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This series of learning modules is designed for adaptation in an introductory Earth science or planetary science course. The modules actively engage students through Mars remote-sensing data and Earth-based analogs to understanding Mars geology.... (View More) Interviews with planetary scientists and geologists present current issues in planetary sciences. (View Less)
This activity focuses on the relationship between science of looking for life and the tools, on vehicles such as the Mars Rover, that make it possible. Learners will create their own models of a Mars rover. They determine what tools would be... (View More) necessary to help them better understand Mars (and something about life on Mars/its habitability). Then they work in teams to complete a design challenge where they incorporate these elements into their models, which must successfully complete a task. Teams may also work together to create a large-scale, lobby-sized version that may be put on display in the library to engage their community. The activity also includes specific tips for effectively engaging girls in STEM. This is activity 6 in Explore: Life on Mars? that was developed specifically for use in libraries. (View Less)
Learners will make a paper model of Kepler space telescope. Ideas for use include hanging all models in a display case that also houses student work. Note: the activity includes updated information in 2009 about the change from an articulated... (View More) (movable) antenna to a fixed antenna on Kepler. (View Less)
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Violent gang in 'disarray' following recent arrests
The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, known for its extreme violence and blatant disregard for the law, is in a "state of disarray" thanks to the collective efforts of both state and federal agencies that have worked together to dismantle the statewide gang.Last week, Aug. 23, John Manning, a 52-year-old member of the gang commonly referred to as the ABT, was sentenced to 355 months in a federal prison for his role in shooting an ABT associate, Matthew Fails, in Nederland. The shooting happened on Sep. 7, 2009. Fails survived being shot in the head; however, according to a surgeon who testified at Manning's trial, Fails went through "agonizing pain" as a result of the shooting and would not "ever be the same."
The shooting was ordered by Joshua Bodine, a Vidor native who had ascended the ranks of the ABT hierarchal structure to be a "Major," or the No. 2 guy in the Southeast Texas-Houston region of the ABT. Bodine, 32, was arrested two days after the shooting on Sep. 9 and has been in custody ever since. He pleaded guilty in October 2011 to assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity. Bodine was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison.
"They're prevalent all over the state," said Special Assistant United States Attorney Baylor Wortham, who prosecuted the Manning case, of the ABT's statewide network. "Locally, they're everywhere between Hardin County, Orange County, Vidor-area, all the way to even some parts of Port Arthur and Mid-County. We have a lot of occurrences of people being affiliated with the gang."
Although there might be plenty of tattooed Caucasians around Southeast Texas proclaiming their allegiance to the ABT, the reality is that a three-and-a-half-year operation involving multiple agencies has been responsible for disrupting and virtually dismantling one of the more dangerous criminal organizations in the state and region.
"I can't say that the ABT in this area has been completely dismantled, but they're not near the level of organization as they were before," Wortham said.
The ABT has its roots in the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang that was borne in San Quentin Prison in California. The group made its way to Texas and the ABT started in earnest in the 1980s in prisons across the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system. In fact, the ABT actually used the regional system by the TDCJ as its blueprint for its regional design. Thus, there were five TDJC regions in the 1980s,and those were the five regions designated by the ABT, and each region had a hierarchal structure, with a overseeing "General." According to court documents from the U.S. Department of Justice, the purpose of the ABT is to be the "most powerful white supremacist gang in the state of Texas."
Richard Boehning, an ATF Special Agent and military officer in the Army Reserves, oversees the multi-organizational task force that includes, in addition to local law enforcement agencies, of federal agencies such as The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the FBI and DEA; the Secret Service; Homeland Security; United States Marshals Service; as well as state agencies like the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Boehning testified as an expert witness in March for the United States in a case against Robert Bruce Harlow, who was charged for his role in the severe beating of an ABT prospect in Tomball, just outside of Houston, in 2008. Harlow was ultimately found guilty of aggravated assault and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
In court transcripts obtained by The Examiner, Boehning testified how the ABT recruits members from inside prison and how the gang members inside of the prison communicate with members that are both locked up or out in the free world.
"They're recruited — obviously, if they come across a member they think, or an individual they think might be able to benefit the gang or the organization, they're prospected," Boehning testified in March on the recruitment process in prison.
According to Boehning testimony, the prospecting period can take up to a year, but is sometimes longer. During that period, a prospect is given a name and one of the tasks they must complete is to know the ABT Constitution, which "essentially talks about everything that the ABT does or doesn't do, and it's their binding document, if you would," the law enforcement and military veteran testified.
And adhering to and memorizing the ABT constitution isn't the only thing an ABT prospect must do during their "prospecting" period.
"(The prospect) signs a blind-faith commitment, which is essentially a document wherein he states that he is going to obey the orders of everybody within that chain of command without hesitation. The other thing that he must do is he needs to make a tie to the organization. That's usually in Level 3 of the prospecting period, and Level 3 being the last four months. And when he makes that tie, typically he's required to carry out an assault on an individual determined by the chain of command wherein he must 'blood-in' or draw blood on another individual," Boehning testified.
Wortham and Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy Rod Carroll said this area is ripe for new prospects because of the federal and state prison complexes in Jefferson County. But the problem for the ABT right now across the state is that the taskforce that Boehning has operated the past three years has led to the arrests of more than 60 ABT members, leading to at least 35 federal indictments and 30 state indictments.
"They've been hit hard," said a person with intimate knowledge of the taskforce and the investigations into the ABT who asked to remain anonymous as more investigations continue. "The (ABTs) have been getting pounded for the past three to four years. The reality of it is right now, they're in disarray. There's been federal indictments, racketeering-type charges, some homicide charges. They've been beat up pretty good."
With the leadership of the gang either dead or incarcerated, the members left on the outside, or free world, don't have any real direction, according to law enforcement officials, and it's going to take time before the gang is able to regroup and be effective again.
"They'll eventually reconstitute," said the source. "They're a prison gang. It may take a couple of years, but they're not going to go away. White guys in prison are going to band together under the same roof."
Fred Davis can be reached at (409) 832-1400, ext. 227, or by e-mail at fred [at] theexaminer [dot] com.

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Finite-Element mesh generation of the spine: Comparison of a newly developed algorithm to exsisting algorithms
Finite-Elemente-Netzgenerierung der Wirbelsäule: Vergleich eines neu entwickelten Algorithmus mit exsistierenden Algorithmen
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The spine represents an anatomical structure where biomechanical analysis is of obvious therapeutic relevance. Contrary to generalised analysis-models using anatomical specimens, the Finite-Element modeling technique can be applied for individual biomechanical analysis. Current imaging technology provides high-resolution data that allows in-vivo analysis for medical purposes. However, modeling of complex anatomical structures is limited by the necessity to balance mesh quality and time effort so far. An algorithm that combines enhanced mesh-quality and time efficiency is presented.
A novel, automated and universally applicable geometric mesh-generator was developed combining advantages of a voxel-based mesh generation with improved representation of the anatomical geometry. Previously presented voxel-based algorithms as opposed to contour-based algorithms allowed an automated mesh-generation based on the image-data but their geometric precision was limited. By a new technique that creates a displacement of nodes on the object-surface the geometric precision is increased. Models of an artificial 3D-pipe-section and different sections of the spine were generated with varying mesh-densities using the newly developed geometric, unsmoothed and smoothed voxel generators. Finite Element analysis of different sections of the spine and the artificial 3D-pipe-section were performed and statistically compared for the individual mesh generators.
Statistical analysis showed the benefits of the developed mesh generator of the spine. When comparing the results of the analytic calculation of the 3D-pipe-section model and the results obtained by the different algorithms, a route mean square error of the surface stress of 1.23 – 4.40 MPa for the unsmoothed voxel models, 0.79 – 3.70 MPa for the smoothed voxel models with small volume error and 0.88 – 1.54 MPa for the geometric models was found. The highest element-energy error, representing a criterion to assess the mesh-quality, was 2.61*10-2, 2.46*10-2 and 1.81*10-2 Nmm for unsmoothed, smoothed and geometric voxel models respectively. The geometric voxel models of the spine sections resulted in the lower element-energy errors and volume errors compared to smoothed and unsmoothed voxel models. Furthermore the achievable detail in anatomical representation was best using the geometric voxel algorithm.
The presented geometric mesh-generator allows an automated and accurate modeling of the spine by combining advantages of the voxel-based mesh generation and improved geometric surface-modeling. It could therefore be helpful for biomechanic simulation in individual patients in order to optimize the therapeutic strategy taking the biomechanic demands into account.


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Van Halen Cancel Penn State Concert Date
The plug has been pulled on the March 26 show Van Halen were set to perform at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania.
The Bryce Jordan Center is a 16,000 seat venue on the campus of Penn State University that is home to hundreds of events a year including Big-10 basketball games. One event it will not host is the Van Halen concert that was scheduled for March 26. While no official reason was given, the venue announced that the show was canceled last week.
Fans who purchased tickets with a credit card will be given a full refund, although the funds will take 10-14 days to be processed. Those who paid with cash can return the tickets to the BJC box office or mail them to: Van Halen Refunds, Bryce Jordan Ticket Office, 240 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA 16802.
