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Logic of naming actuators in VW-group is simple it contains "N" + actuator number. The actuator number is unique. Here you can find fitting location, connectors and some basic information about actuators.
To our mind, actuators information is reference, so there is only simple search by number.
Fitting location
-1- Fuel pressure sender,
low pressure -G410-
-2- Valve for
fuel metering -N290-


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Topic: God's Wish For World Salvation [19/5/2016]
Text: 2 Peter 3:9-10
Sometimes, we tend to ask ourselves: when is the promise of our ultimate salvation, when God will come to take us away from this evil earth, going to come? Now, we should understand that God is patient with those who have not come under His banner of love.
God's heart desire is that all men should come to repentance and we all must share in this His heart desire. Just like Him, we must be patient with the people who have not received Jesus as Lord and Saviour, even as we fervently and consistently preach the good news of the gospel to them. Never give up on anybody. Never say that they will never come to repentance – that is not consistent with God's will. We continue, with faith, pray for and preach the gospel to them.
Just as God is patient with the sinner, He also extends that patience to those of us who have not started experiencing, in the physical, victory over Satan and sin. He is patiently waiting for us to, by His Spirit and Word, produce the fruits of righteousness that are in us. We must take advantage of God's patience and experience our victory; and in humility, walk in the light of the Lord.
Keep winning daily.
Dear Father, thank You for Your patience towards us. I pray that the light of your gospel shines forth into the hearts of those who have not accepted Jesus as they hear the gospel, and that everyone who is not firm in You becomes firm, producing the fruits of righteousness, in Jesus name. Amen.
By Ese Ehimare Dave
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§11-1B-17. Report by county commission required; reports to Legislature.
The county commission shall make a report to the tax commissioner on or before the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred eighty-seven, of the number of hearings held by it in review of any and all appraisals and any adjustments in valuation made by the county commission. The tax commissioner shall provide a summary of such reports to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates on or before the fifteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred eighty-seven.


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Author: Sheildsy
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Requirements: No addons required
Version: beta
Short description:
Date: 2008-02-10 12:05
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The RLK is a fictional small nation in the South-East of Europe with Strong Serbian and Greek Influences.
Thier military strength relies on thier small but professional Regular Army, Elite Special Forces and the Reserve Conscript Force, where it is manditory for all males aged 18 to serve 12 months in the RLK Reserves.
Facts about RLK Recon Operators:
Uniform- Multicam for the Dry Mederterrainian Region.
Weapons- Mainly European Weapons, consisiting of H&K as well as Soviet Bloc Weapons.
Just extract the pbo in the ArmA\Addons folder and you should be good to go.
Or (as we always recommend) use mod folders to keep your mods organized and prevent errors.
Check our FAQ for a clear explanation.
Included files:
I am hoping to continue the project with the next release being a full version of the RLK-Regular Army.
If anyone is wanting to contribute to this project, by all means post ideas.
I want this to be a community based project, so if you have an idea for an OPFOR for the RLK, fictional or real world, or even a situation you would like to see the RLK in, by all means let your imagination run wild!
I do not take responcibility (spelt wrong for shits and giggles) if this addon blows up your PC or causes your ArmA to hate you.
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We interrupt this vacation to report the Raiders have signed outside linebacker Grant Irons, a league source called to say Thursday morning.
Irons is the Notre Dame product who played for the Raiders from 2004-06. He finished the last season in injured reserve and was released before the 2007 season. He was used as a role player with 21 tackles in three seasons.
Irons gets a chance to compete for the strong-side job with Sam Williams and Robert Thomas — the one linebacker position that isn't locked in.
On Wednesday, the Raiders signed fullback Tony Jackson and released undrafted rookie quarterback Brian White. Jackson's addition became necessary with Oren O'Neal slowed by a knee injury and no other fullback on the roster to give starter Justin Griffith a break.


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Here is a really sad fic I just wrote T_T
It made me depressed T_T
Well, enjoy...
Hold your Peace -
The day had come. The day Ash wished hadnt come, but knew it was inevitable. The day of the wedding.
Mistys wedding.
No, not to him. If that had been the case, hed be jumping out of his shoes. But today, he wasnt up at the altar with Misty. He was sitting in the crowd, watching her at the altar.
Of course, He had his chance, before Misty left for her gym, and before she left them the very last time. If only I could rewind time, Id do things differently, and win you. Ash thought to himself, as he sat in the Church seat, the pure weight of regret overcoming him. Since he had arrived in a black tuxedo picked out by his mom, he was quiet. Those who had known the truth about Ashs feelings toward Misty were sympathetic to him, but they decided to wait until the objections part. Seated beside Ash was Brock, probably the one who knew the most about Ashs feelings toward her. He remembered what Brock had been like, talking to him before he arrived.
Ash played with his tie, studying his shoes. He wanted this day not to come.
Come on Ash, whats bothering you? Brock asked him, feeling a bit sympathetic and slightly annoyed as Ash continued to play with his tie.
Nothing. he lied through his teeth. Brock raised his eyebrow.
Ash. Youre lying THROUGH YOUR TEETH, and you know it too. he pressed on, Just tell me whats wrong.
NO! Just leave it alone Brock! Ash shouted, some tears swelling at his eyes. Brock noticed these, and decided to follow Ashs orders, and continued to get ready.
Brock had seemed rather curious. Ash sighed, and shook his head. He just wanted the day to end, or at least, his life, but he wasnt about to commit suicide. Maybe if he had a heart attack or something. But that would ruin Mistys most important day of her life. This wasnt any time to intrude.
But still, he wanted that moment to end.
He wanted the greave to stop.
He wanted to be the one up at the Altar with Misty.
After a few minutes, the ceremony started, and the bride, Misty, walked in, looking as beautiful as ever. She was wearing a classic wedding dress, white as paper, with a veil covering her face. Ashs heart, right then and there, felt like it was going to literally snap in two. He couldnt take it, but sucked it in.
The rest of the events passed.
And then, finally, the moment came.
If anyone has any objections, say so now, or forever hold your peace. the preacher said. Ash adjusted himself in his seat, his heart wanting himself to jump up and object. But he forced himself not to.
Mmpf Ash groaned.
Well, ok then, I now pronounce you, Man and Wife. You may now kiss the bride. the preacher finished.
And as Misty and her now husband sealed the marriage, a single tear ran down Ashs cheek, and he died a little bit inside.
He had lost the person that he had truly loved.
Kind of short, but emotional all the same.
Well, R&R.


