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October progress, so far! :)
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
So far, October has been a great month for me. I am reaching my goal of working out consistently. I am starting slowly using the Wii fit. I set my goal between 10-20 minutes a day but I usually get in 30+.
I also went to the gym. It felt good but I couldn't go after that because I was a fool and didn't stretch, which lead to pulled muscles. Ouch!
I skipped two days of exercising but got right back into the swing of things. So, so far 7/9 days moving my body!
I am learning to love working out again!
For eating habits, they have been pretty good, too. I have had a couple of slip ups but nothing crazy. For the most part, I am making conscious decisions and doing the best I can with what I have. My family brought in junk food and I said NO to the majority of it.
It wasn't too hard. I love the way I feel when I put healthy things into my body. It makes you feel well emotionally and physically.
I started a challenge with my family. We each have to give up an unhealthy item for the entire month of October. If someone caves, they have to submit themselves to a Wii body test. I figure it is a fun, positive way to motivate them. 3 of us have up cookies and another gave up chocolate. It hasn't been too hard for me so far. It feels so good to say that because before my thyroid meds were switched, I would get intense sugar cravings. Not anymore!
Tuesdays are my weigh in days. Wait a minute, isn't it Tuesday!? The scale is showing
-3 lbs. It's not much but I'll take it! :)
Only 2 weeks until my Endocrinology appointment.
I am hoping this appointment goes well. Last time, the doctor suggested
gastric bypass. My answer to that is still NO!
He said he thinks even losing 20 lbs wouldn't make a difference. He said 100 would be better (You don't say?)
He's usually more sensible than this so I was a little surprised. Usually, he tells me not to give up no matter what.
Let me be the one to say it. 20 pounds does make a difference! Heck, 10 pounds makes a difference! 1 pound makes a difference! Losing one hundred pounds starts with losing one pound, right?
I *AM* capable of losing weight. It might not be at the pace of others but it doesn't matter. All that matters is that I try MY best! If someone else loses 15 lbs this month, good for them. If I lose 3, heck yeah for me!! I don't need no stinking surgery!
October isn't even half way through and I feel like I am on a roll!
How are you doing this October?
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Good for you! 3 pounds is not nothing, that's AMAZING! And your attitude is fabulous, too!
Keep going, I know you can do it!!!
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Woo Hoo! Slow weight loss is always better than fast! Exercising and eating healthy is always good for your body! I am proud of you my friend!
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Congrats on your perseverance! Every little bit you do is a step in the right direction. You're also learning the importance of each part of the healthy journey - which includes stretching. Getting your family involved is also a wonderful way for them to connect with your journey and support you while also doing good things for themselves. As long as they're not substituting something else instead of what they gave up, then that small change can make a difference over time.
As for the doctor, remember he's human. Maybe he had a bad day, had something else on his mind, or maybe he recently lost a patient who didn't lose weight they way s/he needed to. That will subconsiously affect what he says to you. If he normally acts differently, then try not to let this one time affect your resolve, just wait and see what happens at the next appointment.
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Your amount of weight release is a very healthy amount for the time frame. The research shows that those who lose an average of 2 pounds per week are healthier and more likely to keep the weight off.
This is an amazingly interesting blog and you are doing well with food and exercise.
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That's the attitude!
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That Dr. sounds coo, coo for cocopuffs! Every one knows even 10 pounds makes a difference and it is just the beginning for other pounds to follow. Why be so drastic and suggest gastric bypass as the first solution? I would go with your gut (pun intended) and try it your way. Seems like you're off to a fabulous start. If you can eat healthy during the holiday season and stay exercising you will be laughing! Also, involving your family in your journey is sheer genius. Keep it going kiddo!
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What an AWESOME blog, you are doing to wonderful!!! I wouldnt listen to that DR either, they say 10lbs is a HUGE help to the body. I think you are doing an amazing job sticking with it, you CAN lose this weight without that surgery, you are doing good things for your body!
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text: jbeer 70 Posted July 9, 2013 Hi All, It has takn me a while to get round to trying to sort this out so here goes.... I updated my Sony Gen2 DAB Radio with the latest firmware in Nov '12 and ever since then I'm having problems with my USB playing songs. It seems to work fine with ignition on but then when I switch engine on it pauses and won't play until I either change tracks or switch the radio off and back on again. Anyone else have this issue? I am assuming that there is a bug in the firmware. Thanks - Jason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Calhoun City rallied from a 6-1 deficit to defeat rival Bruce 7-6 in extra innings last Friday night to clinch the region title and a number one seed entering the upcoming 2A playoffs.
The Wildcats scored two in the sixth to pull within 6-3 and then three in the seventh to tie the game at six and force extra innings.
After the Trojans went down in order in the top of the eighth, Travone Petty lead off the bottom half of the inning drawing a walk and then Rainer Nichols was hit by a pitch putting the game-winning run in scoring position. Ryne Lee then dropped a bloop single just over first base and inside the right field line to bring Petty home sparking a big celebration at home plate.
"It was awesome. I'm glad I got it," Lee said of the game-winning single. "This win means a lot. Coach has pushed us really hard. He's on us all the time. We deserve it. We're here. We're going to go far and do good."
Calhoun City Coach Josh Miller said a come-from-behind win like this was exactly what his team needed heading toward the post season.
"We talked this week that it's going to take a come-from-behind win, because every team that goes far, just like Bruce did last year, it takes a win like this," Miller said. "I thought we should have won the game in the seventh. We didn't pitch well enough to win the game. We hit some balls hard early that they caught. Hats off to them. I thought they played really well."
Bruce Coach Josh Dowdy said he was pleased with the improvement from the last Calhoun City game.
"At least it was different from the last game. The last game we beat ourselves with walks and hit batters," Dowdy said. "We played really good. Calhoun City did a good job coming back. We knew coming into this game it was going to be a big one. We needed a win and didn't get it, but we'll go back to work tomorrow. As I recall things didn't work out too well (in this game) last year either."
Dowdy had several conferences with the umpires during the game over calls he believed were very "questionable," which continued after the game.
"I honestly feel like some things didn't go our way that should have," Dowdy said. "I'm disappointed how two officials can take a game out of my kids' hands. We played our tails off to let that be the outcome of the game. I'm so proud of our guys."
Bruce jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first when Taylor Shoemake hit a line drive, 3-run home run after back-to-back singles by Trey Hall and Rashad Turner.
'City cut the lead to 3-1 when Jordan England singled home a run in the fourth.
Bruce stretched the lead to 6-1 in the fifth after loading the bases on three walks to open the frame. Brandon Williams delivered a sacrifice fly and two more runs scored on errors.
The Wildcats pulled to within 6-3 in the sixth after a leadoff double by Ryne Lee and a single by Chakel Gates, who scored a few batters later on a single by England.
Rainer Nichols started the seventh inning rally with a one-out walk and Lee and Gates followed with doubles to cut the score to 6-5. After a walk and hit batter loaded the bases, Gates scored the game-tying run on a wild pitch.
Colby Havens earned the win for Calhoun City pitching in relief of starter Brooks Goodson. Joseph Lester took the loss for Bruce. Taylor Shoemake started the game for the Trojans. Trey Hall also pitched in relief.
The Wildcats will finish the regular season with a game at Potts Camp on Friday and then home games with East Webster Saturday and Walnut next Tuesday. Calhoun City will have a first round bye in the playoffs.
"We've worked hard every day this year," Miller said. "Our goal wasn't really to win the region, but to get in the playoffs and then take it one game at a time."
Bruce is scheduled to host Hickory Flat Friday and play at Houston Saturday. They will finish the regular season with a home-and-home with Eupora later next week before post season play.


