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I realised today that Papers Past have extended coverage of the Wanganui Chronicle to 1919 -- perfect when it comes to some trawling for references to Boyd's first zoo at Aramoho, north of Wanganui. You'll find my chapter on his zoo there in The Zoo War (2008), the text for that chapter currently up on Scribd.
This is the life and times of the Aramoho Zoo, started by Boyd in 1908. These articles date from three years into its period of existence.
7 January 1911
The lion cub born recently at the Aramoho Zoo; but which died a few days later, has been placed in the museum. It has been well mounted by Mr. H. W. Hesse, Curator.
18 January 1911
[Borough Council]
ARAMOHO ZOO.-From Mr J. J. Boyd, proprietor of the Aramoho Zoo, suggesting that the Council should form a footpath to the Zoo. or from the trams to the gate. He also thought the Council should arrange for the Harrison Band to play at the Zoo on occasions. Mr Boyd pointed out that he had established the zoo at great cost and had thereby made the trams profitable. As he had received the offer of a good opening in Auckland, he thought it would pay the Council to give him some encouragement to stay Wanganui—The Mayor thought the Council should do all it could to encourage Mr Boyd, and he moved that the Garrison Band and City Band be asked to give two concerts each before the winter. It was also decided to inform Mr Boyd that the footpath would be formed so soon as a standard survey was made.
20 January 1911
Admission: Adults 1s; Children over 12, 6d,
Under twelve, 3d.
AFTERNOON TEA. 6d.
11 February 1911
Mr J. J. Boyd, the popular proprietor of the Aramoho Zoo, is never happier than when he is getting something new or making additions to his collection of animals, etc. Both from an educative and pleasurable point of view, the Aramoho Zoo is worth a visit. The leopards and the puma are very fine specimens, and the lions and bears have grown considerably since their arrival; recent additions are monkeys from the Cape, and Lemier's monkeys [lemurs] from Madagascar, all splendid specimens. Besides seeing the animals and birds, all kinds of amusements may be indulged in such as croquet, billiards, quoits, swing-boating—all free. The children are also catered for, Mr Boyd having recently erected a child's swingboat, which holds six small children and is perfectly safe. The tea kiosk is well arranged and afternoon tea is always obtainable, Sundays included. The number of stuffed birds, butterflies, curios, etc., from all parts of the world, which are ranged around the walls, are well worth a visit of inspection. Either the Glasgow or Dublin Street cars will take you to the Aramoho terminus, and then it is only two minutes' walk.
4 March 1911
29 March 1911
THE ZOO.—From Mr J. J. Bovd, stating .that as he intends to establish a Zoo at Auckland, he would sell the Aramoho Zoo to the Borough Council for £10,000. He wished an early reply for, in the event of the Council not buying the Zoo, he would remove it to Auckland.—lt was decided to inform Mr Boyd that the Council had no intention of purchasing the zoo.
10 May 1911
The Aramoho Zoo is not to be removed, as Mr. J. J. Boyd's son is coming to Wanganui to take charge of it while Mr. Boyd Snr. attends to the Onehunga Zoo. Local residents will be glad to hear that the Zoo is to be continued.
23 May 1911
Mr and Mrs J. J. Boyd, jun., and three sons have arrived from Wellington to take charge of the Aramoho Zoo … Mr and Mrs J. J. Boyd, Sen., and Miss Boyd left by the Main Trunk train on Monday for Auckland. Mr. Boyd is to superintend the erection of the buildings for the Onehunga Zoo.
10 June 1911
The other provincial towns of New Zealand must awake and be brisk, or Wanganui will assuredly leave them in the race. In Wanganui is good provision of the things lively and of interest: good company, good climate, good cheer, good amusement. There is even a zoo, and the zoo at Aramoho is not to be despised. There are macaws there that took me immediately into their confidence, and who occupy honourable rank among the pleasantest chaps I met in the little city by the big river.
2 August 1911
[Report from Wanganui Museum.]
The additions are two fallow deer from Makirikiri, and a wallaby from the Aramoho Zoo. The latest addition is a ring-tailed lemur (lemur catta) which died at Mr. Boyd's Zoo and which has been placed amongst the Primates.
22 November 1911
[Borough Council meeting report]
Zoo. —Messrs Longmore and Co., in whose hands Mr. J. J. Boyd has put the Aramoho Zoo for sale, wrote offering it to the Council for £5,000. Failing a sale the animals are to be removed and the land cut up.—Referred to the Finance Committee.
22 December 1911
It is always a problem with heads of families and others as to what to do on a holiday. Just now many of our readers are concerned, as to where and how they should spend Boxing Day. With parents it is a question of where are they to take the children so as to derive the greatest enjoyment at the minimum of expense. This year, however, a solution will be easily found. Judging from what Mr. J. J. Boyd announces is to take place at the Zoo on Tuesday, there should be only one rendezvous for young and old that day —the Aramoho Zoo. If it were only for the sake of seeing the birds and animals, the Zoo would be a desirable place to take the children. One never gets tired of watching the inhabitants of the cages; for there is always something novel and interesting about them. They are an education in themselves. But for Boxing Day however, besides there being a ridiculously low price for admission, a great programme for the amusement of the young folks has been prepared. As set out in another column, there will be clowns, Punch and Judy and other mirth makers, while there will be innumerable prizes for the children, and all manner of races, scrambles, bran tubs, etc. There is also a baby show, and a beauty show, which should attract a large of entries. Hot water will be supplied free.
22 December 1911
20 March 1912
The two Teddy Bears from the Zoo are funny, especially on a fine day like Thursday will be. Look out for them on the trapeze. Please take some peanuts for them.
22 October 1912
The cosmopolitan family at the Onehunga Zoo seems to be thriving (says the Auckland "Star"). Mr. Boyd has imported a very fine baboon from Africa. Three cub lions were born on Tuesday week, and are doing well. The two Malay bears, the young Nepaul [sic] tiger, and the Victoria crowned pigeons, which were imported from India a few weeks back, are also in good condition. Two schools from the country and one from the city visited the Zoo during the week, and the children were much interested in the new arrivals.
(This included here because the "Nepaul tiger" was mentioned later, at Aramoho Zoo.)
16 November 1912
TO Let Aramoho garden and Zoo. Rent low. Apply T. J. Boyd, Foster's Hotel.
22 July 1913
[Wanganui East Boy Scouts fundraising]
Mrs. V. Stroobant, of Aramoho Tea Gardens and Zoo, offered to organise an entertainment and dance in aid of the funds. This offer was cordially accepted.
13 December 1913
Barton Bros. Circus proprietors, will arrive at Aramoho Tuesday, Dec. 16th. Location at the Zoo.
5 February 1914
The carcase of the lion which died at the Aramoho Zoo a few days ago has been treated by Mr. W. H. Hesse, curator of the Wanganui Museum. The animal was only about 18 months old when it died. It had a fine head, a magnificent set of teeth, and a beautiful coat. When ready for exhibition, the body of the lion will make a splendid acquisition to the Museum.
16 February 1914
ARRIVED and now on view, two beautiful lions, also other large animals, birds, monkeys, donkeys, tigers, bears, all alive. Aramoho Zoo
17 February 1914
[Report on preparations for Wanganui Carnival]
Aramoho Zoo. —Mr Robinson reported having interviewed the proprietress of the Aramoho Zoo, and that that lady had said the committee was welcome to the loan of anything in the Zoo. —It was decided to thank the proprietress for her kind offer.
