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1. This is a binding legal agreement; therefore clarify any questions or concerns before executing. As a participant with Sport and Social Group Inc. o/a as Toronto Sport & Social Club (hereinafter the "TSSC") and its offered or associated events, programs, travels and activities (collectively the "Events"), I acknowledge and agree to the following terms:
2. I am at least 18 years of age or older.
3. TSSC and its directors, officers, committee members, shareholders, members, employees, volunteers, participants, contractor, agents and representatives, owners/operators of any facility used by TSSC (collectively the "Organization") are not responsible for any injury, personal injury, death, damage, property damage, expense, loss of income or loss of any kind suffered by me during, or as a result of, the Events, participating in the Events, use of equipment or facilities, the acts of others, the unavailability of emergency medical care, or caused in any manner whatsoever including, but not limited to, the negligence of the Organization.
Description of Risks
4. I understand and acknowledge that the Events have foreseeable and unforeseeable inherent risks, hazards and dangers that no amount of care, caution or expertise can eliminate, including without limitation, the potential for serious bodily injury, permanent disability, paralysis and loss of life.
I am participating voluntarily with the Organization and in the Events. In consideration of my participation, I hereby acknowledge that I am aware of the risks, dangers and hazards associated with or related to the Organization and its Events. The risks, dangers and hazards include, but are not limited to, injuries from:
a) Indoor and/or outdoor social and sport activities
b) Using any equipment or services provided by the Organization, including, but not limited to, sports such as: Amazing Races, Australian Rules Football, Ball Hockey, Basketball, Badminton, Benchball, Bowling, Canoeing, Corporate Events, Curling, Dance Classes, Dodgeball, Dragon Boating, Endball, European Team Handball, Fitness Classes, Flag Football, Floor Hockey, Gaelic Football, Golf Lessons, Handoccer, Ice Hockey, Inner Tube Water Polo, Kayaking, Kickball, King's Court, Lacrosse, Lawn Bowling, Mixed-Martial Arts, Multi-Sport Programs (All Sorts of Sports), Paddling, Paintball, Pilates, Ping Pong, Rock Climbing, Rowing, Rugby Basketball, Running, Sailing, Scavenger Hunts, Self Defense, Soccer, Social Events, Softball, Spinning Classes, Squash, Stand Up Paddle Boarding, Tennis, Touch Football, Touch Rugby, Ultimate Frisbee, Urban Adventures Events, Volleyball, Water Polo, Yoga.
5. The risks, dangers, and hazards also include, but are not limited to, injuries from:
a) Failing to comply with the rules established for participation
b) Bad weather conditions including hypothermia, sunstroke, or dehydration
c) Vigorous physical exertion and rapid movements
d) Failing to remain within designated areas
e) Failure to properly use any piece of equipment or from the mechanical failure of any piece of equipment
f) Contact, colliding, falling or being struck by other participants or equipment
g) Travel to and from the Events
Good Health/Prerequisite Skills and Training
6. I acknowledge and agree that I have the requisite skills, qualifications, physical abilities, and training necessary for proper and safe use of the equipment and facilities and to participate in the Events. I acknowledge and agree that if I have any questions as to what skills, qualifications or training is necessary to properly use the equipment, facility, or to participate in the Event, I will direct such questions to the Organization. I further acknowledge and agree that any questions relating to my physical ability to properly use the equipment, facility, or to participate in the Event will be determined by me in consultation with my physician, and I shall not rely on any statements or omissions from the Organization. If I believe the conditions of an Event to be unsafe, I will immediately discontinue further participation.
Release of Liability and Disclaimer
7. In consideration of the Organization allowing me to participate in the Events, to use its equipment and permitting me the use of its facilities, I agree:
a) That the sole responsibility for my safety remains with me;
b) I will remove myself from participation if I sense or observe any unusual hazard or unsafe condition; or feel unable or unfit to safely continue;
c) To ASSUME all risks arising out of, associated with or related to, my participation;
d) To WAIVE any and all claims that I may have now or in the future against the Organization;
e) To freely ACCEPT AND FULLY ASSUME all such risks and possibility of personal injury, death, property damage, expense and related loss, including loss of income, resulting from my participation with the Organization or in the Events; and
f) To FOREVER RELEASE the Organization from any and all liability for any and all claims, demands, actions, damages (including direct, indirect, special and/or consequential), losses, actions, judgments, and costs (including legal fees) (collectively, the "Claims") which I have or may have in the future, that might arise out of, result from, or relate to my participation with the Organization or the Events, my presence at any facilities, the events, activities or programs of the Organization, and/or my traveling to or from the Organization or the Events, even though such Claims may have been caused by any manner whatsoever, including but not limited to, the negligence, gross negligence, negligent rescue, omissions, carelessness, breach of contract and/or breach of any statutory duty of care of the Organization, or any breach under the Occupier's Liability Act, as amended.
Consent for Use of Personal Information and Photo Release
Photo Release
1. I grant permission to the TSSC to photograph and/or record my image and/or voice on still or motion picture film and/or audio tape, and to use this material to promote the TSSC through the media of newsletters, websites, television, film, radio, print and/or display form. I waive any claim to remuneration for use of audio/visual materials used for these purposes. I understand that I may withdraw such consent at any time by contacting the TSSC. The TSSC will advise the implications of such withdrawal.
2. I authorize the TSSC to collect and use personal information about me for the purpose of receiving communications (newsletters, publications, announcements, invitations and other news or information) from the TSSC and posting articles of interest, newsletters, promotions, statistics, images and results on the TSSC's website. This consent is in compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. I understand that I may withdraw such consent at any time by contacting the TSSC's Privacy Officer. The Privacy Officer will advise the implications of such withdrawal.
*We do not sell or distribute your personal information to any other third party not listed herein.*
Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
In consideration of my acceptance in the TSSC, I agree as follows:
Policies and Procedures
A. I am aware of and acknowledge reading and knowing all of the policies and procedures relating to the TSSC activities, facilities, and/or equipment as located at https:./toronto.sportsocial.club/rules/ (hereinafter "Policies and Procedures") and understand that the safe and proper use of the facilities, equipment or participation in the activity is dependent upon carefully following such Policies and Procedures.
B. To abide by the Policies and Procedures of the TSSC.
C. That the TSSC reserves the right to revoke my registration at any time for any reason.
Sportsmanship and Fair Play
D. I have read, understood and will abide by the rules of my sport as outlined by TSSC.
E. I understand that I am responsible to call my own fouls. I will not wait for my opponent or the Event Coordinator (if present) to make that decision.
F. I understand that if it is reported by the Event Coordinator or an opponent that I have behaved in an unsporting manner or have not played by the Policies, Procedures or rules, that I could be suspended or ejected from the TSSC, with no refund.
G. I understand that my team captain is the only person who can approach the Event Coordinator or the opposing captain regarding concerns surrounding the game. It is my responsibility to let my captain know my concerns so she/he can deal with the matter.
Site/Facility Inspection
H. TSSC attempts to ensure that all venues are safe and suitable for play. The majority of TSSC games are self-officiated and thus a TSSC representative is often not present at games. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the captains and all participants to inspect the playing area prior to playing their game to ensure it is safe for play and to make their OWN decision regarding personal safety in terms of a scheduled venue, playing style and transportation to a TSSC league/event.