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Here Paulo Coelho details his journey across Spain along the legendaryroad of San Tiago, which pilgrims have travelled since Middle Ages. On this contemporary quest, he encounters a Chaucerian variety of mysterious guides and devilish opponents and learns to understand the nature of truth through the simplicity of life. The Pilgrimage holds an important place in Paulo Coelho's literary canon. His first book, it not only paved the way for his phenomenal novel The Alchemist , but it also fully expresses his humanist philosophy and the depth of his unique search for meaning.
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SCHEDULE For the 2013 National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner
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- Ceremony is scheduled to begin at 7:40 p.m. with Mika Brzezinski's opening remarks.
- Presentation of the Literarian Award to Dr. Maya Angelou
- Presentation of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to E. L. Doctorow
- Break for dinner and then we will return for the National Book Awards Ceremony. Tonight's menu >
- Remarks by Chairman of the National Book Foundation, David Steinberger.
- Mika Brzezinski introduces the order of the Awards for this year (reverse alpha):
- Young People's Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction
- E. Lockhart, Panel Chair, presents the Young People's Literature Award.
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text: Hi, I finally (sorry I'm late) installed 1.0 on my SE/30 last night. It now works great, but didn't first time. After several assorted panics and freezes followed by reset by hand, I noticed a big X sign on Connectix 32-bit enabler's (name?) icon during MacOS booting. Yeah, that's right, 32-bit addressing needed to be enabled. After enabling 32-bit addressing, it works just fine. I seem to remember someone posted here about 32-bit addressing and IIci, but not SE/30... I thought it had something to do with IIci's splitted memory map, but it appears not. Whatever Mac model you use, be sure 32-bit addressing is enabled. It's safer. I won't be able to touch my SE/30 until next Wednesday... (*arrrrgh*) See you then... Ken


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Royal says Bell handled All-America City poorly
Birmingham City Council President, Roderick Royal, says he has a problem with how Mayor William Bell handled the recent All-America City award.
The award was given to the city by the National Civic League. It was the first time in four decades the Magic City has gotten the recognition.
Royal says the council was left in the dark when it came to what the mayor was trying to accomplish with the recent honor.
Royal says he wants the council to have more involvement when it comes to the honors the city is seeking.
"Nobody from the council was in or on the All-America City award," Royal said. "As was the congressional nomination. That's all I said. Now, the facts bare that out."
Mayor Bell says it was not intentional.
"Each time that we receive an award, I always say 'Thanks to the council support', because at the end of the day, we can't do anything unless you all vote for the funds," Bell said.


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Dennis Mahoney faces just another challenge in football
Adriana Pratt | Thursday, November 17, 2011
A history major focused on getting into law school and completing a senior thesis about crusades sounds like a busy student. Add a 40-hour-a-week time commitment to the Notre Dame football team, and you'll have senior offensive lineman Dennis Mahoney.
"It's tough. I mean, you have to be able to really manage your time well," Mahoney said. "But once you get into your routine, I think it's not too hard to handle."
The former Dillon Hall resident began playing football in seventh grade. He looked to his older brother Patrick, a 2007 Notre Dame graduate, for the inspiration to play in college.
"He tried [walking on]," Mahoney said. "He tore his Achilles … so that was kind of it. But he always got me into football."
The Maryland native said his family, and especially Patrick, were ecstatic when they found out Mahoney made the team.
His parents have made the trek from Baltimore to South Bend for most of the Irish home games. Seeing them and other fans line the team's path to the Stadium on game days is one of his favorite college memories, Mahoney said.
"It's just a good tradition," Mahoney said. "There's a lot of people and fans. My family's usually there."
Another highlight of Mahoney's football career includes his block against Air Force during the Oct. 8 Irish victory at home. The game was Mahoney's first chance to see time on the field since he joined the team.
"The first time I got in, [sophomore quarterback Andrew] Hendrix was in and he had a long run," Mahoney said. "I made a block and I got up and looked and he was running downfield and it was pretty, pretty exciting."
Mahoney joined the Irish after completing the team's August 2008 training camp before his freshman year. After he found out he was admitted early to Notre Dame, his high school coach helped him compile a highlight film to send the Irish coaches, who then invited him to train with the team.
"[The coaches] said, 'Yeah, come for camp and if you get through camp, then you can stay on the team throughout the fall and into spring," Mahoney said.
After four years on the Irish offensive line, Mahoney is looking forward to getting back 40 hours in his week, but unsure what he'll do with it. As a football player, his schedule often involves 8 a.m. practices followed by morning classes, meetings, another practice, team dinner then homework.
"This takes up your time," he said. "[No longer playing] will be weird because I've never experienced it, so I don't know."
Two things he will take away from his time on the line are a group of close friends and a tough work ethic.
"I think you just learn, you know, what it takes — how hard you have to work," Mahoney said.
He looks to his fellow walk-ons senior linebacker Sean Oxley and senior cornerback Nick Lezynski for both guidance and friendship.
"It's good. It's a good group of friends who have this unique aspect," Mahoney said.
For now, Mahoney said he is focused on finishing the season and preparing for law school. He is looking at both Notre Dame and Georgetown's law programs and is also considering schools close to his Baltimore home.
Spending time on the Notre Dame football team has been both a challenging and rewarding experience, he said.
"It's been good," Mahoney said. "You know, it's been tough at times. But it's always been something I wanted to do."


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Close to the Center of the city ! Jan 07, 2011
Nice and luxury Hotel .
In the heart of the city just some hundred meters away from the old city and with a lot of shops around the hotel .
The hotel offer me a very nice and clean double room with very nice bed and a lot of quiet. Very comfortable room with coffee , mini bar and of course beers :) The bathroom was big enough with all accessories and shampoos etc .
It's very safe and secure in the main street , special guard and check in to entrance .
They have WI-fi but the price are prohibited 5 euro just for an hour ... I don't use it in this huge price !!!
The staff and the service was very good .Many peoples to help you at the reception , but many people's waiting also for them :)
The breakfast and the dinner was in buffet with many goods , many traditional foods and many other .
The price was a piece of high but is a Sheraton :)
I recommended because is close to everywhere from old city with the big market inside .
Close to the port or attraction such as Place Mohammed V where you must visit this one .
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Views of our galaxy and the rest of the universe
at many wavelengths.
Alas, most of the images that I linked to have disappeared. Sorry about that. D. Soper
Most of this image collection courtesy
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
radio, about 73 cm
Predominantly from "synchrotron radiation" from moving electrons whose paths are bent by a magnetic field. [
, C. Haslam, Max Planck Institut fur Radioastronomie.]
radio, 21 cm
Maps neutral hydrogen gas ``HI''. [
, C. Jones and W. Forman]
microwaves, 12 mm
Maps ``microwave background'' from the birth of the universe (to be discussed later in this course.) [These data are from baloon flights. There is better data from a satellite known as COBE]. [
, D. Wilkinson]
microwaves, 5 mm
Maps carbon monoxide, CO, in molecular clouds -- cool, dense clouds of gas and dust where new stars can form. Top map shows CO versus galactic lattitude and longitude. Bottom map shows galactic longitude on the horizontal axis and velocity toward us or away from us along the vertical axis. [
, T. Dame]
infrared , 12 to 100 micrometers.
From slightly warm dust. [
Red is 100 micrometers.
Green is 60 micrometers. (Recall that red + green = yellow to your eye).
Blue is 12 micrometers. (The blue band is from dust in our solar system.)
infrared sources color coded by wavelength.
Blue are cool stars
Yellow-green are galaxies.
Red is patches of gas clouds.
infrared, 1.25, 2.2, and 3.5 micrometers.
Note how dust blocks the view of the cental bulge in the 1.25 micron picture. [COBE/DIRBE satellite picture]
infrared, 1.25, 2.2, and 3.5 micrometers combined into one picture
(central region only). [COBE/DIRBE satellite picture]
visible light, 400 to 800 nanometers.
