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DCS War-Install.txt
Installing and Configuring from WAR file.
This procedure tested on LINUX and MacOS v10.3
1 - Obtain and install Tomcat (5.x) and Java (1.4.x or later) if necessary. The Tomcat
distribution provides instructions within the RUNNING.txt file. In this
document, the top directory of your Tomcat installation will be referred to as
NOTE: throughout this document, the notation ${FOO} is uses to imply that the
variable named inside the curly brackets (in this case, FOO) should be replaced
by its value. For example, if the value of FOO was /homes/jones/tomcat, then
everywhere a ${FOO} appears, you should replace it with /homes/jones/tomcat!
2 - Place the war file (schemedit-x.x.war) in the webapps directory
(${TOMCAT_HOME}/webapps). Rename it as you wish (but keep the .war extension).
The name you give the war file will become part of the base url used to access
all the pages of your DCS application. For example, if you name the war file
"myDcs", then the base url will be "http://localhost:8080/myDcs/". In this
document we will refer to the name you have chosen for your DCS as the DCS_NAME.
3 - Start tomcat
When tomcat starts it unpacks the war file into a directory of the same name.
Startup may take a minute - if you want to monitor progress, you can watch the
log file using the following unix command:
tail -f -n100 $TOMCAT_HOME/logs/catalina.out
The following line in the output from the above command signals that the system
is running and ready to access:
INFO: Server startup in xxx ms
4 - Access the system with your browser at http://localhost:8080/DCS_NAME. You
will land on the "Collections" home page.
NOTE: At the top of the page you will see a message to the effect that the
Sample Collection must be reindexed before it can be accessed. This is normal!
There is no need to stop here and play with the sample collection, but if you
want to try out the tool using the sample collection, see "Setting up the Sample
Collection" at the end of these setup instructions.
Now it is time to configure your DCS installation. Stop Tomcat
and get ready to edit some XML.
5 - First you will configure the security settings. These instructions assume
you want to protect (with username and password) your site for all users, and
place additional protection on the "Settings" area (with an admin username and
There are two steps to configure the security settings:
A - Enable the security-contraints defined in the Deployment Descriptor File at
Open the file and scroll to the bottom. The last two elements of the web.xml
file are "login-config" and "security-role". Above these elements are two
"security-constraint" elements - both of which are commented out, disabling
Remove the comments surrounding both of the "security-constraint"
elements and save the file. (Carefull to remove only the comment tags
surrounding the security-constraint elements!)
B - The Tomcat-Users file defines roles, users and passwords for your DCS
instance. The Users file is located at
Open this file in an editor. The tomcat-users file is populated with sample
definitions. Replace these with something like the following:
Save and close the file.
6 - At this point you may want to test your security settings. To do so, start
up Tomcat and access the Collections page as before. This time, you should be
challenged for a username and password. Use one of the combinations you defined
in tomcat-users. If you aren't allowed in then go back to step #5 and re-trace
your steps.
7 - Now you will configure the locations of some key system components.
These locations default to directories inside the DCS application
but it is wise to move them outside of the application so that future installs and updates do not
write over them.
If tomcat is still running from step 6, please stop it now
Open up the Server Configuration file at
Again, scroll to the bottom of the file. There you will see the closing tags for (from bottom up)
the "Server", "Service", "Engine" and "Host" elements, e.g.,
We will be adding to the "Host" element, so the text you will insert can be
placed just above the closing Host tag.
Cut and paste the following two elements ("Realm" and "Context") just above the
closing tag to the "Host" element. Change the parameter values for your
NOTE: Don't forget to insert your values for ${TOMCAT_HOME} and ${DCS_NAME}
wherever they occur.
Save the file.
8 - As the last step, you will move the "vocab-ui-project" directory to the
location you specified in the preceeding step. We recommend you place this
directory in the TOMCAT_HOME directory, although it can go anywhere the file
system can find it.
cd ${TOMCAT_HOME}/webapps/${DCS_NAME}/WEB-INF/
mv vocab-ui-project ${TOMCAT_HOME}
NOTE: the location you move the vocab-ui-project directory to must match the
"vocabConfigDir" path you specified in the Server Configuration (step #7)
9 - Start up Tomcat again. Now you are ready to create collections and populate
them with metadata records.
Setting up the Sample Collection
PLEASE NOTE: The sample collection and is intended for an introduction to the DCS only
- not for real use. After completing the configuration steps 5-9 above, you will
no longer have access to any collections or records you create in this
configuration will be inaccessible to the system after final configuration. So
you should regard any work you do here as expendible.
Before the sample collection can be accessed, the DCS index must be built:
1 - From the "Collections" page, go to Settings --> Collection Settings. You can
do so by clicking on the "OK" link below the message at the top of the screen or
you can follow steps a and b below.
a. First select the Settings Link at the top left of the page - this will open
the "DCS Settings" page
b. Choose the Collection Settings link in the horizontal menu below the "DCS
Settings" page heading
2 - click the "Reindex All" button at the bottom of the "Collection Settings"
NOTE: do NOT click the "reindex" button for the Sample Collection,
as the entire index must be built at this time.
Reindexing may take a few minutes. You can monitor progress by selecting the
"Check/refresh indexing status messages" link in the "Messages" box.
3 - When the indexing is complete, you may navigate to the "Collections" or
"Search" pages and begin to explore the sample collection.
When you are ready to resume configuring your DCS for real use, stop Tomcat
and continue with configuration step 5 above.


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Zags Roll Past BYU in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kelly Olynyk scored 26 points and Elias Harris added 25 as No. 10 Gonzaga beat BYU 83-63 on Thursday, in a showdown for first place in the West Coast Conference. Olynyk shot 9 for 9 from the field and 8 for 8 on free throws to go along with nine rebounds, and Harris had 10 boards for Gonzaga (18-2, 5-0), which was coming off a last-second loss at No. 9 Butler last weekend. Josh Sharp and Brandon Davies led BYU (15-6, 5-2) with 14 points each. Tyler Haws, the WCC scoring leader at 21 points per game coming in, was held to just one point for the Cougars. Haws had 42 points against Virginia Tech, the most by a Division I player this season. His previous low this season was nine points against Iowa State, and he had scored at least 20 in seven consecutive games coming in.

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Oct. 14, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT's sixth-ranked water polo team took advantage of a number of second-half power-play opportunities en route to a 14-9 victory over visiting Iona College on Sunday afternoon in the Zesiger Pool. Sophomore Rob Kalwarowsky's workman-like effort down low helped draw four ejections to lead to many of the Engineers' man-advantage chances, while fellow sophomore Devin Lewis' four goals led all scorers.
The Cardinal and Gray improved to 10-10 with the win, while the Gaels fell to 9-13. Both teams are members of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Northern Division.
The first half was a back-and-forth affair, with the squads trading goals for the entirety of the opening 16 minutes. The Engineers held a slight 3-2 advantage after the first quarter, but by the halftime break, Iona had knotted the score at six.
It was a different story beginning in the third period, however, as MIT began earning - and taking advantage of - a number of power-play opportunities. In addition to Kalwarowsky's four, Lewis and freshman Matt Perkins each drew two ejections to aid the Engineers' cause. The hosts took a 10-8 lead into the fourth quarter before pulling away for the eventual 14-9 victory.
Freshman John Preis continued to impress in his incredible rookie season by netting three goals, while Kalwarowsky and Mike Smith-Bronstein added two apiece. Senior Morgan Laidlaw, junior Palmer Rosemond and sophomore Mark Artz each added a single tally to round out the scoring.
Also key to the Cardinal and Gray's efforts were Artz's three assists and Smith-Bronstein's two steals.
Sophomore Nick Souza manned the nets once again for MIT, stopping five shots and contributing three steals.
The Engineers will return to action next Sunday, Oct. 21, when they will travel to Connecticut College at 1:00 p.m. Iona's next match will also be on the road, at Fordham University on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m.