The band are still set to perform all other dates as scheduled, including two other Pennsylvania gigs in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Van Halen released their first new album with vocalist David Lee Roth in 28 years last week with 'A Different Kind of Truth.' The album is expected to top the Billboard 200 this week, with retailers predicting sales of around 180,ooo - 200,000 copies of the disc.


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We finally got all the players together, including the DM, who flew back from Connecticut, and wrapped up the campaign in the own particular idiom of the the 50 GP Co.: We raided the temple to free the Horned One who knew where to find the key was that could free us from the Geas spell that the Lich placed on us. The Horned One was responsible for killing several party members which began the Arden campaign, now the party had to rescue him to save themselves.
We knew the temple was guarded by 10 giant bull skeletons (with magical fire in their rib cages) and put all of our proverbial eggs in an Invisibility to Undead spell. Unfortunately, two human acolytes and 4 skeletal ogres also were on duty so we were immediately discovered. One priest was killed by Saphrax arrows, but the dwarves chose not to fire and preserve their spell "protection". The Horned One was suspended 40' above the floor, and the plan was to cast Web beneath him, and then use Knock to undo the shackles. Abeneer was able to cast the web spell, but then the surviving priest shouted "DEFEND!", and fled the room. The Bulls started to attack, fired Fireballs (!) into the party midst, killing Abeneer and Roger instantly, who failed their Saves.
Gabe was able to use Spiritual Hammer to destroy the pin holding the chain which suspended the HO. He dropped, but his innate Magical Resistance negated the Web spells effect and he fell to the ground and his death (the DM rolled 12 hp damage on 2d6). Brecon used his Boots of Striding and Springing to leap into the web and heal him before he died. In the meantime, the surviving party fled the temple only to be attacked by a Manticore, which killed Saphrax. Gabe fell from a fireball, but Harlech dragged him from the line of fire(balls), and revived him with a potion of extra healing that Gabe possessed.
Brecon lost initiative and was charged by 5 or so bulls and the wounds he received brought his HP total to 0 (unconscious but not dead). Harlech and Gabe then charged in to do something (?), but gabe took another fireball and died, then Harlech was charged by bulls adn he too was reduced to 0 HP. The end.


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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 11, 1911
Sunday was the largest day of the season for excursionists. On the afternoon trips of the ferries to Newport both boats were taxed to their full capacity with automobiles and carriages.
On the weekly stop of steamer Mount Hope at Conanicut Park Friday morning several hundred excursionists left the boat. These with nearly 200 more, landed later by steamer Sagamore, make the largest number at the Park at one time for several years.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 8, 1936
With the decision as to whether the Jamestown-Saunderstown bridge will be erected as a PWA project up to President Roosevelt, increasing support for construction is being had in various parts of the state.
(At the Jamestown Fire Department business meeting a committee was appointed and $52 was appropriated to purchase badges for the fire department members.)
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 11, 1936
St. Mark's annual fair opened this afternoon at the parish hall, with a large attendance and the different booths were well patronized. There were many articles on the Philadelphia table. A large crowd is expected during the three evenings, while the fair is in progress.
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 12, 1936
The YWCA Camp Seaside at Conanicut Park will present a pageant Thursday evening, entitled "The History of Conanicut Island," and will be a part of Rhode Island's tercentenary celebration, and will be held in the out-of-door theatre at the camp.
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 10, 1936
The Jamestown School Committee last night voted to give teaching assignments to Supt. Anthony J. Miller and Miss Eliz- abeth R. Murray, principal, at the Jamestown School. This was a move to cut the budget, which has been cut $16,200 in federal aid funds.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News,
Aug. 12, 1961
The Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company last night voted to forward to the town the $27,000 annual payment received for the Jamestown-Newport Ferry system. This was the sixth payment received in the total purchase price of the town owned ferry. The same board, sitting as the Jamestown Bridge Commission, voted to make another payment to the painting contractors, who have completed the painting of the Jamestown Bridge. This second payment was $3,800.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News,
Aug. 9, 1986
St. Matthew's parish, in celebration of its 150th anniversary, has arranged an art exhibition in the parish hall, Aug. 16-24. The exhibition will feature oil and watercolors by Mary Chase and color photographs by her husband, Tony Balloch.
From the Newport Daily News,
Aug. 12, 1986
The ball has sounded for round two of the "name-the-bridge" battle. After being battered in the opening round by the high-visibility campaign of a Providence newspaper to name the new Jamestown Bridge after an Italian explorer, local residents are hoping top make themselves heard.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Aug. 8, 1996
The Golf Course Study Committee is scheduled to make its recommendations on what should be done with the town-owned gold course at the Town Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 13.
A new general music teacher for the Jamestown School was hired during last week's School Committee meeting. Christopher Ashton, who graduated from Boston's Berklee (sic) School of Music with a degree in music education, will begin teaching in September.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Aug. 9, 2001
Everyone has a different opinion about the weather, but most local merchants agree that business this summer has been "consistently good."
Friends of the Conanicut Battery met last Thursday, Aug. 2, to discuss the remaining work to be done at the battery and the planning of the battery's dedication day slated for June 20, 2002.


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As should be expected when traveling from North Carolina to Grenoble, France, we spent most of the first day of our voyage on airplanes, in trains and trying to cram bike cases into tiny elevators! The flight to France was long but uneventful, with a few movies watched and not much sleep to be found. When we arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport, we ran in to many cyclists ready to ride and watch the Tour, much like ourselves.
We met a nice family on the train – we had met the dad at the Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race last year and were pleased to meet his family. We traveled through the airport with them and even competed to see who could fit the most people with bike cases in a tiny elevator:
As you can see, they won. Eventually we made our way to the famous French high speed train, the TGV, for our high speed escape to the Alps. It was a pretty cool train ride flying through the French countryside, but we have to say that th TGV was not designed with hauling bike cases in mind! Our bikes ended up stacked right by the door of the train, in front of the bathroom – not exactly the best spot for storing some pretty sweet road bikes!
But eventually we made our way to Grenoble (with our bikes), our stopover spot for the night. The weather was wet and rainy when we arrived, but before the day was over (and we passed out from our exhausting day of travel), the clouds cleared and we were treated to our first view of the surrounding mountains where we will spend the next week.
Tomorrow (Monday), we're off to meet up with our Europeds tour group and head up the Alpe d'Huez for the very first time. Yeah, you could say we're excited! Or, as the sign says, we're "fous du tour":
To keep up-to-date on what we're doing next, or to get in touch with us, be sure to follow Performance Bike on Twitter and Facebook. We want to hear from you as we head into the Alps!


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Episode One - Mary McDonald does the guest house, or I should say one of the guest houses of Margaret "Margie" and Jerry Perenchio. Before and afters:
Mary commented that Margie was the wealthiest person she'd ever met. And it's more than likely true, seeing as how her husband is worth over $2.2 Billion, conservatively. The Perenchio's bought the Kirkeby Mansion in Bel-Air (once used as the filming location for the popular television series "The Beverly Hillbillies") in the 1980's and have spent the last several years purchasing all of the houses and property around the estate to create what's now approximately 36-acres and 9 buildings. Who knows where this little guest house fell on the property - it's quite vast:
I believe it's under the tennis courts in this photo, accessible via a staircase to the pool on the left. The Perenchio's love interiors, antiques mostly, and after having the main house decorated by Henri Samuel and finishing the many structural and garden improvements - including moving the main entrance to nearby Nimes Road, wrote a book: 875 Nimes. The book (which I haven't seen, and can't seem to find a copy of anywhere!!) supposedly gives account of the antiques and their provenance and the tireless efforts to pull them all together, a total of 207 pages bound neatly in leather. I love seeing Mary work - but knowing the amount of money that the Perenchio's have to spend, I was a left wanting more. Of course, you never know what the client had insisted upon, and at the days end - she was happy so score one for Mary.
In the same episode, Martyn, who I have actually grown more and more fond of this season, finished up shoe tycoon Tamara Mellon's NYC highrise. He took the little girl's bedroom from pre-teen to College bound:
Episode Two:
Ross gets to try his hand at interior design without JAM, and creates this fuchsia bedroom and sitting room for actress Amber Valletta and her husband. It was ... pink?
Same Episode, Kathryn finishes up an Ojai house. It was beautiful.
Episode Three:
Martyn and Mary go shopping for their One Kings Lane duet. I actually missed this episode, but did catch some of the photos on the Bravo website:
And the collaborative collection on the OKL sale:
It was nice.
Episode Four: (Probably the best episode)
Mary McDonald hints that she's going to be redoing her home now that she's split from Beverly Hill's developer John Bersci. She even stops at Gracie Wallpaper in NYC before she finishes up Monika Chiang's store in Manhattan:
A lot of people didn't like this pairing of lilac and emerald green, but I loved it! I am so sick of gray being the "new neutral", why not lilac? Back to her home, Mary hints that her new look is "Park Avenue Lady Goes Bohemian In Loft". And while she's sitting next to Nathan on the sofa, covered in pooches, the camera pans over to the papier mache hands and face of a witch-like human. It's from this space she created for the Legends of La Cienega event:
Does this look Park Avenue Lady to you? It sure does to me! I sure hope we get to see Mary move a little more to this direction in her space. Although, anything she'd do is bound to be amazing.
