == #e5e5e5
default_color black
own_window_colour black
own_window_transparent yes
# Text alignment, other possible values are commented
#alignment top_left
#alignment top_right
#alignment bottom_left
alignment bottom_right
# Gap between borders of screen and text
gap_x 10
gap_y 70
# stuff after 'TEXT' will be formatted on screenen
$nodename - $sysname $kernel on $machine
${color black}Uptime:$color $uptime ${color black}- Load:$color $loadavg
${color black}CPU Usage:${color black} ${cpu cpu1}% ${cpubar cpu1}
${color black}${cpugraph black black}
${color black}RAM Usage:$color $mem/$memmax - $memperc% ${membar}
${color black}Swap Usage:$color $swap/$swapmax - $swapperc% ${swapbar}
${color black}Processes:$color $processes ${color black}Running:$color $running_processes
Down:${color black} ${downspeed eth0} k/s${color black} ${offset 80}Up:${color black} ${upspeed eth0} k/s
${color black}${downspeedgraph eth0 32,150 black black} ${color black}${upspeedgraph eth0 32,150 black black}
/ $color${fs_used /home}/${fs_size /home} ${fs_bar /home}
/Archiv $color${fs_used /media/Archiv}/${fs_size /media/Archiv} ${fs_bar /media/Archiv}
/mp3 $color${fs_used /media/mp3}/${fs_size /media/mp3} ${fs_bar /media/mp3}
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${color}Mem usage
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Choose Your Own Food Adventure
Why sit back and watch the chefs have all the fun? Now, anyone can cook alongside the masters and travel to places no amateur gastronome has gone before
THERE WAS A TIME, not long ago, when indulging the inner epicure was a mere matter of buying the latest Japanese knife or sitting through a three-hour tasting menu. But even as Americans' passion for food has steadily climbed since Julia Child first gave a chicken a full-body butter massage, there's been a recent tectonic shift in how we relate to food and the culture that surrounds it. It's no longer enough to outfit the kitchen with expensive toys or watch celebrity chefs gobble fermented shark on TV.
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Discussion in 'Former Pro Player Talk' started by Benhur, Mar 4, 2013.
Can someone please correct this info on Wiki?
Thanks again for calculating these stats, superb info!
Great stats here. Connors has amazing numbers over a long period of time. He was a great, great servant to the game.
Say you are looking at the open era from the perspective of someone in 1982. You see the 80% career mark being reached pretty regularly every 3 years or so. You think it is a common thing for the top players.
Connors broke that mark in 1974. Then Borg in 1978 (or rather 1977 when the DC record is included). Then McEnroe in 1979. Then Lendl in 1982. And they never dropped back below that mark through their careers.
Then this regularity is broken after 1982, and there is 25 year wait until Federer reaches that mark again in 2007, followed by Nadal in 2008. It looks like Djokovic will break it also this year.
Similar thing with single year percentages above 90%. In the 16-year period from the beginning of 1974 to the end of 1989, such percentages occurred a total of 13 separate times -- almost every year. Then there is a 14 year hiatus until Federer does it again in 04, 05 and 06. Then Djokovic in 2011.
What to make of something like this is not clear. In the 70s, 80s and 00s, the best players of each respective decade got there. Not so in the 90s.
Were these anomalies due to the fact that they had stronger competition in the 90s, or was it because they were less dominant?
That's a damn good question. It is clear that the greatness of a player is strongly linked to the playing conditions, especially when some feat are clustered in a short amount of time. For example, the careers slams we see now (I guess we will see another soon) are allowed by the surfaces homogenization.
But why nobody couldn't reach very high winning percentage in the 90's? Let's make some hypothesis:
1. The idea of a stronger competition that before make sense, as tennis developed itself a lot in the previous decades. The "journeymen" were more accomplished than before, which made it harder to be a second tier player, which means they were better and made it harder for the top tier to dominate them. The weakness of this hypothesis is that the 90's field was relatively strongly divided by surfaces. Mainly, the idea that a harder competition leads to better players at the top is valid if we are considering level in absolute value, but it cannot explain the difference between the top tier players and the second tier players: why would it be easier for a player competing against weak opponents (in absolute value) to become strongly better than them, than it would be for a player competing against strong opponents? Which means: how is the domination linked to competition strength.
2. The two players who had the means to do it didn't do it for "fortuitous" reasons. Sampras was focused on winning slams, he had the best chance on faster surfaces, so he focused on faster surfaces and didn't care to really try on clay and in the smaller tournaments. Agassi had his motivation issue and never realized his true potential. They prevented other players to do it (although I don't see who else could have done it, even if they weren't there).
3. Unknown reasons led to an overall weak field in the 90's and early 00's.
A small qualification on the bolded part. It actually happened a total of 14 times (not 13) but two of those instances were in the same year (1977, Vilas and Borg) so it's still 13 separate years. As far as I know that was the only year in the open era when more than one player had percentages above 90 for the year.
And then there is Evert. 89.99 I think, at the end of her last match at the age of 34 in 1989. Do we wonder what it would have been after say, 1985 or 86?
The statement in the last sentence is wrong. It hapened also in 1978 (Connors and Borg).
Hi, can someone who regularly updates wikipedia please change the above on Jimmy Connors page so it is correct?
Percentages of best year for each player. Most interesting.
Separate names with a comma.


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OCEAN CITY – Rick Meehan vetoed his first city ordinance as mayor of Ocean City this week, sending a message to the council that its stance on wind turbine usage in Ocean City was a bit too conservative.
In a rare occurrence in local government, Meehan flexed his veto power on the recent passage of the ordinance allowing wind turbines in Ocean City after one of the area's most vocal proponents of the alternative energy conduits was finding it difficult to move forward with his planned project.
Jim Motsko, local realtor and founder of the White Marlin Open, had been pushing this issue for several months and watching it every step of the way, as it passed through the Planning and Zoning Commission, and then through Mayor and City Council.
The council's final decision after the second reading of the ordinance removed the appeal process if there was a property owner that was finding it hard to meet the challenging setback rule.
"I'd like to see it go to the normal property setbacks, rather than 1.1 times the height of the turbine", said Motsko. "There was a slim possibility that I could have done it with the current setback rules, but it wouldn't have been efficient enough to make the project worth it."
Motsko sent an email to Meehan pleading for reconsideration on the council's recent decision, and his arguments may have been enough to sway Meehan to veto as the second-term mayor warned the council not to be too restrictive.
"Once we removed the appeal process with the zoning board, we took away any flexibility for the property owners that would want to practically utilize these turbines," said Meehan. "Everyone on the council wanted to move forward with this, but in the end, they were just too conservative."
Freestanding turbines would have to be placed 1.1 times the height of said turbine from the property line. Simply put, if Motsko wanted to put a 40-foot turbine on his downtown bayfront property, he would have to place it 44 feet from his property line.
Based on the urban layout of the Ocean City grid, especially in the downtown area, many have hinted that roof-mounted turbines might be the most realistic option for property owners who want to "go green."
Motsko disagreed.
"Actually, I would think you might see more freestanding turbines as some people may not want one on their houses," said Motsko, "but ideally, it would be great to design your house with these turbines as part of the design on your property, but I guess it depends on if the council decides to relax the rules."
Meehan hopes that the council will reconsider their initial precautions to conditional usage of turbines in residential R-1 and mobile home districts, citing his recommendation could make everyone happy.
"This will give the property owners the flexibility to plead their case before the Board of Zoning Appeals, but still gives the council the final say on this, as they made it apparent they wanted the final look on this very new issue," said Meehan. "I believe it will solve everyone's concerns and still allow us to move forward."
Council President Joe Mitrecic said that the issue will be dealt with at Tuesday's work session and said he understood why the mayor vetoed the ordinance, but was unsure if the council would have a change of heart.
"I don't necessarily disagree with the mayor on this, but I couldn't tell you one way or another how the council is going to go on this," he said.
Motsko hoped that the council would be "wise enough to reconsider their decision" and contested that the council's main concern in this whole issue, which was uproar from neighboring residents, was perhaps over-dramatized.
"Initially, there may be some opposition," said Motsko "but once people thought through it, they'd realize that this is the right thing to do and (wind turbines) would be far less offensive than power lines in their neighborhoods."


