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The Italian Supreme Court handling Amanda Knox's murder case released its reasoning today and cited prosecutors' early theory that her roommate Meredith Kercher died in an "erotic game" that got out of hand, a motive that the prosecution abandoned during the initial trial.
Knox spent four years in prison after being convicted of Kercher's 2007 murder in Perugia, Italy, where they were roommates while studying abroad. Kercher was from England while Knox was from Seattle.
An Italian appeals court threw out her murder conviction in 2011. In March, however, the Italian Supreme Court rejected the Appeals Court ruling and ordered a new trial for Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito.
The Supreme Court today filed its "motivation," a written document that spells out the court's reasoning.
The court's 74 page document indicates that the Supreme Court judges supported the prosecutors' original theory that Kercher possibly died during a forced "erotic game" that got violent, according to the Italian news agency AGI.
The Supreme Court judges are not judging the merit or worth of the testimony or evidence, but rather the process that the Appeals Court used to reach its verdict.
The judges said the appeal had to be annulled "due to the multiple shortcomings, contradictory events and manifest lack of logical reasoning."
The sex game gone wrong theory was initially suggested by the prosecutors, but the motive later evolved during the trial into simmering enmity between the women because Knox allegedly brought boys home late at night and was sloppy, and Kercher allegedly accused her of stealing money. The prosecution ended the first trial by telling the jury sometimes people commit violence without a motive.
The judges' document mentioned looking at a "wide range of possible hypothetical options," including "the change in a program which at first only included the involvement of the English young woman in a sex game which she didn't share, to exclusively forcing her into a group kinky erotic game, which exploded, getting out of control."
Knox's lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova said he disagreed with the court's ruling.
"We respect the Supreme Court's decision, but we do not agree with it," Vedova told ABC News. "All the facts the discuss were analyzed already. So now we simply re-start and re-do the case. We are ready to start again in Florence, and we are looking forward to defending Amanda. She is completely innocent."
Vedova said that since the same evidence will be presented as in the appeals court that acquitted Knox, "We expect the same results. We are not worried."
The defense attorney for Sollecito said the ruling was not a surprise to her.
"It is more or less what we expected," attorney Giulia Bongiorno told Italian news agency ANSA. "The Supreme Court has in fact asked for a deep analysis of the investigation and evidence. But we don't fear any further analysis."
"If there was an erotic game they should find the other protagonists as they are certainly not Raffaele Sollecito and Amanda Knox," Bongiorno said.
"The scientific evidence proves in fact that there are no DNA traces of Sollecito and Knox at the scene of the crime," she said.
The judges also pointed out a number of other issues in the "motivation" that they reportedly believe were not properly dealt with including specific witnesses and timeline issues.
Amanda Knox Court Suggests Sex Game Caused Murder
The judges believe that the testimony of a shop owner who allegedly saw Knox buying detergents hours after Kercher's death must be taken into consideration and not dismissed as the appellate court judges did, according to ANSA. The shop keeper did not come forward with his information until weeks after the murder.
They also suggested the Appeals Court was wrong to dismiss the testimony of a key witness as unreliable simply because he was a homeless person who frequented a public square. The man claimed he saw Knox and Sollecito with Guede near the park the night of the murder, which took place the day after Halloween.
In the appeals trial, he said he was sure he saw the three of them together because he remembered the presence of the buses which took students to clubs on Halloween.
The judges also wanted to clarify how many people were at the scene of the crime the night Kercher died and the precise time of her death, according to ANSA.
Knox's lawyer, Carlo Dalla Vedova, told ABC News in April that he expects a new trial to begin in the next year. The trial is at the appellate level again and will take place in Florence, Italy.
In April, Knox told ABC News' Diane Sawyer that the Supreme Court's decision to order a third trial was "incredibly painful."
"I felt like after crawling through a field of barbed wire and finally reaching what I thought was the end, it just turned out that it was the horizon," Knox said. "And I had another field of barbed wire that I had ahead of me to crawl through."
Knox does not have to return to Italy for the trial, and extradition is not currently on the table.
If she is convicted again, that ruling would most likely be appealed up to the Italian Supreme Court.
Only if the Supreme Court upholds the guilty verdict could extradition even begin.


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"Ip dip sky blue! Who's 'it'? It's you!" Where would you position yourself so that you are 'it' if there are two players? Three players ...?
I've made some cubes and some cubes with holes in. This challenge invites you to explore the difference in the number of small cubes I've used. Can you see any patterns?
Sweets are given out to party-goers in a particular way. Investigate the total number of sweets received by people sitting in different positions.
In how many different ways can you break up a stick of 7 interlocking cubes? Now try with a stick of 8 cubes and a stick of 6 cubes.
In this investigation we are going to count the number of 1s, 2s, 3s etc in numbers. Can you predict what will happen?
How quickly can you put back the numbers on the hundred square? What's the smartest way to do it?
Can you put the numbers 1-5 in the V shape so that both 'arms' have the same total?
How do you know if your set of dominoes is complete?
One block is needed to make an up-and-down staircase, with one step up and one step down. How many blocks would be needed to build an up-and-down staircase with 5 steps up and 5 steps down?
In this activity, the computer chooses a times table and shifts it. Can you work out the table and the shift each time?
Make new patterns from simple turning instructions. You can have a go using pencil and paper or with a floor robot.
These sixteen children are standing in four lines of four, one behind the other. They are each holding a card with a number on it. Can you work out the missing numbers?
Explore Alex's number plumber. What questions would you like to ask? Don't forget to keep visiting NRICH projects site for the latest developments and questions.
Place the numbers from 1 to 9 in the squares below so that the difference between joined squares is odd. How many different ways can you do this?
EWWNP means Exploring Wild and Wonderful Number Patterns Created by Yourself! Investigate what happens if we create number patterns using some simple rules.
Investigate and explain the patterns that you see from recording just the units digits of numbers in the times tables.
Can you make arrange Cuisenaire rods so that they make a 'spiral' with right angles at the corners?
What happens when you add the digits of a number then multiply the result by 2 and you keep doing this? You could try for different numbers and different rules.
Explore Alex's number plumber. What questions would you like to ask? What do you think is happening to the numbers?
Investigate the successive areas of light blue in these diagrams.
How many ways can you find to do up all four buttons on my coat? How about if I had five buttons? Six ...?
Each light in this interactivity turns on according to a rule. What happens when you enter different numbers? Can you find the smallest number that lights up all four lights?
Can you continue this pattern of triangles and begin to predict how many sticks are used for each new "layer"?
An investigation involving adding and subtracting sets of consecutive numbers. Lots to find out, lots to explore.

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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker women's tennis team picked up their second win in as many matches on Friday afternoon at the Coker College Tennis Courts, defeating Newberry College 6-3. The non-conference victory improves the Lady Cobras to 2-4 overall, while Newberry falls to 0-2.
Coker began the match, with a pair of wins at No.1 and No. 2 doubles. Alyssa Blanchard (Columbia, S.C.) and Stephanie Medley (Sumter, S.C.) earned the 8-4 win at No. 1, while Kendall Sigmon (Hilton Head, S.C.) and Stephanie Harrelson (Bishopville, S.C.) picked up the 8-w win at No.2. Newberry's first win of the day came at No. 3 doubles, with Sierra Hoover and Lindsey Kyzer winning 8-4.
