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Chandler for Rubio. Or Chandler + Jeffries for Rubio and Brian Cardinal would be better.Kahn Getting Ready To Shuffle Roster?
Nov 11, 2009 8:20 AM EST
Timberwolves president David Kahn is very unhappy with his team's play to begin the season.
Minnesota suffered a record-tying defeat at the hands of Golden State on Monday in a 146-105 loss.
"I don't want to sugarcoat what I feel was a lack of fight from our team Monday night," Kahn said. "It's inexcusable and unacceptable, for any one game, for us not to put up the requisite fight. I hope it does not become a pattern. If it does, it will be remedied. We will not spend an entire season tolerating that."
Kahn added that he believes head coach Kurt Rambis and his staff are the "strength of the team," which likely means that he'll shuffle the roster if the team's play doesn't improve.
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Give him a call Donnie!! Sadly, Donnie said he never tried to get Rubio from Kahn. He said he called Kahn the day after the draft and that was it. Nothing further.
Sometimes I wonder what the hell went on for the Knicks on draft day. It's almost like they only planned to draft Steph Curry and then didn't know what to do when he was taken 7th. Donnie said he didn't have enough info on Jennings to take him 8th. WTF?!?


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Yes, it usually only has work a few days a month. But the discussion is starting to take over the entire DCV thread. Plus, we're about to launch a gauntlet and it is nice to have a home thread to refer to. So here goes nothing...
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SIMAP stands for Similarity Matrix of Proteins. Protein sequences cannot be categorized as quickly as they are discovered. What can be tracked, though, is the common functionality of proteins based on common "ancestors" of protein families. These are called orthologs. The idea behind the SIMAP project is to calculate each protein's building blocks and thereby predict these similarities based upon their ortholog relationship.
Today Ars Technica is the 4th highest producing team. This month has been unusual because the switch-over to their new server has meant extra work units to be completed. We'd like to take advantage of that by getting in as much extra bang as possible by the end of the month or when the WUs run out for the month.
Currently we're in 19th place with only a day's work between us and 18th. Ars Technica currently has 1.3 million points. To get to 10th place, we would need to have just over 3 million points. Let's make it happen!
Well due to the fact that Predictor@Home was taking like 30Hrs/WU I've suspended the project and therefore should see an increase in SIMAP. Looks like I should take over 6th place on the team in the next week only to lose it to a few of our other crunchers in a month.
There's not much you can do but get out of Outlnder's way.
I've been checking my Pending Credit and it's been sitting in the 500-700 point range at all times. Does that sound about right for you guys as well?
Also, be advised, my RAC is going way up. I just did a 2k point day. I have most of my machines emptying their queues of QMC (SIMAP has 10:1 priority over QMC) and then I should hit this even harder.
That sounds right to me. I have about 1,000 pending, and my RAC is somewhere north of 1500. But keep in mind, it will vary with how quickly you turn around WUs. I have a box that reports maybe once a day. Most of the 30ish WUs it turns in will go straight to credited points.
By the way, there's a new sheriff in 18th place! It's a long way to 17th, but at our current rate we should be able to make a big dent in that before the work dries up. For the record, we're approaching 400,000 points for the month! 500,000 seems attainable, which means in October alone, we'll have increased our total score by 50%.
I have a couple boxes that are working out their QMC queues. As those go, I am putting them on SIMAP. I am going for as much as I can get this month.
I've already quadrupled my score!
Looks like we finally ran out of work for this month.
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Good to know. My main rig has about a day and a half left in queue. Server was already dry. Checking rest of the machines now.
I'm glad I switched my work computers to Cosmology - they won't run dry over the weekend.
I don't see any reasons to crunch for SIMAP since the bottleneck of the project is not CPU cycles but the amount of science that there is to be done.
While I could throw my cycles at the project and help it finish that month's work a bit sooner, it won't change anything in the end because there will still be many idle days.
I'd rather crunch for Rosetta right now because more cycle equals better science there.
That's true from a pure science perspective.
From a DC-Vault competition perspective though this type of project with intermittent work is important to keep hitting hard every month. If we get behind we can't just throw a gauntlet to catch up, and if we get ahead no one else can either.
That makes sense. I'm into DC for the science only, so I hadn't thought of that.
Ok, I am dry. 3 wu's pending but that's it from me for the month. Going to leave simap at 500 priority on a few machines "just in case".
For some reason I got a bunch of WUs on the 21st. Just dumped 10 of these back to the server and got 12 more to finish up.
It was a good month for SIMAP for me.
I spread the work out most of the time. All of my machines are running 4-5 projects at a time. If we need a push in the vault standings, I'll focus on a specific project, but most of the time. I'll go back to my multiple projects.
All work is 100% complete for the month, very nice job by all! This graph tells the story well. We did break 500,000 for the month (about 520,000 for the record). We're also nicely positioned to take another place next month.
I also want to tip my cap to longtime friends/rivals shy24 and odessit. I was able to catch you two this month, but I doubt this is the last time we'll switch places. Odessit, it seems you and I are always in a good race. If you're reading out there, hopefully things are going well for you. And shy, I've learned that if I get bragging too much, you'll give me a big stomping. But I'll enjoy 6th place for another week.
WU should be flowing soon. Update your clients, all.
Is this something we have to manually do? It looks like I have simap_5.10 in my projects directory.
Some people turn off or detach from SIMAP when WUs aren't flowing. If you aren't using a manager like BAM it can be a pain and take time, but they do it anyway. I was just reminding them to re-associate before the WUs start flowing.
Also consider this... When SIMAP is attached and active, it randomly connects to the server. Each time it doesn't get work, it makes the next connect time greater. If it is sitting greater than a day and WUs start to flow, you lose a day of work. So checking that and doing a manual "Retry Communications" will reset that. That is the other part of my reminder.
Ah, I didn't realize that. I just kind of set it and forget it. I don't normally attach and detach from projects.
I applaud you in your fortitude. I stuck with EON for months to get where I am at. I am finding myself especially fickle the last few days, though. I have switched things around as much as 3 times a day on computers - just trying to find a comfortable spot.
Right now I am torn because EON is flowing well and I need to hold my position. SIMAP is coming, I need to hold my position in QMC, and I have a good start in Cosmology. Spinhenge needs help in a guantlet, and we have several projects that really need help. A lot of choices, as you can see.
Got WU? Green means GO baby!
EDIT: The site says green, but I a am not getting anything yet.
EDIT^2: I'm getting a few now on work machines. Heading home to update now.
For the first about 18 hours yield, we netted 5500+ points. That is good for 7th in daily production. We're going to have to do better. But with only 125k WUs this month, I don't know if we're going to gain a spot.
EDIT: According to my calculations, we need about 2000 of the 30-point WUs. We should be able to grab that many. I'm tempted to borg a couple extra of my work testing computers for the weekend.
EDIT^2: Welcome new team member Out2Lunch! (Even though he is no stranger to DC.)
We're about 60,000 away from the next spot. I haven't dug through the forums to see what additional work there may be, but even if there are 125,000 WUs, they all get run twice making 250,000 chances to score some points. I'm confident in the Power of Ars. The Batchmonitor page may be worth keeping an eye on. So far, parts 1 & 2 of 11 have been released to the wild, which comprises over 77,000 WUs. I'm not sure if we'll be scheduled to run all 11 this month. If so, how big will the next 9 batches be?
And welcome o2l! It's been a while since I've been on a project with you, but I've learned to keep an eye on my mirror for rapidly approaching objects.
Thanks James. I know I can trust that you'll know where to look to get the exact details we need to work with!
We are currently 5th in terms of RAC and have picked up another 10k in the 8 hours since update. This is tracking for a slightly better day than yesterday's 28k. I put us 16-20 hrs away from passing BOINC.BE. I doubt we will make much of a dent in the 300k needed to catch BOINC.Italy this month, but every little bit helps.
It's not reflected on the team stats page, but if you check the teams' individual pages, we have passed BOINC.BE! Also, batches 3 & 4 of 11 have been released - about 70k WUs combined. That will help with the aforementioned gap. Crunch, crunch.
I've got some Rosetta and TANPAKU WUs stacked up in front on one of my better crunchers. Hopefully those will clear in the next day. And I can power thru some SIMAP.
I we can hit a few more of these ~43k days, we will be able to chew through the gap to Boinc.Italy quickly!
We are outproducing BOINC.Italy by 30k/day. It will take 11 days to catch them. There may not be 11 days worth of work again this month, but we can sure make a dent.
According to BoincStats, we had our best day ever yesterday. We scored nearly 43k which shatters our record of 35k. They do show our top day of nearly 53k, but that was collected over a two day period during a stats server outage.
It appears that Phased_Array has brought his shiney beatdown stick to the SIMAP Party. He passed me so fast I'm still trying to get the dust out of my eyes.
Agent GleanerC /out
Yeah, we're cranking out some serious points! You lot amaze me. We had 5 people clear 5,000 points (and well beyond in some cases) yesterday, while GullyFoyle nearly made it 6. As a team, we shattered our previous best with almost 64,000 yesterday! That's only 8,000 off the top team's pace! Before heading off to work, I loaded up an x2 4600 to try to get us a little closer to the top.
Crunch on!
You think YOU are getting desperate? I just added http://boinc.bio.wzw.tum.de/boincsimap//show_host_detail.php?hostid=89449
^^ Every little bit helps!
We scored another great day yesterday. A new record well over 67,000. Not only that, we were the 2nd place team yesterday. We've had 27 people turn in work this week, which is outstanding! Thanks all who are helping, the gap to the teams ahead is shrinking quickly.
I'm having to peel things off to defend other positions. Given the BOINC stats thread, SIMAP is also a lower scorer. I might only do this on occasion when I don't have a spot to defend. It's been real good, though. I've contributed about 50k between the extra last month and what I have done so far this month.
I saw him coming so got out my dust mask. Now he is pulling away out in front of me.
Look out Hobbes, you are next.
....and he got me! Most impressive.
About 15,000 more WUs queued up as batch 5 gets ready to hit the streets.
Great work again yesterday! Just 3,000 off the daily lead, and 15,000 ahead of 3rd place! We could beat Boinc.Italy to 2 Million.
Another head's up. Batch 6 is ready to go with 50,000 units looking for a home.
batch 5 is 14k, 2/3 done
batch 6 is 50k, 1/3 done
batch 7 is a wimpy 2k
batch 8 is 100k?
batch 9 is 111k?
batch 10 is 59k?
Looks like there is no shortage of work here.
We seem to have passed BOINC.Italy when I wasn't watching. we are 3 days from passing UDGermany and 5 from passing AMD Users, and there is no end of work in sight.
I'm trying to stay in the Top10, but things are not looking good.


