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Ant-Man & the Wasp 14
Music to Scream by
The past
Liso Trago knew jazz. It didn't matter what anyone said, he knew in his heart he could play it. He bought a trumpet second hand and spent every waking moment playing. He took to sleeping in coffee shops, trying to impress the crowds and the beatniks. He tracked down every recording of Miles Davis he could find, talked to anyone who knew the man, and generally tried to live up to the standards of the Beat scene.
None of it mattered. No matter where he played, he was met with either total indifference or outright scorn. No matter how hard he played, he couldn't get enough money to afford a cup of coffee, much less rent.
Finally, he managed to beg from his last friend a chance to play on his stage as the closing act. As he waited backstage, he noticed something: an unattended cash box. Years of resentment came to a boiling point. Slipping away from the curtain, he slammed the small metal box shut and hurried away towards the stage door.
All in all, he might have slipped off into the night if the manager hadn't noticed him at the last minute and began to cry for the police. Even then, he might have gotten away, if not for a certain couple sitting near the stage.
Hank Pym, nervous as one could be, had finally worked up the nerve to ask Maria Troyvana out for a date. The jazz club wasn't his first choice, but he blanked on where to take her. For her part, she didn't seem to mind. They seemed to be hitting it off when the manager's cries silenced the room.
Seeing the fleeing Trago, Hank (for reasons he couldn't explain) leapt to his feet and grabbed the would-be thief in a tackle. Trago gave up without much a fight. He was silent through most of it, actually.
Later, the manager and Trago talked after the crowds went home. Due to their friendship, he wasn't going to press charges, but he made it clear Trago wasn't welcome in his club anymore. Driving him to the docks, he bid his former friend good luck as he rode off into the night. Looking back on the events that occurred afterward, the manager would come to regret his actions.
The present
Trago, after that night, boarded the first ship that would take him, which is this case was a steamer ship to India. He drifted, mostly working odd jobs and the occasional theft, but he moved constantly. It was on the outskirts of New Delhi that he found what he was looking for, after a fashion.
"Water, please!" The aged man stared at the pitiful wreck of a man that lay across the road.
The man pulled a wineskin from his robes and gave it to the emaciated creature. When he had drunk his full, the old man took it without words and continued on his way. "Wait!"
Trago forced himself to his feet and stumbled after the man. The old man halted and turned. "Yes my son?"
"You saved my life, why?"
"You asked. Sometimes that is all that is required."
Trago fell to his knees. "Please, take me with you. I have nothing, but I am willing to work."
The old man studied him carefully. "You may call me Ghazandi. I am a mystic by trade. Are you a believer?"
"Yes!" Trago almost wept.
"I see that you are not, but you are sincere in your own way. Come, follow me and hopefully I will set you upon the proper path."
And so months passed; Trago was an eager student and Ghazandi was thankful for the company. Among the many tricks he taught, none were so practiced as the art of mesmerism. Trago approached it carefully, but listened intently to his master's words.
"The art of clouding men's minds is fairly easy. The trick is the medium you use, and take care to protect yourself."
"Could one use an instrument as the medium?"
"As in music? Why yes, musical instruments are among the most easy to use."
So Trago studied and perfected his craft. He always minded his master's words, and used not only protection, but with his trumpet he learned to play in such a fashion that he was unaffected. At length he decided to leave India and return to America.
He landed back in New York City, where he began to use his horn first to enthrall people then rob them. He started small, but soon had amassed enough wealth to move. "I've had it with the Big Apple. Too many heroes and snobs! I'll go someplace quiet, real off the beaten path like, and brother, am I going to clean up!"
~Several weeks later
Trago didn't have long to wait. Seeking out a band, he found a few musicians who didn't ask any questions about their leader's habits. "With my horn, I have these fools dancing to my tune with no sweat!"
Playing a certain melody before each show, he put the four musicians into an extremely susceptible state. On rhythm guitar he had Gerry Docile, a slick backed preppie from England. On drums there was the shaggy Kennedy Sun. Larry Legsturdy handled the other instruments, and a blond chick named Joan Marie gyrated enough to focus attention off of him.
"Cats and kittens, now begins our greatest undertaking!" Trago smiled widely as the band unloaded their gear in front of the small club. It was a few miles outside of Stamford, Connecticut. Off the beaten path and zero caped fellows about, Trago ushered them into the small club.
"Yeah man, but what about bread?" Gerry eyed the stage carefully.
"Trust me, we'll be having them eating out of the palm of our hands before too long!"
And thus it went. A few people trickled in at first, but they came back, with friends. Trago played his special songs, always lulling the crowds into his power. He never stole much from each patron, but with a packed house every night he was slowly racking in the dough.
"That's the ticket! Sit, wait, and let all that sweet green walk right into me! No way nobody's going to stop me this time!"
"Darling, this was a wonderful idea!" Maria leaned her head against her husband's shoulder.
Hank Pym breathed easy as he took in the sights around them. After arriving from their vacation in Greece, the Pyms decided to take a slower route coming back. "Maybe this time we can relax a little bit." Hank thought to himself as he turned the rental car off the main road.
Driving through the countryside, Hank slowly felt his muscles relax. "It is awfully nice to get away from giant robots and crazy gangsters every once and while."
"Oh look darling, a nightclub!" Maria pointed to a small neon sign. "Feel like taking in some local flavor?"
"I suppose so." Hank pulled into the parking lot. "Maybe they know of a hotel around here anyway."
They paid the cover charge and went inside. "Trago? What an odd name for a band." Maria read the marquee.
"Maybe he's like that Question Mark and the Mysterians?" Hank scanned the crowded floor for an empty table. Finding one near the back, they looked in vain for a waitress as the curtain parted.
Trago stepped onto out the stage. The crowd grew silent, as per his instructions. The rest of the band came on and began to play. "Evening folks, and what a fine pleasure to see all my regulars back again this fine evening."
Trago blew a few notes for a warm-up. A smidge of applause made him smile. "You're too kind, really. Ok boys, three, two, one!"
He belted out the right notes. At once the crowd grew silent and slack-eyed. The music stopped. "Ok boys, remember on what we agreed. Light bills but nothing they'd notice." Trago inwardly congratulated himself. Rather than stealing entire wallets or purses, he made it a point to only steal a few dollars from each customer. With over three hundred people packing the place every night, he was pulling down two grand easy every week. "Plus the cover charge they pay to come in, I can retire in a few months!"
That was when he noticed the couple sneaking out. "Get them!"
Hank and Maria covered their ears as Trago's shrilly played his trumpet. "He's awful!"
Maria agreed silently. Standing up, they moved towards the exit just as they noticed the crowd had grown silent. "Hank, I think something is wrong."
Trago shouted from the stage and en mass the crowd stood up and faced them. "Honey, I think you're right."
Rushing outside, they managed to get in their car seconds ahead of the mob. The rear window cracked as a large society matron smashed it with a rock. Gunning the engine, Hank floored the accelerator.
"What was going on back there?" Hank looked back in the rearview mirror. The crowd was following them on foot.
"I don't know!" Maria checked her ear. She removed a small receiver. "The radios we were wearing must have blocked the signal!" She quickly slipped hers back in. "What do we do now?"
"I'm not sure. It looked like half the town was in there. Would anyone believe us?"
"Look out!" Maria suddenly shouted as a group of deer darted out into the road and stood motionless before them.
Hank jerked the wheel, causing the car to swerve into the animals and crash. The car flipped over once and landed upside down in a ditch. Hank slowly opened his eyes. "Maria?"
She was hanging upside down. "Hank? What happened?"
He reached into his jacket and took out a small canister. "That madman at the club, maybe he can control animals as well." He popped the canister's top and sprayed Maria. She shrank down at once. He turned the spray on himself seconds later.
Easily falling to the roof and moving to Maria's side, who groggily looked around. "A new spray?"
"Yes, I thought it was easier than using a pill." He slipped the canister back into his coat. "Plus it would easier than shrinking out of our clothes every time."
Walking over to the rearview mirror, Hank popped the glass out of the frame and removed two helmets. He handed one to Maria. "Good thing I always carry spare equipment. How are you feeling?"
"Better," She slipped the helmet on, "but at this size we can't cover much ground."
"True, but hopefully we can slip by without being seen-Maria! Look out!" Hank pointed behind her.
A snake slithered inside the car. It was a simple garden snake, but at their size it was bigger than a city bus. Its tongue flicked menacingly as the green head moved side to side.
