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Lower body muscles such as the hamstrings, glutes and quadriceps get a workout in the sumo squat, and muscles in the mid- to upper back are engaged in the the hitch-a-ride. This movement can help improve posture.
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Start with feet turned out, with knees bent and over the feet. Lean forward slightly at the hips, engaging the abdominals and forming a diagonal line from the hips to the head, making sure the head is in natural alignment with the neck and spine. Reach the hands over the head, with arms parallel to the ears and palms facing inward, thumbs extended. Pulse the arms slightly upward, opening up the chest and making sure shoulders are not hunched.
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In the case of Rustic Canyon, yes they did invest in my company but I can honestly say that their due dilligence process was extremely thorough and very analytical. The data was shared and discussed. I didn't necessarily agree with all of their findings but in the end, I could understand the logic they were using. This is in no way a Bush League operation. Post close, they, along with my other lead investors, continue to add value and have specific epertise on hand that I can (and do) leverage.PRIVATE: Members Only

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When to use RATHER THAN + V and RATHER THAN + V-ing, please?
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Do you always shop at the same supermarket? If so, you might be better off using two stores. Consumer Reports suggests finding a store with good prices on packaged goods and another that has high quality meats, produce and baked goods.
For its October issue, the magazine surveyed 24,000 readers and concluded the "perfect supermarket" does not exist. Thus its suggestion to find two favorites.
"Where you find low prices, you'll often find lackluster help, long checkout lines, and so-so fresh foods," the editors write. "And where you find great service and goods, you'll pay."
No matter where you shop, you need to know the techniques — some would call them tricks — grocery stores use to get you to run up the bill.
Make a list and stick to it
The more time you're in the store, the more money you're likely to spend. That's why the things you need each week — meat, eggs and milk — are in the back. It slows you down and forces you to pass by the more profitable items along the way.
By knowing what you want before you go to the store, you'll get in and out faster and buy fewer high-priced impulse items. My friend Phil Lempert, the food editor for NBC's Today show, says this is one of the best ways to spend less.
Studies show people who don't have a list will buy about 40 percent more than they had planned, Phil says. Most of those extra purchases "will either be impulse items or items you don't need."
Check the unit price
Usually, the bigger size is more economical, but not always. That's especially true when the smaller size is on sale. The only way to know if the jumbo size is a better buy is to check the unit price.
For example, shopping this weekend I found the 182-ounce Clorox bleach selling for $4.39 or 39 cents a pint, while the 96 ounce size was $2.19 or 37 cents a pint. The smaller box of SOS steel wool pads was also the better deal. A box of 10 pads was $1.89 or $18.90 per 100. The box of 18 pads was $3.49 or $19.39 per 100.
Signs and displays that make you want to buy
Some store signs are designed to get you to spend more. In most cases, when it says "10 cans of corn for $10" you don't have to buy 10 cans. You can get "1 can for $1" or "3 cans for $3." Don't let that sign trick you into buying more than you want.
It's easy to assume the products on the big display at the end of the aisle (known as the endcap) are on sale. But they may not be. Endcaps are just prime display areas used to move product, often at full price. Consumer Reports says these displays can boost sales by as much as 30 percent.
Where is it in the store
Want to save money on cheese? Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert says head to the dairy case, not the deli counter. The cheese in the dairy case is "typically the same quality," he says, and you'll pay considerably less for it.
Expect to pay more — on a per unit basis — when you buy things near the checkout line. At one store, I found a 12-piece package of Eclipse gum at the checkout stand selling for 99 cents or $8.25 per 100 pieces. In the candy aisle, I could get a 3-pack of 12-piece packages for $1.99 or $5.53 per 100 pieces.
You'll probably pay a premium price for a single cold beverage at the front of the store. A 20-ounce bottle of Snapple iced tea in the checkout line refrigerator was $1.43 or $1.15 a pint. A 4-pack of 16-ounces bottles in the beverage section was $2.75 or 69 cents a pint.
I found the same dramatic difference with Diet Pepsi. A cold 20-ounce bottle at the register was $1.43 or $1.15 a pint. A six-pack of 24-ounce bottles was $3.99 or just 44 cents a pint.
Convenience is costly
Time-starved consumers are immediately attracted to convenience foods, such as pre-packaged salads and cut-up produce. You'll pay a lot more to have someone else do the work.
On my weekend shopping trip I found a one-pound bag of whole carrots selling for 99 cents. At the same store the eight-ounce bag of shredded carrots was $1.49, about $2.99 a pound.
To save money, buy the whole food and do the chopping, shredding or cutting yourself. In some cases, Phil Lempert says, it may be cheaper to buy a bagged salad mix because you won't have any waste. This can be true when you buy several different ingredients for your salad or you live alone and can't use everything before it goes bad.
Save with store brands
Consumer Reports says store brands will save you up to 50 percent without sacrificing quality The magazine's deputy editorial director Kim Kleeman says you can find many store brands "that are just as good, sometimes better than national brands." In fact, many store brands are made by the big manufacturers.
Store brands usually come with a money-back guarantee. If you don't like the product, just bring the unused portion back to the store.
A final tip
Don't assume everything that's listed in a store's weekly circular is on sale. Manufacturers sometimes pay to be listed here. And don't rely on pictures. Consumer Reports found an ad showing chicken legs and thighs, when only the legs were on sale.
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Dealers said that market players were reluctant to sell, particularly when watching snow fall in New York. The inclement weather hitting the US eastern seaboard has led to expectations of stronger demand and hence higher prices.
The market will watch closely for estimates of US crude stocks last week, due to be published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) later Tuesday, to see how buoyant reserves were before the latest cold snap.
Stocks will come under additional pressure further down the line if OPEC decides at a March 16 meeting to cut production again, after reducing output by five percent in February. Many are expecting a cut following recent market whispers that OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia believes it to be necessary.
"The question now is by how much OPEC will cut," said GNI brokerage analyst Lawrence Eagles. OPEC is fretting that prices are currently 25 percent below last year's high-water mark above $35 a barrel.
OPEC's own basket price for seven world crudes, which it uses as a guideline for production policy, stood at $24.52 a barrel on Monday from $24.02 on Friday, the OPECNA agency reported.
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Literary Studies (B.A.)