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The Staying Power of Logic
Michele Bachmann has been out of the Republican presidential race for quite a while now and, as a result, has seen whatever little relevancy she had go with it. But, like most batshit crazy people, it didn't take her too long to figure out how to get her name out there again. The cynic in me says that is nothing but a publicity stunt but the idealist in me wants to believe that she really has no idea what she's doing and is simply living life from moment to moment. I'm pretty sure the cynic in me is going to win that one. The thing most often overlooked in all that is that Bachmann is once again running for the seat she currently holds in the House and I'm guessing she'll win it.
Meanwhile, a guy who made his name in the Senate by pushing the dismantling of weapons of mass destruction around the world will be departing Congress. Dick Lugar was one of the few moderate Republicans left in Congress and that did him no favors in the current partisan climate. His concession speech was a warning to the hyper-partisans on both sides of the aisle but will sadly go unheeded.
That's the thing about these kinds of races, though. It's a long-haul and you just never know what's going to happen. Often, what does happen makes no sense at all. Should the Rays have made the playoffs last year instead of the Red Sox? Logically, no, especially if you look at the standings from the beginning of August. But a month later, things looked much different. Should Lugar be departing the Senate and should Bachmann be returning to the House? Logically, no, but logic doesn't seem to have much staying power in these parts. I guess we might as well just sit back and enjoy it.


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Paula Deen not the only one guilty of racial remark
Since I'm a fan of reality shows, I've been keeping up with the controversy on Big Brother which airs on CBS. The show sticks a variety of people in a house with no technology and they're forced to win competitions to continue and not face being voted out.
Because the cameras are always rolling, viewers can watch a 24-hour live feed online. Viewers and fans of Big Brother hit the blogs to share a player's racial comments. On Sunday, the show aired brief clips of the comments and the other players' reactions when they overheard the racial remarks.
With Paula Deen recently admitting her use of the "N" word and now reality stars demeaning others, viewers and fans don't want to see "celebrity" actions pushed to the side. Deen lost her support from the Food Network and other corporate sponsors and Big Brother fans want this player to lose a chance at $500,000.
How do you think CBS should handle the situation? Will the network lose a fan base if it allows the racial comments to continue?


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Hope to see many of you at the last Return to Shiloh rally. We will continue the rally after this year but we have to find a new location. It is Oct. 5 until Oct. 7.
Hope to see many of you at the last Return to Shiloh rally. We will continue the rally after this year but we have to find a new location. It is Oct. 5 until Oct. 7.
"If you don't ride in the rain, you don't ride"
Wow, first I've heard of this. Did the TVA finally run you out?
I figured as much when the started renovating the campground.
I always liked the location, good luck finding a new one. I won't miss the pulp mill!!
Why won't it be held there after this year?
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
What k12lts said, we won't miss the pulp mill either. Looking forward to the next great location. You find it and plan it, we will come!
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2012 Howlin' at the Moon Rally Chair
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Here is the whole story.
Hope a nice location is found for 2013.
Wow, nice community relations, TVA.
Sorry this is happening to y'all.
As a Georgia club leader, I've tried to help our club always have a Plan B for the rally site, as nothing is forever. Unfortunately, we never seem to get around to that.
Hopefully, the rally will still be in the same general area...around Savannah or Corinth.
"Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."
Music? There seems to always be good music.
Sorry to hear you have to relocate- we had to move the venue for the "Georgia Mtn. Rally" a few years ago and ended up much better off facilities wise at our new location.
I read the link to the RAMS article but am struggling to figure out the various camping area rates, on my last visit the "pine tree area' was pretty full, so I ended up camping near the river. For some reason it also meant I could legally drink beer (??) just by being between the access road and the river- strange set up, heard horror stories of folks having to pour their beer out when accosted by park police or something.....
Anyway, how will I know which is the cheap ($8?) camping area so I don't get ripped off ($26) per night?
Hope to be there,
Ian Robert "Scoobs" Scobie
'92 K75RT, '02 F650GS Dakar;
But fondly miss.. R80RT, R45,CB250RS,DT125MX,TS100
Dear BMW Friends;
For 38 years, The BMW RAMS have hosted the RETURN TO SHILOH RALLY at the Pickwick Dam TVA Campground. Historically, we have been able to negotiate agreements with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to ensure adequate camping for our rally guests at a cost that allowed for a reasonable rally fee.
Unfortunately, there has been a change in direction at the Knoxville TVA headquarters. TVA has decided to court a different type of camper as found in motor homes and camper trailers. In response, the TVA upgraded the primitive camping loop at Pickwick Dam TVA Campground and has refused to discuss any camping options with us. We encountered a similar situation in rally planning last year. Fortunately, the rally was salvaged in the final weeks when the TVA agreed to rent the middle loop so we could provide camping. However, there is no viable option this year, as the TVA personnel are not returning telephone calls and are no longer responding to e-mails from RAMS members.
Due to these ongoing issues with the TVA, and in spite of the wonderful support shown by the local community, the RAMS have been forced to move the Return to Shiloh Rally to another location next year (2013). We plan to have this new site ready to announce at the closing ceremonies at this year's Return to Shiloh Rally.
The uncertainty of what the camping fee would be, and the attendant inability to set an appropriate rally fee, has caused us to decide that this year the Return to Shiloh Rally will have no rally fee. We would have the usual Rally Amenities (Coffee, Door Prizes, Self-Guided Tours, Bike Show, Flea Market, Firewood, Band, etc.).
Each Rally Attendee will be responsible for paying their own camping fees and paying for their own Bar-B-Q dinner on Saturday night.
This will allow us to conduct the Return to Shiloh Rally this year without imposing an undue expense on the rally attendees. It is estimated that the out of pocket cost to each attendee for camping will be in the $24.00 to $28.00 range, depending on where they camp and for how long. This compares well with our previous rally fee of $30.00.
We realize that this is an unusual step to take but we feel that it is the fairest way to wind down what has become a very difficult arrangement with the TVA.
Please join us October 5 - 7, 2012 as we prepare to leave the ÔÇ£Best Rally by a Dam Site", enroute to a new rally home!
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This lodge is located within the Manyoni Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, against the backdrop of the Lebombo Mountains. It offers morning and afternoon games drives, and an outdoor pool with a thatched gazebo. All accommodation offered at The African Spirit Game Lodge has a fan, tea and coffee making facilities, and a private bathroom. Some accommodation features a living room and an open-plan kitchen. The chalets and the villa are fully self-catering. Guests can enjoy typical South African dishes at the lodge. The bar offers a variety of local and international drinks. Game drives should be pre-booked through the lodge. The offered game drives allow guests to get close to Africa's wildlife in an open vehicle with a trained guide. The lodge can also help with arranging a variety of nearby activities, including horse riding and diving. The Zululand is an endangered species reserve of 240.000.000 m2. It features over 70 mammal species, including elephants, leopards, giraffes, and cheetahs and a diverse bird life. African Spirit Game Lodge is 12 km west of Mkuze. Повече информация
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Tandweni Villa is a villa with a fitness centre and barbecue facilities in Mkuze, 15 km from Lebombo Mountain Game Reserve. Guests may enjoy free WiFi. The villa is located on the ground floor and is equipped with 5 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a dishwasher and an oven. Free private parking is available at the villa. Tandweni Villa offers an outdoor pool. Guests can also relax in the garden or on the shared lounge area. Mkuze Game Reserve is 28 km from the accommodation. Повече информация