Personal Possessions
I. I accept sole responsibility for my personal possessions and athletic equipment.
J. That all information provided to the TSSC is accurate and correct.
1. I acknowledge that I have read and understand this agreement, that I have executed this agreement voluntarily, and that this agreement is to be binding upon myself and my heirs, spouse, children, parents, guardians, next of kin, executors, administrators and legal or personal representatives.
2. By clicking the "I understand and agree" button, I agree to be bound this Legal Agreement.
1) General Policy:
- All leagues are played first and foremost for fun
- Get to know our General Policies
- SSC Venues: Sport and Social Club attempts to ensure that all venues are safe and suitable for play. The majority of games are self-officiated and thus a league representative is often not present at games. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the captains and all participants to inspect the playing area prior to playing their game to ensure it is safe for play and to make their OWN decision regarding personal safety in terms of a scheduled venue, playing style and transportation to a Sport and Social Club league/event. If captains/participants/teams decide a venue is unsafe for play and thus not to play at the scheduled venue at the scheduled time for personal safety reasons, please contact the SSC office to discuss alternate arrangements and/or rescheduling of the game in question.
- Foul Weather Policy: Sport and Social Club has a detailed policy with what happens during foul weather for both indoor and outdoor leagues. Please read it by clicking here so that you are clear on what occurs during inclement weather situations.
2) Sport Specific Rules:
- Read your sports rules and bring a copy to your games: It is your job to know them.
3) Communication, Email and Website:
- Please safe list (if possible) firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, and email@example.com
- The Chalkboard, our E-Newsletter, is sent bi-weekly. You may unsubscribe from this, but you will still receive information regarding any schedule changes via email.
- Bookmark your profile page at our website! From here you can access rules, policy, schedules, rosters, standings, and report scores, communicate with you teammates, and use our web forum.
- As always, we will NEVER give your contact information (including email) to a 3rd party. We respect your privacy. Click here for our full privacy policy.
4) Spirit Points:
- After each game, your team will rank your opposition on their "spirit level†on a scale from 0 to 5 (0 being the lowest, 5 being the highest).
- Spirit points count toward 25% of you team's overall standings.
- Spirit points are not effective unless you provide accurate scores to us. We cannot deal with disciplinary issues unless they are reported to us.
- Spirit points are not used in any programs that are officiated (men's basketball, men's ice hockey, and women's ice hockey).
- If you wish to submit a formal complaint against your opponents (whether it be the full team or specific players), you must fill out an incident report form when you submit your score online. Teams/players will not be contacted regarding their behaviour unless we receive a formal complaint. To become familiar with our discipline policies click here.
- We monitor teams that consistently RECEIVE low Spirit Points in order to take corrective action on repeat offenders. We also monitor teams that consistently GIVE low spirit scores to ensure that teams are not abusing the system.
- Spirit points are designed to be subjective - however 90% of teams receive an average spirit score of 4.0 or better. Low spirit teams are asked to leave the leagues. This system works! Please check out the Suggested Guideline for Spirit Points.
5) Waivers:
- Sanctioned members are only those people who have profiles with the Sport and Social Club website.
- Creating a user profile involves completing our release form.
- Team captains and individual registrants will already have approved the waiver by registering using their user profiles.
- Team members and substitutes must be sent an invitation from the Team Builder page by the team captain to join a team and complete the acceptance process.
- Team captains should note that if someone is listed on their team roster then they have completed a waiver.
- If any players have not signed a waiver with Sport and Social Club, the team will default the game.
- Teams that fail to comply with this policy may be ejected from the league without refund.
6) Venues: One of our largest challenges is finding and maintaining new sports venues for you. As such, we demand that you show the utmost respect for the places you play.
- Please do not urinate in inappropriate spaces (mainly outdoor venues). As odd as this may seem, this kind of behaviour nearly lost members a key location in the past. The team or teams responsible for the loss of a permit or facility will be removed from the league without refund. The league may be cancelled if alternate facilities are not available.
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages at facilities/venues by players or spectators (indoor or outdoor) is strictly forbidden. Offenders will be asked to leave the league without refund: no exceptions! Any team involved with any incident that results in the loss of a permit, facility, location or field will be expelled from the league without refund. The league may be cancelled if alternate facilities are not available.
- Please pick up your trash, water bottles, clothing and other belongings prior to leaving any venue. Make sure to return any benches or equipment to their original positions.
- Please leave all school gymnasiums IMMEDIATELY after your game, especially if you are in the last time slot. If you leave late, we will lose the permit. The team or teams responsible for the loss of a permit or facility will be removed from the league without refund. The league may be cancelled if alternate facilities are not available.
- Please wear non-marking soled footwear for gym leagues.
- Please remove outdoor footwear prior to entering the gym at any given venue. Leave wet footwear outside the gym or in a plastic bag to prevent water from ruining the playing surface. Occurrences of this may result in the loss of a permit or facility. This is especially crucial during periods of wet and snowy weather. The team or teams responsible for the loss of a permit or facility will be removed from the league without refund. The league may be cancelled if alternate facilities are not available.
- Please do not become confrontational with custodians, school staff or officials or other user groups or people from the general public in the event of permit conflicts. Contact us if you encounter a permit conflict at a venue.
7) Medical Issues:
- All team captains are advised to carry a list of emergency contact numbers for players on their team. In the event of an injury/emergency, these numbers can be utilized to notify the player's family in cases where medical treatment/attention is required.
- Captains are also advised to include a list of hospitals with emergency room service on this page. It will take the guesswork out of situations that are stressful and time sensitive. Click here to find a list of local hospitals.
- First aid is the responsibility of the team captain. Ice packs, band aids, tensors and athletic tape are all things which can be used in the event of minor scrapes and bruises. If a club representative is on hand when there is an injury, we will be happy to assist in any way we can. We are not, however, responsible for providing tape for bad ankles, fingers etc. There may be a first-aid kit on-site at some venues, but please be prepared for all situations.
- Injuries that occur at games which require medical attention must be reported. This can be completed at the Team Profile page.
8) Reporting Scores:
- Opposing team captains must agree upon the result and score of the game before leaving the venue.
- SSC will not resolve score discrepancies: it is up to you to know the result of your games.
- Team captains are responsible for reporting scores and spirit points no later than 2:00 p.m. two (2) business days after each match. Score reporting is completed online by captains or co-captains in their user profiles. The online reporting tool will include game scores, spirit scores, incident reporting and will display box scores for each game once both captains have completed the process. Any and all discrepancies with the posted results must be cleared up within 3 business days of the posting date.
- Please report any technical problems with score reporting to email@example.com.
- They happen and can occur with short notice.
- They are usually beyond our control.
- SSC is in weekly phone and face-to-face contact with its facility providers; however, problems with venues will occur from time to time. With indoor leagues that occur at public school facilities, it is often a communication gap between the school staff and the permit office that results in double bookings etc. Please understand that SSC never knowingly sends its members into a double booked facility.
- Your original schedule may change with regard to game time and venue.
- In the event of a last minute schedule change, all team captains and "individual" registrants will be emailed and/or called. Captains of teams whose games have been altered within 48 hours of revision date will be contacted by email and phone. Changes made outside of 48 hours will be updated on the website. All changes will always be reflected on the website. Please ensure that you check the web on the day of your game to ensure that you have the most up-to-date information. Please note: refunds are not provided due to last minute schedule changes or cancellations.
- No refunds due to defaulted, cancelled, rescheduled games or injuries. Read about our refund policy here.
