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Just 3.5 hours by plane from L.A., this resort on Zihuatanejo Bay's Playa La Ropa is an easy escape for West Coast residents. Stay in one of 70 rooms or suites—each with a private terrace or balcony—but be sure to venture out for a dip at each of the three pools. If you like to cook, organic cooking classes are available and include a tour of the town market to shop for local ingredients. Afterward, relax at the spa with a Viceroy Signature Lava Shell Therapy that uses smooth shells from the ocean that are heated with minerals, sea kelp, algae and salt water. Rates from $180/night
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SEATTLE (AP) — Star Washington tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The Seattle City Attorney's Office filed the misdemeanor count against him Tuesday, saying his blood-alcohol level was 0.18 percent, more than twice the state limit of .08 percent for driving. Seferian-Jenkins was arrested March 9 following a late-night car accident. A police report said he had a bloody nose consistent with hitting his face on the windshield and the strong odor of alcohol. He was transported to a hospital for treatment. Seferian-Jenkins was indefinitely suspended from the team following the arrest. Prosecutors said he would be sent a summons to appear in court at a later date. He was a third-team All-American selection by the AP last season.
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James Fulton Engstrom was born with a tightly tied true knot in his umbilical cord. He was blue and lifeless with no pulse. Doctors struggled to revive him for 61 minutes. During that awful hour, his mother, Bonnie Engstrom, silently repeated, "Fulton Sheen, Fulton Sheen," begging her favorite archbishop to intercede for her son.
Then the baby began to breathe.
Now Fulton Sheen is up for canonization, and no one is following his cause more closely than Engstrom, who believes Sheen's intercession miraculously brought her baby back to life. A panel of seven medical experts who advise the Congregation of the Causes of Saints at the Vatican agrees. In early March, they unanimously declared they could find no natural cause for the boy's revival and healing.
Not everyone was as sure as Engstrom that a miracle had occurred. Even after Baby James began to breathe again, NICU doctors didn't think he would live.
"They expected major organ failure," Engstrom said. They warned Engstrom that every day could be her baby's last.
"Once we got to three weeks, the doctors were definitely impressed," she said, but they still thought severe brain damage was inevitable.
"Every mother in the NICU is praying for a miracle," Engstrom said. The word "miracle" often comes up when a desperately ill baby survives, she says, but when James continued to thrive beyond all expectations, Engstrom knew something different was going on.
So she asked the doctors, "When you say that word 'miracle,' do you mean it?" Even the non-Catholic doctors agreed: James' story was different.
Three years later, James Fulton Engstrom is an active, healthy boy who thinks he can escape any trouble because of his twinkling eyes and beaming grin. He shows no sign of brain damage, and he energetically holds his own among six little Engstrom children.
James' older sister, Lydia, brought cookies to her kindergarten class in honor of Fulton Sheen, matter-of-factly explaining to her classmates that Sheen is the man who brought her dead brother back to life.
"It's funny," said Engstrom. "Something that is so extraordinary is so normal in our home."
During the tribunal to examine what is still only an alleged miracle, the panel of experts reviewed all of James' medical records; they interviewed witnesses, including medical personnel who cared for James, and then other doctors examined the child for the tribunal. They combed over every detail of his recovery to seek any natural reason for this boy to be alive and healthy instead of dying or dead. The process was long and arduous — and expensive. The family waited and prayed, praising God that their son was alive and well, bracing themselves to hear that his recovery might be explained away.
"There was always this little glimmer of possible disappointment," Engstrom said. "But what I really felt bad about was that it cost a lot of money. You're paying a lot of people to get this done! You make thousands of copies, you have to translate everything into Italian."
Engstrom laughs at the strange combination of spiritual and earthly concerns the family has endured.
"More than anything," she said, "I was praying, 'Oh, Jesus, if they wasted thousands of dollars on something that isn't a miracle, I'm gonna feel so bad!'"
Engstrom had the name James Fulton picked out long before any alleged miracles occurred — but she has not always been Sheen's greatest fan. She laughs again when she remembers her first reaction to the possible future saint.
"The first time I saw him on EWTN, I asked my mom, 'Who is that guy? He looks like a vampire.'" She said. "I'm glad he and Jesus thought we were a good fit anyway."
Engstrom began to be drawn to Sheen when she discovered he was from the same part of the country as she was.
"I actually thought at first, 'How can there be anything special about him? He's from El Paso (Ill.)!' But the more I listened and read, the more I was impressed that there is this guy with a background as humble as mine, but he loved Jesus Christ. I could do something greater for God, just like Fulton Sheen did."Now that the Vatican's medical panel has declared the alleged miracle has no natural cause, the case moves on to a panel of theologians, then to a team of bishops and then to Pope Francis.
"There's still more to do," says Engstrom, who adds that prayers and financial contributions will be gratefully accepted. Engstrom blogs at www.aknottedlife.com and the official page for the cause is www.archbishopsheencause.org.
Simcha Fisher is a Catholic blogger, speaker and freelance writer. She is the author of "A Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning" (OSV, $9.95).
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Sometimes in this busy land of plenty we need to stop and review our national and spiritual heritage to remind us how we got to where we are today.
Throughout history mankind has celebrated the harvest with ceremonies of thanksgiving. Harvest festivals and thanksgiving celebrations were held by many cultures: the Hebrews, the ancient Greeks, Romans, Chinese and Egyptians.
Thanksgiving in America began with a people who by today's standards had little for which to be thankful. A small band of Pilgrims fleeing religious persecution came to New England in 1620. During that first devastating winter in the New World nearly half their number died. Without the help of a neighboring colony of Indians, the entire number likely would have perished. But following the summer of 1621 a bountiful harvest was realized, again with the help of their native American friends. Governor William Bradford, leader of the Pilgrims, proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer and invited the neighboring colony of Indians to join with the Pilgrim band in a feast of celebration that lasted three days. An American tradition was born.
Harvest celebrations of thanksgiving in America were held annually in colonial New England. Following the American Revolution, the first official proclamation by President George Washington called for a day of thanksgiving and prayer in 1789, saying, "it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits..."
Thereafter, harvest festivals were held at the discretion of the individual states. In 1846, magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale began a 17-year campaign to have a national holiday of thanksgiving declared annually which would be observed and celebrated by all Americans everywhere at the same time. Her dream was realized at the height of the devastating American Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln issued the 1863 proclamation that established the national holiday we observe yet today. The words of this great man of simple Kentucky beginnings provide a glimpse into the great faith of a people who could be thankful for even the smallest of blessings during our nation's darkest hour.
As a formality every president since Lincoln has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation. Today, our Thanksgiving Day is often less about being thankful to the One who spreads the table of the bountiful harvest, and more about engorging ourselves at the table He provides.
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year. Those who cannot come home, call home. The lure of hearth and home tugs at our heartstrings during this season as families gather from far and near to make memories, renew traditions and share their love for one another. For some, Thanksgiving Day presents an opportunity to mend broken relationships. For others it's a time to treasure memories of loved ones who have moved on from the family circle here to an eternal homecoming.
I hope each of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday season, that you will take time to be thankful, that your holiday will be filled with the joy of the families and friends you have been blessed with, that those who can't make their way home will make time to call home, that even though you may be feeling the pain of someone absent from your family circle you will be thankful for the blessing that person was in your life while he/she was here.
I hope you join me in a prayer for all those around the globe who are in uniform and representing the cause of freedom which we all hold dear. May God keep them safe and bring them home soon.
I would be remiss if I didn't include the eloquence of Mr. Lincoln echoing down through history since 1863 as I wish each of you a most blessed, Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation
"The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful years and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the Source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever-watchful providence of Almighty God.