We can see that we are in a disk of stars, but we can't see very far into it at this wavelength. [
, Lund Observatory]
X-rays, 4 to 8 nanometers.
with six very bright sources excluded from the map. It appears that there is a diffuse x-ray glow from all directions, with less in the plane of the galaxy where the x-rays are absorbed by the gas that resides there. [
, D. McCammon, D.N. Burrows, W. Sanders and W. Krauschaar]
gamma-rays, 2 x 10
m to 4 x 10
. Mostly from collisions of high energy particles called ``cosmic rays'' with interstellar gas. Two neutron stars can also be seen. [
, European Space Agency COS-B satellite]
Davison E. Soper, Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403 USA email@example.com


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CALGARY, Alberta With Mike Rathje dispensing the punishment this time and Evgeni Nabokov stopping everything he could see, the San Jose Sharks evened the Western Conference finals.
Rathje's first goal of the playoffs started San Jose's four-goal second period and Nabokov made 27 saves in the Sharks' 4-2 victory over the Flames in Game 4 Sunday.
Rathje, still sporting a nasty shiner from his fight with Chris Simon in Game 3, scored on a long slap shot and later added an assist as San Jose jumped all over Calgary in a phenomenal second-period effort. Rathje normally isn't an offensive catalyst, but the defenseman's injury seemed to provide just the motivation he needed.
Captain Patrick Marleau snapped his scoring slump with a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Cheechoo and Vincent Damphousse also scored in San Jose's second straight victory in front of the Flames' intimidating Saddledome crowd.
The road team has won all four games in the series, which is bad news for the Sharks: They'll be back at home for Game 5 on Monday night in the Shark Tank, where San Jose has lost three straight playoff games overall.
Game 6 is back in Calgary on Wednesday night.
Nabokov allowed just two goals in Calgary after yielding eight in the first two games of San Jose's first trip to the conference finals. He was nearly perfect in Game 4, allowing only a strange deflection goal and Simon's score during a two-man advantage with 39.7 seconds left.
Jarome Iginla scored early for the Flames, who lost their composure and defensive focus in the second period. Miikka Kiprusoff, the Flames' playoff savior in the early rounds and in a 49-save performance in Game 1, made just 12 saves and allowed two terrible goals before giving way to Roman Turek in the third period.
Calgary returned home four days ago with a two-game lead and an excellent shot at the franchise's first trip to the Stanley Cup finals in 15 years. But the Sharks gutted out a 3-0 victory in Game 3 and just as the Sharks came unraveled in Game 2, the Flames lost it in Game 4.
The Sharks capitalized on a four-on-two rush for their first goal early in the second period. Kiprusoff fanned on Rathje's long slap shot, the first of several misplays by the Sharks' former backup goalie.
Calgary scored midway through the second period when Iginla's pass to the net was deflected by a San Jose defenseman between Nabokov's legs but the Sharks answered with two goals in the next 2:08.
Kiprusoff set up Cheechoo's goal by lingering behind his net to play the puck and then inexplicably skating the wrong way back around. Cheechoo stole the puck and tucked it home before Kiprusoff got in position.
And 89 seconds later, Damphousse scored his seventh goal of the postseason on an exceptional pass. Marleau found Damphousse behind him while falling to the ice, making the pass with the shaft of his stick.
Marleau ended his seven-game goal-scoring drought late in the period, knocking home another pass in the slot. Cheers from the handful of Sharks fans at the sold-out Saddledome could be heard clearly above the silence of the 19,000-plus red-clad faithful.
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2007 is over. It was a very successful year for open source software and another 12 interesting months have passed for FreeBSD. In this post I want to look back at 2007 and see how FreeBSD faired, what happened in "FreeBSD land" and how FreeBSD based operating systems have developed. This post will be a sort of summary of the messages I posted during 2007.
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We'll be looking at:
- Start of this blog
- FreeBSD in 2007
- New versions, releases and 'distros'
- FreeBSD and Google
- FreeBSD and Wine
- iXsystems, and
- some interesting/useful posts
Around April last year I was toying with the idea of starting a FreeBSD related news blog with the view to raise more awareness of FreeBSD and show it's a perfect alternative to Linux. My first post was on 17 May 2007 and since then visitor numbers have rapidly gone up and feedback from visitors indicates that there's definitely interest in such a blog. With the continuing growth of my WordPress.com hosted blog, I wanted to get some more flexibility and the ability to install plugins and scripts. Hence my move to Bluehost/FreeBSDOS (BTW, if you're looking for cheap and reliable webhosting, I can really recommend them).
Unfortunately 2007 didn't see the final release of FreeBSD 7.0; just 4 beta's and a RC1. Well, maybe not "unfortunately", because a top-quality product is better than a rushed-out flaky one that needs to be fixed and patched soon after its release. FreeBSD 7.0 incorporates some new and exciting technologies which will put this version a-par with, if not ahead of, Linux. Exciting stuff.
The FreeBSD Foundation have issued their quarterly newsletters (Q2, Q3, Q4), keeping the world up-to-date with the latest developments and news. The Foundation received a lot of coverage online and in the blogosphere with their Absolute FreeBSD book auction and their fund raising drive. The 2007 fundraising goal was $250.000, but a total of $403,511 was achieved. Well done.
There are already a couple of Linux related magazines for sale in stores, but BSD magazines aren't available currently. "An interesting opportunity", Software Media LLC/LP Magazine must have thought. They will issue first issue at the beginning of Q2 2008 and will contain an article by Dru Lavigne and Jan Stedehouder (Jan used and reviewed both PC-BSD and DesktopBSD for a month in his PC-BSB: the first 30 days and DesktopBSD: the first 30 days series).
Conference-wise, the 'normal' BSD conferences (BSDCan, EuroBSD, MeetBSD) were held, with a new one in Turkey (BSDConTR).


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Chris Tillman pitches for Triple-A Norfolk when it hosts Pawtucket. Tillman is 3-4, 3.83 on the year. But over his last five starts, he is 3-1, 2.57 and has walked just five and fanned 26 over 35 innings.
Norfolk is 16-24 after getting blanked 6-0 by the Pawsox last night. The Tides have lost six of seven.
Michael Aubrey is batting .441 (15 for 34) over his last 11 games with two homers and 5 RBI. Josh Bell has 21 RBI his last 28 games. Nolan Reimold is 2 for 17 with a homer since joining Norfolk.
Dennis Sarfate has pitched to an ERA of 1.08 and opponent batters are hitting just .071 against him.
Double-A Bowie (17-21), after getting rained out Tuesday, plays at Binghamton tonight.
The Baysox are 8-20 since starting the season at 9-1. The Sox recently added relievers Mike Hinckley and Brandon Cooney. Steve Johnson is second in the Eastern League with 40 strikeouts while Joel Guzman has eight homers to tie for the league lead.
Caleb Joseph is batting .317 in May after a slow start and converted reliever Pedro Beato has pitched to an ERA of 0.87.
At 24-15, Frederick has the best record on the O's farm. Frederick leads the Northern Division by a whopping seven games and has won six of nine.
The Keys swept a doubleheader from Potomac last night by 3-1 and 3-2 scores. The Keys bullpen, with an ERA of 2.75, has been outstanding all year.
Kenny Moreland (2-2, 5.45) pitches for Frederick at home tonight vs. Potomac.
Delmarva split a doubleheader at West Virginia last night and plays there tonight with Jesse Beal (3-2, 3.77) on the mound. The Birds are 18-20.
Tyler Kolodny has four homers in his last 13 at bats. He has 10 on the year and that is second in the Sally League. He has 9 RBI his last four games.
Delmarva is 4-10 over its last 14 games.


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Sampdoria captain Daniele Gastaldello believes his side will come up against one of the best in Italy when they face Fiorentina this weekend.