"Get back!" Hank stepped forward and tossed the canister. It cracked open inside the snake's mouth. The reptile began to choke as the chemicals took effect. Within second it shrank to mere millimeters.
"That was the last canister. We'll have to radio Janet if we ever want to be full size again." Hank grimly looked at the now tiny snake as it left the car.
"Wait, I have an idea!" Maria adjusted the controls on her helmet. A black swarm appeared over the windows. "Instant transportation!"
"Ants? Maria, that's brilliant!" Hank had to laugh. The ants crawled inside and surrounded them. Picking the nearest winged pair, they were carried off as the mob surrounded the car.
The mob, busy setting their car afire, failed to notice the two winged ants flying away. Once they had covered enough distance, Maria directed them to a nearby rooftop. "The chemicals were inside the car?"
Hank nodded. "Yes, along with our proper costumes. If we had access to a radio or phone we could call Janet!"
"True, but I'm not sure she could do much immediately. What we need to do is stop that mad musician."
"Well, we know where he is." Hank squinted. Trago was at the head of the mob, directing them into town. "He doesn't know who we are, or else he intends to burn the town down."
Trago was starting to lose his cool. "Man, where could those cats be? Their car is toast, but I didn't see anything. Even my snake is gone. Did they run? I have the whole town watching!" He started to calm down. "I got the whole town in my hands. I've given them orders to kill them on sight, and even if those squares did call for help, who'd believe them?" His spirits lightened. "Alright folks, show's over for tonight." He played his trumpet more as Hank and Maria ducked.
"Looks like he's calling them back." Maria eyed the door carefully.
"True, but we don't know that for sure." Hank slumped against the wall. "What we need to do is take him down, but how?"
"Our helmets seem to block his music, so as long as we wear them we should be able to get close enough."
Hank brightened at her words. "True, and his music can't control ants." He jumped to his feet. "Maria darling, that's it!"
"We follow him back to the club and disable his instruments?" Maria finished his sentence for him. Hank smiled.
Summoning another group of ants, Hank and Maria flew after Trago. Following him back to the club, they easily slipped inside thanks to an air vent. "Alright Hank, I'll check out his trumpet while you distract him."
Hank shook his head. "Being at the epicenter of that noise could cause hearing loss." Maria put her fingers to his lips.
"And being stuck at this height could cause worse problems."
Hank slipped through the grate. Fashioning a crude ladder from several discarded paper clips and loose threads he found outside, Hank lowered himself onto a jutting piece of brick sticking out of a decorative pillar. Adjusting his helmet, he balanced himself carefully as he eyed the stage.
Trago had set his trumpet beside him. He was busy counting his money as the band stood listlessly to the side. "Boys, not a bad night. I think we'll play here another week, then we move. Maybe someplace warmer?"
Hank sent out the signal. At once, a black horde filtered into the room via the vents and windows. Ants began to swarm around the band and Trago, biting and crawling. Unseen by the mad musician, Maria slipped inside the trumpet via the bell.
Climbing inside the instrument, she pushed herself up towards the bypass. Snagging the edge, she hauled herself up and braced herself against the value casings. Reaching into her blouse she pulled out a waddled bundle. "Like riding a bike." She briefly reflected on her childhood. "Papa, you never said I would be blowing things like this up!"
She mixed the common chemicals together and poured it over the bundle. Packing it tight against piston, she stuck a fuse in the mass and slipped down the bell. She lit the fuse as Trago picked the trumpet up.
The explosion was minor. Aside from a small puff of smoke, there was no outward damage, a sign Trago ignored with the flying ants. "Alright you bums, listen up!" He placed the trumpet to his lips. "When I play, I want you jokers to swat these flying freaks fast!"
He blew. He used the right amount of wind and pressed the pistons properly, but something was off. The trumpet sounded different. The words of his teacher came crashing back. "The instrument, it's different! I, I'm playing wrong!"
"I'm not immune anymore!" Trago's eyes crossed as the notes from the damaged trumpet began to affect him. The band stood still as their leader suddenly pitched forward and crashed into a table.
Hank and Maria called off the ants. Slipping away, they found a phone and managed to place a call to Janet. A few hours later, Janet Van Dyne and a small army of cops showed up at the club. While the police tended to a dazed Trago, Janet made sure to pocket the diminutive heroes.
Later, once explanations were made ("Oh, I had heard such wonderful things about this club from my friends you know, I just had to visit it!") Janet slipped away. Inside her hotel room, she mixed the proper formula in the bath.
"You're not a bad chemist Janet." Maria had to shout. Janet blushed slightly as she slipped outside.
"Thanks, but I had some good teachers." She closed the door to the bathroom as Hank and Maria jumped into the filled bath.
Moments later, a wet but normal sized couple exited the bathroom. "Thanks Janet" Hank toweled his hair dry. "You really helped us out back there."
"I agree." Maria placed her wet shoes by the heater. "You showed a lot of courage."
Janet blushed. "Aw!"
Changing the subject, Hank began to bottle the chemicals. "So, what are the police going to do about Trago?"
Janet shrugged her shoulders. "I'm not sure. I overheard the police talking when they led him away. It seems his mind is blank. He doesn't remember a thing. His band forgot him too."
"How awful!" Maria shook her head. "No memory at all?"
"The police are pretty sure, but they'll be transporting him to a institution down south. Everything he stole is being recovered though, so I guess things worked out?"
"I guess so." Hank finished putting the bottles aside. "But the important thing is we're here and we're safe." At the back of his mind, however, Hank had worries. "We're safe now, but what strange new menace could we face in the future?"
The end
Mail to Astonish
Based on "Music to Scream By" which was first published in Tales to Astonish I#47 (September 1963) with credits to Stan Lee (script), Ernest Hart (story) and Don Heck (pencils)
Next time: Defy the Porcupine!
From They Call Me BruceNice work here guy
From Wolvmbm
Great little adventure for such big heroes as they took on aliens from another world and barely survived just by luck on their own. Please do keep up the good work upon such a great series like this one.
And from Darci
This story was a lot of fun. Your Hank and Maria are a lot closer than Marvel's Dr. Pym and Janet. It's interesting to see how you reformulate the dynamic. Janet was not able to get this close to Dr. Pym until he changed into Yellowjacket many years later.
Yes, the overall goal of this series is to ask "What if Dr. Pym's life wasn't a total disaster?" Plus thanks to Darci for helping to edit this work.
Glad to see everyone reading, and I'll more stories real soon!
And keep your eyes out for the following:
Amazing Fantasy#7-Claws of the Cat
Journey into Mystery#17-Lady Thor meets Mr. Hyde!
The Avengers#3-VS the Space Phantom
Sensational Comics#16-Battle Royal!


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With the announcement today that benefits will be withheld from drug abusers who refuse to get help, the government is rolling out its tough love policy to society's hardest to reach. Are the government trying to buy the good behaviour of drug addicts? Can this work? Can this work with any of us?
Today, the government has announced that if a drug addiction is the reason why you can't hold down a job, then for six months at least, you're not fit for benefit payments either.
Of course the drug addict will get help, but if you fail to attend drug rehab programmes more than three times then that's it. Your benefit payment is gone.
This strictness is nothing new. After the Conservative party adopted the welfare reform policies of Wisconsin the two parties have been vying to bench press more weights in the gym of tough love.
There are two questions here. The first is chemical. If you're addicted to drugs, you're addicted. Critics have already said that a junkie without benefits will turn into a junkie who burgles.
Is tough love really sensible when dealing with drug addicts? Is this right or is this more airy-fairy than a field of opium poppies?
Labour MP Anne Begg told the Guardian she thinks so. "At the moment we have conditionality for lone parents, so why not for drug addicts?"
And she goes onto say that non-conditionality is actually the greater abnegation of government responsibility. "At the moment there is no conditionality with disability benefit and that is wrong. Without conditionality tests we end up leaving people on benefits for longer."
The Liberal Democrat, Jenny Willott, Begg's colleague on the work and pensions select committee, is more wary, saying there are particular problems with drug addicts.
"The trouble is that the government hasn't provided enough money for what the drug addicts really need - treatment."
The second question is philosophical. Welfare reform legislation passed last year now allows the payment of benefits to be tied to new conditions about learning skills and seeking work.
Last month, Caroline Flint used her first speech as housing minister to advance a similar policy. If you didn't make a serious attempt to get back to work, the government would take away your council house.