"In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign states to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere, except in the theater of military conflict, while that theater has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union.
"Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the field of peaceful industry to the national defense have not arrested the plow, the shuttle, or the ship; the ax has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than theretofore. Population has steadily increased notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege, and the battlefield, and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.
"No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.
"It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged, as with one heart and one voice, by the whole American people. I do therefore invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners, or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it, as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes, to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility, and union.
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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have been separated since May while their lawyers have been negotiating a property settlement and custody agreement, according to TMZ, which adds divorce is "a done deal."
Sigh. I guess there's no hope for any of us if those two wonderful kids can't make it.
Sources connected with the couple reportedly told the website the Carey and Cannon have lived in separate houses in New York City since May. He sees their children, which is reportedly the only contact he has with his wife.
These same sources supposedly say what led to the breakup was Cannon's appearance in March on the syndicated Big Boy radio show, in which he showed the extent of his brainpower by playing the "name five celebrities you've slept with" game. Kim Kardashian's name came up, and apparently all hell broke loose back at home.
Could that really have surprised Carey? I mean, Nick Cannon is a man, and he's famous. C'mon … .
A humiliated Carey supposedly ripped into Cannon for weeks, and the relationship began unraveling.
Then Cannon — who isn't mapping human DNA or performing brain surgery anytime soon — went on Howard Stern's radio show and told the planet how his wife wouldn't have sex with him until they got married.
I've finally found someone who knows less about women than I do.
Carey is also reportedly upset that Cannon takes on som many entertainment gigs when they don't need the money, saying it keeps him away from their kids.
Cannon supposedly doesn't like how Carey surrounds herself with "yes" men and how she can't deal with him disagreeing with her.
Apparently no one explained to him he was marrying Mariah Carey.
TMZ reports that Cannon is also upset that Carey complains about his work ethic, and that he's generated $75 million for his family since 2011.
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I expect a huge game for our offense!!!
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Sorry, sorry, my bad. I realized, as I was sending my answers, that "before the next issue of the Dispatch is released" probably means "in time to be published in the next issue of the Dispatch". So, I don't know about dakky21, but I got mine in "on time" just not "in time". My apologies to you both for holding up the contest.
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GRANTS PASS — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to sell more timber in Southern Oregon, and vacated a system federal scientists use to avoid harming the northern spotted owl.
The ruling out of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia came in a case filed by the timber industry against the Department of Interior.
Judge Richard J. Leon ruled that BLM has failed to consistently offer as much timber as called for in its 1995 resource management plans for the Medford and Roseburg districts since 2004.
He found a computer model used by government agencies to estimate spotted owl numbers in timber sale areas was adopted without input from the public, as required by the Administrative Procedures Act. He prohibited government agencies from using the protocol until it goes through public comment. The ruling did not address whether timber sales that have been sold based on the invalidated owl estimation protocol, but not yet cut, were still valid. That portion of the ruling leaves the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service without a scientifically valid method of estimating whether spotted owls can survive the harm from losing a portion of their forest habitat to logging, said Andy Stahl, director of the Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics.
a conservation group. An earlier method was struck down in an earlier court ruling.
"It means, I suspect, that they will actually have to go look for them, which is something they have not wanted to do," he said.
BLM and Fish and Wildlife had no immediate comment on the ruling.
The timber industry called it a clear win, validating their longstanding position that a 1937 law known as the O&C Act sets timber production as the top priority for the BLM forests.
"This is clearly a victory for timber dependent communities in southwest Oregon, and it's a victory for the forest, that has not been managed appropriately," said Anne Forest Burns, vice president of the American Forest Resource Council, a timber industry group involved in the lawsuit.
The judge ordered the agency to fulfill its obligation to meet 80 percent of the amount set in management plans in future years. The next fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
Burns estimated that BLM will have to offer double the timber it now sells on the Medford District, and increase it by 55 percent on the Roseburg District. The extra 54 million board feet would be enough to fuel more than 400 logging and mill jobs.
She noted that the extra timber will come too late for one of the plaintiffs, Rough & Ready Lumber Co., which shut its O'Brien sawmill last month for lack of logs.
But conservation groups that intervened in the timber portion of the lawsuit said BLM would have a hard time offering more timber for sale without Congress increasing their budget, and without violating other environmental laws, such as the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act.
Kristin Boyles, an attorney for Earthjustice, which represented conservation groups, said she felt an appeal was likely, from the government as well as conservation groups.
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I'm still easing into this 'back' thing, but I thought I'd catch you up on life over the past year that I haven't shared here. First, some collaborative drawings that EZ E and I made. We were inspired by this project and decided to spend a morning drawing together. Morning morphed into the afternoon, which then morphed into evening. We had so much fun! Here are a few of the more finished drawings that we made. Scooby Doo was a major player. See Daphne below?
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In the fall of 2012, LG unleashed its best smartphone to date, the Optimus G. The handset oozed with style and power, and proved to the world that LG knows exactly what it's doing. But LG wasn't done. The Optimus G became the DNA of the Nexus 4, which became the most popular handset of the Nexus lineup to date.
Now LG is back with LG Optimus G Pro – A beefed up Optimus G that's firmly planted into the phablet territory with a 5.5 inch 1080p HD display. The device ships with best in class hardware and has the innards to take on anything on the market today. In this review, we'll find out if LG's efforts with the Optimus G Pro are enough to meet, or even beat the competition and if it should be your next smartphone.
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Earlier this week, Florida Republicans fired Virginia-based Strategic Allied Consulting after Palm Beach County flagged about 100 registration forms that looked suspicious because of signatures that looked alike and incompleteness. The Palm Beach County state attorney's office is reviewing those forms, said spokeswoman Christine Weiss.
But subsequent to that revelation, other counties have reported irregularities with voter registration forms with the identification number of 11-93 — which traces back to the Republican Party of Florida.
"We have heard from supervisors in five counties, Lee, Duval, Dade, Santa Rosa, Escambia, saying that they have seen irregularities on voter registrations," said Chris Cate, spokesman for the Florida Division of Elections in an email to the Times/Herald. "We are in the process of reviewing these cases and will provide our findings to the appropriate agency to investigate."
Meanwhile, across the country, state branches of the Republican Party have severed ties to Strategic Allied Consulting, abruptly ending lucrative contracts for voter registration efforts.
In North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia — all states where Strategic Allied Consulting has been active — the state Republican Party cut ties with the firm after news of irregular voter registration in Florida emerged.
The Republican National Committee also cut off relations with the firm, which has received $2.9 million from the RNC this year, according to elections records.
It's not yet clear if the firm, which received millions of dollars to register voters in several swing states, had been involved in similar voter registration irregularities in other states. Representatives with the firm could not be reached for comment.
In Florida, more than 100 forms were flagged in Santa Rosa County, said supervisor of elections Ann Bodenstein, who said the problems ranged from information such as birth dates and Social Security numbers not being included, to signatures that didn't match the spelling of the names printed on the forms.
"It's sad," Bodenstein said. "Most people who fill out registration forms are so precise, because they want it to be precise. These just didn't look that way."
Bodenstein and Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford, both elected in 2004, said this many questionable registration forms is unprecedented.
"From a single source, I haven't seen this many before," said Stafford, who said the state attorney's office is reviewing about a dozen forms that he set aside as questionable.
The issue appears to be even more widespread than the state is reporting. Counties not included on Cate's list, such as Okaloosa and Pasco, also confirmed to the Times/Herald that they've found irregularities with forms stamped with the 11-93 identification number.
"We saw an inordinate amount of incomplete forms," said Paul Lux, Okaloosa County's supervisor of elections, who said about a dozen were flagged this week.
Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley said Friday that three registration forms were turned over to law enforcement in June.
The Pasco office compared the submitted forms to what they already had on file for the voters named. Most of the information was identical, but there were small differences that baffled elections workers, Corley said. For example, two of the forms had incorrect dates of birth and two had incorrect Social Security numbers. One form misspelled the voter's name.
The tracking number led directly to the RPOF in an ironic twist for an election year that has been dominated by talk of voter fraud.
Republicans in the Florida Legislature pushed through a controversial and sweeping elections law during the 2011 session.
House Bill 1355 required third-party organizations to register with the state and created a database that would help track new registration forms back to the group who submitted them. The bill also limited the amount of days that can be used for early voting, required people who change their address at the polls to use provisional ballots and required third-party groups to turn in registration forms within 48 hours or face hefty fines.
Republicans argued the bill was needed to reduce voter fraud, even though there was scant evidence of any in Florida. Gov. Rick Scott signed the law over the objection of Democrats who said it made registering to vote and voting more difficult in Florida.
A host of lawsuits were filed in response to the new elections law, although most of the provisions have been upheld. One that didn't stick: the 48-hour registration requirement.
It's because of HB 1355 that Florida supervisors of elections know instantly if a voter registration form was turned in by a third-party organization and, if so, which one.
The state and national parties moved swiftly to distance themselves from Strategic Allied Consulting, which had issues before it was hired this year.
"We have zero tolerance for any threat to the integrity of elections," said RNC Communications Director Sean Spicer. "When we were informed of an alleged incident we immediately cut all ties to the company."
"We immediately informed the Republican National Committee that we were terminating the contract with the voter registration vendor we hired at their request because there is no place for voter-registration fraud in Florida," said state Republican Executive Director Mike Grissom in a statement.
Cate confirmed that the Republican Party of Florida on Thursday filed an election fraud complaint against Strategic Allied Consulting for submitting voter applications with false information and voter signature.
Like in 2000, this controversy originated in Palm Beach County. Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher said she turned over copies of 106 voter registrations to the state attorney's office on Monday.
The majority of the applications were people who were already registered to vote. In many cases, however, the Social Security numbers and dates of birth were incorrect, Bucher said. Some of the applications said that the voters were updating their address.
But that proved problematic also, Bucher said. State law disallows the use of commercial addresses, but Bucher's office found that a handful of the forms listed businesses such as the Port Everglades administration building, a gas station and a Land Rover dealership.
All of the applications being questioned included the Republican Party of Florida's third-party tracking number, Bucher said.
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As homeowners assess the damage from Hurricane Sandy, many will be facing the process of filing insurance claims as they try to recoup from the historic storm.
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Navigating the claims process -- understanding what a policy covers and how much of a cash payout should be expected -- can be overwhelming, especially after experiencing a natural disaster. One option is to hire a public insurance adjuster (PIA), a licensed middleman who works on your behalf to help determine what you're owed and who works with your insurer to make sure you get it. (See: "The $5,000 gap in your hurricane coverage.")
"Generally speaking, it's a good idea to use a public insurance adjuster, especially if the claim may be $10,000 or more," says David Barrack, the executive director for the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA). "It's really a judgment call for the policyholder, but we do try to help them get everything that's due."
That second opinion comes with a fee
Barrack explains that public insurance adjusters generally charge about 10% of the final settlement, so you'd pay about $2,000 if your claim settlement is $20,000. If they're able to recoup more than you would by filing a claim by yourself, a public insurance adjuster's service pays for itself.
Lynne McChristian, a spokesperson for the Florida office of the Insurance Information Institute (III), says PIAs may be a good option, but only if you're not satisfied with the settlement offered through your insurer's adjuster. She points out that you're already charged for the insurer's claim adjustment through your premium.
"Give your insurance company the chance to show you how much they are going to give you, especially since you've already shouldered the cost," McChristian says. "If there are concerns with the amount, or other issues, then think about going to a PIA."
However, many public insurance adjusters recommend that you bring them in at the beginning of a large claim, rather than in the middle. That way they can help streamline your claim and paperwork from the start, rather than sorting out problems weeks or months later.
Public insurance adjusters may reduce the stress that comes from filing
Despite the extra cost, a public insurance adjuster may bring peace of mind during times of duress. McChristian, Barrack and Pete Moraga, a spokesperson for the Insurance Information Network of California, agree that a public insurance adjuster could also be useful if the policyholder wants to avoid the stress of making a large or complicated claim alone. (See: "Hurricanes and insurance: 5 must-know facts.")
"Some people may be overwhelmed by the long and arduous task of paperwork, correspondence and phone calls that the process entails, and may want someone else to handle the job," says Moraga.
However, Moraga and the NAPIA are quick to caution people to look for licensed and qualified public insurance adjusters, especially following catastrophes like Hurricane Sandy.
"After major disasters, unlicensed public adjusters and unlicensed contractors descend on the disaster scene to try to rip homeowners off," Moraga says. "This is a very vulnerable time for these homeowners as they are still in shock after losing their home." (See: "5 signs fraudsters have targeted you after a natural disaster.")
Jeanne Salvatore, spokesperson for the III, says homeowners can check with their state department of insurance to determine if a public adjuster is legitimate. The NAPIA can also help you find one, through the public adjuster search feature at its website.
The NAPIA offers a few tips for anyone considering hiring a public insurance adjuster:
- Before you sign anything, ask if the adjuster is licensed, for documentation of his or her experience, for a list of references and if he or she has a website or local office. Check with your state's insurance department to see if he or she has been cited by regulators for poor or unethical performance.
- Be aware that insurers cannot prohibit a home or property owner from using a public insurance adjuster during the claim process.
- Keep in mind that independent adjusters hired by insurers and their own adjusters "represent the interests of the insurance company and do not necessarily represent the interests of the claimant," according to the NAPIA.
- Be aware that some contractors and roofers may say they're licensed public adjusters when they aren't. Again, ask for references and check for the proper credentials.
The III website offers these tips for how to prepare for a claims adjuster visit:
- Prepare an inventory of damaged or destroyed items and give a copy to the adjuster. Don't throw out damaged items until the adjuster has visited. Consider photographing or videotaping the damage.
- If you need to make temporary repairs, keep receipts and give these to the adjuster. Do not make permanent repairs until an adjuster has visited the property.
- Make a list of everything you want to show the adjuster -- for example, cracks in the walls and missing roof tiles. You should also get the electrical system checked. Most insurance companies pay for these inspections, according to the III.
- Get written bids from licensed contractors. The bids should include details of the materials to be used and prices on a line-by-line basis.
- Keep copies of the lists and other documents you submit to your insurance company. Also keep copies of whatever paperwork your insurance company gives you and record the names and phone numbers of everyone to whom you speak.
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Assumptions do nothing but make an ass out of u and me.
We can stick our heads in the sand for only so long before it starts choking us. Face it folks. The pet population is bad ALL OVER THE WORLD!
Gizzy probably hissed as he feels your anger and doesn't like the fact you're ignoring him by not looking at him or even going near him, so he's saying he's po too. Cats sense tension and anger and he doesn't connect the reason it's because of his spraying or peeing on the bed and he's upset with you. Are you making a fuss over him and petting him up when he is showing good behaviour being a good cat? Do try and put your bad feelings toward him away and not take it out on him. Bengals are sensitive cats, and you don't want him to start reacting negatively to you by swatting, biting or attacking. His hissing is a warning of his displeasure. Tell him you love him, you're sorry, pet him up, play with him and offer him some treats.
When he was being a good cat, I would always call for him to come, and pet him. Now, I'm just soo mad that I don't pay attention to him. Would there be any other reason for him to pick MY stuff to pee on?