The Lady Cobras capped off the match with wins at No. 2- No. 5 singles. Medley won at No. 2 6-3, 6-3, followed by Sigmon's win at No. 3 6-3, 6-2. Brittany Yando (Sumter, S.C.) got her first win of the day at No. 4 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 win and Harrelson was victorious at No. 5, 6-1, 6-3.
Newberry's Autise Mortimer defeated Blanchard at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 and Sierra Hoover got her second win of the day at No. 6 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 win.
The Lady Cobras get right back to action on Saturday, when they host the Erskine College Flying Fleet in their Conference Carolinas opening match at 1:00 p.m.


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"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake."
It's been awhile, let's see I ran Quad. Dipsea for the 15th time a couple weeks ago! And last weekend was my 5th Ridgecrest 50k which I finished in 5:59.
I have just been training alot and running with Truman. I will be running 48 hours as my b-day run starting Dec. 13th at 4pm and will finish Dec. 15th at 4pm.
Getting old is fun!
I didn't get picked in the western states lottery.
A great article was written in competitor magazine about me in the December issue so pick up the latest copy.
Ok I'm sleepy good night!
Saturday, December 08, 2012
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words that rings so true!!!
its never too late to become the person your destined to be.
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What do you Mac guys do where we Windows guys use the pano12.dll from the Panorama Tools distribution?
Macintosh Classic (pre OS X) supported the pano12.lib system extension, but now, under Mac OS X, there is not Macintosh-native version of this code, except in the commercial software PTMac
Stitching Software
Which stitching software do you use?
Is there Autopano for Mac?
Is there Enblend for Mac?
Remallax removes some parallax of hand-shot panoramas prior to stitching. Just a project in inception, nothing usable available
photoshop plug-ins
- There are some in the original Panorama Tools distribution by Helmut Dersch but do they work for the Mac?
Well apparently the Panorama Tools distribution only ever worked on Classic Macintosh OS (pre OS X). So now, the only versions of Panorama Tools that work on OS X are the shareware (not free) application PTMac, and the Linux version of the original distribution, though I'm not sure if anyone has gotten that to work.
- PT Lens free lens distorsion correction.
- Contrast Masking Actions lightens shadows and darkens highlights.
- Contrast Blending Actions combine a bracketed series of images to extend dynamic range.
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I don't think of myself as a person who has very strong opinions about the rogue class. I'm probably wrong about that.
I started this blog to inform. Not just you guys, but also myself — I actively use my site to look back on recent class changes and to remind myself of what Ghostcrawler and other designers have said about rogues over the past year. It's surprised me how many times I've written rants — and how long they've been.
So when the superific Subtlety lover Haileaus started a new thread in WoW's rogue class forum asking people to talk about their rogue experiences in the context of the next expansion, my only thought was: Ooh, this'll be cool to report on. I wonder what people will say?
It took some prodding from Hail for me to realize that maybe it'd be helpful and constructive of me if I said some stuff, too.
So. Here's what I posted. The quoted bits are the questions that Hail set forth in the thread's original post to help give people structure for their feedback (an outstanding idea). If any of this confuses you, infuriates you or raises your curiosity, fire away in the comments or — preferably — over in that forum thread, which has become a really nice collection point for class feedback.
What is your ideal, glorified, rogue? This one can be a bit unrealistic, and doesn't have to be one answer (You could, for instance, say 3 – 1 per spec), but basically, if you had a dream you were the perfect OP rogue, what would it be like?
Basically, Assassin's Creed. Can't remotely work in the context of an MMO, but the one-shot kill, the perpetual ability to deceive and misdirect, the grappling hook, the ability to weave through enemy territory by means other than simply hitting a stealth button and walking carefully. Ultimate mobility, control, burst and secrecy.
How do you feel about the current damage distribution (where the bulk of your damage comes from) for each spec? What would you like it to be like? Please make note of whether this is in PvE or PvP.
I heard a rumor that a lot of people have posted in this thread complaining about passive damage in PvE. I agree with that, but not because I'm much of a fan of seeing big numbers as a direct result of mashing buttons: If I know my target's gonna lose 25% of its health in the next five seconds, it doesn't matter a whole lot to me whether that's 5% per second or 2%/2%/17%/2%/2%. The reason I dislike huge passive damage amounts is that it shrinks the gap between those who really put a lot of time and effort into playing their class better and those who don't.
I haven't got a clue what sort of passive-vs.-active damage ratio we need to have in order to make that "skill gap" something I'm happy with. (Heck, I'm not even sure what that ratio is now, so maybe my entire argument here is moot.) And I feel kinda douchey even saying this, because I realize it's sort of an elitist thing to say. But if you're gonna learn how to play your class/spec optimally, and if you're gonna practice to ensure that you follow through on what you've learned, I think you should be rewarded by doing crazy-huge better on DPS charts than a person who only has the basics down.
What are your thoughts on each spec's rotation?
They all exist. :) I've tended to think of rotations as inevitable means to an end. I'm used to the maintain-this, build-with-this, finish-with-this approach, and I'm used to that approach being punctuated by the use of major cooldowns. Do I like it? Meh. Do I dislike it? Meh. It's the way it is, the way it's been, and has never been what I love or dislike most about playing the class.
If you could pitch just one idea to the devs, what would it be?
Find a way to give us a Grappling Hook ability that allows us to teleport to any location — horizontally or vertically — within, say, 20 yards or so that's within our line of sight. Yknow, without that being ridiculously imbalanced in PvP. :)
What is your favorite part about your rogue in MoP, and what has been your favorite historically?
How stealth (plus speed) gives me the ability to choose my battles and get where I want to go without having to take the long way around.
Least favorite?
How visually messy raid fights get from the perspective of a melee DPS. It is hard to see much of anything that's going on around me due to all the visual effects.
What should rogues be able to do better than every other class/melee?
Avoid damage, move quickly and frustrate the enemy.
What should rogues be able to do worse than every other class/melee?
Self-heal and deal sustained single-target damage outside of a PvE raiding context.
What do you think about the class's role in PvE/PvP? If you would like to see it change, in what direction?
It's not our role in PvE that I have a problem with; what makes me unhappy sometimes is how uninteresting it can feel to be a melee DPS. This is entirely a personal preference, but I've never been happier in a raid fight than when I've felt I have brought something special to my group that helped them win. I haven't had a chance to even raid outside of LFR this expansion, but in Cata, I loved being a soaker on heroic Morchok, and I loved being in the Ultraxion rotation as a person who popped Cloak every third Twilight to keep the raid alive.
My DPS rotation is a constant; it's always there, and it always will be, and my DPS potential will always be a number. The tools in my belt that can make or break my raid group on a particular fight are what form the memories that stick with me as a WoW player.
What that rogues used to have do you miss?
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We're ready to have sex, and want the best protection!
Lauren replies:Hello, I am 18 years old and I have been with my girlfriend for almost 2 years. We really want to have sex and we are both ready; HOWEVER she wants to get the best protection method, as do I. So our plan is to get condoms and then birth control. The thing is, we don't know how soon the pill works and how expensive it is to buy it. As well we wanted to know what days in her cycle is she at low risk of pregnancy (including the use of condom)? As well how would you talk about it with a parent? Thanks.
Good on you for being proactive! A huge marker of sexual readiness is sussing this stuff out before anything happens, so you two are definitely on your way there.
