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Wheel alignment affects safety, handling, and performance. Abnormal tire wear and handling quirks signal the need for wheel alignment. Modifying the chassis or suspension requires a trip to the alignment shop. Wheel alignment is routine service for trucks with a solid, hypoid rear axle and a beam, twin-beam, or independent front suspension (IFS) system.
A vintage I-beam front axle has the simplest alignment needs. If the axle beam is true, the kingpins fit properly and springs do not sag, alignment may be as easy as setting the toe-in of the front wheels. For the truck with IFS, wheel alignment involves periodic checks and adjustment of caster, camber, and toe-in.
Alignment at a modern shop includes four-wheel "thrust" inspection, caster set, camber set, and toe set. Some shops can perform a true "four-wheel alignment," but unless a classic truck has a retrofit independent rear suspension (IRS) system, four-wheel alignment is not necessary.
Thrust alignment takes rear axle shift, worn springs and bushings, or a bent frame into account. A shop that performs either four-wheel or thrust alignment can handle any truck with a solid, hypoid rear axle system. To push the vehicle forward in a straight line, rear axle thrust must be perpendicular to the centerline of the frame. When thrust is correct, a front wheel alignment can assure precise steering and a normal steering wheel position.
Toe Set
Toe-in is the angle that the front wheels point when the steering aims straight ahead. While parallel front wheels would seem ideal, the front wheels seldom call for 0 degrees of toe set. Due to the thrust loads of the vehicle moving forward and the nominal movement of steering joints under load, toe is actually set so that the tires "toe-in" slightly at the front. When turning, the inside wheel has a tighter turning angle than the outside wheel.
Tire design dictates toe-in requirements. Bias-ply tires have a tendency to thrust outward under load. The vintage truck with bias-ply tires should follow the factory alignment specifications. That toe-in might be in the 1/16- to 3/16-inch range, typically a 1/8-inch setting. If using modern radial tires, toe-in should be more like 1/32 inch, actually measured in tenths of a degree, not inches, using modern alignment equipment.
For the older truck with a beam front axle, toe-in may be the only adjustment needed. If the frame and axle beam are straight, the springs set evenly, the kingpins fit properly, and caster angle meets specification, it is possible to do your own toe set adjustments. A simple toe bar can be purchased through automotive tool suppliers.
Point the front wheels straight ahead. On a flat floor, lift the front axle slightly to eliminate load thrust. Support the axle safely. Scribe a line at the centerline of each front tire tread. The toe bar gauge measures the distance between these centerlines, as close as possible to the midline (front and rear) of the tire. This kind of alignment serves well when there are no defects in the steering linkage, steering gear, kingpins, suspension, or wheel rims.
When caster and camber settings are known to be correct, the toe bar will also work on an IFS or twin-beam suspension. Support the front suspension with a floor jack under each lower control arm or the outer end of each I-beam. Lift the wheels evenly, just off the floor, and make sure the vehicle is safely supported before handling the wheels. Scribe the tread centerlines and set toe to specification with the suspension weighted.
With the chassis weighted and the front tires pointing straight ahead, each tire should stand nearly vertical. Viewed from the front of the vehicle, camber degrees are the tilt of the tire from a vertical centerline. If the top of the tire tilts outward, camber is positive. If the top of the tire tilts inward, camber is negative. Alignment specifications read in positive or negative degrees of camber.
Early beam-type axles with leaf springs have fixed camber. As the vehicle's frame and body lean on corners, the axle stays parallel with the ground. With this design, there is no provision to adjust the camber. Unless bent, the axle maintains its original camber setting.
By contrast, each front wheel on an IFS or twin I-beam suspension moves up or down independently. Short (upper) and long (lower) control arm "SLA" suspension compensates for body/frame lean on corners. As the vehicle corners, the body/frame rolls, causing the outside wheels to compress the springs. This moves the wheels upward into the fenderwells. The unloading inside wheels drop as the body rolls outward. (Functioning sway bars help minimize this roll.) On SLA suspension, tire track width remains relatively constant during this process. The arc of wheel travel is precisely engineered for maximum control and longer tire life.
SLA suspension is a true independent design. Ford's twin I-beam has been called IFS because each beam moves independently. However, these two solid beams pivot from fixed points. This means that on turns, the outer wheel compresses the coil spring and moves in a fixed arc upward. The inner wheel drops as the body rolls outward. Optimally, these arcs should cancel each other, keeping tire track width reasonably constant.
Twin-beam suspension has a drawback. If the chassis rises upward while the truck is on a straight road (like a raised railroad crossing taken at speed), the beams drop in fixed arcs, with each wheel shifting to positive degrees of camber. This narrows the tire contact patches and track. (Simulate this by lifting a twin I-beam truck on a frame hoist. Watch the front wheel drop angles.) When the chassis settles, the beams must force the tires outward to near vertical camber. Under certain driving conditions, lateral scuffing increases tire wear.
Twin I-beam is also sensitive to vehicle ride height. When installing a cab-over camper or a heavier V-8, the added weight requires frontend camber and toe-in adjustment. With SLA/IFS, wheel travel arcs have less effect on camber, and the steering toe is more controlled during suspension movement and changes in vehicle ride height.
Caster plays an important role in vehicle handling. Caster is the tilt of the kingpin or ball joint centerlines when viewed from the side. The forward or rearward tilt of this centerline, measured in degrees, is caster angle. Note that the kingpin or ball joint centerline tilts inward as well, but this is not caster. Inward tilt is kingpin inclination, a measurement that affects the steering axis inclination (SAI). When caster and camber are within specification, SAI should be as well. If not, suspect a bent or defective spindle/knuckle.
The typical front suspension calls for positive degrees of caster. Positive caster means that the upper end of the kingpin/ball joint centerline tilts toward the rear of the vehicle. Caster has a very important function: helping the wheels come back to center after turns. When there is no caster angle, the most notable symptom is the need to steer the vehicle back to center. Correct caster settings also help steer the vehicle straight ahead, despite the crown of the road. Caster angle helps prevent pull and reduces the risk of kingpin or ball joint shimmy.
Whether setting up a modified suspension or simply restoring a classic truck's steering, take caster, camber, and toe-in into account. Changes in spring length, dropped spindle kits, and lowering a truck may alter these adjustments. For improved steering control, safe handling, and minimizing tire wear, wheel alignment plays a vital role.
What Did You Learn This Month?
Night School would not be complete without a quiz! Don't worry about your test-taking skills or grades. This is an open-magazine, true or false test. Clues can be found within the Night School text, photos, and captions. Have a good month!
True or False Questions:
1. Thrust misalignment could mean the rear axle has shifted. Worn springs, bad spring bushings, or a bent frame may also account for thrust problems.
2. If a vintage monobeam axle and frame are straight, the springs set evenly, the kingpins fit properly and caster angle meets specification, it is possible to set toe-in yourself.
3. Viewed from the front of the vehicle, camber degrees are the tilt of each front tire from a vertical centerline. If the top of the tire tilts inward, camber is "negative."
4. If a twin I-beam chassis rises straight up, the beams drop in fixed arcs. Each wheel shifts in positive degrees of camber, and the tire contact pattern at the road surface narrows.
5. Specs call for more right side caster angle than left. Extra caster compensates for road crown, enabling the vehicle to steer without pull on a straight, crowned roadway.
6. It is perfectly all right to align a frontend with worn bushings, loose steering linkage, worn knuckle ball joints, or damaged components. You'll save money.
7. With independent SLA front suspension, the toe-in can be adjusted separately for each wheel. This allows adjustment with the steering gear and steering wheel on center.
8. A common tire problem is radial pull. If the tires have a non-directional tread, radial pull can sometimes be corrected by simply switching the front tires from side to side.
9. If you cut the coil springs to lower your truck and a spring ends up too short, a twist-in spring spacer is a great way to compensate for sagging or short coil springs.
10. When caster and camber are on specification and SAI is out of specification, the spindle or steering knuckle could be damaged.
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~/.xinitrc file is a shell script read by
xinit and
startx. It is mainly used to execute desktop environments, window managers and other programs when starting the X server (e.g., starting daemons and setting environment variables). The
xinit and
startx programs starts the X Window System and works as first client programs on systems that cannot start X directly from
/etc/init, or in environments that use multiple window systems.
One of the main functions of
~/.xinitrc is to dictate which client for the X Window System is invoked with the
/usr/bin/startx and/or
/usr/bin/xinit program on a per-user basis. There exists numerous additional specifications and commands that may also be added to
~/.xinitrc as you further customize your system.