To risk the ire of sensitive social scientists and use simple language - can a government buy better behaviour?
Yes, says Begg and she can't believe people think it a new idea. "Conditionality has always been there but people have not always noticed. If you didn't sign on for employment benefit then you would forfeit your money. You didn't get the dole."
So conditionality is nothing new, but are drug abusers receiving tougher treatment than wise, so the government can outflank the Tories?
"The government have a target of getting an ambitious 80% of the population into work by 2010 and at the moment they are at 76%" Willott adds. When the deadline for that target approaches, she says, expect more announcements like today's. Should we welcome them?
When those further announcements come, benefit claimants should take heart that Labour MPs haven't all become tougher than characters from a Coen brothers movie. This is what Begg says. "Tough love is the answer, but the love does still have to be there." Is she right?

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|Reviews for Oak Island Mysteries
| Aria of Fate chapter 1 . 8/14/2012
Well, I have to say its much more descriptive than anything I've ever written, and I really, really like the beginning prologue. One more thing, though, is that I better see more chapters soon.
Peace out,
| Zeskomos chapter 1 . 8/13/2012
Interesting plot so far. I found quite a few grammatical errors, but other than that, it was a good starter.


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During my years as a chimney sweep, the single
largest waste of stored solar energy I observed was
the use of seasoned wood to boil water out of green
firewood (inside a stove) in order to get it to burn.
Water in unseasoned firewood, like the water in a firefighter's
hose, does not burn!
In a living tree, nature provides a water-tight seal called bark to retain this moisture in the wood as the lifeblood of the tree. Seasoning of firewood begins in earnest when this seal is broken by splitting the wood. So, if a cordwood dealer is charging a premium price for seasoned firewood, ask the question. "When was it split?" before you spend your hardearned money to buy water.
Whether you harvest your own firewood or purchase it from a dealer, seasoning can be greatly accelerated by using the proper stacking method.
This age-old method of drying cordwood is a useful skill for any serious woodburner
The dimensions of a traditional Hotz Hausen are a 10-foot-diameter circle with a center pole 10 feet high. However, I prefer a Holz Hausen with a 7-foot-diameter base, stacked to a more reachable height of 7 feet. Place a splash of paint or other dryness indicator at the 5 ft. 8 in. level. 80 percent of the 7-foot pole's height.
Each advance in man's ever increasing knowledge of how to keep warm, has made him more comfortable. However, the cost of this comfort has led a number of us to return to a more basic way of keeping warm.
Wood heat properly managed is environmentally benign because every molecule of carbon dioxide released by burning wood was taken from the atmosphere as the tree grew. Therefore, burning wood simply recyles carbon dioxide. Wood heat is a form of stored solar energy renewable within a man's lifespan. Trees you plant in your lifetime can ensure that your grandchildren will be warm in their place.
**Note: The volume of a cylinder is Height x Pi x Radius squared. Applied to the traditional Holz Hausen, we have lO x 3.1415 x 25, or 785 cubic feet of wood. A standard cord is 4 x 4 x 8 = 128 cu. ft., so the traditional 10-foot high Holz Hausen contains about six cords of wood, enough for most German winters. The 7-foot version will have volume of approximately 269 cu. ft., or two full cords of wood.
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UFC 172: Who's on the Hot Seat?April 23, 2014
At UFC 172, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will attempt to defend his belt a seventh consecutive time in a bout with Glover Teixeira.
By beating the Brazilian, Jones would move within three wins of tying former middleweight champion Anderson Silva for a UFC record of 10 straight title defenses. He'd also be two victories away from tying Georges St-Pierre for second in that category.
|Most Consecutive UFC Title Defenses
|Anderson Silva
|Georges St-Pierre
|Jose Aldo
|Jon Jones
|Light Heavyweight
|Matt Hughes
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|Light Heavyweight
With a 5-0 record since joining the UFC roster, Teixeira is among the heaviest hitters to face Jones. The champion has beaten opponents with similar skills, but Teixeira only needs to land once to bring a shocking end to Jones' reign over the 205-pound division.
While Jones and Teixeira will be fighting for the greatest prize in MMA, some other competitors could simply be battling for their UFC lives this weekend. Here are the fighters who are sitting on hot seats heading into UFC 172, which will be held in Baltimore on Saturday.
Anthony Johnson
"Rumble" will make his return to the Octagon against Phil Davis.
With a win, Anthony Johnson could instantly become a contender in the light heavyweight division. On the other hand, Johnson will be on a short leash when it comes to weigh-in problems.
Failing to make weight on three occasions during his first UFC run, Rumble was released following a loss to Vitor Belfort in January 2012. Now competing at 205 pounds, the former welterweight will have no excuses if he finds a way to miss the mark at Friday's UFC 172 weigh-ins.
If Johnson runs into any issues with the scale, he'll be in a must-win situation.
Yancy Medeiros
Since Yancy Medeiros stepped up on short notice to replace Bobby Green and meet Jim Miller on the UFC 172 main card, his UFC roster spot is very likely safe regardless of the result on Saturday.
Still, he does not have an official UFC win on his record. The Hawaiian rebounded from a loss in his UFC debut by stopping Yves Edwards with strikes. However, a failed drug test took that victory away.
During The MMA Hour on MMAFighting.com, Medeiros told Ariel Helwani he quit smoking marijuana. However, any more mishaps outside the Octagon could put him on thin ice with UFC brass.
As long as he plays by the rules, this should be a no-lose weekend for him. He just needs to go about his business and hope to shock the world inside the Octagon rather than making the headlines for non-competition actions.
Charlie Brenneman
Barring another fighter making a dumb mistake, Charlie Brenneman might be the only fighter in jeopardy based on actual MMA performances.
The Spaniard is 1-4 in his past five UFC bouts. He recently suffered a submission loss to Beneil Dariush in his Octagon return, landing only five strikes before being forced to tap.
Once on the verge of title contention with an upset win over Rick Story, Brenneman is now fighting to prove he belongs on the UFC roster.
Since Danny Castillo is actually a step up in competition from Dariush, Brenneman would seemingly get a third chance to pick up a win during this UFC stint, should he come up short on Saturday. That said, he'll need to show something against Castillo. He can't afford to get steamrolled again, or UFC matchmakers may not see the point in giving him another opportunity.


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Sir i have purchased nikon p100 camera from croma stores belapur branch , the problem with the barrel and there were gear noise and on taking photos in dark back ground of moon there were several white balloon type patches on dark (black) part of photos. recently they have given me temporary replacement of displayed camera of their store, and this camera some times show lens error. and auto zoom focus problem is there , some time pressing half shutter button focus works properly and in sev
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Everything seems to be working but the shutter release button. It does nothing, even depressing the button halfway for metering shows nothing. no indicators in viewfinder info line. I assumed it was a third party Battery problem, as there was a Impact battery being used primarily at the time. However replacing the Battery with a pentax battery didn't change anything. Camera not dropped, or damaged in any way, its a sudden problem i cannot seem to troubleshoot.
Remove the lens and fire off a few shots. Re-attach the lens and try again. That sometimes works. ... Pentax K10D Body Only Digital Camera
On my Sony Cybershot DSC-P8 camera, the shutter will not operate when I press the shutter button to take a picture. Everything else seems to be working. This happened all of a sudden. The camera took about 8 pictures, then after turning it off for about 2 hours, it would not take any more pictures. This happens even after I push the reset button, take the battery in & out and the memory stick in & out. I have not had any problems with this camera until now.
Electronic switch under shutter button is defective and you need to replace it under following part number.. (please select part number according to cabinet color of your DSC-P8)1-477-770-11 SWITCH BLOCK, CONTROL (SILVER) 1-477-770- ... Digital Cameras
Shutter button does not work on SP-500UZ. Zoom in/out works sporadically (sometimes it jitters a little when zooming). It was working fine until last weekend, when it just stopped working. When I press the shutter button it does appear to correctly adjust the focus, but it will not actually take any pictures.
What about the menu switch, manipulate it, see what that does. ... Digital Cameras
I dropped my camera in water, the lense got moisture in it but was working right away. I had opened the inside of the camera to make sure nothing got wet. I set it out to dry. The lense is dry of moisture but the buttons wont work and the camera wants me to input the date. But, since the buttons won't work I can't, and now I can't take picutres.