Students who complete the major in Literary Studies receive a thorough grounding in literary ideas and methods as well as a broad acquaintance with literatures of different periods and cultures, including literature in translation. Courses in this major are divided into the following groups: Literary Genres, English and American Literature, General Literature Courses, and Foreign Languages and Literatures. By selecting courses from a variety of these headings, students are able to combine courses in criticism and interpretation, in writing and translation, and in linguistics and languages. Students may also be certified to teach English and/or history and/or social studies.
Since the following catalog course descriptions are very general, students are urged to consult the detailed course descriptions available on the web site for the School of Arts and Humanities.
Unless otherwise noted, courses in Literary Studies are open to all students in the university. However, students majoring in Literary Studies should take LIT 2341 Literary Analysis as a pre- or corequisite for all other Literary Studies courses except LIT 3300.
Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies Degree Requirements (120 hours)
I. Core Curriculum Requirements1: 42 hours
- Communication (6 hours)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hours)
- Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (6 hours)
- Science (9 hours including at least one course with a substantial laboratory component)
1Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed in parentheses are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at U.T. Dallas.
II. Major Requirements, Lower Division: 3 hours
LIT 2341 Literary Analysis
III. Major Requirements, Upper Division: 42 hours
Major Core Courses (6 hours)
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- Literary genres
- Literature before 1850
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This is the last of three CPDs sponsored by the Lead Sheet Association (LSA). It covers rolled lead sheet finishes to flat and pitched roofs, including fixings, gutters and ventilation details.
Previous CPDs covered the general use of lead sheet in buildings (AJS 08.12) and its use in vertical cladding (AJS 09.12).
The LSA provides technical advice on the use and application of rolled lead sheet to the construction industry and a wide range of leadwork installation courses, including QCF (Qualification & Credit Framework) Levels 2 & 3.
The LSA's 203-page Rolled Lead Sheet, The Complete Manual is available through the association's website, www.leadsheet.co.uk.
Part 1: Flat roof bays
When covering roofs in lead sheet, it is vital to limit thermal and other movement that may cause fatigue cracking. The larger the piece of lead used, the greater the risk of movement and cracking. For this reason, lead sheet roofing is divided into bays or panels. The size of the bays, and hence the spacing between the joints, depends on the code or thickness of lead used. Minimum fall for a flat roof is 1 in 80. For flat and low-pitched roofs up to 10°, maximum bay sizes are given on page 102 of the Manual. Bays may occasionally be increased in width, but never in length or area. Extra thickness may be required in positions that might be prone to wind lift or foot traffic, or which involve complicated intersections. Joints in the direction of the fall should generally be wood-cored rolls. Hollow rolls should only be used where there is no risk of damage by foot traffic. Joints across the fall should always be stepped drips. Rolls can be laid in line or staggered at drips.
Part 2: Fixing flat roofs
Lead sheet bays are fixed with copper or stainless steel clout nails. But bays should never be nailed all round the perimeter, as this would restrict thermal movement. For roofs up to 3° in pitch, each bay should be nailed along its top edge into a shallow rebate in the drip at 50mm centres. At both sides it is nailed to the wood rolls at 150mm centres for just the top third of its length. At abutments, the top edge is turned up against the wall without nailing, while the spacing of nails down the top third of the sides is increased to 50mm centres. All nail heads are later overlapped by adjacent sheets. To secure roofs between 3° and 10° against creep, the top edge requires a double row of nails at 75mm intervals, but it is not rebated into the drip. Nail heads need to be sealed against water infiltration with solder dabs or lead welding. No nails are needed down the sides of the bay.
Part 3: Flat roof details
Joints and other details in flat roofs are intricate and call for expert hand craftsmanship, particularly at complex intersections at ridges, hips and valleys. Stronger, more durable details are prepared on the bench and welded on site, rather than being bossed with wooden mallets. At an abutment on pitches up to 3°, each bay is turned up by 100mm against the wall and covered by at least 75mm with a flashing. On roof pitches between 3° to 10°, the flashing is extended to cover nail heads. In both cases, flashings are secured with lead clips.
Part 4: Pitched roofs
For roofs with pitches of 10° to 80°, laps can be used for joints across the fall, whereas for flat and low-pitched roofs, stepped drips must be used. For joints running along the fall in pitched roofs, wood rolls or hollow rolls are more weatherproof and robust than welts or standing seams. Maximum bay sizes for pitched roofs are given in Tables 12 and 13 on page 136 of the Manual. Laps should be at least 75mm measured vertically from the bottom edge to the first row of nails, though the actual length can stretch up to 395mm on a shallow 11° pitch. Laps are usually staggered from bay to bay to avoid build-up of thickness at two-way intersections.
Part 5: Fixing pitched roofs
For pitched roofs, lead sheet bays are usually fixed with two rows of nails at the head and loosely clipped at the bottom. Where Code 7 & 8 lead sheet is used on roofs over 60°, three rows of nails are recommended. Where wood rolls are used, the top third is also nailed. Where a roof of 11° to 30° in pitch
meets an abutment, the bay's top edge is turned up 50mm and the nail heads are sealed before being covered with a flashing. For pitches over 30°, no upstand or sealing of nails is necessary, provided the flashing laps the top of the bay by at least 75mm in vertical height.
Part 6: Valley gutters
Where two areas of roofing meet at a valley, a shallow 150mm box gutter is required. For flat and low-pitched roofs, the gutter should be 50mm deep if its lining is turned into a rebate in the roof slope on either side, or 60mm deep if nailed along its vertical sides. It also requires stepped drips, ideally lined up with the drips across the roof on either side. On pitches of 10° to 20°, the sides of the valley gutters are not fixed and laps are used instead of drips. On pitches over 20°, only a simple V-shaped valley gutter is needed, rather than an elaborately recessed gutter.
Part 7: Box & tapered gutters
Extended horizontal lead-lined gutters can be tapered with splayed sections or box gutters. As with flat roofs, the lead sheet bays should be separated by stepped drips. Height of drips and spacing is the same as for flat roofs (see page 89 of the Manual). However, using a thicker than minimum code can sometimes be more economical if fewer drips are required. A lead gutter should be 100-225mm deep, with its upstands lapped by lead flashings, lead roof covering or roofing underlay. The girth, which is measured as if the gutter were laid out flat, should not exceed 750mm for Code 4 and 1,000mm for Code 8. Wider gutters can be divided along their length by wood rolls.
Part 8: Ventilation details
Care should be taken to avoid condensation or water ingress below lead sheet roofing, as this could cause deterioration of the substrate and corrosion of the lead sheet itself. To dissipate any moisture, a warm ventilated roof is recommended with thermal insulation laid above a vapour control layer and below a breather membrane and ventilated air space. To ventilate the air space, many variants of details can be fashioned to incorporate the lead sheet covering, without resorting to proprietary vents.
