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An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.
I cant watch the news anymore. Whenever I watch it, I end up tossing and turning all night with nightmares. When I was a kid, I used to have this recurring dream. I would be driving in a beautiful red convertible. The top was down and the air felt wonderful and warm in my hair. I am enjoying the sunshine and smiling and laughing when suddenly there is a huge flash of light as in an explosion, and the dream ends there. I never really knew what the dream meant, but now with all this bullshit about the "end times" and the "rapture"; people I thought were cool enlightened friends becoming proselytizing bible thumpers and my left wing intellectual friends becoming israel and jew haters, I am thinking maybe mankind really is headed for a nuclear final act and there aint gonna be no encores.
I have never let anyones religion, age, education, economic status, size, color, sexual preference, manner of clothing, job choice or lack thereof interfere with the dialogue. I believe there is something to be learned from everyone. Even people who seem "boring" on the surface, can prove to be deeper than I imagined. People who seem simple can teach me simplicity. People who seem hostile can become warm by sharing a good joint of skunk bud or a funny comeback. But this new person who thinks their God is better than my God, or my lack of a God at all, this new person who thinks indigenous peoples who have never been exposed to Christianity are going to burn in hell as heathens, this new religious fanatic who thinks dying is the coolest way to prove his point and wants to take out innocent people with them, I just dont see how we can ever win any kind of war or make any kind of point with an enemy like that. An enemy who is willing to explode themselves and take everyone else around with them. I just dont see how anyones "God" could condone taking innocent life and why anyone would voluntarily worship a mean, vindictive and fucked up God like that. I have never bought into the whole heaven and hell bullshit but now that somebodys god has gone a step further and seems to condone making a hell right here on earth, I really want to challenge this God to a good old fashioned ass kicking in the alley.
It seems the news channels just contribute to the problem. They offer no solutions they just report stories and sometimes only half of the story. When news organizations like Reuters are doctoring up photographs of Beirut to make Israel look worse, how can we even trust our evening news?
I am tired of reading blogs where they blame the whole Lebanon - Israel crisis on two soldiers being kidnapped. Eight Israeli soldiers were killed and two were kidnapped. Hezbollah then ordered Israel to release prisoners in Israeli jails as a negotiation tactic. When has kidnapping ever been a viable means of negotiation? If these prisoners in jails really dont belong there, isnt there some other channel of diplomacy that can be employed besides kidnapping? If kidnapping is the way to get people out of jail, why do we need King Stahlman Bail Bondsman? If kidnapping is the way to get people out of jail, I have a couple of friends in the can right now. Maybe I should look to kidnap somebody. I do live in Oceanside right by Camp Pendleton. I could probably kidnap a big marine and demand that my dope dealer be released from jail. Maybe I could also get him to move that big bookshelf while he is hanging out here. I just dont think it would work. Why does Hezbollah think it will work and why do liberals seem to think Israel should just sit around and take it?
And I am tired of hearing about how more Lebanese have died than Israelis, how more Iraqis have died than Americans, how more Palestinians have died than Israelis. When did the goal become "kill as many as possible?" He who has the most dead wins? when did the goal become tit for tat, an eye for an eye, equal damage for equal crimes? It doesnt make sense. NOBODY should be dying for any government or religious cause. When I have friends who are fighting cancer, lou gehrigs disease and AIDS right now who want desperately to live, how can anyone be dying anywhere? The insanity of it all makes me feel so helpless and crazy. How do kids grow up with any goals at all in such a world?
War sucks. Innocent people die. Countries have a right to defend themselves. When Hezbollah kidnapped the soldiers they were trying to provoke a response; thats why they did it. They wanted Israel to react. Maybe even overreact. Six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. The Jewish population in the world today is only 4%. So yes, when eight Jews are killed, maybe the Israeli government does freak out and think "six million are gone. we cant afford to lose these eight more." Maybe they do react strongly because they have been attacked over and over again by their neighbors.
I just dont understand why its Israels fault that the Lebanese government didnt build any bombshelters for their people. Why is it Israels fault that the Palestinian govt kept all their world wide aid money and didnt build new buildings and bomb shelters? Maybe Israel should go into the countries that are attacking them and pay for bomb shelters to be built so less people will die when Israel retaliates when they are attacked!
It is so crazy and convoluted it makes me want to scream.
I grew up in a neighborhood where violence happened all the time. My friend edwin was shot on the corner in front of my high school when I was 14 years old and he was 16 in broad daylight, in plain view of my history class. He was crossing the street and boom, boom, boom he was shot at by a passing car. Someone from the Cypress Avenues had shot him because he was from the Highland Park gang. somebody from Highland Park had shot someone from the Avenues because someone from the Avenues had shot someone from HLP. It just went on and on and continues to go on today. No one even remembers who the original one was that got murdered. Its all revenge killing, tit for tat, an eye for an eye. Thats where we are headed now. When we cant even sit down and talk with someone else who has a different opinion; when we cant relate to someone who believes in a different god or needs no god to feel safe; when we cant make friends with someone because that person would rather die than be our friend, we are really headed for trouble. An eye for an eye will make everybody blind. Today being blind to the whole damn thing feels like the right move for me.


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Not L.A.. San Francisco. A live set. Some L.A. promoter needs to bring them all down south since they'll already be in the country.
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Not L.A.. San Francisco. A live set. Some L.A. promoter needs to bring them all down south since they'll already be in the country.
I would go:
Live performance:
1. Daft Punk
2. Chemical Brothers
3. Underworld
Body of work:
1. Chemical Brothers
2. Underworld
3. Daft Punk
Bless you.
1. Marina and the Diamonds
2. Monarchy
3. Lucent Dossier
How about banning smoking in the tents instead.
I just happened by the tent when they were on and got pulled in. Loved them.
I would dearly love designated smoking areas, but I doubt that would be all that enforceable.
One or two more Hydration Stations would be nice. And another Recharge Bar (or make the one more...
Whoever was on the mike was annoying. I had to leave.
If you like Banco de Gaia then you might like Shpongle
This. I caught them both outside & inside at Coachella. Loved both sets.
Horsepower might be my least favorite song on the new album, but it blew me away love (Hollywood Bowl).
They've played the main stage before (and were great). I'm guessing they'll be main...