26 February 1914
In a tent in the Avenue a remarkable freak of nature is being exhibited. It is a four-months' old calf with six and a-half feet. It is alive and well, and has come direct from the Aramoho Zoo. Much interest is being shown in the freak.
26 May 1914
WANTED— Old horses for the Aramoho Zoo.
1 June 1914
ON view, and all Alive —Lions, Tigers, Bears, Kangaroos, Lizards, Swans, Tortoises, Baboons, Monkeys. Peacocks, Jackasses. Donkeys, Oppossums. Variety of Birds. Aramoho Zoo.
28 August 1914
An unusual operation was performed at the Aramoho Zoo on Wednesday, when a fish-hook was extracted from the jaws of a lion. The fish hook had evidently found its way into the animal's mouth in a piece of meat. The lion was lassoed and tied down ,and then chloroformed. Professor Cowardine then entered the cage, and in a few minutes cut the hook out of the lion's jaw.
9 September 1914
[Wanganui Council] Building Inspector (Mr. T. M. Copeland) in his report to the Council for the month of August:—… He also inspected the Aramoho Zoo and found everything very satisfactory.
3 October 1914
The old Aramoho grounds are now wearing their best spring raiment, and are being visited by crowds. The public are perhaps not aware that there's a good number of animals and birds at the zoo – lions, tigers, bears, kangaroos, monkeys etc. The Nepaul [sic] tiger is the only one of its kind in Australasia, and is a very fine specimen. Afternoon tea may always be procured on the grounds. Free swing boats are provided for the children, and altogether a most enjoyable and instructive time may be spent. The admission is only 6d and 3d, and trams run to within two hundred yards of the gate.
19 February 1915
A case of shocking cruelty to an animal was reported to us yesterday. It seems that a number of cattle were unloaded from a truck at the Aramoho railway yards on Wednesday. One beast was in a bad state, having been trampled on by others, and for 24 hours lay on the ground. Then came the crowning act, a carter yesterday afternoon putting a rope round the animal's carcase, and dragging it (still alive), along the roadway for some distance, when it was killed and the meat taken to the Aramoho Zoo. It is to be hoped the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will take action in the matter.
20 February 1915
(To the Editor.)
Sir,—l see in this morning's paper a case of fearful cruelty to an animal from the railway yards at Aramoho, and you distinctly say the meat was taken to the Aramoho Zoo. Please allow me to stoutly deny this, as not one grain of those animals was brought to our place. Hoping you will contradict the statement, as you have been most wrongly informed. —Yours, etc., (Mrs.) V. STROOBANT. Aramoho Zoo.
26 June 1915
WANTED Known.—Aramoho Zoo, new management. New animals just arrived. Now on view.
2 March 1916
WANTED Known.—The Aramoho Zoo to let, as a going concern; low rental to good tenant. Apply C. H. Burnett, Ridgway Street.
3 March 1916
Some excitement, and incidentally a little alarm, was occasioned at Aramoho on Wednesday by the escape from the Zoo of an old-man monkey. The animal, as it subsequently transpired, was tame enough, but its size and appearance were such as to suggest unpleasant possibilities, especially to any children who might arouse its wrath. There was, too, the danger of injury by shock in the event of any woman or child meeting the big and ugly brute unexpectedly. Consequently the chase for the vagrant was a serious business, and he was ultimately located among the upper branches of a tree, wherein he had stopped for a rest after his exciting scamper through gardens and over roofs. To the relief of the onlookers the big fellow submitted quietly to being roped by his keeper, by whom he was led back to captivity.
27 March 1916
Aramoho appears to be quite an exciting place to reside in. Recently a baboon escaped from the Zoo, and his example was followed last night by a brown bear. The animal wandered along the road towards the railway bridge. Here he was met by two men, homeward bound, and discussing the war. They possibly remembered the saying that "Two is company, and three is a crowd," and as far as they were concerned the bear soon had the road to himself. The news that the bear was out quickly spread, and for a time a state of mild siege reigned in the locality, despite a statement that the wanderer had a most benevolent disposition. Eventually the bear was induced to return to his home at the Zoo.
30 March 1916
We are informed that the carcase of the bear which escaped from the Aramoho Zoo, and which provided scope for big-game hunting on Sunday evening last, was allowed to lie until yesterday where it fell, beside the river bank. It is a pity that someone was not interested enough to arrange to take over the carcase for Museum purposes.
31 March 1916
A Malay bear at the Aramoho Zoo was deliberately poisoned yesterday … On hearing that the bear which escaped from the Aramoho Zoo on Sunday night had been shot, the hon. Curator of the Museum lost no time in securing the carcase. The carcase of the bear has been skinned, and will in due course be stuffed and placed among the many interesting exhibits at the Museum.
5 April 1916
At the meeting of the Borough Council last night a letter was received from the Aramoho Beautifying Society referring to the recent escape of wild animals from the Aramoho Zoo, and urging the Council to take the necessary steps to have the menagerie removed.
A petition signed by about two hundred Aramoho residents also urged action, and complained of alleged smells and the roaring of some of the animals, particularly during church hours. The Minister for Internal Affairs, who has been approached on the matter, wrote stating that the Council had power, under the Municipal Corporations Act of 1908, to make a by-law to deal with the matter. He also reminded them of a letter the Council wrote in 1910 urging that permission be granted for the establishment of the Zoo on the grounds that "it would be a great benefit to the town and district.''
The Mayor referred to the fact that the Onehunga Borough Council had passed a by-law to do away with the Onehunga Zoo, and the Supreme Court had upheld their action. The matter was now however, before the Appeal Court. The passing of a by-law would take time, and more animals might escape.
Referring to the complaints of noise, the Mayor thought that the residents themselves would have to take action in the civil court. There had been a complaint on a former occasion in regard to the bellowing of stock in the accommodation paddocks. However, the Council could move if public health or safety was concerned.
On the motion of the Mayor it was "decided to draw the attention of the police and the public health inspector to the alleged state of affairs at the Zoo, and to warn the proprietor that the Council would hold him responsible for any damage or danger that might occur.
5 May 1916
Re Aramoho Zoo— The Borough should purchase this property. The Zoo grounds offer a splendid opportunity for the Borough to acquire an open space and recreation ground for Aramoho. The grounds are nicely laid out and well planted with old and suitable trees, and contain a caretaker's house and such buildings as are required for a "Tea-house" and bandstand. The Zoo itself could be abandoned, if thought desirable. The present condition of affairs in this Zoo should not be allowed to continue. Have the Borough had any inspection made of the condition of the cages containing the animals? If so, when was the last inspection made previous to the animals escaping some few weeks ago? The escape of an adult chimpanzee and a medium-sized bear immediately alongside a public school ground may not be regarded by the Council as being a very serious matter, but when the three lions take a stroll round Aramoho one of these dark winter evenings, perhaps the residents may have something further, to say to those responsible in this matter.
23 May 1916
The defendant in a civil case heard at the Magistrate's Court yesterday said he was the lessee of the Aramoho Zoo. Under examination he said he paid 30s a week for the zoo, and the takings were about 25s weekly. He said he had also to provide the food for the animals, mentioning three horses and a cow in that respect. The defendant's evidence was suggestive of a speculation, as he expressed the opinion that in summer time the receipts might be considerably increased.