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SANFORD — Last Thursday's battle of unbeaten Class A girls basketball teams didn't end the way the Sanford girls would have liked, as they dropped their first contest of the season to the still undefeated Deering Rams by a 32-19 score in a game played in Portland. The loss dropped Sanford's record to 3-1 while Deering improved to 5-0.
Not only was the Deering offense dominant throughout the game, the Ram defense also came to play, holding Sanford's top scorers to single digits as Morgan Fogg was limited to six points while Sam Adams and Heather LeBlanc each scored five.
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Borussia Dortmund missed the chance to pull clear of rivals Schalke in the Bundesliga table as they were held to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday.
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Jurgen Klopp's side dominated large spells of the Revierderby, but the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were all denied by Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann to leave the hosts frustrated at the Signal-Iduna Park.
In an ill-tempered first half, the ball spent most of its time in midfield, although both teams' main strikers, Klass-Jan Huntelaar and Lewandowski, missed chances to break the deadlock.
Fahrmann was the star of the second half, though, as the 25-year-old made a string of fine saves to keep third-placed Schalke within a point of their neighbours with seven games remaining.
The visitors settled well and created the first sight of goal in the fourth minute as Sead Kolasinac escaped the attentions of Lukasz Piszczek on the left, before lifting a ball into the penalty area only for the usually lethal Huntelaar to balloon his shot over the crossbar.
Another surprising miss came two minutes later as Dortmund threatened on the counter-attack, and Erik Durm found space on the left wing and delivered onto the head of Lewandowski.
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As is often the case during local derbies, both sides struggled to keep hold of the ball in a frenetic game that lacked cutting edge in the final third but featured plenty of robust challenges in the middle of the pitch.
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Dortmund finished the half strongly and Reus wasted another opportunity in the closing minutes as he volleyed wide from the inside the penalty area.
Reus was again on hand at the start of the second half as Mkhitaryan and Kevin Grosskreutz worked an opening on the right, but the 24-year-old was unable to bundle the low cross past Fahrmann.
Dortmund were beginning to apply real pressure on the Schalke goal without being able to put a shot on target, and they were lucky not to be behind as Roman Neustadter headed straight at Roman Weidenfeller on the hour.
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Even the return off the bench of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - who scored the opening goal in Dortmund's 3-1 win in the reverse fixture - could not unlock the Schalke defence, compounding a frustrating evening for the home side.


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Folded tri-fold card adorned with burlap, silk leaves and a fabric flower.
Gather supplies: Old calendar (I used one made by Wendy Brightbill), fabric flowers and leaves, old paper, rubber stamps, washi tape, pen, labels, unbleached wax bag, black dye ink pad, burlap, glue stick, sewing machine, scissors and adhesive backed magnets.
Add a piece of burlap to a folded unbleached wax bag and stitch to a piece of vintage paper.
Doodle on edges of vintage paper and adhere to folded calendar page to great a flap.
Adhere assorted washi tape on the inside of card.
Embellish inside of card with assorted rubber art stamps.
Add scrap and book paper to the inside of card with glue and washi tape. Add more rubber stamping and a label with desired sentiment.
Cut two pieces of adhesive backed magnets and adhere to flap and front of card.
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Looking forward to the dark and gloomy months now
"...Shadows of falling leaves
October moon and rusty skies
Ever changing feelings
The seeds of autumn in my mind
Hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Feels like its just begun
Hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Waiting for summer sun
Hiding summer's age no more
No more leaves in summer sky
Turning dark on empty car lots
When summer was my only friend
Sail back this way again
Winter's one breath away
Sail back this way again
Winter's one breath away
It's turning cold
Hiding sun, like the hiding sun
Feels like its just begun...."
"Autumn Tactics"
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And suddenly it's changed. The last days of Summer have long since blended with the first days of Autumn, the air ceases to softly enfold you and begins instead it's angry hack straight through. The sky though still blue is no longer fluffy, but crisp, contrails become little slices of envy. Small furry animals scruffling in hedgerows and cyclists on country lanes angle their noses to the breeze and sniff the turn. Hedgerow animals make preparations. Cyclists fumble for different clothes.
Shoes get wrapped in over-socks and for a short while the Belgian freckles are romantic until they must in time surrender to over-shoes, fingerless mitts resign to thin full-fingers to then reach for the full-fat gloves, shorts with knee-warmers morph to proper 3/4s and denial hangs on to them for as long as possible before retreating into longs, paralleled by the depressing thickening progression of thermal underlayers. Wool socks. A wistful dream that things will be mostly sharp and cold rather than weary perma-grey and drizzle. Proper weather instead of miserable apathy.
Arm-warmers/gillet/waterproof/snood packed in the back pockets as a necessity rather than just-in-case, along with the get-you-home blinky lights.
Obsess at forecasts (refresh page, refresh page) for a weather window and going out on a shit day only because tomorrow will be worse.
Press << before the next song shuffles around.
Having to keep a tight eye on greasy corners and leaves and white lines and gratings, the confidence of smacking into a corner full gas long gone, now a mincing teeter anticipating a greasy fall.
And then ice in the shadows.
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Short days meaning rides can't start at tea-time and stretch lazy into evening but have to get going well before lunch if you want to put some distance in. The first few miles always cold as the body warms up and the last few miles always cold as the body collapses into tiredness, a layer of freezing sweat, and the sun - the Killing Sun low in the sky - offering no warmth. Slipstreaming buses once back in town more for the warmth from their engines than their wind-blocking tired-leg easy ride home.
That first glad sinking into a nice hot bath of the season. And onwards to the first having to wait until feet have warmed enough to get into that nice hot bath. Or leaning your head against the wall of the shower, waiting for the life to trickle into your bones.
A warming hot chocolate at the end of a ride instead of a refreshing beer, thoughts over the last hill home fixate on pies with gravy and sausage and mash and crumbles with thick steaming custard. Dense fuel. But first crumpets.
Press << before the next song shuffles around.
A layer of gritty damp instead of a icing of road dust and flies, lycra sloppy with wet peeled off next to the washing-machine while the warm and fluffy clothes are excavated from the bottom of the drawer to be post-ride cosseted into.
The bike covered in a caustic patina of dirt and grime, a three hour ride taking five hours to clean.
