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Pokemon is not the only kids series that a lot of people enjoy. There is another show that I used to be crazy about, and it was much like Pokemon. I thought it would be cool to draw a lesson that taught you guys "how to draw Digimon", step by step. Digimon was, at one point, a very popular series that aired on Fox Kids when the first season came out. It is a story of children that train themselves to be tamers of these digital monsters that are found inside of eggs, or better known as "Digi-Eggs". These eggs are usually found by the chosen children who are also known as the DigiDestined. The first series starts off with a group of kids at camp. These digital monsters are from Digital World which is nothing more than a manifestation of the humans communication network. Digimon evolve into bigger, stronger monsters when they need to, whether it's to defend their owners, or to defend the world. I drew one of the first Digimon that was my favorite when I started to watch the series when I was a young girl, his name is Gabumon. He digivolves into Garurumon, WereGarurumon, and MetalGarurumon. If you where once into the series, than you will enjoy this tutorial that shows you "how to draw Digimon", step by step. And don't forget, not only will you draw a digital monster, that monster is Gabumon. I have one more lesson to upload before I get the others prepared for the day. When I come back I will bring some more drawing fun along with me. Until then, keep those pencils at hand, and keep the imagination flowing strong. Peace.
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The Hexmag Series 2 15/30 magazine is a lightweight, ultra durable polymer magazine designed to function with all AR15/M4 compatible platforms. The 15/30 designates this is a 15-Round Magazine in a 30-Round Body.
Hexmag introduced their Series 2 magazine in mid 2016 to further improve their insanely popular Series 1 magazine. To start the new Series 2 magazines have a revised catch pocket which improves magazine stabilization and a more secure fitment across all AR15 manufactures. Changes were also made to the feed lips to allow even smoother round feeding and allow for a stripper clip guide to increase efficiency in loading the magazine. Series 2 magazines utilize a new patented PolyHex2 fiber-reinforced polymer, doubling magazine durability. Hexmag Series 2 magazines will also now reliably support .300AAC Blackout, .458 SOCOM and .50 Beowulf rounds.


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A Different Type of Christopher Kane for Fall 2009
>> Easily the hottest ticket at London Fashion Week, Christopher Kane brought out the masses earlier today. But those expecting a colorful outings like seasons past are in for a surprise — as guests were served carrot and coriander soup, Kane sent out pieces in largely black and neutral shades — Hilary Alexander likened the geometric patterns to the stroke of a black marker on a white sheet of paper. Men's brogues covered feet — that or crushed purple and gold velvet high heels that models were warned about before the show — apparently the heels were fragile. All in all, definitely a toned down version of classics compared to what Kane has done in the past, but still impressive enough to keep the critics happy; as Suzy Menkes put it, "Everything was subtle, sensitive and just right, showing Kane as a fast-growing talent."
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When I first saw the cutesy title I wasn't too sure if I was making the correct choice. Since I have loved mystery stories beginning with Nancy Drew t..Show More »
If you are looking for a great mystery but with a lighter flair, look no more. Great first book, hope to see more from this author.


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He was born Oct. 24, 1917, to Oliver and Esther Armstrong.
Upon the death of his father in the swine flu epidemic, Gene and his older brothers, Tom and Ollie, were placed in the Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield. He was raised in the home from age two until he graduated high school in 1935. He enlisted in the U.S. Army during WWII and retired a lieutenant colonel after 21 years, having served in the Quartermaster Corps, Food Services and in various accounting positions during WWII and Korea. He worked for Bechtel during the construction of Arkansas Nuclear One in the accounting department. He was a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church where he was a lay reader and sang in the choir and was a 50-year Mason.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Catherine C. Armstrong; and two brothers, Tom and O.H. Armstrong.
Survivors include two sons, Eugene A. Armstrong II of Russellville and Richard O. Armstrong of Pottsville; five grandchildren, Cathy Dewitt-Armstrong, Kelly Freck, Chris Armstrong, Rick Armstrong and Scott Armstrong; and six great-grandchildren.
The family will conduct a memorial service at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Russellville officiated by Fr. Jos Tharakan. The family will receive friends following the service in the fellowship hall. Arrangements are by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice, 2405 E. Parkway Drive, Russellville, AR 72801 or All Saints Episcopal Church, 501 S. Phoenix Drive, Russellville, AR 72801.
The online obituary and guest are available at www.shinnfuneral.com.
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Corrective actions for your shop post vehicle wrap.
By Jared Smith
You might think that once a happy wrap customer pays you in full and heads out of your shop, that your work is officially done. While I agree that you have usually fulfilled your duties at that point, every once in a while you might get an urgent follow-up call from a distressed customer, telling you, "Something is just not right with the wrap."
Let's go over just a few of the reasons a client might need to call you for a repair, for some answers, or for some advice – after they have driven away from your shop and hit the road with a new wrap. And I'll strive to provide some solutions to each.
Lifting vinyl or laminate
One issue that clients can have is vinyl lifting away from the vehicle. This typically occurs in areas where there are complex curves or deep channels. If the problem is caught early enough – in the first week or two – these areas can often be repaired.
I recommend setting up a time as soon as possible to have one of your senior installers take a look at the issue. In some situations, it's possible to use a primer, some strips of clear laminate, some heat, some scrap material, and some skill to repair these areas to the customer's satisfaction. If, however: the vinyl got dirty on the adhesive side; if the vinyl has lifted in the middle of a panel; or if the vinyl has dried out (because the issue wasn't addressed early on), it may not be possible to repair and you may need to re-print and re-install the wrap.
Corrective action: Make sure your installers are properly trained in install techniques that roll vinyl down into deep channels, as opposed to bringing over the gap and trying to stretch vinyl down into the channels. It's just as vital to be properly trained on and carry a good primer for use in these areas. Two examples of these types of areas requiring primer and advanced install techniques include: the deep channels on the sides of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, as well as above both tail lights on the rear of Ford Transit Connects.


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The Old Guy Project is an Independent Film Production course through the drama department taught by Professor Jennifer Burton. Only 10 students were allowed into this advanced film making class where they actually become part of a production team. The students will gain real-life experience for executing strategies for successful producing, including budgeting, fundraising, contracts, copyrighting, casting, scheduling, location scouting, shooting, editing, marketing and distribution.
One of the 10 students in the class, Sam Plasmati, A13, says:
We're getting first hand experience in film production. We've spent the semester so far preparing for filming – doing PR, location scouting, dealing with equipment, casting. We just had our first shoot at the Tufts Campus and nearby locations in Medford and Somerville and it was a huge success. We students had an active role in all aspects of the shoot – helping produce, helping with sounds, helping film.
"Old Guy" is intended as a comedic look at how aging is represented in the media.This project is a collaboration between Tufts University and the LA-based production company that Professor Burton co-owns, Five Sisters Productions. The goal is to create a web-series which is roughly based on the experiences of Burton's father, a professor turned actor at age 75, working in the entertainment industry.
For a behind-the-scenes look at what Professor Burton, Sam and the other students are doing, take a look at their Twitter account and follow them for more updates. And be on the lookout for the release of "Old Guy"!