Getting started
/etc/skel/ contains files and directories to provide sane defaults for newly created user accounts. (The name skel is derived from the word skeleton, because the files it contains form the basic structure for users' home directories.) The xorg-xinit package will populate
/etc/skel with a framework
.xinitrc file.
~/.xinitrc is a so-called 'dot' (.) file. Files in a *nix file system which are preceded with a dot (.) are 'hidden' and will not show up with a regular
ls command, usually for the sake of keeping directories tidy. Dot files may be seen by running
ls -A. The 'rc' denotes Run Commands and simply indicates that it is a configuration file. Since it controls how a program runs, it is (although historically incorrect) also said to stand for "Run Control".
Copy the sample
/etc/skel/.xinitrc file to your home directory:
$ cp /etc/skel/.xinitrc ~
Now, edit
~/.xinitrc and uncomment the line that corresponds to your DE/WM. For example, if you want to test your basic X configuration (mouse, keyboard, graphics resolution), you can simply use xterm:
#!/bin/sh # # ~/.xinitrc # # Executed by startx (run your window manager from here) if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f" done unset f fi # exec gnome-session # exec startkde # exec startxfce4 # exec wmaker # exec icewm # exec blackbox # exec fluxbox # exec openbox-session # ...or the Window Manager of your choice exec xterm
exec line is uncommented, or else only the first uncommented line will be run.
After editing
~/.xinitrc properly, it's time to run X. To run X as a non-root user, issue:
$ startx $ xinit $ xinit -- :1
xinit doesn't handle multiple session if you are already logged-in into some other vt. for that you have to specify session by appending
-- :<session_no>. If you are already running X then you should start with :1 or more.
Your DE/WM of choice should now start up. You are now free to test your keyboard with its layout, moving your mouse around and of course enjoy the view.
Making a DE/WM choice
If you arn't using any graphical login manager or don't want to, you might have to edit the
~/.xinitrc very frequently.
This can be easly solved by simple few line case addition which will take the argument and load the desire DE/WM.
#!/bin/sh # # ~/.xinitrc # # Executed by startx (run your window manager from here) if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f" done unset f fi # Here xfce is kept as default case $1 in gnome) exec gnome-session;; kde) exec startkde;; xfce);; *) exec startxfce4;; esac
After editing
~/.xinitrc, you can easily start desire DE/WM by passing argument.
$ xinit $ xinit gnome $ xinit kde $ xinit xfce -- :1
Preserving the session
X must always be run on the same tty where the login occurred, to preserve the logind session. This is handled by the default
/etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc. Also see General Troubleshooting#Session permissions for related issues.
ck-launch-session was used to start a new session instead of simply not breaking the old one. There is no equivalent to this hack with
logind, and a multi-seat aware display manager is required to run X on an arbitrary tty.
File examples
Following is a simple
~/.xinitrc file example, including some startup programs:
#!/bin/sh if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f" done unset f fi xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources # update x resources db xscreensaver -no-splash & # starts screensaver daemon xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr & # sets the cursor icon sh ~/.fehbg & # sets the background image exec openbox-session # starts the window manager
exec is recommended as it replaces the current process with the process, so the script will stop running and X won't exit even if the process forks into the background.
File configuration
When a display manager is not used, it is important to keep in mind that the life of the X session starts and ends with
~/.xinitrc. This means that once the script quits, X quits regardless of whether you still have running programs (including your window manager). Therefore it's important that the window manager quitting and X quitting should coincide. This is easily achieved by running the window manager as the last program in the script.
Note that in the first example above, programs such as
xsetroot and
sh are run in the background (
& suffix added). Otherwise, the script would halt and wait for each program and daemons to exit before executing
openbox-session. Also note that
openbox-session is not backgrounded. This ensures that the script will not quit until openbox does.
The following sections explains how to configure
~/.xinitrc for Multiple WMs and DEs.
On the command line
If you have a working
~/.xinitrc, but just want to try other WM/DE you can run it by issuing
xinit followed by the path to the window manager:
xinit /full/path/to/window-manager
Note that the full path is required. Optionally, you can pass options to the X server after appending
-- - e.g.:
xinit /usr/bin/enlightenment -- -br +bs -dpi 96
The following example
~/.xinitrc shows how to start a particular window manager with an argument:
#!/bin/sh # # ~/.xinitrc # # Executed by startx (run your window manager from here) if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/*; do [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f" done unset f fi if [[ $1 == "fluxbox" ]] then exec startfluxbox elif [[ $1 == "spectrwm" ]] then exec spectrwm else echo "Choose a window manager" fi
Using this example you can start fluxbox or spectrwm with the command
xinit fluxbox or
xinit spectrwm.
At startup
See Start X at Login.


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Early stumbles haunt D-backs as comeback falls short
PHOENIX -- An early hole proved too deep to dig out of as the D-backs fell, 4-3, to the Astros on Monday night at Chase Field.
The loss snapped Arizona's two-game winning streak, but the D-backs have still won five of their last seven games.View Full Game Coverage
PHOENIX -- An early hole proved too deep to dig out of as the D-backs fell, 4-3, to the Astros on Monday night at Chase Field.
The loss snapped Arizona's two-game winning streak, but the D-backs have still won five of their last seven games.View Full Game Coverage
It took a little while for starter Josh Collmenter to get settled in and that was all it took for the Astros to score a pair of runs in each of the first two innings to take a 4-0 lead.
"I wasn't very good the first two innings, didn't settle in for a while, couldn't find a rhythm and pitches that I made better late in the game got out and pitches early in the game were getting hit," Collmenter said. "They just weren't going where they wanted to, a little up in the zone, a little out over the plate. They didn't do a whole lot with them, but they got some hits and some singles and stuff like that and then were able to capitalize on some stuff."
Collmenter's defense did not provide a lot of help as an Aaron Hill first-inning error accounted for an unearned run.
"We made a mistake that extended the inning, gave them another run," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said.
Overall it was a sloppy first two frames with Collmenter walking and hitting a batter.
After that, though, the right-hander seemed to find his rhythm as he allowed just two hits before departing after seven innings.
That he was able to go seven innings was important given the D-backs' depleted bullpen situation.
"Colly did a heck of a job, all things considered, with our bullpen the way it was," Gibson said. "For him to give us seven innings and 100 pitches in that situation the way he started, that was excellent. He did his job. We had a great opportunity to come back and win and couldn't push them across."
Astros starter Jarred Cosart, meanwhile, was in a groove from the first pitch as he tossed three perfect innings to open the game.
"He's got a good, live arm," Gibson said. "We haven't seen him. His ball has natural cut, had a good curveball. With guys on base he's a little different pitcher and we had some pretty good at-bats on him, had some pressure on him and we got him out of there. He's got a good-looking arm."
The D-backs were finally able to break through in the fourth when Gerardo Parra drew a one-out walk and scored when Paul Goldschmidt followed with Arizona's first hit of the night, a double down the line in left.
It looked like the D-backs might do further damage after Miguel Montero singled to put runners on the corners with one out, but Martin Prado grounded back to Cosart for an inning-ending double play.
"Attacking the strike zone with his fastball," Houston manager Bo Porter said of Cosart. "He used his changeup tonight, and it was the difference maker. And his ability to go the six innings that he went, it's because he was able to use his offspeed pitches, and I thought he did a tremendous job."
The D-backs pulled closer in the sixth when with one out, Didi Gregorius singled to left-center and scored all the way from first base when Dexter Fowler bobbled Parra's single to center to cut the Astros' lead to 4-2.
After a walk to Goldschmidt, Montero lined a single to right-center to score Parra and pull the D-backs to within 4-3.
That was as close as they would get as Porter deployed some creative managerial strategy in the eighth inning using lefty Tony Sipp to face the first batter of the frame -- a lefty -- and then moving him to right field to get a right-on-right matchup with Goldschmidt before bringing Sipp back to pitch to the left-handed hitting Montero.
"That was a good play," Gibson said. "Unless Goldy hits one to [Sipp]. I've seen it done before. I think I saw Lou Piniella do it in the playoffs once before. It's certainly within the rules. He's going to manage his team the way he wants to manage it. It worked out for him."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB.


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Megabloks was doing it way before Lego got around to it.
I don't remember the first Halo series coming out until sometime around CMF Series 2. Did MB have a series of mystery figur packs before Halo or am I wrong about when they came out?


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A Westside compound that "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart had been leasing for the last several months has come on the market at $5.995 million.
Built in the 1990s, the west-facing property encompasses almost half an acre and overlooks Stone Canyon Reservoir and Bel-Air.