The Bluerchiati travel to Florence to take the Viola this Sunday, and the 29-year-old defender has claimed that Vincenzo Montella's side will be a tough proposition.
"We have to be up for this game because we will be facing one of the best teams in the League," he told Il Giornale. "Fiorentina are an extraordinary team.
"I've been really impressed with them. Montella is a great Coach, who I had the fortune of playing with in my first year at Sampdoria.
"He was a fantastic striker, and he's proving to be a very good Coach."
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DOUGLAS TOALSTON v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.
Court: TWCA
Terry L. Hill and Lauren S. Disspayne, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Herbert M. Schaltegger and D. Russell Thomas, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the appellee, Douglas Toalston.
Judge: SCOTT
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated section 50-6-225(e)(3) for a hearing and a report of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The Employee developed lateral epicondylitis as a result of his work activities, and the Employer provided medical treatment for the injury. The Employee's symptoms were not relieved, and he sought and received a second opinion through his Employer. Both authorized physicians concluded that the Employee had no permanent impairment. The Employee sought an evaluation from an unauthorized physician, who diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome in addition to lateral epicondylitis. That physician performed surgery and assigned permanent impairment. The Employee sought permanent disability benefits, and the Employer denied liability. The trial court awarded 30 percent permanent partial disability to the right arm. The Employer has appealed arguing that the evidence preponderates against the trial court's findings. We affirm the judgment.
JAMES CARSON v. WASTE CONNECTIONS OF TENNESSEE, INC.
Court: TCA
Pam Warnock Green, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Defendant/Appellant, Waste Connections of Tennessee, Inc.
Brett A. Schubert and Christine W. Stephens, Memphis, Tennessee, for the Plaintiff/Appellee, James Carson
Judge: KIRBY
This is the second appeal of a damage award for negligence. The plaintiff owned a house with a detached carport. During a delivery, the defendant company's driver backed the delivery truck into one of the four columns supporting the carport structure, causing it to partially collapse. The plaintiff homeowner filed a lawsuit against the defendant company, alleging negligence and seeking damages. Liability was conceded and a trial proceeded on the amount of damages. There was disputed testimony on the condition of the roof structure of the carport before the defendant's driver hit it. After the trial, the trial court found that the carport did not have a "roof" at the time of the accident, and so it deducted the cost of the "roof" of the carport from the damage award. The defendant company appealed. In the first appeal, we found that the record did not clearly indicate the trial court's findings underlying the award of damages, and remanded the case for clarification. On remand, the trial court explained its damage award. The defendant company appeals again in light of the trial court's clarification of the record. Finding that the preponderance of the evidence does not weigh against the trial court's findings, we affirm.
Court: TCA
R. Dwight Foster, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the appellant, J.K.F.
James R. LaFevor, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellees, J.P.L. and M.J.L.
Dennis B. Francis, Knoxville, Tennessee, guardian ad litem.
Judge: SUSANO
This is a parental rights termination case. The Petitioners, the mother of the child at issue and the mother's husband, brought a petition to terminate the biological father's parental rights on the ground of abandonment. We hold that the evidence in the record supports, clearly and convincingly, the trial court's dual findings of (1) willful abandonment by the biological father and (2) that it was in the child's best interest to terminate father's parental rights. Accordingly, we affirm.
WANDA JO WADDELL COLE v. JOHN DUANE COLE
Court: TCA
James L. Curtis, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Wanda Jo Waddell Cole.
Karla C. Hewitt, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, John Duane Cole.
Judge: CLEMENT
In this divorce action, Wife contends the trial court inequitably divided the parties' marital assets, and she also contends her award of alimony in futuro was insufficient. After thirty-four years of marriage to Husband, Wife filed a complaint for divorce. The trial court granted Wife a divorce on the grounds of Husband's adultery, divided the parties' limited marital assets, and awarded Wife alimony in futuro of $600 per month. Wife appeals asserting two issues. One, that the trial court erred by not including Husband's $310,000 life insurance policy as a marital asset. Two, that the court's award of alimony was insufficient. We have determined that the life insurance policy was not a marital asset because it had no cash value. We also find no error with the award of alimony in futuro. Therefore, we affirm.
JOHN DAVID FRANKLIN V. OLGA DeKLEIN-FRANKLIN
Court: TCA
Ben H. Cantrell, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, John David Franklin.
Phillip C. Lawrence, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellee, Olga DeKlein-Franklin.
Judge: SUSANO
This is a divorce case. John David Franklin ("Husband") challenges the trial court's judgment on several bases. He contends (1) that the award of transitional alimony to Olga DeKlein- Franklin ("Wife") was error; (2) that the court erred in treating the entirety of two stock brokerage accounts as marital property; (3) that the court erred in failing to treat Husband's disability insurance proceeds as his separate property; (4) that the special master erred in excluding evidence of the premarital value of Husband's medical practice; (5) that the division of marital property is not equitable; and (6) that he is entitled to a new trial because of irregularities in the proceedings below. Wife also argues that the division of marital property is not equitable. So much of the trial court's judgment as awards Wife transitional alimony is hereby reversed. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed.
BRIAN E. HARRIS, M.D. v. PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.
Court: TCA
Thomas O. Sinclair, Birmingham, Alabama, and Stephen A. Marcum, Huntsville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Brian E. Harris, M.D.
Steven A. Riley, Katharine R. Cloud, and Amy J. Everhart, Nashville, Tennessee, and Scott N. Davis, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellees, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, UnumProvident Corporation, and Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company.
Judge: SUSANO
Dr. Brian E. Harris ("Doctor"), the insured, brought this action for breach of contract and on the basis of various torts. He alleged that UnumProvident Corporation ("Insurance Company" or "the company") had wrongfully canceled his disability policy and retroactively rejected his disability claim. The trial court granted Insurance Company summary judgment. The court found that Doctor had filed his suit outside the applicable limitations periods. Doctor appeals, claiming that his suit was timely filed. We affirm.
JOHN HOHMAN v. JAMES A. TOWN, ET AL.
Court: TCA
Russell S. Baldwin, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellants, James A. Town and Business Evaluation & Appraisal, Inc.
Phillip B. Jones, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, John Hohman.
Judge: COTTRELL
This application for an extraordinary appeal concerns whether a trial court should consider matters outside the pleadings in ruling on a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue pursuant to Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(2) and (3). The trial court declined to consider matters outside the pleadings and denied the defendants' motion to dismiss. Because the trial court should have considered the affidavits and other documents submitted by the parties in support of and in opposition to the motion to dismiss, we grant the application, vacate the trial court's order denying the motion to dismiss, and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings on the motion.
IN RE J.D.C., J.Y.M.C., and A.M.C.
Court: TCA
Eric D. Reach, Johnson City, Tennessee, for the appellant, J.C.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter, and Scott Edward Schwieger, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, State of Tennessee Department of Children's Services.
Scotty Perrin, Johnson City, Tennessee, guardian ad litem.
Judge: SUSANO
This is a termination of parental rights case. The father of the three minor children at issue appeals an order terminating his parental rights. We hold that the evidence in the record supports, by clear and convincing evidence, the trial court's dual findings of (1) abandonment due to willful failure to provide support and (2) substantial noncompliance with permanency plans. The State concedes that the trial court's finding of "persistent conditions" is not supported by the evidence; accordingly, the judgment is modified to delete this finding. Father concedes that he has failed to provide a suitable home. Clear and convincing evidence supports the trial court's finding that it is in the best interest of the children to terminate father's parental rights. As modified, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Court: TCA
Christopher D. Heagerty, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellants, TND Associates, L.P., and TND, Inc.
Robert H. Green and Catherine E. Shuck, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Donald W. McCutcheon and Sue K. McCutcheon.