The turbo-trainer taken from the corner of the shed and set it up in the cleared space in the middle.
Keeping the legs shaved but allowing stubble to linger on the chin, as a barrier.
Change the lenses in the glasses, leave the butter out of the fridge.
Nothing to see you through but hope and old promises.
Press <<
It's begun.
Press <<
Jo Burt has spent the majority of his life riding bikes, drawing bikes and writing about bikes. When he's not scribbling pictures for the whole gamut of cycling media he writes words about them for road.cc and when he's not doing either of those he's pedaling. Then in whatever spare minutes there are in between he's agonizing over getting his socks, cycling cap and bar-tape to coordinate just so. And is quietly disappointed that yours don't He rides and races road bikes a bit, cyclo-cross bikes a lot and mountainbikes a fair bit too. Would rather be up a mountain.
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Three hours in drizzle and fog today lit up like a xmas tree got home cold and very wet. That said I've found that regardless of the weather I get back and always feel much much better for having gone out. Completely agree about embracing the seasons which unfortunately at the moment means learning to love the cold and wet rubbish


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Australian Rugby
Cooper slams 'toxic' Wallabies
ESPN Staff
September 24, 2012
Quade Cooper's comments will come under the microscope © Getty Images
Quade Cooper has described the Wallabies environment as 'toxic' but has reiterated his support for under fire boss Robbie Deans.
Cooper voiced his frustration with the current Australian Rugby Union/Wallabies set-up over the weekend with a series of Tweets. He is currently sidelined with a knee injury and has hinted at a possible switch to rugby league to play alongside Sonny Bill Williams in the future.
But with his comments appearing to be a dig at Wallabies boss Deans, he clarified these on Sunday but still lashed out at the ARU. "There's a lot of people who are afraid to say what they feel so they just go along with it and nothing is going to change," Cooper said. "That's why I feel so strongly as a player. I don't want to be involved in the toxic environment, and that's how it is at the moment.
"It's an environment where things aren't going according to plan and everyone is looking to point the finger. All I want to do is fix the problems and get on with it and win rugby games.
"That's not to say I'm not supporting Robbie. He's done a lot for me as a kid coming through. I'm very respectful to Robbie and I'm very thankful to Robbie as well for giving me the opportunity that he has."
Cooper's future is uncertain - he has penned a three-year deal with the Reds but this is yet to be ratified by the ARU. "I don't want to come across as a mercenary but I feel very strongly about how this is run because I'm part of it and I want to succeed," Cooper said.
"There would have to be big things to take me away from the game but at the same time I don't want to be a pawn in things that aren't moving forward."
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The following year, he led two other operators at the Wanamaker station in an effort to confirm the fate of the Titanic.[3] Learning early the value of self-promotion and publicity, Sarnoff falsely advanced himself both as the sole hero who stayed by his telegraph key for three days to receive information on the Titanic's survivors and as the prescient prophet of broadcasting who predicted the medium's rise in 1916.[2]
Regarding the Titanic story, some modern media historians question whether Sarnoff was at the telegraph key at all. As the profile done for the Museum of Broadcast Communications correctly points out,[2] by the time of the Titanic disaster in 1912, Sarnoff was in management, and no longer a telegrapher; plus, the event occurred on a Sunday, when the store would have been closed.
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On the other hand, there is better evidence based on this video:
full link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBraI12M1kU
It's just that this video was released or credited in 2004, making it a potential Hollywood trickery thing.
A 13-year-old Finnish schoolboy from Kemi named Waltteri Seretin noticed last August that the images presented by the Reuters news agency, purporting to show the Finnish-built MIR-1 and MIR-2 submersibles during a recent Russian scientific expedition to the seabed below the North Pole, were actually borrowed from James Cameron's movie Titanic (1997).
In its piece on the subject, two of the four Reuters pictures were from the Titanic filming.
hoi.polloi wrote:Chess King, that "James Cameron conspiracy" is pretty entertaining, if just because it questions his whole fame.
What sank the Titanic? Scientists point to the moon
A century after the Titanic disaster, scientists have found an unexpected culprit of the crash: the moon.
"But the lunar connection may explain how an unusually large number of icebergs got into the path of the Titanic," said Donald Olson, a Texas State University physicist whose team of forensic astronomers examined the moon's role.
Greenland icebergs of the type that the Titanic struck generally become stuck in the shallow waters off Labrador and Newfoundland, and cannot resume moving southward until they have melted enough to re-float or a high tide frees them, Olson said.
So how was it that such a large number of icebergs had floated so far south that they were in the shipping lanes well south of Newfoundland that night?
The team's Titanic research may have vindicated Captain Smith - albeit a century too late - by showing that he had a good excuse to react so casually to a report of ice in the ship's path. He had no reason at the time to believe that the bergs he was facing were as numerous or as large as they turned out to be, Olson said.
"In astronomical terms, the odds of all these variables lining up in just the way they did was, well, astronomical," he said.
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The mapping took place in the summer of 2010 during an expedition to the Titanic led by RMS Titanic Inc, the legal custodian of the wreck, along with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts, and the Waitt Institute of La Jolla, California.
They were joined by the cable History channel and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Park Service is involved in the mapping. Details on the new findings at the bottom of the ocean are not being revealed yet, but the network will air them in a two-hour documentary on April 15, exactly 100 years after the Titanic sank.
The result is a map that looks something like the moon's surface showing debris scattered across the ocean floor well beyond the large bow and stern sections that rest about half a mile apart.
And Eilat's attraction as a tourist centre could soon be further enhanced. An unidentified individual has offered to buy around 5,500 Titanic artefacts and display them in the town.
They include maps of the disaster area, photos of the wreck on the bottom of the ocean, and 1,000 hours of video footage.
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It's tough to keep a good superhero team down, and now (although they've been off the air for more than five years), Cartoon Network has recently announced it will bring back its popular Teen Titans animated series in the form of the more lighthearted Teen Titans Go!
Cartoon Network initially brought the animated and occasionally super-deformed Teen Titans back as animated shorts, which aired during DC Nation, the network's hour-long block of superhero programming. Beyond Teen Titans Go!, the shorts and interstitials have featured the likes of Plastic Man, Vibe, as well as the Atom and have apparently become quite the draw in and of themselves.
According to Cartoon Network, the TTG! shorts, featuring a chibi style version of the team, have proven popular enough to warrant joining the growing ranks of DC Nation sometime next year. Right now, the DC-centric animation block features Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series, but will have an all-new CGI animated Batman series, Beware the Batman added to the line-up very soon.
