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Sounds familiar. I played a lot in hs and college and want to get bak into shape. Your timing works well for me so let me know if you're interested.
Hey Dave,
I'll hit with you also jsut getting back into playing was intermediate, so need to get back into shape. Tuesdays are good after 6. Ilive in Makiki so town is good for me.
Call me at 542-7656
Hello Dave,
I am new to Tennisopolis, but have been playing for a few years now. I enjoy both singles and doubles.
If you ever want to play in Kailua with a crew or singles, let me know. I'm usually free weekends and some weekday evenings as well.
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Image Capture Device
16.0 Megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD
Total Pixels
16.6 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
16.0 Megapixels
Focal Length
5.0 (W) - 25.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 140 (T) mm)
Digital Zoom
Focusing Range
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Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus
Optical Viewfinder
LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT Color, Touch Panel LCD with wide-viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%
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Maximum Aperture
f/2.8 (W) - f/6.9 (T)
Shutter Speed
1 - 1/2000 sec.
15 - 1/2000 sec. (Total shutter speed range)
Exposure Control
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600 (in P mode)
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
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** Fixed to center
Exposure Control Method
AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3 stop increments (Not available when shooting movies)
White Balance
White Balance Control
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom *Facial color is evaluated in Face Detect (Face Detect WB)
Built-in Flash
Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect.
Flash Range
1.6 - 9.8 ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6 ft. (T) (50 cm - 3.0 m (W), 1.0 - 2.0 m (T)
Recycling Time
10 seconds or less (Battery Voltage: 3.7V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes
Auto, P, Live View Control, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Discreet, iFrame Movie*
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Photo Effects
Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec delay/approx 2-sec delay/custom*
* Delay time (0 - 15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1 - 10 shots (in one-shot increments) can be specified.
Wireless Control
Continuous Shooting
Approx: 0.8 shots/sec. (In P Mode)
Approx. 2.7 shots/sec. (In Low Light Mode)
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Storage Media
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
File Format
Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant
JPEG Compression Mode
Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)
Movies: MOV (Image data: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (2 channel monoaural))
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Still Images:
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[Medium 1]: 3264 x 2448
[Medium 2]: 1600 x 1200
[Small]: 640 x 480
[Widescreen]: 4608 x 2592
[Miniature Effect]
1280 x 720*1, 640 x 480*2
[iFrame Movie]
1280 x 720 (25 fps)
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1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps*3)
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Image data
|Large (L)
|Medium 1 (M1)
|Medium 2 (M2)
|Small (S)
|Widescreen (W)
|File Size (KB)
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|HD: 1280 x 720
|640 x 480
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|1.25 fps
|6 fps
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|4 hr. 00 min. 48 sec.
|7 hr. 34 min. 51 sec.
|13 hr. 38 min. 45 sec.
|7 hr. 34 min. 51 sec.
|13 hr. 38 min. 45 sec.
|22 hr. 44 min. 36 sec.
|49 min. 18 sec.
|1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec.
|1 hr. 50 min. 52 sec.
|16 hr. 11 min. 54 sec.
|30 hr. 35 min. 50 sec.
|55 hr. 04 min. 31 sec.
|30 hr. 35 min. 50 sec.
|55 hr. 04 min. 31 sec.
|91 hr. 47 min. 32 sec.
|3 hr. 19 min. 03 sec.
|5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec.
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Erase Modes
Single Image*, Erase All
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Video Out
NTSC/PAL (unified type dedicated connector (female)) with digital, audio and video
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Monaural (unified type dedicated connector (female)) with digital, audio and video
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Operating Temperature
Operating Humidity
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Last month my daughter Carrie gave me the best birthday present ever ~ she decided to become a 'real' genealogist. She has worked the past three years with the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy as admin assistant for the sponsoring organization, the Utah Genealogical Association. When Carrie called to give me the news, she said initially her interest in SLIG was just part of the job.
What Carrie learned is that genealogists worth their salt attend genealogy institutes like SLIG to hone their skills by participating in week-long, total immersion, intensive study under the tutelage of a course coordinator who may also elect to feature classes with other experts in a specific field of study.
As I observed Carrie at the UGA/SLIG booth in the RootsTech 2012 exhibit hall this past week, I saw a young woman, well-motivated to share the import of education to casual yet inquiring visitors of the conference. Carrie really gets that genealogy conferences "whet the appetite" and that it is incumbent upon each genealogist to "study up" in more detail the history, culture, surviving record groups, maps, social mores and migration patterns associated with each family group as our ancestral quests take us farther away from our 21st century experience.
This year, in support of the newly devised SLIG "practicum", Carrie was exposed to a variety of documents which she emailed to participants as they progressed through their research challenges. Though Carrie has done several lookups for over the years, this interaction with professional genealogists was inspiring.
|Thanksgiving 2008 pic with my daughters at my house.
L to R: Stacey, Carrie, Ol' Myrt and Tam.
UPDATE: While composing this post, my daughter Stacey is doing genealogy by sending the recording of my grandson Tannon's report on our US immigrant ancestor William Warner Player. This motivated first-grader dressed up like William by wearing a dark colored suit and a long white beard made of cotton balls.
|Tannon as William Warner Player, his 5th great-grandfather.
I should mention that my daughter Tam is working on the descendant side of the family, with our newest grandchild Hannah who is just learning how to sit up! Can't tell I'm proud, eh? But I digress.
|Hannah, using an iPhone at age 5 months.
Isn't it fun?
