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Aaron Maybin entered the NFL with great fanfare as the 11th overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. He was a major disappointment in Buffalo, played only slightly better in a stint with the Jets, and was released this week by the Bengals in what may turn out to be his last chance to make it as a professional football player.
Maybin was one of the major characters in this week's Hard Knocks, and for those who didn't realize he had already been cut, the episode at first suggested that he had some hope of making it with the Bengals.
"I was 20 when I came in the league. I was young. Young as s–t," Maybin said early in the episode. "It being my fifth year, I understand a lot more now."
One thing Maybin may never have fully understood is just how hard a player — even a player with Maybin's natural talent — needs to work if he wants to last in the league. Hard Knocks treated us to the site of veteran linebacker James Harrison, one of those players who has lasted in the league in large part because of hard work, arriving in the weight room at 6:15 a.m. to get extra work done before practice. In a meeting, Bengals linebackers coach Paul Guenther used Harrison as an example to the undrafted rookies in the room, saying they should conduct themselves like Harrison if they want to make the team.
Maybin doesn't seem to have that singular focus on football. As it so often does, this episode of Hard Knocks took us inside the off-field life of the player it was profiling, demonstrating that Maybin has artistic talent and is an avid painter. Maybin came across like a smart, interesting man. Just not as much of a football player. After a disappointing performance in last week's preseason game, Maybin was told to bring his iPad with the playbook on it and visit coach Marvin Lewis.
"I understand. I've been in the game long enough to know how it goes," Maybin told Lewis as Lewis told him he was cut.
Perhaps a career in art is in his future. He doesn't seem to have much of a future in the NFL.


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Physical Sciences
Research Highlights
December 2010
Seeing Diffusion from the Atom's Perspective
A new approach to calculating uranium diffusion challenges traditional equations
Diffusion coefficients calculated using EMSL's supercomputer show that uranium-containing species may move slower in groundwater than originally thought. Enlarge Image
Results: Uranium contamination may move much slower in groundwater than previously believed, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Around the nation, sediments and groundwater are contaminated with uranium from discharges at mining and processing sites. Knowing how uranium spreads out or diffuses in water is critical to predicting its movement and removing the contamination. But previous estimates may have significantly overestimated the radionuclide's ability to move with the groundwater.
Why it matters: With a better understanding of uranium diffusion at the molecular level, scientists can build more accurate models of uranium movement in groundwater. Being able to accurately predict how quickly uranium moves with groundwater will help regulators and other decision makers prioritize cleanup decisions. It will also allow engineers to design better cleanup approaches.
Methods: Traditional diffusion equations, such as the Stokes-Einstein equation, that are used to model chemical diffusion in groundwater were built at the macroscopic level and were based on spherical particles. These theories generally assume that the same equation applies in all situations, across chemical species. Uranium challenges these equations, because its many species can behave differently, and these species are far from spherical. Only at the molecular level, where particular species can be isolated, can scientists investigate uranium's diffusion process.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists Dr. Sebastien Kerisit and Dr. Chongxuan Liu used molecular dynamics techniques and EMSL's Chinook supercomputer to calculate diffusion trajectories of uranium-containing species based on a set of equations describing the way atoms interact. The scientists were able to determine how water interacts with various uranium-containing species and the structure water adopts around the molecules, which affects diffusion rates. They then extracted the diffusion coefficients.
Their results differed by as much as 40 percent from the Stokes-Einstein equation results, showing that uranium may move much slower in the groundwater than was originally thought.
What's next? The researchers are plugging the molecular-scale information they've obtained into a pore-scale model. Adding the new information to the larger scale model will allow the scientists to investigate how their information influences uranium movement on a larger scale.
Acknowledgments: This work was supported by the Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Subsurface Biogeochemical Research Program, Science Focus Area program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
The research was done by Sebastien Kerisit and Chongxuan Liu of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Computer simulations were performed in part using the molecular science computing capability at EMSL.
Reference: Kerisit, S, and C Liu. 2010. "Molecular simulation of the diffusion of uranyl carbonate species in aqueous solution." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 74:4937-4952. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.06.007.

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Obama redirects $10M to help fight terrorists in Africa
The United States is redirecting $10 million in Pentagon spending to help France fight terrorists in northern Africa.
President Obama issued the order Monday while on vacation at Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
"I hereby determine that an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate military assistance to France in its efforts to secure Mali, Niger and Chad from terrorists and violent extremists," Obama wrote in a memorandum.
France has launched a new operation against Islamist groups, sending some 3,000 troops to the Sahel region that includes the three countries identified by Obama.
Ned Price, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said the new authority "will be used for airlift and aerial refueling services requested by France to support their counterterrorism operations."


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AvaStar - Some More Thoughts
Following my last post, about the demise of the AvaStar I thought I would root a little further. So I took a look at the range of recent articles available at The AvaStar. I was a little surprised to find it was not the vibrant, information-packed newsfest I had been expecting. There was just a trickle of posts and comments - far fewer, as far as I could tell, than would be found on the average Second Life blog (like this one).
Supposedly, the most popular article is "Too many girls are really guys!", posted back in May, 2008. This also boasted the most recent comment - on September, 28th, 2008 - about 3 weeks ago. More worryingly, aside from the article announcing their demise, there have been just 3 articles posted in October. While September was busier, with over 20 articles, this can hardly be called vibrant.
Did their focus shift elsewhere, away from Second Life? The AvaStar did branch into other areas of the Metaverse - but articles on Kaneva, There and Entropia are very few and far between, accounting for maybe 3 or 4 a month, combined. No news about these worlds has been posted in October.
So to sum up... it seems that, while many of us had heard of the AvaStar, and enjoyed reading it, the actual content generation fell away over time. I don't think the move away from PDF helped, since that at least gave you the feel and 'heft' of a real newspaper - you could see the content, because it was all laid out before you. The website, by contrast, served to conceal the drop in content. I have to confess, I was approached to write for the Travel section of the website some time ago, but declined the invitation. While I obviously write this blog for free (I don't event take Google Ads), I would expect a small something for writing in a more 'professional' capacity. Perhaps others took the same view.
I would conclude, then, that at least a major contributory factor in its closure was simply "lack of content."


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Ole Salts in Retirement Sailing Races (OSIRS)
Name: Ole Salts in Retirement Sailing Races (OSIRS)
Date: August 8, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Website: http://www.kbsail.org
Event Description:
Every Wednesday many members get together to race sailboats. You don't need to own a sailboat because many boats need able bodied crew to help race the boats. You don't need to be retired. Some of us don't work on Wednesdays so we can race! We meet for lunch, make sure every boat has crew, pick the course and go out. We have many courses using 5 mile per hour buoys as a "mark" to sail around. Bring your lunch, sunscreen and a life jacket and comfortable shoes and clothes to be able to move around the sailboat.


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KISS turn 40 in 2013. They played their first show in January 1973 in Queens, New York. Since then KISS have become adored and derided in equal measure, but their influence on a generation of guitar rockers has been huge, and they have proved themselves time and time again to be masters of marketing and self-mythology.
Below are some fun facts. If you want to read about KISS's Gibson guitars, check out:
Ace Frehley "Budokan" Les Paul Custom, Gibson.com's 2012 interview with KISS's Tommy Thayer and Tommy interviewed recently at NAMM 2013.
