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This week Snap Judgment lands in the back of a squad car. "Suspicious Behavior" from NPR and PRX, amazing stories where something is just a little bit off . . .
Project Boat
Mollena Williams grew up in New York City. She knows suspicious behavior when she sees it, and, more importantly, she knows how to walk right on by. But when the strange and unexpected enter her own living room, she has no choice but to go for that ride.
Producer: Julia DeWitt
Sound Design: Renzo Gorrio
The Pastor
Rebecca grew up in a conservative evangelical family, the daughter of a pastor. But this isn't a story about losing faith or gaining faith, it's a story about what happened one night when her father received a mysterious phone call.
Producer: Nick van der Kolk
The Art of the Con
Even after they confess - some people don't really believe they're guilty.
Check out Ron Cohen's ongoing experiments here and you can read the New York Times reviews and commentary here.
Producers: Andrew Stelzer and Anna Sussman
A Monster
A man does the unthinkable to Kole Welsch and his partner, Kevin. But who is the real monster? The man? Or the institution that allowed it to happen?
Producer: Stephanie Foo
Hollywood Double
Snap storyteller Doug Cordell is just another writer from New York out to catch the L.A sunshine. But after moving into his new place, he can't tell what is his shadow and what's his new roommate.
Doug Cordell is an Emmy-nominated writer and performer in the Bay Area. He continues to write and is currently working on a novel.
Producers: Mark Ristich and Jamie DeWolf
Hands Up
When Gina Gold got pregnant she wanted it all-natural. She was going to eat bonbons and work on her screenplays and glow with pregnant bliss. But pretty soon she realized that being pregnant wasn't going to be quite what she expected...
Find out more about the world of Gina Gold right here.
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GStreamer is a pipeline-based multimedia framework written in the C programming language with the type system based on GObject.
GStreamer allows a programmer to create a variety of media-handling components, including simple audio playback, audio and video playback, recording, streaming and editing. The pipeline design serves as a base to create many types of multimedia applications such as video editors, streaming media broadcasters, and media players.
Designed to be cross-platform, it is known to work on Linux (x86, PowerPC and ARM), Solaris (Intel and SPARC), Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows and OS/400. GStreamer has bindings for programming-languages like Python, C++, Perl, GNU Guile and Ruby. GStreamer is free software, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
(Source: Wikipedia[1])
Installing Gstreamer and plug-ins
To play most media files using gstramer I recommend these steps:
1) Open a terminal interface (ex. terminal or konsole) and become root by typing:
2) Now type or copy this in to your terminal interface:
pacman -S gstreamer0.10 gstreamer0.10-good gstreamer0.10-bad gstreamer0.10-ugly gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg
Then install gstreamer0.10-amrnb [2] from AUR.
gstreamer-pulse should easily get you pulseaudio support for all applications using gstreamer audio at once:
pacman -S gstreamer0.10-pulse
If you use KDE (and thus, phonon) you can easily install the gstreamer backend:
pacman -S phonon-gstreamer
after that be sure gstreamer is the first engine on the list under SystemSettings --> Multimedia --> Backend
"Whaawmp" is a slim GTK+ media-player like Totem (Gnome2 standard), that also uses gstreamer but has less dependencies - especially useful for Xfce that already uses gstreamer for its mixer. Whaawmp is available trough AUR as different versions, p.e.:
yaourt -S whaawmp-git
(git works best for me ATM, but that could change any time)
Amarok Gstreamer Plugin is (currently?) not available.

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Telstra rejects 'offloading' accusation over Wi-Fi hotspot plan
Kicking people off 4G isn't the goal of the new national Wi-Fi network, Telstra insists.
This week Telstra unveiled an ambitious plan to build a network of 2 million Wi-Fi hotspots across Australia, letting Telstra customers seamlessly roam from mobile broadband to a local Wi-Fi network when they're out and about. While Telstra intends to build a few thousand new hotspots, the bulk are expected to come from Telstra home broadband customers volunteering to share their bandwidth with passersby.
Telstra is working hard to paint this as a great win for Telstra customers. People who sign up for the home sharing plan will receive a new wireless modem to create separate private and public Wi-Fi hotspots. The data which passersby consume won't count towards the homeowner's monthly download limit.
In return for sharing their connection, while they're out and about that homeowner will have free access to everyone else's Telstra hotspots. Any data they use will count towards their home monthly download limit, rather than their mobile broadband monthly limit.
Considering that home downloads are cheaper than mobile downloads, this seems like a big win for Telstra customers. Telstra describes it as "enhancing the value of fixed broadband". But when you think about it, it also looks like a great way for Telstra to shift as many devices as possible off the 4G networks onto Wi-Fi networks to ease congestion.
Maybe if every home was getting fibre to the premises this plan would look more attractive, but for now it looks to be a hotch-potch mess. Telstra says home users need a minimum download speed of 3 megabits per second (Mbps) before the sharing kicks in, but if you're stuck on 3 Mbps then you don't really have much to spare. Sharing is capped at 2 Mbps for passersby, but hopefully the modem will ramp this up intelligently rather than simply handing over two-thirds of your bandwidth to strangers as soon as you hit the 3 Mbps mark.
Mobile spectrum is an expensive commodity in Australia, and our demands seem set to exceed supply. So while Telstra customers are paying top dollar for access to Telstra's super-fast 4G mobile broadband network, the telco would certainly benefit from shunting devices onto local Wi-Fi connections – even though they're very unlikely to get the speed and reliability of a 4G connection. If you're paying extra to drive on the freeway, but are often diverted onto a dirt track, you have to question whether you're actually getting what you paid for.
At this point the plan sounds more like a win for Telstra and a loss for everyone else. The $100 million Telstra has earmarked for the hotspot network could be better spent bolstering the 4G network to cope with growing demand. We've all seen what happens to a mobile telco when its network grinds to a halt.
Telstra obviously doesn't see it this way, going as far as contacting journalists to "clear up a few points" about the hotspot plan and complain about the inference that customers are being offloaded from 4G onto Wi-Fi to ease the load. The official line from Telstra's spokesperson is:
"The Telstra Wi-Fi network is about giving our customers the ability to access their fixed broadband allowance in more places. It's a convenient option to connect portable devices outside the home."