Judge: LEE
A jury awarded the plaintiff homeowners judgment against their residential building contractor for damages sustained by the plaintiffs when the slope upon which their home was constructed failed. The defendant contractor appeals, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing an expert witness to testify outside his area of expertise and by allowing another witness to testify as an expert when the plaintiff had failed to identify him as a witness before trial. Upon careful review of the record, it is our determination that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in the admission of the testimony of these witnesses. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
MORRIS PROPERTIES, INC., REALTORS v. NORRIS JOHNSON, ET AL.
Court: TCA
Timothy A. Davis, Lebanon, Tennessee, for the appellant, Morris Properties, Inc., Realtors.
Eugene N. Bulso, Jr. and Laura F. Dudney, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Norris Johnson, Norman Nelson, Ann Williams, Brent Kozimor, Norris Johnson Co., LLC and Tennessee Investment Realty Co.
Judge: SUSANO
Morris Properties, Inc. ("Plaintiff"), a Tennessee real estate company, filed suit against four individuals and two corporations ("Defendants"), attempting to allege tortious interference by all defendants, and breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence by some defendants. The trial court dismissed the complaint, in accordance with Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(6), for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff subsequently filed simultaneous motions to 1) alter or amend the judgment and 2) amend the complaint. Both motions were denied. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.
KENNETH EUGENE THOMAS v. MINA SUE THOMAS
Court: TCA
Randy G. Rogers, Athens, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Kenneth E. Thomas.
Judith A. Hamilton, Athens, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Mina Sue Thomas.
Judge: LEE
The issue presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in dismissing a divorce complaint filed by the husband, a Tennessee resident, against his wife, a Washington resident, after a previous ruling by a Washington court granting the parties a legal separation and retaining jurisdiction of the case. Upon review, we conclude that it was within the trial court's discretion whether to exercise its jurisdiction and hear this matter, but that in order to have a factual basis for the exercise of its discretion, the trial court erred in summarily dismissing the case and should have conducted an evidentiary hearing.
WILLARD FREDERICK WILLIAMS v. NOELLE LESLEY WILLIAMS
Court: TCA
D. Mitchell Bryant, Cleveland, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Willard Frederick Williams.
Eric S. Armstrong, Cleveland, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Noelle Lesley Williams.
Judge: LEE
In this divorce case, the husband raises two issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in classifying as marital property an annuity purchased during the marriage with the husband's separate funds when the annuity listed the wife as the owner, and (2) whether the trial court erred by ordering him to pay an excessive amount of alimony. The wife argues that the trial court's alimony award was insufficient and that the trial court erred by awarding each party one-half of the annuity's value instead of the entire amount to her. We find no abuse of the trial court's discretion in its alimony award, its classification of the annuity as marital property, and its division of the marital estate, and consequently, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. We remand the case for the trial court to determine and award the wife a reasonable attorney's fee on appeal because of the wife's financial need and other equitable factors.
RODNEY HOWARD WRIGHT v. TENNESSEE PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION
Court: TCA
Shannon A. Jones, Alamo, Tennessee, for the appellant, Rodney Howard Wright.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter, and Michael B. Leftwich, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.
Judge: SUSANO
Former police officer Rodney Howard Wright ("Wright") challenges the decision by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission ("the POST Commission" or "the commission") decertifying him on the basis of his guilty plea in a domestic violence case that -- after his plea was entered -- was dismissed and expunged. Wright contends that the POST Commission's reliance on his guilty plea as the basis for his decertification violates his rights under the judicial diversion statute. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse.
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. SHAKIR ADAMS
Court: TCCA
Paul J. Springer, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Shakir Adams.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Sophia S. Lee, Assistant Attorney General; William L. Gibbons, District Attorney General; Reginald Henderson and Scott Bearup, Assistant District Attorneys General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: MCLIN
The defendant, Shakir Adams, was convicted of premeditated first degree murder and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. The defendant appeals his conviction and argues: (1) that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction; (2) that he was prejudiced by the trial court's refusal to allow the defendant to administer a jury questionnaire; (3) that he was prejudiced by the trial court's denial of his motion for continuance; (4) that he was prejudiced by the court's comments both pre-trial and during trial; (5) that he was prejudiced by the admission of evidence that the defendant was a member of a gang; and (6) that he was prejudiced by the erroneous exclusion of evidence. Following our review of the parties' briefs, the record, and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. TORRIE PERKINS
Court: TCCA
J. Colin Morris, Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellant, Torrie Perkins.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Lacy Wilber, Assistant Attorney General; Garry G. Brown, District Attorney General; and Edward L. Hardister, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: TIPTON
The defendant, Torrie Perkins, appeals from convictions of first degree murder and attempted first degree murder rendered by a Haywood County Circuit Court jury, for which he was sentenced to concurrent terms of life without parole and twenty-five years. In his appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm the judgments of the trial court but remand the case for correction of the judgment for the first degree murder conviction.
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CHARLOTTE YVONNE TURNER
Court: TCCA
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Rachel E. Willis, Assistant Attorney General; Thomas A. Thomas, District Attorney General; and James T. Cannon, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellant, State of Tennessee.
James T. Powell, Union City, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Charlotte Yvonne Turner.
Judge: HAYES
The State of Tennessee appeals the decision of the Obion County Circuit Court suppressing evidence obtained as a result of a police search of the residence of the Appellee, Charlotte Yvonne Turner. Turner, a parolee, was convicted of drug related offenses in Kentucky, with her parole being subsequently transferred to Tennessee. Turner's vehicle was stopped by Union City police officers, who were familiar with her status as a parolee. After the stop, Turner and the vehicle were searched for drugs based upon one officer's suspicion that she was involved in drug activity. After a fruitless search for contraband of both her person and vehicle, the officer demanded that Turner allow a search of her home, pursuant to a condition of her parole. No drugs were found during the search of her residence; however, Turner directed officers to a handgun, which was located in a bedroom. The weapon was seized, and Turner was subsequently indicted for unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Turner filed a motion to suppress the evidence, which the trial court granted. On appeal, the State argues that the search of the residence was lawful under the recent holding of the United States Supreme Court decision of Samson v. California, 547 U.S. 843, 126 S. Ct. 2193 (2006). After review, we conclude that the police search of Turner's residence was unreasonable and affirm the ruling of the trial court.
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. KAMARA L. WHITTINGTON
Court: TCCA
Paul E. Meyers, Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kamara L. Whittington.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; J. Ross Dyer, Assistant Attorney General; James G. Woodall, District Attorney General; and James W. Thompson, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: WOODALL
Defendant pled guilty to simple possession of cocaine. Defendant properly preserved the following certified question of law for review, "Whether the informant's credibility was sufficiently set forth to establish probable cause in the affidavit which provided support for issuance of the search warrant in this case." After a thorough review of the record, the judgment of the circuit court is reversed and the indictment against Defendant is dismissed.
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Holder to be state's first female chief justice
The retirement of Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice William M. Barker will clear the way for Justice Janice M. Holder of Memphis to become the state's first female chief justice. Justice Gary R. Wade told the Chattanooga Times Free Press recently that the justices selected Holder as Barker's successor when he announced plans to retire two years ago.
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Commission to consider Court of Appeals vacancy
The Judicial Selection Commission will meet May 21 at the Doubletree Hotel in Jackson to initiate the process of filling a vacancy on the Tennessee Court of Appeals, western division. The vacancy was created by the death of Judge W. Frank Crawford.
Fourth candidate files for appeals seat
Jeff Mueller, an attorney with Mueller & Ellis in Jackson, is the fourth candidate to file for an appointment to the Court of Criminal Appeals, western division. The seat was vacated by the retirement of Judge David Hayes. The deadline to submit applications is May 9. The Judicial Selection Commission recently announced it will meet May 22 at the Doubletree Hotel in Jackson to hear from candidates.