11) Customer Service:
- We are always happy to hear from you. Please call or email with your concerns, questions or problems. Remember, we can only help you if you bring your concerns to our attention. We strive to make our members happy. It is easier for us to accomplish this when we find out about problems or concerns when they arise. There is little we can do if you raise them at the end of the season.
- Email: email@example.com.
- Phone: 416-781-GAME (4263)
- After hours HELP Line: If you are having problems at a facility (locked door, missing equipment, unreasonable caretakers) for Sport & Social Club you can call 416-768-HELP (4357).
12) Corporate Partners & Deals For You: After completing this WAIVER FORM, you are a fully sanctioned member. As such, you are automatically entitled to all member benefits.


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Dinosaurs in Literature, Art & History
There Were Giants In The Earth in Those Days
Those Sophisticated "Cave Men"
Salvation. What Must You Do To Be Saved?
A few weeks ago South African scientists reported finding a supposedly 360 million year old fossil lamphrey. The problem for evolutionary theory is; the fossil lamprey is virtually identical to "present day" lampreys. Just in case some of those pesky creationists were around to ask embarrasing questions, the scientists noted that though the fossil had surprisingly not evolved much, it appeared that the lampreys had "gotten slightly longer"!
What kind of scientist would make such an assumption based on one specimen? An evolutionary scientist who needs to show something for 360 million years of work, that's who.
That brings us to the subject of this article, "Neanderthal Man". The more we learn about Neanderthal, the less primitive he becomes. Recent scientific articles have admitted that modern man and Neanderthal met, interacted and even interbred. Another recent article suggests that Europeans could be 5% Neanderthal
On the other hand, many ruling paradigm scientists are still insisting that Neaderthals couldn't speak and that there certainly was no interbreeding. So, what would happen when scientists were able to isolate Neanderthal DNA, as they have recently actually done with material found in a Croation cave?
Neanderthal DNA is 99.9% identical to "human" DNA! Blockbuster! All over the news, right? 99.9% identical is certainly startling, all right but it's not 100% identical, seemingly preserving something for evolutionary scientists to hang their hats on. Like saying it looks like lamphreys got slightly longer over 360 million years.
What they don't give you is the following fact as quoted from a lecture by Eric Lanser, Ph D; (easily verified elsewhere) "Any two humans on earth are 99.9 percent identical in their DNA sequences".
This kind of puts the data on Neanderthal DNA in a whole new light; their DNA differs from ours exactly as our differs from each other! Neanderthal is/was exactly as different from you as your next door neighbor is, only he/she is not typically depicted hunched over wearing animal skins and carrying a spear.
Given the fact that DNA sequencing shows that "modern humans" and Neanderthal are "identical", the article below really makes no sense, continuing the fiction that the populations remained separate and that we (modern humans) won (in evolutionary terms) and that they lost. Turns out that we're a little shorter, maybe.
By FIONA MACRAE Last updated at 22:00pm on 15th November 2006
Daily Mail
We may like to think we're far superior to the Neanderthals species that us humans beat in the evolutionary battle.
But analysis of DNA from a 38,000-year-old bone has revealed Neanderthal and human DNA is actually up to 99.9 per cent identical.
In contrast, humans and chimps only share 95 per cent of their genetic material.
The discovery came as scientists work on decoding the entire Neanderthal genome from a perfectly-preserved artefact. Found in a cave in Croatia, the bone could hold the key to many of the secrets of evolution.
Dr Edward Rubin, one of the US and German researchers who have started to sequence the ancient DNA, said: 'We are at the dawn of Neanderthal genomics. 'This data will function as a DNA time machine and tell us aspects of biology we could never get from bones or associated artefacts.
Fossil remains have already shown that Neanderthals looked different from us, with heavy brows, low foreheads, and receding chins. They were also much more robustly built than modern humans.
A full blueprint of Neanderthal DNA - due to be produced in two years' time - could provide information on eye colour and hair colour, intelligence and language. The partial sequencing completed so far has confirmed the theory that humans and Neanderthals split from their common ancestor between 400,000 and 500,000 years ago, studies published in the journals Nature and Science report.
The two then co-existed for many thousands of years before Neanderthals became extinct around 30,000 years ago, perhaps beaten by their more innovative cousins in the race for food, clothing and shelter.
It is thought they were unable to compete with the more innovative and adaptable Homo sapiens for food, clothing and shelter. While the studies did not find any evidence that the two populations interbred, the researchers were unable to completely rule out the idea.
Dr Svante Paabo (CORR), of the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, said: 'While unable to definitively conclude that interbreeding between the two species of humans did not occur, analysis of the nuclear DNA from the Neanderthal suggests the low likelihood of it having occurred at any appreciable level.'
Co-researcher Professor Jonathan Pritchard, of the University of Chicago, said further analysis could provide more evidence of what makes us human.
'Humans went through several key stages of evolution during the last 400,000 years,' he said. 'If we can compare humans and Neanderthal genomes, then we can possibly identify what the key genetic changes were during that final stage of human evolution.'
Professor Chris Stringer, head of human origins at the Natural History Museum in London, said: 'Research can now extend to complete the whole genome of a Neanderthal and to examine Neanderthal variation through time and space to compare with ours.
'Having such rich data holds the promise of looking for the equivalent genes in Neanderthals that code for specific features in modern humans, for example eye colour, skin and hair type, cognitive and language skills.'
He added: 'Having a Neanderthal genome will also throw light on our own evolution, by allowing a three-way comparison of the genetic blueprints that produced Neanderthals, and that today produce us and our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees.
'We should then be able to pin down unique changes in each genome to show how we came to be different from each other.' * In just 50 years' time, we'll live healthily to 100, thanks to full body transplants and a vegetarian diet, leading scientists predict.
Asked to forecast the biggest scientific breakthroughs of the next 50 years, they said the development of anti-aging drugs will allow us to live to a sprightly 100.
Professor Richard Miller, of the University of Michigan, said: 'It is now routine in laboratory mammals to extend lifespan by about 40 per cent. 'Turning on the same protective system in humans should, by 2056, create the first class of centenarians who are as vigorous and productive as today's run-of-the-mill sexagenarians.'
Advances in storing both eggs and ovarian tissue will allow women to give birth into old age, while technology that allows us to read the minds of animals will lead to mass vegetarianism.
New Scientist magazine's 50th birthday issue also predicts whole body transplants will be routine within just 50 years.
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George M.
Infant son of
W.J. & K.A. Dallam
Born April 26th
Died August 3rd
Buried Smithland Cemetery, Livingston County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 20 December 2010.
George M. Dallam was the child of William J. Dallam and Kate A. Miles. William J. Dallam was born 1821 Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky and died 1893 Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. He married Catharine Miles in 1843 Crittenden County. The family appears on the 1850 Livingston County census, Smithland, and then on the 1860 Henderson County census. By 1870, they had moved to Evansville. William J. Dallam served as Postmaster and Deputy County and Circuit Clerk in Livingston County. After moving to Evansville, he was in the shoe and boot business. Both William and Kate Dallam are buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville.
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Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog


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Statewide Boy Scout camps consolidate for immediate future WITH VIDEO
January is a time of year when Boy Scouts look forward to attending local camps for a slew of outdoor adventure through weekend-long stays.
But this season, things are changing for Michigan troops.