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When a film takes in over $100 million in its first weekend, no one much cares what reviewers say about it. The corporate verdict is in. Negative reactions can be dismissed as "elitist," a word that has become pivotal in presidential campaign rhetoric. Positive comments can be lamented as surrender to the mindless entertainment and crass commercialism of Hollywood. What can one add to the predictable reactions to Steven Spielberg's latest installment of his decades-old saga: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Actually, once the receipts are counted and its popularity is assured, one can say a great deal, or at least think a great deal about it.
First of all, "Crystal Skull" provides no surprises. This may or may not be a bad thing. It's like attending a garage sale. Some people delight in spending their Saturday afternoons rummaging through odd bits of worn-out furniture, whether or not they ever discover a million-dollar rocking chair they can take to "Antiques Roadshow." They feel at home among objects that countless unknown owners have enjoyed for years. In this case, familiarity trumps innovation. Pardon the sudden switch in metaphor: "Crystal Skull" provides comfort food for the imagination. Meatloaf is meatloaf, and anyone who likes it will not be convinced sirloin has anything more to offer.
In the 19 years since Indy's last adventure, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989), Prof. Henry Jones Jr. (Harrison Ford), the tweedy archeologist at Marshall Colleege, may have grown a bit more jowly above his bowtie and a trifle grouchier with his less-than-enthusiastic undergrads, but give him a whip and a fedora, and off he goes. The character lives in a time warp. He hasn't been allowed to mellow. The sly grin, less of a smirk than Bruce Willis's, is still there, and as he jumps across canyons and fights several men half his age, he has that same comic-book resiliency he had on his last crusade. Can audiences accept Indiana Jones with arthritic knees and bifocals? Or does the character have to live up to his mythic reputation? These formula films always raise vexing questions. When does the repetition of familiar devices satisfy legitimate expectations? When is it a witty allusion to past films? When is it simply a failure of imagination? The answer does not come easily.
As a concession to the passage of time since the last film, the villains are no longer recycled Nazis in search of some mystical device to give them control of the world. Even though Indy still wears his 1940s fedora and leather jacket, "Crystal Skull" is set in 1957. The Soviet Union is the enemy; the risk of nuclear war hangs over the landscape. Although the worst days of McCarthyism, the Rosenberg trial and the House Un-American Activities Committee were fading away, in those days Americans still feared Communist infiltration. We believed that Soviet agents were everywhere-and they may have been. Indy's students still dress with pre-grunge hints of civilization, but they have begun to listen to Elvis Presley and drive hot rods. Can the Beatles and rock 'n' roll be far away? When the well-scrubbed students hold an anti-Red rally on campus, the Soviet spies disrupt their leafy world by running motorcycles through their parade; the Communists have disrupted their cozy little world. For those looking for symbols, the chase leads through the library reading room, where they disrupt Western civilization as well.
The script, written by David Koepp and coproducer George Lucas, is a mishmash of incoherence, but when did genre films ever make narrative sense? The only function of the story line is to lead from one set piece to the next. Think of those wildly implausible romantic plots that gave Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers the chance to strut their spats and sequins on the dance floor. In the 1930s, Depression audiences wanted costumes and dancing, not The Iliad. This screenplay energetically propels Indiana from one chase or last-minute rescue to the next, exactly as Steven Spielberg wants it. Giving audiences time to think would interrupt the momentum of the movie and thus compromise its entertainment value.
One would think that the action sequences and special effects might justify the price of a ticket, as surely they had in George Lucas's "Star Wars" series or the earlier Indiana Jones films. But sadly in 2008, they no longer pack the same wallop. When in "Return of the Jedi" (1983) Mr. Lucas staged his magnificent chase scene in the forest with everyone riding rocket-powered sleds and missing trees by inches, most of us clutched our armrests in white-knuckled excitement. In "Crystal Skull," a deliberately similar chase through a rain forest in war-surplus military vehicles goes on too long for its own good. The only thing I clutched was my watch. Is the different reaction the audience's fault? Perhaps. Yet after years of video games and movies inflated with computer-generated imaging and Dolby sound effects, audiences may be excused for losing interest in one more sequence of noisy, manic action. There may be another explanation. Perhaps the Spielberg-Lucas team has become tired of innovation and is content to repeat past triumphs.
The Soviets believe the crystal skull contains a power that will give them world domination. Professor Jones can decipher the codes and lead them to it. By a series of implausible plot twists, Indy tries to leave town but is brought back into the conflict by Mutt Williams (Shia LeBeouf), a teenage biker dressed in cap and leather jacket just like Marlon Brando's in "The Wild One" (1953). Mutt will be his sidekick for the rest of the film. The spies kidnap Indy and bring him to a nuclear testing site in the desert. After locating a key clue in a top-secret warehouse, he escapes to a village whose central building is labeled "Atomic Café," the title of a documentary on nuclear war made in 1982. All the people in town are dummies-how fitting! "Howdy Doody," the series for children that lasted from 1947 to 1960, drones from the television in the living room of a cottage. When Indy hears a countdown over a public address system, he fears he may have wandered into the wrong place at the wrong time, but an atomic bomb can't slow Indy down. It just makes him mad.
The race to the crystal skull is on. Indy and Mutt hop a cargo plane to South America, where they track down Indy's old mentor, Professor Oxley (John Hurt), who seems completely bonkers, but can still read a map and natter away in lost Indian languages. Indy's former fiancee, Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), runs into them (don't ask) and joins the team. For a brief time, I thought this improbable reunion of old buddies would lead to some delicious comedy, but Oxley just rolls his eyes and mutters a lot, and Marion, after a few funny exchanges with her ex, simply fades into the background. She pilots an armored duck through the jungle, off a cliff and over a waterfall, but I thought Katharine Hepburn had more fun running the rapids in "The African Queen" (1951). All the while Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett, looking emaciated in her drab gulag coveralls and Louise Brooks wig) chases them with her own band of merry but incompetent warriors. She puts the evil in evil empire, and in the process appears to be having more fun than the other actors. A few hostile Indians appear in the rain forest, looking as though they'd lost their way to a reunion of "Apocalypto" extras. Indy's crowd eludes them, but the dastardly Russians take more definitive action. Of course. They are the villains.
The action ends in the cave of the crystal skull. The gimmicks and gadgets are fine in their own way, but we've heard enough multi-ton doors slamming by this time. Irina finally has her epiphany about the meaning of the crystal skull in a scene that borrows heavily not only from Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), but also from his "E.T." (1982) and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977). All these clever references, allusions and borrowings from past films are surely highly entertaining for Spielberg fans. I for one found them a bit too slick and obvious. There is no difference of opinion at all on one point, however. The Spielberg-Lucas team has mastered the art of selling tickets to their fans.