14 June 1916
Last night the Borough Council received a report from the engineer (Mr Staveley) on the Aramoho "Zoo". In consequence of the report it was decided to request the Proprietor to close the Zoo, and to remove the animals.
28 June 1916
In the appeal case, Boyd v. the Onehunga Borough Council, dealing with the right of the former to keep wild animals in the borough, the Appeal Count at Wellington unanimously held that clause 2 of the by-law was too wide and was therefore ultra vires and invalid, being couched in much wider language than the reason for passing the by-law expressed in the recital. Costs were allowed to the appellant in the Supreme Court and also in the Court of Appeal as on the highest scale and as from a distance. Further, a declaration was made that Clause 2 of the by-law was invalid. The decision is of interest to the Wanganui Borough Council, who have recently been discussing the removal of the Aramoho Zoo.
19 June 1919
FOR SALE. —Aramoho Tea Gardens. Terms or cash. Apply J. J. Boyd, onr., Royal Oak Zoo, Onehunga.


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Team Minaj is the name for the group of devoted fans of Nicki Minaj. Typical activities for members of Team Minaj include following Minaj on Twitter at the address @NICKIMINAJ, listening to Minaj's music, getting their boobs signed, and many other activities.
While Team Minaj refers to entire fan base as a whole, there are several terms coined by Minaj that refer members of Team Minaj based off sex and sexual orientation. All of these terms are typically pluralized with the letter 'Z' per Minaj's Twitter lexicon.
Harajuku Barbiez, also shortened to Harajuku Barbz, Barbiez, HBz, and most commonly Barbz[1] are Minaj's female fans. The name derives from Minaj's girly-girly alter-ego, The Harajuku Barbie, and the fashion she promotes. The plural Barbz is sometimes used to refer to all members of Team Minaj as a whole, regardless of gender.[2] The singular Harajuku Barbie or HB is also used by Minaj to describe the head of all the barbiez—herself—without specifically implying that it is the alter ego speaking.[3]
Ken Barbz
Harajuku Kenz, also called HKz, Kenz, and most commonly Ken Barbz are Minaj's homosexual (and most likely bisexual) male fans.[4] The name derives from the term Barbz but gets the term "Ken" from the name of the Barbie doll's boyfriend.
Boyz are Minaj's male fans that are heterosexual. Minaj confirmed this fact via Twitter.[5]
- ↑ Maraj, Onika. (@NICKIMINAJ). "One of my barbz got my signature and catch phrase tatted. *kisses her* iiiiiitttttsss barbie biiiitttccchh!!! http://plixi.com/p/90184669." April 7, 2011, 1:30 AM. Tweet.
- ↑ Maraj, Onika. (@NICKIMINAJ). "*pops bottles* thx barbz! --> RT @KenMinaj4Ever: WTGA is Nicki`s third Top 10 in the US debuting at #6 & First #1 in the UK. Congrats HB.." May 11, 2011, 12:03 PM. Tweet.
- ↑ Maraj, Onika. (@NICKIMINAJ). "Dear Barbz, I haven't written in a while. Plz 4give me. In time, you'll understand. Its now or never barbz. Love Alwayz, HB." July 26, 2010, 12:19 PM. Tweet.
- ↑ Maraj, Onika. (@NICKIMINAJ). "No! Ur just boyz! ;) > RT @ScaffBeezyBro: @NICKIMINAJ nicki, the straight boys, r we still ken barbs too? This has been a topic of debate." May 13, 2011, 5:48 PM. Tweet.
- ↑ Maraj, Onika. (@NICKIMINAJ). "No! Ur just boyz! ;) > RT @ScaffBeezyBro: @NICKIMINAJ nicki, the straight boys, r we still ken barbs too? This has been a topic of debate." May 13, 2011, 5:48 PM. Tweet.


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Congratulations are in order for team USA.
With an outstanding performance, team USA has brought home 2 golds in snowboarding and a bronze in team figure skating at the 2014 Sochi Winter Game, which is held in Russia this year.
Consisting of 230 members this victorious team has not only demonstrated their athletic abilities, but also demonstrated how fashion forward winners can be, clothed in their Ralph Lauren designed uniforms and ornamented in the unique collection of Village wear apparel and accessories.
This is only the beginning for team USA as the 2014 Winter Games will continue with more exhilarating freestyle skiing and snowboarding.


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Cannot login to Horde Webmail (Plesk): Login Failed
While Login into Webmail it returns the error: "Login failed"
Make sure that it is possible to connect to localhost:143 from the command line using telnet. If you get the error as below:
# telnet localhost 143 localhost/143: Name or service not known
then check /etc/hosts file. It must have permissions -rw-r–r– and contain the record for localhost in the following format:
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
Above is from From Parallels Knowledgebase
If /var/log/psa-horde/psa-horde.log shows something like:
FAILED LOGIN xx.xx.xx.xx to localhost:143[imap/notls] as email@example.com FAILED LOGIN xx.xx.xx.xx to localhost:143[imap/notls] as firstname.lastname@example.com
I have searched regarding this but unable to find any fix so, I just re-installed the IMAP Service on the server. Following are the steps using which I have re-installed IMAP Server:
1) You can find the RPMS used by Plesk in /root/psa/PSA_version directory OR you can download the Tar (Not Autoinstaller) containing RPMS from Parallels website http://www.parallels.com/en/download/ (need registration it's free)
2) go to the RPM directory which contains courier Imap RPM's
#cd [path to the PSA RPM Directory]/dist-rpm-CentOS-4.2-i386/base/
3) Re-install courier-imap-3.0.8-cos4.build81070322.16.i586.rpm and psa-courier-imap-add-8.1.1-cos4.build81070322.16.i586.rpm which will automatically restart the services too
[root@vps base]# pwd /root/plesk/dist-rpm-CentOS-4.2-i386/base [root@vps base]# rpm -Uvh courier-imap-3.0.8-cos4.build81070322.16.i586.rpm psa-courier-imap-add-8.1.1-cos4.build81070322.16.i586.rpm –force Preparing… ########################################### [100%] Reloading configuration: [ OK ] 1:courier-imap ########################################### [ 50%] Stopping Courier-IMAP server: Stopping imap [ OK ] Stopping imap-ssl [ OK ] Stopping pop3 [ OK ] Stopping pop3-ssl [ OK ] Starting Courier-IMAP server: Starting imapd [ OK ] Starting imap-ssl [ OK ] Starting pop3 [ OK ] Starting pop3-ssl [ OK ] 2:psa-courier-imap-add ########################################### [100%] Stopping Courier-IMAP server: Stopping imap [ OK ] Stopping imap-ssl [ OK ] Stopping pop3 [ OK ] Stopping pop3-ssl [ OK ] Starting Courier-IMAP server: Starting imapd [ OK ] Starting imap-ssl [ OK ] Starting pop3 [ OK ] Starting pop3-ssl [ OK ] [root@vps base]# netstat -nap | grep :143 tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:143 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1657/couriertcpd [root@vps base]# telnet localhost 143 Trying 127.0.0.1… Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'.
After this I was able to login into Webmail without any problem. I hope this will help other to fix the issue too


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May 7, 2011
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - No. 3 UC Santa Barbara's Cinderella run came to end at the hands of the No.8 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday night, falling in a tense, drama-filled five-set championship match by a score of 3-2 (20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 15-9) at Penn State's Rec Hall.