SLIG FAQ - http://infouga.org/cpage.php?pt=42
FUTURE SLIG lineup - http://infouga.org/cpage.php?pt=43
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
Your friend in genealogy.


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The LinksAir aircraft that crash landed at Robin Hood Airport last month had a similar problem before, according to an air accident report.
In a special bulletin in to the incident on the evening of August 15, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said that the left main landing gear of the BAE Systems Jetstream 31 plane collapsed after the aircraft landed.
Preliminary findings indicated that stress corrosion cracking at the top of the left landing gear leg had initiated the collapse.
With the left landing gear detached from its mounts, the aircraft slid along the runway and came to rest on the adjacent grass, with the single passenger and the two crew members able to get out unhurt.
The aircraft had been on a scheduled flight from Belfast City Airport.
The AAIB said that on March 8 2012, the same aircraft, then operated by airline Manx2, had suffered a failure to its right main landing gear as it landed at Isle of Man airport. None of the 12 passengers or two crew members were hurt.
The AAIB said that its investigation into the March 2012 incident had led to a safety recommendation to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) concerning the identification of cracks on landing gears fitted to Jetstream 31 aircraft.
The report said that given the similarities of last month's incident to the one in 2012 "it is evident that the inspections of, and the modifications to, the left main landing gear of G-GAVA (the LinksAir Jetstream) were not effective in preventing this accident", and called for Jetstream 31s to be checked in future.


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Suvir Saran's Black-Eyed Pea Curry
This Black-Eyed Pea Curry from Suvir Saran's Masala Farm is the kind of recipe that'll make you realize you're definitely not eating enough black-eyed peas. This good-luck-in-the-New-Year legume makes an absolutely perfect curry candidate when simmered in a deeply spiced tomato broth.
Reprinted with permission from Masala Farm by Suvir Saran. Copyright © 2012. Published by Chronicle Books. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
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- Yield:serves 6
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes
- Rated:
- 1/4 cup canola or grapeseed oil
- 8 whole green cardamom pods
- 6 whole cloves
- 3 whole dried red chiles
- 2 bay leaves
- 1-inch cinnamon stick
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
- 1 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 large red onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt plus extra if needed
- 3 medium tomatoes, quartered
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced or pressed through a garlic press
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- Three 15 1/2-ounce cans black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 cup water
Heat the canola oil with the cardamom, cloves, chiles, bay leaves, cinnamon, pepper, and cumin seeds in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat until the spices are fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the ginger and cook until it becomes fragrant and sticky, about 1 minute. Add the onion and salt and cook, stirring often, until the onion turns deeply browned and sticky, 15 to 20 minutes. If the onion begins to stick to the bottom of the pot or begins to burn, reduce the heat to medium and splash the pan with a few tablespoons of water, scraping up the browned bits and stirring them into the onion.
While the onion browns, place the tomatoes in a blender or food processor and purée until they are completely smooth. Set aside.
Stir the garlic into the onion mixture and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the coriander, ground cumin, and turmeric, cooking until they begin to smell toasty, about 30 seconds. Stir in the cayenne pepper and 2 tbsp of the yogurt. Cook until heated through, about 1 minute, and then add the remaining yogurt. Continue to stir and cook the yogurt and spices until the contents of the pot are thick and sticky and the liquid from the yogurt has evaporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in the tomato purée and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until a film of oil pools on the surface of the sauce, 6 to 8 minutes.
Stir the black-eyed peas, garam masala, and water into the tomato mixture. Increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until a bubble or two breaks at the surface, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and serve hot.
This Recipe Appears InCook the Book: 'Masala Farm' Suvir Saran's Black-Eyed Pea Curry
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Moving to a new city opens up a wealth of exciting possibilities, but the thrill of new horizons can sometimes seem more daunting than liberating. Feeling truly at home in a different city takes time, but there are steps you can take to ease the process and quickly establish yourself as a knowledgeable local.
Things to do after you move into a new city
Moving to a new city opens up a wealth of exciting possibilities, but the thrill of new horizons can sometimes seem more daunting than liberating. Feeling truly at home in a different city takes time, but there are steps you can take to ease the process and quickly establish yourself as a knowledgeable local.
Inform your contacts
After the dust has settled in your brand new home, spend an evening on general administration, completing any unfinished business from your move. Confirm that your bank, insurance firm and utility providers are aware of your new contact details, then send group emails alerting personal and business contacts to your new address. Check that all incorrectly addressed postal mail will be forwarded swiftly from your old home for the next few months at least. You may also need to re-register your vehicle and your right to vote.
Locate hidden gems
Whether you're a bibliophile looking for a good antiquarian bookshop or a wine connoisseur hoping to sample the best vintage in the region, finding places that cater to your specific interests will keep your weekends busy and potentially even introduce you to your new best friends. Browsing reputable guidebooks is an excellent place to start, but to truly escape the beaten track, search for local bloggers who've written in-depth, personal reviews of their favourite hideaways. Once you've put together a list of promising places, spend a day walking from venue to venue so that if you spot anything on the way that catches your interest, you're free to stroll over and explore.
Meet the neighbours
An informal gathering with wine and nibbles is an easy way to break the ice with others in your building or on your street. Write out invitations and deliver them in person so that you'll recognise your guests on the day, sliding them through the letterbox if no-one answers the door. Before the event, think through some suitable topics of conversation and take the opportunity to ask any burning questions you have about the area and its facilities. Whether the housewarming heralds the start of lifelong friendships or simply notifies you of an excellent jogging route or restaurant, a small party like this always yields positive results.