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these two beetles were found on Hackney Marshes on Wed 23rd July. I don't know of any British ones that look like this. Is it possible to identify them?
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That looks like Stictoleptura cordigera. It's not currently listed as a British species, although it's present on the continent. We do get occasional accidental imports of foreign longhorns in timber, but this might have hopped the channel and be new to Britain if it got established. Someone needs to get down there and get a specimen.
Dear Clive,
I collected one yesterday but later released it. Mark Telfer says it's a first for Britain and that he wouldn't collect one himself, so I'm unsure whether to go back today and get one. I suppose I will. I'm collecting Litophasia there for Chris Raper at the moment.
Does it have to be collected or observed by someone other than myself to be confirmed, etc, I'm not sure what the rules are. I'm at the Angela Marmont Centre tomorrow (Friday) to use the photo-stacker so I'll enquire there as well
many thanks,
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I don't know about the rest of you but my Program Control list gets crowded after a while. Most of the programs that fill it up are temporary programs (installers) or programs that don't even have any saved access levels. I doubt such a large database makes Zone Alarm faster. This might even contribute to the catastrophic lockups it sometimes has. (http://forums.zonealarm.org/zonelabs...ssage.id=49818)
First, make the Remove option have a delay between each removal as it's processing them. If I select a large number of programs and remove them, Zone Alarm will freeze for a while as it works. Perhaps have a progress bar at the bottom to show that it's working.
Add a cleanup button which brings up a set of selectable filters for types of entries to remove such as programs that...
1. have no saved settings.
2. have no saved internet access settings.
3. have no saved trust level.
4. have no saved advanced options.
4. don't have a "deny" entry. (for an almost complete wipe)
5. no longer exist.
6. have changed.
I'm pretty sure both of these additions would be very easy to code.
Another suggestion: make a suggestion form.
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Shakespeare and Company presents "Romeo and Juliet"
10:00am EST February 27, 2014
Rogers Center for the Arts
"Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona where we lay ourscene…"
Romeo and Juliet, a tale of "star-crossed lovers" is one of Shakespeare's most famous works. Shakespeare & Company's Northeast Tour of Romeo and Juliet is a lively, 90-minute production, which emphasizes language, pleasure in playing, and the relationship that exists between the actors and the audience. Our actors create a wonderful rapport with students, and while we make Shakespeare immediate and accessible, we never dumb it down. In addition to the performance we offer an interactive Post-Show Forum and provide educational materials for teachers.
Student and General Public Tickets: $10.00
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MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As ABC's "Good Morning America" host Robin Roberts prepares for her bone marrow transplant, fans can show their support by purchasing a "Prayer for Protection" wristband. Net proceeds will benefit Be The Match®, the global leader in providing bone marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants to patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other serious diseases.
The multi-colored wristband carries Roberts' initials (RRR) and the words "Light, Love, Power, Presence", representing the Prayer for Protection that Roberts' mother taught her years ago. The wristband was designed by friends of Roberts after she received her diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a blood disorder formerly known as pre-leukemia. On June 11, 2012, Roberts announced her diagnosis on national television, and that her best hope for a cure is a bone marrow transplant from her sister, Sally-Ann. The bright spring colors of the bracelet symbolize the rebirth her bone marrow transplant will bring.
"Since my diagnosis, I've been focusing on the fight, not the fright," Roberts said. "I'm a thriver, not a survivor, and I hope everyone out there wears this bracelet in honor of the countless other thrivers around the world."
Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 29, supporters can purchase packs of five wristbands for $5 at ShopBeTheMatch.org. One hundred percent of the net proceeds from each purchase at ShopBeTheMatch.org directly support the Be The Match mission to save lives.
"Robin is an example to everyone battling a life-threatening disease," said Jeffrey W. Chell, M.D., chief executive officer of the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), which operates Be The Match. "Robin is fighting her disease with grace, while helping raise awareness for Be The Match and the critical need for more bone marrow donors."
News of Roberts' diagnosis triggered an outpouring of support from across the nation and around the world. Since Roberts' announcement three months ago, more than 36,000 people have joined the Be The Match Registry, greatly exceeding Be The Match's monthly average by more than 50 percent.
About Be The Match
Be The Match helps patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other diseases who need a marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. People can join the Be The Match Registry – the world's largest listing of potential marrow donors and donated cord blood units – contribute financially and volunteer. Patients and their families can also turn to Be The Match for support and resources before, during and after transplant. Be The Match is operated by the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), a nonprofit organization that matches patients with donors, educates health care professionals and conducts research so more lives can be saved. For more information, visit BeTheMatch.org or call 1 (800) MARROW-2.


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@BrianCoz: These players are questionable: Po'uha, Edwards and Gates #nyj
@BrianCoz: Rex says all of these players are doubtful: Keller, Hill, Berry and Thomas #nyj
@BrianCoz: These players are questionable: Po'uha, Edwards and Gates #nyj
@DWAZ73: Rex on Edwards: I'm optimistic that he'll be able to play Monday night. #Jets
@RichCimini: Ryan says he's optimistic that Braylon will play Monday night. "Will definitely get to play." Not sure how much. #Jets
@DWAZ73: Rex on Edwards: "He definitely brings that mentality as a blocker and everything else that we appreciate."
@RichCimini: Ryan not sure on Gates (concussion). Still has to pass another test. #Jets
@CBSJets: Clyde Gates has one more test to pass before being cleared to play. Rex said he was encouraged by his participation in practice today. #Jets
if its on twitter it has to be true.
@OfficialBraylon: Today felt great. Team had good energy and moved around with a purpose.
It's awesome to see how much Bray loves being a Jet. He's dying to play it seems. We need guys like that.
CMart & McG: You guys do a great job of funneling info to this site. Thank you. Keep on keepin' on....
Seth Walder @SethWalderNYDN
Rex: "Id prefer to run the football but that doesnt mean we cant throw it." #nyj
Braylon Edwards @OfficialBraylon
Big ups to my fellow wide out Jordan white for giving up #17 so the move could be complete. Don't worry lil bro imma tighten you up..pause
Rich Cimini @RichCimini
McCarthy is starting MLB RT @jwyattsports: McCarthy, Solomon and Williams all out for Monday night
Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN
The Jets will also be wearing decals on their helmets on Monday Night Football to remember the victims of the Newtown, Conn. shootings #nyj
Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN
The decal on Jets helmet will read: "S.H.E.S."... For Sandy Hook Elementary School. #nyj
Rich Cimini @RichCimini
Injury report: Edwards questionable: Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards (hamstring) is questionable for Mon... http://es.pn/ZvQ7vg #nyj
Rich Cimini @RichCimini
Injury report: Edwards questionable: Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards (hamstring) is questionable for Mon... http://es.pn/ZvQ7vg #nyj
Y'know, the thing I don't understand is why guys tweet the same thing over and over.
im not ridiculing the poster in any way.
what im trying to say is twitter isnt all thats its cracked up to be with people hacking acounts and making up bogus accounts. its a social media frenzy at times.
if you cant debate the subject matter and need to revolt to false accusations and personal attacks that says alot about you.


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Working together for a renewed commitment to the Right to Food
2 July 2014, Rome - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva met today with Hilal Elver, the newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food of the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) and agreed to work together on their complementary mandates.
As 2014 marks ten years since the adoption of the "Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security," Graziano da Silva and Elver discussed progress made so far in implementing the guidelines as well as the challenges that still remain.
FAO's Director-General congratulated Elver in her appointment and thanked her for her participating in a roundtable dialogue on the guidelines and their implementation held today at FAO.
Elver said she aims at making the Right to Food principles more visible and understandable. "I want them to be not only words in constitutions," she said.
Civil Society essential to reach the Right to Food
The Special Rapporteur noted the major role civil society can play in achieving the Right to Food for all. "If we want to make the Right to Food an applicable right, we absolutely need civil society," she said, adding that too frequently there is a "disconnect" between policy-makers and global institutions and those working at the local level.
Elver described Brazil's Hunger Zero programme, which Graziano da Silva was instrumental in creating, as a "extremely good model" for other countries.
The Rapporteur expressed support for the upcoming high-level, 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), which FAO and the World Health Organization are co-organizing. "Bringing together the two organizations on this issue is extremely important. Food policies and health policies are extremely connected," she said.
Elver reported that her priorities as Special Rapporteur include "focusing on the gender perspective and in young children aged between 0 and 2." "This means not only working to ensure that children are free from hunger but also guaranteeing that kind of food they consume is nutritious", which she said "is important for the development of the human body, as well for the well-being of future generations".