The Gauchos battled back from a 2-1 game deficit to force a fifth game, but were unable to complete the comeback. Senior opposite Cullen Irons paced the Gaucho's attack, collecting 16 kills on 38 attacks. Senior outside hitter Jeff Menzel had a tough match despite collecting his first double-double of the season (13 kills, 10 digs), finishing with his lowest single-match hitting percentage of the year at .025. Senior middle blocker Scott Slaughter had a strong attacking night for the Gauchos, tallying eight kills and leading the team with a .583 hitting percentage.
Ohio State was led by Shawn Sangrey, who punished the Gauchos defense with 30 kills. Setter Steven Kehoe, named Tournament MVP, recorded 65 assists on the night.In the end, UCSB's inability to stop Sangrey and Grayson Overman proved to be the end of their season. As Irons put it, "Shawn Sangrey,we didn't have an answer. That was just the difference right there, getting kills. He was over .300, almost .400." Sangrey in fact finished with a .389 hitting percentage with 30 kills, while Overman had 12 kills and a match leading .800 hitting percentage.
The loss brought an end to the Gaucho's longest winning streak of the season at four, and also brought an end to their seven-match winning streak against the Buckeyes, who recorded their first win ever against UCSB to claim the championship. UCSB finishes the season with an overall record of 18-15.
In the final matches of their career, a pair of Gauchos set career milestones. Jeff Menzel, a first team All-American and All-MPSF choice, ecliped the 500 kill mark for the third consecutive year, finishing the year with 506 kills. Jeff wraps up his Gaucho career with 2074 kills, third-most in school history. Senior libero Andy McGuire tallied 10 digs on the night, giving him 277 digs on the year. That total gives Andy the top two single-season digit dig totals in school history. Formerly second on the list, Aaron's Mansfield 270 dig campaign in 2004 is now third. It was the fourth match in a row that Andy has recorded double digits.
The national runners-up, UCSB had one member of the All-Tournament team: senior Cullen Irons who, over the weekend, led the team in kills (31) and was second in both blocks (8) and digs (13).
A match that ended in such heartbreak started off with the Gauchos feeling hopeful, as several OSU errors spurred the Gauchos to a first-game victory. Ohio had nine service errors in the game, including three by Kehoe, to go along with five attack errors. In fact, seven of UCSB's first eight points came off of OSU errors. The Buckeyes recorded six errors on their first seven serving attempts. Despite the miscues, the game remained tied as late as 17-17, when back-to-back kills from sophomore middle blocker Dylan Davis, Thursday night's hero, and Scott Slaughter created room to breathe for the Gauchos. Davis, who put a dent in the NCAA record book by recording the highest single-match hitting percentage (.882) in tourney history on Thursday night, had a more quiet night against OSU, finishing with four kills and a .250 hitting percentage. The teams traded points to 23-20, when consecutive kills from Slaughter and Jeff Menzel clinched the set for UCSB.
The second game did not start as fortuitously for the Gauchos, who fell in early hole due to numerous attacking errors. Despite what turned out to be a strong finish, Irons had a bit of a slow start, not picking up his first kill of the match until UCSB was down 3-5 in the second set. Despite the early deficit, the Gauchos fought their way back and were tied up until 19-19. At that point, a Sangrey kill followed by a service ace from John Klanac off the arm of senior outside hitter Trey Valbuena swung the game in favor of the Buckeyes.Valbuena picked up five kills on the night, finishing the tourney with 13 kills overall. OSU never looked back after the ace, claiming six of the seven points following the tie at 19-19. For the game, McGuire picked up half of his 10 blocks, and Irons recorded a solid five kills. OSU picked up seven team blocks during the game.
Things seemed to be looking up for UCSB at the start of the third set, as they rushed out to an early lead, capped off by a Menzel ace that made the score 4-1. Ohio State was undeterred however, going on a run in which they claimed 12 of the following 17 points to make it 13-9. That chasm only grew deeper for UCSB, who never really threatened the rest of the game.
The Gauchos jumped out to a second consecutive early lead in the fourth game, going up 4-2 after the first six points. However, once again UCSB relinquished the lead, as OSU tied it up late in the game at 17-17. Off that tie, back-to-back points by the Gauchos prompted a timeout from OSU coach Pete Hanson. Off the timeout, Scott Slaughter and senior setter Vince Devany teamed up for a block to retain momentum in UCSB's favor. Devany also finished the night with 41 assists, the seventh straight match he has eclipsed the 40-assist mark. A service ace from senior outside hitter Todd Travis that brought the score to 23-19 extinguished any hope of a comeback from the Buckeyes. Another kill from Menzel closed out the set for the Gauchos, ensuring that the national championship would come down to a dramatic fifth set.
The fifth set was as tense as possible for the first 12 points, as the teams literally went tit-for-tat. With the score 6-6 and Dylan Davis serving, a kill from Sangrey was followed by a triple block of an attack from Cullen Irons, swinging the momentum permanently to Ohio State. The Gauchos never recovered, accumulating just three more points in the match as OSU cruised to a 15-9 game victory. The game clinching point came off a triple block of a Menzel attack. Ohio State had a perfect sideout percentage and hit a lofty .714 as a team in the decisive game.
Ohio State claimed their first national championship in program history. UCSB moves to 0-5 in NCAA title matches in school history.
Head Coach Rick McLaughlin did not dwell on the loss, instead praising his team, saying "I'm extremely proud of my team and all of the seniors especially, for just having a great year. It was just an incredible effort by them."
Scott Slaughter similarly praised his team's effort, saying "You can hang your head if you want, but as long as you left it on the court there's absolutely no reason to. I thought that we did that. I thought we left it all on the court. We went to five. There's nothing you can regret."
For the match, UCSB was outhit by OSU .329 to.198. The Gauchos hit above .250 in just one game, while Ohio State was above .250 in four of five games. They were also outblocked as a team 16.5 to 14.0.
In October of 2008, UCSB Athletics launched the Gauchos Give community outreach initiative for all 450 athletes and 20 sports. Gaucho athletes give back to their community through free clinics, helping families during the holidays, providing financial and emotional support during tragedies and touching the lives of youth groups.
Part of the Gauchos Give program allows groups (non-profit, charitable or local businesses) to enjoy games on campus for free. Throughout the year, a large number of tickets are reserved for groups to enjoy a game at no cost. For more information on the Gauchos Give Tickets program, click here or call 805.893.UCSB.
The Gaucho Fund, launched as part of the Dare to Be Great strategic plan, is UCSB Athletics' annual giving program to provide vital funding support for scholarships, academic success and leadership development for Gaucho student-athletes. The Gaucho Fund is the anchor to the Dare to Be Great campaign.
Video: 5/7 Men's Volleyball: UCSB Unable to Capture NCAA Championship
May 7, 2011
UCSB Unable to Capture NCAA Championship
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LAS VEGAS -- At CinemaCon, most studios charm movie theater owners by putting their best-looking stars center stage. On Tuesday, however, Warner Bros. went a different route, opting to promote its summer slate with the help of its most recognizable filmmakers.
Zack Snyder was here to show off a new trailer from his take on Superman, "Man of Steel." Guillermo del Toro spoke of his passion for his big-budget robot tale "Pacific Rim." Todd Phillips, the director behind "The Hangover" franchise, was meant to talk about the third installment of the comedy series -- but he also took the opportunity to try to liven up the crowd.