Same episode, Martyn takes his own home from this:
to this:
Again, using more of his own fabric. It had me a little upset ... I mean if Martyn Lawrence Bullard is going neutral - what does that mean? I thought for sure the world was going to end on December 21st! It didn't. Obviously.
Episode Five:
Martyn works up Actress Stacey Dash's house, using ... yes, MORE of his new fabric line. I mean - I gotta give it to him, he knows how to get it out there! And JAM and Ross finally finish a year-long project in LaJolla:
Some of it was really beautiful - including this blush colored four seat center sofa. It was fun watching them fret though over rugs in the living room when there was SO much other stuff to do!
Episode Six:
Decorator Disney Land! Martyn, Mary, and Kathryn all take part in the LUXE magazine showhouse for Greystone Estate. JAM said no. He's got projects years in the making that are cluttering the desk! HA! Mary hates her hallway, Kathryn Hates her kitchen, and Martyn re-invents paisley using MORE of his Schumacher fabric. Overall, it ended up being spectacular - all of it:
I mean, I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this! LOVE! It makes me want to buy some fabric and a staple gun and go to town! Some of the pieces came from Martyn's home, in fact, almost everything except for the bed. Not an uncommon situation in a showhouse since the designer pays for everything. The bed sold during the OKL sale.
Mary's Hallway:
Again - gorgeous! Mary answers the question, "What do you do with a grand hall like this!?" with great flair! Here's an instance where I'm okay with gray!
Of course, Kathryn used her fabrics. Why wouldn't she? I mean - what the heck can you do in a kitchen except fill it with fabric? It really was a great episode, filled with more design and less drama. I wish I lived closer to actually see these rooms in person! Maybe next time.
Episode Seven:
Mary is no where to be found. WHERE IS SHE!? The whole episode centers around Martyn and his sister's pub outside of London. And JAM finishes a Nantucket home in all catalog items:
Quite frankly, it was one of the best spaces I've ever seen them do! But the best part of episode seven, the little preview to the season finale, where we find out that Miss Mary is going to have a dinner party at her home. Will we see the redo??
We finally get to see Mary's semi-finished project, and while it's not screaming Park Avenue Lady Goes Bohemian in Loft to me - it was beautiful:
What do you think? Definitely different - but better?
Then Kathryn finished up Lindsay Lohan's bedroom:
Poor Kathryn, or I should say poor Bravo. They footed the bill for all of Kathryn's work - only to have Lindsay flake. Martyn finished up his sister's pub in Chislehurst:


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At Borriello Brothers, we pride ourselves on using the best ingredients. We stick to the original New York recipes, and use the techniques that are still used in the oldest pizzerias in New York. Why? Because we understand that you know great food.
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I have recently gotten an overwhelming amount of e-mail from readers since I posted my launch day review on the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 video cards asking why I didn't compare a pair of GeForce GTS 450 video cards in SLI to a couple of ATI Radeon HD 5770 video cards running in CrossFire. The answer to this question is simple: time constraints. I benchmarked the cards for that article and then headed to the airport for the Intel Developer Forum where I finished up writing the article and then posted it while flying somewhere over Nevada at 40,000 feet above the ground. Now that I am back from attending both IDF and GTC 2010 I am back in the trenches and have had the time to do the quick and dirty CrossFire versus SLI performance scaling article that you are reading here today.
I will be using reference cards provided to us by both ATI and NVIDIA for testing. A reference clocked GeForce GTS 450 1GB video card runs about $129.99 online, so a set of these cards will cost you about $260 out the door for an SLI configuration. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB video card can be found for $139.99 online, which makes $280 for a CrossFire multi-GPU setup. Both multi-GPU solutions are within $20 of each other and are clearly the enemies if there was ever such a thing for video cards.
I loaded up ATI Catalyst 10.9 drivers for the ATI Radeon HD 5770 CrossFire setup and then installed the latest ATI CrossFireX application profiles to ensure we had the absolute latest set of profiles installed on our PC. I then did the same on the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 SLI setup with Forceware 260.63 drivers and made sure we installed the latest SLI Profiles.
Since I have already done in-depth reviews on the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 and ATI Radeon HD 5770, I'll let you go back and reference those if you need a background refresher of the cards' clock speeds or architecture. Let's take a look at the test system and go straight to the benchmarks!
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My name is Gary Warner and I am a hodad.
For those who aren't familiar with archaic surfer slanger, a hodad originally was the kind of Southern California guy who greased his hair and wore white T-shirts and cared more about working on his hotrods than hanging 10 at the beach.
That's not me. I grew up in the blow-dry era and drove a yellow Ford Pinto in high school.
But over the years, "hodad" has morphed into a term used to describe people like me who can talk surf, wear surfwear, hang out with surfers — but never get up on a board.
My road to hodad-ness began 20 years ago last month when, as the Orange County Register's military writer, I...


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My girlfriend told me this today and now I am scared to go to her apartment because she tole me this!!!!!
I have three cats and about five months ago I noticed they kept staring at the ceiling at night and meowing. They would do this every night and nothing was there. One evening I was laying in bed with the television on. I was half asleep and all of a sudden I hear a man's voice whisper to me "Liar". The word was crystal clear and so close to me that it was almost as if I could fell his breath. As soon as I heard the word, I felt a pressure on my throat (it didn't feel like a hand, just pressure). I started choking, coughing and couldn't breath. It only lasted about five seconds, but at the time it felt much longer!
What do you think
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Posted 02 January 2013 - 09:46 PM
Posted 07 January 2013 - 03:00 PM
hard to say, it could be something as simple as sleep paralysis/old hag syndrome to a haunting. Unless it happens again, I wouldn't worry to much.
"And now, I make my escape, with my metallic hostage, never to be seen again! Unless I want to be seen! In which case, if I see you, before you see me... look out!" Frank dufense 'O'mally' , red vs blue
Posted 07 January 2013 - 08:57 PM
maybe there was a ghost trying to choke her.
or maybe shes schizophrenic and hearing voices.
i wouldnt think to much of it unless it keeps happening.
or maybe shes schizophrenic and hearing voices.
i wouldnt think to much of it unless it keeps happening.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 06:41 AM
There is nothing more that could be said here.
Right this way to my haunted space.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- Tony Pomerleau, who rose from humble roots to become one of the state's major business figures and a prominent philanthropist, has died at age 100.
Pomerleau died late Thursday at his home in Burlington, said Democratic U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, whose wife, Marcelle Leahy, is Pomerleau's niece.
"We think of his enormous philanthropy in Vermont, his caring about Vermont and people throughout Vermont society," Leahy said in a statement. "We think of the good he has done for others, but in the end we think of a loving member of our family, and while not unexpected, it is a loss that will be felt by all of us over the generations."
The cause of Pomerleau's death wasn't revealed, but Pomerleau had been in declining health. He died surrounded by his family, his son Ernie Pomerleau said in a statement.
"Our dad often said that everything has an expiration date except him," he said. "He was so right, because I know that together, our family and the Vermont community will carry forward his spirit and legacy."
Pomerleau was a Newport schoolboy who went on to develop Vermont's first shopping centers. In 2012, business records showed Pomerleau family properties in 18 Vermont towns and three northern New York communities.
Pomerleau also became known for his charitable giving. For more than 30 years, he sponsored a Christmas party for hundreds of low-income Burlington children. He donated $1 million to recovery projects from Tropical Storm Irene.
He was a major figure in Burlington during the 1970s and 1980s, including when Bernie Sanders was the upstart mayor who became his friend.
"Tony Pomerleau, a friend for over 35 years, was one of the most remarkable human beings that I've ever met," Sanders, an independent U.S. senator who ran for president as a Democrat in 2016, said on Friday. "His love for Vermont and the city of Burlington was contagious, and his incredible generosity helped thousands of families in our state."


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Tick paralysis is a loss of muscle function that results from a
Hard- and soft-bodied female
The paralysis is ascending -- that means it starts in the lower body and moves up. It is similar to that seen in
Children with tick paralysis develop an
Paralysis may cause
The child may also have mild, flu-like symptoms (muscle aches, tiredness).
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The person will have been exposed to ticks in some way. For example, he or she may have been on a recent camping trip, live in a tick-infested area, or have dogs or other animals that can pick up ticks. Often the tick is found only after thoroughly searching the persons hair.
Finding a tick embedded in the skin and noting above symptoms confirms the diagnosis. No other testing is required.
Removing the tick removes the source of the neurotoxin. Recovery is rapid following the removal of the tick.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Full recovery is expected following the removal of the tick.
Possible Complications
When to Contact a Medical Professional
If your child suddenly becomes unsteady or weak, have the child examined promptly. Breathing difficulties require emergency care.
Use insect repellents and protective clothing when out in tick-infested areas. Carefully check the skin after being outside and remove any ticks.