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The NBA is a joke.
Hope they cancel the season, just so we dont have to hear about it.
Is it me or does no one really seem to care about the NBA? I understand we are all huge football fans here, but it seemed that during the NFL lockout the whole sports world was hanging on every press leak, meeting, etc..
I'm a Knicks season ticket holder, and to be honest. I hope they cancel the whole season...could use the money back.
The NBA is a joke.
Hope they cancel the season, just so we dont have to hear about it.
it doesn't matter. After the Super Bowl, NCAA will be in the stretch run. NBA will be missed in May and June but that's about it.
DWC jinxed it
I see a little silhouette of a man
I'm not going to worry too much until the calendar turns to 2012.
I'm hoping the NBA goes to a shortened schedule for this season. Around 50 games. Reason being it would benefit the Knicks who have a veteran squad and Billups is the key to the team but he's old and would be more likely to survive a shortened season rather than 82 game schedule. 50 game schedule benefited the Knicks in 1999 when they had a veteran roster and went to the Finals.
As a former NETS fan where the NBA did nothing to stop them from leaving NJ, I could care less if the sport ever returns. I'd rather watch the WNBA or womans NCAA ball at this point. You can roote for divas like Kobe or James all you want but there are no real heros in BBall IMO. I still love Kidd and Duncan but they are past their primes. There just is no poster boy and they have no respect for their fan apparently. Yes this is a bitter NETS fan talking so take it as you will.
Couldn't happen to a better sport and a better bunch of people
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If this lockout happened 4 years ago, I couldn't have cared less.
But I returned to caring about the Knicks again last season and enjoyed it. The quality of player is so much superior to the college game. And I liked having games to watch in the winter.
So, count me as someone who would like to the league not miss the season.
A Dec 15 start on a truncated season would be perfect. Regular season would be very meaningful.
What's the N.B.A.? Do they have a vaccine for it?
What's the NBA? Do they have a vaccine for it?
As far as heroes Dirk Nowitzki is a great guy and he just won a title. I know I'm a biased Knicks fan but you have to admire Amare for taking a risk and signing with the Knicks and having to perform on the biggest stage in the world with a team that has been awful last 10 years - something Lebron, Wade and Bosh didn't have the balls to do.
On the other hand, I've been watching MSG's 1994 Road to the Finals every Wednesday night. What a game professional basketball used to be. Night and day compared to today.
On a minor note, the first thing you notice is the tattoos, or the absence thereof. I was watching a game between the Knicks and the Bulls and the only guy on the court with a tattoo was Toni Kukoc. I think that goes hand in hand with the NBA becoming a me-first league. Players looked for more flash and individuality by coating their arms with ink. The ironic thing, of course, is that now everyone does it -- even the scrubs on the bench.
It is hard to root for a team that has a new best player every year and is obviously not trying to get better. Jefferson and Harris where our best players we parted with them both. They spent a bunch of draft picks and a good prospect to rent Williams in a loosing season to boost attendence. It is obvious he is not coming back. Either they are clueless or just dont want to build a team. Philly had a better team and was last in attendce this year. For all the 6er fans out there whining about Igi I would kill to have that guy under contract. Should we move them too? Even the Knicks had some truble filling the stands in the Thomas era and they are one of the big 3 draws.
Maybe I'm just bind with anger here. I DO feel pissed on as a NETS fan and have ever sence 2004. Ratner can burn in hell as far as I'm concerned. That is really my only opinion on the matter.
Dirk is good but I have never been a big fan. I would take him over Wade easy. He is like a white Ewing. Great player but ugly as heck. I see why Knicks fans would relate. I used to like Amare but he can't stay healthy and didn't get it done with a very talented Suns team. Maybe Chis Paul but they totally made him look like a bad guy last year. Everyone keeps going Durant but he is still not there IMO. Right now I just dont see that guy, sorry.


