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The title is misleading. I don't really know all of the in's and out's that are associated with fly fishing but i'm willing to listen to advice and learn. I guess you can say that I got the bug back in October of 2010 when on a Pheasant hunting trip in Colorado the weather heated up in the afternoon and the evening hunt was cancelled. To fill the rest of the day they offered a choice of trap shooting, horse back riding, mountain biking, or fly fishing. Being a diehard fisherman you would be correct if you said that I chose the fly fishing for the rest of the day.
We loaded up and drove to one of the streams on the ranch property and since my fly fishing skills consisted of me using a spinning rod with a fly reel when I was younger as the only time to fly fish in my life. That's not to say that I didn't catch fish on this setup but it just wasn't the true nature of fly fishing. After a short lesson on casting I picked out a bend in the creek that had some grass growing along the edge of the bank. Casting a dry fly to the edge of the grass and consistently catching Rainbow, Brown, and Brook trout I began feeling pretty good about my success until asked by the guide if any Cutthroat trout had been caught yet. I was then informed that there were four species of trout resided in this area of the state and I was lacking one from catching a grand slam. Did I mention that I like challenges…… it didn't take long for me to cancel the next two days of Pheasant hunting in exchange for the pursuit of this Grand Slam of trout fishing. The rules were, you had to catch one of each species all in the same day. Then they informed me that it had only been done eleven times there and that the Cutthroat trout was the hardest species to catch because they did not have that many of them in their area.
The next morning started out with an awesome breakfast then we headed out to the start the quest in the same area that was fished the day before. It wasn't long before the fly found its way into the mouth of a hungry Rainbow, after a battle a picture was taken and the fish was released back into the stream. One down and three to go. Before lunch I saw a nice Brown roaming the edges of the grass, after many casts with the topwater fly with no success it was decided to give it a try with a nymph that would drift about a foot behind the dry fly and be under the water to offer an option. Soon after a nice Brown trout was being led to the net where a picture was taken then put it back in the water to fight again some day. It was decided that we would start the hunt for the Cutthroat trout which seemed to be few and far between. They are there, I had seen them cruising the shallows for two days and thrown everything that the guide could think of at them, no wonder why this was so hard to accomplish. I spent the next few hours moving all around the property trying to get one to accept my offering then it happened. As I was throwing to an object that I could see hanging out under some matted grass I must have made it mad on cast number twenty that the object moved from the grass and started coming straight at me. With the guide trying not to scream that it was a very big Cutthroat the fish saw me and spooked back towards where it came from, before it could get there I lay a cast right on the lip of the grass and as the fish approached I gently twitched the rod and made the fly fall from the grass into the water just as it got there. With the slightest ripple the fly had vanished as I lifted the rod to set the hook the fight was on. At this time I really couldn't tell who was more excited, me or the guide as he rushed into the water to net the fish. I found out that this was to be his first slam as a guide but I reminded him that we were not done. You see in all of the excitement he forgot that I still hadn't caught a Brook trout on the day and with fifteen minutes left the slam was not complete. I hope his boss neve reads this due to the fact of how fast we drove to a different section that has plenty of Brook trout in the area and the obstacles that were driven over to get there in time. I think the cast was made in one motion as I jumped from the truck and the Brook was caught on that cast and the Grand Slam had been completed.
If you have read through all of this you will now understand why I have this new obsession with attacking the areas that I fish with a fly rod. So, if you have advice for me on everything from what kind of flies to use on everything from bass fishing to inshore saltwater fishing I welcome them. I will also need advice on the proper line and leaders as well as what type of knots to use to put it all together.
Thanks for going along on the journey,


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It's really challenging dealing with fatigue. It's not a symptom that's obvious on the exterior. I can fake feeling good in public, but the feelings of inadequacy that gather internally become evident after a short while. Emotionally, it's a huge drain trying to keep things going while every muscle feels twice its weight and your shoulders slope forward out of weakness. I had a doctor once tell me fatigue causes your body to fold in on itself. I felt like a flower at the end of its life; each petal curling inward.
I think that's the trouble with fatigue – the failure to see improvements after a few days, makes the sufferer very weary of getting up in the morning. And this feeds into a blanket of depression feeding the fatigue. Erick was my hero- taking me out to the park last evening as way for me to reconnect with nature. I was still tired, but immediately I noticed an improvement in my outlook. Today is much improved and I'm realizing the importance of finding ways to cope with stress. One of the driving factors in my three horrible days was my inability to cope with any of it accompanied by my stubbornness in acknowledging how just bad I felt.
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It took a while for the Orioles to win their first series of 2010, but it was well worth the wait. The O's completed a sweep of the Boston Red Sox and sent the numerous Sox fans at Camden Yards home dissapointed with a 3-2 win in extra innings today.
In Game 1 of the series, the Orioles outlasted the Red Sox in extra innings, winning 5-4 in the 10th on a single by Miguel Tejada. Matt Albers was granted the win and Tejada was the MVP, going 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs and his fourth of the season. It was the kind of game the O's were used to playing, but also used to losing. It was a good way to steal momentum early to start the season.
Game 2 was highlighted by the debut of Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, but the Orioles rained hits (12) and home runs (5) all over that parade, winning 12-9. Even though he gave up 4 runs in 5 innings, Brad Bergesen was granted the win. Ty Wigginton led the offense with 2 home runs; Matt Wieters, Nick Markakis, and Luke Scott all homered as well.
With the series already clinched, it was time for the Orioles to cap off a great weekend with a series sweep of the rival Red Sox. With the score 2-2 in the bottom of the 8th, the Orioles loaded the bases with only one out, but were unable to score when both Luke Scott and Nolan Reimold struck out. Once again the game was headed to extra innings, and the lucky 10th seemed to be true once again. With Nick Markakis on second base, Ty Wigginton ripped a shot into the gap, winning the game and clinching a series sweep. The Orioles won 3-2.
I cannot begin to talk about this series without mentioning Ty Wigginton and his amazing start to this season. So far Wigginton has been the best player on the Orioles, leading the team in batting average (.329), home runs (8), and RBIs (15). In the series vs. Boston, he went 3 for 8 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs. He has been playing all across the infield and second and first base, contributing in any way possible.
With this sweep the Orioles improve to 7-18, still trailing the AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays by 11 games. But to look on the bright side, the Orioles gain a much needed momentum boost by not only winning the series, but sweeping it. They gained confidence that they can play with the cream of the crop in the MLB, and that they can win those close games that eluded them so much in the early season. The O's will need to keep this train rolling, as they head into New York to take on the Yankees for three games next.


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United States District Court, D. New Hampshire
July 7, 2017
United Statesv.David Ackell Opinion No. 2017 DNH 133P
N. Laplante United States District Judge.
After a
four-day jury trial, defendant David Ackell was convicted of
one count of stalking in violation of 18 U.S.C. §
2261A(2)(B). At the close of the prosecution's case,
at the conclusion of his own, and after his conviction,
Ackell moved for judgment of acquittal, see Fed. R. Crim.
P. 29, arguing that that the evidence did not support
his conviction and that the statute under which he was
convicted is unconstitutional. He has also moved for a new
trial, see id. Rule 33, asserting a violation of his
Sixth Amendment right to a public trial.
court denies both motions. Section 2261A(2)(B) is
not unconstitutional, either as applied to Ackell or as
facially overbroad or vague. The evidence presented at trial
would allow a reasonable factfinder to conclude that Ackell
violated it by using facilities of interstate commerce to
engage in a course of conduct, with the intent to harass or
intimidate the victim in this case, R.R., and that course of
conduct either caused or reasonably would have been expected
to cause substantial emotional distress to R.R. Finally, the
court denies Ackell's motion for a new trial, concluding
that the evidence does not preponderate heavily against the
jury's verdict and that Ackell's Sixth Amendment
right to a public trial was not violated because the
courtroom was not closed to the public during his trial.