I don't know. Last time in L.A., they (well, he) played the Roxy. A live set would need a bigger tent than the Gobi, but a DJ set? I can see it.
Yeah, I'd recommend "Tales..." to a newbie too. "...Tea Daze" is great. Also "Once Upon The Sea Of Blissful Awareness" & "Dorset Perception". "Star Shpongled Banner" too.
But not earbuds, real...
No one said it did.
I was wondering about the disconnect between true roots and raving myself. Odd statement.
So much for that theory.
God forbid someone doesn't like Portishead.
"No One On Earth"
"Alone Tonight"
Listen to "How Deep Is Your Love".
Played out "FAIL" images aside, a sticky that documents the lineup changes would be useful.
Or candy.
Bwahahaha. Is this irony?
And all you're whining won't change that.
Because they care? I would hope they're playing for reasons other than how others are billed. If not, can't say I'm...
Give me a break. I doubt those people have given in more than a moment's thought. I doubt they much care about what "live" actually means.
You're gonna lose that battle. But prescriptivism is...
I'm well over it. Long ago.
They'll learn. I don't have a problem with discussing it and people sharing what they know about what is actually going on in an performance. But to make a huge...
Can't say I care. It's all just semantics. Why the need to force the performances to fit these definitions? They're just labels to give the ticket buyers some sort of idea of what's going on. There's...
Fatboy should be billed higher, but does it really matter? Do we really care about billing?
Why not?
True. I love them, but it's ok not to like them.
Still, sometimes I need to live with music before it clicks with me. Sometimes it's a state of mind, sometimes it a bit of a learning process. And...
Such hostility. Might I suggest anger management?
Many (most?) single day attendees won't even need a hotel room. And really, do you believe that the decision had anything to do with this?
Fair point. But if the GA numbers are an accurate way to track sales, this doesn't seem to be happening here. And if the concern is one day selling too fast screwing up the 3-day passes, then you can...
You can't figure it out? Think real hard.
OK, I'll help. Sell single day tickets to the people who only want single day tickets. Sell 3-day passes to the people that want to go all three days. I...
So? Other festivals have shitty ticket policies, so it's OK for GV to ape them? That's the best you got?
Ooooo....lucky us. So kind of them to take our money in exchange for a ticket....
You do realize that forcing people to buy 2-day tickets is less unfriendly than forcing people to buy 3-day tickets?
Read the board. They clearly are alienating customers. Probably...
Exactly. Not all change is good. And I fail to see how less flexibility is progress. Making things more difficult for your customers is more of like a step backwards.
I don't begrudge Goldenvoice...
:rolleyes I went from 2001-2006 without missing one day. I know "what the festival is about". I even already have my ticket, so this policy isn't affecting me. Doesn't mean I can't think it's a...
Was 2001 a "band" concert? Does Goldenvoice really think people buying 1 day tickets are only going "to see a band one night"? And am I supposed to believe that "3-day limits" on accommodations are...
They can allot more. If there are 3 day tickets available, single day tickets can be sold.
And it is interesting that every day's allotment sold out at the exact same time.
I'm sure...
My guess on this is that Roger Waters (or his people) demanded solo top billing and the only way to do that was to list everyone together.
But all that will do is create a scalper market for those who want to buy/sell single day tickets. You better serve your customers by selling the single day tickets.
The last Area Festival was years ago. Wish he'd do Area:Three.
Moby (live) would be a great add. He puts on a fun show.
If it was the same setup they had at Nocturnal, then no, not nearly as cool as Daft Punk. They put on a great show, but no one holds a candle to Daft Punk.
Peter Gabriel doing Passion would kick ass.
I caught them at Area 2. Very disappointing.
Anoushka Shankar
Niyaz/Azam Ali
Lisa Gerrard
This is brilliant. You are a master of the bleedin' obvious. Do you run around telling folks that water is wet and the sun sets in the west?
I'm not complaining that they're selling multi-day...
Meaning that people are buying 3-day passes just to get tickets for one day. Thanks Goldenvoice.
I'm also seeing that they're planning on selling as many tickets as last year. Last year was...
Did all those people get screwed in previous years? I don't remember hearing tons of complaints from those who were unable to get 2-day passes.
Instead, they're stuck selling the tickets they...
They must be trying for force people to buy 3-day passes. Fuck 'em. I'd say my Coachella days are over. It's been fun, but the money grab has really left a bad taste. It was too crowded last year...
They need to bring The Orb back. They owe them after pulling the plug on them.
Oakenfold even played the Coachella stage that year (the wind proved to be a bit problematic).
I wish they'd get back to the electronic stuff. I think they've gone too far to the indie stuff.


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California Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) says that the Department Of Justice tapped phones in the rooms where Congress members speak informally and off the record, eat, sleep and socialize when they're not on the floor of the House of Representatives or in their individual offices.
These rooms are known as "cloak rooms", which are the spaces in which a lot of informal conversations occur … both between Congress members, and Congress members and reporters.
Congressman Nunes told Hugh Hewitt:
[Congressman Nunes]: I don't think people are focusing on the right thing when they talk about going after the AP reporters. The big problem that I see is that they actually tapped right where I'm sitting right now, the Cloak Room.
[Interviewer]: Wait a minute, this is news to me.
Congressman Nunes: The Cloak Room in the House of Representatives.
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Congressman Nunes: So when they went after the AP reporters, right? Went after all of their phone records, they went after the phone records, including right up here in the House Gallery, right up from where I'm sitting right now. So you have a real separation of powers issue that did this really rise to the level that you would have to get phone records that would, that would most likely include members of Congress …
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CINCINNATI — The Astros got a second triple in a week from Carlos Lee, which is usually about two years' worth of production in that department. They had scored twice by the fourth inning on groundouts. They got a popup on the infield from Joey Votto, who made no such outs during last year's MVP campaign.
If this one didn't turn out with the Astros on top, which it almost didn't, they might have had to resort to animal sacrifice.
Well, the chickens and all our other feathered and furry friends can sleep easy tonight. The Astros have a win.
Brett Wallace and Humberto Quintero singled in the top of the ninth, and Matt Downs broke the tie by driving Wallace home with a double to left field as the Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Thursday afternoon.