"Let's wake this up a little," said Phillips, who arrived on stage after the studio's distribution chief, Dan Fellman, and movie division President Jeff Robinov had spoken at length about how successful Warner Bros. has been and will continue to be.
Phillips, who in an interview later admitted he was a bit drunk during the presentation, certainly made an impression on the crowd. He told the audience that he had recently been asked if he was worried about "The Hangover Part III" opening on the same weekend in May as Universal's "Fast & Furious 6."
Apparently not: "Come on, it's ... Vin Diesel and the Rock," he said, using some colorful language.
Ultimately, exhibitors seemed most invigorated by the trailer for "Man of Steel," which depicted Clark Kent being given away as a baby, realizing his powers as a child and ultimately maturing into an adult superhero.
When he first met with Christopher Nolan and wife Emma about the possibility of taking on "Man of Steel," Snyder said, he was fearful.
"I wasn't sure if I had something poignant to say about Superman. I had so much respect for the character and I just wasn't sure what I had to give him," the director said. "I really hope I can give you something awesome."
PHOTOS: Hollywood Backlot moments
Del Toro, meanwhile, seemed the most confident in his upcoming project, which tells the story of robots piloted by soldiers who must defend themselves against monsters from the sea. The filmmaker waxed poetic about the three-year-long process of making the $190-million production, saying that at 48 the experience of making the movie had changed his life.
"This allowed me to try a scope and a palette that I hadn't tried before," he said. "The summer is a very special time for movies ... it's not only a time to create big, loud, beautiful movies, but to engage in world creation. It's a massive window for the audience to be able to see our world populated by things they will never see in real life."
Warner Bros. also showed snippets from the rest of its 2013 slate, including the sequel "300: Rise of an Empire"; the Hugh Jackman abduction drama "Prisoners"; and "Gravity," in which Sandra Bullock plays an astronaut spiraling through space.
The Warner Bros. presentation took place hours after National Assn. of Theatre Owners President and Chief Executive John Fithian had urged Hollywood to make less R-rated fare. As it happens, however, the biggest laughs during the studio's slate came in response to a graphic trailer for the Jennifer Aniston-Jason Sudeikis comedy "We're the Millers," in which a character's genitals swell after a tarantula attack.
'Man of Steel' trailer: Krypton's doom, Zod's attack
Universal shows off 'Fast' cast, confirms 'Pitch Perfect' sequel
Brad Pitt gets Las Vegas convention riled up with 'World War Z' clips
Roger Ebert: Career in pictures
ENVELOPE: The latest awards buzz
PHOTOS: Greatest box office flops


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From Latin obiectum ("object", literally "thrown against"), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō ("I throw against"), from ob- ("against") + iaciō ("I throw").
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- Noun
- (UK) enPR: ŏb'jĕkt, IPA(key): /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/
- (US) enPR: ŏb'jĕkt, IPA(key): /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/
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- Verb
object (plural objects)
- A thing that has physical existence.
- Objective; the goal, end or purpose of something.
- 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
- The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.
- 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
- (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
- A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.
- The convertible, once the object of his desire, was now the object of his hatred.
- Where's your object of ridicule now?
- (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
- (category theory) An element within a category upon which functions operate. Thus, a category consists of a set of element objects and the functions that operate on them.
- (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
- Chapman
- He, advancing close / Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose / In glorious object.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- Chapman
- (thing): article, item, thing
- (person or thing toward which an emotion is directed): target
- See also Thesaurus:goal
Hyponyms of object (astronomy)
Hyponyms of object (object-oriented programming)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
the goal, end or purpose of something
in grammar
person or thing to which an emotion is directed
in object-oriented programming
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
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object (third-person singular simple present objects, present participle objecting, simple past and past participle objected) 'panget
- (intransitive) To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.
- I object to the proposal to build a new airport terminal.
- (transitive, obsolete) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
- Spenser
- He gave to him to object his heinous crime.
- Addison
- Others object the poverty of the nation.
- Whitgift
- The book […] giveth liberty to object any crime against such as are to be ordered.
- Spenser
- (transitive, obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
- Fairfax
- Of less account some knight thereto object, / Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
- Hooker
- some strong impediment or other objecting itself
- Alexander Pope
- Pallas to their eyes / The mist objected, and condensed the skies.
- Fairfax
Derived termsEdit
disagree with something or someone
From Middle French [Term?], from Old French object, from Latin obiectum.
object n (plural objecten, diminutive objectje n)
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- Afrikaans: objek


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Members of the El Salvadoran gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, have threatened Nassau County and Village of Hempstead police officers, according to County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.
The threats follow the extradition from Maryland this week of Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, known on the street as "the Reaper," an MS-13 kingpin who is the gang's highest-ranking member on the East Coast. (See full story here.)
If "MS-13 wants to threaten a cop in this county, MS-13 is going to get an answer," Ryder responded. "We will answer that threat, and we will answer it strongly."
According to Ryder, arrests have been made in connection with the threats, including one man in Hempstead who had weapons and masks in his vehicle and was threatening to execute an officer. After the arrest, Nassau police received a second threat.
A gang member who allegedly made the threat was described as a tall, thin, light-skinned Hispanic man with a tattoo of three dots next to his eyes. A police informant passed the threat on to officials.
Ryder spoke at a news conference at police headquarters in Mineola on Thursday evening. County Executive Laura Curran joined him at the lectern.
In response, police have moved special-operations and emergency-service officers into the Hemsptead area and doubled up cars in the 1st and 5th precincts, officials said.
Diaz was arraigned early Thursday in a Nassau County courtroom after his extradition. Ryder did not say whether his arrest was related to the threats made against officers, but said that police were "taking appropriate action to ensure the safety and security of our officers and medics."
The NCPD is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of anyone who has threatened police.
Curran praised the county's first responders, saying, "Their protection is our first priority," and added that the county would spare no expense "to make sure they're protected."
Seventeen MS-13 members were indicted by Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas in January on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and trafficking. According to James Hunt, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's special agent in charge at the time, those arrested included the highest-level MS-13 leader in the Northeast — presumably Diaz, though he was not publicly identified then.
The 21-count indictment charged the defendants with a variety of crimes, including murder, drug trafficking and conspiracy. All 17 defendants face up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted of the top charges, according to the D.A.'s office.
The arrests followed the grim discovery of the remains of Javier Castillo, 19, of Central Islip, in Cow Meadow Park in Freeport on Oct. 25, and Kerin Pineda, 15, in a wooded area between Freeport and Merrick, just north of the Long Island Rail Road tracks that run parallel to Sunrise Highway, on Oct. 27. The teens' murders were suspected to be MS-13-related, but none of the men arrested had been named in connection to them.
Last May, Singas's office joined a DEA investigation of alleged criminal activity of a number of MS-13 "cliques" — subgroups of the gang — in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Texas. The Long Island cliques — said to be operating in Central Islip, Freeport, Glen Cove, Greenport, Hempstead, Roosevelt and Uniondale — are alleged to be under the direct leadership of MS-13 members in El Salvador.
The investigation also turned up several kilograms of heroin allegedly trafficked internationally by gang members on Long Island and elsewhere. Officials said that the street value of the drugs is approximately $1 million. The indictment included a number of counts of cocaine and heroin trafficking in Nassau, Suffolk and Bronx counties as well as in New Jersey, Maryland and Texas.