The main house features an open-plan living and dining room, a den, four bedrooms and 31/2 bathrooms. The recently renovated guesthouse contains an additional bedroom and 11/2 bathrooms. A pool, a spa and a dining pavilion are outdoors.
Photos: Celebrity homes on the market
Pattinson, 25, and Stewart, 21, have starred in the "Twilight Saga" series of films since the original "Twilight" vampire romance movie in 2008. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1," which opened last month, was the No. 1 film at the box office over the five-day Thanksgiving period, according to an estimate from distributor Summit Entertainment. "Breaking Dawn — Part 2" is set for release next year.
David Mossler of Teles Properties, Beverly Hills, is the listing agent.
Extra office space in Santa Monica
Mike Judge, creator and star of the animated comedy "King of the Hill," has bought a Santa Monica house from Richard Taite, chief executive of the Cliffside Malibu rehab facility, for $4.45 million.
The two-story contemporary Mediterranean, built in the mid-1970s, features three stone fireplaces, custom ironwork, wood-beam ceilings and mosaic tile work. The four-bedroom, 41/2-bathroom house includes a gym in its more than 3,700 square feet of living space. There is also a detached office-guesthouse.
The animator and voice actor, 49, created and stars in MTV's "Beavis and Butt-Head." He has won two Emmys. Judge's films include the 1999 satire "Office Space."
The property, which Taite bought in 2009 for $3.6 million, had been listed at $4.895 million.
Dawn Robertson of Keller Williams Beverly Hills was the listing agent, and Joseph Tourtelot of Coldwell Banker Malibu represented Judge, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
Moving a short drive away?
Professional golfer Fred Couples has listed his second home in La Quinta at $4.195 million.
The Spanish-style villa has a courtyard with a fountain. The nearly half-acre site has mountain views, a swimming pool with a spa and a fire pit. Interior features include limestone and wood floors, arched windows, a great room with an oversized stone fireplace, a wine room and two master suites with stone fireplaces and terraces. There are four bedrooms and 41/2 bathrooms. The roughly 5,200-square-foot house is being sold furnished.
Among community amenities are two fitness centers, a swimming pool and a private golf course designed by Tom Fazio.
Couples, 52, uses the house as a place to relax at the end of the golf season. He joined the PGA Tour in 1982 and the Champions Tour last year. Among his wins are the 1992 Masters Tournament and this year's Senior Players Championship.
He is selling because he plans to build a custom home in the same development. Public records show Couples bought the property in 2009 for $3,047,500.
Janine Stevens of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in La Quinta is the listing agent.
A change of venue for TV judge
Greg Mathis, star of the reality show "Judge Mathis," and his wife, Linda, have sold their gated Beverly Hills Post Office-area home for $5.28 million.
The remodeled Mediterranean-style house, built in 1990, features a two-story grand entry, four bedrooms, seven bathrooms and 7,755 square feet of living space in two stories. The estate includes a swimming pool with a spa. The property, more than half an acre in size, features city views.
The Detroit-born Mathis, 51, has starred on the five-day-a-week show since the late 1990s. The syndicated series has been renewed through 2012.
The property last changed hands in 2005 for $4.75 million, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
The couple sold because they are moving to a house with a larger lot and more privacy, said listing agent Dee Crawford of Keller Williams Realty in Beverly Hills. Charles Moh of Long Dragon Realty represented the buyer.
Record exec lists house in Hollywood Hills
Record producer David Anderle has put his longtime Hollywood Hills home up for sale at $4.75 million.
Built in the 1920s, the Spanish-style villa was once a speak-easy. Details include decorative tile work and beamed ceilings. The three-bedroom, four-bathroom house contains 3,813 square feet of living space and sits on a third of an acre.
The former A&M Records executive produced songs for Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson and the Circle Jerks, among others. He worked with Brian Wilson to help him form Brother Records.
Judy Feder of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, is the listing agent.
Where they'll spend Friday nights
Producer Janet Healy has sold her Silver Lake area house to actors Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez for $1.435 million.
The Spanish-style house, built in the 1930s, features a stained-glass window in the living room, a paneled library with a bar, a media room and an office. The 3,900-square-foot home has three bedrooms and 31/2 bathrooms. The walled grounds includes terraces, fountains and tile murals.
Zach Gilford, 29, was a regular on the TV series "Friday Night Lights" (2006-11). This year he was also in the medical drama "Off the Map."
Kiele Sanchez, 35, has starred on "The Glades" since 2010. She was on "Lost" in 2006 and 2007.
Healy's credits include the films "Despicable Me" (2010) and "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," set for release in March. She bought the house in 2007 for $1.7 million, public records show.
Elena Jovis of Nourmand & Associates in Beverly Hills was the listing agent. Alessandra Young of Prudential California Realty in Los Feliz represented the buyers.


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The Day America Lost Asia
While Washington and the world furiously debated the interim agreement between Iran and the United States over the weekend, Nov. 24, 2013, may go down in history as the day America lost Asia.
Starting this past Sunday, China began air patrols over its newly designated "air defense identification zone" over the East China Sea—home to a chain of islands disputed with Japan—and within 24 hours Beijing turned 80 years of free aerial navigation on its head. China's move is no less dramatic than Iran's potential victory in gaining the right to enrich uranium: Absent an effective U.S. response, China has successfully begun changing the rules of international security in East Asia. And with a whimper, not a bang, Washington may begin losing its influence in Asia, despite its still-preponderant strength.
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Here are four things the world should note about China's bold move.
First, let's call it what it is. Beijing has declared an air control zone, not a defense zone. Normally, in air defense zones countries seek to identify aircraft in that are close to or approaching national territory. Think of the analogue with territorial waters. Obviously, airplanes that fly over national territory, such as commercial airliners, must identify themselves. But they are also presumed to be engaging in innocent passage, just like cargo or passenger ships on the seas.
What China has done is very different. In claiming most of the East China Sea as a control zone—within 80 miles of Japanese territory at its closest point—the country is demanding that airplanes flying hundreds of miles from China's actual territory must now identify themselves and declare their flight paths, even if they are not going to China. This is not defense: It is a not-so-subtle form of much wider control. While Chinese spokespersons say the move does not affect the freedom of international flights, the reality is much different. There is no basis for such a wide zone, other than to get foreign countries to accept that they are passing through what are, in essence, Chinese-controlled skies. And if a foreign plane doesn't provide Chinese authorities the information they demand? China will then take " defensive emergency measures," according to the government—in other words, shadow, threaten or shoot down foreign planes.
Second, Beijing's announcement is a direct challenge to Japan and Korea, since China's new control zone overlaps those of both Tokyo and Seoul. This, of course, is the whole idea, at least with respect to Japan: to chip away further at Japanese control of the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands, the chain of islands located in the East China Sea to the northeast of Taiwan that Japan and China both claim as theirs. In recent years, Tokyo has grown increasingly concerned about China probing in the waters off the islands, which Japan has administered since 1972 and over which it has claimed ownership since 1895. In an inept move last year, the Japanese government bought three of the disputed islands from their private owner, sparking the most serious crisis in Sino-Japanese relations in decades. In addition to a diplomatic freeze between the two countries and anti-Japanese demonstrations in China, Chinese paramilitary patrol ships have repeatedly entered into the contested waters, and Beijing has started flying patrol planes near their airspace, as well. Each time, the Chinese have been met by Japanese Coast Guard vessels and Air Self-Defense Force planes. Tensions are at a fever pitch, and one accident in the sky or waters could plunge the two into a crisis that nobody really wants.
The move over the weekend to make a legally accepted claim over the airspace of the Senkaku Islands is designed to force the issue. If Japan decides to contest China's claim, then Asia's two most powerful air forces will soon be playing games of aerial chicken at 600 miles per hour. If Japan retreats, then China will have made a huge step forward in getting its claims over the Senkakus and the East China Sea accepted.
Korea, too, is concerned with the overlap of its western air defense zone with China's new claim, but Beijing is wooing Seoul, giving it prior notification and playing on Korean President Park Geun-hye's deep distrust of Japan and desire to build closer relations with China. While Seoul should be just as worried about ceding China the authority to control the skies over the East China Sea, South Korean domestic politics is already giving Beijing a win by default.