"met" Ackell online during her sophomore year of
high school, when she was 16 years old. Ackell claimed,
during their first online conversations, to be 32 year old,
though in fact he was over 40. They communicated routinely --
perhaps four to seven times per week -- during that
At that
time, Ackell offered to send R.R. money in exchange for
pictures of herself. She ultimately did send him photographs
that year -- including photographs of her wearing only her
underwear -- though he never sent her money in exchange. R.R.
also sent such pictures to other individuals, including her
boyfriend and others, often strangers, that she encountered
online. She eventually ceased communication with Ackell for a
short period of time because, she testified, she "was
freaked out about the age difference" between
resumed communicating with him at some point late in 2013.
Ackell asked her to join him in a dominant/submissive
relationship, wherein he would be dominant and R.R. would be
submissive. Not knowing what that meant, R.R. consulted the
Internet. She learned that to be "submissive"
meant that she "would have to do what he said, what he
instructed, " and that "he would be the
boss."[4] R.R. agreed to this arrangement. During
its course, Ackell instructed R.R. to take and send him
pictures of herself in certain poses and at certain times.
Ackell also demanded photographs of R.R. in various states of
dress, as well as sexually explicit
photographs.[5] She complied.
At the
same time that R.R. was sending photographs to Ackell, she,
again, also sent photographs of herself in varying stages of
dress -- such as in yoga clothes, a bathing suit, or her bra
and underwear -- to other people, including her
then-boyfriend, Mike.[6] She testified that she did so voluntarily,
not in response to any demand on their part. She further
testified that she never sent nude photographs of herself to
anyone except Ackell and Mike.
R.R. informed Ackell that she was no longer comfortable with
their relationship and asked to end it. He responded that she
was "caged" and
"stuck."[7] Though he had previously informed her on
multiple occasions that he was not saving her photographs,
Ackell disclosed that he had, in fact, done so, and that at
least some of them were saved "on an encrypted server
in Sweden, so if law enforcement came to search his house for
anything, there would be no evidence."[8] If R.R. stopped
sending him photographs, Ackell threatened, he would send
those he had saved to her family, friends from school, and
all of her followers on Instagram.[9] R.R. testified that this
frightened her because dissemination of the photographs he
possessed would humiliate her.
the end of January 2014, R.R. told her new boyfriend, Danny
Handrick, about Ackell's threats to disseminate her
photographs. Hendrick called Ackell multiple times and
threatened to assault and kill him.
January 27, 2014, R.R. and Ackell spoke for four hours via
text message.[10] R.R. repeatedly asked Ackell to delete
her photographs and end the relationship. She expressed
particular concern about her future and damage to her
reputation, which may prevent her from gaining admission to a
nursing program, if Ackell disseminated the photographs as
threatened. Ackell, an airline pilot, falsely claimed to be a
Federal Air Marshal and threatened to bring felony charges
against Hendrick unless R.R. continued their relationship,
including sending photographs upon Ackell's demand, until
February 28. That text-message conversation ended around 3:00
a.m. the next morning, after R.R. finally agreed to
Ackell's demands: she would remain in the relationship
until the end of February, and in exchange, Ackell would not
bring charges against Hendrick.
next evening, R.R. resumed the text-message conversation,
telling Ackell that her mother had viewed their text messages
and was upset. She testified that this was false -- that,
though her mother had never seen those messages, R.R. told
him this hoping to scare him and because she "wanted a
few days of not needing to take pictures . . . of me for him
or not letting him know where I am, what time I get up, what
time I'm going to bed."[11] Ackell concluded their
text-message conversation, asking R.R. to "[p]lease
delete this number."[12]
weeks later, on February 9, 2014, Ackell texted R.R., telling
her to "[c]heck ur Kik please."[13] R.R.
testified that the screenshots in Trial Exhibit 1 portrayed
messages exchanged between herself and Ackell through the Kik
application, and that the Kik conversation occurred after
that February 9, 2014 text message.[14]
the Kik conversation, Ackell again demanded that R.R. send
him photographs. He demanded, for example, that she send him
pictures of herself exposed and touching herself, despite
reluctant responses from her, such as, "I just dont
feel well, " "Im already all dressed tho, "
and "I feel uncomfortable."[15] When she
informed him that she would no longer take photographs she
felt uncomfortable about, texting, "And you know im
not.gonna take any pictures like I did before, weve talked
about it, " he responded, "I'll trade you.
Want that??? You are MINE. You will do as
told."[16] Ackell several times threatened to
"trade" R.R. to someone else if she did not
comply with his demands, which she understood to mean that he
would trade her photographs and information "to
somebody else who would do what he was doing to [her]"
through one of several online forums or websites where such
"trades" occur.[17] He also repeatedly assured her
that he was not saving the photographs. Despite these
assurances, after the photographs were sent, Ackell asked
R.R. to call him "to negotiate delet[ion]" of the
the telephone call, Ackell confirmed that he would not
"trade" R.R. The following exchange ensued:
Ackell: I haven't traded you, have I?
R.R.: No you have not and I thank you fot it
Ackell: You did good tonight. I know your mad.
R.R. I'm not mad, I'm more just suicidal, and im mad
at myself.
Ackell: I understand. Why are you so suicidal? It doesn't
release my desire for you. So why?
R.R. Because even tho im not caged[19] I still feel trapped and
most of all really scared, beyond scared im terrified
Ackell: But you know if your well behaved, I protect you.
R.R.: I do and I'm trying but sometimes my anger can get
the better of me and I think you know that
Ackell: I do know that. I'm working with you on that. You
are slowly being caged again. I'm sorry. You know this.
R.R.: Tonight im very determined to find you a new girl[.] If
you cared and loved me you wouldn't, you have me why
would you cage me[.] The nicer you are the more inclined I am
to keep you as a friend, if I get caged I will be on suicide
watch again I know me and I know I will
Ackell: I understand. I love you. I don't have to be
nice. I can just trade you to find a nice girl.
this exchange, Ackell sent R.R. pictures of other girls he
might "cage." She again sought assurances that,
if he did so, he would delete her photographs. Ackell would
not agree to delete her photographs, however, unless she
either had sex with him or procured another girl who would do
so while R.R. was on the phone, so that R.R. would
"know what [she] did to another
then suggested that he might "cage" a 14-year-old
girl who was "very innocent."[22] He detailed
several acts he would have her perform, including having sex
with Ackell while R.R. was on the phone and having sex with
her dog, and explained that R.R. would be responsible for
these things happening to the girl. Ackell told R.R. that he
would delete R.R.'s photographs after that girl had sex
with him. If she refused, Ackell said, "Your not
deleted[.] And it goes on. If I have my choice, I have you
forever and ever."[23]
this exchange, and upon learning that Ackell might do to a
14-year-old girl what he had done and had threatened to do to
her, R.R. finally spoke with her father about Ackell. With
her father's assistance, R.R. went to the police. Before
she did so, however, and at her father's suggestion, R.R.
took screenshots of some of her communications with Ackell
and then deleted all of the messages she had exchanged with
Motion for judgment of acquittal
the government closes its evidence or after the close of all
the evidence, the court on the defendant's motion must
enter a judgment of acquittal of any offense for which the
evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction."
Fed. R. Crim. P. 29(1). Ackell moves for judgment of
acquittal, arguing that the prosecution failed to carry its
burden at trial and that the statute is unconstitutional.