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I took over a Windows 7 laptop from my teenage son and I keep keeping "adware" popups from chitka, adsense and others and Zone Alarm Antivirus / Firewall gives the laptop a clean bill of health. I have the internet explorer pop-up blocker set and I have turned off ALL of the browser ad ons.
How do I get rid of these pesky things?


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libj is a cross-platform native runtime library equipped with a Java/JavaScript-like API. The memory management of libj is automatic, based on either shared_ptr or bdw-gc. libj allows programmers familiar with Java/JavaScript to write efficient code easily in C++. libnode depends on libj as a base layer.
A pure HTML5/JavaScript VNC viewer.
A wireframes, mockup, and prototype tool for desktop, Web, and mobile applications.


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Oak Footstool. Heart cutouts and Hand Hold
My sister-in-law has a hard time getting up into the kitchen cabinets and other out of reach areas of the house. I made this Stool to make things easier for her. I used red oak cut, shaped and sanded with Ryobi Power tools and router bits. In addition I added decorative woodburn vine designs to the top.
The Finish was with Minwax Provincial Stain the Minwax Wipe on Polyurethane. 4 coats with fine sanding (Ryobi Corner Cat 220 grit)and steel wool (000 grit)in between applications.
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Heart Catheterization Surgery With Radial Stent Approach
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Typically, for stent placement, the femoral artery in the groin, is the standard access site. Dr. Stephen Tann shows why the radial approach an interventional cardiologist is a much better process because the small artery in the wrist is an access site, improving patient safety and comfort.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A Texas company has created special baggies for cleaning up dog poop that feature images of the presidential candidates.
Therapoo, which launched in September, sells designer dog-poo bags, some of which feature the likeness of Republican nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, KTVT, Dallas-Fort Worth, reported.
"Just in time to cast your vote and your dog, too," the company said in a news release. "The entrepreneurs .... at Therapoo fancy themselves as your poo-litical action committee with a new smear campaign so get ready for the mud slinging."
The biodegradable bags sell for just under $20 for a 100-count order.
Therapoo also offers bags with the images of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.


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The trio came together with the idea of making a "Stay Alive Don't Text and Drive" video that is sure to make an impact on those who watch it.
Because of their efforts, Bheyleigh Nufer, 14, Taylor Kilgore, 14, and Megan Skartvedt, 13, have been considered to receive a Girl Scouts of America Silver Award, the second-highest award given by the organization, for their work on a public service video that will be shown on local cable television.
The Girl Scouts awards ceremony will take place in May.
They all have been in Girl Scout Troop 6367 for some time — Nufer for seven years, and Kilgore and Skartvedt for 10 years.
The girls told The Courier the concept for the video was Nufer's's idea.
"I thought it was going to be a small production at first," she said.
She said she had no idea how much support she would receive from key players in the community. Nufer explained they were scared at first, because they didn't know any of the people who were helping them. But during the process of making the video, they all became good friends.
According to Nufer, Russellville Police Department Public Information Officer Drew Latch talked with the girls about ideas for cars in the video that would be used as a public service announcement, use of the Care-Flight helicopter, Pope County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ambulance, RPD officers, and Russellville Fire Department (RFD) firefighters.
"It was very exciting," Nufer said.
The girls agreed they felt famous because of the video, adding they still do.
"Yes, I was very excited," Kilgore said. " I wanted it to affect people's lives so they won't text and drive."
The video has had 900 hits on the Internet since its release last week.
"I went on Facebook and posted it on all my family's walls," Nufer pointed out. "I wanted to make an impact."
The girls said it is also available on Instagram and television station KTHV's website as well.
"My history teacher (Ron Rogers at Russellville Junior High) watched it five times," Kilgore said. "A lot of adults who watched it cried."
"My little sister's teacher showed it to all of her classes," Skartvedt said.
The video will air locally on Suddenlink cable television, Nufer said.
"Officer Latch convinced them to do it," she said.
"I was the one who got to be in the helicopter, " Kilgore noted. "It was really loud and really exciting. But it was scary, too. I wasn't sure how it would end up, but it was amazing."
Christie White, a videographer from Arkansas Tech University, was there to give the girls advice. Nufer said they were going to show just the inside of the car but White suggested using a ghost element. White thought it would create the feeling of "no going back now," the girls said.
The girls conceded that acting is not only harder than it looks, but there is more to acting than fame.
Nufer said she had to pose in the same position for at least 15 minutes. Kilgore had the easiest posing assignment. She said she only had to pose for about five minutes, then was rolled to the ambulance.
Skartvedt said, "I had to pose on the windshield for about 10 minutes. It was so cold."
She received some help from one of the firefighters who provided a blanket for her between takes.
"After I posed, they carried me to the helicopter," she said.
The girls were impacted personally by the content of there project.
"I actualized the reality it could happen to anyone. I was scared by that idea," Nufer said. "They grabbed me like I was a real dead person. Then, they laid me in the body bag. It was cool. ... I really reflected on being dead."
Kilgore was in a wreck last year because of driver texting.
"Me and my mom, two sisters and my little brother were T-boned by a driver who was texting," she said. Her 5-year-old brother was injured and had to get 20 stitches. He is still undergoing scar revision therapy.