In an effort to rebuild and strengthen programs, several state camps, including Camp Agawam of Orion Township, will consolidate to form one large program beginning Jan. 1.
After a two-year, volunteer-led study of how scouting programs operate in the state, the 16 former Boy Scout camps have cut back to six for the immediate future. And the nine Scout councils have consolidated to one for the state.
"The current model of scouting was not sustainable with the challenges of the economy," said Richard Fisher, CEO and scout executive of the Great Lakes Field Service Council.
Local, regional and national staff volunteers conducted the assessment, ranking all Scout camps based on membership and those willing to attend camp.
Of all the Scout members, about 50 percent attend camp each year, Fisher said.
So for the time being, 10 Michigan camps have been temporarily closed or what Fisher termed as "rested."
There are no plans to sell or lease any of the camp properties, he said, but there is no timeline for when programs will reopen.
The consolidated organization is now being called the Michigan Crossroads Council and includes the Edward N. Cole Canoe Base, D-A Scout Ranch, Camp Greilick, Camp Munhacke, Rota Kiwan Scout Reservation, Camp Rotary and Gerber Scout Reservation.
Those camps that have been rested include: Camp Agawam, Lost Lake Scout Reservation, and Paul Bunyan Scout Reservation.
Some camps will not open for summer sessions, but will run for weekend visits. They include Camp Holaka, Camp Kiwanis, Camp Muscootah, Northwoods Scout Reservation, Silver Trails Scout Reservation, Camp Tapico and Camp Teetonkah.
Fisher estimates the closing of camps will save the organization more than $400,000 for each year programs are rested.
"It's new and it's certainly different," he said of the program adjustments. "But I think quite highly of it because it was developed by volunteers of the state -- entirely volunteer-led -- which is critical in showing we're able to redirect resources for the kids we're serving."
Scout camps are busiest during the summer, Fisher said, with seven-week camps running. But winter weekend trips have always been a part of the program and for now, Camp Agawam will feel the effects. Agawam has had a long history of scouting, Fisher said, from the Chief Pontiac Trails Program to Cub Scout programs and weekend camp visits.
But even the midst of cutbacks, Fisher said the organization has seen an increase in Scout membership in the tri-county area since August.
"I'm very passionate about the service--developing leaders for the future," he said. "I greatly appreciate the work of our volunteers."
Gus Chutorash is an on-site camp director in Ogemaw County. He said he firmly believes Scout camps -- both boys and girls--are still needed.
"We're still serving lots and lots of kids," he said, "It's still a great opportunity for young people, and it's important because organizations like scouting give kids values that they're not getting in other areas of society."


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The Good: Nice set up, clean and sleek looking. Bubble shafts provide even added confidence. Clubs provide nice feedback on all hits and finesse shots are easier with these than almost any other irons I've hit.
The Bad: Bad shots will get bad to very bad results. Small sweetspots provide harsh rewards for bad swings.
Overall: If you've got a little game, you could do a lot worse than these sticks. A few of my close friends play these irons and they could have their pick of any clubs they want. If you've got a good swing, these can take you to the next level of play.


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If your device has Near Field Communication (NFC) capabilities, simply tap it on the speakers' NFC receptor for easy, fuss-free pairing!
Stream audio wirelessly from any compatible stereo Bluetooth® smart device1 to the speakers from a range of up to 10 meters.
With the speakers' support for the aptX audio codec, you are set to enjoy high-resolution wireless Bluetooth audio that sounds as good as audio via a wired connection.
Creative T30 Wireless features a 2-Driver Design - the custom-made silk dome tweeters give you silky smooth highs, while the woven glass-fibre cone drivers deliver natural and accurate full-bodied midrange. They work in tandem to produce an excellent dynamic response.
With the built-in BasXPort technology, each speaker is integrated with a large port tube to channel sound waves from the inner chamber of the satellite to the soundstage, giving you high-output bass.
Creative T30 Wireless features an integrated line-in jack for connection to other analog audio devices, and a dedicated headphones jack for private listening. An RCA-to-3.5mm adapter is also included, giving you more connectivity options.
Looking sleek in its glossy black piano finishing with contrasting yellow-rimmed drivers and silver-colored detailing, the Creative T30 Wireless is the perfect addition to any room.
The speakers are also designed for maximum convenience - controls such as power, volume, bass and treble adjustments are all conveniently located on the front panel for easy access.
Each of the speaker's face panel is tilted at a 10° angle for optimal audio projection directly at the listener.
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Bulls center Joakim Noah is recovering after undergoing arthroscopic left knee surgery.
Chicago announced the operation Friday. It was performed by team physician Dr. Brian Cole. The team says Noah will rehab his knee for eight to 12 weeks.
Noah is coming off his best season with the Bulls, when he was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. The 6-foot-11 Noah set career highs with averages of 12.6 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
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The time has come. BMW is planning to bring its European four-cylinder diesel engine to the U.S. market. They haven't yet said which American market models will get the diesel mill, nor exactly when it will debut.
The engine will be the 181 hp 2.0-liter four banger currently available in the European 320d. Putting two and two together, we would guess that it will probably become available in the 2012 BMW 3 Series.
BMW claims its 320d gets 57 mpg under fancy European conditions, so the new Bimmers could give Volkswagen's fuel thrifty models some real competition when converted to American.
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The 3DS XL add-on circle pad got its first public airing at this year's Tokyo Game Show. I checked it out—and it was pretty good! Nintendo, however, didn't give a release date for the peripheral. Until now.
The 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro will be out in Japan on November 15, Nintendo announced today. It's priced at ¥1,500 (US$19). No word on when it will hit the West.
Of course, the 3DS XL peripheral can be used with the same titles that supported the original 3DS Circle Pad Pro.
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Council vote to decide Supervisor of Elections Office location
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After months of debating where to move the Duval County Supervisor of Elections warehouse, Jacksonville City Council is scheduled a vote on keeping it where it's been for years.
For more than a year, Supervisor Jerry Holland has shown and discussed why his office wanted to move the office at Gateway Mall to another location, saying there were major problems with the building.
Now it's an issue before the City Council, where a bill has been introduced to the council that would keep the office put.
There would be required improvements and it would save hundreds of thousands of dollars. If all of that happens, Holland says he's happy and taxpayers should be as well.
"It's very good that we got a lease that is reducing the cost to taxpayers several hundred dollars a year," Holland said. "So that is good news. So whether it's this lease or another lease, we are headed in the right direction."
The legislation only talks about the Gateway location, where the office has been plagued with problems involving the air conditioning unit and the escalator, which has been broken for two years. But the lease would require those repairs and building upkeep, something Holland says will help. He said there's no doubt his office could stay put if those changes are made.
"We conducted elections over there for six years," Holland said. "We know we can conduct elections there. If we have the things that need to be fixed fixed and the rent reductions, it is a viable option."
Other options include moving to Imeson Parkway for about the same price, and the city flirted with building a whole new office. But the mayor's staff and some council members believe Gateway is the way to go. Holland says they should double check.
"Another council member has asked for the council auditor to really look at all the lease proposals," he said. "I would hope before they make a final decision that the auditors would look at this and say, 'You know what, this is the best deal for the taxpayers.'"
The decision will be up to the full council to vote on, which could take at least a month.
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It was an exciting year for the Lady Highlanders ice hockey team, according to Coach Mike Martini.
"We made great strides on the ice as well as in the locker room. Our team goals were to finish with a record of 500 or better, and perhaps get a home playoff game for the first time in our short history."