Concluding that the evidence presented at trial may sustain a
conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2261A(2)(B), that
the statute is not overbroad on its face nor
unconstitutionally applied to Ackell, and that Ackell has
waived his undeveloped vagueness argument, the court denies
his Rule 29 motion.
Sufficiency of the evidence
first argues that the evidence at trial was insufficient to
prove two elements of the crime with which he was charged. As
the court instructed the jury:
In order to sustain its burden of proof for the crime of
stalking as charged in the indictment, the government must
prove all of the following elements beyond a reasonable
First, that the defendant used facilities of interstate and
foreign commerce, including electronic cellular telephone
Second, that the defendant used the electronic communication
service or other facility of interstate or foreign commerce
to engage in a course of conduct consisting of the sending of
text messages, digital images, and other electronic
communications to R.R. and D. Hendrick.
Third, that the defendant, while engaged in that course of
conduct, acted with the intent to injure, or harass, or
intimidate R.R.
Fourth, that the course of conduct engaged in with the
aforementioned intent caused substantial emotional distress
to R.R., attempted to cause substantial emotional distress to
R.R., or would be reasonably expected to cause substantial
emotional distress to R.R.[24]
parties stipulated to the first element.[25] Ackell now
argues that the evidence presented by the prosecution at
trial was insufficient to prove the third and fourth elements
-- intent and causation of harm -- beyond a reasonable doubt.
The court finds, to the contrary, that the evidence was
sufficient to convict.
addressing such a motion, the court "examine[s] the
evidence, both direct and circumstantial, in the light most
favorable to the jury's verdict." United States
v. Troy, 583 F.3d 20, 24 (1st Cir. 2009). It focuses not
"on each piece of evidence separately, " but
rather "evaluate[s] the sum of all the evidence and
inferences drawn therefrom, and determine[s] whether that sum
is enough for any reasonable jury to find all the elements of
the crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt, even if the
individual pieces of evidence are not enough when viewed in
isolation." United States v. Santos-Soto, 799
F.3d 49, 57 (1st Cir. 2015). The court must "reject
those evidentiary interpretations and illations that are
unreasonable, insupportable, or overly speculative."
Rodríguez-Martinez, 778 F.3d at 371 (quoting
United States v. Spinney, 65 F.3d 231, 234 (1st Cir.
1995)). It may not, however, "assess the credibility of
a witness in determining the sufficiency of the
government's evidence." United States v.
Rothrock, 806 F.2d 318, 320 (1st Cir. 1986) (citing
Burks v. United States, 437 U.S. 1, 16 (1978)).
After this analysis, "[t]he verdict must stand unless
the evidence is so scant that a rational factfinder could not
conclude that the government proved all the essential
elements of the charged crime beyond a reasonable
doubt." Santos-Soto, 799 F.3d at 57 (quoting
United States v. Rodríguez-Vélez, 597
F.3d 32, 39 (1st Cir. 2010)).
Intent to harass or intimidate
prosecution bears the burden of proving, beyond a reasonable
doubt, that Ackell acted "with the intent to kill,
injure, harass, intimidate, or place under surveillance with
intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person
. . . ." 18 U.S.C. § 2261A(2). As the court
instructed the jury:
To act with "intent" means to act voluntarily and
intelligently, not by ignorance, accident, or mistake, and
with the specific intent or purpose of causing a desired
result in a particular individual. It is not enough merely to
foresee that such a result is a likely consequence of
repeated communications. Moreover, a bad motive of some other
kind, standing alone, is not enough.[26]
argues that the prosecution failed to satisfy its burden as
to this element. He argues that the evidence demonstrated, to
the contrary, that Ackell understood himself to be in a
consensual, "dominant/submissive online
relationship" with R.R., which he ended immediately
upon her request, and that such an understanding precluded
intent to injure, harass, or intimidate.[27]
A jury
may have found that Ackell held such a belief before January
27, 2014.[28] R.R. testified that, at least for some
period of time, she had agreed to engage in such a
relationship with Ackell, though they may have had differing
conceptions of what such a relationship entailed.
Specifically, R.R. understood that she had agreed to an
arrangement wherein Ackell "would be the boss, "
and "would tell [her] to pose in a particular way and
[she] would pose in that way, " to take pictures for
concedes, however, that this state of affairs changed on
January 27, 2014.[30] During that text-message conversation,
R.R. informed Ackell that she was no longer interested in
continuing their relationship.[31] Several examples of messages
R.R. sent to him that night highlight her desire to leave
whatever arrangement that may have existed:
"Dont . . . talk to me."[32]
"Its over. Get over it. Move on and [t]alk to someone
else. It'll make everything easier. Delete everything
about me."[33]
"I just don't want this to continue on anymore that
it has."[34]
"I can't be like I used to. I don't want to. I
don't want to talk to you. Can we please just drop
everything and just go our separate
"I want it all to stop. I dont want you to be texting
him or calling him or anything take down the felony charges.
And then as for me I have my whole life ahead of me so im
asking please delete the pictures."[36]
"I really dont want to drag this on longer then it has.
I dint understand why you can't just drop everything and
move on, seriously we have."[37]
"I'm not gonna be your slave again, I domt even
want to talk to you."[38]
"I dont want anything to do with you anymore, ever
also told Ackell that she deleted his contact information
from her Kik account because she "[needed] everything
to stop."[40]Even were this conversation the very
first time that R.R. sought to leave the relationship, or the
first time that Ackell understood that R.R. sought to leave,
Ackell recognized these pleas as amounting to such a request
during that text-message conversation: "You clearly
stated today you didn't want me. First time. That's
that conversation, R.R. also informed Ackell that she was not
as interested in being "submissive" as she may
have previously led him to believe. Ackell asked R.R. if her
being a "[s]ubmissive [was] a lie as
well?"[42] R.R. responded that she told him she
liked being a submissive because she had "a tendency to
tell people what they want to hear. You wanted to hear I like
to be submissive, which is onky 25% true. Im being honest
because I feel bad."[43]
reasonable factfinder could infer, at this point -- after
Ackell acknowledged that R.R. "didn't want"
him and after R.R. admitted to leading Ackell on about her
submissiveness -- that Ackell was on notice that any
consensual dominant/submissive relationship between the two
no longer existed. Despite those clear statements, Ackell
continued to send text messages threatening to bring felony
charges against R.R.'s boyfriend, Hendrick, and to retain
R.R.'s photographs with the threat of possible
dissemination unless she continued in their relationship
through the end of February.[44] R.R. identified this offer as
"black mail, " and reiterated: "Forcing me
to do something I don't want to do is a pretty shitty
thing. I'm not going to your little slave again, im over
Ackell points out, the penultimate text messages in Exhibit 2
amount to a farewell from Ackell on the evening of January
28, 2014:
Take care. Good bye [R.R]. Please delete this number. You
said it's over and your mom is upset. You wont let me
speak with her to explain you were just trying to make their
life better. Don't worry. You won't hear from me. I
wanted till the end of feb. You have once again made that
impossible. Good bye [R.R.]. Best of luck to
argues that, given the confluence of R.R.'s request to
end the relationship and Ackell's farewell, a reasonable
factfinder must infer that Ackell ended the relationship at
R.R.'s request through this text message. Building on
this conclusion, Ackell argues that the undated Kik messages
in Exhibit 1 must necessarily precede the text-message
conversation and R.R.'s first request to end the
relationship. As such, he concludes, the prosecution has not
proven that he acted with the intent to harass or intimidate
R.R. when he sent any of the Kik messages.