The absolute BEST way to avoid the unpleasant consequences of sexual activity is to use a condom, correctly, every time. Condoms are easy to use and remember; you put one on before you put it in. Two huge bonuses are that they protect from STI's, in case you both haven't been screened, and that they're a lot easier to use consistently and correctly with the right attitude. People who take the pill must take it every day around the same time every day, 365 days a year, no matter how frequently or infrequently they're having sex; if you've ever been on a longer course of antibiotics or struggled to remember your multivitamin every morning, you might understand a bit better why perfect usage is so rare! Condoms are handy in that you only have to make it a habit once things get heated, and there are relatively few people on this planet that get it on every day of the year.
That said, condoms and the pill are an ideal combination that afford virtually failproof protection when used together perfectly. If your girlfriend chooses to use the pill (among her many other options), she can talk to her doctor about this and obtain a prescription. She can also contact a local family planning clinic/health department for information on birth control pill prices through them, as well as information on any state family planning programs she may qualify for. Generally, though, an uninsured person is looking to pay anywhere from 40-100+ for a monthly supply of pills, depending on brand and type. This doesn't include the doctor's visit.
It's even better to hear that you're considering discussing your decision to become sexual active with a parent. This is another huge marker of sexual readiness, though it's one not many people feel they can fulfill (including yours truly for the longest time). Ideally, you're hoping to discuss this with your girlfriend's parent or guardian; they're the ones still responsible for her health and well-being, and when it comes to stuff going wrong as a result of sexual activity, women get more than their share. It would be better to tell them about it in the first place and ask for help than surprise them with a crisis pregnancy situation!
There really is no script; every situation is so much different. But generally, yourself or your girlfriend can approach the parent(s) at a low-strung, relaxed time and place, and say something like:
"Hey, Mom/Dad? You know I've been with ______ for awhile now, and we think we're finally ready to have sex. But I wanted to discuss it with you first, and ask if you'll help me take of myself, and be there for me if something happens. What you think is important to me."
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The issue whether to rename Raleigh Road for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., almost a year old, will be decided at the Lexington City Council meeting Monday night.
The issue whether to rename Raleigh Road for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., almost a year old, will be decided at the Lexington City Council meeting Monday night.
The desire to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a road being named for him is not a new one. More than six years ago, the city went through a nine-month process of looking at renaming Talbert Boulevard to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The Lexington Human Relations Commission decided not to recommend the change to the city council after opposition surfaced to changing the name, since it was in honor of Bruce Talbert, a former Lexington police chief.
With the election in 2011 of three new council members and a new mayor, the idea to name a road for King resurfaced. The original idea proposed Raleigh Road and Fifth and Sixth streets. Davidson County Emergency Services officials voiced concern about including Fifth and Sixth streets, which are both one-way roads, since it could cause confusion with 911 calls. So the requested street renaming was later amended to just Raleigh Road and Sixth Street. That stretch serves as a main thoroughfare to Lexington Senior high and middle schools.
Dr. Keith Curry, president of the local chapter of the NAACP, got behind the issue and organized a walk in March to garner petition signatures and support.
"Renaming of the streets is an opportunity to celebrate the legacy of a man who emphasized that men and women were created equal," Curry said.
Since that time, the council has sought the opinions of citizens along the route as well as others. Some of these citizens have even taken the time to attend city meetings to express their opposition or favor.
"Though city council hasn't held the public hearing yet, there is an open opportunity for any citizen to speak under 'petitions from citizens' at each meeting," said Tammy Absher, director of business and community development. "Several times over the past year, citizens have addressed council on this issue to make their feelings known. The same opportunity to address the planning board is made available at each meeting. Again, several times over the course of the year, citizens address the planning board as well to share their opinions concerning the proposed renaming."
At three different city council meetings, two citizens addressed the council with concerns while five people spoke in favor of the renaming. At three different planning board meetings, a total of four citizens opposed the renaming while 12 expressed favor.
In addition to spearheading the original walk, Curry has continued to gain petition signatures in support of the renaming. The signatures, certified by the city, included 1,179 city residents, 298 Davidson County residents, 42 people residing outside the county and 70 with no location listed. There were approximately 26 businesses and 92 residential units along the route; the in-favor petition includes about 15 households with multiple signatures and three businesses along the route.
While the citizens for renaming Raleigh Road to MLK Boulevard became vocal about their position, the opposing side did not reciprocate with the same amount of organization.
"No petition in opposition was presented to my knowledge," Absher said.
In an effort to show its encouragement, the entire Lexington City Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution to show its support.
"As school administration and from a school perspective, we feel like the students who travel Raleigh Road and West Sixth Street to and from the middle and high school each day are taught about Dr. Martin Luther King and his leadership in transforming this country," said Rick Kriesky, superintendent of Lexington City Schools. "Having that thoroughfare named in his honor would not only be a daily reminder of Dr. King but also the movement that he led.
"The second piece is that the school board felt very strongly about, as educators, we believe that it is incumbent upon us to recognize and live the values that we teach about. From that perspective, it reinforces the characteristics and ideals of Dr. King through modeling that support in our actions."
A public hearing will precede the council's vote Monday night. The decision could include an immediate renaming of the road, or it could include a phase-in period where businesses would be allowed a set amount of time to change signage and printed materials.
"We feel very strongly about this," Kriesky said. "At the same time, the school board strives to be a good neighbor to everyone in the community. While not included in the resolution, we do hope if this renaming takes places, that there are some concessions made for homeowners on those streets to have a grace period to make changes in signage or areas that might be affected."
The meeting will start at 7 p.m. Monday at Lexington City Hall, 28 W. Center St.
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By Chris Cardinal on March 14th, 2009
Just eight short months ago, Facebook redesigned the home page for a logged in user. At the time, I bashed on the News Feed, as it made a poor use of whitespace and seemed haphazard and disheveled. Facebook took to repair and tighten the design down a good deal, and I grew to find it functional, informative, and useful.
Facebook began rolling out their new design two days ago, and it's frankly simply terrible. The first thing you'll notice about the Facebook redesign is that it looks a lot like a basic Twitter page. Facebook talks a lot about how this new layout helps show a "live stream of your social graph" and a lot of other nonsense that would seem completely applicable if they were switching from the new design to the old.
The reality is that they are angering their customers by making things difficult to find, dramatically altering the aesthetic and interface of the site, and in many people's opinion, taking a dramatic step backwards in usability. My exposure to this nightmare of an interface began just today, but I get a distinct impression that it won't grow on me like the last changes.
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This Cowboy fan Never Takes A Day Off
OK, so it's Baseball's Opening Day and I bet you all think that I let my Cowboys focus rest for just this one day. WRONG, think again! Sure, I'm a big baseball fan too, but don't think the Cowboys are ever out of sight, out of mind.
You know football fans enjoys hot dogs, peanuts and Cracker Jacks, just as much as baseball fans do! And yes, I am fixin' to have some hot dogs tonight when I watch the Cards vs. Mets on ESPN tonight.
I must say that I am a big fan of the offseason moves that the Cowboys have made so far. Our Cowboys have been the most active team this off-season, and our owner, Jerry Jones has forked over some pretty big bucks, but if that's what it takes to improve the team, then bring it on! (sorry to use such a corny line from a ridiculous football movie) There's no mistaking that Leonard Davis and Ken Hamlin were huge additions to the team.
As far as the whole new coaching staff goes, well what's not to like? We have a great coach with NFL experience in Wade Phillips. But we also injected the staff with some young up and comers who are considered some of the most promising future coaches in the game! I'm talking about guys like Jason Garrett, Ray Sherman, Brian Stewart and one of my favorite Cowboys, Dat Nguyen!