"We finished the regular season with a record of 14-5-1, earning fourth place in the 14-team Lake Division and the home seed for our first two playoff games. We went 1-1 in the playoffs, defeating North Country 9-0 and suffering a tough loss to Rutland, 1-2, to finish with a record of 15-6-1. The hard work and dedication of our girls was proof positive for our success this season," he added.
"Although hockey is a team sport, there are players on our team that have been recognized by the Vermont Ice Hockey Coaches Association. Seniors Ashley Sweet and Hanna Martini were nominated and played in the Senior Rotary Club All-Star Game, with fellow seniors Randi Lowe, Kelsey LaCroix and Celia Cadwell earning alternate honors," he continued.
Vermont Ice Hockey Coaches Association All-Star selections this year were Hanna Martini, second team all-stars, and Ashley Sweet and Chelsea Stanclift, third team all-stars.


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Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information about its use in children.
Strontium chloride Sr 89 has been used in older people and has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults.
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Strontium chloride Sr 89 can temporarily lower the number of white blood cells in your blood, increasing the chance of getting an infection. It can also lower the number of platelets, which are necessary for proper blood clotting. If your blood count becomes abnormally low, there are certain precautions you can take, to reduce the risk of infection or bleeding, such as:
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Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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About Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health
Our mission
The mission of the Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster (NMH) is to provide leadership and the evidence base for international action on surveillance, prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, mental health disorders, malnutrition, violence and injuries, and disabilities.
Working jointly with Regional and Country Offices, the NMH Cluster supports Member States in promotiong health and in preventing premature death and disability from these conditions by addressing their risk factors and determinants and improving health care and rehabilitation services.
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- Brochure: Providing global leadership - Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Cluster 2014-2017
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Guided by the WHO Medium-term strategic plan 2008-2013, which provides the strategic directions for the Organization for 2008-2013, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health cluster contributes to three of the WHO strategic objectives:
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With the return of the punks in the mid-'90s came a resurgence of their slightly more commercial rivals, new wave bands. No Doubt found a niche as a new wave/ska band, on the strength of vocalist Gwen Stefani's persona -- alternately an embrace of little-girl-lost innocence and riot grrrl feminism -- exemplified on the band's break-out single, "Just a Girl." Formed in early 1987 as a ska band inspired by Madness, the lineup of No Doubt initially comprised John Spence, Gwen Stefani, and her brother Eric. While playing the party-band circuit around Anaheim, the trio picked up b... Read more


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BREAKING: The Natural Link is Dead!Blog Post: February 23, 2011
Being a small business trying to survive on white hat sucks. We have a wedding photography business - and our website used to just fine in the olden days. There were one or two (okay, or three) people in the area that played all the tricks and engaged in what at the time had no name - black hat. It was the clumsy black hat, like owning a bunch of websites that mirror each other and link to each other and have a gazillion pages with dumb content that, nevertheless, has keywords.
We wanted to be on the first and second page. But the more we looked into SEO, the clearer it became that those things our competitors did are supposedly bad and will get you banished by google. So we were good and did just the good things, like on page optimization (which gets you only so far when your main content is photography and you are not boston globe's big picture). Well, okey, we did a few bad things, like put text below fold. It was a legitimate good text about our business, we just did not want anyone to have to look at it. Hell, it's a photography website, people are supposed to look at photography, not words!
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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University men's and women's track & field programs will finish the Indoor Regular Season on Saturday when the squads travel to Murfreesboro for the MTSU Valentine Invitational.
Field events are scheduled to start at 10 a.m. with running events beginning at 12:20 p.m.
The MTSU Invite will be the last tune-up for the teams before traveling to Charleston, Ill. for the OVC Tournament on Feb. 22.
At last week's TSU Invitational, the Tigerbelles performed well in the dashes, as Quanisha Sales won the 55-meter and 200-meter with a times of 7.01 and 25.20 seconds while Jackson (56.72) and Gabrielle Todd (57.47) placed second and third in the 400-meter.
In the 55-meter men's hurdles, Jason Griffin and Shawn Harris led all other hurdlers with times of 7.89 and 7.92 seconds. The Flying Tigers also came out victorious in the 4x400, as the team of Lamonte Burton, Osafa Hippolyte, Michael Johnson and Jamill Jackson won the event with a time of 3:20.03.
A total of seven NCAA universities will compete in the MTSU Valentine Invite, including Belmont, UT-Chattanooga, Milligan, Western Kentucky, Arkansas Little-Rock and the host school.
The field events start with the shot put at 10 a.m. and conclude with the high jump. The 400 meter run will start the remaining running events approximately at 12:40 p.m. and the meet will conclude with the thrilling 4x400-meter relay.
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HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. – A horse was found slaughtered in Hialeah Gardens on Saturday.
Police believe the 15-year-old mare was killed for its meat on Thursday.
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LA-based blogger, journalist and designer Mack Reed (known to his G's as McRib) has decided to immortalize the plight of Stefan Eriksson in song. But not just any song. His vision is of a collaborate effort, resulting in "something like a punk narcocorrido by Social D. with Dick Dale on guest lead guitar and Damon Albarn on keyboards." He's already written the first part, posted over at LAVoice. Anybody care to take on the rest? Also, for you kids who love the rockets, he's got a great piece on the dismantling of Rocketdyne's VTS-1 test stand here which is a fantastic read for anyone who understands that aerospace and hot rodding were birthed from different sides of the same loins.
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It's difficult to know what to say about this, the sixth pouring forth of ideas from the best fuckin' band in Texas, and how to say it accurately and fairly. The first listen to The Century of Self brings nothing but acute disappointment. We are, let's recall, listening to the band who wrote the 'fuck you, world' that was Madonna, the almost universally lauded Source Tags & Codes and the heinously derided and actually completely magnificent Worlds Apart.
We'll sidestep So Divided for now.
Actually, maybe that's the problem. Is there another band out there at ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead's level, who we so WANT to succeed, despite the numerous bumps in the road and occasional fuck-ups? This band have so much material, so much of it joyously, furiously brilliant, that it's really easy to ignore the stuff we don't like so much. The Century of Self might make us a bit uneasy at first, 'til we shrug and reassure ourselves, 'The next one will be better', and clutch it to our hearts anyway. Then again, maybe it's like an optical illusion - a mass of dots, slowly giving way to a clear picture. Perhaps TOD have achieved something surprising in making a record you can entirely choose to love or not.
The sound they have carved out is dependent less on killer hooks (plentiful though they are), and more on the sonic language they have designed. The crashing, pealing chords, the twin drumkits and hammered bass and floor toms, the voices in unison, and the crescendos that each song explodes into - these are all part of TOD's own personal iconography, and we the listeners now expect to hear it all played out before us, adorning new ideas and choruses. We expect each of these songs to be the song we clutch each other to messily in front of stages in every city we see them in, and we really - REALLY - want to love each one. We love TOD, and maybe we expect too much.