A jury
reasonably could have found, however, that the undated Kik
conversation of Exhibit 1 followed, rather than preceded, the
January 27-28 text-message conversation of Exhibit 2, as R.R.
testified that it did.[47] First, the final text message from
Ackell in Exhibit 2 is not the farewell reproduced above, but
rather a February 9, 2014, message encouraging R.R. to check
her Kik messages.[48] This is consistent with R.R.'s
testimony that, when she followed this instruction and
checked the Kik application on her phone, she found messages
from Ackell, including the reproduced Kik
conversation.[49] It is also consistent with her testimony
that the Kik conversation took place during her February
vacation from school in 2014.[50]
elements of the Kik conversation may be understood to refer
back to the January 27 text-message conversation, supporting
the inference that the former followed the latter. For
example, through much of the January 27 text-message
conversation, R.R. asked Ackell to delete photographs of her
and expressed her discomfort with taking more. When Ackell
began the Kik conversation by demanding photographs R.R.
responded, "And you know im not.gonna take any pictures
like I did before, weve talked about it."[51] R.R.
testified that, by this message, she meant that if she
"was going to still be, as he said, trapped until a
certain date, [she] wanted to take [photographs] that [she]
was comfortable with, " not respond to his demands to
take photographs that she was uncomfortable
with.[52] During the Kik conversation, R.R. then
continually requested assurance that Ackell would delete the
photographs she was in the process of sending him. A
reasonable factfinder could conclude that her reference to a
prior conversation included one in which she expressed
discomfort with taking pictures like those she had before,
such as the January 27 text-message conversation.
another example, both Ackell and R.R. sent messages during
the Kik conversation that can be read to suggest it occurred
after Ackell ostensibly "released" R.R. and
concluded their communications at the end of their
text-message conversation. Specifically, Ackell sent R.R. a
Snapchat message containing a song called "Let her
go." When asked what he meant, he explained: "I
let you go... Mistake[.] I should of kept you forever . . .
."[53] Similarly, R.R. expressed concern that,
though she was no longer "caged, " she still felt
"trapped, " to which Ackell eventually responded,
"You are slowly being caged again. I'm sorry. You
know this."[54] A reasonable jury could conclude that
both Ackell's and R.R.'s references to her having
been let go, or being no longer "caged, "
referred to Ackell's ostensible farewell to R.R. at the
end of the text-message conversation.
evidence concerning when R.R. took the screenshots of the Kik
conversation also supports this inference. She testified that
she took the screenshots of her Kik conversations on the
advice of her father, only after she told him about those
conversations and in advance of going to the police in
February 2014.[55] Between Ackell's demand that R.R.
call him and his confirmation that he would not trade her (at
least, at that time), the screenshot reads: "Today @
8:20PM."[56] A reasonable factfinder could infer from
that timestamp that the Kik conversation took place on the
day that R.R. took a screenshot of it. The heading
"Dave is typing . . ." which appears at the top
of several of the screenshots[57] likewise suggests that R.R.
took screenshots of the Kik conversation during that
conversation. In the final captured Kik message, R.R. told
Ackell: "I told my dad everything, including every
detail, "[58]from which the jury could conclude that
the Kik conversation occurred in the same relative timeframe
as R.R. telling her father and, on his advice, taking the
reasonable factfinder could thus conclude that Ackell, having
been informed by R.R. that she wished to conclude any
relationship they had, ostensibly concluded their
relationship on January 28 via text message, but continued to
send R.R. text and/or Kik messages designed to injure,
harass, or intimidate her into remaining in their
relationship -- including sending photographs of herself
taken to his specification and upon his demand -- in February
2014. The jury could similarly conclude that Ackell did this
"voluntarily and intelligently, not by ignorance,
accident, or mistake, and with the specific intent or purpose
of causing a desired result in [R.R.]" because he
continued to send such messages even after she informed him
that she wished to conclude any consensual relationship they
may have had.
Causation of substantial emotional distress
faces, but likewise does not succeed in, a similar uphill
battle on the causation element. In addition to proving
intent, the prosecution was required to prove, also beyond a
reasonable doubt, that Ackell's course of conduct
"cause[d], attempt[ed] to cause, or would be reasonably
expected to cause substantial emotional distress" to
R.R. 18 U.S.C. § 2261A(2)(B). Ackell argues that the
prosecution failed to do so. Viewing the evidence in the
light most favorable to the ...
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Once again, the vanity plates fairy strikes again. This time, it is a mixture of religion and poor spelling. And we all know my pet peeve with poor spelling and poor grammar. Therefore, this month's "Say what?" goes to:
1. I understand when you're typing an email really quickly and you make a mistake in a word. But something that will stay on your car for several years, that you pay additional fees for, I would think you would really proofread that shit several times.
2. And this one. I mean really, did you just give the vanity plate application to a lolcat and say…just make sure it professes my faith.
I know, I know, I live in the South. We are truly at the buckle of the Bible Belt. But, c'mon people let's be a little more respectful of your faith and fellow drivers. If you really need to say it and there aren't enough letters…Buy a Bumper Sticker!


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I have 400 & 460W Zippys and with fan thermal control they are no louder than the old Fortrons with "noise killer" control on thier 80mm fans. It is true that Zippy units can be bought with NO fan thermal control.
Noob here and new to the forum. Awesome list, just like the super PSU reviews you do.
Any chance the recommendations could be sorted by price, i.e. best PSU between US$100 - US$125; US$126 - US$150;... etc....
I am looking for a good SLI-ready PSU under $176.
Again thanks and keep up the great work!
Instead of going further down tiers, I plan to create multiple lists for different uses and price.
This is just the lst for high end gaming PC's.
Sweet! I'll definitely be looking forward to that.
Dunno what I would have done (prolly ) if I have not found your site.
Ultra a Tier 2?
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Recent changes to birth certificate registration in the ACT have made the terms "mother" and "father" interchangeable. The default is now "birth parent/other parent/mother/father" and "other parent/father/mother." Will your party commit to reverting to "mother" and "father" as the default?
No, we support this change. All political parties supported this change when it was presented to the Legislative Assembly in 2016. The emergence of gender diverse parents means that gendered terms such as "mother" and "father" are no longer true of all parents. The change recognises the gender diversity of parents and removes any mislabelling of parents during the registration process. This continues the commitment the ACT has made to create a socially inclusive community by expanding the legal recognition of gender diversity in our community.
Importantly, the changes do not diminish the importance of the terms 'mother' and 'father'. For most families the changes make no difference and they will still use the traditional 'mother' and 'father' on their certificates. For a number of families however, these changes present the opportunity for their family to be represented in an accurate way, which is very important to them.
The ACT Liberal Democrats do not have a view on the registration of names in the ACT. We would certainly welcome the opportunity to discuss these issues with the Australian Christian Lobby should a Liberal Democrat MLA be elected.


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Critic Consensus: Thanks to a strong performance from Jake Gyllenhaal and smart direction from Denis Villeneuve, Enemy hits the mark as a tense, uncommonly adventurous thriller.
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This could be Villeneuve's most accomplished film so far.
Lots of good stuff here, precious little of which has any lasting impact.
I can't get Enemy's peculiar, fevered mood, or the memory of that wackadoo last image, out of my head.
A spooky enigma, more ponderous than provocative, more silly than suspenseful.
Despite some flaws and frustrations, this is one movie whose ending you will not see coming.
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A challenging and disorienting puzzle that moves at a slow-burning pace and builds an extremely tense atmosphere to promote discussions and interpretations regarding its mind-twisting plot - which may be simpler than it seems, with a key to it on one of its posters.