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EditSoulcalibur IV Basics
|Basic Tutorial
|Intermediate Tutorial
Welcome to the Basic Tutorial. This section will acquaint you with the core concepts of the Soulcalibur game system that any player should be familiar with. It will cover aspects such as moving your character around, attacking, defending as well as the overall game concepts that govern what happens when and how. Much of this information is only lightly touched on in the game manual, and some of it not presented at all. Think of this section as the manual that should have come with your game.
Soulcalibur uses a four-button layout: A, B, K and G. Along with the directional pad, these buttons or combinations of them control every action you can perform. The A button allows you to perform horizontal-based attacks while the B button executes vertical-based attacks. K performs kick-based attacks and the G button lets you guard yourself from enemy attacks. The G button also allows you to perform Guard Impacts and Throws, both of which will be covered individually later on.
There are three forces at work in Soulcalibur's system: Horizontal Attacks, Vertical Attacks and 8-Way-Run. These three forces make up the backbone of Soulcalibur's system, which is often referred to as the Triangle System. The simplest analogy is to think of a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, where Rock beats Scissors, Paper beats Rock, and Scissors beats Paper. Similarly, Horizontal Attacks beats 8-Way-Run, 8-Way-Run beats Vertical Attacks, and Vertical Attacks beat Horizontal Attacks. However, as with all fighting games, good timing is what makes the Triangle system work. A poorly timed sidestep will not always beat a vertical attack. Even so, without proper knowledge of the Triangle System, you will most likely continue to make dangerous mistakes that could have been easily avoided.
|Horizontal and Vertical Attacks
|Since horizontal and vertical attacks are very similar, we'll talk about them in the same section. There are three levels of attacks: High, Mid and Low. These levels are determined by where a strike will land on your opponent's body.
Attack levels works like a miniature Triangle System. High Attacks will only hit standing opponents, while Mid and Low attacks will hit both standing and crouching opponents. Furthermore, a standing opponent cannot guard against Low attacks, a crouching opponent cannot guard against Mid attacks, High attacks will miss a crouching opponent, and Low attacks will miss a jumping opponent. There is also another level of attack named Special Mid which can be blocked by standing or crouching.
Throws are a way to complement your regular attacks when your opponent starts blocking excessively to counter the majority of your attacks. While in most cases you will not be able to throw an opponent who is in the middle of an attack, it can happen in some cases, which is why it is considered outside of the Triangle System. There are seven types of throws that are present in the game: Normal Throws, Low Throws, Air Throws, Ground Throws, Multi-throws and Attack Throws.
Like throws, defensive techniques exist outside of the Triangle System and have the potential negate them completely. There are two forms of defense in Soulcalibur: blocking and guard impact.
To perform a standing block simply press G, and to perform a crouching block press , or + G. Blocking can allow you to defend against most attacks in the game, but there are three types of attacks that blocking cannot defend against; throws, Guard Crushes, and Unblockables. True to their name, Unblockables are attacks that cannot be stopped by merely blocking; you must sidestep or duck them. Every character in the game possesses at least one unblockable attack, but they are usually slow to come out and thus can be avoided if you are quick to react. Aside from throws and unblockables, players will have a hard time in blocking against a type of attack called a Guard Crush. Attacks that have a Guard Crush property attached to them will have the ability to break through a character's block and leave them open to a followup attack. However this followup is not guaranteed, and the defender can escape this situation or avoid the Guard Crush altogether with Guard Impacts.
Guard Impacts (GI) are similar in concept to blocking, but can be much more effective. By tapping + G for low or mid hits or + G for high or mid hits, Guard Impacts will allow you to deflect or repel an incoming attack to give you the tactical advantage at that moment. Note that Guard Impacts do not give you an actual advantage in terms of being able to perform a move before an enemy can react. If you are predictable with your followup attack after a Guard Impact, your opponent can simply GI you back and continue with their gameplan. Post-GI situations are one of the most important things to learn in Soulcalibur, and will be discussed in later tutorials.
New to Soulcalibur as of Soulcalibur III is the addition of Just Frame Guard Impacts (JI), which gives you a bigger advantage over your opponent and makes it harder for them to Guard Impact back. It's not that simple to perform though, as you need perfect timing in order to get it, however you'll know that you've performed it if your Guard Impact flashes red instead of the regular white.
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Clippers have first losing streak of season
LOUISVILLE - The Columbus Clippers have lost back-to-back games for the first time this season.
The Clippers (7-5) fell to the Louisvile Bats by a score of 7-4 on Monday night, losing for the third time in four games.
Louisville used a four-run sixth inning to put distance between themselves and Columbus after the Clippers had scored two runs in the top of the fifth inning to cut the Bats' lead to 3-2.
Right-hander Kevin Slowey (1-2) was on the mound for Columbus, and took the loss, going 5.1 innings while letting in six earned runs.
Clippers' third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall propelled the Columbus offense in the loss, going 3-for-5 with a home run and two doubles.
Matt LaPorta, playing in his first game since getting hit in a game against Louisville on Friday, was Columbus' designated hitter, and went 1-for-3 with two walks.
Left-hander Jeff Francis (1-1) started and got the win for Louisville, giving up two earned runs in six innings of work. He struck out nine Columbus hitters.
The Bats' got on the scoreboard first when Louisville second baseman Kristopher Negron scored on a double to left field by Bats' left fielder Todd Frazier in the bottom of the first inning.
Louisville added to its lead with two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Bats' shortstop Paul Janish scored on a sacrifice fly to right field by Negron. Louisville catcher Dioner Navarro was plated on a triple to deep center field by Bats' third baseman Chris Valaika.
A two-run homer by Chisenhall in the top of the fifth inning brought Columbus within one run, but Louisville had an outburst of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning that secured them the win.
After Louisville loaded the bases, Slowey was replaced with right-hander Jeremy Accardo. Following a strikeout by Valaika, Accardo walked in a run, and then gave up back-to-back singles, and Louisville took a 7-4 lead.
Columbus would score two in the top of the eighth inning on a triple by left fielder Trevor Crowe, who went 3-for-4, and a double by shortstop Justin Toole, who went 2-for-4, respectively.
The Clippers will continue their 11-game road trip with a four-game series at Indianapolis, starting Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.