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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED Notice is hereby given that Jan J. or Deborah S. Kellum, holder of tax certificate No. 3455 issued May 24, 2000, has filed same in my office and has made application for a tax deed to be issued thereon. Said certificate embraces the following described property in the County of St. Johns, State of Florida, to-wit: PARCEL NUMBER 122500-0000 SEC 45 TWP 07 RGE 29 4-42 COLEE SUB LOT 7 BLK 5 OR1076/925 OR1446/1303 OR2126/1611 (ORDER AUTH SALE) The assessment of the said property under the said certificate issued was in the name of FRANKLIN B. SIMMONS ESTATE. Unless said certificate shall be redeemed according to law, the property described therein will be sold to the highest bidder at the front door of the St. Johns County Judicial Building, 4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, Florida, 32084, on FEBRUARY 21, 2007 at 12:00 o'clock noon. Dated this Jan 10, 2007. (OFFICIAL SEAL) Cheryl Strickland Clerk of Circuit Court of St. Johns County, FloridaIn accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act persons needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the Clerk of Court at 4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32095 no later than seven days prior to the sale date. Telephone: (904) 819-3657; 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (V), via Florida Relay Service. L134-7 Jan 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 2007
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i know that this is a simple question, and i know that theres a simple answer, but for the life of me i cant remember how to do it. basically, i have a class (called AgentClass), and as im using a graphics library called GameX there is a function called on startup called GameInit. In this function goes all initialisation code, including where i am attempting to make a whole bunch of instances of my AgentClass class. i have a linked list type thingy in place to cycle through them all, and the pointers for this are all working fine (i have several instances created outside any function which work fine).
Basically, any instance of my class created in this function disappears as soon as the function returns. I have checked this by putting a little thing in the deconstructor which lets me know when the instance is removed - and they are being deleted at the end of the function.
currently to create an instance i do:
so... what do i do to stop them disappearing after the function returns?Code:
AgentClass myAgent(100,100,...other params...);
thanks so much for any help, i know this is an easy question...


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Sawalha: I want a facelift one day
Nadia Sawalha has admitted she will probably have a facelift in the future.
The former EastEnder and Loose Women panellist revealed she has given plenty of thought to going under the knife.
She said: "Every single week I say, 'If only I could have my neck lifted and dragged back and stuck with gaffer tape.'
"I think one day I probably will have a facelift."
However, Nadia - who has teamed up with Splenda for their Small Steps Campaign - said when it comes to her body she is more than happy with her figure.
She said: "Every year that's gone on, I've learnt so much and realised that actually I've got a great figure. When I was in my teens, twenties and early thirties it was all about what I'm not and what I couldn't be and I think a lot of women use that reason not to go for things they want to do in life. They say, 'If only I was a size eight, or a few stone lighter, I would do this or that...'
"I have a great, healthy body, a curvy figure."
Nadia, who lost two stones a few years ago, thinks women need to have realistic goals for weight loss.
"Don't put up a hideous fat photo of yourself or one of a celebrity you'll never be. Put up one of yourself where you looked really good and you will get back to it," said the mother-of-two, 49.
She continued: "I'm not supposed to be skinny and there was absolute joy in accepting that. I will now be a size 12 for the rest of my life and I'm really happy with that, it suits my body."
:: For information about Splenda Sugar Alternative and the Small Steps campaign with Nadia Sawalha, visit www.splenda.co.uk.


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Album Sales Reach Weekly Low
Album Sales Reach Weekly Low
Album sales totaled 4.95 million units in the United States for the week ending Aug. 15, marking the lowest weekly sales total since Nieslen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 and the second time weekly sales totals have dropped below 5 million units, according to a Billboard report. The previous weekly low occurred in June when album sales reached 4.98 million units. (8/19)
NAB, MusicFIRST Discuss Performance Royalty Compromise
The National Association of Broadcasters is circulating a proposal that would require terrestrial radio stations to pay performance royalties equal to approximately 1 percent of a station's annual net revenue should Congress pass legislation requiring that all portable electronic devices, including mobile phones, be sold with FM radio broadcast chips. The Consumer Electronics Association and wireless industry trade group CITA have expressed their opposition to the provision. Last October, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Performance Rights Act, a bill seeking to provide a terrestrial radio royalty to artists while protecting songwriters. While the legislation has yet to be presented before the House or Senate for a full vote, NAB and the musiFIRST Coalition, the music industry lobbying group founded in part by The Recording Academy to ensure artists are compensated for their music, are negotiating a potential settlement. (8/19)
Chrysalis Revenue Up In 3Q
UK-based Chrysalis Group reported a 5.2 percent increase in royalty income compared to the prior-year quarter. While quarterly profit was not disclosed, Chrysalis cited Pendulum's Immersion and songwriters Nerina Pallot and Fraser T. Smith's work on Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite as contributors to its positive third-quarter performance. (8/19)


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After questioning 84 potential jurors over three days, attorneys in the Alabama gambling corruption retrial selected a jury and four alternates Wednesday evening.
MONTGOMERY — After questioning 84 potential jurors over three days, attorneys in the Alabama gambling corruption retrial selected a jury and four alternates Wednesday evening.
U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ordered the attorneys to return to court at 7 a.m. to resolve pretrial motions and said he expects to begin opening arguments on Thursday.
Thompson earlier scolded attorneys on both sides for veering toward their trial arguments during questioning of potential jurors. He reproached lead prosecutor Kendall Day and defense attorney Bobby Segall — who is representing casino owner Milton McGregor — for quibbling over whether a witness who pleaded guilty to related crimes was intimidated by the government.
"We are not going to make our opening statements," Thompson told them both. "You both probably crossed the line."
While cautioning jurors to be especially careful when hearing the testimony of witnesses who had pleaded guilty in hopes of receiving a lesser sentence in exchange for their testimony, Segall had alleged that Jennifer Pouncy — a lobbyist for Country Crossing casino in Dothan — was intimidated into testifying.
Pouncy pleaded guilty before the trial started and testified for the prosecution in the original trial. She is awaiting sentencing and her cooperation with the prosecution will affect her sentence.
McGregor, Sen. Harri Anne Smith, former Sens. Larry Means and Jim Preuitt, casino lobbyist Tom Coker, and casino spokesman Jay Walker are accused of using cash gifts, campaign contributions and access to country music stars to buy and sell votes for pro-gambling legislation.
The jury issued no convictions in the first trial, acquitting two defendants and disagreeing on some of the charges.
The morning began with 12 of Wednesday's pool of 29 potential jurors asking to be excused from duty. They gave excuses ranging from wanting to be with pregnant wives to work considerations. One prospective juror said his niece was involved in the first trial and another said she was unemployed and had a job interview on Thursday. The man did not specify what his niece's involvement was.
Thompson has already excused at least four jurors of the 55 interviewed on Monday and Tuesday. He met with attorneys behind closed doors for at least an hour on Wednesday to discuss the day's dismissal requests.
Thompson also warned jurors to have no contact with attorneys or parties during breaks to avoid the appearance of unfairness.
"This is the one time in your career when you're going to have to suspend Southern hospitality," he said, requesting that jurors don't even exchange pleasantries with the attorneys or defendants.


text: I can see a rebooted TNG with characters full of flaws... Picard - Murdered his brother so he could control the family vineyard. Riker & Troi - Riker raped Troi in the past which is how they know each other. Troi is constantly fucking around with his head. Data - Has schizophrenia and murderous tendencies. Worf - Is a practicing cannibal. Beverly Crusher - Practices untried therapies on her patients, including Wesley who is autistic. LaForge - Truly blind and doing dishes in the crew mess. I thought it was a bold step for TNG to create characters that had upstanding character and didn't harbor flaws in the name of trying to make them interesting.


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Russellville (7-3) opened the game on a 16-0 run before Kayla Bullard knocked down a pair of free throws to put the Lady Wolves on the board.
Lake Hamilton didn't convert a field goal until the :33 mark in the first quarter, and the Lady Cyclones led 21-6 after the first quarter.
The teams traded buckets through much of the first half, but RHS went on a 9-2 run as the half wore down to take a 41-19 lead. Kylie Frazier sank a trey at the end of the half to close the lead to 41-22 at the break.
Kaylee Wiedower scored eight points as Russellville went on a 14-0 run to open the second half. Mary Kate Tucker stopped the bleeding with a 3-pointer, but the Lady Cyclones closed out the quarter on a 5-1 run to lead 60-26 as they entered the fourth.
Head coach Steve Wiedower cleared his bench in the final period and the Lady Wolves outscored Russellville 10-4 down the stretch.
Wiedower led the Lady Cyclones with 24 points and six rebounds. Lindsey Glover, who was named to the Deepsnap Tournament of Champions all-tournament team, finished with 12 points and three boards, and Mary Carol Davis had nine points and seven rebounds.
Kylee Frazier led Lake Hamilton with 11 points. Kayla Bulard added 10.
The Lady Cyclones are off until after Christmas when they will play in the Lendell Thomas Classic in Harrison.
Cyclones pull away in second half
If anybody didn't think point guard Chris Washington was what made the Cyclones go on offense, they got a dose of reality Friday night as the senior led Russellville past Lake Hamilton 63-43 at Cyclone Gymnasium.
After the Cyclones (7-3) jumped out to a quick 13-0 lead in the first, the Wolves finally joined the contest and pulled within 15-5 at the end of the first quarter. Washington was called for a touch foul, his second, early in the second quarter and the Russellville offense faltered as he sat on the bench. The Cyclones' lead at the beginning of the quarter was just 26-22 as the teams went into the locker room at halftime.
Head coach Codey Mann must have had a lot to say to his team as they were nearly late emerging from the locker room. No matter how long he yelled, talked, encouraged or dressed down his team at the break, it worked.
Russellville opened the second half on a 13-4 run and never looked back. Their 39-26 lead ballooned to a 47-29 difference at the end of the third.
The Cyclones, with leading scorers Grey Harris and Eric Turner on the bench the entire period, won the fourth quarter. Washington led the way as Russellville closed out the Wolves.
Harris led the Cyclones with 12 points and four rebounds. Turner had 11 points and four boards, while Washington had 10 points and five rebounds and Jordan Barrett added 10 points.
Landon Meeks led Lake Hamilton with 13 points, while Dylan Jessup added 12.
Russellville will participate in the Battle of the Brier next week in Greenbrier. They open the holiday tournament at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday against Vilonia.