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Game #148: O's at Jays pregame
Baltimore (63-83) at Toronto (73-74)
at 1:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Today's lineups:
Brian Roberts, 2B
Tike Redman, CF
Nick Markakis, RF
Miguel Tejada, SS
Aubrey Huff, 1B
Kevin Millar, DH
Scott Moore, 3B
J.R. House, C
Freddie Bynum, LF
PITCHING: LHP Kurt Birkins (1-1, 7.27 ERA)
Vernon Wells, CF
Reed Johnson, LF
Alex Rios, RF
Frank Thomas, DH
Aaron Hill, 2B
Matt Stairs, 1B
Gregg Zaun, C
Hector Luna, 3B
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP Roy Halladay (14-7, 3.91 ERA)
NOTES: Matt Stairs offered his explanation for waiting until after the season to discuss a new deal with the Jays. He wants to see what kind of playing time he'd be in stor for with Johnson still in the fold: "I feel when I'm in the lineup we have a good chance of winning each ballgame. It's something where, are they going to plan on platooning us? There's obviously a lot of questions that need to be answered. Is it going to come back to where I'm going to a 100 at-bat guy?" Stairs said his first choice is Toronto, but he's obviously shown what he can still do with a solid number of at-bats. If he's going to simply be a bench guy again with everyone healthy, Stairs may opt to explore his options elsewhere. … Don't look now, but the Jays have officially been eliminated from the AL East division race. … Class A Auburn captured the New York-Penn League title on Friday.
entering Saturday
1. New York 84-63 (–)
2. Detroit 81-67 (3.5)
3. Seattle 78-68 (5.5)
4. Toronto 73-74 (11)
BREAKING EVEN…Toronto needs to post a 9-6 record over its final 15 games to finish the season above .500.
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I say if that's what it takes to keep stairs then definitaly play him every day, Reed can be used as the 4th outfielder/late defensive replacement.
Agreed. Johnson and Stairs can platoon, and Stairs can also fill in for Overbea at 1st.
That man was born in Canada.
If Johnson comes back next year like last year what then same for overbay.
Stairs will demand a fair price on the market this winter,A lot of teams will look at him his defence was good this year his offence was stellar.
What if he had 600 at bats????.
Don't expect him to be here next year and that is sad.
Well that double ties Arraon Hill with Robbie Alomar for the most doubles by a Jays 2nd baseman. I'd expect he ties or breaks the HR number as well, since he's only 1 behind Alomar.
Let's hope Abner takes out Halliday and gives him a break-he's thrown a lot of innings lately
Great decision by Abner-taking Halliday out after 100 pitches was the right decision.
Whats the chances they can get stairs cheaper then they can get Johnson ??? Prob not very good. I say if were not going to significantly upgrade our LF spot then so long Stairs and thanks for the memories — no way a great player like Stairs will sit on the sidelines
P.S. We should trade for Edgar Renteria !!!
You know who a great Platoon would be ??? Reed Johnson and …… ADAM DUNN !!!!
And we could have Renteria lead off when Dunns out there hitting hum dingers !
Anyone else notice that Zaun's just ripping it up at the plate in September? Check out these numbers so far this month:
Pretty impressive. Maybe his hand is finally healing up? Doesn't change the fact that he still can't throw out a runner, but it does make his two year contract seem like less of a big deal….
And check out what Aubrey Huff had to say about Halladay:
"Against a guy like that you either hit him or you don't," said Huff. "I had four dirty martinis at the hotel bar last night and then came to the yard. Like I said, you either hit him or you don't."
Sounds like the Orioles are taking it easy this September….
I'm sure a lot of people are going to disagree with me, but if I was the Jays, I'd be cautious with what they give Stairs. Although, he has performed remarkably for us this year there's a number of facts to be considered.
1) This is the highest batting average Stairs has had in his career.
2) This is the highest slugging average Stairs has had in his career.
3) This is the most HR's he's hit with equal number of at bats since 2003.
4) He's only had 2 seasons in his career when his OBP was higher than what it is now.
5) He's only had 2 seasons in his career when his RBI per game played is higher.
Don't get me wrong, I love what Matt Stairs has given us this year-no question. But, I can't see us committing to a large number of at bats to him and forgetting about the development of Adam Lind.
In addition, in a couple of years Travis Snider will be ready. So if the Jays don't try to develop Lind now and instead committ to a large quantity of at bats for Stairs, Lind will get lost in the process and in my view he's got a better long term lefty bat for us than Stairs does.
Clearly, Matt Stairs is having a "career year"; our biggest value for him would have been trading him before the trade deadline.
I do agree with signing Stairs and pay him good money as a reward for this year, BUT, he has to come back under the same rules as he did this year and don't sign him for more than 1 year.
Maybe Huff should do that more often-he went 4 for 4.
Yeah, I saw the game yesterday — Huff was on fire!
Dirty Martinis for all?
And as far as Stairs goes, you've got to keep in mind that he's changed his entire approach at the plate, now that he's older. Even his stance is different — he got rid of that massive leg kick and as a result he's not striking out as much.
I dunno. I'm not sure that Stairs can repeat his numbers next year, but he might be one of those older guys who's finally really figured out his game very late in his career. He now knows his limitations and is making the best of it.
Who knows? It's a tough choice between Lind and Stairs, but I don't think it would hurt Lind too much to keep him in AAA for at least the beginning of next season….
Hey I want to sign Stairs, I just don't want to sign him for more than 1 year, and I wouldn't like to see the Jays committ to a large number at bats.
Lind has nothing more to prove at AAA and needs development time here.
I think that we should trade Reed Johnson for maybe some pitching prospects and not resign Stairs. We should sign free agent Adam Dunn and keep Adam Lind as a fourth outfielder.


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Welcome to the Heartsongs Page at ReyLab
The Heartsongs project originated from basic research work by Dr. C.-K. Peng, Dr. Ary Goldberger, Dr. Gene Stanley, and colleagues [1,2]. It was developed to probe the fractal features common to both music [3-5] and the complex rhythms of the healthy heart [1,2]. Fractals are geometric objects or processes that have structure on multiple scales of space or time. Further, these structures are self-similar: the large scale structure resembles the small scale structures, as in the branchings of a tree.
Recent research has demonstrated that many biological structures and physiologic fluctuations exhibit complex fractal patterns. Remarkably, these fractal patterns also show up in a wide range of creations of the human imagination, exemplified in certain works of art, architecture and music [4,6,7].
In biological systems, disease and aging are associated with degradation of these fractal structures and processes [8-10]. Mapping heart rate time series of healthy and diseased heart into musical notes, hopefully, provides a way to begin appreciating the differences in the dynamics of health and disease that can be quantified by sophisticated mathematical calculations.
The Heartsongs project has been implemented in an exhibition (The Dance of Chance) at the Boston Museum of Science. You can find detailed instructions of how to convert actual heart rate data to musical notes and hear some demonstrations here. The Heartsongs project was also featured in the Sacred Balance TV series. There is also an online game on the Sacred Balance website.
This scientific project also led to the production of a CD entitled Heartsongs: Musical Mappings of the Heartbeat (Ivory Moon Recordings, 1995) created by composer-pianist Zach Goldberger, MD (working under the professional name of Zach Davids at the time) and consists of musical compositions based on heartbeat intervals in health and disease. Click here for more information.
You can also check out the PhysioNet website to download heart rate time series and other complex physiologic signals [11].
References:1. Peng C-K, Mietus J, Hausdorff JM, Havlin S, Stanley HE, Goldberger AL. Long-range anti-correlations and non-Gaussian behavior of the heartbeat. Phys Rev Lett 1993;70:1343-1346.
2. Peng C-K, Havlin S, Stanley HE, Goldberger AL. Quantification of scaling exponents and crossover phenomena in nonstationary heartbeat time series. Chaos 1995;5:82-87.
3. Voss RF, Clarke J. 1/f Noise in Music and Speech. Nature 1975;258:317-318.
4. Hsu, KJ, Hsu, A. Fractal geometry of music. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1990;87:938-941.
5. Gardner, Martin. Fractal Music, Hypercards and More: Mathematical Recreations from Scientific American Magazine. New York: W.H. Freeman, 1992.
6. Goldberger AL. Fractals and the birth of Gothic: reflections on the biologic basis of creativity. Molecular Psychiatry 1996;1:99-104. PDF file downloadable with the permission of the Nature Publishing Company.
7. Taylor RP, Micolich AP, Jonas D. Fractal Analysis of Pollock's Drip Paintings. Nature 1999;399:422.
8. Goldberger AL. Non-linear dynamics for clinicians: chaos theory, fractals, and complexity at the bedside. Lancet 1996;347:1312-1314.
9. Goldberger AL, Amaral LAN, Hausdorff JM, Ivanov PCh, Peng C-K, Stanley HE. Fractal dynamics in physiology: alterations with disease and aging. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2002;99[suppl 1]:2466-2472.
10. Goldberger AL, Peng C-K, Lipsitz LA. What is physiologic complexity and how does it change with aging and disease? Neurobiol Aging 2002;23:23-26.