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|Oracle® Database Administrator's Guide
11g Release 2 (11.2)
Part Number E17120-11
|PDF · Mobi · ePub
To alter an index, your schema must contain the index or you must have the
ALTER ANY INDEX system privilege. With the
ALTER INDEX statement, you can:
Rebuild or coalesce an existing index
Deallocate unused space or allocate a new extent
Specify parallel execution (or not) and alter the degree of parallelism
Alter storage parameters or physical attributes
LOGGING or
Enable or disable key compression
Mark the index unusable
Make the index invisible
Rename the index
Start or stop the monitoring of index usage
You cannot alter index column structure.
More detailed discussions of some of these operations are contained in the following sections:
See Also:
Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for details on the
INDEX statement
Alter the storage parameters of any index, including those created by the database to enforce primary and unique key integrity constraints, using the
ALTER INDEX statement. For example, the following statement alters the
emp_ename index:
ALTER INDEX emp_ename STORAGE (PCTINCREASE 50);
The parameters
INITIAL and
MINEXTENTS cannot be altered. All new settings for the other storage parameters affect only extents subsequently allocated for the index.
For indexes that implement integrity constraints, you can adjust storage parameters by issuing an
ALTER TABLE statement that includes the
USING INDEX subclause of the
ENABLE clause. For example, the following statement changes the storage options of the index created on table
emp to enforce the primary key constraint:
ALTER TABLE emp ENABLE PRIMARY KEY USING INDEX;
See Also:Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for syntax and restrictions on the use of the
ALTER INDEX statement
Before rebuilding an existing index, compare the costs and benefits associated with rebuilding to those associated with coalescing indexes as described in Table 21-1.
When you rebuild an index, you use an existing index as the data source. Creating an index in this manner enables you to change storage characteristics or move to a new tablespace. Rebuilding an index based on an existing data source removes intra-block fragmentation. Compared to dropping the index and using the
CREATE INDEX statement, re-creating an existing index offers better performance.
The following statement rebuilds the existing index
ALTER INDEX emp_name REBUILD;
REBUILD clause must immediately follow the index name, and precede any other options. It cannot be used with the
DEALLOCATE UNUSED clause.
You have the option of rebuilding the index online. Rebuilding online enables you to update base tables at the same time that you are rebuilding. The following statement rebuilds the
emp_name index online:
ALTER INDEX emp_name REBUILD ONLINE;
To rebuild an index in a different user's schema online, the following additional system privileges are required:
Note:Online index rebuilding has stricter limitations on the maximum key length that can be handled, compared to other methods of rebuilding an index. If an ORA-1450 (maximum key length exceeded) error occurs when rebuilding online, try rebuilding offline, coalescing, or dropping and re-creating the index.
If you do not have the space required to rebuild an index, you can choose instead to coalesce the index. Coalescing an index is an online operation.
When you make an index unusable, it is ignored by the optimizer and is not maintained by DML. When you make one partition of a partitioned index unusable, the other partitions of the index remain valid.
You must rebuild or drop and re-create an unusable index or index partition before using it.
The following procedure illustrates how to make an index and index partition unusable, and how to query the object status.
To make an index unusable:
Query the data dictionary to determine whether an existing index or index partition is usable or unusable.
For example, issue the following query (output truncated to save space):
hr@PROD> SELECT INDEX_NAME AS "INDEX OR PART NAME", STATUS, SEGMENT_CREATED 2 FROM USER_INDEXES 3 UNION ALL 4 SELECT PARTITION_NAME AS "INDEX OR PART NAME", STATUS, SEGMENT_CREATED 5 FROM USER_IND_PARTITIONS; INDEX OR PART NAME STATUS SEG ------------------------------ -------- --- I_EMP_ENAME N/A N/A JHIST_EMP_ID_ST_DATE_PK VALID YES JHIST_JOB_IX VALID YES JHIST_EMPLOYEE_IX VALID YES JHIST_DEPARTMENT_IX VALID YES EMP_EMAIL_UK VALID NO . . . COUNTRY_C_ID_PK VALID YES REG_ID_PK VALID YES P2_I_EMP_ENAME USABLE YES P1_I_EMP_ENAME UNUSABLE NO 22 rows selected.
The preceding output shows that only index partition
p1_i_emp_ename is unusable.
Make an index or index partition unusable by specifying the
UNUSABLE keyword.
The following example makes index
emp_email_uk unusable:
hr@PROD> ALTER INDEX emp_email_uk UNUSABLE; Index altered.
The following example makes index partition
p2_i_emp_ename unusable:
hr@PROD> ALTER INDEX i_emp_ename MODIFY PARTITION p2_i_emp_ename UNUSABLE; Index altered.
Optionally, query the data dictionary to verify the status change.
For example, issue the following query (output truncated to save space):
hr@PROD> SELECT INDEX_NAME AS "INDEX OR PARTITION NAME", STATUS, 2 SEGMENT_CREATED 3 FROM USER_INDEXES 4 UNION ALL 5 SELECT PARTITION_NAME AS "INDEX OR PARTITION NAME", STATUS, 6 SEGMENT_CREATED 7 FROM USER_IND_PARTITIONS; INDEX OR PARTITION NAME STATUS SEG ------------------------------ -------- --- I_EMP_ENAME N/A N/A JHIST_EMP_ID_ST_DATE_PK VALID YES JHIST_JOB_IX VALID YES JHIST_EMPLOYEE_IX VALID YES JHIST_DEPARTMENT_IX VALID YES EMP_EMAIL_UK UNUSABLE NO . . . COUNTRY_C_ID_PK VALID YES REG_ID_PK VALID YES P2_I_EMP_ENAME UNUSABLE NO P1_I_EMP_ENAME UNUSABLE NO 22 rows selected.
A query of space consumed by the
i_emp_ename and
emp_email_uk segments shows that the segments no longer exist:
hr@PROD> SELECT SEGMENT_NAME, BYTES 2 FROM USER_SEGMENTS 3 WHERE SEGMENT_NAME IN ('I_EMP_ENAME', 'EMP_EMAIL_UK'); no rows selected
See Also:
Oracle Database SQL Language Reference for more information about the
UNUSABLE keyword, including restrictions
An invisible index is ignored by the optimizer unless you explicitly set the
OPTIMIZER_USE_INVISIBLE_INDEXES initialization parameter to
TRUE at the session or system level. Making an index invisible is an alternative to making it unusable or dropping it. You cannot make an individual index partition invisible. Attempting to do so produces an error.
To make an index invisible:
Submit the following SQL statement:
ALTER INDEX index INVISIBLE;
To make an invisible index visible again:
Submit the following SQL statement:
ALTER INDEX index VISIBLE;
To determine whether an index is visible or invisible:
Query the dictionary views
ALL_INDEXES, or
For example, to determine if the index
ind1 is invisible, issue the following query:
To rename an index, issue this statement:
ALTER INDEX index_name RENAME TO new_name;
Oracle Database provides a means of monitoring indexes to determine whether they are being used. If an index is not being used, then it can be dropped, eliminating unnecessary statement overhead.
To start monitoring the usage of an index, issue this statement:
ALTER INDEX index MONITORING USAGE;
Later, issue the following statement to stop the monitoring:
ALTER INDEX index NOMONITORING USAGE;
The view
V$OBJECT_USAGE can be queried for the index being monitored to see if the index has been used. The view contains a
USED column whose value is
YES or
NO, depending upon if the index has been used within the time period being monitored. The view also contains the start and stop times of the monitoring period, and a
MONITORING column (
NO) to indicate if usage monitoring is currently active.
Each time that you specify
MONITORING USAGE, the
V$OBJECT_USAGE view is reset for the specified index. The previous usage information is cleared or reset, and a new start time is recorded. When you specify
NOMONITORING USAGE, no further monitoring is performed, and the end time is recorded for the monitoring period. Until the next
ALTER INDEX...MONITORING USAGE statement is issued, the view information is left unchanged.


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Whimsicott to win.
Whimsicott to win.
Wooper to win because **** this set.
wooper to win.
New Page New Tally:
Whimsicott TO WIN: 8
Wooper TO WIN: 6
Not Voting...
"Strong Pokemon.
Weak Pokemon.
That is only the selfish perception of people.
Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites."
-Elite Four Karen
I don't particularly like either of them but I distinctly hate Whimsicott more than Wooper.
Wooper FTW I guess....
Was that really it? Will wondered. Was that what they were all doing, looking for someone less different? Was that what he was doing? Rachel was dynamic and thoughtful and focused and caring and different in more ways than he could count, but the whole point of Rachel, as far as Will was concerned, was that she wasn't him. There was a flaw in Katrina's logic, then. This thing about looking for someone less different ... It only really worked, he realised, if you were convinced that being you wasn't so bad in the first place.
- Nick Hornby
Whimsicott for the win. FTW Whimsicott. Can't believe I am doing this as I dislike Whimsicott a lot.
Credit to Sworn Metalhead
come on! i KNOW there's more people who don't want wooper to win!
wooper EMBARRASSED SO MANY OTHER POKEMON!
whimsicott ftw
I'm back on the forums, y'all! Here's my short story!
Please take a look and share your thoughts!
Click here to participate in the contest due December 1st!
Banner Credit: American-Pi
Wooper to win!
whimsicott FTW!!!! please god
My shiny pokemon: as well as shiny Snivy I got from some randomer japanese guy over the GTS
Y Friend Code 2793-1497-1708
Friend Safari: Poison, Gloom, Muk and Garbodor!
Play Ocarina Of Time. Get to Ganon. Replace Ganon with Emboar and tell me he doesn't fit right in? The truth is out, Ganon has escaped, and is now in the form of a Pokemon!!!
Spoiler:- Credits:
Thanks to millarc3005 for the banner and for the team pose! Thanks to UmbreonKitt333 for the userbar!
Wooper ftw
WOW. WOW. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. These Pokemon both suck, I'm not voting.
Current Tally:
Whimsicott TO WIN: 13
Wooper TO WIN: 11
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what are you guys talking about Whimsicott is amazing
Whimsicott to win
Wooper to win because f*ck this round
Love the Pokemon Anime? Ever which you could have Pokemon Battles like the ones depicted there rather than be restricted to the game's mechanics?
Well, look no further than The Pokemon Anime Style Battling League, or ASB for short.
If you're interested, you can send me a message with any questions you might have.
You should also check out the Getting Started thread and ASB's website.
If you would like to give it a try, check out the Squad Submissions thread to pick your starting Pokemon and find a battle in Open Challenges!
I'm an ASB League Official and Signature Move Reviewer. Feel free to come to me with any questions!
ASB Squad Summary
Wooper for the win!!!!
This Is A Nail-Biter Tally:
Whimsicott TO WIN: 14
Wooper TO WIN: 13
Guys, Wooper is so adorable! It gets my vote for the win.
Whoa, a tie.
Well, Mug knows best. Wooper FTW
really? wooper is gonna win? COME ON! whimsicott is the ultimate prankster! way cooler than wooper!
already voted
I'm back on the forums, y'all! Here's my short story!
Please take a look and share your thoughts!
Click here to participate in the contest due December 1st!
Banner Credit: American-Pi
Whismicott FTW
Oh gosh I have to be the tie-breaker...
I've never used Whimsicott before sooooo............................................ .........................................
Spoiler:- text:
I did some research and it seems to be the more popular choice with better moves and stats. I've only used Wooper in an online game and I like it but I haven't gotten very far in it.