But here's some fun…
1. Before changing their name to KISS, the quartet were called Wicked Lester. As Wicked Lester, they even recorded an album's worth of demos for Epic Records in 1971-'72 that never got released. Some of these songs would show up on later KISS albums. Drummer Peter Criss joined around April 1972 and Ace Frehley followed in January '73. Two weeks later, they debuted as KISS.
2. Before they decided on KISS, they also considered the names Albatross, Rainbow (before Ritchie Blackmore's post-Deep Purple band of the same name), and Crimson Harpoon. Gene Simmons was once quoted as saying that he wanted to call the band F***, but he was joking. Simmons is smart enough to know that would be uncommercial.
3. In the 1970s, some anti-rock preachers suggested KISS stood for Knights in Satan's Service – that's not true.
4. The Rainbow connection doesn't end there. Ken Kelly, the artist who painted both the Destroyer and Love Gun album covers also painted album covers for Blackmore's Rainbow.
5. Former Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French auditioned for lead guitarist of Kiss in late 1972/early '73, when they were still called Wicked Lester. But Ace got the gig. Even though Ace auditioned wearing mismatching sneakers, one red and one orange.
6. Their fervent fans are known as the KISS Army, and started in Indiana when a local radio station refused to play any KISS songs in the early '70s. Protesting fans marched outside of the radio station and referred to themselves as the KISS Army.
7. Original pressings of debut album KISS did not include "Kissin' Time". The album was reissued in July '74 to include the cover, "Kissin' Time," originally a hit for Bobby Rydell.
8. For the cover of KISS, the band wanted their debut LP to resemble Meet The Beatles. Oh, and Warner Bros. Records initially threatened to end the band's deal if they did not remove their makeup.
10. Ace began using blue eyeshadow in the late '70s – he also developed allergic reactions to his silver makeup.
11. "Dimebag" Darrell (Pantera/Damageplan) was buried in a "KISS Kasket", as he had requested in his will. Gene Simmons said, "There were a limited number made and I sent mine to the family of 'Dimebag' Darrell. He requested in his will to be buried in a KISS Kasket, as he sort of learned his rock'n'roll roots by listening to us for some strange reason." For those who favor cremation, KISS urns are also available.
12. In the early 70's Peter Criss flew to England to audition for Elton John's backing band. He failed the audition.
13. Ace Frehley was once known for liking a drink, but his classic "Cold Gin" wasn't based on his preferred adult beverage. "I didn't drink gin: didn't drink liquor of any kind very often," he writes in his No Regrets memoir. "I was a beer man then, and not even a connoisseur. Gimme a can of whatever you had in the fridge! I was happy. I wanted to write a drinking song, and "Cold Gin" sounded like a great title."
14. KISS were offered the part of the Future Villain Band in the 1978 movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The band declined, as they were afraid of damaging their image. The role was taken by Aerosmith.
15. The hand on the cover of Music From The Elder is not that of Paul Stanley, as some fans presume. It's that of a hand model, according to ex-manager Bill Aucoin.
16. The door pictured on the cover of …The Elder is the door for a Methodist church on Park Avenue in New York City.
17. Gene Simmons is one of the world's top fire breathers. The bassist's fire-spitting is a KISS stunt, but Simmons is actually good at it. He's reached 15ft. Not as good as the 2011 world record held by American Antonio Restivo of 8.05m (26 ft 5 in) but impressive nonetheless in what can only be described a "minority" pursuit.
18. Ace Frehley sings horizontally! He says, "Every time I ever record a lead vocal, I've had to do it on my back. If I stand up and try to sing, I can't hit the notes sometimes."
19. Paul Stanley wrote a number of early Kiss songs, including "Firehouse" and "Let Me Know" while in high school.
20. Stanley was later an art major at the Bronx Community College, before devoting his time to KISS. But he still paints - see Paul Stanley paintings.
21. Kiss have never had a U.S. number one single. But "I Was Made for Lovin' You" hit Number 1 in Canada and Holland.
22. KISS's late drummer Eric Carr's collar on his 1980 "fox" costume was made out of real fox fur.
23. Most of the songs featured on Peter Criss's 1978 solo album were originally written in 1972 for an album by his then-band, called Lips.
24. In 1986, Paul Stanley was close to getting the producer's job for Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction album. But Stanley eventually changed his mind, and declined.
25. For his solo album of 1978, Gene Simmons wanted guest appearances by Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Shore, Chaka Khan and Liberace. Other obligations meant they couldn't take part. Simmons also asked Paul McCartney. "Scheduling problems" also stopped that happening.
26. According to Peter Criss, Ace Frehley played bass on a lot of early Kiss songs.
27. Early in their careers, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss all recorded vocals on commercial jingles, including some for AMC trucks.
28. Sammy Hagar was thrown off as the opening act of a Kiss tour during the late '70s due to using foul language on stage.
29. The "newscast" heard at the beginning of "Detroit Rock City" on the Destroyer album was read by producer Bob Ezrin.
30. Immediately after leaving Kiss in 1982, Ace Frehley flew out to Los Angeles to produce the first demo tapes for W.A.S.P.
31. Despite Stanley being the serious art student, Ace Frehley designed the KISS logo.
32. When Eric Carr recorded his vocal for the re-recording of "Beth" in 1988, he sat on the same drum stool that Peter Criss used during the original recording of the song in 1976.
33. In his early years, Gene Simmons entered a Jewish Rabbinical school with the intention of becoming a Rabbi.
34. Ace Frehley was a drum roadie for Mitch Mitchell during Jimi Hendrix's final Band of Gypsys New York performance in 1970.
35. All instruments on the song "Little Caesar" off the Hot in the Shade album were played by Bruce Kulick (all guitars) and Eric Carr (drums and bass).
36. Immediately before joining KISS in 1982, Vinnie Vincent was a staff songwriter for the TV program Happy Days – he reportedly wrote all the songs that characters Joanie and Chachi sang on the show. (We so hope this is true!)
37. The guitar solos on the songs "All American Man" and "Exciter" were played by Rick Derringer (of "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" fame.)
38. In 1977, Kiss became the first band since The Beatles to have four albums on the Billboard Hot 100 album chart. Alive, Destroyer, Rock and Roll Over, and The Originals were all in the Top 40 at the same time.
39. In 1983, Gene Simmons says he turned down the romantic male-lead role in the movie Flashdance, for fear of hurting his image. Apparently.
40. In the early '90s, Gene Simmons claimed to have written a song with Bob Dylan. It has yet to surface.
As is always the way with KISS, some of the above "facts" may be more true than others. Thanks to all the fine KISS fansites, biographies and member autobiographies for their own version of some krazy events…


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'Bathroom Planning and Remodelling', in Fruita, refers to planning and re-designing the bathroom area in a way that looks not only stylish and fashionable, but accomodates modern facilities conveniently even in a small space. Bathroom planning is just as important as planning for any other room in a pad.


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(CNN) - Expect President Barack Obama to use the final presidential debate Monday night to question how Governor Mitt Romney would handle foreign policy differently than his administration has and prod him over whether he would keep the country in "endless" war.
According to Obama aides, look for the president to press Romney to explain whether he'd quickly enter into a military conflict with Iran, invest U.S. resources in Syria and keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan indefinitely.
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Regarding reports that the US may engage Iran in one-on-one talks about their nuclear program after the election, the White House believes it would be irresponsible to refuse to talk to Iran and then have a military conflict, an Obama administration official tells CNN. But this same aide says the president believes there's time and space for diplomacy, and sanctions are designed to pressure Iran to come back to the table.