Three law firms make best employer list
Business TN magazine has named the state's best employers -- including three law firms -- in its May issue. In the large employer category (250 employees or more), Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz PC is ranked third. In the small and medium company category (25-249 employees), Kramer Rayson is ranked third and Stites & Harbison is ranked 11th.
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Kentucky judge receives 6th Circuit award
Retired Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Martin E. Johnstone has been selected to receive the American Inns of Court's 2008 Professionalism Award for the Sixth Circuit. The award honors a judge or lawyer whose life and practice display character and integrity, coupled with dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession. The award will be presented to Johnstone by Danny J. Boggs, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, at the court's judicial conference in Chattanooga next week.
Read more about Johnstone from the American Inns of Court
Hamilton grand jury calls for sentencing reforms
Members of the Hamilton County grand jury say they are astounded by the number of repeat offenders in their communities, and are calling on the state to increase the level and length of incarceration for these criminals. In a letter to Criminal Court Judge Rebecca Stern, the jurors also call for a new county jail and juvenile correctional facility.
The Times Free Press has a copy of the letter
Memphis law grads face off in terror trial
Two University of Memphis School of Law graduates will face off in an upcoming Guantanamo Bay terrorism trial. TBA Today previously reported that 1996 Memphis law school grad Army Maj. Jon S. Jackson will defend Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. He will face 1977 Memphis grad and retired Army colonel Robert L. Swann, who will serve as chief prosecutor.
The Commercial Appeal has more
Child advocacy center seeks private funds for repairs
The 23rd Judicial District's Child Advocacy Center is sorely in need of repairs and officials are hoping the community will help raise funds. The Dickson County Commission recently voted to match up to $10,000 in private funds. The center says repairs are estimated to cost between $19,200 and $21,000. The first of several fundraisers will be held Memorial Day weekend on the town square.
The Tennessean has details
Students participate in Supreme Court program
Students from high schools in the 8th Judicial District will hear arguments in three state Supreme Court cases May 8 in Jacksboro as part of the court's SCALES program. The program educates young Tennesseans about the judicial branch of government. Teachers attended a three-hour session April 4 conducted by Court of Criminal Appeals Judge D. Kelly Thomas and Criminal Court Judge Shayne Sexton. The session included a review of the cases and accompanying classroom materials.
'Thurgood' opens on Broadway
Laurence Fishburne is Thurgood Marshall in a one-man play, which opens today and runs through the summer at the Booth Theatre in New York City. For 90 minutes Fishburne recounts Marshall's life story through anecdotes and humor. The highlight, according to one reviewer, is his reenactment of Marshall's Supreme Court appearance as NAACP lead counsel in Brown v. Board of Education.
Read more about the play
Disciplinary Actions
Nashville lawyer suspended
On April 17, the Supreme Court suspended Nashville attorney Merrilyn Feirman for a period of two years retroactive to a temporary suspension imposed on Jan. 10, 2006. The discipline was imposed on Feirman for failure to keep a client informed, respond to a client's request for information and respond to the Board of Professional Responsibility.
Read the BPR's notice
Memphis lawyer Williams dies
Ernest Bland Williams III with Williams & Prochaska PC died April 20 at the age of 79. He graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1954 and began his law practice in Memphis at Chandler Sheperd Heiskell & Williams, a law firm founded by his father, which is now known as Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC. He later served as a managing partner of the firm and founded its first commercial law group. Williams was active in the American Bar Association, was a past president of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers and taught commercial law at the University of Memphis School of Law from 1962 to 1965.
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|Ability Name
|Ability Description
|Focuses Enigma's hatred on a target, causing it to take damage and become repeatedly stunned for multiple instances. An instance strikes every 2 seconds.
Strange gravities pull at the core of those who would oppose you, holding them in place.
|Range: 600
Duration: 4 (3 instances)
|Demonic Conversion
|Transforms a creep into three fragments of Enigma himself. These eidolons are all under Enigma's control, and repeated successful attacks cause them to multiply. When this happens, the eidolons have their health restored.
Strange gravities pull at the core of those who would oppose you, holding them in place.
|Attacks to Multiply: 6
Range: 700
|Midnight Pulse
|Steeps an area in dark resonance, damaging enemy units based on their max HP.
A section of the world slowly descends into the void.
|Range: 700
Radius: 600
|Black Hole
|Channeled – Summons a vortex that sucks in nearby enemy units. Enemies affected by Black Hole cannot move, attack, or cast spells.
Upgraded by Aghanim's Scepter: Adds Midnight Pulse damage to the Black Hole.
The ground trembles as Enigma channels his ultimate vortex of destruction, a singularity with the power to end worlds.
|Range 275
Radius: 400
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The result of a collapsed star entombed within a field of elemental magic, Darchrow is one of the most dangerous beings in existence, consuming hundreds of worlds into the void of his hate and hunger. He is not above using his own allies as portals for his own servants to come through. Capable of manipulating both void and shadow in combat, his greatest pleasure is to release the oblivion within him upon the world, creating an abyss that draws enemies ever closer to destruction.
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Nothing is known of Enigma's background. There are only stories and legends, most of them apocryphal, passed down through the ages. In truth, Enigma is a mystery for whom the only true biography is description: he is a universal force, a consumer of worlds. He is a being of the void, at times corporeal, other times ethereal. A beast between the planes.
There are stories that say he was once a great alchemist who tried to unlock the secrets of the universe and was cursed for his arrogance. Other legends tell that he is an ancient being of strange gravity, the abyss personified—a twisted voice from out the original darkness, before the first light in the universe. And there are older legends that say he is the first collapsed star, a black hole grown complicated and sentient—his motivations unknowable, his power inexorable, a force of destruction unleashed upon existence itself.
Enigma can change the course of a game with the cast of a single spell and is an excellent support hero. Malefice is a unique stun, hitting a target swiftly several times instead of all at once. Ideal for running down enemy heroes, it also interrupts channeling for those spell-casters who rely on it. For sheer damage, Enigma relies on Conversion, which transforms a target creep into three Eidolons which multiply as they attack. Conversion can also be cast on neutral creeps-perfect for ambushes. Enigma's ultimate, Black Hole, is a powerful channeling spell. Enemies caught in its horizon are disabled and dragged inevitably toward its deadly center, where Enigma's allies can concentrate their attacks. Enigma can add to the pain with Midnight Pulse, an Area of Effect spell that causes repeated damage based on the target's maximum life. Powerful alone, Enigma is strongest when supported by allies with strong Area of Effect spells, since they can take the greatest advantage of Black Hole.
|The converted malevolent aspect of creeps created by Enigma's Demonic Conversion ability. Stats detailed to the right.


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Juniordosequi »
Posted 9/2/12 4:06:00PM
With Anderson waiting for gsp.. and sonnen moving up in weight.. That makes Bisping the best middle weight in the ufc. As an English man it makes me proud to have a fellow who is most likely the most popular face of the uk represent one of the most stack divisions out there. Does anybody in the middle weight division stack up against Bisping skill wise.
airkerma »
Posted 1/6/10 12:05:00PM
Belcher, Belfort (MIA), Okami, Wanderlie, Tim Boestch, and Weidman all come to mind.
KingCmb »
Posted 3/19/09 8:18:00AM
......your going pretty far out to say bispings the best 185er all the sudden andy is still champ no matter how you phrase it. also people i believe can beat bisping at 185 are still plentiful. okami vitor franklin wandy(again) weidman munoz just to name a few. in short you seem like a proud englishman and thats ok be happy you have the count but best 185er by default is a bit much
Chael_Sonnen »
Posted 5/25/10 12:40:00PM
The answer to your funny question is 85% of the MW division.