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The REDI system has routinely produced automatic estimates of moment magnitude () for many years. However, these estimates were not routinely used as the ``official" magnitude until after the 05/14/2002 Gilroy earthquake ( 4.9, 5.1), motivated by the complications created by the publication of multiple magnitudes.
In last year's annual report, we discussed the issue of when to report . As currently implemented, solutions that meet a minimum quality criterion are automatically reported (a variance reduction of 40% or higher). This criterion appears to work very well and screens out events contaminated by teleseisms. Over the last few years, nearly all events over 4.5 have met this criterion, as have a number of events in the M3.5-4.5 range.
As part of the effort to establish a statewide magnitude reporting hierarchy, we have looked more closely at the estimates of (Gee et al., 2003b; 2004b) and the comparison between and .
Two methods of determining regional moment tensor (RMT) solutions have been automated as part of the REDI system - the complete waveform modeling technique (CW) of Dreger and Romanowicz (1994) and the surface wave inversion (SW) of Romanowicz et al. (1993). Comparison between the CW method and other regional moment tensor studies in northern California and the western United States show excellent agreement in the estimate of seismic moment and . Over 128 events, the average difference in is 0.002 magnitude units.
Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
215 McCone Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-4760
Questions or comments? Send e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
© 2005, The Regents of the University of California


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Legge, D. and Baxendale, P. R. (2003) 'An agent managed ant-based network control system.', AISB 2003. Aberystwyth, Wales, 7-11 Jul 2003.
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ICAR to Host 18th Annual Lynch Lecture this Month
Posted: April 4, 2005 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court based in The Hague, will deliver "The Conflict Between Peace and Justice" for the 18th Annual Vernon M. and Minnie I. Lynch Lecture on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Elected as chief prosecutor by the Assembly of States Parties, Moreno-Ocampo, a native of Argentina, has extensive experience as a prosecutor, trial lawyer, and university lecturer in a variety of fields, including international criminal justice, journalists' protection, and human rights law.
In 1984, Moreno-Ocampo served as the lead investigator in a case involving nine senior members of the Argentine military from the series of brutal juntas that ruled the country from 1976 until 1980. The defendants, five of whom were ultimately convicted, were charged with 700 counts of murder, kidnapping, and torture in the first case against individuals for ordering the mass killings of innocents since the Nuremberg Trial of Third Reich leaders following the end of World War II.
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Jaguars Summon Spirit of Strother Martin to Help Team Get Their Minds Right
JACKSONVILLE (Sportsman's Daily Wire Service) The Jacksonville Jaguars are struggling with another long season after after their sixth consecutive loss and ninth overall. However, if team ownership has anything to say about, things might change sooner than later. Moments after their 28-21 loss to Buffalo, the team asked Father Michael Rabisi to summon the spirit of character actor, Strother Martin. Martin, who passed away in 1980, was known for playing no nonsense characters, including his noteworthy portrayal of "The Captain" in 1967's Cool Hand Luke with Paul Newman.
"The plan was to have Mr. Martin conjured up in his Captain persona and lay down the law," said team owner, Shahid Kahn. "And, thanks to Father Rabisi, he did."
Martin appeared near the back of the locker room and spoke to the team. The following is a transcript from his speech:
Good afternoon gentlemen. Well, well, well. Well, well, well. That was a mighty, piss poor performance I saw out there today. Piss, piss poor. So…we're gonna start doing things my way, savvy? Now I can be a real nice guy, or I can be one mean som'bitch. I've got rules here. And if you don't follow those rules to the T…well then, I'll have to resort to punishment, until you get your minds right. Catch me? And I can guaran-damn-tee you, you will not be big fans of my style of punishment. After experiencing it just once, you might find you prefer death. Let me share some of my instruments of punishment with you. Uh, lemme see…uh, garden hose, back hoe loaders, screwdriver, sandpaper, nail clippers, lemon juice, battery acid. And that's just for starters. Do I make myself clear gentlemen? Because the last thing we need is failure to communicate? Savvy? Oops…almost forgot…Go Jaguars!
Each member of the team nodded their approval and say they will indeed follow Captain's orders.
Martin then sat down to a dinner of chicken, biscuits, and gravy, and washed it down with some Kentucky moonshine. His spirit then disappeared amid a swirling miasma of putrid decay. Players were unavailable for comment.


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After 2 years of work, Altera Enigma's album ALTERATION is now available. The album contains 9 tracks and over 52 minutes of emotive, fusion-influenced progressive metal.
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Through the Hemmings Forum, we recently heard from the folks at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vermont, regarding the calliope truck that used to promote the flour in New York City and in Boston in the late 1920s. Featuring a wooden carving of King Arthur atop his horse and carrying a banner (a later version of the truck has him carrying a banner with the King Arthur Flour lettering on it), it's a mystery on several levels. First, though it carries a sign noting that it was built by Spillman Engineering of North Tonawanda, New York – the company best known for building carousels and for building four-cylinder, six-cylinder and even V-8s for use in cars of the 1910s and 1920s – we haven't yet come across any reference of Spillman building trucks. (The company did build about four cars in the 1900s, back when it was formally known as Herschell-Spillman.) So which company provided the cab and chassis for this truck?
Second, the folks at King Arthur Flour would like to restore this truck, but they don't know where it is. We imagine solving the first mystery will go a long way toward solving that second one.
According to my 1921 copy of "Dyke's Encyclopedia" Herschell-Spillman engines were fitted into the Dixie Flyer H-S 50, the Lorraine(?) the Hatfield A-42 (??) all four cylinders, and the Winther 61 (???) a six cylinder car. Bore and stroke dimensions appear to be 3 1/4 X 5 inches. Could one of these firms have built the truck?
I could find no mention of a V-8, perhaps the book pre-dates that.
How about the Winther Motor Truck Co, Kenosha Wisconsin, or the Cortland Car and Carriage Co, who built the Hatfield until 1924, also using the six cylinder engine.
Dixie Flyer, from Louisville, is probably out of the equation, but there was a Lorraine Co in Richmond, Indiana, who built hearses and could maybe have picked up the coachwork.
My guess is that Spillman had a lot more to do with the statue and the calliope, thanks to their big carousel business. And they probably tossed in a Herschel-Spillman engine, which if I recall correctly found its way into lots of trucks, including the odd fire engine. They could have bought a generic chassis and cab from somewhere.
There is much literature on the walls of the Hershell-Spillman Carousel museum regarding the varius motors H-S built. Even a picture of one of the 4 Hershell-Spillman automobiles built. These cars are considered to be Extinct.
Hershell-Spillman's main business was building carousels, and their motors were originally to power the carousels. They sold motors to varius other auto and truck manufacturers.
The reference to be "built by Hershell-Spillman most likely is referencing the King Arthur figure and horse, as H-S had its own woodworking shop and experts who carved the various carousel figurines..
Though anything is possible……….if Herscell Spillman made even one truck, I think some of the historians in the area would know of it, even if it no longer exists.
Drummond Motor Car Co. in Omaha, Nebraska produced cars from 1915 to 1918, some of which used Herschell-Spillman V-8's.
And for you Dan, Drummond's vice president and general manager was Frank Bacon. You may recall him from a six-degrees of separation entry.
More Drummond info at http://www.american-automobiles.com/Drummond.html
The Drummond factory building still exists. Check Google Maps. It's at the northeast corner. 2620 Farnam Omaha, Nebraska
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A quick look at Burness shows the Acme and Republic trucks to be the closest quick match, although I want to look more carefully. I didn't have the King Arthur photo handy last night. Coachbuilt.com lists a Geneva Body Works in Geneva, NY which built light commercial bodies in the 20's, primarily for Ford and Chevrolet chassis. The Spillman connection is that they used a Herschell-Spillman engine in their short-lived automobile efforts circa 1920. Also, Geneva, NY is due east about 100 miles or so from the North Tonawanda home of Spillman.
Arcadia Publishing's book _King Arthur Flour Company_ by David A. Anderson and Frank Sands, in the Images of America Series mentions the 1927 truck on page 55. However, there is a different truck pictured with that text.
The statue seems to be the same although the banner has changed. A page or two later, there is a picture of the later truck at a store opening in 1949 and a close-up of the horse head on display in the company's Norwich, Vermont office.
I'm reasonably willing to propose that the truck is an Acme Model 21 Flyer, zooted up a little with paint and radiator and headlight brightwork. Here's a 1925 version: http://tinyurl.com/42asjb4
and here's my reversed version for comparison:
Note that the wheels, unusual for the time, are similar, as are the proportions, hood louvers, headlight position, and window size. There's also not an extra side window as there are on many cabs of the period. Admittedly the hood slopes a little on the '25 and the roof line is different, but those might be due to production changes, coachbuilder choices, or just less standardization back then. Or I could be all wrong, but this is the closest match I've found.
I found a little more info. Nick Georgano says in the _Complete Encyclopedia of Commercial Vehicles_ that Acme absorbed United Motors in 1927. The article also mentions that after 1923 Herschell-Spillman engines were one of the alternatives, along with Waukesha and Wisconsin. Apparently Acme incorporated United's models into their model range. Burness confirms this, and better yet, shows some pictures with both sloping and straight hoods, with proportions and headlights similar to the King Arthur truck.
So we've got Acme for the wheels and general cab shape, United for the H-S engine and straight hood, and both for the proportions, radiator shape, and headlights, and a known merger of the companies about the time this truck was supposedly built.
It's a lot of circumstantial evidence, but at least it's documented.