"It is not designed to offload mobile traffic. We will continue to invest to offer Australia's leading mobile network and 4G service. Our 4G in-building coverage, capacity and speeds are set to improve even further with the integration of 700Mhz spectrum early next year."
If Telstra is working so hard to build a great 4G mobile broadband network, why would I want to roam onto a nearby flaky home DSL connection? If I wanted to save a few dollars on my monthly bill, I wouldn't be with Telstra anyway.
If you're paying extra to drive on the freeway, but are often diverted onto a dirt track, you have to question if you're actually getting what you paid for.
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A testicular prosthesis is a small implant with a size,
shape, and consistency similar to a real testicle. It is usually made of a soft
plastic (silicone) shell and filled with saline (salt water).
potential risks associated with testicular prostheses include infection and
bleeding or blood clots (hematoma) in the
scrotum, but these complications are uncommon.
If a prosthesis is implanted before puberty, it will need to be replaced later with a larger prosthesis that matches the adult size of the normal testicle.
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cardiomyopathy (say "hy-per-TROH-fik kar-dee-oh-my-AWP-uh-thee") happens when
the heart muscle grows too thick, so the heart gets bigger and its
chambers get smaller. This may result in:
See a picture of a normal heart and a heart with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
cardiomyopathy is the most common
genetic heart disease. This means it runs in families. About 1 out of 500 adults have this condition.1
cannot be cured, but you can treat the symptoms.
genes cause the heart to grow more than it should. If
you have family members with the disease, you are more likely to get it.
If you have hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy, you may:
Call your doctor if:
Your doctor will ask you about any health problems you've had and about
any family history of heart disease or early and sudden death. Your doctor will
do a physical exam. You may need tests such as an
electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), chest X-ray, echocardiogram, or MRI.
Your doctor may refer
you to a doctor who specializes in heart problems (cardiologist). Based on your
symptoms, past health, and family history, the specialist can assess your risk
for sudden death. People who are at high risk will need regular checkups.
If either of your parents or a brother or sister has the disease or
died suddenly at a young age, you are at risk. Talk to your doctor about
getting tests to check for the disease.
Many people who have hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy don't need treatment. Treatment depends on your symptoms and
whether you have developed heart failure or abnormal heart rhythms.
If your doctor feels you are at high risk for sudden death
from an arrhythmia, you may need an
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). An ICD
is a small device like a pacemaker. It treats dangerous heart rhythms.
Many adults with this disease have full and long lives. You can help
yourself by not smoking and by eating healthy foods.
Avoid strenuous activity and intense exercise, because they could lead to
sudden death. Talk with your doctor about activity levels that are right for
Also talk to your doctor about how often you need checkups.
Learning about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:
Being diagnosed:
Getting treatment:
Living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy:
Many people who have
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy do not have symptoms.
But if symptoms occur, at first they generally include:
Sudden death may occur from the onset of ventricular
tachycardia (a type of rapid heart rate) or other dangerous
arrhythmias. A genetic factor appears to influence
which people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are more prone to sudden death.
Other risk factors for sudden death include severe obstruction of the left
ventricle, multiple fainting (syncope) episodes, recurring episodes of
ventricular tachycardia, and an abnormal drop in blood pressure during
Although it can occur in any age group, sudden death is
most shocking when it happens to young adults or athletes. While these tragic
deaths are often given prominence in the media, sudden death is rare (1 or
less out of 100 adults with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy each year).2
Atrial fibrillation is a common complication of
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This abnormal heart rhythm interferes with the
normal pumping of the heart. It can cause blood clots to develop in the heart,
which can break off and travel through the bloodstream (systemic embolism).
This may cause a
stroke, heart attack, or blocked blood flow to an arm
or leg.
Heart failure
may develop if the disease progresses. In heart failure, the heart's lower
chambers are not able to pump blood effectively enough to meet the body's needs
for oxygen and nutrients. Common symptoms include fluid buildup (edema) in the
legs, ankles, and feet; shortness of breath while lying down or exercising; and
increased urination at night.
People who exercise
regularly and vigorously often develop changes in their heart muscle that can
be confused for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In such athletes, the heart muscle
grows to adapt to the extra demands from physical activities. This condition is
called athlete's heart syndrome. But unlike hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,
athlete's heart syndrome does not cause life-threatening heart rhythms and
sudden death. It is a benign, or harmless, condition. When an athlete stops
training, the heart returns to a normal size unlike those with hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy, in which the heart remains enlarged.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be difficult to diagnose, because it may not always
cause symptoms. The first step in diagnosing heart problems is a thorough
medical history and physical exam.
Your doctor will ask you about
any family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or any heart disease. Your
doctor will also want to know if any relatives died an early and sudden death.
Sometimes when young people die of cardiac arrest from hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy, the disorder is not discovered because autopsies are not always
During the physical exam, your doctor will listen to
your heart with a stethoscope. If any extra or unusual heart sounds (gallops or murmurs) are heard, it may mean the
structure of the heart is abnormal.
You will likely have one or
more of the following tests to help your doctor diagnose and treat your
electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) measures the electrical
activity as it moves through the heart during contraction and relaxation. An
abnormal electrocardiogram may be the first sign of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
in people who do not have any symptoms.
echocardiogram (echo) is a type of ultrasound exam
that uses high-pitched sound waves to create an image of the heart, which is
seen on a television screen. An echo is the main tool used to help doctors
diagnose hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and find out how bad it is.
Echocardiography can be used to:
Physical exam, electrocardiogram, and echocardiogram are
the best ways to diagnose hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. People with a family
history of sudden death, especially young athletes or those who are thinking about
starting an exercise program, should talk to their doctors about being tested
for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. These tests may also help evaluate a person
who faints during strenuous physical activity.
If you are
considered to be low-risk, you will see your doctor about every 3 years, not as often as people
thought to be high-risk. If your symptoms change or get worse, an echocardiogram will usually be done.