The reaction, then, is part relief at the familiarity of this intricate, dense and really fucking proggy record, and part disappointment, because so far these songs aren't as loveable as the old ones. 'Halcyon Days' is overwrought, and overburdened with instruments, but it's also majestically bipolar, pinging between bellowing collective intent and subtle touches of beauty - elegant pianos and yearning vocals softening the core of the song before it leaps back into life. 'Fields of Coal' is at once the least adventurous and most likeable thing here, wrapped in the familiarity of guitars that sound like church bells, an all-for-one-and-one-for-all chorus, and the the kind of hymnal melody that reminds you of what the word 'anthemic' actually means. The only song that really feels like the TOD that we fully claim for our own, is 'Isis Unveiled'. Comfortingly, it sounds like Judgement Day, with an intro that - swear to God - sounds like the four horsemen of the apocalypse, pounding at the sinful head of the penitent and pitiable listener. Conrad Keely's vocals stride across the song with kingly arrogance, and it's all going really well indeed. And then it slows down, and the instruments plod and stomp in unison, the tension slackens, and the moment is gone. It kicks in again from the start, but it's just not fun anymore, and it feels like a strategic error, an attempt to regain lost territory, rather than the call to arms it sounded like five minutes ago.
The other issue, unbelievably, is the record's noisiness. The guitars and keyboards and many, many drums crash and bang and stab, and the legion of voices chant and roar and do their best to project the image of fists punching the air. But the noise doesn't punctuate, it fills. The result isn't blinding or deafening, merely a dulling of the senses. Where this band often use noise to express extreme malevolence, disgust and/or a sense of intellectual superiority, here it frequently tends towards the somewhat less expressive territory of 'loud bits'.
No other band could legitimately produce this record without being accused of extreme plagiarism, and perhaps that goes some way to explaining why, despite its shortcomings, it is still likeable. Or perhaps that just demonstrates how hard - for this writer at least - it is to be objective about this band, once under their spell. Everything here reassures the devoted fan of three facts; that - public opinion be damned - this band still believe they're the best fucking band in the world; that every song on this record will sound deliriously good live; that they're here to stay. This isn't the sound of a band winding down or running out of ideas; just the sound of a band in need of some focus. TOD have always been heavily prone to grandioseness. It's a necessary part of their charm, but not unlike the overwrought calligraphy that adorns much of their artwork, the flourishes have begun to obscure the words, and it's hard to know what they want to tell us this time round. For this most articulate of bands, it's a problem.
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Sorry for the week-long blog silence, just came back from a wonderful vacation, celebrating the wifey's b-day with her family. =) Boy, do I have a lot of blog reading to catch up on, so I'm apologizing in advance if I spam yours with comments, lol.
Sunday night, JD was very generous to set up an ICC 25 man raid to help me finish the rest of the achievements I needed for the meta. I had already signed up Arv for an OpenRaid run for Monday night before I saw JD's LBR, so I brought Dizzee my warrior instead. We had server troubles with some of our raiders and they kept getting DC'd throughout the night, even JD himself. We weren't able to get any of the achievements I needed (coming real close to getting Full House), but nevertheless I had a good time hanging out with fellow bloggers, including Lyss, Van, Navi, Cymre, Draynee, Akabeko and JD. We didn't get to kill the Lich King, but we'll probably extend the raid and finish him off this weekend.
Monday night, I joined an ICC 25 man raid hosted by Darriepants from Kil'jaeden.
Another great raid leader, she explained the fights really well and we finished the raid 20 minutes ahead of schedule with a lot of peeps completing their metas, including me =)
Here's the last four I needed:
To finish off the meta and receive my mount:
Another awesome OpenRaid complete and another Meta achievement down!
Oh, I went to check my cheese points after the raid and I'm at:
Stupid frackin' five points, lol =P


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Following wild start, Webster looks to bounce back
ST. LOUIS -- When No. 5 prospect Allen Webster takes the mound again on Friday night, he'll be matching pitches with one of the best pitchers in the American League in Jered Weaver.
That will require Webster being much sharper than he was Saturday against the Yankees, when he walked five batters in one inning and was out of the game before the third inning was through.
What kind of progress has Webster made between starts?
"I would say yes, he's repeating his delivery on his side day," said manager John Farrell. "We're also looking forward to seeing the adjustments that might be needed inside a given game be accomplished. That's always the challenge of bringing the bullpen [session] into the game and executing it, having the wherewithal to step off and regroup if those situations call for it and make necessary adjustments. That's where our evaluation probably stems. It's not about stuff; it's a matter of making adjustments."
The key test for Webster will be whether he can slow the game down once adversity strikes. That is what he failed to do against the Yankees.
"It's not uncommon for young pitchers that when you get into a little bit of a situation where you're trying to do more, you're trying harder to throw a strike, not necessarily in terms of velocity, but you're trying harder to throw a ball in a certain area," said Farrell. "What that leads to is being spread out a little bit more in the delivery, your arm drags. A lot of times, less is better. We do know that in his case his changeup is the one pitch that gets him back in sync from a delivery standpoint. It causes some relaxation in his delivery. And yet, that was a little bit touch-and-go for him the other day as well."


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Backing yer Dutch to the hilt, but head sez Brazil.
Still think the Dutch defence is an accident waiting to happen, but on the plus side they haven't really played yet and have a 100% record. If they hit form...
Backing yer Dutch to the hilt, but head sez Brazil.
Still think the Dutch defence is an accident waiting to happen, but on the plus side they haven't really played yet and have a 100% record. If they hit form...
Cricket Web's current Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"Ben Stokes, that most unlikely saint, worked the second of the two miracles he needs for his canonisation." - The Guardian's Andy Bell on the England all-rounder's Headingley ton
He's looked absolutely dire in all the games that I've seen him play, slow on the ball, slow off the ball, runs into contact and gets tackled easily, sloppy passing and crappy shooting. If he carries on playing on like he is, he shouldn't really pose any problems to a half-decent defence.
He is not at his best but he has not been that bad.
Dutch just need to get an early goal and it will be interesting, we have already seen what Brazil can do on the counter though.
Would expect Brazil to sneak past but think it will be tighter than some are imaginig and Robben is one of those special players who could just win you a game.
Sneijder not half bad at that either.
Brazil are improving with every round....
There's no tongue in cheek emoticon. Kuyt's was the tap-in off the post from about a yard out.
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there is no way dutch wingers going to get better off maicon, he kept all world class wingers in check with lucio's help through out the CL. Brazil midfield may be slow, but they no how to make fouls with out getting cards, also they make sure resulting free kicks are not in the range. Its not like van bommel, de jong are quickest on the field. Brazil also played against teams that parked the bus and stopped the play (except for chile), but they equipped lot better with it.
I don't see holland winning, unless robben take bastos to school. Also there is always the possibility of 0-0 and penalties.
Holland are more or less playing like they did in WC 06 rather than euro 08, which doesn't help them in the tournaments. No matter what people say, only time dutch go through latter stages of the competition is when they are playing attractive, counter - attacking brand of football. Not substance over style methods.
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Judge halts contraceptive mandate for pizza magnate
- Founder of Domino's Pizza wins temporary restraining order against birth control policy
- Tom Monaghan said covering contraceptives was contrary to the tenets of his Catholic faith
- Domino's Farms faced about $200,000 in annual penalties for failing to provide insurance
DETROIT -- The founder of Domino's Pizza won a court order that temporarily allows him to avoid Affordable Care Act-mandated contraceptive coverage for employees at his Ann Arbor, Mich., Domino's Farms property management company.
A federal court judge granted a temporary restraining order Sunday, citing a First Amendment right to freedom of religion, until a final decision is made.
Tom Monaghan sold Domino's Pizza in 1998. He was also the owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1983-92.