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Minneapolis officials plan to seek an outside investigation of last weekend's arrest and injury of a community activist.
Mayor Betsy Hodges and Police Chief Janee Harteau said Tuesday they will seek an independent leader from outside of law enforcement to investigate Al Flowers' arrest.
Hodges said she and Harteau decided together to have an independent investigation, and plan to name the leader of the probe soon.
Flowers, 55, was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer and obstruction. He was hospitalized after the arrest with cuts to his scalp and face.
Flowers and his lawyer, state Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, said officers arrived at his South Minneapolis home Saturday to arrest his 16-year-old daughter. They say a fight ensued when Flowers asked to see the warrant.
A police union spokesman said an officer was bitten during the arrest and also required medical attention, the Star Tribune reported.
Leaders of the local NAACP and the Urban League have also called for an outside investigation.
Flowers has been a critic of the police department and has sued the city multiple times.


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iPhone 5, iPad 3 rumored to feature 4G LTE
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu predicts that the upcoming iPhone and iPad are bound to offer such technology.
In a note to clients, Wu said, "We are frankly not surprised as this is consistent with our supply chain checks inmid-January. As we had commented then, we believe the upcoming iPad refresh could be significant with notable new features including a 4G LTE wireless, beefed upprocessor, higher resolution screen, and Siri voice recognition."
Wu estimates that the iPhone 5 will likely feature LTE.
"We view the potential inclusion of 4G LTE for iPad as a positive and a good indicator that the upcoming iPhone 5 refresh in the fall time frame will likely include this key feature as well," the analyst estimates. "We continue to believe that AAPL is positioned to outperform in this tough macroeconomic environment with its defendable strategic and structural advantages and its vertical integration."
iPhone 5 to launch in September or October
Japanese blog Macotakara reported earlier this week that the iPhone 5 is heading for release in September or October 2012.
"According to Asian reliable source, next iPhone will be released in September or October, and this cycle seems to be kept for years," the report said.
In addition, MacRumors wrote that it heard from a representative of a supplier known to provide parts for the iPhone that Apple is working on a launch of new hardware in September.
If Apple's past iPhone launches usually took place in the summer, now it seems the Cupertino tech giant wants to change things and as the WWDC this summer is dedicated to OS X, a fall release date is highly probable.
However, this comes in contrast to recent reports claiming the next iPhone will be released in the summer. The latest report from ibtimes.com speculated that the iPhone 4S' gradual loss of popularity would eventually force Apple to plan an earlier launch for the iPhone 5.
iPhone 5, iPad 3 could be powered by Qualcomm Gobi Chipset
Chipmaker Qualcomm introduced its fifth generation Gobi chipset for mobile computing yesterday. Analysts speculate that the chipset could equip both the iPhone 5 and iPad 3.
The gadget offers the widest support on the market, with TD-SCDMA, TD-LTE, LTE support on FDD and TDD networks worldwide and embedded GPS capability, as well as HSPA+ and EV-DO.
The company noted in a press release that the chip is compatible with Windows 8 and Android devices, including the Snapdragon dual-core and quad-core processors and x86 platforms.
According to 9to5mac, the chipset could power the long-awaited iPhone 5 and iPad 3. An iPhone 5 running the Gobi chip would help Apple using the same hardware for all territories and all carriers which normally use incompatible radio technologies.
Ciccarese Design presents new teardrop concept
Italian conceptual studio CiccareseDesign has come up with a mockup is of the forthcoming iPhone 5.
Inspired by products like Apple's Magic Mouse, the concept is equipped with a white face plate, a metallic backplate, as well as three buttons on the left for volume and silent mode.
The concept also features a front face and a white back metal, the three buttons for volume and vibrate mode.
Needles to say, these pictures are only creations of the designers and do not in any way represent the final design of the model.
iPhone 5 to sport micro dock for larger batteries?
According to iMore, Apple is reportedly ditching the current 30-Pin connector in order to include bigger batteries and 4G LTE tech.
"The dock connector as it exists now is a relatively big component that takes up, while not a lot of space compared to the entire assembly, a lot of space compared to the difference between mini and micro SIM," Rene Ritchie at iMore wrote yesterday.
The iPhone 5 is believed to be the first Apple device to feature the micro dock connector, followed by the iPad and iPod touch.
The site reports that the new dock connector will not be MicroUSB due to its slow data transfer speeds, nor Thunderbolt as this technology is not compatible with all the computers.
A new micro dock connector would allow Apple to bring new features to the future iPhone without having to increase its size.