We also have some second and third year players that are on the verge of becoming huge stars in the NFL, like Marion Barber, DeMarcus Ware and my sleeper pick for 2007, Bobby Carpenter!
You want some more good news? We are looking great for the NFL Draft! No only do we have all our picks, but because our shortcomings have been solved through free agency, we will be in the position to draft the best athletes available rather than drafting to fill a need. Teams that show up on Draft Day with that philosophy most often end up with the best drafts. We are in a great position to trade up and steal the best player in the draft!
So where am I going with all this Cowboys enthusiasm on baseball's Opening Day? Absolutely nowhere! I just wanted you all to know that I might be wearing a Mets cap tonight, but make no mistake about it people, I'm a Cowboys fan 24/7!
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|I've used these years on coyotes and other varmits and performance is outstanding. Have never had a bullet exit a coyote yet.
|Jeff M of Culbertson, Nebraska
|September 14, 2013
|I wrote this review at Midway USA. "This is another updated review of this bullet. We are getting deadly results on deer from 50 to over 200 yards. We are shooting a calculated ~3000 to ~3100 FPS. I recovered bullets on three of the five deer we shot this year. Maybe I should say parts of bullets. I have found the nose section of the bullet in tact in three of the five. I have found core separation, and the jacket base on three of the five. The bullet seems to be coming apart upon hitting ribs. The advantage of this is massive damage to the lungs and other vitals! ALL of the bullets energy is being transferred to the target, not the hill behind it! I have found the bullet parts, mostly jacket bases, under the hide on the "off" side of the shot. No blood trail to speak of, but it doesn't matter when they drop after two steps, and a back flip from the impact! I have no complaints. Just don't shoot for bone. Put it in the lungs and you won't be disappointed!" I would add that at extended ranges, I did not find the bullet, but I found an exit wound that was somewhere between expected and spectacular! Accuracy, as with every Sierra bullet I have every used, is from exceptional, to better then average, in EVERY 25-06 I shoot, depending on the load. This is my "go to" bullet for my 25-06 rifles! Hope this helps, Jeff
|Larry M of Marhall, Texas
|September 7, 2013
|This bullet has proven to be extremely accurate in three of my 25-06's. It accounted for several whitetail deer during the 2012 season in East Texas. Has also proven to be deadly on hogs. I highly recommend it for all light to medium game when fired at 3400 fps or higher velocities.


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Two children who waltzed into a live TV interview about a very serious matter of world affairs became a viral video sensation Friday.
The precocious pair walked into a BBC interview with Pusan National University professor Robert Kelly, an expert on Korea, during a discussion on the ramifications of the ouster of South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Video the BBC posted on Twitter had more than 6,000 retweets and 7,500 favorites after about four hours, and other posts with the video had tens of thousands more.
First, a little girl in glasses and a yellow sweater opened the door to the office where Kelly was speaking and sauntered up to him. It was his daughter, according to the BBC's write-up of the high jinx.
"I think one of your children has just walked in," presenter James Menendez said.
Kelly tried to soldier on, but things only escalated from there.
An exuberant baby in a baby walker next entered the scene. Then, in a slapstick moment worthy of Buster Keaton, a woman burst through the door after the kids. She hastily rounded them up and pulled them out of the room, with a few books knocked over in the process.
"My apologies," Kelly said, with a slight snicker.
NBC has reached out to Kelly for comment. He hasn't yet addressed the issue on Twitter, except to tweet his thanks to someone who pointed out he's "a damn good Korea analyst."
In other kids-do-the-darndest-thing news Friday, a different video went viral for showing a girl fly through the air after the door she was opening at her Ohio home was caught by powerful winds. (She was okay.)
And a toddler threw a temper tantrum in front of the Queen of England, who handled the outburst gracefully.


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Monday, February 05, 2007
Review: Restaurant Linderhof
Ich Bin Ein Berliner (for one night at least)
The Bavarian delights at Restaurant Linderhof are worth the drive west
King Ludwig of Bavaria was known as both the "Fairytale King" and "Mad King Ludwig" by his people, and for good reason. His favorite pastime was building strange, elaborate castles with garish color schemes, which have become some of Germany's most beloved tourist attractions. How peculiar and amusing then, to find a restaurant in the depths of West Farragut serving authentic German food and named after one of Ludwig's beloved castles. After all, what better place for a restaurant inspired by the decorating tastes of a 17th century king than a forlorn strip mall on Kingston Pike?
Opening the main door into Restaurant Linderhof makes me feel a bit like Dorothy walking out into a Technicolor Munchkinland. Multiple chandeliers cast light upon gilded frame after gilded frame, vibrant royal blue walls, lavender chairs, the occasional miniature Christmas tree or chubby cherub…to be truthful it was a bit overwhelming. But, considering that the restaurant gets its inspiration from a German king who made Liberace look understated, it was a fitting and fun introduction to an authentic German restaurant with the charm of a lovingly decrepit Eastern European hole-in-the-wall.
We are quickly seated and I'm glad to find that there isn't a wait—from what I hear, however, the restaurant does a brisk business and since they don't take reservations you are risking a wait, especially on weekends. With cold weather making its way into town, you can be sure that people will be craving the sturdy, warming German fare that is featured.
The menu offers a few starters, including a grilled sausage platter for two and herring salad. I found myself most tempted by the Leberworst Brot ($6.75)—earthy, smooth goose liver pate spread thickly over a layer of butter on a hearty slice of German bread. Accompanied by a bit of gherkin and slice of raw onion, the dish was utterly lacking in pretension but satisfying. After doing some research, I found that the preparation is a very traditional one, but the cook in me couldn't help but think it could be improved by toasting the bread for a texture boost.
There is a small but comprehensive German wine selection, as well as several Bavarian draft beers to choose from. I went with a glass of Jakob Demmer Reisling ($4.50). While sweeter than described by our server, this golden wine cut through the well-spiced richness of the pate wonderfully.
The salad platter that accompanies some entrees might throw novices for a loop, but it's really quite good. Piled high with German-style potato salad, cucumber slices tossed with dill, lightly dressed cabbage salad, and lightly pickled red cabbage, I had only one complaint—a ubiquitous canned 3-bean salad that did not hold up against the fresher offerings.
On the evening of my visit, the soup of the day was a pleasant, mildly spicy white bean and vegetable offering. It was a warm and soothing contribution to a chilly evening, and was even better with a piece of hearty German bread with butter.
My dining companion decided on the Schweinshaxe ($21.75), a Fred Flintstone-worthy hunk of pork shank, slow cooked until falling off the bone, almost reminiscent of pot roast or pulled pork barbeque. Served alongside a mountain of delicious fried potatoes, there was enough left over for both of us to have lunch the next day.
I once lived in Eastern Europe, where I developed an unabashed love for Weiner Schnitzel ($23.75), so of course I couldn't resist trying Linderhof's version. They offer multiple varieties of schnitzel, but I went for the traditional—tender veal, crisp coating, sprinkled with lots of lemon and also accompanied by those fantastic fried potatoes.