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Iapetus: Youth in Black and White
by David F. Coppedge *
On the outskirts of the Saturn entourage flies one of the strangest objects in the solar system. Nothing else is quite like it: a large moon that is jet black on one side, and snowy white on the other. It was named Iapetus in 1671 by Jean-Dominique Cassini,1 who quickly noticed its varying brightness. His namesake, the Cassini spacecraft, visited the moon 336 years later in hopes of determining the reason once for all. It seems to have found the truth to be youth.
The question was whether the dark material was endogenic (erupting from inside) or exogenic (deposited from outside). The two leading theories competed for decades. Like many orbiting bodies (including earth's moon), Iapetus keeps one face aligned with the planet throughout its orbit. Since outlying Phoebe is dark-colored, it seemed likely that the leading hemisphere had swept up material splattered off of Phoebe or other outer moons. Voyager 2 was to settle the debate in 1981. It didn't. The view from 680,000 miles was not good enough. That's why late last year, some of the same scientists (now 26 years older) could hardly wait for Cassini to skim over this moon at under 1,000 miles away. What it found on September 10, 2007, surpassed the word "bizarre."
The images left scientists and the public in awe. Dark-and-light boundaries were crisp and sharp, like spots on a Dalmatian dog--no shades of gray were found. Some craters had dark material only on their floors. Whatever it was, the dark material was shallow; new impactors were able to pierce through it and leave a splatter of bright rays. Because it appears to lie on top of the bedrock ice, scientists are leaning toward the exogenic theory. But the stark boundaries suggested a surprising, dynamic process: the ice, warmed by the sun more in the dark region, sublimates and migrates to colder parts of the moon. This segregates the dark and light material and increases the contrast.
Finding carbon dioxide (CO2) on the surface was a surprise, since it is so volatile.2 In the May 2008 issue of Icarus,3 Palmer and Brown modeled how the "dry ice" behaves. According to their calculations, it sublimates at phenomenally rapid rates--removing a layer 50 mm thick per orbit near the equator. The ablated CO2 moves to a cold trap at one pole until the seasonal sun angle changes; then it migrates to the other pole. During each 29.5-year Saturn orbit, they calculated, possibly all the CO2 migrates from one pole to the other. En route, much of it escapes the moon entirely: up to 2 trillion kg per orbit. They calculated that 12 percent of the migrating CO2 escapes to space each Saturnian year! The H2O ice undergoes similar thermal segregation.
Clearly this loss process has a time limit. "One can see that the long-term stability of CO2 is problematic," the authors said in a classic understatement. A generous 5-kilometer-thick starting inventory would be gone in 1.6 billion years--one third the assumed age of the solar system. Since much remains today,4 that is an extreme upper limit.
To save the old age theory, the authors speculated about special delivery of additional CO2 from comets, or venting from the interior, as on Enceladus. The latter of these improbable suggestions would only substitute one youth problem for another.5 They had to rule out both these solutions from lack of evidence. Faced with these constraints, the truth of youth is there in black and white.
- The name Iapetus, one of the Titans of Greek mythology, bears a striking resemblance to Japheth, the third son of Noah.
- NASA press release on the Cassini mission, October 8, 2007, www.nasa.gov.
- Palmer, E. and R. Brown. May 2008. The stability and transport of carbon dioxide on Iapetus. Icarus. 195 (1): 434-446. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.11.020.
- Iapetus' Equatorial Region. Jet Propulsion Laboratory press release, October 8, 2007, saturn.jpl.nasa.gov.
- Coppedge, D. 2006. Enceladus: A Cold, Youthful Moon. Acts & Facts. 35 (11).
* David Coppedge works in the Cassini Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The views expressed are his own.
Cite this article: Coppedge, D. 2008. Iapetus: Youth in Black and White. Acts & Facts. 37 (6): 15.
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:08 pm
Post subject: Adapt-A-Roll - Frame Spacing Problems
I have a really nice Adapt-A-Roll for my Miniature Speed Graphic. I tested it with 120 film and find that frames sometimes overlap or are very close together. I had read about the possibility of making the roller that triggers the frame counter a little fatter. I was thinking if just adding some thickish tape around the middle of the roller to make it feed more film through per turn - maybe two layers of electrical tape or friction tape.
Has anyone solved this problem? Does my plan sound reasonable?
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:03 am
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Does my plan sound reasonable?
Has anyone solved this problem?
Currently made film is thinner than the film in production at the time the holders were made due to advancements in backing materials.
I have not had my hands on a Adapt-A-Roll. I have experience with Graphic RFH's which will overlap exposures if the gear train is dirty with all films and with thin base films if clean.
Kodak TriX and Tmax film are on a .5 mil (thick) base. Ilford HP5+ is on a 4.5 mil base. Fudgeie (aka fuji) are on a 3.5mil (thin) base I think, they no longer give the technical info on their web sites.
Tape will bleed adhesive and you will have a sticky goo all over the transport before too long. Tape in the center of a roller may cause uneven winding.
Best bet is to measure the distance between the pressure plate and the guide rails at the top or bottom edge of the frame opening that the film moves along. A Graphic RFH with pin rollers has .010 clearance. You have to account for the thickness of the backing paper and tape that holds the film to the paper when determining the amount of shim thickness to add to the pressure plate.
Use a flexible glue and attach a piece or two of black card stock or similar material to the pressure plate. Too thick of a shim and the film will jam at the attaching tape or strip a drive component.
1 mil = .001. .010 is 10 mil.
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:14 am
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will first thing first a good CLA is the best thing in all of this!
that being said the small noriled roller on th lift end need to be
lubercated to roll right best not to use oil but maybe Graphite
most of the time if this roller don't you get wide gaps as this
roller is the film counter one clak at a time if its not rolling its
not counting making it hard to know where your at. now on
Adapt-A-Roll don't have a pressure plate so the thickness my
make more of a difference then on a holder that has a pressure
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:41 am
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Banjo is right. A good clean, lube, and adjust is all you probably need, although there's not much to adjust on an AAR other than the latch to keep the cover tight.
I used a very light musical instrument oil to lube all the moving parts of my AAR with excellant results. If using graphite, be careful to not use too much....it could flake off and end up as a spot on the film.
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This all sounds very familiar.
If you look closely at the AAR's frame counter, you'll see that it consists of the roller at the far end of the film chamber, a push rod, and a ratchet under the frame counter indicator. The roller has a cam that whacks the push rod once per revolution, the push rod pushes the ratcheted indicator one click forwards, and that's it.
The mechanism is driven by friction between the roller and the film. If the roller doesn't turn freely, it won't work. If the ratchet mechanism is gummed up, it won' work.
I wouldn't risk taking any of this apart.
What I've done with my AARs is to squirt graphite powder liberally at both ends of the roller and worked it by hand until it turned freely. Then lotsa graphite powder in the ratchet and, again, work it a lot by hand. Finally, blow the dust out.
To get back to the OP's idea of somehow building up the roller, this was done to one of mine. An earlier owner had put some sort of soft plastic (urethane?) on it. This is the sort of goo sold for dipping tool handles in. The slightly fat roller doesn't seem to have much effect on anything.
One tip on advancing film. If you work the bits by hand you'll see that the ratchet actually makes two clicks/turn of the roller. One when the push rod pushes the ratchet and another softer one when the ratchet comes back to its rest position. The film is fully advanced (for 2x3) after 4 pairs of clicks.
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Thanks for the tips.
I have already used graphite powder to free everything up. The counter works fine and I hear both clicks when advancing the frame. I guess if Dan's coated one doesn't make a difference then increasing the roller diameter may be a dead end. I shot a roll yesterday by counting 5 clicks, I'll see if that helps.
Are you guys getting reasonable frame spacing with unmodified units?
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Mine usually give tight spacing -- 2 mm between frames -- but no overlap. This on 4 clicks/frame. I use 5 clicks when advancing from "tape just visible at far end of gate" to "ready for frame 1."
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I ended up getting another adapt-r-roll for my 4x5 Speed. My first test with it shows that it has some spacing between all frames - I didn't need to lubricate this one.
My next question is -does anyone have the VF templates for a 4x5 camera? I am thinking I could make a mask for my sport finder pretty easily if I get the template. I don't think the holder fits in the exact middle of the ground glass, but is off to the right a bit. Of course, using the Sports finder complicates this calculation a bit due to the size reduction and image inversion...
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What I did was to measure the actual ground glass view area and the sports finder and calculated a ratio for each dimension.
Next I measured the film opening in each of my Graphic RFHs.
I cut a piece of foam core to fit inside the wire frame of the sports finder.
I then applied the ground glass to sports finder ratio to the film holder film opening and cut that from the center of the foam core piece. I made one for each holder format that I have.
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Thanks Charles,
I'll follow your approach. I can directly mark the ground glass from the RFH opening to get the relative positioning and then transfer that to the insert for the Sports Finder.
Now it is just a matter of finding time!
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Not bad for an old man.
As we've waited with thumbs a twitchin' to see which classic Playstation games would make it to the PSP, we've completely overlooked the fact that other, older systems are full of great, portable possibilities. This virtual reality has not been lost on Capcom, however, and the proof is their wonderfully playable remake of Mega Man X, the re-titled Mega Man Maverick Hunter X.
Originally an SNES action-platformer firmly rooted in the Mega Man side-scrolling tradition, Maverick Hunter X provides a substantial visual upgrade, a new playable character and a great opportunity for handheld gamers to relive a quality classic anywhere they want. While it may not be perfect í¢â'¬" the framerate occasionally gets stuck in the 1990s and the enemies respawn like crazy í¢â'¬" this is more than just an old robot in new armor.
[image1]It does star one, though. To go with his fancy duds and edgy moniker, Mega Man finds himself in a new plot as a lowly robo-agent on the hunt for reploid mavericks, rebel robots led by the powerful Sigma. At first it sounds like Blade Runner, but bad voice-acting, uninspired localization and the dumbest evil motive since Breakdown will make you want to forget this tale like so many tears in the rain.
Luckily, you really won't have to because the plot doesn't unfold during the game. Instead, a thirty-minute cut-scene explaining everything is unlocked after the credits roll. You might expect us to poo-poo such an unorthodox storytelling strategy, but we're actually grateful. By the time it's revealed that Mega Man's greatest asset is his ability to worry, you will have already enjoyed at least ten hours of unspoiled platforming, boss-blasting action.
The game begins with a short level and boss battle to introduce Vile, a Boba Fett-looking reploid. From there, you go to the familiar boss selection screen. In the incredibly slim chance that you've never played a Mega Man game, this is how they work: Mega Man kills bosses and gains their weapons, which in turn help him kill other bosses. For example, if you kill Flame Mammoth, you can turn around and use his Flame Thrower to defeat Chill Penguin.
In the slightly less slim chance that you've never played a Mega Man X game, you should know that Mega Man can also find helpful power-ups scattered around the levels themselves. These are called "Parts," and they give Mega Man bonuses like better armor, the ability to dash, and a more powerful arm blaster.
Another neat twist is the way levels change depending on which bosses you've beaten. For example, when you knock out Storm Eagle, his ship crashes into an electrical generator, killing the lights in Spark Mandrill's stage. Considering the number of times you run through some of the levels, such changes of scenery are very welcome.
[image2]The gameplay is typical Mega Man. You run left and right with the analog nub or the D-pad, jump, shoot, charge your weapon and dash. You can bounce off walls, but you can't shoot upwards or duck. For all its simplicity, the scheme still has the potential to get all mucked up since three of your most important abilities are assigned to face buttons. Fortunately, you can reconfigure the controls, keeping your fingers out of an endless game of face button twister.
The single-player campaign lasts about ten hours, although veterans of the SNES original will probably finish much more quickly. Once you smack Sigma down the first time, though, there's still a lot of game to go, because you unlock Vile as a playable character.
Instead of Mega Man's single blaster, Vile is armed with three: one on his shoulder that shoots upward, one on his arm that shoots forward, and one on his leg that shoots downward. Every time you defeat a boss as Vile, you gain three new weapons, as well as special abilities which are the same as Mega Man's parts. Vile doesn't have to equip all ice weapons or all fire weapons; rather, he can equip anything he wants provided he has the points to spend. He begins with eleven weapons points which correspond to point values on each weapon. If the sum of the numbers on the three weapons you wish to equip are greater than your current point value, you'll have to find a different combination. However, Vile gains more weapon points every time he defeats a boss, so his possible combinations grow, as does his selection of arms.
Vile is a great addition to the game. Not only is it extremely refreshing to fire up and down at enemies after ten hours of shooting straight, but his levels are much harder and feature different obstacles than Mega Man's. Once you beat the game as Vile, you can play through again in either character's Hard difficulty mode. Hard mode doesn't simply make you easier to kill, it actually changes boss attack patterns, gives them new powers, and is genuinely harder instead of just cheaper.
That's not to say Maverick Hunter X isn't without some serious cheap points. The most noticeable is the fact that enemies respawn if you leave their area and then return to it. This makes vertical levels especially annoying, as you'll fall a hundred feet and bump into every enemy you just killed on the way down, then be forced to fight them again on the way back up. Deja vu has never been so frustrating.
[image3]This leads in to another classic Mega Man gameplay issue í¢â'¬" the lame health and ammo system. If you get hurt, you can essentially farm for health and ammo packs by repeatedly killing the same respawning enemies over and over again. This system guarantees good health and ammo, provided you're willing to spend five minutes to get them. Unfortunately, farming enemies is really boring, yet it occasionally becomes the only thing between you and starting a stage over from the very beginning. It's like getting stuck between a Rock Man and a...okay, maybe I won't go there, but I wish Capcom would. They added some great new content and it would have been even better if they'd fixed a couple of the issues that keep the series down.
At least they spruced up the graphics. Instead of 2D sprites, everything is now rendered in bright, vibrant 3D and framed with a distinct, pleasing art style. Spark Mandrill's level in particular is extremely cool, and a lot of the explosion effects look great.
You'll get good, long looks at 'em, too, because the framerate dives down to ten frames per second anytime the action gets hectic - which is to say, all the time. This comes in handy as an exploit during the harder boss fights, as you use the lag to better dodge attacks. Silver lining aside, it's a little silly to give a remake a huge graphical upgrade when it causes the game to slow down more than the original.
The silliness isn't limited to the visuals, with Mega Man constantly calling out the name of whatever special weapon he's using. The rest of the sound effects are clean, though, and the music isn't bad, is a bit overproduced.
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X adds a surprising amount of fresh content to an old hero. Despite its quirks, this is a satisfying handheld platformer. Mega, indeed.