In the sixth game of the season, the Astros secured their first win, handed the Reds their first loss, and boarded the charter to Houston with a desperately needed souvenir from a difficult road trip.
In the clubhouse, there was a mix of excitement, relief and the loud music that comes after a win but had been lacking since Oct. 3.
"I'm just proud for those guys. Let them know what it feels like; that's the biggest thing," manager Brad Mills said.
After coughing up a 4-0 lead in Wednesday's loss, the Astros would not get this win easily, having to fight until the last pitch. The week-long trip ended the same way it began, with Brandon Lyon trying to make sure Brett Myers' strong outing held up.
Lyon got two easy outs before Brandon Phillips singled after running up a deep count. Votto then singled on a scorcher to first that Wallace couldn't grab, but Lyon got pinch hitter Ramon Hernandez to ground out to shortstop Angel Sanchez, who flipped the ball to second for the final out.
Of course, the real pitching star of the day was Myers, who has given the Astros their only two good starts of the young season. He threw 61⁄3 innings, allowing two runs, including a Scott Rolen homer on his 106th and final pitch of the game, and left with the score tied.
Myers exited with a 2.03 ERA, which looks even better when compared to the 12.98 ERA that the rest of the rotation is collectively carrying.
"I felt really strong the first couple innings. The ball was up a lot; I was kind of fighting myself to get the ball down," Myers said, referring to one good inning and a second in which he walked the pitcher around other misadventures. "But once I made the adjustment, I felt pretty good about it."
Myers turned the ball over to Mark Melancon, who in turn left for Fernando Abad, who worked a scoreless 11⁄3 innings to collect his first major league win.
Downs, who entered the game at second base in a double-switch in the seventh, came to the plate with two outs in the ninth and with the memory of a curveball on which he whiffed in his first at-bat.
When Nick Masset threw another, Downs didn't miss. And the Astros didn't miss a chance to cut their losing streak short of last year's abysmal 0-8 start. And while the nobody was counting down or counting up to eight, the winless streak was certainly in the players' minds.
"As a team, obviously we needed to get one and get it off our back," Downs said. "Maybe we can relax and start playing some baseball."


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While you're at yard sales this weekend — hunting for gadgets, collectibles and salt & pepper shakers that match your wallpaper — keep an eye out for something for your yard too — namely plants.
Since the yard-sale season coincides quite nicely with spring and early summer planting, it's pretty common for yard sale hosts to offer up some of their extras.
Some people grow plants and flowers for fun. Others grow veggies to eat. More than a few do-it-yourselfers spend their spring moving plants and bushes from one flowerbed to the next, and then unearthing something else because "it just doesn't look right anymore."
All that hard work can benefit the watchful yard-saler, who can snap up decent plants at a fraction of the cost of a traditional nursery. The prices are always good, and sometimes you can get decent plants for free because kind-hearted gardeners want to give their rejects a good home.
So what kind of plants can you find? Here's the rundown:
- DUG-UPS -- Plants (usually bulbs or bush stubs with roots) that have been dug up during a landscaping project. These will require a little bit of work and time to bring back to their full glory.
- SEEDLINGS – Some growers buy and plant more seeds than they can accommodate, so rather than pitch their extras they sell them or give them away at yard sales. You just have to replant them and keep them watered.
- LEFTOVERS -- Just like the "seedlings," sometimes people buy more flowers than they need — maybe the nursery's deal on flats was too hard to resist. The end result is too many flowers and not enough flowerbeds. You reap the benefit.
- HOBBYIST -- Sometimes you run across deals on pre-potted flowers and plants, often the result of a hobbyist who just loves to build hanging baskets or design a living arrangement with unique pots. Others just like to try their hand at growing a challenging plant. These are always gorgeous, and often much cheaper than similar products at the nursery. You also might find some uncommon plants too. We remember one yard sale a few years ago that offered a table of Venus flytraps.
- FRESH-PICKED — Later on in the yard sale season, you'll start to the results of your local green thumbs, when cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkins and other veggies come available. You can always get them at a steal.
Our only advice for your plant-buying expedition: Compliment the greenthumb on how wonderful their plants look. They might throw in something extra.
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A gifted young Taiwanese violin student faced the music after leaving a rare violin worth more than $170,000 on a bus.
Jessica Muchen Hsieh, a student at the New England Conservatory of Music, realized the violin was missing sometime after getting off a Megabus in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
On Friday, police said the out-of-tune 18-year-old's precious instrument had been recovered. "Located the lost violin," Detective Joseph Murray announced on his Twitter feed.
Made in Naples, Italy in 1835, the violin still bears the label of its maker, Vincenco Jorio. It was on loan to Muchen from the Chi Mei Culture Foundation in Taiwan.
Earlier, the distraught student had appealed on television for help.
"I'm a violin major so I really hope that the person that took it can give it back to me so I can continue my studies because right now, I can't do anything," Hsieh told local station KYW-TV.


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Minerals 2013, 3(3), 304-317; doi:10.3390/min3030304
Sustainability of Rare Earths—An Overview of the State of Knowledge
Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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AbstractRare Earths (RE) have been the focus of much attention in recent years as a consequence of a number of converging factors, prominent among which are: centralization of supply (in China), unique applications in high-end technologies particularly in the low-carbon energy industry, and global demand outstripping availability. Despite this focus, RE supply chain sustainability has not been examined in depth or in any systematic manner. This paper provides an initial review of RE sustainability considerations at present, including current initiatives to understand the research and development needs. The analysis highlights a broad range of areas needing consolidation with future research and calls for collaboration between industry and academia to understand the sustainability considerations of these critical elements in more depth. View Full-Text
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Harbor seals, and possibly all pinnipeds, rely on their whiskers much
more than previously realized to help them track prey in murky water,
according to a group of German scientists.
Some marine animals, like dolphins and toothed whales, use echolocation, a kind of internal sonar system that allows them to determine the location of their prey by measuring how long it takes an echo to bounce back from it. Many fish species have what is called a lateral line system that helps them detect the movement of prey in dark water.
Seals have neither, yet they must operate in the same conditions, searching for food in an environment where sight and smell are effectively neutralized. Harbor seals are carnivores and feed on fish, shrimp, squid, and other animals. How they find their prey has long puzzled scientists.