A devout Catholic who also founded Ave Maria University in southwest Florida, Monaghan argued in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Dec. 14 that being forced to cover his Domino's Farms staffers' contraceptives, such as the Plan B and other morning-after pills, ran contrary to the tenets of his faith. "Gravely immoral practices" is how contraceptives are described in the original lawsuit.
"I'm elated," said his attorney, Erin Mersino. "This is really what (my client) sought at this point. We're happy that as of tomorrow, religious freedom won't be violated."
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff wrote in his opinion that he was issuing the temporary restraining order because the case wouldn't be resolved before Tuesday, when the Domino's Farms health care plan year begins.
Insurance companies began to be subjected to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate Aug. 1.
"Abiding by the mandate will substantially burden his exercise of religion," Zatkoff said. "Because plaintiffs' claims involve a First Amendment right, and because the court has found some likelihood that plaintiffs' ... claim will succeed on the merits, the court finds that irreparable harm could result to plaintiff."
The government says the contraception mandate benefits women's health and removes financial barriers. There are about a dozen similar lawsuits pending nationwide.
In a related issue, a Texas judge Monday ruled that state can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood's family planning programs for poor women. Judge Gary Harger said that Texas may exclude otherwise qualified doctors and clinics from receiving state funding if they advocate for abortion rights.
Monaghan filed for a temporary restraining order Dec. 21.
If Domino's Farms, which has 45 full-time and 44 part-time employees, failed to provide health insurance in an attempt to dodge the contraceptives requirement, it would face about $200,000 in annual penalties, according to court documents.
(Contributing: The Associated Press.)


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Carraway gets valuable experience in spring start
PEORIA, Ariz. -- This wasn't the way Andrew Carraway would have drawn up his first Cactus League start, but the Mariners right-hander says he learned a lot in a rough two-inning outing in Seattle's 11-7 loss to the White Sox on Sunday.
Carraway allowed five runs on six hits in the first inning before settling in for a 1-2-3 second as manager Eric Wedge gave the 26-year-old a start in his first Major League camp.
"I'm really fortunate just to be in this clubhouse and get the opportunity to be part of this," said the former Virginia standout, who split last season between Triple-A and Double-A. "I was really excited to get the start and definitely didn't want it to go that way. I didn't quite feel like myself out there, but it's good to get that one out of the way."
Carraway, a control pitcher who relies on keeping hitters off balance, finally got his own feet steadied with the quick second inning when he retired the top of the White Sox lineup in order.
"I was able to get a little more comfortable," he said. "This game is so hard, you've got to go after guys with everything you've got. And when you're a little off or a little uncomfortable, it's just tougher. Give the White Sox guys credit. They were hitting the ball hard in the first inning."
Carraway said the biggest thing he came away with was a pointed reminder that he needs to keep the ball down to be effective.
"Speaking with some older guys like [Jeremy] Bonderman, I've been realizing more and more just during this Spring Training how important that is," he said. "So to get out there and be a little elevated against hitters of that caliber and have those results, it's just going to pound it into my head even more that you've got to make those pitches at the knees.
"You can make that pitch almost the exact same way, but just a couple inches up, and it's the difference between a ground-ball double play or maybe a line drive or home run. It makes a big difference."
Wedge said it was valuable experience for the youngster.
"You never know what to expect when you get a young man out there making his first start," said Wedge. "But he settled down in that second inning and threw the ball real well. He'd earned that start and that's what we told him. He'll be much more comfortable as he continues to move forward."


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Architecture has been both creator and muse for science fiction. David Fontin's new book dissects this shifting dynamic, writes Sam Jacob
Architecture has a strange, almost flirtatious relationship with science fiction. In the phrases it uses to describe itself and the imagery it deploys, architecture strikes poses that suggest an intimacy with sci-fi. At the same time, architecture keeps its distance, unwilling to become too engaged with a genre, wildly popular in places, that also has a reputation of being provocative and troubling.
Despite architecture's surface attraction, both the straight-laced world of architectural practice and its so-called avant garde find it difficult to stand toe to toe with the literary and intellectual culture of sci-fi. Which makes David Fortin's Architecture and Science-fiction Film: Philip K Dick and the Spectacle of Home a welcome publication, as it represents a chance for architecture to rethink its relationship with a genre that might be regarded as its speculative shadow.
Fortin shows how modern architecture laid the foundations for the imagery used in science-fiction film. He cites the influence of Bauhaus on the aesthetic of Fritz Lang's Metropolis and HG Wells' invitation to Le Corbusier (sadly refused) to work on the film, Things to Come (1936).László Moholy-Nagy instead contributed images of the underground city of Everytown.
In the 1950s and 1960s this was reversed and architecture re-absorbed the imagery it helped to create. The Independent Group's featuring of Forbidden Planet's Robby the Robot at its This is Tomorrow exhibition in 1956, and Archigram's combining of sci-fi, pop art and architecture show the trajectory of the re-appropriation of sci-fi imagery.
When sci-fi is used within architecture it can appear cut loose from the role it performs within wider culture, science and politics. But Fortin notes that one of sci-fi's key themes is also a fundamental architectural concern: the idea, the question and the identity of 'home'.
Sci-fi, he suggests, uses its vast leaps in space and time as a way to address our everyday condition. Its method of making the familiar strange helps us to look again at our own circumstance. And what might be more familiar, more everyday, than home? Fortin believes the genre's obsession with home runs concurrently with our own. From ET's sentimental croak of 'Phone Home', to the Death Star's destruction of Princess Leia's home planet Alderaan, to the epic, multi-season quest to rediscover Earth in Battlestar Galactica, science fiction addresses a terrible sensation: that we might never be able to go home again. Even worse, that there may never have been any home in the first place.
Sci-fi examines the forces that erode our sense of domesticity or privacy. Its narratives explore the effect of technology on the home as well as the socio-cultural pressures that warp our traditional notions of domesticity.
Architecture sees modernity and technology as a way of delivering comfort and freedom from domestic chores, and as such are seen as solutions. The irony is that while sci-fi understands its use of fiction as a device for addressing the present, architecture believes its own fiction that technology is a benign force.
The early Modernism that helped form sci-fi's image can be excused from this. Le Corbusier's 'house as a machine for living in' is a deliberately alienating strategy where any sense of home as a nostalgic or sentimental entity is estranged by mechanised cyber-domesticity. Making the domestic landscape strange was a statement of inevitability, since after industrialisation and the First World War, home was never to be the same.
Too often, architecture's proposals fall flat. Houses of the Future are simply over-styled techno-utopian resolutions stuffed with prototype consumer goods. Which is why Fortin's drawing of Philip K Dick into architecture's orbit is significant. Of all science-fiction writers, Dick describes a wonky, barbiturate-laced, eccentrically weighted kind of world, where the intersection between the familiar and the unfamiliar is hardest to determine. The narrative arc is dragged from its predictable parabola by some giant gravitational source just out of shot.
The fiction that architecture has created of wholesome, excitable, well-meaning technology is a world away from Dick's warped, paranoid and intense vision. Architecture retains boundless enthusiasm for solutions, concentrates on a narrow band in the spectrum of modernity, and retains a belief against all evidence that it can make the world a better, more homely place. The evidence is however, that architecture as an agent of modernity can only ever alienate us more.
Science-fiction writers, and Dick more than most, suggest that the relationship between the familiar and the alien, between home and its opposite, is a tactical and productive way to approach modernity.