As a rule, if children are discovered to have ticks, it is a good idea to write the information down and keep it for several months. Many tick-borne diseases do not show symptoms immediately, and the incident may be forgotten by the time a child becomes sick with a tick-borne disease.
Diaz JH. Ticks, including tick paralysis. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 297.
Bolgiano EB, Sexton J. Tick-borne illnesses. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosens Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 132.
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The beautiful scenery, hiking and cycling trails.
Friendliness of the people in Overberg.
Marloth Nature Reserve and the Bontebok National park.
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The Overberg region in the Western Cape of South Africa begins after cresting the Hollands-Hottentot Mountains in the west and extends along the southern coast to reach the Riversdale area in the east. It's a vast area consisting of pristine fynbos, wheat fields, livestock farms, apple orchards and spectacular coastline flanked by the Langeberg range of mountains and the warm Indian Ocean.
The word Overberg means Over the Mountain in Dutch and was for many years an obstacle in the path of Dutch expansion. Negotiating the Hollands-Hottentot Mountains was a major problem and it was only after the Sir Lowry's Pass was established in 1830 that the area began to flourish.
Travellers to the Overberg are greeted to rambling green fields with a vast mountain range ever present in the north. Charming towns and interesting road stalls are dotted along the way and the coast is only a short detour off the main highway.
The area lends itself to outdoor recreation, with activities ranging from shark cage diving to hiking, cycling, water sports and lazy beach days. Set aside at least a week to truly enjoy the fabulous attractions this region has to offer.
Top 10 reasons to visit the Overberg
1. The town of Elgin is best known for its apple orchards, however, it has a cosy wine route and is a popular mountain biking destination. Cape Canopy Tours offers a thrilling series of zip line slides, 13 in total and some over 300m in length, through the dramatic Elgin valley.
2. Enjoy a wine tasting on a river boat cruise in Robertson. Aside from the town's popular wine route, Robertson is also a renowned racehorse breeding centre.
3. The De Hoop Nature Reserve gives the visitor an opportunity to explore fynbos through the various hiking trails in the reserve. Highlights are the bat-occupied Windhoek cave, the Cape vulture breeding grounds, animal sightings, remote beaches and swimming in delightful rock pools.
4. Picturesque Bonnievale is popular for its brandy, peaches and cheeses. The town has several interesting road stalls and restaurants to sample the goods. Visit the tiny Myrtle Riggs church, built by her father at her behest before she died at age 7.
5. The Genadendal Moravian Mission Station is the oldest in South Africa and has been beautifully restored. Nelson Mandela visited the station in 1995 and was so affected by its amazing history that he changed the name of the presidential residence in Cape Town to Genadendal.
6. Hermanus is regarded as the world's best land-based whale watching site. Walk the 12km cliff path to view the Southern Right, Bryde's and Humpback whales that regularly frequent the bay.
7. The fishing village of Gansbaai is the country's shark cage diving hub. Daily boat trips take the adventurous to Dyer Island where the great white shark feeds on the resident seal colony.
8. Lovers of architecture and history will appreciate Swellendam, once considered the last outpost of civilisation. The town is the country's 3rd oldest and a sheep farming district. Stop in at the Drostdy, a museum complex depicting life in the 18th and 19th century. The Bontebok National Park is nearby, a reserve that has successfully ensured the continuation of the threatened Bontebok antelope.
9. Named after an 1815 shipwreck, the quaint town of Arniston with its bright fisherman's cottages and craft centre is a worthwhile stop. Check out Waenhuiskrans cave, a large cavern accessible at low tide and capable of housing a wagon and span of oxen, thus the name.
10. Visitors flock to Cape Agulhas to stand at the most southerly point of Africa and where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean. Many a ship has come to grief here on the shallow bank stretching 250km out to sea. Visit the lighthouse and an old wreck, still visible on the beach.
If based on the western half of the Overberg region, the Cape Town International Airport is anything between 55km and 255km away. If in the eastern section, George Airport is between 100km and 190km for domestic flights to Cape Town International. Car rental agencies are located in all major towns and cities, otherwise order a vehicle online and collect at a convenient location. The area is best travelled using a hired vehicle.
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The Langeberg range of mountains runs parallel with the coastline for approximately 250km and divides the Overberg from the open plains of the interior. Four passes cross the mountains at various points, the most scenic being the Tradouws Pass near Barrydale.
Cape Agulhas was possibly given the name by early Portuguese mariners who found that their compass needles (agulhas in Portuguese) showed no magnetic deviation from true north.
The Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve extending from Rooi Els to Kleinmond is a UNESCO heritage site.
Guest Farms could very well be the most idyllic South African form of accommodation. If you are out in the country you should definitely consider staying at a Guest Farm. From romantic getaways to a family holiday, they are perfect. They can range from absolutely luxurious to comfortable and you could easily find one that suits your budget. If you have children they will easily be occupied by the animals and nature that surround. They are often well staffed with a restaurant on the premises and well situated amongst various nature activities. Heading into the country? Have a look at our Guest Farms listing on Accommodirect.
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When a new baby is born there is a rush of excitement and relief for the parents, and a cry from the baby who somehow seems reluctant to relinquish his unborn status. As the newborn goes through the transition from life in the womb to life in this world there are many adjustments that have to be made. The doctors and nurses must watch the baby carefully to see if he needs medical intervention to help him through this special time.
Here is an overview of what happens in the delivery room and nursery to help new parents understand what is happening with the baby in the first few minutes, hours and days of life.
The APGAR score
A - Appearance - skin color
0 = blue or pale all over, 1 = mostly pink, 2 = pink all over
P - Pulse rate / beats per minute
0 = 0, 1 = less than 100, 2 = more than 100
G - Grimace - also call reflex irritability
0 = no reaction, 1 = grimace or weak cry when stimulated, 2 = crying loudly when stimulated
A - Activity - the muscle tone of the baby
0 = totally floppy, 1 = some flexion, 2 = flexed arms and legs that resist when pulled
R - Respiration
0 = absent, 1 = weak or gasping, 2 = strong, lusty cry
The APGAR score is a quick assessment of the baby at one minute and five minutes of life. The purpose of the score is to alert the staff if a baby is in need of medical attention. Each of the criteria is given a score of 0, 1 or 2. Then the five scores are added up. If the baby's total score is between 7 and 10 at five minutes he is probably ready to be sent to the regular nursery. A very low score means that the baby needs help - such as stimulation, oxygen, or respiratory assistance.
The APGAR score does not usually predict the future health of the baby. The only exception is if the score is persistently below 5 as late as 10 minutes after the birth. This indicates serious problems that need intensive care.
The baby is often given to the parents to hold within the first few minutes after birth. This early initial contact fosters "bonding"- encouraging the feeling of love and caring towards the baby. Most centers try to give the parents at least 30 minutes with the baby before taking the infant away to the nursery.
Nursing in the delivery room
For a breastfeeding mother, nursing a baby right after the birth generally helps to avoid the problem of nipple confusion. The baby remembers how to nurse even if he is given bottles after that.
in the Nursery ICU.
In the regular nursery, the nurses and doctors take note when a baby passes his first bowel movement with meconium. This should happen in the first day of life.
Urine Output and "Brick Dust"
The baby usually urinates soon after birth and periodically after that. The nurses keep track of wet diapers. If the baby does not produce urine in the first hours of life it may be a sign of a problem in the urinary tract. The first day of life the baby has very little intake of fluid so the urine is scanty and dark in color. It is not uncommon for the urine to have an orange tinge on the diaper. This brick dust is caused by urate crystals in the urine. It usually clears up when the baby takes in more fluids and when the mother's milk supply comes in.
Assessing the Baby's Sucking
It is very important for the baby to have a strong suck in order to be cleared to go home. The nursing mother can easily notice that the baby is sucking adequately. Sometimes there are problems with "latching on". If the baby cannot get a good grasp of the nipple when nursing, the mother should request assistance from the hospital lactation consultant. This problem must be dealt with right away to ensure that the baby gets enough milk. If the baby is bottle feeding the mother can note how well the baby is sucking and how much he is taking in.
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There's something about the figure "$100,000" that just has a magical ring to it. Since the 1980s, a $100,000 income has been a benchmark of financial success. It used to buy a nice house in a posh neighborhood, two cars in the driveway, family vacations, college tuition for the kids and a fair level of luxuries.
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Only about 20% of American households even break the six-figure mark, according to Census Bureau data, but while many Americans still see that number as a prized income, it doesn't necessarily roll out the red carpet anymore. Due to the rising costs of food, energy, college tuition, health insurance and the growing "necessities" of a middle-class life, a $100,000 salary in some parts of the country covers little more than the essentials.
A six-figure salary is still a great income, but the quality of life it provides is highly dependent on geography, family size and lifestyle. Making a six-figure salary as a single person in Houston is drastically different from raising a family of four on $100,000 in Boston.
Here are five reasons why that prized income no longer buys the high-end lifestyle it once did.