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Excellently acted and filmed mystery thriller about a man who discovers an actor looks exactly like him. The film does a lot of things right in the unraveling of this premise, albeit dodging a few questions that should most certainly arise. That's pretty interesting and exciting to follow, as long as you prepare yourself for not really getting an ultimate answer. Of course in the end the film has to be artsy for being artsy's sake. I wasn't even that mad, though, because the road there was fun.
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Bafflingly brilliant in every way, "Enemy" marks a career high for Jake Gyllenhaal, as he portrays the characters of Adam and Anthony. After seeing a film, he notices someone who looks just like him. He then looks into this actors career and notices two other films as well. After viewing his films, he decides to contact him to meet up. The confrontation is very well-handled and the climax of the film after everything begins to tie together, twists the entire story around, making you feel upset and happy all at once. By the time the credits roll you will have been through an entire universe of emotions, and although the ending may not completely make sense upon first viewing, you can tell the filmmakers meant something profound with it, and for that, I loved it. Every second of this picture, from the camerawork, to the acting, to the screenplay (slim I might add), is breathtaking. "Enemy" is one of my favourite films in this genre for sure, but it is not for everyone, especially for casual moviegoers. I loved every second of this artistic film. "Enemy" is brilliant!
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DRAFT: List of Infrastructure Problems/Solutions
Members of the NetBeans Dream Team have identified the following problems in the NetBeans infrastructure and suggests the solutions below.
The "DRAFT" list below comes from an e-mail received recently from Tom Wheeler, so instances of "I" mean Tom. Once other dream team members have added and commented, the draft status will change. The DRAFT text is simply there right now to indicate the list below is not complete yet.
Problem: Changes to infrastructure are often poorly communicated (see Ivan/Emilian's recent thread on nbdev, which Wade forwarded to the list). This apparently even affects people inside of Oracle, and is much worse for people in the community since don't have access to intranet, company meetings, meeting developers in the cafeteria at lunchtime, etc. Additionally, changes to infrastructure seem to be made without regard to how it will affect work done by others. As an example, I have easily spent > 100 hours editing things in the FAQ. In the last five years, it moved from java.net Wiki to JSPWiki to Media Wiki and the Web-based mailing list archives have also recently changed. These changes have broken many links in the FAQ.
Proposed Solutions: Close communication with the dream team around how/when to communicate changes. The dream team should be the primary point of contact when there are changes, in order to discuss them and how to communicate them on a case by case basis. (Geertjan)
Website Changes
Problem: Nobody outside of Oracle can edit the netbeans.org Web site, aside from the Wiki (see my comments on nbdiscuss)
Further info needed: What kind of content on the site would be changeable by committers? What would the process be? What changes are dream team members suggesting it be possible to do by external committers?
Proposed Solutions: Investigate whether projects on netbeans.org can have external committers. E.g.. maybe platform.netbeans.org can have external committers who work on the tutorials. (Geertjan)
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Problem: No mirror sites for netbeans.org downloads (see my comments on this list). I have documented problems in which I was unable to download releases from the Akamai download system you use now, both from home and work. These problems are intermittent, but continue even now, and have prevented me from participating in 7.0 beta testing in any meaningful way.
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Problem: NetBeans web site is unstable (see #195839)
Proposed Solutions: Possibly this is fixed already; see the current final comment in the issue above dated 3/25/11. Otherwise, a proposed solution is to dump the current mailing list/forum system on netbeans.org in favor of Google Groups.
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Problem: Integration between mailing lists and forums is poor (#196415)
Proposed Solutions: Dump the current mailing list/forum system on netbeans.org in favor of Google Groups.
Mailing List Search
Problem: Mailing list search feature is broken (#195966)
Proposed Solutions: Dump the current mailing list/forum system on netbeans.org in favor of Google Groups.
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Problem: Mailing lists seem to suffer from latency problems. There will be no messages for hours, then a dozen messages will all show up at once (i.e. within one minute of another). The message headers show messages having been delayed for several hours, though I cannot say defintively whether the problem is on NetBeans side or GMail (but I'd guess it is more likely NetBeans).
Further info needed: Is this a generally experienced problem? (Geertjan comment: I, for one, do not have this problem.)
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The Diocese of Lansing Office of High School and Middle School Ministry supports and strengthens those who evangelize and accompany young people as they encounter and follow Jesus Christ as missionary disciples.
The Diocese of Lansing Office of High School and Middle School Ministry commits to advancing the field of pastoral ministry to young people by: forming, equipping, and supporting pastoral leaders in their ministry to young people and their families, modeling and fostering a ministry of accompaniment among young people of all cultures, languages, socioeconomic and geographic realities, partnering with pastors and parents and equipping families of young people as they witness to Jesus Christ in their daily lives.
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Description: The Diocesan Youth Leadership Camp or for short DYLC, is a weeklong leadership camp in which parishes send their teens with the most potential for leadership development. For over 30 years the Diocese of Lansing has trained over 3,000 teens to be leaders not only in their youth groups or parishes, but in their communities. They are trained to be missionary disciples both in the present and in the future. DYLC, rooted in prayer, has sessions focused on small group development, listening, communication, affirmation, small group dynamics, small group facilitation, planning group events, Trust, the Vision of Ministry, and Servanthood. Throughout the week there is daily Mass, Reconciliation and adoration. Through these sessions and components they are rooted in Christ with the effort of having them being the branches and bring others to Him. Small discipleship groups are a huge component of this week. Every session and most prayers provide a small group experience. DYLC takes place at St. Francis Retreat Center in Dewitt, MI. A team of people work October thru June in preparation for the week, preparing session content, prayer, and team building exercises. The group consists of 14 teens and 18 adults. There are between 80 and 100 participants each year. Applications will be available in late Winter/Early Spring.
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We recently updated are chaperone policy. These new guidelines reflect a combination of elements from both the ACA (American Camp Association) and Michigan Catholic Conference, and we believe are more ministry friendly while still maintaining coherent safe environment expectations.
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This collection of teen questions and responses are intended for coordinators of youth ministry and other adult leaders ministering with teens. The compilation of the questions was the work of the teen members of the Diocesan Youth Advisory Committee . Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) references and scriptural references make up the primary content of the answers in order to insure that the answers are fully the true teaching of the Church. The idea for this project developed from concerns expressed by the members of the committee.
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The introduction to the youth section of the Pastoral Response to Pornography begins:
"Despite age laws on the access of pornography, teenagers are frequently and profoundly exposed to the materials. Some will be linked to Internet websites by extraneous search results or pop-up windows. Others will be exposed through film, television, or print media. What may begin as idle curiosity can quickly become a deeper problem of addiction."
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Beginning this year I have the opportunity to participate in my new employers 401(k) plan. One option is a S&P 500 index fund, which I understand is the way to go. However, it charges 5.75% sales fee and, over the last 5 years, has returns well below the S&P and comparable mutual funds such as Vanguard's. It also may "invest in common stock not included in the S&P in order to reduce tracking error". Looking at it's current numbers it appears to be matching the performance of the S&P as well as the other funds are. The other options in the plan are managed funds, which do not perform as well as index funds, but are no load and have low annual expense ratios. Some performed better than my option.Are some of these features the reason for its performance? What is "tracking error"? Retirement for me is about 20 years away. Is this still the best option?Thank you, Lewis
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In his decade and a half making music, El-P can lay claim to a long litany of achievements. The dirty dusted minimalism and abstract invective of Company Flow's "Funcrusher Plus" essentially served as the blueprint for late '90s "underground rap."