Get a new camera - you will have other problem besides the obvious ones. Liquid will produce corrosive material after it drys and remain in the camera and will be difficult to remove later. ... Fuji FinePix F20 Digital Camera
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E:61:10 My camera just stopped focusing. I can take pictures but they are blurry and my screen flashes the error code E:61:10. I have tried turning it off and on, taking the battery out, changing the settings, nothing works. I can't find a reset button on the camera anywhere. Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? I have a DSC-T20 Sony Cyber Shot digital camera. An error E:61:10 came today all of a sudden. The screen is blurry and the zoom does not work. The camera has not been wet o
Thx a lot guys... The "sony smack" really works... My friend dropped the cam when he was to take a pic of me and my date at a dinner... I was scared, and didn't know what to do until I came to this site...At first it disappeared, but came back after ... Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20 Digital Camera
Minolta 700si - Shutter release button stopped working. It does trigger metering, auto-fouc, etc - but doesn't trigger the camera's shutter. However the shutter release button on the Vertical Control Grip (VS-700) works perfectly.
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I have a Canon Rebel Xt that occasionally has problems with the shutter button suddenly not working. The camera is still on and all the menu buttons continue to work. It acts like the lens decides to quit communicating with the camera body. The only fix I have found is to take the battery out for 10-15 sec. and it works like normal. Any advise on whats going on would be great, Thanks Brandon
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Lens error My zoom will not work. I can take pictures if I don't zoom, but as soon as I try to zoom in, the screen goes black, the camera beeps a few times and a message that says "lens error, restart camera". However, upon restarting the camera, nothing changes - it still won't zoom!. Also, when turning on the camera, when the lens first comes out...it sounds funny, like it is puttering. Help?
Powershot S3 IS: lens error message, lens juddering on startup but not \015\012coming out. Tried all tricks on internet without success, so decided to \015\012dismantle camera. Localised fault to optical position encoder on first \015\012transfer gea ... Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera
I was working with taran-2005. I paid $20 and got good advice. When I finished gooiing through all his tricks to make my zoom lens come out and my camera stay on I was able to do that. However, after went through his tricks and tried to take a picture I discovered another problem. When I tried gto take a picture the LCD. said no card available. I spent another six bucks to see if I could get an Email answer to that problem. But somebody voided it. So here I am with a camera that does not work.
The camera isn't detecting the memory card, and the internal memory is probably full, so it's giving that message. Do you have a card in it? If not, get one and put it in the memory slot (they will only go one way, so make sure you have it righ ... Digital Cameras
I have a Canon EOS 1000D and uptil this morning I was taking perfect pictures then suddenly it seems to have jammed on me .... nothing is working .... when I switch on the camera nothing happens... when I press the shutter button to take a picture and inside the viewfinder a green spot on the right side and a busy sign on the left flash whilst pressing down the shutter button !!!! I have removed the battery and gave it a full charge; at the same time I also removed the card and viewed all my
Hi,\015\012\015\012There is a documented problem with the Canon 1000d and the shutter freezing. In Oct 2009 they released an updated firmware for the camera which should solve the problem. You need to go here to remedy the problem:\ ... Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS / 1000D IS Digital Camera
Lost functionality Camera is about a year old. Suddenly, zoom doesn't work, Set button doesn't work and Display button doesn't work. Other than that, it takes pics and displays them. But without the Set button, I can't change settings. Any ideas?
I have the same problem.. happened after leaving it uncharged for more then a year. I think its a software problem.\015\012someone know how to do hard reset/reboot? ... Casio Exilim EX-Z750 Digital Camera
HI Have been useding a 450D for sometime now with excellent results. However, this morning I hooked it up with my 550 EX Speedlite and it was working fine. However, since I removed the Speedlite I have had problems with the camera. The camera as not recognizing when I press the shutter down at all in fully automatic mode.i.e. nothing happens when I press the button down In other modes that camera only functions when I change the focus to MF on the actual lens [have tried differen
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I have a Nikon D80. Whilst at Yosemite National Park a few weeks ago, where it was extremely cold I noticed that my camera would not take photo. After a few tries, it started working fine again. However, yesterday the shutter started sticking, and the ERR message showed on the screen. Then I can take one photo, and same thing happens again. Is there something I can do with settings, or do you think there may be something wrong with the camera body? I took to a camera shop and they say the
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It's a huge day for sports fans today, especially for those following NFL football, as the two conference championship games taking place this afternoon make for great opportunities for betting on sports at one of the best online sports betting sites reviewed on our website. With the midday game between the New England Patriots and the visiting Baltimore Ravens getting underway shortly, we're headed down to the the top sportsbook located at Sportsbetting Sportsbook, which has time and time again served as a go-to sports betting destination for the biggest games of the day, week, or year. In this opening battle, Tom Brady looks to guide his Patriots back to the promise land of the Super Bowl, attempting to overcome the league's worst defense via the overwhelming dominance of the Pats passing game. On the flip side, Joe Flacco will look to quiet the naysayers (including myself) who continue to play down his abilities despite the fact that he keeps the Ravens winning ball games and sits just one game away from a trip to Indianapolis. With an incredibly talented cast of receivers for New England, including the tight end duo of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski and the speedy and elusive Wes Welker, the vaunted defense of the Baltimore Ravens will get a huge test in this first match-up, but will get to run full steam ahead with Ray Rice in the backfield and Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith out on the wings, which should provide plenty of excitement for tonight's match-up. Make sure to secure your wager right away if you haven't already done so, as the first game gets underway in just a few short hours, and should be a great contest to watch this afternoon.
Moving on to sports betting for the NFC Championship today, it's a tough rematch game between two peaking teams, as the gritty, hard-hitting New York Giants try to one-up the San Francisco 49ers on their home turf. Quarterback Eli Manning and the Giants have been awfully impressive through the final games of the regular season and through two weeks of NFL play, demolishing the Atlanta Falcons and knocking off Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, so as the slight underdog for today's match-up, there is certainly plenty of signs pointing to backing the Giants to step up once again, even on the road. San Francisco on the other hand was able to miraculously overcome Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints last weekend on an impressive finishing drive by QB Alex Smith, so with two confident gamers at quarterback and two very confident defenses entering today's game, expect this match-up to be another close game going down to the wire. While San Francisco shouldn't have too much trouble shutting down the running game of the Giants, which ranked last in the league in yardage gained this season, they will have to once again be very good and very opportunistic against the pass, just as they did against the Saints (forcing 5 turnovers on the day, which sealed the Saints fate). While anyone could make a case for either team emerging with a win today, I'm siding with the Giants to overcome on the road behind a late drive from Eli Manning that puts New York into Super Bowl XLVI on February 5th.
For more wagers on this exciting Sunday of sports, turn to a small dose of action in the NHL, as a big battle between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins gets underway this afternoon, and a great game is already underway between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins on national television. Checking out other good wagers on the day, look after a couple of worthy bets for NBA basketball, as the Boston Celtics simply must win today on the road against the Washington Wizards, the Miami Heat should make short work of the visiting Milwaukee Bucks, and the Los Angeles Lakers try to regain their form after a terrible road trip, coming home to host the surprising Indiana Pacers at the Staples Center. Enjoy the remainder of the weekend, good luck in your picks today, and we'll catch you again tomorrow for updates on all the best action to kick off the new week, with sportsbook betting at one of the top sports betting sites on the web.


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I was searching for a birthday gift for a creative, soccer playing preteen about to start middle school, who thinks she might want to be a teacher. I didn't know where to begin, so I started on Amazon, cause I really wanted to gift a fun book, that didn't say READ ME, but one that screamed PLAY WITH ME instead. Somehow, I landed on creative lettering.
The nice part about shopping Amazon is the free help! Usually every item has a Customers who bought this item, also bought section and that always catches my attention. That nudge and the Amazon Rank are both good guides when you're not quite sure what you want. I like seeing other products in the category, and of course reading the reviews.
During the search, I kept seeing this book and thinking ooooh pretty.
I am a big fan of typography and fonts and just looking through their portfolios and instagram accounts awakened a creativeness in me. It made me want to write and doodle more myself! I'm in awe of these ladies who have made their hobbies into a career and every little detail of their work helped me see a piece of my creative self that could use a little more attention and love.
And then I remembered this quote:
I've seen this quote manifest in my life over and over.
The No Brainer Wardrobe - By cleaning my closets and focusing on what outfits made me feel good, I found my sartorial style.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: - By trial and error, and purging in my house, I found I loooove cute knick knacks but I hate dusting. So now I can confidently admire all the tchocthkes but not put them in my cart.