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ANAHEIM -- Former Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton has not had a great first season with the Angels. He went into Wednesday's game hitting .219 with 16 home runs and 51 RBIs. His slugging percentage was .400, which is 131 points under his career average.
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ANAHEIM -- The Rangers entered Wednesday one game behind the Athletics in the American League West. Perhaps nobody appreciates their position more than veteran reliever Jason Frasor.
Frasor has appeared in 567 regular-season games since 2004 and has never been on a playoff team. That's the second most by an active pitcher in the Major Leagues behind Jamey Wright of the Rays. Frasor had spent his entire career with the Blue Jays, except for a two-month stint at the end of the 2011 season with the White Sox, before he signed with the Rangers as a free agent last winter.
"It's just so much fun contributing to a winning team this late in the year," Frasor said. "It's new. It's different. I've never been in a pennant race before. In 2006, we finished second in the division, but we were 10 games behind first place and had no chance to make the playoffs. The other years we had some good teams but we were always .500 in the AL East. There were always two teams better than us, some combination of the Red Sox, Yankees and Rays. It's almost the middle of August and this is my first pennant race."
Frasor has responded. Since the beginning of June, he is 2-1 with a 2.21 ERA and opponents are hitting .192 off him. He has allowed five earned runs and 60 percent of them came when Frasor gave up a three-run home run to Ryan Raburn in an 11-8 loss to the Indians. He was in his third inning of work because the Rangers bullpen was operating short-handed that night.
"Once you are out there, it feels like another big league outing," Frasor said, "Obviously there is more at stake. You are not out there only for yourself trying to earn a spot on the roster for next year. It's really cool being out there fighting for a postseason spot."
Berkman still running at half speed
ANAHEIM -- Rangers veteran Lance Berkman, on the disabled list with inflammation in his left hip, continues to progress in batting practice but is still not full strength in his running to the point where he's ready to go out on a medical-rehabilitation assignment.
"It's been OK, but I still have to be able to run and it's still not quite there yet," Berkman said. "I can run half-speed, but I've got to be able to do more than that."
Berkman has been taking batting practice regularly on the road trip. Not only is he dealing with the hip problem but also chronic soreness in his right knee that gives him as much trouble at the plate as anything. He was hoping that he would be ready for a rehab assignment by now and be activated on the next home stand. But that is still up in the air.
"You can't demand your body to heal at a quick rate," Berkman said. "You want to get out there as quick as you can. Not being 100 percent ready to go out on a rehab assignment right now is not what I was hoping for but it's not entirely unexpected."
The Rangers are off on Thursday before playing the Astros on Friday night. Berkman will try running before that game to get a better gauge of where he's at physically.
Profar getting time at DH
ANAHEIM -- Rookie utility infielder Jurickson Profar was in the Rangers' lineup on Wednesday night for the sixth time in seven games. Prior to that, Profar had started just three times in an 11-game stretch.
The regular time may help. Profar went into Wednesday's game with a modest five-game hitting streak, with six hits in 20 at-bats.
"He's starting to get better with his at-bats, no doubt about it," manager Ron Washington said. "Regular at-bats usually do that for you. If you start having regular at-bats and can hit, you'll find your groove. He's not overmatched."
The problem is finding a place to play, especially since the Rangers have decided not to use Profar in the outfield if they can help it. Profar was at designated hitter on Wednesday, one night after making a couple of spectacular defensive plays at second base in the Rangers' 8-3 victory over the Angels.
Since second baseman Ian Kinsler returned from the disabled list on June 15, Profar has started six times each at DH, third base and shortstop, five times at second and four times in left field. Washington doesn't like putting him at designated hitter but the current makeup of the roster often leaves him no choice.
"He's too young to be sitting around the dugout," Washington said. "I'd like to have him active on the field ... but when you're playing that utility role, that's exactly what it is."
Worth noting
• The Rangers are scheduled to face three left-handed starters in four games against the Astros. Manager Ron Washington is planning to get both right-handed hitting outfielders Joey Butler and Craig Gentry into the lineup against the lefties: Erik Bedard on Friday, Dallas Keuchel on Sunday and Brett Oberholtzer on Monday.
• The Rangers are off on Thursday. It's their first day off since the All-Star break.
• The Rangers had six stolen bases against the Angels on Tuesday. It was the most stolen bases against the Angels in a game since 1992. It's the 10th time in club history the Rangers have had six-plus steals in a game.
• The Rangers have promoted pitcher Luis Parra from Class A Hickory to Myrtle Beach. Pitcher Santo Perez was promoted to Class A Hickory and John Niggli was promoted to Class A Spokane. Both were with the Arizona Rookie League Rangers. Pitcher Ryan Bores was placed on the disabled list at Class A Hickory and Double A pitcher Joe Van Meter was released.
• Joey Gallo is 7-for-19 with two home runs and ten RBI on rehab assignment with the Arizona Rangers. He is coming back from a strained groin muscle that forced him to miss the All-Star Futures Game.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Note: For an expanded look at Vanguard's outlook for inflation—and an explanation of the data behind our analysis—read our interview with Joe Davis on vanguard.com.
As Vanguard's chief economist, I'm often asked about inflation. And it's an important topic. As the 1970s and early 1980s taught us, a persistent and unexpected run-up in inflation can significantly influence the economy, interest rates, and, by extension, the returns on stocks, bonds, and other investments.
Some of my friends are convinced that a return to the high inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s is inevitable. They point to the sharp rise in the Fed's balance sheet (in addition to the temptation for governments to "inflate away" their national debt) as setting the stage for, at best, a return to 1970s-style inflation rates of 10% or more and, at worst, a significant crash in the U.S. dollar and stock market.
$10 salads, $4 gas, and … low inflation?
I admit that it does seem like the prices for the items I purchase most often (namely food and gasoline) only go one way—up. I know my grocery bills have. Just the other day, my salad at lunch cost over $10. Gas prices in some major cities remain above $4 a gallon, and they could approach that level nationwide this summer should the recent spike in global crude oil prices persist.
Indeed, your income may have failed to keep pace with the rise in the cost of living over the past decade or so. Of course, not all consumer goods and services have risen in price over that time. Price deflation for housing, furniture, electronics, and apparel have helped mitigate, at least partly, the unpleasant rises in food, energy, education, and medical care.
The end result is that the current measured rate of inflation is near its historical long-run average range of 2%–3%. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, through December 2011 the U.S. Consumer Price Index, or CPI, was up 3.0% for the year; core CPI—which excludes some of the very goods we seem to have no choice foregoing, like food and energy—was up 2.2%.
Are inflation fears … well, inflated?
Barring major unexpected shocks to the U.S. economy, Vanguard's analysis leads us to believe it's reasonable to expect U.S. CPI inflation to remain well contained for the next several years. And we are by no means alone in this expectation.
Of course, it's important to acknowledge the inherent unpredictability of future events, and our outlook could prove off base. In fact, in the just-published Vanguard's economic and investment outlook, we underscore this point by presenting a distribution of possible future inflation outcomes. We estimate that the likelihood of inflation averaging 5% or more over the next decade is approximately 10%—not trivial odds, but certainly not high.
So despite the unpleasantly high prices I'm paying for gas and groceries, I'm not currently losing sleep over the prospect for runaway U.S. inflation.
Still concerned? Here's what you can do
If inflation keeps you up at night, the first thing you should do is appreciate the "inflation paradox" presently at work in the developed world. That is, the very actions of central banks to guard against deflation (such as the Fed keeping its target funds rate near 0%) can lead observers to worry about higher inflation in the future. And in a negative net-of-inflation interest-rate environment, it's people who are saving money in conservative, low-yield vehicles who bear the brunt (see my July 2011 post, Monetary policy's sacrificial lambs).
Second, keep in mind that a balanced portfolio of stocks and bonds has proven to be an effective long-term inflation hedge by providing a positive return over the inflation rate. Although nominal returns on a balanced portfolio may suffer a bit in a low interest-rate environment, our analysis persuades us that such a portfolio will likely produce a positive inflation-adjusted return over the next decade.
The third is to simply understand that radically restructuring your portfolio to provide more "inflation protection" comes at a price. Indeed, the price that global investors seem to be willing to currently pay for such "protection" (at least in the form of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities or gold) seems high. Indeed, the real yield on the TIPS 10-year is near 0%, and the CPI-adjusted price of gold is near an all-time high.
Ironically, it's this very inflation paradox that may be depressing the expected long-run returns on those investments believed to provide most "inflation sensitivity" in the short run.
Notes: All investments are subject to risk. Be aware that fluctuations in the financial markets and other factors may cause declines in the value of your account. There is no guarantee that any particular asset allocation or mix of funds will meet your investment objectives or provide you with a given level of income.