11. Goldberger AL, Amaral LAN, Glass L, Hausdorff JM, Ivanov PCh, Mark RG, Mietus JE, Moody GB, Peng C-K, Stanley HE. PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet: Components of a new Research Resource for Complex Physiologic Signals. Circulation 2000;101:e215-e220.


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Monday, April 13, 2009
Live blog wheeeeeeeee!!!
These posts are getting shorter....
32.2. High.... gone for six. This is depressing.
32.1 Straight to keeper, mistimed, was expect it to spin but it didn't.
Bowling change. Hauritz in. Carn Nate.
31.6 AB dances like a girl to get a 4.
31.5 Gibbs paddles it around his body for a single.
31.4 Gibbs gets a full toss and thats six. :( is the only face I got on at the moment ...
31.3 Gibbs pushes down to the mid off boundary for 2.
31.2 Clarke to AB as he defends as it hits him on the pads, Haddin fields and goes for the stumps as he misses. No chance in the end.
31.1 Can they kill the band this is Hobo hearing their tromboning...
Clarke still in as the run rate is still a bit too high as wthe SA run total gets into the Warne IQ as AB digs it for a few.
30.6 Sexy to sexy, one run. Shut up, band. 151-2.
Punter is smiling. Why is this?
30.5 Yorker to AB on off stump, digs it out and back to Mitch. No run.
30.4 Gibbs on the front foot but it goes to mid on. The overs are flying by. Or are they?
30.3 To Gibbs, cut back to the bowleer. South Africa make 150.
30.2 Sexy Mitch to slightly less sexy AB, Mitch chases and fields it.
SA on track for 300.
30.1 AB to mid off. Fielded well. Only one run. One run too many!
Gibbs and AB STILL in. Ugh.
29.6 AB pulls it and takes a single to retain the strike.
29.5 Down to Nathan Bracken down to point one run.
29.4 Defended from Gibbs and is looking good here...
29.3 Back to the bowler no run.
29.2 Gibbs plonks it up trying to sweep. noob.
29.1 Mitch is looking better here as Clarke continues.
Clarke to Gibbs as he plonks it up.
28.6 carn mitchymoo..... swing and a miss. short ball from mitch.
28.5 another bottom edge to johnson. nearly takes the stumps off. almost 142kmh. no run.
28.4 to point. no run.
28.3 hit the bottom of the bat straight to johnson, would have gone for four if hit better.
28.2 Straight through to the keeper.
28.1 Mitch back in the attack. not the best eonomy. 4 overs for 21 runs. to AB, bouncing just above off stump. defended and no run.
Not sure about Clarke being protological son... more like closet case with expensive handbag.
27.6 Clarke finishes on a DOTT ball:)
27.5 AB leaves it to play late as he watchies the spin for a sinngle.
27.4 as Gibbs comes across the line for a single. Its chugging along toooooo much.
27.3 Clarke to AB now as he defend for a single. Paying him some R_E_S_P_E_C_T.
27.2 Gibbs paddles down leg for a single.
27.1 This is running away from Australia like Usain Bolt on a good day here... Clarke the Prodological son comes in to bowl.
Clarke to Gibbs as he defends back to the bowler.
26.6 Defended down leg side for a single, just past the umpire. Good over. It must be said, Hauritz bowls a bit girly.
26.5 AB to deep square leg, again no run.
26.4 AB down leg side. No run.
AB 27 from 24 balls. Ugh.
26.3 AB spanks Hauritz for 6. Feck and boohoo.
26.2 Gibbs paddles down leg side for 1.........runs are drying up
26.1 Hauitz to Gibn leg side - no run
25.6 Hopes in for his last ball as its pushed through to point and no run taken.
25.5 Gibbs to Midd off and takes a single, what are they singing in the crowds. Boo to them.
25.4 as AB straigh drive into the air and no catch. Im sensing a wicket here!
25.3 Hopes onto leg side as AB takes a single 129 for 2 and were about half way through the innings.
25.2 Hopes in now as AB hits it back to him, Hopes stops, drops and rolls what was he doing...?
25.1 AB doing not very much. This is looking to be SA game, fark!
25.6 Nope. Same again. For a single. Over.
25.5 Again....
24.4 And again....
24.3 Again. Hit it somewhere else!
24.2 Again, no run, nothing much. Yawny. Front foot, down square leg.
24.1 Hauritz bowls to AB who cuts it down to cover
23.6 Gibbs on strike as he does a french cut near his stumps, 2 runs taken, cheeky bastards.
24.5 120-2 as Gibbs mistimes it as it goes down leg to Haddin.
23.4 Pulled for another few comeon Hopes!
23.3 Pulled along the ground down his body for a few
23.2 And anohter single from Gibbs
23.1 Close to you......
Hopes gets tonked for a few.
22.6 Played across the line to take it from off to on. Single. Overrrrrrrr.
22.5 Tried to paddle, keeper and bowler go for LBW, not given, is it 4, is it leg byes, huh? Huh? Gone to mic... may go to referral... two leg byes.
22.4 Missed that. NOthing interesting. Lalala.
22.3 Again no run.
22.2 No run. Back to the bowlers. Had catching potential.
22.1 Hauritz to AB, who dances down the pitch hits to deep mid on. One run.
Ponting and Hauritz are having a chat. He's only had luck in Durban. Cape Town ugh.
A very fine point about G Smith's pulling there.
21.6 Hopes bleeds some more runs. Oh well next over to Miss Field who is lucky enough to call the next few wickets :)
21.5 AB takes another boring single, cmon guys 6's or wickets!
21.4 Gibbs defends back to the bowler down towads mid on for a single.
21.3 AB pulls it around his body for a single, he is so much more better at pulling than G. Smith:P
21.2 Gibbs on 49 here as the crowd goes silent and there it is, sucess for da baldy head man as he takes a sinlge on leg side. Now get out you bastard.
21.1 Ive been thinkin about Brett Lee, gonna get a wicket... Gonna get a wicket...
Full Tosser here as Hopes comes back into the attack. Bracken is bleeding runs, need a Hatrick here as Hopes comes to AB as he takes a cheeky sinlge to put 49 man on stricke.
20.6 Bracks to AB, thought he was going to break into song, but isntead on the back foot, drive to cover. One run. Over to the tosser.
20.5 Bracks over the wicket, Ab defends, no run. Good speed. 129kmh.
20.4 Bracks to Gibbs, a second slip would have been gone as the ball goes to third man for a single.
20.3 AB mistimes, no run.
20.2 Bracken to AB, lovely shot, pierced the field and gone for 4. The crowd's stoked.
20.1 Gibbs dances down the pitch, couple of runs, saved from 4.
Getting kinda bored. Can't watch when blogging. Wish this was T20.
19.6 Harwood to AB down leg side as it's paddled down for one run as AB retains the strike.
19.5 Harwood to AB as he clobbers it in the form of a cut shot to point. No run.
19.4 Gibbs now gets a full toss and he strickes it back to the bowler who cannot cut it of as mid off comes around to field, and he comes to 49.
19.3 Gibbs on strike on 48 as he doesnt pick up the slower ball as Harwood makes it bounce through to Haddin, well done mate.
19.2 Onto the front foot by Gibbs who takes two runs. Good hit I must admit... now WICKET!
19.1 Balckwoods for all you workplace needs!:P
Harwood into AB as he takes it down leg for a single. I wonder if AB's younger brother is CD and the Younger than that sister is EF...?
Mitch is back with Blackwoods. Oh Mitch.
18.6 On mid stump, defended to point. AB settling in. Boo to that.
18.5 Again, no run.
18.4 Sorry, make that AB. Straight to Clarke. One run.
18.3 Guided down to third man. One run. Gibbs on strike.
18.2 Same again, brought down by Hauritz and almost run out.... but not. If Hauritz's been quicker...
18.1 Or not... Bracken to AB, guided mid on, no run.
Here's my other man, young AB. Hello Abraham. Gonna get you for a duck. Oh yes.
Are we back in business? I hope so...
Hooray for Harwood. Is he related to Gwen? Unlikely! Hooray for Ferguson, a very handy young man. I think I'll claim them both.
17.7 Harwood to Kallis as he cuts fine and its gone! Wicket Ferguson takes a catch, good wicket as Kallis poo poos it again. GO Aussie!
17.6 Harwood to Gibbs who controls it to point, one run.
17.5 Gibbs looking interesting as a bald man, never seen him with hair... no run.
17.4 Harwood to Kallis as he hits him on the gloves, no real threat as they scamper through like rats for a single.
17.3 Ah I can see alchhol affecting me writing wheeeee. Another dot ball:)
17.2 SA are attacking our good bowlers as the ball is missed by the bat and through to Haddin. Good bowling for the old fella here.