A team of zoologists based in Germany reports in the July 6 issue of the journal Science that it's all in the seals movement-sensitive whiskers.
Following the Hydrodynamic Trail
Experiments conducted by lead author Guido Dehnhardt, a zoologist from the University of Bochum, Germany, and his colleagues in 1998 showed that seals use their whiskers to detect the hydrodynamic trail fish leave in their wake. However, the general consensus until now has been that the movement of the swimming seal would inhibit hydrodynamic trail detection to only very short distances.
The current study has shown that the whiskers play a much bigger role in seal navigation.
"Previously it was thought that hydrodynamic reception works only in the millimeter to centimeter range," says Dehnhardt, who specializes in sensory ecology. "For seals this would mean that they could have used the whiskers in a sit-and-wait strategy, not more. Now we have shown for the first time that hydrodynamic information can be used for long-distance object location.
"This is a small revolution in the field of research on hydrodynamic receptor systems."
Henry and the Submarine
The researchers trained two harbor seals, Henry and Nick, to search for a trail left by a miniature submarine. Even blindfolded, the seals found the trail and tracked it to the submarine around 80 percent of the time. When their whiskers were covered, however, they never found the miniature sub.
"As fish trails are much more stable and last for a longer time [than the trail left by the sub] we calculated that it should be possible for a seal to locate a herring by hydrodynamic trail-following that is about 180 meters (600 feet) away," says Dehnhardt. "This assumption is extrapolated from what we know about trails of small gold fish and has to be tested experimentally now."


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That is a weakness that a lot of minority and female characters have, a lack of a true villain. Willis Stryker is kind of a joke, snake-codename or no. That's why making the Wrecking Crew Cage's personal villains seems like a brilliant idea. AIM, personified by Director George Clinton and/or MODOK/George Tarleton, puts them after him once he escapes... perhaps after foiling the Wrecking Crew's more villainous escape plan. I'm also inclined to get rid of Burnstein, or, at least, relegate him to the last decent person in AIM.
Also, if there's a trial involved, GREAT place to insert Matt Murdock and/or Jennifer Walters.
Anyway, here's my take right now...
Carl Lucas is a down on his luck neighborhood guy, trying to do the right thing, but stuck in a big gang that's on the verge of war.
Buddy Willis Stryker is his major negative influence, with Reva Connors as his girlfriend.
When Reva is threatened, Lucas tries to get out with her, but Willis sets him up and he ends up in prison.
He gets saved from prison riff raff/guards by Dirk Garthwaite and Dr. Elliot Franklin, along with Brian Caulsky and Henry Camp form a bit of a clique.
We learn this prison is run by AIM who does a bunch of shady illegal stuff but has all the right people paid off. Including, voluntary experiments that will probably kill you, but could get you some prison perks and maybe even a parole hearing. Or maybe make you live forever, so you actually have to serve that triple life sentence.
We also see a lot of other AIM experiments/developments, including the MODOK system, the asgardian 'crowbar' and control collars that set up for later things in the film and MCU at large.
In the process of volunteering, Carl meets Director George Tarleton, a strange little man with a lot of issues, and a personal interest in him.
He also meets Dr. Noah Burnstein, a decent guy, holdover from WWII who Tarleton keeps under wraps.
The experiment/power is explained as cell regeneration that removes the strength/durability cap for the human body, and offers a healing factor as well.
Carl, and the rest of the Wrecking Crew undergo the experiment, but Carl finds out they are planning to escape and exact their vengeance upon society "and they can't even report us escaped or else they get investigated." So, before the control collars can be locked onto them, Carl foils their escape, but still takes advantage of their plan, to go save Reva.
Escaping, Carl finds himself back in New York, manages to catch a glimpse of Iron Man or Captain America in action. Puts on a cheesy yellow outfit and manages to stop a shoot out with the cops. The hostage thanks him, and offers to write him a check. "Make it out to Ca...." looks around at cops nearby. "Make it out to Luke Cage..." Looking at the check inspires him...
Next time we see him, he's coming into his old neighborhood, he finds out Reva has been killed due to Stryker's gang actions, he contronts his old friend, who has cultivated an air of mystique as 'Diamondback'
Luke Cage takes on the gangs, defeats Stryker and pretty much single handedly fixes his community. He hands out business cards as a Hero for Hire, does tons of pro-bono work, too. Overnight, becoming a sensation, coming to SHIELD attention and media attention and everything.
This brings him to the attention of AIM, who dispatches a collar controlled Wrecking Crew to bring him down or in, and they are more than happy to oblige.
Wrecker finds Cage's business card, and the Wrecking Crew makes sure he gets plenty of business, setting him up and beating him senseless in unison.
Brought back to the prison, Cage is bereft, and with nothing left, goes about his prison duties in a depressed state. He continues working out, using very large things to do so.
The Wrecking Crew enacts their master plan, as Enforcers for AIM, to steal the adamantine rod (crowbar-like) that AIM had recovered from Asgard somehow.
Bernstein encourages Luke Cage to act, at which point Burnstein helps facilitate an escape, which gets Burnstein killed, and Tarleton crippled.
Cage, with a yellow T-Shirt and black jeans, mounts a rescue on his old neigherhood to stop the Wrecking Crew from detonating a bomb there.
Cage uses everything he knows about them to throw them off balance, and his superior strength to keep them on edge. He takes on the two minor ones first, at the same time. Then he faces the Dr, whom he bests verbally more than physically before going head to head against Wrecker and his uber crowbar
After defeating the Wrecking Crew, SHIELD steps in, and the AIM prison is shut down. We see Cage on trial, thanks to public defender Matthew Murdock and Assistant DA Jennifer Walters is unable to show sufficient evidence that the drugs/setup from the beginning was his, and he is exhonerated from breaking out of prison.
Our last shot is Cage, t-shirt and jeans, doing his press conference, just outside the courthouse, introducing himself to the world. "My name is Luke Cage. I'm the people's superhero. I do shootouts, hostage rescues, mad scientists, and world ending apocalypses. Book me now at HeroesforHire.com." "Mr. Cage, Mr. Cage! Did you say Heroes, plural?" "Yeah, I'm taking applications."
Boom. End Credits.
Post credits, we see, finally Cage opening up a storefront and then casually moving a car that is parked in his parking spot. That's when Fury shows up. Cage declines, for now...