After the fireworks at the last debate over the security situation in Benghazi and the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, expect that issue to be front and center Monday night as well.
Multiple administration officials have maintained all along that the president was telling the public just what he was learning about the Benghazi attack from the intelligence community. These officials say his story didn't change until the intelligence formally changed.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree with Romney and his five(5) sons especially his son Tagg, they talk big but don't back it up by "Maning Up", putting on that honorable uniform and strapping up to fight side by side with our brave men and women. Heck, Prince Harry and Prince William both serve, they don't hide behind their royalty or any skirttails. Romney and his five(5) sons disgust me especially when my mother had six(6) sons and five(5) of them served in the United States Military, during draft and also enlistment.
Yes, the Iranians are listening to Romney. So is their "ally", Russia. In case you right wingers havenit been paying attention, the Russians have successfully tested two of the largest bombs in history. They'e called thermobaric/nanotechnology bombs. One in August, during GOP convention. One yesterday, a day before foreign policy debate. Wake up, conservatives. Your leaders have beeen misleading you down a path of your destruction, but not their own.
ROMNEY: "It was the right decision to go into Iraq. I supported it at the time; I support it now." Mitt Romney
Romney tried to pin the blame for the Iraq war on Saddam Hussein's refusal to allow weapons inspections.
ROMNEY: If Saddam Hussein had opened up his country to IAEA inspectors, and they'd come in and they'd found that there were no WMDs, had Saddam Hussein, therefore, not violated UN resolutions, we wouldn't be in the conflict we're in. But he didn't do those things.
Well, duh Mitt, yes he actually did open his country to the inspectors.
Romney–You just can't make this stuff up.
Q: If you were president, would you need to go to Congress to get authorization to take military action against Iran's nuclear facilities?
ROMNEY: You sit down with your attorneys and tell you what you have to do, but obviously, the president has to do what's in the best interest of the US to protect us against a potential threat. The president did that as he was planning on moving into Iraq and received the authorization of Congress.
Q: Did he need it?
ROMNEY: You know, we're going to let the lawyers sort out what he needed to do and what he didn't need to do, but certainly what you want to do is to have the agreement of all the people in leadership of our government, as well as our friends around the world.
Mitt Romney: A guy with no foreign policy experience who chose a running mate with no foreign policy experience who will defer his decisions to the same people who worked for George W. Bush and were so wrong about so many things.
Mitt Romney: All wrong for American foreign policy................... and stupid.
Romney is asking for 2 trillion in increased military spending for a reason. He's already made up his mind to go to war with Iran.
What good does war do?
Amazing that all the people who claimed Bill Clinton was a god because he dodged the draft, nailed interns, and harrassed women at will, want to preach and be holier than thou due to Mitts mission trip in college and his binders comment. This is exactly why the democratic party lost me because of the doublestandard.
Funny when Obama was making his pitch in Los Angeles in 08' he told us he would have our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan in 2 years..what happened? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black..Obama is war mongering just like all the other potus. Sick of both of these guys.
I didn't like Mitt's 47 percent comment. But he at least apologized. Obama never admits any fault ever. Its like he's afraid of us knowing he's human. I have a hard time taking someone seriously that can't admit fault in themselves.
Whatever happened to a drone shotdown in iran
@Listening – This is exactly why the democratic party lost me because of the doublestandard.
Yet you will vote for a party/candidate that has a complete lack of standards??
Of course it would be dangerous for Iran to get the Bomb, but going to war with Iran to prevent them from gettting the Bomb would be extremely costly in American lives and the American treasury. We need to keep stressing diplomacy from a position of strength and tightening the sanctions. Iran also needs to know–and I'm sure they do–that if they do obtain the Bomb, and use it, they will then become a glass-paved parking lot for the rest of the Middle East.
The Russians are trying to influence our election. Google this "Russian Tsar Bomba" At 50 megatons, it can do a whole lot of damage. By comparison, the Hiroshima "Little Boy" was only 15 kilotons. The Tsar Bomba is more than 3000 times more powerful than Hiroshima and Nagasaki, conservatives. The Russians are signaling readiness to Romney.
@Listening –
Amazing that the party that tortured President Clinton in the public square for his dodging the draft is now completely behind someone who did the same thing, and furthermore hid the fact he ran from the fighting by saying he was doing 'mission' work.. yeah.. all those poor Athiest heathens living in Paris, all those doors to knock on... glad he spent his time on something worthwhile than fighting in the war he vocally supported..
We need to use "soft power" just as much as hard power. Words can help and move people. A gun will kill someone. I prefer to get someone to move with words rather than shoving them out the door.
You think? WOW! How about telling that to Iran! You know all your hi minded ideas don't mean didley if the other guy wants to punch you in the face.
It's time we make peace with Iran. We should apologize to them for what we have done and possibly pay them reparations. War is not necessary.


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Sage Fontina Focaccia
These rustic loaves have plenty of sage flavor—a tasty addition to any feast. —Beth Dauenhauer, Pueblo, Colorado
Total TimePrep: 30 min. + rising Bake: 10 min.
Makes1 loaf (8 wedges)
- 1-1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 3/4 to 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 8 fresh sage leaves
- 1/2 cup shredded fontina cheese
- In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in honey; let stand for 5 minutes. Add 3/4 cup all- purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oil, minced sage and salt. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes or until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Punch dough down. Cover and let rest for 5 minutes. Shape into an 8-in. circle; place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make several 1/4-in. indentations in the loaf.
- For topping, brush dough with 1 teaspoon oil. Top with sage leaves; brush leaves with remaining oil. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts1 wedge: 112 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 131mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.
Originally published as Sage and Fontina Focaccia in Healthy Cooking April/May 2011
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A couple of days ago I decided to reinstall my operating system since it was failing. I quickly realized that the only functional system that I had at the time was my MacBook Pro. After a bit of Googling, I came up with a pretty straightforward guide, but they really could have formated it to make it easier to follow.
I'm going to run you through the same steps and you should be able to use this guide to create a bootable USB stick for Windows, Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.
The Guide
- Download the disc image that you want to use. (I'll use Ubuntu in my example, but you can use Windows or whatever you've downloaded.)
- Open the Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities/ or query Terminal in Spotlight).
- Convert the .iso file to .img using the convert option of hdiutil as shown below (replace the paths and image names to suite your needs):hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target.img ~/path/to/ubuntu.isoNote: OS X tends to put the .dmg ending on the output file automatically, creating the file target.img.dmg. I've always removed the .dmg extension.
- Run diskutil list to get the current list of devices.diskutil list
- Insert your flash media.
- Run diskutil list again and determine the device node assigned to your flash media (e.g. /dev/disk2).diskutil list
- Run diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN (replace N with the disk number from the last command; in the previous example, N would be 2).diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN
- Execute sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1m (replace /path/to/downloaded.img with the path where the image file is located; for example, ./ubuntu.imgor ./ubuntu.dmg).sudo dd if=/path/to/downloaded.img of=/dev/rdiskN bs=1mUsing /dev/rdisk instead of /dev/disk may be faster
If you see the error dd: Invalid number '1m', you are using GNU dd. Use the same command but replace bs=1m with bs=1M
If you see the error dd: /dev/diskN: Resource busy, make sure the disk is not in use. Start the 'Disk Utility.app' and unmount (don't eject) the drive.