Your doctor may have you run on a
treadmill or pedal a stationary bike while he or she looks at how well your
heart and lungs are working. An exercise test can give the doctor (and you) an
idea of how hard and how long you can exercise.
The results of an
exercise test may show that you have a higher risk for serious health problems
because of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Some doctors recommend an exercise test
before beginning any treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
chest X-ray produces a photographic image of the heart
using rays of intense light energy that pass through the body and project an
image on a film. An X-ray can show information about the heart's size and
shape. In later stages of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an X-ray may reveal
signs of
pulmonary edema, which is fluid buildup in the
An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) produces pictures of the heart to check for problems. It might be done to help diagnose hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
During a
cardiac catheterization or coronary angiogram, a long,
thin tube (catheter) is threaded through an artery or vein in the arm or groin
and into the heart to measure pressure in the heart chambers. Dye can be
injected through the catheter to see whether the coronary arteries are blocked,
how well the heart chambers are pumping, and whether heart valves are leaking.
Angiography may be done if the results of the echocardiogram are
inadequate. Angiography may also be used to check if surgery would be an option
for treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Genetic testing can identify some
genes that are related to this condition. Genetic tests are not commonly used to diagnose hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Genetic testing might be done for close relatives of people who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The testing can help see if they carry a genetic change that raises their risk for getting the disease. An echocardiogram or electrocardiogram are more commonly done to check their hearts.
Many people with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy do not need treatment. But
in some cases, having a thickened heart muscle can cause problems. If symptoms
develop, treatment is usually recommended. Medicines cannot cure hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy, but they may be used to treat complications, including
atrial fibrillation and
heart failure. These medicines include:
Atrial fibrillation occurs in about 1 out of 4 people
who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In
atrial fibrillation, abnormal electrical impulses
cause the upper chambers of the heart (atria) to fibrillate, or quiver,
resulting in irregular and rapid beating of the ventricles, the heart's main
pump. For most people, this aspect of atrial fibrillation in itself is usually
not life-threatening. But for people who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,
atrial fibrillation can increase your risk for other abnormal heart rhythms
that can be life-threatening. It also increases your risk for heart failure and
stroke. For these reasons, most doctors aggressively treat atrial fibrillation
in people who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Aggressive treatment may
include medicines to control the heart rate or rhythm,
electrical cardioversion to return the heart to its
normal rhythm, or catheter ablation or surgery to destroy heart tissue that is
causing atrial fibrillation. For more information, see the topic
Atrial Fibrillation.
Anticoagulants often are prescribed for people who
have atrial fibrillation. Anticoagulants help protect against blood clots that
develop in the heart. Blood clots can be dangerous because they may break loose
and travel through the bloodstream (thromboembolism), which may cause a stroke,
heart attack, or blocked blood flow to an arm or leg.
Most people
who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy should be assessed by a cardiologist to
find out their risk for
ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally fast heart rate
that can result in sudden death. For those in a
high-risk category, an
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) appears
to be the most effective treatment for preventing sudden death.
Because of the risk of sudden death, it is important for people who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to avoid too much
strenuous activity and intense exercise. Talk to your doctor about what level
of exercise and what kinds of activities are safe. Prolonged activity in hot
weather is not recommended, because dehydration can also make symptoms worse in people who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
It is important for people with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to have frequent check-ups
with their doctors. People who are low-risk may not see their doctors as often.
But you may see the doctor more often if you have a change in your symptoms or
your overall health. When symptoms appear or start to get worse, a check-up
might include an
echocardiogram (echo),
electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG), or exercise test. Your
doctor will talk about your symptoms and your health history. You may also talk
about the health history of people in your family. These regular visits will
help your doctor identify things that may put you at risk for sudden cardiac
death and other serious medical conditions.
If symptoms develop,
treatment is usually recommended. Medicines cannot cure hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy, but they may be used to treat complications, including
atrial fibrillation and
heart failure. After medicines are started, most
people need to take them for the rest of their lives.
If you
have serious heart rhythm problems or are at high risk for sudden death,
your doctor might recommend an
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
Medicines for heart failure may be used if
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy progresses to that
advanced state. For more information, see the topic
Heart Failure.
A surgery called a
myectomy or myomectomy may be advised for some people when medicines do not
help relieve severe symptoms of heart failure (NYHA class III and IV) due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In this surgery, a portion of
overgrown heart muscle is removed. Often the excess muscle tissue is found in
the septum, which divides the left and right lower heart chambers (ventricles).
An overgrown septum can interfere with the function of the left ventricle and
limit blood flow out of the heart. Most people who have this surgery recover
well and end up with fewer symptoms. After surgery, physical activity is easier
Another option for people who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
is nonsurgical septal reduction, also called alcohol septal ablation. When the area of the heart muscle that divides
the right and left chambers (septum) becomes too thick, the lower left heart
chamber (left ventricle) becomes obstructed, which hinders its ability to pump
normally. The thickened septum is reduced in size by injecting alcohol into the
coronary artery that supplies this area of the heart with blood. The alcohol
destroys some of the heart muscle in the thickened septum. This reduces the
obstruction and improves the left ventricle's pumping ability. Advantages of
this procedure are that major surgery and lengthy recovery are avoided because
the alcohol can be given through a catheter during a
cardiac catheterization procedure. This procedure can help relieve symptoms. But it is a newer procedure, so the long-term effects are not yet known. Experts recommend that this complex procedure be done in a large
medical center where the staff has substantial experience with it.
Because of the risk of sudden death, it
is important for people who have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to avoid too much
strenuous activity and intense exercise. Sudden death in people who have
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can occur during or just after strenuous physical
activity. Talk to your doctor about what level of exercise and what kinds of
activities are safe. Because dehydration can also make symptoms in people
with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy worse, prolonged activity in hot weather is not
The following self-care is also
Follow your doctor's recommendations for regular exams to
monitor your condition.