17.1 Apparently thi pitch isn't very mosit but a bit on the dry sad, thats no fun! Harwood now as Gibbs pushes for a single onto the off side.
16.6 Straight forward defensive stroke to short extra cover, and yup, it's over.
Wicket time! Or not...
16.5 Again to Kallis, tucked it fine for 4.
16.4 Kallis clubs the ball into the crowd. Club = appropriate terminology.
16.3 . Misfield!! By Hauriz. Probably shouldn't celebrate that. No run.
Bracken Bracken he's our man... if he can't do it...... well let's face it, Mitchell Johnson probably can.
16.2 Again, paddles around but saved from being a four.
16.1 Bracken to Gibbs (I think?) No run.
How will it go from here? Spiral out of control I imagine? Will we win? Umm.
Now that I have a drink, I'm sure to make fewer msitakes. Ha!
Drinks break! Which I have taken advantage of, here with my Baileys... mm... smooth. I must say, great to hear a female commentator, she obviously knows her stuff too. I've observed with the commenators during the SA visit that generally they have less to say than the Aussies. Not necessarily a bad thing.
15.6 Harwood to Gibbs and... its.... played to third man who takes a single. and after 16 overs it 70 for 1 loss. Aussies are bring it back but they need to do that by getting wickets, not by slowing the run rate.
Drinks and im gonna get slightly more pissed:)
15.5 Gibbs defends off the backfoot as it runs to point. No run. Well done Harwood. Playing a god role here.
15.4 Harwood to Gibbs as he bottom edges it, it bounces a few timesbefore Haddin takes it and he celebrates.... something... maybe catching it...?
15.3 Kallis plays down past 2nd slip for a single and runs it down to 3rd man.
15.2 Kallis on strike as he swings and misses again, Harwood mixing it up here. DJ Harwood is rockin the the Port!
15.1 And i Noticed the band shut up whilst Miss Field was blogging didn't play its a conspiracy!!! Runs have not really dried up but slowed down. Goodo.
Harwood to Gibbs as he cuts for a single off the backfoot.
14.6 Hopes to Kallis, no run. 1 for 67.
14.5 Again to Kallies, hit off, again no run.
14.4 Hopes to Kallis, no run as one of the players exudes a loud FUCK! discernible to all.
14.3 The band can only be annoying the players.... imagine sitting near them. You'd want to them to shove their....Another swing and a miss as they scamper through for a cheeky single
14.2 Hopes to Gibbs. Mistimed, no run. The Aussies are itching for another wicket here.
14.1 Hopes to Kallis, defended to gully. One run.
Missy back, promise not to miss any balls this over.... doot doot doot...
13.6 Harwood charges in as Gibbs ducks. Chicken shit!
13.5 Harwood to Kallis who listens to that god awful noise byt the band in the staduim, who decided that!?! One pommy one is enough grrr Cut for a run.
13.4 Harwood wafts it down off and its struck to point for nothing.
13.3 Kallis swings down off side and misses through to Haddin.
13.2 Gibbs takes it down leg side with a tap and takes a single.
Were up to Smith's IQ in SA runs of 64.
13.1 Full tosser here as Harwood comes into Gibbs who again clubs the ball, this guy should be in baseball. Esp with his head shaved :P
12.5 Straight down the ground, one run.
12.4 Paddled onto leg. Boring.
12.3 Dances down the pitch, guides it down mid off for four. ALMOST caught. Carn laddies, get that wicket.
Close up of Ponting and his mullet.
12.2 Edged to first slip where there wasn't one, for one run. Cameron White is playing. Any fans out there?
12.1 Hopes to Gibbs (ideal wicket in my opinion), bit of a delay with the sightscreen, ok now he's happy, Hopes to Gibbs, direct onto the stumps, pulled, shouldn't have been, mistimed the ball as it bounced over his wicket... agaaaain. Almost a wicket. Do iiiit!!
K well.... another wicket or two would be well timed about now~
11.7 Harwood not look as good, now damn, Kallis defends o the front foot to short extra cover. Good pace by Harwood, needs a rocket ball into his stumps. Carn Aussie!
11.6 Harwood good of a length pulled to make 3 runs. Saffas chugging along here.
11.5 Harwood into Gibbs as he sticks his bat up as the ball goes over his head. Wide given. Damn umps being paid by the Saffas.
11.4 Harwood is looking good here direct onto the stumps but Kallis takes it down leg side. and thats the 50 up. boooooo.
11.3 Field change now Ponting works something, hopfully magic as Gibbs clubs it down the ground for 1 run. Gibbs wanted two :)
11.2 Harwood to Kallis directs it to 3rd slip and takes a run as there is no thrid slip. What is ponting doing?!> not sitting in 3rd slip.
11.1 This is getting interesting, runs and wickets, who will get the upper edge? Australia of course, Kallis on 1 and Gibbs on lots :( Harwood to Kallis who shoulders arms and watches it go down off side.
10.6 Kallis walks across his stumps, fielded, overthrows, stumps flying, one run.... quite exciting.... but no wicket....
10.5 Defended to short extra cover. No running or anything.
10.4 Hopes to Kallis, defended to point.
10.3. TImes two. C'mon Jaques... do something....
10.2 Ball left, straight through to the keeper.
Smith trudges off lookin sooky. Here comes the other chunker, Mr Kallis.
Yes Amy, he is truly not very important.
10.1 SMIITTTHY byebye! Hopes to Smith, caught Hadin. Goodbye my love!! WAHAHaaaaaa.
Bowling powerplay being taken which means field restrictions. This could be baaaaad.
Put the wrong score up before now, 46-0.
Thanks for the comment - knew you could!
9.6 Harwood to Gibbs as he cuts it fine, well controlled. 49 with no loss and Over to Miss Field:)
9.5 Harwood to Gibbs and its wide as they take no run.
9.4 Harwood says North on the back oh dear, into Gibbs who defends back to the bowler, THey arent taking him on like the did McGain. Goody!
9.3 Harwood from Vic to Gibbs who stuffs up, TYPICAL! no run.
9.2 Harwood to Smith who cuts fine and picks up a single. Good bowling thus far.
9.1 Hopes brings no luck the last over. Harwood the new guy into the attack. Right arm over fast Smith defends back to Mid on. Looks pretty dedicated.
Kudos to Micheal for getting me a drink.
8.6 Edged to deep third slip. Over to the Full Tosser.
0-49. Boo. How'd they add up so quick?
8.5 Gibbs pulled hard for 4. Yuck, on so many levels.
8.4 Ran down the pitch, mistimed the ball and looked all like a small kid smacking at a butterfly. Clumsy.
8.3 Again no run.
8.2 To Gibbs, big swing, no run.
Graeme Smith... cutting fine since 1981.
8.1 Hopes to noe one as he changed his mind.... run up mk 2... Hopes to Smithy, cut fine, one run, still boring.
woo bowling changes. James Hopes, carn laddie you can do it. get us a wicket or ten.
7.6 Johnson to Gibbs, cut and great fielding by Clarke, but we need a wicket!
7.5 Johnson, the handsome man to Gibbs, left alone. Like him at school.
7.4 Johnson to smith and he cuts it down near his stumps. Maybe this needs a bowling change...?
7.3 Johnson wider and its almost feilded but didn't... Another 4. This is beginning to suck.
7.2 Johnson direct on off stump, smith defending down the ground.
7.1 An average of just over 4 so far from SA. Johnson to smith and thats four, straight drive. THe crowd goes wild.
6.6 WICKET NOW PLEASE!!! Bracks to Gibbs, onto the backfoot, defended down to deep square leg. Picks up two runs. Ovuh!
6.5 Almost a full toss wide of the stumps, defended to short extra cover.
6.4 Inside edge to his pads. Still no run though he looked like he was in pain for a second. I'll take that.
6.3Again Bracks to Gibbs, went v high and went for six, but only got as far as a four. Suffer in yer jocks.
6.2 Try again ..... now he's defending on the front foot.
6.1 wicket this over pleeease. Bracken to Gibbs for 4. The south africans are pleased. enjoy it while it lasts... i say with false confidence.
5.6 Johnson looking good here Wide doen the off stump and a swing and a miss. 19 for nothing. Bit boring from the South Africans, give us a wicket!