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EW Outtakes - A lil somethin' for everyone ;)
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Gawd I love them ^.^ReplyDelete
Rob's first one is great hehe ;)
Also, I would love to be Kristen in that last one, lucky girl ;)ReplyDelete
I love the last one they are all naturally laughing at something funny:)) too cute.ReplyDelete
@ Jade 514 - KS is truely a lucky girl!!
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Free Horse: Excellent sporthorse stallion candidate!
This is one well bred andb beautiful horse! Lovely temperament to go with his great looks. He has had much success as a racehorse winning quite a few races! Nice to be around and does not act "studdish". He is a good ride and not spooky or apprehensive about new things. Stoley is retiring due to a bowed tendon (with practically no profile). Stall rest would be advised with consult from a veterinarian. See his handsome pictures at www.LeightonFarm.com or call me for more information
Horse NameStole Another
ColorDark Bay/Brown
Height15.3 hh
SireMazel Trick
DamOne Twenty One
LocationLaurel, MD, USA
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Problems With Hooves
- Jan 1, 2000
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It takes nearly a year for the hoof to grow down from the coronary band to the ground. Therefore, anything that happens to the horse -- whether specific trauma to the foot or a systemic problem -- can affect the health of the hoof for a long time. Add into that equation that many horses genetically have feet that are not equipped to handle the day-to-day stresses of their work, and a bad shoeing job every now and then, and you have the ingredients for disaster.
The wall of the hoof grows down from the coronary groove from sensitive papillae. These cells are cornified (hardened) and form the horn wall of the hoof. Each papilla grows one tubule, taking approximately one year for that tubule to grow from the coronary band to the bottom of the foot. The matrix (a cementing substance between the tubules) that surrounds the tubules also is cornified tissue that grows from the secondary laminae, forming a network with the tubules.
The three basic layers of the hoof wall from outside to inside are the stratum externum, stratum medium, and stratum internum. The stratum externum is only a few millimeters thick and is somewhat rubbery near the coronary band and gives the exterior of the foot a "waxy" look. The purpose of this wax-like coating is to prevent dehydration of the hoof structure. It is important not to remove too much of this protective layer. Stripping of this protective layer can be caused by caustic chemicals, such as turpentine used to remove hoof polish, or excessive removal of the material by rasping during the shoeing/trimming process.
The bulk of the hoof wall is made up of the pigmented horn tubules of the stratum medium.
The non-pigmented stratum internum consists of the approximately 600 laminae that interdigitate (connect in a hand-in-glove-like or Velcro-like means) with the sensitive laminae of the laminar dermis.
The dermis of the sole is firmly attached to the undersurface of the coffin bone and produces a mixture of horn tubules and intertubular horn. The junction between the sole and the wall is the so called "white line" (zona alba). The white line includes some of the non-pigmented stratum medium of the wall, the distal ends of the horny laminae, and, between these, pigmented horn produced over the terminal papillae of the laminal dermis.
There are several nutritional factors that are important to normal hoof growth. The protein structure of the hoof is loaded with sulfur-containing amino acids, so elemental sulfur is important to normal hoof growth. The sulfur-containing amino acids methionine and cystine are two of the more important ones. In addition to sulfur protein, calcium and the vitamin biotin are very important to normal hoof growth.
There are many supplements on the market specifically formulated to promote normal or "better" hoof growth-many containing methionine, biotin, sources of sulfur, and other trace minerals important to the enzyme machinery that makes hoof material. I must note here that it has never been scientifically demonstrated that supplementation with any of the necessary building blocks for healthy hoof will increase hoof growth or its quality in horses which are receiving the required amounts of all of the essential components from adequate nutrition.
Whether the nutritional requirements of your horse are adequate with respect to these essential components is another question.
There is strong evidence that failure to meet the nutritional requirements with respect to protein and other essential components will have a negative effect on hoof growth. It has been shown that in weaning-age ponies being fed a nutritionally deficient diet, there can be as much as an 80% reduction in hoof growth.
The mature horse's foot grows an average of 0.25-0.35 inches per month. This growth rate varies seasonally. Growth is slowest when the weather is the hot or the cold.
"Shelly feet" is a vague term describing a condition where there are a brittleness and hollowness to parts of the hoof wall. There are other conditions that sometimes happen concurrently with shelly feet, including "seedy toe" and "white line disease." If the composition of the hoof wall is abnormal (such as from nutritional deficiencies), it cannot withstand the forces that the normal hoof is intended to withstand.
The hoof is constructed to be a pliable structure and has elastic and displacing qualities that allow the foot to deform under force in an effort to allow it to withstand those forces. In addition, the physical movement that the hoof experiences while under load is one of the major ways that blood is pumped throughout the structures of the foot.
Inappropriate foot care with respect to shoes and trimming can have a great influence on how well the foot deals with normal work. Many domesticated horses do not wear down their feet at a normal rate due to inactivity, which makes trimming necessary. If the feet are not kept appropriately trimmed, the wall length will become excessive and increase the forces displaced up the front of the wall when the horse is in motion. This increased force can have an effect on the structure of the hoof wall as it grows down and can lead to problems such as abnormalities in the horn structure.
Shoes have become necessary for many horses, but the shoe will have an effect on how the hoof displaces under load. Failure to keep appropriate shoeing intervals can lead to abnormalities in hoof structure.
Therefore, the overwhelming factors that contribute or detract from a healthy foot are nutrition and management. In many horses with shelly feet, at least in the early stages of the problem, there is no lameness, and the part of the hoof wall affected is the stratum medium layer. The early subtle changes generally are a loss of normal integrity of the horn structure starting at ground level and working up toward the coronary band.
Other diseases causing founder or laminitis will have an effect on the integrity of the hoof wall, causing damage to the deeper layers of the foot due to a loss or decrease of the blood supply. This loss of integrity can lead to various degrees of separation of the different layers of the hoof wall structure, infections, "cracks" in the wall, and, eventually, lameness.
White Line Disease, et al.
This process occurs in varying degrees and generally starts out as a gradual loss of hoof structure integrity from one or many different causes. White line disease has been a highly debated issue for a number of years and has been a source of contention among veterinarians, farriers, and horse owners. The disease/syndrome is observed to create a soft/chalky horn tissue in the stratum medium. In severe cases, the stratum internum can be affected. The abnormal horn can be limited to the lower centimeter or so of the wall, but often extends upward and can be as high as the coronary area. The term "seedy toe" or "shelly" has been used to describe this disease/syndrome due to the "hollowness" of the affected tissue when percussed.
Given the fact that, technically, the "white-line" is the junction between the stratum internum and the horn of the sole, the term "white line disease" is probably inappropriate in most cases. In advanced cases, the white line can be involved, but the majority of cases (especially in the early stages) are primarily restricted to the stratum medium. The innermost zone of the stratum medium can be un-pigmented and can, therefore, appear white in color when viewed from the solar surface.
Horse health literature and farrier trade journals contain a plethora of anecdotal reports and uncontrolled studies postulating a great number of causes and predisposing factors. Some of the suspected predisposing factors include excessive moisture/drying, lamellar damage (laminitis), acute trauma/abscess development, hoof cracks, excessive toe length, and nutritional deficiencies as previously mentioned.
A great number of bacteria and fungi have been incriminated in the development of the disease and loss of hoof wall integrity, but sample collection techniques are either unreported or can be criticized regarding contamination of the samples. Farrier Bernie Chapman showed there were 25 different species of fungi incriminated in affected feet. The species Pseudallescheria and Scopulariopsis are two of the more common isolates. There is one report in veterinary literature that demonstrates, with tissue evaluation under both a regular and electron microscope, disease of the white-line area caused by a fungus.
The questions remain: Is this disease/syndrome a primary or secondary infection with bacteria, fungi, or both, and, if it is secondary, to what degree are the predisposing factors causing a weakness in the integrity of the hoof wall involved?
Clinical Study
A prospective clinical study currently is underway at Cornell University attempting to answer some of these questions. Our hypothesis is that the term onychomycosis, as offered by Chapman in much of the existing literature, is appropriate with the disease's being a fungal infection of the hoof wall secondary to mechanical stresses related to poor management or other disease processes.
All horses presented to our farrier service are evaluated for the clinical signs of "white line disease," "seedy toe," or "shelly feet." If feet are identified with an irregular white line area (consisting of thickening, an abnormal percussion up the wall, and/or a dry or chalky texture) and consent is granted, the horse is selected for the study.
Five feet have been evaluated thus far in this program, with the horses' average age being five years old (ranging from one to eight years). The feet were of four geldings and one mare. Clinical signs at presentation consisted of the aforementioned horn quality in the white-line area and variable horn cracking, lameness, and hoof wall separation. We also selected four horses which were determined to have completely normal feet.
An attempt was made to locate the leading edge of the lesion by using hoof wall concussion. In all suspected cases, there was a distinct hollow sound to percussion that disappeared half the distance or greater from the sole to the coronary band. It was this junction that was assumed to be the leading edge of the lesion and was chosen for sample collection. An attempt was made to sterilize the hoof wall with formaldehyde prior to sample collection. Then, a 1 cm diameter portion of the stratum externum was removed with a sterilized dremel bit and formaldehyde application was repeated, with a final swabbing of concentrated iodine placed in the created wall defect.
The hoof wall and pastern were covered with an iodine-impregnated surgical sticky drape and a small window was cut out over the created wall defect. Sterile surgical gloves were worn. At that point, sterile bone curets were used to remove the first few millimeters of the stratum medium, which was discarded. Then approximately 50-70% of the stratum medium was removed from the hole. The stratum medium collected for culture was dry/chalky and not considered to be of normal texture. The material was transferred into a sterile container for culture.
The four control feet did not grow any bacteria or fungi. The five affected feet did not grow any bacteria, but all were positive for the presence of a fungus in the deeper tissues of the stratum medium. The individual species of fungi isolated were variable and are all considered to be common environmental contaminants. None of the fungi are known to have the primary ability to cause disease, although the fungus Gliocladium is well known for its ability to cause disease in plants, specifically roots and tree bark. The individual fungal species isolated are as follows: Trichoderma sp, Mucor sp, Aspergillus glaucus, and Gliocladium sp (in two feet).
We feel that because all of our controls were negative for bacterial and fungal growth it validates our sample acquisition as a methodology for collecting sterile samples of the stratum medium for culture. We also feel that this was a weak link in many of the other studies reporting the presence of fungus in hoof biopsy material. In much of the literature, the sample techniques are either inadequate to ensure against contamination or were not stated to allow for evaluation of the technique. In addition, many of the previously reported studies did not include control hoofs or failed to include bacterial cultures.
The absence of bacteria and positive growth of fungi in culture supports the role of a fungal infection and, therefore, supports the term "onychomycosis" in describing this disease/syndrome. An interesting fact is that all four species of fungi cultured are known to, potentially, be "keratinophilic" (literally meaning keratin "loving"). This does not mean that they have the ability to cause primary keratin disease, but have the ability to grow well on keratin.
We continue to hypothesize that mechanical stress created by excessive toe length, laminitis, poor management, and/or generally poor hoof health predisposes to the collection of environmental contaminants within the stratum medium. All of these identified fungi are environmental organisms and can be cultured from soil and wood. The inner environment of the wall horn (chemical composition, oxygen tension, and the limited availability of microbial substrates) selects for species of fungi that can survive and grow well on keratin. It is this collection of factors that likely leads to this condition.
It was difficult to determine if these horses had inappropriate management of the feet in the year preceding our evaluation. All were show horses and were not reported to live in environments that would predispose to loss of hoof integrity (excessive contact of the feet in water, muddy pasture, areas of excessive urine/fecal contamination). Although the horses appeared to be in good health, their specific nutritional status was unknown and no testing was performed to determine if there were any nutritional deficiencies-an area necessary to explore, but limited by financial constraints in this study.
Removal of the affected tissue, sterilization of the underlying tissue, and protection/support with the appropriate hoof repair material and shoeing appear to be the most effective treatment.
There are numerous topical products reported to have varying degrees of efficacy, including iodine, bleach, formaldehyde, copper sulfate, DMSO, metronidazole, pine tar, Save-A-Hoof, Thrush-Buster, turpentine, gasoline, Merthiolate, benzoyl peroxide, Fungidye, miconazole, clotrimazole, Cleantrax, and many others. The findings of our studies to date support the use of antifungal treatments, with the development of antifungal impregnated hoof repair materials being of great interest. It must be mentioned that the antibiotic "metronidazole" is most useful in certain bacterial infections, but has little activity against fungi.
The bleach products, DMSO, Fungidye, and other more classic antifungal drugs, such as miconazole, clotrimazole, and itraconazole, should be of benefit. In addition, it has been demonstrated that the application of some of the counterirritant products (i.e., Reducine) applied to the coronary band will increase hoof growth. One study that applied the product once every three days reported a 21-41% increase in hoof growth rate. The stimulation of hoof growth might reduce the recovery time. Nutritional management also should be evaluated and corrected if thought to be deficient.
As with most problems, prevention is the key. Therefore, evaluation of nutritional and hoof management might help you prevent these problems, or at least catch them before they become serious.
About the Author
Michael Ball, DVM
Michael A. Ball, DVM, completed an internship in medicine and surgery and an internship in anesthesia at the University of Georgia in 1994, a residency in internal medicine, and graduate work in pharmacology at Cornell University in 1997, and was on staff at Cornell before starting Early Winter Equine Medicine & Surgery located in Ithaca, N.Y. He is also an FEI veterinarian and works internationally with the United States Equestrian Team.
Ball authored Understanding The Equine Eye, Understanding Basic Horse Care, and Understanding Equine First Aid, published by Eclipse Press and available at www.exclusivelyequine.com or by calling 800/582-5604.
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Travel Bag Tute.
I enjoy making quilted bags. This is by far the largest one to date. I am not really proficient with doing tutorials yet (still working on this skill) and Im sure Ive missed some steps. Please PM me if you have any questions. This bag is very basic. I made it for a specific purpose, but it could be modified to suit any needs. I rarely use a pattern and I never make the same style of bag twice (attention deficit?). I have been bitten by the free motion quilting bug and will use any excuse to quilt something.
Someone asked how I put the text into the photos and the answer is that I use Microsoft Paint for that. It comes standard with Microsoft Office and is very user friendly. Anyway, here is the tute.