I'm bad for holding grudges so I'm thinking that cats will always have the upper hand in a situation like this, if they sense your grudge they can top it?
I can tell he wants some of my attention cuz he sees me playing with and petting Forest but then I get the hisses and it's just not a nice feeling. I am off tomorrow so I will use that time to re-bond with him, but I don't think I can let him near the bed again.
They say (whoever "they" are) that "dogs live in the moment". Cats do too, but also they do seem to hold grudges, and sometimes for a long time.
I remember an incident when my hubby inadvertently stepped on one of my girl's paws while going downstairs while she was coming up, and he yelled and swore at her as he almost tripped. After that one incident, she avoided him completely, even runnng out of the room if he came in. This went on for almost 13 years (and she lived to 17-1/2yrs.), and he would always make some kind of derogatory remark when she did that...like "stupid cat! what did I do?". I finally convinced him to pay attention to her and try and sweet talk her and pay her compliments. And you what? she started responding to him, talking to him, rubbing up against him, to the point that she became his lap cat within a short time. So I learned that if you do something to a cat like step on its tail or paw by accident, you have to apologize immediately. It's really amazing, because when you don't the cat thinks you hurt it on purpose, but seems to understand an apology (or maybe its the tone of voice?) and doesn't hold a grudge, but just forgets about the accident. At least, this has been my experience with cats.
Seems to me Gizzy is holding a grudge against you because Forest is getting attention, he's jealous and he's being shut out. Can he top it? Yes, he hissed at you and he can start peeing more places and up the ante by more hissing or worse. Then you'll have an even bigger problem with him than "marking" at times. I hope you can get in his "good books" soon. However, if your love for him has been replaced by hatred, perhaps a divorce would be better for all concerned and he should be rehomed. Maybe your'e not compatible--it happens. There's no point in keeping a pet where no one likes him, and he's miserable too---something to think about. Do you think he may be happier as an only cat for someone?
WOW 13 years?! That's insane. But they do say "you can't beat a cat at a staring contest" so that sounds about right lol.
No more grudge with Gizzy. I have petted him and picked him up, just don't have any words to say to him at the moment.
I have thought at times he might be better to be somewhere where he is the only cat, but at the same time being uprooted doesn't seem like the best idea either.
So I am going to try everything in my financial power to try and find a solution before I have to think about rehoming him.
Update: I was able to get a large dog crate this past weekend, and Gizzy seems to like it! He's using his litter box ok and I think he's missed his green bed. (I kept it in the bedroom so Forest wouldn't go near it until I could find a solution).
The only spraying has been on his bed, but it's his bed, so I don't care lol as long as it's not where I sit I'm happy! I'm not really sure when he did it though, cuz it was a faint smell, so I have no idea if it was done when he got the bedroom or if he only did it a little bit this weekend being in the crate and maybe Forest got too close while we were sleeping.
Anyways, I got him used to the crate by giving him treats when he was in it and he gets 2/3 of his meals in there. It's about 28" wide x 48" long and maybe 30" tall. I covered the top and side of the crate with a blanket, and the other side is against the wall. The door gets covered at night with a different blanket so there are no staring contests while we sleep.
I think I might get him one of these just for some added height and away from his water bowl that he manages to spill everyday lol and his bed gets moved around quite a bit somehow (maybe due to re-spraying) http://www.kittyhammocks.com/
The bf says he was dumb to spray his bed cuz now he's gonna smell like that all the time on his fur and then sit on our furniture and rub it off I tried explaining to him that if he does it on his bed in his "home" I don't think he will be tempted to do it on our stuff, but he doesn't wanna listen. And I don't think he will leave any "transfer". But correct me if I am wrong. Boys! Grr.
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Cats like to be clean and groom themselves often to remove odours. They don't like the smell of urine on their fur. Cat saliva has quality of removing odours. I remember even if my stud cat got a couple of drops of urine on his breeches (he was longhair), you could really smell it, but he would lick himself....odour gone....problem solved. The only time a cat slacks off on grooming is because it is sick or in pain, very old, extremely distressed, frightened or obese.
"We humans are indeed fortunate if we happen to be chosen to be owned by a cat." -- Anonymous
PITA of the year award goes to....
Just thought I would upload a pic of Gizzy in his new home. Even in a cage he is a master mischief maker.
Aaah...Gizzy looks very content on his beautiful plushy bed. See he's a paper shredder...."hey mom, gotta do something when you're not home!" Have you tried giving him a small size Kong toy, with a few treats in it before you and bf leave? That will keep him busy for while trying to get them out.
The important thing is....has this arrangement stopped his spraying when you are at home and he's out of his crate?
"We humans are indeed fortunate if we happen to be chosen to be owned by a cat." -- Anonymous
Anyways, the story of how the paper towels got shredded: Gizzy (aka PITA) spilt almost all the water in his bowl and a big puddle was formed on the carpet, so before I left for school I left some paper towels to sop it up and put the cleaner bottle on top so it would stay. Then I came home to the above mess shown. I did have a towel laying on the bottom of the pan for about 2 weeks but when I had to wash PITA's bed I decided to wash the towel too, and when I pulled it out it was all yellowish. So to answer your question about the spraying, I think he has stopped all spraying OUTSIDE of the crate, but spraying his bed 99% sure cuz it's "close" to forest, but why would he spray (or pee?) on the towel??
Also another question, ever since we got PITA he has always scratched the inside of the litter box, and I've read that it's because he doesn't like the litter on his feet, every brand of litter we've bought he does this so he must be a "dainty" cat lol. But since he's been in the cage, he still does it in his box and then when he gets out he scratches around his food bowls, his bed, and even the bars of the cage. I've heard of some cats scratching/pawing around their food bowls before eating but not after using the litter box. Do you know why this is?
And he also moves his bed no matter where I put it so I think I've just given up trying to keep it away from his litter box, cuz he keeps sliding it closer to it. He must like being a stinky PITA.
I'll be on the lookout for a Kitty Kong toy for him.
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Y'know, your feelings for Gizzy are really showing. And it's not good.
No cat deserves to be called a pain in the ass four times in as many paragraphs. Tongue in cheek or not. The towel was most likely yellow because it was left in the bottom of the crate for two weeks. It may not be because he was spraying or peeing on it. If it had gotten damp or wet from his spilling his water then it would turn. He shredded the paper towel because the poor baby is bored. He needs some toys in there with him if he has to be in there constantly. I don't see any toys at all for him.
The offer has been made before.......... you know my pm. There's a space ready for him here.
Assumptions do nothing but make an ass out of u and me.
We can stick our heads in the sand for only so long before it starts choking us. Face it folks. The pet population is bad ALL OVER THE WORLD!
I don't say pain in the ass every time, just pita, like the bread, and it's not to be mean, really.
He has lots of toys, but the way he moves everything around I don't know where to put them, I don't want it to be too crowded to the point where he just won't move from the bed. I am in the process of trying to order a hammock for him so he has a high up place to sleep in case he spills water all over the pan. I am thinking of putting the scratching post I got him a couple months ago in there between the bed and the litter box, attached below.
I had smelled the towel inadvertedly and it smelled like pee/spray. The dragging things through the bars has only been happening the last few days. In the beginning, I put a blanket covering the top and side and another blanket for the doorway so he had privacy. But then he began dragging the corners of the blankets inside the cage, I don't even know why. So I took the blankets off so he would stop that and because the blankets were keeping the smell of the litter box contained in there so we needed to let it air out.
I'm attaching a few pix of the crate for help in determining space issues.