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Save wall space and still provide plenty of room for notes with Best-Rite's Horizontal Sliding Boards. This set includes four panels and four tracks. The bottom board is 4' high by 12' wide; the top boards slide to either side to allow for extra writing space. The porcelain-on-steel steel accepts magnets and won't ghost when erased. Features an attractive anodized aluminum frame and includes a map rail and accessory tray. Best-Rite's Horizontal Sliding Boards are TAA compliant.
Key Features
- Slide the top board to the side to allow for more writing space
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- Includes map rail and accessory tray
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You know the moment. You're about halfway through an episode of L & O and it hits you — I've totally seen this before! Rooney Mara beat up fat people because she USED TO BE FAT! Duh! Makes so much sense, especially now that I've seen the episode 50 times. Case closed, bitches!
Well, Matthew Belinkie at Overthinking It harnessed our collective Law & Order knowledge and used it to chart the verdict for every episode of all twenty (yes, TWENTY) seasons of the original show. It was a Herculean undertaking that Belinkie announced in May of 2010, asking fans to email him the final word from all 456 episodes.
Now, over two years later, he plugged the results into Excel, and presents the evidence. CHUNG CHUNG.
Over the entire run of the show, more than a third of all the episodes ended in Guilty verdicts, while another third ended in plea bargains. 80% of episodes ended in solid wins: either Guilty verdicts, plea bargains, or implied victories. That's not too shabby, considering that the actual NYPD has a homicide clearance rate of about 50%. (Although you have to figure Law & Order isn't meant to represent every case these detectives investigated; in 20 seasons, I don't think there was a single murder that didn't result in an arrest.)
Another thing that's not realistic is that there are more Guilty verdicts than plea bargains. In real life, about 95% of all felony convictions are pleas. And going back to the data for just seasons 1-10, we see that the plea bargain used to be the most common outcome (by a smidge).
It gets even more interesting when he goes into "not guilty" verdicts vs. actual success rate — meaning, perhaps the District Attorney's office didn't win in the court room, but in our hearts, we know Jack McCoy did the right thing.
Let's face it, McCoy was good at his job. Damn good. Some say the best. When comparing his success to the actual DA's office, it's not surprising that the folks in the fictional world are doing better than their real life counter parts. Plus, the episodes are written for highest TV entertainment value and not, you know, real life accuracy. It's like watching Grey's Anatomy with an actual doctor — just don't do it; it's unbearable. I want to believe that two people can have a pole skewered through them and then can fall in love and get married, all while still on the pole! Just like I must believe that a ring of baby prostitutes who have a cat for a pimp can be taken down by the brave folks at SVU. I must believe, it is the only thing that keeps many of us hanging on.
Belinkie does some more analyZING as to the exact moment L & O jumped the shark, and why, but I refuse to acknowledge that this ever happened, and so I'm just going to ignore it.
The Law and Order Database: All 20 Seasons [Overthinking It]
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This post is our MID-CHALLENGE post
We want you to make a paper creation with the theme
Challenge runs from 20 February - 5 March 2013
Before we go any further, I'd like to introduce you to our
Guest Designer for this week - EMILY.
Guest Designer for this week - EMILY.
Emily was the DT's choice winner of Challenge #60.
Emily of Em's many thoughts has used "Corset & Frills" and created a
gorgeous Birthday card! Love that red set and the sentiment!
Thanks for joining us as GDT for this challenge Emily!
Thanks for joining us as GDT for this challenge Emily!
And now, for some more inspiration from the talented DS4J Design Team "B"
BERNI (image = "Celebration cake")
ELENOR (Image = "Funky Kate")
JACKIE (Image = "Corset & Frills")
MARGARET (image = "Cupcakes galore")
REGINA (image = " Celebrate Celia")
URSULA (image = "Watch this space")
Enter your paper projects (maximum 3 entries per person, each from a separate blog post) in Mr Linky HERE, and let us all share in your wonderful creations! The randomly drawn winner will win THREE images of your choice from the store, and 2 runners up 1 image each.
Of course, if you use a Digistamps4Joy image, you could win the big prize of $10 of images, and could be chosen as our Guest Designer!
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So what do Spiderman and yarnbombers have in common? Other than the obvious-We both can shoot webs out of our hands and fly around?
1. Spiderman wears a disguise. Wouldn't it be great to get to wear that Spiderman disguise while your yarnbombing? Though it would be hard to see out of the eyes I think. I would dearly love to wear a pirate outfit while I yarnbomb. I wear a pair of sunglasses.
2. Spiderman is out all over the city interacting with everyone. You can't hang around at home all the time and be a yarnbomber.
3. Spiderman is anonymous-totally separate identity from Peter Parker. Being anonymous, making up a new name is truly really wonderful and empowering. I suggest a secret identity for everyone.
4. Spiderman has been bitten by a bug. Like us.
5. Spidey sense. OK- no joking around, you need your intuition as a yarnbomber -to make good art, pick good sites and to keep out of trouble with The Authorities. The first time I yarnbombed my intuition said " Sit down and wait until the police car drives by-then sew up your yarnbomb." I sat down , eat a peanut butter cookie and a police car drove right up. The car drove past , then I sewed her up.
I like it when the yarnbombs get to be in a newspaper. I thought it would be fun to yarnbomb the Asheville Citizen Times while I was in Asheville. They didn't write anything but this cool French blog did Read it here.
Leanne Prain of the book "Yarnbombing" that fired me up writes about yarnbombing on her blog "Yarnbombing" we were included in her "Global Yarnbombing Roundup" Here.
I meant these to be black roses but The Russian liked them because she thought they were black tarantulas.


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Can image be stretched over caption bar, menubar and nav bar as if they were one?
To have these bars sort of merged together into a single unit for the purpose of background image? I tried doing it by using a transparent image in menubar and navbar, while applying the real image to the caption bar, but no, menu and navigation dispaly greyish background instead of my image.
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Rob Kardashian's new girlfriend Blac Chyna was arrested for public intoxication, as well as possession of a controlled substance, according to E! News.
The 27-year-old model, whose real name is Angela Renee White, was arrested in the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Friday evening after police responded to a call about an intoxicated woman on a flight, the Austin Police Department said in a statement.
According to the report, White was removed from the plane and charged with public Intoxication and possession of a controlled Substance, "1 gram or more but less than 4 grams".
Earlier this week E! News confirmed White's new romance with Kardashian, despite the ongoing family problems the relationship has caused.
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Great eBook about writing Windows 8 style apps for Windows 8 using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
You can download the Second Preview (PDF only) here (13.5 MB).
And you can download the Second Preview's companion content here (64.9 MB).
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At one time the Mets were 4-8 and there were rumblings manager Jerry Manuel's job might be in jeopardy. However, behind stellar pitching the Mets have turned it around.
During their four-game winning streak, the Mets' staff has a 1.41 ERA, but a .239 average and only one homer. In a larger window, the ERA is 1.39 ERA from the starters in their last two turns through the rotation.
The Mets will start Johan Santana (2-1, 2.59 ERA) and Oliver Perez (0-2, 3.71) in today's doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Neither has been the recipient of substantial run support.
Santana has given up one run and 12 hits with 14 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings to help the Mets win his last two starts. He's gotten only four runs in his last three outings.
Perez has been given five runs in his three losses.
To be fair, Perez was not effective in his last start, throwing 97 pitches in five innings while giving up three runs.
Offensively, the Mets have won three straight since dropping Jose Reyes to third in the order, which coincidentally is about the time Jason Bay has started to warm up.
Still cold, however, is David Wright, who is batting .154 with four RBI over the last eight games. Like Perez, Wright has a degree of success against the Dodgers with a .425 average, four homers and 35 RBI in 39 meetings.
Wright will bat fifth behind Bay today. There are only two changes in the lineup from last night: Gary Matthews replaces Jeff Francoeur in right and Rod Barajas returns behind the plate.
Here's the order for the 10-9 Mets:
Angel Pagan, CF
Luis Castillo, 2B
Jose Reyes, SS
Jason Bay, LF
David Wright, 3B
Ike Davis, 1B
Gary Matthews, RF
Rod Barajas, C
Johan Santana, LP
NOTE: I will be with you for most of the day. I need to leave around six for my class and be back by around nine.


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Our garden has had a tough year. Between heavy spring rains, Tropical Storm Irene, powdery mildew, and our local groundhog, keeping the garden going has been a challenge (though we have been rewarded with a great deal of cucumbers). Here in East Middlebury, we narrowly avoided a frost in late September, but the end of the growing season is very close. The first hard freeze of the year is coming to Addison County.
According to the National Weather Service (see map above), temperatures in the upper 20s are likely in most of Addison County on Wednesday and Thursday nights, and a freeze warning is in effect for tonight in most of the state. Some areas very close to Lake Champlain may escape with just a light dusting of frost, but for most areas of the county this freeze will mark the end of the growing season. It is uncertain which night will be colder, but at this point it appears that temperatures will remain below freezing for several hours both nights.
Early October is not an unusual time for the first frost to hit Addison County. This National Weather Service graph (http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/climo/freeze/) indicates that the average frost in Cornwall, over the last 30 years, has been on October 5th. Depending on how fast the temperature drops this evening, the first freeze in Cornwall may occur exactly on schedule.
If your garden is still clinging to life like mine is, now is a good time to harvest whatever is left, and also to bring in any houseplants that have been outside for the summer. This weekend looks like it will be beautiful, with high temperatures in the 70s and low temperatures in the 40s or 50s. This week's hard freeze will probably accelerate the appearance of fall color throughout the county, and next weekend will be a great time to get out and enjoy the fall foliage. Enjoy the warm weather while it lasts. One weather model I regularly refer to indicates that next week may be relatively warm as well, with the chance of some tropical moisture drifting into the area by the end of the week, but it's hard to say that far out. Either way, as you all know, much colder weather is not far away.
Charlie Hohn has been fascinated by weather ever since he was a child, watching the coastal fog (and smog) drift through southern California. He was transplanted to Vermont in 2009 to attend the Field Naturalist graduate school program at UVM, and now lives in East Middlebury. Charlie will be blogging here on weather in Addison County, and he also blogs about water, rivers, runoff from human-influenced landscapes, and technology at slowwatermovement.blogspot.com.
If you see interesting weather where you are, share in the comments!