The inflation rate was 3.2% in 2011 and 2.1% in 2012. That's significantly lower than sky-high inflation rates of the '70s and '80s, but gas, food prices, college tuition and the cost of health care have taken the biggest bites out of six-figure incomes. The latter two, plus the cost of housing, have risen faster than the rate of inflation over the past decade.
"Everyone spent money on these things 30 years ago, but they're spending a higher percentage of their income on it now, especially housing, health care and tuition," says Mari Adam of Adam Financial Associates in Boca Raton, Fla.
While the cost of everything has gone up, Americans still equate the "six-figure" milestone to wealth and prosperity. But according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, for a person to have the same purchasing power in 2012 as a $100,000 income earner in 1980 did, he or she would need to earn nearly $279,000.
"If $100,000 income doesn't even buy half of what it once did, it makes you wonder about people living on the median income (of $50,502)," says Adam. "It underlines the fact that times are getting tougher for everyone."
Stagnant wage growth
While inflation is a real factor in any economic environment, it has been a bigger problem in recent years because wages have not kept up. According to the BLS, for the fiscal year that ended in December 2012, wages and salaries grew an average of 1.7%, while during that same period, consumer prices rose 1.7%. From 2000 to 2010, real incomes fell 7%. When the newest numbers are released, they're expected to reveal an even further plummet in real incomes.
"We haven't had real wage growth, and with inflation, Americans are not making much more than they were 20 years ago. Some may even be making less," says Adam.
According to 2011 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, only 21% of households had an income of $100,000 or more. Adam Koos of Libertas Wealth Management Group near Columbus, Ohio, says members of most households would see a boost in their quality of life by hitting the six-figure benchmark, but they might be surprised to see it doesn't necessarily make them high rollers.
When the term started being thrown around in the '80s, a $100,000-earner might have lived in an elaborate home with a BMW in the driveway. Nowadays, he or she is more likely to live in a 1,500-square-foot house and drive a 7-year-old Toyota.
"Back in the '80s when we were kids, we all looked up to a six-figure income and thought it was huge. People still look up to that and think they're going to be 'rich,' but it's just not the case," says Koos.
Where a person lives has a tremendous impact on how far a $100,000 income will go. Living on that salary in Texas or Mississippi is dramatically different from living on it in New York or Boston. Roy Laux, president of Synergy Financial Services in McKeesport, Pa., says it's an unavoidable factor that the cost of one's mortgage or rent can make or break that six-figure income.
"Geography is huge. If you're in an area where housing has been historically high, it's just going to take a large portion of that income," says Laux.
The Cost of Living Index compares the cost of housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care and miscellaneous goods. According to Bankrate's cost of living comparison calculator, you'd need to earn about $151,000 in Boston to have the equivalent of $100,000 in Houston. And if you were living on $100,000 per year in Memphis, Tenn., you'd have to earn roughly a whopping $268,000 to maintain the same standard of living in parts of New York City. While salaries are often higher in cities with higher costs of living, they don't always match up to provide the same quality of life.
"When you live in these high-cost metro areas, it just gets increasingly difficult to do with any income. When more of your money is going to housing, you've got less left over for savings and other expenses," says Adam.
Household size and the number of children in the home also have a large impact on the power of a $100,000 income. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the cost to raise a child from birth to age 18 for a middle-income, two-parent family is $234,900. That's up nearly 40% from 10 years ago and doesn't even include college.
In recent years, college tuition costs, which have been growing faster than the rate of inflation for more than two decades, are rising even quicker. According to the College Board's annual Trends in College Pricing report from 2011, the average cost of tuition at a four-year public university has grown in current dollars from $3,508 in 2000 to $8,200 in 2011. That's more than 10% per year, which is almost three times the average inflation rate of 3.4% between 1914 and 2012.
"The reality is that college tuition exceeds mortgage payments for a lot of people. If you've got two kids and have college costs, you're probably not going to feel rich on a $100,000 income," says Joe Pitzl, director of financial planning at Intelligent Financial Services.
Families are also being hit hard by the cost of health insurance. The Kaiser Family Foundation, which tracks the costs of health insurance, found in 2011 that insurance costs had increased by a whopping 134% since 2000. The total cost of health insurance now averages $5,429 per year for individuals and $15,079 for families.
No matter how much he or she makes, anyone who lives beyond his or her means is going to feel financially pinched. While conspicuous consumption and blatant overspending is a problem, even those who try to keep an eye on their budget spend a large portion of their income on what financial advisers call "lifestyle inflation." Koos says these are things that may not be necessities but are considered such at a certain income level. Many middle-class citizens now see cable, smartphones, tablet computers, multiple televisions, Blu-ray players and gym memberships as "essential."
"There's almost a sense of entitlement that we need all of these things. Maybe we do, maybe we don't, but we're just at a point in time where we consider them necessities," says Koos.
All of these subscriptions, bills and products can easily add up to more than $5,000 for a family of four. Adam says that technology and those expectations lead to higher consumption and spending for households in all income levels.
"It's a big problem we see as planners. People expect more out of life than they did 20 years ago, and the cost of those things is rising, so it's a double whammy," says Adam.
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Michal Meron is an Israeli artist based out of the city of Jaffa in central Israel who creates unique artwork inspired by biblical themes and Jewish history. Michal was educated in Israel at the Tel Hai Art College and also in Vienna, Austria. Her most recent work is a series called "The Illustrated Torah" that presents all of the Torah Portions in illustrated form. If you are looking for a Bar Mitzvah gift that can be held onto for an eternity, consider a Michal Meron painting.
Michal Meron's artwork is based on interpretations of Jewish literature, specifically that of the Bible and Jewish history. Recently, Michal was commissioned to paint a series of illustrations that depict European Jewish communities during the festivals. These unique paintings feature communities such as the Dutch community in Amsterdam and the Italian Communities in Rome and Venice. These paintings appear in bright colors and present the Jewish communities in a unique light.
Are you looking for a unique Bar Mitzvah gift? Consider one of Michal Meron's paintings that present the Torah Portion in bright colors. These paintings are brightly colored and feature the most important sections of the weekly Torah Portion with Hebrew and English captions. For an unique alternative, consider one of the Six Days of Creation paintings that present the creation of the different days of creation with Jewish symbols, Hebrew text, Kabbalistic symbols and even some mathematic equations. You can even personalize the gift with a dedication; contact our customer service representatives for more information.
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She joined sophomore pitcher Whitney Kiihnl on the All-Tournament Team.
Sirus dominated the tournament offensively. She slammed five home runs, one in each game. To put that into perspective the other five teams in the tournament only had six home runs combined. As a team the Lady Bisons led with nine.
"When she gets in the zone she is as good a hitter as I have seen," Lady Bisons coach Kristin Ryman said. "She was like that at the beginning of the year when she was just hammering the ball.
"She hits well with power to all fields. I don't think anyone wanted to throw to her after the first couple of games. She usually got the big home runs early in games."
Sirus was second in batting with a .625 average (10-for-15). She led the tournament in home runs, runs scored (seven), hits (10), total bases (26) and runs batted in (14).
"Kellie is extremely confident at the plate," Ryman said. "When she doesn't appear nervous that confidence carries over to our other girls. They feed off of that.
"She was extremely confident the entire week. Her mentality at the plate helps some of our younger power hitters in the middle of the order and some of the younger girls in general."
It is almost a cliché, but Sirus is truly peaking at the right time of the season. She leads the conference in home runs overall with 17. She is also first in RBI (55), runs scored (54) and slugging percentage (.790). She is third in on base percentage (.467) and fourth in batting average (.358).
"This really started on senior night against Middle Tennessee State University," Sirus said. "I was hitting the ball and seeing the ball really well. It gave me some leverage and confidence again.
"I was seeing the ball well. I was feeling it. I was ready to hit every pitch they threw as hard as I could. I just tried to look for good pitches and take my hacks at them. "
There are no official A-Sun Conference Tournament records to compare the performance by Sirus with past years.
Sirus was selected in preseason by the Atlantic Sun coaches to be the conference player of the year. Kiihnl won that award.
"Every player has a downhill time," Sirus said of her midseason problems at the plate due to a wrist injury after starting out the season as one of the hottest hitters in the league. "I knew my time was coming to be back on top. It came at a really good time in the conference tournament.
"The preseason player of the year is nothing. It is all about the conference tournament and winning it. That is what we came to do."
Kiihnl led with 38 strikeouts in 24.1 innings. She was 3-1 in the tournament. She also posted an earned run average of .86, second best in the tournament.
The Lady Bisons led the tournament in batting with a .373 average and also were first in pitching with a staff earned run average of .87.
Several other Lady Bisons also put in strong tournament performances.
Junior Mackenzie Tucker and sophomore Mollie Mitchell tied for second in runs scored with five. Lauren Dortwegt tied for third with four.
Mitchell was also second in RBI with five, home runs with two and total bases with 12.
Courtney Billington, Dortwegt and Tucker tied for second in hits with six each.
Dortwegt tied for first in stolen bases with two in two attempts.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West decided nothing would go between their new daughter North West, because the kid doesn't have a middle name ... this according to the birth certificate obtained by TMZ.