Get your bearings
Spend some time driving, walking or cycling around the area, getting to know the best shortcuts and alternative routes to everyday destinations like your office or the gym. Explore different transport options to avoid rush hours and traffic hotspots, test how long it takes to travel to your nearest airport or station, and establish the most convenient way into the city centre.
Set up the essentials
Developing a home is, in part, about creating a network of essential contacts. This should include your dentist and doctor as a matter of priority, extending to mechanic, handyman, hairdresser, cleaner, gardener and any other professionals whose services you require. Time spent researching the most reputable and high-quality services in the local area, either online or with new acquaintances, will be time well spent.
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According to a recent wire report from the Associated Press, Owners of marinas in Minnesota are advising boaters to slow down and tweak their engines to conserve fuel so rising fuel prices won't hit them so hard in the pocketbook.
But many boaters say they won't let high prices keep them off the water.
Bill Buth says he heads for the Stillwater Marina where he keeps his boat on Thursday nights and stays until Sunday or Monday if he can.
But he expects paying nearly $4 a gallon for boat fuel on the St. Croix River will mean some changes.
``There'll probably be a lot less hard running,'' Buth said. ``...Worst-case scenario, if I don't take the boat out of the slip, it's a great lake home.''
A recent survey of 1,900 boaters by a national trade association found that about 25 percent plan to cut their time on the water because of rising gas prices. But the majority said they were more likely to cut back dining out, entertainment and driving than cut the amount they go boating.
Larry and Michelle Stiehl of Stockton spend most summer weekends in their air-conditioned houseboat docked at Dick's Marine Inc. in Winona.
They recently upgraded to a 44-foot Gibson, which they bought in Hastings and cruised the 90 miles downriver to Winona.
Before leaving Hastings, they forked out $400 to fill the two 60 gallon gas tanks that power the boat's twin 270-horse-power engines. The boat gets 1.5 miles per gallon.
``Boats need gas there's no way around it,'' Michelle Stiehl said. ``Once the boat's in the water for the season, there's no turning back.''
At Watergate Marina in St. Paul, employee Sandie Zak said putting gas into her two 40-gallon tanks ``is like filling up two cars instead of one.'' Zach said she expects to make fewer overnight trips to places like Minneapolis and Red Wing because of the high gas prices. She figures each trip she skips will save about $150.
The typical overnight trip cost of $150 to $400 in gas might keep boaters closer to home, said marina manager Adam Wilson.
``There'll be evening cocktail cruises, just nice and easy, not running open throttle,'' he said.
On the other hand, Wilson thinks people are more prepared for the price this year than they were last year.
``Most people buy a boat to use a boat,'' he said.
Chuck Dillerud fits that mold.
The Lake Elmo city planner captained his new 38-foot cruiser Charlie's Angel II from Dubuque, Iowa, 260 miles up the Mississippi to Watergate Marina last week.
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Spill shouldn't halt drilling, Chevron CEO says
Chevron Corp. CEO John Watson said he was humbled by the fatal rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and that the incident has clearly hurt the industry's reputation, but stressed that offshore drilling is too important to U.S. energy supplies and the economy not to go forward.
"It's not an either or. We need to drill safely, and we need to produce the supplies that are needed," he said.
But to regain the confidence of the American people, he acknowledged, "it may be that we need to raise the bar to be sure that everyone is operating at the same high standards."
Watson - speaking ahead of the San Ramon oil giant's annual shareholder meeting in Houston on Wednesday - said what is taking place in the gulf today is not what the public should expect from the offshore drilling industry going forward.
"This is a humbling accident, and it's important for us to recognize that the American people want energy to be supplied, but they expect it to be provided in a safe and reliable fashion," he said. "In this instance, that didn't happen."
Though Chevron has no ownership in BP's well - still spewing oil into the gulf after a deadly April 20 rig fire there killed 11 workers, sank a rig and launched an environmental catastrophe - the company has a big stake in seeing the disaster is quickly resolved.
At the end of 2009, the nation's no. 2 oil company was the largest leaseholder in the Gulf of Mexico and had one of the biggest positions in the deepwater, defined by U.S. regulators as more than 1,000 feet, which has come under particular scrutiny since the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Though virtually nonexistent in the gulf as recently as the early 1980s, oil and gas exploration and production in the deepwater has accelerated with the advent of better drilling technology and limited access elsewhere. The region now accounts for roughly a third of the U.S. oil supply.
Risks of drilling
But as the current situation illustrates - BP has repeatedly talked about the difficulty of plugging a well in 5,000 feet of water - it also comes with bigger risks.
Watson said he feels very confident in Chevron's deepwater procedures, which nevertheless have been reviewed since the BP incident.
Even so, "our industry has to show some humility here and see if we can learn and enhance the practices from where they are today," he said. That includes both drilling procedures and equipment as well as practices for responding to spills, he said.
This month, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said no new offshore drilling permits would be issued until at least Friday, his department's deadline for producing a report to President Obama on ways to improve offshore safety. Last week, an industry task force including representatives from Chevron submitted a report to Salazar with recommendations.
While the temporary ban is in place, the oil and gas industry could be forced to delay between $1.6 billion and $2.9 billion in spending, according to industry consultant Wood MacKenzie. Extended for six months, it could postpone up to 4 percent of deepwater oil production now slated for 2011, the firm said in a report this month.