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Some of the first accessories for the iPhone 4 have appeared on Griffin's website, six days ahead of the launch-date. The Elan passport wallet may not be as colorful as the err, Bumper, but it can store all your cards.
As well as the Elan Passport wallet ($40 / £30), there's also a Reveal case which has a transparent look for the front and back, and rubber siding to keep it safe. This is definitely the most discreet case we've seen so far for the iPhone 4, and one of the cheapest—it'll cost $25 / £20 when it goes on sale for the iPhone 4 launch. [Griffin]


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Udāna 1: Bodhivaggo
The Chapter (including the Discourses) about the Awakening (Tree)
2: The Second Discourse about the Awakening (Tree)
Thus I heard:
at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Uruvelā, on the bank of the river Nerañjarā, at the root of the Awakening tree, in the first (period) after attaining Awakening.
Then at that time the Gracious One was sitting in one cross-legged posture for seven days experiencing the happiness of freedom. Then with the passing of those seven days the Gracious One, after arising from that concentration, for the middle watch of the night, applied his mind thoroughly to conditional origination in reverse order:
"This not being so, that is not; from the ceasing of this, that ceases,
that is to say: from the cessation of ignorance, there is the cessation of (volitional) processes,
from the cessation of (volitional) processes, the cessation of consciousness,
from the cessation of consciousness, the cessation of mind and bodily form,
from the cessation of mind and bodily form, the cessation of the six sense spheres,
from the cessation of the six sense spheres, the cessation of contact,
from the cessation of contact, the cessation of feeling,
from the cessation of feeling, the cessation of craving,
from the cessation of craving, the cessation of attachment,
from the cessation of attachment, the cessation of continuation,
from the cessation of continuation, the cessation of birth,
from the cessation of birth, old age, death, grief, lamentation, pain, sorrow, and despair (all) cease,
and so there is a cessation of this whole mass of suffering."
Then the Gracious One, having understood the significance of it, on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
"When (the nature of) things becomes really manifest
To the ardent meditating brāhmaṇa,
Then all his doubts disappear,
Since the destruction of causes has been understood."
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If you have excessively wet or dry areas, you can change the nozzle in the sprinkler to increase or decrease the precipitation rate. For dry areas, install a larger nozzle. For wet areas, install a smaller nozzle.
If the right side of the arc is not properly aligned, the results may be a wet walkway or a dry turf area. The right side arc can easily be realigned. One way to realign the right stop is to turn the whole sprinkler body assembly and the fitting below it, left or right to the desired position. This may require temporary removal of the soil around the sprinkler to allow you to grip the sprinkler housing.
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orig. Russ. title "Chipollino"
Music: K. Khachaturian
Libretto: N. Malygina (based on fairy-tale by G. Rodari)
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Design: I. Kohan
World premiere: 28 December 1999, Samara state academic opera and ballet theatre
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The simplest system is natural ventilation. This is used for basic applications, although is not recommended for complete ventilation in houses. Here the temperature difference between indoors and outdoors is used to achieve natural draughts in the system. A bathroom fan is also recommended for forcing the ventilation during the warm summer months.
With today's high heating costs, many home owners are choosing to install a fireplace or a heating stove. Using our ducts and components, combined with a fan, you can easily distribute the excess heat from your stove to other rooms, thereby achieving an even, comfortable temperature throughout the house.
The supply air is brought in through airing windows or through valves in the outside wall. The exhaust air is extracted via the exhaust air device using a fan. The exhaust air flow is stable and controlled, and independent of the outside temperature and wind conditions. This can also be combined with an exhaust air heat pump.
If you want to go one step further, you can add a heat exchange unit that takes the heat from the exhaust air and transfers it to the supply air. Using this system you save energy through reduced heating elsewhere due to the preheated air.
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Plans for hydroelectric plant move forward
Plans for hydroelectric plant move forward
KNOXVILLE, Iowa —
The new plant is expected to be ready for operation in late 2016.
A new hydroelectricity plant to be built at Red Rock Reservoir is expected to provide enough power for 18,000 homes.
Officials say construction is scheduled to begin early next year on the $260 million project. The reservoir sits about four miles north of Knoxville in south-central Iowa.
The Des Moines Register says Missouri River Energy Services will develop the plant by installing turbines at the current dam on the Des Moines River.
Missouri River Energy Services is a consortium, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., that includes municipal utilities from Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota.
The new plant is expected to be ready for operation in late 2016.


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US military says 84 prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay
A U.S. military spokesman says 84 prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay are on hunger strike.
Army Lt. Col. Samuel House says four hunger strikers are in a hospital on the U.S. base in Cuba for observation. That's down from six in the hospital a day earlier.
Officials and lawyers for the men have disagreed over the number of hunger strikers since the protest over their indefinite confinement began in February. Lawyers have said nearly all of the 166 prisoners are refusing meals.
The number meeting the military's definition of hunger strike has steadily grown since guards raided a camp April 13 and moved prisoners from a communal section into single cells.
House said Tuesday that 17 of the 84 strikers are being fed liquid nutrients to prevent dangerous weight loss.


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Regulator: Investigation into Sands hack ongoing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada gambling regulator said Thursday afternoon that it's unclear whether the hackers who knocked down all of Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s websites for three days and counting had stolen patron data, including credit card information.
Nevada Gaming Control Board chairman A.G. Burnett said regulators' first priority after the world's largest casino operator was hacked Monday was to ensure the safety of player information and the integrity of the gambling systems.
Burnett said Sands officials told him that preliminary indications suggested these two areas had not been breached, but the company was continuing to investigate. He amended his statement earlier in the day, when he said player information had not been compromised.
Las Vegas-based casino operator Affinity Gaming announced in December that its credit-card transactions had been hacked and warned its 300,000 customers to take steps to protect themselves from identity theft.
Sands spokesman Ron Reese declined to discuss whether credit card information was breached in the hacking, and instead pointed to a statement the company made Wednesday saying it was working through a step-by-step process to ascertain what systems had been impacted.
The damage the hacking has done goes beyond the defaced websites, which Sands took down Tuesday morning. Email wasn't functioning and company employees remain unable to log into their work computers.
Gaming regulators are now working to ensure Sands did everything possible to protect employee information. The hackers, whose identities remain unknown, posted Social Security numbers on the Sands sites. The information belonged to employees of Sands' Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, casino.
Sands employs about 5,000 people around the world.
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Will – Charles Frost – Last will and testament of Charles Frost, 1678-1724 laying out the properties around the towns of Kittery and Berwick. This will also transfers ownership of three slaves to Charles Frost's children. The slaves' names are Hector, Peince and Pompey.
Letter – Charles Frost – Feb. 14, 1695 letter from Charles Frost to William Stoughton.
Map of Maine – by Cartographer, Moses Greenleaf (distant cousin). Native people had occupied the place we now call Maine, formerly Massachusetts, for centuries before European discovery. During the period of colonial settlement, the region was one of many overlapping national, corporate and private land claims in the North American colonies.


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Man faces charges in probe of drug dealing, stolen guns
An investigation into drug dealing and stolen guns that began last October led to the arrest Monday of Craig Wilson, 22, of Stephens Lane, police said.
Wilson was arrested on a warrant and charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The investigation began last year after police received information that led to the arrest of Naugatuck resident Julani Lemon. The 22-year-old was suspected of dealing drugs and stolen guns in the area, police said. When stopped by Fairfield police, Lemon had a loaded gun in his car, according to the report.
Following Lemon's arrest, police said they learned of two local men believed to be helping Lemon, and two search warrants were executed. One of those search warrants was at Wilson's Stephens Lane home. Police said they found marijuana, several dozen plastic bags, a folding knife, a bottle of Inositol used as a cutting agent for cocaine, a digital scale and a black mask.
The second accomplice has not yet been arrested.
Additional search warrants were served at Lemon's home in Naugatuck, a well as in Shelton. There, detectives recovered evidence related to illegal gun and drug sales, plus evidence from a home invasion burglary on Sturges Highway in Westport, where several thousand dollars in cash was stolen, police said. At Lemon's home police found a gun box, hollow-point bullets and a .380-caliber pistol, police said.
Police said that more than 60 guns, which had been stolen in a Shelton burglary, remain unaccounted for.
The investigation remains open and more arrests are expected, police said.
Wilson was held on a $20,000 bond and is scheduled to appear Jan. 22 in Bridgeport Superior Court.