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Computer Active - issue 332, 11 November to 24 November 2010 (UK)
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Computer Active - The UK best-selling computer & technology magazine offering essential productivity and buying advice, delivered in an entertaining, informative and plain English style. Computeractive has maintained its position as the UK No1 computer magazine for over 6 years as a result of the impartial editorial content, the emphasis on consumer advocacy and PC troubleshooting and its unique fortnightly publishing schedule.
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ACVIM 2013: Animal Survivor Q Beat an Uncommon Infection
- Jun 14, 2013
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The ACVIM named Q, a Rocky Mountain Saddle Horse gelding, one of their Animal Survivors after he successfully overcame proliferative enteropathy.
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Trainer Julie Blacklow thought Q's quiet demeanor and willing attitude had to do with her team's excellent training skills at Rosebud River Ranch in Snoqualmie, Wash. In reality, the yearling Rocky Mountain Saddle Horse gelding was critically sick with proliferative enteropathy, a diseased caused by the bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis and something Blacklow, a veteran horsewoman, had never heard of.
She's not alone.
The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) is trying to change that by making owners more aware of L. intracellularis in horses. At the 2013 ACVIM Forum in Seattle, the organization introduced Q as part of its "Animal Survivor" program, which highlights animals that—thanks to advances in veterinary internal medicine—have lived through severe disease.
Q's survival story started when he spiked a temperature of 104°F (99-101°F is normal). He also became lethargic and stopped eating, a sign to Blacklow that something was very wrong with the young horse. After an inconclusive initial exam by a general practitioner, Blacklow sought a specialist's second opinion. She contacted Chantal Rothschild, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Northwest Equine Veterinary Associates in Maple Valley, Wash.
Rothschild performed ultrasounds of Q's chest and abdomen looking for the source of the infection causing his fever. Then the gelding's blood work came back with extremely low protein levels. This is a telltale clinical sign of proliferative enteropathy, a spreading infection of the intestine most common in foals two to seven months old that renders the animal unable to absorb protein from the diet. Edema (swelling) had also developed around the horse's jaw and down into his chest.
L. interacellularis is common in pigs, and certain wild animals are thought to carry it, Rothschild said, adding that the disease is believed to be contracted when horses ingest bacteria from infected animal feces. Rothschild had treated equine cases during her time practicing in Texas and at Washington State University on the eastern edge of the state. "But I'd never seen a case in the Seattle area," she said.
After examining Q, Rothschild recommended treating him for proliferative enteropathy immediately rather than waiting for test results confirming L. interacellularis infection. "It would take too long to get a positive test back, so I asked the owners to trust me," Rothschild said. "If we'd waited we might not have been able to save him."
Q responded within three days and started acting less like the calm horse Blacklow knew and more like an energetic youngster. "He was trying to bite us, and we couldn't catch him," Blacklow said about Q's reversal. "I called Dr. Rothschild and told her."
"I was like, 'Yay! That's what we want!'" Rothschild said.
Q's intensive treatment continued for six weeks, multiple times per day, and required dedication from the farm's workers and the horse's patience. Q was an excellent patient, Blacklow reported, and has since made what she considers a full recovery.
"Sometimes you have patients that really want to live, and Q was one of those," Rothschild said. "He helped us help him."
In addition to Q, the ACVIM named four dogs with diseases ranging from cancer to neurologic conditions as Animal Survivors. For more information visit www.WeAreAnimalSurvivors.org.
About the Author
Michelle N. Anderson, TheHorse.com Digital Managing Editor
Michelle Anderson serves as The Horse's digital managing editor. In her role, she produces content for our web site and hosts our live events, including Ask the Vet Live. A lifelong horse owner, Anderson competes in dressage and enjoys trail riding. She's a Washington State University graduate (Go Cougs!) and holds a bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in business administration and extensive coursework in animal sciences. She has worked in equine publishing since 1998. She currently lives with her husband on a small horse property in Central Oregon.
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I think this is an Ichneumon - but does anyone know the species. I realise it is a difficult group to identify, especially from a photo but......
The hoverfly which was attacking the wasp is , I think, a Syritta pipiens. The plant in my garden is Lovage .
This one may actually be identifiable (though not by me with certainty). I suspect it's Gasteruption jaculator.
See - http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Bees/Gasteruptionidae.html
Thanks. It certainly looks like it.