- Run diskutil eject /dev/diskN and remove your flash media when the command completes (replace N with the disk number).diskutil eject /dev/diskN
- Restart your PC and enter the boot options to choose the USB stick. If you're installing to your Mac, restart and press alt/option key while the Mac is restarting to choose the USB stick.
If you've made it this far, then you should be well on your way to installing a new operating system. Good luck!


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Amazing: Sea Turtle Lays Eggs on a Beach in St. Lucia and Returns to the Sea [VIDEO]
One of the most amazing things you can witness is a sea turtle laying her eggs and returning to the sea. This video was shot earlier this week.
The turtle came on to the beach at the Sandals Regency La Toc near Castries, St. Lucia early in the morning and laid her eggs, she then returned to the Caribbean. Local authorities placed a protective barrier around the eggs, and when they hatch they will make their way to the sea. The baby turtles will eventually return and lay their eggs, like the officer in the video says "Mother Nature is AMAZING!


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'The Lying Game' Season Finale Recap: Are Rebecca & Sutton Working Together?
Excuse me while I try to wrap my head around the finale's epic twists.
If you thought Derek's killer was going to be the big reveal of The Lying Game's season finale — as I did — you were sorely mistaken. Though that discovery was shocking (and I'll get to that), it was the March 5 episode's final scene between Sutton (Alexandra Chando) and Rebecca (Charisma Carpenter) that caused my jaw to hit the floor hard. Actually, it's still on the floor, which is making it very difficult for me to type this recap.
After being pronounced husband and wife, Alec (Adrian Pasdar) and Rebecca's wedding received a few surprise guests: the police! Sutton and Ethan (Blair Redford) had discovered the infamous photo of Alec holding the murder weapon and turned into the police, which led them to discover the blood-stained tire iron at the Rybeks' house. It's still possible that he was set up, but for now, he's off to the pokey!
Now for the real surprise: When Rebecca entered the room at the very end of the episode, Sutton greeted her with a chilling, "Hi, mom." Yes, that's right. "Mom!" I know we all suspected (slash assumed) that Rebecca was the twins' mother, but hearing those words come out of Sutton's mouth actually gave me goosebumps.
Even crazier? Rebecca's response: "Great job, Sutton. Everything is going according to plan."
That's right, people. This whole season, Sutton was merely pretending not to know what was going on, when she was secretly working with Rebecca. This obviously leaves us with a million questions, though we'll have to wait until season two to get them.
That is, if there is a season two!
What are your thoughts on tonight's epic twist, Lying Game fans? Do you think Rebecca is really the twins' mother? Do you think Alec really killed Derek? And, most importantly, do you think we'll get a second season to sort all of this out? Hit up the comments section with your reactions. I'll see you there!


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Summerlander wrote:If these beings don't die by our hands, they will eventually die - it's just a matter of time.
yeah once i thought about that, i decided that i would remain an omnivore.
Summerlander wrote:If these beings don't die by our hands, they will eventually die - it's just a matter of time.
Ty8200 wrote: Have you had any luck thinking with portals in a LD, yet?
Ty8200 wrote:It's nice to share ideas, concepts and thoughts, all while respecting one another. Religion based forums can get very heated, so I'm glad this one maintains a good level of civility.
rdc8214 wrote:I love this I can't quit smiling......I might just get back into hunting again.....Ohh and Ty... do you ever get tired of being right? Your so smart and talented at blogging. Just like a good little armchair activist. It's the people who use the land and ALL of it's resources who are out there everyday helping scientists with wildlife management. And animals do just fall from the sky.....One time i needed bait and an as odd as it sounds an eagle dropped me a fish a few yards away. Caught a nice catfish on it, but threw the catfish back. Should i have used the bait? Left it for the eagle? Not cut it up to catch a nice fish? I suppose i should of just went home b/c obviously god was trying to hit me with a fish. I shouldn't of thought that i should stay and fish with the blessing I was given. Poor bait or maybe not? Somebody should find that eagle and tell him he is wasting food. Maybe the eagle had a sudden realization and decided to go vegetarian. Just like the lion who fasts. They should be friends.
Worldenterer1 wrote:Ty8200 wrote: Have you had any luck thinking with portals in a LD, yet?
I wish. I don't know what's wrong, but I haven't been able to lucid dream for months now.
Summerlander wrote:We're not getting defensive either, buddy. I can assure you that I don't feel one bit guilty about eating meat. I love it too much and don't see anything wrong with it at all. Do you? Do you also care about not treading on ants on the pavement? If these beings don't die by our hands, they will eventually die - it's just a matter of time.
Everything dies in the end. Personally, I'm more concerned about kids with cancer slowly dying in pain than animals who die quickly in order to feed our species. Besides, nothing wrong with cooking meat - we have evolved enough to be skilful and knowledgeable enough when it comes to heating certain foods and discovering flavours pleasing to our tongues.
I don't think it is fair to attack the human race the way you do either. Sure, we can be assholes and make a lot of mistakes but look at how much we have progressed and what we have accomplished!! You also have to remember that we, above the rest of the species on the planet, stand a better chance at fixing things. We are more advanced and there is no denying it.
What a surprise, you can't even have the decency or maturity to end without a sarcastic, mocking remark.
Ty8200 wrote:I'm sorry. I communicate with somewhat reasonable people. You don't fall into that area
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- Check out the hot new releases from B3 Archery with a great range of wrist strap, thumb trigger and back tension release aids. We have one to suit your needs.
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- Congratulations to Team Shooters Jeanette Dowd, Mark Burrows and Brad Stephan for their respective performances at the recent ABA Safari. Jeanette took out 1st Place in Ladies Bowhunter Unlimited earning the title of National Champion, Mark took out 3rd place in Mens Bowhunter Unlimited A Grade and Brad achieved 3rd place in Mens Freestyle Unlimited A Grade. An awesome effort by all.
That's it for this week, good shooting...
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Arnold is back. And no, I'm not talking about his gubernatorial bid in California. The Austrian oak is powering his way back to the console market in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Unlike the latest Terminator movie, this upcoming game will outdo its predecessor (the thoroughly mediocre Terminator: Dawn of Fate). Mixing a variety of gameplay styles, movie footage, and original CGI, this game should deliver the coolness of the Terminator mythos as well as its incredible action.
Rise of the Machines features a blend of first-person action and fighting gameplay. Although the game is being developed by Black Ops, several of Atari's resources are lending a hand. Shiny is working on the fighting system, Legend is working on the weapons and weapon effects, and Atari's Melbourne House is on sound detail. The build I was recently shown was eons better than what was on display at E3 2003. Though it doesn't feature anything groundbreaking, Rise of the Machines is potentially a very fun game that fully envelops you into the Terminator universe.
My favorite aspect of the game is its storytelling. Told through a blend of movie footage, CGI, and gameplay, you'll be taken to various points in the Terminator timeline and get to play through different perspectives. Some of game's missions are taken straight from the third movie and have you playing as the good Terminator that's sent back in time to protect John Connor and Kate Brewster. Other missions take you to the obliterated future -- a world only shown in glimpses in the movies. Other missions have playing as the reprogrammed Terminator that's trying to kill Connor. You'll get to see more than 60 minutes of CGI and movie footage as you learn more about the Terminator mythos and have numerous gaps in the movies filled in. There's even a hilarious special segment that reveals why the Terminators look like Arnold.