5.5 On middle and Smith works it leg side to deep square leg. Only a few runs.
5.4 Smiith, cut it into his stumps again, keep goin Mithc soon.... very soon.....
5.3 Johnson to Smith wide down the off side left alone, so it should be!
5.2 Johnson stright onti leg stump full toss and SMeeth tangles himself up, dick:P
5.1 Johnson in again youker to Smeeth who digs it out, good batting, damn!
4.6 Bracks to my fella, who walked into the line of it and hit it to leg side. Come on, ramp it up!
4.5 16-0, Bracken to Smith, defended to point, no run. yawn!!
4.4 Bracken to Smith, straight bat, not gonna get through that.
4.3 Cutting into Smeethy, no run.
4.2 Gibbs runs forward, cheeky single. He needs a new uniform, the number on the back is peeling.
4.1 Bracken to Gibbs, defended to short cover, no run.
Right, well let us know if you're here, chuck us a comment. That's you kiks, I know you're out there!
3.7 Making up for the wide here, Gibbs defends to backward point, 15 without loss, which is a shame really the Aussies deserve a wicket :)
3.6 Gibbs defends, doesnt knwo what he's doin now, attack one ball defend the next wha?
3.5 Johnson on leg goin down to the keeper on off, what did I just see, must be the alchol:P
3.4 Swing and a miss, Gibbs tries to take him down the leg side from off and misses.
3.3 Gibbs takes him for 4, full of a length. 14 for nothing atmo!
3.2 Wide from Johnson, whats he doin? Gibbs looks unsettled, and so he should!
3.1 Johnson in and Smeeth pulls to take just one run, wow not cool for the saffas, Carn mitch aim for his 8 other fingers you havent hit.
Hi team, Miss Field and the Full Tosser here.
Our man Ponting has won the toss and sending the Saffers out to bat. And there's Graeme, with his uber massive glove... here we go...
Bracken to Smith, nudged to second slip. Try again laddie. It's high.... bah.
0.3 Bracken to Smith, wide! down the leg side. Shake of the shaggy mans hair
0.4 Bracken, good of a length, left alone
0.5 Bracken around the wicket, left alone.... shoulders arms... yawn... I don't like the Aussies uniforms?
0.6 Bracken to Gibbs left alone. One run off the over. YAY MITCH IS HERE!!!
1.1 Johnson on now, man he's lookin good. Can he break Smeeeths head this time? Johnson in full length defended, the crowd cheers as it goes nowhere near Smeeths hand.
1.2 Johnson back in for the second delivery. On to the off stump, bit of inswing onto the leg side and gets 2 runs! Wow
1.3 Good bouncy delivery straight through to the keeper.
1.4 A swing and a miss, damn shame there. Good speed and well taken but the wickie.
1.5 A defensive shot, GIbbs defending looking for the inswing and it went past his bat. Dumbass, wont last long here.
1.6 Another dombass shot and thats over. Gibbs is lookin unsteady, from an aussie fan boy POV ;)
Over to miss Field for the third over.
WOW Mitch is advertising Blackwoods. DUnno what it is but I'm gonna go there.
2.1 Bracken to Smithy, went to leg slip.
2.2 Smith Cut into his stumps but missed. Fool!!
There's a delay here. Tick tock lads.
2.3 Bracken to Gibbs, nearly took off a single before he realised the ball was almost at his stumps. A shame, the Aussies scrambed around.
2.4 Bracken to Gibbs... damn I got distracted. There might have been something there. nothing exciting.
2.5 Quick single, Hauritz went sliding. Fuck Ponting needs a haircut.
2.6 Another run. Boo clowns.
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yay for you
- April 13, 2009 at 4:39 PM
- Amy said...
You know, I completely forgot Harwood's first name and it took me a while to remember it. Shows just how important he is.
- April 13, 2009 at 4:45 PM
- Amy said...
I almost read his IQ as 164 and wondered what on earth you were talking about.
- April 13, 2009 at 5:04 PM
- Oomby Dave said...
Glad I could clarify :P
- April 13, 2009 at 5:05 PM
- Spigot said...
Trying to do every single ball? No wonder you crashed and burned!
- April 13, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- Rob said...
Where are the posts MF? We miss you.
- May 9, 2009 at 1:01 AM
- Spigot said...
Speak for yourself!
- May 9, 2009 at 1:08 AM
- SixSixEight said...
Baileys, Baileys!!! Is this your drink of choice.........not sure what I had you down as drinking Lass but I'm shocked!
- May 17, 2009 at 1:02 AM
Hi Miss Fields,
my name's melinda and i work at ABC radio in Darwin. I'm taking over from Michelle Crowther for a while and I was wondering if there's any chance we might be able to get you on the show tomorrow morning ie Sunday to have a chat about the announcement of the Ashes squad. Whaddyareckon??
can you give me a call on 0402 332 534 if you're interested? Sorry about the late notice.
- May 23, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Rob said...
... they didn't keep your phone number then...
- May 25, 2009 at 1:31 AM
- cricketguru said...
chennai played really good, but they field bad. this reason they loss match.live cricket score commentary
- May 26, 2009 at 6:27 PM
- Thiruvalluvar statue said...
Useful information , great post . Thanks for sharing !!
- December 27, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- Sourav said...
A movie based on Sourav Ganguly (DaDa) written and Directed by Dada Himself.
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Link to the archived Salon
The Salon "Rugs in Orientalist paintings" gave the idea for this essay series. It seems right to include a link in this section too, besides the one already in our archives (it was posted in 2004, salon # 105)
A year later it had also a follow-up (two, actually - see both pages).
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Take in the incredible Lancashire scenery and a finish line in the heart of historic Bolton.
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Dubbed one of the UK's friendliest towns, Bolton has something for everyone in the IRONMAN family. Athletes can take a nature walk with the kids, go shopping, and dine in cozy pubs and restaurants as they prepare for race day.
Why race with us?
Iconic spectator support
First full IRONMAN in UK
Town centre finish
The beautiful lake swim takes place in Pennington Flash. There are numerous viewing opportunities for spectators at the start and T1.
Cyclists will embark on a 112-mile, two-loop journey from Pennington Flash and into the breathtaking countryside. The bike course includes the famous Sheep House Lane and new to 2019 the course now takes athletes into the heart of Bolton with cyclists riding on the cobbles of Le Mans Crescent, where spectators can get up close and personal with the athletes. The run begins at T2 at Queens Park and athletes will head into Bolton town centre, out and back through Queens Park completing four loops before finishing in Victoria Square.
The 2020 IRONMAN UK will offer 40 qualifying slots to the 2020 Vega IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i
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How Being a Woman Affects Weight Gain
If you're a woman, even if you diet, you gain weight more easily than a man for several inherent reasons. Menopause, pregnancy, and the age you are when you reach puberty all impact your weight.
Early puberty: The earlier a girl reaches menarche (her first period), the heavier she's apt to be as an adult. Research indicates that if you had your first period at age 11 or younger, by age 30 you'll weigh between 9 and 11 pounds more than a woman who started after age 14. The study also found that more than 26 percent of early maturers were obese by age 30, compared to only 15 percent of girls who started their periods later in life.
Menopause: By the time women hit their 50s, two-thirds of them are overweight. That coincides with menopause, but research can't explain why. It may be the reduction in estrogen at midlife.
The manufacturing of estrogen requires fat. As estrogen drops, fat stores may rise to cushion the fall. But women who've taken hormone replacement therapy (HRT) experience similar weight gain. The difference is where the weight goes on. Natural menopause turns women into apples with the bulk of their weight around their waists. Women on HRT stay pears (carrying their weight around their hips) longer.
Pregnancy: Many women hold on to 5 pounds or more following pregnancy, which they often never lose. That's especially true if you gain more than 35 pounds. However, this disheartening piece of news doesn't mean that pregnant women should severely limit their weight gain during pregnancy. (The optimum maternal weight gain for a healthy 6 1/2- to 8-pound baby is between 25 and 35 pounds.) Rather, pregnant women should try to control the rate at which they gain weight.
If you gain most of your pregnancy weight early on (during the first 20 weeks or about the first trimester) rather than during the last part of your pregnancy, you may have more trouble getting back to pre-pregnancy size. In the first trimester, the fetus needs little energy, so any large weight gain — in excess of 5 to 7 pounds — goes to the mother's fat stores, not to the infant.
During the first three months of pregnancy, you can expect a weight gain of 2 to 4 pounds. After that, the gain should be about 1 pound per week. Recommendations are different if you begin your pregnancy at an unhealthy weight. For some obese women, the 1-pound-per-week rule is too much.
Many women lose about 10 pounds immediately following delivery and another 5 pounds in the first month or two. The rest of the weight usually continues to drop slowly over the next 6 to 12 months. How quickly you shed the weight depends upon several factors, including your calorie intake, your activity level, and whether you're breast-feeding.