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Does your car have an identity that mirrors yours? Or maybe it complements it? We parse the gender roles of the Jeep Compass and the Ford Raptor
CASEY WILLIAMS | Auto Reviewer
Boys wear all kinds of swimwear: Cute little square-cut briefs are perfect for showing off around the pool, but manly men prefer board shorts when sail boarding or tubing the Guadalupe River. Some square cuts even have belts to look like real shorts.
While it might be sexy to imagine those little patches of Spandex being ripped off a ripped guy, most of us prefer a little more robust coverage when engaging in robust activities.
It's the same for 4×4 vehicles. So we compared two: One a bit femme (the Jeep Compass) the other overtly butch (the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor). Like those swim trunks, they are cut from entirely different cloth. But you can still look damn good sporting them whatever you decide. Dare to compare.
Number of portals:
Compass: With 5, handily wins the "my doors are greater than yours" competition with prissy ease.
Raptor: 4. In manly fashion, takes the position that it's not the number of doors you have, but what you do with them. Anyway, fewer places to enter is totally a guy thing.
Toughest journey:
Compass: Grandma's garden.
Raptor: Baja 1000.
Claim to fame:
Compass: Trail Rated, like a preppie in Birkenstocks.
Raptor: Most powerful half-ton truck you can get, sporting studs.
Signature color:
Compass: Blackberry Pearl Coat —way too pretty to be a cowboy.
Raptor: The Ingot Silver Metallic with Molten Orange Interior spanks you until you hurt.
Tire diameter:
Compass: I've seen bigger.
Raptor: A ravaging 35 inches, baby!
Favorite "extra:"
Compass: Flip-down tailgate speakers for that all-night rave.
Raptor: Trailer brake controller helps give your toy a tug.
Towing capacity:
Compass: 2,000 lbs. — and look at those soft hands!
Raptor: Four tons — that's 8,000 lbs., Mary.
Compass: A fuel-efficient 22/28-MPG, like a club queen thriving on lettuce.
Raptor: With a fuel-guzzling 12/16-MPG, this ride says, "Fork over the protein and keep it coming, beeyotch."
Compass: 172 horses from an inline 4. But who's counting?
Raptor: 411 from a V8 … because most men do.
Compass: 2006, and just got its first facelift.
Raptor: 1948 — fuzzy bears only look hotter with age.
Base price:
Compass: At $19,295, doesn't really perform, but it's a cheap date.
Raptor: $38,515, because this trick don't put out for nothing.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition June 17, 2011.


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Chicago Bears players talk after Sunday night's 13-6 loss to the Texans:
On losing Jay Cutler after halftime:
"You know, it's tough when you lose your starting QB. There's no excuses. Jason Campbell is more than capable. I think he came in and did an amazing job. It falls on us in that moment to make the plays. I think we let Jason down and the team down, you know, so we'll get back to the tape and try to prepare for San Francisco and be better next week."


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HOUSTON - NASA's original jumbo jet, which was used to ferry space shuttles around the country, is back in Houston where it will have a permanent home.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft landed at Ellington Field in southeast Houston on Oct. 24, just in time to take part in the Wings Over Houston Air Show.
It was most recently used to fly the shuttle Endeavour to Los Angeles from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in September. The modified Boeing 747 jetliner will be retired and eventually placed on public display.
When and where the exhibit will be located has not been announced.
During its 42-year flight career, both as a commercial jet and as a space shuttle carrier, the Shuttle Carrier amassed 11,017 flight hours and made 6,334 takeoffs and landings.
Currently, the jet remains in flyable condition.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Lets ascess a couple things that happened in the previous chapter:
Obito trys to kill kakashi with a series of attacks but obviously kakashi counters. Then O proceeds to use kamui trapping kakashi into the alternate ream. Ka. Escapes because he can transport himself out being his eye is from obito. . Madara meanwhile traps the eigjt tails and uses susanoo to try and kill or injure the eight tails. Gai has other plansand uses his eveing tiger to swallorw up susanoo.. Or also naruto was also fighting two places at once protecting kakashi while fighting madara. Next obito trys to attack naruto's clone. Kakashi uses raikiri and counters. What will happen next?
I think obito and madara begin to use rinnegan to counter this kakashi naruto duo who don't seem to lose to often when together.. Hopefully yamato makes an appearance to counter madara. Or maybe kishi goes back to sasuke/orochimaru. But if it is the latter I hope new powers are shown. I'm tired of these same attaks


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Jive Turkey!!!!
I's play drums. I's play drums sh*tty?
Probably....this was after a can of 4 Loko...so there's that...
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What a lovely flower patch you had there
Crazy Snow pics Timmy. Insane.
Nice summer foliage too. Somebody has a green thumb.
Here's one I took last weekend with my phone on the roof of Casbah in AC. I timed it perfectly so the lone, sad looking bicycle-cab driver passed under the neon sign. For a quick snap on a whim with my smartphone, I really like how it turned out.
Senator McCain was on my flight from Phoenix to Orange County, CA on Monday. Took this in Terminal 4 with my iPhone just before we boarded.
Any Canon buffs here? Time for me to upgrade and can't decide between new 60D or the 7D. I take lots of bird in flight shots and some sports so I'm thinking the faster , and more expensive 7D is the way to go. I know, not th ebest forum for advice, but I figured it can't hurt.
This past weekend in Newport, RI


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Clarke century steers Australia to 7-316
Michael Clarke was given a reprieve by India's lack of faith in technology before reaching a magnificent century to lead Australia to 7-316 at stumps on day one of the first Test.
Clarke will resume on Saturday on 103 from 169 deliveries with 11 fours and one six.
The tourists - who chose to bat first in a crumbling, spinning pitch in Chennai - stumbled to 5-153 after lunch on Friday.
That was before debutant allrounder Moises Henriques played a mature hand of 68 and shared a 151-run stand with Clarke.
Peter Siddle is one not out.
The day's pivotal incident came when Clarke was on 39 in the penultimate over before tea.
The right-hander appeared to give a bat-pad catch to short leg but the appeal from offspinner Ravi Ashwin (6-88) was turned down.
The short-sighted decision by the India board to oppose the use of the decision-review system (DRS) has already proved costly in this series.
It was Clarke's 23rd hundred and ninth in 22 matches as captain and came with a stylish four to long-off in the second-last ball before stumps.
"It was quite clear for me he hit the ball," Ashwin said.
Clarke was unavailable for comment after play but Henriques said the skipper realised after seeing a replay that he'd been a lucky man.
"It looked like it just glanced his thigh pad and went up. But then once I saw the big screen it was a slightly different opinion," Henriques said.
"We didn't really speak about it out in the middle but after he had a look at the replay at the tea break I think he realised he was a little bit lucky."
David Warner added 64 for the first wicket with Ed Cowan (29).
Ashwin threw Australia's middle order into disarray by removing Shane Watson lbw for 28 in the first over after the interval.
Ashwin trapped Warner (59) lbw in his next over and 12 runs later Matthew Wade (12) was Ashwin's third lbw victim at 5-153.
Clarke, who began the series seven runs behind Bradman's 6996 runs, became the 10th Australian player to reach the 7000-mark with a cut shot to the point boundary off the bowling of Harbhajan Singh.
Australia reached 5-215 at tea and Henriques was out in the 90th over with the total on 304, when he was Ashwin's fourth lbw victim. Mitchell Starc was bowled by left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja in the next over.
Australia attempted to put off-field security tensions to one side on Friday following twin bomb blasts in Hyderabad overnight which claimed the lives of at least 14 people.
The second Test starts in Hyderabad on March 2.
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Police say two stores run by Walmart and a Big Lots store reported Friday that a number of counterfeit bills had turned up in their cash registers.
Employees of one store told police that the suspects left in a dark colored Chrysler 300 with Oklahoma license tags.
The fakes were in denominations of $20 and $5.
The Southwest Times Record reported investigators believe that the counterfeit $20 bills were bleached $1 bills that had been printed over.