The birth certificate was signed only by Kim and gives the time of birth 5:34 AM June 15th. It was filed in L.A. County.
We broke the story -- the baby was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood. The baby was born 5 weeks early and weighed in just shy of 5 lbs.


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Buckeye Pie Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #18
Do you know what Buckeyes are? Besides being a poisonous nut and the mascot of the Ohio State University, they are also delicious little candies made of chocolate and peanut butter. Well, Stephanie takes the Buckeye tradition up a notch here with her Buckeye pie. Read on for more peanut butter, chocolate, and decadent pie.
Where is this recipe from? I designed this recipe to make a pie version of a candy many Ohioans have either made, or at least had, and of course, in honor of our precious Ohio State University Buckeyes football team.
Why is this the BEST pie recipe you've got? Buckeye candies are a staple at any Ohio State football game watch party, I wanted to turn the candies into a refreshing cool pie that would cool our palates after eating spicy foods on game days. Buckeye pie takes peanut butter pie up a notch to make a great dessert for any occasion.
Buckeye Pie
1 recipe Single-Crust Foolproof Pie Dough, baked and cooled
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Chocolate Coating
3-4 oz. milk chocolate, or 1/2 cup good quality chocolate chips (I use Malley's Chocolate, Cleveland, OH)
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 cup marshmallow creme (Fluff)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy cream, chilled
Pinch salt
8 Buckeye candies (I used Malley's Chocolates Buckeyes)
Variations: melted chocolate and/or peanut butter drizzled, or chocolate shavings sprinkled, on top of chilled pie
For the coating: Melt chocolate and heavy cream in microwave safe bowl for 30-50 seconds on high until almost melted. Stir until all chocolate is melted and blended with cream. Pour over cooled pie crust and swirl pan to coat the bottom and up the sides of pie crust. Refrigerate crust until chocolate is set, 20 to 25 minutes.
For the filling: Mix all of the filling ingredients together with an electric or stand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy with no remaining streaks of cream cheese, or peanut butter, about 3 minutes. Scraping down the bowl as necessary.
Spread the filling evenly over the cooled chocolate layer in the chilled pie crust. Refrigerate the pie until chilled and set, about 2 hours. Before serving, place buckeye candies on pie, one for each slice (or use one of the topping variations above).
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JOHNSON CITY (Jan. 4, 2011) – The ETSU men's basketball team found the perfect way to ease the mourning heart of its head coach Murry Bartow.
Give him a win over USC Upstate.
Bartow, whose legendary coaching father Gene Bartow passed away on Tuesday evening after a nearly three-year battle with cancer, looked on as his Buccaneers raced out to an 18-point halftime lead and then finished off an 88-73 victory over the Spartans in Atlantic Sun Conference action Wednesday evening inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
"Today was difficult and the last 24 hours were tough with the news about my dad," said Bartow, whose team improved to 6-7 overall, 1-2 in A-Sun play. "But I was proud of my guys and the way they came out ready to play. We had a lot riding on this game already because we started the year 0-2 in our conference, and then my dad passing away just added even more motivational factors.
"Honestly, I would have been shocked if we had lost considering all of that."
The Bucs certainly did respond to the circumstances, shooting 56 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3-point range, while forcing Upstate into 24 turnovers off of 12 steals. ETSU also placed six players in double figures, with junior guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) leading the way with a season high 20 points and senior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) netting 18 points and dishing out four assists.
ETSU also got a career high 14 points to go with six rebounds from junior forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.), while junior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) added 11 points, and senior guard Tommy Hubbard (Boston) and junior guard Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.) both scored 10.
In the first half, the Bucs relied on their aggressive, trapping full-court defense to force 16 turnovers by the Spartans and race out to a 29-11 lead over the first 12 minutes of action, ultimately leading 39-21 at the break. The Bucs shot a strong 50 percent from the field and 3-point line, while holding Upstate to 35 percent from the field and 20 percent from long range.
Cooley led the way for the Bucs in the first half, netting a team-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting. ETSU also picked up eight steals and dominated the glass 18-13.
In the second half, both teams turned on the offensive firepower and netted a combined 101 points (52-49 in favor of Upstate). However, the Spartans could get no closer than 13 points. Upstate got a game-high 29 points from forward Torrey Craig to lead their attack.
However, for the game the Spartans shot 42 percent from the floor and just 35 percent from 3-point range. The Bucs held a 44-26 advantage on points in the paint.
ETSU will continue with A-Sun action on Saturday, taking on Mercer at 4 p.m. inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. For more on ETSU men's hoops throughout the 2011-12 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
Gene Bartow Funeral Arrangements
The Bartow family will be receiving friends at Bartow Arena on the UAB campus from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at the Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church, with burial services to follow.
Memorial gifts can be made to the Gene Bartow Fund of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center in Birmingham, Ala.


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In 1962, science fiction author Philip K. Dick published The Man in the High Castle, an "alternative history" novel set in a world where Roosevelt was assassinated in 1933 and where the Allies lost the second world war to the Axis. The novel gripped audiences because of the terrifyingly real "what if?" scenario where major changes in history were brought about by seemingly small events. The familiar backdrop of shared history between the novel and the real world drew readers into the narrative and made the changes that much more frightening.
In some ways, comparing the DNA sequence between related organisms is like reading alternative history novels. The hypothesis of common ancestry between similar organisms makes a very straightforward prediction about their genomes: it simply predicts that they were once the same genome, in the same ancestral species. This hypothesis also predicts that these two genomes, having gone their separate ways in the diverged species, will have accumulated changes once they separated. Like an alternative history, each genome has the same backstory, and then a history independent from the other after the point of separation.
What this implies for species related through common ancestry is that their genomes should be similar. For example, researchers have now sequenced the complete genomes of twelve sister species of Drosophila flies, including the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. As you might expect, these species have similar genomes to one another. Species with the most similar genes are thought to have shared a common ancestor more recently; species with less similar genes are thought to have shared an ancestor less recently. These findings at the gene level also matched nicely with similarity of their physical characteristics.
Having the complete genome sequence of all twelve allowed researchers to compare syntenybetween them. "Synteny" is the scientific term for finding the same genes in the same order in two different species. (The higher the synteny, the more genes are in the same order).
Drosophila species have about 14,000 genes lined up "single file" along their chromosomes. Below is the representation of a tiny portion of a chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. Each number corresponds to a different gene. Notice that genes, 2799, 2807, 2808, and 2828 (and others which are noted only by the ellipsis) make up a syntenic block, Similarly the genes on the right (along with others not shown) also make up a syntenic block.
Now, here are these genes in a sister species, Drosophila ananassae:
Compare the gene order of the two sister species. Can you figure out what has happened to disrupt the block of genes 2799, 2807, 2808, and 2828—genes which exist side by side in melanogaster?
Here's a little hint:
Got it? There were two simultaneous breaks at some point in history so that 2799, 2807, 2808, and 2828 are no longer syntenic. Nor is the other block syntenic any more. Notice that in ananassae the same genes are present but they are in an inverted order. Two syntenic blocks have been broken up. We know exactly how it happened.
Now imagine analyzing this for all twelve species and—in each case—examining all 14,000 (or so) genes. The position of every chromosome break in the time since the 12 species had a common ancestor has been mapped out. 40 million years of history1 has been all laid out showing the set of disruptions of the single file order in which the genes are stored. We even know about how often those disruptions occur in a lineage: breaks, like the two described above, take place about once every 200,000 years. This rate has been fairly constant in the approximately 40 million year history of these twelve lineages. Species that diverged only recently (judged by an independent mechanism) have only a small number of breaks and a large amount of synteny, On the other hand, species which diverged longer ago (again, as judged by an independent mechanism), have a much larger number of breaks and a smaller degree of synteny.
From the theological point of view, most would have little concern with this data. We have been discussing fly species. This—in the mind of most, after all—is just divergence within the fly "kind."
The story, however, doesn't end there. At the same time that this was happening in flies, it was also happening in much larger organisms.
Like primates, for example.
18 million years ago, there were no humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, or gibbons on earth. Their last common ancestral species, however, was here.
Just like for flies, we can trace the changes in the single-file-order of the genes for this lineage as well. Let's examine human chromosome #1 and compare it to the order of genes in the gibbon with whom we share that common ancestor of almost 20 million years ago.
The figure above shows human chromosome #1. The dark boxes within the chromosome are "geographical markers," which need not concern us here. This chromosome has about 4,200 of our 21,000 (or so) genes. The gibbon has almost the same gene complement. Note, however, that there have been two inversions (the dotted lines, above) in that time. Also note that there has been some other shuffling. The genes at the left end of human chromosome #1 (about 250 or so) exist as a contiguous block in chromosome 5 in the gibbon. Similarly, if we consider the genes just a little further to the right, the next block of about 200 genes is found as a syntenic block on chromosome 9 in the gibbon…and so on. Clearly there has been some shuffling, but not a lot. Just like forDrosophila, the syntenic blocks are still largely in place.