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The following table describes Example Bank's technical requirements.Table 2–1 Technical Requirements for Example Bank
Users' Windows passwords should be synchronized with their Directory Server passwords.
Identity Synchronization for Windows can synchronize a user's existing Directory Server password with the user's Active Directory password.
Users must be able to continue to change passwords using native mechanisms in Windows NT or Active Directory.
That is, use the CTRL+ALT+DEL key sequence on Windows systems and the passwd command on Solaris systems.
Identity Synchronization for Windows supports capturing native password changes in Directory Server, Active Directory, and Windows NT. Users can continue to change their passwords. They are not required to change passwords at a central location (for example, a web form).
For native Solaris OS password changes to be propagated to Active Directory, Solaris must be configured to use PAM for LDAP. This feature is discussed in detail in Appendix A, Pluggable Authentication Modules.
Note: You can set passwords in Directory Server by passing in a pre-hashed password value. However, Identity Synchronization for Windows cannot synchronize passwords from Directory Server to Windows if the password is pre-hashed. Thus, do not use a pre-hashed password value because it circumvents password policy and password history.
Contractors might have accounts on Active Directory, Windows NT, or Directory Server but their accounts should not be synchronized.
Contractors can be identified using their login name, which starts with c-. The uid, samaccountname, and USER_NAME attributes start with c- for contractors only.
The Synchronization User List (SUL) feature of Identity Synchronization for Windows can be used to eliminate user accounts that must not be synchronized. Part of an SUL's configuration includes an LDAP-like filter.
A contractor's login name begins with a c-.
To exclude contractors use filters:
Changes to login IDs (USER_NAME, samaccountname, and uid) and full names (USER_FULL_NAME, cn, and cn) should be synchronized when they change.
Identity Synchronization for Windows synchronizes other attributes between Windows and Directory Server. It uses a unique Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) stored in the Directory Server entry to correlate users. It can synchronize attributes, such as uid and cn, that are otherwise used as keys.
Note: The SUL filter applies to all operations, and no other changes for contractors are synchronized.
When a new user is created in Active Directory (except for contractors), a corresponding user should be created in Directory Server.
Using Identity Synchronization for Windows, you can choose how creations of new users will be synchronized. Identity Synchronization for Windows can synchronize new user entries from Windows to Directory Server, from Directory Server to Windows, both ways, or not at all. The same SUL filter also excludes contractors from being created in Directory Server.
New users created in Directory Server must not have an Active Directory account created automatically.
Identity Synchronization for Windows can synchronize new user accounts from Windows to Directory Server, Directory Server to Windows, or not at all.
Entries deleted in Directory Server or Active Directory must not be deleted in the corresponding data source.
Identity Synchronization for Windows can synchronize account deletions from Active Directory to Directory Server, Directory Server to Active Directory, both ways, or not at all. Identity Synchronization for Windows does not synchronize bidirectional account deletions, that is, from Active Directory to Directory Server and from Directory Server to Active Directory.
Note: Identity Synchronization for Windows does not synchronize account deletions with Windows NT.
Accounts that are made inactive (disabled) in Directory Server or Active Directory should be deactivated in the corresponding data source.
Identity Synchronization for Windows can synchronize deactivated accounts from Active Directory to Directory Server, Directory Server to Active Directory, both ways, or not at all.
You can configure how Identity Synchronization for Windows detects account inactivations in Directory Server. Example Bank is not using a third-party application such as Sun Java System Access Manager to control access to its directory server, so the default account deactivation setting for interoperating with the Directory Server tools suffices.
Note: Identity Synchronization for Windows does not synchronize account inactivations with Windows NT.
After a user has been migrated from Windows NT to Active Directory, changes should be synchronized with the Active Directory account but not the Windows NT account.
Identity Synchronization for Windows stores a GUID in each Directory Server entry that it synchronizes (in the dspswuserlink attribute), to synchronize changes made in Directory Server to Active Directory and Windows NT. If an account is moved from Windows NT to Active Directory, the dspswuserlink attribute in the corresponding Directory Server entry should be updated. To update the entry in Directory Server, remove the attribute and then run the idsync resync -f <linking-file\> command again.
Users should continue to synchronize even when one preferred Directory Server fails.
The failover feature in Identity Synchronization for Windows happens seamlessly when the preferred Directory Server fails during synchronization between Active Directory and Directory Server.
Account lockout synchronization must happen between Directory Server and Active Directory sources.
In Identity Synchronization for Windows, the accounts locked in Directory Server are also locked automatically in Active Directory. The reverse is also true.
The users under various groups, such as employee, supervisor, manager, and contractor, should be synchronized across Directory Server and Active Directory with their group memberships intact.
The static group synchronization in Identity Synchronization for Windows synchronizes the users across the directory servers with their group memberships intact.