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Species 8472
S-8472 is Voyager's biggest example of biowank. They have more than 100 times the DNA of humans (which in real life doesn't prove anything, amoebae have over 100 times as much genetic material as humans). Some of their special attributes include:
- Telepathy
- "Bioelectric fields" that wrecked havoc with Voyager's equipment.
- Aggressive cells: A few stray cells slapped onto Harry Kim grew to become many tentacles covering his face and upper body, slowly eating him alive.
- Aggressive immune systems that easily resisted Borg attempts to assimilate them by destroying the Borg nanoprobes
- Sufficient strength for one member of their species to slaughter a large pile of drones with its claws.
- Ability to survive in the vacuum of space for an undetermined period of time.
Threat Assessment
S8472 are so powerful that Voyager's crew estimated that they would completely destroy the Borg collective in a matter of months. Despite their power, however, they are surprisingly timid. Voyager's holo-doc modified some Borg nanoprobes to be undetectable by 8472 tissues in order to treat Harry, and the modified nanoprobes also proved an effective weapon against the bioships. S8472 forces subsequently retreated back to their realm after taking less than two dozen casualties--I guess with all their awesome abilities, they only wanted to fight when their opponents really couldn't fight back. Cowards.
S8472 have appeared in Trek canon on at least two subsequent occasions. One of them was left behind after the big retreat. The Hirogen, a hunter race, decided the thing would make good prey, and it was rescued by Voyager. The rest of the species decided the Federation was a threat because of the modified nanoprobes, and 8472 planned on infiltrating Earth. Voyager stumbled across one of their simulation outposts in the Delta Quadrant and talked them out of their plan, convincing them that diplomacy between S8472 and the Federation could be a wiser course of action.


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'A self made Man may prefer a self made name.' Learned Hand (1872-1961)
'What's in a name.' wrote William Shakespeare in 1595 in his play Romeo and Juliet. Clearly he had encountered as much difficulty in tracing his elusive ancestors as I have during the past 11 years. 'A Rose by any other name' may smell as sweet but let me assure you will not be as easy to find!
In 1998 I embarked on my first search for my roots. After sending away for the marriage certificate of my great grandmother Barbara Lena Heberling to John Nargar in Maryborough, I thought that my search would be simple. Both surnames were unusual and so, I assumed, would be easy to trace. Nothing could have prepared me for the surprises that lay in wait for me, or for the amount of 'detecting' that was to be required of me.
I knew that the Heberling family had come from Switzerland and I knew roughly the year in which the family could have arrived, from a five generation photograph taken in 1955, in which my great grandmother was turning 88. I estimated her birth to be in approximately 1867 as the newspaper clipping said she was 8 years old when she arrived, ( I was new to family history and as yet unaware of the importance of checking the facts) so I guessed the arrival to be in the year 1875.
After months of fruitless searches on the internet, I decided to start again and rethink a new strategy. I began to suspect that the name Heberling may have been for some reason, changed on arrival in Australia. I had heard from a friend that his grandparents had shortened a long Hungarian surname to anglicise it. Then there was the tale of a non english speaking immigrant, who, when told by the the clerk on arrival in Australia, to 'make his mark', misunderstood and literally adopted the surname Mark! Suddenly, I remembered from the German language I had learned at school, that the letter 'a' with two dots above it (an umlaut) was pronounced as 'e' would be in English. Thus Haberling with a umlaut above the 'a' would be pronounced Heberling.
Another search of the passenger lists from Hamburg through http://www.ancestry.com/presented me with the Haberling family who arrived in Maryborough Queensland in 1871 aboard the ship 'The Reichstag'. I found my great grandmother Barbara Lena aged 4 years (not 8) with her sisters Rosetta, Amalie, Bertha and Herminnie. Her father Jacob was a boot maker and he, his wife Anna Barbara and daughters had come from Zurich. These records had been provided by the Maryborough District Family History Society (MDFHS).
My search for the Haberlings spread its wings with the help of the Archives in Zurich (I had to seriously brush up on my German as the Archive replies were in written in that language) and also through the MDFHS. I now have a Haberling family tree that goes back to 1520 and sideways to Germany and the USA.
' Now,' I thought, ' this is easy'. And I set off in search of the Nargar family. Alas, there seemed to be no Nargars anywhere in the world! The birth certificate of my great grandfather showed that his father Gottlieb Nargar was born in Prussia and his mother Christiana Siegler, in Weuttemberg, Germany. The German lessons now being pursuing with a passion were to prove very useful.
I had never known that I had a German background. Perhaps around a decade after the end of WW 2, it was still a sensitive subject to this side of my family and so never spoken of. My mother had 'persuaded' my sister and I to study the German language at school despite our protests that French was much prettier!. "You won't regret this,' our unrelenting mother replied."German is the language of the future!". If my mother had known then how useful this language would prove to me in the future I am certain she would have been thrilled but I do believe it was the only thing that she could think of to say, at the time, without admitting to having a German heritage. My mother's prediction proved not quite true. But for me, my knowledge of German became literally the language that, in 'the future', enabled me to travel back into the past.
I worked on the principle that if the letter 'e' had been the key to finding my Haberling family then I would start with the same letter and work from there. I found a similar German name of Nerger and I reasoned that my great great grandfather, probably named Gottlieb Nerger, a German immigrant arriving on the 'Caeser Goddfrey" in 1853,would gave pronounced the letter 'e' as 'ay'. The clerk would have thought 'ay' was the letter 'a' thus Nerger became Nargar. The name Nerger has appeared as Nurjur on one child's birth certificate and as Narjar on another because of the language barrier between the german speaking immigrant and the clerks who recorded the passenger's name, births and mariages. I was correct in assuming the name was Nerger however the change had nothing to do with mispelling by a clerk. I was to discover much later that it had been changed for yet unknown reasons by my great grandfather, John. My great grandmother's surname Siegler was recorded on a number of documents differently as well, as Segler and Seglen and even her christian name was recorded as Christina, Christine, Anna and Christiana. I discovered that she was born Christiana Siegler, arrived in Brisbane on the 'La Rochelle' in 1863 as Seglier but that her parents were married under the name of Segler. I began to realise the significance of names and name changes when searching into the past.
Little did I realise that even my own maiden surname of MacDade had been altered, but for quite an different reason again. I was told as a child, NEVER to leave out the 'a' to distinguuish the protestant Scottish surname MacDade from the Irish catholic surname of McDade. (to my grandmother who hailed from Northern protestant Ireland I am certain that this was an important detail). I had often admonished my father for being lazy and using McDade. When I began to search for the MacDades in Scotland I found that there weren't any MacDades! In fact, it seemed there were no MacDades anywhere at all! They were all McDade. 'Perhaps my great grandparents were the last MacDades,' I proudly thought. When I found a catholic marriage of a John McDade and an Elizabeth Gibson, the names of my great grandparents, I put it away regarding it as the 'wrong' one. On a trip to Scotland, years later, armed with my research, my 'MacDade' aunt visited the General record Office in Edinburgh. She was so excited that she phoned me from Scotland to tell me that I had in fact found the right marriage all those years ago, and that we were, in fact, MCDADEs and in her words, ' We are catholics after all!'