And now I'm ready to tackle my creative side, it's here, I just need to create more, in order to see it.


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Think of Your Dog as Weather Heats Up – Your Car Is an Oven
A hot dog is great between buns but not when it's Fido and heat exhaustion! Researching the dangers of hot weather on your car-occupying pet revealed some surprising info. I was inspired by the Summer like temps we have experienced this week. 89 Monday and today climbing into the mid-90s by Saturday but when it comes to your pet overheating in your parked car temps only have to reach the 60s for disaster to befall our fur coat covered canines. Guidelines, suggestions and even laws forbidding animals being endangered in hot cars are available. While this article from King 5 in Seattle has Washington State info. A simple rule of thumb is to leave your dog home if it's a warm/hot day especially if your journey would necessitate leaving your pet unattended in the car. Remember, heat exhaustion in your pet can occur in just minutes, always have drinking water handy to help pets stay hydrated even on cool days. Mr. Cooper is allowed to sun himself outside but not heat up in a car.


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NORTH NEWTON, KAN. – A Bethel College professor is part of an ambitious project to revise and update the first Mennonite encyclopedia.
Mark Jantzen, associate professor of history, is the North American representative for the fifth volume of the Mennonitisches Lexikon (Mennonite Encyclopedia). Begun in the early years of the 20th century in Germany and interrupted by two World Wars, the project inspired Harold S. Bender's North American, English-language Mennonite encyclopedia project in the late 1950s.
The Mennonite Encyclopedia came out in four volumes, published between 1955 and 1959. Thirty years later came Volume 5 of the Mennonite Encyclopedia, edited by C.J. Dyck, which updated and added to the material in the previous volumes.
Meanwhile, the huge historical endeavor that Christian Neff and Christian Hege launched at Weierhof in 1913 did not make it to print in its entirety – also in four volumes, though much slimmer than the Mennonite Encyclopedia – until 1967.
Just as the Mennonitisches Lexikon provided much of the inspiration (and a significant amount of material for translation) for the Mennonite Encyclopedia, so did Volume 5 inspire Hans-Jürgen Goertz, professor emeritus at the University of Hamburg, a widely respected scholar of 16th-century Anabaptism, and a Mennonite, to initiate a fifth volume of the Mennonitisches Lexikon. He is working under the auspices of the Mennonitischer Geschichtsverein (German Mennonite Historical Association).
"The project is at the point where a website has been created," Jantzen says. The fifth volume is being done in three sections, the first one consisting of biographical entries and now online at www.mennlex.de.
"I authored three of the articles and coordinated about 25 more, with authors in the United States and Canada," Jantzen added. Among those 25 authors are Bethel emeritus faculty Duane Friesen and James Juhnke, former faculty member Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen, and Bethel history graduates Mary Sprunger and Rachel Waltner Goossen, who teach history at Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, Va., and Washburn University, Topeka, respectively.
Jantzen's three entries in Part 1 include articles on Johann Janzen, Ernst Regehr and Wilhelm Mannhardt.
Janzen was "a World War I flying ace in the German armed forces and a member in good standing of the Danzig [Prussia] Mennonite Church," Jantzen says. He was a squadron leader under the command of Manfred von Richthoven, better known as "the Red Baron."
Regehr was a Mennonite leader from the Vistula Delta (also in Prussia) who went to Uruguay after World War II and became a leader of Mennonites there. Mannhardt, a 19th-century historian, was "the first German Mennonite I know of to get a Ph.D. and stay in the church," says Jantzen. "He was an important researcher in German folklore and mythology. He met the Grimm Brothers – he was much younger than they were – and continued their work."
Goertz began work on Volume 5, Part 1, of the Mennonitisches Lexikon in 2007. Part 2 will deal with themes of history and theology and Part 3 with the geographical and institutional growth of the global Mennonite church. Jantzen says no timeline has yet been set for their completion.


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The Mole buys a satellite
They say that the battle going on between the various factions involved in Formula 1 is all about a clash of philosophies between those who believe that Formula 1 must be about technology and those who believe that it must be a sport, an entertainment.
The Mole is not sure whether the whole thing is not actually a battle of over money and ego.
But one thing is very clear to The Mole: the sport is becoming far too expensive.
That may sound like an obvious statement but one has to understand that The Mole is not talking about the cars but rather about the costs of spying on the F1 world.
Espionage is essential at the moment because of the complex political machinations that are going on within the sport. This is not because the strategies involved are particularly brilliant but rather because there are so many different ways of reading things that are happening. The only people who really seem to know the answer to these questions are Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley.
Forget the war in Iraq, with its claims and counter-claims, even The Mole has been struggling to keep up with the latest developments in Formula 1 politics. Trying to figure it all out has left The Mole's department overworked and decidedly grouchy. There is a propaganda war going on and the only way to get around it is to have access to some of the more private communication going on between the major players.
In recent years The Mole has been working closely with Uncle Sam to use its satellites to keep track of Mosley, Ecclestone and the rest of them.
The problem at the moment is that the US needs all its satellites rather more than usual because of the war in Iraq and all the associated diplomacy going on. This means that it has cut back on access for outside organisations. Apparently The Motor Racing and Tinpot Dictator Department is not as important in the overall scheme of things as The Mole thinks it is.
This is not unusual in motor racing where lots of folk are gushing with self-importance, particularly in some sections of the F1 media.
With the regular satellites out of action The Mole has been investigating purchasing a geostationary satellite from the Russian Federation as this would be very useful to allow him to continue to intercept all communication going on in F1. The preliminary study into the costs involved were really quite shocking but The Mole got on the phone to Ilya Klebanov and within half an hour has cut a very decent deal for a Cosmos satellite. The intention now is to sell time share on the satellite in order to bring the costs down to a workable level. There may also be merchandising opportunities as The Mole feels that highly detailed aerial photographs can be of interest to members of the public.
If all goes to plan The Mole will go to the cosmodrome in Plesetsk, 750 miles to the north-west of Moscow, next week to be handed the keys to his own Cosmos satellite, which will be circling the earth 22,000 miles above Hemel Hempstead.
The major issue then will not be sucking up the information available but rather filtering it to get to the important stuff. This requires enormous computing power and the rumbling old mainframe at SIS Headquarters is not up to the job.
It is fortunate therefore that The Mole still has friends in high places in Maryland.
Maryland? What is there of any value in Maryland? There is Washington DC, of course, and the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. There is Deep Creek Lake and part of Appalachian Trail. There is Baltimore and a few Atlantic beaches and creeks in which one can fish.
And then, of course, there is the invisible city at Fort George C Meade.
If it officially existed, this would be one of Maryland's biggest municipalities. It has 65 miles of roads and 1670 buildings. It is the home of around 9,000 military personnel and 29,000 civilian employees. It employs more people combined that the FBI and CIA combined and has its own police force numbering 700. It has its own TV station which gets the news faster than CNN. It has its own university (known as the National Cryptologic School). It even has its own Pizza Hut.
"In God we trust," they say at Fort Meade. "All others we monitor."
This place has satellites which can read the ingredients on Saddam Hussein's packet of cornflakes and so much computing power that most codes cannot last five minutes. The biggest computer currently under development (nicknamed Blue Gene) will, if all goes to plan, have a million processors and will be capable of a quintillion operations per second. The Mole has no idea how many that is except to say that it is larger than the total computing power of the top 500 supercomputers in the world today. This machine will have a storage capacity of 150 billion pages of text, equivalent to a pile of paper 150 miles high, which thankfully is not high enough to get in the way of satellites.
With such a machine crunching through a few English telephone calls looking for the phrases like "Ere Mosley", "Bernie dear boy" and "Well Ron, you're entirely correct but just one little point you've missed" will become the work of a moment.
This will help shed some light on the latest happenings in F1 in the run-up to the next meeting of the GPWC on April 10 at which it is hoped several Formula 1 teams will agree to sign up to the new series that the GPWC intends to start. Whether anyone signs up is another matter but The Mole has heard that the GPWC did something quite intelligent the other day and asked the FIA to sanction the new series.
It is no coincidence therefore that suddenly Bernie Ecclestone is being publicly mentioned (although not by himself) as a potential buyer of the CART series in America. Ecclestone is not going to give up his hold on F1 without a fight and the latest tactic appears to be to offer teams an alternative to both the current F1 World Championship and the planned GPWC series.