Because some people who have hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy may be at increased risk for sudden death, it is a good idea for
family members to learn CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
Visit the American Heart Association (AHA) website for information on
physical activity, diet, and various heart-related conditions. You can search for information on heart disease and stroke, share information with friends and family, and use tools to help you make heart-healthy goals and plans. Contact the AHA to find your
nearest local or state AHA group. The AHA provides brochures and information
about support groups and community programs, including Mended Hearts, a
nationwide organization whose members visit people with heart problems and
provide information and support.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) information center offers information and publications about preventing
and treating:
CitationsOmmen SR, et al. (2011). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's The Heart, 13th ed., vol. 1, pp. 817–864. New York: McGraw-Hill.McKenna WJ, Elliott PM (2007). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In EJ Topol, ed., Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd ed., pp. 482–501. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Other Works ConsultedFifer MA, Vlahakes GJ (2008). Management of symptoms in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circulation, 117(3): 429–439.Gersh BJ, et al. (2011). 2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation, 124(24): e783–e831.Ho CY (2012). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2012. Circulation, 125(11): 1432–1438.Maron BJ (2012). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In RO Bonow et al., eds., Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 9th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1582–1594. Philadelphia: Saunders.McKenna WJ, Elliott PM (2007). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In EJ Topol, ed., Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd ed., pp. 482–501. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Alpha Software has updated its Alpha Anywhere "coding-optional" development environment for building HTML5 applications. There are also new web-based developer materials focused on advancing the concept of Responsive App Design.
So here's the concept: So-called Responsive App Design allows HTML5 to deliver on one of its major promises &mdash the ability to build an application once and then deploy it on multiple devices with native (or at least native-like) appearance and performance.
The HTML5 proposition also centers around allowing an application to take full advantage of a device's display "real estate" for the user.
Alpha argues that its design concepts help when programming business applications to perform functions such as manipulating multiple forms of data, conducting queries, or controlling remote devices.
Alpha Anywhere utilizes a single code base and now includes the new Responsive Layout Genie for user responsiveness — developers use a wizard-like interface to specify a list of rules and associated actions for setting the attributes of the various user interface controls.
Another key, new Alpha Anywhere feature is the Absolute Layout Container, which uses a drag-and-drop interface to let developers reproduce paper forms on the screen.


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Machine Gun may refer to:
Machine gun is a general blanket term that refers to several types of firearms that fire a rapid succession of bullets, shooting projectiles for as long as the operator depresses the trigger, or until the magazine is empty. Submachine guns, assault rifles and true machine guns fall under this classification.
The term was introduced in Grand Theft Auto 1 to refer to unspecified firearms which are capable of such firepower, but was eventually retired in Grand Theft Auto III when the range of weapons under the machine gun categorization was expanded, and real-life weapons were introduced for the first time. Since GTA III, specific classifications of machine guns (i.e. Submachine guns, assault rifles, etc.) are more commonly used instead.
The machine gun name was first seen in GTA 1 for use by a unknown assault rifle-like firearm that is capable of firing larger numbers of bullets within a period of time than a pistol. Because of this trait, the machine gun is far more effective in flooding an area with bullets, increasing the chances for the player to hit targets quicker. However, as the weapon fires a large number of bullets at a time, its ammunition may deplete faster than the player would expect for a pistol. The weapon's rifle design in GTA 1 is also incorporated for use in the game's flamethrower.
Subsequent depictions of the machine gun, in Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 and Grand Theft Auto 2, would undergo several changes in terms of their physical appearance, but generally retains the traits of its predecessor in GTA 1. For both GTA London games, the machine gun is designed without a visible magazine. In GTA 2, the machine gun's damage per bullet was decreased to only half that of the pistol, and is given the appearance of a sub machine gun, being referred to in the game as a S-Uzi Machine Gun, a clear reference to the Uzi name. In addition to a conventional S-Uzi, GTA 2 additionally offers a "Silenced Machine Gun" that features a suppressor intended to muffle the sound of gunfire. In addition, machine guns can be mounted on cars, and the Armed Land Roamer comes with its own form of mounted machine gun.
The machine gun HUD icon in GTA 1.
The machine gun HUD icon in GTA London 1969 and GTA London 1961.
The (S-Uzi) machine gun HUD icon in GTA 2.
The silenced (S-Uzi) machine gun HUD icon in GTA 2.
The HUD icon for vehicle-mounted machine guns in GTA 2.
The HUD icon for an Armed Land Roamer's mounted machine gun in GTA 2.
Beginning GTA III, the machine gun name was retired following the introduction of three different weapons which share traits of a typical machine gun, one sub machine gun (the Uzi) and two assault rifles (the AK-47 and M-16). This resulted in a divergence of weapon groups and a more complex categorization of different types of machine guns.
From Grand Theft Auto: Vice City onwards, there are three classifications of machine guns; sub machine guns (like Uzi's and Micro SMG's), assault rifles (like the M-16 and AK-47), and "true" machine-guns (crew-served weapons like the Browning .30-cal or the M2 Browning .50-cal, which manifests in the series in the form of an M-60 in GTA Vice City. These firearms use a different fire-control group and different internal parts than their semi-automatic equivalents, and different guns may use different systems to cycle the action, such as the delayed-blowback system found in the MP5, or the gas-piston system found in the AK-47. The weapons' primary variance is their firing rate; the faster the cyclic rate, the faster it can send rounds downrange and increase the chance of eliminating enemies, gangs, cops, or even civilians.
Firearms in GTA III and later that fall under the current machine gun categorization include:
A Machine Gun is a fully automatic weapon usually, but not always, fired from a stationary position.
They usually are always fully automatic, and use rifle-caliber rounds, and sometimes even larger rounds. If the round exceeds 15mm in diameter, it is usually classified as an "auto-cannon". "Machine Gun" may refer to the following:


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A rash caused by
poison ivy, oak, or sumac may itch and produce
blisters. Try the following suggestions and medicines to help relieve these
General suggestions
Medicines that relieve itching include:
Medicines that dry out oozing blisters include:
If you have a severe rash from poison ivy, oak, or sumac, talk to
your doctor. You may need prescription
Do NOT use the following medicines. They may
increase sensitization and/or cause more skin problems:
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Eat. Blog. Love.