My grandmother, born in Co Tyrone, Ireland, who had maried Colin Hamilton McDade (pictured above)from Glasgow, Scotland, had 'popped' the 'a ' into the surname to make it look less catholic. How I laughed. I myself had married a catholic man as had one of my two sisters. In fact more than half of my grandmother's grandchildren were attending catholic schools. From this discovery it was a short hop, step back to the late 1700's when my catholic Irish ancestor, James McDade moved to Scotland from Ireland. In Scotland in the 1800's, I added to my family tree, MacDairmids also spelled McDermid, McCleary that has appeared as Mc Clury and McClure, Moore with and without the 'e' and Andrew Smith formerly Antonios Ustila! "What's in a name?' Shakespeare asked. Where do I start!
Today the use of Mc and Mac can be a source of considerable confusion to the family historian. In the case of my husband David's MacDonalds from the Isle of Skye in Scotland, they have dispersed all over the world becoming McDonalds, McDonnels and MacDonalds just to name a few. The MacDonald ancestry is well documented however, going back to John, Lord of the Isles and the Scottish Kings and before them to the ancient Irish Kings.
On my Hoyes side of the family,( the 'Welsh side' of the family who we discovered were from Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire), ( always remain somewhat dubious of the 'we have a Welsh Castle in our background or the' your grandfather was in the Royal Welsh Fencibles' family boasts until you have verified them) there have been quite a number of interesting name changes, for a number of different reasons (some yet to be discovered!) ...Great uncle Rex Morley Hoyes, for example, left New Zealand and went to England where he added a hyphen (Morley-Hoyes) and then an extra Morley (Morley-Morley) not to mention a title that is quite a puzzle. At least Rex's grandmother, my great great grandmother Elizabeth Morley would be pleased to see her own maiden surname being carried on! My mother was born a Reece-Hoyes, the 'Reece' having been added to the Hoyes name to change it yet again. I spent many years trying to find my grandfather, who was Rex's half brother. That was quite a challenge as had changed his name from Reece- Hoyes to O'Dare. We are still trying to work that one out!
In search of my Weston family (no name changes there at least) I found the name Frame/ Frain/ Frane which finally turned out to be Frayne! Spelling mistakes made somehow in the context of my colonial Irish /Australian history perhaps? Or was it that he, as a convict, attempted to remake himself a number of times?
Sometimes a look at the history behind a surname will help to determine its 'correct' spelling. 'Correct' may not be the correct way to view the spelling of names given that many ancestors who were illiterate quite probably did not know how to spell their own name. In the case of immigrants who were unable to write, a clerk given the task, often had to guess the spelling. Once a name was mispelled on a passenger list, for example, some people just chose to keep the new name. A new name, a new country and a new start in life! My Frayne family (before their fall from grace as 'Dublin burglars' -and yes there were more than one - burglar that is!) descended from the surname Freyne or de Freyne, The Baron de Freyne from France, so I am told. It's a great story and it might be true but before I go passing the name Freyne on to any grandchildren I will need to verify that tale!
'What's in a name, 'Shakespeare asked? A good number of self made men , new beginnings, hidden pasts and well kept secrets, and some simple spelling mistakes, I suspect! That and some very interesting tales still waiting to be told. To be continued....... Sharn


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DarthBane wrote:Hi Turbo, this is Frank (the 1st unlucky one to have a defective Konnwei, we talked via email).
So I have 2 bad ones now, one from Aliexpress and one from Amazon. I saw the fix, removing the little resistance you show on the picture... I did that, but, before I go ahead and brick my Leaf, I'd like to see if I did this correctly:
1st off, I could barely see anything there, we are talking microscopic almost! Anyways, I saw something, and flicked it off with my fingernail, and it came out. Really small stuff.
Then I re-tested the resistance, and now the needle does not move at all when testing pin #6 to pin #14. Is that a good sign, or should it have gone back to 120 ohms?
If this is right, then I will plug it in and see what happens. I'll probably fix the 2nd one too instead of returning it, I could use it with Torque on my other car I guess.
Thanks for all the help!
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We noted in March that Giants defensive tackle Shaun Rogers had half a million dollars of jewelry stolen. Now a woman has been arrested as a suspect in the theft.
New York State Police announced that Subhanna Beyah was arrested in Queens after police in Florida asked police in New York to help track her down as a suspect in multiple larcenies where jewelry and cash were taken.
Rogers was staying at a Miami Beach hotel in March when he returned to the room and found diamond earrings worth $100,000, wristwatches worth $160,000, a gold necklace with gold pendant worth $50,000, gold bracelets worth $60,000 and a diamond necklace with a gold pendant worth $70,000 missing.
It is unclear whether police have recovered any of Rogers' missing jewelry.
This case would be a good one for the league to mention at the rookie symposium, to tell young players that whether it gets stolen or whether it becomes the subject of a lawsuit after a broken engagement, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on jewelry is the kind of thing that makes an athlete go broke.


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Putin gives nuclear weapons top billing
Russia is making new nuclear delivery systems a national priority, with a new ballistic-missile submarine class and missile in production; continued deliveries of a modern, road-mobile ICBM; and reports of a new silo-based heavyweight weapon.
The nation is arming its bomber fleet with a new cruise missile and plans a new bomber (as does the U.S.), while tactical nuclear weapons are still considered an option for major combined-arms theater-scale wars.
Western experts across the hawk-to-dove spectrum tend to agree that Russia's motivation is a perception of conventional-force weakness relative to the U.S., NATO and China, which in turn stems from the Russian economy's inability to support rapid modernization of air, land and naval forces. However, some go further than this and argue that the Russian emphasis on nuclear weapons is destabilizing and could lead to the breaking of some nuclear weapon treaties.
The largest Russian program is the modernization of its strategic missile forces. President Vladimir Putin pledged in 2012 that those forces would receive more than 400 new missiles within 10 years, a complete overhaul of the arsenal.
Some of these new missiles are already in production. The RT-2UTTKh Topol-M (identified by the U.S. and NATO as the SS-27 Sickle-B) was deployed in silos in the late 1990s and as a road-mobile ICBM in 2006. The 104,000-lb., cold-launched missile is carried on a 16-wheel transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicle.
The Topol-M was designed on the assumption that the 1993 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (Start) II would come into force, banning land-based missiles with multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles (MIRV), so the original versions were all single-warhead missiles. Nevertheless, after Russia declined in 2002 to ratify Start II (in response to the U.S. abrogation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty), development started on a version of the Topol-M with MIRVs.
This, the RS-24 Yars, was declared operational in mid-2011 in its silo-launched version, and it is now replacing the single-warhead Topol-M across the board in both silo-launched and road-mobile versions. At some silo sites, Yars is replacing the aging liquid-fueled UR-100Nutth (SS-19). Yars is variously reported to be capable of carrying four or six MIRVs.
Underscoring the importance of the Topol-M's descendants, Topol/Yars technology forms the basis of the RSM-56 Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile, developed in parallel with the Project 955 Borey-class SSBN. The first Project 955 boat, Yuri Dolgorukiy, was accepted for service at the beginning of this year but will not be armed with missiles until 2014.
The six-warhead Bulava has had a troubled testing history. The 20th flight test of the missile failed in September. Before that, the missile had experienced seven successful tests in a row, following a sequence of complete or partial failures blamed on quality control and other issues.