The first-person action levels I saw were standard fare. You're basically running around and blowing up a lot of stuff. Every now and then you'll find an object you can take over, like a plasma turret. The most original aspect of the first-person gameplay is the "Termo" vision, where you see things through a computerized interface similar to how the Terminator's point of view was shown in the movies. Wisely, Black Ops has implemented an auto-aim feature so players do not struggle with the first-person issues found on a console. To help compensate for the auto aim, the developer will throw loads of enemies at you. So even though you don't have to worry about aiming, you do have to worry about the flood of machines trying kill you.
The fighting scene I saw was a showdown between the "Arnold" Terminator and that saucy bundle of circuitry TX. While it doesn't have the depth of Soul Calibur, the fighting scene looked like some over-the-top fun, where you have two robots hurling each other around and damaging everything in site. TX's moves were pretty slick; she could do that number where she turns her finger into a drill-like object and she can turn all silvery, just like in the movie.
There will be at least 22 levels in the game. Eight to ten of the levels take place in the future, where you get to see more of the post-apocalyptic world the movies alluded to. The levels are objective based, with multiple objectives found in each level. Like the levels, the weaponry is a mix if modern and futuristic ordnance. You'll have things like shotguns and assault rifles, but you'll also have plasma guns and lasers.
Though its gameplay isn't going dazzle anyone the way Half-Life 2 will, Rise of the Machines should be entertaining enough to keep you engaged as you're pulled into the story. It certainly will be better than Atari's other big movie game of 2003. Seriously though, the game has come a long way in a few months. With continued improvement it could be a strong title. It does some really interesting things with and expands the Terminator universe in a way the third movie never did.


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- The NetBoot Environment
- Kernel Boot Options
- Alternatives
While USB and DVD installation are useful for small or non-production deployments, SmartOS is fundamentally designed as a netboot operating system. Advantages of netbooting include:
- Scalability: Media (USB or CD/DVD) is not required for each node
- Speed: Boot times on a 1Gb/s network (100MB/s) are much faster than USB 2.0 (10-30MB/s depending on USB key) or optical media
- Versatility & Safety: Clients can be upgraded easily by simply changing the boot target to the new image and rebooting at your leasure into the new image, rather than re-flashing a USB key in place which could leave you stranded on a bad upgrade. This applies equally to upgrades and downgrades.
The NetBoot Environment
Adding SmartOS Images to an Existing PXE Environment
If you already have a DHCP/TFTP environment in place for netbooting, you can simply download the latest platform release and unpack it into your TFTP directory.
There are 2 files of importance, the kernel ("unix") and the boot archive ("boot_archive"). The paths to these files are significant and should not be omitted. They should be:
- (prefix)/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix
- (prefix)/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive
The prefix may be anything you wish (a common prefix would be "/tftpboot/smartos/20121004T212912Z/") but the path after the prefix must be in the form above. If you do not the OS will fail to boot with an error saying "krtld: error during initial load/link phase"; in this case the image make sure your path is in the proper form. The important point being, don't just untar the latest platform image into your TFTP directory and boot it, you'll have problems unless you change the typical "platform_20121004T212912Z/" to simply "platform/".
For details on the boot parameters you may wish to pass to the kernel, see below.
Building an iPXE Boot Infrastructure
Want to create a netboot environment from scratch? No problem! Which OS you use isn't very important, you can use SmartOS is you really want to, but any Linux distro will do, we might even suggest considering OmniOS as a general purpose server to supply your networks various needs. What is important is that your boot server have the following:
- A DHCP Server. We recommend ISC DHCP.
- A TFTP Server.
- iPXE. (If you wish to use PXEGRUB directly see the appropriate section below.)
We will not discuss each of these indepth, nor how to install them on your selected platform. We'll focus on the important points of using each for booting SmartOS.
Before we get into the guts, lets just recap for those new to netbooting. When you boil it all down, remove bootp and all those other protocols you won't notice, at its core, when you boot your server and tell it to PXE/Network boot, it will send a DHCP request which the server will answer and it will include two special things a "next-server" and file name. The "next-server" is your TFTP server and the file is the file your server will download and run from it. That file is usually a bootloader such as Syslinux or GRUB (more correctly, the PXE variations of them: pxelinux or pxegrub). In our case the file will be the iPXE program named "undionly.kpxe". iPXE can execute scripts and do other net things your normal PXE client on your network card can't, we will use it to actually boot SmartOS which will involve downloading and booting the SmartOS kernel and archive from the TFTP server.
There are many tutorials on the net about configuring ISC DHCP, but important part is allowing it to execute iPXE correctly. You'll want to create a DHCP pool that looks similar to the following:
subnet 10.99.99.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { pool { range 10.99.99.210 10.99.99.219; next-server 10.99.99.250; if exists user-class and option user-class = "iPXE" { filename "menu.ipxe"; } else { filename "undionly.kpxe"; } } }
The above example we're giving out addresses on the 10.99.99.0/24 subnet. The TFTP server is also located on the same host as our DHCP server so we specify it as the "next-server". The conditional here is to ensure that the client first boots iPXE. Once iPXE is running it will DHCP again and this time the user-class will be set as "iPXE", in which case we instead set our filename to an IPXE script which will take over.
DHCP support requires special NIC configuration as documented in Managing NICs - DHCPSupport.
Again, there are many TFTP tutorials on the net for various platforms. We'll assume that your TFTP root directory is /tftpboot. Within that directory, install iPXE and create a "smartos/" directory.
You can download a binary distribution of iPXE here: IPXE-100612_undionly.kpxe. To use it, copy to /tftpboot and rename to undionly.kpxe.
To install a SmartOS release:
- Download the latest "platform-*" build
- Unpack it in /tftboot/smartos/
- Rename the "platform-(buildnumber)" directory to just the build number
- Enter the build directory from the previous step, mkdir platform and mv i86pc platform.
When the above is done properly your kernel will be in (for example) /tftpboot/smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix and your boot archive will be in /tftpboot/smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive. This is very important; the kernel and archive must contain the path "/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix", if you don't the PXE boot will fail with an ugly error message saying "krtld: error during initial load/link phase"
iPXE is the all powerful open source PXE client. It can download images from HTTP as well as TFTP, it can boot from iSCSI, FCoE, and AoE, over wireless, WAN, and infiniband networks, but most importantly it can execute scripts and act as its own bootloader which is what we'll use it for. If you've never heard of iPXE before, it began life as the Etherboot project, then became gPXE and after a squabble it was forked to become iPXE. The idea of using PXE to load a PXE client might seem odd at first, but the PXE client burned into your NIC is small and dumb, iPXE is very smart. It can be burned into your NIC's ROM, loaded from USB or ISO, etc, but we'll use our servers native PXE to load iPXE and then let it do the heavy lifting.
In previous steps we put iPXE ("undionly.kpxe") in our /tftpboot directory, added a SmartOS image and configured DHCP to use it. Now we simply create the iPXE script we referenced earlier to actually boot it.
The simplest possible iPXE script would look like this:
#!ipxe kernel /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -B smartos=true initrd /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive boot
... but this is iPXE and SmartOS, so lets make it more interesting by using a boot menu!