When Tricia Beckner asked me to eat only what she can produce on her CSA farm-ette for a month, just to see what happens, I was game. As you'll see, we've widened the circle a little to include food produced 10 miles from my home on Whidbey Island, with exceptions made for 4 essentials: oil, salt (+5 other spices), caffeine, and lemons (until I can find local apple cider vinegar). Read more on my blog about my 10-mile diet.
If this blog were music, I guess you could say I'm singing for my supper. At least I seem to be blogging for it.
For this month, at least, it seems that Tricia and I are engaged in an equal exchange. She wakes up in the middle of the night fearing I might starve. I do too. No, seriously, this challenge is growing her as a market gardener, and the cost is a box of veggies and a dozen eggs a week. I am examining my relationship with food—and really the food system—and all it costs is 500 words a day. Slick. Blogging for food. Would that work in a pinch if I stood by the road with a cardboard sign?
Don't even go there, Vicki. In a week your veggie habit will be on your own dime. What will remain is this profound learning, a great relationship with Tricia, and 25,000 words towards your next book, Your Food or Your Life, Transforming Your Relationship with Food and Achieving… ummm…uhhh… what?…Health?… Love?
The point being, what started out to be an experiment in eating turned out to be an experiment in loving—and writing.
How can you not love the one who feeds you? If you have the good fortune to know who that is, I mean. Food is love, from the breast onward. That we can eat without attention, not to speak of gratitude, is an unseen but sorry aspect of "farming out" our lives to service people—the farmer, the clerk, the mechanic, the plumber, the accountant, the financial adviser… the list goes on. Could you list the people who make your life possible, who toil daily so you can eat, sleep, drink, drive, dress, wash, work, play? When you think about it, the sheer intimacy of it is staggering. Hundreds of strangers have their hands all over your life.
The 10-mile diet has allowed me to get close enough to my feeders to kiss their hands. Tricia, of course. Farmer John, who sold me the onions. Pam Mitchell, so matter-of-fact in her strategy for farming other people's land and selling at the farmers' market, but so important to this experiment. She was the one who alerted me that here on Whidbey, we'd be incapable of feeding ourselves for more than a month. She was the one who trained Tricia and who shares Kent and Tricia's land.
And Rhonda, whom I visited today and whose daughter Marina makes goat cheese and gives it to me as a gift.
"We want to support your cause," Rhonda and Marina have told me.
I'm not sure it's a cause. It's an experiment in putting my mouth where my mouth is, in living what I espouse. But I am grateful that Rhonda wants to weave herself into my pattern.
Rhonda bustled around the house gathering up more "donations to my cause." She put handfuls of dried fruit into waxed paper bags—pears, apples, figs! (The figs get all the applause as they are so sweet and so special.) Then we went out to their huge garage and she pulled a goat leg out of the freezer.
I looked at it, stunned that she would give it to me. I knew that the most beautiful thing I could do would be to take it, so I did so with a sense of wonder. She told me about the goat. How it was happy from day one to day last. How they raised it and loved it. How it came from the same goats that provide the milk for the cheese they give me.
Generosity itself is kept at arm's length in our everyday lives. We click PayPal buttons. We write checks between Christmas and New Years based on well-presented literature about people far away. But here I am being invited to eat Rhoda's kid (goat). How can we not be friends in the future?
My 10-Mile Diet
Vicki Robin on a month of hyperlocavore eating.
I then stopped by the farm where I get my milk and chatted with the woman who provides it. She said it had only been three years since they started raising animals, and told some of the stories of those years: losing five fat turkeys that got out of their pen to coyotes, forming a search party with her husband and son after a friend called to say that their sow and half a dozen piglets were trotting down the road. All the while, she was sifting through packages from her freezer and selecting parts of last year's pig: bacon, pork steaks, and a slice of ham, more than three pounds of meat in all. I paid her happily—happy to support her farming family, happy to have a wealth of meat for the last week of my experiment. Without grains and beans, a bit of dense meat is what tells my stomach it's actually eaten.
On my way home I swung by the football field, where Kent was announcing the game and Tricia was running the scoreboard. She'd told me to come pick up some veggies that were a bit too big, or curly, or twisty, or whatever for her regular customers.
I came home and stir-fried the last of Carol and Ed's chicken (it lasted almost a week) with Farmer John's red onion and Tricia's broccoli, carrots, fennel, and kale, plus a bit of my exotics: salt and oil.
Food is love. Every exchange is love. More love than any of us can bear if we are honest. And so I blog to digest it all—and to celebrate another part of my food system—the humans who spread the love around.
- : While making her lunch, Vicki Robin realized that she knew everyone who raised the food.


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Darkroom Meeting October 20th, 2009[edit]
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Making the darkroom dark[edit]
- Review of the plan listed on the wiki, get folks to take ownership, order of when things to do, set hard dates.
- current plan is to use blackout curtains, and build in a fan which will vent out into greater 2169 for now, and then we hope someone can help us pipe it somewhere.
- Mitch and Jeffrey are willing to help with our money matters.
Equipment acquisition and organization[edit]
Digital printer[edit]
- there's been talk of this digital printer, which I suspect will be settled in the standard do-ocratic (or not-do-ocratic) manner, but which may merit some meatspace discussion.
Film scanner[edit]
- Several poorer photographers have been lusting after a film scanner. We've found some options in the $400-600 range. We'll also likely cast about for donations. I think that a flatbed scanner in good shape that works with something other than Windows would be
Color printing![edit]
- We have a color enlarger, but can't actually print color without print development equipment. In theory we can do this is baths like BW printing, but I think it's pretty finicky. I'll post this in a separate thread on the list.
Darkroom items and floor plan[edit]
- Table and filing cabinet dimensions should get documented somewhere.
- I would like to digitize the dorkroom floorplan and get that on the wiki, for posterity.