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The Red Line at present runs on weekdays between 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday service is not envisioned in the proposal.
Austin Assistant City Manager Robert Goode told the City Council that Capital Metro would use the quarter-cent of sales tax revenue it usually sends to the city. "Capital Metro has a quarter-cent program that they had been funding to the city of Austin for transportation projects," said Goode. "And that was a likely source of funding for this initiative. And that's the major deal point we've agreed to at staff level."
A vote by the City Council is expected Thursday.
Though hailing the move, one Austin rail advocate tells Railway Age, "The real problem is going to be capacity, given the siding/signal limitation of one-car trains and 30-minute headways, only six DMUs, and platform lengths for only one car. We know from some special events revenue-service experiences that we are jammed so badly that we have to run buses for the overflow."


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AMES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa State student is being treated for tuberculosis that was caught during screening required for incoming international students.
The university said in a website posting on Friday that the student lives on campus but will remain isolated until officials approve the individual's return to classes.
The student's name and other personal and school information are not being released.
People who have had close, prolonged contact with the student will be contacted by Homeward/Story County Public Health for screenings.
Allan Lynch of the Iowa Department of Public Health says tuberculosis is not easily transmitted in schools or the workplace.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says tuberculosis usually affects the lungs but also can affect other parts of the body, including the brain or kidneys.


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Discussion in 'Battle Scooters' started by Jarvis, Oct 2, 2005.
True ADV riders!
Yeah ... that would be my dream when I retire. Touring around, taking my time and stopping to smell the roses!
Murray St. and Turri Rd!
I was like WHOA - that first shot looks just like SLO! Then I saw your location haha.
I own SikMoto, a moto shop in SLO - let me know if you ever need anything!
Wow, that is a lot of miles on that thing.
Is there a story behind it?
no story that I can give
but its a 1970 so you could figure an average of 2000 miles per year
I only do 5000 a year on my truck
im just impressed its held up this long looking as nice as it does
as far as I can tell the speedo and odo are accurate and everything on the bike looks original but for the few changes ive done
Snapped this one while playing my local tag game...might be the last ride on the silver wing. I've got a guy coming up from Miami to have a look..ugh that reminds me I've got to give her a bath.
Silver Wing in the Marsh by dsrphotography, on Flickr
Oh wow, that's so cool, thank you! I'll stop by once I get this CH150 running again, hopefully in the next couple weeks. I am a fair weather rider only, so I'll be waiting for every dry day I get this winter!
I never even knew there was a shop over there...Really good to know there are other places besides the evil stealership, lol. Speaking of which, can you recommend anywhere local to have my cylinder head machined flat?
12/26/2012 Western PA. Unclerock 04 Reflex
^^ That's some hardcore dedication to scooting right there!
Just "the few changes" ??????? :huh
A photo from 1992 at a scooter rally. A serious scooter rider. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8075/8280182140_c951e774fe_b.jpg
Very serious, complete with a Langlitz jacket
This was my favorite scooter, until it got stolen.
Lets here the story with the hot rodded up CT70, I think it would be neat to have a passport with something like a Lifan 140 motor.
Very cool Suzuki SW1 scooter, one year only, Japan only. Never seen anything like it out of Japan.


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Make time to take time...for yourself, that is. As we students
return to the NUHS classes this week, after a well-needed winter
break, many of us find that we aren't quite as well rested as we
thought we'd be. Personally, I envisioned a two and a half week
stint of total relaxation...or, at least, as relaxing as life can
be with two young children! Instead, what I got was the usual
hectic schedule of drop-offs and pick-ups, with my own work crammed
in between appointments and holiday travels.
The welcoming sight of a snow-covered Lombard campus as we
returned for the "spring" trimester.
Yes, that's right. I came back to campus in January just as
stressed out as when I walked off after my last final exam back in
December. How did this happen? After talking with some classmates
this week, I quickly realized that I was not alone. Sure, a few
people took it easy and maintained the "AOM" lifestyle of healthy
eating and weekly acupuncture treatments. Lucky them. The rest of
us overindulged with the holiday treats and put the exercise
routines on hold while we visited relatives and friends.
What's wrong with us? Don't we, students of acupuncture and
oriental medicine, know better? Don't we know that a relaxing and
rejuvenating acupuncture session is even more important when we are
stressed out by final exams and holiday travels? It turns out,
we're just like everyone else. We don't always practice what we
preach. And, the prognosis isn't great for our future actions,
either. An article in Newsweek revealed that 44% of
male doctors are overweight or obese (Kalb, 2008). Sure, this is
better than the average American statistic, which puts around 65%
of Americans as either overweight or obese, but it's not role-model
material! (Kalb, C. (2008). Drop That Corn Dog, Doctor.
Newsweek, 152(15), 17.)
If we don't take the time to make time for ourselves--for our
health and well-being--now, as students, then how can we become a
strong force for good in our future patients' lives? I want to
model the behavior and lifestyle that I am explaining to my
patients. If I can't prioritize and sacrifice to make time for my
own acupuncture sessions and yoga classes, then why should a
patient take my advice to do so? If they see me wolfing down my
fast food in between appointments, then why should they look to
more healthy options for their own lunch?
My personal path this year will be to slow down, to be more
aware of my choices and my priorities, and to model the lifestyle
and mindset that I want to introduce to others. Welcome, 2014.
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Who made the decision to deliver this garbage of a forum? Someone actually saw this and said "oh man, everyone will LOVE this!!!"?
Did you guys learn nothing from the 2.0 mess a few years ago? How hard would it have been to just fix the problems with the old forum instead of trying to cram an ad-infested new assault on people's eyes down our throats?
At this point I think it's safe to say that there will be a mass exodus just like last time. The bad part is do you suck it up and fix the old forum and waste more money or do you leave this abortion up and watch people head for the exit?
Also, it sucks that there's a sideways scroll when I type a message. Nothing like chopping off part of my message as I type, forcing me to scroll back.


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NEW TOUR DATES // Night Beds Announce New 2014 Dates With Lord HuronPosted by Andrew on October 22nd, 2013
Although they have European and a handful of US dates left this year, Night Beds announced today they will be touring North America in support of Lord Huron starting next year in January. Click read more to watch a special session with the band recorded at WYEP and to see all the added dates.
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You have to admit that whatever else you think about Pat Robertson, he's both an amazingly agile and brilliantly shameless sociopath, even for an old fundy grifter. Which is another way to say Robertson understands that the Man call Petreaus is really the victim here.Rightwing Watch even has the video:
Yesterday on the 700 Club, televangelist Pat Robertson seemed to portray CIA Director David Petraeus as the real victim of the growing sex scandal involving him and his biographer, Paula Broadwell. He described Broadwell as an "extremely good-looking woman" who is a "marathon runner, she'd run Iron Man triathlons and so she's out running with him, and she's writing a biography," and Petraeus simply couldn't help himself: "The man's off in a foreign land and he's lonely and here's a good-looking lady throwing herself at him. He's a man."
You see? He has a stressful manly job leading manly men and that's why it's OK that he drilled a much younger women for a few months. Besides, she was "throwing herself at him," which is one of many rightwing dog whistles for opportunistic slut who-deserves-no-government-subsidized-abortion.
Oh Pat, you goofy cuddly little fascist fossil, it seems like only yesterday you had a vastly different take on powerful manly men unfairly taken advantage of by opportunistic sluts. One grounded solidly in the geometric logic of Biblically based moral absolutism that could not be shaken by mere mortal musings.
In scolding tones, Robertson opened the two-day Christian Coalition conference by accusing Clinton of turning the Oval Office into a "playpen for the sexual freedom of the poster child of the 1960s." He also called Clinton a "debauched, debased and defamed" leader.
In words of warning to Republicans who might be tempted to move cautiously toward impeachment, he criticized politicians who "are sitting in foxholes of political safety, surrounding themselves in polls and commentaries." — Source LA Times 1998.
I wonder what could be so different this time (.:eye/roll:.).