A little weak, kinda like two movies at the moment, but that's what's in my head. I really do like the "I'm taking applications" line at the moment.
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color bar, colour bar, color line, colour line, Jim Crow(noun)
barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
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The numerical value of color bar in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
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Discussion in 'Xbox 360 - Modding & Hacking' started by Fenix1, Sep 19, 2009.
Why wont Jungle flasher find my drive?
Should i delete that driver??
no, you should give more information. like what drive what are you doing what exactly you are doing step by step and what is happening.
Well, I turned off my computer, hooked a Lite on drive to it with a connectivity kit V3 xecuter, turned on jungle flasher and tried to find the drive but it wont show up anywhere. im trying to flash my drive.
But, did you install portio32.exe that comes with jungleflasher, if you did, good. Your drive doesn't show up in device manager unless you have 0800 firmware installed to rip games, it will show under a sata port in jungleflasher as DG-16d2s, in dvdkey32 make sure include non-ide ports is checked.
Im sorry im such a noob. The problem is it wont show up in jungle flasher and yes i did include non ide ports. The port i/o32 thing aswell, i didnt install the one that came with jungle flasher cause there where some issues with vista and it so i got it from somewhere, could that be the problem then? and also I read that some via drivers are meant to be uninstalled, do i have to if u look at the picture i posted earlier?
did you read leerages tutorial? its pretty self explanatory in it.
Yes, i did
ok. do you have the via 6421 PCI card?
No? do i absoulutly need one?
I've used nforce4 to do it without uninstalling drivers and I don't even know what mine is but I doubt it's via or nforce but it works.
if your onboard sata ports wont detect your drive with the proper drivers installed (the ones that come with JF) then yes you need the PCI card. its only 15 bucks anyways.
Is there any link for that port I/O 32 thing for vista, cause the one that comes with jungle flasher dosent work:S
and where can i get a via 6421 PCI card?
you can install it manually (guide included in jungleflasher in a folder: manual_install)
My on board sata is just called: Intel(R) 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller - 27C0
But it works for every drive.
EDIT: So is yours so it should work.
you have to install it manually in vista. just follow the text file with JF on how to do it. but according your your screen shot, its already installed. so my suggestion would be to spend the 15 bucks on the PCI card.
That's a bit odd though, he has the same on board sata ports as me but mine works.
it should work, but wont show up, why?
well then either portio didnt install correctly (doubt it as it shows its installed),so uninstall it and reinstall it. or he doesnt have the drive turned on via the ck3 (not sure if this is the case since the OP has given very little information about what hes done thus far). or for some reason his isnt compatible even though yours is.
also, OP if you have the option of editing your posts (little pencil looking thing in the top corner of your posts) use it instead of double posting all the time.
It could be a driver conflict, the drive could be off, portio32 could be installed wrong (reinstall), it could actually be anything more info could help, what are you using to flash (ck3 pro?) it and have you tried a different sata port?
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What does sacrum mean?
Definitions for sacrumˈsæk rəm, ˈseɪ krəm; ˈsæk rə, ˈseɪ krə
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Princeton's WordNet
wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx
A large triangular bone located at the base of the spine between the two hipbones of pelvis and formed from fused vertebrae.
Origin: From os sacer, translation of ἱερός ὀστέον. Called so either because supposedly sacrum was the part of an animal offered in sacrifice or because of the belief that the soul of the man resides there.
Webster Dictionary
that part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis
Origin: [NL., fr. L. sacer sacred, os sacrum the lowest bone of the spine.]
In humans, the sacrum is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine and at the upper and back part of the pelvic cavity, where it is inserted like a wedge between the two hip bones. Its upper part connects with the last lumbar vertebra, and bottom part with the coccyx. It consists of usually five initially unfused vertebrae which begin to fuse between ages 16–18 and are usually completely fused into a single bone by age 34. It is curved upon itself and placed obliquely. It is kyphotic—that is, concave facing forward. The base projects forward as the sacral promontory internally, and articulates with the last lumbar vertebra to form the prominent sacrovertebral angle. The central part is curved outward toward the posterior, allowing greater room for the pelvic cavity. The two lateral projections of the sacrum are called ala, and articulate with the ilium at the L-shaped sacroiliac joints.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
sā′krum, n. a triangular bone situated at the lower part of the vertebral column (of which it is a natural continuation), and wedged between the two innominate bones, so as to form the keystone to the pelvic arch.—adj. Sā′cral.—n. Sācral′gia, pain in the region of the sacrum.—adjs. Sācrocos′tal, connected with the sacrum and having the character of a rib (also n.); Sācroil′iac, pertaining to the sacrum and ilium; Sācrolum′bar, pertaining to sacral and lumbar vertebræ; Sācropū′bic, pertaining to the sacrum and to the pubes; Sācrorec′tal, pertaining to the sacrum and the rectum; Sācrosciat′ic, pertaining to the sacrum and the hip; Sācrover′tebral, pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral column immediately anterior to it. [L. sacrum (os, bone), sacred.]
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The numerical value of sacrum in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of sacrum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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I have a tumor behind my skull. I have a tumor on my sacrum. I have one on my [cervical] spine somewhere, and on my liver and my lymph node and my left breast, it's just hard. I just, I don't want to die.
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My sx10is will not turn on the LCD screen when taking pictures, it will when reviewing them. I think I did something to screw this up, help appreciated>
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Close the LCD. Turn the camera off and then on. Look thorough the view finder and press the disp button to cycle through menus until it comes back to picture view. Open the LCD. If it doesn't show picture view, Press the disp button next to the menu button.
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Running the online broadcast from the bottom of the Mariana trench
Specialists of the National oceanic and atmospheric administration launched an online stream from the bottom of the Mariana trench, is the deepest place on Earth, of all that are open today and available to man. The depth of the depression is about 11 kilometers.
photo: youtube.com
Video feed is in parallel with the three cameras positioned on the apparatus Okeanos Explorer, which began studying depression since the end of April and will continue to work until July. Some of the commentators explaining what is happening in the frame, are on Board of this device. All commenters are scientists, but their full names to viewers is currently unknown, and each other, they are called "Chris", "Kelly", and so on.