His Definitive Jux imprint ranked among the next decade's most influential, releasing everything from anti-capitalist polemics to gonzo comedy rap records to soulful sampledelica. He made an excellent jazz-fusion record for the Blue Series Continuum series. And both of his official solo albums are certifiable classics.
But his most impressive achievement may have come last month, when a Twitter in-joke with XLR8R magazine forced him to try his hand at remixing Justin Bieber's "Baby." Splicing in a sample of Paul McCartney and Wings' "Live and Let Die," and tarring and feathering Bieber's teen pop with heavy dubstep rhythms, El-P set it loose onto the Internet.
Creating an aesthetic far closer to decaying industrial rot than Disney Radio, he induced the best response imaginable: He forced his legion of hard-core fans to admit liking the Bieb.
Wednesday night marks another milestone in El-P's career: his first performance at the Low End Theory. While he's too self-effacing to admit it, the Brooklyn-based producer has had a salient influence on the Los Angeles beat scene and bass music writ large. Though grimy beats unadorned by rhymes have only entered vogue in the last couple years, El-P has been releasing instrumental albums on the low since 1999's "Little Johnny From the Hospital."
His most recent is "Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3," the first officially released volume of a series that had previously only been sold on tour. They're a mixture of his outside production work and sundry unused instrumentals, and El-P has sutured them into a series of short suites that range from apocalyptic nail-bomb beats to Zapp samples rendered mutant and hostile. It's a stopgap release intended to hold fans over until his next full-length rap record (expected next year), but it also reflects a further refinement of his trademark style.
In a nod to the Low End Theory's growing popularity, the quintessential New Yorker will be celebrating his album release party in Los Angeles with an all-instrumental set, consisting of new beats, unreleased material and maybe the occasional rap or two. In advance of the performance, he discussed his love of dubstep, the evolution of hip-hop instrumental music and his forthcoming full-length.
You probably could've made a lot more money by performing at the Echo or the Troubadour, but you decided to do your album release party at Low End Theory. What led to that decision?
I like the scene and the people involved. It reminds me a lot of the scenes that were happening in the mid- to late '90s in New York, stuff that caters to real hard-core beat heads. I could've gone somewhere and gotten some more money, but I wanted to do an instrumental set and that's what they do, so why not go straight to the source, to the people who love it. I also really like the dudes that came out of the Low End. Plus, if I were to do a show at the Troubadour or the El Rey and sell it out and just stand onstage and play beats, they'd probably want to stab me.
Have you ever been there?
Nope, but I've seen it on YouTube and it looks crazy. I know Flying Lotus and Gaslamp Killer pretty well and they're dope dudes.
Do you listen to a lot of dubstep?
Definitely. I've always been about noise and thumping drums and when I heard it, I was vibing with it pretty instantly.
Do you have any favorite artists?
I really like Lotus and Gaslamp. I'm definitely a big fan of Glitch Mob, especially their podcasts. I really like Hudson Mohawke. There's a lot of cats that I'm into, but I wouldn't call myself an aficionado.
What sort of set are you planning on doing?
I'm not bringing a band. I'm just going to rock some [stuff] that no one's heard and some [stuff] that people have. I'm also going to be testing out some new beats and [stuff] like that. Maybe a little bit of stuff from the new record.
You've been making instrumental records since the late '90s, but it seems like their popularity has exploded in the last few years. Why do you think that is?
It goes in waves. When Company Flow turned "Little Johnny From the Hospital" into Rawkus, they looked at us like we were crazy. Our first album had given no indication that we'd do something like that and before that the only instrumental hip-hop had been done by Scott La Rock and a few others, so we were one of the first.
There was Shadow, but that seemed almost trip-hop.
Shadow was right around the same time. He definitely was part of that first wave. It's interesting to see the resurgence of instrumental music's popularity. I've been dropping instrumental records on the low for my whole career, so it's been weird and cool to see the genre really coming into its own for the first own time.
It would seem that there are a lot of parallels between the music you've always done and the aesthetic of the Low End Theory and other branches of contemporary bass music. Heavy bass, hard drums, loud noise…
I definitely think the what I came up on was hard beat stuff. Boogie Down Productions and Ultramagnetic MC's, Mantronix, Run-DMC and Public Enemy. It's ingrained in my music and that will never change. It seems that people fall in and out of love with that sound in waves, and it's interesting to watch people wanting to be crushed by drums. Mainstream hip-hop is not bringing that -- or at least it's not what's in vogue right now. So the dubstep dudes are taking the ball and running with it -- like, "OK, you guys aren't using these hard-core drums, you've leaving them on the floor? Cool, we'll take it.'
What's up with your forthcoming record? There was a blog post about a year and a half ago about how you lost a hard drive but then you recovered it.
I did recover it, but I'm probably only using one thing from there on the new album. I've got some [stuff] that I'm working on, some lines in the water, people I'm talking to. But I don't want to name names. That's like tattooing the name of your girlfriend on your arm. My future's wide open right now and I haven't been this excited to make music in a long time.
The last official Def Jux release is the forthcoming posthumous solo record from Camu Tao. Obviously, he meant a lot to everyone affiliated with the label. What do you miss most about him and what does getting to put out his final album mean to you?
Everyone deeply loved Camu and felt that it was a crying shame that he passed away so prematurely. The music that he was working on was so off the wall and so new, it was nothing that any us had ever done or could do. We all wanted Camu to blow up. He was the most talented dude I know.
I had to put in a million hours of work just to do what Camu could do sitting and joking around. That's just the truth. Putting out this record is something I promised myself I would do. All the profits are going to his family and his fiancée. I'm trying to do everything in my power to get this dude heard, and obviously my power isn't that vast. I'm just trying to do my best to show that he existed and he was brilliant.
It's bittersweet. He didn't finish the record, so it's rough around the edges. But I wouldn't put it out if I didn't think it was beautiful. For me it felt like, the best and most important thing that I could do right now to honor him was to put some sort of exclamation point to the end of a great time and a great era. I didn't want there to be only a question mark.
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Located on the 3rd floor in the Life Science Laboratories the Center for Human Health and Performance (CH2P) allows for the comprehensive investigation of physiological, biomechanical and behavioral studies and is comprised of five core facilities:
Exercise Intervention & Outcomes
The Exercise Intervention & Outcomes core houses a wide variety of equipment that provides researchers with facilities in which they can:
- Evaluate clinical markers of health: height, weight, cardio-metabolic function, strength, and blood/biopsy generated measures.
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Designed and equipped for assessment of human movement (with and without robotic assistance) and the evaluation of wearable technologies that aim to quantify human motion. The Human Motion Lab is a large open space (38' x 20') with a 10' ceiling and is located within the Center for Human Health and Performance. Having the Human Motion Lab located within the Center for Human Health and Performance allows us to conduct a wide variety of studies evaluating the effects and interactions of human motion with behavior, sleep, aerobic fitness, strength, body composition and muscle function.
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A unique home-like setting where researchers are able to investigate human behavior for prolonged periods.
Measurements gathered from the instrumentation allow researchers to gain the information necessary for the calibration and/or validation of wearable activity monitors. Data generated can serve many research study designs, ranging from the development of the next generation of wearable and embedded monitoring devices to basic studies looking to objectively evaluate how individuals spend time in a natural setting.
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One of only 26 such facilities worldwide, the UMass Room Calorimeter houses two whole room metabolic chambers.
The two chambers in Room Calorimeter differ in their capabilities. The smaller (92" x 48") 'flex' chamber can be configured in either a low or high flow setting for the assessment of both resting or exercising metabolism.