Despite the gap between the end of Teen Titans and this stylistically different version of the team, Teen Titans Go! has managed to secure the familiar voice talents of the original cast including: Scott Menville (Robin), Khary Payton (Cyborg), Greg Cipes (Beast Boy), Tara Strong (Raven) and Hynden Walch (Starfire).
An official press release from the network stated:
"Character-driven comedy is the order of the day as this new take on the super hero series focuses on the funny business that happens between saving the world and living together as teenagers without adult supervision. They may be super heroes who save the world every day … but somebody still has to do the laundry! With the ability to turn into any animal or detach their robotic limbs, teenage pranks reach a whole new level. And even super heroes have to take Driver's Ed. to get a license – especially after wrecking the Batmobile on an unauthorized joy ride to impress a girl!"
Considering the current offerings are all action-oriented and targeted primarily at the young male demographic, lightening things up with 22 minutes of comedy would certainly help court a wider audience. Additionally, should Teen Titans Go! prove a success, it may allow for an even more expansive line-up on DC Nation that could include full episodes of shorts like Super Best Friends Forever or the ongoing adventures of Plastic Man.
Given that Cartoon Network airs DC Nation on Saturday mornings, gearing an expansion of this kind toward a broader audience may prove to be a successful test for the continuation of their DC Comics-inspired animation block.
Teen Titans Go! shorts can currently be seen during DC Nation, which airs Saturdays @10am on Cartoon Network.
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The writer must have made a mistake. This "adopted father" should be "adoptive father", right?
ex)On August 19 of the year A.D. 14, Augustus Caesar died at age 77. Two days later, the Roman Senate enrolled him among the gods of the Roman state. And while being regarded as a god by....Just after his great-uncle and adopted father Julius Caesar's murder in 44 B.C., the young man interpreted a comet as evidence...
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The difference between adopted and adoptive is best explained with a simple example:
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I wonder how many natives would make the distinction here. But you are absolutely correct.


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kenryan wrote:Incidentally, the Helio has metal wing and fabric ailerons (but metal flaps).
jak wrote:heliojoe if you want to all metal the wing, please call troy he has some info you will want to know. Jak
kenryan wrote:85.75 square feet
X .228 (.016) = 19.5 lbs
X .285 (.020) = 24.4 lbs
It looks like the ribs are already set up for additional stringers, one top, one bottom. I can't imagine any problem with wavy-ness if stringers are added top and bottom. Using 1/2 X .035 round stringers would add another 2.6 pounds total. Using Oratex for figuring (because the weight is known) subtract about 6 pounds for fabric but then add back paint.
Bottom line: .016 with additional stringers, painted, probably about 20 pounds heavier than same two wings covered with Oratex.


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So, that big expensive rig the PC gamer team put together is getting some use. They've posted some screenshots of the Titanfall beta running on the PC, and those who think 1920x1080 is a big resolution to play games at, haha, well.
The 7680x1440 screens (taken at max settings) are what happens when laugh maniacally at the notion of using just one monitor to play a game on.
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This has been expected but now it will become official — Joe Torre is walking away from the Dodgers at the end of the season. The slightly bigger surprise is that another Yankee legend — Don Mattingly — is taking his place.
Torre released the following statement Friday afternoon: "It has been an incredible honor to wear the Dodger uniform, and I will always carry with me some very special memories from the past three seasons. This was not a decision I took lightly, but I believe it's the right one for myself and my family, and I'm truly thrilled that Donnie will be the one leading the Dodgers. It's time that the Dodgers had a new voice, and I have the utmost confidence in him. I know he's ready for the challenge."
Multiple sources are reporting that an announcement that the change will come at the end of the season will be made Friday night at Dodger Stadium before the team's game against Colorado.
While the Torre announcement isn't a surprise, the timing with 15 games left is a little odd. However, this will end the speculation about what is next for the Dodgers on the field.
Mattingly, the Dodgers hitting coach, had been considered a leading candidate to replace Torre heading into this season, but as this season spiraled out of control a lot of chatter about Dodgers AAA manager Tim Wallach taking over the team came up. Wallach meant making a clean break from a season everyone wanted to forget. Plus Mattingly has filled in for Torre and made mistakes. But apparently he is the man.
"The opportunity to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers is truly an honor," Mattingly said in a statement. "There are few organizations in the world with the history, tradition and track record of success as the Dodgers. I'm looking forward to continuing what I came here to accomplish with Joe, and that's to win a world championship."
Torre had success as a Dodgers manager — the Dodgers went to the playoffs and got farther in them than they had in two decades under his guidance the two previous seasons. He has a 471-251 record in LA after three seasons. It looks impressive as long as you don't line it up next to his run as Yankees manager (12 years with four World Series titles).
This season has been a step back for the Dodgers, who are currently fourth in the National League West. But that has little if anything to do with Torre and more to do with regressions by young players and the handcuffs on the front office that did not allow them to go get name free agent replacements.
What's next for Torre is a more interesting question.
Already Chicago Cubs and New York Mets fans want their teams to go after him. Torre has options. But he may decide the best option is retirement.
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As the recognized leader for special education professional standards, CEC develops standards, ethics and practices and guidelines to ensure that individuals with exceptionalities have access to well-prepared, career-oriented special educators.
Through the vision and dedication of more than 22,000 members, CEC sets the standard for high quality education for children and youth with exceptionalities. And, CEC is known as THE source for information, resources and professional development for special educators.
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You'll find professional development offerings to meet the needs of all special educators – including those of you who are time-crunched, cost-conscious or in need of CEUs in order to meet state obligations. Please join us and invite others to engage the potential!
CEC publishes and distributes products designed to help practitioners work more effectively in the classroom. Learn more about CEC's publications and journals.
Special Education Topics includes information about the different exceptionality areas; international special education; hot topics in special education; and professional practice topics such as assessment, evidence-based practices and inclusion.
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CEC works with other countries to help them enhance their services for students with disabilities. Through its International Outreach program, CEC hosts educational delegates from the world over. The U.S. Department of State, International Visitor Program, and other private international organizations sponsor these delegates.
International membership to CEC provides special education professionals overseas a broad spectrum of information services and professional development opportunities not available elsewhere. Each year, numerous educators from other nations attend CEC's Annual Convention & Expo.