I can venture a guess as to why Gizzy scratches in a more excessive way perhaps more than most DSH/DLH at the inside of his box and around the outside of it on the floor near his dishes. This is an instinctive behavior with most wild cats to bury their uneaten kill or feces, whereas spraying is territorial marking. Being a part Bengal half of Gizzy's genes aren't very many generations removed from the Asian Leopard cat which is one of their ancestors, so maybe it's a little more "wild" behaviour he's showing.
As far as dragging the blankets in his cage, probably just something to do out of boredom. Since he likes rearranging his bed and other stuff, just let him do it, but I definitely wouldn't leave a wet towel in the cage bottom (for 2 weeks?). You might try him with different things to play with. e.g. cardboard egg carton so he doesn't get bored with the same "toys". This is going to be a challenge because Bengals are active, curious, busy cats, so he's inherited some of those traits.
"We humans are indeed fortunate if we happen to be chosen to be owned by a cat." -- Anonymous
I have probably four or five cats that scratch the sides of the boxes instead of the litter to cover their stuff. I think it's amusing. Yes, they scratch a lot on the sides of the boxes. Oh well, they are kitties. Sometimes cats do things we mere mortals can't figure out. Maybe he is leaving the scent from the glands on his paws on the side of the box, therefore claiming the box as his, not Forests'.
Assumptions do nothing but make an ass out of u and me.
We can stick our heads in the sand for only so long before it starts choking us. Face it folks. The pet population is bad ALL OVER THE WORLD!
My boy Bomber has always banged his paws on the litter box and its like he hates his paws to be dirty...cant offer and better advice than everyone has given but just wanted to say good luck with Gizzy...
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Anyways, just want to thank everyone for their advice, it really does help!
Gizzy will be 3 tomorrow! The first time I have been home to be able to do something for him, but I don't know what.
Just a lil update: Everything is going well here. Gizzy never fights when it's time to go in his crate. He keeps re-spraying his bed and guess who gets mad lol the bf only cuz he doesn't understand. It kind of makes the house stink and today my bf sprayed Febreeze on his bed so while we went to the mall, we came back to a stinky environment. So his bed is in the wash again even though it's just gonna happen again. I have no problem with him doing it except for the smell it makes when it's fresh. The crate isn't covered anymore because it trapped in the smell of the litter box, so I doubt that will solve anything if we covered the crate back up.
I guess my only concern is when we move to a house, I had the vision of him having his own room, either in the basement or an enclosed space outside. I don't think it's fair for him to be in a crate for the rest of his life. Might be best to leave that topic until we cross that bridge.
If anyone has any comments please do not hesitate
Some male cats, fixed or not, just spray. I cannot emphasize enough the success I have had with the Feliway diffuser. I used to buy them by the crate and it cost 10 dollars a bottle (I used to have 2 girls that didn't get along) per month which I don't think is too bad. If you haven't tried it, please do. I have heard way more success stories than I have failures, and if it helps it may get your guy out of the crate for good. Another thing you can do is build an outdoor enclosure. My enclosure is 14 feet high, 15 feet long, and 8 feet wide. It of course does not have to be this large, but it will give your cat options other than hanging out in a crate all day. I would also replace the crate with an actual cat cage, they are usually built around 5 to 6 feet tall and are better for the cats mental health than a crate it. This way you can switch his scenery around, put more toys in there, and keep him happier. Also, you can have supervised outings. My stud cat gets a romp in the house with the others 2 times a day for about an hour, I just watch him the whole time to make sure no accidents happen. He goes in the cat cage in our room to sleep at night and in the outdoor enclosure during the day. You could do something similar so that he is included all the time and not so frustrated. If you want help or advice with the enclosure, I can help.
Thanks laceyf53! We live in a high rise apartment right now so building anything outside won't be happening til we move to a house and I will for sure hit you up for advice when that time comes!
I've never tried Feliway, have only tried the sprays that were cheaper than feliway. They worked for when we took them to the vet in their carriers (forest used to pee thru the door as soon as we put him in there lol). Does it matter if the plug isn't anywhere near the crate? We have 2 open plugs; one is behind a couch and the other is under the dining room table, both which are across the room.
I have heard you have to wait a month for it to start working, so I'd need 2 right off the bat and that might be expensive. What if I got a spray type and used it on his bed right after being out of the wash? Or would the plug-in be better?
Is there anything I can spray on his bed so that he won't spray it so heavily? Catnip spray? No mark spray? Equal parts of water and vinegar spray?
Sorry to hear Gizzy's still spraying....unfortunately, I think he's an incorrigible sprayer and feels the need to keep marking, and it's become a ingrained habit with him. I think I would get a bunch of cheap towels, fold them so they're thick and pin them on his bed, to make it easier for you to manage, rather than having to wash his bed. Are you using scented laundry detergent and/or dryer sheets? It's possible he doesn't like the scent, so I would wash the towels in unscented detergent.
I do hope you will soon be able to move into a house to have some sort of outdoor enclosure for him.
"We humans are indeed fortunate if we happen to be chosen to be owned by a cat." -- Anonymous
I know what set him off, his spraying is ok as long as he does it on his own bed but it just makes the place stink. And cuz my bf had sprayed it with febreeze, I just knew he would spray it again but had NO idea it would be so heavily. I had to wash it twice with Tide Cold water and it still stinks but not as bad so hopefully if he still smells it then he won't feel the need to re-spray soo heavily. The part where he lays you can't smell as bad but the bottom where it sits on the crate it stinks so it really went through. Prolly gonna hose down the tray part this week and give it a good scrub.
You and me both catlover2!! As soon as I get hired after finishing school, I'm gonna rebuild my credit and put everything away for a big down payment so I can move ASAP!
So I spoke too soon, he re-sprayed his bed and i'm sure I will come home to a stinky house. My bf is saying he already wants to throw up because of it So gotta find a way to keep him from smelling up the house or the unthinkable happens or my bf's stupid suggestion of no bed or no scratching post. So all he will have is a litter box and food and I believe that will cause more problems than anything...
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Where did you get this kittie from? It sounds better for all involved that he goes to a single cat owner, so that he doesn't feel so stressed out. Some cats are very sensitive to their people and this problem isn't going to stop when your boyfriend hates him. If you start searching now you can find someone before you are forced by your boyfriend to take the cat to the shelter.
When we first moved in (in 2008) to the place we live now, my bf brought his cat Forest (16 years old this year) with us. And since I was on my own away from my parents who didn't want any pets, I wanted my own lil ball of fur. So I searched on kijiji (mistake #1), I was originally looking for a Bengal. Then I saw how much a purebred with papers was and looked at the lower prices meaning no papers. Then I found an ad on kijiji that had a Bengal kitten for sale for $250 but by the time I got a response back they said the kitten was gone but they had one left that was 8 months. So I asked to see pictures, they weren't very clear but I agreed to see him in person anyways.
Here's the fishy part: The lady said they lived in Kitchener but said we could meet in at the Walmart in Orangeville. We live in the North End of Etobicoke. ()
So after work that day we went up to meet them and met Gizzy in the parking lot. I couldn't tell if anything was wrong with him just a little scared from being outside and being held by strangers. So we took him home. He came with a "guarantee/waranty" that stated if my vet found him to be ill we could return him, cuz he went to the vet before meeting us. When we took him to the vet he had tapeworms, and that was an indication of him being outside. When I asked her about it she said they took him for walks and therefore he chased everything that moved.
It took him several weeks to settle in, hid anytime we came near him, and he just warmed up to my bf like a year ago. He is just starting to realize that he likes to be near me all the time, lay next to wherever I am sitting and sometimes sits on my lap. And the other day he sat on my bf's chest. He usually doesn't like new ppl, but b/c he was in the crate on friday when I came home and had a friend with me he let her rub his cheek and chin through the bars. He has made a lot of progress in the last year, and as much as I don't want to give him away, being an only cat may be the best thing he needs or a place to spray to his content.