Although we were beyond full and had enough leftovers to feed a small family, I felt it was my duty to try the Apple Strudel ($6.50)—see the sacrifices I make? Sadly, this dessert was utterly skippable with a viscous vanilla custard-like sauce, disappointingly soggy crust, but at least a tasty enough filling. Perhaps it was an off night for the strudel, but I would be shocked if you had the room for it after gorging on the numerous German delights offered. In fact, considering the hearty portions at Restaurant Linderhof, you might want to take advantage of the $3.50 plate-sharing fee, which thoughtfully comes with an extra soup of the day.
You are doing yourself a disservice if you've never ventured out to Restaurant Linderhof. It has its quirks to be sure, but it provides a rare opportunity to sample great German food right here in East Tennessee. Sure, some might call the service a little slow, but I prefer to think of it as "relaxed" and "European". You'll have plenty of time to enjoy, digest, and people watch—a rare treat these days.
Restaurant Linderhof
11831 Kingston Pike (in the Ingles Shopping Center)
5:00-9:30 Tuesday-Thursday
5:00-10:30 Friday-Saturday
closed Sunday and Monday
3.5 stars (out of possible five)
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- amanda said...
mmm i just love german food. :-) unfortunately, being poor youngsters, like t and i are, we can't reallly afford to go eat it much. it must have been awesome living in europe! i can only imagine all the great food....sigh. on day i tell you, one day!
My husband arrived thirty minutes early to get us a table and the bartender said she was too busy to get him a beer. When the rest of us arrived we were sat and we immediately ordered our beers. Thirty minutes later the beer finally arrived and at that point we went ahead and ordered our food. Two hours later our food had not arrived. We finally got up put money on the table for the beers and left. Then we were chased out in the parking lot by the waitress that wasn't even serving us. We ended up going back in to pay for the soup and the bill for just me and my husband was $50 dollars. This was for two beers a piece and soup. Very embarassed in front of our friends. Will never recommend again. WOW!!! Very bad experience. Best part the owner is the cook and had no concern about our bad experience.
- Clarence said...
I was stationed in Bayern 8 years and have returned just about every year for the past 32 years to visit old friends. We were there twice last year. One trip to the Salburg area and another to Munich. While threre we stay in a village. We will be relocating to Knoxville from the Tampa area shortly. That said. I know Bavarian (German)cuisine. If they aren't genuine they'll be the first to know along with the readers here.....servos.
my wife and I went this week and it was great we live a 1 1/2 hour drive away and will definitely go again and again.
In Germany a meal is a social event not a foot race and that is the way it is at
the Linderhof. The food is great and of best quality I highly recommend it. Small children dont fit in well.


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The code for this article is available on Hackage.
Suppose I have an algorithm which imperatively builds two result arrays, and once I have built the result arrays, they will remain constant while I continue to read from them. I need to use a monad for the imperative part, but once I have finished that part, I will want to use the arrays as pure (immutable) arrays so that I don't need to carry the monad around. I want my code to be efficient, so I won't tolerate copying the data of the arrays: a mutable array and its corresponding immutable array must refer to the same data.
I don't know how to do this with current array/ST libraries without using an "unsafe" function like
unsafeFreeze. The difficulty comes from needing more than one result arrays: if we only needed one, we could use
runSTArray, which has the following type signature1:
runSTArray :: (forall s. ST s (STArray s a)) -> Array a
We can see the problem in this type signature: each time we run the
ST monad, we can only produce one array. I have found one way to address this problem. The main idea is to split the ST monad into two distinct stages: the "normal" stage, which is followed by the "freezing" stage. Reading and writing are permitted in the normal stage, and reading and freezing are permitted in the the freezing stage. This policy ensures that, once we have access to the immutable array, no further writing is permitted. Note that constructing a new array is safe in either stage, but rather pointless in the freezing stage as the array cannot be written to. I rewrite
ST as an indexed monad (from category-extras) to enforce the sequencing of the freezing stage after the normal stage:
> {-# LANGUAGE EmptyDataDecls, Rank2Types #-} > import Control.Monad.Indexed > > data ST s t a -- = ... -- exported abstract > instance IxFunctor ST > instance IxPointed ST > instance IxApplicative ST > instance IxMonad ST
> data STArray s a -- = ... > data Array a -- = ...
I make two empty types to label the stages with:
> data Normal s > data Freezing s
We have construction, read, write, and freeze operations, each of which encode which stages they may be performed in:
> newArray :: Int -> a -> ST (Normal s) (Normal s) (STArray s a) > readArray :: STArray s a -> Int -> ST (stg s) (stg s) a > writeArray :: STArray s a -> Int -> a -> ST (Normal s) (Normal s) () > freezeArray :: STArray s a -> ST (Freezing s) (Freezing s) (Array a)
readArray is polymorphic in the stage, as it can be performed in either stage.
The following operation transitions from the first to the second phase:
> beginFreezeStage :: ST (Normal s) (Freezing s) ()
Operationally, this is a no-op.
Finally, we have the new
runST, which accepts
ST operations starting and ending in either stage:
> runST :: (forall s. ST (stg1 s) (stg2 s) a) -> a
Using this interface, we can freeze both arrays safely in our initial problem, although this library would internally use
> runAlgorithm :: ST (Normal s) (Freezing s) (Array Double, Array Double) > runAlgorithm = > newArray 10 (0 :: Double) >>>= \a -> > newArray 20 (0 :: Double) >>>= \b -> > writeArray a 5 3 >>>= \_ -> > readArray b 4 >>>= \_val -> > -- and do some more stuff with the array > beginFreezeStage >>>= \_ -> > freezeArray a >>>= \fa -> > freezeArray b >>>= \fb -> > ireturn (fa,fb)
Edit: I realise now that the
beginFreezeStage operator isn't necessary; by a small modification of the types, we can make the freeze stage start when some form of
freeze is first called. This change is implemented in the Hackage package.
- I am using the types in
Data.Array.STbut I've dropped the
Ixparameters as they have no significance to this discussion. The parameter type also has no significance, but
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Two southern Kentucky companies are permanently barred from selling or promoting guides to jobs and must surrender a series of bank accounts to the government under a pair of settlements with the Federal Trade Commission.
Career Exams, Inc., and O'Brien Marketing of Bowling Green also have a potential $4.8 million judgment against each of them if they do not comply with all the terms of the civil agreement approved Monday by U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell.
The FTC sued Career Exams and O'Brien Marketing in federal court in Kentucky in 2012, accusing the company of deceptive advertising for marketing the guides for $120 or more without fully disclosing it has no affiliation with the federal government.
Messages left for the attorneys for O'Brien Marketing and for the FTC were not immediately returned Tuesday.
The FTC lawsuit stems from a series of newspaper and online ads run around the country touting jobs with the post office paying $13 to $32.50 an hour. The ads appeared on websites such as CareerBuilder.com and Yahoo! Hot Jobs, as well as in newspapers in Miami, Fort Worth, Texas, Northville, Mich., and Chesapeake, Va. People were encouraged to call an 800 number and, when connected, were put on hold and played a recording containing statements that suggested post office jobs were readily available.
The guides were versions of free information about how to apply to the Postal Service for a job and general information about the federal government's hiring process.
The FTC said a telemarketer would then come on the line and ask a series of questions that would normally appear in an initial job screening, but not disclose the person wasn't speaking with the post office.
Under the terms of the agreement, neither Career Exams, O'Brien Marketing and its officers, including businessman Derek Jackson, cannot offer for sale any employment product or service or assist others in doing so. The companies and officials must also surrender three bank accounts containing an undisclosed amount of money and two investment accounts to the federal government. They must also surrender all websites and assets used in selling the guides.