Experts say that the geological picture of the bottom of the basin is characterized by not very diverse, but abundant details. Viewers are given the opportunity to look at the inhabitants of the deepest point on Earth — for not too long a time since the start of the broadcast cameras lenses the camera has caught an unusual fish, starfish, sponges and other marine life.
The brightest moments of the broadcast is planned from time to time to post on the website of the National oceanic and atmospheric administration, in real time video transmitted through the channel offices on YouTube.Related posts:


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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Waking up without an alarm.
What is your greatest fear?
My plane crashing in the jungle - eat me first, please.
Which living person do you most admire?
Anyone on the minimum wage.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Wasting time.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
People who kidnap other people's grief to enjoy the limelight. Ugh!
Where would you like to live?
Jeffrey Archer's place looking over the Thames.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My feet.
What is your favourite fantasy?
That Marlon Brando was in love with me all along.
How did you vote in the last election?
How will you vote in the next election?
Not sure.
For what cause would you die?
No cause - though I would stand in front of my son if he was in danger, if he'd let me.
Do you believe in monogamy?
I have a go.
Which living person do you most despise?
George Bush - what a waste of an expensive education.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
All virtues are overrated.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
'What a c***!'
What is your greatest regret?
That I didn't listen to my mother enough.
How do you relax?
Scrabble mixed with wine.
What would your motto be?
Get on with it.
What keeps you awake at night?
Burglar alarms.
How would you like to die?
I wouldn't.
How would you like to be remembered?
As a bit of a laugh.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
You can never ask too many questions.


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Galtees walking challenge
The ultimate test of fitness for Mid-Tipp Hillwalkers' hardiest trekkers is the annual length of Galtee Mountain Challenge, which this year was led by Ollie Walsh.
Accompanying Ollie were Maura Creaney, Michael Barry, Dan Condren, Winnie Flynn, JJ Bergin, Marianne and Padraig Cleary, Tom Cummins , Josephine Tobin, Joan Quinn, Tom and Joan Lysaght and Tony Madden.
Conditions were unfavourable with mist, cold and wind throughout the day. However, the group pushed on to complete the full traverse in a very respectable time of 10 hours.
For further details of this walk, read the participant blog on www.midtipphillwalkers.ie
Meanwhile, bookings are now being taken for the 15th annual Autumn Charity Challenge in aid of visually impaired people, which takes place among the scenery of the Burren.
It offers all comers, of all fitness levels, an opportunity to sample the very best this world famous area.
This a great opportunity to explore the Burren on a long distance walk or a nature walk exploring the flora and fauna, or with an introduction to caving and rockclimbing.
If you would like to participate the entire weekend, including hotel accommodation, costs just E159.
Further information can be obtained from Michael Sutton, 17 Willowmere Drive, Thurles Co Tipp; Tel: (0504) 21482 or (086) 4009989; email :email@example.com.
Finally, it's back to the Club's normal 4 to 5 hour outing on Sunday next with a high-level mountain walk leaving from Cashel Fire Station at 11am on July 22.


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USC vs. Colorado: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Radio, Game Time and MoreNovember 1, 2011
Last week, the USC Trojans were on the brink of the biggest win that program has had since winning the Rose Bowl in 2008, but it was not meant to be. Now, they have to get back to business when they take on the Colorado Buffaloes in a Pac-12 showdown.
The Trojans are not eligible for a bowl game this season, so anything that they do in the regular season has to serve as their postseason. Quarterback Matt Barkley has had a terrific season thus far, and head coach Lane Kiffin is doing a great job building this program after two down years.
Colorado transitioned to the Pac-12 hoping that it would make life easier on the program, but the team is just 1-8 so far this season and five of the last six losses have come by at least 20 points. The offense, led by quarterback Tyler Hansen, is a disaster, and the defense is even worse. They can turn all that around with a home win against USC.
Where: Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado
When: Friday, Nov. 4 at 9:00 p.m. EDT
Watch: ESPN; ESPN 3-D
Listen: ESPN Radio 710 (USC); KOA 850 AM (Colorado)
Betting Line: USC (-22)
USC Injury Report
Out: RB Dillon Baxter (Academics), CB Anthony Brown (Ankle), QB Jesse Scroggins (Thumb), LB Marquis Simmons (Neck), DE Armond Armstead (Chest), WR Markeith Ambles (Personal Reasons), C Abe Markowitz (Foot), FB Charles Burks (Knee)
Colorado Injury Report
Probable: RB Rodney Stewart (Knee), WR Paul Richardson (Knee), OL Shawn Daniels (Calf), WR Jason Espinoza (Concussion), WR Kyle Cefalo (Knee), RB Brian Lockridge (Ankle)
Out: DB Will Harlos (Concussion), LB Douglas Rippy (Knee), DB Vince Ewing (Knee), OL Jack Harris (Leg), DB Jered Bell (Knee)
Key Storyline: How Will USC Play Following Triple-Overtime Loss To Stanford?
USC had the Cardinal beat. Andrew Luck threw a pick-six with three minutes to go and the game was over. Unfortunately, the defense couldn't hold it, and there was some controversy about whether the Trojans should have had a timeout before the end of regulation.
Now, just one week later, the Trojans have to be focused on the task at hand. They have played well since a hiccup in Week 4 against Arizona State, with a 3-1 record and at least 30 points scored in those four games.
They have the right team to bounce back against, because Colorado has lost six straight games and are averaging just 19 points per game this season.
BCS/Top 25 Implications
Unfortunately for USC, there are no BCS dreams because of the sanctions that were levied on the program from the Pete Carroll era. They are, however, still ranked 21st in the AP Poll. They are not likely to move much higher with a win in this game, unless the teams directly ahead of them stumble.
Colorado is one of the most pathetic programs in a major conference right now, and they are already out of bowl contention.
What They Are Saying
USC head coach Lane Kiffin told the Los Angeles Times that he is concerned with trying to get his team to focus on a short week after such an emotionally draining game against Stanford.
"We're still going to find ways to get our time in to make sure our guys are really prepared for a very difficult adversity-type game. Emotionally, just making sure we're up for the game and playing really well," he said.
USC Player To Watch: Robert Woods, WR
Quarterback Matt Barkley is getting all the attention because he has the potential to be a top 10 pick in the NFL draft if he comes out. But Robert Woods has been the star of the show on the Trojans offense.