Anyways, my lesson is learned concerning kijiji pet ads. Next time I want a purebred, I will go to a breeder, but I think the next few will be from TCR/Petfinder.
This is the pic I took of Gizzy sitting on my bf's chest. He stayed there only for a minute but long enough for a picture!
Aww, nice pic----handsome bf and handsome cat!
I agree with laceyf53 when she says "this problem isn't going to stop when your bf hates him."
Try and convince your bf to talk nice nice to Gizzy and pet him up, give him treats. Cats are very sensitive to negative feelings/words/tone of voice, and know when someone is mad, frustrated or annoyed with them, and Gizzy seems to be especially sensitive. Hope with some more positive thoughts and actions, Gizzy will stop spraying his bed.
I think I mentioned that one of my cats refused to cover up her business after I changed to "Swheat Scoop" litter from clumping clay litter. Even after I switched back to the clumping clay litter, she continued not covering up for about 3 weeks. Last week I had a "talk" with her and told her I wasn't too happy that she was leaving it to me to cover her business and asked her to cover it up like she used to----besides saying the words to her, visualized the scenario in my mind. Guess what, a few days after that she started covering up and has been good, except for one time. I complimented her on her good behaviour if I saw her doing it. So progress is always possible---just visualize to Gizzy what you want him to do, and hope bf can do the same. Maybe Gizzy will turn out not to be an incorrigible sprayer after all.
"We humans are indeed fortunate if we happen to be chosen to be owned by a cat." -- Anonymous
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Thanks catlover2! I think he's pretty cute, both are lol he's actually trying very hard not to laugh just so Gizzy would stay there
I actually had a "talk" with Gizzy when I came home on Wednesday, saying how I would like him to stop spraying his bed, and how forest will NEVER get anywhere near his bed/litter box and how I don't want to give him away. And not to listen when Daddy yells cuz he doesn't understand Gizzy's behaviour lol. But thank you for reminding me to visualize it also! They teach us Pacific Institute at school which is visualizing what you want to achieve in life, so I will definately do this . How 'bout everyone visualize with me lol Here's hoping only positive updates from now on !
So for about a week, we started covering the crate back up and we kept saying "Gizzy is not a sprayer anymore" and "Gizzy will not spray" and it worked for about a week. Last night we had a wedding to go to so we weren't home from 12pm to 12:30am, so being stuck in the crate all day, Gizzy thinks it is fun to pull the blankets through the bars therefore resulting in the blanket exposing himself to Forest and therefore he sprayed again. :| And when we pick him up he stinks like spray.
I know it's a lil early, but when we move to a house what would be the best way to let him live? Outdoor enclosure? Outdoor Shed?
This seems to be a pattern with Gizzy, if you're out for a fair amount of time that he gets anxious and sprays.
As far as a house, there are all kinds of outdoor enclosure one could use. Some even attach to windows. I think I would wait and see how he behaves. Just being in a bigger space with more rooms may solve his spraying problem. Certainly hope so, as I think you've tried everything.
"We humans are indeed fortunate if we happen to be chosen to be owned by a cat." -- Anonymous
Sounds like long absences make him bored and then he tugs at the blanket making it fall and then he sees Forest so he kinda does it to himself too, huh?
He will definately have his own room, that I know for sure. Am I selfish for still wanting more cats? Hopefully if they are introduced properly, maybe he can adjust better...
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Magnuson Park had a lot of grass build up on the bike, while Enumclaw varied from clay to soup. I ran spike on my Sidis at Enumclaw, which led to discovering an innovative way to hang the shoes to dry.
It took close to 2hrs to clean/tune/lube my bike and Lil' Ryan's, plus laundry. After washing my shoes in running water, I hung them while cleaning the bikes, then set them in front of a floor fan overnight to finish drying.
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Looking for some easy going people to play with this winter. 4.0 to 4.5 player here with loopy strokes and really just looking for the same. Drills, sets, whatever. I can play in Bridgeview racquet club, Prospect Park Tennis and Mill Basin racquet. I can even play in the Bronx Gotham Tennis if you would like. Its pretty cheap there so... Anyways, let me know if anyone is up for hitting some balls. Schedule is open and practically anytime would be good for me until I go back to work in January.
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Hi - I am a 4.0 to 4.5 player and can play Prospect Park Tennis during the week in the evenings after 8 and/or early morning 7am...Thanks.
Sounds good. Im free this week. I can play AM or PM, pretty open. After January 9th, I go back to work so, I can only play in the PM. Let me know. Text me it would be faster to get reply. 347-860-2731
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harfatum wrote:Dwarves are not just stout, but known for being master craftsdwarves. Maybe that angle would be more interesting?
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squirrelnest wrote:I don't know if my "sucks at DD and almost never posts" status makes my point more or less meaningful, but I feel dwarfs are the least powerful race. I also think elves (with crystal!) are great, so take that opinion with a grain of salt.
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Video: First robot-based flight simulator
Pilot training in the world's first robot-based flight simulator - developed by DLR in cooperation with Grenzebach Maschinenbau and KUKA.
From the outside it looks like just a large industrial robotic arm with a cockpit, but to the pilot inside the simulator, it feels like a real aircraft. The pilot sits at the controls, and the flight commands are converted into corresponding movements of the robotic arm in real time. This is the first robot-based flight simulator in the world, and it will be used for training pilots. For its development, two researchers from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and their partners Grenzebach Maschinenbau and KUKA have been awarded the euRobotics Technology Transfer Award. The prize is awarded annually to projects that combine research findings with commercial applications. To achieve this, the two DLR engineers have, among other things, exposed dummies to numerous acceleration tests, designed the structure of the system and worked on tricky flight path planning – all to create the perfect illusion of flying.
Pilots are usually taught and trained on hexapod systems before undertaking real training flights. Here, student pilots sit in a cockpit that is mounted on a six-axis movable platform. The disadvantage of these systems is their price, ranging between seven and 25 million euros, making them too expensive for smaller flying schools. "A simulator mounted on an industrial robot would take these costs down to about one million euros," explains DLR researcher Tobias Bellmann, who received the award along with DLR engineer Johann Heindl and Olaf Gühring from Grenzebach Maschinenbau.
From car to helicopter
The researchers at the DLR Robotics and Mechatronics Center have been working on a simulator based on industrial robots since 2004. In 2010 they succeeded in interactively implementing flight on the robotic arm. The passengers no longer flew on predefined flight paths – they could control the capsule themselves. "For us, this means that the movements of the robotic arm have to be computed in real time – in other words really quickly – because they cannot be planned in advance," explains Bellmann. In 2011 the robotic arm received a new 'cockpit', inside which instruments could be swapped over as necessary: an aircraft control yoke, a steering wheel for a car, or helicopter flight controls. By refitting the cabin, the simulator was at times converted into the interior of a car, an aircraft or a helicopter – although the robotic arm and dome always stood in the test hall at the DLR facility in Oberpfaffenhofen.
The research results have now been incorporated into the design of the Grenzebach DA42 pilot training simulator. "In this simulator, pilots can, for example, be trained for critical situations over and over again," says Bellmann. "In a training aircraft, this would not only be expensive but also dangerous." From the simulated cockpit of the Diamond DA42 aircraft, the pilot's view always remains completely faithful to the one he would have on a real flight – regardless of the movements of the robotic arm. Experienced pilots from various airlines and aircraft companies have put the simulator to the test on numerous occasions. "This feedback was very important for us, so that we could make the simulation as realistic as possible," continues Bellmann. In the near future, aviation authorities are expected to certify the Grenzebach DA42 simulator as a Level D flight simulator – the highest category of qualification.