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International CEC activity is enhanced by its Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES). DISES promotes international communication, cooperation, and progress in education and services for children who have disabilities and/or gifts and talents. DISES serves as a catalyst for the international exchange of special education practice, promotes international research, and sponsors forums for professional development, and establishes networks that foster international association.
DISES also collects and disseminates information regarding international meetings, exchange opportunities, and special education activities and practices throughout the world. It also publishes a newsletter for its members on a collection of topics reflecting the current world scene with regard to the education of children and disabilities and/or who are gifted.
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Toyota will bring a convertible Scion FR-S concept to the Geneva Motor Show in March. A Miata with rear seats? We're listening Toyota.
A light rear-wheel drive roadster is just what we need, and luckily Toyota has decided to give us one. The open-top FR-S/GT86 will join the Geneva crowd in March, where the Japanese will note every reaction it has on the public for future development. We will be very supportive.
You'll notice the Toyobaru comes with something its closest rival — the beloved Mazda Miata — doesn't have: rear seats. Granted, if they're like the rear seats in the Scion FR-S they're mostly just the suggestions of seats and not something full-sized human beings would enjoy. Still, even the suggestion of more storage is an improvement.
Let's just hope they aren't planing to tease us with it as long as they did with the coupe
The Toyota stand will also have a "fun and emission-free" Morgan Three-Wheeler called i-Road. Just when you thought Apple and BMW has the trademark for everything starting with the letter "i". They say it's the efficient urban transport for two people, but it looks more like a toy.
For people with much more traditional needs, Toyota will also bring the production-ready Auris Touring Sports which will be built in the UK, and have an optional hybrid drivetrain as well. We say sporty wagons are always welcome.
The fourth generation of the RAV4 SUV will also have its European premier in Geneva, where it will be joined by two special design studies, the RAV4 Premium and RAV4 Adventure.
Yeah. So how about just giving us the open-top FR-S as soon as possible?
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We're pleased to announce that our new full length LP is available today on all digital stores, such as iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc.
The album is called: New Interface [a design with friends for the future].
The album was Produced by Joel Ford, Mixed by Patrick Krief and Engineerd by J. Saliba.


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It works for a user's specific disability. For example, a stroke survivor may need a device he or she can activate with one hand.
It offers a choice of a wristband and/or neck pendant. Cords worn around the neck can pose a strangulation risk; wristbands may irritate those with skin ailments.
It includes help buttons that can be wall-mounted near the floor in multiple rooms in case the user falls and isn't wearing the pendant.
It offers multiple choices for whom to contact if you need help, from emergency services to a friend or relative who lives nearby.
It has a battery backup in case of a power failure.
The base station can be contacted from anywhere on your property"even in your yard or at your mailbox.
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Questions about the Personal Emergency Response System
A medical alarm can produce a huge difference in the lives of elderly people and people with special needs. Also known as a medical alert or Personal Emergency Response System (PERS), it was created to signal the presence of a hazard needing instant awareness and summon emergency medical workers. Seniors or disabled people residing by themselves are the primary users of this kind of device.
Household accidents are common, but there are instances where they can be fatal. These are mostly cases where victims may have made it if help had showed up sooner. Seniors or individuals with disabilities have a higher risk for these things, and may be unable to cope with them without having assistance. This is when a medical alarm could be invaluable.
The standard of help that wearers of medical alert system have entitlement to is another major selling point. People who answer calls at the monitoring center are trained to handle medical emergencies and will provide instant assistance. Users' private information is usually kept on file to ensure that good care and precautions are taken when responding to medical problems or emergencies.
Among the reasons why elderly people move to assisted living facilities and leave their homes is the fear that there won't be any one to help in an emergency or accident while living alone. However, there are many who feel that they may lose their sense of independence inside a an elderly care facility or retirement home. Using a medical alarm can successfully eliminate the primary reason for going into an assisted living situation and allows seniors to have their dignity and freedom intact.
Just like all consumer products, medical alert systems vary in terms of price and features such as range, hours of standby power, repair and replacement options, payment options, and setup time. There are numerous providers and vendors for this service, so it is important to do some research and product comparison before buying. This way, users can be assured of a product that fits their needs and lifestyle.
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As the population ages, the range of services for seniors increases. The medical alarm is one of those pieces of technology that has grown in popularity. Where there were once only a few businesses offering medical alert systems, there are now dozens. So, how does one choose the best medical alarm out of the many options available?
One of the most important features of a medical alarm is the monitoring service. If an individual has made the decision that they need an alert system, then they have made the decision that they may need outside help in case of an emergency. If the monitoring system fails or is unsatisfactory, then the alert system is inadequate. A monitoring system should be a monitoring centre, not be a direct call to 911. Many people who utilize medical alert systems simply require outside support such as a friend or family member, not emergency services. A monitoring service can provide this support. Secondly, the provider of the medical alarm should own the monitoring service. This way, the professionals who answer the alarm are qualified by the standards of the medical alarm company.
Medical alert systems should be easy to install. Most should take a matter of minutes to set up. If a system's set-up seems too onerous or complicated, then the company has not fully considered the needs of their clientele. The installation should be easy or provided free-of-charge. They should also provide long-term, 24/7 technical support.
Another element to consider is the company's history and reputation. There are companies who have been in the business of medical alert systems for decades. These companies know their business and are more likely to have proven equipment. The company that only started offering medical alarms in the past couple of years is less likely to thoroughly understand the needs of their clients. The new company is also less likely to have amassed positive testimonials – do a simple Google search to find out what others say about the company and the services offered.
How a Medical Alert System helps you?
If you are looking for a medical alert system to protect an elderly loved one, be sure to do your homework. There are a lot of companies out there that offer personal emergency response systems with a number of features and benefits that are very useful and others with serious limitations. For example medical alert phones may be a practical solution for your elderly loved one if they are comfortable with the technology and you believe that they are not in a great risk of falling in becoming incapacitated. A medical alert phone is more or less a wireless phone that you can program with an auto dial feature. It allows the user to carry the telephone around and be able to present auto dial button and be connected with friends, relatives or emergency response professionals but it does require them to be able to access the telephone, operate the telephone and communicate with the person that they're calling.
The trouble with these medical alert phones is that in the event of a sudden illness, fainting or slip and fall the elderly user may not be able to find, use or even remember that they have the phone. On the plus side, these systems are cheaper than medical monitoring systems as there is no monthly monitoring service to pay for. By getting your senior citizen a reliable mobile phone and preprogramming personal contact numbers into autodial you pretty much accomplish the same effect. We're not knocking these phones we just want to point out that while they give the user access to a telephone service remotely the system is only as strong as its weakest link.