Accepting scrutiny
Watson said the freeze on new permits has not yet had a significant impact on Chevron. He even gave a nod to the Obama administration for striking the "right balance" in responding to the spill so far.
But he said the industry must get back to work quickly or jobs and vital oil supplies could be jeopardized - even if it means doing so with additional oversight by regulators.
"We're not troubled by more scrutiny," he said.
The gulf oil spill will be an unavoidable part of the backdrop as Chevron gathers in Houston for its annual meeting. The company also will have to contend with a phalanx of environmental and human rights groups expected to protest its alleged abuses from Ecuador to Nigeria.
Shareholders, meanwhile, will hope for word of better days ahead, after the company's net income dropped 56 percent last year to $10.5 billion amid the turbulent economy and lower commodity prices.


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Oregon State University Installs Parking Sensors to Show ADA Parking Space Availability via Mobile Devices
OSU turns to Streetline for smart parking solution
By: PR Newswire
Jan. 7, 2013 10:11 PM
CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors, students and staff at Oregon State University (OSU) looking for ADA accessible parking spaces on campus can now use their mobile devices to check for space availability.
During Winter Break, OSU staff from Transit and Parking Services and a team from Streetline, Inc. installed Streetline's sensor-based system in ADA accessible parking spaces around campus. Through a free smartphone app called Parker™, the new system gives motorists real-time information and availability for accessible parking spaces in select areas throughout the OSU campus as well as parking lot location and policies for all lots on campus.
The Streetline system aligns with the university's goal to support students, faculty, and staff with disabilities by highlighting where available accessible parking spaces are in real-time, making it easier and safer to find those spots. It also enables the university to better monitor designated accessible spots to ensure that there is accessible parking available when needed.
OSU continues to adopt innovations that make campus more accessible to students and staff with disabilities. It was recently ranked fifth for web accessibility among 135 institutions, and the new Streetline technology is another addition to the ongoing work by OSU staff and administration to increase accessibility in all its forms.
Jennifer Gossett, Disability Access Services coordinator at OSU, said the new technology will help better serve people with disabilities that study, live, work, and play at OSU.
"At Oregon State we value diversity, and this project is an example which demonstrates our commitment to providing access for individuals of all ages and abilities," Gossett said. "The purpose of this project is to facilitate access for people with disabilities, but this technology will also benefit all commuters to campus that will now have access to an interactive map and parking information through their smartphone devices and the web."
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"We are excited to help Oregon State University address their parking needs with our smart parking solutions," said Zia Yusuf, CEO of Streetline. "The ability to support those with disabilities through ADA space guidance and providing availability information is one of the prime examples of the real world benefits smart parking offers a community. We look forward to our continued partnership on this ground breaking initiative as we expand the deployment of our solutions at universities and colleges across the U.S."
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 30, 2013) – For the second time this offseason, ETSU women's soccer freshman Sarah Zadrazil (St. Gilgen, Austria) will head to Austria to represent the national team of her home country in a game versus Italy.
Zadrazil and Austria take on the Italians April 7 in Faak am See, Austria.
The Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year represented Austria back in mid-February against Belgium. Representing Austria multiple times is something the young Buccaneer does not take lightly.
"It is a great honor to play for the senior team of Austria," said Zadrazil, who tied the ETSU single-season assists record with 10 over the fall. "I am one of the youngest on the team and to be selected twice in the past few months really means a lot."
Competing at the highest level is familiar territory for Zadrazil. Prior to joining the Bucs, she represented the U17 and U19 national teams and was captain of her U19 squad. The upcoming selection to represent Austria's top women's team is Zadrail's seventh
In her international career, Zadrazil has scored 13 goals, beginning as a member of Austria's U17 team. She helped that squad win the first round of UEFA U17 European Championship qualifying by scoring four goals in group play. Zadrazil was called to join the A-national team later that year, competing against England, Turkey, Slovenia and Nigeria.
"The fact Sarah has been selected twice in succession emphasizes not only her ability and how comfortable she is at that level, but her commitment to representing her country while maintaining her commitment to ETSU," Buccaneer head coach Adam Sayers said. "She balances and manages her studies and athletics very well."
Zadrazil is one of several Lady Bucs who have represented their countries. Sophomores Jasmin Dutton (Kinmel Bay, Wales) and Ellis Parsons (Cardiff, Wales) have represented Wales, freshman Hannah Short (Bristol, England) played for England, while freshman Simona Koren (Graz, Austria) has also represented Austria.
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"We found that sequential withdrawal of life support is not as rare a phenomenon as previously believed," wrote J. Randall Curtis, M.D., M.P.H., section chief for pulmonary and critical care medicine at the Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington, in Seattle. "It occurred in nearly half of the patients we studied."
The findings will be published in the second issue for October of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society. The study was funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research.
Dr. Curtis and colleagues examined medical charts and family questionnaires for more than 500 patients who had died at the ICU or within 24 hours of discharge out of a pool of 2,003 consecutive patients in 15 Seattle or Tacoma hospitals. During their final days, the patients studied were on a median of four life-support systems, from mechanical ventilation to tube feeding.
Interestingly, among patients whose stays at the ICU were more prolonged, families seemed to be more satisfied when the withdrawal process was longer. "This finding is in the opposite direction to our original hypothesis," wrote Dr. Curtis, noting that "a longer duration of withdrawal of life support seems unlikely to be beneficial for the patient because it represents the prolongation of non-beneficial and sometimes painful therapies in a situation in which life-sustaining therapies are being withdrawn in anticipation of death."