This means that pilots in the robot-based simulator will be able to experience situations that will save them in real life. "Our simulator enables extreme rolling and pitching movements, because there is plenty of room for the movements of the robotic arm," explains Bellmann. For pilots, this means that even inverted flight is effortlessly possible.
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:02 AM
Intel Corp. is buying the wireless communications unit of Germany's Infineon Technologies AG for $1.4 billion in cash, the second deal in as many weeks that allows the chip-maker to expand beyond the struggling personal computer market.
Intel has tried with limited success to get its chips into cell phones. It is hoping to change that by buying Infineon's wireless business, which makes chips for smart phones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
It's a problem Intel is urgently trying to fix because the smart phone market is too lucrative for Intel to remain a bit player.
Intel's chips are criticized as being too power-hungry for today's smart phones. The Infineon deal would give Intel technical know-how to make chips for small devices that don't drain batteries as quickly. That expertise is particularly needed for chips built around the low-power ARM architecture, which is widely used in cell phones.
The deal, which still requires regulatory approval, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011.
On Aug. 19, Intel announced plans to buy security software maker McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion in what would be the biggest acquisition in Intel's 42-year history once it gains the expected approvals. As mobile phones become increasingly enticing targets for hackers, security companies have been developing ways to protect those devices. With McAfee, Intel would be able to bake security into its mobile chips — including those from Infineon.
Both deals signal a shift away from Intel's traditional market of providing chips to power personal computers. The PC market is on shaky ground again after a robust comeback led by businesses making computer purchases they had resisted during the recession.
With its main business under pressure, Intel lowered its revenue expectation last week for the current quarter. Two major computer makers, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc., also raised red flags recently about what is normally a robust season for sales.
Besides smart phones, Intel can use Infineon's technology in laptops, netbooks and tablets such as Apple's iPad. Analysts believe the iPad's success is chipping away at the normally strong back-to-school season for PCs.
Intel, which is based in Santa Clara, Calif., is no stranger to acquisition binges that take the company far afield of its core business — making the microprocessors that act as the "brains" of 80 percent of the world's PCs.
Those forays, however, haven't always been fruitful.
Intel's last stab at cracking the wireless market ended in embarrassment in 2006 when the company sold for just $600 million a number of communications businesses it bought during a multibillion-dollar spending spree during the dot-com heyday.
That sale was an acknowledgment by Intel that it needed to focus on its core business, as a smaller rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., was stealing market share for chips in PCs.
That track record prompted analyst Craig Berger with FBR Capital Markets to warn that "we feel like we've seen this movie before." He said he remains skeptical of Intel's ability to execute outside of its core market.
Shares of Intel fell 32 cents, or 1.7 percent, to $18.05 in morning trading Monday.
Infineon said that shedding the wireless business would allow it to focus on its core automotive, industrial and chip card and security divisions.
The wireless unit had revenue of $1.17 billion (917 million euros) in the last fiscal year, which ended last September — about one-third of Infineon's total revenue.
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Spell coefficients
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Gads, I hate the coefficients. They make the easy figuring… hard. I understand the purpose, though — Blizzard wants bonuses to apply equitably to spells of varying time and effect, and wants high level casters to predominately use high level spells. Your bonuses will be modified to encourage this effect. Still, since we all have small variances in how we play I think it worthwhile to look at them in more depth.
The first "balance" is based on time of casting. The purpose is so the bonus doesn't have a HUGE effect on throughput – on heals per second. This coefficient is easy to guesstimate, too — it's based on time of cast /3.5. Where the [add – GLOBAL] cooldown is longer than the spell (usually only instants), the [1.5 second Global] cooldown is used. So the coefficient for both FH and
SW:P SW:D is 3.5/1.5 or 42.86%. Now, if you have a channeled spell the final effect uses this same coefficient. That is, if you're using Mind Flay (2.5 seconds) the coefficient is 3/3.5=85.71%, spread across the 'ticks' of the channel. MF, for example, has three 'ticks' at one-second intervals, and each tick would get 1/3 of the 85.71% bonus. This is particularly relevant when your spell has differing base damage based on how long the channel goes – starshards being an example. The bonus is spread equally regardless of how the actual effect may be distributed.There are other types of spells, of course, each providing its own coefficient. The one that is somewhat frustrating is the coefficient calculation for Over Time spells. The APPROXIMATE value is to divide the time of application by 15 seconds. However there are several known situations where this is incorrect — SW:P being very applicable to priests. Instead of 120%, SW:P receives a coefficient of 110% — and if we've taken two points in Improved SW:P, our bonus coefficient is only 140%.
[added point. The co-efficient does not change when you change cast-time with talents or gear. Greater Heal is 3.0/3.5=85.71% even if you used talents to make it 2.5 seconds of cast time.]
A slight digression comes at this point, when we consider spells that have a direct and over time effect — Holy Fire being an example. For this we determine what proportion of bonus will be applied to each aspect of the spell. We do this by determining what proportion goes to the over-time aspect (by: (Duration/15) / ((duration/15) + (casttime/3.5))=OT proportion), and giving the direct portion the remainder. Then we multiply that proportion times the coefficient for each aspect. Using Holy Fire as our example:
Proportion for OT = (10/15)/((10/15)+(3.5/3.5))=~40%
Proportion for direct=100-40=60%.
coefficient for direct = 3.5/3.5 * 60% = 60%
coefficient for DoT = 10/15 *40% = 26.67%
One more type of spell to go, but not "the end". We've got to plan for AoE – Area of Effect spells. As of Patch 2.1,the coefficient is the cast time / 3.5, divided by 2 — with loopholes. That is, we take our 'direct spell' calculation (the one up top) and divide by two to get the coefficient. The biggest loophole is if the number of targets is a known quantity — that is, "heals target and 2 more" (for example). If it's known, then the amount by which the spell is divided is – yep – the number of targets.
To summarize where we have so far: for most spells, start with cast time/3.5, and divide again for the ability to hit multiple targets. The primary exception is Over Time spells, where we approximate the effect by dividing duration by 15. The resulting number is multiplied times our damage/healing bonus to see what we ACTUALLY get.
But wait, there's more — if, that is, you downrank. The calculation is (relatively) simple: take the next higher spell's level learned, add five, and divide the whole by the caster's level. So if you're a level 70 casting Flash Heal 4, you use Flash Heal 5 (learned at level 32), add 5 for 37, and divide by 70. (32+5)/70=0.529. This is MULTIPLIED by the cast time coefficient. Since this is flash heal, a 1.5 second spell with .4286 as the coefficient, the final coefficient for level 70 casting FH4 is 0.529*0.4286 = .2267, or 22.67%.
If the spell level to which you're downranking is less than level 20 (ie you learn it at level 20 or less), it's got a funky EXTRA coefficient – meaning the coefficient you're about to use is used WITH (not instead of) the downrank coefficient. It's 1 – ((20 – spell level) * 0.0375). Again, since this is multiplied by the downrank AND cast-time coefficients, the end result is that for high level players, casting spells of less than level 20 is highly inefficient — most of the time.
Is this right? shrug. It is an attempt by blizzard to discourage casters from using atypical spell patterns because of bonus gear benefits and peculiarities of math. It's their game. If you don't want to remember the math, remember the intent:
Blizzard wants the spell bonuses from gear, talents and other benefits to apply equitably to spells of varying time and effect, and wants high level casters to predominately use high level spells. Your bonuses will be modified to encourage this effect.


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Fantasia is the proud mom of a son named Dallas Xavier!
The 27-year-old singer and American Idol season 3 champ gave birth on Tuesday (December 13) in North Carolina. Dallas, who weighed in at 7 lbs., 9 oz., joins older sister Zion, 10, according to People.