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The family of six, living at a home in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood, did have a carbon monoxide detector in the home. But apparently that was not enough to save the young man.
St. Paul Deputy Fire Chief Michael Gulner says the victim, who died at the scene, was sleeping in the basement. Gulner says rescue workers initially thought the man died of a heart attack. About an hour later the fire department was called back to the home.
"The fire department received another report that the carbon monoxide detector was sounding in that residence. It had not been sounding when they were out there the first time," said Gulner. "The carbon monoxide detector was sounding and they sent a ladder company there with a CO monitor -- a carbon monoxide monitor -- and they found high levels in the home of 400 parts per million."
Gulner says that's more than 10 times the level considered safe. Firefighters called Xcel Energy, which found the source of the high levels of carbon monoxide.
"It was found that they had a bad boiler in the basement. It was putting out 4,700 parts per million out the back of the boiler," said Gulner. "That was due to a malfunction with an electronic damper in the unit. That's what actually killed the young man in the basement."
Gulner says two adults and three children were taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center, which has a hyperbaric chamber that helps treat smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Gulner says carbon monoxide levels near the home's detector on an upper floor were apparently not initially high enough to set off the alarm.
Carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless. Experts say often by the time people realize they're suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, they can't do anything about it because it's difficult to move.
Carbon monoxide is produced by the burning of fuels such as gas, oil, kerosene, wood or charcoal. Dangerous amounts of the gas can build up when fuel is not burned properly, or when heaters aren't properly vented.
Kathleen Norlien, a research scientist at the Minnesota Department of Health, says carbon monoxide poisoning is all too common in the state.
The latest data shows that between 2002 and 2006 there were 89 deaths in Minnesota alone," said Norlien. "That breaks out to about 18 per year, and that would be unintentional non-fire related deaths attributed to carbon monoxide."
Norlein says a new Minnesota law should help to curb the number deaths. As of January 2008, all newly constructed single family homes in Minnesota must have a carbon monoxide alarm.
Norlein says as of August 2008 all existing homes in Minnesota will also need to install an alarm.
"And that calls for one device within 10 feet of every room used for sleeping," Norlein said.
Norlein says the latest case in St. Paul -- where the family did have a carbon monoxide detector -- shows it's important to also know the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. They include flu-like symptoms, cardiac distress, shortness of breath and nausea.
She says it's important to leave the home immediately and call 911 if an alarm goes off or if you have symptoms.