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Saudi Arabia: 11 women still held after protest
|Amnesty International
|Publication Date
|8 January 2013
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|Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia: 11 women still held after protest, 8 January 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/50efcd262.html [accessed 22 January 2018]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
A group of women protesters detained by the Saudi Arabian authorities must be released unless they are charged with an internationally recognizable crime, Amnesty International said today.
At least 11 women are still believed to be in detention in the central city of Buraida as well as in the capital Riyadh after being held at a protest in Buraida on 5 January.
In all, security forces arrested some 18 women and 10 children who had gathered outside Buraida's Board of Grievances building to protest at the continued detention of relatives in connection with the Saudi Arabian authorities' counter-terrorism efforts.
"According to reports and photos from the protest, these women and children merely gathered peacefully and held placards bearing their detained relatives' names and the length of their detention," said Philip Luther, Middle East and North Africa Programme Director at Amnesty International.
"There is no way the Saudi Arabian authorities can justify detaining people if they have simply peacefully exercised their rights to freedom of expression and assembly."
Around 30 minutes after the protest began on 5 January, security forces surrounded the group of women and children and forced them onto buses which brought them to prison.
They were questioned by officials from the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution, who told them that they had "infringed the system".
Around 2am the next day, seven of the women who had not previously taken part in protests were released but only after they signed and added their thumbprints to pledges not to protest again. The children were also released.
The remaining women appear to be still in custody.
Three of the women are believed to be at Buraida's General Prison while eight more all of them under the age of 30 were transferred to the Social Welfare Home in the capital Riyadh, some 350km away. One of the women at the care home still has her daughter with her.
On Sunday security forces dispersed another protest, this time outside Buraida's General Prison, calling for the release of the three women held inside.
The next day several family members went to the Social Welfare Home in the capital to ask about their female relatives there, but they were forced to leave the area after the security forces intervened.
The Home, which is run by the Ministry of Social Affairs, serves as a shelter or care home that cares for children, young women and the elderly.
According to its website, the care home houses, amongst others, young Saudi Arabian women who have been detained for "committing forbidden acts" and those who are being held pending interrogation or trial. Young women under the age of 30 are housed there by order of a judge.
The website also explains that investigations and judicial proceedings take place within the care home itself as the social and psychological conditions are deemed to be appropriate for young women.


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Blog . This Week At Cinematheque - Nov 20-23
This Week At Cinematheque - Nov 20-23
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Paul Newman passed away just a couple of months ago. The Cinematheque tried for years to get the Cleveland native to come back home so we could properly honor him. This Saturday the Cinematheque will play two studio archive, 35mm prints of his most famous role, "Fast Eddie" Felson from the 1961 film, THE HUSTLER and in the sequel, THE COLOR OF MONEY, the Martin Scorsese 1986 helmed film co-starring Tom Cruise. Newman won his only acting Oscar in the sequel. It may be a small way to honor the great actor and philanthropist, but it is the best way, watching a great craftsman in his most memorable role. Two Soviet films from our Another Soviet Cinema series play Thursday. THE RUSSIAN QUESTION from 1947, a Cold War classic and CARNIVAL NIGHT, a holiday favorite from 1956. This weekend we'll show the Cleveland premiere ofBEAUTIFUL LOSERS, a fond look back at NYC's beloved Alleged Gallery and the outsider artists who affiliated themselves with this early 1990's skatepunk, graffiti, nerdy haven. POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD , the latest from cinema horror-schlock kingpin Lloyd Kaufman returns by popular demand! MAN ON WIRE, one of the most acclaimed movies of 2008 about French high-wire artist Phillippe Petit who danced on a wire between the World Trace Center complex in 1974 plays on Saturday & Sunday. See this inspiring and truly amazing movie. Website http:www.cia.edu/cinematheque Current E-Newsletter Read the newsletter here
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The "My Computer" icon on my desktop is now a bunch of random characters.
I just noticed it. I guess it could have been there for a couple days.
I was able to just rename it to anything I want.
Is this a virus? Has anyone had something like this happen?
I use Chrome browser.
Here is my info:
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|OCZ Vertex 120GB SATA SSD OCZSSD2-1VTX120G
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|Written by Olin Coles
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SSD Final Thoughts
New technology always has one major hurdle to face: the consumer. I have long maintained my opinion that DDR3 system memory is every bit an excellent replacement to the aging DDR2 standard, but the argument of high price and limited adoption by manufacturers has hushed my position. Of course, everything changes in time, and an economic recession actually helped DDR3 make its way mainstream. Faced with a similar situation, Solid State Drive technology has suffered the same difficult transition towards widespread use. Like most electronics, it wasn't a question of how much of a technology improvement was evident, it was price.
Then at some point, a certain well-respected hardware website published an article that claimed SSDs didn't consume less power after all. Although this report was later recanted on account of testing errors, the foundation was shaken for consumers and led me to wonder what kind of impact my news of higher heat output will cause the adoption process? After all, I like these products, and completely endorse the technology. But the bad publicity, even when it's disproven, still has a lasting affect thanks to the angst a premium price tag creates. This also has me wondering how my SSD Benchmark Testing revelation will affect the market. Of course, time was once again the changing factor, and the latest SSD products make these perspectives obsolete.
So back in May of 2008 when I reviewed the OCZ SATA-II 32GB SSD it seemed like $17 per gigabyte was a relatively good price for SSDs at the time. Consider for a moment that before then, SSD's such the elite-level 32 GB MemoRight GT cost on the level of $33 per gigabyte. Even products like the entry-level 32 GB Mtron MOBI 3000 were still selling for $14 per gigabyte, making the price of admission seem quite high for even the lower-level SKU's. So when OCZ announced a 64GB SSD that would sell for under $259 in July of 2008, I really wasn't sure if the news was believable. It didn't take long to realize these claims were all true, because shortly thereafter NewEgg began listing these SSDs exactly as predicted. This event in itself should have probably started the long-awaited dawn of widespread consumer acceptance for SSD products... but there was a problem.
As it turned out, the first generation (v1) OCZ Core Series SSD I touted in my review was prone to long-term data corruption and occasional delay stuttering. Making matters worse was that the mail-in rebate nullified consumer ability to return the defective product for a refund. Nothing hurts progress more than an angry customer, and this incident created plenty. Later on, OCZ would issue a second version (v2) of the CORE series, and even though most problems were ironed out with firmware updates, a lingering fear of product reliability associated with Solid State Drives remained.
Once again, everything tends to change over time, and Solid State Drive sale prices are much different now. When it comes to computer hardware, generally speaking the newer, faster, and better performing products traditionally cost more than their older predecessors... but this is not the case with SSD's. I recognize that SSD bandwidth speeds range from abysmal to phenomenal and everywhere in-between, but the prices don't seem to correspond to performance. SSD's are filling store shelves, and several Solid State Drive models now sell for as low as $2.07 per gigabyte, which is getting dangerously close to Western Digital's VelociRaptor at $0.76 per gigabyte of storage.
So why are some Solid State Drives so affordable while others sell at 2-7x the cost? That's a very good question that only a particular group of manufacturers can answer. My best estimation is that the OEM's (Original Equipment Manufacturers) like OCZ, Patriot, Super Talent, and G.Skill (to name a few) receive discounts when using a common design under license. The opposite is true for ODM's (Original Design Manufacturers) such as MemoRight, Mtron, and Silicon Power, which must shoulder the burden of R&D and production. DRAM Prices have dropped beyond anyone's expectations, which has certainly helped, and consumers should soon reap the advantages.
Even just 2 SSD vs 2 HDD's, Do an idle temp comparison vs a heavy usage test
Would be very interesting to see! Great article!