A possible explanation for the higher rate of satisfaction among the families of patients who were removed from life support over time is that poor communication between physicians and families impedes decision making and delays the families' emotional readiness.
"Families need time and support to move from a situation of focusing on hoping for the patient's survival, to a situation in which they have accepted that death is inevitable and they are preparing for the best death possible. If families are not adequately prepared for such a transition, withholding all therapies the same day, followed by a quick death, could be experienced as abandonment," said Dr. Curtis.
Dr. Curtis and colleagues believe that, while sequential withdrawal of life support may be experienced more positively by some families, it is nonetheless a result of "incomplete decision making [that] serves as a way to compensate for the existing gap between physicians' decisions and family expectations."
The study also found if patients were extubated prior to death, family satisfaction tended to be higher, suggesting that extubation may be the best approach for many patients undergoing withdrawal of life support.
"The take home message" says Dr. Curtis "is not to prolong the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies to the possible detriment of the patient, but to facilitate better communication between ICU clinicians and patients' families. When physicians make a decision to withdraw support, they have often not prepared the family sufficiently and physicians may consequently embark on 'stuttering' withdrawal of life support in order to have more time to prepare the family."
Dr. Curtis concluded: "A better solution for improving family experience while also providing the best possible care to patients is to prepare the family for the possibility of the patient's death earlier in the ICU stay rather than waiting until the physicians have decided that withdrawal of life support is indicated."
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Thaddeus, Edwin, and Atheists
Oh, my, how nice. How wonderful. How blissful in execution.
An attack on Edwin, on Atheists, and on the much acclaimed "Gospel of Thaddaeus."
Scholars knowledgeable regarding the Thaddaeusian papers should really respond to this uninformed critic and to his deliberately duplicitous, or grossly careless, exegesis.
For but one example of error, the "Gospel of Thaddaeus" in no wise claims that Mary the Magdalene was a prostitute. The writer of the attack invents the charge and then refutes his invention. Indeed, she was thus described by Thaddaeus: "Mary was a woman of loose virtue who seemed to know everyone in Judea. She had a face of angelic stupidity, and a body that could have tempted a castrated stoic." This is hardly an allegation of prostitution and could apply to many women, ancient and modern, and even to some Baptists, in areas ranging far beyond Judea, yeah, even unto Pig, Kentucky, even if they had never met a stoic.
The author of the broadside further incorrectly denominates Thaddaeus as "a practicing Jew from Galilee." The entirety of the text refutes this conclusion. Indeed, Thaddaeus identified himself as "a Jew by birth, a Greek by temperament, and a scholar of Alexandria by circumstance and the Peace of Rome."
Yet are we grateful for the publicity and for the posting of the link to the article itself. Perhaps, through the bumbling efforts of the author of the attack, there can be a much needed reawakening of interest in this much neglected test.
"Atheists Say the Nuttiest Things." (Being an attack on Edwin and on the "Gospel of Thaddaeus."—Edwin)
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Atheist Snake Oil
Here's an article by attorney and atheist activist Edwin Kagin, right from his website:
"But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain."
Saul of Tarsus, a.k.a., The Apostle Paul
For the protection of persons yet living, the circumstances of the discovery and translation of the following cannot now be revealed. The authenticity of this document, and its accurate rendering into English from first century common era Greek, is assured. It is presented now, and with some urgency, for fear that it might otherwise be lost through the efforts of persons who are aggressively attempting to suppress forever any evidence of its existence. The very zeal of those who seek to prevent this work from becoming known, when considered together with the tone and content of the writing itself, indicates this is something far different, and perhaps more reliable, than the pseudepigraphical writings of the Canon pronounced holy at Nicaea. [EFK]
The article is linked here: http://www.edwinkagin.com/columns/thaddeus.htm
You gotta love the dramatic introduction about "protecting living persons" (lawyer talk for 'I don't want to be sued') and guaranteeing that the document he posted was accurately translated from 1st Century Greek. That seals the deal right there!
Now, let's take a look at one line in Kagin's explosive document:
"It was said that Mary Magdalene wanted only two mites and a mattress and the wit to fall backwards."
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! FORGERY ALERT!
There is no historical data that proves Mary Magdalene was in fact a prostitute. That traditional story about her was started by the early Church around the time of Pope Gregory, circa AD 600.
I don't need to go into an exhaustive expose on Mr. Kagin's article, because the mistake about Mary Magdalene is one commonly made by forgers of 1st Century documents.
Needless to say, Edwin Kagin's article On the Gospel of Thaddeus is pure BUNK. That line about Mary Magdalene is the electric fan that blew away this house of cards.
By the way, here's another link that deals with the origin of the "Gospel of Thaddeus":
That's right. The Gospel of Thaddeus is a fake. In fact, it's not even a "lost" gospel, like the Gnostic gospels. The Gospel of Thaddeus was created by a biblical studies professor as a learning exercise for his students. Fakes abound for the ignorant to enjoy.
Edwin Kagin, outspoken atheist, and author of books against Christianity, ought to be ashamed of the absolutely SLOPPY attempt he made to deceive people with his medicine show. If he can't be bothered to verify the truthfulness of one silly little forged document, I can only imagine how much drivel he packs into his books. Move over, Earl Doherty.
It appears that, in keeping his source secret, Mr. Kagin is only protecting that source from being laughed off the planet. Certainly Mr. Kagin deserves the same.