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My marathon training was going splendidly then i started to feel achy and hot and low and behold the weekend it snowed in London i developed full blown flu when even your hair and nails hurt.I was better after about 5 days but it was still bitter cold and i set off to do a run but I got a mile up the road and I just could not go on .I started shivering and felt so exhausted I went home and slept most of the day.
Now 10 days later I am still struggling,going to work is finishing me off I am so fatigued running just drains me if I get out of the door.I have a cole sore the size of a cauliflower on my lips and I look like C**P.....there are 10 weeks to go and i could cry!!!!!!! i got to 13 miles before all this , but that now looks like a complete waste of time. How am I going to make the milege back up.And to top it all still have sniffles and a head cold.I am a nurse so I mix with germs all day which dont help.
Somebody please give me hope that I can get back to it in time !!!
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I noticed on facebook Liz Yelling's down with a cold and this is what she posted: "Oh Dear, I have read morethe Flu. Thought I could feel a cold coming on the morning of Wokingham half. Rest and Sofa time."
Hi slab...it was 9 weeks yesterday til VLM.I have just got back from a 5 mile run and it felt ok for read morethe first time in ages.My chest was good and I felt stronger in myself.I think I may attempt 8 miles Wednesday and depending on how that goes 10 at the week end.Finger crossed.
I'm in a similar position. Started to feel bad with a head cold a couple of weeks ago. Carried on read moretraining for about a week but last week felt terrible. I've just come back to training yesterday with a 14 mile run. Did not feel great and my legs were very heavy. Managed a 35 mile bike run today and will see how I feel tomorrow re training this week. I've got about 8 weeks till the race and hope to catch up with my schedule. I don't think I've lost too much but will see come race day.
Good luck with your training. How long till your race?
hi everyone ,went out thursday and only did a 5k it was ok but I could feel my chest was still a read morelittle congested and have sinusitis as as a hangover from my cold ..I will keep going out and push it .Went out and bought new trainers from Asic shop in Carnaby street and that was motivating and all the chaps in the store were so supportive that I feel I can do this again.
Thank for all your wise words they truly help!!!!!!
I have had similar scenario recently. The thing to remember is it is a marathon not a sprint. So read morejust because you have missed some training doesn`t mean you cannot finish the run. The main object is to finish (in a reasonable state). This can be achieved on a small amount of training so long as you start slow and keep going without `racing`. Time to recover, from training or illness, is as important as training especially if you have other resposbilites as well. Don`t panic take time to feel better then start training but as if starting again (but you have some training in the bank). It will get easier and you will feel better and wonder why you `panicked`. GOOD LUCK !!!
No, not stupid really. Confidence comes with good training, so when you miss a lot of training read moredue to illness it's natural that there will be a certain loss of confidence - that'll be regained after a few good runs and you feel your strength returning.
THANKS GUYS...Bit snotty today(sorry TOO MUCH INFO)I will give it a go tonight.Does it sound stupid read moreto say I have also lost my nerve a bit,like falling off a horse I must get back on.!!!!!
When you say 'not very ambitious,' remember you're talking of running 26 miles, which is quite ambitious in the first place!
Good luck with your 5k tomorrow. Don't overdo things while you are still sick - better to recover as quickly as possible. Then when you get back to training you'll find you pick it up after a few runs. You'll feel weak and pathetic now due to the germs, not because you've lost all that fitness. However, I know the 'take it easy' advice is easier to give than to follow!
Hi RN ..its 12 days today since i got the lurgy 2nd Feb was my last proper run ... and i read morehave done 1 pathetic 2 miler and a gym session with some weights.
I am going to attempt a fast 5k tomorrow as I am working late today.It is so disheartening although I was aiming just to finish within 4 hrs 45 not very ambitious I know.
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Hi Sagey, sorry to hear you are still not well. Is it 10 days in total or another 10 days after the first 5 days?
The fitness you gained beforehand will not all go and even a three week break will probably be ok with another 9 weeks to go. Just don't try to rush straight back at where you left off. Give yourself a chance to build up and perhaps revisit your planned time for the marathon.
Good luck :)


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For 41 years, Knott's Berry Farm has toasted autumn by turning into Knott's Scary Farm with the premier event, Halloween Haunt. The offerings continue to grow with more intricate maze designs, wilder shows and creepier scare zones, all keeping its standing as the king of screams. Please note that this event is for mature audiences and not recommended for children under 13.
There are five new mazes to explore at the venue and it's hard to say which is the best, as each one speaks to a different fear. Vampire fans will enjoy Dominion of the Damned: Long Live the King with a creature of the night waiting for you at every turn. The vamps range from the fearsome Nosferatu to alluring visions reminiscent of Anne Rice novels.
Forevermore takes you into the mind of a serial killer who is bringing Edgar Allan Poe's stories to life. If you are a literature fan, you'll love this experience. As you walk through the maze, you can tick off the tales, such as "Pit and the Pendulum," "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Cask of Amontillado," represented in a series of vignettes. We especially enjoyed Poe's library stuffed with books and ravens.
Explore the world of Houdini in Black Magic. Here, you see takes on the famed magician's tricks and, if you're lucky, you will see the man himself. This maze takes over the spot of the twisted big top that was a Haunt staple for several years, but don't fret, the evil clowns have been left behind to wander the boardwalk area, which boasts the decor of an abandoned sideshow.
The last two new spaces are The Gunslinger's Grave, a romp through the Old West that will make you shiver in your boots, and Mirror Mirror, a labyrinth of mirrors that dares you to find your way out.
Most of the returning mazes have new features or updated decor, so they are definitely worth revisiting. Our favorite is Trick or Treat. Ring the doorbell and the door opens, inviting you to explore the witch's house. A score of pumpkins greet you at the stairs, pass by them into the parlor and gradually work your way through room to room. Have you ever wondered what a witch's bathroom looks like? Let's just say she could use a new interior decorator when she decides to sell. Adding to the fun, watch out for her trickster minions who will want you to join them for dinner.
There are six live shows to add to your spooky fun. The most popular is The Hanging, which takes digs on the union of Disney and Star Wars in its stunt-filled slam on pop culture this year. But who in the ever-growing list of loser celebrities will be hung? To find out, you'll have to go.


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Bobcats coach Steve Clifford says Al Jefferson's left foot remains in a walking boot and the team's star center is "day-to-day" for Wednesday night's playoff game against the Miami Heat.
Jefferson received treatment Monday and didn't participate in a light workout.
Clifford says "he has a lot of soreness and he's in a walking boot to help with his recovery."
Jefferson, Charlotte's leading scorer, strained the plantar fascia in his left foot in the first quarter of Sunday's 99-88 Game 1 loss to the Heat. He returned and finished the game with 18 points and 10 rebounds but played with a noticeable limp.
Clifford says the medical staff informed him that Jefferson can't injure the foot anymore if he plays, and it's mainly a matter of Jefferson's pain tolerance.


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Clint Mephisto's Shit Kickin Road Show Episode 148, week of September 28th. Your ol' drinkin' buddy Clint brings you an action packed set of old and new classics from Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Dickie Damron, The Coffinshakers, Jim Reeves, Little Richard and a whole lot more!
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This week, The 4 Moms of 35+ Kids are giving breastfeeding advice. Here are some of the questions I have had:
"How do you manage the home while breastfeeding an infant?"
The most difficult part of managing a home while nursing an infant is when the oldest child is a toddler, and Mama has no help, but is home alone. In that case, creativity must be employed to keep the toddler from moving all the canned goods from the pantry to the dishwasher, taking all the clothes out of the dressers, and pulling all the sticky strips off the maxi pads while you are nursing the baby.
A special box of toys that are only available when Mama is nursing and/or read aloud time might do the trick, depending on the tenacity and attention span of the toddler. You may need to become expert, as I have, at following those eerie sounds of silence to see what the little fella is up to. I can nurse a baby with one arm and remove a toddler from the pantry with the other, if necessary.
If you are in the season described above, nursing and resting and loving on the babies, while making the most of nap time or quiet play time to tidy up and plan/execute meals is your full time job. Be okay with a less than perfectly tidy house. Recruit friends or relatives, if you can find them willing, to help you a few hours each week with the household tasks.
If you have older children while breastfeeding an infant, your household management will come easier because you will be able to delegate tasks. Of course, these tasks will not be done as well as you could do them if they are being done by young children, but housework done imperfectly can still be a blessing to a family.
Relax your standards and enjoy your children.
"Do you schedule or demand feed your breastfeeding infants?"
I have been at both ends of this breastfeeding spectrum at one time or another.
For newborns, to ensure my milk supply is well established, I make sure they nurse every 2-3 hours throughout the day, even if that means waking them during the day. Then, I bring them into my bed to nurse during the night as they awaken.
As the baby gets older, I try to stretch the hours between night time feedings longer, and the baby often does this on her own. I delay feeding the baby any solids until around 8 months and I don't use baby food when I start solids.
Interestingly, this method usually delays the return of my period until I 1) begin feeding solids, and 2) eliminate night time nursing. I found this out by happenstance, but there is actually a name for this, and it is called "ecological breastfeeding". (Many use this method to naturally manage ovulation.)
Once my period returns and the baby is taking solid foods, I transition to a regular feeding schedule.
Disclaimer: These are the things I have done to make breastfeeding work for me and my family. I am not a doctor and am not prescribing these methods for you. You should make sure your baby is healthy and growing and consult a doctor if he or she is not.