The complete sequencing of the human and chimpanzee genomes has allowed scientists to do the same comparison with our most closely related living species. It is only about 6 million years since the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees lived on earth. Since then, as with closely related species of Drosophila, there have been changes in synteny, but not a lot. There have been several large inversions that have been precisely mapped and many small inversions where only a few genes have been flipped. Not unexpectedly, there is even one case of shuffling between chromosomes: some genes that existed as two contiguous blocks in the common ancestor 6 million years ago, have become joined into one block in humans—the now-somewhat-famous chromosome #2.
This chromosome is made up of two blocks of genes joined together that are on totally separate chromosomes in chimpanzees and gorillas (see below). The fact that human chromosome #2 matches two ape chromosomes suggests that it resulted from a fusion between two smaller chromosomes like the ones we see as separate chromosomes in apes. This prediction was confirmed by DNA sequencing: we see all the chromosomal markers we would expect from a fusion event, and this evidence is now fairly well-known among followers of the creation/evolution discussion.
What makes shared synteny for humans and chimpanzees challenging from an anti-common descent viewpoint is that there is no good biological reason to find the same genes in the same order in unrelated organisms, and every good reason to expect very different gene orders. In fruit flies, for example, the more distantly-related species have quite different gene orders and chromosome structures, yet they all are healthy, robust species. In order words, many different gene orders can get the basic biology of being a fly done. Similarly, in mammals, many different gene arrangements can be found, sometimes even within species. In humans, many chromosome rearrangements are known that do not produce disease. Some anti-evolutionary groups claim that if human chromosome #2 was indeed the result of a fusion event, that this would have caused disease or fertility problems. This is not the case: tip-to-tip chromosome fusions do not necessarily cause defects or reduce fertility. For example, many different "races" of mice with different chromosomal arrangements are known, including examples with multiple tip-to-tip fusions like human chromosome #2. Many of these "races" of mice remain fully fertile when crossed with "normal" mice. Populations of mice with very different chromosome arrangements have also been shown to arise very rapidly in nature.
In summary, should God have wished to avoid the appearance of common ancestry between humans and chimpanzees, there seem to have been many gene orders and chromosome structures available to Him to use for either species. Indeed, we see more dissimilar orders and structures in many groups of species whose common ancestry is not controversial even for Young-Earth Creationists. Yet what we see in humans and chimpanzees are genomes that immediately give the impression of being slightly modified versions of the same genome. This pattern of genome organization similarity also fits with other independent lines of evidence (such as DNA sequence similarity and comparative anatomy) for arranging species into groups of relatedness (phylogenies) While this pattern makes perfect sense in light of common ancestry and acts as an important independent test of phylogenies, it continues to puzzle those who attempt to explain life apart from evolution.
In an upcoming post, we'll explore how shared synteny allows researchers to predict where to find another feature of the human and chimpanzee genomes: shared pseudogenes.


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We are always curious to see how interior designers decorate and design their own houses, and these days, we're getting to see more of them (thanks, Internet!). Erika Powell of Urban Grace Interiors has a traditional style that feels young and fresh. And she recently upgraded her (refreshingly modest) kitchen without spending a fortune. That cool, grey-green paint color? Actually named Rosemary.
Let's start with the antique table-as-breakfast bar. As you can see from the floorplan below, there's a door that made a counter overhand impossible. But Erika explains that the door isn't essential (they never use it), so she wasn't opposed to blocking it. Instead of re-doing her countertops or buying a big slab of granite, she simply searched for a tall table that fit the space and threw some bar stools under it, creating an infinitely usable space out of an awkward one.
The other changes were mostly cosmetic. She replaced the cabinets on one wall with open shelving, tore off a granite backsplash and put up wood paneling, and had the fronts of her cabinet doors professionally repainted. The color is Rosemary by Sherwin Williams. So pretty.
We also want to note how much we love the roman shades. We sometimes forget about window treatments in a kitchen; it seems such a utilitarian room compared to the rest of the house. But the colorful fabric makes the whole room feel pulled together—decorated, but not fussy.
This is just a fresh, approachable kitchen we'd love to cook in. And by the way, Erika was just named one of the 20 New Traditional Designers by Trad Home, the new online magazine from Traditional Home and Lonny.
Visit Erika's blog to see (LOTS) more pictures (like the antique locker in the pantry, which is awesome):
• Kitchen Intervention, Before & During
• Kitchen Intervention, After
• Kitchen Intervention, all the DETAILS
And here's a link to her professional site: Urban Grace Interiors, based in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
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– Playing only to earn the right to force a winner-take-all game seven of the 2014 NCAA Tucson Regional, the LSU softball team scored five runs on eight hits and starting pitcher Baylee Corbello held the powerful Arizona offense to just one run on three hits to defeat the Wildcats 5-1 Sunday afternoon at Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium.
The Tigers (38-23) scored in four straight innings from the third to the sixth and held off multiple Arizona (43-14) rallies throughout the game to hold on for the victory and force the "if" game later in the afternoon in Tucson.
"A lot of credit to Arizona and their team throughout this weekend, and credit to my guys for battling through everything they had to this weekend," head coach Beth Torina said. "We've done some unbelievable things this year, and I know the future is bright with this group."
Bianka Bell went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored and started the scoring for LSU with her 14th home run of the season in the bottom of the third as the Tigers never looked back from there. Bailey Landry continued to have an outstanding regional going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Sahvanna Jaquish extended her program single-season record home run total to 16 as she went 1-for-3 with an RBI and run scored, while A.J. Andrews went 1-for-3 with an RBI and run scored and 38th stolen base of the season. Allison Falcon and Constance Quinn had the other two hits for LSU in the game.
Corbello improved to 19-9 on the season after striking out four and walking nine, but the Tiger defense had her back and held the Wildcats down for much of the game on 138 total pitches.
"To throw a freshman in a spot like we did today is something we haven't needed from her this season, but she stepped up and came through for us to help get us this far," Torina said. "She threw maybe 500 pitches this weekend alone, and she went out there and battled and gave us everything she had."
After nearly completing the comeback against the same pitcher yesterday, LSU got to Arizona starter Estella Pinon who fell to 19-8 after allowing all five runs on eight hits with seven walks and two strikeouts.
Arizona earned a walk to open the game, as a sacrifice bunt pushed the runner to second for the first out. After a leaping grab by Jaquish in foul territory for the second, a wild pitch advanced the runner to third to put some pressure on the Tigers. Another walk put runners at the corners for the Wildcats, but an outstanding throw from short on a grounder to Bell kept the run from crossing to keep the game scoreless.
Andrews earned the game's first hit with a sharp single off of the glove of the shortstop to take first. Landry did enough to put down a bunt single to take first, but Andrews tried to catch the Arizona defense sleeping and motored through second and tried to make her way to third but was thrown out. After a foul out, Bell was walked to put two on for LSU, but a grounder to short ended the inning.
With two outs in the bottom of the third inning, Bell took a first-pitch ball and wouldn't need much more than that as she pounced on the next and sent it to the bleachers in left for the third time on the weekend to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
After an out on a bunt attempt, Falcon hit a looping single down the left field line to reach first. Quinn followed up with a single up the middle to put two on for LSU, as Alayna Falcon came on to pinch hit and drew a walk to load the bases, with Blades coming back in to run at first after the play. With the defense playing tight for Andrews, she hit a slow chopper to first for the out, but allowed Allison Falcon to score to make it 2-0 Tigers.
Back-to-back walks put two on for the Wildcats in the top of the fifth inning right after the Tigers had gone up two, but an fly ball out to Andrews in center was the first out of the frame. A highlight-reel play was the inning-ending one as well as a soft liner that went off of Wray's glove at third found its way to Bell who threw out the lead runner at second to get LSU out of the jam with the lead intact.
Looking for an insurance run, LSU got it in the form of a towering-high shot from Jaquish that sailed and sailed until it eventually went over the fence for the solo home run, her third of the regional as well, to give LSU a 3-0 lead after five complete innings.
With two outs after a grounder and a strikeout, a walk and two infield singles loaded the bases for the Wildcats, as a wild pitch brought in one run for Arizona and advanced the other two runners to the next base. Another walk juiced the bases, but fortunately a grounder to Bell at short ended the inning to close the door on Arizona to hold on to a 3-1 lead.
After back-to-back strikeouts, Andrews got hit on the hand to take first for LSU. After stealing second, Landry drilled one down the left field line as Andrews rounded third and beat the tag home to score to make it 4-1 LSU, with Landry moving to second on the throw to the plate. Simone Heyward came in to pinch run as Jaquish earned a walk to put two back on for the Tigers, and on the next play Bell went deep into the count and beat out an infield single as Heyward came in to score from second with Jaquish moving to second to make it a 5-1 ballgame.
Tucson Regional Final (Game 7): Arizona 13, LSU 5 (5 Innings)
With the deck stacked firmly against them, and needing to win two games to continue its season, the LSU softball team put it all on the line in the second game of Championship Sunday, but the home standing Arizona Wildcats scored multiple runs in every inning, including scoring four in the bottom of the fourth to defeat the Tigers 11-5 in five innings Sunday evening in Tucson.