#!ipxe set smartos-build 20121004T212912Z ######## MAIN MENU ################### :start menu Welcome to iPXE's Boot Menu item item --gap -- ------------------------- Operating systems ------------------------------ item smartos Boot SmartOS (${smartos-build}) item --gap -- ------------------------------ Utilities --------------------------------- item shell Enter iPXE shell item reboot Reboot item item exit Exit (boot local disk) choose --default smartos --timeout 30000 target && goto ${target} ########## UTILITY ITEMS #################### :shell echo Type exit to get the back to the menu shell set menu-timeout 0 goto start :reboot reboot :exit exit ########## MENU ITEMS ####################### # SmartOS Root shadow is "root" :smartos kernel /smartos/${smartos-build}/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -B smartos=true,root_shadow='$5$2HOHRnK3$NvLlm.1KQBbB0WjoP7xcIwGnllhzp2HnT.mDO7DpxYA' initrd /smartos/${smartos-build}/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive boot goto start
The configuration above is just a taste of what you can do here. You could add variations of SmartOS that use ttya or ttyb for serial redirection, load KMDB, etc. Learn more about iPXE menus in the iPXE Command Documentation, and learn about the various kernel options below.
As a side benefit, you now have an excellent platform for netbooting a variety of OS's in a variety of configurations. If you want maximum l337 points, use iPXE SAN Boot to boot a SmartOS ISO on iSCSI served up by a COMSTAR iSCSI target on ZFS!
PXEGRUB & OpenSolaris Legacy
OpenSolaris traditionally was netbooted using PXEGRUB. The procedure was to copy the boot framework from the OpenSolaris ISO to /tftpboot and symlink /tftpboot/I86PC.Solaris_11-XXX/grub/pxegrub to /tftpboot/nbp.SUNW.i86pc. The grub menu would be found in /tftboot/boot/grub/menu.lst.
Booting SmartOS using PXEGRUB is now obsolete. You certainly can do it if you wish, particularly for compatibility with existing deployments, but we strongly recommend using iPXE for all new deployments.
For those who insist on using GRUB, here is an example GRUB menu.lst:
default=0 timeout=5 title SmartOS Live 64-bit kernel /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -B smartos=true module /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive title Live 64-bit +kmdb kernel /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -kd -B smartos=true module /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive title Live 64-bit Serial (ttyb) kernel /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -B smartos=true,console=ttyb,ttyb-mode="115200,8,n,1,-" module /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive title Live 64-bit Serial (ttyb) +kmdb kernel /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -kd -B smartos=true,console=ttyb,ttyb-mode="115200,8,n,1,-" module /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive title Live 64-bit Serial (ttya) kernel /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -B smartos=true,console=ttya,ttya-mode="115200,8,n,1,-" module /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive title Live 64-bit Serial (ttya) +kmdb kernel /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -kd -B smartos=true,console=ttya,ttya-mode="115200,8,n,1,-" module /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive title Live 64-bit Rescue (no importing zpool) kernel /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix -B standalone=true,noimport=true module /smartos/20121004T212912Z/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive
Kernel Boot Options
Several parameters can and should be passed to the "unix" kernel. These would be comma-delimited following "-B", as seen in examples above.
- smartos=: If set true and /usbkey/shadow is present, it will use the root password within /usbkey/shadow
- root_shadow=: A root password hash as would be found in /etc/shadow. If present, and "smartos=" is not present, this will override the default platform password in /usbkey/shadow
- hostname=: Set the hostname
- noimport=true: Don't import the Zpool
- standalone=true: Used only by Smart Data Center
- headnode=true: Used only by Smart Data Center
Other options to know about are:
- console=ttya,ttya-mode="115200,8,n,1,-": Console redirection to ttya (COM1)
- console=ttyb,ttyb-mode="115200,8,n,1,-": Console redirection to ttyb (COM2)
- console=text: Console is directed to local keyboard and monitoring. This is the default behavior.
- -kd: Enable the Kernel Debugger (KMDB); this is typically only used for debugging drivers
- -v: Verbose boot
Stripped down dnsmasq, tftp-hpa, pxegrub
|The example code in this section uses a very old image and hasn't been tested in a while. If you end up using this section as a guide, try using a modern image. If you succeed, please update the image_uuid.
So you have a machine running SmartOS from a USB stick or CD.
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to use that machine to PXE boot a whole additional rack of machines?
Here's how to set up a simple PXE server in a SmartOS zone that will serve up... SmartOS!
|This section assumes some basics covered in other wiki pages.
Zone Configuration
|It's up to you to get the networking right, and not to run multiple DHCP servers on your network in a way that breaks things. BE CAREFUL!
Setting up TFTP
Use zlogin to log into the zone:
In the zone:
The last two commands are probably extraneous.
Setting up DHCP (using Dnsmasq)
|It's up to you to get the networking right, and not to run multiple DHCP servers on your network in a way that breaks things. BE CAREFUL!
Setting up the tftpboot directory
(Use the pkgsrc wget which can actually validate certificates)
Integrating SmartOS into an existing PXELINUX environment
The critical detail to know about booting SmartOS from PXELINUX (or SYSLINUX) is that you must use mboot.c32 to get them to load the kernel and boot_archive using the multiboot specification.
See [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Mboot.c32] for further details about that.
Recent versions of SYSLINUX require libcom32.c32 and ldlinux.c32 to be present to use mboot.c32
1. Download the ISO from [http://smartos.org/]
1. Extract the entire platform subtree from the ISO.
1. Download a tarball of [http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/Download] and get the mboot.c32, libcom32.c32, and ldlinux.c32 files out of it.
1. In the tftp root directory, create a directory named smartos
1. Copy the platform directory you got from the ISO into the smartos directory
1. Copy the the mboot.c32, libcom32.c32, and ldlinux.c32 files into the smartos directory
1. Update your pxelinux.cfg/default file with this content:
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If you are upgrading/switching from a stock USB installation to iPXE booting. Be sure to change your main kernel boot line to include "-B smartos=true".
Also, make sure that it does not contain a "root_shadow=" option. root_shadow will not only override the /usbkey/shadow file, it will prevent /usbkey from mounting at all and your /usbkey/config will not end up getting applied.
Dec 05, 2012
I have specific step-by-step directions for setting up Ubuntu Serer as the PXE server on my blog:
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On a flat run from scratch I found missing details and errata in my article. I have corrected these and reorganized the article for easier consumption (I think).
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I never got it working with console=ttyb,ttyb-mode="57600,8,n,1,-" for example (or any other baud rate other than 115200)
I also discovered that after tftp-booting the kernel messages come always at 57600 baud and other IO after booting SmartOS is at 115200 baud regardless which console parameters are provided at kernel boot
found out that there was a problem with my dell DRAC
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Another week resulted in another slew of injuries. While the New York Giants have disappointed fantasy football owners across the country through the first five weeks of the season, many were left scrambling when wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr., Brandon Marshall, and Sterling Shepard were all lost to injuries, including the first two for the rest of the year. Other injuries to players such as Charles Clay and DeVante Parker have also left people looking for temporary replacements. Well, you have come to the right place.
Here are CBS Local Sports' Week 6 Fantasy Football Starts and Sits.
QB: Deshaun Watson, Houston Texans
With the way he has been playing the last three weeks, it's hard to tell that Watson is just five weeks into his NFL career. The rookie quarterback has thrown for 845 yards, 11 touchdowns, and three interceptions over the last three games, adding 96 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown. This week, Watson faces a Cleveland defense that has allowed at least 29 fantasy points to an opposing quarterback in two of the past three games (to Jacoby Brissett and Andy Dalton). Facing the Browns at home, Watson should be in for another huge fantasy performance.