Mr. Kagin's "document" ends like this:
"May that measure of peace, justice, harmony and understanding denied religion and its deities be attained by mortals through the use of their minds, and may reason, science, curiosity, and discovery replace the fear, the guilt, the pain, and the ignorance of trembling in terror before capricious gods. Ecce homo."
That's a pretty interesting comment made by a practicing Jew from Galilee, don't you think? This ending line only reinforces the real purpose behind the forgery.
Shame on Mr. Kagin. As a lawyer, he should know the value of doing your due diligence, especially when presenting something as "truth".
I believe that Mr. Kagin, caught here with his pants down, is a fine upstanding member of American Atheists. And since good old O'Hair Inc. NEVER bothers to check FACTS on anything Biblical, a rotten scholar like Edwin Kagin is quite welcome in their midst.


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Living a "Baker's Life" with Santa Barbara's Genuine Bread Co.
Who: Andrew Elia, Jeff Appareti & Geoff Jensen
What: Genuine Bread Co.
Where: Santa Barbara, California
What other gig demands feeding people daily, staying up late, waking up early, even leaving parties to check on things? If you think I'm talking about parenting a small child, you're not far off. This is the "baker's life" of Genuine Bread Co. comprised of three friends in Santa Barbara, California who turn out twice weekly batches of the most delicious artisan bread you've ever tasted.
Genuine Bread Co. officially launched this past Spring, but the connections and interest in food for all the partners has been percolating for many years. Geoff, Jeff and Andrew work together to make about 100 loaves of bread per week. These three met in college at Westmont (in the hills of Santa Barbara) and went on to the Bay Area and other locales post graduation. After graduate school, while pursuing other careers and interests, the three friends reconnected at a party in Berkeley. There was magic in that evening and somehow a bread idea was born. Fast forward a few years and a lot of trial and error, "glorified biscottis" as Andrew described to me, and you have a honed and perfected hand-kneaded slow-rise dough.
The three friends divide and conquer their individual duties with enthusiasm and a healthy dose of charm. Geoff just finished baking school at San Francisco Baking Institute. Andrew's been rocking out the loaves on his own for a few months, just keeping up with demand. Jeff leads the web development and the numbers for the business and everyone cheerfully sells their standout product. Theirs is an inspiring story of friendship, dedication, synergy and crusty tangy bread, divine on its own or, as I like it best, toasted and slathered in butter and jam.
The Test Workshop
Genuine Bread Co. currently bakes their bread in a commercial kitchen at a community center in West Santa Barbara. The space is about 800 square feet and it gets the job done. Their kitchen is not spectacular; it's decked out with a wood fired oven and reclaimed wood and chic barn lamps, and it's so ordinary and humble, which actually makes it fabulous. It shows you don't need an amazing space to make an inspired product. It's basic, suits the company's needs for now, and is close to home for all those midnight dough rising checks.
The Secret Sauce
Experimentation has been the secret sauce for this new company. From add-ins like walnuts and cranberry, a variety of seeds, or jalapeno and jack cheese, to more structural changes like temperature of water, humidity of day, rise time, baking temperature, Andrew is always tweaking, adapting and honing to make the best possible bread. No day is the exact same as the previous, and bread baking certainly keeps this crew on their toes. A loaf of bread is an alive being, one that these three try to tame and let live. The tension is fascinating!
The Business Plan
I was first intrigued by Genuine's bread subscription service. Similar to a CSA, customers can buy into the concept in advance and pick up their bread once or twice weekly at the leading coffee shop in town. You can also buy their breads without prepaying while the loaves last (they fly off the shelf pretty fast!). As many of us head towards getting dairy and fresh produce from the farm, it makes perfect sense to add a good loaf of bread to this mix. Bread is available in a whole or 1/2 loaf at $8 and $4.
The Community
Between the friendship between the the business partners and the collaboration with Santa Barbara coffee shop The French Press, Genuine Bread Co. is very much a community in and of itself. No aspect of this business functions on its own and a great deal of this endeavor's success is due to the community support. The owners of The French Press were part of the encouraging whispers that brought the Genuine Bread Co. into existence. This part may sound familiar if you read the profile on 24 Blackbird Chocolate a few months ago. The fact is that local wine and organic produce have been a part of the Santa Barbara gastronomic landscape for about 30 years or more, but locally-made, fantastic bread, coffee and chocolate are relatively new to the scene here. The city has embraced and celebrated all of these edible delights with fervor. It's a wonderful way to start a Saturday, at the farmers' market, having a coffee and picking up some bread for the week.
6 Quick Questions for Genuine Bread Co.
1. Favorite online resources for your kitchen?
The Fresh Loaf and BBGA are two great resources for bakers of all levels. The wide range of dialogue and collaborative online community on these sites provide new opportunities for learning each time I visit. Oh! And breadpeople.tumblr.com. Just trust me on this one…
2. The one thing you can't live without?
The Groove.
3. If you could spend a day with anyone, who would it be and why?
Hmm…it's kind of not the right answer but it would be awesome if I were Owen Wilson's character in Midnight in Paris!
4. What's in your Google reader?
I don't have one set up! Should I?
5. If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it?
Pay off my student loans and build the perfect commercial kitchen space and start an underground club.
6. What is the best way to taste your bread? Any accompaniments or tasting notes we should be aware of? One of the driving philosophies behind the bread that Genuine Bread Co. crafts is that each loaf should possess the intrinsic ability to impress the palate if eaten as is. With that being said, like all things, one's imagination is the greatest accompaniment to our bread!