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Rural group suggests school changes in Minnesota
ST. PAUL - Working together is a better solution for rural school woes than combining school districts, a Minnesota Center for Rural Policy and Development concludes.
"A state policy should be developed to help foster collaboration with and between school districts," the new report says. "While consolidation has been a common strategy in rural education, the authors' research on cost-effective policies strongly caution against this strategy as the negatives outweigh the positives."
The report from the rural advocacy group also suggests that the state should boost funding for rural areas that face challenges because of distances needed to transport students.
Another key for rural schools is to find better ways to use technology: "Online professional learning communities should be established to help rural educators share best practices and reduce isolation, and online general subject or enrichment courses should be made available to isolated rural learners."
The report was researched by Wilder Research, the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
"We hope this research produces a healthy discussion," said Brad Finstad, executive director of the Center for Rural Policy and Development. "The researchers who worked with us on this project approached the issues facing rural Minnesota school districts from different directions and with different tactics, but they all sought to address them from the same standpoint: Controlling costs without sacrificing quality."
Franken, Biden talk
Al Franken is looking more senatorial.
After shying away from appearing like he was preparing to take Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat, that no longer seems to be a problem.
The tone changed after a meeting with Vice President Joe Biden.
"I deeply appreciate the administration's ongoing support and the opportunity to meet with vice president Biden today," Franken said after the recent meeting. "Minnesotans are eager to see Congress make progress on the administration's agenda - and I'm eager to do my part in that effort."
Biden said that he looks forward to Franken taking his seat in the Senate, but stopped short of encouraging a short-cut to the process as some suggest.
"The election process and recount in Minnesota have lived up to the state's reputation for organization, transparency and bipartisanship," Biden said. "The officials have been meticulous and every ruling has been unanimous."
Many Democrats are trying to pressure GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty into signing a Franken election certificate. That cannot be done under state law until the state court process is finished, but a Norm Coleman challenge to the election results will not be decided by the state Supreme Court until next month at the earliest.
Unemployment aid coming
Minnesota will receive $130 million in additional unemployment insurance.
The funding is designed to help jobless Minnesotans get through the recession that has cost thousands of jobs.
"As I've traveled across the state, I've met many Minnesotans who have worked hard and played by the rules, but have been hurt by this economic downturn," U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said. "These funds will ensure that these Minnesotans have a safety net during difficult times that helps them get back to work."
Northern Minnesota is especially hard hit, U.S. Sen. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., added. Kanabec County, for instance, has a 17.3 percent unemployment rate.
"Steelworkers who are losing their jobs on the Iron Range did not cause this economic downturn, neither did the loggers, sales clerks, car dealership employees across Minnesota, Oberstar said. "They deserve a helping hand during tough times."
2 seek 6th
Two Democrats want to unseat Minnesota's 6th Congressional District representative, Michele Bachmann, who has become one of the most-quoted Republicans in Congress.
Bachmann, who represent's a Minnesota district stretching from the eastern Twin Cities to St. Cloud, faces challenges by Elwyn Tinklenberg and Maureen Reed.
Tinklenberg lost to Bachmann last year, but tells media outlets he wants to try again. He is a former state transportation commissioner.
Reed, a Redwood Falls native, is a one-time Independence Party lieutenant governor candidate. She is a medical doctor.
Manual available
Minnesota's Blue Book, formally known as the Legislative Manual, is available on line.
But the hard copy will not be printed until courts decide who will be the next U.S. senator. Former Sen. Norm Coleman is challenging Al Franken's lead in the state Supreme Court.
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said that since state law requires the manual to list "all persons holding office from this state under the national government," he cannot print the book until a decision is made.
The book is available to be read or downloaded at www.sos.state.mn.us.
Included in the manual is a variety of information, including lists of state and federal officials, election results and historic documents.
Bakk and Elton
Minnesota House and Senate tax negotiators worked long hours in recent days.
But the committee meeting ended early one day so that Senate Taxes Chairman Tom Bakk, D-Cook, could attend an Elton John and Billy Joel concert in St. Paul, House Minority Leader Marty Seifert told lawmakers today.
Bakk, who fellow northern Minnesota lawmakers dubbed "King of the (Iron) Range" for his powerful chairmanship, is a key player in the negotiations.
"I hope he finds the yellow brick road back to the Capitol," quipped Rep. Marty Seifert, a Marshall Republican and reluctant member of the tax conference committee.
State Capitol reporter Scott Wente contributed to this report.


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Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?)
I've upgraded from an 8 year old point-and-shoot. Never used a DSLR and was sort of hesitant/intimidated to go that route. The Canon Powershot G1X was the answer for me. Superior image quality, RAW capability, manual functionality, HDR, and 1080p video capability really sold it for me. I'm sure I'll be using and enjoying this camera for years. Although you can do better with a DSLR in this price range, I am one that likes the fact that I don't have to deal with multiple lenses.
Pros: Image Quality, functionality, sensor size, HDR capability, 1080p Video
Cons: Pricey, poor macro capabilities