There is also to be a gap in deliveries of the Borey SSBN. The first three Project 955 submarines, all of which have been launched, are being succeeded by a revised model, the 955A. The first of these, Knyaz Vladimir, was only laid down in July: Putin, attending the ceremony, said five 955As should be ready by 2020, bringing the Borey-class fleet to eight boats—a very ambitious schedule by post-Cold War standards.
Beyond that, notes leading Russian nuclear-arms analyst Pavel Podvig, an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, "it appears that Russia has successfully managed to confuse everyone with its new missile-development programs." Since even the officially unveiled Russian systems have more names than one of Tolstoy's aristocrats, the potential for confusion with developmental systems is huge. The absence of Soviet secrecy does not solve the problem, rather allowing for official and unofficial sources to disseminate diverse and often conflicting stories.
Four officially announced flight tests of a "new ICBM" between September 2011 and June 2013 seem to point to the development of a weapon that will supersede Topol and Yars in production, both developed by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (MITT). It has been associated with the designation RS-26 and may be the missile referred to as Yars-M and Avangard, but recently it has most consistently been identified as Rubezh (Frontier).
The Rubezh missile is believed to be mated to a new six-axle TEL, the Belarus-built MZKT-27291, which was unveiled this year. If it is used with this launcher, it must be smaller than the Topol/Yars family and easier to move. As in the case of some other recent ICBM tests, official announcements described it as a "maneuverable" system. According to Russian media, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, speaking after the test in June, called the new ICBM a "missile-defense killer—neither current nor future American missile defense systems will be able to prevent that missile from hitting a target dead on." It is expected to be operational next year.
Like the Yars with MIRVs—an upgraded version of an existing missile—the apparently all-new Rubezh originated after the end of the Start II and ABM treaties. Despite Washington's protestations to the contrary, Russia has continued to insist that U.S. ballistic missile defense plans are aimed at tipping the nuclear balance between the two nations. Technically, it is possible that the missile could carry a maneuverable, evading warhead: Such a system, the Advanced Maneuvering Reentry Vehicle (AMaRV), was tested in 1979-80 in the U.S. as a counter to ballistic missile defense systems, which are designed to intercept nonmaneuvering targets. The AMaRV can also be launched on a flattened, aero-ballistic trajectory to reduce the defender's warning time.
Mark Schneider, an analyst with the hawkish National Institute of Public Policy, suggests another potential issue with the new weapon: I could represent the start of a breakout from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty signed in 1987, which bans both the U.S. and Russia from deploying any ground-launched missiles, nuclear or conventional, with a 270-3,000-nm range (500-5,500 km). Schneider notes that the Russian military has yet to release any images of the Rubezh missile. "They have not even released a photo of the missile in flight, which is very usual. That would probably tell if it has two or three stages," he explains. If it is a two-stage missile, he says, it would be an INF violation. Podvig, however, remains convinced that the missile is an ICBM.
The relatively small Rubezh could be the basis of a project disclosed in April—the revival of rail-mobile missiles, extinct since the retirement of the last RT-23UTTH (SS-24 Scalpel) train in 2005. Russian media say MITT is the prime contractor, and either the Rubezh or the bigger Yars could be carried. The advantage of a rail-mobile missile, Russian commentators suggest, is that it is faster than a road-mobile ICBM—it could be relocated as far as 1,000 km in 24 hr.
Following behind the Rubezh, according to multiple reports, is a new heavy liquid-fueled ICBM to replace the R-36M2 (SS-18 Mod 6 Satan), a late-1980s development of a design that originated in the 1960s. Forty R-36M2s remain in service and can carry ten MIRVs each.
According to Russian media reports, the Makeyev design bureau was selected in 2011 to develop the new heavy missile, which is to replace the R-36M2 starting late in the decade. This was an unusual move since Makeyev has previously specialized in submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM)—but the design team seems to have distinguished itself in the development of the modernized R-29RMU2 missile, which has been deployed aboard aging Delta IV-class submarines, helping to fill the gap caused by delays to the Bulava SLBM.
Bomber forces continue to be upgraded with the service entry of the Kh-101 cruise missile on the Russian air force's 63 Tu-95MS and 13 Tu-160 bombers. More importantly, however, development of the PAK DA bomber has started, with the aim of replacing the bomber fleet after 2020. It was announced in April that the conceptual design and specification of the new bomber had been approved, with the Tupolev bureau being selected to lead the program. It is expected to be a blended wing-body, stealthy, subsonic aircraft.
If the picture surrounding strategic weapons is confusing, Russian tactical systems are a morass of Soviet-style ambiguity. Much discussion revolves around a single system: the 9K720 Iskander missile produced by the KBM company.
The Iskander is a tactical ballistic missile in a class that is extinct in the U.S. and Europe, being more than twice the size of the U.S. MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System. It is one of very few all-new nonstrategic weapons to have entered service in Russia in large numbers since the early 1990s, becoming fully operational in 2010. The Russian army plans to acquire a total of 120 Iskander systems, each with two missiles, by 2018.
On a basic level, the Iskander is an INF-compliant replacement for KBM's 9K714 Oka (SS-23 Spider), which was scrapped under that treaty. It is a single-stage missile with a 480-kg (1,060-lb.) warhead and a nominal range of 400 km. An Iskander-E export version has been offered, with range reduced to 280 km to comply with Missile Technology Control Regime limits. The initial version has inertial guidance, but in 2011 an Iskander was tested with a digital scene-matching guidance system.
Most observers agree that the Iskander is physically capable of exceeding INF range limits. A detailed report from Finland's National Defense University estimates that the weapon's range is likely to be 700 km or more, with the standard warhead, based on contemporary solid-propulsion performance standards. Only in a low-trajectory, high-drag profile would the weapon's range be inside INF limits. However, the Iskander remains INF-compliant unless it is test-fired beyond the 500-km limit. A more direct violation would be the full-range testing of the Iskander-K, using the same launch vehicle and control system but armed with a turbojet-powered cruise missile.
The Iskander is not officially described as nuclear-capable, but it is designed to be fitted with a variety of different warhead types. Notes Podvig: "I don't think Iskander is actually a nuclear system, but it appears to be nuclear-capable, and Russia would like to keep ambiguity about that." Schneider notes that although Iskander is a single-stage weapon, it is shipped and stored in two components.
This meshes with the long-standing belief of some U.S. intelligence officials that in the 1990s and early 2000s, Russia engaged in technically illegal "hydronuclear" tests in which the metallic cores of nuclear weapons are compressed explosively but only to a point where small nuclear effects are released. These tests, those officials have argued, could allow Russia to develop new low-yield warheads suited to the relatively accurate Iskander vehicle. This would result in a system that could be suited to the Russian concept of a "de-escalatory" nuclear strike in a conventional campaign, if a high-value target could be found.
The "de-escalatory" doctrine emerged after the 1999 Kosovo war as an equalizer in the case of threatened conventional defeat. "It's a concept that appears to be quite popular in Russia these days, "Podvig says. "Apparently, the thinking is that if Russia uses nuclear weapons in a conflict, everybody would just stop to avoid further escalation."
The doctrine attracted more attention in September 2009, when the joint Russian-Belarus Zapad exercise included a simulated nuclear attack on Warsaw, Poland. The concern is that the combination of low-yield weapons and "de-escalatory" strikes could lower nuclear thresholds to a dangerous level.