Visit their website → Genuine Bread Co.
Thanks, Genuine Bread Co.!
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Considering that that's already January 1st on Japan, the Comiket is already over (it's held on December 29th, 30th and 31th). And how is this related to this thread? Anything possibly new regarding Ougon would be announced long before the Comiket.
|2013-01-01, 21:12
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Once they decide to approach after getting frustrated by the above, you can make their approach tough with birds and mirrors. The 22 series can be used as a quick anti-air for knockdown.
Also, I'm not sure about Battler's non-SP/meta projectiles, but Beato's non-SP stakes can be airblocked. Be particularly careful about jumping for no reason when he has SP. Dashing in is also somewhat risky as you may not be able to stop and block projectiles in time, but simply walking forward and reacting to projectiles can be a safe way to close in. Shannon may be the better character to have on point for this, as she can use the mirror shenanigans previously described once she walks into the right distances.
There were a couple times early in the match where your jump-in timing over a projectile was good, but you didn't come down on him with an air-to-ground attack. Getting familiar with such air normals (e.g. j.9c for both) and converting into a ground combo off it will help maximize your damage once you're in.
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|2013-01-05, 06:56
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I've nicknamed this pair 'Team Fruit Loops.' If you can figure out why, then you earn yourself an internet cookie.
Off to go be sad attempting to learn more characters to do this with Hopefully my next team won't be as rage inducing as Eva's 2b was.
|2013-01-16, 10:06
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I've been playing OMK for half a year now and I don't know how to do the blue thingy while blocking. HOW?! Is it a greater block? There are some instances when their attacks are low and i block low but still get hit.
And I just noticed about Siesta 410's double jump... really cute.
|2013-01-16, 10:32
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Germany
I think you are referring to the damage touch.
Read about the different touches on Mizuumi Wiki
|2013-01-17, 07:48
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黄金の魔女 Golden Witch
Join Date: May 2012
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Blue thingy while blocking? Please be more specific. Are you talking about Guard Touch? Maybe it is related to an ability, like how someone who has Patience activated will flash yellow when guarding.
What is this sorcery? A Willard combo that doesn't uses his Meta Super?! And the return of Lucifer's 3C loop on someone who isn't Beato?!
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|2013-01-17, 10:11
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If you mean the blue powdery flash that happens whenever Eva or Battler block an attack, thats 410's ability (that BBattler is using).
If you mean something else then... time code? :V
|2013-01-30, 18:34
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Hungary
Age: 23
Hey guys I need a bit of help.
I have to admit I don't really feel like reading all the 212 pages so far because of understandable reasons (this is the point where you could flame me for being lazy).
I am totally new to this type of games and have a few questions.
Where can I find a combo list? A link would help me greatly ^^. And the best would be if the same kind of things would be in a group
If I use a combo consisting of several buttons do I have to press the buttons one after the other really fast or press them at the same time? Maybe it depends on the combo itself?
I tought everyone have a finisher in meta world, but now I saw in a movie that Erika can shoot cannons and also create the logic error and both looked like some kind of bad ass ultimate attack.
At the same time it looks strange there can be big difference in the strength of combos of the same difficulty, so I am a bit confused over the logic of it.
|2013-01-30, 19:42
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黄金の魔女 Golden Witch
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Natal-RN, Brazil
Age: 23
The Ougon Musou Kyoku wiki, here, has a good list of combos for characters.
For a multi-button combo, you have to press them in order. The only stances where you have to press many buttons at the same time is when activating meta-world (if you didn't design a shortcurt button for that) or using the EX version of attacks (again, you can put this as a shortcurt so you only have to press one button).
These are called SP2. Each character has one (except Will, who has two), they're special attacks who cost 2 SP bars, but the meta supers are their "ultimate attacks". They each have their own function. B.Battler's SP2 is great for combo extension, and Erika's can hit knocked-down characters, while the majority of them can hit falling characters. In Erika's case, the cannons are her SP2, and the logic error is her Meta Super.
Each character has their own damage output and HP. Some characters can do a shit-ton of damage with few attacks (Jessica for example), while others aren't that strong (Erika). But each has their own advantages (Jessica is terrible for approaching but extremely strong, while Erika is a helluva fast and can approach you using her teleports from any corner of the stage, but to compensate she has weak attacks). So combos of the same difficulty can vary in damage thanks to the character being used to deal the combo.
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The Korean People's Air Force (KPAF) is often regarded as being no match to more advanced nations due to their outdated and usually obsolete equipment. This post discusses one of the exceptions to this belief: North Korea's MiG-29s.
The 55th Kumsong Guard Air Regiment operates fifteen MiG-29s based out of Sunch'ŏn, near Pyongyang. The MiG-29s, like most of the KPAF planes, operate on a rotation basis. Out of these fifteen planes, at least five are operational at any given time. The others seem to be either in a semi-operational status or stored while awaiting overhaul.
Although reports about the number of MiG-29s North Korea acquired range anything from thirty to forty-five, only a total of seventeen MiG-29s were acquired since 1988. The first deal was struck with the Soviet Union in 1987 and comprised thirteen MiG-29 9.12B Fulcrum-As and one MiG-29UB 9.51 Fulcrum-B. Delivery of the MiG-29s started in 1988, lasting until 1992 with the arrival of the last MiG-29.