When an elderly person falls chances are they are going to be disoriented. If they are too confused to find and operate a remote medical alert phones they will not be able to use this system to summon help.
A more practical solution is a medical alert system that can be activated using a pushbutton that is worn around the neck as a pendant or on the wrist like a watch. These medical alarm systems will allow your parent to maintain an independent lifestyle because you'll have the peace of mind of knowing that they can get help simply by pushing a button.


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Jul 12, 2011 | ISBN 9781590308172
"Among the current spate of books on mindfulness, Bays's distinguishes itself with 53 simple practices tested through 20 years at the Great Vow Monastery in Oregon. [She] brings gentle compassion to the task of integrating mindfulness into a busy life."—Publishers Weekly
"With simple exercises designed to bring mindfulness into daily life and with gentle ways to remind ourselves to practice, the author leads practitioners to the discoveries and deeper lessons that each exercise can reveal. With [Jan Chozen Bays's] help, mindfulness practice becomes a powerful yet delightful gateway to the inner peace that is within reach of us all."—Spirituality & Health
"In a brilliant, practical, and elegant way, Bays has answered the question most frequently asked by students of meditation, 'How do I bring this practice into my daily life?' Here is a jewel box of insightful, wise, beautiful, and compassionate ways to do so."—Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
"A delightful collection of simple, down-to-earth exercises anyone can use to live each day more mindfully. Rich with wisdom, psychological insight, and fresh perspectives, this is a great resource for anyone wishing to live a fuller, saner, happier, more conscious life."—Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, assistant clinical professor, Harvard Medical School, author of The Mindfulness Solution
"A collection of mindfulness practice gems. The writing is often funny and always forthright. How to Train a Wild Elephant is an accessible, helpful, and thoughtful book."—Dr. Arnie Kozak, Beliefnet blogger for Mindfulness Matters
"This warm, welcoming, and wise book invites us to practice mindfulness now, right in the midst of life. The weekly exercises are illuminating, immensely practical, and fun."—Diana Winston, UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, co-author of Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness
"Regardless of the path you travel on your spiritual journey, How to Train a Wild Elephant can help you 'live life more fully and joyfully.'"—Portland Woman magazine
"This is the kind of book you can open to any page, anytime, and read something that just might stop your mind in its tracks."—Nexus
"Inspirational collection of 53 fun, simple exercises designed to increase awareness and fulfillment in everyday life. The refreshing primer insightfully explores compassion, creativity, faith, and fear."—Library Journal


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WBC in 2013
Spring training will start early and run long because 2013 is the year of the World Baseball Classic.
The Phillies will play the Dominican Team on March 5 at Bright House Field. During the inaugural year of the WBC, the Phillies played Venezuela.
Chooch will be playing in the WBC qualifying tournament, Nov. 15-19, in Panama City.
Several Phillies players and some of their minor leaguers will be playing for different countries in the WBC. Announcements will be forthcoming.
Winter Ball Scouts
Phillies will be scouting the Dominican and Venezuela winter leagues. Right now, the Phillies have 22 players performing in the two leagues. Todd Zolecki has a story about some of these players on this website.
Jesse Levis, Danny Wright and Bart Braun are currently scouting in the DR while Charley Kerfeld is in Venezuela. Later, Braun and Kerfield will switch leagues.
Alumni Notes
Jamie Moyer will receive the Brooks Robinson Community Service Award at the Major League Baseball Player Alumni Association's 13th annual Legends for Youth Banquet in New York on Tuesday. Proceeds benefit the Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic Series. Denny Doyle is the chairman of series. Phillies alumni who will attend the banquet include Jim Lonborg, Dale Murphy and Desi Relaford.
Jamie was treated to a surprise early birthday party roast in Las Vegas this past weekend. Among those who participated were Cliff Lee, Bob Boone, Chase Utley and Greg Luzinski. Moyer turns 50 on November 18.
Darold Knowles will be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Kirksville, MO, next month.
David Bell has been named the third base coach for the Cubs . . . Pat Corrales named special assistant to the general manager of the Dodgers . . . Milt Thompson, bunting, outfield and baserunning coordinator for the Royals.
Gold Glove Notes
Which Phillies player was the first to win a Rawlings Gold Glove?
For the answer and a complete position-by-position breakdown, check out www.phillies.com/alumni.


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Undoing Racism workshops tackle 'implicit biases'
The ANTIRACISTALLIANCE is a movement for racial equity. We are an organizing collective of human service practitioners and educators whose vision is to bring a clear and deliberate anti-racist structural power analysis to social service education and practice.
Continuing Education through Webnar
Undoing Racism Student Intern Project
Ron Chisom, Leader of the Undoing Racism Movement: "Undoing Racism is Essential for Social Transformation"
David Billings, (revdavidbillings.com) is a CORE trainer with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond (pisab.org). In this video he delivers POWERFULLY on community organizing as the only thing that trump structural racism in this country. A MUST SEE VIDEO!
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The Undoing Racism Workshop is included in 2002 Aspen Institute Survey for its exemplary practice in transforming individuals, group dynamics and social structures.
We recognize that structural inequalities in society result in differential access to and distribution of power (economic, political, social, and cultural) for groups of people. We believe that the elimination of structural inequalities, the establishment of policies to ensure equity and accountability to people of color defines antiracist social work practice.
This website is designed for individuals, educators, activists and trainers who are interested in participating a national movement for racial justice. . This is a curriculum designed to create change! By entering the curriculum you will begin a journey into understanding the consequences of structural racism for people of color, what it means to be antiracist in America.
In March of 2008, The United Nation reported on United States "Two Tier Society" and made concrete recommendations. The panel said the U.S. needs to implement training programmes for law enforcement officials, teachers and social workers in order to raise their awareness about the treaty and the obligations the U.S. is required to uphold as a signatory.
On July 20, 2014, on behalf of Racial Justice Now!, 62 Organizations and 221 Community Supporters, submitted the following alternative report:
Status of Descendants of Africans Enslaved in the United States
and the United States Violation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination pdf
A Response to the Periodic Report of the United States of June 12, 2013,
accompanied by the Common Core Document and Annex submitted on December 30, 2011, to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The CERD Treaty and U.S. Civil Rights Law pdf
If you are committed to racial justice join this movement for racial equity. There are millions of us who believe in the promises of a great USA and we are ready to build institutions that match societal doctrines of a just society. (See what we've accomplished in greater NYC in 2011,
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Jeff Sluman tied a course record with a 6-under-par 66 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Tom Lehman in the Champions Tour's Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak.