A strict weight-loss plan isn't recommended while you're nursing, because your body needs extra calories to produce milk. Losing 2 to 4 pounds a month won't affect your ability to nurse, but a loss of more than 4 or 5 pounds after the first month isn't recommended until you stop nursing.


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Rob & Lisa McKeown's '67 F-100
Everyone knows the old saying "two heads are better than one." Rob McKeown will tell you "two trucks are better than one," but don't tell that to his wife. Rob owns a Snap-on route in the Santa Paula, Fillmore, and Ventura, California, area, where he sells tools to various auto shops. The story starts out with Rob building a '65 Ford F-100. Only halfway complete, Rob picked up our magazine for inspiration and was reading a tech article on the Fatman Fabrications suspension build. Shortly after he spotted a '67 F-100 at John Meadows' Deuces Wild, Hot Rods and Customs in Fillmore. Rob inquired about the truck but it was not for sale. After a few months of nagging, Meadows called Rob. At this point, Rob was not ready to take on another project. Lets face it, its hard enough building one truck, let alone two at one time.
Two weeks went by and Rob was losing sleep thinking about the '67 Ford. As luck would have it the truck was still for sale. Now the only thing was letting his wife, Lisa, know. "I told her about the truck and promised her I wouldn't work on it or spend anymore money on it until the '65 was complete. She told me to go ahead and get the darn thing," he says (only those were not her exact words). From the sound of things Lisa is a very understanding wife. For the most part, she let Rob off the hook.
So with the go-ahead from the missus Rob completed his '65 and immediately got working on the '67. He didn't want a showstopper but more of a track-worthy driver. After reading the Fatman Fabrications install article, Rob placed an order for their Mustang II Stage 3 IFS kit and had it installed by Meadows at Deuces Wild. Next up was to install the 3.73 gears and mono leaf rear springs followed by Pro Shocks all the way around.
The stance was looking really good, but now Rob had the tough decision of what motor he wanted to install. Soon, however, he found a big-block Ford 390 for sale. The motor needed a little freshening up so he sent it to Precision Cylinder Head & Machine Shop in Santa Paula. The machining began on the block, bored .020 over, and Hepolite pistons installed. A low-profile Canton oil pan was important to help free up some space to move the motor down and closer to the firewall. Since the truck was going to be driven at the Del Mar Goodguys autocross track Bob Jennings Dyno Shop in North Hills tuned the motor.
At first Rob installed a C6 trans but after driving it on the freeway at high rpm he wanted something that was going to reduce engine rpm and increase gas millage. He turned to Jose's Transmission in Santa Paula to rebuild a Ford AOD with Transtar high-stall torque converter. With the new trans he headed back out on the freeway and was very happy with the results-plus the engine was not revving to the moon.
What are Rob's plans for the two trucks? "The '67 I can beat up on at the track and put stuff in the back, and the '65 is the showstopper I try to keep nice, but one day it will hit the track," he says. Rob also says that both trucks get driven to the auto shows but the '65 gets a green tape treatment on the front end before hitting the freeway. Here at CLASSIC TRUCKS we would like to see more trucks hit the autocross track and would like to thank Rob for entering the Goodguys Truck class. We need some more competition for this '67 F-100 so start building some track-ready drivers.
Rob & Lisa McKeown
Castaic, California
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|REAR BRAKES: drum
|FRONT SUSPENSION: Fatman IFS
|FRONT BRAKES: disc
|STEERING BOX: rack-and-pinion
|FRONT WHEELS: 16×7.5 Wheel Smith
|REAR WHEELS: 16×9 Wheel Smith
|FRONT TIRES: 215/55ZR16 BFGoodrich
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|GAS TANK: aluminum bed mounted
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|MANIFOLD / INDUCTION: Edelbrock Performer / Quick Fuel
|IGNITION: Pertronix
|HEADERS: Headman 15/8
|EXHAUST / MUFFLERS: Flowmaster
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Metalscape – Episode CXXXVIII
Metalscape returns with an episode that could may have been relevant about 2 months ago.
ITE: Zach and the future of live podcasting, Higgs' Turd, Spiders, Flight Adventures, Luca Turilli's Magic Pyramid Ride, Wintersun, The Man, Prometheus, Amazing Phonetics, Authentic French Pizza in Nicaragua, "Unless I need some ambiance", Barking, One Lag to Lag them All and space bars.
Commorant – Junta
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody – Dark Fate of Atlantis
Ahab – Further South
Tiny Tim – Stay Down Here Where You Belong
Les Fragments de la Nuit – Solarisation
The Melvins – Lexicon Devil
Justice – Brianvision
Masseratti 2lts – SON.ata Costera SONG.era
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Gotan Project – Tango 3.0
Cafe Quijano – Los Grandes Exitos del Sonido Quijano
The Moody Blues – Nights in White Satin
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2013 Daktronics-NAIA Women?s Cross Country Scholar-Athletes
By: Sam Knehans, Communications & Sports Information Intern
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced Friday that 296 women's cross country student-athletes have been named 2013 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes. Spring Arbor (Mich.) leads all institutions with 10 individuals on the list.
In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.
To learn more about the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, click here.
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Stuffed Chicken Rolls
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- 6 large boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 6 slices fully cooked ham
- 6 slices Swiss cheese
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1/2 can chicken broth
- chopped fresh parsley, optional
Flatten chicken to 1/8-inch thickness. Place ham and cheese on each breast. Roll up and tuck in ends; secure with a toothpick. Combine the flour, Parmesan cheese, sage, paprika and pepper, coat chicken on all sides. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil over medium-high heat. Transfer to a 5-quart slow cooker. Combine soup and broth; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours. Remove toothpicks. Garnish with parsley if desired.


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Crunches are not enough: These six moves -- three that strengthen your insides, three that target your outer abs -- keep you looking and feeling beautifully balanced.
What It Does Helps you use your abs in concert (unlike crunches, which isolate one muscle group)
How to Do It Lie on your back with your arms in the shape of a T and legs lifted so they're perpendicular to the floor. Shift hips a few inches to the left, then exhale and drop both legs slowly to the right, stopping before they touch the floor. Hold for a deep breath, exhale, and return to the starting position. Repeat on the other side. Alternate for 20 reps, 10 on each side.
What It Does Stretches the diaphragm and other deep core muscles; massages the colon, stomach, and other digestive organs to improve functioning
How to Do It Lie on your back, knees bent, feet on the floor. Inhale and raise arms overhead behind you. Lift your spine one vertebra at a time until your hips are high. Exhale as you relax your abs, lowering your spine down. A natural vacuum will draw your belly in. When your hips are on the floor, lower hands to start position. Repeat 7 to 10 times.
What It Does Works the diaphragm and the iliopsoas muscles; improves your posture
How to Do It Lie on the floor with your pelvis resting on a cushion or towels. Reach arms overhead, palms face up. Engaging your core, raise the left leg and lift the right an inch off the floor. Hold and breathe deeply for 30 seconds. Repeat with the other leg, alternating 15 times on each side.
What It Does Improves spinal flexibility while toning core, back, and arms
How to Do It Sit on the floor and hold a weighted ball or any heavy object (even a basket of magazines); bend knees slightly. Lean torso back and draw navel in while keeping the spine straight. Contract your abs and move ball or weight from side to side, keeping abs tight. Do 2 to 3 sets of 10 on each side.
What It Does Improves agility, cardiovascular health, hip flexibility, and stamina
How to Do It Crouch on toes with feet shoulder distance apart, palms on floor, navel drawn in. Pivot on ball of right foot, rotate hips right, and extend your left leg out to the side, keeping it parallel to floor. Repeat with right leg. Alternate legs quickly. Do 3 to 5 sets of 10 on each side.
What It Does Strengthens the core while toning arms and upper body
How to Do It Start in a pushup position, knees on the floor, palms resting on a small towel. Draw shoulders down, navel in. Without arching your lower back, slowly move your hands forward until your chest touches the floor. Release and return to start. For more of a challenge, use upper body to slide hands back to starting position. Do 2 to 3 sets of 10 reps each.


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The Palms is an exclusive luxury condominium complex located along the Atlantic Ocean just northeast of Fort Lauderdale. With breathtaking vistas of the ocean and the surrounding community, The Palms is one of two gated Fort Lauderdale resort communities located directly on the sand.
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Education: The Palms is located near several area public schools, including Bayview Elementary School, Sunrise Middle School and Fort Lauderdale High School. Nearby private schools include St. Anthony School and Cardinal Gibbons High School.