After holding on and taking the first game to send it to the seventh game of this regional, LSU (38-24) saw the Wildcats (44-14) go up five after two innings before getting a two run and solo home run in the third, but the team would only get two more runs after that to have a bit of life as the Wildcats scored two more in the third and four in the fourth, with a two-run home run ending the game in the bottom of the fifth.
"We knew they were an offense capable of scoring a lot of runs at any point in time, and that's what makes them so tough to pitch to," head coach Beth Torina said. "We left some pitches over the plate that they took advantage of so you have to credit them for swinging the bats as well as they did today."
The Tigers were held to just six hits in the game, led by Sahvanna Jaquish who hit her 17th home run of the season to go 1-for-2 with two RBI and a runs scored, while Tammy Wray hit her sixth home run of the year and went 1-for-2 with an RBI and run scored. Sandra Simmons hit her 11th double of the season and drove in two in going 1-for-1 with a walk.
"When you look at the young hitters we have on this team in Sahvanna, Bailey and the rest, and what this group has been able to do offensively this season, it makes you excited to see what the future will hold for them," Torina said.
Kelsee Selman, who helped keep the season alive with a win on Saturday was tagged with the loss on Sunday after allowing three runs on four hits in just 0.2 innings of work to fall to 6-3 on the season. Baylee Corbello, who pitched close to 500 pitches in the weekend as a whole came in an fought valiantly, pitching the final 3.1 innings and gave up 10 runs on 10 hits with seven walks and two strikeouts in relief.
Arizona showed the offense that got it to this point in the year, exploding for 13 runs on 14 hits, as Mo Mercado went 4-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored, while Hallie Wilson went 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored. Starting pitcher Shelby Babcock pitched all five innings allowing all five runs on six hits with four walks and five strikeouts.
After LSU earned the game's first hit in the top of the first, Arizona did one better in their half of the inning as Wilson came back and launched one over the fence in left center for the first run of the game to put the Wildcats up 1-0. They scored another after a single, walk and single down the left field line to make it 2-0. It went to a three-score game after another single in the infield allowed another runner to score.
In the top of the second, Bell opened with a single up the middle, with Wray earning a walk to put two on for the Tigers. Simmons sacrificed the two into scoring position with a bunt, but a looking strikeout put two outs on the board. Quinn got hit to load the bases for the Tigers, but a liner to short ended the threat for LSU in the frame.
A bunt single in the opening at-bat caught LSU off guard to open the bottom of the second, with a walk putting two on for the Wildcats. However, LSU turned a 6-4-3 double play to put two outs on the board, but with a runner at third, another walk put runners at the corners and it proved costly as a double down the left field line scored one and an infield single scoring another to make it 5-0 Arizona after two innings.
After a ground out for the first of the third inning, Landry singled through the middle of the infield to reach first. After fouling off pitch after pitch, for the second time on the day Jaquish hit a towering shot that carried far enough to clear the fence for the two run shot to make it 5-2. After a grounder to short for the second out, Wray came through and drilled one down the left field line for the solo bomb to make it 5-3.
After cutting the deficit to just two runs, the Tigers got the first two outs with a foul out and a strikeout and was looking to get out of the inning and continue to rally, but that idea came to a screeching halt after a walk put one on for the Wildcats and was followed by a two-run home run from Kelsey Rodriguez to make it a 7-3 game.
Arizona came back and got four runs on three hits to take an 11-3 lead over LSU in the bottom of the fourth inning.
After a ground ball out, Jaquish drew a walk with Alex Boulet coming in to pinch run for LSU to keep the game going. Bell followed up with a walk of her own to put two on for the Tigers, with a swinging strikeout putting LSU's season on the brink. Down to her and the team's final strike, Simmons fired a double to dead center to drive in both to make it 11-5 and stave off elimination for at least a little while longer.
A walk to the opening batter opened the bottom half of the fifth inning, with a pinch runner coming on at first, but the game ended in the next at-bat as Mercado ended the game with a two-run shot to make it 13-5.
"Coming to a place like this and seeing the tradition they have here makes you want to work harder to achieve the level of success they've had," Torina said. "We came here wanting to win, and if the best thing people can say is that we played our hearts out and gave it everything we had, then that means we've put everything on the line and I hope our players understand the things they did here should make them proud for years to come."


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Posted: Sun 26 Aug 2012, 22:41
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Will Puppy run on a CX-01 "Android Cloud Stick"?
In the next week or so I will have a CX-01 "Android Cloud Stick". I would vastly prefer that it not run Android! (I will at some point be buying an HDMI->VGA adapter off eBay, as I don't fancy being restricted to a rather large and inconveniently-placed television for my display.)
I would love it if Puppy could run on that little doohickey. I can say that it's got a Telechips TCC8925 SoC with a Mali-400 graphics processor inside. More info here -->
There is an open-source "Lima" driver for the Mali-400, but I don't believe it has been made to work on that particular SoC yet. The files are at
The primary problems I would face here, are that my Internet connection is pathetically slow (Verizon 3g that runs at about the speed of a Motorola DYNAtac from the 80s
) and that I am by nature horrible at programming.
My experience so far is almost exclusively in an archaic form of the BASIC language. (Remember the QBASIC that shipped with Windows 3.1? Yeah, it's that one.) I tried to take C++ in college (twice!) but was doomed because I got a prof who taught by comparing the language at hand to Java -- which I never learned, nor had interest in learning. I barely passed the course each time.
I can do it if someone baby-steps me through it, and if the Internet problem can be avoided. If there is a version of Woof2 that I can get, that does not need to download packages (perhaps it can be downloaded *with* the packages) or if Igu's roar-ng could be made to work... then perhaps this is possible.
I'm willing to try. Will you folks help me?
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Disappointed at the lack of replies here.
click here
. He had his reasons, and they were pretty good.
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Not happy you posting my pic again....Chris.
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Posted: Tue 28 Aug 2012, 22:25
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Over ninety people have viewed this, so I think that means we don't know.
I've done some research and there seems to be a lack of information on this device.
I don't mean that there's a shortage of web-presence; just a shortage of
data that would help us in dealing with your query.
The information is probably there, it just doesn't appear on a regular search, and we have not been deeply motivated to dig more deeply.
This doesn't mean we don't care about your situation; it means that the phone keeps ringing, salesman keep trying to sell us siding and the rival cable company is at the door telling us they have saved our neighbor 'real money.'
I for one would like to know how this little sucker works: is it paired with the Google TV, so that the actual OS is on the TV? Does it have a processor within, so that the OS is in the stick? I would bet that it isn't, so Android is actually on another device, and the question is really "Will Puppy run on a Google TV?"
What processor does a Google TV use? ARM? Do you want to replace Android with Puppy or run Puppy over the top of it like the Ubuntu for Android project?
So: "I am sorry that I have not been able to answer all of your questions, and that, in fact, the discussion of you questions has led to further questions which we didn't even know were questions until we discussed the first question. But I think the important thing here is that, while we are as confused as ever, we are having deeper conversations at a higher level about more important things."
I used to conclude my Bible study meeting with that one.
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@cthisbear: ...? I thought that was Bill Watterson's image!
The device is a complete Android "PC" in the space of a USB stick. It has HDMI out, USB (for power and peripherals) and SoC (System-on-Chip, aka "CPU and then some") plus Flash ROM inside. It works with ANY television with compatible input (I will be using a PC monitor and a $15 or so HDMI->VGA adapter from eBay). No processing occurs on the TV itself, and a "Google TV" (whatever that is) is most certainly not required!
More info can be found at the other end of a link in the first post. I'll repeat it here out of convenience, along with the surrounding paragraph...
I would love it if Puppy could run on that little doohickey. I can say that it's got a Telechips TCC8925 SoC with a Mali-400 graphics processor inside. More info here -->
The concerning bit for me is that Mali-400 GPU (which is integrated into the SoC). There's an opensource driver for it (goooooooooooooooogle "Lima Driver" if you can't find the link in my OP), but not for the TCC8925 chip yet -- so it may or may not work at all here. I wrote the developers but never heard back.
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Got the stick system this morning. Over the next week or two, I'll be looking at getting an HDMI->VGA adapter and probably an HDMI gender-changer (female to female) as well.
I can post pix, if anyone wants me to.
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Oh, what the heck. Link to the picture album (courtesy of ImageShack) -->
Cool stuff!
EDIT: To be clear, the photos in the link above have been slightly retouched. If you want the original photos as the camera took them...
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Post subject: CX-01 with Puppy
Here is a little more info on your stick - http://liliputing.com/2012/06/cx-01-53-android-4-0-pc-stick.html
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For those that are interested there is a demo of the device on youtube but it is in Italian. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUfxhCBy1lM
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So because it has no /internal/ SD card slot, you can't boot anything else?
Patently false, it's just harder to do that. I suppose I'll be finding out what ROM chip they used, and how to write to it, then finding a programmer for it
That's how you do /that/.
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...er, turns out that the micro-USB port on the side does a lot more than provide power
that's where the firmware updates go in.
BTW, newb question here: are Android GPU drivers compatible with Linux, generally speaking? (I'm guessing "no" but I thought I'd ask.)
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