Welcoming back this past idea of architecture-made-strange might help us to understand the modern terrains that we occupy now.
Sam Jacob is an architect, designer and writer
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 37 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Computer company specilising in computer repairs, services, hosting, built systems. Would prefer if there was no computer in the logo but more of a reference to a design or something. Would like something 3D if particular, but not a necessity.
Computronics Solutions / CTSolutions
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Something Which stands up
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The company name is CompuTronics Solutions but most often shortened to CTSolutions. The logo will be used on printed materials, business cards, Website. Again if someone is interested a website will need to be designed aswell. I would prefer just a particular design more than a picture of a computer or something. As always i hope to see your excellant designs
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Quote:This is why you are getting it wrong:you have a strong belief in chi for superstitious reasons...
Quote:However studies on pain via acupuncture show that needling releases endorphins,
Quote: Quote:This is why you are getting it wrong:you have a strong belief in chi for superstitious reasons... No, I don't. Where have I said anything like this? Quote:However studies on pain via acupuncture show that needling releases endorphins, How do small needles stuck into the flesh triger an endorphin response? What I mean is, what specifically is happening to the body that needles stuck at SPECIFIC MERIDIAN LINES create an endorphin response?--Chris
Quote:Nothing happens that needs undetectable energy flows to explain it. That is what I mean by superstitious: you want mysterious chi energy to be the answer whatever happens, in the absence of all or any evidence. The effects are all physical and/or psychological.
Quote: Although I don't know about the truly amazing part, I've posted evidence that suggests that this a major body has conducted thorough research, controlling for the placebo effect, and found that there is something to acupuncture. If I am wrong about that, please post a link to the study.
Quote: Quote:Difference is that mainstream medicines have been shown to work even without placebo. You've lost me here. If studies show that certain mainstream medicines are dependent on the placebo effect (such as anti-depressants) then how is what you've said accurate?
Quote:Difference is that mainstream medicines have been shown to work even without placebo.
Quote: I read it a lot of that site since you posted it. Some interesting information, some fairly common info, and some that I downright disagree with. Perhaps I missed it, but I didn't see anywhere where he addressed the W.H.O. study, but rather another specifically on back pain.
Quote: Would you gentlemen consider physical therapy and or psychotherapy methods of healing?
Quote: What I mean is, what specifically is happening to the body that needles stuck at SPECIFIC MERIDIAN LINES create an endorphin response?
Quote: In the end, 'chi' is just a term used to explain the why of how this stuff works. Now we are using Western terms to explain it. But either way, was is interesting to me, and actually useful, more than 'debunking' "supersitous beliefs" like some Maoist bully
Quote:...is that much of these things DO work. Whether it's from the 'placebo' effect, or vague references to endorphins somehow being triggered, or even more vague allusions to it being"psychological", doesn't really change the fact that so much of these practices do work as they were intended: to cure an ailment, be it of the mind, or body. The fact that they do work also undermines your earlier statement that these people had total ignorance as to physiology or anatomy...they obviously knew something if you yourself have benefited from the use of acupuncture (given to you by a medical doctor).
Quote: Further, you have yet to actually explain how needles stuck into someones body actually triggers the endorphines, and how that creates a healing response. Or are you purposely keeping it 'mysterious.'
Quote: If I took a random person off the street and sat them in a chair in a University lecture hall where a graduate level seminar in chemistry was occuring, I dare say they would find that fairly 'mysterious'.
Quote: Yes. Or perhaps more accurately, methods to promote healing. I'm being overcautious as I'm expecting a 'Gotcha' reply Lol!!
Quote: My 2 previous links contained studies making this point. I can get the particular links if you could not see them.
Quote: And I don't know about anti depressants. The difference is that if certain anti depressants are found not to be effective, this will be verified by research and either pulled or kept depending on results. I imagine there is research into this going on now. This is more of an example of things slipping through the net rather than being a general rule.
Quote:Also doctors may use the placebo effect to some extent, it was on the news over here about people going to the doctor with a cold and demanding antibiotics, which are ineffective against virus, and doctors giving them to patients.
Quote:Appologise. I ment for you only to read the article on on the page linked which was specifically an overview of studies in to accupuncture.
Quote:This was not in refference to WHO, but gave a good (IMO) discussion on the effectiveness of accupuncture.
Quote:But Ames, Sham accupuncture has shown that subjects who undergo sham accupunture, i.e. where neddles were stuck in at so called non-meridian points showed the same response as those undergoing regular accupuncture.
Quote:Whats more, the effect has also been shown in cases where the subject only thought they'd had a needle put in them. Is this not massive evidence in support of placebo. Is this not evidence against the chi hypothesis?
Quote: Things need to get ever more inventive to support the chi hypothesis, when results can be explained through placebo.
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Dan McDonald
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Still smarting from a 2009 – 10 grand jury report that blasts the county for leaving nearly a fifth of its full-time residents without fire protection, the Board of Supervisors held a forum with fire chiefs and concerned citizens last Tuesday.
"We need you to solve this problem," Charles Plopper, speaking on behalf of the former grand jury, told the board.
The objective is to make sure all 20,007 Plumas County residents fall under the protection of a fire district. More than 4,000 residents do not.
The board voiced its commitment to solve the problem as soon as possible and agreed to put the issue on the agenda, possibly before the end May.
"I'll keep putting this on the agenda for the next two years if that's what it takes to get this done," Supervisor Lori Simpson said.
Some grand jury proposals discussed during the standing-room-only meeting included:
•Formation of new districts.
•Annexation to existing districts.
•Expansion of responsibilities of existing community service districts to include fire protection.
•Contracting with CalFire in adjacent counties for local service.
A proposal that generated the most discussion was the idea of instituting a county fire warden to oversee expanded fire districts.
"The concept is existing fire districts would be responsible for providing fire service for those unprotected areas of the county," said Larry Walker, president of the Plumas County Special Districts Association. "It would be done by increasing spheres of influence, redeveloping spheres of influence and taking in all those unprotected areas into an existing district."
One of the proposals to pay for the expanded service is a property-tax exchange between the county and the districts.
Graeagle Fire Chief Ed Ward said the Plumas County Fire Chiefs Association has developed a job description for a potential fire warden.
"The fire warden position would be responsible for coordinating and being a liaison between the fire chiefs and the Board of Supervisors," Ward said.
"I think now that we have this job description, we do have the funding for that position if it is found to be legal," Supervisor Robert Meacher said.
County Counsel Craig Settlemire said he would review the job description to ascertain its legality.
Many of the more than 4,000 unprotected property owners aren't aware they don't live within a fire district.
That doesn't mean a fire crew won't show up for a fire; it just means the property owners are probably going to get a bill for the service.
"Ninety percent of what I do as a fire chief is answering that telephone every time we send out a bill," Ward said, adding that 46 percent of the calls to which Graeagle Fire responds are outside his district. "The caller says, 'Why am I getting a bill? I live in Plumas County. I have fire protection.'"
The best way for residents to find out if they live within a fire protection district is to check with the nearest fire station.
However, if the nearest station is run by the U.S. Forest Service, people need to know the USFS's job is to protect the forests. It is not authorized to fight structure fires.
Likewise, CalFire is not contracted to provide residential fire service in Plumas County.
That doesn't mean the forest service and CalFire won't fight a structure fire. But they aren't required to do it.