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The Morning Ledger: Executives Call for Cooperation
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Executives who had been taking a wait-and-see approach to the post-election regulatory environment are now "looking at four more years," Treasury Strategies' Anthony Carfang tells Vipal Monga and Maxwell Murphy. "If you want to look for the good news: Uncertainty has been lifted; uncertainty about the direction of regulation; the philosophy behind regulation; and the time period at which regulations will continue to tighten," Carfang says.
Members of the National Association of Corporate Treasurers "are focused on getting agreement with the regulators on their proposals for derivatives, money market funds, bond issues affected by the Volcker rule, and the cost of bank debt after increases to regulatory capital [that] banks have to hold against loans to us," NACT Chairman and FMC Treasurer Tom Deas told CFOJ.
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse tells the WSJ that the regulatory environment for mergers "would most likely be friendlier" under a Republican administration. But Hesse still expects merger activity in the wireless industry to continue, arguing the industry needs just three carriers that can afford to maintain their networks and still experiment with new services. However, CFOJ heard from one M&A adviser who was a lot less upbeat. "Obama winning is a negative" for dealmakers looking to get past antitrust review, he said. "More deals are getting blocked, and the FTC and Justice are getting tougher."
A lot of Corporate America was rooting for Mitt Romney, but now that it's all over, we're hearing calls to come together. "I think Obama can repair his relationship with CEOs," John Stroup, CEO of Belden, tells the WSJ. "Business leaders are pragmatic people. …CEOs would rather be able to find common ground with our president now than wait another four years."
Ernst & Young CEO Jim Turley tells the Journal's John Bussey that divided government has so far produced very little in the way of results. "President Obama and congressional leaders must put partisanship on the back burner and understand that the economy and our nation need solutions to the problems facing us."
Meanwhile, manufacturers are hoping the election will ease uncertainty enough that customers will start investing in equipment. "I feel like for the last six months everybody has gone into the uncertainty cage," Honeywell CEO David Cote tells the Journal's Kate Linebaugh and James R. Hagerty. But until the fiscal cliff situation is resolved, executives say economic recovery and hiring won't take off.
As the fiscal cliff approaches, we're hearing a few conciliatory comments from lawmakers. House Speaker John Boehner said Republicans are "willing to accept new revenues," suggesting he might be willing to break with many in the party to "do what's best for our country," the Washington Post reports. Boehner said wants a "down payment" that would avert the cliff and lead to a bigger deal next year, the Hill reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is cool to the idea of a short-term fix. "I think we should just roll up our sleeves and get it done," he said.
Walt Disney is expected to report strong earnings after markets close. The company has been investing heavily in its cruise ships and theme-park division over the past few years. Now that the spending is tapering off, Disney should be able to push the business unit's margins toward previous peak levels, Ahead of the Tape's Miriam Gottfried says. "The improvements should help Disney raise prices, and the investment in cruise ships, which have higher margins than theme parks, should boost the business as a whole."
Other earnings of note:Dean Foods Duke Energy, Groupon, Kohl's, Lion's Gate, Manulife, Nordstrom, Wendy's.
On the economic agenda, weekly jobless claims are expected to inch up to 365K from 363K. And the ECB will likely hold rates steady at its meeting this morning. (More on Europe below.)
Markets flash: Asia ended lower, but European shares got a boost from Greece's approval of an austerity bill. DJIA futures are flat.
Companies hone approach to pay-for-performance. Companies continue to hone their approach to pay-for-performance compensation heading toward the 2013 proxy season next spring, even though most of them aren't at risk of failing advisory say-on-pay votes. About 90% of the 253 companies surveyed by benefits consultant Towers Watson passed their most recent say-on-pay votes with at least 71% support, and roughly 45% said they have made or will make tweaks to further align performance and pay. Maxwell Murphy will dive deeper into the findings when the survey is released later this morning, so stay tuned.
JOBS Act obscures IPO pipeline. Companies hoping to go public are having a harder time sizing up the competition, thanks to the new confidential filing process provided under the JOBS Act, writes Emily Chasan. About 100 companies have filed the first drafts of their offering documents confidentially since the law took effect in April, said Paula Dubberly, the SEC's deputy director of policy and capital markets, at a Practising Law Institute conference in New York. But only about a third of them have made their filings public. As a result, bankers are challenged to get a read on when the IPO market might recover and companies can't be sure who they'll be competing with for investor dollars.
FDIC to Banks: Get ready for end of unlimited guarantee. The FDIC is telling banks to get ready for life without the unlimited guarantee on non-interest bearing deposits that has filled their coffers with corporate cash over the last four years, Emily Chasan reports. The federal agency posted a "notice of expiration" on its website this week, saying that absent a change in the law, the unlimited insurance will expire on Jan. 1.
Companies keep quiet about bankruptcy filings. More than two dozen companies in the past five years didn't disclose Chapter 11 bankruptcy preparations to investors, the Journal's Mike Spector reports. The companies, includingKodak and AMR, didn't warn investors about potentially seeking bankruptcy protection "despite facing dire financial straits or, in some cases, hiring restructuring advisers to make the preparations." As Spector notes, the Financial Accounting Standards Board is working on proposing a rule that would require executives under certain circumstances to be responsible for disclosing issues related to a company's ability to continue as a going concern. Under current rules, auditors determine whether companies must make that sort of disclosure.
Macy's CFO: Sandy keeps customers from stores. Macy's posted a slight rise in Q3 net profit and raised its full-year forecast, the AP reports. But Sandy will weigh on its November business. CFO Karen Hoguet said customers in the most directly impacted area have other priorities right now. "Transportation issues are making it challenging for customers who do want to shop to get to the stores. And to some degree, the receipt of merchandise was interrupted. We are spending unplanned dollars to make sure that our stores recover and are staffed so that we can both help customers and also get the new merchandise to the selling floors as fast as we can."
AT&T plans network expansion. In a bet that data consumption will continue to grow in coming years, AT&T plans to spend $14 billion on a three year expansion of its wireless and wired network, reports the WSJ's Anton Troianovski. The expansion will include the next-generation LTE wireless network as well as investments in its broadband digital TV and Internet service called U-verse. Yesterday the company said it expected data and managed IT services to make up 90% of total revenue by 2016.Boeing makes big cost cuts. Boeing is restructuring its defense, space and security business and cutting 30% of management jobs in an effort to trim $1.6 billion in costs by the end of 2015, Reuters reports. Boeing said it would also expand efforts to cut supply-chain costs by working closely with its suppliers. The company plans to push through with cost cuts even if the threat of budget sequestration is averted, the Seattle Times reports.
Sandy spurs utilities to invest in new technology. As utilities face calls to storm-proof electric systems following mass outages from Sandy, some power companies are exploring an alternative approach: investing in technology to get the lights back on faster, writes the Journal's Rebecca Smith. The systems use advanced technology to pinpoint problems, automatically reroute power around trouble spots and tell repair crews where to go to get the most customers restored fastest.
Hu sets goal to double incomes by 2020. Outgoing Chinese President Hu Jintao outlined a conservative vision for the future today, insisting there must be no change to state dominance of the economy or to one-party rule, the FT reports. In a speech to Communist party officials, Hu set some economic targets, saying the government would try to double rural and urban incomes by the end of 2020.
A key theme was the need to ensure continued rapid growth, and Hu insisted that the state would continue to have a dominant role. Hu, who will soon hand power to Xi Jinping, also made some of his strongest comments on corruption, warning that "the party, even the country, could perish" if an anticorruption campaign fails.
Greece passes austerity bill. The Greek parliament narrowly approved a fresh austerity package, opening the way for international lenders to transfer long-delayed funding and take steps to ease the terms of the country's bailout, the FT reports. Provided parliament backs Greece's 2013 budget in another vote on Sunday, euro-zone finance ministers are expected to approve interest rate cuts on Greece's bailout loan on Monday.
European Commission gloomy about growth. The European Union will experience a weak economic recovery next year and unemployment will remain at "very high" levels, according to a gloomy set of forecasts by the European Commission. GDP will shrink 0.3% for the EU as a whole this year, and 0.4% for the euro zone, the commission predicted. The figures represent a significant downgrade of expectations, the NYT says.
- Orbitz Worldwide hired Mitch Marcus as its chief financial officer. He succeeds Russell Hammer, who resigned in May to become CFO of Brown Shoe Co. Marcus was most recently an executive at the former Sara Lee Corp. Hammer received compensation in 2011 valued at $2.5 million, according to a proxy filing.
- Cornerstone Therapeutics hired Alastair McEwan as its chief financial officer. He succeeds Vincent T. Morgus, who was fired in September and left the company in October. McEwan was most recently an independent consultant, according to a company spokeswoman. Morgus received compensation in 2011 valued at $952,146, according to a proxy filing.
- Insmed, a biopharmaceutical company, hired Andrew Drechsler as its chief financial officer. He succeeds Kevin P. Tully, who said in July he would leave the company due to personal reasons when his contract ends Dec. 1. Drechsler was most recently CFO of VaxInnate Corp. At Insmed he will receive a base salary of $330,000, 175,000 stock options, and have an annual bonus target of 30% of his base. Tully received compensation in 2011 valued at $1 million, according to a proxy filing.