The large calorimeter (160" x 131") is configured for long duration stays during which individuals can receive meals or medications through pass through ports. This chamber houses a toilet, sink, bed, desk, TV (w/ Apple TV), Lode Valiant 2 Treadmill, and a two camera observational video system which allows researchers to encode the video with behavior data to gain in-depth understanding of the interactions between behavior and metabolic cost.
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Uncured Premiere "Stygian Pit" Lesson Video
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of a scintillating new lesson video by Uncured. The song in the clip, "Stygian Pit," is taken from the band's debut album, Medusa, which was released on March 10.
The clip features guitarists (and brothers!) Rex and Zak Cox, who take you through the song's dizzyingly intricate "Concussion section." As always, tell us what you think!
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Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune BVDU B-CAT MCA Entrance Test 2018 Notification, Eligibility, Admission Process, Application, Dates
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University (BVDU), Pune will conduct B-CAT 2018 for admission into 3 years full time Master of Computer Application (MCA) Program for the academic session 2018-19
BVP B-CAT 2018 is the MCA Entrance Test for admission to Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University. MCA is offered by Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development (IMED) of BVP Deemed University
Candidates who are interesting to take participate in this exam must apply before 21st March 2018, otherwise his application form will not be accepted. Candidates must read all the information such as eligibility, Application process, etch carefully before filling the application form
BVP B-CAT Intakes
The seats will be filled on merit, based on their performance in "B-CAT 2018 Test", conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University at the designated centers
One seat over and above the sanctioned intake of the programme at each center is reserved for sons and daughters of migrants from J & K valley, Defence and Civil Service personnel engaged in fighting against terrorist activities in J&K valley. The candidates to be admitted against these seats must have appeared at the B-CAT 2018 conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Pune
Note: Out of the sanctioned intake, 15% seats are reserved for Foreign / N.R.I. / P.I.O. /OCI/ Management Merit Category. Candidates desirous of getting admission under this category will have to apply separately on prescribed application form and submit the same to the Registrar Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune
Seats remaining vacant after allotment to Foreign/NRI/PIO/OCI/ Merit students will be allotted to Indian students under Management category on the basis of merit based on marks obtained by them in BCAT-2017 entrance test
The Last Date for submission of the form for Mgt. Category is 20th March 2017 before 05.00 PM
Eligibility Criteria
MCA (Three Years Full Time)
Recognized Bachelor's Degree of minimum 3 years duration with Mathematics as a course at 10 + 2 level or at Graduate Level. Obtained at least 50% (45% in case of SC/ST category) at the qualifying Examination
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Recognized full time Bachelor's degree of minimum 3 years, in BCA, BCS, B.Sc. (IT / Computer Science) with Mathematics as a course at 10+2 level or at graduate level. Obtained at least 50% (45% in case of SC/ST category) at the qualifying Exam
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B-CAT 2018 is meant for MCA 3 years full time and MCA 2 years Full Time (Second Year Lateral Entry), B-CAT examination of BVDU is compulsory for all which is schedule on 25th March 2018
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Subject to the above conditions, the final admission is based solely on the merit at the all India entrance test (B-CAT) conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune (India).
Candidates who are presently studying in the final year of Bachelor's degree course can also appear for the entrance test and seek admission for MCA Programin the year 2018-19. However,they are eligible for admission only if-
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A candidate desirous of filling online application forms for MCA should visit the website www.bvuniversity.edu.in
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A pre-war sports car requires more skill and nerve than newer machinery, but the rewards can be enjoyable at speeds just over the legal limit
By the mid-1930s, Aston Martin was one of the most admired British sporting makes. Solidly engineered, low-built,1.5-liter sports-racers took the team prize in the 1934 Tourist Trophy race in Ulster, followed by an impressive third in the 1935 Le Mans 24 hours.
But if the company were to survive, it had to widen its appeal. New cars appeared for the Le Mans 1936 race. They were two-seaters, broadly similar to the Ulster but with a longer stroke, 100-hp, 2-liter version of the well-proven wet-sump engine. Aston Martin combined the new type's fiscal horsepower and rated power for the 15/98 title. The cars had a good synchromesh gearbox, effective hydraulic brakes and magneto ignition.
The front axle received an upper-mounted steel cable to locate it and resist front spring wind-up. Built-in axle jacks were provided. A short-chassis sports four-seater managed 82 mph, and for the first time, it seemed that the company had a chassis suitable for four-passenger coachwork. In all, 176 2-liter cars were produced, of which 50 were 2/4 seater open cars (25 Abbott drop-head coupes and 25 Abbey long-chassis tourers). There were also 50 saloons and 76 desirable Speed Models, of which perhaps 40 survive.
This 1938 Aston Martin 15/98 Short-Chassis was the last car to be built (May '38) at the Feltham works before it concentrated on war work. (The Atom model-G40/900-was being developed but not sold as a production car). This car was sold in the summer of 1938 to a Mr. McCreadie and still carries its original Abbey body. The Aston Martin Owner's Club reports that a Speed Model (dry sump) engine was fitted initially, although this was changed at some point. This was common in the 1950s, when less popular long-chassis models were scrapped.
The engine in place in 1999 was D8786LS and according to club records, the car to which this belonged had been broken up. This car was repatriated from the U.S. in 1999 and purchased from the importer six months later, after he despaired over the restoration.
It was believed the at time of purchase that the 15/98 Short-Chassis was exported on a west bound "Liberty" ship in 1942, remaining in the U.S. until its recovery 57 years later. This view was strengthened when, at the start of the restoration, an original bank statement (which has been retained) was found behind the upholstery in the front of the car. It's in the name of one Mr. J. Hurych of New York and of the Chase National Bank. The Club, however, records owners in the U.K. in the early 1950s, so if the car went to the U.S. during WWII, it was repatriated and exported again. The re-import documents from 1999 are available with the car.
When the car was purchased in 1999, it was in original but dilapidated condition. According to the Club, it had been in the possession of one Lee Weinstein in New York City in 1986 and was visited by a Club member in the early 1990s.
In keeping with the high standards of the vendor, this post-vintage thoroughbred has been restored to "as new" condition, without consideration for expense.
In 2004, this 1938 Aston Martin Short-Chassis was accepted for the Louis Vuitton Classic at Waddesdon Manor, took first prize in the "Step on it, Bertie" class and came third in the People's Choice category. It also won a class prize at the Aston Martin Concours, also at Waddesdon.
The 2-liter cars represent the ultimate development of the marque before the war. The model is comfortable and reliable as well as having good acceleration. This car, the "last of the few" pre-war Aston Martins, has its place in history, even if the romantic tale of its dangerous wartime trip across the North Atlantic cannot be substantiated.


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Skip to 0 minutes and 2 seconds A couple of other points, that I think are useful as we think about the spread of these ideas, or making them more attractive or encouraging people to use new tools. Convincing people that the tools are useful to them seems to be a really important incentive. And again, there are different ways to frame, say, writing up a pre-analysis plan. One way to frame it is, "God, it's this really awful thing you have to do before you write a paper," and it's this burden. The other way is, "Hey, it makes your research better." To think through the design before you actually launch the study.
Skip to 0 minutes and 32 seconds You're going to find mistakes, you're gonna improve what you're doing and you're going to be more likely to get published. So, to the extent that researchers understand, if it's true, understand that you can do better research with these methods, that's going to be a very powerful incentive to adopt them And again, the other thing that's going to encourage the spread of new tools, is gonna be training the next generation. Really, you know, having these tools disseminate widely. Encourage people to think about them and use them.