Woods has 81 catches for 991 yards and nine touchdowns already this season. Against a porous Colorado defense, he should easily go for 10 catches and 130-140 yards with a couple more touchdown catches.
He might not be the most explosive receiver in the country, but Woods certainly has the skills and ability to change the way defenses play the Trojans offense.
Colorado Player To Watch: Tyler Hansen, QB
Colorado's offense is virtually unwatchable, with the only ray of sunshine being the solid play of Tyler Hansen. He has thrown for 2,029 yards and 14 touchdowns so far this season, though he has struggled against better Pac-12 competition.
His numbers against Stanford and Oregon are not pretty: 22-for-44 with 264 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.
The Buffaloes are going to have to score a lot of points in this game, and that starts with the quarterback. If Hansen is able to penetrate the USC defense, the team can at least stay in the game through halftime.
Key Matchup: Colorado Offense vs. USC Defense
I could go with one player on Colorado's offense, but the fact of the matter is, they have been so bad this season that it will take a collective effort in order for them to beat USC.
Colorado is averaging less than 19 points per game, which is nearly half of what USC averages (32.4). They will have to play the best game of their season in order to keep up with Matt Barkley, Robert Woods and Co.
Considering how badly they have looked virtually all season long, it does not appear that there is a lot of hope this week. But, as the saying goes, that's why they play the game.
USC is too strong on offense and Colorado has nothing on either side of the ball.
USC 45, Colorado 13


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text: Services for Jay Mazursky, 71, of the North Side, were held Tuesday in the chapel at 1300 W. Devon Ave. Mr. Mazursky died Monday in Michael Reese Hospital. He owned and operated a Chicago currency exchange and was a 50-year member of the B`nai B`rith Sportsmans Lodge and a former president of the Central Synagogue on the South Side. He is survived by his wife, Rose; one daughter, Maxine Fulton; two sons, Shelby and Gordon Mazursky; three grandchildren; and one sister.


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State's financial picture looking rosier but there's concern about revenue from coal severance tax
By Jack Brammer
FRANKFORT – State budget director Mary Lassiter had "good news to share" Thursday with legislators about Kentucky's improving financial picture but she expressed concerns about less money than expected from coal severance tax receipts.
Lassiter told members of the legislature's interim budget committee that the state ended fiscal year 2012 on June 30 with a 3.8 percent increase in revenue for the General Fund that pays for most state programs.
That marked the second consecutive year Kentucky has closed a fiscal year with revenue growth after two years of decline, she said.
The growth for 2011 was 6.5 percent. In the two previous fiscal years, Kentucky lost revenue – a 2.4 percent drop in 2010 and a 2.7 percent decline in 2009.
General Fund receipts for the recently ended fiscal year exceeded official estimates by $83.3 million, giving the state a surplus of $45.7 million. The General Fund revenues for the last fiscal year were $9.09 billion, or $331.5 million than in fiscal year 2011.
The surplus, Lassiter said, will be put in a budget reserve trust fund for necessary government expenses like natural disasters.
Lassister attributed the revenue growth for the last fiscal year to a 24.5 percent increase in receipts from corporation income taxes, a 5.4 percent increase in sales tax receipts and a 2.8 percent increase in receipts from the individual income tax.
But the state was expecting $326.7 million from coal severance tax receipts and took in $298.3 million, a difference of $28.4 million, Lassiter said.
Greg Harkenrider, deputy executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Analyis, told state lawmakers that coal severance receipts "have been on my watch list since December."
He noted that coal sales have been down, while natural gas sales across the country are on the upswing.
The state budget officials had better news for the state Road Fund, which showed a 7.8 percent growth in fiscal year 2012.
The state had estimated that the fund would grow by $1.412 billion, but it actually took in more than $31 million expected. It is primarily funded by motor fuels tax at the pumps and motor vehicle usage tax on car sales.
Filed Under: KY General Assembly • State Budget • State Government • Steve Beshear


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(Literary Masterpieces, Volume 20)
Like three of Spencer's previous novels, A Ship Made of Paper is set in the fictional town of Leyden, New York. Modeled on the historic town of Rhinebeck, where Spencer lives, Leyden has three distinct social classes: the old aristocracy of estate owners along the Hudson River, the old middle class of shop owners and professionals, and the affluent, cultured refugees from New York City, approximately one hundred miles downriver. On the surface, it seems the perfect place to live, scenic in all four seasons and needing only four policemen. However, it is a microcosm of the United States during the year of the O. J. Simpson murder trial, when racial prejudices and their consequences are painfully obvious to almost everyone. Even Leyden has its crime spree, when black youths break out of a juvenile home.
Daniel Emerson grew up in Leyden, the son of chiropractors who did everything for him short of showing any love: "they did not childproof their house, they houseproofed their child." After attending elite schools and earning a law degree from Columbia University, he worked as a civil rights lawyer in the South and did pro bono work for the poor in New York. He joins the white flight, however, when he is threatened and then attacked by friends of a drug dealer whom he has unsuccessfully defended. He returns to Leyden, bringing with him his girlfriend, Kate Ellis, and her preschool-age daughter, Ruby. They have a beautiful country house, which Kate has purchased with proceeds from her first novel and for which he contributes half the monthly payments. Daniel is a sensitive male who shops and cooks and takes Ruby to preschool. Kate is attractive and intelligent. They share witty repartee and a limited commitment: "a pledge to each other to be Swiss bankers of the heart." However, Daniel finds that he needs more.
As the novel begins, Daniel is happiest driving Ruby to preschool. In her company he experiences "something tender at the center of creation, some meaning, some purpose and poetry." Unloved as a child, he begins to experience love as a surrogate father. He is fascinated with Iris Davenport, the mother of Ruby's schoolmate Nelson. In addition to being a loving mother, Iris is a beautiful African American. She keeps up a commuter marriage with Hampton Welles, a banker from a prominent African American family; he lives in New York during the week, and she lives in Leyden so she can pursue a graduate degree at nearby Marlowe College (closely modeled on Bard College).