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Strawberries 'N' Cream Bread
Strawberries 'N' Cream Bread presented by Country Road Bed & Breakfast
1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 3/4 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 c. chopped fresh strawberries
3/4 c. chopped walnuts, toasted, divided
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in strawberries and ½ cup nuts. Pour into a greased 8 x 4 x 2-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with remaining nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Executive Director at Gerard Academy is Brent Henry, who had been with Nexus for over 34 years. Loren Nerison is Gerard's Admissions Coordinator, Pamela Retterah is the Clinical Director and Sandi Bucher is the Clinical Supervisor. Gerard Academy is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services and academics are offered through New Dominion School, which is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. Licensure is through the Minnesota Department of Human Services, the Minnesota Department of Health and services are Medicaid eligible.
Through cognitive behavioral therapy, students participate in individual, group and family therapies. The focus on family inclusion is supported by the Family Partnership Initiative and for those families unable to visit regularly, Nexus provides free videoconferencing capability and equipment to stay in touch with their child.
[This information came from the Nexus Services website.]
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Most gyms are equipped with a selection of cardio machines designed to provide a great workout with a minimum of stress on your joints. Look for the following: ellipticals, arc trainers, upright and recumbent exercise bikes, and stair climbers. Treadmills can also be part of a vigorous low-impact workout; simply set the incline at 5 to 7 percent and keep your pace at a brisk walk.
Swimming is a full-body workout with virtually no impact, since joints and muscles are supported by the water. As a bonus, because swimming uses so many muscle groups simultaneously, you'll be burning loads of calories. If you're not a fan of swimming, you can still partake in the benefits of aqua-based exercise. Try water walking or pool aerobics. Exercises using hand webs and kickboards increase resistance and tone muscle. Water-based exercise activities are ideal for those who have trouble with weight-bearing exercise, because gravity is not nearly as punishing in the pool.
Cross-country skiing is another whole-body workout that avoids placing stress on the joints. Using a gliding motion, with little twisting and jolting, cross-country skiing works the upper and lower body simultaneously, over an extended period of time. This makes it one of the most efficient — and effective — cardio exercises: a 145-pound person can expect to burn about 330 calories per 30 minutes gliding across the snow.
Power yoga has benefits beyond just improving cardiovascular health. Depending on the style of yoga you choose, you're likely to see improvements in flexibility and strength as well. Search for yoga DVDs or classes that feature fairly challenging yoga poses with postures that flow, to elevate the heart rate.
You don't need to be a body builder to reap the benefits of strength training for heart health. Performing lunges, squats and other exercises with relatively lightweight dumbbells will tone your muscles, give you a metabolic spike (torching those calories) and if you complete your reps with little or no rest in between, you will keep your heart pumping for an effective cardio workout.
Even if you think exercise machines are one step up from medieval torture devices and would rather wear a clown suit than a bathing suit, there's still plenty of opportunities for you to exercise your way to a healthy heart. Try a Zumba class – fitness meets dance party here, with moves borrowed from salsa, flamenco, samba, merengue, and other Latin dance styles. Not your cup of tea? Try ballroom or even square dancing. As long as the dance moves get your heart rate up into the target range, you'll reap the heart-healthy benefits.
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Motorola Droid Pro finally receiving Gingerbread update
Motorola initially told customers that they would be soon sending out the Gingerbread update to many of its Droid devices. About a week later, the Droid Pro update was supposedly already heading out to users. This unfortunately was false, and started a summer of few Gingerbread updates for the Motorola devices mostly due to trouble with the software.
Now, Motorola and Verizon are trying to make things right this fall, and they have just sent out the Gingerbread update for the Motorola Droid Pro. Verizon updated its support documents to show the release of software update 4.6.8.XT610. The update will obviously include Gingerbread and many tweaks/improvements specific to the Droid Pro including improved battery life, the GPS will no longer cause the Droid Pro to reset, and several tweaks to SMS.
Multiple users have reported that they are already receiving the update. If you happen to own a Droid Pro, let us know whether or not you have received the update yet and how the update process was if you have already done so.