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BOSTON, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Boston Department of Athletics has announced that former Boston State College All-American track-and-field and cross-country runner Mark S. Duggan '77 will be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the 2012 induction class.
Perhaps one of the most decorated runners in the history of the Boston State track-and-field and cross-country programs, Duggan will be one of 10 honorees that will be enshrined this October in the university's annual ceremony, which is also celebrating its 10th anniversary.
The 1976 NCAA Division III champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Mark ended his career with the Warriors as a the only four-time All-American in Boston State history. Three of those All-American honors came in the steeplechase, while the fourth came as a member of the cross-country program.
Named the Boston State Most Outstanding Athlete in 1975, Duggan recorded a total of 12 varsity letters and held the program record in the two-, three-, and six-mile runs as well as the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs. Among his many other accomplishments were a total of six MASCAC championships, four All-New England, and three All-East honors. After graduating Duggan continued to compete nationally and internationally at the highest level with the legendary Greater Boston Track Club, including selection to represent the United States of America as a member of its cross-country team at The European Invitational Championships in Liege, Belgium.
Duggan would eventually earn his Master's degree from Boston State in 1981 and would go on to spend 30 years as an executive at Nike, with US and Global roles, as Chief Executive Officer and President of Nike Bauer Hockey.
Today, Duggan is the CEO of MS Duggan Consulting in Greenland, New Hampshire, where he resides with his wife Sharon. They have three children Jennifer, Kathryn and Michael. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the New Hampshire Special Olympics, in which Duggan and his wife have been involved with for many years.
For more information about this year's Hall of Fame induction ceremony please contact Maria Marcelino at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 617-287-7895.


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Lavalette A. Moore, 64, of Bushkill, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, April 25, 2013, at the White Stone Health Care Facility, Stroudsburg.
Born in Lenoir, N.C., on May 5, 1948, she was a daughter to the late Willard and Wilhemenia (Branon) Jackson. Lavalette graduated from Ridge View High School, Mary Mount College, Arlington, Va., where she earned a bachelor's degree.
Lavalette was employed as a special education teacher with the Manhattan School System at PS33, in Manhattan, N.Y., for 35 years until her retirement in 2009.
Lavalette loved to sew, do needlepoint, draw, paint, cook, bake and spend the summer and holidays with her granddaughter.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Hunt and Teressa Connelly, and brother Carl Dill.
Surviving are her husband, Lemont Carnegarg Sr., at home in Bushkill; sons Timothy Moore of Houston, Texas, and Lemont Carnegarg Jr. and his wife, Annie, of Bushkill; sisters Annette Jackson of New York City and Priscilla Hunt and her husband, Forest, of Hickory, N.C.; a granddaughter, Shana Moore of Charlotte, N.C.; and a grandson, Brandon; and a host of nieces and nephews, the Jacksons, the Bonillia and the Carnegarg families.
Funeral services will be held at noon Tuesday, April 30, at the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg. Interment will follow in Prospect Cemetery, Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg.
A pubic visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service, Tuesday, at the funeral home.
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Lavalette A. Moore, 64, of Bushkill, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, April 25, 2013, at the White Stone Health Care Facility, Stroudsburg.


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Not surprisingly, in states where there are laws limiting teen indoor tanning bed use, tanning bed use is down among teens. The laws require parental permission or put an age restriction on indoor tanning bed use.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention looked at state indoor tanning laws and the relationship between teens' tanning behaviors and state laws. Results were published online by the American Journal of Public Health.
Researchers used data from then 2009 and 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys of high school students. Among them, 23.4 percent of females and 6.5 percent of males engaged in indoor tanning.
Female high school students were 30 percent less likely to indoor tan if their state had any indoor tanning laws than those in states without any laws, and 42 percent less likely to indoor tan if their state had laws directed towards them – like parental permission or age restrictions.
This is the first study to look at how laws on indoor tanning have impacted the practice.
"State indoor tanning laws, especially age restrictions, may be effective in reducing indoor tanning among our nation's youth," said Gery Guy, PhD, health economist and the study's lead author. "We need to address the harms of indoor tanning, especially among children. Indoor tanning laws can be part of a comprehensive effort to prevent skin cancers and change social norms around tanned skin."
Skin cancer is a major public health problem; it's the most common form of cancer in the United States. Melanoma, the most fatal of skin cancers, have been on the rise – especially among young women. Some researchers believe that increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation through indoor tanning may play a role in this increase.
Currently, six states restrict indoor tanning among minors (California, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Vermont.)


text: There's been a host of discussion about various factors that impact a person's quality of sleep, including the amount of light in the room, foods eaten,bedroom colors, mattress firmness, and type of mattress. Let's add another one to the list: your bedroom's air temperature. The connection between sleep, body temperature, and air temperature has been debated by more than one expert in the field.


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So i finished my 4th board. Last one rides fine, not great but OK. Each board I have made I have struggled with air bubbles showing up in the glass after vacuum, mostly on the base, evident after I remove the board from the vac table. I am using a single sided vac setup, -25 vac. Here is my layup - from top down:
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Core (9mm cedar)
Glass x 2
Release wax
So my question is why am I getting these air bubbles? Everything looks good before vac but when I pull it all apart after 36hrs under vac I have various air bubbles in the glass ranging from pen tip size to 1". Am I not using enough resin? Is my vac not strong enough for a cedar core? Sounds stupid but, do I need a breather on the base? Is there a way to not have to sand so much and do flow coats after vac? Any help to limit my flow coats and sanding after vac would be appreciated!