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There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
4th against LHP. Out of the line-up or occassionally in the 7 hole against RHP.
"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it." --BABE RUTH
Having better players makes "the right time" or "the big hit" happen a lot more often. PLUS PLUS
fantasy style:
2B Phillips
C Hannigan
RF Bruce
1B Votto
LF Heisey/Ludwick
3B Francisco
SS Cozart
CF Stubbs
teh Dusty:
CF Stubbs
2B Phillips
1B Votto
3B Rolen
RF Bruce
LF Ludwick/Heisey
C Hanigan
SS Cozart
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Despite having a horrible year, Drew Stubbs was:
3rd in runs scored-92
4th in hits-147
1st in steals-40
3rd in walks-63
Unless someone can come up with someone they expect will do better in those categories this year, Drew should be at the top of the batting order.
"There was like a softness to it, a glow to it. I felt... I felt warm."
-- Joseph Daniel Votto 7/10/2017
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Edit: I just posted this and then saw that stats had been provided in the post above mine. Thanks!
The stat that jumps out at me, though, is that his career OPS against righties is .843 and against lefties is just .685. With the right-handed Heisey strangely having even worse numbers against lefties so far in his major league career (.631 v. L in 86 ABs, .870 v. R in 193 ABs), it seems the Reds should either believe it's a small sample size issue with Heisey and start him, Ludwick and Bruce in the outfield against most lefties; or pick up somebody else who can get some starts in centerfield vs. left-handed pitchers.
I did check and Ludwick has played a little bit of centerfield in his career, but not much - about 5 games a season. If he or Bruce played center well enough, then you could think about starting Todd Frazier in left against lefties, but I don't think that's much of an option for frequent use. I think Heisey, as a righty, is likely to start hitting lefties better (and I've seen numbers posted on RZ that say he hit lefties well as you'd expect in the minors), so if Stubbs continues to struggle next season the thing to do may be to sit him down more often against lefties because his numbers against righties are still hopefully going to be pretty good for a CF.
"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it." --BABE RUTH
Having better players makes "the right time" or "the big hit" happen a lot more often. PLUS PLUS
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I couldn't agree with the premise of this thread any more. However, unfortunately, the only person that matters -- Dusty Baker -- disagrees.
Speed kills, baby!
I like him 8th for mostly the same reasons and was thinking this last week. My top reasons:
Last year, our pitchers bunted into a ton of FC's, and it wasn't their fault. A lot of Ramon Hernandez getting thrown out at 2nd. I'm guessing almost ZERO FC's if Stubbs is on base.
He'll get on base a lot more in the 8th spot, and we need him on base.
I honestly want everyone else to bat in front of him. I think our lineup has a chance to be the fiercest lineup in the NL by a long shot.
Let's not overlook the point of OBP is to score runs. Drew has scored 90 or more runs 2 years in a row. I seriously doubt he'd score those runs hitting #8. For the reasons I listed before, he should hit either 1 or 2.
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In the last years of the Forerunner empire, chaos rules. The Flood - a horrifying shape-changing parasite - has arrived in force, aided by unexpected allies. Internal strife within the ecumene has desperately weakened Forerunner defenses.
Too little, too late, the legal rate of Juridicals is only now investigating possible crimes by the Master Builder and others. Evidence-gathering agents known collectively as Catalog have been dispatched to collect testimony from the Librarian and both Didacts: the Ur-Didact, treacherously abandoned in a Flood-infested system, and the Bornstellar Didact, who accompanies the Librarian as she preserves specimens against the dire possibility of Halo extermination.
Facing the imminent collapse of their civilization, the Librarian and the Ur-Didact reveal what they know about the relationship between the long-vanished Precursors and the Flood. The Precursors created many technological species, including humanity and the Forerunners. But the roots of the Flood may be found in an act of enormous barbarity, carried out beyond our galaxy 10 million years before.... Because of that barbarism, a greater evil looms. Only the Ur-Didact and the Librarian - husband and wife pushed into desperate conflict - hold the keys to a solution. Facing the consequences of a mythic tragedy, one of them must now commit the greatest atrocity of all time - to prevent an insane evil from dominating the entire universe.
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"An intriguing conclusion to the Forerunner saga"
The book is filled with incredible lore, and the performance - though a little monotonous at the very beginning - was overall very good.
"Not the best"
Story is ok but the performance is a slog to get through. I think this is because of the tone of the characters being quite deadpan.
"A great conclusion to the trilogy"
The story begins relatively slow but dives into great details about the forerunners and sets up the future of the halo games with far more in depth background but also paying respect to the first halo games.
Well written, brilliantly performed and shockingly entertaining.
A great conclusion to a trilogy.
"An excellent end to the forerunner saga"
But I wanted to know more about what happened to the characters towards the end
"Great story"
An excelent conclusion to the forerunner saga and ilook forward to seeing more halo books soon
"for lovers of the halo universe so many questions"
now are answered, really enjoyed the whole thing. I now want more of the history, but realise all is complete.
it covers the lure by numbers but devoid of any character. I didn't care about any of the protagonists
"Good buy!!"
So there has been few weak books in the halo series all of which is highly recommended if your into the games, but the forerunners trilogy I enjoyed alot must admit. Book 2 of forerunners was ok but this picks it up and leaves you wanting more. Only giving this the 4/5 'cause at parts the narration got little bit annoying.. For me for those that have listened to this I'm sure can agree, still good buy if you want to learn of the history of the forerunners!
"Great finale"
Don't write reviews nor do I listen to many audio books but this series was amazing, ups and downs through this book but I would definitely recommend for the very well written story (in my opinion) and definitely for the conclusion. I ended up really liking the narrator and felt it easy to listen to. Shame there are no more forunner books as these were excellent, guess I'll start listening to some of the 26th century books now.
"Just not interested"
Off shoot of the halo series. I have read the previous two books that made me think twice about buying this one. As a fan of Halo I felt compelled to buy this. I listened to this dull uneventful story wasting hours of my life that I will not get back again.
Ok I have done the 3 halo books, that is more than any mortal can be expected to stand. NO is the answer.
Ask Karen Travis to write the book.
Utter emptiness, nobody will ever make a video game of this vacuous tale.
It simply does deserve further commment
YES! I love the Halo universe!
Getting to know the deeper stories about the Forerunners and the truth behind the flood!
He should think about doing more!
"The forerunner story has come full circle."
This a great prequel story to the Halo saga. Questions about how it all started and the ultimate purpose of everything is contained in this book.
This is a must read for all Halo fans and it sets the stage for all the games. I am now looking forward to what happens next in Halo 5.
"Third time listening this booking"
Have listened to this book three f****** times must read for any Halo fan peace
"Great listen!"
An epic adventure featuring the end of all known life in the known galaxy. How it all began. if you want to know the history of the forerunners then must read.
"Great story of the end of the universe"
The story is a great conclusion to the saga; the narrator works well with the characters. highly recommended!
"Fantastic backstory filler for Halo 4"
I wish this would have come out before Halo 4. So many questions were answered in this book that I had during game play. Occasionally frustrated by getting lost in so many multiple story lines.
No single favorite.
There were sentences that felt like they were ready by another person and then went back to normal again. Couldn't understand that.
Sigh of relief with more understanding
I have no idea how Greg, Microsoft, or 343 Industries is going to go deeper or further in the Halo saga, but I can't wait to find out.
"Own the book, but wanted it read to me"
There were noticeable edits and re-recordings added into the narration. This would interrupt the flow of the story, and the voice work.
"Strenth and lenth are not words."
The writing is well worded and flows like magic. It's very easy to follow even for people who have no previous attachments to the halo franchise. It creates an almost encyclopedic history of the major events of Forerunner history, and major political and influential figures. The ancient humanoid race is brought to life like never before outside the games thorough Greg Bears writing. I would recommend this series not only to fans of the previous installments but anyone who enjoys a good sci-fi read.
Euan Morton is an adequate vocal performer. However if you are a stickler for correct pronunciation of words like I am, the continuous mispronunciation of words that end in "gth" will wrench your well immersed imagination right out of the Forerunner ecumene and back to reality as you think"...did he really just say strenth?". This horrendous articulation of these words removes life out of the story faster than a certain Forerunner weapon removes life from the galaxy.
nette amélioration par rapport au 2e de la série! quelques concepts restent obscur par contre.
"Awesome book!"
This trilogy is a great way to learn about the forerunners and their history.
Highly recommended
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Hi, found these lovely lichens on rocks on the road to Llanberis, can anyone ID them please?
Hi, can't see any reply to my question? Only my pics uploaded to your site....am I missing something?
I have pointed one of our lichen experts in the direction of these and he comments:
The yellow one is a Rhizocarpon species of the R. geographicum group, a species complex with several taxa which often require microscopic characters for exact identification. What they all have in common is that they are light loving species from rather acidic rocks – many of them are pioneers which colonize rocks rather quickly but once established they can stay for very long periods – up to hundreds of years and they are used in the so-called lichenometry for dating of glacial moraines or monuments (based on "calibrated" thalli eg. from nearby graveyards with dated tombstone the average annual growthrate is calculated and using this data the age of the moraine, monument or whatever is the object of interest is estimated.).
The pink one is tricky for me and would need microscopic characters to get it identified. This is the case for many lichens with a crustose growth type – some of them can be identified in the field or by checking a good macro-image, but often you do need to study microscopic characters to identify crustose lichens properly.
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CARSON, Calif. – Thursday's match against the Columbus Crew will be a special one for Robbie Rogers, who will take on his old team for the very first time.
A mainstay in Columbus from 2007 to 2011, Rogers helped the Crew win the MLS Cup in 2008 and consecutive Supporters' Shields in 2008 and 2009. During that time, Rogers became one of the league's brightest stars as he was named to the MLS Best XI in 2008 and nearly made the U.S. roster for the 2010 World Cup.
Shortly after the 2011 season, Rogers completed a move to Leeds United that set in motion a two-year stint in England that included a brief stop at League One side Stevenage. On Thursday, he'll face his old club as a member of the LA Galaxy after the club acquired his rights from the Chicago Fire in May.
"It should be interesting. I played for so long and, obviously, I never played against them. That will be a little different to be in the other kit," said Rogers who has exchanged texts with several current Crew players and members of the coaching staff. "Playing against Columbus at StubHub Center will be a little strange for me at first, but I'm desperate to get three points, so I don't care who I'm playing against."
As he prepares to take on his old club, Rogers is still trying to find his way with the Galaxy as he has made a total of seven appearances in all competitions and has started the last three regular season matches for LA.
During those three starts, Rogers has become steadily more involved in the Galaxy attack with seven shots in those appearances. Despite his chances, he has yet to score his first goal in an LA uniform, but came maddeningly close during last Saturday's 3-2 defeat to the San Jose Earthquakes.
"It's annoying. I had some chances in the first half and one in the second half; we created so many chances especially in the end of the game. It's the soccer gods, you got to finish one of those [chances] or they might punish you," said Rogers. "I just need to really be sharp in the final third. Defensively, I feel like I'm doing better. I just need to put one away and it helps the team out."
As he looks to find the back of the net for the first time, Galaxy captain Robbie Keane has already tabbed Rogers for a big week with LA playing their second of three games in eight days.
"I've said it before, it takes four or five games to get completely match fit," said Keane of the midfielder's performance. "I think that this week will help. Playing Sunday, Thursday, and again on Sunday. I think this will be a big week for him."