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Hey ladies here is a bunch of pictures of villas that will accommodate 80 plus wedding guests. Please PM me if you need assistance figuring out all the pics.
The villas are Casa Kalista, Villa Mediterraneo, Villa Verde, Iguana Hotel, Casa Carol Ann, Casa Palapa Vista (only 30 guests or less)....
Best of luck, happy wedding planning
If you are interested in Villa Verde, Casa Kalista, Casa Carol Ann contact Jennifer at firstname.lastname@example.com she is amazing to work with and really knows the area. Please let her know I referred you..... She also gets back to you quickly... She is the best.
If you want info on Villa Mediterraneo or Casa Palapa Vista please PM me.
Tons of Pics of PV villas that host weddings of 80 or more guests
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Posted 10 September 2008 - 10:29 PM
Posted 11 September 2008 - 04:49 PM
These are fantastic pictures - makes me want to run for the airport now!
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Posted 12 September 2008 - 02:30 PM
Kathy, your pictures were great. Which one did you decide on? Did you also visit Dreams PV? Do you have any pics of it?
Thanks so much for sharing!
P.S. I told Teresa (TA) that you referred me.
Thanks so much for sharing!
P.S. I told Teresa (TA) that you referred me.
Posted 13 September 2008 - 02:33 PM
Wow those villas give you a laid back ambiance. I love it! Thanks for sharing
Posted 14 September 2008 - 01:51 PM
We are having our ceremony at the Dreams on the beach then moving our guests to Villa Mediterraneo which is down the road about 5min for reception and dancing. I am so excited. I do have a few pictures of the Dreams Resort mainly of the beach and restaurants. I will try to upload and post soon. I will be busy next week but will get them up.
Posted 17 September 2008 - 03:56 PM
Thanks for posting these! They are great! I love how Carol Ann has that beautiful courtyard with the pavers and grass! However, it looks as though it's not directly on the beach. I am still so torn!
Posted 17 September 2008 - 10:26 PM
It is above the beach but it about 70 steps down to tthe beach. Which is doable but a hike.
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Hi all, IMO I find wiki appropriate for more document-oriented processes, that is not our case here. On the other hand, I think that a bug tracking system offers a more structured / clear way for people to contribute in situations like the one of this task force. I also don't think that we can afford the overhead of installing and maintaining Jira (which I really like). Having also in mind that Jira offers a "Bugzilla to Jira" migration mechanism my vote goes to Bugzilla. regards, Vangelis Carlos A Velasco wrote: > Hi all, > > In the last call, we discussed three different software possibilities > (actually lying under two categories: Wikis and issue tracking systems) > to support the whole validation process of the test samples generated by > the task force, or sent by third parties, namely: Wiki (whichever > software supported by W3C system's people), Bugzilla > <http://www.bugzilla.org/> (also supported by W3C) and JIRA > <http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/>. > > The software must support the assignment of validators, the highlighting > of issues and validation errors, communication with the author, etc. > > - Wikis have the advantage, that have a simpler interface for users, but > they will be have a bigger load to manage and monitor results and > progress (sorry, my personal bias, although I know I should be neutral). > > - Bugzilla has a not so-friendly UI, and there are not too many > possibilities to customise it. Good news is that W3C system's people > will provide some level of support (TBD). > > - JIRA seems the most customisable and user friendly option (IMHO), at > least to monitor and manage. The bad news is that we will be on our own, > from the installation to the backup. > > Thus, the question is now which option you think is suitable, to select > it as soon as possible. > > regards, > carlos > >Received on Thursday, 7 December 2006 14:04:08 UTC
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My parents last year on the Fourth of July. Are any of the rest of you brave enough to post your family gatherings?
don"t do family gatherings on holidays> try to stay away from all the crazies that travel on holidays> hate holidays< they disrupt my weekly flow>
Try the heavy flow Kotex`s
Thanks James LMAO.
Thanks for the advice James> I"m glad that works for you but that is not what I was talking about>
Our family does get together for the Christless holidays but not for any others> My son usually spends fathers day with me for quality time that doesn"t involve courtrooms>
For someone that does not like Santa and the Easter Bunny, it was a given you would have a problem with Fathers day. With any luck, Jr. will stick you with the restaurant bill or drive you over to some rest home and have you committed.
I got up at 6:30:am and drove 70 miles and cleaned off my fathers grave and changed out the flowers.
you are a good man james
In the land of the blind the one eyed man is King! semper fi
My son and i always spend fathers day together doing something we used to do in his youth. today we went out for lunch and to the movies to see 'finding nemo'. sometimes we go to the smithsonian.
i also called my dad to wish him a happy fathers day. fathers day isn't too bad for me but for some it has to be very bad. i have two good friends who have lost children. my son just this week attended the funeral of a 23 year old friend. this special day must be hell for these people.
My daughter took me to see "Finding Nemo" (well I had to drive,pay for the movie and buy the popcorn), but it's the thought that counts. Oh and we stopped for ice cream on the way home.
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Have you hugged the Earth today?
Donny Baker rules
Got up early, caught a shower, Brewed a pot a coffee. Read the paper with some light music on. Went out and did some yard work ( had to pull a dead pine tree with pick up).
Rototilled the ground, got my grass planted.
Got back in the house and it was still early, waited till the kids got up and we cooked breakfast. Went over to the inlaws and had a few beers. Not enough days anymore for this stuff, just goofing off. Make the most of them..
Drank coffee, rassled & played with my 2 y/o boy, consoled the 7 week old girl (colic), did yardwork also (friggin' HOT!), went to mee maw's for family gathering & big 'ole pot of seafood gumbo, salad and french bread yum.
I am a blessed man.
Happy Father's Day, y'all!
just being a father makes us blessed in my opinion. for some of us the saddest and the most joyous moments in life are from being a parent.
Originally posted by rob10
My parents last year on the Fourth of July. Are any of the rest of you brave enough to post your family gatherings?
I posted pictures of my clan at Thanksgiving time.
The whole family comes to my house in August for the Bennington Battle Day Parade. This is a bigger event then even the Fish Festival in Vemilion OH. After the Parade everyone comes to our house for swiming, food,suds and of course a poker game breaks out.
Anyway, rob10, a "good" son would have installed a central air conditioning system for his Dad for Father's Day. Maybe one of those high efficent 410A-16 SEER systems. Your folks are spending a arm and a leg running that 7.5 SEER window shaker. Nice going robby.
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The Ugliest Looking Things in SportsJune 19, 2013
The Ugliest Looking Things in Sports
We've seen some really ugly routines in sports.
Just like we would razz our buddy about his two-handed basketball shot, or that miserable batting stance your co-worker has in the company softball league, we have the right to turn away when certain athletes play their sports.
It doesn't matter what kind of changes they hope to make, because these will forever be the ugliest sights in sports.
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen's Foot Skills
Yeah, I admit that I'm picking on poor German goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, but come on now, this just can't happen—especially for a guy vying for a starting spot on next year's World Cup squad.
Am I saying I could score on this guy if he were between the pipes?
Not at all.
But I'd be wary with how smoothly he might control a pass back to him after seeing this.
The Cleveland Indians Mascot, Slider
I'm sorry, but as a Cleveland sports fan, I just had to add in the most disgusting mascot ever created for a sports team: Slider.
The team name is the Indians, yet the organization continues to have some weird, purple, dinosaur-looking thing run out there and dance every home game?
To think that this damn thing is in the Mascot Hall of Fame is nothing but a complete debauchery.
Jim Furyk's Golf Swing
It might not cause the reactions that Charles Barkley's hideous golf swing does, but for a guy who is an actual professional golfer—and a successful one at that—it's still surprising at how off it is.
Jim Furyk's swing might be herky-jerky and have a slight pause at the top of it, but he's won a U.S. Open, among other career accomplishments, so he probably doesn't care that I think it's very ugly.
Any NFL Defensive Tackle Running
We've probably all heard ESPN's Chris Berman do his classic "Rumbling, Stumbling, Bumbling" when a gigantic defensive player is doing all he can to run past guys on a football field.
But just because it's entertaining to see doesn't mean it's necessarily pretty.
These guys are strong as oxes and seem like they could run through a brick wall; it's just that their foot speed isn't exactly great.
Tropicana Field
Dear city of Tampa,
Is it too much to ask for your professional baseball team to play in a stadium that is capable of actually accompanying its needs and attracting fans?
Do you really feel like it's important to have special treatment for the catwalks that sit above the playing surface and cause headaches when a ball actually hits one?
We plead that you build a new stadium, because "The Trop" is just about the worst thing housing a pro sports team today.
No one can convince us that they actually look forward to playing in this place.
Kevin Youkilis' Batting Stance
To his credit, it's pretty remarkable that Yankees infielder Kevin Youkilis has lasted as long as he has in the big leagues with this type of batting stance.
As a former Gold Glove-winner and All-Star, he's obviously proven that he has what it takes to hit major league pitching—it's just that watching him crouch down and leave his wrists so loose makes you wonder if he's just lucky or actually that good?
Brendan Haywood's Free Throw
I unfortunately couldn't find a video to post of current Bobcats center Brendan Haywood's free-throw motion, but if you've ever seen it, you know not to take notes.
He squats down from his 7'' frame to about 3", then buckles his right elbow out a couple times and finally releases the ball what seems to be late every single time above his head.
Haywood has only hit on 58 percent of his career charity-stripe attempts, so maybe it's time to change things up a bit?
Denver Broncos Throwbacks
There have been plenty of ugly throwbacks in sports, but I've taken upon myself to determine that the Denver Broncos' tribute to their 1960s team is without a doubt the most disturbing to look at.
Not only is the color combo of mustard and brown a complete disaster, but those striped socks make them look like they're either prisoners or part of a circus show.
Ross Ohlendorf's Windup
For some, Nationals pitcher Ross Ohlendorf's windup is something beautiful.
It's a throwback to some of the other crazy and quirky deliveries we've seen over the years in baseball, giving fans a brief view into the past.
While Ohlendorf has proven thus far for it to be effective, we hate it, and wish that it were just normal like 99 percent of the other pitchers in baseball.
Philip Rivers' Throwing Motion
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is living proof that there isn't only one way to successfully throw a football, because his slingshot-type motion is just as capable as the picture perfect passer's.
While it works for Rivers, don't expect someone to come to him in order to film a Tom Emanski-style instructional video, because it definitely isn't the ideal way to be tossing around the pigskin.
Joakim Noah's Shot
Considering Joakim Noah even describes his shot as "unusual and a little different," so it's no surprise we fans find it pretty awful ourselves.
As a two-handed knuckleball that somehow finds its way into the basket. Noah has proven it works for him; we just hate seeing him attempt it because it's an eyesore for sure.
Alex Buccilli's Batting Stance
Jeff Bagwell. Jay Buhner. Tony Batista.
These guys all have one thing in common—weird batting stances.
But thanks to college baseball, we've all been introduced to one of the best (err, worst) yet: Coastal Carolina's Alex Buccilli's, which uses his entire body to sway and distribute his weight before hacking at the ball.
Honestly, if Buccilli didn't have a bat and helmet, we'd wonder if he were just a drunken homeless guy trying to keep his balance.
Shawn Marion's Shot
It's tough for me to crap on a guy like Shawn Marion because he's accomplished so much throughout his 14-year career.
That includes an NBA title, four All-Star games and even finding his way onto the All-NBA Third Team twice.
But there's always been something that's bothered me about Marion, and it's quite obviously his shooting stroke.
By far one of the grossest things ever, it's like snapping a rubber band in its pullback and release.
Tim Tebow's Throwing Motion
To this day, I still don't understand how Tim Tebow continues to find himself on NFL rosters.
Is he a winner and a good character guy?
Does he lead by example with hard work and dedication?
But does he throw the football like an NFL quarterback is expected to?
Seeing that his career completion percentage is 47 percent, the answer to that is an obvious no.
Tebow may be a guy who everyone finds themselves cheering for, but if he's ever lined up under center for your team, I'm sure you're hoping he's not throwing the football.