Other projects?[edit]
- there's been talk of Xrays and pinhole cameras and polaroids and making our own film. Sometime soon I'd like to see some photography-themed workshops. Incidentally, is there a name for our group? I have been using Darkroom crew, Dorkroom crew, and Darkbridge interchangeably (in the latter case, "greater 2169" is referred to as "Noiseroom").
- Classes
Next meeting?[edit]
- When should we have our next meeting?
- Our current focus/goal is to build out a darkroom that will primarily focus on black and white development and processing. Additionally we want to start featuring classes in regards to black and white along side some digital stuff. Eventually we would like to go towards color development and different techniques but right now we want to keep a single focus.
- We reviewed all of the current tasks needed to make the darkroom function and have assigned people to each task.
- Jeffrey will be able to handle our moneys in about a month.
- We're looking towards keeping items such as general darkroom equipment and chemicals as Noisebridge donated items. Future purchases of consumables (such as film and paper) and more delicate equipment (film scanner), we're looking to keep those as member items (kept on a member shelf). Consumables will be handled like the current drink selling is setup at Noisebridge. Member shelve items will be available for use by others after member/guest is educated on use, etc.
- Note on door to ask members and guests new to the darkroom to contact an email alias (email@example.com ?) about proper use and handling of equipment and also how to use the space without destroying other people's work.
- No lock on door, but a lack on the back side, plus a exterior "safe" light.
- Joachim and Rubin may buy a digital scanner to keep in the space some time in the next couple of months.
- Miloh's printer might work, more details soon.
- Keep eyes open for color printing equipment.
- Kelly is going to work on a darkroom layout.
- Let's have classes!
- Next meeting on Tuesday October 27th, 7pm. Status update on where we're at with the darkroom.


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Path of the Pros: Jered Weaver
Weaver's meteoric rise was capped by Triple-A dominance
By Robert Emrich / Special to MLB.com | September 28, 2009 7:00 AM
Weaver, the No. 12 overall pick in the 2004 Draft, blew through the Angels farm system before making his Major League debut on May 27, 2006 ... just 361 days after signing with the club. He then went on to win his first nine Major League decisions, tying Ford's 56-year-old record for most consecutive victories at the start of a career.
Throughout his brief Minor League career, Weaver showed signs that he could develop into one of the top arms in the Majors. In 2005, his first professional season, he went 7-4 with a 3.91 ERA in 15 starts between Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Arkansas.
It's fairly common for prospects to struggle in their first exposure to Triple-A ball, but the 23-year-old Weaver dominated the Pacific Coast League almost immediately, posting a 6-1 record with a 2.10 ERA in 12 games for the Bees. He also threw 28 straight scoreless innings at one point, and his 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings would have led the PCL had he pitched enough to qualify.
Weaver's performance was no shock to his teammate, Jeff Mathis, who first caught for Weaver in 2007 and has been behind the plate for more of Weaver's starts than any other Angels catcher.
"He had the stuff, and he had the command that was required to be able to pitch at Triple-A, so it wasn't a big surprise," Mathis said.
Despite a dominant Major League debut, Weaver's stay in the Majors was to be brief. When 2005 American League Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon was ready to return to the rotation after a stint on the disabled list, the Angels elected to make room on the roster by sending the young Weaver back to Triple-A. He'd posted a 4-0 record and a 1.35 ERA in four big-league starts, and it was clear he'd be back before long.
The demotion served as motivation for the California native, as he went 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA after returning to the Bees. He set a Salt Lake single-game record by striking out 14 Sacramento hitters on June 23, and followed that up with an 11-strikeout performance in his final start on June 28.
"When he was sent down, it wasn't because he was pitching bad, which is frustrating. He was even more determined than he was before, and that's one of the reasons he's there today," said Mathis, who caught Weaver's record-setting performance.
On June 30, the Angels recalled Jered Weaver, after designating older brother Jeff for assignment.
Weaver continued right where he left off and didn't lose until Aug. 24, when he allowed one run on four hits in six innings against Boston. He ended the year 11-2 with a 2.56 ERA and finished fifth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting.
Weaver has taken the hill at the Major League level 89 times since 2007, more than any other Angels pitcher. He won his 50th game on Sept. 9 of this year, reaching that mark with fewer losses (24) than any pitcher in Angels history.
"His biggest thing is letting his emotions go. When some bad break happens, he's been able to let frustrations not get to him and get to the next pitch," said Mathis.
Weaver pitched in just 27 games in the Minors before reaching the Majors for good. Along the way, he struck out 188 batters in 153 innings, and was 13-5 with a 3.00 ERA.
|2005: Weaver began the year with Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga and progressed slowly. He didn't pick up his first win until his fourth start, but won three straight after that and was promoted to Double-A Arkansas in late July, where he went 3-3 with a 3.98 ERA.
|2006: Weaver wasted no time at Triple-A Salt Lake, dominating hitters by throwing 28 consecutive scoreless innings at one point. Before joining the Angels for good on June 30, Weaver set a Bees single-game record with 14 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout of Sacramento.
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Black Friday: Here's What Stores Won't Tell You
Are you gearing up for a Black Friday shopping experience? MarketWatch's Kelli Grant has the key information that stores and retailers won't tell you about the busiest shopping day of the season. AP Photo.
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I ... was ... it this way shopping is a competitive sport ... black Friday is the extreme there are no were after need to protect and here are a couple of good album ... but with the retailers are going to tell you is that the point really keep you in stores all day for seeing retailers Open ... Earlier this year as early as eight p m on Thanksgiving ... but then they have extra rounds of doorbusters going to help the night Wal-Mart for example they got one round of the one round at ten pm and in the next morning at five am ... so for consumer he doesn't know when the best deals are and when you're going to go because otherwise you're never going to get anywhere you know all those credit card offers that are throwing at you all don't be fooled a lot of times they carry very high interest rates as much as thirty percent so even if there's a twenty percent off discount for opening the car door for using it over the holiday weekend ... keep in mind that with every spending cap and often the first bill comes due dont wanna give up your email address well you might have to say goodbye to some of those deals ... that's fine Target and Sears are among the retailers to offering early access to Black Friday deals for select group of shoppers usually its high spenders in their sport where loyalty program ... they have a store credit card where they've downloaded some sort of an ... so if you're not among the select group of shoppers well you might not be able to get the Black Friday deals after all of those early birds have had access to of course with the retailer's leave the either adds is that you should prepare for pandemonium like Friday is not a day for the faint of heart the lines are long the crowds are big and they are unrelated but we are seeing more stores are offering ... some sort of special security that helped make sure that you don't have to go actually rushing for that doorbuster beginning to be a raffle ticket ... or some other sort of proof if you're early line and that's the deal that you want ... and force you can always get a lot of the same deals by shopping online ... that's what I planned ...