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george112 »
Posted 1/24/07 7:00:00PM
Bisping imo isn't the best mw in the UFC. Especially if a #1 contenders discussion involves more then 1 person. There have been threads made about other MWs stating their case for 2nd best MW
ghandikush »
Posted 7/12/11 3:30:00PM
Sonnen, Okami, Belcher, Wanderlei, Le, WEIDMAN, Boetsch.....
thevoodooninja »
Posted 3/7/12 1:43:00PM
first off welcome to the site
i agree with the TS to a point. i do think bisping is better then what most people give him credit for. he's a smart fighter but to say he's the best is getting a little crazy. he kinda reminds me of an okami that doesn't take as many risks.weidman, belcher and belfort would most likely put a hurting on him but i don't think anyone else would do enough to beat him
Posted 6/6/12 1:54:00PM
Well lets just say we don't put Chael Sonnen or Vitor Belfort in the mix because they are maybe temporarily or permanently fighting in the LHW division for the time being. But they are both better than Bisping IMO.
Then you still have Anderson who's the best and the champ. Then you have Chris Wiedman, the #1 contender. They are both better IMO and most other people's opinion as well.
Then you have your boy Bisping, that's about where I would see him#5 roughly. He's got a match coming up in 3 weeks against Brian Stann that he shouldn't just be looking past. However I do think Bisping will win that one.
Then you have a slew of other guys that are either in or near the top 10 that could arguably beat Bisping. Some names off the top of my head are; Tim Boetsch, Okami, Alan Belcher, Hector Lombard, Mark Munoz, and Jake Shields. Anyone of those matchups could go either way and could/would be great matchups.
tcunningham »
Posted 9/30/09 9:33:00PM
i think he can argue the point that bisping is the best 185'er under andy. i dont necessarily agree because he needs to fight stann and weidman first, but i do think that bisping is top 3. with out him fighting a few other guys we just cant make any kind of statement like that.
State_Champ »
Posted 6/11/07 4:16:00PM
Bisping vs Belfort would be cool
prozacnation1978 »
Posted 7/5/07 11:42:00PM
I don't know about that.
I do think that if bisping does beat stann
And wants a title shot I bet Silva would take it before he faces gsp. I think there could be at least 700k of ppv buyers out there that wants to see bisping get knocked out
Vero3 »
Posted 9/3/12 10:15:00PM
I agree with you on this one.


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A day after U.S.-led strikes began against Moammar Gadhafi's forces in Libya, an international coalition has taken control of the skies and pushed back the attack on the rebel-held city of Benghazi, Adm. Mike Mullen said Sunday.
The president's chief military adviser said the no-fly zone called for in a United Nations Security Council resolution is "effectively" in place over Libya.
"I would say that the no-fly zone we were tasked to put in place is now in place," Mullen, chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, said on "Fox News Sunday," one of five interviews he did Sunday morning.
While describing the action as "very limited," Mullen said the coalition strikes did go further than establishing a no-fly zone.
"Some of the engagements yesterday involved hitting his forces on the ground in the vicinity of Benghazi," he said. "Clearly the objective will be to attack those forces and ensure they are not able to attack the innocent civilians, which he was doing as recently as yesterday in Benghazi."
U.S. officials have been careful to note that the military action is coming from a "broad coalition" and operating under a U.N. mandate, one called for by the Arab League as well as European nations. (The head of the Arab League on Sunday reportedly criticized the international strikes, saying they had caused civilian deaths.)
The force, however, is led by U.S. Gen. Carter Ham of Africa Command, and much of the muscle behind the initial action is from American equipment.
According to the U.S. Africa Command, two U.S. Navy ships, three submarines and 15 U.S. Air Force aircraft — including B-2 bombers — have launched strikes against Libya since the attacks began on Saturday.
Mullen said the leadership role will shift to other coalition partners.
"I would expect us to pass the leadership of the military operation to ... those in the coalition," he said. "The United States in particular would support with unique capabilities, which could include jamming and intelligence support ... tanker support for the planes, those kinds of things."
The Libyan leadership for its part sounded surprised by the strikes and promised to fight back.
"Yesterday we were surprised that, you know, the Americans and the British and the French attacked Libya, attacked five cities. Terrorized people, and especially children, women, were so afraid yesterday," Saif Gadhafi, the Libyan president's son, said on "This Week." "So it was big surprise that finally President Obama, we thought he was a good man and friend of Arab world, is bombing Libya."
"It is now necessary to open the stores and arm all the masses with all types of weapons to defend the independence, unity and honor of Libya," Gadhafi said in an audio message broadcast on state television hours after the strikes began, according to media reports.
President Obama announced Saturday he had "authorized the armed forces of the United States to begin a limited military action in Libya."
Speaking from Brazil during a five-day overseas trip, he said military intervention was "not our first choice," but that the U.S. "cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his own people there will be no mercy."
Mullen said Sunday the goal was not to remove Gadhafi but to halt the violence being inflicted by him on Libyan citizens.
Several senators took to the airwaves on Sunday to support the U.S. involvement in Libya, but said it came late and might not be enough.
"He waited too long. There is no doubt about it in my mind, but it is what it is," Sen. John McCainJohn Sidney McCainTrump congratulated Putin after his national security team told him not to: report Trump faces backlash after congratulating Putin on election win McCain rips Trump's congratulatory call to Putin as an insult to Russian people MORE (R-Ariz.), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, said on CNN's "State of the Union." "Now, a no-fly zone is not enough. There needs to be other efforts made."
Speaking on CBS's "Face The Nation," Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said it seems regime change is in store for Libya. But he questioned how that objective would be achieved with the limited mission by the U.S. military.
"How do you do that? The president has been very clear on that. No ground troops. No American boots on the ground," Lugar said.
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"I am very worried we are taking a back seat rather than a leadership role," he said on "Fox News Sunday." "Isolate, strangle and replace this man. That should be our goal."
While those senators and the president said regime change must occur, Gadhafi's son said his father had no intention of letting go of power.
"Step aside why?" Saif Gadhafi asked on ABC. "Again, there is a big misunderstanding. The whole country is united against the armed militia and the terrorists."
Mullen stressed the White House has so far handed the Pentagon's "limited objectives" that include staving off a humanitarian crisis, opening "corridors" so humanitarian aid can be moved into the nation and establishing and maintaining the no-fly zone.
Gadhafi is going to "have to make some choices about ... the future" in the next few days, Mullen said. "The whole idea is put as much pressure on this guy, so he doesn't continue to kill his own people," Mullen added.
—John T. Bennett, Kevin Bogardus and Jordan Fabian contributed to this story.


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On faith that the Horse Heaven Hills would be a promising grape-growing region, the passion of some of Washington's best-known winemakers and with the cooperation of area farmers, Canoe Ridge Vineyard went from a dream to reality starting in 1989. Its winery in Walla Walla followed in 1994.
1989 – A group of Washington farmers and businessmen partner up with Sandpiper Farms to plant 44 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in Paterson, WA. Early drivers of Canoe Ridge Vineyard and their respective wineries today include Gary Bergevin (Bergevin Lane), Norm McKibben (Pepper Bridge), Rick Small (Woodward Canyon), Terry Tucker (Reininger), Mike Hogue (Hogue Cellars), among several others.
1990 – 52 Washington shareholders forge a Canoe Ridge Vineyard partnership with Chalone Wine Group of Napa, CA for a major vineyard expansion and a soon-to-follow winery.
1994 – Noted as an emerging wine destination, Canoe Ridge Vineyard's winery opens at the historic trolley house in Walla Walla. John Abbott (working with Chalone in CA since 1990) is appointed winemaker and relocates to Walla Walla.
2001 – Chalone buys out shareholders for full control and ramps up production with a winery expansion to a companion building next door.
2005 – Horse Heaven Hills becomes an American Viticultural Area.
2011 – Precept Wine acquires Canoe Ridge Vineyard and Winery from Diageo. Winemaker Bill Murray (a former Chalone winemaker as well and a good friend of John Abbott) is appointed.