QB: Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions
Stafford has not been great this season, as he has yet to reach 300 passing yards in Detroit's first five contests. But that could all change this week as the Lions head to New Orleans to take on the Saints and their 28th ranked passing defense. In Stafford's last two games in New Orleans over the past two years, the QB has averaged 27.5 fantasy points with 595 passing yards, five touchdowns, and no interceptions. The return of No. 3 wide receiver Kenny Golladay should help Stafford cross the 20-fantasy point threshold that he's failed to reach since Week 1. Even with an ankle injury bothering him, Stafford should have plenty of opportunities come Sunday, as this match has the looks of a real shootout between him and Drew Brees.
QB: Philip Rivers, Los Angeles Chargers
Rivers has scored at least 23 fantasy points in each of his last two outings, despite the fact that he has not looked that sharp. The 35-year-old quarterback completed a total of just 52.4 percent of his passes over that span, against the Giants and Eagles, but did throw for five touchdowns and only one interception. The Chargers will make the short trip to Oakland this week to take on a struggling Raiders team. Oakland has allowed three quarterbacks to score 18 or more fantasy points this season, and Rivers is likely to become the fourth. Trust Rivers as a No. 1 QB this week.
RB: Jerick McKinnon, Minnesota Vikings
McKinnon helped Vikings fans temporarily forget that they had lost their star rookie running back, Dalvin Cook, for the season last week when he shined against the Bears on Monday Night Football. It certainly helped that by the end of the game, Chicago had lost almost all of their linebackers. But even so, the fourth-year back proved that he can be a very valuable part of the passing game with six catches for 51 yards. With a matchup against the Packers on the horizon, McKinnon will likely play a large role in Minnesota's offense yet again. Green Bay has allowed six different running backs to either score or gain 100 total yards this season. Get McKinnon in your lineup.
RB: Javorius Allen, Baltimore Ravens
Similar to McKinnon, Allen has played a significant role in his team's passing game, as the back is currently ranked 12th among running backs in targets. Allen will go up against the Bears' defense this week, who, as we just discussed, let McKinnon run wild on them last week. Terrance West is likely to miss some time, which should have the Ravens using Allen in an even larger capacity this week. Through five games, Allen is averaging 18.7 carries and 4.0 targets per game in victories, and 5.0 carries and 6.0 targets per game in losses. Las Vegas has Baltimore as 6.5-point favorites at home this week, which bodes well for Allen's outlook.
RB: Mike Gillislee, New England Patriots
Gillislee has been incredibly frustrating for fantasy owners this season. After scoring four touchdowns in the first two games, the running back hasn't found the end zone since, while failing to top 52 rushing yards over that span. There is no doubt Gillislee has turned into a touchdown-or-bust player in New England, but this week, he should get his red zone opportunities. The Patriots are 9.5-point favorites against the Jets in a surprising battle for first place in the AFC East. Despite the Jets' solid start to the season, their rush defense has been awful, surrendering 143.0 rushing yards per game and 4.6 yards per carry. Look for Gillislee to bounce back this week.
WR: Will Fuller, Houston Texans
Fuller has had a great start to his 2017 season, catching six of nine targets for 92 yards and four touchdowns in two games. By no means will he be able to sustain this two touchdown per game rate throughout the season. But against the Browns this Sunday, don't be shocked if Fuller finds the end zone for the third consecutive game. DeAndre Hopkins will likely be shadowed by Cleveland's top corner, Jason McCourty. This will leave Fuller to be covered by Jamar Taylor, who has surrendered two touchdowns and is giving up a catch on 79 percent of balls thrown into his coverage.
WR: Terrelle Pryor, Washington Redskins
Pryor hasn't lived up to Washington fans' expectations after signing a one-year, $6 million contract with the team in the offseason. It took until the Redskins' fourth game for Pryor to catch his first touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins, while he also reached 70 receiving yards for the first time in 2017 in that game. The receiver is finally starting to develop some chemistry with Cousins, which is great news for fantasy owners of both players. The good times should keep on rolling this weekend as the Redskins will welcome the 49ers and their poor secondary to FedEx Field. Seven opposing receivers have either scored or gained 100 total yards against the SF defense this season, and Pryor could easily be the eighth.
WR: Danny Amendola, New England Patriots
Amendola has been great in three of the four contests he has played in this season, and has really helped the Patriots avoid suffering in the passing game after the loss of Julian Edelman for the year. In each of those three games, the 5-foot-11 receiver has at least six receptions and either a touchdown or 77 receiving yards. Amendola has also proven to be incredibly clutch. Five of the wide receiver's eight catches last week against Tampa Bay resulted in first downs. Tom Brady went so far as to call Amendola "uncoverable" this week. With Brandin Cooks likely being shadowed by Morris Claiborne, the Jets' top corner, Amendola could be in for a big game.
TE: Evan Engram, New York Giants
Engram was already rising up fantasy football boards prior to last week, but the loss of three of the Giants' top four receivers for the season has catapulted him near the league's top tight ends. The rookie tight end ranks fifth at his position in targets and first in routes run, and should see his opportunities increase even more throughout the remainder of the year. The Giants travel to Sports Authority Field at Mile High to take on the Broncos on Sunday night. While the matchup may seem daunting, the Broncos defense is actually not great against opposing tight ends. Denver is allowing the sixth-most fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends, so there's a good chance Engram finishes the game as New York's leading receiver.
TE: Zach Miller, Chicago Bears
Miller didn't do much while Mike Glennon was under center for the Bears. But last week, with rookie Mitch Trubisky taking over as Chicago's starting quarterback, the tight end was targeted a game-high seven times and caught three of them for 39 yards and his first touchdown of the season. Yes, the touchdown was fluky as the Vikings defender tipped a pass that should have been intercepted right into Miller's hands. But you've got to like the number of targets Miller received in Trubisky's first start. With no talented receivers left, the franchise QB should continue to rely on his tight end. Miller is a solid option for those that may have lost Charles Clay.
QB: Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams
After his tremendous start to the season, Goff fell back to earth in Week 5 when he finally faced a tough defense. The second-year QB thrived in the first four games against the Colts, Redskins, 49ers, and Cowboys, but had by-far his worst game of the season against the Seahawks last week. Things are unlikely to get any better this week as the Rams are traveling to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars and their suddenly elite pass defense. The Jaguars rank third in the NFL with 178 passing yards allowed per game, and lead the league with 10 interceptions. Goff looks like a different player under Sean McVay, but I would be looking for another option at QB this week.
QB: Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
Roethlisberger made headlines for all the wrong reasons last week. First, he threw a career-high five interceptions in a disappointing loss to the Jaguars. Then following the game, Roethlisberger raised a lot of eyebrows by questioning his skills to the media, wondering aloud if he still had "it." That is not what you want to hear from your Super Bowl-winning quarterback. While Big Ben is certainly better than last week's performance, it's hard to imagine things getting much better this week as the Steelers are on the road taking on the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs. Roethlisberger's career Passer Rating drops 10 points when on the road. Start him if you must, but be prepared for a possible disappointing performance.