Failure to do so would mean the $4.8 million penalty would kick in individually against the defendants in the case.
A federally appointed monitor will watch over Jackson and the companies to ensure they comply. Jackson and his business associates must notify the FTC of any change of address and any business venture they take part in for 12 years.
The Federal Trade Commission has pursued other companies making similar sales pitches for jobs with the federal government, particularly the post office. Settlements of similar suits with companies in Tennessee, Arizona and Indiana over the last decade resulted in penalties ranging from $25,000 to more than $300,000, with the amount being based on the company's ability to pay.
"I don't remember her ever mentioning she worked for a private company, so I continued to think I was talking to someone at the Postal Service," Aleta Bame of Northville, Mich., told the FTC in an affidavit.
Once the person bought the information, paying up to $127 for hard copies or $40 for a downloadable version, they received a booklet titled the "Federal Employment Guide," which includes general information about the civil service hiring process. Career Advancement included information for obtaining a refund, with the provision that a person must prove they applied for and were rejected for a federal job, the FTC said.
"The downloaded document wasn't what I expected: I thought I was taking the first step in a job application process, but this was just a study guide and some general information," Serge Bernardin of Miami told the FTC in an affidavit.
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Rep Zoe Lofgren Continues To Improve 'Aaron's Law' Via Reddit
from the the-new-way-to-do-legislation dept
Of course, perhaps just as important is showing how this sort of public engagement in democracy can really work. The original draft of Aaron's Law did receive some criticism from some people (including mocking by some of our usual critics in our comments), without any hint of recognition that this is part of the process. It wasn't introduced on Reddit because it was complete, but in order to get feedback for these kinds of future drafts. That is an important point, and other legislators would do well in paying attention. And, of course, even this is not a finished product, but another snapshot as to where the process is now, with more ability for people to weigh in.
Whether or not this actually works for this bill -- or whether or not this really is the full type of CFAA reform that we need (and I do think it's as good step in the right direction), it's fascinating to watch the process itself.
Thank you, Reddit and everyone else who provided feedback to the original rough draft bill to reform the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and the wire fraud statute – the laws the government used to unfairly prosecute Aaron Swartz. With the help of Internet freedom advocates, computer and legal experts, the draft has been revised and is available here. I have been in communication with Aaron's father who supports this draft bill and approves of the name "Aaron's Law."
Like the first draft, this revised draft explicitly excludes breaches of terms of service or user agreements as violations of the CFAA and wire fraud statute. This revised draft also makes clear that changing one's MAC or IP address is not in itself a violation of the CFAA or wire fraud statute. In addition, this draft limits the scope of CFAA by defining "access without authorization" as the circumvention of technological access barriers. Taken together, the changes in this draft should prevent the kind of abusive prosecution directed at Aaron Swartz and would help protect other Internet users from outsized liability for everyday activity.
As our discussions have continued, it is clear that many believe a thorough revision of the CFAA and substantial reform of copyright laws are necessary. I agree. "Aaron's Law" is not this complete overhaul, but is a first step down the road to comprehensive reform. If we succeed in getting this draft bill enacted into law, it will be in honor of Aaron Swartz, and should be seen as a beginning of a concerted effort to bring reform to these broader issues. To be successful, that effort will likely take substantial time and require sustained and intense support from all of you in a push that will need to exceed our stoppage of SOPA.
I see "Aaron's Law" as common sense fixes that should be enacted to stop the kinds of abuse Aaron was subjected to from affecting others. I intend to introduce a final version of "Aaron's Law" as legislation soon, and in talking with my friend Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, I understand he wants to introduce it in the Senate as well. I will be urging my colleagues in the House of Reps to become cosponsors. The chances of success – whether for "Aaron's Law" or other proposals – will depend greatly on the degree of positive public engagement and support to change the law. As SOPA showed, when the Internet speaks, lawmakers listen. I think with enough constructive support we can have an opportunity to pass "Aaron's Law."
Many thanks to all of you – Zoe


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Tonight's Concert Picks: Six Organs of Admittance at Johnny Brenda's, XPN Welcomes Dar Williams to Tin Angel, Pink Martini at Keswick
Experimental neo-folk guitarist Ben Chasny, better known by the stage moniker Six Organs of Admittance, is playing tonight at Johnny Brenda's. Chasny, who is also part of Comets on Fire and Rangda, dropped Ascent in August, which has been received as being an especially psychedelic and heavily gnostic release. The 21+ show tonight starts at 9:15; tickets and information can be found on our concert calendar here. Stream "Wasawasa," the shredding first track from Ascent, here.


text: Policy Journal: EPA Tries to Dispel Myths about Agency Regulation Plans March 25, 2011 11:30 PM Tweet There are myths circulating through farm country about the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory actions. Administrator Lisa Jackson is quick to refute a cow tax and spray drift regs to name a couple. © Darrell Smith Ask farmers what they think about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and regulations are about all that comes to mind. In many cases, they say, the regulations don't reflect reality. The reason farmers have that mindset, according to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is because there are a lot of tall tales and myths about what EPA is—and isn't—doing to regulate the agriculture industry. In one of Jackson's recent visits to the Hill to discuss EPA regulations, several lawmakers made it clear that they and, most importantly, their constituents are not happy with EPA. "Farmers and ranchers believe your agency is attacking them," House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) told Jackson. "They believe little credit is given to them for all the voluntary conservation activities that they have been engaged in for years." On the Democratic side of the Committee, ranking member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) expressed his displeasure with EPA regulations. "With all due respect to the Administrator and her testimony regarding EPA's commitment to science, transparency and the rule of law, farmers in the countryside don't see that," Peterson explains. "They see an out-of-control agency that doesn't understand agriculture and doesn't want to understand." Jackson was ready for the barrage, and she sought to rebut lawmaker (and farmer) concerns by outlining the "myths" she said exist about EPA regulatory actions. "One is the notion that EPA intends to regulate the emissions from cows—commonly referred to as a cow tax," Jackson said. "This myth was started in 2008 by a lobbyist and was quickly debunked by the non-partisan, independent group www.factcheck.org—but it still lives on. The truth is EPA is proposing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a responsible, careful manner and we have even exempted agricultural sources from regulation." Clearing the air. Another myth, Jackson said, is that EPA is going to expand regulation of dust from farms. "We have no plans to do so, but let me be clear: The Clean Air Act mandates that the agency routinely review the science of various pollutants, including particulate matter, which are directly responsible for heart attacks and premature deaths," she said, adding that the EPA staff is conducting meetings "to engage with and listen to farmers and ranchers well before we propose any rule." One myth that Jackson said troubles her most concerns milk and how it is viewed by regulators. "The notion that EPA intends to treat spilled milk in the same way as spilled oil is simply incorrect," she stressed, noting that the agency is about to finalize an exemption for milk. Jackson laid the blame back on members of Congress. "This exemption needed to be finalized because the law passed by Congress was written broadly enough to cover milk containers," she observed. Other "myths" Jackson was quick to rebut have to do with spray drift and numeric nutrient limits. Budget-Cutting Blueprint Targets Agriculture The federal government could potentially save billions of dollars if overlapping, duplicated and no-longer-needed programs were removed, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Several ethanol, food safety and food assistance programs fall under that umbrella. GAO says $5.7 billion would flow back into government coffers if the ethanol blender credit came to an end, calling the credit "largely unneeded." It adds that mandates "ensure a market for domestic ethanol production exists in the absence of the ethanol tax credit." Some lawmakers will use the GAO report as an argument for proposing budget cuts. It also gives those who favor ethanol subsidies yet another issue they will need to focus on as the year unfolds. Back to news


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November 2010 Readers' RidesPosted in Features on November 1, 2010
GM Camp
- Vehicle: '03 GMC Z71
- Owner: Skip Gay, Windsor, ME
- Tires & Wheels: 38.5x16 Boggers on 16x10 wheels
- Suspension: 7.5-inch Superlift
- Drivetrain: Stock
- Performance Mods: 4.8L
- Other Doodads: 3-inch Body lift
- Does everything work the way you want?: Works great
- Anything to add?: I use the truck to pull my tent camper that's custom-lifted and sitting on a set of 35-inch Thornbirds.