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This is the first time attending the Rally.
Camping vs Hotels??
Seminars good?
Good Tech Help?
Merchandise for Sale?
Flea Market?
Let me hear it all!
This is the first time attending the Rally.
Camping vs Hotels??
Seminars good?
Good Tech Help?
Merchandise for Sale?
Flea Market?
Let me hear it all!
Camping on site will let you experience the entire rally and allow you to meet more folks/new friends. Plus you can always stumble your way back to your tent if you spend too much time...
The seminars are always good, from my experience. Depends what you're interested in, though.
There is always somebody around who might be able to help. What are you riding?
There are more items for sale than you've got money for. I would suggest walking through the vendor area to see what there is, without money, first. Then go walk around, go back to camp, and think about what you've seen and what you want/need, then make your best choice.
These are only my opinions. I'm sure there are lots of others. Volunteer if you want to meet lots of friends you didn't know you had.
F.O.G.Rider, Rounder #6,
BMWRA Wisconsin Region Rep
MOA Biergarten co-chair
Well--as head bartender I am definitely gong to take you advise.
I have a 1971 R75/5. Just got it a few weeks ago. Having a great time on it. I am not a mechanic but like to keep my bikes in mechanically the best condition I can. It is kind of like the tool story---if you have the right tool for the job the job will be done better and with less trouble. I feel that way about my bikes.
My first was Vermont, Made friends I still ride with today even though they are from 500 miles away. Best experience ever, it made me realize I wasn't the only nut on a BMW. My home town of 50,000 people only has about 5 other BMW riders and two don't want to talk. Anyway it will be a great experience, camp, food, stuff to buy etc. Have a blast and make friends. Very organized events, not a lot of crazy disrespectful people etc.
Brett Endress
Altoona PA
With a /5 you'll definitely want to investigate the Airheads and Airhead Central. Good folks and lots of help and advice available, especially if you are a member.
F.O.G.Rider, Rounder #6,
BMWRA Wisconsin Region Rep
MOA Biergarten co-chair
I am riding my 1982 R100RT up there from Jacksonville, Florida - camping onsite - will be at beer garden most of time AFTER my daily rides through the area...
Can't wait for the cold beer, meet new friends, another cold beer, and another.....
All good comments above. I am confident you will enjoy it if you like BMW motorcycles, good friends and farkles galore! Now maybe I am a little biased....but.....I'll bet this will not be your last one!
Vance Harrelson
MOA Foundation Director / Ambassador
R1200GSA "Buck" / Yamaha WR250R "Slim"
Is this a family affair or better solo?
For me it's a family affair.
In 2006 I was in Vermont with my wife, son and daughter - we stayed in a hotel, but didn't meet a lot of people. In 2007, my son, daughter and I camped at the rally in West Bend. We volunteered, met lots of people and had a great time. In 2008 at Gillette, my wife, son, daughter and I camped. We spoke to lots of people that we had met the prior year.
This year it looks like it will be just me and my daughter - my son is working and my wife is visiting family. We'll be camping, volunteering, visiting with friends, and having a good time.
"With a /5 you'll definitely want to investigate the Airheads and Airhead Central. Good folks and lots of help and advice available, especially if you are a member."
I was going to say the same thing - stop by the airhead tent and introduce yourself. Do not except someone to fix your bike for you. However they will gladly help you fix it and answer questions. If you are not an Airhead you can join the club there.
Family vs solo? My wife and I love to ride together. We do a lot together. She does not go deer hunting and I do not go to the knitting circle. We to rallies together. I think the main thing would be ages of the kids and if your wife is interested in motorcycles. The friends you met and the whole theme is motorcycles. It is the one thing we all have in common, weather you drive a fork lift, deliver pop or your a doctor, we all ride.
I'm sure I will see you there.
Steve (the little guy riding a R60/6 from MN)