"I feel so blessed that my son Dallas Xavier was born healthy, and is a wonderful new addition to our family. I thank all my fans for their well wishes and continued support," she told the mag.
Fantasia announced her pregnancy in August while performing at a charity concert. Though she hasn't revealed the baby's father, she was last romantically linked to Antwaun Cook.
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by Punchy » Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:32 am
This mini has been excellent so far, and this issue should be no exception. The Shade! In Barcelona! With a vampire! Javier Pulido on art!
The Shade #6(of 12)
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Comics are to be scored on a scale from 1-10. 1 being suck, 10 being a damn good comic. Your review must be at least a paragraph to show you've put some effort in, but beyond that, there's no right or wrong, unless you disagree with me
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Eventually, I will put together all of our reviews and we will have our very own article on the front page of The Outhouse! If you would like for your review to be included, please try to have it posted by the end of day on Tuesday.
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by Stephen Day » Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:51 pmI've been loving the little known parts of DC's universe that Robinson has been developing in this series. Sangre, Montpellier and the Inquisitor are all interesting characters.
This issue Shade, Sangre and Montpellier hunt down the Inquisitor hiding place and take the fight to him. The characterization makes for a fun read.
I'll hive this a 7 out of 10
by DeadFett » Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:28 pmStory
I really didn't enjoy this issue all that much. Mostly because I had no idea what was going on. I did like the setting of Barcelona though. Makes me wish more comic stories were set outside the US. I liked the idea of Montpellier but his costume killed my enthusiasm for the character. It was something I would've expected to see in a Tick comic book. I did like that the villain's name was The Inquisitor considering the story was set in Spain. A also liked Montpellier's explanation of why he expected five suicides to make a pentagram. As a new reader, there just wasn't enough here to hook me. It was difficult to get into this issue without having read the previous issues. I don't wantg to grade too harshly because of that though.
I did like the art here. It was simplistic but well done done. Reminded me of Mike Allred's style. The colorist did a good job complimenting the style of art with little shading and bold colors.
Story - 4
Art - 7
Overall - 5.5
by Punchy » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:34 amFrag It has chosen Amazing Spider-Man #682!
by guitarsmashley » Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:48 pmSo didn't read this issue, I flipped through it and just was totally engrossed in the art. I've read Javier Pulido's work before and maybe didn't like it but he felt totally right for a story and just love the issue as a result. I didn't know the story or the characters(for the most part) Maybe had I read it I wouldn't think so highly of this issue but man the art was just incredible. And the best line to prove I did read some of the issue, "Some of my best friends are sodomites".
by Punchy » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:36 amThe Shade #6(of 12) - 'Las Cinco Esquinas' - Robinson and Pulido
Story - This Shade maxi-series has been one of my favourite things to come out of the DC relaunch, and it's been a real return to form for James Robinson, a writer whom, after the lamentable Cry For Justice, many had thought lost the to depths of crapness. But no! With The Shade, he has shown his old Starman quality, and the series has been a lot of fun, with one of the best aspects being the way Robinson has developed the wider DC Universe and shown us what kinds of superbeings inhabit countries other than the US of A.
So after showing us a German private detective and an aboriginal wizard in previous stories, this latest storyline (which started in last month's #5) has taken Shade to Barcelona, for a visit with his adopted vampire daughter, La Sangre, as she takes on her arch-nemesis, The Inquisitor.
This issue not only continued the deepening mystery of who and what exactly The Inquisitor is, but also introduced another Catalonian superhero in Montpellier, a crime-fighter with reptilian abilities. Whilst Montpellier doesn't get much to do in this issue, I just found it really cool that a character like this exists, that a writer is trying this hard to make the DCU seem truly global and really adding to the tapestry. It would be awesome if the likes of La Sangre or Montpellier were to show up in titles like Justice League International (as long as they don't get blown up!). For a relaunch that so many have claimed to be backwards-looking, some of the titles have actually been attempting to progress, but they don't get nearly as much media attention, and it's time to shine a light on books like The Shade (that pun was unintentional I swear).
Sure there are continuity niggles in this book, the history of Starman and the golden age seems to be intact, but elements of the New 52 such as Deathstroke have appeared. This book could even be a part of the upcoming Earth-2! But really, this sort of stuff doesn't matter when the contents are so enjoyable. This issue was a great european caper, with great witty dialogue, exciting new characters and an interesting villain. If you're looking for a DC book to read... you won't go wrong with this one.
Art - Javier Pulido has been a favourite of mine ever since he worked on the short-lived series 'Breach'. His style is very similar to Marcos Martin, who is one of my favourite artists working today, perhaps a bit more blocky and less experimental, but no less good. Being Spanish, he is of course a perfect fit for a story set in Spain (I'm not going to get into any Catalonia not wanting to be in Spain debates here, save that for El Clasico), as he brings a european edge to the story. I also love his depiction of The Shade, how he seems so much more still than anyone else, and the almost constant raised eyebrow. Just excellent.
Best Line - '...Some of my best friends are sodomites'
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"If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty."
EXCLUSIVE: Inside Playboy's special edition showing Marilyn Monroe's nude photos on 50th anniversary of her death
By JOHN CLARKE
'This is the first time we've shown the totality of our collection, from the beginning to almost days before the end of her life. it showcases the arc of her life.'
Fifty years after her death, the world is still entranced by Miss Monroe. Playboy's special package includes the features The Nude Marilyn, a carefully selected portfolio of photographs.
Playboy had a long relationship with Ms Monroe. The very first issue of Playboy featured Ms Monroe as the cover girl.
That famous photograph by Tom Kelley, with Monroe on red velvet cloth, was purchased by Hefner, and says Ebert, it would not be going too far to say it was the making of Hef's new magazine.
'It legitimized nudity by embodying it in arguably the most famous woman in America,' Mr Ebert writes
Playboy promises the December cover feature 'highlights the full spectrum of her beauty and power'. The classic nude photos range from her first days as a pin-up girl to her final pictorials with the world's leading photographers.
One of the photos by Lawrence Schiller is the last nude photo ever taken of Ms Monroe, taken just two days before her death.
Many of the photos were taken on the fly. Some of her were taken on movie sets, and some in bed at her home or by her pool.
'Some were taken at midnight in Beverly Hills with only a headlight used for lighting,' said Mr Jellinek. 'It all depended on her mood.
She was really two people - Marilyn Monroe, the glamorous actress, and Norma Jean, the fragile, damaged little girl.


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Lea Michele 'Fawns All Over' Cory Monteith During Canada Dinner Date
'Glee' stars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith took their love to Vancouver, Canada with a romantic, dinner for two and had some Canadian fans singing their praises. HollywoodLife.com has all the exclusive details!
Lea Michele and Cory Monteith may have found love on Glee, but they could soon be Hollywood's next jet-setting couple. Read on to find out about their romantic date in Cory's hometown.
"It was a cute get together and they were not bugged at all till after they dined," an eyewitness tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively. "They were touching each other and cuddling throughout their meal."
The couple shared a meal on May 30 at Vancouver's hip sushi restaurant, The Eatery, and even signed autographs and took pictures with fans, the source tells us.
Cory kept it old-school and paid the check, but Lea was the one with the major PDA.
"They were very 'high school romance' with each other, laughing and carrying on. More Lea than Cory, he tried to play it cool and she was fawning all over him," the source said. "They ordered a bunch of food from the menu, which you customize, and then split it."
The pair seem to be enjoying their time off together while Glee is on hiatus, but will these two be more than just a co-star fling? What do YOU think?
Reporting by Russ Weakland, Written by Yasamin Azarakhsh
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