Candy Chop
- Vehicle: '79 Chevy Suburban
- Owner: Kyle Harshbarger, Suisun City, CA
- Tires: 38-inch Toyo Open Country Mud Terrains
- Suspension: Custom 6-inch
- Drivetrain: SM-465, NP205, Dana 44 front, 14-bolt rear with a Detroit Locker, 4.56 gears
- Performance Mods: 350ci
- Other Doodads: 3-inch body lift, custom rear chop
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
- Anything you would change?: Add a soft top and shackle flip and get out on the trail more!
Busby Guy
- Vehicle: '96 Geo Tracker
- Owner: Ed Busby, Columbus, IN
- Tires: 35x13.50 Baja Claws
- Suspension: Custom spring-over
- Drivetrain: Front axle from an '85 Toyota pickup, rear axle from a '90 Toyota pickup, open front, welded rear, 4.10 gears
- Performance Mods: Stock
- Other Doodads: Custom bumpers, Warn winch Does everything work the way you want?: It's moving along one part at a time.
- Anything you would change?: Lower gears and more power!
Class Leader
- Vehicle: '72 Ford Bronco
- Owner: John F. Thomas, Slidell, LA
- Tires: 33x12.50 Maxxis Bighorns S
- uspension: 2.5-inch lift
- Drivetrain: NV3550, Dana 44 front, 9-inch rear, 3.55 gears
- Performance Mods: 5.0L pulled from an '87 Mustang
- Other Doodads: 1-inch body lift, custom bumpers and cage
- Funniest Wheeling Incident: Showing up at the annual Easter Jeep Safari in Moab!
- Does everything work the way you want?: Getting there
- Anything you would change?: Lockers and lower gears
- Anything to add?: Thanks for the great magazine. My son who is a shop teacher in Covington, Louisiana, built this from top to bottom. I taught auto shop for 33 years and often kept many of your magazines in my classroom for reference and to let the students enjoy.
Hay Row
- Vehicle: '01 Dodge Ram 2500
- Owner: Allen Wellborn, Laramie, WY
- Tires: 285/75/16 mud-terrains
- Suspension: Stock
- Drivetrain: NV5600, NV241, Dana 60 front, Dana 80 rear, 3.55 gears
- Performance Mods: 5.9L Cummins turbodiesel, Edge programmer, RV275 injectors, AFE intake, FASS fuel pump and filter, 5-inch custom exhaust
- Other Doodads: Valair clutch, Ranch Hand bumpers, Pro Comp steering stabilizers, Auto Meter gauges Funniest Wheeling Incident: Pulling out a stuck Suburban with a 35-foot trailer still attached to my truck!
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
- Anything you would change?: 100hp injectors, bigger turbo, ARB Air Lockers, and 35s
- Anything to add?: Since I am working on a college student's budget it's a pretty slow build. Overall the truck works great as my daily driver, hay hauler, and farm service truck.
- Vehicle: '94 Jeep Wrangler
- Owner: Tim Yocum, Fenton, MI
- Tires & Wheels: 42-inch Iroks on H1 wheels
- Suspension: Custom front and rear four-link with 21/2-inch Fox air shocks
- Drivetrain: SM465, 4.3 Atlas, Dana 60 front with a Detroit Locker, Dana 60 rear with a spool, 5.13 gears
- Performance Mods: 350ci
- Other Doodads: CJ front end conversion, custom cage and bodywork Funniest Wheeling Incident: There was a small engine fire on our second trip out. My stepdaughter sent a text to all her friends saying she was at a Car-B-Q.
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
- Anything you would change?: Coilovers
Formula Toy
- Vehicle: Hendrix Motorsports Formula 4 chassis
- Owner: Jeff & Tracy Koens, Antioch, CA
- Tires & Wheels: 39.5-inch Iroks on 15-inch wheels
- Suspension: Custom leafs
- Drivetrain: Dual transfer cases, Detroit Lockers, 5.29 gears
- Performance Mods: 22R with EFI upgrade
- Other Doodads: Drivetrain moved back 8 inches
- Does everything work the way you want?: Everything but the winch
- Anything you would change?: Front and rear four-link suspension with coilovers
- Anything to add?: Buggy started off life as an '84 Toyota pickup
Snow Run
- Vehicle: '00 Toyota 4Runner
- Owner: Randy Kestler, Hermiston, OR
- Tires & Wheels: 315/75/16 Dick Cepeks on 16x9 Moto Metal wheels
- Suspension: 3-inch Revtek
- Drivetrain: Rear E-locker
- Performance Mods: V-6
- Other Doodads: 3-inch body lift
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
- Anything you would change?: Roof rack and a winch
Fort JK
- Vehicle: '07 Jeep Wrangler
- Owner: Ryan Hogan, Fort Myers, FL
- Tires & Wheels: 37x13 Boggers on 16x10 Pro Comp wheels
- Suspension: 4-inch Pro Comp, Fox shocks
- Drivetrain: Dynatrac Pro Rock 44 front with Mopar E-Locker
- Performance Mods: 3.8L
- Other Doodads: 2-inch body lift, custom H-Lift hood mount
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
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Has anyone else noticed just how many medieval reenactors are involved in Scouting as well? I'm curious as to why that is. My gut impulse is to say they are drawn to the places where Scouting values coincide with chivalric values ("A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.").
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Baden Powell and his American followers were big on chivalry right from the beginning.ReplyDelete
The Rover Scouts make an interesting case for this, as they explicitly invoked an Arthurian metaphor for young adult scouting, as the Jungle Book had been used for Cub Scouts. Rovers referred to their meetings as "round tables" and often had new rovers stand vigils.ReplyDelete
Beyond the Chivalric traits, Scouting is also an Order with a recognizable uniform that suggests honorable intentions. When people learn you made it to the highest rank, Eagle, you are automatically recognized as someone to be trusted and admired, often even before people get to know you. My brother once got a job interview just because they saw he was an Eagle Scout.ReplyDelete
It's like a form of heraldry. This can be seen on the badges of rank leading up to Eagle, which begin at the Scout rank with a simple fleur-de-lis.
I could go on and on. There's a heavy emphasis on orientation. Scouts swear an Oath, to God and country. The ceremonies are mostly adapted from Masonic Rituals. There are even "secret" or "elite" orders like "The Order of the Arrow" or "The Order of the Fork."
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My wife---and now I---lives in both these worlds because we love the outdoors. I think she also likes Beowulf's author and Tolkien because their love of nature and trees is obvious.ReplyDelete


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New research from the University of Illinois points to a very chilling result: weeds can develop resistance to any herbicide.