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I ordered every single released Vagabond volumes (viz versions) from amazon 3 months ago, and read them all in 4 days as soon as I recieved them.
Well, I was ill with a heavy throat infection, but that was a good thing since it gave me time to read Vagabond.
Simply amazing manga! My kid brother is 13 and he likes it even more than Berserrk!
Now I don't know if anybody has seen "Fighter in The Wind", but it kinda reminded me of the movie.
Can't wait to get volume 29!
Whoa, a prodigy!
Haha, cures what ails ya, also a good inspiration during exercise I've found, "Let me see if I can get as exhausted as Musashi fighting 70 men!" =)
I was thinking we should have a spoiler rating system, for example, that's a spoiler for anyone that hasn't read volume 25 yet, so maybe we should have a "25+" next to it indicating not to look unless you've read volume 25 or above?
It even runs in the family, and that's pretty impressive considering how much broad appeal Berserk has in addition to the character/story stuff.
I haven't, but I'd like to see it if it reminds you of Vagabond. As with Berserk, I'm interested in all such film connections. By all means, make a thread about it for the Inn.
I was just re-reading it last night before bed, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Hope to see your insights and reactions in the new release threads to once you're fully caught up!
I hear you, man. But 13, is a bit young don't you think? Berserk was the first real hardcore anime he watched.
(I regret that I read all Berserk episodes)
Not for the anime, I don't think. The manga is written specifically for mature readers, though, so you may want to wait a few years before showing him any of it.
Why's that? Is it because of the 2-3 weeks you normally have to wait for an episode to be released? If so, it gets easier with time. I've been reading Berserk like this for over 5 years now and I'm pretty used to it.
"Once you pop, you can't stop" Right? In fact, I'm re-reading it from volume six now along with Berserk.
Btw Im also drawing Sasaki Kojiro, maybe I'll post it around here sometime.
Good idea, neat things are happening right now.
There are a good deal of movies, anime and even books that reminds me of both Berserk and Vagabond. But I can't come of anything else at the moment, but will open a thread as soon as I remember more.
I will hold my breath at least until the end of this month, and enjoy reading it more than 10 minutes. (I regret that I read all Berserk episodes)
He has already read 3 volumes after Golden Age. But I sensed that he understands that it's not the right time for him to read it.
No, not because of the waiting time, but having less Berserk material to read. So this time I won't read Berserk until new year (I also consider it a test). I did follow it episodically 2 years ago, but not anymore, I usually wait for 2 episodes. Except this time...
Musashi is one truly well realised character all ready and I look forward to seeing what he is up to next,
Volumes 5, 6 and 7 arrived this afternoon. I'm finishing up Berserk vol. 29 and I can't wait to read them.
Hi there can someone give me an insight on what this manga is all about so far reading the threads about it looks pretty good to me but i would like to hear others thoughts of recommendation please
Tell us what you think of those fights and Musashi's audacity to challenge the Yoshioka and Inshun.
Vagabond is best in longform, and unlike Berserk I can't really think of a quick hook for it unless you're already interested in the subject matter. What I can tell you is that if you aren't quite into yet, it definitely keeps raising the bar as it goes along, I mean it doesn't just evolve, at a certain point it's like a revolution, in art, storytelling and message. To be honest, the Vagabond you're reading isn't on the level yet of what it will become, but, is a necessary part of that payoff, experiencing Musashi's physical and mental journey and transformation. In that sense, the story is almost a metaphor for itself; from a typical adolescent state, to something special and transcendent. You've only read about the first arc, which amounts to the exposition for everything that is to come on Musashi's journey and rematch with the Yoshioka; it's really just begun, and from there, the story, characters and philosophical aspects really start coming into better focus, which is the real the strength of the series, though the art and action only becomes stronger as it goes on as well. I can only tell you to stick with it, for it will be more rewarding than you can possibly foresee now.Also, having a place to discuss and dissect these things can certainly makes it more stimulating, and that's what the Vagabond Inn was created for, so please feel encouraged to share your thoughts there and get some feedback.
Welcome to the Vagabond Inn. The Inn was created to be a place, separate from the rest of skullknight.net and Berserk, dedicated to Inoue Takehiko's own manga masterpiece Vagabond. This is partly because some prominent members of this board are quite fond of Vagabond. The original cheeky tagline, "a place to cheat on your wife" comes from a joke between Walter and myself that if we're married to Berserk, then Vagabond is certainly our mistress. So, with that and the launch of this Vagabond-only board, naming it after the motel chain of the same name was irresistible. Though, our mutual fondness for Vagabond isn't why such special treatment has been afforded to it or why this place was created, but because Vagabond is a great work in its own right that deserves such a place. Basically, it's the only other work going on in the medium at Berserk's visual, literary, and overall artistic level. Berserk and Vagabond or Miura and Inoue go together like Guts and Griffith or Musashi and Kojiro, and it would truly be a shame if anybody with taste enough to enjoy Berserk missed out on the same experience with Vagabond. That is why this place was created; so, use it to its fullest potential, and read, discuss, and dissect Vagabond here as you would Berserk on the rest of skullknight.net.
I'm almost finished with vol. 7 and I think Musashi is developing very nicely so far. In the period of less than two volumes he's gone from being this savage beast to this cool and collected guy when he faces off against Inshun the 2nd time. Inshun himself is an interesting character, too. When Musashi headbutted him twice and his face was all covered in blood, he was still smiling that damn smile of his. I can't wait to see how this 2nd encounter turns out!
Volume 7: Yeah, that duel is really one of my early favorite moments, the first "spring time" of Musashi's development. I love that concept and metaphor as I think we've all experienced it when learning something new. The struggle before things start to click. The best part to me are the flashbacks of In'ei and Yagyu with their master Kami, and of course In'ei's words about how he screamed and rushed in, but really just wanted to throw down his spear and run away.
I was really surprised at how Musashi broke down out of fear and actually ran from Inshun when he was on the verge of being killed. Inoue really conveyed Musashi's fear of Inshun, and death itself, during that first encounter, and while preparing for the next, so well. To hear that the series only gets better as you go along has got me really excited.
Yeah, that part originally left me a little uncomfortable actually, like... it was just wrong! But I've come to cherish it and the character development that followed. Volume 5:The depiction of fear itself was awesome, and reminded me of the Beast of Shadow, though having this one behind you in a fight certainly isn't going to help you. =)P.S. Trying out my "spoiler system" where I list the volume you should have read up to so as not to be spoiled. Let me know if it's workin' or if anyone has some tweaks?
It made me pretty uncomfortable, too. Volume 5:It's tough seeing your protagonist resort to such dirty tactics as throwing dirt in your opponents face and refusing to admit that you were soundly beaten. That almost bothered me more than him running away. Fleeing the fight was shameful, but Musashi throwing dirt in Inshun's eyes in a tantrum because he refused to admit defeat was just awful.
Please do, that'd be great. Considering Musashi's affinity for the arts, both in Vagabond and in life, I'd love to get the creative juices flowing in here. Some sort of art section or thread ("Drawing with Water"? =) and maybe our own drawing board.
Do as you like, but feel free to make one just about that movie. I'd like to hear more about it and why it reminds you of Vagabond. Maybe it'll spur the discussion about other media that reminds us of Vagabond and Berserk.
It's a bit different with Vagabond though because he'll do 9 issues in 9 weeks and then you know you're in for a couple of months off before getting a similar bounty, so it's very much like getting a new volume anyway when it's time. You don't get it all at once, but you get a steady diet, so it just keeps you from reading it all in one sitting.
Welcome to the Inn slan, I do hope you'll make yourself at home. In addition to the technical information in the link Walter provided, here's a recommendation I wrote earlier. You can also find more thoughts and testimonials within this thread.Also, the Vagabond Inn Welcome message and mission statement:Also, some added incentive for the ladies, Sasaki Kojiro is quite the female fan favorite and stud. Volume 7: Yeah, that duel is really one of my early favorite moments, the first "spring time" of Musashi's development. I love that concept and metaphor as I think we've all experienced it when learning something new. The struggle before things start to click. The best part to me are the flashbacks of In'ei and Yagyu with their master Kami, and of course In'ei's words about how he screamed and rushed in, but really just wanted to throw down his spear and run away.


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From the Kendall Jackson Culinary Team
This was one of the best BLT's I've had. The Cherokee Purple Tomatoes were prime. Plus the mayo, hot paprika combo was very nice.
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp hot pimentõn
2 cups baby arugula or mixed greens
1 tablespoon evoo
8 slices sourdough bread, toasted
2 Cherokee Purple heirloom tomatoes, or other large red, or black heirloom tomatoes, sliced
Sea salt to taste
8 ounces apple wood smoked bacon, cooked until crisp
4 ounces dry jack or semi dry jach cheese such as Vella Mezzo Secco, shaved or thinly sliced
Wine Pairing: Syrah
Whisk mayonnaise and pimentõn together.
Gently toss salad greens with evoo to coat
Spread 1 Tbs. mayo over each slice of toast. Layer 4 of the toast slices with the tomatoes, a pinch of salt, bacon, cheese and dressed argula. Top with remaining toast slices.
Serves 4
My notes: used Best Foods mayonnaise, and added the paprika to my taste
I had Half-Sharp Paprika on hand and used that
I did not dress the lettuce, used purple leaf lettuce
I used Danish Havarti with Caraway Seeds, sliced very thin


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"I'm just trying to get him to stay easy," Hudgens explained to Castillo. "When he wants to juice the baseball, he'll start getting more movement. He's so big and strong, he doesn't need all that. I'm trying to get him just to calm down; just not trying to do too much with the baseball. Swing almost at 60 percent instead of 100 percent."
According to Castillo, Duda has had that movement in the box his entire life, but he is agreeable to doing what he needs to do to be better.
"I trust Hudge and I respect what he has to say and I'll work hard to be where I need to be," Duda told Castillo.
Duda's not that young anymore by baseball terms, so it's going to be difficult for Hudgens to get Duda to not only adapt, but get him to stay consistent with this approach. But I do believe Duda still has the tools to be a successful. He's a big guy, and when he squares up on the ball, he makes loud contact. He struggled a lot on breaking balls last year and he took a lot of hittable pitches for strikes, which got him into a lot of unfavorable counts. If he can improve in those areas, his strikeouts should diminish and he should be more of a consistent offensive presence.
Duda routinely talks about his confidence, which means it's an on-going issue for him. His defense will always be problematic, but perhaps playing consistently in left field this year - a position Terry Collins believes Duda should be more comfortable playing - will help gain Duda some confidence. A strong and consistent Spring should help him, but it would still need to carry over once the bell rings on April 1.
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Stats: In 121 Major League games last season, Duda, 27, hit .239 with a .329 OBP, and .718 SLG, 15 home runs and 57 RBI in 459 plate appearances.
Contract: Duda will be eligible for arbitration after the 2014 season, and can be a free agent after the 2017 season.