The second deal comprised the delivery of MiG-29S-13 9.13 Fulcrum-Cs in semi knock-down kits (SKDs). Reportedly, the intention was to build ten fighters which were to be put together at the Seventh Machine Industry Bureau in Panghyon.[1] This facility was set up in an effort to create a local aircraft industry and to ease the flow of MiG spare parts, which are also manufactured here.
Progress on the MiG-29S-13s was slow and the plan proved too ambitious for North Korea. The process was further complicated by the unwillingness of the Russians to get paid in goods, rather than in hard currency. That's why, in 1992, Russia stopped with transferring MiG-29S-13 components.[2] After completing around three MiG-29s, it was decided to abandon the program in 1993. The plans for a forty aircraft strong MiG-29 fleet had to be given up.
The three MiG-29S-13 9.13s received a serial connected to a special event in North Korean history like the MiG-29S-13 9.13 below, serialed 415, a reference to Kim Il-sung's birthday; The 15th of April 1912. Another MiG-29S-13 9.13 was serialed 820, which referred to the birth of the KPAF; The 20th of August 1948. These two MiGs made a flypast honouring Kim Il-Sung on his birthday in 1993.
Out of the seventeen MiG-29s acquired and assembled, at least one MiG-29 crashed. Another MiG-29 appears to be on display at the Korean People's Army Exhibition of Arms and Equipment. The KPAF also transferred one N019ME radar from an unfinished MiG-29S-13 to an An-24 in a bid to create a rudimentary AEW capability.[3]
The remaining unassembled MiG-29s in the form of SKDs have likely been cannibalised for spare parts in order to maintain the rest of the fleet. After the fall of the Soviet Union and Boris Yeltsin's state visit to the Republic of Korea, further delivery of aircraft and spare parts came to a stop (barring deliveries under existing contracts) and the DPRK was forced to turn to other sources. While most of its attempts appear to have been fruitless, at least one deal for spare parts was reached in 1999 with Russia. Subsequent requests during the early 2000s have led to a somewhat more open stance on Russia's side, which combined with spare parts from other sources have led to the KPAF being capable of maintaining its MiG-29 fleet relatively well.
|Kim Jong-un taking a look at the MiG-29 simulator at Sunch'ŏn.
|MiG-29s, Su-25s and J-5s stored at Sunch'ŏn.
Note the white cloths are hiding the true colours of the plane.
This is done to protect the planes from weather elements.
Apart from the MiG-29s, Su-25s and the seemingly inactive MiG-21s, Sunch'ŏn is also home to a few J-5s. One may wonder what such dated aircraft are doing next to the KPAF's most valuable air assets. It appears J-5s are merely being used to keep the MiG-29 pilots current on jet aircraft. Apart from the obvious cost saving reason, it also relieves the MiG-29s of this task and spares the precious airframes.
At least two MiG-29s are constantly kept on Quick Reaction Alert (QRA). Opposed to other air forces, QRA duties will always be performed by four aircraft from two different units, minimizing the chance of defections.
Although not permanent, other bases like Onchon and Kwail have also seen MiG-29 detachments.
It is known KPAF MiG-29s have been involved in multiple incidents during a thaw in relations in Februari and March 2003. On the 20th of February a single MiG-19 reportedly crossed the Northern Limit Line for unknown reasons, withdrawing again after two ROKAF F-5Es were deployed to the area. This event triggered what seems to have been a planned provocation in the form of an interception of a USAF RC-135S and a JMSDF EP-3, both on the 2nd of March 2003. In the case of the USAF RC-135S, two MiG-29s with the characteristic "hunchback" and two MiG-23MLs were deployed, providing us with the first footage of KPAF Fulcrum-Cs.
|One of the two MiG-29S-13s photographed by the RC-135S. Note the loadout of four R-60MKs and three droptanks.
Similarly, the JMSDF EP-3 was approached by at least two MiG-29s, briefly locking their radars
onto the reconnaissance aircraft.
|Low flight profile intercept mission, one droptank (9.12 and 9.13) (Blue)
High flight profile intercept mission, one droptank (9.12 and 9.13) (Purple)
High flight profile intercept mission, three droptanks (9.13 only) (Red)
The KPAF acquired fairly standard air-to-air armament for the MiG-29s, namely, R-27R semi-active radar homing and R-60MK IR-homing missiles. Although R-73s and R-77s are often seen used on MiG-29s, North Korea likely received neither. For ground attack duties, they can also be armed with dumb bombs and B-8 rocket pods. KPAF MiG-29 pilots are solely trained for air-to-air combat and will be generally unable to perform ground attack duties. Unsurprisingly, footage of North Korean MiG-29s armed with air-to-ground weaponry is extremely rare.
|Seven MiG-29s visible at Sunch'ŏn
The two MiG-29s in front of the HAS are on QRA duty.
Although the KPAF's MiG-29S-13 9.13 Fulcrum-Cs are of export standard, and thus significantly downgraded, they did come with the Gardeniya jammer. It is known that the KPAF tested this system on multiple occasions. The MiG-29S-13 9.13 Fulcrum-Cs do lack the 'Parol' identification, friend or foe (IFF) system, which were not installed for planes destined for non-Warsaw Pact members.
|KPAF pilots running towards their aircraft. This MiG-29 is armed with
the standard loadout of one R-27R
and two R-60MKs on each side.
The MiG-29s are seen in most of the joint Korean People's Air Force and Korean People's Army exercises. The value of such exercises for the MiG-29s can be disputed, as the MiG-29s are usually just performing aerobatic maneuvers in an effort to impress Kim Jong-un and the Korean People's Army leadership.
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