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By jeanettehewitt78, Jul 31 2016 02:05PM
Last weekend I had my very first (and definitely not last) Harrogate experience. Harrogate is the home of Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival, where crime fiction writers, readers, bloggers and lovers congregate from all over.
I caught the 06:00 train from Ipswich, eager to get to Harrogate in order to make the first panel on my itinerary. It was called Domestic Suspense, and featured authors Alex Marwood, (The Wicked Girls, The Killer Next Door and The Darkest Secret), Paula Hawkins, (The Girl on the Train), Clare Mackintosh, (I Let You Go and I See You), Helen Fitzgerald, (Viral) and Julia Crouch, (Cuckoo and Her Husband's Lover). I adore all of these authors; Alex Marwood has been a great support to me from the beginning and is an absolute darling. I had previously met Julia Crouch at the Felixstowe Book Festival in June and Clare Mackintosh's novel – I Let You Go – was a memorable book, which thoroughly deserved winning Crime Novel of the Year. I had bought The Girl on the Train a few weeks prior, and waited to start it until I was on my train to Harrogate. (I've since finished it and would highly recommend it to everyone!)
I met up with my lovely friend and crime writer Jane Isaac and we were interviewed on film for Writing Magazine. Friends old and new were there, some old friends (in particular Noelle Holton – Crime Book Junkie) who have been friends for a long time in the cyber world, and to meet in the flesh was wonderful. She's every bit as deliciously naughty as you think, oh, and cool as HELL!
One of the best things about the weekend was not being able to walk more than a few feet without seeing a familiar face and sparking up a conversation. I was thrilled to see Helen Callaghan, author of Dear Amy, wandering around and we spent a lovely few hours chatting in the sun with the gorgeous Helen Cadbury, Collette McBeth and Ian Patrick. Jane, Lynne, Ian and I went for dinner at a Thai restaurant and happened to sit next to Mary-Jane Riley, who had won one of my books in a recent giveaway and I had been carrying it around hoping to bump into her. THE Book Club gang were out in full force, and it had been Christmas since I had seen most of them. Sumaira was there, as gorgeous as ever, as was Whirlwind Tracy Fenton, Helen Boyce, Claire Knight and so many more. It was midnight by the time I made my way back to my hotel (The Kimberly, if anyone is thinking of staying in Harrogate – great room, great price and fantastic breakfast!) Because of a couple of Domestic Noir related works in progress, (more on this next time) I stayed up making some notes post-panel and set my alarm for 07:00 – I wasn't going to miss my cooked English breakfast!
On the Saturday I had an event with Mark Edwards to discuss his new novel, The Devil's Work. At 10:30 we all made our way to The White Hart Hotel. The talk was fascinating, I've been a fan of Mark's ever since I read The Magpies (a bone chilling thriller about a couple who move into a new home and discover the neighbours from hell, massively recommended, unless you're currently in the process of a house move, as I was at the time of reading it!) Mark's talk was moderated by the absolutely lovely Erin Mitchell and he done so well answering every question that was fired at him. He was amazingly generous in the goody bags he gave us which included beautiful prints of The Devil's Work, pens and a copy of the book itself.
After The White Hart I had about one hour to make my way back to the Old Swan Hotel and say my goodbyes. I had a mental list of people I'd not yet said 'hello' to, and I was determined that on my lap around the grounds I would locate as many on my missing list as possible.
First up was lovely Lucy V Hay, another crime writer whose dystopian novel Sky Jack has just been released. Lucy is a finalist along with me in the Create 50 Twisted anthology stories and it was great to meet up and chat, however briefly. After bidding goodbye to Lucy I caught up with Vicky Newham and Rebecca Bradley and we had our picture taken together, photo bombed by the great Alex Marwood! I spotted Marnie Riches, another beautiful friend who I had to grab to say 'hi' to, and Daniel Pembrey, Alex Caan, Joanne Robertson, Steven Dunne, K.A Richardson, Howard Linskey, Sarah Hilary, Graeme Cameron, Amanda Jennings... the list really is endless. I owe a huge thank you to Liz Barnsley (LizLovesBooks.com – check out her blog, she's fabulous) who promised me a 50th anniversary edition of Valley of the Dolls and delivered, making my weekend!
As I staggered onto the train for the four hour journey home I was weary but happy. In fact, only about an hour after arriving home I booked my hotel for next year.
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The scene gets intermittently ugly on Beaver Avenue, with the first casualty the WTAJ news van. It's fair to say most students on the streets are well-behaved, just coming outside to see what happens. There are also a lot of shitheads out there tonight.
TV coverage of the riots has been disappointing. Please send us any good videos you find.
This is what it looks like when a crowd runs away from mace.
Student hangs from street sign, falls when it breaks. Plus bonus van-tipping footage.
The WTAJ van again, plus awkward "what do we do now?" aftermath.
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MIDTOWN — Thousands of New Yorkers and tourists gathered to watch the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, as balloons and floats made their way along a new route down Sixth Avenue.
For the first time, the annual kickoff to the city's holiday season bypassed Times Square, its iconic helium balloons set to float from West 77th Street and Central Park West, south to Columbus Circle, across West 59th Street, then down Sixth Avenue to end at the iconic Macy's storefront at Herald Square.
Several young children sat on their parents' shoulders hoping to get a view of floats. Others munched on churros as their parents sipped coffee while bundling up to keep warm in the 45 degree weather.