Skip to 1 minute and 3 seconds If you don't have as much at stake, if you don't have a whole lifetime worth of research that was carried out with methods that may not be as credible, you know why not use the most credible approaches. I think it's going to be insiders who have built up a lot of work in an area that are going to resist change the most. That's what Kuhn would say, that's totally logical. There's sort of a clean slate with new scholars. You know, these transparency methods, registration, pre-analysis plans, data sharing, all these things could become adopted very quickly. You know in labor economics and development economics, in 5 or 10 years, there was a huge shift in the nature of research.
Skip to 1 minute and 39 seconds So the same thing could happen. It could be that in a relatively short amount of time these approaches are widely used, but again, there could be divergence. And I think, I had to put money on what's going to happen, it may look something like this. There may be subgroups of scholars and political science psychology and economics. Subfields where the methods take off and others where they don't for a while. Maybe, eventually, they'll spread everywhere.
How to spread transparency
In our final video, I discuss what we can do as scientists, publishers, and policymakers to encourage the spread of research transparency principles. Researchers must be convinced that the tools available to them, such as pre-analysis plans and data repositories, are useful, rather than a burden. In this video, I discuss what I believe to be the research community's likely trajectory.
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Gladstone's Library – a place to retreat and write?
The UK's only residential, and apparently its only Prime Ministerial, library, Gladstone's Library in North Wales looks idyllic. Hat tip to Cultural Offering for posting a cosy picture earlier in January. I have to confess I hadn't heard of it before. Now I want to go. And stay. And sleep with books. […]
Stories for powerful presentations – Nicholas Bate
As part of his Awesome Presenting 50 series, Nicholas Bate reminds us: More stories. Definitely more stories. Stories are memorable: they have links, flow, drama. They are easy to remember. Bullets are forgettable. Remember! Read the rest, here. Photo by Mark Rasmuson on Unsplash
Text and messaging apps – asynchronous or synchronous?
… and the anxiety of expectation. Here's a great piece from Julie Beck on TheAtlantic.com: How It Became Normal to Ignore Texts and Emails. People don't need fancy technology to ignore each other, of course: It takes just as little effort to avoid responding to a letter, or a voicemail, or not to answer the door […]
Magicians and neuromarketers – @rogerdooley
Neuromarketing expert Roger Dooley has a great post on the lessons we can learn from stage magicians For example: The Unexpected Attracts Us When I watch a magician, I'm always trying to pay close attention to spot any shady moves. So is the rest of the audience. It's rare to spot a skilled magician's tricks, […]
The narrative arc described by Kurt Vonnegut
This courtesy of Nicholas Bate; Kurt Vonnegut describes the power of the narrative arc (or arcs): Nicholas' post here The original post and video, on aeon, here Handy infographics designed from Vonnegut's work, here And, more on the late, great Mr Vonnegut here and here. Image: www.publishersweekly.com


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Wenchuan quake survivor follows his hero's footsteps
Cheng holds a banner "I want to become an airborne trooper when I grow up" as airborne troops leave after their rescue work in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. (Photo/81.cn)
"Beep...beep" comes the sound from the green light as the hatch opens. Cheng Qiang takes a deep breath and jumps out of the jet.
Three seconds later, the parachute opens, he adjusts himself and lands safely. After quickly folding his parachute, Cheng tightens his grip around his automatic rifle and plunges himself into the jungle.
This was a scene from a recent training Cheng attended as a paratrooper.
Ten year ago, Cheng was a 12-year-old boy who held a sign saying "I want to become an airborne trooper when I grow up" when he saw airborne troops leave after their rescue work in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Now Cheng has become a soldier of the Chinese airborne troops, just as he said he would.
Recalling the day the quake happened, Cheng had a lucky escape as he had skipped school and gone swimming in a pond in Shifang, 40 kilometers away from the epicenter Wenchuan. But the quake destroyed his home and took away the lives of his little niece and his classmates.
"We survived but fell into despair, not knowing what to do. It felt like the whole world had stopped running," he said. Then on the second day of the quake came the moment he will never forget - a large number of airborne troops appeared in his hometown, carrying rescue supplies.
"It was really cool to see them descending from the sky. Their bravery sowed a seed in my heart of becoming an airborne trooper," Cheng said. It was the first time he had a dream.
Cheng also noticed the words "airborne" on their helmets and "the troop unit Huang Jiguang was once at" written on the flag they were carrying.
Huang Jiguang is a Chinese war hero who sacrificed himself in the battle of Shangganling during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in 1952. In the battle, he blocked enemy fire with his chest to run down the enemy's ammunition and seize a strategically important place.
Now Cheng has become a soldier of the Chinese airborne troops. (Photo/81.cn)
"Huang and I both come from Deyang, Sichuan province. The airborne troops are just like my family," Cheng said. "So I made up my mind to become one of them who could bring people strength and hope," he said.
In 2013, Cheng signed up for military service in airborne division. He and other fellow soldiers were told anyone who got excellent performances in the training would be able to become a member of Huang Jiguang heroic squad.
"I wanted to know more about Huang Jiguang, I wanted to know if I could be a hero like him," Cheng said. During his life in the army, he learnt that at least 38 soldiers blocked the enemy fire in the battles following Huang's heroic deed.
"There was not just Huang Jiguang, there were so many heroes like Huang who preferred honor to life," Cheng said. So he trained himself hard as he believed it's a way to show respect to the martyrs and it is also a return to the rescuers who helped him in the quake.
The intense training brought Cheng pride and honor, but also sometimes the pressure. Cheng still remember his first parachute training experience when he was chosen to be the first one to perform parachute jump shortly after he was recruited in the army.
"It was like in a dream. I just couldn't stop my whole body shivering" Cheng said. "At that very moment, I told myself only if I conquer the fear can I get the chance to become a soldier of Huang Jiguang heroic squad," he said.
Another time, Cheng and six other fellow soldiers were in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for a competition which included extreme challenges. He had trouble in breathing and felt a burning pain in his chest after long distance hiking. When he was 600 meters from the finish line, Cheng felt he would fell down at any time. He kept reading Huang's name to encourage himself and finally won the championship.
Oct 19, 2017, marked the 65th anniversary of the death of Huang Jiguang. On that day, Cheng was officially named as the 38th squad leader of Huang Jiguang heroic squad.


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Date: Sept. 3, 2020
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Shoppers come to the Crivitz Flea & Farmers Market from all over the state of Wisconsin and discover everything from antiques and collectibles; arts and crafts to new merchandise.
We offer 14 Thursday - shows this year starting Thursday, June 4th, 2020 and ending Thursday, September 3, 2020 (Dates may be pushed back or market cancelled due to COVID-19 Health Emergency. Visit Village of Crivitz FB page for updates). Each offers a unique display of goods and services.
Do not go to the market if you or anyone in your family are displaying symptoms of COVID-19, or if you have come into contact with someone who is sick; visit https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/diagnosed.htm to learn what you should do instead.
While the community, market manager and vendors have taken precautions to ensure safety while shopping, the ultimate responsibility for the community's and your family's health remain with you.
Before coming to the Flea & Farmers Market, check the Village of Crivitz Facebook page or the Peshtigo Times for changes to operating hours and procedures. While at the Flea & Farmers Market, please consider implementing all of the following measures:
Wearing a cloth mask. The CDC advises the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the
spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from
transmitting it to others.
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Washing your hands before going to the market; while at the market, frequently use hand
Maintaining at least 6 feet of distance from other customers and vendors when possible.
Covering coughs and sneezes with your elbow.
Minimizing the number of people coming with you to the market; this helps minimize
crowd size.
Leaving children at home.
Leaving pets at home.
Location: Across from the Village Hall
|800 Henriette Ave
Crivitz, 54114
Contact Email: email@example.com
Contact Name: Barbara Uhl
Contact Phone Number: 7158542030