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Spend the Weekend with Singer-Songwriter Chuck RaganJune 9th, 2017
When Gainesville, Fla., punk band Hot Water Music amicably broke up in 2006—although they've since just as amicably reunited—singer-songwriter-guitarist Chuck Ragan (above, playing "Bedroll Lullaby" for Out of the Ordinary) chose a different musical path, launching a solo career as a folk musician, telling evocative tales in his exceptional gravelly voice. Eventually he decided to put together the Revival Tour, which grouped together like-minded musicians traveling the country (and Europe) making and playing music together as they go. Ragan has continued to remain busy with a variety of well-received projects—with solo albums, the most recent of which Till Midnight (stream it below), came out in 2014; live albums, including last year's The Winter Haul Live (stream it below); and movie soundtracks like 2016's The Flame in the Flood (stream it below). But the thing about him is that no matter how terrific his recorded material is, Chuck Ragan is best experienced live, which works out great locally because he plays the early show tomorrow at Mercury Lounge and then on Sunday at Rough Trade NYC.


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To the Editor:
In the April 6-12 issue of The Smoky Mountain News, Carole Larivee wrote a letter to the editor that was headlined "GOP legislators try to block federal money."
Larivee referenced House Bill 422 sponsored by three Republican state representatives, claiming it would block "a $461 million federal grant to improve rail service between Raleigh and Charlotte, creating 4,800 jobs over the next two years." She claimed the money "comes with no strings attached."
I believe Larivee's letter misled readers.
First, HB 422 prevents the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) from applying for, accepting, or expending federal grant funds unless the project had been approved through an act of the General Assembly. Under current law, NCDOT is given unlimited authority to receive funds for rail programs from the federal government, and spend those funds, without legislative oversight.
HB 422 is not draconian! N.C. county commissioners must approve applications for state or federal grants before they are made by county departments. Why shouldn't the same apply to state departments?
Gov. Perdue is proud of reorganizing DOT to remove political cronyism from its decision-making. Passing HB 422 would be another excellent way for her to bolster that goal.
Second, the Obama administration allotted $8 billion of its $862 billion stimulus program for high-speed rail projects. This stimulus spending has been one factor in adding around $3 trillion to our national debt in two years. The DOT grant is more borrowed federal money.
Third, the $545 million grant will not create 4,800 jobs in two years, as Larivee wrote. The DOT's own press release from Aug. 10, 2010, on the award claims "It is estimated to create or maintain 4,800 private-sector jobs." These are jobs over four years. Furthermore, the way the estimate was made counts one job which lasts four years as four jobs. How's that for creative accounting?
Finally, Larivee says the money "comes with no strings attached." There are strings. If the rail project turns out to be a failure, and is shut down, N.C. would be required to repay the $545 million. N.C. will also have to provide supplementary operating funds in perpetuity. This project could be our State's Amtrack.
Governors and legislators in Florida, Wisconsin, and Ohio have declined the free federal high-speed rail grants totaling in excess of $3 billion. I would not be disappointed to see N.C. come to its senses and decline to use its grant.
Vic Drummond


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Michael MurphyDirector of Admissions and Financial Aidoffice: 303.762.6888
After having a chance to become acquainted with the Denver Seminary community, I've found that there is at least one unique quality about me: I'm a native Coloradan, which is pretty rare around these parts! Whether it's the breathtaking beauty of the mountains, the endless outdoor activities or the fact that this land is just simply overflowing with milk and honey, my home state has an appeal that out-of-staters just can't seem to resist. I have lived in almost every part of the state (other than the unfortunate side that looks shockingly like Kansas) and I am loving the chance to be in the center of it all – Denver.
Working in the Financial Aid Office at Denver Seminary has provided me with an incredible opportunity to get involved in the lives of people who are committed to growing intellectually and spiritually and to pursue those same things myself. It's extraordinarily encouraging to be in an environment that is so resolutely pursuing the advancement of the Kingdom. So whether you hate talking about finances or do it as a hobby, I'd love to sit down with you and see what we can do to make attending Denver Seminary a reality!


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1 June 2009
An exciting interactive exhibit about cutting-edge research pulls in the punters.
An interactive exhibit linking computer science and conservation helped bring research to life for MPs, policy makers, members of the public and school children at the 2008 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. Visitors had the chance to don a penguin-patterned apron and find out first-hand how technology can be used to identify individual animals from their unique colour patterns – thereby minimising any disruption to the penguins' lives that might be caused by more usual catch and tag approaches to identification. When wearing a specific penguin apron, each person was identified by the computer as 'Percy', 'Pippa', or 'Peter Penguin' etc., all from a real-time video stream.
The display showed videos of wild penguins being tracked and demonstrated the software which identified patterns on penguins along similar lines to a biometric passport reader.
"The software was designed to recognise unique chest patterns on penguins, which would otherwise be caught and fitted with a metal identification ring on the flipper" said Peter Barham, part of the project team. "Using this technology reduces any the welfare impact of our research on the penguins dramatically, as well as increasing the quantity and quality of population data by orders of magnitude."
The Summer Exhibition, which lasts over four days, attracts several thousand visitors each year including scientists, policy makers, the media, businesses and the general public. This year, the stand was even visited by members of the Royal Family and UK Government ministers. Faced with such a diverse and varied audience, the exhibitors had to be prepared to talk about their subject at all levels but they were also well equipped with handouts about the research which visitors could take home with them.
Innes Cuthill, another project team member, said: "I've done talks in schools and for natural history societies, where the background knowledge for the target group is pretty similar. At the Summer Exhibition, the conversation would generally start from the same place each time, but could go anywhere." The project also caught the attention of the media, generating a large amount of international coverage in specialist and mainstream press, including print and online versions of broadsheets, the New Scientist and BBC Radio.
Project team members Professors Innes Cuthill and Peter Barham can be contacted by email: firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com
Further information about the project is available on the Visual Information Laboratory website.
Research update
The software was first tested on still images and birds in Bristol Zoo Gardens. A wireless monitoring system is currently being deployed to monitor the 15,000-strong penguin population on Robben Island, South Africa.


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|Reviews for Rommel to Montgomery (from France)
| Balaurul chapter 1 . 3/28/2006
Nice subject matter! Monty! Rommel! *much applause and ado* Both great generals...scarily enough, they also are the subjects of the two biographies I got last night. I took a look at this poem because I started with Rommel, and I'm glad I did as this is thoroughly enjoyable!
| Arista Black chapter 1 . 7/13/2005
Love it. It sounds just like I think Rommel would have felt durring his last days. Brilliant
| Sheron chapter 1 . 8/21/2002
When I touch my face,
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Someone Else.]
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Zakir Hussain, Niladri Kumar collaborate with Grammy winner for US tour
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and sitar maestro Niladri Kumar are collaborating with Grammy Award winner Mickey Hart for their concert tour in the US.
The duo is performing from East Coast to the West Coast with the one-month long tour which started on October 1. Hart will join them in a first of its kind Indian classical tour featuring the tabla and the sitar for the Berkeley Concert on October 26, read a statement.
Hussain — who has collaborated with musicians as diverse as John McLaughlin, Hart and Bill Laswell on a plethora of genre-defying fusion projects since the 1970s — is impressed with Kumar's talent.
"What I've been trying to do over the past many years is bring attention to the strength of Indian traditional music. The concert will explore both ancient and cutting-edge Indian music. Indian music begins with Ravi Shankar (late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar) and ends with Ravi Shankar," Hussain said.
He added: "Not much attention has been paid to the bench strength of Indian music. People should not think of Indian music as just Ravi Shankar and nothing else; that's not really the case, and there are these great young guys who play so well and should get out there and be seen. What I've been trying to do over the past many years is bring attention to the strength of Indian traditional music."
The internationally celebrated musician, who started touring when he was all of 12, asserted "Niladri Kumar, in the opinion of many of the master musicians today, is the Ravi Shankar of tomorrow".
"As a young man, he has shown incredible spark and spontaneity and creativity and great musicality, so it was time to take him on the road and show him off. He has since become accepted as one of the young masters of the sitar, and has been slated as someone who would be looked at as a future grand master of the sitar," he said.


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