Shontelle Schmidt, 39, left her house in Rhode Island at 5 a.m., along with her husband and three kids, to catch the parade. As a Spider-Man balloon passed by the family gasped in unison.
"This has been on our bucket list forever! We had to do it," Schmidt said.
Anna Leier, 41, a Brooklyn Heights resident, stood with daughter India, 9, and son Tom, 11, near Columbus Circle. It was the family's first time at the parade since the children were infants.
"How much helium do they use?," asked India as the balloons floated by.
"A lot, I think," her mother replied.
This year's floats will include colorful characters like Papa Smurf, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Hello Kitty, and the parade featured performances by Carly Rae Jepsen and the Olympic gold-medal winning gymnasts of the Fierce Five.
Mark Ferguson, of Rockland county, brought his 2-year-old daughter, Gabriela, to the parade for first time.
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Her boyfriend, Eugene Blanding, 38, joined her in the march.
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At around 11 a.m., a man performing as a clown collapsed on Sixth Avenue between West 38th and 39th Streets. Fire Department officials said they assisted the man, but did not take him away in an ambulance.
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Parks and Sanitation Department crews were following behind, picking up trash. Several park workers said they started cleaning at 6 a.m. and hope to finish by 2 p.m. — if not sooner.
"It's a lot of full coffee cups and sandwiches," said Diane Baez, 34, a Parks worker.
She said Parks employees were brought in from different districts.
Baez added that she's looking forward to finishing early and heading home for Thanksgiving dinner.
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As the parade wrapped up by Herald Square, staff deflated balloons near West 40th Street and Seventh Avenue, as bystanders watched.
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2014 NAIA Softball Players of the Week ? No. 2
Baldovino, a native of Medford, Ore., ended the week with a 2-0 record, including a no-hitter against Cascade Collegiate Conference rival Corban (Ore.) on March 22. The junior hurler threw six innings and struck out 15 Warriors en route to the win. One day prior, Baldovino allowed one hit over five innings in Concordia's 12-0 win at Northwest Christian (Ore.).
On the season, Baldovino owns a 4-1 record and a team-leading 1.58 earned run average.
Merjano, a native of Auburn, Calif., hit .476 on the week to lead Concordia to a 7-1 record. The senior first baseman also tallied 15 RBI, 13 runs scored, four home runs and two doubles. Merjano's highlight performance arguably came in the Eagles' 10-0 win against NCAA Division III NYU-Poly (N.Y.) on March 17. She ended the game 2-for-2 at the dish with three runs score, three RBI and a home run.
On the year, Merjano is fifth in the NAIA in home runs (10) and RBI (43), while also ranking among the top 10 nationally in runs scored (8th; 37) and total bases (9th; 75).
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The next NAIA National Softball Players of the Week will be announced April 1.
Pitcher Nominees: Kaily Purtle, Park (Mo.); Madison Luck, Reinhardt (Ga.); Paris Hallums, Simpson (Calif.); Corey Shahan, St. Francis (Ill.); Ariel Sheets, Huntington (Ind.); Janell LaRont, Dickinson State (N.D.); Stevie Goldstein, Concordia (Calif.); Taylor Erlenbusch, Hastings (Neb.); Aubrey Utley, Central Methodist (Mo.); Ashley Boggs, West Virginia Tech; Steeli Norton, Saint Mary (Kan.); Jessica Leanhart, Indiana Southeast; Jenna Jones, Rio Grande (Ohio); Maggie Hawley, Waldorf (Iowa); Haleigh Munson, Grand View (Iowa); Lindsey White, Valley City State (N.D.); Katrisha Arocha, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas); Hannah Wilbur, Oklahoma Baptist; Caroline Sagrera, Spring Hill (Ala.); Emily Bryant, Southeastern (Fla.); Kortney Loar, Concordia (Mich.).
Player Nominees: Brooke Kunkel, Park (Mo.); C.j. Browder, Reinhardt (Ga.); Kara Wall, Simpson (Calif.); Taylor Copher, Concordia (Ore.); Lexi Southall, St. Francis (Ill.); Megan Beidelman, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Heather Ramirez, Doane (Neb.); Mallorie Nelson, Baker (Kan.); Marley Moehrig, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Megan Blythe, West Virginia Tech; Kelli Traffas, Bethany (Kan.); Lacey Holt, Midway (Ky.); Abbey Barrett, Shawnee State (Ohio); Haley Baugh, Central Baptist (Ark.); Jessica Grochala, Grand View (Iowa); Stephanie Sandoval, Dakota State (S.D.); Ashley Perez, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas); Randi Yousey, St. Gregory's (Okla.); Anna Blake Barnette, Mobile (Ala.); Alexandria Simmons, USC Beaufort (S.C.); Jess Barjaktarovich, Concordia (Mich.).
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Week 2 (March 25): Annette Merjano, Concordia (Calif.); Lucy Baldovino, Concordia (Ore.)


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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A Virginia woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for driving under the influence in a crash that critically injured three members of a family.
Sandra Leigh Hofstadler pleaded guilty in September to maiming while driving under the influence, driving under the influence for a second time within a five-to-10 year period and failing to stop for a school bus.
Circuit Judge Les L. Lilley sentenced Hofstadler Wednesday to the maximum term of 12 years in prison, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported. Lilley added 10 days to the sentence for reckless driving, fined her $6,000 and ordered her license revoked permanently, the newspaper said.
Hofstadler was under the influence of cocaine Jan. 19, 2012, when she went around a school bus that was stopped with its lights flashing and safety arm extended. She struck David Yancy Sr., his son, David Yancy Jr., 5, his daughter, Samyiah Yancy, 7, and his niece, Neyahni Boyd, 7.
David Yancy Sr., who was walking the children to the bus stop, ended up with a metal rod in his leg. David Yancy Jr. was hospitalized and underwent seven surgeries for traumatic brain injury. Boyd suffered a broken leg and Samyiah Yancy suffered what the newspaper described as minor injuries.
Hofstadler had previously been convicted of drunken driving, cocaine possession, fraud, forgery and credit card larceny, the report said.


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Date: Nov. 29, 2010
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