Case and point: waterhemp. In an article recently published in Pest Management Science, reserchers confirm that waterhemp is the first weed to evolve resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides.
"A fifth example of resistance in one weed species is overwhelming evidence that resistance to virtually any herbicide used extensively on this species is possible," says Aaron Hager, Extension weed specialist.
Waterhemp is not a weed species that can be adequately managed with one or two different herbicides.
"Large-scale agronomic crop production systems currently depend on herbicides for weed management," Hager says "A weakness in this approach lies in its strength; because herbicides are so effective, they exert tremendous selection pressures that, over time, result in resistant weed populations as natural outcomes of the evolutionary process."
In an article in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Hager and Pat Tranel, professor of molecular weed science at the University of Illinois, shared the results of a survey of multiple-herbicide resistance in waterhemp. The results showed that all populations resistant to glyphosate were also resistant to ALS inhibitors and 40 percent contained resistance to PPO inhibitors.
Adding HPPD resistance to the mix complicates problems for growers and scientists. When weeds stack several forms of resistance, it greatly reduces the number of viable herbicide options.
"We are running out of options," Hager says. "This multiple-herbicide resistance in waterhemp has the potential to become an unmanageable problem with currently available postemergence herbicides used in conventional or glyphosate-resistant soybean."
Hager says they've already discovered one waterhemp biotype that's resistant to four different herbicide families. He said growers may see five-way resistance in the future.
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Hi!I have been studying Orthodoxy for awhile now, (on my own), and am confused about something.There is an Albanian Orthodox Church not far from me, and that is the one I will be going to. I'm not Albanian, but it seems to have people from different ethnic backgrounds, although, it is a small church.Anyway, going off track!, it is American Orthodox.Do Greek Orthodox Churches share the same Saints and Feast Days? Or, do they just have many of the same ways, and share Orthodoxy? Also, Serbian, Russian, etc... are we all on the same page so to speak? Could you walk into a Greek Orthodox Church on a Sunday, although, you have been going to the Albanian for ex., and be doing the same Scripture for that day?Thank you. Irene
Those on the Old Calendar will have different feast days (13 days later for all fixed feasts; movable feasts like Pascha fall on the same day though). Albanians, Greeks, Romanians, the OCA, etc. are all New Calendar; Serbs, some Carpatho-Rusyns, ROCOR, and the Moscow Patriarchal parishes are Old Calendar.Anastasios
Minor correction,Some OCA Churches are on the Old Calender. Like some in Washington DC and in Canada. We even have an Old Calender Monastary.
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Olofson Begins Child Development Projectby Chris Barsotti, Journal Review • January 28, 2010 Share:
Wabash College Professor Eric Olofson and student Evan Arnold are turning to the Crawfordsville community for help with a research study involving children.
Olofson and Arnold seek parents with children ages 8 to 11 months to help with a study in how infants understand the concept of helping.
Since Olofson came to Wabash two years ago, he has been working with local schools on various studies about children's interaction with adults.
Now, Olofson turns his attention to infants and whether or not they understand helping concepts.
"Most of our studies look at various human abilities concerning understanding other people," Olofson said. "Interaction is more than just communicating, but being able to understand what is going through a person's mind, what their goals and desires are.
"If we as humans don't have those abilities, it makes it hard to interact with others."
Olofson is looking at how that system is constructed in the first year of life.
"Babies are born into the world knowing nothing," he said. "We want to figure out how they ultimately learn these processes."
The infants will be shown a few different scenarios which, according to Olofson, will trigger a reaction from the infant in terms of watching various shapes involved in the scenarios.
"The idea is that infants look at things the same way they look at toys," Olofson said. "Old toys won't be paid attention to because they are boring, while new toys get the attention because they are different and exciting.
"The same goes with our study. When the infant sees the shapes involved in the scenarios, we will watch to see if they understand which shapes are helping the other shapes. We do this by which shape garners the most looking time."
In addition to the current study of infants, Olofson said he hopes to continue doing studies which interact with the community.
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Olofson said the studies have been onestop visits for the volunteers and normally last anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes in length.
"Right now we are looking for families to volunteer their time to help Evan complete his project on time and finish up his graduation," Olofson said. "The more families that participate, the better off Evan will be in completing his project."
While Olofson and Arnold are currently looking for infants, Olofson suggested any parents interested in participating in the studies should contact him at 765 361- 6406 or by e-mail.
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Sam Scofield is the general manager of Leavenworth County Cooperative Assoction.
1. The Leavenworth County Cooperative Association is going to celebrate 50 years of service to the community today and tomorrow. What do you have planned for the celebration?
We are having two days of celebration planned. Thursday and Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, Cookout and drawings for customers that would like to join us.
2. Sam can you tell us about the coop's beginnings and how different it was to open a business in 1963 compared to now? What services did you start out offering?
Fifty years ago, our business, Leavenworth County Cooperative Association was formed by farmers and producers from Leavenworth County. A parcel of land was purchased at our present location, 1205 North Main in Lansing. The business was started with a small service station and a handful of employees. Later a fuel delivery truck was added for bulk fuel delivery, and the business grew to its present size today. We currently have 30 full- and part-time employees, and offer many services including bulk fuel, propane, feed, c-store, fertilizer and chemicals, and dog grooming.
3. The coop provides many services for the community, including gas pumps, bulk seed, chemicals, fertilizer service, pet grooming and a cafe. Is it challenging to manage all of these services? What other products and services does the coop specialize in and do you plan to add more?
We have a diverse customer and patron base, from small to large, town to country, and young to old. Our challenge has evolved from one of a small business concentrating on one business segment with little competition, to now, one that provides many varied services and products to a wide array of customers. We are one of the few cooperatives in Kansas that has remained at the same location for 50 years. Our cooperative, once on the edge of town is now surrounded by a magnitude of businesses, many serving the same customers. Our business neighbors provide good competition for our business.
Our core business consists of fertilizer, seed, chemical, fuel, and propane. As a coop, we pride ourselves on providing our patrons the products and services that meet their expectations.
4. What is your secret to running a successful business for five decades in the Lansing/Leavenworth community?
Our business success is driven by our patrons that demand great service and products, and a group of employees that meet our patrons' needs. Our patrons, most of whom live and do business in Leavenworth County, have been loyal over the past 50 years.
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As over the first 50 years, our business has changed and grown with the times, not without lessons learned along the way. I am certain the next 50 years will provide many challenges and learning experiences.
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"Andromimetophilia" is a term used to describe people who are attracted to women who impersonate men, or to female-to-male transgender individuals.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Word of the Gay: "Andromimetophilia"
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- February 5, 2009 at 2:38 AM
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- February 5, 2009 at 6:03 AM
I wouldn't use this term for transmen because it implies that they're mimicking men.
Well, if you consider that all gender is performative, then all men are male impersonators; drag kings are just consciously mimicking certain gendered characteristics. So "andromimetophilia" could refer to being attracted to that consciousness.
- February 5, 2009 at 8:07 AM
- Queers United said...
Genderkid I think the term is for people who are attracted to those who either impersonate or have transitioned. It doesn't insinuate that f2m's are just acting those traits out.
- February 5, 2009 at 11:37 AM
I just assumed a meaning from the etymology:
"mimetos, verbal adj. of mimeisthai "to imitate.""
But it's true that terms derived from Greek words don't have to keep their literal meaning.
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