Sluman had a bogey-free round, highlighted by an eagle from 154 yards on the par-4 No. 4. He used a 9-iron on the shot, dropping it about five feet from the hole before it rolled downhill and into the cup.
Fallen Oak Golf Club is the venue for this week's Champions Tour event. Have you played it? If so, click on its name to write a review of your experience. Also, be sure to check out our PGA.com Course Guide to review all the courses you've played and to find the perfect course for your next round.
The final three holes at Fallen Oak, host venue for the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, are among the most difficult on the Champions Tour.
He knew it had a chance from the moment he hit it.
"I said 'Boy, this is as good as I've got,'" Sluman said.
And the good shots never stopped for Sluman, who is currently fifth in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. He birdied two more holes on the front nine and two after the turn to finish a nearly flawless performance. He said his ball striking was so good that he rarely ran into trouble -- and didn't need any miracles on his birdie putts.
"The longest (birdie) putt I made was from three feet," said Sluman, a three-time Champions Tour winner. "If I'm going to have a chance to contend in the golf tournament, I've got to make some putts over three feet. The greens are perfect."
The second-year Champions Tour event yielded some low scores, with 46 out of 79 golfers shooting par or better. David Eger won last year's event, beating Tommy Armour III by one stroke, but struggled to a 75 on Friday.
Sluman said many golfers struggled last year because they were playing the Tom Fazio-designed course -- built in 2006 -- for the first time.
It also helped that conditions were nearly ideal on Friday, with plenty of sunshine and 80-degree temperatures, as opposed to the wind and rain that dominated last year's tournament.
"Last year, I really had a nice feel for the golf course tee to green, but I didn't putt very well," Sluman said. "But I did like the golf course and the way it was set up."
Even so, there were plenty of challenges. The field averaged 72.456 strokes in the first round, the highest on the Champions Tour so far this year.
Maybe the most daunting was No. 18, which ranked as the third-toughest hole on the course and put a sour ending to many rounds. Among the casualties: Chip Beck was at 3 under until the final hole, but a triple bogey left him at even par.
Dan Forsman birdied four of five holes on the back nine to pull within one shot of Sluman before a bogey on 18 left him two shots back with a 68. The 460-yard par 4 has a fairway littered with obstacles, including deep bunkers on the left and the course's signature fallen oak tree on the right.
The downhill approach isn't any easier, with water to the left and behind the green swallowing several errant shots.
Sluman managed to escape the final hole with a par, keeping his round intact.
"Not only does (the green) run away from you, but it's downgrain," Sluman said. "So usually you're hitting a longer cut shot in there to the green -- it's just a bear."
Tom Lehman, who leads the standings, is in second place after a 67. His success followed Sluman's theme: impeccable ball striking which led to reasonable putts. He also shot a bogey-free round.
"I'm always thrilled when I play a round without a bogey, whether I'm playing at home or playing out here," Lehman said. "You're doing a lot right when you do that."
Forsman, Nick Price and David Frost are tied for third at 4 under.
The golfers had universal praise for Fallen Oak, which played long after heavy rain soaked the course earlier in the week. The weather for the next two days is expected to be sunny and warm, which should dry the course and make the greens faster.
"It's matured," Forsman said. "The greens are firm and much more consistent. They are in marvelous shape. There were a couple of spots last year with some growth issues but they certainly have that solved."
Mark Brooks and Mississippi native Jim Gallagher Jr. both made their Champions Tour debut. Brooks shot 70 while Gallagher Jr. shot even par.
Sluman tied the course record set last year by Frost and Gary Halberg.


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Patricia Cornwell is generous with acknowledgments in her novels to the assistance people have given her in medical and technical matters. In Port Mortuary she also expresses gratitude to those who advised on military matters. There is, however, no gesture of thanks to an editor, and I think I know why.
She draws out at painful length the setup for the action, focusing with excruciating repetition on the turmoil within her central character, Kay Scarpetta. The denouement, when it finally arrives, is dispatched almost mechanically. Evidently, no one was around to suggest to the author that Port Mortuary would be a stronger novel if it were cut by a quarter or a third. Or more.
Yes, yes, I know, we need to see the inner workings of the character, the psychology. Dr. Johnson said that a man who read Richardson for the plot would hang himself; you have to read for the sentiment. Well, my mind turned to rope more than once as I essayed Clarissa, and the same impulse recurred during Port Mortuary. You might need to tell me something twice, or even three times, but ten is excessive.
I thought less of Richardson while reading Cornwell than of J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows similarly takes up, what, half the book with Harry wandering in the wilderness awash in adolescent angst until we finally get to the Battle of Hogwarts, the part everyone was waiting for. Be grateful that Ms. Rowling did not take on an account of the Hebrew people's forty years in the wilderness; the Book of Exodus would be too heavy to lift unassisted.
I very much enjoyed the earlier novels of Ms. Cornwell and Ms. Rowling. But I suppose that once one is a big-time best-selling author with readers who will snap up anything with one's name on the cover, there is no thought of consulting an editor. One is beyond all that. I've known reporters who, on a smaller scale, harbored that ambition to be beyond the reach of the editor's hand.
This is the point that people who dismiss editing as fiddling with commas fail to grasp: A competent editor is someone who can look at the whole article, the whole manuscript, and tell you where you have gone off the rails. Who can take on the reader's perspective and tell you, tactfully but frankly, what works and what doesn't work. Who can tell you, gently but firmly, that you have spinach lodged in your teeth.


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Sunday, november 16th, 3:00PM to 4:30PM.
David Stafford (me! http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~dstaff/david.jpg) and anyone who decides to help me will be teaching the class.
Anyone who already has minimal electronics experiance. If you've built even very basic circuits before, you're probably fit for this class.
How many?
We will have three oscilloscopes for the class. Six people can work in teams of two. If someone can lend an oscilloscope for the class, we can have 8 people. Please sign up below and write something about what you want to learn so I can better target the class.
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Topics to be covered include:
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You'll work in pairs analyzing various aspects of a simple 555 oscilator circuit and an EL wire driver. The class should take between 60 and 90 minutes. I epxect 90% of the class to be hands on with little or no "lecture" time.