2014 – Canoe Ridge Vineyard Estate Vineyard celebrates the 25th anniversary of its first planting, and the winery's 20th anniversary.


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Karen Lee wiped away tears, as she realized how quiet her home is now without her big brother.
"He'll be missed because of his jokes. He made us laugh a lot," Lee said.
The soft-spoken comedian of the family, 29-year-old Reginald Lee was also the breadwinner for his mother and siblings.
He worked as an electrician.
He was riding home in the passenger seat of his best friend, Mark Toppin's car around 4:30 Sunday morning when their Toyota was suddenly crushed as they were hit head on by a wrong-way driver.
Was it drugs? Was it alcohol? There are many questions.
With charges still pending, police want to know how the driver of the other vehicle, Tanisha Gomez, could have gone the wrong direction without realizing it for at least six miles.
She was reportedly first spotted going northbound in the southbound lanes of I-95 near the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx, and didn't stop, until the crushing impact just south of the New Rochelle toll plaza.
Back home in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Karen Lee keeps the image of the crushed cars from her mind.
Instead, she is focused on planning a funeral, and praying for her brother's best friend, who is listed in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center.
"We don't know what he saw in the car, it could be traumatizing to an individual, so, if Mark is watching this, I want him to stay strong and don't feel guilty for anything," Lee said.
As for the woman police say is to blame, she is in serious condition at Jacobi Medical Center.
Lee offered a sincere and similar message of forgiveness.
"We have no animosity towards her whatsoever, it was just an accident, it happens, the situation is very sad but God is able to bring us through," Lee said.
This is the third high-profile head on collision in Westchester County in two years.
This week is the two year anniversary of the crash that killed eight people on the Taconic Parkway.
The driver was apparently under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Just last week, a man was charged with DWI after crashing into a police cruiser on the Bronx River Parkway in Scarsdale.


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Housebuilder Taylor Woodrow has reviewed its property panel, re-appointing a number of firms it abandoned four years ago.
Walker Morris and Wragge & Co, both axed from the company's informal panel in February 2003, are back as part of an expanded new-look line-up.
Taylor Woodrow group general counsel Jeremy Sampson told The Lawyer: "The panel gives the regions a wider range of firms to choose from [than the previous panel]. These things evolve over time and it reflects a different business [from that of February 2003]. We have an entirely different structure for the company now."
New to the panel are Manchester-based Cobbetts, Wales and East Midlands firm Geldards and West Sussex-based Rawlison Butler.
Also new is London-based Campbell Hooper, where housebuilder group head Bill Bidder joined the firm from positions as head of legal at Bryant Homes and legal director of Taylor Woodrow's developments business in April 2003.
No firms have been dropped, however, with CMS Cameron McKenna and Eversheds having both retained their places. Edinburgh-based Shepherd & Wedderburn has been appointed for work in Scotland.
According to sources close to the company, when chief executive Iain Napier joined Taylor Woodrow in 2002 from hotel and pub business Six Continents, then known as Bass, he was aghast at the complexity and spend of the legal team and ordered Sampson to initiate a cull.
A four-month review culminated in the termination of informal relationships with 10 firms, including Hammonds, Walker Morris and Wragges, as well as 14 in-house job cuts.
However, in May 2006 Napier announced that he was leaving the company this spring to become chairman of Imperial Tobacco.


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Extended System Calculation for Gearboxes: Analytical Calculation and FEM are growing together
GWJ Technology has launched an update to its system calculation SystemManager / At Hannover Messe 2017, the company will be giving visitors a foretaste of further innovations to become promptly available
SystemManager enables the user to determine complete systems and is a system add-on to GWJ´s popular software applications eAssistant and TBK 2014. The new version of the SystemManager allows the import and export of CAD neutral file formats (STEP) for 3D single shafts and for whole system.
A special highlight is the integration of 3D elastic parts. Housings can be imported as STEP files and will be meshed automatically. The housing stiffness is detemined via an integrated FEM and considered directly in the system calculation. Another possibility of an integration of shaft elements as 3D elastic parts is to use a polygon. Because of the automeshing feature and integrated FEM, deformations/stiffnesses of gear bodies or shafts with undercut can be represented more precisely. A further extension is the support of 3D elastic planet carriers. With the new SystemManager version, planet carriers can be imported as a CAD model. The model will be meshed automatically. The planet carriers can be also defined parametrically. It allows the consideration of stiffnesses/deformations of planet carriers directly in the system calculation. This is particularly useful for the calculation and dimensioning of modifications or for the micro geometry of gears in planetary gear trains.
This update includes other new functions such as the consideration of the extension of bearing rings, angular contact roller bearing as a new bearing type, diagrams with shaft 2D geometry, dimensioning of 2D shaft geometry and the implementation of a more accurate calculation method for the harmonic response.
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Our portfolio includes the development of standard calculation software for machine elements, such as shafts, rolling bearings, cylindrical gears, bevel gears, etc. To increase the efficiency in the design process and to combine calculation and CAD, we provide CAD plugins for various 3D CAD systems.
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When the California Highway Patrol issued a "Blue Alert" on Thursday for Christopher Jordan Dorner, the suspect accused of killing a Riverside police officer, wounding another and trading gunfire with LAPD officers in Corona, a lot of people were left asking, "A what alert?"
California's Blue Alert system was created in January 2011 to put out public advisories, similar to an Amber Alert, when a law enforcement officer has been attacked and/or killed and the suspect is on the loose.
Here is a story we wrote shortly after the system took effect.
INLAND: Blue Alerts a new tool to track fugitives who harm police
When a fugitive flees from an "officer down" call, a new bulletin system will help authorities in the Inland area and statewide launch a manhunt.
The new system could play a vital role in locating fugitives wanted in an officer's slaying. After Riverside police Officer Ryan Bonaminio was killed in November, it took a two-day manhunt and investigation to capture the suspected shooter.
The new Blue Alert, created by legislation that took effect in January, will send a warning that a suspect is at large in a police officer's assault or killing. The legislation was triggered by similar action in other states and a 37 percent spike in law enforcement deaths nationwide.
The system is modeled after the Amber Alert warnings that go out when a child is abducted, and would issue the same information.
"It's important to catch a cop-killer immediately," George Runner, the former state senator who introduced the bill, said in an emailed statement. "Anyone willing to shoot a peace officer in cold blood would not hesitate to shoot a civilian. A violent act against a police officer is a violent act against society and that's why we need to react firmly and quickly."


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We had a wonderful presenter at church today, author and poet, Sam Hazo. He had been the poet of Pennsylvania, until the arrival of Gov. Ed Rendell.
He told the story that Ed Rendell, who had been friendly to the arts, nixed the no-pay role of state poet. He got a letter saying that his services were no longer needed. Asking why, he was informed that Ed Rendell thought that every poet in Pennsylvania was a Pennsylvania Poet Laureate.
There was a women from Nantucket...
You too can be a poet laureate of the commonwealth.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
New bullet on my resume: Poet Laureate of Pennsylvania
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text: In 1835, Alan Kane and his family come to the Circle C Ranch in Texas, little dreaming what the future holds in both blessing and danger. Beautiful Julia Miller, daughter of a Louisiana plantation owner, has captured Alan s heart, but he hardly dares to hope for her hand. Then Colonel William Travis calls for the men of Texas to rally against Mexico s General Santa Anna. Full of honor and courage, brothers Alan and Adam join up with Jim Bowie to do their part. The plan centers on holding a Franciscan mission known as the Alamo and soon includes Davy Crockett and his Tennessee Mounted Volunteers. As battle looms, what is God s purpose for the Kane men? Can they share their eternal hope with men ready to die for Texas? Will brotherly bonds overcome a jealous secret in the face of death? And just what will endure of the Kane legacy?"