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Bull Pass, near Lake Vanda in the Dry Valleys, Antarctica.
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Looking towards Mount Erebus from the summit of Mount Terror. Ross Island, Antarctica. Mount Bird is to the right at the northern end of the island.
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Tour of Scott Base.
This is a walk through the facilities at Scott Base which was put together back in 2009 to give the new people who will be working there an idea of what to expect before flying down for the first time. A number of areas have been upgraded since this clip was put together, but it still gives a pretty good idea of what the base is like.
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Emperor Penguin with the Royal Society Mountains in the background.
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Ross Island Sunrise.
Looking across the McMurdo Ice Shelf to Ross Island and Mount Erebus.
A pisten bully vehicle traverses the Ice.
Aurora at the Black Island Satellite Station
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Mount Lister, Antarctica.
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Moonlight Landscape, Black Island, Antarctica.
McMurdo Station and Discovery Hut on a still day during the Antarctic Winter.
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Some of the artifacts still on the shelves at the historic Discovery Hut, site of Scott's first expedition to Antarctica.
Looking out the window of the historic Discovery hut to Vince's Cross at Hut Point, Antarctica.
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Inside Discovery Hut, the site of Scott's first expedition to Antarctica. The hut is preserved as a living museum.
The Flight deck of the C-17 plane during the flight to Antarctica from Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Pisten Bully vehicles traversing across the Ross Ice Shelf to Black Island in late winter.
Looking "Down" off the bottom of the planet at the South Pole.
Fish-eye shot from the camera that was capturing the sun making a 360 degree circle in the sky. The white specs are blowing snow.
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360 degree panoramic view taken from the helicopter landing pad at Black Island, Antarctica. The large domes house the satellite dishes to protect them from the weather.
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Hut point ridge to the north of McMurdo Station after a fresh snow fall a few days after the last sunset.
Mount Erebus at night, the world's southernmost active volcano.
McMurdo Staion (left) and Scott Base (right) as seen from the Ross Ice Shelf. Mt Erebus is in the Background.
Vince's Memorial Cross, Hut Point, Ross Island, Antarctica. Aurora Australis in the background. The snow is being lit up from the lights of McMurdo Station.
South Pole Panorama.
On the left is the Geographic South Pole, plus the ceremonial marker. behind it is the dome that housed the old station. The new South Pole Station is the buildings on the right.
Mt Lister and the Royal Society Mountains
Looking across Black Island towards Mount Discovery at the end of winter, just before the sun returns.
Adelie penguins gather at the edge of the sea, waiting patiently waiting for a safe opportunity to dive in together in a large group to go fishing.
Adelie penguins at the base of the glacier at Cape Bird, Ross Island, Antarctica.
Shot of the Southern Sky during winter. The small streaks in the picture are satellites moving across the sky.
Camera mounted to a post set in the ice for part of 5 month long time-lapse project. Recording changes in the sea ice pressure ridges in front of Scott Base in temperatures down to about -60C ambient. Despite the wrappings, snow was still driven inside the camera and packed solid in the compact flash and battery compartments.
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Nacreous or Polar Stratospheric Clouds in the sky above an ice formation in the Scott Base pressure ridges.
Pressure Ridges in front of Scott Base. These form as the sea ice in front of Scott Base is crushed by the advancing Ross Ice Shelf behind it.
Arriving C-17 Plane being guided to a parking spot on the Ice Shelf at the Pegasus Airfield
Passengers arriving into -45 degree temperatures from the first C-17 transport plane after winter.
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Full Moon setting behind the Trans-Antarctic Mountains
Full Moon setting over the Trans Antarctic Mountains
Moon Rise over the Ross Ice Shelf behind the pressure ridges in front of Scott Base.
Nacreous or Polar Stratospheric Clouds being illuminated by the moon over McMurdo Sound Antarctica.
A small aurora in the sky above McMurdo Station in winter
Ist Light. The first sunrise (at noon) after 4 months of no sun during the Antarctic winter
Milky Way over Black Island Satellite Station
Full Moon over Observation Hill. The cross is the memorial marker to Robert Scott and his men who died returning from the South Pole in 1914.
Star trails, looking straight up over about 2 hours the movement of the stars create an overhead circular pattern. The green bits in the sky are from some auroras that passed though the shot.
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Hope goes a long way. Hector (5-4, 5-3) has earned the No. 3 seed in the Class 2A state playoffs — the first time the team has made an appearance since 2006.
"It's been really fun to watch the kids have success," head coach Mark Taylor said. "They haven't had a lot in the last five years. They didn't even have enough players for a team in 2009. It's been very rewarding to watch those kids have success."
Perhaps being on the bottom taught the team how to handle success with dignity. Taylor said the players have responded better than he could have hoped to the team's victories — and their failures.
"They've handled it great," he explained. "It's made them even more hungry. When they got their first couple of wins, thought they'd be excited — and they were, but they kept wanting more. They made me a promise after we lost to Mountainburg. They told me they wouldn't lose another game. And they went on to tear off four wins in a row."
Hector shored up their No.3 seed with an overtime 28-22 victory over Johnson County Westside on Thursday night. Hector came out strong and scored on its first drive when quarterback Logan Riley connected with Eric McGowan for 12 yards and a touchdown. The Wildcats led 7-0 after the PAT.
The Rebels (4-5, 4-4) answered immediately. Westside took the lead 8-7 after a successful 2-point conversion with seven minutes to go left in the first quarter.
The Rebels scored again on a big 43-yard pass play, but failed to get the 2-point conversion.
Gus Nichols snagged two interceptions in the first half.
"He's been our best overall football player this year," Taylor said. Nichols has totaled more than 1,153 yards rushing, 340 yards receiving and had 14 touchdowns on the year. Against Westside, one of his interceptions set up the Wildcats up to tie the score 14-14 just before halftime.
The Rebels dominated time of possession in the third quarter and took nine minutes to score on a 4-yard pass from Chris McCormick to Taylor Houston. Westside got the 2-point conversion to snag the lead, 22-14.
Things got worrisome for Hector. After going three-and-out, it started to look like the Wildcat defense wasn't going to be able to stop the Rebels from working the clock and finding the end zone.
But after finally holding them to four plays, Westside attempted to put the game out of reach with a field goal. A bad snap sent the ball rolling. An on-the-fly pass attempt was incomplete and gave Hector one more chance.
The Wildcats took over at their 9 and went to work. Riley threw the ball deep to Hunter Davis for 57 yards, who raced down the sideline before being forced out of bounds at the Rebel 4. Bryant Haralson grabbed the remaining four, and Nichols added the 2-point conversion to tie the game, 22-22.
An incomplete pass as time expired forced overtime. It was short work from there. Hector won the toss and elected to play defense first. On the Wildcat 9, Hector's Shawn Lusk stepped in front of McCormick's pass. Nichols scored on a 10-yard touchdown run on the next play to seal the victory and postseason berth.
"I never dreamed that we would be a three-seed hosting a home playoff game," Taylor said. "I would like to say we knew all along, but I had no idea we could come this far. I'm so proud of the kids and I appreciate the support the town has given us. They've rallied around these kids and it's been a fun year for us."
The Wildcats will host the Dierks Outlaws (7-3, 3-3) on Friday at Wildcat Field. Johnson County Westside also made the playoffs and will travel to Magnet Cove.
"This will be a tremendous challenge for us," Taylor said. "They beat our conference champions 42-34."
But then, Hector has overcome tremendous challenges all season.
Dardanelle 45,
Mena 34
MENA — The Dardanelle Sand Lizards rallied in the second half to defeat the Mena Bearcats, 45-34.
"We played awful in the first half," DHS head coach Josh Price said. "We dug ourselves into a 22-17 hole at the end of the second quarter."
The Sand Lizards (8-2, 5-2 4A-4 Conference) weren't content to stay in that hole, however. Early in the third quarter, Dalton Craig snagged an interception and returned it to the Mena 10. Dardanelle punched it into the end zone to make it 24-22 after the PAT.
"It was back and forth from there," Price said, adding despite an awful first half performance, there were very little adjustments at halftime.
"We came out and did the same thing. We ran the same plays. Our kids just made plays," he said. "Our offensive line had their best ball game of the season. So many kids made huge plays."
The Sand Lizards racked up 332 yards of total offense. Quarterback Evan Carter was 5-of-9 for 50 yards and a touchdown and 201 yards rushing with four touchdowns.
Nick Hendrix rushed for 129 yards.
Dardanelle put the game away when Levi Roden made a big catch in the back of the end zone with two minutes left in the game.
The Sand Lizards have secured a No.3 seed in the playoffs and a first-round game at Keenan Field. They will host Pocahontas at 7 p.m. Friday.
"It's a great accomplishment for these kids to be 8-2 and to host a home playoff game," Price said.