A takeover of CART and the transformation of that series into a new Formula 1 would be a good move because it would take F1 to America in a much bigger way than is currently the case and would be considerably cheaper than the GPWC.
But, if the GPWC is going to get into bed with the FIA, Ecclestone has a problem, which might explain some of his recent remarks attacking the recent FIA rule changes.
The Mole cannot wait to get access to his Cosmos and to Blue Gene.
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Top Steven Spielberg Movies
He's had two movies open over the holidays and while neither broke any records, he's still Steven Spielberg, the man behind such classics as Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park or Indiana Jones.
Winner of three Oscars over the course of more than 38 years of directing, writing, producing and even starring, Steven Spielberg is nothing short of a legend. This list of the top Steven Spielberg Movies is all about the films he directed and because it's impossible to accurately adjust for inflation international grosses (considering his long career), I'm gonna have to stick to North America only here.
10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $350.6 million – Not exactly a favorite of the fans, this 4th Indiana Jones film received good reviews (77% on Rotten Tomatoes, the lowest of the series) but was never quite up there with the standards set by the much older previous entries.
9. Saving Private Ryan (1998) $363.2 million – Shakespeare in Love was a good flick, no doubt about it but the Best Picture award in 1999 was pretty much stolen from Saving Private Ryan, the better film that year. I still remember watching the Oscars that night, thinking Steven Spielberg's film was a shoe-in, yet it lost ending the awards ceremony with five trophies. If you haven't seen this yet then shame on you.
8. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $392.3 million – My favorite of the Indy films, The Last Crusade works so well mainly thanks to the great chemistry between stars Sir Sean Connery and Harrison Ford playing father and son (even though there are only 12 years between the two).
7. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $396.2 million – Arguably the weakest film in this top 10, The Lost World isn't a bad movie as much as it's extremely mediocre and forgettable, something unusual for Steven Spielberg. So the dinosaurs are back this time on a different island, unfortunately the magic was all gone.
6. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) $425 million – Out of the old Indy flicks, this one did not age well at all. It's fun but just way to over the top most of the time. As an added bonus you get to see Steven Spielberg's real-life wife in here, namely Kate Capshaw playing the female lead. And yes, after more than 20 years they are still together.
5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) $441.2 million – One of my childhood favorites, I always dreamed about replicating that volcano in my living room, just like the one made by Richard Dreyfuss. A groundbreaking movie at the time, still a must see today.
4. Jurassic Park (1993) $684.4 million – This is where CGI in movies really took off and even today those dinosaurs still look great. Seeing Jurassic Park as a child was something incredible for me and while I've seen it many many times since then, I still remember that first time, the magic.
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $699.8 million – Coming after two Star Wars movies, Raiders of the Lost Ark raised Harrison Ford to superstardom and made Indiana Jones into one of the most recognized and beloved fictional characters of all time.
2. Jaws (1975) $1,016.9 million – How about this for a second big screen movie. One of the highest grossing films of all time, Jaws inspired many more sequel, parodies and imitators. Haven't seen this one in many years yet I still remember just about every important scene, a testament to the greatness of Jaws. But then again, how many other films had a huge shark while at the same time a compelling story with characters you care about?
1. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $1,126.3 million – One of the all time classics, E.T. is more than just a movie. In short this is about a boy that finds an alien and tries to help him get back home. This year is the 30th anniversary so it's hard to believe Universal could miss the opportunity to re-release this in 3D one way or another.
In this last part I usually mention a great movie that missed the top 10 but in Spielberg's case there are so many. Since I don't want to forget any (yet I will) I'll just list what I think are some of his best movies that deserve to be mentioned here in no particular order: Empire of the Sun, Munich, The Terminal, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report, Schindler's List, The Color Purple, Catch Me if You Can as well as his last two movies, The Adventures of Tintin (winner of a Golden Globe) and War Horse, both of which will probably go into my Steven Spielberg collection when out on Blu-ray or DVD.
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Manager's Musings: Owls v Orient
Wednesday boss Gary Megson was delighted to see his side pick up a big three points over in-form Leyton Orient at Hillsborough.
The Owls boss spoke of the importance of the match before the weekend with previous top-two Charlton Athletic and Huddersfield Town facing each other at The Valley on Monday night.
Reda Johnson's first-half header gave Wednesday three points and an eighth win from nine home league matches this season to see them leapfrog the Terriers up to second in npower League One.
And it was 'job done' as far as Megson was concerned, saying: 'We've talked all week about the importance of this game and that was a hard-fought win.
'With Charlton and Huddersfield playing each other on Monday, we needed the win and I'm really pleased we got it.
'It's all about winning when you play for Sheffield Wednesday. I don't want to be talking to the Press after any game saying we played well, we are improving, but only having drawn the game.
'Leyton Orient are a good side, they have now lost only one game in eleven and our players can take a lot of credit.'
For Orient it ended a ten-game unbeaten run in all competitions but Russell Slade, the O's boss, felt the game could have been completely different had Tom Clarke's header dipped a few inches under the bar rather than rattle it.
'I think the important thing for me today was that we should have drawn first blood. It was a great little bit of build up and we have hit the crossbar with the header,' he said.
'Really, I think he should put that in. At this level, I think that's a golden opportunity to go 1-0 up against Sheffield Wednesday away from home. That was a little bit of a turning point from my point of view.'


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PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are now posted several times a week—so start sending them in more often! Send yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line) and let everyone know about the time you saw Reese Witherspoon surreptitiously digging into a plate of Vive La French Toast at your neighborhood IHOP.
In today's episode: George Clooney; Tobey Maguire and Jeffrey Katzenberg; Reese Witherspoon; Dustin Hoffman; Christian Bale; Fiona Apple and John Krasinski; Wanda Sykes; Doug Benson; Tom Everett Scott; Laura San Giacomo; Maria Bello; Adam Levine; Jenny Schimizu and Chloe Sevigny; Ron Livingston and Daniel Franco; Casey Affleck; Traci Lords; Amy Smart; Gregory Smith; Phyllis Diller; Mindy Cohn and Busy Phillips.
· Saw George Clooney @ Jones Hollywood on Wednesday night (8/22) drinking with a few friends at the bar. He actually looks a lot taller and skinner in person than I imagined. Looks like he was engaged in conversation with a surprisingly wholesome looking redhead, and probably could've 'hit it' if he so desired.
· Wednesday night at the Commerce Casino Tobey Maguire and Jeffrey Katzenberg were playing in the same no-limit hold 'em game. They were sitting next to each other and appeared to be casually talking between hands. Could this mean that Spiderman will be making an appearance in the next Shrek? I would have jumped in with them, but the blinds were $50-$100, making it a huge game — much too rich for my meager bankroll. Katzenberg had about $20K on the table, and Maguire was in for about double that. I saw Maguire try bluff at a couple of pots, but he was raised and had to throw his hand away. Obviously, his Spidey sense wasn't working too well.
· Went up to Santa Barbara with my girlfriend over the weekend to visit my Pops and have a free dinner, maybe some inappropriate guest bedroom sex with the lady. I managed to pull off one of the two. Anyhow, next day, I figured I'd take them out to breakfast at the IHOP because, well, I can afford IHOP. On my way in I see a tiny little thing with a hat pulled way down. The impish figure in question turned out to be none other than the Ryan Philippe emasculator herself, Reese Witherspoon. In related, frightening news, my girl says "I knew it was her because I recognized the baby". * chills *
· Was having brunch with a friend at Coral Tree Cafe in Westwood Tuesday (8/22) morning and had the pleasure of an A list sighting—Dustin Hoffman sitting at a huge table in the center of the place. He was with a business associate of some kind, discussing things in earnest, looking at things written on legal pads. He looked exactly as one would expect, was dressed casually in jeans and running shoes, though the gray in his hair has gone a bit whiter. No one bothered him. He wasn't eating anything by the time I got there, which is good for him, because my mediocre pancakes cost $9! So glad I live on the east side—sure, fewer sightings of living cinematic legends, but better, affordable pancakes.