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|2010-03-04, 02:51
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Join Date: Sep 2008
their actions only gived adidtional points to hiori.... becouse tomoki will rather stay close to the girl that is not beatking the hell out of him but is pure and accepting.... and tomoki has no intention to do any pervered things to her...
well sohara cant give up the fact that tomoki is a pervert and beats the hell out of him if there is other girl involved (tomoki peeping on other girls)..... but in reality Sohara is just jelous and she shows that with her beatings.... that tomoki is looking on other girls and not her....... this confirms her dream (dive game chapter) with that house.... she was under shower wit htomoki and about to kiss.... and after that a marathon of shoara and tomoki in different costiumes runs next by...... sohara is as pervered as tomoki but she wont addmit it (it would harm her pride as a girl.... since she even knocked out sugata there wit ha mace...)
and current chapter proofs that its soharas jelousy that makes her a brute... tomoki started to spent time with Hiori... and she instantly goes "soemthings strange... and instantly into conclusion that they are dateing".... why does she care.... its his life after all and his choice.... yet she jumps into the room makes a mess.... and yells that "he is dateing hiori".... the same happens at the end when she is beating him up and it looks its becouse she is angry and jelous that he is dateing "hiori" (like the beating was only becouse he is going out with other girl and not her..)
and so this was also confirmed at the last page.... she is relived that they are not dateing but she has tears in eyes becosue she knows that there is other girl that loves tomoki.... who is sooo pure and kind to him that she has almost no chance of beating her (since she has no friends except tomoki... she was looking on that picture mostly thinking that they will be together forever like this...)
sooo I hope that sohara, nymph and astrea will open their eyes a little wider and try to act more nice to tomoki.... similar to how hiori is.... well when sohara acted all shy (tomoki had shivers and got kinda emberessedd by it)... the same was with ikaros and the smile (total blush and he hide behind the corner...) so the key to win tomoki here is simpyl to act similar to hiori.... kind,nice,smile and minimum violance
simply sohara must notice that all she was doing was beat tomoki whenever he made something that looked strange or suspicious to her so her actions were the one very selfish since you cant beat people up like that becouse she felt like it >__> so no wonder that tomoki would change violent/agressive/rude girl for a pure/kind/ understanding/ smart one ^^
so yeah I hope that the girls will learn their lesson that "dont listen to mikako since she is evil".... and "you have to try harder to get tomoki's attention now".... since there is a very powerfull rival that they dont stand a chance.... as they are now.... but its good to see that the girls started to realize their own feelings...
at the beggining when they heared that tomoki is dateing someone they laughed.... but later as they started to realize that there is a girl that is very close to tomoki and its all nice.... they started to get depressed.... why would they get so depressed if tomoki was only a pervert ^^ so kinda this experiance will open their eyes on the matter of "love".... that if they want tomokis love they have to try hard and not stay as they are (even ikaros shows growing the emotional processor ^^ as she blushes in panic and all)....... after this chapter... they realize that they indead have feelings for tomoki as they are shown so depressed by only seeing hiori beign so close and nice to tomoki...
cant wait for next chapter ^^
|2010-03-15, 10:37
|Link #263
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But as to what the girls need to do...its a two way street. Tomo thinks he's still unpopular even after all this. He's blind as a bat I tell you! Sohara's dream should've highlighted the fact very clearly. But yes also the girls need to change, but Tomo, oh Tomo, sometimes he's just over the line and stamping on it.
Its more of a matter that they know deep down he's a nice guy, and then he totally just goes down one more level of perverseness. Past perverseness, this is hardcore fetishism. It'd be better if he had some rivals of his own to contend with, imo.
Sure he gets the points for coming through when it counts, but then he reaches further and further into bizarre fetishism(the "to the readers" fanservice he gives as a girl make me lol)it sends him back to square one. Mitsuki does indeed have jealousy issues, so she needs to just come out and tell him because if he thinks he's unpopular after all that's happened, he's hopeless. Nymph beyond being a real tsundere is not that bad. Ikaros, like you said, is doing well, and Astraea is better as a pal(my fav btw).
So yeah, it'd do him good to have some decent rivals in this.
|2010-03-18, 17:42
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This series is one of my favorite after i watched the anime. It's very very hilarious. :P
And so, Astraea does have feeling for Tomoki since she blushes in the train when thinking about date with Tomoki (which should choose before reached another station, idiots!).
Still, Mikako is my most favorite chick by far. her evil charming smile, eyes, thoughts, manipulation etc. is what caught me! :P
|2010-03-20, 02:01
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ehh damn.... I throught that new chaper (raw) has appeared but it turned out that its the same chapter as it was in february (c36) T__T
I wonder if they made a mistake on posteing chapters or something.... since why the use to post 1moth ago chapter now....
|2010-03-20, 02:49
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just wondering...this char have similar traits...
Synapse Bastard Lord >< Mikako (manipulating, like to mess people life)
Daidalos >< Sugata senpai (observer, secretly care for Tomoki)
Judas the merchant >< Chaos (Ambigued question, strong, mysterious)
hiyori is Hiori in Synapse dream pod...could it be that those people above, also like them? a reflection of the other self dream?
and for Tomoki dream to be connected to Synapse, could it be there's other "Tomoki" in Synapse Sleeping Pod Dome? what if Tomoki is not real?, what if Sohara also citizen of Synapse, so their childhood memories connected?
|2010-03-20, 03:37
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hard to say since we dont know anything about the sleeping pod and earth surface connections....... if we know if the hiori on earth is real (blood & bones) or is she just and illusion made throught dream we could speculate
well what if the Hiori on earth is real..... and her lifespine (the dream time) takes the same amount as normal human life....... so her dream starts from her birth till death... after that the dream ends and she wakes up on synapse (goes back to sleep and the process repeats :P)
about tomoki well he is a mystery ^^ is he human or is he from synapse (that's why deidalos knows him good... and tomoki subconciously feels that he knows that girl that's why he was allways crying when wakeing up)....
well if he's other self is on synapse than why wont deidalos wake him up there ^^ (the same council could get rid of tomiki by killing his angel self that sleeps on synapse)...... still if he was from synaspe than he is an abnormality becouse he can dream about synapse while dreaming on synaspe ^^ (angel tomiki -> dream -> earth tomoki -> dream ->synapse)
we still dont know if Hiori is "aware" that her real self is sleeping on synapse... or the earth illusions are not aware at all about their bodies on synapse ^^
time will show... but I guess next chapter might focus on Ikaros and feeling situation... but I would be glad if it deidalos (maybe jelous of hiori XD that both are angels but hiori is the one to stick so close to tomoki all day :P)
|2010-03-20, 08:47
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Hiori is currently "2nd year" so Sohara reffers her scorring highest in her (hioris) 1st year of school... and now currently she is 2nd year
btw. what year is tomoki ?? 1-2-3rd year (im reffering to school year... is he a freshmen [1st year] or like hiori [2nd year but different class] or tomiki is 1y older than hiori and is 3rd class )
well we saw that hiori is with a friend hmmmm ch25-27 cant remember... but we first see hiori walking with her friend when sugata was invastigateing the pod room... he saw hiori throught her dream as she passed by and was looking on tomokis saying she likes tomoki becouse of his fun life ect.
the question is: is hioris friend (that hiori is walking with and later as hiori says about the white chocolate she gave to tooki to that friend) an sleeping angel too... or is she just a normal girl...
I mean usually when a girl has covered eyes with her hair it turned out that they are related to synapse.... hiori at first had covered eyes... daidalos has covered eyes... that hioris class friend too has covered eyes (while all other girls dont have covered eyes [example the quiz-game :P they were throwing trash on tomoki... all of them were not that mysterious like those who have covered eyes)
heh maybe synapse angels stick together and observe humans :P while hiori throughts its boring like hell... so she is doing her own stuff now which is haveing fun without the synapse stuff ^^ since we dont even know the reason behind all those angels sleeping in the pods... while all citizen are replaced with angeloids...