QB: Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs
I don't think anyone would have predicted that five games into the season, Alex Smith would be right in the middle of the MVP race. But that has been the case as Smith has completed an astounding 76.6 percent of his passes for 1,391 yards, 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions. However Smith will have to pass on Pittsburgh and their No. 1 ranked pass defense on Sunday. The Steelers have allowed the second-fewest fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks this season, as they're averaging a mere 140 passing yards allowed per contest. With the way he has been playing, it will be hard to bench Smith. If you do roll with him this week, I would at least temper your expectations.
RB: LeGarrette Blount, Philadelphia Eagles
There's no denying that Blount has been great since Darren Sproles was lost for the season in Week 3. Over the last two games, Blount has carried the ball 30 times for a whopping 210 yards, good for 7.0 yards per carry. But tonight's matchup against the Panthers does not set the bruising back up for much success. Carolina has the NFL's sixth-best rush defense, allowing just 79.8 rushing yards per game. The Panthers defense has also yet to allow a running back to score double digit fantasy points in a standard league this season, with matchups against Carlos Hyde, LeSean McCoy, Mark Ingram, Mike Gillislee, and Ameer Abdullah. Blount is nothing more than a flex play.
RB: Carlos Hyde, San Francisco 49ers
Hyde had looked surprisingly spry in the first four games of the season, but that quickly came to an end in Week 5. In San Francisco's 26-23 overtime loss to the Colts, Hyde carried the ball just eight times for 11 yards (1.4 yards per carry), and wasn't even on the field for most of the second half. While he was on the sidelines, rookie running back Matt Breida played well, which led to head coach Kyle Shanahan saying he would use a "hot-hand" approach from here on out. Facing the Redskins, who have allowed only one rushing touchdown on the season, I have both 49ers backs on my bench this week.
RB: Duke Johnson, Cleveland Browns
Johnson has been the only usable Browns running back this season, as teammate Isaiah Crowell has been one of fantasy's biggest busts. Johnson has been taking advantage of his opportunities on offense, as he has at least 47 receiving yards in four of Cleveland's five games. However the back has yet to top six carries in a game, and has four or less rush attempts in four of the five games. Kevin Hogan is now starting at quarterback for the Browns, and Hogan has targeted Johnson at a much lower rate than Deshone Kizer has this year. Despite injuries to several significant players last week, the Texans defense is still good against opposing running backs. I'd still start him in PPR leagues but would be a lot more hesitant in standard leagues.
WR: Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders
Cooper has looked awful this season. In his last three games, the third-year receiver has caught just four of 15 targets for 23 yards COMBINED. Cooper entered the season as a possible breakout candidate, but now fantasy owners are hoping he can become a mere viable fantasy option. Cooper has suffered from a serious case of the drops this season. While the return of Derek Carr will hopefully help the young receiver, he is too tough to trust at the moment. Even if the Chargers No. 1 corner, Casey Hayward, shadows Michael Crabtree, I'd wait for Cooper to have a solid game before putting him back in my lineup.
WR: Sammy Watkins, Los Angeles Rams
If you take away his huge performance against the 49ers, Watkins has a total of eight receptions for 105 yards in four games. While that alone is awful, keep in mind that he is playing in the Rams' offense, which has been one of the highest-scoring units all year. Goff is having himself a great year, but that has not helped the play of Watkins whatsoever. His season-low came last week when he was held without a catch for the first time as a Ram. And just like Goff, Watkins goes up against the Jaguars this week, whose pass defense has surrendered just one touchdown to a wide receiver this season. Cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Bouye will shut Watkins down.
WR: Martavis Bryant, Pittsburgh Steelers
The list of wide receiver busts continues with Bryant. After sitting out the entire 2016 season, Bryant has caught just 15 of 31 targets for 204 yards and one touchdown in 2017. Similar to his quarterback, Bryant tends to struggle on the road. In 12 career road games, the receiver has combined for just 37 receptions, 555 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Bryant's success is dependent on catching deep targets, and Roethlisberger has simply been unable to get him the ball. Between both the receiver and the quarterback's struggles this season, it's hard to feel comfortable starting Bryant in Kansas City.
TE: Jared Cook, Oakland Raiders
Cook's fantasy value has essentially been completely dependent on his ability to score a touchdown. With that happening only once this season, it's safe to say that Cook has not been a great option for fantasy owners this year. The tight end has topped 50 receiving yards only once, and that came in Week 1 against Tennessee's poor defense. The Chargers on the other hand have allowed the ninth-fewest receiving yards to tight ends this season, and have also held all opposing tight ends out of the endzone in 2017. This is not the game to roll the dice with Cook.
TE: Ed Dickson, Carolina Panthers
Dickson has come up big for the Panthers over the last two weeks. During that span, the tight end has caught eight of nine targets for 237 yards, and seems to be a big reason for Cam Newton's turnaround. But it will be tough for Dickson to put up another efficient performance tonight against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have allowed only one tight end to score double digits in fantasy points this year, and that was Travis Kelce. Dickson may be talented, but he is nowhere near Kelce in terms of his receiving skills. With the tight end position proving to be incredibly shallow (yet again) this year, you may be forced to start Dickson this week. Consider him a low-end starting option at best.
Matt Citak is a producer for CBS Local Sports and a proud Vanderbilt alum. Follow him on Twitter or send comments to email@example.com.


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Just a theory but, I see starting a business as entering a contract with the community. The business is there to service some need which the community has (in this case promotional photography) and the Church of "God is more colourful than a Baboon's Arse" is a part of that community....probably has been since before the business existed. On that basis, I would ignore their anti-gay heritage and take their business (charging full price of course).
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This entry was originally written by Wendy Bebout Elliott, Ph.D., FUGA, for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
One of the earliest known maps printed of Kentucky is John Filson's for 1784. A later detailed map of Kentucky watercourses (22 x 46 inches) is published and sold by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Maps and Publications Office, Division of Research, 133 Holmes St., Frankfort, KY 40601. This office maintains a large collection of maps and atlases available for purchase. Helpful in locating early land grants is Luke Munsell's map printed in 1819 entitled 'Map of the State of Kentucky together with parts of Indiana and Indian Territories.' A copy of this map can be obtained from the Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, Washington, DC 20540.
The Kentucky Libraries and Archives (see Kentucky Archives, Libraries, and Societies) houses a collection of Kentucky maps for the period 1784'1818, including agency-sponsored late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century maps, but this collection is largely unprocessed. Maps for the state are also available at the Kentucky Historical Society, University of Kentucky Library, and the Filson Library. These collections include state, county, and city maps. For historical maps of Kentucky counties, see www.abraxis.com/beegee/Genealogy/Kentucky/Maps/kymaps.htm.
Cadastral maps show landowners, drawn from official registers, and used in conjunction with the appropriation of taxes, which list quantity, value, and ownership of real estate. Maps are included in:
- DenBoer, Gordon. Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: Kentucky. Edited by John H. Long. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1995. Contains data on 126 counties and includes 629 maps.
- Field, Thomas P. Guide to Kentucky Place Names. Revised edition. Lexington: Kentucky Geological Survey, 1991. This updated edition replaces Rennick's 1984 compilation.
- Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984. A survey of Kentucky places was undertaken in 1971. This volume was published to publicize and stimulate interest in the survey. It catalogs approximately one-fourth of presently known places, usually only the largest, best known, and/or most important.
- Stephenson, R. W. Land Ownership Maps. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. Contains maps of thirty-five Kentucky counties.
U.S. Geological Survey Maps (see page 5) for Kentucky are helpful in locating cemeteries.