· Christian Bale Culver City, Target Store, Aug. 26, 2006, 6:00 pm ish
I'm about 90% sure it was him (he had the dark sunglasses and black baseball cap on). He was with his wife and little daughter, apparently just arriving, as they seemed to be getting the kid situated in the shopping cart outside, as I was driving away, frustrated and spilling a mocha Starbucks Frappucino on my cream colored shirt. I was frustrated because, well, anyone who's shopped in Culver City Target will understand THAT - insane amounts of people and empty shelves, and spilling the Frappucino because I forgot to sip and was thinking, would Batman really shop at Target? Funny, because I just saw the Machinist a few days earlier. He and his wife look casual, just normal. Wouldn't have even recognized him if I hadn't been driving so slow right by them.
· Was at the fab Revenge of the Bookeaters show Saturday night (Aug 26); as my friends and I were leaving, who should be exiting in the opposite direction but the breathtaking-in-person Fiona Apple. She was wearing a blue coat, looking super gorgeous and was with a man. But I was mesmermized by her eyes and her secretive grin, and so I didn't pay attention to him. She looked like she wanted to be left alone though, and I didn't pester her. La Apple looks like she is doing swell.
Also, please note - Mr. Donnie Darko 'couldn't make it', and instead we got the awesome John Krasinski! Totally a trade-up in my book.
· Wanda Sykes at San Vicente and Santa Monica. Walking towards Rage with a lady friend. She loves WeHo! Also.... Doug Benson getting trashed and taking pics with Best Week Ever fans at the Killers Troubadour show.
· living in the b and c list celebrity enclave of the san fernando valley, i am in constant contact with the kinda famous, almost famous, wanna be famous and shouldn't be famous. for instance, here's a b-list sighting (my rating, not the medias) - saturday morning, as i was heading out of the locker room at the 24 hour fitness in sherman oaks, who should i walk past, heading IN to the locker room but a gangly, unshaven tom everett scott. he's tall and even more good looking in person (if at all possible).
then, sunday afternoon, while strolling through the fashion square at sherman oaks, i ran across laura san giacomo and her son in the gap. as if that weren't enough for me, this morning (monday) at 8 am i'm at the cvs on ventura boulevard and noble picking up various sundries for my trip to new york and who should i spy buying scented candles and marie claire magazine but maria bello (another stunner in person)! my heart is full!
· Saturday night, 11:45 PM. August 26th, 5925 Franklin Ave. My friends and I had just walked out of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. We walked past a packed, sports/ post-collegiate bar, Birds, and decided to get a pint before our drive home. As we are being carded by a Pillsbury Doughboy-type doorman, lo and behold, sitting in a corner booth is Adam Levine, singer of Maroon 5. Dressed in a white V-neck t-shirt and drinking what looked like a pint of Stella. He is crouched in deep conversation with another white V-neck t-shirt wearing, Stella-drinking guy. The crowd either had no idea who this was, or they left this superstar alone. No one seem interested and everyone pretty much ignored him. Even when he stood up and walked into a thick crowd of people outside, then turned to light a cigarette. No one even gave him a second glance. Hollywood is amazing.
· Seen at the Sunset Junction Street Fair:
Former Calvin Klein model and blabby Angelina Jolie paramour: Jenny Shimizu. She was surrounded by friends, none of whom were Angelina Jolie, sadly.
Chloe Sevigny! She looked pretty much like your standard hipster sylph. I was happy to see she wasn't anorexic. Or fellating Vincent Gallo.
· Saturday night, 12:30-ish at the Bowery on Sunset: Ron Livingston having a late supper with some chick. Some guy from "Project Runway" was there, too; I've been told his name is Daniel Franco, but since I don't watch the show and don't pay attention to reality contestants, I didn't oooh and ahhh to the extent my drinking companion did.
· Oops, forgot to send this one in. Wed, 8/16, back from work trip, had leisurely early dinner on Casita del Campo patio and sat next to table of gorgeous guy and gal and kids and other actor types. Turns out it was a very delish looking (why am i speaking like Casablanca?) Casey Affleck and the blonde chick from Deadwood (Paula Malcomson). She was very sweet, Casey was stunning looking and the kids were precious. That is all.
· Saw Traci Lords in the audience at Taking the Jesus Pill at the King King in Hollywood last Wednesday (8/23). She and her two friends looked like they were really enjoying themselves. She's really pretty and sorta wholesome looking in person. Not what I was expecting.
· I saw Amy Smart (of Road Trip fame!?!?) in Forever 21 at Beverly Center. She got all excited because a brown dress was really cheap. She didnt look too good. That girl should not leave the house without makeup.
· Saturday before the Emmys, I was loitering near the cheese samples at Bristol Farms, where I saw Gregory Smith, AKA Everwood's dreamy piano playing Ephram Brown, over by the sushi counter. He is way cuter in person than he is on television. Now I'm really sad that the CW axed them instead of 7th Heaven.
· On Sat night (8/26) I saw a dolled up comedy legend Phyllis Diller at the Hollywood Bowl, on hand to watch, appropriately enough, the comedy night with the Smothers Brothers. She looked surprisingly good!
· 8/18 - Urth Caffe in BH. I was about to ask the couple mulling the menu in front of me if they were in fact in line when they turned to leave, at which point I simultaneously noticed the haggard yet hip woman was The Facts of Life's Mindy Cohn and that she was saying to her hot male companion, "For reals?" They later returned to browse at the coffee selection before eventually getting cups to go. Does that count? Mindy Cohn spending a Fright evening perplexed by the Urth Caffe's offerings and saying, "For reals?"
· Saturday night, Formosa Cafe. Spotted "Dawson's Creek Alum" Busy Phillips (aka Joey's slutty college roommate) standing near the bar with some friends, clogging the main walkway through the place. She's much bigger than I thought she'd be—I don't mean fat, I just mean like a Junior Amazon. She had on a trendy-ish outfit and was very, very blonde.


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How To: Adding Wild Magic, and Potion of Speed, to Forte Xorcist.
1. Open World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\Forte_Timer\Forte_Timer.lua in your favorite text-editor, such as Notepad. Do not use MS Office or any other rich-text editor for this.
2. Scroll down to around line 1960, finding the function called "FW:RegisterCasterBuffs()".
3. Add following lines to the function:
And you're done ! Here's a few other extra buffs I like to display:FW:RegisterBuff(53909); -- Wild Magic
FW:RegisterBuff(53908); -- Potion of Speed
Result:FW:RegisterBuff(47585); -- Dispersion
FW:RegisterBuff(63134); -- Storm Power (Hodir)
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nazgulnarsil writes:
I don't think we lost the knowledge, I think we gained the knowledge that the current machine has ground to a stop when it comes to major structural changes. No one is going to bust their ass and **** their career to add a few drops of oil that may or may not help make the difference.
Posted September 2, 2011 7:48 PM
8 writes:
Social Security is already in (most likely permanent) deficit.
Posted September 2, 2011 9:01 PM
Lord writes:
Looking at CBO long term budget projections (bottom chart) it may be the aging population, but it is Medicare and Medicaid for them, not Social Security to any significant extent, but that was what health care reform was all about. Nothing lost, only the realization that tying the hands of future congresses is vain glorious.
Posted September 2, 2011 10:22 PM
steve writes:
I think they grasped reality just fine.
The issue of reforming social security was raised.
The baby boomers said: "No. End of discussion."
Posted September 3, 2011 1:10 AM
Dewey Munson writes:
90 yrs old
Posted September 3, 2011 5:39 AM
Dewey Munson writes:
Pay attention to 8 (above)
Posted September 3, 2011 6:13 AM
Lord writes:
This is baked in the cake. No one proposes any changes for those within a decade of retirement and expenses rise most a decade after retirement, so other than controlling cost increases, it is already too late. Get used to it.
Posted September 3, 2011 8:56 AM
Gnat writes:
What Blahous is saying is that we plundered the SS taxes/ surplus funds to pay for tax cuts for the rich so now let's count SS as part of the general fund.
Posted September 3, 2011 11:14 AM
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Rip currents are powerful, channeled currents of water flowing away from shore. They typically extend from the shoreline, through the surf zone, and past the line of breaking waves. Rip currents can occur at any beach with breaking waves, including the Great Lakes.
Rip currents can be killers. The United States Lifesaving Association estimates that the annual number of deaths due to rip currents on our nation's beaches exceeds 100. Rip currents account for over 80% of rescues performed by surf beach lifeguards.
The greatest safety precaution that can be taken is to recognize the danger of rip currents and always remember to swim at beaches with lifeguards. The United States Lifesaving Association has calculated the chance that a person will drown while attending a beach protected by USLA affiliated lifeguards at 1 in 18 million. If caught in a rip current at an unguarded beach, how you respond could make the difference between life and death.