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I wrote about Amazon.com Marketplace when I first started selling our used books there, but I thought it was time to revisit the topic since I've been selling there for three years now.
What is Amazon.com Marketplace? If you shop at Amazon, you've probably noticed the "Used & New" price option on most pages. If you click on that option, you're taken to a page with a list of sellers who are selling that particular item. The list includes each seller's price, the condition of the item, the seller's feedback rating, and hopefully a description of the item. This list is the Marketplace page for the item. And the sellers are usually a mix of businesses, who find customers at Amazon, and individuals, many of whom are like me and simply having their garage sale online.
My favorite thing about Marketplace is that you set your own price and wait for someone to decide to pay it. Unlike eBay, there's no listing fee, no auction, and no calculation of shipping costs. Amazon sets the shipping charges and gives you a shipping credit. The fees you pay to Amazon are higher than what you would pay to eBay, but with Amazon, you only pay a fee if your item sells.
You can also ensure your profit by pricing your item accordingly. Amazon makes this easy by telling you what you will receive if the item sells during the listing process. The amount you receive from Amazon includes the shipping credit but not the actual shipping cost. More than once, I have gotten to the "confirm your listing" page and realized that after paying for shipping, my net profit would be so small, it would be a better use of my time to simply donate it.
My least favorite thing about selling on Amazon is that a sold item must be shipped within two business days. Shipping for me means a trip to the post office, since I sell only books, CDs, DVDs, and video games, and U.S. mail is the cheapest way of shipping these items. (If you're selling these types of items, you should definitely learn about Medial Mail rates.) Items over 13 ounces must be delivered to a post office employee, and can't simply be dropped in a mailbox or even left at the counter with adequate postage already affixed (unless your post office is different from mine).
Since heavier books require waiting in line, something that's not always convenient, I usually do a cost-benefit analysis when my net profit after shipping charges would be low. If the item does not require a wait in line, I'll usually complete the listing. But if I have to wait in line, my profit must be at least $5.
Another thing I like is that I can list an item whenever I want, put it aside, and wait for someone to buy it.
Listings expire after 90 days, but Amazon will send you an email to let you know that a listing has expired and include a link to relist the item with just a couple of clicks. I believe listings no longer expire.
When I first started listing books on Amazon, my husband and I went through our bookshelves and sold about half of our books. One corner of our office was just filled with stacks of books, but over a period of about six months, the stacks gradually disappeared and I had a few hundred dollars in the bank from the online equivalent of a garage sale. Ever since then, I've had a grocery bag under my desk containing the items that are currently listed for sale, and every once in a while, I'll get a "Sold, ship now" email from Amazon.
In Part Two of this series, I'll share some listing and shipping tips that I've acquired in the last three years, so stay tuned!
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In a recent new business meeting, the prospect asked us if we've ever ended a relationship with a client by our own choice. While this may be a bit of a taboo subject – why in the world would an agency fire a client – the fact of the matter is that good agencies recognize when a relationship isn't right on their end as well, and take steps to correct it. When those steps don't work, sometimes breaking up is the only thing to do. So what are the reasons one might choose to end a client relationship and give up potential revenue? I've listed a few below. Remember – especially if you're the boss – protecting your reputation, your staff and your ethics are priceless.
- Unrealistic expectations. You've heard this time and time again. Yes, clients have every right to be demanding and to push for the best possible results. But when the CEO insists that not only should he be on the cover of Fortune Magazine, but his wife (who works in a completely separate company) should be with him as well (profile of a "super couple"), let the red flags fly. One might even think this CEO is joking but alas, when he is not – and six months later when he berates your team for "not knowing the right people," (even though you've secured coverage for his company in USA Today, MSNBC, The Wall Street Journal and more), because he is still not profiled on the cover of Fortune with his lovely wife, it's time to consider that pleasing this client may never happen. Sometimes you have to know when to stand up from the game and walk away.
- Abuse of your staff. This may sound dramatic, but it's not uncommon. When a client contact treats your staff in a way that you would never tolerate internally, you have to address the situation and demand respect for your people. No one should ever have to tolerate verbal abuse, sexual harassment or demeaning situations – and it's up to you as a leader to ensure their safety and comfort. If a client consistently crosses the line, it's time for you to cut the cord. Like a parent, encourage your staff to open up and tell you whenever an uncomfortable situation arises. They need to know when it's okay to push back – and that you would never expect them to tolerate inappropriate behavior.
- Sudden change in metrics – without the accompanying change in resources. Any good PR agency is flexible and smart enough to alter strategies when a client's company goals change. But when a client insists on adding five new programs and increasing metrics two-fold, with no additional resources (read: budget) provided, you have to reassess the situation. Often, it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission, and sometimes clients take that approach in requsting additional work under the same budget. While to some degree this can be tolerated, when significant changes are made and the expectations for your team to crank out results are not given the proper support, you have to assess whether or not the relationship is still returning value to your agency. Sometimes accounts simply become non-profitable. No one can run a successful business giving away free work. Talk to your client and explain that additional resources are required, or changes to the existing program need to be made in order to meet their new metrics. Most times, clients will understand and you can find a mutually-beneficial resolution. But if you can't, be prepared to walk away and allocate that team to a more profitable prospect.
- Consistently late payments – or lack thereof. Every now and then a client has a reason that a payment arrives late – and the respectful ones will tell you about this glitch before you have to ask. But if you have a client who continually forgets to pay their invoices, or worse, hasn't paid in over 30 days, you need to change course. Times are tough for every business, but just because you're in client service doesn't mean that you have to tolerate non-payment. If a client can't keep their commitments to you, you should evaluate if this is a "healthy" relationship for your agency – and the future of your business.
Ultimately, although we are in the client service business, it's important to remember that it's a client relationship. And the best relationships must involve mutual respect and admiration. It's up to you to ensure those elements exist on both sides of the coin – so don't be afraid to speak up when something's not working, and to walk away if it seems beyond repair.
Have you ever fired a client? Why or why not?