Daniel's fascination becomes an obsession as he follows Iris's car, cruises past her house, and learns the details of her schedule. He takes every opportunity to mention Iris's name in conversation with Kate, because he likes to think about her but has no reason to think that she would reciprocate his desire. Kate gets suspicious and arranges an evening together for the two couples, an evening that proves disastrous when conversation turns to the Simpson trial, then in progress. Convinced of Simpson's guilt, Kate exposes the prejudices of her southern upbringing. Later that evening, after she collapses on her bed in a drunken stupor, Daniel drives past Iris's house. Little does he realize that she is standing at the window, watching his car while Hampton sleeps.
A few days later, an early ice storm hits the area, felling trees, downing power lines, and blocking roads. Daniel manages to drive as far as Iris's house, where he is to pick up Ruby, but the storm keeps them from leaving. As Daniel soaks in the details of Iris's life, she confesses that her husband pays no attention to her and that she finds Daniel's attention strangely flattering. Daniel confesses his love for her, and before the night is out they make love while their children sleep, passionate love such as neither has known before.
They see each other every day until Hampton returns for the weekend, and they come to regard these first days together as "the Rapture." They are in untenable positions: Iris fears that Hampton will harm her or take Nelson away, while Daniel hates the thought of hurting Kate or, worse still, Ruby. Somehow they continue their love affair, as well as their family affairs, through the Thanksgiving holiday. However, their families are stressed to the breaking point. When they two couples meet again, by chance, at a fund-raiser in late November, their lives are truly broken, changed forever by a freak accident.
The accident is provoked by another love triangle. Ferguson...
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text: Ignorantpeasant 1 Posted April 18, 2013 I'm hoping someone can help me or at least tell me I'm not the only one with this problem. I bought my Focus 57 plate 1.6 TDCi 18 months ago & the dealer fitted a new DPF just after I bought it due to a DPF error on the display. Since then I've never had any DPF error messages. Over the last 18 months (& 48,000 miles!) forced regenerations have become more & more frequent. When I bought the car I didn't notice any, then I started to notice it was doing one every day (my 90 mile round-trip to work), then every journey, and now they're continuous i.e. 5 mins after I leave home the first cycle starts & lasts about 7 mins, then I get 2 minutes of normal driving before the next regeneration cycle starts. You can imagine what this is doing to my MPG! My commute consists of 30 mins of motorway cruising followed by some clear A-roads & finally 5-10 mins of slow traffic. I cruise at 55-60 on the motorway for economy and, according to what I've read, it should need to do any forced regenerations under those circumstances. I know it's doing the regen by watching the average MPG. I reset it when I leave home & it builds nicely for the first five mins, then starts to drop again while the regen takes place, before recovering a bit in between cycles. When I get out of the car at the end of the journey the cooling fan is always running & I think this usually happens during regen. Neither my local garage or the Ford main dealer has got a clue. The only diagnostic fault they've seen is a regeneration failure which may have been logged after the EGR fell to bits a few months back & had to be replaced. I can't afford to replace the DPF on the off-chance that it will cure the problem & in any case I don't think it should be blocked. Could it be a sensor fault? Can the entry/exit pressure sensors be replaced individually at a reasonable cost? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Leeds Rhinos 38 Tries: Donald 2, Burrow 2, Ellis 2, Senior Goals: Sinfield 5 Hull FC 22 Tries: Manu, Horne, Tickle Goals: Tickle 5 Att: 16,886 Leeds Rhinos staged a second half comeback to gain victory over Hull FC at Headingley Carnegie Stadium. Hull FC dominated the first half and led by the astute kicking of Adam Dykes they led 18-4 at the break thanks to tries from Willie Manu, Graeme Horne and Danny Tickle. Keith Senior scored for Leeds just before the interval. The second half was a complete reversal of the first as the Rhinos stepped up a gear to produce a stirring comeback. Rob Burrow and Gareth Ellis both scored a double. Scott Donald also got two and scored one of the best tries ever seen at Headingley when he beat about six men in a mazy 80 meter run. Kevin Sinfield kicked 5 goals to take him to second in Leeds' all-time leading points scorer list with 1,885 as the Rhinos remained six points clear of the field. St Helens 52 Tries: Gardner 3, Gidley 2, Fa'asavalu, Pryce, Talau, Wellens Goals: Long 7 Hull KR 10 Tries: Vella, Briscoe Goals: Cooke Att: 8,404 St Helens ran in nine-tries as they easily disposed of Hull KR at Knowsley Road. The game as a contest was over at half-time as St Helens led 30-0. Ade Gardner and Matt Gidley both scored a brace, with Maurie Fa


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Electronic and interfacial properties of Pd/6H-SiC Schottky diode gas sensors / Liang-Yu Chen [and seven others].
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (6 pages) : illustrations.
- Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, June 1996.
Content descriptions
|General Note:
| Title from title screen (viewed July 11, 2016).
"June 1996"--Report documentation page.
"Prepared for the Third International High Temperature Electronics Conference sponsored by the Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1996."
"Performing organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center"--Report documentation page.
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| Includes bibliographical references (page 6).
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The House assembled at 10:00 A.M.
Deliberations were opened with prayer by the Chaplain of the House of Representatives, the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark as follows:
O God of all-embracing knowledge and unlimited wisdom, help us in the stewardship of our offices to separate the eternal from the temporal, the permanent from the tentative, the enduring from the perishable. Spare us from doing hastily and in the wrong way when study and patience and hard work may accomplish the right thing in the right way. Show us how to move when the way is clear, to take steps when movement is wise, and to seek Your light when the path is dim. To this end, we beseech You to guide us that we might legislate wisely for the well-being of this great State and of those who live in it.
In the Name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.
The following Bill was taken up, read the third time, and ordered sent to the Senate.
H. 4287 -- Reps. Klapman, Sturkie, Sharpe, Derrick, Felder and Koon: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 1201 OF 1968, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEXINGTON COUNTY RECREATION COMMISSION, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE RESTRICTION WHICH LIMITS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION TO NO MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS.
The following Bill was taken up, read the second time, and ordered to a third reading:
H. 4369 -- Rep. D. Martin: A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO RESTORE THE CHARTER OF PORT CITY GOLF CLUB IN CHARLESTON COUNTY.
At 10:15 A.M. the House in accordance with the ruling of the SPEAKER adjourned to meet at 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, January 16.
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