|2010-03-20, 09:52
|Link #272
for the Synapse Bastard lord to reign supreme without any objection
here's the scenario:
1.put all angels to sleep via angeloids by force or by sleeping powder
2.create Sleeping Pod which make them think they still awake (projected to earth)
3.find the only survivor...Daidalos.
too bad Daidalos have her own stronghold and she even sent the Uranus Queen aka Queen of the Sky (Ikaros / type Alpha) to Tomoki.
|2010-03-20, 13:20
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we never kinda saw tomokis parents... where are they...dont they call or visit him at all.... it kinda looked like tomoki was liveing all alone many years now... while haveing only sohara as closest friend (till she started to use karate chop destroyer :P)
so yeah it would be interesting if tomoki was in reality the true leader of synapse (while deidalos was his wife/left or right hand kinda like queen) but than something happened like coup d'etat and tomoki lost his throne so the council took over..... after that citizen were angry wanted to start rebelion than coundil used angeloids to put all into sleep/dream land to claim the power for themselfs.... and so they plan to kill humans down there all the time....
maybe deidalos saved Tomoki from death... put him into sleep pod (like hibernation state) and tries to contact him now as he is on earth to reclaim the throne back..... well Sugata noticed that the tree where the huge pillar with angry rules is like hibernateing too.... and from the apricorn it looked like its a whole year-green tree..... so it looks like becouse of those evil rulers not only the citizen are sleepin but even the plants (like they dont want to live as they are rulleing the synapse.... kinda waiting for better/good times to come)
well we have to notice that Deidalos is special she has 2pairs of wings... while rest of angels has 1pair..... Ikaros said to Tomoki (maybe a methaphore but who knows ^^) that the wings on his back are very big...... so what if she just said that tomokis real form has huge wings which is a sign of power and royality
hard to tell what the story is about becouse we lately got only fanservice and the story did not move much further..... I guess next chapter will be more about Ikaros who will toice tomoki with hiori so she might start to show signs of jelousy... or her processor will develop the emotional process too ^^ (heh maybe deidalos will talk to tomoki to take care of nympoh and astrea too... like dont abondon them like that and pay bigger attention to them ect)
|2010-03-21, 14:48
|Link #277
Join Date: Apr 2007
Well that sucks . C37 c'monnnnnn.
On a side note. I think it was already mentioned that Hiyori has been around for a while. It's just that she finally decided to approach Tomoki now. It would make sense, since most of the angels are sleeping and "living" on Earth at the same time.
|2010-03-21, 20:27
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but still.... minus the corruption his grandfather made to him.... he really is a nice guy.... too bad the old man made him like that....
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I was never a Girl Guide, but when I travel, I like to be prepared. To me, that means more than packing extra pairs of socks and underwear -- I want to be armed for any kind of medical problem that could crop up on the road.
On a two-week trip to Thailand and Japan with a group of other journalists, I earned the nickname "the surgeon-general" because I had something in my travel medical kit to take care of almost any malady -- my own and those of my fellow travellers.
Especially in a group of seasoned travellers, I was amazed to discover not everyone packs what I consider to be basic medical essentials. And the idea that you can buy whatever you need at your destination is often a myth -- just try finding Benadryl or Polysporin in a quaint little town in Cuba or Croatia.
Let's assume that you're smart enough to remember to bring any prescription drugs you regularly take, as well as sunscreen and insect repellent if you're going somewhere hot and buggy. Aside from those key items, here's my top-10 list of things I never leave home without.
1. Pepto-Bismol tablets or caplets
To me, this is a no-brainer. I take at least a couple of bottles with me for anything longer than an overnight trip, and one stays in my handbag at all times just in case I need it in a hurry. From Montezuma's revenge to heartburn to a garden-variety upset tummy, those little pink pills can cure just about anything. If I have any qualms about how my system is going to react to the local cuisine, I take one with each meal for the first few days. I prefer the caplets because I don't like the chalky taste of the tablets, but either one works. Don't pack the liquid stuff unless you want to risk having an entirely pink travel wardrobe.
2. Liquid hand sanitizer
Purell makes miniature versions of these alcohol-based sanitizers, which are small enough to get past airport security and to keep in your pocket or bag throughout your trip. Aside from keeping my hands clean, I use them for wiping down airplane food trays and hotel phones, for sterilizing earrings before I put them in, and for cleaning cuts and scrapes so they don't become infected.
3. Band-Aids
Okay, so most people wouldn't take a trip without these, but how many do you pack? I used to take five or six, but now I take a few dozen of different shapes and sizes, mostly to cushion any sore spots on my feet that might develop into blisters if left to their own devices.
4. Polysporin ointment or cream
Even a small cut can turn into something really ugly if you don't treat it properly. I know someone who scratched a bug bite in Malaysia that subsequently became infected and forced him to head from the airport to the hospital for intravenous antibiotics as soon as he got home. Melodrama aside, when you're on the road, you really want any cut, scrape or burst blister to heal quickly and cleanly.
5. Ibuprofen (Advil)
From lost-luggage headaches to nasty sunburns, you need something to make the pain go away so you can enjoy your trip. I prefer ibuprofen to Tylenol because it's an anti-inflammatory as well as a pain killer, which means it will also help calm down muscle and joint aches to help you keep on trucking.
6. Benadryl cream and tablets
Okay, I cheated -- these are two separate items, but depending on how much of a magnet you are for bug bites and stings, you can either pack both or the cream alone. Since I'm an all-you-can-eat buffet for mosquitoes, I take both. The cream is great for taking some of the itch out of bites, and I sure could have used the tablets in Florence when my eyelid swelled shut from a mosquito bite..
7. Gravol
Even the most stalwart constitution can be put to the test by a choppy boat ride or a turbulent flight on a small plane. And this is one drug you should be quite happy to pass around to friends in need, because there's nothing like a bunch of upchucking fellow passengers to make you want to leap out an airplane window. If it's a long flight, Gravol has the added benefit of making you sleepy.
8. Sleeping pills (prescription or over-the-counter)
Some people say you're supposed to reset your watch to the local time as soon as you arrive at a far-flung destination and just tough out your fatigue until your body adjusts. I say hogwash -- I'd rather take a sleeping pill for a couple of days and not be wide-awake at 3 a.m. and dead on my feet at 3 p.m. Some people say over-the-counter drugs like Valerian are effective, but not for me -- I go for the hard stuff.
9. Sudafed
You'll be glad you brought this over-the-counter decongestant if you come down with a cold that leaves you snuffling through your days and breathing through your mouth at night. But even more importantly, if you fly with a head cold and congestion, you risk rupturing an eardrum -- it happened to me, and it was excruciatingly painful. It's also no fun being deaf in one ear and having to take a week's worth of antibiotics when you're on vacation. A decongestant is your best bet for clearing out the pipes so that doesn't happen.
10. Ciprofloxacin
This multi-purpose prescription antibiotic, best known as an antidote for anthrax, isn't a must-have for people headed to Palm Springs or Paris. But if I get really sick in some remote place where medical care and my language skills are both questionable, I'll be glad I brought the Cipro. My doctor suggested it before I travelled to China and even though I've never used it, I'm glad to have it on hand just in case. Call me paranoid if you must -- I like my chances of coming home healthy.


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Fujitsu strike is off
Concessions on pay and pensions end four month strike
Fujitsu and the Unite union have agreed terms to end the planned strike at the services giant.
Staff accepted proposals from arbitration organisation ACAS by a ratio of four to one.
Unite's national officer Peter Skyte said: "While the Acas brokered proposals do not fully satisfy our members' aspirations, there have been significant changes in the company's position on jobs, pay and pensions over the course of the dispute."
Fujitsu was originally seeking 1,200 redundancies. This has now sunk to less than 30.
The consultation over the closure of the final salary pension scheme has been extended until March and a five per cent pay increase to compensate for pension changes.
Fujitsu also made a commitment to discuss more open pay and benefit scales as part of "transparency talks". Unite's long term hope is for minimum earnings of £13,500.
Full statement from Unite is here. ®


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