NOAA's National Weather Service and National Sea Grant Program, in partnership with the United States Lifesaving Association, are working together to raise awareness about the dangers of rip currents. Research is also being conducted in order to develop and improve the ability to predict the occurrence and strength of rip currents. The goal of the awareness campaign and research is to reduce the number of rip current related fatalities.
A daily rip current outlook is included in the Surf Zone Forecast, which is issued by many National Weather Service offices. A three-tiered structure of low, moderate, high is used to describe the rip current risk. This outlook is communicated to lifeguards, emergency management, media and the general public.
With increasing coastal populations, rip currents will continue to be a serious hazard at surf beaches. The NOAA Rip Current web site is designed to provide educational material as well as real time information about the rip current risk. The time you take to understand rip currents can help you protect yourself and your loved ones when visiting the beaches.
Dr. Rob Brander: Understanding a rip current
ExpertVillage.com: How to Identify & Avoid Rip Currents
Basic Rip Current Mechanics
1. Waves break on the sand bars before they break in the channel area.
2. Wave breaking causes an increase in water level over the bars relative to the channel level.
3. A pressure gradient is created due to the higher water level over the bars.
4. This pressure gradient drives a current alongshore (the feeder current).
5. The longshore currents converge and turn seaward, flowing through the low area or channel between the sand bars.(Diagram courtesy NOAA National Weather Service)
If Caught in a Rip Current
1. Remain calm to conserve energy and think clearly.
2. Never fight against the current.
3. Think of it like a treadmill that cannot be turned off, which you need to step to the side of.
4. Swim out of the current in a direction parallel to the shoreline.
5. When free of the current, swim toward shore.
6. If you are unable to swim out of a rip current, float or calmly tread water. When out of the current and are no longer being pulled out, swim towards shore at an angle away from the current.
7. If you are still unable to reach shore, draw attention to yourself by waving your arm and yelling for help.
If You See Someone in Trouble, Don't Become a Victim Too:
1. Get help from a lifeguard.
2l If a lifeguard is not available, have someone call 9-1-1.
3. Throw the rip current victim something that floats--a lifejacket, a cooler, an inflatable ball.
4. Yell instructions on how to escape.
*Remember, many people drown while trying to save someone else from a rip current.
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Catherine Sharer of Bern Switzerland & York Co PA
Seeking parents & siblings for Catherine & her husband Christian Bixler I. both b in Bern abt 1710. They came to York Co PA & had the following children b there. Not sure if the marr in PA or Bern. Any info appreciated. have their children as:
Christian II. b abt 1732 marr Magdalena Strickler dau of Conrad Strickler Sr. & Barbara Bixler. How is Barbara related to Christian Bixler? Have 11 children for Christian & magdalena.
Christina b abt 1735 marr Conrad Strickler Jr. son of Conrad Sr. & Barbara Bixler. Have no further info on them.
Anna Elizabeth b abt 1735 marr Jacob Strickler brother to Conrad Jr. & Magdalena. Have no further inof on them.
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In Fresno, High School Program Aims at Lack of Provider Diversity
By Alice Daniel, California Healthline
Stephanie Huerta grew up in a farmworker family in rural Caruthers, 15 miles southwest of Fresno. Her parents are from Mexico and neither had the opportunity to finish high school -- or in her mom's case, middle school.
At 14, Huerta got pregnant and gave birth at the beginning of her freshman year in high school. Huerta was a very good student and, with the help of a counselor, she got through that school year even while caring for an infant. Her sophomore year, a new program called the Doctors Academy started at Caruthers High School. That was seven years ago, and it changed Huerta's life.
"Looking back it was the best decision I could have made," said Huerta, now about to become a college graduate. "I would have still been in Caruthers, maybe going to city college. I would have been pregnant again because that's the cycle quite honestly. And I would have been too scared to go anywhere," she added.
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Three high schools in Fresno County now have a Doctors Academy, a rigorous health education program aimed at under-represented students. It started at Sunnyside High School in 1999, then Caruthers and Selma high schools in 2007. This year, 81 students graduated from the three schools.
Students Benefit From Rigorous Academic Foundation
Students attend Doctors Academy classes every day. First and foremost, they learn the tools of studying. It pays off. So far, 100 percent of the students who stick with the program have graduated and 99 percent later attend four-year colleges. The attrition rate is about 10 percent, and those students continue to be tracked by the program.
This year, Huerta will graduate from UC-Santa Cruz with a degree in human biology and a minor in Latin American Studies. She said she wants to become a physician assistant. Her fiancé and the father of her child, Angel Álvarez, another Doctors Academy and UC-Santa Cruz student, plans to get a masters degree in school counseling at Fresno State.
Lots of people have helped them along, Huerta said, but the founder and director of the Doctors Academy -- Katherine Flores -- really paved the way. Flores also grew up in a farmworker family, raised by her grandparents. She graduated from Stanford and went to medical school at UC-Davis.
"Having been a farmworker myself and having gone to college and having struggled initially, I was acutely aware of the need to have a better academic foundation," Flores said. "You can have a dream but if you don't have the tools to attain that dream, you're really stymied."
It wasn't that her grandparents weren't interested, she said. They just didn't know. "That story hasn't changed for a lot of our immigrant families who come to the country looking for better opportunities but don't know how to navigate that. It's the genesis of why we developed the program."
Lack of Health Providers in the Valley Inspires Program
Flores came up with idea for the Doctors Academy while she was doing her residency at UCSF Fresno -- the UC-San Francisco medical education program at Fresno's Community Regional Medical Center. The rationale for the project was to increase the number of health providers in the Central Valley and to increase the diversity of providers to match the population of the valley.
"Looking at the demographics, looking at how best to do that, we thought about a pipeline," said Flores, who partnered with and receives funding from UCSF Fresno. The program also relies heavily on grants and collaborates with city and county school districts.
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After a few years, organizers determined that kids needed intervention even earlier than high school; there are now three Junior Doctors Academies at middle schools that feed into Sunnyside. Caruthers will start one in the fall, and Selma hopes to develop one. There's also a college program at Fresno State.
The academy focuses on cultural competency and health disparities, as well as leadership building. Students are required to do volunteer work -- known as "service learning" -- within the community.
"Helping a community be healthy also means not sitting back and watching things happen," said Flores.
And there's plenty of clinical exposure. Students spend six weeks of the summer before their junior year at a hospital rotating through different departments. "Kids get to really see how a hospital system works, the different jobs that are there," Flores said.
The summer before their senior year, students do a six-week clinical internship. They also put in 80 hours of research and write and present a paper on a particular health problem with the lens on disparity. The program stays in touch with students after they graduate: via quarterly email; job and internship possibilities; help with applications to health professional schools. And long before they go to college, there are parent workshops on financial aid.
Students Return to the Valley
Tia Vang was in the first class of the Doctors Academy at Sunnyside. The program helped her see health disparities in her own Hmong community. In fact, a few years after she graduated from UC-Berkeley double majoring in biology and ethnic studies, she volunteered at Stone Soup, a not-for-profit that works primarily with Southeast Asian refugees in Fresno. One of her projects was to look into how language affected access to health care, and she found there were a lot of unmet needs especially for new Hmong refugees and for the elderly.
This fall, Vang plans to attend medical school at the University of Washington.
"There are not a lot of Hmong physicians in Fresno," Vang said. "I feel obligated to come back and do something and address health disparity in my community and to collaborate with other ethnic backgrounds."
It's too early to tell what percentage of kids from the Doctors Academy will stay in and around Fresno. But several kids who chose careers that don't require the time commitment of medical school are already working in the area at the county health department, in social services, as nurses or science teachers. There are even a few lawyers.
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Nathan Singh, also a graduate of the first class at Sunnyside, said he exemplifies the goals of the program. When he was six, his dad, a taxi driver, was murdered. A passenger shot him eight times. His mom worked hard to raise him and his siblings but they had little money. He says the academy gave him an anchor, a strong purpose during his adolescence. He became passionate about medicine after volunteering at Community Medical Center. This fall, he'll start a residency in family and community medicine in San Diego. He can see himself eventually returning home and he believes in the academy's mission.
"I think that in the next few years, we'll be starting to see the results," Singh said. "The Doctors Academy is really focusing on people returning, and I think Kathy Flores is a phenomenal leader. It's going to make a huge imprint on that city."


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